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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21
Many Persons Injured in Disaster
Caused by Misunderstand-
ing of Orders.

ALMA, Aug. 20.-The narrow gauge
train which left San Francisco for
Santa Cruz at lis this afternoon col
lided with broad gauge train No. 1876
on the trestle crossing Los Gatos Creek.
about o'clock this afternoon. The
broad gauge train was filled with ex-
cursionists, mostly women and chill
dren, returning to San Francisco from
the outing Of the St. Agnes parish at
Sunset Park
Many were injured by the impact of
the trains and in the wild stampede
which followed, but fortunately no lives
were lost.
Narrow gauge train No. 1s. in charge
of Engineer E. H. Hoyt, Fireman
Drew. Bagga geman William Arts and
Conductor Tom Hunt, left San Fran
cisco this afternoon filled mainly with
delegates to the conventions at Santa
Cruz. The orders to the crew were to
pass the excursion train at Alma sta
ton. Evidently there was a misunder-
standing. the crew of the narrow gauge
train apparently being of the opinion
that the excursion train was in but one
section, when, in fact, it was in two.
The first section was passed safely and
the trains proceeded on their way
While crossing Los Gatos Creek at
slow speed the crew of the narrow
gauge train saw the second section of
the excursion train approaching in the
opposite direction. Whistles were
blown and brakes reversed. but to no
purpose. With a resounding crash the
iron monsters came together. The jar
was terrific. Men and women were
thrown from their seats and inside the
two trains pandemonium reigned
Above the sound of escaping steam
and the grinding of iron against iron,
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as the engines tore into each others
vitals, could be heard the piercing
shrieks of women as they cIasped their
frightened children to their breasts.
So great was the force Of the collis-
ion that each locomotive practically
telescoped the other. and the seats in
the broad-gauge train were torn from
their fastenings. The trains were both
oil burners and the flaming LIQUID was
thrown about. but fortunately did not
set fire to the wreck.
As in all disasters OF a like nature.
heroes were made in a moment. Men
freely volunteered their services in
helping The injured and carrying them
from the wreck The cooler headed
women present looked after their faint
ing sisters or soothed the walls OF chill
dren' alarmed at the disastrous end to
their day of pleasure.
Considering the danger to which the
party was exposed, the casualty list
is very small Physicians arrived on
the sceLe soon after the crash and
rendered their services to the suffering.
While all on board both trains suffered
severely from the shaking up. those
most seriously injured were as fol-
lows:
Hazel Hammond, 1916 Page street.
decorations of the scalp; Jack DevIIn.
SIS Baker street, two ribs broken and
internal injuries; Miss Mazane. Central
and Masonic avenues. cut over right
eye and one rib broken; Michael Burns.
1929 Oak street, bruised; Miss NJ. Tuite
274 Hartford street, fracture of bone
in the leg; Mrs. Mary Cradock 14s1 De-
visadero street. body bruised; Samuel
McFadden. 1910 Haight street. head in
jured; Hazel Lawson, face cut.
Fathers Slattery and Crowley, who
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AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
IN TORNADO SWEPT MINNESOTA CITIES

Aug 1d estimates of the damage done the
NJ i'm nnapdbae edwn.
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LIST OF THOSE INJURED IN WRECK

HAMMOND. aceration of scalp.
JOHN DEvLIN
MISS MAzANE Central avenues. right
rib
MICHAEL BURNS. bad div brused
NJ fracure reofa a in
MARY CORADOCK. aderos body bruised
SAMUEL McFADDEN, headin
HAZEL LAWSON 14ff street. face
of
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TIE rEzAxzzs.

AlcaEar-HThO Hanxrnan."
califoruia-"The Man Of NyB-
terry" Matinee to-day.
Central - "For Her Childrenis
sake" 1Gattnee to-day.
Chutes-Vaudevf11
Rischer'-"The Whir1 OF the
Town" Matinee to-day.
Grand-"Held by the Enemy
Matinee to-day.
Orphsum-V1udev
Fivolt-"The Toreador."
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Five Persons Dead
and Two Score
Injured.
Great Buildings Raz0d and
Immense Bridge Across
Mississippi Demolished.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 2O.-Five are report
ed TO be dead. two score are injured
and the property loss is estimated TO
reach two million dollars as the result
OF fierce tornado that swoOped down
on the city shortly after . o'clock to-
night The TivoH Theater vss demOl-
ished, the Empire Theater razed. the
high bridge. an immense structure
crossing the Mississippi at a height OF
200 feet. was almost totally destroyed,
and 200 buildings are more OF less dam
aged. A report at u O'Clock midnight
is that the House OF the Good Shep-
herd, a Catholic institution. wss wreck
ed and twenty-five injured there.
All communication with outlying
suburbs is cut off and it is impossible
to say whether or not the damage there
has been as great as was done in the
city itself
A report from Minneapolis said that
a fat building was blown down and
25O persons killed and injured. This
report vas later denied. The property
damage at Minneapolis is said 10 have
been nearly as great as in St. Paul.
The storm was of short duration.
lasting not more than fifteen minutes.
The devastation it wrought was ter
rife The wind. according to the Gov
ernrnent Weather Observer. blew eighty
miles an hour. coming from the south
west. Buildings were unrOofed and
fronts blown IN, the cellars being flood
ed by the rain, which came in great
waves along with the wind
Electric wires were prOstrated and
many persons were injured by contact
with electric light and trolley wires.
An excursion steamer towing a barge
on the river below st. Paul is reported
10 have been wrecked. Relief parties
in steam launches have been dispatched
to the rescue. 1t Is said that many
lives were lost there
MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED.
ST. PAUL, Aug. q. 2:SO a m.-Prac-
ticaIIy every building on the north side
Of East street Is wrecked The Habs-
Hurst block at Seventh and WacOta
streets was unroOfed and the Economy
Department Store was damaged to the
extent Of $4,000. The front wall OF the
building, occupied by Lindeke, Warner
&. Son. wholesale furTiers. was shat
tered and the stock and fixtures dam
aged to the extent OF thousands OF dol
lars.
william Donaldson & Co.'S big depart
ment store IN Minneapolis was badly
damaged The loss is 100000. Later
reports from Minneapolis are to the
effect that there was no one killed,
but many were wounded. The known
dead at st. Paul are:
GEORGE WETON. killed In Tivoh
Theater.
/ LAWRENCE T. HOWINSON, hre-
man on Northern Pacific. killed in Tiv-
oil Theater.
A partial list OF the injured: G. z
/ Claire. cut and bruised. viii recover
/ Thereson Kents, actress. Tivon Thea
! ter. badly cut and bruised; Sadie Ken
nv. actress. Tivoli. hands cut and head
I bruised: Polly O'NeiIl. actress. Tivou.
I hip and body badly bruised; John
/ Johnson. piano player at Tivoh. badly
/ cut and bruised. serious Kitty Larson,
4 actress at TivOli. will recover; John
/ Hammond, injured about body. not Sc
rious: William Arno. seriously injured
about body and internally; William
Lindsay, skull fractured. probably IA
L
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TOXIC. Aug. 2o--The JananeSe
troops occupied Anshanshan Yesterday
and the Russians have retreated
toward Mukden.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug q. 2.4s
m--The foreign telegram announcing
that the final assault upon Port A.
thur was projected for to-day has fur
ther stimulated in all circles the inter
est that has been unfagging for weeks
past concerning the fate OF this for
tress. The authorities continue TO ex-
press confidence in the ability Of the
garrison 70 Withstand the assault. but
they aver that should the fortress be
carried II VIII be at a cost uneouaIed
IN the history OF sieges
The determined nature OF the Japan-
ese attack upon what is considered an
impregnable position is without pre-
cedent in military annals. No Euro
pean power has ventured TO show such
aisresard for the lives OF its soldiers
True the allies at SebastoDoI lost u
O00 men IN the final assault, but the
japanese have made repeated attacks
on Port Arthur with equal losses. Mill
tsry experts admit that the japanese
have pursued the best plan, since re-
peated assaults are bound to exhauS.
the resistance OF a garrison proportion
ally weaker than the same amount Of
energy spread over a long period.
The situation AT Liaoyang is creating
comparatively little concern, though II
is admittedly much bound up IN the
fate OF Port Arthur. The rains in the
north, II Is thought preclude the posi-
blity Of serious operations in the i'm
mediate future. while 1t Is believed that
whatever the japanese plans may be il
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CHEEU, Aug. 21. nOOn.-It IS re-
ported that the japanese before Port
Arthur have captured Fort 25. one
mile north of Golden Hill. The jap
anese are not attempting TO storm
lAaou PromOntOry. Their right wing
terminates AT Pigeon Bay. The Rus
sian garrison Of Port Arthur is esti-
mated At $4,000 men, covering an
area OF twelve miles. a Junk arriving.
at IengchOW from the AfiaOtao Islands
reports seeing yesterday five Japanese
men Of war pursuing two Russian
warships. type unknown. They were
going I'm an easterly direction.
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CHEFU. Aug. II, 10 a. NIT is un-
derstood that the japanese plans at
Port Arthur contemplate a three days
assault They expect TO triumph on
the third day IL il stated that they
have a sufficient force TO maintain an
assaulting force Of6O, 900 men through
out. Four thousand Japanese are re-
ported 10 have landed at Dalny yes
terday. Ii Is alleged that the check
oi saturday does not jeapordize the
progress OF the assault as planned.
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CaEFU, Aug. 81, 9 a. ma reIi-
able authority declares that yester-
days (Saturday) attack on Port Ar
thur was unsuccessful, but continued
last night and to-day and Will 90 on
for one day more II the Japanese are
still repulsed il is expected that they
viii cease direct attacks and attempt
70 starVe out the garrison by a pro-
lo1ged siege and blockade.
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Japanese Are Con-
tinuing Fierce
Assault.
Should II Fail, They May
RelilquiSh Attempt to
Garry by Storm.

TOXIC, Aug. 21.-The japanese
rcuisers ShitOse and Tsushima defeat
ed the Russian cruiser Novik near
korsakoEsk on Saturday and forced
Der ashore.
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TzE WEATHER.

Forecast made at San Fran
cisco for thirty hours ending
midnight. August al:
san Francisco ana vicinity
Fair Sunday Light uortherly
winds, changing 60 brisk west
erly. A. q. McADIE,
District Forecaster.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-20
$4,000 Reward.

The Socialist Labor Party will give
$50. 90 to the person that will induce
either Governor Peabody, Ex-Gov.
Adams, Congressman Hogg or Joseph
Manpin to meet Charles II. Corre-
gan in a joint debate at the opera
house Oct. 25th. (Corregan's date for
Grand Jurction) or in Denver. Octo-
ber 2sth (Correagn' date fo- Denver)
on the following question: Resolved,
that the democratic and republican
parties are alike diametIical opposed
to the best interests of the working
GLASS. Corregan to take the affirma-
tive side of the question.
Section. Mesa County Socialist
Labor Party, by S. B. Hutchinson,
Organizer.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Wants Rent-For Sale, etc.

For Rent One furnished room.
545 Grand.
For Rent-Three rooms for light
housekeeping. 42o South Fifth.
For Rent.-Front offices over Union
Trust and Banking company. Apply
at bank.
Wanted-A girl for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. 1. N. Bunting.
1o37 Main.
Wanted-Office boy who can write
and has bicycle. Apply at Fruit
Growers Office.
For rent-Five room house, I'd and
Chipeta, practically new. j. @.
Plank, $40 Chipeta.
Wanted "A competent girl for
general homework. Apply to Mrs.
George E. Haskell, 95S Main street.
For trade-will trade some good
vacant lots for carpenter work. Ap
ply to N. N. Smith. AL Pitkin avenue
Wanted-Teams and men, both tt
be first class. None other need apply
H. P. Holt. miles east on Crane
avenue. Phone No. 992 Red.
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Extremely Radical.

No further use for family wash
ing machines or the washboard.
The Excelsior Laundry company
is quite able to attend to this little
matter of washing for all of you.
With the aid of our new machinery
we have obtained unlimited capacity.
Our work is now as fine as fine can
make it and best of all. ''our prices >
are lower than ever. We especially
solicit family laundry which we can
now do for our patrons at 3octs. per
dozen trough dry" This includes
"ironing mp of all your table and
bed linen, also your soft underwear.
All your have to iron is your starch
ed pieces, which we return to you
nicely washed, starched and steam
dried. ready to sprinkle and iron.
Phone to us your trial order" we
know you will be more than pleased
At a little advanced figure we viii
also do up YOUR starched pieces if 81
desired.
THE EXCELSIOR LAUNDRY CO.
Frank Buehring. Mgr.
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The Progress is always the best.

1He ITORTtSs 10 dlWaSb oiiO DCoes
New belts and writs bags. G. V.
Store.
Chocolate creams at 35ots lb. G.
V. Store.
Fine decorated Japanese ware just
arrived. G. V. Store.
Ed Moon. the slovenian, is in the
town again. Call 342 Black.
Billiards. pool and other amuse-
ments. at the Palace Resort.
The only up-o- date billiard hall in
the city. The Palace Resort.
There is nothing finer than the Pro-
gress home made bread. Try loaf.
It is fine.
The Valley Feed Co. keep every
thing for stock and poultry only the
best goods handled.
Tonight at the new Congregational
church, The Hungarian Court orches-
ira. Seats on sale at church.
surreys. buggies, stanhopes and driving
wagons just received by Valley Feed
Go.
Cake sale by ladies of st. Matthews
Guild Saturday October 22nd.. at
Oriental tea store. 81 Main. Coffee
will be served free.
Go to the G. V. Store for your
yarns handkerchiefs, ribbons, laces,
embroidery silks. stamped linen ant
battenburg patterns.
DIR. Welles has changed his Office
hours from the morning to the after
noon. Practice limited to the eye
ear, nose and throat.
40 Acres in alfalfa and fruit to sci
or trade for city property at a bargain
Good reason for selling. NJ. e
WOOLVERTON 533 MAIN.
Personal Susie K.-No the blu
ribbon was not won on candy by any
body at the fruit fair association. o
red, green, white. streaked. speckele
or any other color or shade. princi
pally because no premium was offered
If there had been Lutes' would takel
it. for everybody knows they max
the best confectionery manufactured
on the W estern slope.
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Notice.

Public notice is hereby given that
the undersigned will receive bids for
furnishing coal for the ensuing win
ter and spring up to Tuesday night.
Oct 25th. Bids should be for mine
run, lump coal and for slack; all
bids TO be sealed and delivered t. the
Secretary. All coal to be delivered
at the furnaces of the school as de-
sired by the janitor.
Wm. A. MARSH, Sec'y
School Dist. No 1.
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Proposals Asked.

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of J. B. Boyer. Architect.
room 2l Canon block for the erection
and completion of an addition to be
built 10 The Grand Valley National
Bank building.
Proposals will be opened in the
presence of the bidders and the con-
tract awarded to the lowest RESPONSE
BILE bidder.
Should the party having the lowest
bid fail to qualify according to tie
terms of the contract attached to the
specifications, then the next lowest bid
will be considered.
All bids must be in the hands of the
Architect on or before 8 O'Clock Oct.
22d 1904.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-20

The high school foot ball team goes
to Delta tomorrow. The principal
members of the aggregation have been
Hultivating the fierceness of their
locks AS a means of striking terror the
the heart of their opponents. 1t is
said that the Delta eleven are a big
lot of pig-skin pushers and that all
things being even they propose to
wipe up the earth with Grand juno
tion contingent.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-20
Rhea-Kane.

Last night at eight o'clock, at
the home of the BRIDES parents on
South avenue. Mr.. George B. Rhea
and Miss Sarah Kane were unitsd in
marriage Rev. Lyon of st. Matthews
church officiating. Immediate r"la-
tives and few friends were present.
Immediately following the Gel emony
an elegant luncheon was served.
The bride is the daughter of David
Kane. a we'll known citizen. and she
is Young lady of most attractive ap-
pearance and possesses enviable quail
ties. Mr.. Rhea is a popular and COM
petent young printer and has been
employed in local offices for several
years.
The couple will reside on south 9Th
street.
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The Royal Hungarian Orchestra,
comprised of famous musicians will
give concert at the Congregational
church tonight. This is the second
number of the lyceum course.
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H. R. BULL,
Physician and SURGEON.

Surgeon for d. & R. G. and Rio
Grande Western. Office Rooms . and
Canon Block residence: First and
White. Telephones: Office, Junction
101; residence, Mesa 10l.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-20

Tomorrow evening an immense
audience will greet Frederic Warde
a d Kathryn Kidder in their produce
tion of Sa'anmbo at the Park opera
house. The seat sale has been very
heavy the people realizing that the
new attraction will be one of the best
IT the season.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-20
Abstracts.

Abstracts. .-Patrouize the new alb
stract Co.
The best work, lowest prices.
Colorado Abstract and Title Co. E.
A. Atwood, Manager. 535, Main st.
The daily sentinel., 1904-10-20

Attend the great concert to be given
tonight by the Hungarian Orchestra at
the new Congregational church.
The Coconino sun., 1904-08-20
A Damaging cIoudburst.

Between 5 and 6 o'clock on the even- ing of the 10th cloudburst occurred on the summit of Cerbat mountains, near Kingman, sending a flood of water fifteen feet deep down through the canyons, carrying everything be- fore it. The Night Hawk mine house was carried away, and two men were drowned. George M. Bowers, we'll known mining man, escaped from the building but was buried in the tunnel of the mine and had to be rescued by the miners the next morning. The body of Ole Inglebrethen was found two miles down the canyon, while that of John Connors was found later on in nude condition and horribly bruised All mining camps in that vicinity suffered from the effects of the downpour.
The Coconino sun., 1904-08-20
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ITEMS.

Both morning and evening services next Sunday.
 Eighty-six at Sunday school last Sunday. That looks better, Let us make it at least ten more next Sun day.
 The entertainment by Miss Biggart, last Thursday evening, was one of the best things ever given in Flagstaff. Those Sho missed it deprived them selves of rare treat.
 Mir. Logic is expected home this week, and will preach both morning and evening on Sunday. As he has not yet arrived at the time these notes are prepared, no announcement of his subjects can be given. But all mem- bers of the congregation are urged to be on hand, for both services, that we may give him good welcome.
 Young Peoples meeting has for its subject next Sunday: Standing Alone for God" It is a subject which can bring much help to our young peoples lives if they will. Let everyone who can, be present at the meeting at ! o'clock p. m.
The Coconino sun., 1904-08-20
Excessive Rainfall.

The first shower for the so-called rainy season fell on July 20 The rainy season this year has been no misnomer, for it has rained every day during the past thirty days, and some days it poured. The total rainfall for the thirty days has been S.O6 inches. According to the records of the local weather bureau for the past six years the precipitation for July this year was l.s2 of an inch greater than the average for that time. So- far in August it has been l.25 of an inch more than the average. Notwith- standing the great precipitation, there has been no sudden storm, and no damage has been done in this county from floods. There has been rain all over the territory and the country pre- sents one mass of green, where thirty days ago nothing showed but the parched ground.
The Coconino sun., 1904-08-20

James A. Barry, observer weather bureau. U. $. department of agricul- ture, who has been in charge of the local weather bureau for several months past, will leave for Elkins, w. Virginia, next week. Mir. Barry, dur ing his stay here, has made many friends who regret that he has been transferred to new station. He will be succeeded by Arthur F. Hackett of Columbia, Mo.
The Coconino sun., 1904-08-20

That's the first advice of the physi elan when the busy hustling man feels an approaching breakdown. Funny. isn't it? You talk and plan "a good rest" and yet let your eyes work on. You depend on them for your ability to make living, yet you never think of giving them a vacation or a rest. This. to, when you could give them a rest which might do you more good than your vacation. Overworked eyes often need the rest and help that right glasses will give Care for your eyes and they will care for you.
 Examination Free Satisfaction Guaranteed
The Coconino sun., 1904-08-20

Col Ben w. Leavell, adjutant gen. eral of the territory, spent several days here this week. He says that the N. G. A. will hold two weeks encampment near Prescott in Septem- Der, probably in the early part of the month, It is expected that all the companies in the territory will take part. Co. will be there during the entire time, and the boys are anxious for the military duty the encampment will afford.
The Coconino sun., 1904-08-20
Notice to the Public.

This is to certify that l have relin- quished to Louis Sands, Jr., all claim to stock branded 4
The Coconino sun., 1904-08-20

Arrangements are being made by
 some of the musical and literary peo- pie in Flagstaff to give an entertain ment on Monday evening, August 29, complimentary to Mrs. l. A. Turnell. The first half of the program will con sist of musical selections by local talent; the second half, of Miss Big gart's dramatization of Adam Bede, which was given last Thursday even- ing at the Presbyterian church. De- tailed announcement of the entertain ment and program will be given later.
The Coconino sun., 1904-08-20
M. R. THURsToN.

Dated at Bellemont, Ariz., July 25, 1904. 32-4