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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-10-28
HURRICANE OFF
CAPE HATTERAS
Worst Storm in Many Years is Re-
ported by Life Savers-North
Carolina Coast Hard Hit.

Norfolk, Va, Oct 25.-The most
severe electrical storm ever recorded
on the Hatteras coast prevailed there
for two hours beginning at last mid
night. William Styron, surfman,
while patrolling the beach, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The bolt struck Styron in the
head and came out of his boots, lit
orally tearing the body to pieces.
From the Hatteras life-saving sta
ton today 1T was declared that never
in the history of man at that point
lightning as prevailed between mid
night and 2 o'clock this morning. Be
tween midnight and O'Clock today
there had fallen at Hatteras more
than three and a half inches of rain
"a literal cloudburst. But for the
sparsely settled country much havoc
and loss OF human life would have
resulted from the storm. The light
ming struck in many places. Trees
were torn to pieces and the ground
in places torn up.
The storm was felt at points along
the entire North Carolina coast. The
rains for "a hours have been severe
in all parts Of eastern North Carolina
with washouts reported in some
places. The rain Of the past "a hours
has brought the total precipitation
at Wilmington, n. c., up to nearly
ten inches during the month of Octo-
ber. Lumberton, Nags Head, New
bern, Washington, Elizabeth City
and other points throughout eastern
North Carolina report heavy rain.
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WATERNIELONS IN OCTOBER.
Wagon Load of the Luscious Fruit
on Streets OF Kershaw Friday.

Special to The News.
Kershaw, Oct. 24.-While every
body else is talking of cotton, and
v selling cotton, and the streets are
iA1mmed, and the traffic blocked with
wagons and wagons of cotton, In
glaneJing casually over the ruck of
vehicles, what do you suppose we
saw hsSre on this twenty-fourth day
of October? A huge wagon load of
watermel ions. This will give you
some conception of the versatility of
the land in>>GHr section, and our
balmy climate, ahef ttie ingeniousness
of our farmers, who pre- charged un-
Justly in some SECTIONS with raising
nothing but cotton an d not much of
that. We defy even Heath Springs,
reputed to have the best Watermelon
market, to produce farmer of its
section who has bccs selling melons
from July the first to the twenty
fourth of October out of one patch.
We are indebted to Mr.. Dock Baker
of the Highland Farm section for this
interesting news item.
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MAKES NEW MOVE FOR THAw
Counsel Seeks to Enter Plea OF
Not Guilty.

New York, Oct 25.-Louis ]. Vor-
haus, of counsel for Harry x. Thaw.
this afternoon attempted to enter in
the supreme court plea OF not guilty
for his client to the indictment charg-
ing Thaw with conspiracy. Mr.. Vor-
haus explained that as soon as a plea
should be taken he intended to ask
that bail be fixed for Thaw, and that
should this request be granted and
bail furnished, Thaw would not have
to come here from New Hampshire
until the time set for his trial.
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Children OF the Street to Have Big
Christmas Tree.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-Chicago's chill
dren of the street are to have a mu-
nicipal Christmas tree for the first
time this year. The tree is stand
in Grant Park facing the lake front,
and is to be placed in position long
enough before the holidays, so that it
can he sprayed with water and make
a spire of glistening ice.
According to plans OF the NUM-
cipal Christmas Tree Association. the
lake front is TO be blaze of light
during the week or more the tree
will be in position. Christmas
chorals will be sung and present dis
tributed.
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mitchell VS.. TAMMANY.

Although not as aggressively as
Mr.. Hennessy, John Purroy Mitchell,
Fusion nominee for mayor, is max
ing his fight on Tammany Hall and
Mccall, it's candidate, as the alleged
tool OF Charles F. Murphy, Tammany
leader. Charles Edward Russell,
Socialist candidate, is opposing both
Mitchell and Mccall as boss con-
trolled."
Aside from the mayoralty cam
paign there are many contests for
minor offices and for the state as
sembly. With all these candidates
active and with Hennessy promising
additional disclosures; with Suffers
continued speech making in the East
Side and Mccall, Mitchell and Russell
speaking almost continuously every
day, the present week bids fair to
be the hottest of the campaign. The
election will be held on November A..
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Wealthy Girl is Deported and Dis
appears.

Boston, Oct. 27.-Word reached
here today that Miss Mary Compton,
the wealthy young English woman,
who was deported two weeks ago, had
disappeared from the steamship Ca
madam, 48 hours after II sailed from
this port. Captain Bullock of the
Canadian reported by wireless TO the
winifredian, which arrived from 1iv-
erpool today, that, a thorough seaTch
of the ship failed to disclose Any
trace of the wom4n. Miss Compt&n
wno said she haf come here to ~
vestigate spirituksism, was reported
az being mildly hsane.
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HUGH TAYLOR ARRESTED
Claims He Was Induced to Fire tb
Building by Walters and His
Wife on Promise of $25.

About 9 O'Clock last night th
alarm of fire was heard. It prove
to be south of town near the bound
airy line. The fire department re
sponded promptly and were soon n.
the scene of the burning, keZb
their irIequipment, but the place of
hre We so, far beyond the fire lin
the he :; y.,ach Il Tbet
J. J. 'fiD' +. 'Wom G m.2annGG nGeSV; S%aed 6ed ! !
DR.. r. G. bIcManus. which is a dou-
bic store attached to a four-room
dwelling in the rear, was soon en-
veloped in flames and completely de-
stroyed. A nearby frame dwelling
just completed, but not occupied. be-
longing to the Lancaster Cotton Mills.
soon caught and was entirely de-
stroyed.
Suspicion soon attached to Hugh
Taylor, young white man about 23
years of age, son of Mr.. Hugh w.
Taylor Of the Tabernacle section, and
he was Immediately arrested by Con-
stable j, B. Connor and lodged in
jail. The young man shortly after
MS arrest confessed to having set fire
to the store, stating that he had been
induced to do so by Mr.. ]. r. Walters
and Mrs Walters, who had offered
him $25 to burn the building.
He stated that Mr.. Walters
had fired a trash barrel sitting
in the store Saturday night, but
that he (Taylor) went back and put
it out. Mr.. Walters was not in town
at the time of the fire, having gone
to Charlotte Sunday night, returning
this morning. The young IL
clerks at the store and boards
Oh,
says that Mrs. Walters was after b
repeatedly yesterday to set fire to "A,
building and that he finally yieldF
to her entreaties on the promise
the payment of $25 for his SERVED
He says that when he closed up a.
store he first threw lighted cigar
the trash barrel and then retini,
and lighted the trash with a matcl
locked the door and wenl on down
the road, that when he reached tn,
oil mill he Saw the flames burstin,
out of the building.
The wind was very high during the
| fire, blowing a stiff gale from the
southeast. A small barn on a near
by lot belonging to Mr.. Henry Plyler,
was also burned. Other buildings
were saved by heroic work done by
persons who brought water from
nearby wells.
The building owned by DR.. NJ,
Manus, was worth something ln
/ $4,000 and was insured toy
half that amount Walter
had 81, 500 insurance on thaI
OF goods. The dwelling OF IL
caster Cotton Mills was worth
which is covered . by insS
| Mr. Roach S. Stewart has been
ployed to defend Taylor, who is No
in jail and will at once make applio
tion for bail. Warrants for the
rest of Mr.. and Mrs. John e. Waite
were issued by Magistrate John
Caskey, charging them with bein
accessories to the burning and the
have been arrested. Under the lav
of South Carolina, the burning of a
store house is made capital offensel
both as to principals and, accessories,
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Mad Dog at KersRaw Bites Other
CANNES.

Kershaw Special to- Columbia
Record, Oct. 27.--Some excitement
was created yesterday = morning on
our streets by the gddden appearance.
OF mad dog, which bit some otff
dogs and came near biting a sol
Mr.. Thomas. u made alunge o Hi
but he jumped and turned his
Some OF the dogs bitten were ]
Immediately. Some are
large. The dog was kille
lively chase. fno' >0E II
peared this morni
by J. AZ. Carson
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Ex-Captain of Yale Grow Dead.

Boston, Oct. 27.-The death of
Richard G.. Whittier, who was cap
tain of the Yale crew, which defeat
ed Harvard in 1905, was announced
today. He was master of the Pom
fret school until this fall, when i'll
ness forced him TO relinquish his po-
sition. His death was due TO Bright's
disease. He was 80 years old and
leaves a widow.
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Lafayette, Ind. Oct. 27.-While
the Rev. s. A. Singafees was conduct
ing the funeral of ]. o. Young here
yesterday a baby girl was born to
Young's widow I'm another room of
the house. The walls OF the infant
interrupted the services for a few
minutes. Young fell through sky
light on a building here a few days
ago and was fatally injured.
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THE PRES16EEiT;i$;$S:;2', "TRIP
THROUGH DISSt&5AND
Wilson Cheered by Thousands
En- Route to Mobile.
NO SPEECH ON SUNDAY
ssIts Like Coming Home Again!"
Shouted Chief Executive of Ma
ton to Davidson College Boys.

On Board President Wilson's
Train, Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 26.-Thou-
sands and thousands of Southern
folk IN great, cheering throngs today
welcomed President Wilson to Dixie
land as he sped through Virginia,
North and South Carolina and Geor-
gia en- route to the Southern Com
mercial Congress at Mobile, Ala,
where tomorrow he will deliver an
address on rural credits.
The shrill notes of the rebel yell'
at Salisbury, n. c., awakened the
President earlier than he had intend
ed to rise, and as the autumn sun
light streaked over the Blue Ridge
pilgrimage OF admiring hosts began.
At villages and hamlets, where the
Presidents train ran slowly, at cities
where stops were made to change en-
gines, there were huge crowds, en-
thusiastic and happy at their first
glimpse of Woodrow Wilson, the first
native Of the South elevated to the
presidency since the Civil War.
1--WE walked hfteen miles to see
you" said a group of North Caro-
linians at Charlotte. They told Mr..
Wilson they were from Davidson
College, where he had prepared for
Princeton. The President greeted
them warmly.
LIKE COMING HOME AGAIN.
"Its like coming home again." he
said, and hundreds of hands were
stretched toward him. Mr.. Wilson
shook hands with many, but refrain
ed from making any speeches.
Speech, speech" cried the crowd
at Spartanburg, S. G.
Its Sunday" smiled the Presi-
dent.
swell, we've just come from
church" they insisted You could
, preach, you know"
at can't preach" remarked the
President modestly.
"a porfticaI sermon?" suggested a
voice, and the President Joined in the
laugh that followed.
Big boxes of flowers were present
ed to the President over the rail of
his observation car at many points
en- route. The biggest demonstra-
tions occurred at Salisbury and Char
lotte, n. c., Spartanburg and Green
Vile, s. c., and Gainesville and At
lanta, Ga.
IN FAMILIAR PATHS.
Many of the cities brought fa-
miliar memories to mind, as Mr.. Will
son spent his early life in this region.
He practiced law in Atlanta. The
Misses Margaret and Jessie Wilson
were born at Gainesville, and the
President pointed out the house to
Dr. Grayson as the train rolled by.
Secretary Daniels, of the navy de-
partment, who also is to speak at Mo-
bile, was given a warm welcome en-
route, particularly in his state, North
Carolina.
On the Presidents train were
about two hundred people, all bound
for the Southern Commercial Con
gress Senator Fletcher of Florida
president OF the organization, took q
part OF the delegation back in the
Presidents car during the afternoon
TO shake hands, and Mr.. Wilson later
came forward into the Pullman tc
greet some OF the ladies in the party
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Day Of Gloom I'm Mine Town--132
Burials

Dawson, N. NJ, Oct. 27.-By noon
today 1872 of the victims of the Stag
Canon mine No. 2 disaster had been
buried. The major part OF the bodies
now being recovered are in such con-
dition that they cannot be shipped or
laid out I'm the morgue for public
funeral services.
The Red Cross, the Salvation Army
and the Stag Canon Fuel Company
at once will begin their efforts to ar
range the affairs of the dead miners
families.
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HENNESSY IS AFTER
TAMMANY LEADERS
Politics in New York Bitter
With Ugly Charges.
mitchell VS.. TAMMANY.
Campaign Has Developed Into n
seething Battle of Wits, Bitter
ness and Charges of Graft.

New York, Oct. 26.-With election
day only a little more than a week
on, the campaign for municipal
ofiiovs III, Greater New Y.--L Snddnnly
has developed INTO a Seetnlng batCfe
of wits, of bitterness, of charges of
graft in public offices and of political
trickery.
This new order of things largely
was brought about by the entrance
into the campaign of John A. Hennes-
sy, executive auditor OF the state,
political appointee of William Sui
ger, the deposed governor, who him
self has returned to the scenes of his
early triumphs in an endeavor to re
turn to Albany as a member of the
state assembly.
1t is on Hennessy rather than on
has late chief that all eyes are turn
ed, and from whose lips come state
ments, charges and challenges that
have caused an awakening of inter
est among voters and led the Tam
many leaders to plan counter
charges. Fresh from Investigations
of various state departments, Hen
messy has entered the local campaign
speaking several times nightly, tell
ing Of what he alleges his investiga-
tions have uncovered and challeng-
ing the occupants of state and city
offices and their political associates
to reDly
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A BORN FRESHMAN.

Hennessy, the most picturesque
figure in the canvas, was born in Ire
land fifty-four years ago and came
with his parents to Brooklyn when
a boy. He began his newspaper
training as an Office boy and rose to
the position of managing editor of
The New York Press, serving in the
meantime one term in the state as
sembly, during which he gained the
lifelong friendship of William Sui
zer, then Democratic floor leader.
When Sulzer became governor one of
his early appointees was Hennessy
as executive auditor" a place that
gave him tn opportunity to investi-
gate state departments. Always OPP
posing what he termed "boss rule"
Hennessy entered the local campaign
with alleged disclosures Of irregu-
larity that have come near over
shadowing all else. Meanwhile Sui
ger is confining his activities to the
sixth assembly district, and is max
ing several speeches each day, tell
ing the story he declares his counsel
would not permit him to tell at his
trial. Tammany leaders have eX-
pressed the hope that Suffers advent
into the campaign will be resented
outside the sixth district and that
their candidate for mayor, Edward
r. Mccall, and other Tammany nom
inees will benefit in other parts of the
city
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strengthen the eves Hundreds Of in Tennessee and Ar
kansas are desperately busy similar work Thousands Ken
lucky are imperllcd by the rising waters
CINCINNATI STRAITS
becoming The expeetu
20 reach the and the waters higher the
;v will be isolated $4,000 homeless the Kentucky side
Of the Ohio.
lust before telephone Petersburg w. Va was lost
that the business part
of the the before reached by
stories buildings 1t known
wheth had been loss OF HE
Canal suffered loss OF $50
State Engineer Bnse The permanent
structures along he waterway mnpared
by and Governor
suzer has taken steps remedy The Hudson River ed
ne damage s2oooOoO The city practically has
been under martial believed the is Rochester
the but danger thought
be past The Buffalo, Bnghamon
Relief during the day The Red Cross fund
East here eight and fifty members OF the medical corps
$4,000
Major egahed the War Department at Wash
neton the difficulty OF restoration OF
sanitary conditions and prevention of epidemics
OF the diplomatic called on presi-
behalf the countries they represented con-
and sympathy for the flood victims
Bread General Bixby. estimated that 1t
Ohio Illinois and Indiana combined with
hold the OF emptd into
Mississippi during the recent Hoods.
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through to the attics. where the in
mates were hud1cd together WAITING
for dea tn 10 enter.
Another crew. under Junior Llcutcn-
ant Ross Willoh. succeeded in saving
$50 while three beats IN command al
Senior Lieutenant Theodore Schmidt
rescued Pa persons. The majority 'i
these latter were taken from hoNcars.
warehouses. freight sheds and grain
elevators I'm the railroad yards. II was
here that the water attained It's great
est violence. rushing bon Whirlrools be
tween the irregular buildings on either
side of the tracks Navigation Vas cN-
treinoly pcrilous on account of many
submerged boXcars. natcars and over
turned sheds.
Several times the sailors were cap
sized, but managed 10 keep with Their
boats and right them. Not q single
life was lost. either among the reserves
or among the hundreds whom they at
tempted to rescue.
lsAful'lldHl W dlAfl way AifAi T. 't"F w
the ships company. succeeded in cstab-
fishing a supply station in East 9TH
street. where many refugees congrc-
gated. and issued rations TO the suffer
ing. He slept tonight after seventy
one hours Of continuous labor.
Major Dupuy is angered at certain
undortakers. and expressed IL IN the
following statement:
These body snatching ghouls who
operate as undcrtakers will he treated
as they deserve if 1t takes the entire
| military power at the command OF the
medical department Of the Ohio Ma
tional Guard. There arc . number Of
reliable undertakers in Dayton who
have complied strictly with the order
10 report the recovery OF al bodies. but
there have been reports received here
Of numerous instances Of ndortakcrs
grabbing bodies and rushing them 10
their own establishments. Then they
either prey upon tho grioi stricken
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very satisfactory and tina. this can
munity will ind itself N reassur.d
position within very short time ma
facing then only the problem Of repat
restoration and rehabilitation.
81 will go back TO Cincinnati to.nirb,
To get into touch with matters left ~,
finished there and will go to Columns.
at the earliest moment. Governor "a,
tells me that he thinks matters are n
satisfactory condition at Columns
that he has ample immediate sunrss
Of medicines and other necessities. an,
that much of each il on the way. Tn
weather is very fine, and there do.,
not seem to he any cause of appreh.n
sion # further floods in the vicinity a
Dayton"
Fifteen thousand persons subsistN
10. DAY on rations given out under, III.
r,ction Of the relief committee. T.,
thousand of these, il is estimated, Wen
iu their homes. and food was carried 4,
them IN DoatS am Ful'lb'blicS. AbOlt
five thousand are being cared for 4,
the relief stations This shows a
marked reduction i'm the number a
persons being publicly fed.
The relief committee has made no
attempt to keep record OF the nun.
her of rations sent out. There is plenty
Of food. and it is being placed into
baskets in lots 10 serve five persons for
two days. over candles, given out with
the food. the people are cooking coffee,
Lut the other food is eaten cold There
is no gas and very little coal.
Homes Thrown Open.
The relief stations have been taxed
tn capacity now, for the food has sub.
sided enough for people to leave thek
homes. Homes of persons more fortu-
nate have been thrown open to those
whose houses have been swept away or
DESTROYED. Homes usually housing four
or five persons, in many instances now
are sheltering from twenty TO thirty
BEGINNING early to-day the relief
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In Sanitation Districts.

Major Dupuy stated that the city
has been divided into six sanitary dis
tricts each district in charge of an Of
fcor of the sanitary corps of the ma
tional guard. As ii will be several
weeks before the sewer system Is IN
operation again large corps Of men
will bc kept active in disposing OF
refuge and in disinfecting all premises
occupied by refugees. Strict orders
regarding the disposition Of garbage
have been issued. and the people have
been advised by means Of bulletins
posted IN conspicuous places In tho
streets how best TO preserve the public
health.
\ small army OF sanitary inspectors
has beer pressed into service and
every effort viii be made 10 prevent
any outbreak of pcstilonce. II was
owing 10 the frightful flood conditions
/ throughout the entire territory OF
which DAYTON Is the heart rendering
transportation facilities Of all kinds
useless. that supplies for the medical
corps did not reach here until several
/ days after the food broke. Several
cars of lime already have reached the
city and many more are cn route from
different points. 4 carload OF ambu-
I lance supplies is Oh the way from
/ cincinnati
Arrangements for placing sanitary
measures IN the hands OF federal Of
nclals were completed at the confer
cncc between Secretary Of War Car
risou. Major General Leonard Wood,
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had talked over the telephone WIN
Governor Cox. he decided that ""'o
the state militia would be able TO po-
lice tho CITY. the federal government
should have charge Of the sanitation
Mr.. Garrison stated that MaJo'
Thomas Rhoads. in cooperation VIII"
Major James G. Normoyle. wouio nave
charge in Dayton. Major Normo!'e ia"
eyperiencc in furthering RELIEF IN inc
Mississippi food district last year
Viewed by Garrison.
Secretary Garrison gave out the SUD-
stance Of his telegram to fres'ue"'
Wilson AS follows
II find the situation at Dayto" W W
NJ follows: The Hood has subslded >"
tia, they have communication wi'n All
norta of The city. no one being now J"
any nosition of peril or without foou
or shelter The National Cash hes's'c'
plant has been surned into Il supp!
depot and lodging place for those WHO
have no ether present place.
Surgeon General Blue ana some vi
his officers are here, as are also so'no
naval surgeons We are all WORKING III
concert. The Governor, the Mayor the
local committee and the citizens nave
all expressed much gratitude at the ac-
,ion of the national government ana
have welcomed MS warmly. all OF 'hem
stating that the fact that direct rep
rcscntative has been sent to their coh'-
munity has been of the greatest pehe"l
T., the morale of the situation.
"I find a competent force is aireau!
ORGANIZED to clean up the streets re-
move tho debris and do general work Oh
that description, and which has agreed
IN work under the direction OF the army
eurpeon | leave in charge OF sanitation
The national guard has its adjutant
general. George n. Wood, here IN cofii-
nond Of the military situation, ana ne
has cordially offered to cooperate IN
averv wav with our work Of sanitation
81 think that the situation mere u
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relatives or the public who will have
~ pay for the burial of tho unidentified
dead
There are inuumerablc cases Il n
grippe. pneumonia, acute rheumatism.
tonsili;is and the like being treated by
the doctors of our corps, and many
other cases have been reported by local
physicians"
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9C.O GAM

Surgeon General Rupert Blue and the
local relief committee. headed by JoIn
II. Patterson. After Secretary Garrison