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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02
For TRUSTEE
For TRUSTEE.

We are hcleby outloiiztd TO orroun
ce Jno L. Mclean candid. reelec
,cti. n TO the ttfoe o.tlustte Gle
ii On in August next.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1890-05-02

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

posed the greater crowd were gathered
As soon as the roofing was removed and
the mass Of brick beleath. the first sight
that met the eyes was anything but
hopeful.
Ten women, locked in each others
arms, were drawn out Of the debris, all
but one, Mr.. James Passen, whose wife
had been at the lodge meeting, was fore
most in the work, and the first person
whom he drew out OF the ruined build
ing was his wife, who died in his arms.
He laid her by the side OF the
OTHERS WHO WE'RE DEAD
and continued to work for the living.
Inside the next hour 30 men and women
were drawn out dead, but with no
wounds on their bodies, and tits thought
all met their death from SufTocation.
The gas pipes had broken, which
caused the lights to go out and which
saved the ruins from fire at the time,
but flooded the debris with yapor al
most as deadly as the fire might have
proven. Ways were pierced into the
breast of the ruins and bodies drawn
out. One part Of the building was re-
served for the dead, but the wounded
were taken into the stores and houses
on the opposite side Of the street, where
physicians and priests administered to
souls and bodies.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
WEST VIRGINIA CENTRAL.
A Foreign Syndicate to Put sI2,OOO.OOO
Into the Enterprise.


PHILADELPHIA, March 9s.-Haying
obtained a new charter, the West
Virginia Central Railroad Company
was yesterday reorganized in this city
by the election Of Alexander Boudrou,
+. p. Noble, Amos X Kepner, Fred T.
Clark. A. Bierbower. SilaS \. Kramer
and Joseph w. Aucott as Directors; Mr..
Boudrou as President and Treasurer;
Mr. Clark as Secretary, and Ii. c. Nc
Whorter, Of Charleston, w. Va. aS Vice
President.
The original charter was obtained in
1888. and it provided only for the issue
OF stock. Under this charter a line of
railway was surveyed from Ceredo,
Wayne county. w. Va, on the Ohio
river. directly east, crossing West Nir-
ginia and Virginia to Belle Plane, on
the Potomac river, distance Of about
300 miles.
After expending about S2,OO0,OOO
upon surveys. acquiring right OF way.
and grading some twenty miles Of road,
the project was allowed to Slumber.
Now an English syndicate has been at
tractcd to the enterprise on account Of
the valuable coal and mineral lands
along the line OF road, and because
the road will form a short and direct
route from st. Louis and Cincinnati to
the Atlantic coast, shorter by $50 miles
it is said, than by any existing line Of
railway. The Englshmen objected 10
the original charter because 1t did not
permit OF the issue Of bonds. and this
is obviatcd by the new charter, which
has Just been obtained in West Nir-
ginia. The foreign syndicate IS
ready to put 81, 900 into the en-
terprisc and push it to completion.
From the western terminus the road
extends through the counties of Cabcll
and Putnam to Charleston, W. Va. IL
follows the Kanawha river to the
Gauley river, and through Kama
wha. Fayette, Nicholas Webster
and PocahOntaS counties 10
Harrisonburg. Rockingham conn
ty, Va, and through the counties Of
Madison, Culpcpper, Fauquier and Stat
ford, to the Potomac river at point
where the depth Is 80 feet. The capital
stock authorized by the charter Is
s.. OOO. 900.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
THE WRECKED BUILDINGS.
How the storm Sent Bricks Iron and
Timbers Flying In the Air.

How the storm sent Bricks, Iron and
Timbers Flying in the Air.
LOUISVILLE. March -. - Market
street this evening looks like a ruined
village. The devastation on this thor
oughfarc nearly complete. The follow
ing is nearly complete list Of the
wrecked buildings: At No. 90l roof and
upper story are of; 9OG, W. EbenS'
shoes. badly damaged, no one hurt; No.
go. Vile Bros. meat dealers, bad loss,
family escaped; 9l4. J. G.. Gehlkc, shoe
store. roof torn of, no person injured;
No. 99O. tobacco factory. Krcmclberg n
Co. ruined: No. 922. +. II. HerSch, dry
GOODS. roof of: No. 924 to $50.
/ stores and residences, roofs torn of;
and in many cases walls crushed In,
many narrow escapes. but no loss ol
/ life: G.. W. Becker. grocer. 1000 West
| Market. house total wreck. family safe;
/ 1902. 4. Moss x Son. chinawarc, house
ruined: 1904. B. Goldsmith. dry goods.
badly damaged; 1905. Miller Bros. teas
and coffceS. houses all down, lamliy
safe: zoos. Isaac Staught0n. furnishing
goods. complete wreck: 1910. NJ. Cohen.
merchant tailor. house utterly demol-
ished. family safe; l0lS. Montgomery X
Bailv. candy factory. house demolished
/ in rear: Nos. 1910 and 1912.
If. VI. Heincg chinaware, house
ruined. entirely blown in the street: No.
| l1O3. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
/ Co.. on ground floor; Jerome Il. Curran
and Frank Stigger, above building
wrccked occupants rescued by ladders
after the front wall had been blown out;
Mrs. Stigger hurt; No. llOS. ;. Hud-
buch 4 Bro, wall paper establishment
whole place in ruins. The buildings
/ from 100 to ll0S West Market street
belong to II. Schcman. and they are
nearly complete loss: No. lil2, \.
.UofTman and Louis Whitman. resi-
dence. ruined: Mrs Whitman prob
ably fatally injured: No. lS22, l.. Zimm,
Jr.. halter. house smashed TO fragments
/ two Of Mrs. Sims children were Killed
and Mrs. Sims badly injured; Nos. ll26'
1l9s and 1l3O. Falls City Hall and +. j.
| Schoon x son are total wreck WIN
f loss OF life amounting 10 upwards IN the
hundreds report account elsewherel.
| Residences and stores from ll33 10 lI5s
arc badly damaged but no loss Of life;
I Nos. Ala and 4l6 Elcvcth street escaped
with but slight injury; No. AS Eleventh
street. a grocery. was ruined; No. l5i,
Moses Hundley and family. was smashed
10 splinters. no one injured. \ number
of other stores and residences on
this street had the roofs torn of and
walls blown in. but 50 far as learned no
loss Of life: the immense iron foundry
OF Ainslee, Cochran * Co. was COM
pletely razcd TO the ground, the rear
wall alone remaining standing. The
storm seemed only 10 have swept Broad
wav from Fifteenth to Nineteenth. but
nearly all the houses between these
streets. and on the interSecting streets
were demolished. Most Of the cottages,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

however. and low frame buildings eS-
capped without serious injury. From
Fifteenth TO Sixteenth are mostly
small frame houses occupied
by colored families The roofs were
torn Oft but not a great amount Of dam
age was done and none OF the occupants
were hurt; from Sixteenth down TO
Nineteenth, however, the destruction
was terrible. Mr.. Peter Smith and fam
ily, who live at No. 1903. had a narrow
escape. The building and furniture are
a total loss. Adjoining is the residence
Of Mrs. Welsh, 1905. 1t was literally
demolished. but the members Of the
family escaped. Loss will be $1,000;
Mrs. G.. johnson Brown lived at
No. 1917. Her house received the
full force of the first terrible gust and
the walls bent and crumbled like so
much paper. Mrs. Brown was seriously
injured. At 1919 lives Mrs. Shultz, in a
fine twO-story brick building. II was
lcvcled and together with its contents is
a total loss. The family had a narrow
escape. The Catholic buildings at Sev-
entecnth and Broadway were the Sis
ters' Home, the ParOchial School, Faith
or DiSney'S residence and the Sacred
Heart Church. They were all blown
down and Sister Plus was buried in the
ruins. Shortly after when taken out by
a rcscuing party she was dead. All OF
the other sisters escaped without injury.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
Those Who Met Their Fate in the Cyclones
Awful Path.

Those Who Met Their Fate in the Cyclones
Awful Path.
The following are the names OF the
killed throughout the city so far identi-
fed.
Mrs. Mary IasSon, Seventeenth and
Lyle streets.
Miss Annie Nyles. Portland avenue.
Mrs. Mclaughlin, Eighteenth and
Baird
Mrs. Belle LenoG, Eleventh and
Lytle,
Mrs. Peterson, Nineteenth and Wal
nut.
Tom Puff and Mrs Nuttail, jefferson
street.
sister Mary Plus, Seventeenth and
Broadway.
Two unknown colored men at Tobe
lcnry's stable.
Nicholas j. Sullivan, 1908 Magazine
street; burned To crisp.
VIM. Diemcr, Sixteenth street; charred
20 a crisp.
Ben Chelt, barkeeper at Sixteenth h
and Magazine, charred to a crisp.
John Emcrich. saloon keeper at
Eighteenth and Maple; killed i'm ruins
Moody Davis colOred boy; buried IN
ruins at Odd Fellows Hall.
Two unknown colored women In an
alley near Twelfth.
ThaddeuS Mason.
G.. H. Hathaway, Chicago.
Charles HeSscnbreuch. Philadelphia.
Mary Ryan, laundry girl at Louis
willie Hotel
Katie McCunc, laundry girl at Louis
willie Hotel
Mary McGinty. laundry girl at Louis
willie Hotel.
Bridget Grove. laundry girl at LOUIS
willie Hotel.
Maggie Campbell, laundry girl at Lou
iSville Hotel.
Frank Paine. barkeepcr.
J. B. Schildt undertaken 339 East
Market street.
A small child OF Geo. W. CuScaden'
Park Cornell. 1lOi West Green street.
r r. McCue. Danyille, KY; killed In
cigar store. next to Louisville Hotel.
Unknown woman, at Twenty-SlNth
aud Magazine. r,,.
Pat Raidc. clerk for Z. ;. EdmHndS.
Charles jerks aud an unknown man.
killed i'm street ear.
Roy. =. +. Barnwell, rector OF ~.
Johns Episcopal Church.
Police Officer White Baldwin.
- Mclaughlin, Eighteenth ana
Baird streets.
August Fleischer, Master OF Fa'lS
City Market.
Mrs. Allen Peterson.
Copt. T. Augermeir, Twcnty-third ana
Market streets.
j. B. McCollom, Thirteenth and
Maple
VIM. Dcmarr Pullman car conductor;
Mrs. T. Hostetter Thirty-SiNth ana
High.
Miss Castlcman. Seventeenth street.
Theodore Angelman, Thirty-third and
Market.
The following are additional known
Go be killed;
Peter Fuller, married, 81 years oil
age. carpenter; body recovered
Thomas II. Duff, married. 80 years ol
age: body recovered.
Leopold FalkenStein, single, p years
of age; not recovered.
Mrs. Steiden. died Of injuries.
One unknown man about 30 or 40
years of age. .o -
VIM. Sabric. tailor. single, "a years oil
age
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
THE STRIKE.
Meetings Held by the Builders Exchange
and Carpenters, Last Evening.

The building trades strike is IN st1u
qito, and yesterday brought forth no
new developments. although both Oh,
Carpenters Union and the Builders EN-
change held meetings last evening and
both were long drawn out By singu-
lar coincidence IL was just twenty min
uteS 10 midnight when both bodies adj
iourncd, and Judging from Information
received from members OF both organ
izationS they occupied all their time in
doing the same thing. and that was
nothing. \ carpenter said:
I'VE have a committee appointed, and
are willing 10 meet our employers at
any time for the purpose of arriving az
a settlement; but We will not meet q
committee OF the Builders Exchange.
composed partly OF contractors with
whom We. as carpenters. have uo deal
ingS whatever ! have mo- doubt the
trouble could be- amicably adjusted II
the carpenters and their employer, could
meet and talk over the matter"
The planning mill men an received mo-
ticcs from the Carpenters Union. on the
25th. To the effect that the Union had a
committee of five appointed since Feb
ruary -. and that committee was ready
AT any time 10 meet with like commit
tee of carpenters employers in confer
cncc.
\ member of the Builders Echango
said last evening that hc thought it very
strange that the carpenters committee
was appointed ON February 25 and th,
contractors had not been given notice oi
such a committee until March %.
month later. lie said. "lt is an insult
TO the Builders Exchange. and that
committee can meet with uO other COM
mittcc than the one appointed by the
Exchange for that purpose. They said
they were going 10 bury the Builders
Exchange. but they now find that ",
won't sell them the lumber to make th,
coffin, and We are very live body
\ long communication was received
from an anonymous sympathiscr of th'
Exchange, last evening, and it VA, rca'
before the meeting.
\ number of the carpenters are tax
| ing contracts FOR job work about th'
city. and iu this way many OF them are
employed. They get their lumber from
MoundSyilc. Stcubenyillc. or from
Wood Bros. IN this city.
II think. said a well informed man
yesterday. that thi, most unfortunate
strike would soon be- settled II the
parties could De- brought together boo th'
right spirit
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
HUNTING FOR THE DEAD.
Terrible Scenes Disclosed by the Work Of
Excavation.

Louisville. March 2S.-Immcdiatcly
upon the burst Of the cyclone the fire
bells sounded and the police were at
work. Within ten minutes posse ap'
pcared at Falls City Hall TO work.
The walls OF the adjoining house were
first propped. and then began the work
.of cutting through the heavy slate roof
that covered all. At first work was
difficult and laboriouS. on account of
the anxious multitude that thronged the
wreck. Difficult was the task to clear
the ruins Of women. who were found
digging at the ruins with their fingers,
cRAzEp WITH TIE ORGANS
benestb each. Of which they thought
assembled from their dying. Everyone
did noble work.
After an hour Of ceaSeleSS labor. the
first victim. Mrs. Sarah Kelley. was un-
earthed. Her body was found sitting
in an upright position. her head bruised
and one arm broken. She said AT the
first quake mad rush was made for the
entrance. Women were knocked down
and trampled on in the mad haste To
escape. Seeing the overwhelming jam
al the door. several remained behind.
The last | saw Of my friends was
just before the floor gave way and the
ceiling fell"
The work was continued, but none OF
those whom Mrs Kelly said were near
her. could be found. The excavation
was then moved from the rear Of the
building to the front, where it was sup
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
II AGONY OF GRIEF
AN AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT.
Sevcnty-fve Persons Believed to Be KILLED
Immense Damage to Property.

Sevcnty-ave Persons Believed to Be Killed
Immense Damage to Property.
Louisville. KY, March 2S.-In dis
cussing the reports OF the committee
making house to house Investigations, "A
considerable diversity of opinion as to
the actual property loss was developed.
The lowest estimate put il al $1,000
600. the highest 5000. OCO, and the best
grounded upon facts presented place II
al -. 800. 900. There is almost no in-
surauce. IL was finally voted that
the chairman OF the committee should
prepare statement 10 be authorita-
tive for the use of the Associated Press.
This was overlooked by a majority of
the committee and approved.
To the People:
The calamity that has overtaken the
lefty Of Louisville by the cyclone Of last
might about nine o'clock spread over a
/ territory Of our city covering a space OF
ground some four hundred yards wide
land three miles i'm length through the
business and residence portion OF our
Icitv. The loss OF life is i'm the neigh
| borhood. it is believed, OF some seventy
/ five persons and the loss 10 the city 10y
/ the calamity and damage 10 house good,
/ is believed not 10 exceed two million OF
dollars. While the calamity is great
one. our citizens feel able 10 cope with
/ 10 and are not cast down, but will al
once proceed 20 repair and resume II
/ the channels now interrupted. In al
other portions OF the city business is re-
Suming its usual channel.
By the Relief Committee, Board oi
/ Trade
WN. II. ROLF.
.f-r...r.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

CoLrABUS, O.. March 2s-Thc Re-
publicans Of the Senate were to-day
given a dose Of Reeds ruling. The
question Of the confirmation Of General
Beatty. nominated by the Governor
Wednesday. was up. There was not a
quorum without the Republicans. They
refused to vote. Lieutenant Governor
Marquis ordered the clerk to note tho
presence Of the members not voting, ano
decided the question carried. The Re
publicans tried to defeat confirmation OF
the nomination Of Editor J. II. Newton
Of the Newark Adrocdtc aS Fish anC
Game Warden. by producing records
showing his indictment FOR cmbczzle
mcnt Of school funds years ago wher
Auditor Of Holmes county. II was cN
planned that it was only technical
crime caused by a mistake Of others
that Newton did not and could not re-
cciyc any benefit from it.
Mr.. McKclycy. OF Belmont. this after
noon succeeded in getting bill to en-
able the Commissioners of Belmont
county to levy special tax FOR the i'm
provemcnt Of roads.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

NEW YoRK. March 9s.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review: At Cleveland
Detroit and Chicago there is some i'm
movement i'm the volume OF business.
At Chicago the dealings in clothing were
heavier. but in dry goods and boots and
shoes somewhat lighter. At Louisville
all communication has been cut of by
tornado. which has caused great loss,
and AT Pittsburg both the iron and glass
trades are depressed, with no
change I'm coal. Philadelphia notes
some rally in the iron stagna-
tion and concessions in wool, many
looms idle i'm textile manufactures gen
orally. and fair trade in other branch
es At Boston. better weather has
brought better trade. The money mar
kets OF the interior are fairly supplied'
easier at Boston and Philadelpcia'
steady at Chicago: little closer NJ Cleve-
land: at New York 81 per cent. has
been the ruling rate ON call. and Treas
ury disbursements exceeding by s3,sOo''
600 the receipts for the week.
In the general the markets are much
less disturbed by speculative excite
ment and manipulation that is usual
Pittsburg notes further fall OF - Ia
80 cents per ton. and prices OF manu-
facturcd products are weakening there
Lower quotations are made for rails at
the East. below $3.50 being named
and bar iron is pressed downward by
offerings OF Western mills. No I'm
provemcnt is seen in woOlen goods.
The business failures during th'
week are 243. with 25J last week aho
corresponding week last year siO.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29

LOUISVILLE. KY. March 2s.-A well
attended meeting OF the Board Of Trade
was held at noon to-day. \ relief call
Of fifty members was selected and con
Scnted to serve. 1t was decided that four
members should be assigned to each
square and all parts Of the wrecked dis
trict be visited. An executive com
mittec Of seven was also selected to Sc
cure homes for those who are homeless.
Within few minutes after the passage
Of resolutions $1,000 had been sub
Scribcd.
The city Council at a meeting to-day
also subscribed 500 900 for the relief OF
the sufferers. Early this morning Chief
tof Police Taylor, by order Of the city
Council was put in charge Of one
hundred and twenty men to remove
wrcckagc. Sixty men were put to work
at once upon the Falls City Hall ruin
where most were killed. They have
been busy all day removing debris and
recovering bodies. Ten corpses were
taken out during the daY.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
cocK-FIGmrING AT CHARLESTON.
4 Series of Set-tos Between Ohio and We.
Virginia Birds.

eprttW 4ttegfdM 10 me AfytNtf
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March es.-
For some days the lovers Of cock-dght-
ing in this city have been moving around
I'm mysterious manner, and not until
late last night did the REGISTER repre-
sentative get on 10 what was mp. Last
night GallipOliS. O.. cock-fghterS ar
rived in this city with a coop Of six
birds, and about 10 o'clock they were
tackled by Charleston cocks in back
room over a saloon on Capitol street.
between Kanawha and Virginia streets.
where pit had been constructed.
The fight began shortly afterwards.
and In hard battles GallIpoliS birds won
first and third fights, and Charleston
the second. There were two Gallipolis
cocks killed and one Charleston cock.
The Gallipolis crowd and their friends
carried of a large sum OF money. The
fight took place on the most prominent
street in the city. and IL was unknown
to anyone outside Of the interested
parties and your representative. Not
even the police on the beat heard Of H.
The second main came of tonight. but
owing 10 the secrecy maintained by the
sports, no one could learn where il
took place. as il was feared that the
police had learned Of the fight last
night and would make a raid on the
parties.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
The Omnibus BlIl Considered

SpeciGt Itisgrdm 10 me Hegi"e'.
WAsnnNGToN, March 9S.-The entire
omnibus bill to pay war claims, approx
ed by the Court Of Claims. came mp ia
the House to-day. 1t embraced claims.
growing ont Of the war. for West Nir-
ginia as follows: Daniel Coleman. Of
jefferson county, $500. VIM. Lloyd, Of
jefferson county, Sl.7OS; Eliza {. Larne'
Of jefferson county. Sl.sgO; estate OF
Lydia Miller. Of jefferson county, $500
estate Of Samuel McLury, of GrcenbrcI
county. s., COG; Malinda Rogers, ci
Grcenbricr county. $40: 10 Robert W.
Rcnick. Of Grccubrier county. S3.33s'
Samuel w. WySong, executor Of james
Wysong. deceased. Of jefferson county
West Virginia. S3.jSj; To Thomas II.
WySong. Of jefferson county. West Nir-
ginis. Sl.32j: 10 Edward Tcrncy. adj
ministrator Of Samuel Ridcnour, Of Jcl-
fer>on county, West Virginia. >l.sl5'
to VIM. c. Ramcy Of jefferson county.
West Virginia. Sl.sl5.
The bill was fought by iillibustcring
and under the rules cannot bee again ta-
ken up until next Friday. but the test
votes showed that it will pass.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-29
SITUATION IN METROPOLIS.
The Cyclone Cut, Clean Swath Across the
Country.


CHICAGO. March 2S.-A special from
Metropolis, Illinois, says the cyclone Of
last night cut a clean swath about a
quarter Of a mile wide clear across the
town. wrccking property OF all dcscrip-
! tionS and buryiug men, women and chill
drcn im the debris Of falling buildings.
The number Of victims cannot be- aSccr-
tanned with anything like accuracy. but
il is reported that several hundred pco-
pie were killed or wounded and between
two and three hundred houses were
swept from their foundations and dash
ed To pieces above the heads OF their un-
fortunate occupants. The storm was
past in a moment and then came blind
ing rain. which greatly retarded the
work of rescue. People outside the path
of the storm were quickly on the streets
and as fast as possible the victims were
taken from the rufus.
The rain soon ceased and the full hor-
ror OF the situation became apparent.
| On every side could be heard the grOans
OF the dying, and all around lay the
manglcd bodies OF the dead. Scores OF
bodies were removed from the ruins.
and the wounded men were taken Ia
the homes OF those who had escaped
the calamity and given every possible
attention, but many have doubtless
died through the lack Of proper medical
attendance Every church and other
prominent building in the place is either
destroyed or badly damaged, including
two school houses. the Court House and
| jail and many smaller structures.