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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-28
By E. T. StearnS.

once. There was ii roar. and on one
side the machinery Clanked and rat
tied and split and banged 10 bits. \
cylinder head was gone, An instant
later the engine struck the curve and
leaped in the air. The spread, too,
had come
With a mighty bound the locomotive
left the track and headed down the
embankment- Couplings ripped and
snapped. The forward baggage car
spun about and dived into the mud on
one side of the track. The one behind
took a convenient header to the other
side The next SJTOve To jump the pie,
lost its fOretrUck. stuck its nose into
the mud and politely acted az "a buffer
for the rest Of the cars behind
Platforms had splinteTed. vestibules
had crUmpled into kindliug and win
windows in the Pullmaus shiveTed and
window in the PuIImans shivered and
broke into powder. but not a life had
been lost in one of the cars, It hap
pened General Manager CaFstOu was
aboard the train and he and the crew
and passengers ran forward to look
over the scene They found the tender
of the engine. its rear end sticking out
above the rivers slow current.
There was q man in that Caht"
CarstOn said Who was it,
4 don't know, sir" replied the cons
ductor.
1T wasn't Blair. it wasn't his fire
man. and It wasn't any one Of you,
was it, the manager asked contempt
uousIy. looking over the crew IF I'd
had a good leg here instead of 4
wooden one
'The crew are all here. sir" the con-
ductor said
Carston stared sadly at the end Of
the wrecked engine.
a brave man went down with
that" he sighed "A very pIuclzy man
went to his death on that locomotive
Just then the water above the engine
swiried strangely
A curly black head arose and shook
itself. and two arms struck out for
the shore
Carston and the crew ran down the
bank.
rs amy one dead?" inquired young
Mr.. Rooney, as they helped him out
holding one hand to his gashed tenn
pie
Man. You were never on that en-
gine," the general manager cried.
81 was that"
Were you aboard at RainseviIIee'
q stepped aboard at Ccppertovn.
as it were" Rooney said, smiling
weakly.
''Coppertown, Why. We vent
'Ye did" said Rooney. ruefuIly.
And you're alive." Carston muir
INJURED. You're aIiveI"
"Ah. We can't Kill the Irish. sir"
But
welt the divil with all Of itI''
said the railroad reporter Leave It
go at that. Is there A man here kin
tap Telegraph wire ,"
IA wire2 Why?"
For the raison I want to use it."
grinned Rooney. ''Ye can't refuse me
that now. Shure, 1 have a story for
the Argus. ye see. a bit o news. from
their special correspondent on the
spot. so to speak-'-E. r. Stearns. in
PearsOn'S Magazine.
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something so novel that they never
tire OF its inspection
The doors Of the cars both on the
ends and sides. are made OF fireprOOf
wood instead of steel. in order to facil-
itate the escape of the mail clerks from
the car i'm case of accident, which
would make it necessary for them to
cut their way out of the car.
Recent additions to the rolling stock
of the Erie also include a steel express
and steel baggage car, made on prac-
tically the same lines as the postal car.
with different interior arrangements TO
suit their various uses. These two
cars are also novelties in railroad con-
stTuction, and in the experimental trips
IN which they have been used they seem
to fully satisfy the ideas OF Mr. IN
derwood, who is also the originator Of
this idea for carrying steel constTuC-
ton beyond the uses to which it has
been put heretofore The baggage and
express cars are both sixty feet inside
measurement. with a total weight of
100 900 pounds each. and these too. are
mounted on the standard six wheel
trucks. thoroughly equipped with air
brakes, gas. signal and heating devices
of the most approved type.
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I gasped. Sticking over the edge Of the
roof was the face of Rooney.
! Come down. screamed Garfield
/ I'M
/ A thunderous roar drowned his
! voice. Garfield covered his eyes Jones
watched in fascination
He saw the slim figure of Rooney
/ leap straight for the smOkestack of
/ Sixty-six's empty engine, saw it hurtie
! sickeningIy in the aiT-and then the
/ PuIlmans crashed by and the train
/ was gone,
/ Rooney. as it happened. landed on
/ the coal in the teuder-alive- he might
I have essayed the insane feat a thou
sand times and died a thousand horri-
| bic deaths; yet the breath was still IN
J him when he struck the tender
For a long time he lay there, fairly
/ knocked ssnseleSs- In a dim way he
was aware of the rushing air above
1 him. and Of the fact that he had done
4 a somewhat risky thing without due
reconciliation His one side. from
head to heel. aChed as if every bone
! were shattered; his cheek, too when
/ he came to move it, was warm and wet
| with blood
But he had survived-that was the
main consideration After time ne
] struggled to a sitting position and
/ took in the situation
They We're almost at the ridge and
! still Sixty-Six plunged on with undl-
minished speed The cab, he saw, was
I indeed deserted, not one Of the train
crew had attempted TO save the lives
/ intrusted to them.
That fact aroused Rooney TO anger.
| They We're not Irish, that was evident
] It was a good thing that at least one
IFishman was now aboard; but II his
ha successfully /
must be done at once
He staggered forward and sought TO
shake off the soreness that tortured
every bone and muscle. Py mighty
effort he made the cab.
As he did so. and staggered to a
perch on Door Blair's locker, SiXty-siN
/ topped the ridge, and long, steep
grade was before him Rooney bit
hard and went to work in earnest
Back in the fated train amazement
reigned The engine was Wh1Stllng her
hardest for brakes Yet most Of the
crew had seen that horrible mass of
men roll from the locomotive each
one knew why the Sixty-six had not
stopped after the RainseviIle tank, each
one knew why she had spun around
curves and dashed across the bridges
at that breakneck speed.
The brakes were set-and still the
tram Sftd Otf- GOWN the foHB nit
Rooney, glazing ahead, saw the
sharp curve at the bottom. where the
road swung round to take the bridge
Now to reversed Back he threw the
steel lever and for an instant held his
breath. The big wheels were crunch
ing and roaring under him. The speed
was slackening. but not rapidly
enough. The impetus of the long.
heavy string of cars was terrific At
frightful speed they were nearing the
soft. mushy spot of ground. IF only
the drivers would get grip enough.
But they wouldn't. Rooney saw
that.
Then all things seemed to happen at
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ROONEY AND THE SIXTY-SIX.

LII things-even strikes being II
~ mite. the prolonged trouble on the
r. and H had dragged to a be
lated close
Side by side "scabs" and union DE-
/ serters crewed the trains efficiently
J enough; freight at last was running
through on schedule. passenger flyers
rushed east and west as i'm the earlier
days of peace; and for the first time in
months, Garfield, agent and day oper-
atOr at COppertOWn, leaned back from
his key and lighted his pipe with the
serene certainty that the stones Of the
mob would not shatter the windows
about his ears before the match was
fairly alight
The union seemed to have succumb-
ed, and il was mighty relief Can
field having pUfted his pipe to life.
grinned across the office at Rooney.
railroad man of the COppertown Ar
gus, with a happiness long unknown.
He liked Rooney Rooney was an
education and a diversion. From parts
unknown, he had dropped into the Ar
gus office. scraps Of his talk seemed
10 indicate that his previous existence
had been composed mainly of similar
droppings in other regions. At any
rate he was entertaining: and when
his sharp black eyes twinkled from be
meath the shock of crisp. black curIs
and his timber Hiberuian tongue grew
animated, it was easy to forget ones
troubles for a time.
''Ye look better today. Cauuy." he
observed. hunting up his own odorifer-
Gus section Of corncob- "Gettin' the
grOcer's bill Strengthened OUT"
''Gettin' the railroad Strengthened
out" Garfield said.
''weIl-tis no cinch, workin' on a
road like this"
Ever try it?'
Me? Am raiIroader? I am that.
Canny. Man and boy. twas six months
I spent back in Pennsylvania. trottin'
around with an oil-can an d piece of
waste, squirtin' an scTubbin' promis-
cuOus at things that looked as if they
needed it, After that, they put me 10
shovelin' coal on an engine. so they
did-'twas a great job
'"WeiI?''
We'll, I stuck 10 il fer a mortal year.
Canny. an stiH they didn't give me the
Yunnin' Of a decent engine"
And then you dropped it2'
Il did. The union-God save it,
called a strike on every man, i'm sight
an out. Twas git out or be Drained.
an I got out with the rest They got
II settled some time or other I guess
I took a job in Frisco the fortnight
after-settin' type. I think II was
Garfield laughed and yawned-
was We ever general utility man in
q one-hOrse circus. Canny2' Rooney
pursued thoughtfully-
Never. Were YOU
Il was that-with old George Gay
Iev's Peerless an PTe-eminent Aggre-
cation o. World Wonders. One min
ute. I'd be hoppin' me way through a
naper ring, hopin' to heaven TO land
on me horse beyond, later. I'd find
,ueseIf diving from a tTapeze, with the
terrors o hsdes runnin' down me spine;
then. ia another ten minutes maybe.
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the Tebellious legislators. However,
the extra session was called. and. much
TO the surprise of everyone. the new
budget went through without a hitch.
1t may have been due to the fact that
the grand jury proceedings had fright
ened the bold politicians, or it may
have been the result of Carter's adrOit
ways In any event it was done
Carter then called to his assistance
a clever young lawyer by the name of
Jack Atkinson. a graduate Of Michigan
university Of the class Of '9S. Atkinson
was not a practical politician. but, like
the governor, he took TO the game very
rea Oily. He Is very popular on &C
count OF the interest ne has taken in
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Home Rule at heart. The outcome
showed that blood is really thicker than
water. and the old lineup on radical
/ lines took place. The disguised Home
Rulers formed a combination against
the whites and there was the devil to
pay It consisted Of Home Rule graft
with a Republican tag upon it.
The embryo kauaka statesmen got
/ the notion that what they said was
law. and that they had no one to an
SWer TO. They refused to show their
records and things went from bad to
worse until the grand jury took action
! in the matter and indicted a number of
the leaders for conspiracy to defraud
the territorial government
It was at this juncture that George
r Carter entered the game and began
To spread oil on the water Carter is
a native of Hawaii and comes of mis-
SiOHary descent His grandfather. DR..
Judd, was a central figure in the pOIit-
zeal life of the island for ten or fifteen
years during the forties and fifties- DR..
Judd was the prime minister TO several
kings and was d conspicuous figure in
the complication of affairs which re-
suited in the English taking possession
Of the islands for several months Car
ter comes well by the diplomacy which
he has shown in Strengthening out the
tangled situation.
Before passing il viii be well to
state that this is the same Carter who
belonged TO the record Yale crew of
IS The day before that famous race
Carriers father approached him on the
subject of the contest and in order TO
stimulate the husky athlete TO make
his best endeavOT offered him a hun
dred dollars for every boat length his
crew could put between them and their
opponents. When the contest was
pulled off the following day Harvard
was given the greatest beating in its
history. the distance being twenty-six
boat lengths 1t Is needless to say that
young Carter gave his fellows the fin
est dinner they ever had before or
since.
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After his graduation, Carter spent
some time in Seattle and then re-
turned TO his island home. The fac
tional fight out here was so bitter that
President Roosevelt could neither get
head nor tail to the situation. He ap-
peaIed to some one for an unpTedju-
diced party who could tell him the
straight of it. Carter was recommend
ed and he eventually went to Washing
ton to talk things over with the preSi-
dent. Their friendship dates from that
time After the death of Judge EStee.
United States circuit judge. Governor
Sanford 3 Dole was appointed in his
place and President Roosevelt offered
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the governorship q Hawaii 10 young
Carter, who accepted it. He began 70
smooth things out at once He made
an official pilgrimage of the islands
and warmed up to all factions.
The legislature Ezhf-h- carried on in
such a high-handed manner had made
appropriations for about twice as
much money as the treasury contained.
and the people We're very much dis
hearteued over the outlook, The new
governor declared his intention of call
ing an extra session for the purpose Of
legislatinE a budget within the means
of the public purse. He was diScOur-
aged by many conservatives, who con-
sidered that nothing could he done with
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young men. He worked his own way
through college and is known as fell
low who viii drop his own work any
| time to go out and look up a job for a
friend. He formed the party organiza-
ton which elected the present IegisIa-
tUre, a body that is quite in contrast to
its predecessors on account of the eX-
cellent character of its members and
the amount of good work done.
Administrator Is Respected.
All classes of people in the islands
are inclined to be complimentary to
the Carter administration. The gov
ernor is a great admirer of President
Roosevelt, whom he initiates when
ever he can. He likes nothing better
than to rope Il steer or do something
like that to show his stTenuOSity. He
IS just the kind of man to win the re-
speCt and friendship o. the president.
He IS honest. efficient and a hard
worker There are many who claim
that he is willful and stubborn, but
even these back him up and say that
the good he is doing is far in excess
Of the mistakes he has made. It is
general results that count.
He has doubtless been criticized
most for his arbitrary control of the
patronage of the territory His word
is the last one in all appointments He
defends his course by saying that on
account Of this being a territory he is
directly responsible to Washington
rather than to the people here. and
that he will not have incompetent
men shUufdpred upon him.
In a place like this there * always
an element ready to make trouble on
the slightest prOVOcatiOn- It would
take a large-sized grievance committee
to listen to all the woe that is floating
IL
thing the president can do is to put a
man in Office in whom he has con-
idence and give him free rein. Carter
may be arbitrary, and he has UndOUbt-
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edIy made mistakes, but the balance
is altogether in his favor and M
should be given credit tor d..
Evening journal., 1905-10-27
CORBETT WILL co TO COURT
Has Entered Suit Against National
Baseball Commission

Joe Corbett. the one-tlmc famous
pitcher Of the Baltimore orioles. and
brother OF Jim Corbett. the heavy
weight prizehghter is in the lmeught
again with a damage suit against the
National Baseball Commission. Henry
Harris, president OF the San Francisco
club. and Ned Hanlon, former manager
Of Brooklyn, says the New York Even
ing World
Joe claims TO have lost thousands Of
dollars by a ruling of the commission.
which is said to be keeping him out
Of baseball. The National Commission,
however. has received no notice OF such
an action and President Hermann IS
Of the opinion that Corbett viii not
cash in very strong at the finish.
Corhett bases his claims OF conspiracy
upon the fact that he refused to pitch
for Brooklyn several years ago because
the salary offered him was not satis-
factory. He thereupon jumped to an
outlaw league, but was later reinstated
and jumped again.
Evening journal., 1905-10-27
THE STANDING.
BOWLING NOTES..

All hats off to the Casino FIVE They
made the largest total ever rolled in Del
aware for three games. Their game Of 1913
is also the highest single.
Steward rolled high total for three
games-6i7 He had fine start for much
larger score but went to the bad in his
last game.
Dave" Jones put in another big game.
going over the 600 mark. All three Of his
scores were over 200.
A team is bowling some when the low
man totals 572.
The Casino and All-Wilmington are stil
tied for first place.
Goodwin is bowling a good game this
year. He is seldom under 500
Roaring Pete" after rolling 276 last
week was captured by the Puritans and
he got in the game last night. He was
seized with a bad attack of "bowlers'
fright and made a grand total Of 426.
Plank continues his good work for All
Wilmington, and is getting back in his
last years form. He will make them all
so for high average before the season is
over.
Captain Cook, Of the Dupont team, said
there would be an explosion last night
there was, but the powder was dynamite
and worked backwards.
Last nights bowling was remarkable
for the large number Of high single
games. Hoopman was high with 26a, which
is the highest score so far this season
Pop Green was second with 256: Booker
2oS; Steward pa and 238; Roach. 2ig.
Plank, 2i2, and number of others above
90 ''''' c
Roach made another big score on . and
s. His total was ga. His average to date
is 100 U'''e
The Washington and Peirce had a hattie
royal last night and their roofing oorld
De heard Tor squares. The last game was
a heart breaker the Washington winning
by the score of 9A TO 965. Even the score
Keepers got twisted, that is, one of them
Kinks score, which was correct. gave the
game TO Washington, while the Peirco
teams scorer figured that his team Won
He had made a slight mistake in ono
mans score. Billy" told the Peiree s,orer
that he had counted up about enoupb
pounds Of pork to make him proficient in
figures.
Mack, after getting a start of 11s made
a total OF 5iO
Titus bowlsd a good game and was a
happy man.
The Fat Boy" started of like a house
afire. but he was carrying too much
weight ana just about got in at the
finish. At that he carried off the gold
dust"
Webster went TO the tan timber in the
second game. His new hook doesn't work
as he would like ii too.
Pennington was high on the Olympia
lie should have had a much larger score.
but unmclSy splits in the second ranc
kept his total down
McAIunigal bowled fine game for the
Corinthian His total was COS.
There were five scores over COO rolled
last night which speaks well for the
howlers OF the Tri-Cty League.
Evening journal., 1905-10-27
PLAYERS TO TOUR CUBA
Owens and Hayden Will Play Will
An-American Team

York, Pa. oct. 27-"Red" Owens
short stop, and Jack Hayden. left
fielder. on last seasons York team, Of
the Tr-State Association, win play
during the coming winter with the All
American nine, which viii visit Cuba.
The team will be managed by William
Cl2nsey, late OF the Rochester Eastern
League Club. The All-American play
ers will sail for Cuba next Thursday.
The team will be up as follows. Jack
litsch, New York Americans. catcher;
Hugh Ahren. Baltimore. catcher
"YounN Cy' Young, Boston, pitcher;
Jerry Nops. Providence. pitcher; Nc
Lean, Rochester, pitcher; Bransfeld,
Philadelphia, first base; Owens. New
York, second base; Rock, Providence.
short stop; O'Brien, Rochester. third
base; Hayden. York. left field Gle
ments, Jersey City. center field; Bar
clay, St. Louis, right field
Evening journal., 1905-10-27
Offers for Mceovern

Baltimore oct 27.-Manager AL
Herford is out with offers of two big
purses to induce Terrible Terry Nc
Govern to fight before the Eureka Club
in this city.
Herford says he will hang up $4,000
for bout between the Returned Ter
rible Terry and Young Corbett. pro-
vided that Young Corbett wins his
15-round match with Joe Tipman i'm
this city on Friday night Should Tip
man win from Corbett. then AL. says
he will make the purse $1,000 for
match between Tipman and McGovern.
Either way, it is thought, would prove
a paying venture.
The reason Herford raises the $4,000
offer to $1,000 for a match between Joe
Tipman and McGovern is due to the
enormous following the local boy has
and from the fact that it was by
knocking down Terry MoGovern that
Tipman gained his first pugilistic no
tOriety.
Evening journal., 1905-10-27
Grifhth Man pron stars

Chicago Oct. 27.-According to
Clark Griffith, manager of the New
York American League team. who
spent several hours in the city today
on his way West. there win be "A grand
.shake-up next year in his team. will
liams, Elberfield, Fultz and Dougherty
will probably draw their releases. Old
ring, Cockman, Moriarity, Hahn and
Delahanty viii replace them If able to
make good.
Griffith has been disappointed by the
showing the past season Of his all-star
team, and accordingly plans to put in
a team Of youngsters
Evening journal., 1905-10-27
Walcott Starts Training

Detroit Mich, oct. 27.-Joe Walcott.
the Barbados demon" champion well
terweight of the world. started train
ing here yesterday for his fight with
Willie Lewis. of New York. which Will
take place under a big tent at Fair
view, just outside Detroit. October 81.
In his preparation Walcott viii be
coached by no less a parsonage than
the redoubtable George Lavignv. the
Saginaw Kid" with whom Walcott
fought and lost the two hardest battles
of his long ring career. Lavigne Will
also be in the corner of his old rival
when the scrap takes place. He is
now running a saloon in Detroit.
Evening journal., 1905-10-27
CASINO BOWLING TEAM
BROKE THE RECORD
Rolled a Total of 3oo3 in
Three Games Against
Puritans

The bowling.of the Casino team Of the
Tri-City League was u feature Of the
games. rolled last might. All five mem-
bers of, the team were in excellent form
and by rolling a total of S003 took all
three games from the Puritan five. shew-
ard made a total of 6H which is the
highest score for three games rolled this
season. The games were rolled on the
Casino alleys
Hoopman Of the Chester team made the
highest score for a SINCE game for the
season in his second game. He rolled 259
The result of the games follows: An
Wilmington won three from DUPONT;
Casino took three from the Puritans;
Washington won two out OF three from
the Peirce FIVE; Warren lost two to
Olympia; Corinthian won two from the
Academy and Chester won three from
New-Century.
The scores.
Evening journal., 1905-10-27

out this Information yesterday when word
was received from McAleer. Of the st.
Louis Browns, saying he had uncondltion-
ally released Padden 70 st. Paul. McAleer
says this was the hardest thing he has
done in his fourteen years Of baseball
He won't need a high-salaried man like
Padden next year. Paddon viii be one of
tho best second basemen in the league,
so baseball men here say.
Evening journal., 1905-10-27
ORANGE VS.. Y. M. c. A.
Local Football Team Has a Hard
Game for Tomorrow

Tomorrow the Orange football
team plays the Pennsylvania Railroad
Y. NJ. c. A. at Philadelphia. The locals
expect to play their best game Of the
season as the railroaders are the best
team that the Orange team has ever
lined up against. The Y. NJ. c. A.
team is composed entirely OF former
college stars from all the large eastern
colleges. The team will be accompan-
led by a large delegation OF rooters who
will try 10 cheer the eleven TO victory.
The locals have never player team
of the weight and experience that the
X. NJ. c. a. have, but nevertheless they
expect 20 give "a good account of them
selves. After next Saturday all Of the
games will be played at South Side
Park.