Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 185, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1889 Page: 3 of 4
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BRIEF MENTION.
Additional local page 2.
Attend the big railroad meeting
tonight.
The bleaaed aunahine beamed
forth yeeterday to the delight and
ooueolatiou of everyone.
Today is the laat chanoe to sub-
eoribe for railroad atock in tha
Gaineeville, Tazaa and Alexandria
railroad.
Bobart Noei, charged with pat*
tj theft, waa triad in tha oounty
court yeetarday and aoquitted by
a jury ofhla countrymen.
Tha train on the Miseouri, Kan-
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A 4m OF WILY eCLCMATIM TttflHCO
INTO WEEPIHf AM
TM treat Stead FWaiky Severe!
aaa and Texas, due here from Dal-1 grotm(j
laa at 6 o'clock, p. m., did not^
Several af WUm are
miftatly meat -
[raoM Friday's bxtba.]
Special to The HtQNtla
Oklahoma City, July 6.—At
about half paat 8 o'clock yee-
terday afternoon while Judga
Adama waa apaaking in tha grove,
and the baaa ball game waa In pro*
graaa, tha grand atand on tha
raoe oouraa, loaded to ita utmoat
capacity with paopla, fall to tha
arrive till 9 o'clock laat night.
Tha peach crop la undoubtedly
very light in Cooke oounty aa
bat littla of that fruit ia being
brought to the Oaineavilla market.
Come out to the oourt houae to-
night and hear some of oar practi-
eel buainaaa men talk railroad and
for Oaiaeaville'a fature proe-
parity.
In the county ooart yeaterday
Will Harper, charged with un-
lawfully carrying a pistol waa
given a trial and waa aoquitted by
a jury.
Either put up for the new rail-
road or ahut up;no great amount of
money will be required,but 1120,-
000 in atock must be aubacribed if
Gaineeville geta tha road.
Don't atand baok and wait for
eome one elae to aubecribe for
railroad atock before you do. If
you want the road put your name
to the liat of aignera for stock.
Don't forget to attend the rail-
road meeting at the oourt houae
tonight at 8 o'clock. Thia will be
the laat meeting in behalf ol rais-
ing the required atock for the new
railroad.
Diatriot oourt which baa been in
acaaion tan weeka will adjourn for
tha term thia afternoon and on
alonday next Judge Barrett will
open the July term of the district
oourt at Montague.
Tha littla extra got there again
yeaterday with allfour of itefeet and
thereby took a bigger bae« and a
firmer grip than ever. The Old
Reliable la here for the purpoae of
giving the people the news.
The ladiee are requeated to
meet at the atore of Stevens, Ken*
nerly A Spraigins thia afternoon 1
where they will be treated to an
abundance of ice cream, made on
ihe apot and for the special occa-
aion.
A large nail penetrated the
afcull of a little boy just back of
the eye, in the grand stand wreck
at Oklahoma City Thursday and
foroed tha aye ball of the little
fallow out on the cheek, tha organ
dropping down aome two inchea.
L. T. Qlover of Rockwall arriv-
ed in the city laat evening and
left on 1:46 train thia morning for
Oklahoma City, to aee after bia
brother, M. I. Glover, who got
both his lags broken in the falling
of tha grand atand at that town
. Tha oily waa In a furor
clteibent more or 1
day over tha datallad
aounta given in Thb
of
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pniax kxtba Friday morning of
the.horribla accident which hap-
pened In Oklahoma City at 3
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Oompaniee from several of the
different tribes of Indians ware at
Oklahoma on the Fourth in full
— Indian dreaa, to giro a big war
daaoa which waa to have oome off
jiltta ia tha afteraeon, but the fall-
% i»g of the grand stand put an end
Aa unexecuted portion of the
programme, after that alarming
l« aaid that tha grand stand
Call at Oklahoma City on
tha Fourth, was built by the Jonas
Laa bar company of that city.
Thi stand was about 250 feet long.
Th# saata oommtnead at tha
ground and ran back to an eleva-
tion of about twenty-five feet, be-
neath tha back saata being numar
ptanda and booths, where numbers
of paopla .ware atanding whan the
craah came, eeveral of whom ware
caught by tha falling lnmbar.
of Armourdale,
broken ; and bank
and toilet ariiolae at
reaaonabla prioea at Qlloreest's.
reduction eale now
i at BehHT, Sooamer A Oo's.
la attracting throngs of paopla.
A messenger had just announc-
ed that the racee would begin
shortly, and a rush was made for
the grand stand, speedily filling it.
It was soon observed to sway
to the north, and it fell in a slant-
ing 'direction, doubtless laesen-
ing the casualties that would oth-
erwise have oocurred. The struct-
ure was about 120 feet in length
and is estimated to have contain-
ed 800 people when it fell.
The people were thrown over
and upon each other in the wild-
eet oonfusion, and the principal
souroe of the injury was the roof-
ing over the stand. Thoee ^occu-
pying intermediate seats suffered
most seTerely from this cause.
One ohildwas killed, a daughter
of Dr. J. A. Ryan, of Jimtown.
Three or four injuries are serious
almost to the point of being fatal.
Probably a doien more are very
serious.
Following are the injured as
far as can be learned.
J. M. Farris injured in back.
Slew Ailing, injured in back
and hips.
Mr. VanZandt of Tioga, Tex.,
spinal injury.
Ed Bird of Edmond badly in-
jured in the head.
J. B. Jones of Madison, Kae.,
injured in spine and left arm.
Child of Mrs. Neal, of Council
Grove, Kas., leg broken.
Thomas Reynolds of Tennessee,
injured internally.
Wm. Gurnsey, slight injury in
head.
B. F. Mills of South Oklahoma,
spinal injury. Mrs. Mills, hurt
in head shoulder.
J. O. Nelaen, Guthrie, injury
to spine.
Newt Ayens, Gainesville, slight-
ly injured.
Capt. P. 8. Hagj, of Nocona,
badly hurt about the head.
Wile of Robertson Onswere, fa-
tally hurt.
Mrs. J. B. Adams of Newton,
Kas., injured in back, not thought
serious.
David Smith of Denison, Tex.,
spine badly injured.
Little girl unknown, thigh frac-
tured.
J. W. Perkins of Little River,
I. T., ann badly brnised.
Wm. Long, of Missouri knee
crushed.
Mies Adah Anderson, Oklaho-
ma City, nervous shock.
Mrs. Sampey, Fifth street,ankle
broken.
Miss Fannie Anderson, cut on
the face.
D. H. Mar tin dale, Howe, Tex.,
slightly injured. Mrs. Martin*
dale, back sprained, and Una
Manindale chocked.
Marshal McFill of Hallo well,
Kan., bruised in arm and fract-
ured in arm by nail.
H. Thompson of Nobility, Tex.
head and neok seriously crushed.
Mrs. N. E. Martin, Cherokee,
Nation, injured in left shoulder
and back.
Child of Mrs. Shepard, Califor-
nia avenue, ecalp bruised.
Mrs. Clara Mitchell, Chickaaaw
Nation, slightly injured.
Mrs. M. Maxwell, slightly hurt.
W. T. Has kin, very serious
scalp wound.
Judge Green of Howard county,
Arkansas, seriously injured in
neck, wrench and nervous shock
Peter Gallooly. scalp wound.
Miw Adah Laux, Fourth street
Oklahoma City, scalp cut.
W. 8. Grant, Pottaburg, Texas,
stunned
D. C Cameron, Oklahoma City,
arm cut and ankle injured.
Mrs. D. 0- Cameron, head out.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, of Col-
orado, seriously bruised.
Mrs. George Morris, af Panel!,
dangerouely injured in cheat
baok. Infant son out oi head.
Miaa May Lurrell .strained baok
and limb, vary eerious-
3rd Mi
fracture of right
arm.
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Kan., leg
eprain.
Jack Glover, of Rockwall.Tex.,
leg broken and ba ok sprained.
F. 0. Quinton, Oklahoma City,
compound fracture of right arm.
W. M. Kirby, Chickaaaw Nation,
ankle broken.
G. H. Tuoker, Baltimore Mary*
land, nail driven through foot.
Hoapltal stawart Walter, bruis-
ed in back and head.
Child of Mr. Hadly, near Frisoo
leg broken.
Mr. Raffarty, of Wichita, lag
broken.
Newton Angus, Austin, Texas,
oontuaion of bead.
Frank Hippie, Augusta, Kan.,
head seriously cut.
W. C. Arnold, of Oklahoma
City, right arm fractured and right
leg cut.
Wm. Haywood, Pauls Valley,
leg broken, crushed in breast.
J. W. Mingoe, of Harrison, bad-
ly injured internally and on head.
Pat Young, ofKentuoky, right
arm and leg sprained.
Mrs. Clendening, Oklahoma
City, scalp wound.
Miss Effle Vance, leg injured.
Miee Nora Vanoe, internal injur-
ies, and upon back and breast.
Mrs. Lacky, of Grayson oounty,
Texas, injury of thigh. Serious.
Carl Hippie, Conway Springs,
ankle broken.
Clinton Jarboe, leg bruised.
Mrs. Mattia, Chickasaw Nation,
back and chest bruised; her son
wounded on head.
Herbert Flower, Oklahoma City
seriously injured internally.
Hartvey Winn, Oklahoma City,
gaah in head.
F. Gordlin, Warren, Texas,
eerioualy injured in baok.
J. 8. Vance, Tioga, Texas,
bruited.
Dave Smith, Denison, Texas,
head bruised and cut.
Mel Beane, Sulphur Springs,
Texas, back badly sprained.
J T Wallace, Topeka, Kan., in-
jured in legs.
Mrs. Mat Johnston, Fort Worth,
Texas, scalp wound.
Miss Mollis Campbell, Pauls
Valley, seriously injured inter*
nally.
D P Smith, Purcell, injured in
cheat.
Mra. John Stanley of Cincinnati
bone of finger maahed and inter-
nally injured.
Mra F 8 Rhodea of Oklahoma
City slightly bruised.
J D Brough of Oklahoma City,
serious back sprain.
Charles Cuttle, Hall's Valley,
serious scalp wound and sprained
back.
Mr Gatewood of Ardmore badly
injured in spine.
Mrs R Hardy of Ardmore, in-
jured internally and in head and
left ankle.
Polk Wagoner of north west
Oklahoma slightly injured in head
and left leg.
Mrs O Robertson of Ardmore,
serious gaah in head.
Wm Roberteon injured in right
arm, left leg and back; gash in
throat.
Infant daughter of Dr. Reagan,
late of the Chickasaw nation,killed
and bia little boy's leg breken.
Thomas Woodeon, of Marshall,
Mo., both legs from knees down
badly bruised.
LATEB.
H. 8. Scheline of this city re-
turned yeeterday morning from
Oklahoma City, where he was
preeent when the gruid stand fell.
He reports that the moet distres-
sing and heart rendering soene he
ever witneeeed took place imme-
diately after the ampitheatre col-
lapeed; men were running every-
where, women were shrieking and
ohildren screaming; the wounded
were run over by the stampeding
crowd, and many of them were
Injured as badly or in many in-
stances, more by being tramped
upon by the frantic crowd than by
tha oolHaion with tha failing lum-
ber. Halplees and bleeding forms
were carried from the wreck in
great numbers, and it eeemed aa
if every handkerchief in the vast
orowd waa being uaed to bandage
the wounds of the unfortunate vic-
tima. OoLSayder and Capt. Btllea
of tha United Statee army
called tha soldiers there un-
der their command and had
them Ml every yawl 111 aid to*
quietude
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wounded.
and
at motto the
eotnt of the aoeidtnt and every,
thing to alleviate tha Buffering of
the wounded waa done that oould
poeeibly be, by tha ofioers and
soldiers. A number of the wounded
who reeide in the territory aouth
of Oklahoma were put aboard the
south-bound Santa Fe and sent U
their homes, among them being
Mra. George Morris, of Pnroall,
who la reported to have received
fatal injuriee about the head wad
chest, and Mra. 0. L. Roberteon,
of Ardmore, who has also been re-
ported as being fatally wounded
from the effects of a large timber
falling on her head, and news was
received here some time during
the day yesterday that Mrs. Rob-
erteon had died in Ardmore, yes-
terday morning, but a gentleman
who oame in from Ardmore
on the local at 5 o'clock yesterday
evening, brought the information
that Mrs. Robertson waa alive at
S o'clock p. m. and is thought to
be growing better.
The number wounded will per-
haps reach one hundred, and from
the best information that could
be gathered from eye-witnesses
at least ten of theee were mortally
wounded, about one-half of them
being women. A little ohild of
Dr. J. A. Rryan was killed out-
right. Dr. Rryan is well known
in this city and resided at Jim-
town, I. T., for a number of years
up till a few weeks ago when he
moved to Oklahoma City.
looking fob fkinds.
A number of gentlemen from
different parts of Texas arrived in
the city yesterday on the incoming
east and south trains, sud left
this morning on the north-bound
1:45 train for Oklahoma, having
been called there by telegrams in-
forming them that certain rela-
tives and friends had been se-
riously hurt in the catastrophe,
that not only cast a gloom of sad-
ness over the entire city ol Okla-
homa, but reached out over the
oountry into many states and ter-
ritories.
mbs. l. 0. bobxbtson's condition.
The proprietor ol The Hespe-
bian telegraphed to Ardmore at a
late hour laat night concerning the
oondition of Mrs. L. O. Robertson
at that hour and reoeived in re-
sponse an answer stating that she
was still alive, though in a very
precarions oondition, but the phy-
sician attendeding on her express-
ed himself as believing there was
at that time a slight hope for her
reoovery.
ure.
PERSONAL.
visiting
M. H.
Mr. and Mrs. King are
the letter's father, Rev.
Neeley on Denton Btreet.
Mrs. Ann Duke of Clarksville,
Tex., ia visiting the family of
Robert Dickson on North Taylor
street.
Miss Minnie Samuels of Clin ton,
Ky., is the guest of her cousin,
Mrs. A. Eddleman, on Lindsay
street.
AYeatf Ha
aMe At Myra, Ceefcs Scatty,
fey Taktef ■erpfctee.
From a gentleman in the city
Friday who real dee at Myra,
aome ten mi.ee weat of thia city,
the following statement waa gath.
ered oonoerning an attempt at aui
cide in that town laat Wedneadajr:
"A young man named Tom Long,
about 28 years old, employed as a
section hand on tha M., K. & T.
at Myra, oame to Gainesville laat
Tuesday, where it ia tuppottd ht
bought a supply oi morphine. He
returned to Myra that evening
and on the following evening he
retired to hie room at hit board-
ing houae where he took the pois-
on. Some time after he had gone
to his room, search was made for
him, his actions duringthe day pre
vious to his retiring having caused
several parties to observe that
'Tom acted very strange,' and he
was found in his bed unoonacious.
A number of gentlemen gathered
in and pulled him out, and after
some hours of holding him up and
walking him around constantly,
and pounding and rubbing him,
and by vigoroua applications of re-
storatives, the young man was re-
vived to 6uch an extent that he
was pronounced out of danger,
and on Friday morning he took
up his spade and went out on the
road to shovel with the gang."
The gentleman giving the above
information says it is the opinion
of the people at Myra that the
young man has been disappointed
in love and in brooding over the
trouble he finally made up his
mind to commit the rash act that
he attempted. It is said that he
had two sweetheart*, one in
Whitesboro and one in Young
oounty, bat it is thought they
are not so sweet as of yore, and
hence the youug man decided that
life had no further charms for
him and he preferred to risk the
great beyond than to remsin on
the mundane shores a "jilted
lover."
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"Sticky" and "Sure-Kul" fly
paper at Gilcreest's
TRA6E0V ON FI8N CREEK.
Miss Minnie McCluskey of
Brownsville, Tenn., arrived in
the city last evening on a visit to
the Missee Cleavee.
A.F.Lodle left yesterday for Cle-
burne, where he will be located
hereafter as one of the train dis-
patchers of the Santa Fe.
Prof. John Perrine returned last
night from Sherman, where he has
been for a few days paat visiting
his sister Mrs. Cummings.
Frank Williams will be day
operator at the Santa Fei'offioe in
this city hereafter and T.J. Radey
will be night operator at same
office.
Mrs. M. J. Kincaid of Clinton,
Tenn., mother of J. S. and S. J.
Braxelton, arrived in the city
Thursday night on a visit to her
eons. Mrs. Kincaid is 66 years
of age.
Claude Weaver returned yeeter-
day from Nooona where he spread
tha wings of tha American eagle to
an audlenoe of 5000 people on the
Fourth. Claude aays the weather
up there waa clear aa a bell, and
there were ten beavee and twenty-
seven muttons roaated for the oo-
caeion.
A Yassg Mas Naaed Hall Killed ly a
Faraer Niaal Head, at aDaaoa
Tbaraday Nlfbt.
News was brought to the city
Friday of a tragedy which oocur-
red at the residence of a man
named Head in the Fish Creek
community, Cooke oounty, near
Red River, Thursday night.
From the best information that
could be learned it Beems that
there was a dance Thursday night
at the house of Head, and Hall a
young man and itinerate fiddler,
who attends all the oountry dances
in that community ind furnishes
the festive terpsechoreans with the
necessary music to put mettle in-
to their heels, was on hand with
his fiddle and bow as usual.
Shortly after the word had
been given "to go on with the
dance," a dispute arose from
some cause between Hall and
Head, when Hall attacked Head
with a knife, cutting him eeveral
timet about the neck and breaat,
during which attack, it ia aaid
Head shot and killed Hall in-
stantly, while another report aays
Head killed Hall by stabbing
him. Head is a man about 45
years old and has a large family,
while Hall is said to have been
unmarried.
Lei MCl.
You enn buy all kinds of
Dress Goods at astonishing
low prices.
A large variety of Persian,.
Band Trimmings at very low
figures.
The latest novelties in
White Goods at a great re-
duction.
Great Bargains in House-
hold Furnishing goods.
The best makes of Custom
made Shoes, at very low prices.
Every pair guaranteed.
The Ethiopian Dye, Fast
Black Hosiery tor Ladies and
Children. Every pair guar-
anteed fast black.
To Close Out,
We offer, a large line of La-
dies Underwear at less than
half of manufacturers prices.
Misses and Childrens White
Dresses and Aprons will be
sold for less than the cost of
the material.
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The prevailing sensation fat
Gainesville is toe Great Re-
duction Sato now going on
with unabated suoce— at the
popularDry Goods
Schiff Sommer & Co., they
have spared no department,
Goods of every description
have been marked down to
unheard of low prices.
You'l be surprised to find
low much you can buy tor
$1-00 at the great clearing
sale of Schiff Sommer ft Co.
Bargains in
Read Schiff Sommer ft Coa?
advertisement on the first Ut.
>age, and you'l be
o seethe Gnu
store for you.
No one should miss the gol-
den opportunity Schiff, Som-
mer & Co. offer to shrewd buy-
ers at their Great Reduction
sale.
A large variety of Ladies
and Misses White Sun Bon-
nets.
Black Silk Parasols and
3un Umbrellas at astonishing
low prices.
Dry Goods were never so
cheap, yet Schiff, Sommer ft
Co. have cut prices more than
ever, for every 12.00 you buy
of them you can save at least
$1,00. Don't buy elsewhere
until you see their goods, and
hear their prices.
EatMed te the Seat
All are entitled to all that their
meaty will buy, ao every family
Should have, at onoe, a bottle of
Fifi to
tht|
or billioutfc
tale ia 60c and S1.00
the bewildered people and help I all leading druggiete.
Have your prescriptions filled
at Gilrceest's where only purest
drugs are used in compounding.
(Med Mvertisiisits.
Help Waated, Female.
WAHTKD—tilrl or vomu to do houae work
* * reference* required, ipply or addrew W
Macartr, ThaekeryUle, I. T.
WANTED—A SAFE—OaU at Waples, Painter
*> a Oo.'a if you waat to Mil a aeoood-kand
•mall mfe.
ytrAXTKD—Good chambermaid, white tfrl
r* ai-ilY at Llndtay bou—.
46 inch White, Cream and
Ecru, Egyptian lace flouncing,
in elegant designs, at 45c.
per yard, a real bargain at
$1,25.
Carpets.
Those who visited our Car-
pet Department in the last two
weeks, verify our statement,
that we have the most elegant
and cheapest line of Carpets
in North Texas. Notwith-
standing we have sold a great
msny Carpets since inaugur-
ating our Great Carpet Sale
we still have on hand a large
and elegant line to select from,
and parties needing Carpets
will do well to call early and
make their selections.
Ow linn Dwrint
Offers this week, bargains in
Ladies, Misses and Childrens
Trimmed and Un trimmed
Hats, Ribbons, Flowers and
Face Veilings.
Laat
T OST—A pair of gold spectacle*; finder wll
pieaae leare same at Geo. Y. Birds store
aaa get reward.
17 08T—A carriage side lamp
AJ lasia
Leave at this oOoa.
Waated, Pastaraae.
DAmis
A month!
dairy two miles
parttenlars
wanting partarage for out two
can find a mod one at my old
niles south Hbsnos him. For
inquire of Jim Beattte. P. Boee
Far Heat,
A| n10ely rubjnshxd boom, aoolh M
m aoanra. coaTsalewl to lwmlaa—ao»Wo« at
ettr. Arflytesewea^™
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We have just opened 40
Pieces Penang Shirting the
best percale made 96 wchee
wide new and beautiful patt-
erns at 15c. a yard worth 20c.
Our new assortment of La-
dies Hats and Bonnets is giv-
ing great satisfaction, to our
greatly increased Millinery
Trade. The general remark
is, there is nothing in town so
pretty—so cheap. They are
too—and whats more, we are
selling them.
Childrens and Infants Lace
Caps.
Mail Orders Promptly
KM. t
Samples cheerfully sent
on application.
Mail orders carefully
filled.
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