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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17
A Thousand Dollars Thrown AWAY.

w. w. Baker, of Plainview, Neb.,
writes: "My wife had lung trouble for
over fifteen years. We tried numbers of
doctors and spent over thousand dollars
without any relief. She was very low
and we lost all hope, when friend sug-
gested trying Foley's Honey and Tar,
which did; and thanks be to the great
remedy, it saved her life. She is stronger
and enjoys better health than she has
ever known in ten years. We shall never
be without Foley's Honey and Tar aud
would ask those afflicted to try it," For
sale by j. w. Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17
Habit Hints.

Habit, if wisely and skillfully
formed, becomes truly a second ma
ture.-Bacon.
The tendency to habitual action is
universally recognized as an i'm
portant part of our psychical nature.
W. b. Carpenter.
Habit, with its iron sinews,
Clasps and leads us day by day.-Lamar-
tine.
You cannot, in any given case, by
any sudden and single effort, will to
be true, if the habit of your life has
been insincerity.-F. w. Robertson.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

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'Tis six Of ten. bark hear that sound4-
What heat opprcssiyei What deatbly
stiffness
Broods o'sr the doomed city by the sea
The angry earth groans aud rocks
and hesyes apon Its huge foundations,
Till stately mansion and steeple tall
All broken, lay in unshapen masses on
the ground.
What piteous cries How long till dsyp
Strong men trepble in deaths embrace,
stouthearted women faint with fear,
While from lowly cabin and marble
palace,
The nightshorn, homeless victims flee,
And side by sido beneath the stars
Kneel humbly down to pray.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

Duringi the .pastssyear,sthe great
donations made by philanthropists to
religion, education, libraries, muse
ums, picture gallaries and miscella-
neous charity amounted tos$77,000,-
600. Thus far Mr.. Carnegie shas
established 1926 libraries. ...at cost of
$2l,722,OOO. Could; any man. build
a more beautiful or enduring monu.
ment to himself =?
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17
From what we can learn the nres.

From what we can learn the pres.
ent high price of cotton is stirring
the farmers up to such pitch that
they will plant an immense amount
of land in cotton this year. Every
little briar patch and hedge row are
being cleared, and some places gar.
dens are relegated to oblivion and
the land will be planted in cotton.
1t has almost created panic. II
this be the case, with favorable sea-
sons, there'll be big crop.-Ander-
son Intelligencer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

Gen. Luke E. Wright was inau-
gurated on Monday at Manila as
Governor of the Philippine Islands.
Gen. Wright is Southern man, a
native of Memphis, and a Confed-
crate veteran. He makes a worthy
successor of Gov. Taft, who retires
to become Secretary ofWar.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17
. n. 9 To ERE "A,
Bears the N Tho Kind You Have Always Bought
Of N@>9N2zlzx

1t is pointed out that Russia, with
13O,OOO,0OO inhabitants to Japan's
40,000,0O0, has 100000 fe wer chill
dren in her elementary schools than
Japan. No wonder the japanese
fight more intelligently than the
Russians.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17
A Niaht Alarm.

Worse than an alarm of fire at night is
the brassy cough of Group, which sounds
like the children's death knell and IL
means death unless something is done
quickly. Foley's Honey and Tar never
fails to give instant relief and quickly
cures the worst forms of Group. Mrs.
Z. l.. Cordier, of Warrington, KY.
writes: my three year old girl had a
she could not live. 1 got bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar. The first dose
gave quick relief and saved her life."
Refuse substitutes. For sale by j. w.
Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

The wise farmer will plant to
make all his provisions and forage
at home this year. With favorable
weather conditions the next cotton
crop is going to be a "bumper."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

Isadore Rayner, Democrat, has
been elected by the Maryland Leg
islature to the United States Senate,
vice McComas, Republican. Rayner
made national reputation as chief
counsel of Commodore Schley.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

The State Fair Association has
bought 100 acres of the State farm
in the southern suburbs of Columbia
for $4,000 and the next State fair
will be held there.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

More people were killed in disas-
ters during the month of January,
1904, than were killed on both sides
during the Spanish American war.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17
q N. - TT O REA.
Bears the ~ The Kind You Have Always Bought
''s'a'''' Of N>NzAlz@x

Cashier Henry Burkhead, of the
Franklin Bank, of Cincinnati, is
found to be $241 900 short in mis- ac-
counts; but there will be no prose-
cution, as he will pay the deficit out
of his private property.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

1t is reported from Florence that
the Pee Dee farmers are forsaking
the tobacco industry and turning
their attention once more to cotton.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

The committee has decided to
hold the Confederate reunion for the
South this year in September instead
of June as usual.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

Thirty men in the Southern Bap-
tist Theological Seminary at Louis
vile, Ky, have signifed their deter.
mlnation to enter the foreign mis-
sionary service.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

Mayor Rhett, of Charleston, has
issued instructions to his police force
under which the slot machines in the
city must 20 out of business.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

The residence of Peter Christi
anson at Council Bluffs, Iowa, was
burned on Monday night and his
five children were burned TO death
and his wife was 80 badly burned
that she cannot survive.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

Foley's Honey and Tar is the best for
Group and whooping cough, contains no
opiates, and cures quickly. Careful
mothers keep it in the house. For sale
by j. w. Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

South Carolina has more men en-
rolled in the militia in proportion to-
population than any other State in
the Union.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

1t is said that Greenwood county
will have about rs candidates in the
field this summer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

Miss Eliza A. Garner will be can
didate again for Superintendent of
Education of Union county.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

1t is reported that Texas fever is
raging throughout the cattle herds
of the Northwest.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

Winter coughs are apt to result in on
sumption If neglected. They can be
soon broken up by using Foley's Honey
and Tar
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17
A Household Necessity.

A good liniment is a household neces.
sity. Elliott's Emulsified Oil Liniu ent
meets every requirement of the house.
hold and barn yard. Full pint bottles
% cents. j. II. Darby, Walnalla; Seneca
Pharmacy, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

A Saluda farmer has sold his cot
ton crop yet implanted for 139 cents
and has signed the papers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

The most reliable preparation for kid
ney troubles on the market is Foley's
Kidney Cure.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
cough caused by attack of la grippe. 1t
heals the lungs. For sale by j. w. Bell,
Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17
: Flag stations.

Flag stations.
VIII also stop at the following stations to take
on and let off passengers; Phinney's James's and
Sandy Springs
Nos. II and IL, first class passenger daily; Nos.
. and 10, daily except Sunday; Nos and O.
sunday only; Nos. and z, second class, mixed,
daily except Sunday; Nos. and 8, second class,
mixed, daily.
II. @. BEATTIE, President.
j. r. ANDERSON. Superintendent
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

The Fiji Islands have been swept
by hurricane which destroyed en-
tire villages.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-02-17

j. II. DARBY, WALHALLA, 8. c.,
SENECA PHARMACY, SENECA, s. G
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
ALL BODIES But ONE
REMOVED FROM MORGUE

The body of T. Albert Coates was the
only one of the victims Of the unfortu-
nate accident which remained at the
morgue last night. The rest were re-
moved before 10 o'clock, either TO their
homes or to the establishments OF the
undertakers. The police were unable TO
find the address or Coates. He worked
in a local furniture store at one time.
but his friends say that he came 10
Washington this time direct from Nc
Keesport, Pa.
The police have an address IN Nc
KeespOrt at which Coates is supposed to
have lived and have wired the police OF
that city for information. II is also re-
ported that Coates father lives in Bal
timOre.
The Coroner's inquest will Toe held at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. The fact
that Deputy Coroner GlaZebrOok was
on the boat with Major Sylvester, and
was early on the scene OF the accident.
made it possible for him to conduct an
: investigation as the work Of recC vering
the bodies proceeded, so that much work
viii be saved
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
SURVIVORS TELL
Of THE TRAGEDY
Statements Made by DrS.
Wagner and Stewart.

DR.. Charles W. Wagner. OF Fifth and
L Streets northwest. and DR.. Charles A.
Stewart. Of 4O6 Sixth Street northwest.
who were In the launch when It cap
sized, have both made statements 10
the police relative to the accident.
DR.. Wagner's statement was as fol
lows:
MI Allan Woulfe and I started out
from Ragan's bOathOuse. at the foot Of
Thirteenth Street southwest. at about !
o'clock, as near as l can remember. IN
a twenty-five foot gasOlene launch. the
Recreation. At the foot OF Thirty
second Street we met Dr. Stewart and
three friends, also Mr.. Boose and Mr..
Lederer We were distributing circulars
for the Shrine excursion. We ran above
the AQueduct Bridge. not as far as The
Three Sisters.
I'VE then turned and came down the
river and distributed some Of the circu-
lars on some OF the crafts. and where
we could get them on shore threw them
among the spectators down 70 about
Thirtieth Street. We ian up the river
"A second time and got up about as FAR
az Thirty-fourth Street.
There were some ladies sitting there
who were friends Of Mr.. Smiths OF
some other gentleman on board They
hailed him and beckOned TO be taken on
board. This gentleman inquired II we
would take them on the launch. and 1
replied that we would take them II he
desired Il. l do not know who the ladies'
We're.
I The bow OF the boat was headed
I toward the shore and they came On
board over the bow. There were several
small craft above this point. and d large
! scow. a stone scow. was anchored below.
/ As we were drifting out-we were drift
/ ing well toward the wall when the acct
dent occurred-the water came up and
striking the side Of the boat splashed
They all must have jumped as the
/ launch went over very quickly. The
engine was not running at that time
/ had charge OF the engine and Mr. Alan
/ Woulfe was steering.
I'VE went overheard as the launch
| turned. ! was IN the water when the
The Washington times., 1904-08-14

Street. where we met Dr. Wagner. a
young man named John Waidman also
went aboard with us.
We cTuised around there for awhile.
and then the boys took these ladies
on board. / was not sitting IN the boat.
but on the stern dock. which Is how /
account for the saving OF my life. /
was looking around at the course and
the people. not paying much attention
to what was going on in the boat. We
were waiting for the boat TO drift out
before starting her, and the first thing
l knew over we went.
Grabbed a Pile.
When / came up, l was near a pile.
| grabbed the pile and hung on To T..
Then l saw my friend. Dr. Wagner.
struggling in the water and l started
Tor him. ! got caught IN the rifle and
went under. When / came ZIP again !
found myself near another pile. which
l clutched. In the meantime some one
had thrown plank to me and I pushed
il toward Or. Wagner. Another board
followed and he caught that alsOo. All
the time he wa struggling toward me,
and finally J pulled him in.
Il was completely out OF brea tn bllt
held on 10 the pile until ! recovered.
Then ! looked and saw only one cir;
hanging on TO the boat. Just then they
hauled me up on the stone wall.
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EyeWitneSSeS Depict
Narrowing Scenes
Men and Women on Bank Unable TO Help
See the Victims Drown Within
View of ALL

Eyewitnesses Of the drowning and
those who stood on the river bank while
the bodies were being recovered from
the water, told stories OF the catastrophe
that. in some regards. differed widely.
with all, however. was the conscious
ness Of a terrible accident. and every
one expressed sympathy with the be-
reaved families and surprise that so few
had been saved from the doomed boat.
Everyone said that the regatta should
have been stopped as soon as the ac-
cldent occurred
The band is playing and the flags
are flying" said one old gentleman. who
mad been allowed by the Gordon Of po-
lIcemen to approach near to the scene
OF the drowning. II think this should
cease. Here are seven dead people. and
the boats are looking for more This
cheering and gayety are out Of place"
Screams for Help.
one who had seen the ten drown said
Il heard women screaming for help
looked around from where / was
standing and saw fifteen yards down
the river hands and arms waving In
wild confusion. Hats were floating or
| the surface of the water. and they were
! swept out into the stream no faster
/ than the struggling people.
| Suddenly it seemed that all -four
/ women grabbed frantically at each
| others necks, some taking desperat,
| grips, others missing their hold. Then
/ with a final struggle, they all went dowr
| together. Several men on the shore hac
dived into the water after The women
| I could not follow their movements. hu
am certain that no effort was made
| by the men in the boat to save th'
women. II such attempts were made
! they were so heeting and Intellectual a.
| to be unnoticeable from where 1 stood.
I never saw such a SUDDEN thing. any
way. There were screams, a few strus
giles. and then ten lives were wiped 0u
The Washington times., 1904-08-14

like marks from a slate. The four who
did escape came up the bank looking rs
If they felt the hand OF death still upon
their shoulders"
No Attempt to Save Lives.
Was there a general attempt. a rush
on the part OF the people on the BANK
to save the ones in the water?" was
asked
mo: I think not. Either the awful
swiftness Of the thing paralyzed them
with horror or else they were con
WINGED that no swimmer. however, Skill
full. could live in the awful current from
the fiume of the mill race. Several. per-
haps a dozen. went into the water. but
the greater number stood rooted in their
footsteps. OF no use. and apparently
powerless to move"
Launch's Keel Shone in Sunlight.
Another account OF the calamity was
as follows:
"I was standing ten yards below The
place where the boat capsized. When /
happened to look toward the place. the
launch came out Of the water or the re-
bound from being submerged. Her keel
SLSlCIleQ IN the SunAlBnl. anu Nsit5l size
was swept out-stream by the current
from the mill race.
Il thought l saw three women grasp
ing the painter of the boat, and for a
few seconds one Of them succeeded in
holding it firmly. Her hold relaxed
however. and then the three went down,
struggling and grabbing at each others
necks. I never saw the fourth woman
,, at all II IS my impression that she did
not come TO the surface at all after being
sucked under by the current
Never Saw Women Again.
Il did not see the women again, and
never did see the men. Apparently th'
women made the harder fight for life.
had taken OF my coat preparatory Il
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DIED.

DWYER-WILLIAM DWYER. beloved
son Of John Dwyer and the late Ho-
uOrah McDermOtt.
Funeral from his late residence 336
] Street southwest. Monday at ! .. m.
August Is. aul4-2t
WALDMAN-Drowned on Saturday,
August l5 1904, JOHN WALDMAN, JR..
beloved son Of Fredericka and John
Waldman. IN hi3 twentieth year
Notice Of funeral hereafter. Il
ROESSLE-Ir Paris. France, on Wed
uesday. August 10. 1904. THEOPHILUS
r. ROESSLE. aged seventy years and
eleven months.
Notice Of funeral hereafter aui2-2t
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diving into the water. which is about
Atteen feet deep at that point, but when
| saw the hopelessness Of the thing and
that all were certainly doomed I turned
away in despair"
Seemed TO Him Impossible.
The whole thing would seem. and
does seem now. an impossibiHty." said
bystander. who was evidently a boat
men.
1t was a miracle that the boat was
ever allowed to get in 20 close TO that
fan formed by the mill race. and II was
still more miraculous that her side was
caught by the water. The only natural
part was that the tremendous force OF
the fan turned the launch over like
mill wheel. throwing the occupants out
The suction at that point is unusu-
ally strong, and ii must have drawn all
the occupants Of the craft straight I'M
der. You can feel the current from the
race and the sewer. which converge at
that point. FAR out from the bank You
can easily imagine what it must De
close In shore, just below the falls.
| 'Of course. know nothing definite OF
/ the reasons that mace the man manag-
ing the boat let her 90 into that place,
!
ance OF the peculiarities OF the banks
/ of the river
Il did not see the first part OF the
accident. and when l looked toward
the place they We're all struggling 81
the water. The waters were churned
into foam by the struggles, and the
/ women We're farther out IN the stream
l than the men. 1 thought few people
went TO help those IN the river
Vivid Vision of Young Boy.
A young boy. who said he lived In
lGeorgetown, described what he saw =
| follows:
1T seemed 10 me that some one gave
the boat a violent lurch forward, send
ing her under the water fall. She went
over at once l don't think anybody
screamed. I am sure the women We're
perfectly silent. but they did make a
hard fight for life, catching at the slip
perry keel OF the boat holding on TO
the painter and grabbing each other
around the neck.
Il thought about ten men went into
the water head-foremost as soon as the
accident was discovered l don't think
they came anywhere near the women
Continued on Eighth Page.)
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was not nearly so deep. 1t was not
until 5:3G o'clock that the last one was
recovered. Some one had dragged the
sunken launch Recreation close into
shore and tied it TO a stake, and about
3 o'clock it was decided TO beach the
boat
Fast to Pilot House
Upon doing so another discovery was
made as it was found that one of the
bodies had been concealed under. the
boat
The corpse of George J. Smith was
attached 10 the pilot house by one foot,
this member having caught in clamp.
Evidently ne had been drawn immedi-
ately under by the suction.
A most pathetic scene occurred when
the body OF Mrs. Lulu was found Dis
tracted with grief ne had appeared on
the scene only a few moments. after the
news Of the tragedy spread. Knowing
that his wife. a bride Of only two
months. had gone down. he tried 10 rush
through the lines TO the wharf. but was
promptly stopped by a policeman. who
informed him that orders had been
issued 10 keep the crowd back.
Saw Wifes Body.
Mr.. Dreyfuss had to stand back
while just at that moment his wife :
body was placed in the patrol and
! passed him. He burst into tears and
| following the improvised hearse to the
| Seventh precinct station, there got 4
view of his wife's dead face, whom he
/ had left only few hours before
/ Particularly noticeable 10 all the spec
/ tators affected by the tragedy was the
/ fact that there was no cessation OF the
! races on account of it. Homogeneous as
| il seemed, the bands kept up playing as
/ before. the whistles footing and the
! crowds cheering all while the bodies
! we're being taken out.
/ Commissioner mcfarland. who was a
/ guest Of the Talbot, Is known to have
suggested TO President Doyle Of the
Potomac Club that in view of the acct
dent che races should be abandoned and
/ Mr.. Doyle Endorsed the plan.
! On holding a consultation with the
! managers of the visiting crews Mr.
Doyle made the report that the visitors
did not favor the plan Of abandoning
! the races. saying that their men had
4 trained for the events for six months
and that they should be continued.
Sorrow in Ten Homes.
Last night there was sorrow in man!
| homes as a result Of the fete Of yester
day afternoon. Today and tomorrow tn
funerals Will take place.
As far as the officials are concerned 4
[ is not likely that any investigation vii
/ De pushed, as the officials all regard tn
catastrophe as the purest accident, 70
which the members Of the party them
! selves were responsible. There has beel
some comment as 10 the danger OF IN
fiume at Cisseys Mil, which goes un
marked by any danger sign, though
lis of evident danger to small craft. Thi
fume pours out the combined waite
used by the Cissey mill, the America
Ice Company's plant. and the Distric
Of Columbia Paper Manufacturing Com
pany-
It has been decided 10 hold the in
quest on Monday at 10 o'clock.
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