The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 01, 1910, Image 5
FATAL WRECK
Eight Perseus Were Killed and Eight
lojireb in Michigaa
REAR END COLUSICN
The ttntire Train Caught Afire ami
Many Ikidk'H Are Hai'ly Ilurned.?
.?Only One Passenger Maeapea Injury
or l>eath.?Pullman Flun^ j
From Kails.
In a roar end collision between
passenger trains No. 4 and 14. both
east bound, on the Grand Trunk railroad,
two miles east of Durand,
Mich., late Wednesday night, eight
persons are known to liave been killed,
three were probably fatally injured
and five were seriously .hurt.
It was reported that four passengers
m / are missing.
Train No. 14 stopped to repair a
defective brake when No. 4 crashed
into tihe sleeper on the standing
train.
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The engine of No. 4 ploughed
half way through the sleeper, crushing
some of the sleeping passengers.
The wrecnage of the sleeper caught
fire and others of the passengers
were burned* or scalded. It is said
there were IS passengers on the illfated
car.,
The dead bodies recovered during
the night were two unidentified women,
one about 50 years old and the
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other abcut UU, iinu Oiw
whose bodies were ho badly scalded
and burned as to render identification
impossible.
The probably fatally injured ar?:
Clinton A. Davis, 2 7 years old, of
Montreal, scalded and cut about head
and body; George Nelson of Battle
Creek, fireman of train ^s'o. 4, scalded
and cut; and Bert Mitchell of
Port Huron, engineer on train No.
14, who was injured al>out. the head.
Only the splintered Pullman was
thrown from the rails, the occupants
of other coaches escaping with noth- I
lng more serious than a severe shaking
up. The uninjured passengers,
half clad, endeavoring to rescue
those in the sleeper, were driven
back again and again by the heat of [
the flumes and by the escaping steam j
and were able to do little toward re- I
oovering the bodies of the dead.
No; 14 left Durand at 10.02 and
No. 4 at 10.35. Shortly after leaving
Durand something went wrong
with No. 14's engine and the train
stopped for repairs. I
The crew of No. 14 say a flag was
sent back a mile as soon as their I
train stopped to warn approaching
trains. George Wilson of the crew I
of No. 4 says the only warning was I
a torpedo placed on the track a
short distance behind No. 14. j
A Davis Trenton, of Montreal, is
thought to be the only one of the I
passengers in the wrecked sleeper I
?r, #?npAi>e. His invalid mother and
a trained nurse accompaning her
were both killed.
BANDITS HOLD IP CABS.
Conductor Put# to Flight Highwaymen
With Brake Iron.
Two maaked highwaymen held up
two interburban ears at Wilkesbarrt,
Pa., Tuesday night, firing their revolvers
and terrorizing the women
passengers and relieved t.he employes
jL. and a lone male passenger of one
^ of their watches and $19 ir. cash.
A conductor of another car contain
tho bandits with
lllg WUIIJVJU ai.Mv?v>.
his brake Iron and put them to fligtit. I
The men have not been captured.
FATAL AUTOMOBILE WRECK.
Three are Killed and Nine Are Severely
Injured.
Throe persons were killed and
nine were severely .hurt late Wednes/
day at New York, when an automo^
bile crashed into the side of a conSF
struction train on thex Long Island
Railroad At the Merrick road crossing
at Springfield, Queensborough.
Four others were less seriouslc injured.
Both the automobile and the
construction train were wrecked. The
dead: J. Berbon, aged 60, New York
city, chauffeur;- Bertha Weiss, aged I
11, New York city, neice of the owner
of the car; Rebecca Glass, aged
0 years. New York city.
Record Were Smashed.
All records for cold August weather
were broken at Colorado Springs, i
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Col., Thursday morning ai iwo imrij
o'clock, when the thermometer at
the government observatory stood at
thirty-eight degrees above zero. The ,
coldest previous August weather was
August 24, 1891, when forty-one
degrees was recorded.
Fatal Wasp Sting.
Mrs. Frank Dlmmock, aged 66, of
Natural Bridge, N. Y., while picking
berries in a field near her home,
was stung on the arm by a yellow
wasp, walked a few feet and dropped
dead. t
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New cotton will soon begin to ,
come in.
DEEDS OF HEROES
COL. BROOKS TKLL8 OF BATTLE
OF GRAVEL RUN.
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Hancock Badly Done Up but Butler
In the Fight.?Death of the Gallant
Capt. Smith.
Tuesday was the anniversary of
the battle of Gravel Run, fought between
the forces of the North and
South. Growing reminiscent '.Monday,
Col. U. R. Brooks, of Columbia,
said:
"A battle planned, fought and won
by Dirtier! On the 23rd of August,
1,864, Butler's scout told him that
there was one division of calvary and
one brigade of infantry directly in
front of him. Me laid .his plans, pit
ehed into them, whipped them and
sot over enough of their ground to
see that it would be a good idea to
take Reams Station, then held by
Hancock's corps.
"This first was the battle of Gravel
Run. At the time Gen. Hampton
was seven miles away with his handful
of men.
"When this battle was over Butler
never stopped until .he found Gen.
Hampton and told him that if he
could get Gen. Le^ to send some of
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works in front of Petersburg that
they cor.Id whip Hancock's corps and
Gregg's calvary.
"General Hampton thought it was
a good idea and on the next day, the
24th, called on Gen. Lee in person.
The next day, the 25th, with A. P.
Hill's infantry and Butler's calvary,
all under Hampton, they whipped
Hancock, captured sixteen pieces of
Artillery, four thousand stands of
arms, 2,000 prisoners and sixteen
battle flags. Gen. Lee was so pleased
with Butler's work that he and
Hampton immediately recommended
him for Major General. Hancock
was so mortified at the rout of his
corps that he said: "I don't want to
die, but I would rather be dead
than to see my corps routed again
is they have been today."
"'When we captured the cannon
our men did not know how to handle
he guns. Lieut. Henry Heise, now
living in Columbia, was in command
at a particular spot, where these
cannon were captured. There was a
Yankee sergeant, an American,
whom we had captured. When he
saw that our men did not know how
to handle the guns, he rushed up,
saying: "Let me fire them for you.
Just bring the amunitlon.' And he
just mowed them down like chaft
before the wind. These were his
own men who he was killing.
"Another thrilling incident: We go
new to the 17th of September, 1862,
when Mart Gray was leading the
Hampton legion, then infantry, in
i charge, at the battle of Sharpsburg.
Capt. Smith, of the same legion, being
shot down right by Gen. Gary
md the blood was spattered all over
Gary's shirt (bosom. Capt. Smith
was the father of W. G. Smith, the
cotton manufacturer, of Orangeburg,
iiso me nrsi cousin or u. \y. ananu,
of Columbia."
PATTERSON PLEADED GUILTY.
Paid One Hundred Dollars Fine by
Oilier of the Court.
A. B. Patterson, coporal, Company
HI, Third regiment, of the South Carolina
National Guard, has pleaded
e?uiIty to the charges of disrespect to
and offerirg violence against his superior
officer, Lieut. Col. H. B.
Springs, and of conduct to the prejudice
of good order and military discipline.
He was sentenced by Maj.
R. Boyd Coles, the presiding officer
>f the summary court which sat in
Barnwell, to pay a fine of $100 or
serve 3 0 days at hard labor. Cornoral
Paterson Daid the fine and was
released from custody.
The report of the trial before the
summary court in Barnwell was received
Tuesday at the adjutant general's
office. The incidents out of
which the charges against Corporal
Patterson grew occurred on the train
near Jefferson City, Tenn., while the
Third regiment was returning from
the encampment at Chicamauga.
According to the specifications set
forth in the report of the trial, Patterson
was drunk and disorderly and
after breaking glass in the train windows,
threatening to stab Lieut. Col.
Springs with a bayonet. The specifications
also state that he disobeyed
an order to stop drinking. When
arrested and taken before the summary
court which was ordered to
try him, Patterson pleaded guilty to
all the charges brought against him.
Hoke Gets There.
In Tuesday's election Hoke Smith
carried Georgia by a good sa?e majority.
While all the counties have
not been officially reported, returns
show he has Wednesday morning
from 82 to 86 counties. Brown has
probably 61 counties. Smith claims'
the election by 40 votes. Brown
has no statement to make.
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Life Too Cheap.
At Massillon, Ohio, as the result
of a quarrel over a chew of tobacco,
George Snyder, 16 years old, shot
and killed Joseph Joseph, Jr., also
16. The slayer made his escape.
FISH FOR THE INVALID.
Fish is a very valuable article of
diet; it is the lightest of solid food.
It is less satisfying and less stimulating
than meat, and for these reasons
is often ordered lor invalids
before they are strong enough to
take butcher meat.
Fish* contains valuable minerals,
such as phosphate of lime, potash and
soda, which are all very necessary in
our diet, as helping to form and solidify
bone.
In buying fish choose those which
are really in season and most plentiful,
as they are then in best condition.
He most particular to choose perfectly
fresh fish. The eyes should be
bright and prominent, the gills red.
the die sh firm and well coveKfd with
tcales. There should be little or no
smell, and that not disagreeable.
Haddock, plaice and sole as well as
whtlinirs arp ncrhans the most suit
able for an invalid, bat often locality
hampers choice and soles are not
easily got and are a more expensive
fish.
Halibut and turbot are also good
fish, and easy of digestion, but the
fiber of them is firmer, and they are
be'ter cooked in larger pieces.
Cod is much less digestible than
other white fish. When tough and
woolly in fiber it should be avoided.
Oysters are said to be very digestible,
and are frequently given to invalids,
but there are .differences of
opinion regarding their value. They
are certainly nutritious.
Herding, mackerel and salmon are
not food for invalids.
Fish nrusi never be underdone, but
always well cooked.
Boiled or steamed fish is the most
easy of digestion. Broiled or grilled
comes next. Fried fish is the least
suitable.
When the digestion is weak, fish
is better served with a snuce of any
kind. A little cold butter may be
allowed.
Steamed Fish?One filleted haddock,
whiting or sole, a pinch of salt,
a pinch of white pepper, a teaspoon
level full of butter, a squeeze of lemon
juice. Fillet the fish, unless J
bought already prepared; wipe it
with a slightly damp cloth. Then cut
It into neat sized pieces; grease a
soup plate or muffin dish with a little
butter and place the pieces of fish
ion this. Sprinkle with a little salt
| and white pepper, if it is allowed, and
squeeze over some lemon juice, which
helps to keep the fish white and firm,
and also aids digestion. Be careful
to let none of the lemon seeds drop
Cover the fish with a piece of greased
white paper and then with a Wd or
basin. I'lace this over a pan half
full of boiling water, seeing that the
plate fits well on the pan. Let the
water underneath boil quickly, so
that there may be plenty of steam,
and cook front twenty to thirty minutes,
until the fish loses its clear
transparent appearance and looks
jnite white. If the pieces are thich
it will be well to turn them once during
cooking. The liquid that is on
the plate when the fish is cooked Is
the juice from the fish and should
be served with it. If a nice dish is
chosen to eook the fish, it may be
served up on the same. Dry the
plate or dish underneath, remove the
paper and wipe around the edges
This is the lightest and simplest mode
of cooking for an invalid. Sometimes
a white sauce is made and
poured over it. The liquid in this case
should be added to the sauce. With
sauce it is richer and not so digestible.
If no sauce is used, serve the
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and a picec of plain bread.
Stewed Fish?Wipe one filleted fish
with a damp cloth and cut it into
small, neat pieces. Take a clean,
lined saucepan, rinse it out with water
to prevent the fish sticking to it.
and place the pieces of fish in the
bottom. Sprinkle over them a littn
salt and white pepper, pour on one
gill of milk and one-half gill of water;
P'it the lid on the pan and let
he fish cook slowly by the side of
the fire 'until it is ready, which will
lie from ton to fifteen minutes. Do
not overcook or it will be hard. Lift
out the pieces of fish onto the plate
on which they have to be served, and
t?cep them hot. >dd one tablespoonfnl
of bread cru?"bs and one-half
unce of butter to the water and
milk in the pan, stir over the Are
for a few minutes until the bread
crumbs well and thicken the sauce.
Sprinkle in one tcspoonful of chopped
parsley and then pour this sauce
over the fish. Wipe the dish around
the edge before serving.
White sauce fo?* Fish?One-quarter
ounce of better, one-quarter
ounce of nour, a cqueeze of lemon
juice, a gill of n>:?K or fish stock, a
pinch of salt. 1 ke a small lined
saucepan, rince 1< out first with cold
water to prevent the sauce sticking
to the bottom ot it; melt in it th?
butter over the flr*\ being careful it
does not brown, "hen add the Hour
ana mix wnn a "ooaen spoon uniu
smooth and cook it for a minute or
two over the tire give the sauce a
glossy appearance. Draw the pan to
the side of the fire, and add the milk
or fish stock, and then stir constantly
over the fire until boiling. Boil
two or hree minutes in order to
thorotigl iy cook the flour, and season
with salt and pepper.
Water cress contains much sulphur,
*?nd is an excellent tonic for complexion
and hair. Eat it raw or as a
salad dressing.
ItOA1 >8 GItAXT RKDITED RATER.
riaiiH for the l!ig Fui'incrs Meeting
at Clemson.
Mr. D. X. Barrow, superintendent
of the extension work and farmers'
institute division, has received notice
from the railroads that reduced
rates will be given from all points
in the State and from Augusta on
account of the Farmers' Institute
that is to be held at the College on
Ai<<r<<c<> *J 1 un/1 Qnntomlior 1 :m<i 2.
Vl^ not U I u 11VI k/vp?vaam ./vm -
The tickets will he on sale by the
Southern, the Atlantic Coast Line,
the Columbia, Newberry ai d Laurens.
the Charleston and Western
Carolina and the Blue Ridge on August
3 0, 31 and September 1, good
for returning until midnight Septembe
r 4.
The securing of reduced rates
means that many will attend who
would not otherwise have come, and
it will likely be the largest gatherit
g of farmers in South Carolina
far some years. Mr. Barrow and
other authorities, who are working
to make the occasion a really great
one for the farmers, insist that, in
order to do so, only those who are
really interested in what is to be
done should come. There will be
nothing in the way of a frolic or
picnic occasion. Every farmer in
South Carolina, who is eager to learn
of the business of farming is cordially
invited, but no others w.ho
might be seeking a big time at tlie
expense of the College.
Those who think of coming are
urged again to take notice of the
following suggestions and require
IIIOIUS.
(a) Upon arrival register at the
clerk's desk in the main building
and receive a ticket of assignment
to a room, so that there will be no
confusion or cause for complaint.
(b) The college has no sheets,
pillow cases or blankets, so bring
what you need of these; lodging is
f ree.
(c) Mealsuvill be served in t.he college
mess hall at the rate of 35 cents
or three for one dollar.
(d) Hack fare for those who ride
will be 25 cents from each station.
Calhoun is the most convenient, 3-4
mile away. Cherry's, on the Blue
Itidge Railway, is two and a half
away. The liverymen will do all
they can to furnish conveyance.
MAN INJURED BY A FALL.
There Is a Great .Mystery About His
Identity.
Stylishly dressed and well supplied
with money, a man in whose
pockets were visiting cards engraved
"Bert Vanderbilt, Lambs club," was
found Tuesday in the rear of a theatrical
boarding house in New York.
His skull was fractured and he lias
noi regaineu cunsciuuenesH. /\i me
Lambs club it was denied that any
Bert Vanderbilt was a member.
The police have taken into custody
Edith Imen, a chorus girl; "Kid"
Rroad, a pugilist, and his chum,
Ralph Millerpie. The Imen girl told
the police that Vanderbilt was trying
to enter her room on the third
floor by stepping over from Broad s
window to the window ledge, and
that he fell into the yard. Broad
says he was not in his room.
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ROLL WEEVIL IN ALABAMA.
Cotton Pest Appears in Northwestern
Portion of State.
A special dispatch from Russellville,
Ala., says the boll weevil has
appeared in Franklin county in the
northwestern part of t.he State. Cotton
squares were punctured and
dropped off. Specimens of the pest
will be sent to the State Agricultural
Department, althrough Texans residing
in Franklin county are positive
the puest is the genuine boll weevil.
The appearance of the pest in Alabama
.bears out the recent prediction
of a government expert that it would
invade the state this fall.
Mayor Gaynor Improving.
A New York dispatch Monday says
Mayor Gaynor had a good night and
that he seemed stronger than ever.
The mayor jokingly remarked that
now he had stolen a march on his
doctors and walked a few steps. He
hoped to indulge in his favorite exercise
every day. The anticipate issuing
no further bulletins on the
mayor's condition as the work is now
confined to careful nursing.
Girl ???? Clour.
At New Orleans, with the unwritten
law as her plea, Mamie McLaugh
lln, aged 18, charged with the murder
of Hugh Smith Tuesday was declared
not guilty by a jury. The girl
said she killed Smith because he had
betrayed her. Smith was a politician
and a saloon keeper. The girl,
w.ho is an orphan, was supported by
the Era club, an organization of New
Orleans women.
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Train Hobbers Sentenced.
Charles Dunbar Bishop and Joseph
C. Brown, the two young men who
confessed to holding up a mail train
on the Southern Pacific near Goodyear,
Cal., last April, pleaded guilty
to the charge of robbery in the Superior
Court at Fiarfleld, Col., Wednesday,
and were sentenced to fortyfive
years each in the penitentiary.
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
deeding a Family of Five on $4 a
Week.
"My husband." said the woman with
the optimistic face. "gives me $4 a
week for keeping up the table for our
family, and it is simply wonderful
how we do it.."
"I should think so." observes the wo- *
man with the grim smile. "How big
a family have you?"
"My husband, myself, three boys and
one girl."
"And you keep up your table with
$4 a week? What do you have?" i
"For breakfast we have a cereal, : |
fruit, coffee and sometimes bacon and |(
eggs;, for luncheon cold meats or cio- j(
<juettes or something made of the left- ;
overs from dinner the night before oi d i
a simi'Xe dessert; for dinner we have
a soun. chicken ??r roast meat, two i
vegetables, a salad, eofTee anrl n dessert."
1
"My gn<?dnoss! What prices do yeu
pay for groceries and meats?"
"Mercy me! 1 never ask. 1 lust tel- ,
ephono to the grocer and meat man ,
and tell them what 1 want, and ir.v
husband gets the hills the first of tl e
moot h."
"But I thought you said he allowed ,
you only $4 a week?" ,
"So he does, and by charging nearly
everything, do you know. 1 actually
save $8 or $10 a month from that al- |
Iowa nee!"?Judge's Library.
THE ENGLISH NAVY. :
Fighting Ships Used to Be Hired Out
In Times of Peace.
In the earliest times of the British
navy there was practically no distinc
tlOll OPlNVceil l nt? mcrriiuiunmu imu
the man-of-war. In the rare times of
peace men-of-war traded as merchantmen.
while merchantmen nl\va.\s went j
armed. Thus in time of war the
trader became the warship, and vice
versa. From tlie time of tlie conquest
aiul probably earlier down to the days
of Elizabeth this was the ordinary
practice. Elizabetli hired out ships of
the navy for all sorts of purposes,
from piracy to slave trading, taking
her share o*' the profits when the venture
was successful and disclaiming
all responsibility when it wasn't.
Henry III., who may be described as
the originator of the navy as a special
fighting force, hired out the ships specially
built for the navy in times of
peace and even allowed them to be
taken away from their appointed stations
provided thnf the hirers deposited
due security for the return of the
ships with their tackle and all equipment
in a proper state of efficiency.
The practice ceased after the repulse
of the Spanish armada, when the fighting
ships, as such, became distinct (
from the trader.--London Globe. ,
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Plant Misers.
All leaf buds, whether underground j
or on the hare branches of winter, are (
plant savings put aside from the superfluity
of summer against the pro- j
verblal rainy day. The starch of ,
which such organisms consist is to the .
plant what his savings are to the prudent
man. and tlie common potato ia ,,
one of the greatest misers of the vegetable
world in this respect, for almost
the whole of the tuber is made up of "
starch food, left as a legacy to the
young plants represented by the 1
"eyes." This is true of all plants that 1
grow from bulbs. J
Some go further, for they run a sav- *
lugs bank in the shape of a taproot, *
which, if left undisturbed, grows lar- 1
ger year by year, to be drawn upon in t
seasons of drought when other means j
of subsistence are er ha listed. Among r
these are primroses, carrots, beetroot i
and turnips, and with these three last
this faculty of saving has been devel- l
oped by man to make the plants a f
source of profit to himself.
History of Anatomy.
The way in which wo are so "fear- t.
fully and wonderfully made" was
largely a mystery to the ancients. It
may be said that anatomical science
was practically unknown prior to Aristotle,
384 B. C. Before that date near- 1
ly all that was known of anatomy was 1
derived from the dissection of the low- v
er animals. Aristotle did something a
in the way of science, but it was not
until the time of the famous Alexandrian
school, a century before and a a
century after the birth of Christ, that V
the anatomy of man began to be fair- n
ly understood. The Ptolemies were
great patrons of the science and were g
the first who enabled physicians free <s
ly to dissect the human body, thus
frustrating the ignorant superstition j
which had been so long compromising b
the welfare of humanity.?Exchange. 0
The Holland Primrose. a
There Is a plant In Holland known M
as the evening primrose, which grows v
to a height of five or six feet and a
bears a profusion of large yellow flow- ,
ers so brilliant that they attract im- ^
mediate attention, even at a great distance,
but the chief peculiarity about
the plant is the fact that the flowers. ^
which open just before sunset, burst
into bloom so suddenly that they give
one the impression of some magical
agency. A man who has seen this
sudden blooming says It is Just as if C
some one had touched the land with a
wand and thus covered it all at once
with a golden sheet.
A Terrible Threat. "
Customer?That tea service costs 50 ,
marks. That Is more than I can pay. p
His Wife (whispering)?If I should
have a fainting spell amorlg all this
china it would cost you far more.? t(
Fliegende Blatter. ,}
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Living will teacu you how to Uve ?
better then preacher or book.?Goethe. d
TAKE FEARFUL TOLL
MANY PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY
THE FOREST KIKES.
Over One Hundred People Were Lost
??<! a Great Deal of Property Wa?
Destroyed.
A dispatch from Wallace, Idaho,
says the loss of life in the forest
fires that swept over the Couer d'AJduo
region Saturday and Sunday is
Tuesday night placed at eighty persons.
Forest y officials received word
that thirty-four fire flg.ht.ers had
hurned to death on Big Creek and
thirty had met death on Superior
La ke.
Six men wore killed in the Placer
Creek tire, three near Mull an and
three at Wallace.
The whole country from Wallace
to 'the St. Joe River, twenty-live
miles, has been burned over. The
loss at Wallace still stands at $ I
000,000. One hundred buildii.gs
were destroyed. The hospitals are
full of wounded, a number of them
being blind.
News of t.he loss of men at Bear
Creek was brought to Spokane,
Wash., Monday by W. L). McLellan,
n newspaper photographer.
He was one of the relief party
that made the trip to Hig Creek on
Sunday to rescue survivors. The
heat was so intense the party was
unable to approach the camp.
According to the seventeen survivors
who reached Avery, the tire
came on iluun while sleeping and
they were surrounded by flames. The
men scattered and ran for safety.
No hope is entertained by the seventeen
that their companions survived.
At least five farmers are dead at
Newport, Wash. Several persons
were rendered temporary insane. Mrs.
Ernest Rienhardt broke away from
her rescuers after they had borne
her from her burning home and
rushed madly into the flames. Fire
is still threatening Newport.
Soldiers of the 2Mh United States
infantry, colored, who are patrolling
Wallace under the direction of Mayor
Hansen, have been ordered; to
shoot vandals, whose depredations
are serious. Chicago, Milwaukee
and Puget Sound refugee trains
through the burned region are furnished
with guards of negro soldiers.
Could, 17 miles from Helena, is
entirely surrounded by fires. Wikburns,
just over the mountain from
Could, is also threatened.
A correspondent gave the following
account of the journey of a Northern
Pacific ^pociaJ relief train.
"All the way from Mullan to St.
Regis the Northern Pacific ran between
two walls of burning timbers.
The relief train got as far as Borax
and was compelled to turn back by
burning bridges.
"Getting back to Saltese, it was
found the 'bridges east had been
burned. It was possible to move
leitlier way. The train was compelled
to stay at Sattese, and this
laved the town, which soon began-*
o burn. There were one hundred*
ind fifty men on the train. Ducket
irigades were formed and men set
it work with shovels. The train was
iust half an hour ahead of the fire
md only six small houses on the
vest end of the town were burned."
At the Dulion mine eight men were
>urned to death and two probably
a tally burned.
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RKKLFOOT LAKE TRA(>EDY
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In Old Feud Breaks Out Anew With
Fatal Results.
On the ground made famous by
he Reelfoot lake night-rider trou>les,
James Keesucker shot and killd
one man and wounded his brother
nd a woman, at Sliaws Park, in Ob011
county, Tenn.
The dead man was Martin Leon^
rd, the wounded are Mrs. Pitts and
Vill Keesucker. James Keesucker
nade his escape.
Sliaws Park is an open space of
round on Heel foot Lake, about a
uarter of a mile from Samburg,
'enn., a town of about 50 people.
Hiring the night-rider troubles Samurg
was said to be the hotbed of the
rganization.
A party of people was ,in the park
bout five o'clock in the afternoon
rhen James Keesucker drew a revoler,
it is said, and shot Martin Leonid.
Leonard dropped dead in his
racks and Keesucker theu iurueu
is weapon on Mrs. Pitts, and hie
rot her, Will Keesucker. There had
een long bad feeling between the
[eesuckers and Leonards.
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REQUISITION OF AUTO CARS.
!en. Grant Recommends That Government
Have Authority for it.
In order to have available a large
umber of automobile and motor
rucks in case of war, Gen. Frederick
>. Grant, in bis annuol report, of the
department of the Lakes, submitted .
3 the War Department at Washing)n,
recommends the enactment of
iws t.hat would oblige private ownrs
to turn over to the government
n demand their automobiles at the
ret cost of the machine.*
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