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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-06
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
A Passenger Trains Plunge.

CHARLOTTE. y. c., Aug. 21.-One of the
most disastrous railroad wrecks known IN
the annals OF this state occurred this morn
ing about , o'clock ut Boston Ridge. two
miles west of Statesyille, on the Western
North Carolina road. Passenger train No.
9, known as the fast mail, which is made up
at Salisbury, pulled out on time Il i. m },
loaded with passengers. 1t was composed
of baggage, mail car, second and III St-class
coaches Pullman sleeper and Superintend-
ent Bridges private car Daisy. The
sleeper which was from GOldsbOrO, usually
contained 4 good number of passengers
from Northern points, and last night WAS
no exception. The run TO Statesville vas
miles out. just after leaving StateSville
there is q heavy stone bridge spanning
Third creek, and down into this creek
PLUNGED TIE ENTIRE TRAIN,
distance of at least siXty-tve feet. wreck
ing the whole train and carrying death and
destruction with it,
Twenty passengers were killed outright,
nine seriously injured and twenty badly
bruised and shaken up.
The scene at the wreck beggarS deScrip
zion. The night was dismal, and to add to
the horror of the situation the water in the
creek was up.
1t was only through the most heroic
efforts of those who had hurried to the
scene of the wreck that the injured We're
not drowned. The accident was caused by
the spreading of the rails. The track was
not injured, and trains are running on
schedule time.
Twenty dead bodies are now lying in
the warehouse at Statesville. The injured
are having the best of care at private resi-
dences and hotels.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
MUST STAY OUT ANOTHER YEAR.
The Patriotic Sons of America Will Not Ad-
NIT Colored Members.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. 2I-At the
meeting to-day of the Patriotic Sons OF
America. and at the conclusion of the re-
ports Of the varions committees, the ques-
ton of admitting cOlOred men was again in
directly taken up. The question taken
under the guise Of a resolution, offered
by Pennsylvania delegates, was that a
two-thirds vote should be necessary
10 amend the constitution. Western dele
gates who have opposed almost 10 man
the admittance of cOlored members into
the order, were taken by surprise by the
move of the Eastern members, but
they felt but little alarm that
it would be successful, knowing
that the same number of votes
would be requisite as required to amend the
constitution so as to admit colored mem
bers. The debate that followed the offer
ing of the resolution was long and hot one.
The resolution was defeated by vote OF 81
to 81, thus settling in the negative for y
year the question of admitting cOlored
members.
Following are the officers elected for the
ensuing year: National president Clearance
f. HUH. Pennsylvania; vice-president,
james Williams, Colorado; secretary, Fred
erick Steese, Pennsylvania; treasurer,
John H. Hoffer, Pennsylvania; chaplain,
Rev. j. B. May, Pennsylvania.
The report OF the committee on ritual IN
favor of adopting one degree instead of
three. was agreed to.
At the conclusion of the afternoon session
the camp adjourned to meet at Lebanon,
Pa, the second Tuesday in September Of
next year
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
MARYLAND Republicans,

OCEAN CITY, MD, Aug. 2I.-The dele
gates to the Maryland Republican state
convention Were nearly all in their seats to-
day when Chairman Hodgkin called the
convention to order,
Ex-Congressman McComas was made
temporary chairman and f. S. Strobridge
of Baltimore and L. L. p. Denis of Somer-
set, secretaries. The usual committees
were appointed and recess was taken till 3
O'Clock.
At o'clock the convention proceeded
with its business. The temporary officers
We're made permanent officers.
The committee on resolutions reported a
platform that indorses the F'ifty-first con-
gress and reaffirms the national platform OF
lSSS. 1t commends the liable and pure
administration of Harrison, and the
brilliant diplomacy of the department
of state'' condemns ''cheap silver dollars
that cheat the laborer of his wages and
farmers of values" Charges the state De
mocracy with plundering the state treasury.
Urges publication of primary elections and
fayorS the adoption of such treaty arrange
ments of the government with the countries
to which we export our tobacco crop
as viii secure the abolition or the material
reduction of foreign import duties and
other governmental eXactionS upon the
same.
The platform adopted, nominations were
proceeded with, and Col. William Vangnort
was unanimously nominated for governor.
Other nominations are: Comptroller, Capt.
J. Mcdonald; Encouragement. George NJ.
Sharp; clerk of the court of appeals, Enoch
B. Abel
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITiES.

The wind blew 4 hurricane at Boulogne
yesterday. Thirty houses have been un-
rooted.
At Worcester, Mass, Hon. S. C. Pome-
roy, ex-senator from Kansas, died yester-
day, aged seventy-six.
Russia's exports of grain to Posen amount
to 1850 tons daily, and other frontier towns
are receiving still more.
A hunting party near Plan was struck
by lightning and one of them was killed.
Others were badly injured.
Twenty-four seamen deserted from the
Pensacola,as they don't want to go to China
on the vessel, thinking her unseaworthy.
At Lualas, on the italian frontier. a
church was struck by lightning yesterday
during the service and three women We're
killed
At Boston, Mass. the two upper stories
of the building corner Portland and Travers
street was destroyed by fire yesterday.
Loss 900
The cruiser Presidente Pinto will remain
at Kiel six weeks repairing and arIning.
British vessels with guns are reported on
their way to Kiel.
The governor of the Island Of Martinique,
where $50 lives We're lost in the recent hur-
ricane, telegraphs an appeal for help for
the suffering people.
The big rubber syndicate, of which Con
zaleS DeGouderiz was organizer in Havre
and Para, has suspended operations, and
the corner in rubber has been broken.
Neither army nor government employees
in Guatemala have been paid for three
months and there is scarcity of food and
prices are high. Smallpox is epid emic. in
Tegucigalpa.
Fifty colored men under the leadership of
R. H Waterford of Memphis, Mo, left for
Oklahoma yesterday to await the opening
of the Indian lands. They expect to form
negro colony which will number 100, coo in
short time.
kilograms from all parts of England con-
tain the same tale of damaged crops. The
havoc on the fruit plantations is dreadful
There's no gale now, but additional wet is
likely to complete the destruction Of the
grain crops.
At Fullerton, Neb, Frank Veazey, pros
porous farmer, died suddenly under rather
suspicious circumstances week ago. His
stomach was analysed and arsenic was
found. His wife and female cousin were
arrested on suspicion
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 27.-A special from
Pertle Springs, Mo, says that the election
of officers began yesterday. which resulted
in the election of Leverett Leonard, strong
third party and sub-treasury advocate. was
resumed to-day. T. V. Hickox was re
elected treasurer. and balloting for the
Office of state lecturer is going on.
The report on demands ard resolutions is
expected this evening, and then the fun
Will begin in earnest. The sub-treasuryiteS
have a majority of the committee, and will
frame the platform in accordance with the
Ocala demands.
Ex-President Hall does not believe that
Leonard's victory means a third party in
Missouri, nor the adoption of the sub-treas-
ury plan by the convention, but his sup
porters are of the opinion that tonight or
tomorrow will see the national demands in
dOrsed
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

were the torn and maugled bodies of the
c rev and the unfortunate passengers.
An eyewitness who arrived on the scene
lust at daylight said. to use his own words:
The scene appalled, me. The great, high
bridge apparently remained intact, but
-he rails were torn up and the
edges OF the stones were knocked
off where the falling cars had come
in contact with it. 1t was early. y mist
filed the valley. The news of the accident
had scarcely gotten abroad, but already the
willing people from surrounding farms
were helping to remove the wreckage
and draw out the bodies of
the dead II was terrible
scene. The debris of the cars was piled
mountain high. it seemed. and in utmost
confusion. In the fall the Pullman ear had
leaped over all the others. whirliu@ through
the ali and striking the ground with ter
rible effect away in front of where the
engine lay. II was mashed is one would
crush an egg by throwing it against a stone
but | lent helping hand i'll pull
ing ont the bodies. We rot Engineer
West in small pieces He was crushed be
yond recognition. His fireman. Fry. was
also badly mutilated. From the debris
Of the passenger cars people We're
brought out mangled in all sorts OF
ways, only two or three bodies being
brought ii'dCt- lAt po''ltS vert atTdLSeu
IN i row on the hillside and they We're ready
to De sent To States vile when ] left and
worhmen We're there digging in the wreck
for other bodies. The conductor WAS badly
hurt, but he hObbled to Statesville and gave
the news of the wreck. The threc ladies' in
the iirSt-claSs car were killed and every pas
sengur i'll the sleeping car met death, not L
living soul escaped. The casualties may
reach forty. IS it is not believed that al the
bodies have Vet been taken OUT. The acct
dent was caused by the spreading OF rails.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
The Killed.
Following is the list of killed:
William West, engineer, Salisbury, n

Following is the list of killed:
William West, engineer, Salisbury, n
c.
Warren Fry. fireman, Hickory, y. c.
H. /. Linster baggagemaster, States
vile, N c.
William Houston, Greensboro.
p Barnstt, Asheville, n. G.
Samuel German, ASheville. \. G.
W. E. Winslow, Asheville, \. c.
Charles Barnett. Hendersonville, n. c.
w !. Fisher, Campbell, n. c.
J. D. Austin, Hickory, \. c.
T. Birdseye, drummer. n. y.
j. NJ Sykes, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
Mrs. Poole, Williamson, n. C.
Jobe Theifer, travelling salesman.
Doc Wells, colored Pullman porter.
John Davis, Statesville, n. c..
Mir. Mccormick. Alexandria, Va.
DR.. Sanderlin, state auditor, was on the
wrecked train. He was painfully injured
All others who escaped with injuries
more or less serious are Col. E B. Came.
ron, governors staff: Patrick E. Ransom,
NorthamtOn, n. c.; Otto Ransom, Norfolk.
Va; W Ortheilcott, Hickory, n.
c.; George Bowles, Atlanta; Col
O. W. Lawson. Louisville, KY
Miss Lewellyn Pale, Williamson N c.
Mrs. r. c. and Miss Ophelia Moore, Hell
eua, Ark A. +. Link and wife, Lexington,
Ky; B. n. Estes. Jr, Memphis, Tenn
John Gage, Asheville, n. c.; r. E. John
ston, Newberry, S. c.; Conductor S. P
Augh. Sleeping-car Conductor H. c. Leeper
and Flagman Shoaf.
Mrs Poole was drowned before aid could
reach her. Three bodies have not been
identified, one of these is an old lady.
another is lady with ticket in her pocket
which reads Mrs. George Mccormick and
mother, Eimwood, n. c., to Alexandria,
n. Co and the third is also lady. Upon
her finger is ring engraved IT. H. W. to
NJ. b. R."
1t is thought all the bodies have not been
taken out of the debris, which is piled so
high that it is impossible to make thor
ough examination.
Crowds have fiocked to the scene all day.
Not soul came out of the sleeper alive
Miss Ophelia Moore of Helena, Ark. died
after being being taken out of the wreck.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
A DAY OFF AT PARIS.
FLYING JENNiES, HOkEY-POKEY,
BARBECUE, SPEECHES,
Culberson, Ashby, Fred Barry, DOhoney
With Their Isnls, and Thousands OF
other Such Things, All Are There.
Specfal TO the Gazette

PARIS, TEX, Aug. 27.-Paris is crowded
to-day. At the earliest hour the crowd be-
gan pouring in from the country by every
character of conveyance, and the arriving
trains brought crowded coaches. The ex
Confederate camp A. 5. Johnston, the Al
lance, the Peoples party, Democracy and
Hon. DohOney alias the prohibition party,
We're ont in force. But the day was not
political.
1.-The gardens have loaded the tables, het
orchards cannot bear the burdens that hang
upon their reddening limbs, and the grana-
rieS are not equal to the product of our
fields So spake President Harrison the
other day, and while ''reddening burden y
would perhaps be Il better expression than
'reddening limbs, = we will allow the presi-
dent to escape criticism for the truth he
tells This has been a great harvest year,
and the fields have yielded most bounte-
ously, and in no land has it been greater
than in Texas, and in no place in Texas
more than the Paris Countrywide Texas
Egypt and to-day the people of Paris and
of Lamar county have made them q feast
and called in their friends and neighborS.
Hence these steers-barbecued. Politics,
of course, came in as a diversion, and
hence, too, we have D. B. Culberson and
Stump Ashby, and Fred Barry, the bright
Mississippian, who, by chance, is with US
and speaks. Brer Dohoney we have al
ways, ana perhaps lie Will Idlh, 700,
whether for PETER and his whislierS or
against Democracy and its whisky, no man
can tell till his speech be closed.
Steers there be, and sheep and hogs, and
the pits have famed and glowed the live
long night and dusky figures have dredged
the huge carcases with barbecue sop and
now they hang steaming, odoring, appetiz-
ing on the poles and dividing strongly hon
ors with the stand.
Tho fppnyatpd and dnCrc
are closed. Paris and its 1900 join with
the other thousands of country cousins at
the city park in making merry with flying
jennies, hockey pokey, barbecue and
speeches. Street cars and hacks are doing
the trade at this town to-day.
Paris has had a big day and made a big
spread and tired and sleepy goes to bed
happy, the folks from the country ditto,
politicians exceedingly so. as they have
talked to the biggest crowd in the Fourth
congressional district. and of course each
believes himself invincible.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
MAY BE REAGAN.
The Texan Mentioned as
Bragg's Successor.
JOHN SHERMAN'S CAMPAIGN.
The Ohio Senator Makes His Opening Speech
to Six Thousand People.
The Ocala Platform Alliance Men in Con-
troll in MissourI-The Maryland
Republicans in State Con-
vention Assembled.
After Gen. Bragg's Place.

Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27-There are a num-
Der of candidates to fill the vacancy in the
interstate commerce commission, caused by
the death of Gen. Bragg, and there promises
TO be Il contest between the West and the
South for the place. Though Morrison
lives close on to the border. it is claimed by
Western representatives that they should
get the appointment. because there is no man
on the commission from the region west Of
the Mississippi. Therefore several West
ern candidates are being suggested.
The death of Gen. Bragg removed the
only. Southern Federal commissioner, and
the South naturally claims the appoint
ment. If it goes again to Alabama, Judge
Allen H. Merrill. the former law partner of
Senator Pugh will probably be appointed.
Representative Herbert of Alabama is said
TO be willing to resign his seat in the house
to accept the appointment if he can get it,
and Judge Shorter, chairman of the Ala
bama railroad commission, is an active can
didate.
Senator Pugh is out with a card this
morning denying the statement that he was
supporting Judge Shorter. If Senator
Pugh is permitted to name the appointee he
will select Judge Merrill
There is considerable opposition, how
ever. to the idea that the Office belongs to
Alabama, and there promises to be 4 lively
contest In view of the fact that the far
West and South are both without repre-
sentation in the commission, it is being
urged that the appointment should go to
the Southwest, say Texas or Arkansas, and
both ex-senator Reagan and ex Attorney-
General Garland are urged for the ap-
pointment.
The others spoken of as candidates are
ex-Representatives Wilson of Minnesota,
Thomas Patterson of Colorado and Gen. L.
5. Bragg of Wisconsin.
The appointment must go to Democrat.
AFTER FRED DOUGLAS PLACE.
The latest advices received at the state
department from Hayti are to the effect
that affairs on the island are very quiet.
Consequently it has been decided not to be
at all haSty in the selection of minister to
succeed Douglas. A vast number of appli-
cants have appeared, flooding the acting
secretary with papers, and he is quietly Ill
ing everything away in neat shape. so that
the secretary of state can take mis- choice
when he returns. Many of them are eX-
foreign ministers, and a good part OF them
cergymen. The department seems to be
inclined to the belief that a colored minister
in Hayti is necessity, and the chances are
that the new man will be of that com
pleXion.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
Both Sides Confident.

PERTLE SPRINGS, Mo-, Aug. 21.-The
election of officers was complete as follows /:
Secretary, j. T. Long of johnson county
state lecturer, c. G. Foley of Pike
Treasurer Hickox and Chaplain King
were reelected J. j. Jones of
Pike was elected first steward and
F. p. Burrow left steward. All Of these
excepting the treasurer and chaplain are
strong third party men. An effort will be
made TO elect eX-President Hall delegate
to the national convention in November.
The committee on demands did not re-
port the platform tonight, but it is
known that the sub-treasury and
government loan planks are Incorporated in
it. Whether or not they will pass is an
other question. Both sides are confident,
however, of being able to Gerry the day. 1t
will have to be reported tomorrow. as it is
the last day of the convention.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28
Another Account.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Aug. 27.-The most
dreadful railroad disaster in the history of
the state is to be recorded to-day in the to-
tai destruction of an entire passenger train
on the, Western North Carolina road, an
accident in which the engineer, fireman,
all the brakemen and probably forty pas
sengers were dashed to instant death in
the wreck from the debris of which only
one man, the conductor, emerged. He was
able to walk back to the nearest station
and give the news of the disaster. The
train which met with such sudden and
such complete and utter destruction was
fast passenger and mail train which left
Salisbury for Asheville over the Western
North Carolina road this morning. The train
was composed of baggage car, express car,
mail car, first and second class coaches and
sleeper. 1t met this fearful doom at High
Bridge, over Third creek, two miles west
of Waterville. The schedule of this
train is a very fast one. Heavy
clouds obscured the skies as Engineer Billy
West, in answer to the conductors
whistle, pulled open the throttle and moved
slowly out of Salisbury on the fatal
journey this morning. Yellow lights
showed the steel rails ahead cleaning out,
while the trees and shrubbery along
the side track glistened with mois-
ture. The old veteran engineer, West,
though, had made fast trips in many an
OlAACl SltSL q i4l-iiI- llC W dS 4dlIL446I " llL
the track ahead, knowing every curve,
every crossing, every trestle, every
bridge, every fl and every cut
Two miles west of Statesville is
the high stone bridge of Third creek The
bridge was bull. years ago of solid masonry.
1t is ninety feet high and is arched
for the passage of wagons on the
roadway beneath, as well as for the passage
OF the creek. 1t is as safe a bridge as
could be. In fact track on solid ground
could be no safer Trains therefore
do not slack their speed upon
approaching. The Inflated train was run
ming at the rate of forty miles an hour
when the pilot of the engine threw
its shadow over its approach.
In the center of the bridge
there was gap in the cleaning
line Of rails. The engine struck the gap,
gave great bound and fell down into
space. Along with it went every car in the
train, one after another, with their human
loads, crashing upon the hard ground ninety
feet below The engine struck the ground
first, and then upon it came one
car after another with horrible crashes.
Livery car was mashed into kindling wood
and the weckage was fearful in a confused
and disorderly heapedup pile. Down under
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-28

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 27-The Bre-
waker-AIoore paper company assigned this
afternoon to Hon. Albert =. Willis. At The
same time the individual deeds of John T.
Moore. d. f. Stark and {. Bremaker We're
fled, and also the deed of assignment Of
Moore, Bremaker & Co. grocery firm, re
Gently succeeded by the T VI Is. CreeI * Co.
Hon. Albert :. Willis, assignee, says the
liabilities are represented to him Il
from S24O. 600 10 S2jOOOO. and assets $4,000
20 S,5O,OOO The trouble was that the asset
al present were locked up in big papo
mill, employing some $50 men and womer
The company had made notes, aud the
were maturing. For some time they h.
been trying TO make some kind of set
tiement with the creditors, and the assign
ment was agreed upon as 4 matter of pre-
caution. and in order TO bring u settlemen
more satisfactorily about. The assign
ment of the grocery company of Moore
Bremaker X Co, now out of business. was
due to the fact that Moore Bremaker 4
Co had accepted 4 draft drawn by the
Bremaker-Moore paper company in the
regular way of business. and the grocery
was liable, as the partnership had never been