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THE ST. LOUIS HORROR
Further Particulars Concerning
Tornado's Frightfal Work.
DEAD AT MS! ST. LOUIS j
From 500 to 803 Perish Ages Range j
from Infancy to Old Age The j
Fail List of Injured Is Unknown, i
Name, of Dead and Injnred So Far'
as Known.
St. Louis, May 28. A pull of gkiom
j mid death hangs river the Mound City
tonight. Twenty-four hours have
; scarce boon sullielont t bring Its people
! to a realization of the horror with
I which It has been visited, nml they are
! yet dazed und stupefied. Save for the
j fitful Blare of the gas Jets in the win
j diuva of the saloons and restaurants
' and the electric lights of the few hotels
and other concerns that operate their
own plants, the entire city Is In dark
ness. In the devastated district, the
search for the dead, burled In the ruins,
It being carried on by the aid of torches
und locomotive headlights. Details of
police keep the crowds at a distance,
while the air Is lilled with the shrieks
and hysterical lamentations of be
reaved. Kver and anon the clanging of
a gong (s heard In the distance and
vehicles anil street cars come to a stop
while an ambulance dashes by to add
one more victim to the record of the
dead at one or another n the extempor
ized morgues. The streets In the center
of the city, usually active with pedes
trians until midnight, are deserted, suve
for those whose avocations keep them
from their families or friends, while the
summer gardens and other points of en
tertainment are bare of patrons. Grief,
mourning and stupelication have taken
possession of the city. Careful tabula
tions of the Information (fathered by the
I'niled I'ress from nil official sources
show that at t o'clock tonight there were
114 victims that had been identllled
while (litem still await lilentillcatloli.
Most of the bodies claimed have been
removed to their late homes.
LIST OF DKAD AND INJURED.
Killed In St. Louis at morgue:
Frank Kisher, 1. Massing. L. T. 81ms. T.
A. Ktuns. Charles Klbuock. Harry Hess,
Fred ticnwell, Kincst Kimmer, Muslav
Vllliner. John 1 lessen. John Kafferty.W al.
lace Hradshuv.', Hurry Weber, Fr'd
.Vaiti'liudie'.niiT, Henry Gibson, Henry
Kehhti, .ln-eili Martini, Thomas Kllllan,
Hairy Kllllan, William Kllllan. Joseph
.l:Hler. Chiil'le Xie. Helirv Alters Julius
I Gall. William Winkler. Joseph Meyer,
I ll. vmun Al itiiKti. Mrs. Churlutte Knders,
' Julius Gaul, M ix Wels, Fred Ininicis,
i Hcplila le .Manilla, Katie Claypool, Jo-
st'ih Dunn, unknown child, child of An
! (In w J. Lclncke. three unknown at ISM
i Kotith Seventh street, Malaehl. McDonald,
unknown baby; John Handy." Jones,
I F.n.rnn (.'han'.-y and Isabella Howe, Chailc
I Lately, William Ottenud. Wullaee T. C.
Huiltr, Uobirt Miller, Silas Jones, l.ouin
.. Il.u 1 ...ilu ....... ...... I.'.,t,..,.t.
James Klllla. G. W. Knabel, William ot
teniid. (ieorge Hubert, Annie DiiKttn, Mr.
Matilda Hux. Tina Kax, John Lolling. Mrs.
Clara Frleske, Silttu Frleke, Kdna Fileke,
Mike Vilse. William I'laehek, Gib
bons, Sylvester Bene, Gallagher,
Mrs. Woodruff, Taylor Halioiinn, Thomas
Irwin, James Droiin, t.'harles Fisliatn.
bault, FranclsiH Koderigue, Lewis F.
Slinms, Mrs. Ilallman. Mrs. Spillman, Mrs.
Crump. Charles Schweitzman, Airs. Clay
pool and child. Joseph .Miller, William
Howler, Kdward Selp. William Hatched,
Thomas Krvln. (ieorge W. Knoehle, Mrs.
Krleserk, Frleseek, Frleseck,
John Loeblln, Matilda Rux, Tim Kax,
George Hurburt. Hose Duggun, Mrs.
Hi-llx. Herman Munarl, Charles A. Tundv,
Ed. Felb.
Above are the Identified (lead In St.
Louts. In addition to these dead, there
are nt the morgue and unidentified the
bodies of seventeen men and four wo
men. This list of Identified Is being
added to hourly. It Is reported that
29 employes of the Ligett & Meyers
Tobacco factory are In the ruins of the
building. Twenty-five employes of the
St. Louis Wooden Gutter company are
missing and are thouuht to have been
killed when the building fell and burled.
THK IDENTIFIED DEAD.
The dead Identified in East St. Louis
are:
Charles Walt, William Surber, Mrs.
Stock, J. A. Porter. L. Kiehanlson, Ame
lia Surber. John Keunis. Siott lluyw.trd,
Peter Wultnslev.' John Anderson, Mrs.
Bruce. Eniina Sullivan. Jacob Klntze. I.
J. Strlckler, Michael Klhlea. Thomas Ree
fer. Bert Farrell, William Fnrrell, Frank
Met.'oiniick, Joseph Franks, Thomas Grif
fin and family of three, Frank House,
Robert Hiatal. John Valentine, City Col
lector David S. Sage anil wife. Philip
Strlckler, jr., and mother, Judge Faulk, of
Vandulin. HI.; Mrs. M. Mariell, Mr. and
Mrs. J(.lin Hays, Will Hays. Miles
Mitchell, William Mitchell. Irene (.'lenden.
In. William Sullivan and wife, Mrs. John
Reed, Patrick Dean and family of six,
John Bueharse, Edward O'Brien, John
Bivin. Ida Gladden, Mrs. Roof. Allien
Yolkman. Joseph Mltehidl, John Sullivan,
William Rickey, Henry Waiterman. Ja
cob Curtz. May Corrlgan, Frank J. Mntr
pby, Jack MeCuul, Miss Dean. Miss Maria
Evans, child of Arthur O'Lcary,
Winillry, Andrew Anderson, Frank Ross,
Gconto' Woods, Henry Sprlckler, J. E.
Heine, Climb s Carroll, John Kent, Ed
ward Kavanugh, Mrs. Emma Sullivan,
Mrs. Hruee, Rabert Bland, John Reames.
Miss C'onlcy, Mrs. Slide, Flagman of air
line name unknown: Mrs. William fair,
J. A. Porter. Mike iMlligaii. Con Framh-y.
Albert Volkman, Flemlntf, Willie
Free. Mrs. Trump and two children. Mike
Breaker. Hull Stark, Ben Weiss, William
Averv, Georire Chapman, Dave Avery, J.
S. Wicher. Jim Flannugan. William Hir.l
gan, Mrs. Patrick Bean, Miss Bean, Miss
Buckler, Emma Gliidshaw, Mrs. Smyk",
Martin Spellman. W. H. Keefe, Mrs. 8.
Hayward. Miss Klnnett. George Esher,
W. J. Murray, Klchurd Andres.
The unidentified In East St. Louis are
thirty-nine men and sixteen women.
Most of these were workmen about the
different freight depots.
FIVE HUNDRED MISSING.
The number missing, the majority
supposedly being In the ruins if the In
dustrial establishments and residences,
that were totally demolished. Is vari
ously estimated at from 50 to 500. Only
a complete search of the acres of ruins
can tell the true story, for the people
In the stricken regions are utterly un
able to tell a coherent story. Men and
women reported as among the missing
are continually putting in an appear
ance, while on the other hand, many
believed to he safe, turn out to be
I among the missing.
In the matter of age, the dead range
from a mule baby of 3 months to a
great-great-grandmother of 92.
The number of Injured reported to the
police up to the same hour, foots up 1S9,
Of these five are unconscious and un
identified. The injuries range from
slight cuts and contusions to one un
fortunate, who Is reported as having
sustained the Iobs of both eyes and the
fracture or his skull, both arms and
legs and ribs. Of the list of injured,
and which is about one-fourth of the
probable total, the overwhelming nu
jortty of those caught in the tornado
and having found their way to their
homes and thus escaped, nearly one
hundred are reported by the physicians
"fntnllv Iniured." or "Inlured In
ternally," which is practically the same
thing.
EAST ST. LOUIS LOSS.
These figures relate to the city prop
er. On the other side of the river. In
East St. Louis, it is there that
the elements gathered themselves
together for a supreme effort to
wards destruction of life and prop
erty, the latest reports to the
I'nited Press :dace the total of deaths
and missing at 205 and the injured at
71. Another tabulation made this eve
ning by the St. Louis Chronicle gives
these figures: Identified dead in St.
Louis. 121; unidentified dead, .10; In
jured, 447.
East St. Louis: Dead. 129; unidenti
fied, 125; Injured. 15X. The total num
ber of families who are without homes
and whose every article of household
effects was swept away by the storm.
Is variously estimated at from r.i to
itOO. It will be several days before u
complete and reliable roster can be
made.
THE REIGN OF TERROR.
Almost a reign of terror prevails Ir.
Eust St. Louis tonight. Save for a tug
and a few row boats placed at the ser
vice of newspaper men others, whose
duties called them to tne scene, the
place has been cut off from communi
cation with this city since last night,
a section of the upper or railroad por
tion of Eads bridge having been car
ried away, while guards were sta
tioned at either end to prevent pedes
trians uMng the foot bridge. The
thieves and toughs of the city, how
ever, reinforced by scores from the sur
rounding country, started in this uf
ternoon to pillage the overturned
tt ucks in the streets and the freight
cars on the sidings, und which were
filled with valuable merchandise,
groceries and provisions. The smull
police force hud been detailed to uld
the Injured and assist in the task of
searching the ruins and realizing that
they were powerless to preserve order,
or prevent the pillaging. Mayor Uader
called upon Governor Altgeld for aid.
He uulckly responded hy ordering two
companies of militia to the scene. The
first company arrived from Belleville
ut 9 o'clock and the second Is en route
from Greenville on a special train and
will be on the ground at t a. ni. The
governor himself arrived late tonltrht
and directed the detailing of the troops
about the various properties to be pro
tected.. Prior to his arrival, a meeting
of leading citizens was held In the First
.National building in response to a call
hurriedly issued by ex-Congressman
W. S. Forman and others, and after a
full discussion of the situation it was
decided to Issue the following appeal
and the United Press was requested to
give It circulation:
AN APPEAL FOR AID.
To the People of the United States.
The city or East St. Ixjuis has been vls
Itej by one of the most terrible and de
structive tornadoes In the hlstorv of the
country. As a result of Its reMrfiil work
at least 20O lives have been lost, while the
niuniier or malmeil and wounded we are
unable as vet to estimate, hm li will nrnli-
ably run Into the thousands. r ,v
The amount of damuge to property ts
very streat and it Is Impossible ul thlj time
10 ascertain, out it is sate to say that
at least tiuo families are rendered home,
less. A great number of these must de
pend upon charity for shelter.
While the loss appears to fall upon the
poorer classes of people, almost everv citi
zen has directly or Indirectly suffered
damage.
While we rearet exeeedlnclv In enll unnn
the country at large In this extremity, we
feel utterly unable to supply the abso
lute necessities or these alllieted people,
although our own citizens are putting
forth every effort and are contributing t.s
liberally and Indeed more liberally then
men iiitaus allow.
We. therefore, anneal to the i?ener,iwitv
of our sister cities and other communities
for help in this hour of trouble. We will
be pleased to receive subscriptions and as
sistance in any form which may be deemed
advisable.
1 he executive committee has appointed
Paul W. Abt, president of the First Na
tional bank of this city, treasurer to
whom all contributions can be sent.
(Signed) H. F. Bader,
, Mayor;
. S. Fortnun,
H. D. Sexton,
B. H. Canby,
Joseph Nestor,
J. J. Reader,
Paul W. Abt,
I. eo Scherrer,
Louis Moser,
Executive Committee.
The roadway at the Eads bridire wna
cleared of wreckage at 11 o'clock to
night and a test engine and car passed
over in safety.
in addition to the Injured In the two
school houses, there ure ninety-four
maimed women, children and men In
St. Mary's hospital.
Women and girls fivim the lnm r,t
the surrounding country poured Into
the city In droves this afternoon and
evening with bundles of old linen,
clothing and other necessaries and
pronered tiieir services us nurses. The
good Samaritans were badly needed by
the hospital people and city authori
ties, and nearly every victim in the
public or extemporized hospitals has
an individual attendant tonight.
TWENTY MEN LOST.
Twenty men employed in the Vnn-
dalla freight depot are missing and are
ueneveu to nave been killed when the
building fell. A thorough Investiga
tion of the destruction is being made
and when It Is known what the death
rate has been, it will exceed 200.
Many Injured on both sides of the
river are beyond hope of 'recovery. The
list of injured reported, numbers over
1,500 and a great many were located
at home and no report made. Two
school houses In East St. Louis eervo
ns temporary hospitals, while on this
side the armory does the same service.
Every private hospital is crowded.
A district In this city bounded north
by Choteau avenue, west by Grand ave
ruc, f,outh to the city limits, and enst
to the river, is virtuully a mnys of ruins.
Not an electric light has burned, nor
a car run In that section, comprising
720 blocks, since 5.20 p. m. yesterday.
Within this territory, scarcely a build
ing has escaped Injury and thousands
of them are In ruins. On surveying the
desolate scene, one marvels that the
deaths are not much greater. Begin
ning at the western boundary of the
scene, Is the handsome and exclusive
residence section, known as Compton
Hill, the home of the fourth genera
tion of the early French s?ttlers of St.
Louis. This aristocratic home place
is strewn with debris, .lust east lies
Lnfryetfe Park. There trees, shr.ibhcry.
fountains mid stntunry that have bce'n
the pride of the city, were caught by the
wind and the place Is shaven bare as
with u giant scythe.
Farther epst and south to the city
limits were the homes of thrifty Ger
man Americans, who hnve given a dis
tinct chorncter to the district. Tonight
thousands of them are homeless; many
of them lying amid the ruins, or shar
ing the roofs of their hospitable nnd
more fortunate neighbors. Inter
spersed In this latter section and on the
east to the river are mills, breweries
nnd numberless manufacturing con
cerns. There were fair targets for the
storm and they suffered. It was this
class of losses that added moat to the
Vilrlna out. of whrt Is conservatively
stated to be four million dollars invest
ed capital. There are sixteen brewer
ies within these boundaries, worth four
millions, and while none are destroyed,
all are damaged. The losses, fall heav
lebt on those least able to bear them.
Alter the storm had laid its heavy
hands upon the southern half of the
city, f.re came to complete the work
of destruction. Five columns of flames
shot up but. thanks to the deluge of
rain, the Maze was mainly confined
to Its starting point. In three In
stances engines were unable to go
nearer than a block to the fires.
I'nsollclted the work of relief began
here at once by the whole people. A
meting of the citizens was' held at
noon at the Merchants Exchange. Af
ter brief addresses by Rev. Dr. W. R.
Boyd and Mayor C. P. Walbrld.ee, con
tributions were asked for. Within for;y
minutes, or as fast as the sums given
could be acknowledged $H,0OO was In
the secretary's hands. Contributions
continued after adjournment. It is r.ot
proposed to go outside the city for aid.
though no offering will be refused.
President C. II. Spencer, president of
the Merchants Exchange was made
chairman of the committee on distribu
tion and set to work at once to place
the relief money.
TRACK OF THE STORM.
In Eust St. Louis the track of the
storm Is as clearly defined, after touch
ing the Illinois shore, us If platted by a
surveyor.
Tearing diagonally through the city
from southwest to northeast ll cut a
(lean swoth of destruction. liloody
island, the river front of the city. Is u
low, narrow strip of fund, now Joined to
the mainland, that was the terminus
of all the railroads centering there.
Large freight sheds were strung along
the river front. Nine of the largest of
these are In ruins. The greatest dam
age was done to the Vandullu, the Mo
bile und Ohio, the P.lg Four, the Chi
cago nnd Alton, the Wabash and the
Louisville and Nushvllle sheds. At
the Vandtilla. the loss of life was great
est. There the structure seemed lift
ed up und dropped again over the
foundations. Fourteen of the dead
enumerated were, taken from these
shcrs. Across Oaynhokia creek. In the
city proper, the destruction was com
pl. to. The relay depot, an abomina
tion which even the corroding hand of
time could not destroy, went to pieces
before the storm. The switch tower,
upon the perfect working of which de
pends the movements of hundreds of
trains, was made useless. Three smull
hotels In the vicinity were destroyed.
North and east of the relay depot, n
wide residence section, mostly small
houses, occupied by mechanics, was
cleaned up. It Is through this part that
the majority of the fatalities occurred.
The new Mitrtell house, the Mc
Causeland Opera house, the city hall.
Flaunagan's hall, three churches, the
high school and residences that cov
ered fourteen blocks of ground east of
the viaduct were demolished. Fur
ther on to the north and east in the
stock yards vicinity, everything was
swept away. The definite limits of thu
storm, indicated above, may he clearly
noted here. The National hotel was
uninjured, while two blocks southeast,
a lous ownd by H. D. Sexton was
torn to kindling ;uc1. Poising on
outride the city, erery tttrfiUihan ur
den, orchard and field is razed of its
growth. In all this desolation, death
ran riot. High above the storm were
heard the cries of suffering and the
shrieks of people struggling helplessly
against the storm's fury. The points
of greatest disaster, the water front
and the vicinity of the relay depot,
have not yet gt'en up their dead.
Scarcely a single person In the storm's
highway escaped some Injury.
Sifting the truth from the exaggerat
ed stories of excited Individuals, it
seems probable that the death list will
be between 150 and 200. Of the injured
any figures under 1,500 and over 6no
may be named. Coroner Campbell to
day held inquests on 4S bodies and bare
ly kept up with his work as the dead
arrived.
One morning ptiper will, tomorrow,
give the losses In East St. Louis and in
the river as follows:
River losses, $750,000; by storm, $300,
000,000; by fire, $250,000. Total, $4,000,
000. BOATS REPORTED MISSING.
The following boats are reported as
damnged or missing: Pittsburg, City
of Vleksburg, City of Providence. Belle
or Calhoun, the Madlll, the Elm G.
Smith, the Louis Houck, Dolphin No. 2,
Bald Eagle, and the J. J. Odlll. Over
fifty people including several women,
who were on these boats are missing.
A great many lives were lost by the
sinking of barges and small craft- In
most every case there were at least ten.
men on board each of them, and In
many cases, several of them are still
missing.
The Great Republic, about which
there were many rumors, is safe,
ASSISTANCE OFFERED.
Iliirrisbnrg the First City to Tender
Aid to St. Louis Siill'crcrs.
Hurrisburg, Pa., May 28. Mayor Pat
terson today sent the following tele
gram to the mayor of St. Louis:
"The !;ctile of Harrisburg direct me
to extend to you their sympathy In this
hour of your great disaster, and to
tender you substantial aid If desired.
We await your wishes. The mayor will
call a public meeting and request Gov
ernor Hastings to preFlde If the reply
from St. Louis warrants him In so do
ing." COLUMBIA'S TORNADO.
Roof of the Iron Mills Lifted In
the AirFifteen Men Are
Buried in the Ruins.
Lancaster, Pa., May 28. A tornado
that came from the York county 3hore,
swept across the Susquehanna river
this afternoon shortly after 1 o'clock,
and did a vast amount of damase In
Columbia, about ten miles from here,
together with several fatalities.
It first struck the planing mill of
John Forrey, unroofing the structure
and doing a great deal of damage to
houses In the vicinity of . Front street.
The black cloud then ntruck the Colum
bia rolling mill, lifted the roof bodily
and burled fifteen men In the ruins.
Following are the casualties:
Percy Zcrger, burled under roof,
head cut, struck by boiler and por
tions of Hying roof, fatully injured;
Isaac Haverstlck, puddler. leg and
head crushed and body scalded, dying;
Walter Brunner, cuts on the head, arm
broken nnd bruised about the body;
William Schleoger, left hand broken
and Injured about the body; Harry
Duck, puddler. struck by timbers and
bndly cut on the body; Joseph Dangert.
driving a cart on outside of mill, was
burled by roof and had to be dug out,
seriously hurt Internally, horse killed.
- The rolling mill is completely de
molished and the machinery ruined.
Albert Hill, colored, and four other
employes, names not known, who were
working Inside the mill, were blown
forty feet Into Shawnee creek and
nearly drowned. The storm net
THE NEWS TIMS KORMXG.
Weather Indication! Today
Ucnerally Fair.
- (Telegraph) Five Hundred Dead at St.
Louis.
Columbia. Lancaster County, Visited by
a Deadly Tornado.
Prohibitionists l..ject Silver and Nomi
nate a Candidate.
Presbyterian Assembly.
2 (Telegraph) Day's Work of Congress.
3 (Locah I'nlque Bicycle Ordinance.
Recital at St. Cecilia's Academy.
4 Editorial.
Exchange Sayings.
3 (Local) Board of Trade's Jubilee.
Fell Sixty Feet Into a Beer Vault.
Dr. Longshore' Very Serious Trouble.
Decoration Day Exercises.
8 (Sports) Scranton Again Walloped.
Decoration Day Races.
T Suburban Happenings.
Plans of Spring Brook Water Company.
Market and Slock Reports.
8 News I'p and Down the Valley.
struck the electric light station and
badly Injured the building. John
Hughes, the engineer, was Instantly
killed in trying to close the window.
He was blown into the fly wheel of the
engine and torn to fragments.
FI'P.NACES DESTROYED.
The damage to the property of the
C'ulumhiu Rolling mill by this ufter
noon s cyclone is estimated at $20,000.
Twelve puddling furnaces were totally
destroyed and that Faction of the mill
entirely wrecked. Isaac Haverstlck, a
puddler who was most seriously In
jured, died this afternoon. ' His body
was terribly sculcNd by escaping steam
from the boilers. He was M) years old
and Is survived by a large family. Of
the dozen men Injured several nro
seriously hurt. Before striking Col
umbln the tornado did a law amount of
damage on the tlver shore of Wrights
ville. The gable end of the Lutheran
church was blown in, the school hous
unroofed, nivl a large amount of lumber
in the lumber yard of Billmeyer
Small was blown Into the river.
After leaving Columbia the storm
traveled enst doing considerable dam
age about Mouiitville and Rohrerstown
by blowing down tobacco sheds and up
setting trees.
WIND AND RAIN STORMS.
The Inhabitants of Reading Forced to
Leave Their Homes Wind Storm
at Norristown Other Places.
Reading. Pn May 28. This oily was
visited by a tremendous ralri fall this
nffernoon. Many cellar were flooded
in various porta of the city and the
residents of Nioolls at wet wtre com
pr.lled to vacate t Ho first lloors of their
h:imcs. In loss tliun ten minutes, some
of the streets in the northeastern sec
tion were converted into stiitims. tee
water filling them .from curb to curb.
The damage Is considers We. At Toptcn,
20 miles enst of Keudinn4. the streets and
c. liars were Hooded, caused by a cloud
burst. Bristol, Pa., May 2S. A severe wind
storm .passed over Falls township, this
county, about 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The Pennsylvania railroad station ot
the place was blown across the tracks
just before an express train from New
York was due but the train was stopped
in time to avert an accident. Many
barns were wrecked and orchards and
crops suffered severely. A number of
cattle were killed but no fatalities
among human beings are reported.
Norristown, Pa., May 28. A heavy
wind storm about 3.30 o'clock this af
ternoon did considerable) damage here.
Hail and rain accompanied the wind.
Frame buildings were overturned and
trees uprooted. Reports from the sur
rounding country Indicate that much
damage to farm lands was done. Two
men nre reported killed nt Jarrettown,
nnd the tin works ut Ernest, two miles
from here, were struck by lightning
and two workmen rendered uncon
scious for several hours.
Easton. Pa., May 2S. This city was
visited this afternoon by the worst
wind and rain, storm ever experienced
here. The sewers were unable to carry
off the downfall V)f water and the streets
were turned into' rivers. During the
storm Miss Carrie Stoneback while sit
ting ut a window sewing was struck by
lightning and is In u critical condition.
Tills is the second time within a year
Miss Stoneback has been struck by lght
nlng. Reports from the surrounding
country are to the effect that much
damnge was dine by the storm.
Lansdale, Pa., May 2S. A cyclonic
wind nnd rain storm swept over this
section of Slontgomery county this af
ternoon and when it had passed two
men dead and much damaged prop
erty was left in Its wake. The storm
came from the southeast and traveled
northwest. The greatest destruction
was done In the little town of Jarret
town. Here a stone shed was blown
down and Alfred Moffett and Wlnflcld
Enisley, hostlers nnd five horses in the
structure were killed. The school house
nnd Methodist church and several
other houses In the village were
wrecked. The track of the storm was
marked by unroofed houses, wrecked
barns, uprooted trees and ruined crops.
At Ambler the handsome stone resi
dence of Alexander Knight was blown
almost to pieces. The money loss by
the storm will be very heavy.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
William Hall, n Carpenter, Is in o
Critical Condition.
Anbury Park. X. J May 28. This sec
tion of the Atlantic coast was visited
today by evidently the tull end of the
western tornado that wrought such
frightful havoc in St. Louis yesterday.
An incessant downpour of rain, ac
companied by awful tiesls of thunder
and blinding flashes of lightning raged
for over five hours nil along the shore
from Sandy Hook to Point Pleasant as
far south as word could be gotten by
railroad messenger and the meagre
telegraph und telephone service.
An electrical boll struck a new;, cot
tage In course of erection at Allenhurst,
anew nearby resort, where a carpenter
named William Hall was at work on the
porch, was struck, the fluid passing
down his right since. He Is In a critical
condition.
WILL NOT BE CHANGED.
The Itcpiililicnn Convention Will lie
Held nt St. Louis.
Washington, May 28. Senator Car
ter, chairman of the National Republi
can committee, up to a Into hour to
night had not heard from the local com
mittee In St. Louis as to the damage
done convention hall.
He will not move In the matter of
postponing the date of the Republican
convention until ho Is Informed of the
desire of the local committee In the
premises. In no event, he says, will
the place of holding the Republican
convention be changed.
PROHIBITIONISTS
REJECT SILVER
The Proposed Plank Is Defeated by a
Large Majority.
GOVERNOR ST. JOHN'S SPEECH
In a Voice Betraying Emotion lie Ex
presses Regret That the ( ouvcntiou
Dodged the Important Question.
Full Text ol the Party IMutlorm.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 28. At the af
ternoon session the convention pro
ceeded to the Immediate consideration
of the free silver plank proposed by
the broad guage faction, which was dis
cussed with great warmth on each side.
After three hours' hot debute, the
free silver plunk was defeated by a vote
of 3S7 ayts to 427 noes. Two of the.
Iowa delegation announced that they
voted for the plank under Instruction
and against their conviction. Five of
the Michigan delegates under the lead
ership of Professor Dickie, ex-chairman
of the national committee, dis
obeyed instructions of the convention
and voted "No." The chair declared
the free silver resolution lost and af
ter the cheering and excitement, which
this announcement caused, had quiet
ed down the convention proceeded to
the consideration of other parts of the
platform, against which there was no
strong opposition.
But before much progress had been
made MY. Patton, of Illinois, upset the
whole course of proceedings, and pre
cipitated a lively debate by opposing
this non-sectarian school resolution, as
being the work of the American Protec
tive union, and he appealed to the con
vention not to adopt anything which
would prevent their enlisting all good
citizens to aid them In fighting against
the rum power. He proposed a sub
stitute olatfoim which omitted men
tion of every subject (woman suffrage
Included), except Prohibition.
Governor St. Joh'.i, hi voice showing
great emotion, rose and said as the
single olank men had been successful
and hsd Induced the convention to
dodffe the greatest question of the day,
the silver question, he was In favor of
turning over the whole organization to
them, und If they must have the single
plank platform, he was Inclined to think
this waa as good a one as could be had.
In a scene of Intense confusion the
previous questkin was ordered by a ris
ing vote, and Mr. Pat ton's substitute
was declared adopted, and thus became
the sola platform of the party, its full
text Is aa follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The Prohibition party, In national con
vention assembled, declares Its flnn convic
tions that the manufacture, exportation.
Importation mi sale of alcoholic bever.
avas has moiluced siioh social, commer
cial, industrial, political wiouks. and is
now Vm eatui.ins tho perpetuity of all our
social and neliticnl Institutions that the
suppression or mo same uy a national par
ty, ortranlsed therefor, Is the greatest
object to bs accomplished by the voters of
01:1' ::o imtry ; is or biu-a inip.ir:.a:ioe mat n,
of rlRht, oi'ffht to control the politieul ac
tions of uli our patriotic citizens, until
such suppression Is accomplished. Tha
ui'AMnry of this cause demands th? union
without further delay of all citizens who
desire the prohibition of the liquor traffic;
therefore, be It
Resolved. That we favor the leiral pro
hibition by state and national legislation
of the manufacture, importation, exporta
tion, lnter-state. transportation and sule of
alcoholic beverages.
That we declare Our purpose to organize
and unite all the friends of prohibition into
our party and In ordeir to accomplish this
end we deem It but right to leave every
Prohibitionist the freedom of his convic
tions upon all other political questions and
trust our representatives to take such ae.
tlon upon other political questions us the
changes occasioned by Prohibition, and
the welfare of the whole people shall de
mand. In the midst of the hubbub that fol
lowed, Mr. St. John came forward and
changing his recently expressed opin
ion that Mr. Patton's single plank plat
form was the best that could be had
under the circumstances, moved to re
consider the vote by which it had been
adopted.
A recess was taken at 6.45 until 8 p.
m., and the broad guage men Imme
diately went into caucus to consider
their further plans.
BROAD GUAGE CAUCUS.
About 300 delegates attended the
broad gunge caucus, including sixty
women. Various bolting propositions
were howled down and the decision was
reached to postpone all action until af
ter final adjournment of the regular
convention.
As soon as the night session of the
convention wns called to order the roll
was called for nominations for presi
dent and vice president of the United
States. Mr. Tucker, of Maryland, nom
inated Joshua Levering of that state.
Ellsha. Kent Kane, of Pennsylvania,
nominated ex -Governor L. C. Hughes,
of Arizona, a former citizen of Penn
sylvania. Ho read a telegram from
Governor Hughes intimating that he
would accept the nomination and would
stand with the party during the cam
paign, and that he was a political Pro
hibitionist without qualification.
Levering was nominated by acclama
tion. Shortly after the nomination of Lev
ering about 200 free silver woman
suffragists and Populists left the hall,
having secured a room elsewhere. Sub
sequently the woman suffrage plank,
which had been stricken out of the
platform, was adopted as a declaratory
declaration.
Captain J. F. CInghorn, of Wiscon
sin; John Hipp, of Colorado; Ed Klm
bal, of Cambridge, and Hale Johnson
were placed in nomination for vice
president. The convention nominated Halo
Johnson, of Illinois, for vice-president,
und at 12.30 a. m. udjotirned sine die.
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
Dr. McLccd Offers a Resolution for Con
solidation of the Treasuries.
Other Topics Considered.
Saratoga, N. Y May 2S. At this
morning's session of the general as
sembly Hev. Dr. James McLeod, of
Scranton, Pa., obtained the lloor at the
opening of the assembly and offered a
resolution for the consolidation of the
treasuries of the benevolent boards of
the church, which are now operated
under separate treasurers at great ex
pense. It was referred to committee on
fillls and overtures. A resolution
changing the name of the board of
freedtnen to the board of colored mis
sions wus Introduced, but was laid
aside for further discussion.
The report of the committee on sys
tematic beneficence was read. This
was followed by the special commit
tee's report on church erection.
The overture of Dr. McLeod asking
for a consolidation of the board's
treasuries was by a third resolution re
ferred to a committee of nine already
ordered to Investigate the home toli-
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