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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29

one in the car that was not hurt more or
less The minister seemed TO be the worst
injured. A moment after the accident L
heard scream, and turning round, found
that the car had caught fire. This caused
the terror that echoed in the cries. which
seemed to picture before the sight of
slowly consumed bodies. But, fortunately,
the flames were extingushed before they
made much progress, and we were saved
the horrors that so often attend such ac-
US very Hospitality. and our wounds were
dressed, but we were treated shamefully
by the company. Though the accident hap
pened shortly after o'clock, 1t was seven
hours before we We're taken from the scene
of the wreck. The cars had no fire in them
but there was nobody that seemed to have
any care in the matter. We were not given
anything to. eat there, and, except for some
whisky which the people of the locality
furnished, we would all have felt pretty
sore There was no excuse for the way
the company served u.s..
Rapp said that the minister he mentioned
was en- route to this city to attend the
Lutheran synod, and that after the acct
dent the only friend he could recall in this
jury the doctors gave him an opiate to re-
lieve his pain
E. c. Magee, of New York. said that he
was in the sleeping car, and in the smok-
ing apartment when the car turned over.
He found himself, as he thought, uninJured,
an unhinged door TO smash the window.
He crawled up the bank and saw the ex-
tent of the wreck. and the went back into
the car in the expectation OF helping some
not so fortunate. He then realized that
he was bleeding badly about the head, and
found that he had suffered a cut in the
scalp. He assisted in taking Norton, the
theatrical manager, from the car.
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NO REPLY YET MADE
MExICO's CABINET is STILL CONsID-
ERING GUATEMALA's LAST NOTE.
Secretary Gresham Informed that
President CleveIand's Mediation
Offer Cannot he Accepted.

CITY OF MEXICO, jan 2S.-The Presi-
dent and Cabinet were in secret session all
day and until a late hour this evening,
and decline to divulge anything to the
nature of the conference. The only thing
known positively is that nothing has yet
been done officially as to formulating Mex
ico's answer to the last note from Guate-
mala.
1t is reported that Minister of Finance
Limantour will leave in the morning for
Guadalajara, the capital of the State of
Jalisco. What the object of the trip is is
not known, unless it be to confer with the
State government regarding finances, it
having been popularity reported here that
the different States had pledged financial
aid to the general government in the event
of necessity for war.
The government arsenal here is still
working day and night The Fourth Bat
talon of Infantry is making preparations
to move from this city, its objective point
being Acapulco, on the Pacific coast, where
it will be held with the other forces now
there for transportation by for the
Guatemalan invasion, if thus ordered
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STORIES OF ESCAPES.
Conductor Wise Reached for the Bell
Cord and Mas Hurled to the Floor.


Congressman-elect Faris, of the Eighth
district, went down with the train His in
j;ries were slight, and he was able to leave
Gainesville yesterday evening. Conductor
Wise in the dining CIR when the acct
dent happened. This was his first expert
ence in wreck, but he understood the sig
nificance of the jolt and jar which first at
tracted his attention. With Conductor
Frank Gurley, of the Pullman, he had just
sat down to dinner Conductor Wise felt a
Jar and knew that the wheels of the din
ing car were passing over the ties. AS he
reached for the bell rope to signal the engi-
neer the car went over, and he remembered
more until he regained consciousness in
the hotel, where he was taken. The Pull
man car conductor the wheels left the
rails. started for the rear of the car to open
the air valve. Could he have reached this
apparatus the accident could have perhaps
been averted to some extent, but he was I'M
able to get farther than the center of the
apartment, and a moment later he found
himself buried beneath tables and dishes.
Three infant children were aboard the i'll
fated train, and all escaped without
scratch. One of the little ones was in a
jured Three hours after the accident the
child restored to its mothers arms un-
hurt.
dent of the Clay County Mining Company
was seated in Mr.. McKeens private car
with Sam Mckeen, brother of the latter
Riley Mckeen was to nave been passen-
ger also, but just before the train left
Terre Haute yesterday ne decided that he
would abandon the trip east which he had
intended making. Both Mr.. Minshall and
Sam McKeen accompanied the in its
departure from the rails and both in
jured. A view of the McKeen after the
wreck would cause the observer to wonder
that either of the men survived the acct
dent.
Rev. George Schnure, pastor of the En-
glish Luthern Church. Of Evansville, had
one of the most uncomfortable experiences
of those on the train. He was on his way
to Indianapolis to attend a convention OF
his brethren of the Southern district At
the moment of the accident his thoughts
were upon the approaching meeting. He
occupied a seat in the chair car and was
whirled and knocked about during the rapid
descent until he almost forgot his mission
and his name Although his injuries were
not serious, he painfully injured in the
back and bump the head reduced him
to state OF forgetfulness most remarkable.
He could tell nothing of the incident of the
wreck and has not the remotest idea of the
character of his rescue
Two young men named Walton and Will
son stood on the depot platform and
watched the cars disappear the bank.
They hurried to the rescue. ana the first of
the victims tc apply for assistance was an
unknown man whose head protruded
through a window. He had been
dashed through the glass and his face and
neck were bleeding frightfllly.
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1t was Inscribed: ITO the memory of my
beloved son, from his broken-hearted

1t was. inscribed: ITO the memory of my
beloved son, from his broken-hearted
mot her."
The Mayor and corporation of Woodstock,
with the crape-draped mace borne IN 'front.'
of them, the local fire brigade, the tenantry
Conservatives of the neighborhood, nearly
all In mourning attire, met at the railroad
station the train bearing Lord Randolph
Church1lfs body and PROCESSION was
formed to escort the remains to the enurcn-
The bishop of Oxford the Right Rev. VIM.
met the body at the entrance of the church
The coffin was placed on catafalque In
the center aisle. There was a large congre-
CATION present The bishop recited the first
portion of the memorial service ard the sub
dean of the chapels royal, the Rev. Edgar
Sheppard, NJ A. read the lesson. After
the hymns had been sung by the choir and
the people the Dead March was played
on the organ.
After the religious service in Woodstock
Church the procession was reformed and
proceeded through Blenheim Park to
ton of the services was. celebrated. The
body was then placed temporarily in
brick-lined grave The widow stood on the
edge OF the grave with one or her sons on
either side of her and surrounded by the
chief mourners. The grief of widow and
her sons affected all present The ap-
proaches to the churchyard were thronged
with villagers
Memorial services in honor OF the late
Lord Randolph Churchill were held to-day
in Westminster Abbey, the use of the
church having been granted by LORD Rose
berry. The audience included Lord Rose
berry, Lord Sa. Isbury, Sir William Har-
court. the Right Hon. John Balfour and
many representatives of the British arlsto-
cracy and a throng of the general public.
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meets. my. hearty approval. and. believe
the plan is the only way out OF the diin-
Guilty that surrounds the treasury.
SENATORS NOT DISPOSED TO TALK.
Many of the Senators did not obtain a
very clear idea of the Presidents mes
sage to-day from its reading from the
Clerks desk. and therefore declined to ex-
press opinions to it's purport or its eff
feet upon legislation. AS far as there were
expressions they were generally to the
effect that conditions had not been ma
terally altered, and that much would still
depend on whether the attitude of the sill
yer men had been changed by the message.
On this point the Democratic silver men
We're generally noncommittal, while the
Republican and Populist silver men were
quite outspoken in declaring that they
were not appeased.
THE adoption of the Presidents plan,
said Mr.. Stewart, means twenty-cent
wheat and two-cent cotton.
Senator Wolcott said: The President resident
speaks of the tyranny of preconceived
opinion, seeming to overlook the fact that
he makes himself the proper subject of his
own criticism.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, a Democratic
silver Senator and member of the finance
committee, did not apparently accept the
SAID he would not undertake to say what
effect the message would have either on
the finance committee or the Senate.
Senator Sherman declined to speak of it,
saying that he supposed he would have to
give the document official consideration at
to-morrows meeting of the finance COM
mittee
Senator Lodge said What is the use?
Many of the recommendations good,
but it is impossible TO secure action
Senator Teller said: 1T is easy to see
that the President is welded to the fzJld
idea. His bond is gold bond, and would
weld the gold standard upon the country.
1t is the bankers bond, one which gives
the banker the absolute control of the
finances. There is nothing in it for silver.
Nor is there any possibility of the adoption
of the plan in the Senate"
Senator Dubois said that while the Pres
ident declared himself friend of silver,
he was endeavoring to prevent anything
being done for silver by preparing a meas
ure which would prevent silver from ever
becoming a part of the money system.
Senator Villas expressed the opinion that
some action was necessary.
Senator Palmer said: ''Since the Presi-
dent has spoken, / see no pretext for Con-
gress to refuse to act"
Senator Hill Endorsed the message with
out apparent reservation, saying: '"The
curately. Permanent as well temporary
relief should be granted at once 1 trust
that there is good sense and patriotism
enough in the present Congress not to re-
fuse consideration of this subject The
business interests of the country desire and
demand action, and the Democratic party
ment."
Senator Voorhees,, chairman of the
finance committee, declined to discuss the
MESA
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THE FATAL SWITCH.
Concluded from First Page

Roberts, Of High school No. |. occupied
Il seat in the chair car. Miss Roberts had
been visiting at Bloomington, Ind, and was
on her way home. Five minutes before
with President and Mrs. Swain, of the
State university. Miss Roberts left her
friends to go to the chair car because 1T
was warmer there. conductor Wise having
informed the passengers of the day coach
that if they were not warm enough they
could take seats in the other car. Miss
Roberts felt chilly, and SO left the coach,
thinking DR.. and Mrs Swain would follow.
However, they remained, and were unin-
iured.
Miss Robert remembers but little of the
accident. She was painfully injured about
the face and her right arm was dislocated.
A painful bruise upon her right cheek, sug-
gests the probability of her having come
in violent contact with car seat Miss
Roberts regained her senses as she was
being dragged from the car by editor CRAY
ems of Bloomington. Mr.. Cravens heroically
rescued the young woman from her peril
Gus position, and, after seeing that she
was made comfortable in a house three
quarters of a mile from the wreck, discov
cred that he himself was injured. The
physician who examined him later, found
two ribs severely fractured.
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F. L. RApp,s STORY.
His Car Turned Completely Over hut
None in Ii Was Seriously Injured.

A train came in last night about midnight
having on board seven of the slightly in
jured passengers. Four of them went to
the Grand Hotel as the guests of the COM
pany and then went to the Commercial
Club for their suppers. They registered
as E. c. Magee, New York; j. A. Bailey
Philadelphia; Z. L. Rapp, Pittsburg; w.
d. Murphy, St. Louis. They were found
and interviewed a. the Commercial Club BY
a reporter. Mr.. Rapp said:
II was in the chair car when the acct
dent happened. The car turned over SO
suddenly that, though ] had risen. | dill
not realize the fact of the sozas--2ull
found myself in pile of the chairs, under
which minister of the English Lutli-
eran Church. / pulled him out. and, turn
ing round, found woman sitting on the
floor with babe pressed as tightly 10 her
as it was possible to hold the child. / took
the little thing in my arms and found that
it not hurt, and told the mother,
who was crying bitterly. The child was,
however, covered with the blood Of some
one else. The mother had an injury in
the side. and il was reported that she had
three ribs broken. There was hardly any
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-29
THE WRECKED CABS.
Scene of the Accident Viewed by n
RepOrter Last Nighf.

Reporter Last Night.
The four cars lying along the side Of
the track, torn, rent and splintered. as
they are, resembled huge piles of rubbish
more than anything else. Not an apart
men tot the four coaches remains intact.
The private car of Mr.. Nc
Keen, perhaps, suffered more real
damage than any of the others. It
was turned completely over and now rests
on its side. ten feet to the east of the
lie topsy- turvey near by. The scene was
visited last night by thousands of people,
many of them going out from indianapolis
Those who stood by the log fires started
near by and looked over the field were at i
loss to understand how the peo-
pie of Gainesville were able to
extrcate a single passenger. Nevertheless.
the work was speedily accomplished. and ir
is said thai in less than ten minutes after
the train went over the bank every pas
scnger was taken from beneath the tint
bers The town of Coatesville has been
converted into an improyised hospital, and
nearly every residence in the village Con-
tains a wreck sufferer. All the citizens
turned out and did everything IN their
power to alleviate the sufferings of the I'M
fortunates.
The wrecking crew with Foreman Jack
Campbell in charge, on the scene with
in hour and shortly afterward super
intendent Miller was in Coatesville with his
staff of officials. Mr. Miller remained in the
village last night and labored inees-
sengers. Tip Layton. superintendent
of the Pullman service also went out yes
terday afternoon and remained throughout
the night looking after the passengers who
We're on board his car. Mr.; Miller. said last
would probably be $4,000. This does not
include the Pullman sleeper.
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BRINGING THE INJURED HOME.
Special Train of Three SIeepers Dis
patched to the Scene.

1t was 1920 O'Clock last night before a
special train of three sleepers, IN charge
of Conductor J. E. Broom was dispatched
to the scene of the wreck. On board of the
train We're many of the friends of the in
jured passengers. They were anxious for
the welfare of their friends and impatiently
waited the end of the journey. At Clayton,
eighteen miles from the city, train No. is,
bound for this city, passed by the
special. No stop was made and those on
board the outgoing train were unable to as
certain whether their friends were being
brought to the city on No. 16. However.
none of the indianapolis persons injured
were aboard. When the special arrived at
Coatesville at II o'clock the most intense
excitement prevailed about the station. FRO
fessor Roberts. father of Miss Margaret
Roberts, was one of the first
of the anxious passengers to
alight when the train drew up. He knew
that his daughter had been injured, but
to whether she was seriously or fatally
hurt he had not been Informed. Professor
Roberts was compelled to wander about
the town forlnearly an hour before he could
locate his daughter. She was finally found
at private house, being cared for by DIR.
and Mrs. Swain. Among the other passen-
gers who went out on the special was Mr..
and Mrs. Seguin and the friends of Con-
ductor Wise. The old conductor was found
enScOnceQ III TIE HlOSt lu&uIIOuS CHAIR al
forded by the Coatesville hotel. He wore a
bandage about his forehead and his right
arm was in a splint He suffering great
pain, but bore it like old warrior and
was obdurate, persistently refusing to be
taken to the train in a carriage. He walked
to the sleeper upon the arm of one of his
friends and discussed the wreck on
the way back to the city. Miss Rob-
erts was brought to the train
in an easy riding conveyance,
and was made comfortable in the berth of
a sleeper DR.. Talbot was too much pros
trated to be moved, and it was thought
best to allow him to remain in Coatesville
last night. II. H. Grayson, the Pullman
porter, with an ugly cash in his forehead,
and the conductor of the dining car were
both brought to the city on the special, the
latter leaving at once for the home of his
brother in Philadelphia. Grayson lives in
Pittsburg. Rev. Mr.. Schnure also
brought to this city. the railway officials
stating that he would be taken to ST. Vim
cents Hospital. Miss Lulu Sheets, of this
city, one of the most painfully injured, was
taken to 124 North Alabama street. Three
stalwart porters carried her from the car
and placed her in carriage. George e.
Rockwell district passenger agent of the
entire Pennsylvania system, accompanied
the special back to this city and saw that
the injured were well cared for.
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GALE On THE GULF.
Several Vessels Swamped Near Calves
ton and Number of Lives Lost.

GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. pa storm of
great velocity struck this city about
o'clock this morning which smashed and
damaged a number of frail tenements. but
inflicted no serious injury to persons, al
though number of narrow escapes are
chronicled The diasters among the ship
ping We're more severe and several small
vessels were swamped and a number of
persons drowned. At Pepper Grove bay,
twenty-five miles north of the city, a rem
devious for oyster boats, the sloOp Nellie
Miller, with Capt Albert Tanberg and
mate aboard, went down. The Captain was
caught in the rigging and could not free
himself and was drowned. The sloop City
Girl was caDsized the crew were thrown
into the water. They chung to the vessel
until the wind abated. when they We're
rescued by passing boat The sloop Laura
and Nina was capsized and blown ashore
and of the crew drowned. The cap
tain caught in the cabin and was COM
PEELED to break through the bulkhead and
when recovered was nearly dead. The sloop
Magic, which arrived late this evening. re-
ports that the mail sloop Edna Fr.eberg
was found bottom up off Smiths Point
and her master IS supposed to be drowned
The Frieberg carried the United States
mail between this city, Bolivar Point and
Smiths Point. The fishing schooner An
drew Price was also capsized off Smiths
Point, but the crew escaped
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CHURCHILL'S FUNERAL.
Remains of the Dead English Lord In
TERED ut WOOdstOcI

LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The remains of the
late Lord Randolph Churchill were conveyed
from the Churchill residence. on Grosvenor
Square to Paddington railroad station this
morning and placed on board train bound
for Woodstock. Oxfordshire. where they
were buried this afternoon in Woodstock
Church Large throngs of people witnessed
the departure of the remains from Gros-
venor Square with covered heads in
spite of the heavy fall of snow. Cnon the
coffin We're floral wreaths deposited there
by the widow and mother of the decea sed
his sons the Prince of Wales, and other
members of the nobility. Six carriages fol-
lowed the hearse to the railroad station
They contained Lady Randolph Churchill
Lady Curzon, the two sons of the deceased
Wilston Leonard and John Berry the Duke
of Marlborough, Viscount Curzon, Baron
Tweedmouth, Baron De Ramsey and Cap
tain Wilson. The floral tribute of the late
Lord Randolphs mother, Duchess of Marl-
borough widow OF the seventh Duke of
Marlborough. was large cross of lilies.
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dollars shall be received into the treasury
otherwise than for redemption and retire
meni, they shall be Cancelled , ana an n equa,
denominations of ten dollars and muftiples
thereof. shall be issued in their places
All silver certificates now outstanding, In
denominations larger than ten dollars.
SHALL when received into the treasury OF
the United States be retired and cancelled,
and silver certificates in denominations
stead
Section 5-That from and after the first
day of July. 1895. all duties on imports shall
be paid in gold coin only, and all taxes.
debts and demands other than duties
imports accrlng becoming due to the
United States shall be paid in gold and sill
Yer coin treasury notes, United states
notes. silver certificates or notes of nation
al banks.
Section e-That all laws and parts of
laws inconsistent with the provisions of the
repealed, and a sum sufficient to carry the
provisions of this act into effect be, and
the Same Is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
1t was considered very significant that
Mr.. Springers bill contained no mention
of silver. and the suggestion made that
perhaps the omission was introduced to
permit concessions to the silver men. Mr..
Springer openly avowed that the bill was
the administrations. and was drawn at
the Treasury Department. 1t was learned
from source very close to the adm!nistra-
ton that the omission of any silver pro-
vision was intended The President has
no objection, the member who gave this in
formation said, to the provision for the
coinage of silver bullion in the treasury,
and the signiorage, but he did not care to
make any recommendations to that effect,
with the understanding that If such an
amendment proposed the friends of
the administration would make no objec-
fior, 10
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MRS. WALLACE NAY RECOVER.
Is Being Well Cared for mt the Home
of William Mcclure.

of William Mcclure.
Mrs Zelda Seguin- allace, of Cataract
Ind. who is well known in this city, was
one of the unfortunate passengers. She
was on her way to this city to aid in the
meeting of others. interested in the chart
table work was to be held last night, and
it was not known until a late hour why
Mrs Wallace was delayed Mrs. Wallace
was painfully injured and at midnight it
was not known just how serious her in
juries are. She was almost entirely buried
beneath the wreckage and was, with great
difficulty, rescued from her perilous posi-
bruised and she received severe cut be-
hind the right ear. However. her most
serious injuries are confined to her back
and at II o'clock last night she was suf-
fering intense pain. Her son, Edward
Segun ann wife, We're at her bedside be-
fore midnight and did everything possible
to relieve her sufferings. Until the arrival
of her son Mrs. Wallace under the
care of the village physicians, but at Ii
o'clock Mr.. Seguin telephoned this city for
by the first train. Shortly before DR..
Jameson's arrival DIR. Rice. of Terre
Haute, chief surgeon of the Vandalia, called
to see Mrs. Wallace, but found her sleep
ing. Dr. Rice interpreted this favor
able symptom and left orders that the
or at the home of William Mcclure, who
lives in Gainesville, a mile from the scene
of the disaster On his arrived at Coates
vile, last night, Mr.. Segun much
alarmed over his mothers condition, but
later his fears were somewhat allayed 1t
is thought that Mrs. Wallace will suffer no
more serious inconvenience than a few
weeks confinement to her room.