The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-07-09
TROLLEY CARS MEET
FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED IN COL
LISSION NEAR UTICA.
About 80 Are Injured-Motorman
Loses Contrrl of Car on Steep
Grade, and ItCollides With
Another One Ascending
Other News.

Utica, N. Y, July 5.-On
the Mountain Lake electric road
near Gloveasv1lle- last night there
was collision between two cars
crowded with passengers, in which
Is persons were killed and about
80 injured. Four miles north of
Gloversville is a popular place of
resort or picnic ground. Last night
the cars were filled with people
coming home from the grounds.
At 1920 p. m. about two and a
half miles north of Gloversville
| there was a collision between two
cars, one bound north and one
bound south. They came together
head-on with terrific velocity. AS
result, Is persons were killed out
right. AS it was a holiday, there
were many business men among
those on the car.
The Mountain Lake Railway
tracks follow the side of a noun
tain. the grade being about loo feet
in four miles. Coming down the
incline the motorman Of one car-
rying about 70 people, lost control
of the car, which in shortdistaace
acquired a frightful velocity. Then
it met car ascending the noun
tain, and also carrying about 70
passengers. The impact was terri
fic, but for a few moments neither
car left the track, the ascent of the
one being overcome by the rush of
the other, and for, a distance of sew
eral hundred feet they went down
the incline. Then they left the
rails, and the dead and wounded
were hurled together in an inextri-
cable mass.
At 2:30 O'Clock 10 bodies, mang-
led beyond recognition. were brought
into Gloversville, where the injured
were also being taken. Among the
victims there are more women than
men.
Joliet, Ill, July 4.-The Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific roads
through express train No. 5, bound
for Omaha and Denver, which left
Chicago at 10 o'clock last night.
was held up by robbers at Dupont,
ILL.,, an hour later. Express Mes
senger Kane was shot through the
groin by one of the robbers, and is
in a critical condition. The local
safe was forced open, but the a.
mount of the booty serured is not
known. Charles Nessler, who climb
ed over the tender of the engine and
told the engineer and fireman to
stop the train, has been arrested.
Neesler claims to be the unwilling
accomplice of the robbers, as he O.
beyed their commands at the point
of revolver. The detectives are
hot on the trail of the robbers. A
special train is waiting at Coal City
for pair of bloodhounds, which
are to be rushed to the scene Of the
hold-up. IF"
According to Nessler's story only
two robbers were concerned, though
the detectives think there were
more. Demand was made on the
express messenger and baggageman
to open the door of their car under
threats to blow it open with dyna-
mite. The door was opened, and
the robbers rushed in. A struggle
ensued, and Messenger Kane was
shot through the groin The rob
bers attempted to open the through
safe, but were unsuccessful. Rail-
way officials say practically moth
ing of value was taken. The rob
ber5 disappeared. Nessler was TAX
ed to Chicago this afternoon. The
officials found in his possession an
old slouch hat with several holes in
the top, which could have been used
for a mask.
Havana, July 1st.-The econom-
ic situation in Cuba has really
become alarming, and the most Sc.
rious consequences are expected if
some measures of relief be not
speedily be put into practice. At
the present moment Cuba, with all
the wealth Of her soil, is throttled
and paralyzed by the hold-up at
Washington, and, as all hope Of the
senate taking any favorable ac-
ton has been abandoned. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is looked upon as
a good Samaritan who will help
Cuba in her hour of aff1iction.
The attitude of Washington is