Evening Star Newspaper, June 1, 1889, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTO D. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1889—-TWELVE PAGE War Draco On A miserable exmtence when 6 few bottles of Ayers Sarsaparila would certairly give the strength and mergy you need? Thousands are Proving its virttes daily. So may you hire Alice West, of Jofersen, W. Va, writes: “I was all run down before I began to take Ayer's Sar- sayerilla, but am mow gaining in strength every day.” “Being very weak end despondent after lont Mllness, I tried Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, aud two bot- tles have restored me to my former health.”-- Miss Blanche 8. Brownell, 4 Boylston Place, Boston, AYER'S SARSAPARILLA, Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co, Lowell, Mas, Bold by all Draggists. Price, 1; eix bottles, ¢5. WORTH 65 4 BOTTLE Tz Gesurse JOHANN ROPFF'S MALT EXTRAOT is the BEST NUTRITIVE TONIO and most PALATABLE HEALTH BEVERAGE Digestion, Dyspepsia, Com Weak Children, apd General Debility. WHAT PROF. COLEMAN. 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Very light in weight, STRONGER and MORE DURABLE thas tele Leather, and st HALF THE PRICE. Made and sold only at TOPHAM'’S ‘Trunk Factory, 1253 Pa. ave be (P"E WASHINGTON ARCHITECTURAL IZON T _ ‘AND BRIDGE WORKS. EDWAKD L. DENT, ME, ir. ‘The best facilities im the city for al} kinds of Iron . Stee) Beams, Angles, &e., always im stock. spental Cast aud’ Wrought rou work @ pars pot geaeet machine work done in fectors, Work: Mice, L4LSG st. nw. Tel 425-2. City OF rs iy ’ RUNES Made at TOPHAM'S FACTORY have a Nations! Leputation for standing bard usage; last for Years, and are low in prices A large stock at Factory and Salesrooms, (Cail and eee the Light and strong Leathercid Trunk. Xepairing of Trunkeand Bags promptly and thoroughly dune. JAMES S. TOPHAM, _myl7-6m 1231 Peunsylvania svenue nw. ANY PERSONS KEEP CALTER’S LITTLE MANvec Piils'oa bana * Dilious a:tac! mee Gigzineen and had them just what tae} be- I. ah eee PLAINT 18 WANT OF APPETITE ry w © 8 bitters before Beals “Dr. 3.6 BD. Siewert sole manulnce- Sere avail aruceiate Poxos Exrracr 3a vakD IN THE HOUSE- OLD OF EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. SUBDUES INFLAMMA- TION. CONTROLS HEM- ORRHAGES. INVALUA™ ELE FOR BURNS, WOUNDS, BRUISES Etc. PaIN Disa® Peaus. ae | } | | | | the city to 2d EDITION. Las Trans to The Si THE ANGRY WATERS. {Continued from First Page.) males in their shrieks for help that it was not possibie to give. Just at dark a lad wasnoticed clinging toalog. James Curry secured a long line and ran to the river bank. The noose of the lasso fell over the boy's shoulders, and a moment later the drenched, poverty-stricken little fellow was hauled to the bank. He was soon restored and stated that his name was Edward Harten, 13 years of age. He had lived with his father, grandfather and mother in Cambria City, s part of Johnstown, At 4 o'clock their home had been caught in the flood. They had all climbed upon a mass of driftwood and were caried along. The raft went to pieces against a bridge pier and he — seen his relatives since, but thought THEY WERE ALL DROWNED. Harry Fisher, a telegraph operator at Boli- var, says: “We knew nothing of the disaster until we noticed the river slowly rising. Within three hours the water in the river rose at least 20 feet. Shortly before 6 o'clock ruins of houses, beds, household utensils, barrels and kegs came floating past the bridges. At 8 o'clock the water was within six feet of the roadbed of the bridge. The wreckage floated past without stopping for at least two hours. hen it began to lessen, and night coming sud- denly upon us we could see no mors. The wreckage was floating by fora long time before the first living person passed. Fifteen people that [saw were carriet down by the river. One of these, a boy, was saved and three of them were drowned just directly below the town. It wasan awful sight and one that I ‘will not soon forget.” PITIABLE SIGHTS AND SCENES MULTIPLY more rapidly than cross ties. The Conemaugh is one great valley of mourning. Those who have not lost friends have lost their homes or their substance, and apparently the grief for the one is as poignant as for the other. Albert Harvey, who left Conemaugh late last evening, has just arrived, having tramped over hills and mountains. He snys the great volume of water struck Johnstown about $:30 in the afternoon. It did not find the people unpre- ared, as they had notice from South fork that the dam was threatening to go. Many, however, notice, and remained in their houses in the lower part of the city and were caught before they could get out, once the water was on them. Superintendent Pitcairn. who has spent the entire night in assisting those afflicted with the flood, went home abont 3 o'clock this morning. Before this he issued an order to all Pennsylvania railroad employes to keep a sharp lookout for bodies in the river. ‘The assistant superintendent is still on the ground near Sang Hollow, directing the move- ments of gravel and construction trains, which are arriving as fast as they can be filled up and started out. The road beds of the Pennsylvania railroad and West Pennsylvania are badiy dum- aged, and it will cost the latter, especially, from Bolivar junction to Saltsburg many thousands of doliars to repair injuries to embankments alone. THE PLACE I8 ANNIRILATED. W..N. Hayes has just returned from Jobns- town. He says the place is annihilated. Cone- maugh is wrecked and Cambria City swept away. Fully 1,200 lives have been lost. One hundred bodies have been recovered at Ninevah. Seventy persons are reported to have been burned to death in @ fire at Johustown bridge. ALARM BELLS RUNG IN YORK. The Water Rising at the Rate of Ten Inches an Hoar. Yorx, Pa., June 1.—Thursday evening rain began falling, and since then there has been a succession of heavy and long showers, All the streams in the country are swollen, and fields, rouds and houses flooded. At Bentzells Mill, on the Little Conewago, the water reached a height of 16 feet above low-water mark. The mill was flooded. The dam contained a large lot of saw logs, which were washed away, At Spring Grove, ou the west branch of the Cadorus, southwest of here, the stream has | overtiowed almost evervthing. Great excite- ment prevails there, every one expecting the 1 dam to burst, which would cause terrible jamage. Part of P. 3. Gladfelter’s large paper mill is flooded. It is raining hard yet and the water is rais- i at the rate of 10 inches an bour. On the south branch the stream is rapidly raising. All farmers who were in the city were com- to remain here, being unable to reach All this immense body of water must pass the city. and it cannot be estimated as to | what damage will occur. The police have noti- fied all the people living in the lower section of repare for the worst. The Cadorus, in this city, is about 6 feet above low-water mark. and’ rapidly raising. Should the situation become serious the fire- alarm bells will be rung. 1:30-4.4.—A general alasm bas just been sounded on the bells of the city. DAMAGE AT FREDERICK. Fear of a Flood in Carroll Creek— Early Fruit all Destroyed. Barrrmonrr, June 1.—A special from Fred- erick, Md., says: The rain has poured inces- santly since Thursday night. The wheat crop in this county has been damaged to an extent that cannot now be estimated, and early fruit has been destroyed. The water in all the small streams is rapidly rising, and great fear is felt of a flood im Carroll ercek, ‘Lhe Potomac at Point of Kocks and vicinity is rapidly over- reaching its banks, and the damage there will be great. Advices from Westminster,’ Md., say the greatest rain experienced in Carroll county for many years has prevailed since Thursday. ‘The streams throughout the county are very high. Several narrow escapes trom drowning have occurred. At the tannery, three miles east of this city, the surrounding lands are in- undated and many of the workmen are unable to get to their homes. Between New Windsor pk py and between Linwood and Union bridge, the Western Maryland railroad is cov- ered with water to the depth of one to three feet by the waters of Little Pipe creek, aud the track is washed away for t& considerable distance. The extent of the damage cannot be ascertained until the flood subsides. IN WESTERN MARYLAND. The Potomac Higher than in 1877 and the Water Still Rising. Special Dispatch to Tae Evexixo Stan. Hacexstows, Mp., June 1.—The terrible rain, which set inou Thursday afternoon, and continued until 12 p.m. last night, coming down mostof the time in perfect sheets of water, is having its effect. ‘The country along the Potomac is inundated, and at Williams- port the river is higher than it was at the me- morable flood in 1877, and will rise much higher, There is much destruction of property all along the river, and the Chesa- peake and Ohio canal cannot be seen, as it forms a part of the surging mass of water which carrics with it everything within its grasp. At Williamsport that portion of the town near the river and along the canal is under water, Defrehn’s extensive chair works, Acushwa’s warcbouse and Steffey & Findlay coal yard, store und oifices will be destroyed. ‘The canal aqueduct is out of sight and the Cumberland valley railroad bridge over the Potomac is so endangered that no trains are being run over it. Barns and outhouses, hay ricks, lumber, railroad ties, freight cars and teatle can be seen CARRIED ALONG AT & MIGHTY RATE by the rushing waters, At this hour, 10:30, the river is 2 feet higher than in 1877, and con- tinues to rise at the rate of 18 inches per hour. The water is spreading out over the country, and all the roads leading to the river are lined with every conceivable kind of a ay ae —— anxious to see the novel bu: si Hagerstown is virtual; decoctets her clone having gone almost en masse to the scene of destruction. Loss of life is reported in some of the lower districts, but from the excitement prevailing, the damage to telephone, tele- graph and railroad lines, it is impossible to ob- twin accurate details. All the ri center- ing at Hagerstown have been crippled, and no trains have arrived this morning except one from Harrisburg over the Cumberland Valley. ‘Two bridges have been washed out on the Washin; county branch of the Baltimore and Ohio, and landslides and washouts have done the work for the other roads, THE POTOMAG RISING TWENTY INCHES 4N HOUR. 11:30 a.m.—The water in the Potomac is ris- ing at the rate of twenty inches to the hour, disregarded the | The Cumberland Valley railroad bridge has been washed from its foundation and will be destroyed, and the Western Maryland depot at eee eee Jackson's house, which sat high upon the banks of the c: five miles above Wi down the river a few minutes ago, and striking an din the river disap- peared from view, A rick of hay, upon which was seated ® man frantically wav- ing » hat, glided past Williamsport in the twinkling of an eye and was lustily cheered by the thousands lining the hill tops and roofs of houses out of the reach of the ig waters, In addition to the loss of valuabie property that to the farmers is incaleulable. Farms ar overflooded and wing crops entirely « stroyed. Even in districts not floodgd the heavy rains have beaten down the wheat, which was just in bloom and which cannot recover in time to mature. The canal without « doubt is irretrievably damaged. Ite banks in many places are wasned out for miles, while its locks. and lock-houses are forming the debris which makes up the mass now afloat in the mad waters, IN THE SOUTH. Bridges Swept Away and Railroad Traffic Suspended. Roanorg, Va., June 1.—A terrible rain storm swept over southwest Virginia during Thursday night and Friday. At Pocahontas a waterspout at the head of Laurel creek submerged the city, and many people had to be taken from their homes on horses. Several bridges are reported washed away on the new river division of the | Norfolk and Western railroad, and travel and traffic is suspended. A number of trestles on the Richmond and Allegheny were carried away, and seven miles west of Buchanan an engine and five cars plunged into the James river. One car was carried down the river and collided with a | bridge pier at Buchanan, and went to pieces. | No trains are going out or coming in over the Shenandoah valley. The destruction of grow- ing crops is inestimable. SCOTT'S BRIDGE SWEPT AWAY. Freperickspura, Va., June 1.—At 1 a.m. Scott's bridge was sweptaway. The railroad bridge is in danger and will probably go. The boat house of the Rappahannock club was torn from its moornigs last night. ss ese RELIEF TO BE GIVEN. |The Mayors of Pittsburg and Alle- gheny Call a Meeting of Citizens. Prrtspora, Pa., June 1, 10:15 a.m.—The fol- lowing notice has been published in the extra editions of the morning papers and posted con- | spicuously throughout the city of Pittsburg and Allegheny city, A great calamity has fallen upon our state, A neighboring city has been virtually wiped | out of existence, The details, though meagre, are sufficient to show that prompt and ample p relief in money and provisions is virtually necessary. The Pittsburg and Allegheny citizens are re- quested assemble in Old City Hall, Pittsburg, | at lo’clock this afternoon ‘to raise contribu- tions for the homeless and starving people. Provisions must be sent to the scene this after- noon, (Signed) Wa. McCatry, Mayor of Pittsburg. Ricuarp Pearson, Mayor of Allegheny. VIZATELLEY’S IMPRISONMENT. It Excites Great Indignation in Journal- istic Quarters. Special Cable Dispatch to Tue Eventxo Stan. Lowxvoy, June 1.—The imprisonment of Viza- telley for publishing Zola excites much indig- nation in certain quarters, Robert Buchanan denounces the decision as fatal to literature purveyors, One publisher has sacrified 100,000 French | novels, The general journalistic opinion is | that tyranny of the juror in matter of libel | and licentious prints is becoming unsupportable, ‘To say Ouida is more immoral than Zola, now | that Zola is judicially condemned, exposes a | critic to the danger of libel, and severe criti- | cism is becoming impossible except of dead authors, and even then it is possible that the | living publishers of these might bring action, GENERAL LONDON GOssIP. The Czar’s Speech Means Peace—Glad- stone’s Coming Tour. Special Cable Dispatch to THe EVENING STAR. Lonvon, June 1,—The czar’s toast to prince of Montenegro as a sincere and faithful friend of Russia is a pacific and reassuring sign. Russia would not proclaim distrust of Germany if she meditated war, Gladstone's tour in the west of England, which is to be acombination of yachting and | stamp-speaking, is assuming great importance. | Gladstone begins 10 be afarmed at the tax on | his strength. He travels with a posse of liberal members and candidates, and speaks at every place he touches, This western campaign, the chief political feature of the recess, begins | next Thursday, | Earl Dufferi ‘8 recent speech saying that England never would consent to modify the | northwest frontier, has excited amusement in | Rassia, where the ultimate partition of Afghan- | istan is regarded as imevitable. | Lessar will probably publish an article demonstrating England's impotence to con- trol the ameer when he is strong or his subjects if he is weak. Something will happen at Herat, and Afghan-Turkestan will become Russian and the rest of Afghanistan English. Counsel Johnstone, the traveler and author, leaves to-day for Mozambique. You may ex- pect to hear of his history-making on upper Tambesi, Johnstone is a little man, but fall of | energy, ambition, and imperialism, and he has eived almost carte blauche to secure British interests in 1.000 miles of Africa-Littoral and 1.000 miles inland. London is more crowded than Paris, It is | difficult to get a bed anywhere, American vis- itors overrun the hotels, waiting for the Derby before their exodus to the Paris exhibition, where a cab strike threatens and beds will be unattainable. ‘The Spanish exhibition has opened in Lon- don as the snccessor of the Italian, but its suc- | cess is doubtful. It is not clear what will re- place the “Wild West” and Roman gladiatorial | sports, i | —_—_—_-—_—_ AMERICAN AFFAIRS. Surprise at Sending War Ships to Behr- ings Straits. | Special Cable Dispatch to Tae Eventxo Star. Loxypon, June 1.—The dispatch of British war ships to Behring Straits is regarded un- easily here. The papers say little, but there is general surprise that the question needs ships to aid in the solution, and the case is looked on as one for diplomatists round a green table rather than gunboats on green seas, Mormon missionaries are circulating broad- cast from the Millennial Star oftice in Liverpool a summary of Congressman Springer’s report in favor of the admission of Utah to the Union as a state. ON THE OTHER SIDE. The Current of the Potomac Carries Away Virginia Farm Property. Special Dispatch to Tue Evexrxa Stan: Avexanper, Va., June 1.—Reports of dam- ages by flood come in from all quarters, No trains, except for Washington, have left here since last night. Washouts and fallen bridges are reported on all the roads. A Manassas train was stopped a few miles beyond town last night by a washout west, and before it could return a washout east occurred, and the train can go neither way until the road is repaired. The current in the Po- tomac iscarrying down much farm Dake erty, outhouses and the like. Two dwell- ings passed down this afteroon, out of one of them some mattresses and @ drum wag gotten by boat which went out from the fish wharf. No report of loss of*life in this neighborhood ‘oan be verit Passrnozr Taavet To THE West AnD SouTH Temporagity OssTRUCTED ON THE PEXNSYLVA- x14 Rainaop BY THE StonM.—The widespread and unprecedented storm of the past thirty-six hours has caused considerable damage to cer- tain exposed points on the Ivanis Rail- road with the result of temporarily delayin; Lf the of thro trains. It will prob- ably Rake forty-eight ‘the = age to the tracks, J 2 Te not at present i north and west of Harris- tere Dor south of Wi and the sale this territory ton, of tickets to points wit is for the time nded, Trains are runni sched tween New York nad Hae on schedule time ing w ro the readings Ls day: Sern, 58; 2p.m., 68; maximum 69; minimum, 2 p.m., 64. | Han THE PRESIDENT’S VISITORS. Numerous White House Callers To-day, But Not the Old Time Rush. The public tried to make amends to the President to-day for their neglect of him yes- terday, Still there was not the rush that char- acterized the receptions until recently. The office-seekers hand their cards to the doorkeeper with a weary sigh, and walk slowly into the cabinet room to wait their turn. The buoyancy of hope does not seem to attend them. Sena- torsand Representatives have almost stopped calling on office-seeking missions, and the new custom is for the candidate to come to look after his own affairs, armed with a letter of present to the President some of their dis- tinguished states’ people who do not introduction from his Senator or Repre- sentatve. This shows the stateman's interest in his constituent and saves him the trouble of climbing the White House stairs, Congressmen call now chiefly to want office, Senator Mitchell called this morning with Colonel James B. Mont- omery. After shaking hands with the Presi- mt they saw Mrs. Harrison and Mrs, McKee. ee eee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, se reported by special 1410 F street, wire to Corson and Macartuey, Washington Ss tock Exchange. Following are to-day’s quotations at close of regular call: Government bonds—U. 8. 4s, registered, 10635 07 asked. U. 8. 448, 1891, coupon, 106 107 asked. 8. “48, registered, 138 bi . 48, coupon, 128 ‘bid, 12835 ask District of Columbia bonds—Per imp. 6s, 1891, coin, 108 bid. Per imp. 7, 1891, currency, 10g bid. Market stocks, 7s, 1892, currency, bid, 1 vid, 110% bid. 20-year fund, "6s, 1892, coin, 109 bid. 20-year fund, 5p. c, 7898, coin; 114 bid, ket stock, 78, 1901, currency, 137 did. 20-year fund, 68, 1962, cotn, 124 bid! Water stocks, 1903, currency, 138 bid. 365s, qv: , currency, 1243 bid, 125 % M aneous bonds—U. S. Electric Light bonds, 2d Gs, 80 bid, 95 asked. Washington and Georgetown Railroad, 10-40 68, 108 bid. Masonic bonds. 5s, 1898, 1073¢ bid. Washington Market company bonds imp: 68, 120 bid. _Wash- ington Market company Ist mortgage, 63, 110 bid. Washington Light Infantry first mortgage bonds, 1904, 106 bid, Washington Light Infantry bonds, 2d 7s, 1904, 70 bid. Washington Gaslight Com: pany bonds, series A. 125 bid, 128 asked. Washington ‘Gaslight Company bonds, series B, 125% bid, 130 asked, ‘National Bank stocks—Bank of Washington, 350 bid. Bank of Kepublle stock, 200 bid, 220 asked. Metropolitan, 240 bid, 275 asked, Central, 210 bid. Second, 164 bid, 170 Farmers’ and’ Me- chantes’, 170 "pid. Citizens’, 135 bid. Colum- Via, 140 bid, 150 asked. 113. bid, 118 Railroad " stocks—Metropolitan, asked. Columbia, 39 bid. North Capitol and O street, 38% bid, 42 asked. Instirance stock—Firemen’s, 41 bid. Franklin, Metropolitan, 75 bid, 80 asked. National Union; 19 bid, 20 asked. Arlington, 170 bid. Corcoran, 62 bid, asked. Columbia, 15% bid, 17 asked. Riggs, bid. Gas' and Electric Light Stock—Washington Gas, 44 bid, 454 asked Georgetown Gas, 4535 bid. U, S. Electric Light, 83 bid, 85 asked. Telephone Stocks—Pennsylvania, 25 bid, 30 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 87 bid, 87! Asked. American Graphophone Company, 28 bid, , asked. Miscellaneous Stocks—Washington Market Co., 16; Wash. Brick Machine Co., 250; Gr ¥ ‘o., 1625g bid, 165 asked. Panorama, 27 asked. Real Estate "Title Insurance, 130” bid, 133 asked. National gafe Deposit, 240 bid. ANOTHER BRICK YARD. An Extensive Plant Purchased Near the City. 8% The representatives of an extensive brick- making company, whose headquarters are in St. Louis, have purchased a plant near this city. Their purchase includes the brick yard of Dr. F. R. Windsor, near Fort Runyon, a station between this city and Alexandria. They paid Dr. Windsor $16,500 for his property. They also purchased the yard and surrounding land comprising some 35 acres be- longing to Thomas Smithson. The price paid was $700 per acre. The Smithson property lies on the other side of the old canal from the Windsor yard. Both Propertics are south of the brick yard of the irginia Brick company. It is understood to be the purpose of the new owners to put in new machinery and begin the manufacture of bricks on a large scale, In this locality are the plants of some of the largest brick-making concerns which supply the city. Among the companies and individuals who have yards there are the Virginia brick pany the West Bros., Walker & Co., the National 'press-brick company, the Columbian brick company, W. B. Hibbs, Chas. Ford and Mr. Apperman, oe ee LARYNGOLOGICAL CONGRESS. The Closing Session To-Day—Election of Officers. The association met at 10 a.m., the president, Dr. E. Carroll Morgan, in the chair. After various papers had been read officers for 1889- °90 were elected as follows: President, John N. McKenzie, M. D., Balti- more; first vice-president, Edgar §. Holden, M. D., Newark; second vice-president, 0. E. Bean, M. D., St. Paul; secretary and treasurer, C.H. Knight, M. D., New York; librarian, Thos. R. French, M. D., Brooklyn; member of council. D. Brysan Delevan, M New York; delegate, Harrison Allen, M. D., Philadelphia. 'Yhe place of the next meeting is Baltimore in May, 1890. The association adjourned at ine" p ilgrimage of the association to the tomb of Washington last evening. as the guests of Dr. Morgan. was, in spite of the rain, an en- joyable and well: ined affail THE DEATH SENTENCES. Benjamin Hawkins to be Hanged Jan- uary 31 Next for the Murder of His Wife. In the Criminal Court to-day among the pris- oners brought up for sentence were the two colored men recently convicted of murder— Lewis Williams for the murder of W. C. Alder, formerly a police officer, near Benning’s, Octo- ber 1, 1887, and Benj. Hawkins for the murder of his wife by stabbing her in South Washing- ton on the 14th of March last, the first-named convicted on Wednesday last, and the latter on May 14. Hawkins was first called, and when informed by the court that he had an opportunity to say anything as to why he should not be sen- tenced, he replied that he had nothing to say. In imposing the sentence the court did so with the knowledge and understanding that the time could be extended until thirty days after the next General Term. “You have sent your wife into eternity with- out affording her an opportunity for Feros tion. You have broken the law of God and man and I hope that you wilt make From thom you can erpect pardon oad peost rom through the mace of his Son” He then imposed the sentence that the pris- oner be taken to the jailand be kept in close confinement until Friday, August 30, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and be hanged by the neck until dead. THE CASE OF LEWIS WILLIAMS. Williams went over in consepuence of the filing by Hewlett of a ‘motion for new trial on the ground of newly discoveréd testimony, &o. pede er scistadin The Vacancy on the Supreme Bench. Attorney-General Miller will leave Washing- ton next week for In: to be gone for some time. Attorney-General Miller will not go on the Supreme bench. But it appears that the proposition to make him a justice of the Supreme Court has ped with bnt little warmth am: him on the Supreme bench, Geomene beages foot be nominated (othe sacs De Ginette Sa can is of e negative charaster. | THE GREAT RAIN-STORM. Continued from Second Prge. —— Godey's and @2,000 at Johnson & Libbey's. There was but little insurance, Hot coffee and sand Were supplied the firemen from the Morgan house during the night. Rock Creek—Woodley Lane Bridge Gore The damage along Rock creek was done dur- ing the night, when the water rose suddenly. It swept away the old Woodley bridge and did considerable damage in the neighborhood of the old Lyon's mill. Prof. Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian, who as president of the zoological park com- mission is especially interested in the Rock Creek valley, made @ visit to the locality this morning. From his hasty survey the only por- tion of the intended park that was flooded to any serious extent was ® part of the land of Pacificus Ord which lies ost in the bed of the oreek. Prof. Langley is having a more detailed ex- amination made of the valley near the city to determine the heights to which the water has risen at different points and the damage done. Above the Long Bridge. ‘The scene on the city side of Rock creek and down the river front to the Long bridge was an exciting one. The usually placid little creek boiled and surged through ite _widely-extended channel. _earrving with it everything that was not chained down to solid reck. Telegraph poles were under- mined and brought low, one of them, near the old soap factory, carrying with it sixty wires. Dynamite could hardly have done more thoroughly destructive work than did the brown Potomac on the property ‘of the Mere- coal dith and Winship company. It was as near a total wreck as it could be, e great coal derricks were gone, the muddy water slopped into and out of their offices and made the engine-house fit only for the ocenpation of the amphibior Their tug, the Gilmor Meredith, was hard at work doing its best to ‘succor the imperilied property of the firm, and its efforts were, in the main, ' very successful. Three large scows, each containin, 125 tons of coal, were moored just outside of the gas company’s dock; their position was not a safe one and the breaking of their cables was looked for at any moment. THE GAS COMPANY has not suffered to any considerable extent. A little coal was washed off their wharf (on which at noon there was 4 feet of water). The house in which the company’s hoisting-engine is sit- uated had in it nearly four feet of tue insinua- ting liquid, Fortune seemed to smile on J. Maury Dove. To be sure, his huge coal yard was flooded knee deep, but that would not damage the compar- atively small stock of coal he had therein, The most interesting and, to him, pesns. feature. was the manner in which the current took cordwood off the up- per piles and floated them back into the yard a few feet lower down. ‘The yard was the cen- ter of a hnge and powerful eddy. THE FATE OF A STEAM LAUNCH. Yesterday evening, just below Dove’s wharf, there was a pretty little steam launch, fresh painted and as attractive as lots of highly pol- ished brass work could make her. The dainty craft. = was __ securely moored = and was supposed to be beyond harm, but a rough old tree trunk came along and “snagged” her, and now she lies be- neath the disturbed surface of the river. Not lost, because those interested know where she is; but not available for immediate service, John Cumberland’s boat-honse was only one in name, for all the boats had been floated out on to the grass of the higher ground on New Hampshire avenue, Between Cum- berland’s ~ place and the —_Analostan club-house ~ where all is. usually placid sand or speechless cordwood there was rf raging flood, and ample promise was given by the rising waters that before the afternoon was over the food would extend its jurisdic- tion s0 as toinclude the lower floor of the Analostan’s pride. MR. LITTLEFIELD’S Loss, Mr. Littlefield had removed everything re- movable last night, but his loss looks as though it would foot up to at least $1,000. Out in the turbulent stream, and richt in the worst part of it, was the schooner “Fanny,” owned by a Mrs. Miller, of this city. The schooner’s cargo of sand was un- loaded yesterday. The full force of the cur- rent was straining the vessel's cables consider- ably, and no one would have been surprised at any time to hear them snap and to see the ves- sel drift down the river. AT THE LONG BRIDGE. Greater than the aggregation of all the other crowds along the river bank was the multitude at the Long bridge, It was the focal point of interest. Everything that floated down had to pass beneath the bridge, and lots of people were curious enough to walk or ride down to the clumsy and dangerous old stucture that they might see all that was to beseen. The water was up, to within a foot of the stringers of the bridge so that nothing very large could pass beneath, A heavy barge was the first “floater” that jarred the Reiger It swung around and planted itself not far from the draw in the main channel. Drift- wood rapidly accumulated on the upper side of the old craft, and the pressure exerted by the water was felt appreciably by those on the bridge. In a little while, just be- fore noon, another ranaway—a couple of them— eppeared. The larger of these was an enormous and extremely heavy mud-scow, and across its flat bow was a heavy but more shapely craft with the name “Frauk” painted on_ its ‘bows. ‘The two were fastened together, and they came on steadily without shifting their relative posi- tions, The expectant crowd held its breath and waited for THE ORASH. It came. The “Frank” struck the bridge first and was crushed like an eggshell by its massive companion, and then the monster itself came directly in contact with the structure and the crowd, with few exceptions; ran as hard as it could toward the eastern end. The shock was a severe one but the bridge stood it, A HOUSE AFLOAT, Shortly before 12:30 a small house floated down to the bridge and caught on the bottom of the last arrived scow, and on the foundation an immense amount of debris was gradually piled by the water. The resultant pressure upon the bridge was very great, and fears were entertained for the safety of the structure unless some means could be devised by which the obstruction can be removed. The crowd was not satisfied with remainin: on the bridge. As many as possible clambered out on the scows and seemed to enjoy the dangers they were courting. Three coal barges, which drifted down to the bridge at an early hour this morning, were eoataed and sugk, and similar action will probably be taken with regard to the scows. The damage to tne Potomac flats cannot as yet be estimated. Col. Hains, in charge of the improvements, said to a Srar re- porter this afternoon, that it would be impossible for him or anyone else to make an estimate until the water had subsided. He would not be surprised if the destruction proved to be vei Brent, People who resided at this end of the Long bridge say that the coffer-dam at that point has been almost entirely swept away. If this turns out to be correct then the dam- see cannot fail far short of half willion dol- 8 Below the Long Bridge. To the wharf-owners along the river front at thé foot of 7th street last night was one of anxiety. The water began to rise in the river about 6 o'clock, and this morning it was some 5 feet above the normal height. Most of the wharves were submerged and the wooden ones were raised off their piles. The wharf of the Inland company was about a foot and a half above the water this » but the officers had a couple of boats ness to receive the freight in case the water wos ee a ferry-boats are = aan = Ys 101 passengers ha too’ ables way patos the wharf. The Corcoran made her usual trip. The wharf of the Leary, the Mattano, and several other steamboat wharves were covered with water. The yellow water of the refuse boats gathered q harvest of drift wood. At the wharves of the ice com- panies and the wood and coal com; nies extending up to the Long bri the water had done but little dam- age. The vessel Simmons was un- loading a cargo of ice at the wharf of the Toae neatly to | graphed chief clerk house, which stands usually some distance back | from the waters’ edge. It fooded the big ship house at the south and rose so high in some of the shops that work was shut down. The scene was rather an odd one. The receivi ship Dale was raised several feet above its usu: level There was a gun on its carriage on the | edge of one of the wharves, carriage was completely covered, and the gun looked as though it were floating on the surface of the water. The vessels at the wharves looked as though they were ont in the channel. Little | damage was reported. Some lumber got affoat, } but was secured. | DAMAGE TO DISTRICT PROPERTY. The District will suffer by reason of the storm, as all roads, bridges and public property of any kind damaged will have to be repaired, Capt. Symons was at the river front all the morning looking over the situation, whil pt Lusk was busy receiving reports fi ing directions relative to the breaks and Gilling up of sewer basins. The property ‘d of the District at the | corner of 27th and E is completely inundated, | and Watchman Harris was up all night secur- ing the District property. | - | THE JOUNSTOW: HORROR. | Fifteen Hundred People Drowned— | Tents Needed for Homeless People. Maj. John M. Carson, the correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger, received the follow- ing telegram this morning from Jas. M. Swank, the secretary of the Iron and Steel associa- tion: “Most dieastrous flood at Johnstown ever known in the history of this country. Thirty thousand people homeless and gathered on the hill-topa, Fifteen hundred people drowned. Cambria Iron company has tele- of War department | for all the tents it can spare to be sent te Johnstown from Allegheny arsenal as quickly as possible. Please see Secretary of Wur and Chief Clerk Tweedale and ask that the order to Allegheny arsenal be forwarded immediately, Show this dispatch to Secretary Blaine and ask his assistance at the War Department if necessary. Please do not lose a moment of time to oblige me and many other friends in | this distressing situation. Please telegraph results.” Major Carson presented the telegram to President Harrison, who sent for General Scho- field, acting Secretary of War, and directed that officer to do everything that could be done by the War Departiueut in aid of the suf- | ferers, Gen. Schofield replied that unfortunately the government had no tents at Allegheny arsenal or elsewhere, available, and suggested that ap- plications be made to the governors of Penn- Sylvania and Ohio, both of which states are well supplied with tents. | WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Assistant Secretary Batcuertra has re- j turned to Washington from a visit to New York, and he resumed his dutiesat the Treasury department this morning. ! Wearnes “Forecasts.”"—Gen. Greely, the | chief signal officer, has issued instructions to the effect that with & view to assimilating the nomenclature of his service with that generally used in kindred services in ott the term “forecast” will hereafter be used in stead of that of “indications” in all announce- ments and publications of the signal service, Navat Onpens.—Assistant Surgeon Fred. N. Ogden has been ordered to examination for | promotion; Assistant Surgeon Thos, B. Bailey has been ordered to temporary duty On the re- ceiving ship Dale; Ensign Wm. C. P. Mur has been detached from the naval academy and placed on waiting orders; Chief Engineer B. B. Sc wharten ase ‘bom ictached ram special duty with the advisory board and piaced on waiting orders; leave of absence for one year has been granted to Medica: Director Heury I, Mayo (retired), with permission to go abroad. ‘The leave of absence granted to Commodore J. R. Bartlett has been extended six months, Tae Coxprtiox or Da. James E. Moncas, | who is seriously ill at his residence on E street, | was unchanged at 3 p. m. to-day, Tae Cruise oF THE Bear.—Orders to the commander of the revenue steamer Bear were sent from the Navy Department yesterday. They direct him to sail for Behring sea im- mediately on receipt of the orders and to cruise about its waters. The commander is instruct- ed to prevent all illegal sea fishing in the sea. The Bear will have on board supplies for the Point Barrow refuge station. a Srverat Resioxatioxs, — Attorney-General Miller has received the resignation of Barton Atkins, Umted States marshal of Alaska, to take effect September 30. The resignation of G, Van Hoorebeke, United States attorney for the southern district of Illinois, to take effe June 30. H.C. Allen, United States attorne for the western district of Virginia, Francis B. Dutton, assistant United States attorney for the same district. B. Kinn, assistant United States attorney for the southern district of | Ohio, at Columbus. New Auditors Appointed, The Pres.dent this afteruoon appointed Geo. P. Fisher, of Delaware, to be first auditor of the treasury and J. N. Patterson, of New Hamp- shire, to be secona auditor. Only One Appointment To-day. The President this morning appointed Lewis E. Parsons, sr., of Alabama, to be attorney of the United States for the northern and middle { district of Alabama. Mr. Parsons is the man who organized the | “White Man’s Party” in Alabama at the begin- ning of this administration. His avowed pur- pose was to put the control of the republican party of the south in the hands of the whites, and to draw to it some of the democrats. be- cause of the character of the republican organ- ization in that section. Treasury Department Changes. Mr. James Page and D, M. Hildreth, having served a satisfactory probationary term of six months each, have received absolute appoint- ments to clerkships of the $900 class in the | office of the superintendent of the United | States coast and geodetic survey, Promotions: Wm. D. Ritner, of Kansas, from 900 to class 1, in the office of the Secre- tary; Frank Baker, of New York, from class 4 to assistant superintendent, office of the life- saving service; Miss 8. Alice Somerville, of Alabama, from class 1 to class 2, fourth audi- tor’s office, and Miss F,M. Woods, of Iowa, | introducing new AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY, Arrival of the Board of Visitors This Morning. Axwapoits, Mp., June 1.—The board of vis- itors, naval academy, Senators H. M. Teller and M. C, Butler, Representatives H. A. Her- bert, of Alabama, Charles H. Grow venor, Obio, and Wm. McAdoo of Y Prof. T. ©. Me resident Kose polytechnic institute, Terre Taute, Ind; Gen. F. A. Walker, president nstitute technology. " — University T \ enn.; Hon, Stewart L. Woodtord, New York; Hon. James H. Beaver, Pennsylvania, — were received at the naval academy to-day by Capt, Samy - ee yee ind officers the school in the library bnilding. They were afterward accorded mailitery” honors by the marines under Capt. Bartlett and battalion of naval es r. J. Haesler. The board then proceeded to im #pect the various departments of the echook, = PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS, Atnaron’s Orrra Hover.—“Amorita,.” the opera which is to be produced at Albaugh's heat week by the Lamont opera company for the first time in this city, issaid to have some very pleasing music in it, and it certainly en- joyed a remarkable snecess in New York. The ecene is Inid in Florence, and the plot hinges upon the bios of Amortia, the pretty oa rot Cx et. Who is loved by Angelo Malaw but who is prot cani, and is # . Of course everything ends all right, and Angele and Amorita are happy. Kerunan's Tueatex.—The double attraction at Kernan’s will continue next week, only the walking match will be changed to a champion heel-and-toe walk of fitty hours. The entries include W. A. Hoagland, Archie Sinclar, Cc. Smith, James Baldwin, Dan Dil- lon, J. D. Dw Robert Lowman, W, P. Tobin, Jobn Ma: Ray, Thomas G W. H. Meek, H. 0, Messier, Sam Day and Steve McGowan, In the summer garden there will be # vocal and instrumental ente ament, with matinees on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Gove Tueaten.—There will be the usnal Variety entertainment at the Globe theater next week by the regular company and the Grieves burlesque troupe, with change of bill, atures, —The entertainment of . W. B.C, which was given last night, be repeated by Secretary d vocal and in- Jolin Glick, James Masoxic Trxva Burnside Post, No. at Masonic Temp to-night. TLe or Buu. Rex.—The panorama building offers an excellent attraction in the realistic representation of the second battle of Ball The first use of the phonograph in the descriptive lecture will be made to-morrow. Covnt-MARTIAL SENTENCE APPROVED.—Maj.- Gen. Schofield has approved the findings in the case of Second Lieut. Jno. C, Walse, signal corps, recently tried by court-martial at Cin- cinuati_ on charges of making ® fraudulent claim against the government, The court acquitted Walshe, MARRIED, N_CROSS. Ou April 8, 1889, at Ralti- | my B NUT, Te WALTER Coun: fo ADAM. ChOSS, of | Washe Wi ASON Barr . Brooklyn, The Kev. Father Wa: SON to KITE) AD. bc. sy AE the Church of St. Charles ..¥.. on Saturday, May 25, ) CHARLES ALERAN OER MX. HL SLUSSUN, al) of Washington, McNITT—McDOWEI ve ISSY, by Kev. WS Breas, 5. BOM Co, Pa., to Miss MAGGIE R, Me of Washington, D.C. At York, Pa, May 29, WNIT T of Miftia DOWELL, formeny or a BARNARD, On Friday morning, May 31, 2 GHOkGE B, BAKNAKD, in the aitydourth ‘year elatives of the family are invited to his late residences $143 P street, at 10 am. Puneral from jmuity Cathole Church ét 11 aau., on Monday, June BORROWS, On Thureday evening, May 230, 1889, aiter a tine we Jqscrl BORKOWS, ia 2 » No. 715 Oth street v'clock p.m, ad BRADFOK im Friday, May 31, INA, ELIZA. BLUM BRISCOE eek 1 LIZA. = YOUNEet er of Jauren 1 ord, uaed seVeu Jeary, OBE MOU pent priv On HAMMER, Frids JOHN C. HAMMEK, in th ¥, May 31, 1889, at 6:30 an we (hirt) seventh year of e Fuveral from his Iate residence, 4113 southwest, ou Sunday, June 2, ISS, at 3p A prec 7th street a. God, 10 Hos wisdom, Tie boon His lov. Aud. hth Ihe soul IRWIN, On Thy of John W. Irwin, 1 r frown rch at 10 am, On [haneten, iy . 18K, at 1-40 Bid stroet, SAPHRONIA, beloved Adam aud Cecelia Mitchell, aged eighteen pear Our sister is sleeping so free from all pain, Oh, wake ber not. sweet spirits to sudler egalim Her sufferiug is all over, 2 tu is all ove" She sleeps so soundly, Oh, let her sleop on, In the 1g hours of Light, as we watched ber im ‘in His mercy sent down from above. uel then whispered, dear Sopuronia, 4 come abd live with wie, Br Bex Sierra. Relatives and friends invited to attend ber fuveral on Sanday iust., at 2 o'clock, from Trinity church, West Wastunston, SIMMS. On Thursday m MALY F- SIMS, awed ttt yearn The funeral services will t lave wt the residence of her brother, JONATHAN N HAMILTON, 124i Tenth street north west, Sunday, June 2, at 12 o'cloek. Zhe eualue will be removed to Alesuudnia, Va, for rial * TAYLOR. On June 1, 1889, Oldest daughter of b aged ten yeurs, sevent Little Minnie was 07 Pride of ail the be But as av Little vate, On May 30, 1889, at 3 p.m., LUELLA cot Harry Hi. Warner, in the twentieth |. MINNIP A. TAYLOR vert and blizabeth U. Tayler * u day ta ine ‘Mine do come howe street, between ud trends are invited Da P RICE'S Crrau from $720 to class 1, in the office of the second auditor. Interior Department Changes. The following official changes have been made in the Department of the Interior: General land office—Appointments: Richard A. Connor, of Chattanooga, Tenn., timber agent, $1,300. Miss Emma V, Pierson, of Florida, and Mrs, Ida M. White, of Khode Is- land, transcribers, $600. Promotion: Walter P. Jones. of New York, clerk, $1,400 to $1,600. Pension office—Resignation: Telfair Hodg- son, of Alabama, clerk, $1,200. Patent oftice—Transfer: Miss Carrie J. Roush, of West Virginia, to pension ofiice and pro- moted from $720 to €900, Geological Survey—Iransfer: Columbus D, Choate, of Virginia, to patent office. i at €900, Resignation: James A. Maher, of trict of Columbia, topographer, €1,400. THE HAYTIAN SITUATION, Admiral Gherardi has Faith in the Re- port of Hyppolite’s Victory. Admiral Gherardi had a consultation with Secretary Biaine this morning in re- gard to the Haytian situation Noth- ing could be learned at the State de- partment this afternoon as to the results of the conference, ‘The admiral said later in the day, after his talk with the President: “1 had a He f satisfac- setae tae hee he ispatches that state te conquered President Legitine. ————— Government Baza WwOER, MOST PERFECT MADE. 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