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The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
pocKsrApER's MrNsrRELs.

DoCKsTADER's MINsTRELs.
A large and enthusiastic audience greeted
Dockstaders Minstrels at Portland Theatre
last evening, and gave frequent applause to
the excellent performance. From the time
the curtain rose upon the first division until
it fell upon the conclusion of the afterpiece
the fun was kept up without intermission,
and the enthusiasm of the audience did not
flag for an instant. In the first division the
singing was of high order and the songs oil
Messrs. Frillman, Jose and keiger were
rendered to great acceptance. Mr.. Jose's
singing of the ''Song That Reached My
Heart" being received with special favor.
Billy Rice was in his old time form, and in
troduced many pleasing and witty sayings.
Lew Dockstader was the funny man of the
evening. and in his song, 81 Doubt if it Ever
Occurs" gave some local hits that were very
taking to the audience, be received encore
upon encore, and was very liberal In re-
spending to them. The comical finale The
Electric Railroad" was new and novel, and
added much to the evenings entertainment
In the second division Blamphin, the harp
ist the Messenger Boys, and Perry and Nc
Grew were all received well, and pleased the
audience greatly; Messrs. Baker and Jones
and Manning and Davis in their song and
dance, entitled wedding Bells" were the
finest ever seen in this city,. they were not
only first class dancers but had good voices.
The entertainment closed with the latest
opera craze, entitled "Zum-Wagoner."
which kept the audience in perfect roar of
laughter.
The entire performance was of the best
kind of minstrelsy. the costumes were neat
and very pretty, and the orchestra furnished
excellent music.
uARhoNy IonGE ENTFRTA INMENT
The celebration of its ninth anniversary
by Harmony Lodge this evening will include
one of the best concerts of the winter Miss
Grace Hall is one of Portland's most promis-
ing violinists; the Ladies' Quartette, COM
posed of Mrs. Fellows, Misses Rice and
Brown, and Mrs Morrison, embraces four of
the best voices in the State and the Imperial
Mandolin and Guitar Club have earned the
highest praises wherever they have played.
Mr.. Harvey Murray is well known as an ac-
companist of high order.
MRS. HAwEs' CLASS.
Tomorrow night Mrs. A. n. Hawes, the
popular teacher Of elocution, will present
her present class of pupils to the public at
ROSsinni Hall. Tickets can only be OBJ
tanned at Timmons a. Hawes, or of Mrs.
Hawes, No. 40 Brown street.
THE LITTLE TYCOON.
The Little Tycoon will be at Portland
Theatre March 22nd and 23rd. ''Spenser's
Little Tycoon is one of the best light operas
ever seen here. 1t is vivacieus throughout,
music, being by the same author, ht eacn
other perfectly The Little Tycoon is q sue
cess in all respects" So says one OF the
leading papers of Indianapolis.
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siddeford's High School.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Brief Items Which Have Been Sent
Through the Storm.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Frye
has fully recovered from the attack of yerti-
go which came on him Monday.
The House passed yesterday Congress
man Russell's $4,000 relief bill for Gen.
Clureret.
Gov. Long has introduced bill to pay Col.
Carroll d. Wright $5,Cc9 year.
Senator Dawes presented the wood confer
ence schedule.
Beck and Sherman hammered away at
each other on the silver question in the Sem
ate all yesterday afternoon.
Major McKinstry is drawing the Republi-
can tariff bill. 1t will be very simple,
touching only sugar, tobacco, the wool con-
ference schedule and few other things.
Randall's bill meets with considerable IA
vor among the Republicans.
Gov. DipgIey's Bill.
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine. introduced yester-
day bill providing that the payment of ina
port duties ON liquor shall not be construed
to authorize the sale of the imported liquors
by States where such sale is prohibited, or
to relieve them from State or national taxa
tion and regulation. Mr.. Dingley says that
liquor men all along the Canadian border are
preparing to import and sell Canadian liq-
uors regardless of our State and national
laws, relying on decision of the United
States supreme court of 1927, in regard to
certain imported dry goods, to the effect that
the payment of the import duties authorized
their sale, regardless of local tax laws. Mr..
Dingley thinks that the supreme court would
hold now that such payment of import du-
ties would not relieve imports from the po-
lice laws of the State or nation.
The Chinese Treaty.
The Chinese treaty was signed yesterday.
1t prohibits the entrance of Chinese laborers
to this country during period of twenty
years, and it gives an indemnity of $275,000
for violations by the Chinese. 1t allows
Chinese having families on this side of the
water, and having property amounting to
$1,000 or more, to go to China and return to
this country on proving the fact.
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IN Bos TONS sLusH.
Business for the HerdIcs and Trouble
for Horse Cars.

BosroN, March 14.-The streets were In
thoroughly demoralized condition last night,
and. il possible, worse than during the day,
for at 10 o'clock the thermometer went down
to two degrees below freezing, converting the
slush into a stiff conglomeration OF snow
and mud that yielded to the foot, and yet
presented very considerable obstacle to
wheels
s'This is the worst night ever saw In
street railroading in this city" said the
superintendent in charge OF the West End
Railroad Company's sleds; "the company is
doing all it can to clear up Washington and
Brattle streets and Scollay Square before the
freeze comes on, for II the mercury keeps on
dropping until morning this slush will freeze
into razor-edged chunks, that will have to be
cut out with .picks. The slush makes the
heaviest and hardest to work that have
ever seen. The company has over 100 sleds
out. and by morning will have earted of the
bulk Of the snow between Dover street. and
Haymarket square. All the snow plows are
going, and will be all night. Between sleds
and plows, nearly 1900 horses will DO used.
All the Cambridge aud Charlest0wn lines
have experienced great difficulty. IL was not
until O'clock yesterday afternoon that the
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15
LEWIS HIGGINS.
Death of an Aged Member of Pio-
neer StandIsh Family.

Lewis Higgins, whose death occurred at
Manchester, N. H., on the 18th, from
a complication of diseases induced
by old age, was born in Standish
eighty-fve years ago. His father,
Prince Higgins, emigrated from Orleans,
Cape Cod, with small company of settlers
when he was a lad. This little company
landed from a sailing vessel at Saco and
made their way on foot into what was then
an unsettled Wilderness the town Of
Standish.
Timothy Higgins, the grandfather of the
subject of this SKETCH with his young son
Prince, secured land that they cleared for a
farm and, having taste for mechanics, set
about to construct grist mill on a small
stream running through the new farm. This
mill being the finest of the kind erected any
where in that section had wonderful mo-
nopoly of the business for many years and
remained in successful operation withi.i the
recollection Of the present generation.
In these early days wolves and bears fre-
quented the forests surrounding the Hig-
gins farm in great numbers and were OF
constant menace and annoyance to the in
habitants as well as to their sheep and cat
tie, but Timothy Higgins and his sons pos
sessed vig0r of body and courage in
most remarkable degree.
1t was among such scenes and experiences
as these that young Lewis began life and in
time commenced to clear for himself farm
and build home near Oak Hill in Standish.
Sixty years ago he married Susan Whitney,
| sister of the late Merrill Whitney, most es-
| timable woman. This union was uninter-
rupted for fifty years, and under their care
| eleven children grew to manhood and wom-
anhood. Mrs. Higgins died nine years ago.
| Nine of the children now survive.
In 1854 Mr.. Higgins with his family moved
| to White Rock, Gorham. Ten years ago he
went to take up his residence in Manchester,
| N. H., where he spent the last years of his
| long life quietly with his two sons.
| In the early days Of the anti-slavery agita-
| tion when it cost something and meant more
| to give sympathy to the movement, Lewis
| Higgins was from the first found acting by
| word and by vote ON the side for the liberia
| tion of the downtrodden and enslaved. He
was radical Republican and no storm or
hardship was sufficient to prevent him from
| attending the annual town meeting" to cast
| mis- vote for his party candidate.
| His mind was clear to the last and he gave
| his oldest son full directions in minute de-
| tails for his funeral and burial.
The funeral services were held at Man
| chester on Tuesday, after which the remains
| of the late aged father were laid at rest be-
| side the two deceased children and devoted
| wife, by the tender hands OF his own son as
| he requested.
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MR.. RuRNs's INDUSTRY.
The Snug Little Fortune Accumu-
lated by an Augusta Tinsmith.
Especial to the Press. ]

AUGUSTA, March 14.-Another example Of
what frugality, industry and economy will
do has just appeared in this city Recently,
Mr.. c. l.. Burns, who kept atinshop on one
of the back streets, died. He did not do a
large business, and some citizens were wont
to patronize him in preference to some OF
the more extensive dealers on Water street,
TO 'help him out" so to speak. His estate
has lust been admitted to probate, and his
friends and acquaintances were greatly sur
prised to find that it amounted to s2o'ooO'
$4,000 of which was clean money in the
Augusta and Kennebec savings banks.
Howard owen, Esq, has accepted cor
dial invitation from the Grand Army post az
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Norridgewock to deliver the Memorial Day
THoMAsToN TOPICS.
a Native of the Town Dead In Far
Away Alaska.

THoMAsToN, March 14.-Dunn Il Elliot
launched today three-masted schooner of
$50 tons, named Cora Dunn. to be command
ed by Capt. w. r. Harrington of Thomas
ton. The schooner has been chartered to
take ice from Rockport to Galveston, Tex.
The Georges River is open to navigation
up to Thomaston.
Cyrus Maxcey of this town, has received
notice of the death of his son Charles, who
was found dead on the beach near Morzoivoi,
Alaska, where he was employed as hunter
for fur company. He went there two
years ago as mate of the ship Lookout and
was cast away. The weather has been un-
usually severe there this winter, and Mr..
Maxcey must have died from exposure. He
was 81 years old and unmarried.
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VOICES FROM The STORM.
Buried Towns Regaining COmmuniea-
tiOn With the World.
More Stories Of the HardShipS EneOun.
tered on the Railroads.
Lives Lost by Workers Along Snow
Drifted Tracks.
First Reports From Isolated New York
and Washington.
East River Frozen Over for the First
Time in Years.
Hardy Pilots Go Down With Their
Boats.
New YOrk's Loss Estimated From
s2O,OOO,OOO to SO,OOO,OOO.

The great storm, extending over an area
embracing both New York and Washington,
has done damage to an extent which cannot
be described with the limited facilities left
by blockaded railroads, and broken telegraph
lines. New York was not heard from until
yesterday and the information is meagre.
Only very brief dispatches sent by circuitous
routes have been received from Washington
but they indicate great damage there.
Nearer home the storm was very severe and
full accounts are obtainable. The detailed
story Of the blizzard follows:
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Found at Old orchard.

BIDDEFoRD, March IA large water
tank and other portions of wreck were
washed ashore at Old Orchard in front Of
the Fisk House yesterday. Several cords Of
wood from the timbers were secured by the
residents for fuel, much of which seemed to
be dry upon the inside, as though it had not
been afloat long, although some are inclined
to the belief that the fragments came from
the wreck that has been lying at the Pool
for some time and which was probably
broken up by Mondays storm.
Biddeford's High School.
BDDEFoRD, March 14.-At school meet
ing tonight it was voted to raise S24,C0O ad-
ditonal to comp lete the appropriation neces-
sary for the new high school building. The
total cost of the building will be $4,000.
Bids from Massachusetts, contractors were
re jected and the building committee are au-
thorized to solicit proposals from local con-
tractors.
Robert Noyes Dead.
Especial to the Press.]
NORWAY, March 14.-Robert Noyes, aged
n years, formerly of Portland, died today.
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PORTLAND TO BOSTON.
How the Snow PIow Turned Round
at Old Orchard.

BosToY, March 14.-The Boston and Maine
western division was opened up last night,
after an all-day fight with the drifts. AT 1912
O'Clock p. M, the Portland trains, due at 1.15
and p. M, came in together. The cars were
covered with snow, and fringe-like icicles,
half a yard long, were pendant from the roofs.
Out of these cars about adOzen weary travel
lers appeared, each visage evincing more or
less crossness, according to the stock OF phil
losophy of the owner. The cause Of the de-
lay in the trains was the derailment OF
snow plow, which, in bunting into big drift
at Pine Point, came to grief, and was turned
clear around, so that the point Of the pillow
rested nearly where the tender had stood an
instant before.
Ats o'clock in the afternoon the 800 and
o'clock trains north from Boston were made
up into one train and started out. How far
other roads is reported as the lightest ever
known, people preferring to await the clear
ing of the roads and an abatement of the
storm before venturing aboard the cars.
Conductor Thomson reports neayy snow
the entire length Of thu line. The North
Berwick nd:Manchester On. H) trains were
discontinued yesterday, as were the through
Portland freights from Boston. All the local
and Lawrence and Lowell trains are running
ON time and all through trains will probably
be running today. Tho railroad officials have
a large force of men at work shovelling and
are doing all in their power to run trains on
time.
The Worst for Years.
Superintendent Furber of the Boston and
Maine was found at the depot last night.
"Yes," said he, sit is one OF the worst
storms for years. We can hear nothing from
any but local trains for the wires have been
down since II o'clock yesterday. No wires
are now working.east of Wakefield. There
is good deal more snow in the direction Of
Portland than in this vicinity. Why, the
Portland train due here at 6.20 didn't leave
Portland till o'clock this morning, and
hasn't got in yet. Where is itP We don't
know where it is. It's lost in the snow some
where. The communications are all broken
and we can't tell where any Of the trains
are"
At the Eastern depot an engineer who had
inst come in, and whose cab was plastered
with six inches Of snow. said: ut is as bad
a storm as have seen for 20 years. think
il about as bad near Newburyport as any
where. The track there is plugged full OF
drifts from three to five feet deep, and the
rain that has fallen on top has formed crust
and settled the snow into O solid mass very
hard to plow through. The storm was a
regular blizzard around Newburyport and
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Amesbury. yesterday afternoon and all night
NO trains nave been run over the Amesbury
branch this morning"
Before the storm had abated In its fury
yesterday curious accident occurred to an
outward bound train from Boston on which
Mr.. Furber was riding. Everything had
gone along smoothly until Balardvale was
reached. when the train slowly came to a
stop. The passengers waited patiently for a
while, not knowing what was the matter.
Some of them had noticed a Seraping over the
roofs Of the cars just before they came to a
standstill, and when some trainmen passed
through the car where the superintendent
was sitting he beckOned to them and told
them to 20 back and clear the track OF wires.
After an examination had been made
It was found that wire which had been
broken had caught in one OF the car wheels
and been wound round and round, drawing
with it the pole, until the latter was drawn
snugly up beneath the car, thus stopping the
progress of the train. 1t is quite probable
that had the train gone a cars length Iur-
ther it would have been thrown from the
track by the telegraph pole. An hour
hard work freed the trucks and the train
went on.
On the Eastern.
Large drifts on the Eastern Division OF
the Boston & Maine road have been reported
in the vicinity of Marblehead and Glouces-
ter. On the Saugus branch line no trouble
was experienced, the trains arriving In Bos-
ton on time. One freight train went out
Monday night and another yesterday morn
ing. Word has been received from the lat
ter that it is off the track, but at just what
point was not learned.
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VICTIMS OF THE CYCLONE.
Reported Fall Of the Great Bridge at
North Bay, Manitoba,
Carrying With 1t Canadian Pacific
Passenger Train.
Great Loss Of Life Said to Have
Resulted.

BUFFALO. N. Y, March IA special
from Manitoba says: The great bridge at
North Bay has succumbed to the fury of the
cyclone and gone down with Canadian
Pacific passenger train. The dispatch says
that great loss of life resulted.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15
Knox county Court.

RooKLAND, March 1.-THE March term
of the Knox county Supreme Judicial Court
is now in session at Rockland, Judge Dam
forth presiding. The term promises to be
short and uneyentful
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Domestic Scheme That Did Not
Prove a Success.
FIIgende BIdetIeT'J

Herr Muller, the manufacturer. had re-
turned from his honeymoon trip, and after
week of connubial bliss in the new home he
awoke to the necessity of attending to his
business, and so with heavy heart he said
good by to his little wife and proceeded to
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15
THE WEATHER.

Boston, March 10.
The signal Office announces the lprobabili-
ties for the next "a hours, as fair, colder,
with westerly winds.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, March IA, 1888
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15

keag Log Driving Company the following
officers were chosen to serve du-ing the en-
suing year: Moderator, Frank Gilman /;
Directors. Samuel Sterns, Elisha Gilpatrick,
ii. IL. Putnam,
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15
TOWN MEETINGS.
M atinicuS.

Moderator-Henry Young.
Town Clerk and Treasurer-Capt. Fred A. Nor
ton.
School Committee-Capt. W. b. Young, Ernest
Young and Edward Ames.
Assessors-W. b. Young, Isaac Philbr0ok and
James K. Hall.
Collector-Henry Young,
Constable-Wm. Philbro0k.
Truant Oficer-0. G. Perry.
Fence Surveyors-Ernest Young and Edward
mi
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Belfast harbor open.

BELFAST, March 14.-Belfast is now open
to navigation. the revenue cutter Woodbury.
having reached the upper wharves Wednes-
day morning.
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CITY REPORTS.

STREET COMMISSIONERS.
Following is an abstract of George s. Sta
ples's, Commissioner of Streets, report, from
April /, 1887, to March /, 1888:
Total amount expended S82. .39S.S
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, ME.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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Trouble In RrIdgton.

BRIDGToN, March 14.-The snow fall in
this region was immense and the roads in
all directions are blockaded. No mails from
any direction have been received since Mon
day night. The train on the Brisgton mar
row gauge. which left here Monday night.
had not reached Bridgton Junction at latest
advices, though it is confidently expected the
trains will run on regular time Monday.
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The Two Children shot Down While
Going Up Stairs,

To Bid Their Inhuman Father Good
Bye.
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North Berwick.

Moderator-Geo. III. Wentworth.
Town Cerk-N. s. Austin.
Selectmen-N. l.. Hussey, M. II. Wentworth ID.
n. Brackett.
Treasurer--C. w. Greenleaf
Supervisor of Schools-Dr. j. o. McCorrison.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15

of the Benton Murders
and Suicide.
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Dunn & Armstrong, the members of the
firm upon whose effects an attachment was
placed Saturday by Sheriff Mitchell have
been sub-contractors for STAIRS, Askwith &
Co, and they claim that this firm has insti-
tuted the proceedings. without sufficient
was twelve horses and one mule valued at
Sl,675, some different from the report sent
out about the matter The strike, they say,
was caused by the failure Of STAIRS, Ask
with & Co. to pay their men Tor a period of
bitterly of the treatment received from the
larger firm and say that they have been un-
able to get a settlement with them.
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Mean daily bar 29.79 Maximum ther...37.3
Mean daily ther.. .363 Minimum ther. ...24.5
Mean daily d'wpt &c. 3 Max. vel. wind. %
Mean daily hum. $50 Total precip....... Ts
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Appleton.


ModeratOr-A. H. Wentworth.
Town Cerk-F. K. Cark1n.
Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers OF Poor. Fence
viewers and Field-drivers-S. j. Gushee, A. X.
Burkett, s. b. C0nant.
Town Agent-Elden Burkett
Treasurer and Collector--H. A. M0rang.
AuGitor-E. ID. Gushee.
81 Commttee-Mrs, j. Sprowl
Newport.
Moderator-F. j. Whiting.
Clerk-C. III. Morrill,.
Selectmen-S. p. Judkins p. X. Rowe, w. A.
Leafs.
Supervisor Rev. I. S. Weeks
Town Agents. z. Judkins.
AuditUr-W. A. FRYE.
Constable-D. D. 1raft0n.
COllector-Robert Jenkins
Treasurer-Chas. Sawyer.
Fire Wardens-H. f. Tilton, S. p. Judkins, w.
A. Frye.
Monmouth.
Moderater--J. b. Fogg.
Selectmen-O. W. Andrews, G. j. Bragden, j. Z.
Richardson.
Clerk-C j. Bragden.
Supervisory. H. Beal.
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THE STATE.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
sAaAnAHoc COUNTY.

Noble A. Maxwell, of Milo, claims to be
one of the heirs of Capt Noble Maxwell,
whose millions are making such sensation
in Bowdoinham.
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WARKEN'S LAST CRIME.

7 indicates trace of precipitation.
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Fire Engines Unavailable.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. March 14.-Fire
broke out in the wood pulp department Of the
Chemical Paper Company's mill at Holyoke,
at D. m, causing loss Of. about $4,000;
fully insured in the mutual companies. The
origin Of the fire is unknown. The building
was about 800 feet long The fire was con
fined to this last hundred feet at the south
end. Only one steamer succeeded In reach
ing the fire and then only after hard strug-
ola
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Affairs at Springfield.

SPRINeFIELD. Mass, March l5-The rail-
roads battled vigorously with the snow to-
day and many Of the lines are open. The
Boston and Albany will begin running trains
between Springfield and Boston in the morn
ing. but the western end of the road Is still
blocked. Beyond Westheld there are some
IN Or 40 cars Of live stock, which will doubt
less perish before released. The New YORK
and New England road between here and
Hartford Is impossible and no train viii be
run over IL this week.
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The Latest from Boston.

BosToN, March 14-All the northern roads
are now pretty we'll cleared. Those to the
south are still blocked, but the work Of rem
dering them passable Is still going on. Yer
mont New Hampshire and Rhode Island
towns have been nearly buried, and the ex-
peri noes Of the railroads In those states Is
similar to that in Massachusetts, and Connec-
ticut. Two trains reached here from Spring
field tonight, the first since Monday.
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CONTINUED ON FOURTH rAoEl
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Fatality on the FItchburg.

FITcHBURG, Mass, March IA Fitch
burg Railroad snow plow going west yester-
day betweed Ashburnham and Gardner, left
the track and was struck by another snow
plow coming east. Engineer Brice 5. Nc
Dowell, Of Fitchburg, was fatally injured
and soon died. Brakeman Charles l.. Bor-
den and f. IL. Pearsons, of Fitchburg, were
badly injured and Brakeman John ID. Kane,
of Greenfield. had his face cut.