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Evening star., 1896-07-31
MAYS LANDING DISASTER.
A Similar Horror Not Far From the
Same Place.


A Similar Horror Not Far From the
Same Place.
PHILADELPHIA, July 31-The awful
railroad accident near Atlantic City last
night recalls similar horror in almost the
Sc me place sixteen years ago. On August
II, 1880, the second section of an excursion
train on the West Jersey railroad, return
ing from Atlantic City. crashed into the
first section. injuring thirty-two persons,
of whom twenty-five died. The excursion
lists were members of the congregation OF
St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church Of this
city.
The first section, consisting of sixteen
coaches, left Atlantic City at o'clock in
the evening. At Mays Landing, a few
miles above the scene of last nights ac-
cident, it was run on the siding to allow
the passage Of the Atlantic City express
the last two, all the coaches had safely
passed the switch, when the engine of the
second section crashed into the rear car.
At the moment of the collision the cylinder
heads of the locomotive were blown out
and the escaping steam scalded nearly
every passenger in the car.
1t was raining at the time and the engi-
neer of the second engine afterward
asCribed the accident to the wet rails, and
to the fact that he was for the first time
using a new automatic brake in place of
the Westinghouse air brake that he had
been accustomed to.
Before the collision occurred the engi-
neer and his fireman leaped from the en-
gine and fled, and it was well for them
they did, for searching parties were al once
formed. even in the presence of dire dis
aster and suffering. and several hundred
en- armed with knives, revolvers and
ropes, started in pursuit.
Several years ago two freight trains col
lided at the scene of last nights acci-
dent. The wreck was something awful,
but fortunately there was no loss of life.
The Reading railroad train which col
lided with the Bridgeton excursion last
night was the regular $40 express, one of
the fastest trains on the Reading system,
and classified among the flyers" AS it
drew out Of the station at Kaighns Point
Ferry, Camden. all its coaches were COM
fcrtably filled. The tracks were badly torn
up by the accident. and it was nearly
o'clock this morning before an attemp:
was made to run a train over the Reading
tracks into Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
Skull fractured.

Louis Steiner, a little eight-year-old white
boy living at 1908 7th street, was run over
and badly injured by wagon at the corner
of 7th ard K streets this afternoon. The
little fellow, as small boys will do, was
hanging on behind heavy wagon, said to
belong to the gas company. and in some
way slipped and fell under the hind wheels
An ambulance was summoned at once and
the boy was taken to the Emergency Hos
pital. where it was found that he was suf-
fering from fractured skull. The hospital
staff gave him the best of medical attention
and at late hour this afternoon it was
thought he would probably survive.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE Nd. July 3l.-Flour quiet, un-
changed-recefpts, 17,14S barrels: exports, il ISS
barrels sales, $50 barrels. Wheat flrin-spot,
month and August, 6lMa62: September. d24aGsA;
steamer No. 2 red, 51Gxa5S-rcceipts. ID. 440 bush
els: exports, SIN bushels; stock 1902 BAL bush
els; sales, 81 COO bushels-southern wheat by sam
pie, GOaS3A; do on grade, Gol4a6st. Corn strong
spot and month"; 59sa59H: August. 29Ka29N,: Sep
tember. 2sSa2sX- receipts 6s,769 bushels; ex-
ports. none stock, 430,8s4 bushels; sales $1,000
buslels-southern white and yellow corr, 3Oa31.
Oats frm-No. 2 white western, 224a2s: No. 2
mixed do, 24ka25-receipts 81. 464 bushels; ex-
ports, none: stock, 3S3. 654 bushels Rye quiet
No; nearby. 34ha35; western, 35a3sh- receipts
2;4I1 bushels; exports none: stock 81 S,5 bushels
freights firm, less active, unchanged. Sugar. but
ter, eggs and cheese unchanged. Whisky unchanged
Evening star., 1896-07-31
EDUCATION BY GOVERNMENT.
Socialist Congress FavOrs Extendin
the Bullic School SIXTEEN.

Socialist Congress FavOrs Extending
the Public School System.
LONDON, July 31.-At the session today
of the International Socialist Labor and
Trade Union Congress in st. Martins Town
Hall M. valiant; the French socialist dep
uty,' was chairman and Matthew Mcguire
the leading delegate of the socialist labor
party of the United States. was vice chair
man. The congress adopted the report of
the committee on education and physical
development, favoring government sys-
tenn of public education, extending from
the kindergarten to the university and in
Guiding physical. scientific. artistic and
technical subjects, to be genuinely accessi-
bic to every one by freedom from fees, and
public maintenance of the scholars. The
report prohibits the employment of chill
dTen under eighteen years IN night work
or in any work involving labor extending
over twenty-four hours weekly.
James Kie Hardie argued that whatever
expense the maintenance Of scholars and
their university education would be, it
would be followed by compensation in the
dlminution in the number of criminals.
Evening star., 1896-07-31

with the injured a dozen men grasped the
shafts and pulled the human freight to the
hospital. AS soon as the sufferers were re-
moved the wagons were hurried back for
more people, and in this way much time
was saved in securing the proper treatment
for the bruised and bleeding victims. many
Of whom were in the agonies Of death.
Narrow Escapes.
William Mathew of Bridgeton said he was
in the first car. He saw the engine of the
express train coming and 1t first grazed his
car. and then pitched it over. 1t was full
OF men, women and children, who were
screaming, and there was q pandemonium.
1t was with difficulty that ne crawled out
the rear end of the car.
j. Eustis OF Bridgeton, who was In the
fourth car from the engine, and who was
badly cut about the head. said that the roof
on the front part Of the car was peeled of,
and he climbed out of the top as soon as he
could recover from the effect of the blow.
This was the only way out. as the doors
were jammed and the entire front end
crushed in.
Thomas Shinn of Bridgeton, son Of the
sheriff of Cumberland county, and a brake
man on the excursion train, was saved
from instant death by but few seconds.
He was passing from the center of the car
that was struck to the rear. AS he reached
there the shock came and he attributes his
escape to nothing less than miracle.
]. Oil of this city, bartender, was a
passenger on the il-fated train on the
West Jersey road. He had secured a seat
in one of the cars before leaving Atlantic
City, but seeing lady with child, he
surrendered the seat to her and went to
the rear of the car. This act of courtesy
saved his life. as that portion of the train
which he first occupied was completely
wrecked.
The horrible experience of Miss Lydia
Pancoast of Bridgeton almost resulted In
her prostration. She was in the fifth car,
and after the collision she scrambled for
the door at the front. A man staggered
against her from the rear door of the car
In front, with stream Of blood gushing
from his mouth and his head laid open by
deep cut. Miss Pancoasts dress was
covered with blood, and as she stepped
back the man in front of her fell dead.
Charles Blue, a resident of Bridgeton
told of an almost miraculous escape he and
his wife had from death. He was In the
third seat of the first car when the crash
came They went down in the fall. They
were buried beneath cushioned seats with
hardly enough room to move. They were
extricated from their perilous position but
at the elbow of the husband a little child
lay dead.
W. H. Purdy. one of the survivors. in de-
scribng the scene in his car when the COL
lision occurred, said he was in the Reading
train and had just awakened from a doze
He looked out of the window to see that
the crash was unavoidable. He was at q
loss what to do. but in an instant it was
all over. The first thing he knew he was
lodging persons tramping over his body
They dashed about Ike wild people, tramp
Ing each other down in their frantic en-
deavors for their own safety. He got out
safely, but how, he could never tell.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
To Enforce Judgment.

To enforce the payment OF two judg-
ments of s56S.61 and s1JO. respectively,
Dobler & Nudge and others today filed
bill in equity against John H. Soule and
others. The sale Of sub lot 16, block 10, LIE
Droit Park, is asked. Attorney w. H
SholeS represents the complainants.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
SHOT DOWN BY MASKED MEN.

Cincinnati Saloon Keeper Killed
for Refusing to Give Money.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. July 31.-At about
midnight two masked men walked into
George Hetzter's saloon, at 1909 West 9th
street. and demanded Hetzter's money.
Hetzter refused. The masked men opened
fire and shot Hetzter four times, killing
him. Hetzter, however. had fired one shot
and hit one of the robbers in the left eye.
This robber. who was cap tlred, gives his
name as Thomas Carter, and says he is a
miner just from Cripple Creek, Col. He
says he heard the shooting. ran in to see
and got shot. The other robber escaped.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
DRIVEN TO DESPAIR,
Six UnfOrtunates Mt Chicago A
temnted SeIf-Deatruction.

tempted SeIf-DestructiOn.
CHICAGO, July 3l.-Driven to despair by
different causes, six people attempted yes
ter day to end their own lives. Four sue
ceeded and now lie in different morgues
awaiting the inquest of the coroner the
dead are:
John Darlington, left home Wednesday
to lock for work: body found in a shed
and bottle which had contained carbolic
acid was found by his side.
Frederick Gross, drank carbolic acid,
seventy-two years old, and had been out
of work for some time.
Michael Oppelt. despondent over ILL.,
health; swallowed carbolic acid
Eva Skulup. took rat poison; twenty
four years of age, and has been out of
employment for two months
Evening star., 1896-07-31
A Mexican Governor Retires,

CITY OF MEXICO, July s1-General
Pedero Rincon Gallaredo governor of the
federal district, has resigned and his res
ignation has been accepted. He is an
old soldier on the liberal side and was
minister to Russia before being called to
the governorship. He has a large for
tune and desires to abandon public life, and
will travel in Europe
Evening star., 1896-07-31
Mrs. Mnxbrfck.x Case.

LONDON. July 31.-The home secretary,
Sir Matthew White Ridley. replying to a
question as to whether the government
would lay on the table the statement of
the lord chief justice. Baron Russell Of
Killowen. regarding the case of Mrs Flor
ence. Maybrick, said that the government
would not do so. as the course was unusual
and undesirable, and as the letter was
written in his private capacity and not in
his capacity as judge.
Evening star., 1896-07-31

this city and Atlantic City. 1t Is located
about two and = half miles from the At
lantic City terminals Of the two rival rail-
operator fs placed as close to the crossing
as safety win permit. This tower is occu-
pied by an operator, who is charged with
the duty of seeing that the train having
the right of way crosses first and that the
other train is tagged
There Is q difference of opinion as to
which of the Inflated trains had the right
of way last night, but Telegraph Operator
William Thurston and Switch Tender
Hauser are In the Atlantic City Jail now,
and will remain there until an official in
vestigation definitely places the responsible
ity.
The competition between the West Jersey
and Reading railroads for Atlantic City
business Is very keen, and both roads run
flyers" which average nearly mile a
minute between Camden and Atlantic City.
There are frequent races across the stretch
OF open country a few miles outside of At
lantic City, known as 1.-The meadows" and
passengers on the rival trains who are not
tmid regard the race on the homestretch
as one of the exfilarations of the trip to
the sea shore. The timid ones, however,
are always apprehensive that something
will happen as the dangerous grade cross
ing Is approached. Last night the long
lookedfor accident occurred, with awful
results.
A railroad man who came to this city
from Atlantic City today Is reported to have
said that the Reading train, which ran into
the Bridgeton excursion train, was racing
across the meadows with train on the
Camden and Atlantic railroad. which had
left Philadelphia at about the same time.
Railroad officials, however, deny that
there was race.
Evening star., 1896-07-31

The Indian bureau today received tele-
gram from the son Of Capt. Beck, the agent
at the Omaha and Winnebago agency in
Nebraska, saying that the captain is re-
covering from the injuries sustained by
him In the runaway accident a few days
ago. He was badly bruised all over the
body, but his injuries are not serious.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
Won by Phoebus Apollo.

LONDON, July S1.-The Chesterfield cup
(handicap). valued at 800 soverigns. part in
specie, divided to a sweepstakes of Is SOW
ereigns each, for three-year-olds and up
ward. was won by Mr.. Theobald's phoe-
bus Apollo from eleven starters at Good
wood today. The Duke of Westminster's
Tampion was second and Mr.. George lamb
tons Red Hut was third.
Evening star., 1896-07-31

LONDON, July 31.-Sir Matthew White
Ridley, the home secretary, announced in
the house of commons today that after
considering all the circumstances in the
case he had advised the queen to make
DIR. Jameson and his fellow-prisoners first
class misdemeanants hence they had been
returned to Holloway jail.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
Badly Burned.

Isaac Brown, a colored laborer, aged
thirty-five years, had his arm and hand
badly burned today with newly slaked
lime. His injuries were treated at the
Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following: White-Henry S. Frisbie of Mo-
bile Ala, and Agnes V. Barnes of this city.
Colored-Wm. H. Brancen and Lena Hen
son: Richarad c. Carter and Mary l..
PoSey.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
NINETEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
End of the Trial of Band of MUIR
dercrS.

VIENNA, July 31.-'The SIX weeks trial
at Agram of the Stenjevick band number
ing thirty-six persons, charged with eight
cen murders and numerous assaults and
robberies. has been ended. Nineteen MEM
bers of the band. including two women,
have been condemned TO DEATH nine others
have been sentenced to periods of from one
to twenty years penal servitude, ard eight
were acquitted.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption, $431 1888 Government receipts
From internal revenue, $3.50. .053; customs
$2S6, 4.9; miscellaneous, $39,95O.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening the highest
and the lowest and the closing prices of the
New York stock market today, as reported
by Corson Mccartney. members New
York stock exchange. Correspondents,
Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. 50 Broadway
Evening star., 1896-07-31
SAYS HE HAD RIGHT OF WAY.
Statement of the Engineer of the Ex
cUrAiOn Traim

Sutemeht OF the Engineer of the Ex.
cursiOn Train.
CAMDEN, N. j.. July 31.-John Greiner.
the engineer of the Inflated Bridgeton ex-
cursion train, brought his locomotive to the
round house in this city shortly after mid
n1ght and later he was interviewed at his
home. He said:
MY train left Atlantic City at 6:4s
o'clock. 1t was about two minutes later
when we reached the drawbridge Just as
we were leaving the drawbridge 1 looked
out of one of the cab windows and saw the
Reading express flying shoreward 1t was
then probably two miles away. There was
Camden and Atlantic accommodation
train running in the same direction that the
Reading flyer was going. From what I
could observe. the trains were racing.
Il looked up at the tower and saw that I
had clear track. The signals are inter-
changeable. and the fact that the white
was against me would throw the rod
against the Reading express
AS the express came laundering down
upon the crossing l saw that a collision
was unavoidable.
My God, Horace I said to my fireman.
he's not going to STOP
Then 1 left my seat and jumped quickly
cnto the engines steps. For an instant 7
was undecided whether to jump or not.
Something prevented me from tumninp
ho" eve, anu opi ohs QufChiy INTO tne cab
again. The next minute the collision came.
Had I followed my first impulse and
jumped would have been crushed to death
alongside the track.
THE engine of the express struck the ex-
cursion train about the middle of the sec
ond coach.
-Four of the cars left the track. It was
in the second coach from the engine that
most of the people were killed. They were
simply ground to dalth in their seats.
Neither nor my fireman was hurt.
THE engine of the express was literally
smashed to pieces When the crash came
my engine was severed from the rest of the
train and the locomotive ran down the
track for several hundred feet before it
was brought to standstill. When l got
back to the scene Of the accident the sight
which met my eyes was appalling. Dead
bodies were strewn about everywhere. and
the cries Of the dying and injured filed the
air. 1t was heartrending spectacle"
Evening star., 1896-07-31
Grain and Cotton Nark-t.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421
street, members New York stock exchange.
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co., New York.
Evening star., 1896-07-31
REPORTS OF RACING,

Railway Omctals Deny That There
Was Anything of the Kind.
PHILADELPHIA, July 31.-The crossing
where last nights accident occurred has
long been a bug-a-boo to travellers between
Evening star., 1896-07-31
TRAIN LOAD OF SURVIVORS.
Pitfful Scenes at the West jersey
Station. Camden.

PHILADELPHIA, July 31.-At 1 o'clock
this morning a special train from Atlantic
City carrying passengers bound for
Bridgeton and vicinity pulled into the West
Jersey station, Camden. AS the engine
came into the depot and stopped the sight
of the survivors in the four rear coaches
who had been in the wrecked train was
pitiful. Persons were to be seen reclining
on seats with bandages about their heads
from which, in some instances, the blood
was tricklng. Little boys and girls, whose
faces and necks We're burned from the ex-
pcsure to the sun during their hours of
pleasure on the seashore had deep WOUNDS
on their faces, and the clothing of nearly
all of them was spattered with blood.
Two sisters. Nettie and Julia Pierce
were badly injured. Julia was robed in a
white dress that had been lent to her. as
her dress had been saturated in blood. She
had bandase round her head, which con-
cealed ragged wound that the physicians
round necessary to close with several
stitches She said that she had been knock
ed against the seat in front of her and
rer dered unconscious When she recovered
from the shock she saw a man in the next
car who was killed. The shock. added to
was unable to move from a reclining posi-
ton. Her sister had a swollen nose and
her eyes were discolored.
In one of the seats sat s. D. Frazier his
two boys. Chester Burdsall and Irwin Du-
bois. who were with him. The heads of all
of them but Alice had been cut and were
stitched and bandaged. and blood was scat
tered over their clothing. Baby Alice al
the time of the collision was asleep in the
lap of her mother. and when all were thrown
into heap she fell under the seat and
escaped without bruise.
Among the survivors was Mrs Mary
kfger of Elmer. N. j.. whose head was bad.
ly cut and whose back was injured When
the crash came she was sitting in a seat
opposite her husband, and was looking
across the meadows.
There was a shadow" she said "then an
awful crash. and amid wild shrieks the car
upset: i knew no more"
Mr.. kiger succeeded in carrying his wife
out. somehow or other. in the wild rush
which followed. In the same car little Reba
Bowers, seven years old. of Bridgeton was
eating candy when the collision came She
was pitched, head first. under the opposite
seat. and had her head badly cut. Opposite
her sat Mrs. John Rooms with her husband.
AS the car went over Mr. Rooms smashed
the window and showed his wife, feet first.
through 1t just as the seat she had been sit
ting on was shivered to pieces
In every seat of the train that arrived in
Camden this morning there was either a
man. woman or child that had received an
injury. Many of them were hurt about the
back, hips and ankles from the concuss;on
of the train.
Very few were able to give any account of
what had become of their friends The an
swer they gave when questioned was that
they got on the train together, but had not
seen them since and could tell nothing about
them.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-10-04
When Healed She Showed Her Gratitude By Detacm9
Herself for Life with CoOred Marks
ITIEDIIN WOMAN PRICKRD THE TATTOOO INTO THE SKIN
Fled Through the House Burning Torch and When EIn8uShd Vas
Frghully ChaTad
ST CURIOUS BURNING CASE ON RECORD IN MEDICAL ANNALS

rarely commented upon by the medical
an Interview Syndicate)
Fraternity, except when something Of
extraordinary interest in the case re-
calls II.
In a recent number Of a medical paper
edited by DR.. George F. Shrady, brief
account is given Of young woman l.y-
ing in California who has been operated
upon many times FOR skin grating sue
ceSsfu.ly, and who now lives as a Curl
OSity in the medical world
This young woman, on the fifteenth
of June, was seriously burned along one
entireside Of the body. She was light
ing the gas in her fathers home. at
dusk. and had reached The chandelier in
che naN Ii was too nigh for her ana
she stood upon a chair Taking a match
from several that were in her hand. she
scratched il upon the sole Of her shoe
Il was one of those poor matches tha:
cannot retain their birthstone, and the
head flew off lighted.
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The most curious part Of 1t is that this
girl felt very deeply her gratitude to-
wards those who had suffered for her,
and when she got well she used to look
upon the grated bits Of flesh and say:
well do 1 remember the day that Macy
stood there so bravely and let them cut
her arm for me-" And Charley was
just sixteen That day.
After awhile some one suggested to
the girl that she could perpetuate the
memory by placing tatooed marks upon
the pieces of borrowed skin. At first
the physicians strenuously objected to
having the foreign skin tempered with,
but seeing that all was normal they
could not sustain their objection, and the
tattooing was done. An Indian woman
was hired to place the marks upon the
skin in small colored letters, and day by
day the work went on. II was painful,
but so great was the girls enthusiasm to
have it done that she did not seem to
feel the pain. When all was completed
she was as curious specimen of tat
tooed girl as was ever seen.
She is living at nome quietly with her
parents now, for she is a modest girl,
and has no wish for notoriety. Dime
museums would give worlds to get iler,
but she refuses to listen to their propo-
sitions, and none but a few intimate
friends know of the tattooed marks she
wears. JAMES BARTON.
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ness. No matter how recently the pa
tient might have bathed the skin was
first washed very thoroughly. The arm
and the chest were the places selected.
Portions Of the skin were barred and
scrubbed with soap and water, after
wards with clear water. Then an anti
septic solution was applied to the skin
TO render It perfectly free from infection.
CUTTING THE SKIN.
With perfectly antiseptic forceps the
surgeons would life small portions OF
skin and clip them off with scissors
which were also dipped in antisepuc
fluid. To be perfectly sure that there
was nothing Of foreign nature, all the
instruments were previously boiled and
then dipped In the antiseptic.
The flesh meanwhile was prepared by
an antiseptic for the new piece of skin.
Quickly II was applied, end chip after
chip of flesh added until a large area
was covered. As long as the patient
could stand the forceps and the pain
the sharp little scissors would go on clip
ping away the minute particles OF flesh.
And so the skin grating went along
until there was a new skin upon the en-
tire burned portion of the girl. After
that she recovered very rapidly and is
we'll to-day,