Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-24

man was Still DreAtDinS WncH REMOVED
tc-the city hail.
Meanwhile Marshal Pack sent In a
hurry call for Sheriff capps, who with
District Attorney O'Connor and Cor
oner Thompson. left for Boulder on the
$3.50 train. When they arrived at
Louisville the man was dead. He
had not regain consciousness after
the shooting and nothing is known Of
his identity.
DENVER, Jan. 20.--Beyond human
ccntrol. plunging down the mountain
side at the rate of seventy miles an
hour a freight train on the Moffati
read early this morning Jumped from
the track at point between Jenny
Lake aud Antelope. near the summit
OF the range, killing three men instant
ly and fatally injuring another. Those
reported dead are:
Engineer Gray and Fireman Hoosick
both Denver men, and Brakeman Ber-
ringter, whose body was buried In the
snow at the foot OF the mountain
where the wreck occurred. Conductor
T. d. Chapcott. residing in High stret.
Denver, is reported fatally injured.
man and injured conductor are now
Ell route to Denver.
The train, bound to Denver. was
drawn by Mallet compound, the larg-
est engine in use In the state. On the
grade not far from Tolland the en-.
gineer found he had completely lost
control of his train and few min.
uies later IL plunged down grade at
the highest possible speed, gaining
momentum every foot with an enor-
nous load behind the helpless locomo
tive. Between Jenny Lake and An
telope the speed became so great that
the great wheels could no longer hold
the rails and the entire train plunged
down the mountain side. the monster
engine being hurled 300 feet from the
track.
The engineer and fireman were kill
ed instantly and the brakeman hurled
in the deep snow hundreds of feet
below the track where the body stiu
lies.
ORAN. Algeria, Jan. 21.-Ollle Sla
gers, French aviator. had the most
spectacular escape from death in the
annals OF aeroplaning today. when he
was forced to Jump from his machine
when he was making his flight near
Lasenin. Slagers was painfully in
jured and badly Jared by his jump of
about thirty feet, but his injuries are
not believed to be serious.
While at a great height Slagers
aeroplane suddenly caught fire from
the motor and the canvas planes be
gan burning fiercely. With wonderful
coolness he began a rapid descent
hoping to reach the earth before the
collapse of his machine. The plane
dropped toward the ground at fear
full rate. but the flames had gained
headway at such speed that Slagers
was finally forced to leap from the
bldIihE Oil IIdQ It
mained In the machine 1t is certain
he would have been killed. as it was
beyond control and landed on the earth
a mass Of wreekage.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. Jan 21-
AS step toward the alleged plans
OF the Guggenheim interests to form
combination OF bftuninous coal in
terests of West Virginia. western
Maryland. western Pennsylvania and
Kentucky, representing hundreds Of
millions of dollars and per cent of
the soft coal In this district, options
are being taken In the New River dis
trict OF this state. Attorney Harrison
Smith, local representative of the Gug-
genheim interests in New York at
the New River coal fields on options,
Already options have been secured on
some Of the largest companies oper
ating in the field.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-That Chicago
is harboring a second Whitechapel
fiend Is the opinion expressed today
by Assistant Police Chief Schluetter,
following the report of the coroner's
inquest after the post-mortem on the
body OF Mrs. Jennie Cloghorn. also
known as Anna F,Irlong. found decapi-
lated and mutilated yesterday in a
south side fiat.
Schiuetter says all indications point
to the work of a pervert who reveled
at the sight of blood. chopped. hacked
and slashed the body of his victim TO
crafty his passion. He said he would
not be surprised TO hear Of another
murder of exactly the same character.
The post-mortem revealed mutila.
ton Of the corpse much more horri'
flying than the police at first believed
Basing their deductions on the post.
mortem revelations, the police formu-
lated theory that the murderer crept
into the womans room while she slept
and strangled her. The trachea was
crushed. .\tter the woman was dead
the police believe the murderer used
duh knife to mutilate the body.
Mrs. Clcghorn was regular ten.