Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-12-29
TGlGglaDllc News dtle Week.

I'GlegraphlC news 0ltlG week
Colonia, N. j., Dec. 2l.-The Wash
ington Express, one OF the fastest train
on the Pennsylvania Railroad crashed
into the ''Pittsburg Flyer" in fog this
morning two miles west of Rahaway
Several persons were killed outright
and many were fatally injured. Two
hours after the disaster ten passeng. RI
were still pinned in the wreck.
| Many persons at the scene of the
wreck say the block system was
not used and at this point the rail.
road employed an automatic signal
system instead to regulate the running
of trains, which saved employees to
keep watch. The engineer of the Fly
says he did not see any signals at the
point whele the block system begins. He
reduced speed of his train for this rea
son. The engineer of the Express said
that no signals to the Flyer
showed up and that he ran. into the real
end at fullspeed.
| Those kiiled outright are: w. De
Wolfe, Of Parkersburg, w. Va; the
porter of the parlor car. Knight. The
injured: Pullman Conductor Welsh,
Frank Irish, of Chicago; General Pas
senger Agent of the Chicago and West
ern; Engineer Vandeveer, of Washing
ton; and Fireman Zeance. The locomo.
tive ploughed half way through the
sleeper.
| About twenty persons, more or less,
were seriously injured. Several women
were pinned in the wreck for hours.
Washington, Dec. 21.-Lieutenant-
Colonel Milet, General Skaters chief
of staff, told the War investigators of
the positions of the two armies before
Santiago. He said the Spaniards were
so conspicuous there was no necessity
for any reconnaissance in force to deter.
mine them. He said there was no doubt
of Spanish sharpshooters between the
Spanish and American lines, but was
unable to find single instance of a
Spanish sharpshooter firing upon our
hospitals in rear OF on our fanks.
Washington, Dec. 21.-Gen. Miles was
before the war Investigators today. He
condemned the arrangements for land
ing at Santiago. He says the opera
tions there were too precipitate ana that
orders defining the amount of tentage
and transportation for Skaters army
had not been issued by Secretary Alger
until after the expedition had sailed.
The provision for Decentralization made
by Gen. Ludlow were poor. He had Sc.
cured a number of pontoons and such
material as was suitable only for a
small stream. Gen. Miles opposed the
landing of large amount of troops in
Cuba. He had hoped to get tugs and
lighters from New York, but they did
not arrive He did not think the sup.
ply of medicines was ever sufficient. He
said Gen. Young might have camped OF
high ground. He frequently referred to
his correspondence. In reply to state
ment of Gen. Shafter that the surgeons
could get all the medicine they needed
he said Gen. Wood told him that -four
men of the 33d Michigan died from lack
of medicine.
Washington, Dec. 21 Andrew Carne
gle has sought VIM. j. Bryan's assist
ance in his fight against expansion. Il
is said that he will support Mr.. Bryan
for the presidency from row on.
New York, Dec. 21-The Merritt
Chapman wrecking steamer, Merritt
started for Santiago today to make an
other attempt to raise the warships O
Cervera's fleet.
Washington, Dec. 22.-Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin was before the war investi
gato.s today. He had generally sup
posed that Gen. Miles favored CAM
Alger. The War Department up to th
A last tried to avert war. He did no
favor Camp Miami, and refused to tes
tify as to matters connected with hi
office, which he said it would be i'm
i proper to impart. No active prepare
8 tions for war were made until Congress
: declared war. He said there was nj
, enough material in the country to SUI
ply the army. Canned beef was uset
1t had been used before. Every tran
port obtained was obtained to tah
troops to Cuba. He said the medic
department was entirely under the su
geon general. Complaints against tt
medical department were referred
the surgeon-general. He thought tt
transports should be under the arm
He said the funds to be sent to Por
Rico had been supplied as soon as posi-
BILE. Gen. Corbin said if it was to
over, he could not suggest an improy
ment in the trip to Santiago.
Washington, Dec. 22.-Minister CO
gor, of China, had been instructed
make protest at Pekin against the e
tention of the French Jurisdiction
Shanghai. The State Department
day received advices that this prote
had been entered and that it is of sin
lar nature to one filed by the Britt
government. The united action of be
governments is the first action of t
kind and undoubtedly has strengthen
p China Is resistance of French claims.
re is expected that Japan will take SINH
al. action.
i'll Chicago, Dec. pa new Colisel