THE
GITIZEN
THE WEATHEE:
COOLER.
Citizen Want Ada Bring
.VOL. xxvn., NO. 111.
ASIIEVILLE, N. THUESDAV MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
AMETJDMENTMADE
BY SUTHERLAND IS
IEI
In Connection With pill Pro
vidlng Direct Election of
Senators by People
SENATOR PERCY
MAKES LONG SPEECH
Refers to Repeated Efforts to
Pass a Force Bill Aimed
at The South
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The South
would prefer the defeat of the resolu
tion calling for the eleetlon of United
States senators by direct vote of the
peqple to Its passage, If amended, as
Senator Sutherland of Utah has sug
gested, so a to place control of such
elections In the hands of congress.
So declared Senator Percy of Missis
sippi in a speech today.
Mr. Percy addressed himself ex
clusively to the consideration of the
Sutherland amendment. He con
tended that In the provision of the
constitution giving congress supervi
sion over the election of senators the
power of control is only formal. It
coOId extend only to legislatures and
and not ordinary voters exercising the
right of franchise In case of popu
lar election of senators. As It now
stands It is an emergent power to be
used by congress only In case of the
failure of a legislature to act. "Yet."
said the Mississippi senator, "by the
alchemy of senatorial logic It has been
transmuted Into one of the chief bulk
narks of the government."
. Vital Control of Elcrtnrs
The acceptance of the Sutherland
amendment woiilr give the national
government a vital control over the
electors and might be so employed as
to result In the appointment of su
pervisors of elections which would be
most objectionable, the senator main
tained. He declared that never ex
cept during the twenty four years
from1 1870 to 194, . w.hon election
laws were resorted to to protect'the
negro votq to the- Southern states had
:the national pewsr f Bupe'rvisloatieen
Invoked In the mutter of the election
of members of the bouse of represen
tatives. . "And," he added, "never In
all that time was there a day when
the general welfare would not have
been promoted h striking those laws
from the statute."
Referring to the effort of twenty
years ago to pass the Kone hill, Mr.
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ENGLISH AMBASSADOR IS
OFFERED PRESIDENCY Df
T
Ambassador James Bryce
Refuses to Make Comment
on Current Rumor
BUiyiT IS DENIED
CINCINNATI, () Feb. S Formal
tender of the presidency of Princeton
university has been made to James
tryce, ambassador of Great Britain
lo the United States, according to
The Times Star today. It is claimed
that the Information came from an
influential alumnus of the eastern
school who Is a resident of the city.
I)F.NII, IX WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The re
port that the presidi ncy of Princeton
university has been offered to ..Am
bassador James Bryce of Orcnt Brit
gin was denied today by a member
of the committee of the board of
trustees of the university espc ially
appointed to choose a new president.
The latter said tbi.t the committer
had met several times but had conn
to no decision and that Mr. Tirycc'3
name had not been mentioned at the
meetings.
Ambassador Bryce declined to
comment on the report.
NOT OFFKKKl ANY (INK
PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. S In
vestigation here shows that the pres
idency of the Princeton university
has not been offered to' any one and
that an early decision in the matter
Is not expected by the university of
flclals. BATTIiKKIIIP AS TARGET
NORFOLK. Va., Feb. 8. The bat
tleship Texas which is to be used c.s
a targe, In fleet maneuvers off thie
coast, arrived In Hampton Beads to
day from Charleston. 8. C. followed
by the tug Pa lapse o. The Texas
came later to the Norfolk navy
yard where she will remain for the
present.
mm iuirtrF'.S"r,S ACTIOX -
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LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 8. The
house of representative of the Neb
ffarka legislature voted today to sus
tain the president in his attitude on
Canadian reciprocity treaty.
0 OS
RECIPROCITY WITH
CANADA TO CAUSE
AN EXTRA SESSION
Outlook is That Measure Will Pass
House and be Talked to Death in
Senate in Which Case President
' Will at Once Reconvene Congress.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8 John Nor
ris, chairman of the paper committee
of the American Newspaper PubllBh
ers association, -w!ll appear tomorrow
before -the ways and means commit
tee of the house of representatives
with facts and figures in support of
the enactment without the change of
a syllable, of the wood pulp and pa
per provisions of of the Canadian re
ciprocity agreement. ' Mr. Norris de
clared tonight emphatically that there
was no truth In the published stories
to tho effect th-it these provisions ad
mitted of doubtful Interpretation as
to their meaning, lie expressed the
opinion, moreover, that the agreement
Verbatim as it stands would be ratl-
tied by the house by at least a two
thirds majority. Mr. Norris said that
his satemenl to the committee would
show the reciprocal benellts of the
paper clause and Insisted that he
would confound the paper makers
who are trying to nullify the treaty
by amendments to the paper clause.
He would show he said, that the
clatise as expressed In the treaty fur
nishes the only method by which free
pulp wood can bo supplied to Ameri
can paper mills and by which the in
dustry can be protected from diver
sion to Canada. r
; ITse "Vtinowt Efforts"
The degree to which the adminis
tration will use in behalf of the en
actment of tho treaty Its "utmost ef
forts to bring about changes by con
current legislation" as promised in
the agreement was made plain today
In reports brought froth the white
house by senators who talked with
tho president. These reports left lit
tle room for doubt that should con
gress adjourn without having ratified
the agreement, the president , will
forthwith convent the new congress
n extraordinary session to consider
the matter afresh. The reciprocity
matter ,has moved into tho foremost
place In the legislative purview, and
tho president shows every disposition
to keep U there If he can. It is said
l(in Senent JthDrtty tnt Mr. fatt
believes the present eongress win aei
favorably In both houses upon the
agreement and that there will be no
necessity for an extra session. r.very
indication now forecasts its adoption
by the -house by en overwhelming ma
jority, the only doubt appears to be
whether those senators radically op
posed to its enactment will he a bio by
obstructive tactics to prevent its
adoption by the senate. The presi
STORIES OF
COMING DAILY
FROM FAMISHED CHINA
American Red Cross Society
Is Raising Supplies For
Sufferers
MANY DESTITUTE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. To carry
out the Intent of congress and furnish
a cargo fur the transport which has
been authorized carry supplies from
this country to China, for the relief of
the sufferers from the terrible famine
now prevailing there, the Bed Cross
has issued a s'lrrlng appeal to the
public for contrlbctions.
The Bed Cross Is co-operating with
the Seattle commercial club In the
work. Such supplies are earnestly
.sought to be forwarded to the Seattle
club, while money contributions
should be sent to the American Bed
Cross In this city.
Kvory Incoming mall brings to the
state department harrowing tales of
listless among the unfortunate Chi
nese Today the department mane
public u report from Consul (Jracey at
Nanking enclosing letters from some
ot the missionaries in the famine dis
tricts. Bev. K. C. Lobonstelue found
almost two thirds of the three hun
ilre.1 thousand i.ei.nle In the country
of Hwal Juan absolutely destitute and
not more than twenty per oent oi
the population could provide for
themselves through the winter and
spring.
In the whole famine district Ijoben-
stelne estimates that at the bast 1,-
00(1.000 will die of starvation if not
aided. Thc-peofde are trying to sell
their children, but they scarcely ob
tain n ulttanee for them and as soon
as the real cold and wet weather came
(his letter wins dated December .',
last) the death ruto would increase
greatly. Mr. Caldwell, the acting con
sul at Dalny telegraphs that there
have been 66 case .and 60 deaths
from pluque nt that port up to date.
WILL OF AUTHOHKSS PILED
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 8 -The
will of the late Kllzabeth Stuart
Phelps Ward, the authoress, was filed
in the Middlesex probate court today.
It leaves the bulk of the estate, val
ued at $95,000 to her two brothers,
IjiiwreriYe Phelps, ot Atlanta. Oa.,
and Edward J. Phelps, of Chicago.
dent apparently entertuina no such
doubt.
ITrHlthwit's Trip
, The speeches which Mr. Taft will
deliver on the brief western trip upon
which he. enters tomorrow night will
he devoted, it is said, practically en
tirely to the advocacy of the reel
procttly ngreenvnt. He spent most
of the day at work upon their pre
paration.
If administration senators had any
doubt about the attitude of President
Taft toward the Canadian reciprocity
agreement It was removed when Sen
ators Crane un-I Carter returned to
the capllol today from a conference
with the president at the wllile house.
The message which these senators
brought to their colleagues was that
there must be a vote on the agree
ment at the present session or con
gress will be culled back in extra Bas
tion almost Immediately , after d
Journment on March 4. it Is said that
the president made plain nls belief
that the country generally favored the
adoption of a reciprocal agreement
with Canada, That the JWcCall' bill
to put the agreement Into force will
pass the house w'.th a largo majority
and that the fcopate would enact the
measure If given the opportunity to
vote upon It. Tlio rules of the senate
which permit uniramelled discussion
bf a measure are the principal bar
riers to a vote in that body. It is
known, that Senators Heyburn and
Bailey are bitterly . opposed to the
agreement and that the opposition ex
lends also to most of the progressive
republicans who represent agricultu
ral states. Soma of these senators
have hinted that their relations with
the white house hav not been uffl-
them' 'to exert themselves In support
ofan administration measure.
Senators Crane, and Carter entered
at once upon a campaign designed to
advance the president's program. Al
ready they have conferred with other
senators who are especially friendly to
tho administration and have sought
to enllet their services In a movement
to obvhit.j the necessity of an extra
session.
WICKERSHAM'S LETTER
STOLEN FROM OFFICE IS
IN EVIDENCE IN COURT
Famous Letter Sold to Mag
azines For Sugar Trust
Article
EMPLOYE TOOK IT
NKW YORK, Feb., 9. The famous
"sugar trust" letter of Attorney Ocn
eral Wlckersham to District Attorney
Wise. In which Mr. Wlckersham
wrote that "Senator Boot has sent
mf the proof of a, petition signed by
Bowers, Milburn and Guthrie, In sup
port of their contention that the
statute of limitations., has run in fa
vor of Messrs Parsons, Kissel and
Horned", came up In court today for
more publicity.
Thlomas B. Riley, once a special
agont for the Interstate commerce
commission and Inter employed by the
United States District here was plac
ed on trial, chnrged with filching the
letter from District Attorney Wise's
desk, copying It and selling the copy
to Hampton's magazine during the
KMience of Mr. W ise In France.
I'he defense did not attempt to
deny that th- letter and other confi
dential matter lh.il been copied and
sold to Hampton's magazine and Th
Cosmopolitan Instead It sought to
prove that Riley's affiliations with
tho magazines were known to his
employers that he had been given
free aexess to the books of tht- Amer
ican Sugar Refining company In the
district attorney's office and that In
general this matter ot giving publici
ty to thm sugar investigation as his
counsel put It, "was known to Riley's
superior and more or less known to
the government."
District Attorney Wise testified un.
der cross examination that he knew
when ho employed Riley that Riley
hud furntslWd Information to W. It.
Hearst prior to lor, -which Mr.
Hearst "forwarded to the attorney
general and on which proceedings
were started against some railroads
for rebating.
BftTAX NOW SKXATOIt.
JACKSONVILLE, F1a.. Feb., .
The state exeeutlvo committee today
officially certified th" selection of N.
P. Bryap as Cnltel State senator to
succeed- J. P. Tallferro. The vote
was Blount 19,381; Bryan 1,S9L
hrwl firm t?UM-AeiotioW$'w
SOLICITOR ROBERT R. REYNOLDS BEGINS .
CRUSADE AGAINST VICE IN THE CITY
-'," MVkWMHBMVMMBjBjgp-' v,, "i;:.'v: . '- r ;
At Result of Proceedings InsUmed hy Solicitor Grand
Against Sixty Six Women of The Underworld Charged WitK Operating ,
or Being Inmates of Disorderly Houses. "
As a result oi proceedings Instltut.
ed yesterday bjf (Solicitor Robert K.
Reynolds, the , grand Jury yesterder
afternoon relumed Indictments
against lxty-Hxw!jmen charged' with
operating disorderly houses in the
city of vAshevU ; . i. m
Capiases for th arrest of tft U-
ty-slx defendant Were at once plac
ed In the hand of the county sheriff
special , depuMef gwora In for the
purpose;4;.; Immediately began ' the
rounding up tha, Inmates of the
disorderly bouses of the city.
The long arm -.f the suite law
reached out tu dsseendoa' at- on
fell swoop upifn the members of th
underworld all over the City. Tips
residents of mountain street and Ka-
gle Terrace Were the first to bo tak
en, and about six o'clock the first
of a steady stream of carriages be
gan to line up In front of the county
court house and disgorge their fem
inine freight. For an hour or more
they kept, coming until the court
room was rrowded with agitated wo
men wondering Just what had hap
pened.
(Solicitor In Earnest.
Solicitor Reynolds stated last night
thnt he Intended to Vigorously prose-
cute the defendants under the statel
laws, and endeavor to ogtaln either '
a heavy line iKtalnst each or else u
MEMBERS ELECTION BOARS
Accused of Conspiring to
Prevent Maryland Ne
groes From Voting
BALTl.MOKK, Mil, Feb. 8 --The
federal grand jury brought In Indict
ments today HK-ilnst K. J. Htone and
John W Miller of the hoard of elec
tions of Charles c miily and Jdbn M.
Dulany
pi in'
who supplied the
allots iiHc.l in f'harl'-s i-ounty during?
he rongressionul election last No-
ember.
It is ch.irx.'d that the members or
he board of sup.-rlKors nuiued In th
indictments ' ni.
i. pired to derlve, on-
.f laws regulating elc -
ler the col
tlons of the state, a largo number or
uly ' uunlllicd nif! registered voters
of Charles comitv of their rights to
ote because i,r tlnir color and it, la
further eb.-ir-' ! that the ballots ui -
in Which the vote were to be cast nt !
hls election bail been previously pre
pared and distributed with the specific
lurpoKo of pi, ii in; the name of .lames
Enos Kay, jr. the democratic on-
grcsslonal cainliilate at an advantage
on th ballot ..vr-r Tho. I'arran, tin-rc-pubrican
candidate. Dulany is
harneil with ilding and abetting in
tho alleged conspiracy by ngreelntt
to print and il -liver the official bul-
ot to Mlll.r and Htone with full 1
knowledge that they were to tie used I
the cleetiup with the intent to i
make It Impossible for many negro i
voters to vote i'ir candidate of their I
choice.
WABHINGTfiN, Feb. t. Forecast:
North Carolina: clearing and cooler
Thursday; Friday probably fair; light
to modreate variable winds.
" 1 J
'4j
Will Bear Close Scrutiny.
Jail sentence. Tor tonio time h hat
been working tip th case against
the krper or the notorious houses
of tha-nlty and th lnnWe o them,
rkl yesterday he, sprang th win
which had, been usrefully laid.'' Not
a whisper of the Intended action "had
leaked pot, ant when "the pfflctri of
the law armed wltlt the' proper war.
rant descended upon the victim the
latter,wer taken rofrinlrtely by sur
prise. ; No t nenf (hem had' had th
chance df temporUVliy 'leaving th
city T to 'the' 'workttur of '.tna
law.! ant . Ih Result . fettA-iniptet-
rounfl n of the womnn uf the un.
derwnrld,
Solicitor Reynolds stated that he Is
In dead earnest ' In this crusado
against vice in tiie elty, and that the
next step In tho present plan, will
be indictment against property own
ers who have been , renting th. tr
houses for Immoral purposes. The
latter action will Jlkely create a
greater sensation, la Ashevlllo than
tho action taken today.
Curious rip-lflclo.
The court room yesterday evonlrg
presented n curious spectacle. De
spite the seriousness of the situation
the vast majority of tho prisoners
appeared exceedingly nonchiiNmt,
seemlnvlv tnklnn their arrest more
ATLANTA HELD FOR FRAUD
Asheville Marshal Arrests
.Man for Fraudulent Use
of Mails
CHAKIXTTK, N. C, Feb. I. Geo.
ljimnrire, a representative of the
Hurton Advertising agency, of Atlanta,
was arrested here today on the charge
of uflng the lii.illi to defraud and at
preliminary le-srlng held luter was
hound ov:r to Ibo Federal colirpi of
Georgia lo answer lo the charge. The
urn-id wis mud" on complaint of
county officials from a half dozen
ti.iit hr.rrt kl.il.M In tfie effei'l thai
th,.y nMI rc ilv l letters from the
Hrton Advertising agency rcricstlug
She names of the registered voters of
their respective counties, for which
the Atlanta concern, promised to pas
it;; so per thousmd. n compllsnce
wlth the reoii.fs the nam?- were
i urninlied but i.avnicnt from the con-
.1 rn was i:ot forthcoming, and recent
ly the Atlanta pus; office has been re
turning to the writers letters ad
dressed to the iii'i ncy.
The governim-til showed that Iu
riiaiice had in hs possession lists of
names from 'lew-gin and elsewhere
which h'- had dl posed of for money.
CtriTOV MAM'I'At 1't ' HE ItH MFI-TT
.
HAIdSIGH. N. ' . Feb, 8 The
cotton maniifiniurerM association of
XortK Carolina, represi-ntlng a mil-
on atid a half spindle, met here
this morning and tonight. A com
mittee of tlm association this after
noon presented Its views to a Joint
leglslat p. e committee on tho matter
of child lutwir In thn mills, declaring
that the present laws were sufficient
und were lifting observed.
Tonight there was a discussion of
th curtailment f output and tho
statement was made that many mills
were now curtailing up to S3 l-i per.
cent.
. FOU CiOVFIl.VOK'S MAXSIOV.
MONTOOMKRY, Ala., Feb.. .
The bill appropriating $50,000 for
the erection of a governor mansion
passed tha house this afternoon and
now goes lo tho governor for hi signature.
' Jury Return Indictments
as a great Joke than a a serious
matter, Laughter am amllcs were
much in evidence, anJ a,. continued
ohatter of feminine voice filled ths
grim room of 1utlc, Scattered hero
and there abnut tha room wr the
officera who had served the war
rant acting a guard ,.
In th of floe f the solicitor the
telephone' for orae tlm wa kept
in steady us frantic efforts wr
mid to get- hnndmm ta com to
the. feenu, 4 A, 'few there were who
hatt ufflcient h on th.dr porstms
4AWrhljr, f-xUJi wrre
nulokly release The prle ' 8x
m at ibo eniMi for two ordlnarr in
mato or 1100 In a Justified bond,
and 1100 In cash or $100 in a lustl
fled bond for the proprietor of hous
es. Diamonl ring nnd otbor artlclp
or personal Jewelry of aufncUmt
value were placed i.a ; security for
some of thn prisoners, and for' tlll
others, after some delay, the : ni'
pea red those who Were willing; to tut
nlsh Justified bond. ; v
;A Mtmy Tlinmg,
For the most mrt, however. It. was
a waiting game, end the , prisoners
sat about tho court room gossiping
and purring at cigarette 'the while
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(Continued on I'sgo Two)
ATLANTA PLANS A CHEAT
When President Goes (there
to Attend Southern Com
mercial Congress
ATLANTA. Feb. 8, President Tafl
will have a busy time of It when he
comes to Atlanta March 10 next to
attend the annual meeting of the
.Southern Commercial congress, ac
cording to the program mapped out
for him today by thn advisory board
i
uf tho congress and a committee, of
the local chamber of commerce.
Tho pn sldent w ill b meet some
distance from Atlanta by a committee
of citizens and on reaching the city
will be taken directly to the auditori
um, where the congress will hold tit
sessions. From there tho president
will be taken to ihe Capital City club,
here he will be the guest of honor
lit a luncheon teMdered by the direct
ors of the chnmlie, of commerce. Im
mediately offer the luncheon Presi
dent Taft will be escorted to tho gov
ernor's mansion whero a reception
will be tendered him and other In
vited guests by Governor and Mts.
Urown. At 3 o'clock In thn afternoon
Mr, Taft will go to tlic.'iedinont hotel
for an boor's rest following which
be will make a talk to the negroes of
thn city nt Central avenue Methodist
church, From there the president will
return to tho hotel to rest until d
p. m., when he will be escorted to
thn Piedmont Driving cfub, where he
will be guesf at a dinner to be at
tended also by foreign amhassadors,
cabinet members, governor and other
speakers before the commercial con
gress, and at the conclusion of his ad
dress will be escorted to hi train and
return Immediately to Washington.
HOIKK llirtNFD AT XEBO
NEBO, Feb. 7.The dwelling
house of Mr. Charles Hemphill of this
village wa. totally destroyed by fire
Monday morning. Nothing was saved.
The loss wa partly covered by In
surance. Mra Hemphill wa badly
burned. Mr. Hemphill wa away at
the time of the fir.
HQUSEFORSEGOiiO
E
T
Era of Good Feeling Among
Representatives Causes .
Compliment to South
WAR Or? REBELLION -
IS AGAIN CHANCED
Also Changes Regulations Re
garding Claims Before The
Court of Claims
WAKUINaTON, Feb., I. Having
succeeded last week In tflkln th
word "war of th rebellion" from,
one aeoUon of th Moon bill for th
codification of the law relating to th
Judiciary, and ubtltuttnjr thf word
Vtrtl war", southern tnemhtiT of th
hnuaa of . representative, amplified
that work today by, striking' put the
objoctlontitil word "rebellion" In tv -
eral other chapter and, chancing' th
languaa either to "civil war," or "to
th force am) - government of th
Confodomt tatti"i a proper read
ing of (hi meaaur required. .
The southern member also aaaUrt
ed Rprenlatl Butler of Penn
sylvania In' securing; an amendment
to th bill by stria-ins; out tho provl.
Ion that voluntary residence f any
such person In any plaio where, at
any tlm durlnf such residents, th
rwbwt fore or orgenlsatlen held sway
shall be prima facia evldeno that
sucibi trfin did gtvo aid and com
fort to said rebellion and to th per
son ngaged therolu f
IUgrditi Jtiilen of Fldetice. 1
Thia provwlon- ooirre4- O V"i
ohaptera relating to the ruin of .
denoe bnfor th court o Olsiia4
These rule requlr that any person
prosecuting a claim gTowInt out of
tho Civil war shall prove their loyalty
to the vnlon and that thmy gav iu
aid, or comfort t the Confisdnrate
force, - r t
Mr.' Butler said that there were ' .
mony Qiutker families, and ether
who reblduili'Ia nuLhesiwrn l'.oin
sylvanla at the tlm when the Con
federate force maintained head'piar
ter near Gettysburg.' They objected
to ths language In th latr -whlrh,
made It -appear that they were die-
loyal to th - union simply becaus
their place of resldeno cam within,
th war ton.
, ' Representative Ollle lames of Ken
tucky, seconded Mr. Butler's amend
ment In a five minute speech which
called out. aisplku, ' On an ay al
nay th amendment wa adopted 111
to g. . Th houa also adopted: ft
a spirited fltrtdt an amendment offered
by Mr. Hartlrtt of Georgia remvlnsr
the bar ot tha statute llmltatlonji
from claims mails amtnai tha nh
ernmont for relroburaemant for prop
erty , taken under th abandoned -property
act of 1861,' JMot ot thei
claim ar for cotton taken by tho
mrrrment and sold. ' During tho
consideration of this amendment Mr;' .
Mann, of Illinois, suggested that the
democrats of th house anight just air
well tiring In an amendment to the
amendment providing for th repay
mnnt of the cotton tax amounting to
something ilk , 000,000. Mr. Clark
of Florida, declared that h proposed
to offer such an amendment at tb
proper time. . f
' j.i i - i "in 1 1 'ii i i i i i ' 3-f;
Tins TEN JEN m
FBIfiHEillpT
Many Others Injured and
Railroad Shops Wrecked
by Accident
CAUSE UNKNOWN
RMITHVIL.t,r4,Tes, Feb. Ten
ihop employes of th Missouri. Kansas '
and Texas railroad were torn to frag-
ent ana seven other were Injured
today when an engine under repair
xpIoded in the Kmlthville yards. Be-
sldc the loss of iffe rnlroad property
vaiuca at -w,uuu was destroyed. . -.
The dead: 1 ' l
Henry O'Rouke. - Charles . Orsv.
Thurston McNolII, F. Parlno, E. W,
Phillips, Harry Clarke, Aaron Har
les Albino Mitchell, Phil Hubbard
(negro), Henry StofUn (negro).
toe iDjureo: ,
t". il, Knapp, Wm. BalleyJ Kugen
Ilovllla, Harry Bank, Ben Hodge, R.
A. Walker, 3. A Delap, Q. K. Dot
linger. Oeo. Behrens. '
The locomotive had Just been ran
from the repair shop, to bo tested
when h esploslon occurred. - c
O Rnuke, machinist, at th time wis
tttacklng a safety valve when the ex
plosion occurred . ' Two other loco,
motive standing on ? nearby track
were wrecked and th round houaei
wa partially demolished. : . ; -
"vVlth th bursting of th boiler.
rain of fragments of th engine and
portion 'it human bodies full for sv-
eral hundred yards. , Pieces of flesh,
and clothing were driven Into the
shattered walls oi th round house.
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