The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, July 14, 1915, SECTION TWO PAGES 9-16, Page TEN, Image 10
Cincinnati Sustains
Worst Blow in History
Xwerrty-Five Dead, Many Missing,
Property Loss of Over
..*1,000,000.
-Cnccinnati, July 8.?With twentyknown
dead, ten missing and a
jirroerty loss that will exceed $1,Cincinnati
tonight was mak17;ja
tx valiant effort to recover from ;
5VrVvably the worst storm in its hisj-ury.
Twelve of the dead were
'itajned by the Ohio River.
At 9:30 o'clock last night the
broke; one-half hour later
rji* city and its suburbs lay stricken.
.*?? talonVinno cirsfom Vinrl hppn Tiara
i.W? -i ClVpiWUV UVVIO ..V.V. ^ w? r
vV2,fa, its citizens were groping in
;i?.rkD?ss, trying to ascertain the toll
;~.h* storm had taken.
"Two steamboats had gone down in
-.hf Ohio River; probably 100 hous'were
leveled; half a dozen
church spires had fallen, and when
t.he full extent of the damage was
ascertained late today it was found
mat. few houses had escaped damage.
Streets Blockaded.
Downtown streets were strewn
'VA-ith electric signs and glass, while
<ro the residence district and in the
.roiturbs all traffic was blockaded
with trees thrown across the thorv.Mjyhfares.
Some fifty clubhouses along the
Ohio River were swept into the
Stream and floated away.
Tonight found the city with its
..-jtreet car service virtually normal.
.leiepnone service is rapiuiy recovering
and the city has done almost
amraculous work in cleaning up the
.debris. Search for bodies in the coia.'Lapsed
houses continues.
RSiver steamboats were windaossed.
The towboat Convoy was
-sunk just below the Southern Railway
bridge. The towboat Dick Fulton
went down on the Kentucky
. -.aide.
The Kentucy side of the river was
5iiit as hard as was Cincinnati itself.
HOLT SUCCEEDS
IN KILLING SELF
Second Attempt at Suicide Was Sue cesful.?Manner
of His Death Not
Clear.
Mineola, N. Y., July 7.? Frank
Holt, the fromer Cornell University
instructor, who shot J. P. Morgan in
'Ssi? home near Glen Cove last Saturday,
commited suidcide in jail here
iast night. While some jail authori tivs
declared Holt killed himself by
TJcTibing through an opening at the
'zvp of his cell door; then plunging to
:'ih* narrow court below, Holt's keep?t,
Jeremiah O'Ryan, said he was pothe
prisoner was killed in his
wwii cell where he found the body.
There were many conflicting re?>orts
as to the manner in which Holt
CTret death, but it was definitely established
through Doctor Burt ClegtooTii,
the jail physician, that Holt
v died of a fractured skull.
District Attorney Smith searched
^/rk'tr's cell immediately after arriving
ni vm jail last night when notified of
' ::.oe prisoner's death, and found a letter
written by the prisoner on yellow
paper. The text follows:
"To my dears: I must write once
raor>e. The more I think about it the
*r,ore I see uneasiness in living under
(circumstances such as these. Bring
up .the dear babies in the love of God
man. God bless you my sweet
wife. Affectionately, Frank.
*'P. S.?Please pardon me for all
irbi? heartaches I have brought you.
Prrrv with me that the slaughter will
M A* \ftT rt V\??nol/P n '
my acai t ui ^cfcrw.^. \j\j\juuy.
Holt had said his motive in going
Co see Morgan and in placing the
bomb in the capitol at Washington
.-ivajj io stop the export of war munito
European belligerents.
Holt's wife and children for whom
vrhe lever was presumably intended,
ure in Dallas, Texas, at the home
?:? Dr. C. F. Hensbaugh, who is a
minister, and is Mrs. Holt's father.
"As Ye Sow" in five parts, featurVie
Alice Bradv, is the big attraction
viz the Opera House for Thursday.
8 reels in all. Prices 10 and 15 cts.
"Mjjtinee at 4 o'clock.
Rule for Conversation.
"""A little more silence, please," thun.
' ierea the sage of Chelsea. Probably
nost of us tr.lk toe much In general,and
dco ilttie about the things best worth
speaking ol Less gossip and more
?o3'ine8s; less fault-finding and more
.-incouraging; less timidity and more
: roai though born speech?is not this a
i si.O'S resolution for our conversations? i
RADCUFFE CHAUTAUQUA
OPENS HERE THIS WEE
Three Big Days of Splendid, Clean Entertainment
for the People of Abbeville
and Surrounding Country.
Friday, July lGtli, will mark the opening of the
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]|| the auspices of the Firemen's Club.
i;|: All preparations have been completed for the comi*!:
ing of the Chautauqua, and the Firemen's Club has
sent out quantities of advertising matter throughout
the country and to neighboring towns.
The citizens and business men of Abbeville have
; engaged this Chautauqua?at a heavy cost, in order
; that our people may enjoy three days of high-class,
: clean and wholesome entertainment.
It is expected that large numbers of people from
j; the country and near-by towns will take advantage of
\ this' opportunity of seeing and hearing something
| worth their while, from lecturers, singers and mull
sicians of country-wide reputation.
Other towns have endorsed the Chautauqua
11 movement, and it is to be hoped that this, our first
i| Chautauqua, will be such a success that our people
i| will look forward to its return next year and each and
every succeeding year. Are you going to give the
movement your support? Every citizen in this comi|
munity should procure a season ticket for himself and .
| family and help make this Chautauqua a glowing sucs>
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ft cess.
|: A Season Ticket is good for all the Chautauqua
performances. Adult Season Ticket, $1.50. Child|
ren's Season Ticket, $1.00. Tickets for single peril
formances?Adults, any night, 50cts; Any afternoon,
| 35cts; Children, any night, 25cts, any afternoon, 15cts.
\ Among the speakers are to be found Dr. Frank
|: Vrooman, Dr. George Hanford, and also the Leigh
Concert Co., the Lyric (jlee Club and the Mysterious
ij: Milburns. The entertainment is varied and is planj|j
ned to please all people of whatever taste.
^ Following is the official program as furnished us
% by the Chautauqua Club, and which will be carried out
$ each succeeding day as indicated below:
PROGRAM
I Friday, July 16th
II MORNING
$ 10:30 a. m.?Farmer's Institute. Addresses by
Mr..W. H. Barton, Assistant State Agent, Demonstration
and Extension Work, of Clemson. College, and
| others.
I AFTERNOON
I 3:30 Oclock?Lecture, "The New Agriculture."
|: by Dr. Frank B. Vrooman.
4:00 O'clock Concert. By the Bessie Leigh Con||
cert Company.
I EVENING
v ' Q ?1 C i 'nl Anl' r\r?rl 4* ? in w\ av\ 4- T) tt
.,s u.xu \j uiwtv vuuucx i. ttiiu ijuici i/aimncut. jjy
]jij The Bessie Leigh Company.
| 9:00 O'clock Lecture, "Armageddon and After,"
:|; a Story of the Great War. By Dr. Frank B. Vrooman.
Saturday, July 17th
$ MORNING
10:30 O'clock Educational Rally. Addresses
i|i by Dr. J. S. Moffatt, President of Erskine College and
Prof. A. G. Rembert, of Wofford College.
1 AFTERNOON
3:00 0 'clock Forty-five Minutes of Fun and Magic
jij: with the Mysterious Milburns.
3:45 O'clock Impersonations, Stories, Recitations
Grave and Gay. By Charles B. Hanford, the famous
j|j actor.
$ EVENING
8:15 O'clock Magical Illusions and Prestidigitai
torial Performance. By the Mysterious Milburns.
9:00 O'elor.k Grand Sp.ptips from fthnlvpsnpnrp's
ij; Comedies and Tragedies. By Mr. Charles B. Han]:jj
ford, the celebrated tragedian.
Sunday, July 18th
: Sunday, 8:30 p. m. Union Service of all Churches
jj; will be held in Chautauqua tent. Public is invited.
Monday, July 19th
jji MORNING
j|; 10:30 O'clock Addresses on Boosting "The Old
jjj Home Town.." By City, State and National Leadi;j:
ers. (All citizens are requested to close their places
j|: of business and unite in boosting our town on this
? dav.)
| AFTERNOON
| 3:00 O'clock Grand Concert, bv The Lyric Glee
| Club.
| 3:43 O'clock Lecture, "Elements of Success." By
| Dr. George P. Bible, Chautauqua Director.
EVENING
| K:15 O'clock, "Life and Opportunity." By Dr.
|| George P. Bible.
9:00 O'clock Concert and Entertainment by The
| Lyric Glee Club.
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