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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
PIrrsBURG FLOOD STRICKEN
Situation Bears Heavily on All Glasses an
Damage Is Very Great.

Situation Bears Heavily on All Glasses and
Damage Is Very Great.
Pittsburg, Jan. 23.-Lulled into a
sense Of security in the early evening
by the rapidity with which the Alleg
heny vas carrying the ice and wat
er from the upper stream into the
Ohio. Pittsburg Wen TO sleep with the
belief that the warnings OF danger
from the rivers had been exaggerated.
but now a new danger has arisen.
The MOn0ngahela has broken loose.
Huge masses of ice are choking the
harbor. Both rivers are steadily ris
ing. the Allegheny already three feet
higher than her consort stream.
Business men. mill owners. residents
and river men are included in the Est
of sufferers. The poor in some of the
low-lying sections of the two cities may
be hemmed in their homes until Sun
day night. The worst fears of the
manufacturers along the Pittsburg side
Of the Allegheny river from the SharpS-
burg bridge down are realized. for the
waters swept over the banks in many
places and inundated the surrounding
districts.
The upper union mill of the United
States Steel Corporation was about the
first plant to 60 out of business tenn
porarily. throwing about 1,5C0 men out
Of work until next Monday or Tuesday
The lower union mill. with its hoo
employees. Jared likewise. as did the
Black Diamond works of the Crucible
Steel company. At the latter place
about 1000 zen re nov idle.
The foregoing is only an illustration.
1t would take columns to describe the
results Of the flood, which is bearing
on its crest past the city all sorts of
w~reckage. including many loaded coal
barges broken loose from their moor
ingS.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
DEED OF A M|SCREANT
Young Woman Outraged and
Murdered by an Unknown
Spawn of Satan.
BLoODHouNDs HISS THE TRAIL
One Clue to the Fiend a Wisp of
acknowledgements by Sewer
Gas-State miscellany.

Bedford. Ind, Jan. ?3.-The body Of
Miss Sarah Schafer. teacher of Latin
in the Bedford high school. was found
in a carriage house, She had been
raped and robbed and tie body was
badly mutilated. The appearances Of
the shed indicated a terrific struggle
with her assailant. Miss Schafer came
here from Elkhart. Ind, a year age.
and was much admired.
Rewards Out for the Dcstard.
The city council has offered a re-
ward Of $500 and the county a like
amount for the arrest OF the murderer
OF Miss Sarah Schafer. A post-mor-
tenn shows that she must have been
attacked shortly after supper. as he-
food had o yet begun to digest when
killed. She had left the house Of
Mrs. Martha Johnson. two and one
half squares from her room, after eat
ing her meal, and had started to her
rooms to meet u class Of pupils there
to give a course of Latin. This was
the last seen Of her alive.
One Clue to the Murderer.
1t has developed that a wisp of
mustache hair was found in the
clutches of the victim, and upon this
clue the police and a number of pri-
vate detectives are basing their inves-
tigation. Miss Sctafer S umbrella was
found open in a barn 1T near the shed.
A brick with which re wounds were
inflicted has also lc-n found covered
with blood.
Negro L. Suspected.
A negro was saic to have been seen
near the alley where the assault was
committed about the time that Miss
Schafer left her boarding house.
Bloodhounds have been given the scent,
but could follow it not more than fifty
yards from the place where the body
was found. A whisky bottle coming
from a saloon in the city was found
about about fifty feet from b shed.
Prepared to Prevent a Lynching.
Bloomington, Ind, Jan. %. - Judge
Wilson says TIT in the event Of The
murderer being caught an attempt will
no doubt be made to lynch him. Com
pany H, under Captain Louden, Is be-
ing eld in readiness to a for Bed
ford, should the occasion require.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
Cyclone Strikes an Alabama
Town and Does Havoc
That Is FrightfuI.
THIRTY-sEvEN PERSONS KILLED
Many Others Wounded, and the Place
Nearly Blown Away.
Startling Instances of the Force of the
Storm Cotton Bales Blown 10
Pieces Ruin Wrought
by Floods.

Tuscaloosa, Ala, Jan. 23.-A disas-
trous tornado swept over Moundville,
Ala, a town of 800 inhabitants. fifteen
miles south of Tuscaloosa. and as a
result thirty-seven persons were killed
and more than 100 injured. Every
business house with the exception of
a small drug store was completely de-
strOyed. The tornado struck the city
from the southwest and moved a path
a quarter of a mile wide through the
town.
Complete List of the Dead.
The following is a list of the white
persons killed: Z. p. Seymour. OF
Nashville. Tenn. operator at the rail
road station; A. H. Warren, of Biz
mingham: j. r. Redmond, superintend.
ent of the pumping station: Robert s
Powers, of Tuscaloosa; Miss Nettie
Farley.
The negro dead are: w. n. Miles,
wife and six children; Albert Holston
wife and three children; Ike Holston,
wife and three children; fourteen other
negroes Unidentified.
Partial List of Those Injured.
The following is a partial list Of the
seriously injured whites: Mrs. w. A
Grubbs. of Kentucky, dislocated hip
r. L. Griffin, sprained ankle; Mrs. r.
L.. Griffin. arm broken; Lee Griffin
badly bruised; A. B. Griffin eyes torn
out; Mrs. Farley. face cut and ankle
broken; Mr.. Galley, badly cut; Mrs
Galley. badly cut; Mrs. F. T. Galley
badly lacerated; Mrs. Farley, blinded
A. q. Taylor. leg broken; Mrs. Nc
Caney chest crushed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
BELIEVED IT SECURE
So the Two Managers of the Iro.
quois Theater Tell the
Coroner's Jury
ORDERED TIE BEST TO BE HAD
And Hired Men to See That the Order
Was Filled - Summary of
Their Testimony.

Chicago, jan. 23.-Wil1 J.. Davis and
Harry j. Powers, managers of the lro-
quois theater, made their appearance
before the coroner's jury. Neither OF
the gentlemen was disposed to accept
any responsibility in connection with
defective construction, faults Of man
agement, or neglect to provide proper
fire protection. Powers placed the
blame for the fire and the cor 9uent
loss of life upon the employees who did
not perform their full duty, and said
also that Davis was the active mana
ger Of the enterprise, while he Powers
was only passive and consultative In
the management.
Davis Named No CuIprit.
When it came the turn for Davis to
testify he refused to place the blame
upon any particular person, but said he
had confidence that the employees OF
the theater would attend to their busl
less properly, and he also believed
that the Fuller company would erect
the building in compliance with the
city ordinances. Personally. he said
he knew nothing Of what the laws de
manded in the construction of a thea
ter, although he had been managing
theaters in Chicago for twenty years
He had a general knowledge of what
was necessary, but he had never read
the city laws covering the construction
and operation of theaters.
Powers C~ontradicts williams.
Building Commissioner Williams
was still further involved by the evi
dence Of Manager Powers. who
~corroborated the testimony Of Archi
tect Marshall in regard to the persona
inspection Of the theater by Williams
a few days prior to the opening, while
Williams says it was two weeks
Power declared hat b whole
scheme for the construction and opera
ton Of the Iroquois heater had beer
to maxi it the best that man could
build. 1t was a matter Of pride with
the owners he said, to make it a play
house that would excite the favorable
| comment Of the whole country. He de
clared they still believed they had done
that. so far as construction went. HI
had a boy in the theater in h after
noon Of the fire.
'It was some time before / learned
| that he was SAFE" said he. THAT wat
the most horrible hour in my life."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
THREE BIG STEAMERS LOOSE

Gorge Breaks and Carries Them Down
Against a Cleveland Bridge.
Cleveland, Jan. pa gorge broke
above the city and a flood swept down
the Cuyahoga river, tearing three large
steamers from their m~oorings. The
vessels were carried down the stream
and crashed into the ~drawbridge of
the Superior street viaduct. The boats
were badly damaged by the collision.
The vessels were the John w. Moore,
the William f.. Refs and the James
Eads, all large steamers owned by the
United States Steel Corporation. The
William e. Refs is badly wrecked, with
a large hole smashed in her bow and
another about amidships. The Refs
is loaded with iron ore. The other
two vessels are also badly damaged.
When the steamers broke away from
their mornings and started swiftly
down the river the watchmen and
their families aboard became frantic.
None of the vessels had steam up, and
there was absolutely no way to check
their speed. The women on board ran
screaming from one end to the other
Of the boats crying and praying for
help. All were safely rescued without
injury after the boats struck the
bridge.
The entire loss by the food in Cleve-
land IS estimated at $5O0,0 orc.
Ashtabula. O., Jan. 23.-Three men
with a horse and cutter. while driving
across a stream near Pierpont, this
county. were swept away by the food
Dexter Smith was drowned and bis
body has not yet been recovered.
Lorain. O., Jan. 23.-The loss tt
property In the food district in thi!
city is placed at fully half a million
dollars with the probability of tht
amount being above rather than below
that sum.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
NATURAL GAS KILLS
Creeps into a Building and Sends
Three Sleeping Persons
to Etetnity.
ONE MORE VICTIM CANNOT LIVE
Building Is Wrecked-Names of Those
Killed and Hurt Woman
Found Drowned

Marion. Ind. Jan. 22-While thirty
guests wer easleep in the Seitz hotel,
near the soldiers home. natural gas es-
Gaping from a pipe line quietly Killed.
the cellar first and then the whole
house. Then when sufficiently mixed
with air to make 1t most explosive it
ignited at a gas jet and the house was
wrecked. Following are the casualties:
Dead-Charles Beitel, proprietor of no
tel; Irs. Beitel and James Develin.
Fatally injured-Edward Gaskell and
L. H. Hobbs. Dangerously injured
Thomas Twigg. Randall Biddle, Carrie
Ring, William East, John Daugherty,
William Shott, Frank Gaskell ana
Pearl Gaskell.
Effect of the Explosion.
All the injured lived In or neal Mar
ion. The property loss is sos 900. Thos.
Twigg and Randall Biddle, two glass
workers rooming at the hotel, yer
hurled to the ceiling and then dropped
TO the first floor. William East. q guest
Of the hotel, vas pinioned to the floor
by a mass Of broken timber. and bad
iy burned. L. H. Hobbs had three ribs
broken and suffered conclusion of the
brain: he was Injured internally and
cannot live. Edward Gaskell received
a scalp wound five inches long and his
legs n arms were badly burned. He
was injured Internally.
Guests Had a Lucky Escape.
The building is a two-story. sub
stantial brick. having five large bust
ness rooms on the first floor. each 1872
feet deep, the hotel occupying the Sec
ond floor and having about thirty
rooms. 1t is said there were thirty
guests at the hotel at the time of the
explosion, and how any Of them es-
capped from the pile of burning and
twisted debris is remarkable.
Outside Walls. Blown Dat
The four outside walls of the build
ing were blown out, b second floor
falling to the first and the roof falling
or top of the victims. The wreckag e
was instantly ignited and was soon q
mass of roaring flames The occupants
of the house were all asleep and when
they were awakened by the noise of
explosion they found themselves in
the twisted mass of debris, with flames
on all sides.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
TESTlF|ES
Man Who Designed the Iroquois
Theater Declares the Work
Was Good.
mo LACK OF SPACE FOR EXIT
Nearly Twice as Much as Called for
by Law Contradicts Conn
missioner Williams.

Chicago, Jan. %. = Benjamin H
Marshall, architect Of the Ir0quOis the
alter, was the principal witness of the
day in the inquest on the victims Of
the Iroquois theater fire. Attorney
Hynes, dean Of counsel representing
Will ]. Davis and Harry Powers, arose
I'm Marshall's behalf at adjournment
and announced that the architect re-
quested permission to lead the jurors
through the theater ruins, explaining
every detail of construction and an
swering any and all questions on the
scene. Marshall joined in presenting
the advantages Of the plan. While
no answer is given by the jury, 1t is
probable they will make another tour
Of the ruins.
Largest Entrance IN 1.-THE World.
Marshall said he was experimenting
the construction of a theater in Los
Angeles two years ago when he re-
,eived q telegram from Messrs Davis
and Powers to come to Chicago and
prepare plans for the projected Iro-
luois theater. In the original plan a
forty-foot foyer was designed for the
Randolph street entrance. Objection
was encountered from the building de-
partment because of the effect it would
have on the east wall. Accordingly
arrangements were made for sixty-foot
frontage on Randolph street, giving
the theater the largest entrance of any
play house in the world in proportion
to it's seating capacity.
Plans Were Officially Approved.
1t was the aim, witness said, to
make it the finest theater possible, and
when his plans were completed they
were taken east for the approval of
theater experts. The plans were taken
to the New York offices of Klaw &
Erlanger, whose appreciation had to be
secured. Each feature as planned was
submitted to Deputy Building Com
missioner Timothy O'Shea, then in Of
fee. Finally the contract for con-
struction was awarded the George a.
Fuller Construction company. No fig.
ure was specified for the cost. the firm
10 receive a percentage of the amount
necessarily expended. The estimate
given the building department. witness
said, was from S275,0O0 to 100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
RU7S

The walking sick, what
a crowd of them there are:
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
to go to bed.
"Chronic cases" that's
what the doctors call them,
which in common English
means-long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
SCOTS Emulsion. For the
feeling of weakness they
need SCOTS Emulsion.
1t makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
SCOTS Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
of the rut. 1t makes new,
rich blood, strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
SCOTS Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
time.
There's new strength
and flesh in every dose.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
FOUND HER IN THE CIsTERN
Either Committed Suicide or Fell I'm
While Walking In Her

Fort Wayne, Ind. Jan. %. = Mrs.
George Schafer was found dead in the
cistern at her home. 1t is not known
whether she committed suicide or fell
into the cistern while walking in her
sleep. After putting her three children
to bed h retired with her husband
At midnight she arose and he sup
posed she was looking after the little
ones.
When she failed to return he made
an investigation and found the back
door open. The cover of the cistern
had been removed and. s%upposing that
she had fallen in. Schafer dragged
the cistern with a rake. He succeed
ed in bringing her body to the surface
of the water. but had to SHANNON help
TO get il out. Mrs. Schafer was in
good health and at no time were there
indication of insanity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
THAT FATAL LOCKED DOOR
Marshall Says 1t Was Not for the Public
Inspected by Williams.


Marshall accepted responsibility for
placing the two gates across the stair
ways leading TO the gallery. 1t was
done, he asserted, to comply with the
law and give the gallery a separate
stairway. Concerning the blind stair
way from the gallery, where a heavy
witness said it was not intended for
the use of the public. yet it invited
them and they couldn't turn back. Six
ty were found dead there" comment
ed the deputy.
Architect Marshall was questioned
closely concerning the inspection by
Commissioner Williams and said that
with the owners Of the theater and
the head of the building department
he had gone over the structure from
basement 10 top loft. In the testimony
of building Commissioner Williams,
given a couple of days ago, that OF.
fetal testified hat his last visit to the
tleater was two weeks before the open
ing. while Marshall said it was three
Or four days before the opening, but
ne said hat this was only from
memory, as he made no note of it.
He declared that the audience ought
to have got out of the theater in two
and a half or three minutes. He said
the exit area from the upper balcony
was 100 per cent. greater than the
law required, while from the first floor
the exit area vas 80 per cent. great
er than necessary. He defended the
stairway plan of the theater by saying
that the two iron gates were the very
things that made the stairways con
form 10 the law, instead of being in
violation of the building ordinances.
In other words, he said the gates
made two separate stairways. one lead
ing from h upper balcony and the
other from the first balcony. The west
stairway was intended for the gallery
only. while the dress-circle audience
was expected to use the east stairs.
The architect praised the stairway sys-
tenn, saying that while the law re-
quired the stairs to be four feet six
inches wide, the Iroquois stairs were
eight feet six inches.
The flue e the stage was not built
In accordance with the law, and aisles
in ron Of the boxes on the main floor
had been closed, but he argued that
both changes were for the better. The
Iroquois gallery, in the opinion of the
architect, is n of the shallowest in
the country. There are only ten rows
In it, and the average gallery runs
from fifteen to eighteen. Because
Messrs. Davis and Powers thought it
would be q little congested ten seats
were left out in the northeast corner.
Witness told Of the advantagesof seats
instead Of benches In the gallery, and
that with rails the gallery could be
emptied quicker than without them.
He admitted that the fue over the
stage was not constructed according
to law. but excused this because there
was six times more vent area over the
stage than the law requires.
Thomas J.. Noonan. business man
agez Of the theatsr. said ttat the Eat
ing capacity OF the theater was l.
zoe; that al the seats were occupied
and that there were 196 spectators
standing, Of whom eighty were admit
ted Oh passes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
Pleads Guilty to a Grave Crime.

Richmond. Ind, Jan. %. = Will
lam Townsend. % years old, went to
the home of his uncle. James Town
send, and became involved in an ar
gument over family affairs. The neph-
ew drew a revolver and fired at his
uncle. but his aim was poor and the
shot went wild. He was arrested,
pleaded guilty of shooting with in
tent to kill and was bound owe in ST.
600.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Winona, Mimi, Jan. 22.-Defnite
announcement has been made by Irwin
Shepard, secretary, that the executive
committee Of the National Educational
association has changed the date Of
the opening of the annual convention
In st. Louis from July 3 to June %,
20 as to not conflict with the national
Democratic convention.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 22.-The
health authorities Of Indiana fear q So
rious epidemic OF smallpox. The re-
ports from fifteen counties show the
cases of the disease this year are dou-
BE the number for the corresponding
time last year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
Bonanza in the Family BibIs.

Wabash, Ind, Jan. 22.-John Shick.
Of Blackford county, while going
through an old Bible a day or so ago.
came upon two SO bills which had
been placed between the leaves for
safe-keeping thirty years 6 Shick
was then a prosperous business man,
with a deep prejudice against banks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

New York, Jan. 22.-After q music
al service held in an undertaking es-
tablishment here the remains Of cit
izen' George Francis Train were
buried in Greenwood cemetery. The
funeral services were private and only
the most intimate friends of Trainwere
admitted
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
Drunkenness Increases in Indiana
I~ndiananolis Ian 02 -Drunkenneas


Alexandria, Ind, Jan. %. = Grin
e. Davis, engineer at the Permanent
can Plate Glass works, was caught
in the shafting and whirled about un-
til all his clothing was stripped of,
after which he was thrown to the floor.
One arm was broken and he suffered
internal injuries of a serious character.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Denver, Jan. Fisherman Parker,
the union miner who is Low under
bonds amounting to $2O,500 to answer
to several criminal charges, was ar.
rested in this city and taken to police
headquarters, where he was soon after.
w.rd given his liberty.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Upland, Ind, Jan. 23.-Mrs. Rich.
ard Lacey had a narrow escape from
burning to death, at her home. the re.
suit of an explosion of stove polish,
which she was using In blackening Q
stove. Her clothing vas ignited
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Lawrenceburg. Ind, Jan. 22.-Will-
lam p. Squibb. of the Squibb DlstilE
ing company, has brought suit in the
Dearborn circuit court against the Big
Four Railway company for $4,000
damages growing out or the death Of
his son Samuel. who was one of the
students killed in the Purdue univer-
sity train wreck.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Marinette, Wis, JAM 23.-The Stur-
geon bay stage which left for Marinette
and Menominee late Thursday has ar
rived here. Beyond considerable DELAY
caused by the storm the trip was
without incident.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Alexandria, Ind, Jan. %. - In a
head-on collision on the Indiana Union
Traction line three miles south Of here,
Joseph Mahoney, of Anderson, was
killed. The collision. which was due
to a fog, was between an engine and
q freight car.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Aurora, Ind, Jan. %. = The city
council has exonerated Frank NJ. Cox,
councilman from the First ward, who
was accused of sending a letter to the
president Of the Ohio Valley Buggy
company asking for a buggy, the COM
plainants failing to appear and make
good.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
New York Rivers Out of Bank.

Buffalo, y. Y, Jan. %. = Nearly
twenty-fOur hours of continuous rain
with from two to five feet of snow on
the ground has sent every river in
western New York over its banks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Gas Citv- Ind, Jan. 22.-Three hun
dred men have struck at the Diamond
Glass factory. Every glass factory in
Grant county is now idle. The trouble
is over wages
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

University of California, CAL, Jan.
22.=President Wheeler has announced
that Mrs. william H. Croker, of San
Francisco, has given $25, 900 for arch
geological work in Old Mexico
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

San Domingo, Jan. %. - United
States Minister Powell has recognized
the provisional government Of Gener-
al Morales as the de facto government
Of santo Domingo.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Nrncie Ind, Jan. 22.-The business
block Of Joseph Clement. at Shideler.
burned to the ground; loss, $4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

Under a new schedule in effect Sum-
day, Nov. %. 1908, passenger trains.
over the Pennsylvania Lines leave
Plymouth station as follows:
o THE EAST:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28
LOSING FIGHT FOR LIFE

Struggle with tie Flood at indianapolis
Two Are Drowned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-01-28

indianapolis, Jan. 23.-The ice in the
White river carried or q house boat