Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-11-19

rate Of speed il met and almost crashed
through a crowded passenger car from
Erie.
In wreck on the Illinois Central
railway near Kentwood, La, Saturday
night, twenty negroes aye known to
have been killed and eighteen injured
Many OF the bodies of the victims were
burned to a crisp Three whites were
seriously injured
One person was killed, four were Sc
verely injured and number Of others
were slightly bruised Is the wreck OF
the East Aurora accommodation train
on the Pennsylvania railroad a short
distance east Of Buffalo late Friday
night.
AS result Of having affixed to her
ears in girlish frolic pair of dia-
mond earrings owned by girl friend
Miss Hattie M. Saylor, aged twenty, is
dead in Portland, Ore, of blood poison.
ing.
Raymond McVeigh, the young foot
ball player who was injured in game
played with much heavier team than
his at Long Branch, N. J., died on
Thursday in Brooklyn
THE FIRE The planning mill Of
prcopn the Burton Lumber
company's plant on
Cooper river, seven miles from Charles
ton, s. O., was completely destroyed
Saturday; also the engine room, dry
ing shed and drying kiln, seven cars OF
the Southern railway and 100000 feet
of lumber. The damage to the plant is
$4,000
At Savannah, Ill, Wednesday, ele-
vator "a" owned by Armour & Co,
was totally destroyed, together with
100000 bushels of grain. The loss is
more than 100000, with $4,000 insur-
ance.
About $4,000 worth Of hay was de-
stroyed Friday in the Boston and
Maine Railroad company's hay sheds
at Charlestown, Mass.
Fire that started in Loves dry goods
store at Abba, Ia, destroyed block
of business houses, entaiIing a loss es-
timated at 100000
The Horter -four mills and the Brad
ford planning mill at Sedalia, No, have
been burned. The loss is $4,000.
Nearly the entire business portion of
Climax, Mimi. was destroyed Friday
The loss will aggregate $4,000.
DEATHS In New York, Friday
oE MorEn afternoon, Andrew H.
nra1,- Green, Father of
Greater New York,
was shot and killed in the basement
area of his residence, 81 Park avenue,
by Cornelius Williams, a negro. Five
shots were fired, all of which took
effect. Deceased was born in Massa-
chusetts in 1920 and had been closely
identified with New York city's growth
and activities for nearly half century.
Mr.. Green was the executive founder
Of Central park as it is today Among
the other great works and improve
ments that he either initiated or pro-
NOTED are the city's system Of boule-
wards and drives, the Riverside and
Morningside parks. Mr.. Green began
to preach consolidation and the making
of Greater New York in 1888.
Chevalier Luigi Petich, ex-ministe1
from Italy to Mexico was on Monday
found dead in his bath room in New
York city. He had been dead for three
days. Petich was a diplomat scien-
fist, inventor, electrician, scholar, chem
list, litterateur, anthropoligist, arch@ol-
ogist, traveller, courtier and recluse.
He was the man who found in Mexico
and owned the famous smiling Toltec
heads These were among the first
American archaeological finds.
At his home in Durham, N O., Thurs
day, Colonel w Z. Blackwell the to-
bacco manufacturer and former post
master Of that city under President
Cleveland
FOREIGN Boris Sarafoff, leader
MorEe of the Macedonian rev.
orIA,rEprer olutionists, supposed to
80 = I - be dead, has arrived at
Sofia and was received at the railway
station by thousands of persons, who
brought laurel wreaths and flowers and
acclaimed him as a national hero. The
Macedonian leader presented a pictur-
esque appearance. His beard was I'M
kempt, his hair hung in locks, and his
features were weather beaten. Sara
sfoff spent nine months in Macedonia.
His life was one of constant peril, and
he slept mostly in the open air.
Fetes were held in Denmark on Sun.