Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 14, 1892, Page 1

[ THE OMAHA DaAILY BEE. L TWENTY-SECOND IN WATERY CRAVES Torrible Ending of an Excursion on the River at Peoria, STEAMER OVERTURNED BY A CYCLONE Felpless Passengers Thrown Tnto the River and Many of Them Drowned. EFFORTS AT RESCUE PROVE UNAVAILING Fury of the Wind and Waves Drives Back the Life-Savers, AWFUL AGONY OF FRIENDS ON SHORE They See Thelr Dear Ones Struggling in the hem Water and Are Unable to Su —Most of the Vietims Women and Children. Pronia, 1L, July 13.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre [—At 10 o'clock lust night a cyclone swept over the city leaving death and destruction in its wake. The most serious and appailing disaster of the night was causcd by the capsizing of tho pleasure steamer, Frankio Folsom, at the foov of Cor- shne street. At Lako View perk, a mile Above the city, a representation of Pompeii wus given and for this occasion the Foi- som, o Pekin boat, came up with forty people. A landing was made here, and two or threc couples joined the party. Fifteen others got on at the park, so that the pas- senger list renched fully sixty. As tho boat came out ol tho landing and started down to tho city it was struck by the cyelone and turned over. It was about mid- way in the river and sank rapidly. Owing to the tempest, the cries of the passeugers could not be heard. “Tne Longfellow, with seventy-five passen- gers from KKingston, passed by and ran to the foot of the next street. Its passengers were driven off and the boat made ready to go to the aid of the Folsom when the Longfel- low’s wheels broke and it was left helpless. The Work o Word was convered to the police station ana Mayor Warner ordered every man to tho scene. The Rock Island road sent a svecial train to the scene of ihe disaster and small boats were put off to tho Folsom, tho hull of which could be seen when the lake was illu- minated by the vivia lightnng. Four per- tons were taken off by the first boat out, Numes of th The following is a list of the unfortunates who are known to have lost their lives by the swamping of the steamers: AHR , JOHN, Pokin, CORISY, MISS Pekin, DUISDEKER, MRS, Pekin, HER, CORA, Pekin. FISHER, MRS, I'RIED, Pekin, FLATH, MARY, Pekin. Rescue HINDS, JOHN A., Pexin. McMEEN, REV. J. H. POLBEL, ANNA, Pekin, PORBEL, MARY, Pek RIPBERGER, WILLIAM, Pekin, SHADE, LOTTIE, sbelbyvilie, Ii1 UNKNOWN—Two young girls with Mrs, Duisdeker. WiLks, MRS, WILLIAM. Pekin, The vody last night adentified us Maud Ford of Pekin 15 now known to be a mistake and the identity is unkuown. Kate Boeve of Pekin 18 missing and 1s supposed to be lost, as is also Johu Smith, Story of the Wreck, Captain Loesch, master of the boat, gives the story of tho accident. Ho brought a party of about forty up from Pekin to soo >ain’s “Last Days of Pompeii” After the exhibition they pulled out, and when in tho middle of the river tho storm struck them in all ats fury, without a moment's warning He attemptea to steer the steamer towurd the shore, when a territic gustof wind struck the craftand kecled it over in nineteen foet of water. The scone which followed begga description. Men aud women were thrown Into tho water, but the larger part of them managed to reach the apper guard and cling there until help reached them. Their cries of distress were heard from the shore, aud 1n spito of the heavy wind o number of skiffs went to their nssistance and gradually the were brought to shor Caught in the Ca Quickly thoy were taken to residences where dry clothes could ve sceured, and in this way 1t was impossiblo to get their names. Untila list of tho missing comes from Pekin the exuct numbor of deaths can not be told. Tho persous drowned wer nearly oll in tho cabin when the boat tipped over, und there was no escape for them. efy ono porished. A window was mashed in and one woman pulled out, She was broathing, but dicd in a fow soconds, The survivors all tell tho most thrilling tales of the disuster, and there were man sarrow escapes. Men and women wero puiled into the boat half drowned, and it is cared some of them w il die from 1ho ox eitement aud exposure, Sam Sutton, circuit clork of Aswell county, was in the wreck. Ho saved s wife by diving down iuto tho cabin of the sunken boat. He brought her up safely, and it is thought she will recover. He said the acci dont was causea by tho pilot getting sud denly scared when the storm struck them. Had ho kept his head and headed the boat for the willows on the opposite bank, thero would have Leon no danger of capsizitx, Passen, His description of tho scene is roalistic. When the storm struck the boat there was the wildest sceve imaginublo. Men and womwen huadled to the side next the shore and whon tho boat careencd over many were swept off. The vessel settled rapidly to the bottowm of the river, and every gust of the storm would sweep soia0 poor unfortuna off iuto tho waves. The wind wes blowling divectly off shore, but the screams of the women and tho Lourse shouts of wen could be heard over it all Alderman M. Goioon of Pekin bas lost his little son and is raving crazy. Ho bad to b removed from the bauk where the work of roscue was going on by the police. Lost When the storm bin. ors Terror-stricke o Small Boats, struck the lake and river the water was covered with smail row boats loaded with merey-wakers. The fury of tho ralo lashed the water into fouw, and tho trail shells bobbed up and down in the heavy sea like corks. Most of tho boatmen wers Inexperienced, and as soon 48 the enlo burst upon them they lost control of the boats, which were driven alonk before the wind Many of the boats filled with water and wero swamped, their occupants haviug to tukeo to the water wnd swim for the shore. Bomo of tho boats were overturned. The women and chiluren were the greatest sufferors. Peoplo whio were on the shoro rescucd many of tuese from watery gravos. It1s boleved that ugt u few have perished in this way Agony of the Onlooke Among those on the bauk were the rela- tives and fricuds of many who wero battling for life in the water. Their agouy was in teusn. Now and then luverted swall boats would float ashore. These were quickly yiguied by meu, who would Hght for possos- wion, Springlug loto the little crafis, they YEAR. would push off, determined to save theiraear ouos, only to find that they were helpless in tho sew, for when the boats capsized the oars wero 10t and thev could not be guided by the willing would-be rescuers. i John Bard was caught about 100 ¥ | from the shore aud had great diMculty in getting ashore While standing 1n the shel- ter of a house ho saw several small boats go whirling down tte river and thero is little doubt but that their occupauts have found a grave in the angry waters. Tiwo couples were saved in a miraculous manuer at the foot of Muia street, ‘The boats coilided and ull the people wera thrown out. Iy ohnging to their inverted boats they managed to keep above water uutil to were taken off by a boat. Searching for the Dead. Tt was hours before anything like a correct statement of the number of dead and missicg could ba ojtained. Today busincss is almost_suspended, and half tho popula tion of Pekin and Peovia line the river banks. So far as kuown the list of the numbver of drownea is nine, with a_number of persons yetto hear from. In addition, there were nine pleasure boats out on tho river at the time of the storm. Of these, five reactied shoro in safet The officials aro waiting for one of the largeriver aredged to arrive, when the Iol- som will bo romoved. It is supposed there ure several bodies under 1t. Tho river will ve dragged today, The inquest has been bogun. Several per- s0us who wore out in small boats at the time aro reported missing. “The search for tho dead has been prose cuted with great vigor during the entire day, but only one body has beon recovercd-—that of Miss Lottie IReuter, aged 19, of Pekin. She was found between the two decks, one arm tightix clutehiog a post in a final effort to save herself. It 1s positively kuown that there are two more under the debris. Thoy ofe Miss Becbe of Duluth, Mina., and Grant Heppler of kurcka, Lovers Die To Rov. J. H. McMeen was engaged to bo married to Miss Mollie Heppier. He ana his affianced, her sister Belle and brother Grant all came here yesterday and last evening attended the exhivition of Pain’s Last Da of Pompeil. After the entertainment they boarded the ill-fated steamer. Miss Bello Heppler is the only surviving member of tho party. The bodies of Rav. MeMeen and bis wtended thave been recovered. An attempt was made today to raiso tho Folsom, so that any bodies that might be under tler might bo renched. 1t was found impossiblo to move her and what is under- neath will not be kaown untit the Folsom is wrecked. “hie quest was commenced today. There was nothing ot all to show any responsibility for the disaster. A large number of persons who were res cued sustained injurics of a more or loss seri ous nature. Their wounds were dressed and they were placed in hospitals. Nearly all the bodies were today shipped to their home sther, t Distress, July 12.—Desolation 10ods Cuuse G West Poist, Miss,, and distress are the result of the great floods caused by the unprecedentod rainsof the past week. The rains stil continue. All crops aro either ruined or baaly damaged, Hundreds of families aro on the verge of starvation and appeals for aid are coming in almost hourly. Honuses were washed away and the negroes are starving. The country has never known such destruction and want as now prevail, and is growirg worse in- stead of better, Drowned on the Nishnabotna, OakrAND, la., July 13.--[Spoecial to Tue Bee.|—Willie Bruin, aged 11 years, was drowned in the Nisunabotna river yesterday. He shipped from a sandbar into deep water and sank. His companions were boys of his own age and were unable to give bim any as- sistance, bul they gave the alarm, and the rescuers found the boly throe quarters of an lour afterit suuk. Resioratives were ap- plied but life was extinet, Three Boys Drowned. Avsanie, Mich., July ‘13.—Threo boy: aged about 11, wore drowned in Lake Huron yestorday whilo bathinz, Oneof the boys went bevoud nis depth. His two companions swam out to rescue him und all threo drowned together. e~ WORKING ON T{€E HENN SPIN CANAL Waters of the sippi t Davesronr, Ta., July 13.—[Specia! Tele- gram to Tk BEE. ctual work today com- menced on the Hennepin canal that is to conneet the great lakes with the Mississippi at this poiut under the contract of Commo- dore A. J. Whitney. The spade with which the earth was broken is to be cngraved and exhivited at the World's fair, A large foree of meu will be worked, and the excavation for three or four miles will be done boforo winter. possibly conuecting the Mississipoi avd Rock rivers kes and pected. Missis- Be O As to Joww's Prohibition Law. Crestoy, (., July 13, —[Special Telogram to T Bie, | —The friends of the suspended marshal today made overtures of a com- prowise in which they declurea that if Max well was reinstated they would give ample assurance that the saloons would remain un molested. Mayor Derr and the anti-prohivi- tionists retused, but it wus pr to put Maxwell on the police fore refused and threatens to file informations and search warrants every hour, uid that he will- force bis oppomeuts to terms May sell the Road, Forr Dovee, Ia., July 1. —[Special to tur Bre—On July ar important mecting of stockholders of the Mason City & Fort Dodge railroaa will be held. Oue of the directors states that AL this moet- iug the road will be soid either tothe Winona & Southwestern or Stickney people aud cer- taruly extended 10 Council Bluffs tuis season. The two lines montioned aro doing some lively biddiug for the Mason City road and it is expeeted to sell at high tigures, Double Murderer Declired Insane. Cenak Ravins, 1a., July 13— Special Tole- gram to Tue Bee.|—Sumuel Vantook, the farmer Living near Manchester who a few days ugo killed his wite and fatally 1njured oo of nis duugnters, the latter dying n coupie of days ago, bas boen adjudeed lusano und tuken to tho Independence asylum, ¥ Wreck on the Northwestern, Lyoxs, Ta, July 18— A misplacod switch at Low Moor caused 8 wrack last night of five cars of astock train, Fireman Goorgs Cox of Clinton was killed aud Eagineer Fisher slightly hurt, ALLEGED FRAUDULENL COUNT. a Defendunt e Las ViGas, N July 13, —Senator 8. W. Dorsey s here giving his testimony in the suit brought against him by the Palo Blanco Cattle compsuy, of which ex-Congressiman Jobn B. Alley of Boston is president. This is tho suit which broughy Colonel lager- soll to this city a few weeks ugo as the prosscutor of his oid friend Dorscy. ‘The charge is that Dorsey, in the division of the cattle between ibe cattle company and himself, which occurred about Senator Dorsey in a Sult for soven years ago, made & raudulent miscount cutnst the company. Dorsey denies the churge and pleuds the unmeuse losses sus. tained by the eattle wdusiey in the territory in tho lust few years. A good deal of testi- wony hus beor taken on botb sides, aud the case will soon be submittea, ‘The cross-ex awination of Colonel Dorsoy was very close | and extended e Hesult of a Family Row, Bav Ciry, Mich., July Li—IRush Bartlett toduy fatally wounded his wife and 5-year- old sou and then shot himself. He will recover, aud bis wife and son will die. ‘The tracedy was the culmination of & series of fawily troubles. Mrs. Hartlett was about 1o ve contined and sufferod terrible agony froi the Wound, whiol was iatiicted i tue abdoa.en, STRIKERS USING DYNAMIIE Railroad Bridges Blown Up to Keep Troops from Ceur d' Alene, SITUATION A MOST CRITICAL ONE Al the Mines Ready to Be ment's Not the Filled with suched OIF at a Mo. co—Soldiers Near Scene, Explosives Srokaxe, Washk.,, July 13,—The strikers blew up the railroad bridge at Mullane this morning to provent troops from Missoals effecting an entrance. All the Cweur d’Alene mines aro fillod with explosives praparatory to general destruction. The strikers will as the state ana nold practically all the pas- have trouble to escape, federul troops Crry, Idaho, July 13, —Federal troops now near the scene in northern ldaho, as od in the telegraphic correspondence oe- tween Governor Willey, Prosident Hartison and General Schotield. On receipt of the or- ders frora Wasnington, General Ruger at San Francisco tolegraphed Governor Willey that he had ordered the commanding officer at Fort Sheridan to move at once with all availuble forces to the scene of disturbance, and to revort to the governor. (overnor Willey then wired to the commanding oflicer marching orders. The troovs from Fort Sherman were ordered to move at once to Wardner, whero they will be reinforced by militia, Snortly ing out these orders word was received from Inspector General Curtis that the Bunker Hill and Sullivan company's property at Wardner was being attacked by 1,000 armed men, and that a full rowiment of federal troops was needed thero right away. Governor Willey immediately wired: “I would suggest that available trooos at Walla Walla and Fort Sheridan be adaed to those aiready in motion.”’ Iu reply tho wovernor received a dispatch from Genoral Schofield saying that General Ruger had fall authority to order all neces- sary troops into the field. The following dispatch purporting to be from V. M. Clement, manager of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan company, was received WAnpNE®, Idaho, July 12—Governor Wille By il meuns delay troons of any class from coming to th's sect for atleast two di s, The union has fall possession t present. Svery ploce of machinery s tied down with powder ready to blow it up. In two days non- union men will have left our works. then matters may take their natural course. Do not by any chineo fall 10 stop troops from coming here for the next two or three day S movement would resuit in wholesiale wrmed men who are here pre- mussacre of pured to depart. Nothing Is o be feared and verything v ined by deluy. Remedy is 100 late for tive seryice. V. M. CLE: T Governor Willey: Pretended tel rams from Clement are bogus, Forwurd troops. HAGAN & BuURss, Governor Willey will place Shoshone county under marti law as soon the legal requirements can e completed. The r olicials have failed so far to give the nor the notice required by the constitu- proy gove tion. Loaded Down with Dynumite, Wannxn, Idabo, July 13, —Outwardly all is quiet in the Coeur d’Alene aistrict, but it is the auiet of dosperation. Tho strikers yes- terday had a day of uninterrupted victory, witii tue result of completo possession of the mine und mills_of Bunker Hill and Sullivan and Siorra Nevada. Tho non-union meu have beecn driven out of the couutry, and tho strikers, flushod with_victory, are’ talking *confidentially of meoting the militin and regular troops aod fighting them with rifl> and dvnamite, The Bunkerhill and Suilivan mill 18 now loaded with dynumite, and coula te destroyed on u minute’s notice. The same state of affairs exist at Sierra Nevada, It was reported that dynamite was sent down the raiiroad track to blow up briages and prevent tne troops from crossing iuto the country, and armed mon have lett the town it is thought. to 1atereept the cavalry from Fort Spencer. More ¥ al Troops Start, Vaxcovver, Wash., July 13.—Five comp nies of tho Fourteenth United States infa tey left this morning for the Ceeur d’Alenc mines by special train. AL LAW. Over to neral. Governor Willey placing Shoshone e County ives Militin—A Missing Idano, July 13 Bors, hus issued a proclamation county under martial law. Word has been received that three of the companies of federal troops from Missoula have arrived at Mallane, ‘The other troops have not been heard from. Adjutant General Curtis, whois in com mund of the state troops, #nd who went to Caear @’Alene in aavance of the outbreuk, has not peen heard from today, and itis feared ho has falien 1nto the hands of the strikers, A dispateh to the governor from Judgo Hoyburn, at Spokane Falls, says the union men arove 131 nonunion men out yesterday, firing on them acd killing two. Superintendent Dickson of the Union tolegraphed the governor from this afternoon that their tracks and have been dostroyed in the vicinity of Mul- lane and Wallace and that the wires have boen cut. Another messaza to the governor says that several nonunion men have been blown up and that the union men proposs 1o 1ight tho troops to the death. Pa- Tacoma bridges ANOTHER Striking Miners Threiten to Precipitato Another Bloody Row. WaLrace, Idabo, July 14, ~The night passed without incident, the miners resting on their arws. - The colored troops arrived at Mullane at 2 o'clock this morning and are still there. 1t is feared if they come to Wal lace every mine of the association will bo blown ap. Efforts are being made to hold the troops at Mullane to avoid the disaster. All the mills of the minzs where nonunion mon bave been employea are charged with magazines aud at a sigaul all will bo blown up, but oniy in the event of troops arriving on thescene. Cousternation prevails, bridges bave been blown up and at 9:30 no trains were running between Wallace ana Muliane, Tho Buuker Hill and Sullivan will be asked to surrender at #o'clock this afternoon, aud if thoy do not surrender at that time a battle will begin, 1f surrendered, the troops will be allowed to come in aud take posses- sion of the Caeur d'Aleae countr, Wi A HIGH HAND, Burning Bridges and D iy aud Making Threat . Ora,, July 13.—The Union Pa- cific bas just received advices from Cerur d’Alene that the Northern Pacitic bridges tocether with soveral bhundred feet of track were blown up by the strikers wost of Mul luue this morning. Tho company 1s preparing 10 tuke all the nonunion men out of the mines this afternoon to Tekoa Uafon mon assert thiat the moment the troops appearon the scone they will blow up the Buuker Hill, Sullivan und Sierra Nevada mines Pue burning of the bridgs near Kellan Union M, Prop Portiax troying hold the troops unless they march 1o luce, whichi is about ten wiles, It s now reported that union men have tasen Van B. Delassheunt of Portlang, W ey and nine other mue owners and ) a8 bostages until the troubl ‘The wires ure in bad stape and iuforma- 10 Waraner 1s sottled, it is alwost impossible to get moy tiou from Wallace, bave been cut. The wires Additional Troops Ordered Out. Wasuixaroy, D. C., July 13.—General Schotield bas ordered tho following addi- tional troops to the Casar d'Alene district, Idano: Four companies of infantry from Fort Spokane, Wash., a troop of cavalry and six companies of infAatry from Vancouver barracks, Wash, These troops, with those reviously ordered from Fort Sterman and “ort Missoula, will glyo an notive force of nearly 800 men. 1€ these prove iuadequate to restore oraer reinforcoments will be sent from other posts in the northwest. MURDEROU UNION MINERS, h Kill and Rob the Helpless Vietims Thelr Wrath, Srokaxe, Wash,, July 13.—E. 8. Kinney, bookkeeper for the Gam mine near Wallace, arrrived in Spokano today, He was present at the O1d Mission when the mob charged on the nouunion refagees and saw the whole affuir, Kinnoey had been ordered out of the coun- try by the strikers and was holping some of his former employes to reach Spokane. In all there wero 132 men from difforent mires. They had been entirely disarmed aud were waiting for a boat, which was Just at dusk last evening a_squad of eighty armed men came charging down tho railvoad track, yelling and firig ritles, The refugces scattered in different dircctions and ran for the river, mountain and gulf, their pursuers following them up and shuoting and robbing them., When Kinney left, two of the men hud been slain, Goorge Robinson, who had beeu working in the Frisco mine, and & Swede, name unknown. Tho boat started down the river in the darkness and was hailed again and again by the fugitives who had escaped the mob and coucesled thewselves in the bushos, In n Terrible C Htion, “In all, we picked up eight or ten of these r y miserable wretches,” contimued Kinney, “some were swimming in tho water and bad been lying 1 the s, All wera wet, cold and perish- from nhunger, frient aud ex- vosure. After swimming the river, they haa waited for three hours pefore the boat came along. It was the most pitiable sight I have ever witnessed. One man was insane from fright. Wheu the boat would run her n0so 1 toward the shoro the victims were so eager to et aboard that they would not wait for small hoats, but would wde and swim to & place of security. Some of these men are ow here and others were loft in the Caeur d’Alene. Four or five of them who can taik English roport that they were robbad of their watches ana money in sums ranging from £10 to $40. “Whon some of the mon across u meadow tney saw one of their com- panions, a man named Thompson, fall as if shot and thuv was the last they saw of him.” Both Messrs, Kinney and Loring are of tho beiiof that the mob never will stop now until thay kill every man not a member of the union. They doubt if auy of those driven into the wildernuss and canyon will ever emerge ali Will Pr Prrrsivie, Pa., employes of Carnegie's Pittsburg and Bea- ver Falls wilis is expected tomorrow. The men appear firm in their determinaticn to quit work if their employers continue to deny a conference with the Homestead stri- kers, und the position taken Ly Secretary Lovejoy toduy is dvidence that Frick has given his ultimatum and will make no con- cessions, The employes at Braddock and Duguesne have exprossed their sympathy for the Homestead men and say they ure ready to como out jin support of them. If the men carry out tBeir threa*s matters will assume o more sericus phase than at any time since the surreuder of the Piakertons 4 week ago today. were running ike of the Fa Powrraxp; Ore., July 13.—A special train over the Union Pacifio left at 9:30, bearing 200 members of tue Fourteenth infantry from Vancouver, Wash,, for the Caur a'Alene mines. A special train over the Union Pacific ar- rived at Pendloton tats morning bearing the ce. troops from ldaho. Two companies have left [ort Sherman for the scene of the trouble. In all 700 United Statos troops and militia are on their way to the mines and will arrive this afte¢noon and tonight. aperintenaent Haxter of the Union PPa- cific says no report of a bridge baing blown up at Mullane has been received. Expect a Fight. Warrace, Idabo, July 13.—Everything is quict at Muliane, Burke, Gem and Wallace up to this evening and there is o prospect of any immediate troublo. At Wardner the situation 1s critical, how- over. The nonuuion men have goue out of tne Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines and have veen shipped out of Caeur o'Alene. The Bunker Hill and Sullivan mulls have been released by the miners and turued over to the company. Troops are hourly expected to arrive at Wardaer from the west and @ con- flict with the miners in the valloy is thought possible. Want the Troops Kept Out. -~ WaLLack, Tdaho, July 13, —At the head- quarters of the union miners at this place assuranco was given thav all trouble was over if the nonunion meu como out of tho Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines ana_troops were not brought in. Tne withdrawal of the colored troops haa cased the situation. Sev- eral railrond bridges were blown up west of Mullane to prevent troops from reaching Wardner, One bridge is reported burned oust of Walluco. No trains are running be- tween Wallace sna Wardner today. —————— TERRIBLE NAVAL DISASTER. While Enroute to Spain an Argentis pedo Craiser 1s Wreeked, [Coppriah'ed 1592 by James Gordon Bennatt.y VaLraraiso, Chill, (via Galveston, Tex.), July 13.—(By Mexican Cable to the New York Horald—Spegial Herald correspondent at Buenos Ayres tele- graphs ao account of another terrible naval Tor- disaster. The Argentine torpedo cruiser Rosales, enroute to Cagiz. Spain, to participate in the Columbus cole- oration, has boen wieeked 200 miles off tho coast of Uruguay, néar Cape Polonio, On July 7 o terrible, pampero was encoun- tered. The Rosales, fwhich was steaming astern of the Almirante Brown and the Twenty-fifth of Mpy, was lost sight of during the night, tho gale io- creasing until it L‘:umn a hurricane of the most furiaus kitd. Tae next day the engineer of the 'Rtoselés informed Captain Furres tnat the boller and engiue rooms were flooded. The crew wero set to work and every effort mede to save the vessel from destruction. Littie progress, howover, was made, althouzn the mou kept steadily at their posts. Worked Hard to Save the Ship. All day on July {the crew continued its work of tryinz to free the vessel of water, but the waves ran so bigh that tho damage done by them was fax creater than the good done by the almost hereuleau etforts of th sailors, ‘The heavy seas put out all the fires and broke the steering gear, rendering it im- possiole for the crew to keep tho vessel any longer ufloat Wheu the captain became conviaced of this fuct he ordersd thecrew to avandon the boat. All of the bouts were guickiy filled. A raft was constructed out of the wreckogo, aud’ this afforded refuce for others of the erew. ‘Che captain and oficers. got iuto b whalo bLoat, and alter three days of hardship and peril the whala boat arrived at Caps Polonio. Itis not known where the saliors and fore- men landed, if they were so fortunate as to reach the shore. Six of the men are r ported 1o have reached the coast of Brazil, to Tuk Ber.|—Tho | ULY 14, 1892 PROGRESS OF THE INQUIRY Mr. Frick and Others Before the Congres- sional Committee, SOME VERY ~INTERE:TING TESTIMONY President Weyhe of the Amu clety and Other Labor Leaders Exum- ned—Erick's The Iresent Situation at Homestend—Notes, Story Pirrsnone, Pa., July 13.—The cross-exam- ation of H. U, Frick by the congressional committee last evening proved moro inter- esting ns it drew to a closo. Mr. Frick stated that another point 1n dispute was tho change of date for the siguing of the scalo from July to January. No agreoment could be reached and the works shut down, Mr, Oates—\What is the cost of produc tiont Mr. Frick—I don't think that is a fair question, I don’t think you should ask that, Mr. Taylor—Would you object to tell tha cost of a ton of steel including everything? Mr. Frick—Yes,sir; I would have the same objection. " Mr, Boatner—You don’t propose to give away any of tho secrets of tho trade! Mr. Erick—No, sir; not yet. . Mr. Oates—Will you state the labor ccst alone! Mr. Frick—Tnat would be equivaiont to stating_tho whole cost, Mr. Oates—In conscquence of all theso dis agreements what resulted ¢ In answor to_this question Mr. Frick put in as ovidence his newspaper interview had ou tho day after the riot. Mr. Oates— You stato that after the sherift faled you omployed tho Pinkertoas. Did you appeal to the governol Mr. Frick—No, sir. Tho experience of DAst yours was the sheriff was poweriess, We coucluded to employ our own watclimen, put them oo our own property and have them stay there to protect it. _We hired them and agreed to pay them § por day and we secured #)0 of them on June 24, We con- luded it would be necessary to protect our own property and employ néw men. Mr. Boatner—Nonunion mon Correspondence with the Pinkertons. Mr. Frick—we did not care whether thoy were uniou or nonunion. 5o on June 24 we wrote the following letter to the Pinkerton agency in New Yorik : The Curnezie Steel Compuny. Pittsburg, Pa., June H.—Deur Sir: L wm in_recelpt of your favor of the 2ud. Wo will need 50 Ruards for sarvice at our Homestend mills as HeAsUro of precaution against interfercnco with our plang to Start operation of the works July 8, 1392, The only trouble we anticipato is that un attempt will boe made to prevent \of our men, with whum we will by that s have made satisfactory arrangeients, from eoing to work, probably somo demon- stration of vioiende on the purt of tho whose places have deen filted, o most likely Ly un element which 1S usually attractel to such seencs for the puarpose of stirring up troul We 10t desirous that the men you send shail be wrmed uniess wo call for such a mess ure lateron for the protection of our wii- ployes or property. We wish thase cuards to be placed on our oivn prope ty and to remain, Jess called into other servico by the civil authorities to meet an enicrzency that is lia- ble to urise. Thuse guards shiould be assembled at Ashta- buta, O, not later thai the morninz of July 5, that” tioy ey o tukon by tratu to MeKee's Rocks or some other point the Ohio river belcw Pittshurg, where they can tako boats and be fanded within the inclosure of our vremi We think absolute secreey shouid be observed 50 that no demonstration can be made whiie the men are enroute. Specific nzements tor movements of trains and connection with bouts will he made ns soon as we hear from you as to the certainty of havinz the men it Asntibuin at the time indicated. As soon ns your men are on the promises, wo wiil notify the sherif and ask that they be aeputizel eitherat once or fmmediately upon wn out breuk of such w eharacter us to render such u stop desirabie. Yours very truly 1L C. Piics, Chafrman, To Robert A, * inkerton, New York City. Mr. Boatner—So you arrangea for the assembly of the Pinkertons at Ashtabula before there was ang hostile demonstration’ No, sir. The hostile demonstration was made July 1.” Mr. Boatner—Had anything been said or done thutAvarranted this anticipation? “Nothing particularly.” Mr. Oates—Before shutting down the works did you ouild a stockade uround them? “Yos, sir. Anticipated Trouble, “Iu coutemplation of trouble “Yos, sir. *\What was the fiest disorderly demonstra- tion on tne part of the men ¢ Mr. Frick answered this question by read- ing the notice given to the firm by the ad- visory committee, calling uttoution to tho shutting off the gas of tho furnace and dis claiming any responsibility on their part for anytning that oceurrea should the fires be allowed to burn, e swid that the notice was servod two duys bofore the Pinkerton men wore started from either Now York or Chicago. Mr. Oates—What is meant by shutting off the gas¢ Mr. I'rick—\Vo use natural eas in some of id that burnin s to be resumed. When asked how were tho Pinkertons armed, Mr. Frick smid: *The arms and uni forms of the men were shipped to this city oy rail and put on the bavges hera by Cap tain Rodgers. Then on July 4 we sorved a notice on Sheriff McCleary calling on him for protection.” Mr. Frick, 1n answer to questians, said he had wot culled on the sherift previous to making arrangements with the Pinkertons because Lhe expericuce with tho sheriff three years ago conviuced them it would be use- less. Did you not advance the cost of the arms for the Pinkertons (" “No, sir."! “But vou engaged the Pinkertons before applying to the sheriff (" “Yes, sir." “*When was that fence built around your works (" “Within the last six woeks,” “Was it before or after the negotiations commenced with the Amalgamated associa- tion " “After.” our furnaces that work w gas indicated Other Letters Read. Mr. Frick requested, and was eranted the privilege of roading the following communi- cations which he said had in a large measure governed the actions of the managers of the works at Homostead since tho trouble began I'no first letter writton by himself 10 Man ager Potter is as follows: *Pleaso note horewith iuclosed copy of letter written me by our counsel, Messrs. Knox & keed. I have no doubt vdu fuily realize the import- ico of not doing unytbiug or permitting auything to be doue by any of our employes any guards we may employ to_protect our property that 1s not entively lawful.” ‘I'he inclosure referred to by Mr, Frick to Manager Potter is as follows : rrsoona, Pa, June 21, 18024 —H. C. Doar Sir: Would ‘suggest’ that you purtieu- Larly ehirgo Mr. Potter, no matter what fndig- nitios bo miy be subjected to In the discharzo of s duties ut Homestond. that nelther b nor any of the compuny's enployes should do uny net cof gression but should contine themselves to protecting themsolves and th company's property. They stould. under no CIFCUISLANCOS, TOSOPt 10 Lho US0 Of §rik un less it should be for the prote:t'on of their live Kyox & ek, Ihe committes continued the investiga tion this morning with a further examiu adon of Frick. He detailed the arrange- wents with the Pinkertons o furnish guards for the Homostead property, and said the arms wore consigned tothe Union Supply compauy, who deiivered them to Captain Iodgers of tho Pinkertons. Frick was not sure, but supposed he had something to do with furuishiug the arms, He coula not be brought te answer more denuitely. He be- lleved the Piokertons were aavised tnat | ovms would "po needed, but arws were 80k | Frick stipulated In the emply « of tho guaris, Frick said tho wages % at Homestead were higher than at an¥. % place. Chairman Boatner of 2 ‘Sommittee do claredt that the scale of % 1 paid, as ex- plained by Frick, was ti © hest he hud ever hoard of. Captain Rodgers was thei of the trip to Homestead, a. deputy sheriff, who went in | Hal capac ity, Ho then detailed the st\ theo fizht at Homestead and said the str cred fiest, heriff McCleary testified woat the Car- negio company notified him a week ovefore the men went out that there woula bo trouble, and that they wera Arranging to sond 400 mon to Homestead and wanted them deputized. te had not deputized the Pinkertons and had authorizad no ove to deputize them. He did not go to Homestead the day of the riot because it was usecless, President Weyhe on the Stand, President Wevho was the first witness on the sido of the men. In reply to Judge Tay lor as to why the men thought they had o Tight to take possession of the mill, Mr. Weyho said: “Thero may bo some who think 8o, but they aro not taught so in tho association “This thing has boen a mystory to me, I wotld like to kuow why these men think they had tho right to take othor people's property,”’ said Judge Taylor. *“Thore secms 10 bo somo queer ideas of tho rights of prop- erty. Was not tho object of these men, whon thoy fought tho Pinkertons, to prevent tho mill_from being worked by nonunion men /" “Weil, that may be the object; I do not kyow that it was.” “Well, I have httle doubt that such was the case,” said Judge Taylor. ‘Are theso matters of physieal resistance settled in your associntion 7 No, sir, they are purely local.” “Did you ever offer to arbitrate this ques tion 1" “Not until after the troublo.” *'Are vou willing to settle this question by arbiteation ! I caunot say for the association, flomestead people are," “Are vou in favor of an arvitration bill by which nll_such matters will po settled?” asked Mr. Bynum, Object to Outside *“Weil, I hardly know what the association would do. So as I have kuown, wor men usuelly got the worst of it. I beliove t it will soon come to tuis, howover, ana I versonally can sce littlo objection toit. In my opinion compulsory arbitration would not bo u success 10 this country, It the arbitra- tion was made compulsory all parties should be mado to exhibit thew books, The work- men believe they understand their business better than anyone, and think that outsiders should attena to their own business.” Yes,” said Mr. Boatner, “but you did not seem to want to agroe until several persons were killed . Mr. Woyho was askod if the association always carried out its contract, and ho said vo Chairman Oates—Is it not true that signing this scale certain members of associution notitied the company that uuless certain things were don® in this controveray they would quit worl, and thus break their contract ! “Well, 1 know some such thing wi Hugh ' O'Docnell was calied and M. Oates said: *Now, Mr. #Donuell, while we are not liero 'to assume anything, we wish you to kuow if the answers to nu) questions wo may ask you should tead to criminate you, you need nov answer them.’’ One of the High-1 B “Woll, 'm not afraid,” said Mr. O'Don nell, “1' wm one of the igh-priced men aud would not bo much affocted by the re- duction.” Whou the mea went out tho cight lodgos d and toid ofed by a but the Interferer after your s done.” held a joint meeting and_appoiuted the ud- visory committee of which witnoss wi chairmun, Men were placed around the fence to keep out the irresponsible people, Tois was July 1. ‘The men wers ali 1n- structed 1o use only moral suasion. They were not instructed to keep anyone out of the miil. Tuey were there to tey and per- suade nonunion men to reman away from the mill. “I'ney intended to use only neacoable means,’” said the witnoss, “and” 1o one re grets more the assault than the adviso commitiee does,” Tne witness then repeatea the sto the battie and his efforts to pray firine by the crowd on tho shore, ‘Ihe inhu- man treatment of the prisouers after their surrendor, he said, was not the work of tue strikers, but irvesponsivle partie Witness saia he averaged §141 per month, eight hours, uader the ola sc He said the works had built tho town. About 40 per cent were American born. ‘The persous affectod by the proposed scale were most all Ameri can born “\What'is the great cause of the Pinkertons (" ““I'hie lavoring people look upon them as enemies of the laboriug man. T'he chief ob jection to them, however, was that we foared with them would come nonunion men. " At this point the meeting was adjourned until 4 o'clock p. m. Thinks it a Great Consplrs In tha afternoon Burgess McLuc fied. He suid he thought there gigantic couspiracy somewhere, aided and abetted by legislation to deprive working- men of their riehts under the constitution of this government, of life, liberty and the pur- suit of huppiness. He baa formed that opin iou because, after going to work. satisfied that they had a safe basis upon which they could dopend, the Mekinloy bill came 1 and reduced that identical article upon which their compensation was based aud raised tho tariff on other articlos. Me. Boatner—Is it your idea that the com- . alter having your wazos based on the of billets, had the tariff reduced on tuut ry of tothe this hatred 1o io testi was o Dan “That's the iden.” Mr. Taylor—You think the less the the less the wages! I think so ! Continuing Mr. MeFuckio said ho betieved MeKinley, tne Union Paufic railway and the Carnegies with Irick at their head, were in the conspira tarifr, B ER ACCOMMODATIONS, at Momestend Are Now Well Fixed for Field Work. Hosmesteab, Pa., July 13, ~Tho arrival of the touts, which are now putup, and their erection has made a yery great diffsrence in the appearance of the eacampment ut Homa. stead. Major Kugle, the surgeon of the Third brigade and the rauking surgeon of the division, said: *Our health reportis all that could bs expscted, considering the bardships the boys have gouo through, and now that we have at last got a pleatiful sup ply of good water everyvody on the hill is comfortable.” The provost marshal, Colonel Charles H Greene of General Snowden’s staff, clearad the town of soldiers, save thoso sent out on some necessary orrand, and when a group was given libarty an officer accomosuind the squad. ‘The resuit bas ben a blow to thy saloons, which have resumad thoir woated steady business Colonel Gireene has cortainly very sharply met the evil which had caused so much ap prehiension last night and this aftoraoon, and the whole situation is chauged and tho boys are on their bost behavior. In speaking of the scenes last uight Colonol (iesono said 1 think the picture has boen overdrawn, but there was undoub odly some ground for the talk, ‘I'he boys had no rations, they hud been called out in & great hurry aud maoy of the lacked the commonest necaisitios of life. As iLwas, it wus jopossible to keep thom iu camp where we could not feod thou, and %0 liborty was very generaily given to go into the Lowu where they could buy their meals,"! nnel of the Mititia, General Snowae, . Auother of 's staff, who was standing near, remarked: “You must remember that the National guard 1s drawn from the best class of youths in the state. Young men who know how to take care of ICONTINUED ON BECOND FAG. | m— NUMBER 26. e ] J)ESTR['CTI\'E WINDS 1N OHIO Springfield and Other Points Visited by the Whirling Monster, RUIN AND DEATH ARE LEFT IN ITS WAKE Many ffouses Comp Oth Badly Dama Injured, otes of the Storm, . orlously Tatal Serixarien, 0., July structivo cyclone struck tho parvof this city (the rosidont portion) morning at 11 o'clock and complotely molished about thirty residences, and tially ruined over 100 more. Only persous uro possibly fatally injured, the loss in property is ostimated £200,000. ing <ay two angry clouds met over thoe fair grounds and clashod togothor, formiug a funnel of groat size. It first struci the faiy grounds in the westera portion of tho city, and hurled itself along ina southeasterly airection, takinga houso here and thorg until it struck the corner of South Lime- stone streot and Euclid avenue, threo-quun ters of a milo away, wheve it litorally des molihed an ontirs bock of rosidences, It then hifted and passed over tho city in @ northwosterly direction, lutling down ® bouse here and there. In tho biook immodie ately south of East Limestone street scarcely half & dozen houses aro loft standing. Kvery. thing is utter, hopeloss ruin. The entire police forec of the cjty has boon ordered t¢ the seeno of ruin, und the mayor has orderod out the Champion City guard and battery ta proserve tho peaco. Thousands are viewing the scones of awful destruction this ovening, and u meetiog of citizens is being held at the city all to doviso means to id the homeless people. Fully thiety familics are destitute List of the Iu) Joxas R. Bentz, fatally. Tuovas Beyz, fatally. Mus, Many Fessexogi, fatally burned. Cooxey Licn, two ribs broken. Jacon Leaci, shoulder dislocated. Jacon Nerrs, injured internally. Mis. Jacon LEACI'S TWO DAUGHTERS, frightfully cut about face and shoulders, Jiv HixkLe, arm cut, W. It Deatoy, hip dislocatoa. Mus. OnLisaen, prostrated from nervous prostration. he fotlowing buildings were dewolished| Penrl stroet schoot building, costing §20,000, 13.—A do southeastoern most this de- twe but at about Those who saw the eyclono forme partly demolished; Grifiith's groe par. tiully demolished; Jonu Leach’s, Harry Milier’s, Dr. La Fonte's, J. H. Bryan's, J, M. Sitas', J. M. Foster's housos, totally ¢e stroyved. Yellow Springs, twolve miles south, 1s ro- ported in ruius, The electric lignt, telephone and telograph wires are all down and the streots aro filled with trees, The scction visited is entiroly the residence quarter. The Gorman Lutheran church was strack by lightning and almosd totally destroyed. Many peoplo wore more or less seriously hurt. TERRORS OF THE AVALANCHE, of the Guests Doseribas How It Swapt Away the lot Panrs, July L One of the visitors to the watering place, who was locatod in a portion of the St. Gorvaise los Bains baths which escaped destruction by the landslide, has given sn acconnt of the catastropho, deserlb- One ing various exoiting events which came under uis personal observation. He says: “Avout eighty ladies and gantlemen wha were taking the wators mot at ths tablo d'bote vesterday. About 10:3) T was aroused from asound sieep by a terrific shock which apoeared to shake the hotel's foundation. & rushed to the window of my room, and 100k 11g out Lo ascortain the causo of tho shock [ saw a huge volums of water baring with i esistivlo foreo through the court vard of the hotel and sweeping down everything be- fore it “I'ne roaring and crashinz caussd by the mixbty volume of water was indoscribe ably terrible. I saw that three wings of the hotel bad been totally destroyed and thay tho fourth wing had been partially swept away. Theconfusion was intense, The frightencd guosts and employes wero in & stato of ubsolute bewilierment and fright, Nobody knew which way to turn to escape, all the exits having boen blocked by the fall: ing debris. “Prosontly one of the mor level-headod of the visitors made a rope from sovoral bed shoots, which ho twisted ana tied together, fastencd it securely tuside, and then slid td tho ground. Ho reached the boltom In safety and found his way to the village of Gorvase. ‘Tho villagers, responding to his call for help, organized rescuing parties and burried to thie scone of the disaster.” Late telograms in vegurd to the landslida domnot detract inuny particular from the norror of tho disaster. A force of gendarmes, armed with Jong polos und hooks, has been posted along tho banks of tho Arve to catch 1ne bodics of vietims as they float by, Hun. dreds of persons are watching the scer from tho bridges sud other points of vans tage. Most of the visitors utthe wrecked notel belonged to Genova, Panis, July 18, —The latest dispateh from St. Gervaiso says that 125 bodies have been recovered, N n Stenmers, Arrived—Lahn, Mo At Southampton w Yors. At Quecnstown Now York. At Genoa—Arrived York. At Bromen—Arrived—Weimar, from Balti more. from Arrived—Teutonfe, from Fulde, from New At London—Sighted — Palestine, from Boston; Geeanic, from Now York, At Now York—Arrived —Siberinn, from Glasgow; Drosdon, from Bremen, At Boston— Arrived ~Bostonian, from Liverpool; Scandinuvian, from Glasgow. - Wi Killed for rmelon, Py, Tex., July 13, —A prominent ranche man was killea by Charlie Scott, o negro, im a quarrel over a watermelon trade, - - WEATHER FORECAST Osana, July 18, A storm appears to be doveloping in the upper mountain regions, which will cause soatherly winds and an inorease of temporas ture. Cianerally southeasterly winds mow provail batwoen the Missouri river and the mountaius, Light showers have occurred from New Mexico northward across Colos rado,aud Lhere were tracos of raio in eastern | Kansas and this vicinity, The 14tn, 15th acd 16th of this month are normally the warmest dnys of the yoar, the normal being 502, from tho 16th on the normal daily tems perature gradunlly decreases. Orrice oF Wearuen Buneav, } Local Forecast—For Kus abia and Vicinity — Wi [ thor, winds shilting to southerly during Thursday. Wasiixaroy, D, C., July 13, —Forecast for Thursday: For Nevraska—IFair, excepl local showers in northeast portion; south wiads; warmer duriug the duy; cooler by | ¥riday morving. For Towa —iair, followed by local showers auriug the afteruoon oF night; south winds