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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-17
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THRONGS HELPLESS AS
GIRL CRIES FOR AID
Two Men Narrowly Escape
Death in Vain Attempt to.
Rescue Drowning Woman
RUMORS OF SUICIDE
SECUTED BY FRIENDS
Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali

n TONTEREY, Aug l6-Caught
N in the lashing ocean eddies of
the beach by Carmel-by-the-
Sea, Miss Alta Ghirardelh, daughter
of D. GhirardelIi, wealthy chocolate
manufacturer. high in the ranks Of
art and society and recognized as one
of the most cultured and beautiful
women in the state, was sucked be-
nearth the waves and drowned while
in swimming yesterday afternoon
The moments of her death were
tense in their dramatic setting. The
ocean beach was lined with her friends
and companions. Her agonized
shrieks came to them clear and dis
tinct across the sweep of water, only
to find them impotent, helpless.
barred by the angry line of breakers
separating them from the struggling
form of the beautiful girl.
Her only hope OF rescue, massive
collie dog which had been trained
to follow her into the water, scattered
the flying sand as he dashed to the
waters edge, his canine intelligence
aroused by the cries momentarily
growing fainter But even here an
memorable fate stepped in, allowing
the tragedy to be worked out to its
mournful ending. Another dog
jumped in the path OF the racing col
lie, swapping at it. Then as the dogs
fought, bit and snarled at each other.
the cries ceased and the struggling
form of the girl sank and sank again.
Men Attempt Rescue
At the same instant Robert Mitch
of San Francisco, accompanied
by man named Hitchcock.
had dragged a boat over the
beach to the mouth of the Carmel
river and, tugging and straining, had
launched it in the breakers. For a
moment it shot with the racing waters
and the men bent their backs to the
oars, but the feat was impossible. A
moment after it's launching the waves
heaved it upside down and the horror
stricken spectators on the beach
watched the tribunal struggle OF life
against death going on before their
eyes. Hitchcock rose and clung to the
upturned boat. but Mitchell. caught
underneath, rose to the surface only
after the most desperate efforts and
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-17
WIFE OF SENATOR
CULLOM IS DYING
Victim of Complicated PuImo-
nary and Heart Troubles

WASHINGTON, Aug 16.-Mrs Shell
by Cullom, wife of Senator SCullom of
Illinois, is critically i'll at her home in
this city and the attending physician
has given UP hope of her recovery.
Pulmonary and heart troubles are the
causes
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You know every one of you knows which
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what this issue is, that it is in word, the peor
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-17

The first that Miss. Brookes heard of
his disappearance was when she re-
ceived circular from the Elks lodge
in Elizabeth, N j., stating he had dis
appeared.
'The two of u.s." she said yesterday,
were close boy and girl friends and
his disappearance worried me consid-
erably. About two weeks ago dreamed
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Elks Search for Brother

trace of the missing man has been
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
LIVES LOST IN MOROCCO.
Landslides Due To Earthquake Or
The Torrential Rains.

Ceuta, Morocco Especially A ter
rible tempest, accompanied by tor
rental downpour of rain, ragged for
five hours over the northernmost Sec
tion of Morocco. There were no
casualties in Ceuta, but reports
brought in by native runners from
the Rhmara territory, a mountainous
district so miles to the south, declare
that several small villages have
been overwhelmed and many persons
killed or injured.
Several American colliers and sup
ply ships are anchored in Negro Bay,
between Ceuta and Tetuen, awaiting
the arrival of the American battle
ships. No damage to these vessels
has been reported.
1t Is impossible to ascertain wheth-
er the landslides to the south are
due to an earthquake or to the in
undation. The lower portion of the
town of Ceuta was inundated. The
fires in the electric light plant were
extinguished and the town, conse-
quently, plunged into darkness.
There were several local landslides,
but no casualties.
The foregoing communication cor
roborateS message received from
Tetuen saying severe earthquake
shock in the region south of Tetuen
had wiped out several villages and
that hundreds of people were report
ed killed or injured.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
Oreign

King Alfonso signed a decree con-
ferring upon Queen Helena of Italy
the Grand Gross of the order of
Beneficence in recognition Of her la
bors in behalf of the survivors of the
Italian earthquake.
Some of the delegates TO the In
ternational Naval Conference In Lon
don say the American delegates have
adopted an uncompromislng attitude,
and 1t is feared the conference will
have no results.
The first division of the U. S. Pa
cific Fleet, including the cruisers
Maryland and West Virginia, sailed
from Valparaiso, to join the second
division outside of Coquimbo.
The American Relief Committee
has completed its distribution of
money TO earthquake sufferers, and
further contributions will be handed
over to the Italian authorities.
The French Senate passed bill
providing fer construction of dry
dock and basin at Havre to accom-
modate the largest liner, and to cost
S20,000,O00.
The Venezuelan envoy and the
Dutch Foreign Minister reached an
agreement on the points at issue be-
tween Venezuela and the Neither
lands.
An outline of the Russian propos-
ais for dealing with the Persian stu
alton was received by Great Britain,
but II does not suggest a conference.
II Is costing 100000 a day to
care for the thousands made desti-
tute by the earthquake in Italy.
Six Cinnamon were killed and a
number injured in a riot at johannes
burg. Transvaal.
Ambassador and Mrs. White at
tended the frs. performance of the
opera Louise" In Nice. France oc-
cupying seats in the Projects box.
A report in London that the Duke
d Abruzzi would renounce his title
and marry Miss ElkiEs, was denied
at the Italian Embassy
The trawler Arctic was sunk In
collision with the steamer Haverstoc
on Flamborough Head. Two mem
ters OF her crew we're lost.
More than GOO horses were de-
stroyed by earthquake at Phoeoea,
near Smyrna. Turkey.
The United States battleships Ohio
and Missouri sailed from Salonika
for Snyrna
Cefal Gomez was officially notl-
fed nf Ills election as president OF
Cuba, tie ceremonies taking place
IL se penitentiary.
ArDtssr earthquake was experience
el ~ Snyrna. hsiatic Turkey, and
sc q ere reported to be still oc-
ritfiTg NJ MeS1ira.
Ai Diial sperry's flagship. the
t'6inrctlclt, sailed from Naples for
~ II -arche.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
ExpL 0SI0N IN B0RlNGS
ChICAG0'S WATER TUNNEL


Chicago Especially. - Blown to
pieces by exploding powder, burned
to death by the resultant fire or
drowned in the icy waters of Lake
Michigan. was the fate OF SO men
who were working on submarine
tunnel, beneath wooden crib on
the surface of the waters a mile and
a half from shore. The crib was
used In the construction OF a new
submarine water tunnel connecting
with the south side shore of the
city at Seventy-third Street. 1t Is
known that 95 workmen were en-
ployed In the crib and the connecting
tunnel at the time of the explosion.
which started the fire and blew or
drove the men into the water.
The work of the destroying ele-
ments was begun so unexpectedly
and reaped its harvest of victims with
such swiftness that the contracting
firm OF George w. Jackson Company
and the rescuers have been unable
to arrive at anything like an ac-
curate list of those who perished. or
of others who escaped the fury of
the flames or the icy water of the
lake. All Southside hospitals are
filed with injured men. City fire.
boats and tugs OF the construction
company made frequent trips far into
the night to the scene OF the dis
aster through heavy Icy foes.
After several hours of heroic work
on the part of the rescuers, 80 work
men were rescued. When the fire
tug Conway and its crew had 6nally
quenched the flames, SO bodien had
been carried to the shore and placed
In morgues In South Chicago await
Ing Identification. The bodies OF the
victims In the majority of instances
were unrecognizable.
Owing to the difficulty experienced
by small crafts in reaching the crib
during the winter, most of the work.
men employed on the work, particu-
larly those who had no families.
slept In temporary hunks at the crib.
1t was Just as these men had been
awakened for the days work that the
explosion and subsequent fire caused
the pandemonium, which resulted in
the great loss of life.
AS uSdTly dS Ino lHNeSIlBdJOTb nave
been able to ascertain the explosion
had Its origin in a powder house of
small dimensions, situated about 100
yards from the crib structure proper,
but at the same time being part of
the general structure built on founda-
tions resting on the bottom of the
lake at this point. In this outhouse
the George w. Jackson Company
stored, from time to time, just
enough powder and dynamite for
urgent use In the work OF construct
ing the water tunnel, and in some
manner not yet known the explosives
were put into action.
The dull detonation, muffled as It
was by the crunching of floating ice
against the crib and the atmosphere
laden with heavy fog. simply aroused
the attention of the workmen, ac-
cording to the survivors, and II was
not until the heat of the flames and
the sitting smoke penetrated the So
called "living room" of the crib and
tunnel beneath the waters of the lake
that the full import of the disaster
dawned upon the workmen, cut off
from quick succor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
IN THE WORLD or FINANCE

The Chesapeake & Ohio has pur-
chased the Virginia Air Line Railway.
In December the Baltimore & Ohio's
gross earnings increased $357,5S8
and net profits increased $902,213.
United States steel has paid Great
Northern 81, 326,000 in royalties op
iron ore which ii has not mined.
w. c. Brown was elected president
of Michigan Central, to succeed w.
II, Newman. Mr.. Brown recently be.
came president of the New York Cen
trail and he is replacing Mr.. Newman
in all the Vanderbilt Railroads.
At the directors meeting of the
Wisconsin Central a majority OF the
stock of the road was formerly trans.
ferred to Newman Erb, who, with his
associates. now hold control on be.
half OF the Canadian Pacific.
A Philadelphia who for years has
been familiar with the oil trade said:
American Cotton OIL is sure to in.
crease its dividend, for ! know It's
business is getting larger all the
time"
II is understood that Standard on
bankers will shortly put out a big re-
funding bond issue on Missouri Paci.
fic. The chief significance OF the
transaction is in the bankers selected
to market the bonds. 1t shows that
the Rockefeller interests have gained
Arm foothold in the Gould proper
ties.
THE ticker never lies. whatever
some of those who watch II may do"
remarked veteran uptown Philadel-
phia banker, "and for that reason, II
for no other, think you will shortly
hear of important happenings in both
Chesapeake & Ohio and Norfolk a
Western"
Private information received by
bankers from London shows that
trade conditions over there are ex-
ceptionally bad with q great many
small failures. The Industrial situa-
tion IL not nearly so good as In the
United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
many PEOPLE PERISH
IN A SOLD mine
A Terrible Disaster In the
Transvaal.
i73 PERSONS ARE DROWNED.
Dam Bursts and Floods a Mine-Ten
White Men and $50 Natives Caught
by the Rushing waters-Part Of q
Town Also Washed Away and 13
Persons Drowned.

johannesburg (Speci al One
hundred and seventy-three persons
are known to have lost their lives
as a result OF the floods which are
general through the Transvaal colony
and Northern Natal. Great damage
also has been done to property, min
ing plants having suffered heavily.
and houses and railway bridges be-
ing swept away or inundated. The
floods are the result OF heavy rains
that have fallen recently and all the
rivers have been converted into
roaring torrents. The railway and
telegraph services are disorganized in
all directions.
BY the bursting of knights Dam
the Witwatersrand gold mine, In the
southwestern part of the Transvaal,
was flooded and ten white men and
100 natives were drowned. The
water from this dam also flooded the
lower section of the town of Elsburg,
where number of houses were swept
away and 13 persons perished. A
gold dredger valued at 100000
broke adrift on the Kaap River and
was wrecked
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
3 Killed In PeHnsy Wreck.

Altoona, Pa. (SpeciaD The rear
end collision between the first and
second sections of the St. Louis ex-
press, on the Pennsylvania Railroad
near Summerhill west of here, caus-
ed the death OF three men and the
injuring of dozen others. The fact
that the passengers on the second
section were eight cars removed from
the point OF collision probably avert
cd a greater loss of life
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
Shoots Wife And Himself.

Scranton Pa. Especially. - Mrs.
Griffith Van Fleet. OF susquehanna.
Pa. is dying from the effects of a
bullet wound inflicted by her hus-
band and the latter 10 dead, having
committed suicide. Van Fleet. II Is
alleged. came home under the in
fluence OF liquor and began abusing
his wife. Mrs. Van Fleet fed from
the house, but had only gone short
distance when bullet from her hus-
bands revolver entered her left
shoulder and passed through the
lungs. inflicting Q fatal wound.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28

New York Especial The palatial
ocean steamship Republic, of the
White Star Line, which was in col
lision with the Italian liner Florida
off Nantucket, Mass, went down at
half-past eight o'clock p. NJ. Her
passengers, with the exception OF the
two who were killed, were taken off
many hours before. and are on the
steamship Baltic, which was off
Sandy Hook at a late hour making
for this port. The bodies of the
dead are also on the Baltic.
The Republic was in tow of the
revenue cutter Gresham and the dere.
lict destroyer Seneca, proceeding to
New York, when she sank On board
her was Captain Sealby, with a vol
unteer detail of so of her crew. She
had been towed but a short distance,
when she began to setle rapidly.
Seeing no hope of saving the ship,
Captain Sealby hurriedly gave the
order to abandon ship, and the crew
was taken off by the Gresham, which
cast loose from the crippled liner and
stood by until she sank beneath the
waves.
The Gresham and the Seneca then
headed for the Massachusetts Coast
and will land Captain Sealby and
his brave crew at Gayhead, Mass,
or Newport, r. /. As to the exact
point of landing wireless advices diff
fer.
The point where the Republic
went down is described in brief wire
less messages received here as of
No Mans Land, small island south
of Martha's Vineyard Island, off the
Massachusetts Coast.
The Florida Limping In.
The Italian liner Florida, which
crashed In to the Republic in the
dense fog off Nantucket, Mass, early
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
AS TOLD BY THE WIRELESS.

The steamer Republic sank at
$50 p. NJ. off No Mans Land,
south of Martha's Vineyard, of
the Massachusetts Coast. All of
her crew are safe aboard the rev.
enue cutter Gresham. The Flor
ida is being conveyed to New
York.
The steamer Baltic, crowded
with the rescued passengers from
the Republic and her own $50
passengers, was off Sandy Hook.
Two passengers of the Repub-
lie were killed (Mrs. Eugene
Lynch. of Boston, and w. j.
Mooney, a banker of North Dako-
tai and two injured Mrs N. NJ.
Murphy, of North Dakota, and
Eugene Lynch, of BOSTON,.
Four deaths are also reported
on the Florida, either members
of the crew or steerage passen-
gers.
The ocean liners, the Baltic,
New York, Furnessia, Lorraine
and Lucania, in response to wire
less message, have assisted the
two disabled ships.
The 442 passengers and mem
bers of the crew of the Republic
had a trying experience In two
transfers at sea, fret to the Flor
ida and then to the Baltic.
1t required all Saturday night
to transfer the passengers to the
Baltic in open boats.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH

The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Stuart K. Lupton, of Tennes-
see, to be consul at Messina, Italy,
vice Arthur s. Cheney, who was kill
ed in the recent earthquake.
Attorney General Bonaparte's re-
fusal to appear before the Senate
Committee on the subject of the
steel merger has caused tension with
that committee.
The compulsory retirement Of
medical officers of the rank of major
in the army is provided for by bill
passed by the Senate.
The House committee has decided
that the Marine Corps should remain
under the control of the Navy De-
partment.
The Urgent Deficiency Bill, as re-
ported to the Senate, carries an ap-
preparation of $1,151, 500.
The House passed bill establish
ing United States consulate at
Catania.
The military appropriation bill, as
approved by the House Committee
on Military Affairs, provides for
general staff corps. which shall con-
sist OF one chief of staff and two gen.
eral officers.
A subcommittee of the Senate In
terstate Commerce Commission heard
a delegation In opposition to Senator
Taliaferro's bill providing for the fed
eral inspection of naval supplies.
The treaty between the United
States and Great Britain concern
ing the boundary waters between
this country and Canada was order
ed favorably reported to the Senate.
Secretary of State Root appeared
before the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations and discussed in
great detail the treaties between the
United States and Panama.
A department under the federal
government which shall have charge
of all public improvements was
favored in a resolution adopted by
the National Board OF Trade
The House of Representatives, by
unanimous vote, adopted resolu-
tions declaring vacant the seat of
George l.. Lilley. representatives.
large from Connecticut.
Representative Martin, of South
Dakota, thinks that the government
should establish mining experiment
stations in the various States OF the
Union.
Arbitration treaties with Costa
Rica, Austrla-Hungary and Chill
were ordered favorably reported by
the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations.
Honduras, the last asylum in the
whole world for criminals escaping
from the United States to avoid ex-
tradition, is about to be closed.
The bill to prohibit the importa-
tion OF opium into the United States
except for medical purposes has been
favorably acted upon.
Uncle Sans purse was fattened
by nearly q million dollars In rev.
enue last year from timber cut of
the various national forests.
Senator Burkest has presented an
amendment to Senator Hopkins bill
changing tho personnel OF the con-
sular examining board.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
VOLCANO STARTS FLOOD.
A Curious Convulsion OF Nature In
Philippines.

Manila Especially A dispatch re-
ceived here from Lucena, in the
Tayabas province, confirms the re-
ports of volcanic disturbance there
and states that the greater damage
was done in the fields under culti-
walton. The roads and bridges in
the neighborhood of Sariaya were
destroyed. All the damage reported
was done by the inundation which
followed the outbreak of the volcano
OF Laganas and was caused by an
explosion which let loose the waters
Of mountain lake.
The explosions in Laganas volcano
continue, according TO the dispatch.
The eruptions apparently have baon
slight.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
Red Cross Fund s0oi,isf.

Washington. d. C. Especially -
The National Red Cross has received
s901,131 to date for the relief OF
the sufferers from the earthquake in
Southern Italy. or that amount New
York contributed s306,617; califor-
mia. s1S0,O67; Illinois, 91.6o9; the
Christian Herald, s55.OO0 Missouri.
t37,O94; Connecticut, S34,103; Mas
sachusetts. 1871; Wisconsin, s23,-
l37; Rhode Island, s20,426; Pennsyl-
yania. s16,153; Maryland. s14,747;
District OF Columbia. $14,275, and
WASHINGTON. s10.847.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
Attack On General Stan.

Washington. d. G. Especially -
President Roosevelt has sounded a
call to arms to prevent an attack
upon the general stan of the Army
He had a special conference with
Representatives Malby. Fassett. Par
sons, Dwight and olcott. all OF New
York. He asked them TO fight on
the floor of the House the report from
the Committee on Military Affairs
which practically cuts In two the
general stan. when the army bill
comes up for action.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
Napoleon,s Denth MASH.

New Orleans. La. Especially IN
formation is said to have been re-
ceived by certain parties here that
may lead to the recovery of the
death mask OF Napoleon. which mys-
teriously disappeared from the city
hall here in the early 70s. This cast
was presented to the city OF New
Orleans in 1894 by DR.. Antommachi,
who attended Napoleon on the Island
OF St Helena. A New Orleans wom-
an, whose name was not made public,
has notified the mayor that she be-
lieyes she can give the whereabouts
Of the missing death mask.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-28
Life Preservers For Motorboats.

Washington, ID. C, Especially -
The Senate Committee on Com
merce has reported favorably the bill
introduced by Senator Frye. OF
Maine, requiring all motor vessels to
carry life preservers. Violation OF
the act is punishable by a fine of
$40 for each life preserver lacking
OF improperly slowed" II the bill
becomes a law 1t will take effect
June and apply to foreign vessels
on December 81 OF this year.