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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
Fifteen killed
IN A COLLISION
lNTERURRAN TRAIN AND TRAc.
TON CAR COME TOGETHER
HEAp.oN.
DUE TO CONFUSION Of ORDERS
FIFTY PERSONS WERE INJURED
SOME OF WHOM ARE IN A
CRITICAL CONDITION.

Mattoen. ILL.,, Sept. /. - Fifteen per.
sons we're killed and about fifty injur.
ed in Il hest;'on collision between an
interurban express train, consisting Of
a motor car and a trailer. and trac.
ton car OH the Mattoon & Charleston
electriv line yesterday morning. The
crash occurred on sharp curve one
mile west Of Charleston, Ill. A conf,l.
sion Of orders received over the tele.
phone is said to have caused the acct
dent.
The cars approached each other at
high speed and the impact was SO ter
rife that the motor car ard trailer
were telescoped by the tn; zion car.
Few Had Time to Escape.
Few passengers had time =, escape
by ju"piGg. The passengers were
nearly all ell route to the Coles county
fair at Charleston.
Some of those WHO were able to talk
say tile scsne at the wreck was grue-
some. The dea:; and dying were jam
med together in mass. Women
were shrieking with pain and children
were crying for their mothers. who
are thought to be among the dead.
When news of the wreck reached
Nation special cars were hurried to
the scene and the dead and injured
were brought to the morgue and hospi-
tai here. Some of the injured are in
a critical condition
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
MAILS BOMB TO coRrELYou.
Package Addressed to Secretary Ex.
piodes in PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia. Pa, Aug. 29.-The ex
plosion of what appeared to have
been a large percussion cap in a pack
age addressed to Secretary Of the
Treasury Cortelyou created excite.
ment in the Nicetown substation of
the Philadelphia postoffice yesterday
The package, which was collected
from box in the northern section Of
the city. was received by Clerk Rob
erts. who says it was about four
inches long by two inches wide and
three-quarters of an inch thick. When
Roberts brought his street cancella-
ton die down upon the stamp the
package exploded and was torn to
pieces. Roberts was unhurt. The
pieces of paper were put together and
the package was found to have been
addressed to Secretary Cortelyou,
Washington, D. c., the address hav.
ing been cut from a newspaper and
pasted on the package.
Chief Postal Inspector James B.
Cortelyou. a brother of the secretary,
is trying to solve the mystery sur
rounding the explosion, though most
of the authorities think the package
was mailed as a joke. There was not
sufficient explosive matter in 1t to In
jnre any one. What was in the pack.
age aside from the explosive cap the
officials will not say.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
POSTAL CARD DEALER IN JAIL
Postoffice Authorities After Purveyors
of Obscene Cards.


Of Obscene Cards.
Philadelphia, Aug. 29.-Charged by
United States postal inspectors with
the wholesale selling of obscene
postal cards. Gustave p. Lang of this
city, who traded under the name of
The P. C. Novelty company, was ar
rested to-day and held in bail for
trial.
The arrest of Lang is regarded as
the most important capture yet made
In the crusade against the objection
able cards. The case was brought to
the attention of the authorities by a
resident of Rome N. Y. who received
sample series of postals. 1t is said
the nature of the cards led him to
complain. and the arrest of Lang fol.
owed.
After he had been taken into Gus
lody Langs place Of business was
searched. The officials claim that in
addition to hundreds of the obscene
cards. abundant evidence in the way
OF orders shipped to individuals and
firms throughout the country was dis.
covered. The postal authorities saw
Lang is wholesaler and has agents
IN many cities. 1t is expected several
other arrests will be made within q
ew days.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
CHILDREN TORTURED.
Girl Had Running Sores from Eczema
Boy Tortured by Poison Oak
Both Cured by cuticura.

Last year, after having my little
girl treated by a very prominent ply.
sician for an obstinate case of eczema,
| resorted to the Cutlcura Remedies,
and was so we'll pleased with the al.
most instantaneous relief afforded that
we discarded the physicians prescrip.
ton and relied entirely on the Cuti.
cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Gu.
ticura Pills. When we commenced
with the Cuticura Remedies her feet
and limbs were covered with running
sores. In about six weeks we had her
completely we'll. and there has been
no recurrence of the trouble.
I'm July of this year a little boy in
our family poisoned his hands and
arms with poison oak, and in twenty.
four hours his hands and arms were a
mass of torturing sores. We used
only the Cuticura Remedies, and in
about three weeks his hands and arms
healed up. Mrs. Lizzie Vincent Thomas,
Fafrmont, Walden's Ridge Tenn, Oct,
10, 1906"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
SOLDIERS GUARD TELEGRAPH.
Strikers Accused of Interfering With
Uncle Sans Business.

Strikers Accused of Interfering With
Uncle Sans Business.
Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. 29.-Strik.
ing telegraphers are charged with
having interfered with business of
the government. and as result SOL
diers are patrolling the telegraph
lines between Camp Perry and La
Carne. a distance of three miles. Any
one caught interfering with the line
or with the wires at La Carne will be
brought TO Camp Perry and later
turned over to the civil authorities.
This action was made necessary be.
cause strikers and their sympathizers
destroyed communication between
Camp Perry and the outside world
about $3.50 o'clock Sunday evening,
when an operator broke in on the
Camp Perry operators and called
them "scabs.' From that hour there
was constant breaking and Interrupt
tons until the camp operators were
forced to close up at midnight with
thousands of words unsent, much of
which was government matter from
army and national guard officers to
their superiors. Yesterday afternoon
a detachment of signal corps men
sent over the line between Camp
Perry and La Carne found that a loop
OF heavy wire had been tied about the
four wires midway ON the line with
one end grounded, completely de.
stroying the service.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
Personal.

DR.. Augustus Coe Van Duyn. a for
mer surgeon III the United States
army. died at his home in Kansas City
OF dropsy. aged seventy-funr years.
Richard Mulholand. former mayor
of Dunkirk. y. y, is dead. He was
the first supreme president of the
Catholic Mutual Benefit association
and was prominent in the Knights Of
Columbus.
Tate Crowley, recently released b!
the Kansas City baseball club, has
been elected hoolikeeper of the Firs,
National bank at his home iI Mount
Vernon. Ohio. Crowley declares that
he is out OF baseball for good.
Judge A. L.. Williams of Topeka
Kan. died at Colorado Springs. Colo
at his summer home on Pixies Peak
He was formerly general counsel fol
the Union Pacific and was one of the
principal attorneys of George Gould.
Mrs. Chadwick. wife of Rear Admira
Chadwick. has been decorated an Off
Ger de academic. The decoration Is ir
recognition of Mrs Chawick's devo
ton to the French cause and the &C
tive part she took in the formation al
Newport, K. L.. Of the Societe d'Al
lance Franchise.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
VISITOR TO SUMMER RESORT
TORN AND BRUISED BY
sLoop.cRAzED BEAST.
FALLS UNDER RAIN Of LEAD
LION RlDoLEp WITH BULLETS
WHILE TEARING At WON.
ANS BODY.

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 29.-Torn
bruised and suffering from shock
Mrs. Anna A. Hucke, fifty-tive years
old, this city, lies at her home in a
precautions condition as the result of
an attack by lion at Luna Park. a
summer resort in this city. late yes
tcrday. Mrs. Hnclie was rescued al
most from the jaws of death while
She lay on the ground where the ami,
NAL had thrown her, and while scores
of rcscuers were firing Il fusillade OF
bullets into the hlood.craZed beast
who, meanwhile. was biting and claw
ing at The woman's body.
Springs on Woman.
Without warning the lion appeared
from behind one of the buildings,
aud With Il roar sprang for Mrs.
HEckc, who was nearest to him. The
woman screamed and attracted the at
IGNITION OF the crowd.
W. a. Downing. chief of the park
nolice. who came to the rescue. found
he lion tearing away at the woman's
clothing. and having drawn his re-
volver, Immediately emptied all the
chambers into the beast. Repeatedly
Downing reloaded his gun and fired
with but little effect. Other rescuers
ecured Flobert rifles from the shoot
ing galleries and Renlireton's from
the concessionaries and soon a score
were pumping lead I'll the lion.
Riddled With Bullets.
Still standing over the PROSTATE
woman. flashing his teeth and flashing
his tail. the lion stood with the
ground about him literally plowed up
by the hundreds of shots that were
fired at him.
Soon with the noise of the firearms
and shouts OF the woman's rescuers.
the lion turned and walked a few feet
away and. sinking down upon the
ground, he turned over on his back,
and with a few kicks and gasps he
died. His skin was completely rid.
died with the small caliber bullets
that had been fired at him and took
effect.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
FEET OUT.
She Had Curious Habits.

When a person has to keep the feet
out from under cover during the cold
est nights in winter because of the
heat and prickly sensation, it is time
that coffee, which causes the trouble.
be left Off
There is no end to the nervous con-
ditions that coffee will produce. 1t
SLOWS in one way in one person and in
another way in another. In this case
the lady lived in S. Oak. She says:
Il have had to lie awake half the
night with my feet and limbs out Of
the bed on the coolest nights, and felt
afraid to sleep for fear of catching
cold. l had been troubled for years
with twitching and jerking of the
lower limbs, and for most of the time
have been unable to go to church or to
lectures because of that awful feeling
that must keep on the move.
when it was brought to my atten.
ton that coffee caused so many ner-
vous diseases, concluded to drop
coffee and take Postum Food Coffee to
see If my trouble was caused by coffee
drinking.
Il only drank one cup of coffee for
breakfast but that was enough to do
the business for me. When l quit it
my troubles disappeared in an almost
miraculous way Now have no more
of the jerking and twitching and can
sleep with any amount of bedding over
me and sleep all night. in sound, peace
full rest.
Postum Food Coffee is absolutely
worth it's weight in gold to me-"
There's a Reason" Read the little
health classic. 1.-THE Road to Well.
ville," in pkgs.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
STATE MUST STAND ASIDE.
FEDERAL JUDGE upHoLps
NORTH CAROLINA RAILWAY
INJUNCTION.

Asheville, N. c., Aug. 29.-Judge
Pritchard in the United States circuit
court, in long-eXpected opinion, an
nounceG yesterday in the rate case
of the Southern railway against the
corporation commission and the at
torney general of North Carolina. up
holding the jurisdiction of his court
in the issuance Of the recent injunc-
tions against officials during the rail
road rate controversy, and declares
that the suit is not one against the
state within the meaning of the
eleventh amendment to the federal
constitution.
That amendment holds the judicial
power of the United States shall not
extend to any suit against state by
citizens Of another state.
Can't Take Away Rights.
The decision says that state leg.
islature cannot so frame an act as to
deprive a citizen of Il right Vouch.
safed him by the federal constitution
1t does not possess the power Ito de-
llive this court of its jurisdiction.
and the sooner those questions are
definitely determined the better it will
be for all parties concerned"
The decision holds that the corpora.
tion commission is still charged with
making rates. the only limitation
up on their power being that they
shall not make a maximum rate in
North Carolina in excess of Ia
cents per mile. The corporation COM
mission and the attorney general are
specially charged with the duty of Sc
curing the enforcement of section 4
of the passenger rate act. which pro-
vides heavy penalties and fines for
Il failure of railroads and their Off.
Gals to comply with that act"
Law Silent on Passenger Fare.
The opinion shows that the laws of
North Carolina especially provide
upon what terms an injunction shall
he granted 10 suspend rates. pending
litigation. or involving the confisca-
tory nature of such rates; that the
statutes of North Carolina expressly
authorize the course pursued by the
courts when freight rates are ill.,
voled. but do not even require a bond
for such Injunction when passenger
fares are in litigation.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
Sang at Her Work.

A we'll known clergyman relates
that while on recent visit to Shrop-
shire he was in small town where
owing TO the scarcity of good servants
most OF the ladies preferred to do their
own work.
He was awakened quite early by the
ones of a clear soprano voice singing
Nearer. My God. to Thee" AS the
clergyman lay in bed he meditated
llon the piety his hostess must pos
,ess which enabled her to go about
:er tasks early in the morning sing.
ng such noble hymn.
At breakfast he spoke to her about
t and told her how pleased he was.
oh law!" she replied. that's the
hymn boil eggs by;three verses for
soft and five for hard"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
OPERATORS STRIKE NEAR end.
BOTH SIDES SAY THAT THE END
WILL COME ~ MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.

New York, Sept. 1.-The strike OF
the telegraph operators will come to
an end by the middle of next week. &C.
cording to the prophecies made by
strike leaders and company managers
yesterday. The opposing leaders are
by no means agreed upon the condi.
tions which will bring about the set.
Element. On that point they appear
to be as widely apart as at any time
since the strike began. Daniel l.. Rus.
sell of the telegraphers' union said he
Is confident that next Wednesday will
see a complete capitulation OF the
companies. Supt. Brooks of the West.
ern Union, said he believed that the
empty pockets OF the strikers will lead
to solution of the trouble. Some of
the men already are returning to their
old places, he said, and he looks for a
general break next week.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
Riaht Foot on the Rail.

In every police station in the city
a magistrate sits at o'clock each
morning to hear the petty cases OF the
day before. Nine out of ten of the ar.
rests are DRINKS. Observant persons
who attend these hearings notice pc.
culiar gesture made by almost every
prisoner as he is brought before the
bar of justice.
AS each one places his hands on the
rail before him and faces the Magis-
trate his right foot involuntarily Is
lifted 4 trifie off the ground as if to
place it on foot rail that graces al.
most every barroom in the city. 1t has
also been noticed that the policemen
who are brought up to testify against
the prisoners do the same thing
Philadelphia Record.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
Casualty.

knabenshue's airship, while 1000
feet above the fair grounds at Green.
Vile, Ohio, burst and dropped like a
rocket. The aeronaut escaped unin,
jured.
Eugene Morriarity, editor and pro
prietor Of the Worcester Post and a
prominent Democrat, was drowned
while bathing in Lake Quinsigamond
Mass.
Twenty persons suffered injuries
aud number of others were shocked
and bruised when passenger train
was wrecked mile east of Fernleaf
Colo.
Theodore Miller was killed and siz
other men employed by the Jackson
vile Coal company were fatally injur
ed at Elkins, w. Va, when a donkey
engine exploded.
Three men are dead and a fourth is
dying as result of boiler explosion
at a lumber camp on the Hayette
farm. about eight miles north of Ha.
gerstown, Md.
The large forty-horsepower automo.
bile owned by j. w. Good of Moline
ILL.,, while turning a corner skidded and
turned turtle. The seven occupants
we're all injured.
Eight persons were more or less Sc.
flously injured when trolley car got
beyond control on steep grade on
Shady avenue at Pittsburg and ran
into an open switch.
Fire OF unknown origin, which start
ed In the upper stories of the Moretop
Truck and Storage building at Toledo
caused a loss estimated at between
s150.000 and $4,000
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
Pride.

Doubtless Prince Fushimi of Japan
made the acquaintance OF highland
pipers in the course of his visit to
Scotland. 1t is recalled that Lord
John RUSSELL when on visit to Queen
Victoria at Balmoral. asked her maj
esty's own piper to have some one
play in his presence.
what kind O piper do you want?"
asked the man.
"Just such another as yourself" said
the English statesman.
Drawing himself up. the musician
said grandly: There's plenty o. lords
like yourself but very few pipers like
me-"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations FROM Grain and
Live Stock centers.

LATEST 0u0tattone From Gratn ana
Live Stock centers.
st. Paul, Sept. /. - Wheat - No. 1
Northern, $1.04 IL; No. 2 Northern.
$1.O1 IL; No. 8. 96@97c. Corn-No.
3 yellow, 81 3-4c. Oats-No. 9 white,
46 3-4c.
Minneapolis, Sept. 1.-Wheat - No.
hard, $1.O5 1-2; No. / Northern,
$1.O4 1-2; durum, &c LAC. Corn-No.
yellow. AZ 3-4c.
Duluth, Sept. /. - Wheat = No.
hard, $1.06 IA: No. Northern.
$1.04 ga; No. Northern. $1O2 "a.
Oats-No. white. 4sc.
Chicago, Sept. 1. - Wheat - No.
Northern. $1.04@1.05: No. 2 North,
ern, $1@1O3. Rve-No. /. SO@S1c.
Barley-No. 2, ca 1S2c.
Milwaukee, Sept. 1.-Wheat-No. /
red. 81 1902 SAC; No. 2 hard. 81 1-2
@93 sac; No. 3 spring, 81 1-2@99c;
No. Northern, nothing doing. Oats
NO. white. so 1.2c. Corn-No. 2.
54@54 lac.
Chicago, Sept. 1. = Cattle-Beeves,
Beeves, $4.75G ESQ; cows and heif'
ers. $2.7504 so: stockers and feeders,
$3.75@5; calves and yearlings, 1904.
Hogs-ss 7O@58O.
Sioux City, Iowa. Sept 1.-Cattle-
$4.2O@7.25: stockers and feeders;
$2.6Oi15.O0: calves, $5.25@7.5O. Hogs
Mixed and butchers, $5.65@6.4O;
bulk. $G.15@G.GO. Sheep-$3.25@5.70;
lambs. $5.25@7.4O.
South. St. Paul, Sent. 1. = Cattle -
Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.25;
good to choice COWS and heifers, $3.50
as. Hogs-Py;.,e range. $5.30@6.O5;
bulk. $5GO@5.?3. Sheep - Wethers,
$5.25@5.4O; good to choice ewes, $3.50
$3.50: good to choice lambs. $6.25@
6.75.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
cnawed Way Out Of Price,

A burglar named schaarschmidt Sin
prison at Gera, deliberately set to
Work to gnaw through thick oakAn
Deam IN front of his cell window h
was work of seven weeks. The
fragments of wood which wore 800.
away with his teeth he replaced with
cnewed bread until the beam wax, 81,
most gnawed through. -
A final smashing noise was heard
oy the wardens. but before thev could
appeal schaarschmidt had escaued-
London Chronicle.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
Crimes.

George Schuman. a policeman of
South Bethlehem. Pa. was shot by
an unknown negro on the tracks Of
the philadelphia & Reading railroad.
John Osleer ,lr died at Mascoutah,
ILL.,, from stab wounds alleged to have
been inflicted by his own father, John
Qsteer. during quarrel. The father
was arrested.
j. H. Young. formerly of Grea,
Falls, is dead at St. Johns hospital at
Helena, Mont. He shot himself on
May % last. and has been lingering in
agony ever since Domestic trouble
is said to have caused his act.
Benjamin Franklin Rees. one of the
most prominent club men and capital
lists OF Chattanooga. and son of
Hans Rees. the pioneer of the leather
industry in New York. was instantly
killed in an automobile accident.
George n. Arthur. ii prominent mu
stefan of Terre Haute. shot himself
and died soon after. He had suffered
for months as result of injuries re-.
locate piece of wire in his finger.
An unidentified woman, after at.
tending the services in the First Con.
gregational church at Oak Park. Chi.
cago, leaned over the pulpit railing as
the congregation was leaving. took
several envelopes containing money
from the collection plate and fed.
David Kahn, collector for the
Singer Sewing Machine company, has
been arrested in Chicago on the
charge Of defrauding the company out
Of large sum of money. The officials
Of the company refuse to say how
much money they accuse Kahn of talk.
ing, but admitted that it was large.
The Rt. Rev. Frederick Burgess
Episcopal bishop of Long Island, has
received a Black Hand letter threaten.
lug his life. 1t is said that the writer's
declared they would blow up the see
house at Garden City. with the bishop
and all his family, II their demands
are not granted. The bishop refused
to discuss the matter.
Joseph Richardson. the husband O,
the blind woman who was killed at
Livingston. Iowa. it is alleged, by Ora
Sampson during an alteration the lat
ter had with Richardson some months
ago, committed suicide by shooting
Brooding over the tragic death of his
wife Is believed to have unhinged
Richardson's mind.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
The Norwegian steamer Arenania
has been wrecked at Capicia about 200
miles below Quebec.

The Norwegian steamer Arenanis
has been wrecked at Capicia, about oJu
miles below Quebec.
Fire started in the hold of the steam.
err Christian Brothers while it WAS
moored along the wharf at Oak!ana
Cal. Tue fire was soon extinguished
and the loss was not heavy.
Clifford Atwood. the three-year-ol1
son OF the proprietor OF hotel at
Montour. Iowa. was killed by a train
All Italian track laborer who ATTEMPT
ed to rescue the child also was killed
Wagering that lie could catch and
hold Il bear that was roaming about
the streets OF Richmond, Tex, Adam
kaulfer. prominent young man OF
that place. laid hold of the animal and
was killed.
Fire at Rochester,. N. Y. destroyed
The rOundhouse of the Buffalo, Roci,
ester & Pittsburg. containing fourteen
engines. The loss is Sl5u.000. The
fire was caused by the explosion of {;
crude oil machine.
The five-masted schooner Jane Palm
n caught fire from blaze which start
I'd on The dock Of the Massachusetts
Wharf and Coal company at Boston
and was badly damaged The loss /.
estimated at 500, 900.
The explosion of boiler i'm Robin:
4 Spencer's Hour and feed mills a.
Scranton. Pa, resulted III the serious
INJURY ct four persons and was re
spoEsible for fire which destroyed
he plant and that of Armour & Co.
adjoining. The loss is $4,000.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
BAD FIRE At CAMBRIDGE.

Blaze in Apartment House Causes a
Loss Of Nearly $4,000.
Cambridge, Mass, Sept. /. = A fire
in the Cantabrl l::e apartments in this
city endangered the lives Of the mem.
bers of twenty-eight families. includ,
ing almost a hundred people, and
caused proper:.s loss estimated at be-
tween $4,000 ana a75,O0O. Several per,
sons were taken out of the building
unconscious from the effects of smoke.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
AUTO TURNS soMERsAuLr.
Five Persons Injured When Machine
Leans Embankment,

Lafayette, Ind, Sept. 1.-Five per-
sons We're injured, three seriously. in
an automobile accident at Dayton,
eight miles east of here. A large tour.
ing car containing Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Hawkins and Mr.. and Mrs. Osterborf
and chauffeur, all Of Indianapolis. skid
ded across bridge and turned conf
plete somersault, landing bottom side
up in soft gravel at the fooot of an en-
bankment.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-05
coLLlpEp WITH TRAIN.

Hotel Bus at Alexandria Is Wrecked
ard Two Passengers Injured.
Alexandria, Sept. 1. - Jay Crime
driver of Kent's bus to the Great
Northern station and three passen-
gers, commercial travellers, were run
down by freight train on siding at
the foot OF Main street. Two passen-
gers went down with the bus and
were badly bruised. The carriage was
completely wrecked.