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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

cd authorities that the coupons rom
,hcse bonds I'm the hands OF innocent 'hlru
parties will prove valid obligations OF '"e
State Of virginia" II is said. too 'n''
IN ST. Louis last July trust company
lcnt $4,000 on the security OF some %
these bogus bonds. The loan was repa'"
before either the borrower or lender
t,,ov that the security was without
value.
As We have said before TINS u o"e "a
tho legacies from the Mahoneite au"'''''-
iration in Virginia, and though we nave
no fear that the courts Will make Us pay
any OF those so-called "coupons' we
would have our state authorities pursue
the swindlers with unceasing Industry II
would be well to offer big reward LOT
the apprehension Of the offenders
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
WHY lNDEED.

In the opinion OF n Republican organ
says the Salem Timcs-Register, a mlsh'S
fact underlying the prosperity OF tue
country is that our steel Manufacture
can underbld all rivals in the wori'
markets because Of the vast deposits Oh
iron-ore and coal in the United States
Then our Salem contemporary, after
pointing out that the Protectionists stu
insist on maintaining the enormous Ding
ley rates OF duty on iron and coal TN
plate. and all the products OF iron anu
steel. propounds this question:
since these duties by confession arc
No longer needed to protect for what else
do they serve but 10 enable the trusts 10
despon American consumers!
For what else. indeed? The Times-kes-
ister's lnterrogatory carries in IT logical
deduction
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
Noon prenchine Many Years.

Rev. j. r. Harrison. pastor Of I'm
manuel BAPTIST church win tomorrow
celebrate his forty-fourth anniversary as
% minister OF the Gospel he VIII preach
both morning and nights from the tests
discussed in Dis morning and evening dis
promises 10 bee one Of special interest at
Emmanuel.
The labOrs Of few men in the ministry
i'm this state have been so signally blessed
as those of Rev. Mr. Harrison AS mis-
Of Virginia as evangelist. and as pastor.
he has done @ great work He has built
a large number of churches. and many
thousand people have been converted un-
der his preaching.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
FEVER AND BULLETS.

It has long been notorious fact that
fever is a far more dangerous enemy of
soldiers than bullets and explosives. and
the statistics concerning our recent war
with Spain and i'm the Philippines demon
strate this fact I'm "a most striking way.
surgcon-Gencral Stenberg's annual re-
port for the year ending last June shows
that violent deaths are decidedly the eX-
ception. and that sickness is by long
odds the thing most to be feared. out of
a total Of C5l9 brave fellows who have
offered up their lives as a sacrifice for
national honor only 1876 died the glorious
death of soldiers on the field Of battle
while but POP died of gunshot wounds and
wounds received in action Accidents
claimed PIG victims while typhoid-fever
caused the end of 2.77l and malarial-fever
AS. The death rate from typhoid-feyer
was ga per 1000. as against only 39i per
LOCO for deaths from gunshot wounds.
1t is very probable that every man of
This departed host would have preferred
10 meet his end with his face TO the foe.
Despite the wonderful strides i'm the i'm
proyement OF weapons and the invention
OF explosives. nature has SO far proved
herself far more dangerous and treacho-
rous than contending hosts. and the
deaths from natural causes overwhelm-
ingly exceed those incident to actual hos
unues That science has been backward
i'm checking this feature of war is very
ovidpnt fhouoh the eXpprience of our
republic is but the experience of many
other countries. OF course, the unusual
outdoor life led by recruits is largely re-
sponsibe for this state of affairs, though
the selection of poor camping-grounds
doubtless has a great deal TO DO with it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
NELSON WAS SEVERELY PUNISHED.
The Nnn who Escaped from Con-
stable ANGLE Gets Twelve Months.

Charles Nelson. the negro who was ar
rested by Constable Meyer Angle tcr
stealing coal from the Chesapeake ana
Ohio Railroad Company. and who cs-
capped from the officer. was before Magts-
trate Lewis al the County Court yestcr-
Gay. He was fined S. and costs fog
shooting on the public highway. and was
given six months i'm jail for resisting an
officer. and six months more for stealing
a bag Of coal from the Chesapeake ana
Ohio railroad.
Kate Patrick. a small negro girl, Was
before Squire Lewis. charged with beat
ing a small white child. She was ordered
10 be whipped.
Joseph Harris. charged with being
drunk and creating n disturbance on the
property Of the Richmond Locomotive
Works was before Justice Thomas. and
was fined s. and costs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
ThnnIssgiving Services.

The Baptist churches Of the city Will
unite with the First church In Ihanks-
giving service. II win begin at II a. NJ
and not exceed one hour and quarter;
Rev. r. j. Wiungham will preside ana
short addresses viii De made by keN5'
B. c. Heniug. II. a. Jones, ana j. -;
Hawthorne. At the close collection WI
h. taken by the doac0us Of the church
I'm favor Of tho Baptist Home for Aged
lFDrnau.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

II IS understood that Mr.. Henry Lee
Valentine. president of the Young Mems
business Association. is ia correspondence
with Messrs. Aker. Merritt q Conditt
The well-luown finn of cigar manufac-
turers. of New York with a view to in-
ducing them 90 locate "a branch factory I'm
this city. The negotiations have thus far
resulted in nothing.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
Gnnh Wool, NJ the nlIou.

Large audiences have greeted the bin
nj the Biiou at every performance this
week. attesting 10 tine success OF me
programme offered. A matinee this at-
ternoon and performance tonight closes
one of the most successful weeks IN ihe
history Of the popular place OF amuse-
ment The bin ls one of the best ever
given here.
The bin next week embraces some very
strong nCLr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

commissioners In the case OF the Chss.-
peake and Ohio railroad w. A. v H.
PIcot 81 ais. was confirmed
The case against Robert Epps color'p
for taking an overcoat. set for yesterooS'
was postponed TO December ',h because
OF the absence Of an important witness
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

The Cape Charles Light heartily en-
dorses the suggestion of a reform in the
jury system that will DO away with pro-
iessional jurors. II wants all the citizens
of the State eligible for jury duty TO
share the honors of sitting in the jury
box. The Light thinks that a Law provid-
ing that every good citizen shall have
am opportunity to be drawn as a Juror
would solve the problem of getting COM
petcnt iuries. And so say we all.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
Mr.. Martin to Winter in Florida.

clerk at the jefferson VINO has been b-rc
for several days. viii leave to-day llr
the Hot Springs. Hc Will Doe chief ciecl
"a the Royal panic'ana. at West Palm
Beach Fla. this winter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
DR.. Guthrie's Farewell Sermon To-
Morrow

Rev. Dr. Donald Guthrie will preach
his farewell sermon At the Second Pres
hyterian church tomorrow morning. he
VIII also preach az night. on Thursday
next he VIII 20 20 Petersburg 10 preacn
the THANKSGIVING sermon ar the Tabb-
street PrefbytoTian church. and Will
leave on the following Friday or Satur-
day for Baltimore.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
The Football Game This Afternoon.

The Hobos and Helgomitcs elevens Will
meet ON the gridirou at Broad-Strcet
Park this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. ond
"a hot contest with The pieskin as tine
bone of contention will be waged
The Hobos defeated the McCabes last
Saturday % o. and the Helgomirea
played the same eleven q tie game Of
I'D u LAST WEDNESDAY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
ppTSpyTERTAN

GRACE STREET PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH-ReV Jere Witherspoon ID. 3D..
Pastor residence, No. llj east franklin.
Services al il O'Clock A. NJ. and 5 o clOck
y. NJ. Preaching by the pastor sunday
school service az $50 4. NJ and Wednes-
day might service at 5 o'clock. is
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
,tAsCUESTER TAXES

AN NOW RECEIVING THE STATE
TANES for 1893 All taXes-State. city,
school. and sewer-win be- past due De-
date there viii be- added per cent of
their amount, and the bills placed in the
hands of the collector.
J. ". BRONAUGH. JR.,
Treasurer City OF Manchester.
no 1877 No 20 in
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
In the City Courts,

In the Law and Equity Court yesterday
IN the suit of j II. Burress vs.. D. w.
Ford. a verdict Tor 1.o5l20 was given.
a verdict was given for the plaintiff I'm
the suit Of b. r. Golden vs.. *. II.
Quarles for S2765o I'm the Circuit Court.
In the Hastings Court the report of the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

Tho "gas war" In New York. In when
some companies lowered the price 10 %
cents per loo feet. has ended. All the
companies will charge $l1O hereafter-the
limit allowed By law.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

The New York Herald reports that "a
comparatively large number OF the re-
jected Virginia bonds printed by the Ken
oai Bank Note Company have found pur-
ehesers there. II says. further. that at
40 ths opinion OF some who are consider
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
TAXES.

l WILL BE AT JONEs's STORE IL
SWANSBORO' 10 collect 1893 Taxes
for Chesterfield county 1ST OF DEcEM-
BIER. Five per cent. penalty Will be
added 20 an unpaid taX-bilis and given
to the Collector J. l.. GILLIAN,
no 2i-2l IINlsurer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH-REE.
W. r.. l.. Smith. ID. d.. PASTOR Preach
ing an n a. BE- and II. 81 Sunday
school an 9I5 A. 81. ts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
PR ESBYTERIAN.

SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services at n \. ". ard = =. 81. rev.
Donald Guthrie will preach at both ser-
Viccs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

Richmond. Va. Noye mn.f
1forkuofDlgs or THE OLD -
MlNlON BUILDING AND loAN
ClATl0N VIII he held n thc nal A..
Ch.mh.r of Commerce ltcNnn %
ou Ii L~lAh, doc. IN"r' 3D.. $500
O'Clock a. ~. No., 80 ,,..,..
to~e T.. A. BAkhh..
no it'd .
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

The New York World says that "there
is no installing the meaning Of the let
ters and interviews which have been
printed in protest against amy ceusure or
criticism of Admiral Dewey. They show
that the Admiral is still the popular
hero"
Perhaps they do: but they also show
the hcllcncss Of the average American.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25
THEVALENTLNE MUSEUM

ELEVENTH AND CLAY sIEr.l2
open daily from l0 A. a. f.
AQm ION, % cents. Free 800 7t..ti
de ls-iy
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

In an inventory filed in the Orphans
court Baltimore, OF the estate of the
late George a. Reinickcr. appears the
following.
Ground valued at 81 go, and ground
rent valued az $1,000. both of which de-
vised 10 the Protestant Episcopal Iheo-
logical Seminary OF Virginia"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

Resolutions Of respect 10 deceased mem
bors passed by societies corporations as
soclauons. or other organizations VIII De
charged for as advertising matter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

All letters recommending candidates Tor
Office must be paid for TO insure their
publication. This IS long-stand'ng rule
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

UPTOWN OFFICE BRoAD-sTREET
PHARMACY, u9 EAST BROAD
STREET.
MANCHESTER OFFICE. 1903 HULL
STREET.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
surIpRIoR COURT.

In Superior Court the case Of the FL
"a .ity Mu.ual tlre Insurance Company
ye. John A. Lmgel, for a claim CT
tls6.S7s that amount being the total
oi three assessments alleged to be due
Jle company. occupied the morning
s-l.5n. 1t is alleged that the defend
an. held TWO policies Of 81, 500 each be-
tween the years 1S94-95 and 1895-96.
The three premiums assessed on each
.poicy amountei\to the sum claim
ed, and which the brewing. company
Jailed to pay. Alfred Sparks, former
and now receiver Of the in
suraL5e company was giving testi-
mony relative to the Policies when
court t,ok a re'csea Messrs. Cooper
and Evans represent The plaintiff and
Honoyker and Byrro appear for the de-
feL-lr,.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06

ing, John Evans, brother OF the SER
geant, who lives next door TO Red
mhie stated that about Q O'Clock ves.
telday he was awakened by loud talk
ing, and heard Redmlle say in a loud
voice that he would kill his son wal.
ter He hooked out the window and
saw that the entire neiehborhood had
been aroused by the noise.
Redmile was represented by Martin
T. Smith, and denied the statement
that he had threatened to kill his son
or shoot Sergeant Evans He admitted
oearg a man standing in front Of his
house, hut had pcinted no gun AZ him.
lie claimed that he had brought some
friends home, with whom he had been
urn0.nls earlier in the evening. and
ne noise made was whllc he was pre-
pairing a PLACE for them to sleep.
After hearing the testimony judge
Fan fined the prisoner ard held him
for court
Before Judge Bali In Municipal
Court Saturday night, Caleb satter-
field Ilcadsd guilty TO the charge OF
assault and battery upon Mary Faulk-
her with whom he lived. Mary testi-
hcd That Caleb was a good man and al.
ways provided for her, but on several
cacasons he beat her. and yesterday
was one of the times in which
ne assaulted her. She stated that Ca
lch hit her with an umbrella and kick
cd her downstairs, and that was more
than She could stand Caleb. in his
'wn behalf. acknowledged everything
and therefore The judge deemed II ad-
iistble TO ILace fine Of S25 and costs
'p0n him.
Robert Cunningham was charged
With scGlug goods without a license,
ini with being drunk The evidence
Ad not warrant a fine in the former
ase, and therefore ne was dismissed,
.ut was fined 81 and costs for drunk
.nness.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

ii. d. ChaEant, the artist, will send
his r.d.ure. 1.-TWO Old Cronies." TO New
York to-day for exhibition.
-,Lamuel Woodruff, a former prin-
ter Of this city. who has been quite in
in Philadelphia, is rapidly recovering.
ASH Collector SHdham is rapidly
o,eaning up an ashes in the different
sections Of the city.
The Board of Managers OF the
Minquadale Hcme viii meet at 3
O'Clock this afternoon at the New-Cen-
tury Club building.
Mrs Lily Bennington ard her twin
babies wiz be buried at Middletown
this afternoon.
"A fierce Of workmen were employ
ed the greater part Of yesterday re-
pairing the draw bridge over Brandy
wine creek.
The marsh land generally about
Wilmington is flooded, but the water
Is doing no harm
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
WORK OF U S COURT

uAJn CF IJnJElVlHRs CF THE
MCCULLOUGH IRON COMPANY
l,1sElRlRED no A MASTER.
In United states Court this mornin.
Judge Bradford referred the petition
OF che receivers Of the MuCulough
Iron C-nlpany, praying for an order
o.. -wirg them compensation for their
services and asking to be discharged 10
a master for decision.
The receivers, Henry Whlldey, and
tbs GAaid Trust Company. Of Fhila-
d-.phia, in thslr petition anege THAT
the creditors have extended the time
for The company to pay Its indebted
ness, and that It is unnecessary for the
management Of this company to be
longer in the hands OF the receivers.
The amount ~ compensation asked
IS $4,000 l-r services since 1895, and
$1,000 ADDICTION for legal advice
The ccut win instruct the master to
report as speedily as possible It's de-
ca0.n. john Nields represented the
receivers.
In the Bankruptcy case of Isaac w.
Fooks, the court gave F'ooks until
Mlrch 10 TO make a return.
In the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. case
a meeting Of the creditors was ordered
called for Maroh 10 to receive a propo-
attion FOR a settlement on a 25 per cent.
basis.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
KEW URECRING CRANE

THE p, W. & B. RAILROAD NOW
FRlDPARED FOR ANY DNDHR-
GBNCY.
The p, w. & b. railroad viii now
be prepared for any wrecks which may
occur on its line for miles around.
1t has provided Itself with a new
steam wrdoking crane, one that is call
culated to lift the heaviest engine or
.oaded car On the line. 1t was built by
the Industrial Works, OF Bay City,
Mich. The number Of the iron car to
which the steam crane is attached is
1OOS5
Two men have been appointed to be
on it all night, ready for any emer-
gency. and two men have also been
appointed to be on the Old wreck car
during the day. In case Of a wreck
bolh cars will be br- ugiht ito play if
it is necessary The Old wrecbing
crane is worked by hand.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
SCHOONER MAY BE LOST.

A dispatch received at the United
States Weather Bureau, Norfolk, states
that the schooner Charmer, Captain
Olsen, which sailed from Philadelphia
on February for Savannah with a
cargo of coal, won't ashore at Ocracoke,
sixteen miles south Of Cape Hatteras.
yesterday morning The crew was
taken off safely, hut vessel and cargo
will probably prove a total loss. A
dense fog prevailed at the time of the
accident. The Chaumsr is Of S76 tons
register, and was last reported at New
Castle, Del, on February IA.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
LYDIA DlRRAGR'S CRADLE

ITS PRESENTATION TO THE PHIL
ADE1FGIlA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ClREATES MUCH INTEREST.
The Historical Society i'm Philadel-
phia recently received a present Of a
cradle which has been handed down
from generation to generation since it
rocked as baby Lydia lDarraghs whl
informed Washington Of the intention
Of the British army to surprise him at
White Marsh after the battle Of Ger
mantown. The presentation Of this relic
by Thomas e. Short has caused consid-
erab.e interest in New Castle county in
this state, and in its Maryland neigh
Dor, Cecil county. The cradle was
made in Dublin Ireland, at least a
hundred and seventy years ago. In
17l7 Wi.Eiam Darragh formed the ac-
quaintance Of Lydia harrington, and
few years afterward they were mar
ried in Sycamore Alley Meeting House,
Dublin. They bade farewell to the
shamrock clad hills, and after a long
voyage reached Philadelphia. There
they settled among the other Friends.
Lydia proved a valuable helpmate to
her industrious husband.
After the battle Of Germantown the
British army settled in Philadelphia
and the adjutant-g general made the
Darragih home his headquarters. One
evening he informed Lydia that there
were a number of men coming there
that might and that he wanted a room
arranged. He also directed that the
family retire early. Both commands
were obeyed, and after admitting the
Officers Lydia retired. But her suspi-
cions had been aroused and she did not
go to bed. The other members Of the
family slept soundly Finally she
crept barefooted to the door Of the
room where the conference was being
held, and, listening, learned of General.
Howe's order for the troops to surprise
Washington.
Obtaining a pass from the adjutant-
general to go to the Franl1ford miMs
for -four she set out at dawn. But
her sturdy horse did not stop there. On
she went until a soldier Of Washing
tons army was encountered, and to
him she confded her news. Next day
when the British troops moved out
they were the ones surprised, for Wash
ington was prepared at every point.
After the death Of Lydia Darragh in
17S9 her eldest son, John, moved to
New Castle. He married Miss Marga-
ret Stuart Porter and they had six
children, five daughters and one son.
One of The giils. Lydia, married James
Short, the great-grandfather oil
Thomas E. Short, who presented the
cradle to the Historical Society.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
ON YEAIR IN PRrsoN

Daniel Conner, Of this city. who has
Ia wife and three children, is now in a
military prison on GOVERNORS Island.
He was a member Of the First Della
ware regiment and was sentenced to
enc years imprisonment for desertion.
He had formerly been a brakeman ON
the Wilmington and Northern railroad,
and was afterwards employed in the
same capacity by the New York, New
Haven and Hartford road. His wife
and family need his support, and his
friends think he has been sufficiently
punished. He was a member Of Com
pany G.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
CHURCHMAN'S LAST LITTER

1T WILL BE ONE OF THE FpA-
nuREs OF DIR. MCOOK'S NEW
BOOK.
Rev. DR.. Henry c. MdCeok, pastor of
the Tabernacae Presbyterian Church.
philadelphia, and chaplain Of the Sec
lond Pennsylvania Volunteers, who was
detached and went to Cuba In behalf
of the National Relief Commission. has
written a book, "The AIartias Graves
OF Cur Fa-cen Heroes at Santiago de
Cuba which is about to be publish
ed. He was en- the battle field Of El
Caney and San Juan, and the records.
plans and sketches he collected for the
material Of his book.
Amcng Or. McCooks discoveries was
a letter written by a young West Point
graduate while mcrtal.y wounded and
awaiting death. 1t belongs to a class
lof incidents too trlning for the ohroni-
cles Of history yet giving vivid
gAmpseof thecrueltyand pathos ofwar.
A copy OF the wriring formsani interest
ing illustration of the forthcoming
book.
Second Lieutenant Clarke Church.
man, Of the Twelfth United States In
fantry, was graduate OF the class OF
9S at West Point and son cf Colonel
Caleb Churchman, prominent citizen of
Grabb's Landing. He insisted upon
going inlo the fight at El Caney al
though III and ordered to the hospital
by the regimental surgeons. He was a
boy had the training of a soldier. and
un's was his first battle. Aiing as he
was, he drew his command up on the
eastern end Of the battle line on July
], Within three hundred and fifty yards
CT the stone fort. The attack began
Chunchman ordered h.s little hand TO
Ready TAim, and ais his Inns formed
the word "Fire," HE fell. mortauv
wounded. They carried him to the inn
proyised hospital, where he died the
next day.
AS he awaited his end he scrawled
this message upon a crumpled hit of
paper torn fr-m a Notebook: "nl
buried here / desire grave plaintly
Clarke Churdhman. 2dl
Lieut. 18th U. S. Infantry" The dis
towed letters tell their story better
than a volume ~ w5rds-a fine. manly
hand, weakened and wandering struly-
gang to deliver a message in spite Of
NE vice-a.ke grip Of death. They buried
MIN on a grassy slope close iby the
spct where he fell. Dr.. MdCook saws
be was certainly the only Delawarean
and, Sd far as knew, the one officer
who fell in the fight And this last re-
luest was the means cf identlhcaMon
which led to his friends subsequently,
'emoving his remains TO West Point
where they now lie buried.
Evening journal., 1899-03-06
MANS NARROW ESCAPE
BUT FCR THE FlRlEs1NCE OF MIND
OF ENGINEER WARD HE WOULD
HAVE BEEN KlIIuED.

BUT FClR TINE FIRE sllNCE OF MIND
OF ENGINEER WARD HE WOULD
HAVE BEEN KlIIuED.
IA Poiander. whose name could not
.be learned, had a narrow escape from
being killed about 1920 O'Clock this
molning and but for the presence cf
mind CT Engineer Ward. Of the p, w.
& B. railroad, mis- death would have
.0csn certain.
The man was walking down the
track between Shapley
and Orange streets, and souah4bound
train No. 43, f5r Washington, had lett
'lhe French street station, and was
nearing King street when Engineer
Ward saw him. Ward blew the whls-
tie so loud and long That It attracted a
large crowd to dhe tracks, and several
people called to the man warming him
Of his danger sti-E he stayed on the
tracks. He either did NIT hear, or else
he war.ed to die.
Seeing that he did not leave the
tracks the engineer reversed the lever
and putt on the brakes, the engine stop
ping within a few feet from where the
man was walking. The engineer call
ed to him 10 get out oi the way and
without looking around he left the
tracks and proceeded up Orange street.
That was The last seen of the man.
The train then Continued on it's way.