Evening Star Newspaper, June 1, 1889, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1889-TWELVE PAGES PUSH AND PROGRESS MEN WI0 BACK THEIR OPINIONS. DEALERS IN HOUSES AND LOTS. —_—__ Whe They Are and How They Succeed in Business. es They work ont their own fortunes and at the same time fortunes for their neighbors and for the community at large. There is most perfect harmony between the interests of the real estate men and the welfare and advancement of the city. All business men are bound by this sympathy, but the real estate men are more visibly so. The more active and ener- getic one is, the more public spirited and bent upon improving the city, the more successful. They get a commission on the progress and well being of the city, and the more they con- tribute to this progress the more they make. Like Chinese doctors, they get paid only when the patient is well. They are always feeling the pulse of the oity, and administering whole- some tonics when necessary. All their efforts are to make the city finer and yet again to im- prove it. Their interests lie in all sections, and they are always for advancement, They take personal risks, and may some times suffer personal loss, but every move they make is a benefit to the city. They are hustlers—quick tosee and prompt to act. They are always reaching out to beautify and enlarge the city; to attract people here and to increase values. Their activity benefits the whole business com- munity. Washington rewards and encourages their activity by the tempting opportunities it holds out to them and by its attractions that make all men who can want to live here and the rest of mankind to regret the necessities that keeps them away. Real estate in Wash- ington can never depreciate until the national government itself is threatened and the num- erous, active and progressive, men—the real estate agents—will continue to be prominent figures in business circles and in the roster of entizenship. They have all learned by exper- ience that they cannot succeed without adver- tising and the columns of Tue Stax bristle with the information they have to give the public about choice property at the capital. David D. Stone. David D. Stone is one of Washington's live and active business men, as isseenin the ad- vertising columns of Taz Sraz, as Mr. Stone never makes a sale with- out first giving notice to the public. Mr. Stone is a Virginian by birth, but has not spent many years of hi i le he moved to Pennsylva- nia. where he lived until 1ss4. He has a cozy office at 806 F street, where he gives his per- sonal attention to the transaction of business relating to farms, build- ing lots, houses or any kind of property that bas an earth-bed. Al- though he has only stoxr. been here five years, 2s made a large number of friends, ne d so largely that he i it necessary to employ assistants, He 1 with honor from Dickinson college. ’a.. Im 1859. A few years afterward } al of Tusepma academ: institution with a national reputation, dreds of young men were prepared for college and business.” He filled that —posi- credit to himeelf and advantage to is. many of whom are now well-known * in various parts of the country. The onferred upon him by nmaud Jefferson college, Pa. After ssful administration he on the practice of law at Mifflintown, seat of Juniata county. Pa., and with the leading members of the 1 In 1384 he came to this city ereal estate business with as marked his career as yer at the bar of Miffintown, Thomas G. Hensey has an office at 1300 F street, where he does an active real estate, insurance and banking busi- ne Mr. Hensey is a native of Rochester, N. 4 comme tea cher and la + and st afterwards law with Henry His studies, and L. unteer serving entered the vol navy in 1861, in“ the West india squadron until April, 1862. when he was On recov- hh my THOS, G.RENS! first New York mounted riffes, attainirg commissioned to nent of infantry. Kesigning im Southwestern Virginia at the close of the war, he returned to New York, where he was engaged in the coal business for four y Desiring to resume the pursuit of the law, he came to Washington in 18¢ te Columbian university law department, 1 graduated in 19 Mr. Hensey made his t investment in Washington real estate in 1369, and since then bas owned property parts of the District. He is now inter- din large properties in the District and i. is agent for the Forest Glen im- company, secretary of the Industrial gs and loan association, seerctary of the Mutual co-operative building association, a holder in the Lincoln Hall building and a us other institutions, Mr. F'ensey was for fifteen years in charge of the a ee ledgers of the treasury de- partment, but lost bis place during Clevelan adiministration; after which he devoted him- to his present business. He is a member coln Post, 3, G. A. RL; Lafayette TA’ also a member and con- arious religious organizations, Geo. W. Linkins, One of the most enterprising of Washing- tou’s real estate men is Mr, Geo. W. Livkins. Mr. Linkins has lived in Washington all his life. He was educated at Columbian college, Forget ngpamear in 171 at the age of twenty. e began business the following year, and es- \ tablish the Twen- street market, he conducted up few years ago, when, seeing an open- ing in the real estate business, he sold out his stock and opened a real estate office. The business grew rapidly, oro. w. ursatys. and Mr. Linkins’ ven- soon became an assured success. The rafter he started, his business had so in- asel ag to compel bim to obtain larger arte! od he moved to 800 19th street. Mr. Linkins is « firm believer in printer's tak, and ettributes much of his success to judicious ad- Yertising in Taz Sraa. Weller & Repetti. The names of Messrs. Weller & Repetti have long been connected together in the commer- cial history of Washington, but it has been only within a few years that the names have been identified exclusively with real-estate inter- este. The members of the firm began business here in 1872 as whole- duty tributor of v: [ae They continued this business success fully until about three jure, and, leaving e center of ML ween. devoted themselves uue, Capitol Hill They have the real-estate interests Glmost exclusive! of East Washington. and thei pon 'y ness for himself in this city Mr. Repetti became his partner. a? rr. ree is Mr, Weller's beother- in-law, as well as asso- ciate in business, He ia a member of a family that has been identified with East W. since the early of the century. Mr. Re- petti was born in that of the city, and resided there con- tinuously. The mem- bers of the firm, before leaving the tobacco business, had already become engaged exten- sively in real estate transactions, They ers of the District real GEO. were among the mai r estate association, of which Mr. Repetti is RB REPETTI. ident. They are members also, and Mr. is president of the Washington Improvement company. Besides, they are identified with many other enterprises, and are engaged largely in building. They have invested a ‘at deal of money in East Washington, and ave unbounded faith in the future of that sec- tion. Their success has been won by Ga 4 and good judgment and a liberal use of e advertising columns of Tug Stan. Louis P. Shoemaker. Louis P. Shoemaker is # native of this Dis- trict. His father, Pierce Shoemaker, gave the name to Pierce mills, on Rock creek. Mr. Shoemaker, when quite a@ young man, went into business in this city. Finding that a knowl- edge of law would be of advantage to him, he took the law course at Georgetown __ college, where he graduated. He devotes his atten- tion exclusively to real estate, and, owing to his familiarit with roperty in city, Ris judgment is much relied upon. He has been a constant adver- tiser in Tue Stan and © appreciates the benesits jpegs policy. Mr. Shoemaker has a com- fortable home on the 7th street road, above Brightwood. Gurley Brothers. The Gurley Brothers do an active business in real estate, insurance, and local securities. They are both well known and popular, They are both natives of In- dianapolis, long been identitied with Washington. Rev. Pp. D. Gurley, their father, was for many ra pastor of the jew York Avenue Pres- byterian church. The elder, William Brooks Gurley, was born in 1843. He resided in Dayton, Ohio, four ‘ity in 1454. After lea ing the Columbia col- lege, where he wasedu- cated, he entered mer- cantile business in Bal- — timore. In 1561 he re- WM. B, GURLFY. turned to Washington, which has been his home since. He served in the Washington G. slight company for twenty years, retiring from the o \icf clerkship of th company in 1888 to cnter he real estate busi- ness, On accepting his resignation the com- pany published a testimonial expressing appre- ciation for his services. and regret at los: him, and wishing him the measure of success which he deserved. Possessing the necessary business qualities, and having many friends, he entered at once into a larg» business. He w: elected secretary of the Weshington stock exchange November, ’88, and in January, ‘s! was chosen president of the Industrial home school. Charles L. Gurley to Washington when h was five years Graduating from Em: son Institute. he for two years to Prin ton. In 1868 he turned to this city, a year later left to en- ter mercantile life in the west. He was in business at Sioux Cit Towa, and later mad the west. : appointed him atenant of the 6ti United States infantry Inten years he resiv ne: fromthe army. He re turned boop rn feng in 1885, and in 1888 en- - tered into the real es- bisviciet ate EB ORE tate. meeting with great success. He, like his brother, is deservedly popular. R. H. T. Leipold is another of Washington's enterprising and successful real estate men. He conducts busi- ness at No. 1300 F street northwest. Mr. Lei- pold is a conservative aud thoroughly reliable business man. He isa German by birth, and inearly life attended He came re In Sep tember, 1861, whi school in Penns, preparatory to entering college, he enlisted in the sixth Pennsylvania cavalry, serving with € distinction throughout, g the war. At the close of the war he wa® ppointed to a clerk- whi in the Treasury RH. T. LEIPOLD. vartment, and rose rapidly from grade to gale to the position of chief of the division of public moneys, and sub- sequently to that of chief of the division of warrants and appropriations. At the same time he attended the ja school of the Colum- bian university, of this city, graduating in the class of 1869, In 1874 Mr. Leipold, having been selected one of the commissioners to close up the affairs of the Freedman’s savings and trust company, resigned his agree in the Treasury department, and, with his colleagues, took ebarye of the affairs of that company. He was the active commissioner of the board, and it was largely owing to his energy that the depos- rs received the high percentage (62) which they realized from that wreck. In 18%4 Mr. Leipold entered the real estate business, and has achieved marked success, In handling the assets of the trust company, which consisted largely of real estate notes and real estate, and through his investments and operations since Mr. Liepold has become thoroughly familiar with real estate in the different sections of our city and District. He appreciates the value of advertisin, Tax Star, and he uses ite col- umns extensively to inform the public of the bas ge he has under his peel r. Leipold has unlimited contidence in the future of the District, and has shown his con- fidence by large personal investments, He has been successful from the start, and numbers among his clients men of prominence and wealth, and others who have realized hand- some profits on investments made through his office and upon his judgment, John A. Prescott. Mr. John A. Prescott has been largely identi. fled with the material development of thi city, He has always had a practical faith in the fu- ture growth and pros- " lage of this city, and in bis business career as real estate agent he has inspired others with the same kind of confidence. Mr. Pres- cott is one of the old- est real estate agents in this city. He was born in Pittsfield, » H., and when a boy bh: family removed to Con- cord, N. H., where his early lite was passed. He was employed in the dr tore owned by Hon. H. Rolliw who was recently a JNO. & PRESCOTT. mber of the United States Senate. Here he gained practi business experience, Through the influence of Mr. Rollins, in the year 186% he came to this city and was given a position in the Treasury department, While in the employ of the government he became interested in building associations and the say- ings he accummulated ia this way he invested in Washington real estate. Finally, believing that he could do better in an independent busi- ness, he resigtied his position in the department and opened a real estate office. His success bas fuliy realized his expectations. Mr. Pres ott has operated ely in property in all sec- tions of city, and his kno associations with which he has been — . He So yredeens — Lincoln association, wi now building a the t corner of 9th and has aiways used Tue MeLachien & Batchelder. Among the young men who are prominent in the real estate business in this city is the firm of Messrs, McLachlen & Batchelder, 1215 F street. The A. M. M'LACHLEN. — city, eight or nine years ago, and engaged in the real estate business, he found s congenial atmosphere. In the rapid (pete and development of the city Mr. Nte- hlen | discovered opportunities which brought to him a large and increasing busi- ness. He became interested as an agent not only in city property but in suburban. His be- lief in the future of the latter was given a prac- tical demonstration by his being among the first to secure a building site on Lanier Heights, He erected a home there, where he now lives, Two years ago he formed & partnership with J. F. tchelder, i 0 was born Jen New ljampshire was educated in the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. He then went west, and was at Leadville, Col., during the boom, where he was engaged in civil and mining engineerin, 1883 he was called east, and visiting Washing: ton the temptation to Y take position in the quartermaster's depart- 4, @\ \ : a ment was 80 great that ostlligll he remained here, Two J. F. BATCHELDER. ears ago he resigned his position and formed is present business connection. By their personal efforts, aided by the ad- vertising columns of Tuz Star, they have de- veloped a highly successful business. Charles W. Handy. Mr, Charles W. Handy has been in real estate business in Washington since 1877, and is an energetic, esteemed, and successful business man. He was a Wash- ington boy. He was born in this city in 1852, and educated at Gon- zaga college. In 1864 he was a page in the Senate. A year later he became aclerk in the treasury, remaining in that department for twelve years, In 1877 he resigned and en- tered into the real es- tate business. He comes of old Maryland Revo- lutionary stock, His family were from the eastern shore of Mary- jand. His grandfather on his father's side Handy of the Revolution, and his great father on his mother’s side Capt. Thomas Stoddard, who was killed in Braddocks defeat. Tyler and Rutherford. - One of the best known and most respected business firms in Washington is that of Tyler and Rutherford, who occupy convenient and well-arranged offices at 1307 F street. The | members of the firm, formerly old compan- ions atarms, have, dur- the several years they have been ‘associ together in busine 'y vigorous enterprise and the exercise of careful judgment, won an ex- celleat reputation. Capt. Richard W. Ty- gm ler's tall, soldierly fig-7 ure and empty sleeve are well-known in Washington, and can i be seen generally atany B. W. TYLER. zathering of active and public spirited citizens, le isa native of Michigan. Entering the vol- unteer service in 1861 he served as an en- listed man and commissioned officer, participat- ing in upward of thirty battles, was severely wounded twice, the second wound resulting in the amputation of his left arm. He entered the regular army in 1866 as first lieutenant and was retired upon the rank of captain in 1870, nergetic disposition led him to enter busi- ness, aud as he had made Washington his home and had strong faith in the future of the city, in 1872 be formed a partnership with Major William Burns, a retired army officer, and es- tablished the business in which he has since been engaged. After the death of Major Burns in 1874, Capt. Tyler continued the business alone until 1878, when he formed the present copartnership with Col, Rutherford. Their oftice was then located on F street near 7th, but subsequently they removed to their present oftices, Capt, Tyler isa resident of Capitol Hull. Col. Robert G. Rutherford, like Capt. Tyler, fs not only much respected for his business judgment, but is exceedingly popular on uc- count of his excell personal qualities. 1. Capt. Tyler, he bs most honorable record asasoldier, A native New York, he entered the volunteer service 1: ant in the Eighty. third New York infan- try, and soon rose to the rank of captain. He was breveted for gal- lantry in battle and for meritorious services to Ym the rank of major and Renae cee sonst. uring the last year o! BG. RUTHERFORD. the war be was the commanding officer of the old Central guard house in this city, then used asa military pri- son. Atthe time of Gen. Early’s raid in 1869 he took partin the fight in front of Fort Stevens. On being mustered out of the volun- teer service in 1867, he was trenaferred to the regular army, and served in many capacities until 1878, when he was retired on account of injuries received in the service, He immedi- ately became associated with Capt. Tyler in business. The firm has achieved great suc- cess through their careful attention to busi ness, and « wise policy they have long followed of making kuown their business and the oppor- tunities they had to offer the public through the advertising columns of Tue Bran, oe TAYLOR CAREY’S CRIME. It 1s Said That He Will Make a Plea of Insanity. The trial of Taylor Carey, the colored man who, on the 28th of December last, murdered his brother in Freedman’s hospital, has been set for next week. It is generally understood that insanity will be set up asa defense, aud in furtherance of that plea the jail officials are under the impression that he is now trying to imitate the actions of an insane man. He sel- dom has a: to say, and positively re- fuses to spea be tried, As published in Tue Sian on the 80th ulto., Carey tied a handkerchief, which he had wound around his neck, to the iron cross- beam over his cell door for the purpose, as the Jail officials believe, to make it appear that his mind is not altogether right. The guards doubt whether it was a sincere attempt at suicide. CAREY'S CRIME. The crime for which he is under arrest is the killing of his brother. The deceased was a nurse in Freedman’s hospital and hope ote’ was @ patient, The deceased was killed with his own revolver. The tragedy occurred at an early hour in the morning when the deceased was asleep, Taylor crept into his room, picked up the revolver that he found there, and killed bis brother instantly, When the crime was committed the prisoner was ill with the consumption, and when he was taken to jail it was not thought that he would live long enough to stand trial, but under treatment at the jail he bas greatly improved in health and is getting stout. MURDERERS WHO GET STOUT. It is a singular fact that almost every mur- derer who has been arrested in the District, no matter how sickly he was at the time of arrest, has to get stout during bis incarceration, re are now in the jail three murderers who ha’ con’ and are Be: been await! their death sentence. They are nije Hawkins, the wife-murderer; Williams, who killed ex-Policeman Alder; and Fre Barber, a killed Agnes Wi In the Barber case the prisoner ae several months ago, and it is stated that he cannot now be sentenced to the peculiar tn the oune which bale ae ne e case are pending | gra) of the crime for which he is to | HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST. Johnstown, Pa., Washed Away by the Great Storm. THE RESERVOIR BURSTS AND THE WATERS SWEEP AWAY HOUSES, MILLS AND PEOPLE—THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND THR ACTUAL 1088 OF LIFE NOT YET KNOWX—THE STORM ELSEWHERE. The great storm which commenced on Tues- day in the Colorado valley raged furiously from the lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, causing damage to property and crops which cannot now be estimated. Yesterday's Star gave an account of its ravagesas far as reports had been received, but the details of the most seri- ous disaster did not arrive until late last night. This was at Johnstown, Pa, where the town is said to be entirely swept away, only two houses being left above the water line, The first news of the disaster was received in Pittsburg late yesterday afternoon, when a telegraph operator on the Pennsylvania rail- road signal tower at Sang Hollow, 12 miles be- low Johnstown, reported that he had seen not less than seventy-five dead bodies floating down the Conemaugh river past his station, He telegraphed that as nearly as could be as- certained the reservoir above Johnstown, swollen by the recent rains, had suddenly given way at5o’clock, precipitating its thousands of gallons of water into the town, sweeping away houses and factories as though they were chips in a millrace and drowning hundreds of ople. The operator also Lr eae that no Tioairece tieoing cant of thet ville, which is 25 miles west of Johnstown. 4 TOWN BUILT IN A BASIN, Johnstown’s geographical situation is one that renders it peculiarly liable to terrible loss of life in the event of such a casualty as that reported. Itisthe headquarters of the great Cambria iron company, and its acres of iron works fill the narrow basin in which the city is situated. The rolling-mill and Bessemer steel works employ 6,000 men, It is a town built in a basin of the mountains and grt about by streams, all of which finally find their way into the Allegheny river, and thence into the Ohio. On one side of the town flows the Conemaugh river, a stream which, during the dry periods of the summer drought, can be readily crossed in many places by stepping from stone to stone, but which spec becomes a raging mountain torrent when swollen by the spring freshets or heavy summer rains. On the other side of the town is Stony creek, which gathers up its own share of the mountain rains and whirls them along toward Pittsburg. The awful flood caused by the sud- den outpouring of the contents of a town reser- voir, together with the torrents of rain thathad already swollen these streams to triple their usual violence, is supposed to be the cause of the sudden submersion of Johnstown and the drowning of so many of its citizens. The water, unable to find its way rapidly enough through its usual channels, piled up in overwhelming masses, carrying before it everything that ob- structed its onward rush upon the town. THE STORY OF THE DISASTER, The water rose rapidly yesterday in the Cone- maugh, which overflowed its banks and flooded tbe lower portion of the dwellings in Johns- town, while the streets, almost impassable, were no longer defined by the boundless waste of water. It no longer seemed to rain. The water peered down in sheeta. While the terri fied citizens of Johnstown were witnessing the unprecedented downpour with gloomy fore- bodings, about 5 o'clock, a terrible roar and crushing came from above them, which com- pletely drowned the sound of the tempest and carried consternation. “The dams have given way!” “The reservoir has burst!” The cries went up from the frightened peo- ple. All seemed to know that the reservoir which Glare the town with water had given way and that death was upon them. SWEPT AWAY BY THE FLOOD, Many started for their homes. Others turned to run to higher ground, but it was useless. A devastating river of water swept down upon them in such terrific violence and with such ir- resistible force that in the twinkling of an eye almost it swept soery eee before it. The ter- rible fear which had flashed upon the minds of those who saw the approaching deluge had now become a certainty. The two great dams—the Stony creek and Conemaugh—had burst their barriers, and pent-up millions of gallons of water were hurrying down upon the place. Houses were swept away as the flood came on them like chips before a wave, The water rose inthe streets far above the housetops. It surged through the windows and doors of dwellings, lifted them from their foundations and swept their living inmates along before its resistless power. Such a scene of horror defies accurate de- scription. Almost everything was swept before the deluge. Men, women and children caught up in the grasp of the raging torrent, clutched a everything that promised support from a watery death. Many were unable to find any assistance, and were drowned outright. Others were killed by the crushing of timbers, Some secured pieces of planking or sought refage on floating trees or endeavored to tind support in detached portions of the dwellings that faa been swept away and carried down with them, Many of them were enabled to hold on_ for a time, but were knocked off or lost their hold as the objects swirled around or went to pieces. FIGHTING FoR LIFE. The torrent which had been set free followed the course of the Conemaugh river, whose channel had now become of fearful depth, and | everything was therefore swept into the raging flood, with the dying and dead upon its surface. ‘The struggle for life was a fearful one. Some were able to gain a foothold and reach higher ground, but the loss of life has simply been awful, While not all the houses were swept away all were flooded, and one report has it that only two houses have been left above water. | Those who were sweptaway to their death were | } mostly citizens in the lower portion of the town | and in the lower portion of the houses, Those who had time rushed to the upper portions of | } their dwellings, but the water rose almost as fast as they could ascend, and in many in- stances swept away their dwellings from the | foundations, Hundreds are believed to have perisheg in their dwellings, and two hundred or more corpses were strewn along the resist- less tide. & THOUSAND BEPORTED DROWNED, The correspondent of the Pittsburg Dispatch telegraphed to that paper at 1 o'clock this | morning: “We have heard nothing of our train | or men, and don’t know how near they got to | Johnstown, We know nothing of what we can | expect. The wires all around us are down, ‘The disaster at Johnstown, from ail available accounts, was a terrible affair, Some reports have it that at least 1,000 were drowned, | BRIDGES WASHED AWAY. ‘The Covetown and the New Florence bridges were washed a the Conemaugh between Johnstown and New Florence, a distance of fourteen miles, have | beeu carried a The railroad towers have | os been abandoned by the operators, ‘Trains that got by Johnstown on the Way east have been ed at Lilly's by a great washout, All tele- stopp hic communication was cut off and trains could not get nearer the scene of the disaster than eight miles, PERHAPS A WATERSPOUT. When General Manager Pugh, of the Penn- sylvania railroad, was spoken to last night on the extent of the damage, he said: “Such a thing had never been heard of before, and nothing short of « waterspout could have caused such damage. ““Lillys is a little mining town of about 300 or 400 inhabitants, For the water to rise high enough to obstruct the passage of the trains is unprecedented, “A dispatch just received by me says that the water is rushing over the tracks at a height of at least 5 feet above the roadbed, and this, I say, could be brought about by nothing short of a waterspout. I have no doubt, if our operator at Song Hollow said he saw bodies from Johnstown floating down the river, as re- ported, that it is true, as his tower is located right on the bank of the river.” A DELUGE AT HARRISBURG. Everything is deluged at Harrisburg. The greatest damage done is along the flats border- ing on Paxton creek, ordinarily a very shallow, narrow stream. This evening, however, the great bulk of water burst its banks and in a short time that portion of the city in the seventh ward known as “Sibletown” was overfiooded and the water began to rire at a rapid rate. People seized what they could and fled in terror, scarcely getting out with their lives, In some instances men had to carry out their wives aud children, Assistance was prompt and the flooded portion was soon depopula' Those rendered homeless by the flood have been taken in and cared for. tion of Steelton is under water, A washout ates gonad the Pennsyl below letown and carloads of cinder have been £274. ll up the gully. The owners of furnaces in the lower part of the city are to bank their fires. At Paxton furnace people are moving out, y and all the buildings along | A. L 4 LABOR LOT OF LUMBER I DANGER. At Williamsport everything indicates a disas- trous flood. There are over $5,000,000 worth of loge in the boom, representing nearly the entire season's output of lumber, and grave fears are entertained for their safety. The boom company has put every available man to work, and every possible means will be adopted to save this vast quantity of lumber. The rain has fellen in a steady downpour and shows no signs of @ cessation this evening. News has been received that the booms at Curwensville and Caledonia have broken, and that it is only ‘® question of a few short hours until the Lock Haven boom gives way. There are now over 200,000,000 feet of logs in the boom at Williams- sed with 60,000,000 more strewn along the THE JUNIATA RIVER OVERFLOWS. The Juniata river has overflowed its banks at Tyrone, and flooded the entire southern por- tion of the city, causing great destruction to | borat and the streets. People living in the looded district had to be remuved from their homes in wagons to places of safety, All the railroads centering there are greatly damaged by the flood. The water was never known to be so high at that place. At Curwensville one man was drowned, Clearfield two young ladies, The Susquehanna river has overflown its banks at Clearfield, and the whole place is under water, and all means of escape are cut off. Many people have gathered in the court- house and opera house as a piace of safety. VIRGINIA AXD WEST VIRGINIA. A dispatch from Roanoke, Va., 8a; “A ter- rible rainstorm swept over southwest Virginia yesterday, and last night at Pocahontas a water- spout atthe head of Laurel creek submerged the city. and many people had to be taken from their houses on horses. Several bridges are reported washed away on the New river division of the Norfolk and Western railroad, and travel and traftic is suspended. A number of trestles on the Richmond and Allegheny were carried away, and seven miles west of Buel an engine and five cars plunged into James river, One car was carried down the river and struck a bridge pier at Buchanan and went to pieces. No trains are going out or coming in over the Shenandoah Valley. The destruction of growing crops is inestimable. Near Winchester, Staunton, and Harrison- burg the wind blewa hurricane, wheat was ngs houses were unroofed, and fences were laid low. The storm seemed to have reached its height in the neighborhood of Bedington, W. Va., and from this point it moved toward the Potomac river, crossing into Washington county near Jackson's warehouse. From this point it followed the river to Indian Spring, where some slight — was reported, such as unroofing stables and blowing down trees. 4 TERRIBLE BALL OF FIRE. At Carlisle, Pa., yesterday afternoon, there was a heavy rain and wind storm. A bolt of lightning, or, as some say, a ball of fire, was seen to strike the pavement of the First Pres- byterian church, shattering the pavement and throwing large pieces of bricks some distance. During the flash Miss Mary Kelly, of Spring- field, received injuries, and a colored domestic, nam known, was thrown to the ground and slightly injured. Edward Kramer and a num- ber of others were burned by the flash. Real Estate Matters. McLachlen & Batchelder, real estate brokers, report the following sales recently made b: them in the subdivision known as Brookland: Lot 4, block 29, to E. Van Horn; lot 20, block 24, and lot 22, block 26, to Col. J. W. Lewis; lot 1, block 29,'and lot 11, block 25, to E: Haw- ley for $525; lots 9 and 10, block 23, to J. E. Detrich for #750; lot 20, block 20, to N. Pat- ton; lots 5 and 6, block 24, to E. Hawley; lot 21, block 26, to L. A. Richardson; lota 1 and 2 block 18, to'Frisbie & Finn for $1,050; lots 21 and 22, block 23, to H,E. Warner for $750; lot 8, block 17; lot 12, block 25; lots 13, 14, 17, 18, and 19, block 26, to F. R, Horner for $1.800; lots 8. and’ 9, block 25, to Geo. Horner; lots 13 and 16, block 26, to O. P. Horner; lots 16 and 17, block 82, to'G, ©. Truman for £600; lot 5, block 20, to G. P. Merrill for €450; lots 8 and ‘4, block” 13, and lot 13, block 24, to Hon, L. F, McKinney for '$1.275; lots 13,14 and 45, biock 32, to G. E. Truman; lot 6, block 10, and lots 18 and 14, biock 25, to A. 0. ‘Clark, for $1,172.40; lot 24, block 22. to J. O, Johnson, for $525; lot 20, block 26, to Col. J. W. Lewis; lot 5, block 22, for F. R. Horner, for £525; lot’6, block 22, for W. 8. Varnam, for $562.50; lot 11, block 23, to F. R. Horner; lot 4, block 24, to Chas. H. Hancock; lot 19, block 20, to M. Caney; lot 5 and 6, block 18, and lots 14 and 15, block 24, and lot 15, block "14, to J. 8. Bartlett for #1,875.; lot 5 and 6, block '23, to G. L, Willard, for $1,050; lots 16 and 17, block 24, to E. M. Pitts for $600; lots 6 and 7, block 25, and lots 21 and 22, block 20. to J. W. Pitts for 1,350; lot 15, block 22, to F. A. Holton for $562.60; lot 16, block 22, to I. M. Parnell for 562.50; lot 23, block 22, for W. 8, Vernam for $525; lot 13, block 33, to B. A. Winkle: lot 21, block 22, for Geo, Horner for €562. lot 8, block 25, to T. Lewis; lot 15, block 1 A.D: Hutchins; lots 5, 17 and 23, block 2 4and 7, block 17, and lots 2 and 8, block 24, . E. Marshall for $1, 84.; lote 4, 5 and 6, block 16, to J. L. Hau ck for €900; lot 16, block 12, for K. McLachlen, for #7. lot 2, block 15; lots 2 and 3, block 16, to Security in- vestment company for $900; lots 23 and 24, block 31, to Hutchins & Shepherd for $975 lot 7, block 16, to A. G. Wilson; lot 28, sq 723, for L. M. Stout, to Wm. Mayse for $1,320; lots 46 and 47, square for Mutual real estate company, toM. A. French for $1,120; lots 17 and 18, square 860, to Wm. Maysc; lot 180, Mt. Pleasant, for C, R. Dean, to E. W. Woodruff for $1 2; lot 114, Lanier Height: for J. F. Batchelder, to W. Redman for © lot 206, square 271, for BR. Goldschmid, to Se curity investment company, €2,100; lote 37, 38 and 99, square $14. for Mutual real ‘estate com- pany, to W. J. Flathers, $3,141.71; lots 56, 57 and 58, square 859, for Mayse & Batchelder, to J. 8. Boss, for $1,890; lots and 128, Lanier Heights, to A. Thompson, $350; lot 4 936, for Mutual real estate compauy. Lanier Heights, for J. F, Batchelder, $1,400; part of lots 48, 49 and 50, square ¥36, for Wm. Mayse, to Security investment com- pany, $ lot 87, squa’ Gibson, to J. V. Marshall, $3,350. F. R. Horner has bought for € Scufferle subs 85 and 86, square 181, 44 by feet, on Q street, between 16th and 17th streets northwest, J. S. Swormstedt has bought of Helene 8S, White for $5,879.70 sub 34 are 895, aud lot uare 864, and has con his to RK. E. 11, 8 Reailey for a nominal consideration—25 by 98 feet—on northwest corner of 8th and B streets, and 66 by 120 feet on 7th street, between C street and Maryland avenue northeast. Charlotte Lovett for $4,530.59 of Rodgers and Stellwagen, trustees. lot 17, block 3, Kalorama | Heights. Geo, W. Stickney, auctioneer, has sold the following property at publie wale: Lot 16, square 84, 17 feet on 22d, bebeaee C and D streets, by 97 feet, to Delia M, McCauley, for 38 cents; lot 17, do., John hens, 42 cents; lot 18, do., E. H. Horner, 42 cents; lot 19, do., Mrs, Tho: . Ladson. 40}; cents; lots 20, do., Jas, Daly ot 21, do., Jas, Da 4¢ centa; lot ‘22, Jas. Daly, 43, nts; lot 23, do, J. L. Vhite, 61 cents; lot 24, 20 feet on 22d street, by 97 feet on D strect, J. L. White, #2c.; lot 25, 27.6 on D street, by 146, proved by brick house, for $2,560; lot 26, 21 feet 1 inch on D street, by 136 feet, to Jas, Daly, 34g cents; lot 27, 20 feet front by 136 feet, to Jas. 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CARL KOMN, tional Bank, Pres, New Orleans Pres Union Nauoual Bau MAMMOTH DRAWING AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1888, months of the year, and are uperviae the arrange t-Annwal Drawings hich )NLY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE IN SUMS Wo sult at lowest rates é KEDFORD W. WALKER, 1000 Fat, M' m NDOW MEN e AN NE POLICIES bio terms Apply to M. uo to N REALESTATE OR FIRST oWest rates or muterest; bodelay mn GREEN, 303 7th ot. m! ONFY To LOAN a d In sums to sui, at lowest Fates on approvedcess } Ustate wecuraty. 211, FOX & BKOWN, 2 _ 1407 Peunsylvana ave, Me%** te Loan ON REAL ESTATE aT Low est Kates, ASL'N DANENHOW®! w Successor to DANE HOWE & BON, 1 __ PROPOSALS ALS FOR CUT GR Sn fu 1 15 Pst EFICE OF East Cayt- T Ir ivering cut granite for and for court-yard walls of ¢ s0.— PROPOSALS FOR AND NAVY. — June Ne dorsed “Proposals for Navy Sup, eived at the Bureau of Provisious vy Department, |" Washinwton, Cu. until 1 e 27, LddY, and publicly then for the annual ®u year eucdin guns 2, ‘ards and Stations, ex- ised. Cal. peas thereatter. ued immediately d into classes bun bered as material ; 19, rey hs paint ; yeve iting uiaterials; arness, foundry facings, the several Nevy- Nerds ‘ 1; are Ixland—133, 30, 7. 48, 1. Schedules f Navy’ Yard or Station hn Proposal, will be ape the Bureau. Informety garding the supplies to be turniebed can be obtal Uyon application to Commandants of the respectt Navy Yards utd Stations. Schedules for Mare Inland Navy be supplied also by the Commandant, ard wi ticles must in all cases conform to the peval rd and pass the usual inspection, Th ment reserves the right to reject any bid not advantazecus to the Gov pet in conflict with th huaster-General, U. 8. POSALS FOR FRESH BEEF. MUTTO ve of the Secretar \diers* Howe, Washington. BD. posals, subject to ceived at’ this office unt THURSDAY, JUNE SIXTH, lace they will be opened ;for furnishing and delivering: dairy and gate houses of Dorned 4 aud treasurer of the uly 1, 1 amation as to th - observed by bid « Payment, will be furnished ob pes application to this office. The successful bidder t d to euter tuto a written coutract with, the urer of the Hume, with good aud seven days alter being notified of the w proposals. A copy of this adv ached to each proposal. fd States Soldiers’ Home, Dis- ldreneed to the undersigned, Secretary, aud Treasurer, ates Boers’ Home, D.C. my? DROPUSALS FOR CONSTRUCTING SCHOOL house. * of the ds rs, District of Columbia, Washington, Ma 1559. Sealed pro- Posals willbe received st this office until TWELVE O'CLOCh M MONDAY, JUNE THIRD, she, for fight-room school, si Bla with 1 i L a cau be ubtalne hice of the inspec tered. he right vusacte reserved to Ject any aud all bids. J. W. DOUGLASS, L. G. HI CHAS. W. KAYMOND, Colmmissioners, D.C. my2 KOROSALS FOR COOKED RATIONS.. cB 4 roposals, in triplicate, 5, will be rece! 2K NOON, JL Usual condition TWELVE O'CLA ppened. for Curmiahin Cooked, the thy CAPITAL PRIZE, 600,000. meal yeur ending, Jun puree. wu 100,000 Tickets et Forty Dollars: Halves 20; | Stsntial meals daily aude due proportion — Quarters, #10; Kigutha, 65; Pweulictie g¥ Fortet megs cain. Evecsvnce wel oe ios LIST OF PRIZES. PRIZE OF $600,000 is. 6 PRIZE OF 000 as, KL 1PRIZE OF 100,000 ix. 100/000 i 0 — 60,000 is. 50,000 2 PRL aF 2 5 PRIZES OF, 000 ly PRIZES OF 50.000 25 PRIZES OF 50.000 KIZES OF 0,000 #00 PIUZES OF 500 PRIZES OF APPROXIMATION PRIZES. 100 Prizes of $1,000 are. 100 prizes of S00 are.. 100 Prizes of 400 are. 1,998 Prizes of $200 are.. AGENTS WANTED. 2” For Cuvp Rares, or any further information 100,000 20,00 conditions of quality endl price (including iu te price of forexn productions or manufactures the duty thereon) beine equal. ‘Th right to reject a ny iuplete rations le tor recruits w mp will be turnin Envelopes couiaiuing + 0 ould be aus,” aad add to ed __ apae.30&eL REASUUY DEPARTMENT, MAY 8. 1890.— Sealed Proposals will be received at the of nary, department. Wi LC on rire OF JUNE, 1889, forthe T Treusury bwiding at Washingt | with the drawings and specttic may be seeu, wid any addi: application at the above companied by 9 certified lars (8500.) GEO. desired, write ibly to the endersigned, cheacty tary. a a at _ yah. Semtee” "More sepid tocar muall’ Salivecy will bes: ROPOSALS FOR A STEAM BOILER sured Ly your enclosing au Luveiope bearug your full STEAM PUMP.—Otce of tue oe IMPORTANT. ington, May 24, 18602-Realed Proposals aaah eng Geived at tise cfhce until NOON. ON Address M A Dal , THE TWENTY-FiMST OF JUNE, 1889, New Le | Boilers, with cast-iron Slush fronts, to onan sinning Money Order tesned | Pumh., specifications for the Buller may’ be ‘ ning Mi imp. -Specificat 7 pam Ptinary, letter, containing, Money Order tesnet | Co emplicetion st the sbove ofsce. he ragut to) saan eee sue focetvel “THOS WILLIAMBON, biel nie ‘Address istered Letters containing Currency to | 5. N., Superintendent. my2o-1e ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, ew la bi or Gi iol street, Washington, D. the tof prizes is | proposals for tu i eranite Boys' Straw Hats, 50c., $1, $1.25. Ladies’ Sailor Hate, $1, $1.25, $1.50. Derby Hats in Colors, $2.50, $3.50, $4, and $5. Pearl Cassimere Dress Hate, 3.60, $5. ‘La Tosca Uinbrellas, $3.50, 65, B. H. STINEMETZ & 80¥8, my2s 1237 Penna ave. An this city, wal ved at this {AKO OCLOCK EM. on SATURDAY, the NINTH DAY OF JUNE, 1 diately thereafter in presence of light biuish «ray color and Specifications, general inst and blauk forms of Papparel ay be cation at tite ofhice. nt aud kigineer. my 25,27, 28.9, 50.31 Je14,6,8,11,13,15,26,27-166 SSS _____ BICYCLES. ge og “DART CYCLES" 501, 9th st. aw Yctory bob Waterst aw. ARCHITECTS. Frcs FAVA, Jk, & 004 Architects and Civil myn" sowing eT