Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-02

:. Hebrew home nearby, with n larg
I number of inmates. was saved. all c
b its occupants escaping.
II Nearly all the dead are under
Years old. The portion of the dorm
/ tory In which they slept was directl
. over the laundry where the fire oriei
! mated. How they were overlooked q
) the work OF rescue last night o
, whether there were other bodies re
: naming in the ruins could not be de
! termined as most of the records of tn,
Institution We're destroyed.
LEWISTON. Pa. Aug. 3l.-Sinel,
handed, daring robber stopped west
bound PittsDurg & Northern express
: on the Pennsylvania railroad at Lewis
ton narrows, eight miles east of here
at 2 O'Clock this morning. robbed the
express car of $1,000 in gold and es
capped to the mountains. The robber
was forced TO leave $4,000 in gold
bullion on the mountainslde, where the
fireman OF the train had been forced
10 carry 1t. passengers having appear
ed armed and ready to give battle to
the hold up.
The train consisted of two engines
three express cars and two sleepers.
signal cap placed ON the track
brought the train to stop. Engineers
John Long and Balzer Bcahm, both of
Altoona. on alighting from their cabs
were confronted by a masked man
with two revolvers, who ordered
Hands up!"
| Conductor |. r. Poffenberger of Har.
risburg came up, and taking In the
situation. started to run for the rear
of the train, The robber fired five
| shots at him, one taking effect in his
| right hand. He then ordered the ex
press car opened threatening TO blow
| II up with dynamite il he was not
| obeyed. The car was opened and at
the direction of the robber the money
bags carried to the side of the tracks
II Is thought that 81 900 was obtain
ed Several bags contained pennies
which they found later near the scene
~ tne noiuup-
Only one man was seen by the train
men. later Investigation disclosed
six sticks of dynamite between the
tracks at point where the cap ex.
ploded This is accepted as evidence
that 1t was the intention of the robbei
to blow up the train.
PITTSBURG. Pa. Aug 31-Officials
OF the Pennsylvania railroad here con.
firm the robbery of train No 80 near
Lewiston, Pa, carly today. The fol
lowing statement was authorized.
From reports at hand now 1t ap-
pears the robber. there was only one,
did not get much money In the ex.
press car more than $1,000 in bullion
as well as large amount of Lin
coin pennies. II is understood that
the highwayman was compelled to
drop the bullion in order to escape"
CITY OF MEXICO, Mexico, Aug. 81
General Reyes, the foe of President
Diaz. and seeker for the presidency OF
Mexico. left his mountain retreat near
Galenna whore he has been surround
ed by government troops two weeks,
Ia on the way to Monterey to aid
in the relief work In the tornado zone.
His presence there may lead to open
war or reconciliation between friends
and followers of Diaz. Thus the dis
aster may prevent a rebellion.
The appalling disaster has cast q
blight over the entire nation. The
property loss is estimated at 5000
900, and eight hundred bodies have
been recovered. The shock of the dis.
aster has caused stagnation of af
fairs throughout the entire country
| In the city nothing else is discussed
A public subscription list to which
President Diaz contributed 100000 Is
being circulated.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-A number of
western cities have already submitted
attractive offers to the Aero club of
America for the international aviation
contests which are to be held next
year In this country. According to
A. Holland Forbes. president of the
club, which will have charge of the
meeting. through Glenn Fl. Curtiss
who won the international cup at
Rheims, New York is not at all certain
of obtaining this very important at
traction for next summer
PEORIA, H., Aug. 81 -Thomas
Scott, who says he escaped from the
Elgin hospital for the insane. was cap
tured at Mossville. five miles north
of Peoria, after he created n panic
among the villagers by his efforts 10
kill those who approached him. He
was brought to Peoria. placed in jail
where he was found to be suffering
from an aggravated case of pellagra
1t is probable that the specialists here
will make an Investigation into the
condition of patients at Elgin.
CHICAGO. Aug. 31.-A Washington
special to the Record-Herald says:
Information that President Taft:
apparent intention TO supplant White
: law Reid as ambassador at the cour
of st. James with man of his owl
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