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CONCORD, N. C. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,
1900.
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THE CITY HALF DESTROYED
AND THE NUMBER OF
DEAD A SURMISE
ESTIMATE 15,00.
TO 10.0CO,
Winds Head the Waters oa Two
Sides and They Flowed Together
Coffined Dead Float, to the Beach.
The United States has probab
ly never suffered alike calamity
greater than that on last Satur
day at Galveston, Texas.
' It is too soon .yet to give a fair
estimate of the casualties tyit it
seems that first dispatches did
not exaggerate the. situation i
present impressions are nearly
correct.
It is believed that fully hal
the city is a wreck. Many build
ings-including the Orphans' home
were crushed and of course it
means death for most if not all.
Some of the most substantial
buildings went down.
The number of dead is appall
ing beyond doubt but the esti
mates take the wide range of
from 1.500 to 10,000.'
There were about 100 soldiers
in the barracks who seemed to
have had less chance than others
They are reported as all drowned
but fifte'en.
There are many living by. mi
raculous power, it would seem,
as no one could expect to survive
such experience
Richard Sillane a well known
Galveston newspaper man tells a
most graphic story of the occur
rence. He says the storm began
at 2 o'clock Saturday morning.
The wind, changing its direc
tion tended to pile the water up
on both sides of the city and as
they come together it engulfed
thp city from a few feet to as
much as twelve feet deep. All
the evening of Saturday the wind
was high and it seemed death to
venture anywhere
At .1:45 a. m., Sunday the
waters began to subside and by
daylight the flood was'practically
gone and the storm horror be
came visible. The dead lay
about in ghastly numbers and
many were rescued that were
thought to be dead. Buildings
lay in all kjnds of masses and
many were washed entirely away
making a .mass of wreckage on
the shores of the main land.
Even the coffins of "the buried
in thecemeteries could be seen
floaWng in the waters.
Eight steanoers were torn
from their moorings and stran
ded. .
Great destitution exists and
tie president has been appealed
tafor aid. Ho has provided 10,ftiight, where shehas been to see
000 Refits nd 50,000 rations to
reach the city as early as possi
ble. One of the
very distressing,
features is the lack of water. The
cisterns being overflowed the salt
"water rendered it unfit for use.
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Ir. Hal Sjiggs Taket Poison as an An
tldote For Life's Ills.
The Charlotte News. tells the
sad story of one Mr. Hal Suggs
on whom the cares of life bore
ioo heavily for his weakened
spirits and he rook poison of.
some kind prob.a.fcly Saturday
night and died Monday morning
about 9 o'clock. The 'young
man was of a melancholy tem
perament and had lost his po
sition over which he brooded.
Every effort was made to save
him, but the deadly drug had
dono its work before the dis
covery was made and the pump
and antidotes were too late.
His father lives in Greenville,
S. C.
The young man as a member
of the First N. C. Regiment in
the war with Spain.
Died in Texas.
Mr. Saunder White, son of Mrs
M. M. White and brother of Mr.
Frank White, of No. 10 town
ship, went to South Western
Texas some three years ago.
He was stricken with tvphoid
fever this summer.' On last Sun-
day a telegram came announcing
his death.
; The family will if possible
bring the remains to bo buried
among the kindred at his home
church.
mr. vvnite was about 28 years
old and is highly spoken of as a
young man of excellent charac
ter.
With the Sick.
lvirs. o j oioan s condition is
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very little better today.
Mrs. S J Freelan is very sick
at her homo at Forest Hill.
Mr. S J Hamilton is in the crisis
of his disease ami his condition
changed last night, and today he
is -somewhat better. .
We are very glad to learn that
Mrs. Barney Douglass is improv-
ing from a very critical condi
tion.
Kogue Shot at Fanjersrille.
On last Sunday morning Night
Watchman Ewart at Hunters villo
heard some one in the store nea
the Anchor Mills. He found
ro negroes in the store who
started to run. He ope'ned fire
and shot one Gus Harkev
through the breast. Tho olher
escaped but is known. Harkey
it is thought willrecover.
Mrs. Ed. Mftchdl Here.
Mrs. Ed. Mitchell returned
from .Boston, Mass., Monday
her husband. Mrs. Mitchell
will make Coucvrd her hoo
this fint,Ai Afr. MitWhll vm.
scl has been detailed for service
in Chinese waters
CHINA GKOYE SEWS.
Chiefly Sociul-C? G.Ai Boys Donate.
Written for The Standard.
' Chin'a Grove, N. C., Sept. 11.
Misses Anxiie Fry and Ninha
gtevenson returned home yes
torday Qvening from a visjt to
their brothers, who are in school
in this place.
Mrs. I Frank Patterson is hav
ing some work done on her
dwelling.
Miss Paulino Thoin and Miss
Myrtle Patterson returned home
last evening from a visit to the
mountains'.
Misses Gertrude Lafforty and
Mrude Holdbrooks left last night
for'Red Springs, where thoy wil
enter school. Dr. J. S. Lafferty
accompanied them.
Misses Hallie and Ethel Miller
will go to Mt. Pleasant and enter
school.
Tho Public Debate Saturday
night of tho C. G. A. boys was
very interesting to all.
Miss Bess Arey, of Elmwood,
will return to China Grove to at
tend school today.
. Miss Mabel Deal- will go to
Charlotte to school in a few days
Miss Myrtle Hendloy returned
home this morning.
A Runaway.
Mr. Sam Archie, of .Coddle
creek, came to town this morn
ing with a load of apples and
peaches, and while his team was
standing in front of Mr. R E
Gibson's , a goat ran between the
horses legs and frightened them
and down Union street they
came, scattering apples and
peaches in every direction. Whan
the team reached the square one
horse fell and . the other one
broke loose from tho wagon and
continued his journey down south
Union street. The other, after
some effort was -able to get on
his feet again and started -down
eastDepot street, but was caught
at Brown Bro's stable. Except
for the'Jpss of the fruit littlo
damage was done.
Interesting Missionary Meeting.
The Young Ladies' Missionary
Society of tho First Presbyter
ian church in meeting Monday
at .Mr. Jno. A Sims' was" unusu
ally full and interesting. The
Rev. Mr. Hope, missionary to
Japan, addressed the meeting
and' added "to his remarks the
display of a collection of Japa
nese relioe.
Expect to Do a Big Business.
Tho firms of Concord expect
to do a big business this winter.
The Cannon & Fetzer Co, and H
L Parks &Co. fay they havoa !
larger stock of fall goods tnan
thoy ever had before.
A Powder Mill Explolons
Eemoves everything in sight; so do
dnOtic mineral jjjlls. No need to dy
namite yoTir body when Dr, King's New
Life Pills do the work so easily and
perfectly. Cures headache, constipa-
; tion. Only 25 c;nts at Fetzer's drug
! store.
NOTES FKOM ORGAN.
Students .for North Carolina tolfege
More Copper MinesSdiools, Schools.
Organ .Church Sept 10. Twp
of our boys, 'Phifer, Heilig and
Arthur Bost, enrolled their
names last week as students of
North Carolina iCollege, Mount
Pleasant. Organ Church should
hftve furnished at least twenty
students for- North Carolina
College.
Mr. David Beaver is opening
up a copper mine. He has three
shafts down to water level. The
prospect so far is very encour
aging. The Woman's Home and for
eign Missionary Society of Or
gan Church will sorvo refresh
ments, ico cream, lemonade, cake
etc. in the Grove at Organ
churh on Saturday, before the
fifth Sunday of this month at
2 p. m. The proceeds of the
sale to go to the Century Memo
rial Seminary endowment Fund.
Mr. Columbus Lentz is teach
ing a singing school at Organ
church.
Mrs. Luther Brown, of Salis
bury, has been secured to teach
the public school at the Kluttz
school house.
Mr. Jacob Carter lost a very
fine cow last week. Mr. Carter
thought she had distemper and
buried the carcass to prevent the
spread of the disease. X.
A FllESH LINE' OF
Nice Candies,
ALSO NICE FRESH
Summer Cheese
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The Man Behind the Gun! .
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Furnitare and House Furnishings
to .the muzzle. We go forth conquering and to conquer. CUr lot '
, add saving all discounts. We are in a position to do you good.
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AXahogony, Birds 4Eye Maple and Golden Oal Suite
are beauties. Iron and Brass Beds are the talk of the town, You
can't call for anything made out of wood used in th house for
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faultless in every detail.
The best and most popular
50c, 75c and $1.00 Corsets
sold are made by the Wor
cester Corset Company. We
invite you to look over our
large stock, all sizes, all
shapes. We have a special
bargain in a summer corset
made of extra strong .ven
tilated material and very
durable. They are hand
somely trimmed with wide
lace and ribbon insertion.
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