The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-20

duetor OF the freight train was gwen To
understand that he had plenty OF time to
reach siding by the night operator at
Canaan station, receiving, according to the
superintendent OF the division, a copy oil
a telegraph order from the train dis
patcher at Concord which confused the
| train numbers 80 and 81 The wreck oc.
CURED lust after the express had rounded
into a straight stretch of track, but owing
TO the early morning mist neither engl'
neer saw the Others headlight until II
was too late. Both engineers set their
brakes, and then jumped, while the two
great locomotives crashed into each other
and rolled into the ditch. The baggage
car in the rear was hurled back into the
passenger coach like great ram and tore
il asunder from end TO end. Only lew
windows were broken in the smoking ear,
and the Pullmans were uninJurcd. The
Inflated passenger coach was filled with
more than 80 people. One OF those who
escaped said that as the train was round
ing a curve someone in the front OF the
car began to sing so that nearly everyone
was awake when the crash came.
Next month the eyes of the entire aero
nautic world will be turned in the direc-
ton of st. Louis. Oct. 81 marks the
opcning of week of the greatest aerial
competitions ever held in this or any 9TH
er country. The carnival will be interna-
ticnal in character, the various contests
being open to the world, and the results
will be keenly watched by every civilized
government. rs well as by the leading
scientists of all nations. People from every
quarter OF the globe will assemble in st..
Louis to witness the events The open
ing day, Monday, Oct. u, will be marked
by the start from ST. Louis OF the con-
test for the james Gordon Bennett inter
national aeronautic cup. This cup IS en-
bCmatic OF what might be termed the
balloon racing championship OF the world.
IL is valued at $500, and was donated
by James Gordon Bennett, to be competed
Tor under the auspices of the lnterna.
ticnal Aeronautic Federation, composed OF
aero clubs representing nearly all the
leading countries. In order to become the
property of any one aero club 1t must
be successfully defended by 1t for five
consecutive years against all challenges re-
ceived from the aero clubs OF other ma
tons. The first contest for the cup took
place in Paris last September, and was
won by Lieutenant Frank Z. Lahm OF
the United States army, one OF the repre-
sentatives Of the Aero club OF America.
This gave temporary possession OF the
cup to the Aero club OF America and
brought il to this country, where the 9th
er nations who challenge for it are re-
quired to come, the rules stipulating that
the competition must be held in the coun'
try which holds the trophy.
The new Cunard line steamer Lusitania
completed her first trip to New YORK FRI
day with a record OF days 81 minutes
between Queenstown and New York. This
is 6 hours % minutes better than the
previous record over the same course
made by the Lucania OF the same line.
The Lusitanlas average was 23.Ol Knots
am hour. Though she broke the record
for the Southampton passage she Jailed
to beat the average speed per hour rec
ord both the Kaiser Wilhelm H., which
has made 1888 knots per hour IRON New
York to Plymouth, and the Deutschland
with a record OF 1851 knots per hour to
Plymouth. having made better time. The
Lusitania's daily runs were $50, $40, go,
5g3 and 4O3 TO the lightship, a total dis
lance of 2.7S2 miles She arrived off the
lightship at sos a. m. Captain Watt SAID
that when the time comes for record max
ing. after her machinery is in thorough
order the Lusitania will be the empress
of the seas.
Delving into the financial workings OF
the STANDARD Oil company OF New jersey
the holding company of all the subsidiary
of the so-called oil trust,
Frank b. Kellogg conducting the federal
suit for the dissolution OF the company
at New York Tuesday, brought to public
view for the first time the enormous
profits made by the Standard Oil com
ponv. In a period OF eight years, from
1899 to 1906 inclusive, the Standard On
company. on statement spread upon the
record of the days hearings. was shown to
have earned the total profits OF Sl90,3l5,-
g3,. or at the rate of more than Sol ,0OO,-
900 a YEAR and distributed to its share
holders in the same period S3OS, 359,4O5.
While the company was earning these vast
sums in the refining of oil, the state
ments adduced at the days hearing show
that between 1899 and 1906 the assets OF
the company grew by leaps and bounds
from 5000, 79l, 523 to 1911 ,G64, 53l. The cap
ital stock is $9S,33S, 3S2
Walter Wellman the head of the Well
man Chicago Record-Herald expedition.
arrived at Tromsoe on board the tuthloi
from Spitzbergen last week on his way
home. He announced that he had def
nitely abandoned for this year, after
disastrous trial Of his airship, the pro-
posed attempt to reach the north pole.
The airship made an ascent Sept. 2 IN
a strong northwesterly wind which drove
her southeastwards over the land, III
was found necessary to cut the balloon
adrift from the other parts of the alrship,
but it landed on top of a glacier and was
recovered after two days search. Mr.
Wellman says he will make another at
TEMPT. with a new airship in 1908.
McClure's for October.
In variety and interest the October, Nc:
Clure's is remarkable. After a break or