The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-21
A TUNNEL DISASTER.
Two Santa F'e Officials Fatally and
Two Laborers Seriously Hurt.
THOUGHT SATAN WIS AFTER THEM.
A Revival Service Closed by the Drowning
of a Woman While Being Immersed
Trusted Cierk's Robbery
Broke All His Bunea

ASH FORK, Ariz, Jan. Yesterday,
while attempting to eXtinguish a fire
in johnson canyon tunnel on the Santa
Fe road, ten miles east of here, Charles
Mathews, superintendent of bridges,
and Pat Lyons, roadmaster, were fatal
ly injured by rock falling from the
roof in the tunnel. and two Mexican
laborers were badly hurt, probably
fatally. Lyons died within an hour
after he was taken out. Mathews is
still alive, but unconscious The fire
broke out in the tunnel Sunday after
noon. All yesterday a large force
were fighting the fire, water being
hauled on special trains from
Williams, but Immediately after
the accident in the afternoon
all efforts to subdue the fire were
abandoned, and all the timbers were
soon mass of flames. The tunnel is
400 feet long, and it is the opinion of
railroad men that it is permanently
destroyed, as the rock formation is
lime conglomerate, which the heat has
disintegrated, and the roof has caved
to an enormous extent. Trains No. 1
and II, which left Kansas City Satur-
day, were the first to arrive at the fire
Yesterday, and passengers with hand
baggage were transferred by walking
a quarter of a mile through the snow
to train waiting on the west side,
after eight hours delay. An effort
will be made to build a track on the
surface around the tunnel, but the
task presents grave engineering
problem.
THOUGHT SATAN WAS AFTER THEM.
BOURBON, Ind, Jan. 1S.-Rev. Mr..
Akin, pastor of the flock of Bethal
theme, "His Satanic Majesty" He is
an eloquent man, and he painted the
arch-fiend in vivid colors. At the
climax of the description a being,
dressed to represent the devil, with
large head and switching tail, ambled
mp the aisle, blowing smoke from its
nostrils and believing: II am the
devil and / want all of you" The au-
iience became panic-stricken. Men,
women and children were hurled to
the floor and trampled in the mad
rush for the door. In the confusion
the stove was upset and the building
berS ed their senses the fire had
gaineu sdch Roadway that all attempts
to save the church were in vain. Yes
terday morning George Akin, son of
the pastor, confessed that he, with the
help of other boys, knowing the sub
ject of his fathers sermon, rugged up a
devil suit, concealed himself behind
chair and awaited the arri val of the
audience.
IMMERSION ENDS IN DEATH.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Jan. lS.-Word
came last night from Hamlin, Lincoln
county, of distressing accident on
Ten Mile creek, near there. Rev. Mr..
]. c. Enoch Monday closed a revival
service in the Baptist church and hun
1reds gathered to see ten converts bap-
tized in the creek. After several can
didates had been immersed in the lev
waters, Mrs. Henry Kirk, weighing
zoo pounds, was led into the stream.
AS she was leaning backward upon the
minister's arm his benumbed hands
lost their grip. Mrs. Kirk apparently
became unconscious from the cold
water and she sank. Several men
rushed to the rescue, but during the
excitement Mrs. Kirk drowned. Efforts
to resuscitate her proved unavailing.
The other three converts were not i'm
mersed.
TRUSTED CLERKS ROBBERY.
Boston, Jan. lS.-Edward A. Knight,
confidential clerk for DIR. j. +. Can
ming, banker and broker, is reported
to the police as missing, and with him
are supposed to have gone diamonds,
Iewelry set with precious stones, and
81, 200 in cash, the total value of the
property being somewhere between
BIS, 900 to $40, 900.
BROKE NEARLY ALL HIS BONES
LIMA, o., Jan. 1S.-Shortly after noon
yesterday Joseph Graft, cornice
worker, fell from the top of u new
block on which he was working to the
ground below, distance of 100 feet.
The fall did not kill him, but nearly
every bone in his body was broken,
and he was taken home in a dying con-
dition.