The Washington times., 1904-03-20
DOOM IMPENDING
OVER WASHINGTON
Andrew Jones Predicts Ruin
For the Capital.
WILL BE JUDGMENT OF GOD
Shy on Details of Time and Character
Of Cataclysm That viii Wipe
City Of Map.

Prophet Andrew Jones. the negro
evangelist. is in Washington TO warn
the citizens that a terrible calamity is
hanging over the Nations Capitals lie
doesn't name the day, the hour nor the
minute when the awful disaster will
break loose but declares 1t is on its
way here just as sure as w. J. Bryan
can't be induced TO stop talking. That
makes the prophecy convincing
1t was in a recent dream that the
divinely- preacher got a conf
Dental tip on the fate In store for
Washington. He says the message was
sent TO him from heaven, but as ne hap
pened 10 be in Philadelphia at the time
there may be some other way Of ac-
counting for it. Some people say that
dreams are pretty thick in the Quaker
City.
A Philadelphia Dream.
At any rate the Rev. Andrew Jones
came directly to the Capital City after
receiving the message. He has already
revealed the details Of his dream 10
the congregation of the Virginia Ave
nue. Baptist Church. the metropolitan
Baptist, and the Shiloh Churches
Have you any objections to disclos-
ing the nature OF the impending dis
aster,- he was asked by a reporter for
The Times.
mo objections. replied he. but /
can't do ii very well because l don't
know. One thing l do know. though.
IS that something .!awfuIs goin' to
Anybody going 10 get hurt2"
Yes. Stree, he replied. with en-
P Pfnsd r,g lSts Of people are g9in 70 be
trophe Will sweep over the most OF the
city, and the havoc will be terrible
That che reason I've been sent here
TO warn the people But m afraid no
body will heed me until it's too late"
Judgment of God.
The catastrophe, he said. would be
the work Of the Lord. Washington.
ike all other cities in the country. IS
short on religion and long on sin. The
wicked are to be the principal suffer
ers from the coming catastrophe. he
declared. and then added. gravely. that
he hoped the reporter would pull
through it all o. X.
Great Sea Fight.
The evangelist's wonderful dream did
not end with the revelation that there
are to be some tall doings at the Capt
tai He also saw In the vision a great
sea battle between two great nations
The United States was one party to the
conficti the other unknown. Uncle
sam ships seemed 10 be in a pretty
tight corner. and were receiving All
the worst Of the argument. Jones said
this discovery made him feel sort OF
bad. but as he considers the United
States the wickedest country IN the
world he could see the fight was being
waged under the direction OF ProV-
dcnce.
Jones has with him a number Of
newspaper clippings 20 show that ne
foretold many disasters He says he
predicted the Charleston earthquake,
the JohnstoWn flood. the ST. Louis cy-
clone. the Spanish-American war, the
Galveston food, the Chicago horror, and
the baltimore fire. The clippings show
that some Of his predictions have come
true. and others are still pending
Great disasters ale also scheduled for
New York and the South. The great
metropolis comes under the ban for its
WlckednesS and the South for It's lis
Iranehisement Of the negro.