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The Washington times., 1906-10-29

To the fortunate circumstance of this
moment Of delay before the third car
feIl was due the escape Of most of the
survivors. vino scrambled out of the
rear door. held open by a brave guard
at the risk Of his own life. or broke
through the windows and struggled IN
the water until they were rescued by
boaUmen. Fifty-nine bodies had been
recovered this morning. most of them
being brought 70 the surface by divers.
who smashed their way through win
dows and pulled out bodies dimly Wis
ibIe IN the sunken cars.
OF those in the first two cars it is
believed that only four men escaped.
They burst their way through windows
and rose 20 the surface, where they
were dragged, cut and bleeding. into
boats Today wrecking crews and boats
were working 20 pass chain cables
around the submerged cars 10 raise
them to the surface and recover the
awful cargo OF corpses AS they la
bored only trolley poles showed above
the surface of the water 10 mark the
resting place Of the huge cars that.
like giant coffins held their dead at
the bottom of the stream.
Relatives Of Victims Line Shore.
All right hundreds Of men in boats
grappled for bodies Thousands
thronged the shore men. women and
children frantic with fear for missing
relatives held back from the water only
by strong force of police and fremen.
Every diver and boatman for miles
along the coast was aiding the railroad
men In rescuing the bodies OF the dead
The whole OF Atlantic City was in an
awful panic all night Almost every
citizen was racked with fear that some
relative was among the dead.
The wrecked train was filed with
pleasure seekers bound for an evening
Of enjoyment at Atlantic City. Most
of them were from Philadelphia and
Camden. The train left Camden at /
o clock in the afternoon. The road is
owned by the Pennsylvania railroad. and
only a month ago was converted from a
steam to an electric line.
The train ran at the rate Of sixty
miles an hour over the Jersey meadows
II was in charge Of Motorman Walter
Scott. Of Camden. whose body is now al
the bottom of the stream pinned in his
car
The Washington times., 1906-10-29

HARPERs FERRY. W. Va. Oct %.
-Both rivers muddy.
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Lumber Trust Broken.
Libbey & Co. 9Th ST & y. Y. Ave.-Adv.
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No. Ceiling Beaded, s2.oO Per 100 Ft
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
Pointed Paragraphs

A minute today is worth an hour to-
morrow,
Land is about the only thing sailors have
to bank on.
Women who kiss each other are often
guilty OF counterfeiting,
He is a wise man who either speaks the
truth OF says nothing.
Every man has an excuse for drinking
and each is worse than the other.
II a woman laughs at a mans jokes it's
because he isn't her husband
Revenge as contemplated may be sweet
but It Is always more or less bitter when
realized
Almost any one can be a power for evil
but st takes a man among men TO be a
power for good.
Only few men are able TO appreciate the
humOF in a practical Joke that comes at
them point hrst.
When a man attempts 10 interfere with
the affairs Of woman the best he can get
is the worst Of "a
Ignorance OF the law excuses no man,
but il sometimes accounts for the failure
OF a lawyer 20 make good.
il sometimes happens that the minister
who follows his calling too strenuOusly is
called down BY his eongregation.-Chic
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
EARLY Settlers at bellevue.


Quaint old Bellevue is fruitful of many
romantic incidents that have entered into
makeup of Nebraska's earliest history. 1t
was here that j. Sterling Morton first be-
came a Nebraskan. Here, too, was the
home of Chief Justice Ferguson and a host
OF other pioneers of the old days whose
names later became national. Here, too,
was one of the main crossings OF the Mis-
souri, for the argonauts OF Oregon and
California several years before the first
white settlement was established. As may
well be said, Bellevue is In reality the
Invocation OF Nebraska"
Bellevue is beautifully situated on a
plateau about sixty feet above the level of
the Missouri river. Just back Of the town
there arises series of grass and tree
covered hills overlooking the broad Mis-
souri, valley, the charming Pappio valley
and the Platte valley. stretching twelve or
fifteen miles to the south and then west
ward to the foothills of the Rocky noun
tains. On the crest Of the highest Hill is
located the great Presbyterian college of
Bellevue From TIE college grounds one Of
the finest views in the west is obtained
The wooded hills south of the Platte river
mark the southern limit Of the Platte val
ley, and on a clear day Plattsmouth and
the great Burlington bridge across the Mis-
souri, can be plainly seen. Three miles to
the northwest up the valley lies Fort
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

on a slight eminence, stood the old Omaha
Indian agency and trading post. This post
was established by the American Fur
Trading company in 1910 or earlier, and at
the time of the settlement Of Bellevue in
1866 the trading post was under charge Of
Peter A. Sarpy, Sir" as the old veteran
insisted on being called, with the en-
phasis on the Sir" At this time, in 1855,
about 1000 Indians had their village located
a short distance south of the trading post,
along Pappio creek, with Logan Fontanelle
as their chief, The old settlers lived on
terms of perfect friendship with the In
dams and traded with them for game.
The great events of the days were, how
ever, steamboat days. There was no regu-
lar schedule Of arrival days, the boats com
ing just when they could and when the
current and petulance of the old Missouri
was agreeable It frequently happened that
the settlers were reduced to the direst
necessity because of the delay in the
arrival OF the boats. Food became ex-
tremely scarce and it looked like starva-
ton to some OF the less fortunate ones.
II was not an unusual sight to see three
and four steamboats, at the landing at one
time. And then again, It might be weeks
OF months before another boat would be
SEEM this being especially true during the
winter seasons.
With all the privations at intervals, the
settlement prospered A ferry was estab-
nshed with the Iowa side Of the river and
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
Nebraska's Oldest Veteran

man is a member OF c. G. Meade post No.
10. Grand Army OF the Republic, and is
one OF the sturdy supporters Of the organi-
cation. He was born in Pennsylvania on
July 4. 1919, and when he sot his manhood
growth stood six feet four inches in
height Many stories are told OF his physi-
cal prOwess, one OF them being that once
In Ohio he Graded two acres OF heavy
wheat in enc day, from sunup to shutdown.
This doesn't sound big in the days OF self
binders. but the older boys on the farm,
whose memory goes back 70 the cradle
days can tell you II was a feat that few
men can boast OF having achieved. In 1852
Mr. MCMILLAN enlisted in the Thirty-hfth
Iowa and did his share towards putting
down the rebellion. He came to Nebraska
many years ago, and has been a member
of the Grand Army for a long time. At
Sutton he is a familiar figure, ana is very
popular
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
Foot BaII EnthuaIa.m.

w. J. Clothier, the tennis champion OF
America, said at a dinner in Philadelphia:
Tennis is all very well in It's way, but
what is the excitement what is the en-
thusiasm OF tennis compared 70 that of
foot ball?
Perhaps you have heard Of that Penn
sylvania guard Who coming to az the end
Of foot ball game, whispered TO the
physician bending over him
Did we win. doctor?
Yes, hands down. the physician an
swered.
THE guard flushed with icy
Never mind that fractured thigh. .hea
doc he said. Just take these broken
teeth out Of my mouth SOS can hoIler.' A"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

at the Bellevue sawmiI in which Mr..
Clarke first engaged in merchandising Mr..
Clarke kept store on the first floor aud
lived over the store. The building still
stands, grimed with moss and age, whilo
a short distance back of II is the later
built store room, which is now falling into
ruin. ACROSS the street from the old store,
one of the first general stores in the state
outside OF the Indian trading posts, is sit
uated the old Clarke homestead, a modest
cottage. but IN excellent repair. Along the
two streets are many handsome maple and
honey locust trees planted by Mr.. Clarke
over fifty years ago.
Father on down toward the river is the
old Hamilton house. that is built on the
site of the old Mission buildings. Here
years before the Arst migration OF white
settlers. was established the Presbyterian
mission under the auspices Of the Presby-
terrain Board Of Foreign Missions Along
about 1856 the Mission Presbyterian church
was built. It is a substantial structure OF
stone, obtained in the vicinity, and the
structure stands today as the Oldest Pres
byterian church in Nebraska. There has
been a considerable addition made 70 the
church on the west. but the old structure
still remains as il was built over half q
century ago. and is still used for church
services
When Peter A. Sarpy ReiRned.
At the southern extremity Of the town,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

tlSss5ti is today celebrating the anniver-
N---s'-4~ sary OF twenty-five years Of SER
vice with the Burlington railroad. One Of
the oldest native sons of the state, Mr..
Wakeley has worked in most Of the othor
large cities along the Burlington and now,
at the elimination OF twenty-five years OF
active service for the road he is back in
the city where his parents reside.
Mr.. Wakeley is the son Of Judge md
Mrs. E. Wakeley Of Omaha and was born
I'm this state at the early settlement Of
Desoto twenty miles north Of Omaha. in
lS5S; he is As years Of age. and has already
given more than half OF his life in the
service Of the Burlington road. He was
educated in the grade and high schools Of
Omaha and at the Military academy at
West Point, TO which he won an appoint-
ment by competitive examination held at
the university in lincoln in 1877. In 1881
he entered the freight service Of the Bur
linEton in Chicago. Promotions followed
consistently, and his successive positions in
the Burlington service are as follows:
In 1886 local freight agent at Chicago;
in 1887. assistant to the general manager,
the late Henry b. Stone; in 1858, assistant
general passenger agent of lines east; ia
1896 general passenger agent Of Missouri
lines at St Louis; In 1894, general passenger
agent Of lines west Omaha, in Immediate
charge OF the Burlington passenger business
between the Missouri river and the Pacific
coast
MI Wakeley was married in 1857 10 Helen
Louise Weeks or Wisconsin, and their fam
lily now consists Of three sons. One must
search diligently around Nebraska to md
an older native son Of this state.
As general passenger agent Of the Bur
llnTton one of the chief works Of Mr.
Wafeley has been In upbuiding the west
and putting settlers on the broad prairies
Of Nebraska
A native OF this city. Mr. Wakeley is al
ways aIert 20 promote the interests OF
Omaha and never overloolIs an opportunity
10 80 arrange the trains of the state that
they viii benefit Omaha. The latest time
card Of the Burlington bears witness 10
this.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

DR.. Stephen H. Robin, pastor Of the Co
lumbus Avenue Universalist church. Boston.
was calling on an old woman, one OF his
practitioners, before going away on his
summer vacation, when his church Is al
ways closed. The old woman evidently
does not believe in ministerial vacations,
for she said:
vacation"
MY dear madam" answered the doc
tor. Il never did believe in initiating
satan. Boston Herald
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

Crook. one Of the great military posts OF
the United States, with the trolley limo
running to the fort from Bellevue,
.
Informal Services Mt Old Church.
After a visit to the college, where an
other group picture was taken, the visitors,
under the guidance of the Bellevue COM
mittee, went down to the old Presbyterian
church, where an informal program was
held under the auspices of Pastor Phelps,
as chairman and a committee of Bellevue
women. The program opened with singing
BLESSED Be the Tie that Binds" in which
all Joined. Pastor Phelps, after brief in
trSductory address, called upon Judge j.
Q. Goss to deliver the formal address OF
welcome. Judge Goss said In part: This
is surely a great day in the history OF
Bellevue. We are grateful for your visit
and particularly rejoiced that we have at
last realized our dream of a railway direct
to Omaha, over which we can have some
reasonable assurance that we can 20 and
come as we please and not have to walt
tnterminable and uncertain hours. We are
also glad because the completion Of this
road will permit you to visit us often"
Judge Goss spoke at some length of the
old days of Bellevue and Of the building
Of the trading post here in 1924
Airs. Grace Allen Bradley who was born
In the old Hamilton house in 1857 and who
was chiefly instrumental in getting up the
excursion, responded on behalf of the WIS.,
itOrs. She was followed by H. r. Clarke,
ST., who told an interesting story of the
early days of Bellevue and how It was
hoped by its founders to build up here the
metropolis of the Missouri valley, and how
this dream would have been realized but
for the chicancery OF certain parties in Sc
curing the location of the Union Pacific
bridge at Omaha, and the extremely narrow
margin by which the vote for Omaha was
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

accused Of some crime, Colonel COsgroVe IN
an eloquent climax shouted:
What does the states attorney expect7
Does he expect my client like Daniel. to
command the sun to stand still, and have
II obey?"
Judge James W Draffen, lawyer for the
opposition, interrupted.
May it please your honor" he said, ad-
dressing Judge James e. HAZEL, who was
on the bench. Il object to Colonel Co.'S
groves misquoting scripture"
Il beg pardon" blandly replied Colonel
Cosgrove, Il forgot for the moment that
it was not Daniel, but Solomon, who COM
handed the sun to stand still"
And that statement went unchallengedS-
Kansas City Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
Nc Cnptnin Exeented.

Passing the pantry Of his boat one day.
Captain birch OF Gloucester overheard one
Of the cabin boys indulging in animadver-
siOns on the ofhcers and crew. He turned a
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
a Bunch of Short Stories

very severe couateuance upon the boy and
said: Young man, hereafter when you
have anything TO say about any one about
the boat. please except the captain"
A few days later when the captain hap
pened to be on deck, the same cabin boy
carried past him a dish OF food prepared
for the table, and pet hog. running be-
tween the boys legs, upset him, scattering
tho food.
Picking himself up, with a most rueful
countenance, the boy commenced berating
hog. you are the niserablest hog ever
seem" ne began, when, catching view OF
the old man. and remembering his injunc-
ton he added, except the captain"
The boy has had a secure berth on Cap
tain Birch's boat ever since.-Boston Herald.
Training of a Politician.
When l was a very little boy, writes Sir
William Gregory in his autobiography, my
grandfather, who was then under secretary
for Ireland. took me to tho chief secretary's
room in Dublin castle, and formally intro
duced me 70 Lord Melbourne.
After had been with him for some little
time. he said; Now, my boy, is there any
thing here you would iilIe?'
Yes" 1 answered. pointing to very
large stick Of sealing wax.
That's right" said lord Melbourne.
pressing on me a bundle Of pens begin
life early. All these things belong TO the
public. ana your business must always be
10 geC out Of the public as much as you
can."-Pearson's Weekly
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
neIirhtfuI RIGe to pellevue

As the car sped On it's way It was
greeted with cheers and greetings OF good
will from Omaha through to Albright,
where the Bellevue line turns Off to- the
southeast, passing over gentle grades and
through great In the hills by the
old farm homesteads Of the pioneers,
through bounteous cornhelds. past the
South Omaha Country club. From nearly
every farm house along the line handker-
chiefs were waved in welcome to the ex-
cursionlsts There is the ED home In
which was born" was the occasional ex-
preston Of several of the party, 'aad to
think we should live to see the day when
electric cars should run ever the paths
where we used to drive the cows" Some
1 gray-haired old pioneer would catch a
glimpse Of a familiar spot and observe:
Il killed a deer right at that copSe OF
Nrees over there fifty years age and we
used to hunt wild turkeys right down that
ravine and got lots Of them. too" Sud
denly the car gave a quick swerve through
a deep cut, and a moment later the bread
Missouri valley came in view, with the
Big Muddy flowing as placldly as It did
ffry-two years age. i've stood on tho
crest Of that hill many a weary hour
, watching for a steamboat corning up from
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

down the river" said enc, "forty-hve or
moe years ago, and then would signal
down TO the Mission Gown there among
tue trees that the boat was coming. II
was great times with US when the boats
came up in those years; It was like holt
day" Onward sped the car again through
a heavy cut and out into the open, seventy
five feet above the Missouri. skirting the
hill under the shadow Of Bellevue college,
there burst onto the view of the excur-
sionlsts the glorious PapDio valley, and
down there among the trees lay quiet
beautiful old Bellevue. The car stopped
here and q committee OF old Bellevue citi-
Gems was In waiting to welcome their old
friends, headed by Rev. Stephen Phelps
pastor Of the First Presbyterian church,
with Chairman Harry Peters Of the town
board, representing the commonwealth Of
Bellevue, and a delegation from Bellevue
college. The. visitors disembarked from
the car at this point and, after having a
group picture Of the party taken by The
Bee artist, most Of them assembled the
hill to visit Bellevue college under the
guidance of President Wadsworth.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

Bellevue was the great trading point for
miles and miles up and down the river,
both in Iowa and Nebraska.
Not a vestige Of the old agency buildings
or old mission buildings remains at Belle
vue, except the old church However,
Judge Goss has in his possession a cane
made from the walnut board flooring of the
old agency building.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

C0O jollier party ever left Omaha for
NJ an afternoon outing than the sixty
or more Bellevue pioneers and
k6f3ffll their descendants who boarded a
49, special car of the Omaha & Coun-
Gil Bluffs Street railway Saturday afternoon
November 3, for Bellevue, as special guests
Of the street car company, to signalize the
formal opening Of that new interurban line
from Omaha 70 the oldest white settlement
in Nebraska, bonnie Bellevue. How well
General Manager Smiths kindness was APP
rtrociated was attested in the presentation
of a handsome bouquet to him by the old
settlers just prior to the street car leaving
from Fifteenth and Farnam streets The
near started at 1880 and having the right-of-
way made the run in just forty minutes.
hThe adults composing the party and the
dates Of their settling at Bellevue were:
II. T. Clarke, 1855; Judge Goss 1868; Mrs.
]. T. Allen 1852; Mrs. Grace Allen Brad.
ley. 1857; Mrs. Bruno Tzschuck 1852;
Mrs. Tony Tzschuck Gerber 1873: Mrs.
Lena Tzschuck Meyer, $780, Mrs. Mar
garet Dalton English, 1862; Mrs. Della
Dalton Mulvilhill, 1860; Walter Lemon,
1859; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox, 1855; George
Wilcox. 1856 Mrs George Wilcox, 1876;
Mrs William Leach, 1857; Mr. and Mrs,
w. c. Mclean, 1867; Mrs Arthur, 1884; d.
D. Hall, 1862; Mrs. Silss A Strickland and
Mrs. Kate Strickland Haynes; AL Butter
field, 1859; Mrs. Angie Harris, 1851; Mrs
Lucia Swain Campbell. 1860; Mrs. Julia
Oliver Eads. 1866 Mrs. Margaret Olive
Hallam, 1872; Augustus Clark, 1894; Paul
Gotszhman, 1855; Mrs. Thomas Hendricks,
1861 Emma B. Myers, 1s72; Mrs. VIII
liam Leach, 1857; Ralph H Hall, 1857; Mrs.
IdAlyn Gwyer Yates 1857; John Drexel.
1856; Mrs. Susie ChIlds and Mrs Nellie
Peclham Womersley, 1856; Mrs Bayley,
1856; Mrs. Gala Lane. 1871. and Mrs.
sheehan, 1856.
ITO Mrs. Grace Allen Bradley is entitled
the credit for organizing this visit Of
Omaha residents OF old Bellevue TO their
old home. and on the way down Mrs
Bradley was omnipresent, her CHEEKY, good
nature rejecting itself throughout the en-
tire party.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
VISITING historic spots.

Others stroIed down into the quiet old
town 70 set a glimpse OF its historic points.
A number Of these were pointed out by H.
T. Clarke ST., who was ono of the hrst
settlers Of Bellevue, coming in 1855, and
who stiT has large realty holdings in and
about the town Passing down Main street
are several buildings, gray with age, built
IN the early days, among them an old log
cabin, built before 1855 down nearer the
rivo-. but was tern down and rebuilt at
its present location number OF years ago.
Across the street, little further down,
Is tho old stsre Suilding hniit of cotton
wood boards sawed nearly fifty. years ago
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
Bible ReadinE in MipsOurI.

OLoNEL JOHN CosGRoVB, aft
erward congressman from the
Boonville district, was especially
distinguished as an advocate be-
fore a jury. Defending a client
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
Quarter of a Century in Railway Service

JCIAN W, wAKEI EY, general
passenger agent Of the Burlington
lines west Of the Missouri river,
is today celebrating the anniver-
Sar-V Of tu.nntv-R,,n ,,nnrr ~ H.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11
Training of q politician.
He,d WorIs Tor Nothsnr.

Andrew Carnegie plays golf we'll and
likes 70 talk about the same. OF one Of
his friends-a golf tyro--he said at 4 dinner
in New York:
Blank went to play one day and, dis
liking the rather forward manner of his
caddie discharged the lad and took another
in his place
''fhe discharged caddie. instead IT retiT-
ing In seemly manner TO the club house,
lowered about Blank. lie regarded closely
the mans rather clumsy methods OF play.
On his freokled young face a sncer came
and went
BLANK chose a stick ana swung for a
long drive. But he missed the ball.
THE discharged caddie gave a loud laugh.
Blank frowned ~ tho bow aud swung
again-a mighty swing-bu again he miss 4
There came from the c@ddie dnuJher
loud, harsh laugh.
a third time Blank swung. and a third
time only turf and dust rose into the air.
III, mister yelled the caddle. deris-
lively, If you'u take me back III carry
your clubs for the run OF the thing. -
San Antonio Express.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

TGHTY-sEYEN years old and past,
and still as erect az when he cast
his first vote fer William Henry
Harrison slxty-slx years ego.
Fergus Potter Mcmillan OF SUIT
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

ton, Neb.. seems 10 have drank from the
Fountain Of Youth for fair. This nns old
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-11

When Peter A. sarpy Reigned.
At the southern extremity Of the town,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-24
THE TOWN CEMETERY.
Bodies May Be Removed and Land
 Added so Cha.e Park.

Just what steps the city will take to convert the town cemetery into use for a public park is not generally known. but 1t is only fair to assume that the bodies buried there will be removed ana inferred In some suit able place before the whole town is invited in there to make merry. True. 1t is the last resting place Of the paupers of Waterbury. but even so. every ode of them was a human be- ing and the fact that their bodies went to the Potter's neld may have been due to their misfortune rather than to any fault of their own In any case. if 1t should be decided to add the propertysto Chase park the remains of those who have been bur fed there should receive proper at- tentson. and no doubt they sill In the future t. would be a proper thing to bury all who have no friends in some Of the cemeteries that have somebody looking after them right along Very few go Co the Potfer's field. anyway. and these cen be zc- commodated in the other csmetertr< and the difference In. the est is so srfaII that 1t isn't worth mentioning. Waterbury has no use for s rotter's field