Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

cars In the easbound Twentieth Cen
tury Limited. the New York Central's
fastest train, were thrown from the
rails at Blossom road crossing. just
east OF the city. shortly after 3 O'Clock
this morning. and strangely enough
not one Of the many passengers were
hurled from their berths or injured
A broken rail caused the accident.
The train had made It's usual two min
ute stop at Rochester and in gathering
momentum for its run eastward had
attained a speed of twenty-five miles
an hour when the break came. The
train consisted of six Pullman coaches
and three Of these were hurled from
the tracks, and turned over on their
sides.
BUTLER, Pa, Nov. ia passen-
ger train. southbound. on the Besse
mer and Lake Erie railroad. running
forty miles an hour. was wrecked five
miles north of here early this morn
Ing. Over 100 passengers escaped
with slight injuries. The tender jump
ed the track In a deep cut and the
two baggage cars and two coaches
we're hurled against the bank. turning
over. George Mitchell. a Pittsburg
travelling man. forced open the door of
coach with timber. releasing forty
passengers.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. IA terrific
explosion occurred this morning in the
plant of the Excelsior Springs Powder
company at Dodson. ten miles south
of this city. In which one man was
killed and dozen wounded. Par
ticulars have not reached here,
WICHITA, Kan, Nov 12.-The mod.
esty OF many matrons and maids of
wichitas smart set has received so
rude a Jolt that IT win be many weeks
before II RECEIVERS.
CONSERVATION was caused In many
fashionable residences by the sudden
md silent appearance of four girlish
figures, clad In filmy gowns which did
not leave their forms entirely to be
guessed at.
Fitting from one house to another,
the apparitions rang the door bells,
and the servants opened. pushed quick
ly into the parlors. There, In pres
ence OF shocked families, they went
through many intricate and graceful
evolutions that would have made O
premiere danseuse Jealous. They also
performed some gyrations that were
not graceful and made the spectators
grow red In the face.
At the home of a prominent mer.
chant one OF the silent young women
suddenly threw off her ghostlike wraps
and revealed a bathing suit of cut
that would have attracted attention
at any beach. As the sons and daugh-
ters of the householders looked on
speechless. she leaped on chair and
dived into a rug with thick folds
which did duty as the ocean.
Their performances being finished
the strangely behaving actresses left
as mysteriously as they had entered
carefully guarding their identity by
masks covering the upper part of the
face.
Their parlors clear. the spectators
rushed to the telephones and began
to make Inquiries as to the meaning
Of the occurrences of the evening
They ascertained that the four &c
centric young women were members
Of good families and that their be
havtor had been forced upon them as
of the initiation ceremony of the
lambda Alpha Lambda sorority.
TELLURIDE. Nov. ia. c. Todd
employed on the Smuggler- Union
while working on the tramway cable
at what is known as Curve station
slipped and fell to the ground dis
tance OF IL feet, breaking the righi
leg above the ankle. He was brought
to Telluride last evening.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Nov. 12.-In {
quarrel. supposed to have It's funda
tion In alternating the affections Of q
pretty young wife of the dead man
g. B. Barnes, young man about 2.
years of age, last night shot and kille,
l.. N. Madison. well known merchan
OF this city. Barnes fired two shot,
into Madison. one penetrating hi
heart Madison was arrested a shor
time ago In San Bernardino for threat
ening TO kill some one. who, he said
was alternating the affections of hi
wife. Barnes is said to have been i'm
plicated. The shooting took plac,
after quiet talk of more than al
hour. Barnes claims to have acted II
self-defense
FALL RIVER, Nov. 12.-"Fell int,
his hat and suffocated" This is tn
endorsement on the death certificat
OF Alfred Partlow, who was found dea,
by the roadside in North Ranham b,
a neighbor. 1t is supposed. from tn
position of the mans body, that he wa
on his way home. and tripped an,
fell. As he fell his derby hat slippe,
over his eyes and his face was force,
into It by the fall. The man was ev
dent stunned and never recovered sui