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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
MERINGUE FOR TOP
CREAMY PEACH PIE

Pastry: Sift together cups flour and tsp. salt. Cut in l cup short ening. Add 1 beaten egg and tbsp. vinegar. Mix with about 4 tbsp. wa ter to form dough. Roll to 1-8 inch thickness on lightly fIoured board and line pie pan. Crimp the edges and prick with fork. Bake at 450 makes two double crust pies. It may be mixed and stored in the ice box for several days before baking.
 Filling: Combine 1-2 cup sugar, 6 tbsp. flour, 1-2 tsp. salt with 1 egg yGlk. Add 1 cup water and cup canl;ed peach juice and cook for ten minutes in top of double boile., stir ring constantly. Remove from fire, cool and add tbsp, butter I tsp. lemon juice and 1-2 cup shredded cOcoanut. Turn into baked pie shell and arrange peach slices on top. Sprinkle cel;ter with 1-2 cup shredded cOcOanut.
 MRS. NELSON HOUTALING,
 23 Robinson Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
OLD FASHION PORK CAKE

1-2 ID. salt pork (through food
 chopper)
 1-3 pt. boiling water l cup sugar
 l egg
 1-2 cup mOlasses
 l teaspoon cinnamon 1-2 teaspoon cloves 1-3 teaspoon nutmeg
 l teaspoon soda
 1-2 ID. raisins
 Put salt pork through chopper and add boiling water, let stand 5 minutes then add sugar, molasses, spices and well beaten eggs, add baking soda which has been dissolv- ed in a little boiling water, last flour enough to make stiff batter, rais- ins can be put in at any time. This cake should always be put in loaf tins. Bake about 1-2 hours in slow oven. This cake is used as wedding, birthday and christmas cakes by adding, double amount of ingredi- entS and 1-3 lb citron, IA lb lemon peel, IA ID orange peel 1-2 lb chop ped nuts.
 This cake can be made weeks before time for use, do not frost till ready to use.
 Mrs. Newton Leas
 236 Orange St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
MAGIC CHECKERBOARD CAKE

MAGIC CHECKERBOARD CAKE"
 11a cups sugar
 % cup shOrtening-part butter
 4 eggs
 2A cups soft cake flour
 2 level teaspoons baking powder
 level teaspoon salt
 l tablespoon lemon or vanilla
 extract
 112 squares chocolate 112 oz.)
 Method:
 Cream shortening until light and fluffy. Gradually cream in sugar, salt and flavor. Add whole eggs, one at time, and cream up until very light. Alternate sifted flour and bak- ing powder with milk. Beat batter until smooth. Take off 1-3 of the batter and to this add melted choc- olate.
 To Make Checkerboard-Pla a cup or bowl 3 inches in diameter in the center of the cake tin. In this place another cup or bowl 5 inches in diameter in such a position as to make third circle. Fill this cen- ter circle with the chocolate batter, and fill the third circle with the untouched batter. Use three cake tins, two of which are both alike in batters. The third cake tin you al- ternate the batters SO the chocolate batter will fill the center and third circles and the vanilla batter the middle circle.
 Place in a moderate oven and cook till done
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT CAKE

IA cup shortening
 l cup sugar
 2 egg yolks
 2 squares unsweetened chocolate 1-2 cups flour
 1-2 teaspoon salt
 teaspoon soda
 l cup sour milk
 teaspoon vanilla
 Method:-Beat shortening sugar and egg yolks briskly. Add melted chocolate. Sift flour salt and soda, and add alternately with the sour milk to the first mixture. Mix thor oughly. Add vanilla. Pour into square c 1-2 inch or oblong cake pan, greased, and bake in moderate oven 50 to 60 minutes.
 Easy Frosting: Put 1-2 cups granulated sugar, unbeaten egg whites and 1-3 cup water to cook over boiling water. Beat constantly for minutes with Dover beater. Then add either 1-2 teaspoon pep permint flavoring or IA cup crushed peppermint candy (mints or pat ties). Continue beating until frosting is thick. Remove from boiling water and continue beating until thick enough to spread. Cover sides and top of cake. Melt squares unsweet- ened chocolate. Blend with l tea spoon butter. Pour and spread over top of cake, letting chocolate run down sides, over the white frosting.
 MRS. JAMES O'BRIEN,
 610 Willow St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
Cherry Cobbler

1 1-2 cups flour
 2 teaspoons baking powder 1-2 teaspoon salt
 1-2 cup sugar
 IA cup shortening
 1-3 cup milk
 1 egg, beaten
 2 cups canned red cherries
 sweetened
 l tablespoon quick cooking
 tapioca Mix and sift flour, baking powder salt and sugar, cut in shortening thoroughly, combine milk and egg and stir in. Turn cherries into bak- ing dish and sprinkle with tapioca. Drop batter over cherries. Bake in a hot oven (400 F) for IS minutes. Reduce heat to moderate (35O F.) and bake 25 to 30 minutes longer. Six servings. Serve with hard sauce or ice cream.
 MRS. ANN SAVALAUSKAS,
 230 Alder street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
INEXPENSIVE SPONGE CAKE

INEXPENSIVE SPONGE CAKE Temperatures: $50 degrees F. Time: About 30 minutes Cup flour
 1-2 teaspoons baking powder IA teaspoon salt egg yolks (well beaten) Grated rind 1-2 lemon tablespoon lemon juice l cup sugar
 1-2 cup hot milk or water ? egg whites
 l. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together twice. 2. Beat egg yolks until thick and light colored; add grated lemon rind and juice.
 3. Add sugar gradually and. beat we'll
 4. Add hot liquid, stirring con- stantly.
 5. Add flour mixture from the sitter, folding it in carefully. 6. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. 2. Bake n ungreased pan in moderate oven. Invert pan on wire rack to cool completely before removing cake.
 MARGE GORMAN,
 183 Homer Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
SECOND PRIZE
"SNOWBALLS"

Before "snowballs" can be made one must first make an angel cake The recipe for this cake is as fol- lows:
 II egg whites
 11a cup powdered sugar
 l cup sifted flour
 tsp. cream tartar with four Take 0ne-t third c: whites, mix with flour, then stir in remaining whites. Bake in slow oven in an ungreas- ed tin.
 Then cut the cake in 11a in. squares (for as many snowballs de- sired, slice off or remove the crusty outside, roll first in white icing, and then in freshly grated cocoanut.
 Note:- The frosting can be made using the cocoanut milk, confection- CTS sugar, one egg white and van- fila.
 Gn case one would not require a great many snowballs to be served for the occasion, only prepare as many as necessary, and the cake remaining can be frosted and served later as ordinary cake).
 ELEANOR c. LEAHY,
 994 South Main St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
CHOCOLATE CREAM FROSTING

2 cups sugar
 t. vanilla
 A cup unsweetened condensed
 milk
 5 spares melted chocolate 3 tablespoons butter Bring the sugar and condensed milk to a good boil. Add melted chocolate and butter - boil up to when a soft ball is formed in cold water, set aside to cool to blood heat. Add vanilla and stir con- stal.tly until it forms cream. Ap- ply to cake immediately.
 MRS. H. F. CAROLAN,
 Fairview Avenue, WOlc0tt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
SNOW-WHITE PUDDING

pt. milk, scalded 1-2 cup cracker crumbs tablespoons grated cocOanut ? egg yOlks, beaten light tablespoons sugar teaspoons vanilla Oven temperature: $50 degrees F. Baking time: thirty minutes, or longer
 MERINGUE FOR TOP egg whites, beaten stiff 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Browning time: 3-5 minutes Serves 6 people
 Scala milk in heavy saucepan; add crumbs cocoanut, egg yolks, sugar and vanilla. Pour into buttered baking dish; place in pan of hot water; bake in moderate oven until firm. Remove from oven; cover the top with meringue (made by adding sugar and vanilla to beaten egg whites) Brown quickly. Serve cold.
 Mrs. H. F. Johnson
 1904 West Main St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-16
$500 In Cash Every Week
 For Best Recipe 2nd PRIZE FREE DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING JOB DONATED BY PURITAN CLEANERS & OVERS Eleanor Leahy 994 South Main St. Entries For Next Week Must Be In
 By Tuesday, June 21st!

COLLEGE FUDGE CAKE F cup hot water 2 Sq. chocolate
 Cook until thick and smooth;
 then remove from fire and add. l cup sugar
 H cup shortening l egg yolk
 H teaspoon salt IFS cup flour
 11a teaspoon B. P. 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Last add 1 teaspoon soda dis solved in 1-2 c. boiling water. Beat until smooth and bake in mod. oven 375 F. for 30 min. Frost with min. icing. egg white
 A cup sugar
 219 tb. cold water 1a teaspoon vanilla Put egg whites, sugar and water in top of double boiler. Beat with egg beater until thoroughly mixed. 2 Place over rapidly boiling water. beat constantly with egg beater, and cook ' minutes. Remove from fire and add vanilla beat until thick enough to spread on cake.
 ROSEMARY CAMPBELL,
 23 Ludlow street
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
HOLDEN BRINGS
 UP LOAD FROM
 FIRST CITY PORT

After bringing three passengers from Ketchikan and one from Rake this morning. Alex Holden flew the Marine Airways Fairchild for Pavlof Harbor with a fishing party.
 Pilot Cope went out to the islands with five passengers aboard in the Bellanca.
 From Ketchikan, passengers were J. V. Davis, Ken Edwards, Milt Odum, and from Rake, Gene Mur- ray.
 To Pavlof Harbor for the after noon, Pilot Holden took General A. M McRae, MT and Mrs. w. Seligman, Mrs. Lucille Paul, Phil lip Finlay.
 Cope took Gerald Fitzgerald roundtrip, to Chichagof, Y. Shitan- da to Tenakee, Dan Willis and Fritz Willard to Todd and Bill Marke to Hoonah.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
THIRTY EIGHT EMBARK TODAY
 WITH ALEUTIAN

Twenty-Five passengers arrived in Juneau from the Westward this morning on the steamer Aleutian, and 38 sailed south.
 From Seward passengers were P. Finlay, A. Germain, Ole Johansen, Mrs. w. B. Metz, Gen. A. D. McRae, Mrs. s. Paul, J. c. Lennon, W. Se- ligman, Mrs. w, Seligman, w King Taylor, Eva Waugh, N. Bellatto, s. Maxi, H. Minay.
 From Cordova-M. Richard, M Sullivan, J. Truitt, w. Anderson, M c. Bergoli, H. Dahl E. Earl, L. Jo- hansen, w. Lindstrom, G. MakriS, G. Peterson.
 Sailing for Seattle were Mrs. w l.. Frazier. James Frazier, Henry Roden, Chris Nerland, Mrs. E. G. w Morris, Gilbert Bixby, Mrs For syth, MT. Forsyth, Mrs. Rex Early George Curtaz, Vera Riffey, Lois Spencer, F. c. Curd, o. M Lawrence, Melvin Aasen, A. J. Davis, R. Ben der, Art Lowe, R. Rice, Howard Johnson, Edward Olsen, M Radako- vich, Fred Potter, D. LaMaster, Roy Jones, R. M. Bessey, Mrs. R. Lun- dell, Master Robert Fraser
 For Ketchikan-M. D. Williams Earl Clifford, w. c. Bowen, Ben Grove, U. G, Martin, M. Norberg George Hershey.
 For Wrangell-Mrs. Coulter, Ed Moe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE COMMISS NER $ COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, DIVISION NUM- BIER ONE.
 Before FELIX GRAY, Commission CT and Ex-Officio Probate Judge, Juneau Precinct
 In the matter of the last will and testament and the estate of ISAIAH N. O'MEARA, deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undersigned was, on the 18th day of August, 1888, duly ap- pointed executor of the last will and testament of Isaiah N. OMeara, deceased.
 Ali persons having claims against the estate of deceased are required to present the same, with proper vouchers attached to the under signed at Juneau, Alaska, within six (6) months from the date of this notice, at the office of Faulkner & Banfield.
 Dated this 18th day of August, 1888.
 GUY McNAUGHTON,
 Executor of the Estate oi
 Isaiah N. OMeara, de-
 ceased.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
DART TO RESUME OLD SCHEDULE ON AUGUST 31
Postoffice Dept. Agrees to Wednesday Sailing h.
 stead of Saturday

Protests against the new sched- ule of the Dart mail boat which has been leaving here on Satur- days has been carried to the Post office Department by Capt. Einar Haugen, who has the contract, and the department has permitted him to change back to the old sched- ule, according to word received here today.
 The Postoffice Department said the old schedule would become eff fective again August 31, when the Dart will return to Wednesday sail ing from here.
 Strong protest has been made all along the line on the Saturday schedule, Capt. Haugen reported, and the Juneau Chamber of Com merce had joined rim in an effort to get it changed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUNu


 Princess Louise scheduled to arrive at 6:30 tonight. Columbia scheduled to arrive at 3 o'clock tomorrow morn ( ing and sails westward at 9 . o'clock . . Mt. Mckinley scheduled to ar . rivt at 10 o'clock tomorrow c forenoon and sails westward . . at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. c . North Sea scheduled to arrive Q . at 2 o'clock tomorrow after . . noon. . Prince Rupert scheduled to ar e . rive Thursday evening. . Chatham due Friday. . . Alaska scheduled to arrive Fri . . day or Saturday. . . SCHEDULED SAILINGS . . Baranof scheduled to sail from . . Seattle 9 am. tomorrow. . . North Coast scheduled to sail . . from Seattle August 25, 10 . . am. . . Northland scheduled to sail . . from Seattle August 26, 10 . am. . . Tongass scheduled to sail from . . Seattle August 26 at g pm. . . Aleutian scheduled to sail from . . Seattle August 27, am. . . Princess. Charlotte scheduled . . to sail from Vancouver Aug . . ust 27 at 9 pm. . . Yukon scheduled to sail from . . Seattle August 30, am. . . SOUTHBOtTND SAILINGS . . No steamer west or north. . . LOCAL SAILINGS . Estebeth scheduled to sail every . . Wednesday at pm. for Sit- . . ka and wayports. . . Dart leaves every Saturday . at 10 am. for Petersburg, : . Port Alexander, Rake and . wayports. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
Fern. 10000 pounds.

Halibut sales were: Fremont, l4,- 900 pounds, and Ina J., $500 pounds, both selling at 71s and cents a pound
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide-5:50 a.m., -2.3 feet. High tide-12:13 pm, 168 feet.
 Low tide-6:07 pm, 0.2 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
12PASSENCERS ARE ON ALASKA
 JUNEAU BOUND

SEATTLE, Aug. 23. - Steamer Alaska, on the Southeast Alaska triangle tourist voyage, sailed at g o'clock this morning with 179 first class passengers and seven steerage passengers aboard.
 Juneau bookings include the fol- lowing passengers:
 Steve Dowell, Mrs. T. J. Dowell T. J. Dowell, Walter Johnson, AL bert Schuback, Mrs. Roy Roach.
 T. J. Heron, Mrs. Louis D. Kel- sey, D. w. Reid, F. H. Soper, Gladys Jones, Dorothy Hansen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
20 PASSENGERS
 ABOARD LOUISE
 FOR THIS PORT

Canadian Pacific steamer Prin- cess Louise, scheduled to arrive in port from the south at 6:30 o'clock tonight. has the following paSsen- gers aboard for Juneau:
 Herman Bakkon. Neal Blanton, John w. Clark, wife and daughter, B. N. Hastings, wife and daughter.
 T. A. Hellenthal, Mrs. T. A. Hcl- lenthal, Edgar H. Latham, Rose M. Matthews, Maurice M Powell.
 Archie w. Shiels and wife, Jean F. Simpkins, Mrs. Mary A. Stubbs, Harry Warden, Ivan F. Winsor.
 For Tulsequah, via Juneau - Ro- bert harmon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
SUMMONS No. 4245-A

 In the District Court for the Ter ritory of Alaska, Division Number One. At Juneau. DOROTHY LA MARR, Plaintiff, vs. JACK ALBERT LA MARR, Defendant.
 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT ED STATES OF AMERICA, To the above named defendant, greeting:
 You are hereby required to ap- pear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division, at Juneau, within thirty days after the last publication of this sum- mons, namely within thirty days after the 18th day of September, 1888, in case this summons is pub lished, or within forty days after the date of it's service upon you personally, and answer the com- plaint of the above named plain tiff on file in the said court in the above entitled action.
 That said plaintiff in said action demands the following relief de- cree of divorce from defendant on the ground of cruel and inhumar treatment by defendant of plain tiff in that he frequently struck hel and upon the ground of incompati- bility of temperament.
 And in the event you fail to SC appear and answer, the plaintiff will take judgment against you fol want thereof, and will apply to thu court for the relief demanded 1T her complaint and as hereinabovt stated.
 The date of the order for pub. lication of this summons is August B, 1888.
 Witness the Honorable George F Alexander, judge of said court, aric the seal of said court hereuntt affixed on this 18th day of August 1888.
 ROBERT E. COUGHLIN,
 (SEAI) Clerk
 By J. w. LEVERS,
 Deputy First publication, Aug. Is, 1888. Last publication, Sept, B. 1888,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
EVA WAUGH RETURNS

Eva Waugh, who has been to the Westward, returned to her Juneau home aboard the Aleutian.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
FIFTY TONS
 OF SALMON
 ARE LANDED

Nearly 100000 pounds of salmon were landed at the Juneau Fish Exchange yesteday and today, and two boats with halibut.
 Arrivals were, for salmon, Elfin II, 4300O pounds; Diana, 4,000 pound, Hyperion, 23,00O pounds, and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
} HALIBUTERS
 SELL, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Aug. 23.-Three hali- buters sold here today.
 The ReSolute came in from the western banks with 39,000 pounds and sold for 10 and 9 cents a pound.
 The Alitak came in from the local banks with 2,000 pounds and sold for IA cents and the Maddock, also from the local banks, brought in. 1000 pounds and sold for 10 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
MARKLE TO HOONAH

Deputy United States Marshal w. J. Markle flew to Hoonah today with Marine Airways to return to Juneau Hans Blackstad, who is under arrest there charged with statutory offense. He is alleged to have attacked a woman at Elfin Cove, officials said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
METHODIST AID MEETS

Members of the Methodist Ladies Aid will meet in the parlors of the church tomorrow afternoon for q regular business meeting. Plans for a rummage sale, September 3, will be completed and all members are urged to be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-23
CHARLOTTE OUT
 WITH F ABOARD

Twelve passengers went out on the Princess Charlotte this morning when that vessel passed southbound through Juneau, sailing from here at 2 am
 Passengers were w. L. Bliss, Miss s. Berg, J. Oldroyd, Mrs. L. T. Oldroyd, s. Silverstein, Mrs. s. Silverstein. Mrs. J. Crane, Miss F. Burt, Mrs. Thomas Cole, c. Mark strom, Miss Eileen Walsh, M Edel- man.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
Mother Chooses Blindness
Over Death for Baby Girl

Hospital: DR.. Paul Schmitt, a path
ologist, will round ou the group.
A clash between reason and emo
tion caused the parents of baby
Helaine to falter, explained an in.
innate of the family, who said:
"The parents did not know
what to do and still don't know.
If they were simple people they
would be controlled by emotion
and listen to physicians urging
an operation.
But they realize that the
removal Of the glioma from the
retina may even have q result
more tragic than death, that
is, feeble mindedneSs, If the
child lives.
when they were considering
this phase Of the case, reason,
Of course, prevailed"
Divided opinions among clergy.
men counseling them-one urging
the baby be left alone, while others
recommended the operation-also
added to their uncertainty, the
friend explained.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
CIRCUS HORSES
COAT AUCTION

Horses of the folded Col. Tim
McCoy's wild west show will be
auctioned publicly at the Union
Stock Yards, Benning Road North.
east. Wednesday at II a. m.
Receivers for the defunct enter.
prise, William H. Collins and Ed.
mund M. Toland, decided today
on the public auction. The horses
offered include draft animals,
jumpers, saddle horses and broncs.
Meanwhile, the last of the show
folk were preparing to leave the
city that proved their Waterloo.
Cowboys and Cossacks, British
lancers and Hindus, were on their
wsy back to California, through
the assistance of the nonresident
bun eau of the public assistance
division Of the Department Of Wei.
fare.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
Mother Advises
Against Knife

BEVERLY HILLS. Cal, May Q
Q.N.SO.-From a mother who
once had to make the same deci.
sion came a passionate plea today
for the parents in Chicago OF
Helaine Colan not to permit an
operation which would deprive the
baby of sight and perhaps save
her life.
Don't let them take your
baby's sight!" repeated Mrs.
Irene Gertler. She called her
9-year-old daughter, June, now
perfectly normal, and an oc-
casional player in motion pic
lures to her side.
1.-THE doctors tell you your
baby will die if they do not
operate-w:n die If you DON'T"
was Mrs. Gertler'S message.
"They told me that once.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09

tremendous speed with every few
yards.
At ElSmere, a small siding sta
tion, Slade stopped and dove fran
tically toward a telephone. In
Spector Marquand took the call at
Colorado Springs. He burst from
the roundhouSe on q dead run,
making for the switch where he
could throw the runaway off the
main line onto the roundhouse
track.
AS he ran toward the switch he
called a warning to D. r. Brown,
a repair man at work on a loco
motive on a siding nearby, to get
out from under, but Brown failed
to hear.
A moment later there was a
terrific roar and the earth rocked.
Box cars with their complement of
panic-Stricken cattle hurtled into
the air. Truck wheels, fragments
of box cars, bits of mechanism
and tons Of coal arched across the
sky in a terrific Salvo.
Brown, directly in the path OF
a flying iron wheel, survived be.
cause its trajectory was altered
by a water tower.
The cattle cars were shattered
to bits, though miraculouSly only
one animal was killed outright
another having to be shot. Fright.
ened, bawling cattle ran in all
directions, many Stampeding into
the business section, where they
were reaSSembled in an impromptu
roundup.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
ROCK HANGAR
4 Sisters, 32O,
Holding Reunion

URBANA, ILL.,, May 9.-Four sis
tiers whose combined ages total
800 years are having a reunion
here. They are Mrs. Anna RoinS.
West Palm Beach, Fla, SO years
old: Mrs. Jennie Merrill, Aurora,
Neb.. 81; Mrs. F. o. Sale, Urbana,
of the late Charles "Chick"
Sale, 80. and Mrs. Ida Rush. South
Wayne. Wis, 70. All are enjoying
good health and active.
The Washington times., 1938-05-09
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The Washington times., 1938-05-09

Wreckage covered 300 yards OF
the Rock Island right-of-way this
morning as an aftermath Of the
drama in which William Mar
quand played a hero's role. The
deaths of two steers were the only
casualties.
Marquand rushed from the
round house here with the roar
of the approaching runaway al
ready in his ears after getting a
frantic telephone call and threw
a switch which virtually caused
the careening train to explode
before reaching the station.
The warning had come but a
scant minute before the jugger-
naut roared into the yards.
The train, comprising Is cars
Of coal, two cars Of livestock, two
bunk cars, one "empty" and q
cabooSe. left here at Z o'clock yes
terday morning.
It was brought to stop at Fal-
con, 800 1eet higher than Colorado
Springs. There the locomotive
was detached to attend to the
switching of some other freight
cars.
Railroad men said the locked
air brakes securing the string of
1S cars must have leaked and re.
leased their grip. At any rate
the train started rolling back
down the grade toward Colorado
Springs.
When Engineer Ed Slade OF
Denver became aware, it was
rapidly gaining momentum.
Slade leaped into his cab and
gave chase for IL miles. The pace
was too hot to go further. Spikes
stood UP as high as three inches
from their ties on curves after the
runaway had passed, picking UP