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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
STREETS BLOCKED BY TREES:
Over Three Hundred of New Haven's
Beautiful Films Suffered.

New Haven, August "a. Last night
and this morning New Haven was visited
by the most destructive storm which has
been witnessed here in forty years. The
rain fell briskly from about midnight.
At a. m. a gale came up which de-
veloped into tempest within an hour.
The velocity of the wind kept increasing
as time went on. At 5 o'clock it was
thirty miles an hour and at nine had
attained the extreme velocity of forty-flve
miles an hour. Before daybreak wires
were down in all directions. Over 300
eIms were wrested from their places and
toppIed over broken. The streets of the
city in general resembled forest.
Street cars failed to run till $50, when
the efforts of a large gang of street
cleaners proved effectual.
The damage to the harbor was the
greatest known in years and the oyster
beds especially suffered They are
thought to be completely banked in mud
by the action of the wind and waves and
may prove total loss. If so the money
damage will be many hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars.
The shipping in the harbor was badly
damaged The big Puritan, OF the Fall
River line put in here last night because
of stress of weather and remained today.
No fatalities are reported.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
FIVE THOUSAND HOMELESS.
Five Hundred Buildings Burned in Chica-
60 Yes.erday-Loss 100000.

Chicago August "a. "A fire occurred
in South Chicago early this morning. It
was discovered in a three story brick
building, corner of 91st street and SUI
perior avenue. The flames consumed all
the buildings to the lake One thousand
people are homeless. The buildings
were pine structures, in which lived
workingmen employed in the large steel
mills of the Illinois Steel company, and
in which smaller merchants of the place
made their homes Those whose homes
had not fallen fed with their goods and
household utensils to other portions of
the CITY. The sreets wore blocked with
wagons collecting the effects of fleeing
residents. From Superior avenue the
flames crossed to Ontario avenue, Buffalo
avenue. Mackinaw avenue and Greenbay
avenue. Among the buildings to fall
were the Methodist church on S1st street,
the German Lutheran church on the OPP
posite corner. The fire was soon detected
blazing in dozen places further east.
Every fire engine that could be spared
Before the latter reached the harbor at
South Chicago, the fire had eaten away
five blocks between Superior avenue and
the lake and the boat turned it's attention
to the immense lumber yards on the
river route. About six immense docks
of the Sandy Creek Coal company and
the A. r. Beck lumber yards with dock
frontages almost as great as those of the
Sandy Greek company were burned.
LATEs-It is stated that five hundred
buildings in all are burned; loss is
estimated at $780, 900.
The fire is said to have originated from
the overturning of a lamp by a young
lady while heating curling iron. Half
dozen persons were injured during the
fire. Conservative estimates put the ag-
gregate loss in the residence district at
$400, 900. The Sandy Greek Coal com
pany lost s270, 900, and the Beck Lumber
company $500, 200. Two hundred houses
are destroyed and 5000 people are home
laCS 49,. /.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Fed Oats to the Engine.

Augusta, August 24.-As the afternoon
express going west was bowling along
yesterday afternoon at 40-miles-an-hour
rate, it struck aIoad of unthreshed oats
at the crossing just above the station in
Benton. The engine driver saw the team
coming, whistled an alarm and turned on
his air brake. The driver on the load
was unable to control his horses and thev
dashed across the track, but the rear
part of the wagon was demolished, and
the locomotive took along half hay rack
full of oats. The train was brought to
halt after running few rods. The en-
gineer cleared the debris and straw off
his machine and ascertained that the
man, Fred Brown, was uninjured. The
horses also escaped injury but ran away.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
SIX DROWNED.
Geo. II. Upton Alone Survives Of the
Mary Lizzie's Crew.
PORTLAND FISHING VESSEL CAP.
SIZED IN A SQUALL.

Out of the Crew of Seven Men One Man
Alone Was Picked Up-He Driftcd
About for Hours Until Seen by a Pass
ing Steamer-The Vessel and all the
Others of the Crew Went Down in Five
Minutes.
New York. August 24.-Steamer Egg
gleston Abbey. Cardiff for Delaware
Breakwater, put into this port today for
repairs. She was damaged in last nights
hurricane. She reports that on August
%, at p. M, she observed some wreck
age floating and made out man cling
ing to part of broken boat and an
empty barrel. The steamer stopped and
sent boat to pick him up. He was
quite exhausted when taken on board.
He was George n. Upton, one of the crew
of the fishing schooner Mary Lizzie of
Portland, Me-, which foundered at 8 a.
M, August 21st. He had been in the
water 33 hours. He reported the rest of
the crew, six in number, one of whom
was his brother, perished, he having seen
them go down after the schooner sunk.
The place he was picked upiin is N. E.
A miles from South Shoal lightship.
After carefully looking around to see if
any portions of the wreck were visible,
and not seeing any, the steamer pro-
ceeded on her eoyage. The Mary Lizzie
was struck by a heavy squall which hove
her down on her beam ends and the wind
shifted and a heavy sea struck her. She
sank in five minutes.
The Lizzie May was vessel Of 80 tons
built in 1861. B. Woodbury. of South
Portland is the managing owner-Mr.
Upton, who was rescued, was resident
of that place. The despatch was received
at late hour when it was impossible to
ascertain the names Of the unfortunate
men onthe vessels.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
BROKEN LIKE PIPEsTEMS.
Falling Trees Made Travel Dangerous ON
Streets and Railroads.

Rockville, Conn, August 24.-The
most terrific wind and rain storm ever
experienced here prevailed this forenoon.
The wind blew hurricane, sweeping
down through Main street with great
violence, twisting off big trees near the
butt, breaking off limbs foot in
diameter, blowing down electric light
wires, store awnings, etc. The centre of
the city had a number of its finest trees
blown down, blocking travel on Main
street Great damage is reported to
tobacco t crops in neighboring towns. In
Ioiland county the storm caused much
damage to fruit, especially TO apples
and pears.
Springfield. Mass. August PA
severe gale of wind with heavy rain
struck this city early this morning, but
no sssasos damage has been reporteo.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
NJ August in Years Has Seen Such
a Gale as This.
EIGHTEEN MEN PERISH OFF THE
NEW JERSEY COAST.
Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Worth
of Property Lost Near New York
Trees Blown Down in All Parts of
Southern New England-Crops Ruined
Many Small Vessels and Pleasure
Craft Driven Ashore.

New York, August 24.-The West
Indian cyclone which swept over this
part of the Atlantic last night on its way
to the New England coast, left it's marks
over the whole region around New York,
the rain measuring 3S2 inches during
twelve hours, the heaviest ever recorded
by the local signal service. Premonition
of the storm was felt yesterday afternoon
at Long Branch The wind was strong
at five in the afternoon and steadily in
creased in velocity reaching MAXIMUM
of forty miles an hour ins the morning.
A heavy rain fall began at nine last night
and ceased about seven this morning.
Through the dragging of anchors of ships
in the bay and North river, more than
fifty cables of the Western Union Tele-
graph company were torn, and are now
lying useless on the bottom OF the river.
The ravages of the storm were no less
severe on land. Trees were overturned
in Central Park and many valuable
botanical plants ruined. Many plate glass
windows in the vicinity of Madison
square and along Broadway were shat
tered by the violence of the wind. Shut
tiers were torn from buildings through
out the city. The rains caused washout
in the vicinity of Mount Vernon and
blocked all west bound travel on the
New York, New Haven & Hartford rail
road
The bay this morning presented an un-
usual appearance. The strong south
west wind prevailing produced sea that
small craft were unable to weather.
Along the shores of the bay, great clouds
of spray dashed high in the air. At wan
tage points of view crowds of spectators
spectacle. Reports by incoming steam
that the storm played havoc with small
craft, and the shore is strewn with
wrecks of schooners, yachts and tugs.
The tug General Humphrey in the service
of the government engaged in surveying,
sunk at Atlantic Highland The fate of
the crew is unknown. The effects of the
storm at the various yacht club anchor
ages along the Sound were tremendous.
Exceedingly heavy winds on the shore
drove the small boats together and
there were instances of great DAM
age among the frail craft by collision.
At Larchmont harbor, big schooner
went ashore early in the morning during
the height of the storm on the rocks at
Shepard's Point. Her crew of seven men
remained at work at the pumps but with
the fall Of the tide she was left high and
dry and will go to pieces All along the
Sound shore from Indian Harbor at
Greenwich to Port Morris the devastation
of the storm is apparent in destroyed
piers, flooded meadow lands and shore
houses whose first floors are, in most
cases, on a level with the water.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Five Minute Speeches by Messrs.
Dingley and Milliken.
A THREE HOUR GRAFTON IN THE
UPPER HOUSE.
1t Was Peffer's Great Effort and the Bur-
den of 1t Was Free Silver or Nothing
Mr.. Reed to Speak Tomorrow-Anti-
silver Men Growing More Confident of
Success in the House.

Silver Men Growing More Confident of
Success in the House.
Washington, August 24.-The five
minute debate in the House on the Wilson
bill began this morning with speech
by Mr.. Waugh, Rep, of Indiana, who
spoke for repeal as in the interest of BIZ
metallism.
Mr.. Picker, Rep, of South Dakota,
asked unanimous consent to change the
existing order to take a vote Monday on
the amendment confning free coinage to
the American products. This was OBJ
jected to by Mr.. Wilson, in charge of the
administration bill. Then Mr.. Pickler
tried to arrange for new vote on the
American product free coinage PROPOSE
ton, after the Wilson bill passed. OBJ
lection again being made, he proceeded
to criticize President Cleveland as being
under English influence.
Mr. Dingley, Rep, of Maine, advocated
the repeal of the purchasing clause. He
had voted for the Sherman bill only pc
cause it contained restrictions that
would postpone the evil day.
A number of other mem bers spoke both
at the day and evening session. At the
evening session Mr.. Milliken, Rep, of
Maine, was outspoken for speedy action.
Bad legislation, he said, could do more
harm than the continuation of the uncer-
tainty which existed at this time. 1t was
patriotism that was wanted now, not
partisanship. The good old Ship of State
was tumbling about in storm, every
hour increasing in strength. When the
storm had Heen weathered, then it could
be determined who should be her
captain. He believed the purchasing
clause should be repealed but did not
wish to be understood as believing it was
the cause of the present trouble, or that
it was even an important factor in the
distress.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Miss Pendergast's Long sleep.

Indianapolis, August "a Miss Bridget
Pendergast, an inmate of the Central In
sane Hospital, located in this city,
who has been asleep for nearly three
years, and whose case has attracted wide
spread interest among the medical pro-
fession, is reported to be dying.
Little is known of her history, she
having been born in Ireland, where most
of her relatives resided, and the only
cause of mental arrangement that could
be ascertained was that she had been
disappointed in love-
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
CANE PAY for wo on the Church.

Fall River, Mass, August 25.-The
V or'Smen on the. new Notre Dame de
Lourdes church at Flint Village were
compelled to quit work this morning un-
til the mills now closed start up again.
The wages of the workmen are paid by
the people of re Dame parish. who
weekly subscribe the $500 or 5000 re-
quired to meet the necessary expenses.
Most Of them are idle now and not until
such time as they are given employment
can the masons resume work
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
DRAWING ToA DEBATE
Debate Gives Confidence to Anti-silver
nIen-Mr. Reeds Speech.

Men-Mr. Reeds Speech.
Washington, August "a The situation
in the House, as far as the passage of
the Wilson repeal bill, remains the same,
except that the, chances for it's passage
without the addition of the amendments
porposed by the silver men, improv each
day. In fact the anti-silver men grow
more and more confident, and by some
of them the majority for repeal is placed
at seventy. The danger point is still the
ratio of 20 to l, but it would seem that
that will be passed over without reason
for any great anxiety. Each day it is re-
ported that there is an additional CONVEX
sation or two.
Saturday, the closing day of the debate,
will be the red letter day of all the days.
Mr.. Reed is on that day to make speech
of an hour, and great things are expected
from the man of Maine. He has been
grantetd this sixty minutes by Mr..
Wilson.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Declared Off at Beth ell.

Bethel, Auguts "a. The races of the
second day at Riverside Park were de-
clared off on account of the rain. The
outlook for good attednance was very
good. Nothing mn more will probably n ne
tenn Der.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
PANEL Friel's store Burglarized.

This morning, between 70 and O'Clock
officers Flynn and Conlon discovered a
break in the front window Of Daniel
Fr;e1,s store on the corner'of Union and
Fore streets. Upon investigation it was
found that goods to the value of $25 or
$50 had been stolen.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
THE MORNINGS NEWS.

Page 1.
Weather indications.
General telegraph news.
Page 2.
Telegraph news.
Base ball news.
Page J.
The news from the sun.
The life of Worth.
Editorials.
Personal and Peculiar.
Plain Herr Krupp
Page ..
Maine towns.
Music and drama.
-eate topics of interest.
Deaths and marriages.
The three links.
Wit and WISDOM.
Chicago's Board of Trade.
A picturesque estate.
Salvage suit in court.
Page 7.
Financial and Commercial
Marine News.
Page s.
Personal.
Briei Jottings.
Schooner Julia Baker ashore at the Cape.
The school of methods.
Veterans of the Seventh.
City of Deering news.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
TRoTrERs DIDN'T TRoT.
Only Wind and Rain Raced Around the
Tracks Yesterday.
rspecial to the Press. !

Rockland, August 24-The races
which were to have taken place at Knox
Driving Park this afternoon have been
postponed to tomorrow. The drenching
rain which fell all the afternoon render
ing this course necessary. There were a
large number of entries for the three
classes, including several of Nelson's
string. Among the big crowd of disap-
pointed people was G. H. Nelson himself.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
SANK WITH ALL ON BOARD.
Two Fishing Schooners and Eighteen Men
Lost Off Manasquan.

New York, August "a Fishing schoon-
ers Empire State, with a crew Of 10 men,
and Ella NJ. johnson, with crew of
eight men, went down last night off Man
asquan, on the New Jersey coast, and all
on board were lost. The boats were
from New London and owned by their
captains.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
FREE COINAGE OR NoTHINa.:
The Burden of a Three Hours Effort by
PopuIist Peffer.

Washington, August 24.-In the SEN
ate today Mr.. PETER made three hours
speech on the silver question. He de-
clared himself in favor of ''free and un-
United coinage of silver 16 to L; that or
nothing
Mr.. Allen spoke for an hour and half
in support of his amendment, proposing
to add to the Voorhees, bill a provision
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at ratio of 16 to 1. Further ac-
tion on the Lee mantle case was postpon-
ed until tomorrow. After an executive
session, the Senate adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Auburn Gazette Suspends.

Auburn, August 24.-The Auburn Ca
zette announces tonight that it's publica-
tion ceases with lis issue. The strin-
gency of the money market and uncer-
tainty as to the future are the reasons
eiyen.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Can't Get Ready Money.

Dover, NH, August "a -Moulton's
shoe shop, which has pay roll of 50, 500
a week, is soon to shut down because it
cannot get ready money to pay the help.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25

est of medicinal French brandy and the best
of imported ginger, 1t is vastly superior to
the cheap, worthless and often dangerous
g1ngers urged as substitutes
Ask for SANFORD'S GINGER and look
for owl trademark on the wrapper Sold
POTTER DRUG s. CHEM. CORP, Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25

Iivermore Falls, August "a The at
tendance was five hundred at the Andros-
coggin county fair at Eevrgreen Park to-
day There was no races on account of
rain.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
THE WEATHER.
Storm Signals Still Flying.

Boston, August 24.-Local forecast for
Maine for Friday: Light rains: warmer;
southwest winds, diminishing in force.
Washington. August 24.-For Maine:
Westerly winds; fair. Signals displayed
at Portland and Eastport.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Nominations Confirmed.

Washington, August 24.-The Senate
today confirmed the following nomin-
ations: Geo. w. Carruth of Kansas,
minister to Portugal; VIM. G. Renfrew,
2 governor Of Alaska; Chas. E. Howey Of
Mississippi, assistant attorney general;
Holmes Conrad, Virginia, assistant at
torney general.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
In Maine Postotfices.

Washington, August 24.-The follow
ing fourth class postmasters were ap-
pointed today in Maine: P. B. Jones,
Alma; S. N. Dow, Centre; Mary E.
Clark Greenville; Mrs. M. H. Daggett,
Medford; w. A. Waterman, North APP
pleton; A. W. Jordan, North Windham; !;
Mrs. S. G. Fowler. Oak Point; R. 1.
Smith, Pretty Marsh, Sebago Lake.
Postal Changes.
Washington, August 24-These changes
in the postal service in Maine are an
nounced:
Route 1918. Bowery Beach to Cape
Elizabeth. Leave Bowery Beach daily
except Sunday at pm Arrive at Cape
Elizabeth daily except Sunday at 2. 55
pm. Arrive at Bowery Beach by 3.55
Route 1O1, Portland, Me-, to
Rochester, NH. Portland & Rochester
railroad, 54.47 miles. From August
20, 1853, omit Springvale, Me-, from this
rOI1ta
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND. ME-, August "a. 1898.

Mean daily ther. 90. o Max. vel. wind. ..26 NE
Maximum ther .66.0lTotal precip....... o.5o
Minimum ther. 800
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-25

For additional storm neacs see sec
ond page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04
THE STATE OF TRADE.

$50 bbls. Wheat irmer: No red ~. sno, and Nav
"a .-o@1oc June. 10 81 76c: July, 10 3-4a nc
steamer No. red 20 3-407lc; receipts. 92,27C
na,n stock, 40l 30 bush; sales. 1l7,oOO bush
mIxsas sn wheat Eat y sample 74@e Corn strong
~ a.oc; steamer mixed. aS I-4a4S lee stock,
5oO,3'2 bush; sales. 5000 bush white corn by
sample. o4c; yellow do do SIC. Oats steady No
., Wmte Western. AZ 42c; No. mixed Western,
no. ~ l-2@G3c; stock. 36,47i bush. Hay firm
good TO choice timothy $l5a SId so. Grain frcghts
lT0VislOhs nlin; mes, pork. go; bulk meats loose.
SHOULDERS 10 34c long clear. IL l4c; clear rib
sides and sugar-pcked shoulders. IL Ice: ergar-
cured, smoked shoulders, L. 34c hams l5c: Lard
refined II lac. Butter weaker; creamery. fancy.
bic do fair 10 choice. ga zoe, do imitation pc
.adle. fancy, 2jc. Eggs slow 10 I.oc Coffee
steady Rio carsoes. fair l. 4c: No. :, 10 5-ed
ID o4r. sugar strong; grtnulated. 3-sc. Copper
unchanged. Whiskey iirm; II 20d 81 2l
Boston, May 3.-Markes firm.
Buffalo, May 3.-Spring wheat in good demand: No.
IN market at closing. sales. : 500 bush No hard.
% l-2c. $1,000 bush No / Northern. 10 SAC. Closing
No Northern, "a PC; No 2 dc, nc asked No /
Northern c. 1. T.. q 3-4c under Ncw-York July asked.
, extra red Ge0 CSC; No ] WHITE 73c asked. Corn
opened easy. closed strong at outside prices Sales
5000 bush No = yellow. a. 34d4sc: 5 ears No 3 do
an AZ lac; 1900 bush No 46o 40 Ice: 5000
bush No 3, 45 l-Adij 10. oats In good demand
closing firm at top figures. Sales . cars No > white
3sa35 l-4d35 IL: cars No . white b l-d037 / =
49, 34c; car No mixed Soc. Barley nominal.
Rye dull; No =. soc asked. Flour quiet. weak best
spring - 800 - 40: winter. 80 81 $} IS H,c flour
81 $50 80 10. Canal reghts, wheat, SC corn 5-ec
haXsecd sc TO Ncw-lork
Chicago, May 3.-The leading futures ranged as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04

Chicago May 3 -pcclaD-Whcat, uniil The las
thirty minutes of the session. when ia" Wall Stree
decentralization began 10 affect spectators her" a
well rs everywhere else. strong. Furthermore
all the markets. the scabOad and Western. sh""'<
the same advancing inclination. giving genuine
look To the strength which made holders feel Tor
while particularly encouraged. tniavoribl" crop re-
The rrmrr tone Of IA" foreign markets were the reason
ana - Is cents, bnt finally closed AT - i20 - >
cents May was still, nominally, about Il cent
Of ,cDunt: September. nOmlnally. abont = cents pre-
thaf while the strength lasted there very
m0dcIntc business. I'll" break from the best price
of me day the closing ones. about Il cent. wa.
nil within the last fifteen minutes and altogether on
c sensational decline In trust stocks In Wall street
Iuts sold night at ~ Is cents for July; calls at
"a Is 10 - cents.
earn mad. the active and important market of
,be dnv July sold from ~ 81 to ~ 81. and closed
~ IA Ii cents. The unfaVOrabc weekly crop
Lulletins from the different state boards were the
,rincpnl factors large decrease IN the contract
stock-73 900 bushclsmade the total 81 the contract
iu pulIc honscs only 100000 bushels. The dr-
cline inst before the close was on the Wall street
news II looks n there would be only 5W'ooo
hnshols Of contract oats here next Saturday, ashH'
:, 600 600 bushels fonr weeks ago. May SOFA r'
tvccn 20 80 and 80 ia. and closed at 30 ! CENTS
iroyI.ions opened somewhat higher Oh Hight hog re
GENTS. They closed weak. with th" early advance
more than lost the Wall Street break. ana on
The fact that shippers and packers were not bnymg
al the yards.