Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-14

own and the cars were packed. AS
he train approached the switch the |
irst two cars started down the side
rack. The switchman, seeing the
mistake, is alleged to have thrown 1t.
The third car was derailed and bump |
ID over the ties. falling to the street
md demolishing the front of drug
store.
The coupling on both ends of the
iated car broke, leaving two cars be
hind and two ahead on the track.
At O'Clock this afternoon nine peo
pie are dead as the result of the
wreck. Thirty-two are injured. of
whom 1t is thought three more will
die.
Deaths In the hospital bring the
number OF victims to ten, and other
deaths are expected.
Additional dead are:
HENRIETTA OSCERLEIN.
BERTHA HARRIS.
JOHN LEESE.
John Cochrane. one of the dead was
struck by the falling car.
The policeman killed In the wreck
has been identified as William Buck.
and the decapitated man as James
Cooper. The car following the one
which plunged to the street protruded
over the tracks and was saved only by
resting against building. The occ'l-
pants crawled through car window
into the building. The bottom of the
car was knocked out where 1t fell,
The car stood at an angle of 80 de
grees. The passengers were hurled
with terrific force into the lower end
OF the car, where the dead and injured
were.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE legis
lative investigation of life insurance
has already revealed gigantic grating.
II Is shown that all the big companies
are doing business in a shameful man
ner. The Equitable seems to have
been little cleaner than the New
York Life or the Mutual. Men high In
financial and business life have viii
fully broken into the moneys of these
insurance companies and built up for
themselves enormous fortunes.
FdiSt ItDoilS nave btth
grating has been quite general. The
report that the committee will make
to the Legislature will, 1t is thought
be appalling.
LOUISVILLE, Colo, Sept. n.-SiA
school children of Sunnyside. two
miles from here, while on their way
to school this morning, were caught
on trestle bridge by the Colorado &
Northwestern passenger train. One
child was killed and three others ter
ribly injured. Jane Williams was the
name of the child who met her death
Her mother, vino is in delicate health
is thought to be dying today owing
to the shock
The accident was unavoidable, as
the train was coming down steer
grade and the engineer did everything
possible to avoid running into the
children.
OYSTER BAY, L. l.. Sept. 1l.-En
gtneers of the isthmian canal commits
sion today discussed with the presi
dent the problems confronting them
John Barrett. minister to Colombia
and three foreign correspondents WIN,
covered the peace meeting were re
ceived by President Roosevelt this af
ternoon.
M.GIN, H., Sept. 1l.-Three bandits
bound. gagged and tortured by fire
Andrew and John Foren. rich farmers
to make them reveal the hiding place
Of treasure they thought was conceal
ed in the house. The farmers tainted
from the agonies inflicted but would
tell nothing. The robbers managed tc
get $500.
Andrew, the elder brother, wifi moi
live.
BONNER SPRINGS, Kas.. Sept. ii
"A separation OF the races in the
public schools was effected here to
day by the white populace. backed NJ
by deupty sheriffs. Negroes who last
week objected vigorously to their chill
dren attending school unless seated
with the whites, yielded or took their
children away. Two OF the best rooms
In the school building were set aside
for the negroes.
c'p's
jor General Oranovsky. auartermaster
general, has been named by General
Linevitch as the Russian represent.
ative to arrange with General Fusku'
shima, the Japanese representative
for the armistice and the evacuation
OF Manchuria.
NAGASAKI, Sept 1l.-Secretary
TAFT and party arrived this afternoon
aboard the Korea and VIII sail tomor-
row.
DENVER, Sept ll.-David A. Mills.
former secretary of state, leader OF
the old POpulist movement, state sen
ator In 1892 and prominent IA Masonic
circles, died yesterday OF tumor of the
brain. Mr.. Mills was born in Penn
sylvania in 1850 and came to Denver
in 1877. He was married In Leadville
in 1883 to Miss Jean Livingstone
Forbes, the present governor, Mr.. Nc
Donald, being the best man at the GER
emony and friend Of the bride.
DENVER, Sept 1l.-An unusual
number of Grand Army visitors have
remained over and while the encamp-
ment is a thing Of the past the city
today remains pretty well crowded.
MA a.,tarn ,,oople aeem to he greatly