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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
He is DEAD WHEN FOUND
Explanation of the Accident May
Never be Had.
BELIEVED ADELERr HAY WAS ASLEEP
lie Had Gone 10 Yale TO Attend The Commence
ment His Father Hearing Of His Death
Was Completely Frustrated
by the Shock.
(By the Associated Press. J

New Haven, Conn, June 23.-AdeIbert
Stone Hay, former Consul of the United
States at Pretoria, South Africa, and eld-
est son of Secretary of State John Hay,
fell from a window in the third story of
the New Haven House in this city shortly
before 2:9O o'clock this morning and was
instantly killed.
His death occurred on the eve OF the
Yale commencement, which brought him
here yesterday and in which, by virtue
of his class office, the young man would
have been one of the leaders.
The full details of the accident may
never be known.
Hon. John Hay, Secretary of State, ar
rived here from Washington at 5:45 p.
m. r. Hay was unaccompanied and gave
signs of great grief. He entered a car
riage and was driven Immediately to the
residence of Seth Mosely. Worn out with
the long trip and once within the walls
of the house that sheltered the remains
of his son, the Secretary collapsed His
prostration was so complete that DIR. Gill
bert was summoned
Miss Helen Hay, a daughter of the
Secretary, arrived from Boston at 7:1O
p. m.
Mr.. Hay had rooms at the New Haven
House for commencement week 1t is
generally supposed that after going to
his room he went to the window for air
and, sitting on the sill, he dozed off and
overbalancing, fell to the pavement be-
low, a fal of fully sixty feet The fall
resulted in instant DEATH and within
fifteen minutes the body had been identi-
fled as that of young Hay. How it all
happened Immediately became a matter
of speculation on the part of the throng
of curious spectators who gathered and
subject of mournful inquiry for the
classmates and friends of the young man.
Half a dozen physicians who were
hastily summoned were unable to do any
thing. and the body awaited orders of
the coroner's deputy, Medical Examiner
Bartlett. That official pronounced it a
case of accidental death and reported to
his superior, Coroner Mix. The body was
removed as soon as possible to the rooms
of a nearby undertaken, where it awaited
instructions from the family. Repeated
efforts to locate Secretary Hay by wire
were futile until the early morning hours,
when a request from the father reached
Seth Mosely, the proprietor of the hotel,
to care for the body until the members
of the family could reach town.
Meanwhile the sensation occasioned by
the tragedy continued. Every movement
of Young Hay was traced in an effort to
the uncertainties of the affair.
1t was learned that the young man on
May 29 left Washington with his mother
and two sisters for Newburn, N. H..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
THE WEST INDIAN MEDALS.
Designs From Two Approved Both Bear samp-
sons Head.
(By the Assoclated Presg.l }

Washington. June 24.-Acting upon
the unanimous recommendation Of the
naval board of awards, Secretary Long
today approved the resigns 70 rthe two
medals provided for by Congress to
commemorate the achievements of the
United States Navy In the campaign in
the West indies during the Spanish
American War. OF these two medals
the first is known as the battle medal
and the second as the mertorious service
medal. In its reports to Secretary Long
the board of awards points out thas this
battle medal is not conferred for services
rendered in any one engagement, but Is
intended for all of the men who partici-
pated in the West Indian campaign.
The board states that it has placed
SIMPSONS head upon the medal because
he was commander in-chief Of the West
Indian squadron, as Dewey's was placed
on the Manila medal The medal win
not be known as the Santiago medal as
IT VIII bear upon the reverse The name.
rank and ship of the initial battle in
which the recipient participated The adj
dtional battles will be represented by
separate bars above the suspending RIB
on OF red, white and blue, one bar for
each battle. Thus in the case of an OFF,
Ger like aWinwright the bars viii be all
most as conspicuous as the medal
The Sampson portraitsis a profile taken
from a likeness made just before The
outbreak of the Spanish War. On this
face Of the medal the inscription reads.
United States Naval Campaign in the
West Indies. 1898 William Thomas
Sampson, Commander in Chief"
The suspending bar above bears the
American eagle above design in oak
leaves.
The reverse Of the medal marks the
Governments recognition of the splendid
services of 'The man behind the gun"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
Town OF KEYSTONE ALMOST WIPED OUT
Passengers at Vivian Have Thrill
ing Escape.
FROM CARS TO COKE OVENS BY ROPES
All Wires Down and No Definite News Yet Re-
ceiyed From Coal Fields. Laborers,
Troops and Tents Are Being
Hurried to Scene
(By the Associated Press.)

Roanoke, Va, June 24.-It is now re-
missing in the coal fields as a result of
Saturdays flood. The town of Key
stone while much damaged is not wiped
out as reported. No estimate of prop.
erty loss has been made either by coal
operators or the railroad officials. The
loss is, however, far up in the thous-
ands. No definite news has been re.
ceived from the coal fields as all wires
are still down and there is no commune
catioN. Estimates of 200 or more lives
lost are certainly too great Railroad
loss will reach $500,000 Men and ma
terial are being carried to the coal fields
from all over the lihe.
A telegram this afternoon from En-
Mss w. Va, from General Manager
Johnson, of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad says:
THE best information is that about
sixty people were drowned in the North
Fork of the Eikhorn. Property loss
about 100000. The Norfolk and West
ern Railroad suffered severe damage
to its tracks and .trestles. Expect te
be open for traffic some time Wednes-
day if we have no more storms"
A message from Charleston, w. Va,
says:
Colonel John Hewitt, attorney at
Bramwell, has been directed by the
Secretary of State in the absence of the
Governor, to take full charge of the
situation in the flooded district A COM
pany of National Guards has been or
dered to assist. More troops will be
sent as soon as possible. Supply tents
have been ordered. If there is any
great delay in open railroad communi-
cation relief wagons will be sent over
land.'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
Leads all North Carolina Dailies i'm News and Circulation

on either side, and Elkhorn creek flow
ing through the center of the BASIN
which ranges from quarter to one
mile in width.
From Ennis to Vivian Yard. w. Va
about ten miles, the country is dotted
with miners cabins, coal company
commissaries and coke plants. Elk
horn creek, bein fed by numerous small
streams coming from the mountain
sides, rises very rapidly in storms. The
little town of X ystone, which has
population of ABOUT 1000, seems the
greatest sufferer, as practically the en-
tire town was washed away. This
town, being the principal one in the
Pocahontas coal field and located near
it's center, was to a great extent the
headquarters fro11 which the mining
people purchased supplies, and was also
the only place in the field where whisky
could be purchased At this place there
was a large number of saloons
THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD.
Following is a list of a few of the
notable floods and cyclone disasters of
the past decade:
The dam at Johnstown broke at p.
M, May 81, 1889, and in three quarters
of an hour the three miles of water
behind it, about 1900 900 cubic feet in
all, had drained out and was precipi-
tated upon Johnstown. swath of
1000 feet was cut through the iron
works and the principal business and
residence portion of the town by the
water, which rose to a height of 80 to
N art0r Of
between 5000 and 5000 had perished and
about $4O0OO,0O0 damage had been done.
September 15 1S75-Galveston, Texas,
was swept by fioow and scores of lives
were lost beside about $25O,000 worth
of property.
June 20, 1S92--Breaking dams flooded
Titusville and Oil City Pa. Oil and gas
oline tanks burst and the flood became
seething mass Of flames, in which
500 persons lost their lives.
March 27, 1S9O-Tornado swept Louis
vile, KY; SO killed and 500 injured
May Is, 1SO6-Tornado struck Grayson
and Denton counties, Texas; 100 killed.
May 27, 1S96-Tornado i'm ST. Louis and
East st. Louis; 500 Killed and 1900
wounded. Property loss, 5000, 900 000
Part of the two cities razed to the
ground.
September 20, 1S96-A tornado ana
tidal wave destroyed part of Cedar
Keys, Fla, and wrecked many vessels.
Many lives lost.
June Il, 1884 tornado in Southern
Wisconsin and Minnesota partially de-
stroyed the cities of Hastings, New
RichmSnd and Hudson: 500 killed and
l, 900 wounded.
August s, 1884 hurricane swept |
the Little Antilles, Porto Rico, Santa |
Domingo, and portion of the Florida |
coast. Loss of life. about 1000.
September s, 19O0-Galveston, Texas, |
swept by storm and many lives We're |
lost, the figures being placed at up |
ward of 1000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25

Greensboro, NJ. c., June 24.-Mr
George Foster Peabody, of New York has
just given President Charles d. McIyer
$4,000 for The State Normal and Indus
trial College. OF this amount 5000 is
to be used in developing an Educational
Park on the college grounds, and the other
$4,000 is to become available as soon
as a certain sum shall be raised by Pres
ident McIver and the friends of the in
stitution.
The educational park is a unique idea.
The college owns 125 acres Of land, about
half of which is very broken and in for
est. This is the exercise ground Of the
students. 1t is proposed to beautify the
pork and to make several miles of we'll
graded walks through it. Each attrac-
tive spot-hill, spring. and dale-ls to
be dedicated to some great educational
leader or event, and all to be marked by
blocks of granite with appropriate in
scriptions. Most Of these blocks will be
secured by private donations. AMI ii is
hoped that various people will provide
pavilions and rustic seats near the mon
uments in which they are most interested.
The students spend one hour of each
day on the grounds. and thus, incidentally,
they will become familiar with the story
of Archibald ID. Murphy, Calvin II. Wiley,
George Peabody and others who have
made our public school system; with the
date OF the foundation and vith the his
tory of the University, the Agricultural
and Mechanical Colleges, Wake Forest,
Trinity. Davidson. Guilford and other de-
nominational colleges; with tna orphan
age work and the benevolent work OF
the State in educating the deaf. dumb
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
DONATION TO THE STATE NORMAL
Gift of $4,000, the Second Received From Mr.
George Foster Peabody. S5, 600 to be Used in De-
veoping Educational Park.
(speelaI to News and observer.l

and blind and in caring for it's afflicted
In short, there is to be written on stone
or bronze in this forest, which is the
exercise ground of the future teachers
of North Carolina, the educational his
tory of the State, just as the military.
church, and political history of the State
can be read from portraits and inscrip
tions on the walls of our University and
colleges.
1t is intended to emphasize the idea
that the deeper and broader development
OF States civilization is educational
rather than military or political, how
ever important the latter may be- that
the renowned victories of peace" so
much lauded are wrought through educa-
ticn and culture.
Whatever history shall be written in
the park will be written on the minds
and hearts of future generations for the
state Normal and Industrial College will
probably never have less than a thous-
anu representatives teaching in all parts
of North Carolina
Mr.. George Foster Peabody IS a native
OF Georgia. He is a distant relative of
the great philanthropist, George Peabody.
whose gift Of 3.00O,O 600 to the public
schools of the South IN 1867 has done
so much for this section. This is Mr.
Peabody's second gift to the State Normal
and Industrial College, his first Of a
thousand dollars having been made about
year ago. He is a prominent member
OF the Southern Educational Conference.
and was with Mr. 0gden's party on their
visit to the South last April He is a
trustee Of Hampton Institute, and one of
its best friends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
A STORY OF THE FLOOD.
Narrative Of an Eye Witness Who Travelled
Through the Devastered Region
(By the Associated Press. J


Roanoke, Va, June 24.-IThere has been
very little news received here today from
the West Virginia flood. One train came
in this afternoon, but very little new in
formation could be gained from the pas
sengers The trains are running from
Bluefield and Ennis, which places are
just outside the territory visited by the
cloudburst on last Saturday morning. All
day long today Roanokers who have
friends and relatives in the coal fields
and the coal operators here who have
laree financial interests in the devastated
strip have been lounging around the rail-
road station awaiting the arrival of the
belated train These people, making in
quiries of relatives and property, have
been besieging the railroad and CONNER
cial telegraph offices since early this
morning. The wires all being down west
of Bluefield, save one wire which goe
through to Ennis but is being used as a
train wire, prevented the public from
gaining any additional particulars. How
many are dead is not definitely known
and 1t will necessarily be several days yet
before the exact number can be given out
as official, but the various reports IL
circulation here are that all the way from
ffty to two hundred have been drowned.
1t is probably safe to assume the first
figures as being more nearly correct than
the last The damage to property VII
certainly amount to hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars. Miles of railroad tracK
are washed out and great gulches have
been created. The devastated section
covers an area of about twenty miles west
of Bluefield 1t is a very narrow valley
not much wider than broad street in
some places.
OVER 200 HOUSES SWEPT AWAY.
Coal mines are scatt cred al along the
road. Keystone, the town reported to
have been SO greatly damaged, at first
believed to have been wiped out of ex-
istence, is a village of between 1000 and
5000 and is built along the narrow valley
and on the sides of the bluffs. There is
creek which runs through the tcwn,
over which most of the houses are built
on piles and rockwork This creek runs
in winding way through the narrow
village and has gradual fall. The noun
tains on either side loom up for hundreds
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Batteries-Raleigh, Stanley and Le-
Grande Charlotte, Martin and Gates.
Summary: Home run, Smith. Three
base hit. Kelly. Two-base hits, Le-
Grande, Stanley and Swanden. Left on
bbases, Raleigh and Charlotte, 8. Bases
on balls, off Stanley, g. off Martin, g.
Struck out, by Stanley, IA; by Martin, g.
Sacrifice hits. LeGrande and Weaver
Stolen bases, Sherman and Swander
Time Of game, 2 hours. Umpire, Mr..
Clark.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
FIRST REPORT OF DISASTER.
Coal Region Swept by a Flood That Recalls
the Johnstown Horror.
(By Associated Press ,

Bluefleld, w. Va, June % This entire
section has just been visited by a nooc,
the extent of which in all probability will
equal or exceed that of Johnstown in 1889
so far as the loss of property is con-
cerned.
Early yesterday morning, shortly after
midnight, heavy downpour of rain be-
gan, accompanied by severe electric
storm, and steadily increased in vio-
lence Until 10 a. M, then ceasing for
several hours and beginning again with
renewed violence. This continued
throughout the day and night, and at 10
o'clock this morning, while the storm has
abated, the lowering clouds Indicate an
other terrific downpour at any moment.
Many miles of the Norfolk e West
ern railroad track, bridges and tele-
graph lines are entirely destroyed and
communication is entirely cut off west Of
Elkhorn SO that it is impossible to learn
the full extent of the loss of life and
property, but officials of the coal opera
tions located in the stricken district have
sent out messengers to Elkhorn, the ter
minus of both teleghaphic and railroad
communication, and have received a re-
port that a conservative estimate as to
the loss of life will easily reach 200
Some of the drowned are among the most
prominent people of the coal feds.
The Pocahontas coal field is located in
a basin, with high mountain ranges on
either side. Elkhorn creek flowing
through the center of the basin, which
ranges from one fourth to one mile in
width. From Ennis, w. Va, to Vivian
Yard (Tidewater Postofice), w. Va,
distance of 10 miles, miners cabins,
coal company commissaries and coke
plants line this basin.
CAUGHT IN THE CLOUDBURST.
Elkhorn creek, being fed by numerous
small streams coming from the mountain
sides, rises very rapidly, and the cloud
burst came so suddenly that the entire
basin between the two mountain ranges
was flooded, and before the terror -strick-
en- people realized what was upon them
they were carried down by the flood,
which swept everything in its path. The
little town of keystone, with a population
of about 1000 seems the greatest sufferer,
practically the entire town being washed
away. This town is the principal one in
the Pocahontas coal field, and is located
near It's center lt was TO great eX-
tent headquarters from which the mining
population purchased supplies, and was
also the only place in the field where
whisky could be purchased. At this place
there were some twelve to fifteen saloons.
all Of which were washed away except
one. The report comes that the mining
population are now occupying the banks
of the streams below, catching the mer-
chandise and barrels of whisky and beer
as they float down. A great nuraber Of
the coal and coke plants throughout the
Pocahontas field are reported practically
Continued on Second Page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
Eastern League

Montreal, /: Syracuse. 2.
Toronto, z: Providence, S.
Rochester. 5; Hartford. 8.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
WILMINGTON KErEArs rARBORo.
II Was Done by Superior Work by Voorhees, in
the Box
Especial to News and OF

Especial to News and Observer)
Tarboro, N. c., June 24.-Wilmington
won the first game of the second half of
the season by Voorhees, superior work in
the box. Gettig for the home team was
wild and hit hard. Score
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-25
THE P0cAHANTAs REGION.
The Section whsre the Cloudburst Wrought
Its Worst Havoc.

The Pocahontas coal field is located
in basin, with high mountain ranges
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-06

this food of bills and notices and gave
notice to the House that ne would in
troduce a bill to suppress some forms
OF immortality that exist in the city.
Dickey also gave notice of bill 10
amend Chapter AZ of the Penal Laws
relating to the keeping of disorderly
house. The act makes it obligatory
upon landlords to re-enter upon their
property whenever IL became apparent
that the premises are being used for
immoral purposes. Ii also provides for
a penalty for leasing property TO 9TH
ers for immoral purposes. The penalty
as named will be a fine of not more
than $1,000
Dickey had a busy day. He was in
evidence all the time. He followed up
his bill to worry the disreputable own
ers OF disorderly houses by introducing
a whole raft of bills and they were all
passed without question.
Clerk Caypless of the Senate at this
point in the proceedings sent word
that House bill. number l, had been
received by the Senate but that there
was no certificate of the approval OF
the House with regard TO it. Caypless
suggestion was received with mixed
feelings by the House.
Then the Emmeluth resolution was
taken up and from that instant the
air was rent with all sorts of speeches
There was no other business trans
acted and the House heayed a sigh
of relief when the perfunctory motion
TO adjourn was declared 10 be carried
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-06
SUNDAY LABOR At 0LlA
REPORTED TO WASHINGTON
Claim From Fire Claims Commission
Tax Law ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
to a Federal Office.

Sunday labor at Olaa has been made
the subject of complaint to Washing
ton. The complainer is one of the
squatters on public land. Secretary
Hitchcock sent his letter to Governor
Dole. who. in presenting it before his
council. said his attention had been
called TO the working of plantation
laborers on Sunday. The matter was
referred to the Attorney General with
instructions TO enforce the law.
Governor Dole reported the assign
ment of the Bungalow TO the Senate
for holding its sessions. He also sub
mitted a claim from j. A. Magoon On
behalf OF the Fire Claims Commission.
II was for $40 a day to Eve members
sitting .lirty days. This was referred
to the Legislature.
The Governor suggested. as a desir-
able amendment to the tax laws. q
change from annual to semi-annual
payment
N. c. Akina's application for light
wine and beer license at Hookena,
Hawaii. was refused
Superintendent McCandless read an
application from Mr. Chamberlain. Col
lector OF Internal Revenue. to have an
arch constructed between the two
rooms Of his ONCE. The Surerintend-
ent Of Public Works stated that there
were repairs more urgently needed
which the Territorial Government
could not AFFORD to make az present
Mr. McCandless reported that the
Hawaiian Tramways Co. still neglect.
ed 10 raise its tracks to grade where
so ordered. The council agreed that
extreme measures should be taken 70
force the hands Of the company.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-06
SENSIBLE REMARKS.
Able Speech of Mr.. Robertson on ex-
tension of Fire Limits.

The finest forensic effort of the pres
ent session of the legislature was
made yesterday afternoon by Repre-
sentative Robertson when he took W
the defence of the resolution of EN-
meluth in relation to the extension
OF the fire limits TO include Chinatown
for time at least
Robertson spoke slowly and the
members OF the -iouse listened with
due attention He said IN part:
The purpose of the resolution is
10 prevent the erection of makeshift
buildings in the burnt district before
the fire limits can be extended to in.
clude that portion of the city. There
is no way for this Territory TO stand
still II must move either up or down
The Territory is increasing under the
rule of Uncle Sam with leaps and
bounds and any person who deliberate
" stands in the way OF the progress
OF the land. little understands his du
ties as a citizen and as legislator
The talk about poor men" and rich
men" is all rot and has not the least
bearing on the matter under consider.
alton. Any man who owns a lot in Chi
natown has more wealth than the
majority of the members of this body
viii ever possess. As matter of fact
a third of Chinatown is owned by the
Bishop estate and such an institution
surely does not need TO be favored
by our efforts.
Hear, Hear, from some OF the mem.
bers.
think that we should not hurt the
whole community by our acts when
the only persons who would be bene-
fited by such an act would be a mum
Der OF wealthy Chinese.
II is fact that we cannot keep our
place in the march OF civilization un-
less we can take advantage OF matters
which are placed hefore US. The sx-
tension of the IRE limits has happily
been placed within our reach and we
should certainly use the opportunity
10 our own advantage.