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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
TOWN IN FLAMES,
WITH WATER WORKS CRIPPLED
AND POPULATION HELPLESS.
ONE OF THE MOST DAMAGING FIRES
Visits Bridgeport, o., Causing Loss Of
Many Thousands of DoIlars.-Fire-
fighters Still at Work.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 16.-Nine
persons were killed in an explosion
and drowned in the flood waters OF
the Ohio river here abotu 1870 o'clock
Saturday morning. The accident oc'
Cured at the plant Of the Warwood
Pottery, on the South Side, which is
surrounded by water from six to eight
feet deep.
Owing to the water no definite de.
tails of the accident can be ascer-
tanned. The explosion was followed
by fire, which nearly destroyed the
plant.
AS an addition to the desperate sit
nation the natural gas mains were
broken and helped fire the structure.
Bridgeport, Ohio, opposite this city,
was visited by one of the most damag-
ing fires in it's history between the
hours of 10 p. m. and midnight, and at
latest reports the fire fighters were
still at work. The Scott Lumber Co.,
which is one of the finest plants in the
Ohio Valley, was the heaviest loser, to
the extent of more than $100,000t
while many fine resident buildings
for blocks distant were burned, entail
ing an additional loss of many thou
sand dollars.
At 2:30 a. m. it is reported that Fire
Chief w. G. Clayton and several others
have been drowned. When the police
began to rescue the foreigners from
the burning homes in the inundated
district many panic-stricken persons
jumped from windows into overloaded
skiffs, which capsized.
Asked For Aid.
Bridgeport was in bad shape for a
big conflagatfon, as the water supply
was totally shut off on account of the
flood. The town appealed to Wheeling
for fire protection aid, but the Wheel
ing department was unable to respond.
for a gap Of almost a half mile shut
them off. Consequently there was
nothing left for the Bridgeport people
to do but to let the fire have its way
until its progress was stopped by the
high waters and fortunate intervening
TERRITORY
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
WALL STREETLOSS, $500, 100000
NOT A SINGLE FAILURE RECORD
ED DURING PANIC.
Absence Of Financial Difficulties A.
most Unparalleled In History Of
Exchange Flurries.

New York, March 15.-In the stock
market Thursday there were losses
OF from SO to $40 share in many
railroad and industrial securities
which have long been known as stand.
ard investment stocks.
In the cases of Reading and Union
Pacific the losses exceeded $40 a
share.
In the total of securities on the list
there were heavy net losses, repre-
senting in the aggregate more than
half a billion dollars, to say nothing
of the losses in the outside market
and resultant losses in markets il
other cities.
The average decline of 20 railroad
stocks used for statistical purposes
was $7.S1 share, as against $5.01 on
the preceding day.
The market, as the figures show,
lapsed from the condition of demorali-
cation prevailing on the previous day
and on two days of last week, into one
of absolute panic.
Yet, whatever the clearing house
sheets may disclose on the show. down,
there was no failure reported up to
late in the evening, when tired clerks
and worried employers left the bank
ing and brokerage offices.
While on Wednesday brokers and
bankers agreed that the decline was
remarkable in absence of failures, as,
indeed, it was unprecedented, Thurs
day they characterized the same con-
ditiOn as amazing.
Late in the afternoon there was an
informal conference of officials of the
clearing house and representative of
some of the largest clearing house
banks.
By personal interview and by tele-
phone the situation was thoroughly
canvassed, and every effort was made
to locate the weak spots.
In the language of a prominent
clearing house official. this was the
result of the informal action:
MOT single bank wants aid or is
asking for it."
The losses are comparable only to
those of the Northern Pacific panic.
There was the black Friday panic in
1873, for instance, with more than
40 failures, and no average losses COM
parable with those Of Thursday, and
there have been panics since in which
declines but half as great were pro-
1uctive of suspensions of big houses.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
N GRASP OF FLOOD
ARE PITTs6URo, ALLEGHENY AND
ADJOINING TOWNS.
DANGER LINE OFTWENTY-T FEET
On River Front Has Been Passed
and the Marks In Davis island
Dam Showed 23.S Feet.

Pittsburg, Pa, March l4.-At mid.
night Pittsburg, Allegheny and adjoin.
ing towns were in the grasp of u flood
one which threatens to be the most
disastrous in many years. By $3.50
the danger line of % feet on the Pitts
burg front OF the Monongahela river
had been passed, and at midnight the
marks in the Ohio at Davis Island
dam, six miles below Pittsburg, show
ed 2S.S feet. The river is now rising
at the rate of seven inches an hour.
There will be 2S feet by daybreal1, +"
was the startling statement telephoned
Pittsburg and Allegheny from Davis
Island dam at midnight. This will
mean not less than 29.5, perhaps 30
feet, at Pittsburg on the more mar
row MOnOngahela, and about the same
in the Allegheny.
1t is still raining and there seems
to be no prospect that it will cease
before daylight. The two lower wards
of Allegheny are far under water, and
the tenants of houses in the First and
Sixth wards abandoned them early in
the evening, for the water even then
was creeping toward the second sto-
ries. A great many families in ad-
joining wards are in light marching
order, for they dc not know how soon
the water will reach them. So far as
known six lives were lost in the day,
three in the West Pennsylvania rail-
road wreck, two in the sinking Of the
towboat Cruiser, and Willie Johnstone,
a 5-year-old child, who was drowned
at Millvale. Not one of the six bodies
has been recovered.
The present high water, while not
came so rapidly that
little time was given persons in the
flood district TO prepare for it. Base
ments were flooded, destroying thou.
sands of dollars worth of perishable
goods. Residents in the flood district
were rescued from their homes in
slliffs. Thousands of men are idle,
owing to the suspension of work in
the coal mines along the river.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
SPAN OF VIADUcT FALLS.
Two Sections In the Center of Bridqe
Collapsed.

Cincinnati, March 1S.-Two sections
in the center of the Eighth street via
duct collapsed.
Girders, superstructure, stanchions
and the general construction of the
bridge dropped completely out of sight
into the swollen, muddy waters of the
Mill Creek below AS a result of the
collapse one of the largest manufactur.
ing sections of the city is cut off from
traffic. Street car service to Price
Hill, Sedamsville and other outlying
western districts is shut off.
Telephone and telegraph service to
that part of the city is paralyzed and
the water service to the western hill,
tops placed in jeopardy
The railroads that have been forced
to use the Eight-street depot are also
seriously handicapped.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
SCIATIC TORTURE
A Locomotive Engineer Tcus How
He Was Cured by DR.. Williams
Pink PiIIs

FtHk FIIlSs
Pain that seems almost Cnbeararle
is a characteristic of sciatic rheuma-
tism. In some cases the pain is
knlte-like, sharp or shooting; in 9th
ers it is dull and aching. Sciatica
is stubborn in resisting treatment and
the patient frequently suffers for
years. This was the case with Mr..
Herbert e. Spaulding, a locomotive
engineer on the Cincinnati, New Or
leans & Texas Pacific Railway, Wnose
home is at Longview, Texas
While running an engine some
years ago." he says, ct fell off and
hurt my knee and spine and have
always considered this to be the cause
OF my illness. The sciatica took hold
of me from my heel to the back of,
my head. The pain was the worst
| ever suffered in my life and nv leg
and back were twisted out of shape.
| was under a physicians care for
several months and for six months
could not get out Of bed | also went
to Hot Springs but came back in a
worse condition than when l went.
1T was when I was down in bed
that heard Of the case of a Mr..
Allison, much older man than my
self, who mad been cured Of sciatica
by Dr. Williams Pink Pills. | began
taking the pills and soon was able to-
get out of bed. When l had taken
six boxes was able to work about
the house and yard. l kept right
on with the pills until / was cured
and l have never had any return of
the trouble. nave been running an
engine ever since"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price, SO cents per box. six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co. Schenectady. N. Y
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
WITH HEAD BOWED IN PRAYER
Gertrude Harnish Threw Herself Into
Yawnng Space

Cincinnati, March 14.-In sight OF
thousands OF people hurrying through
Fountain square on their way to work
Miss Gertrude Harnish, a stenoya.
pher, plunged to death ITO feet from a
window In the offices of Attorneys Vic
tor Abraham and Charles F. Williams
on the thirteenth floor of the Traction
building, where she was employed.
The suicide was deliberate. AS she
emerged from the window and reach
ed the ledge she stood erect She look
ed first in one direction and then in
another. Having made a complete sur
vey of her surroundings, she clasped
her hands as if in prayer. In the
crowd below woman perceived the
girls intention and her shrill shrek
caused the hurrying crowds To lift
their eyes. "Oh, God, save that
woman" she cried.
Then with her eyes turned heaven
ward Gertrude Harnish plunged into
eternity. Over and over her body
turned in the air until it struck the
feed wire for the trolley wires. The
weight of the falling body bent the
wire to within eight feet of the ground
and the body rebounded IS feet and
then fell into the gutter below. BY a
strange coincidence the young woman
chose the thirteenth day of the month
upon which to end her life by leaping
from thirteenth story of the building.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Homes of 1000 italians Burned.

Milan, Italy, March 14-In the town
of Borsano, near this city, 1000 per-
sons were made homeless by fire
which destroyed the greater part Of
the village. The people were indiffer-
ent to the spread of the flames, be-
cause their property was insured, and
the authorities were obliged to force
the peasants to work tU cneck the con-
lagration.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
New Wheat Growing Territory

HAS BEEN MADE ACCESSIBLE TO MAR.
KETS BY THE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION,
that has been pushed forward so vigorously by
the three great railway companies.
For literature and particulars address SUPER.
INTENDENT OF IMMIGRATION, Ottawa
Canada, or the following authorized CANADIAN
Government Agent: t-
i, N. WILLIAMS, Law Building, Toledo, Chic.
,a, Mention this paper.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Issues Exclusion Order.

Washington, March 15.-Complying
with the provisions of the immigra-
tion act approved February 20 last,
President Roosevelt issued an execu-
tive order that citizens of Japan and
Korea, to-wit, Japanese or Korean la
borers, skilled and unskilled, who have
received passports to go to Mexico,
Canada or Hawaii and come therefrom
be refused permission to eIr.er the
continental territory of the United
States.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
TACK THIS UP.
Simple Advice Which May Prove of
Untold Value.

At the first sign of Backache or pain
in the region of the Kidneys, or weak
ness and Urinary trouble, the follow
ing simple prescription should be
used:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce: Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. Take tecspconful after each
meal and at bedtime.
Ary good prescription pharmacy
will supply these three ingredients at
small cost, which can easily be mixed
by shaking we'll in a bottle. This is
said to force the Kidneys to filter the
sour acids and poisons from the blood,
overcoming the worst cases of Rheu-
matism.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
SMUGGLING, THE CHARGE,
But Are Suspected of Stealing $35,ooo
Worth of JeweIry.

New York, March 1S.-Arthur Pres
ton Green and Charles Rohrer, passen-
gers on the steamer America were ar.
rested when the vessel arrived from
Hamburg, charged with attempted
smuggling. Diamonds and jewelry to
the value of $4,000, which the Gus.
toms officials alleged the prisoners
he'd failed to declare, were taken from
them. The valuable were confiscated
and the men held for extradition.
Though only the charge of SNUG
CLING was preferred against the prison
ers here, it is stated by the police that
they are wanted abroad in connec
tion with a theft of some $4,000 worth
of jewelry and precious stones, and the
London authorities have been notified.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Awful Death Roll.

St Petersburg, March 14.-Statistics
published regarding the drumhead
court-martial shVH that up to March 8,
when their activity was suspended by
Premier Stolypin on account of the
opening of parliament, 764 persons
were executed, an average of almost
five daily. The majority of the execu.
tions occurred in Poland and the Bal.
tic province
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
scoLDED THE UNDERTAKEN
Who Was About To EmbaIm Him
Later the Athlete Dies.

Lockport, N. Y, March 15.-One of
the queerest cases known to the medi-
cal profession in Western New York
is that Of Willis Mackey Hall of this
city, an athlete and former profession
al bicycle rider, who awakened from
apparent death several hours after life
had been pronounced extinct by DIR.
Ferdinand A. Kittinger.
Although Hall died some time after
the peculiar happening he recovered
his sense of speech, calling for his
mother and reprimanded the under
taker who was about to embalm the
body for eiecting his mother from
the ROOM
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21

There are some oddities in Chill
connected with the sphere of woman
that deserve mention, says National
Magazine. One is that women act as
conductors on the street cars. Every
where the passenger meets the wo-
man conductor armed with her bag
and, as Mark Twain had it, the blue
trip slip for five-cent fare" collect
ing the coins fully as well as her mas
culine competitor and much more po-
litely In the shoe stores all the
statesmen are girls and women, and
in the telegraph offices in city and
country young women are invariably
found as operators. And they do their
work well, too But to offset this, in
Chilean hotel or boarding house,
and in many residences, men do the
work of the chambermaid. American
ladies are always shocked to find that
a man servant takes care" of the
sleeping rooms in the hotels of Chilli.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
rrlumph of American Duchess.

Helen, duchess of Manchester, is
now lady-in-waiting to Queen Alexan-
dra, and the first American to receive
that honor. So much for marrying
the only son of the most popular
duchess at the court OF Edward VII.
Other American duchesses may shrug
and say they wouldn't be a lady in
waiting on any account; but don't you
believe them. 1t is a royal distinction
tremendously valued by English no
bility, and the next step is the polit,
ical plum to be made mistress of the
robes.-Boston Herald.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
LINER STRIKES ON ROCKS.
400 Passengers Are Aboard-Steame
Goes Ashore In a Thick Fog.

London, March 1S.-The White Star
line steamer Suevic struck on the
rocks near The Lizard in a thick fog.
Two life boats have been launched
and others have been summoned to
the assistance of the vessel. No loss of
life is anticipated.
The Suevic is ashore on what is
known as Maentere Rock under light.
house. On board the vessel are 400
passengers and 100 members of the
crew. The Suevic, which is command.
ed by Capt. Selby, is of 1880 tons
and plies between London and Aus,
tralia by way of Cape Town.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Two Killed; EIGHT Injured.

Little Rock, Ark, March lG.-East-
bound Rock Island Passenger Train
No. 6, ran into an open switch and
was wrecked at Cuneo, station three
miles east of Little Rock. Engineer
Killcoyne and Fireman Currier, both
of whom lived in Argentina, Ark,
were killed and two mail clerks, an ex-
press messenger, the porter and four
negro dtning-car walters were injured
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Dutch Troops Capture stronahoId.

The Hague, March 1G-An Official
dispatch received here from the Island
of Celebes, Dutch East Indies, an
nounced that the Dutch troops have
captured rebel stronghold after a
stubborn fight. The enemy left $50
men dead on the field, among whom
were several rebel chiefs. The troops
captured 200 women and 70 men. The
losses Of the Dutch were insignificant.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21

Mrs. Mast, the widow of Thomas
Mast, has presented to the New York
Historical society several mementoes
of the famous cartoOnist They in
clude a bust of Mr.. Mast, a quaint jug,
a proof of the first cartoon in which
the now famous conception of the
Tammany tiger was used, and a big
artists pencil. The bust of reddish
clay was modelled by D'Amore. 1t
was presented to the cartoonist about
the time he finished his work with
Tweed and Tammany. The cartoon
was drawn on lockwood by Mr.. Mast,
and was afterward cut out by an en-
graver. This cartoon was the last
used by Harper's Weekly before the
fall election of 1871.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
LOSS OF LIFE
Reported to Have Occurred in a Nil.
lion-CoIlar Fire.

Philadelphia, Pa, March 16.-Fire
after midnight destroyed the H. O..
Wilbur & Sons immense chocolate and
cocoa works, at Third and New
streets, entailing loss og $1,000, ,O0O
-Four alarms were sent in, bringing
20 engines and the fire tower upon the
scene. 1t is reported that several lives
have been lost. The firm employed
several hundred hands.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Japanese Are pourino Into rex.

El Paso, Tex, March 1G.-So great
has been the influx of japanese
through this port that hundreds have
stopped in Ell Paso, readily securing
employment as house servants and dis
placing Mexicans. The Mexican
authorities are taking cognizance OF
the matter and propose action looking
to the abatement of Japanese immi.
grafton into Mexico. .
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Killed Bv Automobile.

Los Angeles, March 14.-When R.
II. lngraham, general superintendent
of the Southern Pacific, was dashing
east on Fifth street in an automobile
to catch a train, the car struck Frank
G. Beamer, of this city, and fatally in.
Jured him. Under the supervision OF
Mr.. lngraham he was removed to the
hospital, where he died
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Fatal Maneuvers,

Ajaccio, France, March 1S.-Durine
the maneuvers without lights the tor,
pedo boat destroyer Epee rammed Tor
pedo Boat No. 263. A steam pipe on
the latter burst, killing two men and
mortally injuring one. The Epee
towed the torpedo boat ashore.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Horseman Found Dead.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 10
Thomas Savidge, a pioneer lumber
man, and well known among horse.
men, was found dead in his office here.
Heart disease was undoubtedly the
cause of his death He was the owner
of the stallion George ST. Clair.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 15.-The
house Of the Missouri legislature pass
ed the senate bill limiting the work
day of train dispatcher to eight
hours, except when an operator is EN-
ployed only in the day time, when he
can work 12 hours. The bill now goes
to the governor.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
RIVER FALLING AT PITTsRURG.
The River is Now Falling Slowly al
That Point.

Cincinnati, March 16.-According to
kilograms here the food crisis has
been reached in Pittsburg, and the
river is now slowly falling at that
point. This means that an immense
volume of water, possibly eight feet
high and 300 miles long, is on it's way
toward this city land will arrive Sun
day or Monday>% Forecaster Bassler
is of the opinion that the river will
exceed the GO-foot stage here, and that
1t may rise even higher, but there is
no further talk of a G5-foot stage.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Powerful Revolt In venezueIa,

Willemstad, Curacao, March ia
dispatch received here from Cucuta,
Colombia, announces that powerful,
revolution has started in the state OF
Tachira, Venezuela, with Gen. Juan
Pablo .Penalosa as its leader.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Nicaraguans Take Honduran Rifles.

Managua, Nicaragua, March IA
The American steamer City Of Paris,
having on board 1000 rifles destined
for Amapala, Honduras, was recently
overhauled by Nicaraguan gunboat
which seized the rifles.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Commits Suicide.

Washington. March 1G.-Rather than
face prosecution for the embezzlement
of $4,000 from the brokerage firm of
Wade & Hedges, of which he was
manager, Charles Abbott, 20 years old,
committed suicide BY shooting.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
coIdest Euronean WInter.

In the year 1914 the Thames froze
and the English channel was for a
time impossible because of icebergs.
The coolest European winter on rec
ord was that Of 170S-17O9. 1t began
early in October. In 1740 also the
cold was so intense that birds fell
dead to the ground
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Louisville Car Strike Ended.

Louisville, March 15.-By unani-
nous vote the 800 striking union EN-.
ployes of the Louisville Railway Co.
decided to accept the terms agreed on
by their executive committee and the
officers of the COMPANY.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Towboat Sinks.

Pittsburg, March 14.-Swept with
terrific force by the swollen current
against the pier at Lock No. 8. the
towboat Cruiser, owned by the Mo
nongahela River Consolidated Coat
und Coke Co, was wrecked and sunk,
lending two of her crew to death.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Trains Demolished.

Meadville, Pa, March 1G.-A freight
train on the Erie railroad was ditched
six miles east Of this place and EngI
neer Roy Logan and brakeman
were killed. Several other trainmen
were seriously injured. The entire
train was demolished.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Archie Is Gaining,

Washington, March 15.-"Archie
Roosevelt continues to improve" was
the statement made at the white
house about the condition of the pres.
idents son, who has been i'll with
diphtheria. The patient takes solid
food and appears to be gaining ground
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21

The agricultural department has
found a milking machine that will
work. But, remarks the Toledo Blade,
how unromantic it will be to simply
touch a button, sir, she said.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-21
Sent To the Stockade,

Atlanta, Ga, March IA. H.
Crutchtield, who assaulted Col. John
Temple Graves, was fined $40 and sent
to the city stockade to spend thezheSt
seven days. He was also bound over
to the higher courts under $1,000 bond
on a charge of assault and battery.