Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 19 July 1890 — Page 1

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VOLUME V-NO. 257 CRAWF0RDSV1LLE, INDIANA- SATURDAY. JULY 19,I89O-EIGHT PAGES

FIRE AMID WIRE.

The Big Western Union Office at New York Swept by Flames.

SEVERAL FLOORS LEFT IN RUINS.

The Loss Kutliuntod At Half a Million— Daflinenrt Temporurlly Paralyzed—Gal* luut lti'iicuo by Firemen of Seven

Imperiled Persons.

A (iHKAT 11I.AZ1C.

NEW YOIIK, July 10.—Five thousand Important wires wore rendered useless, business on the Stock and Produce and other exchanges was almost at a standstill, sporting news entirely suspended, the Associated Tress report crippled seriously and commercial and private business paralyzed Friday by an early morning flro in the operating-room of tho eightstoried and high-towered Western Union Telograph Company building at tho corner of Broadway and Dey streets. By a combination of circumstances so fortunate as to bo almost inoxplicablo no lives were lost, though for nearly an hour forty men, women and boys woro in danger of horrible douths by fire and realized it not. The direct pecuniary loss, though largo in itself, estimated at £500,000, Is trifling to so rich a corpora' tion, but its indirect losses through the suspension of its enormous volume of business will send it away up In the millions.

There wore about seventy-five operators in tlie room at the time. The fire started in souie inflammable waste near the switch-board or a spark from a wire and spread with such terriblo rapidity that tho operators did not have time to escapo. They were penned in by tho flames and a panic onsued. Many of the Imprisoned mon attempted to climb from tho windows. A number got up onto tho roof of tho building, where they cried piteously for help as tho flames leaped toward them. Those on tho roof numbered seven, of whom four were mon and threo women, the latter being employed io tbe restaurant tk

Flames woro shooting out of the front windows and volumes of smoke, puffed heavenward. From under the eaveB of thegroat building the flames wore shooting, and tho structure soemed to be crowned with lire.

When tho great crowds on the streets saw the men and women rush out on tbo roof a cry of horror went up, for it did not seem possible that they coald bo rescuod. The womon on the roof Bcreamed and wrung their hands, and the men yelled: "For God's sake, do something to savo us."

A long ladder was rushed upon the roof of 8 Dey streot and placed against tbo rear of the burning building. Ifc did not reach within fifty feet of tbe Western Union roof. Undaunted, however, two firemen scaled the laddor and throw a rope to the roof. It was caught and tied by one ot the bravo girls, who seemed never to lose her nerve. Tho firemen pulled themselves up hand over hand until they roachod the top of tho burning building, and amid cheers from tho thousands below, they let tbo seven down to places of safety. It was accomplished just In time, for flames Immediately burst up through tbe cornice and soon envelopod tljo roof. Tho tower of the building was caught up by tho flames, 'l'lio tons upon tons of water, however, soon began to have a telling effect. was a beautiful and nt the same time a terrifying sight to soo tho flro shoot from the windows fully fifty feet around the entire building and bo blown back like fiery tongues to lick the roof of tbo building. Finally tho flames died away altogether and left smoky and charred bricks where tho window frames had been. Tho entire upper part of tho building was destroyed and every instrument and wire rendered useless.

The entire upper part of tho building was gutted and every instrument and wire ronderod useless. IIow the flro originated no one seemed to know positively, but it is surmised that two of tho company's olcctric-light wires became crossed and set tho flooring on flro. Had tho flro broken out an hour later tho loss of life might have been enormous. Fully 700 girls and men aro employed on these two floors. The offices of the Associated Press suffered rather more than any of the others in the groat building. Tho floors were flooded with water to the depth of a foot or more, and tho destruction which was so well started by the flro was completed by tho water. Tho loss of tho telegraph company is largo and it will require a long time to replace tho material. The largo switchboard in the operating-room alono cost S50,000. Tbe Associated Press loses instruments, type-writers, furniture and all of its books, papers aud records and a valuable reference library. Its loas will exceed £100,000.

Tho flro created havoc in tho big offices in the vicinity of Wall stroot, just as it did in business houses all over tho country. Nearly all tho Western Union connections aro through tho operating room in the main building. Consequently out-of-town busl« ness communication was almost entirely shut oil. Business moa wero unablo to even partially estimate tlio extent of the inconvenience which would result. It depends entirely upon how soon a temporary operating room can be arranged somewhere. The railroads all over tho country will fool tbo effoots of tho fire very strongly, as most of their dispatches come through *ho openitintr room of tho .West­

THE DAILY JOURNAL.

ern Union. rue result of tho big firo upon the grain market at tho produce exchange was a general deadening of all trading. There were no public, Liverpool or other foreign cables to bo had, nor uny official crop or Governmental weather news, or any reports from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other points, as to receipts and exports.

Tho Western Union and Associated Press have secured temporary quarters elsewhere. The fire burned out the ship-news cable and no dispatches were recolvod during the morning from Fire island, Sandy Hook or quarantine. Merchants, ship-owners and tho members of the Maritime Exchange had no knowledge whatever of tho movoinonts or arrival of vessels.

MADE A CONFESSION.

A Snspect Kemoves the Cloud of Mystery Attached to a Dig Kzprew Ilobbery ml Cbtengo*

CHICAGO, .July 19.—Tho robbery of 810,000 from the United States Express Company last March has boen virtually cleared up by the confession of Ehrot, tho driver of the delivery wagon, from whose custody the valuable package was missed. It Is known that tho day of tho robbery Ehrot left tho employ of the company and entered the sorvice of his brother, Michael Ehrot, who keeps a grocory on tho North side. A fow days after the robbory the package was secretly convoyed to the grocery store, and it is alleged was ooncealed for a timo in an empty saloratus box, unknown to tho proprietor of the store. When tbo trail became too hot and John Ehrot believed tho police wero beginning to know too much, the package was transferred to

Patrick Burns, the father of the notorious "Clabbie" Burns aud the father-in-law of Ehrot. Burns concealed the money, and It Is believed now that ho alone knows where it is. On tbe Btrengtli of Ehret's confession Charles Ehrot, his brother, was arrested as accessory to tbe crime and also Patrlok Bilrns, both of whom were indicted by the grand Jury Friday. Edward Uanley, said to bo a member ot "Clabbie" JJurns'

North-side gang. Is charge with

'having reoetved the money when It was itaken from tb£ watgon and secreted in box "In

the groocry store. The

ilice are making great efforts to run anley to earth, but his present where•bouts is unknown.

BETRAYED HIS TRUST. How an Agent for Extensive Dealers ta Missouri Iteal £etate Feathered Hii

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Nest. ST. JOSEPH, Ma, July 19.—For NUN* etous years. Cyrus Craig, of Mary villa,, has been employed as local agent for Bartle Bros., extensive brokers and real-estate dealers of this city. It has been discovered that he has defrauded them and others out ol

a sum variously estimated from 8100,000 to $175,000. One of his favorite schemes was to change the abstracts and procure loans upon lands which were already plastered with mortgages. He would purchase these lands, make the loan and pocket tho money. It is said Mr. Craig is now in Kentucky.

MORE MONEY MISSING.

An Express Package Containing 63,000 Mysteriously Disappears in Wisconsin. MILWAUKEE, July 19.—A package containing £3,000 consigned to the United States Express Company mysteriously disappeared in transit over tho Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western railroad. Following as it doos the big robbory at Hurley, the company is disposed to regard its losses in that section as a serious matter, and an effort will be made to probe this case to the bottom. The package consisted wholly of bank notes, and was shipped from Chicago early in the week. It has been traced as far as Momco, Wis. Tho robbory occurred on the Bhinelandor division of the road.

ILLINOIS IS THIRD.

New York and Pennsylvania Alone Have Greater Populations Ttian tho Prairie State.

WASIIINOTON, July 19.—Illinois is tho third State in population. Enough Is known of the census returns to justify this statement. It has outstripped Ohio and is now next to Now York and Pennsylvania. Ten years ago Ohio showed up with 3,198,000, while Illinois could only muster 3 07S,000. In the decade Ohio's .two big cities—Cincinnati and Clove, land—have made heavy gains, but together they do not como anywhere near Chicago's Increase.

Fell Ont of a I''ourtli-Story Window. LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 19.—Michael Aylward, a L. E. 4 W. brakoman living at tho Bramble House, was found dead on tho sidowalk about 1 o'clock Friday morning. Ho was undressed, and investigation showed thai ho had gono to his room to retire for tho night, as his clothing was beside the bed. It is sup* posed that he walked out of tho window in his sloop. As his room was in tho fourth story his fall to the ground killed him instantly.

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.Mills Iloycotted.

PAIIIS, III., July 19.—In April tho diforent mills of Paris and ltcdman agreed not to take wheat on deiioslt unless at tho markiA prico and drawn out at market pricu. Tho Fanners' Mutual Benefit Association of Edgar County mot bore Friday and adopted resolutions boycotting all of these mills.

Overcomo ly Gils.

ANDEIISOX, lud.. .1 uly 19.—Louis Pippin and David Walker, two well-dig-gers at Anderson, were overcome by carbonic acid gas Friday. The lattor lost his life trying to savo Pippin.

LIGHTNING'S WORK.

Tbe Thunderbolt Brings Woe to Many Homes.

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CLAIMS A NUMBER OF VICTIMS.

Unman HOIIIRS iind Live Stock Killed and llulltilnR* Shuttered In llllnoU and Imllumt—Strango Krouks of the Klootrlc Fluid.

MET DEATH IN A FLASH. MOUNT SIEKUNO. 111., July 19.—During a severe storm Thursday two sons of Benjamin and William Geary, living near here, wero struck by lightning and Instantly killed. A companion escaped serious injury.

GOSHEN, Ind., July 19.—A heavy storm damaged tho crops and tbo grain in shocks near here Friday. Collins W. Hathaway, a contractor, was struck by lightning during tho storm and killed. The eloctriclty tore his clothes off and disfigured the body, making it almost unrecognizable. Henry Noufer, a farmer, and his team were struck and killed and three others rendered unconscious.

CATLIX, 111., July 19.—Near here Friday lightning struck the daughter of Alonzo Busby, bursting tho drums of both her cars. A "number of cattlowero also killed In tho neighborhood and two houses and many hay-stacks wero burned.

WINAMAC, Ind., July 19.—Thursday night John Fess, of Medaryville, in this county, was struck by lightning and killed. There was not a mark on his body nor a break on the skin and yet nearly every bone in his body was broken. Downey Knotts, who was sitting on a seat in tho wagon besldo him, escaped unhurt, while the dog under tho wagon was killed.

LOOANSI'OUT. Ind., July 19.-—Thurs-day's storm was ono of tbo worst evor known In this part ot tho State. The large barn of J. J. Williams In Bethlehem township was struck by lightning and burned, with its contents. Two mon in the building were stunned and narrowly escaped death in the flames. The loss is 85,000. Granville Bowyer's barn in Tipton township, con taming five head of horses, farm implements and a large amount of grain, was stjvsk by lightuing and burned. Five head of cows woro killed by lightning on tbe farm ot Ilozukiah Cass. A toam of horses belonging to Marion Casebear in Miami township wero standing under a tree hitched to a load of hay. Tho tree was struck by lightning and the horses were killed. A branoh ot tho-tree-fell on the.two men is the wagon, fatally injuring one and badly hurting tho other. Fences were blown down, wheat stacks torn to piecos and crops damagod.

BASE-BALL.

Scores Blade by rrotesstonal'Clnbs to Friday's Games. Players' League gamos on Friday resulted as follows: At Boston—Boston, 0 Chicago, 5. At Philadelphia—Phila' delphia, 12 Buffalo, 9. At Brooklyn— Brooklyn, 14 Cleveland, 4. At Now York—New York, 10 Pittsburgh, 2.

National Leagug At Philadelphia— Philadelphia, 7 Chicago, 2. At Now York (two games)—Ne.w York, 9 Clove' land, 5 Cleveland, 5 New York, 4. At Brooklyn—Brooklyn, 17 Pittsburgh, At Boston—Boston, 9 Cincinnati, 3.

Western Association: At Des Moines .—Kansas City, a Des Moines, 1. At Minneapolis Minneapolis, 2 Sioux City, 1. At St. Paul—Omaha, 5 St Paul, 3.

Illinois-Iowa League: At Joliet— Ottumwa, 8 Joliet, 0. At OttawaCedar Rapids, 5 Ottawa, 4. At Sterling —Monmouth, 4 Sterling, 3.

Inter-State League: At Burlington— Burlington, 7 Evansville, 3. At Pooria —Torre Haute, 8: Peoria, 0.

Indiana State League: At Fort Wayne —Fort Wayne, 7 Muncio, 1. At Peru— Peru, 4 Logansport, 3. At Andorson Anderson, 0 Kokoino, 5.

Tho present season of the Indiana Base-Ball League closed Friday. Tho pennant was awarded to Anderson. Tho league will commence a now series Monday.

CONSUL-GENERAL SCHULYER.

Tbe Noted American Diplomat Kxplres at 11 Ih Post IN Kgypt.

CAlliO, July 19. Eugene Schuyler American Consul-General, died here Friday. [Mr. Schuyler was for years In the diplomntio 'sorvice of the United States. Ho was attache of several legations, and was nt one time Minister to Greece. Itoumaula anil Si.rvla. He was nominated Assistant Secretary ol Slate nt the beginning of the present Administration, but opposition to Ills coiillrmntkn developed In Republican circles and the nomination was withdrawn. Later he was appointed Consul-Lien* eral at Cairo, a place which he tilled to the time ot his death.]

For Congress.

KASOTA, Minn., July 19.—Fifty delegates from the Farmers' Alliance of tho Second Congressional district mot hero Friday and nominated General Jamos 11. Baker for Congress by acclamation.

FIIKEPOUT, 111.. July 19.—Tho Sixth Congressional district farmers' convention held here Friday nominated Andrew Asht'iii for Congress.

Nominated ior o. fnnursqee. NASUVH.LE, Tenn., July 19.—Hon. John P. Buchanan, president of tho Stato Farmers' Alliance,was nominated for Governor in tho State Democratic convention Friday by acclamation. Messrs. Taylor aud Patterson withdrew in tho interest o! harmony. Buchanan is a farmer, lias been a member of tho Legislature three times, and is tho candidate of tho Farmers' Alliance for Govornor. lie lives near jrfreesboro, Eutherford County.

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SPARKS FROM THE WIILES.

Dr. Peters, the German explorer, has reached Zanzibar. In a general fight near Maiden, Mo., ono

man was killed and threo wounded. Mrs. Delia T. & Parnell Is ill with cholera morbus In her homo at Bordentown, N. J.

Friday, noar llarllngen, N. J., George Duffleld, an aged farmer, shot and serlously woundod his grandson, Oscar Bodine, and then cut his own throat.

A pine box containing tho breast, foot and hand ot a human being was found in a St. Louis baggago-room Friday. The police havo been unablo to solve the mystery.

Two brothers, George J. and Thomas F. Bice, fought at their homo at St Louis Friday, and Thomas was so badly injured that ho died soon aftor. George was arrested. ^it^j' party of twenty-three Esquimaux left Cartwrlght, Labrador, several months ago In search of doer. They found no game, and the entire party starved to death.

The Manchester Canal Company's warehouse at Livorpool has been burned. An enormous quantity of cot--ton, grain and flour was consumed. The loss Is estimated at S300.000. ^Salvador, Central America, is in a state of anarchy. Several assassinations have occurrod at San Miguel during tho last week. The so-called President, Genera] j^za, is gassing troop on the Guatemalan frontier for & proposed attack on tho forcos of that country.

It is announced that the janltresi of th§ Mills building at Now York "swept out" the stenographers' minutes of the Fassett investigating committee, and that a search of tho building and of tho junk shops for the missing papers has proved futile. The making of dupli-^ catos will entail an expense of S2.000.

A BOLD ROBBERY.

Thieves Slenl $10,000 Worth of Jewelry from the Vlce-I'resldmit's Cottago ut Surutocu.

SARATOGA, N. Y., July 19.—A bold •daylight robbery was committed in this village "Thursday. About noon sneak thieves entered the Bliss cottage on North Broadway and got away with $10,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry. Tho cottogo is occupied by Levi P. Morton, Vico-Prosldont ot tho United States, and _his law parser,

Mr. Bliss, with their wTve"s. Tho" robbory was first discovorod by Mrs. Morton, and the police were promptly notified. Tho jewelry was tho property of Mrs. Bliss. The police refuse any information except to admit the robbery was committed and that a reward of Si, 000 is offered for tbo rocovory of the jewels.

Mrs* IlttrriiMHi In Danger.

CAPE MAY, N. J., July 19.—A runaway horse nearly overturned tho carrlago containing Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. McKeo and Baby McKeo hero Friday. Considerable excitement provniled for time, but no one was hurk

—Plenty cultivated homo grown blaokberrios ut Joo Taylor's for Sunday.

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