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DETAILED ACCOUNT OF
THE AWFUL ACCIDENT

The accident was caused by a train
Of seven empty coaches running into 2
local train composed of three passenger
coaches and a baggage car which had
stopped at Terra Gotta to take on pas
sengers.
The empty train was running at a high
rate Of speed. and crashed through all
three Of the coaches, smashing them TO
splinters.
The bodies of the dead were strewn
along the track for a distance of more
than a quarter OF a mile. Many of them
were horribly mutilated, and it is prob
able that at least eight or ten will never
be identified, as the bodies were dis
torted out of all human form.
The scene OF the accident is a small
station short distance outside Of the
city limits. It is a mere hamlet,
inhabited only by workmen en-
ployed at the terra Gotta works Train
No 66, from Frederick, is local which
runs only on Sunday night 1t was COM
ing into Washington, and was due here
at $50 o'clock. in charge of Conductor
Dick Moore. The passengers were peo-
pie who had boarded the train at various
small stations all along the line down
from Frederick. Nd, whence il started
al o'clock yesterday afternoon.
It was about fifteen minutes late, and
In view Of the fact that the night was
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UNIDENTIFIED.

Eight-year-old child.
Girl, %, red skirt and gray tour
lists coat.
Woman, S5, blue coat and black
skirt.
Woman, 90, plaid shirt waist, belt
buckle with initials ~. N. S. and
II. M. S."
Woman, 20, red skirt and white
Lace waist.
Woman, 40, tan coat, black skirt,
two garnet rings.
Girl, Is, green dress, Cornell Col
lege pin.
Boy, with pass for Mrs. J. A. Nc
Caghey and son, wife and son Of
chief clerk of general superintend-
ent Baltimore and Ohio.
Mangled body of man.
Boy, letter m" on clothes
mangled remains.
Boy, 10 years old.
ColOred woman.
White man; mangled beyond rec
ognitiOn.
Woman, 90, blue coat, black skirt.
Child; mangled beyond recOgni.
tion.
Girl, 20, IS" embroidered on
handkerchief; brown suit.
Girl, 20, red hair, green dress.
Woman, 80, checked shirt waist,
tan coat.
-Four deeapitated bodies of men
and women.
Child, girl, about 13.
Woman wearing wedding ring,
p. C. to NJ. C. L" black skirt and
white shirt waist.
Woman,235, large wedding ring.
Child; white.
Child; colored.
Colored woman; died at Provi-
dence Hospital.
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Father Mark Passes Among the Dy-
ing Chanting the Sacred Service.

Father A w. Mark. pastor OF St
Anthony's Church at Brookland, was
among the first to reach the scene Of
the wreck. and until the arrival OF the
relief trains assisted in the work Of
removing the dead. dying. and injured
from the tangled mass of debris.
For hours Father Mark passed among
the fatally injured passengers admin
istering the last rites TO the dying
Bearing a lantern. the priest walked
among the mangled, grOaning victims.
searching for those that seemed on the
verge of death.
IN the bitches along the roadbed, on
the station platform, and amidst the
splintered wreckage the pastor found
a dozen moaning men. women, and
children fatally hurt Kneeling beside
the mangled forms. his face lighted by
the fitful glow of lanterns and torches.
with the terrible cries Of the injured
and the hOarse shouts Of the rescuers
in his ears. Father Mark chanted the
sacred service.
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foggy and the tracks damp, the en-
gineer made no effort to regain the lost
time. There is no station agent at Terra
Gotta, merely platform and shed, where
passengers wait for the train
The train had just come to a stop. when
engine No. 40, hauling seven empty pas
senger cars. which left Cumberland at
! O'Clock in the afternoon on the way to
Baltimore, and In charge Of Engineer
Harry Hildebrand and Fireman ]. T. Nc
Lellan. came down the track. Red lights
were burning upon the rear coach Of the
local. but owing to the fact that the fog
was so heavy they could not be seen for
more than few yards.
In fact, Engineer Hndebrand states
that he was not aware that the track
was not clear until an instant before the
collision came With a terrific crash his
engine dashed into the coach and ran
through all three Of the cars on the local.
demolishing them to kindling wood, and
itdNlnS uedJn IN its path.
Coaches Well Filled.
Each one of the three coaches was
fairly well filled with passengers, and
with only a few exceptions. none es-
capped death or serious injury Had the
three coaches been constructed of tinder.
their demolition could not have been more
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H. 0. MILLER.
JOHN MERTLINE, NJ street
northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. MOORE.
Mrs. A. MOON, Sheridan.
CHESTER [. MOORE, Sheridan.
ELIZABETH PERRIMAN, Ia.
kOma Park.
C. A. PROCTOR, 321 P street
northwest.
HENRY REED, Terra Gotta.
Miss JEANNETTE REID. Wash.
ingtOn.
C. R. RANBURG, Frederick.
B. S. SEGGS, Washington.
ADA SMITH.
Mrs. ELIZABETH TEIRAN, Ia.
koma Park.
HARVEY THOMAS, wife, and
son, SO L street; Mr. Thomas cut
about face; Mrs. Thomas cut about
face and badly bruised; boy not in
jured.
JOHN WILKINS, ankle broken
and head cut.
JOHN WRIGHT, colored, so
years, $50 Stockholm street, South
Baltimore.
EDWARD WILLIAMS, colored,
1854 Nineteenth street, Washing
ton; came to city on electric car
and had wounds about face dressed
ALBERT YORK, Woodburn.
D. c.
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FINDS THIRTY-SEvEN DEAD,

Inspector Cross Estimate Indicates
over Forty Casualties.
At an early hour this morning Inspector
Cross stated that he had personally
counted the bodies of thirty-seven dead
at the scene Of the wreck. besides two
that were carried to houses in Terra Gotta
late last night. In addition, two deaths
occurred in the hospitals in Washington.
This indicates a total Of at least forty-one
dead, with a strong possibility of the
number eventually proving even greater.
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ORATORS UPHOLD
CHURCH IN FRANCE
Mass Meeting Held by Men
of Many Faiths.
HOPE CABiED TO ROME
Catholics Heartily Supported
Against Tyranny of Republic.

Columbia Theater Packed TO Doors
by Washington People, Who Bit
teFiy Arraisn COBfiseatiOn of Prop
erty-The List OF Speakers Includes
Many Prominent Men-Edgar II.
Cans Tells of Origin of Trouble.
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Relief Trains Rushed to
Scene of Wreck.
DARKNESS HINDERS
DiStrictAttOrneyB Baker First
to Send News to City.
HURT, GOES TO PHONE

Tells Mai. Sylvester of Awful Dis
Rster-POIice and Ffremen, with
Nurses, Physicians, and Surgeons,
Hurried TO Terra COtta-AH Avail
able AmbuIanceS and Stretchers
Quickly Filled with Bodies of the
MangIed and the Dead.
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NUMBER IN HOSPITALS.

The list given below shows the mum
Der Of injured at the hospitals. In ad-
ditiOn. scores OF others were cared for
and taken to their homes. Many OF
those in the hospitals are in a very
critical condition:
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The Daylight Train" a solid vesti-
reaching Wheeling 7:40 p. m: Cincinafi
II 80 p. m; st. Louis. S:45 a. m, has inn.
mediate connection to Pittsburg. sos n
m; Akron, S.45 p m; Cleveland. 1000 .
m; Chicago. 7:i5 a. m. via the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
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UNIDENTIFIED INJURED.

TwO-year-sld child at Freedmen's
Hospital.
Four-year-Old child at Freedmen's
Hospital.
Two unknown men at Providence
Hospital.
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Coal! Coal! Coal!
Most satisfactory. ]. Maury Dove Co.
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For the greatest amount of heat mt
the least expense, use an Ofte Hot-water
Radiator. Demonstrations, 500 eth ST. NV
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VIGILAT TERRACOTTA
GreWSOme Picture at Scene
of Railway Wreck.
DEAD, DEAD ON ALL SIDES

StOut-hearted Souls Guard the Life
less Forms MnngIed and Strevvn by
TO Complete the Work That Strong
Hands Must Undertake.
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Washington, Dee. 80.

Cardinal Merry Del Val,
PaPal Secretary of State,
Rome, Italy.
Citizens of Washington, ire
spectiye of religious belief, unit
ed In mass meeting, condemn
attitude Of French government
TO church, and sympathize with
Holy Father and French hIer-
archy.
THOMAS j. DONOVAN,
Chairman.
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In Carte Lunch Served Daily
at Eckstein's from u to =. I412 n. Z. ave.
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The Finest Table d'HOte Dinner, 81.
from to p. m; luncheon, l to go, T5c. /;
breakfast, 10 10. 75c. Best service. The
Portland Cafe. Thomas Circle
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Fast Morning Train to PhiladeIphIn
and New York

Leaves Washington every weekday at s
a. n. via Pennsylvania Railroad Broiler
buffet parlor car.
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lssTsgs Daily
eTeBlstIsH Hssk
Ended Dec. %,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Pioneers Meet.

May 18th was the 5Oth anniversary
OF the Van Leuven settlement in
Lime Springs, 1856. The remaining
pioneers with Rev. and Mrs. Lang,
Pastor of the M. e. church were in
vited to the home OF T. f. and Mrs.
VanLeuven, where covers we're laid
for the company and pleasant and
happy time passed. We are sorry that
number could not be present. Mem
cries OF old times when Lime Springs
was very young, were recounted with
great pleasure. Mrs. Rebecca McGreg-
or aged "a, James McGregor aged 81
were the Oldest ones present; they
settled here Nov. IA, 1857, and are
bright and happy. We are glad, and
we appreciate the fact that so many
OF our old friends and neighbors pas
sed the happy time with US. Come
againl Don't wait so years, we may
not be live to see that far away date.
Springs Record.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Weather. Crop Bulletin.
For week ending May 81, 1906.

Des Moines, Iowa.
The average temperature of the
past week was above the normal.
The cool wave that swept down from
the north on Friday night and Satur-
day indicated possible damage by
frost, but this was happily averted by
the rapid movement of Glow" from
the northwest, causing sudden
change Of wind to the eastward. The
rainfall OF the week was in the form
OF local showers, ranging from very
light to very heavy downpours. The
heaviest amounts came on the night
of the 14th, the station at Northwood
reporting 4.24 inches, Mason City, 4. 10
inches, and Fort Dodge, 2.2S inches.
Generally the rainfall has been below
normal, and in three-fourths of the
state grass and small grain would be
benefited by considerable increase
of moisture.
In four-ifths of the state conditions
were favorable for field work nearly
ali the week. Reports indicate that
from s5 to as per cent, OF the corn
area was planted before the goth inst.
The weather has been favorable for
termination Of seed, and in some
localities cultivation is in progress.
Grass, small grain and the minor crops
are all doing fairly we'll. Damage to
fruit by frost was not generally as
heavy as earlier reports indicated.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25

The horse is always about to be but
never is put out Of business. On the
appearance of every new agency of
transportation the announcement ia
solemnly made that the horse, after
passing through an era of decreasing
prices, will cease and determine. 1t
was so when railroads began to gain
Roadway, when bicycles came into
use, when the electric cars commence
ed to buzz along the highways, when
the auto developed into omethinp
more than q curiosity, and yet here
the horse is still with US and more
valuable than ever. Statistics sub.
mitted to the'house Of representatives
in connection with the agricultural
appropriation bill now that there has
been a notable increase both in the
number and value Of horses in the
United States in the last nine years.
The aggregate of horses Jan. i, 1905
stood at 1S,7ls,57s, against 14,3e4,657
at the corresponding date of 1897.
Their total value increased from 1852
649. 1896 in 1870 to $3.50, $3.50, 906 In
dianapolis News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
TOBACCO SECRETS.
What Makes the Chico One of the
Mildest and Most Enjoyable
Cigar on the Market.

1
How many people, even among the
most confirmed smokers, know what
constitutes the difference between a
strong and mild cigar? 1t is simple
enough. The strong product is so
made that it burns badly, while a
mild cigar is one that burns well-like
the Wadsworth Bros. Chicos.
"These cigars" says p. A. Clemmer
the local agent, fare made from a
long Havana filler, carefully selected,
with the best hand workmanship, and
as they burn freely with firm, per-
feet ash the result is mild, pleasant
and enjoyable smoke"
Six mon tbs ago the Chico was not
known In Cresco, but to-day it is the
most popular cigar in the city, and is
the favorite although it sells for but
i've cents. Smokers who have here
tofore wanted only ten or fifteen cent
goods should step into p. A. Glenn
mer's Drug store and get few Obi
cos. We know you will say, as do
other fastidious smokers, that it is
the mildest and most enjoyable cigar
IN the market. may Is june $40
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Howard Center.

S. s. Culver and family drove to
Rlceville, Saturday, to visit relatives
returning home Sunday.
Arthur DAVIS is working for Will
Hanneman these days.
Mrs. Tom McKernan, son Luke,
and daughter Nellie spent Sunday at
the home of Jacob Wilde.
Edwin Heide and family spent
Tuesday afternoon at John Driscoll s.
Arlie Mcmillan spent Friday even
ing at Ben Brierley's.
Sam Dinger. and family spent Sun.
day at the John Hutton home.
A. Lickteig entertained company,
Sunday.
Adam Johnson is tiling for Frank
Miller these days.
John Finegan entertained company,
Sunday.
Cal. Webster and wife, of Cresco,
spent Wednesday at the home OF Will
Stone.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Shields,
May 2lst, q girl.
John Briefly is counting in Cresco
these days.
Clarence Combs and family, OF
Qresco, spent Sunday at John Judd's.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25

Remember DR.. Clemmer extracts
teeth without pain.
John Hughes of Lime Springs. was
q Cresco caller yesterday.
Remember that DR.. Clemmer posi-
lively guarantees all work.
N. A. Blackburn, lawyer. ONCE
opposite the National Bank.
Mrs. w. n. Alleman has returned
from her Taopi, Mimi, visit.
DR.. j. j. Ahern, Office at residence,
two blocks north of NJ. e. Church.
First class tame pasture for town
COWS: N. P. LYDoN.
r. S. Caward owns the newest auto.
mobile in town, q six horse power
runabout.
DR.. W. T. Daily, physician aad sur
geon. Once over Tomas & Milz'
Drug Store.
Frank Kyle, accompanied by q friend
are up from ST Louis, guests at the S.
A Sutton home.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Mems Suits, Extremely New
Styles, Bought This Spring,
worth $1,000 and $3.50, and
guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Clearing Up Sale-SS.5O.
NICHOLS CLOTHING HOUSE.

DR.. f. w. Daubney took Miss
Myrtle Christen to Cresco yesterday,
where she will be placed in the hospi.
tai for treatment while recuperating
from the serious illness which she has
undergone the past few weeks. While
she is improving rapidly 1T is thought
that the change and the care of the
nurses in the hospital will be advan.
tageo1s to her,-Decorah Public
Opinion,
Miss Kate Klingle of Cresco, is a
guest at home of her brother, P. 81.
Kllngle ....Charley Goettel who used
to be associated with his brother Fe1d
In the butcher business here, after.
wards removing to Cresco, is candi,
date for the nomination OF sheriff Of
Howard county on the Republican
ticket this fall. He will have to &c
some II he beats that bully buy, Andy
Campbell, II the latter wants the office
again -Waukqn Democrat.
Mrs. W. o. Brown brought her
mother, Mrs. Hewitt, out from
Chi:ago, Thursday morning. They
returned Saturday night, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. Cray going with them 49,.
The Palace Clothing aud Shoe House
believes in advertising, they have had
signs painted on the John Ruesink
barn, the mill at the OLD Town and
the Foreston mill. Roe Brown, OF
Cresco, is doing the work ..... Warn
Paulson, son of 4. Paulson, had the
misfortune OF losing an eye, last Tues
day evening, while he and some neigh.
Dor boys were playing; he was acct.
dentally struck In the eye with a
stick in the hands OF one OF the boys.
1t was a sad accident, indeed. Lime
Springs Record.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
To the People Of Crescol

This is to certify that 1T has been
reported from time to time thatI do
not deliver meat bought here, and in
order to let you know that I do
deliver, I have gone to the expense Of
purchasing q new delivery cart which
I shall use for that purpose, and will
deliver from a. M. Until IL q. M,
every day in the week. Thanking
you for your past orders and hoping
you will continue. I remain yours,
81. 81. HUEssELMANN.
P. S. I always buy and furnish to
my patrons, the best to be found in
the county. n. q. d.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
EUGENE v. DEBs
AT the Armory Tuesday evening,
June 5th.

/
Eugene v. Debs, who has been twice
candidate for president of the u. S.,
and once president of the American
Railway Union, will address the people
of Cresco on Tuesday evening, June S.
Debs is acknowledged to be one of the
greatest orators in this country. Heis
endowed with the most precious faculty
to which one can aspire, the gift of
language, and uses it in behalf of
humanity.
John Swinton, the great New York
editor who heard Lincoln in Cooper
Union, New York, in 1860, wrote as
follows after hearing Debs from the
same platform in 1894: 81 recalled the
appearance, the manner, the voice and
the speech of Lincoln as Debs stood be-
fore me thirty-four years afterwards.
1t seemed to me that both men were
imbued with the same spirit. Both
seemed to me as men of Judgment, rea-
son, earnestness and power. Both
seemed to me as men of free, high,
genuine and generous manhood. took
to Lincoln in my early life as I took to
Debs third of a century later. In the
speeches of both westerners there was
cogent argument; there were apt illus
trations; there were especially emphatic
passages; there were moments of light
ming: there were t0I1chos of h,,roor.ond
there were other qualities which pro
duce conviction or impel to action.
II confess that / was as much Impress
ed with the closing words Of Debs' /
speech as was with those of Lincoln.
Lincoln spoke for man; so spoke Debs.
Lincoln spoke for right and progress;
so spoke Debs. Lincoln spoke for the
freedom Of labor; so Debs. Lincoln was |
the foe of human slavery; so is Debs.
Admission Is cents, tickets now on
sale.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25

| Mrs. Catherine O'Reilly passed
away Wednesday morning, md hel
funeral was held yesterday afternoon
ALI her children were with her with
the exception of one. We will pub
lish an obituary later.
We are informed that Mrs. Roy
Cameron is Ill with typhoid fever al
DEBORAH, at the home of her parents.
Her sister died last week from an at.
tack Of that disease, as we note else.
where from the DEBORAH Journal.
We are closing out the last OF
our northern grown Early Ohio DO
tatoes at SO cents per bushel. Get
your orders in early. For sale at
Rathert and Gossman'S.
M. P. LYDoN.
have you weakness of any kind
stomach, back, or any organs of the
body? Don't dope yourself with ordi-
nary medicine. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea il the supreme curative
power. IS cents, Tea or Tablets. DR..
Connolly.
misunderstanding statesmen.
Must furnish references and invest
100000 in first class per cent. bonds.
Salary and expenses paid. Experience
not required, we teach business at
our mills. The Wheeling Roofing &
Cornice Company, Wheeling, W. Va
The U. S supreme court rendered a
decision Monday which says Senator
Burton, of Kansas, must go to prison
for six months, pay fine of s25OO,
and be deprived OF the right hereafter
to hold office under the government.
as decreed by the lower court. Maybe
some of our grating senators will sit
up and take notice now.
The Hub occupies the first page
again this week with big lot of
bargains which are filling their store
every day with delighted buyers
The big success of this sale during
the very dullest time of the wear
proves conclusively that genuine
we'll advertised, will make |
good business at any time Of the year. |
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-25
Mems Big Assortment of Odd
Pants, running In values % 90,
% 80, "a 90, and even up to Is 90;
Clearing Up Sale-S1. so.
NICHOLS CLOTHING HOUSE.

Girl Wanted-For general house
work. Good wages paid. Enquire Of
Mrs. w. L. Barker.
Richard Geraty and Frank Dauber
smith left for trip to South Dakots
last Tuesday evening.
For RENT:-My cottage on East
End Street. Can give possession at
once. Apply to F. Erler.
The L. A. S. of the Baptist church
have postponed their supper to next
week, Thursday, May alst
Miss Bessie Barker, of Cresco,
visited Mrs. T. A. Williams, Tuesday,
New Hampton Tribune.
]. 81. Beadle, Doctor of Veterinary
Science. Office over Whites Livery.
Office phone, 1881; house, 3l3a.
Before getting your teeth fixed, see
DR.. Clemmer. He will save you Is
per cent, from regular prices.
Ii you want a farm loan at a low
rate OF interest, see American Loan
& Trust Company, Cresco. Iowa.
Remember DR.. Clemmer will save
you Is per cent, on your dental bill,
and give you a positive guarantee.
W. j. Mead was a DEBORAH visitor,
yesterday; going to attend the concert
given by the DEBORAH Choral Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. g. Harrington, Of
Winnebago City, Mimi, are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. W. Z. Barker.
Summer school at the Oelwein Bust
ness University begins Monday June
4tb. Positions for all students who
excel.
There will. be an ice cream social at
the Morgan school house. Friday
evening, May 18th. Everyone is
cordially invited to attend.