The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, June 13, 1893, Image 1

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A CRASH OF DEATH. AWFUL COLLAPSE OF A CROWDED GOVERNMENT BUILDING. Kurd'* Old Theatre the Scene of Another Fearful Tragedy?Lincoln Wae Murdered Tliere aud Men Fell Through to Death Ye?terday?Five If undn-d Clerk* at Work When the Fluor? We lit !>ow;i - Kxclte ineut In the City?Prompt Wnfli of ISoh cue?Agonizing Hcenen While the Killed and Injured Were Helng Removed?Par tial Lint of the CoiiualtloH. By Telegraph to 1 he Daily News. Wabiiinoton, D. C, Juno 8.?Ford's old theatre building in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and which 1ms been used by the government for many years as part of the office of the surgeon general of the army, col lapsed this morning at 0.50 o'clock with terrible results in loss of life and injury. The building stood on Tenth street northwest botWcon E. and F. streets an*1, not far from Pennsylvania avenue. It htvi been condomncd years ago, some claim as many as fifteen or twenty, and had been repaired, propped up and ron ovated from year to year. There wore 475 persons, mostly government clerks, employed in the building. Nearly all of these men wereatwork when tho building fell. An excava tion for an electric light plant was be ing made in tho cellar of the structure (a live story affair) and according to tho best information obtainable the workmen this morning had dug be neath tho foundation supports in front of tho building weakening them to such an extent that the walls gave away before thoy could be jacked. This explanation of the cause of tho accident is tho only one advanced, but it seems somewhat strange in view of the fact that tho top floor gave way first. Men who wore in the building say the crash camo without warning. Those on tho top floor wcro suddenly precipitated to tho floor bolow and the weight of the falling timbers and furniture carried tho second and first floors with it. Fortunately only the forward half of tho lloor gave way. The outer edge of the lloor and the rear part of tho struc ture remained intact. The walls did not fall. As long ago as 1885 this building, whien tic government purchased after Lincoln's assassination and used as un army museum, was oilicially pro claimed by congress an unsafe deposi tory for even inanimate skeletons, mummies and books of the army medi cal museum for which a safer place of storage was provided by act of congress but, notwithstanding the fact that in tho public press and in congress, also, continued attention was called to the walls of tho building and its darkness and general unsuitubility and unsafcty, it continued to bo used for tho daily employment of nearly live hundred clerks of the pension record division of the war office. With a refinement of discrimination, however, between what could be replaced and what could not be so easily supplied, while the clerks were trusted in tho unsafe build ing the original records wore retained in tho substantial fire proof war department building proper. So the comforting official assurance is given that while thirty clerks may have been killed, the pension records are all saved and uninjured. The building collapsed in the midst of an alleged effort to remedy some of its defects. The moral of tho disaster, if there is any, is emphasized by the fact that there are known to be at least two great government buildings, the print ing oillce and the Wilder building annex of the war department, each containing many more employees than were caged in the Ford's theater death trap, which arc in an equally danger ous condition. The hour of disaster was very short ly after the departments had settled down for the day's work. Tho work men whose operations under tho build ing was tho immediate cause of the catastrophe had been tinkering upon it for two hours or more. Half an hour earlier and few lives would have been lost. Tho news that tho building had fallen spread with lightning liko rapi dity and soon Tenth street and the adjacent thoroughfares wcro crowded with people. Within an hour the news was known all over Washington and hundreds of anx ious relatives and friends swarmed to the vicinity of tho old theatre. Wo men appealed anxiously to every by stander for information about some particular person, while men came with tears in their e*yes and imploring ly besought tho policomon to lot them through tho police lines that they might obtain some knowledge of their friends and relatives. A goncral lire alarm was turned in a few minutes after tho crash and then all tho ambulances in tho city were summoned as quickly as possible. Tho police and firemen formed a rescue brigade and ready hands as sisted them to take out tho killed and wounded. In loss than an hour about twenty-five peoplo had been taken out and every few minutes there after some still form would bo borne on a stretcher from tho building. Police and army ambulances, cobs, carriages and vehicles of ovory de scription wore pressed into service for taking away the dead and injured. All tho hospitals in tho city wore utilized in caring for the injured and scores of physicians volunteered their services for this work. Tho commissioners of tho District of Columbia took possession of tho building and vicinity in person and helped direct the police and rescuers. Colonel Corbin, afoistant adjutant Goneral of the army, was sent by Major General Schofleld to roprosont tho war dopartmont and to decide if it was necessary to call out troops. Owing to the excellent polico regulation the res cuers were not hindered in thoir work by the anxious crowds, and it was not long before the debries had been cleared aw Ay to such an extent that A CRASH OF DEATH. AWFUL COLLAPSE OF A CROWDED GOVERNMENT BUILDING. Kurd'* Old Theatre the Scene of Another Fearful Tragedy?Lincoln Wae Murdered Tliere aud Men Fell Through to Death Ye?terday?Five If undn-d Clerk* at Work When the Fluor? We lit !>ow;i - Kxclte ineut In the City?Prompt Wnfli of ISoh cue?Agonizing Hcenen While the Killed and Injured Were Helng Removed?Par tial Lint of the CoiiualtloH. By Telegraph to 1 he Daily News. Wabiiinoton, D. C, Juno 8.?Ford's old theatre building in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and which 1ms been used by the government for many years as part of the office of the surgeon general of the army, col lapsed this morning at 0.50 o'clock with terrible results in loss of life and injury. The building stood on Tenth street northwest botWcon E. and F. streets an*1, not far from Pennsylvania avenue. It htvi been condomncd years ago, some claim as many as fifteen or twenty, and had been repaired, propped up and ron ovated from year to year. There wore 475 persons, mostly government clerks, employed in the building. Nearly all of these men wereatwork when tho building fell. An excava tion for an electric light plant was be ing made in tho cellar of the structure (a live story affair) and according to tho best information obtainable the workmen this morning had dug be neath tho foundation supports in front of tho building weakening them to such an extent that the walls gave away before thoy could be jacked. This explanation of the cause of tho accident is tho only one advanced, but it seems somewhat strange in view of the fact that tho top floor gave way first. Men who wore in the building say the crash camo without warning. Those on tho top floor wcro suddenly precipitated to tho floor bolow and the weight of the falling timbers and furniture carried tho second and first floors with it. Fortunately only the forward half of tho lloor gave way. The outer edge of the lloor and the rear part of tho struc ture remained intact. The walls did not fall. As long ago as 1885 this building, whien tic government purchased after Lincoln's assassination and used as un army museum, was oilicially pro claimed by congress an unsafe deposi tory for even inanimate skeletons, mummies and books of the army medi cal museum for which a safer place of storage was provided by act of congress but, notwithstanding the fact that in tho public press and in congress, also, continued attention was called to the walls of tho building and its darkness and general unsuitubility and unsafcty, it continued to bo used for tho daily employment of nearly live hundred clerks of the pension record division of the war office. With a refinement of discrimination, however, between what could be replaced and what could not be so easily supplied, while the clerks were trusted in tho unsafe build ing the original records wore retained in tho substantial fire proof war department building proper. So the comforting official assurance is given that while thirty clerks may have been killed, the pension records are all saved and uninjured. The building collapsed in the midst of an alleged effort to remedy some of its defects. The moral of tho disaster, if there is any, is emphasized by the fact that there are known to be at least two great government buildings, the print ing oillce and the Wilder building annex of the war department, each containing many more employees than were caged in the Ford's theater death trap, which arc in an equally danger ous condition. The hour of disaster was very short ly after the departments had settled down for the day's work. Tho work men whose operations under tho build ing was tho immediate cause of the catastrophe had been tinkering upon it for two hours or more. Half an hour earlier and few lives would have been lost. Tho news that tho building had fallen spread with lightning liko rapi dity and soon Tenth street and the adjacent thoroughfares wcro crowded with people. Within an hour the news was known all over Washington and hundreds of anx ious relatives and friends swarmed to the vicinity of tho old theatre. Wo men appealed anxiously to every by stander for information about some particular person, while men came with tears in their e*yes and imploring ly besought tho policomon to lot them through tho police lines that they might obtain some knowledge of their friends and relatives. A goncral lire alarm was turned in a few minutes after tho crash and then all tho ambulances in tho city were summoned as quickly as possible. Tho police and firemen formed a rescue brigade and ready hands as sisted them to take out tho killed and wounded. In loss than an hour about twenty-five peoplo had been taken out and every few minutes there after some still form would bo borne on a stretcher from tho building. Police and army ambulances, cobs, carriages and vehicles of ovory de scription wore pressed into service for taking away the dead and injured. All tho hospitals in tho city wore utilized in caring for the injured and scores of physicians volunteered their services for this work. Tho commissioners of tho District of Columbia took possession of tho building and vicinity in person and helped direct the police and rescuers. Colonel Corbin, afoistant adjutant Goneral of the army, was sent by Major General Schofleld to roprosont tho war dopartmont and to decide if it was necessary to call out troops. Owing to the excellent polico regulation the res cuers were not hindered in thoir work by the anxious crowds, and it was not long before the debries had been cleared aw Ay to such an extent that the work of rescue could be carried on without hiuderance. Both the military and naval authori ties took prompt action. General Schofield ordered two troops of cavalry from Fort Myor, just across tho river, ami two companies of infantry from tho arsenal to the scene of tho disaster. Tho secretary of the navy ordered out ail tho naval medical officers' statT here and also opened tho naval hos pital to receive the injured. The com mander at the navy yard was ordered to render all the assistance in Mb power. Every hospital in the city was called into requisition and ambulances, carriages and other vehicles filled with wounded were quickly traversing the city in every direction. Those who were early on tho 'scene found the body of a colored man in tho alley in rear of the building where John Wilkes Booth had his horse teth ered the night he killed Lincoln. This was Fleming Arnold, a well known colored clerk appointed from Virginia. He had been seen at a third story window. He was warned not to jump, but, despite the protestations of a number of people, ho climbed out and, loworing himself from a sill, let go. Ho fell upon the covering at tlio lower floor and slid off into the Cobble Stone alley, striking on his head, being in stantly killed. His head was mashed to a jelly and the Cobbles for a dis tance of several yards wore bespatter ed with blood. One of thobravcBt and most useful feats connected with tho calamity was per formed by a colored boy, 19 or 20 years of ago, Basil Lockwood. As soon as the floors collapsed and the dust clear ed away, realizing the dangor of tiiose at tho rear windows, who were wildly climbing out and calling for aid, he climbed up a birge telegraph pole as high as the third story and lashed a ladder to tho pole, putting tho other end in' the window. By this means ton or fifteen woro assisted down the ladder in safety. Nono of those who escaped injury could toll which of the floors first gave way. To tho occupants of each floor there was but one crash beard and instantly tho whole building was filled with blinding lime dust. Running directly through all the floors and in tho middle of the building was a light wall ten feet or more long and nearly as many wide. Tho fatul area was in front of this, leaving a space of six or Bevon feet in width undisturbed on cither side. The entire back part of tho building, containing more than half of the floor sjuice, remuincd in tact. There were many very narrow es capes from death. A number of clerks whoso desks rested directly upon tho line where the floor broke away saved themselves while tho desks at which they sat were precipitated down the awful chasm. Others who were walk ing across tho room heard the ominous sound and stopped just at the very threshold of death. When the crash c?mo tho survivors heard a mighty scream of anguish from their comrades as they sank out of sight and then, groping in darkness, they found their way to safety, trembling in every joint with the pallor of tho dead in their faces. Most of those first taken out of the ruins woro carried to tho Emergency hospital. About 10.80 o'clock the dead and injured began to arrive faster than tho corps of assistance could attend to them. The injured were carried in on stretchers and wcro dumped at all convenient places. Those who were most seriously in jured were attended to, while others, groaning and crying from broken limbs, lay helplessly beseeching the doctors to dress their wounds. Shortly after tho arrival of the first unfortu nate a crowd began to assemble in front of the hospital many in it being wives, daughters and relatives of tho dead and injured. Their weeping and fran tic cries for information were heart rending. They greatly intorferred with the work of the physicians and Dr. Ken-, in charge of the hospital, deter mined to shut them out. Load after load of wounded, blinded from debris and with limbs broken and mangled, were dumped at the door. They had to remain outside for some time as the force and facilities of tho hospital were unequal to tho emergency as quickly as tho surgeons who were shortly reinforced by young medical graduates of tho city college, so thoy examined and dressed the wounds and they wore sent up stairs to moro comfortable quarters. It was with great difficulty that tho policemen could keep the relatives of tho injured out of tho building and while outside their agonizing cries could bo distinctly heard by the poor unfortunates who lay helpless. Priests and ministers were soon on the spot and being at once admitted repaired to tho cots of the injured where they administered spiritual con solation. Three men reached the hospital in a dying condition so badly injured that they were taken from tho dressing room and sent to tho morgue where tlioy shortly expired. Chas. It. Miller and J. Brad Jones were among them while the other was a young man of hand8omo appearance and about 25 years of ago. The first two wore hor ribly mutulatcd but the last ono did not show an apparent trace of even an abrasion. At other hospitals and in drug stores adjacent to tho accident similar scones woro being enacted. In the mean timo tho work of exhuming was going on at tho ruins. About 1.80 o'clock a company of tho Fourth United States artillery from Washing ton barracks arrived on the scono of tho accident and the men were dis tributed about tho ruined structure to guard against interference with work men. Shortly aftor tho cavalry from ffort Myor, Va., reached the spot and assisted the other regulars in main taing order. The main duty of the soldiers was to guard the robellion ro cords stored in the building. No women were employed in the building but a few minutes after the crash camo, the wives, mothers and daughters of victims began to arrive. Within a very few nioments a hundred or more men stripped for hot work, jumped into the building and began throwing out the wreckage in front and under the floors which remained ?tanding in the rear, h.very few min utes during the first two hours after the accident, dead and wounded men were taken out of the debris. To the on-lookers all the bruised, maimed and dust covered bodies seemed bereft of life. One man whose lace was cov ered with blood and who was seemingly dead suddenly raised up in the ambu lance in which he was placed and swallowed a glass of whiskey. This brought a cheer from the crowd and thereafter every rescue was accompa nied by applause. All the carts and workmen that could be secured were pressed into ser vice to clear away the debris. Work men shovelled plaster, brick, docu ments and broken furniture into the carts and each load was taken away to the dumping ground near by. There was much danger to the rescuing gangs for the edges of the floors hung threateningly downward over the heads of the workers. It seemed that little progress could be made in clearing away the immense masses of fallen rubbish, but the work nevertheless progressed rapidly. In attendance were a number of clergy who, on hearing of the disaster, nocked to the scene and utterly regardless of their own safety, entered the building the rear walls of which wore warningly bulg ing out and administered to the dying and injured. Ministers of all creeds were present. The hair broadth escapes narrated by the survivors, wore uumberless. One of the most thrilling scenes of the whole affair was the sight of a dozen men who were left in a corner of the third story clambering down a hose pipo to the ground. The last man taken out of the building alive up to 12.80 o'clock, was Captain Dowd, of Indiana. He was found near the south west corner of the building which is covered to a depth of 2 or 8 feet witli brick and mortar. He had lain there an hour but the fall had lodged him in such a position as to break the fall of the brick and timbers and when lifted up he raised his hand showing that he was conscious. When ho was taken into the Garfield hospital and when the crowd saw that ho was alive it cheered again and again. Between 10 o'clock and noon the ambulances were kept busy carrying away the dead and injured. The faces of many of the victims were covered with pieces of cloth and old coats, newspapers or whatever could be had but some of the mangled-bodies wore carried out with their faces exposed to the gaze of the great throng that sur rounded the building. All during the long hours while the workmen labored with all their strength to rescue such as were not past help, the mothers, sisters and daughters of those who had gone down hovered around the front of the build ing and with strained eyes enquired of all whom they mot of some tidings of their dear ones. Some could hardly bo restrained from pushing their way into the building. A look into the interior tells the sickening tale of how some were taken and others left. Desks arc seen halt' toppling over the brink of the broken floor; others stand up right but the chairs which stood beside them and their occupants went down with the crash. The records and papers are scattered everywhere but as fast as possible thoy arc being gathered up and saved. Many of them are spat tered with blood and all are more or less injured. The president was informed of the sad event just as he reached the en trance to the white house by one of the clerks and he at once interested him self in relief measures, learning with satisfaction what had been done by Assistant Secretary of War Grant, who came over to the white house before noon. Surgeon General Sternberg went at once to the scone of the disaster upon hearing the news, as did Dr. Ainsworth, who is chief of the records and pension division. One company of troopers was placed under the di rection of Chief of Polico Moore. A second company was intended for fatigue duty, which meant that they were to assist in the work of rescuing and in bringing out bodies. General Grant recoived reports from, timo to timo and from these he based the hope and belief that the calamity would prove to be less dreadful than had been at first feared. He said the rolls showed that the full force em ployed in the building would be 504. A number of these were absent on leave or because of sickness so that probably not moro than 4S0 persons were in the building when the crash came. Then, as only half of the floors fell, the num ber of persons who went down was further reduced, and of those who ac tually fell many escaped with slight injuries or without harm. Dr. Shandon, of the personal staff of the surgeon general, is in charge of all government ofllcers and every such officer was promptly ordored to the scene of the accidont or to the various hospitals. The ambulances of the Red Cross society rendered conspicuous service The rescuing parties workod inces santly in the heat but there was one part of the inins left to the last. A few feet back of the front wall when tho day was far advanced thero was still a large quantity of wrcckago which had not yot been exposed. It was nearly in the center of the llrst floor that fell and that fact led to tho belief that a number of bodies would bo found beneath it. It is out in an open spaco whoro no falling timbers, arrested in its fall, might shield the unfortunates from the crushing woight of tho falling floors. As i hei e seemed to bo no hope of sa\ - ing the life of any who might have fal len thero tho efforts of the workmen wore first directed to exploring the sides of the building. When the crash camo thero wore supposed to be in the building 400 clerks, 16 messengers and 20 laborers, a total of 524 persons. The work of clearing away tho de bris continued from 11.80 until 5.80 o'clock before another body was found. Work was being dono in tho collar in the extreme front of the building when nno of the laborers an nounced that "ho saw a hand." Shovels and picks wore immed iately dropped and the debris was removed by hand. The body of an unfortunate who from his dress was evidently a clork, was lying face down with one arm doubled under him andjinother extended. The back of his head was badly crushed and his face was cut in several places. The body was removed with all poasible care and sent to the morgue to await identification. The total casualties as near as can be ascertained at this wri ting are as follows: Twenty-one death bodies are at the morgue and tho Emergency hospital. Four more persons aro reported dead, whose names were probably confused with tliuse of victims or their identity confused with some of the bodies through physical resemblance. Two persons whose names were in the earlier list of victims taken from the ruins escaped uninjured. The number of injured reported is about fifty, but many others who were able to proceed to their homes were more or less badly hurt. The following ?Bt of dead is as near as can be mado at this time. Several of the dead are al most unrecognizable and the names by which others were identified do not appear on tho official list of persons in the building. Tho list is obtained by comparison of tho imperfect state ments prepared at tho morgue and Emergency hospital with tho official record of tho war department contain ing the names of all employees in that part of tho record and pension division located in the ruined building. All tho victims at the morgue and hospital were in tho employ of the government with the probable exception of three whoso names rs given when Jiden tified do not appear on tho war de partment list. The following is a list of the dead with tho names of the States from which they were appointed : Alton, George, Pennsylvania. Arnold, George, Virginia. Boody, L. W., Now York. Barnes, Sam'1 P., Pennsylvania. Bussivs, John, District of Columbia. Dietrich, Arthur, Kontucky. Daloy, Jcromiah, Pennsylvania. Fagan, .las. lt., Arkansas. Gago, Joseph B., Michigan. Jordan, David C, Missouri. Jarvis, M. M., Michigan. Jones, J. Boyd, Wisconsin. Loftus, F. B., Now York. Macder, F. W., New York. Miller, B. E., New York. Miller, Howard S., Ohio. McFall, J. II., Wisconsin. Shull, F. G., Kansas. Schriever, Wm., Maryland. Wood, H. S., Maryland. Williams, F. M., Wisconsin. Unknown man taken from the ruins at G o'clock this evening, evidently a clerk. C. H. Miller is roported killed, but it is probable that the name is meant for C. It. Miller who was supposed to have been killed but will recover. The names of Jordan and Paul have been attached to an unofficial list as having been taken out dead, but their bodies have not been located. Jordan is probably a duplication of tho name of David C. Jordan, of Missouri, who wus killed, and Paul may have been confused with McFall, also killed. One man taken from the ruins dead was identified by a by stander o ; an old man "McCaulcy" who lives in Virginia, but this identi fication was not verified as the death list docs not contain his name. A It em a it k aule Achievement.? During tho run upon the oChloago banks rocontly, tho Illinois Trust nnd Savings Bank, which hud a largo line of deposits from the poorer classos, amounting at times to over twelve mil lion dollars, put in an extra forco of tollers and paid every one as rapidly us possible, and nt 3 o'clock posted a notice upon tho front door that the bank would remain open until 10 o'clock or so long as the excitement should continue. The run continued into the night, and at midnight the crowd of depositors was still largo und anxious to draw their money, Tho bank continued to pay off, and it was not until two o'clock in the morning that tho doors woro closed, after pay ing the last depositor in lino at that hour. This performance, it is said, broke tho record, it being tho first time in this country, so far as is known, that a bank remained open after mid night in order to moot a run. As early as 7 o'clock, howevor, anothor batch of depositors made their appearance, and they lounged against the walls or sat on tho curbstone awaiting tho regular hour for opening. The bank officials said that they cared nothing whatever for tho run, but woro rather pleased than other wise to pay out tho money as it meant a big Having to tho institution. Tho quarterly instalment is due July 1st and tho depositors who drew thoir money have lost. Tho bank officers estimated that tho run has givon them a profit of $30,000. It was announced at midnight that the bank would not close us long us a singlo depositor carod to uruw out a dollar. A special detail of police was sent for, the forco of pay ing tellors, who have boon constantly on duty for sovoral hours, woro reliev ed, others took thoir places and tho paying of money was continued at sevon windows. " We will stay right horo for three months," said President Mitchell that night, " and not close our doors night or day if such a proceeding should bo como nocossary. It will tako theso soven men at loast that longth of tlmo to pay out tho monoy In our vaults, oven if we get no more deposits. Wo aro good for any run, no matter how long It keeps up. Wo have no intention of taking udvantugo of the tlmo clause. Any depositor can got his money at any time ho wants it." ?Charlos W. Dayton, appointod postmaster at Now York city, bus been a member of Tammany for about a year and a half. Formerly ho was a member of tho County Domooracy and fought Tammany sturdily. Ho was elected as a.County Domocrat to the Stato logiulaturo, and is now presidont of tho Harlom Democratic Club, one of tho largost and most Important politi cal organizations in Now York. Mi*. Dayton is-about forty-fivo years, a law yer and a man of tho highest standing, socially, professionally and porsonally. He comes of an excellent family, his father being a literary man of wealth and standing. Mr. Dayton was ap pointed because, it WOS thought be would bo satisfactory to all factions. -??mmam> ? ? ?-? ?Tho Atlanta Constitution is re sponsible for the following : " A eow that glvos milk which changes to but ter without churning is a rare thing. Mr. Lawson E. Drown, of Itozior, Burke County, says ho has one. When tho milk is strained off after milking, tho cream whloh rises on it is very thick, changes, or rathor hardons, Into tho consisteney of butter, and It Is used as butter without going through tho process of churning." AN OUTSPOKEN CRITIC. Tho Administration of Mr. Cleveland Censured by Jblx-Coigcrctuitiiau Till man. From the Augusta Chronicle. Ex-Congressman George D. Til 1 man. of South Carolina, does not claim to be an original Cleveland man. He prides himself, however, on being the original apostle of freo and unlimitod coinago of si Ivor in his nativo State, and the original anti-Cleveland man. " Undo George," as ho is endearingly call ed by his old constituents, is a very entertaining talkor, anda sharp critic. He hews to the line as he sees it, and lets the chips fall whero they may. His honest adherence to convictions, whothor popular or not, is responsible for tho fact that his seat is now tilled in Congross by a less ablo man. "Uncle Goorge" was in town yesterday and, as usual, had some in teresting things to say. Iln is a strong advocate of tho incomo tax. " Of courso," ho said, " thero is no reason in law or equity why an incomo tux should not bo passed by the next Con gress. It is tho most equitable und righteous tax that can bo 'ovied, for it makes mou pay in accordance with tho protection thoy receive for their groat property, and in accordance with their ability to pay. If tho 'ncomo tax was now in force just as it was when repeal ed in 1870 it would bring in an annual revenue of two hundred millions, and only five men out of every ono hundred would havo to pay any of it. A law that is fair and honest and will bring in that amount of revenue, while call ing on only fivo men in a hundred to pay it is bound to bo mighty popular with tho people. But dont't you .fool yoursolf into bolioving that Cleveland will favor such a law. It will not bo popular with Wall street, and Cleve land is on tho Wall street side." When it was suggested that Secre tary Carlisle had notified speculators that tho government treasury would no longor como to tho roscuo of Wall street when, by its gambling specula tion, it got in a tight place, ho laughed at tho idea, und declared, "Carlisle will never hold any such position. I havo heard him and Hilary Herbert denounce the demonetization of silver us tho er I mo of tho contury, but they havo sacrificed their honest convictions and smothered their consciences for cabinet places under Cleveland, an apostlo of the gold standard. Tho Democrats have tho House, Senate and Vice-President, but not tho President und Cabinet. Clevoland i? President und Cabinet, and it is a cabinet of clorks, not adviser3." Referring to a recent articlo in Tho Amoricus Times-Recorder, which was taken us roilecting tho views of Speaker Crisp, and in which a Hue mat - ing ratio botwoon gold and silver wus advocated, Colonel Tillman suid: "Crisp was elected on tho free silver issue, und it is tho only issue that can ro-olect him. If ho goes to wabbling now arid advocating any twenty to ono ratio it will, und ought to beat him. Freo coinago at twenty to ono is no free coinago at all. Sixteen to ono is tho correct standard and thero it will stay. This talk about purity is all hocus-pocus. It bus us many'aspects as tho facets of a diamond, and shines ono way hero und another way there, and still unothor thero." When asked if tho repeal of tho Shorman law was tho Brat duty of Con gross on reassembling, ho cdcolured emphatically, " No!" and said tho "silver men would Ii I Minister until the crack of doom boforo thoy would ever consent to its rcpoal until tho free and unlimited coinugo of silvor wus udoptcd. That is tho first thing for Congress to do. Tho passage of a bill providing for tho free and unlimited coinago of silver at sixtoen to ono will bo equivalent to tho repeal of tho Shor man act, and tho silver men will never consent to anything else." Whon asked what ho thought of tho asssoi'tion that the payinont of silver instead of gold for the treasury notes issued to purchase silver under the Sherman act would produce a financial panic ho declared it was all " stuff ; the only effect would bo to appreciate silvor and depreciate gold. Mr. Clove land is not following tho Sherman law in paying only gold, for it provides that the payment shall bo in coin, and there is no reason for paying only gold. Thoro is not enough gold in tho world to make it tho only money coin, and Bis marck onco said that trying to make gold do tho business of tho world was liko two^fat mon trying to cover up with one little blanket. Tho pooplo of this country will novor consont to any thing but the use of both metals, and Mr. Clovoland will never force the country to his way of thinking. Lord Buriolgh said, 'liberty would novor perish until tho law-making power bo cumo moro corrupt than the execu tive,' and it is tho wisest maxim of tho ages. Wo now 800 tho oxocutivo using its patronage to intluenco tho legisla tion of tho country along linos in ac cordance with his viows and influenc ing with office tho honest opinions and consciences of men." Our Curolina friend is frank and fear less in speaking his mind, and is a most entertaining talker, und forceful thinker. Ho believes what ho says, and is always ready to say what ho holioves. Ho is not alono in his viows ; thoro are people all over this country who think just as he has expressed himsolf, but wo are disposed to boliovo thoir's is an oxtromo view. Wo endorse cordially all that ho says on tho sihi r question and tho proper courso for Congress to pursue; but though wo havo novor neon ono of tho Clovoland worshippers wo are disposed to accord him honesty of purpose, and to boliove that ho will favor legislation in accordance with tho platform of tho party on which ho wus oloctod. Tho pooplo of tho coun try will submltt to nothing less, and it will be suicidal for tho party to fail to carry out its pledges to tho pooplo. Wo prefer to boliovo that tho adminis tration purpoBOstoseeurothe logislaton needed to carry out tho party pledgos, and wo shall bo maintan till convinced to tho contrary. Tho -"Numidian Lion " of Kdgofiold has lost nono of his fire and thoso who think ho is on tho sholf to stay may wake up some bright morning to find tbomsolvos very much mistaken, and Undo Goorgo Tillinun stronger than over with the pooplo. ?A colony of Waldonsos bos just sot tied in Burko County, N. C. Thoy have bought 12,000 acres of land, through which tho Poldmont Air-Line runs. Tho railroad gave thorn freo transportation. Tho pooplo of that Bootton havo built for thorn a saw-mill and several housos and thoy havo plaid I'd good crops. The nOW Bottlers nave gone to work and say thoy fool a groat Interest in thoir now homo. Dur ing the wintor othor largo partlos will come and it is tho in-Met that in two yoars ton thousand will settle Many trades aro roprosontod. Factories are to bo establlshod. Tho Waldonsos name tho town thoy havo founded Valdoso. ?Richard Mansfield White has been removed from tho National Commis sion of tho World's Fair, and John W. Wobster of New Mexico appointed in i his stead. White says ho will contest. KD WIN BOOTH 18 DEAD. The Great Traced inn I i-.se-; Away Peacefully?A Brief Sketch of hit* Career. New York, Juno 7.?Edwin Booth died at 1:15 o'clock this morning. At tho timo of his death he was uncon scious, in winch condition ho remained since Sunday last. Whon tho end came Mrs. Edwin A. Grossemun, the tragedian's daughter, had her hand clasped in that of her father. Tho small group who watched tho last moments of the famous actor had been silent witnesses of Mr. Booth's last struggle for life since 10 o'clock, whon they were summoned to tho bedside by the nurse. Death at that time was momentarily expected, but it was some hours later before a white handker chief was seen to nutter from the mid dle window of tho room In which Mr. Booth hod lain since April 10th. This was the signal that Dr. St. Olair Smith had agreed to flash to tho small crowd of reporters who stood expectant on the opposite sido of tho street. Tho wave of tho handkerchief meant that the great tragedian had died. Edwin Booth was born in Bolair, near Baltimore, Md., on November 13, 1833, and was the son of Juni us Brutus Booth, tho oldor, an English actor who obtained his reputation, however, mainly In tho United States. He wua named Edwin Booth out of compliment to his father's friend, Edwin Forest and Thomas Flyun, both groat actors. Although tho oldor Booth at first objected to his son going on tho stago ho did finally consent and tho young man's first appearance in any part oc curred in 1840 ut the Boston Museum, whon he appeared as Tressol in '4 Richard III." He made a success in this small part and from that time for ward no quostion was raised as to his continuing on tho stage. In 1851 ho took tho most important stop in his dramatic career up to that period by playing Richard III in placo of his father, who hud been taken suddenly ill. This performance gavo him at once tho roputution of botng an actor of unusual promise. In tho fatter part of 1852 tho oldor Booth died while on his way from Now Orleans to Cincin nati. Edwin, now loft to rely upon his own intellectual resources, traveled through California, playing amid a groat deal of povorty and many hardships when ever opportunity ottered. In 1854 ho Iflayed in company with Miss Laura Coono in Australia, but returned to the United States tho following your and originated in San Francisco tho character of Raphael in "ThoMarblo Heart." He also at this timo made his first appearance in Richelieu, which afterward became one of his most noted characters. The incident of Mr. Booth's magnifi cent extravagance in tho interest of dramatic art in causing the erection of tho superb structure?Booths theater on Twenty-third street, Now York?and the financial ruin which fell upon him thereafter, becauso he pormittcd his splendid art instinct to carry away with it his business judgment. All this is well known and appreciated by tho Ameri can art public, and by tho thousands of friends of Mr. Booth. In 1888, ho opened in New York tho club for actors known by tho name of "Tho Player's," tho ontiro expense of which was paid by Mr. Booth. Mr. Booth's first serious illness eaine on April 3, 1880, when ho was stricken with incipient paralysis while playing in "Othello," in the Lyceum theater in-Rochester. Tho last four years of Mr. Booth's life have been passed in tho Players' Club. During the sum mer months of 181)1 and 1802, he spent considerable timo with his daughter at Narragansett. It was in tho latter year, while making his annual visit, that ho was so seriously ill at her house. His friends, particularly solici tous for his health, just at that timo, had grave apprehensions that he would not havo sufficient strength to warrant attempting a return to New York. I But with cooler weather came an im- | provemont in his condition, and he apneared in his club in October. From this timO( those who knew him most intimatoly remarked tho decline in his health. - i - ilUOGE KKKSIIAW RETIRES. A Loss to the Judiciary?The Iiast Charge of an Upright Oftlcinl. At the oponing of tho court in Canulen on tho 5th inst., Judge Korshaw an nounced his retirement from the bench, and proceeded to prepare tho way for his successor. Judge Korshaw addressed tho grand jury at some length, consuming over an hour and a half. lie said that not withstanding tho fact that ut the pre vious term of tho court they were chargod generally, circumstances made It dosirablo that he should say some thing to them. It was tho last time, In all human probability, that he would havo this duty to attond to. .1 udgo Kor shaw then wont over, in a very interest ing and entertaining way, tho history of tho jury, and more particularly the grand jury. He mentioned tho fact that juries woro frequently harshly criticis ed and found fault with?a thing which ho nevov sympathised with. No mor tal man ovor conceived a bettor plan than our present jury system, and this present plan should not in any way be changed. In his long experience at tho bar and on the bench, he believed, with very few exceptions, juries had done tho right thing. When, in prac tice, ho know ho was in tho right, he got a verdlot, and when he felt ho hud a weak caso and could not expect a ver dict, tho juros as a general thing gavo a vordict against him. There can be no substitute for our jury system. Reluct ance to convict in capital casees is croditable, as juries should not hang a man unless it is their duty beyond a doubt. Tho oxcuso as to lynch law is that jurios do not do their duty, that lawyers mislead by foreiblo arguments or that judges nro not harsh enough towards criminals. This is not the caso and lynch law is not justified in any instance. It used to DO, but not now. Korshaw county makes a good showing with only ono caso of lynch ing. Only yosterday ho saw that in an enlightened Northern city an ontor prlstng Mississippi nogro was lynched. Many people think that because a man deserves hanging any ono can hang him. This is not so, for no one has the right to hang a man except tho rogular Olli cor of tho law. As to it being right to lynch in cortain cases, he remarked ovor ton years ago that no oxecption as to tho law could bo mode, and since thon lynching had boon dono in other casos. All this, said Judge Korshaw, is not oxactly in my lino of duty to-day, but judges havo sorao latitude in this rospoct. I havo oven hoard of a tom poranco lecture from a vory eminont judge, but people will tulk, undor tho oxlstlng circumstances. Tho shoriff koep8 you quiet and In order, and you aro obligod to listen to mo. My pur pose is not to enter into the businoss of the court, but to organtzo and prepare businoss for Judge Gary, my successor, who will open tho court on Wednesday morning. Judge Kershaw then charged on the differont bills, paid some attention to the jail, and at the- cloeo of the session showed no signs of fatigue. While, of course, appearing older than he did the last time that he presided at the Camdon court, ho still had the clear eye, elegant manner and undisputablu ability that has always marked his be havior on tho bench, or in fact in any public capacity. After some routine business to-mor row morning, resolutions will bo offer ed by a committeo of tho Camdon Bar, commemorating the close of Judge Kershaw's public services, end parti cularly his voluntary rotiremeut from tho bench, and some speeches will be mado by bv members of this bar and other bars in the Fifth Circuit, the 3 presontatives of which will be in at tendance. BUTLER AND THE PRESIDENT. A Quiet Discussion of the South Caro lina Problem. Special to The News and Courier. Washington, Juno ?.?Senator But ler had a long conference with tho President to-day relative to tho South Carolina appointments. Tholnterviow wits arranged yestorduy and the South Carolina Senator visited tho White House just after the Cabinet mooting adjourned. The uppointmont of a dis trict attorney anu a United States mar shul were tho principal subjects dis cussed, but during the conversation, which lasted about an hour, the situa tion in South Carolina was gonorally reviewed. The President is pretty well inform ed as to the condition of a Hairs in South Carolina, for he has had vuluublu sug gestions from various sources. He is unxious to see the Democracy in South Carolina united and hurmonious, und he is not disposed to take steps that will increaso tho factional fooling tliut has existed there since the udvent of Tillmunism. He has decided to adopt u similar policy in New York and other Statos, whore there are two or moro factions, and in making appointments he will endeavor to encourage harmony in tho Democratic ranks. Senator Butler called the uttention of tho President to the fact that Dis trict Attornoy Lathrop hud resigned and urged that his successor be elected without further delay. He guvo the President tho names of the various candidates, including Messrs Durgun, Elliott, Douglass, the two Jerveys, Rugsdalo, Gruydon, Schumpert and others, and requested an examination of the several applications, together with the papers on file. The Senator said bo hud endorsed several of the applicants as being fully qualified to till the oflice acceptably, but he did not attempt to dictate the appointment of any individal. In connection with the mui'shulship he adopted a similar course and named Messrs Davies, Hun tor, Brooks, Boykin, Center, Humph reys und all of tho other applicants, whose numes are on file in tho depart ment of justice. Senator Butler concurred in the views expressed by tho President and cited several incidents to show that individually he was disposed to do all that is reasonable to bring about such u result. The President said ho would like further time to look into the mat ter and requested Senator Butler to call upon him later in tho present weok. Tho Senator loft tho White House with the impression that the President intends to distribute tho ap pointments among the entire Demo cratic party in South Carolina without regard to factional differences. His object is to select the best available men in every instance Senator Butler also saw Secretary Carlisle relative to the collector of in ternal revenue, and he said a number of changes in the internal revenue service may bo expected within the next six weeks. The Secretary said he might not bo able to reach tho South Carolina case until about the middle of July. Senator Butler will go to New York to-morrow and will probably return hero on Friday to huvo another con ference with the President. In tho meantime it is expected that the Presi dent will call upon the Attorney General for tho papers in the cases in his department. Washington, D. C, June b\?At tho treasury department it is said that E. A. Webster wiM not bo permitted to serve out his four years' term of otliee as'collector of internal revenue. Under the ordinary ruling of Secretary Car lisle, Mr. Webster's four years will expire on tho 31st of noxt August, for he entered upon his duties September 1, 1885). Tho Secretary holds that the four years' torm of service dates from the day tho appointee entered upon his dutios. Tho Administration has been inform ed of Collector Webster's offensive partisanship, and therefore it was not necossury to look for any further charges ugainst him. His activity at tho Minneapolis Convention und the eagerness with which he, us the leader of tho Republican otllce-seekers in South Carolina, sought to turn Demo crats out and replaced them with the Republicans, black and white, us soon as President Harrison was inaugurated, is woll remembered by the South Caro lina Democracy, und they huvo not failed to cull the attention of the Presi dent and also Secretary Carlisle to that fact. Mr. Webster and bis followers would like to see the controversy be tween the Tlllmanitos und the Con servatives continue for an Indefinite period, boiling thereby to retain their offices in ttiemeantime. From Hiebest information 1 can obtain, I understand that the President proposes to appoint Collector Webster's succossor during the present month. What will be done, with the ot her South Carolina appoint* molds is still open to spcculution. mm ? ?> ?-4w? ?The llrst negro to bo recognized by this administration is Henry Clay Smith, of Birmingham. Ho bus been promised trie consulate at 'i'amutave, Madagascar, In place of the present Republican consul, .lohn L. Walter. Quincy sent for him lust week and told bun ho was ready to make the ap pointment, and gave him the commis sion. Smith has been an unfaltoring Democrat for years, nnd the appoint mont was a recognition of his services. Tho appointment will be announced otlicially, und Smith loft at once for homo to prepare for his trip. ?Harry Hill, ugainst whom there are sovorul Indictments for forgery, and who Was arrested in Chicago, was brought back to Atlanta last week and Confined in the city prison. The grand jury found additional bills against him, all charging him with forging the name of Mrs. J. H. Porter to commer cial papers. Ho persists in bis state ment that Mrs. Porter signod somo of tho notos, and that ho had full author ity to sign tho othors, which the lady denies in toto. ?Thomas Nolson Pago, tho noted author, of Virginia, and Mrs. Henry M. Field, widow of tho late Henry M. Fiold. tho Chicago capitalist, wore quietly married last week, at F.lmburst, DAHIN? HANK HOnitKUY. < '.minollliiy. tho Cashier to Surrender ?Desperate ?'*;a??- With the citi zens. Little Kock. Akk., June 6.?A special to The Gazette from Bonton villo, Ark., says: This town waa thrown into tho wildest excitemout about 3 o'elock this afternoon by a band of six robbers rushing in and with drawn Winchesters robbing the Pooplo's bank of all the gold andeur reucy, amounting to about $10,000. They came into town by a back alley and left one of their number to hold their horses while three of them went in the bunk and at the point of their murderous-looking guns compelled the cashier to shell out ull the cash in the vault and two of their number stood guurd at tho door und tired into the streets at every man that showed his head. Tho citizens, howover, as soon as possiblo got what arms they could and commencod a fusilade on tho robbers, finally wounding two of thorn, but to what extont is not known. Three citizens wore wounded in tho fight?George Jackson, slight wound in tho head : Tom Baker, slight wound in tho chin ; Taylor Stone, shot in the groin, ball coming out at the hip. Ho is dangerously wounded und may die. When the robbers loft tho bank they compelled some of tho bank offi cials to go boforo and behind them in order to protect them from tho citi zens. The sheriff with a posso started in pursuit immediately and at the last accounts wus only a quarter of a mile behind them. It is hoped and thought they will be captured, but it is not probable they will give up without a hard fight. It is said they aro making for tho Indian territory, as they aro traveling in that direction. Another spcciul from Hegel's, Ark., says that a skirmish between tho sheriff's posso and the bandits took place about four miles west of Bonton ville, but gives no particulars. Rocikks, Akk., Juno 0.?Tho ban dits who successfully robbed tho Peo ple's bank at Bentonvllle yostorduy seem to have made good their escapo with their booty, amounting to about. $10,000. As soon as possible after the robbery had been committed tho sheriff and posse started in pursuit of the rob bers. About twelve miles west of Bentonvlllo is a post Office and couple of stores, forming the village of De catur. Hero the robbers continued their depredations by robbing the stores. While thus engaged the sheriff and posso came up. A running light ensued, and three of tho citizens' horses were shot, but no one was in jured. Tho sheriff' and most of his men then gave up tho pursuit and re turned to Bentonvllle. Throe or four men, howover, continued in pursuit, but it is not believed they will meet with success, as the robbers were mak ing for their haunts in tho Indian ter ritory. While at Decutur tho leader was recognized as one of the notorious Starr brothers. The looted bank has opened its doors and is doing business as usual to-day. Citizen Stone, who was shot, is yet alive with fair chances for recovery. Bentonville, Ark., June 7.?Far mer Stone, wounded by the bank rob bers Monday, is still alive but there are no hopes of his recovery. After three engagements with the robbers, in which the sheriff's posse was worst ed, the party returned. The pursuing party lost live horses, killed in the second fight, and had six others wounded. Mayor Patton and a farmer named Grimsly continued the pursuit and came upon the body of one of the bandits just across t he lino in the Na tion. He was about 80 years of age, stripped of all marks of indentity. The bandits are thought to be a rem nant of the old Starr gang. United States Marshal Copeland, with a strong posse of deputies, Inter cepted the robbers after they got into the Nation and an effort is being mado to exterminate the entire gang. They wore coral led in a clump of bushes at nightfall last night and there is no escape for them. Tho bank, though crippled, is sound as a dollar, and will make all accounts good. The stock holders havo offered $10,000 reward for the capture of the robbers, together with .10 per cent, of the money recov ered. The robbers secured $12,000. THE NEXT CONGRESS. How it Stands on the Sherman Act, State Han Ks und Income Tax. The New York World has interview ed nearly all the members of Congress by telegraph on the following ques tions : 1. Do you, with prcsont information, favor the repeal of the Sherman silver law ? 2. Do you favor an income tax V 8. Do you favor the repeal of tho State bank tax ? The World, in reporting their an swers, says: " Many of the answers deviate so far from the plain ">es' or 'no,' and in volve so many qualifications that no tabular statement would fairly repre sent the opinions they express. '?The important facts shown aro that to the first question, ' Do you, with present (information, favor the repeal of the Sherman silver law ?' there are 80 representatives who say practically, ' Yes,' while 18 say 'no.' "Of the rest many who qualify their answers so st'ongly that they cannot ? fairly be placed in the affirmative col | umn, show plainly that their inclina tions are in favor of a repeal. The ! sentiment of the lower house on that question seems to bo overwhelming. " The World has already polled the Senate on the silver bill, and on March 6tll last printed a table showing that the body stood for a repeal 30, against a repeat 28, non-committal 10. It will be noticed that several who were non committal then are now in favor of the repeal. "There seems to be no doubt that nearly two-thirds of the Senate will vote that way. " The newer qrestion of the income tax develops an interesting situation. Many who speuk freely as to the Sher man bill evade or ignore this question, but forty-five say squarely that they favor it, and forty-two that they do not. "The Southern and Western Con gressmen are the most numorous advo cates of such a tux. " On tho State bank tax question tho opinion is almost as one sided, as in re gard to the Sherman bill. Many dodge it entirely, but sixty say they aro positively against repealing tho tux, while only thirty favor the re peal." # ^ _ ?While Wm. Hewitt was riding ovor a prairie in Beaver County, Okla homa, with a high wind blowing, bis clothing caught fire from his pipe, and although h? fought hard, he was burned in. a terrible manner, tho flames stopping their deadly work only whon every stitch of his clothing was consumed. Ho rode throe miles in his cart, entirely naked, and when ho roachod home was so shockingly burned that ho was not recognizable. Ho died aftor two days of suffering.