The morning news., 1889-04-25
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
A FALLING WALL IN A STORM
KILLS TWO FIREMEN.

Their Companion Has a Miraculous
Escape-A Loan Association Oficer
Charged With Forging Certificates
and Using Them as Collateral for
Loans-Royal Arch Masons IN Ses-
sion.
ATLANTA, GA, April 24.-Two fremen
were killed and and one injured by the TALL
ing walls of the jackson building this AFTER
noon. The three men were at work In the
ruins of Sundays fire. The high walls were
condemned Yesterday as dangerous, and
would have been pulled down tomorrow
few minutes after o'clock terrible hail
storm broke suddenly upon the city, and
neonle on the street shouted to the firemen
that the Pryor street wall was topping.
The three had already started for the street,
but the crash came before they could get
out
ONLY ONE ESCAPED.
One of them fortunately got in door
way, and escaped with few injuries.
W. P. Leach fell upon the sidewalk under
a mass of brick
H.O. Howell was buried just inside under
the grating portion of the falling wall.
Leach was taken up lifeless, and carried
to the undertakers-
A force of firemen and police began work
at once to recover the body of~Howell.
RECOVERY OF THE BODY.
The body of Howell was extricated at 9
O'Clock tonight. Death apparently re-
suited from suffocation, as his face was
black and only his breast bone was frac-
tured. The body was carried to the under
takers and laid beside Leach's Coroner
al yad tho in0naGf fill fO-mOrrOW
because of its public Importance and the
determination to fix the liability where it
belongs. Each of the dead fremen leaves
a wife and four children in almoss destitute
circumstance. The widest sympathy has
been aroused for them, and popular sub
scription Will be started tomorrow
for the benefit of the families.
for both families tonight Howell was a
cousin of K. 2. Howell, and not nephew,
as reported.
Fire had broken out among the debris
and the men were there to put it out.
The storm also completely demolished the
Baptist mission church, near the East Ten
nessee shops The loss is about 81 900.
The fence of the base ball park was
blown down, and buildings were slightly
damaged in different parts Of the city.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
DR.. A. II. Lindley, prominently con-
necied with a number of building and loan
associations, was arrested to-day on war
rant sworn out at the instance of Maddox
q Rucker, bankers, charging forgery.
Lindley is secretary of the Farmers I'm
provement and Savings Association, of
which A. D. Adair is president. 1t was
discovered that he had fraudulently issued
forged presidential certificates of stock and
put them up as collateral at banks where
he borrowed money. The Atlanta National
has fifty shares of the collateral, and Mad
dox & Rucker fifty shares. Lindley de-
nies the charge of forgery, but the case is
strong against him.
DEPARTURE OF THE GOVERNOR
The governor lett tonight for New York
to participate in the Washington centennial.
About half dozen of his staff will join
him there. None of the military companies
were aDle to go as escort, although several
were very anxious to make the trip. The
governor was rendered an escort from
Elizabeth City by the union veterans Of
New York, but declined.
GEORGIA TO MAKE A LOAN
1t has been found necessary for the state
TO negotiate temporary loan to meet lie-
bilities this summer in advance of taxes,
mainly to paw for furnishing the new cIpi-
the governor, while in New York, will
make the necessary arrangement with the
States fiscal agent, the Fourth National
Bank.
MASONS MEET
The annual convention of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons and the
Grand Council Of the Royal Select Masons
OF Georgia met here to-day, and viii re-
main III session tomorrow. The officers in
attendance are: Most Excellent Grand
High Priest Jarves W. Taylor; Thomas
BallantyDe, r. E. D. high Priest; A. NJ.
Lambdin, K. E. G. X, J. A. Stewart, K.
4. Grand Scribe; w. b. Daniel, K. E.
Grand Treasurer; A. NJ Wolihin, r. T.
Grand Secretary; Arthur Leet, Rev. r.
E. G. Chaplain, and Henry c. Barr. X. E.
Grand Captain of the Host.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The following supreme court decisions
were handed down to-day:
Harris VS.. the state; from DeKalb. AT
firmed. Harris is the negro who killed
Marshal Hurst Of Decatur, and goes up for
life
Jones VS.. Hsmmsok from Burke. AT
frmed.
RAMSUR IN HONDURAS.
Luther Ransur, the Constitutions trav-
cling man who disappeared some weeks ago
about $500 short, has turned up in Hon
duras, where he is employed in bank. he
has already paid up his shortage here.
MACON MENTION