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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-20
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Soldiers Killed and Manned by a
Shell Explosion.
LIMBS TORN OFF AND EYES PUT OUT
Members Of Siege Battery o, Seventh
Artillery on the Fort Riley, Kan,
Reservation the Victims.
lMBs TORN OFF AND EYES PUT OUT

Junction City, kan, August 19s-whie
at target practice today on Fort Riley res
eryrtlon, haif o mile north OF this place,
a seyeninch 10T-pound shell exploded as IT
was being placed In the breech OF the third
section gun Of siege battery O. seventh
artillery, commanded by Captain vandusen.
Casualties:
Henry C. Wntson, instantly killed.
John II. King. wounded fatally.
Charles Duncan, wounded seriously
Henry Logsdpn, wounded seriously.
Dennis Mahoney, wounded not dan
Recruit Lloyd, wounded seriously.
Hoos Duck, wounded slightly,
james Brady, wounded slightly.
Tho big siege battery OF four guns has
been 90 the target range north OF THIS
eiry since Wednesday Of last week
WATSON has a athGr IN Texas ana n
brntpTr mud lister IN South Carolina and
enlisted IN Savannah. Ga He was from
private John King had both arms torn
on ana lost both eyes lie died tonight
Private Murphy Sykes had a portion OF
the skull torn on and right eye badly In.
jured. He Is expected 70 die at any mo
Cherles Duncan was badly bruised about
Che head and blinded IN both eyes
ICnry Logsdon Is Of Ioudon. Ky. His
body f. badly hurt and he may go bhnd
sergeant Dennis Mahoney. who was hit
In Tie mouth with a fragment OF smell
Recruit Lloyd. who recently Joined th'
hlttefv from Jackson, Tenn, had his LET
forearm blown off and right eye badi!
Unless unexpected complications set II
the remainder Of the men will recover, bu
II will he necessary to remove the fleh
eye Of Sergeant Dennis Mnhoney
The wounded men were at once takei
/ 10 the hospital, where proper medical at
/ teptioa could be given.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-20
OIL TANK EXPLOSIONS
SEVERAL FlREMEN KILLED BY THE
ACCIDENTS.
Atlantic OH and Refining Company's
Plant at Point Breeze. Pa, the
Scene OF the Disaster.

Philadelphia. August 1o.-While a large
force Of nremen were endeayorns to checR
the fire in nest of burning OIL TANKS ut
the Atlantic Oil Refining eompahys plant
at Point Breeze, in the southwestern sec-
ton Of the city, about ESQ O'Clock TINS
nornlnng, an immense tank OF oehzlhe SUI
denly exploded. Many hremen We're IN
close proximity to the tank ana fel VIC
tins TO tue blazing oil aud Tying pieces
OF iron rhree or four were kllleu W.. ~
f,yautV were badly burned before they
could be rescued by their more fortunate
companions. - ..ro
Ten or twelve tanks OF benhne anu petIItO ~.
le,,ua hive already been desS0y9d and the
lre has not yet been checked. The loss
IL Is estimated Will reach probably a halt
million dollars
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-20

Pcducah, Ky. August 19.-rhe steamer
city of Gulconda, plying between this city
and El2ahethtown, m, was struck by "a
suuan during storm about o'clock 20.
night as she was en- route to pNGucsh aud
turned over In ten feet Of water six miles
above the city, as she was going Into Gro
wells Landing sixteen persons are re-
ported drowned The dionster occurred as
supper was being served and many OF the
geventy-nve passengers were In the cabin.
The wind struck the boat without warning
and There was no time for those on the IN
Side to escape. Captain Jesse Bauer and
Pilot f ". Peck were hhe last 20 leave
the boat and SWAIN ashore. phey saved
several struggling in the wnpcr and left
the survivors In a house near the bank and
cRme 70 che city. Captain Bauer, who ar
rived here two hours after the catastrophe,
said:
1.-The boat WINS getting ready 10 land
when the squall struck heF and she listed.
Several passengers who were inside jumped
overheard and were caught by the boat.
The lndtee all OF whom were in the cabin,
cOnld not he reached. The boat settled
down in ten feet OF water over a reef. aud
two OF the men WIN were In the cabin
| II. o. Wartcn and y $. Qunrtermouse OF
Hampton broke through the glass and
| were saved
"Tlrree colored deckhands saved wo
maa and child, and ] think she WIS th'
only woman saved. A yawl that had broker
loose was caught ny some Of those strug
| Cling In the water and taken TO the bank
We returned so tue boat, Int could mn
no signs of life mud returned TO shore"
The bo.itu vlssA A ~ SzGa0l
was insured for $4,000. and had bee
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AN EXPLOSION KILLED SIX
LARGE QUANTITY OF DYNAMITE
WENT OFF IN A FIRE.
Bodies Of -Four Of the Victims Are uR-
recoenizahle--others May Be
Buried in the Ruins.

Little Falls. n Y, August l9.-rhe Mo-
hawk and Malone roundhouse at Herllmer
was discovered To be on fire at ] 80 to-
night. Waterman Gilbert and an engine
render. named John Deck, assisted by resi-
aents of the vicinity and members OF the
bhsge building gang, attempted 70 extin-
aulsh the flames when a large quantity of
dynamite stored In the building exploded
viii. terri6c force, killing Gilbert and Deck
and foir othets.
The bodies Of the four last mentioned
are u1fecognizahle.
The roundhouse was wrecked and burned
It is feared that there are bodies III th'
ruIp&
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nArANcm ar srnvIYnRs

vancouver. H. c.. August ~. The steam
or Farralon arrived here this afternoon
ne passengers who ped from the
Islander
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Seventeen Persons Probably Per-
ished i'm a Steamboat Disaster.
OHIO RIVER BOAT STRUCK BY A SUDDEN
SQUALL LAST NIGHT AND LISTED.
Several Ladies Were Among Those Who Were
Caught in the Cabin and Found-AH Means
of Escape Was Cut Off.

in the trade for eseverai years, being
owned by Captain Otto Bauer OF Golcon1a,
IN. There Is no way 60 determine he
number of names OF the dead until ths
boats hooks are found. Captain Peek
places the number at sixteen. The Mary
n lett soon after tho survivors reached
back tonight.
Among those believed to be lost are:
MISS LIZZIE GRAHAM, Grahamyihe,
MISS TBIXIE CRIMES. Grahamviue.
MRS, DAVID ADAMS, smithland Ky.
MRS w. a. HOGAN Padueah, Ky.
M MRs H 42S. IN.s T psfie SqGSi
WATTS DAVIS. Livingston county, Ky
CLARENCE LANpEN Yoki, Ky.
c. L. TURNtlt colorcd, .,.4,thland Ky.
CHASLoN GORDON, colored, Smith
WILLIAM WEBB, colored. smIthland
Will WOODS. colnrcd Golconda, IN.
HORACE RONDBAU. eoiored, Golconda,
LEE JACKSON, colorod, Paducah Ky.
GEORGE. SrANSBuRi, oolored, Padn-
cab. Ky.
James MeAllster Of 81. Louis, paralyzed
partially IN his lower limbs, swan ashore.
The Mary y. returned at il3O o'clock
with those saved They report that ten
Der % those who persisted Will r'ach Sow
cntecn or twenty. None OF the bodies
were recovered; 40 h resruers could Ios
was Mrg Hayden wife Of the encineer,
Divers are ~ work tonight trying to re-
/ cove, the bodies.
1 Miss Lizzie Graham Is u daughter of one
4 of tie wealthiest tobacco manufacturers or
/ paducah and is prominent IA society She
Z would have been married shortly. -
Miss Trixie Grimes Of Grahamsvllle Is
ais1 81 "a pronilneGt family.
Mrs W. A. Hogan, while trying TO rescnc
her three children, pulled ny tour down
tn ~
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Over Half the Passengers on the
Islander Were Lost.
e DIED FROM COLD AND EXPOSURE,
pUT MAJORITY WERE DROWNED.
Boat Sank Within Very Short While After CoIlid-
ing With an Iceberg-Vessel Pitched Forward
and Went Down Bow Foremost.

Port Townsend, Wash. August 10 The
steamer Queen has Just returned from the
North bringing news of one OF the most
appalling marine disasters ON the Pacific
coast. The steamer Islander sailing from
Skagway on August IA, when nearing the
southwest end OF Douglass islnnd at . a.
m. August II, and running hfteeu knots
an hour struck a floating iceberg aud in
less than twenty MINUTES went 10 the bot
tom Of the deep channel carrying men,
women and children to watcry graves.
The Islander had los passengers aud all
OF them were in bed when tn vessel
struck, The shock was SO severe that many
were thrown from their berths and the
widest excitement prevailed.
Word was soon passed that the vessel
was doomed and "a general scramble for
the ifeboats ensued, MANY jumping over
board and attempting to swim TO the shore,
/ the distance being short. In the scramble
! to get into the boats many We're hurled
/ headlong into the chilly water which, ac-
| dordiug to passengers arriving from the
scene. seemed alive with human beings.
/ Before All the passengers had left the
v, ssel she gave q lunge and went down,
bow first
II is known that slxtys seven lives were
lost.
II Will he some time before their names
con be definitely learned MS rho u,,rssr lo.t
Ids passenger list
victoria August lo.-Ihe steamer island
er the hogSnip OF the Nanadiah racine
Navigation heet ami the largest and fastest
passenger steamer on the INCONSISTENCY
route, eolllded with .ou Iceberg on Doug
lass island Alaska whlle on hef way santh
with the largest nmnoer OF p1ssensarS tlat
she has carried sinee she was replaced on
the run 10" lhohtus ago ana sunk WlIAlh
fifteen minutes after striking captain
Eoote, tie master and about siYy'hVe per-
sous including passengers ana members OF
the crew were drowned 10 ada TO the
horror Of The terrible disaster hef boiiers
exploded as she went down causing the
death OF many Of those who We're strug'
Cling in the water.
The steamer left Skayway on the evening
of Wednesday, August "A, aud was pro
cesding ont Of Lynn canal when the col
lsIol occurred. Most Of the passengers
anu the members Of the crew who were
in he'd were rudely awakened by the shock,
The majority got out On deck IN time t.
he saved In the boats which were quickly
usuded. but large nuraber went down IN
thcr state rooms Some Of the survivor.
arrived here last evening by the steamer
wiich passed over the scene Of the appal
ling disaster on the following evening and
picked them M at Juneau, TO which citl
thcy had been taken
rae news came as a terrible blow 70 the
citizens Of Victoria, many Of the lost be
ing wen known and having families in thii
city and was particularly sudden as the
sfean er mad been expected and many wer,
awai,ing her arrival when The Queen cana
in with INC news.
II Is impossible at present to ontain
complcte list ~ the dead as Purser BIS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-20
I.n,n F,nlos,on Reeulted Fatally.

Nayasota, Texas, August 19.--Miss Ella
Flint, the 14year-old daughter OF Jen
Maycs, met a frightful death at her home
near Keith Saturday night. she, was COOK
ints ana al The same time handling a zero
sene lamp that exploded. setting nre 70
her clothing and though others We're CLOSE
BY she burned 10 a crisp before asslslahce
could be rendered and died IA agony peloAe
Sunday morning. - ,,..
Deceased was a highly respected YOUNG
lady aad the news ot her tragic death WIN
be a severe shock.
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Nenro Nc Radlv hurt.

Sour Lake Texas, August 19.--william
Magsell, coiorsd was blown mp here this
morning at 1913 o'clock by lighting a
match TO look into a car Of oil which he
was pumping out 10 see n It was un-
loaded. The gas ignitsd and blew up with
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-20
pnllas Rox KiIIed BIZ 3 LIve VIE.

Dallas, Texas, August i9.-Robert y. an,
derson, years old, was killed by iFe
electric wire at noon today. He "eni On
.hs awning ,n front of the family apart
mems In search OF book. He graspeu 7
VIE carrying 1000 volts OF electne,ity+ a 70
support himself aud death resultea inseaAe
taneously.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-20
MANY PEOPLE WERE KILLED.
oIeo A AeRo.
Captain Foote Went Down with
His Ship.

Captain FOote WSnt bOW" N'"'
His Ship.
Seattle, Wash, August ia spe-
cial to the Times from Victoria, u.
C., says; The death of Csptain
Toote was very pathetic, lie re-
malned on the bridge until the
steamer was laundering. When the
vessel commenced to sink aud Il
was seen there was no earthly eSpe.
dent which could avail, the cap
tain, IT Is said. jumped lnto the life
raft which was already taxed Tor
accommodations. Realizing that his
weight would work havoc there. he
exclaimed: "a see there are too
many here. SO goodbye, boys, and
ne swan away. He was shortly az
forward seed TO stink.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-20
A Workman Killed.

Denison, Texas, August ~. last nignt
about 8 o'clock John Conner. iAborer IN
tbe rustIIne gang at the Katy car SHOPS;
was struck on die Katy yard rsck Anu anu
So seriously injured rhat ne aieu.
deceased was a resident o. bmlhen"e'
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a terrible explosion, blowing Magsell twcn-
Nv feet from fhe car he Ia badly burned
sb1nt the face. neck and arms. He was
taken to Beaumont on the pSsrensot train
al $50 this morning. where be will he
cared for by the Byrd syndicate OF Lon
don. England, by whom he was employed
to pump out the tank. II was "A most
mlraeulous Nscape from denth.
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tho suction OF the sinking vessel. Tue
raft was very decp in the water ana kept
swinging and tiltlnS, but every cue man
about two hours when Il boat cane out
and took them ashore.
he islander was the largest passenger
company She was built at Glasgow nj
cost Of 100000 She was twin-screw
las hold ste possessed great. speed;
had accommodations Tor several hundred
passengers and large freight capacity.
Among the passengers known 10 nave
been saved are the following
~ A. Belcourt, NJ p. Ottawa.
9. {, Ray, ottawa.
H. bowman, wife and son, Oscar van
Morrison. Dawson
Charles DOYLE, Fort Cudnhy.
Virgin Doyle, Fort Cudahy,
Arthur Lcngmane, Fort cudahy.
n Real Dawson,
Dr. W. II Smith, Vancouver.
II. W Henderson, Dawson
II H. Hart, san Francisco
J. B Bannin. san Benardine, Cal
A. : Leblanc, pilot, victoria
Allen J, Walker and VIE, Skaway'
L. ~ Ilighon, Victoria
Charles Denny, fourth engineer.
Frazer, third pantryman, Victoria;
e. H. l.. sherman, Northwest mounted
ii. Walker. mounted police, Whhehorse.
9. simpson, steward.
Louise Ahertha Dawson.
J. W. Snodgrass, Dawson,
D. o, Fly, qnariermas,er
j. G. Henderson, Skag way.
| Anton, kricsche, Dawson.
| J. b. McLennan. Vancouver.
-. Garter, sailor
Joan GachVer. Vancouver.
\ Charlie ResS, Dawson.
| n r. Robertson, Skagway.
| II. NJ. Green. Vancouver.
/ X, r. Marsh ,.
! q. /. coiter mountss police, white
! John L. Goss Seattle.
A. Dlpkcy Seattle,
owen Mclaughlin, wife and child skag
Y, 6. Fllqt epd yife, p n.o,;,,.a
q. olsen, coal passer Victoria.
4 {. \. Frazer. Vancouver
A. p, Luth, Dawson,
Mrs. Gertrude Whitinore Tacoma.
! Mrs. oI 3, GMt'us Dawson
/ j. w. Mcfarland, Atlln.
u. Didish, Racine, Nts
j. l.. Wilcox, san PrTnclsco.
l.. n. Maxwell, seattle,
j. ID. Daniels seattle.
j.. NJ Dennis, Dawson.
I ii Danish tt'in.
r. a. Appleoium, Dawson
G S. Spence, stewards department.
Dave stewart fireman.
William Chalmers. steward department
NJ Blummunc. rcrt'and, Ore
H. n hcBeth, 2ortiGnd.
II J. Mcdonald. nraIulu.
George Poddicom0, Treema
/. G. Gill; Van ouycr.
Russell Wilkinson bennington, Ontario
Max Green, Tacoma
r. NJ Wright, WAlgws, N. ID.
l.. s. Roberts, Dawson.
J. G. Morgan, insurance agent, Wlnnl
peg. ,. ..un
Captain Mcfarland. Dawson.
y. u. HUDSON coal passer.
J. Nash fireman,
Harry Lacey, Seattle.
John Dickson, porter. Victoria.
. Dick Norrlssey and Pat LAWN, hremen.
NJ Hanson. Dawson.
y. A. Dlckrv, Seattle
NJ ii Murphy, fireman.
, IL H. Mcdonald.
I r. r. Taylor, deck hoy.
r. G.. Case'hurg.
Wiiian Needslands Dawson.
! J. Yeo1nau, Dawson.
=. Brown Dawson.
7. 9 Ilindehockcr, Vancouver
al r r McNoughton Whltchorse
J r. SNYDER. Seattle
/. Noble johnson, st. Mdrys
George Powers second mate
WILTON NJ. Powers. Eagle CRY.
G. l. splnks, Dawson
DR. phillips Seattle, wife drowned.
Z A. T. P-ownes, chief engineer.
H. NJ p'shop purser.
| George l.. Brown. Dawson.
I, H. p Ptingiey. Dawson
j. A. Dean Cariho0 Crossing.
c. Reach Dominion Creek
! Captain Harrison, Victoria.
! r. II. Comfort, Dawson.
W. s. Herbert Dawson
j. X Deylln. Porcupine.
: w 6 Preston and wife. Seattle.
II. A. Bingham.
/ j. q. Stevens.
I sc r Emphry.
y ". Pigson.
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DISAPPEARED.
oIg I-2 CONGRESS Ave.

Ayog Is years DID, about feet inches to feet inches
build WEIGHS about 100 pounds; black hair; very prominent
Grows meeting across top of nose dark omplexon small dark mus
Prominent nose graysh eyes Was last seen in Temple lexa'
o'clock on Thursday afternoon Had blue serge suit neg
low quarter black Shoes heavy flat straw hat clothes marKea
E%FW Anyone seeing him anywhere will confer favor BY
place SEEM He has been sick and feared the extreme heat has
Thin wander around amIessy Conductors OF all trains viii
Keep lookout for him. Any expense incurred IN caring Tor MN
4fends can reach him will be chesuly paid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
]. s. WILCOX,
 General Agent ! ! Montgomery, ala.

men. who are said to be far more emo. tional than men? And yet no self respecting woman ever makes use ok one. m yffass
 Why did Socrates frequently swear7 The worthy sage had perfect commend of his emotions and needed no safety valve; yet again and again he swerss By the dog." leaving an endless num- Der of critics to dispute over his pufe pose and his meaning.
 Andrew Jacksonis By the Eternafs may have relieved his pent-up keeI- ings. but # served another purpose equally well, and that was to give emphasis to his si2ss arity.
 The psychologists win do well t0 ex~ anime the subject Of profanity atfll further. To label 1t as q relief for the emotions Is not at all satisfactory. for the motions increase by the use of lts and, as to invoking curse. the class of people addicted to 1t have little faith in God or demon.
 It Is probable that the psychulogista after all their Investigations may come to belief in the worthlessness of pFo- fanity and agree with the moraiisks who used no laboratory methods when he reached the sage conviction: To swear is neither brave. polite ncr wise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
WHY swEARP
Why do Men swearP

why do men swear?" Is a question which Professor Patrick. of the Uni- versIty of Iowa. attempted to answer in a paper recently read before a scientific society of Lincoln, Neb. The question Is a reasonable one, and If the cause can be learned. remedy may be applied. or it may prove that swear ing Is a necessary evil and mild sub stitute for something worse.
 Professor Patrick. quoting from Campbell, explains that men in anger may be obliged to repress every overt act and every expression of emotion ex- cept facial movements or some form of vocallzation-that profanity Is therefore a safety valve. and If a man did not swear he would do something worse. Professor Patrick holds that there is something more than this in swearing, and that it has an objective as well as subjective force, and is intended to call down a curse from heaven upon the offender.
 The psychology of the oath has by no means been determined. Its form and ramiheations are many and most of them are subtle in character. If the oath Is a safety valve, why is it not better adapted to the use of wo-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01

drift down stream to warmer ciimes, the seeds sprout. and grain grows and eventually ripens.
 On the deck of the great barge is an extensive building, the residence of the professors of agriculture who have the station in charge, and smaller house for the crew. The size of these build ings, however, Is dwarfed by the im- mensity of the barge. On It's gEeat deck besides the vegetable and grain beds, are various working models of be- hives: for the government is bending every energy to revive this industry once famous in Russia. when heney mead was the national drink.
 As the barge journeys. with the cur rent. 1t stops at every village. The church bell Is rung, and the people gather from the fields to be led by the starosta or Mayor, to the floating farm. They are invited aboard, when the various plants are explained to them, while illustrated lectures are sometimes given on the advantages of diversified farming. The question of the peasants are intelligentiy answered. and seed-are often left with the most contemplating for planting.
 So far the barge experimental farms have proved the most efilcient methor of spreading the new knowledge of farming in Russia, for the country is one vast plain. The great rivers low ing southward through the rich agri- cultural prairles take their rise in the dense forests of Central and Northern Ruesia. Here the great barges are built late in the Fall. the spring freshets are made to save the expense of launching, and when fall comes again the wood Of the barges can be sold in the treeless southern country. where wood is dear. and thus made to pay the expenses of the trip down stream.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-01
AN EGG LED TO DIVORCE.
Trivial Cause of a Serious Matri-
 rnonfal Difference.

monial Difference.
 According to London correspondent of The Paris Messenger, the president of the Probate and Divorce Division of the High Court of Justice recently re- marked that his experie1ce taught him that in the great majority of actions, matrimonial differences arose from the most trivial causes. in many instances 50 utterly childish. as to be scarcely credible, For exaple, in the suit at that moment being tried before him, a young. couple were praying for judi cial separation as they had arrived at the conclusion it was impossible that they could ever live together again un. der the same roof.
 Ever since they were married the parties had been as happy as Q pair of turtle doves and what think you was the little drop of poison In the cup of more nor less than q penny egg!
 Fancy: in this Twentieth century. Q penny egg leading to the divorce cOurtt
 But In the hymeneal state. great ef- feess from even such small causes spring = as will endeavor to demon ssfate.
 i One day. at table. the wife's father (vho Happened to be staying on short vieitl was assisted by his daughter to two eggs with his matutinal bacon: whereas the hitherto pampered husband was offered only one. The latter TO- scented this cruel neglect. and. after breakfast. upbralded the careless part ner of his joys and sorrows, protesting in angry. injured tones. The could see she preferred her father to him." and so on and so forth.
 As usual. one word led to another. and another led to a puhs, and Che push led to a poker and-chaos.
 So you see what a narrow border line there is between penny egg and per- dittonf