Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-07
NEWS OF THE DAY

Mistaking breakers ahead for school
OF sardines, Pilot Matthews ran his ship
the Taboga, upon the dangerous Point
OF Cuanico, off the coast OF Los Santos,
~ a r, suit OF which 90 lives we're lost
Matthews and Capt Campbell were ar
rested and held at Colon. Capt. Camp
bell, an Englishuan, seems to have
ordered Matthews to change his course
The latter obeyed. Shortly afterward
Prospero Pnel, one OF the owners OF
the line, approached and made an I'M
needed remark about rocky coast
ahead. During the several minutes
argument as 10 whether the dlstur-
b,nce came from breakers or from
school OF sardines, the Taboga struck.
The reef tore great hole IN the ships
bow.
A Young man who described himself
as Leonard j. Boutell son Of former
Representative Henry Sherman Rou-
tell, Of Illinois, now minister to Swltzer-
land, attempted suicide late last night
in the Y. Nj. G. A. in New York. Ar.
ter tying a lope around his neck ne
jumped from the staircase leading from
the lobby to the barber shop. He was
cut uown Just in time to save his life.
Boutell said afterward that he regretted
that his rescue had been SO prompt,
as family troubles had driven HIM to
despair and he wished to die. He said
his two babies had died within 4 week
recently, and that lis wife had left
him. He said he had not seen his
father for several years, He was lock
ed up.
Western civilization is greatly en-
daugered by the rapid commercial and
industrial development of the cast, &C
cording to Charles E. Keedy, of Balti-
more, in an address before the first
convention Of the Federal Council OF
Lutheran Brotherhoods last night at
Luther Place Memorial Church, Baltl.
more. The great pains taken by the
nations OF Europe in lnstructing the
Aslatics in business and military science
will enable the vastly more populous
Occident in the near future, he said.
During a storm Monday lightning
killed, with one bolt, IA fine HolStein
cattle belonging to Peter Sine, near
lMooreheld, w. Va. The lightning
struck tree under which the cattle
had sought shelter.
The most severe electrical storm IN
several years passed over Hartford,
Md, Monday night, accompanied By a
downpour of rain. Considerable
damage was done to crops, especially
in the northeastern portion OF the coun-
". A herd of 1G catle, belonging to
Mr.. Hugh c. Whiteford. was struck
and Is were killed Two heifers ownsd
hy Mr.. Glasgow Archer, near Thomas
Run, we're killed.
Edward Harrigan, the veteran actor,
playwright, and manager, died yester-
day at his home in New York. He was
born in New York GS years ago.
Attracted by metal casket, lightning
during a thunderstorm struck grave
in Prospect HUI cemetery, Ok, "a,
ripping up the ground for some dig
lance and SCATTERING large tree close
by.
Herman Heedlnan, delivery boy for
Philadelphia department store, claims
he did not know there was danger III
the third rail of the West Jersey and
So,,I,ora .laot r;c rood apI dol hpratalv
stepped on it III attempting to cross the
rack near Wenonah station yesterday
afternoon. He was thrown several feet
in the air and dropped between the two
charged rails One hand struck rail
and was terribly burned. The boy was
taken to the railroad physician, who
said that not one in thousand could
live through the lads experience, but
he will recover