Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-24

the result of the practical joke of Her
man c. Boehm. a chemist of that place
last Friday night. Knowing that the
residents of the town were on the look
out for any phenomena that might re-
suit when the earth passed through the
tail of the comet Boehm, with the aid
of a small balloon, quantity of So
dunn, a time fuse and a stick of dy-
Mantle, contrived an apparatus which
would rise into the air to n height Of
1000 feet and then explode with 4 ter
rife roar, igniting the sodium, which
would fall to the earth in great show
er of flame. BOehm, accompanied by
his son, Rudolph took the apparatus
to a large vacant field in the south
section of the town. II was released
and worked to perfection. The eXplo-
sion of the dynamite could be heard
for miles and Immediately all looked in
the direction from where the noise came
to see great streams of fire flowing to
the ground. Pandemonium resulted and
it was not until an hour had passed that
lIle ltdIS VI lle pS'ple ilSiu pSVi al
layed.
Washington, May 20: An army Of
more than 10000 members Of the Mems
Bible classes from all parts of the
world marched down Pennsylvania
avenue late today and around the
Capitol of the United States on their
way to a monster mass meeting to con-
vention hall. This was the feature Of
tOday'S session of the Worlds Sunday
school association. now in convention
here. The broad steps on the east
side of the Capitol were filled with
thousands of women delegates to the
convention and other Sunday school
workers. Several heavy downpOurS Of
rain delayed the parade for almost an
hour Pennsylvania avenue never wit
messed a more enthusiastic army of the
Soldiers of the Cross" which today
tramped along its rain washed path
To the tune of Onward Christian Sol
diers," and other hymns they marched
bearing banners inscribed with numer-
Gus Christian notices. At the Capitol.
which they were nearly an hour in
passing, they We're greeted by the way
ing of thousands of fiuttering handker
chiefs and the music of a girls choir.
AS convention hall was not large
enough to accommodate the crowd Of
men, another meeting for men was
held in Mount Vernon Methodist EpiS-
cOpal church. Simultaneously two
meetings for women were in progress
at one Of which Mrs. Sherman. wife Of
Vice President Sherman, presided, at
which short addresses on the eVanSe-
lizing work being done in Siam, Tur-
key, India and Syria were delivered
by missionaries from those countries.
Similar addresses were made at the
other women'S meeting.
Capt. A. f. Fechteler, commanding
the battleship South Carolina. mas sent
to the department an account of an ac-
cident on his ship, says last Saturdays
New York Evening Post. The accident
occurred on April %, when the South
Carolina was undergoing her first test
Of gunnery in Can Cod Bay. In the
crew of No. l Turret. who We're in the
lower handling room. were JOnn Nelli
gan, gunner'S mate; Philip Arnold, cleo
trician and Carl A. BeyerS, seaman.
BeyerS was an assistant handler, work.
ing under Nelligan's direction. Ar
mold was in charge Of the electric
switch closing the doors of the room.
Arnold. anticipating danger. suddenly
closed the door, while BeycrS was pass
ing through. His right arm was am
putated at the shoulder, partly cut and
partly torn off. A moments delay
would have resulted in his death. Nell
ligan tore off his own shirt. wadded it
up tightly and jammed it into the
socket. This he held with all possible
pressure while aid was summoned. Sec
retary Meyer was greatly impressed
with the statement of Assistant Sur
geOn j. Il. Phelps, given before 4 board
of investigation held next day. DIR.
Phelps said: Il found BcycrS being
supported by Nelligan, who had his
hand pressed into the wound. COntrOll-
ing the main artery. The mans arm
was torn from his body and the arm
was lying on the shell table. But for
the presence Of mind and quickneSS of
Nelligan the man would have unduubt-
edly bled to death before | reached the
scene" BeyerS was taken to the ship
hospital, where the senior medical Off
Ger announced nothing short of a
TRANSMISSION of blood would save his life.
Several of the guns crew promptly Of
fered themselves for the sacrifice first
among them being Arnold. Arnold in
sisted upon being accepted. assuming
the blame for the accident. and he gave
up his blood accordingly. BeycrS had
lost so much blood that it was ncCeS-
Sary To drain Arnold'S veins tu the linn
it. When Arnold grew faint and the
physicians thought they would have
to take another man. he insisted upon
giving up his last drop. if necessary.
BeyerS Will recover.
Washington. May 21: President
Taft. Mrs. Taft, Colonel R"nScv"lt.
King George of England, President
DiaZ of Mexico. and William Jennings
Bryan We're made life members of the
Worlds Sunday School association i'm
the convention mere today amid scenes
Of great enthusiasm. For each of those
h.,1 g., Ia. ,t4l
and i'm the case of Colonel ROuSev"lt.
the chairman of the convention by pop
ular demand limited subscriptions to
one dollar. \ delegate from Canada
started the enthusiasm. Il nominate
William Howard Taft for Il life menu
berShip and Canada pledges one hun
dred dollars toward it," ne shouted. y
roar of applause went up. The remain
ing 5000 was subscribed in Il flash.
Mrs Taft'S name was then proposed
and ner $1,000 initiation fee promptly
made up. A delegate from South Car
olina proposed King George and there
was a race to subscribe and Tur"ntn
only managed to get i'm tenth place
with its hundred dollars. 80 quick wCIc e
the responses. Then a man in the CEN
ter aisle shouted Il nominate Theodore
Roosevelt" The effect was almost
magical. Men hoped on chairs. shout
llS, Nilllt'l liI,"'' anu lIdllliNbIN N'lN''l
handkcrChicfS. 1t looked like Il Rcpub-
lican national convention scene when
COL Roosevelt was nominated Th"
chairman withheld the nomination 1T
that moment, but with difficult. II"
confessed that he intended L. hold the
name Of RooSevclt until the last t.
keep up enthusiasm i'm subscriptions.
In tn" mcanwhii" the name If Ir"Si-
dent DiaI WAS proposed aud tn" nee
oSSaTy 81 900 was quickly subscribed.
The chairman then held tn" $ub=clir-
tiun for Col. RnuSov"lt to hr N order
and limited amounts To- ON" dollar each.
Men with mats and baskets went down
the aiSlcS and returned with stacks of
bank notes brfure the hall had been
half covered. \ youthful orator with
raven hair got the attention # TN"
chair. Il want to put in Il matchl"SS
man of the people" ne cried. "Onc who
has don" much for tm"ir uWlift and is
continuing To do -. ! want to m"ui-
mate William Jennings l!rEan of Ne
braSka." The HpplauS" had not died
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