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FORT MILL TIMES. ' 15TH YEAR. FORT MILL, S. C.? THURSDAY, JULY 2(i, 1906. NO. 17. 22 OEM INJ Seaboard Trains Cri frightful Loss c v > % 4fi flTFiFRS flRF INIIIRFnl vr v IIII.IIU ruik. it iw | ^ 1 Twenty-Three of the "Wounded. Near- J ly of Whom Are Colored, Taken to j Charlotte on Special Train?One i DioB En Route and Another on 1 i t Reaching Station?Nearly All Be- ( ing Cared for in Charlotte Serious- J , ly Injured and Other Deaths Ex-1 peeled?Wreckage Not Yet Cleared I Away and Other Victims May Be ' 1 Added to the Already Largo Death ( List. , Hamlet. X. (Special.?Twentytwo arc dead and 2d injured as 1 lie r?'<nlt of the heud-on collision between i ' a !o?.al passenger and a special freight ! ' on the Seaboard midway between this!' town and Rockingham. 1!> of ihej; lead are negroes. The dead are: Knffincer Frank H. Lewis, Hamlet. ' Haggagnmaster liyrd. Fireman Torn Hill, colored. I 1 I'ortnr Wall Knir.. > n .....I iiihert MrPaddeu. colored, 11am-1 J 1"t- W ..II Ihittie Caple, colored. Lain inbunr. Msry Boll, Rockingham. ' llaunabal McNair and Child, colOl ?><1. Baltic Land, colored. Hosier Durfco. Rennet isvillc. S. C. ' I.-.no Russell Hoffman. Harrington'* baby, colored. , 1 six unknown colore.! men. \ Thine unknown colored women. 1 Cert Hinton's babv. colored, l.ixr.ie Pownian. 1 The injured are as follows: s 1. I). Bo wen. white conductor. Wil- I minplon; (1. S. Birmingham, white. ? Rockingham; .1. O. Butiday. engineer,! Hamlet; Geo. Cross, while, Hreiuan. j * Raleigh; George Morgan. Cicero j J i nomas and wife. Oscar I.ee. Oscar j1 Flowers, Hurt Hautou. Richard Doug- | * May Douglass, lver, Oxcndiue, Frank Soot(. Jim Odell, Tounv Lee, j Keltic MeFndyen. Oe'.aviu Jackson, ! ? Jnm?* Stewart, Hoary Stewart. Car-j) l ie M? Nair, Sam Coppls, Peicv Clark, j K?l. Radloy, .lane Kadley, Richard < Morgan, Jane Stewart. Victor Free- , man, and three others unknown. t Story of the Wreck. i Passenger train No. 4'4. which left i Charlotte at -j o'clock Sunday after- j i noon, was running late at a speed ' exceeding .r)(l iuiles* ari hour, with or-J i dejs to clear for Hamlet three miles ; ? cn>t of Rockingham. I 1 As Engineer Frank Lewis pulled ] m- inoiiiicl a curve und en- I tered a deep c.il he saw a lijflit within J 1 a few rods and a special train load- i cd with l'niit bore down upon him at J' n speed inpinl to his own. The col- 1 1 i>io11 was inevitable nnd?the two en- j came together with tremendous 1 < foicc. welded themselves to en?li nth- j i er a'.d rolled over in the ditch. The heavy ears behind crashed into tli" J i lighter ones and reduced them to kindling wood. The ne?*ro eoaeli was crushed like an e>?f; shell and ev- 1 cry occupant was killed or injured, j At the impact Knjjineer Lewis was j ' thrown a dozen yards from his en- ' )fiue. He nevev drew breath again. j They have just pulled the body of his colnrrd fireman. Tom llill. from tin-' der tlie debris. .1. (?. Bnndy, engineer of the freight. and hi? fireman hollt ji juu ped ami i -scaped with injuries. I T!:? work of rescue begun almost ' , immediately after the accident Ti.? ... . i lie uninjured pnsseniitns helped the surOnr Manufacturing Indust y. The largest 1:1.:: m 11 a?-?it >*in>f indnstrv in Sitiilii Carolina, next to oott<>ii. the making of luinher, accord- ' in?r to a bulletin just received from 1 I tin bureau of iir.itnilnetnres. The ' , nuiuufactuic of cotton is by far the 4 most important inanni'artnrintr indiistr\ in the State. liein?? in 1000 t>'2..'? ' p-T cent, and in 100n. 7-.(i per cent. 1 of 11, w hole. I.utnber ranks next. ' < 1 Rockefeller Laughs at the Idea of His Arrest. i 1 Cleveland, Ohio. Sjw?*ial.?The in?li- ) cations hiv l hat John I >. Rockefeller ami Sheriff Groves. of Findlny, who In- a warrant for tin* president of the Staudar Oil Company, charging violation of the State anti-trust laws i:. j Hancock county, are going to flash. }{?>? !:? teller, before he left Kwrou" to trturi to this country, ridicule.! through hi< companions the idea of ' his arrest, (iroves says he is deter-! miucd to carry out the mandate of J1 the law. | ] m WRECK ash Together With >f Human Life riving members of the train crew to pull the dead and dying from the tangled heap of wood and iron. People rente from Hamlet and Roekingliain to assist, and all night the work was kept up. When the tirst grey morning light ennte 11) dead bodies, in'luding those of two babies, had been found. Some of the injured managed to get themselves free, others were 1'omitl oinlli'il down stnvprnl won- mi nnseions. As soon as it was possible a train was brought front Monroe; the injured were placed on this, with the bodies of most of the dead icgroes. The dead were taken off it Rockingham and Monroe, ihe injured at Charlotte. Two of the injured died en route. The wreck is supposed to have been aused by the failure of the telegraph tperator at Ro. kitighatu to deliver rders to the jwtssenger train to met he freight train. The passenger, it is said, had no orders to meet the freight and it is the presumption that he freight overlooked its orders. It is also staled thai a lap order eaused the e.itast rophe. The passenger I rain, this re|>orl states, had orders o meet the freight at Hamlet, white [ho freight's orders was to meet the oasseuger at Rockingham. , The freight was it it extra fruit train westward hnuiul. The two trains collided with an awful roar and erash in a deep out one mile from Hamlet. Kngineer Lewis and his fireman was instantly killed and death eame in the winkling of an eye to the passengers u the colored coach. The scene is indescribable. The wreckage is piled high on the tracks t in I traffic is completely blocked. Hot It the second and first cla?s conch's wore overturned and the colored passengers were simply ground to leath. Many of the deud bodies are horribly mangled and some of those who escaped with their lives arc bruised almost bewoud recognition. As iptiekly as possible after the disister. railroad men. citizens and passengers who were uninjured. Iwgnn !o work heroically to recover the dead Hid injured, who were imprisoned utilier the ears. If the lamps in the coaches had not l>een extinguished the nceident would have been made more horrible by tire. The engineer and lirentan of the freight train jumped and escaped with few bruises. The coach for ool?rcd people was torn all to pieces and everyone in it who did not meet death was more or less seriously injured. Roth engines were demolished and the baggage cars and coaches were jumbled together in an unsightly mass. The colored passengers, most of whom were from I.aurinhurg. had been to attend a big church gathering. Kverv sent in the ear was taken, many >f the crow?l being women and children. The erics of the children pinioned underneath the cars, added to the horrors of the catastrophe. As soon as possible after the Wl'cek the ioioreit vr..rr> ' m (l .. v .. i<* \ narl?>ttr? on n special train, in order to g-ive tlieni hospital accommodations. There were 'J.'5 colored people and five whites in the number. The chief dispatcher of the Seaboard at Kr.leisrh has ^iven instructions to the undertaker at Wo? kim hatn to furnish coffins for all of the dead. All of the doctors from Hoekinirhant and Hamlet were dispatched to the scene and did valiant service i<> the injured. It look about five hours to >;et the dead and injured from the wreck. N. C. Banks Dcsicnatcd. Washington. Special.? The national hank of Fnvctteville North Carolina .as been designated as a government depository to the amount of $100,>00 and the City National Hank of ir?H'r.sboro ;it Both were mmuri'iysl'iil bidders for the Panama anal bonds. FIVE KILLED BY LIGHTNING * Bolt Striker, Grand Stand at Baseball Game in Minitower, Wis.? More Then 20 Injured. Manitowoc. Wis., Special. -Five ;.en?ous were killed and more than a <eoiv injured Sunday afternoon by i bolt of linklnwbieii struck the 1 .amUtii'Ml of the baseball park where i \,? 1 i jk-ojju- nan gatlipml to aw: a game between a loeal team and a niue Hum riyinomii. Wis. IN CHARLOTTE HOSPITALS Wounded Victims of Hamlet Wreck Being Oared For Charlotte, N. C? Spceini.?The special train bearing the *23 injured colored people reached Charlotte Monday morning at 7 o'clock. It consisted ol' three express cars, in which were placed regular passenger coach seats for tire comfort of the sufferers. Toe live injured white people were taken to Buckingham for treatment. It is thought that they will recover. Nearly all of the others are setiouslv injured. Dr. I!. M. Wilder, resident physieian for the Seaboard Air Line, with a eorps of other Charlotte physicians hastily summoned, met the train and attended to the removal and treatment of the sufferers. A number of physicians from Hamlet, Rockingham and other towns on the Seaboard, came in on the special train. The patients were taken immediately to the ISood Samaritan Hospital, where they are being shown every attention. One of the injured died before the train reached Charlotte. Another breathed his last before the hospital was reached. Their names ar enot dttninable. Dr.. H. M. Wilder states that the majority of the 22 yet liviuir are seriously injured. A number of them will probably not live through the night. The Hood Samaritan Hospital is a scent of eoufuaioii. The hospital is surrounded by a large crowd of the curious who are anxious to gain admittance. The groans of the suffering ones adds to tin horror of the 1M._ . I - - i ? .-n?-. i ii*' nutiiHi irained nurses are working: valiantly and the doctors. 1'J or l.i in number, are doing everytliiutcr in their power to relieve pain. A number ??t* white people have volunteered their services as nurses. It is almost impossible to got nn accurate account of the wreck t'rom any of the colored ]>eop|e. A reporter asked two or three to state how it nil happened, but they could tell nothing about it that is different from the report sent out from ITainlet. Nearly all those who were injured were uncousrious for an hour or more after the disaster. The second class ear. one of the colored ^teople states, is a mass of ruins. It was turned rone pletely over, crushing: its occupants almost beyond recognition. This tnan. who received an ugly gash in the forhead, said that lie crawled out to the ground through a hole in the car made by the crash. Kr?>in his statements the tragedy is indescribable. ('apt. Lewis the dead engineer, was well known in Charlotte. He was one of the most popular employes of the railway company, llis home was at Hamlet. Russell Sage Meets End. N'?'w ^ ork, Special.? Kussell Sairc ?1 i**?l suddenly Sunday at his country home, "(Vdar Croft," at Lawrence. L. I. The immediate cause of death was heart failure resulting from a complication of diseases incident to old age. The votynii financier would have celebrated hi$ S7th birthday on August 4. Mr. Sage had been in exceptionally good health since his arrival at his slimmer home about six months ago. At neon Sunday lie was seined with a sinking spell and collapsed. failing info uneonseiousness about two hours before his death, which occurred at 4:30 o'clock. Factories Blown Up. Berlin. Bv Cable.? K despatch from Kaitlowit/.. Prussian Silesia. nnnounr es the Sintrer Sewin" Machine fnelories nl Sosnowiee and Bendzin have been blown up h\ bombs at about She same time. At Soiisowiee six persons vere severely wounded and at BendJtiji four badly hurt. Reformed Church Reunion. Baitimore. Special. The 17th ntinunl reunion of the We formed rliureh in Maryland. Pennsylvania. Virginia and West Virginia has eommeneed. the altcndanee heinir very laijje. l{ev. T. T. Hacker, of Koanoke. delivered the address. A Quartette of Politicians. Oyster Bay. Special.- A quartette ,.r p?...,t.r, ? ?? | m 1*111 ii ii inuirn w mi i?? more Hill to t:i!k ?>v -r the <*?>vniii.ir rouifi'cs?i'?:ial ..enmpaiirn with President Kooseveit. The party consisted of Speaker Cannon, Representatives Sherman. chairman of the campaign ecmmll toe ; !.<> o'.c::? larjrer o(' Now and JMeKiiJcy <?l Illinois, see;ct r j;ii:l treasurer the committee. Shv.nan sjid the Preddenl was not jjnir.e- to he the leader of the campaign bill was uoiny to co-operate most heartily in every way he could WANTS BACK IN PEN Wealthy Man Wants Admitted Again to Prison A MAN WHO "WORSHIPS HONOR'' and That He will Spend His Fortune if Necessary to Get Into the Pen at Joliet, Ills. New York. Special.?Usually men light hard to keep out of the penitentiary. but Charles A. (ioimlniu, member of a well known Louisiana family, is fighting with all the uieans at his command to get in the penitentiarv at Joliet. Ills. He is busy seeking a United States judge who will sign a mandamus that will o|?en the gates of the |MM). (tourdain declares that he has pledged his whole energy and large private fortune to the cause of his honor, whieh he staked in eourt wlo-n he was on trial for fraudulent nee of the mails that he would not ap|x>al should he be found guilty. To redeem himself in his own eyes from what he claims was an uunu!hori/.ed and fraudulent act in violation of his word?on the part of his lawyer in suing his removal from tin penitentiary ami release on hail, he is exhausting every endeavor to <5't haek into the penitentiary and serve out the full term of four years and six months imposed by the judge at his own re<|uest. He hopes to he able to reaeh one of the supreme court justiees with his plea, or else find some other plan to gel haek into the Joliet j>eniieiitiarv. If he fails, he says, he will build a private penitentiary at Joliet, and serve out his spnter.ee in liis own penitentiary under exactly the same conditions as it' he was a prisoner in the government penal institution. Gotirdain estimates his own fortune at *">0.000.000. hut if the figure is exaggerated, it is at least eertaain that he is sell supplied with money sutTleieut and more tor him to carry out the piatt of the private peniten- < tinry, or to carry on his present en- < deavor to be incarcerated by order | of the eottrts. I He Worships Honor. "Some men worship money. Some men worship Hod. Others worship i other things. I worship honor." i This is the motto of Gourdaitt that has brought about the most remarks- t hie apj>enl that ever lias railed to the ' attention of the supreme court of the I luited States. (tourduiu was connected with a lotlery that ran in opposition to the old Louisiana State lottery, hut claims i that when the law which ended tho 1 existence of that giant gamble went i into eflfeet. he and his family with- i drew all interests in llie lottery bus- ) iness. and never engaged in it since. I Karly last year the I mi ted States I authorities got after Clourdain on ae- i count of a land scheme he was con- < ducting from Chicago, involving lands 1 near the oil fields of Jefferson. La. 1 lie says that when the jiostolttce nu- 1 ? 1 1 uci-iiscu mm (it fraud u- I lent schemes he employed W. Knox ! Havnes. a lawyer of Chicajaro, promisin?r to pay him $500 a month for life, not to defend him. but to bring: about his indictment. Oourdain felt that ] he had been falsely accused, and wish- ' ed a vindication in open court. i The case came to trial in May last i in Chicago, and Oourdain put in no i defense. Me madp an argument. statin'* that if the jury had the least doubt of his honestv and sincerity tie wished them to find him guilty. Me -aid he would make no appeal, but i would serve his sentence, and at the tmnclusion of that sentence would i turn over his entire fortune to the I pestoflire authorities to nav hack ev- M erv person in full all that they had ' subscribed toward the land scheme which lie was conduct'tig and the en- 1 tire Oourdain fainilv would then quit i the United Slates forever. I While lie was cheerfully serving i time his lawyer, as lie claims, without ( his knowledge or consent was work- . I P ? * i iii>c mr ms release, ntid thioinrli a ] I writ of snprrscdns be fori* -7 u?l jj-c < I firosseiip had (lourdain transferred 1 from Juliet to (liicajjo on .lulv 8, I ami lodm'd in the county jail. < lourdain was very nnuiv and declared tlmt this proceeding; ayainst his agreement with him>clf. ami demanded ? that he he taken hack t<? Juliet. The 1 only way he could < I : <' i his rchu?se from the county jail \va> ?n siuu N | hail bond, ami he took this comae, and was let nut on hail. tiourdain immediately returned to .loliet and demanded to he received " atrnin as a prisoner, but the warden t would not admit hitn. Defeated at nil points in his effort tr> t^et baek into the penitentiary, Oourdain conceived the idea of a()pealing to the su- 1 promo court ??I* tlic Viiited Stntos for a writ of mandamus committing liim to tlio .Toliot ponitoiiitarv. He Registers From Prison. When Ciourdaiu rcachotl AViisliington ho registered at the fashionable Raleigh hotel as "hauis A. tiourdain. No. 4.S00. Illinois Stale Prison. .Toliet. Ills..'' and asked for change of $.">00 bill to pay the cabman who ba<l driven him from the station. He had pledged himself not to eat. drink nor sleep until bis appeal was before the "Tinted States supreme court, and he carried out bis pledge, only breaking Ids fast when be had presented bis request to Chief Clerk Mahcr in Washington. Clerk Malier refused to receive the petition, as such papers must be presented in open court. In red ink. which no thinks suitable for liis use as a eonvieted nrisoner. (iourdnin wrote a formal rejuest that his |?ot it ion be received r?r that reason he given in writing why it was not received and Clerk Maher fonnailv wrote out the reason for not receiving the petition. Foot Mashed Off by Train. Diuhain. Special.- A white man by the name i ! Henry Humphries, who says that lii> liotno is in Uoxhoro. was found on tin' right id way of the Southern road, ill the western part of the city, with his right foot mashed i ff. An ambulance was called and lie was taken to the Watts Hospital, where his right leg was amputated. His injuries are not serious. Humphries refused to make a statement as to how the accident occurred. For Illicit Distilling. Washington. N . ('., Special.?"William and James Sexton, of Jnmesville. were brought to this city ami lodged in inil. The chaige against them was Art/* 1*11 i 111 ? ?? llllt /l?cl illomr ?*?*.?* ~t ... .,1 Jamebville. This distillery is supposed to he tlie same one raided and etpJured by Keveune Colleetor .1. ( Meekins, dr., a i'ew weeks ago. Both prisoners wtre '.roinred to give bond in the 5-niri of :Cutt) en? h for their appenr.iio at :l.e not terns of cost* Held,- For Burglary. Spencer, /Special.? Krnest Holmes, rehired, was bound over to court hero an the ehiirjre of burglarizing the home of H. \V. Holt at this place. The burglar was seen taking a watch whieii was afterward found on Holmes, who was arrested for the capital offense. He is a desperate ohariietcr and will he tried for his life, l'lie crime and the capture, following so soon afterwards, created a small sensation here and feeling ran high for a time. Lightning Strikes Depot. Scotland Keck. Special.- The depot Bin! warehouse at Speed station, on the Norfolk & Carolina railroad, was struck by lightning and entirely destroyed. A considerable quantity of ^oods was burned. The station agent lost his trunk ami clothes. The loss lo the railroad company is estimated nt $3,000. The thunder storm passed ver the entire region throughout and lasted several hours. Mr. Newlin, a farmer living a mile or two from town lind a valuahle eow and calf killed by 'yntninjr about the same hour of the bin uint; at Speed. Painfully Hurt. Knoxville, Special.?Mr. fleorife Manning was painfully hurt on (lay street, near the corner of Commerce avenue when he attempted to hoard an electrie car. Mr. M aiming evi- I rlently tlouurlit the car would stop for him at the corner but this it did not do and while it was jroiug at a ?1 > . ' niir jit- ,i i i till | >l ic I III IJOUIll II. As a result ho was thrown ami dragged sonie distance. One of his shoulders was (lisloi-atoil ami he was otherwise injured. Negro Mob Pursuing Negro Murderer. Decatur, Ala., Spe? iul. A mob of legroe.s arp search in;* the woods iround Monlton 11 iirlits, a suburb of this city, for Henry Howard, one of reir own race. Howard killed an>lhtr negro, Charlie Davis, with a diotgun. in a tjuarrel over a woman. Howard is believed !?> lie hiding in a tvaaip near Monlton Heights. He evill probably be lynebtn it caught. Four Killed in Wreck. Spokane. Wash., Special Four men vere killed and a number of persons njured, none fatally, in a wreck on lie Spokane Falls Northern Hail , vav. On*' roach at ?!.< end of thr rain ir ft tho triuks while the train vas r.?arin?r a bridge over Braver reck anil rolled down tlit? bank d wiring one coin h wiiii i'. The rest of ho tram crossed the biidg? iu safcy. The light of tho world do not mak? ight of the Word. SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS ?1 \ Condition of South Carolina Crops 1 For Week Ending Monday, July 23, 1906. as Given Out by th? Ds partment. One ?>f the main features of the week's weather was the continuation of excessive cloudiness that has been characteristic a feature since the first of the month, although in many localities there was slightly more, sunshine than there was in the two previous week clear days having been noted in various parts of the Stnte on Friday ami Saturday. The temperature was quite uniform throughout the entire week with it* noteworthy variation from the normal or seasonal heat. The weekly range in temperature was from a minimum of t>2 degrees at Greenville on the. 38th to a maximum of !H> degrees at Heath Springs on the 20th. There were numerous showers and thunderstorms during the week, rain li:i \"i nil ii* t', i! I >?i mi lYimi tlit-nn )?? wiw (lays in nearly every part of the State. The weekly amounts of rainfall were generally above normal at all stations. while in the extreme northwestern border range of counties the rainfall was excessive, having been six inehas or more, for the week, with a maximum fall of ti.SH inches at. Clemson College. These heavy rains and so rue that fell in the central and eastern counties, damaged lands locally by washing them and flooded bottom lands on small streams, but caused j.o vary high water in the larger rivers. Great Damage By Storms. Greenville, Sjiecinl.?For three successive days Greenville has been visited by severe thunder storms accompanied by terrific rains. Up to this time no one has been killed by lightning, but three houses have been struck in the city and several persons have been stunned. The first damage done by this series of storms oerurr? d Thursday afternoon when the Cnmperdown warehouse was struek and suffered damage by tire that followed. On the same afternoon a negro house in West Greenville washit. The walls and chimney were I 1 1 * - * .? ' ii<i(iiv MiHin'rai. mil lae rauuiy escaped. having been limlrlleil together in unntber room. In a residence oiv Washington at rot-1 a <*liil<i was stunrioil tint thoiv was no evidence of the building having suffered from the electrii-al discharge. The third storm of tlie series eanie up about !) o'eloek Saturday night, and though less severe than those proceeding if, there wus electricity enough in the atmosphere to burn out the motor on a trolley ear. slim-king the occupants severely. Of the 9.r>0 telephone, stations in Greenville 400 have lieeu put out of use bv lightning. The loeal management has found it necessary to tiring a force of linemen here from Atlanta to assist the Greenville men in repairing the damage, which will cost the Bell people hundreds of dol2 a is. Paving Work Begun. Spurt a nli org. Special. Work hast been commenced in earnest upon the itoor Ai?n - * ? ~pi?t),?uu contract, wiucii was recently let by the eity c?l" Spartanburg I'm* street ]?nviiig. For some time the work has been held tip on account of the t'aet that Chief Justiec Pope had granted a temporary injunctioitagaiust the contracting company and the city. The injunction now being dissolved, work is to be pushed. The preparation of the street for the coat of bitliulithie [lavement is being done and within a short time the paving projier will iiu laid. Going to Egypt. Greenwood, Sjiecinl. Mr. S. A. Prcssly. of Due West, was Jierc on his way to Assut., Kgypt, where he will teacli in the College of Assnt. Mr. Prcssly was a meruher of the senior eln-s at Krskinc College this year. Assut is about dOO miles from the mouth of the Nile and ia a eily of about 40,(100 inhabitants. The college there has 8f?0 students. Kershaw Remains Dry. At a special session ??t the supreme court the county board of control of Kershaw county was enquired from . i-1: i- * ? - ? * <-i.iinimiini; 21 <iispen.-;?rv ?t tite town of lv< >ii.nv. Thi- decision is of vary it parlance to the people of" I.Miicn-Ii i win# have j'oiudii ugainst lite establishment of Ihis <il.^|>eiisarv for some time nnil they will lie yraiitied to learn that the loyal objections raised by thern were sufficient, to n ahe pernionent a temporary in? junction ordered some time siyo. The reason-, for the decision will he filed later. -