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the afternoon; slightly warmer; east.
Announcements.
To the People of Charlotte:
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for mayor, subject to the decis
ion of the voters at the polls.
E. B. SPRINGS.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
OKESCBIPTION Security. Unless
a physician s skiu is backed by a
pharmacist's skill in the filling of his
precsriptioTiB, who shall answer tor re
sults? All that knowledge, experien
and system affords is here. Yon are
sure of purity, sore of safety, sure of
results. Wood all & Sheppaed.
rB HIS is to certify that J. A. Bixby,
1 Crescent Saloon, No. 38 East Trade
street, has been given the sole agency
ror toe lamons x enow iaoei w lusaey.
This whiskey is guaranteed to be the
genuine and tip to its usual pnrity.
Price: Quarts $1.50; pints 75c ; half
pints, 40c. Chas M. Pf kites & Co.
THEY are Ktrintr, audit is easily ex-
1 plained. I am selling dose. Look
bow I am selling: Ballard's obelisk flour
$2.75; .Ballard s favorite fa. 50; w lbs.
sugar fl; -Arbuckle's coffee 15; syrup
peaches 10; pie peaches Si; Heinz 8
baked beans, 2 cans 25c
819 North Tryon. H. C. WaRLICK.
HANDSOME line of o
Sterling Silver
Berry Sets.
J. C. Palamoumtatn.
SCOTCH Plaids in various styles and
shades. Drumtochtv and tropical
suitings, clays, serges, Cheviots, cassi-
meres; confined styles in fancy worst
eds and trouserings. Call and see them.
M. LICHTENSTEIN,
Artistic Merchant Tailor.
No. 9 North Tryon street.
WM. H. Ogden & Co.'s "Eseribanoa,
10 cent straight cigars nave no
superior A. B. Reese fc Co.,
Hunt Building. Phone 13.
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RS. KEERANS & BROOKS,
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7 "West -Trade Street.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
WE still have some of those straw
berry preserves left at 10c. per
pound. Gelatine 10c. per package.
Call and get our prices on other goods.
SIKES STITT.
FULL stock of staple and fancy gro
ceries at as low prices as any retail
store in Charlotte. Free delivery to
any part of the city.
STAR MILLS CxKOCERY.
327 East Trade street.
ONLY 10 left of our "9fl" $75 Bicycles
at $30, and $60 at t30. These are
ihe best bargains ever offered in Char
totte. but remember we can't get any
more at this price.
tJUEEN CITY CYCLE CO.,
April Uth. Charlotte, N. C.
A MOST desirable farm for dairy or
trucking 39 xcres about three-
quarters of a mile beyond car line and
near Atherton Mill. Good dwelling and
barn; well watered; price at office.
W. S. Alexander.
THE Model Steam Laundry possesses
all that is essential to conducting
a first-class Laundry. Skilled labor is
only employed and the best work ob
tained. Jno. W. Todd, Prop.
TCE CREAM I Scream made in any
m- quanuiy you may can ior ai mod
erate price". We know how to make it
and guaran tee to please.
Skinner & Willis.
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O. 600, corner Church and Ninth.
modern 7-room dwelling for rent.
D. P. Hutchison.
SPEAKING of Greece, we are all
anxious to see the Christians tri
umph over the Turk. We are also anx
ious to get pure drugs. Fitzsimons &
Co. 's is the place. 26 South Tryon St
Phone No. 179. Night calls answered.
DR. C. L. ALEXANDER,
DENTIST.
No. 8 South Tryon Stmt
Charlotte, N. C.
Dr. W. H. Wakefield
WILL EE AT HJS OFFICE
M NORTH TRYON STREET,
EVERY WEEK DAY IN
APRIL, EXCEPT WEDNES
DAYS. HIS PRACTICE IS
LIMITED TO THE EYE, EAR,
NOSE AND THROAT.
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STOCKHOLDERS'
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STOCKHOLDERS'
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STOCKHOLDERS'
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MEETING.
MEETING.
MEETING.
MEETING.
MEETING.
MEETING.
MEETING.
Sixteenth annual meeting of
the MUTUAL BUILDING
and LOAN ASSOCIATION
will be held
TUESDAY, April 13th
at 8 p. m., at Mayor's court
room.
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LATTA PARK
CHARLOTTE'S GREAT RESORT,
V HANDSOME PAV f LIONS,
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SWIMMING POOL
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CARS TO AND FROM PARK EVERY
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PIANO TUr.ER,
CHARLOTTBt, X. C.
mio sAxeirnxT.
The Seeeatly Belesssa Oitai Owiral,
' WkU. la Oiuutotta, Talk Aim Catea
Among the- passengers brought back
from the wrack at Harrtsburg y
terday afteraoon, to await the made
up trala, to take them on thetr further
Journey north, was oen. Juuo sail'
guilly. The readers of the Observer
are doubtless somewhat familiar with
this name. Sansruiilv has for several
years past been confined in a Spanish
fortress, and, as he is an American
citisen, the aid of the United States
was of course invoked in behalf of his
release. He is a Cuban officer, and his
American citizenship may have some
thing to do with his escape from a
worse fate than imprisonment. He
was released about a month ago,
through the intervention of Consul
General Lee, for whom he has great
admiration.
Gen. Sangullly Is a fine-looking man.
He is the son of a Frenchman, his
mother being an American. He wore a
Jaunty, white cap that was suggestive
of the hot southern country, stood
erect, and was elegantly polite tn his
manners. He bids one farewell with
a graceful wave of the hand, that Is
half military, half Chesterfleldlan. -He
has a face with much strenrtn or cnar
acter stamped upon his features, and
vet bis gracious smile Is quite mag
netic He appears to be about 45 years
of age.
In speaking to an Observer represent
atlve about Cuban affairs, Oen. San gull
ly said he thought the Allen resolu
tion recently passed In the 8enate, pro
testing against the shooting of General
Rivera, the captured Cuban command
er. would probably save the tatter's
life, for Spain hesitated now to take
any action that might be construed by
the United States government as af
fording reason for the recognition of
Cuban belligerency. He does not think.
however, that Cnba has much to ex
pect from the McKinley administration.
He believes that the Cleveland policy
will be adhered to.
General Sanguilly said that while
confined for two years in the cell of
a Spanish prison, he met with con
siderate treatment. There were 650
other Cuban prisoners in the same
building with him. and there were
daily executions of these, he said. They
were quickly tried and sentenced to
die.
The general believes that Spain, with
her bankrupt treasury, and over-taxed
resources, will lose both her posses
sions, Cuba and the Philippines, before
the present war ends.
General Sangullly was accompanied
by his young son, who could not speak
save in Spanish. They are on tnelr
way to New York city.
the contracting parties:
General Sangullly gave the Observer
his autograph.
THE OBSERVER'S tOTH MAT EDITION,
It Will Be an Eight Page Paper and Will
Contain 8 jmi Good Illustration! Some
thing to Be Said Also la That Particular
lCditioa About the Observer' Adver
tisers. The 20th of May is a great day in
Charlotte and It is to be celebrated this
year upon quite an elaborate scale. The
Observer looks upon this occasion as
one in which the people of
Mecklenburg and of the State
should take deep interest and pride,
and in recognition of the day, will issue
an eight-page paper. It will, of course,
be an extra large edition and will have
a wide circulation, not only through the
regular channels, but through purchase
by the many visitors who will be here.
It is the intention to jnake the 20th
of May Observer a paper that those
into whose hands it will fall, will want
to preserve. The paper will contain a
history of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, and other matter of local
and historic Interest in connection
therewith; and as a mark of its appre
ciation of its advertising patrons, some.
thing will be said of and for each one
of them in this special edition. This
will prove to them a very valuable and
profitable piece of advertising, which
they are to take with the paper's com
pliments. Among the illustrations will be one
of the old court house, in which the
Declaration was signed, and of the
house in which the president of the
convention lived, made from old pic
tures in the possession of Dr. George
W. Graham, and which have not here
tofore been printed.
FUNERAL OF C. SCOTT.
The Services Conducted By Dr. Howerton
at the First Presbyterian Church.
The funeral of Calvin Scott, Esq..
was held yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the First Presbyterian
church, of which he was for so many
years an elder and staunch supporter
in all its work and interests.
There was a very large attendance.
The pulpit was draped in black, and
there were upon the casket many love
ly floral decorations. One of exquisite
beauty was a broken column, the gift
of the operatives of the Alpha MHl, of
which Mr. Scott was for several years,
until his health gave way, president.
The choir sang "Crossing the Bar,"
"With tearful eyes I look around," and
"One sweetly solemn thought."
Dr. Howerton, In accordance with
special request, entered upon no eulo
gy of the life of the deceased, but
made a few brief remarks upon death
being the completion of the Christian's
earthly mission.
Alter the services the remains were
taken to beautiful Elm wood, and laid
away to await the resurrection morn.
The elders and officers of the church
were pall-bearers.
MIU SEWS.
The Hoabo Cotton Mill's Iaereased Pint
Large Sale of White Goods.
The Monbo Cotton Mills, of Monbo,
has in addition to the machinery pur
chased with the old mill, which was
comparatively new, placed this year
over $10,000 worth of new machinery of
the latest patterns, including some re
volving flat cards. The same is In op
eration now. There is room for 2,000
spindles more. Much of the machinery
was bought through Charlotte agencies.
The floor plan was furnished by the
Charlotte Machine Company. The Mon
bo mills make soft filling and hosiery
yarns , -
Mr. C W. Johnston sent Mr. J. S.
Spencer a circular notice of an auction
sale in New Jersey of 19,600 packages of
domestic cotton goods, by order of
Messrs. Catlin & Co.. selling agents.
The goods are the product of the At
lantic Cotton Mills, Appleton Company,
Peabody Mills, Chlcopee Manufactur
ing Company. Ellerton New Mills. Mr.
Johnston says he finds the most demor
alised market on white goods that he
has ever seen.
Cssasa Ball VassrUisd.
Mr. T. HT Henry, on farms on Mr.
J. N. Hunter's place, near the city, on
Friday, ploughed up an old cannon
ball, which was nearly eateS up with
rust. "Squire Maxwell thinks it was
buried . in the . Revolutionary war. It
will be added to the revolutionary rel
ics at the exposition, j
' Rev. Dr. Barron win have services in
Tryon -Street Baptist church twtee a
day during the present week, at 1 a. m.
and 8 p. m. " : - j "-
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ATTENTION, KNIGHTS? - Members
i of Charlotte Ledge, K- of , P No. S3,
are summoned, and all othes Knights
ar Invited, to meet at Cast Hail this
afternoon at o'clock, sharp, to attend
tn a body the 'funeral of -Brother T. C.
Bentosu Frank R- McKuaclv C C -
PEOPLE'S
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TBAINS COLLIDE.
A BAD RAILROAD ACCIDEST,
THREE HEX KILLED! SIX XHJDstKDv
Ho. S, the Vast Mail, and ; Ife. 11, Local
Passenger, of the Soutasra Railway,
Telescope Each Other .at Harrlsburg,
Thirteen Miles from Charlotte Postal
Clerk Beatoa, Flrsaaaa Dvnaldsoa u4
Jena Body Killoo! Colctor KJsney
Tatally Iajored Five Others Weaaded
Accident Occurred at 11:15 O' Clock Yes.
terJa-y Head and Injured Brought SO
Charlotte Sceaes at the Wreck U4 at
the Station Here Capt. Byder's Fins
Management Hot Biographical
Sketches.
The difference of a minute In watches
or train orders yesterday, caused the
loss, on the Southern, of three lives,
injuries to six people, and the loss of
thousands of dollars to the railroad.
The most frightful railroad accident
that has Btartled this section or State-
since the great disaster at Bos tain
Bridge, near Statesville, Aug. 1891. oc
curred yesterday morning at Harris
burg, a small town about 13 miles north
of this city.
Train No. 36, the north-bound fast
mail, on the Southern, and train No.
U, the south-bound local passenger, col
lided, killing three persons and wound
ing six. The killed are:
T. CLINGMAN BENTON, of Char
lotte, aged 30, postal clerk on No. 11.
TITUS EUDT, of Forest Hill, Con
cord. WILL DONALDSON, of Lynchburg,
fireman on 36.
Wounded :
W. B. T-UNSTALL, of Danville, en
gineer of No. 36, badly' scalded about
head, arms and face.
J. C. KINNEY, of Thomasville. en
gineer of No. 11; scalded about chest.
back, arms and neck. ; Will die.
JAMES LOVELL, of Richmond, con
ductor of No. 11, cut id the face.
FTTZHUGH LEE, colored, porter on
No. 11; legs hurt.
WILLIAM CLEMENS, of East Dur
ham, N. C; slightly hurt.
R. E. GALLAGHER, express mes
senger; hurt about head and arms; al
so bruised.
The accident occurred at U:15 o'clock.
Train No. 36 was manned by Engineer
Tuns tall. Fireman Donaldson and
Conductor Gentry. It left Charlotte
late, but had orders to wait at Harris
burg till 11:15 for No. 11.
The train's make-up consisted of en
gine, mail car, two express cars full
of vegetables, baggage car, second and
first class coaches, and two sleepers. :
The track for a mile Or so approaching
Harrlsburg is perfectly straight, ex
cept at one point, where there is a
small curve and a considerable cut.
The side-track at Harrlsburg can be
plainly seen for more than a mile, ap
proaching from this side.
Captain Tuns tall, who was of course
on the look out for No. 11, kept his
eye on the distant siding, expecting
every minute to see No. 11 run into It,
but, seeing that the track was clear,
and no train approaching, and having
the right of way, he steamed ahead
at the rate of 45 miles an hour, losing
sight, by reason of the topography of
the country, of the Biding, as he
neared It.
No. 11, the local passenger, left Con
cord late. It was manned by Engineer
J. C. Kinney, Fireman Ed. Lee, and
Conductor James Lovell. It had slow
ed up, preparatory to running into the
elding, and was only 40 feet from the
north end of the switch when No. 36
dashed Into the cut.
The two engineers faced each other
with faces blanched with the fear of
a horrible death. Engineer TunstaU
applied his brakes and Jumped. It Is
not known whether Engineer Kinney
Jumped or not.
The Crash.
Almost at the same instant that the
engines faced each other, the deadly
crash came. The crash was heard for
miles around, and the noise was like
that of a sharp crack of thunder..
The .engine of No. 36, north-bound.
ran under the engine of No. 11, souths
bound. The south-bound engine crossed
over the northbound. The boiler of the
north-bound engine lay across the floor
of the postal car of No. H. The en
gine of the south-bound train lay sev
eral yards south of the engine of 36.
One. of the express cars on No. 38
was thrown at an angle of nearly 45
degrees into the field, the rear end
landing about 50 yards from the track.
No. 36 was pulling a car loaded with
strawberries, vegetables, etc. It Was
torn into a thousand pieces. The ber
ries were thrown in every direction.
Some of the baskets were thrown 20
feet from the track. Bunches of celery
were scattered up on the embankment.
The bell of the engine of No. 11 was
broken into pieces, several of which
were found fifty yards away. The Cong
of the bell was found fifty yards out in
the old field. The reflector from the
headlight of the Same- engine was 75
yards away from the track. The trucks
were mashed and bent Into an kinds
of shapes. The reporter saw one axle
that was bent nearly double.
The baggage car of No. SC. was not
completely demolished, and was not
thrown from the track, but It had three
extra trucks wedged under it. They
had been knocked- from the car ahead.
Car ana Fire.
There were 96 passengers on 36. As
soon as they felt the jar of the air
brakes they knew something serious
is : wrong. Several ot them were
thrown forward in their seats; but none
of them were hurt. The instant the
train stopped they rushed out. to see
what had happened. , The scene that
met their eyes , heggared description.
There were the two great engines, piled
one above the other,, so that th head
light on one--NoJ 11 was np amongst
the telegraph wires; the two express
cars of No. 36 were splintered into a
thou wand pieces, hardly s, piece as tag
as a nan's arm being left. In less than
three minutes time the postal car of
No. 11 was on fire, and but for the use
of the chemicals at hand, and the be
rate i work ; of Postal .Clark, Jotm Hill
Cartsrv of 46, both: train would hav
been tn Same, in a few wlnutes . time.
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v But th first thought of tbos wjh
hurried from th trains .to ascertain
the cause of the stoppage, and who
were greeted by the. frightful scene de
scribed, was for thoss who were m tjhe
cabs, and forward can.
What of themt Where were they
The eager questions were soon an
swered Toy sights which mads the heirt
sick, and a sense of falntness to over
come one.
Hamas Ageay-
Out of the rear part of the postal car
of No, 11, which was demolished by the
erurine of 36, hung Postal Clerk Bentan.
head downward. His body was out of
the car, but his tegs were pinioned
under the engine, and so close to tjhe
boiler that he was being burned by tjhe
beat and steam.- He begged piteously
to be extricated. "Cut my legs oft,"
cried he. "I am being scalded to
death." Heroic efforts were made jto
rescue him. Three jacks were placed
under. the engine, and the passengers
worked bard,, but there, for an hour and
a half, he hung, with his body out jot
the car and his legs pinioned next to
the hot boiler. The only relief that
could be given him while In this fright
ful situation was the keeping of his
body wet with cold water. A bucket
brigade was formed and bucket after
bucket was thrown on him, but 1 it
could not counteract the"-effects of the
steam.
He lived 15 minutes after being taken
out. During that time his agony was
frightful. He refused to take any
spirits, saying that he would soon be
dead, and that It was not worth while.
When silked whether he wanted to be
taken to! the hospital ; or his home, he
said: ' will soon be dead; it will not
matter. He told the by-standers of his
wife aid children in Charlotte, and
with tfelr names upon his lips, ex
pired. The body of Fireman Donaldson, of
36. was found in the centre of the
wreck. It was a sickening sight. His
head was mashed perfectly fiat, and
his bodf was a mass of pulp. One arm
could not be found for some time.
John tEudy was found about the cen
tre of the wreck, under the mall and
express cars.
Capt. Tunstall was picked up on the
embankment, unconscious, and was
found to be badly scalded about the
face, arms and head. He regained con
sciousness after being carried into the
ambulance car.
Capt. Kinney was pulled out from
the wreck alive, but so badly scalded
that he was not expected to live
through lasf night. It. was thought
that he bad inhaled the steam, as he
begged constantly for something to cool
him inside, saying that he was on fire.
He became unconscious shortly after
reaching here, and his recovery was
pronounced last night Impossible. -
From the rear part ot this engine the
colored porter, Fitzhugh Lee, who had
gotten on the engine to flag at Harrls
burg, was taken out from where he
was kept down by the timbers of the
mall car of 36. He had to be sawed
out. From his knees down he- was
fastened. . j
Fireman Ed. Lee, of No. U, was riot
hurt, but his clothing caught on fire,
and it was nearly all torn on him tn or
der to save him. He came to Charlotte
clad in a sleeping car blanket. He was
unnerved by the shock of the collision,
and the sight of his engineer's suffer
ings. J
Express Messenger Gallagher was
not seriously hurt.
William Clemens was painfully hurt,
but not seriously. He was found, with
his pal, John Eudy, on top of the em
bankment. First
In less than three minutes after the
dreadful shock the postal car of No. 11
was on fire. But for the heroic conduct
of Postal Clerk John Hill Carter,
of No. 36, and the presence of the chem
icals, the wreck wouft in a few min
utes have been a mass of flames. Every
one left the car but Mr. Carter. Taking
his life in his hands, for every instant
he was in danger of being killed by the
explosion of the gas jets, he remained
in the car, and threw the chemicals on
the fire, thus saving the wretched men
who were pinioned beneath the wreck,
the greater agony of being roasted to
death.
The Hews la Charlotte.
The tranquility and peace of a beau
tiful Sabbath morning was disturbed
by a telegram which reached here be
tween 11 and 12 o'clock to Superinten-
I dent Ryder, notifying him of .the fear-
mi accident. He and Mr. Hammond,
his chief clerk, were attending service
at the First Presbyterian-church, and
Mr. William Anderson, foreman of the
round house, at the Second Presbyterian
church. The telegrams were sent them
In church and they left Instantly. A
rescue train, with Drs. McCombs and
E. M. Brevard, Capt. Ryder, Mr. An
derson, Mr. J. H. Young and others.
and a number of cots for the dead and
wounded, left before 12 o'clock. !
Their first work on arriving at ihe
scene of the accident was to help the
injured. Everything possible was done
for their comfort. I
Fireman Donaldson's body what was
left of it was put In a blanket and put
on board Capt. Ryder's car which had
been converted Into a hospital. Postal
Clerk Benton's body was put on a eot.
and placed tn the car.
John Eudy, who was still living, was
put on board the car. He was mashed
about the head" and suffered agony.- !He
died between here and Harrisburg. I
Engineers Kinney and Tun stall Were
placed on beds in the smoker of one of
the Pullman cars.. - ' I
After the dead and . wounded were
oared for Capt. Ryder turned his at
tention to the wreck. . J ..
Clearlag sad BalMiag. -j .
A large force of hands was put to work
removing the debris. Engines were pull
ing at both ends of the pile, to reduce
it so the- work of clearance could) be
better carried on. This work, was kept
up an day and night. Another force of
hands was put to work, '."buildlngl a
track around the wreck. The bed was
made and rails laid and .the track Wag
ready for travel by. night.; No. 35. the
fast mail, passed over it, slowly, bat
The news of the accident spread Rap
idly over the city, and soon lnindreds f
people, on wbeelsv v horsekack and in
buggies were flying toward Harrisburg.
At 3 o'clock a, bone could not be (had
ia any of the stables (or love -or money-
Great exeltement prevailed, - - It was at
first reported that ten people had Tseen
killed. Those who did not go to Har
rlsburg swarmed ars-ond the Southern
depot. -. In the Crowd . were anxious
hearts, for not a fewj were taiere-rted In
different passengers tor trainmen, ;The
railroad men, at the station were kind
and courteous and -gave all jtne infor
mation they could W regard Jto the ao
ddent rwork was temporarily sus
pended tmtn the rescue train arrived.
It was thought it wduld reach here at J
o'clock, but as It ran jvery slowly. It was
nearly 4 when It puled in. The ambu
lances were first drawn up in line at the
depot, but for some reason were chang
ed to the crossing aj Eighth street. The
crowd quickly noted the fact, and
surged thither.. "The track ; from
the depot to Eighth itreet three blocks
was a mass of peeple. . j , '
The tops of the freight trains over
looking the track wjhere the! train had
to pass were covered with people.
. Horribli Sights, j
The train which (bore the dead and
dying pulled slowlyj up to the crossing
at Eighth street. It' was the Remains of
36, which stesmed forth so confidently
but a few hours before. Now It came
sadly, slowly, as jlf conscious of the
dreadful disaster hrhich had brought
sorrow and sadness to so many homes.
The passengers krere unhurt, but
many were unnervfd. The rain stop
ped at Eighth street. The prowd was
Immense, but there was a hush on it.
Every one stood as if with bowed
head, while the dead" bodies of Pos
tal Clerk Benton, "Fireman Donaldson
and John Eudy were taken from the
car and carried to. the ambulances in
waiting. It was a fearful j sight, one
that those who witnessed it will not soon
forget. The bodies were taken to the
undertaker's shop.j and were prepared
for burial by Undep-taker Harry.
The wounded, wlo were in the Pull
man, were taken Ito the station and
carried to the hospital. They were at
tended by Drs. McCombs and Brevard.
Scores ot people, mostly railroad men,
called at the hospital during the after
noon and night to tender their services.
By Statesville. j
The passengers j who were brought
back to Charlotte f n 36 were given din
ner by the Southern free of charge,-at
Gresham's. They Swere detained here
for an hour w hi lei a train was being
made up, and were sent ; around by
Statesville to Salisbury. Engineer El
lington was In the cab, with Jack Fet
ner as pilot. A Charlotte, Columbia &
Augusta engine pilled the train.
Heroic Conduct, j
The heroic conduct of Postal Clerk
Carter, of 36, wonifor him ihe admira
tion and praise oC every one on" board.
Senator Moneyj of Mississippi,
and Mr. L- B. Musgrave, of
Birmingham, whs were oh board the
train bound for "pTashington, will use
their Influence In j Washington to have
him promoted. They said: they never
saw greater herolf m displayed:
Who is to Blame t
Just where the blame of the acci
dent belongs baj) not been placed.
There are various; conjectui-es, but un
til a full investigation-is made, no one
can say who was! wrong, j
Mr.ilen ton.
. T. Clingman Benton was! a native of
Union county, bfing borni in Monroe.
He was 30 years ld. Abou three years
ago he came to charlotte, and for three
months past he -and family had lived
at Mr. J. W. Levis', next to the T. M.
C. A. hall, on Squth Tryon street. He
was a member ol Tryon Street Baptist
church and was regarded as an exem
plary Christian. He was jat the time
of his death supporting jtwo young
men at college. He leaves a wife and
several children. The funeral services
will be held at Tryon Street Baptist
church this evening at 6 :30j o'clock, and
at 8:20 me remains will jbe taken to
Monroe, where they will be buried to
morrow, j s
Mr. Frank Bejaton, assistant post
master at Monroe, a brother of the de
ceased, came up last night.
Mr. Benton was insured for $2,000 or
more. J
Firemen Donaldson.
Was a native or Danville. He has a
wife and three cfilldren. He was about
28 yeara of age. j His remains were ta
ken last night to Lynchburg for burial.
J. Kinaey, 1
;
Capt. Kinney'fc home is in Thomas
ville. He Is about 60 years of age and
has been runnirig on the road for
about 30 years, j He has accumulated a
nice property, and rairoads for the love
of It. He is highly esteemed on the
road. He has son who runs on the
Southern also, j i
Jotia Eudy.
John Eudy Was from j Forest Hill,
Concord. He s4d William Clemens got
on the" train at Charlotte, to ride the
"second blind j baggage,'! or ln other
words, to beat their wajf. They were
not tramps. Tjhey were; on the plat-H
form when the iraln passed Harrisburg,
and
were
laughing and talk-
ing.
left.
"One was
taken and the other
iiis body was sent last night to
Concord for inHerment.
Capt. Kjater's Fine Work. '
The manner I in which Capt. Ryder
managed affairs yesterday brought
forth commendation from all. He lost
not a minute, but with an ability but
Bttle short of genius got his forces to
work, and wftjh the wonderful result
of having a tflack ready for use by
yesterday evening, so that not a single
night train wis delayed by the acci
dent. He will have the aln line clear
by to-day. j
L Notes.
s cars on No. 36 acted
as cushions for the coaches, and' saved
the lives of a iumber Off passengers.
Captain Lovtell was oik the platform
Of the coach f.No. 11 j when -tbe ac
cident occurred! He; I was thrown
against the dolor and his face cut.
Captain Gentry, of No. 86, was In the
first sleeper. He was not hurt.
Captain Fred Bush occupied a seat la
the aleeperi B?e said the; wreck was one
of the worst ever saw. V
Mr. T. :wVlSwelL settretanr of Con-
gressman Hoiward. of Alabama,, was
one of the passengers on 36. .
Captain -Ali right, conductor on' the
Southern, i wad in the first class ooach
of JJ. going1 Home to see his wife. -- -
Mr; Charie Bltterman, of New" Or
leans,' was alo a passenger oa 36V He
was en -routd to New Terfc to attend
a 'cycle meet. Mr. Bltterman Is
Riverside White man. "Be belongs to the
National ClrduJt. esd wffl. be here later
with Che prcrfeseional men.' " - - - j
SUse Pannsji M. KeUeher and sister.
Mrs. George
L. .Coleman, of Arisona,
were en 88, en their way b Albany,
N. T. They, were in the first Pullman
car, ' aid their account; of, the wreck
WM.very thriUlng and tnteresung,
Mr- J iwnes Wray, of Archdale. was on
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No,. 11,
He w thrown against the
and hie hand cut. '. .; ..' .-
windoij
The people of Harrisburg rendered
all thw service possible to aid the rail
road -jeople In clearing the rubbish
away. "7'
Engineer Cam WRherspoon j wae to
have brought No. 11 tn yesterday, but
he stopped off at Greensboro Saturday
night, io spend yesterday with his fam
ily, anl got CapC Kinney to Jrun for
him. j . . , ' ' ! ?-
A ntimber of -people at Harrisburg
saw th trains approaching and realis
ed thail a collision would occur. They
had no orders to flag the trains down
and ettuld' only wait and see them
come together. -,: ,-.':
Yesterday the Observer was; as U
always is, under obligation to Manager
Burts, f the Western Union Telegraph
office, jjor friendly services. It was not
a great deal that could be done, -"but
all. that could Mr. Burts dM to serv e
the piper which is anoher -way of
saying that he did all he could to give
the public the news ' It wanted.
The Observer dispatched a reporter to
-the sceah the moment the news, of the
collision was received, and during the
afternoon bulletined everything that
came as soon as it arrived.
Pair Creek Academy will close on
the 21s:; of May. .
Mr. J. L. Plckard has charge of Mr.
W. F. Buchanan's store tn the Arling
ton. Mr.: Lawrence Clark has charge of
Hudson's candy counter by the Central
Hotel.;
Thii Hornets' will have drills every
night this week. To-night a company
drill will be held on the streets. ;
Matkager Gray's projectoscope is the
attraction at the opera house to-night.
The pictures are new and interest lng
MifB Bettie Alexander, daughter of
Mr. , Moreheajd Alexander, of Mallard
Creek yownshlp, is not expected to live.
Cajrt. Haase, of the Pittsburg Gold
Reduction Company, is having a mill
test made of ore from several mines ln
this county.
MUis Maggie Kelly Is to be stenog
rapher in the Western Union office. She
will enter. upon her duties in the course
of a w pek or so.
Mrj Robert Cochrane, son of Capt.
R. EL Cochrane, has possibly the most
interesting and valuable collection of
stamps in the city.
Thi Observer acknowledges ah In
vitation from the Twin City Club, of
WinsUm, to Its annual Easter reception
Monday evening. April 19lh.
Shttrtff Smith had the authorities
at Greensboro' turn Chas. Henderson,
the emtaped convict, loose. There was
no use augmenting the uncertain quan
tities at the stockade..
Wfjliam Henderson, - colored, who
lives lit Sugar Creek, handed Squire
Maxwell, Saturday, a very ancient and
curtouil looking coin which he found in
the fieid near his place. '
Thit dramatic entertainment book
ed forthis month Is to be for the ben
efit of the Hornets Nest Riflemen.
Mrs. llirshinger is managing it, and
therefore it will be a success. -
The Blddle orchestra, which gives a
play sit the opera house within a few
days, ,fbr the benefit of the building
fund of Seventh Street chureh, will be
greeteil by a large audience. ;
Thft convicts nave learned of the
peculiiir situation which they are oc
cupying, by reason of the new road
law. 'fhey are taking life easy and it
would not be a surprise if some of them
shook their shackles.
Mrs. Anna Chlshotm's public school
at Atherton closed a few days ago, and
her pa'trons Immediately made her up
a Bubticription for the continuance of
the school, which was a high compli
ment to Mrs. Chisholm, both as a
teache'r and a woman.
-Ths recital at the college Saturday
was attended by a number of outsiders,
and es,ch and all were repaid by a de
UghtWil hour of music. Prof. McCoy
and assistants are doing much for: the
upbuiiaing of musical Interests and
tastes in the community, and the pub
lic is not unmindful of the fact.
PERSONALS.
Mr. C. L- Dean and Mr. C. T. Mur
ray, tress representatives of Barn urn
& Baley's show, are here for a day or
so. They are both experienced mem
bers cf the craft, and it is a pleasure
to metf-t them.
Sent .tor Money, of Mississippi, who
was an 36 yesterday, was on his way
to Washington, where to-night he- de
livers sn address at the Jefferson birth
day celebration. :
Mr. G. G. Ransom, of the engineer
force of the Southern Railway,-, with
headquarters at Selma, Ala.,- was here
yesterday on a visit to his sister, Mrs.
McCoi kle, who is stopping at the Cen
tral Hotel. v" v
Mr. ,W. J. Cowles has returned from
Washington, and his brother, Mr. Chas.
Cowlet, of Wilkesboro, is visiting him.
BIass-SHaiev. ' t
The following handsome invitations
have seen sent to the many friends of
the contracting parties:
. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Shafer :
invite you to. be prestnt
at i-ae marriage of their. daughter,
i - Alice, - . . , , -. .
': to
, ;r. Jefferson Davis Helms,
Tuesday evening, &prft the twentieth.
eighteen nunarea ana ninety -seven, ,
at seven o'clock,
lit. Peter's Episcopal Church, .
Charlotte, North -Carolina,
Mlsir Shafer is -one of Charlotte's
handsomest - young women, and Mr.
H el mil. who Is the present postmaster
at Monroe, and one of that -city's ener
getic and enterprising young business
men, is to-be highly congratulated
upon capturing such a prize.
The H sirs of Her Head, Are They Ho All
Wsuasered T 'jJ.
"Aunt" Evelyn Jordan.' of Tdrab'Ori
chard, is about 60 years old. She began
savin,- f the combings from her bead
when she was quite young, and -now
has a flour sack full of hair.. If she
lives much longer she win have enough
to mike a bsOr mattress; . . . . T
!' Miy ParUtsB BasAlbed.,"? ' tJr:,
Tesierday Mr C. M. Davidson, with
many other wheelmen, went out to
Harrlsburg to seethe wreck. : In riding
acrosl i a xulvert his wheel -- got too
much on i the decline ajnd-fell 12 test
Into tome water below. It took-tabout
five minutes to get . him out.,,:
, Bsswflt for Teter i s. -S "
Tht) veterans at their meeting Satur
day decided to go In with Manager Nat
Gray of the opera nouse, on a pro
jects scope entertainment.' Mr. Gray
gives them a eenent matinee ana even
ing lerformance Friday. , Hie pictures
are stid to beery fine.- - - -
; Geverasaeat stollef Boa Sank. ,'4-:. :
Gnmd Forks, , N. D., April 1L The
govei rnment steamer . Ogemawa, which
started down' the river last night on a
relisi expedition, lies right side op, sunk
in at eat u teet ot water, aDout 17 miles
beloif here, i The Granl Forks mem
bers of the relief nartv retsuaed late
to-nl ght with the story of the dlsaeterJ
The boat last night was unains to get
mom than eight mllee flown the river
when her side was. ripped .open by. the
rapidly moving, lee.U.She, was.run into 1
eliaiow: water. Jxeree)
MUHIEH TO EAT BAKE A PLOT.
a ejus' Bribery Ckergas Tgaatoe flays Be r"
if ..; 'i Kever Saw the Man la Bis Ufa. ? "f t
Cincinnati. April IL The Commr .
cial Tribune's -special : from, Frankfort. ,
Ky says: This has been a day of ex-
cltement in- legislative1 circles, on ao-
count of the" charges of. bribery made
in the senatorial contest. Hunter's men- -.
say that In e few days he will lay bare -a
plot to ruin him. sad that high and
low politicians will go up in the explo- u
slon.Tbe story of Gaines is almost -unanimously
discredited here. It is be- -lieved
by some that Gaines had several , t,,
meetings with Wilsonj and Franks, but .
sentiment Is divided as to their moUves.
Games' friends admit he has exploited
himself unenvtabiy. : :,;--- - ' '. -
Dr. Hunter said toays T am not i.
ready to say what my plans are la re-...
gard to exposing the i outrageous and
Infamous assault on iaiewTbe matter,- .
however, is full of unpleasant features. , i .
As to Gaines,, I say, as I have to- meet .
an Immaculate God, . JC -ever saw-him
in my life and was never la bis house." .
A conservative man on the Blackburn.,-,
side said : fThe only effect of the brio- .
ery story would be to solidify the H un
ter forces. What we have to fear now is
that the gold Democrats will think It a ,
part of a scheme of the Blackburn peo- ,
pie to prevet an Section and that they -wi:i.
inuirectly aid." !- . rg.:: '
The Gol.1 Democrats Will Help to Break "
" j the. ,Q matin nil S?t&'tvZZ'-' "
Frankfort, Ky-April 1L The gold . :
Democrats will, assist. In breaking a .
quorum to-morrow, pending the action
of the grand jury in the charges of at
tempted bribery against ex-Congress- ..
man John N. Wilson,! Hon. W, Godfrey
Hunter, Republican nominee for Sena
tor, and others. The general opinion
is that the grand Jury will not return
any indictments against the gentlemen v
accused of briber y, j "Several Republi
can members have expressed the de
termination to vote! for Hunter until
the alleged charges! of bribery are , ,
cleared up. Unusual developments are '
looked for Tuesday or Wednesday.
BRIBES. t III KANSAS. ' -
The IglslaUve Coasnsittee - Proaaiaesr -.
Boms Big Sensatseas This Week. .
Topeka, Kas., April IL The members
of the legislative bribery Investigation
committee say that If the revelations of -the
past week have been sensational,
the developments , i next week will
be shocking. It is said that big stories -will
come out in the testimony relative '
to bribery in railroad, stock yards and
oleomargerine legislation, v
William Butler wlH be put on the
stand .Monday to tell of a proposition
made to him that he- could get 31.600 -spot
cash If he would produce ten mem-'
bers of the House of Representatives.
not already pledged, to vote for the -Wichita
Normal School bill. , ' v
E. C. Weilep. of Cherokee. county, is...
expected to lead 6ft Tuesday with some
startling statement and about Wed- -,,
nesday Interest ln the investigation is
expected to be at a fever heat. Among
others. Lot Ravenscrof t, ; Clarke
county, a member ior , the aommlttee, ,,
will doubtless take the stand. . Ravens- ,
croft Is believed to be the possessor of '
sensational Bee rets, which will be made
public when he testifies. He - Was ap-.
pointed by the man Boyd, who lobbied
In the interest of the text book trust, '
and whose improper proposition to Sen
ator Titus led to the appointment of , -this
committee. Governor Leedy has
had detectives looking for Boyd, whom ,
he desires for a witness, but so far they .
have been unable to locate him. though
it is believed'that he has gone to his .
home in Hardin county, Ky. ,
. THE CBItDBEN BE-BTABRIID.
GeT.Atklnsom's Son sad Mr. Byrd's Daugh
ter, accompanied By Their Parents, G
to Chattaaooga, Where a Satlnfactery
Ceremony Is Performed. ! ... -
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 11. John -H.
Atkinson, the :-17-year-old son of
Governor W. Y. Atkinson of Georgia,
was married to-day to Miss Ada, Byrd,"
the 16-year-old daughter of C. P. Byrd, -of
Atlanta, Ga., the Rev. Henry Mc
Donald, pastor of he Second Baptist
church.1 of Atlanta, officiating.; There
were present to witness the ceremony, ,
Governor Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Byrd,
the father and mother; Judge Spencer
Atkinson, of the i Georgia Supreme
Court, and Charles P. Northen. ! as--sistant
clerk of the Georgia Senate.
The trouble in securing the necessary
license was overcome this . morning,
when Mr. Byrd notified the county
clerk that his daughter bad his consent
to her marriage, the law of Tennessee
requiring the consent of both parents -to
the marriage of either party,- If they
be under 17 years $t age. The youthful ;
couple left on the afternoon train for
Nashville, where they will spend their -honeymoon.
' Ui
Governor Atkinson was seen by "a
Constitution reporter , and, speaking of
his son's marriage,, said: "All's well
that ends ' welt, Many- people .nave
married younger than they, and have
been happy, and I expect they will be. ;
We will do all in our power to assist
them." 't . ---i . ; ; ,-
Mr. Byrd said when approached on
the subject: "W! have done what we
deemed best under the circumstances.
We only objected on account of their :
extreme youthfulhess. ; r - ?" -
PROHIBITXOmST BOO AM.
Be Is f rem 8uth Carollaa, aed Be Made
an; tTgly Speech la. a Kew Terk Tewa ..v
yesterday. ' "Jjf.'' r
Oneota, N. T April ltSJ. C. Hogan.
of South Carolina Jwfcfj for the past two
yean has refused ito take his appoint- ,
men in the. Wyoming Conference, of
which be was a member, claiming that
he osra bemg discriminated against be
cause he was a prohibitionist, and who .
withdraw t Herefrom on Friday last, ad- .
dretwed a bter crowd at the Metropolitan
Theatre to-day. His first-criticism was -that
the Conference failed to make pub-.
lie his reasons, for withdrawing. Inti
mating that they were afraid to do so.' ,
He then proceeded to read his reasons..- I
Among otner inms ne saia: - me po
sition and reputation of a faithful
preacher of salvation . and righteous- '
ness. cannot 'be eafe in- the keeping of
wilfully sinful land - partisan bishops
and; presiding elders," , - .v L ,. ;
- He anegeo that, the cirurcn was in
complicity with ;th liquor traffic and j
that the vast majority of the . pishope. ,
nasters and voting members, of the:;
Methodist Church east their influence
and ballots for tthe representatives of '
the liquor traffic!, - t--: i . "'.
First the Read, Tibeat' the BoAyTProba.blr 1
" , Asstaarrtsri nrsa Hystsr, -
. , MiouTit Vernori.' m..- April 11.- Boys
nasning thronph some woodland west- :
of this -city, to-day. found a woman's.
head lying near the public road, leading .
from vwt. Vernoir' to: Rlcnvtew.v . The
body was -1 onndi 809 ; yards from the -
spot where the bead lay, with the flesh -stripped
from the bones, -both the
trunk and head being so badly decom
posed as to render recognition Impossi-
Die. : . X'SirK.:'-;...?;'--.;-:
The testimony' at the Inquest to-day, -went
to prove that the body was that '
of a woman "who was In that locality
early test -November. . She refused to
divulge her name,; but said her borne - :
was in Carmi.1 111., and that she was
a-otnsMo ft. Lonls. The theory Is that
another Pearl Bryan murder has been-:
committed. " . i - . . ; . - - :1
, - XHr. Pattaat's Address ia Ckarlsstsa.
rfrharleston. Ft C Anrll ll.--Pres1dent ,
Pattrni.' nf Prirtpstan Collece. addressed 1
a large tsongregatlon In the- First Pres. .
byteriaa ; ehoreh ! to-night. - The aoeea S
ion was tb 250fh awniversary-'Ttf'the'
adoption of th Wwt mfnutevCorrfessiow .nlvnun
and TJri Patto?JrfAUk! was) iOrr;the hls--, - -f-
tory of rthe Tresbytertatr ' faith anel
work. -h.-.f, - "
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'-'''"I r fTn-" -wif ,u
t of worship win begta'tar GraJ r-
A week
hart -Street
' Presbyterian - churcb to- r;l m -T
-day. JTbere trill be morning and even-'-
ing services a ne pastors ot tne tnree
Presbyterian .churches, will , d the
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