Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 225.

RESPECT THE DEAD 0 All Business Ceased Today in Bluffton While Funerals Were Held. TOTAL THIRTY-NINE Ten Are Iniured and Half of That Number Will Probably Die. bluffton, Ind., Sept. 23 —At the public meeting held at the opeia house Thursday evening, resolutions of respect were adopted extending sympathy to all the families of those who lost loved ones in the recent wreck. This afternoon all the stores, factories and business places are closed as a mark of respect. It is probable that the lodges will hold a memorial service here Sunday afternoon, though this has not been definitely anr.ouno-, ed. Gradually the citizens of Bluffton and Warren, where the greater number of those killed in the frightful wreck at Kingsland resided, are recovering from the stunning blow. Hundreds of citizens remained up during the entire night, administering coatfort to the relatives living and caring for the dead as best they could. Now the thoughts are turned to the cause and blame is being attached to the managers of the road for running light cars, for employing cheap labor, for working the crews eighteen hours a day, and for other things which the public has heretofore borne uncomplainingly. It is generally believed that the crew on the southbound passenger car violated the orders, but there is talk of lap orders and other entangling reasons given for the cause. All of the details will be investigated by the proper authorities. Judge Sturgis has had a special grand jury drawn who will begin their work next Monday. The state railroad com-

*’ ' Bjv • ’’ .'fjPCi,:' , * V . W *; U* ' ’ '■ S- •'> a The wrecked interurban cars, from one of which were taken fortysix dead and dying.

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mission has begun work and the matter will be thoroughly investigated. The list of the dead as given out this morning was 39. The change in our list as published is that I.loyd Brown of Bluffton was killed and Clyde Brown of Warren was badly injured, but only one Swartz, Jacob, of Unlondale, was killed. There are nine in the list of seriously injured, four of whom were trainmen. Os that number four or five may die, and at least three, Miss Margaret Trlbolet, Fred Parkhurst 'v * and Clyde Brown having but little chance to survive. Amos Ellenberger, the Berne man, has an even chance. He is suffering milch pain with a fractured leg and'other body injuries. The funerals are being held today, Saturday. Sunday and Monday. The services for Ralph Walser, Charles Raber, Mrs. Hiram Falk and Mrs. Harvey were held today. The funeral of L. C. Justus will be held Saturday morning and of Seymour Robinson, Saturday afternoon. I)an Dubach will be buried tomorrow afternoon from the Reformed church near Vera Cruz and Joseph Sawyer Saturday afternoon at Old Salem. A general memorial service will be held at Bluffton Sunday afternoon and hundreds of people from all over this part of the state will take part. The Elks lodge will attend from here in a body. The Decatur lodge of Elks met last evening and adopted resolutions which will be forwarded to that place today. COURT HOUSE NEWS. Ella Baker vs. George X. linker, divorce, default of defendant; prosecutor directed to answer. The case against Philip Rash and Clinton Death, for larceny, will go to the jury about 4 o'clock this afternoon, the evidence concluding at noon. Prosecutor Heller appears for the state and Peterson & Moran arc defending. —fj MRS. BUHLER SERIOUSLY SICK. Mrs, Maggie Simms arrived from Marion to be with her sister, Mrs. J> cob Buhler, who has been very sick for several weeks. It is thought that Mrs. Buhler is suffering from lung trouble, and for the past six weeks has been bedfast. At present she is slightly better, but her .condition is said to be very serious.

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, September 23, 1910,

BADLY CRUSHED Was the Body of Jesse Huffman, Who Was Killed in the Wreck. BODY TAKEN HOME He Was a Popular Young Man in Literary and Musical Circles. The funeral of Jesse Huffman will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the home of his mother. Mrs. Diggs, at Marion. The Marion Leader said of the young man and his fate: Several hundred people viewed the body of Hoffman at the morgue last evening. The remains were badly scarred and mangled and it is the geenral opinion death must have been instantaneous. Huffman’s face was badly scarred, his right arm was broken above the elbow and his chest was crushed. The wound in the chest was sufficient alone to have caused death. Although the face was bruised and scarred, identification was not difficult. The deceased was 28 years of age. and one of the most popular young men in Marlon. He vj;as a broker and insurance writer and maintained an office in the Mark building. His father, who died six years ago, was a well known attorney of Marion. Mr. Hpffman was a talented young man, being a pianist of unusual ability. He composed several selections and his knowledge of music was equal to that of most professionals. He was a member of the Marion Conservatory orchestra. Literature appealed strongly to Huffman and he was a member of the Social Science Center .taking part in much of the work of the society. He was a member of the Marlon Golf club and spent* much of his time on the links. Tuesday he played a set with Col. Stretch, E. H. Johnson and Judge Carroll. o Rev. Sherman Powell returned this noon from Montpelier, where he had been atending the Methodist missionary convention.

BOTH ARE GETTING BETTER. Mr. and Mrs. William Schamerloh Have Had Share of Sickness. William Schamerloh of Union township was in the city yesterday, and Is beginning to show marked improvement from his recent operation and he believes that he will entirely recover, and this is the best kind of news to him, after having suffered for years with a chronic trouble. Several months ago Mrs. Schamerloh also underwent an operation, and which Indicates that they have had their share of sickness during the summer. Both are recovering and it is the hope of their many friends that they both will be entirely relieved of the Suffering they had heretofore been subjected to. MUNCIE MYSTERY Norman Black, Banker and Business Man, Shot From Ambush. WHILE OUT DRIVING Mbrderer Believed to be the Husband of Black’s Lady Friend. (United Press Service.) Muncie, Ind., Sept. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Norman Black, wealthy citizen, banker and real estate dealer, was shot and killed last night about 7:30. The police have been at work on tne case continuously ever, since but nave reported no arrests. it became known this afternoon, however, that the authorities are working oq the theory that Black was shot from ambush. He was sitting in his buggy and was shot by » 22-calibre rifle. He had been away from the stables thirty minues, when his horse returned, with Black sitting in the buggy dying. When shot it is thought that his hat fell off and was replaced on his head by the murderer. This is believed true because the hat is muddy, while the rest 6f his clothes do not look as though he had left the buggy. The murderer is thought to be the irate husband of some woman, as Black is said to have been intimate with several married women of this city. The authorities are now endeavoring to locate just where the shooting occurred from the distance he would have traveled during the time he was gone. ATTEND IN A BODY — « Decatur Elks Will Go to Bluffton Sunday to Attend Funeral Services • * FOR BROTHER ELKS Who Met Death in Kingsland Wreck —Gloom Cast A , Over Local Order. Upon the call of the exalted ruler, H. J. Yager, the Decatur Elks met Thursday evening to make arraugjments for attending the funeral of brother Elks, so many of whom met death in the awful interurban wreck at Kingsland Wednesday noon. The Decatur Elks will attend in a body Sunday, when several of the funerals will be held. A number of the deceased, whose bodies were so badly mangled, could not be held until then, and several funerals will take place today and tomorrow, the remaining ones to be on Sunday. Committees were appointed by the local lodge to drait resolutions of sympathy, and another to arrange for eight floral pieces, expressive of the sympathy and love of the Decatur order, over which the deepest gloom has been by this awful and sudden ending of many so near and dear in the fraternal order. A continued session will also be held this evening at the lodge hall to con sider and complete arrangements nol fully made last evening, and a full at tendance of the membership is desir ' ed.

DON BURK LEAVES ♦ ■ For Greencastle to Take Up Course to Prepare For the Ministry. FOUR YEARS’ COURSE Best Wishes of Friends Accompany Young Man to Place of Learning. Don L. Burk, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Burk of this city, left this morning for Greencastle, where he will enter Depauw university to take a four years’ course in preparation for tife ministry. Mr. Burk is a graduate from the Decatur high school, and for some time has had a desire for the higher calling, and has §pent considerable time in study to this end. He is a bright and intelligent young man and several months has served as supply at the Methodist church at Woodburn, where he would fill the pulpit each Sunday. Owing to his leaving to enter college, he handed in his resignation last Saturday, and the members of the parish regretted very much to lose him. He has been offered the position of private secretary to the Methodist'pastor at Greencastle and will probably accept in addition to his regular school work. His school work will commence on next Tiiesday and he left today so as to become acquainted with the place and the many students with whom he will study during his course there. His many friends are much elated over the vocation he has chosen and their best wishes for his success accompany him through his course of training for the ministry.

ATTEND FUNERALS Os Friends Killed in Wreck — Albert Sellemeyer Goes to Warren. A FORMER STUDENT Os His, Silas Thompson, Meets Death While on Way to University. Albert Sellemeyer. teacher at Peterson, will leave this evening for Warren to attend the funerals of several friends who met death in the Kingsland wreck. Mr. Sellemeyer taught several years in the Warren high school and was well acqfiainted with several of the unfortunate men whose death occurred so untimely. Among his nearest friends was Silas Thompson ,son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, one of the most widely known young me'h of Warren. He was a student of Mr. Sellemeyer’s at warren, and it was at the Thompson home that Mr. Sellemeyer roomed while in Warren. The young man was just returning to his studies at the University of Michigan when he met his death. Fred B. Jones, assistant cashier in the Exchange bank at Warren who was also a victim of the wreck, was also a friends of Mr. Sellemeyer’s, and many a social evening they spent together. -- o — TO HOLD RALLY MEETING. , <x_ To Be Held at the Mt. Pleasant M. E. Church Next Sunday Evening. t A laymen’s missionary rally meeting will be held at the Mt. Pleasant M. E. church next Tuesday evening, beginning at 7:30, sun time. Rev. L. M. Edwards of Portland will speak on the subject, “Every Laymen a Missionary,” and Rev. O. V. L. Harbour of Geneva will speak on the subject, “World Evangelism—a Man’s Job." There will be special music. Everybody invited. O j UNION CHAPEL U. B. CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. All are cordially invited to be present at the above services. • J. IMLER.

' U. B. JUNIORS’ PROGRAM. The'Juniors of the U. H. church will give an entertainment next Sunday evening, September 2'>th, at 7:30 as follows: Song—School. Prayer. Song—Choir. Recitation —Harvey Deam. Recitation —Esther Johnson. How to Save the World—Four Girls Solo —Mildred Butler. Recitation —Olive Ray. Recitation —Ethel Deam. Song—Choir. Pantomime —Three Girls. Recitation —Harry Fisher. Recitation—Zelda Melchi. Solo —Zelma Nelson. Floral Offering—Four Girls. Recitation —Glen Hill. Recitation and Tabueau—Three Girls. Recitation —Neva Chronister. Song—Junior Choir. Address —Rev. Imler. Offering. Closing Song—Tableau. HUNT OF HUSBAND Youngstown, Ohio, Woman is Trailing Husband Who Joined Show Troupe. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN That Played Here Monday Night—Has Habit of Joining Shows. A woman from Youngstown. Ohio, is calling on the marshals of the various towns in the tour of Stetson's Uncle Tom’s Cabin show company, that played here Monday evening, in the search of her husband whom she claimed deserted her two weeks ago and joined the show troupe. She called on the marshal at Bluffton. to which place me snow went from here, and not being afde to get a clue there, followed on to Hartford City, where it played Wednesday night. The Bluffton Banner says: ‘ She stated that she did not want her husband to know she was following him, but she wanted to be sure he was with the company. If this was found to be the case sh? stated she was going to the home of a daughter in Missouri without telling the husband her whereabouts. She carried a picture of her spouse and this tallied with the description of the piano player with the company. “She stated he was an artist in that line of wofk and would likely be found "tickling the ivories.” Both were troupers in their younger days, but decided to give up the life several years ago. The husband failed to keep his promise, however, and she stated he had a habit of joining the Uncle Tom show several weeks out of each year." o MISS KETTLER RESUMES CLASS. Miss Martha C. Kettler of Fort Wayne, who so successfully taught piano here the past year, will resume her class. Her studio is at No. 309 North Third street, and she will arrive tomorrow, at which time she will meet those desiring to enter her class and complete arrangements for study. Miss Kettler is a musician of much talent and fine training, and has been very successful in her teaching here. _j_ — 0 — ATTACK OF HEART TROUBLE. Mrs. John Smith of Tenth street has been seriously sick with cholera moubus and heart trouble since yesterday morning, but is much improved. For a while Thursday her life was despaired of. but she rallied and it is thought will get along well.

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ASSISTED IN WORK Rev. Earl Parker and Rev. Hunter Myers Did Valiant Duties. TELL THEIR STORIES Vivid Description of Scenes and Story of Dr. Cook’s Heroism. Among those who assisted in removing the dead from the Kingsland wreck were Rev. J. Hunter Myers and Rev. Earl Parker, both known here. They arrived a few minutes after the accident on the first special “The scene beggared description, says Rev. Parker. "I saw the Iroquis theater fire in Chicago, said he, ‘‘but that awful death scene lacked the horror of this wreck. "Mr. Parker plunged into the work of assisting in the removal of the bodies from the awful tangle in the south end of the telescoped car, where they had been jammed and crushed together, and stayed at his post of duty until a late hour. On one occasion Mr. Parker saw a woman’s foot and ankle protruding from the ghastly pile. He seized hold of the foot, which was still encased in a shoe, and pulled. To th.> horror of the minister there was no resistance when he pulled, and he found himself standing in the wreck with a human leg in his hands, crushed off at the knee. Rev. Parker says he saw at least fifteen persons expire. The fact that the floor of the special car crashed through the heavily loaded one was the cause of the awful havoc and loss of life. Rev. Parker states that nearly all had their legs crushed off. He labored with the rescuers until 4:30. Another singular thing is the fact that there was not a child on the car. The youngest person is thought to have been Miss Margaret Tribolet, who was a personal friend of Rev. Parker's wife. It is said that when Rev. Parker left the scene of the accident that both arms were covered with blood and his clothing to his elbows looked as if they might have been painted red. He administered to the unfortunates and fanned two at a time until they died. He said that the ones who were not dead and were conscious never uttered a sound and merely askeSHR tered a sound and merely answered the questions asked them by the physicians and others who hoped to identify them. Rev. Myers says: “Dr. Cook was the hero of the wreck. We jumped off the northbound car and ran forward together. As we ran he at once discovered his brother dead. No question about it. *Yith a mighty effort he controlled himself and rushed right into the twenty-five or thirty who were still living at this time. I believe he was the first doctor on the ground. I know that with ported control of himself he went from one to another administering a hypodermic, and after doing that taking care of them as he could. After the first auto of doctors had arrived and he was somewhat relieved of the responsibility, he broke down entirely, and only rallied again when called to finish the care of Mrs. Burgan. “The metropolitan papers this morning say that the Kingslatjd people were dazed and did little. This is a slander on people that did marvels. 1 was perfectly astonished that they had been able to do so much in so short a time. There were so few of them to work, not over six or eight men and as many women, so it seemed to me when we arrived. But they had used sense and care. Water was quickly on the ground, comforts, sheets, drugs, such as the home could furnish. These women of Kingsland were most kind and active and it. seemed to me did everything that the persons’ own dear one would have done if they had been there." " ——————tj (7—— ATTEND FUNERALS. ► Free Frisinger, Tuhey Green and ► Glen Falk, members of the Phi Delta ► Kappas, left this morning for Bluffton ► where they attended the funerals oi ► several of their brother members who ► belonged to the fraternity at that ► place, and who met death in the trac- ► tion wreck Wednesday.