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VOLUME XI.. NO. 364.
MAY ASK FOR SPECIAL
COMMISSION INVESTIGATE
N. Y. COTTON EXCHANGE
LIVINGSTON AND THE OTHER
MEMBERS LOADING GUNS
ARE WAITING TO SEE WHAT
POSTMASTER GENERAL
WILL DO ABOUT PETITION
FOR FRAUD ORDER BACON
MAY NOT GET TO VOTE ON
SANTO DOMINGAN TREATY
SUB TREASURY BILL WILL
NOT COME UP ~ CANNON
AGAIN DISPLAYS ENMITY TO
SOUTH.
(P, H. McGOWAN, Special Corres
pondent.)
WASHINGTON.—UnIess Postmas
ter Ge-neral Cortelyou grants a fraud
order against the New York Cotton
Exchange In the Immediate future,
It. Is understood from Representative
Livlngßton and other Southern mem
bers of Congress that they will in
troduce a resolution calling for the
apt>o!ntment of a special commission
to investigate the matter tinder thej
direction of Secretary Straus, of the
Department of Commerce and I.abor.
So far Mr. Oortelvou has made no
statement of what he intends to do,
b'ut Mr. Livingston and others inter
ested with hint declare emphatically
that they do not propose to be hum
bugged or bullyragged through any
game of politics, and that if, after the
showing they have made, the post
master general does not believe thevj
have made out a prima facie case 1
against the exchange they will seek I
other relief.
While Mr. .Livingston appears to
have 'fulgurate the movement to put
the.^' ..cnange out of business by de
bar tng It from further use of the
mails on the ground that it is noth
ing but a pure and simple gambling
scheme, there are many other mem
bers of congress from different parts
of the country who are backing him
up in the efforts he has taken.
Unless a decision is reached by Mr.
Cortelyou in a few days, some sen
sational charges may he brought
against the itostal officials and the
postoffice department generally in
connection with the mtator.
Ratification of Treaty.
There is a possibility that there may
he an extra session of Congress called
for the ratification of the treaty with
Santo Domingo, because it has just
been discovered that Senator Bacon,
one of the strongest opponents of the
treaty, could not he a member of
the Senate during the extra session.
In order to ratify the treaty while In
is not a member of the Senate, its
advocates believe an extra session
may he called.
Senator Bacon is the head and front
opposition to this treaty. He will
not be a member of the Senate if a
special session should be called. Upon
bis vote hangs the fare of the treaty
in committee. The legislature of
Georgia three years ago changed the
time of meeting from November to
.lune, to suit the farmer members,
who complained that November was
a had time for them to attend the
legislature. In changing this time of
meeting, they forgot all about the
Senatorial election.
Mr. Bacon's term expires March 2.
The legislature will not meet until
June, there will be no vacancy,
by “death, resignation, or otherwise,”
that would give the governor power
to appoint. Necessarily, there will
he a hiatus In the membership from
Georgia, and .Mr. Bacon will not he
a Senator at the time the friends of
the treaty, relieved of his powerful
opposition, are Jamming it through
the Senate.
No Southern Sub-Treasury. *
Speaker Cannon has decided the
sub-Treasury matter Together with
Secretary Shaw, he has decided that
there is no use for any additional in
stitutions of such a nature, and will
therefore according to reliable author
ity, not allow the bill to come up, l
should the ways and means commit- -
tee of the House recommend either
Savannah, Atlanta, or Birmingham, as
the most available site.
This information was received to
day from a source that is considered
as entirely reliable and worthy of be-
lief.
Mr. Cannon showed his hatred for
the 8011th In refusing to allow the
Jamestown exposition hill to come be
fore the House to the last, and only
by a scratch did It pass, finally com
ing up as an amendment to the sun
drv civil bill. Also, in the Appalach
ian Park bib he has showed his op
position to anything that would help
the South. He turned a deaf ear to
to Governor Glenn and other distin
guished men yesterday when they
went to see him about allowing the
bill to come before the house.
It is therefore practically settled
that should the ways and means com
mittee recommend either Atlanta, Sa
vannah. or Birmingham for the sub
. Treasury, that will be the end of the
matter- j
TH E AUGUSTA HERALD
LOCAL FORECAST FOR AUGUSTA AND VICINITY: Fair tonight; Sunday rain and colder.
ROCKEFELLER IS
1 COLPHJRG TODAY
Standard Oil Magnate Arose Early
and Was Impatient To Get Out to
Grounds of Country Club—Did Not
Register at Bon Air, but No Secret
of His Presence Is Made.
As stated in The Herald of yester
day evening, John D. Rockefeller,
Standard Oil Magnate and King of
Financiers, arrived in Augusta last
night. Despite the fart that It was
supposed his visit would be unherald
ed. It was known to The Herald and
published two or three hours before
his arrival.
Today he is not registered at the
Bon Air hotel, but he is there, and
no secret is being made of the mat-
U r.
He arose early this morning and
expressed himself as being highly
pleased with the wonderful weather
in this section, and almost directly
after breakfast he exhibited signs of
impatience to be out in the open air.
and shortly afterwards he went out
to the Country Club, where he in
gaged in golf and driving until the
luncheon hour.
He will be In Augusta for a month,
according to present plans, and dur
ing that time will lead "the simple
life,” except for golfing and kindred
outdoor exercises.
ESCAPES FROM
AMERICUS JAIL
Eight Sawed Way to Liberty Last
Night, Making Total of Sixteen in
Past Month—Condemned Murderer
Among Lot—Negroes Had Keys to
Cell Doors.
.
AMERICUS, Ga.—Sixteen prisoner*
have escaped from the Sumter county
iail within less than three weeks. A
wholesale delivery occurred last night
when eight negro prisoners made good
their escape, only one remaining.
This one states that the negroes
had keys to the cell doors and opening
them, they easily cut through other
bars.
The condemned murderer. Bund
nek, made his escape in a like man
ner only a short while since and has
not been heard from since.
THAIAI WILL TELL
ALE TO THE JURY
Goes to Trial on Wednesday, Having
Won Contention Over Family and
Counsel's Advice, Regarding Insan
ity Plea—Will State Why Goaded
Into Act on Madison Square Gar
den Roof.
NEW YORK.—Harry Thaw has won
the fight of his life and on this vic
tory he bases his freedom.
He has won over his lawyers, his
devoted wife and mother, his sister,
the Countess of Yarmouth, and every
one connected with his welfare.
He will go to trial next Wednes
day for the murder of Stanford White
with the full determination to expose
to the jury the details of the outrages
he alleges he suffered at the hands of
White,
He will appeal to each Juror, man
to man, to decide whether the tragedy
of the Madison Square roof garden
was Justified or not.
Thaw relies entirely on the "un
written law" to secure his freedom.
For seven long months | n hts cell in
the Tombs he has staunchly combat
ted the efforts of his family to have
him declared insane.
He has repeatedly said that he was
in his right mind when he was goaded
to shoot White to death; that he is l
In his right mind today and that be j
will . suffer the consequences of his I
decision.
NEGROES GLAD TO
SAIL FOR PHILIPPINES
PORT RENO, Okla.—lt is announc
ed at Fort Reno that, the battalion of
the Twenty-fifth Infantry (colored),
slated to serve in the Philippines, will
sail March 15. The negroes are
[pleased with the Instruction**
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, J ANUARY 19. 1907.
GIT! OP DEATH
AND RUIN IS
SHAKING AGAIN
SEVEN SHOCKS FELT AT KINGS
TON TODAY AND SLIGHT
TREMORS ARE REGULAR.
More Than Six Hundred Bodies Re
covered from Ruins and Buried Al
ready, and Othera Are Constantly
Being Removed from Debris—Dy
namite Being Used To Facilitate
Work—Five Dead and One Live
Man Taken from a Building—Fire
Extinguished at Last—Troops Sur
round City.
KINGSTON. Via Holland Bay.
Jamaica. —This city of death and ruin
is shaking again, seven more shocks
having been fait, and slight tremors
of the earth are continuing.
Five new shocks occurring off shore
were recorded by cable breaking, and
111 is believed the ocean quakes are
responsible for the deepening of King
ston harbor.
The new shocks demoralized tele
graphic communication for three
hours.
the water supply of the city has
not been restored, and twenty more
deaths have occurred.
More than 600 bodies have been re
covered from the ruins and burled al
ready.
The streets of the city are picketed
with American guards. Admiral
Evans at the request of the Rrttish
authorities landed a number of
marines from the battleships Mis
souri and Indiana.
The Hambiirg-Amorican liner f’rinz
, Walderaar has stranded east of Plum
Point, a light-house about ten miles
least, of Kingston. The ship was on
her way tojvingston when she struck,
having left Port, I.imon on the day of
the earthquake. Shocks haring de
stroyed the lights, the steamer pre
sumably lost her way.
It was said by the Hamburg-Amerl
can official* that the passenger Jjsl
| was probably not large, as tile steam
er expected to take on the most of
her passengers at Kingston. The ves
sel was to have sailed direct from
Kingston to New York.
lTte Merritt-Chapman wrecking
; steamer Premier has gone to the res
icue of the liner. Dynamite is being
used to clear away the debris of shat
tered buildings and facilitate the work
of recovering bodies.
Ten bodies were recovered front the
bar. It is believed the victims were
thrown from vessels by earthquake or
else jumped into the water through ]
fear.
Great suffering exists among the
populace because of the lack of food
and medicines. A delegation of SO
sufferers for a systematic distribution
of relief has been formed. The
spokesman snld that many had died
of neglect. He charged that these
with money had been supplied with
j food and medicine.
Two cargoes of food supplies which
; arrived were exhausted quickly and
1 more are needed.
I Five dead bodies and one living !
man were taken from one wrecked
jbuildlng. The six were imprisoned by I
ithe building collapsing and all hut one
| were crushed to death. His name was
iTruesdale, and he is a Canadian. He
was held a prisoner in the corner or
a room for fifty hours. He was hair
insane, but will recover.
Unruly convictions in the peniten
tiary were awed into quiet by the bat
tleship Missouri, which lay off the
prison and fired two rounds of blank
cartridges and then landed an armed
party.
The fire has been extinguished al
last.
A cordon of troops have been
thrown around the lower part of the
city and only workmen are passing
through the lines.
Evans Fires Blank Shots to
Quell Kingston Convict Mutiny
KlNGSTON.—Convicts at the city
prison, which is only slightly dam
aged, mutinied last night. On being
notified of the mutiny Admiral Evans
ordered blank shots fired from the
battleship Missouri, which had the
desired effect, and the convicts were
quickly locked In their cells.
It Is reported today that rhn steam
cr Prinz Eltel Frederick Is also
dose to the Prinz Waldemar, which
grounded near the point where the
Plum Point lighthouse stood. There
Is not a trace of the lighthouse left,
and navigators are experiencing
great difficulty in finding their way
into the harbor.
TO RELIEVE CAR SHORTAGE
IN INTERESTS LIVE STOCK
WASHINGTON, D. C —Judge S.
H. Cowan, representing the South
western live stock interests, appeared
beiore the senate committee on Inter
state commerce yesterday in behalf of
the bill introduced by Senator Cul-
TWENTY-FIVE KILLED IN BIG FOUR WRECK
IN GOLLISIDN DEF
GOODWIN SANDS
Steamer Vaderland Sinks the Na
worth Cattle Off English Coast-
Three of Crew Drowned and Bal
ance Rescued Before Vessel Foun
dered Fifteen . Minutes after the
Crash.
j LONDON.—The steamer Vadcrland
Icolllded In the fog of the dreaded)
Goodwin Sands early this morning I
with the steamer Naworth Castle.
There were terrible cries of panic
|when Ihe vessels ernshed together.
The Naworth Castle foundered in less
than 15 minutes, and three of her
erew were drowned. The Vaderland's
boats rescued the remaining members
of the crew, numbering twenty.
Immediately the vessels crashed
the passengers on I with vessels worn
seized with panic and It was with the
greatest of difficulty Hint the officers
and erew of the Vaderland assured
those aboard that there was no dan
ger of the ship sinking.
Her bow was damaged below the
) water line and when ti became know n
I that her forepeak had become filled
with water, the passengers rushed to
the upper decks and excitement waa
renewed.
Women and children ran to and
fro screaming and crying wildly. The
sailors at once lowered the life boats
which only added to the terror.
Finally CBptnln Albrecht, the com
mander. came down from the bridge
and Informed all that the big liner
was absolutely safe The cries of
those aboard Hie Haworth Castle
could be distinctly heard.
The Vaderland signalled and asked
if she was In need of aid. but before
her captain could reply, there was a
j roar, the Haworth Castle dipped her
I nose and sank.
The boats of the Vaderland were
I then lowered and a search was begun
I for those who were aboard tlieVador
lland. She lay to fully an hour in the
| hope that others, living or dead,
i would he found, hut when the fog
'lifted, and all was clear. Captain Al
brecht signalled lo go ahead.
He rnminmiicated with the South
| Goodin Lightship by wireless and
I lugs were at. onco rushed out to low
the damaged vessel to Southampton.
She left here hound for that port and
Antwerp a week ago Wednesday and
were it not for the storms she on-
|countered, would have arrived in the
Mlrst named port yesterday.
The Haworth Cnstle is n single
i screw vessel 2fio feet long. She was
I liullt In 1878 and has been trafficking
j between Dundee and English ports.;
IShe was built in 1878 and was owned !
Iby the .1. P. Bruce company. She |
carried many passengers during the
j summer season, but very few at this;
season of the year.
The Vaderland had a big hole stove
lilt her bow, but was not Injured below,
Ithe water line and proceeded on her
way to Antwerp. Tlip collision oc- j
ctirred during a deiiHe fog.
The Vaderland is one of the largest
In the fleet of the Red Star Line. She
is SSO feet long, DO feel wide and
weighs 12,000 ions. Shi- will accom
modate 1142 first class, 1 ft t second
class and 1,000 steerage passengers.
She was built five years ago by John
Brown * Co., limited, at. Clyde Bank,
Scotland.
PERSIA’S NEW SHAH
IS CROWNED TODAY
TEHERAN. — Mohammed All Mlrzii
was crowned shah of Persia In the
palace lhis afternoon.
There will lie general illiiminnlionK
in Teheran tonight.
The American and other foreign
legations have arranged to make spe
cial displays.
WASHINGTON.- The navy depart
ment received a dispatch from Ad
miral Kvuns today giving news
brought to Guantanamo by the Whip
ple. He said that blue Jackets are
guarding the consulate and archives.
The Indiana lias landed fifty.
Four hundred and forty dead are
accounted for. More bodies sre In
the ruins.
NORFOLK. A wireless from Ad
mlral Evans picked up by Ihe Gape
Henry station says that the governor
of Jamaica ha:' practically declined
every form of relief offered by Ad
miral Davis, although It Is believed
to be greatly needed.
berson to meet the car shortage sit na
tion by compelling the railroads,
under penalty, to provide sufficient
cars.
.nidge Cowan contended that if the
cars already owned by the railroads
were handled faster and not permit
ted to remain in switches and side
lines, tlie railroads could readily
handle the business.
A. C. L. FREIGHT AND
FAST MAIL COLLIDE
HEAD ON AT DENMARK
According to a telephone message'
from the scene, there was a serious
wreck on ihe Atlantic Coaat Line
tills morning about 10 o'clock, «wo
I miles tills side of Denmark, S. C..
and that great loss of life did not
result is considered little Hhort ot
marvelous.
A northbound freight train out of
Augusta. In charge of Engineer Wll
I■ am Rutherford, of Augusta, crashed
in a head-end collision with fast train
j No. 35. from New York to Augusta,
in charge of Engineer Wyaong. Both
engineers and firemen on the trains
Jumped to save themselves and Engl
neer Rutherford waa slightly bruised
by the fall.
Both engines were completely de
molished and tile baggage ear was
piled up in the debris of the destroy
ed engines and the mall clerk was
probably fatally hurl.
Two freight enrs wore destroyed,
lint aside from the baggage ears and
the two freight cars all the others |
Southern Railway Charged With
Fraudulent Fiction in Attempt
To Stifle Competition
ASHEVILLE. N. C —The charge
that the Southern Hallway company
and certain of its officials have con
spired lo form a fraudulent railway
company in order to condemn private
lands and shill out any other railway
from reaching Asheville, Is the basis
of a suli filed here by Frank Carter
and 11. ('. Chedestcr, as attorneys for
S. Sternberg and E. Sternberg in the
superior court. Thp statement Is
made in the complaint that the attor
ney general of the state is to bo asked
to institute quo warranto proceedings
on behalf of the stntc to revoke the
charter granted to the alleged fraudit
OHIO RIVER STILL
CONTINUES TO
OVERFLOW BANKS
CRITICAL STAGE IN HIGH WA
TER ABOUT TO BE REACHED
AT CINCINNATI AND
LOUISVILLE.
Dike* and Levees Are Weakening—
At Newport, Ky., Five Thousand
People Are Homeless and in Dire
Straits—Highest Level of River in
Twenty-six Years.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The flood situa
tion has showed no Improvement.
The dike which protects the upper
east end of the city Is weakening,
lull repairs are being made.
CINCINNATI, O. There is fio sign
of relief front the flood. The stage at.'
this point Is slxty-two feet, the high
est since 1884.
Tht- lower portions of the city are
flooded. Bridges are cut off except a
narrow fool, passage and a few more
inches will close Ihe gap. Thin af
fects seriously several thousand peo
ple, The town of California is re
ported completely under water.
In Newport, it Is estimated that 5,000
people are homeless and almost desti
tute.
In Maryland.
Cl MBERDAND, Md. Elkins, Davis,
Buchanan, Grafton, Rowleshurg and
Weston, W, Va., all report section un
der water and great loss as the re
sult of four days' Incessant rain. Wa
ter invaded tin- lighting plant at Da
vis, At Buchanan many houses were
moved, while some small ones were
carried away. The tannar.t was flood
ed. A number of streets In Elkins
and Grafton are under water. The
Cheat rivet Is a torrent at Rowleshurg,
where the damage Is severe.
CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
WILL INVESTIGATE RATES
RAJ.EJGH, N. C.—A Joint session
was adopted authorising the senate
and house committees on railways to
Investigate freight and passenger
rates Rnd send for persons and pa
pers. The question of rate reduction
Is one of the most important, before
thr legislature.
A favorable report was made on the
bill to compel telegraph companies to
transmit telegrams promptly.
'stood safely on the track surrounded
. Ivy the remains of the wrecked en
gines and ears
Tile escape of Ihe passengers Is con
sidered one of the most wonderful
occurrences possible, and It was re
ported that two of them were killed
and also the baggage master, hut later
rills could not be verified In fact. It
was stated that It was denied from
Denmark
Train No. .'ls is the Atlantic Coast
Line fast train due here at 9:35 this
morning, anil now It is posted as In- !
definitely late at the unln| station
here.
On the trnin were many Augusta
j people and many others with tills city)
as their destination.
It ts considered wonderful tlial an
awful easlstrophe was averted.
Loral officials of the road wore
unable to give out details until every
thing was confirmed, lint It ts gen
erally understood that the wreck was
caused by a misunderstanding of
train orders.
] lent railway company, the Asheville
; Southern.
! The application is to he made on the
ground (lint the Asheville Southern
was granted a charter by the seere-
I lary of state on December 39. 1995.
on the supposition that It was a bona
fide railway company, whereas It Is
nothing hut an agency of the South
ern and does not propose to build any
' railway save a short line from Ashe
ville and Hilh not to serve Ihe public,
I "but to Injure tip. public by dosing
I the gates to competition"
The suit filed will he heard by Judge
Cook at Marshall, Jan. 3X.
CAPT. W. A. DAVIS
DROPS DEAD AT HIS
HOME IN MACON
MACON, Ga.—Captain W. A. Da
| vis, one of (he most prominent, citi
zens nf Macon, dropped dead at his
residence on Orange sired early this
morning, jusi after having got out of
bed. Heart failure Is given as the
cause.
The news of Captain Davis' death
came as a great shock to his friends
here, lie had been in poor health for
the last few months, Imi his death
was entirely unexpected.
Captain Davis has Jusi served two
terms in the legislature from Blhli
j county, and is well known throughout
ihe aisle, lie was a brave Confeder
ate soldier and served throughout the
civil war. lie was also a prominent
Mason, having been grand master of
Georgia for several terms. lie Is
survived by Ills wife and Iwo r|,fl
(lron, Mrs. P. If. Gambrel) and Edwin
H. Davis.
No arrangements have jet been
made for the funeral.
BISHOP DUNCAN SUFFERS
ANOTHER RELAPSE
SPARTANBURG, H. C. Bishop
Duncan has had another sinking spell
and Ills death Is expected at any hour.
PAVING WAY FOR 60TH
CONGRESS LEGISLATION
I WASHINGTON, D. A hill pro
posing a highly Important amendment
to the Inter-state commerce act, in
tended to require the Incorporation
under federal authority all person or
persons engaging In Inter-stalo com
merce a« common carriers, lias been
introduced In the house by Judge B.
I’. Blrosall, representative from the
Third lowa district, an able lawyer
and one of the leading members oi
lie house Judiciary commlee.
The Idll Is In no way In ronfllet
with the rate law of last winter and
of present inter-state rommerre legls
latlon.
It Is entirely unlikely It will be
! passed this session, but it 1h expected
Ito arouse discussion of the subject
and to pave the way for an earnest
effort at legislation in the 00th con
gress.
The bill will go to the Inter-state
commerce commission of the house
and Mr. Blrdsnll will probably ho
heard on It. before the present ses
sion closes.
TO-DAY'S NEWS
The Day It Happen* I»
What You Get In
THE HERALD
DAILY AND SUNDAY $6.00 A YEAR.
Victims Are Pinned folder
Gars and Burned
To Death
FAST PASSENGER TRAIN DIS
REGARDED BLOCK SIGNAL
AT FOLWER. IND.. AND DASH
ED FULL SPEED INTO A
FREIGHT WHICH WAS TRY
ING TO MAKE SIDING-TER
RIBLE SCENES FOLLOWED.
FOWLER, hid.—A disastrous wreck
occurred near here on the Big Four
ai a:.TO o'clock ibis morning and many
I persons lost their lives.
It Is believed that twenty-five peo
ple were killed In the ornsh, by fire
and by escaping steam. A number
were Injured, hut an accurate list
cannot he compiled at this hour. Of
the Injured, several will die.
I’asaenger train No. :tR. which left
Chicago at 11:30 p. m.. collided with
a freight train a short, distance from
the station.
A sleeper and one other coach were
demolished and It Is feared that near
ly every person in the two ears were
killed. The wreckage caught fire and
passengers pinned under the ruins and
unable to escape were roasted to
I death.
The tmin Is known ns the "Queen
City Special'’ and carries a sleeper,
ii day coach from Chicago to Cincin
nati. and sleeper from Chicago to
Indianapolis.
The passenger train was running at
a high rate of speed, crushing Into the
rear of Ihe freight. The locomotive
was demolished and the Impact so
great that all the earn but the rear
one were badly wrecked.
The of the flyer Jumped
Into the ditch and wns saved. The
fireman of the flyer was killed out
right.
Disregarded Block Signals.
The cause of the accident was the
same as that which brought about the,
wreck of the train neaf Washington,
D. C., a few weeks ago.
The freight crew had been given
four minutes to take the siding and
was doing so In Ihe belief (hat Ihe
flyer would obey orders and stop at
the block.
The flyer had orders to stop at the
block to permit the freight train to
reach the siding. The order was dts
regarded and the fast train plunged
at full speed Into the freight train.
'me passenger train contained four
roaches. The first car was a combi
nation passenger coach and haggng.i
car . This was followed bv a Cincin
nati sleeper, an fndlnapoilM sleeper,
and Ihe private car of the vice presi
dent and general manager nf the Big
Four, Scliaff Both engine* were
thrown down a deep embankment Into
a ditch The first ear of the passen
ger train caught fire at once. Cries
of men and of women being liurned
to death were heartrending.
The private car was not damaged.
In the combination car there were
about twenty-flve pasesngers, only flvo
of whom have been so far accounted
for iJila car caught fire immedi
ately iifler the collision. It. burned
almost to the trucks before the ex
press was stopped and the. work of
rescue began
Fire Chased Injured From Car to Car.
live, with (heir clothes almost
i burned off, were carried into the Cin
cinnati sleeper. This Hoon caught tiro
and the Injured were removed to the
Indianapolis sleeper. This also caught
l Are.
'•’hen the private car of ihe general
manager was converted Into a tem
porary hospital. Many were injured
In the Cincinnati sloepor. Dr. Cook,
oik- of the road’s physicians, who was
In th<- private car. set to work at. once
to administer to the burned and
crushed passengers. l)r. McVRs. of
Fowler, was soon on Ihe scene, and
many oilier doctors were rushed to
the scene of the wreck.
• he wife of General Manager Schnff
was with him. No one In that car
was injured. Wrecking crews from
lAfayette, Ind., were rushed to the
scene.
Afier the Injured had been tempo-
I rarlly attended by the doctors on the
car, they were hurried to the hospl
lal at Kankakee, 111.
Some of the Injured died on the way
to lint hospital. Olcott, the fireman
of the passenger train, was found fifty
feet from the wreck He had <lled In
stantly. Ills skull had been fractured
when he was thrown from the engine.
Ono leg was cut off I’aul C. Harris,
a Chicago lawyer, and W. H. Bonger,
of Desmolnes, lowa, did herole aer
vice In rescuing the men and women
from the hunting and demolished cars.
By An Eye-Witness.
By Paul C. Harris, an eye-witness,
of Dearborn street, a Chicago lawyer
On his way to Florida, who was In
the sleeper Immediately behind the
combination couch where the slaught
er of passengers occurred:
"A conservative estimate of the
number of dead Is twenty. Ed Tripp,
engineer of the flyer, was thrown 3(1
feet to a ditch und Is seriously, If not
fatally, Injured. Peter Hencger, con
doctor of the flyer. Is believed to havi
been lit the combination coach at tht
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