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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-28
THREE LIVES LOST
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outside when suddenly the hull of vessel
appeared directly ahead of the Admiral
Dewey and but a few feet distant.
Captain Israel. who himself was at the
wheel OF the Dewey. did all possible to
avoid the collision. but the contact with
the vessel was inevitable. The Admiral
Dewey struck the other vessel a power
ful blow on the port side just abaft Of
the main rigging. The sharp Prov of the
steamer cut it's way into the Kiowa for a
considerable distance. The kiowa began
to fill at once, and those on board made
hasty preparations to abandon her.
Fortunately for the safety of the crew
the city of Boston tug Cormorant was
passing in. The tug s captain apprehend-
ing at once the seriousness of the acct
dent speeded his tug alongside the kiowa
which by this time was all but ready to
founder. All hands were on deck and in
a moment they had jumped on board the
Cormorant 81 all told including officers,
firemen and sailors. When the crew aban-
doned the Kiowa it was apparent that
she could not remain afloat much longer.
The Admiral Dewey sustained but little
damage for she continued on her way
after her officers had seen that all the
crew of the Kiowa had been saved.
The kiowa had a large cargo of lumber.
cotton, naval stores. iron and general
merchandise. The steamer was the latest
addition to the Clyde Line fleet. having
been built at Philadelphia early in- the
present year. She was 800 feet long with
- feet depth Of hold, net tonnage 22Jl
tons ana gross tonnage Z9i5. SHe WIS Il
steel two maSted schooner rugged vessel
with three decks.
Boston, Dec. 21.-No arrangements have
yet been made toward raising the Clyde
Line steamer Kiowa. which was sunk be-
low Boston light in the thick snow storm.
Yesterday. by the outward bound cruiser
A iniiral Dewey. The vessel lies on an
even keel with her masts and the top Of
her smokestack projecting above the Wa
ter Her decks are covered by II feet Of
water at low tide. and great difficulty will
be experienced in lifting her from the bot
tom on account of the depth of water in
which she lies.
Before any attempts can be made to
raise the craft the great hole in her port
side must be patched by divers and this
work will take considerable time. the
steamer will remain in her present posi-
ton for some weeks, it, in fact, she is
ever brought to the surface
REPRESENTATIVES of the Clyde Line will
reach here, tomorrow, from New York
and after viewing the WreckinS arrange
mcnts will probably be made for an at
tempt to float the steamer. A conserVa-
tive estimate of the value of her cargo is
Slj3 600.
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AZ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, G; Salem. l. ).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-28

70 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money il it fails
10 cure. E. W. Groves signature In OF
each box. 70,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-28
A TOTAL LOSS.
Gloucester Fisherman independence
Piled Up on Newfoundland Coast.

Gloucester, aMss, Dee. PA dis
patch received, tonight, from Captain
William Malone of the tWo-masted
fishing schooner Independence of this
port stated that his vessel was ashore
at Schooner Pond, n. f., and would
probably be a total loss.
The Independence. which was one of
the largest and finest vessels of the
Gloucester fishing fleet, carried a crew
OF seven or eight men. She left here
a short time ago to fish for herring in
the Bay of Islands, N. f., and started
on her return trip, Friday last. 1t is
believed she had about 1000 barrels
Of herring on board
The vessel is valued at $4,000. The
loss is covered by insurance. She was
built ut Essex in 1901 and is of 1877
gross and 102 net tonnage. She is
owned by Gardner & Parsons.
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Halifax, n. S. Dec. PA Sydney spec
ial says: On McQucens Lodges. five miles
from Glace Bay. lies the Gloucester,
Mass. fishing schooner Independence,
pounding to pieces upon the rocks. The
vessel left Bay of Islands. n F.. Friday,
with n cargo of frozen herring, bound for
Gloucester. The vessel had fair winds
and fine weather until off st. Paul's Light
last night. The course was then changed.
the captain intending to pass outside of
Flint Island and around Scattrie to Glou-
cester.
AT 80 this morning, during a binding
snow storm the Independence struck on
McQueens Lodges and held fast. The
vessel began to till Immediately and Cap
tain w. H. Malone and crew of II launch
ed IA dorv and abandoned the vessel. saw
ing only the clothes they stood in. There
is very little hope of saving the vessel,
which will probably be a total loss
The Independence was one of the finest
crafts sailing from Gloucester She is
only two years old. registers 102 tons
ana is owned by Gardner & Parsons of
Gloucester. The cargo of frozen herring
is valued at $500. The captain and crew
arrived at Glace Bay. this afternoon. and
are being taken care of by the United
States consul, }. j. Campbell
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
Test of Honor Which Inevitable Conflict Between Duty
Made the Way Difficult of Choosing.

make ones whole life an acted lie. So
ciaI prejudices condemn such unions.
but human laws are not infallible. You
would not punish starving wretch who
stole loaf of bread. Why, then, be
less merciful to the starved heart If 1t
snatch the love for which it is hunger
ing and dying. without asking the
worlds sanction
"Oh, HaIsey. can you stoop to Dacify
your conscience with paItry sophistries
like these? Your counsels. your TX
ample. have helped and guided me from
my boyhood. and must l lose my faith
in you now? Am TO think OF you hence
forth only with sorrow and shame? once
more. let me impIore you"
The sentence was never to be finished.
sudden jerk-a swaying movement
then violent Iurch sideways and for
ward, and the next instant a crash, and
all was blank,
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

the happiest time Of my life. For three
months I have lived in a sort of Eden.
have-that is-oh. I almost wish I had
never come here. Nora
L don't Why"
Because of the change which is
about to take place in my life. Be
fore I came to Athlee. Nora. was
quite content with my fat. my books.
and my pipe. No one cared IN visit
me, and I. for my part. wanted none
to look me up Now, however. all
this is changed How can I return ~
them and be content when the mem
DRY Of our happy days spent on the
Feale and the vision OF AthIee VILLAGE
comes between myself and nv work ,
l fear the recollection. Nora that e
why I wish that had never come"
A sigh which was half strauKIed
escaped his lips.
You surely did not mean 70 say
that you prefer AthIee to Londonr..
she said. her voice. trembling oddly
1t is. however. true" Haddon re-
Piled. bending down to tie the boats
or to a neighboring post. "AthIee TO
to me is the loveliest spot in Chflsten-
dom"
Why"
Because. Nora. Il contains the one
thing ! have ever loved in all this wide
world Of ours" he replied. with a tensitv
which thrilled his hearer.
"A girl. OF course" she remarked ton
tatively.
AS you say-a girl" he answered. I'M
mindful OF the palIor which was SLOWLY
creeping over Nora face.
Why don't you propose to her then 80
she asked gently. she might love-.
"Ah. might" he interrupted. wistfully.
That Is where the shoe pinches. She
might not care to marry me. and il this
were the case her refusal would extin
gutsh forever the one bright spark which
has illumined my dreary life No. Nora
l know that you will think that l am
mad. but l prefer to live on in uncer-
tainty. To think what might have been
had"
1t isn't fair TO the girl IL she loves
you said Nora, tremblingly You
have no right to ruin her life. even il
you have 10 do so TO yours"
But how do l know that such would
be the case? How"
Faith, you can't know without finding
out. Why, her heart might be-be-
breaking-at this-mo-"
Nora's voice grew huskier till it final
ly died away in a whisper. as she raised
her eyes. bright with tears. TO his.
A strange light illumined them very
wealth OF love and pleading looking up
al him from their violet depths.
1.-THE END.l
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the head, and unless you want to be
worse instead of better in the morning.
you must keep perfectly quiet
Halsey felt himself too weak for fur
Their argument just then. He was con
scious of a strange sinking. when every
thing seemed to be slipping away from
him, and the voices of the doctor and his
assistant sounded dull and far away. And
then. later in the night, when the pain
and fever kept him sIeepless. his
thoughts were all OF the woman who
awaited his coming a hundred miles
away, and to whom he could send no
word. He tormented himself with vain
surmises. What would she think when
she found he had failed her? What would
she do? If she saw his name among
the list OF wounded in the newspapers
she would understand. but where would
she go? Where could she go? Would
she wait in that strange city. alone in
the hotel he had named. until he could
join her? And when would that be pos
sible? Edgar, too-could he get rid Of
him now? AMI suppose Edgar had sent
a telegram to his father, might not Mr..
Forrest think it his duty to obey the
summons? More than that. might he not
bring Edith?
oh, what a pitiful. what an almost
ludicrous situation that would be, What
a cruel trick malignant fate had played
him,
The blood rushed 10 his face as these
thoughts presented themselves. and sleep
became impossible. So the long night
wore away until at daybreak an incau-
tious whisper from an attendant near
his bed completed his misery.
There's another one dead" was what
he heard. THAT young fellow we took
out OF the smoker. you know, He reused
up once, and the doctor got his name
IT'S Edgar Forrest. and they've teIe-
graphed to his folks. Too bad, isn't it
it was too awful Dead for his fault"
Involuntarily he uttered a groan OF
anguish. The attendants heard him, and
came to inquire what he wanted.
He asked only one question.
Mr.. Forrest-did you say he was
dead?" Then. without waiting for an
answer. he fell back on the pillow from
which he had tried to lift himself, and
was unconscious
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
IL

Halsey BrOcktOn tried 10 sit UP and
look about him. The movement was
gently but firmly prevented. Then as
his sight grew clearer, he saw that a
man was bending over him, cutting the
sleeve from his right arm with the
dizziness born OF practice With reas-
surfing smile the stranger answered Hal
sey's questions as he worked.
Yes. your arm is broken. and you
have a few cuts and bruises. but moth
ing to worry about. You'll be very com
Portable when I've set your arm and
taken a couple of stitches in your head
Just lie still. that's an"
But tell me- what happened? Did we
run into a train? -
NO. but it was just as bad The
engine jumped the track and carried the
train down a steep embankment. We
made a hospital OF big barn close TO
the spot. for tonight. That's where you
are now. The wonder is that everybody
wasn't killed outright. after such fall.
The last words reused HaIsey. still
dazed and bewyiIdered. to sudden remeEI-
brance He said anxiOusly.
There was a young man with me
rather boyish looking, with blue eyes
and fair harris he among the wound
ed. too? Have you seen him?"
The doctor was apparently too busy
with his preparations for setting the
broken arm TO hear him. and Halsoy
repeated his question. adding:
IF he isn't hurt want to see him.
Couldn't you bring him here?"
But the doctor only shook his head,
saying very decidedly:
See here. my dear sir, you've had
about enough excitement for tonight.
That was a stunning knock you got on
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
By TRISTAN K. MoNCK.

O4E was iaXen-haired Irish
maid OF eighteen. he an Eng
- ushman Of eight-and
Opposite in nature. tastes and edu-
cation. the two nevertheless fraternized,
as is so often the case with people whose
views but rarely coincide
Hard. skeptical. and a cynic on mat
tiers both human and divine, Arthur
uaddon had arrived at Athlee to 40 over
the ground which he had chosen for
the scene OF his next novel.
In the village Of Athlee none knew
what had induced him 10 come 10 that
little out-of-the-way hamlet on the
banks Of the FeaIe No one knew whence
he came. his natural taciturnity and re-
serve repening all pertinent questions
Of this description. Thus. he remained.
till one day IN the course OF ramble
in search OF information. his eyes light
ed on Nora O'Roole.
From a smile and a nod a sort OF
friendship sprang up, friendship which
had deepencd into a far deeper feeling
ere a month had passed over their heads.
DAYS and weeks few by UNDECIDED.
Then a letter arrived from his pub
fishers. who inquired when they might
expect the nrst installment OF his new
novel. The trade. they stated. had been
given TO understand that the book would
be issued 10 the public early in October.
They concluded their epistIe by stating
that it was the beginning OF July. and
that so far not page OF manuscript had
come TO hand.
Il wonder il they think / am not
aware OF that most obvious fact he
unused aloud. as. crushing the mlssive
in his hand, he smiled 6rimIy. The
beggars are right. however There's no
help for il. ! must return TO London and
scribble for dear life. and break the
chain which binds me TO this place"
He informed Nora OF his resolution
down the river in a boat, which he had
hired for the summer.
"Going?" she echoed softly. turning her
head 10 gaze apparently at the fields,
bathed in the warm glow of summer
sunset
Il would rather that you stayed"
'Why?"
Il shall miss our rambles. Are you
tired OF Athlee. that you have taken so
sudden n resolution to leave IL? But
sure. you must be wanting to get back
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

last. and only his useless arm and ex-
cessive weakness proclaimed him an
invalid.
But when Edith came to see him
(Which she did every day with her ia
ther) she thought he must be very ill
indeed. for he was so listIess and ST
lent He would lie on the sofa with
his eyes closed most OF the time. yet
tigued him too much to speak often.
So Edith. full Of tenderest compassion
for his weakness. would sit beside him.
sometimes silent and sometimes reading
aloud. sometimes stroking his fore
head with soft touches. and never sus-
pecting that his soul was in a turmoil
Of unrest and uncertainty.
And there was no relief for him. From
the hour OF the accident he had heard
not a word Of the woman whose hapns
ness he believed was in his keeping To
ask any questions was impossible. To
write to her (even IL he could have
managed it with his left hand) was
equally impossible. since he did not
know where she might be- Her silence,
too. was unaccOuntable. Why did she
not write 10 him? OF course. she must
know all about the railway disaster. for
the story had been published in many
papers. yet there came no word from her
to relieve his suspense.
Well, then. he must battle with his
fears and his disquiet until he was able
to go out and make inquiries for him
self. Very often (for HaIsey was not
heartless) he would escape from the
pressure OF his anxieties and think OF
Edgar. Then he would remember with
a pang, that the poor boys fatal journey
had been undertaken for his sake. and
he would SILVER as he looked at Edith
in her mourning.
Indeed. at such times he almost sbranl,
from her in the depth Of his self-re-
prosch. and then he would determine
that as soon as he was a little stronger
he would tell her sll-lay the whole story
before her and accept the penalty. what
ever IL might be.
Meanwhile another fortnight had worn
away. and in those long. slow days a
change began to come over HaIsey OF
which he was quite unconscious at first.
The glamour and illusion OF his mad pas
sion paled and faded, and the true value
and Importance of all that he had so
nearly thrown away became clear to him.
He began to be glad that the die was not
yet cast-then, with a sudden dismay. TO
wonder II he was not yet bound by his
promises, whatever happened Yet her
silence-was it not possible that Laura
Mallock. too. had seen the folly and the
wrong she meditated. and had chosen
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
:: A KERRY LOVE IDYIJ

to London" she said. then added slowly.
and good-looking fellow like yourself
IS sure TO have some one waiting for him
to come back"
No" he said slowly. Il am not tired
OF Athlee, for love. the place Neither
have I a girl waiting for me to return 10
London. must. however. leave here. l
have stayed too long as It is. and my
publishers-''
Your publishers" she echoed. in
quiringly. steering clear OF a floating
snag. What are they?"
They are beings who print your
books and sell them. You see. l am an
author, Nora. so I am pretty dependent
On them. 1t seems strange to me 10
hear you say that some one is waiting for
me in England" he said wistfully. II
you only knew how l lived you would
realize how bitter is the irony of your
words. My dear Nora, there is no one
in England who cares for me enough to
do that
Are you sure OF that Arthur"
Am l sure?" he laughed bitterly. Il
know it only too well. Has a taciturn,
skepticaI man friends? But rarely.
Nora, My cynicism and suspicion have
estranged me from my family Have
robbed me Of my friends and deprived
me of love. For years 1 have lived for
myself alone and see what I am now.
True. I am rich and well known But
what is the use of either. wealth or
fame 10 a man If he be friendless and
unbeloved, Nora. we're l TO die tomor-
row there is not a soul who would care
unless it were my publishers. l am a
source of revenue to them" he added
sardonicaIly.
DO you not view life from too dis
NAL a standpoint" she queried lightly.
steering the boat 10 the bank and jump
in. out.
Perhaps" he replied sadly. grasp
ing the hand which she extended him
and stepping out of the boat. 1T has
been owing to that failing that I am
what I am. Now there is nothing left
for me but to remain the cynic to the
end Of the chapter"
y shouldn't If / were you" she said
sagely- why not turn over the pro-
verbal new leaf and view things from
their rosiest side? Faith. I am think
Ing that IT would be more pleasant"
1T is easy for you TO speak thus. ."
he said. a shade OF bitterness in his
voice. What shadow has ever crossed
your sunlit path? Nora, this has been
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
III

Halsey's broken arm mended rapidly
enough, but his other injuries seemed to
be more serious than the doctors had
supposed them to be at first. At least
that was the reason given for the ex-
cessiveIy high fever and delirium from
which he had suffered for more than n
week after the accident
But they had brought him home at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-15
DESTITUTE WOMAN
ASKING FOR WORK
Her Husband Sent to Jail for
Stealing to Procure Means
of Subsistence.

Justice John tempered Justice with
mercy In the Police Court yesterday and
cut In half his usual term for petit lar
ceny in the case of the young white
man, w. H. Hewitt. who confessed to the
theft Of six bicycles from as many differ
ent people.
Lack of work and money and the pangs
of hunger for himself and wife We're the
excuses offered by Hewitt, The detectives
who made the arrest softened toward
the man and his little family, and asked
the good Judge to be lenient, He was
lenlent. and Hewitt was given three
months In each case.
Moved with pity for the young mans
wife, AldermanlW. M. Turpin invoked the
aid OF Rev. George II. Wiley, of the
Methodist Institute. Mr.. Wiley responded
promptly and took her to his home, No,
2s14 East Grace. She desires a position to
do cooking and general housework for
some family, and Mr.. Wiley thinks no
one Will regret ~ Rho employs her.
L
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-15
A Young Man in Alexandria
Locked up on Grave Charge
WAS STRUCK BY A STONE
Young Woman Was Rendered Uncon-
scious, and Was Later Found in
Dazed Condition-Young Mans
Attitude Aroused Suspicion.
fsn.c,s, 70 me rines.plsp,tch /,

ALEXANDRIA, VA, May 14.-Willalm
Whalen, Jr.. young man about nineteen
years of age, was arrested hero this af-
ternoon on the charge OF attempting to
commit a criminal assault on Miss Lima
Davis, the eighteen-year-old daughter OF
CAPTAIN George Davis well known river
rusn. residing on Prince Street The pris-
oner was at once locked up at the station
house. He will be given a hearing Friday
morning before Mayor Simpson in the
Police Court. Miss Davis Is confilled to
hlackened eye and cut over her tenn
pie. She has been in dazed condition
since the occurrence last night. When
the policemen interviewed her to-day she
told them that she was taking stroll
with Whalen shortly after 0 o'clock last
night, not far from her home when sud-
denly she was rendered unconscious by
blow, apparently inflicted with a stone.
From that time she remembered moth
.,lg until she found herself seated on the
steps Of the office of DR.. Arthur Snowden,
on King Street, nearly II o'clock. Whalen
WIS with her, but after getting medical
tro trnent for an injury on his chin, which
he said had been inflicted by an unknown
man, who was alleged to have assaulted
them both, he left her TO go 10 ner nome.
Miss Davis has but vague idea of what
else transpired, but little later she was
found wandering on the streets alone and
In an ai1nless manner by a friend and was
ccnducted to her fathers house.
Before his arrest this morning Whalen
visited the police station and informed the
officers that he and Miss Davis had been
assaulted last night in lonely part Of
the city by five unknown men, one Of
whom, he said. threw stone which
struck both himself and his companion.
The time he gave for the accident, as well
as the place. did not agree with the state
ments of Miss Davis. and the attitude
maintained by Whalen aroused the suspi-
cion OF the police One Of them went to
the point designated by Miss Davis and
found drops OF blood on the pavement.
Whalen's arrest then followed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-15
Passenger Train Jumped the
Track on High Embankment
ONLY ONE MAN WAS KILLED
But Score Of Others We're Injured,
One Fatally-All Cars but Pullman
Sleeper Wrecked-Spreading
Rails the Cause.
tBy Associa ted press.)

HOT SPRINGS. ARK. May H.-The
outbound passenger train on the Choc-
taw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad. which
left here at 8 o'clock this morning jump
ed the track on f1fteen-foot embank-
ment about a mile east OF this city to-
day, wrecking all of the cars except the
Pullman sleeper and carrying an iron
bridge down into the Gupha Creek. One
man was killed and at least twenty other
persons were injured, one fatally and
several other seriously.
The dead:
JOSEPH R1ELEY, fireman, Hot
Springs.
Injured:
John Ryan, engineer. Hot Springs,
fatally.
Newton Holt, lawyer, Hot Springs. dan
gerously hurt.
Conductor W. J. Weir. Hot Springs,
seriously.
W. l. Hendricks. brakeman, Hot
Springs, seriously.
Jack Archer. deputy sheriff, Hot
Springs, dangerously.
Mrs. T. F. cooney. Indian Territory,
seriously.
There were at least dozen others more
or less hurt. Delegates to the State con-
vention of the Junior Order Of American
Mechanics were passengers, and many
of them Sustained injuries.
Engineer Ryan, who is in critical
candton, stated tonight that the wreck
was caused by the tender jumping the
track on the approach to the iron bridge.
Two coaches followed the tender. and
in a careening way crashed into the
bridge, tearing 1t from its abutments All
the coaches. together with the bridge,
were preclpitated into. the stream blow.
The Pullman sleeper did not leave the
track Two physicians were aboard and
administered to tho needs of the injured,
who were later brought to Hot Springs.
It is said the accident was caused by
the recent heavy rains having loosened
the embankment, causing the rails to
spread.