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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-16
MARKET STRONG
Wheat Traders Generally Lean
to the Bull Side.
Cash Demand and Rainy
Weather Help Prices.
CORN IS WELL SUPPORTED
Purchasing by Large Traders
Feature of Dealing.
FirmneSs CharacterizeS the En-
tire Provisions List.

Chicago, Aug. 16-WHEAT-Wheat trad
ers today leaned to the bull side. Trading
was light with cash demand and rainy
weather in the northwest moving factors.
The opening was steady to 1zc up with
December unchanged to &c higher at 9234 c
to 92zsc. That option speedily went up to
931sQ9314c on a fair demand and rested
on the high level
Unsettled weather, a good cash demand
and lighter receipts in the principal mar
ket kept the market firm. The close was
strong with December &c higher at 931zc.
well supported by purchasing by large
traders. September started nc to sc up
at 69Tc to zoe and added nc, resting at
the top. December moved up to 54s< c
after opening a shade to &c higher at 54A
@54ssc to 541zc.
Some short covering and strong de-
mand led to further upturnS. The close
wass trong and near the top. December
finished ss0Nc higher at 547sq55c- Cash
corn-No. 2, 771H@77%c; No. 2, white, 800
soc; No. 2 yellow, 7S1zQ78zc; No. 8, 76A9
TIC; No. white, 771e@7SAc; No. yellow,
77sz@7eAc; No. 4, 741zQ75c; No. white, 700
TIC; No. yellow, 76@T7c.
OATS-Covering by shorts, rainy wealth
err and delay of arrivals made oats strong.
Cash houses laid in supplies of September.
December opened shade to AQ3sc higher
at 322Lc to 33c and ruled firm within the
opening limits in the early trading.
PROVISIONS-Good demand for proV1S-
ions gave firmness to the entire list, Janu-
airy product leading Initial sales varied
from unchanged to 10 cents advance. OG-
tober products were pork $18,271z; lard
$11.071k and ribs 1905.
RYEANo. 2, 711z@72c.
BARLEY-40170c.
TIMOTHY SEED-S400@66.0 90.
CLOVER SEED-$1000Q14O0.
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FURNISHED by The Continental Creans-v
Co., Topeka, Kan.l
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lFuTnished by T. A. Beck, 2l2-H4 z. stI, I
Topeka, Kan, Aug. Ie
.s PRAIRIE dA HAT-No.= l. 500; Ne. ?.
:. N 9 ALFALFA-chOics. aLOO; No. l.
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Cotton Market.
St. Joseph Live stock Market.

Galveston, Tex, Aug. l6.-COTTON
Market unchanged, 12asc.
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EGGS-Fresh country lie aug ~
~ ~ L,IIH1-Hens, all sizes. I0c: broilacr
under IA lbs, 12c; IL and 3 ib1 a.
sprlnss' 1Oc; old cocks, Sc: A..crs -.
geese geese &c; fat young turkeys, I2c: es,i
BUTTER-Paclring stock, 1sc.
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Topeka Hide NIarIret
Topeka. kan. Aur

Quotations furnished by Jaulas q sr,Itr,
Hide Co.. los East Third St.i
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Topeka Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Furnished by the Topeka Packing r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-16

CHICAGO EGGs-gsc. A3H'' aug Is.
NEW YORK EGGs-1skals5kc
CEEAMERY BUTTER-ChicaRo. a..
sale :; 80 co7<@z'c; Eisin' 25c; Topeka whole,
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kansas City 1--we Stock Sales.
TThe following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
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NCdnuOI use SLIdlknL grass cattle unless
they have had considerable corn)
Market price paid for dry lot cattle.
II you will favor us with your inquiries
advising number of head, quality age
and length of time on feed, we will mako
you an offer or arrange for our buyers
to call on you.
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Topeka Grain Marie,

IL FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard, corner T.,
sas ave. and Curtis st.I
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Topeka Wheat A1arket.

= uInlsHeu py the Shawnee Millinx CO.
No. 2 hard-szc. aus ~
No. 8 hard-S0c.
No. sort--s2c
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LIKE SCHOOL BOY FARMER.

has not @ Of sss~ o I'as a Benz LINN @n
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THU OuEtIs et,I
wHEAr-soas..TOp Topeka. Kan. Aug. Is.
OATS-35d4Oc. r-ooeA-oO.
CORN-74c,
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Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago, Aug. 16.
Close
open High Low Today Yes
Sept sept :. 9s1s-ss s4h 1875 s44 1884,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
STRIKERS LED BY ETTOR
Witness SO Declares in Trial
of Industrial Workers AC-
cused of Murder.

SALEM. Mass, October 21.-The second
week of the trial of Joseph Ettor. Ar
turo Giovanntti and Joseph Caruso for
the alleged murder of Anna LopiZzo dur
ing the Lawrence textile workers strike
last January began here today before
Justice Quinn in the superior court.
District Attorney AtWill was ready
when court convened after two days
recess to hasten the commonwealth S
side of the case to conclusion as soon
as possible. The prosecution, it was an
nounced, was to continue offering testi-
mony tending to show that Ettor and
Giovannitti, leaders of the Industrial
Workers of the World. melted riots which
resulted in violence and death.
John J. Sullivan, acting chief of police
of Lawrence and who during the strike
was assistant city marshal, testified that
several times during the rioting January
10 ne saw Ettor leading crowds OF strik-
ers who We're making demonstra tions
against the police and militia as we'll as
operatives who had not Joined in the
strike. This witness testihed also that
on the same day he saw Caruso in front
Of crowd of strikers. Caruso was
talking to Ettor," said Sullivan, 'and he
carried a long club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
MAY CAUSE DEATH OF FOUR.
Auto Explodes, Badly Injuring Town
Mayor and Forty Others.

T PETALUMA, Cal, October 21-Mayor
hartman Of this town and three other
citizens will probably lose their lives as
the result of an automobile explosion here
in which forty persons We're severely
burned. 1t was a most remarkable acci-
dent.
large touring car. well stocked with
gasoline for a long run, took fire in a To-
cal garage and was hurriedly dragged
into the street. where the fire could more
effectively be fought. An alarm was
turned in, and Mayor hartman who was
formerly chief of the fire department. re-
sponded with others Of the department.
A crowd of Sunday sightseers also gath
cred to watch operations 1t seemed like
a small affair. and the mayor started for
ward with a chemical extinguisher to
subdue the flames. when. with a terrific
report, the gasoline tank exploded.
Mayor hartman was thrown forty feet
by the force of the explosion. Burning
gasoline was scattered in all directions,
full into the faces of the bystanders,
many Of whom were thrown down by the
conclusion. The garage took fire, and for
a few minutes there was danger of a
general spread Of the cOn1agration.
Mayor hartman was found unconscious
and burned SO badly that there is little
hope for his recovery. James Mott and
Maurice and w. Brandon were enveloped
in flames. and are at the point of death
Scattered about the scene We're many
more victims, all more Or less burned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
President and Secretary
May Confer on Train

BEVERLY, Mass, October 21.-Presi-
dent Taft's first conference with Sec
retary of State Knox since Mr. Knox
left Washington for Japan many weeks
ago probably will be held on board
the Presidents private car bound from
Boston to Cambridge Springs, Pa, next
Friday. Since Mr.. Knox sailed from
Seattle to attend the funeral cere-
me nies of Japan's late emperor many
diplomatic questions have assumed
great Importance in the Presidents 8
eyes. and he is anxious to have long
talk with the head of the State De-
partment Great Britain's attitude to-
ward free tolls through the Panama
canal for American ships is one matter
| that the President is most desirous OF
discussing with Mr.. Knox and he has
said frequently to callers that he would
not consider the position OF the United
States in this matter until he had an
| opportunity for such a conference.
| The President is anxious to take up the
Mexican situation with Mr.. Knox. An
! invitation has been sent to Washington
Boston Friday and to accompany him to
Buffalo Officials here understand that
i the Secretary OF State has an engage
ment In Buffalo Saturday. The Presi-
dent will attend the opening Of Polish
| College in Cambridge Springs, Pa, that
| day.
! President Taft was the host today to
| the mayors of fifteen Massachusetts
| cities which he has visited or passed
through on his vacation this year.
| Mayors were invited to Parramatta for
luncheon. but there was no speechmak-
ing. Among guests We're Mayor Fitz-
gerald of Boston ana Mayor OConnel of
Worcester.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
|RONWORKER ON STAND
Hagerty Identifies Letters Be-
tween Himself and J. J. Nc
Namara During Trial.

INDIANAPOLIS, October of.-George
Hagerty Of Phillipsburg, n. J., an IRON
worker, was the chief witness at the
dynamite conspiracy trial today.
He identified many letters between him
self and J. J. Mcnamara. In one OF the
letters a reference to putting the bridge
at Phillipsburg into the river" the gov
ernment charges, was made by Hagerty
as result Of a labor dispute Hagerty
in 1906 was business agent of q local
union at EastOn, Pa. The prosecution
asserted that acid was employed to de-
stroy property prior to the use of dyna-
mite, and the testimony of Hagerty, who
is not defendant, was taken as show
ing an earlier motive for illegal inter-
state shipment of explosives.
Herman S. Schwab. assistant cashier of
bank at Peoria. Ill, identified the sig
nature of Edward Smythe on letters
written in 1910 when two explosions oc-
Cured in Peoria, and when one explosion
occurred in East Peoria. Smythe was an
official Of the local ironworkers union.
The letters We're directed to ]. J. McNa-
mara as secretary of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers. Ortie E. Mechanical con-
fessed he blew up the Peoria jobs after
Smythe pointed them out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
MILITIA FOR COAL MINES.
Companies in Kanawha Field EN-
ploy Officers and Men.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, October 21.-
Companies operating mines in the Kama
wha coal fields. where miners have been
striking since last spring and where six
companies of the National Guard are still
on duty, announced today the employ
ment of officers of the state militia to
take charge of the mine guard system
which they propose to put in operation.
Maj. John d. Payne will command the
guards on Cabin creek. Capt r. G. Beck
with at Dorothy and Capt. Fred W. Les
ter on Paint creek The men under them
are being recruited from the National
Guard. The plan of the operators will
give them men who have seen service in
the strike country and who are familiar
with the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
PEOPLE RTY.sTR1CKEN.
Starvation Prevailing in Venezuela
Six Hundred Deaths Renorted.

NEW YORK. October 21.-Conditions
of extreme poverty and privation in
Venezuela are described in a letter
written from Caracas by a correspond
ent of the Tribune. In the state of
Trujillo more than 600 persons have
starved to death during the past sea-
son, 1t is said.
''The bodies of an entire family
whose members starved to death were
found In one house." the letter contin-
ues. "One almost incredible conse-
quence Of the pangs of hunger was the
killing OF baby by his two older
brothers., who then roasted the body
and ate it,
Much of the blame for these condi-
tiOns is placed upon political condi-
tiOns, which have led to neglect of ag-
riculture: The election for president
will be held in September. 1913. and
already there Is much political ac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
Calls Hilles' Charge False.

Taking up Mr.. Hilies' accusations to the
effect that the International Harvester
Company had made 'arse contributions to
the Roosevelt campaign Mr.. Perkins
again 8 ew somewhat excited He said:
This is an absolute falsehood made OH,
OF the whole cloth. and if Mr.. Iiilles has
any reason TO believe that contributions
have been made by the harvester com
pany he owes il to me and 20 others to
have the books of the company audited
Tor TIE purpose of proving or disprov-
ing TIE accusation.
Here Mr. Perkins again rose from his
seat and protested aga nst the criticism
directed against himself He declared
that he had been 'viliiied.' and insisted
the committee should require his ac-
cusers TO pIO owe their charges.
Senator C-app reminded him that the
committee iad no means of doing that
If ! were President and a subordinate
should make such charge as Mr. Hilles
has made 1 should make him prove it or
dismiss hum from Office" replied Mr..
Perkins. still standing and shaking his
hand violently.
The chair reminded him that ne had
been brought TO Washington TO speak in
his own behalf.
That is fine he said. but what 1
want 20 know is whether the committee
CONTINUED on Second Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
GERALDINE ANTHONY DEAD.
Barnard Graduate Was Author OF
Short Stories and Novels

NEW YORK. October 2I-Miss Cor
aldine w. Anthony. an author and bac-
teriologist of note, is dead here after
long illness. After her graduation
from Barnard she wrote MANY sbor,
stories and novels. including -Four In
Hand and THE Victim of Circum-
stances"
About nve years ago she became in
tereSted in scientific work at the re.
Sc arch laboratory of he CITY denart.
ment Of health. She helped to prepare
several books treating OF bacterioIor-
ical and biological subjects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
REFUSED SUIT0R SUSPECTED.
Arrest Of Bob Morgan Following
Murder of Virginia Hart.

CONDOR. Ore, October 21-Bob Nor
gan who disappeared after the killing of
Miss Virginia Hart Thursday last, was
arrested today two miles from here
Miss Hart, who recently came here
from Kentucky, was followed to this city
by Morgan, who was an unfavored suit
Or. The young woman was passing along
the street early in the evening when she
was shot and killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
PAY WAY THROUGH COLLEGE.
Total of 1877 Students Support Them
selves While Studying.

PRINCETON, n. j.. October 21.-One
hundred and siXty-seven students, II per
cent of the entire undergraduate body at
Princeton University, either partially or
wholly supported themselves during the
past college year. according to the first
annual report of the bureau of self help
OF this number six men came to col
lege with no funds at all. while nearly
fifty reported at the opening of the term
with less than $500 in sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
Fleetwood But Little Injured.
BROWN McMILLIN DYING.
Son of Former Representative in
Congress Fatally III.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. October pa
telephone message from Bristol. Tenn,
says that Brown McMillin. son of Benton
McMillin. democratic candidate for gov
ernor, is dying of Inflammation of the
bowels in a hospital in that city. For
mer Gov. McMllin is at his bedside.
Brown McMillin is a newspa aperman, and
is widely acquainted in Washington,
where he lived during the years his father
was q member of Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
HIS FRIENDS ALARMED.
Wealthy Manufacturer Probably
Murdered in Yacht at Sea.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, October 21.-Wil-
liam r. Cashin, n wealthy member of a
local paper manufacturing firm, left his
summer home on Long Island sound last
week in his sloop Cayuga for this city,
where he intended to put the boat into
winter quarters. but nothing has since
been heard of either him or the boat.
An Italian workman whose name has
not vet been learned accompanied him.
Members of the family say that Mr.
Cashin had a considerable sum of money
with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
KILLED IN CRASH.
Engineer of Buffalo Flyer Loses Life
When Train Hits Box Car.

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa, October 21.-The
Pennsylvania railroads Buffalo flyer, due
in this city at 4:3O o'clock this morning,
crashed into a box car that. in switch
ing at Newberry, had been shunted upon
the main track. The flyers engineer,
David Getkin of Harrisburg. Pa, was
instantly killed. Others of the train crew
escaped and none of the passengers was
seriously hurt. as the only damage done
in the collision was to the engine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
JUST MISSES ROOSEVELT.
Oscar S. Straus Reaches Chicago To,
Late to Greet the Colonel.

CHICAGO. October 21.-Oscar S.
Straus, progressive party candidate
for Governor Of New York, arrived in
Chicago today just too late to greet
Col. Roosevelt before the latter's de-
parture for oyster Bay.
Mr. Straus was scheduled to address
a noon meeting in a local theater and
a mass meeting on the West Side in the
evening. He goes to Milwaukee tonight,
where he speaks tomorrow evening,
and from there to Cincinnati.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
Turkish Land Mine Said to
Have Killed ServianS.
Bull LGARIAN FORT SHELLED
Montenegrins Put to Flight, Six Of
ficers Being Slain.
LOSE AMMUNITION AND TENTS
Big Battles Expected Soon-Sultan's s
Troops Fall Back on In
trenched Positions.

LONDON, October 21.-The 9Th Regi-
ment of Servian infantry is reported to
have been virtually exterminated by the
explosion OF Turkish land mines. after
it had crossed the frontier into the dis
trict Of Novipazar. according to n news
agency dispatch from Belgrade.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, October 2l.-Turkish
warships today bombarded the Bulgarian
fort of Kavarna. The customs house
was destroyed and several shops and
dwellings We're damaged
kavarna is n Bulgarian town on the
Black sea, twenty-eight miles northeast
of Varna.
CONSTANTINOPLE. October o1.-Sev-
eral Turkish successes on the eastern
frontier of Montenegro are reported in
dispatches from Salonki.
Sharp fighting occurred in the districts
OF Grevitza. Kirchiska and Ogra- Minineh.
where the MOntenegrinS retreated with a
loss of six officers and fifteen men killed.
The Turkish casualties totaled two killed
They captured some ammunition and
tents from the Nontenegrins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
FOOT BALL PLAYER DYING.
Injuries of Fatal Character Received
Yesterday in Game.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, October 21-
James Lynch, aged twenty. of Bridge
port, is dying here today Of injuries re-
ceived in foot ball game yesterday
He is in a local hospital with frac-
tured skull. Lynch was struck on the
head by players knee during a scrim-
mage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
Noted Railway Engineer Dead.

HEMPSTEAD. n. V. October 21.-
Charles Waldemar Buchholz, for many
years chief engineer of the Erie rail-
road, is dead at his home here, aged
sixty-nine years. He was considered
one of the leading engineers of this
country up to the time Of his retire
ment in 1907.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
STEAMERS ABSENCE ALARMS.
Search On for the Nicaraguan, Week
Overdue, at Port Arthur. Tex.

PORT ARTHUR, Tex. October 2I-A
general alarm has been sent by wire
less to vessels at sea asking that search
be made for the tramp steamer Mic
aragua. seven days overdue at this
port from Tampico. Mex. 1t is believed
that the steamer was disabled in the
recent gulf storm.
The Nicaragua. with Capt. Echevarra
and a crew of twenty-three men, sail
ed, light, from Tampico October IL.
She is of 397 tons net and is owned by
the Cia Consolidate di Maderas of Tam
pico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
Gov. Harmon on Way Home.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, October 21.-
Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio and his
party left for the east today. The
Ohio executive came to California to
select a site for the Ohio building at
the San Francisco exposition and
spent several days here on his return
trim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21

kins down. and he sat back in the wit
ness chair
lie insisted that Mr.. PenroSe should he
brought before the committee and saw
whether his charge was mere hot air"
He did not be ieve that the senator
should be allowed to get away with the
situation"
Did YOU ever enter into any arrange
mlent to underwrite any portion of Col
Eoosevelt's campaign" he was asked.
Not one dollar" said Mr.. Perkins.
DO YOU know of any one else under
taking 10 do sou
II do NOT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
ENGINEER KILLED.
Passenger Train Derai,ed by OBJ
struction of Unknown Character.

ROANOKE. Va. October 21.-Norfoik
and Western passenger train No. Is
from Norfolk to Columbus was derailed
Yesterday near Cooper. w. Va, by an
obstruction on the track. Engineer w.
P. Cowling Of Bluefield. Va, was killed
almost instantly. Postal Clerks c. H.
Hughes, c. P. Shuler and A. D. Shuler
were injured, though not seriously. None
of the passenger coaches was derailed.
The nature of the obstruction was not
disclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
Twelve Bullets in Miners Body.

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio. October 21.-
Riddled with twelve bullets. the body of
Dominick Tacchini. miner, was found
in the Witch Hazel mines near here to-
day. He is believed to have been the VIC
tim of a feud that has ragged among Ital-
ian miners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21

Hristing with Indignation. George w.
edted falsehood' the charge that he had
Underwritten the Roosevelt pre-conVen-
lion campaign this year in the sum of
s3.UC0.00o. Rising from the witness chair
before the Clapp committee, and BRAN
,l,shing his clenched fists in the air. Mr..
Perkins shouted:
Among the long list of unmirigated
lies throughout this campaign that state
lnent perhaps ought to be placed at the
top. because it is largest.
Il was in hopes that Senator Pen
rose would be here this morning He
made that statement on the floor of the
senate and he ought to be REQUIRED TO
prove il. or. like a gentleman, he ought
10 take it back. There is not a scintilla
"f truth in ii. from y to Il.
Just a minute interrupted Chair
:aan Clapp. endeavoring to quiet the
excited witness All that is neces-
sary is that you deny il. All that the
committee can do is to determine the
proof or the absence of proof
Glares at Committee.
But Mr.. Perkins was not to be denied
lie glared over his glasses at the mem
bers Of the committee and continued:
Il want to know where l stand.
want TO know whether I can be
charged with these things on the floor
be given an opportunity to disprove
Jherl.
The committee finally Gained Mr.. Per-
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DEATH IN THE WRECKAGE
Whee|sman Killed, Crew in
Peril, Result of Collision
of Steamers.

DETROIT. Mich, October 21.-A wheels
man lost his life and ten other members
Of the crew of the sand steamer Pine
Lake narrowly escaped death today when
their vessel went TO the bottom. The
vessel sank in less than minute after a
collision with the steamer Fleetwood off
Peche Island in the Detroit river. The
man who lost his life was Aleck Kalvey.
whose home was near London. Ont 1t is
thought he was trapped in the wreckage
of the pilot house.
Tells Men to Jump.
j. H. Ferguson of the Harbor beach.
captain of the Pine Lake, seeing that Il
collision was unavoidable, cried to his
men to jump.
The crew, however, with the exception
of kalVey, remained on top OF the cabin
which did nOto sink below water for sew
eral minutes. The captain jumped into
the river and was rescued half an hour
later. He said that the collision was the
result of CROSSED signals
Fleetwood But Little Injured :
The Fleetwood Is reported to have
escaped serious damage.
The Pine Lake was owned by. c. H.
Little & Co. of Detroit. She was built
in 1895 and had gross tonnage Of 3SS.
The Fleetwood is owned by the TOna-
wanda Iron and Steel Company of North
Tonawanda, n. y.