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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
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Cardiff, Wales. Oct. IA terrible
explosion shattering the subterranean
passages of the Universal Colliery,
near here, early today, took death
toll that late this afternoon was es-
tinnated at more than 400.
Most of the men who perished were
entombed by the falling walls, while
scores of them were smothered in the
foul. gases following the explosion.
Miners who were rescued heroically
returned to the caverns of death TO
render succor to their fellows, and
Instances of heoisnn, many of which
will never be recounted, glorif1ed the
calamity.
While fire ragged through the doomed
mine MonSen and children frantically
calling for husbands and fathers
crowded about so close to the danger
mark that the police had to use n1osl
strenuous methods TO prevent those
who were safe from jeopardizing their
own lives
After about 500 had been, saved from
the mine, the management reluctantly
admitted that there was little hope
for the more than 400 still left in the
furnace like depths of the collieries.
A TERRIBLE explosion shattered the
works shortly after 931 men had des-
eended the pit. About 500 were
brought to the surface alive by rescue
parties up to noon and the manager of
the mine then expressed the opinion
that there was no further hope for
the remaining 400 below.
All the men in the east side of the
mine had reached the surface by 4
O'Clock but 418 were still in the work
ings in the west side which were on
fire.
Col. Pearson, chief inspector of
mines, in giving this information to
the press, late this afternoon. added:
1.-THE fire is in the intake airwRy
and everything is being done to cope
with it. We are hoping to the last.
The day shift of 931 men descended
the shafts at o'clock. An hour af-
terwards deafening explosion
brought the Inhabitants in the vicinity
of the mine running to the pit head,
where they found the ventilating and
hosting machinery at the top of the
shafts had been blown to atoms and
man who had been working 20
yards away had been decapitated by
the force of the blast.
Rescue parties of, miners belonging
to the night shift were soon on the
scene making preparations to enter
the mine in an endeavor to save their
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
REDGATE-MOORE
NUPTIALS TODAY

With a nuptial mass at o'clock in
ST. AugustineTs church this morning,
Alice Naomi Moore, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Moore of 595 Har-
rail- avenue and Mr.. ]. Henry Leo Red
gate, eldest son of Police Captain and
Mrs John H. Redgate were united
in marriage The Rev. John J. Ken
nedy, assistant pastor of the church,
celebrated the nuptial mass and per-
formed the ceremony.
The bride was attended by Miss Syl-
via Harmon and the bridegroom by his
brother, Mr. Edward J. Redgate. A
large number of relatives and friends
witnessed the ceremony. Afterward
the bridal party went to the home
of the brides parents where a we'd
ding breakfast was served. This af-
ternoon the happy couple left Bridge.
port on a honeymoon trip which will
include Washington, D. c., and other
southern points. They will be at home
to their friends at IT'S Washington ave-
nue. after November 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
TWO VICTIMS OF
STABBING AFFRAY
STRANGELY SILENT

Stanislaws Pevat and Joseph KaIar.
both 20 years old and living at a
Caroline street, are at Bridgeport hos
pital in a serious condition as a re-
shortly after midnight at WfIlssrd
and HalIett streets. The former fs
reported as in the more serious con-
diion with chances considered to be
against his recovery. An ante-unor-
tenn statement was taken from both
this morning by Captain gf Detectives
George H Arnold Freely telling
abeu4 the general circun1st tarces, tF1ev
are ohsrinately silent concernire the
identity &and general descriptiou of
their assailant But little can be learn
ed from them in this detail although
acting queerly when one man, sus-
pected of being implicated, was
brought before them.
AS far as can be learned both had
attended a celebration in SadIer's hall
at 244 Willard street. Shortly after
IL O'Clock they stopped in a saloon
on Hallett street, then they left for
their room. But a short distance from
the saloon they report meeting an
unknown person, grudgingly admitted
as appearing young and to be a coun-
tryman, who asked for a match and
then cigarette.
Then he turned and slapped Joe in
the face and knocked off his compan~
ions hat. Even then they refused to
hShLS L0AAS0 anu ran uONu tu5 street.
They say that the unknown overlook
them and used a knife with damaging
effect. Then he disappeared down q
side street.
1t was at 1850 o'clock when an ex-
cited man appeared before Lieut.. Ar
thur L. Pruout of the Second precinct
police station and gave the informa-
tion that his brother had been stab
bed.
DR.. John J. Macdonald of the emer-
buIance call, found the e1en to be
in serious condition and hustled them
to the hospital
Joseph Pelly, employed at the Acme
Shear company's plant and living on
Osborn street, was arrested this morn
ing by Detective Sergeant Peter H.
Hall of police headquarters, on sus-
picion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Fortune Ryan had contributed $685.
900 to his presidential campaign fund
Underwood stated that he had not
known of the contribution and that
he had never become a candidate of
his own free will but that he had
understood since that Mr.. Ryan had
contributed the money because he
was Southern man himself, and
wanted to see a Southerner nominat-
ed for the presidency.
AS for the liquor question he said
that was and always had been in
favor of local option, and what is
more he had worked and voted for
the passage of the liquor shipping bill
that prohibited the shipping of Ii
quor from wet into. dry territory.
As for being tool of special priv
ilege he pointed to Hobson's record
as a champion of more. battleships,
and said that the captain by his at
titude upon the question of larger
navy could be styled tool of the
ship building Industries of the coun-
try.
4 Captain Hobson interrupted him
and asked why he had not favored
putting a tax upon branded wines
which would increase the revenue of
the tariff bill $7,500,OOO.
Mr.. Underwood said that the coun-
try did not need the revenue, and
that the enactment of the law would
laws that instead of pure wines be-
ing sent into the Southern states doc
tored and impure wines would be
shipped and that he had agreed to
let the matter pass in the framing
of the tariff with ~the understanding
that a special bill relative to the sub
Ject would be brought up at the next
session.
Underwood stated that in framing
the tariff law he had started in by
putting everything produced in his
own district on the free list in order
that no man could say that he was
actuated by selfish motives. He chal-.
lenged Captain Hobson to find one in
stance in his record Of 1S years in the
House where his vote had been
against the masses or fr1cpnsfsrent- WIZ
the platform Of his party On the
other hand he recited instances where
Captain Hobson had voted with the
Republicans including a vote against
free lumber. The floor leader was
loudly applauded as was Mr. Dono-
van who had asked for ten minutes in
order to reply to Captain. Hobson.
Mr.. Donovan spoke as follows:
s(Continued on Page 81
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Upwards of 300 Are SnaiChed From Cavern
Of Death As Many of the Rescued Dis
play Splendid Horosm in Return
ing to Lend Succor To
Less Fortunate
Comrades

comrades. The fiery reputation of the
mine, however, gave little hope that
any of those below could be rescued
alive.
An entrance was found, however, by
way of an adjacent shaft and on de-
scending in this manner, the .rescuing
parties came across scores OF men hud-
died together in portions of the mine
where the ventilation was still good.
Soon 327 living miners had been
gathered together and taken up the
shaft with the bodies of six. of their
companions who had been killed by
being dashed against the uprights sup
porting the galleries by the explosion.
The rescuers in the meantime con-
tinued their search in remote galleries
by noon had picked up and brought to
the surface altogether 500.
Pathetic scenes had been witnessed
in the interval at the pit head where
the wives, children and other rela-
tives of the entoTnbed miners gathered
in thousands and waited in an agony
of suspense. This was only intensified
when the dead bodies were brought up
from below. Women and children wept
and clamored for news of those still in
the pit.
The same pit was stricken by an ex-
plosion 13 years ago, when 120 miners
lost their lives and only one of those
The rescued miners, the members of
the lifesaving gangs and the officials
of the mine declared, this afternoon,
that they could not hold out much
hope for those of the miners still be-
low.
The men brought to the surface
were found on the east side of the
mine where the ventilation remained
fairly good while on the west side,
where the explosion occurred, fire
soon added it's terrors to the deadly
afterdarnp and the rescue parties were
unable to make any progress toward
the afflicted area.
The officials of the mine found it
necessary to call a detachment of po.
lice to keep back the women and chill
dren who had crowded round in the
vain hope of obtaining some news of
their relatives. The mine managers
were only able to reply to all inquiries
s'There is little hope"
Most of the rescued men presented
a pitiable appearance. Some of them
were not expected to live and nearly
all of them were suffering from burns
and shock or the effects of after
damp.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
PRESIDENT AND
ENTIRE CABINET
DISCUSS MEXICO

washin gton, Oct. 14-President Will
son and his entire cabinet, today, dis
cussed the Mexican situation and the
naval policy of the United states at
the first cabinet meeting since last
June.
While the first object of the cabinet
meeting had been to take up three
battleship building program to put the
United States back in the place it oc-
cupfed among naval powers before the
last Congress cut the plans to one ship,
the dispatch of a German warship to
Mexican waters and the possibility
of like action by other European pow
ers may foresee crisis in the Huerta
government which will require atten-
ton.
It is believed that foreign govern
.ments also are watching the case of
the imprisoned congressman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
AIRMAN JEWELL
is BELIEVED TO
HAVE PERISHED

New York, Oct. 14-Search was be-
ing conducted on land and sea, today,
for Albert =. Jewell, an aviator who
left Hampstead, L. L, in a monopla,ne.
early yesterday, and has not been seen
since Tugs were securing the waters
outside the harbor, today, and auto
mobiles were penetrating the roads in
and about the Long Island marshes.
The general opinion was that Jewell
had been blown out to sea- Incoming
ships have been notified by wireless.
Jewell is about 27 years of age and
married He set out from Hampstead
Plains to go to Staten Island, there
10 start in the aerial Derby around
Manhattan. A strong northwest wind
was blowing at the time which gives
basis for the theory that he was swept
out to sea Tt was said by his friends,
today, that Jewell had never hereto
fore made a flight of more than an
hours duration He obtained his
pilots license six months ago.
Residents Of Far Rockaway and
EdEeRnere. ILL., said, today. thai about
o'clock. yesterday meFninss they
had seen rnonoplanes high up head
ing toward the open sea- Jewell drove
a monop1ane- The searchers before
noon. today, had given up hope of
finding him alive He could not swim
but wore a pneumatic tube around his
waist as a life preserver.
JeweIl's home is in New Brighton,
Staten Island where he has store.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
SELECTMEN WILL
MAKE VOTERS ON
SATURDAY OCT.25
VIII Be In Session On Following
Monday, Both Days From 9
A. M. to 7 P. M.

The seleetmen. of Bridgeport will be
in session at the city hall for the
purpose of making new voters, Sat-
urday. October 25 and Monday, Octo-
Der q from 9 in the morning until
in the evening on both days. 1t is
expected there will be about 700 new
voters to be made.
The first of the new lists will be
ready and will be distributed in the
stores. barber shops and saloons on
October 16- These first lists will con-
tain the names of those who are eligi-
Bile TO be made voters as wen as the
result of the recent canvas of the city
BY the registrars. Voters and those
who are to be made should scan the
lists in their districts carefully and
make sure their names appear. Failing
to md their names, voters should at
cnce apply TO the registrars to find
the reason
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
GRAPHIC STORY
OF RESCUE WORK
BY LIEUT.. IzENIC

I Havre, France, Oct. 14-LaTouraine
of the French line, second of the rescue
ships which figured in the Volturno
disaster to reach port, reached Ha-
.yre, this morning with 42 survivors of
the disaster on board.
The brightest group on board La
Touraine when she arrived at the quay
was formed by eight children from
three 20 II years old who had been
rescued from the Volturno and whose
parents had either perished or were
aboard others of the rescuing steam
ers. The children laughed and talked
with the passens by whom they
had been petted and made much OF
since they were brought on board from
the burning steamer.
Two other children, with their moth
ers and 27 Polish peasants, with three
of the crew of the Volturno, made
up the total of AZ rescued by LaTour-
afne.
Some of the rescued passengers wore
their sheepskin coats while others had
been provided with clothing from the
trunks Of the passengers of LaTour-
aine. Since their rescue the ship
wrecked people had been well cared
for by the officers Of LaTouraine and
had been well supplied with small sums
of money by subscription raised
among the passengers of the French
liner. All the rescued passengers are
to be sent to Amsterdam today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
Democratic Primaries
To Be Held Tonight
Tickets Pledged To F. c. Null
IinS and John M. DonneIly
I'm Each District

Democratic primaries to be held to-
night will determine whether the
Democrats will nominate Frederick c.
Mullins for Mayor, or John NJ. Don
nelly. A ticket pledged to each man
is in every district. The largest pri-
mary vote ever cast in Bridgeport is
expected.
The voting places in the several dis
tricts are as follows:
FIRST DISTRICT
307 State street.
SECOND DISTRICT
1872 Railroad avenue
THIRD DISTRICT
336 Pine street.
FOURTH DISTRICT
249 Norman street
FIFTH DISTRICT
1868 Hancock avenue.
SIXTH DISTRICT
342 James street.
SEVENTH DISTRICT
1889 Main street.
EIGHTH DISTRICT
335 North Washington avenue.
NINTH DISTRICT
1197 East Main street
TENTH DISTRICT
428 Barnum avenue.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
AIS East Main street
TWELFTH DISTRICT
1855 Stratford avenue.
The argum ents closed last night
with rallies in the Twelfth and Third
districts, favorable to the nomination
of Mr.. Mullins. In the Ninth ana
First rallies were held to promote Mr..
DoneI1y's nomination
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
PATIENTS BURNED TO
DEATH IN SANITARlUM

Baltimore, Oct. 14-Mrs Rebecca
Strauss, a widow, and Miss Ida ear
ly, both of Baltimore and patients at
Edgemere sanitarium at Gtovans, a
suburb, were burned to death in a
fire of unknown origin which destroy
ed the interior of the buildings, early
today. Miss Heberly, a nurse. receiv-
ed serious burns while assisting in
mates to escape.
There were 1s patients in the fa-
stitution. All were asleep when "a
fire broke out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
URANIUM LINE AGENT
DENIES PLOT REPORTS

Rotterdam, Oct. >14-Captain Lins-
ley, the agent of the Uranium Line,
declares, today, that the reports of a
plot against the vessels of the line
published in Europe and America are
absolutely untrue. He said:
"I never said a word to anybody
relative to a letter having been re-
ceived by the company threatening to
burn the ship
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

cry at the plant of the U. NJ. c. Com
pany this morning. It was badly man
g1ed. Dr. George B. Cowell, company
surgeon, was called and took her to
Bridgeport hospital where surgical at
tention was given. 1t has not been.
determined whether amputation will
be necessary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
WIeMORE FUNERAL PARTY TO.
SAIL FOR JAPAN TOMORROW.

The funeral party accompanying the
remains of the late Major H L. wig
Enore, military attache of the Ameri-
can Em bassy at Japan, will sail from
fTokahoma, japan, tomorrow. 1t is
expected that they will reach Green's
burg, Pa, by Nov L There the re-
mains will be deposited emporarily
IN terg Moore mausoleum. In the par
.fy are Mrs N. H Heft of this city
ara Moore and Mrs. Wigmore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Everything on board the Volturno
appeared quiet and under organized
control. I could observe the crew
working steadily with the hose, pour
ing water into the matches from which
red tinged smoke was issuing
1T was obvious from the bridge of
LaTouraine that the efforts Of the
crew of the Volturno to extinguish the
fire were futile as the flames rapidly
gained strength
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
SO MORE SURVIVORS
ARRIVE IN LIVERPOOL

Liverpool, Oct. 14-The Leyland
Line steamer Devanian, commanded
by Captain Trant, arrived here, to-
day, bringing SO survivors from the
wreck of the steamer Vo1turno.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
Donovan And Underwood
Flay HObsOn Who Makes
Bitter Attack On Leader

Fourth District Quotes From Record Concerning
the Young AIabaman Who Aspires For Seat In United
States Senate-Record Hobson Support of the
PayneAIdrich Tariff Measure According Quotations by
Donovan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Four men are believed to have-per-
ished when the coal barge Sumner r.
Mead foundered in storm off High
land Light, Mass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Six people were hurt when a big
plate glass window blew out in a new
block in Meriden.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
GIRLS ARM TORN
AT u. M. C. PLANT

Miss May staron of IT'S Church
street caught her left hand in machin-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
'.GET THE HABIT

Read the Want Ads. in The
Farmer classified columns
there's some good opportunities
in "For Sales and ''To Rents" !"
Evening journal., 1913-07-31
LOCAL BOYS DUE
ls3 TO FIGHT HIGHER

Harry Baker. Delawares welterwoight
champion. is about to enter the arena in
tho biggest battle of his ring career.
Tonight the Adamson- Sortz mill is TO be
staged in Washington The winner Of
the bout will meet Baker at the Capitol
CITY. The recent victories over Joe
Borrell. Johnny Willetts and Howard
Truesdalo have marked the Wilmington
nd as one of the most formidable well
terweiehts about Philadelphia. Harry
Is. Hart Is Bakers manager since he
became cstrangod from Marcus Williams
matchmaker at the Fairmount A. O.
Philadelphia Harry Pogue. tho local
tohacconist and fight fan. also has taken
the Wilmington prodigy under his wing
Ralph Raymond one Of the best light
weights that the city has sheltered ir
recent years. is also under Pogue'
management. and is booked 20 meet
/ Tommy Lowe. Of Washington, in a 10
round session on August IA.
Evening journal., 1913-07-31
WHISKBROOM
OUT OF RACE

NEW YORK, July 31.-Racing cir
cles today were shocked by the news
from Saratoga that Whiskbroom II.
Harry Payne Whitney's sensational
thoroughbred had broken down dur
ing workout in preparation for the
Saratoga handicap to be run Satur-
day. It is practically cetrain that
Whiskbroom will not be able. to start
in the race, but The exact extent Of
his injury is not yet known. The
trouble appeared to be in the great
horses near fore-ankle.
Whiskbroom has won the Metropol-
itan, Brooklyn, and Suburban handi-
caps this year and set a new record
of 200 fiat for a mile and a quar-
ter.
This was getaway day at Belmont
Park and twelve carloads Of horses
will be shipped from the track to
Saratoga tonight Preparations have
been completed for the revival Of
racing and crowds equalling those in
tn "old days" are expected. Hotels
are fast filling up and the racing is
expected to be made of a society
event as it was in years past Up
wards of 1000 horses are expected
to be in the stables wnen the meet
ing opens Saturday
Evening journal., 1913-07-31
%&4- s&44ax.

NEWPORT, July 91-Tennis cracks
may come and tennis cracks may 90,
but William A. Larned plays on for
ever. Larned in baseball terms, is
the Christy Mathewson of tennis
Though one of the oldest veterans in
the game, he retains much of his dash
and skill and is expected TO make a
good showing in the national cham
pionship games which will begin here
August 16 Recently he showed that
he was rounding into form for the
national championships when he and
Beals c. Wright at Boston defeated
those two brilliant members of the
younger set, Raymond d. Little and
Theodore Roosevelt Pell, in the Long
wood doubles match. Larned opines
that he will again capture the national
title at Newport this year Players
from the Pacific st-McLoughlin,
Bundy and Johnston-will battle
against Larned and other eastern
stars.
Evening journal., 1913-07-31
PRIzE AWARnS TONIGHT.

On account of the rain on Tuesday
evening the awarding of prizes for
dancing was postponed until this
evening and the novelty prizes will
be awarded at this time. This also
will be amateur night in the Fam
lily Theatre, and a number Of clever
amateurs will contest for prizes. In
cluded among the we'll known anna
teurs who viii appear will be the
Valley Quartet, which is an organ
ization with an excellent reputation
On tomorrow evening there will be a
free display Of fireworks and a fine
program of pyrotechnics will be
given. Last evening there was an
excursion of 500 people from Ches-
ter who made the trip on special cars
over the lines of the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company. All
of the attractions at the park this
week are giving general satisfaction.
Evening journal., 1913-07-31
MONROE WINS
THE CUP SHOOT
His Score is 9S Out Of 100
In MaIOne'S Tourney at
BettertOn

BETTERTON. Nd. July 81
Monroe. Of Washington, won the cup
shoot here yesterday by scoring 9S
out of 100 targets The first flock Of
50 was shot yesterday The nine
teenth annual tournament Of the
Betterton Gun Club VIII end tomor-
row with the shooting of the white
flyer event Capt j. r. Malone. OF
Baltimore, is conducting the tourna-
ment
The high amateur was Hunter. Of
Washington. who broke las out OF
$50. Morgan and Eyler tied for
second place. each wi l43 Shaab
was third, with 139.
Lester German led the experts.
with las out of l50. Slear was
second with las. and Worthington
was next, with 139 Scores:
Gun Race, Two Days, 100 Targets