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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1899)
Will ? lllIJ\f \ I I Ilk HA D UiU of U Btonn that Brought Dwtrac- UON and Dwtb. UN DfAU TWLNIY-riVI. WOUNDM j Only l ISMllillnKt III lli < - 'Iown J.-fl taml ) i < IfHiMlrcil * tit J' | il < - ll fH - ] otiil ftuliicl of ( 'lmrlt ; Tul < ' < ri lrtnrit Jtflh-f. HI5HMAK , Xeli. , 'un ! . Special to tbe Omaha Ho * : The desolation I * In * doncrlbftbly pathetic. Huch I * the unl- vwfMl verdict of the thouwtndc of * pec- tater * who liMve vlctu-d the * lt of tbe once pretty village of Herman today. Y'Mlerday It wa * peopled by a hap py , proMpTou * half-th'siiaartd citizen * as could be found In N'enraxka. Today , with Imlf M doxen exception * , all are homelo * * , without n plar in lay their bunds or a table from which to eat. Vonterday they would have nc-/rned charity. Today the -althl > * t are liv ing on provisions sent by kindly heart ed citizen * from neighboring towns. Days will ph > w before tbe d brl * v/lll have bf-en cleared away and the ucene will have lost oven a portion of the heartrending feature * which may be H'jen on every side. AH a result of the tonn , ten perBons He dead , one family having been al most entirely swept out of exltence. Twenty-five are Injured , some of them fatally. The dead : A , B. HOPKINS , farmer , Horman. MH8. A. B. HOPKINH. Herman. ANIJEHHON HOPK1NB , son of A. U. Hopkins , Herman. MUH , KKLHO , Pender , daughter of Mr , and Mrs. Hopkins , whom Mho wuii visiting. LOU1H CLAI'HHKN , machinist , Mln- nourl Valley , la. , Injured so he died later In Blair. W. H. U1CHAHDB , pOHcmasU-r , Her man ; died from suffocation , as he was suffering with chronic case of asth ma. ma.J. J. E. HAWKINS , borne five mlb-s northwest of Herman ; blown Into barn and killed by lightning. THOMAS HJNKH , plasterer. Blair ; died from Injuries after removal to Ills homo. CHILD OF H. M. DAVIS. HAUL PI5TBH8BN. son of farmer four miles west of Herman In Dane Hollow. The Injured : Carrlo Kelso , aged 7 , borne In Pen der ; skull fractured , will probably die. Bllri Hopklrix , Herman ; face cut , head and body badly bruised. William Anderson , Herman ; left side of skull fractured , may die. Mrs. William Anderson , Herman ; back and side of skull fractured ; body badly bruised. Kd Tnckot , Herman , head cut quite KCI lously. E , 0. , or "Cnney" Wont , head and body badly bruised , nail run through foot , removed to Tekamah. Mrs. E , G. Pr-gaii , Herman , head cut and bruised about shoulders. Mm , John Kllnkenbourd , Herman , hi'iid and fnco cut. C. Hankln , employe on Herman nlock farm , picked up In street ; In juries consist of brulsea and cuts about head ; suffering from nervous prostra tion. tion.Earl Earl Plpher , boy , Herman , temple and head cut , hand badly bruised. Fred Chrlstonsen , restaurant keeper , Herman , head cut , arm bruised. E , A. Pogau , merchant , Herman , head badly cut. "Orandma" Nosier , mother of Mrs. Hawkins , Hvo mlles northwest of Her man , both arms broken , Internal Injur ies , not expected to live. Mm. J , E. Hawkins , rive mlloii north west of Herman , ribs broken and body badly bruised , Injuries not fatal. Miss Hawkins , daughter of J. E , Hawkins , flvo miles northwest of Her man , hack badly sprained and bruised. Peter Lonlg , farmer ono mlle west of Herman , arm broken and body bad ly bruised , Injuries may prove fatal. Mrs. A. Anderson , Herman , head and face badly cut , arms said to bo brok en , removed to Blair , injuries may provo fatal. H. H. Horzog , lumberman , head cut slightly , body brulsod. George Bull'ngton , nn aged citizen of Herman , face cut and badly bruised. Fred Hurroll , farmer and splkor , head cut. Oliver Lown , creamery man , Herman - man , head bruised and cut. Cloorgo Coylo , station agent , head cut slightly , Mrs. Louis Wuchtor , wlfo of Imple ment doulnr , Herman , bruised badly , canning u succession of fainting spoils. Louis Wuchtor , Implement dealer , Herman , body badly brulnod. Mrs , William Breo , Herman , loft shoulder badly bruised and back sprained. YiMitoniny urtornoon at fi o'clock I Ionium presented a peaceful scono. A llltlo later clouds began to gather and before 0 o'clock torrents of rain were deluging the streets , The citizens were not frightened at the appearance of the storm , becuuso limy thought It was Hlmply a repetition of the heavy rain falls , which had visited that section previously. At 0 o'clock , Imwnvnr , omnlous clouds begun to appear , and llttlo knots of people assembled In ivory part of the town to watch thorn. AH the clouds grow moro dense the Inky blackness appeared terrifying and the moro timid sought storm col lars. Scores of people congregated In thotio collars awaiting the approaching cyclono. Al filf : > It nwopt down upon thorn , coming from the norlhwenl with a frightful velocity. These who were still In poslllomi to wutch Its onward nwcop say that It came from two di rections and the appearance of the town toduv would Indicate that such wan the caso. Olil-tlmoiH who were coolor-licaded , however , think differ ently. They bollovo It came down from the northwest , iipreadlng us tl Htruck obstructions and converging wlion thcuo were torn out of the way. It required but u few minutes for the Htorm to do Itti work , although It iteomod hours to the unfortunates penned up In the Htorm caves. ' Citizens who nro able to recall tholr improtmlont ) during the storm , al though uufforlng with terror , tmy that a * in * wind paaad err thm I * . iv-offlH Ilk * tb flight of tb'/asaadJ of lar * - Mrdt. accompanied t/r tb Inter roitf-Bt cra b * of beery ebell * They kn w Ifttl * of tb haroc which wa * wrought In tad arovnd tbir bonw When lh r eroerfed It wa * to find * vnt of d * olatloa wbleh wan abso lutely appalling. Houcea were blown down la erwy dlr tlon. .With few excei/looc the eUliea * could locate their bom * * oalf br tb * cellars In which they a * * * crmcbeA or by a few familiar jrfew * of furniture which remained In th * * hetl * which formerly bad been com- faiodlou * and comfortable bomea. A * far a * the eye ' n.jM * e * . from loatb to north , no foulM.njf * teed to furnteb a r ftt < for tbe k rael * i eitlzaa. - Moment of contemplation It required onlja templation of tn frt btfal cene to bring the citizen * to a realization of tJ" ( r dtill to ub o her. Parents b - w n looking for cblMren. ! re for h'iband * and ona for thM- parent * . A * the * * were found ut--athed th neighborly * plrH U > ok powewilon of them and they turned their attention to all'vlallng the suffering * of tbo * * about them. Tli" dead were removed to th * Meth- odl t church In the north part of the city , which nr"d a * a morgue. The Injure * ! were taken to a parsonage to be transported later on a relief train to Ulalr. Hellef train * came down from Tekamah and Ulalr with physicians dan * an-1 nur " In aid In the search for the Injured and dead. Ninety-fix pfTKonn , Injured and uninjured , were Nont on an Omaha train to Blair. whre they were cared for in the Clif ton hotel and In the home * of the citi zens. The night wag made all the more ( Unagreeable by th - rain , which fell on the hoiiHclcM citizen * In torrent * . It CHOW ! only for an hour , apparently to gather additional forrc and make a second attack. Few thought , however , of -eklng refuse from the element * , spending the night , specially the m > n. In looking for the Injured. The wonr-n and children were ent to the school house and the other building * which remains Intact. Tlie darkness of the night was broken by brilliant fla he * of light ning , which added to the Impresiiivo- IICHH of the smrip. The power of the Htorrn appeared to have been irreslst- Ible , although Its ravage * were not plainly ob erved until thlu morning , when the sun revealed them in all their hldeouslnosH. AH the hours paHHcrl and the returns from the injured Increased It seemed to the citizens as If every family in the town had suffered. After a sys tematic canvass had been made , how ever , It was discovered that those liv ing In the northern portion had suf fered mot In casualties. It was there the Htorrn had done IUs worst , although Its force was almost as great in the heart of the town. The storm undoubtedly raine down from the north west. Its first effects nro it-ported from live miles northwest of the city , where the home of J. K. Hawkins was wiped off the earth. Mr. HawklriK was blov/n Into his barn. Lightning seemed anxious to supple ment the cyclone in Its doslnicllvencMi and added a bolt. It struck the barn , setting It afire and killing ? .lr. Haw kins , If the force of the wind had not ended his life previously- This mornIng - Ing hlH ittiniiliiH were found charred to a crisp and unrecognizable. "Orandma" No Ior , mother of Mrs. Hawkins , v/as badly Injured inter nally and both aims were broken. It Is not believed she can survive. Mrs. Hawkins was badly Injured and her daughter had her back hurt. The hoiiBo wan razed to the ground , while not enough of the outbuildings could bo found to fill the box of an ordi nary lumber wagon. Continuing its southerly course , touring trees tip l y the roots , leveling fences , Htrowlng barbed wire across the country and covering the earth with dobrls the cyclone next made its appearance at the home of A. H. Hop kins , half a mlle northwest of Her man. Hurt ) it wrought ttfo saddest havoc , the happy family of the farmer bolng iilalu oiitrlHht , with one excep tion. tion.Tho The bodies of Mr. Hopkins and hyii wlfo were found 100 yards north of the house In his orchard after the storm. They had boon blown out of the house by the wind , which , In its rotary motion , apparently whirled thorn out of Its path as If angry at thorn for not having placed nn ob struction In Its way. The body of Mrs. Kclso was found lying on a pllo of dobrls near the for mer slto of the house. Anderson Hopkins , the son of the owner of the farm , lay near in the last agonies o ( a torrlhlo death. Hack In the orchard holding to u small sapling as if her Hfo depended upon the tenacity of bur grip , lay 1C I In Hopklnn , an nldnrly daughter , with her face and head badly cut and her body bruised. Near her llltlo Carrlo Kolso , granddaughter of Mr. Hopkins , was sitting on u stump , dazed and motionless , as If she ( ltd not realize what hud happened. The wind played strange pranks around this IIOUHO , apparently delightIng - Ing in the destruction It was making. The trees In the orchard north of the house worn torn up by their roots. Their tops pointed in a southwesterly direction us If they had been blown down by u wind coining from the northenst. To the west of the house the trees were blown toward the iumtlumiU , the wind apparently ro- suinlng its original course. Not uti outbuilding wns left Htundlng. Hod clothing , wearing uppitrol , furniture and stock were scuttered In every di rection. Having demolished everything about the Hopkins homestoud , the death dealing cloud sped upon the town. It struck the llrst house lu the uxtromo northwestern poitlon. This wus occu pied by Peter Cbrlstliinscn. Hardly u vcstlgo of the formerly comfortable i-ottago wus left , 11 being curried away and sinushed Into such small frug- monts that Mr. Chrlstlunsen could not Iliul even the llntol of ono of his doors. Again the storm suuined to dcslro vongcunco upon au unintentional ol > - structor. Not only did Mr. Christian- lion lose his homo In Honuun , but the storm swept uway his house ami barn on his farm four miles \vest of the city , lu what IB known au Dune Hol low. In the sumo yard with Mr. Chris- tlniiHon was the homo of T\lrs , AVIllltin llruo. She hud seen thu storm up- proachliig ami had tnkdn refuge , will her dancttor. Mrt. Ixnii * Wxhter. la tb ctitar b-n * tb th * trout pc.rek- Mr. aod Mr * . Chn tla&f tame aad Hn d th n , and It U to tbt de erUo of tbHr bomo that the latter two owe their Urea. The Bree hoove was ton frotn Ita foundation sad iv\r.t4 to the oath , tearing th * cllar aad l t occ - pnatc unprotected A brick * tn eV. Mr * . Bree on the aboaMer. whJVt MT- eral firing aiMlea Mupoa Mr. aad Mr * . Waehter. fcraUltt aad cvttlng then quite eTer lr. Veering a trifle to the MM ! , ib * triad paaMl between tbe Br e boce aad a dwelling aero tbe street. Searing the tatur uah&rmei. although U wae only fifty fet away. Right oa this ct ; t I * where tbe norm spread. Strlkinr tbe home of John Flub on the corner of tbe street to-Jtbeaat of Mrs. r's borne. It eonUD'-Deed tbe lerellnic pro- rew. IU swath beto two blocks la width. At If jrutded by a haad * hich hollered la dej'roying ererythla ? po - ible. It backed up a trifle , rroMiae th * back yard of the borne of Mrs. J- C. Slok" * . tbe Snt botue on tbe west ide of tbe main street Trbicb vrac in jured. Only Blight damage was in flicted bere. how v > r. AcroM the str * t from Mrs. Stok < s U struck a house where dinner had erldently l > een ready when the storm approached. The table was got and even today the dUbes are still un touched. It * & § here that the Ander sons lived. They took to a cellar , ac companied by Louis Clauasen , which prov l FO poor a refuge that all were injured , Claunten BO badly that he died aeveral hours later after having been removed to Blair. The rest of the citizens between Sev enth and Second streets felt the full brunt of the storm. Across from John FHch'ji place , went ofVe t street , his barn was razed , not a single shingle bftlng left. A little further south on \Vct street the home of Mayor E. W. Hurdle had the roof lifted off the east ern wing. It was not far from this point that Postmaster W. S. Richards lout his ilfe. He sought safety In a cellar , but It proved his tomb. He was suffering from chronic asthma and It is believed that this , augmented by th * > terror of the occasion , was the cause of his death , as there wore no marks upon his body when he was found. Another was so seriously injured in the heart of the city that he died lat er. He was T. J. nines , a contractor from Ulalr , who had come to Herman during the afternoon to attend to some business. He was caught under some debris which fell between two build ings and injured fatally. He was re moved to his home in Blair , where ho died this morning. Mr. Hlnes was for merly a resident of Omaha , where ho was well known and highly reiipected. He came to Nebraska early in the 'COs. With the exception of the Central hotel and a residence a block north not a single building was left standing in the heart of the city. Both these buildings were fairly gutted by the wind. The atorm came just an the evening meal was being nerved at the hotel. In fact , two guests wore at the table when the proprietor , M. J. Kcri- yon , entered and advised them to ac company him and his family to a cave until the danger had passed , in this cave the ten persons composing the family of Mr. Kenyon , the help at the hotel and ton boarders and guests , found a safe shelter from the storm , as no one was injured. The Baptist church , several blocks above the hotel , was leveled , the wind scattering the seats about the streets and carrying the pulpit several blocks toward the south. Just below the church the Implement house of Louis Waehter was demolished. A large stock of buggies and farm implements was wrecked , the wind carrying the lighter portions of the vehicles away and , angry at the resistance of the moro weighty machines , wrapping them up In cells so they would be rendered useless forever. The Plateau bank , the only brick structure In the town , was torn to pieces , the brick being scattered for blacks. Nothing but the vault was loft standing , the wind driving a heavy rail through Its side to remind the own er of Its terrific force. Uolow the bank the general mer chandise store of K. A. Pogau , the millinery store of Mrs. M. Denny , the harness shop of William Gray , the general store of Kenyon & Co. , the hardware store of I ) . W. Harper , the saloonu of Sam Deavcr , ICd Bonncau and Sam Barrott , the grocery of Bon Truoblood , the drug store of Q. M. Lydlck and the general store of H. H. Wallace wore crushed to splinters , the loss being almost total In each caso. Mr. Lydlck had Just put in a handsome - some soda fountain , which was dls- Igured beyond recognition. His loss H very heavy , aa ho also had abouC il.UOO worth of furnlluro stored In an other part of the city which was to tally destroyed. In its course southward the storm struck the now waterworks of the city ind demolished them. A great iron joller sixty feet In length and wotgh- ng seventy tons was rolled a block. Not only did the Btorm wreck all .ho buildings on the main street , but It went out of Its way to deal the rail road a pretty hard rap. The stock yards , opposite the Plateau bank , were razed , the heavy fence and deeply Im- Dcddcd posts proving poor obstructions to the wind. Back of thorn the Peavey elevator and the elevator of the Crow- oil Grain and Lumbnr company con tributed their roofs , the upper portion of the cupola leaving In each caso. The contents were thus exposed to the rain , which poured down upon them In Hoods all night. Along the Omaha railroad track nlno cars were blown over , their trucks beIng - Ing twisted off and carried twenty-live or thirty foot away. Two curs were apparently picked up from the track and sot down three feet away , thereby giving the Impression that the wind had found them with their load of grain too heavy for further transporta tion. The railroad depot , coal sheds and > telegraph wires were blown down , the hooks of the depot bolng carried half a block away anil deposited In a bunch upon the bill. Suporlntondent Ilayucs estimates the Ions to the rail road alouo at $ ( > ,000. Over across the railroad lived the only man who curried cyclone Inmir- unco In the town. This was .lohn Lar son , section foreman for the Omaha railroad. When Larson saw the storm approaching ho gathered his family about him and doseomlod to the cement - mont collar which ho had constructed after a bard windstorm er * > ral r a aco. He thought from the ap- pfra r * of tbe ttorm at that time that he m'.c-ht need it and it wa for thi5 pcrpoe that he put * o much toll aad aoaey into it HI * labor wa * re- I d after jr m of waiting. That cave aared hts life aad the * * of the things he rataed move The storm carried away hie boo * * , tearing tbe cellar open to the world , bat the occupants were ecnre from barm. He IB homeleM to day , bat bis cellar will remain and a new hoate will rtee oa the site of the old one. a * John says be intends to retain tbe cellar ae loac aa be live * . He bad 11.000 cyclone Insurance on bis boo * * aad coat en is. As scarcely a rectlce of either remains he will ask the Phoenix Insurance company to pay biz policy. Returning to tbe main street and concentrating its force , the storm scat tered tbe lumber from tbe yard of the Crowell Lumber company to th four winds , although tbr.ed - > h-.ve been concentrated into one for the time bela ? . The cottage of D. V. * . , Plpher , local agent for the Standard Oil company , lost its roof , and the oil company's building to the south of the cottage was lifted frota around the two heavy tanks and blown across the country to remain unidentified. The pipes around the tanks were bent into coils , having the appearance of having been wrapped around a gigan tic spool. Opposite the office of the Standard OH company the homes of Dr. Clark and D. W. Harper were visited. Thereof roof of the rear wing of the Harper residence waa torn off and the side of the house badly marred by flying plecea. The wind blew "the windows out of Dr. Clark's house and the rain did the rest during the night , coming in through the damaged roof and soaking everything within. The last house struck in the Fouth- ern portion of the town was occupied by S. J. West. It was switched around so the corners rested on the sides of the foundation , but the damage was slight , except to the contents , which suffered materially from the soaking they underwent. It waa here that "Caney" West was Injured. The re mainder of the family went to the cave an soon as they saw the dark cloud approaching. "Caney" West did not think the cloud would strike Her man , so he remained In the house. When ho saw it really Intended to visit the little town he removed his sryjes so he could wade to the cave. He was too late , however , as the wind caught him before he left the house. It carried him out through the window , which was broken by the wind for his passage. He was found by his broth er later limping around in the yard in a dazed condition , trying to find his way back to the house. He had run a nail through his foot and was se riously Injured about the body. After passing West's house the stormed veered to the east , and left the largo school house and a couple of cottages opposite It uninjured. Then , as sated with destruction , It rose In the air and left the vicinity which it had ravaged RO sorely. When the spectators began to arrive this morning tlTe sight waa one which appalled the most thoughtless. Piles of lumber lay in the streets. Wherever the eye turned it rested upon the re sults of the visit of the elements. Hogs , horses , cattle , chickens , ducks and cats were strewn along the streets , the Btorm having driven them to their death. The household goods of the citizens were strewn from one end of the town to the other. Vases , books , furniture of all kinds , china and glass ware and kitchen utensils were seen on every hand. Men who considered themselves well off In the world yes terday wandered over the scene of their late abodes today wondering whore the next meal waa coming from. Pitiful smiles , which were given with a vain attempt to be cheerful , marked the faces of the unfortunate citizens when they spoke of their misfortune. Each tried to make light of his own losses when a neighbor was near and to offer bis condolences for the hard luck of the other. It was a scene of destitution , al though few of the sightseers appeared to realize it. Two thousand of them wandered over the ruins looking for souvenirs of the storm. They did not seem to realize that what they were taking might bo the dearest pieces of bric-a-brac some women might have among all that mass of broken and marred remnants. Each carried off something , some of the most humane , it must bo confessed , contenting themselves - selves with limbs from the broken trees or pieces of bark from the scarred veterans which had withstood dozens of storms , but finally succumbed to this ono , which appeared to have con tained all the violence of those which had passed before In years. It is estimated that 5,000 persons visited Herman and spent the day In sightseeing. Scores carried kodak's with them and the unsightly piles were photographed that others who were not so fortunate as to have had the opportunity to come might see them. The saloon men whoso stock was bur led under the ruins unearthed several nogs of beer and sot tip their dis mantled bars. Over these they sold tholr drinks and kicked because citi zens objected to the sight of drunken men on the streets while tholr hearts were full from the misfortunes they had suffered. At 4 o'clock the beer gave out and the saloon men wore forced to vend cherry wlno and pop , which to thorn seemed a sacrifice of thno and much needed money because they might have done so much better on the brown liquid. Hlnux Oily Hi'iuU Itcllnf. SIOUX CITY , Juno Ifi. Sioux City at noon today sent a draft of ? 210 to the rollof committee at the stricken town of Herman , Nob. This money was raised Insldo of an hour and the com mittee Is still at work. Moro money will bo Kent after the committee bus had a cbanco to do some moro solicit ing. Donations of clothing and bed ding also have been culled for by the mayor and Commercial association. I'olnimro AocrptH Ilio Tunic. PATHS. Juno 1C. Polncaro Inform ed President Loubot this morning that ho would accept the task of forming u cabinet. Ho will take the war port folio , In addition to the presidency of the council. M. Mellno , in an Interview with M. Polncare , strongly urged the latter to form a cabinet whoso main plank will bo the settlement of the Dreyfus affair , TOE ( Mjl AMERIC ; How It is to Be Hhown In tlie Portb- toinlng Exposition , TURNSTILES MOVF : JULY 1 , 1099. At Tiili Tltnn tliu .WIIIIM-H Cun I'IIM Irilu The Hfiiutlful OroiiinlN mid Vlmr U'lmt IIu Ilren Outlirrcil From All SrctlufM of the Country tor Tlmlr Killllcutlon And Any Intimation or suspicion that the Greater America Exposition , to bo bold at Omaha , beginning July 1 and con tinuing four months , may fall or prove aught but a perf"rt SUCCOSH In point of , attractiveness , < iuratlonul worth or j actual attendant c. is wholly without { foundation in fact or reason. The conservative , careful men of wealth who have carried this project forward have not expended over | 100,000 with the possibility of seeing it wholly lost. Every dollar needed to insure the complete and emphatic success of thla great enterprise will be forthcomlnp , with practically as much certainty as if it were now in the exposition treas ury. The colonial exhibits planned as the basic feature of the enterprise are being collected and will be landed in this country by government trans- of a perplexed people for additional light and Information on a subject needing elucidation. Special features of great Interest to every citizen of the republic are bolng planned , and before the fall of 1899 has passed Into history the pilgrimage of the precedj Ing year to Omaha will have been re- enacted. The Greater America Exposition for J899 will bo the first In history in which largo appropriations of taxpay ers' money have not boon asked from public treasuries , and It will ecllps > in magnitude and attractiveness any ol its predecessors , with the exception of the World' * Fair at Chi- cago. It will alco be the first expo- ltlon erer designed to afford Information mation on a practical , tangible ques tion. Xo citizen will b fully equipped to best exercUe the privilege of suf frage In the solution of the great pi-ndlng ( lueotlon of expansion until he has seen the colonial exhibits at tha exposition and ha * studied the people , products and resources of the landa acqulrfd through the war with Spaia. Several departments of the federal govf-rnment , notably the war and agri cultural departments , are lending maJ terlal assistance In the collectk ) ! ol comprehensive exhibits from those countrioa. A contract has been closed with the the Pain Fireworks company of Chicago cage for twenty marvelously brilliant spectacular performances during thd llrst two months of the exposition , "The Fall of Manila" and "The De structlon of Cervera's Fleet" will ba reproduced with elaborate scenery realistic pyrotechnic effects , splendid costuming and grand Illuminations Over HOO people will participate. Thp stage around which the scenery will bo Hi-t will bo 100 feet long and 50 feet SECTION OF THE MIDWAY. deep , and the lake for the naval opera- " tlous will be 300 feet long and 75 broad. Performances will be given Tuesdays , Thursdays and Saturdays of each week. Following each perform ance will be given a grand display of fireworks , Including fifty-one spe cialties , all of which are novel. Thesfl displays will far surpass anything eve ! seen in the west. Ov > MINES AND MINING BUILDING. ports. The governmental departments are manifesting an interest in this enterprise that ensures it a successful opening should other resources fall. Above all the people of the country are manifesting an Intense curiosity concerning the colonial exhibits , which , in view of the great question now pending as to the policy to be pursued In the dispositions of lands acquired through the war with Spalr will come as a response to the prayers American Ingenuity and handicraft will be more graphically shown In tha manufacturing exhibits than at any of the expositions of the past Some o | the novelties promised are mentioned , . The Allen Chester Silk company of Patterson , . J. , will have In full oper ation every day three looms and t spooling machine. The same which took the gold medal at the World's Fair. Ono loom will manufacture white silk ribbon badges bearing colored plc FRATERNAL BUILDING. turos of President McKlnloy , Vlco President Hoburt , ofllcers of the expo sition and other celebrities. Another will weave silk handkerchiefs bearing pictures of exposition buildings and a third will turn out line silk dress goods. The concessions bolng granted for Midway attractions at the Greater i America Exposition at Omaha this ' * < r * > ftu m \ # " " "LAGOON AND FINE ARTS BUILDING. summer already exceed those of tlu Trans-Mississippi Exposition. Cart has been exercised to permit only tha most interesting novelties to get a footing on this year's cosmopolitan Midway. * t' ' EAST END GRAND COURT.