09 Jul 1890
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1890
Page
1
Advices report a cyclone sweeping Muscat, wrecking towns and submerging rivers. The disaster devastated the country with widespread destruction and death, with life losses estimated between 700 and 1,500. Surging waters and strong winds displaced residents as buildings collapsed and chaos followed the storm.
Four cloakmakers in New You reportedly died from prostration linked to Tuesday's parade and food shortage amid ongoing strikes. A separate incident in RondeveTe West Virginia saw three men drown after a coal car jumped a dump into the Kanawha river Tuesday night.
John Staueberry, accused of uxorcide, was hanged in Fort Sara on Wednesday according to local reports. The short notice confirms the execution took place at the fort.
The piece recalls Henry D Pierce describing a London electric light display at J Wilson Swan’s home with gates opening by electric buttons, and guests admiring rainbow lit dishes. It also profiles Ed E Meyer on John D Rockefeller, noting his dual persona in charity work and business.
A ten word notice under the Horses and Vehicles heading on THE SUN’s second page invites buyers and sellers. The brief ad rates are listed, offering an economical way to reach many readers seeking horses for sale.
A local debate highlights widespread vice amid over 300 bawdy dens in the city, with Maj. Mitchell lamenting police inaction and Col. Perrys nerve noted for a plan to narrow roadways around districts. The discussion includes a public safety push and a courtroom-tinged exchange on a self defense incident.
St Louis releases Jack Kriens while Pat Tebeau’s foul tip injures his nose. Chicago boxes shut after a mass of baseball reports show the International and association leagues shrinking as teams fold and transfers loom. Other items note Ike Weir’s knockout win, jockey Abbas’s back injury, and record mile pace at Chicago.
A fierce cyclone-like storm hits Indianapolis sending dust, uprooting trees and signs, tearing roofs, and causing alarms and thunderous lightning. Tim Griffin atop the state house observes the chaos, while the storm shifts eastward and cools late. General Clinton B Fisk Denn in New York reports death of former prohibition presidential candidate Clinton B Fisk.
Five people were killed when a southbound passenger train collided with a northbound freight in a deep cut south of Birmingham. Engineers John Green and John Webb, firemen Armstead and Wilson, and a pumpman Parr died. extra fireman Ben Swope was fatally injured. The passenger train ran past Clear Creek to meet the freight after orders to sidetrack. Engineer Green was to be married next week.
A New feature in the strike scenario emerges as engineers foremen conductors and switchmen threaten a general railroad walkout. Big Four officials led by President Ingalls will meet in Indianapolis Friday to decide on the grievances. Pending a reply until Friday the union notes a Chicago rate demand and cites issued wages of 210 per day for switchmen and 285 for conductors with ten hours making a day. Rumors of a Vandalia stoppage surface amid stalled negotiations.
Mitchell recalls a childhood incident from early life in which an infant was mistakenly given taudanum for colic. He describes a night of protesting relief, the doctors gathered to treat the infant, and his prolonged sleep before waking, asserting an overdose as the cause of his survival. He references Shalbyville and the episode as a formative memory.
The Indianapolis interstate baseball club has collapsed after a doomed run, winning only three games and failing to attract crowds. Terre Haute saw the final surrender as finances and league instability doomed the effort, with Decatur possibly taking Indianapolis’ spot and broader league prospects dim.
Reports describe widespread damage from a Tuesday night storm across Meadville and neighboring towns. Lightning killed William Smith in Erie and a high electric pole toppled amid wind gusts. Cleveland suffered heavy losses and a church belfry collapsed, killing Mrs. Shaw. Z G W Lutz relocated his office and gravity rooms to 6344 N Illinois St in Aingis.
For Indianapolis and vicinity the local forecast calls for cooler fair conditions. In other items, reports mention a Wyoming geyser eruption after an earthquake, labor unrest in Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia jail gang arrest, a divorce case in Oregon, and a heat impacted male seal on a New York bound train.
The board of trade committee for the Promotion of Manufactures reviews proposals from local manufacturers. Prospective plans include locating a sheet iron mill with 150 jobs led by Harry Coleman, a Louisville businessman, who toured Indianapolis for site viability and potential management. Also noted is a competing mill in Anderson with better gas incentives.
The report notes heated talk on adjournment and army nurse expansion, while a weatherless scene describes cooling failure. Wyoming statehood passes the house with no debate. Mississippi Democrats win seating rights in the third and seventh districts. The silver bill faces opposition due to treasury controls. Joey Cheadle’s stance on the election bill is questioned as he is accused of avoidance.
Terrible gale and flood damage reported around Bluff Point hotel on Lake Champlain near Plattsburg New York. Wind shattered small buildings and uprooted structures from Rouse's Point to Whitehall. One drowned guest named Valjay, and 12 aboard the Nellie were stranded with five reaching shore safely and seven missing. Boatmen scoured Port Henry for missing rowers as rescue efforts continued. Four casualties tied to Point Bluff include valet Vallay George Clark and son, and James All.
Amid Austria-Hungary signaling reserve troops ready for instant service public excitement grows warlike in Hungary as peasants urge conflict with Prussia. A monster meeting in Sheffield protests the McKinley bill with calls for retaliatory measures and wider English action. London reports Turkey massing troops on its frontier while postal workers strike halting mail service under Postmaster General Ralikas.
In Vincennes Indiana a brick warehouse collapsed at noon Wednesday trapping three men including grain dealer Thomas Barrowman. Barrowman is believed alive while the other two are likely dead. Falls injured several bystanders as crews battled debris and rescuers worked through the rubble. Nearby legal proceedings in a Wall disbarment case also featured lengthy argument and witness denials in a separate report from Washington and Olympia.
The item notes Paymaster Joe S Witcher paying soldiers at the arsenal while James Whitcomb Riley and Judge Briggs with wife and daughter depart Sullivan for the Western Waters convention at Warsaw. It references the Bud Renaud case in criminal court and city gas bond concerns. A boy named Willie Bloomburg faced fines for cattle herding, with police remarks and relief from a patron.
A Sun reporter visits an Indianapolis pawnshop to observe life among borrowers and clerks. A steady stream of customers, from desperate to opportunistic, reveals stories of loans, stolen goods, and personal woes, including a crying woman seeking help and a man returning for his weekly pawn. Local disturbances involve Minnie Jones and Sue Dowing quarrelling over a husband, leading to a court fine, with minor reports of domestic strife and impending divorces in a separate note.
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