Richmond Palladium (Daily), 9 January 1902 — Page 1

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Though He Exploded tbe Torpedo and His Fireman Called to Stop, Engineer Wischo Pluured On.

The Ha?e ti"-ine Piled oa Top of a Loaded Passenger Car and 15 Lives Were Forfeited. New York, Jan. 9. in the New York Central railroad tunnel that burrows under Park avenue, this city, two local trains collided yesterday. Fifteen passengers were killed and twice that number were injured. A dozen of the latter were seriously hurt, and the roster of the dead may be extended. It wai a rear-end collision between a South Norwalk local that ran in over the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and was halted by block signals at the southern entrance of the tunnel, and a White Plains local that tame by the Harlem branch of the New York Central. The train was crowded with suburbanites. Most of the death. Injury and damage was wrought by the engine of the White Plains train which plunged Into the rear car of the motionless train and was driven through to the middle of the car, smashing the seats and furnishings and splitting the sides as it moved forward. Tie victims either were mangled in the mass of wreckage carried at the pilot, crushed in the space between boiler and car sides, or scalded by s earn which came hissing from broken pipes and cylinders. The eng'ne in its final plunge of 40 feet carried the rear car forward and sent twisted iron, broken timbers and splinters crashing into the coach ahead. Lights were extinguished and from the wreckage and darkness came the cries rt the injured and calls for assistance by those who escaped. Within a few minutes the work of rescue, marked by heroism cni sacrifice, began. Alarms that .brought ever available amoulance in the city, thi police reserves of five precincts, an i the firemen of the central eastern d'strict of Manhattan, .were sounaed at ouce. , With- foremen "and sArgoTi3 came a" score of vo'nnteer physicians and half a doz n clergymen. ! Ladders were run uown the tunnel air shafts and the firemen and police attacked the debris with ropes and axes. Passengers already had rallied and were trying to release those imprisoned in the debris. Father Smith and Rev. Dr. Walkley, chapla'ns of the fire department, crawled in over the wreckage and ministered to the dying. Lieutenant Clark of the fire department forced his way to the point where Miss Rice and Miss Scott lay and stood in wa'er that seal led the flesh from hia limbs until the women were released. T. M.-Murphy, a passenger both ot whose legs were broken and s'ill held by tie timbers, volunteered to remain as he was until those around him were assisfed. Two policemen and Chaplain Walkley reached Mrs. Howa d and the ch plain gave her a stimulant. The policemen were cutting away the I at which held the woman down when a pipe broke. The scalding steam drove them back, and when the rescuers returned Mrs. Howard was dead. Responsibility for the disaster is unfixed, but Superintendent Franklin . s aid that so far as he had been able to discover. J. W. Wischo. engineer of the White Plains train, is to blame. It is declared that when the South Norwalk train stopped a flagman ran back into the tunnel and besides placing a torpedo on the track, endeavored to Rag the oncoming train. The tunnel was beclouded with steam and smoke, while the snow which fell through the air shafts tended to ob-K-ure the view. Engineer Wischo and Fireman Christopher Flynn were arrested. A signal man also was detained for a time but was released. Superintendent Franklin has issued a statement as to tbe accident, in which he declares that the block signals at 59th street were obeyed by the New Haven train, while the engineer of the White Plains train disregarded them. "The torpedo on the track went off." said the superintendent, "but he did not stop, even though the fireman called to him to do so. The system of block signals is such that ft Is a physical impossibility for a signal man to make his light declare the track free if another train is on the block." Residents of New Rochelle contributed the largest number to the casualty list because the rear car of the South Norwalk local was reserved for them and was kept locked until the train reached that place. William Leys, one of the dead, was general manager of the dry goods firm of B. Attniaa & Co.. of this city, and was y.romiaent in commercial circles. A. M. Perrin was second rice president of the Union Bag and Paper company and was equally well known. H. G ..inoaC wbo waa ktTed. wa assist

ant general manager or cne Americars Bridge company. E. F. Walion was well known banker of New York. Afti-r Mow t-. -Cap Tov n. Jsn. 9. Mr. and Mr ttudyaid K.p.ing arr.ved i.eie yesi

This Year's Wheels. The city is full now of (raveling men in every line of poods sold in Richmond. One army of drummers hardly gets out of town before another is here. Merchants seem to be buying largely, and futher in advance tban in other seasons, and say they expect a great business. A bicycle man from the west who sells a wheel which has been popular here, gives some information in that regard that is interesting. The wheels for this year will be of smaller tubing than last, and, while the diamond- frami will be retained, it will be on somewhat more graceful lines. The weight9 are lighter, i bey are selling a wheel weighing 19 pounds they guarantee to carry a 200 pound man for a vear. Tires will be about the same as before, and colors will be similar, bat more- varied. v Tbe wbe-4 will not bfe-oToWbEa" "cTKoW lightened with other shades of tiie same color. Bright posts will be avoided as much as possible, in order to give a wheel that will stand weather and not rust up. Sprockets will be some lighter, and the chainless model improved a little. Prices for the very best wheels will be $50 to $75. They've Got it. Reports from the south end' of the county are eneouraging in the smallpox situation. They have several cases two in a family named Swafford at Kitchell's Corner; one iu a family named Newman farther west; three in a family near Smithfield connected with the Swafford famiiy. All are light cases, however, and several of them are now convalescent. There is no danger of a spread of the disease, which seems to have come from Liberty, so far as it has been traced. A. YANALLEMDRT Alvin Van Allen, the Veteran Baker, Met With Quite a Severe Accident This Morning. He was in his delivery wacon this morning in front of the Morris book store when a st reet car came by and frightened his horse. M. Van Allen was thrown out, but before the horse could do much damage it was caught by bystanders, Mr. Van A'len was sent home in the ambulance. He was badly shaken up and bruised, bat it is not apprehended that he will be permanently injured. Good Outlook. ' W. T. Commons, who is manager of the Centerville creamery, was in town this morning and brings encouraging news in the creamery interest. He says that the purchase of thet properties by the combination will not dose any of them, but that they are to be enlarged and run more extensively than ever; that at one or more of tten very extensive improvements are to be made as soon as possible. This is an annoencement which will give pleasure "to aH in this county, the farrring interest especially. " , Greensburg P. 0. Robbed. Greensburg, Ind., Jan. 9. The safe in the postofSoe was blown oper last night and ; f 1,700 - worth of stamps stolen.

AUTOMOBILES. A . Company Incorporated for Their Manufacture in Richmond. Articles of incorporation were riled Udy of the RicLmoi-d Automob'le and Cycle Company. Thev s,at- that tbe company is organized for thrt "Manufacture, sale, leasing, renting, trailing, repairing ar.d selling, either at wholtsale or retail, vehicles of every kina and description, including the above, and sundries therefor; also steam atd gaso line engines, dvnami s, electric motors and all other electrical sup plies and appliances: and all kinds of hardwa-e and hardware special ties." The capital stock is $10,000, with 100 thares of. $100 each. The term is fifty pears. The .... directors are Charles F. Wright, thirty shares; Mary J. Wright, twenty shares; Thomas A Shaw, ODe share; Virgie E. Shaw, one share. . . - - - ; ViCJaum.fe'iiwartfcteS'ales that no stock is to be sold or transferred by any holder other than the Wrights so long as thy remain stuckni lders without havfne been first offered to them at a price based on the last invoice of property and invoice. Tbe officers are to be a president and manager, secretary and treasurer. The president and manager is given full authority over everything, in fact, is the whole thing absolutely. Business College Items. School has opened with a large increase in attendance in all departments. Especially is this true of the commercial department. Miss Alice Wells, principal of the shorthand department, returned on Monday from Hartford City, where she spent the holidays with relatives. Miss Carrie Maas has accepted a position as bookkeeper with Richardson-Weber Co. of this city. Mr. John Martin has taken a position as stenographer in the office of the superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railway company at the Union station. Mr. Omor Todd is workintr in tbe office of the Schultz Hardware company. Mr. O P. Gibson a as acee ted a position as principal of thorthan department of the Southwestern Business university, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Gibson had six positions offered to him during the holidays, Mr. Roy Owens weat to El wood last week to accept a iosition in tte office of the American Tin Plate company. Prof. M. W. CiissKore, prircipal of the commercial department, has returned from Cincinnati bringing his . newly wedded wife. He was greeted with an abun4at supply of rice upon returning to the school room. Precincts Changed. Petitions were filed with the commissioners today and approved for changes in Precincts No. 2 and 3 in Wayne township. By these changes a part of Precinct No. 2 is taken off and added to precinct No. 3. The change thus only rebounds those precincts and makes changes in none of the others. The voting place for precinct No. 2 is to be at Chester and for No. 3 at No. 6 school house. Horticultural Association. It has bee ii decided to hold the meeting of the Horticultural association on Saturday at 10 o'clock instead of 2 o'clock as has been usual. The reports of the state board of agriculture will be distributed at this meeting.

! POORJOMAN Relates a Startling Story off : III Usage at Hamilton. A woman with a shocking tal of trouble was in town today soliciting help from th police department, an was provided with a pass part of the way to ln'1ijirsiporis - She claims to be the wife of a painter at Indianapolis, and that she separa'edfro ja her husband sometime ago on account of his intimacy with another woman. She went to Indianapolis and claimed to have worked at tbe Central Avenue Rescue Mission at Cincinnati. Oa getting homsick and starting for home got as far as Hamilton where she took a room for the night in a cheap lodgiog house. During the night four men entered her room and assaulted her. Sbe admits that she is a victim of the morphine and cocaine habits, ard. ber .story of Hamilton depravity tuay"-be a p:pe dream. Sbe looked like ' a woman who had once seen

good circumstances, and needing help was given it by the authorities. Of the Royal Arcanum, at The Westcott, in Honor Of Mr. Elder. The farewell banquet tendered J. F. Elder by J. N. S. Council of the Royal Arcanum, at the Westcott list night was a very fine affair. Mr. Love, who is a member, gave the matter his personal attention with the result that it has never been eclipsed in Richmond. There were eight courses with all the delicacies, royally served. Prof. T. A. Mott officiated as toast master, and there were responses by C. E. Sbiveley. Joseph Dickinson, Benjamin Starr, George Davis of Cincinnati and Ed Shroyer of Cic-c-innati, the latter prand secretary of the order. The remarks were mainly reminiscences and stories relating to the h'story of tbe order in this city and Mr. Elder's connection therewith and his relation with the city in general. Some most enjoyable stories were told, abounding in wit and - humor. At the close Mr. Elder made a graceful acknowledgement. Cain's orchestra supplied elegant music The Rev. Kopp opened the banquet and also responded to a toast. The guests of the evening were: Grand Secretay, Ed Shrorer, In dianapolis, led.; and Messrs. R. Allen Harp, Geo. R. Dilks, B. B. Myrick, Jr., Thomas Nicholson, George L. Cates, John Shroyer. i Benjamin Starr, Lee B. Nusbaum, John M. Wampler, T. A. Mott, T. W. McMeans. M. A. Gibbons, W. S. Kaufman. E. K. Shera, C. A. McGuire, Theodore J. Webb, J. W. Wilson, J. M. Lontz, C. S. Farnham, William Stevens, J. H. Wilson, H- Mather, D. L. Mather. H. Moore, George Siedel, B. B. Johnson, Sharon E. Jones, E. G. McMahan, G. W- Ma&hmeyer, F. J. Par- ;" son, J. Y. Poundstone, W. F. Starr, W. C. Sudhoff, O. Taur, Frank J. , Neff, S. E. Swayne, John J. Crawt ford, Joseph J. -Dickinson, R. G.Shri- ! ber, W. W. GiSbrd, C. Shiveley, John Robbins, U. B. G. Ewing,M. D , John Hollowell. Guy S. McCabe, Elijah Kessler, C W. Elmer, Alonzo Kepler, William HerzJer, C. A. I Blair, John Dietx, Perry. Freeman, r iniey ewlin, John Shurley, WC. Thistlewaite, Dr. Charles JSarreL Layton Myrick, James H. Griffin,

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Frank Scheibler, Geo. Davis, Cincinnati, O' A Double Wedding Anniversary. - A rare occurrence was the double wedding anniversary celebration at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Massey on north eighteenth street last evening. Elam Osborne and wife of Economy were married forty years ago on January 4. T"ieir daughter was married to Mr. Massey on the same date twenty yenrs later. This double anniversary failing on Sunday last was duly celebrated by a grand family gathering in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Mr. and Mrs. Massey were the hosts. The bouse was filled all day and evening by a most happy gathering of relatives. There was an elegant dinner and a good time generally. Among the guests in addition to the members of both families were Frank Doll and wife, John Osborne and wife, Abram Schissler, John Trindle, Frank Osborne of Muncie, and Mrs. Mary Mendenball and Joseph Osborne of Economy.

DISORDERLY: Police Court Annals Furnish an Interesting Item of Old Times in Richmond. In police court this morning all of the force were reported back except Detective Pasre. Krone and Westenherg have returned from their Ohio trip. Joe Jones was taken off the corner of ninth and south A streets at 5:30 last evening, by Gallagher, and this morning was fined a dollar and costs. Four parties, all colored, were fined $10 and costs apiece for disorder. They were Douglas Shucraft, John Lipscomb, Lizzie Taylor and Carrie Smith. West of the river, on the bluff, stands an old brick building with very thick walls and metal roof, looking like a sort of morgue It was put up many years ago by a business man of Richmond, the late James Monrmaan, the principal stockholder, for a powder house. A great deal of powder was used here then for blasting purposes and nearly every grocery aod hardware store handled it. Oae night there was a fire, and a big lot of powder in the cellar of the burning building exploded. One of the volunteer firemen, we had no paid department then, was badly hurt. Then an ordinance was passed that prevented having larger quantities of powder than a few po nds, in any place in the city, at one time. Then this old powder hmise was built and at that time was away out of town, no residences within a half mile of it. All quantities of powder were kept in it, and it was avoided like a pest house, being the most explosive concern in this part1 of the state, and regarded a good deal as we do a dynamite bouse in these days. As the times changed less powder was used, fewer dealers handled it, and Anally the old building has been un used for many years. It doesn't seem to be now known who owns it. Lately different men without families have slept there, lastly some white man who put a stove in and an old bed, which was about all that could be gotten inside of it as the room is not above eight feet square. These colorod men in some way dispose'sed tbe white man and have been making quite a place of it. with the company of those women, until the police last night raided them, Golden and Vogelsong running the entire crowd in. Tbe parties were sent down and it is DTobable the old building will be tons down as a nuisance. r

Revival of An Old Dilute At t!:e Kajrlesiville Coal Mines Result lu tlie l u ion's Action.

Operators Retne to Consult Prcs!j dent Van Horn and He Orders Miuers Out. Washington, Ind., Jan. 9. The co:! mines at Raglesville, twenty miles northeast of here, were closed down yesterday, the employes demanding' an increase in wages and recognition of the union. Several months ago the Montgomery miners marched across the country a distance of ten miles, and, camping at the Ragleaville mines.' said they were going to stay until the mines were unionized. The miners were organized and the operator promised to pay the Indiana scale of wages, but failed to keep their agreement. State President Van Horn was at Raglesville yesterday and ordered the men out after the operators had refused to consult him. Over 150 men are affected and trouble is feared. UK CAN'T BK.NV IT Though He May It Living Petrr Scbulta la Legally Dead. Wabash, Ind., Jan. 9. Peter SchulU of this county may be alive in a physical sense, but legally he ia dead, for the Wabash circuit court has so pronounced him. Schultz, who waa a prosperous resident of Urbana, disappeared mysteriously Sept. 1, 1886, leaving his wife and two children, one of the latter having since died. He had some property, amounting to $2,000 or $3,000 and after his departure he waa traced to Seattle, Wash., where all clue to him was lost. Nothing has since been heard of him. and as under the law he may be adjudged dead after an absence of Ave years, the Wabash circuit court, in order to settle up tbe estate, has entered this finding. Shock ina Crimea. - - , -, Tipton, lad,. Jan. ::.&-4eta &rij ia , In custody and Harry Goaaard and Jas. Hlggins are being bunted by enraged citizens near Kempton. The young men are accused of having committed an outrageous assault on Miss Rachel White, the 1 S year-old daughter of Rodney White, one of the most prominent farmers of Prairie township. Anderson Mrs. John Paul, wife of a well known railroad man, was ravished by an unknown negro last night. Her husband was at his work and the wife was alone with her baby when the negro called. She was choked into unconsciousness and her clothes were all torn from her ia tue struggle. The negro est apeti. (nar.iiilii)ii At let re Haute. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 9. Dr. Talbott, the county health officer, has asked the police department to assist in protecting the city from an invasion of smallpox, which disease, he says, is on all sides of Terre Haute. AcroBS the state line In Edgar county, Ills., it is epidemic, and he suggests that tbe police may render efficient service by sanitizing all passengera leaving railroad trains. Accordingly Chief Hyland baa instructed patrolmen to make prompt report ot the arrival of all suspicious persons. Can't Keep Oat of Trouble. Petersburg, Ind., Jan. 9. Louis Kelley shot three times at Edward Catt. a member of the city fire department. Catt entered a saloon and said something to the saloon Keeper and Kelley began shooting. The fireman was not hurt, but ne bullet passed through his cap. while another cut Harry Coonrod's trousers leg. Kelley la already under $500 bond for shooting his brother. Will Kelley, during the street fair here, and he is also under bond to appear in the Daviess circuit court. Fireman Loaes Slcbt. 1 Aurora. Ind.. Jan. 9. While fighting a fire John McMahan. a fireman, became suddenly blind. Being in charge of the nozzle he waa necessarily In the hottest place, and it im thought that the heat, in connection with the steady gaze at tbe blaze, paralyzed the optic nerves. He Pleads Insanity." Evanaville, InL. Jan. 9. Patrick Keaphan, nearly 70 years old. is on trial before Judge Mattison of the circuit court, charged with the murder of bis wife Sept. 18. Keaphan doea not deny the crime, but insists that be was Insane at the time the crime was committed. - Tbe CyliiMler Leaked. " Michigan City, Ind, Jan. 9. Michael Hollia, employed in the Monon roundhouse, while cleaning an engine, was caught and crushed to death, the locomotive, starting from steam leaking 1st thjt ejJJndera. ,

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