Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 24 March 1893 — Page 1

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A CYCLONE'S WORK.

Parts of Mississippi and Tennessee Devastated.

SEVERAL TOWNS ARE BLOWN AWAY.

«-.r\t ncBlriHitlon of Properly and Much 1o6s of Ufo Hoported lillzzurds In tlio North wc»t: A Cold

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MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 24.—The most destructive cyclone in tho history of this section swept over northern Mississippi and western Tennessee late Thursday afteernoou, leaving death and desolation in its wake. Kelly, Miss., a town of about 300 inhabitants, was wiped oJf the face of tho earth, every building- in the place being totally demolished. So far as is known twenty-fivo people were killed outright and about sixty injured. The cyclone reached Keily about 3:40 o'clock p. ID., spreading havoc in every direction.

The path of the, storm was about half a mile wido and everything within its course was picked up like stra%v and dashed to pieces. Large houses were crushed like eggshells, while giant forest trees were uprooted and the trunks picked up by the whirling wind and carried for miles. .School Children Killed*

The public school building- was the first to go down before the fury of the storm. Tho pupils had been dismissed but a few minutes beforo and nvist of them had left the building, which fact prevented an appalling loss of life. Several of tho children were caught in the ruins, however, and crushed to death.

A row of fiame buildings next fell a prey to the cyclone's fury, and with a loud crash and a deafening roar they werealiterally torn to kindling wood and the fragments scattered over a wide area. Owing to the darkness it is impossible to learn the full extent of the loss of life and property.

Many Buildings Blown Down.

MKSIPIIIS, Tenn., March 24.—An Ap-peal-Avalanche special from Tunica, Miss., guys: Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock a clyclone from the southwest struck this town and left wreck and ruin in its wake. The Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges, a handsome two-story frame building, is a total wreck. The white Presbyterian church and the colored Methodist Episcopal chnreli were blown down. The courthouse roof was blown off and the colored school building, a two-storv frame, was blown down on 150 children and several of them were badly hurt, but none seriously. The reiklance of II. A. Iligginbotliam is a total wreck. Tlic storehouse of Leo Lesser and quite a number of other buildings arc badly damaged. The damage will reach into the thousands. l'ath of tlie Cyclone.

Scattering reports coming to Memphis from points in west Tennessee and northern Mississippi indicate that the cyclone whirled up the Mississippi valley from the southwest, crushing and sweeping away everything in its mad path. Telegraph wires in every direction were twisted into tangles, and communication with the storm-swept localities was exceedingly difficult and unsatisfactory. Trains from the east reaching the city late in the .afternoon and evening brought reports of widespread destruction. Passengers on the Yazoo fe Mississippi Valley train told of the destruction of Tunica, Miss.

Trains Delayed.

The Birmingham train due in Memph is at 5:30 o'clock could not get to Memphis until after 8 o'clock, men being compelled to chop and remove trees off the track between here and Kclley, which is a station about 13 mile from Memphis. Tho swath of the storm as it crossed the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham road seemed to embrace a territory between Capervillc and Olive Branch. Dozens of houses, huge trees and barns were razed to the ground by tho violence of the storm. Trainmen on the Kansas City, Memphis Birmingham road report that Kelly, Miss., was wiped oft tho face of the earth, not a soul being left to tell the tale. A special left Memphis for Kelly at 0:30 p. m.

In Tennessee.

NASHVILE, Tenn., March 24.—A severe wind and rainstorm swept over Nashville about 8 o'clock Thursday night, doing much damage in tho northern part of the city to roofs of outhouses, trees and insecure buildings. In the central part of the city the only material damage done was the unroofing of tho residence on Spruce street of Judge Wood, late third vice president of the Louisville & Nashville railroad. In South Nashville a store filled with people was blown down and a number were injured, but not badly, with the exception of two, one of whom boy, Eugene Drumright, was killed, and the other, Will Drumright, will not live.

Windstorm at Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 24.—At 8 o'clock Thursday night a terrific storm struck the northwestern part of this city, and in its wake wero left wrecked dwelling houses and badly demolished manufactories. Tho roof was blown off of ono of the buildings of the new cerealine works and it was otherwise badly damaged. The night watchman barely escaped with his life. The roof was blown off of the Capital City Cloth Casket company's three-story factory. Hundreds of small dwellings were either leveled to the ground or badly wrecked and several casualties are reported. The extent of the damage cannot be approximated, but it will roach many thousands of dollars. In tho northeast par1 of town the front of a saloon was blown down, and the chimney falling- down partly buried the wife of the proprietor.

More lMy.zurd*.

ST. PAUL, Miun., March 24.—The

ORAWFORDSVILLE,INDIANA, FRIDAY MARCH 24.1893.

great storm which broke over Minnesota and the Dakotas Wednesday afternoon and lasted eighteen hours was phenominal in its character and intensity. There was first a fall of very heavy wet snow, and right in the midst of this there came loud crashes of thunder and vivid Hashes of lightning, giving to the white mantle of the earth a strikingly weird aspcct The snow was followed by

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sleetstorm, and this was also accompanied by increased cunounding by heaveu's artillery Uy daylight the commotion of the elements had developed into a drizzling rainstorm. Tho streets of 8t. Paul and Minneapolis were covered with rivers of slush and at 7 o'clock not one of the hundreds of street railway cars was able to budge an inch. Those people who insisted on iretting to their business had to literally wade. Telegraphic wires were down cast, north and south and the sleet had tangled and broken the telephone wires.

Throughout the Northwest.

The wind was very strong in eastern Minnesota and was cyclonic in its character after it passed the Wisconsin border. Through Minnesota the storm pretty generally paralyzed traffic. At Red Wing it was impossible for pedestrians to face the hailstorm, which raged for several hours, and trains on the Duluth, Bed Wing fc Southern were tied up altogether. The only fatality is reported from Dawson, where Ivar Dawson, blinded by the snow and sleet, was knocked down by a snow-plow and the whole train passed over his body. A 0 o'clock report says it has been snowing in North Dakota four days and a great freshet is certain to follow. Much anxiety is felt by people living on tho lowlands.

Kannni nnd Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 24.—Dispatches from Kansas and Missouri state that a severe storm raged generally over tho two states Wednesday night. The rainfall was very heavy and generally benefited the crops. At Oklahoma City a number of buildings were blown down and several of them burned by lightning. Tho storm struck Nevada, Mo., about 3 o'clock Thursday morning. The roof of the state insane asylum was damaged and the house of the engineerof the asylum blown down. •Strurk by a Cold Wave.

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan., March 24.— A norther set in here at a o'clock Thursday afternoon, changing mild springlike weather to freezing temperature by 5 o'clock. It is estimated that 25,000 boomers are now on the border of Kansas north of the strip. Only a few of them have any protection from the weather other than afforded by their wagons. Only one in twenty can afford to build fires, and at best they could only have been fires in the open wind. It cannot be guessed how much suffering there will be, as among the thousands are many children and many sick travelers. The situation cannot be relieved by the farmers on the border, for they are in most cases having a hard time to weather through alone.

NO COMPROMISE.

Republicans Will Oppose tho Democratic Plan of Organizing the Senate—Nominations Continued.

WASHINGTON, March 24.—By A practically uuaniinous vote the republican caucus has decided to reject all offers of compromise and contest the proposed democratic reorganization of the elective officers of the senate to the end.

WASHINGTON, March 24.—The senate has confirmed the following* nominations:

Theodore Runyon, of New Jersey, to he minister of the United Slates to Germany. "Waller D. Dubney, of Virginia, to bo solicitor for the department of stale.

Edward H. "Whitney, of New York, to be assistant attorney general. James G-, JenhuiB, of Wisconsin, to he United States r'reuit judgo for the Seventh judicial circuit,

Charles B. Stuart, of Texas, to be judge of the United States court for the Indian Territory.

Abncr Gaines, of Arkansas, to be marshal of the United Suites for the Eastern district of Arkansas.

Joseph W. House, of Arkansas, to bo attorney of the United States for the Eastern district. of Arkansas.

Clifford L. Jackson, of tho Indian Territory, to be attorney of the United States court for the Indian Territory.

Ernest P. Baldwin, of Maryland, to be first auditor of tho treasury. Thomas Holcomb, of Delaware, to bo flfth auditor of the treasury.

JCvldmico All In,

TOI.TCDO, O., March 24.—The taking of testimony was completed in the cases of the Lake Shore men in the district court Thursday morning-. James Leonard, au engineer, deposed that lie left the Lake Shore's services rather than haul Ann Arbor freight John Conley, tho next witness, was not a member of the brotherhood, but left the Lake Shore because he would not handle freight the other men had refused to touch. When court reconvened in the afternoon the illness of Frank llurd of counsel for tho engineers was announced, and court adjourned until Monday.

.Jules Ferry Burled at St* Dlo.

PARIS, March 24.—Jules Kerry was buried Thursday with military honors at St. Die. All the shops in the town were closed, the street lamps were lighted and the lamp-posts were wound with crape. Hundreds came from neighboring villages to attend the services. More than MOO wreaths were laid on tho coffin by admirers of the dead statesman. Senator Demole, Gen. Tric-elu! and others delivered orations at the grave.

Immigrant* Shot, and Drowned.

CRACOW, March 24.—A body of Galiclan emigrants crossing the frontier at S/.ozuzvs, encountered the Russian frontier guards who drove them back to Austria. In the conflict some were shot ami others were drowned in the Vistula.

*Forty I'erKons Killed by Revolutionist*.

VALVAHAISO, Chili, March 24.—A band of revolutionists entered the town of Allegretto, which they sacked. The residents resisted the ravages, and in the fight which followed forty persons wore killed. The revolutionists then abandoned tho town.

I100SIER HAPPENINGS.

Information of Especial Intorest to Indiamans.

State Prison Partially Iiurnnl.

Lo uisviLi.K, Ivy., March 24. Fire broke out in tho shop of the Claggett S addle-tree company in the east wing of the prison south at .leffersonvillo, Ind., Thursday and that portion of the prison was soon in ruins. The fire then spread to tho tailor-shop and dining-room and was soon beyond tho control of the Jeffersonvillc firo department. Engines were sent from this city and tho flames were confined to the east wing. The loss is §75,000, 5525.000 to tho state and $50,000 to tho Claggett company, which carried 825,000 insuranco. The convicts made no attempt to create a panic and escape, all of them assisting the firemen by tho use of buckets.

Gang or Itoblierg Foiled.

MUNCIK, Ind., March 24.—Au attempt was made at an early hour Wednesday morning to wreck and rob a Grand llapids & Indiana express train oast of this city in Randolph county. At a point 2 miles south of Winchester the splices and spikes wero removed from a half dozen rails on the track near a road crossing, and a gang of mounted robbers with a wagon was in waiting. The train passed over the rails in safety, but a freight train that followed was ditched and great damage was done. Two of tho trainmen were badly injured.

Says He Was Dcrraucted t»y Ills Son.

BRAZIL, Ind., March 24.—An old man giving his name as Charles Barr and claiming to hail from Pittsburgh, Pa., created considerable sympathy here by a sad story. lie said his son, who is a well-to-do citizen of Pittsburgh, after securing all his money ejeeted him from his home and shortly afterward drugged him and sent him to this city, telling tho conductor who had him in charge that relatives would meet him here, lie was put off at this place and the police have him in charge. The chief of police telegraphed Pittsburgh officials for information.

Con eluded to Keep the Cherub.

INDIANAPOLIS, ind., March 241— Prank Meyer and Miss Emily Wcghorsl were married Wednesday night and received an unusual bridal present. After the wedding festivities were over they wont to their new home, 842 South Meridian street, where they found a baby carriage containing a new girl baby together with a card, on which was written: "Take good care of my baby." Mr. and Mrs. Meyer concluded to heed the injunction and took the little one in. They are proud of their acquisition.

Shot While Trying to Escape.

LOOANSI'ORT, Ind., March 24.—City Marshal Charles Lurnsford shot and fatally wounded "Alcey'- Burke Thursday morning. Lumsford was escorting Burke from the county jail to the police court, when the prisoner broke and ran away. After repealed commands to stop, Lumsford. fired. The ball struck Burke in tho back of tho neck and came out in his mouth. Tho wounded man is a cigarmaker and had been arrested for being drunk and disorderly.

Tries to Starve llerfieir.

BltA7.IL, Ind., March 24.—Ella Fugate, tlic 13-year-old daughter of J. E. Fugate, has not eaten a mouthful of victuals for the last twenty-five days and persistently refuses nourishment in any form. The cause of her peculiar action is attributed to the sudden death of her brother, whom she passionately loved. Since his death she has expressed a desire to die, and claims she will starve herself to death.

Towns Ordered to Clean Up.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 24.—Health officers throughout Indiana have been called on by the state board of health to clean up, and to do it at once before tho hot days arrive. A circular was issued Thursday calling attentien to the great dangers of the Asiatic cholera invading tho country during the coming summer months and to the necessity of placing the state in a good sanitary condition.

Gold, Rilver and Zinc Mines*

BRAZIL, Ind., March 24.—The initial steps toward developing the gold, silver and zinc mines near Carpenter's Mills, this county, wero taken Thursday by the Reitzell Mining company, composed of Terre Haute, Greencastle and Rcelsville parties. They began sinking a shaft on the Reitzell farm, and will continue down until the main vein is reached.

Strange Explosion in a Hotel.

MARION, Ind., March 24.—At the Spencer hotel Thursday morning Lymas Mcachern, a porter, went to the ice-chest and struck a match, when an explosion followed, throwing him several feet, llis face, neck and arms were burned to a crisp and his eyes were burned away. Tho walls of the building were shattered. The cause is a mystery.

Strange Disappearance of a Woman

COLUMBUS, Ind., March 24.—Wednesday evening B. F. Smith, of Franklin, called at the mayor's office and reported that his wife was missing. She had left their home in the morning and stated that she would return soon, but at 7 p. m. she had not shown up. Smith lias visited the home of hU friends and so far has failed to find his wife.

Harrison Is Not Writing: a Book.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., March 24.—It has been extensively published that exPresident Harrison was engaged in writing a book. Ho states positively that there is no truth in the statement and that he has no idcu of writing a book on any subject.

Mrs. Urrardy Found Guilty.

VALPARAISO, Ind., March 24.—The jury at Knox in the Oerardv murder trial returned a verdict at l:o'j o'clock Thursday afternoon of manslaughter, and fixed the punishment of the accused at two years in the reformatory.

VICTIMS OF FIRE.

Burning of a Fashionable Apartment Houso in Cleveland.

FIVE PERSONS LOSLI THEIR LIVES.

Two Women llurt ly Jumping Irnm Window —Many llave Niirrow" l£4cupc« —Stories ol Liven l.otti by iro at Other I'lace*.

IIOKItOH AT CI.KVKt.AND.

CLEVELAND, O., March 24.—The Morgan, a fa.shionable apartment house on Prospect, near Granger street, caught fire Thursday afternoon and was totally destroyed. Four women anil one child were overco.ne by the smolic and perished in the flames. The first body found was that of Mrs. Somers, a blind lady who had apartments on the third lloor. She hud groped her way to the stairs only to fall there, overcome by the smoke. The other three women and the child were found lying on the floor of the second-storv front hall. Their bodies were huddled together: it was evident that they had died of suffocation. The fire started in the basement, but as yet the cause is not known. The loss is about $25,000.

The Victims.

The following is a list of the dead: Mrs. Mury E. Abbey, widow of ,1 u'l :'1 Abbey, aned 78. Mrs. Jessie Hunt, a^t-cl -I, wife of A. C. llunt Percy Hunt, 1 year, daughter of Mrs. Hunt Mrs. Emma Sumers. a blind woman, aged 45 Mrs. P.

O. Somers. aged70, rela­

tive of tlio former. Mrs. E. T. UifTord and Mrs. J. II. Miller were both badly bruised by jumping from a second-story window.

Spread of the Flames.

Tho fire occurrcd at the Morgan, a fashionable boarding place nt No. 508 Prospect street. The building was a three-story and basement brick structure containing forty-five rooms, and it liad nearly forty inmates. Just at tlio hour for luuclicon Mrs. J. H. Miller, ono of the boarders, discovered flames in the hall on the second floor. Escape by the stairway was cut off, so Mrs. Miller jumped from a second-story window to tho ground and gave tho alarm. The fire spread rapidly through the halls and the hundreds of people who congregated on the scene at once attempted to rescue those who were in tho building. Nobody thought, however, to turn in a fire alarm, and it was at least half an hour before a steamer arrived or a policeman had been sent to the place.

Work of tlio Keftcncrfi.

The utmost excitement prevailed, and it was not until the flames had been subdued that the extent of the cutastrophe was learned. As soon as the engines began working three ear lines which pass the building wore blocked and the crowd grew to thousands. Many of the spectators assisted the firemen in trying to rescue tho persons in tlie burning building aud sover.al of tho rescuers were badly burned as they were driven back by the flames.

Kasy Prey for tho Flames.

It seems Inconceivable that a fire at such a time and place could have been attended by any loss of life. The Morgan was, however, so constructed that the fire had a cloan sweep. Each floor had a long hallway extending through from front to rear with single stairways loading from floor to floor. Tho fire started in the basement and swept up through the halls, cutting oft all means of escape. The women who perishetT ran to the windows, but bofore anything could bo done toaRsistthem they weredriven back by the smoke and flames. Those on tho lower floors rushed to the street, and one woman besides Mrs. Miller jumped from a second-story window. She was Mrs. E. T. Clifford, and she was caught in a rubber coat held ljy two of the spectators, escaping without injury. The bodies were found on the third floor burned to a crisp and horribly disfigured.

The two upper floors of the building are gutted and the contents of the house are ruined. "The Morgan" is owned by W. J. Morgan, the lithographer. It cost SSO,OOD, and was insured. The contents were owned by Mrs. 11. M. Hanna and leased to the Misses McFadden, who kept the place. Mrs. Hanna estimates her loss at 812,000, with no insurance.

SunfocHted.

FRANKFORT, Mich., March 24.—John Lockhart's grocery store and meat market burned Wednesday night. James Gallagher, an old and respected citizen who owned the building and slept upstairs, was found dead by the firemen at the foot of his bed. He was evidently suffocated while trying to escape.

An Old Alan's Fate.

MANITOWOC, Wis., March 24.—John Neckar, aged 70 years, was burned to death at 4 a. m., in the flumes which destroyed the barn of George Mcisner, a farmer living about 4 miles from here. It is supposed that tho unfortunate man fell asleep while smoking and thus fired the barn.

ISadly Ilurneri.

LEHDS, Kan., 'March 24.—Three men were badly burned in an explosion of a can of gasoline in a powder magazine here Wednesday night. William Kellar saved himself from burning to death by jumping into Blue river.

A Cliumbermald's Fate.

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn., March 24. The Hotel Pokegana was burned at noon Thursday. The loss is 515,000, insurance 87,000. One of the chambermaids, name unknown, lost her liie.

PRICE2 CENTS

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report

ABSOLUTELY PURE

BEHRING SEA CASES.

The Court ot Arbitral 1011 Orr-:\-il/.«I to Consider Them— Haron d» Cout-i'ello* Kltrrted as the Presiding: 0(ll-er—An

Adjourninont Tukeu to April 4. I'Ali!s,

March 24.—The court of ar­

bitration appointed to adjust the diliieulties between Great. Britain and the United States in relation to the seal fisheries in lieliring sea met Thursday ill the office of the French foreign ministry. All the members of the court of arbitration were present. M. Uevellc, French minister of foreign affairs, made a short speech welcoming the members of the court, tlio ageuts aud the counsel. The meeting was purely formal. Credentials wero presented and the court organized by tho election of Barou do Coureelles as presideut. The court then adjourned until April 4 in order to examine the printed arguments of tho United States aud Great Britain which will then be presented. These printed arguments are to be submitted to the American congress and to tho Hritish parliament probably next week and then to be made public. The debates of the court of arbitration wil! be held in the English language and the journal of tlie proceedings is to be kept in the French language, with au English version.

Those present were Hon. John M. Harlan and Hon. John T. Morgan, appointed by the president of the United States Baton dc Courcelles, appointed by the president of France his excellency Giegers W. W. Gram, appointed by the king of Swedtu his excellency Marquis Emil Viscont.i Yenosta, appointed by the Inng of Italy Kt. Hon. Lord Ilaunen and Sir John S. 1). Thompson, K. C. li., appointed b.v the queen of England. Hon. John W. Foster was present as agent of tho United States, and lion. C. 11. Tuppcr, dominion minister of marine fisheries, as agent on tho partof Great Britain. The counsel presenton the partof the United States were: Hon. E. J. Phelps, of Vermont JameE C. Carter, of New York Hon. Henry W. Blodgett, of Illinois and assistant counsel on the part of tho United States, Robert Lansing, of New York. The counsel for Great Britain present wore: Sir Charles Iiussell, attorney genoral Sir Richard Webster,, ex-attorney general Mr. C. Hobinson( 5 of the Canadian bar, and Hon. W. II. Cross.

Tilg Fullure Down South.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 24.—The cotton fivin of Dobbins As Dnzlv, of this city, with branch houses in Memphis, New Orleans, Little Koclc, Montgomery, Mobile and other cities, made a special assignment late Monday afternoon to secure special liabilities. The special debts covered over SHOO,000 and tho assets are scattered over many states. How much the firm owes over and above the amounts set forth in this assignment is not obtainable.

State HiuWIingrH ProprrKslnK.

CHICAGO, March 24.—With few exceptions the state buildings at, tho world's fair grounds will be finished, furnished and ready for the reception of visitors May 1. New York, Maine, Kentucky, Texas, Idaho, Louisiana, Washington, California, Missouri and the territory of Oklahoma are considerably behind time, but the contractors on all except New York, Maine and Oklahoma say they will be ready oa time.

I'-jiNnett'H

Heavy

I,OS*CK.

KI.MIRA, N. Y., March

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mated that ex-senator J. Float Kassutt will lose about $75,000 by the failure of the wholesale grocery firm of Tompkins, Kassett *V, Crocker, of this city. Mr. Vassctt was an indorser of nearly aU.of the firm's paper.

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also indebted to him for &T> l,000.

fim&ll-Fox to Wall Paper.

Many years ago a person was stele of sm&lUpox In farm liouse in tho country town of Groton, and after the patient recovered tho dwelling was futnigatod and repapered. Ira Cheater and family now dwoll in tho houso. Tho paper was removed a week or so ago, and presently Mr. Chester's daughter was stricken with s,nail-pox.

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tho opinion of

tho physioiau tho germs of tho diseaso wore dormant in tho walls of the room. in no other way is the child's aii.'kness to he accounted for. sinco she had not been otherwise exposod to tho malady.—Cincinnati Ennuiror. we are forcibly ronrinded by tho nhnvo clipping from tho Cincinnati -Enquirer of the claims ntado hy the snnlinrl'in*, which aro, no doubt, true to a certain oxtoni-.that all disease germs (ind hiding piuco and culture ground best adapted to their nature, and to help thorn along in tht ir mission in life, in wall paper, with iisA'egeinMo pasto to hold it on the wall, and IN unimnl glue to hold lis colors (hat these, to s:iy tho least.are not. thf best materials with whifh to cover HO much space around us as the walls in which wo live and sleep, aud that paper and glue are great absorbents of moisture, of which every poison throws off a certain number of ounces in exhalations everyday, and that such decaying material as glue and paste gives otr deleterious gases in such small quantities that we do not discover them, though those who study It can smell JI in most rooms papered, and especially where a number of layers of payor have been pasted upon each other, a common "nasty practice."

Thoy claim thai these conditions have more to do with cur ill-health than we are aware of that such a state of tilings in the room In which wo live affect* us more than does a hango of climate, which so many «eek wh«-t» they find thvmuelves falling in health that it would bo cheaper, at least, to try a change of room or one coated with some mui-docayJng material, beforo going to the expense and trouble of a change of climate. Those who live in such rooms aro not usually made sick unto death, but it is claimed that they do not cn:oy ax good health as hey other* Wise might.