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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
VICTIMS Of WELLINGTON AVALANCHE WILL
TOTAL EIGHTY THREE DEAD AND MISSING

porary tombs in the snow, each with
a body of some' one lost in the ava
lanche and marked with rough
board, dot the little flat just east of
Wellington today. 1t will be fully a
week before the line is clear 1t is
impossible to bring the bodies out and
the snow will prevent dissolution for
days. Five undertakers and assist
ants left Scenic early today for We'll
lington
Train Leaves for Scene.
Reports of new avalanche at We'll
lington are denied absolutely today by
railroad officials The last courier
to reach Scenic through the snow
stated that rescue work is in full
swing. His message was dated four
O'Clock this morning. The company's
list of passengers and employees on
the wrecked trains is a hundred and
two. OF these 20 are positively ac-
counted for.
The railroad is attempting to get a
train through to Wellington today.
1t left Everett at ten this morning
with newspaper men. supplies, doc
tors and nurses.
Two Women, Five Children Die.
Ray Forsyth. one of the injured
passengers, was in a car in which
there were five women and seven
children. Three women and two chill
dren escaped but the others undoubt-
edly perished. In telling of the ex-
perience Forsyth said that it seemed
as If the car was lifted bodily from
the track and held poised in midair.
Suddenly it toppled over the edge and
rolled down the steep embaflkment.
Instantly the air was filled with the
shrieks of the injured A fearful
storm was. raging A high wind was
blowing and there was a spectacular
electric display. The first men to ex-
tricate themselves from the mass of
wreckage set to work at releasing
those less fortunate. They had no
lights, and carried on their work by
the flash of the lightning. which was
almost incessant.
This morning the severed hand of
a woman was found. On finger was
n ring bearing the initials which lead
the workers to believe that it belong
ed 10 Miss Katherine O'Reilly of Spo-
kane who is listed among the missing.
Men returning from the scene of the
disaster hold little hope that any of
the missing will be recovered alive.
This tends to strengthen the estimate
that the total number of dead will ul-
timately reach S4
Fireman S. A. Bates. one of the in
jured, was buried under snow six
hours. Other survivors heard his
shouts and dug him out before the
first party of rescuers arrived.
Blackburn Thinks of Others.
Trainmaster \. r. Blackburn. who
was sleeping in Superintendent o.
Neill's private car, was taken out of
the wreckage alive. His only words
We're: Look out for the others"
Then he lapsed into unconsciousness.
Station Agent Fiannery of Wellington
dug Blackburn out of the snow and
started to carry him to place of
safety. a small slide struck them and
Flannery was knocked down. Black
burns body slipped from his grasp
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
Dream Saves Man.

Scenic. Wash, March 3-Awaken-
ed fifteen minutes before the Well
ington slide by dream and literally
forced to dress and walk to the bunk
house just in time to escape being
hurled to death with the others, is the
story Charles Andrews, an engineer Of
Leavenworth, tells today. Andrews
says he was awakened from a sound
sleep at 1 o'clock in the morning
and was unable to go back to sleep
mental impression OF the impend-
ing disaster was so strong that he fl
nally walked to the bunkhouse where
the other men were sleeping and sat
down on the steps alone. A few min
utes later there came rumble then
a roar and flying particles of snow
cut off his view. When 1t settled,
where the trains had been but few
moments before, nothing remained.
Gave Up Hope Twice.
was under my engine for five
hours. II was showing hard and pill
ing around my head. Twice I gave
UP and said, it's all Off and then
the rescuers came"
This is the story of Fireman F. A..
Bates on the engine of the mail train
who reached here today from We'll
lington. Everything is covered
with snow," he said, "and 1t is hard to
tell how many are dead. When I
left they had recovered fifteen bod
ies."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
TOWN CUT OFF BY SNOW
AND PEOPLE STARVING

Seattle, March 3.-The new town
of LaCona on the Milwaukee road so
miles from here near the summit of
the mountains, has been cut off from
the outside world for two weeks by
snow and the people are starving
Four men reached Seattle today. They
said the inhabitants had only a few
beans left when they left and that
conditions were horrible. There are
80 people in the town The Milwaukee
tried to get rotary plow through but
failed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
Heinze Trial to Rerin

New York, March s-On today's
calendar OF the criminal bench Of the
United States Circuit Court appears
the case Of the United States govern
ment against Fitz Augustus Heinze,
charged with misapplication Of the
funds of the Mercantile National
bank. There are two old indictments
against the former copper king" one
found in January, 1908. and one in
June 1909, the first containing thirty
counts and the second only one. John
B. Stanchfield is Heinze's counsel.
and has repeatedly urged that his ell
ent be tried as soon as possible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03

Seattle, wn.. March 3.-The Great
Northern issued an announcement al
ten this morning, giving the dead al
Wellington as S3. All of the missing
are figured in the statement as dead
The company says the list may be
too high or too low.
Following is the official list:
Passengers Known to be Dead.
r. NJ. Barnhart, Spokane.
William May, Chemanius, B. c.
Edgar Lehman, Hunters, Wash
and Mrs. Ada Lehman, his wife.
James McNeny Seattle, a WELL
known attorney.
Miss Nellie Shary, Spokane.
Frances Starrett and Lillian Star
rett, children, sisters, Chemanius, 3.
c.
A. r. Vail. Trinidad, Wash
Employees Known to be Dead.
Trainmaster A. r. Blackburn.
Engineer ]. o. Carroll
Brakeman William Dorety.
Brakeman A. r. Dupy.
Brakeman Charles Pension.
Brakeman j. Kelly,
A. e. Longcoy. secretary to Super
intendent O'Neill.
Engineer T. L. Osborne.
Lewis Walker cook on. Superintend-
ent O'Neills car, all of Everett.
Passengers Missing.
John Tist. Burlington, Wash.
Soterai B. vasli, Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Beck. Pleasan-
ton, Cal, and three children, Emma,
Marion and baby.
John Berrk.
r. H. Bethel, civil engineer, Seat
tie: we'll known in New York and
Cuba. g'f
Ernest Binatole. Portland, Ore.
A. Boles, Moberly, Ont.
]. Brockman, waterville, Wash.
Patrick Brue. Burlington. Wash.
II. d. Cantrell, Vancouver. B. c.
Nick Cici, Burlington, Wash.
Alexander Chisolm. Rossland, B. c.
Sol Cohen, Everett
Mrs. Anna Covington. Olympia
George F. Davis Seattle, motor
man. and three-year-old daughter
Thelma.
Bus Ebert Seattle.
Mia ELL Seattle.
c. S. Eltinge, Seattle.
I Fisher Rossland, B. c.
Colored Cat, Burlington, Wash.
Mike Coghelm, Burlington, Wash.
Joe and Luigi Gummanesti. Bur-
lington Wash
George Heron, Seattle.
Mrs. L. M. Latsch. Seattle.
John Mackie, Seattle.
A. G.. Mailer, real estate dealer,
Seattle.
Bert Mathews. Cincinnati
James Monroe, Seattle.
Miss Katherine O'Reilly Spokane.
r. G. Thompson, Vancouver. B. c.
Rev. ]. M. Thompson, Presbyterian
minister. Bellingham.
e. w. Topping. Ashland, Ohio.
Passengers Rescued.
Passengers rescued, none seriously
Injured:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
GLEASON AND RICHARD
GET MORE NOTORIETY

San Francisco, March 3-Indica-
tions are today that this city may not
be the scene of the big fight Rick
ard and Gleason are not inclined to
pay five thousand dollars for a per-
nit to stage the fight here This
sum is asked by Griffin. the holder
of the July permit. There is no indi-
cation what city is likely to. secure
the fight, but Los Angeles is conced-
ed to have a good chance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03

= Wellington, Mar. 3.-The
} horror of scenes here is indes-
J cribable. 1t will be weeks be- 1
J fore the bodies remaining in a
, tangled mass of trees, earth
: ice and snow can be exhumed
and 1t will be ten days or two 4
weeks before the bodies recov- 4
, cred can be taken out of the
, mountains. Twenty eight bodies 4
have now been recovered, the
, rescuers adding seven during
: the night. Mrs. Sherlock. wife 4
, OF the telegraph operator here,
is the heroine of the wreck. She Z
, is taking charge OF the injur- 4
, ed at a makeshift hospital es- I
tablished here. Z
; Supt. O'Neil who escaped I
, the avalanche is leading the 4
, rescuers. He has no hope Of
, clearing the line for traffic be-
fore April /. Only the ice box I
, of O'Neirs car was found, so I
complete was the wreck.
A party Of deputy sheriffs ar
rived today. A number of Ital- 4
ians had been discovered rob- .
} bing the bodies and they were Z
driven off. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
FAILURE TO PASS BUDGET
WILL AFFECT WHOLE WORLD

London March 3.-A worldwide
disorganizatiop of money is believed to
be inevitable by financiers here to-
day as the result of the evident i'm
possibility of passing the government
budget before the end of the current
fiscal year. resolution adopted by
the house of commons last night
showed this situation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03

Ray L. Forsyth, Monroe, Wash.
John Gray, Nooksack,- Wash.
Baby Gray. Nooksack, Wash.
Anna Gray, Nooksack, Wash.
Mrs. William May, Chemanius, B.
C.
Mrs. Starrett, Chemanius. B. c.
Raymond Starrett, Chemanius. B.
r. NJ Vale, Everett.
III. II. White, Seattle.
Employees Injured.
Porter Lucius Anderson.
Fireman Samuel A. Bates.
r. NJ. La Velle.
Trainmaster William Harrington.
Mail Clerk A. L. Hensel, Spokane.
Fireman ]. d. Kerles.
Fireman George Nelson.
Brakeman Ross Phillips.
Porter Walter Smith.
Engineer D. Tegtmeier.
Conductor NJ. o. White.
The train employees all lived in Ev-
erett.
Employees Missing.
Express Messenger Beagle.
Fireman Bennington
Mail Clerk Richard C. Bogart.
Conductor Campbell.
Express Messenger II. ]. Diehl. Spo-
kane.
William e. Bowel. brakeman.
Nat Gilmore, brakeman.
]. Ladue.
Porter Duncan.
Mail Clerk John Fox.
Fireman Dan c. Gilman.
Mail Clerk George Hoefer.
Engineer J. f. Jarnagin.
Brakeman Jewels.
Fireman jerks.
Fireman Jones.
Brakeman Kennel
Conductor Ed Lindsey.
Brakeman Macdonald.
Engineer Frank Martin.
Conductor Parzybok.
Conductor ]. L. Petit.
Brakeman w, E. Raycroft.
Brakeman Strawmyer.
Hiram Touslee, Spokane.
Mail Clerk John Tucker.
Two unknown mail weighers.
Stenographer, car Ais.
Porter, car Ais.
Mrs. NJ. A. Covington, who is am
ong the missing passengers, was on
her way to Seattle to celebrate her
golden wedding tomorrow. She was
the mother of Rev. L. j. Covington.
OF the Washington
children's home, Seattle. Charles S.
Eltinge, missing passenger, is treas
urer OF the Pacific Coast Pipe COM
pany and his family live in Spokane.
Mrs. Starrett of Chemanius, B. c., was
returning from Spokane, where her
husband was killed in a railroad ac-
cident last month. Mrs. Starrett and
one child are saved, and her other two
were killed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
WILL ATTEMPT FLIGHT
IN $50 LIB. MONOPLANF

San Francisco, Mar. s.-An attempt
at flight in a monoplane Weighing
only $50 pounds, one OF the lightest
in the world, will be made Sunday
at Richmond by Clifford o'Brien, a
California inventor. The engine
weighs but eighty pounds and sup
plies Sc horse power. II resembles
the plane used by Bleriot.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03

Spokane, Mar. 3.-Crashing into
two tons of rock boulders, the Orien-
tai limited No. 2, of the Great North
ern railroad yesterday plunged down
a 5o-foOt embankment 22 miles east
Of Spokane, carrying with it five burn
ing cars. including the mail car, kill
ing the fireman, Ed Miller of Hilyard,
Wash, seriously injuring the engi-
neer and several passengers.
The accident occurred near Milan,
a station on the main line of the
Great Northern, as the train was turn
ing a curve.
Half dozen of the 175 passengers
on the train saw the approaching dam
ger, and only to the heroic effort Of
Engineer Alonzo earle, of Spokane,
who threw on the emergency brake 2s
feet before the rocks were reached,
was the entire trainload saved from
probable death.
Explosions of gas tanks on the burn
ing cars added to the catastrophe.
The entire train was saved from the
flames when Conductor B. 6. Robert
son marshaled the uninjured passen-
gers. and uncoupling the cars not
burning, by human strength alone
showed them out of reach Of the
flames.
The Injured.
AlonZo E. earle, engineer, Spokane.
Albert H. Forth, Mount Mernon.
William Oliver Eldridge. a 17-year-
old tramp boy. no home, thrown with
the engine down the embankment.
]. B. Fahey. Seattle, news agent.
F. H. Ashley, Seattle, news agent.
c. NJ. Coffinberry, Seattle.
H. c. Wilson. baggage clerk, Sc
attic.
P. Van Lippeloy, mail clerk.
John Nelson, mail weigher.
The Rev. Benjamin Wingert. No.
1882 Washington building. Chicago,
and wife, bruised. Mr.. winget is 10
years old and. is suffering from a
wrenched back.
When the train struck the boulder
gas tanks exploded, setting fire to five
cars, which gradually toppled over
the emoankment. There was lust a
few minutes of time in which the
saw and seized the oppor-
tunity to uncouple and shove back
the last three cars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
Brown InterscholastIc Meet.

Providence, d. l.. Mar. s.-A fif-
teen yard dash, potato race, high
jump. shot put and relay races con-
stitue the program OF the Brown Uni
versity interscholastic indoor meet,
to be held this evening at the Lyman
gymnasium. Medals will be given the
individual winners. and a Champion
ship shield to the school scoring the
largest number OF points.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
USUAL POST-DISASTER
GRAFT CHARGES IN PARIS

Paris, March 3.-Serious charges
that the relief funds in the hands of
the authorities have been misdireeted
are coptained in resolutions adopted
at a mass meeting of the merchants
today.
The funds subscribed by the French
government and foreign nations were
intended for the relief Of the destitute
and to rehabilitate the small mer-
chants. The resolutions demand an
accounting of the millions subscribed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
CO[FAX IS ALMOST
WASHED OFF MAP

Colfax, Wn., Mar. 3.-Many persons
missing, dozens of families homeless
and dwellings and business houses
swept from their foundations is the
condition in Colfax today as a result
of the floods. The waters are now
receding. The damage is estimated
at one hundred thousand dollars.
Many persons were rescued from
housetops this morning, many narrow
escapes from death occurred. There
is intense suffering among the desti-'
tute. The electric light system is
wrecked the water supply cut off, and
the railroad tracks washed away.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
ANOTHER c. \.
CATASTROPHE
Oriental Limited Strikes
: BouIders and PIunges so
Feet Over Embankment.
ONE KILLED AND MANY
ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED

Engine Strikes Impediment on Track
% Miles East of Spokane, Plung-
ing Train Over Embankment-F1v
Cars Take Fire From Gasoline Ex-
piosion and Burn up-Engineef
Prevents Greater Disaster-Con-
ductor Saves Many Lives.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
MOB TAKES NEGRO DURING
TRIAL AND LYNCHES HIM

Dallas. Texas. March s. - Allan
Brooks the negro accused OF assault
ing a two year old white girl, was ta-
ken from the court room here by a
mod today during his trial and lynch
ed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03

! Spokane. Mar. 3.-Railroad
+ officials and passengers on the
+ wrecked Oriental limited are
! marveling today over the small
+ loss Of life that occurred when
+ the train was destroyed by en-
countering a rock slide at Milan
: yesterday. The engine and five
= cars were wiped out by fire.
+ The only man killed was Ed
! ward Miller, fireman. None Of
: the dozen injured are seriously
+ hurt and all but six left the
: hospital today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03

Philadelphia, March "a univer-
sal strike of union workers and their
sympathizers to begin at midnight
Friday was proclaimed by the Central
Labor union of Philadelphia and vi
cinity last night.
The strike leaders declare that 10O,-
600 men will stop work at that hour
if the Rapid Transit company does
not in the meantime consent to arbi-
trate its differences with the striking
car men.
The meeting at which the strike
order was promulgated was large and
sentiment was apparently unanimous
in favor of the general strike.
kilograms were read from the Chi
cago and San Francisco Federations
of labor pledging their moral and fl
nancial support.
Resolutions were adopted condemn
ing the attitude of the traction COM
pany. Councils were called upon to
insist that Mayor Reyburn immedi-
ately serve notice on the company that
it must submit to arbitration, that he
return the police to their regular
posts of duty.
In a proclamation addressed to the
trades unions of Philadelphia and
their sympathizers the grievances of
the car men were recited in detail.
One Hurt. All Hurt.
I'm the ranks of organized labor"
the document proceeds. IAN injury to
one, is the concern of all.
"The capitalists and the small
group of self-seeking politicians in
control of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company are part of the larg-
er group of capitalists and trust own
ers who hope to crush all organized
labor by attacking and defeating it,
one at time
Therefore, it is hereby proclaim
ed that the time for action has ar
rived. All union workmen and their
sympathizers, for the assistance of the
union street car employees and for the
ultimate protection of all union en-
ployes and the working class, will
cease work on Friday, March 4, at
II o'clock midnight. whether or not
that is their regular stopping time and
from their duly accredited represen-
tatives.'
A committee was appointed to wait
upon the select and common councils
tomorrow afternoon and present cop
les Of the resolutions and proclama-
ton.
Stage Hands to Strike.
Union stage hands employed in the
theatres and other amusement places
in this city today notified their en-
ployers that if the Rapil Transit COM
pany and its employees have not reach
ed an agreement before Saturday the
stage hands would quit work.
Mayor Reyburn said today that he
would continue to refuse to be a party
to any arbitration proceedings even If
1t caused him to break with the re-
publican organization.
Although the day was unusually
quiet throughout the city, rioting
started again last night in the north
eastern section.
A revolver was fired at Captain
Duncan Of the Park guard. who is do
ng special duty during the strike,
asst night while riding in an automo-
pile.
Director of Public safety Clay an
bounced that he had been collecting
as to the number OF men
Who would not strike. According to
he report in the police canvass work
men generally will ignore the strike
rider.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
KiondIke's Metropolis Buns.

Dawson, Mar. S.-Half of Grand
Forks, the famous metropolis Of
Klondike, burned today. It started in
the Grand hotel. once the notorious
dance hall and gambling resort
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
GREAT NORTHERN MAKES OFFICIAL ESTIMATE
Death List Grows as Work of UnCovering Trains Buried
Under Snow and Debris Proceeds

Rescung Parties Work Continuously
in
Forty Still Missing Hope of Finding
AbandonedManyo Survivors Catastrophe
Awakes Man Pmonidon Him
Train-Od Woman Who Missing to
Wedding-Iist and Rescued
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
GREAT STRIKE
IS PROCLAIMED
Contra Labor Union Decides
On Universal WaIkout at
Midnight Friday.
100000 LABORERS WILL
BE INOLVED BY ORDER

Sentiment i'm Favor of Strike is Unani-
mous-COndemn Action of Traction
Company-Walkout Will ParaIyze
Business in Quaker City-Proclama-
ton Says "An Injury to One Is the
Concern of AlI''-Mayor VIII Not
Act.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03
Spokane Aids Colfax.

Spokane, Wn., Mar. 3.-In response
to Colafx's appeals for aid, supplies
Will be rushed this afternoon. Hun
dreds are homeless and the loss is es-
timated at two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. A million feet of
lumber was swept away last night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03

Tombs I'm the Snow.
Scenic, Mar. 3.-Twenty-eight tenn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-03

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-27
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A HUMAN BELL.

In our churches there Is usually
a metal bell to ring out and tell
us it is time to come to services.
But in Turkey and some other
eastern countries at the mosques,
as they call the Mohammedan
places of worship, they have very
different kind of bell. A man called
"Muezzin' climbs up to his place
on the balcony of a high tower
and calls the faithful to prayer as
their religion decrees-"at dawn,
near noon, in the afternoon, right
after sunset and at nightfall." He
calls his orders in a loud voice in
each direction, for all must hear
the command.
AS he is up on such high tower
and can see if people obey his calls,
I'm sorry to say that they gener-
ally elect blind man to be their
"MuezZin."
One day a MuezZin had a very
severe cold and couldn't call his
orders loudly. All day people won
dered why their church bell didn't
tell them it was time for prayers
But they went anyway at the &C
customed time.
Both kinds Of bells seem to gel
out Of repair. While theirs has tC
go to a doctor for medicine our big
bells have to go to a factory where
their iron throats are mended.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-04-27
By CYNTHIA GREY.

The spring bride of 1910 must be
simply dressed. She must exercise
much thought and care in selecting
her troueseau, for while simplicity
reigns, garments-under and over
must fit like the paper on the
wall"
First, the wedding gown. Furbe-
lows are no longer in vogue for the
bridal dress. The fluffy bride has
passed out of existence, and the
bride of today is trim. The material
of her gown must be clinging rather
than diaphanous, and the garments
underneath soft and close fitting.
Our spring bride has advantage over
those who marry during the winter
months, in that she may wear the
more inexpensive summary lingerie
gowns. instead of the high priced
silks worn by the latter.
If our bride wishes to wear a veil
of tulle it must be shirred to wire
frame and held in place by a cor
onet of orange buds and foliage.
After the veil is fastened to the sim
pie couture. it is spread out over
the skirt and the lower edge shaped
with scissors, so that it falls grace
fully even with the swirts hem.~ But
she may. if she must economic,
wear a dainty white lingerie or
braid hat. which can be worn on
dress up occasions the rest of the
summer.
A handsome but plain travelling
suit, with smart, up to date hat
and pretty foulard frock daintily
made, will constitute the main part
of our brides trousseau. A pretty
summer dress or two and few
shirtwaists she will have, of course.
For her underwear, intricate puff
fings. tucks and insertions should
be omitted. for the keynote is sim
plicity. remember. Choose fine
nainsook and trim with a little eye
let hand embroidery and feather
stitching. Buy patterns which fit
perfectly with darts to take out full