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Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
DEATHS OWN CARNIVAL
Collapse ofa Large Building Filled
With Human Beings.
TIE CID HULK CONDEMNED LONG AGO
The Cause of ths Collapse Unknsvn. Bat
Ia knests fos Welt known-A Bss-
tAaEant n all of Customers en-
the GFoaad Floor,

New York, Aug. 22.-A dreadful cat
sstrophe, frught with great loss of Iife,
occurred IA this city shortly after noon
today. Men, women and children,
WHO after the weeks weary toll were
within bat few minutes of their usual
Saturday half holiday. met death with
out word OF Warning by the fall of
Taylor's Building. Nos. 6s ana 20 Park
Place. From thirty 10 fifty persons
were killed. SIX had heen taken out
dead at $50 o'clock and these only
from the edge of the street. How
many are IN the runs nobody knows.
Neither is u known what caused the
collapse. It cray have heen an explo-
sion, ,or the building may have fallen
because OF It's over weight. or by the
vibration OF the printing presses. The
building vas condemned thirteen years
ago. Some persons said that the boiler
IN the basement exploded. Whatever
II was. the wreck was complete and the
havoc awful. The whole front wall of
the building was torn out and dashed
into heap OF ruins. which extended
entirely across and partially blocked
the street. Following the crash came
an outburst OF flame and In ten min
utes all that was left of the building
was a solid wall OF fire. The most ter
rible loss OF life occurred in the Hudson
restaurant, which occupied the ground
floor. An sye witness CT the disaster
rays that at the time of the explosion
fully tfty persons were seated at the
tables. In addition TO this number
there We're WALKERS, cooks and the pro-
lrielor and the cashier, who II the esil-
mate of iifty customers is correct would
swel! the list Of the dead in the restau-
liant alone To iifty-e.ght or sixty.
Al 1928 o'clock tile first dead man
was taken out of the ruins. He was
found uEder a pile OF bricks and NOR
tar about the middle of the street. HIS
face was battered past recognition.
Z ne next body Was brought out at go.
ii was that of man. livery stitch of
clothing had been burned away and his
III sh was roasted. The third and
fourth bodies taken out were those of
Two boys named Hoegney and Gibbs.
The nth body to be taken out WAS
that OF young laborer. The body
WAS badly burned and was found lying
face downward. One of the bodies
taken out has teen identified as that Of
Patrick slat'ery.
AZ 7:30 o. clock the men emplyed in
searching for bodies discovered two
bodies IN front Of No. 20. They had
considerable difficulty IN reaching them
as they were groplnx in the dark.
There was no electric light or gas light
on the block. Coroner Hanley arrived
on the scene ab,ut O'Clock and with
his deputy, Dr. Doulin, he remained
during the evening. Joseph Greenbaum
waiter employed in Peterson's restau-
rant, who miracuously escaped, says AS
near rs ne can remember there were in
the restaurant when be left only
twenty-one persons. j. J. Smith, a
clerk employed IN the Office of Lieber
N Mas. SAID there were forty men en-
ployed IN the press rooms In the estsb-
lishment and as far as he could learn
none of them escaped except Cuno
SehmIdt, the foreman.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
TOO DEAR FOR HIS DRINK.
Especially when the Drink Ne LengeA
fos Never Came

One OF the recently appointed deputy
sheriffs. belonging TO the newspaper
fraternity, WAS struttIng up Monroe
yesterday, his usually lank, lop-sided
carcass pulled out OF ali recognition by
reason OF the authority recently vested
IN him by Sheriff Mcqueen. Tie wore .
get-ous-of-tne-way expression on his
lass-look-at- physlog and his pro-
boscis, In the past utilized exclusively
Tor the purpose OF smiling news. Was
on this occasion burdened with the adj
ditionsl task OF seentlng an opportunity
TO exercise the mighty right recently
conferred upon him. Business WAS dull
and the belief Vas surreptiIlousiy fore
ing itself upon him, that there was
some excuse for the lassitude indulged
IN by his brother officers, when
a blnbhering vail was waited TO
his ears on the sunburnt wings
OF . brown-fryed atmosphere. The
combination pencil-shover and guar
dian OF the peace prlcked up his care
and glanced about. In the contracted
distance he Observed q mlnutive youth
with both lists buried out OF sight IN MS
optical cavities. The deputy assumed
sprightly gait and quickly reached
the stripping. The boy was standing
beside one of those penny -in-the-slot
watering tanks SD numerously distrib-
uted about the street. Upon being sd-
dressed 10y the soft. sllvery voice of the
Officer with a capital o, the lad ex-
planned that some time earlier in the
day he had left home with eleven cents
slowed down IN an inner recess of one
of the pockets of his knickerbock kers,
with the permission of his father to
spend them as he saw hit. When on
Canal-st. he had noticed q watering
tank with instructions printed upon it
TO drop penny IN the slot and
get a nice. cool drink of Spring
lake water. Tha. tank pllfered one of
his coppers, bat the cooling beverage
"that bee longed for never csme." lie
had passed down Canal to Monroe. up
the latter street to Division. and Was
standing on the corner of the last two
when over,aken. He had put cent
in every can until the scarcity of his
money brought him to a realization of
the fact that his sinking fund was ex-
hsusted. The deputy told the boy that
he had right TO cry, but to rest con-
tentel with the assura nee that he would
be revenged. Eleven water coolers are
now locked up III the county Jail on the
charge of getting money under false
preteases. The apprehension of the
tanks was brave act, and one which
required the expenditure of q vast
amount of skill. The special deputy is
deserving OF a great deal of credit and
is entitled to wear badge.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
|SOLD INTO SERyIIuDl
Starving Bessarabls Peasants Bar
ter Their Children for Food
Many DEATHS CAUSED BI FAMINE
Mobiles and Tradesmsn Forced 90 Apply
for keiisf-No Danger of War Ter
Moaths-FaiiiaE on IN Tsx
CoIieettens-

London, Aug. 22.--The stories OF
misery received from Russia are slmost
incredible. In Bessarabla peasants are
actually offering their children for sale
in order to buy food, and dealers at
Constautinople. hearing of this, have
purchased through agents in the Rus
sian villages q considerable number Of
female children. Many deaths have
eeen caused through famine. and fam
lies may he found actually pershlng
from hunger and huddlrd together IN
their common misery. The stewards OF
crown lands and forests have been IN
structed TO allow the pcasantry to
enjoy free pasture, and freely TO gather
mushrooms, which are largely con-
sunied aneng the lower classes OF Rus
slams, and 10 gather wild fruits IN the
forest and woods of the state. This.
however, does not answer the demand
Tor substantial food.
The famine cripp.es also the finances
OF Russia and it Is believed that for this
reason there will be no war for many
months. The collection of state and
''eN'~4 sss"SS ti 60 iNaSt SWtntf RAOvftNSs
Will fall considerably helow the usual
amount. Besides. large sums are re-
euired to prevent whole populations
from perishlng of starvation. The gov
ernment authorities, heing now aroused
are exertng themselves with energy
and the distribution of relief is gong
on as rapidly as possible. When guam
tity OF grain reached Marinpol, in the
province of Yekaterinoslav, on Tuesday
last, the people were SD weak with want
that they were hardly able 10 come aud
get their portions. 1aey gathered near
the place of distribution, presenting a
pitlful spectacle with their wan faces
and wasted forms. A forcr of police
were present to preserve order. but IN
stead the police had in several instances
To keep the applicants from falling,
through sheer hunger and weakness.
Nor Is the misery confined t. the low
est classes. Among the applicants ut
MarlnpOl were nOnlemen and trades
men, the latter ruined in bueiness
through the loss of custom on account
of the famine and the former deprived
of the margin between their debts and
their income. on which they depended.
The prohibition Of the export of rye
MAS none too soon. if the more fright
full results of famine were to be
averted.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
ExONERATEO.
The Death OF Charles r. Powers Laid at
No Mans Door.

The Death OF Charles r. Powers Laid st
No Mans Door.
The coroner's jury impaneed in the
case of Charles Powers viewed the re-
mains and heard the evidence yester-
day. At the request OF relatives no
autopsy was held and the immediate
cause of death was therefore not defin-
itely determined. II was shown that
the deceased had been subject TO
spasms and that early in the admins
tration of chloroform he had been at
tackled b. severe rigor which was fol-
lowed by 4 sudden collapse and death.
He had taken chloroform on two for
mer occasions with no untomard re-
suits and the quantity administered
Just before his death Was exceedingly
email. The physicians were of the
opinion that resulted from rupture of
blood vessel in the brain. This
opinion was purely conjectured and IT
having been shown that all possible
efforts bad been emplovek for the re-
suscitation OF the pate ( the jury rem
dered verdict in accordance with the
facts generating the attendant physi-
clans from any blame.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
POLICE COURT.
One Nv One They Heard Their Doom
Pronounced.

Pronounced.
Yesterday was n busy day in the
police court. though not profitable
one from financial standpoint.
There were nineteen cases on the
docket, all OF which were disposed of
In one manner or another. The drunks
came four in row and no partiality
was shown i'm the matter OF imposing
fines and carrying out the execution OF
the sentence. Ed. Jewell had on a
happy go-as-you-plcase cheap jag, and
didn't care whether school kept or not.
He was remanded to Jail for twelve
days in default OF the regular S5.35-
Andrew Doyle-no relation to Andy
Doyle, the ilderman-was iugged for
committing the unusual and extra
ordinary offense OF getting under the
Influence. On account OF the infre-
Quency OF the charger he escaped with
n tcn-day sentence to the county jail.
Bell Clyde and Lizzie Maids, two OBJ
streperous representatives OF The
gentler sex, were ordered locked up in
the Kent county bastile for fifteen days
in defalIId os n fine of 81 each. They
went under protest. The disordcrly
conduct cases were iotted down in a
bunch OF thrre. William Brctnes paid
a fine OF $685.. II. Hedgeman and
Arie Van Heldren had their cases adj
journad until August ~. Russell Rem
ington and Al. Corning. two Juvenile
batbers I'm the rapid waters of the
Grand. will have a hearing on August
24. as will also Paul Gibson and Burdie
Huhn. charged with the same offense
The Henry Smith truancy case WAS ad-
journpd to August 81. Chas. Nelson.
tho would-be youthful Jesse James.
who pilfered a s. bill from the purse
OF Allie Winters, will have hearing
August -. ard Arie Van Hcldren. ar
raigned on charge of simple larceny
will he tried the same d1v. Johanus
Kuipcrs. who stole n kpg of beer some
time ago. hal his cas adjourned until
August 81. John Asiuk, charged with
slandcr. had sentence suspended in
his case uron the payment of costs.
JAS. O'Brien. arrested On COMPLAINT OF
| his sweetheart who wanted him pat
| under bonds TO keep the peace. relented
and would not appear against him.
| In consequences oi this he was not ar
| raiCned. August Nelson and Chris
Johnson. arrested for malicious injury
| TO property. were discharged.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
SUING FOR MILLIONS.
Title to e6,OOO,OOO Worth OF Gotham
Real Estate In Dispute.


New York, August PA suit in
ejectment involving the title and own
ership of real estate in New York city
worth $4,000, 900 has been begun here
by Attorney G. W. Wilson. There are
143 plaintiffs and IA defendants in the
Case. Among the former are Mrs.
Townsend Drew, of Highland Fsiis and
her brothers, John +. Sirrenne. of Fort
Montgomery, and Charles w. Sirrenne,
of Tompkins Cove. Mrs. Ann Drake
Seaman died in New York on March 4,
1878, and, it IT is claimed, left three
quarters of her large fortune to Law
renee Drake, her second Cousin and the
balance to other relatives. The will was
admitted to probate by Surrogate Cal
win on July 20, 1880, but was contested
on tho ground of mental incapacity
and undue influence on the part of
Lawrence Drake. Notice of appeal was
gwen, but no further acton was taken
until SIX years ago, when it WAS taken
up but dropped on account of lack of
money. During the last two years,
however, the claimants nave been pusy
and now they claim to have made start.
ling discoveries.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
STRIKERS REMAIN FIRM.
The laks Erie q Western stiii Unable tn
Move Trains.

Indianapolis. Aug. 22.-The strike of
the Lake Erie & Western trainmen re-
mains unsettled and the road is COM
pletely bIockaded with freight, not a
train having been moved for two days.
General Manager Bradbury finds that
he was mistaken IN his estimate of the
roads ability to supply the strikers
places. az not q man can be found to
do so. Orders have been issued not to
receive freight from other roads.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
CYCLE MEETING.
AZ the Bartmsp-shepsrd HAIL Ners
Thursday Esenisg.

The chairman of the last bicycle
gathering has issued notice request
ing nll riders of the wheel TO meet al
the Hartman shepard hall next Thurs
day evening for the purpose of consid-
ering the sdvisabilIiy OF organizing q
cirh. The reports Of the comm lttees last
appointed will he read and matters Of
interest discussed. Tie Auskegon
whselmcn have been forced 20 decline
tne invitation 10 come here and psrtic-
inate in the Labor Day exercises on &c
count Of their own celebration. The
fourth race. which vas gotten up er-
clusvsiy for the Nuskegon bows, vii
have - be changed. The ethef thr~e
races for Iabof Dsy are ss follows:
one mile open. bali uiis open, three
,aile handicap. gold medal ~1ii he
gwen ss hrst and = silver rledsi "a sec
ond priKe 10 eseh Of the fsces. The
entries fer the fbres mile handasp
wili ise closed satB-das. September 5.
sud fer TIE other three Monday. sep
tenalsf =. Chef Counsel A. y. Rich
nsona wlli act as hanasSaTpeI.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

He Will Go to tho Atlantic Coast In the
Hopes of Recovering His Health.
Cleveland. August22.-Thec condition
of Governor Campbell is such that he
will probably not be able to perform
any campaign work for some weeks.
While his health is somewhat improved
he is yet in a very weak condition and
there Is said to be no prospect of his
rapid recovery. The governor has de-
cided to go to the seaside and remain
several weeks as his physician and
friends are determined he shall have
rest and quiet.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

wsuksshs, Wis., Aug. 22.-Jsmes
G1rnnsn and his sister, both octogen-
srians. i've on farm IN this county.
Yesterday sftsrnoon while tbe woman
vss alone in the house q man appeared
ard by firng of his pistol and threat
eninz 20 take her l5fe forced beT ~ ave
HIM q package OF money shleh va IN
the house. The Gornans DO not xIfov
how much money vss IA the package.
tscsuse they hsd not Fscentiy counted
- The package wss shuat eight inches
ssGafe.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

last night atouI 1880 ss cable train
vas farming INTO q curve near the cor
ner Of ottawa and Nswberry sta, the
grip car Jumped the track AMI Mrs.
Frank AeQuesn wss thrown out Of the
ear and struck the ground on her face.
bssJ snd shoulders. severely hrul,sng
herself. hut breaking no bo0s~. The
4ubalsBee took Ser "a hsf home al No.
Central Place.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23
SNOW IN COLORADO.


psrtea At Pueblo.
Pueblo. Colo, Aug. 22-Snow fell
yesterday afternoon on the plans east
of this city. In town = drop of 40 de-
grees in temperature was noted within
an hour. The change was accompanied
by very heavy dust storm.
wstertown. :. E., Aug. "a fall Of
fifty degrees n temperature occurred
last night. Corn was not injured. Far
eo says the clouds and light sinds pre-
vented frost. The lowest temperature
a.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

Chicago, Aug. z2---Tns 1900 stake
reer At Garfield PARK today wss -en
~ Nsfssa q klnestnu. Eayofite sss
s-eces. kioha fb.rsi sea feFge Dos
faHTiss tnse ) -. feeaty tas4uesnsl
peopie = Inesss1 l1s race.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-23

ssW York 5. PhlssaefpAis O. chscse
TO. 1leseisn q Isfoaklve 5, BosGoa =;
esBesuaati l. Esttsasss :.
The morning call., 1891-10-21
A TRIPLE WEDDING,

That Is What the Meeting of Two Texas
Veterans May Possibly Lead To.
At the Grand Central Depot recently
there was a chance meeting of two men,
unobserved save by three or four friends,
that was quite interesting. One Of them
was w. p. DoraD, a well-known citizen of
Hampstead, and the other was William
Block of Galveston, says the News Of that
city. They had been nearly all the time in
this part of the State, but had not met since
1868 the latter part Of the late war. AT the
time referred to Mr.. Block was a soldier
and Mr. D0ran was with the Confederate
Army.
The former was very ill-sick nigh unto
death"-in the southern part of Louisiana.
The army had to leave. and the last thing
done for him was by w. p. Doran. who gave
a poor woman $50 in Confederate money to
nurse Mr.. Black until ne died or got well.
They parted, aud since that time until last
night had not met Mr.. Black recognized
his friend first, aud only a word explained
who be was. Iu their greeting the warm
heart of each man appeared and they began
and talked for some time of those trying
times.
"Bill, you are married l remember" said
Mr.. Doran, how many children have you%
81 have three"
well, have three boys, and each few
years older than girls" again put in Mr.
D0ran.
After the train had taken the latter off to
Hampstead, Mr. Block spent half-hour
talking of the gallant exploits Of his good
friend
The morning call., 1891-10-21

and Mrs Frank Leahy,- MesSrs. Louis Chap
ton, 2. Rosenberg V. Anderson. Miss
Chapt0n, Messrs. Eugene Erhardt, X. 4.
Stanley, Miss Mamie MeDonough; Miss
Nellie McDonouGh. Miss Mamie WEIGH,
Messrs. james Dean, j. Winks and w.
Delaney
Society Personals.
Mrs. A. NJ. Parrot will occupy her
Sutter-street residence about the 1st prox.
and will entertain Mr.. and Mrs. John
Parrot, who are en- route to this city after
an absence of two years. The house is now
being prepared for their reception.
Mr.. George NJ. Pullman of Chicago, who
has been negotiating for house in Santa
Barbara for the winter months. has, 1t Is
said. leased the Sid Law residence there.
Mrs James Fltod and Miss Flood are con-
templGting an early departure to New ork.
They will leave in their car, the Grassmere,
and remain absent several months.
Mrs. j. ). Hager is entet tanning MIR. and
Mrs. Frank 5. Hicks of Los Angeles who
are here on two weeks visit.
Miss Lulu Irwin, daughter of Commodore
Irwin, is visiting friends in San Jose.
Mrs. III. i. Nakeee has returned with
her grandchildren to San Francisco after an
absence of two months.
Governor II. II. Markham has returned
to Sacramento from a brief visit TO Pasa-
dena and vicinity.
MI. w. u. 1taii OF tue uTm Oi Hail DIuS'
has returned to town.
CAPTAIN and Mrs w. Fl. Taylor returned
the first of the week from the East, where
they placed Miss Carrie Taylor at the
Pennington School.
Mr.. L. L. G. Steele, Miss Steele and Miss
Bennett axe visiting the southern portion
OF the State.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Fremont have left
Los Angeles fer Chicago.
Mr.. w b. Lyon, Grand Secretary /. o. O.
Z. of California, went up to Sacramento to
attend the gathering of the Patriarchs Mill
tant
Mr.. and Mrs. Breckenridge are visiting
Mrs. James Gillis of Stockton.
Mr.. ana Mrs. |. B. Clark have moved to
their new home on Treat avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. n Gregory will spend the
winter at the Occidental.
Colonel and Mrs. Herht and the Misses
Hrcht were IL Paris at last accounts.
MIR. c. X. Peters, The artist, is arranging
for visit to Europe, to be away two years.
Dr. c. c. O'Donnel has been visiting
Portland.
Mr.. E. r. Reynolds. whose carticures in
Life over the nom de crayOn of Chip"
have won wide admiration, is on this Coast
Oh pleasure trip.
The morning call., 1891-10-21
RarlrAloU

Edward C. Robinson has been appointed
Town Attorney Of Berkeley, with salary
fixed at S75 per month.
The large house on the Shaw property on
University avenue will be moved to loca-
ton near the University, and will be fitted
up for students boarding house.
The North Berkeley Tennis Club as an
athletic organization is no more. The men,
bers met on Saturday night and reOrganZed
the club as purely social affair.
The question OF a free library and read
ing-r0Om for Berkeley is being discussed
with great deal Of interest by many peo-
pie. The various Sunday-schools will prob
ably join in some enterprise to aid in secur-
ing the establishment of such place for the
spending of an idle hour. The need of the
library is admitted. There are but few
places of amusement in the town. The
room kept by the Young W0man's Christian
Temperance Union has been of great bene-
fit, but has been small and had only small
stock of books.
The recent order OF the Board Of Regents
that none but the official printing of the
University shall be done in the printing
Office may prove to be void. 1t is claimed
that the printing Office was originally
started by means of subscriptions given by
students for ths purpose of printing the
college paper. After some time the pro-
fessOrs and others connected with the Unl-
versity found it very convenient to use the
office, and gradually much and In later
years nearly all the University work has
been done there. 1t is now claimed that all
the Regents have ever done was to add a
press and more type and finally to pay the
salary of the printer. The office. so some
of the students claim, was never turned
over to the University and should not be
monopolized by it to the entire exclusion OF
the students.
The morning call., 1891-10-21
NEW CHAUTAUQUA CIRCLES.
Notes of Interest for Those who Favor
the New Method of Teaching

Notes of Interest for Those who Favor
the New Method of Teaching.
Tomorrow evening Cbautauqua Circle
will be instituted in the parloTs Of the Cen
tral Methodist Church on Mission street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh, which strangers
are invited to attend. The circle connected
with this church was abandoned last year,
but fresh interest has been created and n
large attendance is secured. Reports from
several city circles indicate that large
number of persons hitherto strangers to the
popular system are becoming identified with
it.
Chautauqua circle has been organized
in connection with the new Presbyterian
Church at Boulder Creek, which has at
tracted many Of the best people of the viii
lage, and the indications are that the circle
will become prominent social feature of
the mountain town.
Mrs. Mary II. Field, Pacific Coast Secre-
tary, has gone East on a visit, and during
her absence the duties of the office will be
performed by the Treasurer, Mrs. E. J.
Dawson of San Jose. A little handbook,
entitled San About Chautauqua," explains
the method in detail, and may be procured
by writing to Mrs. Dawson, or on arplica-
tion to the secretaries of any of the circles
in This city