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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03
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Mack, of the Milwaukee club, will take
to the Pacific coast. Is made up as
follows: Heydon, catcher; Fisher,
Reidy and Miller. pitchers; Padden.
second base; Flood. shortstop; Burke,
third base: Hartsel. left field; Gett-
man, center; Hemphill or Harley,
right.
The fast New York State league will
lose several of its star players at the
era Of this season, as large number
of the clever youngsters are wanted
by the big leagues. Pitcher Mills, out
fielder Dobbbs and Second Baseman
Peter Childs. of the Uticas are all be-
ing negotiated for by National
leaguers. Childs has played in ScrPn-
ton, and his work last season with
Reading attracted universal attention.
Rome, through financial difficulties,
was forced to sacrifice two of her
crack players and sold Third Baseman
TaInsett and Right Fielder Jones to
Cleveland. where both men are doing
finely. Some of the graduates of the
New York league, who are now in fast
company and more than holding their
own, are Bradley, Bernhard, Leach,
Hallman, ConrOy, KetChem, Duggleby,
Moran, Gilbert and others.
The Mauch Chunk Daily Times, in
reporting a game between Mauch
Chunk and a team of Allentown anna
tours, attributes the defeat of the
home team TO the umpire. Ii refers
to him as playing the entire game by
himself, and declares he combined the
playing of a McGraw. Delehanty, La
joic and several others. In giving the
detailed score they add his name to
the members of the Allentown team
and give him the following days rec
ord: Runs. !; hits, 0; outs, 2; as
sists, 81; errors. 0. Which isn't bad
for Mauch Chunk.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03

star team is back, and the biggest
hole in the team is made by the abb
sence of Bray, the fine kicking, heavy
plunging, neet-footed fullback. Had
Bray gone to one of the big four"
last year he would have been hailed
universally as the star fullback OF the
season. Ried, of Harvard, and Bray
were the two crack fulls Of the year,
and the Lafayette man was the Har-
ward players superior in the kicking
and running game while Ried could
probably hit the line with greater
force. His place will be taken by one
Packard who, it is claimed, will prove
a most acceptable substitute.
Sickles. the famous end of the Car
isle Indians, enters the Ohio state
university this fall, and will play on
the varsity eleven. He enters the
pharmacy department of the college.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03
Escape of Veterans.

Post No. 81, Grand Army of the Re-
public, of this city, which was return
ing from the Chicago Grand Army en-
campment, had a narrow escape.
When the special carrying the post
drew into South Bethlehem, it was
held up to water the engine, and to
save time the excursion train was run
out on the schedule OF the Grand Ar
my train, the latter leaving about ten
minutes later than the excursion
About two miles above the scene Of
the wreck the Grand Army special
was side tracked and held up for nine
hours, arriving here about 3 O'clock
this afternoon. AS soon as the mem-
bers of the post heard of the wreck
they walked down TO it and rendered
what assistance they could to the suf-
ferers.
j. B. Fmck, commander of the post,
speaking Of the accident said: ut
was certainly a lucky thing for Post
No. 81 that we were held up at South
Bethlehem as had we run out on our
schedule the chances are that our
train would have collided with the
milk train"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03
ADMINISTRATION
IS COMMENDED.
The Methodist Church of Salida
Praises Our Chinese Policy.

Denver, Sept. 2.-Colorado confer
ence of the Methodist church, in ses-
sion at Salida, yesterday almost unani-
mously passed a resolution commend
ing the Chinese policy of the admin
istration, and also applauding "the
cause of all those who in the senate
and house Of representatives have sup
ported the administration In the for
eign policy, which means an open door
for Christianity, as well as for trade,
and the protection of American life
and property all over the world"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03
BEATING ALL COAL EXPORTS
Europe Takes a Double Quantity
from a Principal Port.

Newport News, Va, Sept. 2.-The
coal shipments abroad from this port
for the month of August amounted
to 45,4S5 tons. This was all New River
steam coal and went to various places
in Europe.
The increase in August over the for
eign coal shipments in July was 23,S14
tons. II is expected that September
will show @ better record than Au-
gugt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03
Sporting SquibS.

PREPARATIONS for the college foot
ball season are on in earnest, and
the captains and coaches of the
big eleYens are now watching and
eager for their elevens' prospects, OF
the smaller colleges, Lafayette seems
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03

INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Makeup of the D., L. g. w. Board
for Today-Retiring officials
of D. & H. Remembered.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03

Following is the makeup of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
board:
Sunday, Sept. 2.
WILD CATS, SOUTH.
1890 a. m.-FitzpatriCk.
8 a. me-. McAllistcr.
G o. m.-Kctcham.
s a. m.-Staples, with o'IIara's men
10 a, m.-CaStner.
p. NV. A. Bartholomew.
$50 p. mp. J. OAlalley.
AS D. m.-Fellows.
s a. m.-Stack.
IL a. m.-MOran.
: y. m.-Murphy.
PASSENGER ENGINE
$50 p. m.-Magovern.
Z p. m.-.Stanton.
a. m-Gatfney.
WILD CATS, NORTH
6 a. m.-Devine.
12 noon-Masters.
p. m.-Wall.
8 p. m.-Doudican.
p. m.-Kingsley.
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Coroner Will Investigate.

The coroner of Montgomery county
visited the wreck early and spent the
entire day at the scene. He directed
the removal at once of the bodies OF
the dead to Lansdale, short distance
south of Hatfield. He promises a Wig
orous investigation into the horror.
There are conflicting stories as to the
responsibility for the accident. One
version is that the engineer of the ex-
cursion train had been warned at Soud-
erton, the station above Hatfield, that
a milk train was a few minutes ahead
of him. Another story is that the train
dispatchers office in Philadelphia was
at fault. The train men refuse to talk
of the accident. Fifteen hundred
tickets had been sold for the excursion
to the seashore, and it was to have
been the last of the season. yelling
ton H. Rosenberg, of Lansdale, a
representative in the Pennsylvania
house of representatives, was on the
milk train. He had his jaw broken
and was also internally injured. His
condition is serious.
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the rate of thirty-five miles an hour,
crashed into the rear of the milk train.
The locomotive ploughed through two
passenger coaches and crushed them
as If they were egg shells. The milk
car Immediately in front was also bad
~ wrecked. Four persons, Godfrey
Kaelin, his daughter, Mamie, Harold
Lands and William Blackburn, on the
passenger car of the milk train were
almost instantly killed. Fortunately,
there were very few persons on this
train.
The excursion train was a picture
OF almost indescribable horror The To-
comotive was a mass of bent and
broken iron and firmly held the bodies
of its engineer and fireman beneath
It's great weight. Behind the engine
six of the ten cars We're also a mass
of wreckage. The first car was broken
in twain and the other five cars were
thrown on their sides, completely de-
molished.
Nine persons were killed in the first
two cars and the others in these
coaches were badly manned.
Special Train with Aid.
rible cry arose from the smashed cars
and those who had not been injured
quickly crawled or jumped from the
cars and went to the assistance of the
injured. Many were pinned down by
wreckage and had to be freed by the
liberal use of axes. With three or
four exceptions all the dead were
killed instantly, the others dying on
their way to the hospitals. All the
injured were first taken to a shed at
the Hatfield station and the dead
were removed to a barn. Messengers
were sent to the nearby villages for
physicians. and q relief train was
telegraphed for from Bethlehem. With
fifteen doctors and half dozen nurses
special train was sent from Beth
lehem, but before il reached the scene
of the wreck it was signaled to re-
turn to Bethlehem, as a special car
rying nearly all the injured had
started for the hospital at that place.
On the run from Hatfield to the hos
pital three of the injured died. Great
trouble was experienced in keeping the
relatives away from the injured on
the train so that the doctors gathered
from near Hatfield could attend to
tho wounded. The special train arriv-
ed at Bethlehem at 11.30 and was met
by fully 5000 persons, all clamoring
to get a bit of news of the wreck or
trying to learn whether loved ones
were among the victims. The news of
the wreck reached Bethlehem at
o'clock and spread like wildfire. All
the police Of the town We're gathered
at the station and it was with great
difficulty that the injured We're re-
moved to the waiting ambuances and
other vehicles which conveyed them
to the hospital.
All during the day people from AL
lentown, Catasauqua and other places
come pouring into Bethlehem and con-
fusion reigned throughout. The sec
ond section of the excursion, made up
of persons from towns other than
Bethlehem and Allentown, left soon
after the first section, but was tagged
before it reached Hatfield. AS it could
not get through on account of the
blocked tracks 1t was returned to
Bethlehem and there was great re-
ioiCing at the narrow escape of it's
occupants from the catastrophe.
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NOTICE.

Additional Board, North and South, Sunday,
~ o'clock noon.
p. m, J. Gerrity and crew. with two 500.
engines. Summit, North
6 p. M, F. D. Secor and crew, Summit, South,
with two sO0class engines, or three 200 engines
tonight Sept /.
Monday, Sept. 3--W. D. warfcl and crew, with
9OO.class engine, leave Scranton for Bennett, at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03
SUNDAY BASE BALL GAMES.

American League.
Buffalo, o; Minneapolis, S.
Detroit, 3; Chicago, J..
Eastern League.
Montreal, :: Rochester, 6.
Providence, S; Worcester, 3
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
MR.. PoOR'S CAREER.

Edward Erie Poor had for many years filed a
large place in the affairs Of this city. He a
native Of Boston Mass. and born Feb
ruary s. 1897 His fathers family derived its origin
in this country from John Poor. of Wiltshire. Eng
land who In 1875 settled in Newbury. Mass Mr..
Poor was in the seventh generation of descent in
the direct line from this early settler His
ternal ancestor, Lieutenant Francis Peabody, also
an Englishman from Hertfordshire in 1885
and settled in Ipswich Mass From Francis Pea
body was descended George Peabody the banker
aha phitanthropist whose cousin, jeremiah Pea
BODY. was the grandfather Of Mr.. Poor
After being graduated from the public schools Of
Boston MI Poor entered. in 1851. the dryeoods
mission house Of Read. Chadwick & Dexter in
Mllk-st, Boston In 1864 he removed TO New York
City and al No. 80 Barcay-st. opened a drygoods
commission house Of his own. He prospered from
The start and in 1865 enlarEing his operations he
associated himself in partnership with others and
the house was changed to Denny. Jones & Poor,
and later TO Denny. Poor & Co OF this firm, the
name Of which IS still retained. and which stu
ated At Nos. ia and l16 worth-st Mr. Poor was
the senior partner the time of his death Denny.
Poor & Co are agents for many important manu-
factories in ew-England and the Passaic Print
Works. Of Passaic y. J.. Of which Mr.. Poor
director
Drygoods Bank. and was director until its voun-
taTy liquidation. In 1SSS the stockhoder. of the
National Park Bank elected him director of that
famous banking institution. and in 1898 he
president Of the bank in August. 1885. Mr.. Poor
as attacked with Illness in the early part Of 1897
and as his convaiescence was protracted he in
formed the directors of the bank last May that il
was evident TO him that he could not hope to
gain his accustomed health unless he was relieved
from the anxiety and responsibility of his position
the head Of the National Park Bank. In conse-
quence he resigned the presidency, being succeeded
by Richard Delafeld
In 1879 he married Miss Mary Wellington.
daughter Of Washington J. Lane, Of West Cam
bridge. Mass OF this union there seven chill
dren: Edward Z. Poor, Jr., and James Harper Poor
who are partners in their fathers firm; Dr. Charles
Lane Poor. who after taking the degree of Phi D
IN Johns Hopkins University appointed
socate professor in astronomy in that institution
Frank Ballou Poor 4 banker; Horace F. Poor
Helen wife of William c. Thomas of South Caro-
Ina. and Miss Emily Clark Poor.
Since 1872 Mr.. Poor had been member Of the
Chamber of Commerce. He a director of
numerous corporations among them being the
American Surety Company. the Audit Company of
New ork. the Consolidated Coal Company. the
Denver Union Water Company. the Mount Morris
Bank, the Plaza Bank and the State Trust Com
pany- He was q member of the Union League,
Manhattan and Merchants clubs, and life mem
her Of the New -Englapd Society.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
DIFFICULTIES IN WAY OF MARRIAGE.
LIEUTENANT sMITHER UNABLE TO GET LEAVE
OF ABSENCE FROM GENERAL MERRIAM
OR GENERAL sHAFTER-

Tacoma, Wash. July 20 (SpeciaD.-There is a
very pretty romance behind a wedding which took
place in Tacoma last month, which has just leaked
out. The hero is Lieutenant Smither, LIST Cavalry
and the heroine is Helen Stahl Lyttle daughter Of
an official OF the Oregon Short Line. Lieutenant
Smtther sent into the Wardner district with
the first troops under General Merriam and served
so braVely that he twice recommended by
General Merriam by special mention. After the
excitement OF the disturbance was over Lieutenant
SlnlIner was sent TO Camp Osborne, where lived
Mr.. Lyttle and his daughter Presently her en-
gagement TO the young lieutenant announced.
Two months ago rumOrs said the troop be
Sary, TO nix a date for the wedding. and having
hxed upon June the happy month Lieutenant
Smther sent TO General Merriam a request for
IeaVe or absence in that month. Camp Osborne is
Wardner troubles General Merriam had super
vision over it, After a week or so of anxious wait
Ing. the expectant lovers received from
General Merriam. II read
Camp Osborne is no longer in nv department
You must apply 10 General Shafter, in command
OF the Department OF the Columbia -
An application was speedily made TO General
Shafter who replied briefly:
Apply to General Merriam of the Department
of Colorado"
Lieutenant Smfther seemed to be soldier with
yer, was appealed to- and made applca ton to both
General Merriam and General Shafter with the
same success his son. There was only one re-
course left-Army Headquarters, in Washington
tenant Smither went with his application and his
e&planatlon- A quick reply by telegraph was re-
turned Leave Is granted, and ARRANGEMENTS for
me marriage We're begun at once Iieutenant
Smither will soon go West Point where he has
an appointment instructor. It is understood
there was an objection the part of both Cen
marrying at time when he apt to have
active service any day.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
COLOnBI4 LEGATIONS ABOLISHED
THE REPUBLICS SHATTERED CREDIT
FORCES SANCLEMENTE TO
FCONOMIZE.

President Sanclemente of the Republic Of
Colombia has issued a decree abolishing all of
its legations abroad except those at Paris and
Quito, Ecuador. This information has been re-
ceved here by Colombian Consul-General
Eduardo Espinosa, The decree. which is to go
into effect August 10, includes all of Colombia S
consulates excepting New-York, Paris. Havre
and Liverpool. The number of consulates which
will be thus affected in the United States is
about twenty.
Among the Ministers who will lose their
offices is Seflor Chinaco Calderon at Washing
ton He has been in the service of his Govern
ment for many years and was for a long time
Consul-General in this city, He was promoted
to the office of Minister a little over a year ago.
He is now in Europe
At Paris and Quito, where the Colombian
Government retains its Ministers. the office of
secretary will be abolished. The saving by this
action, which nsu-General Espnosa admits
is for economy will he considerable, each
Minister receives a salary of $4,000 a year,
exclusive of the expenses of the Legation. 1t
is understood that Colombia will retain a
Charge d'Afaires in the countries where the
office of Minister is abolished
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
THE REV. DR.. HERMAN DYER.

The Rev. Dr. Heman Dyer. one of the Oldest
eleTsymen in the country and Editor of The
Parish Visitor FOR many years, died last night
AT his home, No. III East Seventeenth-st from
heart weakness, superinduced by old age AL
though he had been confined his house for about
fifteen years. he took an active interest in Epis-
copal Church afaiFS gp 10 the last He was one
81 the trustees Of the General Theological Semi
nary, and his fellow members always held their
meetings AZ his home that he could take part
fH them
Dr.. Dyer was born IN shaftsbury Vt in Septen-
her. 1870 In 1870 he was elected professor in the
Western University Of Pennsylvania at Pittsburg.
and the following year became its chancellor He
was ordained deacon in 1922 and was one of the
Oldest graduates Of the Divinity School at Gambler
Ohio.
Or. Dyer's intimate knowledge Of men and things
combined with sound judgment caused him 10 he
consulted frequently important questions Of
'hurch work As the founder and Editor cf The
F7rish Visitor. his and his Influence were
kTc"l and felt throughout the Church in this coun
tTE. lie was once elected 70 the Bshopric Of Kan
sSe, but declined. - '
Dr. Over retired from the active ministry, so1,A
lars @ a@o IN February last he and his wife who
lels .IIEs Dofnela g JOY. celebrated the 6ftiefb
SllhNeFssTT ct their marriage. when greetings a-6
e!lSTS were received from Bishops Lawrence Nc
s-,ihar. Doane, Niles, Dudley. Brewster Johnson
hnd many others "0--''''H
Ut Dyer leaves widow and four children three
sI'eIs hid 2 son. The funeral will he held in
VIII be In Woodlaw-n ''i IA
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
WILLIAM KRAMER DEAD.
| A FOUNDER OF ATLANTIC GARDEN-HIs RE-
MARKABLE PREDICTION OF HIS END.

William Kramer one Of the founders Of the At
lantc Garden in the Bowery. died yesterday after
his home No. 524 West One-hundred-and-
ffty-second-st. after a lingering illness His wife
died on May 30 last, and since then he had con
stantly grieved about her death. His grief weak
ened his constitution and the recent hot spell hast
ened his death.
A fortnight after his wifes death while he was
at his home in the company of his family ana
some friends he suddenly startled those about him
by exclaming, Children. are together, having
a good time, but in six weeks 1 will he with
mamma" He always called his wife mamma. This
prediction he made just six weeks and two days
ago
Mr. Kramer born in Snshein, Province OF
Baden Germany. on July %. 1884. He came TO this
country in 1854 He had money when he landed
here and had friends relatives in this coun-
try. He first started his career here as canvasser
of shirts and miscellaneous articles. He next
ground coffee for a living, and later secured en-
pIoyment as assistant cook in restaurant in this
city He afterward became a bartender in the
VoIks Garden. which later was rebuilt and opened
as the Windsor Theatre. Two of the employees of
the place were Albert Hambrecht and Adolph
Goetz.
Coe+z opened the atlantic Garden. One part of the
building at that time was occupied by dealer IN
stoves. and in the rear of the place was a coal
ward In the coal yard Kramer and his partners
erected a large for the use Of their patrons.
They opened the place with only $3.50 cash The
garden was closed in the winter for some years
About thirty-four years ago the tent was taken
down and a substantial building erected. In 1860
the partners bought an orchestrion from the Grand
Duke OF Baden, and it was put up in the Gapden.
II was for a long time considered one OF the at
fractions Of the Bowery. 1t rendered many Gas,
siCai Compositions Hambrecht thought on several
occasions it is said, that the classical music was
not appreciated by most of the audience OF the
Garden and he put the parts of the orchestrion
used in rendering this kind of music in drawer
which he locked. .-, ,,.,,
In 1865 the partners started the Oriental brewery
ard in 1S71 when the partnership was dlssoEea
Kramer secured for his interests the AllaItIC 90.
den and Hambrecht & Goetz took the he brewery.
Both his partners died before him. In 1871 kramer
bought the Old BOwery Theatre and two years
later he opened II as the Thalia Theatre and de-
voted the theatre to the production of German
plays He presented the Atlantic Garden to his
sons. Albert and William. years ago. he
leaves four daughters and two sons.
He of the oldest living members OF the
Arion Society. He also member of Navigator
Lodge No 2G2 F and A NJ. The funeral will be
held the house at o'clock tomorrow night
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
DEATH BY VOLCANO.
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY PERSONS
KILLED IN JAPAN.

Tacoma, Wash, July % (SpeciaD-Full par
ticulars of the eruption of Mount Azuma IN
Japan on July II reached here to-day in oriental
papers An English agent of the Japanese Gov
ernment who was among the natives curing
the eruption. gives graphic account of the dis
aster He writes:
The natives expected something TO happen, as
several well defined shocks had been noticed,
and they had been offering up prayers TO the
gods in their fright. Early on the morning OF
the 18th loud detonations. as of heavy guns
being fired were heard, and lurid tongues OF
fire spouted up from the crater. 1t was grand
beyond description. but dangerous, and we all
stampeded down further toward the valley, not,
however, before one of the great powders had
crashed through the place and Killed twenty
five people.
The huge rock, apparently at a white heat,
singed and dried up everything in its path Cut
ting through one of the larger huts in the village.
II made a complete sweep taking everything in
its path setting fire to grass and huts and add
ing to the terror of the scene. The ashes and
small rocks were falling like hail and IL became
difficult to breathe.
Soon we could see the streams of lava coming
nearer The natives were crazed. and rushed
here and there like a band of frightened sheep.
In one family Of ten, who almost upon us.
several Of the women and children became ex-
hausted along the road and were burned to
death.
There was terrible loss of life in almost every
village around the mountain. At least 200 per
sons were killed. The woods in many places
were still burning when I left. and the whole
district is laid bare.