Semi-weekly herald., 1910-10-20

order by the men trying to establis
new record for a lighter than all
machine. They are able to husband
their supply of gasoline, fluid that
Will prove very precious should bat
weather be encountered later, while al
the same time the big dirigible. nc
cording to last accounts. was being
held on her course at speed OF moi
less than twenty knots an hour.
BOSTON. Oct. 17.--Julia Ward
Howe. the poet author of "The Battle
Hymn of the Republic died at her
home here today.
Mrs. Howe was born in New York in
1919, and first became prominent as
an advocate OF slavery abolition. She
was always an ardent worker in the
cause of woman suffrage, prison re
form and was prolific writer and lee
turer
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct 1T-Probably
the railroad operator of the Charles.
ton and Western Carolina railroad at
Mccormick. s. c., Will be arrested
following wreck last night in which
fye persons were killed and seventeen
injured. Two passenger trains collided
at full speed two miles south of Nc.
Cormick. All the dead and seven of
the injured are trainmen After the
wreck the operator at Mccormick
wired he was so busy selling tickets
he forgot to signal the south bound
train 10 stop for orders.
MIAMI. Fla, Oct 17=Weather bul.
letins were posted here this morning
announcing the approach of hurri-
cane, and all vessels along the Allan.
tic coast have been warned to pre-
pare for severe weather. No trains
have arrived here since Saturday over
the Florida East Coast railroad, be
ing held up at West Jupiter on ac.
count of serious washout. Relief
trains have been sent from Miami to
Jacksonville.
Continuous rains have fallen for the
last three days, and the entire country
is flooded
Advlces received this morning indi-
cate the hurricane In the Gulf either
attained record-breaking proportions
or 1t was a twin" hurricane with two
centers. rarity in meteorological an.
rails.
HAVANA, Oct 1.-THE tornado
that struck the Island yesterday Is In
creasing this morning, and its velocity
is appalling, Beyond doubt it is moro
serious than the hurricane of 1906
which cost many lives, and damage to
the amount of millions of dollars.
Customs house warehouse is flooded
and the roof of the main building has
been blown away.
The national observatory reports the
disturbance only beginning and will
probably last for twenty-four hours.
Wire communication with the inte.
rior is cut off and the situation out.
side the city is In doubt. The town
of Batabano Is under water to a depth
OF many feet Many lives have been
lost there. according to report.
A report from Celia says many per.
sons have been killed there. 1t is
rumored that great number OF sail.
ors and longshoremen have been
drowned in the harbor.
BEVERLY, Oct. 17.-President
Taft's summer vacation officially end,
ed today He started back to Wash.
ington this morning by way of New
York Three thousand Beverly school
children waved goodbye as the presl.
dents automobile left for Boston.
Mrs. Taft, her sister, Mrs. Thomas
X. Laughlin Jr. of Pittsburg. and Miss
Helen Taft go with the president as
far as New York. They stopped over
there for week of shopping.
President Taft will be back in Wash.
ington Thursday morning to remain
until Nov. Z. when he will go to Gin.
cinnau to vote. He will sail for Pan.
ANA Nov 10, from Charleston, N. C.
Taft thoroughly enjoyed his vaca.
tion on the north shore. He has taken
on some weight during the last month
but does not seem to mind it. The
presidents recreation has consisted
chiefly of golf and motoring. 1t is es.
umated altogether he has travelled
over 5000 miles in his machines dur.
ing the summer.
SIASONETT, Mass, Oct 1s.-The
Atlantic transport liner Meshab re.
ports that her wireless operator this
morning picked up a message sent
from the dirleible balloon America on
which Walter Wellman is trying TO
reach Europe. to the steamer Helig
Olav, which was westward bound
While trying to pick up either the
Helig Olav or the America the Mesh.
aba passed beyond range of their wire.
less.
The Marconi stations at Sable is.
land are now trying to reach the
America Sable Island is a rocky
ledge in the Atlantic 100 miles off the
Nova Scotia coast.
The operator on the Meshaba only