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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-08
IN MEMORIAM.
by c. =. SULLIVAN.

IN MEMORIAM.
BY c. =. SULLIVAN.
The following poetry was written
in memory of the victims of the
terrible mine disaster in the Noun
tain Brook Coal Shaft at Newburg.
January aIst, 1886, by which 20
miners were hurled into eternity by
sudden explosion of the gas, not
one escaping to tell how the acct
dent occurred. We republsh this
poem by special request.
lis done The fatal gas,
That unseen deadly foe,
That brushes men and coal alike,
In regions down below,
Has left town in mourning,
And DER it cast gloom,
For hardy men and merry boys
Who met their awful doom.
II.
lis done The fatal gas
OF Newburg's deepest mine,
Has launched into eternity
Her miners, thirty nine.
Poor fellows, never thinking,
AS they gayly worked away,
That the specter death was waiting
And watching for his prey.
III.
lis done The fatal gas,
What havoc it has wrought
What deep distress and misery
To many homes it brought
Oh, hear the sobs of mother;
The grief of that young wife;
The plaintive cry of children,
For him who lost his life.
".
lis done The fatal gas
Has left its deadly work.
This fire storm came upon
Those toilers in the dark.
No storm could be its equal
For destruction in the mine.
As it ragged in all its fury
Among those thirty-nine.
V.
Ills done The fatal gas
Has struck its deadly blow,
And made the shaft living tomb
For those who worked below.
Without a note of warning
A thud, an awful roar,
And thirty-nine poor miners
Hard work will know no more
VI.
lis done The fatal gas
That in the shaft did lurk,
Gave vent unto its fury,
And did its deadly work.
Fair Newburg's hills re-echoed
The fearful deadly sound,
That wrought such dire destruction
To those beneath the ground
VII.
lis done The fatal gas
The pen cannot portray
We only can imagine
The monsters fearful sway.
The crush of coal and timber,
The dying moan and call,
The FIRE and smoke and thunder.
Would hearts of iron appan.
VIII.
lis done The fatal gas,
The fend of every mine,
Has crushed the life and hope
OF that gallant thirty nine.
Oh, what sense Of sorrow
On every face was spread,
When the truth became apparent
That thirty nine we're dead.
TX.
Thy will be done, Great Father.
Thy ways are dark indeed
We pray for those dear orphans.
Who now so sorely need
We pray for wives made lonely
BY this sad stroke Of Thine.
And may VIC long remember
Fair Newburg's fatal mine.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad
will run another special excursion
to Washington on Thursday, April
r7th, at one fare for the round trip,
frrEpfr rr~r.r e.. a.. 81.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-08

Ills done The fatal gas
OF Newburg's deepest mine,
Has launched into eternity
Her miners, thirty nine.
Poor fellows, never thinking,
AS they gayly worked away.
That the specter death was waiting
And watching for his prey.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-08
III.

Ills done ! The fatal gas,
What havoc it has wrought [!
What deep distress and misery
To many homes it brought !
Oh, hear the sobs of mother;
The grief of that young wife;
The plaintive cry of children,
For him who lost his life.
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lis done The fatal gas
Has left its deadly work.
This fire storm came upon
Those toilers in the dark.
No storm could be its equal
For destruction in the mine,
As it ragged in all its fury
Among those thirty-nine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-08

lis done The fatal gas,
That unseen deadly foe,
That crushes men and coal alike,
In regions down below,
Has left a town in mourning,
And DER it cast a gloom,
For hardy men and merry boys
Who met their awful doom.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-08

lis done The fatal gas
Has struck its deadly blow,
And made the shaft living tomb
For those who worked below.
Without a note of warning
A thud, an awful roar,
And thirty-nine poor miners
Hard work will know no more
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-08
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-08

The following poetry was written
in memory of the victims of the
terrible mine disaster in the Noun
tain Brook Coal Shaft at Newburg,
January aIst, 1886, by which go
miners were hurled into eternity by
Sudden explosion of the gas, no,
one escaping to tell how the acct
dent occurred. We republish this
poem by special request.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-08
VIII

lis done : The fatal gas,
The fend of every mine,
Has crushed the life and hope
or that gallant thirty nine.
Oh, what sense Of sorrow
On every face was spread,
When the truth became apparent
That thirty nine we're dead.
Evening star., 1900-07-07
Progress of the Garden City Coli
Tournament.
DOUGLAS AND TRAVIS AGAIN RIVALS
Good Flight by the Old Birds Of
the Washington District.
7 E n MS AT CHI &C. G o

Walter ]. Travis of Garden City and
F!ndlay s. Douglas Of Greenwich. Conn.
are the only players who now remain in the
struggle for championship honors in the
amateur golf tournament at Garden City.
L. l. For three years in succession Travis
and Douglas have faced each other at the
crucial moment.
Enthusiastic galleries followed the play
ers who composed the two pairs on the re-
sumption of play over the links yesterday
morning. A. G. Lockwood and Travis We're
the first to renew hostilities They held
each other for the first three holes so close
ly that each of the holes was halved
Travis won the fourth, but Lockwood
evened again by winning the fifth by 3 to
4 The next four were halved. and turning
for home both men were all square. Travis
then struck a winning gait. coming in
with thrty-eight strokes. while Lockwood
took fortysiX. Travis was six up on the
morning play, and, in addition, he tied the
seventy-siX made by Douglas two days ago
In the afternoon Travis had still more sue
cess and finally Won by eleven up and ten
to play.
In his match with Herbert NJ Hartman,
Douglas at the end of the nine holes was
all square, but at the end of the first round
OF eighteen holes Douglas was one up.
Hartman proved himself to be the better
putter. Douglas won out by four up and
three TO play.
Evening star., 1900-07-07
FIVE HUNDRED MILES IN DAY.
Five Birds of the WashingtOn Dis
trict Accomplish This Feat

-
trict Accomplish This Feat.
The fifth old bird race of the Washington
District of the National Federation Of
American Homing Pigeon Fanciers took
place June 21, from Hardeeville, s. c., so
birds from "a lofts competing. The birds
were shipped to Mr.. W. L. Tatem and were
held in the baskets a week awaiting favor
able weather. On the evening of the 10th
the race committee finding the weather
predictions favorable wired Mr. Tatem TO
hberate the following morning which he lid.
wiring: Birds liberated am; weather
clear: wind SOUTH
Over the entire course southerly winds
were blowing, but unfortunately storm
cling in d southerly direction knocking out
what would have undoubtedly been the best
five hundredmile race ever flown by 4
Washington club. As it was, but five birds
reached home the day of toss making the
following average speeds per minute: Jas.
Flaherty, 1,122 yards; VIM. F.. Wood l ia
yards; P kraus. 1.1it5 yards: p Kraus
1.11Oi yards; VIM. Z. Wood. 1035 yards.
Nearly every loft had second day returns
but having had birds reported the first day
many failed to turn in their second day re-
turns The following is the number each
loft reported on June 22 in the order of tine
number of returns: H. NJ. Dickinson, IL:
P. Kraus. ): w. F. Dismer 3: F. E Young,
4; j. W. Striffier. 3; V. Eaton, =: l.. B. Nye,
2; G. j. Limberger. =: C. w. Roth. 2: H. X.
Bliss. 1: A. S. Johnstone, /; r. c. Shinn i,
and Jas Greenwood /.
The diploma winners were: Jas. Flaherty.
first VIM. f. Wood second and fifth; +.
kraus. third, fourth and eighth; L. b. Nye,
sixth, and V. Eaton. seventh.
Evening star., 1900-07-07
CRACK PLAYERS EXPECTED.
Sixth Annual Tennis Tournament OF
the West,

CHICAGO. July THE courts Of tho
Kenwood Country Club. where the sixth
annual tennis tournament of the west is
scheduled to begin this afternoon We're rath-
er heavy during the morning practice. The
clouds still threatened rain, and its was
feared the event might have to be post
poned.
the history of the club. The list shows
some Of the best players in the country,
and presages an interesting tournament,
with some close contests for the champion
ships in both singles and doubles. Among
the entries from other cities are: R. D. Lit
tie. who won the international champion
ship at Niagara-on-the-laks last year; j.
z. Paret winner Of the southern champion
ship for 1900 and last seasons all-comers
at Newport; George F. Whitney, who has
just succeeded in retaining the Pacific coast
championship in singles by defeating Sum-
ner Hardy, who will also be here in ten
set match: F. B. Alexander, Paret's part
ner in doubles and a strong new player; w.
]. Clothier OF Philadelphia A. 8. Hatha-
way. Terre Haute, and Grinstead Vaughn
be represented by such well-known players
as Waidner, Bond. Collins, Mundy, Gott-
lieb, Bailey, Snow and Carver.
There are ninety entries in the singles and
twenty-nine in the doubles. The prelimina-
ries and first rounds in the singles weather
permitting. are expected to begin this af-
ternoon. 1t is hoped to get these out Of the
way in time to commence the doubles Mon
day.
Evening star., 1900-07-07
An Electric CnrtridRe.

Consul Hughes at Coburg in a recent r
port to the State Department. gives son
interesting facts relative to an electric ca
fridge invented by an Italian electrical
The cartridge is intended as a substitu
for dynamite and smokeless powder. e
use in mines and rock blasting and &
heavy ordnance. The composition used
the shell is made up OF carbonates Of po
ash and chloride Of ammonia. the propo
ton varying according to the use. II
discharged by an electric spark. which HI
electrolytic effects on the chemicals. The
cartridges are entirely harmless and sa
until subjected to the effect OF electricit
claims the inventor, and II is not necessa,
to isolate the magazines where they q
stored
Evening star., 1900-07-07
SUNSIHtOkE.
How to Prevent Is nnd How to Treat

9,t 1T.
The physician Of The Chicago board Of
health gives ont the: following suggestions
in regard to s'nlstr.okes. which may be
found useful atathe present time. He says:
Keep cool: walk; on the shady side Of
the street; avoid oNerexertion: let the air
circulate freely about the head, either by
frequent removal OF the hat or by wearing
perforated head COVERING,
s''There are two. .farns of sunstroke. The
mileest Is thtt known as heat cxhaustion
This manifests itself in the cases Of people
who are overcome by heat without being
actually sunstruck. The skin Is pale cold
and clammy, and the pulse feeble. While
death sometimes results, the patients, under
good treatment. will usually recover Per-
soEs affected In this way should be removed
to a shady spot and have their heads and
chests dashed with cold water. Spirits Of
ammonia (hartshorn) should be applied to
the nostrils. and sometimes 1t Is necessary
to administer small quantities of sttmulants
Heat stroke, or insulation, Is the serious
form Of this trouble, and the one to be
most closely guarded against In cases Of
real insulation the face becomes puIplish
eyes blOodshot. veins swollen ard corded
ard the skin dry and burning to the touch
It Is not always fatal. but many of those
whose lives are saved are ever afterward
invalids, with brain powcr more or less i'm
paired. In cases of E.solation a physician
should be called as soon as possible. While
awaiting the Doctors arrival much good can
be done and life often saved by applications
of ice to the head and spinal column. 1t is
best broken in small pieces ard placed in
cloth or rubber bags. but when these are,
not TO be had the Ice can be placed directly
about the neck and head.
People exposed to the direct rays of the
sun should have their heads well protected
and should wear wooden next to the skin.
The greatest danger is in what is called
muggy' weather, when humidity In the at
mosphere checks perspiration."
Evening star., 1900-07-07

In the third volume Of his History Of
the United States Navy" soon to be pub
lished, Edgar Stanton Maclay gives a
striking comparison between the manage
ment Of our maritime forces in the His
pano-American war and that in other con-
f1icts the United States has been engaged
in. Mr.. Maclay says: During the war for
independence our sea power was managed
with hesitancy. In our second war with
Great Britain our navy management was
marked with degree Of timidity amount
ing to absolute cowardice. At first our COM
manders were forbidden to sail. the Secre-
tary of the Navy regarding that step as
being too hazardous, and decided TO reserve
our frgates for harbor defense. Captain
David Porter undertook his memorable
cruise in the Pacific without the consent Of
the department. 1t was in direct disobedi-
ence Of orders that Captain Hull sailed
from Boston. August. 1872. and began that
series of brilliant victories which raised
American maritime prowess In the estima-
ton of all nations. Had Hull been defeated
in his action with the Guerriere he would
have been shot for sailing without orders.
1t was not upil several of our highest
naval officers persoGAHy waited on the Sec
ed to our crazy vsnturing freely on the
sin the light 81 these facts the American
people may well congratulate themselves on
partment man wh8 knew how to handle
and appreciate sea 1power. Secretary John
Davis Long. with hts able corps of assist
ants not only rapidly concentrated every
available war ship at few strategic points,
but he created &n aif8iliary maritime force,
which, for efiiotency in actual service. has
not been equalsd. i The mobilization OF
United States sea power. just before the
declaration of war against Spain. unques-
tionably was tie most brilliant and sue
cessfui naval f1anetHer under war condi-
tions the world ever seem"
Evening star., 1900-07-07
ANTELoPEs HARD TO GET.
The Animals Are Exceedingly Wary
and Hunters Seldom XIII.

FROM tne Cnlca&0 Chronlcle.
1t does not take the amateur antelope
hunter very long to find out the acuteness
of that animals eyesight. The deer is SIM
ply nowhere in this respect, and some hunt
ers of experience declare that the prong
horn antelope possesses even keener eye
sight than the ostrich or giraffe, both of
which are famous for their keenness of
eye. And he is almost equally keen Of
scent as hearing. For these reasons the
antelope hunter must be persistent, tire
less horseman and a good shot. As civili-
zation encroaches upon the animals terri
tory his senses become keener and his sus-
picion Of human beings intensified.
1t is exceedingly difficult to approach
within 500 yards of band OF antelope un-
less one is favored by the character of the
country and observes all the nicer rules of
Intelligent still hunting It Is better to Sc
one can take advantage Of the natural rise
and fall Of the land. though the game. pre-
ferring the fiatter prairie, may not be so
plentiful there.
The approved method Of hunting the
pronghorn is from the saddle, and the
most important point to be observed is to
keep out Of sight: with the wind well in
your face, IL possible. The antelope seems
to be able to feel the vibration impaired to
the ground by your horses hoofs, and to
be particularly shy Of a horses neigh or
the sound of his shoe striking piece of
stone. so it is well to leave your horse
picketed in the bottom Of the draws and
make your way hatless to the top of the
ridges and take careful look over. The
greatest caution is here necessary. for
these little fellows are not often caught off
their guard and take alarm of the slightest
suspicion of danger, starting off with the
speed of railroad train to a safer locality.
After that 1t is like following a whirlwind
to attempt to overtake them.
He likes the tender grass in the bottom
of some swale where there has been the
slightest suspicion of moisture earlier in
the summer, and IT is well to approach
such places with the greatest care. Re-
member the failing Is always to overshoot.
so hold well down on his shoulder and well
ahead IL he is on the run. He is possessed
of remarkable vitality and is almost GER
tain, unless hit in a vital part, to get
away from even the best mounted hunter
Flagging the antelope, of which much
has been written by the earlier hunters, Is
now no longer resoted to, nor do expert
enced hunters believe the game can longer
be successfully decoyed in this way. con-
slant harassment having made the animals
extremely cautious of approaching within
range of the lure. There are still many in
stances, however, Of the animals acute
Evening star., 1900-07-07

curiosity being the means Of getting him
into trouble. An instance Of this kind
where a fine buck approached to within
100 yards OF where hunter was concealed
and surprised him by suddenly step
ping out over the crest of a knoll where
the antelope was not expected that the
hunter missed him point blank with the
first cartridge and allowed him to scamper
of unmolested until he was out OF shooting
distance before trying a second.
Coursing the antelope with hounds Is
possible only from the fact that the animal
is not long OF wind, for at his own distanre
he will easily hold his own with the very
fleetest dogs and fairly distance any or~
dinary pack -
Evening star., 1900-07-07

In a report to the State Department Co
sui Nelson. at Bergen. gives some fac
relative to the discovery Of making chez
from pasteurized milk. II was consider
until recently impossible to make chee
of churn milk, and dairymen could I
themselves of II only by selling II as fe
for pigs or by throwing II away. A she
time ago DIR. Frans Elander. a chemist
Stockholm. Sweden. discovered a process
which the aforementioned difficulties ha
been remedied. As a result OF this disco
cry cheese can be made of pasteurtzed ski
milk which is palatable and nourishing a.
is free from tubercular bacilli. This chee
Is known as 'caseol.' and owing to its n
quality is more d-gestible than the ordina
cheese. Dairymen OF London have made e
periments with caseol and have been 7
warded by favorable results. The cons
says that he will gladly secure samples
this cheese for dairymen of this count
who are desirous OF making experiments
Evening star., 1900-07-07
DUFFY WINS IOO-YARD DASH.
Georgetown University Man Lands an
Event at stamford Bridge.

Event at Stamford Bridge.
LONDON, July 7.-At the Amateur Ath-
letic Association championship games at
Stamford bridge today, Walter B. Tewkes-
bury. Pennsylvania University; Arthur F.
Duffy, Georgetown University, and Charles
Lindsay Burroughs. Chicago University,
won their respective heats in the 1OO-yard
dash.
The mile run was won by Bennett. Time,
four minutes twenty-eight and one-flf.h
seconds.
Alexander Grant, University Of Pennsyl-
vania. was third Edward R. Business.
University Of Pennsylvania. was not placed.
and George w. Orton, University of Penn
sylvania. did not run.
The final heat Of the 1OO-yard dash was
won by Arthur F. Duffy. Georgetown Uni
versity. F. Jarvis. Princeton, was second
and Walter B. Tewkesbury, University OF
Pennsylvania, third. Time, ten seconds.
Middle States Tennis Tourney.
The middle states championship lawn ten
mis- tournament was continued again yes
terday afternoon at the Orange Lawn Fen
mis- Club, Orange, N. j.
The final round Of the singles was the
feature of the day, but Davis quickly DEM
onstrated his superiority over Clothier, and
the only question hung on the score. The
Pennsylvania champion never had a chance
to win and managed to get only seven
games in the whole match Davis will play
Champion Whitman this afternoon in the
I; challenge round for the middle states cham
pionship cup.
The champion has already held this
| trophy two years, and another victory to-
day would make 1t his personal property.
Rain interrupted the semi-final match In
| doubles In the middle of the deciding set
| and It will have to be finished today before
| the final of doubles, which will follow the
| championship match in singles
Yesterdays scores follow:
Championship singies-Final round: B. f.
Davis beat W. ]. Clother, 80. 90 8-3
Championship doubles-Semi-final round
II. D. Whitman and B. c. Wright agains,
Evening star., 1900-07-07
BRADLEY sCHHEyDERS.
Com united to Await Trial for killing
His Uncle.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. July edward Brad
ley. the young man who shot his uncle.
James A Gray. near this town Wednesday
night. came to Rockville yesterday and
gave himself uo. He was committed to jail
TO await the result Of the preliminary
hearing, which Will be held here in day
or two.
Bradley appears to be greatly grieved at
the death OF his uncle. and insists that the
shooting was done In self-defense. He SAYS
the relations between his uncle and himself
had always been pleasant. and that moth
ing excepting fear for his own life could
have induced him to shoot. He has retain
ed Mr.. Edward c. Peter OF Rockville to de-
fend him. Bradley is a married man. and
has a wife and three small children The
dead man. James A. Gray, leaves a wife
and eight children.
Evening star., 1900-07-07
Alleged Enfbens1.r Paisley Deod

PIITsBURG,' PA July 8.-samuel T.
Paisley, the former superintendent Of the
bureau Of highways and sewers of Pitts
burg. Pa. against whom there was a charge
of embezzlement of over $50, 200, is dead at
Newport News. Va. He was in the service
of the city In different capacities for twen-
ty-five years previous to the discovery of his
shortage in May last. Before any prosecu-
ton could be commenced he suddenly left
the city, since which time no definite infor-
nation concerning him had been made
public until announcement of his death.
Evening star., 1900-07-07
Standing of the CIubs.


Cincinnati, playing at home yesterday,
could make but one hit off Krson. and as
result Brooklyn shut the Reds out by the
score Of 10 to O. Stimnel was hit hard by
the champions and both teams ielded well.
Following IS the score by innings:
Cincinnati. o o 0 o. o
Brooklyn. .......-...... o o o o 40
Earned runs-Brooklyn. o. Twe-base hits-Jen-
nings and DAILY Thseetsse hits-Sheckard t2)
Home run-keller. Double -Beckley Corcornn
TO Beckley- First base bals-Of Stimmel 3:
OF kitson. ,. Struck out-By Stimmel. 2: by Kilt
son, 3. Passed ball-Peitz. Wild pitch-Stimmel
Umpire-Mr. Emslie. Time Of game-2 hours
Evening star., 1900-07-07
Fined for Assault.

Timothy Sullivan of Prince Georges coun.
ty, Md. was. today convicted In the Police
Court on the charge of assaulting Luthe,
Biayden. In South Washington, and Judge
Kimball fined him $40, which was paid.
Evening star., 1900-07-07
BASE BALL.

Today's National League games:
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati
Philadelphia at st. Louis. -
New York at Pittsburg.
Evening star., 1900-07-07

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