Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-02-15
TRAIN WRECKERS.
Work Of Railroad Bandits in
Texas
Rails Torn Up and Brakeman Shot-Ths
Historic Warship kearsarge Goes
on Reef Other Interesting
General News.
Work of Wreckers.

HoUsroN, Tex, Feb. 1O.-Last night
at the high bridge over White Oak
bayou. train wreckers removed the
rails and fish-plates ON the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railroad. ), hen the
passenger train came along the engine
passed safely over but the baggage
and mail coaches jumped the track and
rolled down the embankment. fol-
lowed by the smoker. v hich landed on
top of them.
The wreck presen ed a frightful ap-
pearance Joe Elliott, brakeman, was
sent back to flag the train. which was
soon due. He had not proceeded a
hundred yarls when vollev from am
bush was fire1 upon him. Four bullets
took effect his body.
The crew in the meantime, aided by
passengers, We're at work -extrica ting
the men buried in the wrecked cars.
and feared to go to the fagman's res
cue. He, however, crawied, bleeding
and wounded, back to the train, and
now lies dying
In the mail ear yvaSe Lou Morris, the
agent. badly bruised and with several
bones broken. His first thought was of
his mail, and he requested the reporter
to go by the post Office and notify them
he had a big run of registered mail 81.
Hatton, express messenger, was found
in his car with his ribs broken. and
in critical cond tion. j. w. Carter
baggagemaster. was njured about the
head and internally.
A relief train was made up here and
sent to the scene. The wounded were
brought in and taken to the hospital
nr, nd
element prevails.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Off
cials are at loss to understand who
the wreckers cIn be. nor can they sur
mise the ob ect of the wreck They are
unable to determine whether the pur-
pose was robbery Or revenge for a
grievance, fancied or real
The Old Kearsage Lost.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1O-A Colon special
to the Herald gives the following ac-
account of the wreck of the Kearsarge
on Roncadore reef.
The disaster Occu red att m last Fridiy
The Kearsarge was under both sail and ste I'M
at the time and going about ten knots
when she struck A h.ay sea was running
and he character of the keyS these erS
was we'll known to the Kcarsarge's fl GERS
il was evident that Safe-s Law in for ilg her
she began TO break up Accordingly she was
at once lghtered up bv helving- b guns over
board Oae OF thu nrst 10 go 3as splen i'd
old eleven-inch after pivot-the gun that did
ch terrible exec ton on the Alab ana in the
famous fight in 1864 ext her maStS were cut
away. not only tighten her, but also to pro-
vide material for constructing RATS
1t would have been ldneSS attempt to
make a Ian ling in such a sea in the intense
darkness of tropical night and tn. fore
there was nothing TO be done but wait till
morning terrible night was passed. the
waves pounding heavily over he stern and
wea her side swung more and more
broadside- S turdav m 'rn.ng line was go
ashore and all hands were finally landed safely
Owing to The m amer in " hich the waves had
swept the decks ami filed the holds, onl a lit
Il fresh water and small quantity of pro-
visions were saved.
Three boats ere got asho g but little in
iured As the C Is almost no water on the reef
and about , men wtr eucamped there wi h a
ateiy put in order to go to o Providen for
relief. Lieut. F r Brainard and ,aval Cadet
s lit, with a picked ew Of vol .nteerS, left
the key On reaching Old Providence, and
finding there no hing cap bic of taxing on the
shipwrecked crew hey put into Col N fo- as
sistance. When thec left Roncadore key the
Kearsarge was breaking up fast
Treasury Balance Increase.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-The treasury
balance yesterday was sI17. 115 325, the
first time it has been above the $780,
600. 900 mark for several months. This
is an increase of s34 10000 over Tues
day and is accounted for solely by the
payments of the subscriptions for the
new per cent. bonds. OF this increase
s2S. 656 294 is in gold and So. S63. 14O in
currency.
Cholera Bobs Up.
LONDON Feb. 12-The Athens cor
respondent of the Standard says it is
learned from official dispa tches that
cholera has appeared in Constantinople.
A dozen deaths from it have recently
occurred, chiefly in the barracks. 1t
is relieved the authorities are hiding
facts which would show the wide ex-
tent of the epidemic.
PRESIDENTIAL NOM NATIONS
Judge Nc ttee for the Oklahoma Supreme
Court Consuls, Ministers and Post
masters.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-In the large
batch of nominations sent to the senate
the western states were especially for
tunate. Here are some a the list:
John Barrett, of Or goa, b; mini ter resi-
dent and consul OF the Uni ed States to Siam:
Thomas rnigan. of North lrolina to be con-
Sul-general of the United ties at Shanghai
China
To BE- consuls of the United States Adolf
Billiard, OF Ohio at NJ lscow, Russia. Arthur
D. China of Ca.itcrniI, NJ lzatian John
lE.,Io ooI-~a 81 ,, De-