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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-28
SIXTY-TWO ARE NOW DEAD
Victims Of Southern Railway Wreck May
Even Exceed That Number.
DID ENGINEER DIE IN HIS CAB?
The Injured Reach llo-One Conjecture As TO
Reason Why He Dlsressrded Orders Not
to Stop at Newmarket, Tenn.-RsIIwsy's
Loss Estimated at Nearly 100000 Rigid
Investigation to Be Held-Tratiic Resumed

Knoxville, Tenn. (SpeciaD Rum
ming on a roadbed in supposedly nigh
condition of maintenance and having
about them every safeguard known TO
modern railroading, two trains on the
Southern Railway, carrying heavy
lists OF passengers, came together in
a frigh,ful headend collision near
Hodges, Tenn, sending 81 people to
death and injuring I2o. several of
whom will probably die.
This appalling loss of life resulted
apparently from the disregarding Of
orders given to the two trains t.
meet at station which has for a
long time been their regular meeting
point. The claim of failure to see
either the station or signals canno.
be set up by the engineer of the west
bound train were he alive to enter
plea of defense, as the accident hap
pened in broad daylight and, accord
ing to the best information obtain
able, he had the order in little frame
in front OF him as his engine rushed
by Newmarket Station Soon after
IT came full upon an eastbound pas
senger train, making for Newmarket
IN compliance with instructions t.
meet the westbound train which car
ried the sleepers from the East for
Knoxville, Chattanooga and other
Southern cities.
Orders Rashly Disobeyed.
The possibility exists that the i'll
lated engineer may have been asleep,
but nothing is known save that the
orders were not obeyed. The trains
were on time and rot making over IS
miles an hour. yet the impact as they
rounded a curve and came suddenly
upon each other was frightful. Both
engines and the major portion Of both
trains were demolished, and why the
orders were disregarded or misinter-
preted will probably never be
known, as the engineers OF the two
trains were crushed, their bodies re-
naming for hours under the wreck
age of the locomotives, which but
second before had leaped forward al
the touch of their strong hands upon
the throttle.
Some of the bodies have not vet
been recovered and many remain uni
Identified
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-28
CASUALTIES OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAIN.
Only the Engine Crew Were Killed on the
Light Local

Knoxville, Tenn. (SpeciaD. - The
collision was between eastbound pas
senger train No. IL and westbound
passenger train No. IS, from Bristol
No. IL was heavy train, carrying
two Pulmans, two day coaches and
mail and baggage car. No. IS was
light local train. The greatest loss
of life Occurred in the eastbound train,
while in the westbound train only the
ergine crew were killed Relief train,
were dispatched from Knoxville with
in an hour, and all physicians in the
vicinity OF the wreck were doing what
they could when the local corps ar
rived.
An Editors Story.
John w. Brown, of Rogersville.
Tenn, a newspaper editor, was in the
rear coach eof the westbound train.
When the fearful jolt came, he said,
all the seats in the car were torn
loose, and people and seats were
hurled to the front of the car. When
he recovered from the shock he heard
the screams and groans OF the injure I'd
and dying in every direction.
Il left the car" said Mr.. Brown,
"as soon as | could. and walked to the
main part of the wreck. 1t was the
most horrible sight ] ever witnessed.
| saw q woman pinioned by a piece
OF split timber, which has gone com
pletely through her body. A little
child, quivering in deaths agony
lay beneath Abe woman. | saw
the child die, and within a few feet
ri her lay woman's head, while the
decapitated body was several feet
| away.
Another little girl, whose body was
fearfully mangled, was calling for her
uother. have since learned that
she was Lucille Conner, of Knoxville,
and that both her parents were killed
| heard one womar, terribly mangled,
praying earnestly to be spared for her
children, but death relieved her suf-
fcring in few minutes.
Sleepers Not Damaged.
Both engines and all OF the coaches
OF No, IS were literally demolished
! thc smoker and baggage car com
pletely so. The sleepers remained on
the track undamaged. Both engines
lay to the north OF the track. jamme
together into one mass OF indescrib-
able ruins. The cars which were de-
molished were piled on the wrecked d
engine.
Congressman Henry X. Gibson,
from the Second congressional dis
trict of Tennessee, was a passenger
in the day coach OF the eastbound
train. He and one other man. whose
name is not known, were the only
persons TO escape alive from their de.
molished car.
One glance at the car showed it &c
be mass OF human beings, backs ot
ear seats, grips. baskets and wearing
apparel Of all sorts. There was not
a sign OF life except that near his
side young man who had escaped
| hcnth and ras strnrplinn 10 get out
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
CHURCH AND SCHOOL NoTABLEs

The late bishop of Southwell, DR.. Rid
ding, was regarded as the finest Greek
scholar on the Episcopal bench, but was
noted for his carel 5sness in the use of
English.
Rev. Francis Aidian Gasquet, presi-
dent of the English Benedictines, who
is visiting this country for the first time,
is at present at Notre Dame, Ind. He
has written many books, including
"Fenry VIII. and the English Monas-
teries," and THE Eve of the Reforma-
ton"
Mrs. A. r. Mcfarland, of Alva, Okla,
was the first American missionary to
Alaska, whittier she went some 80 years
ago as representative of the Presby-
terrain church. 1t is thought she was
also the first American woman to go
there in any capacity Mrs. Mcfarland
remained in Alaska until her health
gave way, some time ago. She has now
returned to Oklahoma.
Rev. l.. NJ. Foster, of Charles City, Ia,
a retired minister of the Congregational
church, is o unique character. His
mother was second cousin of Lucien,
Jerome and Napoleon Bonaparte, and
they were cousins of King Louis XIV.
One of his ancestors was sentenced for
marrying outside of the royal family,
but when Louis XIV. became king he
VS. teprieved and his sentence changed
TO Punishment to America, and this is
how Mr.. Fosters branch of the Bona
parte family came to this country.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
LATE POLITICAL DRIFT.

The president will soon need his
big stick" to club off the pie-hunters.-
Norfolk Landmark.
AS to Missouri remaining in the
republican column, Mr.. Cortelyou will
have to show us.-St. Paul Globe.
Secretary Shaw has called on the
banks for $25,000,000. Doing his holiday
shopping rather early this year
Rochester Post-Express (Rep).
If Roosevelt resumes investiga-
ton of the postal frauds, a little re-
greet in republican ranks will be mixed
with the delight of victory.-St. Louis
Republic.
1t is up to the republicans of Mis-,
souri, to find man who can wear Senator
Cockrell's toga without looking like a
beanpole in a blanket.-Chicago Trib-
une (Rep).
The secretary of war has renewed
the recommendation frequently made
for reduction of the tariff on imports
from the Philippines, but it is feared
that, as usual, congress will have so
many interests to consider, it will not
do much good.-Indianapolis News
lInd.).
Judge Parker's appeal for future
harmony in the democratic party will
attract attention, and many there be
who will say amen. But, for the pres
ent, 1t is doubtful if a full realization
Of what has happened has yet been
gained by either the democratic party
or the whole people. Springfield
(Mass.) Republican.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
NO SUBSIDY GRABBING.
Increased Taxation More to Be Feared
Than Anything Else from
Republicans.

1t is beginning to become apparent
that the subsidy grabbers will have
hard Shedding this winter, This is not
because OF any idea OF retrenchment
and reform that has taken hold OF the
republican party, says the st. Paul
Globe. President Roosevelt, we believe,
would like to see expenses reduced and
prodigality rebuked, But he can bring
about no such transformation. Already
We find high party authorities, includ-
ing the present secretary of the treas
ury, suggesting increased taxation in
stead of decreased expenditure, There
is no proposal to reduce our enormous
appropriations, but hint that the in
ternal revenue taxes abolished since
the close Of the war with Spain might
be restored. This is a part of the pen
atty that the people must pay for con-
tinuing the republican party in power.
From great additions to our present
bill of costs, however, we may be rea-
sonably secure. This is not so much
due to any late return of moral sense
and responsibility to the republican
side, but because the strong box is
empty. When the government has to
consider what new taxes might be i'm
posed to meet current demands, it cam
not pledge subsidies even if it would.
The opinion of the country as a
whole is overwhelmingly against the
proposition to subsidiZe shipowners in
the only form in which it has even been
able to get hearing in congress. The
bills introduced have given the lions
share Of the money to be distributed
to those who have not earned penny
of it. 1t was assigned to great eastern
combinations operating mainly fast
passenger steamships, and that portion
would not have added a ship to our
merchant marine or dollar to our for
elgn trade
The proposal to impose discriminate
ing duties on ships of other nations has
provoked storm of opposition
throughout the northwest. 1t would
invariably lead to commercial reprisals
by the other countries, and it would
disturb and partially destroy our trade
and injure every producer. We think
that this scheme is dead The sub
sidizers have now got down to a tiny
clause authorizing the increase of port
charges on all vessels, including our
own, at the different seacoast cities,
and the creation from these increased
receipts of fund that could be used
later to encourage the building and
operation of ships by Americans. This
would be a burden and charge upon
our trade, but one far less serious than
the others proposed. 1t is the only
subsidy suggested likely to go further
In the present state of our finances
the people will not tolerate another big
division sof the spoils when there are no
spoils to be given, and when it is rea-
sonably certain that precious little of
them would go in the long run to the
encouragement of the real merchant
marine.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Miss Stella Snyder, Missouri school
teacher, was recently sued for $1,000
damages for whipping one of her pupils,
She won the case and as result of the
publicity attending the trial she has Sc
cured an appointment In the state re-
form school for girls.
Though IS years DID, Philip Grimes
walked Is miles over the hills, from
New Haven to Derby, Conn, recently to
instruct an undertaken how to bury him.
He made the distance in three hours.
On reaching Joseph Colwell's undertake
ing Office he sank down exhausted.
Ono Of the worst perplexities that
New England school-teacher has met
this fall fell to the lot of young girl at
New Auburn. She had nine small chill
dren arrive at the school one morning
and found that they did not know word
OF English and spoke only Russian.
During a curtain speech in Chillicothe,
Mo-, the other night, Frank James, the
ex-bandit, said: IF our Saviour was to
come on earth and say to me: Where
can | get abrave and fearless man to
assist St. Peter to guard the portals Of
Heaven? would say: Cole Younger +"
Hamlet A. Rye, business man Of
Sioux City, Ia, is organizing society
which is to be called the Appendices
club. Mr.. Rye has called meeting Of
all who have lost their vermiforms and
purposes permanent organization. at
will be something like G. A. r." Mr..
Rye said. 1--WE can talk of our wounds
and our battles within the prison walls
Of the hospitals"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
HAD FINE EYE FOR HAIRS.
Professor of Natural History Was Too
Keen for Misclievous
Students.

An eminent naturalist who holds-and
fills, as well-a chair in a university, an.
bounced to the members of his class one
morning that he had something of UNI
usual interest to show them, relates
Youths Companion.
81 have here, gentlemen" he said,
some hairs from the skin of a young
crested seal, and we will proceed TO study
their peculiarities."
Unfolding the small piece of paper that
contained them, he spread the hairs out
on a sheet Of white cardboard and turned
to get his microscope, which was on a
desk behind him.
While his back was turned roguish
student quickly swept the hairs off the
desk into his hand, and substituted others
very closely resembling them.
Young gentlemen" said the professor,
severely, moment later, as he glanced
at the sheet of cardboard, 'there has
been some underground work here. These
are mole hairs"
They never attempted to fool the pro.
fessor again.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
WAYS OF OTHER PEOPLES.

No person under 16 years Of age Is per-
mitted to enter theater or tavern in
Heligoland.
In Japan no woman Is ashamed OF her
age, but she tells it out In the arrange
ment Of her hair, so that all the world
may know 1t.
A traveller in the African wastes says
that nearly all the natives show great
aversion to solitude, even In broad day.
light. This aversion is due to their SUI
perstitious terrors.
All well-educated Spanish women are
taught from their earliest years to han
die the sword and as result they are
noted for their admirable figures and
easy walk.
Lancashire agricultural laborers
credit certain of their fellows with pow
er to cast good and evil spells. At Dun
stable men carry live snail in a pill
box to ward off toothache, eat stewed
earthworms as 2 cure f6r !j,o.;aiiuiiice and
lrled- -rA6use for whooping-cough and
cherish all the old superstitions as to the
dead which made Merrie England sad.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
A VICTIM OE LA GRIPPE.

Mrs. Henrietta A. s. Marsh, 100 W.
10th St., Los Angeles, Cal, President
Woman's Benevolent Assn, writes:
"Isuffered with ia grippe for seven
weeks, and nothing could do rtake
helped me until tried Pernna.
at felt at once that / had at last
secured the right medicine and kept
steadily improving. Within three weeks
| was fully restored, and am glad that
gave that truly great remedy trial.
will never be without 1t again"
In letter dated August8 81, 1904, Mrs.
Marsh says: ~ have never yet heard
the efficacy of Peruna questioned. We
still use it. l travelled through Ken
lucky and Tennessee three years ago,
where found Peruna doing its good
work. Much OF it is being used here
also. "-Henrietta A. S. Marsh.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Ask your Druggistfor free Peruna
Almanac for 1905.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23

The reason of the sun assuming such
q deep red color on misty day rs ow-
ing to the fact that fog permits the
passage Of red rays more easily than
those Of any other color.
Miss Mary A. Booth, of Springfield,
Mass, Is well known In the scientific
world, She inherited her love for
science from her father, and is one OF
the few women admitted to the Royal
Microscopical Society of London.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, the great
est living botanist, has just passed his
eighH-seventh birthday He was the
lifelong friend Of Huxley, Some OF
his most interesting work has been the
result of his studies in Utah, Colorado,
California and the Rockies.
Remarkable flreprooaDg properties
are credited oxide of titanium by an
English dyer, Flannelette treated with
1t could not be made to burst into flame,
and other textiles are claimed to be
made equally resistant, while it can
not be removed by dyeng, boiling or
washing
In 1878 something happened on Jupi-
ter which caused red blotch tc-appear
In his southern hemisphere, near one
OF the great belts that cross his disk
like huge bands of colored clouds. 1t
was 10000 miles long and 5000 miles
broad, yet, after all, only little patch
on the mighty disk! 1t has remained
ever since, sometimes frightening to
almost the crimson hue Of fire, and
sometimes fading nearly to invisibility,
yet always, even when faintest, certify
ing Its presence and its power by keep
ing the area originally covered by it
clear Of all other objects.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
JEST AND JoLLITY.

A green grocer is one who trusts dead
beat customers.
Silk-lined gowns interest q woman
more than silyer-lined clouds.
The man who goes to law may be sure
that his lawyer will get justice.
Japan has got five new submarine
boats; but the Russian score beats this.
Marriage, which should make one out
of two, often results IN skies and sevens.
Did it ever occur to you that summer
girls and peaches disappear simultane-
ously?
You never Know what you can't az
until you try to undo something that
you have done.
When a woman has to economic, she
always wants to do it on the necessities
of life, not the Injuries.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
Doing Great Work.

Florisant, Mo-, Dec. l9th.-(Special.)--
That Dodd's Kidney Pills are doing a
great work in curing the more terrible
forms of Kidney Disease, such as Bright's
Disease, Dropsy and Diabetes, everybody
knows. But it must also be noted that
they are doing still greater work in wip-
ing out thousands of cases OF the earlier
stages of Kidney Disease. Take for in
stance Mrs. Peter Barteau, of this place.
She says:-
Il have been subject to pains in my
back and knees for about three years, but
since ] have, been taking Dodd's Kidney
Pills / have been entirely cured"
Others here tell similar stories. In fact,
in this part Of Missouri there are scores
of people who have cured the early symp-
toms of Kidney Disease with Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. The use of the great American
Kidney Remedy thus saved not only the
lives of Kidney Disease victims, but thou
sands of other Americans from years of
sutferings.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
TWO YEARS OF AGONY.
One Cake of Cuticura Soap and One
Box of Cuticura Cured Baby's
Awful Humor.

when my sister was eighteen months
cid humor broke out on her shoulders,
extending clear across the back. For two
years it caused her intense suffering. 1t
would scab over and then crack open and
watery matter ooze from it. Then the
scabs would fall off and it would be raw
for time. We had several different doc
tors and tried everything we coulo think
OF, but without effecting cure Then
we got one cake of Cuticura Soap and one
box of Cuticura Ointment, which cured
her completely and without scar or blem-
lsh. (Signed) Lille Chase Walker, 5
fremont St.. Woodfords. Me-"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
Economical.

Mr.. Brown-Shall we have to buy new
wooden underwear for all of the boys this
year?
Mrs. Brownie, dear. Yours have
'hrunk so they just fit John; Johns
shrunk so they Just fit Jimmy; Jimmy's
shrunk to fit Willie and Willie's are Just
that needs new ones!--Detroit Free Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23
Assistance Needed.

The real.estate man was doing his best
to sell an undesirable lot.
II guess you're good deal like the
man who caught the BEAR" said his pros
pective victim, who was pretty foxy.
What do you mean?"
you want some one to help you let
."-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23

While the campaign was on, Sec
rotary Shaw professed to treat the deficit
as matter Of no consequence. Now
that it is over, and facts must be looked
in the face, he will tell congress in
his report, soon to be made public, that
the deficit this fiscal year will exceed his
estimate of year ago, and that economy
is imperative, He is reported to have
told congressman privately that by the
end of this fiscal year the available
cash balance will be down to $50 200, 600,
and that will be absorbed by the
deficit of the year 1906. The repub-
lcans have got TO choose between reduc-
ing expenditures, reducing the tariff to
revenue basis. or levying stamp taxes
Philadelphia Record qnd.).
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-12-23


Sir Arthur Sullivan once wanted to
direct Alexander Mackenzie to house
OF which he knew the approximate To-
cation, but had forgotten the number.
He said the foot-scraper in front of
the door was in e fiat Sir Alexander
kicked several scrapers until he heard
the note,
Among the many applicants for the
part the late Dan Leno was to have
played in the Christmas pantomime at
the Drury Lane theater was 14-year-
old boy, who came in haste, hoping "the
Job wasn't gone" The manager liked
his impudence, and so finally engaged
him to personate lizard In the piece.
He was Rhodes scholar at Oxford.
He had come from Germany and was re-
ceiving his first lessons in rowing.
Back water" said the coach. The Ger
man did not understand. The coach eX-
planned that it means to use his oar
lin the opposite way" and the Rhodes
man followed instructions to the letter,
as nearly as he understood. He lifted
his oar from the rowlock and put the
handle into the water.
A well-known New York clergyman
was talking to a number Of young men
recently about the evils of cigarette
smoking To bring out his point, he
asked what the youngsters would think
If they should meet an angel wandering
along the street with cigarette in
his mouth. One of the gathering thought
moment, and then asked the minister
what he would think II he met an angel
in a frock coat, with patent leather
shoes and an umbrella.
A worthy dame of Dundee, Scotland,
in order to keep down her gas account,
was in the habit of blowing down the
pipes, thus reversing the hands Of the
registering dial of the meter. All went
well until new inspector came After
examining the meter, he ciphered long
and earnestly. At length the old lady
anxiously exclaimed: Am no tae hae a
big accoont this time, am II" mo,
men," said the inspector, it's the other
way ABBOTT, The company's OWN you
tuppence. You have surely ben blaw-
! ing vera hard this time"