The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-09-23

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The boomers who wefc to ride 90 thi.
train were made up in squads Of Iot
and placed under captain. The
squads were ranged along the teack
every fifty feet, so that the stock cars
might be filed without trouble. The
plan worked well, and one minute
after the train pulled in the stock carr
were filed, the roofs of the ears, the
tender of the engine and every availa-
bic space on the train crowded with
home-seekers
1t was nearly a minute after the
opening before the three engines.
which it was found necessary to put
on this train. could move It. The
boomers in the cattle cars feared that
the horsemen were going to get ahead
of them after all, but finally the train
got in motion and away il went, the
people on the tops of the cars cheering
wildly. waving hats, handkerchief
and flags. The train stopped every
five minutes to let the claim-seekers off.
An hour after the opening the scene
here was a quiet one again. Away
in the distance covered wagons were
seen moving slowly along, leaving
their trail of dust behind, but none
of the horsemen were visible, although
the country for distance of ten mile.
in all directions could be seen.
A City OF Day.
GUTHRIE, Okla, Sept 1s.-Sunday
in new town, especially town made
on Saturday afternoon, is never a very
enjoyable day. and it was less so thar
usual in the little city of Perry yester
day. The great majority of tents and
supply wagons did not arrive until
late in the night and everybody wa,
busy putting up tents or shanties OF
trying to get away from a gale blow.
ing from the south, filling eyes, noses
and mouths with sand and making il
impossible to see further away than
forty feet. A few ministers tried to
preach, but could not make much head
way against the wind and sand, and
the anxiety of the people to get up
some mode of shelter. So terrible has
been the day and so great the discom-
fort of the people that hundreds are
leaving on every train. Still there are
enough left in Perry to make it the
biggest city in the territory.
Thieves and gamblers were thick
Saturday night, and people were
robbed right and left. Two men were
badly hurt and one was killed by the
thieves. The number of fatalities will
be much greater than at first sup
posed, but nine-tenths of the killed or
injured were the victims of accidents.
Thomas Mcbride, of Oklahoma City,
had his skull crushed by q stake in u
quarrel over a lot. One unknown man
was shot, but not killed, in Red Rock
creek. Jesse Strong was cut in
the head and face in a quarrel over a
pony, and an unknown man was shot
near Turky creek. Among those hurt
or killed by accident were Mrs. Charles
T. Barnes, of Eldorado, Kas., run over
and killed; Mrs. Sarah A. Hughes,
fatally crushed while getting on
train, Miss Sallie Freeman, of Louis
vile, KY, leg broken; George Millet,
crushed by train; John Wheatly, shot
in leg by accidental discharge of his
own pistol; VIM. Browning, of Texas,
fatally crushed under his horse; John
Neatly, leg crushed by train; Carl
Byers, of Atchison, Kas., thrown from
his horse; Henry Pointer, of Ohio.
skull crushed by falling from a horse;
Harvey Cheney and Harvey Matthews,
killed by riding over bluff. Many
riderless horses are coming in, and it
is feared that other persons are badly
injured.