Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-27

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the swollen streams and missing
bridges. Until communication is re
established the widest conjectures re-
garding the loss of life may be ex-
pected. Eight hundred men are en-
ployed repairing the tracks of the
Norfolk and Western r, iroad. Sur.
vivors say that the flood came so sud
denly that they barely had time to
| climb the nearby hillsides.
ROANOKE, June 24.-Tha fl ist pass
enger train from the fooled district
| arrived this morning On IT were n
large number of refugees rom the
devastated coal fields of West Nir-
ginia. Many of them walsed doz-
en- miles to secure railroad communi-
cation. The telegraphic stories of
the scenes of Saturday night and yes
| terday declare the reported l0ss of
| life to be exaggerated. The refugees
declare that 100 will probably cover
the number drowned. The greatest
| disaster was at Vivian The peo.
| pie, however. We're warned in tire to
| escape the flood by fleeing to In lis.
| CHARLESTON, w Va. June "a
The national guard company stationed
| at Bramwell has been ordered to the
| flooded district to protect property
Other troops will probably be sent
later. Relief supplies are being col.
lected. If the Norfolk and Western
| rairoad cannot deliver the supplies
| they will be started over the noun
| tains on a wgon train.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va. June "a
| The latest reports place the death
list from the great flood at one thou
| sand Newspaper men who have ar
rived here from the food district say
| there is nothing to substantiate the
reports.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 2i.-Gov-
White of West Virginia his sympathy
and asking what the people of Ohio
| can do for the sufferers.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va. June 2i.-
| Governor White says that he fears
the death list of the Eikhorn flood is
liable to reach oyer a Thousand. and
possibly two thousand
ENNIS. w. Va, June 25.-A cour.
Ter from Keystone has just arrived on
foot across the mountains and reports
the loss of life from the food will not
exceed Go. Thousands of people es-
capped taking warning from the con.
stantly swelling Elkhorn and fleeing
to the mnuntainsides More than one
hundred remained In the town TO pro
tect property and 10 aid the women
and children.
When the flood was at its height
horses and cattle We're washed down
in dr0ves. mixed with the wrecks of
| houses. barnes, trees, fences and ties
Six bodies have been recovered at
| Eckman. Eight lives were lost al
Ennis and several were drowned al
Shawnee. Seventeen houses were
swept away at Cedar Bluff. The lit
tie towns of Ravens and Knob were
obliterated by mountain slides.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 25.-The
Republican state convention met this
| morning and awaited the report of the
platform committee. In the mean
time the convention arranged for the
| e-nomination of Governor Nash.
Senators Foraker and Hanna were act
ing in unison and deity directed the
affairs of the convention.
The platform is a very strong one
1t views with supreme satisfaction the
| work of the Republican party and
maintains its implicit trust in It's abil.
ity to meet every problem. II says
the Mckinley administration of ma
tional affairs has been such that the
United States has become Il world
power, that industry has revived.
plenty has succeeded want in every
part OF tha cnuntry and from all guar
ters comes the demand for worlSmen
at the highest wages ever paid Ameri.
can labor.
Our export trade now leads the
| world, approximating the present year
one billion five hundred million of dol.
lars.
The platform demands protection
and the construction of an American
ship canal across the isthmus. and
| the restriction of Chinese labor II
| endorses the administration of Gov
| ernor Nash, commends Senators For.
aker and Hanna and endorses For
aker for a SECOND term,
Senator Hanna was made perma-
usHl tudll VI VIC anu
Governor Nash was renominated by
| acclamation.
LONDON, June 25.-Speaker Hen
derson and Henry White. secretary oi
| the American embassy. were guests o:
| King Edward this afternoon during
his inspection of the yeomanry guard
| in the gardens of Marlborough House.
| LONDON, June 25.-The grand
| jury has returned a true bill against
Lord Russell charging him with big
amy. A woman's vindictiveness was
the prime cause OF the indictment.
The first Lady Russell is the revenge
| full character in the case. For years
she unsucoessfully bounded her hus
band in the courts seeking divorce,
alimony or endeavoring to compel him
to live with her. The chance for the
woman to get even came after he had
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