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| the MORNING NEWS. 1
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{ J. H. ESTILL, President. )
FiRE A! FLOOD.
Oil Region Cities Swept by
Disaster.
The Loss ofLife Anywhere From 200 to 300
Titusville and Oil City the Scene of the
Greatest Destruction and Death—The
Work of Destruction Started by a
Cloud Burst—Then Escaping Oil
Caught Fire and Spread on the Surf
ace of the Flood Down the Bushing
Btreamß— Many Beflnerles Ablaze.
Hundreds of Building’s In Ruins.
Pittsburg, Pa., June s.—The oil region
was visited by an awful disaster of flood
and fire this morning early. A oloud burst
at Titusville and another fell at Oil City.
Both cities are inundated and the people
have fled to the hills. Men, women and
children are on the housetops praying to be
rescued. To add to the horror several re
fineries were struck by lightning and the
property not destroyed by water is being
consumed by fire.
At 3 o’clock this afternoon half Tietus*
ville is reported in flames, and at Oil City
it is feared that the entire town is doomed
to destruction.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE.
The loss of life is large, but reports are
conflicting. One dispatch says fifty per
sons were drowned at Titusville and a large
number burned to death.
At Oil City eleven persons are reported
burned and an area two blocks wide is now
burning. Telegraphic communication is
badly interrupted. The Western Union
wires are down and for a time Oil City was
completely out off. •
At Titusville four of the largest refiner
ies are on fire, and a stretch of at least one
half uitle in length.
The flood appears to have been general
throughout Northern Pennsylvania.
HEAVY DAMAGE AT ME AD VI LI,K.
A telegram from Meadville says that the
damage there cannot now be esti mated. A
gorge, which formed in a de9p ravine north
of town, forming a lake of three acres,
twenty feet deep, broke aud swopt half the
city. The New York, Pennsylvania aud
Ohio railroad east of Meadville is damaged
beyond estimate. No deaths are reported,
but in the loss of property the result is
frightful.
150 KILLED AT TITUSVILLE.
At 4:30 o’olocK this afternoon, a telegram
was received from Titusville, placing the
loss of life at 150 in that town. The water
oams up suddenly from Oil creek and
flooded the whole flat as far as Spring
street, forming a lake nearly a half mile in
width and about two-thirds of a mile in
length. A short time later the Acme oil
refi ,ery was struok by lightning and fire
added terror to the scene. The flames
spread rapidly, and soon five blocks, from
Perry to Drake streets, including Washing
ton, Franklin and Mate streets, and from
the Western, New York and Pennsylvania
railroad to Spring street, was laid waste.
SIX REFINERIES ABLAZE.
Half a dozen o{ the largest oil refineries,
among them ltice & Robinson’s, Schwartz’s
and the Acme were burned. The only
buildings said to be now standing in the
district mentioned are the Titusville iron
works and the depot of the TVestern New
York aud Pennsylvania railroad. The
water began to reoede about noon and now
isgomg down rapidly. A large number of
bodies have been recovered and the work is
still going on.
OIL city’s heath list heavy.
The latest from Oil City is to the affect
that the entire Third ward of the oity is in
ashes and the flames ara still spreading. A
Hrge portion of the town is still under
water. Eleven persons are reported burned
to death aud several drowned.
Great damage is also reported at Corry,
Pa., and other towns in the region.
A special train with representatives of
the Associated Press on board left Pittsburg
f °r the scene of the disaster at S:3O o’clock
this afternoon. It should reach Oil City
an 'it s o’clock to-night, but great difli
cultiea may be encountered in getting
through, as the tracks are reported to havo
been burned for miles. A full report, how
(>Ter, will be sent at an early hour to-night.
the loss may reach 200.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 5,9 P. m.— A dis
*a™ from Oil Citv says the lo3s of life
probably reach 200. Emlenton,
“"other oil town between Oil City and
tttosville, is also reported to have suffered
greatly from the flood.
A SUMMARY OF THE LOSSES.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 5, 11 p. m. —The
1 legions of Pennsylvania were visited
•day bv a disaster by tire and water that
v Jr'y eclipsed in the history of this country
/ the memorable flood at Johnstown, just
"res years ago. It is impossible at this
J r to give anything like an
. . j* r:Ue *da of the loss of life and property,
reigns throughout tho devastated
st i n ail<4 the terrible conflagration
rmt , ra^e ? ' !1 Oil City. It is safe to say that
liti t t than 150 lives have been lost. Nearly
mart, 168 bavo already been recovered and
fat Y heoDle are missing. The number may
s-r, M . C P’ IJ > Gut this is regarded as a con
roaU t i ve ? Bt i , nate. Tho property loss will
, tar into the millions. At Titusville
estimated at #1,500,000, at Oil
T ;|U at Corry §60,000, at Mead
!rv‘.’, ’ fta<l in the surroundiug ooun
-3 P r °bably *1,000,000 more.
the disaster unparalleled.
fore IL i CI T. Y ’ Pa -> June 5 i 4p - m.—Neverbe
en,,, , “ L he history of Oil City and the oil
citernP. th olo tieen suoh a disaster, ex
wit,,™lll auti turmoil as this city is now
At 11:15 o’clock this morning
t'artUi ? Qd countr y tor miles around was
film,tit - two explosions occurring almost
rc, , ,' 1( ' 0 ' ls!v - The Associated Press cor
dirL,,„ was standing on Center street,
a "d nn tu Tront of the Derrick office
bridyn tk approach to the Oil creek
Bud creek is now a raging torrent
tEHSB k r Btr ’’°t for one square was a solid
had „°r,. h u m <ltl ity, and 500 or 1,000 people
this P oiut of vantage,
the muddy waters rolling by.
ftije
About 11:30 o’clock, upon the opposite side
of the stream, a greenish fluid floating on the
water was noticeable. This increased rap
idly in quantity and extent and at last
covered almost entirely the yellow muddy
waters of the creek.
BREAKING OUT OF THE FIRE.
The smell of gas and oil was perceptible
and several gentlemen woro discussing
the danger should the oil catch
fire. Hardly were the words uttered when
about 300 yards up the stream a mass of
flame was seen to shoot heavenward.
"Run” yelled a hundred voices and the peo
ple turned like stampede cattle and started
for the hills. Hardly had they started
when a terrific explosion rent the
air, the entire creek for hundreds
of feet on each side seemed a seething
mass of flarne aud smoke. The panic
stricken crowd shrieked madly in their ef
forts to escape. Women and children were
trampled under foot aud about twenty were
severely bruised and had to be picked up by
a few of the cooler heads and carried out of
harm’s way.
WHAT THE CREEKS LOOKS LIKE.
Oil creek is not usually more thaD a foot
deep at this point, where it empties into the
Allegheny river, aud about 100 yards wide.
Directly at its mouth is the iron bridge of
the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio rail
road. About two squares further up the
stream is the iron and wooden bridge of the
city, connecting the Third ward with the
city proper. On the east side of tho
creek is Trinity Methodist church on one
side of Center street and the Derrick
office and oil exchange opposite. Aaross
the oreek, and built up squarely from the
water’s edge, was the hotel and livery sta
ble of J. B. Reinbold and the furniture
house of Paul & Sons. These buildingslwere
built on a narrow strip between the creek
and hills which rise precipitously imme
diately baok of them.
HOW THE FIRE FIRST STARTED.
About half a mile from the postoffice,
northward from here on tho Western New
York and Pennsylvania railroad a tank
filled with gasolioe wus standing on the
siding. Rome young men were stauding by
and noticed that the tank was leaking.
Knowing its explosive nature and seeing a
shifting engine approaohing they ran up the
side of the hill, where they turned and
looked down as the engine passed. A mass
of Tlame shot a hundred feet Into tho
air and the earth seemed to
shake with an awful tremor. The
engineer and fireman wore seen jumping
from the cab and are supposed at this writ
ing to have been burned to death or to have
been killed by the force of the explosion.
In an instant the flames swept madly over
the entire upper part of tho city, whioh was
flooded by the oily waters of the oreek. Men,
women and children who wore moving
from their houses were caught by the
deadly flames and if not burned outright
were drowned in the raging Hood. At this
writing seven ghastly bodies have been
taken from the flood and are lying on the
railroad traok unrecognized, waiting for
their friends to come aud claim them.
ANOTHER BRIDGE GIVES WAY.
Oil City, Pa.. June 5, sp. m. —At this
end of the olty wa3 another iron and wood
en bridge which went down five minutes
after tha fire started, the huge iron struct
ure being broken and swept away like so
much kindling wood. From this bridge
southward for a quarter of a mile the entire
town was destroyed, and tho fire is still
raging. The tire department is making
heroic efforts to stop tho flames,
and risking their lives every
instant, as it is not known at what moment
many of the immense oil tanks above here
will burst a<id send their burning contents
down to them. The Imperial Refining
Company’s large tanks are visible from here
and all are burning. It is greatly feared
that the burning oil will again come down
tbe oreik and if it should, little of tbs busi
ness portion of the city will remain stand
ing. Paul’s Sous’ furniture house,
a 4-story Immense building, was
swept away with a $30,000
stock of furniture, etc. Reiubold’s hotel
and livery stables were destroyed in a few
minutes, and Mr. Reinbold and two others,
who have not yet been Identified, were
burned to death. These throe bodies have
been recovered nnd it Is not known how
many more are lost at this writing. About
half of the Third ward was destroyed and
the fire is still doing its awful work in this
part of the city.
THE PEOPLE PANIC-STRICKEN.
The people are panic striokon all over the
town aud all the afternoon mothers have
been running madly about looking for their
lost children. Fathers of families are
searching for their children and endeavor
ing to gel them all together in a place of
safety. It is almost impossible to find
words to describe this awful calamity,
aud at this time no oue has
any idea of the number of lives
lost. For miles up the creek on both sides
everything is in ruins, and hundreds of
families aro rendered homeless. The fire
came so suddenly and so unexpectedly that
very little, If any, property has been saved
along this stream, and tbe sky for miles
around is still black from the smoke of
burning buildings and oil tanks.
The water in Oil creek is falling slowly
and it ia hoped the worst is over and that
no more lives will bs iost. In the upper
part of the town about UK) dwellings wero
destroyed by fire, and owing to the depth of
tha water the fire department could do lit
tle to stop the flames. This part of the city
cannot be reached at all and Sene a street
up to within four blocks of the postoffioe is
blocked with lumber sheds and roofs of
houses whioh have floated down from
above.
The sight from the hill above the town
is awful and almost beyond description.
The loss of property is estimated at from
$750,000 to $1,000,009. Up to sp. m. from
fifteen to twenty bodies have been recov
ered and identified nnd the death list will
figure up much larger, sime placing it as
high as fflty.
The Third ward, from tho Seneca street
bridge to within nearly a square of the Lake
Shore dopot, is as lovel as a field.
THIRTY-FIVE DROWNED AT OIL CITY.
Titusville, Pa., June 5.—A dispatch
from Oil City eavs the flood there was
caused by the brfNting of dauis at Sparth
burg and Newton. Tuirty-five people were
drowned.
THE STORY FROM TITUSVILLE.
Titusville, Pa., June 5, 4 p. m. —The
oity of Titusville was visited during the
past twenty-four hours by one of the most
disastrous fires and floods in all the history
of the region.
Oil creek has ovorflowed its banks from
the west and above the water and gas
works to the oity line below, and for hours
assumed the proportions of an almost re
sistless flood, reaching almost up to the line
of Spring street. The city is without fuel
or street electric lights, and the water works
and gas works are surrounded by water and
inundated.
The Perry street and Franklin street iron
bridges have been swept away; scores of
oheap dwelling houses in the lower part of
the oity have been destroyed and scores of
lives lost, some having been burned, but a
majority perishing by drowniug.
A SCENE OK DESOLATION.
The scene presented by the rushing waters
surging through the lower part of the oity,
as witnessed by thousands of citizens, was
one of utter desolation. When morning
broke hundreds of anxious people looked
out of their windows or stood on the roofs
of houses awaiting a helDing hand and
trembling for their fate. Strong and brave
men, by means of boats and ropes, suc
ceeded in reaching and saving those who
hail a sure position till help arrived or till
the waters began to recede.
FIRE ADDS ITS HORRORS.
To add to the horror of the scene the rain
fell in torrentß, lire broke out in the
refineries at different poiuts and the burn
ing oil swept down the current and was
communicated to other manufacturing
plants and establishments and destruction
increased a hundred fold. Among
the losses by fire are the Interna
tional oil works, Hiram Blow copper
shops, Rice & Robinson refineries, the
Titusville radiator works, the Western
New York and Pennsylvania railroad
freight offices. Casperson’s furniture works,
store and residence. Jack Cullen’s hotel and
the Crescent oil works of John Schwartz &
Cos.
The Western New York and Pennsyl
vania passenger depot, built of bricE and
somewhat elevated in site, escaped with
little damage.
The freight office of the railroad was
burned with its eonteuta, including all
the books and papers, SIO,OOO worth of
merchandise received for delivery and a
large amount of furniture awaiting ship
ment.
FIFTEEN BODIES RECOVERED.
Fifteen dead bodies have been already re
covered and the search continues.
Following Is a list of the dead as far as as
certained!:
John Quin, a mail carrier, wife and two
children.
Jacob Bekoenhammer, wife and nine
children.
Mrs. Mart Haynes, three daughter*,
Gertrude, Mary and Clara and one son.
Mrs. McKenzie.
Mrs. John McFadden and sister.
Mrs. Campbell and two children.
Mrs. Casperson.
Mr. Coppie.
Frkd’Reid, a butcher, his wife and ohild.
John O’Mara and wife.
Two Veigle boys, and four more, whose
names are unknown.
AN APPEAL FOR HELP.
The following appeal has been Issued:
Our suffering and destitution is terrible.
There is grjat loss of life aud destruction of
property. A large portion of our manufactur
ing interests were wiped out by the flood and
fire, hundreds of families are homeless and des
titute in the absence of our mayor we appeal
to a generous public for help in tnis, our time of
distress,
Wii.i.iam McN atjohton,
President Select Council.
TV. B. Benedict,
President Common Council.
Isaac TVestheimer,
President Scuool Board.
H. C. Bloss,
Editor of the Herald.
Joseph Zeer,
John T. McKinney,
J. A. Cadwallader,
J. C. McKinney’,
J. J. McCrum.
TIIE WORST IN THE CITY’S HISTORY.
Titusville, Pa., June 5, II p. m.—
Never in the history of this city or of the
oil region has there been such a terrible dis
aster as the one that swept down on Titus
ville this morning. Horror has been brought
on by both flood and fire, and at 11 o’clook
this morning fully $1,500,000 had gone up
in flame and smoke, while the loss of life
is conservatively placed at tbirty-flve
souls, with the chanoes greatly in
favor of that being an underestimate.
This loss i9 all in tne city, while news
from tributary towns shows proportionate
losses Fully one-third of the business aud
residence portion of this city is a mass of
charred ruins, over which terrible waters
rush with unabated fury. The streets are
filled with crowds of wet, homeless, hungry
arid despairing men. women and children,
most of whom have lost loved ones.
Water still floods the streets and the sky
is black with heavy smoke from burning
refineries, cooper shops, radiator works, ho
tels, furniture factories, freight depots and
dwellings. Tbe big reflnery and wax plant
of F. L. Wood & Cos. caught fire at noon,
and the black smoke blowing directly over
tbe city turned midday almost into the
blackness of night. It was indescribably
awful, and as the rain continued to come
down in bucketfuls what the outcome was
to be was past even conjecture.
cries for help.
The wntars of Oil creek were rushing
through the streets in tho lower part of the
city with seemingly resistless force, while
from house windows and driftwood piles
located directly in the midst of the torrent
came beseeching wails and screams of an
guish and distress from helpless vio
tmis, all imploring aid. Brave men
with boats and ropes battled manfully
against the terrific current and hundreds
of captives were brought safely to land. It
is simply impossible to give a reader an idea
of the horrible scenes enacted in our midst.
Our people do not as yet realize through
what they are passing. Scores of people
are yet unaccounted for and in the present
crush, excitement and confusion it is out
of the question to correctly state the num
ber drowned and burned to death.
five perish before thousands.
Five persons, all males, were soon to
perish while grasping a piece of timber
just as thousands of spectators, looking on
with bated breath, but unabie to render tho
slightest assistance, were led to believe
that the sufferers could safely reach land, a
neighboring tank of oil exploded in close
proximity, and in a moment the doomed
men were enveloped in flames, and death
came speedily to relieve their sufferings,
their bodies bring at once swallowed up in
tho raging w aters.
At 2 o’clock this morning a dull, heavy
explosion was heard and a heavy stream of
flame fully 200 feet in height pierced the
inky darkness aud threw a glaring light
over the vast expanse of angry waters. A
cry rang out from a thousand throats that
the Crescent oil refinery of John Swartz &
Cos., located close to the northern bank of
the creek in tbe east end, was on fire. Never
before did fire seem to spread so rapidly. In
loss than three minutes trom the time of the
explosion the vast plant was one sheet of
seething flames.
PANDEMONIUM BREAKS LOOSE.
Then it was that pandemonium seemed
to break loose and began to reigu supreme.
Thousands of people rushed raell
through the streets, tumbling aud knocking
each other down in aimless endeavors to es
cape from what seemed the crack of doom.
'lJhe bright light thrown oa the surround
ings revealed an appalling sight. On roofs
and in the windows of the upper
stories of most of the houses in
the flooded district appeared men,
women and children dressed mostly
in their night robes and all piteously ap
pealing at the bight of their voices, which
could only now and then tie distinguished
above the loud rush of the waters aud the
crash of fiery timbers, for aid aud suocor.
Clinging to driftwood, timbers and other
debris as they were borne onward down the
stream were scorns of human beings,
their white and terror-stricken
faces, desperate struggles and plaintive
cries for aid combining to create impres
sions never to be forgotten or effaced from
tho memory of the beholder. The story of
the destruction of tbe flames has already
been told. To-night the undertaking estab
lishments of Davison and McNett have
been turned into morgues, and with the ex
ception of seven Hebrews and two
children, all the bodies so far re
covered have been taken there as fast
as taken from the water. Most of tbe bodies
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1892.
bear evidence of having met death from
burning oil, many of them being burned
almost beyond recognition and several of
them are without tho least soinblunoo of hu
man form.
THE LOSS AT MEADVILLE $150,000.
Meadville, Pa.. June 5, 6 r. m.— This
section was swept by the worst flood In its
history last night. A midday rain of great
volume swelled every stream bank full aud
the storm which followed in the evening
brought the flood. In this city the mill
run overflowed its hanks and swept the
whole business portion of tho city, demol
ishing a dozen or more buildings aud entail
ing a total loss of $150,000.
A DELUGE AT CORRT.
Corry, Pa., June s.—Tbe most destruct
ive rain storm that has over visited this
locality began yesterday afternoou at 3
o’clock. It was like a heavy oloud burst,
and by 9 o’olock the business and eastern
portion of the town was under water, with
rain still falling in perfect torrents.
The worst was reached at
11 o’clock, when the First avenue. Main
street, the railroad yards and Center street
were like a roaring river, the water being
from oue to three feet deep, and all empty
ing into flats In the eastern portion of the
oity. Many people were rescued from their
homes the best way possible. No loss of
life is reported.
Harrison in it to stay.
No Probability of a Letter of With
drawal.
Washington, June s.—The resignation
of Secretary Blalue has led his friends and
those of the President to throw off disguise
and openly prepare for battle. Attorney
General Mdier said to-day to the Morning
News correspondent that the President
would not withdraw from the fight for the
nomination. "He is not tbe sort of man,"
said ho, "to go Into a fight and withdraw.
He will remain In tho fight as loug as there
la any probability of his being nominated.”
A Sabbath quiet prevailed oven lu the
haunts of the politicians here to
day. So many of the most active
of the republican workers had
gone to Minneapolis that tbe discussion of
Mr. Blaine’s resignation aud of the presi
dential outlook was chiefly confined to the
department olerks and the regular hotel
loungers.
BLAINE TALKING FREELY.
Mr. Blaine talks freely with personal
friends aliout the events which have led up
to his resignation, and they are by no means
all of them oonnected with the oontest for
tbe nomination at Mluueapolit. There has
been frlotlon between the President aud
Mr. Blalue from the beginning. The Presi
dent did not want Mr. Blaine in bis cabinet
and finally decided to put him in be
cause be might do less harm
there than as a malcontent
on the outside. Mr. Blalue came to Wash
ington early in tho winter after President
Harrison's eleotlon and took a suite of
rooms at the Normaudie. It was evident
that he meant either to bold a high place iu
the cabinet or to form a nucleus ror an
anti-administration party hero.
HARRISON AFRAID OF HIM.
Mr. Blaine enjoys giving good dinners,
and the amount of caustic ontioism which
might be passed on the administration
around the Blaine dinner table and
scattered among members of oongress
and over the country was something
whioh Gen. Harrison could not con
template with equanimity. John C.
New had been one of Mr. Harrison’s
closest advisers, and he had no love for Mr,
Blaine. The President hesitated long to in
vite tbe Maine leader into tbe cabinet, but
he finally decided that he could do nothing
else with safety.
BLAINE’S FUTURE PLANS.
What Mr. Blaine will do next no ono pre
tends to know. It his health is good he may
allow himself to be nominated at Minne
apolis. If be should have another attack of
indigestion or a case of vertigo as severe as
that which prostrated him on the floor of
the mamle room of the Senate on the day
of Senator Barbour’s funeral, he mky oome
out with a final letter of withdrawal from
the presidential race.
AN INTERESTING OTH9IION.
The question is beginning to be seriously
discussed what would happen if Mr. Blaine
should become too ill to act as President
after the November election. If he should
be wholly disabled before the moating of
the electors the candidate for Vice Presi
dent might be voted for President and a
new man substituted for Vine President. If
the republican candidates should be elected
and complete disability should come upon
Mr. Blaine after the meeting of the
electors, tbe country would be in
an embarrassing position without precedent
in Its history. Such possibilities are caus
ing uneasiness among active republicans
and they are boginmng to appreciate the
fact that it will be a severe handicap to
their cause to have a candidate who must
be constantly defended against tbe charge
that he Is not physically and mentally able
of performing the duties of his high office.
BLAINE SPENDS THE DAY AT HOME.
Mr. Blaine spent the whole day quiotly
at his home, except that toward evening he
took a drive into the country with Mrs.
Blaine. He received a few calls from per
sonal friends, but admittance was refused
lo all other persons. All effere to “inter
view” him were equally unsuccessful, the
ex-s cretary adhering to tbe determination
whioh he announced immediately after his
resignation yesterday, that he would let the
published correspondence speak for itself,
without a word of explanation from him.
Mr. Blaine has, however, sent to tho Asso
ciated Press this evening for publication
the following (autographic I communica
tion:
A CARD.
IT Madison Place, I
Washington, June 5, 1892. f
The United Press yesterday sent out an alleged
interview with me (and aso with Mrs. blame)
for which there was not the slightest founda
tion In truth. It was a forgery from first to
last. I warn my friends that similar falsehoods
may be expected agaiu. James G. Blaine.
THE DUCSY LETTER.
Father Cronin, editor of the Buffalo
Catholic Union and Timet, denies emphat
ically the published statement that Mr.
Blalue sent for him to ob:ain bis views as
to the effect of the Ducey letter upon
Catholic voters. He declares his visit to
Mr. Blaine was purely accidental, and had
no political purpose. Ha meroly called to
pay his respects aud In tho interview the
name of Father Ducey was not even men
tioned.
MILLS IN NSW YORK.
Comment Caused by His Arrival on
the Eve of a Conference.
New York, June 5. —Some comment has
been caused by tne arrival here of Senator
Mills of Texas, who registered at the Fifth
Avenue hotel. His coming on the eve of a
conference which wilt decide tbe action of
the New York delegation to the democratic
national convention as to its support of a
presidential candidate is regarded as signifl
cent. He u one of ex-President Cleveland’s
strongest supporters. Bome of the oounty
delegates hare already arrived. They are all
in favor of reaffirming the action of the
February convention in reference to Sena
tor Hill.
MI SIM’S MCI
Blaine's Boon Don’t Look
So Bit
Harrison Leaders Hold His Meo Well is Hand
Dark Horse Talk Still Frequently
Heard—'Sherman and McK.nloy Most
Frequently Mentioned as a Com
promise Candidate—Alger a More
Remote Possibility Than tho Other
Two—Warner Miller Declares for
Blaine—Senator Pettigrew Glvee
Harrison Fite.
Minneapolis, Minn., June s.— Tbe anti-
Harrison managers, after discussing the
situation until 3 o’clock this morning, ap
parently came to the oonolusion
that now that they were face
to faco with the oonsequences of
their attempt to beat President Harrison
with Mr. Blaine they must go ahead as
though they bad always intended to nomi
nate Mr. Blaine. There was muoh differ
ence of opinion in their dlscusslone. They
all frankly admitted that they had never
expeoted to have to nominate Mr. Blaine
and that his coup of yesterday had era
barrased as well as surprised them. They
talked of various ways of getting around Mr.
Blaine and their embarrassment by taking
up a dark horse, esDeolallr Senator IShermau,
who was tho original oaudidate of all but
Chairmau Clarkson, but when they came
around to the stubborn faot that the Har
rison men had refused to compromise on a
dark horse they see, to use Senator Quay’s
language, that it would not do to let It ap
pear that they had used Mr. Blaine to beat
President Harrison, aud that they must
make the fight for Mr. Blaine as though
they had always moant to do so.
TWO HOPES LEFT.
They have two hopes loft, one is that Mr.
Blaine may let them out by withdrawing.
The other Is that the fight may become so
ugly that it will be apparent to all the dele
gatee that a dark horse must be ob< 'sen.
Their dark horse would probably be Sena
tor Sherman. Having reached the con
clusion that they must fight for Mr. Blaine
until they can do something better, the
bosses went at their work vigorously. The
national committee rooms, supposedly the
neutral ground of the convention, but
which have been used as the headquarters
of tho bosses, were promptly deoorated this
morning with elaborate red, white and blue
plumes, and a largo framed
the best of the Barony photographs, which
were apparently one of the things Mr.
Blaino went to New York for. The plumes
and unframed copies of the picture, which
were distributed through the corridors, were
brought, was said, by Kinmont Blaine
from Chicago. At all events Emmons
Blaine looked on approvingly while they
were being put up, and gave tbe bosses no
encouragement for their hope that Mr.
Blaine has as yet withdrawn, which. In
deed, has little but their knowledge of Mr.
Blaine's temperament and condition as a
basis.
CLARKSON ANNOUNCES ALGER OUT OF IT.
Bose Clarkson, who has drpoped all sem
blance of impartiality, and is uslug his
chairmanship simply to beat President Har
rison, promptly announced that Gen. Algor
was out of the race, and that all his votes
would go to Mr. Blaine. This, coining from
Chairman Clarkson, who is reoognlzed
as the custodian of whatever
is left of the Algor boom,
was accepted as correot, although
itjwas not officially confirmed at the Alger
headquarters, where less Is known of Gen.
Alger’s prospects and intentions than any
where else, but where It was frankly ad
mitted that Clarkson’s announcement would
no doubt be confirmed later by Gen. Alger,
A Blaine rally was held In the national
convention headquarters by a score of New
York delegates, claiming to represent fifty
two anti Harrison men, where Blaine and
■Sherman talk was freely indulged .in.
The conversion of various southern dele
gates, especially in the West Virginia and
Texas delegations, from Harrison to tilaiue
was duly trumpted around.
A FAILURE TO ENTHUSE.
The California Blaine boomers
who brought bands with them wore given
plumes on rods and marched through the
West hotel late in the afternoon, when for
the first time there was some Blaine cheer
ing, but the Blaino boom the anti-Harrison
men so enthusiastically predicted did not
appear oven then. It is coming to-morrow,
the Blaine boomers eay, but they have to
admit up to date that it has been conspic
uous by Its absence. In faot there has been
no demonstration of enthusiasm at all, a
funeral calm resting on both camps as
though they foresaw certain defeat in
November.
The Harrison men held their own by
gaining enough reoruits to balance
tbe converts to the other side. Their con
fident talk was chiefly notable for the com
parative mildness of the reference to Mr.
Blaine, which showed that they were heed
ing the dispatch from President Harrison
not to attack Mr. Blaine offensively.
MANY DARK HORSE DELEGATES.
The incoming delegates to-day were not
l.v any means all Harrison or anti-Harrison
men. Many of them, notably a putnber In
tho Massachusetts delegation, were dis
posed to think that Mr. Blaine and Presi
dent Harrison had made each other’s nomi
nation inadvisable, aud that a dark horse
must be ohosen. Senator Sherman
and Gov. McKinley were the men
most talked of. Both, as was stated
last night, have declined to
allow their names to be usod, but either It
is thought would waive that. It is evident
to-night that facing the manifest fact that
with only Mr. Blaine and President Harri
son In the race one cr the other will be
nominated on the first ballot and that one
will probably be Mr. Blaine. The con
servative and uncommitted element in tbe
convention, working with purer purposes
than the anti-Harrison bosses, will uso its
influence to nominate Senator Sherman or
Gov. MoKinlcy. Gen. Alger now seems rele
gated finally to second place, if indeed be gets
anything more than a pro rise of a cabinet
place. The Blaino bosses were talking Busk
for second place to-dny with the Wisconsin
men and Foraker with Ohio men by way of
getting votes away from President Harri
son.
BLAINE MEN IN A QUANDARY.
There is a sharp difference of opinion
among the Blaine boomers as to the ad
visability of putting Mr. Blame formally in
nomination. It was developed at the all
night conference last night that Chairman
Clarkson, B,'imtor Quay and ex-Gov.
borakor wanted Mr. Blaine put in nomina
tion and by ex-Gov. Foraker, and that tho
Algor men present, and especially ex-Sena
tor Platt, oppoieil this course. The oppo
nents were surprised to road in the papers
to-day the statement furnished last night to
tbe Associated Press by Chairman
Clarkson to the effect that the
Blaine conference formally determined to
put Mr. Blain-t formally in nomination and
that ex-Gov. Foraker has been selected to
make the nomination speech. Mr. Platt,
Benator Woloott, Mr. Hansbrough and
others denied It, and added that it did not
seem to be advisable to put Mr. Blaine
formally In nomination and that they also
doubted the wisdom of hnving ex-Gov.
Foraker make the nominating speech. To
morrow. they suid, tbe matter would be
considered again. However, both Chair
man Clarkson and Senator Quay stick to
the story that Chairman Clarkson gave out
and ex-Gov. Foraker spent the afternoon
on a Blaine nominating speech whioh he
oonfldently expects to deliver, and which is
to be t.be greatest effort of his life. Ho con
fidently expects that it will add his name to
that of Mr. Blaine on the ttoket.
THE CITY WELL CROWDED.
By the Astociateil Prem.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 5. —Theotty
is well orowded to-night, nad.ns was ex
pected, there is considerable difficulty in
obtaining suitable accommodations. The
delegates, however, are provided lor. The
unique spectacle of lady delegates to tbs
national convention is a matter of unceas
ing interest to-day to the old-time politi
cal's of the Republican party.
One of tho most enthusiastic as well ns tbe
noisiest delegations arrived this afternoon.
They were stalwart Blaloe men
from Pennsylvania. They marched
along singing an original
refrain relating to Jim Blaine, the man
from Maine, and Jerry Rusk. Enthusi
astic cheering greeted the new arrivals. At
tempts wero made by the Harrison men to
drown out the Blaino shunters from the
Keystone state, and consequently wave
afler wavo of alternating Blaine and Har
rison cheers swept over the crowd, now
one nnd then the other sentiment seeming
to be the prevailing one.
TRAINS COMING IN BKOTIONS.
The trains that arrived during the day
wore in from two to four sections, and ail
the sectlous were very boavy. Nearly
every section had from ono to half a dozen
delegations, ana they represented all parts
of thn union. Kansas City brought in two
heavy trains during the morning. The
first one of thirteen cars carried the Indiana,
Alabama ami Louisiana delegates. Tbe
first sleeper bad in very strong letters the
legend “Evansville, Ind.: Indiana solid for
Harrison.” The second sootlon of the same
road brought delegates from further west
lu the matter of tbe sentiment of tbe state
delegations there aro many conflicting
opinions.
ALGER’S POSITION.
The Michigan people are undecided as yet,
apparently, os to whether Gen. Alger will
or will not come before tho convention,
Home of his Intimate friends intimate that
in view of the faot that he Is a strong Blaine
man himself, he may not allow bis name to
oome up for consideration, but ail that is
mere conjecture. It is stated by Col. Atkin
son of Detroit that between President Har
rison and Secretory Blaine, the latter will
have all but four of the delegation. On
the other hand other prominent
Michiganders say Gun. Alger will have tbe
support of the delegation first, last and all
time. James H. Htone, another prominent
Michigander, says that Miobigan will stick
by Uou. Alger.
BLAINE WEAK IN OHIO.
As to Ohio, ex-Gov. Foraker and other
strong Blaine men claim only one-half, or a
hare majority of the delegation for Mr.
Blaine. It is asserted on the other side that
Mr. Blalns will not have more than sixteen
votes nnd possibly not more than thirteen
out of the Ohio delegation.
New York, according to the figures of
ex-Henator Platt, has s'i out of 73 delegates
ready to vote uml work for Mr. Blaine, hut
this is doubled by the Harrison managers
who olaim a majority of the delegation.
IOWA WAVERING.
lowa met as a delegation yesterday aftor
ternoon at a late hour. The delegation was
polled during the afternoon meeting and all
but three of the delegation wero for Presi
dent Harrison. To-day, howover, the lowa
delegation is weakening In its Harrison
feeling. Eight delegates are now said to be
sure for Mr. Blaine, and probably more.
A promioent delegate said to-day that the
“dark horse” feeling was growing in that
delegation and that the delegates were de
bating botween Senators Bberman and
Allison.
NO TIME FOR CHURCH.
At 11 o’olock this morning when tolling
bells called tbe devout to Christian worship
the lobbies of the leading hotels were filled
with a surging, seething, excited mass of
humanity, and when the minister in a
neighboring church led the opening prayer
the corridors of the hotels wore resounding
with cheers and oouuter cheers for Benjamin
Harrison and James G. Blaine. All day
long this excitement continued, and
as these words go out over the
wires to-night the fierce political enthusiasm
continues with increasing vigor. It has
been a day of kaleidoscopic changes. The
situation has been constantly shifting, con
stantly varying, and the wave of|eontiment
that swept over the assemblage in one hour
would be followed by a wave of reaction
the next until In the eud it was difficult to
sum up the total of tho political sentiment;
to ascertain the measure of the ebb and
flow; the true drift of politloal sentiment.
HARRISON’S FORCES RALLY.
In on respeot tho day has been a surprise,
and the significance of that surprise can
only bo weighed by tho events of the
future. The Harrison leaders have rallied
their f oroes, and the demoralization of last
night bos given place to energy, vigor and
resolution to-night. Indeed, of tho two
great factions into which tho Republican
party is divided, the administration ele
inont Is as strong In leadership, polit
ical sagacity and organization ns even
the experienced leaders who head tbe
opposition. All this has been a surprise for
those who have kept aloof from both fac
tions, fully expectant that tbe wave of
Blaine seritlme jt that swept over the land
yesterday afternoon would be irresistible in
its force, and that to-day w uld find gath
ered lu its embuce all the scattered unin
structed delegates of the Republican party.
But such has not been tbe case;
indeed to a olose observer it is
very apparent that the Harrison
forces are as strong to-day as they were
twenty-four hour ago. Tho Blaine people
say the Harrison managers are holding the
rank and file of tbe delegations loyally to
their leader, but that when the decisive
battle comes tbe Blaine enthusiasm will
carry all before it, and that the distin
guished son of Maine will be nominated on
the first ballot.
BLAINE ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH.
The Harrison leaders laugh at thoeo pre
dictions of thair opponents and say that be
is stronger to-day tnan he has ever been,
and the reason of his Increasing strength is
that the delegates to tbe national conven
tion have become weary of tbe temporizing
of Mr. Blaine and have fouud in his retire
ment from the cabiaet and bis entrance
into the contest at this late
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hour evidence of bad faith,
disloyalty and duplicity toward the Presi
dent of the United States. There will be
903 delegates in the convention. Of tbi
number tho Harrison managers officially
announce to-night that their chief will re*
celve the votes of 550, while the Blaine
leaders, though scorning to descend to de
tails, maintain with lofty confidence that
tholr candidate will receive at least three
fifths of the votes of the convention on the
first ballot.
A BITTER FEELING BRING ENGENDERED,
To a casual political observer one thing is
certain, and that is that bitter feeling Is be
ing engendered in tbe ranks with every
passing hour, and that with Mr. Blaine and
President Harrison in tho field the result of
the tenth republican national oonvoution,
whatever the result may be, will leave be
tiiud it poiguant regrets, bitter disappoint
ments and a hard feeling of hostility
toward the successful candidate. It is all
that rather than the usual sentiment for
favorite sons that gives rise to-night
to all the rumors of dark horses aud com
promise candidates. There Is no doubt
that tho desire for a third oandldate, for a
man unwedded to and unidentified with
either of these political faotions. Is growing
in the public mind and against this growing
sentiment, both factions fuel that they
must now compete. The name most fre
quently mentioned among thn list of dark
horses is that of William McKinley, Jr.
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA CLUB.
A big event of tbe day, from spectaular
standpoint,was the arrival and reception of
the banner of the Hnrriaon reiuforoement
—the Columbia Club of Indianapolis.
With light gray hats audlongllnen dusters,
f 'receded by n stunning Minneapolis escort
n scarlet. The loug line of Columbiana
came swinging up the street from the
depot to the West hotel, with banda
playing and a jaunty confidence lit
their manner that was better than barrela
of tonic for tho Harrison legions already on
the ground. Cheers met them at every
street oorner. The Columbians presented a
splendidly disciplined appearance as they
marched straight into the thickest of tha
fray—the rotunda of the West hotel—ami
proceeded to tako possession of every
thing In sight. Around the soltd white
phalanx formed by the distinctive hats
and dusters of the Columbians surged a
black-hatted, dark-oluthod mob of dolo-
Sutei and camp followers yelling like In
lans, the uproar alternately sounding
loudest for President Harrison and then
drowned momentarily by shrieks for Mr.
Blaino. Tbe Columbia Oitib members held
thoir ground in tho rush of friends and foes
and struck up a rousing campaign song.
PETTIGREW FOR BLAINE.
Senator Pettigrew of Month Dakota has
arrived here fresh from Washington and is
an enthusiastic admirer of Mr. Blaino.
Hie public utterancee to-day have created
little short of a sensation. “1 am nor at all
surprised,” said he, “at tho resignation of
Mr. Blaine from President Harris m’s cabi
net. The only thing that seems at all
singular to me is that a gentleman of Mr.
Blaine’s disposition should have so long
remained In close and intimate
association with such men as Secretaries
Miller and Tracy aud Wanamaker. It was
President Harrison and his little a Ivisers
who strove to foment the discord with poor
little, Insignificant Chile. It was Mr. Blaine
who constantly bore the insults and slanders
of his associates and their tools, because be
resolutely declined to lond himself to their
jingo efforts for the renomination of their
chief.
THE BERING SEA NEGOTIATIONS.
“You remein’er Mr. Blaine was reported
sick during the pendency of the Bering sea
negotiations. I happen to be advised that
Mr. Blaine was never in [letter health iu
his life than during that incident. But the
President, with small envy of the fame of
bis great secretary, took the negotiations
out of Mr. Blaine’s hands, where they le
gitimately belonged. Tho secretary turned
the entire matter over to bis excellency of
this excellent administration, and tbe report
was given out that the Secretary of Btato
was sick.
“Well, he was sick—sick of his company;
sick of being insulted by his chief and hie
kitchen cabinet.
“Whatever excellence there has been in
President Harrison’s administration is trace
able to Mr. Blame and Bocretury Rusk.
Tbe mistakes and weakness that occasioned
the political narthquakoof 1890 belonged by
right to President Harrison and his errand
boys. He Is the most signal example in his
tory of a class President.
“I have no doubt as to tbe result. Tha
Minneapolis convention of 1893 will honor
itself by calling James G. Blaine to lead the
republican hosts in tbe campaign of vic
tory."
CHANGES NOT SO NUMEROUS.
The talk around the headquarters of a
number of the delegations which have ar
rived here shows that tbe changes as a re
sult of the resignation from the oabinet of
Mr. Blaine have not been so numeroua
as many persons had expected. Indeed, in
many delegations tbe reports thus far do
not indicate any ohange. In others, nota
bly South Dakota and Texas, the changes
have been marked. A great many dele
gates, howover, are to be put in the doubt
ful list and nothing oan be predicted of
these men, os they are awaiting the incom
ing of other delegates, perhaps a majority
of whom have yet to arrive, before an
nouncing themselves definitely.
The political chess board is being worked
with skill ami vigor notwithstanding this is
Sunday. The Harrison people are more
confident than ever to-night and claim ad
ditions from several unexpected sources. Ia
all they maintain that the result of to-day’■
arrivals and changos of views oa the part
of uulnstruoted delegates give them a gala
of from fifteen to twenty over last night.
WARNER MILLER FOR BLAINE.
Ex-Henator Warner Miller of New York
at midnight made the following statement
declaring for Mr. Blaine, the choice of a
majority of the New York republicans: “I
have arrived bore after six weeks travel
over tho country, in which time I have not
been able to confer with my friends in New
York. Hinoe coming here I have consulted
with as many of the delegates as I could
possibly meet in the short time I have heen
here. I find a large majority of the dele
gations are ■ decidedly in favor
of Mr. Blaine as representing
their constituents. I respect it as the
voice of the republicans of tbe state of Now
York, and I will support Mr. Blatue la the
oouveution.” This is the first official an
nouncement from Mr. Miller since tho open
ing of the campaign, and is regarded hers
as of great significance and likely to influ
ence the action of the convention to a con
siderable extent. It is said that this
gives Mr. Blaine at least 45
votes from New York in the
convention, leaving not more than 26 votes
for President Harrison, aud it is claimed by
tho anti-administration men that at least
four of these 26 votes should properly be
putin the doubtful column. Mr. Miller
reached this determination after being here
twelve hours, in wnioh he went over tha
situation carefully with nearly all the New
York republicans and other persons.
The Btrkenberg Pit.
Vienna, June s.— Tbe socialist congress
that met in this city to-day denounced the
lock of protection afforded miners employed
iu tho Birkenberg pit, and demanded thsS
the owners of tbe mine be criminally prose
cuted.