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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-09-30
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features in
THE SUNDAY BEE

PART ONE.
Page S-EditorlaI.
PART TWO.
Pages I. 2 and 3-sports
nages = and 5-Automobile section.
Page 6-Markets.
Using.
PART THREE.
Pages I TO 6--society section.
Page 7-shoppiug with Polly.
Page 9-Married Life of Helen and
Warren.
on tbe new plays in New York. News
81 the Omaha tbeaters.
Page II-Book reviews. Weekly ra-
dio program Of WOAW.
Page I2--i,eatrice Fairfax.
PART FOUR.
Page 2-Mark sullivan tells how dis
tress OF wheat farmers figures In pol
rage 4-Iloyd George tells how Ger
many will, some day drive France out
PAGE in buif bsu@if. q. Wells writes his first
article for -eaders of The Omaha sun
Pnge S-your chance tc win cash
Pages 10 and ii--City and county
Officials and members OF the Omaha
MAGAZINE SECTION.
Page THE Ninth Hole. "a story %
Perry,
Page Abe Martins humorous cow-
nent on Topics Of the Day.
Page 1.-Two on the Aisle by q. q.
Mcintyre.
Page i-Another beauty caught by
D'Annunzio's strange lure
Pages and 7--iiappyland for the
young EAters.
Page S--Fashion Fanny.
ALCOGRANURE SECTION.
Page 1.-The army nj play.
Pages .. D AMI 4--The news OF thu
Agrld In pictures.
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Bluffs Death Toll Reaches Six;
New Rain Adds to Flood Peril;
Storm Damage Over $1,000, 900
Thousands of Feet of Railroad
Track Washed Out-Pub-
lie Utilities Are
Hard Hit.
$500 Cellars Flooded Street Car Service to Omaha Again Cut OFF

While no accurate estimate OF dam
age inflicted on property in Omaha
and Council Bluffs by Friday nights
storm was available Saturday night,
all Indications place the total loss well
above $1,000 900. Damage at Louis.
vile, Neb, Is estimated at 5000, 900.
This will include damage to private
homes and office buildings where eel
lars were flooded by water. damage
caused by fires Of various origin, prin-
cipally lightning and defective wiring,
damage to streets and sidewalks, dam
age to buildings under construction,
particularly those where excavation
was in progress: damage to tracks and
other railroad property, and damage
to public utilities.
$500 Cellars Flooded
Commissioner Joseph Koutsky est.
mated that $500 cellars and base
ments were flooded in Omaha. IN
many instances, new building con
struction was damaged by water. Va.
rious street cuts, not completed, per
mitted water to enter Easements. Il
has been estimated that the total
damage of this nature will top $4,000
in Omaha
Mr.. Koutsky estimated that damage
within the department OF public i'm
proyements. of which he is in charge.
will amount to about SIC, 900. New
pavement at Sixth and Cedar streets
caved in. demolishing the sewer pipes
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Mrs. Shotwell, her daughter. Mar.
garet, and her mother Mrs. Lois Coch
ran, had gone out for short stay
earlier in the evening. Mrs. Shotwell
entered the bedroom of her home on
her return. to prepare to retire. She
noticed that Mr.. Shotwell was
sprawled in an unnatural posture on
the bed, face down.
She sought to arouse him, and fail
ing. rushed to a telephone and called
DIR. B w. Christie. on arriving the
doctor found Mr.. Shotwell dead. He
stated the belief that death was the
result of an attack of cerebral apo
plexy and that Mr.. Shotweli had teen
dead for more than an hour.
I3 Years Old.
Mr. Shotwen was born at Marengo.
O., in 1882. He moved to Omaha in
1902 after having been graduated
from the Chic State university and
having been admitted to the bar. He
served as deputy county attorney in
1903. He also was appointed a su-
preme court commissioner, serving
in that capacity a month before re-
signing to better care for pressing
business matters.
Mr.. Shotwell began his law prac-
tice with the firm which took the
title of Jefferis, Howell and Shotwell.
Since 1905 he has been associated
with his brother, A V. Shotwell, who
recently served Douglas county as
county attorney. The firm name was
Shotwell, Shotwell and Lambert, and
occupies offices in the Omaha Ma
donal Bank building Ross. another
brother, is a member of the firm.
Surviving Relatives.
Besides those already mentioned
Mr.. Shotwell is survived by his
mother, Emma j. Shotwell, who re-
sides with Ross in Omaha: a sister.
Sarah, of New York city, and the fol
lowing brothers: Fred of Omaha.
Kleber of st. Joseph and Charles Of
st. Joseph.
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Granger VIII Go
on Trial in Week

Lincoln sept 29.--The case Of
Ernest Granger, charged with man.
slaughter in connection with the
deaths Of Edna BooIman and Carl
Springer. university students. is ex-
pected 20 be heard in district court
next Saturday, it being understood
that Granger win waive preliminary
hearing In justice court
Granger was arraigned on a
charge Of manslaughter following a
fatal automobile accident eight miles
south Of Lincoln. in which Miss Boor-
man and Springer lost their lives.
The prosecution Is in possession OF
signed statements which declare that
during the midnight drive Granger
reached speeds Of 80 and 60 miles
an hour and was travelling at high
rate Of speed when the accident nc.
CURED
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[ More Victims
Are Claimed bv
Storm in State
Lincoln and York Man Drown,
ed iii Flood-Two Killed
in Twister Near
Seneca.

Lincoln. Sept - The flood in
Lincoln claimed its first victim To-
night when George z. Thompson. a
garbage collector. was drowned in she
West Lincoln bottoms. Thompson. s.
years old, mistaking his bearings over
a waier-covered roadway. drove his
team into a deep ditch and was
thrown into the current \ son and
daughter saw him struggling but were
unable to help him.
The flood in the bottoms was slow
~ receding tonight and with no more
rain the danger IS believed % be over.
There were many narrew escapes last
night and today ShiIe the water WAS
- is re- Alfred % l4&isiss M. 7
a t8aus.. n.sth his gslfs 7rsf f5ee STpan
children. weae rescued frc~a y pffiieus
position in the tourist seetinn Of An.
telope park They were dragged and
carried thraHeil a fpr.wr { ieven fee'
deep. Glen Preston. rsnsr fuothaIi
star. and Edward Morrow swain
through the current and carried the
children 10 safety.
Drowned at York.
The damage Ia the city and suburbs
cannot be measured until the water
recedes. Conditions Al the state peni
ientiary were Improved tonight. Water
stiN fills some II The basement rooms
If tho prison but the power plant
which went our Of commission lasi
night. has lseen restored.
More complete reports from sec
tions of Nebraska devastated by the
high winds and torrents 4 rain IN
crease the death list and estimates
Of property damage considerably.
Ottoman ] Dudek Of York was
drowned IN the swollen waters Of Lin
coin creek when he slipped into &
deep hole as ne was returning to his
automobile from a farmhouse. wher'
he had telephoned for help in extrl
eating his car from the mud.
Rancher Killed.
l. From Thedford. Neb.. came a de
layed report that two We're killed and
two seriously injured by a tornado
north Of Seneca early Friday.
The dead were James Murray. Il
raneher. ana Mrs Murray. 30. Their
youngest son. 3. and Bernard. 9, an
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II e e S S
Is Charge
New York Woman With For.
tune Tied by Mothers Will
Dead From Mercury,
Uncle Says
Increased Own Wealth

New York. Sept. 29.-The lure of
millions which a dying mother could
not take with her, yet wished to hold
in a ghostly grip strengthened by
legal cords, stands out as the motif in
the death of Mrs. Gertie German
Webb, who, it is charged by her
uncle, William T. Hunter, former
mayor of Devon, Pa, was killed by
slow poisoning.
Mrs. Webb is said to have inherited
So, 1000 900 in cash and real estate from
German. But the money was tied up
in trust beyond the power OF Mrs.
Webb to dispose Of
There was a special provision of
the will that forbade the greater por-
tion of the fortune going to ANY hus-
band" of the daughter.
1t is around this will OF Mrs.
Webbs mother that the authorities
hope to build their case and find the
clue to the discovery OF murder, if
a murder has been committed.
Mansion Opened for Rites.
- AiAAI NAit lAbottdtoAo Va ANfN iOi n
county and Westehester county were
-delPing into the history Of the mil
lions today and the mystery of Mrs
Webb.s death at the Westchester-
Biltmore Country club. the funeral
of Mrs Webb was being held in the
big mansion on Madison avenue op-
posite that of J. p Morgan. Police
crowds in check.
The big house had been in disuse
for several months but was opened
today for the funeral by Charles
Webb the husband, and s. jennings
German, father OF the dead woman.
Despite Wehb's estrangement from
other members of his wifes family.
he seened to be on the most friend.
ly terms with her father.
Meanwhile the authorities are
awaiting report from an expert in
Philadelphia as to whether the vital
organs Of Mrs. Webb showed evi-
dences Of poisoning. A preliminary
and unofficial examination by an at.
torney for the district attorneys of
flee Of New York county showed
traces Of hielorfde Of mercury poison
ing, IL was said
Mrs.. 1Fine Hunter. aunt of s;rs.
Nebh. ans vic oz AFHliam T. ifnn-
ter. WIS one OF ti.t principal bene-
flc1ariss OF the win u Mrs. Webb's
mother. and would have inherited
much more If Mrs. Webb died without
making a Will.
Increased Wealth.
The authorities learn, however.
that Mrs Webb in recent years made
two wills and a short time before her
death refused to sign third. 1t is
said that Mrs. Webb. by skillful real
estate operations and her own bust
ness acumen. added 81 900 900 to the
value OF her estate. in addition to
the wealth left her by her mother.
Mr.. Hunter, Mrs. Webbs uncle.
said today "Gertie was given biehlor-
ide Of mercury TO cause her death.
There was nothing accidental or sui
cidal about Il. She was poisoned BY
someone else"
II. Thayer Kingsbury. a second
cousin OF Mr.. Webb. and now acting
as his attorney. declared today that
the married life Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Webb had been perfectly happy. lie
said Webb was prostrated bv the
death OF his wife and the publicity.
but refused To discuss the financial
disagreements OF the family
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Banker. Who Is Warden's Prison
Chauffeur, Applies for Parole

tered tho state ponitentiary tho same
day.
Ridings was involved in the failure
of state bank at Hnlscy He is a
man past middle age and for several
months has driven Warden w. T.
Fenton's car Knapp Is acting as
"a hookkeeper In tho penitentiary
shirt factory. lie. 100. Is past mid
dlo nec
Two women Jane Van lIouscu of
ARE parole applicants. juno Van
liousen was involved in the robbery
Of the National Fur and Tanning
company hero. Bhoda Ponce is scrY.
Ing from one to seven years FOR lar.
CCny
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Special Dispatch 10 The Omaha nee.
Lincoln. oct. % Two Nebraska
bankers, Frank u. Knapp Of Fremont
and +. NJ RldinRs Of Thomas county,
win appear heforo the state board
of pardons. October O. to apply for
paroles Knapp Is serving from one
TO seven yems on an cmbe7alemcnt
charge and RidingH from one to 10
years on similar charge
Knapp WIS involved IN the crash
tic time that the piopecr Stnte bank
at Omaha waa closed Knapp and
Willard v Matthews president OF
the Pioneer state bank az Omaha, en-
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Lloyd George Bound
for United States

London sept Cheerful. but
enigmatic Il speech. former Premier
Lloyd George left Waterloo station
today bound for America amid en-.
thusiasm never before shown 70 a
living Britisher
M Lloyd George. merrilv respond.
ing 10 the greetings ~ hundreds 81
friends Who showerea bouquets on
his wife and daughter, resolutely re
fused 10 make any illusions -
America.
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beneath. This viii necessltate the
filling Of the hole with about 10000
cubic yards Of dirt. The cost Of re
pairing the damage here win amount
70 about s9sseO
Several sewer inlets throughout the
nitv be.prae r.erfsd Win iarfk IT,
eXpense % eicsniig sheln Is estimssled
at s2.5eO.'
4. +. Howell. general manager d
the Metropolitan Utilities district,
estimates storm damage 70 the pump
ing staticH n Twentieth strset and
PoppletOn avenue and to the gas
plant on Twentieth street at 5000.
Trolley Lines Suffer.
r. \. Leussler. vice president and
general manager Of the Omaha and
Council Bluffs Street Railway com
pany. declined to make any estimate
Of the loss 10 the traction system. but
he admitted that il VIII run into thou
sands OF dollars.
The loss 10 the school system was
not more than $1,000. according TO
available estimates.
Armour & Co, packers. report no
property less. but state tha1 II will re
quire from 5000 10 SIC. .0ee 10 remove
the mud and debris that accumulated
outside the plant during the storm.
The Victoria theafer reported dam
age totaning sl00 caused b. lightning.
in the fbrm Of burned out dynamo.
Approximately S1o0 damage was
done to the Rialto theater by water.
Track Washed Out.
Two thousand feet Of track washed
out was reported hy the Burlington
railroad. No estimate OF the cost Of
replacement was made.
From $4,000 IN $4,000 damage was
inflicted on the Chicago. Great West.
ern tracks. \ washout was reported
at Minden. Ia.
Tracks Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad were washed
out badly from Underwood to Council
Bluffs.
Water is stiu standing on the
tracks OF the Illinois Central in Coun
cir Bluffs. About $4,000 damage was
reported BY the Omaha and Lincoln
Railway and Light company
Several minor washouts occurred in
the Union Pacific yards here
After deluging flooded Council
Rlaffs the Saturday evening ste. N
c,ossed the river. anu pelfed tha
west part Of Omaha win hai,
All Trains Late
All trains running nto Omaha Satur
day We're from two to eight hours late
Ran officials predicted saturday
night, however. that trains VIII be
back 10 schedule within - hours.
No Rock Island trains between Oma-
ha and Chicago have been running
for - hours Rock Island trains
Nos and S, viii he detoured over
Northwestern tracks between nes
Moines and Omaha because OF the
washout az Nicola. Ia. It was an
nounoed last night
The Milwaukee was using North
western tracks saturday Burlington
train No. II, between Omaha ana Pa.
cifie Junction. was annuiled. The
burlington was using the Union Pa
citie bridge across the Missouri in.
stead Of the bridge ar Plattsmouth
because ot "A washout in the Pappio
creek. This washout viii be repaired
by tomorrow. however.
burlington local. No. -. which was
annnlled Friday night, was running
again saturday night Burlington Ne.
II, between Kansas city and omaha.
which was four hours late Friday
night WAS reported two hours late
last night
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Train Hits Auto; 2 Dead; 2 Hurt

Nebraska City, Sept 29Two
probably fatally railroad crossing accident and half miles north
west of here Saturday evening at $500
Mrs. Lulu Wlle az, the
They killed almost instantly
souri, Pacific train No Os the Kansas City flyer, southbod
Lloyd Ws and his brother Clifford TO-
Lloyd aracured skull and Clifford internal
fore dawn Nebraska City doctors said. =
Leonard Wines FL who driving the badly
seriously family at
Sloan Rcand,
and three children preceded Mrs. Wets
They aheado o the trail
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mile Arizona and Georgia have the
same limits. In Maryland % miles
an hour is considered too fast. The
same is true of Rhode Island
Tennessee deems it a misdtmeanor
for a driver not to bring his car to a
full stop between 10 and 80 feet from
railroad tracks before crossing.
: The majority Of headlight laws in
the states are similar to that Of Ala
bama. which states that two lights
in front Of the motor car must be lit
a half hour after sunset and until
half hour before sunrise.
A rear light of red must be visible
and arranged so that license number
Of the machine may be read easily at
distance Of 80 feet. Rigorous
penalties are imposed upon offenders
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Rain will continue for several
days, according to NJ. V. Robins
of the federal weather bureau.
However. the rains will not be
as severe as Friday Dights storm"
Mr. Robins reported.
The western part Of South Da.
kota is in the lowest barometric
area. Robins stated. with every in
dication that the weather would
continue unsettled there for some
time.
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Harding Memorial Body to
BE incorporated in Ohio

Washington. Sept. 29-Articles of
incorporation for the Harding mem
orial association. organized by close
friends and associates of the late pres
idcnt Tor erecting a memorial to him.
soon Will he filed in Ohio.
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Program of
Is
Announced
Order in Which Historical
Floats Will Appear in
Parade Wednesday Is
Made Public.
Parade Two Miles Long

Final arrangements have been COM
pleted for the pageant parade, Pa
-triotic Historic America" to be staged
next Wednesday under the auspices
Of Ak -SarBen
The order in which the 3s floats
will be in the parade is announced as
follows:
The parade will be led by the title
float. sponsored by the Knights of
Ak.Sar Ben, and bearing looped flags
and the legend Patriotic Historic
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Great PoiUer Line
From Wisconsin 10
Omaha Is Proposed

Minneapolis, Sept. s9.--With
the testing today of q 6a.000-yolt
electric traHsmissi6n power line be-
t,setn ceInersille. ~ D., a, ) liart
ingf0n. iyeb.. one OF the final Steps
was taken to form 1CB-Inile arc
of high tension lines--the longest In
the United STATES. reaching from
Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls. in
Wisconsin. westward and southwark
through the twin cities, Sioux Falls,
:. d., and Sioux City, Ia, 10 Omaha.
The plan to connect up the power
lines of different companies has
been worked out TO equalize the dis.
tributon of electric power through
out this section Of the northwest.
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America" Other fo8ts win follow
in chronological order as listed below:
y 2. 1.-THE Boston Tea Party" Cudahy
company. Ahead of this float will
march groups of men costumed as
Indians.
3. 1.-The Ride Of Paul Revere, "
Northwestern Bell Telephone COM
pany. A group of minute men will
precede the famous messenger of
battle
4. Washington sat Cambridge" +"
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
company. This float will be preceded
by dragons on horseback.
.. Betsy Ross" Board of Educa-
tion. Before Betsy will march high
school cadets, illustrating the con
trast between the minute men Of that
age and the cadet of today.
Buff and Blue Troops.
6. THE Declaration Of Indepen.
denee," Chamber OF Commerce.
Troops in the famous buff and blue
Of the colonial army will march
ahead of the signers Of the declara.
ton.
7 THE Spirit Of '7s"-Liberty
Bell, Standard Oil Company of Ne
braska. Colonial soldiers will pre-.
cede this float
8. Washington Crossing the Del
aware" Wabash Railroad company.
Another group Of revolutionary sol
diers will march ahead of this float.
Q. valley Forge" Metropolitan
Utilities district. A group dressed
like the battered veterans of the Val
ley Forge encampment viii walk In
front of this float.
10 "Mollle Pitcher" city of Oma-
ha. British soldiers will preeede this
float, while Mollie, on her wagon,
bangs away Justify and noisily with
her piece Of ordnance.
II. Surrender Of CORVALLIS" Ne
braska Power company. Sixteen
mounted United States cavalrymen In
the uniform of the colonial army will
escort this float
II. Constitutional Convention of
1881" Omaha lodge. No. 49, B. p. o.
Elks.
10. Patrick Henry" The Omaha
Bee
IA Benjamin Franklin." printing
industries
Is. Education" Scottish Rite
bodies and Tangier temple. Uniformed
Shriners will go in front OF this float.
Is. Inauguration Of Washington, -
Armour & Co.
IT "a layapdo, IIa,,,iIto,, Ou,aba n
and Council Bluffs street railway.
Is. "John Marshall" Omaha Bar
association.
Period Of Expansion.
10. Louisiana Purchase" Chicago
Burlington & Quincy Railroad -om-
pany.
20 Lewis and Clark" Omaha
Grain exchange.
q. Monroe Doctrine" Omaha
Real Estate board. on this float will
ride 16 young girls, representing the
republics OF South and Central Amer
lea.
%. Remember the Alamo" Wood
men Of the World Ahead of the gar.
rison Of the Alamo Will march Mexi.
can soldiers
Civil War
23 and "a. The Monitor and the
Merrlmac." Omaha Clearing House.
The ships will fire guns and give a
lively representation OF the famous
naval battle.
25. Emancipation Proclamation.
Rotary club. President Lincoln Will
he shown signing tho proclamation
which freed the slaves,
26. Barbara Frietchie," county
commissioners.
q. "Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad.
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L8.o95 Persons Make Merry
at Carnival Despite Rain

Despite threatening nin. S.e9h at.
tended the AkSar hen carnival last
nightl Tho attendance tho same night
Neat aRo WAS Ss0 and tho samo
night two years aeo the attendance
Aas 1915
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Princess Body Arrives.

New York. Sept. 29.--The body OF
Princess Anasthasia Of Greece, who
died recently IN London, wns re.
moved today from the chapel OF the
Cunard liner AaUitania on which II
arrived last nlglt ffnm England
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Six Bodies of
% Wreck Dead
Are Recovered
Horror of Passenger Train
Disaster More Grewsome
as Wyoming Greek
Water Recedes.

Casper, Wyo.. Sept. 29.-Nith The
aid of huge acetylene lights. 100 raj
road employees and volunteer rescue
workers. under the direction Of Super
intendent J. d. Grissinger, labored
late tonight with the herculean task
Of rescuing bodies Of the victims Of
the appalling railroad disaster that
resulted from the plunge of Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy passenger train
No. 80 from a bridge into the swirling
current Of the flood waters OF Cole
creek. near Lockett. 5 miles east OF
here. late Thursday night.
At 10 o'clock tonight, As hours after
the fatal plunge. the bodies Of only
six victims had been recovered.
Two Bodies in Chair Car.
With the aid Of sand bag dam.
which diverted the current Of the
stream toward the west bank Of Cole
creek. workmen We're enabled To wade
through water and thick dobe mud 70
the chair car Of the train. which was
tipped on end across the smoser. The
first corpse brought out was r. J.
Klove, brakeman. Next was that of
w. J. Nourse OF Gunnison. Colo. He
had evidently craRled out Of win
dow in the smoking car ITO the top Of
the chair ear before being swept into
the-water. i.
The body Of Albert Hin OF Dodge
City, Kan, was the third victim re.
covs1ed and was horribly mangled.
Although working frantieally and
.,f.
are now using hand pumps to draw
water from the submerged Pullman
car, which lies about 100 feet from
the other cars. are badly hampered
by the thick mud OF the stream =
bottom
Water Recedes. Shows Horror.
The wreckage presented n weird
scene today as the waters receded
and more OF the smashed and sunken
cars came into view. but the most
grewsome sight Is expected to be
encountered when the smoker is
reached, as II was estimated more
than 40 passengers were in this car
with little chance Of any Of them
escaping.
IdiiS Aoiilhht Aht A'A"i h'AN NH9
az much in doubt as when the
doomed train plunged from the bridge
into the sprging torrent Of Cole
creek. but 1t was believed the toll
would reach approximately 80.
Crowds of weary watchers lined
either Nbank of the creek while the
tragic rescue work WAS being fever
ishly carried on. Relatives OF n score
OF missing passengers on the train
silently hoped that through some
miracle their loved ones might be
taken out alive.