Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-23
RAsTERN NEWS.
.esocrArED PRESS DIsPATcHEs
Terrible Mishap.

.-orraTEp PRESS DIsPATCHE9
Terrible Mlshap.
- yoRx. Sept. pa terrible acci.
~" occnrred this morning IN the
gu svenue tunnel, at the S6th street
L.st;on. The New Haven tram. stand
e ~ the south bound side track, wat
ps ;uto by the Harlem local. The two
luu csrs we're demolished. As nearly
~ ~ be ascertained now, four persons
I;Iied and nineteen badly injured
remes are not yet ascertained. II
iS.;sred the accident was the result Oi
- announcement. The lOcomo-
:, the main line Of the Hudson
~ n:e.s ~ road met with an accident at I'D
st .sst blocking the track, in conse.
Ne re of which the New Haven train
s~;tched on the south bound side
:. = renorted several Of the injured
,..s = = since died. Among the killed il
~ r Eupeuie Aubert, of Mount Vernon
a.ascher in the Normal School. Among
e. ;niured is the engineer of the Har.
-, local. Miss Hitchcock, of Morisana
.no.her Normal School teacher, and the
10 Misses Bennett were slightly and
cso. Buuckerhoff severely injured.
Tho police and firemen set to work Il
..ssrs i've men and five women. One
y ia latter soon after expired. Miss
= nr.osnie Aubert, the teacher already
..srt;nned. was found in a trench along.
"a the track, and did not die until
sttsr extracted. The list of dead as faI
q Inovn is: Sherman Adamson, oi
Hmnt Vernon; Frederick Stein, of New
Eochelle: Mrs. j. III. Smith. schOOl
tascher. Of New York; an unknown wo
man and Eugenie Aubert. Injured
Hay,ld Meeks, of New Jersey; 4. Hogan
Of Mount Vernon; H. c. Houghton and
an. of New FORK; Aaron Hedden, the
engineer; John Sogas, Of Mt. Vernon
n. Stein, of New Rochelle; j. N. Stem
beinef, Of Mt. Vernon; Lizzie Canme.
Iiua. residence unknown, both legs cui
a: VIM. Howe, James Harper and A
Brady, of Mt. Vernon; two daughters OF
TX. Matthews and Herman Abrams, oi
Nes Rochelle.
One of the incoming trains stopped
and the passengers we're transferred Il
Il. and taken to the Grand Central De-
Dot Owing to the total darkness in
ihe tunnel it was impossible to get q
dear idea of what cid occur. The es
eaping steam soon filled the tunnel, and
thiA with the darkness, only added tt
the horrors of the scene. Shrieks ano
Screams we're heard from within the
tunnel, and the space il 10 limited very
little could be done in the confusion r.
aid the victims OF the disaster.
The engineer of tho Harlem train has
been plaoed under arrest ON charge 0l
criminal carelessness, but an investiga
ton will be necessary to prove whethe
he received the signal that the tract
which he supposed was clear was occu
pied or not.
A great majority Of the passenger
we're school girls, ON their way to tn
Normal College. IL was some timo be
fore all anxiety concerning them wa
relieved. After some hours. of har,
work the wrecked locomotive VAS takel
from the ruins.
In no hurry % ResiGu.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Secretary Fol
eer said this morning that he did nc
know when he should resign tho offic
OF Secretary Of the Treasury, bu
thought II would be after tho New Yor
elections. The friends of Assistan
Secretary John G New state positivel
that he will be Folger's successor
When he assumed the Assistant Seer.
taryship he was informed Of the probs
bility Of Folger's becoming Governor @
New York, and was assured of promo
ti0n to his place in the Treasury.
A Remarkable Battle.
DxNvER, Sept. 22.- Particulars of
twelve-sided duel between some COW
boys has Just reached here. 1t seem
that George Howard, owner Of her,
Of three thousand cattle, and John Kel
ley, owner Of q herd Of four thousand
wore driving In company from Arizon;
east. North of Trinidad, ON tho plains
The two herds were TO separate. Howar(
was to follow the Santa Fe trail to Kan
sas City, and Kelley was to drive nortl
to Denver. On the route accidental
mirgling of the animals had been made
and Howard insisted on having hi
stock out. but was unwilling to delive
Kelley's, and it was finally agreed to set
tie the matter by battle between 81,
picked men Of each party. And accord
II twelve men ranged themselves on
horseback, the two sides being fifty fee
apart. At signal from tho employers
the fight began. At the FIRST frs -four
men wore instantly killed. George Les
ter, OF Kelley's party. was shot through
the breast. One of Howard's men fel
with ball throuRh his head. and two
others Of the same party were shot
through the heart. The disengaRed
meoibers Of the Howard party, with the
exception Of their employer, fed 4
camp. Kelley then rode up to Howard
and proposed that they should fight il
out. Howard declined, stating that ht
understood that the matter had already
BEEN settled according to the terms ol
the battle made beforehand. This set
tied the matter, and quiet exchange
OF the mixed cattle was then made, and
the dead we're buried by other men OF
both herds, and the droves aud those In
charge separated and started on theil
respective routes.
The New York Nominaalens.
NEw YoHx, Sept. 2l.-The Times hai
The following on the convention: "Ths
result will be disappointment to most
q the Republicans, and TO q large mum.
Dor OF voters, who, ON other than party
NuundA have appreciated tho siQnif
canoe OF the fight made against Gov
Cornell. 1t may also turn out 70 be /
disappointment TO the men who hay,
6een instrumeutal in bringing Il about
~ - alleged representatives have delib
erately set aside the strongest candidat,
presented to them and have chosen |
nominee, who, IL not weakest in publi,
estimation, is at least the representativ,
Of the weakest and most unpopular SEQ
lions Of the Republican party. Il Is suf
aolent to note the fact that the Ropubli
oan party is represented by candidat,
Sno Is not In any sense the choice of
majority OF its voters, and who, If elec
t0d as all, must owe his election alto
Rether to the party rather than ID
popular choice. Jay Goulds has hi
emphed at Saratoga. Let the facts b
ciseorted ever 80 ingeniously, futur
uovsrnors Of this State have heel
warned that they can't safely run coun
e 70 schemes Of Gould, let the Repuh
loan candidate be ever 30 strict q cOu
etu0eionist Of the duty which the Stat
execneivo owes the people. Defeated O
MoeoEious, the Republican party Of Ne,
aoek has received blow in the house Q
friends which ID purely gratuitou
MINING with its strength, aud which wi
60 moro than anything which has hay
Iaed IN the last ten yoara 10 diminis
= capacity for growth, and 10 leayo
Inoos the ympathy o. rsapsct Q
49, Who looked to Il - IN exponent q
ge,;t.cal morality and the champion .