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The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22
MINERS ENT0MBED
 AFTER EXPLOSION
Fear Death List Will Reach One Hundred Souls -0nly
 Few Alive.
HOPE BASED ON AIR PUMPS
Disaster Occurred Shortly After Days Work Had Begun-Worst in
 the Southwest

Western Newspaper Onion News Serrcs
 Fort Smith-Out of a total Of l16 men who entered Mine No of the Sans Boic Coal Company at McCur tain. Okla. g miles west of Fort Smith at : o'clock in the morning only 1 are known to be alive and all hope has been given up for the others
 X gas explosion at 9:05 wrecked the mine, and piled hundreds of tons Of Hreckage in the path of the half hundred reseuers who are now at work searching the ruined entries for the entombed men.
 The explosion was the most terri bly fatal in the horrifying results that has occurred in the mining history of the mine annuaIs of the Southwest The 1000 persons at the little min- ing camp which nestles among the sans Bos mountains are dazed to such an extent that they scarcely realize the extent of the disaster
 The machinery in the mine is oper- atei by compressed air, and there are three small pumps at different sec tons Of the mines. These pumps ex- Eaust pure air. If the force of the eNpos lon and flames did not kill all ef the men there is remote chance tfat some of thea are being kept alive by these fresh air currents. providing the pumps are not out of commission. To this one slim chance tae relatives and friends of the en- tamaed men cling with pitiful hope
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22
INCOME TAX LAW
 PASSED THE HOUSE
Democrats Vote in Solid Body for Measure ---Repub-
 Iicans Help.
FORTY REGULARS OPPOSE IT
Fate in Senate Is Uncertain-Sena' tors Say They Will Look Into It
 Carefully Before Acting.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Washngton.-Th Democratic ex- else bill to virtually tax everybody's s income in excess of $5,000 year, passed the house, 250 to 40. The Democrats voted solidly for it and car ried 80 Republican votes with them. Forty regular Republicans were the opposition. The bill now goes to the senate, where it's fate is a guess.
 Many senators declared that if upon analysis they found the house measure would tax all incomes alike. they would support it.
 The excise bill, though primarily in- tended to produce anywhere from $20,000,000 to $60,000, ,000 a year to make up for the loss on free sugar, is also expected to be one of the off sets to general pension legislation, which seems sure to be enacted.
 Democratic Leader Underwood held sage of the bill Not one Democratic vote was cast against it. and the measure was passed exactly as framed.
 With the free sugar and excise tax bills out of the way, Democratic mem. bers of the ways and means commit. tee are now free to tackle again the wool schedule. which is considered the knottiest problem they have to deal with at this session of congress. The committee will begin work with the free raw wool sentiment strong.
 Chairman Underwood is known to be opposed to free wool bill be. cause he thinks the revenue lost from raw wool, approximately $21 1,000,000 could not be raised by putting a duty on raw silk and rubber The anti free wool men say they can demon strate this.
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22
BOMBS PLACED FOR KNOX
Were Underneath Track Over Which
 Secretary Had Passed.

@G5tern Newspaper Union News Service.
 New Orleans.-As the result Of the alleged discovery by the government oi Nicaragua of a plot to assassinate secretary of State Knox on the occa- sion of his recent visit to the capital ot that country, it is not improbable number of prominent Liberals" VIII be put to death, according to mail ddFlces received here from Bluefields.
 Thirteen dynamite bombs placed be- heath the roadbed over which Secre- tary Knox s special train travelled from 1ornto to Managua, and connected With an electric battery, were dis covered by government agents and held as evidence against the consipra- tors.
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22
JUDGE LECTURES SENTENCED MEN Says He Does Not Intend Re- petition of ReeIfoot Lake
 Affair.
OUTGR0WTH OF P0THUNTlNG
Says State Has Plenty of Criminai Now Without Sending to Other
 States for More

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Helena.-ln one of the most scath. ing denunciatory arraignments ever heard from the bench in this city, Judge Jacob Trieber, judge of the eastern district of the United States court here, scored the defendants in the injunction proceedings of the Big Lake Shooting Club of Mississippi county this state.
 For fifteen minutes the jurist de liyered himself Of an oration of biting inveetive against the alleged market hunters of the district, concluding with the statement that he did not propose o have repetition of the Reel Foot lake outrages in his district, 50 long as he was judge of the federal court, and that Arkansas was adequately fill ed with residents of a criminal nature, without appealing to other states for more.
 The hearing dates back for several years, d which time the official board of the Big Lake Shooting Club SC. Sul td dll lHJuuC1lOn against all diiGS- ed market and pot hunters for shoot. ing wild fowls on the preserves of the club. The case has come up for ad- judieation in this court on several pre- yious occasions. but in each instance some technicaIity sufficed 10 carry it oyer
 Judge Trieher sentenced Dick Hill house and Ed Donovan to jail sen. tenees. the former being given six months and the latter thirty days. Judge Trieber, in his review of the proceedings of the two ease recalled the burning of the two club houses, alleged to have been committed by the market hunters, also the attempted destruction of the present property, together with the shooting of Watch. man Gleason.
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22
Throws Deadly Bomb From Aeroplane

Banghazei,-Bombs dropped from an Italian aeroplane into Turkish camp in the interior are said to have killed ten or more Arabs and to have wound ed many more. The aeroplane was not discovered until it was almost i'm. mediately over the camp. Then the Arabs opened fire and an Italian of ficer replied with the bombs. The of ficer says he saw at least ten men fall badly mangled and others ap- peared to have been seriously wound ed
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22

Fort Smith.-As a result of falling over a bluff, Joseph Leeper. aged , years. son of MT. and Mrs. John Leep- CT. received injuries from which he died. The lad, accompanied party of boy scouts who went out to Arko- ma. Okla. to camp out. The boys huilt a camp fire near the brow of the bluff of the Poteau river. The boys were throwing fire brands over the bluff. when, in some manner, Leeper lost his footing and plunged down the bluff
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22
Woman Found With Head Crushed.

Paragould.-Witht the back of her head crushed, apparently from bio" of a heavy club, the body of Mrs. John Reed. wife of a woodsman, was found half submerged in pool of water two miles from Halliday. near here Officers are searching for her husband who disappeared and according to re- ports from Halliday was seen just before dusk in that community. His capture is hourly expected An in quest was held. and although the evi- dence is largely circumstantial feel ing is very bitter against Reed and officers fear mob violence if he is caught
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22
Germany Aroused Over Murders.

Mexico City.-The German govern ment is thoroughly aroused over the escape of some 20 suspects held at Puebla for the brutal murder and un- speakable mutilation of four Germans at the Covadonga factory in Puebla The German minister went to Paebla 10 investigate the affair and if his sus- picions are verified it is said on good authority that sharp representations on the part of Germany will follow
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22
Gas ExpIosion Kills Nine.

scranton, Pa.-In q gas explosion caused 1t is thought, by mine settings. nine persons were killed and two in. Jured in Dunfore, near here. Two i@milies comprising two women and seven children, were either blown to pleces in the explosion or burned in the fire that followed and destroyed ehelr homes. The inhabitants Of this vicinity have become very much alarmed of late on account Of mine settings.
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22

Mexico City.-Although no Ameri- can citizens were molested by the mob which rifled the residente of Tampico great apprehensions are felt there ac- cording to a consular report received here. Letters threatening an attack on American citizens have been re- ceived by Consul Miller. The embas- sy here has instructed Consul Miller to take every precaution, arming for self-protection. If necessary. and to make strong representations to the Mexican authorities there. who will be held to a ccount for any loss of life.
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22

Jonesboro. Ark.-Tcm James, who killed John Knotz at a saw mill at Obear. was given a preliminary hear ing before Justice of the Peace Y. A. Barnett. and was committed to jail without bond to await the action of the grand jury. The feeling against James in and around where he lived is very bitter and large crowd of the citizens were present at the examin- ing trial.
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22

Paragould,-Judge Jason L. Light, in an open letter 10 the road overseers of Greene county. requested the over seers to get busy at once on the roads with the split log drag. The roads O. Greene county are now in worse con- dition than they have been in many years. Persons starting to town with loaded wagons have hired down and had to stay over night. or until as- sistance arrived.
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22
Wiley a Prospective Vice President

Washington.-Dr Harvey W. Wiley, until recently the governments pure food chemist was brought out as a Democratic vice presidential possi- bility by the Woodrow Wilson head quarters. Wilson and Wiley" is the ticket. proposed by Representative BurIeson of Texas, chairman of the house Democratic eoueus, according to the announcement at the Wilson offices.
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22
Oxen Cause of Young Mans Death.

lmboden, Ark.-Elijah Pennington, IS years old, was drowned in the Cur rent river near Biggers when a team came frightened and plunged into the stream. His younger brother was rescued
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22

Knobel.-There is a great deal of cotton to pick and many of the cot ton fields are covered with water to a depth of six inches The farmers say they will reduce the cotton acre age this year al least one half.
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22

Morrilton.-The two-year-old daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs E. r.. Mitchell of this place, died here as the result of eating phosphorus from matches. The child, while playing found the matches and had eaten several before discov- cred
The Forrest City times., 1912-03-22

Texarkana.-R Robert Powell r years old son of L. A Powell. on North Hazel street was struck ou the head with a baseball while practieing with other boys and perhaps fatally hu;rt. He was taken to a sanitarium. where his skull was found to he fractured.
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Mr. Seller also told his experiences
He remembered they had referred to the
speed. and then he recalled how II felt
whom they were going through the air.
There were no air brakes applied. no
Jar. just jumping along until there
came the crash which sent me flying to
the other end Of the car. 1t seemed
when I was leaving my place that
everything about me was going to
pieces. When I was able to raise my
head ont of the mass II was dark, with
only little flickcrs OF light from the
windows.
THE floor seemed to he half over my
head. ] got back and then I smelled
smoke and felt that there was fire near
me. got back as we'll as ! could and
had To climb in and out of piles of poo
pie. all of whom were irving to get
through the door at the other end of the
car. | was standing up trying 10 find a
window. and suddenly it seemed TO me
as If my arm had been broken. 7 could
not lift II. | looked down and saw that
n woman had mo by the hand. holding
fast; she was lying down.
womnn Went Through window.
81 told her tn release me and I would
save us both. so put my foot through
window. II did not matter whether
there was any glass remaining in II oi
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SURVIVORS BROUGHT HERE
One Relates Terrible Struggle in
Cnr which Burned.

The accident happened at Sis and
within three minutes every telegraph
point along the New York New Haven
and Hartford road had been informed
Within six minutes orders had gone
forth from division headquarters for
wrecking crews from Stamford. Bridge
port, New Haven and South Norwalk.
while every physician In South Norwalk,
Bridgeport, Westport and all other shore
towns was being asked to go to the
rescue.
Local reports from Westport said that
the fire fighting force Of the town and
the fire fighters Of the button factory
were out trying to extinguish the flames
which shot up a moment after the crash.
The New Haven officials did not think
It necessary to send a rescue train to
the scene, but instead the fast Knlcker-
booker Limited, which comes from Bos-
ton. was caught at Bridgeport on signal
and ordered to bring the survivors to
this city At the same time this notice
was posted on the bulletin board ct the
Grand Ccntral
"All trains east Of South Norwalk are
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Crawl Out In Terror.


I, was about dark when the first Of
these rrawled out and ran down to the
road alongside still shouting and wiring
ing their hands. A moment later there
was light, plenty of II, for from under
the locked and jammed forward cars
there sprang the light Of fire, which ran
nom th" combination smoker to the
last Pullman, practically envoloping
the entire mass,
The trainmcn, smashed and bruised
as they were, were the first to turn
10 this wrcckage, and It was only an
other minute before the man from the
switching tower nearby, men from the
station, men from the button factory
close by and citizens We're around tho
cars. Axes were procured from cars
that were not damaged, and everybody
went al the side of the Pullmans.
While they were doing this kicks
and shouts were heard from the inside
Men craNled out or were pulled out
and all Of them showed hurts; some oi
them bad Holes were chopped In all
the cars while the flames mounted and
men went inside.
out uf "A tanClc Of broken and up.
rooted chairs In far corner OF the cars
they began 10 pun out human beings
There WAS no system To The work
Everybody was doing VIVA, he could \
Catholic priest was scci. dong valiant
work.
BY his side was Bridgeport mer.
chant. young man and an old mar
ana tra'nman were all working a
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engine was lying on It's side to the rieh,
Of the track. The mail car was a length
ahead and still on It's wheels, but on IN.
rails. The combination baggage car
and buffet smoker was almost even with
the engine. and behind II. all pushed
into one another. were the other parlor
cars.
zone Of the freaks Of the wreck was
the massacre Of the chickens In a yard
near where the engine was ditched
Coal and bits Of wreckagc flew into the
yard and killed them. A house was so
near that It got some Of the benefit too
and I saw that most of its windows
we're broken"
This was the house Of Joseph Martin.
Postmaster Of Sausatuck. into whose
yard the ditched engine broke Its way.
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Marshall Fields Relative One.

One Of the injured who was able to
stand the ride to New York was Philip
l., James Of Lake Forest, ILL.,. a relative
OF the late Marshall Field. Mrs. James
was with him. His hands had been cut
when he was thrown into window and
he had bad cash behind his right ear.
His Injuries had been dressed at the
scene OF the wreck.
I'VE were In the forward part Of the
first parlor car" said Mr.. James. "The
thing happened all OF sudden and I'm
blessed II ] remember a thing about It.
We were all tumbled together In one
corner Of the car and after a while they
dragged us out. 1t was In that car, you
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One after another the men snatched
those who were helpless in the cars
from the advancing flames until at last
no human being could remain in the
cars and live. SO they were driven back.
How many they left they cannot tell
to- night. They may never know They
have counted up twelve dead and
charrcd bodies The undertaking cstab-
loeshmcns report that sixteen have
come to them. and It is fnregone that
there are more
Every town In the district-Now York
New Haven and Westport. particularly
Westport-- rushed To the rescue with
every available resource. The West
port fire company made an emergency
rush and cut out tho cars as we'll as /,
could. Car No | and the buffet car were
beyond all saving. hut the fircmcn pre-
vented the spread Of the flames and en-
ahled all to get out Of car No. 3 and car
No. T. Physicians came by automohii,
and special train. BY tho time they had
arrived the wounded who first had been
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SAW ONE ROASTED ALIVE.
Yale Man Tells About Burning Of
Coach in Wreck.

new HAVEN. Conn. Oct. s.-Everard
Thompson. manager OF the ticket depart
ment Of the Yale Athletic Association.
and Henry L. Merry. one Of the proprietors
OF the Hotel Taft Of this city. were pas
seneers on the empress which was wrecked
at Saugatuck Junction and arrived h ere
shortly after o'clock this evening In an
automobile.
In describing his experience Mr.. Thomp-
son said:
Mr.. Merry and were seated IN the
smok ing section Of the second Pullman
parlor car We we're reading when there
came a sudden noise as OF an explosion-
The car began to bump over the ties and IN
few seconds began to tip perceptibly and
turned half way over. throwing the chairs
about and tossing the passengers In heaps
on the side Of the car.
The car fetched up with a sudden joit
and Mr. Henry and myself. neither Of whom
was hurt, began at once to help the pas
sengers from the car The women were
panicstricken. With the help Of the
colored porter and some Of the trainmen
we succeeded in getting all the passengers
out Of our coach
We then turned our attention to the
coach ahead and found that already flames
we're shooting from II 40 hot that II was
almost impossible to get near II. The
accident occurred where bridge crosses
the roadway. and the second car. in which
we we're riding. lay hanging over the abut-
ment. having narrowly escaped going down
| the fifteen foot embank mcnt into the road.
| way.
The first Pullman lay on it's side some
distance ahead. Ahead Of that were the
engine and tender. about fifty feet apart.
The tracks were torn up. and In the mass
Of wreckage lay the body Of the engineer
badly mangled.
None of the passengers In our car was
seriously hurt. though all we're more or less
cut and bruised. But the poor beings In
| the forward coach must have met terrible
fate. for IL was impossible for those OF
us who were near to get within fifty feet
Of the coach only a few moments after tho
accident. do not know how many plssen-
gers were in this coach but certainly many
of them were roasted to death.
few Of them were got out Of the
windows before the flames got too hot.
but many could not have escaped. We
i saw one who was pinned in the wreckage
burning to death. One OF the most heroic
things ! saw was a colorcd porter pinned
between two of the Pullmans. The train
men with axes were choppng him clear
and he was directing the rescuers who were
wildly working to get the passengers from
the hre
All the Pullman coaches and several OF
the day coaches were burned and two or
three of them were saved by being pulled
| back by a swtchcr which was called. The
flames were so hot that the local hremen
were utterly unable to cope with them.
am sure. however. that all the coaches except
the forward Pullman we're entirely cleared
Of their load of humanity.
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O Where Aee,dene Happened

carried down the emhankment and
placed In the roadside had already been
carried into private houses. Their
wounds were dressed as well as could he
The most seriously injured. those with
fractured skulls and internal injuries.
severe burns and broken limbs. were
sent to the South Norwalk Hospital as
fast az possible. The Knickerhocker
Express. which came along soon after
this. was stopped Of course. switched
over to another track and held To Ike
the survivors back TO New York. Up
trains were likewise held for those who
wanted to go TO Bridgeport or TO New
Haven and other New England points.
Before they had gone some of tho
survivors were able to tell a little Of
their experiences.
Edward Chamanski. head Of n
large Bridgeport department store, with
his friend. Bernard Seller, a broker.
had been the last To board tho train
They had reserved seats and : of
parlor car No /. the one which sufcrc
the most.
at was terrible" was all Mr. Cham
anski could say Z first. Il will never
forget it." Later he was able to tell a
more connected story.
Saw Tim. W.. p., Ma.
MT Se'Her ana TOOK our places ana
'"'th peeah l" rcau' we looked up att'r
t't,lhs ciear "i hriuscport because we
o"th h"ticon .nat inc tralh was making
speed. IL Ma" neeh 'W'iN" minutes iate
~ hrIdH"P"rt an" we h'th Sdld mat the
engineer was making time' we saw
"estp"r' haSh py us ana hoard IN"
rutn''' "i inc "rloeo unn"f MS whcn
snoh'h'y 'n're cam" the jumping OF tho
car nnd"r US indicating mat 1t had
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once in car 8. A woman past mid?
die age was grabbed and they were fore
ing her through n hole when she cried
for her husband and would not go. Her
husband called out that he was safe and
the work was resumed.
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that II there had been water pressure
near the lives Of more OF those who
were In the two front cars might have
been saved. The country about is typi-
cal farming land.
Afterward 1t seemed as II the engine
had been pulled off the track by the cars
behind; as II It had been showed along
with great force for some distance by
a side working power from behind, and
that then the wheels had bundled up
under it, and the rear of II had been
jerked off the track
There was a lot Of wreckage from the
Pullmans which had been thrown far
ahead OF the engine by the buckling Of
the locomotive with the cars behind.
The train was so crowded that when
lit reached Springfield and had the ad-
dltional traffic from that town to handle
the railroad ofYicials put two extra cars
on. 1t was the delay at Springfield in
coupling these on that caused the delay
to make up.
| Omcial Statement Issued.
B. r. Pollock. general superintendent
Of the road. who took personal charge
Of the wreck said last night
THE cause Of the wreck has not yet
officially been determined. II does not
appear that the train was going at any
Unusually high rate Of speed. 1t was
not as late as has been reported and
there was no necessity for the engineer
TO make UP time.
| Evidently the engine jumped the
| track at the crossover and ploughed
along. as every one knows. The trouble
was caused by the first Pullman car
piling up on the flrebox Of the engine
near the Pintsch gas tank, which caused
an explosion. II was impossible to get
adequate fire fighting apparatus in order
to save the two cars which were de-
stroyed.
I'VE do not believe there are any more
dead in the ruins. We are confident
there are not. We have made n thor
ouEh lantern examination and nothing
resembling human body has been
found. We believe that the others who
were in the car have been accounted
for among the dead and injured or have
gone to their homes on one OF the relief
trains"
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No Water Pressure Near.

The fremen explained that the reason
they could not do more effective work
on the fire which bazed up from the
Pullmans when the train slid the track
was that there was no water pressure
near and all they had to work with was
chemical engine. With this equip
mcnt they saw that what they could do
could not save the two front Pulmans,
so they abandoned the effort and worked
on the third Pullman. They agreed