Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 203, 22 August 1907 — Page 1

CHMONB AIXADIUM. AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL,. XXXII. NO. 20.'5. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, lOOT. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS.

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WRECK ON THE PENNSYLVANIA COSTS ONE LIFE AND OTHERS ARE SEVERELY INJURED

ECKING T CRASHES INTO THE HEAR OF FREIGHT flOSCOE E. FREEBERN, THIS CITY KILLED, HIS HEAD CRUSHED AND BODY PINNED IN DEBRIS. BLAME-IS NOT PLACED FOR THE CATASTROPHE. Spec ial Train Was Hurried to The Scene and the Injured Were Brought to Their Homes or Reid Hospital. THE DEAD. Roscoe E. Freebern, aged 33, 1323 North A street. Head crushed and Tieck broken. No other bones broken. Death was instantaneous. THE INJURED. Joseph Myers, wreck master, 825 North II street, Richmond, severe bruises, internal injuries feared. Joseph McGriff, 323 Xorth Thirteenth street, Richmond, bruised. William Owens, 32 North Tenth St., Richmond, leg fractured; internal Injuries feared. Frank Calkins, engineer, 31 Sotith Seventeenth street, Richmond; leg broken. Joseph A. Gorman, 37 South Twelfth Street, Richmond, collar bone broken; badly bruised. Joseph Moyer, Richmond, body bruisesand internal Injuries. Morris Showalter of Middletown, Ind., bruises and cuts. Oscar Green, Richmond, injuries about the face. While making an attempt to get up epeed to take a long hill immediately cast of Hagerstown. the Richmond division Pennsylvania wrecking train crashed into the rear section of local freight train No. 72, instantly killing Roscoe E. Freebern of this city, while right other local men were badly injured. The accident occurred at 6:48 o'clock Wednesday evening. It was about an eighth of a mile directly east of the Hagerstown station. Just across the old Whitewater canal. All injured men were members of the wrecking crew which was returning from a call to a small wreck on the northern part of the ' division. Wild reports spread broadcast and it was rumored in Richmond that the Iogansport and Richmond accommodation had been wrecked and many lives lost. Physicians, six in number, were called from this city by the Pennsyl-I vania officials and hurried to the pcene of the accident. The cause for the wreck has not as yet been determ ined upon by the railroad officials, al though Ray Deetor, the regular day operator at Hagerstown, who was serving in the capacity of night operator In the absence of the regular man, is blamed to some extent for the loss of life and injury to the many men. The property loss will amount to several thousand dollars. The dead and Injured were brought to Richmond as froon as a relief train could reach the scene. Was a Peculiar One. The wreck was the most peculiar one with which the local division Pennsylvania officials have had to deal. One of them stated that It was decidedly the "meanest" wreck nnd most complete smashup he had Been since his duty with the Pennsylvania railroad first began. How all but one man escaped from death was r miracle, and was commented on by all who saw the debris, which stood Tor several hours before the wrecking trains from Bradford, O., and Logansport arrived on the scene, long after midnight. The story of the wreck was vivid, as told by the members of the wrecking rrew. The story told by one of the participants follows: Stcry of the Wreck. 'We were called near Anderson, Wednesday morning to repair and rlean up a small section of track where a small wreck had occurred. The work was completed yesterday afternoon, and our train in charge of Engineer Calkins and Fireman Showalter started southbound for Richmond. Thf train was pulled with good speed to Millville, but nothing extraordinary was accomplished. At Millville our train switched for the logansport and Richmond accommodation No. 40 which passed v.s. While standing on this track we wee again passed by a Small freight train. Following this, However, the operator at Millville gave ns the 'high sign" that the track was rlear, and we had the right of way. A few miles this side of Millville there is a long grade three miles or over in iength. This grade ends about on the:

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scene of the wreck, an eighth of a mile j town Wednesday night and poor raileast of the Hagerstown depot. On j road management was freely pronounstriking the grade, thinking that the ced as the underlying cause, track was clear, and following a past Doctors Were Hurried custom set by the engineers on the! The onlv time the raiiroad' officials Richmond division, the train cut loose , showe,, any concern over the accident

and the manner in which we took the rails was frightful. With our train composed of a living room, box car, flat car and crane car, we were making terrific speed. Sixty miles an hour I should judge was the limit. The train rumbled on at this speed, and we little thought of the danger we were in. gineer Calkins gave his usual whistle signal, and expected to find the track j completely clear, having been so no tified at Millville. He did not slacken speed, hoping that the momentum of the train would carry us up the long hill, east of Hagerstown. . When we rounded the turn at the water tank in Hagerstown, a few feet from the signal tower, I then saw that the wreck was inevitable. I cried to the boys that we were going to smash 72. They ran for the rear end of the living coach hoping to get as far from the front end as possible. It seemed but as a second after I yelled that we struck the freight. It wa3 horrible. There was a sudden jar and then commenced that constant grinding, weaving motion as the cars forced themselves through each other. We were thrown to the floor and pinned there. The box car to our rear seemed as it would never cease its pushing for ward and for several seconds I thought i I would be mashed by that never ceas- . , , , , j , ing forward motion. I looKed and ing scarcely two feet away from me was poor Freebern., Dead, I knew. His head was mashed and he was bleeding profusely at the mouth. He was pinned in the debris. A spasm of agony had left its imprint on his face. I was fast as were several others in the car. Joseph A. Gorman used unusual presence of mind, for after a hard struggle he pulled loose and crawled out of the car, fell down an embankment and began to call to those rushing to the rescue, to make use of the fire extinguisher, as little blue flames were making some progress in the front part of the train. His warning was listened to and not only the fire extinguishers in the cars, but the Hagerstown fire department was called and had the flames in check before they had progressed far. Several farmers who came running at the great noise the smash made, formed a volunteer bucket brigade and passed water to the burning wreckage, from the small canal near which the wreck occurred. "Pandemonium surely reigned in the ranks of the wrecking crews after the collision had occurred. Those fastened in the debris were screaming and begging piteously for help, and pleaded with tho rescuers not to allow them to burn up. It looked for a short time that this would be the case." Might Have Been Worse. That the wreck was not even more serious than It was, was commented en by several Richmond division officials and trainmen. The impact of the heavy wrecking train was tremendous, as it veritably hurled itself against the caboose of the local freight, shattering the cab. The shock was so great that the large en gine forced itself entirely through the ...... caboose and its nose rested high upon the roof of a tall refrigerator car next in the caboose. This car was loaded with dressed chickens and hundreds of dollars worth of tjie fowls were lost. Several of thes" were roasted and eaten by tired and hungry wreckers as. they rescued between shifts in clearing away the wreckage. When all the cars were on the track and the two trains were jammed together, it presented an unusual sight and photographers were busy before complete darkness fell. Cause is Not Known. The cause of the wreck is still giving the officials much room for speculation and after spending almost the entire night on the scene of the wreck, they returned to this city early this morning and will probably make an investigation immediately. though the officials will say absolutely nothing in regard to the wreck, it is said that the blame will be placed on Ray Deeter of Hagerstown. the engineer and the operator at Millville. The operator at Millville it Is urged, should not have given the train free track orders farther than Hagerstown. The engineer, it is said should not have been running so fast around the curve near Hagerstown, in order that he might catch the signal, if the red light was exhibited as Deetor states it was. Engineer Calkins says that he had the white l?'ght and further says that he has his train crew to back him up in his contention. Deetor, it is also argued, should never have given the freight train the main track when he knew that the wrecking train was so near Hagers- j town. The entire cause will be thor-1 oughly sifted and punishment meted out to the right parties. A prominent engineer on the Richmond division states that the long grade and curve which the wreck train was taking, is one on which all trains running on the division pass over with great speed. He said it is nothing unusual for trains to come down around the hill and into the edge of Hagerstown at sixty miles an hour. It was dangerous he admitted, but he said that the engineers just trusted to luck. The Pennsylvania officials were censured as much as employes, for the wreck in Uagers-

j was when they rushed a corps of docj tors to the scene and brought the inIjured back to Richmond on the Fpecial. They were taken to their homes j and some of the injured were taken j to Reid Memorial hospital. Both the l city and undertakers ambulances I were called into service to aid the

m mP" t0 the!r h,e3 aniSfftal when they arrived here. The in jured were constantly accompanied by physicians. The remains of Roscoe E. Freebern, were taken to Downing's morgue on north Eighth street. The Bradford, O., and Logansport wrecking crews worked the greater part of today in removing the wreckage. Much of It was burned. Freeburn Weil Known. Roscoe E. Freebern, the dead man, is a brother-in-law to E. M. Haas, secretary of the Commercial club. He has made Richmond his residence for about a year and is particularly well known as a street car motorman. He had been in the railroad business but four months. Freeburn is of a prominent family in Illinois. His wife is a daughter of William Condo of East Germantown. When apprised of her husband's sudden death Wednesday night Mrs. Freebern became frantic and suffered . , n r.,,, a complete nervous collapse. Sue Is , inucn recovered now, nuwever. There was a strange feature about the death of Freebern. While the wrecking train was standing on the siding at Millville, Freebern began counting his money while sitting among his friends. They jokingly remarked that if he were killed between that point and Richmond they intended taking his money. Freeburn smiled and said that if he should get killed they could have liis money, and that he had no fear of such. Many on the Scene. Many Richmond people went to Hagerstown Wednesday night to view the wreck. The report which rapidly spread in this city that there had been several killed, drew many to the little northern city. A large number of Hagerstown men spent the greater part of the nfght on the scene of the wreck. Some of them remained during the entire night. The Richmond division officials armed with nothing more than small railroad lanterns kept a vigilant watch until morning. ALL INJURED DOING WELL. Latest Reports Show the Men are Improving. From the latest reports all the injured men are doing very well under the circumstances. Joseph Myers wreck master, one of the worst injured men, is at his home, 825 North II street, suffering from severe bruis es and although there has not been time for internal injuries to make themselves known, it is feared that he is suffering from such. It wiil be several weeks before he will be able j to leave his home. He passed a fair It r a i i a n i ly comfortable night after bein brought home on the relief train. Joseph McGriff, of this city, is suffering with bruises and cuts received from flying timbers. He will be confined for several weeks as the result of his injuries. William Owens, of 32 Xorth Tenth street, received a fracture of the leg which gave him much pain last night. It is feared that he is bruised internally. Frank Calkins, engineer of the wreck train, received a very severe fracture of the leg which he sustained when jumping from his engine. He Is otherwise bruised about the body and in serious condition. Calkins is confined at Reid hospital. Joseph A. Gorman, of 37 South Twelfth street, on arriving at his Al-lhome Wednesday night took ill with nervous chills and he suffered much pain during the night. His collar bone is broken while his entire body is covered with severe bruises sustained by the flying timbers and the great pressure due to the telescoping cars. Joseph Mover, of Richmond, sustained bad body bruises and it is feared that he is also suffering with internal injuries. It has been impossible to detect these up to the present time. Morris Showalter of Middletown. Ind.. fireman of the wrecking train, had his head cut while his body was bruised considerably. His bruises resulted mainly from the fall he sustained when jumping from the engine. The wreck Wednesday night was the third in which Showalter has figurea in tne Pa!?l eignteen montns on the Pennsylvania railroad, being in both the Millville wreck some time ago, in which one man lost his life, and the other at Norwood Heights near Cincinnati. Showalter is expected to imoiove rapidly as his wounds are of no serious nature. He is at Reid hospital. Oscar Green, another member of the wrecking crew, was injured slightly about the head but after having his wounds attended to was able to be about the street. Michael Hosworth, who was first reported to have been seriously in- ( Continued on Page Three. Ji,

King Edward May Get World's Largest Diamond

King Edward of England, Premiei Botha of the Transvaal, and the fam. ous Cullinan diamond, the t largest in the world,which will probably be presented to England's ruler. Premier Botha will urge the Transvaal Parliament to buy this great gem, which has been valued at f3.000.000 and present it to the King. The Cullinan will eclipse all other Royal jewels, even the Kwoh-I-Noor. EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE JIT CAMBRIDGE Frank Highley, Tinner, Was Badly Injured. SIGHT IS NOT IMPAIRED. Cambridge City, Ind., Aug. 22. Frank Highley tinner, was sevsrely burned about th face and hands, yesterday afternoon while examining an empty gasoline tank, in which gas had accumulated, with a torch. The gas ignited and the explosion which followed burst the top of the can, striking Mr. Highley full in the face and knocking him backward a distance of ten feet, where his head struck against a wooden box supporting an anvil. The force of the explosion drove the heavy gasoline torch against his forehead, causing a painful wound. Although his face was badly scorched, the physician stated that his sight is not impaired and under proper care will be able to resume his duties In a few days. BAND WON A $70 PRIZE. Euckskin Ben Aggregation Shows Up Strong in Contest. Milton, Ind., Aug. 22 Buckskin Ben's band under the leadership of Harry Hoshour, a Milton boy, recently won a prize of $70 in cash in a contest with several other bands at Cincinnati. Mr. Hoshour has had the band for two seasons and this speaks well for his work.

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The feature of today's vote in the City. He makes an advance of six Palladium and Sun-Telegram pony thousand in a single day and hence and cart contest Is the big jump in the gets into the first division of the convote of Walter Anderson of Fountain testants.

Mow The Vote Stands

BOYS. Anthony Hafner 41. Sylvester Hamilton 37,739 Nathan Mills 23.000 Walter Anderson (Fountain City). 10,052 Leo Medearis S.9G3 Leo King 7,123 Fred Palmer (Williamsburg) 3.118 Alvin A. Keller 4.336 Henry Schneider 4,078 Russell Brehm 3.4S4 Geo. Weller (R. R. No. 1) 1.C07 Chauncey Durr 1,033 Earl Miller ..1,031 Carol Adams 213 Howard Hartzler lit Robert McDaniel 110 Noel Matthews 74 Elmer Colvin H CO Elmer Piche 21 Fred Ward (Lynn) 19 Harry P. Thomas (Cambridge City)..; 10 Francis Brooke (Greensfork) 7 Ralph Gault c Teter Lichtenfels 5 GIRLS. Mary Morrow 23.1S0 Mary E. Harmeier - ; 17,953 Ellen Dickinson 3,293 Irene Crull (Greensfork) . ' 3.064 Pearl Rothermal 530 Doris Monroe 75

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SHIVELEY APPEARING BEFOREJOMMISSION Represents Commercial Club In Interchange. HAAS NOT ABLE TO GO. At a meeting of the directors of the Commercial club Wednesday night the communication from the Indiana Railroad Commission Iii reference to the freight interchange between tne local railroads was read, and it was decided that Secretary Hass and Attorney Ray K. Shiveley should go to Indianapolis and appear before the commission representing the club in the proposed action to compel the interchange by process of law. Owing to the railroad wreck in which Roscoe E. Freeburn, a brother-in-law of Mr. Hass, was killed, he was not able to go and Mr. Shiveley is representing the club. HAD A BIG WHEAT YIELD, George Hiatt Makes a Record in This Regard. Jacksonburg, Ind., Aug. 22 George Hiatt had the largest wheat crop and the largest yield in the community, as follows: One field of 34 acres, averaged 24' bushels; one field of 18' acres averaged 23 2-3 bushels; one field of 15V2 acres averages 22 V2 bushels; one field of 13 acres averaged 13 bushels. Total of 84 acres, average 224 bushels per acre; 1.S70 bushels. THE CONTEST

JAMES W.MOOHE, A WELL KNOWN MM CULLED SUDDENLY

Demise Was Due to a Complication of Heart and Kidney Trouble But It Came Very Unexpectedly. FILLED MANY PLACES OF IMPORTANT NATURE. In 1887 He Was Elected Mayor and Served in That Capacity for Two YearsMany Fine Qualities. James W. Moore, one of tne best known residents of Richmond, died suddenly tbis morning at 4 o'clock of a complication of kidney and heart troubles. Mr. Moore had been seriously ill for the past four weeks and for the past two weeks tho members of his family have known that recov ery was impossible. Notwithstanding this, Mr. Moore's death was sudden and unexpected. Last winter Mr. Moore was seriously f',1 for several weeks with the same trouble from which ho died. His career as a public officer had made him well and favorably known to people all over the city and county and members of his family have received numerous messages of condolence. Sketch of the Deceased. James W. Moore wa3 born in Centerville. this county, September 2. 1S4 4. He spent his early life at Centerville and at Greenfield, Ind., where his family resided. He was in the later years of the war of the rebellion attached to the government service as an assistant to his step-father, Nathan Crawford, who was in the service of the government. About the close of the war he returned to Centerville and was engaged In business with his uncle, Charles N. Elmer. He was married November 23, 18C.G, to Louisa J. Rupe, daughter of the late Henry B. Rupe, at Centerville, where he was afterward engaged in mercantile business for several years, until the spring of 1S71, when he was appointed deputy clerk of the courts of this county, by Col. Wm. W. Dud ley. He served as deputy in the clerk's office until 1873, when he was appointed clerk by the board of county commissioners to fill an unexpired term. He served as clerk under the appointment until the next regular election, in lS7fi, when he was elected clerk and served the full term of four years' for which he was elected, thus making his term of service under appointment and election five years. He was elected by the common council of this city a member of the school board and served in this capacity for several years. Was Elected Mayor. ' In the spring of 18S7 he was electj ed mayor of this city and served in years. After his service as mayor, he was appointed a member of the board of police commissioners of this city j j cessive appointments of three gover nors of the state for a period of twelve years. He was secretary of the Home Tele- ! phone company of this city from its organization to the time of his death. For the past twelve years or more he has been engaged in manufacturing business, as manager of the F. & N. Lawn Mower company of this city. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church, of Coeur de Lion lodge Knights of Pythias, and of the Travelers Protective association. His family surviving are his wife, Louisa J. Moore, his daughter Eaima,

CHAUTAUOUA QPEHS ITS FIFTH ANNUAL SESSIOfl JIT GLEN

Preliminary Portion or the Program Is Being Carried Out This Afternoon by the Historical Society. ARRANGEMENTS MORE COMPLETE THAN EVER. There Arc One Hundred antf Sixty Campers' Tents on The Grounds at the Present Time A Busy Scene. CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM. Thursday Night. Free band concert. Friday. 2:30 Eecturo, "The Power of an Idea," Rev. Her!ort , S. Bigelow, of Cincinnati. 4:00 Concert. Templo Male Quartet, of Boston. 7:30 Concert. Temple Male Quartet. 8 : 00 Stereopt icon lecture, "Yellowstone Park." Dr. Jas. S. Kirtley, St. Louis. For the fifth time, a "White City" has taken form In Glen Miller park and all is In readiness for the formal opening of the Chautauqua Friday af ternoon. The Rev. Herbert S. niaelow of Cincinnati wili give tho first address on "The Power of an Idea." His lecture will be at 2:30 o'clock nnd will be followed by a concert by tho Concert male quartet of Boston. What might be termed a preliminary opening was held this afternoon by the Wayne County Historical nociety. The program was given over to the history of Glen Miller park and the Chautauqua movement. Tonight a band concert will Le given by th Richmond City band. The public Is Invited and no admission will be charged. Profiting by the experience of former years, the management of the Chautauqua has made more completo arrangements for the accommodation of campers, teachern and all other patrons than ever before. Camping at the Chautauqua this year will have practically all tho comforts of homo life. Tent is Rain Proof. The auditorium tent has been treated with a preparation which makes It as nearly rain proof as canvas can be. The tent heretofore tias not kept out the rain in a fully satisfactory manner but It Is thought there will be no complaint 011 this score this sea son. The department tents, as they might be termed, have been placed to the right of the Kouth entrance. Includ ed there are the headquarters tent. press tent, barber shop and check room and teachers' headquarters. Half of the headquarters' tent has been given over to a public telephone station with two messenger boys lo answer calls. The teachers' tent Is spacious and more satisfactory than ever before. This morning there were 1C0 campers' tents on the grounds. This number Is larger than at the Fame time last year, although at the end of the 190(5 Chautauqua there were 190 tents on t2ie grounds: The campers this year Include a number from nearby towns. The entire day was given over to fitting up tents and the furnishings in some of the chautauqua homes are quite elaborate. The campers seemed to vie with each other In arranging the best quarters. wife of John A. Moore, and his son, Harry A. Moore of Philadelphia. "Biliy" Moore as he was commonly called was one of nature's noblemen. Kind and generous In his nature, cordial and affable in his Intercourse with his fellows, he was everybody's friend and all who knew him were his friends. He was an Ideal husband and father, a good citizen. Interested In all things for th-e welfare of his home city, to which and Its people he was unusuaily attached. His public service was characterized by devotion to duty and perfect fllelity. He was never a man who sought notoriety, or public applause. Modest, plain, straight forward and film pie In his habits, he walked the path of duty faithfully to the end; honored and beloved by all who knew him. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made and will be announced later. WILL SOON MOVE HERE. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Outland and ron Lee were at Cambridge City Wednesday. They will soon move to Richmond where Mr. Outland has a position In the schools. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA ANO OHIO Friday light north winds becoming variable.