Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-08-15
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The York County Savings Bank u
Biddeford, Me-, closed its doors Satur
day because OF alleged irregularities il
the accounts of its treasurer.
One of the leaders of the republican
party in Barcelona says that Spain is OF
the verge OF revolution and he pre-
diets the formation of republic.
William A. Boyd, who was presiden
of the Tobacco Board OF Trade, o
Baltimore, for 20 years, retiring in 100
died Saturday at the home of his son
Isaac benson Boyd, in Cumberland.
The physicians in attendance upol
Mayor Gaynor say that if today passe:
without any unfavorable symptoms hi:
recovery is assured. Prayers were Of
fercd for him in the New YORK
churches.
Sergeant Mitchell, OF Scotland Yard
and the two female warders from Hol
loway jail arrived at Quebec yesterday
to help Inspector Dew take DR.. Hawley
Harvey Crippen and Ethel Clare L,
Neve back to London to be tried
charged with the murder OF Belle Ell
more. Both prisoners are anxious &c
return to England.
Four men were killed and half :
dozen slightly injured when a Chesa
peake and Ohio equipment train, com
ing from Deepwater Station, backed
into moving engine in Handley yards
at Charleston, w. Va, late Saturday.
Several trainmon were slightly injured.
The yard engine and one coach were
badly damaged. No responsibility for
the accident has been fixed.
An excursion special train from Bor-
deaux. France, with 1000 passengers,
and running ut speed of 80 miles an
hour crushed into freight train At
Saujon yesterday. Thirty-two persons
were killed and 100 injured. Many OF
the victims were schoolgirls Several
OF the passenger cars were torn in
spIinlers. a misplaced switch caused
the accident.
Thomas Moore, n years old, oil
jacksonville, Fla, professional aero.
naut, is in Il hospital at PittSburg, Pa.
with n fractured skull and broken
limbs, the result OF Il parachute jump
Saturday night. Moore was exhibit
ing at an open-alr show, and after
reaching hei ght Of about 1000 feet,
cut loose with his parachute. 1t failed
to open and he was dashed against the
roof of Il hotel.
Vadie Cook, aged ten, and Nadic
Myers. aged 6, were killed at Lake,
n small village II miles south Of High
Point, n. c., yesterday, when in trying
to avoid an approaching freight train
they stepped in front of a fast passenger
train The little bodies were fearfully
manglcd. The mothers of the children
witnessed the accident, but were power
less to save them.
Fur men were killed and several
slightly injured late Saturday night
when boiler on the steamer Phoenix,
bound from Needle Rock to San
Francisco with Il cargo Of bark, ex-
ploded, 9 miles north Of Point Arena.
Capt Peter Halvorscn had Il miracu-
lous escape, as his cabin was blown TO
bits and everything in the room
wrecked. Yet he escaped without Il
scratch The first mate was thrown 80
feet into the air, and fell to the deck
of the steamer The Phoenix is n
total wreck, and vas abandoned
In shallow grave sunk in the sand
of her front yard in Lancaster, Cal.
a pet dog uncovered yesterday the
body Of Mrs Freda Schultz Castinc, Il
wealthy ranch owner kilograms have
been sent To ports and border cities
between Galveston and San Francisco
to arrest the woman's brothcrinlaw,
Onto Schultz, who left Lancaster Sat-
urday, saying he was bound for Ger
many. Mrs Castine was last seen Fri
day. when she went Lancaster from
her ranch to receive remittance of
ST 600 from relatives in San Francisco
Investigations show that the woman
was thrown into the shallow hole
while vet alive.