?VJ sTy - -? ' i-;v; A-4 iV 63A J, '---. ' SsV r. fnMlkenM JDait&i; v VOLUME XXV NO. 252. LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 18S9. PRICE TWO CENTS Mij-npr w .t.tt't? 17S,SSR'Tt'n-Tr7 She FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL ilESTtte EXERCISER IEL1 IT TIM nmuR ummnM w learme. eletjr Reunions and-Alnmnt Meeting. The Beard of Trustee Meet An Ad- Areas by Gen. Reller, of Virginia. The rainy weather this morning had the rect of keeping many Lancastrians front ad inn the exercises incident te com- nencement at Franklin and Marshall cel lege, but It did net prevent a gtsxt atten- ance of the alumni of the college. First en the tirotrramme wero the re unions of the Qcethean and Diagnethlan literary societies. The Diagnethlan Literary society was ladled te order by President V. M. Halt Kev. A. I. Oring, mietsietinry, wascalled lipen and responded with a suitable open ing prayer. After ether preliminary exercises the enier valedictorian. C. . Hilllard, was ladled upon te bid farewell te Uie society in chalt of the senior members wne are kboutte conclude their work as actlve Incmbcrs. A fitting and touching response was Inade In behalf of the society by J. P. tinnier. Rev. X. Z. Snyder was called te the chair e conduct the meeting, which was put nte the hnmls of the visiting alumni. Ad- Iresscs were delivered by Revs. Snyder, entlusand Dr. Gerhart. Gen. Jehn K. Peller oxpressed very warm and Interested icntiments. Capt. W. II. Shelbly speke f past recollections. Rev. W. J. Jehnsen, Joyd E. Cebientz, c. H. etirciter, Ell llchwartz, "Jehn C. linger and C. F. llager Inade short addicsse. Among the ex-incinbcrs who wero pres ent nt the reunion were Rev. T. O. Apple, D., LI,. D., Rev. J. W. Pontius, Rev. A. I). Oring, C. Herbert Obrcitcr, Lloyd E. 'eblcntz, Jehn C. linger, jr., C. F. Hnger, bv. X. Z. Snyder, Mr. Sheibiy, '69, Rev. , V. Gerhart, D. D LU D., Rev. Warren K. Jehnsen, Kit Schwartz, nnd ethers. Thcre were six oppllcntlens for mem bership, ns fellows; A. M. Scheck, II. J. Ivans. J-. J. Hothermel, C. S. Inglis, Win. II. Hcrr: and F.. P. Colie. The meeting was ndjourned vv 1th prayer liy Rev. .1. W. Pontius. 0O3TUEAN SOCIETV MiUNInN. The reunion of the Goethean society wiw Iipened with prayer by Rev. J. B. Kcrsh Kcrsh ler. The election of efliccra for the ensuing rear resulted as lollews: J .1. utirmu, lq., or riiiladclphla, was elected presi dent, Rev. D. W. Gerhard, city, vice prcsl- lout ; Rev. J. B. Kcrshncr, city. secrctiiry Ind Rev. J. A. Ilelflicins, conser. C. N. Heller, en behalf of the members, I cad a full and encouraging report of the ociety for the inst year. President Duruin donated fast tewnnls I he poetical prize contest. Dr. S. P. Hcll nnn, Rev, J. IT. Pannebccker and Rev. J, I. Korshner vv cre ro-appelntod n commit- loe te sccure luuds. A number of addresses wero made and pie prosperous condition of the society was leiiiinented upon. W. E. Hefftaclns. W. J. Heuck, W. M. Ilollewbuck andO. V. Evorett weroelectoil ctlve members. Among these In attendance wero Rev. J. It. Kcrshncr, Dr. J. S. Stahr, Rev. D. W. icrhnrd, Rev. llellhelna, Rev. A. C. bny- ler, Prof. W. W. Moero, Rev. J. II. Pan- Icbecker, Rev. 8. M. Beeder, Rev. C. N. Iliglc, Dr. S. P. Hellman, D. M. Ditmar, , K. Kline, r. W. E. Slegel, D. A, Soud- Irs, J. G. Schnecker, J. C. Nell, H. C. Hey- or, C. S. Gerhart, A. F. Drelsbich, W. A. lillcr, Dr. J. M. TiUcl, A. M. Schmidt, C. I. Kchiicdcr, C. K. Witmer, C. A. I.oes, A. ;. G. Hay. ALUMNI MECTJMI. The nliiuini meeting was called te erder j- President W. U. Hensol. Prayer was ollerod by Rev. Thre. Appel, tier w hlch Rev. D. W. Gerhard, the sec tary, read the minutes of the last meet- ? In the absence of Rev. C. Cert, chairman, ev. Dr. M. Tit7el submitted the report of locemmitteo en the memnrial olume of ie college. Tlie committee recommend 10 association te drop tne matter of ptib sliing u iiicineri.il volume en the basis of ie centennial celebration of two years age. The repert of the coinmittee was adopted ith the idea that at seme future ttme the erk shall be taken up. Revs. J. A. IIotfiieliie.lUeoKO W. Snyder ,nd J. S. Stahr, l'li.D., wcre appointed a mmlttce te consider the possibility of ublishlng home memorial velume less iiuplcte and expensive than at lust con- Jiuplated and repeit this evening. Rev. Dr. Thoe. Appel, en behalf of the mmlttce en the publication of a Rev. Dr. evin memorial volume.reported progress. Many Inquiries have been made as te lien this ehmie may be looked for, and lany will be pleased te learn that a bto bte ruphy of Rev. Dr. Ncviu can new be jekcsl for by next September, or at the itet bv October. Rev. Dr. J. S. Stahr, D. N. Ditmar and r. James rrawfurd wcre appointed a com- lltteote piojieso action en tills subject nd report tills evening. The following committeo was nppoiuted elect an iilumnt orator ter uexi year : lev. C. U. Schneder, Rev. J. W. Pontius nd Rev. J. M. Titzull, D. D. Adjourned tq meet atter the alumni ad ress this evening. Dr. Eshbach, Dr. Miller, Dr. Apple and 'ref. Kershner wero appointed us a com cem com llttce en observntory.2 President Cessna reported that he hud told $rt,100 worth of timber from the Wil. elm estate property during the year. Rev. C!. W. Heilnian ropertod that Jl.'JOO erth of land was sold during the year. The alumni dinner was served at 12:30 'clock, and v. ill be referred te te-morrow. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the class day xercises vere held. COM.KOi: t'OMMKNL'KMKST NOTKS. Hen. Jehn Cessna, who lias been a ineni ier of the beard of trustees for thirty years nd president of the beard for 23 years, did tot i each the citv in timn for Tuesday's icetiug. He left his home in Bedford -arty en Monday, travelled through three tates te get here but was detained by a ailread wreck near Curllsle and anh ed in lie city n few heuis toelatu forthetrustees' iieeting. Mr. Cessna missed but two ither meetings since he has been a tiustee. )n ene occasion he was slek and en the ther was detained at Washington en lin lin lertant business. Gen. Jehn 11. Reller was eutertainetl at illnner en Tuesday by W. I', llcusel, esi. The lepresentatlve.s uf the press who nade ut home at the college by Prof. J. E. iershncr. Tltey weregieu actxunuieila- ions in his class room, for w likh they are wider many obligations At b o'clock this evenlug tlie alumni .ration will be delivered in the cellege hanel b- Walter M. Franklin, esq. Ills ubject is "The UMUuiien or Juris irudcnee." The eeiiimcnceiueut proper will be held n the cellege chapel te-morrow morning. "here will be but ene session, te lietdn ut U 'el(ck a.m. Eleven of tlie twenty-live ,vlie will graduate aie te siKak. Tlic prlxe awarded by I'ref. Scheldt for he gathering of the greatest number of botanical and zoological specimens wh awarded te Mr. Nesthelm, of the sophomore class. Ills principal contestant was Jehn It. Eaby, who gathered mera specimens, hut he was assisted in his work, ami for that reason the prlte went te Mr. Nestheim. Tim Phl-Ksppi Psl fraternity will held a reunion this evening. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEET. President Apple's! Resignation Cen- sldered Degrees Conferred. The beard of trustees of Franklin and Marshall cellege met in the First Re formed church at 2 o'clock Tuesday after noon. Among these present were C. U. Hell man, O. S. Griffin, Charles Santee, Jacob Bailsman, Jehn V. Skiles, Dr. Wagner, Dr. Tlies. O. Apple, Dr. J. II. Dubbs, Rev. J. O. Mlller, Jehn C. linger, A. Herr Smith, Judge Livingston, Geerge W. llcnsel, II. F. Shenk, Jehn F. Sener. The meeting was opencd with pmyer by Rev. J. O. Miller. The reading or the minutes of the last session was dispensed with. Dr. Apple read the names of the graduates and asked that the dtgroe of A. B. be con ferred en each. He also stated that the faculty had decided te confer the following honorary degrees : Docter or Philosephy: Rev. W. C. Schnctfer, principal of Palatinnte college, Myerstewn, Pa. Docter of Science: C. A. Helnltsh, Lan caster. Docter of Letters ; N. C. Brooks, LL. D., Baltimore, Md. Docter of Divinity : Rev. W. F. Brown, Canonsburg, Pa.; Rev. Oswell J. Accola, New Philadelphia, Ohie; Rev. James Crawfere, Philadelphia, and Rev. Gee. II. Johnsten, Philadelphia. Tlie degree of master of arts in course w us conferred anon the follewing: X. M. Balllct, 'W5, New Mahoning, Pa.j Paul A. Kunkle, '86, Harrlsburg; Charles D. Sheaf fur. '60, Philadelphia; A. II. Herbst, '80, Pottstewu, Fa. Prof. Schiedt was retained in the faculty for another year at u salary of $1,000, and Prof. Mull's salary wits increased te 11,20. Dr. Apple rcorted that French had been made part of the ceurse of study. He also referred te the Importance of sclectlng a permanent president for the cellege. His resignation as acting preitdcnt has been in tlie hands of the trustee" fe he past year. The repert of Jacob Ih i, treasurer, was read. It showed t) ts nnd ex penditures for the year. The report of the finnnct, cnmmittce was read nnd adopted. Rev. J. S. Stahr, special agent of the en dowment fund, made his report, showing that $5,000 was subscribed during the year and that the fund new amounts te (27,580. 31, with prospects that it will be $30,000 in a short time. On motion of Dr. Apple a coinmittee of flve was appointed te consider the nuostien of the presidency and report at tlie morn ing session. The committee appointed consists of Rev. Mr. Messor, Dr. Wagner, Gee. W. llcnsel, Judge J. B. Livingston and Charles Snntee. The annual election of officers resulted as fellows : President, Hen. Jehn Cessna, Bradford, Pa., llrst vlce president, D. W. Gress, Har rlsburg, second vlce president, J. P. Wick crshnni, city, recording secretary, BenJ. F. Shenk, city; corresponding secretary, Rev. J. 11. Dubbs, city; treasurer, Jacob Ilaus man, city. Jacob Y. DlcU, Philadelphia, was elected a member of the beard of trustees In place of Rebert H.Sjyre, of Bethlohcm.resignod. The beard of trustees met at the college at P:.'i0 o'clock this morning, with Hen. Jehn Cessna presiding. Dr. J. O. Miller, of Yerk, of the commit tee en observatory, ropertod that the iustrumeiitiu the Daniel Shell observatory is in geed working order. Dr. Eshbach made a rciert, stating that Mrs. Heed will give $.'',000 mere for obser vatory purposes, paynble bofero December 31, IBS'J, under certain conditions. Tlie gill was unanimously accepted. Dr.Apple reported that the Liumean soci ety have a collection worth $5,000 and do de siro te make arrangements with the college authorities by which It may be exhibited in the college building, for the use of the public, for an indounlte period, but the Mnmcnu te retain ownership. A motion was unanimously adopted that the committee en buildings and grounds be authorized te incur the necessary ox ex ox penso for the accommodation of the collec tion and the thanks of the beard given for the etfer. Dr. Messor,ef the committeo en theprcsl theprcsl dency,presented a repert making a number of recommendations which were discussed at length. Dr. Apple's resignation of the ofllce of president pre. tern, w as before the beard because he desired te doveto his time te his duties as professor of church, history and exegesis In the seminary, and the duties of both offices wcie tee much for one person. Tlie beard finally decided te elect Rev. Dr. Jehn S. Stahr as president pre tern. Dr. Stahr was also continued as special agent of the permanent ondewmont fund with power te employ sub-agents. The committee en the presidency was continued and two additional members appointed. The following constitute the coinmittee en the presidency of the college: Revs. Heury Messcr, Reading; Dr. S. G. Wag ner, Allentown; Rev. Dr. J.O. Miller, Yerk; C. U. llcilmau, Alexandria, Pa.; Charles Santee, Philadelphia; Dr. E. R. Eshbach, Frederick, Md.: Gcerge W. llcnsel, Quar ryville, Pa. THE ANNUAL ADllltKtS. Gen. Jehn 1". Heller Talks te the Liter ary fHiclwtles. The annual address te the Gecth cau and Diagnethiaii literary societies of Franklin and Marshall cellege was delivered in the court house en Tuesday evening by Gen. Jehn E. Reller, a dis tinguished lawyer of Harrisonburg, Vir ginia. He was greeted by a large au dience. He chose for his suhject " Re ligious Education of tlie People. " He said that the education of the pcople and their leaders in this day and age must he pre-eminently practical, and in this age inore than any ether It must be religious. Mere than two thousand years age the wisest of the Greek philosophers enun ciated the mniiin which has since been se universally accepted, that " a nation be et meH what It is chiefly by education." " Let me make the songs of a pcople nnd I care net w he makes the laws, " is but an other form of the expression of that senti ment which acknowledges the all petciu Inllueuee of theso teachings which touch most closely the heart of a great people and which if lefty ami neble can neer fall te make them mighty In strength nnd glorious in irtuc. In giving eople a religious education, Uiey are taught te knew and alue their civil and religious rights, and fitted for the highest duties which citizenship imposes. We may then expect from them the high est types of ci Dilation, th( purest happiness and most unalloyed patriotism. It must lie it is admitted that in a material and progressive age llke this the education of the pcople must be pre eminently practical, and by this Is meant that it must embrace net only a knowledge of the ivriuclples and doctrines of the arts and sciences but also a knowledge of the means by which they can be applied. In this age w htujt has been, deliberately announced by distinguished authority that the young should never hear any language bntthlst "Yeu have your own way te walk in the world and it depends upon your own exertions whether you starve or net," it become every man te determine te act well his part in life. A practical edu cation is necessary te keep abreast of the jti-egress and prate worthy of the achieve ments and wondrous triumphs of the day. But there cannot be tee profound an impression of the Importance of making the education, both of the masses and leaders, sacredly and faithfully religious. Hetneant by the leaders the teacher, the preacher, the editor, because the elevation of these must first come as a stepping stone te the elevation of the fermer. The secend must be a result of the llrst. It cannot tie the cause. Without religion the world is left te dirkness and despair. Take from a people its religion and you deprive it of that pur suit of the most engaging and of all the objects of earth which constitutes its sublimcst happiness. Take from a nation Its religious belief and you rob It of Its patriotism, its noble ness, ita courage even, and of Its wisdom. Yeu leave no tear of deserved retribution te check and control the depraved passions of men, no blissful hope of "better days te ceme. " It needs no argument te preve hew Intimately the nobility and grandeur of a pcople are associated with its religion. There must be n religious element In public education, whether In the colleges or public schools, or It Is utterly and fatally defective. It is necessarily essential te the security and happiness of a nation that its government should net be upheld by that uncertain allegiance which expedi ency or temporary Interest can secure but by theso decp and eternal forees which can control the Imperious passions of Its pcople and which belong only te religion and faith. The great want of the nation te-day ia character ; an earnest sterling public senti ment which shall restrain Its public ser vants from evil nnd couiiel them te a nobler and mere honest discharge of duty. 'Schools without religion, though having the scmblnnce of charity, are replete with practical mischief. In conclusion he said all these things serve te demonstrate that we need but give even the rudest people the subllme Incen tive of religious education and bollef and they will strive te de neble and true things; as Themas Carlyle says : " Prove them selves In the bread light of day, te be Ged inade and Ged inspired." Ne ease will Bcduee them, but the difficulties and abne gations and the glorious martyrdom of re ligion will meve their hearts and mould tlie dullest and worst among thorn Inte a grand and neble here. WILL RELATE WHAT HE SAW. Ir. Alexander te Lecture en the Sub ject of the Johnstown Floed. Dr. II. M. Alexander, of Marietta, wns in Pittsburg when the big Heed took place In Johnstown, te which city he went short ly cflerwnrds. He spent soveral days thcre and saw the terrible condition of af fairs. He returned the latter part of last week, and this evening lie will lecture in Marictte for the . benefit or the suf ferers. Considering that Marietta (tecple have lest se much by the recent Heed, they have dene nobly for the Johnstown ieeplc, and another collection will be taken up te - night. In addition te theso already published the following con tributions are from pcople of that town aiid wcre received en Tuesday: W. II. Duller, $1 ; Jehn B. Tayler, SO cents ; B. C. Hippie, $1; J. '.. Llndemuth, $5; Jeseph Miller, $10; Thes. J. Buchanan, $2; S. F. Eagle, $10 ; Mrs. S. E. Stall!, $1. Total for Tuesday, $30.60. Grand total $553.&0. The following are new contributions at the mayor's oillce from ether sources : David Cassell. $1 ; Geerge Pctermau, 60 cents; young ladles or Linden Hall soml seml nary, $11 (previous contribution $10); Jehn Kelly, $1; M. H. Wcnger, $3; Marcus Smith, $5; Jehn Marshall, $1; teachers and students of MlUersvllle State Nermal school, $70; Miss Susan Hawthorne, $1 ; Cenrad Kempf, $l;a friend, $5; Ilenry Geed. $5; cash, $2; an old soldler, $1 ; Knights erst. Jehn, $15. Yesterday Mayer Edgerly sent a tele gram te General Hastings asking him whether he could find use for about 100 laborers. This morning a reply was re ceived stating that no workman will be needed until affairs are reorganized at Johnstown. Reil Rose Commaudery, Ne. 20, Knights of the Mystic Chain, will give a benefit entertainment in aid of tlie Johnstown sufferers at Mtcnncrcher hall te-morrow (Thursday) night. It will be a repetition or the initiation rendered ft month nge. The Iroquois band nnd the Mlle. Titlens Con cert company have volunteerod their services and will render the music. Damage Ky Storms. A violent thunder storm broke ever New Yerk city and Brooklyn about 5 o'clock Tuesday alU-moeu. A rrame building, in ceurse of erection in Brook lyn, was blown down, killing two men and dangerously Injuring three ethers. Reports were received in Dever, New Hampshire, from nil points, of damage done by Monday's storm. At Seuth Ber wlck the Berwick academy, erected In 1702, was struck by lightning, the Ixilt en tering tlie school room and allbctlng 63 scholars. Thrce girls were prostrated nnd lay unconscious for hours, while only ene scholar was ahle te go out for medical aid. In Dever many peeple w ere se affected by the lightning thai they were keptupall night by vomiting. Reports trem Franklin county, Ver mont, show a large amount of damage dene by Monday night's storm. Six bridge w ere carried away mid the less te farmers w ill Ikj erv heavy. In On en county, Indiana, 2,600 acres of crops are under water, and in Morgan, Bartholemew, Clay and Grecne counties it is estimated that ever 10,000 acres mere are inundated. The dams of tlie grist and pulp mills at Ijiwreuce, Wisconsin, worn swept aw av by a Heed en Monday night. The less w ill Iwi (piite heavy. President Gnmbrlll. of the Chesancake A Ohie canal, says that the reports made te him by the division superintendents show that the canal can be repaired, for $300,000. The damage lietwccn Georgetown and the Great Falls is placed at $IN),OOe, and be tween Great Fulls and Cumberland at $120,000. Hew lie dwindled I'eeplu. A man whs said he was Frank Call, con tracting agent for FerejMiigh'a circus, visited Syracuse, N. Y., en Tuesday, ami made contracts with grocers, butchers, hotel keepers and ethers in anticipation of the coming of the circus a month hence. Frem each he collected a Ikiiius, varying in amount from $5 te $100, for the favor of his custom. The Electric railway, en whevi route he contracted that Fereiiaiigh should pitch his tents, gave Call $HKi, with agutirauteoefasmueii mere en the arrival or the circus. Anether com pany in another part or the city also laid Ter the sitine privilege. As it Is well known that Baruumand Porcpaughdivide territory every summer, and as Itanium Is announced te lie In Syracuse next month, the w onder is that se many iicople w cre caught. Call get aw ay. .Men for the t'eiiemauKli. McManus it Rellly.the well known Phil udelphia contractors, formerly of tunicas ter, are new busily engaged in tlie Cono Ceno Cone inangh valley putting things in shajie for the Pennsylvania railroad company. To day they telegraphed te Lancaster for a large number of uieu, who will llkvly be sent out. HE WANTED TO DIE. FMF. CARL m WELLEt LEAVES A LETTER STATKG ME BIB KIT BESIRE Tfl LITE. Ills Death Occurs at St. Jeseph's Hospi tal Frem Typhoid Fever After an At tempt at Solf-Oeatrnctlen. Professer Carl Ven Weller, the niusiclna who took poison at the Tremont house, In Columbia, en June 4th, for tlie purpose of suicide, died last night at St. Jeseph's hospital, this city. The man was brought te this city en Monday and taken Ie the hospital. The poison was then out of his system nnd the cause of his death was typhoid fever. The mnn was quite sick from the time that he was admitted te the hospital and he was greatly prostrated by the poison he took. Yesterday morning his case was pronounced hepeless by the physician and In the afternoon he grew worse although tenderly cared for by the sisters efthat excellent institution. About a half hour before his death he becanie un conscious. Before that he said that he was sorry for what he had done, nnd he did net want te die. The Columbia correspondent of the iNTr.LUciENCEn has this te say of the man : " Prof. Carl Ven Weller came te town In the latter part of 1888 from Cincinnati, Ohie, where he was employed as an Instructor of music He wns here but a short II me until he erganlccd a choral society, and he was employed as the musical Instructor at a fair salary, which wns afterwards Increased. He was cm cm pleyed by the school beard as musical Instructor lit the schools, and te nil appear ances was doing well. He was of nervous temperament mid restless disposition, nnd seme persons thought him rather " queer." On Tuesday afternoon, June 4th, the pro fessor attempted sulcide at his room at the Tremunt house by taking morphine. He was discovered by Dr. 11. Mifflin, n mout meut her of the choral society, who Immediate ly attempted te restore the man. He was in a critical condition and en Monday morning of this week wns taken te St. Jeseph's hospital, Lancaster, accompanied by Dr. Mifflin and Rev. Merau. " A letter written by tlie professor te Dr. Mifflin bofero he committed suicide, in reforenco te tlie net, says that he took tlie poison with intent te kill. He wanted his body and effects te be taken charge of by the doctor. Ne reasons w cm given for tlie deed nnd no person wns blamed. The re mains will be taken care of hy tlie filends of the professor in this place " TWO XOUNOMAN FAMILIES. lfew Mnny Members or Them Wcre .Drowned Teriible Experiences. Geerge AV. Yeungmau relates te the Wlllliunspert Qatctle the story of' the less of the Yeungman dwellings and families at their woolen mills en Antes cieek. At 2 o'clock en Saturday morning, nimble te sleep en account of the storm, no nrose and went down te the creek with a lantern, calling te ills brother, who lives nearby, that thcre was danger of the dam breaking. He came out nnd wns of llke opinion. Mr. Yeuiigninu returned te his house, nnd round nil the family nnd guests up nnd dressed. " I told them I thought the dam had broken and that the water would recede in ftve minutes. While 1 was con versing with theui and assuring them that thore was no immediate danger, I passed through the sitting room and kitchen te leek te the safety of the barn and horses, and found from eight te ten feet or water passing between the house and the barn with tlie sti Illness of an avalanche. This showed me for the first tlme that we wero cut off from retreat te the mountain. " I had nil the family retire te the school room In the heuse Tlie water new began te dnsli against the heuse, and lleating trees, legs and ether rubbish began te break In the south end of the building. As the water rushed through the house, and as it was struck by lleating Umbers, it would tromble and cause consternation among the twelve Inmates. 1 endeavored te calm their fears by telling I hem that the dam had broken and that I momentarily ex pected the water te begin te fall. But in stead of receding it Increased 111 volume, and the floating trees and limber caine In greater mtnnllty and force than ever. " While they w ere ceullucd 111 this room I heard the kitchen and room overhead cut loose from the main building and float awny. I said nothing te alarm them, but In two niluules the wrch broke loose and floated off, and in less than llve minutes mere the parlor, hall and loom overhead cut loeso trem the main building and dis appeared in the madlv rushing waters. This left n building 111 which we were lin .nrlsniind nnlv 10 liv 32 feci In slre. with ..... .'.. .v r. v.r-.. two rooms, r many ine room semii 01 me ene In which tlie family and guests wcre collected breke away, leaving them in a sixteen-feet room en tlie north. "Bofero this I had bocenio convinced that we must nil be lest, nnd 1 notified my family nnd guests that they must prepare te save their lives. 1 said te the women, delf veur superfluous clothing, which they quickly 111(1. " Miss Phelps, the goverucss, heroically endeavored te calm their fears by declar ing that this heuse nnd family should net lie destroyed. They had carried w ith them into the room a large family Bible from the flooded room below. She turned te the 22d chapter of Isaiah and rend it aloud. Mrs. Yeungman turned te her and asked whether she had Just opened the Hilda at that place. She replied : "Ikncwwhore It was." "At this moment the room in which we w ere gave a lurch te the southward and leaned at an angle of almost, forty-flve degrees. Miss Phelps then went among the frightened friends and with her hands upraised and lier Jace beaming, as It ap pcared te me, with the radiance of the face of Jean of Arc, and declaring that she knew that this family would and should be certainly saved. I drew her te the win dow and pointed te the rushing torrent be neath and said: 'Miss Phelps, you have a great deal of faith, but when we drop Inte that seething cauldron we cannot llve a minute.' "She then reiterated the same declara tion with great emphasis and solemnity. By this tlme all were cognizant of their certain death. My daughter Mary cime te me and placing liernriiis about my neck, kissed mil and said : ' I'ajui, we w 111 all go te heaven together.' My w Ife w 1th her llt llt tle babe in her arms, approached and kissed me and said: 'Are you ready.' I replied, I am, w hen she said : ' I am glad.' Miss Phelps then said, pointing te my w ife, 1 knew what you are. I replied I knew what the whole) of you are! " The danger had new bocemo mere threatening, with the Heed still Increasing in velume. Miss Phelps new took the keys of her trunk from her Kicket, exincd it and seizing her jewels placed them en her fingers and Isjdy, remarking te the rest that tills was the hour te wear Jewelry 1 " Satisfied of our fale I tore my neck tle oil, threw oil my gum beets, rolled down my cellar and rolled up my sleeves. My wile looked at me with anguish depicted en her counte nance and frantically asked what 1 was doing. 1 informed her that I was going te be prepared te save their lives mid my own If Kssihlc. My little boy Reynolds did the same. "Twe minutes after Miss Phelps had placed her jewelry en her iorseii and we had made pr( juratien te battle with death, the east side or the room fell into the fierce torrent with a crash, and the twelve inmates were engulfed ! " We all stuck together iu the water. I was watching for the moment we would strike te grasp all I could and haul them onto the floating wreck. And looking around for them in the dim twilight or the break or day 1 saw but two, Reynolds ami Gardner. I kept watching for some of them te appear. The wreck proceeded In the torrent iu the direction or the crenmery Mjine600 feet below. Here 1 found Miss I'feuts and hauled her en the wreck In a drowning condition, I brushed the mud from her fan-e and shogasped ; "Goeigc, what will we def I replied that I told you before put only hepe of life was te catch en te some sccure tree or leap from the wreck when It struck the banks. "We wcre net two minutes in going half nmlle when we struck a sharp cttrve In the crock among a wreck of houses, which were rapidly moving. Just before this two long timbers struck the wreck ahead and It ran under the timbers. The current struck the timbers nnd ene struck me, which I pushed aside, The ether sheered from the wreck taking Miss Fronts, and Reynolds with it. Seizing mv niece, Emily Hull, I dragged her en the drift, dislocating lier arm In the effort. She and I wero new isolated en this drift until eleven o'clock Saturday morning." Of the nuinlHjr In the wrecked heuse the following w cre drew tied : Mrs. Tillin Yeungtiiiin, nged 38, and in fant, aged six weeks: Anna Mary Young Yeung man, aged 17; Ralph T. Yeungman, V', Phoebe Yeuiignintl, 0. The saved wcre Reynolds Yeungman, nged 13, nnd Gardner Yeungman, aged 10, Emily Hull, tMr. Yeumrmnu's nlccnl aired 11. Miss Eliza Phelps, the governess, nged 24, nnd Miss Maggie Pfouts, nged IW, w ere among the drowned. "I have lest everything," said Mr. Yeungman, "even tlie clothes 1 have en had te I i furnished me. I rnniiet go back te that dreadful place again !" William L. Yeunginnn, his brother, was found In an lnsenslble condition In the wreck. His heuse was destroyed, and his w Ife. Margaret H.,nged 35,niid two children, Waller R., and Emily, aged, respectively, 1) nnd 4. were lest. On tlie opposite slde of the creek the heuse or J. M, Ilariiian wns wrcckcunnd ene boy, Ray, nged 6 years, drowned. After this teriible avalanchu of water it wns Icarned that the dam did net break that It did net contribute te swel ling the waters any mera rapidly than the natural cause. Only a part of a dlit em bankment ga e way. It Is Mr. Young Yeung man's opinion that the surface w ntcr, which accumulated rapidly from the tremendous downpour, rushed through the goige In the mountain from Nlppenose Valley because It was the only outlet, and born death nnd desolation iu its course. Tlie theory is undoubtedly the correct ene, and the tor ter tor rlble Iers of llfe et the woolen mills will be a sad reminder for generations of the great calamity. What Dr. lai wmnii Says oftlie Dam. Dr. Jehn Lew man, who has lived in Johnstown for It years, and during that tlme has bocemo familiar with everything iu tlie neighborhood for 20 miles nlsiut, tells a reporter or the Vitblie I.atffcr that the dam, ns built by the state, was ene of the best of Its style or construction ; that I, a mud dam. When it breke the water caine from the base, and se gradually that no damage was dene. "When this dub," said he, "took possession of It and began Its construction they put In It con duits made of hemlock plank, putting stoue en these te keen them down. Then they lilted In hemlock brush and earth ueu that. The filing seemed outrageous te me, and I went te tlie manager of tlie Cambria Iren company, who held nil official position here, and Informed hlin or what I had discovered. I wes awnre or what was being done, because I wns iu tlie vicinity or tlie dnni very frequently, and perhaps for weeks at a tlme dally. I told him they wero constructing it hi such a wny as te make its breaking 'only a question of time, nnd requested him te cause te be issued a writ of Injunction restraining them from going en. I had no evidence that thore wns nn engineer about It or having any control of it. and my pur pur pur pose was te sce'llie thing In tlie hands of a Irst class cmrlueer. I wns unsuccessful. They w cut en with the w erk nnd get It up say ten or fifteen feet, when it Wavy rain caine, nilsed the water nnd carrleut etf. I saw tlie conduits floating down tlie stream. When they went at rebuilding the V shape place ngaln the construction was precisely of the same character of hemlock brush anil dirt. I went again te tlie manager of the Cambria Iren company and speke plainly of what seemed te me a violation of all'llie laws or ordinary safe construc tion. He expressed the opinion (hat I was an alarmist mid that there was no danger te be apprehended. He refused te net In the matter. 1 bcllove the reason for his re fusal was (hat he hail the fullest coulldeuco In the character of tlie men who wora-een-dueling the rebuilding mid thought they would liave Iho work done propel ly." THE ANNUAL MKKT1NG. entrui-H of the .Monumental ANseuln- tleu are Klcuted. The J jiuc.ihtcr County Monumental asso ciation, which has charge or the soldlers monument in Centre Square, met this afternoon at the ofllce or Mnj. A. C. llein- (Clll. The executive committee icistrted that their duties had been attended te and the monument and grounds were lu geed con dition. Some mention was made or huck sters using the pavement around the mon ument te sell their goods. Mayer Edgorley, who Is a member of the nsscsiatlnn, said that his police would prevent that tu tlie future. The treasurer leporled a balance of $172.51 cash en band and $1,000 Invested. The account was audited and found te be correct. Bills were presented for the care or monument, plants, plumbing, Ac., and they were ordered te be paid. Jehn B. Rlley was elected te take care of the monument en the same terms as heretofore. Tlie election of officers resulted as follews: President, I). P. Roscninll Rescninll Roscninll ler; vlce president, H. E. Wlsnerj secretary, II. It. Brencman ; treasurer, James II. Marshall ; solicitor, MaJ. A. C. ItcIiKclil; executive committee, Charles Denucs, Dlwnrd IMgorley and Henry Mullen. The enicurs Complain. The mayor has changed his tlme for morning hearings from 8 o'clock te 0:30, and tiia ixillcenieu are kicking, because they say llielr hours are toeloug,:ill the rest or the officers formerly reported at b in tlie morning. New the six day men and the six twelve hour men will report at 8, and the six tw only-four hour men at 0:30. Tlie officers say that after getting elf duty et 11.30 they have the holiest part of the tiny In which te sleep. Changed Hands. The sail IkmI Kangaroo, which ploughs the Conestoga, whenever there Is a geed wind, between Uraeff's tending and ether points, has been disescd or by Gcerge Krcluer. Commedore Ben Simmons lias purchased the craft and It will be re-rlgged Ter a great sail en next Friday afternoon. Many old sea dogs Intend going out te take a trip and In the evcnlng there will he a chicken and wallle supjicr al'the hotel. Going te Ihu-ope. Miss Manile Underwood, Wm. II. Hunter and wife, (Mrs. Hunter was for merly Alice Troyereflhlsclly), left ut 12:58 te-day for New Yerk. They sail for lanope en Saturday, and JPctcr Watt, of Watt it Miami, will be en the miiie M'sscl. (iose or Forty Ileui Devotion. The forty hours devotion at St. Mary's Catholic! church wcre closed en Tuesday evening. The attendance was very large. Every scat was occupied mid many wcre standing. In the precession Incident tethn clese of this devotion the sislalitles con nected with theiliurcli took part. Reunion of Ninth Cavalry. The annual reunion of the Ninth Penn sylvania Cavalry will he held at Mcthau lesburg, Cumberland county, te-morrow. Indications point te a large attendance. The members ofthe assisiatleii from liucaster and vicinity w III leave this city en the U:30 or 10:.Vuiierning train. A Cathedral Destroy!!, St. James' cathedral In Brooklyn, the old eld est church in tlie Catholic) dl(H.'OSO Of lOllg Island, was destroyed by fire en Tuesday night. It was struck by lightning during the severe thunder storm nlsiut 5:10 p. in., and the electricity igulttxl the l oef, The less Is $10,000. A DELAY OF A DAY Gen. Itnstluira te Begin Werk With Thousands of Laborers en Thursday-Military Take Up the Werk or PeJenien. Johnstown, June 12-The borough of Johnstown and surrounding towns are new under military rule. At 7 o'clock this morning Gen. Hastings took chnrge and soldiers were placed tin guard duty at all the commissary stations and morgues. A slight rain has been falling all morn ing nnd tlie city presents a most dismal ap pearance. Everything Is turmoil nnd con fusion nnd little or no work Is liclng done. Fer tlie llrst tlme since tlie work has com menced the men seemed fugged out and are net In a hurry te get te work. How ever all the men at the morgues nnd relief committees arc sllllnl work. Tlie sufferers were at Iho commissary stations as early ns usual this morning and steed around in the rain for soveial hours before they were served. They have the same distressed leek as they have had ever since the Heed, ami as the days roll by they de net seem te liven up any. In fact the people here, that Is, the residents, are Just commencing te realize felly the terrible ordeal nicy have gene through. Excitement has kept them up until new, but since this excitement has been dying out they nre new conscious of the situation, and If n number of suicides de net fellow, it will lie something remarkable Fer the first tlmosUice the calamity peeple art com mencing te talk of tlielr financial losses, and this scorns te worry them ns much ns anything else, nnd te say that n vast number of former merchants nre dis heartened is putting it mildly. On nil sides you will hear theso merchants ox ex clalni : " It Is no use j vv e will nover re cover from this, we have lest everything. " The Pittsburg wiiolesalo nicrehnnts who nre here tire trying te cetnf jrt thorn, nnd nre offering nil the old nicrehnnts seme very elegant Inducements te start up again. A circular lins been received by theso men from several Pittsburg merchants offering them nil the credit they want. All the laborers employed hy Beeth A Flynn nnd nil the volunteer and ether vvoiknien, were paid off' at the club heuse this morning by tlie flnnnce committee. Over four thousand nien surrounded the place and It was with considerable diffi culty that tliey were paid. A number of them forget their numbers nnd It caused nti end of trouble The pay roll iiltogcllier amounted te about $90,000. Gen. Hustings slates that tlie work of clearing nwny the debris iindordlieetlon of tlie state will commence In earnest to te to meirovv fnemlng. Jnmes McKulght, of Pittsburg, has been selected its ene of the contractors, nnd he will have two thousand men at work te-morrow morning. An Altoeua contractor and two ether con tractors from flic eastern end of tlie state hnve also been soleclcd te de work for the state. Tlie contractor sent here from Maryland by" Governer Beaver lias been left out lu the cold. He was te hnve three thousands men at work, but when he caine here he did net have n hun dred men and wanted te go Inte combina tion with James McKulght, but tlie latter refused nnil tlie Mnryland gentleuiaii went home a sadder but probably wlsce niaii. hcu.iilKns msrl.ACF, rei.lCKMKN. The eight hundred speclnl policemen em em nleved here bv the sheriff wero discharged this morning and the soldlers put In their places. Tills will cause considerable satis satis ructien te almost everyone, ns the isillce always had orders that conflicted with the orders of Gen. Hastings and thore wns no end of treuble iu getting through the Hues. General Hastings gave orders te the soldiers te permlt nil persons wear ing press badges te go any place they wished and consequently the nowpaper men are happy. The registers who have been milking lioiise-to-hoiifo canvass will be ready te rewrt this evening te Cel. Rogers, w he lias charge of the bureau of registration. After this a secend canvass will be made te verify the first, and ns this will take ever a week thore will be no cor rect list of Iho living until that time, This register will be official, and Is being made for legal purposes as well as general Infor mation. Gen. Hastings In'.nu interview this morn ing said : " I have new taken charge of this work, and it will be work In earnest and net en paper. Tlme for red tape foolishness is past, and I Intend te push this work te a finish, no matter who it pleases or dis penses. I have been placed lu such a pesl tleu that I can proceed expeditiously, nnd I pioisise te de It. Yeu can hear lets cf criticism, but we will net listen te anything of that kind, I am about tired of nil this tomfoolery, and what we want here Is business men te work uu buslntss prin ciples. 1 have detailed soldiers every place I possibly could, and Intend te get all the work tint of them that Is iiosslble. The state has te Kiy for the work, and If It Is In my IKivver I Intend te see that It Is dene ns it should be. Te-day we will de little or nothing. This Is of course en account of the changing of the rule and wet weather. By te-morrow we will Iw et work iu earn est, and at least tlirce thousand men will be employed. One thousand workmen leave New Yerk this afternoon, and at least 600 will be sent from Pittsburg. I have given Iho oinpleymoiit of these men into the hands of four contractors and will held them responsible. I have no idea hew long it will take te clean up the place, but I am afraid thcre &ill be very little of the governor's million after the work is dene." lew bodies were recovered tins morn ing owing te the chaotic condition of af fairs pending the transfer of authority. Al though jKisters are conspicuously displayed ubeut calling for men at one dollar and a half u tlay te continue work en the ruins, thore are about 130 men working and theso lu a dilatory, half-hearted manner. Four bodles wcre taken te the First ward morgue, none or which wcre ldcntllled,uiid but ene at the Fourth ward morgue. At the Kernsville and First Presbyterian church morgues nothing was dene. Threo Ixsllcs wcre seen In the ruins near where the rink lies a wreck, but there was no effort made te get them out. The laborers almost unanimously refuse te haudle the bodies when dlstsivered, and the men at the morgues tire obliged te go after them. Te this thore is much objection. The undeitakcrs at the two school heuse morgues are serving gratuitously and refuse i-eiuiieusatlnu. They will re main until Gen. Hastings makes arrange ments te rellove them. The Isxly washers will be paid te-day. The Ann V. Wltiner Heme. The lady malingers of the Ann C. Wlt iner lioine'hclil a meeting yesterday after noon at the proiieily recently purchased en Columbia avenue. They decided te make a uuiulier of changes te improve the heuse for the purose for which It Is In tended. By October 1st it will lie opened ler the admission of people. Chained With Maintaining n Nuisance. A. C. White, who lias n fish and produce stand en West Ktng street, has been sued bofeiu Alderman llershey, by Jatsib Frey, for maintaining a nuisance. Tlie latter allegcs4h.it White throws dead crabs and ether offal Inte the sew er near his (Prey's) heuse which causes u slouch that Is very offensive. Ball has byvu entered for u hearing. MAM PERSONS KILLED. I METHODIST EriRSlO. .ARTT MEET A TERRIBLE DIMMER IX IRELAM. The Train Wrecks and Over naira Hun dred are Killed The Tragedy Occurs Near Armagh, County Down. Dltmn, June 12. An excursion party from Armagh was wrecked this morning near that place. A number of persona were killed and in jured. The train contained 1,200 persons, composed ofthe Methodist Snnday school scholars, their teachers and relatives. They were going en nn excursion te Warren Point. The latest report front Armagh says that fifty children were killed. Further dispatches from Armagh show that the accident was far mere serious thai! at llrst reported. Seventy bodies have been taken front the wreck, and there are ether burled muter the debris. Warren Point, the place where a party was bound, is a watering place at the mouth of Newry river, lu County Down. Over a hundred passengers were Injured. Hcnttle Rapidly Ilceverlnff. Hkattlk, W. T., June 12. The work or clearing away in the burned district began yesterday In earnest. All contents of vaults or various batiks have been found ie be I u perfect erder. Telegraph, tele phone nnd olectrle light wires are being rapidly replaced. The tolephono system will be In operation In a few days and the electric light lu a row weeks. Tlie water works are already In opera tion. Business houses are finding loca tions In tents and temporary struc tures. The schools have started up ngaln and nearly all chiirches held aor aer vlccs as usual en Sunday. The dally news papers are all issuing as iisusk Offers of aid continue te pour In, together with much mnnnv anil morn previsions. Ne statement oflessoscan be made mera accurate than that already given. The less Is placed at $16,000,000, and this, It Is believed, will be a geed estimate The contribution of cash new aggregate $30,800. JudKO Shepard Acts Promptly. ( CniCAOO, June 12. A speclnl grand'Jury te deal with the Crenln-en-sb. was Impan elled this morning In Judge Bheinrd'a court. In addressing the Jury Jndgo8hop Jndge8hop Jndgo8hep nrd said that he expectedu full, exhaustive and Impartial Investigation of Iho murder of Dr. Crenlu. The entire resource" of the county, lie said, wcre nt the disposal of the Jury and witnesses who would net twtlfy should be made de se. The grand Jury In Its possession the power te de se. Thern are only two Irishmen en lht panel W. J. Quan Biid Jehn O'Neill Mr. Quan is the well-known wholesnle grocer and Mr. O'NeIll is the ex-county commis sioner. After being charged by Judges Shepard as te their dutles iu tlie special oc casion for which they wero called, they re hired at ence te the grand Jury room and onterod en the consideration of the case. Alexander Sullivan declined te see any callers at Jail this morning, except hla law partners. None of, the herde or curi osity seekers who en ene pretext or another gained admittance Ie the cage were nble even te get a glimpse of him, he quletly foiling all such efforts by rcmauv leg id the far eud or tils roll. It wes ropertod this morning that Sulli van's friends would make application te court te have him admitted te ball en the ground that tht.re Is no evidence against the prisoner which would warrant the court In refusing bull. Opposing Carneglu'M Scale. Ptrrsnune, June 12. At this morning' session of the Amalgamated Associa tion of Iren anil Hlcel Workers a communication was recolved from the Homestoad steel works empleyes ob jecting te Carncgle's scale. Tlie matter wa referred te the scale committee It is stated that there will be se much dlfferonce be tween Curncgle's scale and the one adopted by the Amalgamated Association that a sottlemcnt will Iw Impossible and a lockout may result. New Postmasters. Wahiunuten, June 12. Fourth-class iMistmasterH wero appointed as fol fel lows In Pennsylvania: Jonathan Spayd, JjS&rsouvllle ; D. K. Merrow, r-ast jiaiicn vhuii , ."""" " i - bethvllle ; J. F. Kissinger, Rlchlaud BU BU tlen. Twe Men HsiiBed. New Oiu.kans, June 12. Sylvester Clark and Harrison Blackburn, colored, wero hanged at Aberdeen, Miss., yesterday for the murder of Captain Pat Hamilton In that city In December last. It Is estimated that from 7,000 te 6,000 persons wltucssed the execution. Mr. llrlce Klocted. Nkvv Yejik, June 12. The national Democratic committeo met nt the Fifth Avcnue hotel te-day and elected Calvin S. Brlce, of Ohie, chairman. Win. L. Scott ropresonted Pennsylvania nt the meeting. A Town Burning. Maiihiiauievvn, Iowa, June 12. A big ft re Is In progress at G rtiinoll.the town made famous a few years age by a cyclone dis aster Aid from this city has Just been re quested by telegraph. A strong wmu is blowing. WF.ATJIKR FORECASTS. Wasimnotex. I). C. Junej'i Rain; stationary tempcratnrej south- 1 wosterly winds. Jlofero Aldermuu Hulbach. BenJamln F. Wiggins has brought suit against Jehn Kelly und E. II. Trlssler, charging them with fast driving in the city limits. Tlie alleged oll'eiise occurred last February. Ball has been entered for a hearing. , ... . J. II. Illttonheiiso sued Samuel Edward for assault und battery en his son, but the case was settled. Twe or a Kind. "Scabby" Smith, a Welsh Mountain diameter, who lias been In jail as often as any man In tlie county, was arrested by Constables Merringer and Shaub, white howling drunk en Mld Mld dle street this afternoon. Alderman A. F. Dennelly w til dispose of him. Al. Miller, a companion picture te Smith, was also ar rested lu the same section and Is new slug lug patriotic songs In the station heuse. He Get Twenty Days. Jeseph M vers was drunk en the streets yesterday, "and was arrosted by Con stable Ehrinan. He was locket up in the station house, where he amused himself by breaking tlie water closet. Alderman Dcen gave him twenty days this iiierulng. Cut Ills Hand Hndfy. JohnTrest, who Is employed at Charles Haberbush's saddler shop, cut & thrce Inches In length In ene of Ids hand, yesterday vv hlle cutting leather. Killed Ily HI stepson. At Palteu, Georgia, tm J'Avhta Field state beitaterM as shot dead by in, BtCpsor,lHiinls,rayier,wholuh M tempting te chastise, , ffl 1 ts Ej 31 1L.1 1 it i A- ;r:---HJffW $ri&& u t ..- .- , -e S-:.?- -.tfci. ?? & i.y j"J! V? ii4fB3imi&&&f:
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