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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-15
COL SKINNER SPEAKS.
Ringing Free Coinage Resolutions
Adopted by the Citizens of BERTHE
Co in the Vicinity of Aulander.

Ringing Free Coinage Resolutions
Adopted by the Citizens of BERTHE
Co in the Vicinity of Aulauder
Mr.. EDIToR:-Col. Harry Skinner
addressed an audience of 3, SEQ here to-
day. Rain prevented other speeches.
Immediately after Col. SINNERS
speech, the following resolutions were
introduced by Hon. NJ L Wood, and
without a dissenting voice adopted:
WHEREAS, Upon April I'd, 1892, Geo.
W ashington, the father of his country,
signed the bill for the free and unlim
tied coinage of gold and silver at the
ratio Of Is to 1 and whereas, this law
continued in force unchanged except
that in 1882, with the signature of
Andrew Jackson, President, the ratio
was altered to Is to until 1873 when
it was stealthily repealed; and where
as, under this law Of Washington,
Jefferson, Adams and Madison with
the ratio of Jackson, the producing and
industrial classes prospered, and con
tentment and the sense Of security pre-.
vailed everywhere; and whereas in
1873 this law of Washington, Jefferson,
Adams,~ Madison and jackson was
stealthily through the intrigues of
John Sherman, representing British
and German bankers; and whereas,
since 1873 the money power has
thwarted the people in their efforts to
restore the law, and are responsible for
our widespread and calamitous con-
dition and threaten us with still other
and further disaster by fixing the
single gold standard irrevocably upon
the people Of the United States, which
we regard as the great threatening
danger and menace to civil liberty and
of human rights; therefore we, the
people of BERTHE, Hertford, Northamp-
ton, Halifax, Gates and Martin in mass
meeting assembled at Aulander, this
Sd Day of August, 1898, do firmly
ResOZUe, That our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress are requested
not to vote for the repeal Of the sher-
man law, unless such legislation as
shall guarantee the reconciliation Of
silver to the position it enjoyed prior
to 1878.
ReSOIUed, That in adjusting the cur
rency system of the country that they
give due and careful consideration to
the demands of the Alliance upon
finance, and under no circumstances
to permit system to be established
that shall not recognize land and the
staple crop as prime security for money.
Resolved, That as our wise, able and
patriotic Senator T. B. Vance has in
dicated by recent letters that he shall
stand by the interest of the people on
the silver question, regardless Of party
organization, we take this method Of
thanking him for his patriotic utter
ances, and we commit these resolutions
to him as the friend of the people to
present to Congress as expressing our
feelings and sentiments upon the finan-
cial situation of our country.
ResOIUed, That copy of these reso-
lutions be forwarded to The PRoGREs-
sIvE FARMER, Caucasian and the Neacs
and Observer Chronicle for publication,
with request that other State papers
copy. J. M. EARLY, Chm'n Com.
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Now remember, it is not expected
nor desired that you give large sums,
If everybody will give a little the total
will be large enough. 1t is the spirit
manifested in giving and not the show
of the giving, Therefore let every
Allianceman give little, and thereby
illustrate his faith by his work,
Yours fraternally,
G. 81. ELLINGTON,
President Georgia State Farmers ALI
ance
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-15
HOW HIS PANTS WE'RE TORN.

We are told that a farmer came into
town Monday with his pants badly
torn, every way and everywhere. We
won't call his name; suffice it to say he
votes the Democratic ticket. It's said
a gentleman asked him how he man
aged to tear his breeches SO. He re-
piled: ''By jumping back and forth
over the fence and through the thicket
and brush, trying to keep up with the
Newton Enterprise on the tariff and
silver questions. Hickory Mercury.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-15
Yours traternaIIy,
MARION BUTLER
THOMPSON, Ga., June 20. 1898.

THOMPSON, Ga, June %, 1898.
The above letter explains itself. s.
l need only to say, that AlIiancemen of
Georgia yield to Alliancemen nO1Uhere
not even in North Carolina-in love,
confidence and veneration for our
lamented Polk Yes, we considered
him ''our Polk" We looked up to
him, had faith in him. All, the match
less Polk. Where is his like9 How
we have missed him Our sky was in
deed black when the news was flashed
over the wires to us that Polk, our
loved Polk was dead. Our peerless
leader gone-stricken while he led us,
with our banner in his brave, true
hands All, what blow. How we
loved him, how we trusted him. God,
at whose hand we received the blow,
only knows how many hearts were
filed with despair at the news of his
death-how many hopes perished at his
bier-how many thousands of the ALI
ancemen of this entire country had
built their hopes of success upon his
leadership, because of his unimpeach-
able integrity and honesty, his trans
cendant loyalty to truth and right, and
his magnificent ability. When we
looked upon him, in the flush of his
manhood-when we listened to his
matchless oratOry-when we looked
into his honest, sincere ey es-when we
felt the strong, earnest pressure of his
hand, we were proud of our leader. In
our hearts we said there are none
others like him. And then when, as
we thought, in the hour of his greatest
ability, and likewise in the hour of our
greatest need, the fell destroyer, death,
came and took him from us. Yes, we
were sorely and grievously stricken.
In all the history Of this country no
mans death was so sincerely and uni
versally mourned by the farmers of
the entire country as was the death of
L. L. Polk. President of the N. f. A. &
I. U. But it was God who dealt the
blow, and we have submitted. We
have bowed to His infinite will.
We are now called upon to testify to
his great worth and to show our appre-
citation of his exalted character as well
as for efforts he made in our behalf by
erecting to his memory marble shaft
and to write upon his tomb "What He
Was; Not What He Should Have
Been"
Yes, we love him and reveI g him for
what he was"
Ihope every Allianceman in Georgia
will contribute his mite to assist in
carrying out this worthy purpose.
Iwould suggest that every Sub-Alli-
ance in the State of Georgia take up
collection. Give every individual
member of the Alliance a chance to
give something, between now and, say,
the 10th of August, and turn the
amount so collected over to your dele
gate to the State Alliance with the
name of each Sub Alliance and amount
subscribed, so that it can all be sent to-
gether and at the same time. Dele
gates to the State Alliance will turn the
money and list of Sub Alliances send
ing same over to committee which
will be elected by the State Alliance to
receive same and forward to proper
parties.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-15
Vol. g..
--,r, NATIONAL FARMERS ALI
:" ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

Presidential. L. Loucks' Huron
0CTin Tice President Marion Butler, Colds
O0To, os,.stary- mi n -Treasurer-Col. D. P. Dun,
oon Columbia, S. Q.
can, ,rItIU1Irer-Ben IUIq Terrell, Seguin, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
IT 1,oncks. Chairman; L. Leon
u NJ Mt Leonard, Missouri; Mann
PAGE, Brandon, Virginia L = y Gean' 8saId'
Ho1eoye lone Falls, New YORK; b. =. DEM
ming, Secretary, HARRISBURG 7n"Sy /
vania. nrcr,pv
Gouthworth, Denver, Colo.
u ". Beck, Alabama.
n D Davie, Kentucky.
vop q CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLl-
'0A' ANOE.
p ,asident-Marion Butler, Colds
OoTG, T;.o,P N President-T. re- B. Long, Ashe-
Vi le. N. G.
8 cratary- y-Treasurer-W. s, barne8,
r tleigh. II. G.
II f'ol9uI If',o9lc9fuTIrer-Cyrus Thompson, Rich
't7IsS, CSa,nIain-Rev. Jno. Ammons, Madi-
Sd D 2oT-iEeepor-R (cTi A. Henry, Eliijay,
4 = A>sistant Door -Keeper-H. E. King,
IPe nut, N. G. Cor
Sergeant, at-Arms-J. ). holt Chalk
o-oT n q
NS,9t, s ate !; business Agent-W. H. Worth,
Trustee I5rr 3 Business Agency Fund w.
A Graham. Machpelah, n. 9.
EyE 7r7TFvE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH
G RoL1NA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
! 3. Alexander, Charlotte, n. O.,
C :sirn3an; J. NJ. Mewborne, Kinston,
n Oh. S. Johnston, Ruffin, n. &.
safe ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Elias Carr, T. Ivey. Raleigh, N. @. !;
N NJ. Culbra5h, NJ. G. Gregory, VIM.
g. COnneI.
ATE EALLIANCEL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
NC. E lgIish, Trinity College: J. j.
Young, olenta; II. A. Forney, New
ton, \. G.
qorth Carolina Reform Press Association.
fyf7cers-,J. L. Ramsey, President; !;
daTion Butler, Vice. President; ". S.
gurrles, Secretary,
PAPERS.
ros.55sIre Farmer, State Organ, Raleigh, \. c.
ysrGasiaD Clinton, n. I.
Nercurv Hickory, n. e.
3sttler Whitakers, n. @.
Agricultural Bee. Goldsboro, n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-08-15

Do YOU owe this paper anything9 If
YOU do send at once. We have waited
long enough.
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aorth Carolina Reform Press Association.
Uf5cers-J. L. Ramsey, President )
d1Tion Butler, Vice-P President; ~. s.
5urnes, SecretGry,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29
TIE yERNAL INFECTION.

Though we jest at yernal poet
Nor can one OF Us foIego it,
For his ding-a-iing eruptions when the winters
On tie wane.
And his stores Of fresh afiiatus
tie begins to voiley at US
Till the same do patter on US Ia O metric sort Of
rain.
Though we cynically cluster
All the jokes that we can muster
In . pofpourri of tribute to this periodic bard.
And arraign his weird creations
As the rnerest alterations,
And with wondrous unanimtty set down upon
him hard.
Yet we all of us are lin it,"
We do rbytbInically din it
On the editorial tympanum at merest hint Of
spring.
And We drip with odss and idyls
Till the ccrebellum tYyIddles
With a chronic tlnky-anky, tinky=anky tanky-
ting.
And SIS keep tie thing agoing
III Tie metric .geFfOwiHg
Seems 70 catch as Ia a fFeshet Of bfiCGie
tuupEg-E=EG.
&Ue We feel ourselves a-tingle
WIZ lac chronic jiEyle-ing.e
OF a measured usdy-lGdy. iGay-Ilddg. Idly
dun.
Boston Courier
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29
Several Condolences.

While the belief i'll talis,nans ant
omens is confined to the less educateo
portion Of II population. even the mos
skeptical read with interest coincidence.
that simpler minds regard as prophecies
President Garfield a few months before
his death related to a friend the follow
ing incidents;
Is General Garfield entered the O
vention the day of his nomination, q
mai distributing leaves Of the New Ties.
lament handed one 10 him which the
engrossed politician folded and put il
his pocket, Long after the nomination
he took down the suit he had worn thai
eventful day, and before putting it on
proceeded to empty the pockets. Ee
drew out IA paper pressed into a narrow
fold, one verse only being visible. Ii
was this, The stone which the builders
rejected is become the head of the COZ.
ner."
Again, at ! o'clock in the afternoon
the hour OF the nomination in chicago.
an eagle, coming from no one knows
where, lighted on General Garield's
house in Washington and sat there sey
eral minutes. This occurrence was wit.
messed by many persons III the capital
Wide Awake.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29

exhibitor. Here the Montana silver
statue will be found, likewise the foreign
villages. and scores of other special fea
lures that have been literally doomed
by the newspapers. and which in the
opinion of most every visitor. must be
seen TO make the trip complete. A
newspaper that has made the subject a
study. estimates that it will cost not less
than sl4.50 per head. to make the round
OF the midway plaisance exhibit. When
this highway robbery is considered in
connection with the extortionate rates of
hotels and restaurants, the man with a
family may well stand aghast.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29
A Naturalist and the Snake Cnarmer.

A story used to be told at Cairo of TIE
late Sir Richard Owen during one of al.
soiourns in Egypt. The great naturalist
was seated in the shade on the yeranda
at S~heppeardis hotel, as is the postpran-
dial wont of visitors to that famous hos
telry, when the inevitable snake charmer
came to him and produced from his pag
Il lively specimen of the horned asp-the
deadly cerastes. The professor gazed.
and nothing daunted stopped and
plucked the horns from the head of the
reptile wrigglag at his feet. remarking
10 a bystander that the man would prob.
ably think twice before trying to palm
o. upon any n else a harmless snake
as a cerastes by the aid of a couple of
fish bones. With anybody else the
:har1ner would probably have succeeded.
He had tried it Oh the wrong man.
London Tit-Bits.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29

"lmade Il queer and Il very interesting
experiment with a growing cornstals.'
said Harvey SsamUelS as he settled IN one
OF h great rockers IL the LinGell. II
had always heard a great deal about the
effect Of injecting medicines and food
into human beings. the method being pro-
nounced preferable and more beneficial!
in cases of extreme illness than that of
feeding through the regular channels.
Ny work with this corn plant was decid-
eddy interesting. Isecared a small glass
syringe with a very fine point to it. After
the corn was two weeks old and only few
inches tall | began to inject the unfe1.
mented juice of crushed apples. My first
injection was not quite a drop. Three
days later ] repeated the dose, increasing
it slightly. In a little while the injection
was "A daily occurrence and the dose in.
creased proportionately. The cornstalk
waxed fat and tall. All along it gave
promise of great size and large fruit.
Its height in July was fully lG inches
above the tallest stalk in the field. It,
ears were much larger. while the silker
tassel was mnch smaller and lacked tbs
depth OF color characteristic Of the other
plants. ! o an ear home to steam
and eat. can tell you that the quality
OF that corn for eating purposes wa ex-
ceilent. 1t snlacked IA little of apple
Just the slightest suggestion of it. and
at all disagreeable as one might sup
pose. The grains were kirge and juicy
In fact the quality of the corn was far
superior to anything !! bad ever eaten IL
that line. am going to repeat the ex
pertinent. st. Louis Globe Democrat
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29
ImmobiIity In "a Chiid's Life.

We believe a large part Of the unfavor-
able influence Of school life npon the
chiid's health is due to the prolonged
immobility which the ordinary system
requires. and the necessary confinement
Of a young child 4 a chair or bench
without some Intervening muscular &c
tylty or r. fatlgI. Immobility Is o.
posed TO gTeEtI. il is opposed to all the
Instincts Of tie ll4ltLy loFer animals.
and 10 those Of all vigorous children
Harpers Eazar.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29

"Haye you Il friend in the worl5s
Well, You might as well have none at
all. Haze your friends got any money
are they rich: Wei. they will not spend
a dollar for You. ! warn You that you
Will find 1t SO. have been in this busi-
ness n long while. | have told all my
other patrons what ! now tell YOU, and
they have all found my every word wa:
true" Thus spoke Il picture auctionee,
to an artist who was meditating an ex
hibition to be followed 10y "A xle of the
pictures. The two events followed one
another, ana the prophets words did not
come quite true. AT the sale there was
a notable absence of the artists friends
OF the host Of them only two or three
who were not among the rich ones
either came or bought anything. The
Others stayed away, saying afterward
that they did not feel well or that they
saw that the artist got good notices and
was bound to do well-as he did, in spite
of them.
There is nothing extraordinary about
this situation. The probability is that
the personal friends of the artists know
them too well and like them too much
to be certain that their Judgment is fair
and reliable when they come to exercise
1t in determining the market value of
their work. Once an artist has estab
lished this value to be great his rich
are apt to hunt around and Sc
cure some of the pictures they could
have got cheaper when their presence
would have been grateful to the artist
The poorer friends must then go without
his work unless they have some that il,
gave away when he was younger and
famous. New York Sun.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29

As H time draws near for the big
show at Chicago TO open, it leaks out
that a systematic and comprehensive
scheme to rob the visitors has evolved.
The general understanding is that fifty
sSnts is the price of admission to the
grounds. This is technically true. but
only technically so. For fifty cents one
can visit all the big buildings and view
b general exhibits therein, but there
rs a mysterious inner temple known as
the midway plaisance, il which all ex-
hibits Of d special character will be
placed, aud to reach u which. an extra
charge OF admission will De made.
varying according to the greed Of the
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29
Weapons Of = Kindly Woman.

A regard for others feelings and &
gentle though not fulsome fiattery that
stimulates rather than initiates are the
weapons which. when used by a cleve,
kindly woman, make her a power among
any set in which she chooses to move,
though for moment does she
give any evidence that she is aware Of
the influence she wields through the all
c~onqnerins scepter of her W gracious
Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29

Mr.. Toodles with sarcasnlj-You say
you thought you'd find a burglar under
the bed in your room. Wei. it's not re-
narkable for you to have that thought.
Mrs. Toodles-Oh, but it is. i
Mr.. Toodles = Heavens, You found
one:
Mrs. Toodles (triumphant)-I didn't
look.-Chicago News-Record.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29
Merchant Tailoring Department.

We have received a full line of sample Cloth for Spring and
summer SUITS, trousers and Ovcrcoats, among which are some beau
thu designs and rare novelties in the Clothing line. An carly selcc-
you want it.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29
Long waits.

salesman f@reat sforerThis coat fits
your little giri nicely.
Lady thinking Of next seasonrYes
1t docs now, but | think we'd better take
d slle ial1ef
Little Clri-oa, yss, forgot. We have
'1 walt for orr chaLge-Good News,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29
ONE
every HOUR

u easily earned BY any one Of either sex In any
triously at the employment which we furnish.
Inc labor Is light and pleasant, and you run no
nsk Whatever: We fit you out complete, SO that
you can give the business o trial without expcnso
to Yourself. For those willing to do a little work.
tnis u the grandest offer made. You can work
az day, or in the evening only. IL you are EN-.
pios.d, and have a few spare hours at your dis
posal, utilize them, and add 10 your income,
our business will not interfere at all. You will
pc amazed on the starr at the rapidity and ease
DF which you amass dollar upon dollar, day in and
iay out. Even beginners are successful from the
mel h9hr. Any one can run the business none
iaii. 1pu should try nothing else until Won see
Tor Fohfseif what yOu can do at the business
"hi't We oher. No capital risked. Women are
pfhth WORKER; nowadays they make as much
a. msii- They should trv this btsin.ss, as II j. %
Wen hhhpltd 10 them. Write at once Hnd see for
Address u. HALLETT a. co,
Box $50, Portland, lie
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29

Are you particular about the
matter of a perfect fit: If you
are not, you certainly ought to be.
There is only one sort of fit about
Il suit OF clothes that doesn't sit
easily-thcy are fit for nothing. If
it cramps you in one place and
hangs too loosely in another, it
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-29

should share the fate of every other nuisance it ought to be abatcd
You cannot be too fastidious for us. The more particular O are
the more you will appreciate the attention which we give to cyerv-
thing that contributes to a fautlcss clothing outfit. Even chronic
critics cannot criicisc on stock of Clothing. Hats and Cans. Boots
and Shoes, Furnishing Goods, etc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-07
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

CHICAGO
Wheat was almost buoyant today and oorr
was strong Provisions were featureless. Oats
moved in sympathy with corn.
LEADING FUTURES.
Leading futures closed
Mheatsseptember. 64lac; December. C9Hc.
Corn-September 3724c; October, SSLc: De.
cember 3Sh@%; May i1Xc. ' w.
20Xc. ''' O''ooer' Zfc' May
Mess pork-september 1910; October. 144o
Lard-September, S0SI; October: - 67T.
Snort ribs September, 9Op; October, T9O
Cash quotations. Nv"
637sc. >' -'o' ieo' oo4@
No. . corn. S7Ac.
No Oats 231Sc.
Mess pork 15.50@l555
Lard S.G5@S TO-
Short ribs-Sides loose, 9CO@9O5.
Dry sailed shoulders (b0xed) 7.25@75O.
snort clear sides (boxed) 25@. 9371s.
ST LOUIS.
Floul-Unchanged.
Wheat dropped off &c early, soon reacted.
then advanced, closing &c above Saturday
lash Eaoa Sos; &c September, 6Och; October, 62Nc;
Corn was stronger but very tame, and closed
re above Saturday. Cash, 35c; September, 34X,
December 1880; May size '''
Oats Oats-D1l but about steady Cash 28I2c; Sep
Cornmeal-Firm at LIS.
Whisky-steady at liz.
Bagging-4%@6c
Iron cotton ties-95@1CO
Professionalism and higher.
New porkIJobbing, 16.OO@1l6.5'.
Dry salt meats-Loose shoulders, 75O longs
ana ribs, $50; shorts, 9S7h.
Bacon - Packed shoulders SIS: longs and
ribs. 1915; shorts, 1LCO
HamE-Sugar cured 1300@140O.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-07
EngIand's Oldest Industry.

The oldest industry in Great Britain
older it could hardly be, for its ex-
istence has been traced back to the
prehistoric stone age-is still being
carried on at the village of Brandon,
on the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk,
and is reported to be in a flourishing
condition. 1t is a mandatory of gun
and Undertook flints. The work is
done in little sheds, often at the back
of townspeoples' cottages. 1t will nat
urally be asked: Who wants tinder-
box fints and gun fints in these days
of PHOSPHORUS matches and Martini
Henrys? The answer to the first ques-
ton is that there is good trade in
Undertook fints with Spain and Italy,
where the Undertook still keeps its
ground in very rural districts. Travel
ers in uncivilized regions, moreover,
find flint and steel more trustworthy
than matches, which are useless after
they have absorbed moisture. Gun
flints, on the other hand, go mostly to
the wild parts of Africa, where our old
friend, Brown Bess," sold by auction
long ago what flint muskets would
fetch, has found, it seems, her last re-
fuge.-London News.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-07
An Exciting Runaway.

Yesterday morning about II O'Clock
quite an exciting runaway occurred
on Congress avenue resulting in a
painful injury to Mrs. Ed Manor of
Webberville. She was alone in a
buggy and was driving up the ave-
nue., when at the depot her horse be-
came frightened and started to run.
She stopped the animal, however, af-
ter going a short distance, when be
changed his tactics and began to balk,
A man on the sidewalk went to her
aid and struck the horse blow or its
side whereupon it again dashed off.
AT the corner of Filth street the bug
gy struck telegraph pole and Mrs
Manor was thrown out, her body
striking about 80 let from the pole.
She was painfully cut about the head
and face, but 1t is not believed she
was seriously injured. After being
picked up che was conveyed to the
house of her father, Colonel Cook of
East Austin. The runaway horse
up the avenue to Pecan
street and tn, nee east to the freight
depot where he was caught by Sar.
geant Montgomery, the buggy hav-
ing been very badly wrecked.