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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-28
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WARS RED RUIN ACLIPSED BY
THIS STORM.
Probably Fifty People Killed and a thousand
Injured in Kirksville Alone-Frightful
Havoc Wrought at Other
Places.

| st. Louis, Mo-, April PA special to
the Globe Democrat from Kirksville,
Mo-, says:
| A gathering storm that had been
threatening all afternoon broke upon
Kirksvile at 600 O'Clock tonight in all
1.-THE fury of Il cyclone. y path Il quarter
| of mile wide as clean as the prairie
| was swept through the eastern portion
of the city and four hundred buildings.
homes and mercantile were leveed to
the ground in scattered ruins.
| In the heavy rain that followed. the
people who had escaped turned out to
rescue the injured.
| For two hours not much was accom-
lpished as all was confusion. but by $
lo'clock. twenty-five dead bodies had been
taken from the ruins.
| 1t is confidently expected that the
Hist of dead will reach between fifty and
sixty. if it does not exceed that
| Almost a thousand people We're more
or less injured.
| Daylight will be necessary before an
adequate estimate of loss of life and
lproperty can be had.
Each blanched face reports a new ca
Ilamity.
LIST OF KNOWN DEAD.
st. Louis. Mo-, April 27-A special to
1.-THE Globe Democrat from Kirksville.
Mo-, gives the list of killed in the cy-
clone tonight so far as known as fol-
llOws:
IWM. b. HOWELLS. student American
| School of Osteopatny.
MRS. W. H. SHERBOURN. wife of
student School Osteopathy.
lJAMES WEAVER, SR.. retired con
tractor.
THEODORE BRIGHAM, merchant.
led. BEEMAN, boy
MRS. w. w. GREEN, and daughter
| Miss Bessie.
MRS. HENRY ELLINGTON.
MIR. A. w. GLASEE.
MRS. BENGREN.
MRS. JOHN LARKIN, SIR.
MRS. II. MAHFEY.
MRS. G. WOODS.
MIR. A. LITTLE.
MR. JOE WOODS.
MRS. JOE WOODS.
MIR. A. w. RAINSCHOTT.
MRS. A. w. RAINSCHOTT.
MIR. c. A. GIBBS.
MRS. c. \. GIBBS.
A. G. BEAL.
JAS. CUNNINGHAM.
MRS. MITCHELL.
Reported killed:
MIR. PREK.
MIR. ANDERSON.
MIR. STEPHENS.
DIR. BILLINGS.
ICOL. LITTLE and family.
MRS. PENCHOTT and child
| Intense darkness prevailed after the
cyclone, and the rescuers were at a
disadvantage for a short time until fire
broke out in dozen placeSin the ruins
and shed light over the scene.
No attempts were made to extinguish
the flames, partly because the rescuers
had no time and partly because of the
need of light.
| On both sides of the storms path the
debris was piled high and burned fercely.
| In all probability a number of bodies
have been incinerated.
The storm first struck the eastern por.
| ltion of the city near that part occupied
| by the boarding houses of the students
of the American School of Osteopathy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-28

State Normal School and McWard's
Seminary.
1t was just supper time, for the stu
dents, and it is thought very probably
the list of dead will be well filled with
students. as large number of these
boarding houses were demolished.
AS far as known tonight these three
institutions of learning escaped the
storm.
The storm went northwest and wiped
out Patterson's nursery, pulling the trees
out Of the ground and hurting them
through the city.
| A second edition of the cyclone fol-
lowed the first, twenty minutes later.
| 1t came as an inky black cloud and
covered the whole town, but passed
above the houses, doing no material
damage. 1t undoubtedly struck the
ground a few miles out of Kirksville
THE TORNADO IN IOWA.
Onawa, Iowa. April PA tornado
swept the farming country twenty miles
east of here last night. Only meagre
details have been received. Three per-
sons are reported to have been killed ana
| a great damage done to property. The
killed are said to be:
HANS SEVERSON. farmer.
| A BOY. named Perrin
IAN UNKNOWN MAN.
John Amerston had an arm broken
and his scalp cut. y number of others
are reported to have been hurt, but their
names have not yet been learned
! The houses of Peter Peterson, Amers-
ton and Severson were blown to pieces
as were also the other buildings on their
farms.
| 1t is reported that the house of George
| Ferrn, three miles southeast of Ute.
was totally demolished A boy ten years
old, was killed and Mr. and Mrs Ferrin
and five daughters We're fatally injured.
ONE DEAD. SIN INJURED.
Omaha, Neb.. April 27-A special to
Ithe Bee from Onawa, iowa, says:
J a terrific windstorm, followed by rain
and hail, swept the Soldier Valley last
night, leaving death and ruin in its path.
! Over an inch of rain fell and heavy
hail storm lasted twelve minutes.
LESLIE FURNE, ten years old, son of
George Furne, was killed.
Six were injured. several fatally.
DESTRUCTION AT NEWTOWN.
Kansas City, No., April PA special
to the Journal from Chilicothe Mo-,
says:
"A tornado. probably the same one
that swept over Kirksville struck New
town, small town in Sullivan county.
! tonight and caused terrible destruction
1t is reported that fifteen people were
killed i'll the city, and that many others
were killed in the country near here
n great number of buildings were blown
down. Heavy rain followed the tornado
adding greatly to the damage A Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul bridge is
said to have been washed out
Only partial list of the casualties
can be obtained. The station agent of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad at Newtown, reports the killed
as follows:
SHERMAN REAPER. wife and
three children.
"LABON EVANS and two daugh-
ters.
"'WM. HAYS, wife and child"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-28

1t may be foolish to kick against the
inevitable. but one seldom discovers that
it is the inevitable until after the kick
has been duly registered.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-28

1t is stated op the best authority that
the President has no intention of reliev-
ing Captain Coghlan from command of
the Raleigh.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
LAWYERS TAKE ACTION.
Delegates to Attend Funerals of Justice
Field and Judge Bartholomew.

The Worcester County Bar associa-
ton met yesterday morning in the
office of Thayer & Cobb, State Mutual
building, and took appropriate actor
on the deaths of Chief Justice Field OF
the supreme bench and Judge Andrew
j. Barth Jlcmew of Southbridge.
Hon. John r. Thayer presided and
appointed delegations to attend each
funeral. The funeral of Chief Justice
Field will take place this afternoon al
l o'clock with services in the South
Congregational church, Boston. These
delegates will meet at the Brunswick
at 1890 o'clock: Col. T. S. Johnson
clerk of the superior cour, District At
torney lockwood Hoar, ex-District At
torney Herbert Parker. Col. W. A.
Gle, Col. w. S. B. Hopkins, Hon. John
r. Thayer, T. c. Kent, Edward p.
Pierce, City Solicitor A. p. Rugg and
Henry L. Parker.
Resolutions on the death of Justice
Field will come from the attorney gen
eral in behalf of the bar of the whole
state, thus preserving the time hon
ored custom. A committee composed of
Frank p Goulding, lockwood Hoar
and Charles f. Aldrich will draw up
resolutions on the death of Judge Bar
tholomew.
During the meeting yesterday morn
ing addresses of an eulogistic nature on
the two judges were made by T. c.
Kent, Col. w. S. B. Hopkins, Col. VIM.
A: Gile, Henry L. Parker and Hon. John
r. Thayer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
GAINING IN HEALTH.
Many Unfortunate Children Get a Taste
of the Fine Air of the Country.

The amount of money for carrying or
the fresh air work of the City Mir.
sionary Society up to the present date
amounts to nearly $3.50. Rev. Eldridgc
Mix, the superintendent of the society
has been working hard during the past
few days and has succeeded in getting
many generous contributions.
The first two weeks ended today ard
during that time IL children were sent
to the Denny hill farm at Cherry Val
ley to take the places of the IL who
have been there during the past few
weeks. Twelve more were sent 10 the
Leland farm and the u who have been
there during the past two weeks re-
turned home.
OF those sent today, four came from
the Salvation Army, two from families
where parents are recovering from III
ness two from places where mothers
are unable to attend to them, as they
are working, two from places where
fathers have left home, four from Swe-
dish and German families, one young
man who needs rest, mother is Ill; one
from a poor family, parents addicted to
drink; one from mother who has no
means of support.
The warden at the farm writes to
LIT. MIX. am sure LHdI ll
would be rejoiced could you know what
q perfect success the two weeks have
been. The children have been very or
derby and l have learned many woe
full tales from them during their stay
here. / have taken extra good care OF
their rooms. There are plenty of ber-
ries here and am sure that the chill
dren who come next will enjoy them
selves. On Saturday each of the chill :
dren is given a warm sponge bath and
/ am sure that it will prove very bene.
fetal to them. The German girl who
was sent out here has improved rapid
ly in health and is receiving special
attention The farm mentioned is sit
uated in the valley near the Wackd-
sett mountain and is in very healthy
locality and l am sure that 1t will i'm
prove the health of all of the children
that are sent here"
Today the mothers and 20 children
will take trolley ride to Grafton on a
special car, where they will be met by
a committee from the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Baptist church and will be
escorted to Blackberry where they will
be entertained by the young ladies at
their annual picnic. These young la
dies Of Grafton will have charge Of the
fresh air children: Mrs. Anna Dolli-
yer, Mrs. Charles A. Merchant, Mrs
Edmund Cheney, Mrs. George Hast
ings, Mrs. Aaron Elliot Mrs. John ].
Clark and Mrs. George Huchins.
The week of the fresh air work will
be finished Friday with a trolley ride
to and a days outing at Spencer.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
Entries May Be Filed
Until Midnight
Saturday.
JIMMY JUVENAL WILL ROW HERE.
It Will Be His First Com
petition With Champion
Ten Eyck.

The board of management of the
Quinsigamond international regatta has
extended the time limit for filing en-
tries to midnight Saturday night from
last night.
A considerable number of entries
were filed with Secretary Ware last
night, but owing to the change in dates
of the regatta, the board has decided
to hold the list open until Saturday.
Postal cards calling attention to the
fact that the regatta dates are changed
and giving important information con-
corning the regatta, were mailed yes
terday to all boat clubs in eastern Unit
ed States and Canada. The Pennsyl-
vania Barge Club has promised the
entry of Jimmy Juvenal in the single
SOULS. Juvenal will not row in singles
at the national, and his race here will
be his first competition against Ten
Eyck
This is significant for the Quinsiga-
mond, as Juvenal is regarded by some
to be the equal of Mcguire of Boston
and worthy competitor for Ten Eyck.
Besides the singles, the Pennsylvania
0iuD Will enter the Tours ana elgnCS.
Its entry is the only one yet received
for the fours, and the Wachusett double
is solitary in the entry list of doubles
The board of management will make
special efforts to fill these events, as
ali others will have fast entries. The
Springfield Boat Club will enter Kubic
and it's eight, and there is a possibility
of an entry from the interscholastiC
eight of Boston. The Vespers of Phil
adelphia, too, are looked to for an en-
try in the eight
The Vespers ana Pennsylvania Barge
rrews are the hottest of rivals, and vii
fight it out at the national. The course
in Boston is not the one either is ac.
customed to. Here on QuinsigamonC
both crews would be sure of smooth
water such as they row in on tn,
Schuylkill, and they may carry theil
fight to this city,
The entries in the canoe events will
be large. The Prospects, Springflelds
Lakesides, Tatassits, Wabewawas anC
Crescents have promised entries, som,
of them in both canoe events. TIL,
singles will be a good race with Tel
Eyck, Juvenal, Lewis, Kubic and pos
sibly some of the fast ones who will
row at the national If Goldman re
turns in time with the Argonauts, h,
may come here with, the Argonau
eight
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
The BEST YET.
Question of Safe, Adequate, Darkroom
Light Satisfactorily Settled.

The host of amateur photographers
in this city will hail with JOY the adj
vent of unique darkroom lantern
which approaches perfection
For years the followers of Daguerre
have been perplexed, or rather vexed
and worried by even the best of the
oontrivances which have been upon the
market and which have commanded an
exorbitant price.
1t remained for the introduction of
the electric light and the storage bat
terry to satisfactorily settle the question
Of safe, adequate light for all opera
tions in the dark room and bring joy
to the hearts of those who edo the
rest" themselves.
Alden NJ. Bigelow of this city, in con-
junction with John N Morse, himself
an expert amateur photographer, has
perfected storage battery dark room
lamp which meets all the requirements
Of the most fastidious amateurs, and
although the novelty has not been
pushed by the designer it is meeting
with ready sale The Spy's special
photographer yesterday examined the
novelty and is ready to pronounce 1t
ueclQeu advance over anything or the
kind that has been shown.
The power for the light is contained
in a fve-cell storage battery Of con-
venient size to admit of transportation,
occupying very little space. A three
candle power electric bulb is inclosed
in a Theoretically sealed metal box, at
one side of which is panel containing
the necessary ruby and other lights
well known to the photographer. A
flexible cord connects with the battery,
admitting of the placing of the light in
any part of the dark room and in any
position, for there are no liquids to
spill, no lamp to smoke, and what is
more important, there is nothing to
soil the fingers of the manipulation.
The battery is of sufficient power to
run the lamp for 20 consecutive hours
and is easily and cheaply recharged
Altogether, it is the best thing of the
kind that has been seen. Mr.. Bigelow
has established an office at room liz in
the Walker building, and within a few
days viii be able to supply the demand
which has arisen for this most perfect
of dark room lights.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
THREE MORE RECRUITS.
Local Office Continues to Send Out Soil
ders For the War.

Local Office Continues to Send Out Sol.
diers For the War.
Three candidates for service in the
army of the United States were sue
cessful in passing the required physical
examination at the local recruiting Of
flee yesterday. They were Napoleon
st. Lawrence of IL Barclay street,
Frank H. Mallett Of 112 Canterbury
street and James H. Cunningham of
Millbury. All are raw recruits. st.
Lawrence and Mallett WILL go to Platts-
burg barracks to serve in the Twenty
sixth volunteers next Thursday after
noon. Cunningham goes to Fort Slo-
cumb, N. Y, where he will enter the
unassigned cavalry Thursday evening.
All will be mustered into the service
when Capt. ]. c. Gresham arrives here
Thursday. Five applicants were re-
jected by the doctor, three for defective
vision, one for Varicose veins, and the
other for being underweight. Several
others were rejected by the clerks in
charge of the Office for various reasons.
Corporal George A. Snow of Battery
I, Second heavy artillery will leave
this city next Thursday to rejoin his
regiment, which is at present at Fort
ress Cabanas, Havana. Snow will take
passage ON the transport Buford, Fri
day. Snow enlisted under Lieut.. Roy
den at the local recruiting office and
was detailed to the Second heavy. AT
the close of hostilities he called for his
discharge, when the regiment was in
Cuba. After arriving in this city he
decided to re-enlist and did SO. He was
allowed the three months furlough
with pay, and has remained about this
city during that time. His time having
nearly expired, he has decided to re-
join his regiment.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE.
Aldermen Who Are to Investigate Petition
Of Worcester Telephone Co.

Henry Brannon, president of the
board of aldermen, has announced his
choice Of Ave members of the board to
serve on the special committee to in
vestigate all matters pertaining to the
petition of the Worcester Telephone
company for right to lay conduits, erect
poles, string wires and do a general
telephone business in the city Of Wor-
cester.
The aldermen who will make up the
telephone committee are: Henry Bran
non, Charles A. Vaughan, John r..
Back. Sanford G. Kendall and Philip J..
OConnell. The order calling for the APP
pointment of special committee speci-
fed that it should be appointed by the
president of the board, the president to
be one Of the members. No special time
is given In which the city shall report,
and no meeting as yet Of the commit
tee has been called.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
Funeral of w. S. Bar
ton Takes Place at
All Saints.
ALL CLASSES OF PEOPLE THERE
Only Bouquet on the Cas-
ket Was the One Gath
cred by Deceased.

With strikingly impressive, yet sim.
pie ceremonials Of the Episcopal church
the funeral services over all that was
mortal of ex-City Treasurer William
Sumner Barton were held yesterday af-
ternoon at O'Clock at the church Of
All Saints, where the deceased was o
communicate through life.
The services were public and many
from all the walks of life, who had
made the acquaintance of the deceased
In life, We're present to pay the last
token Of respect to the dead.
The regular committal services OF the
Episcopal church were read by Rev.
DR.. Henry Lott Jones of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, cousin of Mr.. Barton. He was
assisted by the Rev. w. H. Collins of
Brattleboro, VT, and Rev. Samuel
Hodgkins, rector of ST. Johns Episco-
pal church of Wilkinsonville.
No eulogy was pronounced and the
entire services were of the simplest
nature. A particularly sad and pathet-
tc incident of the services was, that,
with the numberless beautiful floral
tributes from the friends of the de-
ceased, the only bouquet that rested
on the casket was the one Mr.. Barton
picked Of the wild flowers and ferns,
and to the friends and relatives this
simple bouquet spoke more eloquently
than words
Before and after the reading of the
committal service. Organist G. Arthur
Smith played several selections. The
floral tributes consisted of many beau
tiful pieces, notable among which was
a large basket Of roses from the cx-
City Treasurers office and a bouquet
from the ladies in that office. Other
floral tributes. were from relatives and
friends and from. members of the CRY
government.
The casket was borne by the follow
ing old associates of the deceased:
Sheriff Robert H. Chamberlain, ex-
Mayor Henry A. Marsh, DR.. Charles a.
Peabody, j. Stewart Brown, Charles II.
Benchley, City Treasurer Fred w.
White, ex-Mayor Edward l.. Davis and
Col. w. S. B. Hopkins. The ushers at
the church were Carlton Bonney, Per
cey Smith, Arthur E. Longley and Her
bert L. Fiske.
Besides the intimate relatives and
friends, the following members of the
city government and from the various
city departments at city hall were
present: His honor Mayor Rufus e.
Dodge, Jr., Chief of Police James M.
{ brennan, Assistant City Clerk w. Hen
ry Towne, Auditor John B. BowScr,
City Messenger Charles Marvin, Wa+e'
Commissioner John G. Brady, Water
Register George w. Batchelder, City
Engineer Frederick A. Mcclure chair
man of the board of assessors, Amos
M. Parker, and Arthur H. Burton and
George B. Hurlburt of the assessors
office; Superintendent of Public Build
ings Charles Il. Peck. Clerk of the
Board of Health James G. Coffey, Seal
er of Weights and Measures G. Het-
bert De Fosse, Inspector of Milk John
p Streeter, Inspector of Provisions
Thomas Monahan. In addition to the
above there were present a delegation
from the Morning Star Lodge.
The interment in the family lot in
Rural cemetery was strictly private,
none but the intimate friends and rela-
tives of the deceased being present.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19

back with their pencil and pad and fig-
ured leisurely.
The fact that the contract was not
awarded yesterday was the direct re-
suit of diplomacy on the part of the
association. When the bids are made
public. the result of another round be-
tween the association and its antago-
nists viii be announced. Members of the
association have made no secret of the
declaration that one of the combine
will get the job. Plumbing contractors
who are members of the association
will begin at once to deposit their bids,
and at the expiration of two weeks will
know whether having sized up the
other contestants in the fight for the
job, has any bearing on the award of
the contract.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
TRAVELS IN A BUGGY.
Rev. Henry Bush Of London Canvasssna
For His Own Book.

heV' 76nry ouSn OF Lonuon CanEaS8fn@
For His Own Book.
Rev. Henry Bush of London, authcn
Of the Book of Understandings arrIv-
ed in this city from Boston yesterday.
where he has been stopping during the
past few months, advertising his book
which is the testator Of the whole goA~
pei given under two dispensatioms.
The book cfassifies all Of thevvarioua
religions under one head and claims
that If all of the different creeds of the
earth were sifted down that all have
practically the same meaning, as all
were taken from the Bible that was
handed down from God Mr.. Bush is.
an elderly gentleman and is in the
neighborhood Of rs years old, but still
retains good health and intends to
make a tour OF this country during the
next few years. He claims that he
knows the Bible by heart and can ans
wer all questions put to him in regard
to the Bible and Of the religion Of the
different creeds of the earth. From
Worcester he will go to New York and
travel up the Hudson. From there he
will go to Buffalo, thence to the wes-
tern coast. During the winter season
he will go to Texas. Mr. Bush cams
to this country from London MAY 81.
1899, and will remain here until he has
introduced his book throughout the
continent. He travels in a buggy and
covers on an average from 90 - e
miles daily.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
HALF HOLIDAY SATURDAY.
Employees of Steel Works Get a Little
Respite From Work.

All employees of the Washburn &
Moen department of the American
Steel and Wire Company will have a
half holiday on Saturday until Sept. 1.
Notices to that effect have been posted
in the Grove street, Quinsigamond and
South Worcester works. Saturday half
holidays have been granted Office en-
ployees during the summer months for
several seasons, but this is the first
time in the history of the company that
the machinery has been motionless half
day each week. The holiday is not
granted among al the departments of
the American Steel and Wire Compa-
ny. The half holiday does not indicate
a decrease in business. The works are
buster than ever, and the men work
the harder because of the unsolicited
favor granted