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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION SHAKES
HEART OF MANHATTAN ISLAND

saw tho napery Of the tables nearest the
windows dabbled with blood. Fully half
the students were painfully cut by fly
ing glass.
In the babies hospital at Goth street
and Lexington avenue. the infants were
being given their morning bath. Nurses
were thrown to the floor with babies in
their arms, other babies were tipped out
Of their cribs AMI In two instances
babies popped upward out Of their tubs
as if drawn out by powerful suction.
Tno auxiliary power house itself was
so badly torn that it was hard to realize
it had ever been building. Yet 1t was
solid structure of brick, stone and
steel, six stories high and $50 feet long
by 10 wide. Where the front wall stood ia
sloping mound of bricks, interviewer
with twisted steel grders. The roof Is
gone, but the side walls stand, and be.
tween them through the bare shell can
be seen the massive walls of tho main
power house adjacent. unscarred.
Albert Scagroatt, the motorman OF
the train that broke the gas main,
was held by the coroner on techni-
cal charge of homicide.
BUILDINGS NOT COLLAPsTNG.
A member Of the building depart
ment said tonight that although n
number Of structures in the zone af-
fected by the explosion were in a
shaky condition. none were on the
point of collapsing. Fire Commission
err Waldo issued statement tonight
in part as follows
"All Of the Investigators from this
department agree in the general state
ment that the explosion was caused by
a train backing into the bumper and
breaking the two-inCh supply main
carrying the gas to tho various points
in the yard The escaping gas per
meated the power house until II
formed an explosive mixture by COM
bination with the air.
There was DO other trace Of any
explosive at that point There is a
permit for n frst-class dynamite mag
azine for storing 1000 pounds on the
viaduct at 4oth street. This magazine
was found intact after the explosion.
When the leakage was discovered,
there had escaped from 1900 to 90
600 cubic feet. A large quantity be-
came condensed under the floors and
throughout the power house"
OFFICIAL. y. Y. G. STATEMENT
He adds that the leak was discovered
about 70 minutes after the break o.
| CURED by William A. Withall, an employc
of the railroad. Withall started for tn,
| power house TO report IT, but the eX-
pluson occurred before ne arrived.
! This is the official explanation of the
| New York Central as given out by Vice
| President c. T.. DAILY this afternoon:
"A careful investigation. made by Chief
| Engineer l<ittredge. Construction En-.
gineer Harwood, Electrical Engineer
Katie and Manager Whaley of the Crane
! Central terminal. indicates that the eX
! posion was the result of an electri,
train falling over n humping post In the
storage yard, breaking a gas pipe, tn,
escape from which penetrated the lower
part of the sub-station power house, ant
became ignited from some cause un
| known"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22
TWO POINTS OF VIEW.

The hride-Did YOU tell the clergyman
that ia prefer not to be kissed by hin
after the ceremony"
The groom-Yes, dear, rs all Iisht.
He said IN that case he'd charge Org
half the usual lee,--l}oslon Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22
Little Muriel flew into the hous

Little Muriel flew into the house,
flushed and breathless.
ooh. mother" she cried, don't scold
me for being late for tea, for I've had
such q disappointment y horse fell
down and they said they We're going to
send for q horsc-doctor. so. Of course, l
had 20 stay. And after ia waited and
waited he came, and OH mother what
90 you Think 1t wasn't a householder
at all. IT was only man."-Tit-Blts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22
APPRECIATED IN FRANCE.

The lie Ripoln building. situated on
a wharf beside the Seine river, Paris.
France. was recently rooted with our
Compo-rubber roofing Samples free.
Strong Hardware Co, Burlington. Vt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22

Any skin itching IL a temper tester
The more you scratch the worse IL
itches. Doan's ointment cures piles,
eczema any skin itching. At ali
drug stores
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22
AUTO SUGGESTION.

Hc--"Wove Just bought Rembrandt. "
She--"How many cylinders "'--Town
Topics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22
BUFFALO HAS AN
EXPLOSION, ALSO
Passengers in a Panic-One Man S
Coat Is Slit Clearly Up
the Back.

Buffalo, n. Y, Dec. 2o.--An explosion
similar in many respects to the one that
occurred in New York on Monday,
shattered the windows of several cars
and startled passengers on board trains
in the New York Central station and oc-
cupants of buildings for blocks around
shortly before twelve o'cloc.S tO-Ut-ht
The explosion occurred at a point whore
the pipes which supply gas to parlor and
sleeping cars branches in two directions
and whore valve Is located, The cause
has not been ascertaned. A flame shot
up into the air 40 feet igniting the train
shed The Wolverine express. eastbound
from Chicago to New York, was on q
track nearby
The boom of the explosion and the nash
If flame caused intense excitement among
tho passengers. Several of them We're
slightly cut by nying glass but no one
was seriously hurt. j. Bonner of Roches-
ter had his fingers cut, +. 5, Miller Of
cleveland had his coat slit up the back
rs Clearly as If cut by scissors hut h.
was uuiniured Henry Breah, his wife
and child. bound from their former home
in North Dakota to New York, were b1d-
lv shaken M and bruised.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22

St Johns, N. r. Dec co.-New Found
land is I'm the grip If "A hurricane de-
clared TO be the worst that has been
known here for many years. The storm
has been raging for 4S hours and shows
no signs OF cessation.
Already much damage to fishing prop
erty along the coast has been reported
trains are running far behind their sche-
dulles and the effect of the storm Is
being felt all over the island. Fear ~
expressed that many shipping disasters
will he recorded before the storm blow
itself out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22

In the Bible teachers training school
rounded hy Miss Helen Gould, al No, 5il
Lexington avenue, so young men and
women were eating breakfast, Those at
the lar side Of the room first realized
NAT there had been serious accident
When looking toward the street, they
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
VALUE OF SALT TO MAN.

Salt holds a prominent place in the
list of our food accessories. From
the most ancient time man has valu-
ed salt as apparently needful item
in his detects substances, and even
lower animals exhibit an instinct for
salt such as represents an Unborn crav-
ing arising from dictate of nature
herself. The history of salt in rela-
ton to the body is itself interesting.
1t seems to be mineral compound
universally distributed throughout
our tissues. Even the freshest of
our meats contain salt as part and
parcel of their composition. Equally
notable is the fact that salt is found
in the excretions of the body. 1t is
given off in very appreciable quantity
in the perspiration and in other forms
of waste resulting from our bodily
wear and tear.
So important constituent of the
blood is salt that in cases of loss
the surgeon injects into the circulate
on a solution of salt and water, and
thus contrives torepleish in certain
fashion the depleted supply. In
some way or other, as yet imperfectly
understood, salt appears to be nee
essary for maintaining what we may
call the chemical equilibrium of the
blood.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
CO. ROAD IN SUIT.

New York, June ll.-protesting
minority stockholders in the Kama
wha & Michigan railroad who object
to the recent sale of controlling in
terest in the line to the Chesapeake
s Ohio and other railroads, won
point in the supreme court here today
when Judge Giegarise denied an ap-
piication made yesterday to yacate of
tie roade in the alleged combination
to produce books and papers and cor
respondence with !. p. Morgan &
company and other fnanciers relative
to the sale of the Kanawha < Michi-
gan.
The production of the records here
was asked by Samuel Nutermyer, rs
a corolIary to the pending suit in
Ohio, to restrain the railroad speci-
fed from voting the stock of the
Kanawha & Michigan at stock
holders meeting. 1t was alleged in
the suit that conspiracy had been
entered into by the various railroads
mentioned in the suit to obtain the
monopoly of railroad traffic in Ohio
contrary to the laws Of the state.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
ATTENDED COMMENCEMENT.

Rev. and Mrs. 0. F. Jackson re-
turned last Tuesday morning fron
Chenille W. Va, where they went
a week ago to attend the State
Normal Commencement. They re-
port very good time Ex-Governor
McCorkIe m ade the commencement
address Friday, excellent in matter,
eloquent in delivery. In the afternoon
the corner stone of the new addi-
tional building was laid by the Masons
with appropriate ceremonies. The
Ex-Governor making the address of
this occasion also, but heavy rain
greatly hindered the enjoyment of
ceremonies as well as reduced the
attendance. With this new building
added and another in prospect, the
future of the Chenille Normal Is very
bright, and viii prove very attractive
to the young people in that section
ofour state.
BIB. Jackson, member of the class
of 1910, returned with his parents.
He expects to attend the meeting of
the State Teachers Association at
Charleston next week.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
NEW MONEY ORDER.

Washington, June lo.-By
change in the form of the postal
money order and the elimination Of
the mail advice to postmasters, POST
master General Hitchcock expects to
save the government approximately
$500, 900 year. The order making
the changes was isued to-day by the
Postmaster General.
The money order form is two and
halfinches longer than the one now
in use. 1t consists of a stub, order
with marginal check, coupon to be
retained BY the postmaster who
makes the payment and a receipt for
the RENTER. The order and coupon
both are to be mailed by the RENTER
to the person in whose favor the or
der is drawn.
The new form viii be put into use
as soon as the public printer can OBJ
tain the necessary supply Of safety
paper.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
NEW INDUSTRY.
FISHED FROM THE BOTTOM OF The
OHIO ) RIVER.

Gathering massel shells from the
bed of the Ohio River is new and
novel industry at Racine.
Several parties with large boats
have dropped into there at various
times the past two years and have
gathered and shipped hundreds of
shells to the city markets. At the
present there are two Companies en-
gagged in the business. They have
many men and bows engaged in the
work and give employment to all who
care to work. The price paid was
City cents per bushels and the average
work for a day was four to six bushels,
but the wages made brought many
into the business and the price dropp-
ed to forty cents per bushel.
The mode . catching the shells is
novel one. 4 net work of wires
or hooks are dropped to the bottom
of the river and The boat is allowed
to drift with the current. When
the hooks come in contact with the
shells they close firmly on the shells
and are brought to the surface and
dropped into the bottom of the boat.
The purchasers put the shells through
short heating process by dropping
them into kettles of hot water.
After allowed to cool the mussels
are shaken out the shells are ready
for the market. They are used in
the manufacture of handles knives,
revolyers and buttons. The refuse
is ground into chicken feed.
No doubt large quantities exist
other places but the bank of shells
at Racine is marvellous and gives
one much food for thought. The
bed extends from the Star Mill to
VOLTS bar, distance of about one
mile and varies in depth from several
inches to ten feet thick. 1t is said by
those engaged in the work that the
shells rise to the top as fast as the
top layers are removed. No other
place hereabouts are they known to
exist.-Middleport Republican.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
SOCIETY,"

Mrs. John Wells RECALLED few OF
her intimate friends on SUNDAY with
one of the fine 'Old-timey dinings''
which have made her SO famous in
the domestic realm. and quite the
envy of less experienced housekeep-
er-
The charming hospitality, for
which the Knight country home
stead is so noted, was extended to a
few friends, on Saturday, whom
Misses Mary Belle and Sara knight
gathered together to meet their
cousin, Mrs. c. 7. probst of Column
bus, O., at beautifully appointed
br dgc-luncheon. Their guests in
Guided Mrs. c. W. Petty of Hart
ford; Mrs. R. T. Stone of Spilman;
Mrs. J. S. Spencer and Misses Lizzie
and Lille Hosg of Point Pleasant.
a notable afternoon function of
last Friday, was Mrs. George PofFen-
barger's handsome entertainment of
the Friday Bridge Club, in which
she was assisted by her sister, Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Bryan. Beaming With hos
pitality, the clever hostess greeted
her guests in the brisk, breezy man
ner with which all of her friends are
so familiar. Immediately every
semblance of formality and con-
straint vanished. Laughter was in
fictitious. A spirit of jollty reigned
supreme, until the merry chatter
was Temporarily hushed in the alb
sorbing interest of some vigorously
contested rubbers, only to be renew
ed when the PLAYERS were invited to
partake of the delightfully."- tempting
refreshments served by Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Bryan. Those present were Mrs.
George W. Stribbling, club guests;
Mrs. J. 7. Spencer, Mrs. E. f.
Thomas, Misses Alice Neale, Lille
Hogg. and Mesdames Bryan and
Pofenbarger.
A pleasantly informal affair, on
Tuesday evening, was the agreeable
company, which Mrs. J. S. Spencer
gathered together to play bridge,
honoring Mrs. c. o. Probst, promi-
nent in the society circles of Colum-
bus, o., and las Miss Eva knight
SO cordially remembered here, where
she went to school in the days of
her girlhood, and was always social
favorite. Those enjoying the hos
Ditality of the occasion, were Mrs.
c. 0. Probst, of Columbus; Mrs. NJ.
D. Brown, of Hartford; Mrs. f. E.
Thomas, Misses Mar knight, veya
Haptonstall, Lizzie Hogg and Kate
Stribbling.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
1HED0G QUESTION.

One need not be hater ofdogs to
raise his voice against the system,
or lack of it that makes them in many
places a disagreeable nuisance. The
writer of this article thinks dog is
the most companionable and intelh-
gent of all brute creatures. A good
dog is a better associate than bad
man. But, with all his good quail
ties, Towser has some bad habits.
In some sections the unrestrained
dog has a more serious Indictment to
answer. 1t is charged that he is re-
sponsible for the decline and prac-
teal disappearance of the sheep rails
ing industry in many neishborhoods.
Maraudins dogs, killing and lacerat-
ing the focks, have made the indus
try improbable.
From an economical standpoint it
would seem that if it comes to an is
sue between sheep and dog, the dog
must 90. The community has the
right to demand that persons, who
wish to own dogs shall keep them
properly restrained and that effective
measures shall be taken to get rid of
ownerIess or unrestrained canines.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
HAG DAY
Leoneluded from page one.

Sehon and Miss Atkinson, of Hart
ford; Mesdames NJ. c. Scott, D. A.
Russell, Will Osborn, Curt Reed and
daughter, Mrs Watkins, VIII Down
lie, Charles McQuigg and George Ee-
ser, Of Pomeroy; Mrs. j. B. Down
in and calderwood, of Middleport;
Mesdames 5. A. Dunbar, Frank Bell,
L. c. Bean, J. I. Eakin, Mrs. Will
Hayw,,r,i, Of Gallipolis, Mrs. J. H.
Wade, u Ashland. KY, Mrs. Arch
er, OF Huntington, Mrs. Jackson Lee
Pannel, u Columbus, o., Mrs Keely,
of Montgomery, Mrs. Fred Brown,
of Charleston, Mrs. chas. probss, of
Columbus, o., Misses May and Sar-
al knight, of Maggie, Miss Rhoda
Long, South Side, Miss Florence
McCulloch, Mrs. c. +. McCu,loch,
Miss Frances Sterrett, Mrs. W. H.
vauGht, of Five Mile, Miss Charlotte
Mccausland, of MeCausland, Mrs. 5.
". Moore, of EIwell, Miss Sterrett.
of Buffalo, Mrs. NJ. f. Hutchinson,
of Henderson, Mrs. W. H. Hogg, of
York, Mesdames S. W. Swisher,
J. W. c. Heslop, Susan Hogg, J. S.
Spencer, W. o. Roseberry, Ed. Nc
Elfresh, George W. Striking, Mrs.
Ohio Grow and son, of Ripley, Mrs.
Ann Jones Ryan, NJ. and Mrs.
Hunter Davidson, Messrs. John P.
Austin and c. c. Bowyer.
Mesdames ]. D. Mcculloch,
George PoHenbarser, May Margaret
Bryan, Lena L. Roseberry, Edward
Barlow Jones, B. Franklin Jr., R.
Wiley, and J. NJ. H. Beale.
Misses Lille Lee Hogg, Elizabeth
Hudson Hogg, Alice Neale, Julia
Polsley, Veva Haptonstall.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15

A Nebraska farmer writing to a
friend back here, was trying to give
some idea of the productiyeness of
the soil out there. He said they had
10 NOV the grass off the sod house
floor every day to find the baby. One
family near him had twin babies,
with only one cradle, and the kid
that had to sleep on the floor grew
twice as fast as the other. Where
the soil is richest man dares not
stand on one foot any length of time
lest that leg become longer and
bothers his walking.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
BAPTIST CHURCH, SERVICES, OF. JACK
SON, PASTOR.

Bible School, $50 A. NJ, A. E.
Bradshaw supt. Preaching services
at II 100 A. NJ. and $ P. NJ. ]; Also,
at the Brick Church in Henderson
at 500 P. NJ. Following are the
sermon themes, at II 200 A. NJ,
The Resurrection Life; At 500
P. NJ, Footprints of Jesus; 500
P, NJ, Christ and His Critics.
A kindly invitation to all. Bring
your friends.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15

Here IS the way an exchange duns
its subscribers: 'Ifyou have frequent
fainting spells, accompanied by chills
cramps, corns, bunions, chiIblains,
epilepsy and jaundice, it is a sign you
are not well, but liable to die any
minute. Pay your subscription in
advance and thus make yourselfsolid
for a good obituary notice. :
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
TORACCO uCENSE.

All tobacco license should be re
newed by the Soth of this month, if
not, the law requires a penalty of
ten per cent to be added to the cost
of the license for each month orfrae-
sional part of month that the issue
is neglected. The cost of tobacco
license including Clerk fee is $3.50.
R. E. MITCHELL. Clerk.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15

Capt. J. NJ. Burdett, of our city,
left last Sunday for Lexington, KY.
to witness the commencement of the
Dudley high school from which his
l7-year-old daughter, Nellie, will
graduate Tuesday, 18th inst. Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. NJ. Allen have the
thanks other father and brothers for
the interest taken in the young la
dies education.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
Pnrkersbnrr. ~ NJ. .Iune

Parsersburg, W. Va. June 49,
The Fourth district Democratic con-
gressional committee held meeting
here this afternoon for the purpose Of
naming the date for the congressional
convention which will convene here
at p. m. August II.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15

PERSONALS

For life has enough of weeping,
And life has enough of rain,
And manS a soul is keeping
A grief that's akin to pain.
So sing no song of sorrow
That starts up our tears again,
But sing of the bright tomorrow
And gladden. the hearts of men.
Detroit Free Press.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15

Try Muco-Tone for your catarrh
-RexaIl soods-"9s" Hair Tonic
for scalp troubles, and be happy.
For sale at the ''Rexall Store
Van Gflder,s.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15

"wANrEp-men to learn tos.6t up
and drive riyets in steel ear. Good
wages. Apply American Car s
Foundry Co., Huntington, West
Virginia. =
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-15
Mr.. B. F. sherley, ofLetart, made
this Office pleasant visit Tuesday.

& Co.
Lester Van Glider, who had an at
tack of appendicitis three weeks ago,
appears tohaye got well without an
operation, and is working in bis IN
cle's drug store while the old man
goes off on his vacation.
George ". Clark, ]. Hendricks
and ]. Campbell, of Graham Station,
were business visitors here, Satur-
day.
c. G. Ball. of Upland, was here,
Monday.
B. F. Flesher, Of Middleport, was
business caller here, Monday.
Red Henry, the ball player, was
down from Clifton, Monday, to see
the game between Ashland-Catletts-
burg and Point Pleasant Gallipolis.
Once psed ,lw,, rsed-1.,w
paintsJ W Rbo.des Sc
Lawrence aims to make the best
not the cheapest. J. W. Rhoades <
Co.
Martin Bellman' hotel keeper of
Bremen Ohio spent several days
here last week
Homer A. Kayser was here a few
days last week.
: u Jury OF huntington spent
rf'aAS ne's' 'he guest o. 1rienas.
The Wheeling Register in an ae-
count of the commencement exer-
cises held at Nj. de Cbantal Ac,de-
my has this to say about Miss Vel
ma hisar: An unusual honor con
terred upon two scholars. was the
49,, ssas, ' ~ s0'n''s
.on,sa = ,,i.na = NJ @ VIZ. a v;nn
" paw =. % ''-" N's"'
WI Saii tiASe.''ia'' o sp'"'an'
s''iie t0"" III "is sa'"' 'a'uroay
Mrs. Frank and Harry Roush, who
accompanied Mr.. Hagierman upon
his return trip. They say they
thoroughly enjoyed their outing on
the water, and also sumptious
country dinner prepared for them
60,
e''1''''4'
Miss Murrel Denton, of Beale, who
has been visiting in Indiana, will be
home this week.
Miss Rboda Lopr. ofsoutbside Is
visiting Miss Ora McGuffin, at
Gallipolis.
Bryan's Soda Fountain is running
all the time Try some OF ciine's
famous Ice Cream.
Workmen are now busily engaged
on the foundation for c. h. Black
woods new residence, which is to be
erected this summer, on the lot adj
joining w. Fl. Eausht's Main St,
property
Miss Tivi, S;m,sor arrived hero