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r Jf*£ All the,.^ Home News Weekly THE TTTU^ *A "°„ f n°«P OU* '«<* The Best Weekly In Crawford CcjfJ^^r,*"^ Ml JO BJI —IobuiV buoa ' ERAU>. Ofily One Dollar A Year. (VOL. 66. TTTTTSVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, JtTLY l*W'»*n*j^Sr. SIXTEEN ARE KILLED IN A FEARFUL WRECK A FAST TRAIN LEAPS FROM RAILS. FORTY-FOUR INJURED Limited Express Struck a Gross Over at Full Speed and Left the Track. Bu Associated Press. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 11.—-The Federal Express, one of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad's fastest trains, carrying passengers without change from Washington to Boston, plunged down a twenty-foot embankment here today while running sixty -miles an hour. Of one hundred passengers that went down with the first six cars scarcely one escaped death or injury. Sixteen bodies bad been taken out of the twisted wreckage by noon, Including the engineer and fireman, who were so mutilated that it is evident they must have met instant death. This probably completes the death list. Forty-four injured are in the hospitals, and nearly a score more received injuries not severe enougn to prevent them from continuing their journey. ;-v»iSC- The Victims. The dead: §£ " ENGINEER A. M. CURTIS. •JNiREtfAN W. A. RYAN. MRS. GWENDOLYN F. ROGERS, wife of an electrician sergeant coast artillery, U. S. A. • *<££; ROGERS, aged 7 weeks, daughter of Mrs. Rogers. ''&$: W. CHRISTIE, 2,031 Rlttenhouse street, Philadelphia. "ffWORGE E. SAUNDERS, Norwieh. Conn. Four unidentified men, one a negro. ' Five unidentified women. One unidentified child. Struck Cross-Over, A new "cross-over" Installed on the Purr road viaduct and embankment on file western outskirts of the city was indirectly responsible for the accident. The train was late and the engineer was driving to make up lost time. When the heavy vestlbuled train of nine cars struck the switch at full speed the locomotive leaped, rocked and swayed over the ties for nearly ISO yards and finally fell to the street below, dragging six cars down the hank. The coupling broke between the sixth and seventh cars, leaving three sleepers upright on the embankment, two of them still on the rails. The express left Harlem river an hour late. It was going at high speed when the open switch, a mile and a half west of the Bridgeport station, was struck. The switch was near the tower at the junction of Fairfield avenue and State street. There was one tremendous crash, an Instant of intense silence and then the groans and shrieks of the wounded. A Complete Wreck, The wreck was almost complete, five cars having gone over and only three rars of the long train being left on the track. The engine, twisted into Junk, was two hundred feet south of Fairfield avenue. Behind were the mail and baggage cars, while the Pullmans and; coaches ware In a mass in the rear. The day coach was entirely crushed, and in it the death! were many, five bodies being removed at once. Pullmans Crumpled, Three Pullmans were almost - completely crumpled up, but appearances were that the passengers were In a measure protected by the strength of the cars. With firemen, policemen and doctors working as fast as possible the dead and injured were laid out upon the lawn of Mrs. B. A. Horan in Fairfield avenue. As fast as the ambulances came the injured were sent to the hospitals. Babe's Miraculous Escape. In the wreckage of the engine was found a body thought to he the engineer, who had died at his post. A babe about a year old was found in one car. It was alive and had become separated from Its mother, Mrs. W. V. Clephane of Cherry Creek, Md., and its aunt, Miss Beatrice Clepnane, both of whom escaped with minor injuries, chiefly wounds on the nead. . In another coach Mrs, Whatonm of Philadelphia was taken out alive, but her child was dead under her. Mrs. L. W. Page, of 2,223 Massachusetts avenue,'^Washington, D. &, who was w|th her maid and child, escaped with minor hurts. Ball Team Escaped. The members of the St. Louis National league baseball team, on their way to Boston, who were in the last Pullman, all escaped injury. Their car Stayed on the track, but its sudden I atop at the moment of the crash threw every one of the ball players ou of his berth. Without waiting to dress completely, the players hurried,from their 'jeaw, etttabed down the viaduct and spent a strenuous two hours helping railroad men, policemen and surgeons at their work in the wreckage. As a matter of fact, the mistake of a switching crew in the New York yards probably saved the lives of most of the players. When the team boarded the train out of Philadelphia, they were in the fourth car from the engine, but when the cars were taken off the ferry after circling Manhattan Island, the switchmen accidentally put their coach at the end of the train. All of the team's baggage, including their uniforms, was lost in the wrecked baggage car.- ATWOOD SUCCEEDS IN MAKING NEWFLI6HT INSANE FUGITIVE VISITS HIS WIFE Engineer to Blame. NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 11.—In a statement issued tonight by Vice President Horn of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railway, the assertion was made that Engineer Curtis disregarded both distance and the home, signals, and confirmation is given that the Federal express was running at the "cross-over" at a rate of sixty miles an hour, when the running card called for only fifteen miles. HEAT WAVE STILL HANGING AROUND Forecasters Insist They Are Right. By Associated Prest. WASHINGTON, July 11.—With the government's forecasters clinging to their oft-repeated prediction "cooler tomorrow," hot weather continues to prevail throughout New England and the middle Atlantic states. Local thunder showers all over the section east of the. Mississippi river were to have brought the temperatures down yesterday and today, according to the bureau. The showers came, it is said, but the mercury 'didn't seem to mind them. Today the bureau, insisted that there Will be' an appreciable moderation tomorrow and that the hot wave will be effectually broken by Thursday. Boston and other New England points were.the hottest places in the United States this morning at 8 o'clock, with thermometers registering 86 degrees. Washington and New York began with 82 degrees. PHILADELPHIA HAD VERY WARM DAY ON TUESDAY One Hundred and Forty-Two Died From the Heat. Have PHILADELPHIA, July 11.—Philadelphia and vicinity sweltered again today from excessive heat and up until 10 o'clock a. m, nine deaths from prostration were reported to the coroner. At that hour the government thermometer on top of the postoffice building registered 90 degrees Twenty deaths were reported up till tonight Since the hot wave set in ten days ago. 151 deaths from the heat have been reported. HEAVY STORMS VISITED THIS SECTION TUESDAY Wire* Are Down and Details Are as Yet Lacking. PITTSBURG, July 11.—Several electrical, wind and hail storms are reported from all over western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Virginia. A number of persons were killed by lightning and several were drowned in small floods. Little streams overflowed their banks and cellars and streets at many places were flooded. Wire communication is seriously crippled and details are lacking. 25 Killed by Heat. NEW YORK, July 11.-—Twenty-flve deaths resulted today from intense heat and there were 200 prostrations. Thirteen Are Dead. NEW haven, Conn., July 11 — Thirteen persons died hero today from beat. NEW YORK STATE IS FACING A DEFICIT Amount Is Estimated Near A Million. By Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y„ July «.—New York state is facing a deficit In Its treasury of over a million dollars at the close of the present fiscal year, according to an estimate by the state comptroller. For the past few years expenditures have exceeded the receipts and those in charge of the state's finances havo been put to their wits' ends to devise means of meeting the deficit. Declaring that the situation demands serious attention, Governor Dlx sent a special message to the legislature today recommending the passage of Senator Harte's bill providing a tax on secured debts. The measure Is in substance an extension of the mortgage recording tax law and Its passage is expected to add materially to the state's revenues. KILLED HI8 WIFE. By Associated Press. a*pRja«'^ly 11.—-Jacob Ilgen- frabe, aged 65. shot and killed his wife today while drunk, STARTED EARLY MORNING. IN IDEAL CONDITIONS Aviator and Companion Safely Accomplish Last Leg of Journey. Heavily Armed and Will Fight Hard. By Associated Press. BALTIMORE* Md., July 11.— Cheered by about fifty rural admirers, Charles K. Hamilton and Harry N. Atwood, the daring Boston aviators, gracefully ascended from a small knoll on the west end of Walter B. Town- send's estate at Stemmers Run, Md., a.t 4:35 o'clock this morning and made a magnificent start for College Park on the last lap of a record breaking overland flight from Boston to the national capital. The weather conditions could not have been better. The sun had lust peeped above the eastern horizon and the light southwest winds fairly carried them from the ground at the first turn of the motor. Ascending to an elevation of about 300 feet, the aviators skimmed gracefully over the little group of spectators, and, with a farewell wave, headed to the southwest, and in a few seconds disappeared from view over the wooded hills. Not Slightest Hitch. Both the men and the machine were in excellent working condition and there was not tne slightest hitch. After five hours of restful sleep Hamilton and Atwooci arose about 3:46 o'clock and after breakfast they went into the field and prepared for the flight. A rigid examination was made of the motor and planes, the biplane was towed to the top Of the hill, the tank filled with gasoline and the start made. The Pennsylvania railroad tracks were followed to Bay View Junction, then changing the course a little more to the westward the aviators flew over the southern and eastern outskirts of the city,, passing over historic Fort McHefiry at 4:55 a m., covering a distance of nearly twelve miles in half an hour. . Saluted by Soldiers. More than two hundred soldiers stationed at the fort, who bad received word beforehand that Atwood and Hamilton intended to pass over the historic ramparts, were ready to greet them. They assembled on the parade grounds and when the aeroplane whizzed over their heads they fired a salute. Time did not permit the aviators to circle tne fort, but in return to .the soldiers' salute, they waved their handkerchiefs. Leaving Fort McHenry, Atwood, who was steering, headed the machine toward the Patapsco and followed the river, passing over Halethorpe aviation field at 5:07 a. m. Again taking up the Pennsylvania railroad tracks at this point the pace was quickened and the distance of about twenty-flve miles between the two aviation fields was covered In thirty-six minutes. DARING AVIATORS ALIGHTED SAFELY Only a Few on Hand to Greet Them. WASHINGTON, July 11.—Tired and hungry, but otherwise showing no ill effects of their trip from Stemmers Run, Harry N. Atwood and Charles K. Hamilton alighted from their aeroplane on the field of the army aviation school at College Park, Md., near this city, at 6:45 o'clock this morning. They had covered about forty miles at an average altitude of 600 feet Some time was lost by following the tracks of the Pensylvanla railroad, which were mistaken for those of the Baltimore and Ohio. The flight was devoid of mishap and, except for being thoroughly fatigued, the aviators would have continued on to this city in their machine. The officers and members of the signal corps attached to the aviation school were still asleep when the aviators arrived, and but for a few mechanicians who were assembling' for work there was no one on the field to greet them. The machine was run Into one of the hangars at the field and at 6:30 a. m. the aviators started for Washington in an automobile to get their breakfast and a short rest. OLD CRONIES CONSPIRE. By Associated Press. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, July 11.— South American advices received here today say that it is reported that former President Zelaya is endeavoring to start a revolution in Nicaragua and has the support of a former ally of his, now president of a South American republic. Also that a representative of the latter met Zelaya and Castro recently in Europe and arranged for an* invasion of Nicaragua and ; Venezuela. By Associated Press. TJNIONTOWN, O., July 11.—B. Frank Smith, who escaped from the Fayette county Jail on July 3, where he was held to inquire into his sanity, because he shot and killed his father and brother-in-law, paid a midnight visit to his wife who lives near here, while the sheriff and seven deputies was hot on his trail; The sheriff arrived at 2 a. .m., but Smith had been gone fifteen minutes, according to bis wife. He same and fled in an automobile. Mrs. Smith related tne visit to the sheriff and said her husband was armed with two automatic revolvers, and declared he woula not be taken alive. Since his escape-he has been in West Virginia, Maryland and Ohio. Her husband, Mrs. Smith said, is plentifully supplied with money, and watches the newspaper accounts of himself and the search for him. He was in Connellsville last night and thought he might as welt visit his wife as he did not know when he would have another opportunity. The sheriff trailed, the automobile for several miles, but lost the track in the muddy road. £m*TO8A «-■■ „,„ 'Uo= J'SUOS OiVU bVH„„„aA. eP UxJsr.APue^ e oea< NO. 16. ARE &. v p««• HCHIGl SULLIVAN IS HEAP OF ANTLERED HERD ss ii »A9uau> P» Next ON aje 8i"P xueW WIPED JAPAN AND ENGLAND TO REVISE TREATY Late American Pact Has Changed Things. By Associated Brum. TOKIO, July 11.—A revision of the Anglo-Japanese alliance Is regarded as the inevitable outcome of the Anglo- American arbitration treaty. There is reason to believe'that negotiations for such a revision have been going onv for several weeks. ' It is reported that Great Britain proposed to modify the clause providing for mutual assistance In the event of war, ma King the provision inapplicable in the event that either party to the alliance is fit (ting a nation with whom the other has concluded a general arbitration treaty. It is understood that Japan readily agreed to this proposition, and the Associated Press is informed that the readiness of the Japa'deWe government to accept the suggestion was due to its entire confidence that Japan would never be at war with either the United States or England. The revision probably would involve the extension of the term of the treaty alliance for ten or twelve years. Traf^f/S^ief to weAss jo an araoJl Br ^ ta P!» ;-ire> has i.. fire. (The it, is now ints of .the «, a big .lap vfigpt freight to this HARDSHIP FOR THE J CHILD NECESSARY School Curriculums Criticized. Are .By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.—Con- sideration of strictly educational problems of the National Educational association began today. President J. H. Baker of University of Colorado spoke tonight and declared that a child that suffers no hardships is on the way to perdition. The high schools of the United States were-held up as the world's greatest factors for democratic living at today's session. The assertion came in the report of the department on high schools and was in line With the request made last year by the department on high schools, that the colleges revise their entrance requirements in such a way that the high schools meet modern needs. The report cites the criticism of the Carnegie foundation that American education, from elementary school to college, is suffering from the" attempt to teach too many subjects to the same student at the same time. OLD BATTLEFLAG IS RETURNED TO SOUTH Was Captured on of Antietam. Field By Associated Press. -ALBANY, July 11.—Col, W. A. Smoot and Major W. A. Edward, commander and adjutant respectively of the R. E. Lee Confederate Veterans' association of Alexandria, Va., came to Albany today and were klven custody of the battleflag of the Seventeenth Virginia regiment which has been in the possession of this state since the Civil war. The colors will be presented to the surviving members of the regiment at a reunion to be held on the battlefield of Manassas on July IT. The flag Was captured by the Twenty-second New York Volunteers at Antietam in 1862. The return of the flag was authorized In a bill recently signed by Governor Dlx. KILLED BY THE HEAT. By Associated Press. ROCHESTER. H. Y., July 11.— George A. Hawley, a prominent re. tired merchant of Caaaseraga, died from the heat this morning, aged 73. years, j aunT «B*niABOHI Uh m «i"iaads BAY ■—■ ~ ■Xeps3"PaM seventy-l ^ ^ l8au °* been con j - town ofL9Ti3MXVa3ia burning ^w 3"TUA30'B/ town nil) 'Jul steamer cars. Therefi*^ HI'be taken city and Ea. •' Jtvas. No loss ofv e is reported. AtpBi'ia Is Burning, Alpena, noi Mi of Oscoda, is burning. A train with fire fighting apparatus bound for that place was wrecked near East Tawas. *(. A fire at Cheboygan where a huge mound of sawdust has been burning for weeks, was beyond control yesterday is now in a furious blace. Lewiston, Alger .and Turner,- all north of here, are threatened with forest fires. Convention Goes Portland, Ore. to SEVERAL ARE 8AIO TO HAVi; BfF.N SUFFOCATED Refugees Prorit /,u Sable Brought to Safety. EAST TAWAS, Mich., July 11.—The first train from the fire swept the town of Au Sable tonig11 brought rumors of the loss of severr'! 4.ives,in that village. One hundred sur I \ ors Were aboard the rescue train.. They said sevelxl women and children suffocated bj the dense smoke, and others lost tl r lives in the flames. •.,- : , ■ Fires in Canada. TORONTO, July-11.—Fores* fires are raging in northern Ontario. Three Shiners were burned to death and three men drowned in attempting to escape flames at South Porcupine. The town of Cochrane is practically destroyed. The mining towns of Pottsville, Rome and Whitney have been burned. Losses In Maine. > KINEO, Me., July 11.—Forest fires here have a loss of $lzo,000. At Enchanted the loss is already $200,000. MYSTIC SHRINERS OPEN CONVENTION Oriental Costumes Make Great Picture., a By Associated Press. ROCHESTER, July 11.—With Shriners present from all parts of the country, Canada,' Hawaiian islands and even from the Philippines, the thirty- seventh annual convention of the Imperial Council Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Convention hall this morning. The doors were thrown open to the public and Imperial Potentate Fred A. Hines of Los Angeles, Cal., called the conncll to order. Welcoming speeches were made by Mayor Edgewater and local Shriners on behalf of the city ana on behalf of the state by Lieutenant Governor Thomas F. Conway. Before the convening of the imperial council In Convention hall the Imperial divan was escorted from headquarters down town by scores of Arab patrols throngh Main street east to Clinton avenue south. The Imperial potentate, Frederick A. Hines, brought fup the rear of the procession which was the longest and most gorgeous ever seen in Rochester. The patrols of more than one hundred temples wearing fantastic oriental costumes and executing quickstep maneuvers as they marched to the music of a half hundred bands, formed a grotesque spectacle with a riot of color. More than an hour elapsed after the arrival of the first patrol at Convention hall and the imperial divan which brought up the rear, and It was some time later before the proceedings were begun. Following the public and business sessions of the Imperial council .today the shriners will be taken on trips about the city and nearby resorts1. Tonight the big parade of the convention was held with all the shriners and patrols in line. The streets of Rochester were a blaze of lights, furnished by thousands of electric bulbs in the form of canopies and festooned from buildings. Fred A. Hines, Los Angeles, Imperial potentate, today suggested that organization should buy 5,000 acres of land somewhere to establish a mecca for the organization. He said it was almost Impossible for auy.^ity.to care for council and its following, By Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, July 11.—COlo- nel John P. Sullivan of New Orleans was today elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks. He was chosen on first ballot. Tullis Wright was elected ■ esteemed loyal knight. Fred C. Robinson of Dubuque, la., was elected secretary and Edmond Leach of New York treasurer. ' / There was a good natured contest on for the three principal offices, jgr&.-id exalted ruler, grand treasurer and'.grand secretary. The candidates for the first office were Colonel John P. Sullivan, New Orleans, Charles A. Rasburg, Dallas, Tex., and Arthur C. Moreland, of New York, editor of Elks Antler, and who ts known as the "Blind Elk." While the delegates to the twenty- fifth annual meeting of the grand lodge were discussing the problems before them thousands of their brother Elks were bathing in the ocean or enjoying the other attractions of the resort. Delegations of Elks are still arriving to take part in the parade of the order on Thursday. It is expected that 50,000 Elks will be in line. The next meeting of the grand lodge will be held at Portland, Ore. The western city had no opposition. LETTER IS MATTER OF INTEREST MISS ABBOTT TO ON STAND. GO DENIALS ARE MADE JUDGE HOLDS SHOW GIRLS TO THE JURY Scandal in Stokes Case Is Ignored. Newspaper Writer Tell of the Text Letter to Mr. Ballinger. Will of By Associated Ptess. NEW YORK, July 11.—Ethel Conrad and Lillian Oraham, who on June 6 shot W. E. D. Stokes, the millionaire hotel man, In their apartment, were held in $5,000 bail today for the grand jury, on a charge of felonious assault. Magistrate Freschi said in handing down his finding: "I shall Ignore the scandal in this case. The facts are that Mr. Stokes was wounded by the defendants. A prima jEaBlA, case has been made out and I cannot dismiss It^op the strength of 'Tr/eiv^aWrepancieB' rtrtne testimony of the complainant. No defense has been offered and no other action is open to me." TAPT'S LABOR FOR PEACE IS EXTOLLED C. E. Declares War the Saloon. on By Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, July 11.—"If Taft succeeds in winning his campaign for universal peace he will win with it a place among the foremost statesmen of the world,' declared former Vice President Fairbanks before the Christian Endeavor convention tonight. Among the resolutions adopted was one declaring for a country-wide anti- saloon campaign under the slogan. "A saloonless nation by the Fourth of July, 1920." WILL DISCUSS LOAN. By Associated Press. BERLIN, July 11.—W. J. Calhoun, American minister to China, and Mrs. Calhoun passed through here today en route for Paris, where the diplomat will discuss with the bankers certain matters in connection with the recently arranged international loan te China. Later he will proceed te Mm United States for'a vacation of about two months at his home in Chicago and at Washington. By Associated Pret*. WASHINGTON, July 11.—Washington Is awaiting with much interest the story to be told tomorrow before the hquse committee on expenditures in the interior department by Miss M. F. Abbott, who claims to have copied from the files of the interior department a letter from Richard S. Ryan to the then secretary, Richard A. Ball" inger, showing that Ryan sought tha aid of Charles P. Taft in securing President Taft's approval of the opening of the water front on Controller Bay, Alaska. The committee was not in session today. Up to this time Miss Abbott appears appears to have been the only person to have seen the mysterious letter. Secretary Fisher has Mid that a thorough search of the department files failed to reveal such a letter. President Taft has stated that he had never talked with his brother about Ryan or Controller Bay, and it is announced that neither the files at the White House nor those In the office of Charles P. Taft show any correspondence on the subject. Will Tell About Letter. Ashmun Brown, former secretary to Mr. Ballinger, from whom Miss Abbot? claims to have secured the letter, has denied absolutely any knowledge Of it. According to published accounts. Miss Abbott will testify that she found, attached to a typewritten letter from R. S. Ryan to R. A. BalMnger, dated July 13, 1910, this note Or postscript: "Dear Dick: jgfre*t, to tee the President the other day about this Controller *>,S^^a^„; The President asked ^hie whonritwae, l-repfesbHt^BLir**-,- told him, according to our agreement, that I represented myself. But that didn't seem to satisfy htm. So I sent for Charlie Taft and asked him to tell his brother- • Who it was I really represented. The President made no further Objection to my claim. "Yours, PICK." ill AMERICA IN NOT INVOLVED MOROCCAN SITUATION Report to That Effect Has Been Denied at Berlin, By Associated Press. BERLIN, July 11.—The statement telegraphed here from Paris and credited to the Echo De Paris to the effect that the American embassy had made representations to the German government regarding Germany's intervention at Agadir, Morocco, and setting forth that American Interests especially at Panama would be endangered If Germany obtained a naval base in southern Morocco, is unfounded. The American ambassy , has taken no steps in this direction whatever. EDITOR DIE3 SUDDENLY. OSWEGO, N. Y., July 11.—Lavender . S. Sherman, business manager and part owner of the Oswego Palladium died suddenly of apoplexy at his home here this morning. He was born at Scriba, Oswego county, and was 62 years old. President Vice President Cashier ,.W. J. STEPHENS ...W, C. WARNER ..F. C. WHEELER Established* 1865 ional Bank! TITUSVILLE, PA. CAPITAL - - SURPLUS - - $2/5.000.00 We have the most complete banking facilities for meeting the requirements of all classes of people. Large Resources. Savings Department. Safe Deposit Vaults. Foreign Exchange Dep't. INTEREST ALLOWED ON TIME DEPOSITS. Safety the Best Policy —D I R W. J. Stephens Louis K. Hyde 8. C. Fertlg John L. McKinney E C T O R 8— William Baylies John H. Scheide feamuel Grumbine W, C. Warner f ■■; fitv vad»i-:».?'.- . ■MMlMBMsl
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Date | 1911-07-13 |
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Title | Titusville Herald |
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Date | 1911-07-13 |
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Full Text | r Jf*£ All the,.^ Home News Weekly THE TTTU^ *A "°„ f n°«P OU* '«<* The Best Weekly In Crawford CcjfJ^^r,*"^ Ml JO BJI —IobuiV buoa ' ERAU>. Ofily One Dollar A Year. (VOL. 66. TTTTTSVILLE, PA., THURSDAY, JtTLY l*W'»*n*j^Sr. SIXTEEN ARE KILLED IN A FEARFUL WRECK A FAST TRAIN LEAPS FROM RAILS. FORTY-FOUR INJURED Limited Express Struck a Gross Over at Full Speed and Left the Track. Bu Associated Press. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 11.—-The Federal Express, one of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad's fastest trains, carrying passengers without change from Washington to Boston, plunged down a twenty-foot embankment here today while running sixty -miles an hour. Of one hundred passengers that went down with the first six cars scarcely one escaped death or injury. Sixteen bodies bad been taken out of the twisted wreckage by noon, Including the engineer and fireman, who were so mutilated that it is evident they must have met instant death. This probably completes the death list. Forty-four injured are in the hospitals, and nearly a score more received injuries not severe enougn to prevent them from continuing their journey. ;-v»iSC- The Victims. The dead: §£ " ENGINEER A. M. CURTIS. •JNiREtfAN W. A. RYAN. MRS. GWENDOLYN F. ROGERS, wife of an electrician sergeant coast artillery, U. S. A. • *<££; ROGERS, aged 7 weeks, daughter of Mrs. Rogers. ''&$: W. CHRISTIE, 2,031 Rlttenhouse street, Philadelphia. "ffWORGE E. SAUNDERS, Norwieh. Conn. Four unidentified men, one a negro. ' Five unidentified women. One unidentified child. Struck Cross-Over, A new "cross-over" Installed on the Purr road viaduct and embankment on file western outskirts of the city was indirectly responsible for the accident. The train was late and the engineer was driving to make up lost time. When the heavy vestlbuled train of nine cars struck the switch at full speed the locomotive leaped, rocked and swayed over the ties for nearly ISO yards and finally fell to the street below, dragging six cars down the hank. The coupling broke between the sixth and seventh cars, leaving three sleepers upright on the embankment, two of them still on the rails. The express left Harlem river an hour late. It was going at high speed when the open switch, a mile and a half west of the Bridgeport station, was struck. The switch was near the tower at the junction of Fairfield avenue and State street. There was one tremendous crash, an Instant of intense silence and then the groans and shrieks of the wounded. A Complete Wreck, The wreck was almost complete, five cars having gone over and only three rars of the long train being left on the track. The engine, twisted into Junk, was two hundred feet south of Fairfield avenue. Behind were the mail and baggage cars, while the Pullmans and; coaches ware In a mass in the rear. The day coach was entirely crushed, and in it the death! were many, five bodies being removed at once. Pullmans Crumpled, Three Pullmans were almost - completely crumpled up, but appearances were that the passengers were In a measure protected by the strength of the cars. With firemen, policemen and doctors working as fast as possible the dead and injured were laid out upon the lawn of Mrs. B. A. Horan in Fairfield avenue. As fast as the ambulances came the injured were sent to the hospitals. Babe's Miraculous Escape. In the wreckage of the engine was found a body thought to he the engineer, who had died at his post. A babe about a year old was found in one car. It was alive and had become separated from Its mother, Mrs. W. V. Clephane of Cherry Creek, Md., and its aunt, Miss Beatrice Clepnane, both of whom escaped with minor injuries, chiefly wounds on the nead. . In another coach Mrs, Whatonm of Philadelphia was taken out alive, but her child was dead under her. Mrs. L. W. Page, of 2,223 Massachusetts avenue,'^Washington, D. &, who was w|th her maid and child, escaped with minor hurts. Ball Team Escaped. The members of the St. Louis National league baseball team, on their way to Boston, who were in the last Pullman, all escaped injury. Their car Stayed on the track, but its sudden I atop at the moment of the crash threw every one of the ball players ou of his berth. Without waiting to dress completely, the players hurried,from their 'jeaw, etttabed down the viaduct and spent a strenuous two hours helping railroad men, policemen and surgeons at their work in the wreckage. As a matter of fact, the mistake of a switching crew in the New York yards probably saved the lives of most of the players. When the team boarded the train out of Philadelphia, they were in the fourth car from the engine, but when the cars were taken off the ferry after circling Manhattan Island, the switchmen accidentally put their coach at the end of the train. All of the team's baggage, including their uniforms, was lost in the wrecked baggage car.- ATWOOD SUCCEEDS IN MAKING NEWFLI6HT INSANE FUGITIVE VISITS HIS WIFE Engineer to Blame. NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 11.—In a statement issued tonight by Vice President Horn of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railway, the assertion was made that Engineer Curtis disregarded both distance and the home, signals, and confirmation is given that the Federal express was running at the "cross-over" at a rate of sixty miles an hour, when the running card called for only fifteen miles. HEAT WAVE STILL HANGING AROUND Forecasters Insist They Are Right. By Associated Prest. WASHINGTON, July 11.—With the government's forecasters clinging to their oft-repeated prediction "cooler tomorrow," hot weather continues to prevail throughout New England and the middle Atlantic states. Local thunder showers all over the section east of the. Mississippi river were to have brought the temperatures down yesterday and today, according to the bureau. The showers came, it is said, but the mercury 'didn't seem to mind them. Today the bureau, insisted that there Will be' an appreciable moderation tomorrow and that the hot wave will be effectually broken by Thursday. Boston and other New England points were.the hottest places in the United States this morning at 8 o'clock, with thermometers registering 86 degrees. Washington and New York began with 82 degrees. PHILADELPHIA HAD VERY WARM DAY ON TUESDAY One Hundred and Forty-Two Died From the Heat. Have PHILADELPHIA, July 11.—Philadelphia and vicinity sweltered again today from excessive heat and up until 10 o'clock a. m, nine deaths from prostration were reported to the coroner. At that hour the government thermometer on top of the postoffice building registered 90 degrees Twenty deaths were reported up till tonight Since the hot wave set in ten days ago. 151 deaths from the heat have been reported. HEAVY STORMS VISITED THIS SECTION TUESDAY Wire* Are Down and Details Are as Yet Lacking. PITTSBURG, July 11.—Several electrical, wind and hail storms are reported from all over western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Virginia. A number of persons were killed by lightning and several were drowned in small floods. Little streams overflowed their banks and cellars and streets at many places were flooded. Wire communication is seriously crippled and details are lacking. 25 Killed by Heat. NEW YORK, July 11.-—Twenty-flve deaths resulted today from intense heat and there were 200 prostrations. Thirteen Are Dead. NEW haven, Conn., July 11 — Thirteen persons died hero today from beat. NEW YORK STATE IS FACING A DEFICIT Amount Is Estimated Near A Million. By Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y„ July «.—New York state is facing a deficit In Its treasury of over a million dollars at the close of the present fiscal year, according to an estimate by the state comptroller. For the past few years expenditures have exceeded the receipts and those in charge of the state's finances havo been put to their wits' ends to devise means of meeting the deficit. Declaring that the situation demands serious attention, Governor Dlx sent a special message to the legislature today recommending the passage of Senator Harte's bill providing a tax on secured debts. The measure Is in substance an extension of the mortgage recording tax law and Its passage is expected to add materially to the state's revenues. KILLED HI8 WIFE. By Associated Press. a*pRja«'^ly 11.—-Jacob Ilgen- frabe, aged 65. shot and killed his wife today while drunk, STARTED EARLY MORNING. IN IDEAL CONDITIONS Aviator and Companion Safely Accomplish Last Leg of Journey. Heavily Armed and Will Fight Hard. By Associated Press. BALTIMORE* Md., July 11.— Cheered by about fifty rural admirers, Charles K. Hamilton and Harry N. Atwood, the daring Boston aviators, gracefully ascended from a small knoll on the west end of Walter B. Town- send's estate at Stemmers Run, Md., a.t 4:35 o'clock this morning and made a magnificent start for College Park on the last lap of a record breaking overland flight from Boston to the national capital. The weather conditions could not have been better. The sun had lust peeped above the eastern horizon and the light southwest winds fairly carried them from the ground at the first turn of the motor. Ascending to an elevation of about 300 feet, the aviators skimmed gracefully over the little group of spectators, and, with a farewell wave, headed to the southwest, and in a few seconds disappeared from view over the wooded hills. Not Slightest Hitch. Both the men and the machine were in excellent working condition and there was not tne slightest hitch. After five hours of restful sleep Hamilton and Atwooci arose about 3:46 o'clock and after breakfast they went into the field and prepared for the flight. A rigid examination was made of the motor and planes, the biplane was towed to the top Of the hill, the tank filled with gasoline and the start made. The Pennsylvania railroad tracks were followed to Bay View Junction, then changing the course a little more to the westward the aviators flew over the southern and eastern outskirts of the city,, passing over historic Fort McHefiry at 4:55 a m., covering a distance of nearly twelve miles in half an hour. . Saluted by Soldiers. More than two hundred soldiers stationed at the fort, who bad received word beforehand that Atwood and Hamilton intended to pass over the historic ramparts, were ready to greet them. They assembled on the parade grounds and when the aeroplane whizzed over their heads they fired a salute. Time did not permit the aviators to circle tne fort, but in return to .the soldiers' salute, they waved their handkerchiefs. Leaving Fort McHenry, Atwood, who was steering, headed the machine toward the Patapsco and followed the river, passing over Halethorpe aviation field at 5:07 a. m. Again taking up the Pennsylvania railroad tracks at this point the pace was quickened and the distance of about twenty-flve miles between the two aviation fields was covered In thirty-six minutes. DARING AVIATORS ALIGHTED SAFELY Only a Few on Hand to Greet Them. WASHINGTON, July 11.—Tired and hungry, but otherwise showing no ill effects of their trip from Stemmers Run, Harry N. Atwood and Charles K. Hamilton alighted from their aeroplane on the field of the army aviation school at College Park, Md., near this city, at 6:45 o'clock this morning. They had covered about forty miles at an average altitude of 600 feet Some time was lost by following the tracks of the Pensylvanla railroad, which were mistaken for those of the Baltimore and Ohio. The flight was devoid of mishap and, except for being thoroughly fatigued, the aviators would have continued on to this city in their machine. The officers and members of the signal corps attached to the aviation school were still asleep when the aviators arrived, and but for a few mechanicians who were assembling' for work there was no one on the field to greet them. The machine was run Into one of the hangars at the field and at 6:30 a. m. the aviators started for Washington in an automobile to get their breakfast and a short rest. OLD CRONIES CONSPIRE. By Associated Press. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, July 11.— South American advices received here today say that it is reported that former President Zelaya is endeavoring to start a revolution in Nicaragua and has the support of a former ally of his, now president of a South American republic. Also that a representative of the latter met Zelaya and Castro recently in Europe and arranged for an* invasion of Nicaragua and ; Venezuela. By Associated Press. TJNIONTOWN, O., July 11.—B. Frank Smith, who escaped from the Fayette county Jail on July 3, where he was held to inquire into his sanity, because he shot and killed his father and brother-in-law, paid a midnight visit to his wife who lives near here, while the sheriff and seven deputies was hot on his trail; The sheriff arrived at 2 a. .m., but Smith had been gone fifteen minutes, according to bis wife. He same and fled in an automobile. Mrs. Smith related tne visit to the sheriff and said her husband was armed with two automatic revolvers, and declared he woula not be taken alive. Since his escape-he has been in West Virginia, Maryland and Ohio. Her husband, Mrs. Smith said, is plentifully supplied with money, and watches the newspaper accounts of himself and the search for him. He was in Connellsville last night and thought he might as welt visit his wife as he did not know when he would have another opportunity. The sheriff trailed, the automobile for several miles, but lost the track in the muddy road. £m*TO8A «-■■ „,„ 'Uo= J'SUOS OiVU bVH„„„aA. eP UxJsr.APue^ e oea< NO. 16. ARE &. v p««• HCHIGl SULLIVAN IS HEAP OF ANTLERED HERD ss ii »A9uau> P» Next ON aje 8i"P xueW WIPED JAPAN AND ENGLAND TO REVISE TREATY Late American Pact Has Changed Things. By Associated Brum. TOKIO, July 11.—A revision of the Anglo-Japanese alliance Is regarded as the inevitable outcome of the Anglo- American arbitration treaty. There is reason to believe'that negotiations for such a revision have been going onv for several weeks. ' It is reported that Great Britain proposed to modify the clause providing for mutual assistance In the event of war, ma King the provision inapplicable in the event that either party to the alliance is fit (ting a nation with whom the other has concluded a general arbitration treaty. It is understood that Japan readily agreed to this proposition, and the Associated Press is informed that the readiness of the Japa'deWe government to accept the suggestion was due to its entire confidence that Japan would never be at war with either the United States or England. The revision probably would involve the extension of the term of the treaty alliance for ten or twelve years. Traf^f/S^ief to weAss jo an araoJl Br ^ ta P!» ;-ire> has i.. fire. (The it, is now ints of .the «, a big .lap vfigpt freight to this HARDSHIP FOR THE J CHILD NECESSARY School Curriculums Criticized. Are .By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.—Con- sideration of strictly educational problems of the National Educational association began today. President J. H. Baker of University of Colorado spoke tonight and declared that a child that suffers no hardships is on the way to perdition. The high schools of the United States were-held up as the world's greatest factors for democratic living at today's session. The assertion came in the report of the department on high schools and was in line With the request made last year by the department on high schools, that the colleges revise their entrance requirements in such a way that the high schools meet modern needs. The report cites the criticism of the Carnegie foundation that American education, from elementary school to college, is suffering from the" attempt to teach too many subjects to the same student at the same time. OLD BATTLEFLAG IS RETURNED TO SOUTH Was Captured on of Antietam. Field By Associated Press. -ALBANY, July 11.—Col, W. A. Smoot and Major W. A. Edward, commander and adjutant respectively of the R. E. Lee Confederate Veterans' association of Alexandria, Va., came to Albany today and were klven custody of the battleflag of the Seventeenth Virginia regiment which has been in the possession of this state since the Civil war. The colors will be presented to the surviving members of the regiment at a reunion to be held on the battlefield of Manassas on July IT. The flag Was captured by the Twenty-second New York Volunteers at Antietam in 1862. The return of the flag was authorized In a bill recently signed by Governor Dlx. KILLED BY THE HEAT. By Associated Press. ROCHESTER. H. Y., July 11.— George A. Hawley, a prominent re. tired merchant of Caaaseraga, died from the heat this morning, aged 73. years, j aunT «B*niABOHI Uh m «i"iaads BAY ■—■ ~ ■Xeps3"PaM seventy-l ^ ^ l8au °* been con j - town ofL9Ti3MXVa3ia burning ^w 3"TUA30'B/ town nil) 'Jul steamer cars. Therefi*^ HI'be taken city and Ea. •' Jtvas. No loss ofv e is reported. AtpBi'ia Is Burning, Alpena, noi Mi of Oscoda, is burning. A train with fire fighting apparatus bound for that place was wrecked near East Tawas. *(. A fire at Cheboygan where a huge mound of sawdust has been burning for weeks, was beyond control yesterday is now in a furious blace. Lewiston, Alger .and Turner,- all north of here, are threatened with forest fires. Convention Goes Portland, Ore. to SEVERAL ARE 8AIO TO HAVi; BfF.N SUFFOCATED Refugees Prorit /,u Sable Brought to Safety. EAST TAWAS, Mich., July 11.—The first train from the fire swept the town of Au Sable tonig11 brought rumors of the loss of severr'! 4.ives,in that village. One hundred sur I \ ors Were aboard the rescue train.. They said sevelxl women and children suffocated bj the dense smoke, and others lost tl r lives in the flames. •.,- : , ■ Fires in Canada. TORONTO, July-11.—Fores* fires are raging in northern Ontario. Three Shiners were burned to death and three men drowned in attempting to escape flames at South Porcupine. The town of Cochrane is practically destroyed. The mining towns of Pottsville, Rome and Whitney have been burned. Losses In Maine. > KINEO, Me., July 11.—Forest fires here have a loss of $lzo,000. At Enchanted the loss is already $200,000. MYSTIC SHRINERS OPEN CONVENTION Oriental Costumes Make Great Picture., a By Associated Press. ROCHESTER, July 11.—With Shriners present from all parts of the country, Canada,' Hawaiian islands and even from the Philippines, the thirty- seventh annual convention of the Imperial Council Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Convention hall this morning. The doors were thrown open to the public and Imperial Potentate Fred A. Hines of Los Angeles, Cal., called the conncll to order. Welcoming speeches were made by Mayor Edgewater and local Shriners on behalf of the city ana on behalf of the state by Lieutenant Governor Thomas F. Conway. Before the convening of the imperial council In Convention hall the Imperial divan was escorted from headquarters down town by scores of Arab patrols throngh Main street east to Clinton avenue south. The Imperial potentate, Frederick A. Hines, brought fup the rear of the procession which was the longest and most gorgeous ever seen in Rochester. The patrols of more than one hundred temples wearing fantastic oriental costumes and executing quickstep maneuvers as they marched to the music of a half hundred bands, formed a grotesque spectacle with a riot of color. More than an hour elapsed after the arrival of the first patrol at Convention hall and the imperial divan which brought up the rear, and It was some time later before the proceedings were begun. Following the public and business sessions of the Imperial council .today the shriners will be taken on trips about the city and nearby resorts1. Tonight the big parade of the convention was held with all the shriners and patrols in line. The streets of Rochester were a blaze of lights, furnished by thousands of electric bulbs in the form of canopies and festooned from buildings. Fred A. Hines, Los Angeles, Imperial potentate, today suggested that organization should buy 5,000 acres of land somewhere to establish a mecca for the organization. He said it was almost Impossible for auy.^ity.to care for council and its following, By Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, July 11.—COlo- nel John P. Sullivan of New Orleans was today elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks. He was chosen on first ballot. Tullis Wright was elected ■ esteemed loyal knight. Fred C. Robinson of Dubuque, la., was elected secretary and Edmond Leach of New York treasurer. ' / There was a good natured contest on for the three principal offices, jgr&.-id exalted ruler, grand treasurer and'.grand secretary. The candidates for the first office were Colonel John P. Sullivan, New Orleans, Charles A. Rasburg, Dallas, Tex., and Arthur C. Moreland, of New York, editor of Elks Antler, and who ts known as the "Blind Elk." While the delegates to the twenty- fifth annual meeting of the grand lodge were discussing the problems before them thousands of their brother Elks were bathing in the ocean or enjoying the other attractions of the resort. Delegations of Elks are still arriving to take part in the parade of the order on Thursday. It is expected that 50,000 Elks will be in line. The next meeting of the grand lodge will be held at Portland, Ore. The western city had no opposition. LETTER IS MATTER OF INTEREST MISS ABBOTT TO ON STAND. GO DENIALS ARE MADE JUDGE HOLDS SHOW GIRLS TO THE JURY Scandal in Stokes Case Is Ignored. Newspaper Writer Tell of the Text Letter to Mr. Ballinger. Will of By Associated Ptess. NEW YORK, July 11.—Ethel Conrad and Lillian Oraham, who on June 6 shot W. E. D. Stokes, the millionaire hotel man, In their apartment, were held in $5,000 bail today for the grand jury, on a charge of felonious assault. Magistrate Freschi said in handing down his finding: "I shall Ignore the scandal in this case. The facts are that Mr. Stokes was wounded by the defendants. A prima jEaBlA, case has been made out and I cannot dismiss It^op the strength of 'Tr/eiv^aWrepancieB' rtrtne testimony of the complainant. No defense has been offered and no other action is open to me." TAPT'S LABOR FOR PEACE IS EXTOLLED C. E. Declares War the Saloon. on By Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, July 11.—"If Taft succeeds in winning his campaign for universal peace he will win with it a place among the foremost statesmen of the world,' declared former Vice President Fairbanks before the Christian Endeavor convention tonight. Among the resolutions adopted was one declaring for a country-wide anti- saloon campaign under the slogan. "A saloonless nation by the Fourth of July, 1920." WILL DISCUSS LOAN. By Associated Press. BERLIN, July 11.—W. J. Calhoun, American minister to China, and Mrs. Calhoun passed through here today en route for Paris, where the diplomat will discuss with the bankers certain matters in connection with the recently arranged international loan te China. Later he will proceed te Mm United States for'a vacation of about two months at his home in Chicago and at Washington. By Associated Pret*. WASHINGTON, July 11.—Washington Is awaiting with much interest the story to be told tomorrow before the hquse committee on expenditures in the interior department by Miss M. F. Abbott, who claims to have copied from the files of the interior department a letter from Richard S. Ryan to the then secretary, Richard A. Ball" inger, showing that Ryan sought tha aid of Charles P. Taft in securing President Taft's approval of the opening of the water front on Controller Bay, Alaska. The committee was not in session today. Up to this time Miss Abbott appears appears to have been the only person to have seen the mysterious letter. Secretary Fisher has Mid that a thorough search of the department files failed to reveal such a letter. President Taft has stated that he had never talked with his brother about Ryan or Controller Bay, and it is announced that neither the files at the White House nor those In the office of Charles P. Taft show any correspondence on the subject. Will Tell About Letter. Ashmun Brown, former secretary to Mr. Ballinger, from whom Miss Abbot? claims to have secured the letter, has denied absolutely any knowledge Of it. According to published accounts. Miss Abbott will testify that she found, attached to a typewritten letter from R. S. Ryan to R. A. BalMnger, dated July 13, 1910, this note Or postscript: "Dear Dick: jgfre*t, to tee the President the other day about this Controller *>,S^^a^„; The President asked ^hie whonritwae, l-repfesbHt^BLir**-,- told him, according to our agreement, that I represented myself. But that didn't seem to satisfy htm. So I sent for Charlie Taft and asked him to tell his brother- • Who it was I really represented. The President made no further Objection to my claim. "Yours, PICK." ill AMERICA IN NOT INVOLVED MOROCCAN SITUATION Report to That Effect Has Been Denied at Berlin, By Associated Press. BERLIN, July 11.—The statement telegraphed here from Paris and credited to the Echo De Paris to the effect that the American embassy had made representations to the German government regarding Germany's intervention at Agadir, Morocco, and setting forth that American Interests especially at Panama would be endangered If Germany obtained a naval base in southern Morocco, is unfounded. The American ambassy , has taken no steps in this direction whatever. EDITOR DIE3 SUDDENLY. OSWEGO, N. Y., July 11.—Lavender . S. Sherman, business manager and part owner of the Oswego Palladium died suddenly of apoplexy at his home here this morning. He was born at Scriba, Oswego county, and was 62 years old. President Vice President Cashier ,.W. J. STEPHENS ...W, C. WARNER ..F. C. WHEELER Established* 1865 ional Bank! TITUSVILLE, PA. CAPITAL - - SURPLUS - - $2/5.000.00 We have the most complete banking facilities for meeting the requirements of all classes of people. Large Resources. Savings Department. Safe Deposit Vaults. Foreign Exchange Dep't. INTEREST ALLOWED ON TIME DEPOSITS. Safety the Best Policy —D I R W. J. Stephens Louis K. Hyde 8. C. Fertlg John L. McKinney E C T O R 8— William Baylies John H. Scheide feamuel Grumbine W, C. Warner f ■■; fitv vad»i-:».?'.- . ■MMlMBMsl |
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