1‘ I“Illa|l’l he helpedp-éFlanklin. Advertise in the Daily Gazette. . J . 'I ll iF‘fl‘il'TF'lf‘il 'il‘ll'll’Tl'I'll’“TINT”.l'Ji'lLIXh II They that'won’t , he; counseled ’3 ,. We therefore eounsel you to fiUUULLULlULIULlLlUHUHUUULN-ILJLJU‘I l‘li‘il‘ll‘ii'iII l‘ii'l'I ' gmmmrtmnfinmjtlrmm-mm IF YOU WANT ANYTHING, Advertise in the Daily Gazette, ONE CENT A WORD. HEILJUHWLILJUI - gemwguuLuJLlLJl—LLUJLLLLHLJLLUELUU Vol. I, No; 138., The Daily Gazette I: issued crew week-day at 3 P. 1!.- at 0le CENT ran com. The Cheapest Rate: for Advertising, and rm: nlncns'r CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette, [Combined with Fridav’ s Dailv. ] Is issued were] F1 iday at Noon. at mans: CENTS more com. on $1. 50 PER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly. Seneca to Local Subscribers at my csN'rs r1313 WEEK. on 85.00 Pnsrvmn. A. H. BYINGTON. Proprietor. .-..|. m”... ..........__. rim paper has the terms circulation Inf any paper In thé'swto wcst’ofBoidgeport. a , «-_... 0 UR JOBBIL‘ G DEPARTMENT. In. HARRY M. GARDNER. Jn.. of New York, has charge of the Gszarra’s Engraving. Book and Jobbing Department. He is an expert 1 nd experienced Job Printer, and no work our trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done. THE LIVE NEWS OF TO DA Mr. Spurgeon’s condition is repo 1 ted as critical. 0. H. Underhill is building the new bridge at the upper mills, Winnipauk. Miss Emma van ISant of Washington. D. C. ., is the guest of Mrs. J. Lawrence Stevens. John H. Treadwell has exchanged his old bicycle for a new one, with Jackson. v i __ TheA. M. E church onKnightstreet are talking up the project Of a camp- meeting next month. James Scofield went to Flushing, L. I., last evening to visit. Mr. and Mrs. Blascer who are summering there. er. and Mrs. LittlewOOd of Newark, f IN J4, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs" , Wm. Sccfield On Isaacs Place ”.K_:I Miss Mamie Hoyt of New York city, I who has been visiting President John D. Kimmey, returned yesterday. ' ——Boy Wanted, who understands the running of Job Presses. Apply at this Office. _ Master Jefi‘rer Fachonar, son of the wealthy wool merchant Of New York city is visiting Hon: John D. Kimmey onWWest avenue. Jersey City is to be congratulated on possessing a sufficient degree Of public spirit to provide itself with a free li- brary at the public expense. The father Of the Ohio common school system, Harvey Rice, is ninety- One years of age and is living quietly at Cleveland. . John D. Rockefeller has given $8, 000 for a new building for the Superior Street Baptist church of Cleveland, and the congregation has raised as much more. The broken- down and returned Cunard steamer Servia arrived Ofi'Bed- loe's Island last evening in tow of seven tugs. Most of her passengers passed the night on board. ' Drouth in March, sunstrokes in April, ice in May, breaking of the re- cord bOth ways in June, wood fires and spring showers in J uly—this 1s a lively and versatile year of grace The most startling work Of art yet ex- hibited in or around Norwalk, is the “fire, smokeand water sale” sign got- ten up by Dick Mitchell, with letters all ablaze and surrounding the Boston store front. One version of tax-Senator Ingalls’ latest lecture makes him refer to “the irrepressible reformer who earns a livelihood by. the perspiratmn Of his jaw,’2 while another has it “the irre- pressible reformer who earns a living by the perspiration Of his brother. ” Builder Wilson hearing of so many capsizings, upsets and the like among amateur skippers down the harbor, is getting the sails all adjusted to his shnllop and will soon be giving the boys points on how to sail a skifl’. Barber man SlatterIly 18 reported to .. have hauled up. a three pound haddock I Monday from his rear window. If this is so, Gus Franks must lookI'toI his laurels as it is now some time since he has pulled a three pound . eel up . through his barber-short window. Charles D. Robertson, the seamen who saved many lives by throwing a hissing Confederate shell' overboard fromthe gun-deck of the Hartford in April, 1862, now lives in Baltimore. For this act of hi avery Admiral Farra. gut made special mention of him in his report and Congress votedhim a-medal. The medal is the size of a 820 gold piece QBdek- Robertson is proud of it. 12;; .. gs break. “Equal and Exact Justice to all Men of Whatever St —-——_ t 2% f Miss Mary Newcomb, a niece of sen. ator Seymour, who has been visiting her uncle here, leaves for. her home to- morrow. Miss Mary Forbe of this city, who has been visiting at Norwalk, left this - morning for a month at Pine Orchard -' Beach.—57[Meriden Republican. The Boston Herald says: “We still ' have an idea that it pays to be decent. ” -—It’s a great pity that many others do not try to win wealth by trying the ex- periinent. At the reunion Of the Army of the Po- tomac one year ago 4th of July, Ian-j nibal Hamlin Said to Gen. Sherman : “You. and I will not attend any more Of these reunions. ” Mrs. Mary E. Post, son and daugh- ter of Brooklyn, are stopping for afew weeks with Miss Mary Chichester of . -_ West avenue. Mrs. Post is the sister of Judge A. E. Austin. The Willard Comstock party at Nau- voo island are having a damp time of their camping-out picnic. But in the lexicon of resolute youth there is no such word as back-out. Two Brooklyn youths, each aged about sixteen years, passed through this borough on bicycles yesterday at 2 p. m., on route to South Wilton, hav- ing wheeled the distance since morning. With Scofield & Hoyt‘selling four pairs of good stockings fora quarter, and A. H. Hoyt & Son selling a nice pair of kid shoes for the same price, surely no one ought to go bar e‘foot in Norwalk. NO hitch occurred at the Sing Sing electrocutions. The four murderers, Slocum, Smiler, Wood and J ugigo were quickly and painlessly executed at day- Two shocks, to make death sure, were given to each man. ' The small boy who steals che1ries can fall from a tree a dozen times, and not get hurt; but here is John Corcor- an, an honest man of 57, falls from a cherry tree in Great Barrington and breaks his neck. ‘ Aunt Sally Cannon, probably the oldest woman in Connecticut. died at her home in New Haven on MOnday. She celebrated her 10131: birthday last March, and at that time was in excell- ent health, being able to walk 11nas-' sisted and to read without glasses. She was born in Wallingford, and lived there all her life until the death of her husband thirty-three years ago, when she came to reside with her son in New Haven. She was one of the few people living who had seen Lafayette and other Revolutionary dignitaries. At the monthly business meeting of the Uhion Gospel Temperance Reform Association last evening,the three prin- cipal, offices were filled for the ensuing six months by the re-election of Joseph Miller, P1 esident E. Beacom, Secre- tary; H. D. Lees, Treasurer. sociation 1s in better financial cOndi- tion than at the beginning of the last term, and the present outlook augurs still greater progress in this direction as well as greater reformative results It Was also voted to return to the old custom of opening the Sunday after- noOn meetings at 3 o’clock instead of 3.30 as at present. Rev. Dr. Noble is in receipt of letters from friends in California giving an ac- count of the unprecedented hot weath- er they have been experiencing there. July 2d was the hottest ever known in that state. In the interior the Ither- .morneter ranged from 110 to 130_de- green in the. Shade- The intense heat has blinded. up, $100,090 worth of. cross and fruits. Forest fires are still raging in Mono and Inyo counties, and hun- dreds of famihes have lost everything and are left destitute. This intensity Of heat reminds us of the story told us when at the geyser mountains by the guide, of an excited German tOurist whom he was conducting abOut that terrifying, volcanic region—“Take me - avay, take me avay, for sheol ish not one rod from this place.’ Captain Jefferson, of Ottawa, Cana- da, has in view the location of a large lumber plant on the sound, somewhere in. this vicinity and has settled on Scuthport, provided an arrangement can. be made with the proposed- Sauga. tuckrailroad to make their terminal at that place. His company is the largest lumber dealing association in Canada, and they need a shipping point near New York. If Our Norwalk” Board of Trade could be aroused and inspired with energy enough to secure the ter- .minal' of the Sangatuck Valley R. R. at Gregory’s Point Or Calf Pasture, as has so often been mooted, this great lumber plant might be secured for this . place. The As- . 1\lorwalk Conn, Wednesday Evening, July 8,1891. WHAT} MIBIIS sIPINIsITEIII Slus- That the need ”Of a hospital for the ‘ reception'vof all the sick has long been felt in Norwalk. The Hat'Trimmers’ association have been trying to carry out this important work; but the ques- tion how to start the fund to the best ad vantage has long remained without a solution. A meeting was held last evening at theOld We‘ll Hookand Lad- der parlors, anda spirited discussion took place between the earnest and zealous chairman of the trimmers’ as- sociation, who has the hospital welfare at heart, and General Taylor who is decidedly against the plan, maintain- ing that we have ample accommodations at the poor housefor all our sick, be- sides hospitals at Bridgeport, Dan- bury and Hartford. The worthychair- man however took exceptions to the poor house as the hat trimmers have a fund and are willing to pay for the care of their sick. General Taylor then read an article he had prepared for pub- lication setting forth the cost and main- tenance of a hospital after its comple- tion. This wet blanket of facts and figures did not cool the ardor of the earnest workers present, and a meeting will be held at the same place next Monday evening _ at 8 o’clock—Why not start a subscription paper in aid of the hospital fund and give every man, woman and child in the Norwalks a chance to contribute their mite. - That the 4th of July season was not particularly prolific of fatal explosions this year. Howevei, the railroad ac- cidents more than make up the (tiller- ence. That the July overcoat is much worn. That the evil days draw nigh when the ambitious housekeeper feels her soul drawn to the canning and preserv- ing kettle. That how I shall learn to play tennis is the question of the hour. One good way Would be to watch the players at the tenn1s grounds some afternoon when the tournament is not in progress and then not play tennis in that way. *->—-— ..._ More Aged People. The recent mention of aged Fairfield county . people is incomplete. The Bridgeport biographer is doing a good work, and deserves to be helped. Mrs. Betsey Saunders of East 'Forwalk is reasonably believed to be one hundred and one years 'Of age and has, until quite a late date, been able to give sat- isfactory account of herself. In earlier life she lived in the old Newkirkfamily and her answers to questions about the Harsen-Newkirk-‘time-people have been clear and correct. To look tO-day upon one who is claimed to have been alive before the second year of President ,Washington’s incumbency had expired is a somewhat uncommon occuirence. A most excellent Fairfield county nonogenarian is yet living, with facul- ties exceedingly well preserved, at the lower end of (formerly) Raymond’s Ridge, New Canaan. Mrs. Esther(Ray- mond) Bouton lacks but four years of being a century old. A recent visit to her found her as serene in spirit as was the summer day’s ending upon which the pleasant call was made. She is in fair health, and'highly entertained her visitor with Old-time narrations. This good woman is the relict of Waters Bouton, who was born in 1794, and whom she has for thirty-one years survived. She is a devout communicant of St. Mark’s church, New Canaan, and has considerably overlived the age of the ancient bell which today swings in St. Mark’s tower, and which long ago swung in the tower of the Seabury St. Paul’s church at the head of the Green, an historic edifice which, strange to say, was permitted to be pulled to pieces in 1811.12.11: present St. Mark’s bell was contemporaneous, as to the particulars of its manufacture and the lecality in which it was first for many years rung, ' with the delightfully dulcet-toned Nor- walk Congregational bell which was in 1890 made over into such coveted souv- enirs. . . _ .4 . . ._ _ . . It would. be interesting to know just how manyIparents have resolved that their children shall never again have anything to do with gunpowder,- but I who will forget all about it before the next 4th of July. Royalty as well as the most plebian, have, to Ienduie the same Iexasperating mishaps in life For instance a water pipe burst 1n Windsor Castle yesterday at the moment Queen Victoria was din- ing Emperor William, and flooded the feast. While being taken— from Ridgefield to the Danbury jail Monday to await trialjn the superior court for an un- provoked assault upon a stranger, Geo. Curtis made his escape from Constable Keeler, jumping from a window in-his boarding house, where he had been al- ‘lowedto go for some'clothes. ‘ and the horse and cart. more. To Complete tnIe IlVlonument. _ They are to have aI‘ icitizens' fair” at Winsted to raise money to complete the inside of the beautiful soldiers’ memo- rial tower. Patrlarche Militant. The state board Patriarch Militant, First regiment, has eldcted George M. , Redway of Hartford colonel, and Frank W. Tracy of Norwich lieutenant-colo- nel of the regiment. William Ridley was elected majo‘r Of thesecond battal- ion, and William Pendleton was elected_ major of the third battalion. The state parade, which is to be. held in Meriden_ in October, will probably call together more men than any previous occasion of the kind. ' - One BettIer. Yesterday we said ,“good” because Dr. VanAlstyne had received a unan- imous invitation from his church ‘to continue his pastorate, with them for the fifth year, but now we hear it rumor- ed that the Doctor has an invitation to another prosperous church at a sala- ry OfI $2, 500. This puts him in a “strait betwixt two. I" Thegooddoo- tor is now, no doubt, Isomewhat in the fix of the swain who sang— ‘,Oh I could be happy with either, were ’toth- or (169.1 charmer away.” Watson Takes Command. Brigade Headquarters, Connecticut National Guard. Bridgeport, .gl‘iuly 3, 1891, GENERAL Canaasl 3; N0. 1, y ' By General Orders No. 17, dated Ad- jutant General’s Ofilce, Hartford, July 2,1891, Ihave been appointed. to the command of the Brigade, Connecticut National Guard. In compliance with such orders of the' Chief, I assume such command. THOMAS L. WATSON, Brigade General Commanding Brigade 0. N. G. . 1 , ’ A Boy Buried Alive. Monday afternoon William Coleman drove with his cart to. a sand bank on South street, Danbuty, to obtain some filling to be used at. mks house. His five yeais old boy started with him, but was lost sight of as soon as he began to dig. When the cart was partially filled the bank caved in, covering Coleman After a good. deal of trouble he managed to extricate himself and with the horse returned hOme. At supper time the boy , was missing and when they failed to find him after searching some time, it was suggested that he might have been bur- ied in the bank. They went there and dug and found the body of the boy standing in an upright position. He had been dead five hours. _________‘*..,____.¢__ Pay Your Little Bills. The COurant sounds the following timely and most sensible sentiments which are as much needed in Norwalk as in Hartford:——“One duty 2 of the first Of July and January is to attend promptly to the little bills that come in. The big ones force attention, but many people forget the little ones, I or carelessly let them lie unpaid as unim- portant. By doing so they can cause a great deal Of trouble. Everybody in trade has such little bills due him. All of them together make a considerable Isum. They represent goods sold and credit. given. But to send out a collec- tor to hunt up the money costs asmuch often The giving of these credits is a favor; paying the bills should be an im. mediate duty.”- as the whole profit involved, «who.-- .. ._ .. A Big Show Coming. The Titusville Morning Herald says:-- Walter L. Main’ s great tented show played to good business and gave the - best of satisfaction in this city yester- day. Theprocession was immense and was enjoyed by thousands of people. Everything about the circus is bright, new and interesting, a credit to the well known and gentlefna‘nly manager, to whom the business is an open prim‘ er. NO circus here ever afforded the public more convenience or treated at- tendants . with more deference and ‘courtesy. The performerswere clean, and high-toned, and had many features of thrilling interest, notably the dar- ing and marvelous trapeze work of the Vernon;Bros.,,.w.ho are unequalled in their specialties, performing gyrations through the air like swallows on the wing. The display of horseflesh was superb, blooded stock, with arched necks and the speed of the wind. Many and astonishing were the feats per- formed by them. The clown’s I witti- cisms were clear cut, crisp and Original —a welcome innovation. The menag- erie is extensive, and contains many rare specimens of wild beasts. Alto- gether it is an A 1, bang-up show—one of the giants of the road. The show will exhibit at South Norwalk, Wed-- esday. July 15. Commander-in- . A Flue DaIyII Transatlantic Steamer. In a late issue Engineering gives .a diagram and description of a beautiful- ly finished model of a vessel designed “ by Messrs. James and George Thom- sOn, the Cly’d'e ship builders,guar_anteed to cross the Atlantic within five days. It Is calculated that the vessel will make a speed of twenty-three and a half knots an hour and accomcdate seven hundred first class passengers, three hundred second class, and four huh-4 dreId emigrants. ——-—«+ A Special Meeting of the L. A. W. A call has been issued by the Eastern bicyclists including the Connecticut and New York divisions of the League Of American Wheelmen for a_ special assembly meeting of that organization. The call has been forwarded to Presi- dent Dunn,- and the President has de- cided to call the meeting. It was re- quested that the meeting be held at Hartford. The request has been ac- ceded to, and the meeting will convene at that place on Sept. 9 and 10. It will be held at the time of the Hartford race meet. The purpose of the meeting is'to dis-J cuss the racing troubles and the alli ance Iwith the Amateur Athletic Union. A number of other questions will also come iii) [Or adjustment. The Western delegates were desirous of having the meeting held at Detroit in August, but -on account of the inability of many to get to Detroit a more central location has been chosen. The meeting will be one of the most important ever held in the history - of the League.~ . v-OOO Who Takes the Cup? There is said to be a bitter strife be- tween varicus companies in this state and Massachusetts, Iwho furnish cities and boroughs with public water, as to which can furnish the nastiest fluid during the warm months of the year. At this-writing Springfield. Mass, and a near-by city seem to be neck and neck, with perhaps a leaning toward Springfield as the Winner, although they don’t count “Spongela” among their ingredients. The Springfield Re- publican ofSunday says: “The Lud- low water at this season grows dirtier and more ancient and fish-like in small than ever. Selling drinking water has become an industry. People dislike the Lucllow water for itself, nor do they love it better from the fact that recent- ly some one visiting the reservoir found about a hundred Italians washing their shirts in the water. That is the story, though why they washed the shirts and what they did with them when washed does not appear.” It is proposed to donate to, the winning watercompany, a tin cup, Of foreign or domestic manu- feature, and as both claim the pure Italian flavor, the Iquestion of which wins is still open. x x x ' ~0->—- Fire Department. News. Chief Prowitt is having new sills laid and floors repaired in the different fire hOuses. The regular monthly meeting of Pio- neer Hook and Ladder company will be held to-morrow evening. Phoenix Engine company had their wash and regular meeting last night. The engine was attached to the hy- drant Opposite the Methodist church and Eastman’s Perfection nozzle was given a successful trial. After the meeting “A1” Chinery set up the clams and other refreshments for the initia- tion of his new heir. Stokes and “Hambone” entertained the company Iwith songs and dances, and the merry party broke up at a late hour perfectly satisfied with their new member. Hope Hose also held their regular meetinglast night and expected to have a. run against time, but owing to the rain and mud, fast time was impossible. They contented themselves, hoWever, with attaching to the hydrant in front of Fitch’s store on West avenue and running to Orchard street, which they did 1n the fast time of 36 Seconds. After the meeting the boys had- re-. freshments served at their house. The Board of Engineers will meet at the Pioneer rooms to-night. It is un- derstood that Captain Martin of Pic-‘- .neei H. & L. company has been re- quested to appear and recite the troubm 16 in his company, which 18 understood to be having some internal. strife. next meeting of the board will be be- fore the whole company; when each member will be given a chance to tes- tify. .___ ___..4+.,_.—.___ ' SAUGATUG‘K; The New Jersey Franklinite Steel & Zinc 00. have secured options on sev- eral large pieces of land on Saugatuck River Iwith a view to locate their works thereon. ,If the company can secure a hundred acres of land they will locate here, and if they cannOt, will locate near Bridgeport, where it is said four hundred acres of land can be Obtained. , plead not guilty, which was afterwards The - ate 0;,- Persuasion, Religious "-orII ‘Polittcul.”—Jqfi”erson nleuulluloll; ASSAULT. The Examination Before Judge Coolidge This Morning A Large Crowd Present. At nine O’clock this mOrning the court room began filling and' 1n a short time every possible space was occupied by the croWd, eager to hear the exam- ination of William and James Hanlon on the charge ofIassault with intent to kill John Rice, and John Hanlon on I the charge of assault and breach of the peace. Rice was promptly on hand to- gether with doctors Baldwin and Tram cey who attended him the night of the assault and for days after. The Han- lons did not appear until ten 0 ’,clock - when they appeared with Senator John S. Seymour and Lawyer John J. Walsh as counsel. The state was represented by Lawyer E. M. Lockwood and the own by J. Belden Hurlbutt. When the trial opened Attorney Lockwood read the charge against William'Han- lon, after which he read the demurrer of the defense to the effect that the complaint ‘was insufficient, also the state’s answer to said demurrer. Judge Coolidge overruled the demur- rer and the defense refused to plea again and the judge found probable cause and sent the case to the higher court under $1500 bonds, J. J. Hanlon becoming his bondsman. The next case taken up was that of James Hanlon. Attorney Lockwood read the complaint and the prisoner withdrawn and a demurrer filed, which the judge overruled. The prisoner re- fused to plead again and the judge found probable cause and bound him over to the next term of the Superior court under bonds of $1500, his father Patrick Hanlon being bondsman. John HanlOn’s case was the last call- ed, he having been arrested this morn- ing for the first time on the charge of assault and battery and breach of the peace. A similar demurrer was filed and overruled and the case sent to the higher court under bonds of $200, Mi- chael Sheedy becoming bondsman. ~--~-—--— ‘~ 000 «H WILTON. George Boyd and wife of Waterbury were the guests of S. B. Middlebrook on Sunday. Hawley Olmstead, who has been spending a month’s vacation in town, returned to Chicago on Monday. Miss Lizzie Morgan has given up her positionin Brewsters, N. Y. , and re- turned to her home in this place. Rev. Edward Coley, son of the Rev. J amesE Coley, conducted the services at St. Mathew’ 8 church on Sunday. An “Independence Service” was held at the Congregational church on Sun- day evening. The exercises consisted of reading by Misses Alice Olmstead, Anna Winkler and Mabel Hart and ad- dresses by the pastor and Mrs. J. A. Biddle. Rev. .1, A. Biddle and wife of South Norwalk will spend the summer' with Mrs. W. D. Gregory. Mrs. M. D. Clark and Miss Clark of Norwalk were the guests of James H. Cooke on Monday. - Postmaster Fitch goes in the morn- ing for a week’s visit to Asbury Park for his health and to hear what, the Wild waves are saying. From-the appearance of many of our. “feller citizens”. on Sunday, fire-water was more in demand than fire-works on the glorious Fourth. A large party of young people from Brooklyn spent a jolly Fourth at the Brooks cottage. Two children of Flower MiddlebrOok of North Wilton, fell thirty feet from a cherry tree on Monday. The boy, aged 12 ,fell first and struck his sister, aged10,Iand knocked her Ofl‘ the limb and bOth came to the ground together. They were picked up insensible, . but in half an hour both had escaped from} ‘ . the house and were up the same tree again. _ The distance they fell was thirty feetby actual measurement. -._ _.-.___.,«-._.__ ~ I ' Photographer Readman leaves this afternoon for his vacation trip down the St. Lawrence. Chief Hopper will act in his absence as generalisimo of~ the,local gallery} He took, today a family picture for Aaron Decker, con- sisting Of Mr. and Mrs. Decker and their seven children. , Capt. Rose goes to Buffalo next week, for- a fifteen day’s absence; He made} a labored Iefl'ort last night at theArmOry _ to e'xplain the uses to which he put the five dollars voted him by the company and stated that a misconception existed as to his getting 350 from the state to cover incidental company expenses. The amount he got was only ten dollars and that didn’t half pay his- postage, he said. («PriceOne Cent. Galveston Catches the Worst Storm _ Experienced in Many Years. ' THE CITY PABTLY FLOODED swam Persons severely Injured and I Many Narrow Escapes from Death. Mississippi Tvvrns- Also Visited by Desiru- we Tornadoes. GALvEsTON, July 8. -—A fearful storm raged here for; twenty-four hours doing an , immense amount of damage and severely I injuring a number of persons. A terrific gale blew from the southwest, accompa- nied by such a heavy downpour of rain that the lower part of the city is practi- cally inundated. Many narrow escapes from death are recorded. The electric light plant was useless, and the darkness, added to the furies of the storm, made anything like travel im- possible and cauSed many to fear a repeti- tion of the great storm and flood of 18851 All street railway service was abandoned. The Worst damage done was along the Gulf beadii,wl_1'ere the terrific force of the surf carried away almost everything within its reach; The breakwater in front of the Beach. hotel, was completely destroyed. The electric rdrlway tracks were under- mined and carried in share. At the seat shore end, which is extremely low- and flat, the heavy sea did much dam- ' age. Buildings were damaged, and in .~ many instances the occupants were com- pelled to ascend to the second floor to avoid the water. .On the bay side of the city, in the east end, small boats were ,. called into, . requisition for travel, but boating was dangerous and but- few attempted to get ' about in that way. ‘ The Worst Experienced in Years. The tide was the highest known for ,- years, and when the wind veered to the west late Sunday night it looked as thou h . every craft in the harbor was doomed i0 destruction. Much uneasiness is felt for the safety of the steamer Franklin, due from the Blue Fields (the banana fields of Nicaragua) since last Friday. The occupants of the pagodas and many of the beach resorts had to be assisted here . by means of life saving lines. Through- out the city houses were blown down and , steps and stairs were carried away. Sev- eral people were injured. one house falling before a furious blast before the inmates :scaped, one of whom was seriously in- ured The people were blown against houses I I and fences, and fractured arms were the results in several cases. The scene along the beach beggars description. A mass of twisted poles, timbers, piles and debris c- ouples the attention ofan army of wor - men today. Taken all in all it was that most disastrous storm which Galveston has Seen f years, and it will take thou- . sands of do] ars to repair the damage. The Baton Rouge Cyclone. . NEW ORLEANS, July 8.—The crew of t e towboat SmokyCity, which was blown O feces in the cyclone that swept Baton ouge, did not escape injury, as was sup- posed. Johnson, a colored fireman, was lown overboard and drowned. The wOunded are as follows: Arthur Correen,’ deck hand, of Louis‘I ville, internal injuries, serious, sent to New Orleans; Harry Martin, of Pittsburg, asSistant on car, leg and ankle hurt, James Bards ey, of Louisville, steersman, , arms and leg injured, G. W. McBride, of Louisville, pilot, hand slightly hurt; A1-. fred Jaret, of Cincinnati, cook, serious in- ternal Injuries; Pete Haas, second mate, of Pittsburg, head slightly hurt; Charles Dickinson, fireman, hurt in the neck. Captain McClure was cut and bruised about the body in several places, but not . seriously. - Many Buildings Wrecked. MADISON, Miles. July 8. -—A cyclone struck this place with terrific force. It was pre- ceded by a fearful rumbling sound that came from the southeast. Disasters are reported as follows: H. E. McKay’s planta tion, negro cabins destroyed, killing Wes- ' ley Young, colored, and wounding several others; Dr. J. H. McKay’ s building was wrecked. The storm then passed across the railroad, leveling telegra h poles. The residences of Messrs. lasscock and ' Brown were the first reached in town. Both houses were wrecked, and much of the. furniture destrOyed and stock injured The Presbyterian church and school build- ing were completely swept awe and on A. M. Jones’ place outstanding huildings' were destroyed and stock injured, trees, orchards and shrubbery ruined. Passing out of towu to the northwest the cyclbne completely destroyed the two 6010red churches and the residence of Handy Lee, ' colored. ' One -Killed and Three Wounded. BROOK HAVEN, Miss. ., July 8. —The southwestern portion of this county was visited by a destructive cyclone, demolish- ing. houses and fences and uprooting trees. Nearly. all the houses on the fol- IOWiIIlg farms were destroyed and a num- ber of persons injured; Amos Hodges 1 David Reeves’, Samuel Chandler’s and McNavis’ logging camp, where one man was killed and three Wounded. Anothel cyclone passed twelve miles east of this lace, doing great damage, but no details ave been received here. . - Daughter Drowned and Mother Dead. ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 8. -While at tempting to land on the wharf from an ex cursion steamer, Miss Eleanor Dove slip IPed from the narrow walk in the darkness and fell into the river. Her escort, ayoung . man named; Steut, who Was unable to - 5mm21>10mptlyju1i1ped in after her and ' made a. brave attempt to rescue the young lady Mr Stout was rescued but Miss Dove’s body has not yet been recovered. . Her- mother was so seriously affected by her daughter’s death that she went into 1 . eonvulsiOns and died. It is thought , Miss ‘DOvO’s body will be recovered farthel “mm the river, having been carried away by the tide.
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