The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 6, 1903, Page 1

| Paper not ken from Ary.ttee i i VOLUME XCIV—NO. 36. PRICE FIVE CENTS. , TORTURED BY PAIN AS HIS LIFE EBBS, EUOTES HIS LAST HOURS TO CARES OF CHURCH SIENIFICANT | ISSEMBLING OF WARSHIFS America’sWarning to Russia in the Orient. Formidable Fleet Now in Command of Evans. Washington Government Is Determined to Check the Czar. - res more ssia has luding ortant €, com= naval has recently ent th in his mminent be ceipt came te y state- th ns was known to make e t jon was conveyed [: xie 4 with refer- ; er vicinity compli- . ory farther pon w wers have REAL SCOPE OF WA.RNIM; n 2 of more tonese A foreig: ggression x\:s made he mov- ng the Asiatic ttie-ship Wis- ding to China any, Cincin- A significance may be map of w sur- between | group ntage eutian ions ina w t EVANS POW’ER}'UL FLEET Evans has in his fleet t quadrons, two of th Rear Admiral 8. Ph Stirling, and the t idable, by himself. The ¥ & fieet—now in the Gulf of Pechily, sists of the battleships Kentucky,V d Oregon; the monitors M. d Monterey; the cruk gunboats Annapolis Helena, Vicksburg, leans de Au ton Juan Wilming- Wompetuck, and will soon be | #ugmented by the cruisers Albany and Cincinnati, now at Colombo, Ceylon, ana er Raleigh, now at Aden, Ara- of fifteen ships, five of them | e on bie &rmored i D 'COUNT CASSINT A BUNGLER. Bt. Petersburg Embarrassed by Its Embassador’s Course. LONXDON ly 6.—The St. Petersburg sorrespon of the Telegraph says there is nervousness in official circles in regard | . to the Far East, and especially in regard to the failure of Count Cassini’s diplo- | « Mmatic my is to conciliate the United | 2 Btates. His frequent and at times impru- | Gent recourse to the newspapers is con- | sidered to have contributed to the pres- | ent atisfactory relations. He is ac- | cused of m € too much of | the petition n regarc e Kishenev affair and too | fittle of American policy in the Far Bast, The Russian Government would have | ~ooked with relative equanimity upon the presentation of the petition, which binds | /> If in return a satisfactory un- ATERSPOUT LETS FLOOD UPCN GROWD Scores of Pleasure| Seekers Lose Lives. —_—— Waters Invade Park Thronged by Sunday Revelers. Streetcar Laden With Pas- sengers Is Carried Away by the Torrent. NSBURG, Pa., J ut of immense proportions, striking in v of Oakford Park this after- noon, created a od that caused great loss of life and property It is estimated that at least fifty persons were killed, nd mmur= place the number of dead at ore 104 but up to a late honr ree bodies have ing been washed le creek that ru th th park. The names of o have been drowned are TRUDE KEEFER, aged 19, D O'BRIEN of Latrobe, an em- the Brown-Ketcham Company PH EVERLY of Indianapolis, Ing. "RUM of Jeanette. IAN JOHN LIGHT, wife and two ch HENRY and wife of Jeanette FLOOD INVADES THE, PARK. At 3 o'clock rain began to fall in tor- rents in the vielnity of the park. Half an hour later thé cloudbursf occurred. The waters in the lake north of Oakford Park began to rise and Manager James n of Greensburg. N McGrath, believing that there was dan- ger of a final break in the great walls of the dam, hurried among the crowds of pleasure seekers, who had der the roofs of the eating stands, ound, the gathered un- the theater, the dancing the water, should the banks break, and ned them to run to the hills. On both k being located in a ravine about th of a mile wide and a mile long. Those protected from the rain did not d not until McGrath and t entered each building in turn y drove the crowds out into the realize the danger. Half an hour after the bufldings had been cleared of the crowds the waters nted the wall of the dam and within want to leave anc five minutes a torrent five feet deep was fiowing the entire length of the wall. The park or ravine. studded with buildings, the merry-go-round, and other amusement plac about all but the dancing pavilion and large luncheon stand were knocked from their foundations. the laughing gallery were twisted the TORRENT SEIZES STREETCAR. | rain continued to fall in torrents | The and at 4 o'clock forty feet of the wall of dam to the east gave way with a crash. The flood beat down the rav. :e with a roar that was heard for two miles. Half a mile down. at the junction of the Greensburg and Jeanette and park car the carbarns are located. The en- rance gates to the park were lifted, and, with the force of a piledriver, the large posts were hurled by the waters against | the barn. Beyond was located the small i room, and the track was on from Greensburg and Jeanette. The electric storm had rendered the power south of here useless and the motorman was unable to move the car. The flood uck the walting-room, containing prob- bly a dozen persons. A number of them struggled to a point of safety, but in the | excitement that followed it is not posi-| tive how many were lost. The streetcar was caught and swept into the creek and was whirled and tumbled about. A num- ber of persons on the car jumped off and there are conflicting stories as to how many were carried with the car. BEAVE ATTEMPT AT RESCUE. Among those who were dashed into the flood was C. M. McClain of Greensburg, an expert swimmer. Cries for help from two unknown women brought McClain to their side as they were struggling in the water, and, seizing both about the waist, he kept their heads above the water as the three were carried in the direction of Jeanette by the raging tide. The brave fellow held to the women for a mile, and then, exhausted and ready to sink, he re- leased his hold and the women sank. It was with the greatest difficulty that he managed to get to the shore. It is believed that fully ten persons who werc in the car were drowned. Standing on the platform near the waiting-room were a man and wife, whose names have not been lcarned. When the flood came the husband escaped, but the wife was carried away. It is said that the couple resided at Jeanette. Oakford Park is located three mjles northwest of Greensburg and one mile from Jeanetie. The land embraced by the pleasure ground, one of the most de- lightful breathing spots in the summer time to Be found between Altoona and 5.—A water- | d other bufldings in the line | es of the grounds there are high hills, | nding a car laden with people on their | FAGE WAR RAGING IN EUANGVILLE Indiana City Is in the Hands of | Mobs. Fighting Continues on Streets Throughout | the Night. | | i l | { | | Exterminate the Negro Whites Declare They Will |- Population. | i I | | i i | i 1 Special Dispatch to The Call. EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 6, 2 2. m.— This city is In the hands of a mob. Two negroes are known to have been Kkilled, and the number of dead may be much greater. One white boy has been killed by a negro. Among a number of serious- | 1y wounded victims is a negress. Troops have been called out and martial law will be proclaimed. | The riot started over the killing of a | | patrolman by a negro, and later the kill- ing of the white hov. The mob attacked the jail and gained an entrance, but the | negro murderer of the patrolman had | been spirited away. Then thousands of | armea whites started in all directions in a search for negroes. Mobs of blacks met | them at some points and there was | furious fighting, and the colored rioters | overran the poorly protected portions of | the city while the whites were congre- zated on the main streets. Before the white mob had gathered a company of negroes armed with rifles | marched through the streets threatening | to kill all whites. They broke into a | hardware store and secured all the arms and ammunition. Three business men were fired upon. Then the whites or- anized for protection and declared they | would exterminate the negroes. First | they marched to the prison to lynch the patrolman’s slayer. ATTACK ON THE PRISON. The steel bars of the jail windows could not withstand the rain of blows from the battering ram of the mob. At 1 o'clock this morning the crowd swarmed in and began a search for the murderer. Police Captain Brennick tried to check their ad- | vance by turning the hose upon them. When he appeared at the window, holding the nozzle, a rain of bullets was sent through the window. The captain retreat- ed and no further attempt was made to | keep the mob out. After the mob had been in the jail only a few minutes, word was brought that a ’gang of negroes was congregating at Budd Fruit's saloon, at No. 415 Upper Fourth street, and was firing from win- dows and the roof upon the whites as they passed. The mob immediately decided to bom- bard it. A hundred or more armed men, upon command, fell Intd line and marched from the jail up Fourth street into the market square, halting in front of Fruit's place. Negroes were to be seen at most of the windows, but they quickly dispersed on the arrivel of the mob. Then, upon command of the leader, a volley of 100 shots was fired Into the building, com- pletely wrecking it. It was known at the time that there were a large number of negroes in the salodn. It is blieved that many of them were hidden in the large buildings surrounding the saloon. Several are reported shot, but no bodles have been brought in. SHOOTING IS CONTINUOUS. Five hundred white men, heavily armed, are marching through the streets of the city where negroes are likely to be found. Shots are heard constantly. It §s rumored that another negro has been shot in First street) Early last night, when the mob that sur- rounded the jail was told that the negro murderer had been taken away, a com- mittee composed of five citizens was se- lected to visit the jail. The mob clamored for the men, hut the police refused to grant the request. After being in the jall Cunttnued on Page 2 Column 2. Continued on Page 2, Column 4. Continued on Page 2, Column 8. > Sk el S i ks A L 3, 0 ddaf ,,(r‘,‘i {4 . i A * | 1 [ | ‘ ! B2 - T VENERABLE PONTIFF WHO [S NEAR DEATH, THE PHYSICIANS AT- | TENDING HIM.AND VIEW OF THE CHAMBER IN THE VATICAN | WHERE HIS LIFE IS EBBING. \‘ Last Sacrament Is Administered to the Fast-Failing Pontiff. OME, July 6, 3 a. m.—“God’s will be done. Who would have believed it, when only ten days ago I was presiding over a public consistory ?” murmured feebly Pope Leo as he felt himself sinking late last evening into a sleep ihich lasted about three hours, until excruciating pain brought the dying Pontiff back to consciousne: He groaned and complained of pains on hotf sides of the thorax. Tenderly Dr. Lapponi, assisted by Pope Leo’s valet, Pio Centra and the physician’s second assist- ant, Di Castro, lifted the frail form, and, changing" his position, succeeded in giving the patient some relief. Though hovering on the brink of death, the life of the Pon- tiff is still prolonged by means of strong stimulants and concen- trated nourishment, and while he is still alive his wonderful vitality may again resist and conquer the attack of this illness. Late last evening, after the excitement of the ceremony of the last sacrament was over, the Pope seemed less restless, partly soothed by the religious service and partly by a dose of chloral which was given him in considerable quantity. State of Anxiety in Vatican. The Pontiff is lying on a small bed drawn up to a window overlooking the piazza of St. Peter’'s. The only picture in the room is an antique '\«hdonna, and the sole ornament a great ivory crucifix. The interior of the Vatxcan during the early hours of this morning testifies to the conviction that the passing of Pope Leo is very near. The courtyard of St. Damaso is filled with the car- riages of the Cardinals. Cardinal Satolli drove to Rome from Frascati last night, the beautiful carriage horses covered with dust and perspiration. In the cortile are drawn up the carriages of the Cardinals and of many notables. Servants and messengers hurry across the court with bundles of huge wax tapers and with the robes of the ecclesiastical dignitaries who are waiting within the palace. The antechambers of the palace were all through the night thronged with princes of the chfirch, high noblemen and members of the diplomatic corps. Telegrams of inquiry have been received from several of the monarchs of Europe. The Swiss Guards, in their brilliant black, red and yellow uniforms, keep pacing ‘up and down before the portals, receiving the inquiries with: theié customary imperturbable calmness. Cardinal Oreglia "di Santo Stefano first sent his secretary yesterday to inquire and look for the apartment which his Em- inence, in his capacity as Camerlango, will: occupy after the de- mise of the Pope, when he will take the reins of the Pontifical Sur- EW YORK, July 6.—The Rome Correspondent of the World Ncabl(‘x the following : Prof essor Mazzoni, the eminent geon, who was called into consultation by Dr. Lapponi yester- day (Sunday) morning, said to the, World correspondent : “In forty-eight hours all will be over, if not before. The body is too frail and enfeebled to respond to any of the efforts made to restore its strength.” In the afternoon Professor Mazzoni said to the World cor- respondent: “I expect the catastrophe on Tuesday.” The Pope talked for two hours yesterday afternoon with Car- dinal Oreglia, the Camerlingo, or papal chamberlain, about ar- | rengements for the conclave, and it is rumored that Leo expressed a preference for Cardinal Gotti as his successor. Lco gave injunctions to Cardinal Oreglia until he sank from ab- solute exhaustion. He seemed to be to exhort Oreglia about the government of the church as he lay almost unconscious, his voice too weak to make his words Oreglia continuing distinguishable. then formally assumed the government of the church. e ———————— — + 1 | + Patient Argues With Physicians During His Conscious Moments. power during the interregnum. Later the Cardinal himself went to the Vatican and had a long conversation with Cardinal Ram- polla. It seems that Cardinal Oreglia will choose as his apartment the rooms next to the hall in which the Pope usually receives the congregations of the Cardinals, and which is called the Loggia of Raphael, from the name of the painter. Many members of the diplomatic corps called yesterday on Cardinal Rampolla, including the French Embassador, all anxiously asking for the latest news. Baron von Rothenham, the Prussian Minister, showed Car- dinal Rampolla a telegram from the German Emperor expressing the latter’s deepest regret on learning of the Pontiff's illness and the hope of a speedy recovery, and asking to be kept continually informed by telegraph about the condition of his Holiness. Cardinals Gotti, prefect of the propaganda, and Di Pietro, the prodatary, both had long interviews with Cardinal Rampolla. 'Evidence That There Is No Hope. A fact significant of the anxiety pervading the officials at the Vatican. as well as the Sacred College, is that Marquis Sacchelli, the high steward of the palace, with his son as coadjutor, and Comendator Mannucci, who directs the temporal affairs of the Vatican, are continually in attendance, the last named having the responfl!nht\' of the preparations regarding the summoning of a conclave in the event of the Pope’s death. The condition of his Holiness at 11 o'clock last night, though still grave, was not as serious as late in the afternoon. Dr. Lapponi administered camphor-caffeine through the mouth, as one experi- ment of injection did not prove successful, Pope Leo saying he could not bear it. The amelioration resulting from the camphor- caffeine was so marked that the Pontiff calied first his nephews and then his private secretary and adjusted some personal affairs which are pending. Dr. Mazzoni and Dr. Lapponi said at that hour that the danger of a catastrophe occurring during the night had been averted. Indeed, they hoped that unless there were heart failure they would be able to keep their august patient alive for a few days longer, especialy if he would willingly consent to observe the physicians’ prescriptions. This, however, is the more difficult as his Holiness preserves his full consciousness and argues and dis- cusses his doctors’ prescriptions. The latter, fearing to excite him by contradiction, are sometimes at loss how to proceed. Dr. Mazzoni last evening, on his return from the consulta- tion at Pope Leo’s bedside, said : “The situation this time is certainly really grave in view of the great age of the patient and his state of extreme weakness. However, the case is not yet desperate, especially with a man having such unexpected reserves of energy and vitality, which, at the age of 93, are, irfdeed, astonishing. The exact definition of t the Pope’s illness is senile adynamic pneumonia, but his Holiness has not the least idea that he is at- tacked by - any organic disease. In fact, he was not in bed when- I went to the Vatican, but was seated in his usual arm chair, where I am accustomed to see him every time I visit the palace. He believes the oppression on his chest and the accom- panying difficulty of breathing are therely the results of extreme Continued on Page 2, Column 1. 5