Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-25
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

TELEGRAPH NEWS.
DENNISON, o., June 22.-Secretary
Taft had narrow escape last night
from being Involved in serious wreck
on the Pennsylvania flyer which was
carrying him east. The prompt action
OF the tower man in signal station
third mile east of Coshocton, o..
and OF the engineer of the flyer alone
ayerted what might have been dread
ful accident.
AAs the train was speeding along at
fNty miles an hour the piston rod on
the left side of the locomotive broke
snort orr Almost instantly the cy-
Under of the engine cracked by the
ihrashing OF the rod. The train was
Just approaching the signal tower east
OF Coshocton. The operator saw that
something serious was wrong and
threw down a signal TO stop the train
The engineer applied the emergency
brakes and the train of six cars came
to stop on sharp curve. The ac-
cident occurred at $3.50 o'clock, while
many OF the passengers were al dinner
In the dining car. Very few of them
realized how narrow had been their
escape from an awful accident.
Secretary Taft and National Com
mitteeman Kellogg entered the dining
car and sat down to dinner after the
delay occurred without thought OF
anything serious in connection with
The stop and delay of the train. The
secretary made no comment on the
iDident when informed of il. The
engineer of the locomotive explained
that merelygood luck had averted
serious accident.
IF the piston rod, after 1t broke,
had gone under the train" he said,
f'we, would have gone into the ditch,
as We were running fifty miles an hour
and derailment would have been a
serious matter. Fortunately the bro
ken rod landed six or eight inches
outside of the left rail- That saved
u.s."
Immediately the tower man sent
message to Dennison for another loco
motive, and after delay of about an
hour the flyer proceeded on its way
east.
NEW YORK, June 22.-Secretary
Taft left for New Haven at IL d. In
He will meet Mrs. Taft in New Ha-
ven and will be guest of Treasurer
Il. +. Farham of Yale university during
his stay in that city. Mr.. Taft said
lie expected to call on the president
at Oyster Bay on Friday in company
with General Luke L. Wright, his sue
cessor as secretary of war.
TELLURIDE, June 22.-Something
over $50 Telluride people 'availed them
selves of the cheap excursion to Mon
trose yesterday where a bail game
was played between mines composed
OF Elks from the two towns. Tellu-
ride won by score OF 25 to 15. More
runs were possible but the boys got
'irse:
Upon the arrival of the train at
Nontrose among the many outfits TO
meet the crowd was the water wagon
and II was boarded by a couple OF
the women OF the half world" along
with several mGp In going up town
The girB fell off while going over a
crossing and in attempting 10 save
them one OF the men went with them.
One OF the women fell under the wag-
on and before the horses could be
stopped the hind wheels passed over
her body near the chest. While she
is expected to live she was badly
crushed, although brought back TO
r.is city last night.
PARIS, June 22.-The departure OF
Anna Gould and Prince Helie De Sa
70 IN yla s.gha ave
they will be married Is confirmed
The couple will not again return t6
France until the wedding has taker
place. George Gould and family arr
still in Paris.
NEWPORT, June 22.-An explosion
OF chemicals stored In the torped,
laboratory at the naval training sla
ton here destroyed the laborator,
early today. No other property ii
the station was damaged. The los
will not deeeed $500. Spontane ou
combustion is believed to have cause
the explosion.
"a DENVER. Jesse Grant Of Los Al
geles, son OF the late President Gran
may be the dark horse to oppos
william Jennings Bryan for the Den
oXauc nomination for president. II
A&Ned here today to look after h
race Mr. Grant called at Democra
ic headquarters in the Albany.
DENVER, June 22.-Mrs. Lsonol
fierce, the handsome spirit specuI
tor VINO neeced q blind woman ol
OF N6.S00. was sentenced to ser,
from from three to four years
the penitsntiary at Canon City