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Evening journal., 1897-08-02
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All trains Illuminated ~Ath Plntsc-
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TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON DELLA
WARE AVENUE STATION; FOX
NEW YORK, week days, aS.1s. $40
'1O.35 a. M; s12.H, 1928, ~, 30 'i.4S' Il
o. m. Sundays, f3.13, $40, 'l1.25 a. m.
'Si5I SPi5Iff1lLy,Aa1DELPHIA. ly,Aa1D week days. 1913, 55s
G. 40 t7.15, 725 'S25 9.O0, .9.4Oi -lOz2, dl'l0 "a a
m. 'l2.2l, L2o, '2,29' 50 80 .sI5 .s'I 9SS
$50, s9.4O, +11.25, 11.25 a. m; 1923, S5O' '5.zz
$50, f7.4S, SIS, I'll p. m. en-
CHESTER, week days, ,SlS' o;So, o,aO
.7l5, 1856 .S.25. 800. $40 1922, LIZ y, a; m; a.
s1ndays, sun ssS.iS, 1885, $50 .s.lO. 'l1.25, Ills a
.$2s sS9 '522 24,S $50 vses ls SaSs siS " !7l5 Fl
m sS95 a. m. Fl221, f2.29, 1923, "522 p. m.
Sundays, 7.S5 a. m. 1913 p. m,
:. CAPE MAY, week sasSys asSys, M s.i' d. ~.
BALTIMORE AND. WASHINGTON y
week days, "413, 40 .S.49, III a. m; -lz.ye
sundays' s4lS 7lO. ss.49 a. m; 'l2.56, '2.Ol
s04 sl57 sSl7, 1858 D. m.
PAITIMORE AND WAY STATIONS
10 a; M $.o4 p p,I m, dsSa dsliy;. .a1s ITO .s4s
III '00 a. m; sl2.56, 500, '4.03, '45l, sis
7.S5. 'S17, 1915 ?. M; Sgndays' atS ~ ''n0 ~
PfTTsBURG, week days, '6l6 y. m
Sundays, 1857 p. m.
CHICAGO, daily, ADJ p m; mr. - IN
DIANAPOLIS, 'S49 a. m, daily:
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS, 'ld.eo
m and IS IL ID. m. daily.
TOLEDO AND DETROIT, -o.lf p. m.
daily to Toledo and daily except sunday
20 NEW RsSFooeSR ORLEANS AND MEMPHIS via
BRfSTOL AND CHATTANOOGA, 81
o. M, daily. Through sleepers 10 Mem
nbis and New Orleans. -
SINGERLY ACCOMMODATIONS, week
davs. mo a. m; 3.04, 7.35, l0.46 p. m. Sun
dsys 7i0 a. M; 3O4 7.35 p. m.
IANDENBERG ACCoMMODAIION
week days, 40 a. m; 1000 a. m; SV4, -
%. m. Sundays, 1000 a. m 45t 2: m.
LEAVE MARKET STREET SIAIlOr
ioF PHILADELPHIA, week days $50 p. m
BALTIMORE, week days, $40 a. M
40 '9Ty,ANDENBERG, week days, s.45 s.55 a
m; 255, 5.S5 p. m. Sundays 800 a. m.
LEAVE PHIA FOR VIII
| MINGTON, week days, $50, 6.1O. ll0
$3.50, *42O 4.30, -515, .5l, 6OO, 6s0, +s49
sS19' 9.45, s11.35 p m. Sundays, s3.S0, sis
/ 300 1880 a. M; f12.2O, sl36, 2OO, 'f.zO, -o.e
| $50. s74O, 1919, 1890 D. m.
| Telephone, No. 1888.
Rates to Western points lower than via
any other line, v,r-~,
Gen. Manager. Man. Of Pass. Traffic
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pIE EATING CoNrEsr

doe" Thomas Fahey and Martin
Gardiner, two well-known East Side
men. are to have pie eating contest
to-ight, beginning at z o'clock. The
contest is for $40 a side. Gardiner has a
record of eating tweBty-nine pies at one
sitting, while Fahey holds the record
for consuming buckwheat cakes. He
can eat fifty at one sitting. The wagers
are five to three on Gardiner, but Fahey
has plenty of hackers.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
SELECT AND PERSONALLY CON
QUOTED TOUR TO NIAGARA
FALLS.


Niagara Falls is unquestionably the
greatest of our natural wonders, and no
Americans education is complete until
he has seen them. At one time this
was an expensive affair-but not so
now.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
made it possible to visit the MASTER
piece Of natures handiwork at a nomi-
nal figure. A popular and personally
conducted ten-day tour. will leave for
Niagara Thursday, August II. Pull
man rarlor cars win be attached to the
express leaving Washington $40 a. M,
and the entire train run through solid,
arriving at Niagara II o'clock p. m.
Stop-overs will be allowed on the re-
turn trip at Rochester, Buffalo, Geneva,
Watkins Glen and Glen Onoko; this
latter point is little known but it is a
gem, and will repay a visit
A special express with Pullman par
lor cars attached, in charge of an ex-
perienced tourist agent, will leave B. &
o. station, Wilmington, 10.45 a. m, ar
riving at the Falls 11.00 p. m
Round trip tickets. good ten days
$40. Don't forget the date, Thursday
August 70.
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IL. 81
Address: e. r. Cochran. Attorn
Law. Wilmington. Del
REGISTERS ORDER.
REGISTERiS OEFICE.


New Castle County, Del, July T. lSyi
Upon the application of Security Iruss
and safe Deposit Company, executor OF
Christiana SPAIN, late of Wilmington hun,
dred I'm said county, deceasedit IS OrdereQ
and directed by the register that
the executor aforesaid give no
lice Of granting of Letters TestamentaIy
upon the estate Of the deceased, with tn
date of granting thereof, by causing al
vertisements to be posted within torty
days from the date of such letters IN sl1
OF the most public places Of the county OF
New Castle, requiring al persons naVthe nv
demands against the estate to present tne
same or abide by an act OF Assembly In
such case made and provided; and also ais.
cause the same to be inserted wlthln ths
same period in the Evening Journal, q
newspaper published in Wilmington, Del.
and 70 be continued therein three week.
Given under the hand and see
OF office Of the Register alore
said at Wilmington, IN Net
IT., S1 Castle county aforesaid, IN
day and year above written.
CALVIN w. CR0SSAN,
Register
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HE WAS HAILED.

One Of the big horses of the Hart
mann and Fehrenbach Brewing Com
pany attached to the cOmpany's brew
cry wagons, took fright Saturday at
Fifth and jefferson streets during the
hail storm and ran away. The animal
dashed up Jefferson street to Sixth and
down Sixth to Tatnall, where 1t came
in contact with the carriage OF DR.. }.
c. Fahey. The carriage was upset and
badly damaged.
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WAS NOT PROPER ICE.
TWO ICE WAGON HORSES SAW
THE HAII~STONES AND. CON-
CLUDING SOMETHING WAS.
WRONG. SCAMPERED OFF.

One of the amusing incidents of the
hail storm was the flight OF a pair of
horses attached to a PrOvident ice
wagon on Fourth street near Ship'ey.
The driver, John McEwen, was unload
ing several chunks Of ice when the
big hail stones began to fall. Tho
horses heard the sound and looked at
the falling ice Evidently they knew
their business well enough to conclude
that something was wrong with the fel-
low who made the ice. for they scam
pered off and compelld the driver to
chase them for a block down Shipley
street.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
RIRTHs AND DEATHs.

During the week ending July 81. Reg
istrar Ten Weeges reports that q
deaths occurred. compared with 35 for
the same peiod of last year There Were
10 births last week. compared with y
for the corresponding period OF lasl
year -Four marriages occurred lds'
week. The total number OF marriages
in the same week of 1896 was b.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
ITS FURY At NEW CASTLE.
THE BIG STORM SWEPT OVER THE
LITTLE TOWN AND DID SLIGHT
DAMAGE.

one of ahe severest rain and
hail storms that has visited this
city for a long while began
about o'clock last night and contin-
ued for a half hour The hail was as
large as walnuts and so thick that
many persons easily gathered enough to
make snow balls. The hail storm con-
tinued for at least fifteen minutes.
The lightning and thunder were
sharp and intense. The wind blew a
sharp gale and many shutters were torn
from their hinges. The streets were
flooded to the building lines.
The corn crop was badly cut by the
hail. and the promised good crop Will
be somewhat reduced. Many fields out
side the city were stripped.
Two big willow trees in Battery Paib
and another in Hotelkeeper Whitlock
yard were uprOoted
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
PRIFF NEW CASTLE NOTES.

The Delaware Construction Com
panys pile driver was engaged yester-
day in driving piles at the Delaware
street wharf.
Clerk of Council Eckles has been q
busy man for week. He has
marked out the spaces for the farmers
who VIII hold a curb stone market OF
Second and Delaware streets next We'd
nesday for the first time in New Cas-
ties history
The license certificates were issueC
last week and a number of applications
for them have been made by the New
Castle hundred farmers.
e. I. Rogers has finished a handsome
water color sketch of the Emmanuel P
y. Church.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Letters Tes.
tamentary were in due torn o. la.s teHs
Granted to the undersigned on the lZtn
dav of July, A. ID. 1897 and that az az
persons having claims against the esta.e
n the deceased must present the saIhs
dulv attested to the said executor, on or
before the 18th day of July, 1898, or apl9e
the Act of Assembly in such case mdue
and provided. ..,..,
Executor.
Address. Wilmington. Del.
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For Rent.

1916 West Street, 9 rooms and
bath.
1904 Stockton Street, 5 rooms and
bath.
1906 Stockton Street, 5 rooms and
bath.
These houses are in good order and
will rent cheap for the balance of the
year.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02

Leave Fourth street wharf daily (Sun-
days included) al $780, 1890 a. m, 100,
AIS and ZOO p. m,
Leave Philadelphia at FL30. 1918 a. m,
100. '4.J0 and 700 D. m.
fStop az Marcus Hook.
For Washington Park daily at 1890 a.
m. and ! p. m.
Leave Washington Park. Ills D. m.
Thursday and Saturdays
SPECIAL EVENING TRIPS.
Leaving Wilmington at 1890 a. m, LOO,
4.l5 aud 100 p. m
Leaving washington Park at us and
1000 p. m. Giving ample opportunity "a
see the Wonderful Electric fountain.
Excursion tickets TO Washington Park
40 cents.
Fare ia Philadelphia. 25 cents; excur-
eion 80 cents.
Freight received an day at Phnadelphis
ana wilmington. and carried at the lowest
rates Telephone No. 81.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
HIT BY A TRAIN.
BYSTANOERS YELLED TO MALAVlN
BUT HE HEARD THEM NOT.

HE WAS CROSSING THE TRACK
WHEN TRAIN NO. 55 CAME
ALONG AND STRUCK HIM-HISl
HEAD AND SHOULDER CUT-HE
WAS TAKEN TO DELAWARE HOS
PTrAL.
John Malavin, an old coaster, now
lies at the Delaware Hospital, the ne
suit of being struck by train No. So,
south bound, on the p, w. & b. rail-
road at the foot Of Orange street Sat
urday evening.
Malavin. IL is said was drunk and
had been asleep in an old coal shed on
the railroad near the place of the acci-
dent. He started across the tracks,
when the train came rolling along, but
Malavin paid no attention to the APP
preaching train, or was, il is alleged
to drunk to hear it's coming The crew
of p. w. & b. shifter, which was
passing ait The time, yelled to Malavin,
but he paid no attention to the warn
ing.
The engine struck him in the side
and hurled him distance of fifteen
feet. The engine proceeded on its way,
and the crew of the shifter. who saw
the accident, ran over to where Ma
lawn lay.
He was picked up and carried to a
nearby stable, where he lay until taken
to the Delaware Hospital Malavin's
wounds consist of a cut on the head and
a cut on uhe left shoulder. How he es-
capped being crushed to death is a mira
Gle.
Malavin is a shoemaker by trade
and had, at one time. a small place Cn
| Madison street near Fourth. He is now
a habitual drunkard, and was released
/ from Jail on Friday last, where he had
! been spending a term given him by
| Judge Ball for drunkenness.
officer Ward was TO have arrested
Malavin Saturday morning, but defer
red II until the afternoon.
I'LL KILL MYSELF" SHE SAYS.
The proliclde charge which Iuhe au
thorities have marked against Eliza
beth ]. Healing, the young woman who
| II is alleged, in a fit of momentary in
sanity, killed her small babe, is in Z
very precariOus condition. The woman
is very delirious and swears that sh'
will kill herself. She prefers to die
rather than face the awful ordeal o
confronting a jury.
She still says that she had no han,
in the death of her child, but her low
condition will not warrant her telling O
the crime or her knowledge of the af
fair.
1t has now been learned that Hot
. fecker. the man who Miss Healinl
charges with her ruin, had made ampl
preparations for his departure severa
weeks prior to the discovery of tn
birth of the child. He also drew
weeks pay in advance.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
NEW CASTLE ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE EVENING JOURNAL is good
thing for merchants, because 1t invites
people to buy and points out the re-
liable stores.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
THE DINGLEY BILL AND WEARING
APPAREL.

A double squad of customs service in
speotcrs. who were detailed by C0llec-
tor Reed, of Philadelphia, to search the
baggage Of the passengers of the steam
ship Pennland yesterday for clothing
over 500 in value had no duty to per-
form in this line. as the steamship did
not reach that port. After waiting until
2 O'Clock the inspectors LETT Tor their
homes. At O'Clock the Pennland was
reported as having passed in the Break
water. The revenue cutter Peter Wash
ington carried the inspectors down
stream early THIS morning, and afIer the
Pennland has been boarded the process
of examining the baggage will begin.
Pennies and small change can be had
ct the counting-room of the Evening
Journal.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02

Pennies and small change can be had
at the counting-room Of the Evening
Journal office.
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NOTTCE

Notice is hereby given that Letters Tes-
tamentary were in due form of law
granted unto the undersigned, on the
18th day of June A. ID. 1897, and that all
persons having claims against the estate
of the deceased must present the same,
on or before the 18th day of June, 1898
or abide the Act of Assembly In such
case made and provided
LILLE NJ. DEMPSEY,
ExecutriX.
Address No. s26 East Seventh street
Wilmington, Del.
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LAMBERT J. FOULK,
1O3 West Eighth st.
REdISTER,s ORDERS
KEGIsTEk,s ORDER.

REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle County, Del, June 10, 1897.
Upon the application of Lille N
Dempsey, executriX of Simon Guthrie
late of Wilmington hundred, in said
county, deceased, it is ordered and di-
rected by the register that the execu
triX aforesaid give notice of granting
of letters testamentary upon the es-
tate OF the deceased, with the date OF
granting thereof, by causing advertise
ments to be posted with forty days from
the date of such letters in six of the most
public places of the county of New Cas-
lie, requiring all persons having demands
against the estate to present the same,
or abide by an Act of Assembly in sucll
case made and provided; and also cause
the same to be Inserted within the same
period in the Evening Journal, "A news
paper published in Wilmington, Del, and
70 be continued therein three weeks (e. o.
i)
Given under the hand and seal
of office of the Register afore-
said, at Wilmington, in New
IL. 81 Castle county aforesaid, the
day and year above written.
CALVIN w. CROSSAN,
Register.
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REAL ESTATE.
WILL SELL AT A SACRIFICE,
No. 1905 w. Ninth Street,

10 rooms, porches. all conveniences,
newly parerod. Immediate possession.
No liner situation in this city.
WM J. FISHER,
No. COG Market street.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02

Crash suits pressed and shaped by a
tailor. Manhattan Laundry, SOC King ST
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
OPPOSITE DEPOT.

THE BEST and quickest work in
Delaware is done by the Greater Will
mington Printing Company. New Cas-
tie office, No. 73 South Fifth street
Evening journal., 1897-08-02
Address No. 326 Eas
Wilmington, Del.
PfrCTSrrTpiS OrETCE

REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle County, Del, May l3, 1884,
Upon the application Of Charles A.
Clinch, administrator of Catharlne Lynch
late of Wilmington hundred, in said
county, deceased, II is ordered and d.
rected by the register that the adminis-
traitor aforesaid give notice of granting
of letters of administration upon the es-
tate of the deceased, with the date OF
ments to be posted with forty days from
the date of such letters in six of the most
public places of the county of New cas-
tie, requiring all persons having demands
or abide by the act of Assembly in such
case made and provided; and also cause
the same to be Inserted within the same
period in the Evening Journal, news
paper published In Wilmington, Del, ana
to be continued therein three weeks (e. o.
d.
Given under the hand and seal
OF office of the Register afore-
said, at Wilmington, IN New
IL. 81 Castle county aforesaid, the
day and year above written.
CALVIN w. CROSSAN,
Register.
Notice is hereby given that Letters OF
Administration were in due form OF law
granted unto the undersigned, on the
18th day OF May, A. d. 1897, and that all
persons having claims against the estate
Of the deceased must present the same,
duly attested, to the said administrator'
on or before the 18th day of May, 1893,
or abide the Act of Assembly In such
case made and provided.
CHARLES A. CLlNCH,
Administrator.
Address: e. r. Cochran. Attorney-at
To- WILMINGTON Del
Evening journal., 1897-08-02

NEW CASTLE, AUGUST 2 1897.
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pELAWARE DIVISION.

DELLA w AXE DlNlSlON.
For New Castle, S.13, Ills a. m, 2.5l
Az, 655 p. m.
For Lewes and Rehoboth, s.13 a. m, 42I
d. m, weekdays.
For Dover, Harrington and Delmar, SIS,
l1.O4 a. m, 2.51. 4.27 and 11.56 p. m. Sun
days, 11.56 p. m.
For Wyoming and way stations, 65S
Express for Cape Charles, old Point
Comfort and Norfolk 1l.04 a. m. week
days and 11.56 p. IN. daily.
Evening journal., 1897-08-02

Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street, FOR
v wilmington (express), 3.50 7.2O 725. $50,
S4e, 4.o1 Al, SOS, $50, $50, 6l7, 6.55, 7.a.
LILO, n.l6 D., m, and 1906 night.
accommodation, 6.34, 730, s.12 1875 a.
n, M, 20 LIZ, ZIG, 4O3, 4.44, 625, $685. 1903 and
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-12
The Seal CONTROVERSY,

Washington. April l2.-The recent ap.
pointment of eX-Secretary Foster and
ex-Assistant Secretary Hamlin by the
president to assist In the negotiations
now in progress with Great Britain re-
specting the Behring sea seal fisheries
Is indicative that this long standing
diplomatic issue has at last assumed
grave Importance, and that an earnest
effort is to be made to end the present
unsatisfactory state of affairs, or at
least TO place the subject on such a
footing before the beginning of the
approaching season as will prevent It
from passing into a more serious phase
The trouble appears to have been
principally through the refusal of tha
British authorities to renew last year
the regulations requiring British ves-
sells going into the seal waters to place
their firearms under seal.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-12
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Major Theodore Greenawalt, a prom.
inent citizen of Harrisburg. died from
hiccoughs, aged 16
Five hundred more Steanfitters
struck in New York on account of the
employment Of non -unonists.
The Pittsburg Wire mills, of Brad
dock, Pa. will run night and day seven
days a week for an indefinite period.
While Simon Fleshman was blasting
rocks with dynamite near Gettysburg,
Pa, false charge went Off and killed
him.
Charles T. Jones' of Boston, has
brought suit for SIC. 900 damages gainst
Mrs. Carrie w. Neal for breach Of
promise.
colored thief Craig Shirk, was
caught trying to break Jail at Carlisle,
Pa, and his wife and Jennie Barnitz
were arrested as accomplces.
The proposition to admit women as
delegates failed in the Methodist con.
ference at Lowell, Mass, and Man
chester, N. H., for lack of a three
fOurths vote.
A Montreal court has dismissed the
action against the American Tobacco
company, Of Canada. stating that it
has right to insist that its customers
shall not sell goods of any other manu-
facture.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-12

EDITOR OF REpUBLICAN:-I cannot un-
derstand why the Police Commissioners
held a secret conference with the members
Of the Law aud Order Society when they
appeared before the commission on Thurs
day night The deputatiOn of business
men on last Thursday were not afraid to
let the public know what they had to
say.
They rcprcson ed all classes and creeds
and as taxpayers tncy could not bc gain O..
said Now then u few busybudiPs ap-
pear who want more than can be had in
Wilmington or any other city. Chief
Dolan has Il model police force that is u
terror to all law breakers and he
knows by long experience all the move
mcuts Of crooks and what an officer Is ex-
pectcd to do Oh his beat. On Monday
night let the commissioners place John
f. Dolan at the head of the most efficient
police fierce In the country and general
satisfaction will be given to all taxpayers
including WEST SIDER
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-12
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Simpson VIII Receive No Encourage
meat in blocking Proceedings,

"OAo ih DAVchihE ITOCecuinks.
Washington April 12.-The house will
continue Its program of three day ad-
journments this week. Jerry Simpson,
of Kansas, will embarrass the majority
as much as possible by requiring a
quorum to approve the journal, but
Will have little aid from the Democrats
II the spirit of the resolution adopted
by the Democratic caucus on Satur-
day prevails as the policy of the house
leaders at present is inaction. How
ever, his opportunities to harass the
Republicans will be slight 1t may be
that owing to the urgency Of the case
the leaders may deem 1t advisabl
when the house meets on Wednesday
to talte up the armor plate question In
some form, but nothing has yet been
decided.
The outlook for the week in the SEN
ate is SO befogged by the situation with
reference to committee reorganization
that 1t is impossible to forecast the
proceedings with any degree of ac-
curacy. There is a possibility that this
question may consume freat deal of
attention, and If it is not satisfactorily
disposed of 1t may be used to prevent
effort to secure action on important
measures.
Aside from the matter of reorganiza-
tion there are four. important questions
before the senate. These are the Nor.
gan Cuban resolution. the bankruptcy
bill. the Anelo-American arbitration
treaty and the appropriation bills.
Senator Davies, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, said today
that he was hopeful of securing con-
sideration for the treaty some timt
during the week. He refuses to mako
any predictions as to the result of tho
final vote or when that vote will be
reached.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-12
A FATAL TRAIN WRECK.
Two Trains in Collision on a North
Carolina Railroad.
THREE KILLED AND SIX INJURED

The Terrible Death of Postal Clerk
Benton, Who Begged That His Legs
Be Cut OF to Extricate Him-An En-
gineer's Fatal Blunder.
Charlotte, N. c., April 12.-North-
bound Florida special on the Southern
railway No. So and local southbound
passenger train No. II collided yester-
day at Harrisburg, small town about
1S miles north Of this city, killing three
persons and wounding six. The dead
are: t, Clingman Benton of Charlotte
aged S5, postal clerk; Titus Eudy of
Forest Hill, Concord; Will Donaldson,
fireman.
Wounded: W. B. Tunastall of Dan
vile, engineer, badly scalded: j. c.
Kinney of Thomasville, engineer, scald-
ed, will die: James Lowell, conductor,
cut on face; Fitzhugh Lee coored por.
ter. legs hurt; William s. Clemmens OF
East Durham, N. c., slightly hurt r
Il. Gallagher, express messenger, hur,
about head and arms and badly
bruised.
The nOrthbound special was late leav-
Ing Charlotte, but was given the right
OF way, its orders being to pass the
local train at Harrisburg, where there
is a siding. No. II had slowed up pre-
paratory to taking the siding and was
but hundred yards from the north
end OF the switch when the express
running at As miles an hour, dashed
into It. The two engines came to-
gether'with a terrific crash, which re-
sembled sharp scrack of thunder
Just previous to the, collision Engineer
Tunistall Sapolied the airbrake' and
jumped. Many of the passengers on
No. S6 were thrown from their seats,
but none of them were hurt. The two
express cars on the northbound train
were shattered into thousands of pieces,
and soon after the accident the postal
car of the local caught fire, but by the
use of chemicals the flames were ex-
tinsuished.
Postal Clerk Benton suffered a horri-
BILE death. His legs were pinioned so
close to the boiler of one of the engines
that he was being burned by the heat
and steam. He begged piteously to his
rescuers to cut off his legs and extri-
cate him. Although every effort was
made to release him, 1t was an hour
and half before he was taken out. He
lived but Is minutes longer.