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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-31
GRIEF STRICKEN.
Intelligence Arrives Showing the
Widespread Effects Of Thurs
days Tornado.
WEBSTER COUNTY SUFFERS IN
cALcULaeLE DAMAGE.
The Property Loss Alone Estimated
Roughly at ssOO.Ooo.-
Many Deaths.
By TELEGRAPH 10 the NEWS
UNFoRrUNarE KENTUCKY.
Large Portion OF the Country De-
yAstated by the Tornado.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 30
Snow began falling this afternoon,
melting rs fast as il fell and having
the effect Of rain. All this afternoon
and evening men were busy trying
to protect the property exposed.
They we're particularly active at the
tobacco warehouse, and the dangeri Is
greatly lessened. Ii is thought,
however, that a loss OF nearly SlOO,
600 will be sustained by the wet.
No bodies are reported taken out
anywhere today. Funeral proces
sions followed each other in rapid
succession today and some Of the
scenes were impressive. Masses
were said ut the Catholic churches
and sermons were preached ut the
Protestant. Offers OF help continue
10 come in and liberal contributions
from home and outside are being re-
ceiveSi.
Miss, Clara Barton, president OF
the American White Cross assOcia-
ton, arrived in the city today with
several of her assistants. In an in
terview tonight she says that she
finds
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WITHOUT LOB oR smELTER

reported that the whole town
Of Dix II Springs, IN Smith County,
thirty. We miles distant, was swept
out OF existence by the angry cy-
clone. Wire communication Is in
terrupted. Those injured by the
storm near Gallatin will probably
recover.
The Chesapeake & Nashville road
suffers greatly. In two places about
600 feet Of high trestle work was
destroyed, and two 30g-tOn bridges
were blown from their pillars aud
wrecked. The loss TO stock and
other property in this district is esti-
mated ut s., 900, 600.
a dispatch from Marion, KY, says
that large portion Of that town was
destroyed and four lives lost One
family, consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Montague and four daughter:
and the mother Of Mrs Montague
living in the country eight miles
from Marion, were crushed TO death
by the falling OF their dwelling.
A boat moored about five mile:
above the mouth Of Green River wa
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FEARFUL STORMS

DIXON. Ky, March 30.-A ter
rifle storm passed through Webster
County Thursday evening. The
tornado proper lasted about twerty
minutes, and in that time eightpeo-
pie we're killed and about thirty in
jured, some OF whom will die. The
property loss will amount TO 500,
900. All through the storm section,
as far as can be seen, houses are de-
molishej, trees uprooted and debris
scattered all over the country. y
large amount of stock was killed. y
large nu Der Of people are destitute,
bul are being cared for now. 1t will
he necessary, however, to ask for
outside aid.
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FERFEcr 81 oF WATER

from'hero To Bayou Phalia, and
perhaps overlooking the east banks
of that stream.
The junction of the waters from
these three streams will inundate
nearly all the plantations in Wash
ingtOn county in its entire length
and breadth, until Sharky and lsa-
quena counties are reached, then
connecting with the outpOur from
the Sllipwith break, and overflow
ing everything i'm its track. until
the YaZoo river is reached. The
damage this will do 10 plantations,
stock, fences, houses, stores, towns
and railroads is beyond calculation.
The crops will all be late, aud IN
many cases it will not be possible to
plant at all.
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srORM-sTRICKEN TOM S


in this state and Tennessee.
4 great number of strangers are
in the city from outside parts, many
who had friends here coming To see
about them. The devastated dis
trict was thronged today with sight
seers, and presented n dreary sight.
Gangs Of men were working hard
putting up temporary rOofsover part
ly demolished houses, and replacing
fronts in stores TO secure the stock
against danger from further storms.
No more mishaps have been re-
ported today and il is believed the
total killed has been made known.
The injured are receiving every
attention and no deaths have oc-
Cured today, though the condition
VI some is extremely critical. The
water is running very low and every
effort is being made 10 complete the
Temporary s,and-pipe and it viii lie
nished Wednesday, but before
hat time. probably 10y tomorrow
night, the city will he entirely
without water, except that received
for fire Department wcrk.
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THE RELIEF WORK

80 thoroughly organized and pro-
ceeding so efficiently that there is
no need Of her services here. She
added that she had never known
efforts Of relief better directed. Miss
Barton and her corps Of assistants
will direct their efforts to other
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-31
UTTER OSCILLATION.

LOUISVILLE, March 3O.-A spe-
cial from Poole's Mill, KY, says
that a large portion Of that county
was devastated by the great storm
In it, track scarcely n vestige OF
timber or property is left. Trees
were torn from its path, and build
ings o. every description were de-
molished and scattered for miles.
Debris was picked up today four
miles from the place where the
havoc was wrought. Only meager
account Of the casualties is yet gath
cred, as the physicians have not yet
returned from the desOlated district.
Some OF the people who have come
back for surgical aid have given ter
rible reports of the destruction and
say that seventeen deaths are re-
ported so far, with great number
The storm first struck the farm OF
two colored people, laying them
waste. Next Richard Williams
house was wrecked, and he and one
child aud Mrs. Shelton killed and
several others hurt. The farm Of
Arnold was next visited and three
Of the family badly injured. Then
jackson Browns farm was struck.
Not building or n fence was left
standing here. Three people
WERE FATALLY ISJUREp.
Six other farms in the direct trach
| Of the storm were not wrecked, hui
the residents fortunately escape
serious harm. The death Wort
began again at the farm Of join
Raby. Not a vestige Of this poo
mans property was left, and the en-
tire family were seriously injured.
The tornado then took a courss
across the NObliek Flats, tearing
half n mile in width through tn
forests, leaving in its track not .
single tree standing. Beyond tn
woods several more farm dwelling
were blown down, but the inmate
escaped with slight injuries. Tn
house of rirs. Walker was com
pleteIy demolished and all Of tn
family were badly hurt.
The scene Of devastation n
along the course Is the mos
frightful ever witnessed in Ken
lucky.
The storm tore its way from tn
last farms to the dense forest Of tn
Green River bottoms, striking In
l.. 4 y. Road about half n mil
from Sebree. There n heavy freigh
train, including the engine, wa
thrown from the track and tangle
up in n mass Of debris The Ell
gineer and two train-men WEI
Killed. From this point the track {
the aerial monster stretched aero:
the broad bottoms toward Gree
River, crossing the stream at til
mouth Of Graves Creek, and ther
leaving Webster County.
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NOTICE.

A SPECIAL MEETING or THE
"a Stockholders OF lions Coop.
cratiye Mercantile Institution Will
he held IN the Insutut0n's Fac
tory on South Temple Street. salt
Lake City, on Wednesday. April 9Th,
ls22,atll O'Clock an. for thepurpose
Of increasing the capital stock Of the
Institution. and the transaction OF
such other business a. may be
brought before the meeting.
T. 6. WEBER. secy.
salt Lake City, March 18th. $50.
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DASHED no PIECES

against a tree and a man named
krazier and his wife and sister were
drowned.
The wounded in Marion will
reach fifty-five, and at least dozen
Of these will die. One Of the features
Of the storm was that both physie-
ians were fatally injured, leaving
the town in n bad way so far as
medical assistance is concerned.
A relief committee is at work pro-
viding food and shelter for the desti-
tute.
BEAVER DAM, KY, March %
The storm did great damage al
Sulphur Springs The daughter o.
Gideon COombes was killed and
several people badly hurt.
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FIFTi KILLED AND WOUNDED

MoRGANFIELD, Ky, March o.
A terrific hail and rain storm
visited UniontowD, Ky, and Union
and Webster counties Thursday
night. At Sturgis hail an inch In
diameter and the wind unroOfed
several harms.
At Nullanan the wind was worse,
destroying buildings and wounding
ten or twelve men and women.
For several miles in Webster COun
", between Clayville and Dixon, II
SWEET EVERYTHING AWAY.
The wife Of w. B. Taylor and the
sen Of Henry Hammock, an tIn.
known man and Others were killed
outright. Houses and harms were
totally destroyed.
The killed ami wounded in Web
ster county win number not les
than fifty.
At Cloverport, Kentucky, storm
Of wind, rain and hail did great
! damage to property,
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EXPLOSION or -GLYCrRINE.
Ono of the Buildings OTthe Excelsior Dyna-
mite Works Wrecked.

Tho principal building Of the Excelsior
Dynamite Works ut Baychester was blown to
pieces yesterday by nm explosion OF nitro
Glycerine. The building was ono OF half a
dozen wooden structures situated on the edge
Of the marsh meadow that Is across the rail-
rond tracks from the Baychester depot. These
buildings are fimsy affairs. painted black and
are used for the most part rs storehouses.
The wrecked building was used for the manu-
facture of the dynamite. 1t was two stories
high and about thirty feet long and half as
wide. The machinery was out OF order on
Wednesday, and on Wednesday, evening tho
fires were allowed to 60 out. Yesterday morn
ing everything was put IN good shane. 1t was
supposed. and Charles Earle. who had been
employed at the works less than week. ran In
half u tank Of the acids and glycerine and
At 1880 O'clock John Herman, the foreman.
who was locking thrPGgh the %indow Of the
pioslve was being mixed. He knew that it
meant danger Earle. who has wor Eed In Il
number of aynamts GeG b hHd also tHkSG
got about thirty foe,t away when the crash
came; There was deafening explosion. and
lowed by a dense cloud Of, brownish-b ack
smoke. Earle was Knocked down; One piece
OF the mixing pot grazed the left side OF his
head and nearly cut his ear oil. Another piece
OF metal struck him on the left leg and cut q
deep cash. The window though which Fore
man Herman was looking In the engine house
was forced in, and pieces Of the glass cut his
face.
The nitratinG pot. and boiler we're broken
into pieces about the size OF IL mans hand.
One Of these twisted bits OF metal was picked
ND on tho railroad track l,5G0 feet away. A
heavy beam was shot like batterinR ram
through the side OF u stone house about hun
dred feet distant Pieces OF timber came down
on end and stuck in the marsh for several
acres around like gate posts. The explosion
shook the Baychester depot and was heard in
Westchester and Barton.
Baychester is getting used to explosions. A
month ago 900 pounds Of nitro gycerine ex-
Iloded In the Ditmar works. about two hum
dred yards from the scene of yesterdays eX-
plosion. The building was wrecked aud two
men were killed.
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cHAneEs BY YOUNG HEWITT
Policeman Ronk TO he Tried-Dnre Hou
ASK "a Policeman for His NunberI

ASK "a Policeman for His NumberV
Ex-Mayor Hewitt and his son, Peter
Cooper Hewitt who was arrested by Policeman
Ronk OF tho Thirtleth street police in front Of
the Madison Square Theatre on Wednesday
afternoon. charged with assaultinR Cabman
John 0'Connell, called at Police Headquarters
yesterday and preferred charges against the
policeman for handling young Hewitt with I'M
necessary violence The roundsman who stood
by and saw Ronk arrest Mr.. Hewitt was also
included In the charges. After making the
complaint to Complaint Clerk Peterson the eX
Mayor and his son had a private conversation,
first with Superintendent Murray and then
with Police Commissioner Voorhs. The Com
missioners will hear the case next Wednesday.
Il shall certainly press the complaint" said
young Mr.. Hewitt Yesterday. Il may have
been hasty In taking hold OF the cab horses
bits and trying to shove it back to make way
for my wife to cross the street to my carriage.
but certainly did not deserve the treatment
that followed from the policeman. 1t was five
minutes alter the affair with the cabman when
l went to look at the number on the police
mand for his number lie grabbed me. damned
me against an iron railing anu pushed his
slightest sign OF resistance up TO that time.
and ] did not even then en-, resist, arrest
my neck and pulled me along Twenty
Third street. while several citizens iol-
lowed protesting iagninst. the rough usage.
felt that had been altogether too roughly
handled, and to-day my arm and shoulder are
policeman not only on my own behalf. but on
that Of any citizen who does not resist. arrest
but who is roughly handed unnecessarily. As
a matter of fact. believe the policeman meant
by his usage OF me to provoke mo TO retaliate,
but did not do so in the slightest. have re-
ceived letters from eyewitnesscs Of the affair In
which the writer's offer to lie witnesses, aud
would like to learn OF others"
Mr.. James b. Townsend Of II Park row; who
O'Connell, said that Connell dashed Mr.. Hew-
1T three times over the head before Mr. Hewitt
cane over the claimants head He corroborates
Mr.. Hewitt as to the unnecessary violence Of
the arrest OF Mr.. Hewitt and says the rounds
matter declared with considerable profanity
that the dudes were not going to run New
York nit
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BARKER RLSIGNS FROM TAMMANY.
He Cant Get n New Trial on Mr.. Jerone's
Address TO the Jury.

He Can't Get a New Trial on Mr. JerOne's
Address TO the Jury.
Some of the jurors who convicted ex-Al-
derman James Barker Tammany leader OF
the Thirteenth Assembly district. in the Cen
eral Sessions, on Wednesday, OF assault In the
third degree upon James Herman. County
Democrat talked yesterday about their de-
liberations upon their verdict. which was
reached within an hour 1t appears that Bar
ker narrowly escaped conviction of assault in
the second degree. The first ballot showed
that ten jurors favored conviction Of assault
in the second degree.
Lawyer Howe. Barker's counsel. moved yes
terday before Judge Cowing for a new trial
lie argued that the verdict was against the
weight of evidence. but his chief point was
the address OF Assistant District Attorney
jerome to the jury. There was nothing in the
evidence. he said. to justify Mr.. JeromeS re-
marks about POLITICAL pull and about the
police brand" of whiskeY.
have carefully looked over every point in
this case, Mr.. Howe said Judge CowinG. and
] have no doubt that no MAJ ever had a fairer
favor throughout the trial. Both OF you
gentlemen-Mr. Jerome and yourself INDUCED
repeatedy the jury sne 10 Fn eRa
them. After the District Attorney had summed
up. told you to call my attention to anything
that you directed - in his remarks. that. in
your judgment. was unwarranted by the evi-
such matters. and directed the jury to disre-
gard them. Again. in my charge to the Jury. 10
which you took no exception whatever. / eau
toned the Jury against permitting themselves
to be influenced by anv utterances Of counsel,
OF q political or any other character not Iusti-
fled by tho evidence. ! am PERFECTLY sure that
there exists no ground Whatever for the grant
Ing OF "A new trial, and |. therefore. deny the
motion. On Monday shall sentence the de-
1enGant."
John c. Sheehan. the Secretary Of the Aque-
duet Commission. wouli probable succeed
Barker as leader OF the Nineteenth II he wanted
to- Mr.: Sheehan says that he is not a candi-
date. His friends say that he is anxious to 90
% Congress. Alderman Isaac II. Terrell and
said to be In the race
Barker's resignation. dated May 10. was sent
OF Tammany General Committee. Tho resig-
nation, II accepted, removes him as loader and
from the Committee OF Twenty-four and the
Committee on Organization.
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SHE HAD NO. EARNED TO Trust HIN.
Mrs. Biddle, Married ;t5 Years, Hires u
defective to Look Alter Her Husband.

Mrs. BiddIe, Married 35 Years, Hires IL
detective to Look After Her Husband.
Joseph H. Myers, who says he is a private
detective. living at 207 West 129th street. was
arraigned before Justice Murray at the Harlem
Police Court yesterday on u charge Of eXtor-
ton preferred by Mrs. Caroline Biddle of l52
East 1880 street. Mrs. Biddle says that Myers
had claimed to have proof that her husband
was in charge Of house that was used for i'm
moral purposes. In fear that such statement
might he published. sne had been induced to
nay Myers $42 taking his receipt which she
showed In court.
Justice Murray asked her II the facts as
claimed by Myers were true, and she replied
that she did not know.
How long have you been married"
About thirty five years"
And you don't know your husband after all
that time well enough to testify to his char
acter?"
We'll" said Mrs. Biddle you know no man
is to be trusted"
Myers said that he had been hired by Mrs.
Biddle TO watch her husband: that he worked
on the case four weeks, and made a, report
tanned. lie was held for examination.
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READY TO TRY I'LLI.
Perhaps He VIII Catch Up with CIaassen
Once He Gets Started.

A complete jury was obtained in the Cen
eral Sessions yesterday TO try George H. Pel.
and the case will be opened to-day. Mr.. Polls
wife was In court with him. Mrs. Charles f.
Wallark accompanied her husband to the
United States Circuit Court. whore Claassen
was on trial. Tracing the checks used in the
raid on the Sixth National Bank was the chief
business OF the day Isaac b. Newcombe tes-
titled that he had refusedto sell for PelI some
OF the SiXth's securities because pell could not
show an order from the Board OF Directors.
:, Charles II. Graf, bockkeeper Of the Sixth
National. produced the account OF the IenOX
Hill Bank, and identified the entry of Jan. d.
showing credit TO the Lenox II OF $2O7,sOO.
or this amount the prosecution claims Sl95, 600
was a part Of the proceeds derived from the
sale OF the ban s securities, and credting the
amount to the Lenox Hill made Caassen
guilty Of false entry.
John Il. Watson, bookkeerer for Simmonss
North American Dredging and Improvement
Company. testified among other things that.
being elected on j an. % director OF the Sixth
National Bank, he took the oath OF office on
Jan. 30. This was news to the prosecutor
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JoT1IAGS AHOUr TOWN
Music on Battery Park this evening.

Music on Battery Park this evening
HE Washington Arch Fund 80. 1a4si
Surrogate Ransom was again made = father ySster.
day.
IN" rarad" of tho Park poll was IostVoned ysstsr
day on account u the ram u1Nl to s.dV
Tic BODY of young Dennis Ilioksri VINO was reported
lot on Aprt - WAS iouui yeaser&Y on tile al at
tie Battery.
The Lock Commissioners decide yesterday TO put
TIC extra puhIu bdt tho foot OF THIRTY FIRST street
East River AUd open Il on Iaue !.
The charge. against Frenen John l. CIeAry and
George MAgure uI sleRuuy cI"A.t ami len goods
from - Frank In street dor ng j IRE on Tuesday we're
heard by the re commissioners yesterday. Their do
clsOn wAH reserved
ipdEo Andrews has grAu.ed an aO,oluo divorce to
'hthArne " i,nson .. 40 rom rdu"is 10 lllsw Lowe
Hul 10 Brnltmiu EuscuihA, .Iuu { iuH 10 eu'hE,
liet AUiEe Hrr'uuIe has srsUteI aUsy ite YOTcS
to asTau Le"sUH Irns puuFgr I.ra +nH
The lrturn.b aur ~, ''f,E. err, loot va, NJ tho
i".rr '".s n'.'. '-s0' ..". co.. "f at 81
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laWnnrpker urnr, .,gA r~uaH has 'n" r~gl. . mot
being c"iuiuT',h we'll .iu a.I u. son Ar'hgr Nc
Alesnsi - net A. vel M ne wai tninlnonei ~ a
Juror oltore Judge fAtersDu IN supreme our, Jtter.
day put bscured IMMUNITY GyLn ,aub upon bHOATtn9
mai he WAl net WOEA S16G
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4 FIsHkILL DIV0RCE CASE
The Members OF n hand or White Caps
Summoned ms Witnesses.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, May ia divorce case
will come before Judge Barnard on Monday
which has several sensational features. and In
which all the members of a band OF White
Caps In the town OF Fishkll have been sub
rTnaed 40 witnesses. The plaintiff Is Mrs.
Wilson, wife Of Frederick Wilson, well to d o
and well-known carpenter OF this city. They
were married In February. 1870. by the Rev. F.
Prentiss. at the Cannon street Church in
PouGhkeepse. They lived together until March
last. and have had one child, Perry LOWS Will
son. Wilson, the husband. became acquainted
With family named Cornell in the town of
Fishkill. and tho ne!ghbocs noticed that
lie was ,trequent visitor there. ar
irving on Saturdays AMI going away
Mondays. There were two, daughters
first Wilson paid his addresses to Carrie
When the people learned that he was a mar
ried man the White CAPS sent hin a warning
TO which he paid no attention. Anerward II
became apparent that he had transferred his
came Jealous and Indignant. and through her
word was as zen, to the While Gays that Wilson
together, and ordered him to leave.
Now comes the suit Tor divorce. In her COM
adultery, and asks for the custody Of her child.
tho White Caps drove Wilson away from the
Cornell home he, brought Susie Cornell to this
SherOw, at 400 Main street. PhIbs Polls. In an
affidavit, sweRrs that Susie IL living with VIII
son at tho place named under tho name Of
HaiGht. Mary Phillips, in an allidayit. swears
that she saw Wilson come ont OF 45O Main street.
and that soon aferward he Was followed by
susie. policeman syears that the reputation
tel for Mrs. Wilson, and Charles A. Hopkins
Tor the husband
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WAS IT TO RErkNaE ms sIs1ERq
Harris Iindena Laid Ont Unconscious
by Tive Italians with Clubs.

Harris IInde ran Laid Ont Unconscious
by Tive Italians with Clubs.
Dodata Vilamena. a cOnfectioner living
at 1878 Second avenue. who says he is fore
man in the Pursrll Company OF Broadway.
has a sister Annie working in the sporting
goods factory of Samuel Haas 4 Brother. ut
l42 West Twenty-ffth street. Villamena COM
planned a Tow days ago that his sister had been
insulted by one Of the workmen. and Haas
told his men that II the complaint was made
again. the employee who insulted Miss Villa
mena would be discharged. The girl who is
% years old and is said to he pretty, said that
the man who insulted her was Harris Linde-
man. Bohemian, rs years old who lives at SO
First street
Villamenn who is stout ana broad-shoul-
dered, waited outside Tho factory until 7
o'clock last night. lie mad another Italian in
his company Neighhors sny that NilaEona
was armed with u heavy billy such as police
night stick. When lindoman walked out Of
the shop at O'Clock the two mon spranR up
on him and brought thcir clubs down upon his
head Charles Spring. who was sitting in a
window next door, saw Lindeman drop In a
heap upon the sidewalk. he l4y there sense
less for several minutes Neighbors shouted
for the police. Viilamena was caught. but his
companion made his escape
LindemRn MAS taken to the New York Hos
pital. Tho surgeon said that he had probably
received a fracture OF tho skull. Nillamona
was locked up In the Thirtieth street station,
He denied that he had struck Lindeman.