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TO PLACE THE BLAME.
INSPECTORS INVESTIGATING THE
DRAW BRIDGE DISASTER.
Capt. Boulineau's Statement of the St.
Nicholas' Approach to tho Bridge -
The Location of the Lights and tho
Signals for "Open” and "Closed” as
Seen by Those on Eoard the Steamer
—The Investigation to be Continued
To-Day.
The investigation into the cause of the
collision of the steamer Bt. Nicholas with
the St. August i: o creek draw bridge was
begun before United States lusjiectors of
Steamboats l.airJ and Headman yesterday
morning. Receiver H. Myers, Supt. Cobb
and Capt. P. G. Purse, of the Tylxse Kail
road Company, were present during the in
vestigation with Hit ir- counsel, Hon. P. W.
Meldrini, and his court stenographer,
Charles EL King. T. I’. llavenel, Esq., was
present with his stenographer, John Flem
ing, Jr., and K. R. Richards, Esq., counsel
for the steamboat company, tilting full
notes of the testimony himself. Capts.
Usina and Boulineau, o£ the St. Nicholas,
were present, and some twenty-five or
thirty colored men. The investigation was
held in the United States court room in the
custom house.
CAPT. BOULINEAU ON THE STAND.
The first witness examined was Capt.
Prank C. Boulineau who was at the wheel
at the tune of the accident, a week ago last
{Saturday night. Cant, Boulincau sub
mitted his testimony chiefly in writing
winch was in brief that the night wns dark
and cloudy and when through the ‘‘obstruc
tions’' at the mouth of the south channel he
blew three whistles for tho bridge, ns is cus
tomary. When the crossing was reached
at the mouth of the creek the tide was low
and the boat struck the middle ground, but
went clear. He then slowed down and blew
three short whistles. Two red lights were
set, one on either side of the draw,
ami wheu alongside the marsh ou
the east side of the creek he saw a
white li.ht on the west bank. He discov
ered when within 300 feet of the bridge t hat
the draw was closed and rang throe bells to
stop and hick, und rang tho "jingle” to
back at full 'speed. Then ha hoard
the warnhig cry on the bridge. Capt.
Usina ran to the pilot house and told linn
to back her for all she was worth, and
B ulineau replied that he was already doing
so, and rung the "jingle” lil*ll again.
300 FEET FROM THE BHIDOE.
On cross examination Capt. Boulinoau
said that it was a mistake in tho toning of
bis tefit niony that he had said ho was SOU
yards from the bridge; he said 300 feet.
‘‘The beat,” he said, “was going at the rate
of only about five miles an hour when the
collision occurred —one beii was the rate.
] suppose we were as far from the draw as
the Central railroad bunk is from Drayton
street when 1 discovered tho draw closed.
I did not see the white light waving.
I saw a motion as if someone was walking
with it from the west bank. 1 am sure
there was no rvhitelight waving.” When the
colored inan was on the bridge Capt.
Boulineau said that he was backing the
boat aw ay from it, ami he heard the watch
man “halloo” after the boat was backing.
He did not see the bridge tender wave a
light at ad, and he was positive that no one
niched a red light. He deuied
that he had been drinking;
he might have taken about six beers
in the city, he said, but he was not
drinking on the heat. Ho went on to say
that if lie had run the b int into the marsh
she would have been lying at the bottom
now, and there would have been a greuter
loss of life. A boat loaded at the bow, he
said, is harder to manage, and almost every
body was in the bow of the boat. There
was a background of trees, which prevented
a good view of the bridge. It was about 9
o’clock, ebb tide, when the accident oc
curred, and it was a very dark night. Capt.
Boulineau Bald tliat the e was a freshet iu
the creek, which increased the speed of the
boat.
THE ENGINEER’S STATEMENT.
S. A. Craig, the engineer of the boat,
testified that ho got the three bolls signal to
stop, ami the "jingle” boll came immedi
ately afterward. The speed of the boat
was about five or six miles an hour. He
thought his engines made about two revolu
tions backward, requiring fifteen or twenty
seconds, and he reversed tho engines
promptly after tho signal was given him.
The ebb tide, ho said, runs toward the
bridge, going in tho direction the boat wns
running.
Henry Bennett, watchman) of tho St.
Nicholas, testified that he did not pay
much attention to the lights on the bridge.
He saw two red lights, one on each side.
When the signals wore given he estimated
that, the b'at was from 330 to 3JO feet
from tho bridgo or something near that dis
tance.
John Southnmyd, the mate, testified that
the usu'fl signals w-ero given to let tho
bridge tender know that the boat was ap
proaching. Three distinct whistles were
blown at the mouth of the creek, and the
beat was running slow ly. Soutumavd said
that lie went amidships and hadn’t been
there long when he heard the bells going.
One bell was rung to stop, two to
back, and immediately tho "jingle” bells
were rung. It wns at the last quarter of the
ebb . tide. He had seen trains wait
last winter while the bridge was shut to let
approaching steamboats puss. He saw two
red lights on the bridge, and ho said ho had
been on boats before which passed through
the bridge w hen there was only one red
light on the bridge, and he had also passed
through it when two red lights were dis
played.
CAPT. csina’s story,
Capt. M. P. Usina, purser of the boat,
made a statement that was about such as
he gave the day after the collision at the
coroner’s inquest. He did not pay much
attention to the lights, but saw two re t
lights, one on each side of the draw.
When he saw tiie bridge was closed ho
ran to the pilot-house and told the captain
to reverse his engines, und the captain’s re
ply was that he.had already done so. Not
having beard the signals he did not know
that the engines hail been reversed until
Capt. Boulineau informed him. He said
that he would have known, if he had been
navigating the boat, whether she was re
versed or not.
Josh Bruvn testified to a conversation
with Capt. Usina, in which the latter said
that while Boulineau was captain he was
under llsina’s orders, and that while Usina
was acting only as purser he could discharge
anv one on trie boat, as he had full charge
of it.
Raymond Noble, the colored assistant
pilot, said that he had been a pilot for the
last six years and had been employed by
Capt. Boulineau for that day. He saw the
lights on the bridge, and as the boat was
nearing the bridgo he was lying on deck
and saw the white light waving, and went
■ferard and looked out. He heard the
given. The white light waving, he
signified that the bridge was closed.
BKhought the boat was about twenty or
twenty-five feet from the bridge when the
bells were rung.
WHISKY IN THE PILOT HOUSE.
When asked if Capt. Boulineau was drink
ing at the time, he said he didn’t seem to be.
There was a bottle of whisky in the pilot
house, but Noble didn’t know whose it was.
He said further: ‘‘ldo not know whether
the bridge-tender had a white light
or not, excepting the one 1 saw waving.
There wqre two rod lights, one on tho east
and one ou the west—that is a signal that
the bridge is closed.”
Ex-Chief Fireman Adolph Fernandez said
that he had examined the bridge while mail
ing repairs to it. The boat must Lave been
going at a pretty good rate of speed to do
such damage as was inflicted upon tho
bridge.
Harbor Masher Kennedy said it must have
been high tide at Savannah at 10 o’clock on
the night of the accident, and at the bridge
it must hare been a few minutes earlier,
about ‘J o’cio -k, he would say.
l/dnret Wade, one of the committee
having charge of the excursion, testified
that he sow a white light waving in tho
center of the bridge, and two ret lights,
ouo on each side of the bridge. H heard i
one tel! and then "jingle” bells, aud be
notioed that the boat put on more steam
and went rapidly. Ho hurried forward on
the hurricane dock ad saw tho lights ou
the bridge and someone waving a light.
He san i that it was a starlight night, and
there were two red lights and one fright
light co the bridge.
THE PASSENGERS HEARD.
J. W. I.awsou, a passenger, saw similar
lights He climbed a polo and got into the
network, and hallooed to tho pilot teat
they were about to run into tho bridge. He .
did not know whetuer bo was beard or not,
as he got no reply.
A. Houston, another passenger, test fi-d
that he saw the two red lights, when a
quarter of a mile from tbo bridgo,one on each
end of the bridge He saw a man waving
a white lantern ns the boat approached ihe
bridge. He cried, "Hold on, captain,” and
just at that time the collision occurred.
Houston said that he then rail out from
under the pilot bouse, very much excited,
and cried out: “Look out, we are going into
ihe bridgo,” and tho boat did not check its
spend. After Ihe collision he gave tho ligtts
no further thought.
Matthew Armstrong, a colored pilot f< >r
the pest eleven years, was not on the beat,
but ho testified ibat lie k:i >ws bow the lights
show when the drawbridge is open aud wheu
it is closed. Ho is familiar with the course,
having gone through the bridgo. He ex
plaii -d that when he sees ouo red lig it he
considers the bridge open. Two red lights
show that the bridge is clos 'd. He said that
lie had understood this ail along and never
had any difficulty in going through the
bridge.
SIGNALS FOR “OPEN” AND “CLOSED.”
He explained that when the bridge is
open tho two rod lights are so hung on tho
north and south sides of the bridge that in
approaching the bridge it appears as if
there is but one light, hut when the bridg
is closed tho red lights show at the east and
west side of the bridge. He was asked how
fur the bridge could he distinguished as
open or closed, and he replied that it de
pended on where one was oil tho boat, with
relation to hight and stage of water to tell
at a distance whether tho bridgo is open or
not
Frod Dixon, a col ore 1 passenger, saw two
red lights on the bridge. When at a dis
tance from tho bridge, about as far as from
the custom house to Kelly’s building, ho
saw a man coining on tho bridge with a
white lamp in his hand, waving the boat
down, and then tie hoard the people
begin to halloo to the captain that
the bridge was not open. Dixon said
that be saw the light ou the western side of
tbo bridge, and the man was coming down
the track to the bridge with a light aud
waved a lantern. There were two red lights
on the bridge, one at each side. At the
time the collision took place the red lights
wore still in place.
At ttiis point an adjournment waAakon
until this morning, with about twenty more
witnesses to be examined.
FUNERAL OF M. F. MOLINA.
The Services to Take Place at the
Cathedral this Morning.
The funeral services of the late M. F.
Molina deputy clerk of tho superior court,
will take place at the Cathedral of St. John
tho Baptist at 10:30 o’clock, after which the
remains will bo interred in the consecrated
family lot in Laurel (trove cemetery.
The Republican Blues will attend tho
funeral of their late veteran member in full
uniform under command of Lieut. F. P.
Uaupt, as Capt. William Dixon, command
ing the company, will take a friend’s place
ns one of the pall-bearers. Maj. John
Schwarz, acting colonel of the regiment in
the absence of Col. Mercer and Lieut. Coh
Reilly from the city, has ordered a detach
ment of the stall and commissioned ottioors
of the regiment to atteu i the funeral of tho
late sergeant major in civilian dress. Tho
officers will meet at Catholic Library hall
at 9:30 o’clock this morning and will march
to tho late residence ot the deceased.
Judge Fatligant w ill convene the superior
court at 9 o’clock ttiis morning and imme
diately adjourn it as a mark of respect to
the deceased, und with the court officials
will attend the funeral.
Judge Harden of the city court said last
night that an important civil case will bo
on trial this morning, but that ho will, if
possible, take a recess until after the funeral,
not only on account of his regard for the
deceased, but out of respect, too, for Mr.
Molina’s father, who was a man of storliug
integrity, his friend and a brave soldier.
The f Bowing have been selected as tho
pallbearers: Capt. W. D. Dixon, ('apt.
John R. Dillon, Adolph Fernandez, Sidney
S. Sollee, J. K. P. Carr, veteran member of
the Republican Blue., and J. E. Mehlrim,
veteran member of the same corps. The
cal hodral choir has tendered its services at
tho funeral.
The justices of tbo peace held a meeting
at the office of Justice Waring Russell, Jr.,
yesterday afternoon. Justice Sheftall
presided and Justice Russell acted at secre
tary. Oa motion of Justice Etidres a com
mittee of three, consisting of Justices End
res, Bovins and Russell was appointed to
draft suitable resolutions expressive of the
esteem in which ex-Justice Molina was held
by them, and thoir sorrow over his death.
Tlio committee retired and brought iu
strongly commendatory and expressive
resolutions which, on motion of Justice
Patterson, were unanimously adopted.
They appear elsewhere. On motion of
Justice Reynolds it was decided to attend
the funeral in a body. J notice Morgan of
Effingham, a friend of the deceased, was
present at the meet mg.
Janies A. Paeetti and Eugene 1). Pacotti,
father aud brother of Mrs, Molina, came
down from Macon yesterday to attend the
funeral. All of yesterday afternoon and
until a late hour last night the parlors of
the residence were thronged hv friends, who
came to take a last look upon the face of
the dead. Only a few minutes beforo Rev.
Father Colbert had anointed tlfei dying man
on Wednesday evening, pain visible iu
every feature, but when the ceremony was
ended, the sick man turned in bed, 'as if
composing himself for sleep, and died with
a smile upon his face.
THE LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN.
Georgia Lodgro Electa Officers for the
Ensuing Year.
At a meeting of Georgia Lodge No. 245,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, last
night, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
Master —Isaac R. Stults.
Vice Master—C. C. McArthur.
Past Master—G. L. Kerupf.
Secretary and Collector —A. Hutton.
Receiver—John Murphy.
Chaplain—\V. E. Berry.
Medical Examiner—Dr. R. B. Harris.
The following is the board of trustees: N.
L. Grayson, W. L. Ward, G. R. Kuigtit.
The order has about 250 members 'in the
state, 10U of which live in Savannah. The
meeting was hold in.Firemen’s hall, in tho
Sorrel building, aud'was largely attended.
Died from Pneumonia.
ilr. Jacob Forst, an employe of the
Savannah Brewing Company, died yester
day at t he Savannah hospital, of pneumonia,
j after a brief illness. The deceased had only
recently arrived from Germany aud was in
his 33d year. He was highly esteemed bv
his employers and fellow workmen, and m
testimony thereof thebrewory will bo closed
this afternoon so that they can attend tho
funeral, which will take place from the
residence of Mr. Winter, corner of Brough
ton aud Abercoru streets at 4:30 o’clock.
Tallauaesee, Fla.
“Johnson's Chill aud Fever Tonic” needs
no pushing by the retailer; it advertises
itself wherever sold. W. A. Rawls.
For sale by J. T. Shuptriue & Bro.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, AUGUST 2,' 1889.
MORE ICE TO BE MADE.
The Brewery Company to Increase Its
Ice Works to Eighty Tons a Day.
President William Scbroeter of the Sa
vannah Browing Company has gone to New
York to purchase another ice plant for tne
brewery, as the saloon demand oa the com
pany is beyond the capacity of the present
plant to supply. A gentle.-nan who is
familiar with the inner workings of the
company said yesterday that the present
ice plant is only of thirty-ton capacity, and
as fifteen tons are used daily for the cold 1
stoi age department of the brewery, the re
maining fifteen tons are not enough for the
saloon trade. For this reason it has been
decided to put in a fifty-ton plant, the en
tire output of which will be furnished to
the saloon trade. It is not contemplated to
go into the ice dealing business.
The gentleman was asked if the fifty-ton
plant wiil not be as much too large as the
thirty-ton plant is too small, sil l he said
that there is no danger of that, as most of
the bars of the city are connected with a
grocery where ice is sold, and that now they
are limited to 100 pounds of ice for every
keg of boor furnished, whereas with tho
ALy-ton plant this may lie doubled, or even
quadrupled. The saloonkeeper will pay 25
cents per UK) pounds for his ice as he doei
now, hut he must haul it away himself, as
the brewery will not deliver ice. With ice
for sale at all the groceries throughout the
city whet e trier is sold, the gentleman added,
there will be no scarcity of ice, and ice
which costs but twenty-five cents per
hundred and drayago can lie sold at a fair
pr tit at less than consumers are now pay
ing for it; iu other, words, the gentleman
said that by the addition of the fifty-ton
plant the brewery, requiring but fit' eeu
tons daily for its cold storage, will have a
surplus of sixty-five bins, so that an ice
famine need not bo feared iu Savannah,
and lower prices will no the rule, but the
brewery company will sell this ice only to
th so who handle the Savannah beer.
The northern breweries will soon have to
make a cut to hold their trade here. A
sat'ion keeper said yesterday that a short
tims back an agent for an out of town
brewery cut down the price of beer to $2 a
keg, delivering 100 pounds of ice at 40
cents, with each keg of beer, but after the
costly experiment of distributing one car
load of ice, ho abandoned the fight ou thut
line.
BISTER EULALIA’S SUCCESSOR
The Retiring Sister Superior's Work
at St. Joseph's.
Sister Superior Eulalia, of St. Joseph’s
Infirmary, as stated in yesterday’s Morn
ing News, will be transferred from Savan
nah to another district in a few days. She
will be succeeded by Sister Cecelia, who
was in Savannah twelve years ago.
Sister Eulalia has done more for St. Jo
seph’s, one of hor friends said yesterday,
than anybody who lias ever had charge of
it. She has relieved the infirmary of a
heavy debt and has purchased additional
lots, and has in almost every way improved
the condition of its affairs. She came here
from Augusta in 187th Five years later
she was made sister superior of St. Joseph’s
which post, ion she has held ever since. Her
managemet of the infirmary has been one
of success. Besides paying off the SB,OOO
debt, which hung over the institution, she
purchased the corner lot at Taylor and
Lincoln streets where Fleming’s butcher
shop now is.
It wns her intention, had she remained
here, to purchase the space between
the infirmary and the corner lot. She pro
posed to buifd a house for private patients,
where Fleming’s now is, and to use
use the infirmary building proper for regu
lar patients. Between the two struct
ures it was intended to have a lawn.
If tho project had been carried
out the block on Taylor street between
Lincoln and Habersham streets would have
been devoted entirely to the hospital
It is not known yet where Sister Eulalia
will g >, but it is likely that she will Le
transferred to Atlanta, to build up the
Sisters of Mercy hospital there. She has
made hosts of friends in Savannah who
will regret to see her leave.
AN ODD FELLOW "COLLARED.”
Haupt Lodge’s Gift to the Member
Who Saved Its Records.
Fred Ficken, past grand of Haupt Lodge
of Odd Follows, and past chief patriarch
of Magnolia encampment, was presented a
past grand and a past chief patriarch’3
collar and jewel by Ilaup! lodge last night.
Tho presentation was made by members of
the lodge in appreciation of Mr. Ficken’s
services in recovering the lodge’s regalia
and records from tho Odd Fellow’s building
during the fire of April 6.
The collar is a combination past grand
and past chief patriarch’s regallt. The
past grand regalia is of crimson velvet,
w.th a silver embroidery and fringe. The
past chief patriarch’s col.ar is of purpl >
velvet, with a gold fringe and embroidery.
The jewel bears the iucription: “Pre
sented to Past Grand Fred Ficken
by members of Haupt Lodge of I. O. O. F.,
in appreciation of the valuable services
rendered this lodge April ti.
Tiie presentation was made by Fast Grand
A. N. Manucy, and was a complete sur
prise to the recipient, Mr. Ficken repond and
briefly. Quito a number of viating Odd
Follows were present and witnessed tue
presentation.
VY lien the Odd Fellows’ hall began to
burn in the big fire Mr. Ficken ran up
stairs into tho lodge room and bursting opeu
the cabinet seized the lodge records and
regalia and carried them to a place of
safety. Tnese are the only things that the
Odd Fellows saved from the building.
A JUSTICE UNDER ARREST.
Magistrate Kelly Held for Breaking
Open a Trunk.
Magistrate Paul E. Kelly of the Seventh
district was arrested yesterday. The charge
agaii.st him is “larceny after trust dele
gated.” The warrant for his arrest was
sworn out in Justice Bevau’s court
by J. \Y. Saussy It appears, from
the statement of D. Griffin, who
represents tho prosecution, that a trunk w as
seized under a possessory warrant by Con
stable Abram Staler,’ and was left in
Kelly’s possession. Kelly, it is claimed,
unlocked the trunk and took out a night
gown mid bedspread, and gave them” to
Eliza Brown. The go >ds were subsequently
recovered by Staley from the woman, who
stated that Kelly gave them to her. It
seems that later the republican club
of which tstalov is a member, took action m
the matter and made up money to pav tho
owners for the goods to prevent a prosecu
tion. Kelly gave a bond for $690 for h s
appearance in the superior court at the De
cember term.
A Traffic In Goat Heat.
Sam Gibson, a colored boy about 12 years
old, was in Justice Sheftall’s court yester
day, for stealing a goat from Ida Small
(colored). Gibson diposed of the goat to J.
H. Brittan, a butcher in the market.
When Brittan learned that the boy had
sold him stolen meat, he had an officer
arrest the boy. Bnttau then swore out a
warrant against Gibson, and tne boy was
sent to jail in default of bond for stealing
the goat. Tiie “transaction” took place in
"Shinbone alley.”
Brown’s Irdn Bitters furnishes aid to tho
stomach to accomplish its work. Only a
medicine w hich has a specific action upon
the stomach will do you anv good, and
Brown’s Iron Bitters will act directly upon
thut organ, toning it up and giving it
strength to do its work, relieving tho pres
sure upon the nervous sy tern, strengthen
ing the nerves, quickening and improving
the appetiie, removing flatulency aud heart
burn, restoring the appetite and dispelling
the dizzy spells which are so annoying, and
may prove very dangerous.
IN AND ABOUT TIIE CITY.
MORE FIRE BUGS' WORK.
An Attempt to Burn a Broughton
Street House.
Another attempt at incendiarism was
made this morning. Tne three-story build
iug at the southwest corner of Broughton
and Montgomery stroets was discovered on
fire a few minutes of l o’clock by Mr. S. L.
Newton, who lives next door, and a local
a!a-m was sent to No. 2 engine house.
Chief Ruder was among the first to
reach the fire. The door was
broken open and tire was burning in several
places in the room. It was discovered
before it had got under way and was
quickly extinquLhed. The loss is incon
siderable.
Clarence Sheftall occupies the entire
thir 1 flo >r, but he and his family are away
from home. Dr. B. F. Sheftall is sleeping iu
tho house until his brother returns. He
said that a little while before 12 o’clock he
came home and went to bed, and was
aroused by people crying fire. When he
got out the firemen were at work.
Mr. Newton said that when he ran
around to get up-s;airs to the fire tho door
was closed, but it was not fastened. Tho
door into the room in which the fire started
was also closed, but w as not locked.
Chief Ruder is clearly satisfied that the
fire was the work of incendiaries. In three
different places old clothing was found thor
oughly saturated with kerosene oil. Ex
celsior and moss were also used. The plas
tering was knocked off tho bottom
of the walls and the oiled clothing was
chucked in the openings and set on fire.
The promptness in discovering the fire
probably prevented a disastrous conflagra
tion.
THE BRUNSWICK SCARE.
Dr, Posey’s Report Upon the Yellow
Fever Rumors.
Health Officer Brunner received from
Surgeon General Hamilton yesterday the
result of Dr. Posey’s investigation of the
reported yellow fever at Brunswick. The
report read, “In the case of B. Nightingale,
died July 24, there was an autopsy held by
Drs. Dun woody,| Murphy and Hazolhurst.
It was a case of hemorrhagic malarial fever
There are no suspicious cases of fever here.”
Dr. Brunner said that ns soon as tho dis
patch wns received from tho surgeon
general, he revoked his order, forbidding
vessels from Brunswick to briug into Sa
vannah passengers and b iggage. Tuesday
ho refused to allow the steamer David
Clark t) bring in passengers and baggage,
but allowed freight. This, he said, was uot
meant as a quarantine against Brunswick,
but it was intended as a precaution, in the
übsence of any definite information. The
order has now been withdrawn, and Savan
nah’s communication with Brunswick is
unbroken.
When the first rumors of the existence of
the fever at Brunswick were heard here
Dr. Harris, chairman of the health and
cemetery commiiteo of council, wrote to
Health Officer Dunwoody for a full slate
ment of the facts. Yesterday he received
the following reply:
Orica Health Officeh. I
Brunswick, Ga., Jury 31, 1889. f
B- B. Harris , Chairman Committee on
Health and Cemetery, Savannah:
. Dear Sir —Your communication of July 30.
inquiring about the health of Brunswick, is re
ceived. I will say in reply that the report
about a suspicious case of tever is absolutely
without foundation, Mr. Brailsford Night
ingale, who died here, has been a
continuous resident here for the last two years.
He visited his fathers rice plantation, on the
Altauiaha river, not long ago, and bathed ill a
place where the surface drainage of a great
portion of the town emptied aud, from the com
bination of causes ho contracted hemorragic
malarial fever which caused his death.
There is no Suspicion surrounding it. A few
cases of intermittent fever, which are usual
here at tills season, are reported here, but at
present there is very little sickness, and the
sanitary condition of Brunswick was never
better. Very truly, J. A. Dtrswoony,
Health Officer.
THE FORDS' LATEST HIT.
“London Assurance" Before a Brilliant
Audience.
The Ford Dramatic Association in Bouci
cault’s celebrated comedy, "London Assur
ance,” drew a large audience to the theater
last night. The cast was admirably chosen
and the stage setting was effective, but the
audience seemed to reserve its applause
until it had found out precisely what the
play was. But it soon warmed up and after
tne first act there was much laughter
mingled with applause.
Tho play is full of ludicrous situations.
Altogether it is one of their refined come
dies that an amusement seeker who desires
the whole gamut of his feelings playod
upon will go to enjoy.
James Neill, in the character of “Dazzle,”
was the personification of “London As
surance.”
H. S. Duffield in the role of “Sir Har
court Courtly” almost excelled himself and
played the part in liis best manner.
Messrs. H. T. Estill, L. T. Doyle, Joseph
F. Doyle, \\ r . Fleming, W. McLeod, E. H.
Neill, H. G. Kent and Arthur Dawson did
well in their respective parts. Mr. Estill
in tho role of “Air. Hamilton,” otherwise
“Charles Courtly,” was particularly im
pressive in the scene where he proposed to
“Grace Hat haway ” The young actor was
in as good spirits as tile audience, and pro
posed to “Grace” as if he meant it. The
house demanded a repetition of the scene,
but got no response.
Mi-s Julia Arthur as “Grace Harkawav”
and Alias Nottio Van Sickle as “Lady Gay”
did well.
Aliss Helen Sedewick had no part to speak
of,"but Miss Annie Helen Blancko caught
the favor of the audience with iier treat
ment of the character of “Air. Spaukor” tho
lord and master of “Lady Gay” according
to law, but uot according to fact.
The play will bo repeated to-night. In
respect to the memory of M. F. Aloliua,
who was at one time a member of the
Fords, and whose remains were in his house
near the theater, the Teutonia band played
only a few airs last night.
TWENTY HOURS OF BPEEOHE3.
The Dublin Short Line Case About
Ended.
Col. AVin. Garrard closed the argument
in the Savannah, Dublin and Western Sh rt
Line railway litigation last evening, resum
ing his argument at 10 o’clock in tho morn
ing iu opposition to the findings of the mas
ter. and concluding at ten minutes to 6
o’clock. The court took the record n:id stated
that lie w uld like for counsel to submit
their bri fs of authorities as early os possi
ble, so that he might enter at once upon the
consideration of the case.
Four days wore consumed in argument
alone, Messrs. West, Lester, Richards and
Garrard ccupyiug sixteen hours iu thoir
argument against the findings of tho master,
and Capt. Cunningham speaking four and
a half hours in defense of the report.
J udgo Fiilligant said last night after the
adjournment of court that the arguments
were able and snowed taut the cases of
counsel had been well prepared, and
iie believed that the Savannah bar is
the ablest iu any state or eon .try. He said
that he had heard some of the ablest
lawyers in the supreme court of the state
and iu the United S ates supreme court,
but none were so well equipped, came so
well prepared into court, or were so master
ful iu their argument, as the members ef
the Savannah bar.
Tho Forest City Medals.
The Forest City Gun Club had a shoot . g
match ye-terday at the club’s grounds for
the threo team medals offered for first, sec
ond and third class. The first medal was
won by John II >cker on a score of 17 in a
possible 20. The second medal was won by
YV. Proctor, Jr., ou a score of 10. The.
third medal was won by F. Campsou ou a.
score of 1L The competition was well
attended.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
P. H. McMillan of E lan is hers.
S. L. F. Edge of Atlanta is here.
William Bluett of Maoon is here.
H. Q. Bell of Wavnesboro is here.
G. W. Lang of Valdosta is in the city.
William M Hawks of Atlanta is in the
city.
J. A. Quinn of Sandersville is in the
city.
J. H. Biting of Gulf Hammock, Fla., is
here.
J. H. Darien come up from Darien yes
terday.
A. E. Adams came down from Macon
yesterday.
L. W. Fargo came down from Augusta
yesforday.
Gordon 8. Orme returned from the north
yesterday.
A. S. Nichols returned from the north
yesterday.
Hon. H. Bussey of Columbus was in the
city yesterday.
J. F. Lord, a prominent citizen of Tenn
ille, is in town.
Jesse Aycock and Miss Sallie McMillan of
Eden are guests of the Marshall.
B. W. Ctibbedge returned from the north
yesterday on the City of Birmingham.
Percivai 3. Menken left yesterday noon
via Atlantic Coast Line for New York.
Charlos West and wife lett for Tallulah
Falls last night via tha Central railroad.
Mrs. E. Wright came down from Aggusta
yesterday and is stopping at the Pulaski.
J._ Q. Hodges and Miss Josie Hodges left
for Tallulah Falls via the Central railroad.
Judge Emory Speer and Miss Speer sailed
for Boston yesterday on the City of Macou.
Mrs. B. A. Denmark has gona to Tallu
lah, to hi absent until some time In Septem
ber.
Mrs. Isaac Minis and child left for
Afton, Va., yesterday via the Atlantic Coast
Line.
J. E. Delannoy was a passenger on the
City of Birmingham from New York yes
terday. ' >
Maj. G. M. Ryals left last night for
Griffin, whence he will go to Virginia to
spend a month.
William Keenan and wife, Miss Blarey
and K. J. Keenan, of Augusta, are guests
of the Screven.
Col. John F. Gaynor left yesterday for
New York, where he will join his sou who
comes from Paris.
Mr. B. D. Southcott, wife and children
returned home from the north yesterday on
the steamship City of Birmingham.
Mrs. Edward F. Neufville and Miss Neuf
ville leave for ClarkesvUle, Ga., to-night to
be absent for the remainder of the summer.
Mrs. Arnold, Miss Arnold and Miss
Mamie Arnold go to Ciurkesville, Ga., to
night. They are not expected to return
until fall.
The following party from Nashville is
stopping at t'lie Pulaski: Mrs. W. L. Danley,
L. 8. Danley, C. Dauley, Miss Myrtle Dan
ley and.Miss Ida Bell Carter.
It. D. Lattimore returned on the Balti
more steamer yesterday from a two weeks’
trip north, during which he visited New
York, Saratoga and Philadelphia, returning
via Baltimore.
The friends of Miss Josie Herschbaeh are
glad to welcome her home again after an
absence of over a *eur, spent abroad and
with relatives in Washington. Bhe was a
passenger on the Baltimore steamer yester
day.
Mr. C. C. Wilder, accompanied by his
daughters, Misses Hattie aud Maud,
together with Mrs. Lizzie Barnes and Judge
R. F. Lyons, constitute a party of Macon
ites who will leave Macou for Savannah
to-night and will sail on the steamship
Birmingham to-morrow morning for New
York, Saratogo and other points of pleas
ure in the east.
PUSHING INTO FLORIDA.
The Georgia Southern and Florida
Road Booming Southward.
The Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road, Traffic Manager A. C. Kuapp said
yesterday, is doing a great deal toward de
veloping the section of country through
which it passes. The road is operated as
far as Valdosta, but within the next thirty
days, ho said, trai l* will be running over
the road to Lake City, a distance of 212
miles from Macon.
A direct liue. almost, is made to Jackson
ville, which is about 268 miles, being
only a few miles longer than the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail
road route. By December the road will be
in operation to Palatka, making the entire
distance from Macon 285 miles. Traffic
Manager Knapp said that the run will be
about the same as that from Savannah
to Atlanta. It will be made in about the
same time, and the schedule of changing en
gines at a point midway between the two
points will no doubt bo carried out. Tha
Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road will be considerably nearer
South Georgia and Florida from the central
p rtion of the state than any road of which
it is a competitor. Maj. Knapp said that
the success of the road has already attracted
a great deal of attention, and he expects
greater things from it. It is just getting in
a position to do work.
The experimental farm of 1,000 acres,
located a few miles north of Tit'ton station,
is attracting a good deal of attention. Also
just now. Prof. Irby, of the Alabama
Agricultural College, has been secured to
conduct the business on the railroad’s farm.
Every crop which is raised in Georgia will
be cultivated and cattle raising will be a
feature of the farm. Several hundred
sheep were sent down to the farm before
Maj. Knapp left Macon a day or two ago.
While the farm is expected to
pay, it is the railroad’s inten
tion to show what crops can be
made and to what purposes the land can be
applied, when the timber is cut oil of it.
The experimental farm is a now feature of
the railroads in Georgia, and the new
line may being out a fahsiou among rail
roads which will prove to be a very
popular one. The farm is called “Cyclone
ta.” Many years ago a portion of the
county was visited by a cyclone aud it passed
over the railroad farm from whence it de
rived its name.
THE CITY LEAGUE'S GAMES.
The Kieffera Still Lead, With the Cen
ters Second.
A large crowd witnessed the game be
tween the Hendys and Kieffors at the Coast
Line park yesterday. The Kieffeis won
the game by a score of 10 to 3. Butler and
Schreck wore tho battery f >r the Kioffers
and Corish and Green for tho Hendys. A
largo number of iadies were present, and
the game was one of tho prettiest of the
s.-ason. The playing was good all around,
and no one man's playing was enough bet
ter than the others to make a particular
feature of the game. The remit of the
league’s playing so far is as follows:
Games
played. Won. Lost. Tied
Kxeffers .9 7 i j
Centers 11 5 5 j
Hendys 10 4 g
Keids 10 a g
The next game will be played between
the KiclTers and Centers to-morrow, but
the regular team of tue KietTer club will
leave for Charleston this morning. Tne
game here, however, will not bo postponed.
The Kieffers have uino of their 111-11 who
will remain at. home, l’he following mem
bers of the club will goto Charleston:
Butler and Schreck, the batter}-, Cantwell,
C irly, Ham. Sullivan, Drewry, Rissetter
and Eddie Kieffer. President KietTer will
have charge of tho club. Gaines will be
played in Cnarlostou this afiernoo 1 a id to
morrow. Tne Savannah club is in good
trim, and if tho Charleston club has ama
teurs who play poorer ball than profession
-1 als the Kioifers vrill wiu.
RAIL AND CP.OSB’WE.
Traffic Manager A. C. Kuapp of the Geor
gia, Florida and Southern railroad ii in
town.
General Passenger Agent M. B Suber of
the Savannah, Americin aud Montgomery
railway is in the city.
The repair shops of the St. Augustine an!
Jacksonville railroad are to isi rem ved
from South Jacksonville to St. Augustine.
W. H. Wright, the popular Savannah,
Florida aud We-tern railway conductor,
left yesterday via tne Atlantic Coast Liuo
for a trip north.
The north-bound trains are now carrying
a great number of Cubans. The sleepers
are sometimes taken up entirely by parties
of wealth v Spaniards. Th y never stop
short of New Vork, however. For their
accommodation the Pullman cars are
placed in charge of conductors who are
either Cubans or else speak Spanish.
According to the figure of the railroad
commissioners of Canada, tho Canadian
railroads, which have beoa important fac
tors in the disturbance of rates in the south
west, make the lowest charge for carrying
freight of any roads in tiie world. Tho
average freight charge in Canada is 93 cents
per ton, against $1 04 in the United States,
$1 5o iu Holland, 41 70 in German}', 42 in
England and #2 14 In France. The decline
iu railroads in this country has, a-; is well
known, fallen off greatly recently. The
average rate per ton per mile, which was
2,354 cents per ton par mile in DOS, was
1,401 cents in 1878 aud 788 cents iu 1888.
Anew, and it is claimed, improved rail
road spike is being used on ihe Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg railroad. Instead
of crushing through tho tie as the present
spike does, it cuts through, ow iug to the
fact that the angles of two corners of the
point are cut off. It was found on uplift
ing a tie in which a common spike and tne
improved one had been driyon, that the
wood of the tie hugs the new spike much
closer than it does the old, giving about
seventy-five per cent, better hold on the
new one. As there is no lodging place left
for water around the new form of spike it
is thought it will prolong the life of tho ties
in which it is used, by preventing decay.
There are altogether 89,361) employes of
the Pennsylvania railroad. As the * Penn
sylvania system comprises 10,588 miles of
railroad this would give an average of 11.78
employes per mile. This is tho highest
average of auy railroad system of the coun
try. On the 1,817 miles of liue between
New York and Pittsburg there are 45,227
employes, an average of 24.89 per mile. On
the leased lines, amounting to 2,390 miles,
operated aud controlled east of Erie and
Pittsburg, 11,689 persons are employed,
being an average of only 4.88 a mile. On
the 3,308 miles west of Eno and Pittsburg
32,453 people are employ ed, an average of
9.63 a mile. This great number of em
ployes only includes the men carried
directly on the pay roll of the Pennsylvania
company and its leased lines and does not
include the men employed in the forests
owned by the company.
Y. M. C. A. ATHLETES.
The Association Club to Have a Field
Day Next Week.
The members of the Young Men’s Chris
tian Association Athletic Club met last
night at the association rooms, and mapped
out a programme for a field day when most
of the outdoor sports will be indulged in. Tho
idea is to have the sports open to the public,
aud as they are something new they will
no doubt draw a good crowd. The date of
the exhibition has not been fixed, but it will
be some time next week. Most of the en
trees will be members of the association,
but the commit ee decided to allow outsid
ers to participate.
A game of base ball will bo plaved this
afternoon between the Y. M. C. A.’s and a
picked nine. The game will be played on
the grounds west of Whitaker street, near
tho City and Suburban railway shops.
CITY BREVITIES.
The name of the Oglethorpe Cornet Band
has been changed to the Alyer Cornet Baud.
It is now under the leadership of Prof.
Middleton.
S. Guckenheimer, it is understood, will
begin the construction shortly, of five brick
stores on Broughton street east of the Mar
shall house.
In the list of articles deposited in the cor
nerstone of the new court house, Orman
Lodge No. 184, should have read Armour
Lodge No. 1,884.
To Handle Builders’ Supplies.
Mr. Denis J. Murphy has secured the
agencies for lime and cement so long held
by Joseph A. Roberts & Cos., and he has
also made arrangements to handle, in ad
dition to his wood and coal business, the
leading brands of lime and cement sold in
the south. Mr. Murpnv is now located in
the Citizens’ Bank building. He has built
up a large business which he is increasing
every day.
That Tired Feeling
Afflicts nearly every ono in the spring. The
system having become accustomed to the
bracing air of winter, is weakened by the
warm days of the changing season, and
readily yields to attacks of disease. Hood’s
Sarsaparilla is just the medicine needed.
It tones and builds up every part of the
body, and also expels all impurities from
the blood. Try it this season.
Are You Happy at Home?
How many men or women are there who
can answer this question in the affirmative?
A home and its associations may contain
all the artificial elements of comfort and
happiness, but if that one essential requisite
to perfect human content, health is absent,
there can be no real happiness at home. P.
P. P., (Prickly Ash, P'oko Root and Potas
sium) nature’s great blood remedy is a
giant in a curative way—for Rheumatism,
Gout, Scrofula, Dyspepsia, Syphilis,
Ulcers, Scald Head, and all skin eruptions,
it is unequaled, and saves manv a big doc
tor’s till and prevents untold suffering
being compounded of nature's barks and
roots it is nature’s medicine. Everv drug
gist keeps it and can personally attest its
efficacy.
Bilbo Canal, Cuyler Swamp and hot
weather are leagued against the health of
of our people. The rich escape to the moun
tains or the soacoast, but the less fortunate
can only escape fevers by using Johnson’s
Tonic. Price 50 cents. A wond ful appo-
F .r snip by J. I’. Shir fine & Bro.
91 Bay Street
Our Stock is Not Exhausted Yet.
VTELVET.Rody Brussels,Tapestry,Extra Super
V and Ingrain Carpets, Art Squares. Brussels
Squares. Window Shades, Cnee Curtains. C’jr
nioo Poles, Matting, Oil cloth. Linoleum, Stair
I.inen, Upholstery Goods, Plushes, etc. Rugs
and Mats.
Competeat Workmen to Lay Goods.
Barber < 'hairs, CY>mmodes, Easy Chairs, Cab
inets, Desks. W ardrobes, Sideboards, Bookcases,
Mattresses, Billows, Baby Carriages, Uefrig
erators. Bedsteads, l’arlor Suits, etc., etc.
Price is a secondary consideration, as the goods
Must Be Ciosed Out
Call early and get the pick. A choice lino
of New Goods being added.
A. J. MILLER & GO.,
91 BAY STREET.
BAKING KOXVTURk.
Absolutely Py^j
This powder never varies. A marvel „# „
str -ngth ami wholesomeness. >t , re ’ " ur dy,
than the ordinary kinds, anl
sold in competition with the muititud°°°* i
test, short weight alum or phosu‘"it . ot lo *
Sold only in cans. Koval Ba
106 Wall street. New York. v DiRCo. #
HIDDEN & BATHS s.-
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WHY)
JJECAUSE WE REPRESENT
two makes of PIANOS AND
ORGANS who in this day of com
petition, will not lower their stand
ard of excellence under auy pressura
whatever.
The instruments of
MUCKERING k SON
—AND—
MASON & HAMLIN
Probably cost more money IN THE
FACTORY, than any other first
class Pianos or Organs.
OUR PRICES, however, are not
affected by this. They will tear
comparison with those of any
house in this country.
Our great Clearance
Sale is still running.
Great Bargains for
spot cash buyers.
Mm k Bales 8.18.
I)KY ROODS,
Important Notica
TO—
Buyers of Reliable Dry Mi.
137 Broughton St.
Our ANNUAL SALE wilfbe extended for two
weeks longer, during which time we will con
tinue to offer our entire stock at cost.
JUST RECEIVED.
$3,000 WORTH
OF
Ladies’ Inslin Underwear
Made Entirely (tucking and all) on Lock-Stitcll
Machine, and Best Six-Cord Thread, at
Manufacturers' Prices.
CROIIAN & DOONER.
CKMEyT^^^,
CdHEWACLA (ALABAMA) LIME,
V ' UOSKMDALK (Lawrenceville) CEMENT.
PORTLAND (ENGLISH) CEMENT,
SHELBY ANI) UEORGIA LIME, CALCINnd
PLA&TER, t
CATTLE AND GOAT HAIR. AT LOWER
MARKET PRICES. .
DENIS J. MURPHY,
Office: 7 Drayton Street, Citizens’Bans Buna*
ing. Telephone 19.
NURSERY.
RIESLING’S NURSERY,
WHITE BLUFF ROAD.
T)LANTB, Bouquets, Designs, Cut
I furnished to order. Leave orders at
PROS.’, cor. Bull and York sts. Th o P;,..’qn
way passes through the nursery. Teleph
DAVIS BROS.
r l''HE Kuabe Pianos, which I did not
before, have been chosen for my T r -’ r
Concert tour in tho U. S. by my nipr o
and accepted by me on the recommeada
of my friend Becbstein, acquainted with *
merits. Had I known these Pianos a* l E 0
do, I would have chosen them by n '' se^ ljJ
their souijd and touch are more sympaj
to my ears and hands than all others 0.
country. Dr. HANS. VON BULO •
New York, Bth April, 1889.
To Mr. William Kuabe <St Cos.
Mr. A. C. Williams,
HARDEVILLE, 5. C.,
THE 52nd NAME DRAWN IN DAI 18 BRI &
42, 44 AND 46 BULL STRE ET ’
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