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The News and Observer,
VOL. XXXIX. NO. 26.
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LABOR’S GREAT DAY
W'ORKIMGMEN CELEBRATE IT
WITH GREAT PARADES
AND BANQUETS.
OBSERVE 13 ALL GREAT CITIES
The Laboring JPeopla of New York
Spent the Day at Coney Island on a
Picnic— The Parade in Washington
g_was the Most Imposing ever Seen—
Kier Hardie Spoke in Chicago while
Boston Witnessed a Big Parade—No
Attempt to Carry the Red Flag.
New York, Sept, 2 —The weather
was perfect to day and there was hardly
any labor organization in the city but
what had mapped cut for itself a parade
or an outing. This year the latter man
ner of spending the holiday predomina
ted. The list of excursions to points out
side the city was long and well arrange .
For the first time in many years the
Central Labor Union did not parade
through the streets. Coney Island was
deemed the better place for the day and
as a result the Sea Beach Palace there was
crowded with the men whose delegates
practically regulate the labor element of
the city.
To offset this, however, there were ar
ranged the parade of the striking gar
ment workers, and the demonstration at
Unio t Square of the Knights of Labor,
with which organization the garment
workers are affiliated.
The New York Letter Carriers, headed
by Postmiister Dayton and his staff,
marched to the post-office-on their way
to the Letter Carriers’ National Associa
tion Convention in Philadelphia.
The anarchists went out to Mantzel’s
Park, Staten Island, to hear Johann
Most and Claus Zimmerman.
The Small Parade in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 2.—Not more
than one thousand paraders turned out
to day to take part in the Labor Day
demonstration. The day was not
observed as a holiday by the banks or
business houses in this city, the Stock
and Produce Exchanges alone closing
their doors. In this State the Sat
urday in September is observed as Labor
Day.
The United Labor League turned out
about 500 men, but there was no display
Os red fl aga, the polios authorities for
bid it. Each one of the paraders, how
ever, wore a red badge with the number
of his lodge printed upon it. What was
evidently urged as a substitute for the
red emblem was a banner with the words
“The powers that be fear the red flag”
on one side and “Socialist ideas are pro
gressing, nevertheless,” on the other.
Business Suspend l ;!! in Baltimore.
Baltimore. Md., Sept 2.— Labor Day
and Sedan Day were fittingly celebrated
here to day. Business was practically
suspended.’ The ranks of labor paraded
at noon and then had picnics and
speeches. Tne Germau associations and
citizens marched in honor of tne fall of
Sedan and congratulatory cablegrams
were sent to Emperor William and
Prince Bismarck.
Butlalo Workmen Picnic.
Buffalo, N. \ t ., Sept. 2. —Labor Day
was celebrated by the workmen in this
city in the conventional way by a parade
of the trades unions, followed by a pic
nic at Germania Park, where orators
held forth and mnsic echoed and lager
flowed. Nearly eight thousand men
were in line, representing building trades
the iron trades, the German trades aDd
miscellaneous unions. Heury Lloyd, * f
Boeton, was the American orator and
Joseph Hosier, editor of the Arbiter
Zeitung, spoke in German.
The day otherwise was observed by
the citizens in general suspension of
business and a variety of sports, chiefly
bicycle racing and baseball games.
Tne Most Imposing Ever Made.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 2.—The
Labor Day parade here to day was the
most imposing display ever made by or
ganized laoor in the District of Colum
bia. There were over 5,000 men in line,
all neatly uniformed, and each division
headed by a band of music. Columbia
Typographical Union bad 1200 men in
line A feature of the parade was the
participation, in neat uniforms, of the
chapels of some of the local new-papers.
Labor Day being a legal holiday in the
District of Columbia all of the executive
departments were closed for business.
Very few of the officials were at their
desks, Acting Secretary Adee being one
of the number. There was a lack of
official advices from any quarter.
Two Distinct Celebrations.
Chicago, 111., Sept. 2.—Two separate
and distinct celebrations marked Labor
Day in Chicago. The labor congress,
socialistic in its tendencies, held a mass
meeting and picnic,preceded by a parade,
the principal speakers being Kier Hardie,
Frank Smith and John Swinton.
The Building Trades Union council
gave a counter attraction in the way of
a parade, picnic and mass meeting ot its
own. No attempt was made to carry
the red flig iu the congress parade,
Mayor Swift having issued strict orders
against such action.
The Usual Parade In Boston.
Boston, M ass. , Sept. I.—Organized
labor to day observed its ninth annual
legal holiday in the city of Boston with
its usual parade and with almost innum
erable sports and amusements. The day
broke clear and cool and at an early
hour marching bands escorting labor
unions from various parts of the city
and crowds hurrying to the depots and
wharves bound for the various amuse
ments resorts, filled the streets.
The spectacle of the day was the parade
of the labor organizations of the city and
vicinity iu which over 10,000 men par
ticipated.
Generally Observed in Oulario.
Toronto, Sept. 2. —Labor Day was
generally observed as a holiday through
out the cities iu Ontario to day. Oyer
four thousand workmen marched
through the principal streets of this city
and wound up with a programme of
games at the Island.
Lieut. Gov. Kirkpatrick and Secretary
of State Montague were among the
speakers.
THE BATTLE OF SEDVN.
Gentian Vet. ran* Celebrate its Anni
versary with Speeches and Banquets.
New York, Sept. 2.—Twelve thousand
German veterans of New York, Brook
lyn and Hoboken celebrated the anni
versary of the battle of Sedan to day
under the auspices of the German Vet
erans' Union and the Deutsche Kreiger
buud at Homestead Park.
Bismarck sent a cable of greeting,
signing himself “Your Comrade.”
Most of the veterans were uniformed
and all wore oak leaves iu their hats.
There was speech making and singing of
patriotic songs and banqueting.
Night Parade aad Banquet.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 2 —All the local
German societies united in celebrating
the anniversary of the victory at Sedan
to day. A night parade and a banquet
Uter at Turn Hall, were the main feat
ures of the celebration. Fatherland
songs of a patriotic nature were sung at
the festive board and martial oratory
enthused the Germans greatly.
Opposes German Celebrations.
London, Sept. 2.—ln a leading article
published to day, the Globe expresses
the opinion that the German celebrations
endanger the peace of Europe. The tone
of the Berlin papers, says the Globe, has
been offensive and such as to needle 'sly
wound the feelings of the French people.
The Emperor, the Globe further says,
has allowed himself on more than one
occasion recently to use language which
is at least capable of being misunder
stood. While the Globe does not believe
that the Emperor desires war, his utter
ances, it is said, are assuredly not such
as further peace.
SERIOUS RIOT IN FRANCE.
An Angry Mob Resents Interference
With Bull Fighting.
Bayonne, Sept. 2.—Serious disturb
ar e.-i followed the interference yester
day, with bull fightiDg here. An angry
mob assembled about the sub-prefecture,
crying to the officials to resign, and at
tempting to force open the doors.
A detachment of mounted police was
summoned which charged and dispersed
the crowd. The mob re-assembled in
greater number* and proceeded to the
houses of the Mayor and police officials,
which they pelted with stones. Troops
were called out to protect the officials.
The crowd continued to noisily parade
the streets until 2 o’clock this morning.
Quite a number of persons were injured
during the night. Others who were ar
rested were released later.
NO RIOTS AT FOO-CHOW.
Archdeacon Wolf says that the Reports
are Untrue.
London, Sept. 2.—Archdeacon Wolf
has sent a cablegram to this city, stating
that the reports of riots at Foo-Chow,
Obina, are untrue. The Archdeacon
probably alludes to the reports of riot
at Foo-Chow which were published on
August 22. According to these dis
patches, a mob had attacked the Ameri
can mission, injured four native scholars
and forced the American teacher to take
flight.
U, S. Fish Commissioner Dead.
Washington, Bept. 2 —Mr. Marshal
McDonald, of West Virginia, who for
the last seven years has held the position
of United States Commissioner of fish
and fisheries, died yesterday morning at
his residence in this city of pulmonary dis
ease, after an illness of several months.
He went to the Adirondacks, accom
panied by his wife, in the earlier part
of the summer, and seemed for a time
to binefit by the health giving air es
that region, but a change for the worst
set iu, and last week he was brought
back home to die.
Lumber Fire at Portsmouth.
Ports mouth, Va., Sept. 2.—Fire to day
destroyed two dry kilns of lumber be
longing to the Portbmoutb Lumber Man
ufacturing Co. About 30,000 feet were
totally destroyed and the remainder
badly damaged. Loss $12,500; partly
insured.
Negro Lynched in Kentucky.
Hickman, Ky , Sept. 2. - At * a. m.
Tom Butcher, a desperate negro was
taken from jail by a mob. His head
was shot off and his body riddled with
bullets. Masks of some of the mob were
found near the negoo’s body.
A Methodist Minister Suspended.
Cincinnati, O, Sept. 2.—A special
from Hamilton, 0., says that the M. E.
Conference suspended for one year,
the Rev. W. ft. Dudley, former chaplain
of the Ohio penitentiary, tor obtaining
money under false pretense.
RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1895.
THE CUBAN REBELLION
REINFORCEMENTS FROM SPAIN
RECEIVED WITH GREAT
REJOICING.
BUT INSURGENTS ARE NOT IDLE
Though the Official Reports Sent Out
Al waysßepresent the Spanish Troops
as Victorious Over Greatly Superior
Numbers Still the Insurgent Cause
Seems to be Growing Daily—Another
Batch of I Leaders and Many
Rebel Troops Reported Killed.
Havana, Sept. 2. —The commaud of
•Lieut.- Col. Zubia surprised the insur
gent bands led by Juarez and Zayas, in
Quernado, near Grande Remedios, aud
after a sharp engagement routed them.
The insurgents left eight of their num
ber dead on the field, but carried their
wounded with them, in their retreat.
Os Lieut. Col. Zubias’ command, one
was killed and five were wounded.
A company of civil guards encounter
ed a mounted band of insurgents under
Arce at Macauga. At the fire first of
the volunteers the insurgents took flight,
leaving forty saddle horses and 2,600
cartridges in the hands of the guards.
The column of Gen. Canellas routed the
band headed by Maceo, to the south of
Ramon de Las Yaguas on Saturday. The
insurgents very much out-numbered the
Spaniards, but they were driven from
their positions and encampment, leaving
36 killed and 80 wounded. The Span
ish lost one officer and twelve soldiers
killed, and nine officers and 29 soldiers
wounded.
At Hatilio the insurgents burned the
store of Rufino Diaz, the Dolores Man
sion and the farm house of Jose Prieto,
together with SIO,OOO worth of planta
tion property. At Tunicus four insur
gents have surrendered and at Santa
Espiritn nine have given themselves up.
The planters of the Province of Santa
Clara, have been compelled to pay heavy
contributions for the maintenance of the
insurgent cause. For each bale of to
bacco produced $2 has been demanded
and for each 1,000 ears of corn 50 cents
is required.
Lieut. Gonzales Moro, with three hun
dred troops, has bad an engagement
with the insurgents under Keen, near
Naronjal and Cabarien, Province of San
tiago de Cuba, iu which four of the lat
ter were killed.
A train carrying troops, was attacked
by insurgents, between Boniate and San
Vincent. Col. Zebikostki, who com
manded the troops, was slightly wound
ed, as were also one sergeant and one
carpenter. Dionisie Gil, the Domini
cian general, has taken command of the
insurgent band recently under the lead
ership of Goulet who was killed at
Perabjo.
The railroad bridge near Yabo Cifuen
tos ha 3 been destroyed by insurgents
Upon the arrival here of a steamer
cringing the Christine battalion, which
comprised forty officers aud 1,160 sol
diers, the new-comers were met by a com
mittee of citizens and bands of music.
The sum of one dollar was given to each
soldier. Such is the reception of every
steamer which arrives* with soldiers from
Spain.
Jose Pugols, Chief Engineer of the
harbor, leaves this city on Thursday for
New York, by the steamer Havana, to
contract for the erection of a large dry
dock here.
More Filibustering Expeditious.
Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 2.—Two
steamships which left this port within
the- past few days are under suspicion,
according to the Spanish Consul Seuor
Congosto, of being vessels which were to
lend aid to the revolutionists in Cuba by
transferring to that port the arms and
ammunition that were captured on Fri
day by Wilmington authorities.
One of these steamers, the Laurada,
left Pier 11, north wharves, on Thurs
day last, bound for Port Morant, a sea
port on the south coast of Jamaica. She
went down the Delaware river a short
distance and then came back to this
port. The vessel left again on Saturday;
but when she got to the Horse Shoe she
is said to have gone aground. Oac
more the vessel returned and anchored
nearly opposite V ine street wharf. It has
been said that she would be dry-docked
to ascertain if any injury had been sus
tained by her alleged grounding. Such
is not the case as she will sail to night.
The Fernford, which left for Cuba oo
Friday afternoon, the day of the capture
of the Cuban filibuaterers, is the other
vessel against which suspicion is directed.
She left iu ballast for Bt. Jago aud is
now supposed to be on her way to that
port.
DEFENDER LEAVES THE DOCK.
She Will be Measured With Valkyrie
at Erie Busin Thursday.
New York, Sept. 2.—The yacht De
fender was floated from the dry dock at
9 o’clock this morning and was immedi
ately taken in tow to New Rochelle.
The Valkyrie will draw up to the Erio
Basin Thursday. While there she will
be measured with Defender. The fig
ures will not be given out, however,
until the night before the race.
Killed Hi* Mother aud Himself.
Hot Springs, Ark., Sept. 2.— The
dead bodies of Dr. E. M. Remington and
his mother were found to-day a s home
by a colored girl. They were almost
unrecognisable. The supposition is that
the son, who has been discouraged for
some time on account of having no prae
tice, killed his mother and then himself.
NOT DEAD BUT LIVETH
A NOTED insuranceswlNDLEß
CAPTURED IN THE WOODS
OF MINNESOTA.
HAD BEEN REPORTED DROWNED
Dr. Fiaker Disappeared two Years
Ago and Two Men Swore Positively
They Saw Him go to the Bottom in
the Mississippi River—He Had Just
Taken out $58,000 Insurance and
the Case was Fought Stubbornly
Through all the Courts.
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 2.-George
Fraker, of Topeka, Kan., the man who
was supposed to have been drowned in
the Mississippi river two years ago, was
captured in the woods near Tower,
Minn., yesterday. Fraker’s life was in
sured for $58,000 and the heirs brought
suit in the Kansas courts to recover.
The case went to the Supreme Court,
and was one of the most famous insur
ance eases of the country. The insurance
companies were defeated in the final de
cision, it being decided last month.
It was always maintained by the com
panies that Fraker was alive but his
whereabouts were unknown. Recently it
became known in some way that Fraker
was near Tower, where he was known
under the alias of Schnell. Attorney
Robert T. Harris and Deputy Sheriff
Wilkinson, of Topeka, came here aud
organized a party to search for him.
Fraker was found in the woods, and his
capture was effected in a strategic man
ner. He was brought to Duluth to day
and was taken to Topeka at once.
Fraker will go without a re
quisition. He has been 1 ving near
Tower for six months He admit
ted his identity and said he did not
leave home oa purpose to defraud the
companies, but that while he was out in
Missouri River he fell in. He swam
across the river and got on 1 md. The
next day he read in the papers that he
was drownel, and thought he would
carry out the deception and have his
heirs collect the insurance.
Fraker arrived in Duluth to-day at
12:30 in charge of Deputy Sheriff Walker
and Attorney Herrick. He admits his
identity, and will return to Kansas at
once.
The case is one of great interest, be
cause of a reward of $20,000, which was
offered for his capture. Fraker is a
physician, and, up to the latter part of
1893, was physician to St. Elmo Hotel,
the leading hotel in Excelsior Springs, a
health resort near Kansas City.
Together with seven or eight compan
ions, the doctor went fishing on the
Missouri river one day, and after dark,
while in company of George Harvey,
James Triplett and J. Crowley, a negro,
he disappeared and was seen no more
These parties afterwards swore positively
that they witnessed his drowning while
rowing in a leaky boat, but after a
strict search his body could net be re
covered. Some three or four mouths
previous he began loading up
with life insurance, taking a total
of $58,000. After his disappear
ance the insurance companies held
a conference and discovered that whle
the doctor’s income was only about sl,-
800 a year, his premiums amounted to
SI,OOO annually. Besides this George
Harvey and James Triplett, who swore
to having witnessed Fraker’s death were
men of bad character, Harvey being ar
rested only the other day in Eastern
Missouri, charged with having committed
burglary in New Mexico. Triplett was a
well knowQ character in Indian Terri
tory, and was said to have been
drowued a short time ago.
Before going on his fishing excursion
Fraker had drawn all his money from
the! bank, saying he was about] going to
California to bring home the orphan
children of his deceased uncle. Forty
thousand of insurance money was pay
able to his brother-in-law in trust for
the children, Dr. Fraker. who had
practiced medicine for eight years, wt s
an active leader in Sunday school work,
but held rather peculiar views on re
ligious subjects.
Afte'..: a thorough investigation all the
companies except the Equitable refused
to pay the claims, whereupon James E
Lincoln, the executor of the will brought
suit in the District Court at Liberty,
Mo., which was afterwards transferred
to the United States Circuit Court at
Kansas City. Robert Herrick was ap
pointed joint y to conduct the case
for the companies, and was as
sisted by eminent legal talent. In the
latter part of 1894, after an extremely
sensational trial lasting two weeks, in
December, 1894, the jury acting under
positive instructions from the court de
clared for the defense. A new trial was
granted on technical points, but in Feb
ruary, 1895, judgment was given for the
full amount and a stay of execution
granted for six months until August 12,
1895. On that date the full amount was
paid to the executor aud the companies
withdrew their offer of $20,000 reward.
Herrick obtained a clue in the latter
pi rt of 1894 which he has patiently fol
io Ared ever since until about a woek ago,
he learned the whereabouts and assumed
the name of the doctor. Thursday night
he arrived in Tower, talked with John
Wilkinson, Chief of Police of Topeka,
to assist in taking Fraker back. They
learned that Dr. Fraker went by the
name of Schnell, and lived with a young
man in a woodsman’s hut four miles
trorn town.
Fraker thought he had been arrested
for killing game cut of season, as Phil
lip was also game warden. When the
warrant was read to him he was thun-
derstruck but admitted his identity. He
was brought to town, together with his
companion, who hails from Wisconsin,
and seems to l>e an innocent party. The
prisoner is a well built man of about 5
feet 6 inches, 40 years, with short black
whiskers. In conversation he stated
that he had expected his relatives to get
a portion of the insurance money and
himself also. Ho had been greatly ben
efitted, he said, by the waters of a spring
where he stopped and had about made
arrangements to buy the place, intend
ing to make it a water cure resort. He
would have spent $20,000, he said, in
improving the place.
WILL N 3T GO TO KENTUCKY.
Bland Doesn’t Like the Yellow Color
o! the Platform They Adopted.
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 2.- The de
mands on Hon. H. P. Bland for ad
dresses are so numerous and insistent
from all parts of the country that he
sees no rest for fully a month.
“No, I shall not go to Kentucky,” Mr.
Bland replied to a question to-day. “I
had intended to visit that State and stay
there about a month, but the platform
adopted by the Louisville convention was
so at variance with Democratic coinage
principles in its indorsement of Clcve
land and Carlisle that I concluded it
would be best to concel my engagments
there.”
IMMIGRATION COMING SOUTH.
Over 40,000 Acres of I,and Sold to
Northern and Western People.
Baltimore, Md., Sept. 2.—A Southern
States magazine special says that recent
sales of land along the M. & O. R. R. to
Northern and Western people aggregate
40,000 acres. Os this amount 22,000
acres have been sold to a colonization
company organized at Sioux City, lowa,
which proposes to settle people from
lowa and other Western States on this
tract. The land will be laid out for
farming purposes, with a town iu con
nection with it for such settlers as prefer
town life. This property is located
about sixty miles north of Mobile.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
At New York (first game): r. h. e.
New York, 0 10 1 0 0 101- 4 8 4
Cleveland, 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 00— 3 6 5
Batteries: Clark and Wilson; Young and
Zimmer. Attendance, 3,500.
At New York (second game): R. h. e.
New York, 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 *— 5 6 6
Cleveland, 000200X00—3 8 1
Batteries: Rusie and Farrell; Cuppy and
Zimmer. Attendance, 8,000.
At Brooklyn (first game): r. h. *.
Brooklyn, 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 3 *—ll 14 2
Chicago, 010101000—3 8 5
Batteries: Stein and Grim; Griffith and
Kittredge. Attendance, 3,500.
At Brooklyn (second game): r. h. e.
Brooklyn, 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 6 *—ls 11 3
Chicago, 000010023 6 12 8
Batteries: Kennedy and Burrell; Terry
and Donohue. Attendance, 8,000.
At Baltimore (first game ): r. h. e.
Baltimore, 100 2 102# *— 6 9 3
St. Louis, 000 0 0 0000—0 2 3
Catteries: Hoffer and Clarke; Breitenatein
and Peitz. Attendance, 3,600.
At Baltimore (second game): r. h. e.
Baltimore, 00000000 1— 17 0
Pittsburg, 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1— 3 11 0
Batteries: Esper and Robinson; Ehret and
Os ten. Attendance, 9,500.
A* Boston (first game): r. h. e.
Boston, 00 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0— 3 7 2
Cincinnati, 010001 010 0 l— 4 9 3
Batteries: Dwyer and Vaughn; Dolan and
Ryan. Attendance, 2,000.
At Boston (second game): r. h. k.
Boston, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1— 7 10 2
Cincinnati, 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 00— 3 5 5
Batteries: Nichols and Ganzel; Parrott
and Vaughan. Attendance, 8,000.
At Washington (first game): r. h. e.
Washington, 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 00— 6 8 2
Louisville, 0 2 0 0 2 5 1 2 *—l2 15 2
Batteries: Mercer, Purner and McGuire;
Cunningham and Warner. Attendance, 1.000.
A* Washington (second game): R. n. e.
Washington, 2 4020001 *— 911 2
Louisville, 00020 0 02 3 710 4
Batteries: Gilroy and McGuire; McFar
land and Warner. Attendance, 3,800.
At Philadelphia: r. h. e.
Philadelphia, 100005002 5—13 17 6
Pittsburg, 1 0 0 03 0 1 0 2 0— 7 11 5
Batteries: Orth and Grady; Moran, Har f
ley and Merritt. Attendance, 10,i67.
Death of Ei-Senator Lewi*.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 2.— Ex-United
Btates Senator J. S. Lewis died at his
home near Harrisonburg this morning,
of a cancerous disease, in the seventy
seventh year of his age. He was a lien
eal descendant of John Lewis, whose
father was an original settler in what is
now Augusta county. He was elected
Lieutenant Governor on the ticket with
Gilbert 0. Walker and the same year
was sent to the United States Senate. In
1881, he was again elected Lieutenant
Governor with William E. Cameron and
at the expiration of his term of office,
retired to private life. He was a promi
nent figure in Virginia during recon
struction days.
Trades Union Congress Opened.
Cardiff, Wales, Sept. 2. —The Trades
Union Cougress opened here to day, with
344 delegates present. The proposed
change in the constitution of the body,
limiting the 'delegates to those
who are actually working at trades, will,
it is expected, encounter much opposition
because it would shut out from partici
pation in future congresses many active
trade unionists.
Death ol Ex-Gov. Anderson.
Dayton, 0., Sept. 2.—News was re
ceived here tolayof the death of Charles
Anderson, ex-Governor of Ohio, at Kut
tawa, Ky. Ho was I/eutenant-Governor
urder Brough in 1865,and when the latte
died assumed the gubernatorial dignity.
He was a noted lawyer.
Willie Brcekinridge Will Speak.
Lelington, Ky.. Sept. 2. — Th s morn
ing Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge announc
ed that be will make his first political
speech iu the Democratic State campaign
on September 21, at Williamstown,
Graut county. No other dates have been
arranged. *
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FIFTY WERE INJURED
A WILD CAT ENGINE SMASHES
INTO A CROWDED EXCUR
SION TRAIN.
TWENTY-FIVE SERIOUSLY HURT
The Rear Car Was Smashed Into Kind
ling Wood anil Men, Women and
Children Buried Beneath the Debris
--Many Saiv the Engine Coining and
Jumped, Thus Saving Their Lives—
The Engineer anil Fireman of the
Run-Awar Engine Under Arrest.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 2.—An ap
palling railroad accident occurred at
3:40 o’clock this afternoon near Wood
lawn Station of the Sea Beach Railroad
in which fifty people were injured.
While train No. 3, drawing 17 cars
which wore crowded almost to suffoca
tion by excursionists, was stand
ing at the Woodlawn Station, a
wild cat eiigine came thundering
along the tracks on its wake and crashed
into the rear, telescoping it. The car was
full of passengers, most of whom came
from New York Many people saw the
engine tearing along, and jumped from
the train and thus saved their lives.
A colored porter yelled to the passen
gers to jump. The run-away engine
dashed into the rear car, smashing it
into kindling wood and burying men,
women and children beneath it. There
was a mad rush of surging humanity
from the train. Scarcely half a dozen
people kept their heads or were able
to render assistance to the injured.
Patrolman Kelly, who was on duty
at the station, turned in several
ambulance calls, and five ambulances
from the surrounding hospitals promptly
responded. In the meantime, the wood
work of the wrecked car caught fire and
was soon in a blaze. Four cars were
completely destroyed before the train
hands were able to uncouple them and
four cars were telescoped by the collision.
Most of the injured were taken to the
hospitals and several will probably die.
The severely injured, are;
JOSEPH ROB. New York.
ABRAIIAM LEVY. New York.
JOHN BLAKE, Navasink, N. J.
VVM. GREGORY, Jersey City.
LIZZIE WEFF, New York.
AUGUSTUS SUDDENSTRONG. Now
York.
MORITZ FRANKEL, New York.
JOS. ROE MAN. New York.
LOUIS HELD, New York.
JOS. FREEDMAN. New York.
VVM. KEMP, Brooklyn.
JOS. LEWIMSON, New York.
C. ZYAKMAN, New York-
CIIAS. 11. WOODS, wife and child, New
York. .
MISS L. MONTCLAIR, Now York.
GEO. HAMMOND, New York.
EDWARD H. FREELAND, Newark, X. J.
JAMES HUESTON, Kearney, N. J.
JOS. F It INK. New York.
AUGUST GEORGE, New York.
GUSTAVES MILLING, New York.
EMIL SETEFK, New York.
HENRY KRUGER, New York.
CHAS. H. MERCHANT, New York.
NELLIE BURLETON, Now York.
To-night the police authorities who
have engineer Frank Jason and fireman
Arthur Ross of the run-away engiae un
der arrest, say that engine No. 6 while
shunting on th9 track was in danger,
while going backwards, of collision with
another engine. The engine r, thinking
it impossible to avoid this collision re
versed the lever and jumped from the
train, followed by the fireman. Tbe
engine, however, jumped forward al
most immediately and started down the
tracks at the terrific rate of speed, re
sulting in the disaster.
EXCURSION TRAIN DERAILED.
The Accident Was Caused by a Burnt
Tree Falling on the Track.
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 2 —The engine,
tender and baggage car of a passenger
train on the Seattle, Lake Shore & East
ern road were derailed last night near
this city by a tree, which had been
burned about the roots and fallen across
the rails. The train consisted of eight
coaehes, several of which were filled
with excursionists. Engineer Gabriel
did not see the tree until within two car
lengths, but stood at his post and saved
the train. As the engine went over, he
Jumped, sustaining serious injuries.
THE NEW JERSEY' POPULISTS.
Tney Find Trouble iu Securing a Can
didate tor Governor.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 2.— The Guber
natorial State Convention of the People’s
party of New Jersey was held in this
city. Wm. B. Ellis, of Trenton, was
nominated for Governor after several
others had declined the honor.
There were thirty-six delegates at the
convention, which was presided over by
Thomas H. Proctor, of Cumberland coun
ty, chairman of the State Committee.
One woman delegate was present, Mrs.
E. J. Whitehead, of Westfield.
There was a long discussion over the
adoption of the party platform. The
committee on resolutions reported a long
platform re affirming the national plat
form adopted in Omaha, m 1892, with a
number of planks of State import.
The chairman was ordered to send the
following telegram to Eugene V. Debs,
recently released from jail in Wood
stock, ill. :
“The Peoples’party in convention as
sembled at Trenton, on Labor Day, sends
greeting to Eugene V. Debs, champion
of the oppressed, and illustrious victim
of the violation of the American citizen’s
constitutional right of trial by jury.”
Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 2.— The Ken
tucky Midlaud Railroad was offered for
sale at public auction by Commissioner
Posey, at 12:30 o’clock to day. No sale
for want of bidders.