The Weekly Telegram from Eau Claire, Wisconsin • Page 2

AT i t' I t' re! THE INQUEST i i a Ll3 Dr. J. v'. 1 1 i 1" 3 c' t. i -ir: tt t' v.

3 tha Cna, who was ia rocma oa the socoud floor, ing was ia ha 1 cf hh living down fciuo ttaira, wiuea were on tne of the build! As he stepped cp the stEirway, it crashed to the ground, carrying hijn with it into a mass of Ore and embers. Neighbors caste to, the rescue. Mr. Alien was terribly burned, A DATTEAU SWAI1PED WITII13 0NB0A1O). A party of men who left here Thursday night to drive Friday and Saturday on the Eau Claire riTer for the Northwestern Lumber Company met with a terrible disaster Saturday evening about 6 o'clock, six of them being drowned and twelve narrowly escaping death ia the same manner.

The calamity brought mourning to numerous homes and cast upon the entire community a shadow of sadness not equalled for many a day. The victims who lie cold in death as the result of the tragedy are cipal witness ia the cuko cf Johxsca vs. Le.2 ja-it tried at Menomonla. VVm. Treyfrock was a jounj man but leaves a widow and two children.

He came to Eau Claire from Menora-onie and resided on Dewey street. Thomas Cameron was a man over 30. lie had been married and leavts a son about 8 years old. Deceased formerly lived with his mother (who died about two montus ago) corner Madison and North Farwetl. A brother ia an en-gineer on the Omaha.

Andrew McQaain was young and unmarried. He boarded at the Joyce House. Aboer Parr was about 28 and unmarried. John Llchter was unmarried. It is said he was but 19.

EAU CLAIEE-C0. DEMOCRATS HAVE HOMES ATED A TICKET. HEROIC RESCUE. The saving of the nine men from ihe overturned batteau by Thomas J. Hill and Patrick J.

MoMahon was nobly done. These men are heroes. Andrews, too, one of the men who swam ashore, started back in Hill's batteau SCENE OF THE DISASTER. Klolanda Sept. 16, after recovoryof bodies.

Engraved by Johnson. The star shows the place 1 a I Eio'jey, i a i bouk Collins of P. considerable who is out taken frcia sum person. Mr. Collins Is father-in cf Ex-Postmtister McCall.

At a lata tour this a'teruoon, there had bsea no UinricLV pocket wai picked at the Chippewa fair. Loss tlXA and the pocketbook. A. D. Cbappell of Eau Claice was also among thi victims his pocket-b ok with a sum of money being Uke n.

A. C. Nichols of Rice Lake was another and lost a pool e-book with 16 in cash and a check for fG 00. Falls, Sept. 13 -The attendance at the Northwestern today eclipsed that of any previous year in numbers; in numbers and quality exceeds that of othor pooplo were on the grounds.

There wereabont 4000 from Eaa Claire. The stock exhibit years. The entries fill every of the buildings and there ia not a Tacant stall in the largo grounds. The election of officers took place last evening, if. S.

Bailey, the efficient tsocre-tary, is succeeded hy Jenkins, a son of Cougressn an Jenkins, Mr. Jenkins having been active in past years in promoting the interests of the association. Jcsso R. Sharpa was reelected president of the association The large crowd at the grounds induced the officers of the fair to put on an extra race with a field of five horses in the 2 9 puce- or trot. Tommy H.

was first. Ella Range second, Waudau third. Best time2.n!i. Ihe 2:30 trot wag won by King Neg, Oakland tell second. Lany Sedan third.

Best time J. The special was won Decoration Girl. Flaxy Beechwood second. Time 2 FORMAL NOTICE. That the City of Eau Claire Will Contest the Last Equalization, Memers of the County Board of Supervisors have been served with the following notice To the County Board of Ea Claire County Yon are hereby notified that the cty of Ean Claire is aggrieved by the action and decision of said county board, made at its annual meeting in November, 1890, by which action and decision the said county board pretended to determine and assess the relative value of all the taxable property in each town, city and village, which collects taxes independently in said county.

That said city is aggrieved by said action and decision, both as to the relative valuation of real and personal property embraced in said assessment and as to the valuation of all property embraced therein, as more particularly stated in the annexed petiticn, and that the mayor and common council of said city, will apply to the Hon. James O'Neill the circuit judge of the circuit court of Eau Claire County, at the court house in the city of Eau Claire, on the 21st day of September, 1900. at 9:30 o'clock in the fore noon of said day, or us soon ll. matter can be beard, for the i appointment oi i three commissioners to review such action and decision of said county board, and to examine and determine what sum upon the hundred dollars should be added to or deducted from the aggregate valuations of all leal and personal property as therein made by such county board, in order to produce a just relation between all the valuations of real and personal property of said county. Thb Mai or and Common Council op the Cm of Eau Claibe.

By William Eowe, Mayor. James Wickham, City Attorney. Dated September 6, 190u. The Augusta Times says: What the results of the petition and hearing may have, we cannot say. It is our opinion, howe er, that the legitimate result may be an inquiry into the assessment of the corporate and banking interests of Eau Claire; and if this is done, as it certainly should be, the people of the city of Eaa Claire are likely to discover that the "pretended equilization" by the county board, is already more than favorable to Eau Claire and that the county, outside the city; is the party aggrieved, FAVORS TE PRESCRSPTBON Mrs.

M. F. Long, of Le Loup, Franklin writes Words cannot express how grateful I am for your kind advice and good medicines. I have been in poor health more or less all my life. In the past nine years grew wor.se, and two years ago I was so poorly could hardly drag around.

I consulted a specialist, and he said I had ulceration and that an operation would have to be performed. This did not seem necessary to me, so time went by, and at last I wrote io Dr. Pierce asking advice. I soon got a helpful answer advising me to try his medicines, the Favorite 'Golden Medical and also hi3 'Pleasant Pellets. I began taking 'Favorite Prescription' and the other medicines as advised." "When commencing I weighed lt pounds, and after taking one bottle of each I felt like a new woman.

In one month I gained 8 pounds. After taking twb bottles of each of the medicines, I began to look like a woman and not like a skeleton, and that weary tired feeling all left me." UZu 1 pi rnr Was adjourned to n. rnirg city Coroner Lheriff witnesses. when it was resumed ia 9:15. council chaster at Leopold Kortsch Chrisler attended.

Uistr Thomas questioned the Arthur M. Bundy acted stenographer, and the evidence ia substance was as follows PATRICK DEVINE. Am foreman employed by Northwestern Lbr. Co. Knocked oil work at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon, two men pulling oars.

I was ia the bow and song out to Shep to Bwing in Fred Welsh and Andrews jumped Prayfrock came up and hollered to me to reach a hand, i tried but I couldn't reach him. I then had all I could do to get back to the boat. Next I saw Kent. He got on my back. We got on the (overturned) boat, and the swell rolled over us.

We shut our mouths when the swell came. -Mr. Hill and others came and took us off. The boat was not overloaded if the winp hadn'c been so high. There were IS in the boat.

No mau left the party and walked over on the boopa to north shore. I suppose we exercised ordinary care when we went into the boat. Have had 21 or 22 men in batteau. When we left the river and got into the pond, can't say how high the waves were. We weren't thinking of it.

I think the men were all married I but McQuain and THOMAS J. HILL. Ex-Street Commissioner. I was at Devine's when the accident occurred. MoClellan and I had got the stuff all out of our cook boat, or wanegan, and were going home.

I saw Fred Welsh coming, and be said, "They're all in the river. Got paddles and went to our boat. Andrews was on the shore taking off his shoee. Went in our boat and took the others off the wreoked boat which was on a bar. The six we're drowned before we get Coroner Kortsch.

there. We worked all night getting ready to look for the bodies. Telephoned to Augusta to have main river dam shut off. Described recovery of bodies We had started Friday morning below Fall Creek bridge to drive. Gave the men lunch off Kneer's farm Saturday about 2:30.

It was stormy and rough that afternoon-the worst I had ever seen and 1 had been on the work since 1861. There was nothing the matter with the batteau. JOSEPH KENT. I live ia Eau Claire; wa9 in the crew (Ct ntimed on 3d page.) i 1 1 y--vUj invert :1 icsura-Eaa CI Ir. A ilea li kmxz 11a it felouc 42.

xe.nr? in of by cf -i It Is LiiUyvsJ tha fire wa.i set lac tha ease firm on the sscaa bite was destroyed by fire three years by ia- cendii Alien. iries ia the For register of deed3 Jere Mah of the Tenth ward, unanimously. ey jor surveyor City-Engineer L. P. voJfe, unanimously.

For superintendent of schools V7 II. Fleming of Altoona. Delegates. The credentials report showed the-following delegates entitled to seats: Ean Claire City-First ward-Win. F.

O'Leary, E. D. McAllister, Fred Stuawor. Second ward Henry Becker, Arthur Bundy, John McVike. Third wnrd-W.

II. Frawley, Peter Tlunkett, W. F. Harrigan. Fourth ward-T.

F. Fennossy, Jacob Garret, C. Baner. Fifth ward M. S.

Beecher. Frank Gregoire, E. Campo. Sixth ward T. P.

Congrove, James H. Boyle W. Singleton. Seventh ward Frank Groundwater, Martio Page, Joe Boyington. Eighth ward A.

F. Schwann, Pete Mulligan, Peter Schlosser, Ninth ward-L. G. Hart, John Leineakngol, Chris Luobkcuian. Tenth ward-Tom Wiley, Hogh Forest, Frank Kruger.

Altoona Brown (3) Volkman (3). Augusta Bradford (2), Victory, Finch, Tag-gart, (2), Bartz, Frederick, Treiber, LaGrange, Washington, Langwortby, Blaisdell. Bridge Creek Livermore, Kir Khara, BangiL Brunswick Kelly, Fitzpa trick, Fennessy, Clear Creek Green, Lawrence, T. Green (2 Drammen FaircMld Lincoln Leideger, Zetzman, Minto. Ludington Otter Creek McLellan, Mayo, Brown, Pleasant Vallny Nelson, Kelly, ETans.

Seymour McQuillan, Lehn, Mails. Union Hynan, Welsh, Crolley. Washington Hoehn. Miller, Kelley. 1 Democrats are to have headquarters on Gibson street.

The following call has been issued: DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CONVENTION. Notice is hereby given. Tbat there will be held at the Court House, in the Village of Durand, Pepin Wisconsin, at two o'clock p. m. on Friday, October 5tb, 1SW0, a Democratic convention for the 24th Sate Senatorial District to place in nomination a candidate for State Senator for said district to be votod for at the ensuing general election to be held on the 6tl day of November, 1W0, and to transaot-sucb other business as may properlycome before saiif convention.

The counties of Buffalo. Pepin an4 Eau Claire comprising the said 24th State Senatorial District are entitled to delegates as follows Buffalo, 7 delegates; Pepin, 7 delegates and Eau Claire 7 delegates. The Chairman and Secretary of the Connty Convention are hereby notified to certify list of delegates elected to the chairman of said Senatorial Committee on or before October 5th, 19WX. By the 24th Senatorial District Committee. W.

H. FRAWLEY, Chairman. Dated, Eau September 13, 1900. Snake Bites a Woman, Eat a Man. Mrs.

Tobey reached into a basket of apples and a large snake concealed there fastened its fangs in her hand. It clung till knocked off by another woman. Mrs. Tobey's hand and arm were badly poisoned. She Is proprietress of a boardint-'jouse on Gray street.

Alonzo Ooff of liadleyville was attacked in his bed by a large rat, which severed the artery in one of his wrists. Dr. Chase attended, and it is said Mr Goff might have bled to death. SttttMtttttf Aiter-Dinner Comfort You can eat anything, digest it and enjoy it if you give your stomach a thorough course of treatment with Dr.Taber's Pepsin Compound. Perhaps your stomach 13 overworked and accumulates undigested matter which ferments and upsets the entire system, causing belching and bloating, bad breath, a languid, weary feeling, sleeplessness, etc 0 0 r.

lal op7c Pepsin 9 cleans out the refuse, heals the irritated secretive linings of the stomach, stimulates an activity of the digestive fluids and tones up the entire tract. Blood is pure when digestion is complete. Dr. Taber's Pepsin Compound pro- duces perfect, healthy digestion. joe and Si.oo, at drug stores.

I iht-L. buale by nuil, free, to oy nicUesi. TAEI2 HfO. reorla, 9 JOHN M'QUESTION of Eau Claire, ANDREW M'QUAIN of EauClafre, THOMAS CAMERON of Eau Claire, ABNER PARR of Augusta, JOHN LICHTER of town of Seymour, YvM. PRAYFROCK of Eau Claire.

The story as related in brief is thaj Photographed from north shore by Adolpb, where the boat sank. these men and 12 others Patriot Devine foreman, Jos. Kent, Patrick Russell, John Shepherd, John and Will Grasnickel, Chas. Goodrich, Ed Bangel Fred Welsh, Harry Andrews, Phil Barrett and Milton Caar were proceeding down river Saturday evening in a batteau, their objeotive point being Devine's house (above Five Mile dam) where they were to get their supper; that the batteau was well loaded, carrying besides the 18 men a lot of peavies.pike poles and other apparatus; that no danger had been apprehended, however, in the natural hurry of men anxious to close the labors of the day and to get their supper; that the river was comparatively smooth the first part of the trip, the high west northwest wind prevailing at the time not affecting the river ia the narrower part, but when they reached a point (about a mile and a half above tne dam) where the fiowage broadened the river into a lake, and the wind had full sweep, the voyagers realized their peril; that the gale lashed the water into wayes several feet highland swamped and capsized the boat that the whole party were thrown into the water; that a number attempted to swim to the north Fred Welsh Philip Barrett end Harry Andrews succeeded, and six as noted above went down to rise no more. The where the boat swamped was perhaps less than one-eighth of a mile from shore.

The others remained with the overturned boat, on which they stood up to their armpits in water, one of them steadying the boat with a pike pole. The water was perhaps less than 15 feet in the deepest places and it appears the capsized boat must have been resting on a sand bar. The men who swam ashore gave the alarm at Devine's (company) boarding-house. Thos. J.Hill and P.J.McMahon went out in another batteau.

Through wind and waves they pushed to the rescue of the men who were struggling for life on the overturned boat. They were transferred to the other boat by the two rescuers and brought safely to shore, coming to the city by team. The news of the catastrophe Bpread rapidly, and expressions of sorrow at the shocking occurrence were heard on every John McQuestlon was about 45. He leaves a widow and six children. The family home is street.

It la said he had life insurance of f20(X)' in the Modern Woodmen.He was apria Wm. Cernahan, chairman of the Democratic county committee, called the Democratic county conventiou to order at the circuit court chamber at Saturday afternoon. Arthur M. Bundy read the list of delegates. Martin Page proposed Wm Cernahan for temporary chairman.

Carried. He thanked the convention briefly and said the ticket should be one which would recommend itself not only to the party bat ail the people of the county and if so, it would be elected la November. (Applause Fred Waltersdorf moved F. C. Blaisdell be, temporary secretary.

Carried. On motion committees were appointed, on organization, J. II. Forest chairman; and on resolutions, Wm. II.

Frawley, chairmaD. After recess the temporary organization was made permanent. Resolutions were adopted as follows in substance 1. Adhering to the national platform. 2.

Promising faithful support to Bryan and Stevenson by all lawful means 3. Endorsing the state platform and Aug. Bartz (applause) and pledging support to Bohmrich. 4. Demanding redaction of taxation by one half, For county clerk Mr.

Forest namad Chas. J. Lissack. Seconded by Messrs. Tegarart and Leldeger.

Mr. Lissack chosen unanimously, secretary in- Applause.) For treasurer Mr. Taggart named Ex-Mayor John Ure, Mr. Groundwater named Percy Atkinson, Iaformal ballot. Mr.

Ure 46, Mr. Atkinson 23. Declared formal and Mr. Ure the nominee, Mr. Atkinson's came being withdrawn.

For sheriff Capt. Otto Kifzman unanimous nominee Cries of "Speech! Kitzman! Capt Kitzman spoke briefly acknowledging the honor and promising an active campaign. Great applause. For coroner Bradford of Augusta no contest. For clerk of courts Frank L.

Clarke, unanimously. For district attorney Judge A. C. Larson, unanimously. MILWAUKEE ELKS.

They Will Entertain Guests Three Days in Succession. Milwackez, Sept 14. The Milwaukee lodge of Elks is now in possession of larger and finer quarters than the order has ever had before this city and will celebrate by entertaining for three days in succession. On Saturday afternoon and evening there will be a reception in the hall, which will be decorated for the occasion and where there will be music. Sunday there will be a similar programme, both afternoon and evening, and afternoon a large class of candidates will be Initiated.

The great time will be Monday evening, when there will be a social session, for which the best and most expensive talent to be had has been engaged to entertain the Eiks and their guests. The lodge now has all of the second and third floors of 219 Grand avenue. Curiosities of Chippewa Falls. The police department of Chippewa Falls advertises that a quantity of empty pocketbooks can be secured by the owners by calling at the city hall. No arrest-3.

The Chippewa Independent, whose editor is mayor, says: "The gamblers and the theives, if all accounts be true cleaned up a nice sum of noney during the will rule the town for the coming months." Drowned At Stanley. Stantey, SSpt. ll.At noon yesterday, Henry II off, aged 21 tears, fell from a log in lb 3 N. V7. L.

Co's. mill pond and was drowned, lie was formerly employed oa the company's farm. His parents reside at Eoyd. The body was recovered last niht, to tne rescue but was exhausted and compelled to return. Tom Hill, veteran of the grand old Eagle regiment, has won new laurels.

Mr. Hill, accompanied, by L. Eugard (th oook) and John McClellan, in' the wanegan, or cook boat, had started for Devine's ahead of the ill-fated batteau and had gone safely through the pond and landed. RECOVERY OF BODIES. Early Sunday the work of recovering the bodies was commenced.

Col. Barber of the Northwestern Lumber company did everything possible to assist. Twenty-flye or thirty men worked at. a time, with two floats anchored by pike poles; two batteaux and part of the time two rowboats. Perhaps over a thousand people saw the eearcb.which lasted into the afternoon.

The workers used ropes and grappling hooks. The body of McQuain was found first, at 10:30 a. next was that of Cameron, at 11 o'clock; and those of Parr and Prayfrock were found at 11:30 and that of Lichter just about noon. It was not till 2:30 p. m.

that the body of McQuestion was recovered. As fast as the corpses were taken from the water they were brought to shore in a rowboat, covered with blankets and delivered to undertakers Fleming, Williams and Alex. Dean, and conveyed to undertaking perlors in the. tity. The coroner says the hands of all the dt owned men were clenched except those of Lichter, which were folded S3 in prayer.

A brother of Lichter and the father and brother of Parr were there. Mournful satisfaction was expressed that the bodies were recovered so soon. Among the many who labored in the search were Thos. JJIil), Alex. Dean, Patrick Devine, Patrick McMahon.

Fred "Welsh, Ole Madlen, Chas. Con-nell. Sheriff Chrisler and Coroner Kortsch were on the scene. The following were secured as jurors Walter Harris, John Anderson, Fred Hamley, Claude Zf eman, Julius Stolp, Joseph Eldndge, The jurors viewed the bodies as they were brought toshore. Sometimes the autumn sunlight fell upon the faces of the dead.

Once in a while there was a light and transient shower. Late in the afternoon there was a rainbow in the east. The body of John McQuestion R3 found about -Mumy Walter John.