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New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
NEARLY KILLED BY GAS
EXPLOSION IN BASEMENT
Fear of Another Bomb Outrage
Sends Apartment House
Tenants Into Panic.
ELECTRIC SPARKS BLAMED
Disastrous Results Follow At
tempt of Two Men, Badly In
jured, to Pump Water
Out of Main.

Two men were seriously injured by
an explosion yesterday afternoon in the
basement Of the six story apartment
house at No 100 ST. Nicholas avenue
All the tenants, moreover were
thrown into a state of panic. and so
neghborhood in consequence that the
reserves Of the West 125th street police
station had 10 be called out.
The injured men were taken TO the
Harlem Hospital. where It was not ex-
pected they would recover from their
injuries.
Tenants in the apartment house had
been complaining about the poor flow
Of gas. and the gas company sent John
Montine and Louis Lee to repair the
meter yesterday. The men found that
the main in the basement was filled
with water and started TO pump ii out.
Amos Wilson, Of No. 125 West 124th
street, the negro superintendent Of the
building. was standing near by while
the men were at work. After Montine
and his assistant had been pumping
with a force pump for several minutes
there was a binding sheet OF flame, fol-
lowed by a heavy explosion. 1t was
later discovered that the electric meter
which stood about fifteen feet from the
gas main, became short circuited, and
the sparks from the connecting wires
nj
the main
The force of the explosion threw Mon
tine and Lee twenty feet away against
the opposite wall of the basement. Will
son was knocked to the floor and
stunned.
Smoke Threatens Suffoeation.
The gas Company's employees Jared the
worse. Both received internal injuries
and we're bleeding from the nose and
ears. All three men lay on the floor un-
conscious, while clouds Of smoke arose
and threatened to suffocate them.
The entire building was shaken to its
and it was thought at first
TO be another bomb explosion. When the
heavy smoke reached the upper floors
the thjrty-odd tenants in the building
the majority OF whom were women. ran
through the halls and blocked
the stAirways in their efforts to reach
the street
In this crisis, when it looked as though
there might be serious stampede. AL
bert Anderson, the negro elevator run
ner, showed a cool head. Despite the
cries of the frantic women. he ran his
car up to the top floor three times. car
rying down a dozen women and children
each time. He was making his fourth
Continued on second p.ss.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
Delay in Making Arrests.

Some delay in forwarding copies OF the
indictments 10 the federal districts wueTe
the defendants are TO be arrested would
ensue, Mr.. Miller said, because three
thousand typewriter sheets had 10 be
transcribed. The arrests OF men even
within easy roach would not be effected
at once he added, because by demanding
copy Of his indictment on arrest a de-
fendant could reveal the names of others.
Mr.. Miller continued:
II is our plan TO facilitate the work Of
the agents that are 10 make the arrests
over the country by not making public tho
names until all are within hands rcach.
All the arrests are TO be made on the same
day, wherever the men live or may DC So
Journing
10 the positions these men hold whether
they are what are known as higher ups
or not. But we are highly gratIhed with
the result OF this widespread inquiry.
The arrests may not be made until sat
urday OF this week or Monday OF next.
There are three thousand typewriter
pages in the indictments and copy must
accompany the capiases. TWO days PROB
ably will be required for the clerical work
and the processes must then be delivered
10 the United States marshals OF the ysri-
ous districts in which they are TO be served.
All this will require four or hve days
Walter Drew, counsel for the National
Erectors Association, an organization OF
"open shop" iron and steel contractors,
whose members have suffered from ex-
blossoms against their property, called at
the District Attorneys office. Mr.. Drew
said:
This is the elimination OF years OF enort
on the part of the Erectors' Association.
not only TO protect its members from i,,,is, ,osy
hut To clear the labor unions OF the crimhal
eiament | have devoted my whole time
10 pursuit OF Che dynamiters since Tie
Erectors' Association, in the spring OF 100,
cancelled its contracts With the inlsSas
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07

Invisible Kryptok eyeglasses for near and
distant vision. Spencer's, Maiden Lane
--Adyt
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
Vivid Memory of
Lincoln Lies in
This Woman's Mind

As girl, talented in the art Of
sculpture, Winnie Ream was
chosen by the Federal Gov
ernment 10 make a statue Of
the great Emancipator to stand
in the Rotunda of the Capitol.
She will tell Of her experience in
Next Sundays Tribune
New-York tribune., 1912-02-07

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New-York tribune., 1912-02-07

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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25

Edward Reddig, fve-year-old son of
Paul Reddig, was drowned in dam
in the Ontelaunee at Lenhartsville.
The father and son were spending the
day fishing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
VILLA PREPARING
TO LEAD FIGHT
All Friction With Carranza is
Smoothed Out.
MANY PETTY ANNOYANCES
viii Head Assault On Zacateeas In
Person-ls confining Attention To
Army and Not Meddling With
Mediation.

Torreon, Mexico.-General Villa, all
friction between him and Provisional
President Carranza having been
smoothed out, is preparing actively to
lead the Constitutionalist forces
against Zacatecas.
So far as villa is concerned, Gen
eral Carranza is still first chief of the
Constitutionalists There is no unsur'
mountable differences between the two
men, Villas friends declare. They
summed up the situation as follows:
"Being human, General Carranza and
General Villa at times have diverse
general opinions as to the plans to be
pursued to secure the best results un
der certain conditions, but in the past
have striven each to meet the other
half way in order to reach an agree
ment having for its object the advance
ment of the principles Of the revolu
tion.
"The seizure by Villas officers OF
the government posts at Juarez and
other points was explained by his ad
herents as follows:
'In order to do away with petty an
noyances which might grow to such
magnitude as to become evils 1t was
deemed wise to place in public office
throughout the State of Chihuahua, al
least, men of one following. The at
tempt to divide the official duties be-
tween partisans of General Carranza
and General villa proved failure In
practice, regardless of what 1t might
have been in theory, and 1t was
thought best to change the system fol
the advancement and betterment of the
public service. The change affects but
very few minor positions and has nc
special significance"
Reports that Villa has notified the
mediators at Niagara Falls that he Is
ready to send commission to confer
with them, and that as condition he
will insist upon the naming Of General
Felipe Angeles as provisional presi
dent are untrue. Villa regards the
mediation negotiations as a matter OF
diplomacy and has taken no more
active interest in them than to follow
their course closely. He is very
friendly with General Angeles and re.
CARDS him as well fitted for the presi
dency. but has taken no stems to sug.
gest him for the position.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
Automobile License Fund.

State Treasurer Robert X. Young
announced that lie intended to appeal
TO the Supreme Court from the de-
cision of Judges McCarrell and
Henry upholding the constitutionality
of the automobile license act which ap-
propriates the revenue from licenses to
the State Highway Department for
use in road work. The Treasurer said
that he did so to get important ques-
tions determined and that he hoped
the case would be expedited
Auditor General A. w. Powell said
when asked what he intended to do, 81
will likely join in the proceeding"
Attorney General Bell said that the
Commonwealth would be ready for the
case as soon as the appeal was taken
but declined to make any comment on
the case.
Highway Commissioner Bigelow
said:
81 regret the action taken, as 1t sim
ply means that the highways Of the
State will remain in neglected condi
ton so much longer. This ties the
whole matter up"
The papers for the appeal are being
prepared and will be filed within day
or so.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
TWO HUNDRED ARE
ENT0MBED IN MINE
Fire Follows Explosion In a
Mine in Alberta.
ALL BELIEVED TO BE DEAD
Even II The Men Escaped The Fire, II
Is Believed That They Were
Killed BY Poisonous Fumes
Or BY Falling Debris.

Calgary Alberta.--A mighty explo-
sion Friday entombed $50 miners en-
ployed in Mine No. 20 of the Hillcrest
Galleries Ltd. OF the so miners res
cued only IA were living Friday night.
The effects of the disaster were:
Men in mine when explosion oc-
Cured, 600, of whom $50 escaped.
Number rescued, so, of whom SO died
later.
Miners still entombed. 200, probably
perished by fire which followed the ex-
plosion.
The explosion, which occurred about
8 a. M, shook the country side for
miles around, lifted the roofs from
many miners cabins and demolished
numerous small buildings. A moment
after the explosion score of panic
stricken surface workers rushed from
the mine, followed by a dense cloud
of smoke and poisonous fumes.
Appeals for help were dispatched to
many towns and in the meantime resi-
dents organized an emergency crew
and began the work of rescue.
When the first rescue crew arrived
large force Of men set about to clear
the shaft, working desperately as the
moans of the entombed men came fee
bly, from the mine. The means became
fainter and finally ceased. Thousands
of tons of rock have fallen into the
mine, and it is feared that the men,
oven had they escaped death from the
poisonous fumes, probably were crush
ed to death by the falling debris.
No information as to what caused
the explosion has been given, but II
is believed 1t was due to the forming
of gasses.
Thomas Quigley, superintendent of
the mine, is among those entombed.
Fire broke out soon after the explo-
sion, but almost Immediately died out,
although the gas fumes made 1t i'm.
possible for the men to work effective
ly for several hours.
The explosion tore out both ends of
the pit and blocked the interior of the
workings, making 1t almost impossible
TO gain entrance. Most of the miners
were working about 400 feet inside the
mine.
A majority Of the men are foreign.
born, but large number of them are
English-speaking.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
DYNAMITE BOMB
FOR CZAR'S TRAIN
Several Cars in Postal Pilot
Sent Ahead Blown Up.
THREE employees INJURED
Accident Was Due To Defect In Loco
motive, Says the Official Re-
port From st. Peters
burg.

Berlin.-An attempt was made neal
Tschudnow, Russia, to blow up the
Russian Imperial train, carrying the
Emperor of Russia and his family.
According to dispatches from st
Petersburg, a bomb was found on the
track.
A postal train which was preceding
the Imperial train as pilot struck the
bomb and caused it to explode. Many
of the coaches of the mail train were
shattered and several persons injured
The Emperor and his family on the
Imperial train passed the spot a few
minutes later and arrived at Tsarskoe
Selo without further incident. They
were returning from Kishinew on the
way back from their recent visit tc
King Charles of Roumania at Kus
tendje.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
Great Dynamite Blast.

Allentown. - What many persons
thought was an earthquake shook AL.
lentown at sundown, but those inter
ested realized it was remarkable test
explosion in the quarries of the Bath
Portland Cement Works, where the
largest blast in the history of the
Lehigh region was set off. The ma
terial tested was new French in
stantaneous fuse. heretofore used
principally in submarine work and at
Panama, but never before in the
United States proper, The use of this
fuse does away with the sensitive and
dangerous detonating caps which are
the main cause of premature" explo-
sions. Thirty thousand sticks of dyna-
mite were used in twenty-eight holes
1O5 feet deep, and at least one hun
dred and fifty thousand tons of rock
came tumbling down Niagara 300
feet wide. The fuse was touched OF
by Manager Fred B. Franks in the
presence of large assemblage OF ex'
plosive and quarry experts.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
WILSON FOR CHURCH UNITY.
Writes Sympathy In Movement TX
Rev. w. n. Roberts.

delphia-President Wilson, in
a letter received by the Rev. William
ii. Roberts, stated clerk of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
In the United States of America, ex-
pressed his sympathy with the move
ment for unity among all Christian
churches. In his letter the President
said:
81 have been gratified to learn by
your letter of the 5th inst. that a dele
cation representing the American
churches will go to Europe next Au-
gust in connection with the World
Conference on Faith and Order
ut is especially pleasing that our
churches will be represented by d.
vines so eminent as Bishops Rhine
lander and Anderson and the other
gentlemen you mention. May l not
ask you to be good enough to make
known to them and through them to
the World Conference my entire sym
pathy with the great object of the
Conference which looks to unity of all
Christian churches?
sincerely yours,
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
LINER RAMMED !
BY FRE|GH|a
Kaiser Wilhelm ColIides VA
lnCemOre.
FOG AGAIN HELD TO BLAME
No Communication Allowed Win 4,
Big Lloyd Liner, Which Now Ii,
At Anchor With a Big Hol.
In Her Side.

Southampton, England-The Ma
German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wlha,|
H., which left Southampton sbor
after noon Wednesday bound for N,
York with thousand passengers /.
at anchor off Netley, three miles ia 4
southeast, with big hole in her N
amidship, caused by collision N,
the Liverpool grain steamer Inceum
bound from a Black Sea port lor lr
werp.
The Incemore, a much smaller es
than the German steamer Of 30OO,y
tons, is in dock here with her ban
badly smashed.
The collision occurred in the Enla
Channel, thirteen miles south Of ID
Nab Iightship, in a dense iOg. h
how 1t occurred and on which ven
lies the responsibility cannot be aw
tanned at present. The officers Of d
Kaiser Wilhelm II. have permitted
communication to be held with anyu
on board and they themselves rein
to give out any information. 81
scant details as have been Obtain.
came from the Incemore. That yel-
it is stated by those on board, had
tually come to stop because Of b
danger of continuing under wg
such a thick fog, when suddenly lid
loomed up just ahead Of her The b.
hulk of the Kaiser Wilhelm.
Both captains did their best to us
a collision, but the short distance n
arating the two vessels rendered ID
efforts Intellectual and the lnCenr
struck the liner on the starbOard
amidship. The force OF the imyg
crumpled up her own bows and ton
big gap in the Kaiser Wilhelm's ID
The two steamers stood by I'd
other until it was asCertained b
neither needed immediate ass!stals
then both started slowly for SGI
ampton. The forepeak Of the I'D
more rapidly filled with water, butt
stout bulkhead confined 1t there, y
although so much down by the M
that the propeller was half out Of
water, she managed to crawl into n
There it was found that the damage
the bows extended for a length
twelve feet and a width of ten feet
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
"eIbson Girl" Weds Banker.

Scranton.-Miss Lavina Grimes, a
Scranton girl whom Charles Dana Glib
son described a few months ago as a
perfect type Of Irish beauty, was mar
ried to Albert V. Surprenant,
wealthy banker, of New York and
Paris, in st. Patrick's Cathedral, New
York, it was announced here. She
had lived at intervals in New York
the last two years. The couple will
sail this week for France. Nine. Sur
prenant is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Grimes, Of Scranton, and
is a sister Of Peter Gordon Grimes,
newspaper writer and globe trotter.
She went to New York as millinery
designer but her beauty attracted the
attention OF artists and she became the
subject of some of the most popular
drawings of Gibson and others. Mr..
Gibson's statement made her famous
in art circles. While her engagement
to the Partisan financier was known TO
her relatives here. the announcement
of the wedding which reached them
by telephone was a surprise.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
bandit DRIVES
OFF WITH WIFE
Altoona RObber Meets Her On
the Road.
POLICE FAIL TO CATCH HIM
"Gibson Girl" Weds Rich French
Banker - Allentown Shaken BY
Great Dynamite Bast-Auto
Racer Killed.
Auto Bandit Drives on with VIE.

Altoona, Pa, June 17.-After remain
ing in hiding since he escaped from
the Blair county Jail Easter morning
Frank G. Fohl, the auto bandit who
shot up and robbed the Union Bank
here March 23, wounded Cashier A. p
Rupert and a depositor and got away
with $4,000, emerged long enough to
drive away with his wife, who has
been staying at her home in Salem,
Ohio, ever since his arrest and both
have disappeared.
Chief of Police Tillard was informed
that Hohl drove up in an automobile
entered his wifes home with re.
volver in each hand and demanded
that she be produced.
Informed that she had gone out on
road near town to meet him he sped
away, picked her up and that was the
last heard of either.
Circulars with pictures and descrip'
tions are being sent to all police de-
partments.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
Accident. SAYS Official Report.

st. Petersburg.-It was officially
stated that the wreck of the postal
train at Tschudnow while preceding
the Imperial train bearing the EN-
peror and the Imperial family from
Kishinew to st. Petersburg was due
to defect in the locomotive.
The locomotive of the mail train as
well as three freight cars were thrown
off the tracks and three employees suf-
fered injuries.
The report that the accident was
brought about by an attempt on the
members of the Russian Imperial fam
lily as officially declared unfounded.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
AN EIGHT-NATloN NAVY.
Peace Plan Provides For lnternat''
Warships.

Boston, Mass.-One navy for
eight leading nations Of the word
the aim of a plan drawn up ioi .
World Peace Foundation to be sent
Secretary of State Bryan and SEA
tary of the Navy Daniels. The nata
include Germany, the United SIi'
Japan, Great Britain, Italy, AusH
France and Russia, which poia
naval armaments costing S4O@@
900. The plan proposes Joint q
vention of these nations to reduce "
armament which may be used lOl'
if any one of the nations Is alAa'
by reason of the reduction, the 4
tracing parties engaging to po''FI
any resort to force until an lns]
tional commission Of inquiry shal y
rendered its report.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
Auto Racer Is Killed.

Uniontown.-J. Il. Shafer, of Pitts.
burgh, q contestant in the hill climb
ing contest of the Automobile Club Of
Fayette county, was killed at the
Crows Nest, a dangerous point on the
National Pike Shafer misunderstood
the signal of the man at the bend, and
in attempting to change the course OF
his car drove it against the cliff.
A few minutes later the car driven
by ]. d. Kerr of Richmond, Va, skid
ded and dashed into the crowd along
the course.
At the finish DR.. Joseph Van Kirk,
of Elizabeth, Pa, became so excited
he was stricken with apoplexy and
died within an hour.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
sUFFRAGIsTs BEGIN HIKE.

Cumberland, Md.-The suffragists
from Baltimore started their 13-day
campaign through Garrett county, leav-
ing from Frostburg after an early
morning meeting. General" Edna
Latimer carried the banner of purple,
green and white. The hikers were
joined by Miss Julia Downes and Mrs.
f. r. Smell, of Washington. Several
members of the local Just Government
League acted as guides over the noun.
tain to Grantsville, where the suf-
fragists rested for the night.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25

knights of Hobah past chancellors
Of Northampton county, held their an
nual convention at South Bethlehem
and elected George A. Mentzell presi
dent
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
Six Hurt In Auto Races.

Uniontown. - Six motorcycle and
automobile racers were injured, one
seriously, in the annual hill-climbing
contest OF the Automobile Club of Fay
ette county held on the National Pike
near here. All the accidents occurred
at a point known as Turkeys Nest"
OF the injured three were motor
cyclists and three automobillsts.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
TO PASS TRUST BILLS.
And Conservation Measure, Too, Says
Underwood.

Washington, d. c. - Representative
Underwood conferred with President
Wilson over the legislative situation in
Congress and told the President there
was strong sentiment in the House
for early adjournment. Mr.. Wilson in
sisted that the trust bills must be dis
posed of at this session and the ma
jority leader thought that not only
would that be done, but that the Ad-
mlnistration conservation bills would
be disposed OF.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
WARREN MccARRlck DROWNED.
At Least, Police Think So-Father Is
Not Convinced.

Philadelphia.-An examination of
the body of 7-year-old Warren McCar-
rick, which was recovered from the
Delaware river after a countrywide
search for the boy had been in : Arog-
ress for three months, showed that
death was due to drowning. There
was no evidence of violence. The po-
lice still hold to the theory that the
boy was accidentally drowned.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
TIME LIMIT ON INCOME 7"
Heavy Penalties For Delay IN F1'
After June 80.

Washington, d. C,-Secre'ai'
Adoo again called attention 10 Wv
that all persons, corporations ana
sociations liable under the lhcOI.
law must pay their assessment, ~. ~
collectors in their respective VS.,
before June 80. He pointed Wv. Wv
the law imposes heavy penalu,s, p,,,
failure to make payments '"l'n .,t
prescribed time and that the 95"1 :,
has no power to waive or rein'' '
penalties.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
MUNsEY PAPER sUsPENDs.
Publication OF The Philadelphia Even
ing Times Ceases.

Philadelphia of The
Philadelphia Evening Times, one of
Frank A. Munseys chain of newspa-
pers, was announced by Mr.. Munsey
Tuesday. The paper was established
July Is, 1908 Three years later Mr..
Munsey offered 1t for sale, but did not
effect a deal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
5000 GONE FROM STRONG BOX
Loss Discovered BY Pittsburgh Trust
Company June 8.

Pittsburgh.-It became known Fri
day that many detectives are search
ing for $4,000 which mysteriously dis.
appeared from deposit box in the
Colonial Trust Company, of this city,
The loss of the money was discovered
on June s and was not made public
In order that city and private detect
ives could make quiet investigation.
Not trace of the money has been
found.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-25
TO PROTECT "DRY" STATES
Constitutional Amendment ln'fo'''
BY Senator Dillingham;

Washington, d. ca consllIuu"
amendment designated to pS'
"dry" States was introduced Oy '
ator Dillingham;, of Vermont ln'
of prohibiting the sale for Oe'e'
purposes of intoxicating llQu0l
the Hobson-sheppard constltaus. I.
amendment would, the DlllinsS
amendment would merely pronlOn y.
transportation of liquor into any y
for sale or use for any purpose
trary to the laws of such state