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?VOL.1. NO. 41. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY* NOVEMBER 10, 1904. . ' .P '.aS S1.SO Per Year* MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE Verdict Of Jury in MbCue Trial Implies Death Penalty QUICK WOK OP TK THAI JUIY Surrounded by Three Young Children and Other Relatives, the Alleged Wife Murderer Heard the Vbrdiet Calmly, but Gave Way While Hie Attorneys Were Preparing a Motion for a New Trial ? Wednesday Set for the Argument? Jurors Admit Having Read Newspapers? Story of the Crime. Charlottesville. Va., Special. ? The celebrated McCue trial closed here on Saturday. The State made oojt a strong case. The arguments by counsel were very able. J. Samuel Mr Cue, for four years mayor of Charlottesville, woo found guilty Saturday of the murder of his wife. Fanny McCue, on Sunday night, September 4th last. The verdict was murder In the first degree, which car Ties with it the death penalty. The jury deliberated less than half an hour. on his lap, her eye? reddened by weep ing. while there nlao clung to hla aide two other small children. Great tears at reamed down hla cheeks. Surround ing the group were relativea. who Kcnruely kc?? whst to ssy to cheer the condemned man. The verdict waa re ceived in alienee by the throng, which literally obeyed the court'a Injunction that there must be no demonstration. Counael for the defenae moved that the nerdlct be set aalde. on the ground that the Jurors had read newspapers. The court cslled the jurors to the wit ness stand one by one, snd questioned them under oath aa to whether they had read the newspapers. Aa a whole, they said they had not been influenced by anything they had read. The motion will be argued later. Aa McCue left the court house to go to jail, accom panied by four guards, a large crowd waa atandlng on the outalde, but there waa no untoward act. When court was opened this morn ing Commonwealth's Attorney Gilmer rtaumed hla closing addresa to the jury. The exhiblta. reminders of the tragedy, were once more brought Into court. Mr. Gilmer closed at 11:09 a. m. when Judge Morris placed the caae in the hands of the jury. The verdict was ren J. SAMUEL McCUE, A dead silence prevailed in the court room when the jury flled back into the chamber to announce the fate of the accused. The crowd that filled the court room remained until the Jury came In. j Air. McCue had grown nervous as Mr. (?Ilmer, the Commonwealth's attorney, was closing, and the suspense while awaiting the Jury's verdict was & se vere strain; but he held up. occasional ly taking a Testament from his pocket and reading a passage or two. When asked to stand up to hear the ?verdict, he rose calmly, and with set features heard the words that sent him back to prison, condemned to the sever est penalty of the law. It was when relaxation came during a half hour's Interim while his attor neys conferred as to their motion for a new trial that McCue showed emo tion. His little daughter Ruby climbed Engineer and Fireman Killed. ' i Hoanokr, Va.. Special.? A Norfolk & Western freight train, westbound Irom Roanoke, ran into a derailing switch, near Radford, at an early hour 8unday ami was wrecked. The engine turned over on Engineer E. B. Lynch, of Roa noke. and Fireman H. L. Kippa. of Blacksburg. killing both of them. The <i??ad men leave families. Prominent Lawyer Dead. New York, Special.? Emanuel Mich ael Friend, one of New York's well known erimlnal lawyers, died suddenly here Tuesday. The cause of death Is not known, but It is thought to have been beart failure. Among the many cele brated cases with which Mr. Friend was connected as counsel was the de fense of "Frenchy." also known ?? "Ben All" and "Jack, the Ripper," who was charged with the killing of "8hake8poare" In the East River Hotel In this city. Other cases were that of Dr. Kennedy, charged with killing Dolly Reynolds and Augusta Nank. who. with Martin Thorn, was Indicted for the murder of William Oulden cuppe. | Renewed Activity. St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? General Hakharoff telegraphs under Wednes day's date that Wednesday night was <|ulet. the Japanese, howevor, show ing marked designs of the recommenc ing the offensive against the Russian left wing. They have also re-occu pied the village of 8andap^, near tho Hun rtver. In front of the Russian light flank. cu red at 11:34 a. m. One particularly sad feature of the trial was the feat that McCue had for years been a lawyer at the bar before which he was tried and convicted,, and had been on a friendly relations with most of those identified with the trial. The jury evidenced the greatest in terest. frequently questioning witness es. Mrs. McCue had received the con tents of a shotgun In her breast? a sufficient wound to cause instant death, but in addition she had been struck a heavy blow on the head, cutting an oar nearly in two. McCue said to one of the jurors who shook hnnds with him after the ad journment of court that the verdict was an unjust one. at the same time protesting his Innocence. i Miscellaneous Matters. 1 Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Taylor has written another reply to Judge Parker on the subject of natio nal finances. The great Japanese and Russian armii'H along the Shakhe river, Man churia. are confronting each other un der conditions which are regarded as almost certain to lead to a genoral en gagement soon. The Continental Savings Hank Building, at Memphis. Tenn., collapsed burying some 20 persons, none of whom, however, was killed. Fire did considerable damage to the Baltimore Merchandise Company's atore, at Harrlaburg, Pa. A picture machine catching flro caused a panic in an Atlanta theatre. Engineers in 240 Illinois collieries Went on strike and a lockout of 50,000 miners is expected to follow. Halloween was celebrated in Al bany, N. Y.t by a carnival and pro cessions, like a New Orleans Mardl Oras. The Japanese are making gains In their new general assault on Port Ar thur. The Nawport News shipyard has re ceived a contract for building another l^ake torpedo boat. Democrats in Virginia have been greatly encouraged by the effect of Judge Parker's speeches. Mr. Henry O. Davis is making a speaking tour along the Wost Virginia Central railroad. There Is an effort for the removal of the body of Edmund Pendleton to St. John's (Thurchyard, Richmond. Judge Parker addressed large audi ences at Bridgeport, Meriden, Naw Haven and Hartford, Conn. HMUIMK somas N HIE InmitH LXt WKk Natklna ?? la* an* WW vWKIVVp IF r?wfWPil Were an Hand. Clintoa. Special ? The Memorial Dining Hall off Thorn well Orphanage araa dwtroyti by fire Tbnraday night. The Ire waa diacorered about 11-80 >*clock aad had then gained such a headway as to make It tmpoeslble to *ave the building. The beat that could be done waa to prevent the flames spreading to the dormltorlea on each tide, la which the inmates were aaleep when the lire began. There were no sleeping apartments In the memorial hall but It waa fitted up In excellent style and the financial loss Is heavy. The building contained dining room, store rooms and kitchen, the last being furnshed with modern ranges and ap pliances. The deatructlon of the build ing leaves the orphans with nothing to eat and no place to cook or eat If there were provisions on hand. Deapite the late hour, however, citizens of Clinton are preparing to feed the chil dren tomorrow. But help must come promptly to put these things in shape again, and Dr. Jacobs, the superin tendent, appeals to the people through The State for contributions at once. The burned building was erected by popular subscription, chiefly from Presbyterians In 1888. and waa a handsome stone structure, about 60 x60 feet, costing about $10,000. There is probably some Insurance but this could not be definitely learned to night. The building was situated be tween two others with narrow streets between, and it was only by hard work that these adjacent structures were saved. On account of the drouth it was difficult to secure water. Clinton having no water works system end many wells having gone dry. It is suppobed that the Arc started from one of the ovens. Franchise Tax Law. The attention of the general assem bly was directed two years ago to the lact that the revenue of the state is not increasing in proporion to the growth of necessary expenses. When the annual appropriation for pensions was increased from $150,000 to $200. 000, the state fell behind in meeting its expenses, for it was this same year that $50,000 was given to the Charles ton exposition. The legislature appointed a com mission to look into tiie matter of the state's revenue, and this commission was empowered to sit during the re cess pnd report by bills or otherwise. That commission Introduced three "revenue" bills, only one of which be came a law. The bills which failed to pass provided for a change In the entire machinery of the tax depart ment. The act which became a law is the only one which seeks to bring In taxes from a new quarter. This act to place a tax on franchises, a kind of license tax. became a law, but was inoperative during the year just ended as It provides that corpora tions must report during the month of February, and the act was not ap proved until it was too late for the corporations to make such a report for the year 1904. Mr. A. W. Jones. the comptroller general, i? now working on a set of blahks to be filled out by the corpora tions upon whose franchises this tax will be levied as a license. The act will be of force next year and may bring in over $80,000 in addition to the revenue now received from direct taxation. All "home" or domestic corpora tions will be governed by the following section of the act: "Every corporation organized under the laws of the state to do business for profit, and doing business In this state, shall make a report in writing to the comptroller general annually, dur ing the month of February. In such form as the secretary of state may prescribe, containing: "1. The name of the company. "2. The location of its principal of fice. "3. The name and postofflce address of the president, treasurer, superin tendent and general manager, and the members of the board of directors. "4. The date of the annual election of such officers. "5. The amount of authorized capi tal ctock and the par value of each share. "6. The amount of capital stock sub scribed. the amount of capital stock issued and outstandingand the amount of capital stock paid up. "7. The nature and kind of business In which the company is engaged, and its place or places of business. "8. The change, or changes. If any. In the above particulars made since the last report."? Columbia State. Boy Fatally Shot. Spartanburg, Special. ? Friday after noon near Cramllng. two negro lioyn, wcro playing with a loaded pistol. The result was that John Klrtendall. aged 17 years, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded by a neighboring boy. 11 years old, whose name was not as certained. The weapon was the prop erty of Klrtendall, and he and the lit tlo negro boy were fooling with It at the home of the fonnor. By some means the pistol was discharged and a bullet entered Klrtendall's stomach, and he Is In a serious condition. Dr. Black, of the city, attended the negro, and stated this afternoon that his pa tient's condition was oxtremely criti cal. Knitting Mill Burned. Macon, Oa., Special. ? Tlfton was vis ited by another fire Sunday afternoon, burning up the old knitting mill, with all Its machinery. It is supposed to have been of incendiary origin. While the fire was raging there was an at tempt made to rob Smith's drug store. There was a large hole cut In the floor from undernoath, but was discovered by J. E. Cochran before there had been anything stolen. The knitting mill was owned by a company and was inin p it red. Chefoo. By CaMe.-**t Arthur is I ponied. The correspondent of the As ?ocI?te<| Press here ha> teoeived infor mation. the reliability of which is he fond question, that the feinnra. 22T5 ft**;0- s; ss ^r,D sfssss'zrs: ?iii be cp.bi.Vf SEEKS, ttr?2sr s*?'' ??*'?? tb-r i mnn?^0nt0ry *** tigtr'a Tail Tot \?%pz jSWWyss ?a*. it is now beUered. will wavVovi! the wrecked citadel, this will end Viceroy AlexiefTs dream of an unrnn auersble city. ? an uncon The Japanese have not ormnioa ?k. *,,d ?Sms ss? ? tS: I ?est hill, but they ocennv i? L/? uiahS'Sf number" PnilMK which will I5JJ* the? to drlre the Russians back whenever they desire. Loss Admitted at Last. _ Paris, By Cable. ? The Associate I JUD???i tte o^?Utrh.f ?h.T0.i'0 ,Mt J"'1? Yashlma had bee,, sunk"* men nf^!' r,aed tOTC**n ????" menis or the loss of the shin Th? number of men who went down wlt'i I N<-veVdCStrn'" n?1t^"?"n ??',k a Russian mine and later Tf I EE'S* % m""> D"ny barbor out In d^'wlter"0"""* Sho concealed 8 bv ',?* V1""" bas b?n ? ss^rssS^? on* imSnuSSV?1 *1? of a* 0nMt dlsplaceMn? Sm? i*"*' Her the slzn ?f mH ". 12,j,00 tons' about | Maine*, ami ? jfaTa^"^ knots. Tbe Russian squa'^ *? -ACsr^?utd ,r V0**" Vlco Admiral I&u?2S? Baltic J?J? 'J "?? ".routeVromX nhinu *k ? Japaneso In battle r Ptrlor to tho Russians In tbls respect. m * J*p L,n? Po^'fled. Linchtiu. eastwfrd on {J?HV,,?g0 ?f noon!!*' The*1, Japanese ^ ?"M^ g-6 Hun river " theTe?^ efi ,,h,fob;"9ry' ruiib whon a coudIo nf pom ^ ^odJ,r,^j.nif";xr up i they went S, Tf fn?ter P?ce than ' about W men Th? Cos9*ck8 '<>?' ?nr Pn,s8,an si,?9,a- by c*b,e- 1 Three thousand Poles marched through Pnin !,trcet" ?f Cre8toc|,?wa. Russian Poland, Wednesday. as a protest against the mobilization. .The chief nnrP!?"Ce Rnd ??n(,arme8 ordered the paraders to disperse. l?It they refuwd to On so and continued to sine PniT!h songs. A detachment of Infanfry KlM"'''' ">r??t,y Wltb thBt 8|* persons were knid and 20 wounded. allied Cause of Delay. 8t. Petersburg, by rable.? The dolay In the final ratification of the conven tion for an Inquiry into the North Sea Incident Is over the formulation of the questions which the international com mission Is to decide. The Russian authorities aro understood to desire to ncquaint themselves with the detailed report of Vice Admiral Rojestvenaky. which was broubht hero by Capt Clado and his three brother officers today in order to ascertain whether any new questions raited by the report should be Included. Both Captain Clado and his comrades upon their arrival at the railroad station this afternoon Inform ed a representative of the associated press that they had nothing to say for publication. Many Jape Wounded. Bt. Petersburg, by cable.? The possi bility that there may have been some misunderstanding of signals during the trawler Incident In the North 8ea Is suggested by a fact made public In an order of the day Issued by Vice Ad- 1 mlral Choukln, commander of the Black Sea fleet, which records the fact that officers of the latter fleet are so unfamiliar with tho new code system adopted by tfc? admiralty that during the recent maneouvers that not a sin gle ship understood or obeyed tho ad miral's signals. CAROLINA AFFAIRS Mi| Newey Www OatlHMi From all fiactisws. QwimI CflttM Market. ..Middling Galveetoa. ?aM.. .. .... I % Baltimore, aonlial 9.75 Boat on, quiet IMS Philadelphia, quiet 10.40 Baramk, dull 9% New Orleans, easy 9%, Mobile, easy 9 9-10 Memphis, steady 9% Augusta, Arm 9 % Cincinnati, firm 9 Louisville, quiet 9% St. Louis, steady 9 11-16 Houston, steady 9% New York, quiet 10 15 Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid wagons. Good middling 9H Strict middling 9% Middling 9% 8outh Carolina Items. Seth M. Milllken, of New York, one of the leading spirits in the industrisl de velopment of the Spartanburg section, owning large blocks of stock in that county's mills, and plants elsewhere in the South, said Tuesday that the signs and Impressions of this trip were very gratifying. He is especially pleased with Spartanburg, and thinks the city bas a great future. Mr. Milllken. in speaking of the Pacolot mills, stated that in all probability a large sum would be expended, either in building a new mill, or adding to the plants al ready established. This will be left en tirely with the president and treasurer, Victor M. Montgomery. . An effort is being made to organize a State Truck Growers' Association in' South Carolina. A meeting was called for Wednesday of fair week in Colum bia, but on account of the short notice but few attended the meeting, although there were a large number In the city. It was decided to call off the meeting temporarily and arrange for another <Iete. It iB likely that the meeting will te held at the same time as the spring meeting of the State Fair Society and a* this will give those interested plenty of time to issue a call and arrange to come, a large attendance is expected. The formal call will be issued In tlie next few weeks. The Chalk case, which has been pending in the probate court In Spar tanburg for several weeks, came up for a final hearing Tuesday morning before Judge Gentry, who after hen ring the arguments In the case, sustained the instrument. The case was an ac tion brought by G. W. Chalk to break the will of his deceased wife, who had bequeathed her husband only $100 out of an estate worth several thousand dollars. The case was brought by Simp son & Bomar and was reisted by Nich ols & Jones. Testimony was taken some time ago and Wednesday morning argument on both sides were made. In Magistrate's Paslay's court in Spartanburg Tuesday Nott Ferguson, colored, was tried, convicted and bound over to court for deserting his wife. The negro was represented by Attor ney R. E. Rabb, of I^aurens, and Mr. C. P, Simms conducted the prosecution. Nott Ferguson deserted his blind wife in that town about a years ago. and went to Laurens county and cultivated a farm. A few days ago he was brought back to Spartanburg to answer the charge of desertion. News comes from Union that, un known, amongst strangers. Miss Brad ley. a young woman apparently 30 years of age, was found dead in bed a few mornings ago at the home of a Mr. Gibson, of Jacksonville. The sto ry is a pitiable one for it seems that the woman on Monday, the 17th in stant. had walked all the way from Buffalo to Jacksonville. There she not a position In the yarn mill. Phy alclrns said her death was due to heart failure. A commission for a charter was Tuesday Issued to the Westmoreland Drug Manufacturing Company, of Greenville. The capital stock is to be $2,000. The corporators named are: C. C. Westmoreland and P. C. Westmore land. A charter ba<* ols > been Issued to the Up-town Bowling Association, of Charleston. The Blue Ridge Beverage and Extract Company has notified the secretary of State that it has made a net increase of $15 ,000 in its capital stock. It was learned Tuesday that tho conference for education in the South will be held In Columbia next April. The Information came in a letter to State Superintendent of Education Martin from Dr. Edgar Gardiner Mur phy, the secretary. The exact date has not yet been determined upon, but it will probably be the last week in April, an this Is the time which suits Colum bia best, and Is about the time that the conference is usually held. Experts from Ceylon havo recently visited Formosa to discover whether a marketable Imitation of Formosa Oolong could be made from teas grown In India and Ceylon at such cost that It could be put on the American mar ket at a lower price than the Formosa article. Governor lleyward Tuesday offered a reward of $100 for the arreat of W. L. Henderson and Alfred Free, of Sa luda county. They were wanted for the killing of M. M. Morse. A re ward has also been offered for tho ar rest of Fred Herbert and Will Sim kins. They are wanted for the killing of Jim Peterson and Chris Porter, re spectively. This cluster of fugitives arc of Newberry. By Wire and Cable. A new Cabinet waa appointed In Chile. M A VtfT SEtMltS CIAKE DavM Ott is In Prang* Big Jmtl tar AII?|X AnmN. A special fross Oftncttari to ft* O hntbla Mat* |1vm tto foUaalag itory : A wairaat was iMtd bp MaiMntt C. P. Oiumn of tkia city upoa ill. feTlt of Mr. AdtM U ShaMkar. cherg David Ott with harlif raanltttd ?a assault upoa bla daughter, M1m Lula Shumaker. Mr. Skuuaker Is a well knearn firm er who resides in Goodly tosuhl^ a f? w alles this side of Ellorse, aad bsars an excellent reputation ss a good citizen aad neighbor. The accused Is a eon mi Mr. A. A. Ott, who is a success ful farmer, residing on the State road only a tew miles distant ftoa the home* cf Mr. Shumaker. Young Olt is sDout 20 years of age, while the young lady is said to be about 17 years of age. The story Is that Sunday afternoon one of Mr. 8humsker's boy? and two of his girls went to Jerusalem church, a few Miles away, ta attend a funeral, aad as they were leaving young Ott asked Miss Lula to ride with him- It was late in the afternoon aad he lin gered behind the other buggies going In ths sane direction. After they had passed he stopped in aome woods near the road and. it Is alleged* committed the crime. He then drove the young lady near her father's house snd told her to get out and walk home. This she refused to do through mortification. He then took her to his father's house. Young Ott then left home and went to the hosM of Amos Dantzler to spend the night. It was not until this morning that Mr. Shumaker was apprised of his daughter's whereabouts and condition, end this information came first to him from Mr. Dantzler, to whom young Ott had told of the occurrence, making him his confident. Mr. Shumaker went to the home of Mr. Ott for his daughter and with bis wife ascertained that young Ott bad accomplished his pur pose and then he set out for Orange burg to intercept Ott. His information was that Ott was coming to Orange burg early Monday morning for tta* purpose of disposing of his horse and buggy and to take the first train to leave the country. The young man has several scratches on his face and the contention is that be received them in the struggle with the young lady. It is also said that he had been drinking. As soon as Mr. Shumaker reached Orangeburg he consulted his attorneys. Messrs. Raysor and Summers, and the warrant of arrest was procured. Con stable Fourse was sent out by Magis trate Brunson to search for young Ott, and he was informed that he had start ed back for the country with a negro in a buggy. Mr. Goures, however, found Ott in the city, arrested him at once and placed him in jail. Young Olt denies the above story and gave the constable a different ver sion. When the girl refused to go to her home he took her to his father's, tbowed her to a room up stairs, told his mother of her presence In the house and he then went to his own rom and retired. He said tliat he came to Orangeburg this morning to return a horse that he had recently bought and had a negro to take him back to his home but was prevented from return ing by the arrest. It is said that young Ott had been raying nttention to the young lidy but that Mr. Shumaker objected tc bis at tention and would not allow him to tome to his house. There is some conflict between the current reports concerning tho affair, hence the contentions of both sides are given above aa nearly correct as pos sible. It Is probable that there will be a preliminary examination held very son and then the full facts will be brought out. NEW HOLLAND HALL DEDICATED Newberry College Was the Scene of Interesting Ceremonies. Newberry, Special. ? With appro priate and dignified ceremonies New berry college and the citizens of New berry Monday night united in the ded ication of Holland Hall, the new col lege annex which has lately been com pleted. The celebration was of an in teresting character and a number of gentlemen distinguished in the service of church and state lent their pres ence to an occasion which might well be termed memorable in the affairs of Newberry college. The governor and the chief justice ? the heads respective ly of the executive and judicial de partments of the state government ? were on the stage, and ministers and college presidents who have won dis tinction in their spheres of labor all contributed to the dignity and impres siveness of the celebration. From the eity had gathered friends of Newberry college until they filled the rapacious auditorium which is one of the most excellent features of Holland hall. It was an event of unusual interest to these friends of education and of the Lutheran college. It marked a new epoch In the usefulness of the Insti tution which has met and overcome many and serious obstacles. In the city cemetery stands a shaft which marks tho resting place of the man for whom the hall was named? George W. Holland, who was president of Newberry College from 1878 to 1895. Now his name is to be perpetuated in the structure which Is to be devoted to the Inculcation of Christian education. It Is a worthy memorial of a good and useful man. It is llkewiso a worthy testimonial to the devotion of tho Lutherans of South Carolina who have contributed to a building the peer of any structure In the state and costing $20,000. With Dr. J. A. B. flcherer at the head of the rejuvenated Institution, the friends of Newberry College may look to the future with confidence. And the outpouring of people at night demonstrated that these friends are legion. N?w* of the Day. A table has been Issued giving sta tistic* of the operation of tho liquor tax law In New York from May 1, 1898, the date of Its establishment, to September 30, last. It shows a grand total received of $121,73G.HS7.71. Tho not revenue was $115,201,337.97, of which the state's share was $44,512, 205.02. The receipts from tho county of New York were $54,029,673.01, of which Its sharo of net revenue wat $32,011,453.69. NINE ME IN FLOOD lesatt tf Ike Iwstfcf tf a Water Keserrtir ftUI MUSES Att VASKi AWAT Nearly a Million Oaltawa af Witaf W?r? duddanly Turned Loom mi# Rtwhttf Upon Nearfcy Mbmii Wltt? Ttriikto Forco? A Nogro and Hl? W*e, Whe War* In B*d, Wara Car. Had a Dlatance of 500 Ytnfc and Kaeapad Witkod a ?ralee. Wintrton-Salem. I*. C., Special. ? Tha reaervolr of the municipal water-work* located aear tha center or WlKiun. broke at S o'clock Wedaeeday aornlng, causing the loea af nine Uvea and tka Injury of four or five persona. The dead are: THE DEA-lk. Mr*. Ma ctln Peapiaa. Mrs. Vogier. Mia. Jokrr Poa and 12-year-oTtf teugbter. Mrs. Southern aad eon*. John South, era. Mlaa Octarla Bal>y. Ladle Mafone. . Cornellua Martin. , ' The two last named are aoflored. The Injured aTe: THE INJURED. Martin V. Peoples, both legs broken* Walter Peoples. Injury to tack. Gllley Jordan, slightly bruised. These are at the hospital. D. L. Payne, a traveling man. of Greensboro. may recover, though hl? rendition now prevent* his removal to the hospital. The north side of th? reaerroir whirl* !s 30 feet high, tumbled over, falling upon the home and barn of Martin V. Peoples. There were about 800,000 gal lons of water in the reservoir, and the mad stream rushed northeast to the Southern Railway rut, and thence to Belo's pond, a distance of a lialf mile. Four tenement houses were washed several nundred yards. D. L. Payne, one of the injured, said he was awakened by the crash and thought he was being swallowed by as earthquake. "I cannot describe my ex perience while I was floating on the mad rushing Htream of water," said Mr. Payne after his removal to a house near the place he was found. The Winston aldermen met at once and made arrangements to bnry the dead and care for the injured. The Winston reservoir was built In 1881, by a company composed of 60 cit izens. Ten years ago it and the entire water plant was sold to the city. Soon thereafter 10 feet was added to the height of the reservoir, which waa full o' water when the collapse came. The eity has Just had a large stand pipe completed. It is hill of water and the town Is prepared to supply every de mand. Despite the early hour, the news of time, and within 30 minutes between 600 and 1.000 people surrounded the spot. An hour later the entire city wns aroused and excited. Before the extent of the damago was known, and while It was thought that perhaps the mem bers of the Peoples family were the only ones who had lost their lives, criea of distress were heard farther down the street. The thousands of gallons of water )hat flowed from the reservoir formed a pond in the vicinity, and It wa? thought that several people might have been drowned In this. The city coun cil met and decided to drain the pond. In order to recover any bodies that might He beneath the water. The reservoir was situated about Ave blocks from the center of the business district of the city and was surround ed by a number of residences and sev eral small stores, it is understood that the structure had been eondemned, but the city authorities had failed to re move It. SOME AOONIZINO SCENES. A description of the scenes at the little branch near the railroad track, where the dead bodies were found, would defy the genius of a Dickens Anxious relatives with tear-stained faces, watching anxiously for some sight of the loved ones who had been snatched from them to a remorseless grave. The agonizing look of a brother as he searched for some traco of his missing sister wns especially pathetic. "I will never forget tho look of a mother as she saw the dead body of her son." remarked a man who arrived on the sceno a short tlmo after the fearful disaster. "My son, my son." she exclaimed, and the consoling worda of neighbors wore powerless to lessen the Rrlef that she was unablo to con trol. It was truly a horrible sight." A NEGRCV8 STORY A colored man. who lives noar tho reservoir and who ruched to tho door as soon as the crash was heard, had this to say of the disaster: "When I heard tho noise I thought at first it was an earthquake. I ran to the door and looked up the street. I can't tell exactly how It looked, for I was scared too badly to take notice. It seemed as If a big river was coming down tho street. Parts of houses and rubbish of all kinds were being carried with it. and I saw several bodies being washed away. 1 was so badly scared that It was a long time before I found out what was the matter. It was piti ful to hear the groans of those wiu> were being swept away. I am not able to tell anything else, for I had a hard time jetting otit of th6 way myself, he concluded excltedJy and In a man ner to show that ho had not recover* ed from his fright. 10 Minera H.fjled to Death. Wllkesbarre, Pa., Special. ? One of the most appalling mine accidents In the history of the Wyoming valley for many years past, occurred at No. I Auchincloss shaft, operated by tho Del aware, Lackawanna & Western Coal Company, at Nantlroke. at an early hour Wednesday morning by which ten men were hurled to Instant death and three seriously Injured. Tho men were nearly all upon the mine carriage to be lowered to tho working.* be low.