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VOLUME 7 CARBONDALE. ILLINQ1S. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 5 NUMBER 284 38 KILLED, 31 HURT IN SMASHUP COACHES FILLED WITH VEILED PROPHET AND FAIR VISITORS COLLIDE HEAD-ON. CARS MEET ON CURVE AT BOTTOM OF RAVINE jWorst Wreck in History of Interurban Railroading in and Injured Entangled in Mass of Splintered McKinley System Officials Are Among Those Crushed to Manager Chubbuck Is Yet Unable to Fix of Missing Motorman Is Ordered.

Staunton, 111., Oct. tragedy that lurks in the Background of festive occasions, dashed clown on the Illinois Traction system yesterday afternoon and blotted out 38 lives in an Instant. Thirty-one persons were injured, half of them fatally. The crash occurred near Staunton, -when two inlet-urban cars, one bounrl for the Veiled Prophet festivities In St. Louis, and the other for the state lair at Springfield, came together on a curve.

List of the Killed. W. S. Street, StauiUon, 111. 1 A.

Price, Champaign, 111. John W. Miller, Gillespie, 111. J. R.

Habbegger, Jamestown, 111. C. Werner, Chapin, 111. Herman Bauer, St. Louis.

B. Black, Springfield, 111. T. J. Kerwin, St.

Louis, Manuel A. Inberniill, Baden-Baden, 111. Dr. H. C.

Janaway, Decatur, 111. J. G. Schaefer, St. I-ouis.

Mrs. William Cloud, Benld, 111. S. C. Hill, Princton, Ind.

John Blotna, Benld, 111. Mrs. John Blotna, Benld, 111. Dr. B.

P. Reclshaw, Cut-ran, III. H. D. Robinson, Bonld, 111.

M. Rose, Chicago. Mrs. C. H.

Kane, Granite City. John H. Berry, Springfield, 111. Adolph Kuenze, BelleviHe. Beatrice Senizer, Springfield, 111.

Frank Ruble, O'Fallon, 111. S. T. Henry, Princevllle, III. Mrs.

H. B. Robinson, Benld, 111. Seven unidentified women. One unidentified man.

Two other unidentified. List of Injured. James M. Parker, Staunton, 111. Samuel Parent, Brooklyn, N.

Y. George Miller, Troy, 111. George Oeliler, Staunton, 111. Charles H. Miller, Sparta, 111.

Mrs. John Apee, Springfield, 111. Miss Ethel Apee, Springfield, 111. Guy Smith, Shawneetown, 111. Julius Endlemann and wife, O'Fallon, 111, Charles McGehee, Shawneetown, 111.

Joseph Hohe, Trenton, 111. M. Jurr or Judge, Litchfield, 111. E. J.

Young, Staunton, ill. Wm. Curie, Springfield, 111. Edith Lansford, Hillsboro, 111. Sinweger, Springfield, 111.

Ethel Ager, Springfield, 111. Mrs. J. R. Ager, Springfield, 111.

George Miller, Troy, ill. Mary Dnffner, Nilwood, 111. Mrs. L. E.

Cordum, Gillespie, 111. Mrs. G. B. Clifton, Staunton, 111.

Henry Saul, Belleville, 111. C. F. Mehl, Staunton, 111. V.

T. McCall, Gillespie, 111. James Scotland, Gillespie, 111. Edward White, Decatur, 111. Burt Edwards, Mount Olive, 111.

Unknown man. L. Y. Raine, Carlinville, 111. Joseph Clark, Benld, 111.

Missing Mo-torman to be Arrested. The arrest of Motorman John Lier man of Staunton, who handled the controller on the northbound car, has (been ordered, and the police were instructed to take him in custody. The county authorities got similar instructions. LJerman disappeared and had not been located at an early hour this Members of the railroad and warehouse commission of Illinois took fen mediate cognisance of the calamity and on telegraphic advices the mem hers left their homes laat night on specials. All of them arrived in Staunton this morning, and it was understood that a board of inqulrj at once be formed.

It was not only the worst wreck in the history of the Illinois Traction system, as the allied lines the Me Kinley'syndicate are officially termed but the most disastrous in the annal of intorurbaii railroading in Illinois Car No. 14, northbound local', hai orders 'to 'meet both sections of trai: No. 37, southbound, at Staunton. Th orders to meet were carried' out, ifar as the first section was concerned, tat it is officially reported that the application of the orders to the second section was overlooked. When the first section of the limited had passed on its way to St.

Louis the local pulled out. At Dickerson's curve, and half miles north of Staunton, the track winds sharoly to the It is at' the bottom of a ravine and Just at the edge of a worst possible place for a wreck. Cars Crash at Center of Curve. second section of the limited was a few minutes late and going at top speed. The local, sweeping down the hill at top speed, encountered it at the center of the deadly curve.

Sn short was the warning that car men had barely lime to drop from their'places to the ground as the crash came and there was no opportunity to-even reduce speed. With a rending of wood and steel the local car overrode the sills of the stauncber and heavier limited and telescoped it, boring and back through the crowded limited. The local literally sheared off the upper portion of the limited, as if it had been sawed to the level of the floor and carried the wreckage and its contents of bodies back half thu length of the big car. The impact drove both the cars down the track 50 feet from the place of the collision and piled them in a huddled mass of wreckage, beneath which pinioned the nearly GO dead and injured passengers. Of the southbound car not one escaped uninjured, and 'very few in the northbound car.

Three Officials Are Killed. Among the victims were three officials of the Traction system, one being W. W. 'Street, whose duty it would have been in the event of a wreck to direct the succor of the injured and the clearing away of the wreckage. Beside his "body in the wreckage lay the body of D.

Black of Springflclrt, master mechanic of the system. With these.two on the car had been John. E. Berry of Springfield, land commissioner of the system. He died in the special car on the way to the Granite City hospital, making the death list include three of the company's important officials.

Members of the train crews of both cars escaped. John Lierman of Staunton was motorman and M. Leonard of Staunton conductor oE No. 14, the northbound car, and W. V.

Duncan of Springfield conductor and E. J. Young of Springfield motorman of car No. 73. Both motormen jumped when the crash was imminent.

The conductors at the rear end of their respective cat's and escaped withj bruises. The accident occurred at o'clock, the northbound car having left East St. Louis at 1:30 and the southbound leaving Springfield at 1 o'clock. The southbound was filled with passengers, almost all of whom were bound for St. Louis to attend the Veiled Prophet festivities, while the northbound carried passengers for the state fair at Springfield.

There were but 25 passengers in he southbound car, they constituting he overflow of the trip, the greater umber having been carried by a lo- al car in safety on the first section No. 73. When the cars crashed together word was sent in to Staunton by neans of a farmer's telephone line nd within a few 'minutes special rains'were on their way from Staun- on and Springfield with doctors, turses and wrecking crews. All of the company officials in Springfield, from Vice-President and General Manager H. B.

Chubbuck lown, deserted their posts and rushpd on specials to render personal aid. Mr. Chubbuck took direct charge nf operations at the scene of the. accident. In their work the railroad men were greatly aided by the farmers of the vicinity, who mattresses and "blankets In their wagons and assisted in caring for the living and in removing the dead.

The scene at the wreck was one that sickened and disheartened evan tha most experienced railroad men. Several of the bodies -were ground to fragments, and nearly all were crushed. With some, --Ideiiti-ficafciori was difficult, The -workers, after the first efforts of rescue, were divided into two forces, one 'of which, 'grappled with the huge masses of iron and wood, and tore them from the mountain 'of wreckage, the other delved in the recesses thus disclosed. for a further harvest of bodies. Twenty-eight bodies were placed on a special and rushed to CarlinvlllsJ, the -county seat of Macoupin, in which county the accident took place.

The office of the coroner is at Carlinville. Declares Crew Overran Orders. Dispatched, Louis Tebbs of-'Staunton last night- out a statoicient ia which he claimed 'he ga've orders to Motorman John Lierman and Conductor M. A. Leonard of car No.

14, to meet the other car at a Hiding at Wall. He asserted the' crew overran their orders and as a result collided with the second section of southbound, car No. 239, in charge of Motorman E. J. Young and Conductor W.

V. Duncan. i Arrest of Motorman Is Ordered. Dorris of Carlinville, coroner of Macoupin county, in his official which in Illinois cor- respons in many respects "with that of a -sheriff, ordered the arrest of John Lierman of, motorman on northbound car No. 14.

Word was sent to the 'police of Staunton, ami to the county authorities. Karnes desires to insure the presence of the motorman at the inquest, wh'ich may start to-day at Carlinville, where 28 bodies lie In the raorgui-'. Up to an early hour this mornln? nothing had heard from Lierman. SLfllNIN DUEL WITH WIFE THEY AGREE TO FIRE ON SIGHT; SHE PROVES THE QUICKER ON THE DRAW. FALLS AT THE FIRST SHOT BUZIIG FIDOO SWEEPS CITY HFTEH EXPLOSION EIGHT OIL TANKS BLOW UP AT JERSEY CITY.

Dead Man Had Pistol In Readiness, But Better, Half Fired First and tJbctor Fell Mortally; Verdict. One Hundred Stove Foundry Em- ployes Have a Narrow Escape From Death in Flames. New York, Oct. an explosion which was heard for miles, immense tanks, filled with pe- trolaum and owned by the Standard Oil caught Eighteenth street and Hobokeu avenue, Jersey City. The blazing oil swept through thtf streets and soon consumed the big plant of the Cilby Stove company near by.

One hundred employes' in the stove factory narrowly escaped. Every piece of fire apparatus in Jersey City was rushed to the scene and Hoboken was asked for help. Two trolley cars filled with passengers were almost trapped the. elevated structure running to Jersey City Heights. The were forced to lie flat on the platform and rush their cars through ihe fire, and smoke.

The territory covered by the (lames is equal to eight city blocks. Thirty freight cars of the West Shore railroad filled with live chickens were burneclA Hundreds of thousands oC. persons lined the heights viewing the flames. STOLE NOTES FOR $75,000 Former Mail Carrier Confesses, Implicating Negro of Paper Is Recovered. Chicago, Oct.

T. Sweeney, fromerly a mail carrier, pleaded guilty' in Judge Lanclis court to the charge of having stolen $75,000 worth of notes from the mail. He turned state's evidence- against Attorney S. B. a negro, the editor of a weekly paper.

Turner is charged with having possession of the -stolen notes and trying to dispose of them. The notes belong, Ford Manufacturing company. Sweeney swore- he gave $14,000 of the notes to Turner to sell, telling him to burn the remainder. All of the notes except thosn Sweeney destroyed have been recovered. Judge Lanclis took Sweeney's case under consideration.

Lake Charles, Oct. a tol duel, Mrs. Temple Smith, wile, of Dr. Temple Smith of this city, proved quicker on. "the draw" and slew her husband, according to the statements of witnesses at the coroner's inquest.

Smith fell at the first shot, but believing he was not mortally wounded, cried out for his. wife to kill him. "Kill me," he begged, "it was 'a fair fight. For God's sake, kill me." The domestic relations of the Smiths were strained and, attar reviewing the situation, they decided the' best way out of their difficulties was a duel to the death. They planned to "ehoot on and weighed the possibility of a possible advantage one might have over the other.

When they met, the phy siclan had his pistol in readiness, but despite the advantage, Mrs. -Smith fired first and the doctor fell mortal ly wounded. Held on Manslaughter Charge. Whether -Smith allowed bis wife to gain the advantage of the first shot through gallantry never be known, but the fact that he had prepared for the unnatural meeting by arming himself is taken by friends significant of his intention not to be worsted if he could avoid it. The story of the strange duel was made public when a coroner's Jury held an inquest over the physician's body.

The jurors were told- of the agreement husband and wife had made and the body of the physician, with a gaping hole showing the course of the bullet, was mute testimony of the result. The jury brought in a verdict chars- ing manslaughter. Scene from "Paid'in Full" JUSTERBROWM'S BED 5JTOCK1NGS KM EN lyiOMEN DARN! Why Darn? If you buy BUSTER BROWN'S GUARANTEED HOSIERY for the whole family there'll be NO DARNING TO DO. Silk Liuls Half HOBO for MEN, black, tan, navy and gray. Hose for and gauze weight; black or tan.

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West Point, N. Oct. freed after nine days' contempt and arrest for "silencing" Capt. RufuifLongan, the one question that agitated the West Point cadet corps was whether they or military officers of the academy have won a victory. the arrest of the corps for the "silence," every cadet positively refused to divulge to the court of inquiry the reason "for or the names of those who instigated the episode.

This put the entire cadet corps in practically a state of insubordination. While the freeing of the cadets from arrest looks like a victory for them, it will not be definitely known until the court ot Inquiry makes its report whether or not such is the case. Should the court have succeeded in knowing who the instigators wore, and should it ask that severe punishment be inflicted on them, the cadets admit they will come off the worse for the encounter. With the freeing of the cadets the coaches at once began to work to coach the football squad. The scrap of tlie cadets has put the team back nearly two weeks in its practice, and prospects for a good showing this season are dubious.

9 YEARS IN L. NEW YORK Opera Hoxise TUESDAY. OCT. 1 1 The Great American Play "Success" a.w York Herald. I "Season's best Alan Dale, Arner- lean.

"Held audience Evening Journal. "Exceptionally absorbing drama" Times. dramatic hit" Duvies, SHU 7 MONTHS IN CHICAGO "Absor bl Burns "Lau-Mng with rich comedy" Amy Leslie, News "Strikes homo" I. Hall, "Triump od Percy Hammond, Post. "G'rreat" Warren Mclntyro.

BRILLIANTLY Most Important Theatrical Event of the Season. Seat Sale Saturday. Prices 25c to $1.00. A few Seats at SI.SO ordevs for seats accompanied by check or money order and self addressed envelope, will be accepted now and (illed in order received. United States to be made a cardfnSl.

At the solemn pontifical mass which followed the formal consecration at the Cathedral today, Cardinal Gibbons while Cardinal VannutelH, papal legate, and Cardinal Logue, primate OH Ireland, were in the chancel. Archbishop GleHnon ot St. Louis preached the sermon. This evening Archbishop Diomede, papal delegate at Washington, wil be the celebrant of the solemn pontifical vespers and Bishop Hickey of Rochester will" preach, RESIGNS Associate Judge Sends ResigjisUon to Preoldent to Take Effect Nov. Health Is Cause.

Beverly, Oct. Taft received a letter from Justice "William H. Moody announcing he resign from the supreme court November 20, next. Justice Moody told the president early in. the eumm.er.

he. would retire Sold only at GREAT FANEJJONSECRATED Epochal Celebration Marks Freedom From Debt of the Catholic Cathedral In New York. New York, Oct. celebration of high mass at flve o'clock this morning by Archbishop John M. Farley, head the archdiocese oil New York, was the beginning.of a two days' religious festival for the dedication ot St." Patrick's Cathedral to the uses of religion, unencumbered by debt.

The consecration of the great Catholic place of worship at Fifth avenue and Fifty-first street'has brought together an assemblage of prelates only a little less notable than that which marked the recent Eucharistic congress; in Montreal. Three cardinals, one bf them a papal legate, have in the chancel, and fifty archbishops and bishops' and a are taking part'in the A part of the celebration, is the service in commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Cardinal McCloskev. the first nrelata la the BZEFF SUSSIft'S "BETRIKEWEKECOIEO REVOLUTIONISTS' DEATH 'SENTENCE EXECUTED. of Terrorists and Spy for Police, He Held Lives in His Served Two Masters. St.

Petersburg, Oct. Azeft, evolutionist and police spy, was as- assinated in AVeisbaden. Anuounce- nent made in the Novoe Vremya gives no details of the affair, save to ay that the attempt on the life of he greatest traitor in Russian history vas successful. Azeff, who sometimes used Enoh. as his "first name, was head of the lighting revolutionists, and among the luinberless crimes which it lias been, charged conceived, planned executed, were the assassination the Grand Duke Sergius and of Father Gapon.

In all the years he was associated with the Nihilists, he was secretly, the paid agent of the police; and high in the counsels of the nation. After his duplicity was discovered he was tried by the revolutionary party in Paris and condemned to He disappeared, and then revolutionists have sought fifm all over the world. Mme Vera Fin- jer was president the court which, condemned him. WILLIAM H. tins 'rail, if In health sun preventec him from resuming his seat on th bench.

The Justice is crippled with rheumatism and has given up all hop of being able to occupy his seat on the bench i before the Standard Oi and" tobacco trust cases come up' fo reargument. Digestion Most Important. A good digestion is of even mor than a good cook. FALLS Accident Occurs as Hundreds Watch Night Pageant at Kansas City Are Injured. Kansas City, M.O., Oct.

least 60 people were injured, many seriously, when a. reviewing stand for the Priests of Pallap parade, at the northeast corner ot Eleventh street and. Troost avenue, collapsed at 9:10 o'clock last 'night. The stand, 50 feet long by 1C feot' deep, was crow'ded to its utmost capacity, and the list of injured, waa largely increased by the fact that the rear end was built upon low ground, throwing every one in the front seats back upon those who were sitting at the, top..