The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-03


The GULF CYoLoNE.-Chicago, August
ga special from Fort Worth, Texas,
says: From Indianola comes tho saddest news
yet reported about the storm. During the
night of the storm the Signal Office was
blown down, carrying with it Capt. j. A.
Rocd, signal officer, und DR.. II. Rosoncrans,
both of whom were lost Fire broke out
among tho ruins which extended for blocks
on both sides of the street, destroying thir-
teen houses among which were d. II. Re-
gan's large dry goods store, and DR.. Lewis
extensive drug establishment. DR.. Lewis
was in this building at the time it took fire.
He escaped being burned to death, but was
subsequently drowned, his body being found
yesterday.
So far as can bo learned the following is
a complete list of the lives of white people
lost Capt. j. A. Reed, signal officer DR..
Cradker DR.. j. II. Rosepcrans, of Elgin
Ills, formerly resident of Indianola Mrs
Hodges, and two children of DR.. Hodges
family of Cuero; Mrs. Crooker, of Austin,
visiting at Indiauola with tho Hodges !;
Mrs. Henry Sheppard; two children
of Mrs. Max Luther of Corpus Chris
ii; DR.. Davis Lewis, aud an unknown
young man. Besides the above tho bodies
Of ten colored people have been found.
The body of DR.. Crooker, the twonty-sec-
cond victim, was found yesterday.
About four miles of railroad track is
washed away, rendering it impossible for
trains to approach Indianol, There is
much destitution there among the poorer
classes, who have lost everything they pos
sesscd. The depth of water is reported as
great as it was during the great storm of
1875, when nearly 200 of Tudiauola's citi-
zens were swept away.
Fridays flood over the doomed city was
50 rapid that within two hours after tho first
apprehcnsions were felt, every street was
submerged many feet
At San Antonio the damage to property
is 100000. At Florcsvillc tn, loss is
100000. Never before was the lower
Texas coast visited by so terrible and de-
structivc storm. 1t extended Cor two
hundred miles inland. destroying thousands
Of houses and involving pecuniary loss of
many millions.
SEVEN MEN TO BE HANGED. Chicago
H., August 20.-The Court was called to
order at 9:54. The jury arrived at 9:55 !;
the verdict was read as follows: We, the
jury, find the defendants, August Spies,
Michael Schwab, Samuel Fielden, Albert
r. Parsons, Adolph Fischer, George Engcl
and Leuis Lingg, guilty of murder as
charged in the indictment, aud fix the
penalty at death. We find tho defendant,
Oscar w. Nebee, guilty of murder in
tho manner and form charged in the iudict
ment, and fix the penalty at imprisonment
in the penitentiary for fifteen years.
Capt. Black said he would desire to make
motion for now trial
States Attorney Grinnell said it you'd
bc impossible to dispose Of the motion dur
ing the present term, but by agreement tho
motion could be argued at the September
term. This was agreed by the defeuce.
The Court let the motion be entered and
continued until the next term, and the de-
PENDANTS were taken back to Jail
1t is understood that the authorities now
contemplate the immediate arrest of ali
persoFs eyer Indirectly connected with the
Haymarkct tragedy for conspiracy, and
that in this knowledge many Of the active
leaders. hearing the outcome Of the verdict.
are preparing to leave the city.
'SpoILsMEN'. This does not look much
like any inclination on the part of the South
CaSoliEa Democracy to turn their back
upon Civil Service Eefqrr. We arc quito
ready to so before the people of the State
on this issue, and arc fully confident that
fhn h,plf,,l ,c eno;l,~or Ill l..