The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-09-15
The DEADLY PLAGUE
Two Noted Actors Very Iii-A Dad
Railroad Accident Near Paris.
France


A letter was received by relative OF Chief
OF Police Andrew of ST. Augustine, Fla, dis
closing terrible state Of affairs in The Town
OF Bayard. statement on the line OF tile
jacksonville Il ST. Augustine Railroad.
William Ortgus. the son OF a farmer living NJ
Sampson. about i've miles from Bayard. had
occasion 10 visit the latter pace. On near
ing the settlement ho was attracted by a
strong stencil eminating from the vicinity OF
house supposed TO be vacant. Through
curiosity he hitched his horse and proceeded
10 investigate. On reaching the house
chastity spectacle met hiseycs. Stretched up
on a couch was tic body OF woman, and in
the same room were the bodies OF live chll-
dren. They had evidently been dead for sew
eral days. The hoy on realizing tho horror
OF the scene fled prccipitately, and, mounting
his horse, rode back 70 his home and told the
startling story 10 his parents. As 81. Angus
tine 1. strictly quarantined against Bayard
aud that vicinity the news did not reach
there until several days after the occurrence.
The country people are horror stricken, and
even II IL were known that any one was oc-
cupying the house IL Is unlikely that any one
OF them could have been induced 10 20 near
II II hc knew there was q case OF yellow
fever. IL Is supposed that the unfortunate
victims were refugees from jacksonville, and
were stricken with the disease after leaving
town.
Mr.. Lester waIack, the actor. IL lying
dangerously Ill nc Emsmere his county-seat
ut Stamford, Conn. 1t IL said that Mr..
Wallaek's illness is due TO the rupture of
blood-ycssel in his head which left him In
an alarming condition. Mr.. Arthur Wallack
was with his father at stamford ard Mr..
HhanHare l. had inf nj
his old friends condition, took train fer
Stamford. At the Wallack city residence,
on West Thirty-fourth street, 10 informa-
tion could lie gairci rs 10 his condition. aud
IL was said that his intention had been 10 re-
main at Elmsnerc until late in the autumn.
or possibly throughout the winter. At
Walla'k's Theatre friday, IL was rumorcd
that Mr.. Waliack was IN dying condition.
and that Mr.. Moss IN lden departure for
Stamford was OccaSioncd by an urgent tclc-
graphic summons clIlng him TO the side Il
the comrade with whom he had been so many
years closely associated.
LATER--Le ter Wallaclr,actor and manager,
who was stricken with apoplexy Wednesday,
died Thurd ~ morning, in his country rcsi-
den,e a, South View, near Stamford, Conn
/. Newton Gotthold. the welI-known and
popular actor, author and manager, is dying
al his home In scwicklcy, Pa. Ills phvs.-
elan stys he will never leave his bed alive.
To add 10 his IN siortuno he is totally blind
and pcnnless. and his mind is giving way.
No one Is allowed % SIC him ani when he II
rational he seems 90 realize that his erd y
near. His wife, who was Miss May Rick.
aids, an actress, H. with him. bat she Is an IN
valid and can do othing fer her dying hus-
band. His only child Charley is In New
York rs a member OF the Lights and Shad-
ows" company, and has been tslegraphcd for,
rs has al 20 his brother, Milton G.. Gotthold.
who Is MANAGING a theatre IN Cincinnati
Mr.. Goothod served his country faithful In
New York regiment during the war and IL
tho close Of IL went on the stage IN king his
first appearance in this country IN Washing
ton ID. &. lie came 70 Pittsburg some time in
20 as the leading man Of the stock company,
In the opera-house and continued as such
until he finally became It's manager In which
capacity he served for many years. until the
close OF the season Of lSTs'7g. lie then took
out an "Uncli Ten" company and after
wards the "Octoroon," playing the two ono
season. lie next went rs leading man with
number Of stars among them being Law
renee Barrett, Nelson etc.
An express train from Dillon left tho rails
Wednesday night on is way 20 Paris, France,
blocking tho road. The Italian night mail
train ran into the disabled train and was
wrecked. According 70 tho latest report nine
persons were Killed, thirteen severely In
jured, and many more slightly hurt. Among
the injured were Swiss native named Mar
rott who Is described by the railroad com
pany ms butcher trading in America, and an
American named Boucher, who was serious
~ wounded. The accident is attributed TO
the unusual speed ut which the train was
running and the bad condition Of the road
way. Several pas tngcrS expressed fears be-
fore the accident happened.