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THE COURANT AMERICAN.
yoL. xx.
pL-FND WRECK
ATCRAYSVILLE.
Lee Men Killed on the Western
1 and Atlantic Railroad.
LgINEER JACKSON IS KILLED-
■ or mer!y Resided in Cartersvllle
■ ana has Relatives Here-Two
■ Engines Wrecked.
B■ 9 ~
Bjiittanooga Times.
■ The wreck that occurred at 6
■'clock p. m., Saturday at Gravs
|,lle Ga., on the Western and At-
■ nt ic railway, turned out to be
■uch worse than was at first re-
B* rte and. Three men were killed
■right, One man injured so bad
■at his recovery is hopeless, while
■ ree others were seriously hurt,
■he wreck was, in fact, Oi.e ot the
■forst in vears, and the wreckage
■ s not cleared away until sunrise
■unday morning.
■ The first train to arrive was
■at remained of the second sec
■ n of No. 14 through ireight,
■hich, pulled by an engine sent
■t from this city, arrived at the
■ion depot at o'clock yes
■dav morning, bringing to the
■ytwo of the dead, several of the
Bjured and Dr. Hbltzclaw. It was
Ken that the local Western and
Klantic officials, learned the full
■tails of the wrick, which are as
Hollows:
H HOW THE WRECK OCCURRED.
B The first section stooped for wa-
B: at Graysville. Conductor
B’hitehead did n<st send out a flag
■. :. thinking that the crew of the
Bund section were aware of the
Bet that the first section would
Hke water at this point and reg-
H.ite their speed accordinglv. This
He second section failed to do, but
Hme on at full speed, with the re-
Hilts stated.
BThree men were killed outriglu
Hhere were:
■ Cb.m les Jackson, of Atlanta, Ga.,
Heed 40 years, engineer of the rear
■>e motive of the second section.
H Alonzo Touchstone, of 413 Car
|Hr ffretl, this city, a switchman in
■eemploy of the Nashville, Chat
and St. Louis railway-.
Honclistone was 27 years of age.
■ Arthur Anient, of 13 1-2 Burch
■freet, this city, 15 years of age
■d a: ' employe of W. M. Dowling’s
■rcterv, at 320 Leonard street.
B 11 UV the men were killed.
■ Wm. Parks, fireman on board
■ackson’s engine, stated that he
■no Jackson both started to leave
Hie engine at the same time, and
■ soon as they realized the dan
■r. Park jumped from the en
■me in time to save his life, but
■ackson, whom Park last saw in
■e gangway and on the opposite
|( ie of the cab, preparing to leap
EE. failed, in some way, to jump in
Me, and when found his body,
ightf ully crushed and mangled,
as pinned between the boiler
ead and tender tank of his engine.
Eis remains were sent to Atlanta
)r burial.
Alonzo Touchstone and his
rother-in-law, Arthur Ament,had,
seems, been to Dalton on a hupt
•g trip. Mrs. Touchstone,Ament’s
had accompanied h“r hus
stld to that point several days be
)rt, and when thev started to re
lrn Saturday night she concluded
1 prolong her visit several ore
a W Touchstone and Ament.be
- 3R in a hurry to reach Chatta
-o oßa, R a , took the first train that
a,ne along, which was the second
c Pon of No. 14, entering a box
lr in the middle of the train.
' wreck occurred this car
° ? Rarely in two,the two parts
ekiing’ or telescoping together.
Eound Touchstone was im
,e 011 a broken cross timber that
t P en etrated through his body
the abdomen, while tue right
■* °* head was crushed.
r "g -Ament’s lower limbs were
en an d his skull crushed.
several injured.
Tv*
lfc gJ ’"jured in the wreck are
.an.es Nicholson, of Atlanta,Ga..
a , n on jKe front engine of the
*j f r; ion - Right ieg br ° ken
v 0 n] . ‘ e knee : left leg broken in
'JHries” 655 a^°vc tbe knee; internal
n , Rark > Atlanta, fireman
r °ken S ° n S en £* ne * Three ribs
ia n nr. ston > °f Atlanta, brake-
I tae second section, and
CARTER,SVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1901.
brother of Engineer Boston, of the
first section. Head cut; contusions.
*1 he accident to Nicholson was
a trifle peculiar. He was found ly
ing on top of the tender of t.ie front
engine in an unconscious condition,
at about midnight. Owing to the
peculiar character of the injury to
his right leg, it is thought that
amputation of that member may
be necessary.
Nicholson is. in fact, in a very
critical condition, and may die be
fore morning. Nicholson is a
young man, resides in Atlanta,and
has a wife and one child.
Park was sent to his home in At
lanta, his injuries being more pain
ful than serious. Brakeman Bos
ton, after receiving surgical atten
tion at the hands of Dr. Holtzclaw,
returned to his post of duty, and
accompanied his train to this city.
SCENE OF THE WRECK.
A gentleman who returned yes
terday from the scene of the wreck
describes it as being one of the
worst that he ever witnessed. In
addition to the two engines and the
caboose, which, after being wreck
ed, was destroyed by fire, which
the wrecking crew had a had a
hard time to extinguish, there
were at least eighteen or twenty
cars derailed, smashed and shat
tered. The two engines were piled
up, one on top, and crosswise of
the other “There is not,” he said,
“a single rod or portion of the two
engines that is not in some way
twisted, bent or broken ”
A creek runs along by the side
of the Western and Atlantic track
at this poiut, and two of the box
cars of the second section were
knocked over into same, over half
of both of them being under water.
It is claimed by the crew of the
second section that one of the caus
es of the wreck was that the air
brakes failed to work at the time
when they were most needed.
Roll of Honor-
Following is the honor roll of the
Cartersville public schools for the
month ending January, 1901:
EAST SCHOOL.
First Grade —Gertrude Smith.
Sarah Lizzie Wylie, 98.4; Eu
gene Dunahoo, 97.8; Herschel
Goode, 97.4.
Second Grade—Luzenia Clark,
95.2 Willie Satterfield, 95.2; Annie
Eaves. 94.1; Harry Colwell, 94. 1.
Third Grade —Leonell Moon,
97 7; Allie Stephens, 97.5; Minnie
Spence, 97.2; Don Sims, 96.4.
Fourth Grade —Rebecca Knight,
98.1: Emma Fleming, 98; Ben Rey
nolds, 97.9; Florence Nelson, 97.6.
Fifth Grade —Lillian Akin, 98.7;
Leone Lawhon, 97.9; Thella Dun
ahoo, 96.9: James Colwell, 95-5-
WEST school.
First Grade —Minerva Word,
98.6; Ralph Jackson, 98: Sarah
Fite, 96.3; Sae Lon Hull, 95-9-
Second Grade —Frances Akin,
100; Frank Bealer, 99 5; Jessie
Daves, 98.8; James B. Conyers,
98.1.
Third Grade —Ethel Smith, 97.5;
Clark Layton, 93.4; Miller Smith,
93.1; Hall Milner, 62.5.
Fourth Grade —Chas. Puckett,
98.5; Robert Neel. 97.9; Sallie
Jackson, 96.8; Bassie Hendricks,
96-3-
Sixth Grade —Frank Matthews,
98.5; J. V. Marshall, 97.3; Sarah
Rogan, 97 2; Nellie Bradley, 96.2.
HIGH SCHOOL.
First Grade —Lizzabel Saxon,
97.5; Bessie Trotter, 97.2; Roy
Willingham, 96.8; Lamar Puckett,
96.7.
First Grade —Florida Fite, 94.3;
Juliet Neel, 93.8; Lizzie Ford, 92.6;
Walter Daves, 92 1.
Third Grade —Rees Marshall,
96; Loulie Lumpkin, 93.8; Sain
Gilbert, 92.1: Effie Hendricks,
91 .4-
Roll of Honor-
The following is the honor roll
of Dr. Brown Institute, at Cass
ville. Pupils on the honor roll for
the n onth of January:
Seventh Grade —Guy Pratt, 90.3.
Sixth Grade —Louise Smith,9o.4;
Dell Headdeu, 89.3; Eugene Gil
beit, 87.75.
Fourth Gtade —Rob Headdeu,
90 1-4; Myrtie Pratt, 86.1-4; Ida
Pence, 85.
Third Grade —Ernest Pratt,
94.2-5; Ed Frank Smith, 94.3-10;
Sara Gilbert, 91. 1 -5.
Second Grade —Willie May Mil
hollen, 92.4-5; Tom Rodgers,Bß 3-5;
Jennie Mae Sloan. 87.
The following pupils deserve
honor ble mention: Arthur Mil
hollin, 84.9 9; Will John Garwood,
84.1- Corinne Crawford. 84.1-4;
Charlie Gilbert, 83.1-2; Lindsay
Milhollin, 83.2-5; Dewitt P.att,
82.1-
HEAVY SNOWSTORM
Prevails Over Several States of the
Middle West.
Atchison, Kas., Feb 3. —The
worst snowstorm for several years
prevailed in northern Kansas and
southern Nebraska last night and
today. Three hundred miles on
the central branch of the Missouri
Pacific, traversing northern Kan
sas, are tied up and not a train has
come in off the road today. Pas
senger trains are snowbound at
Cawker City, Green Leaf and
Whiting and several freights are
stuck in the snow at different points.
Snow plows are working westward
from Atchison and eastward from
Downs. All trains into Atchison
aie delayed. Atchison street car
lines are tied up. Snowdrifts six
feet deep are reported in many
places along the central branch.
From various towns in nothern
Kansas and southern Nebraska the
snow is reported from one to
eighteen inches deep on the level.
AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, Feb. 3. —Six inches of
snow on the level and drifts in
many cases in the outlying districts,
piled as high as second-story win
dows, is the condition Chicago is in
tonight. The snow began to fall
early in the day and by the middle
of the afternoon a blizzard was
raging, with the wind blowing a
gaie from tne west.
Many of the surface lines were
compelled to abandon tueir sched
ules entirely until the worst of the
storm had passed, when they were
able to clear the tracka and resume
traffic.
SNOWSTORM IN NEW YORK.
New York, Feb. 3. A snowstorm
that had been moviug northeast
from the great lakes for about
twenty-four hours struck New
York city in full force shortly be
fore 9 o’clock tonight.
The State Normal School,
This school begins its new ses
sion March sixth. The course of
studv has been immensely enlarged
and enriched, and now covers three
yeais instead of two as heretofore.
However, former students, who
re enter during the present session,
may graduate within the old two
year limit.
Courses in manual training have
been introduced under anew and
competent teacher. The work of
the summer term will be especially
attractive to the teachers in the city
and village schools. (
The terms begin March 6. May
15, July 24, and Oct. 2, and stu
dents will be received into the
school upon these dates or by the
following Monday.
Dormitory expenses are about
S2O per term. No tuition and no
fees. Stndents must apply at once
if they wish places in the dormitory.
F. C. Branson.
Chairman ot the Faculty.
J he Veterans-
There was a short attendance of
veterans at the meeting of P. M. B.
Young camp last Saturday and lit
tle but the routine business was at
tended to. The annual per capita
being due, some was collected All
members are requested to hand this
necessary little fee to the adjutant,
which helps to prepare the camp
for proper representation at the
Memphis reunion. A great many
now express their intention of tak
ing this pleasant trip to Tennes
see’s great trade mart on the Mis
sissippi, for which Memphians are
making great preparations and to
which railroads will male the cu -
tomary reduction in rates.
The annual election of officers
was postponed to the next meeting
which will be the third Saturday,
16th day of, March.
Died in Minnesota-
The remains of Mrs. Ethel Ele
ven were brought to this city last
Monday and conveyed overland to
Moore’s Mills, where they were in
terred. Mrs. Kleven died at 2
o’clock Monday, January 28th, at
her home at Crookston, Minn. She
was originally Miss Ethel Moore,
daughter of the late Mr. J. M.
Moore, of Moore’s Mill. Her
mother is still living. She married
Mr. Kleven, a little more than a
year ago and went to Minnesota,
where they made their home. Rev.
Mr. Sheffield officiated at the fun
eral.
tune. Bold by droggiia*. g|
WRECK ON W & A.
Passensr r and Freight Train* Run
Together at Bartow Monday.
An ugly head-end collision be
tween the down passenger train
passing here at 9:49 usually and an
up local freight due here at 11:30
occurred at Bartow last Monday
morning.
The passenger was behind time,
and “had received orders to meet
the freight at Bartow. The freight
was ’jusl getting on to the siding
when the pns-e 1 ,e. ra > to the sta
tion. Engineers of 00,11 trains,
seeing the danger reversed their
engines but not m tme to prevent
a clashing together and I oth en
gines drove into each otl.er with
great force. The engineers and
firemen leaped from their places.
All received injuries. Engineer
of the* freight, C. R. Nance was in
jured in the back and Claude
Stover, fireman of the same train
had his left leg slightly injured and
received numerous bruises. En
gineer Joe Renard of the passenger
was hurt worst of any, having a
leg broxen in two places. Fireman
James Lindley, of this train was
slightly hurt.
None of the passengers were
hurt but were well shaken up
and somewhat frightened. The
engines were demolished and many
of the freight cars were smashed to
pieces so that they were alter wards
burned.
Claude Stover, fireman, was
brought by his father to his home
here, as soon after the wreck as
he cculd be reached.
Attorney’s Fees on Notes-
An act passed by the legislature
recently in session amendatory of
section 3667 of the code of Georgia
of known formerly as the
Twitty bill, has attracted favorable
comment among money lenders
and bankers. The section as
amended reads: "‘Obligations to
pay attorney’s fees upon an.- note
or other’ evidence of indebtedness,
in addition to the rate of interest
specified therein, are void, and no
co irt shall enforce such agreement
to pay attorneys’ fees, unless the
debtor shall fail to pay such debt
on oL fceTbre the return day of the
court to which suit is brought for
the collection of the same; provid
ed, the holder of the obligation
sued upon, his agent or attorney
notifies the defendant in writing
ten days before suit is brought of
his intention to bring suit, and
also the terms of the court to which
suit will be brought.”
In stating that the recent sale of
2,000 bales of cotton by Mr. James
M. Smith, of Oglethorpe, to In
man & Cos., of Augusta, for $100,•
000 in "ash, was the largest trans
acting in cotton ever made by a
Georgia farmer. The Herald was
in error. A larger transaction in
cotton by a Georgia farmer occur
red in last May, when Judge F. F.
Putney, who farms extensively in
the southern part of Doughterty
county, sold to the Georgia Cotton
Company, an Albany firm, 2,600
bales of cotton and received from
them a check on the First National
bank of Albany for $119,220-86.
This transaction is certainly the
biggest cotton -deal that has ever
occurred between farmer and cot
ton buyer in this section in the
last quarter of a century, and it is
one of the biggest cotton deals on
record in Georgia.—Americus
Herald.
Valuable Almanac Free-
We have received a copy of the*
new almanac tor 1901 published by
the Royal Baking Powder Cos. It
is m artistic and useful book and
will be of interest to housekeepers.
A noteworthy feature of the alma
nac is a prediction of the weather
for every day of the year, by Prof.
DeYoe, who correctly prophesied
the great Galveston cyclone and
other important meteorological
'•vents. We are authorized to say
t <at any woman reader of this pa
per can secure a copy without cost
bv sending a request to the Com
pany. at 100 William St., New
York.
How Jo Cure iheGrip.
Remain quietly t home nnd take
Chambt rUin’* Crtugh Remi dy as
directed Hnd h quick recovery I*
sure to fwliow. The remedy coun
teracts anj tendency of the grip to
result in pncummiis, which is resliv
the only serious ffxnger. Among
the tens of thonsHiiils who hsve
used it for the grip not one esse
has ever been reported thnt did n<*t
recover. For sae by Hall &
Greene, druggists.
CORBITT-COBB-
Prottv Mftrriftfrs at Atlanta. Last
Saturday Evening.
Avery pretty wedding in which
the people of Cartersville are inter
ested, took p ace in Atlanta last
Saturday evening, at the residence
of Mrs. R. W: Satterfield, 146 S.
Prvor street. There Mr. Cooper
C >bb i\a> united in marriage to
Miss Estelle G. C rbitt, of Tal
ledega, Ala. The marriage which
was a Mirprise to many Carters
villians, was to have taken place
several weeks ago but, on account
of the illness of the young lady,
was postponed.
For the past year Mrs. Cobb has
been teaching elocution in the
Female College at Douglasville,
Ga. There she was a great favo
rite with both faculty and students
as well as with the general public,
and it was with much regret they
gave her up. She is the daughter
of Mrs. J. K. Barrett, of Talledega,
and is a young woman of many
rare charms both of person and
character. She will be a decided
acquisition to the society of Car
tersville. Mr. Cobb is the eldest
son of Mr a uf Mrs. Geo. S. Cobb,
of Cartersville. He is well and fa
vorably known to the peonie oT !
Bartow, aim ng whom his life has
been spent. He is in the railwa
mail service on the run between
Cartersville and Ta' a '< ga
By mutual consent tue young
people met in Atlanta last Satur
day evening at the residence of j
Mrs. R. W. Sat erfield, and there
the ceremony that made them hus
band and wife was performed by
Rev. Alex W. Bealer. There were 1
present besides the minister and
the contracting parties, Mrs. Sat- j
terfield, Mis es Anne and Ruby.
Satterfield. Miss Jessie Cobb, Mrs. I
Florence Obear, Mr. Rn>- Saner- j
field, Miss Burton Cobb, r ra k
Satterfield, Mr. Geo. S. 4,,
and Mr. Jac k Cobb.
Mr. and Mrs. Cobb are at home,
to their friends a* the residence of
his father on Erwin street.
A Narrow Escape.
'thankful words written Ly Mrs
Ada E. Hart, of Groton, iS. D. “Was
taken* with it had cold which settled
on ny lungs; cough set in anil fi
nally terminated in Consumption.
Four Doctors gave me up, saying I
could live hut a short time. I gave
myself up to my Savior, determined
if I could not stay with my friends
on earth. T would meet my absent
ones above. My husband wa- a<l
vised to get Dr. King’s New Discov
ery for Consumption, Coughs, and
Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all
eight bottle-. It has cured me, and
thank God, I am saved ami now a
well and healthy woman.” Tiis!
bottles free at Young Bros, Drug
Store.
“But I thought you had swallow
ed the Boers?” said the American
PJagle. “I have swallowed them a
dozen times,” responded the Brit
ish Lion, “btit I can’t keep down.
They are giving me the dyspepsia. ’
Danger of Colds and La Grippe.
The greatest and inger from colds
and la grippe is their resulting in
pneumonia. If reasonable care is
usel, however, and Chsmberlain’s
Cough Remedy taken, all danger
will be avoided. Among the tms
of thousands who have used this
remedy for these diseases we have
yet to learn of a single case having
resulted in pneumonia, which
shows conclusively that it is a eer
tain preventive of that dangerous
malady. It will cure a cold or an
attack of la grippe in less time than,
any other treatment, It is pleas
ant and safe to take. For sale by
Hall & Greene, druggists.
CiLHIOItiA,
the Tha Kind You Hate Alwan Bauffi
K, of P, Meeting Notice-
A regular con
vention of Car- H^
tersville Lolge
No. 42, KnightSw^
of Pyt h t as.
will be held in
the Castle Hall
Friday, Feb. Bth
1901,at 7:30 p. m
•harp. Work in 2nd Rank.
C. M. Milam, C. C.
W. H. Wikle, K. B. S
“Your neighbor has just given
me an old coat,” said the tramp:
can you donate something?’’
“Yes,” responded the clergyman:
“I will go through the collection
box and find some buttons to match
the coat.”
JUDGE AKIN ON MARSHALL-
Writes Open Letter Protesting
Against Observing Marshall Bay.
Judge John W. Akin,of this city,
late president* of the Georgia Bar
Association, has given out an open
letter protesting against the ob
servance of Marshall day, in which,
he says:
“When the Georgia supreme
court marches into the hall of rep
resentatives 10 lend its presence to
the glorification of this eminent
nationalist, let Chief Justice Sim
mons, an Old Hickory democrat
who slept on tented fields a&<t field
untented under the stars anti bars
remember that according to John
Marshall, his neck should have
graced the halter; let Mr. Justice'
Lumpkin remember that, accord
ing to John Marshall, his distin
guished kinsman, the first Georgia
chief justice and his able associates
were all mistaken in their masterly
deliverance in the noted case cl"
Paddleford, Fay & Cos.; let Mr.
Justice Little reaiember that, ac
cording to John Marshall, his life
time conception of the constitution
is an airy dream; let Mr. Justice
Fish remember that, according to-
John Marshall, the theory held by
himself and his kinsman as to
where allegiance first lay iu iß6j
is all enoneous; let Mr. Justice
Lewis rememb-r that, according to
John Marshall, the brilliant family,
of which he is one, have been all
along mistaken in their political,
thought; lit Mr. Justice Cobb re
member that, according to John
Marshall, his illustrious father,
who represented the sonth s© no
bly in federal councils and his dis
tinguished uncle, who sacrificed?
his life at bloody Fredericksburg,
w.re technical rebels. Iu speal iig
for the American Bar Association
let Burton Smith remember that
according to John Marshall, his
first born’s grandshi:e, the noble
Gordon, committed treason every
time hisst n ess sword 1 aped Font
its untarnished scabbard. If Mar
shahism is light then Lee should
have been hanged; Jefferson Dtavijs
legally deserved the scaffold ancL
every confederate soldier from
Manassas to Appomattox was in
law a rebel deserving death.”
Mrs. Sheridan.
Mrs. Sara McDonald Sheridan.;
assisted by Miss Ella Neel and
Mrs. Will Young will apr.iear at
the opera house on Thursday even
ing, and will charm all vbo are so
fortunate <t_ to hear her.
Read the the following press
notices and be convinced oi her
superiority as a singer.
Jacksonville, Fla., Times Triton:
There was a large and ndttintl
audience at the’ Union Congrega
tional church last night in atten
dance at the song recital given by
Mrs. Sarah Sher.idan. Sint yo*v
sesses a rich, full, n-K*zosept!no
voice, wiih a resonant cofraltO'
lower register that is simply won*'
derful. Her work is conscientious:
full of expression and deep feehng.
She has a charming manner, and a
sweet smile of appreciation, at the
burst of applause which, gretded
each number. The be~t nnmbex
on the program was Schubert’sv
“Hark. Hark, the Lark,” in which,
the tull quality of Mrs. Sheridan s
magnificent voice was lestecL
From the soft, low murmur of the
lower register to the sweet trills ©S
the upper octave, her voice rose and
fell with a cadence that was truly
delightful.
A tribute —I have seen Mrs.
Sheridan,, and heard the voice as
deep, restful, and wonder!®? as
sleep. With all my loveand long
ing lor music, I think it was ihe
woman’s soul, rather than ber
voice—or the soul throngh her
voice—which bestowed. One Selt
it in the selection of her nutubef*
simple, chaste,,grave: no reach foi
conscious effect marred the earn
est yet joyous light of her faceL
Ana the accent —how I did appre
ciate the beauties of ber, that were:
so subtly manifest, and how I sfraTl
hope to hear her voice again?
Rome Georgian: Mrs. Sheridan
is as beautiful as her voice. The
woman’s w’hole music soul seems
to dwell with rapture upox the
sublime. Personally, she B file
embodiment of exquisite euftnre^
Doors open at 7.-301. Admissions.
Socts, children 25cts..
Cut thin nut and take ft Hall &.
Green’s drujr store and jret m fre®
snnipie of Chamberlain's £RoorlK
nod Diver TwhleM, the best
rt i*y n'-o i nre disorders of die
MnniHch. hiln nr 1 ♦ si- end beadsi
Life has no blessing like a
dent friend. —Euripides.
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