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ESTAJJJJSIIED JTJNJS 10 , 1871. O3I.A1IA , THURSDAY MORNlttf Gi , APRIL 25) , 1SJ)7 ) , SI NO L13 COPY JiTVE CENTS.
WAIT FOR POWERS
Greeks Evidently Expect Overtures Looking
to Intervention ,
SULTAN REPORTED WILLING TO LISTEN
Downfall of the Delyannis Government in
Taken for Granted ,
RALLI SLATED TO SUCCEED DELYANNIS
Nothing Seems to Be Known of Movemants
of Greek Fleet.
G1EEKS SUFFER A REVERSE IN EPIRUS
of tin-
Alniont Anothi-r Hciictllloii
JMIII-OUM | Oc'c'urrriii'i'N lit La-
rlMNti llrllt'tilc SolilliTH le-
lircNNdl mill IllMciiuriiKeil.
LONDON , -April 28. Matters at Athens
are likely to remain unchanged until the
ministerial crisis Is settled , when overtures
from the powers are expected. The sultan
is said to he willing to listen. The downfall
of the Drlyannls government Is taken for
granted , although It has not occurred. M.
.Ralll , who will likely succeed M. Delyannla ,
Is equally keen for war.
Nothing seems to be known of the move
ments of the Greek fleet. The only news of
actual fighting In progress this evening cornea
from Velcstlno , which commands the road to
Volo. Probably this Indicates an Intention
of the Turks to march southward. U Is sa'tl '
that Edhem Pasha has sent a white Hag
to Vole , with assurance that the Turkish
troops will Inflict no damage on the city
or citizens. There seems little doubt , thcre-
< " fore , that ho Intends to occupy Volo.
The Greek forces now extend In a fourteen
mile line frond Plmrsalos to Velcstlno. Phar-
fcalos commands the Turkish pars and the
toad leading to Athens by way of Larlssa.
Mall from Constantinople says there Is no
official confirmation of the reports that the
Turkish cavalry has occupied Vole and Trlk-
kalla , but the main body ot the Greek army
has fallen behind the old line of the Olthys
mountains , and the Greek squadron Is eon-
flncJ In the gulf of Arta by the Turkish forts.
J NO QUORUM.
ATHENS , April 28. The legislative assem
bly met again this evening. Ninety-five
deputies were present. An a senate quorum
Is 101 another adjournment was necessary.
The adjournment was followed by consider
able excitement and cries ot disapproval from
tlia gallery.
' SALONICA , April 28. Turkish troops are
being dally dispatched to Cape Kara. An
other battery of artillery started today.
CONSTANTINOPLE , April 28. The sultan
lias decorated Grumbkoff- Pasha and other
generals of the Turk-lsli army operating on
Grecian territory with high Ottoman orders.
Sixteen battalions of the Second army corps
at Adrlanpol have been armed with Mausers
anil transferred to Salonica , to which point
170,000 Mausers nnd 8,000 cases of Mauser
ammunition have been forwarded.
( JIIUKICS DKI-'HATISIl IN KIMUUS.
IIi-llcnuM Floe III lMnorKiinl ! iMl Mobs
Ill-fore the Turku.
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LONDON , April 2S. ( New York World
Cablegram. Special Telegram. The Greeks
have Buffered their first great reverse In
Epiru ? . Herbert White , the special correspondent
pendent of the London Dally Mall at Arta ,
cables today by way of Corfu. Ho says :
The situation has changed with startling
suddenness. When last I telegraphed the
Turks wcrn In full , disorderly retreat towards
Janina , and the Greeks wore advancing amid
universal Joy.
There art two roads from Phlllpplada , a
email Turkish town some ten miles from
the frontier on the way toPcnteplgadla. .
This latter place lies half way between Arta
and Janina. It la a strong position and
commands the roads. When the Turks fell
back a Greek force advanced along ono of
thcwo roads toward Pentcplgadla. For some
unaccountable reason only 1,000 men were
detached to seize Penteplgadla. This wa *
an absuredly Inadequate force.
Our troops entered Penteplgadla. Before
them they saw several hundred men dressed
In kllti > exactly the costume of Greek peas
ants. The men further resembled the Ir
regulars of the Ethnlko Iletalrla. In real
fact they were our own Irregulars. Suddenly
they fired on our men , who were qulto un
prepared for such an attack and fell Into
torrlblo contusion.
At thin point 3,000 Turkish Infantry came
up from Janina and Instantly attacked. A
diaperato struggle ensued. The fighting was
hand-to-hiind and very bloody while It lasted.
The Turks uttered demoulacal crlra and
Miowod the greatest ferocity. But the Greeks
had been marching all day and night , they
had had nothing to eat and they were ter
ribly outnumbered. In a word , they were
taken at the utmost disadvantage. ,
An hour after the fighting hud begun , whllo
the furcea were desperately engaged , two
companies of Turks occupied a hill on the
Greek Hank and opened a deadly lire on the
Greeks. The Greeks broke In the wildest confusion -
fusion nnd fled In hideous panic. With great
difficulty their ofllcem rallied them and again
l l them to the front. They rcnoued the
Iviltlu against overpowering odds. Major
< 'ommuilaflo commanded them. All day he
fought In the front. Two horses were shot
miner him and he was twice wounded , but
ho bore a charmed life.
A Greek lieutenant and Italian volunteer
and live privates ) made a niMi on the Turks.
Flvu of the seven dropped dead before they
were near the enemy , and a sixth was
wounded. When the Greek ran away , a
private remained , ami from behind n stone ,
fought the Turks for llvo hours , till he waa
killed , At 7 In thu evening the Greeks'
ammunition failed , the men were faint for
\\ant \ of food. The retreat waa sounded anil
they fell back.
A second Greek force of Infantry , cavalry
and field artillery was advancing by the
other road meanwhile , but arrived too late
by an hour. It also fell back In great dis
order.
The Turks now hold Penteplgadla , which
might , however , bo attacked by artillery.
The Greek soldiers are depressed and din
courugcd. BALLARD SMITH.
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LONDON. April 2S. ( Now york World Ca
4 blegram Special Telegram. ) Mr. Herbert
While , the correspondent of the Dally Mall
with Ilio Greek forces In Eplrus , cables thu
following from Patras under date of April
2C. 8 a m. : "Every one hero continues to
discuss the backward movement of the Creak
troops which was made on Saturday after
( hi- ) hud Buffered a reversu which was In no
was discreditable , and which they might
have expected to remedy without delay , Many
theories have been propounded , but I believe
onu of ( ho chief reasons WAS ( ho fact that ar-
raiiKcmcnla for conveying ammunition and
food for the soldiers wcro Inadequate to ( he
needs of the situation.
"I have already tel.'Kr.phcd that the 1,000
Greeks who no pliirklly maintained their
petition at Penteplgadla against a force of
Turks three or four times us strong , only
beat a retreat whcit thulr ammunition was
exhausted , whllo another division , which ap
preached Penteplgadla , marched back with
out having had food for twelve hours.
"Unfortunately , this state of things does
not appear to be confined to one solitary case.
Today , for Instance , eomo Greek soldiers were
In such a famished condition that they began
breaking open stores In Arta to find pro
visions. Under the circumstances no one will
bo disposed lo blame them for helping them-
wives. When ( ho Turks beat such a hasty
rctrc.it last week from before Arta the
Greeks had a magnificent opportunity , which
has been partially thrown away. I have no
doubt they might recover the ground they
have lost , but a mistake of ( Ms kind leaves
an unpleasant Impression behind. Here Is
n melancholy Incident , which occurred yes
terday : A countryman brought news that the
Turks were approaching as the Grccktrooro
were marching back from Phlllppladc to
ward Arta. From behind a high hill on their
flank the commanding officer , Colonel llot-
zarls , sent two companies to Hie top of the
hill to rcconndter. The soldiers ot another
division approaching from the rear saw these
two companies and , jumping to the conclu
sion that they wore Turks , commenced firing
at them , with the result that ono poor fel
low was so badly wounded that he died with
in a few hours , while many others weft )
wounded.
"Allen Howard , an Englishman and Greek
volunteer , arrived here two days before the
war began and Joined hid regiment with three
other English volunteers , who , 4t appears ,
diverted , but he himself has fought In the
trinches. marched with the soldiers and
borne the brunt of the campaign In company
with the men ot the Sixth regiment. "
RltliUKS MAICi : A UL'SIl TO USCAI'K.
I'aailntiotiliint lli-lKiu-il Dnrlnu the
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ATHENS , April 23. The correspondent of
the Arsoclated presa at Larlssu , who was with
the retreating Greeks after the battle of
MaH , has arrived here.
"When I overtook the Greek Infantry , " the
correspondent telegraphs , "they were In
straggling order , footsore and grimy from
four d.iya In the trenches and lonp exposure
to shells enough to unnerve veterans. They
went along In silence , a contrast to the ordi
nary chattering In the Greek ranks. The
night was pitch dark and the red glare at
Kutarl end Dell In the distance added to the
wolrdnciw of the scene.
"Later I passed batteries of artillery , mule
trains , carts , wagons , crying villagers ,
women and children. It wns pitiable. All
were hopelessly mixed. There was no at
tempt at order. All arms wcro Intermingled
and the confusion was completed by the
shouts and rushes of llw Ex-zones and Irreg
ulars In every style of outfit. Their previ
ous sullenness gave place to the clamor of
disappointed and dispirited men. They tor-
got their weariness In wild Imprecations
against their generals and other officers. The
retreat became n rout. Our carriage was
slowly picking Us way through-the crying
women and children , and the horses , all
overladen , were walking at a snail's pace or
prancing with nervous fright.
"Suddenly above the din of the confused
masses on the road and In the adjoining
fields came a roar , developing Into a fierce ,
sustained yell , rolling from the distant rear
with lightning speed. Soon In the midst of
this yell could be distinguished cries or 'the
Turks are upon u ! '
"In a few minutes a dozen horsemen and
as mauy riderless steeds appeared on the
loft at full gallop , the men shouting with
frenzy , 'Run , run. the Turks are here ! '
"Into the night air rose this agonized roar ,
fairly paralyzing imagination. It will re
main In my memory forever. The stampede
WES Immediate. The animals were lashed
Into a gallop , anxl men , women and children
and soldiers joined pcllmell in a mad rush ,
many who fell to the ground being trampled
to death. Vchlclea werp overturned , mixing
up bedding , furniture , ammunition , horses ,
donkeys , oxen and buffalos.
"According to one story the horsemen n'ho
so suddenly appeared and caused this fearful
stampede were really Circassian cavalry
which debouched from Boughaeal , but the re
port U > not generally believed.
"Besides our carriage , the Infantrymen ap
peared with faces blanched from terror. They
climbed upon the steps and we tried to keep
them out. One of them thereupon leveled
his rifle In our direction. But their com
bined weight on the steps of one elde of the
carriage overturned It , smashed it to pieces
and tint London Times correspondent and
mytelf were thrown out. I was pinned by
the leg under broken timbers as the pande
monium aiound Increased.
"In a perfect Insanity of terror soldiers
and Irregulars began firing their rifles In
every direction. From the front and rear ,
from right and left , the bullets whizzed , but
the'reports of the firearms were scarcely
heard above the roar of human beings and
the terror of the maddened animals. Even
In the Shlpka pass or the hottest part of
the fearful fight at Plevna I never witnessed
such wild firing. The whole plain was
lighted by the llashts of the rifka in the
hands of the terror-stricken soldiers and
peasants.
"Eventually the Times correspondent and
myself succeeded in getting Inside a ditch
by the rcadslde , and thus proceeded slowly.
In this manner we succeeded In pushing for
ward for a time until wo were thrown down
by n rush from behind and trampled upcn
by wores of people. As I succeeded In rising
to my feet , an irregular who was dashing past
deliberately turned , raised his rifle to within
three Inches of my head and fired. I ducked
just In time , and fell to the ground , thus
saving my life ,
"I had lost my companion In the mean
while , and walked on In the ditch" already
mentioned , or else plowed my way through
the thick of thu stampede.
"Tho mad tiring continued for fully half
nn hour. At the expiration of that time
buglers were heard sounding 'Cease firing , '
but It was a long time before the continuous
rattle slackened. The pandemonium had
spread several miles. When I returned to the
road , stumbling over dead and dying animals ,
men and women , thu scene was terrible.
The way was strewn with ammunition boxes ,
broken furniture , the bedding of soldiers ,
blanket * and tin pannlltans. The latter rat
tled under the hows' feet , blankets became
entangled In thorn , and the horses , frantic
with alarm , galloped about among the flying
crowds , many of them riderless und de
serted. "
IJXPIICT A CJC.VKIi.M , i\JAfJHMiXT. :
(1llllNt ( for PONNPNNloil Of tilt * Illlll-
roail II into I'liarNiilla.
LONDON. April 2S. A 'special dispatch
from Athens this evening says that n gen
eral engagement between the Greeks and
Turks Is expected tomorrow at Welestlnos ,
where the Turks have Just been defeated
The town Is situated nt the junction of. the
railroads from Larlssa and Pharsalla to
Volo.
The panic at Vole prevents revlctuallng
the army. All the supplier at the Piraeus
are exhausted. Provisions are also scarce
at Athens , and there IB great sufferine at
Petoponsus ,
IIi-lp Out tlu > ( irrrli Trcnxnry.
PARIS , April 28.-A newspaper of this
city says It learns that M. G. Avcro'f ' , the
Greek millionaire who was Instrumental In
reviving the Olympian games , subscribed
1,000,000 drachamas to ward a the expense
of the restoration of the stadlon , and who
offered the Greek government , at the out
break of the trouble with Turkey , to provide
the Greek army with 40,000 uniforms , has
subscribed a total of 30,000,000 franca
00,000,000) ) to the war fund ,
Pun era \VIII I'rotrul Ilio ( ircclix.
CONSTANTINOPLE , April 28. Great
Britain , Russia and France have officially
notified the Turkish government that they
will undertake to protect the Greeks In
Turkey. Three utenmern which have vailed
from hero with many Greeks on boairt are
returning to this country ,
( Inovii Prlnci.Stiix i > ltli tlu > Army.
ATHENS. April 28. The report that the
king wea compelled to sign a decree recalling
Prince Coitantluo : from ( he front Is un
founded The crown prince will remain t
the head of the army.
LULL IN EPIRUS CAMPAIGN
Greeks Suspend Operations in That Locality
for the Tiuio Being ,
RALLI NOT SUMMONED TO FORM CABINET
AnniitinccN Tlint lie Will llc-
fralii front Interfering with the
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LONDON , Aptll 28. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The corre
spondent of the Standard at Athens sends the
following : " 1 understand that the Greek cam
paign In Eplrus IMS been suspended for the
lime being. The king has Induced the min
ister of marine to retain his ofllce for the
present.
"The rumor that M. Halll hail been sum
moned to form a cabinet was untrue. Ac
cording to an oinclal note , the king yesterday
told M. Delyannis that ho would , for the
future , refrain from Interfering In any way
with the direction of the campaign.
"Considerable excitement was caused In
the city today by the presence In the tercets
of a large number of reservists whom the
authorities had neglected to arm. They are
highly Incensed at thus being kept Idle whllo
the Turks are advancing. This afternoon a
strong band of them pillaged a gunsmith's
shop. There were no police In sight , and
the reservists completely \\recktd the shop.
At the same nloment another gang pillaged
two larger shops In the next trtrcct without
a single arrest. The cry \\aa 'We want to go
to drive the Turks out of Greece. '
"Great crowds then went to the palare
square , where they overheard the ringleaders
of the reservists Inciting the people to acts
of violence by assuring them that there
were no troops left In the palace. Among the
discontented reservists the most Incr-iuvd are
the Greeks from Turkey , who complain that
It is absolutely useless for them to return to
Turkey without arms , as they arc certain to
be massacred.
"I had an Interview with M. Delyannis
today. He assured me that no communication
hud yet been exchanged between Greece and
the powers. I gathered from his remarks
that Greece Is chiefly desirous of a rectifica
tion of the northern frontier In accordance
with the treaty , and that If this were done
the government would then accept autonomy
for Crete under European guaranty. "
EXPLA-NATION AVAILS NOTHING.
The correspondent of the Dally Telegraph
at Athens sends the following : I nm at llbe'ty
to nllirm that King George emphatically re
pudiates all responsibility for the precipitate
retreat of the army. He asserts that he re
ceived a telegram from his ald-do-camp ,
Colonel SapounUake , asking him to allow
the retreat. The king replied : "I am at
Athens and cannot form an adequate Judg
ment as to what should be done In Thessaly ,
whereas you are on the spot and acquainted
with all the details , and therefore In n posi
tion to act according to the circumstances
of the case. Exercise your beet discretion. "
Colonel Sapountsakc replied : "Iletrcat Is
absolutely necessary and 1 shall take upon
myself the responsibility for ordering It. "
This explanation has not been made known
to the public here , but oven If published It
would not avail , because the politicians say
that Colonel Sapountaakc was the king's fa
vorite , had never distinguished himself In
the army and had not the shadow of a claim
to bo entrusted with the conduct of the war.
It is further alleged that Colonel Latlzlpotto ,
who accompanied Crown Prince Constantine ,
Is tlll moro Incapable , and that Commodore
Uemeck , commander of the fleet In Cretan
waters , Is nothing but a clever courtier ,
whcie successor , Commodore SachtourLs , Is
no better , whereas officers of undoubted
talent and tried experience , like LimbIlls : ,
Constantlnldl and Stalkcs , were sent to Crete
and Stainatolli and have not been allowed to
take an active part In the operations of the
fleet. For all this the king is made respon
sible. It Is further urged against him that
ho has virtually commanded the fleet through
Prlnco George , who has only obeyed the
palace orders , and thus rendered serious op
erations Impossible.
The correspondent further sa-s : I spent
some time today among the students of a
school for children of middle class families
and I do not hesitate to say that the French
Jacobins wcro never so radically and frankly
antl-dynastlc as the Athenians are today.
It would bo ungenerous to formulate In
words the brutal demands of the revolu
tionary program unfolded to mo today by
mild mannered youth and tender maidens
Former Minister Ralll told the king today
that the ministry no longer enjoyed the
confidence of the people or of the legis
lative assembly. King George replied :
"If this Is true why do you not summon
parliament and elicit on explanation of
opinion In that way ? '
M. Halll and the opposition seem de
termined not to accept the responsibility of
ofllce. Oh the other hand , the chamber will
hardjy vote confidence in the existing
government.
Yesterday numerous disorderly outbreaks
occurred at Plrcus ( port of Athens ) , The
people invaded the cafes and smashed the
portraits of the king. A crisis In the
ministry of marine has been caused by
receipt of a telegram from an officer with
the eastern squadron saying : "During our
four days IP Sklathos wo have been
betrayer" . "
The correspond-lit of the Times at Athens
says : "Tho popular ferment has been
partly allayed by dismissal of Constantino's
staff , though the more violent section of the
press still demands that the crown prince
and Prlnco Nicholas be recalled. "
SERIES OF GROSS BLUNDERS.
The Dally News prints the following from
its correspondent at Vole : "Tho fighting at
Itevano began at U o'clock Saturday morn-
Ing. Just before my arrival on the scene
the Turkish batteries on Mount VIglo opened
flro upon the Greek skirmishers at Lntoml
and Tavcnia. Our batteries , commanded by
Petrldls and Gargalldls , replied vigorously.
This , Interspersed with sharp musketry fire ,
continued for more than two hours , when ,
upon new anil peremptory orders from head
quarters , Pctrldls' battery limbered up and
ictlred under a rain of shells , which
fortunately , did no damage. The Infantry
flro continued vigorously until 4 p. in. , when
the entire force , commanded by Colonel
Yannlkosta , retreated upon Kousochcro and
Larlssa. The Turks , seeing this retreat ,
opened a hot fire upon them and seven men
were wounded. Colonel Smolensk ! remained
In his tent until the last and left with the
rear guard. When I left the brigade at
Go mi It til to push on for Larlssa , the men
weie retreating In splendid order , quite un
like the retreat of the other divisions ,
which once moro proves the value of a bravo
and able commander. On the way to
Larlssa I met the Second Infantry regiment
retreating from Dagazl In faultiest ; order.
At C p. m. wo reached Dendra , fifteen miles
from Larlssa. There was no sign yet of
Turks. With my glass , I could see their
lines at Llgarla , but nothing further that
day.
"Larlsen was completely deserted In the
course of the day by the Inhabitants and
authorities , both civil and military. Such
was the panic which had seized everybody
that there wan talk of setting flro to the
town before leaving It , In ordei that It
mltjlij ; not fall Into thu hands of the enemy.
The Inmate * of city prisons were set at
liberty , and the official archives were ro. >
moved. But , sad to relate , great quantities
of munitions and supplies and guns might
have been removed.
DUE TO INCAPACITY.
"I can only say now that the Greek posl-
tiou on the Thessallan frontier was
splendid up to Friday night ; that the light-
In ) ; of the Greek troops was most brilliant ,
and that this position has been turned Into
the present disaster and disorder by the
Incapacity of the general staff and certain
brigade commanders ,
"Tho abandonment of Aoulypsls ,
lorysa , Ilachovryl * ! . Meloune , ijapallavidon ,
Grltzovall and Arpnkt last Monday night by
or.ler of Ullgado Commander Mtotrapas niul
the general staff was trie first' moat fatal
blunder. This gave Iho- ; TurKs command
of the whole eastern half of Iht Thcssallan
frontier , and enabled them to lAnrch undis
turbed over Mctouna lnto > Llgarl | and Kcrad-
Jollo. Had the Greek tmttprlcd on Radio-
vrylsl had two days moro to operate upon
Mcnexo , that stronghold must have fallen.
Then the Greek shells could have brcn sent
crashing Into the streets of Klr.osona.
"Nevertheless , even after the deliberate
and unnecessary sacrifice of these advantages
the positions of the Greeks were strong
enough at Bogae ! and rtavcnl to make Bias-
sona unsafe. At BoRazI they had forced the
Turks back for a distance of two miles and
held the Inner outlet of the ptos toward
Damcst. As soon as Vigil was taken they
could have rushed In upon that village. The
Greek trcopa could havo- stormed Vigil as
early as lakt Monday , yet they wore obliged
to maintain an attitude of passive dcfcnac.
In conformity with the crown prince's strict
orders. The storming of Vigil would doubt-
Icra have cost the lives of a' couple of
hundred men , yet brave soldiers told me
with leers of rage In tholr eyes , as wo
crouched under the entrenchments upon the
height ? of Taverna , how they had been lying
Idle there for days , seeing the Greek shells
smashing the cnemy'p batteries In all di
rections , when one bold bayonet charge
across those 1,200 yards of mountain plateau
would have ended the milter. Vigil would
have turned Ho guns on Scompa ; Damasl
would have been taken wjthout a shot , and
Elassona would have been brought within
eaay reach. Even at the eleventh hour on
Thursday or Friday If Vigil hod been
Gtormed the Turkish army nt-j-lgara would
have been In prec'pltate retreat across the
Melouna to save ElasNna.
MIGHT HAVE HAD MATI.
"Vigil , therefore. Is the second blot upon
the- Greek headquarters' Btr/Uegy. / Tiie third
blunder was at Mall. If the 'possession of
Lospahl and Dclerla were o Important for
the safety of thr Greek rirmy the former
should hnvc been maintained ajul the latter
should have been Etormii ] , cost what It
might. Any one familiar with the hlnlory
ot modern battles can recall .how desperately
armleu have fought over the posecsson : of a
single hamlet or knou , yet Colonel Mavrc-
mlchaclls when he arrived outside of
Dclerla and saw the Turks In posscrslon , re
treated without firing a shot and telegraphed
back that he was beaten.
"When the brave commander of Lospakl
signaled early In the afternooatfor reinforce
ments he received Instead an order to
abandon the position ; yet In the plain below
the Greek army of 9,000 men , with five bat
teries , had really pushed it greatly superior
force of the enemy bade , -upon Llgara , and
the whole brigade of relaforbuuients was In
night at the very moment when retreat was
decided upon. i - ,
"No wonder that the Greek army and the
Greek nation were struck with bewilderment
and consternation at this p.wful blundcrln
for , even If we admit the , i-scesslty of a re
treat , It could have been cxicuteO In a man
lier to save both the honor odtho Greek army
and the homes of the Thcflcslian population.
A front could have bcon madjj at-Kasslacker
and when that petition .Iwcame untenable
the army could have fallen back ilowly upon
Lar'f a , thus giving tlmo. . for-the .Inhabitants
of Tyrnavos and Larlssa andJthc surrounding
villages tq make their arrangements. In
stead .of tha't these poor villagers land towns
people fled from their homos , abandoning a
large proportion even ot the.lr portable g'oods.
There can be no shadow eq-t upon the gal
lantry and fighting pf the ' , , 'ceAc .officers and
men In this painful crlnls1 , ; ye 'Greek ' soldier
Is undeniably ubrave , InjfjllK'ent , abstemious
and enduring. His sliQi li-omlngs In. dis
cipline and drill are dup. t * theneui.icou's (
'
system of political meiMIIng , 'which haX cor
rupted everything In Grec vUhe ' > ' 'arrriy' not
excepted. <
"Fault of present disaster imust be laid
entirely at the" door of thpi.gerieral staff , un-
1(63 it bo part of a larger political coinbhia-
tlon of which we arc as , ycL ( Ignorant , in
which case the responsibility inust be sought
for at Athens. The general .staff Is by far
tho-jveakcjt point In the Greek army , for no
erlo\is work has been done since the fall of
King Otho to build up a corps of trained
staff ofllccrs. Until such measures be taken
Greece can never attain suchsuccors , ns her
gallant soldiers deserve , 'and very nearly
achieved this time In spite of their leaders.
As legards the general Ituitlon there can
bo no doubt that the Greek nation will ca'
to strict account all those responsible for
this sad raverso to Its brightest hopes , "
The chance of the Greek forces making
further stand grows woaiter In view of tlila
morning's dispatches , which' , show that In
Eplrus they steadily lose ground. The center
of Interest IB now largely shifted to European
ehanccrlcu and the Dally News Paris corre
spondent siys that Ilanotftux urged the
Turkish ambassador today tondvlse the sul
tan to hold out the olivp brqnch to Greece ,
for If the Turkish troops went farther the
consequences would bo Incalculable.
Franco would have to comq.forward as the
defender of the Christian tause , which Is
held all over Europe to bv the , cause of civil
ization. Turkey would have Ihe mrst cause
of regret of the Intcrventlon.of the powers
to prevent revolutionary disaster In the
Levant. If they go there to Interfere It
would not be to prop up the. Ottoman em
pire , hut to overthrow the present dynasty.
I1ALLAIID SMITH.
iil ; I3 TIII3 1'KOI'I.B TO Illi CALM.
OpHOMUIflH ICllltl | < 'H iHHIlj- IIII AflllfL-NM
to tin * Pnpiilnrc.
ATHENS , April 28. The opposition
deputies have Issued the following address
to the people ; *
Fellow Citizens In the Critical period
through which the country | s passing , summoning
moning- the Chamber Is necessary. The
opposition believes- to \ > a jts duty to ad
dress to nil citizens u recommendation und
u request to do nil In their powur tj con
tribute to the maintenance of order , which
Is Indispensable , not only for the safety of
all , but because it constitutes nn Indispensa
ble element for safeguarding the honor nnd
rights of the nation. Let usiot forget that
tint enemy IH treading the neil of our
eountry tinil that ournrmy la confronting It.
At such a moment unyone' attempting to
disturb order would bo nothing but an nlly
of the Turks ,
Th's ' address Is signed , by jail the opposi
tion depuros ! now In Alheqs ,
Special trains have been "laced at the dis
posal of the provincial dfjiujim In order to
enable them to arrive In Ttlrno to take part
In the extraordinary session of the leglolatlve
assembly , ' , .V
The French minister here 'ilrP. Abbourre ,
has telegraphed for the French wa'r ship
Latoucho Tovcllo to enter ttifc Piraeus. The
merchants on Hermes strcctijlmve organized
a private guard to protect their stores and
patrols have been placed iuthe streets near
the Dotile. / jf.
The address of thoopposition deputies ,
however , had a calming ctfeejt ion the people
and a better feeling now prevails here and
there la little probability noyy-of a dynastic
crisis. ( i
For want of a quorum extraordinary
session of the Legislative Assembly haa been
further postponed. The city Is now quiet.
The Ilrltlsh minister here , E.i II. Egerton ,
paid a long vlalt to the < klnyesterday , and
the newspapers connect tli $ Incident with
the possibility of Intervention by Great
Britain In tno war between Turkey nnd
Greece.
CirccU-x AVI11 \ < H H .
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 28. It Is now
believed the Greeks probably will not be
cupelled from thoTurkish' empire at the
expiration of the fortnight's notice begin
ning on Saturday , April 10 , the day the
Turkish troops were ordered to cross the
frontier. Among the reasons for refrain
ing from their expulsion Is the fact that the
Turkish government has not the means to
expel BO many people from the country ,
i\rKi-iui-nl : at Salonika
SALON10A , April 28 , The people hero
have become calmer and the apprehension
of an attack upon the part of the Greek
fleet Is dying away.
I'rrfvct Or lr i at Jiuilna ,
CONSTANTINOPLE , April 28. The gov
ernor of Janina , province of Bplruu , Ule-
grcpbt that perfect order prevails In that
town. i
DEBOE IS CHOSEN SENATOR
Wins in the Contest Where Iluntor Wndo rt
Complete Failure
END OF A LONG STRUGGLE IN KENTUCKY
anil Cutil llciancralH Unlit
it . .liitillccVlnn Ilic ItfHiilt
IN .Mimnmeeil Itltieklniru
Much Il.iniM > i l > ited.
FHANKFOHT , Ky. , April 28. Governor
Hradley hns written out the certificate of
election for Hon. W. J. Deboe of Crlttcndcn
county as the Junior senator from Kentucky
to succeed Hon. J. C. S. lilackburn , whose
term expired March 4. Senator Deboo will
be In hlc scat In the senate Monday next.
The fate of the famous struggle which ex
tended over two legislative sessions will go
Into history as the most memorable Ken
tucky has ever known. Dr. Hunter came
here six weeks ago with a republican ma
jority In the legislature , with a clean ma
jority of thosa republicans staunchly for him
and the additional backing of the national
and otato party organizations , but circum
stances were against him nnd the lightning
today struck Dehoc cu the 112th ballot.
llppubtlccn caucuses , Informal , Irregular
and Impromptu , were held from C o'clock
jestcrday evening until after daylight this
mornlni ; . The Hunter devotees \\ere workIng -
Ing like beavers for Peboc and work was
also being done by Governor Uradlcy and his
lieutenants. The arrival of John W. Ycrkcs
natleual coiimltteeman for Kentucky , lest
night , and who has stood off as long ss It
\\ac n factional fight , emphsized the report
lliat It was at last a party fight. From last
night the republicans announced that there
wiis not the faintest possibility ot Deboe'B
election being delayed longer than today.
When the last train was In this morning
the republican leaders announced that all
of the seventy-one republicans would IIP en
hand ; that Deboe would be absent and that
ho was sure to be elected by seventy-one
votes. It looked this way to the nearly
despairing Illackburn democrats and the
gold democrats.
THE BALLOTING.
When the legislature convened nil the re
publicans In the senate except Debnc
answered "present. " So did all the gold
democrats except Park Smith. The gold
democrats In the house also answered
prtasnt , with but one exception. There
were no missing republicans In the house.
The chair announced eighty-one present and
ordered the roll call for the sixtieth ballot
of the session , and the 112th of the struggle.
Gold democrats voted for Martin with but
few exceptions. There were 135 present and
sixty eight would elect. There was applause
when Lleberth voted for the nominee. Nor
man ulco voted , for Deboe. When the sixty-
eighth vote was passed the president could
not quell the cheers. The Blackburn men-
asked for a call of the absentees and they
voted solidly for their man. Henry Martin
voted too. The ballot stood :
Deboe , 71 ; Blackburn , CO ; Martin , 13 ;
Stone , 1.
Lyklns was not present , nor was Ogllvle.
Governor IJradley was present. The wild
s < ; cne that . .followed could not be quieted.
There was no chance .to ask the victor to
come forward and nmko'a speech. Tne"cheer-
Ing and demonstrations ! " worn' ended 'by 'tlib '
president putting a motion and declaring the
afscmbly adjourned sine dlo.
Deboe can never bo charged with using
money In hla brief , victorious race. He and
his friends are too poor to give a banquet.
He ha ? received hundreds of telegrams of
congratulation thh afternoon and tonight and
Is already besieged by men for federal posi
tions In Kentucky.
COMPLEXION OR THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON. April 2S. The election of
Dcbce In Kentucky does not change the
political complexion cf the senate , but on
some party question might glvo the repub
licans a majority If Senator Kyle of South
Dakota voted with them , together with the
vote of the vice president. The election of
Deboe makes the total membership of the
senate eishty-etght , composed of forty-three
republicans , thirty-three democrats and
twelve populists and silver republicans. With
Kyle , the republicans would have forty four ,
x tie , and with the vice pj-ealdent , n majority
of 1. It la believed , however , that In case a
rty vote was Imminent or probable , that
in election would occur in Florida , leaving
the senate standing as before Deboe'p elec
tion. BcalileF , a party vote would mean a
long debate , giving the Florida democrats
time to get tcgetlier.
\VIMJUI' OF GHAI\T CKl.KllH ATION.
llccrpt Ion ( Jlvc-ii ill ( In * Wnlilorf to
Naval OlilciTH.
NEW YORK. April 28. The closing exer
cises of the Grant monument ceremonies
took place tonight In the form of a reception
In the Waldorf hotel to the naval onieora
of the foreign war vessels and thoixs of the
United States. Nearly 1,500 Invitations had
been Issued and the spacious chambers , salons
lens and corridors of the hotel were thronged
with men and women in > handsome toilets.
Both ball rooms were thrown open to the
guests at the reception. Mayor Strong , rep
resenting the city , received with Mrs. Strong.
They wcro assisted by Ellhu Root , Mrs.
Horace Porter , Mrs. Henry E. Erbcn , Mrs ,
Parke Benjamin , Mrs. William C. Whitney ,
Mrs. Gcorgo J , Gould and others.
KOl'R ' I.IVKS LOST IX A KIHR.
U'niniin TJirnwH Ili-r Clillilrcii Onl ( if a
AVI 11 ( I n iv.
NEW YORK , April 28. Four persons lost
their lives In e flro at 1728 Third uvenuo ,
Brooklyn , early today. The dead are :
MRS. CELIA BARNETT nnd her two
children , aged 3 and C years.
SIRS. JOHN NEWELL , aged 39.
Before she was suffocated , Mrs. Barnctt
threw her two children out of the window
Into the street. The Injuries they received
resulted In their death soon afterward.
Triple
FHF.SNO , Cul. . April 2.S.-A triple tragedy
wns enacted today nt lied Hands , a funning
settlement thirty miles distant from here.
AH n , result Mrs. John Qmill nnd her daugh
ter , Lulu , are dying anil their assailant.
Jiune.H Brooks , IH ( lend. lirooky was
formerly employed an u laborer on Quail's
ranch , but was discharged for persistently
making love to Mian Lulu , much to her
annoyance. Brooks appeared nt Quall'H to
day armed with a Hbotgun. He flhot the
girl and her mother. Brooks left the house
after Hotting1 lire to it. Ho then went to a
neighboring barn , to which he et lire , went
Inside und way burned to death.
I.nlmr OruaiilxiitloMM at Oulx.
WASHINGTON. April 2S.-Tlio general
oxecuilvo board of the KniKlits of Labor to
day formally declared war against the
American Federation of Labor on account
of the action of the National Urewery
Workers' union , an affiliated body of the
American Federation of Labor , which la ac
cused of endeavoring to wrong the members
of the llonheater Brewery workers' local
assembly of the KnlghU of Labor.
filVt AUIJI'II IM'IIVC III AllHflll'C.
ANN A'HUOR , Mich. , April 2S.-The Hoard
of Uetcnls of the University of Michigan
today gnve President Angell u leave of
ribfcrice until October 1 , ISiv It Is hoped
that the president can finish hla mltmlon
In Turkey before Unit tlino and then can
return to resume his work here No no
tion wan luken toward thu appointment of
Ur. Angell's temporary successor.
-k ConllaiicM la Florida.
TALLAHASSEE , Fla. , April 28. Balloting
for United States tenator today resulted :
Call. 30 ; Chlploy , 24 ; iUney 18 ; Hooker , it ;
Burford. C ; scattering. 3 ; total , S3 , No
change or aecoad ballpt ,
r.viox i\riKir
liii-iinic fur tilt- Year ( gKt N a llu-
crciiMc of -yVnt
BOSTON. April 2S. Th gllial meeting
of the Union Pacific rn\\fffffaa \ \ to have
been held here today , b H&thc absence
of a quorum It was te-ncd for one
week. j f
The annual report. wlJ Ris distributed
to the stockholders. slBthat the pas
senger earnings lticrcnB.r > OI , whllo the
freight movement shipn / Increase of
$521,1114 for thryrar. . tflHVr ° ls- however ,
a decrease of $30,024 In value of material on
hand and a decrease In Interest on bonds
of JSS.G.IS. The amount withheld for trans
portation services nnd carried to the credit
of the sinking fund under the Thurman act
Increased $553,740. Cash paid by the com
pany was $1.421.714. Interest collected on
bonds held In sinking funds $6,055,259 , an
Increase of $1.974,1)115 ) over 18)5 ! ) ; total In
crease $1,748,736. A deficit on the system
Increased $207SOO , and the total Income
shows a decrease of $747,0112.
The Oregon Short line was operated for
the year at a deficit of $548,243. as against
$558,242. The coal company shows a deficit
of $10,2CC.
IIOCIC ISLAM ) HACKS A IMti .SfltKMi : .
I'roiiiiNCN to llullil TliroiiKli < < > < " ' '
( itiir of California.
DENVER , April 2.S. A special to the Re
publican from Santa Fe , N. M. , says :
Unless nil signs are at fault the Rock
Island Is back of the biggest railway project
the pouthwcst has known In years , nnd
proposes to hove n line from the Missouri
river via El Paso to Topolobampo bay on
the Gulf of California In a comparatively
short time. The Rock Island Is hauling
In steel rails and tics to Liberal , Kan. ,
preparatory to extending Its Hue southwest
to Kl Paso , and now It Is asserted upon
authority that the Rock Island is building
the Cerrlllltos road out of Kl Paso , which
will connect with Colonel A. K. Owen's
road from TopDlobampo , concessions for
which have Just been granted by the
Mexican goveinmcnt. The route to Now
Mexico Is from Roswell to Anarlllo , Tex. ,
over which O. E. Faulkner , of the Pecos
Valley road Is now making n trip on horse
back , accompanied by a representative of
the Farmers' Loan nnd Trust company.
CHICAGO , April 28. The general agents
of the Rock Island road deny the story
sent out from Santa Fo. N. M. , that the
road In contemplating the building of a line
from the Missouri river via El Paso , through
to the gulf of California.
CIUIISTIAX I3XIIKAVOII HATHH.
Cooil Only ThroiiKli SIlMMiuirl Ulvor
Cati-ways on Outward Trip.
CHICAGO , April 2S. The Western roado
have agreed and the Southern Pacific has as
sented to the proposition that all the business
of the Christian Endeavor convention at
San Francisco shall bo routed through the
Mlsioml river gateways. No reduced rates
will be allowed tl-rough any other gateways ,
and In going to San Francisco any delegate
to the convention taking any other route
than through the Missouri river gatewayo
will be compelled to pay full fare. In re
turning , however , the tickets will be good at
Missouri river gateways or through the
northern gateways and via St. Paul. The
tickets will be sold at X25 for the trip via
the Missouri river gateway and $32.50 via
St. Paul.
Agreement Antony Southern ItnailN.
WASHINGTON. April 28. Representatives
of leading railroads of .the south met here
today and concluded trie formation of a new
passenger traffic association anil elected offi
cers for the ensuing year. The articles of
association were tentatively formed at a
recent meeting at Atlanta , subject to the
concurrence of four absent members. These
members were present today , and after some
minor changes In the articles they were
formally adopted.
ILLINOIS is uuiiiT ix J.I.M : .
.Sci.atc VotcN ( * . - , ( > , OIIO for DlNilily at
TraiiNiulSNlNNliipl IO\i ] < > Hlllon.
SPRINGFIELD , 111 , , Aa > rll 28. The bill
appropriating $50,000 for the participation of
Illinois in the Transmlsslsslppl and Interna
tional Exposition , to he held at Omaha In
1898 , was pasbcd by the senate today.
COM ) coi.v is coixc : TO i
Start of Movement Which t'Minlly Oc-
( MirH ThlM Time of the Var. .
NEW YORK , April 2S. Of the ? 1,500-
000 gold for Europe $1,000,000 was with-
dri\\n by Lazard Frcres and ? 500,000
by Klddcr , Peabody & Co. of Boston.
Both shipments go by the Normannla tomor
row. It Is understood that the Boston house
sends Its gold to Germany. Both with
drawals were made In regular form by pres
entation of treasury notes to the sub-
treasury.
At the banking house of Lazard Freres It
was stated to a representative of the Associ
ated press that the shipment was made In
the regular order of business to liquidate In
debtedness and was not a purchase of golden
on an order from Europe , as was sa'ld of the
shipment of $1,000,000 ordered Saturday.
Lazard Freres' representative said further
that It was not unlikely that further nhlp-
ments of the same description would bo
made by them. Withdrawals of gold coin
Tor shipment are also In prospect by other
liouscf ) for shipment by next Saturday'n
steamer. These shipments arn the result of
the lilt-solution of a tacit agreement among
Foreign bankers not to thl ] > gold until ster
ling exchange should rlbf to the basis of
H.88 % for demand sterling , actual rates.
Demand sterling Is sold today at $1.S7- J as
1 result of the dissolution of the agreement.
The shipments so far this week amount to
(2,477,000 ( , and It Is now generally felt that
: hls Is the Inauguration of a regular gold
export movement which Is usual at this time
of year and which has already been deferred
several weeks beyond the normal by the
icavy exports of merchandise. It Is likely
that the export of gold would have been
lefcrr-Jd seme time longer had It not been
for the extraordinary demand for the metal
made on Lcndon by Austria and Japan.
MfthoillHt HlHliOiH | Mri'l.
PUOVIDENOK , II. I. , April 2S.-Thp semi-
tinnnul meeting the the bishops of the Meth
odist Episcopal church was opened ut the
Matowson Methodist Episcopal church to-
lay. The mec-tlng-H are being held behind
closed doors. Thoco present artnislioim :
Thomas llowmun , St. Louis ; It. S , Fouler ,
Boston ; H. M. Morrlll , Chicago ; 13. O. An-
IrewH New York ; H. W. Warren , I'nlver-
Hlty I'nrk , Colo. ; C. I ) . Fous , Philadelphia :
I. F. Ilurnt , Washington ; W. X. Nlnde , De
troit ; L. I ) . Waidcri , Cincinnati ; W. F. Mn-
filleu. Hoston ; G. H. Fowler , Buffalo ; 1 > . L.
Vincent , Topeka , Kan. ; L. N. Fltxgorald ,
St. Louis ; J. 1' . Newmrin , San Francisco ;
C. C. McC'abc. Fort Worth , Texas ; Kurl
Cranston , Portland , Ore.
Two Klri'iiu-u LiiHt ,
NEWPORT NEWS , Va. . April 2S.-Thero
s no doubt that Elijah MnnderHon nnd Wll-
lam I'axton , the two colored firemen on the
tugboat Wanderer , which was destroyed In
yesterday's conflagration , weru lost , rm they
mvo not bci-n seen wince. They jumped
overboard when the tug wan burning.
M ( > VI-IIII-IIN of Ocrim V't-NHclw April iiH.
At Now York Arrlved-Munohen , from
Bremen ; Anchorlu , from Cl.iHgow.
At Rotterdam -Arrived Miiiimlnm , from
Now York. fcjallcd Amsterdam , for Now
York.
At Southampton Sailed Havel , from Hre-
men , for New York.
At New York Arrlveil Majestic , from
Liverpool. Balled Westernlnnd , for Ant
werp.
At London Arrived .MuHHuclmnettH , from
N'ew York.
At Copenhagen Arrived Thlngvalla , from
ts'ew York.
At Liverpool Sailed Germanic , for New
York ; Ithlnelaml. for Philadelphia.
, At I'hlludclphla-Halled-Pennland , for
Liverpool.
At Marseilles ArrlvrdOlympic from
New York
At Cherbourg Arrived Spree , from New
DROWNED BY DOZENS
Frightful Loss of Life iu a Flood nt Quthrio ,
Oklahoma ,
CITY IS SWEPT BY DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD
Wall of Water Several Foot High Carries
All Before it ,
IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPUTE DZATH ROLL
No Time Given to Escape from the Rapidly
Rising River.
FIVE WARDS OF THc TOM SUBMERGED
HI HOMO HUN a Double Vlxllatlnu liyt
AVtiul anil Ktiiuil Oklahoma U
.Vima. . ViiNt fjL-a < )
Wat IT.
OUTimiK. Okl. , April 28. Pop miles to
night the Canadian valley Is a'dreary wnsto
and her people are o'vcrcast .with gloom.
At sunrlso this morning a mighty wall of
water , from six to eight feet high mid a
mlle wide , broke upon West Guthrlo with
out warning , crushing houses , swooping
away property ami drowning people hy the
score. Uvery movable thing was swept bc-
fore the wave , which passed un into the
valley with resistless force , wreaking ter-
rlblo destruction to life and property whor-
cvor It tonclietl. Dozens of human lives are
known to ho sacrificed , how many may not
bo known for .weeks . , hundrvils of houses
were wrecked In the twinkling of an eye ,
for miles farms were completely ruined ,
bridges and tracks wcro washed out , anil
rallWi-y tralllc In every direction Is left at
a Htandstlll. The most complete chaos has
prevailed all day. The efforts of rescuing
parties have In many cases proven In , vain.
.Many people floated down stream before
they could bis reached , and their fate Is
unknown ; others will pabs the night In trees
In midstream or perched on housetops. It
Is Impossible 'to cs-tlinate the dead. The
property loss Is placed at something near
a million dollars.
Fully two-thirds of the victims were col-
orevl people , Business lias been suspended
all day In Guthrle , the stores and banks be
ing closed. As thorough organization for re
lief as Is possible ! has been made , but nil
aid has been necessarily retarded by the
confused condition of things. It will bo
Impossible to explore -the houses until the
water shall subside , as many of them are
submerged. As darkness gathered over the
scene many overturned houses could bo
socn far out In the Hood , but it could not
bo learned whether .their . occupants escaped.
The river la thirty feet above KB ordinary
level.
CAUSED 11V A CLOUDBURST.
A heavy rain began falling this afternoon.
A threatening hank of clouds , came up from
the northwest and many persons lied to
their toruado cellars , fearing that another
\vir.J disaster was upon them. Luc'.tily , how
ever , the damage was'slight.
The flcod Is supposed to have been caupcil
by a cloudburst , supplemented hy heavy rains.
The Cottonwool ! river , ordinarily a small
stream that winds between steep banks In
West Outhrlo , was bankftil from n heavy
rain yesterday and last night , but no alarm
had been felt , as the river had been rising
gradually during the night , About 0 o'clock ,
however , water from a cloudburst above hail
added to those already nearly up to the
level of the high banks and the Hood \viui
sweeping through Weal Guthrle , a section
populated , mostly by colored people. Persons
who saw the first wall of water say it was
about eighteen Inches high , spreading entirely
across the valley. There was no water In
front of It , save that In the river's channel.
The first wave was followed by others In
quick succession until the whole ( swelled Intd
a bank of water from fix to eight feet high.
Many had already begun currying their house
hold goods tvi a place of safety , hut few hail
made more than one trip before they wcro
obliged to lleo before a resistless torrent
which none could hope to stay.
The main supply pipe of the water works
burst where It crossed the Cottonwood In the
southern part of the city , and all the water
In the reservlors poured Into the river.
CAUGHT BY TUB WAVE.
In the southwestern part of the city *
long arm of land Is formed hy the winding
of the river. Om this land lived hundredn
of negroes. Durlng thi ) night the hrldgo
leading across the river to the nnln section
had been swept away. The people were ab
sorbed In watching the rising waters this
morning , when the flooda from the reservoirs
came down In a solid wall and cut across the
arm of land near the main land , cutting off
the peopln from escape. They fled from thclp
homes to the higher portions of the newly
formed Island , In half an hour the moun
tain of water had done Is work and practic
ally spent Itself.
The ulr became hideous with the crashing
of houses and the cries for help of the un
fortunates. When the first ehock of the dis
aster was over the more fortunate on tho.
Island Iminircdlatcly began to help these
nearest them , whllo across In Guthrlo prompt
steps were taken at rescue. The houses , barim
and other effect * began to drift down
stream , each freighted with one or moro
human beings : bo4ts or rafts fcliot out hero
and there from the shore and desperate ef
forts were made to rescue the peoplo. Im
provised rafts were quickly thrown together
and started out Into the wild stream. lio-
fore many of them had been propelled far
from shore , they were twisted and broken by
the waters , and the would-bo rescuers thrown
into the sticnm. Half a dozen , icscucrs were
drowned , even before those they had tried
to wave had been reached.
Gus I'latt , business manager of the Guthrln
Leader , and George Willis , a merchant tailor ,
Bwam the river at the risk of their lives mid
secured a boat , by which a number of per
sons were saved.
MANY DIIOWN.
A negro woman , with u babe In her arms ,
desperately tried to steady herself In a tree
top , calling the while for help , fiho grew
weak , and the buhy slipped Into the water
and was drowned. She was finally rescued
and said her family of nix had succumbed ,
A woman , wading from homo , with her
baby on her head , was seen to go under ,
and a man , swimming the channel to reach
four women and a buby In a tree , wus
carried down Htream.
Two women and a child wcro carried
away on a bridge further down Htreum ,
and one man and two women In plain sight
of shore were on a house roof whim It
went to pieces. They all perished ,
An old negro woman wus Been riding
a hoUEfi top , The building noon turned
over , and she was drowned.
Three men , Walter Old , Van Duicn anil
Eugene Gill , sought to rescue an old man
from a tree. Their raft struck an over
hanging tree , and they hurely saved thorn-
Helves by clambering Into another tree.
They were finally rescued on ' a rope sent
to them by means of a shu'tgim and cord.
Two men secured a small bternwhecl pleas
ure boat and started to the rescue of a
half dozen men and women lodged In u tree ,
The persons were rescued amid the cliecru
of the spectators. The. cable holding th
craft finally broke , and It was carried down
the stream , but ultimately landed safely ,
NARROW KSC'AJ'U
Adjutant General Jaimuon of the terrltor-
J.-l mililln narrowly escaped with hln family.
He nan forced to wade and lead hlo her
with his family In the buggy , John iloU ,