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VOL. VI.
FOURTEEN RESCUED
Searching Parly Braves Death in
Fated Cambria Mine.
NINETY CORPSES TAKEN OUT
Scenes of Horror Witnessed at Johns,
town as Aftermath of Frightful,
, tJeath-DeaLng Mine
Explosion.
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j X special from Johnston, Pa., says:
.Just as day broke through the pall of
fog Friday morning the grim details of
the awful disaster at the rolling mill
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sumo of the Cambria Steel company
iu,oia) aft croon, dawned with re
newed force on the thousands waiting
for authentic new* as to the extent of
the explosion.
The day was one of heroic rescues.
Thrilling experiences attended the ef¬
forts of the forty brave and daring fel¬
lows who went down into the earth
with a very faint hope to spur them
that still they might he in time to re¬
store to life some of those who were
entombed. Death lurked everywhere
around them, but undaunted they surg¬
ed forward, swayed with the noblest of
human purposes. The reward of their
• (Torts was tho saving ot tho lives of
fourteon of their fellow-men and bring
ing (hem back again into the sunlight
and back to living families.
Last estimates of the number of
dead reduce the fatal scope of the ca¬
lamity. But these, while fixing it at
around ou< 4 , hundred, are not eonc’u
eive.
General Superintendent G. J. Rob
If son would not say at this tirao
whether he thought there were 100 or
300 dead. He says there is no way of
telling until a full investigation of tho
mine is made. It was 5:65 o'clock
Friday, morning when the first trxin
load, of vrcftnis were to the
month of th« main entry.
j Forty-nine cars wer e used in bring
ing out 4C dead bodies, and four liv
ing Injured.
The discovery of the dead bodies
was made by a searching party about
10 o'clock Thursday night. They were
lying in the main heading, two miles
in from the main pit entry.
No atempt was made to remove
(them until certainty was established
that no more living remained in the
mine.
The first statement of the disaster
was given the Associated Press hy
•General Mine Superintedent George
"T. Robinson. He said:
“As to the direct cause of the explo¬
sion I cannot exactly say. We know
: tkere was an explosion of fire damp in
‘■the sixth right heading of a section
commonly known as tho 'Klondike.'
“So far as I can find out now, there
were not more than three or four
deaths from the explosion Lself. The
balance were caused by the after¬
damp^
Rescue Was Heroio.
“As to the rescue work, I directed
It to commence just as soon after th
•explosion as possible. We started
working our way down by putting up
brattices in order to carry the air in
with us. I suppose it tvas 10 o'clock at
night before wo came across the bod¬
ies of the living. Doctors John Low
man and John Hannan went down with
us. They carried tanks of oxygen
■with them and were emptied with good
effect on the living. •
“Twenty more we found later on.
They vrere scattered through that sec
tion of the mine. Most of them were
on their way out when caught by the
fatal after-damp.
Bodies Were Mangled.
' When the bodies of the victims came
from the mine a long line of undertak
eFs wagons and picnic wagons were in
waiting to take them on the round
about route to the morgue in the city.
There they were backed up to a door
and a large force of police were ready
to check the great throngs from press
ing in too close.
Body after body was dragged from
the wagons and borne inside, All of
them were blackened and unrecogniz
able, until the undertakers got to work
SECRETARY SHAW MISSING.
Revenue Cutter Gresham Long De
layed in Reaching Boston.
Much anxiety was expressed in Bos
ton, Mass., Wednesday over the non
arrival of the United States revenue
cutter Gresham, having on board Sec
retary of the Treasury Shaw and his
family. early
The Gresham left New York
Tuesday evening and at the smwesi.
hind of travel she would have -cached
Boston within twenty-four hours.
The peculiar thins I& that fciace
ing New York all tract of the Oi ‘ -sfhswa
h4t mu iCiti
Wayne County News.
CHICAGO BUSINESS TIED UP.
Freight Handlers Start on Their Sec¬
ond Week of Warfare as De¬
fiant as Ever.
The second week of the freight han¬
dlers’ strike at Chicago began Monday
with 20,000 men idle and shipping at a
standstill.
The railroad warehouses were al¬
most as quiet as they were Sunday,
so far as the regular business was
concerned. At a distance from each
Warehouse was a company of pickets
posted to keep freight from entering or
leaving the sheds. Near the depots
were guards of police on duty to pro¬
tect the men in the warehouses and to
quell any dlstkrlidnve which might
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Uil “ gS ° f n0Q ' UDi0n m t “ n br ° Ug ' lt
into the city to take the places 1 of ( the
etrikers lounged about the warehouses
or in their cars with scarcely anything
to do.
President Curran, of the Freight
Tahdlcrs’ Hhion, appointed a commit¬
tee to Visit the various railroads, but
his proposition had reverted to the
original one, further than ever away
from the ideas of the managers, and
no hope xvas expressed that a settle¬
ment would be made now or even
this week. The line between the op
posing parties was plainly drawn,
and no move of either side was
made to cross it.
Wholesale houses made practically
no attemrd to send Wit freight 61* to Ve
cteiVo ft. These big establishments
were all but closed down. The strike
has cost them hundreds of thousands
of dollar's already, and they stand to
lose millions should the condition
which prevailed Monday continue!
The loss in wages to the striking
freight handlers and their sympathiz
erS) the teamsters, to the railroads and
other lines of business is roughly esti
mated at considerably over $100,000 a
day . The situation is admittedly very
grave.
CONVICT BARBER RECAPTURED,
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from ' Attanfo Federal
First
Prison Caught in Mioslesippl.
After a trifle more (bah five months
of stolen liberty, haunted by the fear
0 f detection and capture, Henry East,
known fts No. 82, the first convict to
escape from the federal prison at At
lauta, Ga., has been retaken and is
now 111 the hands of employees of Un
c j e g am * s big Atlanta guard hoiise.
p;ast W as captured at Brandon, Miss.,
flfty-four miles from Jackson, He was
taken by Sheriff Uook of that p ace.
It is not yet definitely known for what
offense East was arrested, but almost
as soqn as he had been placed in the
prison Sheriff Cook noted his resem¬
blance to the photographs and descrip¬
tions that had been scattered broad¬
cast through the territory this side of
the Mississippi river.
With the return of East to the pris
on !t !« expected that some sensa¬
tional developments will materialize to
show that the convict did not get away
as has been reported. East left a let
icr for the warden hinting at bribery
having been accomplished, and the
warden himself does not hesitate to
say he believes East escaped either
because the guard was asleep at the
time or because East succeeded in bis
efforts at bribery,
MARRIED HER HALF BROTHER.
Shock of Discovery Leads Devoted
Bride to Self-Destruction.
Because, after her marriage, she dis
covered that her husband was her
iva ] f brother, Mrs. Maggie Wagner,
hridr 0 ; Fred* rick Wagner, a wealthy
f arme r living at Russellville, Mo.,
swa j] 0w *ed carbolic acid and died in
great agony in her husband’s arms
with his name upon her lips.
The young couple were devoted to
on0 another. Their meeting was an
accident, the courtship brief and tbetr
honeymoon ideal,
Quite accidentally the bride discov
ered from anecdotes that he was her
mother’s son, her own half brother,
w hom she had not seen for twenty
years and whom she believed to be
d ead.
She did not reveal her discovery to
her husband until she had taken tho
poison.
RESERVOIR WREAKS RUIN.
Thirty-Five Persons Drowned and
Many Houses Destroyed.
Advices of Friday from Valparaiso
.state that thirty-five persons were
drowned and many houses destroyed
on the estate of Claudio Vienna, at
Las Palmas, as a result of the busstipg
of a reservoir there.
Owes Over Eight Millk f» Dollars.
The tribunal of commerce at Pars
Friday declared the “Cais&e Genc-rales
jes Families ' to be insolvent. The ha
billties are said ^ && fcrtF jBUiioa,
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JRSUPt GEO HOI A. EHlDAY. JULY 18 UHVi
KITCHENER LIONIZED
Londoners Literally Tumble Oytr
fcatii Other in their Welcome.
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HORDES CHEER VOCIFEROUSLY
Prom Paddington Station to Portals of |
8t. James Paiacj Was Contin¬ |
uous Ovation to Vanquisher ;
Of Brave Beers; I
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Lord Kitchener reached London at
j 12:48 p. m, Saturday and his passage
! through the metropolis was one of the
j mostmemorable of the many remark
j bie events of,the past three years.
The small procession of carriages
und his staff in ample serviceable veldt
dress, lacked the spectacular features,
hut evidently , , ,, the crowd , was there , to
see the man of the hour and not the
pageant.
From the moment he set foot in Lon
don t© the time of his disappearance
bem*th tho portal of St. James palace
Kitchener received such an outburst of
popular enthusiasm as quite overshad¬
owed the demonstrations on previous
and similar occasions.
Tho Pacific Steam Navigation Com¬
pany’s steamer Urotava, which left
Cape Town June 23, with Lord Kitch¬
ener and staff on board, arrived at
Southampton at. half past 8 o’clock
Saturday morning. Owing to the fact
that Major Gordon, who also war. a
passenger on the steamer, had been
stricken wth smallpox, Lord Kitchener
and , staff „ only were allowed ,, - to , land. , ,
Received as a Hero.
The platform at Paddington railroad
Ktatlop whc.n Kitchener arrived looked
more like a reeepton room of the war
office or India office than a railroad
station. It was revoked with red car
pets and decorated Within profusion
of flowers" ana palms, wni i ”
decorated Mrnda. crowded wkh spec
ta.orr, had been .rcctad *t.
from which a view of the imturhing
general cou d he obtained. v
Thh M-tform PaHt wan crowded
with distinguished personages, ineiud
iu-m ing Indian s, genera. princes S and jh other oil rials in
full uniform and many ladies in beau
tiful summer dresses. Tho Prince of
Wales, Duke of Connaught, the Duke
of Cambridge, Lord Roberts, the com
mander-in-chief, Lord Lansdowne, the
foreign secretary; Mr. Broderick, th*
war secretary; the Duchess of Somer
set, Lady Roberts i.ady French Md,
jor General feir Franns tt. Wygate
who succeeded Kitchener ns erdar o
Kgyptian army, and Governor General
of Soudan and General blulln Pacha,
British inspector general of the
Soudan, were among those who assem¬
bled to greet the general.
Great Cheer Given.
When Kitchener’s train arrived,
punctual to tli e minute, a tremendous
cheer greeted the latent Fro as
emerged from his car and shook Lands
with the Prince of Wales. He stood
head and shoulder above nearly every
one on the platform and bis workman¬
like khafll uniform, with the large sun
helmet, made familiar by his pictures,
was in striking contrast to the glitter¬
ing uniforms and rows of medals and
orders worn by most of those in wait¬
ing. "‘Tho
reception lasted tea or fifteen
minutes, when the Prince of Wales
and other members of the royal family
drove off. Lord Kitchener and Gener¬
als French and Hamilton took seats in
one of the royal carriages and followed
by tho brilliant headquarters staff
headed by Lord Roberts and an escort,
left the station and amidst loud cheer¬
ing from those inside which grew into
a perfect roar as Kitchener and his
companions cam e in sight of the great
gathering outside. The cheering was
kept up until the party entered the
portals of the palace.
Senator McLaurin, of South Caro
lina, .called on President Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay Friday. It is reported that
i the president tendered and McLaurln
; accepted a position on the court of
c ] aimg
TOOK HER ON WEEK'S TRIAL.
New Plan of Selecting Wife Inaugur
ated by Kentucky Farmer.
Several weeks ago Frank Newton, a
i young farmer living near Fulton, Ky.,
) 1 advertised in eastern papers for a
wife. The “ad.” was answered by a
; eco re or more, but from among them
I he selected Miss Beatrice David, of
I Montreal, Canada.
•I Letters were exchanged. Last .Wed
nesday Miss David arrived at Fulton
j i and Newton agreed to take her terml- on a
week's trial. The trial was
i nated Monday by the couple going mrrki be
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««*»« s « f »« ™ :twa
District Attorney Erwin Makes Sensa¬
tional Statement—Canadians Sur¬
prises at Charges Preferred,
A Washington special says: Marion
Erwin, the specal assistant attorney
general in the proseeuton of the
charges against Gay nor and Greene,
Friday made the following statement
in reply to the charge of Mr, Tasche
rcau, of counsel for Gaynor and
Greene,, made in the Quebec court that
he (Erwin) had offered to drop the
cane Against the defendants if they
would pay $S00.b0d , to tLb united
States government:
“There is nothing in the statement
from Quebec'that I offered to settle
the ease for 5500,000 except this:
"When the prisoners were taken to
Montreal Benjamin IX Greene, in a
conversation with mo, which he re¬
quested, stated that he and John F
Gavnor would pay the government
?300 Q00 ln settlement of the whole
controversy, I replied that the sum
g(atcd was not sufficiently largo for
me to mention to the attorney general.
I, however, did mention it to the attor¬
ney general, Mr. Knox, who said that
my answer was the appropriate one.”
Tascheroau Attacks Erwin.
Advices from Quebec state that the
Gaynor Greene oases Friday were of
very little interest as regards the base
itself. In referring to the reports sent
to Attorney Gerieral Knox hy Mr. Er¬
win. Mr. Taschereau strongly protest
ed' against the remarks made by Mr.
Erwin respecting the jud! xary. Ho
;i quite surprised, ho said, that in
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his report Mr. Erwin had not inform¬
ed the United States authorities that
tin le Part 1 a<1 made n a U an an offer to the prisoners
to drop tho case o if , the .. latter won)d woum
$500 000 u> tho Uaitcd states
« government This offer, Mr. Tasche
waa mado i„ the Windsor
’ fol
Mo ntreali on the Saturday
l0W *‘ E Ule arn Gaynor and
' Durand
Messrs. Mt Master «ud Pan
protested against Mr. Tasehereau’s
remarks regarding Mr. Erwin’s report
the , attPt had not reflected
. bllt , on the contrary,
Pxpi . f , KKrd high at>i*efclatioh Mr. Of
They did not believe that.
s made such an offfei- to
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1 'f^T^Master presented d
^ then
m , h the habeas corpus
j M on June 20 and 2 1 by
^ c ^d'for n Tho counsel for the ac
a delay to Tuesday
for reply. This delay was grant
g an coungel {or the prosecution was
E untjl FrWay nexl to arrahgb the
P l y for thfe defense. Mr.
Ta hereau a5fo movr , d ti.at Judge Cd
J , day {or a hearing on the trier
V he case. But. the judge retriaric
J motio „ to quash the writs
CO rpus bad precedence.
Canadians Surprised.
Surpr«se 1 b expressed at Ottowa at
the complaint by a legal representa¬
tive tif the United States that vexa¬
tious delays have occurred in connee
tion with the extradition of . Messrs. „
Gaynor and Greene, and (he reported
intention of the Washington authori¬
ties to complain to the imperial gov
| eminent is scarcely credited. The
case is in tha courts and if counsel for
tho prisoners take advantage of tl.e
technicalities in the interest of their
clients delays are unavoidable, But
for this, perhaps, the federal authori¬
ties are not fo be held responsible.
The law clearly sets forth the course
to be followed in an extradition case,
Judgment must be rendered in accord
ance with the facts brought out.
Should the evidence justify a commit¬
ment for' extradition, the judges or
extradition commissioner forwards the
evidence to the' department of justice
at Ottawa' 1 together with his report,
,
; when the latter issues a warrant for
extradition. The department has no
right to intervene unless the offense
for which extradition is sought is a po
litical one. If sufficient grounds for
the extradition of the accused can
established the two men wil. be hand
ed over in due course.
Mont Pelee Takes Fresh Start,
A dispatch from Fort De trance,
Martinique, says: There was a fresh
eruption of Mont Pelee Friday morn¬
ing.
LORD PAUNCEFOTE’S REMAINS
Arrive at Southampton on Board
United State* Cruiser Brooklyn.
The United State? armored cruiser
Brooklyn, from Annapolis, July 1, hav¬
ing on board th e remains of Lord
Pauncefo'e, late ambassador of Great
Britain at Washington, arrived at
Soutbmpton, England, Monday. Full
naval honors were paid to the remains.
His widow followed the coffin from
the warship to the train, which started
for Newark upon Trent, where
funeral took place Wednesday. The
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