Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1892, Page 14

—_— THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON D.C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1892—SIXTEEN PAGES. NS’ PROPOSED LONG BRIDGE. A RAILROAD SCHEME. The Valuable Right of Way Which is Asked of Congress. FREIGHT YARD ON THE FLATS Plans Which Wi Aggravate the Long Bridge Obstruction—How the Current is I Being Interrupted—Col. Hains’ Plan to Make the Potomac Flats a Park. FR MANY YEARS THE LONG BRIDGE has been one of the local features of which Washington was justly ashamed; for many Years that same antiquated structure bas been Fegarded with fear, and for an equally long period there bas been tolerably continuous ef- fort to bring about its reconstraction on mod- ‘ern lines. The public has long been convinced that the bridge was in itself dangerous and that it, in its capacity as adam, menaced mil- lions of dollars’ worth of property, but it was left for those whose interest in the structure is proprietary to make plain the condition of af- fairs, which Taz Stam long ago called atten- tion to. Two weeks ago Senator Barbour introduced a bill, which in a preamble states that an act of Congress approved June 21, 1870, requires the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company to maintain the Long bridge in good condition, and that “since the passage of said act the rail- way traffic over said bridge has so greatly m- creased as to make said bridge unsafe for ordi- nary travel, by reason of the close proximity of the highway over the same to the tracks of said railroad, and it is necessary that further action be taken to render said highway safe and con- venient.” In a very modest way the bill then goes on to provide that the Baltimore and Potomac Com- pany 18 authorized and required to construct, Stacost not to excced $20,000, a new public highway from the foot of lth street to the maiu channel of the Potomac. At this time the highway immediately adjoins the railroad track, @moldy fence beimz the only separation until the bridge is reached. The sed highwa is to be titty feet from the pre way on the west side of it. ‘Chen it is provided that tion of the company's furnishing the new highway the company shall have the Fight to use the present highway between 14t Street and the maiu channel entirely for rail- Way tratlic. A exchange is no robbery,” but term fair can hardly be in connection with a transaction hic would require of the railroad company @ sum not to exceed $4:.000 and ive 13 ex. change property worth many times tha amount. Those “who are supposed to know something of the raliroad’s desires say that the Dill is but the cover for a «cheme which would Fuin what will soon be, 1f unmulesied, the most popular park in the District. Separate the Failroad tracks and the highway at Lith street. giving the railway the whole causeway as it Row exists, and the result would be a great @sin for the corporation at the expense of the General and local governments. Fifty feet ‘west of the proposed new tracks would be the zBew highway—a ridge extending from Mth Street to the river and cutting off the now pos- sible driveways. Singulariy enough, the new if just fifty feet from the present one, would © «i ‘out by crossing the tidal reservoir outlet recently constructed at Breat expense to the government. This Structure is of granite—a very tine specimen of engineering and stone work. Had the pro- Posed highway been located further east and WHERE THE WATER CAN GET THROTGH. nearer the tracks the company would not have feet of public parking on which to place witches and sidings to eccompany the extra tracks they desire to lay down. Had the pro- wed highway been located more than fifty Kesteths west the company would have to bridge the outlet. Putting the proposed high- way fifty feet west of the — tracks allows a good deal of space for ear storage and — shifting and the same time gives the company a solid bridge across the « crossing bt impress some effect that the comfort of the pedestrian or driver was the main motive in the bill, but it must be evid that if one’ track gers the kves of travelers on the Present highway four tracks and a freight Yard would hardir wen if the oc improve the situation tion of a wide strip of the Teclaimed ground would be fair to all the par- Ges interested 1t would be a v serious mat ter when the next freshet rutties the brown Bosom of the Poroma: across th that of the y. Ti floods came there wouki be good boating on nm when the or ti of Penusyivania avenue that have not fore been favored with deep water tidal facilites, excess of moisture on prominent thoroughfares is pretty certain to be along any- Bow, forthe railroad company is row com- Pleting the elevation of its track from 14th WHERE THE WATER CANNOT OET THROTOR. street to the bridge. Heavy trestle work sup- the steel: the latter now being fully two t higher than were the rail during the last Dig freshet. Into the interstices in the trestle work tons of gravel are being shoveled and ‘hed, and in # little while a most formidable only less effective than the bridge itself, will be complete and ready for business. This track elevation will not improve the roadway, Dut it will keep the track thoroughly drained This, however, may not be regarded with su Preme satisfaction by the hundreds of Tins make daily ase of the roadway. SP ‘The bridge itself is gradually becoming less stable, and *hat the company realizes this con- dition is evident. Tons of stone have been dumped in and around the main channel to give the structure temporary security. The | on piles, and but for the many boat- the of stone which have been thrown around feet the bridge would have been washed away long fo. RAILROAD ENCROACHMENTS. For years there bas been a decided antago- Bism between the railroads and the United Btates engincers to encroach upo: them off One of the main elements in this strife has ited recommendation to Congress that the Long bridge should be re- @ newand more modern structure offer less resistance to the flow of Deen the constantly re —* 0 have had charge of the fmprovements in the Potomac river near Wash- ington. and the records of the office of the ebief of engineers are full of references to this spirit, which has at various times shown itself in a disposition on the part of the corporations a the territory of the govern- ment, and the struggles of the officers to keep the tides and make less dangerous the annual freshets down the Potomac basin. Col. P. C. ins, until recently in charge of the work of mproving the flats of the citv, has made an- | nual recommendations to thia effect so fre- quently tha me a force of habit with him to throw out the suggestion whenever the <e of the bridge was broached. he present bill is in a strong degree a part of the history of th * it bears certain relations to the ultimate project of rebuilding the Long bridge that should bs thoroughly un- derstood. A little less than two years ago, that is to say, in March, 15%, a resolution was passed in the Senate requesting the Secretary | of War to investigate, in connection with the | Potomac flats improvement, the desirability of separating the wagon road from the railroad on the north side of the mein channel of the river and to furnish an estimate of the cost of the same. Cor. MAINS’ REPORT. In pursuance of this resolution the Secretary ordered Col. Hains to make a report upon the subject, and the document was submitted to the Senate on the Sth of the following month. Tue Star quoted extensively from this report and reproduced illustrations from it in June of that year. The project that Col. Hains submitted for consideration pro- vided for what he has since termed an “elevated railroad” across the flats for the uses of the steam road trafic, and the building of a high- way on the surface of the flats for the accom- modation of the footand vehicle traffic. ‘There were two alternative plans suggested for the elevated structure, the object of which was to afford an uninterrupted line for the railways as well as to relieve the park that is ultimately to be established on the tats of the dangerous presence upon its surface of constantiy used railroad tracks. ‘Ihe present bridge, being at an angle to the ! course of the stream, instead of perpendicular to it, affords an unusual amount of resistance to the flow of the current. Every inch of need- less pressure space has its disastrons effect in the spring, when the water and tke ice rushing seaward. The proposed bridge would ODSTRUCTIVE PILES AT THE OUTLET. obviate the difficulty in two ways: First, by being higher. and, second, by being pei pendicular. Incidentally it would be a benefit by causing the old piers to be torn out and new ones built in their places. These new piers would be given sufficient foundations to enable them to stand alone, rising from a clean bottom instead of having to be protected, as now, from the force of the current by means of mountains ef stone poured upon’ them as emergencies requir ‘This fact bas already been alluded to. It is'a matter of record that the capacity of the Poto- mac at the Long bridge draw is less than half what it would be if the present piers of the bridge were strong enough to stand alone. A proiie of the bottom of the river at this point, now on file in Col. Hains’ old office, indicates the presence of what may be likened to a ridge of mountains extending across the river at this crossing, the peaks rising to within a few feet of the surface at each pier and spreading down on either direction and meeting beneath until the original bottom is nowhere to be touched. It has been estimated by Col. Hains that if these obstructions were removed the Potomac could carry off nearly twice as much water and ice without any considerable rise in its level. ‘THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. Upon the subject of the existing conditions in the river and across the flats Col. Hains said in his report of April. 1890: “Long bridge was first built in 1809 by the Washington Bridge Company, and the act of Congress of February 5, 180%, which authorized the construction, authorized the collection of tolls. At that time there was no causeway be- tween the Washington channel and the main or Virgini: channel as there is now. the bridge was destroyed b 1834 an appropriation w. je to rebuild i and it was rebuilt. In 1440 it was again par- tially destroyed bya freshet and the sudden breaking up of ice. In 1843 it was repaired in opened for travel. In 1870 the bal re aud Potomac Kailroad Company was ized to take po-session of and extend its tracks across the bridge, under the act ap- proved June 21, 1870. ‘The bridge remains to- day the property of the Baltimore and Poto- mac Company by virtue of that act of Con- gress “The bridge was badly damaged by the freshet of last June,and ithas been necessary to support that part of it between the iith street abutment and the north end of the causeway by trestles, At place on the bridge there is barely wiith enough for a sin- gle wagon anda single train of cars to. pass. In its pre dition it is far from being a convenient structure, and the separation of the wagon road from the railroad so that cne would be entirely independent of the other would be an improvement over the existi arrangement indeed, a on road and a railroad on one and same bridge is always jectionable and is only tolerated from neces- sity. ‘the portion of the bridge that spazs the Washington channel is now in such a condition that the question of rebuilding it entircl rather than repairing it, is one for serious con- sideration, from motives of economy “It may be assumed that there will always exist a necessity for a bridge at or in close proximity Jo the existing bridge; that it will 4 fr railroad and ordinary trafic; that © of both kinds over it will increase a freshet. In Present condition and of the improvements now being made by the government on the river front, it would seem that it is desirable to der the circumstances, and in view of its separate the wagon road from the railroad, pro- vided their separation be made in accordance with some comprehensive plan of improve- ment that is ultimately aimed at for this par- ticular locality, and in which the railroad com- pany and the government are both so vitally in- terested. “Lhe first thing, then, to determine is, what should be the project aimed at? =a. ment has already expended over a mi of dollars in improving the river front by filling up the marshes or tiats and digging out chan- nels for the accommodation of commerce. It has created an area of 650 acres of land above overtlow by ordinary tides where formerly there existed acres of pestilential marshes. The land thus made, though not yet raised to the full height intended, already assumes a value esti- mated as in excess of its cost, and is susceptible of being made into one of ‘the finest parks in the District. This land is cut in two by the causeway portion of the bridge, and, should government decide to utilize itas@ park, itivof supreme importance that the railroad tracks be carried over it ona grade that will allow free communication beneath them. To keep the railroad on the grade of the park wouid be decidedly objectiouabl “Again, that part of Loug bridge that spans the main channel of the river is as now built a serious obstruction to the free tlow of the river in times of freshets. The board of engincers that recommended the plan of improving the river front, now being carried out, called at- tention to the necessity of rebuilding that structure with wider spans at an early stage of the work. ‘The treshet of June last emphasized it. Reports have frequently been made to Congress calling attemtion to the matter. Had the Ireshet of last June occurred when the river was full of ice a gorge would most prob- ably have formed at the bri and destroyed it. At the same time a much area of the city would have been inundated. “There is no possible way of preventing freshets. Moreover, they are most apt to occur when the ice in the upper Potomac breaks up atter heavy rine - i “Long bridge has been at least partial stroyed several times already. wm there to afreshetin the river ample room should be given to allow the water to flow off freely. If it be partially dammed up, as it now is, by the Long bridge as constructed the levei will be raised and the chances of the water being thrown in on the city increased. “The reconstruction of Long bridge over the In 1831 | main channel of the river forms an essential part of any project that looks to the permanent improvement of the river frontand isintimately connected with the question of separating the wagon road from the railroad on the north side | COL. HAINS’ TWo PLANS. The two plans submitted by Col, Hains for the project differed only in style. One was for a series of iron trusses built upon metal piers and the other was for a succession of stone arches serving the same purpose. The latter plan was the more graceful of the two. There was to be a gradual rise until the overhead truss bridge across the main channel of the river was reached, when the rails would be twenty-four feet above the river. The bridge was to be provided with a draw, as now. It was to be wholly new, out of the line of the present structure. In fact, that was one ob- ject of the project, to straighten, out the ine that is now followed, and which necessi- tates awkward curves in the roads at both ends of the bridge. The highway or wagon road_on the flats wsa to run parallel with the elevated railroad until the main channel was nearly reached, when it was to be bent so as to join the railroad and cross the river on the uew bridge, which was to be built wide enough to accommodate both. ‘The estimate for this project was for 1,250,000 for the elevated raiiroad and the bridge and $75,000 for the highway across the flats. The plans included new bridges across the Washington channel of the river, that small arm of water that connects the actual channel with the outlet of the tidal reservoir. ‘This channel is no longer in use and draws are therefore not neces ‘There was no action’ taken upon this report, and the subject remained a problem for futnre settlement. No steps were taken by either the railroad or the government until list snmmer, when, early in July, the Pennsyivania Railroad Company made application to the Sccretary of War for permission to repair, or rather to’ re- place, the existing bridge across the Washington channel, which was so ranch rotted as to render its further use un ‘The application was re- ferred to Col. Hains, who reported promptly upon it, recommending that it be acted upon favorably. Accordingly permission was given to the company by the War Department to re- place the old wooden draw with an iron structure. Col. Hains in his report sai urgent need of the repairs anc urged that the new bridge be built. He said further that there was nothing in the plan of the company that would interfere in any way with the project submitted by him im the spring of 1590 for an elevated railroad across the flats, so long as the new bridge was constructed at the proper height. ‘The company, in choosing be- tween the two alternative plans suggested by Col. Hains in 1890, selected that of iron con- struction, merely substituting a solid girder for a lattice, as was shown in Col. Hains’ draw- ings. Work on this bridge was begun in the sum- mer and it bas just about been fiuished. ‘Ihere Was no interruption to the traiie whule this was going on and today the old wooden bridge is Sone and in its place is a solid structure of iron, far more substautial and with space tor two mere tracks than the old bridge accommo- ‘id that there was THE MEAMNG OF THE PRESENT BILL. Viewed in the light of the present bill, it would seem to be apparent that the railroad company realizes the value of the suggestion made by Col. Hains that the wagon road be separated from the railroad, but is not willing touccept the plan of anclevated structure across the flats, which would necessarily limit the track room ‘afforded. It is thought by ofti- cers of the department that the ulterior object behind this legislation, as in many auother case Jabsolutely no g. in the past. 18 ‘the complete possession of a bridge across the flats without the incumbrance of a wagor road and with no limits to the num- ber of tracks that can be built. PROPOSED ROAD OVER THE OUTLET. In effect the Barbour bill would achieve but @ small part of the project of Col. Hains, mely, the separation of the two hinds of ic, while it would defeat the object for which that zealous and able officer worked so hard during the Period of his duties here—the removal of the Long bridge and its replace- ment by a structure presenting none of the many objections to the present catise low bridge across the river. To look ut the questic ative way, the passage of the trous in that there would be in toward a solution of the probiem of how to regulate the railroad occu- pation of the flats. It has been pointed out by Col. Hains that the recent “repairs” at the Washington chan- uel have no restrictive bearing upon his orig- inal project, and this much, perhaps, is grati- fying, yet the building of ‘that sinall. brid; alone is by no means all that should be done. That is simply a start, and, if followed up by its continuation across the flats according to the plans proposed, a start in what would seem tobe the right direction. ‘The separation of the highway from the railroad, as provided in the pending measure, would retain the existing nuisance of a railroad crossing the flate upon aun obstructing bank of earth, proventing free communication between the sections of the iim: provement and causing untold annoyance to id be Gi passers upon the highway below by bad drain- age and other faults. It would retain the ob- structions in the main channel, from which the greatest danger of freshets is to be feared. It would threaten the existence of the works themselves and possibly add an element of danger to life upon the trains that constantly acrogs the structure. Indeed, such legislation would in effect bo a sad blow to the prospect of ever getting a new bridge across the Potomac until some more than usually high flood shall have swept the ex- isting bridge away like a bundle of straws. Whatever inconvenience may be caused b: such a disaster it will nevertheless be gladly wel comed by the citizens of Washington as a real blessing, in view of the long course of dilatory legislation upon the subject, that has not only postponed but rendered doubly difficult the nal solution of what bas proved to be oue 2f the most serious problems of the growth of the capital. —_—_——_ Her Brother's Trousers Cloth. “I don't see why I shouldn't have that piece of cloth for my new tailor-made gown,” said a young girl when her brother's new trousers came home from the tailor's. “But it's for trousers,” said her brother. “That's no réason why a girl shouldn't have ‘© gown of it if she wants one,” she answered. t (ras © soft gray. with Ainy stripes of « darker gray and a hair line of running through it. would make a pretty gown,” said her mother, doubtfully, “but it is too heavy.” t isn't any heavier than your Bedford cord. Ishouldn’t think of having it lined,” the oul i a ¢ in young woman positively, “except inthe bodice, “So does Bedford cord.” sho ‘The result was plain Fefined in the dainty "hatte ofine atri colorings oF invisil that ood taste selects for tie trousers. 4 RING THAT PAYS. Great Fortunes Made by Proprietors of Cir- cuses. Correspondence of The Evening Star. New Youx, January 8, 1892. LL THE OLD CIRCUS MANAGERS who gavo us our infantile taste for the white tents are dead and gone, save one. James E. Cooper, who passed away last week In Philadelphia, was @ conspicuous figure in the ranks of those great amusement providers who, within an incredibly short period, and with comparatively slight exertion, found themselves millionaires or richer than million- aires. Long before this gray-bearded and grim-visaged man bought out old Adam Forepangh’s circus he was able to count his wealth in seven figures. Now that he is dead, it isa certainty that bis heirs—and there are not many of them—will divide about $3,000,000. With Barnum, Forepaugh, Hem- mings, Gardner, Nathans and Cooper gone, the olden circus world isno more. The pa- triarcks are mourned less by the thoughtless public than by the thousands of performers who atone time or another worked in their tents. Only one manager and owner contem- porary with these departed veterans is alive to tell of their triumphs. He is white-heated George F. Tgiley, and he is mournful indeed as he contemplates his loneliness. It's au odd fact that all circus owners die rich. The dra- matic manager has more than once gone to his rest in aa actors’ fund grave; but the fund has no record of ever burying the bones of a poor old circus manager. Cooper's death mokes en autocrat and a monopolist of the brainiest circus owner in the world—James A. Bailey. He now not only controls the every movement of the Barnum show, and receives most ofits vast earnings, but he is also owner of half the Forepaugh circus. When Cooper, after old Forepaugh’s death, returned to the white tents and purchased the show from Fore- paugh’s estate he hada silent but immenseiy active partner in Pailey. Bailey's cash and advice were quietly utilized by Cooper, and, though an effort was made to keep the deal quit, it was soon discovered that the main owner of the Barnum outtit was also halt owner of the Forepaugh aggregation. Now Barnum and Cooper are gone, und James A. Bailey is, m the truest sense of the words, the biggest showman the world has ever reen. Barnum in his noisiest days did not bave a third part of the responsibilities, the power, the activity that crowd upon Bailey. YOUNG MEN IX THE BUSINESS. It is singular, too, that not only Bailey, but all the other owners of big circuses of this day, are young men. None of them is over forty- six. All of them are millionaires. Each of them started without a cent, started obscurely and worked hard. W. W. Cole, who ran the Cole circus for a number of years and then bought an interest in the Barnum show, is forty-five. Yethe has retired from business, and bis million is earning 10 per cent per annum while Cole takes it easy in his luxurious home in the swellest apartment house in th city. Once in a while there isa hitch in his doicefar niente. Perhaps he smells the ‘cook tent on the lot” or hears the grafter's seductive ery, but he does not give any tangible sign that he ‘ever again intends to spread the canvas wings. A rich man when he hauled down his own banner and became an integer in the firm of Barnum, Bailey, Hutchinson & Cole, he wax able in two years to quit the game—the most profitable game in the history of amusemcats, and nowhere more profitable than in America. And James L. Hutchinson? He, too, will go “along with the show.” Not yet forty-five, he is as rich as any decent man caresto be. In sunny southern seas his yacht steams through days and nights when circuses are budding north in icy weather. Now in tho Mediterranean, now in Egypt, now on the Kiviera, he points her prow wherever the fancy may seize him. ‘the ex-candy ped- dler knows how to enjoy his wealth, All his days are realizations of his old dreams. And he is getting richer year by year. No surer he ways, to make money is there than to have money.’ Hutchinson proves the theory. He lends nioney, and he gets well paid for lis 1 saw him not many days xgo in the Chemical Bank, an institution as rich as the Bank of England, and to New York capitalists as solid, ‘They told me he was, whenin town, one of the bank's most constant’ visitors, and ‘that hia standing was unexcelled by that of any cupitalist in the city. ‘There are many in- stances,” said an attache, “when the bank itself cannot loan money to accommodate its cus- tomers. But Lutchinson is gencrall; for a quick turn and « handsoxe profi a clever judge of values, and if the suits bim hell make a loan for a Many a famous financier has reasun to know ‘Jim’ Hutchinson. He can buy and sell a dozen of the men whose names. figure so con- spicuously inthe world of stocks. No man in the strect, except perhaps Russell Sage, can command more ready cash than Hutchinson." GREAT FORTUNES MADE. James A. Bailey will die worth $10,000,000 if no calamity wipes out at one stroke the Bar- num ayd Forepaugh shows. Cole and Hutchin- ton will be able to dispose of half tiat amount when they come to make their respective wiils. Cooper died rich, as we have seen. Old Nathans, forgotten by the present generation nd in retirement for twenty years, lett a big fortune. Parnum’s heirs will ‘never be able to spend all he earned in his busy lifetime. Fore- paugh could count his million before he died, though to look at him one would hardly deem him worth #50. He was the quaintest igure of the whole lot. His men liked him, yet he was habitually coarse and loud in addressing them. It was bis wont to fondly hail them aa “Here, you ducks! He never spoke of them as men, nor as performers. He never called them by their names. Indeed, he could not properly pronounce the word “performer,” Which to the day of his death he called “pre- former,” nud he would never change a word once he had imispronounced it. But he lett a million and the record oi having been honcst and keen. Cooper was not what is called an educated man, but he was intelligent, shrewd, rous and gentle. Bailey was ‘an agent an owner, and when Cooper t paid Paley 5100'a week for his ser- vices the cireus world looked aghast, for ne.er h circus agent been paid so well. Aus- Was the land of gold for all these men. and a fortune tie Bailey and Cooper brought away several hundred theusands of dol- Jars from th ven Hutchinson struck a little mint bet Melbourne and the New Zealander: there is no business preduetive of greater profits, once the tura is made rightly, than tue circus busi- ness. Cole once nad he “knew a man, there wasa twinkle in his eye when he si “who made £3,000. day for fifty And then he added: “The next thirty days he made $4,000 a day.” No doubt he spoke truly. this isa great end yiciding public when the circus comes to town end the sun shines. HEARD AFTER THE OPERA. An hour or two of quiet iooking and listen- ing late last night yielded some readable things. Along came an actress hurrying home from the theater. It was pretty late, but she wasn't afraid. A man who had crossed her course several times intercepted her at a corner. “Can you tell me where 24th street is?” he asked. “No, y But his audacity didn’t verve his purpose, for the actress turned up her nose untit it pointed at the enormous weatler-vane figure of Diana atop of the Madison Square Garden's tower. Diaua is a bit gaudy at might, when she tosses her illuminated toes at the stars. She isn't 60 satisfactory in some views us in others. She has a way of getting mixed anatomically as the breezes shift. ‘There are times when she seems to have one leg around her neck while she shoots her arrow from her ear. You don’t want to judge her then, of course. Wait till the wind changes. She is like all women. She does not kick the same way loug at a time. I might add, for the grim satisfaction of discon- tented husbands, that you have only to raise the wind and she faces about. It was curious to see how much more serious than either actors or audieuces wero the man- agers as they quitted the theaters after the shows were over and the profits—or losses—hnd been reckoned up. | Isie told of 4 well known manager of a traveling company that the sta doorkveper challenged him ‘with: “Do you Le. long to the show?” “No,” he returned, as he iped away a teur, “the show belongs to mo.” Boston child betrayed her place of residence plainly enough by what she said as she emerged from the opera. She had witnessed a high- formance of “Faust,” and when she saw “The Dark Secret” posters on a wall she said to her little New York cousin, whom she was visit- ing: “How foolish! ‘The ‘tank drama is being revived, I notice." The New York mamma's hair stood on end and she exclaimed: “What, you little Boston child!’ “Oh, yes,” returned the little Boston child; “jt was originally done in Rome, at the Col- iseum, during the time of the gladiatorial fights. ‘The entire floor of the Colisoum used to be sunk, the space filled with water and naval fights fought thereon.” ‘Then poor New York peo} ere to protect them wage there Was No one little Boston child. the County Treasurer Fist and Treasurer at Hastings, Neb., with em- bezzling $30, FI THE DISASTER AT KREBS One Hundred and Twenty-five Men Hart by the Explosion. A special from South McAllister, L T., re- ceived last night says: ‘Twenty-four hours have elapsed since the terrible fatal explosion inthe Osage mine at Krebs, but it is stillimpossible to even estimate the number of the victims. The number who came up alive after the explosion is still un- determined, and can be determined only by a house-to-house canvas, which is now being made as rapidly as poseible, From the facts nowat hand it is believed that the killed will number fully 100, the injured 115, about one-half of whom will probably die from the effects of their injurios, At the hour of the explosion—5 o'clock Thursday after- noon—there were as near as can be learned about 400 men in the mine. They were the day shift, and were just preparing to ascend when the explosion took place. Stx men, who had already been hoisted in the cage, had just stepped on to the platform at the side of the shat. The cage wes blown through the roof of the tower and fifty feet into the air. Atongue of flame shot up the shaft and above tie ground fully 100 feet, which was fol- lowed by a terrific report, which was heard for miles around and shook all the neighboring country so violently that people in the sur- rounding mining towns four and five miles distant thought an earthquake was rocking the ground. The men already above ground were pros- tratefl by tho force of the explosion, but did not receive serious injuries. ‘The scenes about the mouth of the skait immediately following were fearful in the extreme. Weeping wivex, mothers and sisters flocked to the scene from the village at the sound of the explosion, their faces blanched with dread, and many of them erical to the poiut of insanity. The air aft, the only way of escape for the entombed ners, Wasa point where the relatives of the miners congregated. Many of the miners were able to make their Way out of the tomb, and they were welcomed at the surface by their waiting friends. The injured were quickly taken to places of shelter and were tenderly cared for. One man with a broken leg climbed all the distance of 400 feet through the air shaft and fell uncon- scious as he reached the surface. Others who Were terribly burned Inbored painfully up the ladder, strips of flesh falling from their hands and arms as they graaped the ladder rungs. It is believed that fully one-half of the entombed miners escaped by the airshaft. Many of them, however, received mortal in- juries, and although none of themare known to have died at this hour, 6 p.m., it 18 believed that in some cases death is not far distant. The news of the disaster spread quickly through the villages surrounding Krebs. Every physi: cian at once volunteered his services and hastened to Krebs todo his duty of mercy. Hundreds of miners from the Braidwood, (UL), and McAllister fields hurried to the Scene to do what they could in assisting m the rescue of the entombed men and the recovery of the bodies of the dead. ‘The work of rescue was begun at once and has continued all through the dreary hours of last night and today. ‘The work was terribly hazardous, but the hope that some of the un- fortunate men might be rescued alive spurred the rescuers on to many deeds of bravery and possible self-sacrifice. ‘The explosion had en- tirely changed the topography of the mine. Many tunnels wero closed entirely and big, loose boulders were balanced perilously on shelves of rock adjcining the air shaft and the main shaft, which a breath of air might almost hurl down'upon the rescuers. Notwithstanding these dangers the rescuers kept bravely at their work andat5 o'clock yesterday evening had recovered about forty bodies. ‘Thore is one disheartening fact connected with the search up to the present time and that is that not one live miner has been found. all the Lodics so far recovered have been found tohave been burned, charred and matmed in almost every case beyond recognition, In fully half the cases identitication has been possible only irom either the clothes or the contents of the pockets, In some eases limbs have been severed from their bodies by the force of | the explosion and in others the bodies have been burned and cherred almost beyond resemblance to the human form. ‘There ure two encouraging facts which urge the rescuers on to the work. No fire followed the explosion, at least there bas been no signs of any, and there ure known to be live men en- tombed in the tunnel bebind fallen boulders, ‘The rescuers cau hear faint knockings and far- off ehoutings. They are digging in the diree- tion whence the sounds come aud hope yet to Teseve some of the men al cause of the expl mined. ‘The probability is that some miner fired a blast without orders, which ignited either accumulated gas or coal dust. There is no means of learning the cause now and there muy never be unicss some of the survivors hap- pen to know the facts, All who have been seen tay they have no idea how the explosion was caused. ‘The scenes in the village of Krebs today were pathetic in the extreme. Those who did not § to the scene of the horror, and who had missing relatives, were nearly’ crazed with auxiety, while those who had relatives re- turned to them sate trom the jaws of death were nearly crazed with joy. Compared with those whose relatives were missing, those who had recovered their dead were alinost content. All were saddened be- youd measure. ‘Ihe different miners’ organi- Zations met last night to arrange the details of the tuuerals of the dead. ————— Killed by a Boiler Explosion. Aterritic ex;losion occurred last night in the boiler room of the Warren Springer Com- pany’s building on South Canal street,Chicago. A number of employes were in the building at the time the esp !osion took place, and three are known to have been kilied outright and three others so badly injured that their recovery is doubtful. ‘ihe names of the dead are: Edward Bash, white laborer; Patrick Rogers, white, fireman: Arthur Hall, colored, fireman, The injured are:'James Siggins, fireman, terribly scalded. Henry Oswald, laborer, inter: nally injured; cannotiive. John Lee, fireman, colored, frighttully bruised; cannot live. ‘Ihe engiuver says he left the engine room butafew moments before tue explosion oc curred, and that the boilers were all right. Ai the injured were taken to the hospital, where it was stated atalate hour lust night that two of the injured men would undoubt- edly die. —__—_+oo—_____ Evan Miller yesterday committed suicide at Scranton, Pa., with rat poison. Several forged checks on Birmingham (Ala) banks have come io light. R.A. Lomax yesterday committed suicide in the Albany (N.Y.) jail by cutting his throat. An English evneicate has purchaved all but six of the flour milis in Utah. oe From the New York Truth. EDUCATIONAL. EDUCATIONAL. IN_WAMHL.G10) N WASHINGTON ROF. CORNING DESIRES TO ANNOUNCE that in consequence of the recent sale of Carroil In- stitute he hes secured Reh's Hall, on Mh st, near L nW., and will conduct his Academy of Dancing there tor the balance of the season, commencing souday evening, January 11. His former patrons and the public ih veneral are invited to be present, Cuass in- struction Monday and Thursday even. nea. 2 reception 2 at 7 o'el TIONAL ‘New Yor! AT THE Y. MG A, evening sessions only: “wit Just bevun. Now is the time to enter. Call at the oflice tor particu.ars. 2a) .NGUAGES, Free German lecture Saturday, January. at Sovclock, by Fo U- vou Purthauer: Fire? int ‘Aime ry Pressions of ATRISO: MiSs Chana OF MUSi Voice. &: tory of Muse, E = drawing anu removed their lustitute to ‘Qst. nw. have larger aud better accoumnodatier a Tn: New Epvcatiox.» ah uuseee telctriminy Zertoiuestady, Desert scareular seut frees Radios ESBURY LUG GLa 2th bi, alw., Washington, D.C. VV LQDAUGHSIS ¢ "[HOROUGH VOCAL INSTRUCTION. — MKS Alice Swain Hunter, ‘pupil of Tecnce Prevost, tore Bavili, Madan Batiet “T2083 N xn.we Joos TANO, LESSONS EXTERIENPED AND, SUC- cessful new und Tepid method inners; terins Se: per hour, ‘es tint oui 904 K'st ‘aa AGE ANDLITERATURE, PROF. KLVOT of Panis. “A progress in’ French USAN ANDREWS Bi * VOCAL CULTURE. Also musical history and anal olesm Aas Lith at. now. JOHN'S COLLEGE, VERMONT Avr.— ST. S'Studies: Pusiish, French. 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Address 1B st. now. doician* UARANTEE TEACH ANY PERSON TO draw a life-size craycn portrait in 15 lessons: no knowledge of drawing necessary; satisfactory resists or no charge. J. W. 1 1S, Artist, O23 F 430-im, SCHOOL OF FRENC Prof. E M*‘iprasecsions borne PEROARY } tae MES SASS REDELGUCTES, A SCHOOL. 1018 Sunderiand p.ace, #0 ja ‘of Dusont © ‘T. VERNON SEMINARY, M ABY, BOARDING AND Day SCHOOL FOR YOUNG W00and 1104M st. 1124 and 1128.21th et. Seventeenth year becan TUESDAY, October 6 ‘Thorough instruction in all departments in accord- ‘ance with best modern methods. Especial advantages in Engitsh Literature, History, ‘Modern Languages and Music, Every appliance for health and comfort of pupils. including ample exercise grounds, steam heat, pas- Senger elevator anc perfect sanitation, For circulars apply to the Principal, a3i-te Mrs. ELIZABETH J. SOMERS. COLUMBIA, COLLEGE or commence, UZ La. ave. , opposite City Post Offies, ©. K. 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U1 Pacurdeys ai ‘ste; day ond Lourdiny struction, GUITAK, MANDOLIN, BANJO. NDON). Support of tone by abdoi:.inal itiscles, resulting in Suentific Ueatise on voice sent on application. ne V ASHINGLO. eareuta ay ouuperent sesinaits. FOr ply to ass CLAUDIA SY UAKT, Praicipal. diveh” ANTON FISCHER, 906 G ST. Dresses dyed s Mourning Black my fall apectalty. ‘KENCH DIEING, SCOURING AND DEY CLEAN- Kine Extatlisuanens, aur new hee eee Bear any ace? Gal wena! work of every oe PARTY DRESSES PLUSH AND VELVETS. ANTON AND CAKOLINE LEKCH, formerly with A. Fisuer abd aiaisou itvese, barss, oy) BICYCLES. RBR coc Y ¥ CCC LEER gSsy BoBOHW © wyYce Ez bus Ht God ¥ ‘oS teen Eee Saa8 JOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS. From 10 per ceut to 30 per cent off. THE **WHEELERIES,” #21 H ST. N.W., BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH STREETS. JB OXCLES For Bors aNd GinLs. Just the thing for Christmas presenta. A tui stock of Clildren’s Velocipedes and Tricycles. pL F. PROWL, $ciENI AND SPinIIUAL Kives astro oneal wrtual treatuuents, DLW. ob-ldwe Your lie, sives aso Also teaches asito-oxy. Uflice 1, INSTITUTE, 5 AND SCHUOLS, +1017 10th st., Mics susan P. Voicck, Mod Q st, ¥ Aconstant demand iy to Shs. OI je The Aus-es Kerr's Da; ‘1K, Author of Na- Ge. dou creat teachers of suort dim this country. Da: ud Torus eo rer mou A lege ofice. SaKA'A sPEACLI ‘aise Principal. i. PUTNAWS SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEX Mitza' boys will open Septeuiter 21, 180L. ‘Best incites olfered sor pupiis of alt aes. bok given. ae phiy to Wile ii cht aos Corcoran at howe ti iKlsG AN EXPERIE: races te gees seers *HIENDS' SELECT SCHOOL, 1811 1ST. N.W.— ‘A thorough and progressive school for both sexes 3h an RE PEE br W VUD'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, 407 E. 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