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V)L. XXXV. KO. 3«.
RJOSEVELT HAD NARROW ESCAPE
CARRIAGE HIT BY A TROLLEY CAR
i>i-field. . S- ptemher X—The
rr# ’nt «.* the I -d States escaped a
de ith by oi a few f«-et in a cn|-
be tween h»« ■ irrlag.- and an clrc-
‘ • J
■W of tn -t trusted guards. Secret |
Se-rvle-e Agent Will im Craig. was instant* !
4 killed, an.l Dnv.d J Pratt, of Dalton. !
»
the vehicle, n ■* seriously Injuns!. Prett- i
••le nt Roos ■ t himself was Kidly shaken
up. *st r- vr>| only .i slight facial
!
’’ ’ ' ’ I, HWt i- 1 . or w >nnd
In the s k nf lh . h , |(1 an<l Governor
■
tr it ' him*. 'f fr.nn the wreck practl
callr r Ith .’it a s ratch. The carriage
wis ■ m.e <h«d hl the* iniiMe t nf the
rap 1 y moving ear aril th* wheel horse i
” P-e s ; ’ n.arxt the car w•» killed j
* <r- w and passengers of
Th- pr. - •!- nt a:-I party we re driving
f tn tty j.» la'lteex through South
• prin. !-->! thnr.euich' r. s
' I »' ■ 1. i was lined with che*er- I
«n» i- Th. .I.strophe occurred In j
I • " h >•*•!*. nh-x-* hipplness ’
Fateful Jon rney Begins.
Aft-r a f w minut. s* .1 hi the journey
t. U . y «is ts g-t- >|e mwhtie the:
mnintt.e! p.’i. .* officers and the cxrringe*
who hart a.mpini-<1 the preside nt on I
r • :r <i »t irt—l off «.» on th,
r■ * ’ I. x »•> ! »-r.- some ■tvtir.w
Ip ige.
r r.. :r .th r tnteffNi Mil
!»• »»..! • • .hind tiie landiu In ’
• -r:.-' a- I • m<<r Crane Secret
Ar t Craig wh • throughout
• trip ’»>« hr<-n
» •:>•?<\i ffc. < .Hv.w. w..« I
• »n dr.v« r.« K»x b< «i«V <’o.irhniin
I Vs ft.
‘ * th efr. r iff a hm.i.l, •
- « ’ T ' • f- k« . f th. I
’ ’ tr • t!n. v ar»- !nM
•’ ’ th*’ r a-!. with mid.»
••f t-f -f % for .wo*
*l”:.* th. T -I.! l»-hir.I lb. pr.-»kk-n' J i
-
, . . th. t- .m - .vol w. s al.o it
»'. . f- .-., th- eltv at
;, . • I «a«
n tro VV on th.- w»-»f .«• '*' «‘f I
’. , . J m it the f«» of H«w-
’ t . . ■ . t •!< t Htb and t- im« 1
... T"r.< • • -
Collision Occurs.
. r ~p;.r th.- MM«I
o, r ’ r - Ih« >‘> • ( HP-"’ »«th •
. C rr 1 ' tur'i-d ids I. 1.1.n* i
ft
’ .. ' ,|rml on to :h- track
v .' ■ f <r I'nnv-.llato!y behind
.... ~ dtstant Alarm
1 ... ’ -> >l- k-> k they i-.th turned ;
’ ’ • w-v-d vlpmnisly to
~, . • his e «r. Aim >*t at
th*. .tLig-r. r- so *.» his I
. > it. * • n. •i'.u. i to the mo’or-
- - gn-.it • xett.-m. iit !
,••G -. r i> st his . ar. but too j
, , A .•. fr. :n th- fn-nzied m-
, . ttuc | th- r >;.«lsi,Jv and
.‘ t .. n nt I-tor.- w-re cheering
■ . n >n g*l t» g-♦ »h.lr
| .-in il. out of th.- wijr hist
ft- < triage ®n the i-ft side
... » h received the full
f f T «, bl « The < >rri <K<- »■<*
ki t n of .ie and -u
--p e . U I .f. .d »n the tracks. Th- other
- i..wer*.l irrnv« nttaehe.l to th-
1 . . .1 .framed by
■ • ■ " • - ■■ ■ '
* /. • fr »m lit* seat imw’.l- •
« the rir and if l ,: ’ 1 i
I, dv. Driver ITalt.
. k th.- h*-a‘l «f *”**’ i
..'J -.J <r. t ..f h»m mH 1
, , . . ... -aping ■« similar J.t'.e.
'■ - ... r-'-r .mne and ,
, , . u»-r« thrown
u- ..f -m th <■ • ••• ••-• the i
‘. r ,. ~f nien Jump.*.! • • '
‘ /.» • e’lt-n-.l h.«t-t“ * * ’’••l* J
■v? 7-
... ■ . , t ||. tune-.! imtit-,
i?;
President nnd Cortelyou Bloody.
Th. t-r> ■■■'■ "I h!-H»l j
Wl . e from th- «
- .. -ti ■!!■ irr; l l >*•'* *’•' *’ ; ' s
r* ' " tk. nup .<- . r.t try Cnrte!y.,n
'. -■ \.-r- w n-ul in !*»•• *’”*
J* , , 'nan which the blood w;.s
fr.nli The .r. .ddent .fii kly regained
?• nt-e-tir. tn.l the three enii after
*cpat~ed t*. :<<'• r-51.!.-n<-*‘ *»f ‘ mirl. - It
<-ev« - «r th. er-ne of th- a. rtd.-nt.
Mr Craigs b.-!y was found J<ft behind
. .. ir H»s sh tlders and .’best «w»
« „j and the btnly *« frightfully
111 i *.|f«<**!
i.rtt.r Pratt was f-un.l unc..nr.4otis in
' rwlrt H-« - 1 ’
■ Ml. sprained and his fa--- badly .mt
It.- m is initte-dat. !y |.ta.-.-d
J-, rhe . • -las- and taken to tne House
n-so tonight sax he wt.l r.-c«»vvr
Ar n- t rue* body was taken to tho
A It St.-x. adjoining
th- h <e to which th- president had re
w t. - > an. and S- re-
t-rx- r rt-1 u and lat-r wns removed to
s* «i. rtaking rooms In this city.
Mystery About Accident.
G -vernor frtne in relating his experl
r - anys h- ieard th. g-rc of th a-
- hire car i'l ample time, and h<- Im
m dut-iv aro*e and warned the motor
man to stop He »y* »•»•’ th ® m:,n ■<**
pr-eetiy paid no attention to his signal
cr th-s of the truuueri alvtis*i.l-. and the
- - - - •\<- > •** *'■—-
par continued until ft struck the carriage
j with great force.
No one on the car seems to h.« able to
• explain how the- .iccident liapfee in'<l. Ev-n
c, i. molormnn and ;x-rsons on the front
”• Bpp "7 ■'"■ to tell whi
•’•'’’•did ft is -aid l»riv.
Ira -Cd to ross th.- track s on-r
iiian . , ordinarily make the- turn
but th it ./ r„i. ...j to d.i so because ..f i
fi«i th:, -mi e>f four horse* r -
qmred more r- .J th,- two tr.xipers
on th. right of nW irringe „i-o no.-d-d
spa.*e to g,*t through. Moto-man Madde n
nHhZ On ' , ' ,c,or Kelly furnisheel ball to-
The charges ngaln-t them ar- min- !
.slaughter. They will probably b- ar-'
' raign.ei tomorrow morning. The* defense. ,
will probably present no evidence an.l
the men will be he ld forth- grand jury
President Reaches Home.
Clyster Itav. N. V.. S. ptember 3 Pror!-
I .lent Ibeos.-v. it returned to Oyster Hay it
tonight but little the worse for hl-=
i thrilling experience of the* morning Hie
, tight che-e-k is swollen, there is a black
bruts, under bls right eye nnel hl« mouth
,I' slightly swollen. Otherwise he shows
Ino effects of the accident. He- will go
south the latter part of the week n•-
’•'rd'ng tei the original se a he*.ltilr anil will
lie- accompanied hr s. r- tan Cnrtelvou
who. while considerably shaken up. ex’
, pects that his Injuries win not incapaci
tate him f..r duty. Mr Cortelvou’s nose
is I. idly I ruise-d. there- is „ lump on th
t-n.-k of his head iml bruises b.dilnd hl<
b ft .ar and on Ids body.
w -'* i busily engige.l to
night in -ig'iing eommlsslous and disisis- '
, " r that ii id Mccumulated during
bis alts. nee. Mr. lUhis. y,dt was sin- !
I
ARMY AND
N< w Condon, I’onn . fteptomlicr 2 The
defending forces in the New lain.lnn I
distrl -t art tonight on the alert and !
awaiting an attack by- th- navy. .At !
midnight nndeclstio nioyc had been mad- I
by th-- tket tinder Admiral Higginson. 1
At that hour General MacArthur left ‘
hlo headquarters and boarded his ya.-ht ’
Kanaaha forth- night, l-avlng Major
llarnmn in chargt?.
The impress!.., prevails here th it New
port is tn- |H>lr.t wtii. h will |-. next at- ;
’ • k 1. aith-ugh tjij. ..un-wi-v, ro..- •....• i
wn.-’es. Tie., ran b. sen pl.i.’il. from,
y , r t V. rift • and the scar blight* nf
kept .*n tlv*m continually. The defending ■
» . t * -s til at s.,i in regard to tie next 1
m .»v. Iw ma le by Admiral Hig-: : '
at d -very precaution has hern 1
T .k-n to n. tr i against a surpr’s. Eirly I
1 in the vv< i ing it was f-ar.-d that t:t at
ta-k would t«* nt ide on lie t lquart-rs. .
. This Is hirdly to tee exp.-ted. how-v-t ,
i.. r th- wither conditions ar against i
th- navy and it Is- is liev. d to !-■ impos-
i «i 1.1.. for them to safely reach a point at
which they could land enough men to I
overnow-r the defender* Without bclug
■ otaertra I
Attack on the Fort.
Th.' s< -on-l attack on the island forts .
to »k P•c at ocl>• k this morning, and |
as far as they went the maneuvers w-ru
practically a repetition of last night s .
eugageincnt. though, of course. there I
w.-re different tactical movements. Tho !
army m.-:i claim a second victory. I lie
-l ips attempted to pass through I’lum
tint, but were obstructed by mines, three
of the v.wsrlw being put out of action.
,\ft. r the et,gag. tn. nt, will, h lnst.nl over
an hour, the ships proceeded toward
Bl.s-k Island
At t. ".n General Mi< Arthur. < onitnan l
. Ing th- army of the defense, m id- this
r. port -o the adjutant g-neral:
N- w l.ondoti. t'-nn.. S< |»t. mlier 2. l!*e.
| —Adjutant general war department,
Washington:
•At :• o'clock last night information
. <.-.t di'tiic. eomniand. rs by tin *• i>' 3, J‘
quarters that in. rn. my * fl' , t would
divid< in squadron, attacking w-*t -nd
f line and attempting to f"i •
...her srit-idron attacking N wport At
t. r. -. tn et.iny - t!—: sighted siin.il
t -. Io forts Wright. Michie,
Terra at I «r.b-ii, r s point Cor
‘ tt it..i an I we 1 sustained tire m.iint; ined
on *hlps !v. Ml-hl- at.d Terry for fori'
I minute-, with r-sult as rejs.rt. d by tne
. enm in l-rr, that Brooklyn and Indiana
c<— v attached to Willi nn iT.-ilr. the !
rr»-t - -rx-|.-.- n’in who lost id- lit’* todnx |
■ -fl-.- of t ralK's I>.rse.-Il loyalty .hi.l
> n f th.- great attachm-nt th.- '
. hildr-•> felt for him. <nd he is sln.-.-r. lv |
.-ri- v at t'r.iie’- d. .th Apart from tint
.-x .-nt th- president Is not ass-rt. <1 hy hl* I
Vhe in-*hlent f.els that the conduct of I
th. tno’ormrin who was running th. trol- >
• t -a-. ’...1 .-tinwas >
. rimin.d. ani.-< the troll, x hid gotten
1., vend his .-ontrol. and the president can I
hardlx- iH-livve this xx IS the case, h -cans • i
«. >n .s th- .-ar strn. k the carnage it i
j stooped.
Motornian and Conductor Arraigned.
M September » With!
•h •X- ..-me.lt Which followed th- ac. l-|
’ dent tn President K.tosevelt In a gn'it
mwixiirv ahi.te.l. the citizens today w-re
disc issing the <pi< stlon of resp-msibllity
| for th— oec.irr.-n.-.., which on all sides I* :
. ~s having m d the city’a ;
i fame. it. that a str.-.-t car in disputing th•> ;
‘ right of way with th. president of the
I’nlted States at least xx <s extremely .1:5-
. mrt'-oiis. That the attempt to do 4his
resided in a fatality and in th'- very n ir- |
row . se.«|H- from death or Injury of tl <■
; president himself and of the governor of
; the commonwealth is .-onsi.lered as ..nix
I adding to th- gravity of the offense. H
is argued also that th. Pittsti. Id Str-et
Railway fompany should not have dls-
r.-g;*ld.-d the re.pi.-st of th«‘ mayor that no .
cars should be run while the president ,
was in the dty •» l> ,hM ,h< * ' l,y I
government t«hes this view of the case.
At anv rate at a meeting last night a ;
x .mmittc* of Investigation was apiwdnted
Including m-ml- rs of both bran, h.-s of
the city government, with th.- max..r at ,
th. head. In addition to this body, which
will deal primarily with yesterday s a< > i- I
dent the common council also ap|>oin.» >
~ committee to investigate I
of the sped of str.-.-t cars hi general and (
. to r- port how it may I*’ regulated
1...5S interest than was generally ex
was shown In the a.ipearan-e be
; for- the district court todax of M',lor
n.an Euclid Madden and ,hat
. Kellx who had charge of the .ar that
struck the pr. sidenfs earriag. y esterd.p.
Not mor. that, tlfti i« rsons were prese! , t.
The cat- was n >t even call' d and after a
c .nfcrenee between counsel for the sire t
rallwax* men and th- court it was agr.-.d
to umHDuuc the matter for two weeks.
I "f for Midd. n and r.sno for
Kelly was continued. The pr. -iding judge
I was Joseph Tinker. president of the
i Mr.-e t railway e-ompany. Had ~ hearing
been ha.l he> irobal.lv would have' gi\fn
iwo' J" k” " I* he li, led th .t
win » k " h '‘. l "anothe r postpone m< : t
will b. grant..! and that the |.r.litnlnarios
i ' h *' Jury, if tlie . as..
sb.Hild coni. for,. Ht wl ,| t , lk( .
n " r ' »'»*•■ that a.-tital trial will not be
t'a. he d be fore- January.
The- hodi of William t’ralg, the secret
se jile'e .dll.- r. Ivas taken Io t’hi.-ago
his afternoon ,\ d.'b gatlon of citizens
•’IP'-ired it the undertaker’s rooms and
I casket to the depot
I h'.n"’,. ,M, 'r;'' ° m ’ rs a * ' , ‘ l n< a *”■
I f.' 1 , ’<-1.-ns As th- b..di loft th-
j undertaking rooms the bells of the varl
mis churches wore tolled, this continuing
• during the passage «.f the procession to
the depot. Mor,- than Hfti citizens f.d
. lowed the body t.» the .station
President Entertains Duke.
! Oyster Bay, N. V., September I The- ■
i pr. slel. nt today ontortalnnl (.'rand Huke-
■ Boris at luncheon. The grand duke cat... i
to Oyster Bai- from Newport on Ogden
Mills’ yacht Ute Felicia. With him wre •
fount fassint. the Russian ambassador I
at Washington; Private. Secretary to the
Grand link.- Greaves; Ogden Mills, and '
i Assistant Secret a r>* of state Pierce, the i
r.'pr. tentative' ed this gov.'rnment. Th*-
.
th— wi.ie* hall of his home on Sagamore ‘
I Hill and afte r tlie pre se-ntatlons. whie-h
w. ie nriele i.y Count Cassini, luncheon i
was announced Th. grand dull. call. d.
simpli to pai bis i. p.-ets an I ~t irt.t th
jgirti I* ft on rite- Felicia, for Newport.
H.-nry W hite, s. . rrtary tee the American '
embassy at laene|o:i, ,-aiie.j on the i
NAVY WAR PLAY
j Wi-re destroyed. About 4 a. m. enemy
| ■itt-mptcd to piss throurh mln.- Helds In
i 1 him Gut Major Murray, in charge <>.*
ima
i and Puritan by judgment firing and
I Ala a Ims. it, by contact tiring. Passage
lof sldp through fids mine Held ap
i parent', not preceded bv explorer nor
; any attempt made to remove mims
, Iheretore. report a. eepted as conclusive.
Hoop thereafter enemy retire,! At :nid
, night tli’-ee -hips of en.-mv sighted off
Br-nton s |<. .-f . Mortar batteries at i
1, -'cams immediately open ,! and J
slltps retired. Aixe t | k..,A’' de, -wU 1
♦bug- of rvoi .w oisiicm ana ' .. /
after t- th-.! _ MacABTHt K ,
Shellinp Approaching Vessels.
New lidford. Mass. S- pt< mber Th- I
. ent to,’. ,y ,t Fort Bod-nan was the I
. , yof War Bnn
■ who im. o' or ft >m N< wporl
I train and trolleys, m-<ompani<<l by
' I oloml Byer, of tile Twelfth New A’n-k :
:,, ..j,,,. B t. it 1 ’-i ■■■"" 1 x
derldlt, of th same regiment. ,
I Th. a«- <tant seer.-t try reviewed the |
i evening parade, before the conclusion of .
which i. with his escort, left the Hel i .
and hastened I to Newport. .
I.uring P- do claim was mode at
1 Fort Adams that two of the large v-s- ,
I els sight.nl this morning were •!
.. m »rtai bat- |
This evening th- observers at ITlics
. , ment ■ • s*-1 11 ’ 111 ‘
| Narr.g' n -It ay and at om-.- ga' < • th- I
1,1 U. Sto rt Adam.- nt. i sixteen .sli->H .
hr. d lii- gov, mm nt boat brave V |
I sailed through an imaginary stoitn "f|
I th. Shor.- Os th- tort I ort Ada - ,
I . „ms th ~ it d. strov.d the y. ■ 1 .
I re it passed Brentons r-. f light sht. .
'„ r . . laims , viet "' ••• "i'- s
I Jer rupp.-sin m that «*c ’-raf was the ,
1-ivrl tug 1.. 'bn Ihe etaft P "• i
1 the n-v.nu- .utt.r I" M-r. whi,h is,
! ~„t taking part in th.- e mlV.ct. ■
p-veett for desultory tiring by Pott
G u’m-s nothing rd inter st hr
tn tl I* vleinitv up t" a 1 t« In.ur tonight.
I No attack s exp. et. .1 b. fore morning.
Mtn Killed In Mimic War.
Fort Wright, Fishers Island. N. V .
' ~t mb. r ° While the guns ot the to
. ;.'re "ring on *l..- tl.-.-t t-d .v Edward
I Rov was Instantly kill'd by the pr-tna-
I tore discharge of a l-’-lneli gun and liar
' r , A Lavis and Samuel Ciev. ngcr wet
i i ... rbaps tatall' wounded. S, '. r.l "tilers
L.ffer d slight injury Ail th. men w r.
. pV vat.s Os the S-eond company, coa t
I Tt tilery, d th- regular army.
... jy to pr. hl” |
.. mtry
In th.- fall Mr Whit- '
am* H ■ evelt at lun. I n.
Mr Theod.n. U ..os. v.-lt also b-ag pr-s- [
ent . , ~ r',,r- '
i .f th. Ir aebi nt .M Kb rdny. but Min b* ar i
! nwl.ward tnarKs ot th* <it i ‘u’’*’•
Congratulations for President.
1 Washington. Sept, n.ber 4. Messages of (
; cangratulatlons ovet the escape of tlw
I president from his ac. hl-nt xcst n. x |
' have t« gun to com.- to the sttae tiepat t- ,
- ment ti'.m abroad. <me ot the tirst was |
J th. following from Eni|>eror v> 111 am ot
I Germany : .
I Posen s. pteml.. rI. President. Wash
ington- 'with all Americans. 1 praise
' Prov ence that saved >our life from the
ae.id.nl WILLIAM I K. '
The president, through Acting Secretary
Ad.e. made the following response to
! Em|.*-ror Williams m.-ssagc.
1 -Mis Man sty. W illiam. Germany I.m
--' j.etor. Pos. n: 1 warmly appreciate your
niai. stv's svinpath. tie niessagt'-
•■’l'l 11-3'! >< »KE ROOSEXELT.
Messages were received from President
13.ub.-t, of Prance, and the shah of I er
st.,. to I.oth of Which the president made
j appropriate responses.
GOVERNOR ODELL HAS A
VERY NARROW ESCAPE
FREIMINIA. N V.. Sept mber 3.-
tSpeeial.t Governor Odell had a
hair-breadth .scape here toda- from
I being crushed to death under wheels of a
j locomotive while walking from his train
to a carriage which was to take him
t. the residence of Justice Warren R.
I Hooker .
\ switch engine « is backing several
coal cars through th st ition. Because
of the .-iic.-rlng and the crowd the gox
• rnor di.l not notice the approaching ears
end steppe 1 on the track. Just as a cry
of warning w >- raised a man who was
rot iderttfled rushed forward and shoved
the governor and Justice Hooker off the
tta< k He himself was hit by .a cat. bare
ly escaping being knocked down.
A I LANTA, (J A., MOXDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1902.
ILLINOIS MOB AFTER.
: NEGRO WOMAN.
e
j Whites, Infuriated at Her Return,
t Stone Her and Are Fired On by
‘ Three Soldiers Who Had
Been O:d<-red To Act
•I e. j
as Guards.
Carbondale, ill . September f.,—The
tiouble at Eldoraehe. Saline county, over
the presence of eel. r. 1 citizens ami the.
. esrablishm.'Uf of tn. colored norma! and
ir.diistrl.il Institute model.-i after the
I lusk.-g-e. Ala., ill itution, anil which
I Vit - t o send a detach
, no nt of th.- jllin.ei- national guard, ; roke
j out ane w Thurrdny n ght.
A colored wonar wh. once liefore had
b-en run out of roan. • ame back, an.l at
nightfall a .-rowel v-ut n. the pla.-e wh r.*
, she' W'S stopping end -tone-el the hems-,
j The- guard of thr- o seibllers. which f.r
many nights had gua-.le.| th.- homo who a.
th.! woman took n fllge. nr.l-red the mob
to disperse, an.) on it-- failure- to obey, I
Uriel. So fnr as known no castmltv en-
SK.-el.
Tin- occurrence, pre.bahly will cause th
retenti >n of tin- tr >ps her. Indefinitely.
SENDING THE NEGROES SOUTH.
Cnrlsendale. Ills.. September 4,-Som.'
four y. arg ago a gtrik. was eh-clared by
K’iv uns N<». 21 Ti .in at Hu* gun i
was handling tin p ,«d -r. He mid p, i;
~ nn-poimd charge -no the KUII j ri( |
just pushed the Im t II bio -K in).,
w ithout locking it v hen th. explosion oc- -
orred. It j s snp; ,s.. ( ] tll )t ls
I.lining rag had h. • . left in the gun. 80-.-
Was literally- blow. ~ ■. s Jl.-ivis wa ,
lilt In th. chest by pie,., of tl\ing bone
and sustained fat»i Injn les.
Fleet Makes Third Attack.
N. w T.ondort, Coni, S pt.-mber :’> Early ‘
this morr.ing th.- /aval < v my •'-•
, '* tie *orts of *' ' gan
: t ";■ aid to .< l.Vssaatlv ■
for two hours, be'.ng dtfVeted nt >rt
AA’rieht Flsh.-rs Island The attacking
.in w.s composed of th battle
ships Kearsarg.-, Alabama. Massachu
setts and Indiana.
la«t ,< so.m a t'r- first ’da "a; yylth
|n tiring distance she was fired upon ftom
. Fort Mi hie. but r> alb-nt: m was V
i to this warning. f'>' th- shl?- came tight
’ along, heading in Ii- lirc-tion ot I rt
1 \A right it seeming - being the p.trpos.
to .*?,pt ir- that strongly fortified i.' 1 "’,
: teller. 1 to be ,-apH.le. with the aid of
|.- ((lt . Mi.-hb- nn.l ''VV "\'Vr?mh .-
H 1( . str<»ng*>t fl'H't A‘b tt nun<
attack was made u Fort Wright, and
I th.- bring from th- «uns and mortars
I„• th- fort was kept up i>'-e' *s.cntly . .
I 1 -IT'-'',/.,; I,'-;.'. a, a|’2,!t ;
• an hour, when th. ships sad.-d w-ll out ,
! toward th,- rac- again, th- defend.-ts |
believing that th- ships w-re to retr.-at ,
In th, direction whence th-;, cam-. j
i Suddenly th- h ;•< turi.ed andl ag. In
mad.- , yigorous a taek ~n 1-or ''right.
I this 'im.- at-emp’i gto k- ■' >•»• b
1 one of th- big shljs drew in pretty clos.
t.. th- f-rt and .'lth rapld-tir- gttns
covered the landing party, but in <>PP‘»-
1 sitinn to this mo', nent tin- gatling guns
' ;lt th- fori- w-re b- mght mto re.iuis.tlo.l
, and th- 1.-nding ?■ rty was .-yidc tly r
polled, or rath.-r t) <t particular phase of
th’s attrirk w:i!’ n 4 success-
' ’ "yfter th- cor. luslon of this second nt
tho sh‘ st* ntox] out into tho r.i«*e
h:« -k In tho dlre< ti’»n <‘f Block
! ,S The result Os th- C■•nffl.-l will not b
known until nftei th- umpires r.-tyr
i -.n.l -.erliat.s !• "ill ’>”• oe • ision of
much dl« usslon on tl„ part of the board
I of arbitration.
Ships Driven Off.
■ N-w Bedford. Mass . Sept-mber 2 Four
warship*, whi di could not be identltl-d
! the Vnited Mine Workers on the St. j
Louis ami Big Maddy foal Company.
' That strike h:»x u» v» r be» n deckur'i ot* :
an I th. min.- hys been known as the
onlx non-union shaft in Illinois. Ends. ,
! snrles for several .lay- h.a\- been at w-tk .
cn.leacoring to induce th.- negr.ies to go ,
south, and a large contingent has gon. ■
I to Lu Collette Ten-., and ot hers ar. to
follow It is b'lleved the shaft will be .
| unionized.
KICKED ON WORD ‘•WHITE.’’ |
Hot Color Line Discussion by the
Stationary Engineers.
B-ston September 4.- Discussion of the
color <iu.sti.rn precipitated A warm ses
sion of the Nation.d Association of Sta
tionary Engineers today.
While proposed amendments to the con- ,
stlt.'tlon wer. being discussed a delegate |
m0v.,1 that the word ' white be included
In the text. Instantly there was a storm.
It arose uuiekly ami did not subside un‘ll
most of the elements in the convention
had to a greater or less extent exhausted
' 'l/nally the convention deckled to l-t
the const it ut ion stand as it is-
HUSTLED NEGRO FROM STATE.
-
Brought from Massachusetts To An
swer Charge of Arson.
Boston. Mass.. September 4—James M
Rogers the colored man wanted in North
Carolina on a charge of setting tire to i
dwelling house, is beyond the Jurisdiction
of anx court In this state. Alter Judg-
Hammond, of the supreme court had de
nied a petition for a writ of habeas <ot
pus. having for its object the release of
the prisoner, an officer from North < an
llna hustled the negro out of the state.
While the prisoner was being taken away
his laxvv.r was applying to the federal
court for a writ of habeas corpus.
INDIANS ON THE WAR PATH.
Mayor of Naper, Nebr.. Asks Gov
ernor for Assistance.
Omaha. Nebr.. Septemb. r L—Governor
Savage tonight receive.! word of an up
rising of Yankton Indians at Naper.
Nebr., and the mayor of that plnce re
quests the governor to send assistance.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SWINGING
AROUND THE SOUTHERN CIRCLE
teexlngton, Ky., September 6.—Pres!- t
• lent Roosevelt and party today pasr.-d
through the states of West Virginia.
Ohio. Kentucky anti Tennessee. The re
ceptions during the day j n West Vlr- 1
glnia an.! Ohio wore enthusiastic but un
eventful, and it was nightfall when Ken
tucky was reached. All were asleep be- |
fore they crossed into Tennessee. Stops
were rna.Je today at Grifton, Wheeling.
: li. nwoe d. Cambridge. Zanesville, N-w
j i'k. Columbus. Washington Court House
, Wilmington. Midland city. Cincinnati’
| Lexington and S imerset.
| At U heeling the president made the
‘ only formal speech of the dav treating
I ,n,M * s-neral industrial con-
! At Cambridge Jl>rn o one in th.- crowd
'I" !' 'P l ’ ir .'>’ Pln'ur.. of McKinl.-y and
■ 1 - * < to the annlvrr/<*irv o*
This ineid.-nt was looked on by all vith
ulsfavor. At Columbus the president pa. 1 ’
( a touching tribute to McKinley amt at ■
; all other pla. es .luring the rest of th.- I
I'll.', e-spe e-1,111 v at Cincinnati anil Lex- ’
' iTei’i" - , h * , r 'ft anv I
r>Mh to the calls of the crowds at .1... ■
. pots.
I’he special train is dm- l n Chattanoogi
at 5..,., tomorrow morning. A slow sched
ule has been arranged for it.
President on Trusts.
W heeling. W. Va., September fi. Presi-
dent Roos, volt and party arrived over the
Baltimore- ami Ohio at o’clock this
morning from Washington. He was
COMES TO END
1 from th, shore, owing to the haze, an. .
reared off Fmt Rodman early this morn- '
!: "■ '* '■ ' P< n< d fire. . Th, fortl- .
in. 'it""' ' ' Plied to the bombard- !
-'f'-r a hot battle. lasting several hours
in left the bar to re
wm s ; <u,: ,r :‘n- , Th " r -” ;< *' -’""bt i
I ill Wid be until the official r--.ort« are
mud.,. Colonel Frye ,-lnlms the victory I
for the army. He assorts that th.’, h till >
‘p-dt/ 'Vf rtffnt unn nil 'n W'
called t.. arms At that hour s.ar-hlight
No picked up the cruiser Brooklyn as
she was .speeding to the westward toward
'III,- Bic. At first It was supixised that
th,- eruls.-r w IS on her way to New York
for r-patrs. but she came so close to th.
Island that a warning shot was hr. ,1. and .
to the SUH,rise of the officers she replied |
vigor nisi'. This action leads to the be- ■
i li. f that the r.-|HU-t. d accident to the
Brooklyn has been exaggerate,! bv th
navy officials tor the purpose of throwing
th,-defenders of the tort of! th. ir guard
Th- tiring had been on but a few mo
ments when the Olympia was sighted
i closely follow .ng tile Brooklyn, and siie,
too opened tip with every available gun
on ’th- torts. Alter these two v.s
passed through Th- Bae- three ba. 11- ;
I.‘hips Were 1... k.-d up by th- |
lii- battle ships w.-r. soon rccognUed
, t he K< -u-s tg. ..... Ala- .
bam.,. an.i th-.' .ver- ding toward
! i)n Race in ’he order named. As tin •
i pass..i th- torts they open-d tire. E'-ry
gun at Fort Wright was now blazing
■ away ami F >rt Terry ami k " rt Michie
we’- also making a valiant attempt t< .
I put the Ships out of business. The rang- |
, was at b ast. 1.""" yards.
; Th.- dens, smoke, both from th- guns |
of the battl. ships and the forts, now en
velop. d th. torm.-r. The ships soon t u-'k I
advantage of tilts and scudded away
through The Race.
MacArthur’s Report.
N-w ...ndon, September 4. 't nmn
Major Gen-rat MacArthur sent th- f' l-
, lowing daily r-port:
■Adiutant General. Washington. I>. <
I Fort Rodman was attacked at X a m. y’S
' t-rday by Brooklyn. Olympia. Furltan.
M xtiow.r, Montgomery and Alle.ti. I -ire
commander claims all ships, -x, -pt I’m -
1 tan put out of action. Uitniing parly
,>tt nipt d and repulsed. Said ship- r- -
„, n med in Vb-lnlty of Fort
da' Battle snips returned to Bio. k Js
land afH-r att.»< k <»n forts. wher«’ tn»’>
I mained until early th:* morning, when
I
greeted by a vast crowd at the depot and I
smiled his appreciation despite his bad
discolored face. His right cheek was -
rather badly swollen and contused and
i Ids 1.-ft eve showed signs of discoloration. I
I Mayor Sweeney. President Laughlin an 1
Secretary Birch, of the boar<l of trade, j
I postmaster Hall and Councilman \\ ab r- .
I house formed a committee which re<eiv. 1
j the president. The entire bo<iv which |
I . mbodl'.l Secretary Cort.dyon an<l a stau
'of correspondents, <-nb i•.l ' eh.. - • i
I wer. driven to the M. Lure house, head. 4
bv a military bawl. Throughout th.- .ii
! tin- rout.- enthusiasm was rite, the |s,r ' ’''
'being lined with people from
I Pennsylvania, eastern I
i Virginia. At the hotel the chief exeeutivi I
m.t a del.-gftion of prominent citizens .
of Wheeling, intnxlueed by Senator »<•<•t
President Roosevelt seemed in a vet.
jovial humor ami Joked with his nrw!v-
1 made aequaintam-es. He a<ldr< s. < J • in ,
I enormous crowd from the balcony of th.
! h-b I. standing at the northwest
t wlv re he had a range of four diff. r< nt
'lie'spoke long beyond his scheduled
time, wldeli necessitated the curtailment i
of the r. gidar programme.
Roosevelt views Chickamauga Field.
Chattanooga. September 7.
Reosevelt vyns th. guest today of th.
citizens of Chattanooga and right royally
they . ntertalned him. He came to Chat
tanooga specially to attend the national
convention of the Brotherhood of ixico
motlv-e Firemen, and tomorrow he will
».• th guest of the railroad nun. but
toilay Chattanooga, as a whole, ent. r
taltied him. .
From arlv morning until late tl .«
evening he was driven from one historic
place to another, and the details of the
battles that have made this c,t T
vv.-r - explained to him bv men who w r.
partielpanls in the struggles.
•I he battle tie!-Is of <’ 11 ekamallgn M Is
sionarv Ridge. Orchard Knob and Ixiok
i nt Mountain driven over
; Tonight he attend.<l th- F ,rst P "’’hcr
rhurcii. <'f which Rc\. J. W. !>•«
| is the pastor.
President Is Welcomed.
The presidential train arrived here
promptly at S:3O a. m. There was a large
crowd it the station, and notwithstanding
that the dav was Sunday, the president
was accorded a warm welcome. A com-
I
’ mute.- composed of Governor McMillan.
A W. Chambliss. Congressman John A I
Moon, General H. V. Rovnton. G.-n-ral i
1 A. P. Stewart and Captain .1 >*. Smart I
■ members of the Chickamauga Park . oin- I
mission, f. neral a. W Wille am!
j tain J. F. Shipp ent.-re el the president s I
car ami welcome.! him to the city. Trol- (
i ley ears were In watting am! after the
formal gn , ting was over th.- start for
| th. Chl.-kamaiiga battlefield was made.
At th.* entrance to Chickamauga park
th- Seventh I’niteil States c.tialrv. i:n 1.-
, command of Colonel Baldwin, whi. h ai t-
I Cd .as the- president's escort through th
park, wa. drawn up.
Tin- presld-nt. with General Bovnf.m
, . r-si.l. nt of the p -rk comm---mn. m..mt -’
.1 .lorses, ami after the other m.-mb n
'•f the party had enter.-.l , irriag s, tb.
drive through the park b-gan. Tin ,7v il
cade was hardlv under wav b-fe.r- -;i‘
I resident str.ru-ei his not -.-’ at a gi aio
trot, .-ml ,or a mil - and i half i-d t.n
--| t gin. -nt a merr-. chas over the- b-ttl ■
. tl-1.l The pace- was so h.t that s-x.-raj
Os tb, iro.c, rs was unhorsed, and it
' rps "mo S sZrvf.--f ’ a " ;,n,i ”"' ,nr “ J
I After inspecting a port’on .if the ti.-,.l
I the president stopped at th. eami.iug '
J grounds of the r.-gim-nt am] revt. we.l i
. the regiment, t. g>-th. r with th Third :
batterv of field artillery, nml.-- ■ ,m
--| man.l nf Captain Nil.- The r.vi.'w t.-ok
place- upon the spot where, th.rtv-t ne
1 • ars ago. <m i Sunday nmrning th
.■ .nfod. rat. brigade ~f rai M--ulg;,i'i t ■
of Himlman s ,livision was r,-|>ui.-e<| n,
F i' S Vi-n’> ° h l r ’T*‘ '* P" r lion ~f i;.-n
--ir.el nihl-rs brigade of cavalry
Roosevelt Witnesses Drill.
At the eon-lns|on of th. review tho |
Seventh e-avalry went through th-ir n-w
calestheni.-s drill. The tr..oo.rs wre 1
. they were reported off Narmgans.-t; Pi. r I
about I miles out at sea. TTwof the
n?.a m i V bf>ml 'unii"<l Montauk I’.unt
I and landed marines aliout !i .■'ei-.-k tli «
j morning to capture signa! station th. r-
All i0..,-, m. , lls . ... f ...
t'w"n," q , niov.-ni-n-s covered during past
i w »-nt x-tn ir hour.«. R’i’H ; r
Major General Commanding.”
_. Mem>nn»<i w—
"i,b Great Salt Fond harbor.
Sev.-ral of th- small craft had been sent |
to' the northward Th- men ai>pateiitly •
in- tmng of th- mimic war. with all t*
hard work. Today Hi- marim s w-re al
low-d liberty from eam|> on ll.iib'-r N k
and as yesterday was pay day th-- w■ r< i
v. rv mu, h in evidence about ’<•"'?
Til- naw failed to make its dally Gl'-
tur- ot the signal station today. Ih
i Brooklyn's damage is not censid-r- l .<>
I,- s -r.ons. as she mad- 12 knots an h'” ir
very well In coming here from N-w lad
ford.
Game of War Comes to End.
New Txmdon. Conn . September fi With
the game of war ended, th- officers and
rn.-n of th.- respective commands -f Ma
jor tl.ii.ra 1 MacArthur and Admlra, Hig
i ginson are once again in p’-.u • . il <’■ ,
•operation. Early this afternoon the f) m
1 ship K.-arsarge, with th- Alaltfima and
i Indiana, came through the Race, mad- a
' loop toward the bari.or s mouth and tin ,
sailed back toward Newport.
| General MacArthur went out in his
I yacht Kanawha and exchange saaii.s |
j with Admiral Higginson by dipping :t <g--
as th- K-arsirge pa-s.-d. .
Through his chief ot staff. I bom. - H
' Barrv. Major G-n-ral M c Arthur too,-.-
I sent a telegram to all • .mmand-rs - x
I pressing htsc entire satistaeti-ui v-J H th
| work of tli- army during ta. war ma
1 neiivers. which came to a close this
Th- tirst news given —ut at h-ad'iuatt rs
.-egarding the war ba'loon used a con
nection with the war man-ii'-rs cam- to
day when th- following m-s-a.-; " '- r -
<fivctl from the balloon by t» b pb ». • •
at 8:3“ a m »-ns -n -
cessful in spite of wind and g'
difficulties we hive . uco iu.- i. i . l ; -
tenant Clifton and mys-lt ■ " •. 1
lhe balloon. 1 liseovered en-tny S ■ -
so .. •• ■ ff Bai I
Connecticut. Can command < rn.r- < .a>-
trv in adjacent w-.t r- from l.illoon A
military balloon wm a.ways pi-' ■
I great valm for military purposes an
I used in suitable weather. Kr.1.1.1t
dismounted and to the aeeompanitm-nt
of the bam! performed their evolut >n>.
The president at first w■- disinclined
to witness :■ drill on Sunday, but upon
Its Itelni- repr-s nted to him th V. the
m.n were particularly anxious teat ..e
should See Hi. drill and that this vva*
tile onlv opportmiitv he would have to
<lo SO. lie cans-Ute.l Lunch wa- - ’’ • '
<oon afterward, and th-n .livin'- s.-rv.. . s
v Idch th.- pr.-sld nt -itt.-nd.-.1. were held
or. the parade grounds.
Georgians Present Cane.
A very pl.-a slug incident oceurre 1
shortly Is'fore the president resumed his i
ir.spectl'in of ihe battle Held A vlelega
tion of citizens of Georgia. h«-i I’d bv <i.
K, Harner, ot Rome, present 1 to i.inj
a eat,e <’it from the Chickamauga bat- .
[ t’etlehj. It is of hickory, with a silv ' I
read and band suitably Inscribed. On ,
| the head Is the following:
| "Presented to Presid nt R-iosev.-.i bv
I citlz' ns of tho Seventh congressional <l:s-
I trl.’t <>’ Georgia September 7. lHi»2.”
j On the. band are tile names of six gen- I
I erals who participated in the la. He of
l Chickamauga—Longstreet.XX iieeh r. lloo.j,
Roseerans. Thomas and Boynton. The
seventh Georgia district was the home I
of President Roosevelt s mother, and he
alluded to this fact in ac. opting th. git;.
The presentation speeclt wis mi l. by
Hon. Moses W right, of Rome, to which
the president responded as follows:
“My Dear Mr. Wright; 1 cannot say
how touched and pleased 1 ini 1 can
imagine no gift that would have pleaaed
me more than to have the y. uug men
front my mother's stat. I >r.-se.ii in. this
eitne with the name of six g. :-..i.b ? three
of whom wore the blue and t.t.ot whom
wore the gray, but whose descendants
and kinsfolk are equally loyal to the ilag
as It now is. I want to mention one
curious thing. You have on here Gen
eral XVheeler's name. I served under hint
at Santiago. General Hood fought m
command of the southern army. One ot
his sons was in my regiment ..nd fought
with great gallantry. I .in so much
obliged—! can't tell you how 1 appre
ciate It. No gift could ttav n.-en more
appropriate and given in pi> as..nt.-r spirit
nnd exactly al the right time. 1 thank
you most warmly.”
Battle Field Is Viewed.
XVhen he resumed his inspection oi the
battle Held the president dispenovj with
I
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
the caialry escort and entered a carriage
| with Genera! Boynto®, S—retary Cort-1-
l you and Acting Grand M.istei Hanna
| •»«•!>. of the Broth“rho(»d of Ijoromotive
I Firem.-n. whe.se reinvention b-gins acre
■ tomorrow. Sno.lgrass tower, which is
I 70 fe et high, was so..n reached and aot-
the w.iriTi weather, ;ne • g
i.ient walked to th.* top, where as;/ n
di.l vi. w of the battl. field was obtau -d.
I 10-n-ial Boynton and Captain Smart
j jminted out the many points of interest
and explain?.! th.- jeositions occupied „y
th*- different commands.
The pr.-si 1. rit was greatly Intere st, ■
in many of th.- monuments which marg
• «ttie tie i. a n< i after r- iding the in
svr.pti..n> ~1, that erected by the state
of Kentucky, had Assistant Secr.-tary
Baines make a copy <,f it.
| Th. driv, . xT.-noed through Missionary
i Klug, to Or-.-iai-l knot, A eng th.- route
. tin- pr-s.ident fr.ijucntly was greeted b-,
! l—ipl-. t<> whom he f.-spond.-d
[ idising nis h.it.
v'Ve ‘‘' l * b">ut e.n th,- road a number of
!I the pn"i i"-,’?-, 1 . is/d" An,crlcan ~a K s
j When Or.-hnrd Knob was r-iched the
fp. e-siel.-nt walk.-.1 through to the tr011,.-,-
l- irs, which eouvey-d th- pertj- r.> 'be
: foot of Jxiokout mountain. At the top
iof the mountain a large ,-rowd ha,l as
sembb-d. w hich ch-, re.i th.- president as
he left th- ar. \.■■•or',pan:-I bv General
I Boynton and th** other ni**inb**rs of his
• to Point
!>■ >kout w. i I,- a rnagnitie.'. nt vie w of th-
, country was had. *
MT, PElFf’lfiCTOf i
-Hill I uuLL IU HUIIfL
■o*, .! '■ f'-- ,n d of St. f.uefa p j
- ■p'-mb.-r -. -Th. report brought bv the
! here / , ' an, ' r ' -Te. which arrived
I ..f th« . ‘ r pv,n| ng from Martinique.
th- los s of tw.» thousand lives through
rrr T.“ r . OU ' hr ‘ ' k ” f Mont re.
. ' ,O! *’ hs S,nce A ”»’>st 2d and
' lh ' ‘" ss “ f Hl® resulting from
th- r.p,-t..] outbreak of Wednesday
b-jitemlwr X
The eruption of Mont pelee on Seo.
4;,- . add.-. ;hat absolute darkness pre
v.fd.l -soAn afterwards, and that he
chang-d his ,-ourse to due w-st in order
to -scii.- the ashes which were failing
thick. The fust officer could not se
tin- .-.apt im . f-et awav and only knew
him bv his v :■ They did not see the
sun until alsmt 1" a. m. the same day.
Th- st-am. r Van- further reports that
sev- ini more valuable plantations were
destr >v-d at th- time of the recent out
!,r. ,k in addition to the townships re-
X’-rr.-d to in previous dispatches, and
add.- that the anxi-ty and dejection ot
the siirvKvi-ag population is general.
Nearly Million People in Peril.
Chicago. S-pt-mber 5.—"1 am seriously
alarmed at the n-ws of the renewed ac
tivity of the Martinique and St. Vin
cent v j. ;< co, said Louis If. Ayme.
Fnited States consul at Guadeloupe, who
is in Chicago on sick leave. "Should
' e loss
of life cons-qii-nt upon the production
of a great tidal wave would be appall
| Ing. " ith F, I-e as a center, a chain ot
islands • xfer.ds northward, embracing
i a population of some 75<i.H0u persons. Al
most without exception the cities and
villages ar- situate.l along the coasts and
’ bit slight:.'- elevated above the sea. A
I ti.l ,1 wave it, feet high probably would
; g. -lr..' a Half million lives before it
I dash. I against tin shores of Porto Rico
with its million inhabitants.
"Tii-r. is also apparently grave danger
! that other long extinct volcanoes may
■ break out The great Soufriere ot
' G- adeioap- has be* n active for centuries.
' -
< baig d -to ,m from th- old summit
I er.t-T Till- max hav. a.f 1 as a sort
~r t y lv. mit if. as reports seem
to indi at. . tile seismic for.-s are in
. idng ci intensity, this volcano and
I others .dong th, line of s-ismic weakness
marked by the inland chain may soon
| b- rivaling r-le-.
■The people of th-se islands ar, in a.
hard e.tion. Th-ir communication
i with th out-r world depends chiefly on
■ a single line "f st. ,m-is which cat! at
i int. n il* ot from ten days to two w-eks
: ' islands when freight of-
It S-mte of He- ISiainis WII.-U li.-.m.v 0.-
t, rs Th. whole fleet of this line could
i.ot carry 7. >»• persons
■ XVhil. tl ■■ gr-at bulk of the poptif , ■
tion of i •IGarnis is made ::p of blacks
an.l in'iattoos. there are many thou
sand whites living there, chiefly ere ties,
but not .1 few ym. ri. tns are establish.-i
in or visiting the islands on business.
The Island of Martinique seems to be
doom si. It will not be possible to per
suade Its people to remain there if th. v
I e-iii get awa.v. Gtt ideloupe. where my
• .-onsulate Is situated, ip in even worse
■ pi. di. am nt. It is staggering under a
■ tremendous debt which it cannot ]tiy , its
1 < one pl.mtations are being abandoned
I anti Its business men retiring. It Is the
1 natural refuge of the fleeing people of
Martinique and will have tnese terrified
; and starving thousands thrown up°n Its
j already inadequate resources.
•What imrnedi it so ire--s of re’i f we
could take it would be difficult to sav.
i but probaldy two er three of our war
v< sse’s with scientific observers should
' be promptly disjxttchcd to the spot.”
Volcanic Flood Sweeps Island.
St. Thomas, i'anish West In lies, Sorx
tember fi. Advlc.s from the island of St.
X’incent report that an eruption of th’
Soufrterc volcano occurred at noon of
Sept. mb. r 2. The outbreak w.s accom
panied by rumblings and caused an ex >-
I <lus of the population from Georgetown
land Chateau Belair. On the Ith. at half
■past 7 tn tne morning and again at It
1 o'clock last night, loud n ’isos resembling
thunder w -r.- heard. Thes noises were
aecompan . d by electrical discharges from
l-tSoufri. re, which c c-.tinued until 1
o’clock in the morning, when a contin
uous roar began, tasting until 4 o’clock.
This w is followed by a murmuring sound
which was heard until S in the morning.
In a short time th- heavens were obscur
ed by dust or smoke a-,.l the scene was
< something feartu! Nci.odx slept at all
<; during the night No dust, the advices
say. has y.t fallen at Kingstown ..r
Georgetown, hut the ittnosphere has a
t I hazy look Dust and pebbles fell at Bar
ronoilie at 1 o’clock on the afternoon of
’ September 1
t I Reports from Chate . Belair are to the
t i effect that there has Peen a heavy fall
; ot sand there, and that th*' arrow root
I* cultivation on the Sharpe, i’etit Borde!
and Richmond Vab estates has been
destroyed In the j. .J. No deaths have
been reported.
