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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15

gan to break over the ship all hands
were ordered below, where they huddled
IN the cabins. 1t Was feared that the
hull would part. Daylight and the
knowledge that their appeal for help had
been heard gave renewed hope, but the
position OF the ship grew more danger
GUS hourly. Up TO noon the gale showed
no signs OF subsiding, The bridge chart
house. companlonways and everything
movable on deck, including all but four
lifeboats were washed away
various eXpedients to prevent suffer-
Ing from cold were adopted Fires were
kindled In an iron bucket. In which
holes had been cut to afford draft.
This crude utensil was used 10 hea
water and make tea. One of the crew
suffered broken arm, but this was The
only accident
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
Suspicion Raised.

AS the description OF Robert Erickson
was similar TO that OF one OF the mer
whom Miss Nellie Mahan. 500 South Yves,
Temple street, saw crossing the stree,
Immediately after the shots were heard
suspicion was raised. She said two
men ran rapidly across the street and
another followed with his hands ella sped
over his breast One OF the men in
front wore a light suit. She heard
the man behind cry out:
Hold on. Bob, I'm shot
The fact that Erickson was known
as Bob" Erickson and that he wore a
light suit of clothes was rega rded as a
circumstance that justified taking Erick-
son into custody. He was questioned
closely as to his conduct on Saturday
evening and told this story:
With the two Eslus BOYS and my
brother ! went 10 the Utah theater
AS 7 was leaving the theater ] saw
"A man who works for The M!ller-Ca-
hoon Lumber company at Murray,
but whose name ! don't know He
called 10 me and asked me how I
liked the show
After the theater was out all four
Of rs went TO saloon on CONNER
cial street. drank some beer and ate
some tamales. The proprietor was
there and talked to us He knows
me well and viii proba bly, remember
our being in there. We remained
there some time and then returned
TO Murray.
The story of Erickson was corroborated
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
THINKS HILLSTROM
OLD ACQUAINTANCE

That the wounded man arrested late
Tuesday night and thought to be the
slayer of the Morrisons is a man whom
the Morrison family knew five years
ago, but who since has not been heard
of, JIG the belief Of Perry Morrison, the
2l-year-old son of John 6. Morrison, who
was slain.
Perry Morrison in company with his
uncle, Earl Nowlin of Missoula, Mont.
visited the county Jail YESTERDAY 10
see Hillstrom. AS soon as Perry Nor.
rIson saw Hillstrom he recolected, he
said, of having seen the man about five
years ago in Salt Lake. According TO
Mr.. Nowlin, when Hillstrom glanced UP
at Morrison he gave sudden start and
quickly turned away from the boy. Nor.
rison said last night;
I visited the Jail yesterday after.
noon with my uncle and my brother
Merlin. We were taken TO Hill
strom's cell, and rs soon as saw
the man | recollected that | had
seen and known him several wears
ago. Since that time neither 7
nor anyone else in the family have
heard Of the man. He passed from
our acquaintance suddenly and un,
iii ] saw HiIlstrom yesterday | had
almost forgotten about the man we
knew five years ago.
/ am not positive, yet | am rea.
sonably sure that the man giving
his name as Hill or Hillstrom is
the same whom we knew five wears
ago Because ! am not positive I
will not say how we'll we were ac-
duainted with the man or whether
or not we could connect him with
the murders Of my father and
brother.
l intend 10 learn the where
abouts of the man whom [ knew
five years ago and who | thsak is
Hillstrom. / will have 10 learn
through others and il will be Inn
possible for me to find out to4lght.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
GRAPHIC PICTURE OF
NIGHT OF HORROR

hlTOfOSHI. japan. Jan. IA refu-
gee rom Sakura gives a graphic picture
OF me overwhelming OF villages by earth
quake and eruptions.
lie earthquakes began on Sunday
ne said. and the people spent d fearful
descended ana set Vtng DuIaihe h he nou'nsiS The
-6iyyesinsn NED and were followed by the
b,,rnad ,Se red hot ashes blinded aud
There were nm hoa,s an shore and
co,nire me tugitves mad to walt the
tstionss s our o. nresc.iers; Others with lamen-
Many. Of the aged res,saa ~ ny Leave we erV-
bn,,a ias .ney preferred TO die In the
swIreroe s~,ne OF 7. tne'r ANCESTOR One by one
.sPurnica 49, drowned or killed.
e hse @ @c,aters; scarlet vapor ooscured the
IKE the she so'erd ame roar of The volcanoes was
The The whole island IL anna esSnHgs oseIliated
ard irees "rufIns wIshas ln2isl1n>, Plants
OF asbes .iiiS2eLss nIds
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CALLS FOR HELP ARE
QUICKLY ANSWERED
CONTINUED from Page one.)

Throughout the day and the night that
followed the officers scanned the sea for
passing craft and the operator worked
heroically 10 restore his wireless outfit.
Meantime steamers that had picked up
the first appeal for help were searching
Tor the distressed craft. A heavy vapor
caused by the action OF the intense cold
on the water handicapped the searchers
and IL was fisherman on Port Maitland
shore who first made out the Cobequ,d
revealed the liner on the dreaded
Trinity.
Darkness was gathering fast when the
rescue began, but the seamcn from the
coastal steamers knew the rock and
shoals as we'll as they did their own front
yards ashore and they went at the work
before them with confidence.
Less than five hours later those who
had faced death for two days were be-
ing warmed and fed at the hotels here.
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Description of House.

The house occupied by the EsiIus fan
lily Is small one. containing four small
the attic is by a hinge stairway that
folds up into the ceiling, In each OF
two rooms there are two beds, In the
main room there is a cot. The fourth
room is the Kitchen
Search OF the premises failed TO reveal
any weapon OF any kind, save two sets
OF brass knuckles which had been hidden
in the rear OF the house. The members
of the Esilus family professed not to
know how they happened to be there y
red handkerchief, corresponding to the
description OF the masks used by the
murderers. was found in the home. The
occupants Of the house said they did not
know where IL came from and said that
none of them owned it, The handker-
chief is similar TO one found by the po-
lice last Sunday not far south of the
Morrison store.
To the officers Ed Esius told this
story:
On Saturday evening my two broth
ers and the two Erickson boys left
early to go 10 the Utah theater.
They returned home about 1870
We're here when the boys left for the
show, They probably left soon after
ward, but did not see them go, Ap-
plequist was asleep on the cot which
he and IIillstrom had occupied when
the latter arrived. Soon after the
boys came home the doctor brought
HiilStrom home.
We got Applequst out OF bed and
put Hillstrom In his bed Hillstrom
asked for Applequist as soon as he got
in the house and the two talked to-
gether for few minutes. I didn't
hear what they said. A little later
Applequist said he was going 10 start
out TO look for work. He told us that
Hillstrom had got shot in a row
over a woman and suggested that we
say nothing about II. He then went
out Of the house and ] haven't seen
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
Cyciones at Toxic.

The city of Toxic and surrounding
territory, although 500 miles from the
volcanic disturbances, has been swept
for the past twenty-tour hours by mini
stpSe cyclones, filing the city with
cf1nds of dust and sand and creating
th -enef that the capital was feel,
in& some of the effects of the distant
efdptions. A feeling of relief prevailed
ttnight when the wind went down
9Msnatches showed that animals and
the south OF Satsuma were SUI.
! & : !. ; : & : !: ; g: !. ! !" : : !:
rom abnormal uneasiness for
lays prior TO the disturbance
,hima.
mine in the northern part of
ptinues to give the government
rm and relief measures on a
ps scale will be necessary
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15

Kagoshima yesterday returned today to
search for their homes but found them
In ruins. a great hole had been torn
In the side OF the city.
Sakura- -Jima still threw out vast
masses OF names and lava. police boat
cIrcled the island and many bodies OF
victims were To be seen on the shores.
burned and mutilated. Thousands OF cat
tie we're dead on the beaches or float
ing In the water.
Pitiable Scenes.
HITDfOSHI. Japan, Jan. 1.-THE dis
aster al kagoshima was almost inde-
scribable." declared Judge Urab be. refu-
gee from that town who arrived here to-
day. 'On the evening OF January l2 the
buildings IN kagoshima crumbied and
fell ! saw men crushed to death as they
we're fleeing from their houses.
An points 20 the north OF Kagoshims
were crowded with despalriug refugees as
passed through. Many of these people
we're so stricken with fear that they re-
sembied clay figures. Weeping women
begrlmed with ashes. struggled along. car
rStng infants IN their arms. Others were
draggiUg with them the sick and aged
one Donogenarian on the island OF
Sakura refused 10 allow himself To he,
rescued, Eaying he wished to, die on tie
sacred = lsle- lie was h. ivcr. for1A 81
uI"uEI With The other ftlGls y -
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Second Man Taken.

The Investigation OF the murder case
at the Esilus home yesterday by Acting
Sheriff Atha Williams Deputy Sheriff
Riley Beckstead, Deputy Sheriff David
Guest and Chief OF Police Fred Peters
OF Murray resulted In tie arrest OF Rob-
ert Erickson. u relative OF the Esilus
family. The officers believed that the
description Of Erickson corresponded
with that OF man seen near the Nor
rison store Immediately after the MUIR
ders. They do not believe that Erickson
was one OF the two who fired the shots
that killed j. G. Morrison and his son,
but thought II possible that ne might
have been the lookout
The officers found that the occupants
Of the Esilus home were John Esilus.
the aged father Of the Esilus boys; Ed.
Vic and John Esilus his sons; Mrs. OIL
son, daughter, who is the clousekeeper
at the home. and a Scandinavian and
unable to speak any English. The other
occupants OF the house individually told
the stories Of their acquaintance with
Hlllstrom and with apparent relucta nee
of the presence of Applequist in their
house on Friday and Sa turday. The sto-
ries OF the different members of the fam
lily differ in some points which the Off
GERS believe important.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
Rich Red
Blood

Is yours II you take HOODS
SARSAPARILLA, which makes
the blood normal in rod and white
eorpusolea; relieves pimpIes, hoiIs,
serofuIa, salt rhoum or eczema,
eatarrh, rheumatism, dyspepsia,
nervousness, that tired feeling.
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Suffered From Cold.

All. however. had suffered from the In
tense cold. Most of them were FROST
| bitten and everyone showed the effects
OF exposure to zero weather. When the
| rescue ships reached docks here, many
| OF their passengers had to be carried to
| the hotel For the thirty-six hours aft
Ell the vessel struck seas broke over
| her continuously and she was coated with
ice.
Benumbed with cold and dazed by
their long ordeal. few Of the rescued
could give an intelligent account Of their
| experiences tonight One of the officers
Of the Cobequid said:
The ship struck at s o'clock Tues
day morning while we were trying to
locate The Iightship off the Lurcher
shoal In the binding snowstorm which
prevailed we overshot the mark and
brought up on the southeast end OF
ut was low tide and when 1t rose
" forced us farther up on the shoaI
The steamer began 70 pound heavily and
in few minutes the .ensineroom was
f1lled with water. This stopped the dyna-
mos. putting the lighting system and
wireless apparatus out of commission.
Sent Out Call.
After the ship struck We had sent
out an s: Q, s. which was picked up
Later. with the engineroorn flooded
our operators had to depend entirely on
the auxiliary storage batteries. Then
tns gaze earned away the deck connec-
tions Of the aer!als. A temporary con-
nection, which proved unreliable. was
fixed up. but an hour, tier this too.
failed. Again we rigged up connec-
ton. but the batteries were growing
weaker and we could send onIY a faint
spark. The puny waves could not reach
the Cape Sable station. only ninety miles
away. but we we're able to pick up the
medley Of words rege riding ourselves and
knew we were being searched for In
vain off Brier Island, forty miles away,
in the position we enormously gavo be
fore our wireless failed
Early today the Canadian Northern
liner ROYAL George. outward bound from
st, John, picked up our feeble cry and
the rescue followed -
II was a day and night OF terror on
the steamer. Life belts had been served
TO all on board and when the seas be-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15

The American missionaries stationed
NJ kagoshima,, in the island of Kiu-
by the American consul at Nagasaki
to have escaped safely from the dis
aster, are Miss L. Alice Finlay, Meth
odist Episcopal church east confer
epcel, headquarters in New York; Miss
Harriet NJ. Lansing and Miss Jessie
Noordhof, Reformed Church in Ameri-
ga (Dutcb) headquarters New York :;
and the Rev. P. p Medling and wife.
Southern Baptist conference, hcadauar-
ters Richmond. Va.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
Saved for Time Being.

SdFcU TUT IIHI6 belnB, 7
CHICAGO. Jan. i4.-Harry Spencer Will
not be hanged next Friday for the murder
OF Mrs. Mildred Allison Rcxroat JUS
tIce Carter of the supreme court toda 8
rhis rnoans thaY tt,e a,,nrc,1a ~ oonr. ne a,,Ii
7scIu1 ~ mnetne' fiueneer ia entitled TO a
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TWO MORE ARRESTS
IN MORRISON CASE
CONTINUED from Page one.)

in the Esilus home, but he was nowhere
In sight when the doctor entered. Less
than an hour after Hillstrom's arrival
Applequlst left the house and has not
been heard from since
Applequist and Hillstrom had been
friends for some months at least They
are said 10 have been working In Park
City together Some weeks ago Apple
auist came TO the Esilus home In Muir
ray with Hllstrom. The Inter had been
stopping at the Hilstrom place Inter
mittentIy for about seven months. He
told those in the Esilus household that
Appleau!st was a friend with whom he
had worked in Park City After that
Apple0mist was a frequent visitor at the
Esilus home,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
Slept Together.

On last Friday. Applequist and Hill
strom went to the Esllls home. The
two slept on folding cot In one OF the
rooms OF the house. They remained there
all day Saturday and were still there
when the Esius boys left for Salt Lake
Saturday evening When the Esilus
boys returned after the theater. Apple
quiste was In bed. He had reached home,
II developed, shortly before l o'clock.
Where he had been the Esilus family
professed not to know. They said he
must have gone out early in the even
ing. but none saw him leave the house.
Soon after the Esilus boys returned from
Salt Lake Hillstrom was brought IN
wounded Within an hour Applequist
dressed and left the house. after having
talked quietly with Hllstrom.
Members OF the Esilus family had
known Hillstron for long time, two of
the boys having met him In San Pedro
some years ago He came to the homo
OF tie Esilus family for the first time
on June % of last year. He said he
had been working machinist in Park
city. Since that time he has worked
very little. and has spent Sreat deal of
his time at the Eslus home.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
Eruption.

An official dispatch from Miyakonoio
says that another volcano, located at
kirishims, TO the northeast of Kago-
|shima, broke out in eruption on Janu-
aty lS, throwing the vicinity into com
Jpicte darkness, Ashes fell TO the
ldepth Of an inch in the surrounding
! district, but no great damage was
dome.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
WHOLE ISLAND
|cOVERED WITH
/ LAYER Of LAVA
&mber of Dead as Result of
Earthquake, Volcanic Erup-
tion and Tidal Wave I'm
possible to Estimate.

TOXIC. Jan. l4.-4Official reports to-
|nirht of the disaster in southern Japan
Ebroughs-6ut the following general fea'
The small island of Sakura is GOV.
cred with q layer OF lava and ashes,
IN places several dodd feet tSG deep; Beneath tn
which will probably never be known.
Any estimate of the dead must in
clude a large number of refugees who
were drowned while trying to swim
from Sakura to the city of Kagoshima.
Kagoshima, last week n prosperous
town of 10000, is in rllins Even stone
buildings collapsed under the weight
of the hot ashes.
simultaneously with the eruption of
)the volcano Of Sakura- -Jima there oc
furred an eruption of Yarigatako, which
Threw cloud of ashes over Matsumo oto,
.1ut did no serious damage
The eruPtlon of Sakura-Jima is grad
fubsiding, heavy rainfall clear.
me atmosphere and thereby assist.
the work of relief
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-15
, Island Covered.

We island of Kiushiu, An area
uare miles, is covered with
eh in varying depths.
mt scientists declared author
Ptonight that the worst is over,
fed the calming assurance that
e out of the volcanoes had
vent for an acute subtcr-
ity and had proba bly, saved
from even more disastrous
loto, north of Kagoshims,
'fugees have arrived and
IS are faced with the diff
using and feeding the suf
III the district. the whole trag-
which has not yet been told.
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Odds Cal
AuxaTi'ls
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
OFFICERS LAND
ARSON SUSPECT
ETHIOPIAN TELLS RATHER JUN.
BLED TALE OF HIS PART IN
UGLY AFFAIR.

Special Detective Rigsby, of the l.
& N. service Wednesday morning ar
rested a negro who is suspected OF
being implicated in the burning Of
the five box cars at Ashwood Monday
night The Ethiopian denies all
knowledge Of the crime, and swore
by all that was good and holy, by the
stars, moon and the other planets in
the solar system that he was not gull
ty, but that two other negroes were
the criminals. He told rather a mix
ed tale about the whole proceeding.
He declared that he was on the
way from Decatur to Nashville to
draw his pay for last month. How
he happened to be at Ashwood on his
way from Decatur to Nashville, was
something more than he could ex-
plain, as Ashwood is on an entirely
different line. He was evidently pref
ty badly scared, and was rather I'M
certain of where he was, had been,
or was going to be.
From the jumbled mutterlngs that
emanated in volumes from beneath
his uplifted hand, swearing that he
was telling the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth, as if The
Herald reporter were st. Peter, and
he were making his final confession
to him, he stated that he was in a
car with two other negroes. The two
latter were smoking cigarettes. They
threw them down and from the tips
the car was set on fire. He claimed
that they jumped out and ran when
they saw that they had started a
blaze that was beyond their control,
leaving him to take the blame for the
whole affair. Why he did not follow
the same course, he did not explain.
From all appearances, he was one
pretty guilty negro, and it will take
more than his unsupported oath to
clear him of term on the rock pile.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
PROHIBITION TO BE
ISSUE IN TEXAS
CONVENTION TO MEET AT TT
WORTH TO SELECT GUBER.
Material CANDIDATE.

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 23.-The first
important step in state wide prohi-
bition campaign will be taken at Fl.
Worth next Saturday when delegates
from upward Of 200 Texas counties
hold an elimination convention. The
purpose is to select as a candidate for
governor one prominent statewide
prohibitionist and get all other prohi-
bition candidates to withdraw.
AS there now are thirteen candi-
dates for governor, all democrats,
three outspoken prohibitionists, sue
cess in the Fl. Worth plan is expected
by the prohibitionists to give them a
dominating advantage at the outset
of the race. In addition to the thir-
teen candidates, five other candidates
have withdrawn. The primaries,
when gubernatorial nominee is to
be chosen, will be held next July. A
democratic nomination is equivalent
to an election.
Texas had statewide prohibition
election three years ago, remaining
wet by the narrow margin of about
5000 in total exceeding half mil
lion votes. The legislature nominal
ed in July, along with the governor,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
SPRING HILL NEWS.

SPRING HILL, Tenn, Feb. U.s.
On last Saturday night declama-
tion contest was given at the Bran
ham & Hughes school. A large and
interesting crowd was present
Little Miss Gertrude Goodman and
brother, Jakey, have returned home
to Franklin after visiting ]. Glassman
and family.
Miss Eugene Algeo, Of Carriers
Creek, is visiting Mrs. E. c. Yokley.
Mrs. Hudgens and daughter, Miss
Belle, are visiting Rev! r. H. Hudg-
ems.
Mrs. nellie G. Head, Of Gallatin, is
the guest of Mrs. Rush Odil this
week.
Miss Bessie Moore is back from
Lawrenceburg, where she attended
the missionary conference.
Mrs. B. H. Bruce and daughter,
Miss Bessie, were in Columbia one
day recently.
Guy Odil spent Saturday in Co
lumbia
Miss Mary Johnson has returned
home after spending the week end in
Nashville.
Elmo Nellums, of Jackson spent
few days with his parents at this
place last week.
Miss Grace Bruce has returned
home after a pleasant week at Law
renceburg.
Mrs. t. ]. McCord is very sick at
this writing.
Miss Ethel Whiteside is on the
sick list
A large crowd heard the Vanderbilt
Glee Club entertainment at Branham
G. Hughes school Monday evening.
Miss Louise Greenlaw has returned
from Nashville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-02-27
RAILROAD time TABLE
kSll!Il
arrival and departure Of trains from
Columbia.)

arrival and departure Of trains from
Columbia.)
Main Line-North Bound.
No. 4, limited, arrives at 1870 a. M,
departs 1877 a. m.
No. 8, Eastern express, arrives at
$40 a. M; departs 5:25 a. m.
No. 6, Decature accommodation, ar
rives $3.50 a. m; departs 8:35 a. m.
No. 80, Columbia accommodation,
departs 11:O0 a. m.
No. 10, Columbia accommodation,
departs 3:05 p. m.
No. 80, Columbia accommodation,
departs $40 p. m.
No. 2, fast line, arrives sos p. m,
departs 6:10 p. m.
Main Line-South Bound.
No. /, limited, arrives 3:57 a. m.
departs 400 a. m.
No. 8, Columbia accommodation,
arrives 9:25 a. m.
No. 8, fast line, arrives 9:45 a. m;
departs $3.50 a. m.
No. 81, Columbia accommodation,
arrives 4:30 p. m.
No. 5, Decatur accommodation, ar.
rives 5:35 p. M; departs $40 p. m.
No. SO, Columbia accommodation,
arrives $3.50 p. m.
No. Z, eastern express, arrives
1927 p. M; departs 1882 p. m.
NJ, r. & s. Divislon-North Bound.
No. "a, Sheffield accommodation,
arrives $3.50 a. m.
No. 26, Mt. Pleasant accommoda
ton, arrives 1855 p. m.
No. %, Shefield accommodation,
arrives 4:57 p. m.
NJ, r. & s. Dlvision-south Bound.
No. 81, Sheffield accommodation,
departs $50 a. m.
No. Is, Mt. Pleasant accommoda.
ton, departs 1:40 p. m.
No. %, Sheffield accommodation,
departs 6:15 p. m.
NJ, c. & st. L. ny.
I. North Bound.
No. 267 arrives 500 a. m.
No. al arrives 1851 p. m.
South Bound.
No. 142 departs 1920 a. m.
No. IA departs 6:15 p. m.
f. l.. Walpole, Ticket Agent, Co
lumbia. Tenn.