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Middletown transcript., 1903-02-28
now TINE Is RECEIVED

Strange as 1t may seem, Uncle Sam
does not make use of the sun for reck-
oning time, but he turns his attention
to some of the regular steady going
stars, or Hfixed stars as they are
called. Every clear night an astrono-
mer with a big telescope looks at GER
tain of these stars and makes his cal
culations, from which he can tell just
when the snn would cross the seventy
fifth meridian. One of the great clocks
in the observatory is called the trans
mitter, because it transmits or sends
out the signal that keeps standard time.
This clock is set and regulated by
the star time, and then every day
at three minutes and fifteen seconds
before IL switch is turned on, and the
beats of the pendulum of this clock are
sent by electricity over the wires to the
telegraph Offices in Washington and
New York. When the telegraph oper-
ators hear this sound on their instru-
ments, they know that the iioon signal is
about to be sent out, and they at
once begin to connect the telegraph
wires with other towns and cities until
in minute or two the stick, tick" of
the clock at Washington is heard in
hundreds of telegraph Offices. The
beats stop at ten seconds before IL, as
a notice that the next ''tickn will be
the noon signal and so as to give the
operators time to connect their wires
with the standard time balls and clocks.
There are time balls in great many
cities-usually on top of some prominent
building, where they can easily be seen.
The one at Washington is on the roof
of the state, war and navy department
building, at the top OF high pole, ready
to drop the instant the signal comes over
the wire. In the government Offices at
Washington and in many places in other
cities there are large clocks connected
with the observatory by electricity.
These are SO arranged that when the IL
o'clock signal is flashed over the wires
the hands of each one of these clocks
spring to IL, no matter what time the
clock may show. In this way hundreds
of clocks are set to the correct time each
day.
Well, the moment the sun is supposed
to cross the seventy-fifth meridian the
telegraph instruments give single tick,
the time balls drop, the clocks begin to
strike and everybody in the District
knows it is IL o'clock.-.&. Nicholas.
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LAST FLORIDA TouR

The last Pennsylvania Railroad tour of
the season to Jacksonville, allowing all
most three months in Florida, will leave
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington March Sd.
Excursion tickets, including railway
transportation, Pullman accommodations
Tone BERTH, and meals en- route while
going on the special train, will be sold at
the following rates: New York, 5000;
Philadelphia, Harrisburg. Baltimore,
and Washington, As.oo; Pitssburg, s5s. ]
90. and at proportionate rates from other
points. Returning, passengers will use.
regular trains until May 81, 1908.
For tickets. itinerafies, and other in
formation spply to ticket agents, Or to
George ". Boyd, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent Broad Street Station, PHI
ladelphia. - &
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local oRGANIzAIIo
day s niEss q @ esoS nonfz mont q Hoes 3 Hsass. " "
THE CHuRCHES

Bethesda M. Z. Church. Rev. q. T. wyatt
Pastor. Preaching every sabbath at
1850 .. m, and z:3o p M Sabbath School
svef{ Sa6estn az 2 M. 4; g, Cox s9RsTin-
m. Woiuep's Foreign Missionary Society, hFst
Frid8H H53ht Of each month. WomenssH Home
Missionary Society, hrst Thursday night Of
each hnonth. 0fficial Board meeting hrst
sunday morning class . Sc. LonIs Fennfmore.
leader. Tuesttny night class, 80. the PASTOR
Wednesday night class, T.30. "A. g. Cox
Forest Presbyterian Uhurch.--Rev.F.H r.. b.
morning at 1880 O'Clock, and every sabbath
evening Ut 7.30. sabbath School win be held
every sabbath morning At ei5 O'Clock, ..
Fletcher Deakyne, Supt- Prayer meet
ing every "wednesday evening Young Peo-
pe1's soelety Christian Endeayor meets every
sunday evening vt 6.45 O'Clock. Iunior So
eiety Christian Endeavor every Friday even-
Services at Armstrong,s Chapel the hrst
81. xnne,s Protestant Episcopsi Churcn.--
Rev. VIM. ]. Witkie, Rector. Hely.G GomInun-
ION on the irst Sunday in the month at 10.3c
3. m. On All other Sundays at 7.s0 q. m. d
vine services every Sunday at l0.39a. m,s and
wsdnssday We ana Fridsy i tsa 30 any g ID. Even. Even
ing Prayer on Wednesdays Rt 7.30 p. m. and
Oh Friday At so p. M; during summer
r.onths e 60 p, "a; On al Holy Days ser
.. M Adult Bible Class st Is 3. m. On We'd
nesdays. The Guild meets every Thursday at
p. M, the Junior Auxiliary en saturdays at
8 p. n. and the WoInenss Auxiliary on the
The rector conducts service 10 Odessa In the
room under tho Hall ON the hrst and third
sundays Of each month at four o'clock, and nt
st Anry's Uhape1, Townsend. on the second
ano fourth sundays OF the month 8 half past
~ a IA a. ss
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DO NOT BUILD HOUSES ON ROCKS

The parable of the wise man who built
his house upon rock, and of the other
man who built on the sands, was uttered
before the "house with modern improve
ments" had made its appearance or mod
ern sanitary science had been evolved.
A rock foundation is unimpeachable for
stability, but il may be very bad when it
comes to q matter of drainage, whether
it be for the disposal Of sewage or of sur
face or ground water. A cellar excayated
in the rock is usually a wet cellar, be-
cause the water leeches through the GER
vices and seems in the rock, and 1t is both
difficult and expensive to trench and
drain properly about the walls OF a build
ing in medium so hard to excsvate.
To be sure, II the rock drops away quickly
on sharp grade, this difficulty may be
aitog ether minor one. A good, gravel
soil is one of the best to build upon in
respect both to drainage and to The stabi-
Iity Of tile house; and compact sand, if
not subject to the action OF running
water, is Almost excellent foundation and
4 thoroughly good medium From
How TO Administer Household, in
the March eosaepslitas
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DELAWARE NOTES

Sussex County's Farmers Institute met
at Frankford Monday.
The New Castle County's Farmers' In
stitute held meeting at Mermaid Mon
day evening.
All children attending the Clayton pub
lie school must be vaccinated, according
to resolution of the Board Of Educa-
tion.
Mrs. II. G. Knowlesrepresented Caesar
Rodney Chapter, Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution. at the convention held
in Washington, D. G., this week.
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WANTED. "a young or middle-age
man, wen acquainted with the retail
Hardware and Stove business. Apply
with.references and 8agss to
MIpDLErewE HARpWARE HousE,
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the SANE CUT PRICES which we made Iour months ago
Come and get your choice while you have sucn an
Our prices must be higher the time being VIII commune
follows ,oro ne -.
up s2250 ssAtas,' sCassic,' 'Nuban ana JeWei oah
Single Heaters No 10 to No. 49, at 50 90 to 400 ~
"Othello Ranges Coal Wood No q NO y
Sunshine Range Coal Wood No sl90o NO, ao @
sIron King Cook Coal or Wood No. sl7oO; NO. O sSooo'
No. 9, $3.50. sor a. NJ
Wyoming Dockash Range Coal or Wood NO q ssooV & Mo
$500, WITH THERMoMETER Pennsuiss sss so S o'e'
Range No g. $iS So stove with Reservoir 20 oO
Steel Range sPremier' No. 9, WITH HGH-cLosET AND
RESERVOIR no better made $500 Steel Range Domesuc
No g. with Reservoirs at correspondngy low
prices All the Stoves and Ranges are OF the very
highest grade We have great variety OF otneI
Cooks and Ranges coal or wood, and coal Heans a
much lower prices
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THE u. S. SEPARATOR

Nav be a little higher price than some
other separators, but those who uself ind
after short time in use that It IS the
CHEAPEST, BECAUSE IT GETS ALL
THE CREAM, and the longer it is used,
the ne cheaper it will be; for the difference in
the Quantity of cream saved will soon pay
for for the Separator. WGet U. s; SEP, q :
ARATOR and a "DAVIS SWING"
CHURN, and you viii never regret it.
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rliddletown Directory.
MuNIcIPAL OFFICERS.

President, william r. Cochran; Secretary,
George g. Rowe; Charles II. Howell, J. +.
New hortcr.
BANKS.
Peoples National Bank.-President, Geo.
III. D. Hart: Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley; Teller
W. @. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main street.
Citizens National BaRk.-President,Jo Josepfi
Biggs; Cashier, John 8. Crouch; Teller, F.
Davis. Bank Building on 6oaths Broed
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aFf,REr sonrrrIrs

Middietown Council, No. q Jr. o. o.. A. n.
Meets every Monday night In McWhortef's
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. s. A. r. & A. III. Meeta
fxst Tuesday Of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, I.EO. o. sF.
Meets every Thursday night In McWhortefss
H4ll ats O'Clock q = essSs =
Damon Lodge, No. Il, K. Of p. Nests every
Wednesday night in McWhoTterss Hall at
eo'clock. - -7-ss- -
Welcome ConcIave Heptasophs, Meets
every second and fourth Friday night In K
OF r. Hall.
Onion Lodge, No. 9, A.0.B.w., !, meets every
d and 9Th Tuesday night In McWhorter's
Hail. a4y
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Tar TRAssczIrE 500 per year.
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eThe price of COAL is down'-notl
as low as it should be-but it is down. And
the price Of Stoves advanced ten per cent;
since Ist January, 1908, on COOKS and
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Tas TsAsscslrr 500 per year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

HARVEST The reported as
Fer YELLOW sasslna1Ion u Con
J1U7t@ALS SUI MageIssen al
Beirut afforded the
"yeiIoW Journals, which boast G..
thel@ II #I.Iflcs fer gathering News i
eve!s part OF tie world az excellent
oppol 9aa.ty to SION of tnaif new spa
per enterprise. The event showed how
frauCGioGt were ali theae great new
gathering pretensi0ns Of the syeifo@
sheets. he notorious yellow jour
na!a f0doWed their usual custom an
manuiaGt Gtuled dispatches dated at B i
rut, stating among otner things thai
Consul AaSelssen was killed by mask
ed assaSSins. As he was not killed
at all, however, We may safely set
this dispatch down as unautnentic
None Of tie other papers, to give then.
credit, attempted to fake They ad-
mitted their entire lack of intelligence
from the scene of the supposed "a
saSsina1ion, and claimed to know moth
ing iuitl&r than Minister Leishmal's
cablegram from Constantinople, which
turned Cut 20 he misleading.
But what complete confession OF
incapat ity and of false pretense. For
if nothing WAS received from Beirut,
We may justly surmise that, on olhel
occasions, the column-long special ca
bles are largely, if not wholly the
product of literary activity on this side
of the ocean. The Magelssen inc
dent is what is colloquially known a
"a dead give-lway.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01
The Social Obligations
of the Working Woman.

rt.peeted even If did bring only two
changes for three days Tip to man
40 vas on nand to give me solitary
r7ttah1ast at seven, one doIiar-you
s.uI4nt Cfc him less, you felt SO
alg tA&t you had sinnea unpardon-
..5l@ in toutiag him out in time for
.5el an ungodIy rePast. think that
a!l--fpr tips
~, tac tbs are not the wLole os
- &c 2osst oI=tae Grams "a t.e
..:H@ Mo4~an WAC aspire. to go
z5es and carriage aire
~ ~a.;gin to8rsaaIes aad linle an4
ae4.. laa. proud man. clothed IL
s#..as.=z s=,e..ias suit nas make a sea
=a3 Il dinae.4 ana cpears>s
=aaa e.. fze=f.ag aith ii Weal' ia 8
fze4t ~!sich does duty b. day. and
- be cense;euoa.sly Aaaty dressed. y
......a.s ,:iose chiffon founees or span
s.ey5 Jraia Heat free beneath a jacket
rersia4 lamb or CT 3r02GclGtn Il
Ie5esque. M@eever. sne is eNtraya-
ant. Crush al aer pillows under the
zf.5slHE fo.ds OF an ordinary coat
.sG ..ses. are half ruined
working man may walk to e.
= ID any social engagement and no
- viii regard rim curiousiy Imag-
az woman in pale pink CT violet
r9ne. wnh a Spanish lace scarf oTe~
9. lead ana white Iinel cloak over
Q. shoulders. walking out to dinner
=cfaaeez are that she would not
.1ise. tie constabulary having inter
zreI Sic may not even ride in a
,. with cor .ort
The working woman is often an u1-
,tten.led woman living alone and with
70 comfortable establishment to aid
.cr in her return hospitality. Yet a
.aturn is necessary. not because Of the
e2tal attitude Of her entertainers. but
a@ausa Of her own. She may ccnsort
9ill milliGnaires. but i she does she
wants them also to consort with her.
5. e can not take them yachting or /
lite them to her country house. She
rust. therefore. in order to preserve
he feeling of equality and reciprocity
which distinguishes the relation OF
'rionds from that of patrons and fol
lowers. devise some other form OF
24tertairmeHt. She must organize
!rst night theatre party, she must dis
cover a new and attractive dining place
and give a-to use the most abused
word in the English language-Bohem
ian dinner there. She must send 3
bunch of flowers or a new book. She
must introduce her acquaintances to
new noo!:s and corners which they
ave not explored.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

The funda mental dogma or socia.,
ism Is that the state shall be every
thing and the individual nothing. This
dogma. appned practically in the Unit
ed States, would make a large cate
cory of strikes treason or treason fel
-ony or conspiracy to assail the state.
Application OF tAe dogma would aboi-
isn IN ividuality so completely that
every citizca would become me-
automaton moving only by the initla
tive of the sta e and retaining littl=
more original power than the power t.
breathe until nature or accident shoulQ
end that
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01
Full Amen1s
Continued From Page One.

ogists are Disseminated against in 10
VOr of those from other countries, n
tably Great Britain and France.
This discrimination has prevailc TO,
a hong time and the political oppo:
tunity will be utilized to place al
classes Oh American citizens on foot
ng of equality with those of other n3-
.CnS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01
or lCiA.L 5A6Sio4s
the City Council ~ias EaQa 1aiIe@

= the City Couaen# s-ias Ese3 ale
for ToaIza..
..a5ll Il. hins Write yesterday a
eraeea called spaeial reetins Q
,.e city council fer traigat t. aten=
o several matters Of busiae tHat ar
H2ortatt. This is done ny reason e
.e eaat tbat the month eGsea O.
szaaat and the fe5utar meett1Ss Q
council are neyd on the srst am
zfd Mondays in each month. The
egUlar needing woula not ba 10 ~
i'll next Mon5&y and there IS q larga
,lunt ef business te eeu.e afore IN
gcdy, including tie paying G sae a
s. of=ta.. eitv offis3rs.
II Ecst important matt at 81
orc before TIE BODY is tic re .ues
re Ct!zan5 Eitsts- a:.3 r. ~
4oav far release fro3' t'.a. 4-1rs q
FeIY=s. arter which !ecufr".. - t
2y=tae - 9er rai' en- We : 5h ave
t. |he matter Will be psea ate and
,rgued at length Otl?er rlatte IS ar
he hearing of the reports of the a
cssors and commissioners of the pav
ing districts, and the disposal Of q
large amount of gravel furnished tn
aity by the Cotton Belt railroad
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01
Requested Squadron's Recall.

Conslantinople. Sept. 1-S:nce the
.aD"eSentations made by Uni el States
Mjniater Leisehman, regarding the a
.enpt ON the life of Vice Consul "a .
gessen the authorities at Beirut are
displaying marked ACTIVITY in thei
,Eorts to find the eulprit L is "
.}o,@tood that after an interview VIII
Fcrcign Minister TcWfN Pes a, Min.
ietcr I.eisfhman requeste NfGeAis gton
q recall the Furonean eqnadron which
has cen ordered 10 Beirut
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

Mr.. Cleveland says he is going to
fish to the end of his career. Does
that imply that uncle Grov-r 10 go.
ing to keep on angling Tor another
lOmlndtlOn?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

It's more blessed to give a knock
ont blow than it is to receive one.
Many a smart man loses out when
re bumps up against an ordinary NOR
al.
The average love match soon fiekefs
out unless there is some money to
urn.
\ chroni. llal Is less dangerous than
the liar who has sp2smodic attack
OF veracity.
A 9S-cent clock has one advantage
over a 81 600 oo0 corporation; rs hands
never strike.
if oil companies could begin al tie
bot,om and drill UP the prospecea
gusher wcLld lose his job
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

1t is appalling to think what life in
tnaerica would be if it were not for
politics.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

been imposed upon in the Johnaon cass
and disclaimed any knowledge of any
fee to be paid by Johnson to secure
the pardon.
1t is claimed by Judge Wood
riends that he made substantial gain
As the result of the meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

"TLisd time is the charm didn't pan
out in the case Of TIE third Shamrock
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

sometimes the administration don't
Dewey and Schley for example.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

Wat l., & convention fGr: ASK.
e GIaDa-De4HoCrat 1t Is i. a-ay "a
meme by ~hlci=t.Ie minority =,atseh
.=.la K majority.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

Coy. Davis claims he was imposed
upon in The matter of pardon TO!
Johnson. as he y.ij not know that John
son S att0TL6. s },ere to receive a Zee
for securing t.4e pardon. GOV. Davis
knew that JonnSGD had been sent to
the poniten1iarY en- a pea OF guilt,
10 the charge q debauching his own
aaughter Faelo could have been no
imposition ptaetived on him in that
American brains and development
have=us beaten. says sir Thomas Lip
ton. Ii tie cay ever comes when
England produces a Herreshoff, then
l Will challenge for the cup again. II
viii not be until tnen."
"TAisd time is tho charm didn't pan
out in the case Of TIE third Shamrock
Mrs John A Logan says republics
Always appreciate tie great men they
pro@u2e. rho people always do, bat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01

10 a5 Has compIet y IN. ia cut
business the fcI.o# "I.0 j. ever
5a-5 tc az, as it lot @sa#.s.. =.
II
%P5zaslsS ba4.nea5 is eaa-iag Je.f
to- many Of the suBe4na Oral
eah4fs appointments.
Il tAefe Is a Shamrock ". sas Tho..-
- - ,gau =. 4ta= ap - .s,-9#l.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-01
First Meeting

Continued From PaGe One.
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contributed 20 this amount are Que
Befhe. butcher. ". II. FFcyd,
cIofhler. Knoshner Bros, dry goods.
and many others These citizens
want 70 know what became Of this
money between Friday night and
Saturday morning. ana who II re-
aponslble for ITS diaappearance.
There II only one man who csn en-
tighten them. and he has gone Into
retirement behind the doors Of his
priyafe residence. which are guarded
By officers Of the law.
II has been published that there
was n run" on the Bank Of ballard
last Friday ae a result Of rumorn
that the bank WIS insolvent. This
statement ~ true. but what has not
been made public IL the manner I'm
which this run WIS met. ON Friday
score or moro of depositofH went
20 the bank rinRiy and IN pairs ana
attempted 10 draw out their depos-
rs. Among these depoahofa were
several women. Their deposits were
IN no Instance more than a few hun.
ffed dollars. but represented all of
their savings.
The presentation % their several
cheeks was met With uniform re-
sponse: That the bank was ready
and willing 10 pay. bat unfortunate
" had nothing but silver on hand
| f)id the deposltora want the entire
amount In silver and had the depoH-
/ tor brought n sack IN which u
carry ~ awsy7
t1pon receiving n negative response
the deposifor WAS requested 20 cal
/ on the following day and get ths
amount in gold and bills
on the following day the doors o.
the bank remained closed and an or.
fieial investigation revealed the lac
that there was no Eoid ~ bl" /"
me rafe and only gt07 IN silver.
| There was one noticeable exceptio-
Ia this rufe. This was IN the case o
fs,tx Treasurer w. =. Oral He has
also heard the rufuorH ~ insoiv.nel
land nppIled NJ the bank for the pnr
,.ore II svIthdra sing $4,000 81 cit
funds which he had deposited thef
lear than three weeks before ~ tn'
, earnest solicitation Of President ID
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molished. But one freight car
was smashed up. The loss to
the railroad company is small,
owing to the fact that both
trains were running at Tow
speed. By 10 o'clock the track
had been cleared. Traffic was
not delayed.
Engine 20. attached to three
box cars and II coal cars, was
going north ON the main line.
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DALLARD BANK FAILURE 81.
ASSUMES TOUGH. j, ASPECT
anina Proceedings Will Probably Follow the Completion Of the
Investigation Now in Progress Officers Of Institution Played
Fast and Loose With the Deposits

Long. lie did not receive the money.
but the reason given him BY Mr.. DE
Long are not known. as Mr.. 1rih
refuses At this time to disclose them.
II " known. however. by the su-
psrficlal examination OF the banks
books already made, that the money
deposited by Treasurer Grill In not
accounted for IN the way OF loans or
the liquidation 81 other legitimate IN
dsbtedness. Also that the money IL
not IN the bank vaults.
Last Friday. the day the bank
closed, a woman who IN a resident Of
Ballard received through the post
office several hundred dollars In
pontoffice orders. These orders she
deposited In the bank as cash and
received la exchange certificate OF
deposit for the amount. These post
office money orders do not appear
among the cash or negotiable assets
Of the bank and have not as yet been
presented ~ the possoffice for pay
menf. Rumor has " that they are
held by r.. r.. Hin, a stepson OF
President DE Long. as hts perHonhi
property. This ruDor has ~ YET
| however. received no verifioation.
During the absence of Cashier
Hanscorn Mr.. I'm has been acting
cashier of the bank. His name has
been identified with the institution
since MIR. DE Long secured conttoii
the latter having made public the
statement that Iilil had made
stake Of 10000 In Alaska and u was
with this money or a part OF u tha'
DE Long financed the institution
Since the failure Of the bank there
are men who have come forward
with the statement that Hill never
had geo. 900 or any other considerhpls
amount Of money. that he wen,
broke in Alaska and DE Long hcn'
him ticket 20 skagway TO insure
his passage home.
when Mr.. dc Long. who WINS 70,
merry an active member OF ths on
walton Army in ballard. secured ,n ~,
troll Of the bank he made ~
cashier. ThIr position he held unit
the incorporat lon Of the BALLARD CIV
ingr and Trust Company, ih.t -
cembcr. lie was then derofea' anu
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Engineer Thomas Morris Is Fatally Injured and Fire.
man Nelson Painfully Hurl--Accident Occurs
in the Great Northern Yards

no Great Northern freight fcaed the engineer from the
sss crashed together mass of wreekagc In spite of
,le near the foot of Bell his injuries. and by al
s,< few minutes before 9 most superhuman effort. he
si mosning Engineer dragged his unconscious
mas Morris horribly rade from beneath his engine
lied and died three hours place OF safety.
hssr Engine No. 30 badly
r,rruss John L. Nelson was damaged. The tender
s injured but not seriously thrown against the end of
b @ heroic work he the locomotive and the cab de