Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30

caught IN a revolving door at the SUD
way entrance. The boy slipped as he,
with several companions. was hurry
ing to catch train, and his feet be
came jammed beneath on the door
blades When several bystanders had
tried in vain to extricate him he be
came almost unconscious from pain,
and woman suggested that the FIRE
men be called They chopped down
the door with axes and got the boy out.
lie was taken to the hospital.
DENVER, April " All over Colora-
do a mighty battle is being fought be
tween The farmers and the fruit
growers elements, the battle involving
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars. In
many cases the battle is already lost.
and The farmers are preparing TO plant
their orchards In garden truck in or
der to recoup themselves as much as
possible Tor severe LOSSES entailed up
on them by killing frosts of last night
and the night before. Anticipating The
heavy frost of Saturday night, the 10
cal weather bureau sent out 200 tol-
egrams to fruit growers and farmers
around The state warning them TO
protect their crops. The same warn
ing was repeated yesterday when ii
was seen chat there would probably be
another heavy freeze last night.
Fruit growers immediately began
building smudge fires in their orchards
and working at top speed to cover up
their berries. potatoes and grapes.
The fight was kept up necessarily Sat
arday night. all day yesterday and last
night, and the worst Is now believed
70 be over
LONDON. April 27.-The total mum
her OF dead and missing of the Gladi.
ators crew as result Of collision
between the American liner St. Paul
and the British cruiser Isle OF Wight,
is twentyelght.
The admiralty today issued a re.
vised list OF the Gladiator victims
which includes additional deaths In
the hospital, bringing the total number
Of deaths known up 10 five. Twenty
three men are missing. according to
the list, and six are suffering severe
Injuries
The secretary of the admiralty ex
presses the fear that still eight others
are missing. Divers today searched
part of the sunken cruiser for bodies
but did not find any. 1t is the oDin
ion among shipping men and naval
officers and officials that the accident
was unavoidable. being one of the
chances OF the sea which all seamen
must risk
NEW ORLEANS. April 81. - The
totals OF death, misery and ruin caused
in four southern states my Friday
tornado, which came 10 hand approx
imately correct, are. briefly stated
as follows
Killed, 400.
Injured seriously. i,200.
Homeless, several thousand.
Towns reporting serious wreckage
forty-six
Habitations and business houses
practically in complete ruins in these
towns, $500.
The above figures do not include the
wreckage on plantations and farms
scores Of which were struck and dam
aged
The number Of dead may never be
known accurately for the reason thai
about 500 of them are negroes, ant
they were buried without careful rec
ords being made OF their numbers.
PARIS, April 27.-Solcmn high mass
of requiem was celebrated this morn
ing In the church OF St Phillepe fol
the late Due de chaulnes. who dice
suddenly from heart failure Thursda,
night A canopy over the bier, which
was banked with flowers, bore the
quartered arms of the de Chaulne,
family The widow OF the dead duke
the daughter of Theodore Shonts, wa.
NNN''if"h'NN " tiiui tu bS Duc any
Duchess de uzes, the Due and Duchess
de Luynes, the Due and Duchess No
allies, Marquis Horsechel. Mrs. Drake
and other relatives The Duchess d,
Chaulnes appeared much broken bu
bravely withstood the trying French
ordeal of receiving condolences after
The cerpmonv
SUPERIOR, Wis, April 27-This
city and vicinity are today experienc
Ing uie heaviest snowstorm OF the
season.
ST. PAUL. April pa north
west gale which blew all night, at the
rate Of 40 miles an hour, brought q
snow storm which covered everything
with sticky snow today The street
car service is much delayed and much
Inconvenience Is caused. The snow in
town melted nearly as fast as 1t fell
but in the outlying districts the
ground was covered several inches.
TRENTON, N. j., April as, - The
Democratic state convention to name
"a delegates TO the national conyen
tion met today Apparently the con
vention viii be lively one because
of rivalry between former United