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?TjOTrwi THE WBBKLr CtTIZES, THURSDAY, SPTEMB R 8, 1891. TALK WITH A SURVIVOR. MARSHAL,!. NIX'H BXPERI ENCKt RECITED. The First Full and Authentic Ac 1 count of the Creates! Railway Wreck North Carolina Ha Ever Known Rotten Tlt-M. Marshall N'X, the Asheyille fireman who was on the train which whs wrecked near StnUsville i huradav morn ing, und whose bra veiy and noble work at the scene have already been spoken of in The Citizen, returned to Abbeville on the west bound train Friduy after noon. Mr. Nix. although having numerous cuts and bruises on the spine, hip. shoul der and arm. and about the head, is able to be on the streets, and is receiving the congratulations of friends upon his es cape and his good work during the trving scene. To The Citizen Saturday morn ing Mr. Nix gave a full account of the awful casualty and the scenes on the ground afterward. His slor follows: "We left Durham," Mr. Nix began, "on Wednesday afternoon at 7:10. We passed Statesville about 2:15 Thursday morning and reached the viaduct where the accident sccurrel about 2:30. I was sitting on the second seat on the right in the first-class car, by a half open win dow. 1 had been partially asleep, and had mv arm on the window sill. Gaze was on the third seat on the left band side of the cr. Gorman was on the first seat on the left side, asleep. Just behind him sat Charley Burnett, while Bradford sat in the sent next to Gaze, asleep. Perry Barnett was on the third seat on the right. THE SHOCKS. "Conductor Spaugh bad just taken up the tickets in one car and was standing in the aisle near me, making a note id his book. Suddenly I felt two distinct shocks, coming simultaneously, seeming, as near as 1 can tell, as though we were on the crossties. 1 have talked with Auditor Sanderlin, conduc tor Spaugh, sleeping ear conductor Clepper. and several others, and all told me they felt the shocks in the same way. "The instant we felt the shocks Con ductor Spaugh reached up for the danger signal, but it was too lute. As he got his hand about on a level with his beail, 1 felt the horrible sensation of going downward, I knew not where. In a twinkling, however the crash had conic. It was but an instant, but that seeme an age. Then there wus a loud noise of exhausting steum and revolving wheels from the engine. Our car had struck on its right &ide. I knew I was hurt, but broke out a window and climbed out ol the pile of wreckage. CRIBS OF THE WOUNDED. "The noise from thefengiue for a short time drowned every other sound. As I climbed out 1 saw some person, probably t he Pullman car porter, near the end of the sleeper, which bad been partly burst out, attempting to strike a match. The second time toe mutcn biazea up ana just then the man disappeared as suddenly as if he had been swallowed up by an open- in? in the earth. "At this instant the noise from the engine ceased, and 1 could hear the heart rending cries of the wounded. The most horrible sounds 1 ever Beard greeted mv ear: "Lord help me!' Oh, God, have mercy!' 'Let me up!' '1 am dying, water, water!' And every imaginable crv, shriek and wail of distress was borne out on the air, enough to make the stoutest heart tail and sicken. "I beard a splash, and going to the mot found Worth fclliott in the water, I heloed him out, and together we climbed up the bank, aad discovered the farm-bouse ot Mr. Bostian.not lar away. We tried to awaken someone, but did not succeed, and came back to the wreck. The cries there were increasing. I heard some one call 'Help! help! help!' TO STATESVILLE. "This cry came from Gaze, who was up on the track. He said in reply to my question that he was hurt, but didn't know how badly .He could not tell how he had got out ot the wreck. "I told Gaze I must go to Statesville to tell the dispatcher to warn all trains of the accident and avoid another disaster. We crossed over the viaduct, or bridge, and I noticed that everything had been stripped on, except the stringers ana a lot of rotten ties. 1 saw that Gaze could not keep up with me, so I ran as fast as I could toward Statesville. About 300 yards from the scene stood the section house. 1 stopped there and awoke the section master, who lived near, and told him to put out red lights as a danger signal. He replied that he had no red lights, but at my suggestion put out sev eral white liehts. 1 then set out again and ran all the way to Statesville. I found the dispatcher, and told him of the awful accident. He seemed inclined to doubt me at first, but 1 assured bim of it finally, and be immediately sent mes sages to Salisbury and Catawba to hold all trains, and a message up town for help. He told me then that a wreckers' train from Newton would leave for the wreck in a few minutes. "About this time Gase came in. I tent a runner up town to notify Dr. Adams of the disaster. Gaze and I then started up town and met Dr. Adams in a bnggy. The doctor went back with us for more help. Leaving bim I went to Gus Guis cbard'sroom and waking bim up told him of the accident to the train. He sot up and dressed, and we went to a livery table, where we met Ed. Belote.John Goodlake and several others who had heard of the wreck, and we hired a team and returned to the scene. . Day was just breaking when we got there. The brat man I recognized was Sam Carter, of Asbeville, who had been , taken ont and was sitting in a chair. I went down into the gorge and found Will Bradford lying under a piece of timber. He said be had lain there since the acci dent and saw us pass over the viaduct on the way to Statesville. ". .'., : ROTTEN TIES. L-J " " "Evidences of the terrible .occurrence were on every band. ' The engine had plowed into the soft' earth, tbegfirebox being almost covered, this no ooubt pre venting the wreck from taking fire. The tender was lying next to the engine and nearlv covered by the combination cnr. The first class car was on its right side, tilted at an angle of about forty degrees, broken and split, the trucks "ft and the rods and bars twisted into a contused mass. This cur was lying with one end partly on the combination car. The sicepcr was lying with one etui in the creek and a portion of it burst open The officer's car. the "Daisy" was partly covered by the sleeper. All of the cars were inclined to the right side. "I assisted Mr. Clepper, the Pullman conductor up to Mr. Bostinn'., but he insisted on coming back to get some val uables lie had leu in he cnr As we passed over the viaduct I saw nvtnv rot ten ties, which have since been thrown into the creek. When I reached the spot where, the company claims, the rail wa taken up, I noticed that the trnck was severed to the rieht side, but 'ill the rails seemed to lx- connected by the bars at that time. There were no signs of a rail having been taken out. On the opposite end ot the viauuet for a diMnnce ol twenty or thirty leet the condition of the rails and truck indicated that the engine had been pulled backwards ff the truck. "Down nmid the wreck, where the work was going on, the two Barnett boys hud been found dead, lying face downward. Baggage .Master Linster was Ring on u pallet near gasping and died in a few minutes. Gorman hud died before hclprtuched him, and w is last heard calling lor water. 1 did not see Fry, the fireman, but learned that his head hud been burned from his body. Mr. Nix told his storv in a feeling way. but without any attempt at giving him self any credit tor what he has done since the wreck occurred. His work, however, will never be forgotten, especially bv those who were aided by him during the nark hours. Mr. Mix lost all Ins clothing and had to purchases suit in Statesville. He went to the chief ot police ot S atcs ville, who had the, bodies guarded, and whs given the articles toiind on the icr sons of the deud Asbeville boys. These he has here now, and will turn them over to the proper persons. Charles Barnett's purse, containing $3.83, was found, and ulso a watch and gold scarf pin. Only ten cents was found on Mr. Gorman's body. The fireman's hat worn by Charles Barnett and carried in his belt, was found, and not a mark could be seen on it of having passed through the wreck. Mr. Nix says the claim that the bodies were robbed is groundless. Several col ored men, however, were arrested for stealing goods from the cars. I OUST BOARD. Home nuHlueHM Done at the Meet lug Monday Afternoon. The joint board ot aldermen and ad visors met in the mayor's office Mon day afternoon. Present: Advisors Scott, Hunt, Bearden and Cummings; Aldei men Gudgcr, McDowell, Reynolds. Leonard and Starnes. A letter was received from J.Wagner, superintendent of the government build ing, inclosing a letter from W. J. Ed broeke, supervising architect at Wash ington, in relation to the grade on Pat ton avenue in front of the new postotfice and courthouse. The new profile ot Patton avenue as made out by City Engineer Lee raises the avenue at that point two feet. Mr. Edbrooke in his letter said that this raisins of the grade would necessitate a considerable expen diture of money, as the work on the basement portion had been calculated and completed for the present grade. The board took no action. Advisor Hunt, for the steam roller committee, reported that the committee would recommend the steam road roller made by the 0. f "v Co., Springfield, Ohio. This cor , represented here by Thos. F. Met proposed to furn ish a 12V4 ton roller for $3,600. It would also send an expert here to run the machine for one week, and if unsatis factory would take it back with no charge whatever. Action on the report of the committee was postponed. Capt. W. B. Troy asked tb; board to examine some stone for curbing purposes which be had and desired to sell to the contractor for the new paving. He was informed that the board was not partic ular where the curbing came trom it it camr up to the specifications. City Engineer Lee reported the cost of connecting J. A. Nichols' houson Liberty street with the sewer main. It amounted to $45.23. Mr. Nichols proposed to ad vance the money, have the work done, and wait one year, without interest for his pay. The board thought it best not to accept, this proposition. W. G. Corpening, of the firm of Corpen ing Bros., to whom the grading contract was let. notified thebourd that ke would wait sixty duys for an order to go ahead with the work of excavating. The committee appointed some time ago to look into the matter of a better water supply for Asheville, was requested to get dawn to work in eurnest. It was authorized to secure the help of the city engineer, take levels, etc., nnd go to the bottom of the question. The committee is composed of Aldermen Brevard, Leon ard and Starnes, and Advisors Connnt, Scott and Cummings. The board adjiumed to meet next Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Another Gold Find. From the King- Mountain News. For the last week a force of miners has been at work opening up sulphur mines on the McAden property two miles east of town, and on Wednesday struck a vein of gold that an old English miner says wdl essay $1,000 per ton. The vein is several feet in thickness, of un known depth, and the grains of yellow gold can be seen all through it. Mot si Miracle, Mow. Until recently Consumption was con sidered incurable, but now people are be ginning to realize that this disease is not incurable. ) The care of Consumption is not a miracle row. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will cure it, if taken in time and given a fair trial. This world renowned remedy will not make new lungs, bat it will restore diseased ones to a healthy state when other means have failed. Thousands gratefully testify to this. It is the most potent tonic, or strength-restorer, alterative or blood cleanser, and nutritive, or flesh builder, known to medical science. For Weak Langs, Spitting of Blood,, "Liver Com plaint." and Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, it is an uneqaaled remedy. . yi; "HOW TO GET STRONG.' LECrlRE AT THE GRAND MONDAY MIGHT. William Rlalkte. Esq., of Mew York, Given a Practical Talk on Body Bolldlnu. Under the Auh plcea of the V. 11. C. A. There was only a small audience at the Grand Monday night to hear William Blaikie's lecture on "How to Get Strong." Alter the introduction of Mr. Blnikie by General Secretary Andersen, of the Asheville Young Men's Christian Association, the lecturer began: "What do you do lor the devcliejement of your bodies?" he said. "Ask the farmer, and he will say 'I rise early in the morning ; I milk the cow ; I follow the plow all day ; I huve all the exercise needed.' But what does the average business man in Asheville know about farming? The city mun says there is the gymnasium. He goes there. He tries the dumb-bells, the striking bag, the horizontal and parallel bars. The next morning he is stiff and sore und de nounces the gymnasium, und declares that he will never visit it again. Whut was the matter? It was the want of a proper and systematic use oi the appli ances. We need brains in the gymnasium us well as we do in the school room. "The mechanic only develops the mus cles needed to do his work, unless he is wist enough to do otherwise. We see boys with stoop-shoulders. How are they to be straightened ?" Here the lecturer gave an illustration of the man ner in which a boy who was round shouldered wus drilled ut West Point. "The manner ol straightening a soldier in Emperor William's urmy is this: A kind ol a 'dude' collar, two and a hall im he? high and two inches wide is placed around his neck and fastened with a leather strup, and he is made to walk that way. Ann in a very obstinate case spikes are placed around the neck to cause the wearer to hold himsell erect." Mr. blaikie related one ease that had come under his own observation, that ot an editor, who never took any exercise, looked pale und haggard, and walked like a twenty-rive dollar horse. He was ud vised to spend one hour daily in the gymnasium, which he aid, and the effect was wonderful. He could do twice as Much brain work as before, and Ielt like a new man. The presence of so many ladies was very grant ing to the lecturer. He be lieved that runmug wus u lost art among the women. It is said that a woman can run just last enough for a man to catch her. They should run and take ex ercise and a plenty of it. Most girls have rather weuk urins. Get your brother, or some other girl's brother, to stand u ladder up against a house und take hold of the highest round that you can reach, and if you can't draw up your llexor muscle is not verv strong. never nuc wncu il is possioie to walk. Don't walk too much at first; takeitguid uulty. Parents, instead oi raising their children to take heullhlul exercise and build up a strong constitution, leurn iiiem to snap marbles and spin tops, things a skeleton could do. We hear people tulk about nervous prostration. Ask the blacksmith it he suffers with neuralgia. He will tell you he don't keep 'em in his shop. Ask Sul livan if be is troubled with paralysis, and he will tell you no, but that the other fellow is sometimes. It pays to have a healthful body. Don't ride to your business. Walk, row, box, take out-door cxcercise. In lying, walking and sitting hold the chest up nnd let the shoulders alone, they will lake care of themselves. The Y. M.C. A. gymnasium in Asheville is a very good one. You need no gilt edge tools. Take the tools that you have and common sense and you have all that you need. Mr. Blaikie believed that there should be a gymnasium for the women, where they could develop and strengthen their muscles. At this point in the lecture Mr. Blaikie invited any one of the audience to ask questions on the subject of physical cul ture and he would endeavor to an swer them. Several questions were asked and Mr. Blaikie answered them in a manner which showed that be was master ot his subject. In conclusion Mr. Blaikie said there was a preptaration which if procured would do away with all gymnasiums, and to more fully explain what was meant he related the origin of the pre paration. Two men entered into part nership for the purpose of manufacturing a patent medicine, but they could not agree upon a name, so they dissolved the partnership, and each chose a name to suit himsell. . Umpstintine says to Isaac: "I will name mine 'Constitution,' liecause der American peebles huf a vondness vor dot name." "Mine vill be named," snid Isaac, " 'Dei Great American Electric Kcstorer.'" The two separate and meet again some vears Inter. "Yell, Umpstinstine." says Isaac, "how h ive you succeeded mit your medicine?', "Beyond mine vondest hopes." "But vot proof bat you got of your success." Umpstintine reads a clipping from a newspaper: "I vas a railroad man on the B. Q. J. railway, and fell from der cars and had mine two arms and feet cut off, but after daking von bottle and a hallufof "Umpstintine' Constitution," I baf again two good pairs of arms and legs." "Now, den Isaac, how huf you suc ceeded, and vat proof baf you got of your surces?" "1 bat me made von hindependent for tune, and somedinga ter leaf me vife," and Isaac reads a letter from a young lady in Big Sandy Mush, in which she says: "I have been a great sufferer. I was born without lights or liver, but after taking one bottle of the celebrated 'American Electric Restorer,' I now have a liver weighing four pounds (a liver weighs only three pounds) and an dec triclight." Those present were highly pleased with the Jecture, and Mr. Blaikie received the most profound attention throughout. Pw"English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, aoft or calloused lamps and blemishes from horses, blood spavins, curbs, splints, swecney, ring-bone, stifles, sprains, all swollen throats, coughs, etc Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warran ted the most wonderful blemish care ever known. Sold by Raysor & Smith, drug, gists, Asheville, N. C. .. nov6 wly HOT THE TRAMP. They Had Murdered ae Aired Couple for Monev. Monroe, Mich , Sept. 1 On Saturday tramps went to the farm house of John Wilkinson and finding Wilkinson alone, with the exception of a ten-vear old boy, undertook to torture them and make them reveal the hiding place of their sup posed wealth. The boy escaed and gave an alarm. A posse of neighbors started to the res cue but when they reached the house the eouule were dead. The tramps were ighted near Maybe station and both were shot down by infuriated citizens. Their bodies were completely riddled with bullets. HELD UP THE EXPRESS. THE ROBBERS GOT THIRTY SIX Hl'NORED DOLLARS. Thev Put Revolvers to the Head of the Mes)eiirer, Compelling Him lo Olve l'p What He Had A Fierce Fight. Canon City, Col., Sep. 1. Seven men held up the east bound Kio Grande train last sight nearCotopaxi. The highway men compelled the flagman at Texas creek to give uu all the torpedoes in his possession, and also forced him to flag the train. As soon as it stopped the engineer and fireman were deliberately held up at the point of rifles. Fireman Owen was relieved of his gold watch and then nt the muzzle of seven rifles he was forced to pick the lock and break in the doors of the baggage car under fire from theexnress messenger, who knew that something was wrong. The fight was a fierce one, though it lasted onlv a few moments. Then one of the masked men placed the muzzle of a revolver against the express messenger's temple and he at once opened the sale door. The highwaymen took $3,600 trom the strong box. Horses were in readiness and as soon as the robbery was accomplished they fled to Wet mountain valley. They did not disturb the passen gers." A posse was summoned by the sheriff and left for the scene at once. Trinidad has been wired to for hounds that have been instrumental already in running down several criminals. ASHEVILLE NOTES. Marriage license has been issued to J. I Miller and M. E. Reed, of Buncombe. Mr. J.J. Street, a near relative and employe ol" R. P. Walker, of this city, wus in the wreck near Statesville and is among the seriously injured. The Shelby Aurora says that "Jos. T. Bostie, of Asheville, was here last week and made a contract for two million of hrird brii-l"- u-..;n. nmmr " Rev. J. F. Austin is in the city frpm Lincolnton. He is accompanied by his daughter, Miss Nora, who will attend school at the Female college this year. Sheriff Reynolds today received the following telegram of condoleuce from W. G. Corpening, of Asheville, who is now at Marion: "Tender my sincere sympathies to all friends in distress." The number of arrivals at the princip.' l hotels in the city for the month of Au gust, as indicated by the registers, were as follows: Glen Rock, 1,885; Battery Park, 1,000, Swannanoa, 936; Grand Central, 749. Total 4,570. Complaints have been sent to The Citizen today concerning the pole lights at the intersection of Bridge and Orange streets, at the freight depot, corner Cher ry and Flint, Cherry and North Main, and near the North Asheville Metho dist church, They don't light. One of the finest cows seea on the streets of Asbeville for many days was one belonging to F. M. Johnson, just brought in from the country today. She is of the Ayrshire and Holstcin breed, weighs over 1,000 pounds, and has a milk capacity of eight gallons a day. According to the report of Chief of Po lice McDowell the fines for the month ot August amounted to $777.60. The num ber of arrests were 176, made by the offi cers as follows : Noland, 33; Goodlake, 29; Creaseman, 19; Leonatd. 15; Hunter, 14; Sams, 14; Wild. 12; Lange, 11; Pal mer, 11; Gutlger, 10; Collins, 8. The new electric car line from the pas senger depot to the Sulphur Springs cei tainlv had the call Sunday. There ws s a rush that way all day, and every car was crowded. The largest number car ried by one car was H6. Tl e lust car leit the depot at 8:30. The total number ol fares collected was 1,430 or $143 for the day. On Friday the fares were $00 und Saturday, $40.' Several davs ago Dcaccn Jesse R. Starnes proposed to the congregation oi the French Broad Baptist ciiurch that he would donate a fine $680 piano for the use ol the church, if the cougregation would raise the money with which to purchase a $225 organ. The same was immediately raised, and the thanks of the congregation were extended to Mr. Starnes tor his liberal offer. In the superior court the following cases have been disposed of: J. S. Grant and wife vs. E. T. Clemmons, action of ejectment, verdict for delendant; J. F. Car ter ys. J. A. Lance and others, stock law case, judgment for plnntiff; H. A. Miller vs. P. C. Mclntire, action for debt, ver dict for plaintiff; A. S. Child vs. I. A. Por ter, debt, non-suit. The trial of the case J. W. Graham vs. YY. E. Williamson and others, damages for loss ol hand in planing mill, was taken up today. To morrow the case of A. M. Gudger vs. A. M. Penland, for slander, will be tried. Evangelist R. G. Pearson and wife left Monday for New York, whence theysail on September 5, by the steamer "Nor mandie" for Havre. They will while ab sent visit the Holy Land, Greece, Syria. Egypt, Italy, France, Gertnanv. England and Scotland. Tbeir tour of Europe will extend over one year. While away Mr. Pearson will write a series of letters for Thb Citizen, giving an account of the scenes aad impressions made upon him by the various historic points visited. The host of friends of this good couple in Asbeville and all over the south, willjoin Thb Citizen TBwishing them a pleasant voyage, enjoyable trip and safe return. The great vegetable substitute for pills is Simmons Liver Regulator. PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. I'OI.. C tMKKON'i AMD AUDIT OR HANDERMN'B sTORlEs, Terribly Marrow Escape front Death By Both of Them Mr. Sanderlin Half Under Water and Near to Itrownlnx. From the harlott Chron cle. B. Cameron, of the Governor's staff, gives your correspondent the following particulars of the Third River tragedy. "I was en route with Auditor Sander lin, to Cleveland, N. C, and having lost sleep the night before was sleeping soundly in the sleeper at the time of the accident. The shock aroused me to com plete consciousness and I was not aware that I was hurt or of what had hap pened. "Then, exerting all my strength, I raised the upper berth a foot or so and got hold on the iron grating overhead and pulled myself out of the water and out of the upper berth. "I called and veiled at the top of mv voice, but heard no answer except the groans and cries from other sufferers; then I recalled my thoughts and set to work to extricate mv left toot and suc ceeded. "Hearing a cry trom a lady I went to Iter relief, but found that she was held down and all my strength could not pull her out. Feeling underthe water I found that her clothing was attached to some thing. I tore it off and got her out. She was verv weak and faint and I laid her in a cushion. I asked her name and she said she was traveling with Mrs. Mix, and she herself wus Mrs. White from Memphis, Tetin. "As no one else responded to mv call, "Does any one need help?" I proposed to S tndeilin to stay with the three ladies, while I should go for outside help. Bare headed and barelooted and in night clothing I tramped to a farm house and securing conveyance I came to btutes- ville and aroused the town and then re turned." "Here a Mrs. Moore asked for help nnd I got her out at a window. I v ent back and shouted for Sanderlin, without reply, then 1 took out Mrs. Moore's daughter, nnd returning, called aniit for Sanderlin, getting this time a taint reply, ana grop ing mv way to him dragged and pulled liim to u broken window ut of the wa ter and the fresh air revived us both. "I was in the forward right lower bei th, my first sensation was that the windows were closing in on me, and that the cur was on its left side and the water was coming in. The first effort toescape showed me that the water had come up to the lower edge of the berth above me, and that my left foot was firmly bound in some way. and 1 felt that I was smoth ering, though the water did not rise any mgher nor the car sink any lower. Mr. Sauderlln'a Experience. Prom the Raleigh Chronicle. The train due at Statesville at 2 o'clock flint nipht was fortv minutes late: it was therefore a quarter ot three o'clock when I was awakened by feeling the train make two sudden jumps or jars, and in u moment afterwards I felt myself go ing down, down, down, I could not tell whither. My heart well nigh stopped Ideating. In a short while there came an instantaneous stop and crash. Immedi ately shrieks nnd cries for help went up !rm all the ears trom sleeping car to engine. I found myself overwhelmed with a mass of debris or wreckage. My right leg was pinioned bv a sharp piece of iron underneath and heavy pieces of wood lying upon it trom above. I found mysell also Wing in the water, but for tunately it reached only to my waist. I was stunned by the lull and must have remained so for sometime. When 1 aronsed I called out for help, and Col onel Cameron, who bad for some time bees searching for me beard me and came immediately to mv help through a win dow in the upper part of the car. After working away tor a long time he suc ceeded ia deaching one piece of timber after another until my leg was free, Meantime the water was riving high around me and I should most like have lieen drowned but for Col. Cameron's timely coming to my relief. An Expert Opinion. Prom the Richmond Dispatch. W. A. Eliason, an expert civil engineer, and former employe of the Western North Carolina road, .says: "It is impossible to pull spikes without bending them. This was not the case with those found on the track. The cross-ties were rotten and utterly unsafe." Waa W-h-a tT From the Raleifch New snd Observer. In regard tp the difficulty experienced obtaining new s from Statesvillein regard to the accident, it is to be observed that the telegraph office there was over crop ped. Moat Remarkable Theory Vet, P. B. Kanaom in Raleigh Chronicle. I do not believe any one put anything on the truck, but I think the rails were rotten. STUNG BV HORNETS. Exasperating Predicament of a Bevy of Young; Ladles. Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 1. Five young women of Reading had a trying ex peri ence with hornets at the Saratoga camp meeting. Thev had left the camp for a stroll in the woods, and. after arriving at a little brook in a secluded place, thought they would take off tbeir shoes and enjoy the luxury of wading. They crossed safely enough, but in ascend. ng the further bank thev disturbed a hor net's nest. A swarm of hornets attacked the party and severely stung them on the feet and calves. Some fainted from fright and pain, and none were able to put on their shoes to walk back to camp; A searching oarty late in the evening found the young women, still at the brookside, disabled by their injuries. Wardered Perhapa toy at Nlhlllat. St. Petersburg, Sept. 1. A commis sary of police was murdered today at Bielaia Zerkcff, near Kieff. The assassin, who is supposed te be a nihilist, escaped pars; eon Rallies) Again. i London, Sep. 1. Rev. Chas. H. Spur geon who yesterday suffered a relapse has rallied again, and it is hoped he will continue to gain in strength. t.VNCHED HIM rKRHAPs. A Bank Robber Cansrtat and Per haps Hansred. Kansas CiTY.Sep. 1. Desperadoes rob bed the Corder, Mo., bank yesterday afternoon One of the robbers was cap tured last night about twenty miles from Corder, and about half of the stolen mone was found in his possession. He gave his name as Andrew Murrell. It is reported that Deputy ShentTJack- son and City Marshall Dean, who had. the robber in charge, were met on the road to Lexington by a mob of enraged citizens who overpowered them and took the prisoner trom them and lynched him. The other robber is being pursued. The robbers secured but $690. FOUR PASSENGERS KILLED. CRl'SHED AND SCALDED IN A WRECK. sixteen Persons Injured The Train Takes Fire aul is Com pletely Consumed A Broken Flange the Cause. Evansvillk. Ind., Sept. 1. Yesterday morning between Tell City and Troy, Perry county, Ind., a mixed traiu in which were twenty passengers encoun tered a broken flange. The engine left the track, bumped on the ties for a while and then took a header down a steep embnnkment. All the cars piled O'l it. The passengers were all taken out, four dead and sixteen more or less scalded by escaping steam und otherwise injured. The wreck took fire and burned up com pletely. Engineer Jake App and his firemen es caped injury bv jumping. Conductor Gordon was badly hurt. The wreck was on the Louisville, Eransville and St. Louis railroad. All the injured are ia Tell City. Neurly all the passengers were from local points on the road. m COMING. A season of Prosperity Ahead Of Us. From the Raltimore Record. Never before has the United States been blessed with such enormous crops as will be gathered this year. From the treat northwest, with its immense wheat fields, from the Pacific coast, from the central west and from the south down to Texas the grain crops are the largest ever produced. The yields will probably be about 580,000,000 bushels of wheat, 2,000,000,000 bushels of corn, between 600,000,000 and 700,000,000 bushels of oats and over 100,000,000 bushels of other grains, making au aggregate of about 3,300,000,000 bushels, or about 1,000,000,000 bushels more than in 1890. This increase of 1,000,000.000 bushels is pounds each. Nearly uff other crops promise the same abundant yield, rice, sugar, tobacco, fruits, grasses, etc., all adding immensely to the profits of far mers. Cotton alone of all the big crops will fall short ot 1690, but this will be an advantage, us the yield of last year wus too large for the demand. With all this enormous production of grain, prices will be well maintained, because ot the scarcity in Europe, and so American far mers will receive more money this year lor their crops than ever before. It is but a reasonable statement to say that every railroad in the United States will in all probability be taxed to its utmost for the next twelve months, for the handin g of the immense crops and the business which tbey will neces sar.ly develop, added to the regular traffic of the country, will require much mot e rolling stock than the railroads of the country now own. I he south will shiirt to the fullest extent in this great prosperity. With the return of financial activity the capitalists of the north and of Esropc, who fully understand that the south is the best field in the world for sate and profitable investments, will put their money into this section more freely than they have ever done. The Manufacturers' Record has made many predictions in the past about the pros pects of the south, and our readers will bear testimony to the fact that they have been more than fulfilled. It makes another prediction. During the latter part of this year there will be increased activity throughout the south, followed in 1892 by still better times, with heavy investments of outside money in rail roads, in mineral and timber properties and in manufacturing enterprises, and the south will make rapid and substan tial progress in the development of its iron interests, in the creation of steel business which will rapidly expand to large proportions in the building up of a still greater loreign commerce, and in the growth of southern seaports. There will be some of the leading lines of ad vancement, but great progress will be made in the general industrial and busi ness interests of the whole south. A Texas Firm Falls. Waco, Tex., Sept. 1. S. and S. Lyons, dry goods, who have establishments in this city and in Cameron have tiled deeds of trust with preferences of $27,632 on the Waco house and liabilities of $27, 966 against the Cameron stock. New York houses are the principaljcreditors. Gambler Killed. Chattanooga, Sept. 1. During an al tercation early this morning Reese Fowler was shot and killed by Chris. McNuuiara. Both were notorious gam blers. Pensive and Expeualve. Many a woman shrinks from consult ing a physician about functional derange ments and weakness, and prefers to suf fer in silence. She is sad and pensive, and her neglect of her ailment will prove expensive. I mar cost her her lite. One of the most skillful physicians ot the day, who has had a vast experience in caring diseases peculiar to women, has prepared a remedy which is of inestim able aid to them. We refer to Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, the only remedy for woman's peculiar weaknesses , and ailments, sold by druggists, under a positive guarantee from the manufact urers, that it will give satisfaction ia every case, or money refunded. ;: No one ever tried Simmons Liver Reg ulator without being satisfied with its effect. : ; W 3 VI .'i'V'.'''':' V It III - .III II llll till II rVv""-"-v-:r:'
The Semi-Weekly Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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Sept. 3, 1891, edition 1
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