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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-03-01
THIS MAN HAS STEEL FINGERS.
What Science Has Done for j. Cooper
Chadwick of ENGLAND.

Chadwick of England.
The manufacture Of artificial limbs has
reached point where an armless or leg
less man can do almost as many things "a
he could do if he were fully equipped by
nature. This is the case with j. Cooper
Chadwick of England, both of whose
hands were blown off by the accidental
explosion of gun, but who has been so
we'll supplied with artificial limbs that he
writes, smokes. buttons his clothes and
shaves with as much facility as he did be-
fore the accident happened.
He was one Of band of 600 volunteers
under the command OF Colonel Methuen
of the Scots Grays, raised TO fight the
Transvaal Beers. In April, 1891, when
some thirty miles from Fort Salisbury,
Mr.. Cooper Chadwick went out shooting.
He rested his gun on the ground and
placed both hands over the barrel, when
the cartridge was exploded and his hands
were blown of. His arms were ampu-
tated near the elbow.
Then the problem arose of providing
him with not only new arms, but with
hands and fingers. a manufacturer of
artificial limbs In London studied over
the problem for more than a year, and
finally devised an elaborate apparatus
which enables Mr.. Cooper Chad wick to
get along almost as well as he did before
the accident occurred.
One of the first things he did when the
new limbs were finished was to write a
book. This was called Three Years
with Looengula," and it consisted of up
ward of l50 pages OF letter-press. Ali of
the manuscript was written by Mr..
Cooper Chadwick with his artificial hand,
which held pen. He now says he is able
TO write as rapidly as when he used his
own hand, and his handwriting does not
differ much from what it was formerly.
There is no reason why he should not use
a typewriter.
he has been photographed in the acts
of writing, shaving, smoking, eating his
food and brushing his hair. For the per-
forInance OF these different functions and
OF multftudes of others required by the
ordinary avoCatIons OF life, special tools
have been provided, which fit into his
artificial limbs. These tools he carries IN
a pocket.
OF course, the work Of providing him
with limbs which can do all his work was
immensely facilitated by the fact that lie
already possessed a well-devclopeG arm
near the shoulder. At the same time me-
chanicaI ingenuity has supplied his wants
to remarkable degree. he can even
handle loose coins in his pockets by
means of a steel armature made to lit
coins Of different sizes, while cutting his
food and eating his dinner offers to him
no trouble at al.-Eew \ Iork World.
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PHENOMENON AT SEA,

Experience of the Ship Reaper During
the Voyage TO New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-The American
ship Reaper OF Bath got here last night
from Portland. Or, after voyage of 134
days, with $4,000 bushels of wheat. In
the North Pacific. about thirty-six miles
above the equator, month after she left
Portland, the Reaper passed through
strip OF black water, about sixty feet
wide. extending as tar as the eye could
see from the northwest to southwest, or
parallel with the west coast of Central
America and Mexico. On November 2Sth,
In the South Pacific, hard squall that
affected only the stratum of air above the
course carried away every stitch of can
vas except the three lower sails. There
was only light air on deck when the
upper sails went flying down with the
blast
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Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, Feb. 2S.-The Ward Limo
steamer, OriZaba, which arrived this
morning from Havana. brings news that
the whole island has been under martial
law since February 9th. Great excite
ment prevailed in Havana Sunday, ow-
ing to the arrest of the old Cuban Cen
eral, Julio Sangili, and about thirty
members of the first families OF Havana,
who were imprisoned in the military
fort. 1t was reported that about 300 per-
sons, who sympathized with the Revolu-
tionists, were also imprisoned. There
was no news from the inferior of the
island.
People in the northern part of the is
land were in favor of General Manuel
Garcia taking charge of the operations
against the Government, while the peo-
pie in the southern part wanted another
leader. 1t was rumored that the
threatened uprising of the Cuban Revo-
lutionists had been betrayed by one of
their party.
A REBEL LEADER REPORTED KILLED.
MADRID, Feb. 28.-According to dis
patches from Havana, the rebels in
Santiago de Cuba number about l20 men.
The town of Ragic declared in favor OF
the rebels, but the insurrection there has
been qUelled. 1t is also officially an
nouncedthat the Spanish troops defea ted
the rebels in Nlatanzas and killed Manuel
Garcia, the notorious rebel leader.
Spanish troops are actively pursuing the
rebels.
TROUBLE ABOUT OVER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-No further
official dispatch has been received by the
Spanish Legation here in regard to the
affairs in Cuba, but from unofficial in
formation Minister Muruagua thinks
that the trouble is over. None of
the flibustering parties that were an
nounced as ready to start from Key West,
Costa Rica and San Domingo have
reached Cuba, and the bands of revo-
lutionists in the interior seem to have
been dispersed.
The Infanta Isabella warship was or
dered by the Minister to Key West and
the Nueva Espana has been sent to watch
Costa Rica. The Venedido, recently re-
turned from Spain, is also in the vicinity
of the island and is expected to put into
Jacksonville or near by that port very
soon for further orders.
Garcia, the rebel leader who has been
announced as having been killed, has for
years occupied stronghold in the noun
tains, and has maintained himself and
band by carrying off rich planters aud
holding them for ransom.
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From Pulpit to stage,

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-Rev. James
Henry Walker Harris, who has been at
tached to the Church of the Holy Cross.
Oakland. and for the last three years, al
though not directly connected with the
Episcopal Church, has been holding
evangelistic services in the Peoples
tabernacle, has relinquished the church
Tor the stage, because his religious
work proved unremunerative. Infiuen-
tial friends all but secured him an ap-
polntment as Naval Chaplain. but his age
disqualified him, being over 80. Alex
ander Salvini advised the stage, and be
is to appear next week as the Recruiting
Sergeant in I'm the Ranks" His stage
Qualifications are good.
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CLAIMS OF CANADIAN sEALERs,
Not Included in the Deficiency Bill as
Reported to the Senate.

Not included In the Deficiency Bill as
Reported to the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Senate
Committee on Appropriation did not in
clude in the deficiency bill an appropria-
ton of $450,000 tor paying the claims of
the Canadian sealers. 1t is expected that
an amendment will be offered in the
Senate.
Senator Morgan, Chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee, says he
will not offer, nor will he call a meeting
OF the committee to consider il. 81 will
vote against it," said he. ''It is propo-
sltlon containing neither merit nor any
thing else TO commend it."
The committee has amended the naval
appropriation bill SO as to provide for
two battleships instead of three and six
composite light-draught gunboats, and
three torpedo boats.
There is reduction of $3.50, 900 in the
House appropriation bill for armor and
armament. The total appropriation is
S290OO,O 600, reduction of S2,639, 79S from
the total carried by the bill as it passed
the House,
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SOUTHERN REPUBLICS.
An Invasion Into Colombia Frus-
trated.

AL 1hfds1Ou 1uIO SOlOnl truS-
trated.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The authori-
ties of Costa Rica have just frustrated an
invasion of Colon bia. 1t appears that a
number of rebels, having secured lot of
arms and vessels to transport
them to that country, assembled
at Port Limon, when the matter
was brought to the attention OF the Costa
Rican authorities. The letter then noti-
fed the rebels that force would be en-
ployed if necessary to prevent them frCm
sailing. rs the attempted invasion was
abandoned.
The officials of Port LiInon are now
understood to be in communication with
the Government of Costa Rica, aud the
expulsion of the Colombian rebels from
the territory of that republic is threat
ened.
The insurrection in Colombia, after
period of quietness, seems about 20 come
To crisis. The Navy Department to-
night received the following dispatch
from Captain Cromwell, commanding the
cruiser Atlanta:
COLON, Feb. 26.-Au engagement is
expected near Cacuta, Colombia.
'CROMWELL."
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tations were out, Mr.. Crone arriving
from New York last Saturday. Upon
his arrival Miss Benson and her mother
requested an interview with the groom
elect, and the young woman confessed to
him that her affections had been given to
young Howard. at the same time profess
ing her willingness to marry Crone, if he
insisted.
The fearful interview resulted in Crone
releasing Miss Benson from her engage
ment
She and Howard decided to be married
IN Milwaukee Immediately. Crone went
back to New YorSwithout his bride, and
Chicago society is all agog over the can
celed wedding invitations.
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Desperadoes Captured

FORT WORTH (Tex.l, Feb. 2S.-Deputy
United States Marshal Sam Farmer and
posse. who captured the leader of the
Hughes gang yesterday, to-day succeeded
IN capturing Harvey Carter, one OF the
gang, near Crasby Creek, l. T., and have
Wilson aud Smith, two more or the des-
Deradoes Iocated
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RAILWAY DISASTER.

Forty-Two People Reported Killed and
Many Others Injured.
CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 28.-An excur-
sion train coming into the city on the
Inter Railroad met with an acci-
dent this afternoon. While rounding a
curve on the side of mountain five
coaches jumped the track and went down
the canyon. Forty-two people were
killed, and thirty or more seriously in
jured. The accident occurred about forty
kilometers from this city. Wires have
been down, and it has been imp possible so
far to obtain any details of the awful dis
aSter.
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A "BARoN" GETS LEFT.
The Girl He Was Engaged to Refuses
to Marry Him.


SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 2S.-William Van
Kinsler, who is in jail for practicing med
icine without a license, and who claims
to be a German Baron and related to
Prince Bismarck, is disappointed because
Edith Shepard, the girl he was engaged
to, refuses to marry him. He had a mar
riage contract drawn, but she now re-
fuses to sign or have anything to do with
him. She claims that sue was under
hypnotic influence when she consented TO
marry him. The Baron" has tried TO
reach her by telephone, but she refuses
to talk 10 him. Van kinsler is 10, and
the girl is years old. He says that he
does not want to marry an American
heiress, preferring poor girl II she re-
turns his love. 1nis morning he was in
dignant toward the complaining witness
in his case, saying that ii he were in
Germany he would challenge him to a
duel to avenge his honor, and he would
do so here but for the law.
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Prize Fights Will be Allowed.

GUTHRIE 70. t.. Feb. 2S.-The House
to-day passed Representative Little's bill
for the promotion of athletic sports,
which allows sparring matches and prize
fights. The Council has been polled, and
viii pass the bill as unanimously as the
House, where only two votes were against
1t. This will open the Territory 10 Cor
bett aud Fitzsimmons and any other ua-
uonal champions, without fear or inter-
ference.
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CITRUS FAIR.
successful Opening of the Exhibition
at Los Angeles.

CUOOessLut OpeuIuE OF the EXhi bItiOn
at Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES. Feb. 2S.-The Southern
California Citrus Fair OF 1895. the sixth OF
the series held under the Stale sppropria-
ton IN the southern part OF the State,
was opened tonight at $50 o'clock The
fair now SO successfully inauguraied out
classes any similar attempt made in Cali
fornla- 1t is the peer OF any OF its at
tractlye and successful predecessors. Il
oUtranks anything of the kind hitherto
sean III the quantity of fruit placed upon
exhibition, IL the critical taste displayed
IN It's arrangement and in The elaborate
decorations The quality, too, Is con-
sidered by competent judges TO be even
Better than in past seasons, the fruit
being weightisF and the color brighter.
The fair viii continue for the next ten
DAYS
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Case of Colonel Colt

WAsHIN GToN COURTHOUSE [O.), Feb.
2S.-Colouel a. B. Colt to-day pleaded
not guilty to the Indictment for man
slaughter. He asked for a change of
venue, and Judge Newby took the matter
under advisement. Colonel Colt COM
manded the troops during the riot last
October, when several persons were
killed and several wounded in efforts to
lynch Dolby, the negro who outraged
White MOman
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SENSATION N SOCIAL CIRCLES.
\ Groom-Elect Who Is Yet Without q
Bride.

CHICAGO, Feb. ga romantic story
which is agi.2.inE fashionable circles in
Chicago is developed by the hurried mar
risge at Milwaukee las; night OF Miss
May Belle Benson and Allen L. Howard
Miss Benson, who lived with her
mother on Michigan Boulevard and rhir-
ueth street, and is 4 member of one OF
the most exclusive sets IN the city, had
Tor some time been engaged 10 Seth l..
Srone. prominent society ulan and we'll
known official OF the New York Central
Railroad. The marriage was 20 have oc-
CURED last Monday night, and the inyi-
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held meetings to protest to the trial by
the police authorities of the students who
were arrested on February 2lst. The
students claim that the prisoners should
be tried by the ordinary tribunal. The
behavior of the students at these meet
lngs was so demonstrative that the police
intervened. and took the names of 400 of
their number. 1t transpires that two
students were killed during the disturb
ances of February 2lst, and a professor
was wounded while trying to mediate be-
tween the students and the police.
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SILVER FOR THE ORIENT.
Efforts Made to Check the Flow
by Way of New York,
THAT THE PACIFIC COAST MAY
REAP THE BENEFIT.

Decision of Interest to Taxpayers Rem
dered by the Supreme Court In Re
1ation to Street Improvements-The
New Mexico Legislature Appro-
pirates Money for the Relief or the
Families of the Men Killed In the
Cerrillos Mine Explosion.
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Electric Railways.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-According to
a morning paper there is probability
that Market street will soon be converted
into thoroughfare for electric railways.
The Market Street Railway Company is
ct present engaged in laying a new track
along the line OF the cable road, and the
new rails are being wired for an electric
current. The company denies that there
Is any intention TO run electric cars. and
stated that the rails are being wired sim
ply to complete the circuit of the Turk
street road.
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Missing Vessels.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2S.-AIl hope for
the steamship Kingdom, which left Ham
burg Decembe 18th last for PHILADELPHIA
via Charleston, has been abandoned by
the underwriters. She had a crew of
thlrty-six. Another missing vessel is
the bark Auzbel, which left Port Tampa
January 18th for the capes. She had a
crew OF eighteen. The schooner Grover
Adam, which left Salem February 5th
for this port, is also missing.
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Smallpox at Hot Springs, Arkansas.

HoT SPRINGS (Ark.), Feb. 2S.-Refer-
ring to the smallpox situation in Hot
Springs, the President of the Board of
Health, DR.. Barry, this evening issued
the following bulletin: Two persons
have been sent to the pesthouse and two
new cases are found in the city. Every
thing is quiet. A few physicians were
careless about reporting. The law re-
qulres prompt reports, and if they are
not made it cripples the efficiency of the
service, and we trust our physicians
will all be prompt in this matter. There
was one death to-day. Reports in papers
outside Hot Springs are very much ex-
aggerated. The disease is now consid-
cred well in hand, and every effort is be-
ing made to stamp it out.
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which Newton was stabbed twenty-nine
times. He died last evening, and the
boys learning of the fact came to the po-
lice station with their father and surren-
dered. Parks cannot be found. The
saloon man claims that Parks did the
cutting.
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san Diego Democrats.

SAN DIEso, Feb. 2S.-The Democratic
City Convention to-day nominated a full
ticket c. :. Hamilton was chosen bv
scclamation rs candidate for Mayor and
L. j. Mcdowell was TeuoIninatej wito-
out opposition for Treasurer and Tax
GOlIeet0r
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Royce Grauted a New Trial

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2S.-The State
supreme Court rendered a decision this
morning, granting new trial TO c. L. h.
Royce, the defaulting Treasurer of the
eterans' Home Association. who was
convicted OF the embezzlement of nearly
$4,000 OF the associations funds, aud
sentenced TO seven years in San Quentin.
The court holds that there was not suf-
tlcieuI evidence to warrant conviction.
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Mysterious Robbery.

HALIFAX On. S., Feb. "a mail
steamer which arrived from Jamaica to-
day brings news of mysterious rob-
berry. The advices state that the Colo
nial Bank of London sent five boxes,
each containing $1,000 in gold to the
Colonial Bank OF Kingston. When the
boxes reached Kingston one of them was
empty, $1,000 having been extracted.
There Is no clew to the perpetrators.
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a Victim of Rnncn Men.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S-Charles Car
ringion, hoiel clerk from Los Angeles,
VINO has been in town several days seeing
the sights, is the latest victim OF the
ounco men, CarrIngton contributed SO
10 tle hanipu!ators OF shell and pea
game, and then complained TO the poIfce
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West Point Cadets.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-Cadet appoint
ments to West Point have been issued to
/ L. Hunt, Point Arena, California:
Fred Roberts, alternate. Eureka; c, /,
Rowe, San Beruardino; r. II. Stack, al
ternate. San Diego.
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Rear-Admirai Greer Retired.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3A-Rear- Admiral
James Greer was reurej to-day on ac-
count Of age. Resr-Admiral George
Brown, Commandment of the Norfolk
Navy Yard, becomes senior officer OF the
Navy.
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California Oranges shipped to England.

SAN BERNARDINo, Feb. 2S.- Wells,
Fargo 4 Co.'s agent has received instruc-
tlons 10 duplicate the order for I20 boxes
of oranges recently shipped to W. L.
Gladstone. EnglaGd's first citizen, and
other distinguished persouages. The first
shipment was purchased in Highlands,
and has been pronounced fine by the re-
cipients. The second shipment will go
forward March 10Th, when the fruit is at
its hest
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Fresno Fair Grounds sold.

FRESNO, Feb. 2S.-The Fresno Fair
Grounds, one of the finest on the coast,
have been sold under foreclosure to Al
bert Myer OF san Francisco for SIS, 500.
when Is S-,Ul5 less than the amount of
the mortgage. Ine mortgage was held
by the Peoples home Savings Bank OF
San Francisco.
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Modieska Forbidden to Appear.

LONDON, Feb. 2S.-A dispatch to the
Daily NeOS from Odessa says: Nine.
Modjeska has been forbidden to appear
at the Warsaw Theater, because while ut
Chicago she lectured on Russian oppres-
sion or Poland at the Worlds Fair.
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RAILROAD EARNINGS,

Report of the Lines Connected With
the Atchtson System.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-The earnings of all
the lines of the Atchison system for the
third week in February were S6S4, 7Sl, a
decrease of SS,366; for the month to date
they are $780, 2l9. decrease of $40, ,472.
The earnings of the Atlantic and Pa
citie were for the week 500, lI2, an in
crease OF Sll, 1872; for the month to date,
Sl95,65 an increase of S25, ,667.
The earnings of the Colorado Midland
Tor the week, so, ,449. decrease of S292;
for the month to date, S72,5S9, a decrease
OF S6,67.
All the above are approximated gross
earnings
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Schooner Wrecked.

HALIFAX (N. S.. Feb. 2S. -Advices re-
ceived here report the schooner Rebecca
Wood was wrecked while en- route TO
Kingston from Seville and her crew OF
six were drowned.
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Bills Vetoed,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The President
has sent to the House vetoes of the bills
granting rights-of-way through the In
dian Territory to the Arkansas and
Northwestern Railway and the Oklahoma
Central Railroad Company.
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Los CerrIllos Mine p,sas,.-

SANTA FE n. Nj, Feb. 2S-The Ter
ritorial Legislature this afternoon apuro-
priated $500 Tor the relief OF The families
OF the miners killed IN the explosion at
Los CerriIlos.
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The Suadiya atoIl is forty-four miles in
one diameter by thirty-four IN another,
RiInsky is ifty-four by twenty, Bow
.atoll is thirty by ten, one of the North
iMoldivian atolls is sighty-eight by
twenty, and all these giant structures
have been built up from The bottom OF the
sea By the coral insect.
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OCEANo CAL. Feb. 2S-The Southern
Pacific Railroad is completed 10 GuaGa-
loupe, and Ihe road will be opened for
business 70 other points SHORTLY.
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STILL AMONGST THE LIVING.
Experience of a Man Whom Doctors
saw Has a Broken Neck.

Experience of a Man W hom Doctors
say Has n Broken Neck.
OAKLAND, Feb. 2S.-B. o. Hyatt went
on the witness-stand to-day and told how
he felt when his neck was broken. Hyatt
was run down by an electric car, and, ac-
cording TO the doctors, suffered the fol-
lowing injuries: His neck was broken,
his skull fractured, his shoulder and thigh
dislocated, his cervical vertebr5e shat
tered, his sterno cleido-mastoid muscle
disrupted, and he was generally disabled.
Instead OF dying, as every one thought
he would, Hyatt wore his neck in a sling
for several months, and is now able to
appear in court and press his claim for
so, zoo damages. His head grew on
crooked, and is now slightly turned TO
one side. He cannot move his head III
any way. He suffers intense pain con-
stantly, and finds relief only when lying
down.
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TROUBLES IN CUBA.
Sympathizers With the Revolt
tiOnists Are Imprisoned.
REBELS MEET WITH DEFEAT AT THE
HANDS OF SPANISH TROOPS

Five Coaches of an Excursion Train
on the Interocean Railway Jump
the Track Near the City of Mexico,
and Go Down an Embankment-
Forty-tyvo People Killed and Thirty
or More Seriously Injured.