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DEATH Or MRS T. C. SH,ALY

.1iesSed are the dead who die in
the Lord, Yea saith the spjrit thon ,u
rest from their labors and their WORKS
do follow them" "oiNS
On last M)ndIy a. m. last as the
sun was beginning TO make It's cDurse
a; across the heavens, the spirit Of Mrs
l.. -. Shealy took its flight and was
"aited TO the God who gave it,.
Mrs. Shealy bad been sick for sew
eral weeks, but none of tle family
thought that the delth angel wag 50
near she wiS i',t all c5,i with f,
vet. which deyelnpal iuto pl,InInia.
a.; hl Snat the devoted hn,b,ni and
Nh h'liu a. Trends could do faileI to stlv
Mrs. Shealy was r. c,nsis.ent man,
Der OF the Methodist church. and ia
survived by devoted hush md and n
pumoer or re atives aud friends
TO I'll w';o are now ras,ino undar
the ROD that SniteS them we Womb
say blessed arc they TINT mora for
Uhey shall be comfJrt4d -
ne master on one occasion EVENT,
nen we are bowed down i'm sorrow
nc Is ever ready to hear onr cry. We
are a!so told in that b!e,srJ book
! ne Lord chasteneLh those whom
ls iJveth !" "ionA
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RYMGNEAL.

~ last Sunday Rev. Jabcz Ferris
"j> In demand in u matrimonial way.
N!ay morning he united i'm the
..."'E bonds OF mltrimOny Mr.. Louis
i'on OF hI$e>1ucs aud Miss Cora
Aman Of LeeSvillc.
O Sunday evening ne was called
~ y aGa:n to perform Il ceremony.
big contracting pIrt!es being
w. iialimIn otGur town and
Mss Lyhraud OF Wagencr. NJ. Hall
Aso IS one Of our best yoAng men aud
j., as responsible position with the
Z JDnes Co. Ia. btii. - most es-
Unable young ladY OF the mapener
r1jt ION OF Aiken o., and has IA num-
Der Ol friends VINO visa l.r much
IpJineSs The gtD)n i, to be
'2HHy clngrLtul,ad o. winning the
'rC aud htnd ot one - fair and vi
f'iouS, - iha happj coupe the
AtvoCdtc oXIc ends helrty cJlrrat-
u,dtIonS.
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WOMAn'S WORK FINE
FEATURE.
SPACE ALLOTTED 70 DEPARf-
MENT PROMISES TO BE WELL
FILLED WITH EXHIBITS.

The womln'S work department of
the Georgia Carolina fair promises To
be one OF the grllteSt features among
the exhibits. The committee i'm
charge. consisting OF Mr.. f. @. Denton
chairman, NJ aSSrS. f. l. Hickman. E.
:. Johnson and DR.. sparks w. Melton
are working in CO. peration to make
he exhibit one of the most attract
I've or all displays AZ the fair
Mr.. Denton has secured art work
irCm leading novelty houses of the
country TO be placed on cXb bition
simply as an educ .tivc feature and
not to enter t r the prizes. In addi-
Jion u these there are many requests
coming in every day for more infor-
nation and the prospects are That the
entries will be large and mum ,.uus in
every part.
Mrs Walden, in charge OF the art
department Of the j. Is White Co
VIII give free demonstrations during
the fair, showing the latest stitches
and other art work matters tnaL vii!
be OF great interest TO I've !aies
visiting the fair.
All lndicItonN Eo| point to the
tact that the department allotted to
wOman'S work will be we'll filled with
the m DSt eX ,uiSi.C proiuctIoaS in fine
nIC dlu htSH'C NhiN, W!l'Ic Jlc nome
department will Oe repIeCe with the
finest JelIieS, preserves, cakes, pies,
biscuits and bread.
All who enter their exhibits at the
fair in this deplrJm mt will b. allow
ed TO sell any OF all o. IhG display,
provided however, that il Is MT To ba
delivered until after the clO,e of the
.nr HhiS Will furnish Il sp.nud.d
W l0d for those wnD nave anything
II and wIsu to get 1t before the
H nc TO exhibit Is thy VIII nGip
he display at the same time
I,liI themselves
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All the News One Whole Year, Onlv Fiftv Gents

DIR. j. s. Fox, of Batesburg, was i'm
Columbia on business yesterday. The
state.
Mrs. Thompson OF Anderson IL
visit ng her daughter Mrs. w. A.
Cooaer.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ j. Holstein M
Monetta were in town shopping yes.
terday.
Mr. j. S. Elkin and daughter, Miss
Ruby, of Ridge Spring, were in tow n
Monday.
Miss Eii,h Spann attended the fu-
neral OF Ms Mark Ton.y at Joh nst0n
Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. F. Hlrmin OF Lexingto n IS
visiting at the home Of Mir. Killian
Harman.
Mrs. A G. Mitchell spent Friday
and Saturday last, with her parents at
Johnston.
Misses Eta and Lizzie Nash of Co
lumbia we're visitors to Miss Nyola
Bodie recently.
Mrs. Sara Shuler and Miss Moida
Hodges attended the Fair at Lexing-
ton Wednesday.
Miss Victoria CrosSon and Mrs. II.
ID. CroSSon Of Leesville were In town
shopping Saturday.
MeSSrs ID. !. LaGrone and Lux G
RuShton Of Johnston were recent
visitors to Batesburg.
MeSSers. j. D. Quattlebaum md f
G. Mathis Of Prosperity were visitor S
TO BateSburg last week.
After pleasant visit to Miss Viola
budie, Miss Lydia Kemp returned to
her nome at Johnston Monday.
Miss Annie Lou Harmln has re-
turned to her home at Lexington after
pleasant visit {" Miss Euisc Rawl.
Supt: L. J, Oliver, of the Sou thern
Bell Telephone CO., of Charleston
spent yesterday in town on Business.
Mrs. Alice Cason OF Abb,ville and
Mrs. DIR. James Crosson aud Mrs. A .
Minis OF Leesville visited the Misse S
Jones Tuesday.
The Progressive Five met with
Miss Lucille Cullum yesterday after
! noon four O'Clock Delicious re-
freshments were served and the
afternoon was spent very pleasantly,
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BIG DAY" AT LEXING-
TON FAIR.
SENATOR LATIMER ADDRESSED
FARMERS. COMPETITIVE
DRILL BY BR0OKLAND
LIGHT INFANTRY.

Lexington, Oct 23. This was the
big day. at the county fair here,
and LeNinglOnianS turned out to take
it in. There were fully $500 visitors
on the grounds during the day. More
admissions were sold than ever before,
and there Wee more exhibits than on
any former year.
The fine horses were much admired
and will be in evidence next week at
The State fair, where LeXingtOnianS
will again turn out and spend several
days in Columbia
most attractive feature today
was the competitive drill by the
Brupkland Light Infantry i'm com
mand Of Capt. Joseph Il. Leach, with
33 men. The lirSt prize, a $40 go
coin. was awarded TO ScrRt. George
w. Sheehan, and the second Of So to
George Cannon. The Judges were
Cpl George Bc!l Timmermln, Cap.
j. Il. Allen and Capt. Car! Anderson
Roof. The delivery in exceedingly
appropriate words was made by Col.
Zimmerman Capt. Leach and his
men were c ,mplimented on all sides.
Senator A G., Latimer was present
in the afternoon, and delivered an ad
dress to large crowd In the arena,
being introduced ky w. H. Sharpe,
Esq. lie addressed the farmers and
touched on his im miBrHtiJn ideas.
The show attractions were plentiful
and fully patrOnizcd. The gambling
| mach neS were buried this year. The
crowd was Jolly and good natured,
with no drunkenness.
! In the afternoon the stockholders
| me- aud held an election OF unbcers,
re cecLing the old ones To wit. pr
w. II Zimmerman, aresld nj; & NJ.
Eird, secretary: w. +. Roof. treas
urcr, and 7. y. Caughman, Superln-
tendcLt.
! Many COImbianS attended, ard en-
juyc1 the occasion aud from Lees.
F.! vile, BateSburg, Brookland and the
| Dutch Fork came scores.
NJ h ID Zimmerman OF st. Mat
trcws was judge Of the live STOCK
competition.
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MeSuatheS baz PETERSON, & T. Liv-
ingston, Il Is Shealy, Misses Bessie
Barr, Bessie Crouch, Maud Spapn.
Cecil Mitchell, Thelma Cannon.
THOMAS & BARTONS EXHIBIT
The fastest and Most Beautiful
While passing through the Fair
grounds aud buildings we had the
good fortune to get a glimpse of
Thomas & Barton's exhibit. The
furniture was arranged on tho plan OF
home, first, coming furniture I'm
solid mahogany. TIE bed attracted
our attention more than anything
else In the room, Next We came to
the dining room with solid mahog-
any side board, table, etc. The
drawing room in our estim ltion was
most beautiful. The pianos were
among the class called sweet OF tone
and easy OF action, one which eyerv
one desires in their homes. We also
noticed the Victor talking machines,
a machine that needs no advertising
in this country; one that furnishes
many pleasant hours for the home.
MIR. Alex. G. Ede.blut. an exoer,
musical instrument repairer had tne
honor Of the planning and arrange
mems. This firm went to quite an
expense 10 make their exhibit sue
cess and we offer our congratulations
in the success which they made. 1t
IS always a pleasure to see an exhibit
where the firm puts their every en-
ergy into same to Ike a success. We
found r Edelbut a gentleman who
understands his business in every
respect and this firm Is fortunate in
securing his services.
NJ. e. RutIaHd's Exhibit.
Mr.. Rutland had an exhibit on the
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Fine Country and 'TcVn Property for Sale

smoke house. Fine well Of water and
good pasture stream.
Five Room Cottage for Sale Il ~
sale on easy terms that pretty liJtle
five room cottage on Perry street Of )
X. Padgctl's, recently owned by .he
late James Suddlth, AMI about two
acres OF land with barn and ali neceS-
sary outhouSes. House is new and in
good repair, fresh paintci. q lick
buyer will secure bargain.
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Town Lot for Sale, Cheap, I3 I-2
Acres This tine property j. part of
the Capt. Jack Bates estate near the
present residence OF Mr.. j w. Cuoner.
bounded two streets. Set i'm four hun
dred peach and PLAN trees. About
naIf in pines and line cotton land
Excellent loo ltion ( fr beautiful colon
iai or suburban residence or for poultry
and truck farm. Mwo tenant houSes
good vel! water. Easy terms. Small
cash payment
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Nice little Farm for Sale For sale
that beautiful little farm of j II. Pad
gett OF about one hundred 1867 and
tive acres about(3) miles west of 5atcs-
burg, on Nose Greek on the public road.
Land consists Of about Sevchty-ive
acres In cultivation and about thirty
acres in woods and bottoms Rents
for about two Thousand pounds Int
cotton. improvements consist Of one
new four room dwelling, one tenant
house, one barn, one cotton house, one
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left as you came into the building
which was very tasLily arranged with
stalks OF cotton in boom around the
walls and sacks Of grain Of different
kinds on the floor.
Middleburg Mills.
This manufacturing firm was lust
across from Mr.. ulland. They de-
monstrated the difference in speed of
the old time spinncrS and the present
date. Side oy side was the old hanG
loom and spindle and the power loom
On the codnter you could see SAM
Piles of the different styles Of goods
they manufactured
Leesville Mfg. Co.
This firm had on exhibit some Of
their best make of collins and clsk cts.
Their furniture made very neat
showing one 20 be proud OF.
Mr.. c. w Stewards Exhibit.
Mr.. Stewart had floor space to the
right OF the stairway. He had Sev.
cral lIallett q Davis pianos on ex-
hiblt and was very courteous to the
visitors to his department. Mr.
stewart made quite a success OF his
exhibit.
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Apply to w. w. WATSON, Batesburg, SC.

NJ Edwards, II Clughman, f. l.
Livingston. J water Drchcr, Jas
l.eaphart, } G GlOvel, w E Bodie, j
A Bate, ] a Watson, / Ed wards,
Jack Ridgell, DM CroSson, L d Cul
lum, Miss Lizzie CGlum.
Field Crop Department.
j b Youngblood, G w Lybrand, n
A Bates, Mrs. G \ Strothcr, Mrs. Sal
lie Ethercdgc, NJ " Shcaly, w X
Shealy. j w Dreher, Miss b Kneece,
Mrs. kaZ Peterson, Mrs w T. Bodie,
l. II Perry, 81 Padgctt, John Hartley
John Hally, Miss Ella Quattlebaum,
Miss Anna Addy, C b Kncece, John
Cockrell, u Etheredge, Mrs. Bessie
Bates, Mrs, JAS Leaghart, NJ f Rut-
land, ID w Matthews.
Poultry Department.
ID NJ CrosSon, Mrs. Baz Peterson,
A Taylor, w w Watson, DR. II i
Mathis, a III Asbill. NJ e Rutland, j
+ Knetce, G NJ Elird, T. l. Hartley.
Sheep and Goat Department.
f l. Hartley, j R Padgett.
Rogers, Hugh CIoSson.
swine Department.
ID M CroSSon, NJ II Hartley, c. M
Eird, Padgett. II b Watson
Jack Ridgell, w w watson
hOr- e Department.
ID q laLt'cblum, III Budie, VIM
Cato, & X Dreher, = l. lIenarix, I
Etheredge, Kit Cato, l. 3 Cresley
Sam Roof, II ii Clugh man, Geo Odom
Geo Langfurd, Caushmln & Horn a
) Rhoden, ID NJ CrOSon, w w Wat.
son, l. IS Spradley, Louis Cauthcn, .
y Watson, ID + Efrd
Floral D.partm ent
MesdamcS Il B Kernaghan ia!
Leaphart, NJ Edwards, sara Shuler
n a Bates, NJ VI Matthews, l. II Fer
ry. Miss May Crouch Mrs. w + Bod
lie, N 5. James CrosSon.
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COTTON MARKET,
Batesburg Spot 10 Id.
PERSONS
and THINGS

Mr.. Fred DDby OF Aiken spent last
week ia town.
Miss Eppie Etheredgc scent Sunday
night at lceSvillG.
Mr.. and Mrs f. T.. Culum spent
Sunday III Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Casper IIallman Spen.
Monday in COlImbia.
MIR George ID. Carey Of Aiken was
In the city yesterday.
Miss Erlinc Allen hes returned TO
her home at Edgetied.
Miss Ruby Miller of Trenton visited
friends in town recently.
Miss Marcci,a Jones visited rela Liycs
in Aiken county Sunday.
Rev. ID. Is. GrosccloSe OF Lcessille
was in the city Yesterday.
Mr.. ID. e. Ridgcll spent several
days IN our midst this week
Miss Evelyn A>hclie Of Monetta
was III town shopping Tuesday.
'lSS ''lII II VI IulS VI !. cdI W lIIlSlOD lS
visiting her aun', Mrs. j. B Hartley
Mr. Carol Ethcredge OF Chester
spent several d Us in town tins week.
Mr. Earl Sawyer, OF Ridge Spring
VISITED friends in BateSburg sunday.
Mrs Munget of TRcnton was the
ghcSt Of Miss Lucille Cullum last week
., 20 Tie delight OF her many friends
S r'HS Noia Long was in town yester
MIS- James Buatwright. Of Monetta
week. '''''
Mr. VIII a. kawl OF Lawtey, Fla,
is visiting friends and relatives in
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New Home For Sale.

Valuable hall acre lot with new
fresh painted five room dwelling for
sale i'm Gates ourg on corner. Front
and back yard, fepces and all ne
cessary Outhouses. Bargain to quick
purchaser.
w. w. Watson,
Batesburg, SC.
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Hickory Wood Wanted

In sizes from o x 9 iuches AMI up
In diameter and 2S inches In length.
Quantity unlimited. Also white oak
feet long and inches in diam eter.
Cash paid for SANE. Write j. M .
Hook, Batcsburg, 5. c.
Oct is If.
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For Rent.

That very dcsireahIe general store
room on Main street in tn, First
National Bank building. Apply ia
w. w. Watson, President,
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WINNERS OF PRI.
ZES DURING THE
TRI-COUNTY
FAIR.
The FAIR A GREAT SUCCESS In
EVERY DEPARTMENT

The Art and Floral Department de-
serve special mention. The exhibit
showed that great deal OF care was
exercised In the selections. The
Needle Work Department had more
entries than any other department
during the Fair. The Household
Department too was we'll repre- sen ted
as you can see by the list of prizes
gwen below The Tdir was success
in every instance and what n better
respect for another successful Fair
next season would anyone want to
see.
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LOTS FOR SALE.

Desirabiy located in the town or
Batcsburg. See w. j. McCartla of
M. l., Rutland for prices and terms.
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WANTED.
To buy some first class dairy cows
ID. M. Crosson,
lO-u LeesvilJe, S. c.
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Needle Department.

MesdlmeS jam, Leaphart, II III
Caughman, e /. Livingston, Caleb
Ethercdgc, CreG Bod e, w il Tim
norman, j l. wa,iins. o A Strother,
mes CroSSon. b p Whitehead, Il B
Kernaghan, S B Cartledse, J W Dreher
NJ b Edwards, / Edwards, } II Watson,
Misses Bessie Bates, Lizzie Dreher,
Hana q Iattlcblun. Lucille CLllum :,
Maggie Cullum, Leila Rlnkm, Maggi e
Shule-, Daisy Edwards.
Household Department
Mesdames Ed Ridgell, James d
Cr sson, Anna Adly. EJ E.hered ge ,
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FOR SALE

Five large yoke oxen.
ID. NJ. Crosson,
LeesvilIe, 5. G.
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Art Department.

Mesdames Baz Peterson, G f Liv.
ingston, X Is Shealy, Misses Bessie
Barr, Bessie Crouch, Maud Spann.
Cecil Mitchell, Thelma Cannon.
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Supt. L. J. Oliver, of the Sou thern
beil Telephone CO., of Charleston
spent yesterday In town on Business.
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The Progressive Five met with
MISS Lucille Cullum yesterday after
noon a four o'clock Delicious re-
freshments were served. and the
afternoon was spent very pleasantly,
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Mrs. Alice Cason OF Abbeville and
Mrs. DIR. James CrosSon aud Mrs. A.
Minis OF Leesville visited the Misse S
Jones Tuesday.
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Miss Annie Lou Harmln has re.
turned to her home at Lexington after
Pheasant visit tn Miss Enisc Rlwl.
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ASSIGNEE OF MORTGAGEE's Mo-
TICE OF INTENTION To PORE
CLOSE AND OF SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that pursuant
l. the power OF sale contained In that
certain mortgage. dated the I'D day
Of November. A. u. 1904. made by Mary
AholO, vile OF James l.. Aholo, % Ho-
nolulu, Island OF oahu. Territory OF
Hawaii Che said James l.. Aholo join
ing therein and oolscnting TO said
mortgage). to J. h. Eekekia OF said
Honolulu, Mortgagee. which said mort
gage is recorded In the once OF the
Registrar Of Coveyances an said Hoo
nolulu i'm l.iber 20 on pages 30 TO %
inclusive. and which said mortgage was
thereafter. TO wit, on the gath day or
December, A. ID. 1894. assigned by the
said J. X. Hekekia TO Levers a Cooke.
Limited. an Hawaiian cororpation.
which said assignment OF mortEage
was recorded i'm said Registry once in
Liber 261 on page %: the said assignee
Of said mortgage intends 10 foreciose
said mortgage for conditions broken. 90
wit. the non-payment OF principal and
interest when due.
Notice il likewise given that the
property conveyed by said mortgage
will be sold at public auction at the
auction rooms Of James 4. Morgan.
Sl7-S51 Kaahumanu street. Honolulu
aforesaid. auctionecr. on saturday. the
30th day OF March. 1907. n o'clock noon
of said day; the property conveyed by
said mortgage and which II 90 be sold
under said power OF sale as aforesaid.
consists OF all that certain piece or par
eel of land. together with all buildings
and improvements thereon. situate at
Kuhimana, Kapalama, Honolulu, Island
OF oahu aforesaid. being "A portion OF
Royal Patent No. 3l69. Land Commits
sion Award No. 81 +. l.. issued TO Ka-
nehailua, and more particularly bound
ed and described as follows. TO witt:
Commencing at the West corner OF
this lot. adjoining Fanny Strauch's
portion OF said Award and land now
owned by Bishop Estate. and running
$. 40 OV 4. 1910 feet along Lard now
owned by Bishop Estate:
n. 44' OO' T.. 1854 feet along land now
owned by Mrs. Susan Nye;
y. 49a4' w. 75.9 feet along land now
owned by Fernandez:
5. 40 O0' w. 1887 feet along Fanny
Strauch's portion 10 place OF COM
mencement. containing an area OF $3.50
Square Feet. more or less. and being
the same premises set forth to said
Mortgagor by deed OF partition be-
tween Fanny Strauch and said Mary
Aholo. dated January 3rd. 1902. and OF
record in Liber pa on pages 10: and all
of the rights. privileges and appurte-
nances belonging TO said piece or par
eel OF land.
LEVERS a. COOKE. LTD.
Said Assignee OF said Mortgage.
TERMS CASH, United States Gold
Coin. Deeds Mt the expense OF the pur-
chaser. For further particulars apply
to said Assignee OF said Mortgagee. or
to Frank Andrade. attorney OF said
Assignee Of said Mortgage.
Dated, Honolulu. March 5th, 1907.
7667-Mch. 6-13-2O-27.
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stantly by other shocks. The crew
rushed wildly about the deck. The men
forward who had been attending the
lecture clambered over the bulwarks
and jumped down, some Of them into
the dock and others to the stone quay,
many being fatally hurt.
The hundreds of men below deck
were shrouded in smoke, and while
they CROPPED their way toward the exits
they became the prey of suffocating
fumes which caused many of them 10
fall unconscious. Shells and charges
of explosives in the magazine contin-
ued to explode, and masses of metal
We're hurled into the air and fell about
the docks and arsenal. These flying
missiles demolished the shed, the en-
CINE works and the pumphouse near
by and constituted a most serious men,
ace to the lives of those who Tsade
their way toward the battleship to
begin the work of rescue. The lena
was afiame from bursting projectiles,
and the fire prevented approach.
Amid masses of dense smoke the
search for the dead and wounded COM
menced. The lower decks of the lena
were lttlSEtu WIFI fragments OF SUdl-
tered and torn bodies, while the sur
rounding water was dotted with human
fra gmentS.
1t is impossible to ascertain the exact
number of killed and wounded until
tomorrow, when a roll call will be held,
as many of the men were completely
blown To pieces, while others were in
cnerated. Many of the injured be-
came temporarily insane and rushed
frantically around until they fell ex
hausted.
The lena will be a total loss. Her
after section has been damaged be-
yond repair.
The lena Tor Jena) was turret ship
of II SCI tons displacement and 1880
horse power The vessel had an ar
mored belt from to 1874 inches of
steel, four Pinch guns, eight 6-inch
guns, eight 39-inch, sixteen 1.S-inch,
and about twenty smaller rapid-fire
guns. Her speed was estimated at
over eighteen knots and she carried
631 officers and men The lena was the
flagship of Rear-Admiral Manceron.
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HOW bATTLESH|P
lena WAS DESTROYED

TOULON, March 12.-The powder
magazines on board the French bat
tleship lena blew I'D at 1855 o'clock
this afternoon and as a result Cap
tain Adigard, commander of the bat
tleshjp, Captain Vertier, chief of staff
of the Mediterranean squadron, and
from seventy to eighty bluejackets are
dead, while Rear-Admiral Manceron
and hundreds of men are suffering
from injuries. Naval circles are aghast
and the public is stunned by the catas-
trophe, coming SO soon after the loss
of the French submarine boat Lutin.
in which sixteen men met deaths
The entire after part OF the lena was
blown to pieces. The bodies of the
victims were hurled through the air by
a succession of explosions, and panic
stricken workmen at the arsenal fed
for their lives from the vicinity of the
drv dock. Scores on board the lena
jumped to the stone quays ana sns'
tanned serious injuries
The primary cause of the ACCIDENT
was the explosion of torpedo what
caused the explosion is not known, out
the powder magazines of the lena We're
set on fire, and the resulting explosions
practically destroyed what was consld-
cred one of the best vessels in the
French navy. The lena had just I'M
dergone a final inspection of her nun
and machinery, the latter having peeh
partially overhauled preparatory 10
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crew was at its full strength BENG
composed of the Rear-Admiral, twenty
four other officers and $50 men. The
magazines had been replenished re-
Gently and contained many tons Oh
powder. as well as number OF charges
for torpedoes.
The crew had finished their mld-day
meal only a short time before the ex-
plosion and had dispersed to various
narts of the vessel. Most of the men
were engaged in work connected Elth
the approaching departure of the war
ship. but quite large party mad peeh
detailed to attend lecture that was
being given forward.
The first shock Of the explosion was
extremely violent, and shook the yes
so, fore and aft 1t was followed IN