The Atlanta constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, May 21, 1894, Page 12, Image 12
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JOHNSTOWN AGAIN.
BEA FF RAINS SWEEP everything
IN PENNSYLVANIA VALLEY.
Conemagh River Eeaxes Its Banks and Soon
the Water is Three or Four Foot Deep
in Johnstown's Streets.
Williamsport, Pa.. May 20.—With the hor
rors of the disastrous flood of 1889 —that
which spread death and destruction
throughout this valley—brought back to
memory by the threatened danger of a
sweep of water that promises to be as
great as that of five years ago. The people
of this city and ail through the West
branch valley are in a state of panic that
has turned the usually quiet Sunday into
one of remarkable excitement.
Since Friday night a steady and almost
continuous downpour of rain has been
swelling all of the streams and late last
night numerous cloudbursts along the Pine
creek and other tributaries of the West
branch of the Susquehanna have made it
impossible to confine the water within the
banks of the streams. It has, therefore,
spread out over the country and with every
point is pouring into the main river.
Throughout the day the rain has fallen
here and continues to fall tonight. Ad
vi ‘es from all points up the river say the
same conditions exist. A cloudburst at
Keating, twenty miles above Renovo, early
this morning, raised the river there twenty
feet and the rivew at Renovo is reported
higher than in the flood of 1889, when half
the town was under water.
Above there and extending to the head
waters at Clearfield every town and
hamlet has been reduced by water to the
conditions that prevailed in 1889. Along the
I’hii : lelphia and Erie railroad, between this
point and Emporium, traffic has been prac
tically suspended since last night. Trains
are running between Williamsport and
taven. but above the latter point
landslides and track washouts have practi
cally swept the tracks away and the loss
will be very heavy.
Rapid Rise of the Rivers.
The Susquehanna here flows to the south
of the city, ami while it has not reached
the point of danger, it is crawling up at
a foot an hour. Graffus Rua. a
tributary which empties into the river be
,w th ! flows north of Williamsport,
overflow, d its banks and spread over a
siderable portion of the city at. about
today, flooding many houses and driv
he occupants from their homes. All
houses were occupied by poor people
ite rise was so sudden that the su..-
. rs lost much of their personal property,
th of the flood is expected
!; re at about 12 o’clock tonight, when the
great body of water from up the river is
due.
’fhe fact that the water will rush down
upon th. city in the dark hours of the
night adds an additional element of horror
to the situation. The rush of water that
swept so much away in 1889 came at day
light and the work oi rescuing the people
could b ■ better prepared than after dark.
In anticipation, however, of what is ex
j ■ •• •■ I, the 'ire and church bells of the city
were rung at 10 o’clock this morning to
n by the prop!" of the impending danger,
at hour the work of preparing
for the worst has been m ,„ — j n ie
hmtdr. is of homes that were submerged
live v. ... s ago the people are moving out
at i storing their goods in the houses of
those hvt g on the highlands. The business
part of the city was a complete wreck five
y.ars ago and hundreds of merchants are
moving their stock to places of safety.
Moving Their Goods.
Conv< yances of every description are
hurrying through the streets of the city
d with household goods and merchan
and tlte scene beggars description.
le regular church services were all
pended today and in ail of the houses of
.rsiflp those who attended confined their
•votion to the offering up of prayer for
ae assistance of providence in the present
grave emergency.
Darkness has settled over the city and the
rain, which has been falling all day, is still
coming down in torrents. The :iver is
coming up rapidly and is now twenty-one
feet above the low water mark. It . will
overflow its banks within an hour, and as
the certainty of great destruction of prop
erty grow s more apparent the general in
terest bank o> the river ■
and the bridges are lined with thousands ,
of people watching the rise of the water, !
and those w i.o did not move during the day i
ar. now hurrying their belongings and
families to places of safety.
Lumber Booms Break.
Four mil of the track of the Glen Union
Lumber Company have been swept away.
Th'- “boom” at Lockhaven has broken and
1. i.-i,ut.ni f. : of logs have been lost. The I
upp -r Linden boom also broke at 5:30 I
o’clock this afternoon. It contained 19,000,- |
P . f t I logs and they have gone down. '
There are about 15,000.000 feet of logs in the
main boom and half as many more in the
city millponds that may go on a twenty-live
foot flood. President E. It. Payne and
Boom Boss Rinehart have made the boom
her- as secure as possible. President Payne
st ,t> - that all indications point. to a
twenty-fix e-foot flood here, which win
ieach its height about 11 or 12 o’clock to
night. Elias Deem r and other experienced
lumbermen agree with this forecast. In
this event the city, as far north as Market
square. embracing the main business sec- i
tion, will be flooded.
Williamsport, Pa., May 21—At 1 o’clock
this morning th- great boom, with its mil- i
lions i dollars worth of uncut lumber, gave
way and Williamsport will awaken at
daybreak to a sense of great financial dis
aster. The river is twenty-five feet high.
i
Fleeing for Their Lives.
2:59 a m.—The mountain streams have
swelled the little C'onemaugh river out of
all proportion. At this hour the whistles
are bl .v :ng to warn the people that they
should look to their safety. ■ and !
chi.'lren th d half-drcs. ed to the high
ground. The water is rising rapidly and is
now two an-i a half feet deep in front of
the i fl.-rn I nion oilice, and rising’ rap
idly. Fear.-’ a.-e entertained that the Lincoln j
bridge will, go as the rushing water batters I
passing 1.. s and debris against it with
awful force.
Scores of Briilges Washed Away*
Huntingdon, Pa., May 20—Today’s great
flood has been exceeded only once in the
history of th- Juniata valley, the last four
days’ rainfall having raised the Juniata '
river and Rayston branch twenty-one feet i
above low water mark and entailing great |
destruction to property. In this place the I
waters flooded the lower streets, driving the I
people from their homes, and in the lower !
farming districts whole families are itn- I
prisoned in their houses, unable to be ■
reached owing to the turbulance of the j
streams. Three new iron county bridges '
spanning the Juniata river and Raystown
branch have been swept away. The de- !
struction of scores of minor bridges and '
washouts on public roads have closed all ■
rural approaches to this place. The gas I
company plant here is submerged and the
lower floors of many business houses
flooded.
Mrs. Jacob Miller was drowned at Saxton
while trying to save some property.
A landslide at Ryde station on the Penn
sylvania railroad covered the south track
for a distance of nearly a mile and a por
tion of the track was washed away.
Great damage ito property and farm
lands along the Raystown branch is re
ported.
The Flood at Belle Font .
Belle Font. Pa.. May 20.—Belle Font was
today visited with the worst flood ever
known here, the water being two feet
higher than in January, 1889. The lower
streets of the town were flooded and The
Watchman and Daily News press rooms
were three feet under water.
A Break in the Ham.
Altoona, Pa., I'o, 12:05 p. m.—There is
a break of fifteen feet in the breast of the
dam at Kittannanning point, and an en
gine has been sent to Holidaysburg to warn
the people there of their danger.
Snow at Knoxville.
Knoxville, Tenn.. May 20.-(Speciai.)-
Mountains north and south oi the Last
Tennessee valley are covered with snow.
A telegram from Helenwood says that the
thermometers stand at 35 degrees and that
snow is ten inches deep on the Cumberland
plateau. Indications are that before »rn
ing the temperature will reach the freezing
point. At Knoxville snow fell this morn
ing but did not lay. The oldest inhabi
tants say that the weather is unprece
dented for this season of the year.
GEN, PHIL <<)<>!< DEAD.
The Secretory of state Dies Suddenly at
Hi- Home This Morning.
General Phil Cook, secretary of state, died
this morning just before 1 o’clock at the
j home of Mr. W. L. Peel, on Peachtree street.
It was a short illness that led to the death
of the general.
Saturday the general was at his office at
tending to his duties as usual. But when
he left his home he neglected to carry with
him his -overcoat. The cold wave came on
and Saturday night the general complained
of a severe cold.
Yesterday morning he was up and about
OH®
S ?-• at sSO ’i <
GENERAL PHIL COOK.
the house, but was complaining of a pain
in his chest. He gave it no especial im
portance and was at the tea table with the
I rest of the family. Later in the evening he
retired to his room and about half-past 11
o'clock awoke the household by asking for
Mrs. Peel, his daughter. Mrs. Peel quickly
responded, and when she reached the bed
side of her father he remarked:
"I believe 1 am going to die.”
He appeared to be suffering, and it was
painful to watch his attempts to breathe.
A messenger was hurried for a physician
and in rtagan respon it-u, out by the time
j the doctor arrived the generi! was dead.
Than General Cook none of the statehouse
officers were more popular or better known
throughout the state. He made his first
political appearance at the statehouse after
the death of Secretary of State Barnett by
the appointment of Senator Gordon, the
governor. Then when Governor Northen
made his first race General Cook was on
the ticket and was elected and has since
held the position most at eptably.
General Cook was born at. his father’s
plantation, in Twiggs county, Georgia,
twelve miles below Macon, in the year 1817.
He occupied a position among the most
highly esteemed citizens of Georgia.
Some three years ago Central Cook had a
fail which resulted in the fracture of one
of his legs. This caused him great pain
and made him for quite a while an invalid.
But with that same Spartan bravery he
showed during the war. he came out and
again took up the work of the office to which
lie was elected by the people of the state.
Beecham's Pills will save doctors’ bills.
OFF Wi SIS II Is BEAI> :
Ensile Henry, the limnb Turower, Guillo
tined in t'aris.
Paris, May 20. —Emile Henry, who, on Feb
i ruary 12th, threw a bomb in the case of the
Hotel Terminus, was executed at 4:10 o’clock
this morning. At midnight the Place de la
Koquette was virtually deserted. Two po
licemen on either sidewalk of their beats,
and a groom with a relay horse forth- om
nibus from Charonne to the Place D’ltalie
were passing the prison. Three or four per
; sons stood opposite the prison gate. Two of
j them, evidently American bicyclists, were
I examining the five mark stones, where the
I guillotine was to b: erected. Only one sen
tinel stood in front of the prison, but, just
beyond the small door, behind him, a line of
soldiers was drawn up along the inside pris
on walls. At the Place Voltaire, a two-min
utes’ walk from the prison, a stronge force
of police bad been drawn up, ready to re
spond instantly to the first call.
Walked wills si Firm Step.
At 4:07 o’clock the little door of the pris
on creaked on its rusty hinges, and the
fifteen policemen of the piquet d’execution,
bared their swords. Every face turned to
wards the big gateway and every eye was
i strained to catch the first glimpse of the
i prisoner. The iron doors swung slowly
i apart. Chaplain Valadier walked in front.
; Henry was corded more tightly than is us
ual, and over his shoulders was a close,
black jacket. He was ghastly white, but
walked with a firm step. As he approached
the platform, he shouted:
i ‘‘Courage, comrades! Long live anarchy!”
His voice was not as loud as Valliant’s
and trembled noticeably.
Deibler’s assistants whipped off his jacket.
As they pushed him against the plank, he
shouted again:
i “Courage ! Long live anarchy!”
His Head in the Basket.
His neck did not fit the lunette properly !
as he felt, and Deibler gave him -i little tug ;
forward. The click of the knife was heard i
! the next moment, and Henry’s head dropried
! to the ground. The blood from the trunk j
spurted high as the body revolved into the |
basket. Deibler himseif picked up the head s
from the sawdust and thr- vv it viciously j
into the basket with the body-
Then the sawdust was thrown over the !
body and head and they were shoved into ;
the van. which was driven oft’ less hastily
I than after Vaiilant’s execution. M. Ley- i
: gonie, the police commissary for the Kou- I
. quette district, who went to Henry's cell, I
■ gave the correspondent this account of
i the last scene there:
“The provureur of the republic, M. Lepine,
j M. Gordon, the prison governor, and I
I entered the cell. The governor said: ‘Henry,
: have courage, the day has come.’ Unlike
! Vaillant, he did not utter a word for a
I minute. Then he asked to see the chap
; lain in husky tones. He offered no reslst
' ance.”
i POND’S EXTRACT, a medicine confined
j to a certain number of diseases. It will i
i cure Pain, Inflammation or Hemorrhage, I
I external or internal.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. MAY 21,1894.
1776 RECALLED.
WHY GEORGIA HAT> ONLY THREE
SIGNERS TO THE DECLARATION.
One of Her Declaration Fled, ami Another
Sent to Catch Him—l Inn Left, Only
Gvrinm tt, Hall ar.d Matson.
The colonial ball, which was given at the
Kimball house last Friday evening, has de
veloped the amusing fact that nearly every
body in Atlanta is provided with a great
ancestor.
To the strains of old colonial music, which
might have soothed the ear of George
Washington, when that distinguished pa
triot was a dashing young cavalier, these
| ancestors in their knee breeches, powdered
wigs and fluted shirts, marched out in gay
procession before the assembled lookers-on.
The customs in vogue before the revolu
tion were revived in all of their quaint and
amusing comedy and not a few of the old
ancestors, as they skipped about the ball
room, gave refreshing evidence of the fact
that age and long imprisonment in their re
spective places of abode had not impaired
their ease of locomotion. In fact, their
long retirement had seemingly lubricated
their joints and prepared them, as it were,
for greater exhibitions of agility.
This ball will serve a beneficial purpose
if it kindles a renewed interest in the old
coionial era. It is a foolish idea which
many have acquired, because of the rapid
growth which has characterized this coun
try during the present century, that our
fathers were very simple men. There are
many respects in which they far surpass
us, and we could set at their feet,-so to
speak, and drink in many valuable lessons
of social and political wisdom. After all,
we only surpass them in the enlarged devel
opment of the inventive faculty, as applied
to the practical aspect of life. We have
steam engines, electric telegraph ami sewing
machines, all of which our fathers might
have given us had they lived in an age of
peace and tranquillity; but they had no time
for such thinking. From the science of war
they emerged, without a moment’s rest,
into the science of government, and began
tj study the problems that would shape
the destiny of the new world and promote
the happiness of their posterity.
There is much to be gained from the study
of past events, for wisdom lies in review as
well as in progression, and tue prophet’s
vision is often clarified by looking back
ward. Americans have no reason to be
ashamed of their simple and patriotic an
cestry. A grander federation never met in
solemn caucus than the continental con
gress of 1776, which proclaimed the princi
ples of the American declaration and in the
streets of Philadelphia, kindled the flaming
bonfires of liberty.
An Old Story Rev ievved.
To widen the retrospective area thus
opened by the social events of the week,
it may be of interest to the readers of The
Constitution to know that Georgia was en
titled to live signers of the declaration.
instead of this number, however, only
three names appear in her behalf on the
scroll of independence. The other two have
been omitted from the document, which is
still preserved in Washington city.
Behind this apparent oversight there
hangs an interesting story and one with
whica only a very few, at this time, are
familiar.
The declaration of independence was
signed by the members of the con
i tinental congress, which met in
i the spring of 1773. In this congress
i Georgia was represented by a delegation of
| live representatives. These were Button
Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton,
John Houston and Rev. John Zubly.
The latter member, although a wearer of
the sacred cloth, was guilty of an act of
pc-rfidy which lias eternally blighted his
reputation.
Why Mr. Zubly Fled.
During the early part of the session of
congress u tow of the members had private
ly discussed the subject of drawing up
declaration of independence. Zubly opposed
fhvt t-i'l’oris r.T rhi* tion. on iiceo '.'.t
of the strong political allinity whi.-h bou id
him to the English government.
Athough a member of the continental
congress and Georgia’s accredited represen
tative, he was not as ardent in h’s chain
i pionship or liberty as the other members
of the delegation. He was not in favor of
any radical measure by which the colonies
would b;- wholly s parated from Englund.
Finding, however, that his ardor was
unavailing’, he secretly dispatched a letter
to the i.i'itish governor, acquainting him
with the nature of Hie situation and advis
ing him to adopt, in Georgia, a speedy meas
ure of prevention.
A copy of this htter, by a fortunate ac
cident, was obtained from one of the clerks,
and Mr. Chase, a representative from Mary
land, openly brought against Mr. Zubly the’
charge of improper conduct in betrayin;;
the interests of liberty. Seeing that, hist
perfidy had been discovered and apprehend
ing the action of congress, which he knew
would blight his reputation, he cowardly <
betook himself to flight.
Mr. Houston, a member of the Georgi
delegation and a colleague of the clergy
man, who had thus violated the sane'.r,
of his high oath, was appointed by co
gress to go in search of him and to country
act any evil tiiat might result from liis d - ■
I closure of the situation.
j in addition to the search for Mr. Zu’
I which occupied a considerable portion of.
! time, other important business detai
Mr. Houston in Georgia for several w
and lor that reason he was not pr.
when the document of liberty was s-
There were only three of the Georgia
bers in their places, at this time, an/
were Button Gwinnett, Lyman 11;
George Walton.
The protest of Georgia, therefore, 1
the tyranny of England and her a
declaration in favor of a total set -e,
was couched in the strong, aianl -gnu
characteristic signatures of this iliuWrious
trinity.
In Augusta, Ga., a handsome granite mon
ument lias been erected to the signers, and
three counties have been named for them,
as a tribute to their exulted memory. A
braver, bolder or more devoted trio never
served the cause of liberty, and their glory*
like Orion's belt, illuminates the misty back
ground of our colonial history.
On the I-Telel of Honor.
The first of these signers, Mr. Gwinnett,
was the unfortunate victim of the code of
honor.
His antagonist was Colonel Lackland Mc-
Intosh. A feud of long standing was 'the
cause of their fatal meeting. The failure
of Mr. Gwinnett, in 1777, to be re-elected to
the continental congress, after a warm
tight, exasperated him no little an I the
taunts of Colonel Alcinlosh, who was great
ly pleased with the result, prompted him
to send a challenge to that gentleman.
The challenge was accepted. They agreed !
to light with pistols at a distance of only j
twelve paces. In exchange of bullets both '
principals were wounded. Colonel Mclntosh- 1
however, recovered, while Mr. Gwinnett
was mortally wounded and died on the 7th
I of May, 1777, in the forty-fifth year of his
I age.
Mr. Gwinnett was an Englishman by birth
and tor several years was engaged in mer
’ cantile pursuits in Bristol. After his mar
riage he came to America, in 17<0, and set
tled on St. Catherine’s island, near the
I coast of Georgia.
At first Mr. Gwinnett was not an ardent
friend of liberty, because of the exposure
i of nis property, lie doubted the ability of
j the cofomai government to cope witit Eng- 1
; land in a iigni. tor independence. When he [
was aft< rwards convinced, however, that i
independence was a possibility, he entered i
into the revolutionary protest with great I
i enthusiasm. His property was seized and i
totally destroyed by the British and yet j
s he was loyal in affliction to the cause which i
I he espoused.
Dr. Lyman Hall was a devoted patriot I
from the beginning of the movement which I
resulted in the overthrow of English tyran- I
n y.
The remaining signer. George Walton, I
was the most distinguished of this colonial ;
group. He was six times a members of the |
continental congress, a soldier of the revo
lution, the first governor of the young i
commonwealth, the chief justice of the su
preme court, and for nearly fifteen years j
’ prior to his death a stainless wearer of the j
judicial ermine. Bis home is yet standing '
i near the city of Augusta, in plain view of ;
the Carolina hills. Here ne entertained ,
I Washington and LaFayette, during the days j
j of the revolution, and dispensed his lavish i
hospitality. Colonel Walton was a man of
great genius and his memory is the precious
heritage of ail Georgians. A subsequent
article may touch upon his services at
greater length. His grave is on the Sand
Hills, near Augusta, Ga., where he has
slept, under the overhanging foliage, since
the first faint glimmering of the century.
L. L. KNIGHT.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the_ nest
of nil remedies for chilQi’cn teething; 25c. a
bottle.
HE MAY GO TO JAIL.
Coxey Is to Be Before Judge Miller for Sen
tence lodav.
Washington, May IS. —Judge Bradley, of
the district supreme court, this afternoon
refused to grant the writ of certiorari ap
plied for by Coxey, Browne and Jones, the
commonweal army leaders, and thus de
feated the hope of the Coxeyites of bringing
up for review the proceedings in the police
court which ended in their conviction. li
nenrow morning at 10 o’clock the convicted
Coxeyites will be brought up before Judge
Miller for sentence, the judge having now
recc-ived his recommission.
The concluding argument cn the applica
tion for the writ began at 3 o’clock, and
ended an hour later. District Attorney Bir
ney appeared for the government, and < lon
giessman Hudson, of Kansas, and Andrew
H. Lipscomb, of this city, for the Coxey
ites. Mr. Birney opposed the granting of
the writ on the ground that the court had
no authority to grant it. Mr. Hudson con
tended that the police court was a tribunal
ii f< rior to Judge Bradley’s court and Mr
Lipscomb held that the law governing the
use of the capitol grounds, under which
the commonwealers were convicted, was un-
< i nstitutional, because it delegated the
power of suspension to otners than the
members of congress.
Judge Bradh y, in his decision, said that
it was not within his jurisdiction to con
sider allegations of errors made in the
lower court. “Prosecution in the noice
court, it seems,” said tne court, "should
be cn the oath of the party instituting the
prosecution and not at all on the oath of
the prosecuting officer, 'rhe question or
unconstitutionality of the act appears to
r e luiiricrous —almost absurd. The right of
| > people to peaceably assemble and peti
congress is subordinate to the rights
e people in general. It is not a light
ng any individual or individuals to
tie others; not one that would enable
yople to assemble in the house ot
fess. With such a right all the tramps
tne country, witii all the vermin of the
< ntry, would be apt to come and take
poks.-ssion of either house of congress. 1
h;;ve dignified this argument, it seems to
n ’ by too much, reference to it. On the
w le, I don't think that such a case has
b< in made out as would justify the court,
in* i-xercising jurisdiction. The defendants
had a fair trial in the police court. If 1
doubted this fact at “11, I would issue the
writ. The writ of ccrtlonari is, therefore,
refused.”
Nothing now remains to the men but to
r.w;.it judgment in the police court. Judge
Miller, who received his new commission
t< day, will probably sentence them tomor
row morning. Th- penalty prescr’bcd for
each of the two off mses of whic 11 they have
been found guilty is $lO9 fine or sixty days
in jail, or both.
WOl LDVT SIT M rm HIM.
A Little Scene :>t the Clover Club.
Co.’.ey Not \\ suited.
Philadelphia, May 18.—Coxey made a sen
sation here last night by appearing at the
Clover Club dinner, clad in a full dress suit.
After lie was invited, Colonel A. K. Mc-
< mre, ex-Minister Charles Emory Smith,
Major General Snowden, Colonel John T.
Rogers ami other members of the club said
they would not sit at dinner with Coxey.
They were told that he would not be there,
so t..ey came. But Coxey came toe. When
Colonel .McClure walked in with ex-Govein
or Curtin, there was a lively row. Coxey
w‘S enli 1 P om the Bellvue hotel where
■ c it spread and taken to the
' -lone’ Thomas Donaldson.
!’.:ed ,
rei, n ’ ’’ ’ the i Hovfrites that
. ,i ,ic with. Coxey, as he milght
; I'sion t> meet that “general’’
j- a -q. . ’ conflict. Coxey was angry
< ' r the i.andown, but sought solace with
i < v .: genial friends.
\ >yi»l>athize with Coxey.
» lishville, Tiwn., May 19.—(Special.)—
■ * ?re was a mass meeting of workingmen
. the courthouse tonight to take action on
the sentences passed on Coxey and his
lieutenants at Washington. The speakers
denounced the president and the democratic
; parts’ and the republican party and adapted
I i solutions 'Jimamlin,. an investigation by
congress of the circums ances under whic!,
' Coxey and the others were sent to prison.
’ The resolutions will be sent to Senators
Harris and Bate and to Congressman
■ Washington, it is demanded that al! who
' ; vish to present petitions have the right to
* Io so. whether they come to Washington
| ingly or in a body.
i < oxey Nominated for Congress.
Columbus, O„ May 15.--The» populists of
<e eighteenth congressional district today
□minted Jacob S. Coxey for congress.
A Fight xvith Killy’s Men.
Eldonia, la., May IG-The Kelly army is
encampe/l two miles below here and the
people are nervous and anxious. Keilyites
in one boat attempted to land outside the
prescribed limits last night, lire guaril.-,
ordered them off and a. fight ensued, in
I which several men on both sides were in
| jured.
EDMI TH N ITEM DEAD.
I The Celebrated Author Stricken with
Apoplexy While at if Perfdcmanee.
London, May 20. —Edmund T ates, author
and journalist, was stricken with apoplexy
last evening at the Garrick theater, where
Lytton’s “Money” was played., He was re
moved to the Savoj r hotel, where he filed
this afternoon. Edmund Yates would have
been sixty-three years old next Julj’ had he
A I.arg- Blaze in Boston.
Boston, May 17.—A State street block, six
story granite structure, bounded by Atlantic
avenue on the east. India street on the
south ami State street on the north, was
badly damaged and contents ruined by fire
and water early this morning. It was used
as a United States bonded warehouse, and
the custom house officer states that there
was over $1,009,000 worth of goods in the
building and in his opinion the loss will ex
ceed $600,000, without taking into account
the loss on the building. This is valued at
VUOO'K', and is damaged to the extent of
ISUOIKI. The structure is owned by Mrs.
Baran Stevens, of New York. Tlte custom
house, which is close by the burned building,
was not injured.
Will Shoot Them Today.
■ Barcelona, May 20.—The anarchists who
I were condemned to death for aiding Pallas
in the plot to kill General Martinez de
, Campos, were taken to the S. Mont Juich
fortress yesterday by a large force of
guards. They were closely watched all
night. Today their friends were allowed to
visit them. This evening they were remov
ed to the chapel, where the priests will min
ister to them over night. They will be shot
tomorrow morning.
Kenluekians Fight a Duel.
Jeffersonville, Ind., May 20.—Early yester
day morning a duel was fought at the falls,
in the suburbs of this city by George S.
Lemon and George Avery, prominent young
' men of Louisville, Ky. Lemon was struck
' in the thigh by a bullet from Avery’s re-
■ volver. It was extricated by Dr. S. C. Me-
I Cleare, of this city. The cause of the duel
: is not known. It was the first real duel
1 that has been fought in southern Indiana
j lor thirty years. _
sweet by a Cyclone.
Bryan, 0., May 17.—The village of Kun-
I l«d, in Williams county, was almost en
i tirely destroyed by a. cyclone this after
' noon. Seven lives are known to have been
i lost; thirty persons were injured, some of
! them fatally, and more than fifty houses
! were demolished. Kunkel is a ’town of about
i ’«ii> inhabitants, in the extreme northwestern
; part of the state, on the Detroit and Lo-
I gansport branch of rhe Wabash railway.
■ Montpelier, 0.. the nearest telegraph sta
' tion. is closed for the night and there is no
■ telegraphic communication between Bryan,
• the county seat, and Kunkel.
ROSEBERRY AND LEIGH.
THE ENGLISH PRE 311 ER AND HIS
EC L E SIA S'l ICA L EAVORITE.
Leigh Married an Actressc*’ Daughter and
Left the Baronial Mansions of England
to Work Among Georgia Negroes.
When the announcement was made in
the London dispatcries that Lord Roseberj,
the new English premier, had designated
the Rev. J. W. Leigh as the dean of Here
ford, and called attention to the fact that
it was his first appointment, the informa-
I®* ’-o
sue,
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ROAD THROUGH THE PINES,
Leading to the Old Couper Place, on Can
non’s Point, St. Simon’s Island.
tion was received with no little pleasure by
the people of Georgia. There were hun
dreds living on the coast who associated
the name of the eminent clergyman with
that of a tall Englishman who landed at
Darien in 181.4) and made his way to a rice
plantation near that town.
Many of th.e inhabitants down in those
regions have wondered if there was any
connection between the two men, but they
iiave scarcely dared to dream that the fa
mous dean is the same individual.
ihe fact is, Mr. Leigh was a resident here
for quite a while, and the state of Geor
gia .regards with some pride this first ec
clesiastical appointment of England’s new
prime minister.
Fanny Kemble's Dsuighter.
The cause of Mr. Leigh’s departure from
England and his coming to this country
form an interesting stot>.
It was early in the forties that Fanny
Kemble, the celebrated actress, starred in
London. Her success is a matter ®f stage
history. In a. few days after her appear
ance the whole of London was at her feet.
The charm of her conversation and the
delightful vivacity of her manner, together
with all the oilier brilliant social qualities
of her nature, made the queenly actress the
object of general attention throughout the
polite world In t very part of the great city
she was wined and dined by lords and la
dies.
Trr.v 'liny; will'. Fanny Kemble, as a. mem
ber of tin orenestra, was a man by the
name of Pierce Butler, who subsequently
married her. Two (laughters sprang from
this alliance, Mrs. Wister, of Germantown,
Pa., an.l Air.. J. W. Leigh, the wife of
the r.ewly-appointed dean. Mr. Butler, the
lath r of these ladies, owned two planta
tions in Georgia, on ■ a rice plantation near
Dari'n and the i tber a sea island cotton
plantation near Brunswick. Mr. Buller en
deavored to rehabivtate these plantations
aft i' the war, but he was engaged in
this effort he died.
The enterprise ni which her father had
failed was resumed by his youngest daugh
ter, Fanny, aft: r his death. She devoted
nerself with considerable ardor to this
undertaking’, and under her wise m'anage
ment both of the plantations began to pros
per steadily. During her visits to the rice
plantation in winter she frequently enter
tained a number of English celebrities,
among whom was Air. J. W. Leigh.
This young gentleman had several years
before entered the ministry and was a man
of considerable learning and ability. He
graduated with high honors from Cam
bridge and was early distinguished for his
familarity with the different governments
of tile wori I. II- was specially interested
in the American people and even prior to
his marriage he made several visits to this
country. It was on one of these visits that
lie in- l his fiitur.- wife a; Darien ar.d be
came the son-in-law of the famous
actress. Aluch of Iks time was subsequently
pa.-scd in th- country where his labors were
largely devoted to the evangelization of the
negro.
Fanny Kemble's Hook.
The celebrated actress was frequently a
visitor at her husband’s plantations, during
the early part of their married life. She
had very pronounced views in regard to
slavery and lias written a book which has
been extensively published. la this book
the system ( t slave own rship from an
j'ln-lish standpoint was scathingly con
demned. The home of the actress and her
husband was at Germantown, near Phila
delphia, Fa-
After tic marriage or Air. Leigh to the
daughter of Fanny Kemble, they spent two
or three years in this country, and made
a number of friends during their term of
residence on St. Simon’s island.
Major J. Al. Couper, of this city, came orig
inally from Glynn county and was a near
neighbor of Air. Leigh during his sojourn
in Georgia.
“I knew Air. Leigh well,” said Air. Cou
per. “For fifteen years we lived on ad
joining plantations and during that time
1 was thrown with him frequently. He
was a splendid specimen of manhood, tall,
muscular and broad-shouldered, ready at
any time for a ride on horseback, or a
pull down tne Altamaha in his boat. He
used to say that his fondness for athletic
sports while at Eton during his school
days developed him wonderfully in a phys
ical way.
“Their home was a place of Beauty, occu
pying a sequestered curve of the river and
bowered amidst the perfume of a large
orange grove and overlooking a boundless
exp.uise '.ii liie grand s<.< mar .-files. it was
a magnificent place to entertain the noted
representatives of English aristocracy. And
this is what Air. Leigh did. There were
many noted people who came there to visit.
“I shall never forget the first time I saw
Lord Rosebery. No sounding of drums
or blowing of horns proclaimed his coming,
for the lord was comparatively young and
rather modest in those nays, tie hail made
his way from Savannah to Darien in true
subrosa fashion, and only Mr. Leigh and
his wife knew just what a great man he
''ns. Even then Lord Rosebery was a
distinguished man in his own country.
“He stepped off the steamer at Darien
and went at once to Air. Leigh. While there
I saw him several times and was often
of the same hunting party.
“.Lord Rosebery’s indiv .duality was strik
ing. His pleasant, clean-shaven face gave
him an extremely youthful appearance, and
his manner was frank and cordial. There
was no taint, nor tincture of snob>sm in his
make-up and he always enjoyed heartily a
good joke. Lord Rosebery remained there
for several weeks.
“By the way,” continued Major Couper,
"Mr. Leigh was an intense admirer of
Right Rev. John W. Beckwith, bishop of
the ITotestant Episcopal diocese of Geor
gia, and during the bishop’s life he was
often entertaim'd. I often heard Leigh re
mark, ’Bishop Beckwith :s by far the most
eloquent man ! have ever heard.’
“Mr. Leigh took great interest in the color
ed people and frequently went among them
as a teacher. He and Bishop Beckwith
had considered a plan establishing a. kind of
sub-diocese among the negroes of the state,
which was to be the basis upon which aux
iliary negro dioceses should be established.
under* Fro4.esta.nit Eolsaejnal jurisdiction).
“Air. Leigh was fond of all kinds of sports
and enjoyed a good hunt. It was his cus
tom to carry his guests to St. Simon’s
island. Here they would stay for
days', hunting and fishing. These
men were fond of making all kinds of un
usual experiments. One of the party killed
an alligator upon one occasion and pro.
posed that all should dine on alligator steak
fog supper. It was a royal dish. The sti ft
tasted more like a pie made out of fiddle
strings than anything else. This, by the
way, was the same place that Aaron Burr
stayed at when he made his trip south.
“The view is magnificent and was a con
tinual source of pleasure to Air. Leigh. The
limitless expanse of waving marshes, cut
here and there by some shining stream,
while far in the distance Sapelo and Doboy
rose to view, all made an impressive pic
ture.”
“Yes, Leigh was a splendid man. He and
Rosebery were fast friends and I am not
surprised that he should receive the first
appointment made by the new premier, and
if the archbishopric of Canterbury should
follow, it would not be surprising.”
THE REV. 1. DEWirr.
1 lie Dlstinguislie:! Divine of the Brooklyn
Tabernacle in Atlanta.
There was a day when the actress, Kate
Claxton, seemed to have a monopoly of
fires, but of late years the Rev. T. DeWitt
Talmage, of the “greater New York,” has
usurped that distinction.
Just from the scene of his third fire dis
aster, Dr. Ta.mage was in Atlanta Wednes
day morning. He is on his way for a tour
of the world, which will consume about six
months. On Sunday he preached his fare-'
well sermon before making the trip and just
after the services, which were naturally
very largely attended, were concluded,
the fire which destroyed the taber
na’cle and the hotel next door broker
out. At first it was thought *that the dis
aster would necessitate a change in Dr.
Talmage’s plans, but the officers of his
church met at once, resolved to rebuild
and insisted upon his taking the tour and
the rest he so much needed.
So he has started and yesterday was here.
“I like Atlanta very much,” he said, as
he sat at Durand’s for breakfast. He had
gone to the Kimball, but it was too early
for breakfast, so he was glad to avail him
self of the restaurant at the union depot.
“Yes,” he continued, “I like Atlanta and the
south. My visits here have been pleasant
always. The southern people are always
cordial and hospitable and seme of the best
friends I have are among them. By the
way,” he continued, glancing at The Con
stitution, “I have felt a great deal of in
terest in this exposition movement which
has taken a number of your prominent citi
zens to Washington this week. It is a splen
did idea and I’m sure the government ought
to give you every encouragement. I think
the whole country would be attracted to it,
and I’m sure that the exhibit of the colored
people will attract the attention of the
whole world. I sincerely hope you will get
from the government all you desire.”
Story of Ibe Fire.
The doctor was asked to tell the story of
the big fire and said:
“At the close of the service,” he said, “I
was standing at the foot of the pulpit shak
ing hands with a crowd of people from all
lands. 1 was about through—bad said the
last farewells—and was walking over to
where my wife stood, in tne center of the
church, when she called my attention to
fire springing out from, the top of the or
gan. 1 realized at once that it was unuer
j till'headway, and my first impulse was to
look arouna and see how many people
then in the house. To my great joy i found
there were only about twenty people, and
with twenty-live doors to get out through
I felt they would ail escape. Against tne
entreaties of Airs. Talmage, 1 went into
my study, back of tne platform, passing
under tne blazing piping, tu get my Hal and
coal. 1 warned up and down the study room
rejoicing mentany tnat the lire had occur
red v. nen there v,as no cnatice of a fatality.
\v nile in this sort of a brown stuuy a r\ew
Yoi’K friend rushed into me room ■ ’■
taking my arm, said: ’Get out ol 'r
iminediaiely or noi get
come aiong!’ lj.*;oilowed as
1 was sianding ,on the j lai.
the names wnen Airs.
arm ana insisted tiiat 1 should leave.
liieT*ne continued, giving evidence u
considerable emotion: “There is mercy
on top of the. disaster. If n had occurred
orte-half hour before, it would have been
tie worst calamity of the century. The
enuren and ail the rooms adjoining were
packed witii people, and the panic would
iiave left the whole scene one in indescriba
ble horror, Or, if it hud occurred, two or
tnree hours later, when the iSunuuy school
would have been in session, there would
have been a thousand housholds bereft in
Brooklyn. Little children —helpless children —
what would they have done? God cared
for them, and even in tins calamity ills
mercy is infinite. Personally, 1 leel not
the least i.tom of disappointment, nor less
faith in God, not less ol hope, lor tiie
future. This long procession of disasters is
inexplicable. We must simply accept the
fact. Our church has been burned three
times, and it has always occurred on Sun
day. It is a mystery that 1 adjourn till the
next world shall let us know.
” ’lt is the Lord! Let Him do what seem
eth good in His sight!’
“Two of our trustees had a narrow es
cape; they were in their room and knew
nothing of the fire until it was nearly too
late for their escape. They were Air. Mat
thew’s and Air. Fitblado, and both required
assistance in their escape.”
When asked for his opinion as io the
cause of the fire, he said empha * ; “nlly:
“Electric lights! electricity caused this fire,
as it did that of the last tabernacle on
Schermerhorn street.” The doctor then
crossed two lingers and continued: “it was
some misarrangement of the wires. Elec
tricity is a force that is only partially har
nessed. It. is one of the greatest agents
of beneficence and power in the future,
but just now it has the bit in its mouth,
and is almost beyond our control. Electric
ity was undoubtedly the cause of the fire.”
He told of the prompt action of the
officers of the church in deciding to rebuild.
“We must have a $200,900 building,” he said,
“and 1 think we will have it.”
The doctor talked at some length about
his trip. He will make several stops on his
way to San Francisco. From there he will
go to Honolulu and then on to Australia.
While hero he telegraphed his wife and
daughter, who sailed yesterday on the Ma
jestic for Switzerland, where they will
spend the summer. They will, later, meet
Dr. Talmage in Spain.
CORBETT PREFERS JAt KSON VILLE.
Says Fete Jackson Most Fight Him
There or It’s No Go.
New York, Alay 20. —Joe Vendig, of the
Duval Athletic Club, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
is in receipt of a letter from Jim Corbett,
who is now in London. Corbett writes that
he has decided to give the Duval Athletic
< ’lub the preference over all other clubs in
tegard to his fight with Peter Jackson.
He also intimates that if Jackson refuses to
light him there, the latter will have to go
without a tight. The conditions under
which Corbett agrees to light there are a
purse of $25,000 to go to the winner, and
each principal to receive SI,OOO for training
expenses. Vendig says that if Jackson re
fuses to meet Corbett in Florida the Duval
Clul> will hunt up another man. probably
Fitzsimmons, and match him against Cor
bet' .
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