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EE IP VOLUME 91. ; DUBIIAM, N. C. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1911. NUMBER 69 i XC I I A x . . Jrf nil J Kr. W I YflP1! invmirinMrri, h l r j x ' IV IWWIIU II kll Dm rciverei Sirog Serc:a Sxiay K!;tl tt First, pnrano Tallng As Hi Subject "Quest for God" or "Evolullos Keliglen,' This Able Pastor Discussed Them That Brought Oat Many Views Cm- corning (arlstlanltr. Declaring that (be old conception of heaven nt a place above: the skies, where God tut upon great wbKe throne, tu all wrong, and that it wss only recently that we bad redls- covrrea toe prnenct ot uoa in me u ..... a, ft. , A - wuim, ur, j. vv. iynca preaencu a powerful sermon tilled with modern conceptions of Divinity and advanced theology that profoundly impressed a large body of young men who gath ered at the first Baptist church 8un ' day evening at a special service. The object of the sermon by Dr. Lynch was th "Quest for God" or the "Evolution of Religion." He chose aa bia text Job 23:3, "Oh that I might know where to And hiiu," Tour great hungers there are' In (be life of man: The hunger for food, tbe banger for sex, the banger for power and the hunger tor God. Tbeae four hungers bare filled man with tbe restlessness of tbe seas. Tbey have made all history. When Job spoke, 'Ob that I might know where , to Sod him,' he spoke not only for nlfljself, but for all the generations of mankind thst bsve lived upon tbe earth. Ta find God men bare sads i v. t i .. i .. . t,.. i. philosophy, logo metaphysics and Into martyrdom. Compared with this sesreb for Cod all other undertakings fade Into Insignificance. Tbe search of Columbus for unknown lands across unknown sess, .the search tor tha Holy Grail celebrated In, song and story; -(be escHratone into tfw trosen stnrt K Its swK Jkt lha swiIa at 11 atwas ava mi a iu vrniva vi uw mi us aw child's play to this world-old search of maa for Cod. "There have always been two pre vailing ideas or reitgioa tn objec tive and tha subjective, according as the trsuseendence or Imminence of . i . i r-v. , .......... of Cod mesns big existence above snd , apart from the world." The Imminence of God means his p-eseuce' In and through the world, as the salt ta In the sea, as .be sap Is In the vine. The Old Testament Idea of God was the tran scendent Idea, Gradually the later prophets began to resllso . tbe pres ence of Gild In tbe world, and this Idea found some little expression In their writings. This Idea grew until Christ brought God back into hla world." Dr. Lynch reviewed tbe his ory of the development of tbe Christian re ligion through the dark ages, and told bow- many superstitious dormaa and theories sprung np from misin terpretation of the Bible, "especially the bonk of Revelations. He declared that msny of these supersti kus dogmas Mist today. -'" " . The Investigations of scle.nr have helped us to get God berk Into bis world. Science, has taoght us thst the unknown Is greater than the known. "Let ns se what Conclusions csn be dfswh front he presence of God In the world. The; first conclusion Is thst If God Is present In all things, stl things and places are sacred. All honorable work ta Gad's service. The ftftUftertnd reault of the doctrine of the presence of God In the world Is that It reconciles science and religion. The pulpit ana the laboratory are gemng closer logo her. Both srs being Im pelled by the recognition of the pres ence of God, "The third result Is thst It plsceg religion In Ihe Inner con , aclousness of man. Ask a Mobam median where God Is and b will answer at Mecca. Ask a Csthollc where God Is and ho will tell yoo at Rome. Ask the Christlssj where Ood ' Is and he will answer, in the words of Christ, Tbe kingdom of heaven la within you.' i "Young men. tbers Is divinity In yon. I want to ask you to get In touch . with God and !! regenerating power gnd let hltn sat you. V.ztz Dssh WIthCoct CtVtssCe?tred Bstt 'Ssttls. colored, gntsrsd the atort of Jmg II. Farley Saturday tvenlng luring ths rush hour and ear.fulis concealing a atolen coal unrfar hla arm made a da. i out West Mstn street, but was overtaken b fnr. he had anna fsr In lbs dssh. however, ha knocked down young Nelson Teer, bsdly bruising blm. Battls wss tried this morning on tbe chsrgn of larceny. t'unittCM of I'retm Aanm-Uilnns. 1 Rom. Msr I. Tha sessions of ths lRlb lnternstlonsl Congress of I'res associations began 10 Home . toflay and will rontlnuo through tbe week. Dalegatea from 8 lrie in lBartndtwti. ,.4 Bangor Svept By Fire IVAch ; LJipea uui lr.nJ -a . 111! rv & ftwvir; ia,ft,.,v vcsiruvca sa CGS.rcs V-'' . ...!..' Bangor, Me:, Way 1. The conflagra tion that practically detttroyed the business snction of this city la today under control, after the firemen had used dynamite freely to prevent tbe further spread of the fire, which was tanned by high wind, and which at one time threatened the entire city. One life Is known to have been lost snd property amounting to more than $6,000,000 was destroyed. . flty I'nder Martial Law. 1 Mayor Mullen has called out the local military company and placed the city, under martial rule, Portland. Brewster, Lewlaton, Augusta and Old town rendered what aid they could In trying to check the flames. , 1 The fire started In the bay shed of J. rtnk Green on Broad street, and in a snort time waa sweeping through tbe city In northwesterly direction. Before midnight both sides of Ex change street, from York to State, both sides of State street from Ken duskeag stream to Broadway, a con siderable part of Central and Franklin stree's, nearly 11 of Park street and Martow street were In ruins, and tbe flames had made Inroads of nearly a mils into the best residential section ta Broadways Center and French streets. Tbe burned, area follows the Ken- duskesgue stream for pearly two miles north of the starting point and spreads out to a width varying from one-eighth to quarter of a mile at different points. Spend Sight la (Streets, Thousands of persons spent the night In tbe streets, some from choice but many because their homes were either burned or were In dsnger. Out side tbe dsnger tone they gathered about fires built In tbe Street and then camped for the night, getting what little sleen tbey could curled np In quilts and blankets thst they had gathered Bp la 'heir hasty flight. Tbe fire is considered by Insurance people the worst that Maine has known sines ths Portland tire In IXC?, when a large psrt of tbe business section of the city was destroyed.' At least a quarter of tbe city has been laid waste. Moat of ths best residen tial section of tbe city wss swept swsy when th tr left the business section. It spre4 out like a huge fan with Its wldeat part among ths homes of ths people.- i At midnight Mayor Charles W. Mul len, In reply to a proffer of aid from GEOneiil LOST U. il. I DEBATE I. C Ktser xsi D. JL tyecSi flea Chapel Hill, May 1 Carolina Sat urday night won tbe decision over Georgia In the debate held In Gerard ball. , L C. Moser and D. A. Lynch 'tt the Gladstone hotel at Black Monn battled out victory tor lbs .O!dta0 Angnst, 1903. will not gj u North State on the affirmative side the Jury bofort Isti this afternoon. of ths question. "Resolved, Thst a Federal Income Tax. Constitutional-! " immeaisteiy counsel be lt y Granted, Would Be Desirable." ,ttM ,cw- Psrt of Our Schema of Taxation" Millard Lewis snd K. V. Heath up- held the negative tor Georgia. The Jndgea were Messrs. W. H. Wsnna-' n.tk.r H M Itham and H. 8. -float. Mr. Moser outlined tbe argument or the affirmative, bringing out tbe dual nature of our government and attempting to prove that the income tat was the only Just and equitable system of taxation, leaving It to blall Main result In the Jury falling colleague to prove thst the present .im waa al4olutelv unlust. not only exempting the rich from taxB-blle the prosecution Is equslly sure Hon but actually taxing the poor to'10' conviction. However the cou th aupport of the rich. Georgia bssed her argument onmmriau two points, that the Income tax wasl unnecessary and that It would not be ' successfully administered. Mr. Lewis developed the first and Mr. Heath the second. Mr. Lynch per hsps msde the most forcible Impres sion on the audience. Tbe ball was draped In Carolina and Georgia colors. The decision wss S to I la favor ot ths affirm ative. . Afterwards banquet was tsndsr- ed. ths debaters. . Virginia Won Debate. Chsrlottesvllle. Vs.. May 1. TheJIon with some of the most Important rnlversity of Virginia debating team Rsturdsy night scored a victory over the team of the fnlVerslty of North Carolina In ft debate on the Income tax amendn.ent to the Federal con stitution. W. T. Joyner and W. A. lres rohiposed the Carolina team, while Lewis Lyree and M. L. Levy represented Virginia. Dr.' Charlea A. Smith. Roosevelt professor .ftl Merlin during the past winter, pre sided and the Judges wsrs Dr. Rob ert R. Fulton, Dr. R. T. Kerlltt and Charles 8, Churchill. ousiness aeuion aa n a n a a. Mayor Fitzgerald, of Boston, wired that he believed the fire to be 'under control. - ... - ' . Fanned by a high wind, an Insig nificant flro which started near, the corner of Broad and Union streets, south of the city hall, about 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon, wiped out practi cally, all the business section of tbe city aiid swept uncontrolled into the residential sections. Half an hour after the first alarm had been sounded nearly a dozen buildings were , In flames and the Are wss eating its way northerly up Broad and Exchange streets 'on cither side of Kenduskeag stream. In its pathway were banks, office buildings, the public library and other structures, all of which were reduced to ashes. ' i . ' Tbe city was soon shut off from telephonic communication by the burning of '.he central office of the New England Telephone and Tele graph company, snd calls for aid from Portland, Lewlston and Augusta were sent out by tbe wire chief of tbe com pany, who climbed a pole and cut in on a trunk line. The telegraph com panies' offices were both burned dur ing the early stages of the conflagra tion, but they later established tempo rary offices outside the tone and com munication was resumed. Origin Uncertain. There are varying reports as to the exact spot where the Ore originated. , Several alarms were sounded almost simultaneously. In addition to the J II re at the corner of Broad and Ex change streets, tbe firemen found a jblaxe In bicycle repair shop in the 1 rear of tbe telephone office. .Both Ores spread with such rapidity that the firemen were helpless. One of the few buildings to escape destruction wss the city hall at the Junction of Broad. State and Ham mond streets. This wss In the direct path of the firo, but the flames leaped over it and It was hardly scorched. At this point the flames crossed the1 Kenduskeag and continued along both sides of the stream. . - As tt burned north, the path of de struction "grew wider, while sparks set Innumerable fires, many .of them a considerable distance from the main conflagration. ", '' . ' . V Dyitamfte Vnti Freely. . " j ' An Ineffectual attempt was made to stay tho progress of - the flames by dynamiting several buildings, iufchid ; (Continued onsVage Two., , LbtrUI Is Afsii Expecte! By Those Cttrlz Evlieice Asheville, May I. Ths case of F. C. Wstklijs, charged with the killing of John Hill Bunting, of Wilmington. 'The taking of evidence wss concluded vrl ... i,jr' m Uoummwrt Saturday Mr. rl- 'or . b" 'n"- Solicitor Rwnolds, for the prosecution, bad t"r"- There la a great deal of Interest In the esse and much speculation, tt seems to be the concensus of opinion, since all the testimony I In and after ! scrutinising the Jurors, that the trial i . ni is me tayman a view. Ths defenae Is certain of an acquittal. iservsuve wiew is mat were win be a in the event that tbe Jury talis to sgree. it is pronabie mat a motion will be made by either one side or the other to. remove the esse to sn adjoin ing county. Tbe light at this trial has been Just as vigorous on both aides s the first that the prosecution is equally determined to convlc Drain et William U. 4 arter. Vlmton-Sslem. Mr. . William B. Carter, tr&e ot the best-known and most prominent cltliens la the com munlty and whose residence here for th'.rty-st years marked his aseocla- jbusloese enterprises of the city, f ed Thursday morning at his home. No. lot West Fourth street, aged St tears, sltnr an Illness ot two weeks. Rheu matism of the muscles of thn heart was the primary cause ot his death. Surviving him are five daugh'rrs. Mrs. Kettle Woodruff; Mlases Del phlne, Etta. Mary and Willie; a sla ter, Mrs. Motiane, f Mebsne, and ft brother, Mr. Jesse Carter, of Aber deen. His wife, who wss Miss Rita Hall, of Mobile, Ala., died sine years mease : to jury today TO IKE FLIT in AEROPLANE :sn Win Be Eeld Eere Next iVetfnesiay u: in III Under Asuplees of Merchants' Assoc! atlen ef Durham Curling Aeroplane . (ompaay HIH Stake Flights at East Durham llaseltall Park Lalest Type te Be t'sed. ' r Oa" next Wednesday, May 3, the people of Durham will have tbe privi lege of witnessing a flight in tbe latest type oi teroplane. . ', - Mr. Lincoln Beacby, of the Curtiss Aeroplane company, will be In the city with the latest type of Curtlis biplane, and will give' an exhibition at the baseball grounds in East Dur ham at 3:30 o'clock in tho afternoon. To the many people of the city and vicinity who have not had tb privi lege of witnessing an exhibition of tbls triumph ot twentieth century in genuity, this announcement will be bailed with dclighc Mr. Beacby is said to be the most daring and ac complished aerial navigator in . the country today. He has made num ber of sensational flights in different parts of tbe country, including exhi bitions before army and navy officials. Tbe- type of machine to be used is said to be tbe latest type ot biplane and includes all of he improvements that have been made recently in the construction of heavier than air ma chines. It is the same type of ma chine that is being utted by tbe United States government In the army ma neuver: . ,r "I - ' ; Tbe exhibit will be given in front ot the grands and at the baseball park snd circling flight or a thousand feet or more In height will be made it the weather conditions are favor ablCift Tbe 'graateet objection to ex hibitions has been that the slightest breese would Interfere with the High. tt Is claimed that with the type of ma chine -to be u?ed In the exhibition here the -'wind will have to be very high before' Interfering with the flight The.exhiblt Is to be given under tbe auspice of the Merc hunts' associa tionand the merchants will guarantee the irejfanding ot tbe price of admit tance ta case ot failure to give an ex hibition. -V' I i" Wcrticn Sales Hurl In Stopping Runaway Raleigh, May 1. Warden T. P. Sales, of the state's prison, did a heroic thing Saturday evening on Fayettevlllc stroet, when he threw himself between ft frantic runaway horse and busgy and bis family surry. In which were Mrs. Sales and othr members of bis family, thereby pre venting tbe horse from dashing Into tbe vehicle with most probable disas trous effect. Mr. Sales wss himself knocjiftd down and painfully, but not seriouety, hurt' He certainly pre vented most serious Injuries for mem bers of bis f.imlly. The runawsy was tbe property of Masters snd Agee, merchants. The animal broke away from a hitching pis: in front of the store and dished down Fayet?vllle street. He ran Into a buggy occupied by N, B. Btoughton. who was thrown out and right painfully Injured about hla fttco Hd body. Ills Injuries arc not thought to be very serious. ANNUAL ART . EXHIBIT WORK HONK KV PlTlli OPKXKf) FOU IXSI'FATIOX TOMORROW Tbe annual art exhibit In the pub lic schools of the city will begin Tuesday of this week. Alt of tbe work 'that has been idono by the pupils of the art departments of the various schools will be placed on ex hlfftilon. Tuesday morning will be open for Inspection by- the 'parents and others Interested every morning for two weeks. - The work consists of water color, pencil, charcoal and rdrawlng. The work. In the high school consists largely of applied design. In the sonstructlon and manual work de partment the work placed on exhlbl tloa will consist of card board con struction and clay modelling. The parents are air Invited to vie the work of tbe children at any time during the mornlnga. Attempted Kubide. New Bern.-Late Thursday ftr noon Mr. Ferdinand Clrlch, who re sides at No. 8 Bern street, attempted to commit anlctde by tsklng mini ber of grains of bichloride of mef rury. Fortunstety his rash act was discovered in time to save his life. Thin ta tbe third time that Mr. Clrlch baa attempted, to kill himself. It Is supposed that despondency Caused Jiuaia commit UUg act. am.M. Socialists Pledge Strength of Party To Leaders of National and Stale . Conference Over BoBton, Mass, May 1. The full strength of the socialist parly of America was offered for tbe defense of John J. and J. W. McNamara, who are charged with murder In connec tion, with the explosion at the Los Angeles Times building, by tbe na tional executive committee - ot the party now in session here. A telegram was sent to President F. M. Ryan, of the Iron Workers' union, reading as follows: 'The national executive committee of tbe socialist party offers the entire power of its 4,000 organizations and its press, consisting of ten dailies, over 100 weeklies and ten monthlies In all languages, to be used In Jbe de fense of tbe McNamsras, snd any other help "within our power." : A communication was also ad dressed to the locals ot the socialist party, condemning tbe arrest of the men as "suggesting a deliberate plot," claiming the prosecution ot the men was "inspired by the National .Manufacturers' association," and that the whole affair was "a dastardly con spiracy on fhe part of organized capi tal in ims country 10 crusn organizea labor by crime and violence." ... The communication valla upon the locals to raise money for the defense o( the accused and for carrying on of an 'aggressive campaign for socialism In California, and particularly in Los Angeles. . Among the members of the national executive committee In session here is Congressman Victor L. Berger, of Milwaukee. W1I Raise Deleave Fund. Indianapolis. Ind., May 1, Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of labor, arrived Sunday and immediately Went Into secret con ference with forty labor leaders of national and state organizations. After the conference Mr. Gompers said the McNamara case was discussed and that the executive council Of tbe Americas Federation of labor would take charge of a defense fund, which would be raised t ctrtribntions from the vsrlous labor organizations of the country. A meeting of the executive council is to be called soon by Mr. Gompers, wbtr said' the session probably would be held here. " Later Mr. Gompers discussed the case, aaylng: f ' This whole thing la a deep-seated One Time Daring Train Robber Again Free Sacramento. Cal.. May 1 "Chris" Evans, once the most noted bsndit. train . ,.t.h4t anil hlrhtt-ivtnan of dcsperado-rldden California, was re-j leased on parole from Folsom prison, where be had spent 11 years of life sentence for train robbery. His dsughter, Mrs. Gnlltares, of Sac-i ramento. who had shown the most remarkable and touching filial de votion to her father and, for many; years, bad loyally devoted her ncrgy to the task of obtsinlng the relesse of Evans, received him at the prison gate and. after an affection ate embrace both departed to com ply with the condition of the parole, banishing Evans from the state of California. He will make hla home with hla daughter, at Portland, Ore. "Chris'' Kvans wss the lesder of bold gang of desperadoes wblch, In j the esrly nineties, terrorized the, country about Vlsalla and Fresno, with repealed holdups and train robberies. After ft most spectacular chsse Kvsns and several other mem bers of his sng were captured, after they had killed seversl ot their pur suers. Once tbey escsped from Jail, but were recaptured, tried and sen tenced, Kvans receiving ft life sen tence. He lesves prison a blind, feeble and crippled man. Heath f arotinft flab Verne . Cnlumhta. Vt 1 flout h Carolina's capital city la today teeming with women from all over ths state, who are here to take psrt In Ihe annual convention of the South Carolina Federstlon of women's clubs. Mrs. 'tilth. X. Moore, of St. Louis, presi dent of the Oenersl Federation of omen's clubs. Is tbe guest of honor it the convention. Dusghlrrs ot the fenfrdcrary. ' Meildlsn, Miss., May 1. Meridian hAi prepared elaborate entertainment for the convention of the Mississippi chapters of the fulled Daughters of the Confederacy here this week. Nearly too delegates and visitors from all psrts of tbe state hare arrlTed to l;end ifca tattering.- ... LEAVES PRISDII A.&M Rid Mc Namaras Labor Organizations In Secret Dynamiting Case frame-op. It is an outrage, and the American Federation of labor will leave nothing undone In defending tbe men now imprisoned in Los Angeles, No means will be spared In defending our men legally. t "We purpose also to press tbe kid napping charge to the fullest extent. McNamara was secretly taken from this state without an opportunity of a hearing. And I am not sure tbat he may not be brought back to Indiana for trial. Tbe American Federation of labor purposes to go to tbe bot.om of this thing and make the kidnappers suffer tbe consequences. " "At the conference this afternoon it was tbe consensus that the. execu tive council of the American Federa tion of labor should take comple e charge of the cases. In the raising ot funds, the employment of counsel, in fact, everything in connection with the trial." ' Besides .the local labor men present, William J. Spencer, secretary of the building trades' department ot the federation, and Frank L. Mulliolland, of Toledo, amended. . Mr. Mulholland is an attorney tor the national organi zation and probably will be one of the lawyers chosen for tbe defense of tbe three labor men now In Jail in Los Angeles, in connection with tbe ex plosion In the Los Angeles Times building. - Detective Burns, who brought about the arrest of tbe three men, is s.ill in Indianapolis, seeking evidence against the men. He said there 'were no de velopments today, and that he ex pected to start for Los Angeles to morrow. Propose General Strike. St Louis, May 1. Addressing a meeting ot laboring men in union headquarters Sunday, William D. Haywood, once tried and acquitted for complicity In the death of former Governor Steupenberg, ot Idaho, ad vocated ft general strike throHtbout the United States on the day the Mc Namara brptbers are brought to trial In Los Angeles tor alleged complicity In the Times explosion. . The meeting waa ander tbe au spices of the socialist labor pari, and there was ft large attendance. Officer of tho socialist labor party following the address of Haywood, discussed plans for gaining support tor the movement, and appointed dele gates to work to Interest laborers in the proposed strike. ; - .T. 1. TO PLAY Baseball Game Scheduled Between Great Rivals Raleigh, May 1. Next Wednesday the great rivals in southern football will try conclusions In snother form of athletics. A and M. and V. P. I. wfll meet In a game ot baseball that will probably excite more local In terest tbsn any game plsyed here during tbe season. Tbls will be tbe first trip V. P. I. has made to Raleigh In six years. and their appearance will doubtless arouse much enthusiasm on sccount of their grest athletic prowrss. The Virginia Techs are said to be very strong this year. They have easily one ot the best teams In Virginia, and, ss the record shows, have been very successful sgainst tbe state teams, In addition to not losing s game on their northern trip. M Kilt HIGH M'HOOl TO PLAT CAROLINA tBESIl.lES. Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the East Durham ball park, the Dur ham high school and the freshmen team ot the University of North Caro lina will contest for honors. The freshmen team has taken all the class teams In 0 camp on tbe "hill," and tbe Durham high school has only lost three out of ten gsmes plsyed. Wil son will probably twirl for the highs, while Pate wUl be In the bos for Carol Hi a. . 3 Battles Over the Bar, Washington, May 1. The io-c!led bar and bottle law, wblch absolutely prohibits the gale of bottled .goods where liquor kt sold over tbe bar, be came operative In Massachusetu to day. Tempersnce advocates believe the new law will materially reduce drunkenness. The liquor dealers, on the 0 her hand, declare It will have an opposite effect To Try 'Defender of Cameras Daw." Haywsrd. Wis.. May 1 When the oft-postponed case of John F. Delta, tbe so-called defender ot Cameron dam. Is called In court here tomorrow. it Is expected the trial will proceed without further delay. Deltt, his wife and his son, Will be tried Jointly for U14 murder OS Peputf Oscar Harp. ATRLEEH ELEVEN KHOWH DEAD III WRECK Many Others Seriously. Injured and Wi.1 Die Teachers Special From Tllea ' to Washington Is Wrerked Near lax ten, Pennsylvania, Canning Death snd Terrible Injuries Woman Doc. (or Assisted. Ey.ston, Pa., May 1. So far as It Is uoi.-lble :o ascertain here and at tbe jcene of the wreck, eight persons were burned to death, three fatally injured, two others so seriously in jured that their lives are despaired of, an 1 sc- res of persons were cut and burnnd and bruised, somte of them dangerously, fn the wreck of the teachers' special from Utlca. N. Y., to Washington, D. C, on the Belvldere Dc'aware division ot the Pennsylvania railroad at! Martin's Creek, N. J., Sat urday night . The line was reopened for traffic " Sunday. Bones of eight persons have been taken from the debris, and the wreck crew has quit work. The missing, given up aa dead, are: Misses Bessie Walker, Sophia Knolt, Louise LIndeman, Sarah, Jones and Mrs. Mary Allen, all teachers of Utlca, and Miss Susan Sessions, ot Utlca; Harry Wllmer. Trenton, K. J, baggage roaster of the train; James Bicnell, Philadelphia, tourist agent for the Pennsylvania railroad. Miss Eleanor Rutherford, a teacher In the Utlca schools, died In the Easton hospital Saturday night, as did also Walter Vanoy, of Trenton, N. J., engineer of the Ill-fated train, and Charles Person, conductor, of Strouds burg, Pa. Miss Augusta Lyte, of Utlca, Is in a critical condition In the hospl al suf fering from genersl burns and shock, and George W. Parsons, of Lambert ville, N. J., D reman, la so severely burned tbat neither Is expected to survive. Local officials of the railroad com pany are uncommunicative as to the cause of tbe accident. General Man ager F. L. Sheppard, of the Pennsyl vania railroad, was at tbe wreck Sun day but refused to make a statement He hurried back to Jersey City. Other high officials , have been at the scene. - It is the general belief tbat the rails spread and caused the train to leave tbe track and plunge over tbe em bankment to destruction, carrying Its load of humanity. Trackmen had been at work at the point of the di saster and It Is alleged that the tracks were jacked up; that no signal was out, and tbat the engineer, believing he had a clear track, rushed Into what proved to be a death trap at the rate ' of SO miles an hour. One hundred and live excursionists were registered st the Martin's Creek hotel Saturday nlgbt Many of then went home on tbe special that was run down by the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western railroad last night snd others. Including those who hsd been taken to farm houses and hotels at Belvldera, N. J, and Stroudsburg, Pa., left for I'tica Sunday. A number at t'ticsns came down to Easton to look arter the dead and Injured. Woman Dorter AssUtv , MUs Dr. Hennessey, of Utlca, wu smong those who remained at the Mar in's Creek hotel. She assisted the Injured, and while doing so she was suffering Intense pain from a severe Injury to the spine. The explosion that occurred at the wreck wss due to the Ignition of gas in a tank under the dining car, tbe only car which did not go into the ditch. A flying fragment of the tank itruck Hairy Francis, ot Tlftsvllle, IX a student at Lafayette college, on tho head and Inflicted an ugly gash. While Charles Person, the conduc tor, lay pinned In tbe wreckage, lm suffered excruciating pain and bad a premonition ot death. He said to w. 8. Cummings, district passenger sgsnt tor the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, who lay pinioned over hla prostrs e body, that he knew he was going to dir. He took Cum mings by the hand, saying be could not see. It was later learned thst Person's eyes were burned out Cum mings managed to free himself a 11 4 later assisted Is extricating the mangled body ot the conductor. Pardon of E. C Caton Revoked By Governor Raleigh. May I-Oovemor Kitchln has made an order revoking tbe con ditional pardon of E. C. Caton, the Mecklenburg county man whose csso has stirred much Interest In that county of late. He was sentenced in December, 150. to I months on thn roads for Immoral conduct snd grsnted ay pardon conditioned on gm4 behavior In October, 1910. Within tht past few months charges were mad and have been substantiated thst hi bad resumed even more flagrant vUm latiops,
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