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The evening world., 1894-04-17
SNAKES IN his HIT.
ProSprctor nu> IL Startling EXpcri
cnce In New cSico.

II had an experience several years
ago while Prospecting In New Mexico
mat even nov makes the cold chills run
Town my back" Sa!l David Stark a. The
; '"iHrTn Hotel to Il II. Louis Globe
Democrat reporter.
Il had been working a claim out there
that VAS paying N" fairly we'll. and
hal nit . little hut early to sleep in.
one night | was awakened from Il sound
S~!lSurr by - u 'lulSursS Of something
unusual occurring IHs.I. the cabin. l
was not long l.I In dlubt as 10 what
hat disturbed me. as a hiss or two told
me- only too plainly the character OF the
Intrui-rs.
MY ewes soon grew accustomed to the
scmi-darknrss, II | counted between
ny bunk amt the door no less than nine
iarge rAi,iosnAkes, A few Goals were
he warmth OF the fire that had at.
tractci them from the rocks behind the
cabin. Nou can bet that | ia not feel
very comfortable. | Iid not dare to
move for fear q oetrayinG my presence,
30 ias, lay there as stiil as a corpse
were cooled up before the fire, appar.
patly asleep. while the others glide!
ahoIt a though taking a survey OF their
surroundings.
Every minute seemed like an hour to
me. a cold perspiratign broke out over
my entire body, and | racked my brain
N vain trying 10 devise some plan to rid
myself ~ my unwelcome guests. Finally.
after laying there don't know how
long, but II must have been several
hours, the hre went OUT. morning began
S to S DAM; snS tas p %ssSs: S Sss by so Sne
strung that l could hardly rise. but
You maybe snrs fhs, II did not take
ne iong no sAaks ne dust Of that
The evening world., 1894-04-17
BACKED u THE COLONEL.
AnccJote of Emperor William l.
and nm Officer.

I'll" present Emperor Of Germany,
William H.. IS a stern morallst after
tn" German standard, and In the efforts
which h. Las been making to break nj
gaming amonG the officers of tn army
h" has been ~in"%prablc. says the
Youths Companion.
An authentic aucclOte which was re
lated OF him Will" he was still Prince
William, and before the death Of his
grandfather, the EmueTor william l..
as well as promised to the Germans
Il future emperor who was likely to rule
ns well as govern.
Prince william was At that time col
onrl OF . regiment Of hussnrH He Oh
served that some OF IL" officers OF tht
regiment were gambling at n certain
club, an! he ordered his officers t.
cease to visit this club,
The officers regarded his command "a
an infringement OF their personal lih"r,
~. and the President OF the cub,
Prince R. went a. g representntiN,
Of their wishes to the Emrcror and re-.
uucsted him to remuve Ia" !ntcrliCtiOn
The Emperor sent for the Prince. his
r son, and told him TO revoke the
'.ni | still colonel Of the regiment
Your Majesty2' the Prince asked,
"Certairly," said the Emperor,
"Then," said the Prince. permit me
either TO retain my authority in 1t ct
to resign my commisgion.'
should never Ind another colonel 10
the regiment so good ms this one
When Prince r. returned to tht
Emperor to know II the order was TO b,
revoked the Emperor said. qutzzically:
at was no use. | told the colonel e
withdraw 1t, but he wouldn't hear to 1
at ALL"
The evening world., 1894-04-17


One OF the most picturesque escapes
was that of John NJ. Latin. the ceie-
brated professor of the manly art. who
enjoys the distinction Of having been
the first man that ever faced John l.
Sullivan in the arena.
Prof. Lahin has just arrived from
Florida by steamer, and was enjoying .
good sound sleep, He dreamed that he
was still aboard ship and that she was
making futile attempts to get into some
port.
THE ship that I ream I was on"
he said this morning to an Evening
World" reporter, a tossing and roll
ing. and l heard her creaking and
straining ominously in every joint. Tho
sailors were hurrying about with
blancehd faces, the Captain was giving
orders in a most dismal voice. n my
fellow-passengers all seemed to antioi-
pate that something frlghtful was going
To happen. |. too. was frightened to such
an extent, that l awoke n ran to the
window. There was a terrible cpmEo-
tlon ON the street. There was also an
OdOr Of smoke in my room.
Il was still half asleep n dazed, and
did not yet quite comprehend where I
was. ] thought | was still on s~hipboard.
and she was alire and letting on steam.
at was some moments before / real
tied that | was ashore and in the East
ern Hotel, and that there was a fire
right beneath me. AS soon as I knew
| this. | grabbed whatever articles of APP
parel came to hand. got them on. I don't
know how, and swung myself out or
the window onto Il hre-escape n down
into the street.
LAS soon as | recovered my presencs
Of mind ] found that my toilet been
made without reference to comfort or
| lapnrnTn had an only my sQt0V(-
pipe a pair of trousers and a N under
shirt.
soon ~eNtingutshed. and, as II had been
kept confined to the barroom and very
little damage done to the floor above IL,
l was not kept shiver!ng long on the
my slumbers."
Prof. Latin is not only an athlete.
He is thoroughly conversant with sew
eral languages and has made u number
part OF Charles. the Wrestler. In las
You Like It," with Rose coghian's
In addition te Prof, Latin and Watch
man Van Nrsdale. sever others got out
during the fire by way of the nre-es-
capes, The other guests reached the
street by a stairway on the South street
side.
A very peculiar incident OF the hre
was that two pieces of Ice that lay on
top OF a heap OF clans on the lunch
counter In the barroom, were not melt
ed, although the flames had ~blackened
the clans and scorched the walls and
counter Immediately adjoining them.
The origin OF the fire is very mystic
rious. beyond the fact that ID must have
started In the southeast corner OF the
barroom, nothing definite seemed to be
known about IL.
The damage to the fixtures and appur-
~tenances OF the baIroom will he about
$25. 900, The painting and decorations on
thing Is fully covered by insurance.
The excitement attendant upon the
IRE has laid up HgrRrd with nsrSots
The eaiy, pes.on W wss ssrisssly n.
tursd b. the IRE y George Hogan who
Is en.psoyed In the ~FesfaurAnt az the
es,s,s ia &c snS Rsss YER
The evening world., 1894-04-17
GUESTS IN A PANIC.
Eastern Hotel Boarders Routed
from Their Beds by Fire.
Prot. Latin, the Athlete, Flees IN
Silk Hat and Trousers.
Flames Confined to the Barroom
After Doing $4,000 Damage.

An exciting fire broke out in the bar
room of the Eastern Hotel, at White
hall and South streets. at 2 o'clock this
morning.
The fire was first discovered by Pro-
prietor John II. Betts's nephew. Leonard
Howard. who was coming home from
uptown. Just as he stepped from q
broadway car he saw a volume Of
smoke. followed by a sheet of flame.
bursting through one of the plate-glass
windows. Y
lie Immediately shouted "Fire!' at the
top Of his voice.
Night Waterman George Van Arsdale.
a descendant OF the Revolutionary hero
OF that name, who was the first to hoist
the Stars and Stripes at the Battery.
hearing Howard's yells and smelling
smoke. quickly turned In an alarm and
aroused the 100 odd guests by shouting
and pounding at every door in the house.
by the time he MAS through he found
himself on the top floor. with SEEM
ingly no avenue OF escape. He took to
the fre-escape, however. and. although
crippled with rheumatism. he soon
landed In the street, with only a few
bruises on his right leg.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
LExOW GETS Time.
And the Scope Of His Special Com.
mittee Work Is Broadened.
May Investigate Police Courts, Ex.
else, Charities and Correction.
May sit Till january Next-So the
s nate Votes To- Day.
OBy Associated Press,

ALBANY, April lin the State Sem
ate this morning the resolution exterd-
Ing the time OF the Lexow Police In
vestigatipn Committee and extending
It's scope II such departments n Kew
YORK iSty as It deemed proper, was
taken up as a special order at II
o'c!cck. The motion to recon stler the
vote by which the resolution was lost
last week was taken from the table. and
the vote was reConsidered.
The amendment offered ty Senator
Stap.eton extending the Investigation
to the Departments of Buffalo and pro-
vii.ng that the investigation shall be
made by the Special Election Frauds
Committee, which amendment was
adopted last week. was stricken cut.
Senator l.eXow offered an amendment
allowing the Committed to sit until Jan
uary. 1895.
Senator Cantor wanted to limit the in
vestigation to ninety days, allowing the
Committee until January next TO make
Its report
Senator Saxton said this was unprece-
dentei. 1t was impossible to say what
emergencies might arise that would re-
quire further tine. II was the intention
OF the Committee to go right ahead rs
soon as the session or the Senate was
over.
Senator Cantor said he thought It
necessary to limit the time, in order
10 bring the counsel to the Committee
to III" scratch. IT counsel knew they
had until next January they would be
sur" to delay in presenting evidence.
cnator D'tonnor said that the Com
mittcc intended TO control The counsel,
and the Committee did not mean to sit
all summer or all the Fail.
MIR, CaEtur's motion to limit the time
to ninety days was lost by "A party vote.
on motion OF Mr.. L"Xow, the Commit
tee was empowered, in its discretion. TO
investigate the departments Of Chari
,irS ana Corrections and Excise and
An" police courts.
Ia, oiiE,'Iti I'sEI.'ion, as atnen"eu'
""pt senators Lam" ana Stap!eton not
voting and senator Parker voting in
the affirmative.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
HAS NO FEAR.
Will Do His Duty in Spite Of
the Attempt to Gust Elm.
i" Politics Is SCATTERING Police Dis
oipline," Says Conlin.
Platt- Croker Scheme Creates Ex-
element at Headquarters.

7, .vorv oorr,,,r ~ Police UeaJ,uar-
,anr ,nt, r,,rntnn ,hor. wers trots Of
Wis 'n'' "o'T c., st,-
from three TO IL ha!i-uo"eh ohlcerS uia-
GUESSING the probable outcome Of the
sohar,a n, ,ihary In kin thc ~mendmen
~ -, - n,y',o, par,, huI onl,rging
to the h'-iir'S'" i"'.t "' '''"7''e
the powers If Sngt. Byrnes.
The hybrid political proposition from
hass,, pa, ,rl croker
the TWO srell "u'"''' : 49, 49,
to cnlOw the Police commissioners WIN
mower to remove the Superintendent at
~" 49, au a,s,rhI,r t,r,c ma,
WILL WAS t"e h'i,a'H'i"t's
occupied the minds n kept busy '"e
tongues Of all these officials.
VIZ, tho ,melment .nlnreing the
"heh the u"'e.' .,
power and authority of the SuperIhteh-
dent was offered to the bill, II was quite
unmo~ ~" ~ d,ctea by the small fac
ton In the big White Bullduls' "ho
nena 80 s,r,ct d,sctnlInc and the fear
because OF H''''t 49,, T.,
less administration OF his oNice' 'hat II
would never become a law. These few
N'aicoh'eh'S "n' uha
the powers that made them. ana VINO
delight in any indication OF the discom-
iture or the HuPeIih'emhe"l p.op
missioners, who not only fear the Super
i~ntendent' but would 'eopar"iae almost
anything save their immensely proht4-
bic position. to assist him from ms
office.
The Superintendent friends uhhrs,ii
tatingly announced the Bl-lartishh u!li
as a scheme to turn the Department over
body II boots to Tammany Han.
at is no secret that this haH been long
the aim OF Tammany,. sad u ponce
| official this morning, but while Supt.
Byrnrs occupies his present position MI
Croker realizes that II can never he nG-
c1mplishcl. He Is the only Formidable
barrier between the Department and this
odious political octopus which cov"ts the
oLaoIutr control OF the police more. per
hans, Than ANYTHING else
Another official, formerly n member OF
Tamniany Hall. was equally ~ pro,
nnIucrl against Mr.. CrJker's pet
scheme.
Il am frank t. confess" he said,
that am not on tn" best Of terms
win SUM. IByrnes. Nevertheless. ! can
M hIIt admire him as a police official,
Cor to his ability and iud"ta,igable labor
ia attributable the high degree Of per
lection the Department has reached.
IL has to hgnt 'Tammany politicians in
1ther DAYS, when he was I'm his ascrn-
dancy. and now he has the entire orgnnl-
zgtion against him. and all h"caus" h"
has the manhood and iudrI"nlcnre Ia
refnse to hg2h to the VII OF THmmS" my.
INK is echcm"s,"
The evening world., 1894-04-17
DR.. CONWAY DEAD.
End Game This Morning After a
Months Illness.
He Had Been Coroners' Physician
for Four Terms.
The Margaret Fuller Autopsy Was
His Last Official Act.

Coroner' Physician Or. william A.
Conway died at .,l5 o'clock this morn
Ing at his residence. 2T9 East Broadway.
His death was caused by heart failure in
duced by "A complication of rheumatism
grip and pneumonia. He was taken i'll
on March IS. IA short time after perform
ing the autopsy on the body OF Miss Mar
garet Fuller. the young typewriter who
died from a pistol shot In a Nassau
street lawyers office. and for whose
death Lawyer Magee is nov held In the
Tombs. The making OF the autopsy was
his last official act.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
RUN DOWN BY A CABLE CAR.
Aged Edward HIEgcrt: May Lose
One of His Eses.

Edward Ilaggcrty, seventy-nve years
Old, who is employed by T. Bcll, TO West
Twenty-Hrst street, is laid NJ at his
home, 1876 East Forty-third street, with II
fractured nose, a severely confused body
and a badly injured left eye, the sight
OF which he may lose, all the result Of Il
meeting with a Third avenue cable car.
HaHEerty was crossing Third avenue
and FCrty-third street at q O'Clock last
night when cable car %. Gripman Pat
rick Murray. came rafting along ana
struck him be could get out OF the way.
He was knocked down and dargged sew
eral feet.
An ambulance took the old gentleman
to the Flower Hospital. and a policeman
locked up the gripman In Fifty-irst
street station.
Haggerty was removed to his home
later In the evening. He says the grip
man was to blame for the accident.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
HE GETS NO GHOSTS.
So Mr.. Hall Would Drop His Com
tract to buy CumnOr Place.
my Associated Press.

LONDON, April 1.-THE action OF
Scott Hall against the Earl OF Abing-
don, the plaintiff asking the courts to
cancel the contract for the purchase by
him OF Cumnor place, was continued 10
day.
Mr.. Halls contention is that the
Earl's agent represented to him that
Cumnor Place was the house In which
Amy Robsart died. and that the ghosts
of Amy Robsart, Narney and Anthony
Foster often appeared there. Visitors,
II was claimed. came from all parts of
he world, and especially from America.
to sec the place.
Mr.. Hall says he afterwards discov-
cred That Cumnor Place was not the
house in which Amy Robsart was killed.
and that the Original Of Cumnor Place
was In ruins and situated some distance
away from the place he had contracted
to purchase.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
CLERK SMITH A SUICIDE.
DcspOndent Hecnrae Accused OF
Stealing GnOda.

CAMDEN. n. j., April l7.-Leander G.
Smith, In was employed as receiving
Clerk in the freight depot Of the Phila-
de!pfia and Reading Railroad at this
place, committed suicide az , o'clock this
morning by shooting himself.
He had been accused Of stealing goods
from the freight depot and this caused
him to become respondent.
The evening world., 1894-04-17
Negro Who BOught a wicked Mule
seeks Revenge.

Squiah." said the colored janitor of
Ine building, as he timidly entered the
aWyer's office, IT'S got err case fob yer.
! mm9nts ter ask We bout er PINT oh law"
to Ska'e w. said the lawyer, according
10 me Washington Star.
Su knows whut a mule Is at is
Us he said interrogatively
habits" y" 'e "'"'" .
wuAan YOU know dat some mules is
Yes. OF course"
~ ne wusses' kin what Is, fro misrep-
DETERMINATIONS oh de mos zssperated
That's too had. Now, I suppose YOU
mona TO u him to recover your
"pah,s de pint OBJ law I wants ter
hootwsr uouL wants yer ter look IN de
hsn.sa TO &c gran Jury for assRuif an
~ Z, er acceasenary befcs Ne
The evening world., 1894-04-17
EPSON RACES OPEN.


LONDON, April 1.-THE epson Spring
meeting opened to-day. The chief event
was the Great Metropolitan Stakes
Chandicap,, of 100 SOUS. for three-year-
olds and upward; distance, about two
and ~one-Qnarter miles.
Sir j. Thurshy's b. x. Paddy, i've years
old, carrying 7 stone Is pounds. was
frat; j. II. Houldsworth's Bushry Park,
1--WE years old, carrying s stone 4 pounds,
was second, and Mr.. Durward's Mcii.i,
four years old, carrying b stone ~
pounds, was third There were twenty
six entries,
The evening world., 1894-04-17
Miss PoIIn rd Va Hrttrr.

iNy As,u. lated Irnssp
WASHINGTON, April Il Miss Made
line Pollard IS still confined TO her room
at tn" Providence Hospital, suffering
from nervous prostratton, and it is said
by the Sisters In charge that her CON
dit!on has not improved since yester-
The evening world., 1894-04-17

The weather forecast for tho t~hirty.sis hour,
ending at S p. NJ, tomorrow is as follows
Fair to-day and on Wednesday; stationary tenn
~perature; winds bscomtns northeAsisrly,
The following record elbows tho changes In thS
Temperature during the Elornina hours, a. IN
dieAtcd by the Thermometer al Perry's Phar'
mac;
The evening world., 1894-04-17
Am EauivocaI Annwer.

(From Hallo,D
Chicago Man-Who are these three
Chicago Father-The one with the red
hair Is nay daughter and the other twp
The evening world., 1894-04-17
NOW FOR THE QUEENS CUP
ola English Yachting Trophy Open
10 American Competition.

ny Ass0NIlled Frtasl
LONDON. April l7.-Tankerville Cham:
berlayne, Member Of Parliament for
Southampton and honorary lieutenant
in the Royal Naval Reserve, offers for
competition, in English waters, the
Queens Cup. won by the Arrow in 1851,
1t Is understood that this offer Is
made especially with the view OF Undue
Ing one or more American yachts to
race In English waters.
II Is further announced that the Prince
Of Wales has decided to race his cutter
Britannia this season against all corners.
Cable Brevities.
A man snppoAed 70 have beea the one who as
sssAwsaShsh d,ss*r.M. ,r,% s.1i,S,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Next Convention at Atlantic City-Th,
Officers Chosen.

Next Convention at Atlantic City-The
Officers Chosen.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 20.-At
the business session Of the sovereign
grand lodge of Odd Fellows, the ques-
ton of the next place Of meeting came
up. Washington had determined set
of delegates working for her but they
were in the minority and Atlantic
City was chosen.
When the election of officers for the
ensuing year came up Representative
Morris of Kentucky nominated Deputy
Grand Sire John w. Stebbins of Mary
land for grand sire, and he was unani-
mously chosen. For the Office Of dep
uty grand sire Hon. Fred Carleton Of
Texas was chosen. Theodore Ross Of
New Jersey was unanimously reelected
as grand secretary, and Isaac Shepherd
of Pennsylvania was unanimously re-
elected treasurer. After some routine
business the meeting adjourned.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
DIDN'T TOTE FAIR.
English Accused OF Sinking In the Behr-
ing Sea Patrol.

Unless rdulCdl changes df0 l1duo III WHO
arrangements existing between Great
Britain and the United States in the
matter Of protecting seals, it is moro
than likoiy that the BehFing sea fleea
nexi yaag VIII cons oaiy q one or
two TevGuua cnst8e, N{oe silae tie
Joint patrol aue saels5 IS Ms eaterea
Into. Great Britain la slirled If dag
and 5hrown sayaA-si chs oT the Work
On ,he uritea States This year, as
was tho case lest season, tho work OF
patroliing TIE sen aga nst peiaGic seal
lrs was performed by nine American
vessels, while The queens interests
were looked after by one SNAIL sunboat.
The entire result of this seasons work
iesultes in two British schooners being
seized by American gunboats, and their
release speedily followed the hearing OF
the cases before the British admiral at
Victoria, who held that the seizures
were made irregularly.
The vessels referred to were the Vic
toria schooners Wanderer and Favorite,
the latter having been released Satur-
day last. The business of the patrol
can be readily understood when it is
known $4O0, 900 was expended in main
tanning it, while, the sealers are
making as large, if not larger, catches
than those Of the preceding seasons. 1t
is notorious fact that never since the
joint marine police force has been es-
tablished have the Britishers entered
upon the work with more than a half
hearted interest. Their ships spent the
greater part Of the time at Sitka and
Onalaska, with their officers off on
hunting and fishing excursions. Their
neglect has called down much adverse
criticism, and it is more than probable
that next year our fleet will be made up
Of one or two revenue cutters, If pri-
vate information just received is cor.
rect.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
To Manufacture Tin Plate.

LONDON, Sept. 20.-.The Daily News
says that the announcement has been
made by wealthy iron and steel man
ufacturer, who is now in this country,
that he with a number of other cap
italists, is about to begin the manufac-
ture of tin plate in the United States,
on scale that will very largely add to
the American output,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
Telegraph Signaling.

DENVER, Sept. 2O.-All records for
long distance heliograph signalling
have been broken by the United States
army signal corps, a message having
been sent by sun flash from Mount
Uncompahgre, Colo, to Mount Ellen,
Utah, a distance of 1873 miles, by Cap
tain Glassford, chief signal officer, U.
S. A, department Of the Colorado, and
his assistants. The best former record
was los MINIS
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
DR.. wegge Retires.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Sept. 20.-Dr. w. F.
Wegge, superintendent of the Northern
state hospital for the insane, at this
city, has handed in his resignation, to
take effect on Oct. 1. III health, result
ing from the cold winters of this cli-
mate and desire to pursue special
studies in Europe are given as the rea-
sons for his action.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
Immigrantg For yyiaeonsln.

PITTsBuRa, Sept. William Bell
stein, Christopher Klutsoh and Henry
Kolb, representing q number Of mem.
bers of the better class of German coke
workers in and around New Haven,
Pa, have left for Douglass county,
Wis.,, where they will secure farming
land for 81 families.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
Oregon Hop Crop Damaged.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 20.-Rain has
retarded hop picking somewhat and
also caused damaging mould. Some
yards will not be picked on account Of
the low price of hops. The total crop
of the state is believed will not exceed
30, 900 bales, which is over 10000 bales
short Of estimates made early in the
season.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
Ara...ae Pc vana suit

So. PAUL. sept z3.-TAe stata has
brought another pine land suit i'll the
district court OF this county, this time
against Powers & Dwyer, TO recover
$4,000 9or the alleged conversion of
pine logs valued at IS per 1000. The
legs were cut between 1890 and July,
1894, from section 16, town 56, range %.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
Constahles and Miners Fought.

EDINBURGH, Sept. 20.-In a fight
which took place between 100 police
constables and a picket of 5000 men
abovt the Logan pit, near Motherwell
the miners used catapults freely. The
police defended themselves with their
batons and the picket was intimately
driven back with many casualties.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
Says 1t Was a Fixed Fight.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. S0.-Billy Lay
ton, the prize fighter, who was defeated
by Tommy Ryan at st. Joe last Thurs
day night, is quoted by an evening
paper as saying that he arranged the
fight with Ryan in order to make a
stake for both of them, as both were
broke.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-09-20
Wrecked Engine and Cars.

CARLTON, Mimi, Sept. 20. - The
Great Northern freight train, now using
the st. Paul and Duluth tracks, collided
with the rear end of the regular freight
near Barnum, wrecking the caboose
and engine and six cars. Several narrow
escapes from death are reported.