Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-17
DENMARK.

AS soon as the new ''coast railway
is opened for general traffic the cross
ing at Hellerup station will be one of
the most dangerous crossing stations
not only in Denmark, but in the whole
of Europe. It has been calculated
that no less than 1926 regular trains
will pass this point daily, and the
number will be. increased to about 800
on certain holidays. If these trains
were distributed at equal intervals
over working day of, let us say, IS
hours, there would be allotted almost 4
minutes to each train. But this ar
rangement would not be feasible.
Late in the evening the trains will
have to pass it the average rate of one
in every l minute and 80 seconds,
which will necessitate the utmost
punctuality on the part of the cond act-
ors and other railway employees.
The fourth Northern students con-
vention with Christian program, was
opened at Herlufsholm, Nestved, July
II. Two hundred and fifty students
we're present at the opening, 40 of
of these being Norwegians, IS Swedes,
% Finlanders, and the rest Danes.
There were IS lady students, II of
whom were from Finland. 10 from
Denmark, 10 from Norway, and from
Sweden.
The queen of Denmark will complete
her S0th year Sept. 2. On that occa-
sion large part of her family is ex-
pected to be present, such as the car
and czarina of Russia, the king and
queen of Greece, King Oscar of Swe-
den and Norway, the prince and
princess of Wales, the duke and duch-
ess of Cumberland, and number of
other families of royal blood.
The papers have recently scored GER
tain private railway companies because
some of their engines are run by only
one man, that one serving both as en-
gineer and fireman. while all the en-
gines on the state railways are pro-
vided with man for each of those two
functions.
The official inquiries into the rail-
way accident at Gientofte have estab-
lished the following facts: The engine
run by Hansen was an old one which
had been used only as make shift;
the train was running down a steep
grade before the collision; the engineer
was not acquainted with this line; the
train passed short curve before the
accident, which made it difficult to see
the signals At Gjentofte; and the en-
gineer lost his head when the air
brakes failed to work, or else he would
have whistled down the hand brakes.
The crown prince is at the head Of a
committee organized for the purpose
of starting q national subscription for
the benefit Of those who are suffering
from the effects Of the Gjentofte rail-
road accident. 5 ls:,. s. 3 .sssz
Henrik Cavling, the well-known re-
porter of Politiken, last spring wrote
th1t seven officers in the Greek army.
fled as soon as they heard that the
Turkish army was approaching. The
news was reprinted BY the great papers
Of Europe, and the affair was SO I'M
palatable to the Greek government
that Cavling was ordered to retract his
statement. But instead Of doing this
he backed up his statement BY letters
from eye-witnesses, and CaYling
thought the matter was settled as far
as he was concerned. But 8 few days.
ago he was accused Of having forged
said letters and is order to clear him.5
self of the charge he publishe the.
name and address Of the writer Of one.
of the letters French journalist,
who. BY the way, was to visit Den.
mark about this time.