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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2!» t 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Unveiling of the Bartholdi Statue at
Bedloe's Island Yesterday.
An Immense .Unit* tilth* of IVopIt* in A11«‘ii
I'rcMoiOition of tho Statup and IN K<*r<*pth*n
l»y the President--Hnnom to the Kreueli Visi
tor* and Prominent Anieriran Oflhials.
New York. October 28.—The rain storm
which prevailed all day yesterday ceased
during the night, but the weather this
morning is very unpromising for the fes
tivities which are to attend the inaugura
tion of the Bartholdi statue. A slight fog
hangs over the city and obscures in a
measure the elaborate decorations of the
buildings with which the city has been
beautified. French and American flags
are flying from the house-tops and win
dows in every direction, and a general
holiday appearance is presented by
the moving bodies of soldiere,
militia, civic organizations and bands,
and the collection on the sidewalks
of great crowds of people. The decora
tions of the city hall are very elaborate.
Long streamers and flags have been hung
from the federal buildings opposite along
Main street, through which the procession
will march, in order to pass under the
magnificent arch of evergreens, flags and
mottoes erected in front of the World
building, which is tastefully decorated
with flues and bunting. The French flag
flies from the flag-staff of the
Tribune building and the Sun, Times
and Mail and Express. Newspaper
offices are all similarly decorated. In lower
Broadway and Wall streets many of the
fronts of large buildings are almost hidden
by flags, bussiness is almost entirely
suspended. The public schools are closed
ana all New York is taking part in the
celebration, visitors from all sections of
the country have been coining into the
city for two days past and this morning
thousands more were added to the. great
throng, the prospect of unpleasant weather
in no way deterring them.
It is estimated^ that,fu)l.y a million people
multitude was simply t normous. Along
the streets taken by the procession the
crush was terrible and every window af
fording a view of the parade was tilled
with people. The wet pavements, the
mud, chilly air and general discomfort
were not an appreciable bar to the public
enthusiasm over even a statue of liberty’s
unveiling. Streams of workingmen and
women who usually tread the streets at
early morning hours carrying dinner pails
and lunch’ baskets were to day
as early astir, but with the difference that
they wore their holiday attire and
their faces had expectation in every fea
ture. As early as S o’clock the tenement
districts began a movement toward the
streets and avenues, where they might see
the pageant. From the boundary line east
and west at the river fronts the drift of
the people moved until when nearing the
line of march there grew to be a tide of
human beings that at length dammed upon
against the police lines and set back its
constantly flowing stream to the near-by
avenues.
The fifth United States artillery corps,
commanded by Col. John Hamilton, ana
the engineer corps, took their position in
front of Secretary Whitney’s house at
Fifty-eighth street and Fifty-eighth
Avenue a few' minutes aftei 9 o’clock.
Next came the old guard who stood near the
carriages waiting for the president and hiH
cabinet to leave Secretary Whitney’s resi
dence where they had spent the night.
Promptly at 10 o’clock President Cleve
land, accompanied by Secretary of State
Bayard, descended the steps and entered
an open carriage. They were
followed by Secretary of the Navy Whit-
nev, Postmaster-General Vilus, Secretary
of the Interior Lamar, Private Secretary
Col. Lament, Admiral Luce and staff and
Major Whipule. The Old Guard preceded
the carriages and at a quarter paid 9 o’clock
commenced the march down Ffth avenue.
Both sides of the street were crowded with
people who waved their hats an applauded
loudly as the president’s carriage pnssi d.
On all sides of the streets, from Central
park down to the reviewing stand,
on Twenty-fourth street, differ
ent military companies and civic
organizations were formed. The carriages
containing the president and cabinet wen
followed by a battalion of 250 police under
command of Capt. Mount. I’he United
States naval brigade came next with the
engineers corps, which consisted of 250.
The Second n giment th'Oi fell in line, to
gether with 200 composing a detachment
of the Massachusetts volunteer militia.
These w< r. followed by t he Seventh regi
ment, Eighth, Ninth. I’enth, Eleventh and
First regiments and French societies,
numbering 251) iren.
The governors of Massachusetts, Maine,
Vermont. Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
Jersey, M rj i i I I ■
stalls, togc'..* r a i'll Uuium -Lotts judges,
entered c..rv; ig« * at tli. Wi.uN-r hotel and
fell into line behind the French a . >eiu
tions. Tnc tiiir.l brigade ua i.iconim mh!
of Hugh J. Grant, consistingoi t:*e mayor-,
of cities and municipal otli .ars, a battalion
of the police force of Philadelphia ' 1 >>)
men), commanded by Captain James
Smith; battalions of the police
forces of Brooklyn and Jersey
City, veterans of the war of 1812. the A/.teo
club, forty men. veterans of the Mi xican
war and the military order of the Loyal
Legion. Tee fourth division was under
command of Colin * 1U. A. Wells and was
made up of war uU rans, military organi
sations, post of the Grand Army of the
Republic of New York city. New Jersey
and other states. Brigadier-General James
He Leer w is in command ot the tilth divi--
ion, which was also composed of
grand army posts. Colonel Locac, or v\ in*
chester.aet'jil as marshal of the sixth divis
ion, which numbered .‘8)0, belonging to
the Washington City Continental Guard
with General Washington’s carnage, the
old Washington Continental Guard, the
sons of the revolution and the sous ot
Major-General A. S. Webb, marshal of
the seventh division, had in his command
300 men, comprising members oft he differ
ent educational institutions, i he eighth
division was commanded by General
Horatio C. King, and was made up of in
dependent military organizations, i he
ninth division was commanded by Bernard
J. Dolan, and was composed ot representa
tives of the Brooklyn fire department, the
Association of Old Brooklynites, the mayor
of Brooklyfl and city officials. John
Decker acted as marshal of the tenth divis
ion, which was composed of volunt* ers—
Catta, M. Tbomezneux, M. Halpen, Baron
Salvador, Admiral Jourez, M. Lambert and
M. George Glasner.
The ladies of the party were mainly G.e
wives of delegates, and included Madame
Lauaseit, Midatne Bartholdi, M id on *
Bigot. Madame Ivon. Madame SHinson
and Mm lie. Toro de Le.sep.s. The h e
were enthusiastic as di vision after di. i.- i*>m
of the pngt ant pa-sed, and sir ins ol in-
gpiriv.g M.irseilias gre ted t heir rs.
Admiral Jourez and General Pelis-ncr were
in the full ai d showy uni orm of their
country, including gold-laced vesvs
and chapeaux, covered wiin bul
lion. They were accompanied by
aides rienly uniformed. Too French
! gentlemen in civil life were the magnets
which drew the attention of all eyes.
Count De-.es.seps was ink • I by a reporter
. if the spleuder of the mi.iiary pageant im
pressed him as being sufficiently worthy
of the event it commemorated. He said:
“It is grand, sir, truly grand.” That M.
Bartholdi was deeply impressed by the
spectacle it was easy to see. The great
artist* appeared at times to be deeply
moved, lie was constantly surround
ed by enthusiastic gentlemen, and
: all points of special interest
in the moving column were pointed
1 out to him. Other notable persons on the
: stand previous to the arrival of President
1 Cleveland and party were Governor Hill
and staff, Chief Clerk Brown, of th£ state
1 department at Washington, in charge of
the diplomatic corps, comprising the fol-
; lowing: From the Hawaiian Islands, Min-
| ister Carter; the Argentine Confederation,
Minister Quesada; Chili, Minister Gana;
j Peru, the secretary; Bolivia, Minister Car-
ral; Equador, Minister Florin; Salvador,
j Minister Valarco; Russia, Alexander Greg-
gor, secretary of legation, and France.
Charge d’Affairs Count Sala. All
the ministers were accompanied by their
secretaries. The following members of
the Society of the Cincinnati, a venerable
organization of 1783, which represents both
France and America, were present: Judge
Asa Bird Gardiner, secretary; Gen. John
Schyler, treasurer; Gen. Herman Burgin,
assistant treasurer; Hear Admiral J. W. A.
Maloom, United States navy; Clifford S.
Sims of New Jersey, Win. Wayne of Penn
sylvania, Col. Oswald Telegham of Mary
land, Col. James M. Varner of Rhode
Island. The others present were
President Wm. M. Evarts, of the American
CDinmittee, and General Syckies, General.
Hazen, General Philip Sheridan and staff.
Col. Sh ridan ; Col. Kellogg, Col. Blunt,
Col. Tossier, Lieut. Newcomb, Gen. Wiley
and Gen. Schaefer.
I’he park of Madison square was teem
ing with people. The side streets were
choked with humanity and Broadway was
clogged with vehic les'and street cars above
and below the intersection of the line of
march when the president and his cabi
net reached the reviewing stand.
When Bartholdi, the sculptor, appeared
j on the stand he was easily recognize. 1 by
j the mass, who had seen his portraits on
j the programmes and in the illustrated
j those nearest the stand. The cry ot
“Bartholdi!” “Bartholdi!” was then
I caught up and both stands, crowds on the
j avenue, curbings up and down heard the
i name and passed it to the people in the
I park and side streets, until the heavy air
was shaken with the arrow of cheering,
| that must have gladdened the heart of the
I Alsatian who bowed and bowed his ac
knowledgments, and then in carriages,
driven to the rear of the stand, came Presi
dent Cleveland and Lis party.
Instantly he was recognized, and
again the crowds shook the
welkin with their shouts, and from house
tops and the windows of the near-by hotels
came shouts and sounds of clapping hands
to swell the roar of the sound like that of
a wave broke over the park and flowed
down the streets and along the avenue
where an immense crowd with trappings
and the pomp of the head of the column
was seen just moving on its course.
On the reviewing stand the presi
dent was presented with three
handsome baskets of flowers, the
the gilts of young ladies in the city. As
the various military and civil organizations
passed they saluted by dropping their col
ors, and the president resounded by lifting
his hat. Nearly every baud in passing
played “Merseillaise,” the French national
hymn.
| After the procession passed the president
i and party were driven to North river,
where, at Twenty-third street, a dispatch
was waiting to convey them to Bedloe’s
I island. The formation of the marine part
| of the parade began on Hudson river, op-
j positc One Hundred uud Forty-fifth street,
at an early hour, but owing to the foggy
! weather it was nearly 1 o’clock before the
i signal gun was fired. At that time there
j were probably 100 vessels drawn up in
two divisons, "the first composed of the
larger steamers and the second of
tugs and smaller vessels. Some of
these were beautifully decorated
! with flags and bunting. It was after 1
o’clock when the signal gun to start was
fired and the column began its forward
movement.* The United States steamer
Dispatch layoff West Twenty-third street
and as the column of boats approached
President Cleveland arrived with his suite
and prepared logo on board. As the gun
tired the president’s*salute a halt wa*'
ordered until the Disputed got under way.
when, with-u loud blast of whistles, the
i column of boats followed behind towards
the statue.
The head of the pmccssipn reached the
post office at 2 o clock. From tho post
i office the parade, in all its splendor,
marched down Broadway to Wall street.
Throngs of people seemed to increase at
every block. Handkerchiefs **■ fr |
from every window
shouted themselves
! i:ig Wall street the para:
to Pearl .struct and from t
tery. Here it m m I ■
<.f people had
greet ft. Every walk of tin Battery park
was thronged with eager sight-seers, who,
notwithst Hiding the dampness, still had
another shout and another cheer to add in
udmiration of the soldiers and others who
had joined in the parade to do honor to
and loyal throats
hoarse. Turn-
ad** wended its way
n thence to the but-
Hi myriads
the
The first to embark for Bcdloe’s Island
was the Sixty-ninth regiment, under com
mand of olonel Cav.. laugh. Then came
General Fitzgerald and hi< staff, followed
hv several French and Italian societies.
The board of aldermen left on the “Crys
tal Stream.” Judge Daly and a host of
oilier citizens left on board of the “Minn«-
hota.” Tiie list to leave were General
Stone and his stiff, on the "Florence.”
Th, ; rest, of the proee -.ion here dis
banded. A dense fog, that thickened from
early morning, drizzling rain, and a
cutting northeasterly wind describes
liberty day upon the waters. The spec
tators who expected to enjoy a great
national parade from New York, New
Jersey ana Long Island shores were sadly
disappoint d, for it was impossible to see
at a greater distance than a quarter
of a mile on the water, be
cause of the density of the mist. In
early morning the fog was thick,
and as the dav grew older
the weather grew thicker so Giat at noon
it was almost impossible to distinguish a
vessel within a few hundred feet. Had
the dav been fine the naval parade must
have been grain! and imposing, but the
disagreeable weather prevented this. It
did not, however, keep the people away
from the piers, for on both shies of the
Hudson they were thronged with patriotic
citizens who could hardly restrain them
selves when the stars and stripes and the
French standard, floating si*ie by side at
the mast heads, were- deseribed. One fact
that was particularly noticeable was that
all of the steamers of the English ai.d Ger
man lines in slips along the river was
decorated from stern to stern wit h ensigns
and colors. . | I
As the naval procession went d<
river it re
vn the
wav lei'
' eldo
el V <
crept that
com sc to the upper bay. S 1l-!5 the lead
ing ve.*tA Ls of the In ct entered the uppjr
ha.• and at fire minutes after two o’clock
the lingua ip of the licet anchored to south
eastward of Liberty island. Here was
gathered a fleet of vessels that
can be better imagined than described.
All manner of craft were at anchor in the
waters about the great statue. There was
no feeling except that of patriotism. The
war vessels eame in for their .-diare of the
attraction, with their black muzzles pro
truding from either side. They then lay in
the attitude of. north and south and were
the Alliance, Tennessee, Jamestown,
Yantic. Saratoga and Portsmouth. Shortly
before 3 o’clock tl*- I’nited States steamer
Dispatch with President Cleveland and
cabinet aboard hove in sight and as it did
the yards of the warships were moiined
and as the Dispatch passed each vessel the
naval salute was given by the
sailors and they descended to the. deck.
At 2:55 o’clock President Cleveland
was rowed ashore; then whistles were
blown, the guns of war belchod forth ami
the colors were dipped. For exactly half
an hour this was kept up. Another salute
was given when the French flag was re
moved and the face of the immense statue
revealed, and third and last when the
president was again taken aboard of the
Despatch. Then the smoke curled forth
from the mouth of the cannon, followed by
sheets of flame and thundering reports.
This was the order all along tile line, and
in sight of the flames from the broadsides
of the war squadron was a beautiful and
most impressive one. Thus closed one of
the greatest days in the history of the re
public. The naval display and procession
was the largest ever seen i - the waters of
this port, that ot the recent international
yacht race sinking into insignificance. The
balcony-like structure from which the
! addresses were ‘to he made, was hand-
j somefy decorated with trico’or stars
I and stripes. Policemen stood on
| guard at the two stairs leading
i to it and no one except those of the presi
dent’s party, the French visitors and
■ speakers were allowed to go in it. On the
I parapet surrounding tin* base of tho pedcs-
! tal were alternately fixed the French and
! American colors. Inside of this the bearers
I of red tickets were not admitted. In the
meantime a big fleet of water craft ofwH
sizes from a punt to a mau-of
I war was every minute increasing on that
j side of the island which the statue faced,
I till very little of the water was visible be
• tween them. The Twenty-second regi-
1 motif-band under th** l**adershin of Oil-
■ platform playing “Marseilles. ’ This
was followed by “Yankee I) »ulle,”
“The Siai Spangled Dam.ci. ol. Pat
rick’s Day,” “Garry Owen,” “Charley,
You're My Darling,” “Annie Laurie,”
: “The British Grenadiers,” “The Last Rose
1 of Summer,” “The Minute Boy,” “Gillie
j Gaium,” ami “America.” The French
j viators arrived about 2:30 and were greeted
! with enthusiastic cheers. They modestly
! walked to seats on the general platform
' and sat there until the members of the
I committee eame and escorted them to the
I balcony.
I At 3 p.m. the band struck up “Hail to
the Chief.” and all eyes were turned
towards the direction from which the
president was expected to appear. When
he did come into view the immense gather
ing recognized him with a perfect storm
of cheers, that lasted for several minutes.
The steamers took up tne shout with their
whistles, and the warships with their guus.
When Rev. Dr. Storrs aroa^togivea
prayer on the opening exercises every ef 1
Fort to have the noise stopped wa* ineffect
ual. Tho whtstles kept on blowing, the
guns firing and the crowds on the boats
shouting. Finally, when all means ap
peared useless, the reverend gentleman
went on with the prayer, but not even
I those who were within a few feet could
| hear him. The shadow of the colossus
extended on him, as with his hands out-
i stretched and his eyes cast Heavenward
he besought tho blessings of the
Almighty upon the event which betokened
| the friendship of nations and the promise
! of the peace which would be lasting and
. glorious between the two great republics.
Dr. Storrs prayer was brief, but exquisitely
pathetic.
j A moment after Dr. Storrs retired Count
Ferdinand De Lesseps walked in front of a
l party of gentlemen on the platform and in
| a clear and sonorous voice, despite bis many
years, made a brief presentation speech
in behalf of France to tin* American union.
Ha spoko of tbs conception of thi statue,
the work of the committee, of which he
! was a member, to bring the matter to the
attention of the federal government, tin*
popular contribution to the cost of the
Foundation work, and its final disposition.
As the aged gentleman bowed in res no mm*
to tin: nnnlaus*- which greeted Ids p in irks
lie moved his hand toward Senator William
M. Evarts, who took Count De Lesseps’
place before the audience.
Evarts said: The scene upon which tins
vast assemblage is collected displays a
1 transaction in human affair* which finds
• o precedent or record in the pa-t. nor in
the long future, we may feel assured, will
it ever confront its counterpart or puralh 1.
What ornaments of speech, whut elo
quence of human voice, what eostly gifts *il
gold, frankii»c**ri.v; arid mvrrsof our l»*-art*’
tribute can we bring to the eeh*biation
efthis triumph ol giouu *, of skill, of labor,
which speaks to-day and will speak for
ever the thoughts. I'c lings and fri* nd-h.p
ofthose two populous, powerful and I •
republics, knit together under pride and
joy at their own established freedom, and
in tin* hop*- anti purpose that the glad
light of liberty shall enlighten the wot Id.
For this arduous theme the American com
mittee h is had the good fortune to pr***n*ut
an eminent citizen and u/i aecom-
piished orator from the grateful
and placid attention to whoso eloquence
simplc office committee has asked me
to discharge, ar.d I will not long detain
this expectant multitude. I declare in
your presence, and in the presence of
these distinguished guests from France
and of thi» .ugtHL assemblage of honor
able and honored men of our land, and of
thii counties- multitude, that this pedaval
and the united work of the two republics
is completed and surrendered to the care
and keeping of the government and peo
ple of the United States.”
The ropes leading from the platform to
the flag, which still covered the face of
goddess, was se. n to swuv. A sharp pull
was given and the banner fell to the pedes
tal. The countenance of the statue was
uncovered. Above the great assembly M.
Bartholdi’s life-work was formally de
clared to live as a work of art.
From that moment began the exist
ence of the statue of liberty en
lightening the world. Scarcely had the
banner fallen than the signal flag was
waved from the masthead of the Tennes
see. A stream of flame sprang from the
side of the old war ship, and then another
and another until her decks were bidden
in a white cloud of powder smoke. From
every man-of-war in the fleet, French as
well as American, thundered a salute to
the goddess. The scene, had th** day been
fair, would have been inspiring. As it
was, the sound was deafening and
partook its chief majesty from the roll of
its thunder in the echoes across th** har
bor. The powder smoke clung to th** sur
face of the bay. The island was mor* ef
fectually shut off by this addition to the
mint than it had been before. It wa-. i i-
po-sible to distinguish the pedestal 28)
yards aways. Again th** strains of toe
Hand were heard, and the sounds of notion
al anthems were borne upon the In*'
until their notes died away, as hud the
roar of guns.
The pre-ndent of the Lmtcu Stales th .u •
| stepped forward an i said: “The people
of Hu* United States accept with gratituu**
' from the brethren of tin* French republic
the grand and complete work of art we
I here inaugurate. This token of affection
1 and consideration of the people of France
demonstrates the kinship of republics and
J conveys to us the assurance that in our
i efforts to commend to mankind the excel-
I lence of a government resting upon the
I popular will we still have beyond the
* American continent a steadfast ally. We
are not here to-day to bow before the re
presentation of a fire and warlike god
filled with wrath and vengence, but we
. joyously contemplate instead our own
i deity, keeping wirteh and ward before
: the open gates of America, and greater
; th in ill that have been celebrated in an-
j cientsong. Instead of grasping in her hand
I thunderbolts of terror and of death
j she holds aloft the light which illumines
j the way to man’s enfranchisement. We
j will not forget that liberty has made her
| home here, nor shall her chosen altar be
: neglected willingly. We will constantly
i keep alive our fires, and these shall gleam
j upon the shores of our sister republic in
the east, reflected thence and joined with
the Answering rays, a stream of light
shall pierce the darkness of ignorance
and superstition until liberty enlightens
the world.”
. M. Albert Lefaivra, French consul-gen
eral to New York, was th** next speaker.
He spoke with appropriateness in behalf
of the French republic., lie was followed
by Mr. Depew, orator of the day. No soon
er had Depew concluded than the bands
began playing “Old Hundred,” and the,
immense assembly joined in singing the
doxolog*\
There was a great lack of arrangement
in leaving the island and embarking again
for home. The French visitors were seat
tered here and there in the crush, and re
tained an hour. Btirtlioldi and his wif;
were compelled to elbow their way, ns
best they could, through t he crowd, which,
not recognizing them in the bustle, gave
them but scant courtesy. Nor w is Count
de Lesseps and those with him
inueh better treated. The presi- '
dent and his party, being better
known by the police, received more atten
tion, but the president’s cabinet members,
counts, admiral \ minist r pleiiinotanti »ry,
divines, senators and nil the ladies bore
their iw*onve*d«**K*e as (food republicans
works, which was to occur this evening,
has been postponed till Saturday on ac
count of tnu log.
MAG0NE AND ClVIL SERVICE.
lb* InfprprofH the l.aw io Jlnin That Kvrry Mini
t inier Him Kveept liiiUorcr* Mn*»l Stmiil an
Ex*im (tuition.
New York, October 28.—From conver
sations to-dav with officers of customs who
are conversant with the ideas and purposes
of Collector Magone in regard to his
official course, it is learned that his views
of civil service reform are in advance
even of those involved in a # faithful en
forcement of the letter of the civil service
rules and regulations. It is understood
that he regards the spirit of the rules as
requiring an examination as to the qualifi
cations before appointment in the case of
those officers -heads of divisions, bureaus,
etc.—who are specially excepted from tho
requirement or an open competitive ex
amination. He takes the ground that such
officers nro excepted from the operation of
i thvi general rule because their duties de
mand special qua!ideations, such as could
1 not be ascertained by an ordinary formal
examination, with a set list of questions;
I and, as their positions are much more irn
i portant than those of 11230 clerkh, it is
equally important that their fitness should
! be ascertained before they are selected.
The collector intends, therefore, it is
said, to cause a careful examination to be
made as to the special qualifications of any
applicant for any of the higher positions
i.i ius gill before the candidate, however
recommended otherwise, can hope to re
ceive an appointment. Such an examina
tion mav be made by the collector in per
son or be delegated by him to experts in
whom he reposes confidence. With tiie
introduction of this plan tin* system of ex
amination as t*> fitness before appointment
will apply to all positions under the collec
tor, except those of simp'e laborers. Every
man has been notified to appear for the
ordeal.
NORTHERN EDITORS.
Il<m The) Are S|n*ll ill (lit til.- linn ill North t a ro
llon The Mute talr.elr.
Raleioh, N. October 28. For two
days a large part v of norl hern editors have
been visiting Raleigh and the slit.* fair
now in progress. A convention of north
ern residents of the state is : Iso in nro.gr* -1
and is largely attended by m -.i from all
parts of the state who have s ttbd here
since th*; war. The objeit i- to make
known to the people of i he north the de
sirability of NorHi Carolina as a place of
residence and to pr> • nt its resources and
attractions. Many \ Liters from the noith
are also here to wit ness t he procce lings of
tin* convention and « e th** state for them
selves. George Z. French, of Wilmington,
N. < \, is president ol the eonveiiti n.
Yesterday the wsitipg t (liters were
taken to points of inter* : t in and m ar the
city by the citizens’ ri(-option committee-
Last night a banquet w.i > aiveil them at
the Yarboro House, covers being laid for
12*) persons. 8o« • • e wer»- made by G >v-
ernor Heal*--. Congressman Cox and other
prominent men.
To dty tli * «hlors wi re taken to tho
state fair, v i* rc tie v heard an address by
General I»< gram, * I H.*- Baltimore Manu
facturers’ K lord, arid DavidJudd, of the
American Agriculturist.
The attendance at the fair to-day was
exceedingly large. Thu state department
of agriculture makes a rpceial exhibit of
crude products, second only to those made
at New Orleans and Boston.
A Pa-senger Train Ditched and Thir
teen Lives Lost.
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Milwaukee, Wis., October 28.—The
limited passenger train on the ( hicago and
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, which
left here last night at 10 o’clock, was de
railed at Rio when about three hours out,
ami thrown into an old stone quarry. The
particulars are hard to get, but it is admit
ted at the general office of the company in
this city that one coach and three sleep-
ers were wrecked and five or six persons
killed. Physicians left this city on an early
train for the scene of the disaster.
It is now reported that out of ten per
sons who occupied tho passenger coach
seven were killed. A gentleman from
Chicago and two children from Winona,
Minn., were the only ones saved from the
passenger coach. None of the occupants
of the sleepers were injured. Nothing lias
yet been learned in regard to the number
wounded.
So far particulars are very meagre.
There is reason to believe the loss of life is
greater than first reported. The wildest
stories are in circulation It is said the
most distressing and harrowing »cents
took place after the wreck. The accident
is the first one on 'he new limited express,
*.v Inch runs at a very high rate of speed.
B. Loewenbach, a printer of this city,
was on the wrecked train. Ho says the
seem s after th«* accident were harrowing.
The passenger coach, which ho says con*
i lined b d ween lift, en and twenty people,
was tel*.scoped at both ends, and the fire^
and smoke that enveloped the wreck pre-*
vented tiie imprisoned and injured passen
gers from escaping. Passenger* from the
sleepers gathered around the blazing cars,
hut were powerles* to render assistance.
Men and women could be seen tearing
th- ir hair in the agony of the moment
and frightful screams issued from th**
death trap. One heavy woman in partH*ti
ll l most superhuman strength and en
deavored to break her way out of the
flaming pyre, Gut h r ;tr* ngth failed and
she tell to the floor and met a horrible
death. Only three persons escaped from
tin* passenger car, Loenbaehs says—a man
and two children. The man was
observed as he forced his
way throjgh -the ventilator on
top the car with all the clothing on his
body from the waist downward burned off
and his flesh roasted and bleeding from
cuts inflicted by broken glass. Every one
of the wrcckea cars were consumed with
the exception of the last sleeper, which
was cut away from the burning wreck.
All the bodies of the victims were burned
in the wreck.
Milwaukee. October 28.—A special to
the Evening Wisconsin from Portage,
Wisconsin, says: Boon after midnight last
night the west hound limited express was
ditched at East siding,a small station about
j thirteen miles east of this city, on th**
I main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee
J and St. Paul road. There are two side
1 tracks at the place and at the time the
I train was due there last night both were
I occupied by freights, one by a wild train
j and the other by train No. li, Conductor
i H. (.’. Harikey, of this city, which had lust
I pulled in from the west to allow the lim-
i ited to pass. No. 11 was very long and the
I conductor was at the head of the train
J relying upon the brukeman to attend to
the switch. One report says
the rear brakeman, whose business
' it was to close the switch after tin; train,
tor some reason neglected altogether to (1 >
so. Xnothirand non probable etovyia
| that he started back to close the switch,
| hut before he could reach it the limited,
| which does not stop at any except larg.-
places, rum; tearing down the grade ut
fifty mil* s an hour arid left the* rails at the
1 open switch. Th" siding is in .i cut where
. the road switch-light cannot be seen from
the east until tin* train ts within a few
: rods So tin* engine' r of the limited coal i
i not see the switch-light turned wrong until
too late to atop. Thu engine left th"
i track, ran a short distance am!
| brought up against tin side of
the cut, toppling over the i agguge
ear. and two regular coaches follow*-*!,
While f.air sleepers kept the rails. Tin
engine ami ears that v. • ut oil* w» re badly
Mil i -bed and soon took flic from the stoves,
Little and Fireman Kagi
id. r t;.
loconnu ive
111 led. The il l
U*t. bruises,
r** pinned
• •d up.
j the garb of nuns, both of whom had passes,
j One was the mother superior of some
J convent. Information received here leads
to the belief that she was the mother
superior of a convent at Newcastle, Fond
I Du Lac county. The order is known
! as the Third Order of Franciscan
j sisters. A merchant at whose store the
| sisters bought goods, says there were three
! of them and that they had their packages
taken to the depot to go up on the night
| train to St. Paul. The other victims whose
names Manager Miller had, were Louis
Briukdr, of Ashland, and Emile Wolders-
dorf, a merchant of Columbus, Wisconsin.
The only man who escaped from the burn
ing car was Dr. Smith, of Chicago. If the
merchant is correct about there being
three instead of two Franciscan sisters
who were going on that train, there should
be one added to Miller’s list of victims,
making in all thirteen. This is probably
the full number. It may be several days
before the names of all the victims are se
cured.
FACTS FKOM FOREIGN SHORES.
What it Tranuplrlnic on the Other Side of the
World.
St. Petersburg, October 28.—Tho
Herald, a German paper published in this
city, says there are 400 troops on board the
Russian cruisers dispatched to Varna; that
they have orders to occupy that city
if the Russians illegally arrested are not
The Journal Do St, Petersburg says tho
hesitation displayed by the Bulgarian
regency in summoning the sabranje and
theJa *t that deputies to that body are de
laying their departure for Tirnova arc
symptoms of a more conciliatory attitude.
Tin* condition of affairs, however. Is ag
gravated by the authorities, who manifest
tittle disposition to enforce respect for the
international law, compelling Russia to
send cruisers to Varna to protect Russians
there.
The Novor Vremia says the dispatchh g
of cruisers to Varna is the beginning of the
end of t he crisis. The temporary occupa
tion of Varna will be a guarantee again >t
fresh violations of the rights of ltussiun
subjects.
THE LAND COMMISSION.
1 Belfast, October 28.—The land com-
1 mission opened its session here to-day,
Earl Cowper presiding.
the papers talk.
j Dublin, October 28.—The United Ire-
| land tells the Irish tenants that the tirm*
for patient endurance is passed, and says
| it is time for them to stand up and fight
I hard, hitting from the shoulder. The un-
! ionists, it says, have been in power for six
1 months and have not made an attempt to
suppress the national league which is
stronger, more active and more resolute
I than ever, and laughs at the government’s
1 devices, bluster and threats. The paper
taunts the government with being afraid
j to use coercion.
A REDUCTION OF RENTS.
! Dublin, October 28.—A large number of
landlords in West Clare made a reduction
in their rents to-day. The rents on ihe
Browne estate were reduced 40 per cent,
ami on the O'Kelley estates 30 per cent.
Col. S.ewart made a reduction of 20 and
C’.ipt. Morgan of 15 per cent. The tenants
generally are paying.
i Franrp.
COMMENTS ON ENGLAND'S POSITION.
' Paris, October 28.- La Republique Fran-*
raise, speaking of the relations between
France and England concerning the lat
ter’s occupation of Egypt, says: “We ire
not the enemies of England. We should bo
greatly blamed if we attempted to revive
the hatred which formerly existed between
the two nations. Our admiration of En
gland, however, does not reach far enough
to allow us to sacrifice the French interests
of tiie first order and the immemorial
rights, because England happens to enjoy
a liberal parliament and liberal institu
tions. Our honor demands that we defend
them to the end, though by other me i s
than war.” Li Republique Francaise ridi
cules the opinion expressed by the T«*i..ps
that there is no alternative bet wet»: .i
British occupation of Egypt for an indefi
nite period or war.
THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
1*AHi.-:, Oct >b* r 28. in the chamber of
dejniti --. to-day the primary education bill
in final division was passed bv a vote of
.{•;i to 275. The nimoniK- n.-nt of the -
suit w is re*-* ived by the left with shouts
of “Viva la Republique,” and by tho
right with counter eriet of “Vavu la
Llbcrte!”
I Hirlmiil.
A CHANGE OF AMBASSADOR*.
Tendon, October ‘28. L >rd Lytton *'ill
sue* * d Lord Lyons as British ambussnlor
at Paris.
RESUMED WORK.
Lord Loi’. -lah 's colliers in Cumberland,
who haw l,< < n on a • tnke, have resumed
work pending arbitration.
v Fj
• liiihih*.
Clf ATT*
id did all pos.ii*
Milwaukee via ilcricari Ber
Fox Lake. The same rout*;
by tr tiris to-day, us the wrcc
Conductor Hankey, of the
so demoralized by the no,-
sponmbdity which re.stson 1
thus also on him, that hi;
. h trusted hv t!
t ide, the p asting p
hideous with their >
standers were unable
It *
t tic
rorst *
known in the i
Eiirlit P* *»|»t»* Hiirn*‘*l tu in*Ath.
Louisville, October 28. The residence
of William Poe, near Flat Lick, in Ken
tucky, caught fire Tuesday night and the
occupants, eight in number, burned to
deatn.
Louisville, October 28—The Times’
special gives the details of the horrible
burning of dght people it) a log cabin near
Flat Rock, Knox county, Kv., on Tuesday.
William Poe, a farmer, went away from
home on business, leaving his wife, five
young children and two young ladies of
the neighborhood, Misses Alice Carnes
and Hullie Adams. During the night the
housei burned and all the inmates per
ished, and their remains were found tin-
next dav by tbe htr hand on his return. It
is not known how tin* cabin caught fire,
but the mother's remains v « re found ela-p
ing those of tin; baby, and the lied cloth
ing near by show that an effort had been
made to extinguish the fire.
failure in th* hist-rv of L * »n county oc
curred to d iv. Tho banking h<> i • of
Willi im M. i >u Jin clot d, wl l I ■ ; i ; *
of V2»X),000. The bunk is preparing to make
an assigument.
northwest.
The mail ear was in charge of John
Bcsch, of Plainfield, who with his five
men escaped, though badly bruised. They
got all tin? valuable mail out before the
ear burned. Sixty bags ot papers were de
stroyed. Of tin- p issmigers in tin.* day
coach all perished except two small chil
dren of ('. K. Sc bet* re r, of Winona, Minn.
Mrs. C. R. Shercr and her mother-
in-law, Mrs. lUutlno .Johns, were in
th*- «ar and perished, but ware
able to put the children out through the
window to outsiders. The children were
sent home. The coach contained about
twenty p**ople, and the momentum of the
sleepers behind it raised the center of it
up like the letter A, when the bottoms
eame together, smashing everything to
pieces and pinning the people down 'with
the seats.
•ral Manager Miller,■
to the
‘ t he
nrntng
at
*nt out
lit tills
is aft* r-
icloher 28.—Beginning
Sunday, Uctob* r 31, the East Tennessee
short line to Florida will restore the
thr ugh cannon ball train, leaving C’h ttta-
nooga at *1:1» p. m. an 1 arriving the next
day at noon in Jacksonville, Fla., in king
the run with safety in seventeen hour , and
f* riy live rninut* s. This is the fastest
sell* dulv (^» r adopted on this roa ! and
will prove a great convenience to the trav
eling public
KiM-retury Hnnidnir Atfsln.
Wahhnutgn, October 28. — Secretary
Manning will resume actual charg * and
control of tin* treosuary department to
ne-crow, and Fairchild will tie r liuvcd of
his duties as acting secretary, which office
in* has held from the time Manning was
taken sick up to date. Orders have been
issued •*> have tin* treasury mail to-morrow
prepared for the signature of Mauning.
What IIhn K(-vi>a!<*<l.
Detroit, October 28.—On the arrest of
F. J. F. Bradley in Chicago for defalcation
by tiie Pullman Palace Car Company, an
expert accountant went to work and on in
vestigation of the books revealed a short
age ol'Sn.Oh) Several amounts, the largest
being f25,000, were taken at different times
and changes made in the entries. The in
vestigation has resulted in the discharge of
chief accountant David Wilson as being
cognizant of Bradley’s crookedness.
A < ui Union at s*-».
London, October 28.—The British
steamer Borderer, from Boston October !6
for London, collided with the Minerva in
the Thames. The latter vessel sunk and
seven persons Were drowned. The Bor
derer sustained damages.
With fra on tr .m tin* Harp.
Harrisonburg, Va., October 28.—C.
Tv on H itcher, i d *i»undent * ndidate for
co ;gre- > iii this didnet, has withdrawn in
filer, the other
iudej
fate.
place. The
were two women wet
meuuudso erely injuring several el fieri.
