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, The Weather FAIR. RALEIGH, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1910. LAST EDITION. PRICE FIVE CENTS Double ttie Number of Paid Subscribers in the City of Raleigh of Any Other Newspaper. VoLLXVIII. No. 148. EKliD BY Three Hundred Caught by Ter rific Explosion In Helton Colliery THE MINE ON FIRE Spread of Flames Makes the Work of Rescue Difficult Great Crowds Throng About the Pit, Bogging to lie Allowed to Take Part in the Work Eight Honrs After the E plosion Only Fifteen of the Men Had Been Taken Out These Alive But ProlrKy Fatally Injured Later Wny Bodies Were Re- moved Believed That 2.10 Are Dead. (By Cable to The Times) Bolton, Eiia;., Dec. 21 The worst disaster in the history of English mining in the last, decade occurred to day in the Hulton colliery, near here, when a terrific explosion trapped the entire working force within the shaft, 700 feet below the surface. More than 250 of the miners were killed and probably more than 300 are dead. There were ?. 3 7 men in the colliery at the time the explosion oc curred, and eight hours later only 15 survivors had been taken out. At that time three of the dead had also been removed. Fire broke out in the mine, follow ing the explosion, and prevented res cue work, vast volumes of smoke mingling with the fatal fire damp. Great billows of fire spurted from the pit hundreds of feot in the air and pocket of gas exploded from time to time with trenfendous detonations. "Within a few minutes after the first blast occurred the mouth of the mine was surrounded with relatives and friends of the miners. When these learned that the mine officinls were considering sealing the mouth of the pit rioting broke out. The mine officials were attacked by the infuriated riipbs and a de tachment of soldiers was summoned to protect the representatives of the owners and to prevent the men in the crowds from rushing to their doom in the shaft in the futile hope of res cuing some of the imprisoned miners. The local, authorities were powerless to restore order. The municipal authorities depu tized armed guards , to patrol the mine company's property. Members of the early rescue par ties which were able to penetrate a short distance into the shaft before the fire passed beyond control, de clared that more than-250 miners wore undoubtedly dead, as they were working in a section of the mine completely cut off by falls of slate and a seething furnace of flame. Even if they escaped death from the raging holocaust, the rescuers de clared that the poisonous fumes and lack of fresh air would kill t hem. The machinery connecting the shaft with the fans was disconnected by the force of the explosion. Within the temporary morgue, erected upon the premises, lay a pitifully 'burned body of an 11-year- j old pit boy a trapper who had been killed by the first blast, and whose body was the first recovered. His little body was charred and grimed BO IT NOW ThObfiMor that Christmas shop ping is short. Bet ter; do it how. Saturday will be a mighty busy day withthemerchants without having to wait on you. AN EXPLOSION r A t 4 ... "I i I Princes liudziwill, formerly .Miss Dorothy Deacon, of Boston, who is on her first visit to this country sincel-.cr wedding hist August, 'flic wed ding of Miss Deacon and the Prince tcok place under peculiar circumstan ces. The dale and "place were announced and a t'a-diioiiahle company as sembled, but for some 'reason the ceremony did not take place. There were several explanations offered; one that the grandmother -of the Prince lind intetM)sed with an elevfntli hour objection; unotl-cr Hint the neces sary papers had not arrived; and a third from Mrs. Baldwin, mother of the Princess, that the announcement of the wedding had been unauthorized. A fortnight later the couple were quietly married. and his clothing was burned from his body. His mother huddled by the side of the rough box containing his body imploring tho authorities to al low her to remove it. to her home. This request was retused until the coroner could complete an Investi gation..'.,'' '".'..'' As the other bodies were brought out they were placed in a grewaomo row, covered with sheets. Before the fire was in fill control cf the mine, one rescue party of 5 experienced miners were cut off by a fall of the pit roof, caused by an ex plosion of gas. The fire ate rapidly through the fallen coal, cutting oil their escape. .By. almost 'superhu man endeavors eight of the party es caped, bearing with them the other seven, who had been overcome. As soon as " they were revived they pleaded to be allowed to enter again. Mine officials declared that the ex plosion had been caused by the ig nition of accumulated fire-damp from an open lamp worn on a miner's cap. Difficulties of Rescuers. Bolton, Eng., Dec. 21 -Three hun dred coal miners were entombed early today in the Hulton colliery by a terrific explosion. Five hours after the disaster oc curred only one of those entombed had escaped. He was a pit boy and he declared that the disaster would cost the life of every man working In the shaft. The mine caught fire front the ex plosion and great gusts of black smoke rolled from the mouth of the shaft, driving back the rescue par ties. The shock .of the explosion was felt for miles around and the families of the imprisoned men crowded about the shaft, trying to enter. As the bodyof one dead man was brought out there was a rush to vy. to identi fy the blackened remains. Gusts of the deadly' fire damp which filled the pit drove back the rescuing.4)arties. The clothing of the rescuers was burned off and some of them emerged minus hair and eye brows. Great crowds thronged about the shaft, begging to be allowed to take part in the rescue work. They were mostly relatives of entombed men and the county Officers who were strung about the pit were compelled to fight them back. Eight hours after the disaster the rescuers took seven of the miners to the surface of the shaft. Although life was still in them, they were bad ly hurt and the physicians who made a hasty examination before they were taken to hospitals, dpclared that they were probably fatalljp wounded. A shift had just; finished, work in the slinft.but the: men rushed from their homes, grimy from their night's work, 'clamoring to enter the shaft and aid their comrades. Special relief trains were rushed from surrounding towns bearing doc tors, nurses and . medical supplies. Experienced mine rescuers, long used to the disasters of the' coal mining di.-drie.l were hurried to the scene. As t.;te blackened and grewsomely wounded bodies of the Injured wore brought to the siirfuro they, were taken with all possible dispatch to the hospital. The dead were rushed to the hos pital, wiicro undertakers' washed the grime from the faces and they were hastily embalmed and placed in the gorgue tor identification. SHAKE-MS COME Successor to James T. Harahan Elected Charles H. Markham, the Xew Pres ident, Started Career as a Railroad . ..Laborer Action Taken at .Board - Meeting. . New York, Dee. 21 The long ex pected shake-up in the presidency q the Illinois Central Railroad came to day when Charles H. Markham, pres ident of tho Gulf Refining Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company : of Pittsburg, who started his career as a railroad laborer, was elected to succeed James fT,, Harahan as presi dent of the, railroad. The action was taken at the meeting of the board of directors. ; The retirement of Mr. Harahan has been forecasted ever since the, discovery ; of vast frauds in the re pair department of the railroad by which the Illinois Central was mulct ed of several millions of dollars. The suicide of Ira G. Rawn, president of the Monon Railway, followed the rev elation of , the frauds. Mr. Harahan has been president of the railroad for a -little, over four years, having been elected November ont limed on Pago Seven.) Washington, Dec. 21 The senate today confirmed the nominations of C. C. McChord and B. H. Myers, as members of the interstate commerce commission and adjourned for the holidays, to reassemble January 5, 19U. Two Missing Steamers Arrive, (By Cable to The Times.) Las Palmas, Canaries, Dec. 21 The two missing steamers of the Woermann Steamship Line arrived here today. The liner Irma Woer mann had her disabled sister ship, trie Iubegert, in tow. The disabled vessel was picked up twelve miles off the coast. IN GALE Terrible Experience of Ameri can Schooner Two of Crew Driven .Mad lv Hunger, Commander Drowned, Two .Sailors Killed -Themselves- Vessel Towed Into Port and Sent to Hospitals. (By Leased Wire to The Times l Puerto.' iru,. llond.nrns. flee. Willi two of 3ier crew -driven mail- lv hunger find .thirst, her commander wnshnd overbonril; nnft rtrowiif.l mid two pallors siiieidel. -ili-Ihr-eo-.mni.-ier svbooncr I or able snip of death, wan t . today hy tho Unlh :1 Msi Tai-nmn which picked M two duvs ami while It way , Ulel-K all -'. a vei- il lino pot i '.. cruise ID,. veyel drifting in the teeth of .the gate. The remainder, of. the fr-iy. iiu.inlirr Inn ten men, have been m at to hos pitals. Thev are snnvniii; terribly Inmi exposure and etfiVvanoii mid told harrowing siories of rht-lr fiieb'ful .ex perience.- "- The sclioon'er. sailed from I'. HS.Veol; for l!ale.e, Mondiinif. ihn.e v.-e-M; ago and was long overdue, li wn feared she hftd been l( Which raged" three d'i until vefderdny. . Tile Cl'iiiser T.leoiiia t in til' 1 .1 v ted Kteenied I'ovtll it- in look for 'line . 1 1 ( toll til" ":Hly and Willi e hand or font, ed Hie ?e!l ion i d:iely were : li.- dvl load m- the imcM 'of the , It: missing vefifK'lH and e; telioriner drifting lielpli her'rt'Pw unable to rnov Tlic.n tlie TaeomiL neai it. was seen tlmt n piled witn wreckage--of which had been of luriili-:'. . No an swer eame from the .liai! si-nt fiom the T-.iennia, hut offl:'f-r.y or, the. cruiser thon'it they could diseern i'l tigur en some irnffl on board. i: the' risk 'of being s-..imi :d lire liocii was launched from ilie cruiser manned, by eight men and an-. -offi cer and after haulms wiili '.lie -sc is for half an hour managed. to get niontr side the schooner. When, they 'climbed' on hoard .'they found ten ol the crew Jvie on ihe (leelcs too weak to -stand on their, feet. Tne waves that had broken ovt-r tae sl)iiV inid so'fiked iill the. stores, anil mined the fresh water sunplv.- For -nenrlv- threo .davs t lie -men had been without food and .drink- and were in Jt r't-lbli' cBiidi tUnv. jRJv.!iitV..Liii i. was put Vinck to ihe-eruist-r and sui'- pie? put on board. The Ta coma's "snr- geon- also visited the . schooner -. and men all the aid ne gave the stricken could. "it p. men. were carried ai hore in stretehei-s and sent to hospitals. After they had been nourished some of them Kained their strength .sti ftieiently to tell of their experience. Win n the storm first broke. Captain Alexson. commander of t he .seliooiu r. was struck hv si hiir wave while lie stoodat the wheel. The water poured over the vessel, carrying nwav one ol her masts ;and knocking Kie captain Ii'.to the sea. . One of the sailors tried to throw him a life line but he sank out. of sight before the rops reached him. Then followed two days and niphts of torture as tho men. who were suf-. fering greatly lroni exposure, and be gan to suffer from htingei and thirst. Yesterday the ship hove in Pi:rht of fills port, but the men were -too weak to Iran sail so no progress could be made. Fnallv two -of the .sailors went out or their minds and leaped into the set. Two othei-f -were about to commit Suicide in the same wnv when the Taennia. rescued them. Thev were found to be violently insane and may not recover then reason. The Doris is- seven years old and was built at Phppsbitrg. She 1s a three masted- schooner ot the first class and is rated at. 310 .tons. Her owner is John A. Mernt and her balling port is IVnsaeolu. . Dirdge Ovr Allegheny. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Dec. 21 Secretary of War Dickinson today announced that hearings on the question of rais ing the bridges over tho Allegheny river at Pittsburg will be held ettljer December 28 or SO,-or January JiO, according to convenience of those in terested. FATAL WRECK ON PENNSYLVANIA FLYER Chicago Dee. :i-ro persons were futallv injured mid many slightly hurt when the New York special on the Pennsylvania.-Railroad, at 2$ hour train collided with a freight train on the Fifty-Seventh street viaduct near Shields avenue. The boiler of one of the locomotives exploded immediately- after the wreck and am- of the cars took tire, making the work of rescue extremely difficult. An hour after the wreck the body of one of the victims was still pinioned under a mass of debris. Harry Daniels, trainman, was ter ribly scalded and may die. Unidenti fied man, conscious, may dio of fn juries. Johu Westermau, engineer, badly crushed and scalded by escap ing steam; condition serious. m I I 1 I. ulv .Juliet Hull, the lull and Iia handsome Marchioness ol itipoil who tusk of cliaiitv lliat ot raising .S.Ktd.CtK) tor the ( liairig ( rtws Hospital of liimdon, which has lulleii on evil appeal committee and because ot its closed. There is a large mortgage on ments for interest and sinking iuml are such n dram unon the hospital i-csc uires mill income ll"if the cmijii: d bus hec:i lorced to close several wards in order to reduce expenditures. -.( Iinring toss Hospital's record tor the alleviation ol sickness and su ilcrinji eicnds back Tti years and m order that lliis record niiv goon to lias licrITirulTv" embarked i n the lieiiiciidous project --ol lifrsotinllv" raising the nercsn-arv ball million dollars. Furl of Lonsdale, who was Ladv Jsipon's ii-j husband Her husbaud is Captain i;ol)ert DulV ol the Lite Quai'iK FIVE ARE PARDONED J. M. Burton, of Wake County One of the Free Men The Others Are Siinitus r.enfield, ol Catawba; P,ud Wntkins, ol (.uil ford; I.cenian Piekard, ol Durham, and I'd. Russell, ol Mecklenburg. Governor K itc h in today issued pardons to five convicts, as lollows: .1. XI. Burton, convicted at the Sep tember term of Wake couii'fy court. 1910, and sentenced to the roads tor six months for the 'crime, of abandon ment. Reasons for panion: "Prisoner was convicted ol: the of fense ol abandoning Ills wile with out, providing sufficient support for her. He has served on the.-roads over two and one-half mont hs. I lis family is in destitute circumstances and the 12 itiivmen who heard all the evidence in the case recommend a conditional pardon. I Ihcrclore pardon prisoner on condition that lie pav the costs and that he remain with and provide tor his family, and that, he otherwise 'remain law-abiding and of good behavior." Beeman Picknrd.. convicted at the August term of 'Durham 'county (Continued on Page Seven.) REPORT THAT ENTIRE FORCE IS KILLED KI l'aso, Texas, Dee. 21 News of the practical destruction or the enure Mexican regular lone fighting' the revolutionists In Cinhnuhua was re ceived here? from tae capital of that state today. The report said that General Navarro's entire command had been wiped , out at Pedernales and that 1,000 regulars had been killed. The last report received before this was that Navarro's forces were cooped up in tho Mexican town of Pedernales and the General ntmsell was a prisoner. Won Second Ballot. Chihuahua. Mexico, Dec. 21 Ihe rebels have scored a second over 7 V - (U.onie datighier ol (be tall nud lias taken msoii liorsell n gigantic days. Lady Juliet is president ol the l-cavy debts the hospital is practically the institution and the annual pay tic funesi degree, .l,adv .luliet Dull Lailv .Juliet s lather was the late whelming victory- 'over tiie lederal tions. Details ol a battle on Satur day about Jlalpazo reached here to day. The revolutionists swarmed down on General..- Navarro s colu mn ml. wiiica he sent into battle alter he had apparently, the..-better ot two days engagement about Pedernales and Guerrero. . Navarro's command was practical ly wiped out. according to reports brought -by.' couriers. 'I wolve hundred men were killed an dwotiuded and of tnese it is estt mated Navarro lost at least a thous and, - . . Navarro had been lighting for ' two uavs about 1'cdernnles and (tierroro when lie beard General Guzman s pliglii at Malpa.o. lie Withdrew his main loree and with reserves num being-in all about. 1,500 attacked the ii'iicls entrenched about Malpazo, Ills troops were mowed down bv re bels, who, behind natural-' '.fortifica tions, were in comparatively little danger,. Toe .battle raged all day Saturday and into Sunday. Fighting like American Indians, and seldom exposing themselves, the rebels were in var in danger, though thev had less taan halt the number ot men that Navarro tnrew into the COlli'.lrt. Another Record Ki-oken. (Bv Cable to The Times) Paris, Dec. 21 Ihe world's- rec ord tor a sustained flight in an aero plane was broken today bv Aviator Paul LoKagnoaux. who covered 322 miles in five hours and 13 minutes, white competing' for the Michelin nnze worth ijl.ii(il). Legagneatix Hew in a Bleriot monoplane, t nless this- distance is beaten betore Janu ary I. IS II. LcKngneaux will win the prize. . , Police l-'orce nt Hay. ( Bv Leased Wire to The. limes) Windsor. Out., Dec. 21 A tele phone message from Harrow, Ont says that a man armed with a loaded rifle and two revolvers is holding the entire1 police force at bay there, following au attempt to collect a debt: bv force. Help was asked for. Kiro at Jncksonbnrg. (Bv Leased Wire to The Times) .lacksonburg, W. Va., Dec. 21 Fire destroyed 1ft buildings here to day, including the Elk and Barr Ho tels, lroni which the guests narrowly escaped. The damage is upwards of $150,000. dOIDIS M GUILTY Senate Co niitee Ssbmits Its Report .4 Asks to be 1 'Vchargeil NO COP MTIIODS . j, .,,-. II Conupt V 1 1 'Oils Were VseU There Js .Not Inn . t Show, Saj the Com mittee, Mia Senator Lor lmer Knew W-iul as 1 icing Done and AH the liritM-. t ( (u rged by the Evidence Has A r to illy Commit ter I it would ,i.t irflVt Changed' -e Result Th c Were ' Foar iitority,- ' ? . (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Den. 21 Senator Lornner, of Illinois, by tho report of the senate committee on privieges and elections, sjibinitted to the sen are today, will not be deprived of his seat as the result of the bribery scan dals attending his election by toe Illinois legislature. Tho report ot the committee, while declaring that his election is not invalidated, . ac knowledges, however, that bribery was freely used in ' the election. While Senator Lornner will therefore continue to hold his seat, it is tbe opinion, not only among members of' tho committee, but in the senate membership generally, tnat Ms polit ical career has been effectually smirched b.v the repetitions concern ing tae jackpot fund, the bathroom Incident and otaor reprehensible oc currences connected with his elec tion. The report ' fully" " vindicate Senator Lorimer of any connection or knowledge of the alleged bribery, and further holds that even If the charges ot bribery, concerning which testimony was adduced before the committee were true, that It is not shown by the testimony that a suf ficient number of legislators were in fluenced iu this manner to vitiate hits election. Senator Lornner had 108 votes in the legislature and 107 were suffi cient for a choice. Tho testimony shows that four members confessed to receiving bribes. These self-confessed bribe-takers were Charles A. White, Michael Link, H. J. C." Becke mier, ot the house, and Senator D. W. Holstlaw. This report, whioh Senator Burrows offered immediately after the journal was read, is signed by all the members of the commit tee, both republican and democratic, with the exception of Senator Fraz ier, democrat, ot Tennessee, and Sen ator Bevendge, republican, of In diana. In filing the report Senator Bur rows reserved the right for Senator Frazier to submit minority views if he sees fit to do so. Senator Frazler is in Tennessee and will not return to Washington until after the noil- ' davs. Senator Burrows wired 'him this morning tor the purpose of as--certaining whether or not he desired to file a minority statement. Senator Beveridgo has not definite ly indicated his position, except that he will not sign the majority report. Whether or not he wil submit mlnor (Continued on Page Five.) ONLY Q SHOPPING DAYS TILL Christmas Now, Have You Forgotten Anybody? 0
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