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the flames and the noise and the ex-
citement had been got up for her es-
peciai benefit. How she got out OF the
wreck and on the seat is a mystery.
The child went TO sleep at her moth
er's breast shortly after the express
left Lancaster The mother, tired and
sleepy, wrapped the little one in
shawl and laid her upon one of the
package racks that are fixed at inter-
walls in the side of the day coaches,
The baby WAS sleeping soundly. and
soon the mother dozed Off
Suddenly there was terrific explo-
sion. a rattle and crash of glass,
grinding timbers, and the kissing of es-
Gaping steam.
Hurled From Car.
All was dark in this ear, and the
mother, thrown from her seat, fed
wildly down the aisle. She was caught
in the rush of other passengers in the
day coach, and before she knew what
was happening she was hurled from the
car, and fell along the rails. Her face
was scratched by cinders and stones.
J. NJ. Bamford, of Harrisburg, who
lives not far from where the wreck
occurred found the woman rushing
about and crying for her paoy.
''Oh, find my baby for me; find her.
You must find her or | Will go crazy
walled the woman. grasping Mr.. Bam-
ford by the sleeve of his coat and fair
ly dragging him over the tracks toward
the burning WTeckage.
Mr. Bamford spoke encoura gingly to
the woman as he led her around the
wreck and down the eInbankment away
from the sparks and the heat of the
fiauies. which lighted the ground for
yards around. Men and women, most
or them nearly nude, could De seen on
all sides, either fleeing from the burn
ing cars or crawling out of windows or
from under the wreckage, but TO these
the awful shrieks of the victims held
fast in the blazing debris.
AT the foot of the steep embankment.
close TO the rivers edge, the woman
broke from his grasp, ran swiftly
toward what looked TO be a bundle. and
there was her baby Mr.. Bamford led
the mother further down the shore and
turned her over TO a policeman.
Escape of Father and Daughter.
Lloyd E. Burt. yardmaster of the
Pennsylvania freight yards at New
Brunswick. was in the wreck with his
daughter. he said that when the first
crash came he braced himself for the
worst and was then thrown to the floor
by an explosion which wrenched the
car from end to end. Immediately
flames burst out everywhere Before
he could recover himself there came an
other explosion, hurting him to the
ceiling. He again fell to the floor while
the dynamite demolished the car
Everything was IN wild confusion, for
the more the cars bumped the more
dynamite was exploded. The porter
shouted to those inside to come out
and Mr.. Burt rushed TO the door near
him, only to find 1t jammed. The outer
door had been opened by the porter
preparatory to the stop at Harrisburg,
which was then about two miles away,
and to this fact MT. Burt attributes his
deliVerance. Arrived On the platform
with his daughter a second explosion
threw them off the car. Then they
made for the city In their night
clothes. Mr.. Burt was ba~ ef9oted and
his daughter was without shoes.
When they reached the city they were
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Railway Delegates
Express Their Sympathy

A resolution OF sympathy with the
victims OF the Harrisburg, wreck was
adopted ct the general meeting of the
International Railway Congress yester-
Gay afternoon.
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All Made Unconscious.

'Then came the awful second ex-
plosion. The shock of this impact must
have made everybody m the car un-
conscious for several minutes I re-
member nothing until / found myself
cropping beside the truo.z= of the Pax
ton. Most of the passengers were out
side with me It was pitch black. The
explosions had numbed almost every
sense [ was beyond the reach of ter
ror, beyond fear of death.
LAS CROPPED, with consciousness
struggling back to me, the third ex-
plosion came. This beat me TO the earth
stunned me absolutely. / have no
idea how long | was unconscious after
this shock / do not know how many
nor how few explosions followed
when next my reason returned, l
was stumbling weakly over heaps of
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Croup.

An attack OF Group can be warded OF
by giving Chamberlain 3 Cough Remedy
~ orr1ptiy ss the first indication OF the
approach OF the disease. For sale By
el. druggists.
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Newspaper Mans Experience.

THE first intimation / had Of the
wreck" said John B. Reynolds of Pitts
burg. a newspaper man, who was going
home from New York, and escaped with
slight INJURIES was when l heard an
awful crash and was thrown out into
the aisle of the car. l was dazed for
little time. and only realized my posi-
ton and what had happened when
felt a woman grabbing me and scream
ing. For Gods sake help me- 1 push
ed her out of the window. and a fellow
passenger handed out child which be-
ionged to her. He then left the train
and called to me to tump through the
window.
Just then there was a terrific ex-
pIosion. As / dropped to the ground a
missile struck and Knocked me down.
don't know how long / lay there, but
when 1 recovered my senses L crawled
across the tracks under freight train
and rolled down the embankment on
the other side I was in my night
clothes. and all my other clothing and
belongings were lost.
'The mill hands working near the
scene of the accident were quick to re
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spond to the cries of the injured, and
carried some Of them to their homes in
that locality, and fitted some of them
out with shoes and clothing
Harvey Feldman and wife. of Frank
lin, Pa, were in the drawing-rooEn of
one of the sleepers on their way home
from New York
I'VE were sleeping soundly," said Mr..
Feidman, when there was q slight ex-
plosion that partly awoke US. This was
followed by the most awful roar I ever
dashed against the side of the car. We
groped around in the dark and finally
got ont Of the window. losing every
thing. We made cur way to a place OF
sharp einders, and our bare feet were
badly CUT Mrs. Feldman was severely
cut back Of the ear, and suffered much
from shock, and am wounded in the
left breast.
a Pullman Porter's Story.
no person on the doomed express
train wes in better condition to receive
and note Impressions of the collision
and subsequent explosions than a Il
Williams, a Pullman car conductor
Il was sitting in the smoking-room Of
the sleeper Paxton he said. when we
ran into the freight wreck. With me
was Pullman Conductor 7. H Lewis
He had charge of the sleeper Garnet
and the Paxton and Diamond were IN
der my care.
The first shock came with no more
force than would be made by sudden
application of all the airbrakes. There
was a forward pitch, followed By
short series of ehugging shccks and the
sound of grinding ana tearing
we guessed what had happened.
Lewis and I had been checking up our
tickets He WAS to leave the train at
Harrisburg. and l was TO naEe the care
Of the three cars. Showing the tickets
into our pockets We ran into cur cars.
Of course. our first and onIr thought
WAS to rsasSure our passengers, espe-
cially those who might De Ii. or hys-
terical.
In both the Paxton and diamond. I
found >tordi ttor1. .of se1ni-pan5c. Some
-26 the .Rassengera ywgere. Gut in tae alsIes
Ia theirs night clothing Others Were
dressing with frantic haste. AS
passed swiftly from group TO group q
shower of questions &as poUrai upon
RE.
Z was telling everybody to keep cool
when the first explosion came, To me
II sounded terrific at the time but the
subsequent and more severe blasts
dwarfed It This shock drove the pas
sengers into uncontrollable terror. I re-
member shouting to them, Don't
crowd / helped several from their
berths. and argued with the more un-
reasonable of the throng.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
TOday's Telegraphic News
Conditions in Europe.

London, Oct. 5.-The effort which
Germany is making to conciliate France
and the attempt on the part of Russia
to plscate Great Britain, which are pro-
ceeding vigorously, lead to the belief in
diplomatic quarters that the Kaiser and
the Car, while openly encouraging the
most intimate relations between Russia
and Germany, secretly believe that such
move, il carried too far, may result in
Russia and Germany being isolated from
the rest of the world. In order to pre-
vent such thing, the two powers men,
toned are trying to make their peace
with France, and England respectively.
1t is believed, however, that their efforts
are bound to meet with failure,
at least for the present, because France
is inclined to look with the greatest
suspicion on any oyertures she receives
from Berlin, while Englaud's suspicion
of Russia is just as strong, although on
their lace the overtures are open and
candid.
There has been considerable nanoeu-
verng in all the European capitals, ever
since the termination of the war in the
far East and the publication Of the terms
of the new Anglo japanese treaty, look
ing to a new alliance of European nat
ions. with the object of readjusting the
balance of power, which many diplO-
mats believe to have been disturbed by
these two events.
The extension of the Anglo-Japanese
treaty to cover India has been felt by
Russia to be blow at her, and this
view has been commonly held. Ger
many, the rival of England, has also been
concerned by the evident strengthening
of Britain's hands by the new alliance.
The natural course of events, as diplo-
mats have pointed out, would be the
drawing together of Germany and
Russia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
News of the Dav.

The CARLY Company has purchased
the property and plant of the American
ButteriDe Company, situated in the
District of Columbia near Langdon, Nd
The deeds give the consideration at
so, 900.
William Randolph Hearst was named
as a candidate for mayor of New York
at municipal ownership mass meeting
last night in Grand Central Palace and a
committee appointed by J. G. Phelps
Stokes, who presided. will select the re-
mainder of the ticket.
A young man who was employed for
over year al the Homestead, Pa, mills
of the Carnegie Steele Company under
the name of Oliver Hall, but now said
to be Gassaway Davis, son of J. II. Da-
Wis, of West Virginia, and nephew of
Senator Henry Gassaway Davis, former
candidate for Vice-President on the
democratic ticket, has been missing
from Homestead since September 26th.
The young mans identity was disclosed
yesterday. when inquiries were made by
his family. There are no traces of him.
Price Baker, aged 2S, member of
prominent family, was shot and killed
in Mobile yesterday and Hamilton Nc
Kean, aged 26, and Joseph Hart jr.,
aged 2S, were wounded by John Fisch-
er, an engineer on the Seaboard Air
Line. The shooting occurred in a ga
loon. An old feud is supposed to have
led to the tragedy. Fischer comes of a
well-known Mobile family and was in
Mobile on visit. He refused to talk.
Mexican is perhaps fatally wounded.
Fischer after the shooting coolIy lighted
a cigarette and waited until an officer
came up. Then he surrendered him
self and his pistol, admitting that he
committed the deed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
Must Change Sex Of Angels.

81 must confess / never saw an angel
with whiskers," said DR.. w. r. Hunt
iugton, in New York yesterday, when
questioned as to the objections which
have been raised to the female representa-
tons OF the divine winged residents of
the ETHEREAL domain above sculptured for
Belmont Memorial Chapel of the Cathe-
dral of st. John the Divine
at is not quite so bad as reported"
DR.. Huntington declared, ''for all the
angels in the interior, | understand,
have been accepted. The clerayme on
the building committee merely objected
to the models for two angels for the ex-
terior-the Angel of the Annunciation
and the Angel of the Resurrection. y
GAS matter of fact" he continued,
1--WE know very little about angels. L
never saw an angel myself. Angels, in
deed, are something that we are inclined
to be sgnostic about"
Sculptor Borglum yesterday said he
bad spent lot of time hunting up inior-
nation as to whether he should have
made the two rejected figures male or
female, and came to the conclusion that
ha had done just the right thing.
at makes little difference to me
whether they are men or women" he
added, "but | am not the critic. simply
the artist. In such cases as this, or, in
fact, whenever sculptor is engaged to
make symbolic statues he is generally al
lowed to use his own judgment. but in
this case, I shall have to submit to the
wishes OF the clergy"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05

THAT three ourths of the bills intro
duced in State legislatures relatives to
life insurance are intended for black
mail; that no record was made on the
books of the New York Lite of the pay
ment of $3.50, 900 to the republican
national campaign fund, and that no
accounting is made for the manner in
which Judge Andrew Hamilton, as
legislative agent of the, Big Three" in
surance combine uses the immense sums
paid him by the cOmpanies-these and
other things of an equally startling n =
ture were brought out at Mondays ses-
sion of the insurance investigators in
New York. Among the other things
revealed was the making of large loans
between the presidents of the MI
tual and New York Life at a
low rate of interest, and some
rather queer and Improbable methods
of handling real estate. As a sample OF
the ways in which legislation is jugglej,
it was shown that by the insertion of a
clause relative to negroes, in an act pro-
hibiting the granting of rebates to insur-
ance agents, the intent of the act was
destroyed. The farther the investigation
goes the more corruption is shown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
Alleged Ban K Robbers.

Frank Burns, William Sraith and
Edward Fitzpatrick, who were in
dicted in the Circuit Court of
Prince William some months ago for
rObbing the National Bank of Manassas.
in November, 1904, were brought there
from Richmond Tuesday nightly Sheriff
Rorabaug b and Special Guard Duke and
were arraigned yesterday. The prisoners
entered a plea of not guilty, and stated
to the court that they had no money
with which to employ counsel. Judge
Nicol assigned them counsel, and the.
cases wer continued until the fifth day
of the December term. These parties
were arrested near Baltimore this past
summer and sent to Richmond to be
tired in the federal court for the larceny
Of stamps that were 10 the bank and the
property of the United States govern.
ment. The case, were nolle prosecuted.
and the prisoners will now be tried I'M
the Prince William court for burglary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
Bishop Spalding DYING.

Bishop Spalding, of Peoria, one, of
the most highly esteemed Catholic prel-
ates in the west and a liberal light OF
the church, known in this country and
Europe by bis many writings and books
on popular sociological questions and as
member of the anthracite coal commits
sion, is thought TO be dying at st. An
thongs Hospital, in Louisville, XIV.
lie is under the care of his cousin, Dr..
W. II. Wathen. The bishop had been
spending the latter part of the summer
at Lebanon, seeking rest and recovery
from stroke of paralysis which he suf-
fered last June. The irst shock came to,
him in Peoria, and as soon as its severity
wss passed be left for Lebanon, where
nc has many relatives and friends. The
second shock came Tuesday. and II is
doubtful if the bishop can recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
A Tart Reply to Board of Health.


Failure on the part of numerous prsc-
ticiug physicians in the city of Rich
mond to comply with the ordinance
requiring them to report to the Board
of Health the existence Of all cases
of contagious diseases treated by them.
will probably result 10 the adop-
ton of more stringent measures on the
part of the board, there being an incli-
nation on the part of family physicians
not to expose their patients where secre-
cy is desired.
So much trouble has recently been ex-
perienced by the Board of Health in To-
eating the diphtheria and typhoid fever
cases that is has become necessary to send
the sanitary officers to make inquiry in
neighborhoods where contagious diseases
are suspected, and endeavor to get in
formation from the neighbors and the
servants in the house that happens to be
under surveillance. The intention is
then to have the health physicion ad-
dress letter to the physician attending
the case, notifying him that information
has been received that be is treating a
contagious disease, and requesting him
to report to the Health Board. But the
plan does not appear to have met with
success. One physician sent reply to
such communication from the Health
Board in which he took occasion to state
that when be got ready to call in the
Board of Health to diagnose his cases.
he would let them know. The health
committee has been instructed to see
that the ordinance requiring practicing
physicians to report all cases of con-
gious diseases is complied with.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
Three Children Burned to Death.

New York, Oct. 5.-Three children
were burned to death and several others
were MORALLY injured in fire which &C.
Cured early this morning in row of
houses known as 27S, 2S0 and 2S2 Reid
avenue, Brooklyn. Their father, Charles
Donnelly, who was severely burned in
trying to rescue them, and :heir mother
were taken to st. Mary's Hospital in a
critical condition. The Donnellys lived
on the top floor of the tour story brick
fiat house at $50 Reid avenue. 1t was
in this house that the fire was first dis
covered. After the flames had been ex-
tinguished, the three children were found
dead in their beds. Nine people were
injured in the flames, some of them seri-
Ously.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
Reef Truat Gases.

Chicago, Oct. 5.-Because they we're
not ready to submit their demurrer to
the indictment to Judge Humphrey,
the attorneys for the packers in the beef
trust cases, this morning, asked U. s. Dis
trict Attorney Morrison for further time
The governments attorney assented.
The trusts pleas, it is understood, will
be completed this evening, and may be
brought into court tomorrow. Several
days probably will be occupied in argu-
ing on the demurrer, and probably a
week or two will elapse before decision
ia rendered
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05

NOBODY seems to want the Panama
canal or at least the supervision of its
building. Secretary Taft is trying to
get rid of it and Secretary Root will not
have il. Mr.. Taft is scheduled for a
trip to the isthmus as soon as the con-
suting board of engineers returns to the
United States, but he wants to avoid
this and gave Mr.. Roosevelt reasons why
direction of the work should be turned
over to the State Department. The
President said he would talk to Mr..
Root about it. He did and Mr.. Root
held up his hands in horror and pointed
out that the diplomatic situation would
give him all he could attend to without
taking charge of the isthmian waterway.
The President then told Mr.. TAFT what
the Premier had said. Mr.. Taft pointed
out forcibly, but seemingly not con-
vincingly, that with the Philippine,
Porto Rico, Guam and other possessions
to look after, as well as the army, be
could not be expected to keep sitting on
the Panama lid. Mr.. Roosevelt told
him he would have to try little while
longer and it now looks as if that "little
while" will be the remainder of the
Roosevelt administration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
New York Stock Market

New York, Oct. 5-Specialists in all the
important stocks agree that most Of the sell.
except that London has supplied moderate
amount and few room traders have closed
out long contracts. The buying in almost all
cases has been by interests concerned in the
management and control Of the market move
ment as Of the different issues The general
impression is that the most urgent sellers Of
yesterday afternoon ana this morning will
soon change their position and try to buy
their stocks back. Efforts were made to in
tensify the money situation by circulating re-
ports that call money was 5 per cent before
any business was transacted. Before the usual
time for commencing business SIC, OOO, 900 was
offered at seven per cent The trst loan was
made at 81 per cent. and money has since
been placed at per cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
THURSDAY EVENING. OCT. 5. 1905

CAPT. J. f. B. STUART, collector OF
customs at Newport News, as stated in
the Gazette of that day, was rebuked by
President Roosevelt yesterday for re-
moving democrats from the customs ser
vice at Newport News and otherwise
violating the civil service rules. The
President should next turn his attention
to the office of collector of internal reve-
nue. for the Sixth Virginia district, re-
Gently removed from this city to Abing-
don. Collector Summers was appointed
in May last and removed his Office from
Alexandra on the last day OF September.
If he was in his Office thirty days Of the
five months, DO one knew it, but
the newspapers throughout the State
made frequent mention of his being here,
there and everywhere making political
speeches. Then, too, one of his clerks,
Mr.. K. w. Blair, it is safe to say, has
not been in his office one. half the time
during the past few months, he too, be-
ing on the stump for the republican
party. Indeed, il is said that Mr.. Sum-
mers, the last time he was in this city,
said his Office was political one and
would be so conducted, or words to that
effect No democrat, from a party
standpoint, objects to either Mr.. Sum-
mers or Mr. Blair making republican
soeeches, Tor it is certain that their
oratory will never win a democratic
vote, but their acts are contrary to the
civil service rules and they should be
called to account. 1t will be re-
membered, that the previous collector,
Mr.. 'Agnew, was compelled to resign as
State chairman of the republican COM
mttee. The President cannot make
fish of one collector and fowl Of the
other
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-10-05
National Dress.makers' Association

New York, Oct. 5.-The National
Dressmakers' Association which during
September held conventions in New
York, Chicago, and st. Louis, an
nounces today that the results of the
ballots cast in the cash prize contest for
American made and designed gowns,
will be made known tomorrow.
The count of the ballots cast will be-
gin at nine O'Clock tomorrow in the As
tor House, 10 this city. The votes were
cast by dressmakers, members of the as
ISOLATION, from all over the country, and
naturally there is much interest in the re-
suit. The principal prize is purse of
81. 900.