Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-08

Right Rev. John llennessy TO the
bishopric OF the Catholic diocese Of
OF Dubuque was celebrated u, Du-
bnque with magnificent ce, emonies.
Over 800 members of the clergy were
in attendance, including Archbishop
Ryan Of Philadelphia Feehan of Chr
cago and Ireland of ST. Paul. and
twelve bishops OF various dioc sses.
Over 1000 people crowded the ca.
thedral when pontiiicial high mass
was celebrated. Bishop Hennessy
acted as celebrant. The sermon was
preached by Arch bishop Ryan, of
Phi adelphia. Bishop Hennessy was
pr scented on this occasion by the
pries,s OF his diocese with a mag
niticent set OF silver Investments,
made in France in fac smile OF those
given the pope at his recent jubilee
Three hund ed AM fifty members OF
the clergy sat down TO u banquet at the
Hotel Julien. Archbishop Ireland, OF
st. Paul, made most eloquent re-
sponsc TO Our Church and Our
Country, P" and n long programme OF
toasts was carried ont. Three thous-
and men participated in II torchiight
parade, which was reviewed by the
clergy.
At II sc in the morning fire was
discovered in n frame building re-
Gently occupied by T. Carlisle, ablack-
smith at Columbus Junction. The
building was situated in the center OF
the business portion of that city and
closely surrounded by other frame
buildings The fire spread rapidly
and on account OF water being scarce
ard hard to get at tho tiremen could
do but very little towards checking
the flames. The Washington fire de-
pal tment was telegraphed for but did
not arrive until $40 p. M, too la o TO
be of much assistance. The origin of
the fire is at present unknowa. The
following firms will suffer consider
able loss: Il. +. Stroh, furniture; &.
n. Kohn, harness; w, Carr. clothier;
A II. Parsols grocery; w. l.. Ayes,
jewe ry; II. T.. Mcconnell, books;
Jones Bros, clothiers; New York store,
dry goods; &. NJ. Breneman, butcher;
5. II. Spears, boots and shoes; A. o.
Thompson, drugs; NJ. l.. Lane, mil
linery; J. G. Freeland, groceries; L. G..
Coffin, furniture: Thos. Reaney d Co.,
Geneva stock; Thompson & Kelley,
hardware; Julia Williams, millinery;
G.. !. Church. barber; j. L. Grabb,
postoffice; +. IL. Rotchenberg, pho
tographer; Chas. Neal, photographer;
! Z. A. Hartman, restaurant; Clark Il
Richley, agricultural implements j.
| c. Milton, dentist. j. S. b. O'Conner,
livery; +. Doughton, billiard hall X.
| +. Workman, boots and shoes, and
! the newspaper Offices of the Gazette
and Safeg card. Many Of the burned
| buildings were occupied by families
living overhead who saved but few Of
| their household effects. More than
| half Of the business houses were swept
away by the flames. Inc only bust
ness places saved in the entire block
were a drug store and the hardware
and dr. go d establishment Of the
| Collins Bros. and The Louisa County
| National bank A dozen business
| houses across tie street and between
the b. G. X. a. N. were all swept
away. 1t is impossible at p esent 60
| give the Individual loss. The total
loss is estimated at $3.50, 900 to $780,, :
000 mostly covered by insurance.
At Altoona, ten miles east OF Des
| Moines, occurred the funeral of Mich
olas Hemstreet, II resident OF Polk
county Tor thirty years and II widely
known and inf .ential Odd Fellow
After the cere monies in the church at
| Altoona were over the procession
started for the cemetery about 300
p. m. The parade OF carriages was a
| long one for "a country town and in
cludad the leading people of the Vi
| cinity. Nearly fifty carriages we! g in
line when the procession stared. The
cen etcry was a mile and II half dis
tant and all went well till the last halt
mile was reached and the cemetery
was in sight. The procession reached
the 'op OF a hill down which the
road, bound on either side by u ditch,
slopcd to q bridge which spanned the
creek. The hearse and leading car
riages had passed over the bridge
an the rear was still on top OF the
hill while solid line OF buggies filled
tine space between. A steam thresh-
ing machine engine was at work near
The road and the tam OF Joseph
Parker when it came up, cast one
start cd look at it, then plunged into
the other carriages The rcins were
jerked, it came so suddenly,
from the hands of the driver
and streamed impotant on the
road. The maddened h rises. as they
veered 10 pass the buggy in front,
crashed into its wheels, and buggy and
contents, In a twinkling, were scat
tered in the road. Then back and
forth on the narrow road, not wide
enough to permit OF two teams abreast
| plunged the Infatuated horses. Six
buggies were involved in the wreck,
and were almost totally destroyed
| The other horses caus hit the panic.
! The fear was infectious, and the pro.
| cess on became in an inst mt a strug-
| Cling mass OF beast and man. out from
whose center came the noise OF era: k-
! ling sticks and screams sIch as are
only born OF the extremity OF terror.
! On the bridge were found three bag
! GIGS. They were swept with their in
mates into the Greer below. AT last
! brave hands succe ded in staying the
1 dreadful WORK and attention was
F., g,v, II to the dead and injured. The
! panic did not reach the head OF the
proc essiol, AID beyond sea ing the
peope very badly no damage was
dons to it. The driver Of The hearse
/ had Guickened his race and as many
a could got out OF the dangerous de-
ii e. Eddie Lest II lay in the road,
! his head crushed in and blood pouring
/ from il in stream. The other vic
I Tins were scattered about, either pale
in insensib.lity or grooming in angui n.
They gathered them up as be t they
could and improv sed a hospital. Ply
sicians were sent for and everything
done which the circumstances per-
mitted. Following is the list of the
killed and injured in the m5d rush;
Dead, Eddie Drestell, Altoona, aged