New-York tribune., 1900-08-22

THE PASSING THRONG.

said d R. Chaffee, OF Cleveland Ohio at the
Hoffman House yesterday This
IN Is so even where no serious In
RAILROAD Jury 70 either passenger OF train
SMASH ensues. The rending crash and
jar. the indescrfbable things that
occur. hair raising and heart breaking and once
experienced. TO be forgotten. Some years
ago I coming East on business Every one had
been in bed long enough to be sound asIeeD when
we were awakened by a series of crashes and tars
The lights went out: the tingIe OF falling glass
was al around Us The at least twice was
checked in It's speed and started ahead only 70 be
pulled back by superior force. TIE third time
that force brought II 70 a full stop All this han
pened in much shorter time than II takes 20 tell
It The air was filed with feminine shrieks and
corresponding masculine profanity. Weakened out
OF particularly sound slumber nv first rseliuz
was that the was rolling
I grasped The bunk above with one hand and
the rail inside with the other and hung on waiting
but nary roll rewarded that wait. for the car
stayed perfectly still Then got my nerve back.
dressed and went outside to investigate We were
on the upper side Of the great Horseshoe Curve
Our car was alone BY Itself and hundred or
train II sssInsS f5s4 5s Ie Ss5ce ea o. o. our
eoJolnlng track had overtaksn another freight aud
q rear end collision had ensued A freight car
our train sped by. Il hit fore end OF the rear
car-the one that was in-was thrown back and
then struck IL about the centre. and after that
bounce It tore the rear vesribule Of the and
She car on the train al the time. Incidental
y II broke all the windows that side OF the car
however,
though one man was almost completely covered BY
the railing glass II gave me scare however, 7
too badly damaged for use we bad of 20 asrOts
ourselves over the rest OF the train and. It
That didn't add 10 the Joy OF the experience or
Senator Eugene HaIe Of Maine told recently
with amused chagrin OF passage at arms ne had
with Mr. WI. the Chinese Minister
SENATOR The treatment OF the missionaries
Z A - -
WITH VIC. sion. and ths Senator had trottsd
out a number OF instances OF nal
treatment, and worse. that the missionaries
had met with at the hands OF their Eastern breth-
rem The Senator then pointed out to the Minister
that this was hardly the way IN which the mis-
sionary should be received. and that q liberty OF
faith should be accorded their subjects BY Eastern
ister had grinned sympat theticaIIy but triae de-
rtsively: Liberty OF religious thought, sh?' WI
inquired tentatively, when his chance came, you
not always give liberty OF religious thought IN this
in these great United states think 70 this.
needless to say the junior Senator rToTn the Pine
No you never do such things here, never You
never psEseclts ne poor m!ssonarS tou . az %
thought for thatt" And here Wu's derisive smile
EsfE EafTET diAO0loa- 10" about that L''an'ih' Al
Yes. Levantine affair; affair AZ Lsva1t What
fate OF Mormon missionary at Levant. Ne The
keen Celestial eye Of the Chinese Minister saw ths
what did you do with that Mormon missionary
at Levant, sh7 You gave him what Is called the
tar and feathers; II Is not soT But the Senator
had no response at hand
Daniel webster" said NJ 4. Gilman, Of Boston,
yesterday the Murray HIu Hotel, as al the
world knows. had a penehant for
wERSTER's looking wine when II giovsd
DRINK NEAR rosy red. At one time as was crtv-
CAMBRIDGE. ing 10 Cambridge rom Boston He
was billed 20 make speech AZ the
home Of Harvard. ard mis- companion in the oLo
fashioned zig was a member of the Reception COM
rnittee and a resident OF the town On the way
TO Cambridge Mr.. Webster turned 20 hls rsiloW
traveller with inquiry whether there was qS nos
some place IN the neghborhood where tney couIo
obtain a drink II you viii drive short distanes
our OF your way TO my house. was the coUrLeous
response. 7 think 7 promise you as zcoc
drink OF Jamaica rum you ever tasted 10 tns
house the twain accordingly 1ourneyeo ana once
there the host TO his promise set DetoIe
the ststesrnar a decantar OF extremely me rum
The great Massachusetts, Senator poured Guy q
brimn1ing bsaker and quaffed II on without 6lnc ,
ing His host tentatively pushed toward nm ne
water lug. but Senator Webster. a1ter eyIns - =
moment. said: Thank you, no; wanted q dElnA En
but am not thirsty He then went on 20 an
bridge and delivered OF his mastery Efforts