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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
Another Terrible Accident Occurs
in the B. & 0. Railroad Yards
Monday Night Tom Morris
Meets Death in a Hor-
rible Manner
Lost His Balance and Fell Down in Front of Nov
ing Yard Engine--Body Crushed and Mangled
Beyond All Recognition.

Thomas Morris, an oil well driller,
in the employer of Contractor b. +.
Wilson, fell from the tender board of a
switch engine in the b. & o. yards near
the Junction Monday evening and was
ground to pieces under the mereiless
wheels Of the engine.
The accident occurred about G:30
O'Clock. The exact particulars of the
accident are very meagcr as no one saw
just how it happened. From what can
be learned, Morris was taking ride on
ward engine No. 1907, which was go
ing backwards. Morris was sitting on
the tender board Of the engine. At this
point there are three tracks in the yards,
two side tracks being situated to the
left Of the open or through track. En-
CINE No. 1907 was on the outer side
track. As the yard engine was going
down this track, way train No. 90 was
going in the opposite direction on the
other side track. Just as the way train
passed Morris lost his balance and fell
from his seat in front of the switch
engine and was literally ground to pieces
by the wheels. 1t seems that the gust
Of wind caused by the passing Of the
way train blew Norris hat from his
head, and in the effort to catch the hat
,-1A IL. l. -. ..r,I fall
The engine was in charge Of JOHN Ma
Ioney, engineer, and Dclbcrt crouser,
conductor They did not see Morris fall,
as he was hidden from their view under
the front Of the tender. and the engine
was not stopped until the attention OF
the engineer was attracted by some per
son yelling to him. When the engine
was stopped it was found that Morris
body had been dragged and rolled I'M
der the engine for distance of about
forty yards. The body was lifted from
under the engine and laid on the en-
bankment at the side of the track The
unfortunate man was crushed and man
gled beyond Ill recognition. The head
was literally mashed to a jelly. Both
legs werc cut of and one OF the arms
was crushed 10 shapeless mass. The
body had leeu rolled under the bed OF
the tenIcr uatG every bone was broken.
The Cl.goII.Osbone Undertaking
company was nctifc,I at once Of the ae-
cidcnt, and the undertakcrs went 10 the
scene and removed the remains to the
undertaking parlors on Main street.
There the remains were prepared for
burial. So badly was the head crushed
that the uudertakers had to place the
mansIed remains in cloth baE.
Thomas Morris, better known as Tom
Morris, was uatil recently employed by
". /. Cole. lie lived on Mr. Cole,
place Mt Northview, having rented ono
Of his houses there. For short time
past he has been working for b. F. Viii
SON, the OIL and water well contractor,
and had b,cn drilling some wells for
him.
lie was married and leaves a wife
and three small children, to whom the
heartfelt sympathy Of the many fricnd'
Of Tom AIorri- sces ont in earnest con.
dolcnee.
The funeral VIII take place Wednes.
a Ill. r,.,,,, ella fsSf.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24

Land Case
AGAIN WON BY KING, AFTER BE.
ING IN ALL SORTS OF COURTS
FOR YEARS.
Awarded Forty thousand Acres Out of
the Original Grant of Half
Million Acres.

Million Acres.
Huntington, W. Va, March s4.-Com-
missioner John 7. Graham has fled his
report in the celebrated King case in.
yolving the ownership Of the Morris
100000 acre grant and fixing the lines
II the survey according to the contention
of King and his New York associates.
This case has been before the commits
,ioner for nearly year, during which
line the mass of testimony has been
taken in the effort to settle the ques.
tion of the property boundary Of the
survey. The contesting defendants held
for line running 10 Gilbert creek, which
would cut the survey down to about 90
900 acres, while the King people contend
tor a line that would give them some
thing over 4O5I.;69GG9 acres Of the original
800. 600 acres conveyed by the grant -1iias iis
fight has been going on for the last
ten years ahd in one form or another has
been carried up to the supreme court
OF the United States two or three times.
The land lies in West Virginia, Vir-
giinia and Kentucky. The trials in vir-
rinia resulted in verdicts in favor Of
King. and at the third trial United States
District Judge John Paul, deceased, in
structed the jury in favor Of King. One
trial at Parkersbug before Judge Jack
SON resulted in hung jury, it being
reported at the time that one man hung
the Jury against King. a second trial
before United States Judges Goff and
Jackson resulted, after a long trial. in
the case being thrown out of court by
the ruling of Judge GoG, declaring the
land forfeited to the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
Wedding at
Adamston
Miss Lydia Kidd Becomes the Bride of
Mr. Sherman Kirkpatrick.

The marriage of Miss Lydia NJ. Kidd
and Mr.. Sherman Kirkpatrick took place
Monday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the
homc Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Eidd, in .Adamston. and was
witnessed by few intimate friends.
The officiating minister was the Rev.
Shanabargar, of Adamston. The bride
groom is a native of Ritchie county, and
is employed at the glass factory at Ad-
amston. The bride is well known
school teacher of the county. and is an
accomplished and popular young lady.
They will reside in Adamston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
SOCIAL SESSION

And Initiation VIM Be held by clarIs
burg Lodge of EIks This Evening
Several candidates will be inducted
into the mysteries of ElkdOm at the
regular meeting of Clarlesburg lodge. No.
4ss, B. P. o. Elks, to be held in the
lodge rooms on Third street this evening.
After the limitations a social session
win be held complimentary 70 the newly
made members. an members Of the Or
der aEa requested 70 be present,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
Remarkable Escape
From Horrible Death
FARMER AND his WIFE DRIVE TO RAILROAD CROSSING AND
REMAIN UNTIL THEY SEE FAST TRAIN APPROACHING

the track, he whirled the team around,
getting them and the wagon of the
track a second before the train went
by. The train struck one Of the hind
wheels Of the wagon and tore It of.
Blackwell and his wife stood the ordeal
very wen and both began to laugh when
they realized that the danger had passed.
He had his arm around his wife, as If
they had prepared to die together. It
seems strange that they drove upon the
track and made no effort to get of am-
til they saw the train approach. Those
who saw tie incident can not account
for their strange sctionss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
Landslide
Again Today
Track Was No Sooner Cleared at Fair
view Than Another Slip Occurs.

The trackmen succeeded last evening
clearing the landslide near Farnum
n the Monoagah division Of the Balti
more & ehio railroad and trains were
csumed, but during the night another
liz slide occurred at the same point and
ransfers are necessary today. The sit
,ation has lghtened passenger traffic
.,.at line, people preferring to go by
vay Of Grafton, rather tsihsa experience
he inconvenience of transfer and take
he risk OF being delayed for hours.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
Special Meeting
OfTrades Council
Transacted No Business of Importance
No Unions Organized.

Transacted No Business Of Importance
No Unions Organized.
The Trades and Labor Council held
a special meeins last night ut 5 o'clock
in the Pythian hall in Glen Elk. The
president and secretary were in their
respective chairs. Most Of the Locals
were represented. The object Of the
meeting was to receive applications from
MI unorganized labor, but only two ap.
pGcations were sent in, a gas filter and
pIasterer, and nothing was done along
that line. Edward Coleman made
short address on organization, but his
remarks were misunderstood by several,
who left the hall while he was speaking
and he made his address as brief as pos
soble after that.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
LEFTY" CORE VERY SICK.
Report Has 1t He Has Consumption.
Another Says Typhoid Fever.

Reports reach here from Aforgantown
OF the serious illness of John Core. a
member of the Clarksburg base ball
club last season. One report has it
that he is critically i'll with typhoid fe-
yer, while another says he is suffering
from consumption. Core was very pop
ular with the local fans, in fact, was
a favorite, and many learn of his H.
ness with regret.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
Y. NJ C A. DIRECTORS
WILL HOLD MEETING.

The directors Of the Young Mems
Christian association viii hold a meet
ing this evening at $ o'clock in the As
sociation rooms. The purposes Of sse
meeting are to elect new executive
board for the Womau's Arxiliary and to
act upon the resignation Of 7. Harrison
as director Of the Association
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
Charles E. Hughes, Who Accidental.
Shot Hom, Attended the Funeral

Charles E. Hughes left last night 70,
Benyville. Virginia, to attend the fun
eral of Holmes Boxwell. which occurrec
there today. Boxwell, it viii be re
membered, was accidentally shot and
killed by Hughes last Saturday night
while both were playing with firearms
in the storage barn of the Palace Fur
niture company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
WILLIAM THOMAS, A MINER,
STRUCK ON HEAD BY UN-
KNOWN ASsAnANT MON
DAY NIGHT.
Man Then Went Through His Pockets
and Secured an His Money.

\ man wlo gave his name us William
Thomas, was carried into R. Il. ThOmp-
sons drug store in Glen Elk Monday
evening. He had severe cut on the
back Of his head. from which the blood
was flowing freely. Dr. c. r. Ogden
had been called and be rendered medical
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
rAK1Ne up on TERR1ToRY.

Dr.. W. E. stathers and Col. John W.
Carpenter returned last night from
stay Of a week in Kentucky, where they
have oil interests. They took up con
sidcrnble more territory.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
SPECIAL c0NvOcATIoN.

4 special conyoation Of Adoniran
ROYAL Arch Chapter, No. II, win b.
held in Masonic Temple Thursday, March
20, at $50 p. m, The object of the
meeting Is to do some special work N
lie degrees,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-24
Suicide Attempted
By Young Hughes

AT CUMBERLAND As HE WAS AccoMpANYG BoxwELEs REMAINS
TO THEIR FINAL RESTING PLACE AT BERRyvnLE, va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09
Patterson and +. P. 10th. Music was
furnished by the well known Clarka

Patterson and F. P. 10th. Music was
furnished by the well known Clarka
Brothers orchestra. An elegant supper
was given Mt the Brunswick Inn
The Waynesboro Gun Club is arrang-
Ing for a shoot on July 4th. It will take
place on their beautiful grounds Just east
OF the town Already parties from RiGh-
mond Lynchburg, Norfolk, Roanoke,
Newport News, Charlottesville and other
Virginia cities, as well as several from
Philadelphia, Baltimore and washington
have notified the committee Of their IN
tention to be present and compete for the
handsome prizes, Of which there VIII pc
quite number. The Fourth falling on
Saturday, will give parties from Rich
mond and elsewhere a fine opportunity to
.,,sit NE nT5s5irfains for a Ray sI,ori.
Messrs. j. NJ Co5ner and James Craig
are in charge OF details, which assures
success.
Already the hotels and boarding-houdss,es
are booking guests for the summer me
town promises to be quite gay this season.
Prince and Princess Troubetzkoi, or cas-
tie Hill. and Mrs. Allen Potts, OF Ricn-
mond, passed through town few days since
on their way to IIarrsonburg TO pur-
chase some fine horses.
Messrs. Taylor Warwick and cecil cecil
Wright, two popular young men. WI
leave in q few days for Idaho. where they
have accepted good positions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09
NONRESIDENT REUNION
Meeting to Prepare for the Entertain
ment-Twin Brothers Death.
~ 49,. q 10 \

GREENSBORO. N. c.. June S-There
was good meeting of representative cit
liens held here Saturday night to hear
the report made by tho special commit
tee for the reunion Of nonresident North
Carollnians in Greensboro. October 18th
18th. Judge Boyd. for the committee.
read the charter. which had been granted
by the Secretary OF State. Incorporating
the Reunion Association Company. 1t
provides for the issuing of stock at $40
per share. sufficient to cover the expenses
OF the occasion. Most OF this stock will
BIZ taken by Greensboro citizens. twenty
three shares being subscribed for at
the meeting,
The reunion programme will embrace
a series of patriotic and social entertain
ments for all visitors. among them be-
ing a celebration and picnic of the Gull
ford Battle Ground. speeches by eminent
ex-North Carolinans. &C.. banquet. IN
the city at night. and headquarters for
all of the State colleges, for the reunion
OF their alumni. &c.
Judge w. r. Allen arrived last night
and WIS promptly on hand this morning
to convene the Superior Court, which
for the trial OF civil cases only, to con-
tinue for two weeks.
Max Thomas. aged eighteen years, twin
son of Mr.. ID. +. Inomas. died last night
from appendicitis. The young man had
graduated With his twin brother, at the
Greensboro High School last month, and
was highly esteemed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09
OBITUARY..
r. B. Eubank.

Mr., II; p, Eubagk, In the seyenty.lifth !,
years of his age, died yesterday, morning
at his residence No, 23lg Venable Street,
Mr.. Eubank was q gallant Confederate &C.
war When, tthirty;;four years Of age h. he
Morris Artillery, This occurred at ASH
land, He remained with this command
iorssvllle, May q 1862 As soon g; b, he
tive fighting and surrendered at Rich
mond. 1865 He was never captured. Ills
wound gave him pain and manned him
: Deeslnber 10, 1857. he married Miss
Martha Jane Brooks, q sister of SER
geant r. j. Brooks. Of the Second Dis
frlct She with two daughters and six
s9ns survive him, The daughters, are
Mrs. Trainhan and Mrs. Perrin and the
sons-,Nlessra. John, Lewis. Walter. James
Ed, Napoleon II and George Robert.
noon at 8:35 O'clock from the Yenable-
Street Baptist Church. with interment In
Oakwood Cemetery
William n. Profit,
After an illness OF hvegS months, Mr.
Wallism II Protflt, q Yeteras et the CoA-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09
THE HEARST
COMPLAINT
Commerce Commission Hears
Further Testimony.
CONTEsACTSR READ INCOURT
Contracts READ NCOUR7
Former President of Delaware g. Hud.
son Testified that Price of Coal
Was Kept Down Out Of Defer
ence to Needs Of the Public.
uBy Associated press.)

(l3y Associated PresS0
NEW YORK, June S.-rhe Interstate
Commerce. Commission to-day continued
the investigation OF the complaint Of W..
X. Hearst that the coal carrying railroads
are violating the nnti-pooing section Of
the Sherman antitrust law.
Robert NJ. Oliphant, former president
OF the Delaware and Hudson, one of the
respondent roads, corroborated tho state
ments of the other coal men. who have
testified that the price OF coal to the pub
Tic Is to be raised ten cents Il ton q
month until u maximum increase OF fifty
cents q ton Is reached. He was not pre-
pared to say that the Increased cost of
production would not exceed thirty cents.
Mr. Oliphant said he doubted IL his
company made any money when coal
was selling In New York at 81 or less.
For the last ten years the profits. of the
company have been about seven per cent.
1t was out OF Difference to the needs Of
the public the witness said, that the price
CT company coal was kept at S just after
the strike. when the independent opera
tors were getting s. to $40.
Judge Campbell, the legal representa-
tive of the Readipg system, declared his
clients ready to concede that the price OF
coal Is about s. a ton, and that the price
Will increase until $3.50 Is reached.
After long argument between counsel
the commission ruled In favor OF Mr..
Ehearns contention that the coal pur-
chase contracts are admissible as evil
donce. Mr.. Shearn then read from the
record the contract between j. and j. j.
Jermyn and the Susquehanna and West
ern Coal Company, made on November
J. 1860. BY that contract the Jermyns
agreed TO sell their entire products to
the Susquehanna and Western Coal Com
pany at prices ranging from fifty per
a cent. of tho tidewater price realized by
pea coal to sixty-nve per cent. realized
for stove and chestnut coal.
a clause to the contract says IL the
price at tidewater shall be less than $3.50.
per ton for sizes greater than pea coal.
the mine operators have right to close
their mine.
The commission adjourned until to-mor-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09
BOY AND OLD MAN
FALL FROM WINDOWS
rsnec,al to The es.Dlspatch.

NORFOLK, VA, June s.-Hugh Page.
the nine-year- old son Of Mrs. Holt Page.
fell from a second-story window In Brew
or Street, this afternoon and fractured
his skull in two places. He was blowing
soap bubbles and leaned too far out of
tho window, lost his balance and fell to
the sidewalk
Physicians at the hospital believe there
is an even chance for his life.
DR.. Davis s. Harmon. antoptician. fell
from a window Of his Office In Main
Street, twenty feet to the sidewalk and
fractured his skull. The electric wires
were crossed and he leaned out Of the
window to arrange them, lost his balance
or was shocked and fell. He bled pro-
fusely and was sent to the hospital In q
WecariouS condition.
He Is sixty years old and is q member
OF fourteen secret orders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09
THE RIVER BUSHES
OUT ITS BANKS
CONTINUED From First Page.)

(Continued From First Page.)
mount developed a few holes and gullies,
as did some of the county roads
The lightning of sunday morning did
some damage. though nothing very seri-
GUS. Three houses on Washington Street
are said to have been struck A portion
of the weather boarding of the residence
of Mrs. Nichols. No 2A Washington
street. was ripped out a bit. Notwith-
ing wholesale out of the sky. the same
bolt struck pump in the back yard,
burning 1t somewhat.
Another pump at the home of Mr.. Alley,
No. 230 on the same street. also got In
in the way of the bolt. a water bucket
was demolished and the pump itself was
split At the corner of Washington Street
a store was struck, but was not much
damaged.
HIS PREDICTION.
Somewhere in the West End yesterday
there got abroad report that n cloud
burst was due In Richmond at o'clock
In the n fternoon. Some little excitement
ton. It Is known positively that certain
people waited for that cloudburst nclud-
Ing two little girls, who. armed with
umbrellas. sat with banched faces await
ing the end.
The rainfall and the flood verify the
dire prediction of one j. w. Jefferson.
who rounlly asserted few days back
that these things would come yesterday.
The prophet, encouraged, ventures fur
Their prediction. He issued the following
manifesto yesterday;
TO the people of Richmond:
J. W. Jefferson recently predicted day
is near at hand. On tomorrow you will
ali zee. as he has said, what our above
God will do for the city. On the 18th and
18th you can look for a hot wave to come
marching in the city. On the 18th and
18th will be the hottest days that have
been in this year.
Prophet j. w. JEFFERSON.
We will further walt on.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09
HOUSE IN HANOVER
WRECKED BY STORM
Remarkable Freaks OF the
Electric Fluid and Narrow
Escape of Family.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. }

TUNsTALLs. VA. June s.-The house
OF Mr., D. b. Gardner was struck by
lightning Sunday morning about 10
O'Clock and almost totally destroyed.
When the lightning came Mr., and Mrs.
house One child had chicken killed
his feet The lightning went very close ,l.3. 2
tho exception of one boy having his
shoulder q little scorohed, It left the fam m,
the chimney, half Of the chimney torn tn
side and the half that was left r standing
Is cracked to the very bottom, The room
next to the chimney. on the third floor
was shattered into thousands of pieces.
The suit Of furniture in this room was
scattered oyer two rooms and a hall.
and four-foot mirror on the bureau was
broken up like so much sugar. Particles
of glass was carried down hall for
q flight Of steps and across 9 hall g "a and
under the room from which u started.
Every one that has viewed. the wreck
says 1t is the most wonderful thing they
have ever seen.
The heavy framing or the mouse was
split and broken.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09
PROBABLY CALL HIM
Seventh Street People Greatly Pleased
With Rev. Mr.. Frank.

It appears emlnently probable that the
Rev. Robert Graham Frank. of Phila-
delphia, Will be invited to succeed the
Rev. Carey E. Morgan to the pastorate
of the Seventh-Street Christian Church Of
this city.
day, Mr.. Frank filled the pulpit and to
say that the. Seventh-Street people are
pleased with him Is to express 1t mildly.
ally able and eloquent preacher and his
audiences were carried away with him.
Members of the congregation We're enthu-
siastio yesterday In their praises OF him.
So far as is known no definite steps has
been taken but it is more than likely
that Mr.. Frank will shortly be called
tn the church. IssS 5sls. llf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-09
The Bottoms Covered.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
TWYMAN'S MILL, VA, June S,-Slnce
Friday morning some of the worst elec-
Etrical storms and the heaviest rains seen
here for many years have been expe-
r:enced,
The Rapidan River is as high as ever
known. and still rising. All crops on
the river bottoms are under water and
the wheat on the bottoms greatly injured,
IL not entirely destroyed. The grass ana
corn also Is suffering
The Touring mill of II O, Gillian. at
Madison Mills, has stopped operation,
and they are busy getting their supplies
above high water.