?i?'
false work buckled down stream and every
thing went (Sown into a heap as quickly as
a stone let fall trom the top of the worts.
Wilkerson saved many live of the
wounded, then went to diving for the dead.
The first dead man he got wax James J.
Johnson, of Havre de Grace, Maryland.
This man had a brother injured at Canova,
"W. Ya., who has become insane from his
injuries received while working for the
Baird Brothers. He had sued the Baird
Brothers for 510.000 and was here on the
bridge looking up testimony among the
men engaged on these works.
The Hero Continue. His Work.
The next man Wilkerson recovered by
diving was Andrew Baird, one of the con
tractors, who arrived here only this morn
ing and was on the bridge with his brother,
Bobert, inspecting the work. He intended
to go away to-night. Bobert has been here
all alone, superintending the work. These
Baird Brothers, by the way, were engaged
on the great bridge at Memphis, and have
had much experience in bridge building.
AVilkerson, after telling his story started for
the river, saving: "I am going to keep on
diving," and at sunset he was zealously
keeping his word.
There is one point on which all testimony
agrees, and that is that the fall was in the
t inkling of an eye, with no warning. A
point on which there is no testimony is
what caused the false work to give way.
There are conjectures that the piling was
x not driven deeply enough in the bottom of
the river. But the structure did not sink;
it snapped. " One thing is clear. It was not
strong enough, though it looked to be so.
The houses of the wounded are scattered
all over the three cities of Cincinnati,
Covington and Xewport, and surgical at
tendance was prompt, efficient and amply
sufficient.
Ttie Death Boll Includes a PltUburzer.
There were CS persons on and about the
bridge when it lelL The following is a re
vised list of the" killed, injured and miss
ing. The dead are:
AXDRCW BAIRD. rittsbur.
KOBERT BAIRD. Newport. Ky.
C, I). CHAUP01X EMPLE. Boston.
THOMAS DOWN. Wheeling
AN UNKNOWN, about 40 Tears old.
J. R. ROBT. Radford Cltr. Va.
WILLIAM ROBV, brother of J. K.
ELMER BARBER, Cincinnati.
WILLIAM ALOIS Ohio.
C. W. PAFENH ACH. Wheeling. .
DICK GORMAN. Dolphin, I'a.
JOHN AD MIS. Cincinnati.
FKaNKADOIS, Cincinnati.
UIIAUL SGRESH AM. Covington.
EDWARD NDLLIVAN. l.ndlow. Ky.
JAM.T HNSOX. Havre d Grace, MO.
DENNIS HARLOW, larkersburR.
E.-A. NOLAN. Erie.
CHARLEb STALL. Ironton. O.
CHARLES TTRF, Mitchell. Ind.
"tt ILMAM UUKTO.N. Pendleton. Ky.
PATRICK MURRAY, Greenbrier, W.Va.
Th List of the Injured.
D AX BRCfKLitT, a lean old. Hill station, O. :
badly Injured Internally and about the bead and
Iejr.
Bruce Thomas, Indianapolis: bead cnt and right
ankle sprained.
Joe aklixg. Newport, Ky.; bead, arms and
shonldcrs cut.
A Germax nicknamed "Shy Hooka," name un
knot n : head cut and right arm dislocated.
Charles H. Wilkerson. Louisville, slightly
bruised on shoulders.
Ben Arnold. NIcholiTllle. Ky.. shoulder dis
located and bead cut.
T. Murray. Newport, head cutand ear mangled.
William Thomas, Xenla. bruised slightly.
Johv 1-hu.lip. Newport, left leg broken In
three places below the knee, head cut and terrible
Internal lnluries: til'l die.
A white man known as Rabbit" Helnlger; left
arm fractured and body bruised.
C H. Fetters. Ironton: left ankle broken; flesU
of lght leg torn away at calf.
A. Thom vs. head cut.
J. P. LTN-CH. colored: Internally Injured and leg
broken.
F. I.rRKLEY. bruised and cut.
ILLIAii ilsox. Inspector of works; bruised
and cut about head.
Harrt Osborx. London: skull crashed: will die.
ravk allace: injured about body.
Tiiouas Lavix. Covfngton; bead badly cut and
shoulders dislocated.
Menrt Kramer. N'cwriort: head cut.
Da v iiimilft. Frepon: face and back cut,
. H. 1IE1L. Sntrers and back hurt.
Tiiouas KRtrSE, cut about the head.
The missing are:
Martix Luther, LaGrangem.Kv.: Frank Mur
kat. Newport, head carpenter: George Buroe.
Coilneton: W. Burtov. Winchester. Ky.:
Ired ISuaxt, Cincinnati, and Dick Adams,
Cincinnati
Those who came out of the wreck unin
jured, as nearly as could be learned, were:
Murray Bairden and James Caldwell. Others
went to their homes and could not be traced.
WILLIAM BAIRD'S STATEMENT.
Be Cannot Understand the Cause of the
Covington Accident They Located Here
Ticca use Flttsbqrc Is 1b Leading Jlanu
fnt'urlnjr Cltr of the Country.
"William Baird was seen at his home on
Xegley avenue last evening just as he was
about to depart for the scene of the disaster.
Up was greatly affected by the sad intelli
gence which had informed him of the death
of his two brothers, but talked freely. An
drew Baird was his business partner, and
Bobert was a superintendent in their em
ploy. Both were Canadians originally, but
lor a number of years have been living tem
porarily in various cities where the firm has
been building bridges.
Andrew Baird has been living at Point
Pleasant, "W. Va., dividing his time be
tween the two bridges the firm was con
structing at Wheeling and that at Coving
ton. Prior to that time he had been two
years at Memphis, where a bridge was put
tip by the firm. He leaves a wife and two
children and was 42 years of age. He was
in this city ten days ago and must have just
reached the Covington bridge a few hours
belore the disaster, as he lelt here for Chi
cago and his business there must hare kept
him until Tuesday night
Robert Balrd'a Bercavpd Family.
Bobert was 40 years old and leaves a wife
and three children. He has been living at
Wheeling where he superintended the
erection of two bridges.
The firm has its headquarters in this city
at Home and Valley streets. They have no
works, are simply a construction company
andsav they located .in this citv, because ft
is the best in the countrv for their branch
of business and the leading manufacturing.
city on the continent
I cannot imagine what caused the acci
dent," said William Baird last night "I
received word by telegraph last Saturday
night that the w'ork wa progressing in a
most satistactory manner and that the river
span would be in position and practically
finished this evening. No special haste
was necessary in the work as our contract
allowed us until the middle of July to finish
it We could have finished easily, I think,
by July 1.
"As to the false work giving way I can
not offer any explanation because I am not
acquainted with the particulars any more
than the papers have given. But the tim
bers used for the false work were the best
kind possible to obtain.
It Bad Stood a ITeavler Strain.
"It was the best grade of yellow pine, 12
inches square, and had been used a short
time belore in the construction of the new
railroad bridge over the Ohio river at
Kenova,0., a innch heavier bridge than this.
This bridge span only weighed 275 tons, but
with the same kind of timber we built the
false work under the Memphis bridge, one
span of which weighed 2,700 tons. We
have built many bridges, including the new
London bridge over the Thames, the Hud
son river bridge at J'oughkeepsie, and we
have built more bridges over the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers than all other firms com
bined. Our men were all experienced and
I can't believe the accident was the result
of any carelessness, but it may hare been
caused bv high water or drifting.
"I can't believe the figures given as to I
the loss of lite. Un a small contract of that
kind there should not have been over 30
men at work unless they hajl called out the
yard men, but even then there would not be
more than SO. The structure was not a rail
road bridge, only a thoroughfare or traffic
bridge, and why, after getting along with
so many large ones without accident, we
should have such a terrible affair as this I
cannot understand."
German Lutherans Convene.
The annual conference of the Ohio dis
trict of the German Lutheran Church com
menced in the German Lutheran Church at
Sharpsburg last evening, and will last over
a week. Only the ordinary run of business
is expected, unless something new is
brought forward. The time last evening
was taken up receiving credentials.
WILLN0TACCEPT1T.
This Statement Is Made by
One of the "Wage Commit
tee Concerning the
GEEAT SEDUCTIONS MADE
By the Manufacturers in the
Iron and Steel Scale.
New
A DECREASE OP 20 TO 40 PERCENT:
Tonnsstown .Manufacturers Will Meet the.
Committee To-Day.
BOD MILL MEK REDUCFD 10 PEE CENT
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, accord
ing to agreement, the Conference Committee
of the Amalgamated Association ot Iron
and Steel Workers and the committee rep
resenting the manufacturers met in room
If a 701, Ferguson blocs. 2Jo time was lost
in preliminary arrangements. Both scales
were immediately submitted for inspection,
and after the session had convened for about
an hour it was promptly adjourned.
The scale of the Amalgamated Associa
tion shows but few changes over the one
now in use, while the scale of the manufac
turers makes a reduction of trom 20 to 42
per cent in the wages of the various work
men employed in the mills. This morning
at 9 o'clock ttfe manufacturers' scale will be
presented to the delegates of the Amalga
mated Association in session at Forbes
Street Turner Hall for inspection, but that
it will not be accepted is more than proba
ble. One of the Wage Committee said last
evening: "I have just completed an exam
ination of the manufacturers' scale and find
that the reduction in prices is something
enormous. That the delegates will not even
consider the propositions embodied in it is
positive."
In making a comparison of both scales
the first noticeable change is in the boiling
of iron. The base rate of the Amalgamated
Association is (5 50, while the correspond
ing rate of the manufacturers is 54 50. In
the foot notes there is also a great change
in. the eighth clause. This reads: "For
half wrought iron turnings and half cast
iron swarth worked on cinder bottom the
price to be 50 cents per ton below the
straight price paid for boiling." According
to the association's scale this would be f3.
The manufacturers reduce this to $3 50. In
the boiling department the reading of the
fourteenth clause in the association's scale
is somewhat changed. It is now as follows:
"Where pot metal or stove plate is worked
alone or mixed 50 cents per ton extra shall
be paid."
Only One Change on Muck Mills.
The association has only made one change
in the muck or puddle mill department
This occurs in the third clause and the
word heavy has been inserted, making it
read as follows: "Busheling heavy scrap
and wrought iron turnings on sand bottom
to be 30 cents per ton above the current
price for piles on boards." In this department
the manufacturers have changed the base
rate from $2 00 to $1 60. In the manufac
turers' scale knobbling has been overlooked,
so that the association does not know
whether there will be any change in that de;
partment or not The present price paid'
for heating slabs and shingling is 75 cents'
per thousand. Here the manufacturers
have made a cut of 33 per cent, making
the new price 50 cents. In bar and nail
plate mills the price has been decreased by
the manufacturers from 70 cents to 50 cents,
or about 23 per cent In this department
ocenrs the greatest change of 42 per cent
In the manufacture of groove skelp the
roller is reduced by the manufacturers from
70 to 43 cents, and the heater from 70 to 46.
cents.
The Amalgamated Association's scale
reads that for rolling guide, ten-inch, hoop
and cotton tie iron the price paid shall be
$1 45. Hits the manufacturers reduce to
$1 09, with a corresponding reduction
throughout the entire department The
present scale of the Amalgamated Asso
ciation reads that in "angles" the roller is
to receive 51 60 for size IX 3-16, the
heater 80c and the rougher and catcher
each 40c. The new scale, however, changes
the price ot the roller to 1 50, the heater
75 and the rougher and catcher each 37
cents. The scale of the manufacturers,
in this department, however, demands a re
duction of 25 per cent If these prices in
the manufacturers' scale are correct in the
hoop and cotton tie mills there has been a"
reduction of from 30 to 40 per cent
Increased the Bay's Work.
In the second clause of the foot notes
under this department the Amalgamated
Association has changed the reading so that
a three-turn mill is now provided for, en
abling the manufacturer to increase the out
put to 1,230 bundles of cotton ties, while
last year only 820 bundles were as much as
could be turned out in a day's work.'
In the same clause there is a paragraph
which reads: "For mills working douDle
turn 475 bundles shall constitute a day's
work every day in the week except Satur
day, and for Saturday 400 bundles shall
constitute a day's work." This Is a change
over the present scale, in which 410 bundles
constitute a day's work and 325 bundles on
Saturday. In the guide and ten-inch scale
the manufacturers have cut all the foot
notes out, leaving the Amalgamated
Association to suppose that a cor
responding reduction also occurs in
the different shapes dealt with there.
In the plate and bank mills, according to
the manufacturers' scale, the roller is re
duced trom 72 to 50 cents, and the heater
from 80 to 58 cents. In the foot notes the
manufacturers have cut off extras on the 10
to 17 gauge, and they also state that where
a greater product is made prices are still to
be reduced. In the manufacturers' scale
nothing is mentioned of rolling pipe iron or
sheet and jobbing. In roughing and catch
ing on sheet and jobbing mills the scale of
the Amalgamated Association has been
changed so that where a mill averages
under 2,250 it is classed as a small mill, but
when it averages over this amount it is
to be classed as a large mill.
On the small mills day laborers
are to receive ?2 25, while on the large
mills the wages are $2 60. In the above
department the manufacturers have also
leit the Amalgamated Association in the
dark, as they have not even mentioned any
thing about roughing and 'catching on sheet
and jobbing mills.
Iron 'Workers' Wage Cut In Two.
In the structural mills the manufacturers
have reduced the heater from 70 to 46 cents,
the roller from 70 to 43 cents, the catcher
from 43 to 33 cents, and a corresponding
reduction of 38 per cent with the balance
of the workmen in this department The
manufacturers' scale does not touch upon
scrap or top and bottom mills, large uni
versal mill, continuous train, wire rod
mills, journeymen roll turners and spike
and nail cutting, but the Amalgamated
Association makes some little changes from
last year's scale. In wire rod mills thev
cut Tolling down from 45 cents to 30, but
THE PrTTSBTJRGr
the wages oT the (-rest of the workmen re
main the same. J 'a journeymen roll trim
mers tne word v t has been substituted for
ten in clause j
,, making a day's work
nrs, and in elause two
ken the place of three
es, to constitute a half
) regular nine. Under
a clause marked No.
te foot notes. It reads
lils are made lighter
ii the scale the price
constitute 'nirf
three hours
hours and 20
day's work afti
nail cutting pi
2 has been add!
as follows: "Wj
man common si
hall be adranca
roportion
How the YonrJ
manufacturers will
(if the Amalgamated
yet positively
Conference Com-
anization meet the
receive the new '
Association is.
known. Howev?
mittee of the lattrt
Youngstown people)
xoungstown peopiev lay, wnen tne re
spective scales ot boW sides will be sub
mitted. The tin house seale of the Amal
gamated Association practically remains
the same as last year. The sheet and tin
rjlate men will be met to-morrow, when
again the respective scale! ot each commit
tee will be presented (or inspection.
Fnddlera Are Prepared to Flchr.
In a conversation with several delegates
after the Conference Committee meeting in
the Ferguson block yesterday the informa
tion was gleaned that any reduction on the
puddlers' rate would not be tolerated. A
puddler in the crowd said: "When every
thing is settled between the manufacturers
and the Amalgamated Association the
wages of the puddlers will be about
the same as in the past year. In
this t department 2,500 pounds ' of
pig metal are turned out every day
at each furnace for which the workmen
receive 6 14, In the winter this money is
divided between two men, and in the sum
mer, when an extra hand is generally em
cloyed at each furnace, the amount received
by the men is much smaller. Therefore, it
can readily be seen that if there is any re
duction in this department the puddlers
will not be able to make even living wages.
If a reduction does finally occur the men
affected will no doubt be the rollers and
finishers, and, although their work is very
hard and they are subject to constant
danger, they can better afford a decrease in
their salaries than the puddlers."
Manager D. B. Oliver, of the Oliver Iron
and Steel Company, when asked in reference
to yesterday's meeting, said: "The session
was an amicable one. I cannot give any
details because the situation has now reached
such a stage that it is better not to say any
thing. However, the Conference Com
mittee of the Amalgamated Association
have our scale in their possession and will
report to us when they have given it proper
consideration."
When informed of what the puddlers had
said in reference to the reduction in the
wages of the rollers and finishers, Mr.
Oliver intimated that as far as he 'knew
there would have been no decrease in the
pay ot the puddler if the rollers and finish
ers had been willing to work for less, and
he added: "Yes, it is very true that some
ot the workmen engaged upon the rolls and
in the finishing department 'draw very
large salaries and they could afford to stand
a reduction, but such a statement would
have more weight coming from a puddler
than it would from me."
YPnres to Be Cut Ten rVr Cent.
The manufacturers of wire rods met at
the Monongabela House yesterday and de
cided that the wages of their employes
should be reduced at least 10 per cent. H.
S. Smith, Superintendent of the Illinois
Steel Mill, presided. It didn't take the
makers long to come to this conclusion.
They complained that business is dull, and
that the reduction is necessary. One of the
manufacturers stated that his head roller
had made $15,000 last year, and he thought
he could stand the cut without feeling it
very much.
"Hill Stove to Woods' Bun.
The Standard Manufacturing Company
has just concluded the pnrchase of a large
tract of land in Woods' Bun. The property
is situated near the works of Biter & Con
ley, and formerly part of the Scheley
estate, but of late years has belonged to the
Cass heirs of New York. The property has
been occupied by dwellings, and all the ten
ants have been notified to vacate. The pur
chase price was 5100,000.
The Pipe Trade Badly Depressed.
The wrought iron pipe manufacturers
held their monthly meeting at the Monon
gahela House yesterday. Trade has been
very dnll for nearly a year, and the situa
tion has not improved. " The manufacturers
were at a loss to account for the continued
depression. Present prices were reaffirmed.
DE. BAHKIS ABBESTED.
John McClure Enters Suit Against Him
for Assault and Battery.
There will be a hearing in a sensational
suit before Alderman McMasters next Mon
day. Yesterday, Dr. W. D. Bankin, of
Sandusky street, Allegheny, was arrested on
a charge of aggravated assault and battery
and pointing fire arms. The information is
made by John G. McClure, a stairbuilder,
who makes a curious charge against the
uhysician.
McClure says that about a week ago he
traced his wife and Dr. Bankin to the East
End. He went to the plaee and asked for
Mrs. McClure. Dr. Bankin came to the
door, and he and McClure got into trouble,
during which, it is claimed, Dr. Bankin
struck his antagonist on the head with a
blunt instrument and threatened to shoot
him.
McClure is the gentleman whose wife
sued him some time ago for divorce on the
grounds of abuse and unfaithfulness. The
suit ended in favor of the defendant Dr.
Bankin, it will be remembered, had trouble
with his own wife a few years ago, and
both played a part in a sensation at the
Central Hotel.
A TBIFLE STP-EBSTITIOTS.
Delegate Fleming Mil lac to Pay to Keep
Bad Lack Away.
Secretary Harrity yesterday telegraphed
George Fleming that it would be necessary
to add another car to the great Cleveland
train which will carry the Pennsylvania
delegates to the Chicago Convention. The
additional car will make a train of ten
sleepers leaving Philadelphia. Mr.
Fleming intended adding three cars
to the train when it reached
Pittsbure which would make a train of 13
cars. "I have ordered an additional car to
my order," Mr. Fleming said last night
"Thirteen is an unlucky number and I
would rather spend the extra $120 a day
during the trip than have our party carry
bad luck to tne convention. It will be a
"train ot 14 cars."
VICTIHS OF THE TOSBID SUH.
One Death and One Prostration Chronicled
to Swell the Heat Fatality 1.1st.
Yesterday's heat had several serious
effects, the victim in one instance dying,
and the other being in a dangerous condi
tion. Bichard Carnnon, an employe of the
Dougherty & Morrison Boiler Works, was
overcome by the heat and died at 3:30
o'clock at ttie Homeopathic Hospital.
George Taylor, while grading a lot on
Penn avenue, near Homewood, was over
come by the excessive heat, and now lies in
aprecarious condition.
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DISPATCH. THURSDAY,
A HOPELESS BEING.
The Awfnl Fate to Which a Young
Alleghenian Is Doomed.
MUST LITE IN EXILE TILL DEATH.
Bis Terrible Malformation Senders Dim
Too Frightful to Be Seen.
HIS PACE LIKE UNTO THAT OP A HOG
Buried in the very heart of a throbbing
business city as completely as though with
out the pale of civilization, ostracized from
men of every' class and condition, an object
of terror to children, and doomed beyond
tbe hope of salvation to so exist until the
spark of life has left the body, is the awful
fate of Leonard Stegman, of No. 11 High
street, Allegheny.
The pathetic story ot the young man's
exile was told to a Dispatch man yester
day, and a visit to the battered old house at
the number given proved the state, to be
too awfnl for exaggeration. A frightful
malformation of nature and the terrible
ravages of rheumatism have so completely
changed the appearance of the poor unfort
unate' that nearly all traces of humanity
have been eliminated and he more resem
bles a beast than a son of man.
The domicile of this strange being, which
he touchingly calls his home, sets some
distance back from the rough, hilly street a
few steps from California avenue. It has
withstood the ravages of the elements for so
long that the paint is but noticeable in
patches and the boarders are warped and
old. A crazy looking porch, -worn and sadly
out ot balance extends from the yellow.
'clayey ground to the green old shutters that
are belore the two small windows in tne
vonng man's rooms. To the right of the
house leads a rocky path up a steep Incline
to the rear where it meets the door of the
second story, the home of Mrs. Stegman and
her unfortunate son.
Home of This Social Exilr.
Prom this, the only entrance, extend
threo rooms, all scrupulously clean, but
furnished so scantily and poorly that any
questions regarding the finances of the
family are entirely unnecessary. A sweet
faced old German woman, past "the prime of
life, met The Dispatch man and led the
way into the hot, close room wherein the
doubly afflicted being continually remains.
"Do not be friehtened," said the old
lady as though custom had made the words
familiar to her tongue, "he is only de
formed in looks."
As the reporter entered the darkened
room, the man, a small being which the
semi-gloom rendered almost shapeless,
raised his head and peered about him with
a strange expression upon his face.
"I am so glad you have come," he said,
quickly, as he extended his hand. "Who
are you? I am so glad when any one comes
to see me. You are not afraid of me, are
you?" His voice was soft and womanly,
and he talked in the most pathetic" tones.
Without awaiting an answer he continued
asking about the world, the people,
and how it felt to be running
around all of the time. "You see," he
continued, "I can read of 'all these things
and can think of them, but I can never see
them." And a sob choked him for a mo
ment "Tell me about the parks," he went
on a moment later, "I always love to hear
of the parks; they must be so beautiful in
summer time; and the people who can go in
them must be so happy. And tell me ot the
people who can have flowers and ride in
streetcars that mnst all be so pleasing."
And so he talked on like some child curious
to learn ot all things that have been
talked of. '.
Longed to Look at the Outside WorTd.
He turned to the closed blinds after lis
'tening eagerly for ashort time, and throw
ing one of them 'open, pointed to the hot,
dnsty street, where an occasional car sped
by and then beyond to the ugly uninteresting
railroad yards of the Ft Wayne road. Not
a blade of glass, not a tree or any small bit
of shrubbery met the eye. All was bare,
dustv and hot "I have all of this to look
at," said he, "but sometimes I get tired and
wish for something else, but I guess I'll
never get to see it," and he sighed sadly.
His face is shaped so horribly as to be
almost loathsome. It resembles that of a
hog, having the tiny black eye set far into
his head, with, the flesh ot a dark tinqe
hanging loosely about it The nose is
broad and 'extends across the entire hairy
face, while the mouth is only visible by
looking from beneath. The teeth are
normal, but they and his right
eye are the only natural features of his en
tire face. Hrs ears are like tbose of the
same animal being pointed and of great
length. His form is like that of a child of
but 10 years of age. The arms and legs are
scarce more than bones covered with skin
and in size are no larger than a small wrist
His back bears a great hump and his chest
likewise protrudes far from his body. He
is unable to stand, and only moves about by
someone carrying him or by his rolling
from place to place.
".For five long years have I remained in
this room." said he, after his curiosity had
been somewhat appeased. "I have been
waiting for one thing, and it seems that it
will never come."
"And that is?" asked The Dispatch
man.
"Yes, that is death," replied "the un
fortunate, anticipating the query, and in his
ordinary tone, as though the remark had
frequently been exnresied before. "It must
be pleasant to be dead, as nothing is
pleasant here, although dear mother is so
good and does all she cm for me," and he
tenderly caressed the thin, wrinkled hand
of the old lady beside him.
Plaintive Hope of the Unfortunate.
"They tell me I will be like everyone
else when I am dead and that those whom I
meet will not be afraid of me, and that alone
will be pleasant" Then he continued in
the same sad tone and told how he had been
born 25 years ago, with his face in the same
awfnl shape it has been ever since. He re
lated the experience of his early boyhood,
how the children would not play with him
and ran screaming to their mothers because
he "was so ugly." Then how he grew up
in the same way, always an unwanted com
panion to everyone, and of the
dread attack of rheumatism that
warned and drew his body into the frichtful
shape it is and of the hour, days, weeks
and months of terrible suffering and how
the hope that was once in bis breast had
been extinguished by the physicians telling
him that he could never be cured, as his
system was too delicate to withstand the
treatment
His lite story was simply told and was
far more pitiful on that account His fate
is more awful than was that ot the victims
of the horrible comprachicoes who made
swynplaines for English royalty, for his
life is utterly hopeless. He prays for
death.
HUGHES' DIAMOND DISCOVERED.
Lou Wa'.tera Claims It Was Given Her as
Security for a Loan.
The whereabouts of the diamond that was
missing from "Sparrow" Hughes' body
when It was found in the 'river was ex
plained to the police yesterday by Lou
Walters, the woman with whom he had
been associated. She stated that he had
borrowed some money from her and gave
her the jewel as security. It is now in her
possession. It is not y$t known whether
Hughes jumped- or was pushed into the
river, statements on that point conflicting
greatly, but it will probably be developed
at the Coroner's inquest to-morrow.
The funeral of the deceased yesterday was
affecting. Among those who attended was
his sister, a nun at the Sister ot Mary Con
Tent at Latrobe. Her grief was pitiful and
excited the deepest sympathy of all wit
nesses. His mother and smaller sister
were also deeply 'affected during the services.
JUNE , 16, 1R92.
FIRE IN A TIN PLANT.
Hamilton's Factory on Third Avenne Ba
celves a Scorching The Loss WonlBs
More Than 82.000, Thonjh an Employe
Fats It at 80,000.
A fire broke out last night in the tin man
ufactory of John Hamilton, successor to
Fleming & Hamilton, on Third avenue be
low Market street An alarm was sent in
from station 13 at 10:14 o'clock, and at 11
the fire was out, notwithstanding it looked
at first as if the whole five-story building
would go, so strong were the flames. The
building Is a five-story brick used for 4he
cutting, shaping and packing of tinware.and
on the fifth floor a japanning plant is oper
ated. In this fifth furnaces orovens are used,
but the fire in them is extinguished every
evening at 6 o'clock. The watchman of the
building, James Neal, was making a round
about 10 o'clock, and on gaining the fifth
floor noticed the place full of smoke. He
ran to a window on Third avenue and called
fire, and a clerk at A.Torrence's drug store on
Market street pulled the fire alarm box.
The watchman ran down stairs to the-street,
but' says he noticed the fire on the Third
avenne side when he was on the fifth floor.
The flames, however, were confined to the
rear of that floor in the vicinity of the
furnaces, and above them the roof was
completely burned away.
The flames looked so fierce that Fire Di
rector Humphries sent lu a second alarm
when he arrived on the scene, and then an
alarm of three twos, calling out two addi
tional districts, or three in all A dozen
lines of hose were run up to the roof and
fifth'floor of the building. Considerable
damage was done to the stock by water
flowing down through the lower floor.
The loss on the building and the
burning of the packages will not exceed
?2,000, although an employe of the firm
stated there were $50,000 worth of stock on
the floor where the fire occurred. All of it
is covered by insurance.
A fire took place in the same building a
year ago last February, which was thought
to have been incendiary. At that time the
watchman, Neal, alleged he had shot at a
man he saw climbing out of a window just
before the fire was discovered.
CAN'T SUPPLY VIRUS.
Impossible to Vaccinate All the People
The Board of Health Cannot Snpply
QoIIIs Hopes That the Spread of Small
pox Will Bo Stayed.
No' new cases of smallpox were reported
yesterday, and the patients now at the
hospital are progressing nicely. Several
will be discharged cured within a week.
The demand for vaccine virus, owing to the
threatened epidemic, is so great that the
Bureau of Health has been unable to sup
ply it for several days. Yesterday only
300 quills were distributed, though there
was a demand for four times that quantity.
"Smallpox is prevalent all over the coun
try," said Superintendent McKelvy yes
terday "and the firms which produce vac
cine virus cannot begin to supply the de
mand. Our orders for several days past
have been for 700 to 1,000 quills, but we
have only been getting 300 to 400. I
am glad The Dispatch is agitating this
subject, as it is daily rendering less danger
ous the growth of the disease by causing a
general demand for vaccination.
"There is no doubt but that vaccination is
a preventive. I was looking over our
records to-day and I find that in the last
epidemic in this city there were 293 deaths
from smallpox. Ot that nnmber 266 had
never been vaccinated and 32 had been, but
in a majority of the 32 cases death really
resulted from other causes which the small
pox aggravated."
PENSION HONEY COMING.
Agent Harry Bongoash Expects to Receive
8230,000 This Mornlnf.
Pension Agent Bengongh is expecting a
letter from Washington this morning which
will be- of interest to many who draw pen
sions in this district With the exhaustion
of the pension appropriation in May, pay
ments were shut down entirely and since
the 23th of May not a cent has been paid
out at tbe local office. A little more than
$100,000, for which vouchers are outstand
ing in this district, have yet to be paid on
the last quarter.
But Congress having passed and the Pres
ident attached his signature to the defi
ciency appropriations the money is now at
the disposal of Commissioner Baum, who
has within a few days been distributing it
among the Government depositories of the
country. Agent Bengough expects this
morning a notification from Baum that the
money is at his command, and the payment
of claims will be commenced at once. This
district will get 250,000 of the deficiency
appropriation, all ot which will be needed
to pay the claims due during the balance of
the fiscal year which ends on the 30th inst
ABUSED HEB CHILDREN.
Agent McDonald Charges
Sonthsldo
Woman With Cruelty.
One of the saddest cases of cruelty that has
been brought to light for some time was
developed on the Southside last night
Mrs. Thomas Biley is in the Twenty-eighth
ward station house on a charge of cruelty,
tbe information being made by Agent Mo
Donald, of the Anti-Cruelty Society. Her
four children are also in custody and will
be taken in charge bv the society. It is
alleged that for several weeks Mrs. Biley has
been abusing her children most shamefully.
A few nights ago one of the neighbors is
said to have seen her kick one of the small
est of the four and throw it violently
against a wall. One of them, a little girl,
perhaps 10 years of age, when she was
brought to the station house last night, had
one of her ears almost torn off, and ap
peared as though she had been starved tor
several weeks.
Wanted for a Worse Crime.
Henry Prior, who lives at McKee's
Bocks, was given a hearing before Alder
man Madden yesterday on a charge of
cruelty and neglect preferred by Agent
Fisher, of the Anti-Cruelty Society. Prior
kicked and abused his wife and often turned
her and her two babies out of the house and
did not provide food for them. At the
hearing all of this was clearly proven and
other startling revelations were made that
led to another and very serious .charge
being preferred against him. He was fined
$25 and costs and held for a hearing Satur
day on the other charge.
More Fonrth of July Donations.
Eleven contributions were received for
the Fourth of July fund yesterday. They
were: J. D. Bernd, $5; Squires Hardware
Company, f5; Cooper & McBride, ?5; H. D.
W. English, $10; Loui Pastti, ?5; O. Mo
Garvey, ?2; Vine Cliff Council 107, Jr. O.
TJ. A. M., 5; D. C. Neary, ?5, and F. J.
Stevens, $1; A. Hamilton, $5; E. Beineman,
$10, makinjr a total of f 58.
IF in search for a room, don't fall to read
the rooms-to-Iet, cent-a-word advertising
columns-of TUB DISPATCH.
Evert manufacturer at Ellwood is making
money and pjylnj sood wanes. Workinn
men can own tboir own booses where such
conditions exist. Go and see Ellwood.
Pittsburg and Western train 8:10 a. ir. (city
time). Saturday, SO cents round trip rate.
Cabinet!, tamps, Tables, Clocks.
A. splendid assortment in nur art rooms.
See the new colonial and rococo style. Love
ly lamp shade. Fretty china and onyx
clocks ac E. P. Boberts & Sons'. ttsu
De Witt's Little Early Blsers. No griping,
xo pain, no nausea: easy pUl to take.
8uiom neckwear in all sizes at James
Aiken & Co.'s, 100 Fifth avenue.
Bronrs kills roaches, bedbug;.
I stantly. S3 eta.
DEPOSITORS IN LUCK.
Assignee Berg, of tbe F. & JI. Bank,
Expects to Pay 75 Per Cent
BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAE.
De Advises Credit ore rot to Fell Their
Claims at Half Price.
ST0CKH0LDEK3 WIIJj BE ASSESSED
The depositors of the defunct Farmers'
and Mechanics' Bank, of the Southside, are
promised not less than 75 per cent of their
original claims this year. It will be good
news to those who lost heavily in the fail
ure. They have waited long and patiently,
and will come ont of the wreck with nearly
all their deposits, which in many cases rep
resent hard earned savings.
J. Berg, Jr., the assignee, is afraid some
of the creditors .will become discouraged
and sell out their claims for 50 cents on the
dollar. He gives his word that the bank
will pay not less than 75 per cent before the
year is over.
It has been arranged to pay a dividend of
12 per cent July 5. He expected to hand
over the money on June 13, but the Court
would not allow it
When this dividend Is paid, It will make
47 per cent of the losses that have been
satisfied. Mr. Berg says they expect to
realize also from 2 to 3 per cent in a short
time on outstanuing assets.
After the distribution of assets has been
made, an assessment will be levied on tbe
stockholders. The capital stock of the bank
was $130,000, but since the' failure some
of the s:ockholders have gone under, and
nothing could be collected from them. Mr.
Berg thinks that fully $90,000 out of the
$130,000 can be realized from the sharehold
ers, and this sum will swell the dividend to
75 per cent This programme will no doubt
make the stockholders very weary, but
there is no escape for them. They are indi
vidually liable for the amount of their
holdings.
Some lawsuits are anticipated, but Mr.
Berg is confident that he can carry out his
promise to the depositors. He claims that
25 to30 per cent of the losses can be col
lected from the shareholders.
Arrested Twice in One Day.
Mary Cook, of Steuben street, West End,
entered suit yesterday against her husband,
Frank Cook, charging him with cruelty and
neglect Cook was arrested and gave bail
for a hearing on Saturday. As soon as he
was released he. went to Turner Hall in
search of his son, whom he claimed had
caused his arrest Here he raised a dis
turbance'and was arrested and locked up in
No. 8 police station.
BIBER & EAST0N.
LADIES'
WRAPS
AT
MIDSUMMER
REDUCTIONS.
Lightweight Wool Military Capes,
nicely made in tans, etc. reduced
from $S-S t0 M-
Lightweight Serge Capes, with
Pointe de Gene Lace, reduced from
$7 to $5.
Very handsome Cloth Capes,
braided in two-tone effects, reduced
from $g to $6.50.
French Embroidered Fischus, in
medium and summer weight, reduced 1
to $1.25, 3.50, 24.50.
Embroidered Capes and Mantles,
new shapes and finest effects, now
marked S7.50, $8, $8.50, $10 up to
S25.00.
Colored and Black Blazers, in nice
assortment, now marked 3. This is
a liberal reduction from former price.
Tan and Black Reefers now marked
down to 4-5oj an excellent bargain.
Tan and .Gray Mixed lightweight
Cloth Reefers now marked $5 from
28.00.
Tan Stripe Reefers, also plain ma
terials, now reduced to $6 from 28.50.
Black Bedford Cord Jackets, with
handsome pearl buttons, reduced to
28 from 2n.
Black Cheviot Jacket, with pearl
buttons, a very stylish garment, now
reduced to $6. Just the thing for
evening or outing purposes.
BIBER & EAST0N,
05 AND 507 MABKET S"
JelBrrssn
ONE MONTH OF BARGIANS
AT
GROETZINGER'S
IN
.Carpets, Curtains,
Mattings, Rugs, Etc.
We begin taking stock on July 1. To
lessen tbo labors of that occasion we will
offer special inducements to buyers In every
deptrtment durlnz the entire month of
June.
Our biz stock of Remnants went ont la a
hurry, but we are making more every day,
and will continue to sell them at ONE
THIRD their actual value.
Moqnette Carpets, 15 to 40 yards long, at
68o to 85o a yard.
Tapestry Brussels, 10 to 40 yards lonp, at
40o a yard up.
Ingrain Carpets, 18 to 30 yards long, at 20s
a yard up.
200 Bolls China Matting at $5 per roll of 40
yards.
100 Bolls China Hatting at $3.
We still have aDont 73 pairs of the
SILK CURTAINS AT $9 A PAIR,
WOBTH. $18.
2O0 targe Fur Bugs, in Wolf, Fox and
Black Goat at (2 SO, worth $5.
627 AND 629 PENN AVE.
V ' XnjW-TTMO
A Bad Man In the Bight Flsc.
Charles Allen, a notorious Twelfth ward
characte'r, was fined $100 and costs and sent
60 days to the workhouse yesterday for
brutally abusing his parents; both ot whom
are 70 years of age. Charges of felonious
assault and surety of the peace will meet
him on the expiration of his term. Several
hundred persons had gathered about the
Allen home on Penn avenue, near Twenty
first street, oa Tuesday night in response to
the appeals for help from the aged mother,
and when the police arrived Allen had
choked her into insensibility. At the hear,
ing she would have paid his fine, but the
Magistrate refused. Allen threatened at
the hearing to kill both his parents on his
release. ' .
The Leading
Dry Goods Bouse. ,
FIttsburs;. Pa.
Thursday, June 10, ISM.
JuUOIE&COS
PENN AVENUE ST0RE&
GREAT - JUNE SALES.
BARGAINS
IN
Summer -
Dress
Fabrics.
PLACED ON SALE THIS MORNING
(center table)
100 PIECES
SUMMER MOHAIRS.
In plain grays, browns and tans
in fancy stripes they wash
fectly prices as follows:
and
per-
52 inches
50c a yard.
54 inches
60c a yard.
wide, 2i.25 quality at
wide, 21.50 quality at
PRINTED MOHAIRS,
Light grounds, choice printings,usual
price 50 c, on table this morning at
3lHc a ya"1-
Printed Silk-and-Wool Challies.
A beautiful French fabric, with
choice printings, on plain or Armure
grounds, all with neat silk stripe
Regular $1 value at 60 CENTS A
YARD.
HALF-WOOL CHALLIES,
All light grounds, choice, new styles
Regular 18c value at i2 CENTS
A YARD.
The largest and most complete
stock of French All-Wool Challies
ever put on sale greatest variety and
choicest designs and colorings of the
season, at j
50 and 60 Cents a Yard.
. Yacht Serge, in white, cream and
red, 42 to 50 inches wide,
50c to $2 a Yard.
- Black Batistes, 38 and 40 inches
wide, all-wool, but light and cool,
worth 60c and 75c,
Reduced to 45c and 50c. '
Black French Crepons, in 5 differ
ent weaves, worth 22.50 and $2,
Reduced to $1.50 a Yard.
SPECIAL SALE TO-DAY.
Parasois!
. Parasols!
Parasols !
PRICES AGAIN MARKED DOWN.
All of our fine French Parasols,
Black, White and Ecru, Lace, Chif
fon or Combination; all with finest
Dresden handles,
Reduced from $40 to $20.
Reduced from $27, to $18.
Reduced from $25 to $18.
Reduced from $22 to $12.
And all medium and lesser-priced
Parasols, including best and most
fashionable styles, in new materials,
new effects and new sticks RE
DUCED AS FOLLOWS:
From $18 down fo$l
From $10 down to $5,
From $8 50 down to $5,
From $8 down to $4,
From $6.50 down to $3.50,
From $4 down to $75.
This is A BONA FIDE BARGAIN
SALE. Don't miss it. Come early
if you'd havthe pick.
JOS. H0RNE & CO.,
609-621 FZM ITEMS.
JeM
FINE STATIONERY,
'. ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.
W. V. DERMITT & CO.,
M SIXTH AYEKUX.
apftmaa
REMNANTS
f OF
FINE WALL PAPER.
If yon wish oargalnsin Bemnantsof Wall
Paper ;brfn tue measurements of your
rooms on FBIDAT, as we have a Xilg lot of
remnants tbat we will sell obeap.
J. KERWIN MILLER SrCO.,
No. SIS Scnlthfleld Street,
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