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h . ' 'V READMIT FIRST NOTES' I iiil T7 ' . ! Bff TTO fcT A TT . mffl - i- i i Li. i i . - i m m v - .. i va -r i . :- - a a a a m a mar r m -v jsT - & .' i -j-h- .- . ", " I ' ' H .SVC MEW" BERN, N. C. SATURDAY MORNING JULY 18 1914 FIVE CENTS PEK COPY ' if i. "'ii 5 1- -1, 1 llPlillKillil-' I CHIEF BRENN&N. " M ii MlptCrasli Ot Cars Wear Norfolk Freight Train And Electric Train Collide In Darkness. Scores Were Badly Hurt JFormer New Bern Man Was Among Those Who Were Killed Norfolk, Va., July 17. Six per- sons are dead and thirty are In the hospital with broken limbs and bruised bodies as the result of a collision between an electric train on the Virginia Passenger and Pow der Company '8 Ocean Viev Section and a coal train on the Virginian Railway. The dead are: Mrs. Ernest Gross, of Norfolk. Joseph Cooper; J. B. Watson; John Goodman; Unidentl--fied man supposed to be Prof. Lee Hatdh, a dancing master. Miss Annie Meehan of Norfolk died after reaching the hospital. The accident occured at 12:30 this morning at Falrmount Cross ing three miles from Norfolk. The electric train due to leave Ocean View at midnight was ten minutes Hate and was speeding at a rate of forty miles an hour. The coal train .composed of seventy empty cars was bound for West Virginia. The Safe ty gates at the crossing were closed but the electric car crashed through these and into the moving train, the front car of the electric train leaped into the air .and turned over. v There were eighty people in this car and many were burled beneath the wreckage. People residing near the scene of the wreck used axes to cut away the broken timber be neath which men and women with broken limbs cried for help. All of those killed were in the front car. The motorman, O. A. Atkinson es caped with a broken leg. Passengers on the front car declare the motor man was warned of the danger be fore the collision. A passenger in a seat directly be hind the motorman begged him to slacken his speed when the warning glare of red lights at the crossing became visible some distance away. The car-sped on and the speed was not reduced until, the electric train was almost upon the coal train. Re ports of prosecution .for criminal ;'' , negligence are general out tne au 'v thorities have not yet taken actHn. 'V Passengers on the electric train r " declare every one of the passengers in the front car would have been killed had not- the coal train been brought to a stand still Immediately after the crash. .: ; . Mrs. Cross who died in the hos . pital had her four-year-old ton in ! her lap when the collision occured but the child was unhurt. '. . - -u ;-.v; -ANOTHER ACCOUNT NORFOLK;' July 17i Six were i killed and scores were injured when an electric train of two cars of the Virginia Passenger rand Power. Company en '" "" (...: ... .. . '. 'f'.v . ........ i ..r. v route from Ocean View-to Norfolk, v ' crashed into a coal train on the Virginian I Railroad at Fairmont Part crossing a ' few minutes after midnight." ' Ambulances from 'every: local hos pital were rushed to the scene ot the f , '. ' and the work of digging out injured :(, -was hurriecj under the direction ? of - traction1 officials and Fife Chief Richard 1 F. McLaughlin. ' , 1 , .The Ocean, View car and trailer were i crowded when the train left the resort at 12 15, with motorman W. K, At kinson at the controller, ; ' .' ' ; i ' With Engineer J L Ivey at the throb r tie ' the Virginian Railway' train left -. Sewell's Point at midnight, with 71 empty coal cars for Victoria. . Accord ; ing to the trainmen H. L. Simmons, head breakraan, opened - the safety r Jstes over the Railroad, tracks so as. to permit the passage of the train and clos :. ed the gates against : thestreet;, can Flagman ' D.f R,Pitchford "-'.was i waitv ing to close 'the gates across the rail - Mrs TMJie , Mitchell returned yes terday from a visit of several 'days with ' relatives at Pollocksville., '-, .y' t road track. When The Crash Came Then the crash came. The coal train was broken in two and the crowd ed Ocean View. cars with their load of passengers dragged two of the big steel gondolas a car length along the track. The first car of the Ocean View train turned over on its side and was piled up a mass of wreckage, against one of the poles that supported the trolley wires To "those who arrived at the wreck a few minutes later it seemed a mira cle that the death list was not greater. At one o'clock the rescue work was well under wav. Those whose hurts were not serious were rushed to hos pitals in the city T. ambulances and those able to do so boarded emergency cars which carried them down town. Women Cry For Help. Women's screams rose above the noise of shouted orders to the work ing crews of men and one woman re peated constantly, "Oh, my God! Oh my God!" W Matorman Atkinson was caught at his post, one of his legs badly crushed. A woman was pinned near him. "Help the women first," he kept say ing to the men who worked with crow bars and jacks to lift the weight from them. Beneath one of the coal cars lay a white man's body, unrecognized. By its side was a straw hat. Inside the band a label read, "218 Mount Ver non anveue, Port Norfolk." Passengers Describe Crash. Passengers of the Ocean View train in their accounts of the collision all agreed on one thing the apalling suddenness of the crash. H. L. Baxter of Waliaceton, N. C. a guest at the Fairfax hotel, was sit ting on the front of the first trolley car, next to the; motorman. Here is his story of the crash "The Ocean View car had been mak ing good time. 1 did not notice any slackening in its speed before the collision. When I realized what had happened, the car was on its side and everything was in darkness. How I got out I don't know. I was huddled alongside the controller box and crawl ed out." W. H. Vandergrift of Norfolk was on the front seat of the first car in the Ocean View train. (When this car turned over he climbed over the roof and escoped without serious hurts. His left wrist was sprained. He was with Joe Cooper, he said. He didn't know 1 what hkd become of Cooper. , didn't see him after the collision. M. C. Tatum, Harry Mann's assist ant, was in the second car. J: He Wa4 not injured. He saw one woman pull ed out of the wreckage, both of her legs crushed. J.I J. Cole of the Virginia Pilot's As sociation was in the second seat of the trailer. His right knee was hurt and he was cut about the head; Francis A Blount, colored, who said he worked for a railroad company once, declared the Ocean View train was going 40 miles an hour. . R. E. Franklin, conductor of the wrecked resort train,- had his .leg crushed. : ' '' '.' ' , W. H. Loper, who. was on the front seat had his hand crushed. He said the safety gates were down when the trolly crashed -into the crossing. ' Miss Agnes Tobin, 219 Queen street, hand cut. : ' , - Miss Minnie Williamson of Columbia, S.' C, was badly bruised about the face and body. . ' '." , , 'Miss Hellen Tilley, 23 Maipje avenue, Berkley, bruised about the body. : '-' ; Arthur F. Hall of the U. S. S. Franklin, bniisesvfV.1 : K';lr::j - '. 1 J j H. Crun had his right shoulder broken. D. 1 C. Lyons had one of , his legs smashed." ' , ' ' . - " M. S. Summers, who lives' on Third street," said he saw the coal train and the trolley cars.!. He saw a brakeman clos- j ing the safety gates, he said, and then the collision.3 ', -:$f;: V L. Y. Kirby and J. H. Kirby, brothers, of Raleigh avenue were setting togeth er in the .first car. v Both Were unhurt, j and bothrjmmediately began; helping in tht .rescue' work;';';':;?;;.. I i Mrs. iHvf ,P: .-rWhiteliurst left lUat evening .for, Mars Hill where she wijl spend, rthe mainder 'of the f summer, Shft .waa accorapainied by her husband as far. as Goldsboro,4 'HkCi'; Stamford (Conn.) . Police Of ficial Probing Ballou Mystery. L . Photo by American Press Association. Blango Goddett Charg ed With Robbing Camp NEGRO BROUGHT TO NEW BERN AND PLACED IN JAIL. Blango Godett, colored, Was brought to New Bern by M.(F. Russell from.... Havelock yesterday and in default of a two hundred and fifty dollar justified bond was placed in the county jail to await the September term of Craven county Superior Court. Godett was charged with breaking in the logging camp of Allen Whittenton about four miles from Havelock and stealing a considerable amount of the furniture from , the sleeping quarters. Some of the goods were found on him when he was arrested. It is also alleged that; he set fire to the camp, which was completely destroyed, but the evidence for that offense was not sufficient andhe was givenV hearing before Justice of the I Pea$e H. A Marshall yesterday morn- ting on the. charge of ho ise breaking and larceny.- After hearing the evidence probable caue was found, and he was faced under a two hundred and fifty o lair bond. ft F. JARVIS GETTING ALONG YERY NIGEL Yh ; Reports yestreday afternoon from Morehead City are to the 'effect that D. F. Jarvis, who was taken suddenly with an attack of appendicitis Wed; nesday, is getting on nicely. Mr. Jarvis was taken to Morehead City Thursday where he was operated on byDrs., R. S. Primrose and R. N. Duffy. ; It is reported that the operation , . . , . , , w- , - , successiu. one ana n.s rap.o. "-yjbe on (or the Mrzpah. is expected. ANOTHER ZINGO PICTURE AT THE ATHENS TODAY. The second installment of the famous "Zingo" series of 'pictures is to be shown j at. he Athens theatre today In this picture, wh ch is in four reels, the spec tator will see Zingo in the clouds. There he pujl s off a sensational fight which 'is said to be a real thriller. MOTOR CAR TO MOREHEAD CITY TONIGHT The Riverside Hoe- Company 'will tonight operate the Norfolk Southern Railway Company's motor car to More- head City for the benefit of those New Bernians who desire to go down to . the I seashore to enjoy j the ocean breeze and participate in the dance to be held at the Atlantic Hotel. JThe fare for the' rou nd trip will be only one dollar and whorhas the key to the box fn which a cordial invitation to kttend.U ex'he votes have been deposited, returns tended to allS'g XXti$:$::: tH1' X' Mrs. Leo :-L;if tin -and!' Master . Clif ford - Lupton ' lelt i yesterday afternoon for Callisci. ti visit relatives. fK -& !? 516 GIRLS TTO BE So Think People of Gulf Coast Where They Were Seen. THE MYSTERY IS, CLEARING If Rumors are True The Atlanta Sensation Will Soon End. BILOXI, Miss., July 17. Mrs. Elois Nelms Dennis and Miss Beatrice Xelms, the women for whom the police in six or more cities have made an exhaustive search, are on Petit Bois island, or in some nearby gulf coast city, according to information brought to Biloxi to day. ( Mrs. Dennis and Miss Nelms were practically identified by a party of Biloxi fishermen who cruised to Pe it Bois island, but it is reported that the central figures in the mysterious case have departed for the coast and are in hiding in some coast hamlet. An effort was made today to organize a posse to go to Petit Bois and arrest Mrs. Dennis and Miss Nelms,. Owing to absence of legal authority and due to the fact that waters in the gulf were running high in a squall, this procedure has been for the time abandoned. Petit Bois island is thirt miles from Biloxi, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is not Mississippi territory, but lies be tween Alabama and Mississippi. Hence, police officers in the city feared to go to the island to make the arrests. At torney General P. C. Lee of Jackson was telegraphed late this afternoon for authority to make the arrests of the missing women. Up to a late hour he had not been heard from and even if necessary pa pers are secured today, no attempt will be made to go to Petit Bois, as the seas are running high. Meanwhile, It is rumored in Biloxi that Mrs. Dennis and Miss Nelms have taken a boat from Petit Bois and escaped to Gulfport. It was reported that they were seen at Gulfport. Sheriff J. C. Elmer re ceived a telegram at Gulfport this after noon to be on the lookout for the missing women. He states he does no t believe they are in G.ilfport although they may have been there. Mrs. Dennis and Miss Nelms have been in Petit Bois for about ten days, according to the report. They were accompanied by two men to the islandjand have remained with them since then, or until they left the island. When seen By Biloxi fishermen they engaged in conversation, which led the local men to believe they were the missing women. They were in high spirits and in the best of health, accord ing to the report of the Biloxi men. An effort was made here today by Ed. L. Suter, a Biloxi contractor, to organize a posse to go to Petit Bois, Mr. 'Suter made an effort to secure author ity from the government cutter Winona, which is lying off the Biloxi coast for regatta races. ' Mr. Suter stated tonight that he in tended going to Petit Bois island to morrow morning in case he succeeded in getting papers for their arrest. Mrs. Dennis and Miss Nelms with their two maie companions according to report, went to Petit island on the auxilliary uuotc UUUl miAua-i nuns i.i,.. vi- ,eans Coast yessels Wj be notif;ed tQ IMPROVEMENTS AT WOOD-LANE DRUG COMPANY'S STORE A show window has been made on each side of the door at Wood-Lane s drug store and yesterday these were handsomely decorated with high grade perfume and medicines. The display in these windows will be changed every other day with different articl s. Hunter White, special window designer for S. Coplon and Son's department tore, will arrange the display. BUCK RANGE CONTEST CLOS ED LA ST NIGHT The ' Jmor Buck Range contest that has. been : going on at J. S. Bas- 'night' Hardware store since the eighth lot June closed last night, ana tne votes wil be7.cou.nted as soon .as R A. Nunn, to the city. Guy Hardison left yesterday after. afternoon for 'Thurman to spend a few HOUGH ISLAND days visiting relatives. ' MRS. HELEN M. ANGLE. Chief Witness In Con necticut Desth Mystery. T IN LOCAL t S. SHOPS UNION MEN REFUSED TO WORK WITH THE "SCABS" What came near resulting in a strike of the men employed in the machine shops, the boiler makers and some of the men on the yards of the Norfolk Southern Railway Company, occured here Thursday morning when three men who were employed in the shops refused to join the union in which the other men are affiliated. The union here is very strong, prac tically all of the men in the shops be ing members and they refused to work with "scabs' . The men went to work at 7 o'clock and at that time informed the three men who were not members that they had an opportunity of becom ing affiliated with the union but they for some reason declined to accept the invitation. The situation was thor oughly explained to them and they were told that unless thev became members that the other men would not work with them. Still they were obdurate and when this fact became known the other men laid down their tools and walked out of the shops. The situation for a while had a most serious aspect. rive minutes passed by and during this time one of the bosses was engaged in explain- ng the situation to the three non union men. for twenty minutes tney neiu out in their determination to stay out of the unon but finally they were con vinced of the error of their decision and gladly decied to join.. The men were out for about twenty minutes and at the end of 'this time, after the cause of the troubienad'been remedied, they returned to their "tasks. This is the first time that any such incident has occurred in the local shops of the Nor folk Southern for a considerable time. or mer Ne w Ber niaii Was Killed in Wreck JOHN. B WATSON LOST HIS LIFfc EARLY YESTER DAY MORNING. News of the accident near Norfolk, Va., early yesterday morning in which six persons lost their lives and a score or more injured, caused a pall of sadness to fall over New Bern, owing to the fact that pne of the victims who was killed almost instantly, was a former New Bernian and had hundreds of friends here. This was John B. Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Watson who re side, on Pollock street. Mr. Watson left New Bern about five years ago and went to Norfolk where he accepted a position in one of the leading hotels. Later he became engaged in the dairy business and a little more than a year ago he purchased a steam laundry and has been engaged in the operation of this up until the time of his death. Four years ago he married Miss Addie Taylor, the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Taylor of Pol locksville and two children, a boy and a girl, blessed the union. These child ren, with their mother, had been visit ing in New Bern for several days and it was only on Thursday that they returned home, expecting a visit from the husband and their father within a few days. ; 4 ' A short time after the accident oc curred,' Herbert Simpson, a Norfolk XT f FEMALE BUNCO AR TIST TO LEU THIS CITY Claim d to Be From N. C. Mount Olive WAS OF GENTEEL APPEARANCE Ref used to Prove That An Impostor. She Was .New Bern citizens have in the past been swindeled so niunv times bv the j slick bunco artists that the police have of ate been keeping their weather-eye peeled for these parasites and in con sequence it is se (lorn that one of i his varity plies the r trade here. esterday morning an elderly woman of 'very genteel appearance arrived in the city and went the rounds solicit ing contributions for some orphan asy lum. The woman put'u p a very pathet ic appeal, saying that the money would be used in defraying the expenses of taking care of the little tots who had been left alone in the world and it is said that she collected quite a neat sum before her operations were put to an abrupt stop by an order from Mayor Pro Tern William Ellis who ordered her to cease soliciting untii she could prove beyond a doubt that her mission here was bona fide. The woman claimed that she was from Mount, Olive, N. C, and was well known there. Mr, Ellis then suggested that she get in communication with the Mayor of that town and have him to verify her assertions so that there could be no doubts as to the truth of her statements. However, this did not appeal to the woman and she de clared that rather than go to any such trouble would desist from her solicit ing and would get out of the city and this she did, leaving yesterday after noon. A few weeks ago two foreigners who claimed to be soliciting funds for a church in Turkey came to New Bern ta "work" the citizens. They were found to be impostors and were forced to make a speedy get away. Ghent Park Was Crowded Last Night "FIREMEN'S NIGHT AT POPULAR RESORT PROVED TO BE REAL FEATURE. Last night was "Firemen's Night" at Ghent Park, the New Bern Steam Fire Engine Company having charge of that popular resort for the even ing and several thousand citizens went out to witness the sights. The featu're of the evening was a sketck put on by the Rufus Armstrong Company. This was thoroughly en joyed by all and was loudly praised The Railroad Quartet, composed of Cecil Vernelson, Edgar Tynes, David Spencer and David Martin was one of the real hits of the evening and the songs rendered by them pleased all. Dancing was engaged in du ring the evening and the prize of the two and a half pound box of candy, donated by the Pinnix dru ig store, was awarded t Miss Mary Tjirner who was dancing with Albert T. Willis. architect and a former New Bern an, went to the scene and there identified Mr. Watson's body. This he took in charge and had it embalmed and it was brought in from Norfolk at 4 20 o'clock this mJ ning. The hour of the funeral, which wilt be conducted from Centenary Method ist church tomorrow, has not been de finitely decided upon at the present time but Will be stated in the the Jour nal tomorrow morning. The deceased is a survived by his wife and two children, his father and mother and three sisters, Misses Nancy and Ed rut WatMn of New Bern and Mrs. Jack Peasse of Pollocksville; . brothers, Dr. Walter, William, Guy and Leo of this city. The following out of town relatives and friends have arrived in the city to attend the funeral M. J. Alphin of Wilson,. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Taylor and Jj Miss A yera and . Benjamin Taylor of; Pollocksville,'1 A.. S. Lee'qf Croatan, ; . "RftYf Jjf. H. Melvin of Richmond, Va., " i. Mru'.and Mrs. Thomas ee jCratg of ycy.: Gkstonis, Miss Mildred Zaeringer of tJewMOirleans, La., Miss Lillian Watson Gastonia and Mrs. jacic rearce ot row locks ville. :;1 .' ,) ,:
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