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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
.HEAD-ON COLLISION.
Southern Trains Crash-Engineer
Has Ankle Broken.

CHARLOTTE. y. c., December IS
At 1890 o'clock this morning, at Liberty,
s. c.. Southern train No. Al. a local ac-
commodation operating between Char
lotte and Toccoa- on the Atlanta Char
lotte Air Line division. struck No. "A. a
through freight. wrecking both engines
and derailing several cars.
No passengers were killed, but the en-
gineer of the passenger train had his
ankle broken. Several passengers were
considerably shaken up, but were able
TO proceed on their journey Both trains
were moving at a slow rate Of speed.
and the accident was caused by a con-
fusion in signals Of the trainmen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
! EITER'S MOTOR
KILLED NEGRO
BOYS HEAD WAS CRUSHED
Coroner Decided That 1t Was an
Accident and Bailed
Chauffeur.

WASHINGTON. December 25.-The
sixty-horso power touring car Of Joseph
Letter. the wheat king millionaire in
which were Mr.. Letter and Mrs. Levi L.
Letter. mother-in-lw Of Lord Curzou.
and Alr. and Mrs Franklin Remington.
OF New York. to-day ran down and in
stantIy killed Samuel West. "A fourteen
year-old negro boy. Mrs. Letter and Mrs.
bennington were greatly affected by the
accident. Charles r. Raymond. the
chauffeur. was arrested. and the entire
party went TO the Tenth Precinct Station
where Raymond was paToled In custody
OF an officer ia order that Mr Letter
and his party might be conveyed 10 the
Letter residence.
The accident happened on Columbia
Heights. near Fourteenth Street and CO.
lumbia Road.
The big machine vas closely following
a street car. and just before Columbia
Road was reached the boy. who was rid
ing on the car jumped of and was
almost Immediately struck by the auto
mobile The wheels ran over the boys
head.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26

Yesterday seemed a day OF railway
wrecks. fn- the Southern had no Jess
than thr -e. While Tine s. tsboard had one
and also had trasrls burned The Big
-Four sufferc. a very disastrous smash-up.
the Rio Grande road killed three persons
and the fearful grade crossing disaster at
Asnttbula. Ohio. c.ius.d one death and
injuries 20 fourteen II f. remarkable that
only six people We're killed in the seven
wrecks recorded above and this IS es-
pecially go when 10 is remembered that
the trains were packed with people dur
Ing the holiday
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
100000 FIRE
At SRIP-YARDS
One Great Building Completely
Destroyed and Other
Injured.
PLANT HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Old Dominion Steamship Dam
aged SIO.ooO-Firemar Killed
by Falling Pole.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. December 25.
Fire OF unknown origin DESTROYED a
great frame and sheetiron building. con-
tanning the ship -carpenters'. sheeuron
and plpehtters shops and rigging and
mould lofts. and which threatened to
wipe out the entire plant. occurred this
afternoon az O'Clock at the works OF
the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drv-
dock Company The total loss is esti-
mated At about $500 600. and is covered
by Insurance.
The Old Dominion liner Jefferson was
managed to the extent Of $4,000 and
was barely saved from the flames
Eddie Ediins. a young member of +-a
Eagle Fire Engine Company. No 3 The
city crack company. was fatally hurt
by being struck by A falling telegram
pole. He IS now dying at the General
Hospital with his skull crushed and
throat cut. a red hot wire struck his
throat after he had been carried TO the
ground by the falling pole ONLY the
"atchmen were on duty in the yard al
the time the fire started and the flames
had gained great headway before il was
discovered.
All three fire companies were cauad
out, but they had great dimculty work
ing on account OF lack Of water pressure
ICA4CISOIl 0dVGQ.
The Chesapeake and Ohio tugs Alice and
Helen did fine work. and probably saved
the steamer Jefferson and dry-dock Ma. 2
Famed By a stiff northwesterly breeze
the blaze quickly euveloped the building I'm
which II originated and sparks were
showered all over the yard The machine
and ioiners shops caught fire. but hard
work prevented the flames from gaining
any headway on these buildings
The wind. blowing directly toward the
jefferson, Kept the vessel and the dock
In which she rested covered with sparks
All the scaffolding on the port side Of
The ship was burned away and at o.:o
time It looked as though il would be i'm
possible % save her. The dock was part
lv flooded. and the tug Alice kept a con-
finuM stream Of watcr on the ship. The
fire was under control 90 6 O'Clock In the
carpenter shop there We're tool chests be-
longing TO two hundred ship carpenters II
is estimated that these men viii lose IN
the neighborhood OF $4,000 and their loss
IS not covered by insurance. Generei Man
ager W. A. Post of the ship-yard said 90
your CORES spondent tonight that IL was
impossible 20 estimate accurately the
amount of damage done. but that what
ever It was 10 was covered by insurance
IT is thought that the total DAMAGE viii
not amount e. over two hundred thousand
dollars.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
HERE'S ANOTHER ITEM
ABOUT HEAVY SCRAP

LOS ANGELES. December Psf. G.
skinner. the Rhyollte fight promoter. ac-
companied by =. r. Taylor. a wealthy
Nevada mining man. arrived IN Los An
geles yesterday for the purpose OF ar
ranging a finish fight for the heavy
weight championship of the world be-
tween James J. Jeffries ana Bin Squires.
OF Australia, who Is now ready TO start
for America.
u Is understood Skinner Is ready to
meet Jeftross demands Tor q $4,000
purse. and the battle probably viii take
place at the mining town in the early
spring.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
FOUR MEN KILLED
IN OLD KENTUCKY
Guns, Knives. Stones and Whis-
key Played Each Their
Part.

LEXINGTON. rY.. December 25.-In
fletcher county. near the Virginia state
liue e. battle occurred to-day between a
band of moonshlners led oy Sol Fleming,
noted outlaw. and an officers posse.
headed by Henry Fugate.
About fifty shots were fired.
Captain Fugate. ono OF the officers. was
shot and fatally wounded.
The Flemugs ran out or ammunition
and Sol Fleming threw down ais gun
and surrendered. Ho was placed In jail
az Whitesburg.
At Deane. Letcher county. sol McRay
stabbed Green Sexton in ths abdomen
fatally wounding him. after sexton had
crushed McIlay's skull with "A rock
Both men viii die
Floyd Han shot and killed Hszadora
sloan. or Carr Greek. Knott county,
during a auayrel over whLskey.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
TWO GIRLS KILLED
CELEBRATING XMAS
One Was Shot and the Other
Was Burned to
Death.

ATLANTA. GA, December 25-AIiss
Lymna r. Freeman and her uncle, +. s.
LarrimOre. were discharging blank car
tridges this morning IN celebration OF the
day. These being exhausted. they secured
loaded cartridges. In firing one OF these
Miss Freeman was accidentally shot. dy-
ing from her wounds this afternoon
Marie Ford. aged eight. died this morn
inE from burns received while playing
around "a Christmas tree Christmas Eve.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
BOAT OVERTURNED;
TWO MEN DROWNED

Arthur Bothwick and Albert Decker,
young married men. loft here Sunday in
small sailboat to gather Christmas
decorations They lid not return. A
searching party to-iay found the over
turned boat Tie bodies have noe yet
been recovered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
WHITE MAN SHOOTS
NEGRO BARTENDER
rspsciai % The Wmes- Dispatcb j

BRISTOL. TENN. December 25.-Osca-
Leonard. white. twenty years Of age. SON
OF "A widow woman here. shot and NOR
tally wounded Pickle Brown. ID c0lorcd
bartender in a local bar tonight tle
ball entering Browns abdomen. Leo
nard claims the shooting was accidental.
but Brown says ne was deliberately shot
down by Leonard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
BIG FOUR HAS
BAD SMASH-UP
Total Shows That Six Were
Killed, and Perhaps Fifty
Were Injured-Seaboard
Air Line Trestle at
Taylor's Creek
Burned.
Wrecks Xmas Day.

Seaboard Air Line wreck. I killed,
many Injured.
Southern wreck, I killed, Injured.
Southern wreck, many Injured
Southern wreck, several injured.
Big -Four wreck. - Injured
Rio Grande wreck. killed
Seaboard Air Line trestie burned.
Buffalo Filler wreck. killed, Il in
Jured.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
DROPPED
DEAD AT HIS POST

Air John West about seventy years old.
dropped dead Ct Seventh and Hospital
Streets Monday night about II o'clock He
was engaged as watchman for the Sea-
beard Air Line Railroad. Heart disease
is believed 20 have been the cause OK
death.
An inquest was unnecessary. and the
body was taken to the home Of the de-
ceased
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
PROMINENT MAN HAS
FATAL PARALYTIC STROKE
Especial 10 me Times-Dispatch.l

CHARLOTTE, y. c., December Sd.
W. Dixon. retired merchant, and one OF
CharlOfte's most prominent citizens. died
tonight. following several strokes Of
paralysis He was a grandson of David
Reese, one OF the sgnors OF the Meckien-
burg Declaration Of Independence, and Is
survived by six children, all Of who were
representative citizens OF the community.
Ike was seventy-scvcn years Old
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
FOUND DEAD WITH
LAUDANUM BOTTLE

MACON. GA. December eS.-Winiam
Nutting was found dead in bed g. %
hotel this morning. a bottle which had
contained laudanum. found under the bod,
caused the opinion that be had commit
ted suicide. Nutung was a travelling man
for the Tennessee Copper Company. and
was forty-two years OF ago. lie leaves a
family.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
THE PRESIDENT COMES
TO VIRGINIA HOME

WASHINGTON, D. c.. December Is
President and Mrs Roosevelt and the
Roosevelt children will leave for the
Pine Knot. Mrs. Roosevelt's country
home IN Albemarie county. Va, early
Thursday morning. They VIII remain
there until December 81.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
UNITED STATES SAILORS
CAUSED PANIC IN PARK

CIENrTEGOS. December o5.-Sailors or
the United States cruiser Cleveland caused
q panic tonight in n public park while
q concert was going on by engaging I'm a
fight and firing many shots The police
restored order by arresting several Of tho
sailors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
Three Negroes LynChed
III Mississippi Following
Trouble At Wahaldh.
SEVEN PERSONS
KILLED At SCOOBA
Governor Vardman Orders Out
Troops, Who Are Ready to
Move on Special Train.
twenty-five Soldiers
Rush to Scene on
Engine.

MERIDIAN. MISS. December 5.-Tht
two companies Of State militia sent ts
Wahaiak last night. returned TO Meridian
to-day. their presence there apparenly
being unnecessary. After thelr arrival at
Wahaiaz uo disturbance occurred, al
though IL is believed that three negroes,
including George simpson. one Of tha
principals in the disturbance aboard the
Mobile ana Ohio train last Sunday. had
been lynched just before the arrival OF
the troops. The citizens Of Wahalak. while
not admitting the fact that the men were
captured hy a posse say they were lost
in the swamp" while on their way to
town.
Two sons OF simpson were shot to
death yesterday afternoon.
The Causalties.
AS near as can be ascertained at this
time. the casualties resultant from tho
trouble are as follows.
Conductor Robert Harrison, Of the
Mohie and Ohio Railroad. ambushed
and killed by negroes.
Unknown negro shot by Conductor
Cooper on the Mobile and Ohio train
CONoLaDte y bFten killed by precDi-
tatoT Of the trouble. Georqe Simpson,
when an attempt at arrest was made.
George Simpson lynched.
Tom Simpson. son Of George Simp-
son. shot to death BY white citizens
near Wahalak.
Jim Simpson. another son, shot TO
death.
wo unknown negroes iynched.
Conductor Cooper seriously Injured
by being cut and stabbed seven times
by George Simpson on the PASSENGER
train; not fatal.
Leland Sparkman, soldier. flesh
wound in left knee; accidental dis
charge OF his own pistol
Officers Of the companies state that on
their arrival at Wahalak no county ON
clals were ON hand TO whom they could
report, and that during their STAY there
none of the county officials appeared
among the troop. Colonel NTcCants who
was In charge Of the troops. stated 20
the ciuzens that while the soldiers were
always ready to reply 10 a call for as
slstance. a reai need should be apparent
before they We're called on He forbade
armed bodies of men riding through the
country and would permit no acts which
Indicated violence
The soldiers state they found the armed
men from other places in charge when
they reached the scene.
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Killed Instantly.

The machine was stopped. and Joseph
Letter picked the body up. al the same
time directing that physicians be sum
moned. Life. however. was extinct. Mrs.
Letter at once took steps to locate the
parents Of the boy.
After leaving his mother and guests at
the Letter home. Mr.. Letter. together with
bis chauffeur and tho officer went di-
rectiy 20 the home Of Coroner hewitt
who. after listening 20 the facts Of the
case. expressed himself as being willing
TO admit Raymond TO bail. This accord
ingly was given
Or. hewitt. while entertaining the view
that the accident was unavoidable. deem
ed it necessary 20 hold an inquest. which
lie win do tomorrow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
BROTHER KILLS BROTHER;
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE

WARRENTON. GA. December -
Paul Lynah shot and instantly killed his
brother, Nicholas Lynah. about seven
miles from here last night. The coroner s.
jury rendered verdict 81 iustiaable
homicide. Both we're extensive farmers
and saW-miu men.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
FIVE MORE NEGROES
KILLED AT SCOOBA
Governor Vardaman Has Been
Asked to Dispatch
Troops.

JACKSON. MISS. December s5.-Late TO-
night Governor Wardaman received "A
telegram from J. A Quarles. q prominent
citizen OF Scooba, Miss. statin, that .
further uprising had occurred. in which
five unknown negroes were killed. and
that their slayers had been captured. and
asking that twenty-five troops be dis
patched TO that place TO help hold the
prisoners.
Governor Nardaman promptly instruct
ed the colonel commanding at Meridian
To ask for a special train over the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad and TO so to the
scene as quickly as possible.
Seven Killed.
MERIDIAN. MISS. December 25.-Rai,-
road men. who have just arrived from
Scooha. report a fresh clash between the
races Several are reported killed. This
report. however. has not been confirm
ca. Scoohl ls i've miles from Wahalak
Acting on tho instructions from Cover
nor NHrtlman. twenty-five members OF
tne local military companies boarded an
enEine and Left at sd o'clock for Sco0ba.
Additional troo1s VIII leave aboard a spe-
c.al train as soon AS it can be mad0
ready.
orders to Colonel 1IrCants. JUST received
from Governor \ardamau. say.
Have tclegrlm from sheriff Trout OF
hemper county. asking for troops az
Scoooa. Mako ready tc move at once DJ
special train
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
FLACMAN KILLED
BY SEABOARD WRECK
Passenger Train Dashed Into
Loose Freight Cars North
of Raleigh. 2

RALEIGH y. o.. December w lille
]. Wtherspoon flagman on the Seaboard
Air Line. was killed in a wreck Just north
o. Raleigh this morning in which pas
scngcr train. No -. north-bound. ran into
number OF freight cars and a caboose
which had. Ia some way. gotten out or
the freigEt-yard az Johnston Street sta
ton ON Co the Seaboard main line
The engineer and number Of the other
trainmen and express and mail clerks had
narrow escapes. out no one else was se-
riousiy hurt. except Captain ". B. Till
man and Engineer AshW0rth
Wiherspoon was ia the caboose of the
stray section Of freight asleep when the
engine of the passenger train crashed
into H. he NOT having been awakened bv
the movement OF MS cars on their wild
run OUT of the yard
Tho accident caused a serious block in
travel. Il was necessary 10 send the sec
ond section OF Passenger Trains No S4
and No. 81 over the Southern Railroad
Via Durham 70 get back on the Seaboard
main line ar Henderson. Other local Sea
board trains were delayed six hours by
the wreck.
s. A. L. Trestle Burns.
RALEIGH. y C.. December rs
The Seaboard Air Line trestle at Tav-
lor's Creek, seventy miles below Rich
mond. was burned this morning at AS
o'clock. Travel is entirely blocked and
VIII be until a temporary bridge can be
thrown across the creek.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-26
SEVERAL INJURED.

Southern Passenger Train Ran
Into a Freight at Station.
GREENVILLE. g. c.. December q. 5.-
Last night at $40 o'clock Southern
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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

Signor Lorenzo, however the tanner at Fair
grieye's MeDagerie, had a very docile perform
ing tigress called Tippoo--a name certainly un-
Indicative of anything but brutal ferocity--
only few years back; and we have seen that
Van Amburgh introduced tiger into "The
Wandering jew"
Leopards, though timid and cowardly in the
presence of the lord of creation" are yet
particularly treacherous, and, therefore, sell
dom II ever used for such exhibitions, though
they can be trained, instanced by the
cheetah or hunting leopard of India. In this
case, however, the beasts own instinct aids
the trainer
Delmonico, beast tanner, after performing
with two hyenas, retired when the beasts
fought. one being killed. Delmonico re-en-
tered the den and effectually cowed the
victor
The mode of training lions and the other
animals here mentioned has been described
by former Lion King"
The lions, he says, should be got young. if
possible, though old beasts can be trained.
The person who essays to train them should
feed them himself from the outside of the
den until they get to know and become CRATE
full to him. He should then go into the den
or cage to one at time, always facing it.
After the beast has become accustomed to
this, he must next rub it down the back,
working up to the head, and scratching it un-
til the lion catlike rubs its head in pleasure
against his hand
After this, a board may be handed through
the bars and placed across the den to teach
the lion to leap over it, the tanner using
whip with thong, but not for punishment,
which is always avoided. if possible.
The board is now gradually raised as the
lion learns to clear it. and hoop is held
upon the top of the plank for the lion 10
jump through, and by this means it is taught
to leap through the hoop when there is no
board beneath it.
To get the lion to lie down and allow the
tanner to stand upon it, he flicks the beast
over the back with small whip and presses
it down with one hand By raising the lions
head, taking hold of the nostril with the
right hand, and the under lip and lower Jaw
with the left, the lion loses much of its power
over the jaws, so, that they, can be pulled
open and a mans head placed between, after
the manner of Van Amburgh
The danger is, lest the lion, raising one of
the forepaws should fix its talons into the
man, possibly without intending mischief In
this case, the tanner must stand fast for his
life until the lion removes the paw. or more
serious consequences may ensue
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

Menagerie Showed in den with bears and
hyenas; another with leopards, and yet an
other with lions. This performer was bitten
by one of the lions at Margate, and also In
jured by bear at Plymouth.
Cooper, a lion tanner Of the period also,
who quite frequently exhibited at the Aquari
um, London; and colored man, were the
trainers with Mrs. Edmond's Menagerie, the
last-named lady being sister of Mrs. Bos
tock, and both daughters Of Wombweil.
Man has not been allowed to obtain sole
mastery over the hon, several OF the usually
gentler sex having rivaled him in the ex
citing occupation.
The first Lion Queen" was Miss Hilton
at the menagerie of that name, and shortly
afterward, another appeared, in the person
of Miss Chapman, at Edmonds'.
The latter performed before the royal fam
lily at Windsor, the lion being so tame that
it used to lie at the feet of the lady when
dressed as Britannia, she took part In the
parade" or professional entry of the circus
into town.
Madame Saliva, another lion tanner, allow
ed the animals to take food from her mouth;
another Lion Queen" Madame Labriere, had
lions, bears and dogs feeding at the same ta
BILE with herself Quite happy family
Miss Helen Blight, also "Lion Queen,
was killed by one of the beasts in Womb.
wells Mcnagerie at Greenwich Fair. She had
led up to the terrible event by striking the
lion with riding whip, when the enraged
brute seized her by the throat and she was
strangled before her rescue could be effected
Tigers have not been much used for public
performances, they not being nearly so trust
worthy as the supposed nobler beast
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

master and sent to the amphitheatre to be
the prey of the beasts.
In the arena he is placed face to face with
the very lion to whom he had shown kind
ness, and the grateful brute, instead of rend-
ing him piecemeal, recognizes his benefactor,
and lies PROSTATE at his feet.
When the slave tells the story of how this
marvel came to pass, he is pardoned by his
master. lp
Carter, lion tanner, also introduced lion
into "a piece specially written for him, in
which he played the character of Afghan; and
man called Kopeski, whose real name was
Cooper, performed with tiger in a play
called THE Rajah of Nagpore," at the Vic.
injured by the animal.
Crockett, tall, handsome man, cool and
temperate, was at one time lion tanner at
Sanger's London Menagerie, having previously
held situation as musician in the orchestra,
and Newsome filed like position at Hilton's
Menagerie.
| The latter concern was turned over to
Manders, when an Irishman named James
Strand was the lion tanner, and nicknamed
the gingerbread King" from his having pre-
viously retaiied that comestible.
| The Gingerbread monarch not being ND to
the mark, he was deposed and his throne
occupied by the African lion tanner, the we'll
known Macomo, a man of unfinching courage
and great natural power over animals, who
died peacefully in 1870, and was succeeded
| by Mccarthy, an Irishman.
This man had previously occupied the same
position in Bell & Myers Circus, where he
had his left arm mangled by lions in 1862,
and amputated.
He had two other warnings by bites at
Manders' and was eventually Killed in zion
hunt" in which the animals are pursued
round the cage by their trainer. The fact of
Mccarthy not being sober at the time most
likely led to the fatality, as he would lose
that power of the eye, cooness and caution
so necessary in such position
Alec Cardono, the very intrepid trainer of
the wild animals at Bostock & Wombwells
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rope, which swung back to within Teds reach.
"Now, Ted," Jean shouted from above,
''leave hold of the rope for minute.
Ted obeyed, wondering what was jeans
idea. 1t was pulled up out of reach for a mo-
ment, and then again lowered. This time
there was plenty of it. Jean had taken it
from the tree and was holding it in his hands.
Ted was able to fasten it securely to Rex as
he lay on the ground.
"Tell me when it is safely tied" cried Jean.
"Its all right" shouted back Ted.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

"Then lift him up and hold him while l
fasten the rope to the tree again"
This was soon done. Ted then commenced
the ascent Of the rope and thanks to Jeans
assistance at the top, he surmounted the diff
Guilty of the overhanging ledge. In five min
utes more all three were in safety.
Water was soon found, and Jean brought his
hat full Its icy GOODNESS had powerful eff
feet on Rex, who in few minutes was sufF-
ciently recovered to hear of how he was res
cued.
Before long he was able to commence the
return journey, leaning on the arms of his
companions.