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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
MANY SHIPS co DOWN.
Coast Of Virginia Is strewn With
Wreckage.

Norfolk. Va. Oct 1O-The Virginia
coast from Cape Henry TO Damneck
Mills. twelve miles south IS StreWn with
the wTeCkaEe of Inflated craft tonight
All communication with the seabOard is
cut off. but it is known that three YES
sells have been wrecked and several lives
lost OF the coal barges Ocean Belle and
Georgia nothing is now left except wreck
age on the shore. Captain George 1T.
Adams and Seamen Charles Peters OF the
Ocean Belle were drowned. The fate OF
the GeOrgia's crew is unknown but little
hone is held out for their safety. Both
barges were in tow Of the tug Richmond,
and the tug is missing.
The three-masted schooner Nellie w.
Hewlett Captain Chem. lumber laden.
from Pensacola. is a total wreck on the
coast three miles from DamneCC Mills
The crew was rescued by the surf guard.
The last train from the coast arrived
at Norfolk tonight and brought many
refugees. They report q large five
mased schooner in the surf between Nir-
ginia Beach and Cape Henry, and near
her a big passenger steamer was fight
ing a battle with the northwest gale that
was blowing her toward the breakers
The wind at the cape is over seventy
miles an hour. and the surf is piling over
the sand hills and back into the main
land.
At the Norfolk navy yard the cruiser
OLYMPIA is IN drv dock with her bottom
plates removed. and fears are felt Tor
the cruisers safety.
Hundreds of small craft have come
ashore in the harbOr- Norfolk experienced
q gale and flooded streets all day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
NONE TO MOURN HIM
Frank Dayton, the Slain Convict,
Buried in Prison Graveyard
Without Ceremony.

Not even a grave in the potter's field
is for Frank Dayton. 1t would be an
hOno~ed resting-place compared with
the spot which now holds his body. For
Dayton, professional criminal convict
killed Friday evening while attempt
ing to escape from the Utah state pen
itentiary, was yesterday dumped un-
tremendously into the ground amidst
nearly a score Of bodies of other men
who had died at the hands Of the law
or while in confinement 20 pay the pen
alties prescribed by the law.
For q time his head rested on Bible
II was a book of which he knew little
i'm life, and cared less. In death il
served him as a pillow. After he was
killed at the wall by Guard a. c.
briggs, the body was placed on a
stretcher and carried into the prison
chapel. There il was left in an aisle.
Later in the evening Drs. s. w Stew
art and A Darlington Young. led by
Guard Daniel Letham with a lantern,
pulled up the shirt on the dead man,
examined the wound IN the back ana
in front. made sure that life had ceased
and left him lying in the pool Of blood.
Orders were given TO place a cake OF
ice over the wound. and il was done.
noon. At noon Clerk John stowe en-
tered the gloomy chapel and saw the
body lying there in the blood, the head
fiat on the board and the eyes staring.
I'll admit I'm sympathetic" said he,
but there We're lots worse prisoners
than Frank, and he's entitled TO some
consideration"
So he got the Bible from the pulpit,
placed the book under the dead mans
ha 81 -
and got "A trusty to pull the lids over
the staring eyes.
The body lay thus for a couple Of
hours. Outside in the burial ground
southeast of the prison in the valley,
close to the stream and overlooked by
the foothills Of the snow-cOvered Wa
satch mountains. five men i'm the gray
uniform Of the rstgrade" prisoners
were digging a hole. UuguaTded. they
laughed and talked as their shovels
threw out the earth. A light rain was
falling. but they paid scant attention.
soon they finished their task, Shout
dered their shovels and marched away.
rough pine box was hauled over in
wagon and lowered into the grave.
Presently six TRUSTEES IN the prison
gray, wearing broad brimmed straw
hats, entered the big front gate
marched to the chapel, lifted the body
into a pine coffin and bore it nonchal-
antly back through the gate to a COW
cred wagon which was in waiting. The
vehicle resembled a delivery wagon. and
with as much ceremony as # they were
delivering a load OF groceries they
hauled the corpse over to the place
where the hole had been dug. on all
sides plain pine boards marked the rest
ing-places Of men who were lying in
felons' graves.
The convicts did not stop for funeral
services. IT was raining. Outside of
a few casual bystanders, every one OF
those present had been convicted Of
crime and cared little for the comfort
Of religion. Without hesitation they
dragged the coffin out OF the wagon.
dropped it into the grave and began
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
.HARSHMAN TOLD TRUTH
One of the Train Robbers Was
Captured Where He Was
Said to Be.

Whatcom, Wash. Oct 10.-Gay Harsh
man. alias Jim COnnOrs,' told the sher-
if of MultnOmah county, Ore. the truth
when he made his confession on Thurs
day last concerning the attempted rob
berry of the Oregon Railroad & Naviga-
ton Companys train two weeks ago. as
was demonstrated by the arrest Of
Charles Morgan. one of the gang. on
Sammish flats. the same night, knOWl-
edge Of which only leaked out tonight.
The Oregon sheriff arrived here today
and this afternoon secured a warrant to
search the house of a well known citi-
zen. where he found the blood-stained
OvercOat of Bill Morgan. MJrgan'S sis
ter is the wife of this citizen. The blood
on the overcOat is Harshmans aud got
there when Morgan tried to get him away
from the scene Of the robbery II IS
learned that Morgan is not the name Of
either man and that they are not re-
lated The officers learned their names
from M0rgan's sister but refuse to make
them public. Charles Morgan's arrest oc-
CURED just where Harshman said the
Morgans would be found. A number Of
Pinkertcn detectives are said TO be i'm the
vicinity and Bill MOrEan's arrest Is ex-
pected within twenty-four hours. He is
said TO be graY-h aired man - years
old.
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realize how strong the feeling is unless
he has been shut up the way / have
been for three or four years, with a
widowed mother to support. and know
ing that you are being confined IN
justly"
Majors turned uneasily on his cot.
His strained back gave a tWitch and
an expression Of pain crossed his coun-
tenance. Leaning on his elbow, he re-
sumed the conversation.
Well he said, Il knew the chances
were against me, but took the chance.
wanted to be out, and 1 want to
now"
Where did you get your gum" he
was asked.
Majors merely smiled as a reply
I'VE didn't plan to hurt anybody I'M
less it was necessary he said in the
course Of further conversation. eve
figured that just at that time we could
get out easiest and that the wall
guard would get so ratified we could get
past him. I didn't want to see any
body hurt. and / wanted to get out I
took the chance and lost"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
Repetition of Jamestown
Horror Is Feared at
Paterson, N. ].
Water so Inches HIGHER
Than 1t Was Last
Year.
Situation Is Very Grave and the
Property Loss viii Run Into
the Millions.
n. J.. Oct. lO.-The sit

u ATERSON. n. J.. Oct. 10.-The sit
uation tonight is very grave. Tbs
water at Garfield avenue is higher
by fifty inches than the point reached
in 1902. The damage TO the city is
estimated 10 amount to over $1,000
0O0 Crowds of men are guarding the
gate house at the mill race and at the
first intimatiOn that the gate viii
break away at Spruce street the gate
house win be blown up with dynamite
so as to turn the water into the chasm
Of the Passaic fails. People are eX-
pecting TO go at any minute and a gun
has been fired as a signal of extreme
danger. The dam expected to collapse
Is the great Dundee. Should this give
way il is feared that there viii be a
repetition Of the JohnstOwn disaster.
The bridges in the city are giving way
one by one, causing q panic among the
people Already tonight FIVE bridges
have gone down under the strain OF the
frightfEl torrent. They are the
Straight street bridge. HHlman. Mar
ket. MCffatt and Broadway bridges.
At 10 O'Clock tonight the water IS
within three inches Of the boiler in The
Edison Electric Light works. The
bridge Of the company is washed away.
The large bridge used by the Susquc-
hanna railroad is wea kened. The com
pany abandoned running trains over
Il tonight Passengers are transferred
to the other side Of the bridge. The
women are carried over by the en-
ployes.
A three story house at Athena. three
miles from here. was washed aEzy.
There We're eighteen people in tina
building. who were rescued with Diff
Guilty IN boats.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
DARK FOR ABE MAJORS
Convicted Murderer Takes Gloomy View of the Situa
ton and Says That After His Attempted Escape He
Can Look Forward to Nothing But Prison Life.

H1ITH his food untouched beside
wv him, Abe Majors lay yesterday
on his pallet, shut IN by the fodr
wells and the heavy steel door of his
cell. The excitement of the night be-
fore. had subsidized, reaction had come,
and he was gloomy.
THE future never looked so dark TO
me before in my life as it does today, -
said this young man of p years, be
lieved by many persons to be innocent
of the crime of murder Of which he
was convicted.
It realize that / have made a mis-
take / have nothing to look forward
10 except a life of confinement. I shall
have to admit that I am entitled to
MY share of the blame for planning
that affair.
"Why did I do it? Because the love
Of liberty is innate in the human
heart You can't get away from It,
Sometimes you may think you're recon
ciled to being confined, but then again
the whole situation comes over you and
you want to get out. Nobody can
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
Nick HdWOFth and James
Lynch Keep Out of
PurSuCPS' Way.
BlO0dhOuadS a Failure
in Chase and Posses
SCOaf Country.
Wounded Fugitive Leaves Trail of
Blood Which Is Followed, But
AfteTWdrd Lost.
nLOODHoUNDs and men have =

, DLOODHOUNDs and men have =
y failed TO find James Lynch =
and Nathan F. C'NickO =
, HaWorth. the two convicted muir =
= derers who escaped from the Utah =
= state penitenuary Friday evening. =
? hundreds Of men have secured y
= mountains, valleys and foothills =
= from the region of Provo to be- 3
= yond Ogden and from Coalville to =
> EoOele. Policemen I'm the cities =
= and towns have been keeping con- =
= slant watch and outgoing trains =
= have been searched. The hope of 3
, securing the $1,000 reward has =
= spurred numerous volunteers into =
= action and yesterday they sup =
= plemented the em6rts of posses
y sent out by the authorities Of Salt =
? Lake, Davis, Weber Suamit, =
? Utah and ToOele counties. =
The penitentiary hounds were =
= started in pursuit yesterday morn y
= ing. but they lost the scent. A =
= posse followed the trail for some y
= distance yesterday morning by =
= means Of the blood from LynChs =
> wound. but this also was lost. ,
= The men We're apparently headed =
= northward in the direction Of Emil =
= grafton canyon, but a thorough =
= search as far as Little Mountain =
= failed TO discover them.
= The wounded men are all re- =
= ported to be doing wei. Their re- =
= covery is not doubted. The body 2
= of Frank Dayton, the convict who =
= was killed. was unceremOniOusly =
= placed IN a hole in the ground near =
= the penitentiary yesterday after =
= noon.
= Efforts will probably be made =
= soon to secure pHrdOns Tor Alex =
= audeT a. Robertson. j. G. SchuCk- =
= ers and g. J.. Maxwell. prisoners y
= who aided the authorities. It is ,
= expected that RobertsOn's friends =
= viii present his application to the :
= board of pardons as soon as con-
= sistent. Tt Is claimed for him that =
= his turning in Of the alarm, to- =
= gether with SChucker's action in y
> secreting the keys. prevented a y
= wholesale delivery of ConviCts. =
= Maxwell was wounded while err =
= deav0ring to aid Guard Zebuion =
y Jacobs. -
= Acting Warden 6 G. Wright y
= continued his investigation yes =
= terday, hoping TO learn bow the =
= reviewers were brought to the =
= prisoners. He is satisfied that =
= Harry Waddell, Abe Majors and =
= Frank COnnOrs were the prime y
= movers. but ne has not learned =
= how the weapons were smuggled =
= TO them.
y A4+4A+%A% +@44+4+++
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Few Insurgents in Western Part Of
Monastir Vilayet

MOuastir. European Turkey. Oct 10
The military operations IN the western
part Of the MOnastir vilayet are nearly
finished. The last remaining band in this
district was annihilated Oct. after a
desperate fight. The band. Which num-
bcred ninetv-three members. was found
bv the Turks lurking I'm the mountains
Of Peristeri.
The insurgents, when they became
aware Of the presence of the troops, be-
gan to roll huge bOulders down the noun
tain side. thus killing four and wound
ing three of their besiegers. The Turks
maintained a steady fire as they pro-
ceeded upward. After a desperate con-
flict had been carried on several hours.
another Turkish detachment reached the
crest of the ridge. The Bulgariaus were
thus placed between two fires. They
rushed the Turks who were clinging TO
the rocks on the mountain side and forced
them to fall back to the less precipitous
stones of the mountains. but lost sixty
five killed and a number wounded in do
ing So The remainder OF the band es-
capped. but today arrived and surrendered
and were granted amnesty.
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the foothills for a distance Of six miles
toward the mouth Of Emigration. but
no trace Of the men could be found
so they retraced their steps. arriving at
the pen" about o'clock, tired. hungry
and disheartened.
Just about this time another report
came in, saying that the prisoners had
been seen about two miles north Of the
prison. Guards Harris and Davis took
two blOodhOunds and went tn the place.
but the dogs could not disco yer 4 trail.
Meanwhile nearly 100 men were
searching the country an hope Of cap
turing the men and landing the coveted
81 900 reward. A posse Of six men from
COaIville worked down Parleys canyon
toward this city. but discovered TO
signs of the missing conviets.
Many Posses Went Out.
Sheriff Harmon of Utah county had
force Of men at Lehi working this
way and another force ut Provo also
headed north, Even out at 'irautsrilie
and Tooele posses were organized and
a search instituted i'm she hope that
the escaped prisoners might have
headed in that direction. Posses from
the sheriff's Office in this city and from
the police department took i'm all of the
country south of the city as far as
Union and as far north as Woods
Cross.
In addition to this all trains were
carefully guarded as it was feared that
the men would attempt to leave the
country by means of the railroads.
Last evening most Of the posses
were called i'm for the night as very
little can be accomplished i'm the dark
ness. They Will all return TO the chase
again this morning and Acting War
den Wright declares that he VIII con-
tinue the pursuit until the cOnvicts are
recaptured or killed.
Opinions as to the whereabouts of the
missing men vary considerably. but the
general belief seems to be that the men
are hiding in the brush not far from
the penitentiaTy. In support OF this
view attention is called to the fact that
one Of the men is wounded and weak
from loss of blood and probably can
not travel fast It is thought that the
two men crawled off perhaps three or
four miles from the prison Friday
night and hid in the brush.
Travel by Night Only.
It is believed that they will travel
by night and sleep by day so as to
avoid meeting persons. Many believe
that the men viii follow the foothills
around the city on the north and make
their escape on one Of the railroads.
Others think that Harworth viii head
toward his family and relatives. who
reside in the southern part Of This
county. in the event that he does this
he viii probably be captured. as these
places are being carefully guarded.
Another opinion expressed is that the
men viii take to the mountains, but
this is not generally favored. Owing
to the weak condition Of one of the
prisoners II is thought hardly probable
that they would attempt 90 make their
way through the mountains.
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as well as over other forms Of paper
money. nor will any modification be made
that wiz not provide absolute security
Of the notes issued by or under the au-
thOrity of the government and their con-
verubihty at the will Of the holder
into gold. 50 II would seem that under
present conditions there is no pressing
necessity for great changes as respects
our money circulation. and it also APP
pears that although there is incOuyeni-
ence at certain seasons of the year, arts
ing from the necessity of transferring our
circulation from one portion of the cOun-
try to another. the inconvenience is not
so great as 10 make imperative immediate
legislation 10 facilitate these transfers.
I do not claim perfection for the de-
tails Of either our tariff laws or our
monetary laws. Changes Of these details
are wise and necessary from time TO time,
but that they have been effective I'm de-
veloping our national resources and main
tainiug our national credit. can b. no
longer subject Of dispute and it seems
70 me wise AND important that these poll
cieS IN their essentials should continue
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
CURRENCY AND TARIFF
Senator Allison Does Not Expect
the Laws to Be Very Much
Modified.

Clinton, Ia. Oct l0.--United States Sen
ator w. B. Allison delivered his opening
speech Of the campaign in this city to-
night to a large audience. Senator al
lison discussed the tariff and trusts and
said in part:
THE subject Of the currency may be
considered by the congress soon to con-
vene. but 1 am sure that no change will
receive the sanction of q Republican con-
gress that VIII so revolutionize our sys-
tenn as to deprive the government itself
OF the substantial control that it now
has and exercises over bank circulation
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
USED The MAILS FOR
UNLAWFUL PURPOSES

cleveland, O.. Oct. 10.-The federal
grand jury here today returned indict-
ments against Michael Gilbo. Percy Lau-
bach. q. @. Lyon and David @. Arm
strong. rubber manufacturers of Akron,
o., who were recently arrested on COM
plant of Anthony COmstOCk and charged
with sending contraband goods through
the mails. No indictments were found
against J. G. Frank and J. r. Diehm.
charged with the same Offense. They
were completely eXOnerated. Albert w.
peibel Of Canton was indicted ON the
charge Of embezzling $4,000 from the City
National bank Of Canton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
TWO MEN DROWNED.
Foot Bridge Across Delaware River
Carried Away.

Port Jervis. y. Y. Oct 10-Two men
whose names have not yet been ascer-
tanned were drowned today when the COL
ware river, connecting Port Jervis and
Matamoras Pa. collapsed and was car
ried away by the worst flood ever known
Theodore Durant. who is cripple. saved
himself by holding 10 portion of the
bridge until rescued after drifting for
mile.
Three houses are flooded By the over
flowing of the banks of the Delaware.
The NeveTsink Light a. Power COM
pany's dam, upon which Port Jervis and
MiddletOwn depended for light ana power
gave way and carried out part of the
building and machinery
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11

This done, they stuck up a board bear
ing the stenciled legend:
Frank Dayton"
Then. shOVels in hand, they marched
off in lively fashion. two abreast
Wei" remarked one man in convict
garb. as he looked back at the pine
board and the mound Of earth, hes
got his pardon now"
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Bridee &C 49,.

Trenton. n. J.. oct u.-At o'clock this
morning the bridge between Washington
crossing and TaylorsviIle. eight miles
above Trenton, was carried away By the
rushing waters OF the Delaware. For-
lions Of the Nardley bridge reached Treu-
ton and damaged the two bridges across
the Delaware between this city and Nor
rigVille, Pa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
ONLY ONE ESCAPED.
Band of Insurgents Destroyed BY
Turkish Troops.

Uslxub, European Turkey. oct. 10-Os-
fetal dispatches regarding the recent en-
gagement between Turkish troops and
insurgents at kaimakchalau state that
1O0 insurgents were killed. including four
chiefs A band of thirty revOiUtiOnaries
was destroyed near NeVrOkOp, ia the VII
ayet of Sores, on Wednesday. only one
man esCa ping.
Konch are expected TO arrive at SalOnica
in December TO replace the Bulgarians
who have been massacred.
The village of Kallopot. consisting OF
500 houses. and another village containing
the same number OF houses. between
Drama and Demir ,Hisear. have been
bOmbarded and bu&ed because IL was
asserted that they had harDored bands
Of revOlutionaries-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
JAPAN - AGGREssoR.

Paris. oct. lit is believed In Official
circles here that IL hostihties are pre-
Cipitated between Russia and Japan the
latter viii take the first step. The Port
Arthur correspondent OF the Paris edition
force Of japanese has yet landed in
Korea.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-11
HOUNDS UNABLE TO
PICK UP THE SCENT

As gray dawn broke over the valley
yesterday morning, the deep bay of the
bloodhounds and the sharp bark of the
beagles announced that the real hunt
for Haworth and Lynch had begun.
Scarcely had daylight appeared in the
east when the dogs were brought out
by the TRUSTEES and taken to the SPOT
where the convicts came over the wall.
They were given the scent from some
OF Haworth's clothing by Guard Hill
ton and the leashes slipped.
The animals ran wildly about for
several minutes when suddenly Ted"
the pet bloodhound of the institution.
discovered a trail and started off on a
run toward the mouth of Parley's can
you.
In a second the other dogs took up
the cry and the entire pack tore madly
after the leader
They're ON the trail" shouted the
guards and in an instant the entire
posse had mounted their horses and
started i'm pursuit of the fast disap-
pearinE dogs. After a nerve rackinE
ride OF nearly three fourths Of a mile
over dykes and bitches, the posse
came mp 20 the hounds, only to discOv-
or that Tied" had been given a bum
steer" or else was only running for eX-
ercise for the animals were not follow
ing a tran at all.
Bloodhounds a Failure.
This put damper on the pursuit
with the hounds and after several fu-
tile attempts 10 give the dogs the scent
the party returned 20 the place where
the men scaled the wall.
4 trail of blood led away from the
spot and the men dismounted and
eagerly followed the red stains. Lynch,
the wounded convict. had bled quite
freely and his course could be easily
followed for more than "a half mile It
went almost due east until within
about 100 feet Of David HiltOn's home.
when it swervcd 20 the north. The
blood stains were followed for a short
distance from the house when they
could be found no more.
After holding a short consultation the
posse decided to go up Parley's canyon
for a short distance as two men who
came from Mountain Dell early yes
terday morning reported that they
had seen HawOrth and Lynch IN the
canyon near the reservoir.
A careful search OF the canyon for a
distance Of about ten miles revealed
nothing. nor could any OF the residents
OF the dell be found who had seen two
men in the canyon that morning The
posse returned to the penitentiary about
IN O'Clock 10 take luncheon. but just as
they arrived a report was received
from Henry Mennheim's ranch. about
two and one-half miles east Of the
prison. that the escaped COnYicts had
been sighted about an hour before.
OF on Another Clew.