Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 26, 1891, Page 5

COUNT VON MOLTKE'S DEATH, All Germany Sorrows Over the Demiso of the Great Field Marshal, IN THE GARB OF MOURNING. BERLIN Extended Sketch Achieve s of dier Written James Gri of the Life and the Great Sol- by General it Wilson, Brnwrs, April 25 Moitke was not fact was published It caused deep and empress visitod The death of Count von | vally known until the the morning papers. universal sorrow. The the deatn chamber this in morning and laid a magnificent wreath of roses upon the Yed where the great genera! lay. Splendid offerings arc arriving from all parts of Giermany, Great crowds of peonle, sympathietic, surround and " respectful ie count's residen and throng 'the stre Many stores or closed and all over tho city people are com- mencing to display emblems of mourning, The reichstag and Prussian diet have both adjourned until Monday out of respect to the dead soldier, T or has summoned ail | the princes and ¢ 1 heads of the differ- | ent Gorman state attend the funeral which will take place Thursday next, aud which will be attended by imposiug military ceremonies, Field Marshal Von Moltk The following skotch by Genoral James Grant Wilson, which ap 1 in the last December number of the Cosmopolitan mag- azine, covers the remarkable carcer of the greatest German captain of our time Helmuth Karl Beruhard von Moltke, who has Just claims on immortality, was as unknown at sixty-four to the worid in general as was the first commander of the army of the Pot- tomac when, in 1561, ho rc the United States service. Like Lord Clyde, the illus- trious German strategist had long to wait for a field on which to display his gen but like the patient Scotchi ssossion of consummate e quietly bided his time. It c when he defeated Denmark, in 156 star of Austria sank on the down, in 1870 whon the o tions crushed Napoleon L1 and fair France, even as Prussia had been crushed by the littlo Corsican at Auerstadt and Jena in the sixth year of the present century. Von Moltke was born at Parchim, in the grand duchy of Mecklenburg Schwerin, Oc. tober 26, 1800, but a few later than his friend George Bancroft. His birthplace is still to be in tho swall walled town of some six thousand or seven thousand inhab- ftants, and is pleasantly situated on tho banks of the Elbe. He is descended, like Marshal Blucher, from a distinguished Dan- ish family, and his father, a former officer of the Maliendorf regiment, possessed the es- tate of Grenitz. In his twolfth year Hel- muth was sent to Copenhagen to bé educated ‘s Career, me in 1564 when the lost field of Sa. torly combina: for the army. In 1514 he became a “land cadet” and” commen service with the small annual _ pay of 50 Danish reichsthalors. Shortly afterward, nowever, Lo was admw rauks of the so-called his pay was advanced to the sum of 00 thalers of the Danish mint from the court treasury, and the more valuable privilege of ing a higher scientific education, Five years later ho was appownted to 8 lieuten- oy in the Oldenbury rogiment, and in 1522 he obtained permission with several com- panies to engage for a time in foreign service, We may now smile at the minister of war who, when Moltke left the army, reported to the king, “The departure of Captain Moltke will not be a great loss to the Danish army." #e was very poor, and when the permission was granted he begged at the same time to bo allowed threo months’ pay as *‘travel in the privileged page cadets,” when money,” but Frederick VI. thought that “he had done enough for the young officer and replicd thut uo funds could be advanced to lhu« seeking foreign service. Moltke in his written application to the king, which is to bo seen at_Copenhagen, mado the now memorable pledge: *If his majesty will concede my request 1 trust that I shall acquire such knowledge and capacity in the Prussian service as shall enable me to repay the king aud Denmark.’ Another strange instance in the irony of history. Had the young caprain’s requ been granted for the paltry sum of $200, it i€ probable that ho never would have become ficld marshal of Prussia and chief of the general staff of the arm; It is a very curious and not uninteresting speculation as to what issuo might have resulted from the Schleswig- Holstein conflict when Denmark was feated, 1f Moltke had been on the other side; and had tho groatest strategist of the age remained in the service of that hittle state in which he began his career as a soldier and in which he also proposed to end it, would there have been a Sadowa in 1566 and Sedan in 1870, and might not Napoleons. still have been emperors of Francel Entering the Prussian army in the autumn of 1822 as second lieutenant in the Eighth infantry, Moltke at the same time studied in the military academy. Thrown enurely on his own slender resources, the young officer early exhibited that spirit of self- reliance which prepared him for the future struegles ana energetic carcer through which he was destined to pass. ~Bpending some time in the school of division ab Frankfort-on-the-Oder, he was, after ten years of arduous studies and labors, made a member of the general staff, and in 1833 was advauced to the grade of first lieutenant. Two_vears later he went to Constantinople and Mahmud IL, conceiving s lu;:h regurd for his ability, the Prussian military aathor- ities permitted Moltke, then a captain, to serve the sultan in improving the fortific tons of Turkish cities and in tho war against the Kurds and against Egypt, In Egypt General d'Hautpoul, who died in France in June, 150, was pitted against Moltke and beat him, The latter was l!\u virtual commander of the Turkish v at Nosib, as was General d'Hautpoul, a armm of the Egyptian army, of W Ibraham Pasha was the nominal chief. ‘The Turks were routed owing to the skill of Captain d'Hautpoul in occupying as he did the position dominating the roud to Aleppo. The intervention of Kurope alone saved Jonstantinople from being entered by the luuvptmu army after the defeat of the s at Nesib, General d’Hautpoul was -em to Versailles in 1571 to negotiate an ar- mistice urrd met there his old foe Von Moltke, but refused to sign until informed about Gon- eral Bourbaki's army. General Valden then took his place and signed, and Bourbaki, to avoid being captured, was' compelled to re- treat into Switzerland. After bemng deco- rated by Mahmud for distinguished servicos rendered at the battlo of Hisili, Captain Moltko was recalled and _assigned to tho yeneral staff of the Fourth army corps. In 1842 ho was advanced to the rank of wajor, and three years later ho published an interesting narrative of his sojourn in Turkey. During the sumo year, 1845, he appoiiited adjutant to Pringo Hoory of Pras. sia. After the prince's death, in 18 Moltke was engaged Major on the Ruine, and in the year following was assigned’ to the grand general staff, In 1849 he was pro- moted to bo chief of staff of the Fourth army corps at Magdeburg, and six years later bie became aajutant to tho crown prince aund accompanied him to England, Advanced to the rank of chief of staff of the Prussian army in 1858, he was in tho year following created a lieutenant general. Present in the Austrian headquarters at the time of the Austro-[talian war, upon the termination of hostilities he entored encrgetically upon the development, to the fullest extent, of the capacities of tho Prust sian general staff and the Prussian army, The war against Denmark having been declared, Moltke planned the cam- paign und gave to its execution his personal assistunce, contributing the samo skill and experioncd in the moro important war of 1. Tho brilliant plan of the Bolemian campaten was also his. Leading atjtne battle of Koniggratz or Sadowa, he also planned the advance of the Prussian columns against Olmutz and Vienna, and the armistice and vreliminaries of peace which soon followed Lis great victory at Sadowa were negotiated by liim. For these eminent services General von Moltke was rewarded by King William, who accompanied him in the Austrian cam: paign, with the order of the Black Eagle, & national donation and the coloneloy of the Celberg or Second Pomeranian regiment. 1t Is cortainly most romarkable that so re- cently as within & quarter of a century the popular records of saulamporsaeous vblio eu o Amerios aud Great Britain contained GARDEN HOSE. We Have two qualities of Garden Hose and will save you | a lot of money on a 50 or 100 foot length. 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Ladie 1o mention of the name of tho illustrio: soldior, although the Men of the Time, in tho edition of 1568, includes the name of his cousin, Comte de Moltke, & Danish statesman born in 1785, who held the post of minister of finance under Christian VIIl, and who exer- cised vast influence under that monarch. But while the successful stratogist was un- known to the world at large, and glittoring names were dazling for the hour, he was pertecting, with all the conscientious zeal of ahard and practical student, those plans of war and strategy which his pro- science told him were to place Prussia in tho front rank _of military vowers and restore tho German empire, Having long foreseen the probable contin- geucy of a war with France, he was prepared with'his plans when it bogan in 1570, and Prussia was destined ander his leadership, aftor an interval of six decades and under moro than ordinary circumstances, o invade EFrance, and over the very battle grounds on which S0 many of the signal defeats of thoir fathers had beéen encountered, to achic tories ouly paralieled by those g them by tho first Napolcon, Such ¢ retributions of history as weli us its analogies! Thero is what appears to bo a well au- thenticated anecdote that the very day be- fore Moltke's doparture for the soat of war a diplomat met him in the Wilbelmstrasse of Berlin and addressed him avologetically, fearing to intrude upon his busy thoughts and proparations, but, “Ob,” said the old soldier, “I have nothing to do!” And an merican general who called upon bim at Versailles during the siege of Paris and on the very day thatastrong sortie was ex- pectod, “found him calmly readinga new Inelish novel ! The Emperor Napoleon 111 declared war against Prussia July 15, 18570, Nominally amanded by King Willlam, but under tho controlling spirit of Von' Moltke, tho German armies crossed the frontiers early 1 August. Europe and Amer- ica ~ looked on breathless with expec- tation at the gathering of hosts destined so soon to mar the fair face of France—hun- dreds of thousands of men, “All furnished, all in arms, All plumed like ostriches that with the wind Bated, like eagles having lately bathed; Glittering in golden coats, like imagos; As full of spirit as tho month of May, As gorgeous as the sun at midsummer.” Sncountering Marshal MacMahon at Worth, August 6, they obtained a signal vie- tory., 'The effect of this re on_the French was of the most disheartening char- acter. Napoleon's efforts at consolation in his brief dispatch to the empress that the marshal had *lost a battle,” but urgiag forti- tude and sacrifices under dificultics, will be most vividly brought to mind when' we re- member that four years later MacMaton held the reins of a republican government in France, that the empire was dead with the unfortinato emperor, Wwho now sleeps on English soil, his only son by his_side! Rap- idly following the disaster at Worth camo the aefeat of Bazaine in the sanguiuary bat- tlo of Gravelotte, fought near Metz August 14 and I8 ' Shutting himself and his army in Motz, Bazaine was be- sieged by Prince Frederick Charles, while lacMakion with his retreating columns was hotly pursued by Moltke and tho crown prince toward Chalons, After collecting & large army thero Mac- Mahon marched northward toward the valley of the Meuse. When Wellington at Sala- mac.ca saw Marmont's elrcuitous move o is said to bave exclaimed, *Now I have him ! Whatever thesilent Moltke sald or whether he made any remark on the subject when informed " of MacMahon's march, ho must have felt that he wus ' cor- tain of his game, for he had not waited till then to guard the northern passage. “A general," says the Archduke Charles, "'must suppose that s opponent will do against him whatever he ought todo.” MacMa- hon's movement was one of the pessibilities that Moltke had provided against. Then camo for the Freach the flua catastrophe of the war, The German army, amounting | )Imum fact that has occurred in m, to nmearly a quarter of million of men, attackea MacMahon near Sedan, and after a serious battle lasting several days made Napoleon a prisoner, with his 100,000 soldie This occurred on September 2, Marching on Parls a few days later the Gor- mans began the investment of the city. The wning point of these disasters, almost un- precedented in military history, was the sur- render of Metz by Bazaine with an army of 170,000 men, including three French marshals and the imperial guard, some 16,000 strong— which, according to ('mnbrunnu “dies, but never surrenders " —without doubt the act of a coward or a traitor. The spectacle of such a vast body of well-seasoned soldiers, the flower of the French army, held captive for three months by a forcoof only one-tourth greater, and then surrendering without strik- ing a single blow for frecdom, is certainly new in the aunals of modern warfare. At the close of 1873 Marshal Bazaine was justly condemned by a French military tri- bunal to be reduced to the ranks hot. His sentence was commuted by his friend and former companion in arms, Presi- dent MacMahon to twenty years' im- prisonment on the island of ' Ste Mar- guerito. Honor is elovated to the presiden of France, while dishonor in disgrace is se tenced to dngrmmllun and death! As will be remembered, Bazaine, after a bricf captivity, effected his' escape and settlod in Spain, where the writer saw him in 1532, and where he has since died. In March 1553 we visited his island prison and that of the Man in the Iron Mask, and feel perfoctly satisfied that the ex-marshal was permitted to reach the boat in which his faithful Mexican wife waited for him. The French were outnumbered and out- generaled by the Germans in all the great battles of the war, and to the genius of Von Moltke in directing the movements of the armies is to be principally ascribed their victories. The siege of Paris was main- tained with constancy and courage. Cor. manded by General Paladines, the army of the Loire "defeated Bavarian Von der Tann near Orleans, but failing to move promptly on Paris as he should have dono after his victory, he threw away the only op- portunity that the Fronch ever p sessed of effectually raising the siege. Subsequently Paladinés was defeated in ser eral engagements. A vigorous sortie from Paris was made November 20, continuing during the day following; but the accession to the besieging force by 'the addition of a portion of the army of the “Red Prince’ made further resistanico almost hopeless. As food became scarce the cry of tesistance Poutrance ceased and the famous sivo ere long terminated by the sur- rend [ tho city January 28, 1 Al varon for his great service Molti created a count on his seven: tioth virthday, and in September he was advanced to ‘the chief marshalship, again receiving a national dotation, Added' to the honors from his own sovereign ana nation the llustrions soldier was the rocipient of many other distinctions, including the order of St. George from the Iate czar, the highoest wilitary order of Russia. Carlyle concluded a letter on the “‘Latter Stage of the French-German War of 1870 "in these words: “That noble, patient, doop, mious aul “solld Germany _should ¢ Toast bo wolded Tato a nation” ana” as Soat tho. ahoan of 'ihe. noariion, instead of vaporing, vainglorious, gestulating, quare relsome, restless and over-sensitive France, soems to me the hopafullost time." 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But with all his genius, with nl){\n{lblo sub- ordinates and with the magnificent disci- plined devotion of the German army, would the deliberatoly planned programme of ater Moltke,” as he is familiariy callod, have been attended with the same sur- prising successes had he, in place of fighting against second rate generals sometimes “against the very worst—fallen In with sucha soldier as France possessed in the days of Austerlitz! It may bo rou- sonably questioned if there would have boen A Sedun had the thoughtful strategist beon pitted against the ligntning-like concoption, 80 invaluable in warfare, which the first Napoleon would nave brought to the strug- glo. In such a caso it may be safely as- sumed that there would have been no' sur- render at Metz, no loss of Alsace and Lorraine, and that the campaign would have been conducted on GGerman soil, and in lieu of lingering on the left bank oY the Rhine in the helpless manner of the captains of 1570, his own victorious banners would have been seen on the road to Berlin, General Sherman has kindly favored tho writer with his impressions of Marshal Von Moltke, whom he met duriug his visit to Europo soon after the close of the Franco- German war: “1 saw him twice, first in his room, at perfect ease, in a sort of a military negligee dress,when he rominded me of many aGerman doctor or professor that 1 met 1 this country. He is rather slender, not vory military inhis form, about six feet or a little less in height, wears a wig, and his face is clean shaven and smoother than the photo- graphs represent him. His comploxion is quite fair, and unless vou knew him to bo o man of fame he would not attract your atten- tion in a crowd. I nextsaw him'in uniform ata dinuer party, when he wore a military frock coat buttoned up to the throat, with one or two ordoers on his breast. His face wus the same, calm and thoughtful, and his speech sloy and measured, Ho 'remarked that he could write and read English fluently, but in speaking was not confident that he always conveyed his exact meaning. e well preserved and ofgood habits and easy temper. His fame, ' is well earned, dorived ~ from a large experience iu - the east, i Turkey, in Asia and in Europe. Hel:fs a close obscrver of men and things, and a hard student of geography, statistics and facts, His valuo in war was the rapid divination of the purpose of his enemy of all the make the convergent and Lis(iac irate knowledgo data that cnabled him to wonderful _poncentrations by lines “that marked tho campaign of Koniggrata and Sedan. Tho movements preceding the battle of Konig- gratz were his, and they form as £0od a motol for study as ‘any battlo of tho century.” General Sheridan, in desoribing his departuro from Versailles at the close of the war early in 1871, says: “QEreral von = Moltke was, o3 usual, dulet and res rved, betraylug not the| .slightost conscions: ness of his great ability nor the least iuaication of prid®’ on account of his mighty work. T say this advisedly, for it is an undoubted fuct that it was his marvellous mind that perfected the military system by which 800,000 men were mobilized ~ with un- paralleied celerity and moved -ith such ce tainty of combination that, in a campaign of seven months, the military power of neo was destroved and hor 'vast resourcos seriously crippled.” After being the unsuccessful candidato of the conservatives of Berlin, Count Moltke was in January 1874, electod by ancther constituency to the G man parliament, of which he has evor sinco been a member, Th ), 88 well as in the old emperor's cabinet, the chief captain of the empire, who concorns himself only with the strictly military side of political problomns. advocated the idea that “‘between state and state there is no arbiter but nowaer. Small states may intrust themselves to neu trality and international guarantees, but a great state exists only in itself and ot of its own power, and fulfils the omiuu of its exist- enco wheu it is determined aud prepared [fo assort its existence, fts free- | excoption of Englond's ‘Iron Dulke,” dom and fts right”" as & legisla- | has recolved suon honors as oo tor ho is punctual and persistent, | rendercd to Field Marskal von Moltko in seldom absenting himself from the reichstag | Berlin on his nuetieth birthday, Neves oyon Quring 1ts most tedious deliberations. | before wero such honors paid o 1 Gorman His latest important, speech, made in subject. By roquest of the emperor he was last, created & most profound imore: accompanied from Kreisau to_the capital by throughout Europe, and it was bel Count Walderseo on Thursday, Octobor 2, would do as mucn o preserve peace as all [ 18%), being heartily cheered by thousands the now legions about to be added to the | upon thousands ns they drove irom the rail. German arm In this noteworthy spoech, ring of steel 1 it, Lo dispolle the delusion that'the next wa ashort ono. “The powers marked Moltke, “are armed which has tho d once for all is likely to be Europe,! they nov have been before. No one of them can be shattered in one or two campaigns so com- pletely as to confess itself beaten and to con- clude on hard terms, or not to recover in a year or two be a seven ) war, Surope! and renew ears’ war Woe to him tha conflict, 1 it may bea thirty | sots fire to | What is wanted is a strong govern- At went to resist pobular impalso and passion. For a long time past only the the sword in its sheath, count. Before the close of 1881 general staff, of which Von Moltk word has kept concluded the the German as then the chicf, completed its valuable history of the Franco-German war, in twenty volumes or parts, embracing plans a portant battles and battie fields, secret that the count devoted nd maps of im- It is no much time to the preparation of this moaumental work, in which the story of the witn irrepr impartiality. its” most is chronicled and admirable luminous chavters, including the masterly introdic- tion to the concluding volumo, duction of his own pen. The field marshal has two residences, aro the pro- has a home for life in the staff palace oo the Konigs Platz of Serlin. His apartment: haye a southern exposure and look ont upon the ontly erocted Column of Vietory, whi 1emorates his 0w trinmphs over | samo time placing 100,000 mavks at bis dis. | the Austrians and French posal to endow 1t as a hospital. In tho brick building, oceupying {ovening a banquet was iven in his also rosides Count Waldorsee and his Aue | honor at the Potsdam palac e king can wifo, togothor with many stafl ofticers, | of Saxony was scated at Von Molt Moltke's summer home is in Silesia near | ke's right, and on his left sat the Schweidnitz, whore ho possessos a handsomo | Impress Augusta Vietoria, Tho. you estate at Krcisau, Hore he buried his emporor was seated divecly opposite, and, glish wife, who died on Christmas day, 1835, | touching tho marshal's glass with his’ own. and who, Judging by her povtrait taken | called upon the august assembiage to drink before her marriage, was o fine specimen of | to his health and happincss, And so. elosed @ beautiful British girl of twenty, ~His | the unique colebration of the count's nine favorito seat is undor the ow of the | tioth birthday—the birthday of an illustrious glant ok of his park commanding a viow | soldicr without ambition of vanity, and i1 of hor mausoleum and tae distant hills of | from that enyy which usually follows groate the Eulengebirge. Liko the historian Ban- | noss like a shady croft, the count devotes much tiou to the cultivation of his » The marshal is a good walker his horse, seldom smoles, form in which, like his g fors tol mode drinker. soldier 1joys his evening gam time and atten- still mounts g the . acco, and ho is ate eator and Whether in'city or country the old no of whist with Lis nepbew, Major von Moltke, and other friends, and even during the French campalgn of 1870-71 he was acoustomed to have his game of cards when pos sible, and his adjutant, Colonel = de Cl was compelied to provide suitablo players, Ho is also very fond of musi and nightly expects his ni 1o play or sing for him befor: private apar its. Sometin rarely since passing the foursc does Moltke permit his e tirement o be interrupted latost of thoso occasions tended the banquet and ball last by the emperor when Wales “visited Berlin and woeks before his ninetieth celebrated in Germany and oount young emperor Waldersee It may crowned captain of the niue possibly of ll the centuries and ce and his visitor he retires to his ly when, but a fow be safely asserted that but very ore milestons, hours for re- Perhaps the as when he at- wiven in March the princo of was the bll‘l!u ny America, received a visit at Kreisau from the his successor, Count no une nth coutury with the singlo He | ) | Moltle, wh | that his country may ation to s Berlin rvesidence, ay and Saturda vhelmed with Through- the old soldier was written and telegraphic ove congratulations from crowned heads and grand dukes and by German societies of ‘the old and new world. Saturday was made a military and gen- cral holiday throughout the em pire, and iu tho evening thera was an impos- Ing: torchlight procession iu which wany thou ands took part. On the ¢ wils en fete. Tn the morniug, in the presence of tho emperor, the marshals and als of tho army, the German gu; cuirassiers, some twe to ty thousand ng, with their his- raded before the vete an, who +d on his buicony. The colors were then od into Lis house. Then all the notabilities, including Bismarck’s suc cossor, Chancellor von Caprivi, and an Aus- n_delegation carrying an autograph lot ter from " the Emperor Francis Josepl, assembled in the great hall, where they wero greoted by the peror William, ~ Count_von Moltke, ac- companied by Count Waldersee and the general staff, then entered, and hearty and universal offori there was a : of congratula. 101 1o tho colebrated capt In tho aftor noon deputations wor ved from tho principal places of Germany, presenting to the count the freedom of th ies. Tho emperor and the city of Cologno sent field marshal's batons of gold and sil- ver, while Mecklenburg presented a sum of h which to purchase the house nt which the hero was born, av the r respoctive cit- May wo uot, be po like mitted to apply Washingto 11 lines addrassed the singers to the illustrious W “Foremost captain of his In his simplici to Von ) hildloss 0 Father,” est of living ton f Clean Up, As the good housewife proceeds to cloanse and renovato the family domicile, removing the winter's accumulations of dust and im- purities at this particu eason, 80 should cvery intelligent person cleanse and re their internal p , and mako it a b habitation, for it's the home of the There 1s nothing that will so qu ctively accomplish this as w dose of St rick They not ouly physic, but the 1 mind and cloanse and renovate the whole system, mi \king one feel bran new. - A Big Mortgage. register of decds ording o that will net him $13.50 1 foes, consists of thivty-nine closely printed pagos. r soul. kly and ef- Pat- Pills, is a The mortgago is given by the New York bis cult company to the Central Trust company of New York, to secure the payinent of 1,500,000 lotg time bonds The property covered includes the cracker factories iu Cambridge, Miltou and Now- | the It etc. CARPET DEPARTMENT. HASSOCKS 35c¢. Tomorrow and Tuesday w hall sell 500 large well made Hassocks, such s we sell regularly for 7oe cacl, for B3e. Limit 3 to each customer. For the next two days we offer 100 rolls of our Z5¢ quality China Matting [ATTING, 50C This Jot consists of overy yard of the finest Matting we_carry in stock, quali- ties we have at 75¢ and $1. We ofter during Friday and Satur e a yard CHINA 0quell L'alpels, .j 25 YARD WEELK we 100 rolls ~of Moquette Curpets, new desirable patterns, all worth to $1.65 per \'utl If you arein need of a Carpet call and sce us, wo will gladly show you, whether you purchase or not. For ONE shall sel Send for- Samples. When in want of a carpet of any de- scription send to us and we will express sumples the same day we receive the lotter. Morse Dry Goods Co | buryport, Grand Rapids, Mic York city Hartford, Coun.: Cedar Rapids, Ia., and Denver and the McClurg company in Omahia, or in other words, all of the factories in the piscuit company trust. - Dr. Birney curos ca rrh. Bee bld'g, HOW 1T | Taeinquest to determine the cause of the { death of Chartes Holmes and Fra killed by the caving in of tho sewer Friauy was held yesterday afternoon, A. Peterson, a laborer, stated that ho was working on the scaffold wnon the side of tho tronch gave way aund was nearly covored with dirt, but got out unhurt. Threo | had quit work at noon bocause th acave in. de did not kuow men Lavston said he did not know any- thing about the number of braces used. A, Swanson testitied that o was working on tho bank and was covered with earth up 10 Lis neck, but scon got out. Tho ik had caved a little in places dur- ing the forenoon and he had asked tho fore man o have more bracos put . Sullivan refused to put in braces until the diteh had veen dug to a depth of eight feot. Witnoss was afraid to work in the diteli because tho s0il was so soft, John Moody, “another laborer, had quit work' Friday morniug braces had been put 1n. Ho said tomary to have ory se feet when digging ic Charles Adolpbson was work tom of the ditch, aba where Nelson was, when the shde oceurred, Ho escaped and helpea to dig the meu out, Several of the mon had spoken to him about the danger of a cave. Several other laborers wore placed on tho stated ho because no 1t was cus- o or eight ng ut the bot t eighteon feet from stand but their testimony was substantia ly It was hard the a5 the above, watler to ox- witnessos us all of tho and tho examination cd through an interprete the foreman of s was standing on the the diteh when the accident o The trench was about twelve feet d was braced 100 aua bottom with two s b to prevent an accidont. Owing nature of the ground at that placed braces and uprights than was customary, had to bo H. Sullivan, of rrod, ) and s of bank Ho had taken the usual pracautions s0ft to the pince closer togel of on any part the \\ulll Lo put in the proper supports. | " C. A, Mostler, the superintendest of the | work, stated that braces had boeu put in at the pr time all along the line of the diteh: - For 200 feot on botly stdes of the acol dent top and bottom braces six or seven f | apart had been put in I'rank Reoves, the contractor, had passod along the ine of the diteh in the morning and knew that some extra precautions had been taken on account of th o of the soil, F thought the accident nad beon causod by the water from the cesspool secpe ing through and softening tho ground ‘Tho jury returncd a verdict W the effcct that the men came to their doath by an un | avoidable accident for which no ono was to blame. I'he | | | | | ( funeral of the unfortunate men will take place today at Burket's undertaking rooms, Interment will be mudo iu Forost Lawn cemete < 5 ace Up. There 1s a_prodigious uumber of persons who feel very much dov at the heel just now. Aul they really need is a dose of St Patrici’s Pills to clenso and renovate their system. It would do them mo | dollar botile of wuy blood purifyer, | by druggists,