Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-21
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4 Brief Summary Of Some Of the Most
important Events.

The Pullman section Of the east
bound Atlantic express on the In.oI
| Pacific was wrecked near JunctiO,
City, Kans., by the spreading Of tn
rails while the train was running al
| high speed. Three Pullman cars left
the track and the one At the rear Of The
train rolled off an cmbankmcnt turn
| ing over three times. Thirty-two per
Sons were in the rear cars and six OF
them were severely injured and the
rest suffered painful injuries. The
cars were occupied by the Knights
Tonllars ANA their wives, who were
returning home from the San Fran
cisco conclnve. The injured included:
Fred $. Coburn, Woonsocket, X. l.,
overcome by gas, legs bruised; A.
johnson. Providence, X. l., cut about
neck ana head, may prove fatal; Mrs.
~. w. Rice, Providence, II. T., bruised
hip, serious; Mrs. A. l.. Peck, Provi-
dencr. bruised; Henry a. Carpenter,
Providence, bruised; Walter Darby,
Providence, bruised: Walter :. Grout.
Providence, slightly cut; Dr. ". II
Carpenter, Providence. back sprained;
q. w. Webster. Putnam. conn.
sprained shoulders; IL. Reynolds
Providence sprdinrd arm: J. Golf ana
x. G. Clarke. Charlotte, n. g., bruised.
The annual meeting Of ;hc New
England Amateur Athletic Union was
held at Young's Hotel, Boston, Monday
night. The following officers We're
elected: President, II. f. Winston. st.
.Jos"ph's Society. Lynn; vice-rr sidrnt.
q. +. Riley, Cambridge Gymnnsiur
il ,lr.iI
treasurer, J. Frank Faccy, Riverside
Eoat club, Newton.
The port Of Salonica ana the lnznar
wee pillagCd on the morning of Sep
teinher Il, by 800 Arab soldiers. The
streets are now guarded Ly strong
patrols. Sherk Pasha is surrounded
at Prcsend, and Sulciman Pasha with
Is hattalions is proceeding to lis re-
lief
John Horne, president and founder
If the ]. II. Horne & Sons 20, mill
machinery factories ana Il pioneer resi-
dent Of Lawrence, Mass. Tied, Mon
day evening. Mr.. Horne had cstab-
iishcd Il Worldwide reputation is q
manufacturer of paper mill machinery
and his concern did business with
y =
Was - years old and is survived Ly
three SONS. VINO are ;lssoci;ttei with
hii? III business, two sisters ana one
brother.
The armament of the Russian
transport Lena which is at Vallejo.
can. WAS removed Monday. Her
will be removed. and it is
probable that the Lena will go to a
private shipyard for repairs to her
boilers. a small number Of her crew
will remain on board as guard.
Richard a. johnson, stockhrnk.r
Of Washington. ana son-in-laW Of
United States Senator Goiman Of
Maryland. has filed petition in bank
ruptcy in the supreme court Of the
District of Columbia. He places
liabilities ut $429,451 and assets at
$j13,4S3.
IN addition to the long list Of marine !
disasters and damage to the co1stwisc
vessels off the New England coast. as
the result Of the recent storm. reports
Of one total wreck and six vessels
damaged have been received 1t BIS
ton They are as follows: Schooner |
Sadie Corey. totally wrecked 10 miles
northeast of Cape Cod: schooner o. u.
With, rel. lost mains;Iil: schooner s. 4
Fnwnes BrD. lost Jill. broke jibboom:
schooner Eagle Wing, lost foretopsail
ard lying Jill: schooner Alice Hol-
brook lost iibboom. foretopmast and |
sails: schooner Elvira French, los,
sails: sloop Nautilus. ashore.
Unhampered by legal injunction or
attachment, the work of discharging
the .000 tons of asphalt in the steamer |
I<ennett, in New York, from Nene
zucIa commenced Monday. TIL
cargo of the Kenneth which Was
shipped to order at New York by Am
hrose II. Garner. American receiver for
the Guannco Asphalt Co.. under APP
pontnent of the high federal rourt Of
was delivered tn George w.
:. Whitney of New York, on prrsenta-
ton by him of the necessary docu-
ments showing his right to its posses
sion.