Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-07

lie Wilson. the 11-year-old son OF An
drew l.. Wilson, was killed by the ac-
cidental discharge Of rifle last even.
ing. He was looking down the muz-
gle OF the gun when 1t was discharged.
The top OF his head was blown off.
GLENwoOD SPRINGS. Sept. A.
J. l.. Herwick, superintendent of the
timber department Of the Central
Power company prominent politically,
was brought to Glenwood today al
most dead as the result of an acci-
dent at Coffee Pot, eighteen miles east.
Herwick was overseeing timber gang
when a heavy log slipped and struck
him. The upper part of his body is
paralyzed. His nose is broken and he
may die as the result Of internal In
juries received. He is In Glenwood
hospital.
CHICAGO, Sept. Although his
windpipe was severed when. he was
struck by street car early this morn
ing a man whose name the police did
not learn is still alive at the Emer-
gency hospital.
DR.. Hall, In charge Of the hospital.
saved the mans life by making hur-
ried trip to st. Luke's hospital In
the automobile of stranger, where he
obtained a silver tube and by this
means Strengthened out the windpipe
and pumped air into the lungs of the
dying man. Although the man has
been internally injured hope is held
out for his recovery.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. y, Sept. A.
Edward Il. Perkins, attorney for Sher-
iff Robert W. Chanler, announced to-
day that he will make application to-
day before the supreme court for an
order removing Harry X. Thaw from
the Duchess county jail to some other
institution. Mr.. Perkins said the ap-
plication Is based on the report OF
the inspection made by secretary of
the state prison commission and was
supported by the affidavit of Sheriff
Chanler that the jail is not the place
of consignment OF Thaw as an insane
person.
LISBON, Sept. Arriving straight
into the face of cliff nearly 200 feet
high the steamer Louisa, bound from
Brazilian ports to Figura was wrecked
five miles south of that port today
and every member of the crew of fifty
two drowned.
DENVER, Sept. 4.-Attorneys for
Bird s. Coler. who may be the Demo
cratic nominee for governor Of New
York, today recovered judgment
against the board of county commits
sioners Of Dolores county for 65.137.65
in the federal court.
The suit was to force the county
commissioners to pay Coler for bond
issue of 1884, and for the interest
unpaid thereon for several years. w
N. Coler & Co. several years ago pur
chased the bonds from Dolores coun
| ty. Interest was paid regularly unit
| two years ago, when the county com
missioners refused to honor the bonds
declaring themselves not liable fol
either the principal or the interest ant
instructing the treasurer to refuse pay
ment. When Mr.. Coler came to Colo
RADIO with the Tammany delegation tt
the national convention he again made
efforts to have the county commission
ers to pay the money. and their refusa
caused him to begin the suit In fedora
court. His complaint was sustained
In every detail by the court and hi
is given full judgment for the face
value of the bonds, the interest ant
his attorneys fees.
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 4.-Charles
B. Roberts, the Baltimore clubman ant
financier, who was shot while in roll
ing chair with Mrs. w. s. G. Williams
also of Baltimore. is stronger today
and there is good chance that he will
recover. While 1t is still said Robert.
named the man who shot him wheI
ho was believed to be dying yesterday
the police have made no arrests. Their,
is report here today that the let
ters written to Roberts by the maj
have been given to the police by Mrs
Roberts.
TOXIC, Sept. A dispatch from
the city of Niagatia in the Ichoig,
province, 100 miles northwest of thi,
city. tell of a fire there yesterday ii
which 1000 houses were destroyed
Fearful scenes of resolution are report
ed as the result of the disaster ant
the government is rendering every pos
sible assistance to the inhabitants O
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Droppet
from the hand of workman on tn,
tenth floor of the Flatiron building {
hammer today crushed the skull O
Rose Levine. 23 years old of Brooklyn
She was taken to the hospital, where
1t is said she cannot recover.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Sept. A.
T. b. Purvis, superintendent of motive
power, and A. H. Gaines. general mas
ter mechanic, Of the Denver & Ric
Grande. have arrived from Denver tc
Investigate the blowing up of engine
No. 80 at Thompson Springs, when En-
gineer Gustave Lund and Fireman