Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 6, 1892, Page 1

[y TWENTY-FIRST YEAR CRUSHED TO DEATH \ Frightful Fatal Accident Happens to Aa Omaha and Council Bluffs Motor Train, DERAILED WHILE GOING AT TOP SPEED Heavily Loaded Coach Jumps the Track While Yet on the Bridge. MAN AND WIFE WERE INSTANTLY KILLED Torrible Fate Which Befell Mr and Mrs. Oharles Colo of Omaha. MANY OTHERS WERE BADLY INJURED What Passengers on the Traln Nay About the Afair—Caused by Fast Running— No Other Fatalities Probable— The Coroner's Actions. Making up tuno by a Council Blufts and Omaha motor train was tho cause of the most sorious ana distressing accident ever recorded sinco the establishment of the olectric car system in Omaha. Tho oast- bound Council Bluffs train, which carried a heavy load of passongers, was wrecked and partially demolishod on the Douglas street bridge about4 o'clock yosterday afternoon. T'wo lives wero lost and soveral peoplo moro or less Injurod. Tho killed wore: MR and MRS. OHARLES COLE, 1709 North Twentioth strect, Omaba. The injured were: Lrwis Wenni, hostler at Neumayer's stables, Council Bluffs. Axxa Einstixe, Commercial hotel, Omaha. Aspy Fremure, 821 North Twentieth streot, Omaha. N. A. Tysoy, High School avenue, Coun- cil, Bluffs, Dr. WILLIAM O'GORMAN, WIFE AND CHILD, Grand hotel, Council Bluffs, None of the injured are hurt seriously ex- copt Dr. O'Gorman and Lowis Webril, both of whom compiain of luterual pains, Story of the Witnesses, From what could be learned from wit- nossos the story of the accident is as fol- lows: On account of the hoavy travel the train was a liule behind time as it climbed the grade at the west ond of tho big bridge, and just as soon as tho level was reached tho motorman, W. . Hoyt, turned on the full current 40 1crease tho spoed and make up the lost tame on a lovel track. When within seventy-five or 100 feet of the first truss on theghannel -epan of the bridge tho trailer jumped'tbe track and bumped along on the block puvement. Evidently the train crew ‘was not aware of this fact, for the speed was not diminished. Just as the span was roached the rear car gave a luren and struck tho heayy truss on the south side of tho bridge. Thrown to Death, Mr. and Mrs. Cole, who occupied front seats on the right hand side of the trailer, were thrown out and against the iron rai- iog which guards the footpati, The force of tho sbock of orashing against the iron pillar was so great that the bodies, when they struck the railing, bounded back and “foli beneath the frout ond of the car and directly across the track. The couplings broke aud the front end of the trailer remained slightly clevated and leaning against the truss. After the shock every passenger jumped to the ground and gathered' around two bloeding bodies. Some one ran to the toll Rato at the west end and telephoned to the city jail and to the coroner. The news of the wreck spread rapidly und hundreds of people flocked toward the bridge from each end and crossed to the center to tako a look ar the demolished car and the bodies. . Before the arrival of the coroner a couple of city detectives and the police ofticers on the Douglas stroet beat arrived on the scene and at once placed Coonductor T. J. Smith and Motorman Hoyt under arrest and seut them to police headquartors. Soveral doctors were hastily called and promptly responded, but one look av the forms lylug under the car was enough for the medical men. They saw &t once that lif> ‘was extinet. Willing hands raised the bodies from the rondway, 1aid them on the footpath and somebody kindly donated 8 shawl to cover the mutilated corpses, Coroner Maul was the first person to fdentify Mr. Cole, and after hearing the sto:y of the wreck tha coroner orderad the bodies removed to the morgue., Cleared the Track and Away. A crew was seut out from the powes house and the train resumed 1ts oastward jouraey to the power house, where the passengers were transforred to another train. C. 8. Moore and E. Tyson of Councit “Blufts were subpauned by the coroner as witnesses at tho inquest. These men, as well us overyone else oo the train, stated that the cars were running unusually fast in order to make tho cast eud switch in time so @8 not to delay the west bound train, which lay on the sidetrack waiting for the east bound cars Lo p What the Orew Sald. After bis arrest Conductor Smith declined to talk about the affawr beyond statirg that ho was not aware that the rear car had left the track until it had struck the ovorhead truss support. Motormsn Hoyt claimed that he was not runuing et an unusually high rate of speed and could mnot see how suy blame could be attached to him, At police headquarters the conductor and motor- mau were turned over to the officer in charge and were neither booked nor charged with any offense. An oficlal of the Council Bluffs motor line followed his men to the juil and bad them released at once. They were ordered to appear before the coroner's Jury at 3 p. w. today. Were Terribly Injured. An examination at the morgue showed that Mr, Cole had suffered a severe fracture of the skull just bebind the right ear. A pieco of flesh oearly as large asa man's band had been torn away aud the skull wus cracked, from which wound the brain was slowly cosing out. The left arm was also broken, besides brulses all over the body. Mus. Cole bad a great hole in the left side of her head, her fece was bruised almost be- yond recogmition sud ber right arm was broken, As 5000 as possible the bodies were laid ©ub o order to let & fow fricuds fo the family view them. The usual crowd of curious peo- plo gatnered about the entrancs to the morgue and asked to be admitted to the dead room, but such requests were denied by order of the coroner. Coroner Maul, accompanied by s Bee representative, visited the nome of the de- ceased couple to break the sad news to the children. The only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cole, who 18 a fiue looking voung lady about 20 years of age, was founa at homo. Whon asked where hor parcnts were the young lady roplied that they had gone to Council Bluffs. At this moment neighvors who had heard of the accident came in and a kiad-hearted matronly lady took the daughter to one side and told her the awful truth, One great sob from the inner room reachel the waiting friends inthe hall and then it was known that the truth had been told to the daughter who had boen waiting so patiently for her parents’ return. Hoping Agalnst Hopo. Aftor a moment's refloction Miss Cole sug- gosted to her friends that perhsps thers was some mistake, that possibly the couple who lay dead at the morgue wera not her parents, but this ray of hope was almost instantly dispelled. To make suro, however, Mr. J. B. West and W. 5. Asgwith, both neighbors, drove 1o the coroner’s office, viewed the bodies and positively identified them as Mr. and Mrs, Cole. Bosides the daughter, Agnes, who is em- ployed at the telephone exchange, the de- ceased leave a son 22 years of age who isa telegraph operator in the omploy of tho Western Union company. Mr. Cole has lived in Omaha for many years and was well known aund highly re- spected. He was formerly an engineer and worked for the Union Pacific railway com- pany. Forsome time ha has been janitor at the Lake street school. Mr. Cole was a member of several secret orders, smong them the Modern Woodmen, the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Grand Army of the Republic. 1tis probable that the socleties to which the deceased belonged will take charge of the remains after the inquost today. MISUNDERSTOUD ORDERS, Fatal Colhision on the Nashville & Owens- boro Rallrond. LovisvitLe, Ky., Juno 5. —Noar South Carrolltown today the regular north-bound passenger train on tho Nashville & Owens- boro railway collided with an excursion train fl led with nogroes going south. Four wero ki led outright and twenty-tive were injured, svveral dangerously. The dead ave: HUGH BARCLAY of Russellville, ireman of the excursion train. HENRY EASLEY, colored, Owensboro. NWOOD, colored. Ovensboro. LD, colored, Owensb How the Accident Happen ed, The collision was caused by a misunder- standing of a change 1n tho time table. The excursion train conductor and engineer sup- posed a changed bulletin had gone into effect at 7 o'clock this worning, when it was to @o into effect at 7 o'clock tonight, They ran beyond the point where they wers to moet tho passenger. Tho passenger engineer saw the excursion train in time to put on brakes and for the crew to jump. The passengei were badly shaken up, but nobody was Inllod and only one or two badly hurt. Both engines were completely wrecked and the front cars on both trains telescoped. The property loss will be £40,000. List of the Injured, Jenoye Hera, colored; both feet cut off. Woonrorn GRIFFIN, leg fractured. J. T. Woob, colored; leg broken; all of Oywensboro. Par Faury, Russellville, engineer excur- sion train; leg dislocated. oxMB, Owensboro; lez crushed off. SaNpEns, Owonsboro, colored: urt. . MAS MEARMAN, colored, Owensboro; leg hurt. hk;n Ong, colored, of Owensboro; head urt. WirLiax Scorr, editor Central City ; internally wjured. MAN, white, Russellviile, brake- man; ankle sprained, R. Bonk, colored, Owensboro; leg back Tio: broken. Jerome HILLaay, Owensboro; both legs cut off, Joe BeLy, colored, Owensboro; internal injuries Evoese colored, bruised. Gasser, Owensboro; EXRY BowERs, white, traveling salesman Falls City Cracker company, Louisville; breised. X Cuanies CALDWELL, Russellville, baggage- master; head cut. B Li MonaN. brakeman, Russellville, baock urt. W. H. Poweti, white, Owensboro, head cut, R. Brackrock, colored, Owensboro, leg mashed. Ltk Crank, colored, Owensboro, head tadly cut. FiANK Buc Hexny Wer broken. AMos SuEpLY, colored, Owensboro, broken. Avukrt Buperon, log broken below the knee, Mary MuxtoNy and Jin B Uwensboro, slight cuts. NO CHLANC, n, colored, log broken. 1, colored, Owensboro, leg leg colored, Sloux City's May hibitory Law Tn., Juno 5.—|Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber.]—One moro effort was made yesterday by Siwoux City proporty owners to get the mayor, who was elected as un independent, to agreo to SOmME meAsuro for securing a licousa from tho saloons, which havo bean only partially closed under his_admiuistration. A meeting of thirty leading citizens was held, most of them men who supported the prescat wayor, and ho was presentea with resolutions urging a re- turn to some form of liceuse, but ho per- sisted In bis courso and says that so long as ho is mayor ho will enforce the law. This will settio all attempts to secure a relaxation of tho law here. Tabor's Commencement kxorclses, Tanor, Ia, June 5 —[Special to Tur Bee. |—Tavor college commencement oceurs this year June 19 to 22, Besideés the usual exercises by students thera will be addresses by Rev. George Herton of Burlingon and Kov. L. L, West of Winona, Mian.; iosug- ural by Vice President Rev. R. C. Hughes; u concert by & quartet from Omaba and discussion between the literary societies, Mormon Eiders In Vi Forr Donge, Ta., June b.—|Special Lele- gram to Tue Bee)--A couple of Mormon elders are holding revivals nightly at Col- ville,a town unear here, The village and country poople are attending it 1o large num- bers, out of curiosity, but very few converts have been made. It'is understood that the Mormons will make & vigorous campaign for rocruits all over this section duriag the sum- mer. ik He Rode on Top of a Sleeper, Hor Srrixes, D., June b.—[Special Telegram to Tus Bee.]—tarry Kale, who bius been driving & dray iu this city for some time past, Friduy quitaud stared for Alli- ance, Neo., considerably under influence of bad whisky. At Edgeniont, ou the B, & M. , bo was notiged on top of the train started. Yesterday body was founa that place, by the side ot the railroad wrack, with scarcely an unbroken bove in it. lu uls intoxicated condition he doubtiess rolled off the car while the train was runniog at & high rate of speed, 18 pareats reside in Ph‘llldulphh. ’ BYFIRE AND BY F00D Pennsylvania Towns Almost Completely Wiped Out of Existence. AWFUL COMBINATION OF THE ELEMENTS Titusville and Oil City the Theaters of Destruction and Death. RAGING TORRENTS OF BURNING OIL Peouliar and Terrible Oulmination of a Fierce Storm, KILLED AND INJURED IN THE DISASTER Panlo Stricken Multitudes Mad with Ter- ror—Frightfally Grand Scenes of Dovass tation—A Sunday of Cala mity—Jime town, Colo., Goes Up In Smoko. O City, Pa,, June 5.—Never before in the hictory of Oil City and the oil country has there been such disaster, oxoitement and turmoil as this city is now witnessing. At 11:45 o’clock this morning the city and country for miles around was startled by two explosions, ocourring almost simultane- ously. The Associated Pross correspondent was standing on Center stroat, in front of the Derrick office and on the approach to Oil creek bridge, The creek is a raging torrent and Centor street, for one squars, was a solid mass of humanity, and 500 or 1,000 peo- ple had approached this point of vantage, watching the muddy waters roliing by. A Stream of Liquid Fire, At about 11:30, upon the opposite side of the street, a groenish fluid floating on the water was noticeable. This increased rap- idly 10 quantity and extent, and at last cov- ered almost entirely the yellow, muddy waters of the creek. A smell of gas was per- ceptiole and several gentlemen back of me were discussing the danger sbould the oil catch fire. Hardly wero the words uttered when, about 200 yards up the stroam, o mass of flame was seen to sboot heaven- ward. “Run!" yelled a hunared voices, and the people turned like stampeded cattle or started for the hills, Hardly had they started, when a terrific oxplosion rent the air and the entire creek ana for hundreds of feet on each side seemed oneseething msss of flame and smoke, The panic stricken crowd shrieked wildly n their efforts to escape. Women and children ware trampled under foot and about twenty ‘were severely bruised and had to be picked up by a few of the cooler heads and carried out of harm's way, Usually a Gentle Rivalet, 0il creek usually is not more than a foot deep at tbis point, where it empties into the Allegbeny river, and about 100 yards wide. Directly at 1ts mouth is the Coon bridge of the Now York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road. About two squares up the stream is the iron and wooden bridge of the city, connecting the Third ward with the city proper. On the east side of the creek is Trinity Metho- disv church, on one side of Center street, and the Derrick office ana Oil exchange op- posite. Across the oreek, and bnilv up squarely from tho water's edge, was tho hotel and livery stableof J. Reinbold and the furniture house of Paul & Sons. These buildings were built on a narrow steppe be- twaen the creek and the hills, which rise vrecipitously immediately back of them, Witnessed a Fearfal Sight, About a mile from the postofice, rorth- ward from here, on the Western New York & Pennsylvania railway, was a tank fillea with oil. Some people passing noticed that the tank was leaking, and knowing the ex- plosive nature and sceing an engine ap- proaching, rap up the hili, where they turned and looked down, and as the engine passed, witnessed a fearful sight. A mass of flames shot hundreds of feet up into the air, and the earth seemed to shake with an awful tremor. ‘The angineer ana fireman were ssen jumping from the cab, and it is supposea at this wriung they were burned to death or killed by the force ot the explosion. In an instant the flames swept madly over the entire upper part of the city, which is flooded by the oily waters of the creek, and meu, women and children who were moving fram their houses were caught by the deadly flames, and if not burned to death outright were drowned in the raging flood. Ac this writing seven ghastly bodies have been taken from the flood and ‘ are lying on the railroad track unrecognized waiting for their friends to come and claim them. Fighting Agalust Fearful Odds. Atthisend of the city was another iron and wooden bridge, which went down five minutes after the first explosion, the huge structure being bffoken and swept away like s0 much kindling wood. f'row this bridge, southward, for a quarter of a mile, the en- tire town is destroyed and the fire is still raging, The fire department 18 making herolc efforts to stop the flames and risking their lives every instant, as it is not known what moment many of the immense oil tanks above here will burst and send their burning contents down upon them. The Imperial Refining company’s large tanks are.visible from here and are burning, aud v 1s greatly feared that the burning oll will again come down the creek. Paul & Sons’ furniture house, an immense four-story building, was sweptaway with $30,000 worth of stock, furniture, ete. Reinbold’s hotel and livery stable were de- stroyed in a few minutes, and Mr. Reinbold and two others who have not been' identifica were burned to deatb, These three bodies bave been recovered, and it 1s not kuown how many more are lost st tuls writng, Words Inadequate to Describe the Scene. About half the Third ward bas been de- stroyed and the fire Is still dolog its awful work in this part of the city. People are panie-stricken ull over the town aud parents are scarching for thelr children and endeay- oring to get them all together in o place of safoty. It is almost impossible to find words to describe this awful calamity, wna at this time there ave a number missing, For miles up the creck, on both sides, everything is in ruins and hundreds of families bave been rendered homeluss. The fige came so suddenly and unexpectedly that very little, it any, property bas been saved slong the stream, and the sky Is still black with the smoke from burning dwellings and oil tapks, When the two explosions oceurred maoy peoplo were knocked down by the force of tho shock. Every window aloug Center street was broken, Trambled Upon By the Crowd. One young girl was picked upout of the mudon this streel after the crowd bad MONDAY passed over her, She wasbadly bruised and | cut, but not seriously It was somo- thing remarkabie that moene was killed oy | the mob, as 1t WAS & case ‘of overy one for himself. Smoke coversd tho entire lower part of tho city, and it sdemod that the en- tire city was doomed to destruction. T'he water in Ol oroek is falling slowly at this time, and it i hoped the worst is over. The creok is about fiftoen feat deop here now and 100 yards Wide, #nd in the memory of the oldest inhabitant has never boen 8o high before. In the upper part of ‘town about 1,000 dwollings have besn destroyed by fire and the fire department can do little to ston the flames, Sencca stroet,. up to within four squares of the postoffice, is blocked with lumber sheds aad roofs of hiouses which have floated down, Nothilhg seems to ve bxag- gerated and the loss of life 1s appalling. Andy Schaffor's bodyhas beon taken to the undertaking establhment, whore many Franklin people have visited it. The body is hardly recognizable 0xeapt from the name on the watch charm. . John Reinbold’s body has just beon recov- ered and is but slightly mutlated. Tho sight from the hill above town is al- most boyond aescription, The loss to prop- erty is estimated from 8750,000 to $1,000,000. Up to 5 o'clock fifteen to twenty bodies have beeu recovered and Identified, and the death list will figuré up much larger, somo placing it as high @ fifty, The Third ward up to the Seneca strest bridge, within nearly a square of the LakéShore depot, is as lovel as a fleld, < anHfiml Dead. List of the At midnight searchérs are still finding bodies. The following'bodies have been re- covered and are in impgovised morgues. ANDY SCHAFFER.#anklin. JOHN REINBOLD; hh City. CHARLES DILLEY{ Oll Gity. MISS MINNIE RUSSELL, Pottsville, Pa. DANTIEL SULLIVAN, engineer, OI1 Clty. HOLMES, barber, Oil Oity. . WILLIAM BRIGGS, Oll City, MISS EMMA BRIGGS, Ol Clty, WILLIAM MORAN: Oll Oity. ED KEATING, soctlos boss, Ofl Olty. MR. TERWILLIGER. MR. BAKER, 4 SHERIDAN WICK. * MR. BAKER, book agent, stoppinz at Ex- chango hotel. MR. JOHN ROACH AND SON. FRANK WATSON, aghi 14 yours, missing. MR. EAKIN and TWO 3 D. KOPLING, WIFE aifd SONS. TWOBONS of MR, RASSENFRITZ, WILLTAM ATKINeand his TWO SONS FRANK aud EDWARD, MRS, BKIGGS and THKEE DAUGHTERS, JOHN O'LEARY andMOTHER, MR. and MRS. HAWKES and DAUGHTER. MATTHEW LYONS, WIFE and TWO CHIL- DREN. % RANK PLANK. JAMES ROGERS. JAMES ASKINS, WILLIAM WHITEY JOHN ROACH, FRANK GOODRIOH. CHARLES MILLER. JOHN STHEAK, JOHN'RAAMBO: HUNMPHREY STEWART, WILLIAM STEWARTS WILLIAM MAGOR g WILLIAM BAKER, W, L. DAUGHERTY. EDWARD MILLS #nd FOUR CHILDREN. MRS. COPELAND 2:d4 BABY. MItS, LEYT FiTT -6 There are fifteen boaies at the undertaking rooms of Britting, MecCracken & Co., twen- ty-five at_the city hall and & pumber wero taken to their homes, There are still a number of persons miss- ing. Serlously Injured. Louis Hazexererz, badly burned and can- not recove: FIVE cuiLokey, unkaown, badly burned and two will die. Mns, FENNEY AND 81X CHILDREN, badly burned. Matr Lyoxs, missing, supposed lost. Mus. HAWKS AND DAUGHTER, burned, one will probably recover. | The Oil City Greys,New Jersey, and the Fourteenth regiment.are out in full on guard duty and will remain on duty all night. Many wiid rumors are afloat but the above are the best that can be learned. The Warst Has Passed. Nothing so terribla has visited Oil City for many years. At this writing (6 p. m.) the worst is perhaps over anda a heavy rain is falling. Tho Allegheny river is about sta- tlonary, but 8o fur not receding. Tho New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio compaby placed somo cars on their bridge over Oil creek for protectionand 1tsgms intact, although in a crippled condiuon; The Sycamore stroet bridge is in good shape except small damago on thewestend. Buraing material gan be seen as far down the river as tho old Moran house, about one milo below town. Paul & Sons’ loss estimated at$100,000; not tully insured. R. D. Naylor, loss §3,000; no insuranco. William Loots, petrolenm house, totally destroyed, 85,000; partially insured. It is reported that Sam Yearleo of Rouse- vitlesaved about tweuty-five norsons floating down the creei. Ho used his boat during tho helght of the flood, and great praise is due hum, Nothing can be heard from Titusville hero as yet. All is au uncertalnty, the wires are down 10 all directions, The loss of life bers will probably reach Emwlenton, another all town between Oil City and Titusville, lsialso reported to have suffered greatly from:thu flood, TITUSVILLE'S \DISASTER. Fire and Water Bring Death and Destruc- tion to Thag City, Also, Trrusyiue, Pa, Juse b, he city of Titusville has been ited during the past tiventy-four hours by.@me of the most disas- trous fires and figoas dumll the history of the region. Oil creek has; overflowed its banks from the west and abgye the water works to the city line below, Mpd: for hours assumed the proportions of an @imost resistiess flood, reaching nearly up %0 :the line of Spring stroet. The city.ds without fuel, street car service or eleotric lights, the water works and gus works are suffounded by water aud inundated. ) The Perry stveot aud Franklin stroet iron bridges have been .swept-away, scores of cheap dwelling howses in the lower part of the city, on Mechanic street and vicinity, have been destroybd sud scords of lives have been lost, some being burned, but the major- ity perisbing by drowning. The scene pre- sented by the rushing waters surg- iog through #he lower part of the city, as witnedsed “by thousands of il 2008, was oué of .miter desolation Whed morning broke bundreds of anxious people looked &ol wiadows or stood on the roofs of es,| walling for @ belping baod and wembling for thelr fate. Strong und brave men by mesus of boats and ropes succeeded In reaching and saving those who bad @ secure position untdl help arrived or until the waters began to recede. Torcents of Buralug OiL, To add to the borror of she scene rain fell 1 JUNE 6, 1892 in torronts and fire broke out in the refiner- 108 at different points aad the burning oll, swoeping down the current, was communi- cated to other manufacturing plants and es. tablishinents and the destruction was' in- creased a hundred fold. Among the losses by firo are tho Interna- tional Oil works, the Hiram Blow Cooper shops, the Rico & Robwson refineries, tho Titusville Radiator works, the New York & Pennsylvania Railroad freight works, the Western New York & Pennsylvania freight ofiices, Caspor Sons’ Furniture works, stora and vesidence, Jack Cullens' hotel aud Crescont Oil works of John Shwarz & Co. The Western New York & Pennsylvania passenger depot, bullt of brick and somewhat elovated on the site, os- capod with little damaga. The freight ofices of the railrond were burned with theic con- tents, including all the books ana papers of the treight office and $10,000 worth of mer- chandise recowved for delivery and a largo amount of furniture awaiting shipment. A large number of loaded oil cars on its tracks were burned, The Duunkirk & Allegheny Valloy depot was flooded to a denth of four feot and injurea. It was well filled with merchandise, but a lot of cars loaded with merchandise which arrived Saturday night was burned upon its tracks. Churches Remain Closed. A largo amount of loss to the stores, resi- denoes and manufactories will probably bo covered by insurauce, but in the confusion it 18 almost impossivle to give any detailed estimato. The churches have not opened today for divine service. Rev. Mr. Stevenson of the Presbyterian _church ana Dr. Honry Burdon of the Episcopal church were out of wown, having joined an excursion party at Canndosta lake, Many of our leading citi- zons and their wives and children wero on tho excursion to the lake and aro still de- tained there, Thoy cau neithor reach tho city by railroad nor by tho turnpike, nor can the cltizens reach them, as there are wash- ouison the railroad at Riceville and tho bridges on the turnpike have been swept away. Among the citizens detained at Can- adosta at this crisis when their presence aro desired are: Mayor Emorson, C. N. Payne, manager of the ‘National Transit; Suporin- tendent Steeler of the publio schools and all the teachers of the High school, M. E. Luce, manager of the Western Union Telegraph company; Lawyer Byles of the Galena works, W. T. Scheide, M. E. Hoags, cashier of the Commercial banik, and a score of oth- ers and their familios. The Galena Oil company, the Titusville Refining company, the Western Refining compauy, the American Refining company and the Oil Creek refineries aro intact or slightly damaged by the water. The Titus- ville fron works were flooded, but only slightly damaged. The T. C. Joy Radiator company, Cyclops steel works and the Acms Extract company had o narrow escapd, with only slight dam- age by water. Tho Quoen City tannery, which was in the sweep of tho flood, sus- talced no other loss except tho spoiling of taaning Liquor in 800 vats, and will rasumo operations imme diately. Mensuros Taken for Relleving Distress. A meoting of the citizons was held at 12 at the city hull and subscribed at once $1,000 for the immediate relief of the destitute, Joseph Stip and J. E. McKinney heading ths list with $500 each. Millar & Sibley of Franklin wired $500. Quarters have been obtained for the poor and homeless, Tho benevolet ladies of the city are on hand to render all possible relief at_company Kfarmory, Music hall and Masonic hall, which have been secured for the purpose. Fifteen dead bodies have been rocovered, and the search continues. Tho following is the list of dead as far as ascer- taived, List of the Dead. JOHN QUINN, mail carrier, and WIFE and TWO CHILDREN. JACOB BEKGENGHAMER and WIFE and NINE CHILDREN. 8 MRS. MARY HAYNE and FOUR CHIL- DREN—three daughters, Gertrude, Mary and Clara—and one son. MRS. M. MKENZIE. JOHN M'FADDEN ann SISTER, MRS, CAMPBELL, and WO CHILDREN. MR. COPPOE. FRED REID, CEILD. 5 JOHN O'MARA and WIFE. MRS. C. CARPENSON. WO VEIGEL BOYS. FOUR, names unknown. It is generally believed that most of the works destroyed will be rebullt at once us s00n as the insurance is settled. Titusville gave 815,000 to Chioago, #5,000 to Johnstown sufterers and $2,000 to the south at the time of tho yellow fover epidemic, also $1,5)0 to Russian relief and has always responded to all demauds of distress. Titusville Appeals for Ald, Our sufferiug and destitution Is terrible, there has been a great loss of fe and de- struction of property, o large portion of cur manufacturing intercsts have boen wiped out by flood and fire, hundreds of familics are homeless and destitute, In the absence of onr mayor, we appeal to a generous public for holp in this, our time of distress. ‘The above is signed by Willlam MoLaugh- lof, president of the select council; W. B. Beneaict. president of the common council; Isaao Westheimer, president of the school board; H. U. Bloss, editor of the Herald, and several others. DESTROY. butcher, WIFE and D BY FIRE, 0, Colorado, Wiped Out of Exist- ence. Dexves, Colo., June 5.—Tho mining camp of Jimtown, which is separated from the mining tewn of Creede by a mile and a half, was almost totally destroyed by fige, which started at half past5 o'clock this morning. The flumes were started by an explosion of coal o1l with which a family living in the Kiuneavy block were starting a firo to pre- pare breakfast, As there was no fire dopartment tho flames had 1t all their way, and in a short time they burnt through the rows of frame buildings for a distance of @ wile in the narrow guich in wich the town s situated, Many houses were blown up with glant powder in an at- tempt 10 stop the fire, but this had no effect, and the flumes leaped frow one vacant space 10 another aud only stopped for the waut of material, Little of the contents of the bulldings ware saved, and there are hundreds of families bomeless, but thoy will bo provided forgby the people of Creede. Drunken Men Numerous. While the fire was in progress the numer- ous saloons were thrown open 10 the crowd and liquor was freo to all who mignt desire it. Toe result was thut many drunken, men wore on the streets, but they did uo damago.: One hundred deputy sheriffs have been sworn in und they will protect the town from auy attempt at thieviug by persous who would take advantage of the distress. The total loss 19 estimated at §1,000,000, the neaviest losers being Alexander Hei & Co., saloon building and stock, 22,00 Shackelford & Foster, Albany notel blook, #0,000; Shiwer & Morse. $7,500; Tomkins Hard ware company, $20,000;" Willoughby & Jimto: iy VNGNGB Tide of Publio Sentiment is Rapidly Re- ceding from the Blaine Shore. SUNDAY QUIET BRINGS SOBER THOUGHT Calm Reflootion Puts a Differant Appear- ance on the Maine Man's Acts. NEBRASKA'S ~ DELEGATION ARRIVES Headquarters Established and Arrauge- ments Mado to Open for Business, WILL GENERALLY FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS Efforts to Take a Preliminary Ballot Causes Trouble. HARRISON'S STRENGTH IS INCREASING Many Uninstructed Delegates Promisa to @ive Him Their Support. REACTED AGAINST THE MAN FROM MAINE His Rosignation at the Eleventh Hour Has Lost Him Many Friends, HOPES BASED ON POOR FOUNDATIONS Blaine Men Claln Delegations Who Will Not Support Thelr Man—President Marrison Attends Divine Worship Unperturbed, Mixxearonts, Mion,, June 5.—The sanc- tity of the American Sabbath was not sacred to man today. In the mad whiripool of political parties and affairs, mon forgot their Christian faith and remembered only their political creeds; forgot their Maker and their Saviour and worshipped only at tho shrine of their politi- cal ldols. At 11 o'elock when the tolling tells called the devout to Christian worship, the lobbies of the leading hotels were filled with a surg- ing, seething mass of excited humanity, and when the minister in the neighboring church led the opecing prayer”the corridors of tho hotels were resounaing with the cheers and counter cheers for Benjamin Harrison and James G. Blaine, All day long this excitement continued and continues with increasing yigor. It nas been a day of kaleidoscopic changes. The situation has been cotistantly shifting, constantly varying and the wave of senti- ment that swept over the assemblage in one hour would be followed by a waye of reaction the next until iz the end it was difcult, indeed, to sum up tho total of political senti- ment, to ascertain the measure of tho cbb and flow, the true political sentiment. Harrison Sentiment Growlug, 1n one respect the day has boon & surprise and the significanceof that surprise can only be weighed by tho cvonts of the future, ‘the Harrison loaders have rallied their forces and the demoralization of last night has given place to vigor and resolution tonight. Indeed, of the two great factions into which ' the republican party is divided, the administration element is as strong in leadership, political sagacity and organization as even the experienced loaders who head tho opposition. All this has been a surprise for those who have kept aloof from both factions, fully expectant that the wave of Blaine sentiment that swent over the land at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon would be irresistible in” its force and that today woula fiud, gathored in its embraco, all the scattered uninstructed delegates of the re- publican party. But such has not been the case, Indeed, to & olose observer, it is ap- parent that the Harrison forces are as strong tuday as they were twenty-four hours ago. Boasts of the Blaine Men. The Blaine people say that all th result of organization; the Harrison mauagers are_fioldin o and tile :{ the delegati 1y to their leader, bul, that when the decisive battle comes the Bluino entbusiasm will nlrr‘llll beforg it and the distinguished son of Maine will be nominated on the first ballot. ‘The Harrison leaders laugh at these pre- dictions of their opponents and say that thoy are stronger today than they have ever been, and the reason for the incronsod strength is that the delugates to the national convention have bacome weary of the temporizing of the ex-secrotary, and ‘have found In his retire- ment from the cabinet and his eitrance intc the contost aL this L@ houe an evidence o bad faith, disloyalty and aupicity *nwar the president of the United States, Men whose fortune it has been to attend ail the republican conventions of the last twe: five years; mon who have observed evor shifting of tho political atmosphere, and tave become pilots of politics, say tonight that the conveation of 1802 is unigue in the discrepanoy which it presonts between tho claims of tho contesting candidates. Claims of the Leading Candidates, There will be 002 deiegates in the conven- tion, Of this number the Harrison mana- gers of tne city announce that the chief will rozeive the votes of 530, while the Blaine leaders, though scorning to descend to de- tails, maintain with lofty confidence that their candidate will receive at least three- Hifths of the votes of the convention aad be nominated on the first ballot. Of courso thesecounter claims cannot pos bly both be accurate,and this vory discrepaney loads many to suppose tonight that both are widely extravagaut in their assertions, Na urally, therefore, there is a feeling of gre: incredulity among those who are uncom- mitted to either candidate. Of one thing anly is the casual political observer sure, and that is that bivter feeling is beng ongendered with every passing hour und that with Blaine or Harrison in the field the result of the tenth ropublican na- tiounl convention—whatever that result may bo—will leave behind it rogrets, bitter dis- appointments and hard fecling of bostility toward tho successful candidate. Iv is all this, rather than the usual seotiment for the favorite sous that gives rise tonigbt to all the rumors of dark horses aud compromise candidates, Thore is nodoubt that the desire 8 the for a third candidate, for & man unwedded 1o | and unidentified with either of these political tactions, 18 growing in Lhe public mind, and auaivst this growing sontiment both factions foel that they must now compete, MeKinley a Favorite Dark Horse, The name most froquently wmentioned among the list of dark horses is that of William McKinley, jr., governor of Ohio. Tnquirios are aiready belng made s to his ability to peceive the solid support of the Oblo delegation in case the great leaders turn to a dark horse for @ candidate. The sensational gusrrels of Ohio republicans are overbial, and vital-question is: “Would raker snd bis friends favor McK " This question is answered in the afen tonight by mln{ of Foraker's friend: the ex-governor hii silence. Ivls rumored that John Bherwan, the great but mself malotaius & discreet —_————m NUMBER 354, Ohlo sonator, would bo Foraker's favorite in case the Buckoye delegation was called upon to furnish a candidate, as Foraker would almost certainly sucoosd Sherman in the senato should the lattor be called to the pros. 1dency on the dth of March. Shorman, t0o, has hosts of friends in othor stato delegations, but ho is no more popular than the young Napoleon of protection, as tho splondor of sentiment which is given to the MeKinloy bill makes its author a partic~ ularly fitting candidate just at this time. Michigan's Watchword and lowa's, Hope, The namo of Alger Is still tho watchword of tho Michigan delegation, and his name will cortainly bo presented to the convention. Most of tho delegates from his stato are fop Blaine for socond choico, but the genoral's closest friends are rather oherishing the hope that recent devolopments may bo such that the Blaluo pe ple will rally to Alger as sec- ond chcice, There is no anial on the part of certain of tho Iowa delogates that thoy are looking longingly for un occasion which will justify the presentation of Senator Allison as the candidato of tho Hawkeye state, and the gravity of the political sitaation in theiwr stato adds to tho goneral availability of their cadidate. Senator Shelvy M. Cullom of Illinois, Hon, Jeremiah Rusk of Wisconsin and Whitelaw Reld of New York are also' frecly discussod, and it is beiloved each would receive tho votes of his state delegation in case of the rotirement of both Harrison and Blaine. Cullom is the only one of these men on the @round, and ho is a dologate-at-large from Illinois and an avowed Harrisou man. Ho is evidently sincoro in his loyaity to the prot dont, butho was kept rather busy this oven- g denying the rumora of his candidacy and insisting that Harrison must bo the man, BLAINE MERCURY FAL N Enthusiasm for the Ex-Secretary of State Not Increasing. Coxvestiox Hann, M Aports, Minn, Juno 5.—([Special Telegram to Tue Bee.] Miuneapolis has never scen such n Sunday. Tho clamor of church bells was drownod by tho brayiug of brass bands and the cheors of arriving delegates. Tho pow gave placo to the hotel lobby, the exhorter to the buttone holer. Crowds patrollea tne streets with gripsack and banner. The high license law was temporarily suspendoed for the benefit of thirsty straugers, aud the little cards an- nouncing free cnurch services went unno- ticed when brought into competition with convention manuals at 50 cents apiece. Thoe Blaine mercury, which rose in the thermometer to blood heat point last night, dropped steadily after miduight. The late dispatches from the east, indicating that Mr, Blaine's resignation had not helped the hopes of tho anti-Harrison men, gave ree nowed confidonce to the president’s sup- porters. As delogates began to pour in and conforences were held with leaders of dele- gations the friends of the administration rallied to theirold position of vantage, They deniea emphatically that the combination whose cry is ‘“‘anything to beat Hurtison had won & pownt by Blane's withdrawal from the cabinet. Micheuer and New and Chuuncey Depew, Hiscock and Carter and Leech, i{amsaeil and Carey, and a score of other advocates of Hurrison’s renomination, poiuted to figures of instructed and pledged delogates which footed up 485 votes as ovi- dence of their belief that the president would be renominated on the first nallot, N First Uniformed Qlab. At noon the tirst uniformed Harrlson club made an appearance. It was the Columbia club of Indignapolis. Its cbeers for the president word infeotious. They were taken up in corridor nnd lobby ‘and re-echosd through the halls of the great hetels, Many delegates who came in during the aly [ roborated the figures of the arrison. leaders. The promised stampede of the colored brethron had not materialized up to lste this evening, Still there were scarcsly enough actual voters in the coming oconven- tion present to muke acomplete tally, and the estimatos and statomeonts and assurances to- night aro as yot based only on claims. The situation is still the field against Harrison, The men whose disappointed presidential ambitions - are impelling them to attempt to defeat tho president are straining every nerve to concentrate upon the most formid- able possible opponent. Thoy look upon Mr. Blaiue's namo us tneir sheet auchor. It is fair to say that up to the timo of writing they have made no serious inroads upon the Hatrison forces. Alger has evidently gottired of being used as o catepaw. Allison, Sherman and Me- Kinloy aro not in the field, Jerry Rusk never plays double as & cabinet officer and & prosie dential candidate. The situation, therefore, assuming Mr. Blaine's popular caudidacy resolves itsell juto a duel between thi friends of tho president and the advocates of the ex-secrotary of state, It i beat Harrison with the best one to conjure with, Tomorrow, we are told, the Blaine shouters will arrive in full force. They ‘are not yet hore. There are more cheers for Earrison at any point than for Blaine and moreardent workers for the candidate of 1802 than for tho defeated candidate of 1883, Nebraska's Delegation Arrives, pecisl car containing the Nebraska delegation, with the exception of Hon. E, Webster, Judzo Scott and A. Hart, who hi arrived here before, reached the city this morning. Several Nobraskans accompanied tho delegates ov the same train, which left Omaha at 5:4 last eveniug. ‘The delegation, after breakfasting, at once opened the Nebraska headquarters in room 30 in the Nicollet house, The parlor is a iarge, woll furnished room on the second floor ana it was soon alive with delegates, friends and visitors, All the delegates wore handsome blue sillic budges und & Harrison smile. The dolega~ tion was decidedly for Harrison, The Blaine letter of resignation had not chauged the sit- untion so far as the members wero conocerned. The delegation and alternates mot at 2:! this aftorn They docided to defer the eclection of & national committesman uatil after the nomiuvation, They then selocted Jobn L, Webster chairman of the dolegas tion, Atlee Mart permonent secres tary, and Hon. L. D, Richards of Fremout ermanent treasurer. They chooso for Ne- raska’s secrotary of the convention Hon, O, P. R. Wiltiams of Grana Island and for vice resident Judge Amasa Cobb of Lincoln. for committeeman on credentials, C. A, Mo- Leod of York; for coimmitteomun on por- mauent organization, George W. Holland: for committeeman on rules and order of busi. ness, 5. B. Warner; on resolutions, C. H. Gere of Lincoln; committes to notify the successful candidate for president, Atles Hart; committee to notify vice president, W. E. Babeock of Cambriage, Noott's Object at Minnespolls, An attempt to take u ballot for president resulted in & disagroement. Judge Scott of Omaba protested against such a reflection on an instruted delegation and K. D). Webster sald that the delogution had no right to force the bands of the uninstructed delegates, Tho same snag wus struck when & proposi~ tlon 1o poll the delegation fur vice president was ordered, Judge Scottof Omaha announced that his chief business in Minneapolis was to beat Tosewater for uational committeeman, and be did not care who kuew It. Most of the delegation expressed ploasure at their trip up from Omaha, No one was ready openly to comwit himself agalust Presiaent Harrison’s candlaacy. K. 1. Webster is said to be shaky on Har- rison, He was intorviewed as follows by (George Alfred Townsend this moraing in & syundicate of papers throughout the country, one of which Is the Gilobe of this city: “On of the prominent delegates from Nebras! sald to 1 *Four of us here are tied up with lnstructious for Harrlson, pressed upon us by office bolders, but the dolegation for Hiaine, because we know well that H cannot carry one state in the northws clections which bave taken place since his s much as auytbiog, ex- picion the frontiorsmon at- ch to this Wall street convention. The only men bigh 1u the government who haye ot exposed therr Wall street bius bave been Blaiue snd Rusk, Wish Blauoe we bodeye