The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-08

he thought the citizens would relieve 1t.
He stated that meeting Of 200 leading
citizens would be held 10 morrow, and
that Archbishop Riordan and others
have offered TO subscribe $1,000 each
toward relief of the distressed.
BOY KILLED NEAR BLACK DIAMOND.
SEATTLE, March 6.-Joseph, son of
Howell Thomas, Of Black Diamond, was
killed by coal train on the Columbia &
Puget Sound railroad this morning at the
No. IL mine, three miles from Black Dia-
mond. The boy tired to get on the train
while in motion, and fell under the wheels,
nine cars passing ove- the body, crushing
1t in frightiul manner.
ENGINES BURIED BY SNOW.
DENVER March Ga special TO the
Times from !, heeler, Col, says: One of
the greatest Satastrophes IN the way OF
snowslides ocr; red last night five miles
east of this pia, {, in what is known as
the wall cut, on H.; high line division of
the South Park tlroad, in which two
passenger trains can.e near being wiped
away. The train g'irg west was run
ning in two sections. The first section
60, stuck in the snow al the wall cut,
and section came up w.;h two power
ful engines to pull out ,ld first section
Roadmaster P. Dobblns wa, standing In
front Of the head engine, su su,,r,Intending
the work. when an avalanch. of snow
came down without warnins} weeping
him away.
He was completely covered by i.NS fly
ing mass of snow, and carried a til. 'arcc
Of several thousand feet, entirely res,
Ten Mile river and on to the Rio Gra /,
track, where he managed 10 extrica
himself with great difficulty. One anki
was badly sprained, but he was other
wise uhinjured. The tremendous volume
of snow piled itself entirely over the four
engines, putting out the fires, and COM
pletely buried the mail car and flanger.
The weight Of the snow crushed in the
front end OF the mail car, in which was
Mail Agent George Roberts and Baggage
Master N. Mason. 1t took some time TO
extricate them. Neither was injured.
Fireman Culbertson was badly sea ded.
DEAD IN CAR RUINS.
BCFFADo, March GA train on the
Lake Shore road from the west, due at
Buffalo a; 81: % P NJ, broke in two near
Hamburg tonight. The front part of
the train, consisting of the engine, tender,
smoker and two day coaches were quickly
brought TO a standstlll. The rear half
composed of five heavy Pulmans, came
on down grade and crashed into the
second day coach. The Pullman, being
heavier, lifted the day coach into the air,
and they now lie one on top of the other,
and both having telescoped the first day
coach. Both day coaches and the Pull
man were tull of passengers. The rail-
road people refuse to give any informa-
tion. An Associated Piess reporter went
on relief train as surgeons assistant,
as no reporters were allowed.
There were seven killed. The injured
number nearly twenty, more or less seri
ously hurt. 1t is not thought more than
two or three will die: George Z. Mar'iu,
of Boise City, Idaho, had his chest badly
bruised.
DEATH oE CAPTAIN A. F. HEDGES.
NORTH YAKIMA, March G.-Captain
A. +. Hedges, an old pioneer, died this
morning OF consumption, at the residence
OF his son in-law, B. Chapman. He was
born In Ohio October IS, 1917. In 1913
he immigrated to Iowa, and the following
year crossed the plains to Oregon, arriving
In Oregon City in 1914. He worked Of
the carpenters trade as contractor with
Colonel Nesmith for several years. In
1S49 he returned to the East by the 18th
mus, thence to New Orleans. where he
purchased the machinery for the first line
of steamboats, placed on the upper Viii
lamette river. which he shipped by way
of Cape Horn to Oregon. While East he
was appointed superintendent OF Indian
affairs for Oregon, and in 1852 recrossed
the plains to Oregon.
He WAS engaged in the steamboat
business for several years; was a mem Der
of the Oregon constitutional convention,
served three terms as member of the
Legislature, and two terms as sheriff of
Ciackamas county. He was lifelong
Democrat and firm believer IN the doc
tIine of state rights. He leaves large
family and many friends.
BISMARCK TO RETIRE.
BERLIN, March Cit is now certain
that Bismarck WILL retire as soonas future
organization of the ehspeellorsbip can be
decided. This is a matter Of great diff
Guilty. It is feared some small states of
the empire may prove restIve, when the
man who induced them to become part of
the German empire shall have removed
his strong hand and uniting presence from
the government. 1t is pI obable number
of independent ministers will be substi-
tuted for the present imperial chancellor
ship, thus preventing any change of po-
litical bias In ia yor of one state or group
of states.