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VOL. 8
Elkin, N. C, Thursday, May 8, 1919
No. 12
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damees crges sinking
entire german feeet.
Iondon, May 15. (I!y the As
sociated Tress.) The greatest
moral lesson of the war would bo
to sink t ho entire German fleet
with proper ceremonies, Joso-
phus Daniels, American secre-
.ii y of the navy, who recently
t" visited the captured German
vessels at Seapa Flow, declared
in a statement today to the As
sociated Press.
"The German fleet should be
sunk, in the opinion of American
and I'.ritish technical experts in
Talis," the secretary said.
"Those who are not technical
and who view the situation en
tirely from the moral side have
the same idea and bi l; -ve that
the ships should lie sunk with
hands playing and flags Hying to
keep company with the mer
chantmen the German navy de
ployed. "I think the greatest moral
lesson of the war would he the
fr!3i.kin)T of the whole fleet with
an unforgettable ceremony.
These ships, which I recently
viewed, are magnificent craft,
0) hut virtually ut-le.s as a part of
the American navy. In the fir.-t
place, you would never induce
an American sailor to live in the
cramped and unhealthy quar
ters, even of the later types, and
none lias hunker space sufficient
for our needs. The shins un
,i ,.i t.. n.. i...;u r. .. i',, ,l,t
uuudiciii.v "lit. mini iwi niii-
injr in the North sea, and not for
Ion? cruise as is necessary in
" our navy. Their armor, how
ever, is hetter than the Ameri
can or Hi itih.'
The secretary said there i.
nothing approaching a conceit
of opinion ;is to the size of the
international naval police force
or as to what I o.-poiisibihty each
ally is willing to accept, lie ad
ded that "all mtit he worked
out when the league of nations
begins to function. Tut with so
many problems to face the na
tions are willing t' leave that
one until later,"
SHOOTS P.ROIIIER IN-LAW
ON CROWDED STREET.
O Columbia. S. C. May -Filing
three or four lir.es from
his revolver while standing on
one of the miet crowded coi in is
of Main street, slioitly alter I
oVIiM-k t!ii afteitumn. Jo eph W. avi- yo irlife! Germany never
Staub. a pressman in th e'l-ldd any harm to yon; all the
ploy of a printing house heiej new p.iper tales a:e w rnng were
piohably fatal'y shot his bioth -
'l-m-l.lW, Ui.llles I tlKeV. a
discharged soldier, (hie of the
hulfcts accahntly hi! Mi-s Sara
Owings. who was on the other
side of the street, in the lie k,
painfully Mit nt M iioudy in
Jlllillg her, M.llkiV, ill i oj ding
to iH.i! ho p.t..! to -
lliliht. is m a pliC.ilii-ils it re!.-
tiotl. two bullets haitig taken
etfiMt. one in the .Julomeit ae.d
the other in the leg.
It I alleg.sl that Matky ha.
Insen causing tmuh tii-wb'e at
the hoioe o M.upi's pan nt'. Mr.
anil .mi s. ,io e;ih ,. Mauii. w hcie
tf: 'ir d.iiik'hter. th wife of
.MHlkv. is st..ing itlid that he
tliieateneil lit,' lib
Slant th
m V i I al
Malkv has Urn tile. I b the Re -
t order scvci.d limes and tined
fol making ih tlllhaiu es at the
St..tili hon.i-, the lat time, Wel -
liestlaV llight. he telloli.'ed the
family and was put, unihr a
jH-arr !mk;, by lltcnrder Ki-kiI,
Malkv, who Was a top set -grant
at hospital A. m-d i J de
p.o tnielit. Camp Jark-on. Wiis
tiHlst"l'd r It of the service in
December. Ite ong nally tame
fiom Nov Yolk ritv, whne. ar-
roitbng to hit employer heie.
Giot ge W. Collin, he lnaste of
having the fiten id ip of "I fty
Iniie." "D.igo Fiank" and the
other notorious gun'nen v!io
were executed for the ruinler of
Herman Rosenthal, in which
crime however, he disclaimed
having pai tiip.t d. lie t .
lied the xi-ter of Slauti aU'tit a
vcar ago.
The shooting nfTiay omnied
on tlie romer of Geiai and
Main tiTets diiictly in fiord of
the state capitol mul wa wit
nessed by scores of Jteople.
Mnrkey, after l ing shot walkeil
across the street to the Munici
pal building, wheie he fell pitne
on the sidewalk. Staub sur
rendered to a patrolman and
f n locked in the city jail.
The condition of Mi Owing
vai icjMirtcd favorable tonight.
MUM' EROCGHT HOME
from Tin: great war.
Daily Sentinel.
Anion;,r the relics of the war
brought home by Mr. Hugh C.
Tollard, secretary of the Fidelity
Insurance Agency, in the Mason
ic Temple, are two interesting'
circulars which were dropped
from enemy airplanes over the
American lines, as a part of
German propaganda with which
the enemy hoped to break the
morale of the American fighters,
"They were dropped at different
points while we were at the
front," said Mr. Tollard, "-uid in
great hatches. Ther must have
been thousands of them distri
buted along the lines."
One of the circulars was
dropped near St. Maurice, and
read as follows:
"The T.etter Tart of Valor."
"Are you a brave man or a
coward?
"It takes a brave man to
stand up for his principles.
Cowards stand behind leaders
and die, imagining that by so do
ing they become heroes.
"The motive of an act is its
mea-ure. If you think the war
is hell and that you as a citizen
of the Tinted States of America
have mi business to be fighting
in France for England you are
a coward to stay with it. If
you had the courage to face
criticism you would get out and
over the top in no time to a place
ivhi-re there is some likelihood
thrit you may see home again.
"What business is this war in
F.urope to you anyhow? You
don 'i want to annex anything, do
you? You don't want to give up
your Hie for tie ab-tiact thing
humanity.'
'if you believe in humanity
and that life i- precious save
Jo ii own life and dedicate it to
the m i vue of your own country
ami the v ouis.lt who deerve it
ol you.
"Lot-, of you A lio.vs are stay
ing with it b'V.uiM' ou ;m too
cowardly to protect, to fU crt
your own will-. Your wills are
the be t JU Ik'e of what is best
I'm you to do. Don't ask any
one's opinion a to what you
would Utter do. Do it and
! pnnti d to inflame xou to the
lighting pitch; tluy were lies
you know j osi r.iii'l beli-ve any
thing oti lead in the iaH-rs.
"If nu May with the outfit
ten rh. teres n oe.e s-11 oil get
eu! tf it Wi'l be a to'::htere i?i
' Fi e,"
J Th s-oi.e of the ( ,u iil.r li-
- f. i d to Hi the pie.- d. -patches
j pl!-!'4'ed in The Sentinel .i-t
i IU ol r. h having In-ett scattei-
ed b elleinv ihi I s over the
An ei it an set toi s on the allied
flout. Another riiciil.tr drop
ped upon the Ami i ictis l At
gonne asked: "What aic we
tkhtmg for?" Then
followed
the l'u'1 text of not
es v
xchai
ig-
of ou!ig!ed ly Piesidetit W ilsott and the
i rasititi . r.ei m.tn !mp-ii.d Chancellor fob
Slowing the Get matt lequest for
j Wi!on to ai range for an artnU-
. le t-, dated Oi'IoUt S. The I'll s(
iiiote wa wtitt-n b M.,x. piirce
i
! of Hadi U. the!! chain ellol ; Hu ll
follow S'-entary Itiisit;' t
ply for the Pre i.h t.t and in
which inqiiu v U ma le a to what
s e,,...',' in the appeal, the
imhtaiv leaih'i of Germain ol
Ihe Gi'io'an p.snjile, and aUo the
statement that the l. S. gt em-f-el
t iIih's Hot feel at hlu'lty to
piopoe cessation id altns to tts
alli -s mi long as Hie ccntial
JxWts WCe Upon tlieir sod.
Concluding the n oly to this note
bv Sei'f, Get man Sect clary of
Son ign i.lTaii s. nrreptirg tenos
j n'Hi.(d by Pie ih nt WiNnn
pM- iicinai v to an aimaistice. is
ttptir.tcil and at th" I Kit torn in
huge type the question "W hy
ate we 4iS fghting?"
It was by tin's method that the
centtal power succeeded for a
moment in hi caking dow n the
Italian mot ale, but they quickly
l allied and tbove the enemy back
after nnalyiitsf the condition
which had iM cn exaggerated an I
falsified by German propajrand-i-t.
The continued and more
deadly attack vas the reply
which "American loy. among
them the U .llli Field Aitilleiy,
gave their indi cu t enemy.
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?MK ivU t;fi.-- "r'- . !cAV.;
- Tin rtti'.Hh Inrimtry In ili Ht;eliiim nf i'lly rolli-a--. N"w Vrnk, In In" l r:itrI l.y (m-iktiiI J'nllar.lrl (in
b-tiHlf if Hn" Kn-in h Ki.'niiiM iit. l.'iitlmi of tin- p. are i f. r.-mv In - -.-t I n tin J.-mi -l 11 1 ! i.Ii.ik of
KrmirH to il.-l.-nn'.iie tlx Itnl.-iniilMri. .'t- l.at.-nt .lnilnr:iih ft I'l.-iiiitT Pieli-tv U of I'olnn.l, iinule In I'url.
wtitre be prf--iiiiii I In- claims 1 hi- i-niiiitry f-ir UuuAx. '
KI'l'OKTS l!KIN(i MADE
AT PARIS AND ROME TO
PiRING ITALIANS I5ACK.
l!y the Associated Press
The Italian question ag.ru has
come to the fore in p -ace con-fer'-nre
circles as the time ap
proaches for the peace treaty to
be handed to the German pleni
potentiaries at Versailles.
Signs are increasing in Pali
that strong ttlorts are being
made there and in Rome to bring
the Italian delegation back to ) to the hand of the a:iarcl.i-t.
the Freni h capital in time for Colli t it and federal agents
the signing of the c-neian I -re on the rene gra cing and
. , -, ,. . i . Hollowing evci v possible chin
treaty, if possible, or. at least. . . . : , , ,. t
.' , , . , : that might lead to a Milutlon of
in time lor the hand:ng of a!. (.aU. nf t(i(, MM,u0(,ni
treaty to the Au trian delegates ' uj; , lv ,n iu, (,, f ,,f a
w ho are expected in Pai is short-; l.ir.ian lie ,,nd in damage to
ly. Indications are that pio- j property of tl " com pany anl I of
gress is being mad to adjust the
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situation, although the other'
powers apparent! v still are un-
willing to give I mme to Italy.
Chinese Issue Statement.
The aMitude td til council of
thiee legardii g I iume i., torn-'
paled by the Chinese delegation!
in its .statement with the repot t- i
ed solution of the Shantung
prob,em by w liH h Japan is to get ;
the loimer (erm.'.n tights tin ie
and later i to hatal tver the.
teilitoiy li China. The Chinese !
statement ays it is intimatnl !
that the tlicisiott favorable to I
Japan was made in order to :.ave 1
th"1 leagU" of tat ions,
If h ,i',o pointed i.ut in the
staVmeiit that I h i e was a .si
ft I al i I.m lit l'I wei a the ...
lies to si!jijrti t Japaii'.- t t.iim tf
w hit h China had fu knowle Ige.
China elain that ( ! m nv 's
fight lit Sh.itll II teie alilo- 1 stleet. The Vtiies Well- about
gated w hen China dix lai e-l w at , T"i fu t in lei.gth anl at one
again si Geimany, joint Uin weie siitiou united
tin man to Meet 1od.iv. i a if a l.atU iV I ad In n con
Another meeting with thet .( t. d . -t. .-. I, ; . rlo ? to the
German -t will U- held Sun-lay at ! phu-e wl,i the tn.n is -.uj ks,h!
sjulle wliett the coilfel enre ' to haV e stm w), if t he W as one.
riedetitial rommittie vtsll dis.j An off.cial of th Texas O l
ctls the i-,telioti of t icih ntiaU (ii :vp am- staled to a lipicM iila
with the German. The conn- live of the D.ui Nt w , 1 1 t
cil of three t upoilcd to have'that hitcoirpmy had futf.i he-l
leach. is an agieemer.t on Get -; oil j.nd ga to the goei t;ment.
man fionliet s, in .bai e and ' w Inn it was bad y iuisl-i Ur
lotiaine to Fiance and ptohib- fie I on y, p mid ither w ar acti
iting Ciemian-Aiisli ia n-m jo.n. v .ties. ,nn it w. poss:,,. that
llig Geniiaiiy. SalllldaV the , ,.!);, tieo.V of the government
rotttu il rtnitimied ronsith-ialiot: ' :i- tisin; this trethml of gel-
of the tJenn.Ul rallies qi;c-tan
an,) al .o roil nltist with 11).- Im -
iMi-Tt m nisi-i imd - .-o
of state.
On their r.istetn fiont Ihelorv
lisi, i k i ate tctiting in liisor
del. it is tctmiled. after Im ng
ih fe ated by Silinian fom-s,
Thei e have been ho tletaiSs of tr-j the ej 'o-a v., a two im ti had
oited captuie of IMiogiad I i it in the y at d for several mln
the Kin. 1 tiles, hut had ot rnteted the
The Rumanian an I ('- r) o-; he M.ng. H id thete Ucn a fie
Slovak govcitimatit have leftt--rd
thlie Mfer of the llongaiiati
communist to toake tei i i',m ia!
conressim in tet ut n for an at -luisttce.
Their nnnic continue
to march on !udatet.
Southwest of Vienna the Ita
lians aie leomt'sd to have t( ti
pied a btidge over the river
Drave in nn advance hoitheas.
watd. In the same region the
Jugo-Slav who have been fight
ing the Austrian, in Catinthia
ate said to lie continuing their
attack tow aid the Vienna rail
way lin which is held by the
Italians.
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AGENTS WORK ON THEORY
Til T ANARCHISTS DID IT
Greensboro Daily News,
That enemies of the govern
ment, or of the Texas Oil com
pany, were nv-ponsible for the
teill'ic evplosit.n of je.-terday
morning, is the gl ow ing belief j
among llio e who have ineii
studying the cau-e of the explo
sion and the file which resulted.
Evidence of a circum.-tantial,
but convincing nature, has been
uncovered and points, ;t is be
lieved, which um iring accuracy
: scores of citizens n the vi:inity.
Deputy h uaiicc Commis-
sion t . ,. : ' o'. ! . who lu.ppen-
ed to I.' in the city ystei day.
immediately began trving to
n t out the ai.se of the explo-, j i t ially the breaking of glass so
. ion, theie 1m irg o; intense ! far from the scene; also that it
ton., ".ion an I torn u - !n. follow- would have to im carefully plac
ed a'r.o t in p iceplibiy by ex-jttl to have caused so complete
plosions and concussions of !-! destruction of the building,
sci voluire a1-1 e:fert. It w.ts Deputy InMwance Coinmis
the fir.-1 whrh tote th build 'ioner S ott yeMerday asked the
in
into
!
. i d ) i It-red
dist;.?jt.
the t i a'ii
all' i MM it hue-j
:1 peiuliai win-
jr'a s hall a t
s h
In it paw log
hne y.-.ste'.iay
men found a m
and Mr. S ett's
imtni d. tlriv cal
atieniioti vt.is
l to il. This i
est! .li eiy s"',il ;
w i! , w
an! la.
piix.f n
.-lit i .
h h
I w :th water 1
b
be t-f 1
lid tV'ih-lii! fiolii hi .il J
the desttoVed b
Lag to the 1
raltoad tt arks a I wound inid- I j
I the tietle ai d dnwit latluai
I ting cv
;t.
The ! mi;
V
the
I niir. .
' s!,-.t!,'(-.
nd the iM-)t!i!tr riTttM-
s- ii- the o-cur-
fence add si ret-
th to this the-
l'.en" i-s ,.., Jsrott stated
la t lerht that I e w.r of the
1 1 p nioit l!iea wa tin (lie until
of y'i ii i!
ki net.4.d i
h,t
i il v to have
r.rTirier.-y of v. oi
g i
it vc i'd have l,n not iced
by the ee n ; U'-ide it was con
tended that tin ie w n no g.i in-:-e
the d dtoyel btiiMing,
othr than m i1 Iv a drum of
ket i t ". 1 h js net a in
flammable a ga oUne nnd a t i II
greater heat Would li.'V- hin
raYe -sai y.
Tlietv w ci e vat imit lheii ie
advftnceij during the dav a to
the ra i e. but the finding of the
wiie bloiked each one that had
been advanced In forehand. Each
of the-e were traced down by
t ...
Mr. Scott and each appeared on
investigation to have no foun
dation in fact.
The explosion, following close
ly the sending of infernal ma
chines to prominent people in
various parts of the country,
In ought the matter forcibly to
the attention of the public and
all day and until late last night
it was the subject of general
conversation on the streets.
Kveiybody was expressing the
hope that the matter might be
thoroughly sifted to the bottom
and the perpetrators of the
deed brough to justice, in the
event it was ascertained beyond
a doubt that the explosion was
deiiU-rately planned and execut
ed and not accidental.
Whether the explosion was
catted by dynamite or T. N. T
or whether it was some other
high explosive is a question.
Experts quest'oned regaining
the nature of the explosion slat-
ci thai il Hmiw have taken a
huge qiiantitv of dvnamite to
fcr-;have caused the wreckage, i
' D ady News to call attention to
;tU. f.ut that the Heople living
in the vicinity of the explosion
yesterday should ! can ful in
building fires. Some of the flues
wete hula l.imagii ana it tsi
piob.tble thai other were more
fty jes v:tVeft lM!,od Mil" tl'i'lf-
fan
in .-urn a
condition that
l ie
a'e hkelv to
if suit. Mr.
Sotl s.Ci s
1,
Oiii
shi'uld Im
especially
cai efl.Ilv tli.-pit ted.
the kitchen flues.
1IIUKE DEMTIS IN
PARIS DISORDERS.
P.tlls, May J. Two hlllidied
..tei bftv (mlicenien Weie lull t
i-ihI one seigeatit v, as st.t1.Ud
diiiing vesteiday, accoulnig to
an .ililaiuncemcnl made to the
pit fi t lute of oiue at midnight.
Apparently only one ersou was
killed, a Vollllt ll.'Ulli I loilie who,
a ctiiding to icpoit hot I au
thi iitit .ttctl. was struck by s,-v-ei.d
leVolver bullets. The pet
miii who hied the shot i h.tal
to have Inen arrested but his
idenlitv has not let n establish,
ed.
Pai is. 1 Inn m!.iv . Mav 1. Il
wa noited tonight that time
death had ietllted fiont the
ilisordei incident to the May
Day olebiatioit in tlii city to
day. Thete weie. In-side twenty-six
pel son seveiely wound
ed, slightly injured aial 1
ai tested timing the demonstra
tion. Ameiican ambulance.
did efficient wmk in picking up
the wounded, the American Red
Cuts attendant living cheered
by the ciowd.
One of the incidents of the
day occurred tit the Invalide
Pudge wheie an Ameiican lieu
tenant, colonel and two juriio'r
officers weie Mopped by tlra
giKirt, when they Attempted to
cms the liver. After a pai ley
the Ameiican-. were charged
upon by some cavalrymen and in
the melee some shot were fired.
During a clash l"lween the
police and a crowd in Ihe Place
de la Piaslile, in which twenty
persons were wounded, a police-
15IG THRONG WITNESS
GRKAT VICTORY TAtJEANT
New York, May 15. One of
the most novel and spectacular
parades ever held on Fifth
avenue, a "panorama of Vic
tory" staged by the army in the
interest of the Victory Loan,
Ihrilhd thousands today and
brought heme participation in
the great war.
For more than four hours
over five miles of march there
was unfolded an ever-changing,
vivid pictuie of the marvels of
the mighty army America raised
to help vanquish Germaiiv.
Every branch of the military
service from the front line fight
ers to the organizations that
loolicd after health, food weap
ons, transportation and hun
di ds of other necessary lines of
endeavor were represented..
Scores of tanks, great and
small, "crawled" over the as
phalt. Squadrons of airplanes in
battle formation and giant diri
gibles followed the piocession
overhead. More than :'!!) cle
verly devised floats .showed
many of the army's activities
in a way never before under
stood by the layman.
Trenches, machine g;n em
placements, dugouts, camouflag
ed artillery positions, signal
.stations and lookout posts. HI
manned by fully equipped
doughboys, were shown. On
some of the lloat Germans in
the field grey uniform and
scuttle-shaped trench helmets'
were depicted. From another
float, men hurled the Stokes
t rem h mortar bombs, laying
down a smoke barrage, a
"breath of death," around Ger
man machine nests. Others de
picted the different military
period in Ameiican history.
'01 O. JED ROY VICT I.M
OF A PAINH'I. DE VI II.
- I.oni Davenport, it color-i'
noy 12 y eai of age. and the - i n
of Simon Davenport, who livei
in the ea -tei n part of the i ; y,
was le'im-l to death in KvV.
Earlier Shop Wednesday aiu'
lioon about ! -.".0 a a result o, ;,e,
explosion of a mixture of ;a o
lt lie and kerosene.
The unloi lunate IkiV had been
employed at the baiUr shop as
.t shm shne for thiee week,
and for some naon went to the
loom in the back pail of the
.-Imp and was gone only a short
while when the sound of an ex
plo.sailt If. ii lied I-e lower,
a co!i led bather who wmk in
the shop, and nihil piecht,
Row ci immediately wchl to the
back loom and found the I toy en
veh ij c in flame. At ltrt it
wa impo-siLIc- to leach the
hilt mug boy who vva reeling
around and around, until lie fell
near the (i-r lea-hng into the
b.uU r shop. Thin .-.n ov i at
w a throw n over the badly bunt
ed body but ujti examination
il w.i, ii ad.lv seen that life w.t
extinct.
man shouted to the mob: "If
you want light go to Versaille
and light the Gentian.." The
mob took up the civ of "On to
Vciai!les" and a divci sioti wa
mated whuh aVeited mote ser
ious lighting. I'm t weie
pionuiunt among those engag
ed in the hmonti at ton and
lice dec dale tonight thai viltuab
ly evety other leader in the
crowd wa,s either RUssiaii.
Spanish or a u,emler of .some
other alien lace.
Indignant Over Incidents,
Palis, May 2. Socialists aial
the leader of labor union aie
exticn.ely indignant over ye
today's incident. The gener
al laUir federation It as iHurd a
pu lest and a committee will
meet tonight to consider what
steps will lie taken a rt lesult of
the disonlei . The managing
committee of Ihe socialist patty
and the socialist giotip of the
c handier f commeice a1o vm!1
mint.
Deputy Marcel Cachin, witt
ing in llumanite, chtim the day
was a "magnificent demonstra
tion of the jHiwer an I discipline
of the lalioi ing classes nnd was
matiTd only by th- brutality of
the ferociou police." He em
phasizes the fact that the sol
diers ued no violence and that
there was no trouble where they
were on duty.
EXPLOSION OF OIE TANK
AT GREENEEOKO, N. C.
Greensboro, May .'!. The
finding late this afternoon of
small insulated wires 7.") feet
long, leading from the plant of
the Texas company here, which
was destroyed by an explosion
and fire this morning, across the
railroad and to a point some
distance down the street, is
strong evidence in the opinion
of Deputy In.-ui ance Commis
sioner W. A. Scott, who i.; at
work on the case, that the pro
perty was delilieratelv desliov
ed.
The explosion caused the lo.s.-,
of but one life, Harry Shallm-i,
a negro employed at the Slate
Normal college here, was killed
while passing Ihe place on hi
way to work. Officials of the
company here are unable to give
even an estimate of the loss.
Greensboro, May .".. An ex
plosion in the warehouse of the
Texas Oil company's sub-station
here at 7 o'clock this morn
ing caused the death of one man
and a large loss to the Texas,
company. For several hours a
tremendous fire fed by large
quantities of oil contained in two
tank cai and stationary tank
of the company, and the volume
of smoke exceeded anything
ever seen at a file here. The
tro-tle over Eithia street sub
way was burned and all morn
ing southbound pa.ssenger trains
were delayed several hours.
I tt i! thi afternoon the name
of the man burned to deatlt had
not lit-en ascertained. He could
not he identified because the
body wa so badly burned.
Thi' body, found on Eithia
street in the buim-d aiea after
the fire had been gotten under
control, was partially identified
this afternoon a that of llany
SrlmfDior, a negro youth. 17
veal of age .ail employe of U.
laundry department at the SI..I.
Normal college. whoe ptogic s
to his work would have I.J.i -i
hint to the area of the Soiitln-ifi
railway yards in which the In.
raged just aliout the time Ih.
explosion occtli led.
J ii s I a. th,. clock weie .Ink
ing the hour of seVell pu j.le oi
the city were statt .1 l-y Ih
lioi.e of the explosion and Ih--rattling
of dooi and window
Gin-e. thai il was an exp'o i i
or eaithquake Were .mhi an
swered by the sounding ol Ih
fite alarm and the sight of a
trcmchdou volume of smoke
rising at the plant of the Texa
company, which i on the in. mi
line of the Southern iaibv.iv
near the State Nonnal col'ege.
Thousand of pMp!o w t nt v. il lull
a shoit distant e ol the ihttnes.
but oal v In l inen wuit vety
dose, for the reason that elhci
tank wen heal .til l tni.hl ex
plode. A pipe that tenanted
two big .-l.it.i 'i..: y t.'.nks
halted and thi tuttnd h..n
died' of gallon of oil tqi'll the
sriound to built. I'm Inn aleU .
however, hosn of the other
lank exploded. The loss to the
Tex. i company i cotisuh i.ible.
Many dwelling ate iieatby
but wen- not M-rioiisly damaged
At one place the ml ran down
the treet for a Mock and hie
covered the sheet for the en
isle block. Window weie
broken in the train front Win-t.n-S.i!em,
which had just pa.
id the plant and was only a
Mock awav when the explosion
occulted. Many panes of gl.is
in window and door of hut e
fitrnt one to five blinks away
weie shattered by the foice of
the xpl'i imt.
Ktiemett did the IhM work
they could under the cucum
stanre and thi w tik wa im
itar.t in saving adjoini g pn
petty and making it pnsnhle- tif
ter two hour, to g. t to the cut
i:T valve of the stationary tank
and shut ofT the (low of oil.
Water wa of very little value
in I'ghting tins type of fur. ex
cept a it piotected adjoining
pivpoily.
It is Itelieved thai the linn
who lost his life was on hi way
to vvotk and was passing" the
place just as the explosion oc
curred. Sometime affer the fire
stalled his lody was found ly
ing on the i ail load bank, and il
had evidently been thrown thrte
by Ihe force of the explosion.
Ihe IhkIv cove icd with cd and
the clothing afire.