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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
SIXTY LIVES LOST BY THE EXPLOSION
BOILERS OF GUNBOAT BENNINGTON

disasters as are common among pa
senger and merchant vessels.
The story Of shipwreck and disas-
ter to the American navy is short
one. The Fulton. our first steam war
vessel, was destroyed by an explosion
of the magazine and twenty-six lives
were lost. The brig Somers was sunk
by a sqnall Dec 9. 1886. and forty-one
lives were lost. The sloop Of war
Huron was wrecked on the coast OF
North Carolina Nov. "A, 1877, and 100
lives were lost
On the evening of Jan. "a. 1870, the
Oneida, steaming out Of the harbor OF
Yokohama, Japan, homeward bound,
after a three years cruise, was run
down by the British passenger steam
er Bombay and sank in fifteen min
utes. Twenty-Five officers and ninety
five men were lost. March Is, 1889,
the Trenton and Vandalia we're wreck
ed ana the Nipsic stranded in storm
at Apia. Samoan islands, and ffty-one
lives were lost. On Feb. p 1894, the
Kearsarge was wrecked on Roncador
reef. but no lives were lost
Aside from The vessels lost in the
arctic seas, this makes up our list OF
naval disasters down to the time Of
the destruction Of the Maine IN Ha-
vana harbor, which was an act Of war.
Other or our naval vessels had thrill
ing experiences in storms, but without
great loss of life.
For example, while anchored on
Fredericksted on the island Of ST.
Croix. Nov. is, 1867, the Monongahela
was lifted by an earthquake wave and
carried over number of warehouses
and landed in one Of the streets Of the
town. A receding wave carried her
out Of town and placed her on a coral
reef. but without serious damage and
with only five Of the crew lost. The
ship was afterward successfully
launched from the reef.
The cruiser De Soto was torn from
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05

mander Lucien Young and Surgeon
.F f. Peck were on shore. The two
officers, as soon as they learned of the
disaster. hurried to the water front,
where Commander Young Immediately
took charge.
On board the Bennington were pre-
sented terrible scenes. The force Of
the explosion had torn great hole
in the starboard side IL the ship, and
the vessel was already commencing to
list. A section Of the upper deck was
carried away from stem TO stern.
Blood and wreckage were distribut-
ed over the entire ship, the after
cabin and the vicinity of the ship ad-
jacent to the exploded boiler resem-
bling a charnel house. over it all
hung the great cloud Of white smoke,
which drifted slowly toward the Coro-
NADIA shore
Commander Lucien Young said: "As
to the cause of the explosion / cannot
say anything. because l do not know.
What | do know is that the damage
NdD Cduotu by dAA tAHlOuluE UOAlCl vi
boilers. The crown sheet of boiler b
collapsed and the boiler head blew out,
breaking through the steel bulkhead
separating it from boiler D. the other
main port boiler Immediately aft.
Boiler D was forced back, the crown
sheet collapsing and breaking down
the steel bulkhead separating it from
the freroom. Livery one in the fire
room at the time was killed Three
bodies are now pinioned down by the
collapsed crown sheet of boiler D and
four more by the burst bulkhead
These bodies we are now trying to
release. One of the bodies is wedged
in such shape that it may be neces-
sary to dismember it in order to take
it out"
The men who were injured say that
it has been the talk of the ship for
at least six months that the boilers
were defective. Many Of them had
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05

her moorlngs in the harbor OF st
Thomas about the some time ana
thrown upon the piles OF new wharf
The receding sea carried her into
deep water again with little injury.
In 1868 an earthquake wave broke
the storeship Fredonia in pieces.
drowning twenty-seven officers and
men, and carried the steamer Wateree
half mile inland The vessel was a
total loss but only one man was lost
from the Wateree.
This record Of disaster in the Ameri-
can navy Is lost sight OF when compar-
ed with the disaster record in the Brit
ish navy Six hundred lives were losl
In the disaster to the Royal George.
25O on the Amphion. 100 on the Mas
sau, POI on the sceptre, G73 on the
Queen Charlotte, 1876 on the IuyInclble.
25O on the Ajax, thirty on the Mino-
taur 300 on the Saldanha, 1000 when
the st. George and other warships
We're destroyed, 3e5 on the Sea Horse
200 on the Avenger 454 on the Bur
tonhead, Az on the ironclad Captain.
300 on the Eurydice. 2s0 on the Alta.
lanta, 167 on the torpedo cruiser Ser
pent 1858 on the battleship Victoria.
sunk by the camperdown, and 400 on
the Lady Nugent-.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
THE ELoouENcE OF MONEY.
Magazine Writer Discourses on Recent
Important Events.

Money talks. Sometimes its elo,
quence almost browns whatever still
small voices may be pleading for the
floor. Honestly, between ourselves,
we sometimes weary of its conver-
sation. Money is exciting, but 1t oc-
casionally seems almost to have the
star role. with other interests mo-
where. John D. s notable exploit with
the great American college fraternity
was a relief, for 1t enabled us 10
laugh. So said he, you criticised
the Congregationalists for accepting
my 100000, did you? Well, I'll buy
the whole of you. Miss Tarbell and
Mark Hanna say I'm money mad?
What do you think of $10000,000? Ill
invest that in collegiate silence and
celestial dividends Hadley is the
boy that suggested social ostracism
for such as me- A special million for
Yale ought to make him about as
tactful in the future as President Har-
per, or any other good wise educator
that knows his business. "T. Roose-
welt of Harvard was barking also, just
before those s10,0O0,000 appeared
upon the scene. Perhaps some con-
spicuous scion of that noble university
now clamors for attention long enough
to make a speech on the habits and
duties of famous financiers AS for
us, we can do nothing to stem the
tide, but you will kindly let us sulk.
Moreover. we believe that the uni
versities would do we'll to cavil trifle
longer, for rather than not acquire
a restful silence MIR. Rockefeller
would come out with s1O0O00.O00. So
why not get as large a graft out of
his predicament as we can?-Collier's
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
senator CLARK.

and the excoriation of the dead pus
that had gathered in the vicinity Of
the middle ear was determined upon.
Accordingly the skull was trephin-
ed. 1t was found that the bone of the
left ear had become diseased and pus
gathering had eaten its way through
the bone to the brain, causing an
abscess Two inches of this bone was
removed.
Senator Clark's immediate family is
in Paris. With the senator at home
here are his son-inlaw DR.. Morris,
and his private secretary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
opgaA1E ON SENATOR CLARK.
Surgeons Remove Diseased Bone from
Head Of Statesman.

Surgeons Remove Diseased Bone from
Head Of Statesman.
Senator William Clark or Montana.
was operated upon for an abscess OF
the brain at his home, New York.
July Is.
A favorable outcome Of the senator's
illness is anticipated, although, as the
operation was a serious one. it prob
ably will be several days before an ul-
innate recovery is assured.
The present illness has no connec-
tion with nor is not resultant from
an attack suffered by the senator near
~ year and half ago when he
underwent an operation
A year ago last November the sena-
tor contracted cold which developed
an acute mastoiditis. He was then in
Butte, Mont. and went to New York,
where a successful operation was per
formed The senator quickly regain
ed his normal condition and contin-
asd in the best OF health until last
February when a severe cold devel-
oped into pneumonia. He never fully
recovered from his sickness Of thai
time.
In spite of poor health he looked
after his immense business interests
UP to three weeks ago, when he was
seized with violent pains in the left
side of his head at Butte. These
pains continued intermittently, and
ten days ago he decided to go to New
York that the cause Of his trouble
might, If possible, be determined and
removed. A week ago he arrived
there. These pains in his head were
followed by discharge from the left
car.
An examination by his physicians
showed that an acute Inflammation
of the middle ear, resultant from the
attack of pneumonia, had never
wholly subsided and that radical
operation was imperative. Senator
Clark readily consented to the opera
tion and Immediately set about ar
ranging his business affairs so that
they would not be jeopardized during
bis temporary confinement An opera
ton for the removal of the dead bone
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
Knew Ais own Capacity

Abe Gruber, the New York lawyer,
tells of southern friend who was
visiting him. Mr. Gruber, wishing to
be hospitable, brought forth a whisky
bottle and placed it on the dining
room table. He went to the china
closet to get some whisky glasses. On
his return he was surprised to see
that his friend had filed up an ordi-
nary water glass to the brim and was
about to drink it. Say" said Mr..
Gruber, what are you doing? You
drink that as if it were cider"
"Cider?' said the southerEer, drain
ing his glass, do YOU think I'd take
that much cider?"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
Lenothy Epic Poem.

The late Hermann Lingg accom-
plished the extraordinary feat of
writing an epic poem of 10000 lines
on the migrations Of peoples He
spent decades in collecting material
for it, not, as he explains, in libraries,
but in. hospitals, tayerns and military
camps He was at one time an army
surgeon. AS long ago ms 1890 his
SEVENTEEN birthday was celebrated at
Munich. where the prince regent
made him noble and the city con
ferred on him honorary citizenship.
In the last years he had lost his fac
ulties and strength to such an extent
as to seem like child. His daughter,
Mali, devoted herself entirely to TAX
ing care Of him. During the years Of
his connectior. with the army he often,
like Byron, composed his poems on
horseback.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
Rssponded to Name After Death.

At a guillotining in Paris, France,
the doctor in attendance made grue-
some experiment. AS the murderer's
head fell into the basket the doctor
seized it and shouted the ma;gs name
in his ear. whereupon the eyes opened
slowly and then closed This was re-
peated a second time, with the same
effect. but to the third call there was
no response. The doctor explained
that after death there is a sensibility
Of the tissues much longer in those
executed in the full vigor of health
than In the case Of death after illness
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
His Work a labor q Lnv..

Clifford Plnchot, chief Of the govern
ment forestry bureau, is a wealthy
inan, but keeps his position through
love Of the work connected Herewith
He Is practically the first American
to make forestry a profession. His
salary OF $500 is not much OF an Oh.
1ect TO him and doubtless he would
be just as enthuslastir IL the govern
ment did not pay him anything. lie
has thrown himself heart and soul
into the work, giving to II all his time
and strength and working much hard.
er and many hours longer than he
ordinary government clerk who Il
solely dependent upon the govern
ment for his support.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
AWAKE TO IDEAS OF BEAUTY.
American Homes and Cities Showing
More Adornment.

More Adornment.
1t has long and justly been a re-
proaeh to Americans that they are so
devoted to the material and practical
that ideals have been neglected. 1t is
beyond dispute that as respects artis-
tic adornment the average American
home or town is inferior to the for
eign home or town. This has been no.
toriously the case in the country,
where the American pioneer chopped
or burned every tree in sight OF his
homestead, then had to set out shade
trees for the benefit OF his grandchil-
dren. 1t is only lately that American
cities and private citizens have en-
barked upon intelligent and compre-
hensiye enterprises of city and home
adornment Europe is old and staid,
America young and restless, with a
large migratory population which new
er stops long enough in one place to
have home In this respect things
are changing, and what is to be made
a home only for a few years can IN a
short time, under the favorable cir
cumstances of living here, be made as
attractive artistically as many Euro
pean homes which have been such for
generations. This country owes to its
population of recent European origin
large share of the credit for the
newly awakened interest in natural
beauty Cleveland Plain Deal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05

Even before receiving the two doc
torates conferred upon him recently
Theodore Roosevelt had larger col
lection Of college degrees than any
of his predecessors in the Office of
president Of the United States In
Guiding his 2. A., taken in course at
Harvard twenty-five years ago he has
now had bestowed upon him ten titles
to distinction of this kind and is priv
LEGGED to write after his name eight
Ill. D's and one L. II =. The total is
just twice the highest number Of hon
.orary degrees given by the colleges of
the country to any of his predecessors.
Washington, Jefferson and Mckinley
each received five degrees. John
Adams and Hayes each received four.
Grant received three.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05

Countess L0nyay has decided to dis.
pose of all her jewelry and yaluables
associated with her first marriage to
Rudolph Of Austria and the sale viii
take place by auction in the French
capital The collection has already
been placed in the hands of a leading
jeweler. 1t includes veil Of lace pre-
sented to her by the city Of Brussels
on her marriage and showing the
united arms Of Belgium and Austria.
There is also beautiful parure of
amethyst presented by the town Of
Fiume.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
Accident Seen from Shore.


Broken and blackened, with her flag
flying at half mast, her hold filled with
fifteen feet of water, the United States
gunboat Bennington lies beached on
the shores of San Diego harbor.
Sixty of her crew lay dead at city
morgues, the fate of a dozen more is
as yet undetermined, and three score
are stretched upon beds of pain in
various hospitals.
This is the result of the explosion
which wrecked the trim little naval
craft and wrought such terrible havoc
among her crew of 1872 officers and
men at 1910 o'clock on the morning
Of July 21
The Bennington at the time of the
accident was lying in the stream just
off the commercial wharf at the foot of
H street. The warship had received
orders from the Navy department at
Washington to sail for Port Hartford
where she was to meet the monitor
Wyoming and convoy the vessel TO
Mare island navy yard Steam was up
and everything was in readiness for
sailing when suddenly and without any
warning whatever the starboard for
ward boiler exploded with deafening
roar.
The explosion was terrific. People
standing on the shore saw a huge
cloud of white steam rise above the
Bennington. Columns Of water were
hurled into the air ana for distance
of nearly twice the height Of the spars
of the vessel.
At the time of the accident Com
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
prnIItic.Ersnch canadians.

What is called in Canada the twelve
children act OF the late MERCER
government, whereby farm Of gov
ernment land was given to every
father Of family of that number, has
developed the interesting fact that the
French-Canadians are far more pro
life than any of the other races of the
dominion, though even with them the
number who are qualified to take a
claim under the last IL small. Only
about per cent Of those benefting
by the act are of English, Scottish or
Irish descent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05

They buried The gunboat Benning-
toms dead at San Diego Sunday-for-
ty-seven of them--in common grave
in the little military burying ground
on the promontory Of Point Iona.
All about them lie those who died in
the nations service in more trying
times Gravestones, yellow with age,
bear the names of men who died at
Monterey. in the Mexican war; others
who gave up their life in the conquest
of California, who followed Commo-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
TIME OF CUBAN PROSPERITY
Rapidly increasing In Population and
Trade Showing Extension.

Rapidly Increasing In Population and
Trade Showing Extension.
IN 1899, when the last census was
taken, the population of the island was
100000; it is now computed to have
increased some 100000, The number
of immigrants who arrived last year
was about $4,000, the great majority
of whom came from Spain. The fact
bears witness to the confidence now
felt by Spsniards formerly so pessi-
ulistic) in the maintenance of law, or
der and prosperity.
In the first year of Cuban independ-
ence the sugar crop was about 100000
tons; it had increased last year to L.
600, 900 tons, and is expected this year
to reach 1,250,000. A large amount of
raw cotton is now raised in the de-
partment of Puerto Principe. The OUT
put of fruit and vegetables has under
gone remarkable extension; great
part of the surplus is sent to the Unit
ed States by steamers twice a week.
According to the figures compiled
by the bureau OF statistics in our de-
partment of commerce and labor our
imports from Cuba have advanced
from about $4,000, 900 In 1903 to near
ly $75,0OO,OO in 1904 Our exports to
the island have grown still more rap
idly, their value last year having been
s32,644,00O as against $2S,5O4,0O0 in
the preceding twelve MONTHS -Har-
per's Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05

There is a woman Of enterprise in
certain Lincolnshire village. She
found bridegroom and determined
to annex him. Then the marriage day
dawned and the bride went to church
She waited long. and instead Of the
bridegroom came note, which said
that he had just had a bill from the
dressmaker for the wedding dress,
and IF you are going to begin like
this am not going to marry you"
The appropriate comment seems to be
More haste, less speed London
Telegraph.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05

a curious freak Of Lightning ia ro
ported from the French town of Mort
rouge. While a number or porsnr.
were assembled In the ofice NJ NV,
commissary Of police d fearful hnn
derstorm burst over the place ,rhora
was 2 loud.crash, followed bv \ VIVA
sS,esn ,se a. p lightning This ran along
.l,' .ile moor o. The room up the lcgs n Z
'aoie and set nro to the wood s ana = =
son, some papers lying on top Mono y, y
.ne =, many pereons in the room euear
ea any inconvenience. London cIoba ANN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05
chIeaaoans Not Worried.

II chanced to be in Chicago said
gentleman at dinner to a company
Of fellow New Englanders, two or
three days after the great fire Of 1871.
AS walked among the smoking ruins,
If naw man with cheerful air.
knew that he was resident Of Chi
cago; II saw a man with long face
knew that he represented a Hartford
insurance company Really. the cheer
ful resignation with which the Chlca-
30 people endured the losses Of New
England did honor to human nature"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05

TIE destruction Of the gunboat Ben
nington in San Diego harbor was an
appalling disaster But It does not
justify the intimation that warships
are more liable TO accidents than other
vessels. The very opposite is true
as the vessels of the American navy
have been singularly free from such
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05

Quinine is one of the most valuable
of all the drugs known to medical
science. No one would venture to
travel in India without It. Before It's
discovery 100000 people died annual
ly in India of malarlal fever The
mortality from this cause is now less
than half that number The poor peo-
ple-so poor that they looked upon
the fever as their fate and expected ne
reief-are saved by the agency Of
quinine. England could not keep her
European soldiers In India without Il.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-05

feared for long time that just such
an accident would happen. One of the
men said that year ago last Febru-
airy, while the ship was at Magdalena
bay, the engineer Of the cruiser New
York was sent for to inspect the boil
ers, and he reported that they were
in good condition While the vessel
was in San Francisco last year the
talk of defective boilers again arose,
but no steps were taken TO remedy
them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03

of Life Insurance" which Is called by ex- perts the best practical explanation Of the subject, indicates that Americans are not content with pulling down but wish to understand the facts for themselves m order to rebuild intelligently The author of the book which the publishers Messrs. A. $. Barnes x Co.,. announce as already in it's second edition is one of the most eminent American actuaries and Is ae- tury of the New York committee for the investigation of life insurance whose try of Europe in the fifteenth century are suits.
 'Riley Songs O'Cheer" By James Whit comb Riley The BobbsMerrill company.
 The new Riley book under the title of Songs O'Cheer' is most artstically pre- scented with color illustrations by Will Vawter. The volume takes it's name from the initial poem which runs in part as follows.
 My Grandpa he's a-allus sayin.'
 Sing a song o'cheer9
 And wunst l says What kind Is them2'
 He says-'The kind to hear Cause they're the songs that nature sings, In ever bird that twitters!''
 The dedication Is very touching and Is to Bliss Carmen.
 He is the mornings poet The aard of mount and moor, The minstrel fine of dewy shine, The dawaing's trouhadour."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03
OId-Fashioned Names.
the Philadelphia Inquirer

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 Old-fashioned names for girls are in favor again, after these years of Gwen dolen, Eloise, Marguerite and Aileen, Katharyne and Mamie. The girl who spelled her name Carrye now signs it Caroline, and rejoices in the beautiful old-fashoned name. Sara has resumed her final ''h," which she once dropped in disgust Mollie, Marie and Mae are now Mary that most beautiful of names Lizzie would be mortified if called any thing but Elizabeth, and Jennie wants to be known as Jane, with no mistake about At. Suzette and Susanne are glad to re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03
Soaked With the onus,

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Somebody had intimated at the regular Monday evening meeting of the Mrs. Browning club that Mrs Lapslng was the author of an anonymous contribution which had appeared in the monthly pub lication of the club In great wrath Nil $. Lapsling arose. Mrs. President" she said. T refuse to rest under any such imprecation as that. and I hereby hurl the onus propaganda back at the instiga- tress of the samei'