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WASHPTGrTOy, D. C.t SATURDAY, .OCTOBER 3, 1896 EIGHT TAGES."
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VOL. m. KO. 931.
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L TWO INTERESTED PARTIES.
Our First Anniversary.
We have closed a year of successful
business, and extend our thanks to our
patrons. Our methods are a success in
Washington, as in Buffalo, N. Y., and
Rochester, N. Y. The Merchant .Tail
ors' Misfit Clothing Parlors gaily deco
rated. Souvenir prices on all garments.
The Grand Opening Today.
We are more than grateful to the Washington
public for its liberal patronage of the past year,
and now that wc celebrate the anniversary of
our opening we are going to show our appre
ciation in a substantial manner. We have no
two-cent, valueless souvenirs for you, but the
grandest values ever offered in men's fine Fall
and Winter Clothing arc laid before y ou. The
opening prices will be extraordinary. You will
wondcr"how such elegant suits can be sold at
- such prices. During the opening we present
you with the profits as the souvenir of our An
niversary. All S20 custom-made Suits will be $8.00
All $25 custom-made Suits will be 1 O.OO
All $30 custom-made Suits will be 1 2.00
All $35 custom-made Suits will be - 5.00
We have the verv newest in Fall Top Coals,
made to order for 20, at only SS'durihg our
Anniversary. Heavy Winter Overcoats arc
also greatly reduced.
Our Reception Day.
Today is our Reception Day, and you arc
cordially invited to call and inspect the very
fine styles in Fall and Winter weight Suits
and Overcoats. You will not be asked tobuy.
Our buvers have never selected finer garments
than we are showing this fall. They are made
by leading custom tailors, and wc can afford to
sell them at less than one-third regular custom
prices.
Don't Fail to Read Tliis!
As a special souvenir of our Anniversary we.
will sell 30 elegant Imported Clay Worsted'
Suits in the very latest satin lined through
out supcrblv tailored and finished at only
$12. Think of it a $30 satin-lined Clay
Worsted Suit for $12.
We will make alterations free of charge.
Wc will keep every garment in repair for one
year free.
We guarantee the wear and fit of every gar
ment we sell.
We only ask an inspection. Come today.
Merchant Tailors' Misfit
Clothing Parlors,
r- 407 7th St.
THE SUNDAY TIMES is made
for Washtngtonians. It is a
local newspaper In all of its
attractive departments.
On each of its twenty-four
pages it will tell you some
thing newsy, unique and in
teresting about your cily.
Its host of local features ire
especially illustrated, and they
are all about Washington.
LYNCHING NOT IMPROBABLE
Colored People of Rockviile Stirred
Up Over an Assault.
Henry Taylor jlny Be Taken From
Jail Ills Victim a Young;
Colored Girl.
(Special lo The Tunes.)
Ttockvillc. Aid., Oct. 2. Henry Taylor,
colored, was arrested here tonight by
Deputy Sheriff Kelchner, charged with
felonious assault ou Uracie Brannahnn. the
thirteen- ear-old daughter of Mr. Robert
Brannalian. also colored, who lives near
this place. It Is claimed that the assault
was committed at the home or the girl
about 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, when,
the was alone in the house.
Tajlor Is employed as a f.irm hand by
Br. J. C. lladdox, one or the leading
physicians of this lil.ice. Today lie was
sent, ah usual, to bring up the cows, and
on ins way to the pasture stopped at the
house of llr. Robert Brannuban. who is
a tenant ou Br. Maddox'a rarni.
On arriving at the urannaiian house, he
asked little Uracie, who was standing at
the rront door, what time It wai, and on
being told it was 3:30, asked who was
beinc.
t lading sue was alone, as an excuse for
entering the house, he told her he did not
believe sh- had told him the correct
time, and went In to look at the clock him
self. The child followed him in.
Hardly had she gotten within the bed
room door, however, when he grnliled her.
She screamed fur help and ner mother,
who was at a neighbor s -across the road,
bearing her cries ran to her at once.
Mrs. Brannnhan grabbed Tajlor and
pulled him away from her child, lie made
no resistance and when driven from the
house went quietly away, as unconcerned
as If nothing had happened.
As soou as Mr. Brannalian returned home
he was Informed of what had occurred
and had Tajlor arrested immediate!-.
The newsoftheattempted assaullsprcad
TaptiUy and the Investigation was attended
by a large number or people. Amongthose
present rgrA: many colored people. They
teemed greatly excited about the oTfalr
and mutterings or lynching were heard ou
nil sides.
Knowing the feeling existing among the
colored people about the matter the sheriff
.will place an extra force on guard tonight
at the jail. Notwithstanding this Taylor
may be lynched before morning.
Two patr are devoted to the
world of women, -fashions,
fads, fancies and ibc household.
If you are a wheelman it
will give you the very latest
gossip of wheels and their
riders.
It' covers'- every field In a
manner that makes it Wash
ington's leading SUNDAY
PAPER.
FIFTEEN TRAMPS KILLED
Four Bodies Recovered From the
Wreck at PhilsoD, Md.
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Injured Men Dccluro Thut Many
More Are In tlie Demolished
Freight Train.
Cumberland, Aid.. Oct. 2. At 9 o'clock this
eveningfourunknown tramps had been taken
out or the Baltimore and Ohio wreck at
Plillson Station. The tramps, who are
now in the Western Maryland Hospital,
say that at least fifteen more bodies are
buncd beneath thedebris. Thcywercriding
In the car In which theinjured tramps were
and nothing has been seen or heard of them
mucc the wreck occurred.
At a late hour this evening a member of
one of tho wrecking crews on the ground
broke Into a hot car with an ax. Blood
covered the broken boards taken out, and
the story nere now is mat the bodies are
in this car. The truth of it will not he
known until tomorrow morning.
A temporary track was laid around the
wreck at 0 o'clock, and the work of clear
ing up the broken cars and engines will
bs suspended until davllght. 'the wreck
will cost the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company-fuliy 100,000.
MurtlnelU at Quarantine.
New York, Oct. 2. The Cuuard steam
ship Campania. haviugou board Archbishop
MartlncHi, the successor of Cardinal Sa
tolll, as paiial delegate to this country,
arrived ar Quarantine tonight where she
dropped anchor. A number of dlstln
cuisned prelates will go down tho bav
in the morelng tn greet ihe archbishop anil
uruiK iiiui io mi- euy.
TUe Gold Deserve.
The Treasur? gold reserve at the close
of business ycsterdavMood at $123,763.
661. The withdrawals of 'Thursdav nnd
Friday at New Yorkvere 5238553. There
was received $G8G,000 In gold In exchange
for currency.
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Grand anniversary of the Misfit Clothing
Parlors today. All custom-made clothing
at one-thtrd actual value todav. Souvenir
prices. 407 Seventh street.
The finest, tbe best" "board, only $t
per 100 feet; common boards, 75c. per 100
test. Iibbey & Co., 6th st. and N. Y. ave.
SON SET THETTABLE AFIRE
James Morgan Was Drunk and
Father Refused Him Money.
SPECTAT OKDIEDFKOjI SHOCK
l'titrlck TItTiinu Saw,llio Illuzo and
Fell IJpud VumiK aljiriiiiii Is'Under
Arrest Charged AVltU Arson Dam
ages Will Anion nt to Aliout ts'l.'-UO.
Two Harms Burned:
Because he was rcfutud, nuiuey-with
vvhieu to buy drink, James .Morgan .set fire
to his father's stable shortly after A o'Uock
yesterday afternoon, and Patrick 'iicr
uau, an old veteran. No. 1113 Green's
court, overcome Willi fngnt at the sight
of the smoke and the noise of the fire
engines, dropped dead from heart f.illuie.
Two stables were completely destroj ed by
fire and the roar of Union Wesley Church,
colored, on Twenty third street, was bad
ly damaged. The stables lielouged to
John Moiguu, the fiuu-'f or the joung man.
No. 2213 L street, and o Robert Hurrell,
a neighlior. No. 221D I. street, lloth were
small affairs in the rear of the number
given and opening on Green's court, and
T alley, between New Hump-hire avenue
and Twenty-llilnl, Land U streets.
riernan's house was dkigoiiully across
tin court from the stables. When the
alarm of fire was given he was assisting
his wife In some household duties. He has
been in feeble health for some time.
SPECTATOR DKOl'S BEAB.
As soou as he heard the alarm given In
the street he looked out of his door and
saw the smoke and flames luming frnin
"i- buildings ou which the rirchad nlrcady
gottcii a linn hold. He was overcome
and dropped unconscious In his tracks.
A messenger was Immediately dispatched
for Br. Hagrier. The phjsician rrsiioudcd
to the call, nut the unfortunate man was
gn-piug Ins last briath when the (lector
.arrived. Had tnere been stimulants at
hand It Is I (licred Tieruan's life could
have been saved.
Br. Hagner gave a certificate of death
from heart failure, and it was considered
by the authorities of the Third precinct,
in which the fire crCcurred, unnccesniiy
to notify the coroner.
As soon as the flumes were discovered
Patrolman Harrow s hurried to the nearest
engine house on his UcjUc and gave the
ulirm. Ihe flames had already gained
great headway on Morgan' stable arid
communicated to the staLIc of Hurrell,
Just over the fence on the west side. It was
no easy matter to keep the fire in check.
The roar of Morgan's hou-e was several
times scorched bj- the blae, and the case
ments 111 the beck windows of the church
on the west were burned away. Little
damage was done lo the Interior of the
churcli.
It was at first believed thut a valuable
horse belonging to Morgan was under the
fallen mass of hay and feed in the build
ing, but the animal was later found roam
ing around the streets. Nothing tlse was
saved in either stable.
SON WAS DRUNK.
Young Morgan was drunk when he Is al
leged to have done the terrible act. He Is
alxait twenty-tight years of uge and a
skilled iron worker. He has been cm
ploj'ed on the new city itostorficc. anil, U
is said, was to have returned to work
again today with his brother.
He came home under the influence of
liquor yesterday morning and gave his
father a new 3 bin. Later in the day
he wanted the money Kick. It was re
fused. He vowed vengeance.
Several times liefore. It is alleged, he has
threatened to burn (he place. Shortly
after 4 o'clock he came Into the house.
He was ugly. Putting some matches in
his pocket, he went out of the hack door
and en'ered the stable.
A short time later he walked leisurely
through the house uuu out into the stieet.
Five minutes later flarres were discovered
coming from the Mublu and great volumes
of smokeroiled up from the hay. The aged
father -ajs he Is confident his sou ignited
the building.
The flames were entirely under control
and the firemen were flashing water on
the .smoldering ciulvrs when a Joung man
with disheveled dress came staggering
through thcirowd. He hadulmo-t, renehed
his father's door liefore he was recognized.
Then Somcliody exclaimed.
"There he is now."
MOHGAN UNDER ARREST.
Morgan look alarm at this and started
to dart through a narrow entry way be
tween his father's house and the house
nt Neighbor Burreil.
"Yes, that is my son; where are the
officers?" Mid Mr. Morgan, senior.
Patrolman Potter was there,. and he
immediately placed him under arrest. Young
Morgan at first resisted and denied that
ho had anything to do with the occurence
The services of two or three officers were
required to subduo him, and then he was
walked away to the station house b- Patrol
man I'arrani.whilcagreatcrowd followed.
On his way to the station hou-e Alorgau
neither arrirmed nor denied that he had
committed the crime He kept the stump
of a cigar tightly clinched between his
teeth, and lasistcd that the officers would
have to prove his guilt.
When taken before the desk sergeant
the chargeof arson was placed oppo-itehi-name.
He was put in a cell ami almost
immediately entered into a sound sleep
from which he did not awaken for hours.
Both of the burned structures were
buildings or little value. There was a
quantltj- of feed in Morgan's stable, how
ever, and his loss Is estimated nt from
G0tl to $800. HurreU's loss will probably
atnount to about SOO. The damage done
to the church will aggregate nearly $300.
Neither1 or the stables weie insured.
For awhile there was the wildest excite
ment about the scene of the fire, because
of the report that theie was a iiiun In the
rulus. The search of the firemen failed to
reveal such a ract, howev cr, and when the
flames were extinguished work was
abandoned on the ruins.
HUHN1NG OF JACMEL.
Fire ItiiBCd in tho Town Three
Duyx.
New York, Oct. 2. The steamer Andes,
which arrived this afternoon, from Ja
nialcau ports, brings news or the great
lire thai destroyed two-thirds of the town
of Jacmel, on September ill, 20, und 21.
At in o'clock iu the morning trie alarm
of lire was given and every effort was
made at once to have It extinguished.
There was, however, no water, the supply,
It Is said, having been stopped. The rire
originated on the hill, near the cathedral,
aun completely destrojed that eollice.
Theilames burned seaward and wiped out
all the houses nnd stores between the hill
and the -ea.
No water could be obtained at any time
during thefire. which raged from Saturday
morning until Tuesday night, when the
Andes, sailed, and on that night the firfe
was still smouldering. The loss sustained
is estimated at $5,000,000.
The fire Is supposed to be the work of an
incendiary. Great distress prevails, and
II is fortunate that the Andes had a large
cargo irom New York for that place. This
was landed In time to relieve distress and
eouimatiueu a rcauy snie.
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Unable to Nominate.
Ftaukto.i. rC,., Oc. 2. -l'ue Seventh dlsj
trlct- Free Silver Democratic Congressional
convention adjourned sine die this mom
ing without making a nomination. A reso
lution -was adopted providing for a primary,
n OiUibor 17. as the candidates, Bronston,
Scttlo and Carroll, would not agree on any
compromise.
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Efforts to Break Up Bryan's
Cincinnati Meeting.
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lliree Addresje-v.Vert Expected From
tile Free Silver Ciindidnte, Hut He
Vits Unable to Comply "With tuo
Commlttee'K Deslli .Thousands ot.
KutliuMiiNti- Disappointed.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. c 1'or a man
about whose physical Vendition his friends
are getting anxious, the work Uld out for
William J. ISrjnn, In Cincinnati, and Us
iyciiiuckj miguuur, Covington, lonignt was
nut ot that easy sort that might be ex
pected of an overworked man.
Up at 6 iulhc morning, altera few hours
of sleep, followed by twelve houVs ot
speech-iuakiug and railroad travel Lefore
Mr. Ilryan readied this city. When ha
did arrive at 6:30 he was escorted by the
Duckworth Club and other political organ
izations from the station to the Gllnou
House-
Considerable enthusiasm was-si-ovvu by
big crowds along the rout?. A hasty sup
per and a cpUcs chung.' of clothing nnd the
candidate was taken to Music llall under
escurt of the Duckworths Club. Here he
was down for u speech, but It was not
the only one to which Cincinnati cvpeclcd
to listen. No less than four speeches,
three In Cincinnati and one in Covington
were wanted ot Mr. liryan .
Naturally, he was aghast at Uiepro-iK-ct
and Jie finally compromised with those
having tlie arrangements in charge by the
agreement that he should make speeches at
Music Hall anO.thc Covington meeting, but
should merely upiiear at each of tlie other
two meetings oil this side or the river, and
make apologies for not being able to
deliver an address.
BRYAN TALKED TOO LONG.
As luck would have It. the program, as
amended, w.is not carried out. Mr. Hry.tn
promised to be iu Covington at 10 o'clock.
He talked so long at Music Hall that he
was obliged to Ignore 'the overllovv mci't
lngs and make a quick Jump to Coving
tou, to keep gowlJiU promise.
The Music Hall meeting, the first on
the program, developed an attempt to
break up Hie affalr.i Whether it vvns
delllicrately planned and organized did
not np,car. '
The number of seats claimed for this
beautiful spacious auditorium is S.Ooll,
and at that rate of computation, there
were at least ten thuusanu jieuple sitting
anil standing.
Outside the streets were Jammed by
enormous crowds and 11 the entrances were
liesleged by enthusiasts eager lor .uiiiat
tauce. .
CUEEKS FOR? M'KINLEY.
It so happened that ;Mr. Ilryan was in
troduced ihree times. Louis Uecnielcln.
chairman or tho.Derfocratic county ex
ecutive committee, called the meeting to
order and was howlril, down. In self-1
defense he presented 1lrl- Ilryan. Gut.tuve
Tapel, who had teen chpseu to preside,
came in Juslhen and made a speecn "which
nobody heard in the confusion. He. too.
Introduced Mr. Hrynn.
Cries of "Hurrah for McKinlcy" aroused
the iru ot some ot the Br antics preseut
and they tried to find the culprit. While
the shouts and calls were at their height,
O. J. Cosgrove, president of the Duckworth
Club, Jumped up and called the'disturbers
blackguards. He demanded the removal
of three men in the balomy and when this
was done and the confusion sjoptied, he
nresented Mr.'Rrvan,
Having been so well Introduced ,thc
Democratic nominee iiegau- nis speecn
without delay. He wosjiretpienlly biler
rupted by applause.
After his Cincinnati 'sneech ilr. llrvan
left Immediately for Covington, arriving-
there at io:ao p. m.finnu spoKe ror roiiy
niinute8 to a crowd of H.000 people. His
nddrcss was similar to Oiat made iu Cin
cinnati, i
When the meeting was over. Mr. Uryan
was taken to the residence of A. 1'..
Turvin, where he spent the night. He
will leave Cincinnati' tomorrow" morning,
over the Bal'imore and U,hio Southwestern
Kailroad for St. Louis. y
BRYAN IS DEAD SURE
Publishes assigned Letter Predicting
His Own Election.
Newv York, Oct. 3, The Journal this
morning publishes a signed, statement
from Canlida,teBrvan prenctlnghisvIctory
a month before election. He says:
'1 have no doubt of my election, and I
base my confidence upon the fact that
the free coliuige sentimentis growing every
day."
Steel Scale Adjusted.
, Pittsburg, l'iu, Oct.fc.-isotiees have beem
postei at the Homestead mill and the Edgar
Thomson works aiBradiloek.oftheCamegie
Bteel Company, notifying the thousands of
employes ot an adjustment ot the wages
of tonnage men to tnke effect on Jan
nary 1, - ,
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I,ord'"KrjMell'llttiiiiieted.
- New' York, Octr,. 6n the eve of his
saIllnBfor-honie-I.ord 'Chief Justice Rus
sell was entertained tonight at the Catho
lic Club, o large company of club members
and others being: present In his honor.
Lord Russell'and party fall on the Cunanler
Etruria tomorfowv
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MINING TOWN WASHED AWAY.
Terrible Loss of Life Feared In Ari
zonaWires Are Down an!
No Details Obtainable.
"Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 2. A report has
JuiLb een receive J here fiat the iinuingtown
of
Ulsbee, Ariz., containing 2,300 iu-
linbitnuts has been nlmost entirely washed
out by a cloudburst.
The tclpgrapn wires are down nnd tbe
reiwrt cannot be verilied. but a serious
disaster is feared, as the town is locutrd
in. a narrow canyon, which uffen, little
chance or escape rruin Hoods.
ijF.urlher meager reports from Benson
confirm the death yesterday of Mrs. Ash
burn and her children. Mrs. Zts-ik and her
two boys and four Mexicans by the cloud
burst there yesterday. The wires ale still
down and the railway tracks are washed
nut In many places. Ihe property loss will
oc neavy.
Had a Fight With Cubans at
Jacksonville.
WAS A FISTICUFF AFFAIIt
nth riiikerton Detectives He "vVtis
Wutehtiu: theCtibuns No One Ilud
ly Hurt Spanish Minister Said to
Have Demanded ltepttiution From
tin: Government.
l'hikidrlphla, Oct. 2. A story came here
today from Jacksonville, Fla., which, if
true, may still further complicate the rela
tions between this country and .-pain.
The story Is lo the effect that a fight
occurred there yesterday between a party
of Cultau sympathizers and the Spam-h
cviisul mere and some l'inkerton detec
tives, lu which the latter party was worsted.
The Spanish consul and the detectives
were observing the movements or the
Cubans, whose leader was Col. Emilio
Nunez, of this city, who is well known as
an active opiHineut of Srain. The Cubans
ul-cuvered tne espionage they were uuuer
and turned upon the men. who were fol
lowing them. A fight followed.
NO WE-VrONS USED.
As no deadlier weapons were used than
fists, there were no fatalities, but the
consul and his men are said lo have re
ceived a severe drubbing.
'the consul coiuuiiiiucuu-d the affair to
the Spanish minister at Waslingtcn. and
the latter is said to have made a demand
upon l'resiucm. cievci.inu ior reparation
for au assault upon a Spanish consul and
the Insult resulting thercirom totr.e crown
of Spain.
It was also learned here today that the
famous little filibustering steamer Lau-
rada is suspected of teirg about to run1
another fljlt.usteting expedition to Cuba.
1I0HE FILIBUSTERS.
The Laurada has been held at Wilming
ton, Del., by the federal authorities tor
some time, on account or the last trip
she made to Cuba, nnd only, today was
given clearance papers for Halifax.
The Treasury ofilcials are said to be
lupusscssioaoriiiformntlnuihattiieLnuruda
will tukeorf an expedition from near At-:
lanlic City, under the leadership of Uen.
Carlos ltoiorr. minister ot war in the
Cuban provisional government. If the
government's information is correct, and
it has sufficient proof of the proposed ex
pedition, Uiere will be hut little trouble
Iu putting a stop to It, us tonight the
Lauraua is still In the Delaware Itlvcr.
1NSUHGENTS AHHESTEI).
Spanish Police Surprised u Mcetlui:
Near lltiviiun.
Havana, Oct. 2. The police received in
formation a short lime ago that insurgent
sympathizers were holding meetings here.
Acting on theinforniotion,lh"y 'today sur
prised a secret meeting, those preseut
forming a blanch of the Cuban Junta.
The members were, in addition to plotting
to aid the rebels, conspiring to efieet the.
escape ot Loiiez Coloua, a rebel who is a
prisoner In the military hospital here. Ail
those present at the meeting were ar
rested. ,
A suspicious vessel has been captured
off the coast of Santiago de Cuba by a
(Spanish warship. There were three French
sailors bn board the vessel.
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Muceo'sFosltiouCaiitured.
Madrid. Oct. 2. AdSpatcn nceived here
toaay from Havana states that Gen. Mel
quizo. commanding a strong Spanish force,
has captured the positions occupied Ly
Maceo, the rebel leader, in the province of
Pinar del Kio, killing eighty of the Insur
gents. . -
'r,VK'iti1ev,f Strnmrth in Keutnekv.
Loulsville, Oct. 2. The Republican State
central committee has about completed a
poll of the State. It gives Kentucky to
McKinley by 8,000 majority.
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No. I heart sblmjlea, every oner
guaranteed perfect:', at $3.25 for 1,000;
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Coroner Will Fix the Blame for
Tuesday Night's Accident.
11IVER IS iVOYV SUBSIDING
All Dimmer of u Flood Is Fawt Coill-inlfeMouer-,
Have Nut Acted Upon
tlie Itcquc-t for n Coiiiiniswion to
Inspect the Albert Iiuiljlng After
math of the Storm.
The coroner has decided to conduct an
investigation into the r'.cath of John F.
Fitzgerald, who was killed by tl e collapse
of the Abert building on Tuesday night.
The iiuiue-t wu! Iw Held today at right's
uiidertak.ug establishment, and an cirorl
matte to settle the question of respousibillt..
for the accident.
The Commissioner? liave taken no action
upon the request made by Mr. O. L. lleuttv
for the uqointmetit of a eoumiiss-ou of ex
perts to examine the Alivrt building, with
reference to its alleged Imperfect con
struction. It is understood the board does not now
cons.oer that it is empowered to appoint
sucli u commission, w h.itever the after co:
cluslon may be.
It was yesterday suggested to thecoroiier,
uuornclatly , that iu making ills inquiry as
to the cause or death in the case of Fitz
gerald, whose Imdy was removed from the
neaity lui.hnug, the resiinsibility for tl.e
disaster should be cnreiully investigated.
It is understood to be the duty or the
coroner to summon w:tnes-es as to cause,
cspec-ully where charges of luulty con
struction of a collapsed building are made,
and inquiry as to a fatality becomes neces
sary, as in tin- ca-e.
The Commissioners had not heard from
Coroner llammett up to the hour of 5
o'clock yesterday evening, but it Is taken
for gr.iuted by them that the inquiry will
follow the rule, and that the tettliuony
wlll show whether or not the destruction
of the building was due lu the fault ot the
builder, or that It was the result of ex
traordinary forces, against which there
Is no protection.
BUILDINGS NOT SAFE.
Complaints were received at the office
ot the building inspector yesterday of the
condition of Kbenezer Churcli, at the
corner of Fourth -ind D streets southeast,
of Nos. 60 and 71 K street northeast, or
a building at the comer of Noith Capitol
and E streets, and of a wall between -Nos.
1214 and 1216 U street northwest.
The information was In each case of a
siippo-cd dangerous iispett of the walls. us
the result of the hurricane. Tlie building
inspector will In each case cause an in
vestigation lobe made, to ascertain whetuer
or not there is just cause ror alarm.
I'cople who were terribly frightened
Tuesday night and even those who met
with" peisoual loss have recovered Ihcir
usual even tenor and are making the best
of what they call an event to go down lu
histiiryl The deiirlsls beingcleared away,
repairs are being made, and soon the
terrible storm or Tuesday night and Its
disastrous results will be a thing ot the
past.
The wrecked buildings on I'ennsylvama
avenue are to be rebuilt. Woik has been
temporarily slopped oil them lorUy to
have the side walls of the buildings oc
cupied by Bentty uiidKcllev strengthened,
so that the workmen can proceed In safety,
and the detective wall of the Abert build
ing propped up so that all danger will be
eliminated. The Interior or Kellcy's
place has been parllilly cleared or the
ucbrU, but the men who attempted to work
in Beatty's place yesterday were stopped.
Till: FALLEN PTEEl'LE.
The fallen steeple from the New York
Avecue Presbyterian Church has been
carted off, and the wreckage cleared away.
A force ot nearly twenty men were put to
work yesterday, siiiie of them being Dis
trict employes, and In a short time' the
street, which had been blockaded by the
great mass of wood, iron, and tin, vvs
cleared and swept dean.
The church building has been under
going repairs for two days, a force
of carpenters lielng engaged In cutung
away the broken limbers and covering
over the sjiot upon which the great steeple
stood. This work simply means the re
placing of several large joists, upon which
Is built In A-shape, a covering, the whole"
being a temporary structure to be removed
(Concluded on Third 1'age.)
Grand anniversary ot the Misfit Clothing
Parlors today. All custom-made clothing
at one-third actual value today. Souvenir
prices. 407 Seventh street.
12-Inch stock boards $1 per 100
feet. The finest lumber. We keep every
thing In milt work lumber and builders'
hardware. F. Lilibey & Co., Gth st, and
S. Y. ave.
List of Floriila's Storm Victims
May Yet Grow.
TORNADO CAME SODDEHLT
For Three Hours It Contcusd
Its Awful WorK.
WHOLE TOWNS WIFED OUT
Hundred sof Families Hendet-.sIHonie-Ie,vs
und Many Are In u Starving
Condition Tldul Was eSvveepnOver
Cedar KeyK FlumcH Add to tliu
Horror of the Scene VuluublePInu
Tim her -In Destroyed Lumbermen
Will I.oe TlioUKuud-t of Dollarx.
Kii-lilnu SihucUh Sunk und TlieB
Occupant Browned.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. '2. The West
India hurricane struck Honda Tuesday
ind tLJjgti It lasted but three noars at each
point it visited, it was the most disastrous
storm ever experienced in Florida.
The damage to the property in the State
alone will foot up a million uodars.
Fully a hundred lives were lost and per
haps 10,000 people rendered homeless.
The course of tne storm was from Cedar
Kevs ou the Gulf coast, north by northeast
to und ihrough the thriving town of Lake
City. Through a path of fllty miles few
houses were left standing, tne wind at
times blowing at the rale of 100 n.iles
an hour, averaging aO
in imsity uissaij. irom the storm center
fully flit v mills, the wiujfora minute blew
too miles an hour and for five iclnutt-s
seventy-rive iulle an hour. In Jackson
ville s,jies ot builuings were umocftd
and trees, blowu down.
rue; s.orm uati ti,e cisaiacteristics of a
tornado. It skipped some places In its
iutn, tiouuuing ovrr lo o.neis where ruin
wa.s wmught.
Cedar Ke s was exposed to the full force
of Iia fury. There are scures of fisher
men ou tn.r si.ng-j ban its wno weredrowned
and their vessels wrecked.
A tidal wave visited the town and In
undated it. During the tidal wave a fire
bre. e out and an unusual speetaile wan
witnessed of firemen fighting flames al
most shoulder deep iu water. Four miles
or tresillug or the Florida Central and l"en
insula Railroad entering the town was
wrecUcd.
HUNDRED OF HOUSES WRECKED.
Lake Cily had almost every tree in tl,
town blown iiuwn. ,n d for two days the
streets were impassatil. Two people were
killeu, a prominent iauy, Mrs. Mauor. arnl
a cxloreti loy. Here many houses were
ra7ed. while the roofs of otters went
w-Urlins through the air.
Luke Cily is iu Columbia county, wfckh
has great luinLcrlng intetests. Half of
ibe yellow pine liintier was blown down
and iiiiiitier and turpentine men lost thou
sands of dollars as the Iiuntrr is badly
splintered and will soon Le attacked by
worms.
iu iiakcr county, which adjoins Co
lumbia, not a score of houses out of .v
thousand, were left standing. Grain stored
in barns as blown away or destroyed
ny tain, crops in tne iiclus, including
cotton, were destroyed and thousands of
cattle killel.
The inimenselumbermillor Eppingcraud
Russell, at olustee, was destroyed. In
cluding stores and residences and uiauy
lnoiih iveie-nun.. iiiou:,. .e-w .ocLuitu,
the reason being that they sought refog
lu a deep iincn traversing uie lowu.
TOWN "WIFED OUT.
At Al.icilenny.t he sauie county, the same
tale mlglit 1m lold.
Sauuerson. a few miles distant, was al
most wiped out. All otttie men einployisl
lu the turpentine farms und luinU'r mills
are not only homeless but without food -and
a famine there is im(eudlug.
Ihe prominent citizens of eah of those
tuw-is have organized relief committees
and have issued appeals to tlie public for
aid. Milliard's. In liiival county, was also
devastated and people killed and wounded
bv falllngof ho'ises Uxiti them.
'The large store ot C. Ii. Rogers A Co.
lost part ii the front and nearly all of one
side wall. The entire building will have
to io:iie down.
Other Luge stores, warehouses, boat
houses., and residences Were unroored ami
otherwise damaged. The schooner Ger
trude is dismasted and aljanduncd fifleen
miles Mulh of Cedar Keys.
The Mallory Is last in ihe river swamps,
while the Ilelle steamed slowly in this
arteruoon with bo'h smokestacks and ail
upper works gone.
Nl'l'.nROUS VESSELS SUNK
Numerous small craft are lost, trews of
someare savvii.aiulothers drowned. JIany
of ttie rescued men report terrible ex
periences, some iimgin; for lire to cap
sized bouts, and others hanging to tree
tops, beaten ami beffeted by wind and
waves until almost exhausted.
Thevall show theef feels In their tattered
clothing and bruised nesti, but are thank
'ul to escape with their lives, liany'others
are still unaccounted ror and families and
rrituds are filled with nnriety, hoping
tor tlie best, but fearing the worst.
There has lsn no i-i.iniouiiicaUon with
tilt outside World by- wire or mall lor two
days.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 2. A letter froiu.
Gainesville. Fla.. dated Oetolier 1, says:
11. F. Hampton and Jingimils, who have
Just relumed from the Suwanee River
ruutitry. tell a dreary story of the devas-"
tat ion there.
1'iiilv 00 per cent otthe timber is down
and GO per cent ot the residences and
farm buildings have been destroyed.
The damage does not stop there In La
fayette county the valuaule cedar forests
are lost
Stock has been killed by hundreds- -All
crops have licen destroyed. Hundreds nf
people are in distress; no homes and noth
ing to eat.
TORNADO CAME SUDDENLY
Details of tlu Storm Received From
Cedar Keys.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 2. A letter from
Cedar Keys. Fla.. dated Octols-r 1 , says:
The West India hurricane, of which tho
weather bureaugave waming.strucfc Cedar
Keys about 3S10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, and left a scene ot wreckage nnd
devastation In Its wake. It is by far the
most destructive storm that has ever
visited this portion of tho Gulf coast in
twenty years, and the property loss is
immense.
'I hough warning had been given, nothing
iedii-aliiig a Llow of unusual severity. Up
lo 11 o'clock the night was calm and
quiet. At thafbour a moderate breeze
sprang up from the eastward. iBcreasing
graduallv until a thirty-mile wind was
blowing."
About 4 a. ill. It blew a perfect tornado
anil suddenly changed to tl-o southeast,
bringing iu a deluge or water, the tide
rising two feet higher than it did in tho
memorable gale of 1S94. which was at
the time, said to tv tho severest storm on
record.
At 7 o dock aa Immense tidal wave came
Contluued on Fourth Page.
Flooring, SI. 50 per 100 feet, all ono
width. F.Llbbey i Co., 6th and N. Y.aTe.
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