The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-04-11
FINDS NEW RULE OF THREE.



tiers are Offen Triple.
Misfortunes, they say, never came
singly, and certainly there is, more
than germ Of truth IN this old saying
Over and over again 1t has been no.
ticed that when one great disaster
occurs 1t is quickly followed by sec
ond and then a third of similar de-
scription.
Twice In 1905 we have seen this
occur. First, San Frencisco was
wrecked by earthquake and fire; then
in the same month Vesuyius erupted
and destroyed many villages and hun
dreds of lives; thirdly. Valparaiso was
almost wiped out by series Of earth
qulvers.
In the matter of railway accidents
there had been few Of any Importance
for year previous to the disaster at
Salisbury, but that was followed In
rapid succession by the shocking &C
cident to the Scotch express and by the
bridge disaster in Oklahoma.
When a great man dies his death
is often followed by those OF two 9th
ers In high positions. There was
striking instance Of this six years ago.
In July, 1900, King Humbert of Italy
fell by the bullet Of an assassin. On
the Both of the same month the Duke
of Saxe-Coburg died Of a disease the
existence of which was unknown to
any but his immediate family. The
third of the sequence was Lord Rus
sell, and as was the case with the
other two his death was quite unex-
pected.
In 1901 a strange coincidence caused
a stir In the United States. Mr.. Otey,
a Congressman, died suddenly. Three
days later Mr.. Cummings, New York
Representative, expired, and on the
fourth day the life OF Mr. Salmon, Con-
gresham from New Jersey, came to
sudden end. The coincidence goes
further Mr.. Salmon had been desig-
mated to attend the funeral Of Mr..
Cummings and Mr.. Cummings to at
tend that of Mr.. Otey. Never before
in the history of the American House
of Representatives had three desks
been draped in mourning at one and
the same time.
About the same date London was
startled by three tragedies in one day
and, more curious still, all on the |
North London railway. There was
child murdered in waiting room at |
Dalston Junction, stock broker was
run over by a train at Mildmay Park |
station, while a young billiard mark
er attempted TO commit suicide by |
a canister of gunpowder In
a frst-class carriage near Highbury
station To add to the popularity of
these triple tragedies the day upon
which they all occurred was Friday.
Italians are proverbially superstitious.
No wonder, then, that almost every
paper In that country commented upon
he following strange treble coinci-
lence. Signor Giolltti, who is popu-
arly credited In his own country with
the "evil eye" first became
premier in 1892. No fewer than six
u MS coleaSueS IN the caDlnet died
Turing his administration, three in
me session and three in the next.
Later Signor Giolitti gave up the
and entered the home Of
Ice. Almost at once his predeces-
or, Signor Nicortera, was taken i'll
nd died. In 1908 Signor Giolitti again
ook up the reins of government He
ormed his cabinet on November 2, the
ate known in Italy as the Day of
he Dead. A few days later his min
ster of finance, Slgnor Rosano, COM
litted suicide.
One more case which is peculiar
nough to be recorded. In October,
300, the Vienna Jockey Club held its
nnual meeting on its race course.
During the previous meeting, which
as the first held upon the course, no
ever than five jockeys had been kill |
i and the superstitious wondered
hat would happen next. They had
OF long to wait. On the third day
f the meeting three riders, all gentle
len jockeys, were killed in three sue
lSSfvp races Answers