Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-30
near here today, and four persons We
killed.
The dead are.
JOHN CANFiELD, Iowa.
ENGINEER WILKES.
DETECTIVE GRIFFITH.


one unknown.
The collision occurred on a steep
grade and was caused by misunder
standing of orders.
The trains colliding were passenger
Nos. II and ~ on the Kansas City
line. Both were running behind time,
making about forty miles an hour
The engines and teescoped mail and
baggage cars were piled in a heap
Garfield was mail clerk. The injured
number nine, among whom are G. w
Mummy. of Enid, Okla. and George
Fredlin of Kansas City,
The blame for the accident has not
vet been fixed.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct 26.-Tne pres
idcnt arrived here at 9 O'Clock this
morning.
Thirty miles from town Senator
Foster and Congressman Davey board
ed the presidential train, which on it,
arrival transferred to Stuyvestan
docks. where the steamer Comus was
waiting In gala dress to take the
president and 400 guests on a river
trip. The high wind diminished the
pleasure of this feature.
About noon the president was es-
rorted through the principal streets,
which were handsomely decorated ald
illed with cheering multitude, Sey.
cra houses infected with yellow fever
were passed.
The president leaves here at 6 p. m
on lighthouse tender for cruise on
he West Virginia which will be
boarded Mt the mouth of the river
The parade this morning was the
most imposing New Orleans has ever
seon. A striking feature which never
| failed to elicit tremendous applause
was the appearance of battle SCARED
| setorans carrying a huge Confederate
nag.
The city was decorated with the ma
| iional cOlors ns never before. The
| decorations are said to surpass those
arranged for the return of the victori.
aus troops from the war with Mexico
| sixty years ago.
The reception was very pleasing to
the president. In his carriage rode
GOV. Blanchard and Secretary Loeb.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 27.-After a
narrow escape from losing his life
| President Roosevelt is now safe A
collision of the lighthouse tender Mag
nolia. on which he was a passenger.
| so badly injured that boat that II had
| 10 he abandoned The president is
now on board the lighthouse tender
| Ivy, which is carrying him down the
| Mississippi to the armored cruiser,
West Virginia
Neither the president or any Of his
party We're injured. Details of the ac,
rident are not complete. The Mag
nolia collided with the fruit steamer
ltsparita and both vessels were
grounded at the river bank No one
was seriously hurt. William Rose
captain of the Espariia, telephoned
for aid from Nairn, saying both ships
were aground. The tugs Wilmot and
Woods Immediately were sent to the
scene, which is sixty miles down the
river. Telephone connection with
Nairn was broken after Rose made his
l
Empire, five miles below Nairn, re-
ported that the Magnolia passed there
| outward bound Mt 2:30 O'Clock this
morning. II no accident had occurred
the Magnolia would have passed EN-.
| lire shortly after midnight.
The Empire operator was mistaken,
however as the president shortly af-
| Ia,
The revenue cutter Ivy. hastily sum
| noned by Major Creighill at Nairn
from Pilottown, near the Passes The
| Ivy took him to the cruiser West Vir-
| ginia, which at $40 fired a salute of
u guns and steamed away.
The official report of the accident
snys that the Magnolia was struck on
The fore side by the Esparita and was
| grounded. No one was injured, The
! Esparita was inward bound with ba
nanas.
BERLIN. Oct 27.-The utterances
By Emperor william here yesterday
| snow that recent events have turned
The thoughts of William toward the
| possibility of his country becoming in.
| folved In war, as in addressing the
officers of a Saxon grenadier regi-
ment at Dresden the emperor said
We live In time when every young
German capable of bearing arms must
be ready to give himself to the father.
land" In second address last even
Ing he said: How matters stand with
us in the world you have known.
Therefore. keep your powder dry and
| our swords whetted'
NEW YORK, Oct, 27.-With but one
dissenting vote. acting under the legal
opinion OF Joseph ChOate, the execut.
I'VE committee Of the Republican coun.
~ committee has called for recon
rening of the New York county con.
vention tonight with the recommend.
alton that William Travers jerome he
dominated as district attorney to nll
he vacancy created by Charles A.
Flammer, who is retiring and advised
his followers to vote for Jerome.
NEW YORK. Oct 27.-It is vigor
ously denied today by the trustees OF
lhe Mutual Life concern that the ap.
pointment of n committee to inyesti.
nntp the affairs of tho cnrnnratinn L.,