The Huntington Herald from Huntington, Indiana • Page 1

FIRE WEATHER FORECAST 1 I 10c A week; Fair tonight and Tuesday. Twenty Second Year. HUNTINGTON, INDIANA; ON PAY, LY 9, 1906. NO. 162.

rrr i tx tit tv xt n't LOSSiP $10,000 Erie Cars Burned in Local Railroad Yards. DEPARTMENT POWERLES Fifteen Cars Burned and Several Damaged An Ugly Fire to Handle. Lobs to the Erie Railroad company, estimated at 10,000, resulted from a destructive fire in the northwest portion of the yard at five Sunday evening. It was Just five when the city are department was called and found some box cars in a blaze. The fire was rapidly traveling up the yard.

Heat was intense and before the fire could be placed under control fifteen cars had been totally burned and much damage was done to four or five others. None of the cars was loaded except one containing bard coal, which was slightly burned at one end. By eight the fire bad been completely extinguished. Origin of the fire is not known. A hydrant at the mouth of the traction subway was tapped and the line strung from there to the scene of the fire.

This required an 01 me nose in the wagon, 1,450 feet The hose wagon was almost lifted up the steep bank to the tracks by the crowd which had gathered. Driving ovr tracks as if they, were not there the hose was laid and soon a stream was playing on the fire. Heat was intense. However, the firemen, standing almost over the seething mass of pine, fought the fire desperately. It was at once apparent that th cars could not be saved with but.

the stream, and the Brie fire department turned out with two strings from a hydrant in the back yard! A team was sent to the engine house for steamer No. 1, and the two lines were supplied from thiB engine. Another team was sent for more hose, but it was found that it was not needed by the time it arrived. By 6:30 the fire was well under control and a yard engine had pulled away all the surrounding cars. Little danger was feared from further spread of the flames.

Beginning at the west end the fire department made a clean sweep, putting out the few remaining embers as it went Members of the Erie fire depart ment worked hard and accomplished much, in consideration of the low pressure on their lines. Their work was confined mostly to preventing the spread of the fire to surrounding cars. Only two tracks from the fiercest of the fire was a train load of Boft coal and baa this caught the damage would no doubt have been much greater. Cars containing the coal were badly scorched. Wood on the cars fried and now and then large pieces of coal were heard to crack from the intense heat The fire was located on tracks Nos.

16, IT, 18 and 19. Two of the tracks, Nos. IS and' 19, are cripple car tracks and most of the cars on them were broken. This made it difficult for the engine to pull them away from the' scene of the fire. Many of the cars with broken couplings had to be pushed away by employes, who worked with feverish energy.

Only one of the cars destroyed was condemned and the wheels and gear on it were made unfit for further usage. In fact, all the cars which received full effect of the heat were destroyed from top to bottom. In the bunch was one of the new steel gondolas and a steel frame box car. Tracks where the fire was located were not damaged to any great extent by the heat. Wreckage was removed this morning in order not to block the yard.

Several trains were delayed last evening by the lines of hose across the track. It was necessary to turn off the water and disconnect the hose in order to allow express train No. 13 to pass. Firemen say that the blaze was an exceptionally hard one to fight Great. difficulty was experienced on acount of the beat, which was so in that the nozzle men were almost exhausted.

A breeze did much to spread the fire and make it burn more fiercely. The entire 1,450 feet of hose in the wagon was used. Two lines of the same length were stretched by the Erie department The de partment was out from five until eigMf On False Alarm. The fire department was called to box No. 36 at 10 30 Saturday evening on a false alarm.

The box is located at the corner of Etna avenue and London streets and the men of the department were much provoked to find that after a long run they had been called out to gratify the prank of some one with very small principle. Drivers were much impeded on the run by a. fellow who insisted on driving a buggy Just ahead of the hose wagon. He refused to draw to one side, or to allow the wagons of the department to pass him. When the wagons stopped the fellow attempted to turn and came very near being run down by the ladder truck.

SIXTY FRIES ARE ON MISSING LIST. Sixty chickens, almost large enough for fries, are missing from the Adam Beck, hen house on West State street. Half of them dis appeared Friday night and the others Saturday night. The latter half left despite the fact that the door to the hen house was locked by Mr. Beck, who failed to observe that the chick ens were roosting outside.

The chicken yard extends back to the Wabash railroad and access is easy without being detected. No clue has been found as to who took the fowls. ERIE TEAM LOSES Meadville Wins by a Very Large Score. INFANTS NOT IN IT Galion Comes Here Saturday Game Promises to Be a Hard One. Huntington lost to Meadville Saturday, 20 to 4, at Meadville, In a contest hopeless from the start Huntington seems to have "shot its wad" in the Erie league from recent exhibitions and the slide down the percentage solumn has been rapid in the last two weeks, bringing discouragement to members of the team who have tried to uphold the honor of Huntington and dismay among the local camp of fans who had, been enthusiastic in boosting the Infants.

Another severe snag was encount ered Saturday when the local management sent a crippled aggregation, east The one fond hope of Huntington fans was to play Meadville's fast team to a standstill but when the Infants left this city Friday so badly crippled, all hopes went glimmering. A bulletin board was posted at Bendel's store Saturday evening and among the first returns received with profound surprise was "Huntington, 21; Meadville, 4." The report spread over the city rapidly but doubt was expressed generally 'as to the accuracy. The Erie offices were Veseiged with Inquiries but such had been the information received from the east. There was temporary joy. The official score was not learned until the return of several of the players Sunday noon.

The team seemed unable to rally from the severe defeats July 4, and Meadville had it at their mercy. Huntington has another hard game here next Saturday with" Galion. Gallon now has a safe lead over Hornell, which stands a good second, and can lose a few games and still land the cup. There is some satisfac tion in knowing that Huntington has so far contributed, its share, the loss of one game, in. keeping the prize cup in the west.

Galion defeated Cleveland 17 to 3. Hornell won from Buffalo 28 to 11. Brier, Hill defeated Port Jervis 28 to 11 and Susque hanna won from Jersey City 30 to 1, the latter team having resumed its schedule. RESOLUTIONS COMPLIMENTARY TO REV. AND MR3.

NEWCOMB. The resolutions adopted by the First Baptist congregation yesterday concerning Rev. Newcomb's resignation are very complimentary. They recite the good work he and his wife have done, and express the church's desire for a pleasant and profitable work In his new relation as well as the sincere regret of the congregation at the breaking of harmonious and endearing ties here. Mrs.

Nancy Shultz Died in Lancaster Saturday. HAD MANY RELATIVES Funeral Held Lancaster Oliver Smith's Death at A Whitley County Home. Mrs. Nancy Shultz, sixty years a resident of Huntington county, died Saturday evening at her home in Lancaster township at the age of eighty nine years last Christmas. She was ill about three weeks and had been bedfast the last week.

Her Illness with heart trouble, although she suffered a general decline the last few years with the infirmities of her advanced age. Mrs. Shultz was born in Blalre county, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1816, the daughter of Henry Paul, and one of thirteen children. She was married to Samuel Schultz April 7, 1839, in Blaire county. To this union were born ten children, four of whom are still living.

The chil dren dead are George, Nancy and John P. Shultz, Mrs. Susanna Shaffer, Mrs. Catherine Boyd, Mrs. Elizabeth Bonewitz and Mrs.

Lucy Ulrich. Tre husband preceded bis good wife March 4, 1886. Surviving are Isaac Shultz, fllTs. Lucy Ulrich and Mrs. Wesley Heiney of Lancaster township and Mrs.

John Barrett of this city. There are thirty three grandchildren and fifty five great grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. Mary Kreig of Dora, Wabash county, is, living. Mr.

and Mrs. Samuel Shultz and their family came to Indiana in 1841, locating in Wayne county and then moved to Huntington county in 1846, when this part of the country was yet a wilderness. They had hard strug gles to maintain their home and pro gress, but with pioneer hardihood they struggled not in vain and in the years following success was theirs, and they lived to see the steady ad vance in settlement and improvement in the vicinity of their home. In this they were factors, as both were pub lic spirited and energetic in their efforts. Mrs.

Shultz often took pleasure in relating to her grandchildren and acquaintances the account of the great meteoric display in 1833, which is mentioned so prominently in history. She witnessed this great fall of meteors and up to the last years of her life recalled incidents of that weird phenomenon. The funeral of this pioneer resident was held this afternoon. The cortege left the house at two o'clock. Services were conducted at the German Baptist church in Lancaster township, where Mrs.

Shultz had long held membership. Revs. Aaron Moss and O. C. Ellis officiated.

Pall bearers were selected from among the grandchildren. The funeral was largely attended. Interment was at Lancaster. Died In Whitley County. Oliver Smith, born in 1832 in Fayette county, a resident of Whitley county on the same farm since 1852, died at his home in Jefferson town ship, Whitley county, Saturday evening.

Death was due to kidney trouble. A sister Is Mrs. Elizabeth Putnam of Andrews. He leaves four sisters, three sons and three daughters. The funeral will be morning at the Jefferson township Christian church at nine.

Interment at Sandhill cemetery. WEDNESDAY WEDDING IN TOWN OF WARREN. Wednesday evening at the home of Dr. and Edgington at Warren, in the presence of numerous friends, will be solemnized the wedding of their daughter, Miss Sue Edgington, and Richard Green of Roberts, 111. A number of invitations have been issued.

Among those attending from Huntington will be Mrs. Sutton of Henry street, a sister of the bride, and Miss Mae Stults. FIRST VACATION FOR GIBSON IN TEN YEARS. Charles Gibson, years employed at the Erie oil house, is oft duty today and Tuesday, it is his first vacation in ten years. His duties command his attention seven days a week.

He Celebrated this afternoon by picking tferries at Happy Hollow. CONTRACTS LET FOR SCHOOL HOUSE WORK. A meeting of the school board was held in W. A. Bucber's office Saturday afternoon at three to let contracts for the retinting of the walls of the Alien, Central and William street buildings.

This contract was let to the Miles Wall Paper company. Schaefer Schaefer were awarded the contract for putting the prism glass In the high school laboratory. It was decided that the work of painting the exterior of the high school and Tipton street school buildings would be supervised by the board, and Fred Waymack will be employed by the day. ONE CLEAR DAY AND BUT ONE RAIN. With only two clear days In the week, four partly cloudy and one cloudy, and still with rain of only .70 on one day, the week closing Saturday night 'was without unusual extremes in weather.

Highest and lowest marks day were as fol lows: Date Highest Lowest I 1 ..85 ..60 2 86 61 3 73 64 4 80 58 5 75 57 6 76 54 7 84 60 DEHOFF GETS A PALL Injured in Tumble From a Hotel Window. HAS SEVERAL INJURIES Sunday Night Incident at the European Other Accidents Worthy of Mention. Groans indicating that someone was in great pain startled persons about the European hotel at 10:30 Sunday evening. Two boys came running from the alley and said that there was a man crawling about in the' alley and that he was very badly hurt. The men hastened to the driveway east of the hotel and found things as told by the boys.

John DeHoff. superintendent of the construction at the Christian church, crouched on the pavement close beside a screen from one of the upstairs windows. When questioned he said that he had fallen from the upstairs window but offered no infor mation as to how the accident hap pened. Jack Maloney picked the man up and carried him to his room. Dr.

Eugene Redlinger, who was in the hotel with a party of at the time, was called and found DeHoff with bad gash in his scalp and a fractured ankle. Just how the accident happened is not known and If DeHoff does know he will not tell. He admitted that he had been drinking. It is also alleged that he said that he was the loser of $20 between last night and this morning. He was not inclined to talk of the affair.

He was abje to sit in a chair at the hotel this morning. It is remarkable that he escaped without more severe injury as he fell from a height of possibly twenty feet to the brick pavement below. A large gash on his head about four inches long now marks the place where his head came in contact with the pavement. His leg is injured near the ankle. DeHoff Is a man about sixty five years old and his home is at Canton, Ohio.

In Acrobatic Stunts. Dick Brennen, the plumber, fractured his collar bone while doing acrobatic stunts on the water tank opposite the Wabash depot at ten Saturday evening. In company win several friends he was climbing about on the structure when he fell to the foundation below and broke his collar bone. He was taken to the office of Dr. Eugene Redlinger to have the dressed and was then assisted to his home on Frederick street.

Mr. Brennen is employed at Logan sport and was home on a short Visit when he met with the misfortune. Hit in the Eye. 1 Clarence Kennedy, twelve years old, was hit in' the eye by" a ball while watching a game near the Erie Sunday afternoon. The foul struck him with such force that he was knocked off his feet He bled profusely at the nose but soon recovered and was able to go to his home.

JBOOZE PAPER A GO Saloon Keepers' Organ Gets Editor From Auburn. DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN Sold Subscription List and Will Move Plant Here Boos Room Gets Tenant. That the saloon keepers' organ is to be a sure go in Huntington seems to be evident. Several weeks ago Chris Allman and S. H.

Llplnsky went to Auburn, where they broached the subject to O. H. Downey, who had aided that element in a Bevere fight or two over remonstrances there. Last week Mr. Allman and Henry Hoch, secretary of the brewery corporation, went to see Mr.

Downey again. This time they secured his promise to be here. Mr. Downey has for some time been editing the Dally Democrat of Auburn. The paper nas noi oeen a nnaucmi suc cess, and he sold the subscription list to the Auburn Courier.

Saturday. Mr, Downey In politics is an ardent Dem ocrat. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette says Sunday morning under an Au burn date: "Mr. Downey sold the Democrat to accept the position of managing edl tor of the new morning is to be started at Huntington within the next fortnight A company has been organized there with $10,000 capital stock and the prospects are very flattering for a prosperous and flourishing business. Mr.

Downey will move bis presses and material to Huntington and this move will also make one less job plant in Auburn A large amount of new machinery and material, including a linotype machine, will be added and with this kind of a layout surely Brother Dow ney will make it go, and make it go big, too, if anybody can. He is keen and live newspaper man" and the greatest hustler in this section of the country. He will make good if any of them can." It is understood the concern will be operated from a room in the old opera house block owned by Jacob Boos, former owner of the brewery. It is stated that the paper expects to begin in about two weeks. Mr.

Downey had some newspaper experience In Butler, selling his property there. In 1902 he was the Democratic candidate for state statistician. A dispatch to the Indianapolis Star from Auburn says: "Downey goes to Huntington to start an independent morning daily. It is said that the liberal element of Huntington is back of the new organ, which it is said will favor an open town." ANOTHER TEACHER TAKES A NEW. JOB.

Superintendent W. P. Hart received a letter this morning from Detroit that advised him of another vacancy in his teaching force. Miss Raye G. McKenna was married July 7, at Te cumseh, to L.

W. Burllngame. As Mrs. Burllngame naively said in the letter, "this was very sudden." The couple will go to Seattle, July 12, and that city will be their future home. Miss McKenna had been the assis ant in music and drawing and bad had charge of the work in Central, William street and Tipton street schools.

She is a beautiful young woman, the possessor of a fine voice, and made many friends In her year's work here. Rumors of her marriage were prevalent when she left Hunt ington, and she confessed to a Herald man that she "might not come back if she could get a better Job." COUNTY COUNCIL TO ACT ON NEW BRIDGE. County Commissioner Chenoweth and County Surveyor Smith were at the red bridge west of the city this morning taking measurements upon which an estimate may be made for the cost of a new bridge to span the Wabash river to take the place of the one recently "condemned. About the latter part of the month the county council will be called in speclar session to act on an appropriation for money to build the Tiewbrldge. FOUR VACANCIES IN The Huntington school board now' has four vacancies to nil In the school teaching force for next year.

This morning word was received of two vacancies in addition to the one known of, though the' resignations had been expected prior to the an nouncement. Misses Raye McKen na and Nellie Krick have announced their resignations, each having mar ried. Miss Adda Foster, whose engagement was announced Saturday, will not return. This morning the resignation of Miss Grace Parson, a teacher in the Tipton street schools, was received. The board will take action in the near future.

KELSEY IS RECEIVER. So Named by Court for Andrews Light Company. F. W. Kelsey was this morning named as receiver of the Andrews Light Water company.

His bond was at $1,000. He is to take possession of the plant, have it appraised and take such actions regard ing its management as the court may direct. The appointment was made on the basis of the suit entered Saturday entitled American Electrical Supply company vs. Andrews Light Water company, the defendant company making no objection to the appointment of such receiver. It Is understood a proposition had been made to sell the plant to a company which is taking up the traction line interests and this company was endeavoring to sell bonds placing, a mortgage on the light plant It was thought that in this way an effort was being made to avoid payment of the supply company's note, and on this account the receiver was asked.

In an investigation of the circumstances of the company it develops! that Henry Thornton, president of both the Andrews Light ft Water company and of the Andrews Electric Railway company, has left Andrews and his whereabouts are unknown. It is also intimated that a small amount of company funds, possibly the receipts for one month, are also missing. Prior to his departure the former company passed a resolution) disposing of its interests to the An' drews Electric Railway company, which led to the application for the receiver. A man named DeWitt, from Cincinnati, has had some con nection with operations and has been in the county several times looking after company interests. It is under stood that the lighting plant now in operation Is a success and that returns on the investment are such as to warrant its being made a permanent institution in Andrews.

SPENCERVILLE WRECK. Erie Freight Hit by H. D. Excursion Train. Erie Engineer Ed Thornton, and Fireman Joe Stevenson narrowly es caped death in a wreck at Spencer ville, which resulted in the death of an engineer on a branch of the H.

D. road. A H. D. excur sion train smashed into the side of the Erie train at the Spencervllle crossing at 10:30 Sunday morning.

From what can be learned the wreck was caused by a juggling of the target by the crossing man. It Is said the engineers of both trains signaled for the crossing at about the same time. The target was thrown to the H. D. and then to the Erie.

Engineer Thornton on the Erie freight again signalled the crossing and" pulled out. The engine had just cleared the crossing, when the H. D. train, which had continued on being shown the target in the juggle and being unable to stop, crashed into the rear of the tank on Erie engine No. 17C5.

The H. D. engine turned over, catching the engineer beneath its ponderous weight. He died shortly afterward. The track at the cross 7 Ing, the engine tank and several cars in the Erie train were badly damaged and the C.r II.

D. engine was wrecked. Several hundred passengers were on the H. D. excursion train and great excitement reigned at the scene of the wreck, which Is graphically described by Erie: trainmen who witnessed the smash up.

Traffic on both roads was delayed several hours..