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SIBS HOTS CARUSO CASE
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FRIDAY, VOYBUB8B », 1VX
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Untermeyer Has Pre
pared Case Against
Insurance Men.
New York. Nov. 30.—Samuel t’nier-
meyar, counsel for the Internation*!
Polio}* Holder*' committee, which ha,
a ticket In the Held for truiteea rf the
New York Life Insurance company In
opposition to the administration ticket.
I* preparing a case against soma of
i lie company's officials In which lie
will charge that ballots have been
foiged In great numbers and voted for
the administration candidates.
Police Commissioner
Starts a Rigorous
Investigation.
New York, Nov. 30.—Police Coinmts-
stoner Bingham today began a most
rigorous Investigation, It was reported
at headquarters, into certain particu
lar facts which have developed In re
gard to the chargea on which Enrico
Caruso was arrested, and also ordered
the police to find Mr*. Adam Stanhope,
the "Mrr, Graham" who made the
charge.
The renewed search for Mr*. Stan
hope was for the purpose of a police
Inquiry, It was said, end not to prepare
a case against Caruso, to be presented
In court following the great tenor's
appeal.
The police commissioner himself
i wants to question the woman, accord-
i Ing to today’s report.
It was learned today that Adam Stan-
I hope, the woman's husband,' Informed
I h!a counsel, Leonard Bronner, of 309
Broadway, In whose employ Mr*. Stan-
Frank \V. Patterson, warrant clerk In ! hope wae formerly, that Jeremiah Me-
the city comptroller's office, hat re- ; earthy, the only witness which corrob.
lurned. after an absence ef ten days In ; orated Policeman Gann's story In court.
California. i waa not tn the monkey house when Ca.
Mr. Patterson left ostensibly to go to j > uso was arrested, nor Immediately
Ban Francisco. Incidentally, lie stopped b «f°ve, and that lie did not appear as
over In Los Angeles for a few day*.' Unl11 , ’ ,e pollc ® " el ° ,n dIm -
!. n . C rLmS , *.vm. h v.ki'nmi" v ° T . h ‘' Mile ® commissioner also want,
nerahip «itn Mis* OIHe M. Jon*#, of; tj investigate the statement of Mr*.
*»,. r, ., . » Stauhop®, that t’aptafn Stephenson told
Incidental^. Mi. Patt-eiMon reports, her *hc need not give her real name
that he forgot to go to 'Frisco. , and need not appear In court.
CARUSO, FAMOUS TENOR, LEA VING COURT
AT THE CLOSE OF HIS RECENT TRIAL AND
CONVICTION FOR INSULTING A WOMAN
SAYS SHE WAS DRUGGED
WHEN WEDDED M1ZNER
Widow of
Yerkes to Sue For
Divorce.
New York. Nov. 30.—Wilson Mlzner
was Indignant today when Informed
that hjrf wife, Mrs. Charles Yerkcs-
Mlzner, was to In.tltule proceedings
for divorce, alleging that she had been
drugged at the tlms.of the marriage.
"There will be a sensation yet unless
these lawyers keep out of our affuli-M."
•aid Mlzner. '.‘It will ho up to me to
make a few elatements shortly, and
when I do cut loose I'll tell some things
that'll make these lawyers wish they
had kept Inactive."
Representatives of Mrs. Mlzner. who
Is weak and til In Chicago us a result of
a series of operations, were In New
j York today. It was learned by the
Pharlzac «•*"» News Service, to get deposi-
Vol Id * ICO ttons from witnesses of her marriage t:>
I Wilson Mlzner, aj the first step in u
suit for divorce.
Mrs. Mlanei, through her attorneys,
has now made the startling charge thin
she was drugged when she married
Mlzner.
It has been learned that a most Im
portant deposition from one of the wit
nesses of the marrlaze In New York has
already been secured by one of Mrs.
Yerkes-MIzner'a lawyers. This lawyci
Is William H. Johnson, of Chicago. He
found the witness, who ts an actor hi
Allentown. Pa. After getting this wit
ness' sworn statement he formulated
the charges which Mrs. Yerkes-Mlsncr
Is prepared to make as the basis of her
suit for divorce.
Thin Is Mrs. Yerkes' statement:
"I am Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes, If you
will. I will never be called Mrs. Wilson
Mlzner again—never. I care nothing
for him; he has beeeochcd me to take
him back. I found the horrible mis
take I have made. The man was after
my money. 1 am done with him for
ever."
MAN LYNCHED BY GUIDES
FOR ATTACKING A WOMAN;
CULPRIT HANGED TO TREE
Albany. N. Y., Nov. 30.—Reports of
an alleged sensational lynching which
took place forty miles from Tupper
Lake Junction are brought here by a
party of hunters Just returned fregn
the north woods.
According to the accounts given by i him up.
the hunters, a native attempted to mis
treat the wife of one woodsman. Her
screams and cries for help brought lo
the scene several guides.
It ts said that the Infuriated guides
took the culprit to a tree and strung
INDUSTRIES CHARTERED
DURING I HE PAST WEEK
Picture from a snapshot of 'Sig
nor Enrico Caruso leaving York-
vlllo court at the close of his trial
on a charge of Insulting Mrs. Han
nah Graham in Central park. The
picture shows the tenor carrying
one of the many bouquets sent to
him by friends during the proceed
ings. At the bottom Is u court
sketch showing Canmo weeping
when his counsel, cx-Judgc Dlttcn-
hoefter. in summing up his case,
declared that tho singer was the
victim of a pollro plot.
ATLANTAN’S STORY
OF AWFUL WRECK
Continued From Pago Ono.
SPENCER'S DEATH
IS A GREAT LOSS,
‘•TUo Uralli of I’rpalUeut Hmuticl Hpenvor,
and particularly th* terrlUto manner In
which (t «*nnn\ bn* whocked me •# It linn
:il! tit-? .»rtuiitry»” *ulc! Governor Terrell
Frldny.
"He wait a wonderful matt; one of the.
Rival mental plant* liidii*trl*lly of our
day. Of oour*«*. the vn*t system ovoi
irhleli hi* ffeiilu* pretided
_ _ LABOR
EXPRESSES GRIEF
TO
The Atlanta Federation of Trades
joins In the mourning for President
Spencer. At a colled meeting of the
executive committee Wednesday night
resolutions of regret wero adopted and
the following telegram of sympathy the work of rescue that he did and wos
nothing until he found himself In the
Atlanta man's state room.
Car Cut in Two.
The privnte car wns cut completely
In two purls and the sides wore
dragged along and then piled high in
the air against the coach precoding the
private car. So high In the air was
this wreckage piled that when ho first
went out of Ills ear Into the dlin early
morning light Mr. L'uestn thought It
wns u water tank.
Eventually the progress of the flames
was stopped by the arrival of an engine
from Lynchburg, which drew tlio
coaches not already on lire away from
the wrecked engine and burning bag
gage car.
Mr. t'ucsta now lias a large lump
on tho side of his head where lie was
hit by the falling glass globe and Ills
wrists were somewhat apralned when
he wns thrown through the door of his
state room, lie said, however, that lie
was not at all hurl, sml when talking
about the wreck he tried to minimise
was sent to Mrs. Spencer:
min forward I “#•*• finn,uel Spencer. New York:
III go lorwsrn. | ,. 0lJ bc , hlllf of thp Allanta Federation
but Ikon, I. no gainsaying .hat he will be of •rrarteer^cpresenUng .he iab^ o.'-
will ml«s him much, I*.™.*- i ^S'Sd'your famfly our sh.cejjif"yi..-
iV-v VP£S*12SL3: "Stt
awful death.*’
rltory
V Hi
to h!«
My
wife nnd hoii
lymp"
In lii-
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS
APPROPRIATION
Continued From Page On*.
death of your husband. Mr. Samuel
Spencer, whom we admired In life nnd
»nw mourn In death.
(Signed) "JEROME JONES.
"President."
There wns always friendliness be
tween President Spencer anil die lead
ers of the unions. Tho organized work,
men under his control found him al
ways ready to listen to an appeal and
received courteous treatment at his
hards. If he could not always accede
lo the demands of the union, at least
lie acted squarely with organizations
Special to The Georgian.
■ 'battanooga, Tcnn., Nov. 30.—The
new Industries established In the
Southern Mates during the week are
shown by the attached list reported to
The Tradesman through authentic
rhannel*. The list does not Include the
large list of small Industries which,
lu the aggregate, are a very considera
ble Item In tho progress of the South.
The Tradesman's list for the week I*
follows:
Alabama.
lliman's Store—*10,Otto lumber mill.
Hhmlngham—M.080 lumber com
pany,
Georgia.
. Atlanta—$$4,000 mining company:
l *30.000 Wheel factory; mining com-
pony: 530.000 leather company.
Augusta—*100.000 fertiliser factory,
j I " l encsvIUe—*10.000 guano factory,
; Albany—Laundry.
! ' 'olumbus—Bottling work*.
I kyh ester—Telephone system.
North Carolina.
Morrisvllle—*35.000 cotton mill.
Tarboro—ISu.OOO land companj.
Wades bo:"—*30.000 land company.
Staley—*35.000 chair factory.
Bctsemer city—Cotton mill.
Gold Hill—*1.000.000 mining com
pany.
South Carolina.
Marlon—*50,000 lumber company,
rimers—$10 000 lumber company.
Spartanburg—$10,000 development
company.
Tonnsoot*.
Chattanooga—$5,0oo wood fiber plea-
tor company.
Nashville—*30.000 land company.
John.mn cits—Lumber company.
Paint Rock—*10.000 flume and trans-
pu'tntlon company.
Bull’s ijsp—*5,o0o canning factory.
Memphis—*15.000 lumber and manu
facturing company; *SO,OOC lumber
company.
HttVviman—*20.000 lumber an.’, min
ing company.
Bristol—*16,000 bottling works
Clinton—*5,000 bottling work,.
CENTRAL RAILWAY
MAY DOUBLE TRACK
ROAD TO MACON
LI to The Georgian.
t Macon, Ga„ Nov. 30.—The Central
lullway Will double track between this
fhy and Atlanta at n very early date.
i« stated.
Tils Information com** pretty
bright, and the work will be started
*t a« soon as. necessary arrangement.:
'!> n* made, i
h !.* understood that the surveying
S**>' ha* already started from Hape-
1|1 ". "Ight miles this side of Atlanta.
'i' 1 win make Its way to this city as
Willy as possible.
COLONS Ted WAR DS BETT E R
HE MAY NOW RECOVER.
I to Tile Oeorglsn.
5 nob. tla.. Nor. ».-t'oh*iel Edward*.
SSSr.e Of lion. I'lulrtc G. Edward,, who
bwd a fracture of Id* leg several day*
l " hti,.roving.
" ill he In losl for sercrol weeks ot.
' * » penuourut cripple.
DR. BROUGHTON TO AID
IN CHARLOTTE REVIVAL.
Special to The Georgian.
Charlotte. N. C„ Nov. 3».—The re:
r ival service, being conducted by Rcr.
\V. K. Walker, of Atlanta. In the First
Baptist church here, ate attracting
largo numbers of people of all denomi
nations, and the Interest Is Increasing
*j&. Len G. Broughton, of Atlanta, it
oxpectcd to arrive soon to take up the
work which has been Inaugurated b;
his co-labortr.
production In the twenty cities reported I The telegram sent by tho federation
upon by Mr. Hall.’ j expressed ihe feeling of organised la-
Expert Engineer. bor toward the great bend of ft great
This led lo the discussion of (lit j system.
feasibility of having mi electrical unO j
mechaniinl pn|tnMi' look Into tnw«*
matteis nnd determine Just what the
cost of production would be here, nnd
for how much the cl .y could furnish gu.i
Hu
to consumer*.
"This," said Alderman Qullllnn. Is a
business propoaltlor. not ft la.lltlcal ono.
If we can furnish or produce gas cheap
er than the private company, then It r
up to us to make nn effort to do so. If
we can’t, we might Just ns well let it
alone.” . . ...
Alderman Key conrurreil In this, say
ing that If Investigation showed the gun
company wrs furnishing light nr
cheaply as could ihe city, why thcie
wns nothing else to be done.
.. .a.. hnn/i " salt
SEND MESSAGE OF
TJi* following Iiun Im***i» niMri* jim.iI to Mr*,
jf'on ih« othn 1 hand," said .Mr. Kpj: Hnium-I 8|K'iir»»r. N>ir York «lfy. hy ihe »»f*
the Inventl»atIon prove# the rontrary, flrem of the Atlmifn iuaHiliil»t#:
then 'wo have, nontethlng tleflnlte ♦ >' “Atlanto No. 1, fntr>rimtloii<il Asm*
work on; we have n footing nnd mn j station of Mnrhlnlst*, in «<>Mlon, Instruotod
Droceed to take nt«ps looking to muni* - . ofliifni to convey to yon mitl your family
.....I . eeli It. thO VUE And electl I. i 11 ■..,. I,. .... el... ...I nAii.l.tlittio.. la.
ipal ownership of the gas and elect t'lr j, ||,.| r kin rcr* 1 syinpoihy mid condole:
lighting plant." . I foar Is-renreiueiit In III** death of your
Among those preeent were Attoi ncj i SosbSDd, Mr. Semnel SiH-u'-cr. TVe knew
L. •/.. Rosser nnd Mr. II. 1.. t srr>. h | a , ai our frl.n.l tn life mid Join with yon
— ————— —“ I j,, monriihig hi, dr.iliJ.
••It. F. (lAURETT. President. |
"F. II. EAVES, Seerelory." 1
The niachhihds met Thursday nlglit'In
the hall of the Atlanta Federation of l-ul-or.
xlrcmely modest In his recital.
"One thing that Impressed me," snld
Mr. Cuesla. “was the manner In
which ilie negro porters who wero not
hurt acted. They did nothing and ap
peared ton horrified and dazed to aselet
111 the work of rescue. What wns done
at first was done by the passenger*
and the train crew."
Messege to Wife.
As soon as he could get to u tele
graph station Mr. l’uestn sent u mes
sage to his wife telling her he wns safe
and well and she got this telegram be
fore the extra editions of the newspa
per* reached her telling of the wreck.
Another to think of hie family Imme
diately wns the private secretary, and
as soon as his burned hands and face
hud been bandaged by Mr. Cuesto, he
called for a telegraph blank and sent
message* to Ills wife end mother.
"I have traveled all over the United
Htates,” concluded Sir. Cucstn, "and
have been tn Europe and all over the
West Indies, but this wreck was the
worst I ever saw, nnd I trust I shall
never experience such sights again. My
only regret Is that my stout friend and
mys'lf were not able to get the body tn
which that protruding‘hand belonged
out of the debris beforo the Are drove
us away.”
Sir. Cuesta lias been a citlsen of At
lanta for over twenty years, although
tils business Interests arc in Havnna
and Tnr.ipa, Fla. He Is a native of
Hpuin. but he has lived In America for
many year*. He Is well known In At-
lantn, especially among Mystic Bhrln-
ers and Elk*.
BLACK CREPE HANGS
FROM OFFICES AND
TERMINAL ST A TION
Railroad Men Mourn Death of Great Head
of Great System—Officials Hurry to
Washington to Assist in Funeral.
Isocal ticket office* of tin* Southern And thl» road for Wtiliinuton. i>. I*. Tli
the titff Atlanta Terminal SUtlou
shrouded In crepe Friday morning In liono;
of the memory of Hftniuel B. Hpencer, pre*-
Ident of the Southern railway. v>bote tragic
death In «t wreck on hie owu road Thurwlny
morning •hooked the entire country.
Employee* of n toftl nndertxke.* worked
until late Thursday night draping the new
ticket office* of the Hon them lu ihe Peter*
Imlldlng. ntul Ihe hlnck and white crepe
indow* and dour# tel!# of thr gen
uine sorrow of tb? official* and employee*
lu the In#* of the president of the com-
pau.^s The Incident ha* enuted « complete
pall pervade every office of thla system,
nnd only Imsluess of direct Importance is
he Joined At Lula. On., hr fUnip UcAYboi
ter. of Athens, tin., assistant gener.il eour
ton to n#*l*t In arranging i
of this funeral. .
Other high official* of the Southern In
the west are hastening on to Wasbingt-ni
•ml n special train from Ulrml;iL:hr..i pas--1
through Atlanta Tbnrwlny night. On th-
train was C. II. Ackert, fourth vlce-presl-
ihock following
the announcement of his death. <_!. A. tVleh
ersbam, president of the Atlanta nnd West
Point, and ehalrmtu of the hoard of con
trol of the Atlanta Terminal Kcatlon. gave
orders that the ’big terminal building on
Mitchell street he draped In inourttii
President Hpencer. Hundreds of
ilttf for
..nrd* of
used for
Official* Qo to Funaral.
,f. R. D. Thompson, genera! agent of the
outhem in Atlanta, #nd 8«muei*p. Inman,
n director «»f th? Houthern, left nt doou over
dent ami general nisnager cf the Southern,
nnd other officials who had been out on the
Mobile dlvlaiou. When Informed nt the
death ot the president of the road they
gave up all hail ness nnd returned to the
canltal city.
Delayed train# No#, and 37, due In
Thursday, were taken off nnd the schedule
waa. taken up by n train which wn* ie>ite.i
t« Arrive Thursday night at 10:W aVlork.
The passengers on theae train# we.-.-
. * -- j Friday'# regular
;f0 a., r
brought Into Atlanta
No. ST*, due to arrive nt G:»
lion nt 7:55 n. tn. Only a few |Msseuger«i
got off nt Atlanta, but ipilte * nttmtwr --r
tourist# iKiund for Florida polnl* contlmieil
Traffic wns eomutetely suspended on the
upper division* Thursday and It waa late
In the afternoon before the wrecknge wa*
trains could pane. Officii
trainijgiyMMi^Mai
regain
CLASSMATES LOVED HIM;
JUDGE BEN HILL TALKS
OF SPENCER'S SCHOOL DA YS
No. I was not a classmate of President
Kamuel Hpencer, but I was at Ihe Univer
sity at the name time r.nd knew him well,"
wild Judge It. II. IIIII Friday in reply to a
query.
’President HjM-m-cr belonged to the das#
of I$ti7, while I graduated In lSffl. Hut. as t
say, I knew him lutlmntetly. nnd hi# death
luis proven n profound shock to me. He
stood first In his graduating class, which
was an achievement because there were
and even then u great career waa predicted
clear. logical «ud
ally by Ills uatlre state, and tho develop
ment and prosperity of Georgia, partleu-
lady, delighted him. I sincerely mourn Ids
lie nnd untimely death.*’
V. John' 1‘. Knri ninf Mr. 'Frank E. Ellis,
of Atlanta, were classmates of President
Hpencer. * '
STUDENT'S OF UNIVERSITY
MOURN SPENCER'S DEAIH
Special to The Georgian.
Athens, G«., Nov. 38.—The faculty
and atudcnla of the Unlveralty of Geor
gia mourn I’realdent Samuel Hpencer'*
death. On account of the Thankaglv-
Ing holiday no official action wu taken.
Chancellor Harrow say* that the facul
ty will meet to arrange for appropriate
exerct*e«. Tho chancellor say* Mr.
Spencer wa* one of the moat generous,
loyal mid distinguished sons of the uni
versity.
FIRST RAIL WA YPRESIDENT
KILLED ON HIS OWN ROAD
President Samuel Hpencer, of the Southern railway, who wa* killed
on Thanksgiving day at Lawyers. Va.. In a wrack, wo* the first railroad
president In the history of railways In the X'nlted State* who met death
in an accident on his own road. ,
SISTERS OF MR. SPENCER
LEA VE TO ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr*. Frank K. Calloway, of Atlanta, and
Mr*. Hrsnford E. Moses, half-sisters of
President Kamuel Hpencer. left Atlanta on
Thursday night for Washington to attend
hi* funeral. Sirs. Moses Is the wife of
Lieutenant Moses of the L'ulted Htates navy
ami was visiting her slater, Mrs. Calloway.
when the news of President Speucer’a
lowgy. has been Identified with th£ railroad
business for a number of years, until re
cently, when he liscame Associated with
Oliver Brother*, construction contractor*.
Mr. and Mrs. Calloway lira on East Four
teenth street.
School Givaa Entertainment.
HiMt-lal to The Georgian.
Aiken, H. Nov. SO.—On Woducsday
evening the music linll of the Academy was
tilled to Its capacity with a most apprecia
tive audience, which came to witness the
splendid program prepared by the pupil* for
the occasion
FEAR OF CAUSING WRECK
DRIVES MAN TO SUICIDE
f'lnclnnatl, Ohio. Nov. SO.—Constant fear that he would mak* a mis
take that would cause a wreck and death (o many, drove James Oliver
Page, aged 40. day foreman tn the Baltimore and Ohio railroad yard, to
blow hie brains out.
SAM'L SPENCER'S DEA TH
BRINGS SORROW TO MACON
8peels I to The Georglru.
Macon, Dm. Nov. M.—President Hamuel
fc’pcncer of the Southern railroad, wlio was
killed lu a railroad accident yesterday
moruing near Hlehraond. Vo., was very
well known lu Macon, and hi* death caused
n great shock to the industrial circles of tht?
city. To iminy of the railroad men of
coil he was well km 1 —*“ i
Intimate friend.
i and waa held t
II IIJI.ll> , • It-llll. -
During the sniunicr that has Just passed
President Hpsncct toured Ktirripe In coin-
Vntral ot (limrgla railroad. President Han
son arrlve«1 In Macon last October, leaving
President Hpencer In New York city. While
lieu. ML .
a rsra warm friend of Preside
fw< - —
The two went through the I’ulvrrslty t*f
W O r K to BE3JARTEO a t hotel
.Special to The Gratgtwi.
marlotte. K. C- Nov. 30.—Dr. J. R.
Howerton, of thl* city, who la at tho
head of the Montreal Mountain Asso
ciation. has ratumed from that place
and announce* that work will aoon be
started on the handroin* new hotel ami
■men-alr auditorium and that the com-
mWeo in cha.gr has rclecteda.HUpci-
Intendent of constnictlon John Hill,
formerly of Norfolk- who Is lhe build.
1 of a number of church edifice* 111 tni*
section.
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DEAD UNDER cflil
IS FI
Nop- London, Conn., Nov. 3n.~The j
S£ ami oni of %*“'"**' *"* **" London to
the moat prominent i.sagailnea In Battleboro. \ t., known a* th® boat
the mo*t prominent
\tnerira for a little mere than the price
of The Georgian alone, which la only
train.” while running at high speed,
struck an open switch at Montvlllr
50 pc, ye«r. Take advantage o. early today end collided with a freight
The Georgian clubbftig offer. You can ; train standing on the siding,
get The Jeffersonian nVutson s nctv j
SOUVENIRS TONIGHT
AFTER THE THEATER
AT THE NEW KIMBALL
PALM GARDEN, THE
Pric* of Light* Rtducd.
Special to The Georgian.
harleston. S. Nov. 30.—Charles
ton will have cheuper light* a* a re*
suit of action taken by city council, ly
which a substantial reduction, both In
electric and as* rate*, ha* been agreed
to bv the local light corporation. Ga»
will ultimately be furnished at $t.3J n
thourand feet from $1.45, the present
rati.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
AFTER RASH DEED.
£',>eclal to The Georgian.
Savannah. u*„ Nov. 3).—J. It. tllfiun.
who was shot by his wife three tlmrs
through Ihe body yesterday afternoon be-
<**nse he re me home Intoxicated after an
nights of Pythias yesterday. Is Improved
today, nnd li Is hellored he will recover.
Mrs. I'llften attempted suicide *ud she
wes treked np.
Firemen Greer, of New London, wasj MOST POPULAR PLACE
r.wnvinei and The Georgian one year 1 found dead under the coal In rlie lender j
Hie” (w the price of The Georgian. T h|s engine, hi* body being hor. Ibly i ATLANTA.
I4.ML Do It nun* cnwnca,
FLAGMAN WAS SENT BA CK
JO WARN ON- COMING TRA IN
Regarding the Southern wreck Thursday near LawTT*. Va.. lu which
president Samuel Spencer auit seven other tier*on* met death. General
r'ounse) Thom, of the Southern, In an official statement, say* it at when
Mr. Spenrer's train wa* about ten mile* south of Lynchburg a defecttvi
coupling broke and the tralu partc i. ,
••A* soon «* the accident wa» discovered," Mr. Thom out-, “th.* enzl-
neer stopped nnd sent out .< flagman to warn train No. 3*. Tho n.ic-
mnn. going buck, met the train, but a* It wa* on a downgrade It wa* !■«>
late for the engineer to atop It and th* locomotive crashed Inio .Mr. Spen
cer's car with very little of It* velocity reduced.
“Why the signal wa* given to No. 37 that ih* block wa* clear w«
have thus far been unable to ascertain, but that l* ft ma-ti: wlilrh la b^-
ing inves'.lfiated."