The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, November 10, 1904, Image 1
?VOL.1. NO. 41.
CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY* NOVEMBER 10, 1904.
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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.
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^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.