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V ; Wayne News VOL. IV. LOTT & J \ ■ m S St mymwmm ;• m % i §> WE 50 HEAD OF MULES AND HORSES ON HAND FOR SALE. We can suit you with almost any kind of Mule or Horse you may want at satisfactory prices. We would be pleased to have you call and examine our stock. I - t I in » LOTT m dC‘'j§> f & t / ‘ \ ■iVf ft > V Slit 4 WJ V I W ay cross, « Georgia. ONLY CORPSES LEFT Thirty-Six Miners Are Entombed In a Burning Shaft. FIRE MADE RESCUE IMPOSSIBLE Horror Occurred At Diamonds ville, Wyoming, and Was Caused By Careless Miner. The worst disaster in the history of coal mining in Wyoming since the Almy horror, eight years ago, occurred at Diamondsville Monday night. Thirty-six are believed to have perish¬ ed in the fire, which started in mine No. 1 of the Diamondsville Coal and Coke Company. The blaze was first discovered shortly after the night shift commenced work. It is thought to have origin¬ ated from a careless miner’s lamp in the oilroom. The flames made such progress that only one man escaped from the two entries in which it was confined. His name is John Andex son, and he was frightfully burned in running the gauntlet of the flames, lie was suddenly confronted by a wall of fire and smoke, and wrapping his head in an overcoat he ran in the di¬ rection of the main entrance. He fell unconscious, and was car¬ ried to the month of the mine. The alarm was sounded, and hundreds of miners at work in the mines and on the outside rushed to the rescue of their imprisoned comrades. The fires had by this time made sncb progress that it was impossible to enter the rooms - of flames. The entire night was B pent in confining the fire to the two entries, and Tuesday morning it was necessary to seal them up to prevent the flames from spreading to other parts of the mine. This sten was onlv decided noon af- ter all hope of saving the lives of the men had been abandoned. Nothing could live five minutes in the fire, which was increasing in fierceness every minute. The plugging of the two entries will smother the fire, but it may be several days before the barricades can be re¬ moved and the chambers explored. The exact total of men entombed is not yet known, as a number are miss¬ ing, some on sick leave and others in the hospital suffering from burns re¬ ceived while fighting the flames, so that an adequate count is at present impossible. The scenes at the mouth of the mine during Monday night and Tuesday were heartrending. Relatives and friends of the entombed miners rush¬ ed to the mine, frantically waving their hands and crying to the mine officials and miners to save their dear ones. Many of the women and child¬ ren were slightly injured in the crowd and by falling over obstacles in the darkness. Iliamondsville has been the scene of a number of disastrous fires since the coal mines were opened there ten years ago, but the conflagrations were never attended with serious loss of life. The mine is owned by the Oregon Short Line railroad. It output is about 175,000 tons of coal per year, and upward of 700 miners are em ployed. The fire was discovered by a boy named Jags Hetson, who bravely ran and told many men who were inside. Richard Fern, fifteen years old, also ran through levels Nos. 6, 7 and 8 and notified the men,and many were saved through his courageous action. Seven men, headed by Mine Foreman Griffin, made several desperate attempts to reach the men through the lower level, bnt their efforts were in vain, four of the seven being knocked down by fire damp, the others being compelled to carry them to fresh air7 It is given out by Superintendent Thomas Snedden, and confirmed by otters familiar with the conditions, that the lives of all the men were cer tainly extinguished within three min utes after the fire gained ascendency. The fire was fully under control Tuesday night, and Superintendent Snedden announced that he will open the mine at once for the recovery of the bodies and resume work. .1ESUP. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MARCH J. 1901. SAMPSON DENOUNCED His Letter Concerning Gnnner Morgan Acts as Boomerang. DUBBED DONKEY AND COWARD Allen Makes Highly Sensational Speech In Senate Attacking Admiral For His Action. In a sensational speech in the sen¬ ate Tuesday “conceited ass,” “con¬ summate coward!” were among the choice expressions used by Senator Allen in references made to Rear Admiral Sampson. Senator Allen read the letter recent ly written by Admiral Sampson relative to the application of Gunner Morgan to be commissioned as an ensign in the navy, and, in terms of scathing bitterness, attacked the snobbery which inspired that letter, letter,” said “If Sampson wrote that he, raising his voice to the highest pitch, “he is a conceited ass,” and the galleries broke forth in applause. Al¬ i e n briefly defended the right of the American youth to have this ambition to attain success in the military and naval service of the country, and paid a high tribute to the Unined States as the land of opportunity, which took its great men from the humble homes, He took occasion, incidentally, to refer to the fact that Sampson was of very humble origin, and added the aristocrat—the man of really no ble sentiments—would never speak a word like this in derogation of one whom he considered socially inferior. Admiral Sampson was also attacked in the house by Mr. Berry, of Ken tucky, who said it was still the evident purpose of the navy department to confer the highest boDor upon the man who was “farthest away” at the battle of Santiago. He contrasted Admiral Sampson’s attitude toward with action during the stress of battle in sending word to those below that “all went well,” and when the battle was over in saying that the victory be¬ longed to the “men behind the guns.” text of Sampson’s letter, The letter written by Admiral Bamp son in reference to Gunner Morgan, after stating that the latter “would probably compare favorably, both pro¬ fessionally and in personal conduct and bearing, with other ensigns, as far as his, continued as follows: “It is earnestly to be hoped, how¬ ever, that the secretary of the navy will not find it necessary to take ad vantage of the authority which I un derstand is to be granted him to ap¬ point a certain number of warrant officers to the grade of ensigns. “While it is true that these men are selected from a large class of men of very unusual ability, wkich distin¬ guishes them as perhaps the profes¬ sional equals of their officers as far as their technical education stands, it is also true that they are recruited from a class of men who have not had the social advantages that are a requisite for a commissioned officer. “It is submitted that in time of peace the navy’s function consists, to i certain extent, of representing the country abroad, and it is important that the navy’s representatives should be men of at least refinement. While there are perhaps a certain few among the warrant officers who could fulfill this requirement, I am of the opinion that the vast majority of them could not. . . . “Once they are commissioned they will have the same social standing as other officers, and no distinction prop erly could be made in extending gen eral invitations. The consequences that would arise from their acceptance might not redound to the credit of the navy or the country which the navy represents. detract from the “Ido not mean to sterling worth of the warrant officers of the navy; I merely mean to suggest to the department that, unfortunately for them, they have been deprived of certain natural advantages, and in consequence their proper place is of leading men among the crew, and not as representatives of the country in wardroom and NO. 40. Plant System. PASSENGER SCHEDULES. Arrivals and Departures at Jesup, Ga. Departures. In Effect Oct. 1, 1900. Arrivals. For Bavannah and points North, East and Prom Savannah and points North, Bast Northeast. and Northeast. Train No, 16 /.eaves 8 39 am Train No. 23 Arrives 5 15am 22 5 20 p m «< 53 6 34 a m 32 11 28 a m 36 9 40 am 36 10 45 p m 33 4 44 p m 78 11 20 p m 15 6 45 p m For Waycross and points South, West, From Waycross and points South, West, Southwest and Northwest. Southwest and Northwest. Train No. 23 Leaves 5 30 a m Train No. 16 Arrives 8 20 am “ “ 53 6 81 a m “ *< 22 ....... 6 20 p m “ “ 35 9 40 a m " “ 32 .......1123 am •• “ 33 4 44 p m “ “ 36 .......10 45 p m “ “ 15 “ 7 00 p m “ “ 78 .......11 20 p m ForJaoksonville and points South. From Jacksonville and points 8outh. Train No. 13 Leaves 5 SO a m Train No. 14 Arrives 10 46 p m -------- Jacksonville Solid train Cincinnati to Jackson ville. Solid train to CinoinnaM. All trains run daily. with U. S. Mail Steamship of Peninsular and Occi¬ Connection made at Tort Tampa dental Steamship Line for Key West and Havana, leaving Port Tampa Mondays, Thurs¬ days and Saturdays at 11 p. m. through service, trains making .... local stops, ^ and , sched¬ ^ . For further information, oar ules to other points, apply to Agent, Station. A. W. STRIPLING, Ticket Passenger J. H. POf.HEMUS, Traveling Pass. Agent. Ga. B. W. WRENN, Passenger Traffic Manager, Savannah, application Illustrated playing cards can be secured at 25 cents per deck upon to •gents of the Plant System._ Job Printing IS NEXT TO NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING, THE BEST ADVERTISEMENT IN THE WORLD. We have been very Fortunate in securing the services ofoneof the best and most experienced printers IN THE STATB, end are now able to execute Job Printing of every description in all the leading Styles. The class of work turned out by us is acknowl¬ edged to be the FINEST and the PRICES tha LOWEST of any printers anywhere. 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