Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 29 April 1893 — Page 8
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WEEKLY JOURNAL.
SATUIiDAY, APRIL 29, 1893.
—Charley Bayless is home on a visit from Chattunooga, Term. —The Wabash river is higher than it has been since the flood of 1875. —Alfred Dickey is at the head of the World's Fair disj^lay from South Dakota. —A. B. Anderson will erect a handsome residence on College Hill this spring. —Brush & Russell will build a $1,000 residence in their addition on east Mar«t street. —Bateman Brock has been appointed guardian of Claude Brock, the minor heir of Qeorge Brock, deceased. —The county health officers met in Indianapolis Thursday to discuss the cholera question. They favored the rigid examination of trains and the exclusion of all coming from cholera infected places. —A sixteen-year-old lad attempted to take out a marriage license in the clerk's •ofiice this morning but was refused. He inquired as to the law in Illinois and left with a look of determination on his ^childish face. —The experts employed to examine the books of Cronkhite, the defaulting treasurer of Warren county, have reported to the commissioners that the amount of shortage is $65,016.23. This is about $2,000 more than was estimated ai, the time Cronkhite skipped. —The trial of Mackessy, one of the alleged opera house rioters, is 6et to begin on Monday, but the court will hardlv be readv by that time. A new jury venire must be drawn, and there are several causes why the trial can not proceed on the day named.—Lafayette
Courier. Suit was begun in the circuit court at [ndiuciupolis Tuesday by James W. Stout, sheriff of Vigo county, against S3t:-.te Auditor Henderson for a writ of mandate, compelling him to issue warrants for mileage filleged to be due for taking prisoners to the Jeffersonville penitentiary. The suit is instituted on the relation of the State, and is intended to fully and completely test the fee and salary act which was passed by the legislature of 1891.
Pi.jf.'D, M. Bristol's Wonderful Equines. already announced in our columns Prof. D. HL Bristol and his school of thirty educated mules and ponies will exhibit in Music Hall two nights next w^ek commencing Wednesday. A matinee will"be given on Thursday afternoon. The following is from the Newark (N. J.) Da Hi/ Advertiser: "A large and appreciative audience greeted Prof. D. M. Bristol's EquesCurriculum at Miner's Theatre, last ewning. Almost everyone is aware that this remarkable troupe consists of about thirty wonderfully trained and beautiful horses, the tricks and antics of which arc so numerous and varied that they are able to entertain an audience for a whole evening. The opening of the show tBkes the form of a school, in which various tasks ana duties are assigned to the horses. The most intelligent and accomplished of the horses is
Sultan, a beautiful and high spirited animal, whose mathematical education would compare favorably with that of many a child. He tells time and works sums in arithmetic, and even gives the proper answers to questions proposed by persons in the audience. The most conspicuous and hardest worked member of the company is Denver, a mule. He is at once the comedian and philosopher of the show. The second part of the entertainment consists mainly of feats of physical skill and balancing, many of which undoubtedly require the exercise of a reasoning faculty. Among the more pleasing exhibitions is a game of leap frog, and the walking of the tight rope by Dynamite, a diminutive mule brilliant effect is created by a military drill, participated in by all the horses.',
Commencement Season is Neai, And wa have prepared ourselves to furnish programs for commencement exercises and all other kindB of entertainments. Call and see our beautiful line of fancy programs.
THE JOURNAL Co.
SCORES PERISH.
A Death Dealing1 Cyclone in Oklahoma Territory.
SEVERAL TOWNS BLOWN TO PIECES.
Human Beings to the Number of Least Seventy-Five Are Killed—A Great Many Injured—Some
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AN AWFUL BLAST.
OKLAHOMA CITY, O. T., April 27.— Two distinct cycloncs, a terrific hailstorm and a waterspout combined to wreak awful destruction in the newlybuilt towns in Oklahoma Tuesday night. It is reported that seventy-five human lives were sacrificed. It is positive that forty were killed, while several were fatally and scores seriously injured. The damage to property is inestimable.
Some of tlie Victims.
The names of tlie killed, so far as known, are: Nathan Hanks, wife and two children, William HrouRhton, Rev. John Cole, Smith Kills, Miss Finney, Annie Heddins, Edward Johnson, Mrs. William Mahoney and four daughters. Miss Nunsinger, James O'Malley. John O'Connor, John O'Conner, Sr., wife and three children, John Peary, wife and seven children, Mr. Plemores, Mrs. John Rooney, Mr. Johnson and family of four persons, There were forty injured so far as known.
Thirty-One Killed at Norman. Orders for thirty-one coffins have been received here and at Norman, and supplies have been telegraphed for from other points. The brunt of the storm was laid upon the prosperous little town of Norman, on the Santa Fe railroad, about 20 miles south of here. At that point thirty-one people were killed, dozens injured and the town almost completely destroyed. A pall has overspread the town, business is suspended, and everybody able to render any assistance to the poor unfortunates or toward removing' tlie dead bodies is out searching along the track of the cyclone. People are frenzied and cannot give any estimate of their loss, and know nothing except to care for the dead and injured. Oklahoma City has responded, and the mayor and principal citizens organized a relief corps and are at the scene of destruction.
Other Towns Nearly Destroyed. Farther on the towns of Downs and Keokuk Falls fared but little better. The towns were nearly devastated and scores of people injured fatally and otherwise, though the loss of lives here, if at all, will not be as serious as at Norman. The first signs of the impending danger were seen late Tuesday afternoon in a pall of black clouds overshadowing the northwest for miles around, while farther away to the west rushing across the horizon could be seen the cyclone. Men left their business places and hurried to their homes, where all who could quickly sought tlie cyclone eaves. At 7:30 o'clock the monster from the west reached its antagonist in the northwest, and with their combined strength swooped down on the town of Moore. Houses with precious lives were caught up and carried before the angry torrent, great trees were twisted, and bams, fences and everything in its path were' laid low. I'assing along for 8 miles it struck the town of Norman, where the damage was repeated, and then on to
Downs and Keokuk Falls and through Pottawattomie county, where thousands of dollars' worth of property was demolished.
Kutlre Family Crushed.
Tue house of «1. O'Connor, near Moore, was destroyed, and O'Connor and his wife and three children and five neighbors who had sought shelter in the building were crushed to death. The frame house of Nathan Banks was torn to pieces and he was killed, while others of his family of six were badly injured, three of the children and Mrs. Bunks fatally. The home of llenry
Dyer was demolished. Pitiful Scenes. West of Norman eight houses were demolished and five people badly injured. Fast of the strieken town two men and two women were killed. Around Norman, after the cyclone, a fearful hailstorm started in, and after it a violent rainstorm. It was too dark to search out the dead, and to most of the injured and dying who were successful in making their voices heard above the storm's roar there came but feeble relief. The would-be rescuers could hear the pitying cries of the unfortunates and here and there locate the imprisoned victims, but help in most cases was out of the question, and several of the uufortunates were compelled to lie buried beneath the debris of their homes. Men and women and children by the score spent the dismal night in tiie rain in an endeavor to find their loved ones. Their search was generally fruitless and when morning came it found little children crying for their mothers, wandering around, wet to the skin and nearly ready to drop.
The Work of Keseue.
As soon as it was light enough the men got quickly to work and commenced the rescue. The poor victims who had been imprisoned all night were carried to improvised hpspitals. But few saved more than they had on their backs. Help from neighboring towns soon arrived and before nightfall something like comfort was provided. Everything, however, is in confusion, and it will be impossible to gain a correct list of the casualties before to-day. In Payle county, 50 miles north and near the territory line, a waterspout struck about the same time as did the cyclone, and, although it is known that several houses were swept away, it is not known whether any lives were lost.
Keokuk Falls Swept Away.
At Downs twenty or more people •were hurt, but none killed so far as known.
In Guthrie little damage was done, but 7 miles west of there three houses were swept away and one man killed.
In Pottawattomie county thousands of dollars of damage was done and a
number of people badly injured, while the town of Keokuk Falls is reported swept away.
All Killed But the Baby.
The Peary family lived in a substantial farmhouse southwest of here and all were seated in front of the hearth when the storm came. They had no warning and the entire building was lifted with its weight of occupants and smashed on the ground 80 yards away. When the search party found it Wednesday morning the mother, father and seven children were dead, but one wee infant 10 weeks old set up a wailing. It lay on a mattress unhurt. Mrs. Maroney was a near neighbor to the O'Connors and the 1'earys. Her body, with.those of her four little girls, were hauled from a pond Wednesday morning. They were mangled horribly.. ...
A Cyclone Cave Uncovered.
All through this section are many .cyclone caves. To these the people fled, and hundreds saved their lives by doing so. On the farm of Nathan Banks, however, the cave, which was built with a high dirt dome, was completely uncovered and the place filled with fine gravel. Banks died of suffocation from this gravel and his little child was buried under it.
Some Marvelous Escapes.
Two Chickasaw Indians who were on the open prairie were found completely denuded and with limbs broken. They will live to tell their story.
Cattle and horses were found 20 miles from the places where they were owned. One horse was discovered impaled on a telegraph pole above the cross arms.
Eight miles northeast of here Mrs. Henry Johnson, the wife of a Swedish section boss, was out of door§ when she saw the storm coming. She could not raise the lid of her storm-cellar, and, in her hurry, she grasped her two little boys and ran into a pond with them. The storm sucked the pond dry and left the woman and her charges unhurt.
Of all the escapes reported, however, that of a farmer by the name of Dyer was the most remarkable. Dyer's entire family was sick. He lived with his wife and three children in a frame story and a half house, which was picked off its foundation and carried 25 feet. His invalid wife was in bed and with her was an infant. Although the furniture was turned topsy-turvy Mrs. Dyer and child were safely deposited in the bed clothes without even a severe jolt.
Negro Town Demolished.
At Langston, a negro town about 12 miles from Guthrie, thirty houses were carried away and fourteen people killed. The negroes arc panic-stricken. They are overcome with a superstition that the last day has come and that Langston will be depopulated. They have no money and no energy and if they remain in Langston they can only do it by aid from the outside.
Dr. Fenclon, of Norman, was out all Wednesday night and all Thursday attending to the wounded, and says that he lias attended the injuries of 150 people, about thirty of whom are fatally hurt.
Killed a Family of Five..
The loss of stock and farming-imple-ments is a serious one. Absolutely nothing was left uninjured along the track of the last cyclone, which was the severest ever witnessed here.
PURCELL, I. T., April 27.—The Bryant family of five members was killed by the cyclone here.
Deaths in Texas.
GAINESVILLE, Tex., April 27.—A deatlfdealing cyclone swept down in Montague county. 30 miles west of here, Wednesday night. The storm struck 2 miles east of Bonita, a small railroad town, and utterly destroyed everything in its path, demolishing houses, twisting down trees and snapping off every telegraph pole in its path. The house of a farmer a few miles from Bonita was strewn for a mile around and tlie man killed outright. Three of his children were blown into a well and all of them were drowned. iii Arkansas.
FOKT SMITH. Ark., April27.—A cyclone swept over the little town of Jenson, 14 miles south of here, about midnight Wednesday night, blowing down nine buildings and damaging several others. Three or four freight cars were blown from the track and a portion of the Frisco depot carried away. Considerable damage was also done at the mining town of Jenny Lind. One man is reported injured there and one child at Jennison. Reports as to the damage done through the country in the track of the storm are meager.
Jn Wisconsin.
BEAVER DAM. Wis., April 27.—The people of Beaver Dam were badly scared by a tornado which swept over the town shortly before noon Thursday. It lasted about an hour and destroyed thousands of dollars' worth of property, but no one was injured. J. T. Smith, of the Beaver Dam woolen mills, had $800 blown out of his pocket and carried away by the wind. Both the cotton and woolen mills were considerably damaged.
MILWAUKEE, April 27.—A tornado struck here Thursday forenoon and the roofs were blown oil' Lueder & Krause's commission house, Vogel and O. Weller's saloons and Charles Link's shoe store. A half-dozen other business houses were partially unroofed. The front of Harstein's drug store was-blown in, hundreds of shade trees and miles of fences and telegraph and telephone wires were leveled to the ground.
Five Men Missing*
OSHKOSH, Wis., April 27.—The most terrific gale in many years prevailed here Wednesday. Several houses in the outskirts were dismantled. The Chicago & Northwestern tracks south of the city were washed out and damage is done alpng the lake shore which had practically the experience of a tidal •wave. The fishing fleet was caught in the storm and several smacks capsized. Five men are missing and one, John Clafson, is known to be drowned.
Suits tikely to Be Brought. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 27.—Several damage suits for large amounts, growing out of the crib disaster last week, will be begun here. The suits will probably be against the Chicago contractors who are building the tunnel.
MORE FAILURES.
Assignments Made by Three More Firms in Sioux city. Sioux CITY, la., April27.—Three more extensive failures occurred Wednesday, resulting from the Union Loan Trust company's assignment. The Sioux City Dry Goods company, by A. S. Garretson, president, filed a general assignment early Wednesday afternoon. The schedules show assets of $371,10'.), consisting of the stock of wholesale dry goods, credits and $30,000 on deposit with the Union Loan & Trust company. The liabilities are £232,000, nearly all due to eastern and Chicago jobbers. The company did all its banking through the trust company. It assigns to W. F. Thomas, and the business will continue till the company can be reorganized.
The Sioux City Dressed Beef & Canning company, by its treasurer, Ed Ilaakinson, made a general assignment to H. J. Taylor. The assets, consisting of the packing plant, a line of refrigerator cars, etc., are $204,73(1 liabilities are $215,000, of which $109,000 is due to the Union Loan & Trust company.
The Interstate Investment company deeded away about £200,000 worth of property, mainly to its own stockholders. Its officers were complicated with those of the Union Loan & Trust company, which compelled the transfers.
Mechanics' liens amounting to ?55,575 were filed against the new union depot now almost completed. It is owned by the Sioux City Terminal Kailway & Warehouse company. All work on the depot was stopped.
Tlie Sioux City engine works has sued the Sioux City national bank for SI 10,000.
Although on Tuesday men familiar with the affairs of the two millionaii operators tried to shut their eyes to the actual nature and extent of the collapse, they are now ready to admit that they see no redemption for any of the institutions projected and fostered by the two capitalists, unless it be their railroad ventures. The first failure has cut off the possibility of extensions on paper now due and none of the concerns are in position to take it up on short notice.
GOLD IN THE TREASURY.
No Evil KfYects from the Invasion of the Reserve Fund. WASHINGTON, April 27.—There is now in the treasury $94,000,000 in gold, ?(,- 000,000 under the normal reserve mark. The statement widely made in the papers that the treasury had on hand $900,00, in free gold was read in the department with very much surprise. The fact that this is the second day this week that the $100,000,000 reserve has been seriously invaded, and that nevertheless no evil results have followed, has had a more encouraging effect upon both President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle, and both of them left the city Wednesday with absolutely no apprehension of anything that will occur in the financial world before their return.
Mr. Carlisle said that he continued to receive "liberal offers" from banks everywhere except New York city. Much is expected to result from lie interviews which Mr. Carlisle will uudoubtedly hold with the leading linkers in New York to-day. It is impossible for the secretary of the treasury to visit Nevr York, which, is recognized as the financial center of this country, at the present time and under the present conditions without conferring with the men who direct the financial affairs of that city. The conference, if it can be dignified by such a name, will be one of tlie New Yorkers' seeking, for Mr. Carlisle has been almost demonstrative in his unwillingness to listen to Wall street.
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Snndny Opening Keferrcd.
JACKSON 1'AUK. CHICAGO. April 'lri.— Sunday opening of 1 he world's fair came i.p in the meeting of the national commission. A resolution looking to ihat end was introduced by Commissioner King, of Iowa, and after much debate referred to the judiciary committee. The members of this committee are opposed to Sunday opening, and this it is thought ends the matter.
'More Appointments.
WASHINGTON, April 27.—The president has announced the following appointments:
To be government directors of tlie Union Pacific liailroad company: Henry Dimouk, of New York Don M. Dickinson, of Michigan J. W. Doane, of Illinois Pitzhugh Lee, of Virginia Joseph W. Paddock, of Nebraska. Otto Dooderlln, of Illinos, to be consul of the United States at Loipsic.
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