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Big Crowd et shenandoah.

SHENANDOAH. Ia. Aug. 15.-(special
Telegram. To-day was the second day OF
the four days fair at this place About
5000 people were present and things went
well. The receipts at the gate were $l0S9.
The principal features, aside from the eX-
hibits. which are unusually full in all de-
partments. were the racing and base ball.
Riverton won the Ball game over Tabor by
score of to 3 In ten innings. The fol-
lowing is the result of the races:
lao class, trotting, purse $3.50:
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MILWAUKEE,.

'Himee out on bunt strike.
indianapolis .!.....osls2 OO2O 0-5
Milwaukee ,.-.....,.0. o o 0 o 0 0. o 90
Two base hits .Marcan C2), Atherton,
(2, Beville. Stolen bases: Marcan. First
base on balls: OF Dougherty, 4; off KEEL
lunl, 2. Hit by. pitchers: Dunleavy, KEEL
lum. Struck out! BY Dougherty. 5, by
Kelum, 3. Double plays: Marcan to Carr;
Beville to Mccormick Sacrifice hit: ,Ather-
ton. Left on bases: Indianapolis 4; Mil
waukee, Z. Umptres: Egan and Owens.
Time 1850.
Score. second Rarres
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-16

COLUMBUS. O.. Aug 15s-Presidept
Brice OF the Columbus base ball club To =
night announced the sale OF PitcI
Berger and Outhelder Hinehman TO the
Cleveland American league club. Berg
and Hinchman win finish the present sea-
son with Columbus.
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Toledo Wins with sticL
MINNEAPOLIS.
'Bstted for Ford in ninth

Toledo ....,........I o o o % 0 2 %
Minneapolis ...I..2...0 l l %
First base on balls: OFF Ford, g; off Cam
nitz, s. Two base hit: Knabe. Double
play: Davis to Yeager. Struck out: BY
Ford, 3; by Camnitz, 3. Wild pitches: Ford
Camnitz. Sacrifice hits: Sullivan, Free
man. Odwell, Kruger. Clingman Stolen
bases: Freeman. Yeager, Clingman. Left
on bases: Minneapolis. Z; Toledo s. Time:
200 Umpire: Sullivan.
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CHICAGO DEFEATS BROOKLYN
Brown Hslds Trolley Dodgers 10 One Hit
and No Runs for Seven Innings.
LUuDGRtN PITCHES LAST TWO INNINGS
visitors Pound Him for Five Hits,
which, with Three Gifts,
Net Them seven
q Runs.

CHICAGO Aug. 15.-Brown shut out
Brooklyn today with no runs and one hit
for seven innings, the locals piling up ten
scores on clean hitting. base stealing, and
errors. Lundgren pitched the last two
innings, allowing the visitors seven runs
in the ninth. Score: q, s--.
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Game. An Three-IIeaaue

At Davenport-Decatur. Z. Davenport. 2
AT Bloomington-Bloomi a; Rock Is
Ian, D
At Peoria-cedAr Rapids, 2; Peoria, !.
At Dubuque-Springheld 8: Dubuque, /.
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Time: 2:201s, 2I9I4, 2:21h, 2;23lS, 2:3s.
Three-fourths mile dash, running, purse
$50: Nette won. Time: 1:l7h.
Tomorrow's races will include a 3-year'
old trot purse 500. and 2:35 pace, purse
$500, and half mile running. Tomorrow
morning the ball game will be between
Tabor and Essex In the afternoon be-
tween Riverton and Randolph. f-.
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standing OF the Teams.

Games today; Columbus at st. Paul, To-
ledo at Minneapolis, Indianapolis at Mil
waukee Louisville at Kansas City.
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within four days ana did some nne work.
In each of the games his opponents have
for the Iowans and also DID well. strik-'
ing out twelve and allowing nine hita,
while he himself made three hits The
features of the game were the batting
Of Synek and Nicely and Bunker's home
run in the tenth inning which won the
game. Score:
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Batted for. Jackson in the ninth.
QInIrX CITY

Twolbsse hits: sSeehanS corbet 9eD COOK (
McGiiYray, Baderc Elwert Tonneman.
Double play; Heater tunsssisted) Fiske
70 Bader. Hits: OF Corbett, 10; OF Jack
son, 8. Left on bases: Sioux City, I;
Pueblo, 4. Stolen hases:. Sheehan, Weed,
Hess, Cook, Elwert. Sacrifice hits: Noblt,
Weed, Corbett co. Elwert. First base on
balls: on corbett, 2; off Minor. l. Hit by
pitched ball: Sheehan. Struck out: BY
Corbett Y; by Minor, T. Wild pitch:
Minor. Passed ball: Renniker. Time
2:&. Umpire: lynch. Attendance: 800
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standing of the Teams.

Games today: Chicago at Boston. ST.
Louis at Washington. Detroit at New York
Cleveland at Philadelphia. ~ ..s.tt>
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.namh Ier. nefeai Maaahine

The HANDLERS kept up their second
ing Woodbine. Ia. Tuesday in Ak well
played ten-lnning contest cavanaugh for
10 Rsmelsrs pitched -his. third game
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Race Meeting Mt Norfolk

NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. 15.-(special Tel
egram. )-NorfoIks three-day race meeting
opened with ideal weather today. There
wepe two events, 800 trot and go trot
or pace. Cooksey (Douglas) won after five
heats in the 800, and Surena (Kennedy) In
the 2:20. Summarizes:
M old
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New York Piles Up Big Score.

NEW YORK. Aug, 15.-New York de-
feated Detroit in the first game of the
series today, 10 to z The locals batted
Mullin out Of the box in the first inning
and the visitors scored their only runs in,
the ninth on Yeager's error, oLeary's
triple and single by Jones. Score:
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Cincinnati pefent. phiIadeiphIn.

CINCINNATI, o.. Aug. 15.-The feature
of today's game between Cincinnati and
Philadelphia was Higgins daring steal or
second base. while the ball was being
thrown from the catcher to the pitcher.
But one of the four hits made off Ewing
went outside of the diamond Score:
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Bali Tournament at FairaeId.

FAIRFIELD, Neb.. Aug l5.-Cspecial Tel
tgram. This is base ball tournament week
was between Fairfield and sutton. scors
R.H.E.
fairneld ........o ooo0 OIL 6
Home run: Nevens. Batteries: Stout and
Huddleson. Hall and Travers. Umpire
Jameson.
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80 " -
&c. w. Shields VS..
II. +. Lemist
Charles Crary VS..
Sam Burns, Jr.
"a. o. Hunt VS..
A. Remington
y. b. Clark VS.,
j. w. Redick
j. A. Abbott VS..
NJ. A. Hall
j. w. Parish vs..
G. b. PrinZ
w. II. Sherraiden VS..
Fred Hamilton
E. M. Martin VS.,
c. NJ. Wilhelm
IS. w.. Reynolds VS.
A. V. Kinsler
wv. Z. Palmatier VS..
VIII Doane
e. p. Boyer VS..
G.. M. Hitchcock
j. w. Hughes VS..
c. S. Montgomery
j. ]. Boucher VS..
f. NJ. Hoel
". w. Hill, jr,, VS..
/ Jack Sharp
j. B. Porter VS..
j. E. Allen
f. j. Hoel VS..
II. c. Sumney
20. NJ. Eutrikin vs..
e. w. Arthur
F. S. owen We.
Luther Drake
z. e. Kimberly VS..
/ A. ]. Love
III. Z. Ramey VS..
joe bdluTlBS
#. r. Mcconnell VS..
H. T. Leavitt
John Stout VS..
Frank Haskell
II. s. Susman VS..
Frank Hamilton
ben White VS..
Jerome Magee
Herb Howell VS..
| G. w. Wattles
wv. H. McCord VS..
c. C. George
~. c. French VS..
Il. /. Cudahy
&c. B. Kellar VS..
w. J. Foye
u. u. Buckingham VS..
Lucius Wakeley
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Sacrifice hits: Dougherty, Walsh. Stolen
bases: Isbell j. Tannehill. Walsh. Double
play; l.. Tannehill. Isbell to Donohue. Hits:
on TaRnehill, in seven innings; or Glaze,
l in 2 innings. Bases on balls: on Tame
hill /; off Walsh, /. Hit by pitched ball:
By Tannehill, J., Struck out: BY Tannehill.
4; by Glaze, !; by Walsh, g. Wild pitches:
Walsh. Time: 1:42. Umpire: Sheridan.
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Good. Racing at Wayne.

WAYNE, Neb., Aug 15.-(Speoial Tele-
gram.)-The first day of the second annual
meeting of the Wayne Speed and Fine
Stock association was very successful
one, each event being OF much interest to
the large number in attendance The stock
show is good. The following is summary
of the races: ...
Trotting, 2:17 class:
E c b, George ]. Thomas, Water
100 Ia. ...................,......
Winye Blake, George Anderson. Des
Reliance l.. p. southworth. Ra- i
Mosmeriam, II. D. Bennett, Lin
Rex Ella. L. d. Hlnstreet. New
Virginia, Ia. Observation-Disclosures. ds 8
Best time: 2:19 s.,t s44.
Pacing, 2;30 class: -lisg.-.r T-' 'ff--
Propero. F. K. Stain,
Wayne. Neb-....s,,..a...2 Il "a s 4
Adrian w. A. w. Mullen .s.
berg. Usage. Ia..:..f.......4 8 3
Silver Fox, George c. An
derson,. Des Moines.. ......s 2 2 l, l
Fortunella, l.. l.. Himstreet,
New Virginia ...........,...5 S 8 s . .
Maud Allen. l.. P. South
worth, Ravenna, Neb......1 8 8 5
Miss Gund, Matheson, Pill
ger, Neb........
Yellowstone R. B. Latta,
Tekamah, Neb.
Best time: 2:16h
A splendid program is up for tomorrow
and large attendance Is expected.
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lEyier Has a Rad Innine.

LINCOLN, Aug, 16-Up to the seventh
Inning today Denver had not made hit
Then they landed on Eyler for three sin
giles and a double, bringing in three runs
and ciinchtng the game. Lincoln batted
PITCHER Wright the hardest, but he kept
the hits scattered. except In one inning,
and received faultless support. Score:
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OMAHA.

Stolen bases: Dexter. Two-base hits J:
DovIe.- o'L4ary, Dexter, Hogriever, Gillen,
Welch Dolan. Bases on balls; on Nc
Neelcy, Q; off Gllen. l.. Struck out; By
McNeeley. !; BY Gillen, q Time: l:So I'm
pire: Davis Attendance: 100 ....
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iTwo-ba hits: Frisk, Wheeler, Geier,
Wrigley. Home run: Van Zandt. Stolen
base: Wheeler. Douple plays Geier to Sug-
Den (O; Friel to kim; kim to Ryan to
Wrigley. Hits on Veil, 8 in four innings;
on Groth, in five innings. Bases on balls:
of Veil, q; off Groth g.; off Slagle, 2. Hit
with pitched ball. BY Well, ]. Struck out:
BY Veil, /; by Groth, 4; by Slagle. /. Passed
ball: Blue. Sacrifice hits: Meyer Picker
ing. Left on bases st. Paul, 10; Columbus.
& Time. 20. Iinnlre: Kane.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-16
Chicago shuts Out Bostou,

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 1k-Chicsgo won
easily today. 8 to o. Boston played poorly
in the field and the visitors had no trouble
in making their few hits count for runs.
]. Tannehill hurt his hand In the second
seventh when Glaze replaced him. Score:
CHICAGO. BOSTON
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STATE GOLF ENTRIES MANY
List for Nebraska Tournament will lurpass
Expectations Of the Directors
COUNTRY AND FIELD CLUBS LEAD
Many of the visiting Players Ar
rive Ahead of Time to Get
Familiar with the Coun-
try Club Links.
Program for Today.

$40 a. m.-Qualifying round eighteen
holes, medal play, forty-eight to qualify In
fights of sixteen each. Prize for low
200 p. m.-Nebraska amateur champion
ship. nrst round, eighteen holes, match
1880 p. m.-Consolation prize, first round,
eighteen holes, match play.
800 p. n1.-Directors prize, first round,
eighteen holes, match play
$3.50 p. m.-Swatfest qualifying round for
those who failed in first qualifying round;
sixteen to qualify in flights of eight each.
The entry list for the Nebraska Coli
tournament which opens at the Country
club Thursday morning will be exception
ally large, the number far exceeding the
expectations OF the directors, The Country
club has the largest number entered, sew
enty having paid their entry fee by noon
Wednesday. The Field club is next with
forty-one. The total received to noon
Wednesday was Us. The clubs from the
state also will be we'll represented and
many of these are here now practicing on
the Country club links.
Those entered from the Overland club at
Nebraska City are: A. Jerome Smith
Wiley s.. Cornutt, Otto j. Schneider. Mich
ael j. Bausang and Frank Mccartney.
Those entered from Holdrege are: c. W.
McConaughy, G. II. Titus, w. II. Cowgirl
and Charles st. Clair. Those entered from
Hastings are: John Reese, Charles Lawson
and G. II. Pratt. The Lincoln entries had
not been received at noon Wednesday
Large numbers have accepted tthe invi-
tation of the Country club to use the links
for practice prior to the match. among
these being f. P. Boyer, the present state
champion, who will defend his title. Most
of the players from the state came up a
day or two ahead for practice.
The prizes are on exhibition at Edholm's
prize will be given for the low score in
the qualifying round and there will be
prizes for the Nebraska Amateur cham
pionship, for the consolation, for the di-
rectors' flight, for finals of the first fight
of the swatfest. for the finals of the second
flight of the swatfest for the best score
at medal handicap and for the Nebraska
team championship.
The course is fast gaining the reputation
of being one of the best kept courses In
the country. The members of the Country
club claim for the course that il has no
superior in the country. 1t has SUFFICIENT
length with a goodly supply of hazards
and the greens could not be better. Some
recent changes have been made which are
an Improvement for two holes.
The first pair in the qualifying round will
be sent from the first tee at $50 sharp
Thursday morning and the players are ex-
pected to be on hand when their turn comes
Pairings for Qualifying Rounds
Pairings for the qualifying rounds have
been announced as follows;
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PITTSBURG, Aug. 15.-Pittsburg and Bos-
ton split even in double header here to-
and a two-bagger. In the second game
Pittsburg hit the ball at will and gained
an easy victory. Score, first game:
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Races for Roosevelt Gun.

MARBLEHEAD. Mass. Aug. l5.-Two
trial races for the selection Of the defenders
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Slated for Eubank in ninth inning
New York .....'..T 20 0 0 o. o 10
Detroit .............O' o 4. o. o o o p
Three base hit; o'Leary. Two base hit:
Hoffman. Hit: on Muilln, in 1 inning.
roy, Jones. First base on errors: New
York. 2; Detroit, 2. Z. First base on
balls: OF Mullin, 2; on Newton. 2; of
Eubanks, 2. Struck out: BY Eubanks, 3;
by Newton. 4. Hit by pitched bali; BY
Newton, 8; by Eubank. I. Wild pitch:
Eubank. Left on bases: New York, 10;
Detroit 9. Umpire: Hurst. Time: 2:Q
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GAMES IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland and PhnadeIphis Play


PHILADELPHIA. Aug I5.-Cleveland and
Philadelphia played twelve inning tie
game today, neither side being able to get
man across the plate after the fifth
inning Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-16
Hoosiers win Both Games.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 15.-Indian-
apolis downed the home team in two games,
the first 8 to o, and the second 10 to g..
Kellum kept the. hits well scattered
in the opening game, while Curtis
was pounded hard in the second. Score,
first game:
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PHILADELPHIA.
Totsis..4s IL 30 10 Totals. sSs is
sBatted for DyEert in twelfth.
Totals

Cleveland ..........O0I O0-s
Philadelphia ...,......1 Of 10000 90 %
Left on bases: Cleveland, 9; Philadelphia
10. Stolen bases Rossman, Davis Two
base-hits: Seybold. Stovall, Davis, Murphy.
Sacrifice hits lord, Congalton. Double
Turner. Struck out: BY Dygert, u. by
Rhoades, 9. Bases on balls on Dygert, 4
Rhoades Time 2:S5. Umpire: o Laughiin.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-16

e. H. Sprague VS..
A. Jerome Smith
Frank Mccartney VS..
80 Wayland Magee
W. s. Cornutt VS..
j. A. McShane
John Reese VS..
M. c. Peters
Charles st. Clair VS..
NC. w. Hull
Georges II. Pratt VS..
.. r. M. Fairfield
w. II. Cowgirl VS.,
80. 80. J."R. Scobie
M. ]. 'Beausang VS..
~. A. A. Mcclure
D. j. Schneider vs..
Euclid Martin
Thomas Hufford VS..
E. A. Cudahy, jr.
c. w. McConaughy
VS.. Wilson Lowe
George II. Titus VS..
w. Butler
Frank Burnley VS..
Lincoln No. 3
w. E. Martin VS..
80 Lincoln No. 4
w. d. Bancker VS..
Lincoln No. 2
Sprague Abbott VS..
"a Lincoln No. l
Charles Lawson VS..
John T. Brady
@. d. Thomas VS..
T. r. Kimball
@. l.. Hammer VS..
/. A. Coles
]. A. McNaughton
VS.. A. l.. Reed
E. ]. Neville VS..
II. a. Turkey
Jay Foster VS..
~ Frank, Colpetzer
r. v Lewis VS..
w. A. Redick
w. NJ. Murray VS..
Ward Burgess
A. c. Jones VS..
K. S. Westbrook
n. c. Reckard VS..
r. r. Kimball
d. V. Sholes VS..
Ed Morsman
j. w. Tillson VS..
' J. Y. Lemist
A. o. Nichols vs..
s. Heth
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LINCOLN

DEWEY NATURALIZATION 0 90 o O-3
Lincoln 1.s,ts.:.,s....0-0' OIL 0 0 o OIL
Earned runs: Lincoln, /; Denver. 8. Two
base hits. Fenlons Thomas, Russell Sac
rifice hits Collins. Stolen bases: Collins,
RUSSELL Zalusky. Double play: Thomas
(unassisted). Struck out: BY Eyler s; by
WrishN6 Left ION bases; Lincoln, g. Dem
yer, g. First base on error: Denver. UNI
pite:s Edinser Thine: l:40 Attendance:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-21
DRUNKEN NEGRO
SHOT TWO DOWN
Entered Seaboard Working Car
and Began Firing Into
Crowd.
ONE MAN LIKELY TO DIE
Man Fled After Doing Deadly
Work and Has Not Been
Captured.

Filled with bad whiskey and with
nurderous lust in his heart Tom John
son (colored) last night entered the
working car on the seaboard Air Line
Railroad. just above Rosenegk's brewery.
and pulling out his gun. began shooting
promiscuously into the crowd. Jim
Brawdy received bullet IN the lower
part OF his abdomen. the ball ranging
upward and literally Kidding his ston-
ach. and Mark Brown was shot in the
thigh Seeing the bloody work he had
done the drunken negro them turned
and fed into the night
A call was sent in for the city am.
bulance. and Dr. Jones responded. lie
took both men 20 the City Hospital. where
he operated upon Brawdy. who. he says.
Will die Browns injury was not very
serious. and he VIII recover.
All the men concerned were North
Carolina negroes. They were working
on the railroad. making their home in
the construction car. on the siding just
above the brewery. Johnson. the man
who did the shooting. had had no diff
Guilty with two men he snot. The deed.
Il is declared, was committed simply in
a blind. drunken fury. the man probably
not being aware Of his deadly work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-21
TWO ARE NOW DEAD
AND THIRD WILL DIE
Only Miss Virginia Vernon VIII
Survive, and She Has Broken
Leg.

NEW YORK. November 20.-ronieI
h1rk'low. Cd Paterson ~ j.. cotton
broker who was one OF tho partv o.
toNr in tno automobile in which Tom
cooper the bicyclist and automohrfst
was killed in Central Park last night.
died to-day Miss Helen Lambert an-
other member Of the party. is not ex-
rerted % live. The fourth member of
tAe party. who gave her name ass Vfr-
elnia Vernon. OF Jersey city. has "a brok-
on leg and is suffering from shock. It
is believed that She will recover
Miss Lambert to-day said that the cole
hsion was due to Cooper turning out to
avoid q collision with "a cab in the
roadway Just then the headiights og "A
stalled automobile ioomed ur scarcely
more Than one hundred feot away.
cooper could not check his speed ana
800 Instant later crashed into the stalled
car The automobile party was RETURN
ing from visit 90 Harlem Road h.use
Just before they entered tho oar in the
park. cooper said 80 his friends. Now.
y give you the fastest ride 90 your life "
FiNe minutes later Cooper was dead. his
companions were lying unconscious in
the park and the hig machine ia which
they rode was a wreck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-21

GoNeruor j. g. Hayward delivered
splendid address. introducing General IL
O. hlrer. The orator ~ tire day
When General Butler had concluded
tho eiiIoSy urou hts comrade in arms and
colleague iu Congress. State Senator
Richard T. Manning road beautiful
poem, dedicated 70 the occasion hy
James Henry Rice. J-. a salute of
nineteen guns closed the exercises.
Long before time for fho parade the
crowd centred ou Main Street. ana from
tie State House e. the uoet-ofice the
streets We're lined with people
The merchants had spared uo pains
% make tho decorations attractive. and
% those seated on the steps ot the Capt
tol 10 was beautiful sight. Seeing th-
old Confederate faes. rho gray uniforms.
tho red shirts. called up iu tre mind of
the old soldiers many an incident and
thrilling scene i0 which perhaps these
IDENTICAL relics had fgured
Sculptor T. ". Ruckst1hl who de-
signed the srsltue was introduced % tae
audience. and received an ovation
The statue wee erected hv the Stero
% South Carolina and its citizens tla
Legislature having appropriated Scr.a1.
wrle the remaining $1,000 was raised
by popular subscription
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-21
TWO MEN KILLED;
THREE INJURED
Runaway Freight Dashes Down
Mountain, Plunging 70 Death
and Destruction.
MOUNTAlNEERS TO RESCUE
LsneelaI % ne r1ne.-n-.n..-. !

ASHEN LILLE. n c. November 2o-
Rushing down tho steep mountain grade
beyond all control. and gaining momen-
tum with every foot until II had gained
fearful velocity. with the terrified
trainmen expecting death with every
moment. fast freight No. p. on the
Southern Railway. ran a distance of some
ten miles at "a speed q probably seventy
miles an hour late last night. and was
piled up heap Of splintered wood and
twisted iron when It struck q sharp curve
near old Fort Two men were killed and
three injured. two probably fatally.
The dead:
Conductor J. Greeley Wolfe. Ashevine:
Fireman Horace West. Asheville
The injured.
Engineer Joseph VI. Doherty. Ashe-
vile. bones broken and Internal infu-
rles. probably fatal; brakeman William
T. Rowe Ashevile. arm and leg broken.
internal injuries; may die. A brakeman.
name unknown. arm broken
The heavy freight train Of fifteen cars
with Engineer Doherty at the throttle
got beyond control while descending "a
steep grade. Rocking and swayinc it
raced down the mountain. dashed through
Point Tunnel. holding to the rails uutu
a sharp curve. just west n old Fort.
was reached when 10 left the track and.
with a terrific crash. Yves piled up in
heap Of debris. killing or injuriug the
entire train crew The road bed was
torn up. telegraph poles broken and all
wire communication cut of.
The presence of mind Of mountaineor.
who. while asleep in his cabin. heard the
awful roar Of the train as r. plunged
down the mountain and the terrific crash
that followed. ass 1T LETT the rails and
was smashed into a. mass OF wrcckagc.
prevented further catastrophe He al
once rushed TO the old Fort Station. and
Informed the night telegraph operator
what had occurred. The dispatcher al
Asheviile was Immediately notified OF the
dRaster. and took prompt action To- pre-
vent other trains from dashing into the
wreck Two wrccking trains were ~
once made up. and with physicians ON
board. at once rushed to the scene. All
trains viii be delayed until the tracks
are cleared. In the meantime passenger
trains viii be detOured via Spartanhury
Train No. II. due here this afternoon
az 1.55 l.. NJ. was also detcured by
Srartanburg. 40 trains have been
operated through from Salisbury to
Asheville. or Ashevile to Salisbury To-
day. Train No. 30 this morning was de-
toured. also train No - this afternoon
Train No. Fl, the local train. was run from
Salisbury To Old Fort. and train No %
also a local. was run from AshevlH, TO
Black Mountain. to accommodate local
travel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-21
TEN MEN ARE KILLED
BY SLIDE OF EARTH

BLUEFIELD. w. Va November co.
seven trackmen Of a gang OF nineteen.
engaged in removing q Slide on tho Dry
Fork branch of the Norfolk and Westc4a
Railroad. We're killed to-day as the result
of big slip OF the land The men We're
swept down the mountain side ana into
the river. Twelve escaped. The bodies
OF four Of the victims were recovered.
and three OF the bodies are buried under
hundreds OF tons OF earth Am ~ the
victims we're italian laborers ana we're
known only by numbers. not names.