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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

minutes was shapeless mass OF brick
aud mortar. bury.ug 200 helpless victims,
of which number few escaped unin-
iurcd. Conservative estimates place the
loss of life no this point 40 100, while
other reports Indicate the number at
nearer 2OO At o'clock this morning
So dead bodies had been taken from this
ruin and l5 wouadcd and dying. Only
those ou the third floor had been
reached. the room containing the dane
uc school pupils and visitors not yet
being opened.
Along Main street the pathway OF
the storm extended from Sixth tO EleV-
ruth streets and from Seventh to Elev-
outh. and NOT single building was left
standing Occasionally "a massive stone
Ou Iron Front St.li stood intact, while
the entire structure proper has been
swept entirely away.
This morning DO presented the most
,uDcud0us spectacle of disaster and
ruin ever witnessed. I'm the course OF
. thc storm las the prided tobacco mar
kcr of tLe city. and to-day the ware
houses almost to the last one lay IN
ruins They include the Kentucky.
I Picketts. Nine Street. Falls City, Pho-
|uiv. Cream River, Louisville, Enter
prise. Central aud Planters.
The destruction of the Louisville and
/ Ninth street warehouses could not pos
>ibIy have been more complete. IhouS-
auds of people are Boo the mass of brick
I and mortar.
SOME ENpo~Eu rO VIEW
and other, buried from sight beneath
the debris.
The Louisville Hotel, between Sixth
and seventh. was uuroofcd and others
were wrecked. while the building west.
occupied as cigar store upon the first
fDorard sleeping rooms upon thc second
and third. was RACED entirely 90 the
ground. NOT o. single brick remaining n
place. Iu the destruction of this house
many ives were lost. principally of per-
sons who occupied sleeping rooms there.
Many 0f them were young girls cm-
|pIoyed zoo the hotel next door.
Saloons and other available places
have been hastily turned into impro-
vf~cd morgucs. where tine bodies are
|r4epr us fast as recovered and LETT
|awaitmr Identification. Patrol wagons
Iare being pressed into service as dead
wagons" to convey the corp>es 90 the
. required places.
Eleventh street seemed tO serve as "a
kudof fuc for the storm. as all inter
ceutiuc objects in that line are prac-
ucaly reduced 90 nothingneSS. As II
rushed down this street it carried with
.it the fronts of the buildings which are
mostly residences. on each side. leaving
n many instances the furniture aud
.othercoutents unmolested. Frequently
from thc center of some three-sided
dwelling. tho uubrokeu chandelier is
still swinging.
jefferson and Market street are ina al-
most as bad q condition as Main, and
HUNDREDS OF WAGONS
are busy cartiug away soiled and broken
furniture from homes that We're yester-
Idav. but arc to-day mo- longer The
massive trees ou Parker and jefferson
streets have been twisted and broken
. Hke reeds and iay crossed and piled up-
oucach other.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

OrINIoN on CHS. CHEEn.
The Flood ln the Lo,"r Mi.-l-.lppi River
VIII Be Unprecedented.

SoNAL OrrIcf. WA,uNoroN March
2s.- Gen a. W Greedy Chief Signal
Officer. rcluratc, hi- opinion that flr
food boo the lower Mississippi NaIrt
will continue undimnl,hod uou day. or
more. a, early as March o.. thr thI'i
Signal O0Iccr expressed DIS opinion chat
the people of the lower Mississippi it.
ley should prepare for unprccodrnf.i i
flood conditions, and that aI. .t0rh anI
movable property should hr removed
above the highest flood point 'trr ,l.
pcricnccd. The uIn-fai. of Thursday
must raise the Mississippi. slightly irum
/ Cairo southwark unless thr rrcta--' Ih.
crease boo number. There I. n0 u'n "r
important change boo thc situation -.U..
yesterday. and thc Signal On.rr sHtr
ull details to thc press Then and NI.I
continue 90 do .o %, occasion demands.
Sergeant Dunn cannot -poah "IiH
any authority except upon Nrw york.
weather
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

out with tremendous ferceness. 1t
spread rapidly, and forced the workers
TO desert the pile. As soon as the fire
gained headway the groans Of the i'm
prlSoned people became Shrieks. and so
great was the horror Of the moment
that the watchers
GREW FRANTIC AND SCREAMED
and ran about like wild, the terrible SUI
tering. which they were unable to ale
viate, driving them TO despair. Several
lines of hose were soon throwing water
ON the flames, but it was more than an
hour before work could be proceeded
with and then it was carried on with
much difficulty on account OF the heat
Up TO - o'clock only about 35 dead
bodies and p wounded and dying were
taken from the wreck. The cOrpses
were laid in the various houses across
the street and in Doughcrty K Koenant'S
undertaking establishment. one block
below. At the latter place people went
In aud out one by one TO look at the
bodies, hunting for friends and relatives
One man said he was looking for Louis
Lipp, and the very first sheet lifted re-
Vealed the corpse OF the person wanted.
The man covered his face, groaned and
would have fallen had he not been sup
ported.
AT about 1880 the room where the
children were dancing was reached. Mr..
Louis SimmS, Jr., of 1924 Market street,
had for hour been moving about
N AGONY OF GRIEF
i'm front Of that portion of the wreck
where this room had been for his wife
and four children were there. When
the room was reached. Mrs. SimmS was
the first one found, and she was fatally
hurt. Then within about 10 minutes Of
each other. three OF the SimmS children
were recovered. They wereunconScious
and there is only faint possibility Of
their living
While the father was imploring the
workers % get his other child fire broke
out and work was suspended. The last
man taken out alive before the flames
started was John Hepden. OF 2lO9 West
Broadway, and just previous TO that a
woman. who was unable To give her
name. was recovered. 1t was not poSsi-
Bile TO tell the extent Of the injuries OF
either.
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..nn. shc. IIIm and Her.

Charles II. Adams and Toma Han
lon. in He, She. Him and Her. wil
be- the next attraction at the opera
House ON Thursday. April 3. and 10 is
a good one. OF it the New York NiToi
saws: "One Of the most diyerting and
lively piece, which has been presented
I'm New York was received with ih'
greatest enthusiasm by a large audi'
encc. The piece is made the med u
for a great variety Of vocal and met
dental work of very entertaining
character, and il was especially re-
markable for the lively continuity Win
which the action was kept going. "'o.
II. Adams and Toma Ianlon made pro
nounced hits They are eNcepiionaiIy ,
clever plcople. and from this tim" iorih
they are likely to De prime iaNori'''
with New Workers
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Cnnl Mon Anxlons. .

PrrrSBURG, March 2s.--All the river
coal operators are exceedingly anxious
concerning the enormous coal fleets
which were moored at Louisville at the
time of the hurricane. In case there ar'
10. 200. .OOO bushels Of coal mo0red at
Louisville. its value, with craft in which
it is loaded, is placed at 100000 eX'
elusive Of any estimate on towboats'
The towboats named are valued ataboul
$500. 600. Only a portion Of the coal Is
insured
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
RNILRoAp COMMITTEE
Meet at city Hall Last Evening aud Con-
slider several Ordinances.

A meeting Of the Council Committee
on Railroads was held last evening al
the City Hall. Mcssrs. Farrell. Faris.
Tracy and Iaudlan being present. The
first matter taken up was the petition
Of the merchants along South street
asking for permission to lay switch
from the T. Il q. along that street. u
was read and considered. Mr.. Joseph
Spicdcl was present and addressed the
committee ON behalf Of the petitioners.
On motion the petition was granted,
and City Solicitor White was instructed
TO draft AN ordinance containing SINH
lar provisions 10 those IN the Bacr or
dinancc.
The petition oG the Wheeling lee and
Storage Company, asking for q switch
running from the Il. a o. to the west
side of their building on Water street
was next taken up and considered, and
on motion the petition was refused.
The request Of the Norwich China
Company 10 withdraw their ordinance
was granted. The general railroad or
dmancc. referred To the Committc" hy
Council. was then taken mp and consid-
cred aud City Solicitor White. who was
present. made short address concern
ing b.. giving the committee desirable
information in reference 10 the law
points. but nothing was done with the
ordinance.
The Wheeling 81 Harrisburg railroad
ordinance. granting the company per-
mission to run lis tracks across the Full
ton road ON the Peninsula al grade. was
read % second time and recommended Co
Council for adoption.
4 resolution from the Second Branch
Of Council to the effect that the Boari
of Public Works be- instructed 10 cau~"
the removal NJ 50 much OF the B. a %.
switch on Forticth street leading io
Bloch Bros tobacco works. ~ extends
ON to Water street. and cause them to
place an obstruction al that point to
urcycut ears being run on Go Water
street. was rcaf
II wa, moved and adopted that Bloch
Bros. bc compelled 90 comply with The
term. NJ the ordinance iu relation q"
said switch. The Committee then adj
t...rt.I
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COMPLETELY WIPED OUT.
The Town Of Bowling Green Said to Be in
Ruins.

CINCINNATI. O.. March est is re-
ported that the tornado struck the town
Of Bowling Green. Warren county, Ky,
and completely wiped it out, As the
wires are down no detailed report could
be- secured. and but the mcagcr fact
that the calamity had occurred has been
received.
Bowling Green had a population Of
between 5000 and 5000 inhabitants,
and the loss Of life is conjectured to be
corrrSpondngly large. The ill-starred
town was directly in the path Of the
tornado as traced on the map, and the
report. in all probability. is true.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
The Refinery DI.a.ter.

CmcAGo. March 2s.-Ninc men were
killed and thirteen others injured by
the explosion at the Chicago Sugar Re-
fincry last night. The names Of the
dead are:
August Thcrmans. Albert Haas.
Frank WalliS0n. John otto. Henry
Hubeldt. Michael IIencr, Maurice
Flynn. Albert Witzkc and Fred Fraf,
This evening all OF the bodies had
been recovered,
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THE AWFUL WORK ACCOMPLISHED.


How buildings. Trees and Cars Were
wrecked In Quick Time.
LOUISVILLE Ky. March est is
y.rv evident that il was not cyclone.
a. it, effect was TOO widespread. For
miles in either direction fences were
torn OH and trees lifted out of the
ground by the roots As the special
train sped toward the fated city, bring
inr Associated Press representatives
from indianapolis, the evidences were
first noticeable fully sd miles out. FIRST
came t0 view au occasional dead tree
broken into pieces. then larger and
more substantial trees. and finally mon-
arrh- af rhc forest. Many of the little
towns along theJ. NJ. * l. railroad were
fairly stripped oi their signs and ginger
bread work a few miles south of Hen
ryyfIIe. about 81 miles from Louisville,
l9v an engine with it's great iron nose
nlrnr,d into bed of soft yellow mud.
ON the opposite side
LAY THE MASSIVE TENDER
and behind 10 two coaches tipped over
or choir sides. 10 was the wreck OF
train 40. q. combination which runs
between indianapolis and Louisville.
The train was making the best time
Doss.b'c boo the heavy wind when IL
sfruck "a birch tree that had been torn
rn hv It's roots aud flung across the
track so one was injured
1vher the scene of the disaster was
reached au appalling sight was pre-
srnted. Crowds oi people throngcd the
Fourteenth street Stationand from there
mn to tho heart of the city was mass
of humanity lodging horses, street cars
,rd AN sorts OF vehicles; n the middle
,f tb. street ou either side, were wreck
and rufr. Great masses of stone in
Ieans presented the appearance or nav
inc simply crumbled To- the earth-
GANGS of reSrucrs work like gopherS ON
t,e great masses of debris in the
SEARCH FOR HUMAN VICTIMS
~ tbeawful calamity. Here and there
Law "a dead mule with clotS of blood "a.
rL.ir no,trfls. that had been dragged
rrnm the ruins 90 the great tobacco
hnr..,. of which they are q most COM
,oor aiiunct Boa this Southern city.
Women and men darted before m91 ii
horse. whose hoofs DO seemed Woulu
crush Them to death Burly policemen
wore stationed no street crossings to
nreyert people from attempting 90 pass
I through the ruined thOroughiare. Whtr'
nartial'v wrecked walls stood as mem
ace to human life. hut their efforts were
fuf1c. and men. women and children
made their way down the ruined streets
,,ftt astounding rccklcssneSs. The
worbid crowd would not bc held back M
,ts 5e.ire to satisfy curiosity. and 10 was
I , .igbt worth their efforts 20 see. Ihe
vrerl was So great that il beggarS an
attempt at detail
I Atie o'clock the opening mp OF poI,
lion of the debris oi the Falls Clty Ii"l'
caused O. draught 10 penetrate the runs ,i
whereupon the smouldering ure oroN'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
NEWS BRIrLY CONDENSED.

Claus SpccklcS believes he has un-
earthed a plot among his employees to
reveal his private business plans aud
ruin him.
An English syndicate is negotiating
for the WatertOwn paper mills. The
price is put at 5000. 900.
John 4. Davis. the dcfaulting treas
urcr Of Rochester. New York. who cm-
bezzlcd SCI, 900, has been sentenced 10
five years in prison.
At Waynesburg. Pa. a fiyc-ycar-old
son Of Spencer COtwcll killed his baby
brother,with a hatchct.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
MUSIC II THE SCHOOLS.
Vii, ia Webster school Yesterday Ho"
the Children sing.

the AniANffh ~NHhF
rcp.rter had the pleasure Of visit.
ing the schools of the Sixth ward. yes
tcrday. and noted with satisfaction ih'
excellent discipline of the schools under
nm. efficient management Of Prncipa.
Gwvnn. The feature Of the day "a'
the rehearsal Of the pupils 100 music nh-
der the direction of Mis- Boa,bere one
could scarcely believe that such hno"I-
edr. of this pleasing art of singing d.
tb.-. children showed could nave ID, 'N
orouir.d in the short tim" inH,i. N''
bern one of the regular branches "I ti-
.cb,.l. The children sang ln pi'a'iNt
,,,,.. and excellent iim'' anu
win feeling that sho" F,
,La, the music d, one ol
,b@ir fayoritc branches. The patron,
aftbo school. are to bc congratulated
or tii. forward step the work oi their
o.h.ai. which is In keeping with the
.i,r.. nrorre.s in 10, business enter
,ri.e. Thcy are also fortunate In hay-
i1g ti,i. branch 600 the hands Of - skill
nj a director as Miss Boasberg has
shown herself 10 be-. The numerous vis-
nor. AZ the schools Yesterday were seem
,nglv all pleased with the work 0f their
children. and most heartily endorse the
action Of the Board in making music a
regular branch Of the curriculum.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

Sp(1II IlIl1TIW n ~ H'T'T'T
CuAHr-roN. vs. VA Marcel
Thi. morning about 0ne o'clock a heavy
rain and wind storm struck ODDS .'f
and was accompanied With terrific
lightning and thunder Tho storm a'p'
mo until near daylight The morning
broke with bright ,un and coniInl. l
until GA. m.. when high and cold Winds
set in which prevailed throughout i0
dav. This afternoon light -np" i'.I
and the Thermometer registered $40 ''.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

spseiqi T,Lgr1a 10 ~ k.J.sfer
WA.mxGrox. March 2s.-P'ns'on-
Original invalid. BENZ +. kcefcr. oi Cote
tagevllle. Charles =. LeaNtt Of B'.I.-
vile. Charles White. " Fadis' l.cfl a.
Epling. of ST. A'bau,; jas. i. hnAle.
~ clifton. Isaac y. Lewis, % Hartford
Citv. Reissue and increase. Daniel g.
Wood. Of Wheeling. Original widow.
Mary A.. widow oi Levi a. Epling 80
ST. Albans.
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HAD rNorcm or r>cAtr-.
Kan-a. Farmer. Warn the Legislation N"f
Go Re-eisct Him.

Arcm~oN. KAN. March e~ INr
Farmer, Alliance Of Kansas. BOO onal'H.
tion al Topeka yesterday passed am".t
other resolution. the following
Notwithstanding tbc farf chat John
!. Ingall, ha. represented kan,a. i'r
eighteen years boo the United >taf"- Sem
atc. DO difficult matter fDr hi- oDn.
,titucut, t0 point to o. single measure hr
ha, eyer champ.onod n thr Interest D.
the great agricultural and .ah0ring '.-
mont NJ Kansas. and wc wIN nDt SUPP
port. by our vote, 0r Influence. lnY DIH.
d.datc for tLe Legislature who iaf"r-
hi. reelection 20 thc United States
senate
The resolution also demand. th' r.'
tion of United States SENATOR bt lnr
people.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
TWO MORE SEATS STOLEN.
Two More Contested Cases Settled on
Party Grounds.

Party Grounds.
Special Ttltgram 10 The Register.
WASHINGTON, March 9s.-Ths House
Elections Committee to-day decided to
unseat wise, Democrat, Of the Rich
mond (Nirginia) district, and Turpin,
Democrat, Of the Fourth Alabama. In
the case Of Wise. the Democrats Of the
committee voted to remand the question
in dispute back to the voters holding
that there was no fair election, but the
Republican majority had determined TO
capture WiSc'S seat. and they voted
solidly. In the Alabama case the vote
was strictly on party lines, and to make
an apparent case for their man the Re
publicans had to count every negro Of
the district, even though he did not vote
aS a party voter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
Convention Of Miners.

PrrrsBrRG, March 9s.-Alex Demp,
ster. Chairman Of the last Miners ana
Operators Interstate Scale Convention.
has at the request Of both miners ana
operators Of Indiana, Illinois, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania, called d
convention To be held in Columbus, o.
ON April 10th. for the purpose OF ar
ranging schedule Of mining rates from
Nav ISt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
To be the Scenes Of Terrible and Dangerous
Floods.
ALL THE PEOPLE WARNED
Sergeant Dunn Says the Wave Crest VIII
Strike With Awful Effect
He Says He Wouldn't Give Five Cents 6r
His Life in New Orleans When ths
Mountain Of Water Strikes T.
Gen. Greely Backs Up the Pre-
dlctiOn Of Sergeant Dunn.

NEW YoRh. March %, Sergeant
Dunn. Of the Signal service. au uicr.
view thi, afternoon. saw, that ono OF
the greatest calamIt.c, thc country ha.
ever known is imminent aud that d.,
the duty Of the press towam thc pco-
Pile Of the lower Mississippi 20 rrspare
FOR the worst llc SAYS.
"It will Dee the greatest calamit, Chat
has ever bcfallcn that section of rlr
country.
The damage will be greatest lp.un
Memphis. The storm f, just uhc au
enormous pitcher OF water poured upon
a country already hooied Alihou.h
several immense crr,a>,o, have h..u
found iu the lcycc> below Nirk,hurg.
from 200 10 800 feet wide aud 900 to el
feet deep. carrying od
MILLIONS or GALLONS
uf water every second. the height of tlo
river at Nick,burg aud Cairo ha, r-
manned almost stationary az thr t.p
flood limit.
This shows that the channel ol ..r
river below is aiI chokcd up with a....
lNium aud drhri, from thc first flood .I
| that this acting %, dam will ,..U.
ually work hayoc with aIl thc Irlr.-
when the wave crest from t..>n.N
storm comes down thc river thing, u
bound to be- carried away auI oboe ol
tire surrounding country covered.
This will probably arrive boo Cairo u
two or three days. bui DO may hc thr.r
week., before DO reaches NrN Or.DlU-.
/ Ncr Orleans Will br visited wIt.ou.
doubt hy one of thc
MOST pl>A-rEor- FLOODS
ever known. and would uot r.tc ft,
cents for nay life Boo that city when th.
wave crest strikes lt.
II do NOT say This to frghtDu p00l.,
but am simply stating facts Chat WIII DID.
verified. ] have been stationed 800 Cairo.
/ New OrlcIu, and Cincinnati during
times of great fioods. and ! know nhaf
they are.
''Somc of the strongest leNor. on fI.
river. ho continued. .'tho-c go Helena.
Ark. have been swept away completely
iu the last two days.
To-day 10 is ,uowingai through thr
/ Northwest. the Lake rcg.on. th.
/ Northern Mississippi Valley and NrN
England. and raining to thc south. thr
storm covering every state wr,i iu tlr
/ Rockies"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
Po.tma.ters Appointed.

gl.oi1i T,i-grgm 10 ne Rsgis'T.
WA,mNGToN, d. C.. March 2s.-D.
Rockwell has been appointed Postmas-
ter al Elkhern, Mcdowell county. Vice
j. L. Grecnwalt, removed.
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ANOTHER CITY DEVASTATED.

4 Great Loss of Life Reported at Marion.
MARION, KY. March 2s.-This city
was devastated by the same storm that
wrought such ruin at Louisville. There
was great loss of life.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
THOSE WHO WE'RE WOUNDED.

Many Who Received Serious Injuries !"
the Disaster
The following is list OF the nJnreu'
NirgH Wright. bruised about BODY:
j. II. Rily, station master NJ Ch'oh
Depot. bruised side and breast.
Tom Allen. ticket agent at Union
Depot; leg broken. NJ.
: n. smith. check agent at Transfer
Company: hip fractured.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

\ GOOD appetite is essential 20 good
health. and loss Of appetite indicates
something wrong. Hoods Sarsaparllia
creates and sharpens the appetite az
sists the digestive organs and regulates
the kidneys and liver. Take Hood :
Sarsaparilla this season. Sold by drug
gists.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

For beauty, for comfort, for improve
mont Of the complexion, use only Poz-
zoni's Powder; there it nothing equal to
IL
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
Tbs Appalling Calamity in the City Of
Louisville.
SORES of HUMAN BEINGS PERISH.
Over 100000 Worth of Property Swal-
lowed Up in the MaelstrOm.


ls Scenes Disclosed by the Work Of ExcavatiOn-The
list of the Killed and Wounded--A Crazed Mass Of
ps,rs Crowd the Streets of the Afflicted CityOther
Towns Nearly Destroyed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
LIST OF THE DEAD.

WN. Il. Rolf.
Chairman