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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-28

shop yelling to the men there, about
sixty in number, to get out. Just then
the mighty force struck the car sheds.
which are south of and adjoining the
power house. The sheds were crushed
in like an eggsheu. There We're several
teams and coal wagons in the shed at
the time, and two Of the teams, with
four horses each, We're in the ruins All
the horses We're killed or manned L
don't know whether the teamsters
made their escape or not. but fear that
all did not.
las the car shed walls and roof went
in [ yelled TO the engineer. Zimmerman
who was at his post in the power house
to run, but before the poor fellow cOulc
make his escape, the big brick chimney
which stands about the middle of the
plant between the two boiler rooms
came down with a crash, burying the
whole power house plant beneath the
debris Zimmerman was instantly kill
ed we only a little While ago succeed
ed in getting out his body. YOu can ge1-
some idea of the terrible force of the
elements when I say that the car shec
was 400x30O feet, the Dr1ck chimney was
162 feet high by IS feet in diameter q
the base and vet the whole was huge
pile of bricks and debris in less than 4,
minutes time The men in the machine
shop barely escaped before the car shed
walls went in.
WRECKAGE FLOATS DOWN
A large quantity of wreckage was
seen from Jefferson Barracks floating,
down the Mississippi. a procession O Z
wrecks seemed to be borne along
sometimes singly, sometimes in a tam
gled mass. one large steamer witt
black smolxestacks. with only her bow
and pilot house above the water, was;
seen going down stream at about $50
There was no sign of life upon her. Z
barge with q deck house upon it an'
bearing is or 20 people who We're Widl.
waving lanterns for assistance, hOate'
swiftly along Shortly after a tug boa
fcs A0n
the runaway barge in tow The wreck
age that fOated by the barracks SCENE
composed of every kind of debris, Wrec
age of boats and Wharves, houses, fur
niture, logs and lumber.
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WON AT PITTSBURG.
A Motion to Table Free Coinage Res
oIution is Defeated.

Pittsburg, May 28.-It was $3.50 clock
before the second days session Of the
Prohibition national convention was
called to order and the attendance ait
that hour was light.
After prayer a resolution was pre-
scented expressing sympathy for the
sufferers of the St Louis cyclone q
it was adopted by a standing vote.
After the consideration of some rcl-
tine matters, report from the &c
mittee on platform was called al-
Chairman Funk stated that the marrow
and broad gauge factions were una bic
to agree
The committee on platform presented
two reports TO the convention. The
majority or narrow gauge" report de-
clares its agreement with the United
States supreme court that statistics of
every state show that more crime and
misery result from the use of ardent
spirits than any other source That
liquor dealers corrupt legislation and
make good government impossible
That the party is unalteraDly opposed
70 the drink traffic and declares for It's
total suppression for beverage pur-
poses. rejecting all compromise meas
ures. whether license local option. tax
alton OF public control Wage eoruers'
attention is called to the enor-
nous waste caused by the ne
uor traffic ard that the success
af the prohibition party Will re-
move this great burden from industry.
That they stand for good government,
honestly and economically admins
tered. That there is no greater peril
to the nation than the competition of
political parties Tor the liquor vote, and
calls upon voters to enforce the dec
Iaration Of the churches against the
liquor traffic
The minority report. which was pre-
scented by the broad gauger5- has the
following declaration on the none
question.
THAT all money should he issued by
the government Oni-. and without Efe
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CONGRESS TAKES ACTION.
a Resolution Passed to Loan Tents
to the Homeless.

Washington. May psf. r JOY Of
St Louis has drawn a resolution which
Speaker Reed permitted him to call up
in the house this afternoon. Tt follows:
Be it resolved by the senate and
house of representatives in congress
assembled that the secretary of war
be and he is hereby authorized to lend
the mayors Of the cities of st. Louis
and East St. Louis under such regula-
lions and such restrictions as he may
see proper, a sufficient number of tents
to temporarily shelter such citizens as
may have lost their homes by the tor
nadO of yesterday
The resolution passed the house with
out discussion. When it reached the
senate unanimous consent was given
to consider it. Senator Vest expressed
his dissent to the resolution saying the
people of Missouri and St. Louis We're
BILE to take care of the people and that
later reports had shown that the first
accounts OF its terrible calamity had
been exaggerated He said it would
do no harm to pass the resolution, how
ever.
Senator Cullen expressed the opin-
ion that the state could take care Of
the people The resolution was chang
ed from concurrent to joint and passed.
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CITY WITHOUT WATER.
Fire Marshal Fights Fire With Hun
dreds of Men and Buckets.

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St Louis. May 2s.-An the streets in
the city are lined With debris Of build
ings. 1t is asserted that there is not
a whole line OF wire between two points
in the western states.
After the wind and rain had done it's
work, fire added to the destruction.
Hezel's mill was the first to become ig-
nited and it was totally destroyed at a
loss OF @l5O,UUO Harris barrel factory.
nearly fifty loaded cars in the Ter
mlnal yards, Lynch's boarding house,
Boards feed store. Lees blacksmith
shop and other places were burned.
The destruction of the water works
early in the storm cut eff the water
supply and Chief Purdy and his men
fought the fire with a bucket brigade
as best they could. The whole central
portion of the city was threatened by
the burning mill. but all hands worked
with such viii that its further spread
was prevented
The fire caused CONSERVATION. Hun
dreds of people hurried to the scene,
believing it meant the complete de-
structiOn of the desOlated district. The
passengers and trainmen of two trains
on the bridge were taken to private
places in East St. Louis
There was not a single fatality or in
jury reported in these two trains The
trains were passing alOng at q rapid
rate when the wind struck The whole
abutment of the first pier, as we'll as
the big rocks and iron girders of the
approaches were picked up and they
We're dropped upon the road bed just
behind the trains In front, two 0ag-
ease cars were picked up and placed
across the tracks. The upper roadway
was torn down and thrown upon the
track along with four wagons loaded
with merchandise A sudden stop was
made. and although the cars careened
the passengers escaped through the
Wreckage and were taken care Of All
the way down the approach every pole,
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driven into the earth and broken off
Freight cars We're demolished and mer-
chandise scattered in all directions
The wind lifted the roof off Charles
H Pecl1's new building to the north of
the Wall Paper company, and blew
down the wall of the new brick build
ing two doors further north. 1t al
most demolished the building or w m
KOenig q Co. agents of Aultman a
Co. agricultural implements. The ROOF
and ceilings to the first floor We're
wrecked, and the occupants of the Of
fees saved their lives by taking refuge
in the vaults The buildings of the
American Refrigerator and Transit
company at the levee and Cedar street
are badly demolished.
The Terminal elevator, Biddle and
Main streets was robbed OF the south
end wall on the first floor Ihe 1ourSh
story and roof Of McPeter's dry goods
ware house on Olive between Blddle
and Carr was blown off The front and
roof of Fisher & Davis three story
brick saw mill machinery house 1S24-26
North Main street. was wrecked.
The roof and smO1estaclzs Ofthe Full
ton iron works and machine shop, L ul-
ton and Carr streets, was blown off
The roof was blown off vacant build
ing belonging to the DR.. j. IT. Mclean
estate, Collins and Biddle street.
Up about the levee and Carr street,
the wind played sad havoc. The inn
nense freight shed of the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy railroad two
blocks long and one wide. extending
from NeAiA street ~ It --A4AA4AA e1f 49,
is a total wreck
J. T. Swift & Co. fresh meat estab-
lishment is badly used not asingle win
dow in the building remains intact, the
whole place being flooded Stock OF
So. coo worth of meat is covered with
water, bits of broken glass and flying
mud and sand The building occupied
by Epstein & Bunstein, wholesale IL
Quor dealers at 20S South Broadway,
was blown down. julius Gall, book
keeper for Mr.. Epstein, was injured
rrefear q
Sawyer Manufacturing company was
blown down Those under the ruins
are Emma Cheney and Isabella Howe.
Charles Lands is buried in the debris
Of the St. Louis Cracker company at
Eighteenth and Choteau avenue, a
store at 2015 Clark avenue is wrecked.
Grones' brewery at Twenty-se
and Clark avenue is almost totally
wrecked.
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WHERE m PLAYED HAVOC
Fulton, Carr, Cedar, Biddle and Main
streets Al Suffer.

St Louis. May 2S--The old three
story building on the southeast corner
of Main and Pine streets, occupied b v
the st. Louis Commission company, j 5
total wreck The fate of the EN-
plOyes could not be learned. as thu.
place was abandoned Pine street wa
hned with wreckage and goods TO the
height Of ten feet.
George Kearny was standing in the
Clark avenue side of the Auditorium
building when the velocity of the wine
picked him up and threw him through
Contractor Mcclure window across
the street He landed on the floor of thu
Office He was scratched on the he &C
and face by the glass
The storm visited the store of Penny
e Gentles at the corner of Broadway
and Franklin avenue. The massi'ye
plate glass windows on all sides were
demolished and the windows on every
floor blown in while the water delugeC
the store in torrents The firm esti-
mates its loss at 600.
The immunity from loss of life an0
injury to employees in the Iron Noun
tain railroad yards is a little short OF
marvellous The contents of the lum-
Der yards in the neighborhOod were
strewn over the yards like hail Ir
some cases switch targets were broken
OF by the flying dmbers. Planks were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-28
TWENTY-FIVE MISSING
Out of Thirty Who Were Imprisoned
in the Vandalia Freight Office.

East St. Louis, May 2S.-Roy d
Moore. a Vandalia freight clerk. was
caught in the wreck of the freight Of
fee. with about 80 others. He was pin
ned in near six others. who We're all
taken out alive. and a S to the % others
he could not say what became of them.
on cot next to Moore lay two chill
dren. Nancy and Albert Fierce, with
an older sister and their mother slight
ly bruised. On every side similar cases
We're presented, each bearing its own
story OF sadness
On the second story floor of the hos
pital was Mrs. Horace Trump, whose
pathetic story would turn the coolest
heart Mrs. Trump was at the bedside
of a sick sister with her / year old baby
in her arm, her 4 year old daughter be-
ing near her on the floor when she saw
the storm; but it was impossible for
her to get out of the room so sudden
was it's approach.
The storm struck the house and the
flying bricks struck her, knocking down
the walls of the building over her and
her two daughters. killing the baby and
year old daughter instantly. Mrs.
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path sustained damage. Smokestacks
and chimneys We're toppled over. Walls
We're leveHed. Roofs were lifted. Thou
sands of windows were smashed, miles
of Geographic and telephone wires were
left in q net work on the ground.
Through this district the streets are inn
passable They are covered in places
with debris ten feet deep. Along the
levee front the hawsers We're snapped
and boats We're sent adrift, some to go
down, others to so ashore on the east
ern bank The loss of life which might
have taken place at this point was
averted by the hour at which the tor
nadO came. "a little later the excur-
sion steamers would have been going
out. None of them had left their
wharfs. Other river passenger boats
had gone an hour before and although
not heard from probably had passed
beyond the path Of the storm. The
death dealing cloud passed the river
such an angle as to strike and wreck
the upper works at the east end of the
Eads bridge and to sweep a part OF
East st. Louis.
HOW THE PEOPLE ACTED.
There We're pale faces and sinking
hearts in more st. Louis homes than
ever known before in It's history, dur
ing the cyclone.
Scarcely less terrible than the ele-
mental madness was the frantic actions
of the people in this city. AT first, when
the terrific wind sent awnings, roofs
poles and other objects crashing to TN
ground. everyone out of doors fed E8r
shelter
Then, as the storms work was near
ing completion, the rattle of shattering
glass, the screams of women and the
shrielzs of men, the noise Of runaway
vehicles whirled along by maddened
crash of falling walls and the din of
dire pandemonium, swelled grating,
sinister roar, Satanic in sound and aW-
full in import.
Downtown, business men rushed into
the cellars of their establishments.
They were followed by thousands OF
persons who had sought shelter in the
various buildings. Men prayed and
cursed in one breath They fell on bot
ties and broken glass in the Easements
and were trampled on or knocked down
by others as terror-stricken as they.
The women We're too overcome by fear
to do anything but huddle and crouch
together in amrighted groups. Most of
them prayed and wept.
Many of them with an intutitive con-
seriousness Of the superior strength of
manhood chung to Outstanding men.
They wanted protection and didn't care
whence it came.
Mr.. c. p. Gregory. purchasing agent
of the union depot street railway sys~
TEN, gives a thrilling description of the
destruction of the big power house, on
Geyer avenue, between Missouri ana
Jefferson avenues. He said. II was
standing near the northwest corner OF
the block. in a vacant lot, and was but
a few feet from the entrance to the ma
chine shop. I saw two threatening
cloud strata approaching, one from the
southeast and the other from the south
west-darIz and forbidding banks. rest
ing, as it We're. upon green back
ground. The clouds seemed to come to-
gether with an awful clap OF thunder.
at once rushed toward the machine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-28
A HoTEL FALLS.
Twenty People ars Buried in the
Ruins and Still There.

East St Louis. May 2s.-The houses.
factories and workshops along Front
street in East St Louis were cut to the
ground and present q sad sight of ruin
and wreck. How many lives We're snuff
fed out under the wrecks it Will take a
long time to find out. That there are a
number of people killed there is known.
The three story frame building of VIM
Wicker in which there We're IS or 20
people, went down with a crash How
many, or whether any of the guests
were saved, is not known. Among the
buildings destroyed are the city hall.
police station fremont house, Balti-
more & Ohio and Vandalia railroad
r0undhouse. Every freight house on the
island. Virgins Ferry company, Wig
girs Ferry warehouse. Standard OIL
works Origins hotel Workman bank
and b. +. Harris cooper shop We're de-
strOyed.
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HruIIis Had S. worth of nun.

Richard Mullis and Hardy Gaines at
tended the Holiness meeting on lower
Kansas avenue last evening and did
little teO much Whispering to suit ~ .
there. and he undertook to quiet them.
While he was talking to young Gaines
i'm hope Of showing him the error of
his way Nullis hid his hat Before
curtis found it he was so mad that ne
had NIullis arrested. and Judge Ferry
fined him IS this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-28

Cleveland. May 28-For the first
time since the campaign opened M. A.
Hanna failed to appear ait his Office,
being detained at home by sickness.
This announcement caused cOnsidera-
BILE worry at McKinley's local head
quarters. but it is stated that the i'll
ness is not of a serious nature
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Trump is bruised and hurt internally.
Fifty special deputies were appointed
Dy Chief Of Police Caney of East ST.
Louis last night. Every suspicious
character was arrested. Few cases Of
vandalism were reported.
Standing on the viaduct bridge at
midnight last night one could hear the
agonized screams of the wounded, who
We're still being rescued. Arrangements
were made for rescuers to work in re-
lays, but it viii be several days before
all the bodies are found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-28

Anderson. Ind. Nay 2S.-A storm
struck this city last night injuring sew
eraI people and doing $3.50, 900 damage.
The buildings of the American Straw
Board company, the Anderson Bicycle
company. the National Tin Plate com
pany. the Presbyterian church and 9TH
er buildings were blown down
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-28
No Alton Passengers Hurt.

Chicago. May 2S.-The officials of the
Alton road report not a passenger
aged by the cyclone. All passenger
trains now going forward on time.
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Worst Ever Known.

Washington, May 28.-Weather bu-
reau officials say the St Louis tornado
was the most fatally destructive in the
history Of the office
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1t not only relieves, it does more 81
cures. We refer to One Minute Cough
Cure Suitable for all ages. all coa6l-
tons at all times. Geo. w. Stansdeld,
632 Kansas ave.
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If you want all the news subscribe
for the JOURNAL
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Judge wood Chances His Mind.

Arthur McCabe and Judge Ferry will
address the Decoration day audience
at Neriden Saturday. =. @. Wood had
intended to go, but changed his mind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-28

Ice cream soda at stansfeld's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-28
RicveIe renaIrlng ii ]. .. Poorman 8

Bicycle repairing at j. =. Poorman &
Cos lis e. Sth. phone 655.
There are many good reasons why
Won should use One Minute Cough Cure
There are no reasons why you should
not if in need of help. The only harm
lass remedy that produces immediate
results. Geo. w. Stansfeld, 632 kan
sas ave
Don't forget the Orphans Home benz
e6t at the Grand. Friday night.
Fr11it -gIaces at stansaeId'a
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Fruit glaces at stansheld'A
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-03-04

Qua was sentenced to two
months Imprisonment for larceny
by Judge de la Vergne this morn
ing.
james Odds Jr. writes to say
that Henry Odds, lately up in the
District Court, is not related to
him and that his proper name is
Henry Kahapo.
Rev. Mr.. Romig's sermon on
"The Three Dispensations" was
not delivered last night on account
of the storm. 1t is announced as
his topic for tonight.
The case Of assault and battery
against Champain and Bassanier
was tried before Judge de la
Vergne this morning, and both
were found guilty. Champain was
fined $40 and costs and Bassanier
Sl5 and costs. An appeal was
taken to the Circuit Court.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-03-04
PROGRAMME:
PART l..

/. Selection by the Hawaiian Band under
the direction of Prof. Berger. n March,
"Manhattan Beach," Sousa. ri Overture
"Story City," Ferrazi
q Star and garter entry on horseback by
three ladies and three gentlemen.
3. Triple trapeze act by Alberto, Burns and
Elsie st. Leon.
4. Solo and Chorus (Kawaikni) by the Y.
II. !. Glee Club and Hawaiian Quintette.
g. The perfectly trained pony Nellie intro
duced by her trainer, Mr. y. II. Montgomery.
o. Wilfred Burns in his peerless feats on
the slack rope.
z. The charming equestrienne Miss Ida
Vernon in her great balloon act.
s. Comic entry by the clowns, introducing
the magic tub.
Solo and Chorus, (Mu'o ka PalnD by the
Y. IL. l. Glee Club and Hawaiian Quintette.
10. Kachil as the English fox-hunter on
the two Huwaian-bred horses.
ii. Horizontal bar exercises by members
of the Company.
10. The dashlng Nellie Lyndhurst on three
horses.
10. Hawaiian comedy by s. Kalama, as
sisted by Alberto.
II. Lahl Sing, as the bounding jockey, in
Producing little st. Leon, the infant prodigy.
lNTERNiIsSIoN OF 10 MINUTES.
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beauties and sublimities of these
islands.
Mr.. billiard has sold four of
his pictures to foreign visitors,
three of them going to San Fran
cisco and one to New
York. The last mention
ed was bought by Mrs. j. G.
Bird, a passenger for the Orient
by the steamer City of Picking,
and as it goes forward by
the Alameda those who wish
to see the entire exhibition will
have to do so this evening. Mr..
Hilliard has been commissioned
to paint large canvas for the
Paris Salon. The canvas is 4Ox7O
inches, and the subject view be
yond the Pail. The artist went
to the spot this afternoon.
Mr.. Hitchcock has many of his
best works on view, mention of
which is reserved for want of
space. Mr.. billiard considers
that Mr.. Hitchcock is an artist of
whom these islands or any other
country ought to be proud.
The exhibition will be open to
the public without charge from 2
to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. for the re-
mainder of this week.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-03-04

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Sterling Bicycles (built like a
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Organs; every home should have
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Shannon Filing devices; cabi-
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Stationery for Office, society and
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Sheet Music and Music Books;
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