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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
MANY KILLED AND
HUNDREDS HURT
Terrible Explosion of a Train Of Naphtha
Cars Near Pittsburg.
WAS STARTED FROM SWITCH LIGHT
Leaking Naphtha Became Ignlted and Soon
Tank After Tank Burst, Throwing Flames
Far Up In the Air - Many Fearful'y
Burned, Beg Bystanders to Put Them Out
OF Their Misery.

Pttsburg, (SpeciaD.-The Sheraden
yards Of the Panhandle Railroad Com
pa,y were the scene of one of the most
disastrous explosions and fires known Ill
this section for many years.
\ score of lives were lost and about
zoo persons were so badly burned that,
according TO the judgment of physicians
in attendance, rs per cent. of them will
die from the effects of their injuries.
The cause of the catastrophe was the
explosion of train of naphtha cars
which were being switched at the yard
In the switching the rear Car telescoped
a car forward.
The leaking naphtha ignited from a
switch light, causing an explosion which
threw flames so feet high. Much of the
escaping naphtha ran through Corks run
to Esplenhnro, IA miles. Here it caused
another explosion, blowing to atoms the
Seymour Hotel and the Collins House,
on River road, and badly wrecking a
frame building near by, in which were
congregatcd two hundred or more per-
sors from Pitrsburg and vicinity betting
on the races and baseball. Few occu-
pants OF this building escaped I'M
many being badly hurt.
The first car of naphtlla exploded
about 40 o'clock. The spectacle soon
attracted large crowd on streets lining
the hills on both sides of and parallel to
the railroad
The second car exploded about S
O'Clock. 1t was 6.Is when three more
cars of the deadly stuff went up with a
roar that could be heard for miles. Then
the work of destruction really began.
A torrent of fame burst forth on each
side of the track, sweeping back the ter
riied spectators like charge of artillery
and sending shower of fire over their
heads.
The successive explosions had heated
the air to such an extent that before the
third explosion many were rendered Tin.
conscious by the extreme heat and the
gaseous fumes.
The clothing of many was soon afre,
The victims ran frantically about tear
ing their burning garments from their
bodies and screaming for help.
All the ambulances in this city and
Allegheny, together with many physic-
ians, quickly started for the scene, and at
the earliest possible moment the vic
Tins were receiving attention. The hospi-
tails are crowded with writing patients
and the morgue is full
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
NEW STEEL COMBINE.
Schwab, Gary and Gates In 1.-THE Concerns
That Have Consolidated

Chicago (SpeciaD The Daily News
printed the announcement of new COM
bination of interests in the steel indus
try which has just been perfected in this
city under the management of Arthur ].
Eddy. The name of the new company
is to be the American Steel Founders
Company, with capital of $4,000, 900,
equally divided between common and
preferred stock.
Concerns comprising the new combi-
nation are; The American Casting Com
pany and the Sargent Company, of Chi
cago; Light & Howard, of St. Louis; the
Franklin and the Reliance Companies, of
Pennsylvania, and the American Casting
Company, of Newark N. J.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
TWO YEARS FOR MRS. SOFFEL.
The Wife Of the Former Warden VIII Now Be
a Penitentiary Pri oner.

Pittsburg, Pa, (SpcciaD Mrs. Cath
crime Soffel, the wife of Warden Peter
Soffel, of the Allegheny county Jail, who
entered plea of guilt to the charge Of
releasing Edward and John Biddle. the
burglars and murderers of Grocer Kah-
ncy and Detective Fitzgerald, was SEN
fenced to two years in the Western Pen
itentary. Mrs. Soffel received the SEN
tence calmly and with no show of emo
ton.
Walter Dorman, the member of the
Biddle gang who turned states evidence.
and entered a plea of guilty to the muir
der of Kahney, was called up and sem
fenced to death.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
Killed by His Brother.

New York, (SpeciaD.-The end of
the long existing trouble among the chill
dren of the late Gordon L. Ford, mil
lionaire real estate lawyer, of Brooklyn,
came at 1920 o'clock A. M. when NAL
colin Webster Ford, who had been dis
inherited, shot and killed his brother,
Paul Leicester Ford the celebrated nov
elist and historian, and then took his
own life. The shooting took place in
the beautiful new home of the author,
~ East Seventy seventh street.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
Estrada PaIma's Reception.

Havana, (SpeciaD D.-The shipping in
terests here arranged striking reception
for President elect Estrada Palma, who
arrived in Havana Monday morning. A
double line of decorated barges stretched
from Moro Castle to the wreck of the
United States battleship Maine. Between
this double line passed fleet of vessels
headed by the Julia, having the presiden-
tial party OH board. The wharves and
the whole water front was decorated
with bunting and Cuban flags.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
TOWN DIRECTORY.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

! BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
President of Board, ]. F. D. Miller.
I Commissioners, Frank Hesson, w. J.
Fr,eze, J. T. Waesche, c. A. Weller.
BaiiiH-Bcncdict Knott.
Justice of the Peace-John Jones.
Notary Public-W. w. Zimmerman.
Postmaster-J. Henry Cover.
Agent w. M. Il. R-Frank Hesson.
Thurmont National Banl1-Sam'l M.
Birely, Cashier
High School-H. D. Beachley, Princi-
pal.
Public Schools-H J. Kefauver, Prin-
cipal: Misses M. Beth Firor, Mary Ian.
dcrs, Grace Henshaw, Assistants.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
Trains Going East.

Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg
at 8 26 and 10 80 u IN, and 81 and 6 81
pm.
Leave Edgemont for Waynesboro and
Chambersburg at 05 m, and for Ship
pensburg ut / 40 II m, and 30 P m.
Leave Hagerstown for Cherry Run and
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at
s 10 q IN and 12 09 and % p IN.
Leave Bruccyillo for Frederick at 8 80,
8 35 and 10 40 u N and 8 as and 80
D m, and for Littlcstown Taneytown,
Wrightsville and Columbia at 8 AZ m
and 8 45 pm.
*Daily--all other daily except Sunday.
J. M. Hoop, i. II. GRIswoLD,
Genl Manager. Gan. Passenger Agent.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
LODGE DIRECTORY.

Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 46 I. o.
o. F., meets every Thursday.
Acacia Lodge, No. I55, A. F. & A. NJ,
meets every second and fourth Monday.
Chancellor Lodge, No. 67, K. of P,
meets every Saturday.
Columbia Council, No. 81, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ, meets every Friday.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
Augusto Severe Killed.

Paris, (By Cable) The airship be-
longing to senior Augusta Severe, the
Brazilian areonaut, made an ascension
here. The airship exploded and the two
aeronauts who were on board were kill
ed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
Foreign.

The financial secretary of the admiral
ty informed the British House OF Com
mons that, under recently renewed
agreement, the White Star Line steamers
must continue to fly the British flag.
The chancellor of the British exchequef
yielded to strong pressure and announc-
ed the withdrawal of the proposed one
penny stamp tax on checks.
The collapse of Senior Severos bal
loon in Paris, which resulted in the
death of himself and his machinist, was
due to the leakage of gas
A conference committee of the Danish
Parliament now has the matter Of the
sale of the West Indies under consdera
ton.
Archduchess Maria Christine, daugh
ter of Archduke Frederick of Austria
and Prince Emanuel Salm-Salm were
married in the chapel of the Hotburg in
Vienna.
Portuguese advices from South Africa
state that peace is sure to be the out
come of the conferences of the Boer
leaders to be held at Vereeniging, Trans
vaal, May IS.
The dictatorship paragraph is to be
eliminated from the constitution of AL
SAGE Lorraine.
The condition of Queen Wilhelmina
continues to improve.
The United States cruiser Cincinnati
has arrived at San Domingo. The hos
pitals there are filled with men who were
wounded in the last engagements be-
tween the revolutionists and the forces
of the former government,
English advices from Borneo state that
the Sea Dyaks have been head hunting
again, and have murdered a number OF
the peaceful Land Dyaks, in order to
secure their heads as trophies.
King Edward has expressed his
strong dsapproval of the shipping com
bine on patriotic grounds. The English
newspapers continue to dwell distrust-
fully upon it.
The Chinese rebels bombarded Nan
Ming Fu using modern field guns. From
200 to 400 people were killed.
The Count and Countess de Rocham-
beau will sail from Havre for New York
today. =.
Gen. Tresias Simon Sam, president OF
the republic of Hayti, has resigned.
The town of ST. Pierre, Island of Mar
Unique, is reported to have been totally
destroyed by volcanic es,nearly
all the inhabitants killed, and the steamer
Roraima and other vessels wrecked.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
Earthauaka Shocks Felt IN Spain.

Madrid, (By Cabie).-Earth shocks
were felt at Alicante, Murcia and Elche,
on the southwestern coast OF Spain. Pan
les followed, but there were no fatali-
ties
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-05-15
Financial.

The Norfolk & Western Railroad di-
rectors have declared dividend of l
per cent on the common stock.
International Paper Company officials
deny that their company has secured con-
troll of the American Writing Paper
Company.
The former board of directors of the
N. Y. c. & St. L. Railway have been
reelected. The old directors of the Lake
Shore have also been reelected.
The American Cereal Company has de,
clared regular quarterly dividend Of
per cent.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14
THERE WILL BIZ NO GLUT
OF DELAWARE PEACHES

CLAYTON. July 14.-Concerning the
outlook for peaches and pears, Special
Agent 4. n. Mills, of the Delaware Rail-
road Company says: There will be
about one-half q crop of peaches, which
means well for growers. Where there
are too many peaches the fruit be-
comes a glut on the market and poor
prices are realized. With half a crop
there is not much danger. All danger
of June drop is passed, and peaches
now growing will surely ripen unless
something unforeseen occurs.
Pears are growing in large Guanti-
ties. Many Of the fruit growers who
tore up their peach orchards some
years ago on account OF the yelloYs
are now successfully growing pears IN
stead. The Delaware railroad is carry
ling more fruit this year than was ever
known before. Most Of them are of q
superb quality, and good prices are be
ing realized. Taken all in all, this
year will be q banner year for fruit
growers OF Delaware and the Eastern
Shore of Maryland"
The figures received by Mr.. Mills
from the Delaware railroad, and lt6
branches. indicate that the crop will be
about 2.351 400 baskets of peaches and
s62 .345 baskets OF pears. The esti-
mates are:
Peach estimate-Delaware railroad
| .O12. 500 baskets; Queen Anne's 4
Kent. 233.925: Delaware & Chesapeake
3S6.915; Baltimore & Delaware Bay
lisa 100: Cambridge & Seaford, 94,550i
! Delaware. Maryland & Virginia Cup.
Iper). 3S1 .S75: Delaware Maryland &
| Virginia (lower), 57,295.
Pear stimate-Delaware railroad
t73. .425 baskets: Queen Anne's & Kent
| 42125: Delaware & Chesapeake, y,
$50: Baltimore & Delaware Bay, 95,'
800; Cambridge & Seaford, 1915; Della
ware. Maryland & Virginia (upper)
% sos; Delaware, Maryland & Virgins
| lOWer), 1,7S5.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14
summer School at Northfeld

East Mortified, July 14.-Dr. w. w.
White. president Of the Bible Teachers
College, has begun a series of leo
lures at the Mortified Summer Bible
School on "The Writings Of Luke. the
Physician" The Summer school at
Northfeld is a new institution, and
viii continue in session till the end of
July Among the other teachers who
have been engaged to lecture during
this time, are the Rev. John Kelman,
of Edinburgh University. and the Rev.
.G. Campbell Morgan, the evangelist
Courses are given in both the Old and
New Testaments. and are elective. 1t
lis possible to begin attending the
school at any time and continuously
tin the close. There is no charge fol
tuition. and accommodation vary from
tenting life to the service Of the North
field Hotel.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14
NEWPORT TEAM WINS
Thomas J. Crawford Appointed Registrar
Farmers Report Light Wheat CrOns
Special 70 tae Evening Journal.

Newport, July 1.-THE Newport
baseball team defeated the strong Tiger
a. c.. of Wilmington, on the latters
grounds. on Saturday, by the score Of
s to z. Saturday the strong Oceanic
team. OF Brandywine Springs, will play
the locals on the home grounds. A
good game is looked for.
George p. Fredericks is making ex-
tensiye Improvements to his property,
on Christian street.
Harvey Benson left last week to ac-
cept position as an iron worker in
Conshohocken. Pa
Thomas J. Crawford has been ap-
pointed registrar of this district, and
j. r. Lyman and J. W. r. Kilgore, as
sistants. j. p. Groome, alternate. AS
this is a Republican district, the law
compelled the Governor to appoint two
Democrats and one Republican. Many
candidates have announced themselves
for representative. W. j. HilyaId has
come out as candidate of the Republi-
can choice. Both sides claim to have
an equal chance this year, but the Re
publicans have heretofore rolled UT
large majorities in this district, which
will be difficult for the Democrats tc
lONercOme.
Farmers have begun to thresh theiI
wheat crops in this vicinity, with very
poor results. J. r. Lyman claims tc
have lne best wheat this year. He
threshed last week 1,1OO bushels of
forty acres. Many other crops have
turned out less than fifteen bushels tC
ltne acre. The oats and corn crops are
lgrowing nicely, and with q fair fall the
corn crop will be heavy.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14
FARMERS HAVE GOOD YEAR {
Sussex County Is Booming As Result Of
CrODS

Dover, July 14.-Cashier Walter Nor
ris. of the Farmers Bank, who has just
made a tour through Sussex county, ,ex-
amining into industrial conditions,s said
today that the only portion Of Della
ware which is really booming is the
extreme lower portion Of Sussex coun-
ty In Bridgeville over s500,000 was
cleared from strawberries alone this
spring, Of which Bridgeville received
more than 100000. The traffic now
going on there in blaclzberrles and po-
tatoes is immense. Seaford is so pros
porous that people will ask the next
Legislature for authority to bond the
town for improved sewers and electric
ighting One factory alone there paid
out $4,000 to its laborers in one week
and 1900 baskets Of tomatoes are
canned there in one hour.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14
N. B. DANFORTH Market s,s'..,s' s.' ss's.' o. '''
chIld Ran Erom LlnhtnInn.

Franklin, Pa, July IA romarlt-
able case of infantlle intuition is re-
ported from Spring Creek township.
During a violent thunderstorm tho a.
year-old daughter of E. w. Mitchell,
who sleeps in a room apart from her
parents. was frightened and. crying
asked that she might be permitted to
go TO their room. The permission was
granted. Just as she crossed the
threshold separating the two rooms
lightning struck the part of the house
in which she had been sleeping aud de-
molished it. Her death must have beer
certain had she remained in tho room
for a fraction OF a minute longer.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14
VISITORS IN NEWPORT
Notes Of Town People Who Spent Pleas
ant Sunday Elsewhere
Special to the Evening Journal.


Newport July 14.-'Mrs. William
Hamilton spent Sunday with relatives
in Chester, Pa
Robert White, of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Darrah
Grove, near town.
Mrs. j. l.. Nuber and children, Of
Washington, ID. c.. are spending some
time with her mother, Mrs. A. w.
EversOn, near town.
Harry Mcclure of Wilmington. spent
sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ben
SON
Mrs. James Cranston and daughter
are spending a few days as the guests
OF DR.. and Mrs. L. II. Ball, at Faulk-
land
Arnold Faulkner. OF near town, spent
Sunday with friends in Wilmington.
Harry Lowe spent Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. S. II. Lowe, in Philadel-
phia.
James Al Hilyard, formerly of New
port, but now of Chester, was the guest
Of his mother here.
Miss Lizzie Jones, of Wilmington,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. ]. r.
| Lyman on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Weldln, Of Will
mington, spent Sunday with Mr. We'll
din's parents here on Sunday.
Joseph Crawford. OF New York. Ia
spending a few days with his brother.
w. H. Crawford. in Christian street
Miss Ida Cunningham and Miss
Helen Lockyard, Of Wilmington, spent
I Sunday with friends here.
Marshall Crawford and Walter Cur
rinder were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. Harry lyman, in Rockland, Del.
on Sunday.
Miss Elsie Eagles. Of Lancaster. Pa.
is the guest Of Misses Kate and Lillian
Myers.
Harry Valentine, Of Wilmington. is
spending a few days with relatives
here
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Yeates, Sr.. and
Miss Clara Abbott spent Sunday in
Baltimore, Md.
A. C. Heck Fred. S. Heck and George
p. F'redericks spent last evening al
| Brandywlne Springs.
II KlOman Day and Thomas Draper
Jr., spent yesterday at Washington
Park
John Scarborough and daughter
Lillian spent Saturday at Cape May
Mrs. George p. Fredericks and daugh
ter. Alice, and Mrs. w. II. Crawfor,
spent Saturday at the Philadelphi,
geological Garden.
Miss Emma Hickey and Miss Rodgers
Of Philadelphia, spent Sunday will
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Crawford.
J. j. Healy and wife will spend few
days in Atlantic City this week
Frank G. Sindall will spend a few
days in Atlantic City this week
Mr.. and Mrs William Wilson spen
, Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs T. J. Craw
ford.
(, Miss Sadie Clawser, Of Marshallton
= and Miss Sue Davis, of Wilmington
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. T. J
Crawford.
Miss lillian Elliott, Of Stanton. spen
r Sunday with hsr grandparents. II
; Christian street.
{ Mr. and Mrs. James Eastburn, VIII,
l have been spending a few days will
his sister. Mrs. Harvey Benson. lef
last week to make their home in Phila
} delphia.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14

At 10 o'clock. a. m,
mo following described real estate, VIZ:
Am those Two certain pieces or parcels
of land situate in the city of winning
tom New Castle county ANA state OF
Delaware, bounded and described as ioi-
no i. beginning at stake on the
saeferlv side of French street
between Second and Third streets, at ine
middle of the division wall between thls
and the adjoining house on the north ana
M the distance OF twenty feet six inches
iron the southcrly side OF Ihifd stfe@li
thence by the same enstcrly one huhurtu
and sixteen feet one inch TO stake ln inc
Walnut streets; thence along the said
middle distance sOutherly nineteen feet TO
"a stake in William HIRES Mnei thence
therewith westerly one hundred ana SIX
teen feet one inch 20 the Aforesaid SIDE
of French street, and thence NncfenR
northerly nineteen feet to the place OF be-
ginning, be the contents thereof what
they may with the exclusive right and
use forever of a three feet four inches
Wide allov leading into Third street
No. 2. Beginning at tRe southerly side
OF Fourth street extended between Rod
man and Hawlcy streets at the distance
of sevcnty-nve feet from the westerly
side of Bodman street; thence southerly
parallel to Rodman street ninety-three
feet. two inches 20 corner :
thence westerly parallel 20
Fourth street nifty feet TO corn~r,
thence northorly parallel TO R0dman
street ninety-threo feet two inches to the
aforesaid side Of Fourth street, ana
thence thereby eastcrly fifty feet to the
place of beginning be tho cOntents there
of what they may
Tha following portion OF the above de-
scrihed land has been released from the
lien Of the above mortgage:
All that portion of the ab0vo-meniion-
ed property bounded and described as fol-
lows TO wit.,
Beginning az q stake on the easterly
side of French street between Second
and Third streets, at the middle Of the
division wall bdtween this and the ad-
lioining house on the north and at the
ldistance OF twenty feet six inches from
the southorly side Of Third street; thence
by the same cagtorly one hundred and
sixteen feet ono inch TO a stake ia The
middle distance between French and
Walnut streets; thence along the said
middle distance Toutherly nineteen feot tc
"a stake in William Iiares' Line; theme.
IthoreWth westerly one hundred and six
teen feet one inch TO the aforesaid side OF
| French street. ana thence thereby north
lerly nineteen feet 10 the place of begin
lining. be the contents thereof what they
may with the exclusive right and use
forever of n three feet four inches wide
alloy leading into Third street
Seized and taken in execution as the
property OF Lambert J. Foulk, and Mary
| NJ FoullS. his wife, and to be sold by
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL, Sheriff.
Sherim's Onlce. Wilmington, Delaware
june q. 1902.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14

- HERITT's sALE.-BY VIRTUE OF
- a writ OF Levau Facias, to me d.
rectod, will be exposed TO public sale, at
tho Court House on Market street. be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, IN the
city OF Wilmington. New Castle county.
State OF Delaware,
ON TUESDAY.
THE 18th DAY OF JULY, 1909,
AT 10 o'clock, a. M,
the following described real estate, VIZ:
All that certain frame messuage OF
tenement and lot or piece of ground situ-
ate on the north side Of Justice street
between James street and John street,
n Newport, aforesaid, containing I'M from,
.or breadth on said Justice street furty-six
feet and extending IN length or depth
northward of that width one hundred and
.nty feet, bounded northward by ground oi
Joseph killgoro. southwark by said JUS
lce street, and eastward and westward
by ground Of James T.. Porter.
Seized and taken I'm execution as the
property of Joseph l.. Barratt and Sarah
g., h.s wife, mortgagors, and IT,, and to
be sold by
SAMUEL. A. MCDANIEL, Sheriff
Sherins Onioe. Wilmington. Delaware
June ~. 1902.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14
Rnesla pnnonnces Trusts.

St. Petersburg, July 1.-The Finan-
cial Messenger semi-onicialiy de-
nounces the unfair competition Of
trusts, which sell cheaper abroad than
OF home" After mentioning the in
conveniences OF attempts to overcome
trust competition by sliding tariffs, the
Messenger cites the Dingley acts sugar
premium clauses as a possible prece-
dent for discrimination against trust
goods. The paper regards the present
moment as particularly propitious for
the raising of this question, since many
commercial treaties viii soon expire.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14
National Guard Notes

Newark is now spoken of as the
most suitable site for the camping
ground of the First Delaware Regi-
ment. Homewood Driving Park will
be the place selected. The officers of
the Regiment visited Newark last week
and looked around for a loca-
ton, and application has been made to
the Town Council for the camp. Coun-
Gil has promised that proper arrange
ments will be made if the camp is To-
Gated There.
Evening journal., 1902-07-14


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