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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
TRAIN THROVN INTO A CANAL.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED AND
-FOUR MAIL CARS BURNED.
TIE Fatal. WRECK WAS CAUSED Ply ANOTHER
ACCIDENT WHICH PRECEDED 1T AND BY
wHICT THE PENNSYLVANIA TRACKS
NEAR NEWPORT. PENN.
WIRE BLOCKED.

HARRISBURG Penn Oct PA wreck occurred on
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad near Newport THIS morn
ing in which two persons were Killed ana se'e'ai
badly injured. The wreck was caused by broken
axle on an eastbound freight train. which threw
several cars I'm front westbound mall tram
There Ia a high embankment at this place ana the
locomotive and several postal cars were thrown
into the canal They caught fire, and IT Is san
that large amount of mail matter was destroyed.
DAME Wolfkill and j. T. Hainec. OF Altoona. the
engineer and fireman OF the ma. train. wefi' over
with the locomotive. and they were kille1
The Harrisburg fire department was asked for as
sisiancc and CHEF Holstein went to the scene OF
the wreck with two companies. which succeeded
In extingushing the flames. Several smal' houses
in the vicinity also !gn.ted from the fire
The City Hospital staff wen: TO the wreck on
special car Most OF the injured are postal clerks
several OF whom at the hospital In this CITY
Those reported hurt are: ,
&. \. Chamberland. OF TINS city' Ieit arm oioAe"
T. s Co.vllle, Of Pittsburg; wound above ear and
E. l. Brand OF this city; confusion of head
sprained wrist and inju'y to arm
4 e. Woodroh. of Lewiston; spra'n OF leg anu
back.
r Rowan. of Trenton, y. j.. slight injury to
shoulder and nGi leg ,ro,sh, brakeman ., Nim.n
George Gilmore. confusion Of left shoulde::
spraned knee
Newport. Penn. oct 2.-Thers were six mail carc
the wrecked train. The contents OF four were
destroyed except few sacks. directed 10 Louis
Vile. St Louis and oregon and one or two other
places. These saved. but badly damaged. Two
OF the mail were pulled away from the wreck
before the fire reached them Their contents were
not damaged.
The body OF Wolfkill. the engineer, was fonnd
bruised. and the had evidently been drowned
The tracks are open. and all trains Will run as
usual. The body OF Haines. the fireman, was found
in the cana. under OF tho trucks Of mail car
this evening one leg was or. and the BODY was
otherwise considerably mutilated.
Postmaster Dayton has received Information
which leads him 10 believe tina; a large amount OF
mail from New-York destroyed in the wreck
described in the foregoing dispatch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
HE LOOKED AND SAVED HIS LIFE.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE CHILIAN CONSUL IN
CHICAGO FROM AN ASSASSIN

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE CHIIIAN CONSUL IN
CHICAGO FROM AN ASSASSIN.
Chicago Oct 2i-Matthew j. Stefens. Gillian
Consul in Chicago and the Northwest is fearful
that a Young Anarchist Is waiting for an oppor-
tunity TO assassnate him He has received sew
eral threatening letters OF late. and last Sunday the
voung man who Mr.. SteTens has designs on
his life called at his house No. 81 Twenty second
at In answer to a ring at the bell. Mr.. stenens
went TO the hall door Thinking that the person
who rang the bell might be the writer OF the
threatening letters Mr.. Steffens was careful TO
look out before opening the door. Crouchng on the
atom. stems he saw Ernest Hertzen, with a revol-
vsr in his hand II Mr.. Stefrens had opened the
door he believes he would have been killed for he
"a certain that murder Hertzen's mission to
his house.
u.rtzen was at one time employed In Mr.. Stet-
,ans,s nbotograph gallery In Twenty -second-st..
go praire-aye On the day following the muir
der of Mayor Harrison Hertzen made Mid speech
from the balcony OF the photograph gallery. ne
aaGd the killing OF Mayor Harrison was good
,Sing and he expressed wish 10 embrace Prem
dergast and kiss him. Mr.: Stenens discharged
ilernsd for the nrst time that the young man was
one OF the most dangerous Anarchists IN the
United States. ,., ,.,, ,, tro-,
Vss Stenfens recently received letters from ltert-
van askng her TO marry him. He said he could not
I've Without her ard he was determined TO make
threatening letters which ended in Hertzen calling
AT the house last Sunday. Every police ofncer IN
the district 10 on the lookout for the young Anar-
chist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
HEMMED IN BY THE FLAM rs
NARROW ESCAPES FOR ITALIAN TENANTS.

THE TENEMENT HOUSE no. 3i7 EAST oNE-HcN-
DRED-AND- ELEvENTH-sT.. BuRNED-PEoPLE
TURNED OUT OF HOME IL THEIR NIGHT
cLoTHEs-HERoIc WORK OF RESCUE
A lot OF Italian tenants in the four-story orick
tenement house at No. 81 East One-hundred-ana-
Eleventh-st last nighl had narrow escape
from the fire which destroyed the building. The
house was owned by Judge James A. O'GorTan,
OF No. 2Os West Forty-thrd-st. The flames were
first noticed about $50 p. m by some ltailans
who playing card: in the saloon Of saliva
tore Anzine. the first floor. Smoke was then
Issuing from the cellar. They leaped for the door,
and just afte they got out the floor fell In.
Smoke enveoped the building when the firemen
arrived. and all that they could 90 was to save
the inmates The main stairway had by that
time buried away.
The tenants on the third and top floors escaped
through the roof scuttle and over the roofs OF
adjoining houses. carrying In their arms their
children and what little OF their household goods
they had time to seize on the second floor there
were many narrow escapes.
Marie Meztander who lives on the second hoor
back. seized her three children and ran through
the hall to a fire escape at the rear OF the pud-
Ing On the way her garments took fre ana the
clothing Of the children caught from hers Wheh
she appeared at the window she was seized oy
Roundsman Stevenson, Of the East One hundred
and fourth-st station and carried down the lad
der In the street neghbors crowded ABOUT the
woman and her children were rolled In the wet
gutter and the fire in their clothing put out
They were then carried off by neighbors. None OF
the party seriously burned.
Maria Gampinani. on the same noor' was
aroused from her bed by the noise in the street
She ran 10 the front window. and. without nouc-
ing the fire-escape. jumped into the crowd IN nef
night clothes Somebody caught her ana Droke
the force Of her fall that she got off with Iew
bruises As soon as she got on her feet she re-
membered that she had ieft her two children IN
the building and became hysterical.
\ young German climbed the hre-escape ana
went into the room to secure the children W men
he came out with the two the flames were olazng
from below against the ladder Of the escape. lie
leaned over and dropped the children iato the
hands of a fireman on the sidewalk, ana then
climbed down the ironwork, hung by his hands
and dropped He refused to tell who he was. and
nobody in the crowd could be found VINO knew
him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
ONE OF FELLOWSS MEN ARRESTED
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY To"NshN'
CHARGED WITH INSULTING A WOMAN
IN sIXTH-AVE.

Robert Townsend. one Of the Assistant Distric'-
Attorneys OF Colonel Fe.lowss stan and living al
the Park Avenue Hotel was locked up In the "est
Thirtieth-st station early this morning chafgeo
with intoxication and insulting young woman .h
sixth-sve Mr. Townsend was arrested III o'~th-
ave. near Twenty -secOnd-st, by Policeman D'io"
upon the complaint Of a pretty young woman ""o
described herself as Mary Morgan, an actress oi
No. 20 West Twenty-ninth-st. one e"'' So w.
Townsend with catching hold Of her py r.e Pnsn sl
and insulting herself and two irlenas' ~ No 8sps
and Hannah Gallagher. both actresses oi w. D"s
West Twenty y-fOurth-st. ,.s ,ha charge
In the station Mr. Townsend denied ths cha ,ha,
but Miss Morgan and her friends insisted that
was true and declared that they , wo.a zaHPnst the
and appear In the jefferson Market Ooui' "s
prisoner this morning 80, ,,a-,,Ina tion of
When Mr. Townsend heard the detefniinat' detefi ~ her
the young woman he apologzed profusey ~ ,ha
but she refused 10 accept an apo osy, u'eanad uea
ne had nsuled her and should De - e,obers OF
The three young women say they are ILL., ~ a. the
Frank Daniels company and are rehea'S''e -
casrfo -, 49,. ha
Nr. Townsend was later and saTH say "a down
vent 10 the Manhattan Cub ard theh wa; sither
Sxth-sve. He emphaticaly denied nasiLnS Lsn IN her
grasped the young woman by the arm 'i ~
or followed her.
Later In tina morning he was bai!ed out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
SAVED BY HIS WIFE.
SHE REscUEs HER HUSBAND. WHO is
HELD UP BY MASKED MEN.
THE BRAVE WOMAN ATTACKS ONE OF THE
ROBBERS WITH STICK AND SCREAMS

ROBBERS WITH STICK AND SCREAMS
FOR THE POLICE.
Michael Hildebrand. a Flatlands FARMER hao
a desperate encounter with two masked highway
mon at 10 o'clock on Wednesday night, and save
for the help of his wife. might have been Killed
As he drove into his yard two masked men
Jumped from behind a woodpile One seized the
horses by the bits while the other held revoi'-
er's muzze against Mr. Hildebrand's head say
ing: Don't you holler or I'll shoot you
"An right" said Hildebrand. you can nave
all the money I've got but take away your s''
I'm no match for you two men,
With this the willy farmer showed Ills nan"
toward his breast pocket as If to get out MS
pocketbook TIE robber lowered MS PISTOL anu
as he did so the farmer planted heaVy p,o"
on the side Of his head. dropping hlm IKE loe
Hildcbrand leaI,d from the wagon iano;hs ~ upo
Tho rascals PROSTATE form Juct hen the o'hei
hiohwavman grasped Hilrebrand around tne
throat choking him nearly into helpessiess
Mrs Hdebrand was up waiting for ner nus.
hands return and opened the DOR 10 see wiz
causod the commotion. She screamed ana tnsn
picking up a heavy stick OF WOOD, rusheu " III.
aid OF Mr. Hidebrand. The light from tne uool %
showed her which man to h.l. ana sne was uo''ls =
effective work when Patrolman FRIDAY SUI VI vi
the Assembyman, came running up. Inc roooe. ,
started to rum but Friday after chase' causn'
one of the men. who sad he was Harry LenasaIi'
th,rtv-six wears old He refused to say where
he lived and would tell nothing about MS COM
mt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
MANY WITNESSES AGAINST LATHROP.

Albany. oct. Ex-Governor Morton to-day received
word from ex Congressman Weaver, OF Plattsburg
who. with ex -Sherir White. OF clinton County, flied
charges wita the Governor. asking for the removal
Of General Austin Lathrop. the Superintendent OF
State Prisons, stating that he would have twenty
five or thirty witnesses to be examined orally This
Mil necessitate the appointment by the Governor
OF a commissioner TO take testimony. and under the
law the commissioner is compelled 10 hold his
sions in Steuben County the home OF Superintendent
Iathrop Ii Is expected that Governor Morton will
appoint Elon Brown. OF Watertown. as the com
missioner to take the testimony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
su,fxyvo ZIP IN THE DTRRINT TRIAL.

San Francisco oct 2L-Both sides in the Dur
rant case closed this morning without introducing
any more testimony of importance ana assistant
District Attorney Pelxoto immea'a,ey Desah the
opening address to the jury. The ADDRESS, wn9h oc-
cupied Ave hours in the delivery, ""a ~D,ss -"
eieu .ae 80 ....,anment OF the defendant. which
and sois for Of ins The s @ Ts
the tral neenn the counsel FOR the defence Pre-
:sasa %s;.nse = e ss ssd
Deuprey OF the dsrsnb' dsrs,cb was denied Dickinson will
sorrow sncn rr make the address for the detehee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
ACCIDENT TO THE ST. LOUIS.
AMERICAN LINER INJURIES HER RUDDER
500 MILES OFF SOUTHAMPTON.

srEERED BY HER PROPELLERS AS THOUGH
NOTHING HAD HAPPENED-oNLY THIRTY
ONE HOURS BEHIND HER RECORD
TIME-THE BERLIN WILL TAKE
HER PLACE SATURDAY.
Southampton, Oct H.-The American Line
steamer ST. Louis. Captain William c. Randle
which sailed from New-York October Is for this
port. arrived here at o'clock this evening in
charge OF the ocean tugs Ajax and Hercules
which had been sent out to meet her in response
10 her signals The St Louis passed Prawle Point
at 9 o'clock this morning and signalled that she
had met with an accident to her rudder and
would require the assistance Of two tugs. which
she wished 10 meet her at the Needles She also
signalled that all on board well.
Although the two tug met her at the Needles
IN accordance with her request the st. Louis came
Nd at the rate Of fifteen knots an hour from
Prawle Point. steering with her twin screws with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25

Saratoga. ~ y oct "a (SpecaD.-Richard Rourke
a grocer formerly Of Schuyerville, and his wife,
while attempting To drive over the Rock-st crossing
of the Delaware and Hudson road this afternoon
were struck by an express train. The fagman had
warned them OF danger, but they paid no heed
Rourke was instantly killed and his wife sustained
injuries that undoubtedly will prove fatal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
rtcrORy ron THE ANTT-REBLTE MEy.

philadelphia oct A-The second session OF the
National Association OF Life Underwriters to-day
was a breezy one The question OF rebates was thor
nr,hIv discussed and the debate resulted In n VIC
tory for those who were fighting the alleged evil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25

Six dollars buys Crawford Shoe in French Pat,
mt Leather or French Calf. custom made IN 10
date. No old styles carried-Adv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
Rarter seagrave was the senior partner of the

Rarter Seagrave was the senior partner of the
publishing firm OF Barter Seagrave Co, whose
office is at No. 220 Fourth-ave. He was about
twenty-nine years old. and came to this country
from England five years ago. His partner In the
publishing firm was Arthur r. Pope. OF NO %
West Sixtieth-st On July 10. Mr.. Seagrave with two
compan anons left the house OF the New YORK Hunting
Club I'm the yacht Dewyn for sail up the Sound
The party reached Black Rock safely and after they
had decided to anchor in the harbor over night. Mr.
,.astave set for the shore In a small boat TO
visit friends at the hotel After leaving the yacht
he was never seen again and no clew to his fate
WAS ever gained except from two boys who, on the
morning Scagrave last seen, roWed by the
IJelwvn in the boat in which Mr.. Seagrave had set
ont for the shore. The boys said that they found
the boat near some rocks on the shore. The little
craft was badly broken. indicating that 1t had been
driven on 10 the rocks by the heavy wind which
prevailed that night .
AS soon as Il seemed certain that Mr.. Seagrave
had lost his life In the bay. Mr. Pope entered claim
against the Metropolitan Lie Insurance Company
for 81 200 the amount OF Mr.. Seagraves policy. The
company has steadfastly refused TO pay the claim
on the ground that the young publishers death can
not be proved. II the company persists In Its re.
fsal to pay the policy, Mr. Pope says that he will
ont a siI for the amount
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
DESTRCCTITE FLIMES IN albany.

npyGOODr CONSUMED AND DAMAGE TO THE EX-
TENT OF sidoo OR MORE DONE.
Albany oct. A.-B. Starks drygoods store, with
sever,l other buildings, are fire here. and at a
late hour the fire Is still burning briskly The loss
viii probably reach 100000 or $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
JNVESTIGd HING SEdGRACES DEATH.

AN INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSES TO RELIEVE
HE WAS DROWNED AT BLACK ROCK HARBoR.
bridgeport Conn. oct. A.-An agent OF the Met
ropoltan Life Insurance Company was In this city
This morning investigating the story OF the death
Of Barter seagrave member of the New-York
Athletic Club Seagrave left New-fork last sum
,,,or on q Yachting cruise The fleet arrived off
,iack Rock harbor on the night of June 30. and
Young Seagrave left his yacht in a yawl to reach
the George Hotel. and has not been heard OF since
The insurance company refuses to pay the $3.50 in
srance on his ifc because there is proof OF Sea-
graves death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25

Postmaster Dayton has received Information
which leads him 10 believe tina; a large amount OF
mall from New-York was destroyed in the wreck
described in the foregoing dispatch.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-19

trembling voice. The light wood re-
fcrrru to is the heart of the pine tree.
1t gives a most beautiful and brilliant
light, though the black smoke is very
disagreeable, and candles and oil both
being very scarce. it was the best sub
stitute we had. Previous to the war
the servants used it in the quarters,
and at the corn-shuckings and camp
meetings. can see now their wierd,
black faces in the glare and flare Of
this lightw0od torch, as they danced
or sang or shouted. No Girls 'musgif!
Girls mus gif::' sounded through the
house. as in the olden Christmas days,
on this Christmas morning. The
CHEEKY voices from the quarters and
kitchens We're oil gone. They had
taken the midnight steamer from Bar
rett'S Neck and gone across to New
port News. We were all hearsick over
it, for we We're not molly greatly at
tached to our servants, but we We're SO
utterly helpless without them and so
unused to waiting upon ourselves.
Most of the field hands had gone long
before this. but those around the
house who had just left us were like
cur own family.
A Sad Brcakfnst.
After we had eaten our Christmas
breakfast and tried to enjoy the de-
light of the little ones over their
homemade babies with hickory nut
heads and rag bodies and sorghum
candy shaped into men and animals,
etc. but all OF an African hue. papa
and went down to the quarters to
look around and lock them up. Just
us we We're going mamma, who had
Joined us, called our attention to a pile
of corn shucks lying In the corner.
Look" she said. "what can that be?
l saw those shucks movc---look, look!"
And as they moved again to weak. pit.
it'll wall Of n child came from them
Patsy. In her haste. had loft her baby.
poor little thing. We quickly but gem
tly took the halfstnrveh. hnlf-smoth-
cred little on" out: bnt alas. her leav-
Ing II had not been. ne we sUpptHad,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-19

sF Clauss"
sArabella, as they ran in, followed by
the others.
3'sYo' all kin eff yer vans ter: but ez
fer me, ole oman, ain gwinter az
gerWate my stumuck wild my eyeballs,
Eens doan wan look" said Uncle Bat
Stummick Wild My Eyeballs."
tus, 'kaze lie erfeered 'ud chomp
my tools in dem puddin's fo' 1 knob
W'atI 'uz doin'."
Ss."Dat1 do, dat'l do; you dun bin
browzin' roun' dat safe long huff; cum
way fun dar 10 de debil temps you.
Den, ergin, you getter put yO' ten
nuce Oh de jice sum-" called out Aunt
Serena, and Immediately they all
looked around and then up at the
joist, from which, peeping in and out
among the evergreens, We're the blad-
ders they had blown up at "hog-kill-
ing, and hung there to be popped on
Christmas eve.
s4Stop dat skekin' yo' toes Ell crack
en- yo' heels tergedder-dem holler-
berries IL er drappin' off. wush yo'
had sum sho muir peppers en- rockets
ter pop, too"
Leaving the Old Home.
'Nemine bout dat" said Cyrus;
"dem bidders 'ull mex er noise emmy.
how, eff dey doan mex no sparkses
ner fizzins ner light lax peppers duz
en- den Mars Da' sez we-alls kin hah
dat empty tar baril to sot fab ter, en-
at we kin bun de limekil too eff we
choozes, en- dey bofe togedder 'ull mex
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-12-19

lite enufr fer lis, de Dustin err de
bladders 'ull mex de esploshuns. En-,
nanny, lax ter forgot ter tell yer,
but Miss Liz seq you mus wide up all
dem good things tween we all so we
kin had our sheer demorrer mite, 'stcd
Ell C'ris'mu mawnin lax we in genial
" duz, en- lie pow'ful glad, too, fer
ain neber maginated in my mem
bunce nnyt'in ez skrumpshuns ez de
'pearunce er dem perwishus."
Christmas eve had come and gone,
the stock had been fed early, the cows
lnilked, the supper was over and the
Christmas presents were distributed,
the bladders had been popped, and the
last flicker of light from the burning
limekiln and the tar barrel were both
out Ny little brothers and sisters
had been put to bed to give old Santa
Claus q chance to come down the
chimney with his reindeer, though
they had all been told not to expect as
many things this war Christmas, be-
cause poor Santa Claus would have to
run the blockade, and could not get
through the Federal lines without risk
Ing his life in passing the yankee
sentinels.
Come" sid my father, at is grow
linz late, and time to lock up and turn
In
.Evt'ing IL raidy fer de mawnin,' -
said Caesar. as lie hung up the stable
and crib keys, EN- demorrer bein'
C'ris,mus, we ain gwine tu'n out CT
soon: den ergin, too, dar ain no ka-
shun fer 1t. kaze yo-alls dun gin us
our C'ris'mus gifts ter.nite. en- dat,
too, TO- we chen got er chance ter
kOtch YOU
.s1All right" said my father sadly,
and then he called them back and
aaid: Edo you know why gave you
your Christmas suits and gifts this
evening? Well. 1t ia because you are
Ali going to lcnvc your old masters
home tonight. hoped you would
come and Tell me before You went.
Hare In II little change for ench OF
you; Rattus will divide II equally. and