Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NO EXCUSE SAYS MAJ. EARLE. n rr Result of His Examination of the* Wreck of Ogden Train. Railroad Commissioner Jno. H. Earle, who has made a personal in- r vestigation into the wreck of the Og- f( -den special at Greenville last Satur- p day gives the following statement to c, the Greenville News: p "There is absolutely none that I d can see. After interviewing thirty t( two people who were in tihe wreck, s, I am informed that the special in chzge of Engineer Hunter, of the s, Savannah division, turned the curve at the Poe mill at from forty to fifty 'g miles an hour, and that Mr. Ogden c< had requested Mr. McCoy, the special representative of the Pennsylvania ci Railroad. to request the engineer not to run the train at sucih fast spced, d as there was no necessity of arriving at Greenville at such an early hour, and meeting the Greenville commit tee before his party was ready to ry receive them. The testimony is to P the effect that the train was running a at this rate of speed and was in the I yard limits. From the uncontradict- h ed testimony of all persons I inter- n viewed, the freight train was on the n main line and, as far as I can ascer- e tan, the crew of the freight did not 0 know that the special was to come sl in at this time. This wreck occurred 12 at 7:55 a. m. and the Ogden special r< was 45 minutes late. I immediately tc saw the train dispatcher at Green- O ville, who informed me that this s train should Ihave been dispatched f, from Charlotte, that Mr. McFaus- b soux, who is the night yard master, a! was just off duty and that John Riser, N Jr., had charge of the yard at this -p time, and it was impossible while I t< was there to ascertain if Mr. Riser d knew of this special. I immediately y: called on Mr. Robert C. Ogden and le asked him if there was anything spec- t< ial he desired the railroad commis- W sion to do and receiving very little r intelligence from him, I saw Mr. R. ir M. Ogden, his secretary, who only S4 desired that the matter be investigat- c] ed, saying that his train had a h through schedule and that the freight Iv had no business on the main line. "After interviewing the numerous e: Pullman car conductors, cooks and porters, I could learn nothing more than that the wreck was caused by b the special running into the rear end of the freight train, and from the lo- I cal officials could learn notihing more. After interviewing Mr. McManus I learned that this train was running at a high rate of speed, in charge of a a conductor and engineer of his divis- c ion, but it seems from the testimony g that this engineer should have been familiar with the righ't of way. "I immediately, after viewing the e wreck, telegraphed the other rail- s road commissioners to come here and assist me in the investigation, s and found that these telegrams were not dispatched by tihe Western Union s office until 1.43 today. I then called up the office over the telephroe and e requested the other commisc ers to e come by special train, so .at they might be here before important wit- di + a eenware, Ti : Kitchen Ut( 0==0+++ esses left for the North. The com- a ission will make a thorough inves gation and will begin at once." Z A Matrimonial Experience. A tall, fine-looking colored wo an stood in the doorway :nquiring >r the doctor, says a writer in Lip- e incott's. I sent her to the cook's i ibin to await him. Shortly after t ssing Aunt Nellie's, the cook's I >or, I saw the two sitting amicably i )gether, eating sweet potatoes and - noking pipes. t Repassing, I found Aunt Nelly r )eeding the parting guest: r "Good-by, Mandy, Give Jimmy ards and bring him next time you >me." Then, turning to me as Amanda essed the yard., she said: "Does you know, Miss Alice, who it is jest gone out yere?" "Dat's my in,usband's wife." "Your husband's wife?" I 'gasped. "Yes, ma'am. Me and Jim was arried a long time, an' we lib hap v and the two childrens was big, hen Jim got religon, and after dat, 'clare to y,ou it's de trouf, I neber ab one more day's peace wid dat an. He neber do no mo' cussing :>r slinging t'ings about, but he ev -lastin' groan like his liber was out E j'int. and nothing didn't seem to fit him. I says to him, 'if you jist .y aside your feelin's an' dance a al good break-down, you'll feel bet :r,' but he 'lowed I was in the bonds E 'niquity-whateber dat is. You te, Jim's religion struck him power d hard. It doesn't offen come as ad as dat. Well, I stood him long ; I could, t'inking it would kind o' -ear off, but when dar wasn't no !ace winter nor summer, I tole him > saddle up de hoss and we would go a >wn to Boggy Depot and get un ined. Der's a man down dere wid I gal permission from the gove'ment g > unjine folks dat's put up together i 'rong. We come home full of peace. en after a suitable time of mourn- i g he sets up to Mandy, an' I do t y for it dat. shc makes him a fust ass wife. 'Ca'se when she married, is spells had kind a-wore off an' he as taking his religion mo' easy." Much amused, I said, "Did you ev-' marry again." "Me? Law! Miss Alice, no. Dey ilk 'bout sperience at camp' meeting, ut 'taint nothin' to the sperience of arrying. Co'se I's had offers--ain't de bes' cook in de settlemint?" I Lodge's Grim Humor. Senator Lodge's sense of humor is grim one, at least so avers a certain a :mmitee clerk in the Senate, says ie New York Times. One afternoon early inl the present ission there 'were a number of clerks agaged in a room just off that of the1 nior Senator from Massachusetts. All at once they were aware of the dden appearance of the Senator. is brows were wrinkled into the ternest of fr'owns. "Who is it," demanded he in a per-c rnptory tone, "that is smokig~g that igarette?" Whereupon the guilty m.an imme ately began to apologize and threw Ice Creani Nhile 'You Wait When in nee nd a lot ofth trgest stock a inware, Enar mnsils in the C qer emm Lway his half smoke. "Oh, it's you" said the Senator witi half smile: "then I'll thank you t< tand me one: there isn't a single ci ,arette in my room. A Pertinent Query. Rev. Henry C. McCook, pasLOr em ritus of one of the oldest and mos ashionable churches in Philadelphia ells of a Scotchman who left thi Presbyterian church and became at ndependent, says Harper's Weekly Che deserter was taken to task b' he Presbyterian minister, "I'm sor y to find that you have changed youi eligi:ous inclinations. A rolling tone gathers no moss, Sandy.' "Ay. minister, I ken," responde< ;andy. "but canna ye tell me wha ruid th' moss is to the stane?" Reflections of a Bachelor. Cew York Press. A woman always tries to figure ou rom the way the envelope is address d whether the letter contains goot )r bad news. One of the relaxations of home iter you thave worked down town al lay, is to try to solve the servan )roblem with your family. It's dangerous not to notice a nev Iress your wife has, because sh< hinks you are not interested, an< t's dangrous to notice because it ma: >e a new one you forgot to notice be ore. No minister is as black as he dress s himself. There is an awful lot of fun in fool ng yourself into believing you ar laving it wihen you aren't. ?heumatic Pains Quickly Relieved The excruciating pains characteristi 'f rheumatism sciatica are quickly re leved by applying Chamberlan's Pai alm. The great pain relieving powe f the liniment has been the surpris ud delight of thousands of sufferers he quick relief from pain which i ifords is alone worth manS times it ost. For sale by Smith Drug Co., Pel am'& Son, W. G. Mayes and Prosperi y Drug Co. A woman admires her husband i ie refuses to wear dandified clothes )ut it makes her pretty mad just th, ame. For a Weak Digestion. No medicine can replace food bu hamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab ets will help you to digest your food t is not the -quantity of food takei hat gives strength and vigor to thi ystem, but the amount digested an: ssimilated. If troubled 'with a weal tigestion, don't fail to give the Tablet trial. Thousands have been benefitte >y their use. They only cost a quarter For sale by Smith Drug Co., Peiham e son,W. G.Mayes& Prosperity Drug Cc Generally a man has some news ti >reak to his wife about a hunting tri: ie is planning when he will go t< :hurch with her without fighting a yout it. Keep your bowels regular by the us i Chamberlain's Stomach and Live rablets. There is nothing better. Fe ale by Smith Drug Co., Pelham e ion, W. G. Mayes and Prosperity Dru, [t Takes Only hree Minutes d of anything ings out of ii mnd assOrtm4 neiware, Cc iounty. We les v :ZKawd About Rheumatism. There are few diseases that inflici more torture than rheumatism and there is probably no disease for whicl such a varied and useless lot of rem edies have been suggested. To say that it can be cured is, therefore, z bold statement to make, but Chamber lain's Pain Balm, which enjoys an ex tensive sale, has met with great sue cess in the treatment of this disease. One application of Pain Balm will re, lieve the pain, and hundreds of suf ferers have testified to permanent curec by its use. Why suffer when Pair Balm affords such quick relief and costs but a trifle? For sale by Smitt Drug Co.. Pelham,& Son, W. G. MayeE and Prosperity Drug Co. The pleasure about getting out oi debt is you can get in again. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the Best and Most Popular. "Mothers buy it for croupy children, railroad men buy it for severe cough. and elderly people buy it for la grippe,' say Moore Bros., Eldon, Iowa. "W( - sell more of Chamberlain's Cough Rem I edy than any other kind. It seems t( have taken the lead over several othei good brands." There is no questior but this medicine is the best that car I be procured for coughs and colds t whether it be a child or an adult thai is afflicted. It always cures and cure. quickly. Sold by Smith Drug Co. Pelham & Son, W. G. 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