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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-29
TxBEE ALMOST A WRECK.
The Village Nearly Destroyed an
Three People Drowned.

The Village Nearly Destroyed and
Three People Drowned.
There was great anxiety for the people
at Tybee, and the first news from there
was learned when the steam tug Paulsen,
Captain Rogers, which went down in the
morning, arrived with about seventy-hve
passengers who had spent the night on
the island Those who remained there
Sunday night experienced the most ter
rifle storm and the greatest fright of
their lives. The first storm commenced
about 4 o'clock and lasted until 11:30,
after which the wind changed and blew
at fearful rate in an opposite direction
Nearly every building on the island was
more or less damaged and three lives
were lost.
Had Tybee Island been washed away
the demolition and destruction could not
have been much worse than it was.
Houses there were blown down, burned,
washed away and otherwise demolished.
The railroad track was blown from the
ground and parts of it stood up along the
line like a fence. Rails We're twisted,
and the Tybee train which stood there
like monument to tell the story of the
demolished railroad, could be moved
neither forward or backward on account
of washouts both in front and behind.
The railroad track was a complete
wreck, part of it being blown several
hundred feet from where it was lying
frf fI,a, do To
up from Tybee an entirely new track will
have to be built over almost the entire
distance Washouts are not a circum-
stance to the wretched condition into
which the tracks were twisted by the
winds as if they were lwisps Of straw.
Little is known of the condition of the
track this side of Lazaretto creek but iii
is as bad as it is on the island, the work
of building the Tybee railroad will have
to be done over again.
LEFT JUST IN TIME.
Beginning with the houses that used to
be on the point where al
most everything was blown
away, Mr.. Buffers house just the 9TH
er side of the Knights Of Pythias club was
carried entirely away by the storm and
was a complete wreck. Mr. Butler and
his family, who were there at the time and
who were greatly aided in their distress
by Messrs. Good and Lane, were peculiarly
fortunate. They left their home Just
few minutes before it was car
ried down by the storm aRd
went over TO cub house. They
remained there a short while and that
building becoming shaky they left it for
a small house just in the rear Of the club.
Fortunately they left the club house just
in time to avoid being carried down in the
ruins, for few minutes after they heard
a crash which announced the fall of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-29
The Damage to Property Beyond
Estimate.
A. c. ULNER ONE OF THE DROWNED.
Thrilling Experiences
in the Storm.

Fifteen people drowned and killed, as
many more missing, more than a score of
vessels wrecked, and S25OOOO worth of
property destroyed tell, in part, the story
ofSunday nights hurricane.
It is believed now that the loss of life
will far exceed the first estimate. The
terrific force of the storm, the fact
that many people who are missing
were known to have gone on the water
and on the lowlands, where they were
exposed to its fury, lend to the belief that
the fatalities may be more than have
been reported.
THE DEAD so FAR.
The dead so far are:
A. c. Ulmer, drowned on Hutchinson's
Island.
Fred Stewart, drowned with Mr.. Ul-
mer.
Tony Holmes, colored child, crushed by
falling roof on Hutchinson's Island.
Taylor Squire, colored, years old,
thrown from roof of floating house on
Hutchinson and drowned.
-Four negroes drowned on Brampton
plantation, four miles west of the city.
John Williams and the wives of Ed.
Butler and Thomas Green, all colored,
drowned on the Taylor plantation.
Scott Bacon and son, colored, drowned
at Tybee.
An unknown sailor from the bark Har-
rold, drowned at Tybee.
Lewis Gagnett killed by a live wire.
MANY ARE MISSING.
Numbers of colored people on Hutchin-
sons Island are missing and it is believed
that many more perished.
w. H, Sharp, foreman at ]. D. Wilsey's
Car factory, about mile from the city on
The Central railroad, reported last night
that two of his friends, Henry Woeltjen
and j. c. Kinney, left Sunday morning
Tor Back River on rice bird hunt and
have not been heard from. Mr.. Sharp
organized a searching party yesterday
and went through Back River, but failed
10 learn anything of the missing
men. He said that the island is
atpost completely covered with water
and that very few houses remain. The
only inhabitants he saw were few ne
sroes who were padding around at ran
uom IN bateaux. There were numbers Of
drowned cows and goats floating in the
creeks, and few cows on the banks were
'ue only signs of life he saw on the island.
party consisting of c. A. Gradot,
george Schwarz, Harry Fender, Walter
Noolder and two others left Thunderbolt
sunday morning on maroon and have
noe been heard from. The steamer Belle
'ue' On her way up yesterday, sighted an
o'andoned boat, bottom up, which the
friends Of those in the narrowing party
'ear was their boat.
Rlyer men and others say that the full
"s' OF those who were lost in the storm
VIII never be known except by the miss
homes.
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back for another lot about nightfau
when, becoming surrounded by the water,
he and Stewart and probably another
man named Miller took refuge in the
barn. They remained there until after
s o'clock when the barn began to give
way and they attempted to make their es-
cape elsewhere. This supposition is borne
out by two facts. The roof Of the barn was
found fat upon the water in such a man
ner as would have proved certain death
to anyone remaining in it, and
Mr.. Ulmer's watch, which was found
upon his body, had stopped at $50
o'clock, which is supposed to indicate
that it stopped shortly after being in the
water.
sUFFooATED BY THE RAIN.
Mr.. Ulmer was good swimmer and
the supposition is that he was not over
come by the waves, but that the mist and
rain was driven by the wind into his
face and sutfacated him, making his ex-
ertions fruitless. This is said by ex-
perts to be a frequent cause Of drowning.
Mr.. Ulmers family was at Tybee and it
was not known among his friends that he
had gone over to the island until yester-
day morning, when search was at once
instituted. MIR. r. q. Lee, cousin of
Mr. Ulmer, went over to the place early yes
terday morning, and after searching
around the creeks found the bodies of
Mr.. Ulmer and Stewart in the marsh,
about fifteen feet from the place where
the barn stood.
STARTED TO SWIM.
Mr.. Ulmer and Stewart had taken their
coats off, which were found in the barn.
Miller was not found, and it is presumed
that he was drowned also.
Mr.. T. M Cunningham, cashier of the
Central Railroad Bank, Mr. T. j. Davis
and Mr.. Davant went over to the island
about II O'Clock and had the bodies
brought over to the city They were
turned over to Undertaken Dixon.
Mr.. Ulmer's body was taken to his
home at No. 191 York street.
HIS FAMILY AT TYBEE.
Mrs. Timer and child were at Tybee,
entirely cut off from the city. They
came up on the tug Jacob Paulsen with a
number of others who were on the island
in the afternoon. Mayor McDonough,
who went down on the tug, broke the sad
news to Mrs. Ulmer of her husbands un-
fortunate death.
The time of the funeral will not be de-
cided upon until Mrs. Ulmer's relatives
in the country can be communicated with.
Cashier Cunningham of the Central
Railroad Bank spoke very feelingly of
the death of his assistant yesterday Mr..
Uluer, though still young man, had
been IN the employs Of the Central railroad
for nearly twenty-five years. He began
as boy as collector for the treasurer.
He made such a good record with the
treasurers department that he was
taken into the bank as clerk, and sue
cessively filed every position in the bank
up to that cashier, to which he
was elected in August, 1888, a little more
than five years before his death. Mr.
Ulmer was spoken of by the bank officials
yesterday as very faithful in all trusts
and very efficient, honorable and honest
in all his dealings. Regrets were ex-
pressed on all sides yesterday at his sud
den and tragic death.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-29
THE CITY AT DAYLIGHT.

A view of the city at daylight yester-
day morning revealed scene Of wreck
and ruin that surpassed even that after
the great hurricane of 1851. The streets
were impossible from the debris. Fallen
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-29

THE MORNING NEWS,
EsTABIIsHED 1850. 1888.
J.H. ESTILL, President.
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08
Knights of Honor.

At the regular meeting of the St. Francis Lodge No. 492. Knights of Eon- or; held last Friday night, the following officers were elected to serve the ensu- ing term:
 Dictator, Sol Lewis; Vice Dictator. H. W. Winthrop; Asst. Dictator. Ed. Landvoigt: Sitting Past Dictator, John l. Jones; Reporter, J. T. Fondren; Fi- naneial Reporter, C. l.. Knight {; Chaplain, Rev. J. A. Mason; Guide. W. TT. Clifton; Guardian, A. Vogel: Sentinel, c. Lindauer; Treasurer, w. F. Horney; Delegate to Grand Lodge, John l. Jones; Alternate, W. F. Hor- ney; Trustees, o. B. Rollwage, J. B. Beck and A. Vogel.
 This lodge is one of the most four ishing in the state, and with the newly elected officers at it's head the mem bership should be greatly increased Aside from it's social features. the in. surance is the best and cheapest known and is within the reach of all.
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08

Cur fellow townsmen l. II. LutZ IS confined to his room this week.
 Up to noon to-day 3sOO bales of cot ton have been received here this season.
 Misses Norma Rollwage and Jean- nette Becker returned to school at Memphis Monday Mrs. Becker accom- panied them.
 Positive economy. peculiar merit and wonderful medicinal power al all com- binined Hoods Sarsaparilla. Try IL. Hoods cures.
 The Bazaar, unSier the management of the Episcopal Guild, will open at the newsstand on the 18th inst, ard continue two days. with the greatest display of fancy articles, cakes. etc. ever offered in this city. The Faith full Old Orchestra" will furnish music each night.
 Eld. II Rhodes Moran. of LaGrange, who recently accepted the call of the Baptist church at this place. arrived in the city Wednesday, with bis family, and will preach at the Baptist church Sunday morning and niglt-l1 a. m. and,7 p. m The public is cordially in- vited We bespeak for him good hearing, and extend to himself and family d cordial welcome'to the city.
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08

The gulf which separates the FORREST 'CITY TIMES and the World continues to widen. The World takes its cue from the democratic administration, elected by the people of the United States, while THE TIMES draws inspiration from sister Lease .-Heiena World.
 1t was entirely superfuous for the World to explain whence 1t takes it's cue. It is not necessary to write ''This is Horse" under the caricatures pro- duced ty the World. It would be equally as Pathological to mention the nationality of its editor. A perusal of his recent editorial productions lis well calculated to foster the conclusion that he came by his cue hon. estly enough. down long line of noble oriental ancestors,
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08
A "Trust" Which Is Popular.

There is great deal of indignation felt against trusts. The sugar trust, the Standard Oil Trust, the Welsh Tin Plate Trust, the English Salt Trust, and other combinations of the kind, are vigorously denounced, and it is subject of contro- versy whether there are more trusts in England than America. and whether pro- lection or free trade fosters them. But there is one folm of trust against which no one has anything to say. That is the trust the public reposes i1 Hoods SSar- sapariHa.
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08
THE MESSAGE.

MR CLEvELAND's message Ito the congress which convened Monday IS quite voluminous and.full ofmuchFal- uable information tentthe condition Of the government. iffe seems to have entered more into desillin this mes sage than mary formercommuhication' He says very little on the financial question and is clearly ofthe opinion that congress had better not meifkey with the currency laws. We'read the message with great deal of interest and 50 far as he goes on other lmpor- tant subjects we can heartily endorse him to our democratic brethren. He speaks favorably of the proposed tariff bill. and thinks it the best that can be had for the present. Tariff Reform does not mean Tariff Revolution. We must come to free trade gradually. A sudden change would paralize indus, try. The Wilson billis large step in the correct direction.
 MT. Cleveland speaks out on Fraud tulent Pensions, and declares that the afraudulent 'pensioner is not only a thief to the extent of the money he receives, but that he steals the pRtri- otic feeling of a nation which confers this recognition on deserving soldiers.
 Read the document for yourself. Il has been generally endorsed by the democratic press. and the fact that oul republican friends ''don't like 1t bit, makes it all the more acceptable tc us.
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08
City Council.

The council met in regular session Tuesday night, Mayor Stone presiding. with the following members present: J. B. Beck, L. E. Davenport, l.. R. tGrobmyer, l. ". Mallory and J. A. Mason, Recorder.
 The Mayor reported fines for Mo- 'vember to the amount of SIP.
 The Recorder submitted the follow ling report on finance and license for sthe month of November: : Outstanding scrip. as per last report
 SO0o CU Scrip issued since e............ 29S 10
 Total. ................S .S93l GO License issued during November as follows:
 w. .Reahrer, running spindle. ..:95 %
 "......... co knife board. ...5 % fWm. Read, gift enterprise. ........,3 %
 s..
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08
THE FOUR COURTS.

.Judoipg from the numerous cases ,be mast week among the magistrates, Thankspiying and turkey did not char acterized the majority of our citlzens with that christian spirit of peace anu good will toward all men," Oil tne conttaty. turkey and its embellishments sat hard upon the digestive orgaus V, some, more particularly our c0loieu brethren and they were compeiieu Co | yedti ithA tspleeD, always accOmpanyfns aniimvliret digestion, upon some lel- | low creAture-hence the law sultS, oi l'.Wtlts."
 MAYORS COURT.
 The emoluments of this court are get t,nsry smaller each month, ana thele 70 ktANr of stafting Sunday scno0i Ill ehe tGity Hall, just to keep It before 'ne hpdbiic. u SQUIRE BoYLE's COURT
 -S1uire Boyle is in his glory-nead over heels in business. The past two weeks. the refters of his Court of Jus flee ouivered with the echoes of 'elo- ouence of the legal lights of Forrest 1Jty. Besides innumerable civil suits the following criminal cases were dlS- posed of: n..
 John Craig, colored, was found guilty hv q iury of assault and battery, and | fired S1 and Boosts. And the same inc diyidual a jury declared not guilty or abusive language.
 Joe Ella Smith (col) was acquitted by jury on the charge or aDuSiVe iah !. guage. but in another indictment or assault and battery. jury or ber peers found her guilty. 50 and costs, said tue squire.
 1 Wallace Wilson, a coloreu gent' charged with removing property with out first paying rent, was adJudged not guilty by jury.
 SQUIRE fELsON'sCoURT.
 Squire Nelson, during the week dls- posed of much business, and hls opln- Lions are the admiration of all lovers or law and order. The following IS hls criminal docket:
 ]. w. Paradise, col, charged with petty larceny, was adjudged not guilty.
 The charge of grand larceny against Brown Lee, col, was dismissed for want of prosecution. AS was also the hsame charge against Madison Baker. l Jeff Watson, while in search of some one to exercise his pugilstic powers on, sent Night Marshal Jennings to the dust, for which he was mulcted in the sum of $l and costs.
 SQUIRE QUINN's COURT.
 On a change of venue from Squire Nelson's court, ajury in the case of Monroe Madison, charged with petty larceny, before Squire Quinne found the defendant not guilty.
 Chas Roseborough and Nancy Ben- nett charged with illegal cohaDitation were fined in the sum of S20 and cost each, amounting to S39.30 each.
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08
,A1AYoR'S COURT.

The emoluments of this court are get- t,,.rr smaller each month. and there ls .tANl of starting Sunday school Tn t the .Gity Hall, just to keep 1t before the
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08
The Modern Mother

Has found that her little ones are improved more by the pleasant laxative. Syrup of Figs, when in need of the laxative effect ot'a great remedy than by any other. and that 1t Is more acceptable to them. Child4 ren enjoy 1t and it benefits them. The true remedy Syrup of Figs. is manufactug- ed bNthe California Fig Syrup Co. only.
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08
She Was TooLazx

To steep up.herbs add so she tried pills and cathartics til she was sallow and ibilious as an opium eater. Then she took friends advice and began using Parks Tea. Now she is fresh and blooming .'as {; daisy;'
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08
McEsree's Wine of Cardui

and TEEDFoRD'S BLACK ORAUGHT are : Tor sale by the following merchants in 'forfest City. E. c. Evans & Co.
 Winthrop & Go.
 k. l.. Hinton
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08

ailaren like fO take SC. c. q. Certain Ciiif Cure,o the pleas ans and guaranteed cure for. Fever, Agrc and Mafaria-Eget- ter iha0 SsEtRine. Price 80 cts. LAss- WINE OF cARDui, a Tonic for Women
The Forrest City times., 1893-12-08
Total .........s ISIS

The Marshal reported for the month of November, arrests, fines SIP, li- 'cense issued SIS. Total fines and li- fcense, Ss0.
 The building committee reported that the calaboose had been finished according to specifications and contract and recommended that it be received and paid for. The report~was received and committee discharged.
 The recorder was authorized to pro- cure another scrip book.
 Claims to the amount of s1g735 were allowed.
 No other business, the council ad- iourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26
MIR. BISSELL At WORK.

stamp in size, but the difference is big
enough to make the Columbian stamp
cost just about one-hundreth of cent
more than the red stamp. The Colum-
bian stamps cost just about seventeen
cents a thousand. while the red stamps
cost only seven and one-half cents
thousand. The change means saving
of 10 cents on every thousand stamps,or
800 on million stamps, and of 100000
on billion stamps. The last admins
tration made contract for three bill
ions of these stamps at II cents thou
sand. 1t was thought that there would
be great demand for them, but they
did not sell. The people did not want
them, and it was to the interest of the
department to be released from their
contract. After considerable negotia-
ton, the American Bank Note company
agreed to let the postmaster general off
from the last billion, he consenting to
take up to the amount of two billions of
the stamps. The contractors could have
held the department, but they did not,
and thus Uncle Sam will have just
s10o,O0O profit off of the operation.
THE NEW POSTAL. CARDS.
Another economy has just been inau-
gu 'ated in the making of the postal
cards. During the past few years we
have been using three different styles
of cards. There was little white card
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26

sat some time and watched him as he
received his callers. a number of men
were business men, and among others
ere some who had questions to answer
or propose concerning contracts. l was
surprised to see how quickly he seemed
to grasp each situation as it came up,
and how positively and quickly he
passed upon them. l find that he is
making many radical changes in the
organization of the postoffice depart
ment. He is cutting down expenses to
the lowest notch wherever they do not
impair the efficiency OF the mails.
HARD TIMES AFFECT PoSToFFICEs.
The postmaster general finds it I'M
perative to reduce our postal expenses.
The hard times have considerably les
sened the postal revenues. There is no
business barometer more sensitive than
the postoffice. The mali increases or
decreases in proportion to the amount
of business done, and 1t is safe to say
that there has not for years been such a
radical falling off in postal receipts.
For the past thirty or forty years there
has been an average increase of about Z
per cent year III the postal revenue
over that of the year preceding. This
increase has been so regular that when
congress has made its appropriations il
has allowed Tor il. 1t did that last year.
Well, the revenues went along all right
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26

point of law would ask the opinions OF
some of the lawyers present before
making their Judgment. and L have
often noted that if Grover Cleveland was
in the court room he was the man whose
advice was sought. This was so when
he was quite a young lawyer, ana ne
made himself noted at the bar as a safe
and conservative counselor"
HOW CLEVELAND WORKS..
Twas he much of a student?" asked.
."Yes." replied the postmaster gen.
eral, president Cleveland has always
been a hard worker. He likes work
better than anything else. and ehe was
as industrious as lawyer as he is as
president of the United States. l first
knew him in the law firm of Lannlng,
Cleveland Il Folsom. way back in 1869.
[ had Just graduated from Yale. and L
acted as one of six clerks for this firm
for time. They bad big business.
They were attorneys for the New York
Central and other railroads, and their
outside practice was large. Cleveland
was the hardest worker Of the firm.
have never known a man who worked
harder to master all the details OF his
cases. 1t didn't seem to make much
difference whether the amount Involved
was big or little, and he often put as
much time on small cases as he did on
large ones. He liked the law. and he
studied it as a science. He received
many large fees. though you could not
say that he was what is called money
making lawyer. He practiced the law
because he loved it. and he seemed to
get his greatest pleasure out OF his
work" FRANK u. CARPENTER.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26

up to the 1st of June, and during the
first three months of Mr.. BisselPs term
the percentage of increase was more
than per cent over the receipts of the
corresponding months of last year. In
July the hard times began, and the per-
centage of increase dropped during that
month from per cent to per cent. AT
the close of August it was found that
the receipts were per cent less than
they were during the August of 1892.
This was decrease of IL per cent over
what had been anticipated. and the
saEe story will probably be told as to
the other months of this fall. The re-
suit is that the appropriations will not
equal the expenses. and the postmaster
general is having his hands full IN try
ing to make the ends meet.
UNCLE SANS ECONOMY.
1t is interesting to note how the post
master general is economizing. In
big business like that of the postoffice 1t
is the little things thai count, and
hundred thousand dollars has just been
saved by cutting off an order tor bill
ion of the big Columbian stamps. There
is little difference between the ordinary
red two-cent stamp and the Columbian