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The morning news., 1899-02-14
DIED BY HIS OWN HAND.
POVERTY AND PRIDE DTLOvE S. t.
BRACHFELD TO SUICIDE.

shut Hims elf in His Room in a
BrOuEhtont Street Lodging House
and Took Bsorphine-Died With the
Picture of Isis Child CIasDed to His
Breast-Left a Letter in Hebrew
Telling of lTIs Intended Self De-
structiOn.
S. Z BrachfeId was found dead in his
room at No. 3O7 Broughton street, west,
yesterday afternoon. He had taken NOR
phine, and had bee dead for some time.
The house is a lodging house. and Is
conducted by Chal les Colin an. About
two weeks ago Bi achield applied for
lodging, and was as signed a room. Even
then he was in a m oody ard respondent
condition, and complained frequently of
his poverty. He was a stranger in the
city, and nothing was known of his past
life He was reticent and gave little in
formation about himself TIe said that he
had been divorced from his wife, and had
three children living.
The strangers efforts to secure work
here were uuavailing, and he became more
and more depressed. Vague hints that
he let drop seem TO indicate that even
then he entertained ideas OF suicide The
last seen of him aliA'e was Saturday night
when he was in Glide as place on Brough-
ton street, across the street from the
house in which he was livin g. on Sunday
he did not leave his room, but the people
in the house thought he W as too poor to
buy meal and kept his room for that
had
usual pride and had repuls ed gruft1y ana
Indignantly, even a E1int of harity.
Yesterday morning he did mot respond tc
knocks on the door of his oom ana at
O'Clock had not been seen, a nd 1t was de-
termined to force an entrance. Mrs. Coll
mans brother, D. Schwartz, and 5. Mar
Gus broke in the door and fou nd the body
of Brachfeld lying on the bed He had re-
moved his shoes but was otht srwise fully
dressed, Clasped to his breast was pic
ture of his child from which his fingers
| could scarcely be released. On the mante
was a bottle that had contained the NOR
phine with which he had ended his life
On the table was better which the deat
man had written, giving his reasons foA
suicide. The letter was written in He
/ brew, but concluded with a few words
! of English.
| Coroner Goette was notified and removed
the body He decided that it was plain
case of suicide and that AN inquest was un-
| necessary. The coroner said the man had
| probably been dead since Saturday night
! Yesterday a registered letter came to tht
! postofice addressed 10 Brachfeld. 1t wa:
! sent by ]. Frankie, of McClellanville, S
! c.. Coroner Goette wired Frankie o
! Brachfelds death and asked what dispO
sition should be made of the body. Vi
10 midnight he had not received an an
sWer.
1t would be a strange freak of faAe
! should it turn out that the letter contain
ed money and that it came just after the
man to whom it was consigned had found
death by his own hand and too late L
ease his sufferings or prevent his suicide.
The morning news., 1899-02-14
WILLIAM LAWRENCE WRECKED
WENT ASHORE IN A GALE OFF
PORT ROYAL BAR.

Second Engineer MOrrisselI and Five
of the Crew All That Are Known
TO Have Been saved-A Brief TeIe-
gram From the Engineer TO Agent
CarOIan the only News of the Dis
aster-Tbree Boats Containing
Capt. Willis, Chief Engineer Roach
and the Reminder of the Crew,
sixteen Men All Told, Not Yet
Heard From-The Vessel Carried
No Passengers.
The Merchants and Miners steamship
William Lawrence is probably a total loss
sci went ashore off Port Royal bar Satur-
day morning.
The first information of the disaster was
received Dy Mr.. j. J. Carolan, Savannah
agent of the company, through telegram
from A. ]. Morrisell, second assistant en-
gineer, who had arrived at Port Royal
yesterday with John Conaway, John Don
ahue, william seifert, Charles Green and
Frank Bolden, members of the crew.
Three other boats, containing Capt. A.
l.. Willis, the chief and first assistant en-
gineers, first and second officers and the
balance OF the crew. in all sixteen men,
had not been heard from up to the time
the news of the wreck was sent by the
second assistant engineer.
The telegraph wires have been down in
the vicinity of Port Royal and Beaufort,
and the weather has been so severe that
it is supposed if the other boats succeeded
In making landing, the men would have
great difficulty in communicating with a
central point. 1t is supposed that the
boats landed on the beach and the men
took refuge in some of the houses on the
Carolina Islands.
The officers of the william Lawrence
were highly esteemed by the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company, es-
pecially were Capt. A. L. Willis and Chief
Engineer Roach, who had been in the COM
panv's service for number of years.
The william Lawrence sailed from Bal
tinore last Wednesday. and, according TO
her regular schedule should have arrived
at Savannah Saturday. She encountered
the terrible storm which ragged along the
coast Saturday morning, and, becoming
disabled, was blown ashore. She had a
cargo of freight, but no passengers. The
survivors which arrived at Port Royal
are expected in Savannah on the steamer
Clifton to-day.
The William Lawrence was built at East
Boston, Mass. in 1869. Her tonnage was
]. 1.O49 gross and 576 net register. Her length
was 207.S feet, breadth 251 feet depth, p
feet The steamer was the Oldest vessel
employed by the company, and was the
first built by it. She had made 1,O4O voy-
ages. which is a record equalled by few
steamers on the coast.
The morning news., 1899-02-14
WATER WORKS KEPT BUSY.
II 900, 900 Gallons Pumped in the
Last "a Hours.

$1,000. 600 Gallons Pumped in the
Last "a Hours.
The freeze mas brought about great
increase, in the water demand II became
necessary to start the old station on the
river front yesterday morning at l O'CLOCK
and with it and the Springfield station
rlnning at full capacity the city was pret-
~ well supplied Supt. Lotion said last
nteht that the two stations would have
pumped Il, 900 900 gallons during the TWEEN
ty-lour hours ending at 1 O'Clock this
morning
While the supply was equal to the de
na,Y1t the pressure in the mains was tar
from what it should have been. Supt.
T.oftn,, said the pressure could easily be
main ia ined with the present supply, were
If no+ for the large number of MIGRANTS
running. al the Ocean Steamship Com
nanv's " harf There are said to be over
1000 hv.lra uts kept running to prevent
freezing. 1hese in connection with the n.y.
drants loft running throughout the city,
has been an unusually heavy drain on the
supply. The suggestion that automatic
drain byd. ;ants be adopted by the larger
consumers has been made in his reports
nv Supt lotion, but the seldom vista
tions of col, weather has probably not i'm
messed the importance of this precaution
upon many.
In a large nj Imber of residences pipes
are frozen and, until they begin TO thaw,
tie result of the cold from this standpoint
cannot be told. The hydrants left rum
nng in residences do not materially de-
crease the water supply, it is stated, as
the consumption is proportionately les
sened on account Of frozen pipes. Both
pumping stations will be kept running al
full capacity as Ion as they are needed.
The morning news., 1899-02-14
COLD DID NOT DELAY JUSTICE.
Bad Weather Did Not Altogether
Prevent Business in the Courts.
Absolutely Pure

Bad weather Did Not Altogether
Prevent Business in the Courts.
The courts were knocked out to some
extent yesterday by the unusual weather,
but this did not prevent Judges FallIgant
and Norwood from tTansacting consider
able business.
In the Superior Court verdict was rem
dered for DeLong & Seaman against I. G.
Haas for $7S1.92. The suit was for 400
dozen cans of Holsters valued at $1O52.
The suit of Hugo Luschow versus Anas-
tasia Hangicos, Tom Hangicos. D. Han
gicos ct al, was dismissed by Judge Falli-
giant, as was also the suit of Leonora
snipe versus Moses snlpe for permanent
allmony.
In the City Court judgments were taken
in the following cases: The Charleston
Basket and Veneer Company versus J. F.
Guilmartin & Co, $2.O34.A, with interest
of $S2S55 and costs of court The matter
had been pending for some time, and no
defense was made by the defendant.
p. H. Kiernan versus Mary Walsh and
Ellen Herrick, suit on note; judgment for
the plaintiff for $3.50.
James W. Scott & Co. versus J. o. Cat
vim. suit on account; judgment for $l3C
and 5000 interest.
The German Lutheran Congregation OF
Effingham county versus Zachariah e
TJ6Tson: Judgment revived for $400 princi-
pal and sl2915 interest.
The suit of Simon Schimkowitz against
the Suburban and West End Railroad fol
$4,000 damages, which was TO have beer
tried yesterday morning, was continued
until Thursday, on account of the absence
of witness, Samuel Searles, for whom an
attachment for contempt of court was IS
sued.
! Several cases are set for a nearing IN the
civ Court TODAY. The jurors of the Su-
Derior Court have been discharged unit
Wednesday morning.
The morning news., 1899-02-14
WILL ELECT OFFICERS.
Those Whom Report Says VIII Com
mand the German Volunteers.

An important meeting of the German
Volunteers was to haV We been held last
night. but was postponed until next Mon
day night on account of the small number
of members who responded to the cafl.
When the company holds it's next meet
ing ii will take up a consideration of com
pany officers. There is a vacancy among
the commissioned officers, Capt. enry Kol-
shorn being away wiki the Third Georgia
in Cuba. First Lieut.. c. II. Konneman is
in command ana Mr.. j. d. Helmken is
Second Lieutenant. \ captain is to be
elected, and il is said Lieut.. Konneman,
who has made an excellent officer, will
be the man. Lieut. F1elmken, it is said
viii be advanced to the first lieutenancy
and First Sergt. d. S Stam win be excited
second lieutenant This is the way the
situation is viewed at present and it is
believed the committee, of which Lieut..
Helmken is chairman, will make nomina-
tions as indicated
At a recent meeting of the Germans their
badges FOR perfect attendance during the
past year were given out. Three, men,
bers of the company received them These
were Corp George w. johnson and Pri-
vate George d. Seipken, who received
them for the second year and Private d.
II. Monsees, who began his 100 per cent.
record with the past year.
The morning news., 1899-02-14
WHITE NOT ARRESTED.
Inauest over David Anderson May BE
Held To-day.


Coroner Goette held no inquest yester-
day over the negro David Anderson, who
was killed in a house in York street lane
Sunday morning by Lewis White.
White has not been cap&ured yet though
the police are looking for him. He is known
to the police as bad negro, but il is not
unlikely that there were some mitigating
circumstances in connection with the kill
ins. The story of those who We're in the
house at the time is that Anderson was
n stranger to them and came in without
invitation The house is kept by White S
sister. II does not seem to have been An
derson's unceremouious entrance, how
over. which caused the quarrel that re-
suited in his death, but some quarrel
which arose subsequently.
After Anderson had been fatally wound
ed he was dragged out of the house anf
thrown into puddle of water where he
died Parties living nearby heard White
or whoever it was dragged the man into
the street, say, you can't die on this
stoop. - you" As White knows that
he is wanted it is likely that he has made
himself scarce.
The morning news., 1899-02-14
DELAYED TRANSPORT LOADING.
Cavalry Arrive But work ON Mani
tObn interrupted by Cold.

tObu interrupted Dy COIus
Six troops fthe Second Cavalry will
arrive early this morning from Huntsville.
The men viii go aboard the Manitoba as
soon as the transport can be made ready
for sailing. Yesterday the work of load
ing was discontinued altogether. none Of
the laborers who mad been employed show
ing up for work Il is said they could not
be induced to hit a lick all day long, the
cold being too much for them. they
thought matters IN cuba were not so ur-
gent as to make il necessary for them TO
brave the ''un-Africa" like weather.
The cavalrymen VIII Have cold time of
il unless there is a decided change for the
warmer Col. Belhnger proposes to nave
them remain in the cars until the ship can
be made ready for them. The men have
their travel ratiOns and will get along all
right Coffee viii be prepared for them
aboard the Manitoba. from which they
will not be yer yfar as the cars are to be
placed right on the tracks in the Ocean
Steamship Companys yards. Just as soon
as il can be arranged, to-day, probably
some of the horses, all for which room &c n
he found will be loaded aboard the Trans
port. The animals will be put in the stalls
between decks, as it is not desired to sub
ject them 10 the cold of the upper deck
stalls.
The cavalry will get in by six sections.
Two of these arrive ny way of the Geor-
gia and Alabama being turned over to
that road at Helena by the Southern. The
other four come by way of the Plant Sys-
tenn, TO which they are turned over at
Yemassee. Six troops of the regiment
left some days ago from this port. With
these troops the Manitoba will sail for Ma
tanzas.
1t il thought there will be no trouble on
the score of labor to-day. Efforts were
made yesterday to see that hands are
ready to continue the loading to-day, and
it is hoped the vessel will soon be ready
for departure 1t had been expected that
she might get out to-day. but il is seen
now that il win be impossible for her 20
do so. As matters stand just at pres ent
tho depot quartermaster is unable to say
just when the Manitoba will be ready 90
sail
The morning news., 1899-02-14
LAMP TRIMMERs' FREEZING JOB
Lamps and PuIIeys Had to he Thav-
ed Out With Torches.

Lamps and PulIeys Had to BE Thnw-
ed Out With Torches.
While the street car men were whipping
their arms and kicking their feet together
to keep warm, the electric lamp trimmers,
though in less numbers, were having. if
anything. a harder time to keep from
freezing. Usually five men trim the 500
and over city lamps every day. Yester-
day 1t took sixteen men, and even that
number had to hustle BY night, though.
every lamp had been trimmed
Trimming an electric lamp. though il
may not be so understood, is as necessary,
an oil lamp. If the lamps had not been
trimmed during the day the city would
have been in darkness at night. Most Of
the electric lamps are suspended by ropes
These were frozen stiff in the pulleys and
in many instances had TO be thawed out
with torches before the lamps could be
lowered. This was a slow and tedious
process. The suspended lamps We're COW
cred with ice and the few on poles We're
frozen up sold.
When Mr. Baldwin reached the power
house in the morning the trimmers were
there but said they could not work
Something had TO be done and Mr.. Bald
win at once increased the force of men,
provided them with heavy gloves and ex-
ira clothing, and started them out By
night the 500 lamps were trimmed. but it
was a frozen lot of men that did the
work
The morning news., 1899-02-14
= Vestibule Tl,a ins
Savannah to NeV York,
by Plant Systei N.

Leave Savannah, city
time ........... .... S:27 p. n l:35p m
Arrive washington -.12;45 noon 7:O1 a m
Arrive New York .. CAB p. M 1903 % m
Every sleeping car, compart ment car
dining car, observation car. bag gage. mai
and express ear, vesubuled. No extra
charge for fast dme on Pant Sys tenn.
All cars built by Pullman shops Train
leaving Savannah S:27 p. m. daily. except
Sunday; train leaving :S5 p. m ia ily.
Dining car through to New York without
change. r. W. Wrem1,
--ad Passenger Traffic Manager
The morning news., 1899-02-14
COURT APPRop Es COMPROMISE.


Judge Speer has approved the compro-
misses which the bank rupt firm of Perry &
Benton offered it's ere aAtors.
The compromise haCt already been ac-
cepted by the creditors and now becomes
effective. Under its pre- visions, the cred
claims The assent of he court was OBJ
tsined by MIR. T. L. Oliy gr, who went up
70 Augusta for the purpo. -. The compro-
mise was accepted by tbs creditors be-
cause they deemed il mo- e advantageous
than the larger sum the might have
been realized, by an expeI Asip e process of
collection, from the sales of & urniture On
the installment plan. Which, I? onstituted
the bulk of the firms assets
The morning news., 1899-02-14
ALL VEGETABLES DEsgrs DYED.
The Blizzard Finished the Work of
the Freeze.


the Freeze.
Yesterdays blizzard destroyed the last
chance of existence the crops of v egetables
around Savannah had. EverythN g in the
fields has been killed. The cold. made a
clean sweep.
The principal loss is the crop of cab
bage, which is large and valua be one
The plants had just begun to recoV&a from
the effects of the recent freeze and * hold
their heads above the ground. Now they
are finished for good The English peas
are cut to the earth and their chan &c , of
resurrection are exceedingly slim The
crops of small vegetables. which are al. .sed
for the local market, are destroyed
The morning news., 1899-02-14
FOR A NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
Mayor Myers Has Referred the Mat
ter to Sanitary Board.

ItF 10 oHHttshFN HOHru.
Mayor Myers received a letter yesterday
from special committee of the New Or
leans Board of Trade, enclosing a copy
of Senator Caffrey's bll for national
quarantine system, and asking that the
matter be brought to the attention of city
officials. with a view to their aiding the
passage of the bill.
The bill was referred to the sanitary
board. 1t will be taken up and considered
by the board, and The advisabiity of in
dorsing the bill decided upon. A national
quarantine system has been under consid-
Grafton by the various Southern ports for
some time, and hopes are expressed that
some system will be agreed on which will
meet the requirements of all interested
ports.
The morning news., 1899-02-14

Savannah to Tampa,
Ry Plant system.

Leave Savannah. city time. $40 a. m.
o.25 a. m. 1906 a. m, 6:S5 p. m.
sos D. m. SIS p. M, 1925 am
Arrive Tampa Bay Hotel, 5:45 n. an,
Arrive Port Tampa. $40 D. m. S:a0 n
M. $50 p. M, S:55 a. m.
Train leaving Savannah 1906 a. m. daily
except Monday. 3. w. Wrenn,
-ad Passenger TRAFFIC Manaeer
The morning news., 1899-02-14
President Mckinley in savannah

The New York Mail and Express, with
a fun Illustrated account of President Nc
Kinley's visit to Savannah, can be had al
Estills News Depot, No. Is Bull street
Price 10 cents.-ad.
The morning news., 1899-02-14

A Trains
Savannah to Jacksonville,
BY PInnt system.

Leave Savannah. city time, $40 a. m.
e.35 a. M, 1906 a. M, 6:35 p. m.
Arrive Jacksonville. tcisy time 7;3O a. M
12 so M, D. m, 1850 p. IN.
Train leaving Savannah l0:06 a. IN. daily
except Monday. b. w Wrenn,
-ad. passenger Traffic Manager.
The morning news., 1899-02-14
COLD NIGHT FOR A FIRE.

No. Men Had a Run to Larmia
street.
The apparatus at engine house No. 5 on
Henry street responded to telephone
alarm last night in the house occupied by
DR.. johnson and G. II. Anderson. Nos. $40
and 672 Lavinia street, west. The fire.
men saved the buildings, Notwithstanding
the nearest pipes were frozen so that no
water could be had.
The fire started in a chimney between the
houses. When the firemen arrived The
roofs of both buildings were ablaze, and
the fire would have been beyond control
in short order. BY quick and efficient
work the blaze was soon extinguished. The
Joss is not heavy. Mr. Seig Mendel is
agent for the owners of the properly.
The morning news., 1899-02-14
The Weather Last Week

was not all it should have been. and 81 -
enable the ladies' to take advantage of ~
Muslin Underwear Sale, we repeat the Or.
fractions for this week. AS we said bafor.
this is no ordinary display of underwear
but is the choicest exhibit we have mad
and the prices are very IOw-Qualitv ana
desirability considered. Our undervcoar g.,
reliable. We do not buy the very cbean
lines, as 1t is sure to be of so little service
and in the end the most expensive sort
Every garment sold by US must he wortbv
and no matter how little the price voun
find quality. finish and good making The
styles and prices run as follows:
Ladies' Gowns, trimmed in embroidery
49 cents.
Ladies' Gowns, trimmed in lace. 75c
Ladies' Empire Gowns, embroidered
trimmed and tucks, 81.
Ladies' Empire Gowns, embroidered and
lace trimmed, $125, s1.5e, $1.75 and S2
Ladies Skirts, with lawn ruffles Soc
Ladies' Skirts, with ruffles of embroid-
cry, Toe and ST.
Ladies Skirts, trimmed with lace. SIS,
S175 and $500.
Lace Skirts, trimmed with embroidery.
edge and tucks, for $2.25 TO S.
) complete line of Ladies' Umbrella
Drawers, 25c to $1.5O.
Ladies' Corset Covers, embroidery trim
med. Zoe
Ladies' Corset Covers, lace trimmed. $50
and SIC.
A line of Chemise. lace and embroidery
trimmed, soc to $3.50.
New Shirt Waists 49c 75c, CSC, SIPS.
HOSIERY.
We have made very advantageous pur-
chase of Hosiery and offer the following
exceptional values:
ladies' FAST Rlac.x IJoeA 40
Ladies Fast Black Hose 19c.
Ladies' Fast Black Hose 25c.
Ladies Fancy Lisle Hose, black foot, go
to 49c
Childrens Fast Black Ribbed Hose at &c.
Children Fast Black Ribbed Hose at
12Kc.
Children's Fast Black Ribbed Hose at
10 cents.
Gents Fast. Black Seamless Half Hose
at &c.
Gents Fast Black Seamless Half Hose
at 121[c. t~l
Gents Fast Black Maco Foot at 25c.
Gents Fancy Striped Hose for 25c.
Also a full assortment of Colored Hail
Hose
EMBROIDERIES AND LACES.
An entirely new assortment just receive
ed. Every one knows what our Embrod-
cries and Laces are. Dainty and fine, yet
prices are within the reach of all.
Received in the last week 70 pieces Of
fresh Canton Mating at prices from zoo
to 50c yard.
Tapestry Brussel Carpets-what is left
at 55c yard.
DANIEL HOGAN,
The corner Broughton and Barnard sts.
The morning news., 1899-02-14

For eale by r. B. Cassels. corner Gwin-
nett and Savannah. Florida and Western
Railway. Telephone 77.-ad.
The morning news., 1899-02-14
SLEPT HIS LAST SLEEP,
Henry Lewis Found Frozen SdiR on
the Floor of His Room

Henry Lewis. colored, was found dead in
his room at No. 8 Ann street. early yester-
day morning. The body was frozen sim
and as it was half nude the natural con-
clusion was that Lewis had lain down on
the floor in that state and had fallen into
the sleep frs1n which he never walked.
Coroner Goette was notified and made an
investigation. the circumstances showing
that Lewis had evidently frozen to death.
probably being nt,Nicated when he went
TO s,eep on the floor An inquest was not
considered necessary.
The morning news., 1899-02-14

The words of praise, bestowed upon
Hoods Sarsaparilla by those who have
taken il prove the merit of the medicine
-ad
The morning news., 1899-02-14

Digestine cures indigestion and dyspep-
sia. No dieting. Cares while you eat. An
druggists.-ad
The morning news., 1899-02-14
. Trains
Savannah to Charleston,
by Plant system.

Leave Savannah, city tine. 6 a. m, 1.S5
d. m. 2.S0 D. M, S:27 p. M, PAS a. M
Arrive Charleston IL a. m, 4:39 D. m.
$50 p. m. :45 p. m, 6:lS a. m. Train leav-
ing at S.27 p. m. daily except Sunday.
B. w. Wrenn.
--ad. Passenger Traffic Manager.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-01
wen The sh.nr.n~.

The American bark TITLE Baker. Cap
tain Leighton. with cargo of car and
train armor and car wheels from Ha-
vana, came UP from quarantine yea
terday, consigned to ]. Il. Jordan g
Co.. OF this city.
The pungy BIN Nye. sunk off Jorda n
Point, In the James river, has been
raised and was lowed into port yes,er-
day and anchored on Berkeley fats She
vii, so on the railway for repairs.
The photographic pile, chariot the
North A tlaatio for. Octobersis al hand.
ublished sby tina I bureau. Mole than