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Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-12

w. G. Johnson. q passenger on the
train, said of the accident:
II WAS sitting in the second car OF
the train reading a paper when all OF
i sudden the lights went out ana
everyone was thrown to one side. l
new | was thrown out OF tho door and
landed in the street. striking against
4 woman This probably saved my
life"
During the coroner's preliminary ex-
animation, Conductor ]. ". johnson
said:
Coroner, YOU can SO UP on the
Elevated road at 59th street and Ninth
avenue and see for yourself. You viii
find that the signal IS yellow ana
green which means that the south
bound Ninth avenue train has the right
of way and a clear track
Coroner Scholer feld an impromptu
inquir.v into the cause of the wreck rs
soon as he could get the train crew
into drug store near the wreck.
One of the incidents of the disaster
was the jump Of James Bowen of 62l
East 18th street, from window OF
the third car as it fell from the clevat-
ed structure into the street. He land
ed In the street clear of the car. hut
|headforcmost and suffered a fracture of
the skull
Paul Blake one of the passengers
in the third car said:
Il was reading a paper when sud
denly there was a crash and | found
myself on a pile of wrnckagc in the
street 7 must have been thrown out
of tha top of the car when the roof
was torn off"
General Manager He1ley. of the In
tr:horoueh Rapid Transit Co., explain
Cd the wreck rs follows:
,.T'ba vracxe5 rain was :, Ninth
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-12

Tho nrii"" Cf India has an average life
of tvcntv-four years. as against forty
four In England.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-12
CAR PITCHES INTO STREET.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

Before the great crowds collected by
the news of the wreck could be cleared
away, the police were compelled u
use their heavy night sticks on a NUM-
ber of men who were attempting u
rob the dead. The officers had no time
to make arrests, contenting themselves
with drubbing the miscrcants as hea'i-
ly as they could.
Coroner Scholer, soon on the scei,1 y,
of the wreck, ordered the arrest oI di'
those Immediately concerned. Seaiti
was at once made for the motor iii'ii
Paul Kelly. who secured a postum u'
the elevated lines six months ago. nc
came here from St. Louis. Kelly coulu
not be found and at late hour, "
night was still missing. although II
was stated that he had passed tue III
te,noon at the house OF irieLu'
Tba sv,tchman I'm the tower a.
Nir,h .venue and SD street. Cornelius
. I.crson WAS first arrested. Iheh
co,a,,ctor 7 W. Johnson and GUARDS
rtr,ot,v tJiccinson, J. McDaV1tt, w.
r perrv and B. Clark were taken INTO
oustodv At preliminary hearing,
tb;s afternoon. all the men waived ex-
Two versions Of the cause of the
wreck were told to the coroner. One
of these was that the switchman had
cot III, tracks for a Sixth avenue train
and when he saw his mistake, had
attempted to rectify il while the train
was on the curve. the change throwing
the second, third and fourth cars off
the track.
The switchman. however. declares
the wrecked train had Sixth avenue
signals set and he expected it to slow
down to take the curve. Instead Vt
maintained the speed usual with Ninth
avenue trains on the direct line. The
officials of the road further declare
that it would have been a physical I'M
possibility for the switchman to have
thrown the switch after the forward
car had passed on it.
The curve at SD street is a sharp
one and is practically unbanked, ac-
cording to statements made. today. 1t
is intended to be taken slowly and is
not constructed for a higher rate of
speed than six miles an hour.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-12

Policeman Edwal,i Moran who was
injured, vas standing beneath the
structure when the accident happened.
He leaped when he's heard the crash
overhead and escaped death.
Il turned around and saw the ear
coming to the street. he said. 1T fell
with a crash over OH its forward end.
The bottom cracked and the sides shiv
cred and opened out. The people were
canned forward. holding TO the straps
| and mixed up together
when the sides broke out they were
scattered all over the street. Those
we're the lucky ones. Those who could
not get out were the worst injured
II saw there was awful work ahead.
80 ran to Fifty first street and turned
in an alarm. Then I sent in Il call for
all the ambulances in the city and
asked for police reserves.
AS ran back called for help from
wagons of all sorts. When [ got back
the street was strewn with injured
people. We lifted them irto grocery
wagons, trucks. anything handy. and
carried them to Roosevelt hospital.
Many oc them were women. They had
tainted and it looked as if nearly all
We're dead
when the fireme,l came they began
ora gg:ng people out Of the car. The
| further down they got into the mass of
humanity the slower the work neCamc
and the more serious were the wounds
| Of those rescued.
Finally axes had to be used to get
| the people from under the wreckage.
At that stage they began to pull out
the dead
| The excitement among those in the
del allied cars OF the structure as they
realized what happened. became in
tense.
| In the forward car the mon. deenling
| the motorman was responsible for the
wreck, attacked him and tried to beat
him. He was dragged from his seat.
but he shouted for fair play. and con-
vinced tn" crowd that it was the
swltchman and not he who Was re-
sponsible.
| Patrolman Moran III giving a more
| detailed description Of the car which
fell to the street and narrowly missed
| him in its descent said:
| Il heard a rumblinS noise on the
| elevated structure over my head and
| looking upward saw millions of sparks
| uylllp. AllIlOSt SIlliittlo
| began to appear and the outside railing
| of the track almost directly over my
head was suddenly caved outward,
| Over this topping railing it seemed
| to me that there vas a rain of bodies
| even before the derailed cars came in
| to view. These bodies were undoubted-
| " the passengers who were jumping
| from doorways and platforms.
| Just before this happened 1 had
| greeted Patrolman Harry Atkins. who
was passing AS l saw a car come
crashing down I grabbed Atkins by
the arms and shouted: Run for your
life
He started, but before he could get
out Of the way he was caught and
| crushed. Later loaded him into wa
gon and sent him to Roosevelt hospi-
tai"
| Atkins skull was fractured.
Joseph Bach. policeman. died of in
| iurieS after having been taken to
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-12

the signals were correct. l gave the
train the Sixth avenue track
General Manager Hedley ut the lncer-
borough Rapid Transit Co. said chat
after the wreck. the switch was found
set for a Sixth avenue train.
Street Railway Commissioner F1sank
Banker began a personal observation
of the scene Of the wreck. today. i'll or
der to have on hand any evidence
which may later be needed.
Detectives learned that Motorman
Paul Kelly passed a large part f the
day at a friends house, but he disap-
peared from that place before the po-
lice arrived to arrest him.
Statements We're issued by tlie Ele-
waited Railroad Co. to the effect that
the switchman under arrest has had
clean record ever since he entered the
company's employ. 10 years ago. and
that Motorman Kelly had several
years experience as 4 motornaan in ST.
Louis prior to beginning work in this
capacity on the New York Elevated
roads. six months ago.
A man who went suddenly ravlng
mad in Subway train a few hours
after the wreck, WAS identified as Leo
killed in the wreck The father was
reading a paper and supposedly had
before him one of the early stories
about the wreck. for he suddenly
jumped from his seat and Shouting that
his boy was killed. He tried TO climb
out of the car window. When pulled
back into the train by the guards. he
had to be forcibly restrained from
beating his head against the steel
walls of the car. At the hospital he was
pronounced insane. Friends who werc
on the same train identified him and
said that his mind had been sound only
Il few minutes before.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-12

General Manager Heiley. of the In
tr:-hor"ueh Rapid Transit Co, explain
Cd the wreck rs follows:
The wrecked train was Nint;l
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
SALVATION ARMY

Arrangements are being made to give
Commander Eva Booth an outdoor re-
ception upon her arrival here, Thurs
day, June l.
Col. Margetts of New York. national
secretary for young peoples work, ac-
companied by Major Willis of San
Francisco, will arrive in Los Angeles
today. He will be given a demonstra-
ton by the children at Corps No. l,
43S South Spring street this evening.
Several infants will be dedicated. Col.
Margetts will attend the services to-
morrow at No. 2, 1O3 San Pedro street
and Monday evening a united de-
monstraton will be held at No. l. at
which large number of officers will
be present. Major Willis had charge
of Corps No. 1 of Los Angeles several
years ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
STAMPING OUT CONSUMPTION

novel feature in the warfare of medical science
against tuberculosis is announced from New York An
exhibition will be held in that city November such
as was before The exhibits will all pertain
to consumption its victims and the accepted modern
methods of treating it.
The exhibition will he arranged, according to the
plan that it "will present, through diagrams photo
graphs and models picture of the progress being made
in fighting tuberculosis, at the time that it will
within the limits recognized by the authorities as
possible"
Having demonstrated that consumption is not only
preventabe but durable, except in advanced stages
medical science now is aiming to reduce the ravages of
the disease to the minimum 1t has been proved that by
sumption is robbed Of the terror inspired only few
years ago. Having learned that the disease Is COM
muncated almost wholly in single way by the sputum
OF victims the spread of by infection is made amena
BILE to control Following that substantial gain the
treatment of victims has been reduced to such COM
pete system that the percentage of cures is surprising
in these days
There Is good reason TO believe that the time is moi
far distant when consumption will to be called the
great white plague" Medical science has shown with
in comparatively few years that such dread diseases
yellow fever cholera and other plaques are controa
BILE in favorable circumstances But the whole medical
world is in pursuit Of means for stamping out consump
on and every succeeding year shows substantial prog
in that direction
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
THE WEEKS CHURCH NEWS

$3.50 p. m, tomorrow. This league will
give a social at the Y. M. c. A. next
Friday evening.
DR.. Martha Sheldon and Miss Means
will speak at the morning service to-
morrow at the Vincent Methodist
church. Rev. j. M. Ross, an evan
gelist will preach at the evening SER
vice. The women of this church held
an all-day meeting last Tuesday at the
church.
DR.. Chapman will speak at the West
lake Methodist church at the morn
ing service tomorrow, in the interest of
the no-saloon campaign. In the evening
Adjutant l.. Allison Coe of the Saliva
tion army will give an address illus
trated with stereopticon views. Miss
Mathewson, a Salvation army lassie,
will render several songs.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20

clean. cheerful and moral. In other
words, temperance, cleanliness re-
spectabiIity is sought for. 1ntemper-
ance is the crime. All that which the
Lord God hath made is good. Not the
use of It, but the abuse, is harmful.
Such has always been my teach
ing" and in that regard, have no
regrets at ALL With this I am fin
ished. looked for no controversy
when I wrote my first article; but
1 shirk no controversy when I believe
I am right, and certainly in my conten-
tions ! too am supported by eminent
authorities, by Doctors Wise, Gottheil,
Kohut and innumerable modern stu
dents, as well as by the most eminent
and learned scholars of the Talmud.
I have no desire to, and probably
shall not reply further, though 1 could
write page upon page in support of
my argument. For until DR.. Bowers
can show where the intent of any
verse in scripture is to prohibit the
people from using fermented wine, 1
am not anxious to reply; and that
time is not within the life of any man.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
BAPTIST

The Central Baptist church will cele-
brate its twentieth anniversary June
a. The following committee has been
appointed to arrange for the observ-
ance: Rev. A. S. Phelps, the pastor;
Messrs. A. P. Green, DR.. William b.
Percival and Mrs. Richard P. Drew.
An entertainment will be given next
Tuesday evening under the auspices of
the Kings Daughters of Memorial Bap-
tist church, Mrs. Young will give
reading, De Lanos' guitar club viii
furnish music.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20

The present week has been one Of
great activity in church circles Of Los
Angeles.
The campaign of the anti-saloor
league is engrosslng the attention OF
the evangelical Protestant churches
the prayer meetings of which have
been devoted to this work. Many mass
meetings and rallies will be held tomor-
row in behalf of the cause of temper
ance. No-saloon meetings will be held
tomorrow evening in many of the
churches. The church members have
taken up this crusade with much earn
estness and confidently expect success
to crown their efforts.
The week has been occupied by the
Episcopalians with the annual conven-
tion. The address of Bishop Johnson
has created much enthusiasm among
the churches. A committee will be
elected to formulate plans for progress
sive church work.
May, the month of Mary, has been
observed with special services in the
Catholic churches. A large number of
children are being prepared for first
communion and confirmation.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
BIBLE CONFERENCE

A unique interdenominational Bible
conference will be held at Riverside.
May % to 25 inclusive. Frank A. Miller
of the Glenwood, has invited the pas
tors and their wives of Riverside
county to be his guests during that
time. The following well known clergy
men will deliver addresses: DR.. Nc
Cleod, Pasadena; President j. X. Nc
Lea of the Congregational seminary.
Berkeley; Rev. J. Herdo Garmett.
Santa Ana; Rev. ]. L. Pitner, Rev.
William Horace Day and Rev. A. c.
Smither, Los Angeles; and President
Gates of Pomona college.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
THE FELLOWSHIP

At the morning service of the Los
Angeles Fellowship Sunday, at IL
o'clock in Belasco theater, Rev. Ben
jamin Fay Mills will speak on The
Mysterious Secret of Victorious Japan"
The musical program for the morning
service is as follows: Overture, THE
Naiad Queen" (Rollinson), Messrs.
Walper and Buratti and Miss Helen
Tape; soprano solo. "The Birds Fly
Forth Again" (Willowby), Miss Helen
Tape; cornet solo, 80 Thou Sublime,
Sweet Evening Star" Tannhauser,
(Wagner), Mr.. Buratti, accompanied
by Mr.. Walper and Miss Tape.
Other meetings of the Fellowship for
the day are Sunday school at Masonic
hall at $780, the Academy at the Eel
lcwship offices at 9:45, Mrs. Mills class
on THE Art of Living" in Emerson
hall at 9:45, children's church at IL
o'clock in Emerson hall. The Sunday
evening services of the Fellowship will
be omitted for the present.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
CONGREGATIONAL

Sunday, May 2s. Rev. William Hor-
ace Day will speak on the topic of
John Knox" it being the four hum
dreth anniversary of the birth of Mr..
Knox.
The work of Bethlehem Institutional
church is being devoted to the interests
of the Anti-Saloon league. This even
ing a rally will be held with an address
by j. B. Holly, illustrated with stere-
opticon views. During the campaign
the Railroad Congregational church.
Spanish Presbyterian church and Beth
lehem church are uniting in mid week
prayer meetings in the interest of the
no-saloon movement.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20

reason is perfectly clear and definite,
I believe and every other observing
and thinking man must believe that in
a great and crowded city like this.
drinking is a necessary evil. It must
be accepted as one of the conditions
of the globe, in the present age. In
devising means to remedy the great
evils Of intemperance It must be re-
membered that this condition exists.
Closing saloons will not stop drinking.
1t will simply drive it to cover. II I
we're to close every saloon today, to-
morrow they would all be open again,
but hidden away in tenement houses
where they would do vastly more
harm"
Combat lntemperauce
What we must do to combat in
Temperance Is to provide public re-
sorts which are no. tainted with vice
and corruption. II people must drink
we can provide them respectable
places to drink in. We can open
saloons where beer and light wines
may be had by those who want them,
and where the surroundings will be
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
May 20 i'm the Worlds History

1727-The Spanards besiege Gibraltar.
l756Naa action at Fort Philip Mno between the French fleet
ates Admiral Bng aerward shot England an unjust
o cowardice in this affair.
75-M N c., declaration of independence.
defeated Sieg,
of 2400.
lasted sixty
the ordered all officers Baltimore Pha
their recruiting offices and
o their ships
O6-Jo Mill born.
Prussans
Tolly and the French under Bonaparte
disguise while his
security which had promised her on board British
North Carolina quicksilver
found.
1834-Gen. Lafayette died at Paris, aged II
185The king of Hanover ordinance annung the cons
settled in 1S4S the provincial electoral law of 1850
Brooklyn NJ " man. arrested and
charged with the authorship OF the
bogus proclamation" calling for
anyaa legislative council opened at Pretoria
Arthur
Perdicar American citizen
whole South Atlantic
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
CATHOLIC

The new statue of st. Anthony, pre-
scented to the Church of the Blessed
Sacrament. Hollywood, by Mrs. John
Wilcox, will be blessed Sunday at p.
m. by Rev. Raphael Fuhr, o. F. NJ,
pastor of st. Joseph's church. Several
of the city clergy will assist. A hymn
to st. Anthony composed by DIR. John
NJ. Loretz will be rendered for the first
time. Several new candelabra, the gift
of the Ladies' Tabernacle society, will
be used in the service. Father Raphael
will preach the sermon, followed by
benediction. Father Raphael will re-
ceive members into the Plus Union of
ST. Anthony and the Third Order of st.
Francis.
The forty hours alteration will COM
mence tomorrow at st. Vincent's
church with solemn high mass
at 1890 a. M, Rev. w. j. Cor
rell, C. NJ, celebrant; Rev. j.
J. Cody, C. M, deacon; Mr.. Nc
Hugh sub-deacon. Rev. F. X. McCabe,
c. NJ, will preach the sermon. Solemn
vespers will be celebrated at p. M,
with sermon on Inc ltedl IIeSeHCe
by Very Rev. DR.. j. S. Glass, c. M.
High mass will be celebrated Monday
at a. m. and rosary sermon and bene-
diction at p. m. Rev. f. A. Antill, G.
NJ, will preach. Solemn high mass will
be celebrated Tuesday at a. m. The
alteration will close with vespers and
benediction in the evening.
The knights of st. Patrick have been
organized for the boys of st. Patrick s
parish, with the following officers:
Paul Conway president; Claude Hess.
vice president; John Conway, secre-
tary; Alfred Reinhart, treasurer.
The children of st. Joseph's church
who will receive first communion May
2S will go into retreat next Thursday.
The entertainment given for the ben
eft of the Church of the Blessed Sacra-
ment and st. Patrick's church, to close
the outstanding tickets of the recent
fair, proved very successful. The affair
netted about $4,000
A class of sixty children will receive
first communion May 2S at st. Vim
cents church. A large class will re-
ceive the sacrament of confirmation
that afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
THE RIGHT TO EARN BREAD

In the last number of the Outlook the strike situa-
ton at Chicago is discussed under the caption, "The
Right to Work..
The article takes broad view of the subject COW
erng legal principles involved and giving the matter
general application. 1t embodies the salient points
of judicial opinion and gives the gis of decisions in
important The legal conclusions thus presented
present clear and succinct statement of obligations
the part of both interests involved in strike They
reproduced here:
First-Laborers have right to unite in organization
for the purpose OF promoting their common interests
Second-In promoting their common interests they
he emgoyep p in po % for S 6s purpose OF seur
better wages or better conditions of employment
Thrd-They have a right persuade other work.
ingmen not to take their places provided their per-
either violence threats suggestions of violence
Fourth-They have right to refuse, and to combine
their employer of Others who in league in
operation & with & their mpoysr In other words they
Fifth-They have right to attempt directly in
goods their employer others league with or
in cooperation with his. They have right attempt
his business OF course they have no right to use vi
olence against him or his employees
In their application to the Chicago strike these
judicial points make it plain in the first place. that the
teamsers union had legal right to strike and like
wise persuade other from taking their places.
But that right stopped at the line of peaceabe methods
The strikers We're culpabe a gang of bandits the
moment they resored to acts of violence in the effort
to prevent other men from taking the jobs which the
strikers had abandoned.
The broad issue involved in the Chicago strike,
therefore, stated in the outlook, is the right of an
independent laborer to work without asking consent OF
the teamsers' union" That simple proposition has
for weeks kept Chicago in state of social commoon
partial business paralysis The issue which under
lies the whole situation has thus stunned and dazed
big city day after day and week after week. Chicago
bay, smarting from the sting of the teamsers LASH
but lacking the pluck to suppress awless weders of
What food for thought" this amazing situation in
the great city affords in connection with the fact that
Chicago recently voted to and control its transit
system How ridiculous the juXtaposition of that step
the transit of hundreds of thousands people
daily in the streets and the spectacle of $500 striking
in defiant control of those streets by acts
of violence. 1t is farcca for Chicago to consider the
operation of municipal street system in face of the
showing that it is too feeble grapple successfully
with handful of rioters.
city that lacks the pluck to protect citizens in
earning honest living deserves the contemplate sit
uatlon in which Chicago finds itself Chicago de-
sympathy and hardly deserves state federal
aid because of its tmdity The gods help those who
help themselves"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
ENGLISH LUTHERAN

Mrs II. A. Bankson Of 141O Rich
street entertained the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of ST. Marks mission. last Thurs
day evening, This mission has recenS~
been organized.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
English Lutheran church will give a
reception to the new members of the
church received during the year. num-
bering sixty, next Friday evening in
the church parlors.