Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-08-29
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the Globe Democrat from Frederick
City, Nd, says:
Forty persons were more of less 10.
iured by the brakes OF trolley car fail
ing to work last evening on the steep
incline on the Frederick and Middle
town electric railway. The line was
opened last Thursday, and yesterday q
large number Of excursion parties from
this city made the trip. The car on
which the accident occurred started
from Braddock Heights. at the top of
Catootin mountain, at o'clock. w.
MANI was the motormsn and Keafsvre
the conductor. There we're over q
hundred passengers on the car, many
more than its capacity. The motorman
and conductor attempted to keep q
number OF men and boys off, but they
crowded on the car and the start was
made down the steep grade with the
heavy load. The motorman applied the
brake. Those in front seemed to hold,
but those on the rear wheels yielded
and the speed OF the car rapidly incress-
ed. Fer o while those on the car did
not seem to realize their peril, but the
exhilsr alton of the dash down tbs
mountain side turned to terror as they
realized that the car was beyond the
control OF the motorman. A three-mile
run was before them. just before
| reaching a trestle over q rsvins fifty
feet deep the car gave q lurch the
window panes split from the train, and
il seemed that thu timbers would break.
Over the trestle the car flew at terrific
speed. The women and children scream.
ed and several tried to leap to what
, would have been certain death. Others
tainted, but the men chung to the sides
| of tie car and held them back. The
| motOrman tried to reverse, but the
| trolley slipped the wire and he was
| powerless. He stuck bravely to his
| post, however and called to the passen.
gers to bold on for their lives as the car
| nesred sharp curve two miles aud a
| half from the mountain top. The next
| instant there was q crush as the cal
| bounded from the rails and turned over
The people wers piled on top of one an.
other and jsmmed in the mass of wreck.
| age. Many persons who bad seen the
car tearing down the mountain hurried
to the rescue, and the bruised and
maimed passengers we're removed to
their homes.
| Sioux CRY, Ia. Aug. 24-The geo.
logical exploring party from the South
Dakota State University which left Yer
million, S. D., early in the summer for 6
| tour of the "Bad Lands" has returned
| with collection of specimens weighing
| nearly ton.
| Characteristic specimens OF about
| twenty extinct species OF vertebratet
were found together with nearly twice
that NUN Der OF individuals. The most
valuable was the complete skull of 6
titanotherium, kind Of gigantic hog
with horns. Many forms not yet deter
mined were included in the collection
The record OF many geological Sec
tons were opened, throwing light or
the patursl history OF the state and add
ing vastly to possibilities of the Bgricul
turist. One of the problems which
Prof. Todd, chairman of the expedition
| proposes to solve at his leisure, concerns
tie agricultural benefit Of mixing the
gum DO soil OF the cretaceous and the
silts and marls OF the territory. He also
intends to look for means by which the
| clay solution called water in the bad
lands cen be precipitsted and made fiji
for drink, and to discover, il possible
new water courses in the barren region
where a supply is unknown.
SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 25-The state
repu blican convention to nominate can,
didstes for governor and lieu tensnt-gov.
eraor, met hare today. When Plstt en-
tered the convention hall the entire as.
sembly arose. The applause vas deaf.
enipg. Congressman Frank Black, tenn.
porsry chairman, delivered a lengthy
address in which he discussed tie fin
| ancIal issue and critized the democratic
platform.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Aug. 25-Dslegs,e s
| to the national republican league were
slow In assembling at Exposition Hall.
1t was nearly noon before president Nc
Alpine called the convention to order.
Mayor Rauschen berger made an address
of welcome. ID. d. Woadmanses, of
Ohio, responded. President McAlpine
delivered his annual address in which
he cOntsnded that the opponents OF the
republican party in THE campaign We're
seeking to array section against section,
or class against class, in the hope OF
gaining political preference and express
ed the belief that Americans would not
be deceived.
CANTON, o., Aug. 25-Garrett A. Hob
ho
president, arrived in Canton this fore.
noon accompanied by P. 81. Kohlssat,
editor of the Chicago Times Herald. 1t
is understood the two candidates are
considering their letters of acceptance.
McKinley's letter will not be published
before Thursdsy.
GUTHxIE,. o. T., Aug. 25-United
States Marshal Thomas and deputy
killed Bill Doolin, noted outlaw, 10
battle near Clayton, Payne county, last
night. One OF the deputies was wound
ed. Doolin escaped from the federal
Jail here on July Attn.
ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 24-The Journal
this afternoon will print a report that
the purpose CT Senator Tillman's mystic
rious visit to Thomas E. Watson at the
istter's home In Thompson, was TO see
il Watson could not be induced to re-
tire from the vice-presidential race Oh
promise of a place IN the Bryan cabinet
Watson declared inasmuch as he had
accepted the vice-president;a nomlna-
ton in order to preserve party organlza.
ton he could not surrender it in ex-
change for any other Office whstever.
1t ia said similar offer is to be made to
Sewsll.
New YORK, Aug. 24-Shortly before
IL o'clock today the available members
of the clearing house loan committee Of
associated banks convened. Chairman
Tsppen said no applications for clearing
house loan certificates had yet been re-
ceived aside from the tsnt8tive and open
one of the National Bank OF Commerce
but II serious applications we've made
loan certificates would be issued. The