Nebraska Newspapers

    D itails of the Storm that Brought Destruc
tion and Death.
TEN DEAD TWENTY-FIVE WOUNDED
Only SI* Ilnllriliiffi In th* Town I.»ft
Standing—llnndred* of People llome
and Nahjerta of Charity— M«a»ur«»
Taken to Afford Itellef.
HERMAN, Neb., June 16.—Special to
the Omaha Bee: The desolation Is in
describably pathetic. Such Is the uni
versal verdict of the thousands of spec
tators. ^vho have visited the site of the
once pretty village of Herman today.
Yesterday It was peopled by a hap
py, prosperous half-thousand citizens
as could be found In Nebraska. Today,
with half a dozen exceptions, all are
homeless, without a place to lay their
hands or a table from which to eat.
Yesterday they would have scorned
charity. Today the wealthiest are liv
ing on provisions sent by kindly heart
ed citizens from neighboring towns.
Days will pass before the debris will
have been cleared away and the scene
will have lost even a portion of the
heartrending features which may be
seen on every side.
As a result of the storm, ten persons
lie dead, one family having been al
most entirely swept out of existence. |
Twenty-five are Injured, some of them
fntally.
The dead:
A. II. HOPKINS, farmer, Herman.
MRS A. U. HOPKINS. Herman.
ANDERSON HOPKINS, son of A. B.
Hopkins, Herman.
MRS. KELSO, Pender, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, whom she was
visiting.
LOUIS CLAI S8EN, machinist. Mis
souri Valley. la., Injured bo he died
later in Rlalr.
W. 8. RICHARDS, postmaster, Her
man; died from suffocation, as he was
suffering with chronic case of asth
ma.
J. E. HAWKINS, home five miles
northwest of Herman; blown Into
barn and killed by lightning.
THOMAS HINES, plasterer, Rlair;
died from injuries after removal to
bis home.
CHILD OF 3. M DAVIS.
EARL PETERSEN, son of farmer
four miles west of Herman in Dane
Hollow.
The injured:
Carrie Kelso. aged 7. home in Pen
der; skull fractured, will probably die. |
Ella Hopkins, 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.
Ed Tucket, Herman, head cut quite
seriously.
E. (5., or “Caney” West, head and
body badly bruised, nail run through
foot, removed to Tekamah.
Mrs. E. 0. Pegati, Herman, head cut
and bruised about shoulders.
Mrs. John Kltnkenbeard, Herman,
head and face cut.
C. Rankin, employe on Herman
stock farm, picked up in street; in
juries eonslst of bruises and cuts about
head; suffering from nervous prostra
tion.
Karl Plpher, boy. Herman, temple
and head cut, hand badly bruised.
Fred Christensen, restaurant keeper,
Herman, head cut, arm bruised.
E. A. J’egau, merchant, Herman,
head badly cut.
"Grandma" Nosier, mother of Mrs.
Hawkins, five miles northwest of Her
man, both arms broken, internal injur
ies. not expected to live.
Mrs. J. E. tlawklns, fire miles north
west of Herman, ribs broken and body
badly bruised, injuries not fatal.
Miss Hawkins, daughter of J. E.
Hawkins, five miles northwest of Her
man, back badly sprained and bruised.
Peter I-eulg, farmer one mile 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 be brok
en, removed to Blair, injuries may
prove fatal.
H. H. Herzog, lumberman, head cut
slightly, body bruised.
George Buff ngton, an aged citizen of
Herman, face cut and badly bruised.
Fred Hurrell, farmer and splker,
head cut.
Oliver Lowe, creamery man, Her
man, head bruised and cut.
George Coyle, station agent, head
cut slightly.
Mrs, Louis Waehter, wife at imple
ment dealer, Herman, bruised badly,
causing a succession of fainting spells.
Louis W'uch’er. implement dealer,
Herman. Usly badly brill ed.
Mrs. William llroe, Herman, left
Shoulder badly bruised and l»ack
sprained.
Yesterday afternoon at fl o'clock
Hi mins presented a peaceful scene. A
little later clouds began to gather and
before ti o'clock torrent* of ruin were
deluging the streets The citizen* were
not frightened at the appearance of
the storm, because they thought It was
simply a repetition of the heavy rain
falls, which had vlaitnd that section
previously At fl o'clock, however,
opinion* cloud* I vegan to appear, un I
little knots of |M-wple a***hibl*d In
every part of the town to watch them
As the clouds grew liter*- dense the
Ink) blackness appeared terrifying
and the more timid sought storm cel
lurs H» wn of people congregated in
these cellars awaiting the appr»«chlag
cyclone
At ( IS It swept -town upon them
rooting from the northwest with a
frightful vehwlty Those who were still
In position* to watch it* onward
•weep mv that It saute from two di
rection* and the appeal nto* of the
town today would Indbate that a*- h
waa the case Old tluo-ra who w -re
rowler headed, however, think differ
eniIt They twitete tt caate down
from the northwest, apreadtng aa It
atrve a ohatruettutia an-l converging
when these were bo it mil of the way
It required hut a few minut-* for ;he
«|stn In do It* worh, althiB gb tt
aeMoe-l I --III to the -illfof I unatvt
pruned up In the *tor«n cave*
lit It* n* via- are able to rasall their
iMtprvssloaa dn eg the «i -rut. hi
though suffering with Iwriuf, any that
ns the wind passed over them it
seemed like the flight of thousands of
large birds, accompanied by the inter
mittent crashes of heavy shells. They
knew little of the havoc which was
wrought In and around their homes
When they emerged it was to And a
scene of desolation which was abso
lutely appalling.
Houses were blown down In every
direction. With few exceptions the
citizens could locate their homes only
by the cellars in which they had
crouched or by a few familiar pieces
of furniture which remained in the
shells which formerly had been com
modious and comfortable homes. As
far as the eye could see, from south
to north, no building stood to furnish
a refuge for the homeless citizen.
It required only a moment of con
templation of the frightful scene to
bring the citliens to a realization of
their duties to each other. Parents be
gan looking for children, wives for
husbands and sons for their parents.
As these were found unscathed the
neighborly spirit took possession of
them and they turned their attention
to alleviating the sufferings of those
about them.
The dead were removed to the Metft
odlst church In the north part of the
city, which served as a morgue. The
Injured were taken to a parsonage to
be transported later on a relief train
to Mlair. Belief trains came down from
Tekamah and Blair with physicians
clans and nurses to aid In the search
for the Injured and dead. Ninety-six
persons, Injured and uninjured, were
sent on an Omaha train to Blair,
where they were cared for in the Clif
ton hotel and in tho homes of the citi
zens. The night was made all the more
disagreeable by the rain, whlrh fell
on the houselem dtlzenH In torrents.
It ceased only for an hour, apparently
to gather additional force and make a
second attack. Few thought, however,
of seeking refuge from the elements,
spending the night, especially the men, |
in looking for the Injured. The women
and children were sent to the school
house and the other buildings which
remained Intact.
Tlie darkness or tne mgnt was i
broken by brilliant, flashes of light
ning. which added to the Impressive
ness of the scene- The power of the
storm appeared to have been Irresist
ible. although Its ravages were not
plainly observed until this morning,
when the sun revealed them in all
their hideouslness.
As the hours passed 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 most In casualties. It was there !
the storm had done Its worst, although j
Its force was almost as great in the |
heart of the town.
The storm undoubtedly came down
from the northwest. Its first effects j
are reported from five miles northwest
of the city, where the home of J. E.
Hawkins was wiped off the earth. Mr.
Hawkins was blown into his barn.
Lightning seemed anxious to supple
ment the cyclone In Its destructiveness
and added a bolt. It struck the barn,
setting it afire and killing Mr. Haw
kins. If the force of the wind had not
ended ills life previously. This morn
ing ills remains were found charred
to a crisp and unrecognizable.
"Grandma” Nosier, mother of Mrs.
Hawkins, was badly injured Inter
nally and both arms were broken. It
Is not believed she can survive. Mrs.
Hawkins was badly Injured and her
daughter had her back hurt. The
house was razed to the ground, while
not enough of the outbuildings could
be found to fill the box of an ordi
nary lumber wagon.
Continuing its southerly course,
tearing trees up by the roots, leveling
fences, strewing barbed wire across
the country and covering the earth
with debris the cyclone next made Us
appearance at the home of A. B. Hop
kins, half a mile northwest of Her
man. Here it wrought the saddest
havoc, the happy family of the farmer
being slain outright, with one excep
tion.
The bodies of Mr. Hopkins and h>*»
wife were found 100 yards north of
the house in his orchard after the
storm They had been blown out of
the house by the "wind, which, in its
rotary motion, apparently whirled
them out of its path as if angry at
them for not having placed an ob
struction In Its way.
The body of Mrs. Kelso was found
lying on a pile of debris near the for
mer site of the house. Anderson
Hopkins, the son of the owner of the
farm, lay near In the last agonies of
;» terrible death. Back in the orchard
holding to a small sapling as if her
life depended upon the tenacity of
her grip, lay Klla Hopkins, an elderly
daughter, with her face and head badly
cut and her body bruised. Near her
little Carrie Kelso, granddaughter of
Mr. Hopkins, was sitting on a stamp,
dated and motionless, as if she did not
realise what had happened,
1 he wind played strange pranks
around this house, apparently delight
ing in tliB destruction it was making
The trees in the orchard north of the
bouse were torn up by their roots
Their tops pointed in a southwesterly
direction «■ if they had lawn blown
down by a wind coining from the
northeast. To the West of the house
I the trses were blown toward the
I southeast, the wind apparently r*
’•timing Ita original course Not an I
| outbuilding wa< left standing lied
j clothing, wearlug apparel, furniture
aud stock were scattered in every dt
’ nctlun
• laving demolished everything about
I lha Hopkins koniewtead, tu» death
I dealing cloud sped Iip*»|, the town It
1 struck the Bret haus# in the extreme
! nurlhso stern portion t his was met*,
i pled by l*#ter Chrtstutou n llardly a
veetlae of the formerly comfortable
' cottage so lefl. It being carried away
and smashed Into sw< h small frag
Ro ute that Mr *'hrisiiai.< 0111,1 not
find even th# lintel of t,n* of hie doors
Again th# storm sremrd to ,|,,ir,,
■ vengeaae# upon an unintentional oh
•ton la? Not ; i,!y did Mr 1 htisiian
sen Imr hi# honor In llermah hut th*
storm swept away hta hoose end lorn
i *4. his farm four m!|«* west of the
; diy In what » blown *, I|| ,|
low
In th# same yard with Mr Chris
llaasea wxa th# aware of Mis William
Iw* fki had wry the storm #p
pruathiua and had taken refog*, with
her daughter. Mrs. Louis Wachter. In
the cellar beneath the front porch.
Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen came and
Joined them, and it Is to this desertion
of their home that the latter two owe
their lives. The Bree house was torn
from Its foundation and twisted to the
south, leaving the cellar and Its occu
pant* unprotected. A brick struck
Mrs. Bree on the shoulder, while sev
eral flying missies fetl upon Mr. and
Mrs. Wachter, bruising and cutting
them quite severely.
Veering a trifle to the east, the wind
passed between the Bree house and a
dwelling across the street, leaving the
latter unharmed, although It wss only
fifty feet away. Right on this street
la where the storm spread. Htrlklng
the home of John Fitch on the corner
of the street southeast of Wrs. Brea's
! home. It commenced the leveling pro
cess, Its swath being two blocka In
width. As If guided by a hand which
believed In destroying everything pos
sible, It backed up a trifle, crossing
the hack yard of the home of Mrs. J.
Stokes, the first bouse on the west
side of the main street which was In
jured. Only slight damage was In
flicted here, however.
Across the street from Mrs. Stokes
It struck a house where dinner had
evidently been ready when the storm
approached. The table was set and
even today the dishes are still un
touched. It wus here that the Ander
sons lived. They took to a cellar, ac
companied by Louis Clanssen, which
proved ho poor a refuge that all were
Injured, Claussen so badly that he died
several hours later after having been
removed to Blair.
The rest of the citizens between Sev
enth and Second streets felt ths full
brunt of the Mtorra. Across from John
Fitch’s place, west of West street, his
barn was razed, not a single shingle
being left. A little further Bouth on
West street the home of Mayor B. W.
Burdic had the roof lifted off the east
ern wing. It was not far front this
point that Postmaster W. S. Richards
lost his life. He sought safety in a
cellar, put It proved Ills tomb. Ho was
suffering from ehronlc asthma and it
Is believed that this, augmented by
the terror of the occasion, was the
cause of his death, as there were no
marks upon his body when he was
found.
Another was so seriously injured in
the heart of the city ti*&t he died lat
er. He was T. J. Hines, a contractor
from Hiair, 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 bis home in Blair, where lie
died this morning. Mr. Hines was for
merly a resident of Omaha, where he
was well known and highly respected.
He came to Nebraska early in the '60s.
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 storm came just as the
evening meal was being served at the
hotel. In fact, two guests were at the
table when the proprietor, M. J. Ken
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 ten 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
Wachter 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
more weighty rnacbbies, wrapping
them up in coils 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 left
standing, the wind driving a he:*vy rail
through its side to remind the own
er df its terrific force.
Below the bank the general mer
chandise store of E. A. P&gau, tb«
millinery store of Mrs. M. Lenny, Hie
harness shop of William Gray, the
general store of Kenyon & Co., the
hardware Btore of D. W. Harper, tha
saloons of Sam Leaver, Ed Boanaau
and Sam Barrett, the grocery of Ben
Trueblood, the drug store of «. M.
Lydick and the general store of M. M.
Wallace were crushed to splinters, tke
loss being almost total In wadi case.
Mr. Lydick had Just put in a lutgd
Hume soda fountain, which was dU
figured beyond recognition, kits boss
is very heavy, as he also had abotK
fil.SOO worth of furniture stored In an
other part of the cltj which wm to
tally destroyed.
In It* course sonthward the »*jnu
struck the new waterworks of time edgy
and demolished theai A great Iron
holler sixty feet In length and weigh
in* seventy tons was ruTlod a block.
Nut unly did the sturui wrack alt
the tmUdtngB on th* mam strait. hut
It went put of Its wag to deal the rail
road a pretty hard rap. The efca*
yard*, apposite the Plateau bunk, warn
raxed, the heavy fence and d* |Jy 1st
tended pcikts proV.lig poor oUtw*. (Ulim
to the wind Hack of them tbs l‘>«*c»r
elevator ami the elevator of the tWaw
ell drain ami l.umhsr somueuy awn
trtbuted their roofs, thu upper partlM
of the cupola leaving ta caoh mw
Tba rontehts w> te thus c'.powod to tile
rain which p >urcU down up m them in
flood* all night.
Along the limaha railroad i w. 4 kin
• nr* aere blown over thetr tru- ka he
lug twisted * ff ami carried |«« I, rt«
or thirty feel away Two ,• *rw *«rw
apparently picked up ftai* tf># trwk
and set down three fe-t sway tkerwhy
diving the impression that the wind
1 uad found them with their >-nd of
; grain too heavy f u further ir. upeu
Uott l he railioad dap'a eogi ih«>bi
! itrd telegraph wires wers hi an dawn
| 'he hook* of lh» iby.il Uli y eagrlsd
I half a hlneg aw,iv ami <h|scwisd la a
j '*un> h upon the bilk Up. t owd.ai
j llanos estimates the i >*• to th* rail*
; < i ad slope at I** Men
Over aero** the >#»lr<s*1 |lv<d Iks
j »>aly man who carried rprUm* inmtr
vto's ta ths town This was )oh* f ar
eot tfi ip.a fwrsmaa for if* . m<»c t
j i ailioa l It i'*y t ,*rwon dc the pans
.. li nrhia* he s t'h*. A kji family
* **t bit*i at>» it*e*w4*d tu Ike ae*
, u.*al fsitar which h« had > ..h<,<iel
shortly after a hard windstorm several
years ago. He thought from the ap
pearance of the storm at that time
that he might need it and it was for
this purpose that he put so much toil
and money into it. His labor was re
paid after years of waiting. That cave
saved his life and those of the beings
he valued most. The storm carried
away his house, leaving the cellar open
to the world, but the occupants were
secure from harm. He is homeless to
day. but his cellar will remain and a
new home will rise on the site of the
old one, as John says he Intends to
retain the cellar as long as he lives.
He had $1,000 cyclono Insurance on his
house and contents. As scarcely a
vestige of either remains he will ask
the Phoenix Insurance company to pay
his policy.
Returning to the main street and
concentrating its force, the storm scat
tered the lumber from the yard of the
Crowell Lumber company to the four
winds, although they seemed to have
been concentrated into one for the
time being. The cottage of D. W.
Pipher, local agent for the Standard
Oil company, lost its roof, and the oil
company's building to the south oi
the cottage was lifted from around
the two heavy tanks and blown across
the country to remain unidentified.
The pipes around the tanks were bent
into colls, having ths appearance of
having been wrapped around a gigan
tic spool.
Opposite the office of the Standard
Oil company the homes of Dr. Clark
and D. W. Harper were visited. The
roof of the rear wing of the Harper
residence was torn off and the side of
the house badly marred by flying
pieces. 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 south
ern portion of the town was occupied
by S. J. West. It was switched around
so the corners rested on the Hides of
the foundation, but the damage was
slight, except to the contents, which
suffered materially from the soaking
they underwent. It was here that
"Caney” West was Injured. The re
mainder of the family went to the
cave as 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 he saw It really Intended to
visit the little town he removed his
shoes 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 bis
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 cast, and left
the large school house and a couple
of cottages opposite it uninjured.
Thun, as sated with destruction, It
rose In the air and left the vicinity
which it had ravaged so sorely.
When the spectators began to arrive
this morning the sight was 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 storm having driven them to their
death. The household goods of the
citizens were strewn from one end of
the town to the other. Vases, hooks,
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
where the next meal was coming from.
Pitiful smiles, which were given with
a vain attempt to be cheerful, marked
the tares 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 hts 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 be 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 he confessed, contenting them
selves with limbs from the broken
braes or pieces of bark from the scarred
veterans which had withstood dozens
of storms, bat finally succumbed to
this one. which appeared to have con
tained all the violence of those which
had passed before In yonri;.
IT Is estimated that 5,000 persons j
visited Herman and spent the day In
rtghtseeing. Scores carried kodaks
wish them and the unsightly piles were
photographed that others who were
not so fortunate as to have had the
op|>ortiuilty to come might see them
The saloon men whose stock was bur
ied under the ruins unearthed several
asks of leer and set up their dlv
rnentled liars Over theee they sold
•fcelr drinks and kicked because cltl
objected to the sight of drunken
w«*a on the streets while their heartr
wen* full from the misfortunes they 1
bad suffered. At < o'clock ’the beer ;
wave nut and the saloon men were !
ft»rc>*d to vend cherry wine and pop. I
which to them scented a sacrifice of |
IIsis uvd much needed money Ihm &iihv i
they might have done so mm h I. <'er :
•n the brown liquid.
■*!>•«» Oljr Wenil* lt.tl.-f,
SIOUX CITY June 1« atom nty j
>»< MM today a*nt a Or aft of |:io to
tl»e roller rummlltei at the atrlrki n
too ii of Herman Neli Tht money am
ranoit liiahle of «n hour ami the rom
m M lee la at III at work More money
will I** arat after the mm m I Me* hi*
hail a I'kiiin e to do aome more anllilt
line lamattona of rtottilu* ami M
4lew also ha\« i*«a > * i l » the i
mm)or an l r»mm.<ri-tel a * tatiua.
t* -ii>. >r» to'iH* th* ta.h
!’\MM June t«t |s«t»i*r' Inform
•*l Iteei.leal l^iehet tht I'twalhf that
he 4<hiM a--e|-' th* tm-k of f-.rr«l»»i
a rat io*t lie eill lake the war ie»rt
krlto la » ! im*»n to the tm.itniy ef
»h« *unn* tl
M Mi Mae la ah Inirrel* * with M
*-<*wa— •ir«w«lr ur*> | m* U*t<r to
itrm a i.Mi.tl ah ■ u .'.it i.‘ati a II
t*e tha aetOetteni at tf*« lu«)(e» affair
How It is to Be Shown In the Forth
coming Exposition.
TURNSTILES MOVf JULY I. 1899.
At This Time the Mtuei Can I’ttM Into
The Heautlful (IrouucU and View What
Ha* Ileen (lathered From All Mrrtlon*
of the Country fur Tlielr I cllflcutlun
And Uellght.
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Any intimation or suspicion that tho
Greater America Exposition, to be held
at Omaha, beginning July 1 anil con
tinuing four months, may fall or prove
aught but a perfect success In point of
attractiveness, educational worth or
actual attendance, Is wholly without
foundation in fact or reason. Thu
conservative, careful men of wealth
who have carried this project forward
have not expended over $100,000 with
possibly, of the World's Fair at Chi
cago. It will also be the first expo- “
sltion ever designed to afford Infor
mation on a practical, tangible ques
tion. No citizen will bo fully equipped
to best exercise the privilege of suf
frage in the solution of the great
pending question of expansion until
he has seen the colonial exhibits at the
exposition and has studied the people,
products and resources of the lands >
acquired through the war with Spain.
Several departments of the federal
government, notably the war and agri
cultural departments, are lending maJ
terial assistance in the collectl()i of
comprehensive exhibits from these
countries.
A contract has been closed with the
the Pain Fireworks company of Chi
cago for twenty marvelously brilliant
spectacular performances during th<t
first two months of the exposition.
"The Fail of Manila” and "The De
struction of Cervera's Fleet” will ba
reproduced with elaborate scenery?
realistic pyrotechnic effects, splendid
costuming and grand Illuminations
Over 300 people will participate. Thn
stage around which the scenery will
be sot will be 100 feet long and 50 feet
SECTION OF THE MIDWAY.
the possibility of seeing it wholly lost.
Every dollar needed to Insure the
complete and emphatic success of thhi
great enterprise will he forthcoming,
with practically as much certainty ar,
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' l>e landed
Id this country by government trans
deep, and the lake for the naval opera-*
tlons will he 300 feet long and 7S
broad. Performances will be given
Tuesdays, Thursdays und Saturdays of
each week. Following euch perform
ance will be given a grand display
of fireworks, including fifty-one spe
cialties, all of which are novel. Thesi
displays will far surpass anything evel
seen In the west.
MINKS AND MINING llUILDlNG.
porta. The governmental departments I
are manifesting an interest in this
enterprise that ensures it a successful
opening should other resources fail.
Above all the people of the country
are manifesting an intense curiosity
concerning the colonial exhibit*,
which, in view of the great question
now peuding as to the policy to he
pursued in the dispositions of lands
acquired through the war with Spall
will come as a response to the prayers
American ingenuity and handicraft
will be more graphically shown in the
manufacturing exhibits than at any of
the expositions of the past. Home of 4
the novelties promised are mentioned
The Allen Chester Silk company of
Patterson, N. 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, One loom will manufacture whits
silk ribbon badges bearing colored pic
FRATERNAL BUILDING. '—*
of a perplexed people for additional
light and Information on a subject
needing elucidation. Special features
of great Interest to every citizen ol
the republic are being planned, and
before the fall of 1S!*V» has passed into
history the pilgrimage of the preced
ing year to Omaha will have been re
enacted.
The Greater America Exposition fur
tures of President McKinley, Vlc«
President Hobart, officers of the expo
sition and other celebrities. Another
will weave silk handkerchiefs bearing
pictures of exposition buildings and a
third will turn out fine silk dress
goods.
The noncesslona being granted for
Midway attractions at the Greater
America Exposition at Omaha this
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I'M will be the ltr«t In hlatory lit
which large appropriation* of laipay
efh money have not hern aaked from
public Irnaaitrle* and it will «c||p*t
In magnitude mol atne* il**n« ** any ot
tu predecenaor*, with the riceptlou
Mimmer already exceed thnae of thi
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tiaa lieen turn lied to penult only tht
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