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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
CIRCULAR EXPLAINS THE AO
COMMODATIONS.
All Lodges of Most Important
Cities in State Will Go in
a Body to Denver.
Notice hu been sent to the Elks
concerning the arrangements tor the
reunion to be held in Denver, com
mencing July 16. The lodges of Sa
rnnnah, Augusta, Brunswick, Macon,
Columbua, .Valdosta, Rome, Albany and
Americas hnvo been notified and the
following notice will apply to them:
June 7, 1906.
Sir and Brc.. The official route
adopted by Atlanta lodge, No. 78,
Brotherhood Protective Order of Elks,
to the grand lodge session and reunion
of the Brotherhood Protective Order of
Bk>, to be held at Denver, Colo., com
mencing Monday evening, July 16. 1906,
Is via Southern railway to Birmingham,
Frisco system to Kansas City, C. R. I.
g. p. to Denver.
The fare for round trip will be $37.75,
sleeper 11.50. If you wish you can re-
turn by way of St. Louis to Memphis
to Birmingham. Will leave Atlanta
Saturday morning. July 11, at 7 o'clock,
arriving at Denver Monday morning,
the 16th, at 8:30 o'clock.
If It Is your Intention to attend this
reunion, please notify the secretary at
your earliest convenience, as arrange
ments will have to be made for badges,
sleeper, etc.
For hotel rates apply to the secretary.
Fraternally yours,
P. M. ESSIG, E. R.
THEO MAST, Secretary.
Committee: I. R Mitchell, H. M. Pat
terson, P. G. Hausman, Theo Mast,
chairman; D. P. Flelschel.
Tickets good to return until August
JO, 1906.
SOLDIERS INVADE
By Prlvmte Leased Wire.
Jackson, Miss., June 7.—The govern
or's mansion,, brilliantly Illuminated In
honor of a reception tendered by Mlee
Vardanian to Her guests Tuesday
night, was. Invaded by .the provost
guard of the state militia In search of
a young man -who was evading drill
duty. The truant was found hiding up
stairs and was dragged down the stair
way and through the hall, causing con
sternation among the guests.
Governor and Mrs. Vardaman both
protested against the search, but to no
avail. i
ANNUAL CDNVENTION
OF THE ASSOCIATION
GEORGIA MEN OF AFFAIRS AS
SEMBLE AT WARM
8PRINGS.
B|«erlnl to Tbe Georgian.
Warm Hprlngs. Ga.. June 7.—The alxtb
annual convention of tbe Georgia Industrial
A*MN'latlon convened here this morning
iikI In Indng largely Attended.
Mcctlnr —- -* *
Frederlefc
a a. ■! ... ■
The following addreaaea were delivered
at the foreuoon aeaalon.
Cooperation Among Cotton Mllla”—J. P.
Mnaaey. treaattrer Fugle and Phenlx mllla,
ex prcNldent Ctdumhus Textile Manufac-
farera* Aa*oclat(nn. Columbus, Ga. "The
delation of the Cotton Mllla of Mississippi
to l-atior and l^glaltitlon"—lion. T. L.
Wninwright, president Stonewall cotton
mllla. Stonewall. Mlaa. "Immigration to
the Mouth nnd How Beat to Kncourage It"—
Hon. Frank I*. Sargent, commission general
of Immigration. Washington, l>. C. “What
!■ Necessary for the People of Georgia to
Im» In Order to Secure ami Take Cure of
Immigration}"—lion. Sumuel C. Dunlap,
• ummlaaloner of the Georglit bureau of Im
migration (au nasoclatlon of alx mllromls).
A general discussion followed nnd the
ronrentlon adjourned till 3 o’clock this
NATIONAL PARK PLANS
i OE
Tn further the plan nf relelillstalng na-
tl'uial perks around Atlanta anil Joining
'hcni l.y roadways, the committee which
hi« this under supervision will hold n ses
sion Tuesday afternoon nt J:3# o'clock In
t-hnwhse of I’ommerer.
rhe following roll wan sent out Thursday
to the members of Ike committee:
Hear Hlr: The Joint eommittee on national
lurk from the general coonell, the county
1 "mmlaalniiera. the Clumber of Commeree
*"'* *he (’imfeiterate und II. A. IL veterana
am meet In the riumbrr of rommerve nt
•?! "Mfk Toeudoy nfternomi. Jnne 13,
•-I • full nttendanco la tto-Tfd.
*’• II. cooPKtt. *’ Chairman.
Hecretaty. ,
Charged With Cheating.
. Alleging that he had given R Dut-
•an. a white man, 388 with which to
Pay hla debts In Atlanta that he might
move to Porterdale, Ga, to work In the
Porterdale cotton mills of the Bibb
Manufacturing Company. John A. Por-
•er. superintendent of the Porterdele
mills of Newton county. Is prosecuting
'he mill operative for cheating and
swindling; The case was called before
Judge Calhoun Thursday morning, but
*Hl not be completed before Friday
mnrnln.
Officers Psid for Capture.
Police Officers R. A. Wood and W. A.
< newnlng were paid the reward of
,, " 1 ® offered by the state for the arrest
“nd conviction of Thomas Newman
* n <l C. H. Clark, two of the gang ar
rested In this city several months ago
*" suspects Arteni.ir.ls Newman and
! lark were coevMM tn Monroe coun
ty for robbing the Trio Manufacturing
' "mpany, and sent to the penitentiary
Sf twenty yeare each. Wood and
hewnlng will divide $300 In all for
their capture.
Auto Kills McKinley’s Cousin.
J'leveland. Ohio, June 7.—Maurice
Jtsborn*, aged 17. son of Frank Oa-
,’me. millionaire coal operator, was
Instantly killed yesterday at Wlckllffe,
"**r here, by being thrown from an
Sub,mobile, which ran Into a ditch. Os
borne
7™ *r«» a second cousin of the late
-•t.ldent McKinley.
ANIMALS FOR PARK ZOO
RESEMBLED CIR CUS PA RA DE
"Here they com*, two by two,
Potar bear nnd kangaroo.’*
All unheraled there was what might have
l»een mistaken for a cirrus pitrmle Thurs
day morning through the center of Atlanta.
It wended Its way from the Southern Kx-
pre*a office, on Wall street, to Graut park.
The hearts of the tio/a along the route of
the Impromptu parade were delighted by
the meak look of the camel following In tbe
wake of vans containing the lieasta of the
ftMl the Jungles of Africa. India and
the!•lands of the seas for rhe park moo.
The animal*. some thirteen In number,
are thoae bought by President Walter R.
Brown, of the park commission. They ar-
rired at 1:3 Thursday morulug.
The animals, some thirteen In uuml>cr,
are thoae bought by President Walter H.
Brown. of the park commission. They
arrived at 6:3 Thursday morning.
Among the aulmala was a 1,60ft pound
camel, the only member of the party which
was not crasy, as It was expressed by
Htrnuthcr Flemming, chief dark for the
Southern Rxprm Company. The two htUMe
which are from tbe Jungles of the Orient,
weighed S3 pound* each; a beautiful
allotted leopard tipped the acalea at ^78.
ringside: two cats, Are moukeya r
hnlHMtfis. a hippo aud a Bon were all put
the weighing machine together and bal
anced Just exactly a half long ton of dead
weight.
LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED
Marble Men to Meet.
For the purpose of arranging for a
meeting of the marble men of the
Southern states, to be held In Atlanta
during the summer, ten of the most
prominent marble producers of the
state met in executive aeaalon In the
Empire building Wednesday afternoon.
No Information was given out aa to the
decision of the body in-regard to the
meeting.
Miss Stevens Mnkei Good.
Miss Rose Stevens, the ''Girl Behind
the Baton," with the military octette at
the Casino thla week, lute many friends
In Atlanta, having appeared here with
many dramatic and opera companies
during the past few years. Thlb Is her
flret season In vaudeville, the past two
summers having been spent with a
comic opera troupe at Fitchburg, Man.
Harry Rodgers Hurt.
While loading a wagon of the Ameri
can Transfer Company at the Central
railroad.freight offices Wednesday aft
ernoon, Harry Rodgers, an employee of
the concern, was badly Injured by the
fall of a heavy box upon hla left foot.
Dr. Gilbert was called and found It
necessary to amputate a portion of one
toe, after which the man was taken to
hla home on Old Wheat straet.
Crowd Sure for Police Picnio.
From the unusually large number of
tickets which have been sold for the
police picnic at Pearl Springs on June
If, the fourteenth annual event la ex
pected to pais Into history as the best
ever held under the auspices of the
guardians of the peace. All officers
have the tickets and very few civil
ians are able to withstand the argu
ments In favor of attending the picnic
next Thursday.
Services at Park Tent.
At Brlebane park tent Thursday night
Rev. Rolfe Hunt will conduct the re
ligious exercises at 7:45 o’clock, and ha
will be assisted by E. Y. Clarke, Jr.,
who will address the gathering on the
subject, "She Loved Much."
John Lawla Return,.
Ulysses Lewis, of 250 Pulliam street,
la this week entertaining hla eon, John
Lewie, who for the past alx years has
been a resident of Rlnaon Antonio, In
the sotuhern part of Mexico, where he
holds a responsible position with one
of the largest Insurance companies In
the country.
No Quorum of Committee.
Owing to the tack of a quorum the
session. of the street committee which
was to have been held at the city hall
Wednesday aftemoon.dld opt JOaterial-
lie, and there will‘be nothing doing in
that committee until tl)e date for the
regular meeting.
Park Board Meeti.
In a short aeaalon of tha pork board
held at the city hall Wedneiday after
noon much routine business was die-
posed of, but very few Important mat
ters were considered. It .was voted to
leave the moving of the debrle from
the burned Fine Art* building at Pied
mont park In the hands of the commis
sioner of public works. The petition of
the military companies for the use of
the park for a sham battle on July 6
was granted.
Pipe Cleaning Nearly Done.
President George F. Whitney, of the
Hudson Contracting Company, which
has the contract for the cleaning of
the 'Atlanta water main, returned to
Atlanta Wednesday afternoon, after a
week’s trip to New York. He will see
that the work of cleaning the Atlanta
piping I* completed thle.wek, and teats
will be made shortly after the work
has been finished.
Water Office Open Monday..
The waterworks office will be closed
after 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, so
Manager Park Woodward announced
Thursday morning, and m at to give
property owners sufficient time to take
advantage of the per cent off on water
bills Monday will also be given to re
ceiving this money.
To Occupy. New Fire House.
Chief Joyner, of the fire department,
and City. Building Inspector Pittman
Inspected the new fire engine house,
No. 2, Thursday morning. The appa
ratus aa well as men will be moved In
the flret of next week. The new house
woe built by the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad In place of the old house
which will be tom down to make room
for right of way.
Against Southern Reilwey.
O. A. Bell has filed suit against the
Southern railway for 31.000, alleging
that a shipment of freight was unnec
essarily delayed.
Oakland City to Appeal.
Owing to the. Injunction temproartly
restraining the mayor and councll of
Oakland City front enforcing certain
ordinances relating to the
the street car company, the difference*
between the Georgia RaUwur
trie Company and Oakland Clty wlll
remain atatua quo until after the near
ing of the Injunction proceedings June
167 In Judge Pendleton e court.
Notice to Young Men.
The Young Men's Society of the
Second Baptist chprch has sent out the
following notice:
"Notice. Young Men of the Second
Baptist Church! All male member*
of the Second Baptlst church of At-
lanta who have et any time I" the poat
attended the Monday evening eenie« of
tbe Young Men * Society are requested
to send their respectlvenams and ad-
draue*. mm early aa poeilble, to Mr.
E. 8. Lumpkin, Fourth National Bank
building, city. Preliminary arrange
ments ant being made tor *
meeting of the young •men of w
church, and In order 1 . , L‘oL.,e^hat
slon to be a success It Is requisite tnat
we have the Information sought.
Browder-Menget Company.
Prominent grocery Interests have
been consolidated Inthe
gM Company, for which
been made for charter. The «Ptt»l
stock of the new eompanjr will be 8M.-
eoo. and will be fully paid up. D. H.
Browder, John A. Mancet. L B. Mor-
‘V’ule petition m tta’ta- itirato'cario bjr'hta high play at rou- mining
corporators. The company will do a
general grocery business.
Dinkine-Davidson Hardware Company,
Dtnklns-Davldaon Hardware Compa
ny la. to be the name of a new Atlanta
firm, with a capitalisation of 3800,000,
for which an application for a charter
was filed Thursday morning. The In
corporators of the new company, which
will do a general wholesale ana retail
hardware business, are 8. C. Dinkins, E.
A. Davidson, Lawson Davidson nnd
Mark Palmour. Of the 8300,000 stock,
all of which will be paid In, 8180,000
will be common, while there will be
880,000 of preferred, with a guarantee
of 8 per cent. Payne, Jones & Jones
filed the petition for charter.
Administrators' Returns.
The ordinary of Fulton county has
sent out notices to administrators to
make their receipts and expenditure*
before the July court of ordinary
meets.
Bioyol* Messenger Sues.
Alleging that on May 81, 1903, while
employed as a bicycle messenger, a
street car ran Into him and that the
Injuries' received from the fall serious-
ly impaired hie physical condition,
Ernest Rahrer, through hla next friend,
Mrs. Flora Rahrer, he* filed suit
against the Georgia Railway and Elec
tric Company, for 35,000. Mr*. Rahrer
has alao sued the company for 3500 for
doctor's bill* and other expenses In
curred when her eon was Injured.
J. B. Wilson Sues 8. A. L.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway waa
made defendant In a damage suit for
32.000. filed Thursday by J. B. Wilson,
who alleges that while working as a
fireman for the railroad he received In
juries due to the company'* careless
ness.
8tud*nts Arrive.
A party of student* numbering more
than sixty, arrived In the city early
Thursday afternoon over the Seaboard
Air Line from South Carolina, they be
ing pupils of the Due West Female
College and Eraklne College of Due
West, S. C., en route to their home* In
various part* of the South.
On European Plan.
On and after June 15 Aragon ho
tel, which for aeveral year* has been
conducted as a European and Ameri
can hotel will be operated only on the
European plan. The dining room' on
the flret floor will continue to be used
as a cafe, while the dining hall on the
second floor will be used for ladles ex
clusively. The new telephone system
will be put In operation, on the 15th.
R. L. Ball Take* Bankruptcy.
Wednesday afternoon R L. Ball, a
section foreman on a railroad, filed a
voluntary petition In bankruptcy In the
United States court. The petition
shows his liabilities to be 8840.71, and
assets 3126.
TORNADO SWEEPS
SEVERAL STATES!
A TRAIN ESCAPES
CROWDED PASSENGER SAV
ED AT BRINK OF WASHOUT
One Person Reported Killed and
Much Damage Done os Re
sult of Storm.
By Private Leased Wire.
St. Paul, Minn, June 7.—The
Daylight Limited, the Burlington'!
fast train from Chicago to the
Twin Cities, carrying 800
aengers, waa saved from de
struction by a tornado last night only
by being a half hour late.
Forty feet of bridge across Coon
creek, near Stoddard, had been carried
away by the wind, but the danger wa*
not discovered until after the regular
time for the train had passed. John
Miller, a farmer, dlicovered that the
bridge was gone, and succeeded In
stopping the train with the engine just
10 feet from the break In the span
over the creek, which waa swollen by
the heavy rain.
The tornndo swept over portions of
Lacrosse, Monroe and Vernon counties,
Wisconsin, nml Houston county, Min
nesota, wrecking dozens of farm
houses and barns, killing one person
and Injuring probably a score. The
greatest damage waa in Coon valley,
not far from where the train wa*
saved. It was when the brick house
of Carl Scheck was wrecked In this
district that the fatality and a number
of Injuries occurred. Leon and Part-
land hnve been cut off by the storm,
and It Is expected casualties may have
occurred there. Much damage wa*
done In the villages of Coon Valley,
Chesebrough, Mormon Coule and
Brinkman.
The storm ieems to have formed near
Llndstrom nnd swept In n northeast
erly direction, cutting a path about 600
yards wide for a distance of 15 miles.
8YLVANIA WINS AGAIN.
Rytranta, Os., June 7.-HylT*nl* took e
a double-header from Stateeboro here yei-
terday In quite an Interesting game. These
gome* were tbe last of s series and liy win
ning them RylTSnlt raptures the whole
series. Neither game could he called fuel,
as errors were made and n good number of
hits secured, but the Interest ns to the re
sult wen unstated nntll the last Inning.
The Score—Pint Otme:
Sylrsnln 800 004 000-4
Statesboro 000 102 001—4
Batteries: Clapton and Dtack; Morgan and
Ilssan. 1'miilre—Cbspmsn.
lilts—Off Morgan 8, off (lupton 2.
The eecond game was called after the
fifth Inning on ncconnt nf darkness, lint
this waa easy picking for the home team,
aa the rtaltora were weak In the Ikjx and
the spit Pull of l'ltcher Melt was bard to
connect with.
The Score—Second Gome:
Rylrnnla 500 30-7
Statesboro 000 00-0
Batteries: Mell a tel Illsck; Smith, Hagan
nnd Procter. Umidre—Chapman.
Ho far thr Hylvanla teem Is playing strict
ly local playera with no hired men, and
haa only gone dawn In defeat one time
end the enthusiasm and support given the
gem* I* quite merited.
SKIRT SALE
TOMORROW
CHOICE
Genuine $6.50 Skirts . .
Genuine $6.00 Skirts . .
Genuine $5.50 Skirts . .
Genuine $5.00 Skirts . .
Brand New Fashionable Models in Black arid
Navy Panamas and Fancy Grey Mixtures.
NONE
TAKEN
BACK
NONE
EXCHANGED
Somebody's going to get tho Skirt bargain of the scaeon
tomorrow. So you'd best come early. At • o'clock
well place on solo for a quick cleanup an odd lot fashion-
a 1.1. ■ Skills III Mink mill ti.it > lilip- I'iuiiiiiiiih. Mohairs
and Grey mixtures.
Also small lot Mines' stylish Bklrta In 84, 36, 16 and
87 lengths of all-wool, black and navy blue Serges nnd
Grey mixture*. Remember, every garment la a fashton-
nbln summer model and "right up to thd minute” In ovory
detail. Valuea represented to $6.60.
Come quick tomorrow and take
choice for .......
$3.95
J. M. HIGH CO.
ONE KILLED, 30
HURT IN WRECK
BRIEF NEWS BY WIRE
“Boota” Song Man Weds.
New York, June 7.—The' men who
wrote Yale’s famous "Booin''. song,
Mortimer Hlrsch, formerly of Rich
mond, Va.. waa married yesterday to
51 lie Ellen Reid, of Montclair, N. J.
William Rockefeller to Return.
New York, June 7.—Now. that John
D. Rockefeller Is on the other side,
William Rockefeller I* about to aall
for home. The active head of the
Standard Oil Company haa been abroad
for eighteen months, and It Is now
reported that he ha* fully recovered,
and will reach New York some time
this month.
Millionaire Near Death.
Denver, Colo., June 7.—Thorns* F.
Walsh, millionaire mine owner, was
near death In a wreck at Boyce, Colo.,
on the Colorado Midland yesterday.
Frank Cunningham, a fireman on the
freight With which the Walsh special
collided, wa* killed, and Tim Calla
han, the engineer, was fatally hurt.
Murdsrer of Niece Caught.
New Brunswick, N. J., June 7.—Fred
erick Lang, the murderer of his niece,
Kate Gordon, at Bonhamtown, near
here, on April 20, when he became
angry at her refusal to wed him, ha*
been coptured here, and I* now In the
county jail awaiting trial.
Autoist Killed In Race.
Berlin, June 7.—In the Frankfort-on-
t he-Main automobile contest there
were 113 care, and soon after the start
was made, Herr Bchleer, a manufac
turer. who was driving hta own car,
was thrown out sad killed.
Folk to Greet Bryan.
New York. June 7.—William Hogs,
who has charge of the reception of
William J. Bryan, when he arrives In
this city, states that he has named
Governor Folk, of Mtaouri, *■ chair
men of the reception committee.
Pur* Food Bill to Pass.
Washington, June 7.—Speaker Can
non's closest friends in the house ar*
now on record aa saying that the pure
food bill will be mad* a taw at this
■slon.
Indictment* Ar* Expected.
New York. June 7.—With the tootl-
mony of Congressman Joseph W. Bab
cock, of Wisconsin, who has been sum
moned before the special grand Jury by
District Attorney Jerome, Indictments
are expected to follow against men
formerly connected with th* Mutual
Life Insurance Company.
To Fight Case to .End.
Oakland, CaL June 7^-Charles O.
Lathrop. brother of the late Jane L.
Stanford, vehemently denies the charges
brought by Annie F. Stanford, In suit
against the executors of Jan* L. Stan
ford, for over *800,006 of fraud and
deception. The suit will be contested
to the end.
SchwaL Bucke the Tiger.
London. June 7.—The Express prints
a dispatch from Nice saying Charles
M. Bchwgb I* causing a sensation at
lette. According to the author of the
story, Schwab won 310,000 by hla
"method." When he first arrived he lost
so much barking No. 33 that he tem
porarily reduced hta stakes to 6 francs.
Will ProbTFor Fraud.
Denver, Col., June 7.—The district
court has ordered a grand Jury
B ro be the alleged election frauds of
lay 18 last, when 325,000,000 worth of
utility franchises were carried by
smalt majority by the corporations,
Fetter to Represent Chins.
Washington, June 7.—John W. Fos
ter, secretary of state, haa been hon
ored by the Chines* government with
an appointment as Its representative at
the approaching Hague conference.
8lx Women Get Degrcee.
Oxford, Ohio, June T,—Oxford Col-
lege closed Its seventy-sixth year yes
terday with the graduation of a class
of alx women, of which number Arris
Griffith, of Owensboro, Ky, waa one.
President Sherser, before conferring
the degrees, announced that Misses Ag
nes and Mary Morris had transferred
their stock In the Institution, amount-
!ng to 131,000, to a corporation, after
their deaths to be a permanent endow
ment to the college.
Woman Wee Sent to Jail.
Richmond, Ind., June 7.—Mrs. Bes
sie Brown, aged IS, daughter of a
prominent family of. Anderson, waa ar
rested here charged with the theft of a
hat from a millinery store. She was
sent to Jail for fifteen days. Yester
day through efforts of Anderson people.
Judge Converse ordered her released
over the protect of the prosecutor.
She Kicked Cep’s Helmet Off.
Denver, Col, June 7.—David Bock*
and a woman known as Bessie Law
rence, with whom he t* said to have
eloped from Loutavllle, Ky, a year ago,
and a bartender. Jamas Dochafne, were
arrested today and fined for disturb
ance. The woman kicked the police
man's helmet off when arrested.
Wedded Without Licena*.
Columbua, Ohio, June 7.—J. Walter
Jeffrey, brother of former Mayor Jef
frey, and hta bride, -who were united
In marriage Tuesday evening by the
Rev. Washington Gladden, have gone
to North Carolina on their honeymoon
and today It developed that they were
married without a lic ense. During the
excitement of the occasion the Impor.
tant matter of securing a license waa
overlooked by all concerned. Now a
license will be secures!, dated back and
forwarded to Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey,
Can't Agree on Wag* 8cat*.
Columbus, Ohio. June 7.—The com
mittee appointed by the miners of east
ern Ohio to agree upon a wage scale
with the operators could reach no
agreement. The Joint committee re
ported the disagreement to the con
vention, which was re-convened to
hear the report. Thla action throw*
the miner*' strike when It originally
began, and It la feared the action
tbreak In the east Ohio
Continued from Pag* One.
necessary to cut away tha elde of the
car.
Oscar Cook’s younger brother, Roy,
waa sitting near. When the crash
came he draggled aa beet ha could to
get to his brother, reaching hta aid*
Just In time to hear him say "Goodby."
Then the engine thrust Its noee further
Into the car and the older brother was
pinned between steel and wood.
Engineer’* Statement.
Engineer. Coahy, of the Central, mad*
thla statement lest night;
“We were coming In Just at 8 o'clock
and were running about twelve miles
an hour. I waa Just telling my fire
man, John Hillman, In' look out for a
refrigerator car that waa In the yards,
and w* never saw the West Point
train until we were about six or eight
car lengths from It. I Immediately re
versed my engine, and w* were going
about alx or eight, miles an hour when
the crash came. The flagman of the
other train failed to flag me down. He
told me that he depended on the
Whitehall ntreet block to stop me. nml
ESCAPED WRECK INJURIES
TO BE WOUNDED BY NEGRO
Unknown Brute Threw Bricks, Slashed Offi
cer Haslett With Razor,Was Fired Upon,
and Then 'Made His Escape.
an oui
dlstric
iris
After bombarding with bricks nnd
rocks tha soda fount of Bam Mitch
ell, a Greek, at Georgia avenue and
Fraser street, and after being shot at
several times by tha Oreek and by Po-
llecmnn Haslett, an unknown negro
man Wednesday night at 8 o’clock
attacked' Officer Haslett end slashed
him severely three times with a raxor.
Tha negro made hta escape, and has
not been captured.
In the melee, Jeaa* Woolen, 22 year*
of age, who reeldea near by In Geor
gia avenue, waa atruck on Hie head
with a brick and painfully hurt.
A peculiar circumstance connected
with the affair la that Wooten waa on
the wrecked train In the Central rail
road yards. He escaped uninjured, but
was nervous, and had gone Into the
soda fount tn get n drink to quiet hta
nerves, lie had been thero but a few
minutes when he wna struck nnd In
jured.
The row started when the negro d*'
manded a drink at the fount. He wee
refused, and Impudently reclared he
wee as good as any whft* man. Offi
cer Haslett was near by, and ejected
the neffro. Aa he did so, the tatter
opened hta knife and tried to cut the
officer. He waa promptly knocked
down, and Ihe knife taken from him.
A few minutes later ne returned nnd
began to hurl bricks and rocks Into
Ih* fount, damollahlng a big mirror
and damaging an electric fan; also
striking Wooten. Haslet and Mitchell
then opened fire on the assailant, and
h* ran, with Haslett In pursuit.
In the chase, Haslett dropped hta
platol and the fugitive negro turned
did not flag tne down. He yelled to ... „
me that It wa* hta fault, and then w „« nervous, and hnd g.
disappeared." - - • - - •
Wild Rumors Flew.
The news of Ihe accident spread over
the business district of the city like
wildfire and created scenes nf Intone*
excitement. Wild rumors aa to tha
number of killed and Injured were rife
and thla augmented the excitement
The flret report* told of a horrible ca
tastrophe, It being rumored that at
least thirty people were dead and fifty
Injured.
This report was rapidly circulated
from mouth to mouth and In awad
tones people mad* anxious Inquiries.
Great crowds nf people Immediately
deserted the business thoroughfares
and hurried tn the scene, relatives and
friends of many of then people having
attended the big Junior Order picnic.
It was the space of only a short tlm*
until the wrecked trains were sur
rounded l>y hundreds of men. women
and children, eagerly seeking Informa
tion at to the extent of the accident.
Outgoing trolley cars, running near
the scene, were crowded with people,
numbers went out In automobiles,
while other crowds ran and walked.
Many 8aved Miraculously.
The wreck Itself was remarkable
from the tact that the lose of life waa
no greater than It was. The big Cen
tral railway passenger engine, on* of
the largest running Into Atlanta, al
most completely telescoped the rear
car of the picnic train, splitting It open
and splintering It aa though It might
have been a cracker box.
So strongly was the big locomotive
wedged Into the car that tha combined
power of two switch engines was re
quired to extricate It. Although the
car waa torn to pieces, the engine es
caped with slight damage. The front
end was smashed, but (he amokeetack
and headlight were not even knocked
off.
Had It not been for a warning cry
from a railroad man the result would
no doubt have been more terrible and
deadly. Realising that a collision waa
Inevitable, the railroad man, who waa
on the Fair street crossing, cried out
to the passengers In the roar car to
lump for their lives. Instantly heed-
ng tills warning, numbers of the pic
nickers leaped from the platform to
tha ground and others rushed pell mell
into the front end of the car.
Had to Cut Body Out
Young Oscar Cook, however, failed
to get out of the way of danger and
waa mashed to death between the
ponderous engine boiler and the side
of Ihe car. It' was necassary for the
city firemen to cut an opening In the
side of Ih* car In order to get out hta
lifeless body.
Howard Oliver was In Ih* rear car
and waa rescued from a perilous posi
tion He was caught and pinned down,
bis legs resting underneath the engine.
Most of the Injured paeeengera were
In this car. Several of them were hurt
by being knocked violently across seals
and against the side- uf tbe
on him, usliik a razor. The of
[ ul Dii lln- <lil!i nml mu lhe hi n
teen stitches were required
tho wounds.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
AT THE ARAOON.
II. V. Prim roar. Ml. Loula; W<I<0<111M n.
New York; Win. II. Itnrrrtt. AuffuMtM. <;h ;
J. H. Ooltawakf. Moron, fla.; W. J (Jriir,
New York; A. K. llarnra. Mnnin. tin ; A.
M. I'rrlrr. Marnn, <»«.: A. •!. Ftwmnn.
Mu run. <2a.; V. D. llaillry, ClrTi-l.iiMl. n •
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Hull, MY.
►red W. Iloji. I-
I.uella Lancaster, one nf the worst
hurt, waa Injured In thl* way.
The concussion of the collision waa
so great that the picnic engine, four
teen car lengths away, was discon
nected from the train and shoved off
several feet. Practically all nf the pas
senger* were given a good jolting, even
those In the far end of the train.
Stewart Ward Talks.
Steward Ward,, of Battle Hill, on*
nf the Injured taken to the Grady hos
pital, In speaking of the accident, said:
I waa nested In the car next to a
window and when the picnic train
came to a stop I looked nut. I saw the
reflection from the headlight, aa the
Central train came up from the rear,
but thought It was on the adjoining
track. Fearing It might strike me. 1
pulled my head In through the window.
In another Instant there waa a crash
and a terrific jolt and I knew there had
been a collision. I was thrown not of
my seat and my arm caught between
the seat and tbs car window.”
Numerous harrowing stories are re
lated by the Injured passenger* aa to
their experiences. On* yonng men, who
waa In the rear coach, waa atruck by a
stove and knocked almost out of the
car.
Many Ambulance* Cam*.
As quickly as possible after the col
lision, nearby telephones were brought
Into service, the hospital being noti
fied, private ambulances and cabs be
ing summoned, and the police and fir*
departments called. Numbers of the
Injured were sent to their home* In
cabs, while the more seriously hurt
were taken away In ambulances. Ow
ing to the fact that the accident oc
curred In the city and owing to tbe
quick work of rescue. It was only a
brief space of tlm* until the Injured
were all being given attention.
Funeral of Oscav Cock.
Funeral aervtcea of Oscar Eugene
Cook wilt be conducted at the resi
dence, No. 318 West Fair street, Friday , - ,
morning at 10 o’clock. Intemynt will fjfc l. u y
be In Holly wood cemetery. The <!•- J - r
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AT THE MARION.
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Ileal, WaynmWo, Ga.: I I. Hr
wife, Waynealioru. tin • Ml** »*n
ter, Heiirrn. M. Ulaa tteraer
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n. nriiir*Fr,
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New York; K. Mn*e. Florida; Ml**
love, Athena, tin.; 111m l*. Fulltl
ena, Ga.; J. H. Mtewsrt. Athena, i;
iaekaon. Jfew York: If. F. fUnrrn
nooca. Tend.; C. .1. Jenkins. \Ve
Ga.; Mm. I». II. Ill-key. tir.-.-rivIl
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ontteHIo: II M Oa-Jdrjr. Kil.ert
M. O’llrlrn. Uoatgtiinerj; Krunk
West Virginia; J A I tcrhu. k. H
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Thompson, t’oluniMa: Th<>« • llogue,
Wnahliigton; ll F. Netirtar rhU.igo. Joa.
II. MAlley. New York; I W Green. Waah-
Ington; J. II. I'm*. XmtmtMrry. Alu ;
Isonla (’. llonaaeUe. Now York; J<<lin ■
t’arr. Maron. Ga.; A. A. Cloe. I’ble.igo: M.
Kinney, Aragon. Ga.; J. M Morgan.
Itlrralnghatn. Ala.; W. B. StMdTBa
II. K. lend wig. city; <\ B Hollo, k.
; P. G. Wright. lUnulnghnm. .
Sweet and wife, Hty; J. W Let
(la; J. W. Illnton. «;»*«»r/rta; It F.
Libert on. Ga.: W. II. Mill-. .Itv
Honsland, city; G. L Hail*. Georgia
Kick ford, Ala.; A.’ I lUrrlnston
Point, Ga.; A. Lots. New \..rk;
drew*, rhnttanooca. Teun .IK
(‘hnrleaton. H. i\. U l» Mnin.io
ledge. Gn.; A. II. M.Umy-. Portia*
G. W. Hamilton. Pulton G n . T. A
ami. Windsor, tin.; W M Xiuer. I*
vide. Ga.: I A Wo.*l. tieorgtn;
Palmer, Wnnhlnclo^ Om.: «
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Charlotte. N < ; W. H Teagle. North Caro-
Robin*
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ceasetf to survived by hla father and
mother. Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Cook, and
Mira two brothers, Roy and Eddie Cook.
nli,
llttAfd. Georgia;
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