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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
REFUSES PANAMA CANAL JOB.
Rhinelander Paper Mill Engineer Gets |
Offer from Washington.

Rhinelander, Wis, July 10.-[Special.l
George Whitney, engineer at the
Rhinelander Paper company's mill, re-
ceived a telegram from Washington, ask
ing if he would accept a position as loco
Panama at a salary of $500 per annum
Mr. Whitney wired he would not accept
1T that salary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
BUT ONE BODY FOUND.
Ten Of Drowned Log Drivers Being
Searched for by Large Chippewa
Falls Party.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, July 1O.-A
large party dragging the river below Lit
tie Falls dam where the log drivers We're
drowned recovered the body of Saul
Rrackett of Eau Claire.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
RATE COMMISSION
HAS BEGUN WORK.
John Barnes Arrives in Madison and
Organization Is the First
Business

Madison, Wis, July 10.-[SpeciaL1
Attorney John Barnes, a member of the
new railway rate commission, arrived in
Madison late this afternoon, and the
commission began it's work shortly after
3 O'Clock. Organization is the most i'm
mediate purpose.
The civil commission will bold it's Or
ganization meeting here next Friday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
HONOR PAPAL DELEGATE.
Archbishop Symon Is Entertained at La
Crosse as Guest of Catholic
Polish Population

La Crosse, Wis, July 10-[Special. ]
Archbishop Frances Albimus Symon,
papal delegate from Rome, arrived here
this noon to be the guest Of the Poles of
this city Hundreds of churchmen and
children, appropriately uniformed and
headed by band, met the archbishop
at the train. Speeches were made by
local and visiting clergy at Holy Cross
church. He will leave tomorrow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
MAI. CULLY'S FUNERAL HELD.
Kenosha's Veteran Editor Given C. A. r
Escort to Grave

Kenosha, Wis, July 1O-[Special !
Francis G. Culley, the veteran news.
:naper man and politician, was laid tc
rest in the city cemetery here this after.
noon. with all the honors of a soldier.
the members of the Grand Army escort.
ING the remains to their last restine
Mace.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
GIANT ENGINE IS WRECKED.
Soo's No. 600, Weighing 325, 900 Pounds,
Off with Eight Cars

Ladysmith, Wis, July 1O.-[Special. !
"A 500 freight train, eastbound, was
wrecked at Almena Sunday. Eight cars
loaded with grain were partially de-
moIished and the engine was consider
ably damaged. No one was injured.
The accident may have been caused by
a broken rail. The engine, No. 600, was
the largest in the northwest, weighing
800, 600 pounds. 1t was built as an ex,
pertinent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
DO Your Feet Ache and Burn?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, Bun
ions Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet. At
all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample
sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie
Roy n Y
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
Runs Ten Miles IN I:48.

Norman Taylor of Minneapolis, aged
70, ran from that city to st. Paul, coy
ering the ten miles in one hour and forty
minutes. At the age of 4S he was the
champion twenty mile runner of America.
TAYLOR was born at Plymouth, Ill.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
MANY CULVERTS GO OUT.
Poads IN Washburn and Burnett in Bad
Condition from Floods.

Shell Lake, Wis, July TO- Special I
The recent rains have washed Out
many cuIverts and made made bad roads il
nett counties.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
ROB SPARTA POSTOFFICE.
Safeblowers Get Away Before Being Dis
covered-Only Snail Amount
of Money Taken.

Sparta, Wis, July S.-[Special. 1.-The
postoffice safe here was blown open last
night by burglars. The miscreants es-
capped before being discovered, but got
only small amount of cash, it is be-
lieyed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
MORE LOBBY EXPENSES FILED.
Agents of Organizations and Corpora.
tons Tell of Legislative Work.

Madison, Wis, July 10-Additional
lobbyist expense accounts have been fled
as follows:
/: Thomas H Gill, Wisconsin Central. moth.
ing; Frank J. Weber and w. f. Thiel, So
cial Democrats S232. % and Sc; William A.
,surance company, $1569.11; Milwaukee ".
biographical union, by f. E. Neumann
s67.ss, and by j. W. Hays, $50; J. H. Green,
Green Telephone and Electric Manufactur
ing company, Milwaukee, $19450; S. l.
ETodd, American Book company, $27; Elmer.
son Ella, Madison State journal, $10.33
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption promptly
relieves my little 5-yearold sister Of
croup.-Miss L. A. Pearce. % Pillins
street, Brooklyn, n. Y, Oct. ,. 1901.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12

Brown eyes and dark hair are par
ticularly common among the criminal
class. An American observer calls the
brown the criminal eye
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12

MRS NINSIOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teethiug; softens the gums, reduces u.
Elimination. allays pain, cures wind collie -
cents bottle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12

The Congo dwarfs. six specimens OF
which have been brought TO London by
Col. Harrison, never reach greater age
than 40 years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12

"Dr. David kennedy's Favorite Remedy
is excellent for the liver. Cured me after eight
years of suffering" s. Pepron, Albany, n. Y.
World famous. 81.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12

The chief engineer of the Wisconsin
that he has not heard of the above as he
would be likely to do, and that the COM
pany has never suffered any inconveni-
ence of the kind in this state. A worm
sometimes eats yellow pine boxes in the
south,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
BUGS INFEST TELEPHONES
La Crosse System Is Hampered and En-
dangered by the Australian
Worm

La Crosse, Wis, July S.-[Special. j
The Australian worm has made it's ap-
pearance in the apparatus Of the local
telephone companies. The worm bores
instruments, infesting cables and other
instruments, indecting cables and other
wise injuring the service. The insulation
being injured, short circuit are frequent.
Seven worms were found in one cable
box of the Wisconsin Telephone COM
pany. They had bored through the in
sulation and had even bored through
parts of the metal work.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-20
CELEBRATED BIRTHDAYS
Pleasant Surprise Parties at Homes
of Mrs. Eliza EmmOnS and
Mrs. ]. d. Smith.

Mrs. Eliza Emmons, one of Dallas
honored pioneer women, was the
recipient of delightful surprise party
Saturday afternoon, it being the occa-
sion of the 88th anniversary Of her
birthday. About thirty of her old-time
neighbors and friends were present,
and the afternoon passed most
pleasantly to all. The party was
planned by Mrs. Emmons' daughter,
Mrs. Samuel Coad, and SO we'll was
the secret guarded that the aged lady's
surprise was complete when the guests
began to arrive early in the afternoon.
Mrs. Emmons is remarkably active
for one of her advanced years, and
her face shone with happiness as she
received the greetings of her friends.
The afternoon was devoted to good
old-fashioned visit, and nice lunch
consisting Of cake, tea and oranges
was served. Many nice presents were
received by the aged hostess.
Those present were: Mrs. J. L..
Collins, Mrs. w. W. Miller, Mrs. J. G..
Gaynor, Mrs. J. E. Smith, Mrs. J. D.
Smith, Mrs. J. J. Williams, Mrs. J. H.
Mes, Mrs. D. P. Stouffer, Mrs. F. A.
Harris, Mrs. Charles McDevitt, Mrs.
Sam Coad, Mrs. J. S. Cooper, Mrs.
Robert Howe. Mrs. T. J. Hayter,
Mrs. Alice Dempsey, Mrs. William
Grant, Mrs. A. Shultz, Mrs Roberts,
Mrs. Elder, Mrs. E. Biddle, Mrs. Mary
Hubbard, Mrs. Clarkson, Mrs. G.
Hughes, Mrs. Jane Frink, Mrs. NJ. l..
Robbins, Mrs. Martha Cosper, Mrs.
I. M. Palmer, Mrs. F. NJ. Collins
Messrs. Sam Coad, w. G. Brown and
G. H. Chapman.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-20

gave her handsome presents. The
guests departed for their homes late
in the afternoon, wishing their hostess
many happy returns Of the day.
Those present we're: Mrs. Ed Biddle,
Mrs. F. J. Chapman, Mrs. E. Hayter,
Mrs. J. M. Campbell, Mrs. J. E. Smith,
Mrs. Robert Howe. Mrs. William
Howe, Mrs. Martha Cosper, Mrs. H. B.
Cosper, Mrs. G.. L. Hawkins. Mrs.
Martha Burns. Mrs. Fred Wagner,
Mrs. Martha Wagner, Mrs. Charles
Syron, Mrs. T. B. Hill, Mrs. J. c.
Gaynor, Mrs. Charles McDevitt, Mrs.
d. P. Stouffer, Mrs. .. @. Smith, Mrs.
A. Shultz, Mrs. E. Caldwell, Mrs. Will
Wagner, Mrs. J. Fl. Mes, Mrs. F. Fl.
Morrison, Mrs. DR.. b. H. McCallon,
Mrs. W. P. Miller, Mrs. Alice Dempsey,
Mrs. Conrad Stafrin, Mrs. A. w.
Fowler, Mrs. J. M. Pollock, Mrs.
Joseph Black, Miss May Shelton and
Miss Clara Guy.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-20
DIRECT PRIMARY EXPENSIVE
Estimated Cost of Nominating Elec-
tI0n in Oregon Is Between
$35,OOO and $4,000.

The following dispatch, sent out
from Salem, will be found Of interest,
as it relates to the new primary law
Secretary Of State Dunbar has begun
to make preparations for the general
primary election to be held in this
state April 90.
The petitions of all candidates for
state and district offices must be filed
with the Secretary of State by April l,
in order to have place on the official
ballot.
1t will require at least 60 days for
each candidate or his friends to secure
the necessary names and prepare the
petitions required by law so that the
name may appear on the official
ballot.
The tally sheets will contain space
for recording the vote for at least 80
candidates for each party in every
county in the state. Two tally sheets
will be prepared: One for the Re-
publican party and one for the Demo-
cratic party No other party cast
sufficient votes at the last election to
entitle it to recognition in the rimary
election.
Secretary Dunbar placed an order
with the state printer for 32,9S0 blanks
to be delivered by January /. The
estimated cost Of the primary election
is between S35, 900 and $40, 1000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-20
School Life, I" Myra Mco. Kelly.

School Life" Myra McC Kelly.
Nancy Stair" Elinor Mccartney
Lane.
"Red True Story Book" Andrew
Lang.
sleeping Beauty in the Wood"
Andrew Lang,
ga Little Brother to the Bear"
w. J. Long.
Marquis of Lossie," George Mac
donald.
Care OF Animals" N. S. Mayo.
"The Madigans," Orson Lowell.
american Heroes and Heroism,"
w. A. and A. M. Mowry.
"FurSeal's TOOTH" Kirk Munroe.
Captured Santa Claus, I. N. Page.
my Artic Journal" Mrs. J. d.
Peary.
"Red Saunders; His Adventures
West and East" H. w. Phillips.
"Primer Of Forestry" Clifford Pin
chot.
"Dandelion Cottage" Carroll Ran
kin.
Good Materials and Their Adulter-
ations." Mrs e. H. Richards.
1.-THE Last Hope" A. Forestiar,
Hugh S. Scott
Decatur and Somers," Molly L.
,Seawell.
"King Lear" Shakespeare.
Electric Toy" I. 0. @. Sloane.
Sailor Boys of 81, J. r. Soley.
"The Virginians, wv. M Thackeray
Our Little Norwegian Cousin"
Mary H. Wade.
''lhe Lure of the Labrador Wild"
Dillon Wallace.
'The Mountains" Stewart Z. White.
'Polly divers Problem" Mrs. X.
d. S. Wiggin.
'"The Posy Ring" Mrs. X. d. s. and
Nora A. Wiggin.
'"The Romance of Modern Engi-
neering," Archibald Williams.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-20
Ira Wade Acquitted.

The case OF Potter, Jones and Wade,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government, went to the jury
Saturday night. After an absence
from the court room Of 80 minutes,
the jury brought in a verdict Of guilty
in the case Of Potter and Jones, while
Ira Wade, clerk Of Lincoln county,
was found mot guilty" Three ballots
only were taken by the jurors, and on
each one Of them Wade was found not
guilty. On the third ballot the jurors
agreed on the other two mems guilt,
and the case was brought to a speedy
termination.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-20

Indigestion, constipation, dyspepsia,
kidney and liver disorders, and all
stomach troubles positively cured by
using HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Belt K
Cherrington.
Trespass notices printed on cloth
can be had in any quantity desired at
the OBSERVER office.
1t makes no difference how long
you have been sick, if you are troubled
with indigestion, constipation, liver
and kidney troubles, HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea will make you we'll
35 cents. Belt & Cherrington.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-20
MeiSer MeiSer
Dallas, Oregon.
Died of Typhoid Fever.

Mrs E. P. Mccormack, OF Salem,
wife of one Of the leading business
men of that city and daughter OF
former Governor q. F. Moody, dleu
wednesday afternoon Of typhoid fever.
Mrs Mccormack was one Of the most
proninent young society matrons ID
the capital city, and was exceedingly
ronuIar on account of her many e1-
eellent qualities. She was a sister ol
former Congressman Malcolm Moody.
Her untimeIy death will be mourned
bva wide circle Of friends throughout
the state.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-20
Horace tine Notorious.

Horace G. Mckinley, the notorious,
and Paul McHugh, Of La Crosse, Wis.
have been spending a week in the
Deschutes timber, some 80 miles
above Bend. They left out yesterday.
Bend Bulletin.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-10-20

A pleasant surprise party was
given at the hospitable home Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. D. Smith, in this city
Saturday afternoon, in honor Of the
57th birthday of Mrs. Smith. To carry
out the surprise, Mrs. Smith had been
invited to attend the party at the
home of Mrs. Emmons, and after Civ
ing her time to meet her friends at
that gathering, a message was sent
informing her that she had visitors
at her own home and urging her to
return at once. Mrs. Smith immedi-
ately left for home, wondering who
her visitors could be, and, upon enter
ing the house, found the parlor filled
with neighbors and friends. The
good lady was surprised beyond
measure, and all present were delight
ed with the success Of their plans.
An enjoyable afternoon was spent,
and delicious refreshments prepared
by the guests were served. Mrs. Smith
received a beautiful cut glass set, as
A slight token Of the esteem in which
she is held by her many friends. Her
husband and grandchildren also
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-11

bring order out of the terrible scene
and to render what meager aid they
might.
The storm was not confined to sny-
der. On the way to the boom town
dead and injured were passed in plain
sight of the relief trains, but these were
passed by in the efforts of the rescuers
to reach Snyder where there was great
er need of their services
First to Reach Snyder.
The first man to reach Snyder and re-
turn to telegraph point was the sta
ton agent at Mountain Park, a neigh
boring town. He had walked into Sny-
der, reaching there al daylight and af-
ter taking a hasty view of the situation
and without gathering any exact de-
tails of the storms effects returned to
Mountain Park.
This man reported the town partially
destroyed, and asserted that the list of
dead would reach somewhere between
three and four hundred. The injured he
said, We're to be seen everywhere, and
their number undoubtedly will reach
into the hundreds
While the tornado seemed to have
been widespread, rumors that other
towns in southwestern Oklahoma had
been destroyed were declared by tele-
phone exchanges to be incorrect. How
ever, there was no question that much
damage to property and loss to life had
occurred in the outlying districts. The
same tornado struck Quinlan in Wood
ward county, on the Santa Fe railroad,
destroying several houses and a that
point at least three persons, Mrs. o. w
Cox and her two sons, are known to
have been killed.
The tornado struck Snyder from the
southwest, travelling north until with
in about a hundred yards from the
tracks Of the Oklahoma City & West
eTn railway. There it took north
easterly course through the business
portion of the town. North of the
track not a building was left stand
ing.
People Were Asleep.
Coming as it did while most of the
Inhabitants of Snyder were asleep, but
few had any warning of their danger.
There was no possibility of secur-
ing q correct early estimate of the
number of dead and injured. The
number of dead was placed at any
where between 70 and 500 at Snyder
alone. while the injured were placed
at between 100 and 500.
At $3.50 this morning Indifferent
telephone connection was establish ed
with Lawton. LawtOn reported that
the telephone wire between there and
Snyder had worked at brief intervals
and that from snatches of conversa-
tions the dead at Snyder were placed
at between 10 and 100, with the in
jured at between so and 200. Lawton
stated that so much confusion existed
at Snyder that it was impossible at
that hour to give anything like a cor
rect estimate of the casualties.
Ten undertakers attending the fu-
neral directors convention at Okla
home City left that place at 8 O'Clock
this morning with a car load of cask-
cts for Snyder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-11

Unidentified boy. IS.
Unidentified girl, is.
Hudson child, boy, 13.
Two girls, - and IS.
Unidentified girl. 8. and boy, 10,
brother and sister.
Baby L. c. Jones, >.
Unidentified woman, 25, supposed to
be Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. L. c.. Jones. 80.
Unidentified woman, 40.
L. c. Jones, 80.
Miss Fessenden, 20.
Unidentified woman, 80.
George Bailey, 10.
c. H. Barnes, so.
Child of George Davis, ?.
George Davis, 80.
Mary johnson, 40.
johnson boy, II.
Gladys Crook, IS.
Morris Crook, jr., 4.
Infant Crook, 3.
Mrs. Fannie Redwich. SO.
Unidentified girl, %.
Mrs. Biggs. %.
St. Louis Offers Help.
St. Louis, May 1.-THE following
message of sympathy was sent today
by President c. P. Walbridge. Of the
o. sInoT as 10 auSBeT s.ueIE sssuIsna
the mayor of Snyder:
The Business Mems League of st.
Louis sympathizing with the people of
Snyder in their calamity wish to assist.
Is there anything you would like US to
do"
The agent at Mountain Park started
special messenger to Snyder bearing
the message.
Property Losses.
Oklahoma City, May IA special
from Hobart states that a train Just
reached that place from Snyder. Seven
ty-fve dead have been found, 25 are
known to be fatally injured and from
100 to $50 seriously injured.
Fire broke out following the storm
and entirely consumed one business
block. A partial list of the property
losses is as follows:
Bank Of Snyder. wooden building. one
story.
The Hilton hotel. large two story
frame. just opened last Saturday.
Farmers and Merchants bank, two
story wooden structure.
Davis & Griffin block, stone, two
stories
Two story stone building belonging to
Robert Pritchard.
Snyder hotel. two story wooden
structure.
Hall Street Furniture company,
company, stock and building.
Tennyson & Hohmaster. large stock
of dry goods.
Miller Brothers. large stock of dry
goods.
Snyder Hardware company, large
stock of hardware.
Stofer Hardware company stock.
Joyce Grocery. company, stock.
Davidson Grocery company, stock.
Joseph Morris stock of groceries.
Snyder Gin company, gin.
Burnett Gin company gin.
Scraps of information reaching here
do not give names of the dead or in
jured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-11
ONLY A LIGHT RAIN.
There Is More Threatening Weather
in Topeka However.

Last nights wind and blow in To-
pelxa brought only a trace of rain and
there were but light showers in Kan
sas, Is of an inch of rain falling at
Macksville, .04 at Usage City and
trace at Wichita.
The skies are clear today and the
temperature has been high, and although
the wind has been strong from the
south, blowing % miles an hour, the
promise of the fOrecaster is: Fair to-
night and Friday; cooler east portion
tonight" Today's corn and wheat re-
gion bulletin says: THE weather was
cloudy this morning in the extreme
eastern counties of Kansas and north
western counties of Missouri but clear
in western Kansas. The temperatures
have risen except in western Kansas
where the day temperature has fallen.
Showers have occurred from the South
central counties of Kansas northeast
ward into the northwestern counties OF
Missouri where they developed into
heavier rains There has been a gen
eraI rise of temperature in the other
districts, with heavy rains in all eX-
cept Indianapolis, Louisville and St
Louis districts"
The temperatures recorded at several
Kansas stations for the "a hours end
ing this morning at z o'clock neared
the 80 mark, the reports of the
temperatures being: Concordia 80, 50;
Fort Scott IS, 70; Macksville "a, so;
Manhattan So, 50; Usage City 50, 81;
Russell 81, As; Sedan IS, p; Topeka Sc,
So; Wichita IS, 5S.
the government thermometer today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-11
TWISTER in OSACE
Barnes, Houses and Other Build
ings Are Destroyed.
John KOff the Only Man Injur-
ed and He VIII Recover.

Overlook, Kan, May 11-At o'clock
last night, a tornado passed through the
farming country six miles southwest of
Overbrook. The storm swept northeast
and was narrow in extent. John Koff,
a farmer was injured. but not ser
iously.
Lfckskillet school house was COM
pletely demolished, and Heberly school
house was unroofed
The house of Robert Clark was en-
tirely torn down, and a number of 9TH
er dwellings were unreofed.
Three barns belonging to J. S. Loss,
Jack Hey and William Snyder were
demolished.
Overlook is a village on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, about 20 miles from To-
peka. It is in Usage county. The storm
was probably 26 miles from Topeka.
Many people in Topeka watched the
progress of this storm, and it was gem
orally believed here that some locality
in that section of the country was get
ting a twister. The sky was lowering
and coppercolored with densely black
masses reaching down to the horizon.
The clouds came up very quickly, and
from the time of their first appearance
on the southern horizon of Topeka, they
covered the entire sky During most
of the time that the storm was at its
height in the distance, there was an
almost complete calm at Topeka, and
the air was hot and sultry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-11
ANOTHER TORNADO.
Mcpherson County Farmhouse Wreck
ed But No Lives Lost.

Mcpherson. Kan. May 11.-A small
tornado struck eight miles west of Nc
Pherson early today. Several farm
houses wene partially wrecked and some
damage done to small buildings. but as
far as learned no lives We're lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-11
EARLY STORY OF DISASTER.
Much Difficulty Experienced in Secure
ing Authentic Report.

Harrisburg, Pa, May 11.-An express
train on the Pennsylvania railroad ran
into a freight train in which there were
two cars loaded with dynamite, at I:1O
o'clock this morning in South Harris
burg, near the plant of the Paxtang
Light Heat and Power company. Three
terrific explosions that broke windows
all over the city followed. and the two
trains were completely wrecked and
took fire. When the first explosion oc-
CURED bodies were thrown clear out OF
the berths in the sleeping cars, landing
down the railroad embankment, and
some even having been hurled into the
Susduehanna river which parallels the
railroad in that locality.
All OF the physicians Of the city pro-
durable were summoned to work with
the injured A fire alarm sounded. and
the firemen arrived to ind themselves
practically helpless in the work Of res
cue. A police patrol wagon was COM
missioned as an ambulance and as
many of the injured as possible were
loaded into it on each trip and taken
to the Harrisburg hospital. the capacity
(C0uffn11ad IN Paaaa Tan1