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r; l » i i Main line* of wllroanB I jgfiea of | H-nUtlf fliplllll <■ The Atlanta Georgian. GCORGIA 00,Off 6.M Vnlue of KKG VOL. 1. NO. 119 Morning Edition. ATLANTA, GA,. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,.1906. Morning Eilition. PRICE: Two Freight Trains on the Western and Atlantic Railway Crash, Head -on, With Fright ful Results. SIX OF THE SEVEN DEAD MEN WERE RESIDENTS OF ATLANTA Seven trainmen, nil but one of Atlanta, were killed In a frightful head* ,;n collision between two Western end Atlantic freight trains near Ring- gold, On., at 1: SB o’clock Wednesday morning. It Is said the wreck wee caused by Engineer Clemeni’n forgetting bin orders and running past the switch, 290 yards north of Ringgold. The dead are: ENGINEER C. W. FISHER, south-bound freight, HI Simpson street, Atlanta ENGINEER C. H. CLEMENT, north-bound freight. 32 Markham street, Atlanta. CONDUCTOR T. Y. WHITEHEAD, south-bound freight, 1E» Central avenue, Atlanta. BRAKEMAN W. 13. SKELTON, 40 Bartow street, Atlanta. FIREMAN J. W. KENNERMAN, 212 1-1 Marietta street. Atlanta. FIREMAN W. M. SLAUGHTER, 208 West Alexander etreet, Atlanta. WALTER SMITH, extra fireman, Lancaster, Pa. The trains In the wreck were north-bound No. 8, of which Clements was engineer, and south-bound No. 18, which was running In three sections. Only the third section figured In the amashup. It was In command of Conductor Whitehead and Engineer Fisher. Conductor Whitehead and Engineer Fisher were Instantly killed. En gineer Clements, Firemen Kennerman and Slaughter and an extra fireman, who was making the run for the first time, were Injured so badly that they died within a short time after the accident. All of the bodies recovered were terribly mangled. Those of Smith and Clement have not yet been recovered from the debris The two engines were torn to fragments and live cars of each train were demolished. Superintendent McCollum went to, the scene of the wreck early Wed nesday morning, a wrecking train and surgeons being sent from Chatta nooga, which Is only twenty miles from Ringgold. * W. D. Adams, conductor of the northbound freight, was not hurt In the wreck, being the only one of the two crews to escape without Injury. Homer Robertson, brakeman of the northbound train. Jumped from a window of the engine cab Just as the crash came. While severely bruised, he Is not ssriously f hurt. He Jives at 173 Luckle street, Atlanta. He had gone to the engine to remind Clement that his orders were to •top at the Ringgold switch, when the crash came. Had he arrived at the cab a minute earlier the awful accident would have been avoided. Fatality of Figures. Clyde H. Clement was serving the Western and Atlantic railroad In the capacity of engineer his 13th day when he met death because of the collision with southbound train No. 13. Engineer Clement was 33 years of •ge, the death coming as It did when promotion long sought for and work ed (or, had Just been granted. He was a member of Central Lodge No. 23, I. O. O. F., and, for a number of years, was active In fraternal .work, making many friends, who have visited the residence, 39 Markham street, throughout, the morning to express their deep sympathy for the members of the grlef-strlcksn household. He was also an active member of the Hrotherhood of Railroad Firemen, from which organisation he had not taken his card because of. the few days *lnee his promotion to engineer. Mr. Clement was born at Tunnel Hill. (la., and was raised there. He moved lo Atlanta some years ago along with the other members of the fnmlly, so a* to facilitate his work. He Is survived by his parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Clement, two brothers, S. D. Clem ent, an engineer In the Western and Atlantic railroad yards, and John G. Clement, an electrical engineer, as well as two sisters, Misses Reo M. and Elma Clement, all of Whom reside at the home in Markham street. The body will be taken from the scene of the wreck to Chattanooga and from there to Tunnel Hill Thursday. The family will leave Atlanta for the old homestead Thursday morning. The hinernl will take place In the home lawn at 2 o’clock In the afternoon. A delegation from the Odd Fellows and from the Brotherhood of RnIIrtmil Fire men will l>e in attendance At the serv- Thomss Y. Whitehead. Thomas Y. Whitehead was known throughout the neighborhood of the (••Hence, 189 Central avenue, as the "Man on the Porch,’’ because of his eonled pastime of quietly rocking **'ay the hours at the front of his home while not engaged In. hie duties of conductor on the Western and At lantic railroad. Conductor Whitehead has been with 'be W. & A. for the past 19 years He was 49 years of age, having been •om at Athens, Oa., 1887. The greater Part of his life has been spent In At lanta and at Kingston where the re mains will be taken for burial Thurs- °av morning. Engineer Charles Whitehead, a rouatn of T. Y. Whitehead, atated Wednesday that Conductor Whitehead usually rode from Dalton to Ringgold in the cab of the engine so aa to fare the loss of time walking from •be caboose to the front of the train \1 receive orders. It Is further stated Inat orders had been received by No. •* lo meet No. 8 at Ringgold but that rders were overlooked or forgot- GREAT CRISIS ten. •' !r - Whitehead is survived by his formerly a Miss Ada Armspaugh. *ibens, and a 14-year-old son, Fred- •Hck. He lived In the home with hla Cuban Capital Is Re- . ported in a Tur moil. Havana,. Sept. 12.—The city is an an uproar. News that the United States gov ernment has dispatched three warships to Cuba has reached the people. It is ru mored that more vessels are to be sent and that an Amer ican squadron will rendez vous off Havana harbor. Insurgeuts are boldly re cruiting their forces within the city. Reports are con stantly' reaching here of in surgent success. The gov eminent appears helpless. Many believe that President Palma is unable to cope with the situation. A crisis is ex pected within a few hours. IT WAS J. B. ECHOLS. NOT EBER ECHOLS Continued on Pago Three. Owing to a mistake made at police headquarters, the name of Joe B. Ech ols, who when recently arreeted, tried to commit eulclde. appeared In The Georgian and other Atlanta papers ae Eber Echols. The fact of the matter Is that Eber Echols, who lives about 10 miles from Atlanta on the Flat Shoals roed. Is one of the best known men In his section of the county and has elwere b^™* » reputation of Integrity and Industry. COURT OF APPEALS ELECTION OCTOBER 3; CABANISS -SE CRE TAR Y The committeo voted down by over whelming majority a proposition tc placo ths headquarters permanently in Macon. H. H. Cabanlss, of Atlanta, elected permanent secretary of the state Dem ocratic executive committee. Election lor three appellate court Judges to be held October 3, In sepa rate boxes. \ The amendment creating the court will be voted on at the same time. This was In substance the action of the new state Democratic executive committee In Its first meeting here Wednesday. The state Democratic executive com mittee met at 12 o’clock Wednesday In the convention hall In the Piedmont ho tel, with practically all the members present. Upon motion of Hooper Alexander, of DeKalh, Hon. Henry Cabanlss, the veteran newspaper man of Atlanta and Augusta, was named as permanent secretary of the committee, as first predicted In The Georgian. Chairman Miller read two letters from members of the committee who were absent, asking that they be rep resented by proxies. Mr. Berner, of Monroe, Hoke Smith’s law partner, said he had no objection to proxies now, but that he would bp- pose them hereafter. Reuben Arnold, of Atlanta, Intro duced a series of resolutions providing for the election of the Judges of the court of appeals. One resolution provided for holding the primary for this purpose on Octo ber 30, the same day of the general election. Urged Separate Primary. Mr. Holderness, of Carroll, was op posed to the holding of a primary as soon as October 30. He believed that It was Inexpedient to vote for appelate Judge until the people had ratified the amendment. He strongly urged a sep arate primary. Reuben Arnold said that his purpose In naming the day for the primary was to save expenses. He seemed to be the spokesman of the new regime, but to an outsider It appeared that some of the new members, not being old poli ticians. were rather Inclined to kick against Messrs. Berner and Arnold's program. Mr. Arnold, Mr. Berner, Mr. Wright, of Richmond, and Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, and Mr. Knight, of Berrien, were promlntnt, and they made them selves heard upon even* matter that came up. Hooper Alexander wanted T. C. Crenshaw’s name left off the ticket, as this was a Democratic ticket. Mr. Wright, of Richmond, and other able members of the committee,' were honest und frank enough to say that every name should be on the ticket and let the voter decide for himself for whom he wished to vote. Mr. Knight, of .Berrien, who Is a member of the Soldiers’ home investi gating committee, absented hlmsslf from the Soldiers’ Homs committee, and mads himself felt In the committee. Did the Macon convention make a grave mistake In enlarging the commit tee? Thirty-two or thirty-three mem bers were hard enough to control, but when H got to fifty-eight, the discus sion became general and seemed to split this “unanimous consent" advo cated by the governor-elect. To Name Judges October 3. The court of appeal Judges will be nominated on Wednesday, October 3, by resolutions offered by Reuben Ar nold, of Atlanta, and passed by the state Democratic executive committee. The voters qualified shall bo those defined In ths recent platform. Ballots tor the JndRcs shall be deposited In separate boxes. Arrangements are left with a sub committee of live from the state com mittee. The three candidates receiv ing the highest number of votes shall be declared the nominees. Departure from the majority rule, It Is stated, ts made because of the expense of hold ing two primaries. Tickets shall contain the names of all candidates, ■ and no ticket will be counted where fewer of more than three are voted for. No County Assessments. The following resolution by Mr. Alex ander, of Dekalb, was tabled: “Resolved,“That candidates for state offices voted'by the whole state, ought not to be assessed by county executive eommlttees, find such assessments are prohibited." ; It was adopted. Mr. Dean,;*)? Hall, wanted the tick ets to state only “For amendments," and Mr. Natria, of Cobb, wanted “Against Ratification," so that any man, If he wished, might so vote. The Atlantic circuit sollcitorshlp also came up, upon a petition from Living ston Kenan, asking a re-hearing upon the returns In that circuit. The resolution by Hon. Boykin Wright, of Richmond, was passed, pro viding that the place and hour for holding a primary shall be the same as Jhat fixed’ for the general election. Further Charges Made in Investiga- T. Y. WHITEHEAD. Conductor who was killed in wreck. tion. Bombshell . Is Thrown Into Ohio Con vention. engineer clement. Who It is charged forgot his orders. IT OF ALL STRIKES Louisville, Ky., Sept. 12.—William J. Bryan spoke today at North Vernon, Ind. He took an advanced position In regard to the duty of the govern ment In regard to strikes. Among other things .he s^d : The Democratic party has always Insisted and It will be one of the planks of their platform that Com pulsory arbitration should Us enforced by the national congress. I am op posed to etrlkes. it Is the business of the national government to stop them. They cause suffering to people all over the world. It 1* not alone the miner and operator who suffers. "The president did a good thing when he stepped in and stopped the strike, but I blame him for not stop ping them all by national agitation." Profane and abusive language to the old soldiers on the part of pr. Amos Fox. treasurer of the home; brutality on the part of Captain John A. Thomp son: Incompcteney and drunkenness of Captain Langdon Bowie; poor and Illy- prepared foods, and further testimony as to the character of Mrs. Bello Reid, former stewardess, formed the meat In the legislative Investigating commit tee’s second day’s work. Testimony from the Inmates of the home relative to allegations set forth In the petition were concluded Wednes day at the morning session. Further hearings will be held, beginning on Wednesday afternoon, In the Bcnate chamber at the capital. The hearing of the committee did not commence until 9:40, owing to the ab sence of members. As Senator Illalook^ and Representa tive Knight are members of the new- state Democratic executive committee, they left the meeting at 11 o’clock. Judge Longley suggested that a llml tntlon be fixed on the Introduction of witnesses along the line of testimony submitted Tuesday. After discussion, Judge Colquitt, for the petitioners, stated that only a few more witnesses would be introduced. Senator W. C. Bunn, of Cedartown, a member of the committee, was present for the first time Wednesday morning. , On motion of Mr. Williams, four were named ns a quorum of the committee. The hours for the session Wednesday werc fixed for 9:40 to 12:50 and from 3 to 4:60 In the afternoon. The ses sions beginning Wednesday afternoon will be held In the senate chamber at the rapltol. More Testimony Given. D. M. Moseley was the first witness Introduced. lie said he hnd been In the home two years. Asked as to Cap tain Bowie’s treatment, he said It was kind, but that he was very neglectful today. Theoe.jreldents occurred: John*"'l'h') , rnp»on l w»Vtyr»nrfloa| t ai ' IUln ^ - *»' •- "1 never heard him speak n kind word to nny one while he was hers." Mr. Moseley said - the butter was rancid and unpalatable, and the syrup unlit to eat. The biscuits were a com bination of bad Hour and wretched cooking. He never hnd nny milk ex cept what he bought. Beef wns served twice a week und eggs were unknown. Played Favorites. As to Mrs. Reid, she was partial to some few, he testified, and overbearing to others. Pressed to mention her fa vorites, he gave the names of Mills, Miller and Saffold. Saffold, he declar- clarod Bolts From Sky In jure and Frighten Many. New York, Sept. 12.—The mopt se vere electrical storm of the present year swept over Greater New York ventton Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 12.—What wi designated as a bomb-5hell for tl Republican state convention wi hurled by James Holcomb on behalf ■ the Cuyahoga county delegation, came In the nature of h resolution as! Ing United States Senator Dick to n sign the state chairmanship, to whic he has Just been elected. On this proposition Oongres.-nnfl Ilurton took the platform and In a mo Impassive, but earnest, manner, suj ported the resolution. Burts that the time hnd come when conven tions should do something beside glory over the past and make promises for the future. They should do something besides resolve themselves Into phrase ological commendations of this or that Individual. Foraker to Rescue. It was not fair for the committee to take snap Judgment when Senator Dick himself declared he wanted the question of the propriety of his election brought to a vote on the Iloor of th» convention. He snld It was better for •Mr. Dick to have tho convention as a body decide on his merits nnd If he were chosen In that way there could be mi ■■in- I■■ criticise. Loud cries from all purls of the hall brought Senator Foraker to the stage. Til' senator s.ild be was not n delegate and not entitled to participate In the convention, but he could not under- sland why a man who wns good enough to be chairman for McKinley. George K. Nash n Hanna was not good enough years of campaign experience admitted fitness for the plac therefore, be sufficient to lndo now. A roll call being demanded f'halrmnn Dick nnd the action of central committee sustalnp-I by a \ of 673 nyes to 285 nays nnd a foil ing vlve voce vote Indicated by William ltl M. A. now. His Rnd his should, volun .(.*11 that tho van ovf ahogn entlment of the vhelmlngly for Dick. nted olldlv for story factory of Broome ft Newman, at 13th street and Third avenue, Brooklyn, was struck by a bolt. One hundred girls fikd In panic; ten were knocked senseless and man and a woman were burned. The 6i-foot flag staff on the top of the 16-atory Butterlck Publishing Com pany, at McDougall nnd Bpring streets, was shattered. There are 2,700 em ployees In the structure, mostly young women and girls, and many of them fled from their work benches. Three hundred men employed In ex cavating the Belmont tunnel on West Fourth etreet, Long Island City, had a narrow escape from drowning when a huge volume of water plunged down upon them. They were 48 feet below the surface and so great was the flood that half of them were knocked down. The county court house and the hall of records In Brooklyn were flooded. This was caused by the sewers becom ing choked and two to three inches of water .flowed about the halls. the Holcomb motto solidly against It. It Is reported today that an effort would bo made In tomorrow’s conven tion to force through resolutions In- ■ I'U.-Ing Senpt.a- I*..raker as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomi nation In 1908. ed. spent moat of hla lime In her room. Baffnld sat Juat behind the wit ness. He appeared about 60 years old. He bought eggs, rrackera and milk up to a few weeks affi>, when Mrs. Reid stopped him from that. He cooked his eggs In the grove then. When asked why he did not com plain of these things, he said that the Impression was general that It would avail nothing, nnd result In discharge front the Home. He sultl one mnn was discharged for twelve months because he cursed Dr. Amos Fox. Question of 8alarlos. New evidence brought out from this witness related to the charge In the petition that the Institution was over loaded with useless officials. He said Captain "Tip" Harrison got 1200 e year for four days’ work as sec retary to the board of trusteea, and Dr. Amos Fox got a similar amount as purchasing agent. Captain Harrison questioned him as to how he gained Information as to hla salary, and Mr. Moseley said It was general talk. In conclusion he testified that report accredited Mrs. Reid with being Im moral. Crum Injects Humor. John Fort Crum, who was discharg ed from the Home for a difficulty. In jected some humor Into the hearing. He eald Corporal Hughes knocked him down and called him a damn pup py. Asked Why Captain Bowie didn't atop the trouble, he aabl the superin tendent stayed In bed until 9 or 10 o’clock every morning. Bowie went to town every night and didn’t come back until the last ear. “If they ever had any Investigation of the trouble between myself and Cor poral Hughes I didn't know anything about It." Questioned closely by Captain Harri son. he admitted, however, that he was nt the trial of the ease. Kept Bill of Fare. C. E. Loomis had been In the Home four years. Captain Thompson, he as serted, wns cruel, and the food had. He bought eggs, milk, butter, Jelly end such things. “Alleged butter and molasses f were served, hut nobody could eat either." The bill of fare for a period of cov ering June and July this year, as kept Labor Leader Declares Maine Election Was Fraud. t hat Continued on Pago Threo. Washington, Sept. 12.—Charging I both the nomination and the election of Charles E. Littlefield In the Second Maine ■ congressional district were bought fur him this year, and that but for the use of large suniB of money ho would surely have been beaten at the polls, Hamuel Gumpers, president of the American Federation of Labor, to day discussed with less reserve than heretofore the late campaign In Maine. "Everybody perfectly understands that Littlefield would have been beaten for the nomination but for the liberal use of money. His opponent was un doubtedly the choice of the majority of Republicans In the district and would have been nominated but for the use nt money against him. With the presi dent declaring that the defeat of Mr. Littlefield would be n public calamity, we would atlll have defented him. hut for the fact that n lot or fellows who hnd been opposed to Littlefield were hired to support him.” "Who furnished the money that \va* used in this, campaign? DM It come from Mr. Littlefield himself or from other Interests?” "Mostly from others—the Boston nnd Maine und the Maine Central. Rut then 4t was also mnde a test of faith by the vested Interests of the w hole East. I have a copy of a letter that a big wholesale liquor house In New York sent to grocers all over Maine calling on them to support Littlefield <>n the ground that hts defeat would he a ca lamity to business Interests." POLICE SEARCHING FOR WE ALT H YVY1I )OW Chicago, Kept. 12—Mrs. Karah A. Boatman, aged 64. a rich widow. Is to day sought by the police, who were notified that she has been missing from her home for n « eea It was re ported that she carried 11.600 with her the night she disappeared.