T4E RAILS SPREAD, TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE MONON ROUTE. FIVE PERSONS KILLED OR BURNED TO DEATH AND 24 INJURED, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 2V,—DPag- senger train No, 1, on the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Road, which left Chicago Sunday night at 11.55 was wrecked this morning at 7.50, one mile above Carmel, a village 16 miles north of this city. The train was run- ning at a rapid rate. and wus app; ouch- ing the long trestle across Wilkerson creek when the tender of the engine jumped the track. The engineer re- break could cheek the speed of the train, the locomotive and baggage car had clesred the trestle, But tue four coaches attached went over into the creek, The ladles’ coach immediately caught fire and in an in- credibly short time was reduced to ashes, Fortuna'ely for the occupants o® this couch train No. 1, which left this ety for Chicago at 7.30, had been orde ed Lo meet train No, 1 at Carmel, and as soon as word of the wreck was received the passengers hur- ried to the scene and went earnestly to woik rescuing the occupants of the burning car. A horrible scene met their eyes. In plain view of all were two boys and a woman, All were dead but thelr hodies were being rapidly cor- jumed, The arm of one projected through ihe side of the car and could be touched iy those on the outside, but the open- ing was not large enough to draw the body through. Immediately in front of the boy was a lady who got on the train at Frankfort, and is as yet uni- dentilied., Her body was enveloped in flames, but there was no possible way to get her out of the burning coach. Across from this lady was Mrs, Eu- banks, of Broad Ripple, Indiana, [ler head was horribly crushed. The brake- man and a passenger seized her by the arms and by a desperate effort pulled the body through the window. Life was not yet extinct, but she lived only a few minutes after being taken out. Another of the rescued who has since died was Mr. Deming, of Sheridan, He was piploned to the floor by timbers and borribly crushed, Some heroic men seized axes and, after a few min- utes work, cut away the timbers that held the body, which was removed to the north side of the track, There was no medical ald present and the man died in a tew moments. tuckets hav- been procured from the farm houses near by the flames were soon subdued and prevented from communicating to the sleeper or other coaches. As soon as 1t was possible to do #0 a search was wade for the dead. The body of a woman, identified a= Mrs, Lizzie Fitze patiick, of this city, was soon found. IL was burnt to a crisp. W. 8, Collins, of the Indlanapolis nger, sald: “The Urst ‘fulimation of anything unusual was & swaying of the cars, tol. lowed by the frout end of the sleeper gotug over the embankment. There was a crash and a shock that threw the passengers from one end of the car to the other, out of one berth into another, and demolishing everything in the car. A gentleman Kicked out a window through which a number of passengers made their exit. Others, seeing tbat there was no immediate danger to those in the sleeper dressed themselves and then sought the open air. On emerging from the sleeper it was discovered that the coach immediately in front had been badly wrecked, because. in leav- ing the bridge, the front end struck the embankment approach, completely demolishing that end of the car, over- turning the stove, in which a brisk fre was burning, and setting fire to the car. The flames spread with great rapidity, and In a moment had en- veloped the entire coach. Those who had escaped from the other coaches and were able to work, began assisting those in the burning coach to free them- selves, The first persons taken out were two ladies, both dead. Then Mrs. Oldham and her little son. Two other children of this lady were still in the car, and the mother, although badly Injured, made a desperate effort to re- turn to the coach, Being dissuaded in this she appealed to the bystanders to rescue her boys. Clasping her young- est in her arms, she exclaimed: ‘Thank God, I have you left, but I have two other children in that fire; God be merciful,’ and then, turning to the passengers, urged them to rescue her children, By this time the tran from the south had arrived, and the passengers fell to work, urged on by the frantic appeals of the dying and injured to give them relief, Every one who could worked! with a Will. Axes were produced and a determined effort made to get the dead and dying out, but the efforts proved futile, as the flames spread so rapidly that the work bad to be aban. doned In afew minutes, The scene was one of the wildest confusion. The deck of the bridge was completely de- molished, the ties displaced, rails bent, twisted and broken, piles splintered and broken off, and al the ears so badly wrecked that no part of them can be utilized, As to the cause of the wreck Mr, Collins says he is positive it was due the spreading of the ralls on a curve 150 feet from the bridge. The section foreman, who reached the scene half an hour after the wrec explained that the outside of the curve had been too low and he had elevated it one inch by shimming it up temporarily, Stone bad been hauled there for the purpose of raising the outside of the curve In the usual ~~. } 8 wc CINE, & ase A FATAL BLAST. w= THEE MEN KILLED AND FOUR MOR= TALLY WOUNDED CATASTROPHE ON A RAILROAD NEAR SUNBURY, PA. BHAMOKIN, Pa, Jan. 28.—A gang of Italians, Poles and Hungarians, em- ploved in widening the roadbed of the Shamokin, Sunbury und Lewisburg Rallroad from a single to a double track road, were at work to-day ina cut near Paxinos, where blasting rock was necessary. Shortly before noon to-day three blasts were set and the gang of nine men retired to awalt the exolosions, Unknown to them only two of the blasts exploded, and the nine men had gone back into the cut and were at work shoveling away the dirt and broken rock when the third blast ex- ploded and the men were hurled in all directions, One of them was picked up dead, Another had his chest crushed so severely that death is a ques- tion of only a short time. Four were dug from the mass of debris with broken arms or legs, and two of these, it is thought, will die. The other three men escaped with slight injuries, It is impossible to give names, s the men went by numbers, The injured were taken to the Miners’ Hospital at Ashland, Two more déad bodies have been taken from the debris of the explosion at Paxinos, They wers mutilated so badly that they cannot be identified, Following is the list of the persons injared by the explosion and brought to the hospital for treatment: Antonlo Pasguizio. injured internal- ly, will die; a Finlander. No. 57, chin blown off and injured internally, will die; a Finlander _No0.139, back crushed and legs broken, will die; a Finlander, number not known, eyes blown out, head crushed and injured Internally, will die; Joseph N, Gordon, pit boss, skull crushed and internally lojured, recovery doubtful; Guavine Borie, head and arms cut and legs injured, will prcbably recover, Nine others, Italians and Fipianders, were badly cnt and bruised. Three Italians are missing and, it is said, are under the debris, al- though it has been almost cleared away without revealing their bodies, blst CONGRYESS.~First Session, SENATE. In the U. 8, Senate on the 28th, the Customs Administration biil was re- ceived from the louse and referred to the Committees on Finance Several public builaings bills were reported and placed on the calendar, among them being ove to increase the appro- priation for site and buildiog at Omaha to $2,000,000, Bills were introduced farm owners, and the amount of farm mortgages, and by Mr. Cockrell, for the purchase and colnage of $3,000,- 000 in silver per month, The Com- mittee on Public DBuailldings and Grounds was directed to continue the investigation of jast session of the office of Supervising Architect tt Treasury. After an executive session the Senate adjourned, In the U., S, Senate on the 28th, Mr Morrill Introduced the bill authorizing the issue of Treasury notes on deposits of siiver bullion. Mr, Vest, from the Committee on Public Buildings, re- ported a bill appropriating $2,500,000 for a public building in Kansas City, and It was placed on the calendar. The Senate bill to relieve the Treasurer of the United States from amount now charged to him and deposited with the several States, was taken from the calendar and passed, On motion of Mr. Morrill the Direct Tax Refund bill was taken from the calendar. Mr. Vance offered un amendment refund- ing the colion tax, which was lost, and the bili then passed —44 to 7. Ad)'n'J. —In the U, 8, Senate on the 20th ult, the House bill to provide certificates of honorable service to those who have served in the United States Navy or Marine Corps, who have lost their cer- tilicales of discharge, Was re- ported back and passed without awendwent, Mr, Mitchell spoke in support of the bill for the free coinage of silver. After an executive session whe Senate adjourned, In the United States Senate on the S0th uit, Mr, Hale, from the Commit. tee on Census, reported back the Lill to include in the census the number of persons owning the farms they live on and cultivate and who live in their own homes; also the number of farms and howes under mortgage, the amount of mortgage debt, the value of the prop. erty mortgaged and the rate of inter- est, After some debate the bill was passed by a vote of 47 to 4, the nega- tives bring Messrs. MePherson, Mor- rill, Sherman and Stockbridge, Me. Morrill, from the Finance Committes, reported with verbal amendments the House bill te correct the error in the existing tariff law iu relation to silk ribbons, aud it was passed. Adjourned, HOUSE. In the Honse, on the 28th, a resolu. tion was adopted ealiing on the Attor. ney General for information as to the number of suits instituted by the United States for viclation of the Con- tract Labor law. Mr, Morrill, of Kansas, from the Committee on In. valid Pensions, reported a bill, which was passed, providiog that, in cases of pension claims of dependent parents, it shall be necessary only to show to the Pension Ofllee that the parents are without means of support other than manual labor. Mr. Peters, of Kansas, introduced a bili, which was referred, selting apart certain land in No Man's Land for the propagation of buffaloes, Adjourned. In the House, on the 30th uit., the struggle of the 20.h ult. was renewed on the reading of the journal, the Democrats attacking ita correctness; buat the speaker recognized Mr. MeKin- ley, of Oho, who moved that the jour. nal be approved snd demanded the pres vious question, The motion was declared carried, the Speaker counting a quorum, After a contest lasting several hours the appeal from the Epeaker’s decision, made on the Wh nit, was declared laid on the tabs, and the House adjourned, of 1. the THE SNOW IN CALIFORNIA THE BLOCKADE ON THE CENTRAL PA- CIFIC STILL UNBROKEN. A VIOLENT WIND BTORM CAUSES FEARS OF SNOW SLIDES, BAN Francisco, Jan. 20,—Infor- mation wasrecs ved this afternoon that the blockade on the Central Pacific 1s ttill unbroken, though, according to the latest reports, the only portion of the track which obstructed now is between Tunnel band Truckee, where the snow slide this morning covered the track for a short distance, It 1s expected that this will le cleared in a short time, and, if no other slides occur, the rallroad officials hope to have the blockaded trains moving this evening. A violent wind storm commenced in the mountains, however, last night, and there is dan- ger that other slides may occur at any time. Reports received at raliroaa headquarters in Sacramento this morn- Ing were not encouraging. The fact that the barometer is falling at Summit, and that high winds are rising and sweeping over the snow-clad moun- tains with driving fury, is not regarded as a favorabie indication, The wind, which arose last night as a forerunner of devastation, made its power felt, There 18 an unprotected stretch of track between tunnel 13 and Truckee, which runs along the base of the surrounding hills. The hurricane swepl one ot these mountains of snow into motion, and the mass fell crum- bling upon the track, covering it com- pletely, So much trouble has been experienced with the wires, that last night it was decided to make a radical move toward repairing the system. linemen had been ant out from Truckee and other points, but their la~ bor bore little fruit and the wires could not be relied upon to operate satisfacto- rily. Accordingly a special train was made up, under the direction of Super- intendent Wright, and a pumber of linemen supplied with wire and all necessary appliances were sent to the mountains this morning to locate the weak pols and make the desired re- pairs, The situation In the northern part of this State, on the line ot the Cal. us nia and Oregan Road, remains unchang- ed and there is no hope of opening the road for some time to come, Near Oroville several parties have been formed in different portions of the mountains to visit persons living in out-of-the-way places who had not been heard from since the commence. ment of the storm, In two or three places the persons searched for have been found dying. and several were | discovered who needed relief. It is feared that many mors old miners, who | have lived alone in the mountains for | years, have fallen victims to the terri. | ble winter, Join Coughlin, telegraph operator at | Cisco, died at his lonely station in the | mountains four days ago of pneumonia. Three men, Including a doctor, went 10 | his aid on snow shoes, but arrived too | late to save his [ife, and he was buried in a snow drift. His body was remov- ed from its white sepulchire yesterday and taken to Sacramento a special train, on NEWS OF THE WEEK. ~The Master Bullders’ Convent in session at St. Paul, on the 28th, adopted resolutions recommending, in | view of the probable adoption of the eight-hour day, that all estimates and i contracts be made to meet the altered | conditions which the generai adoption 1 of this standard number of hours would | entail, and to pay by the hour for work | performed. | ~Willlam Woodhouse, a farmer | near London, Ohlo, was called to his { door on the evening of the 28th ult, by Keuny Graham, a peighbor, and ! shot the arm and groin. Mra | Woodhouse ran to her husband as he | fell, and she was wounded in the thigh, i Lirabam is said to have been drunk. {| He had a grudge against Woodhouse on | account of a lawsuit, - Lucile Zaretta, Mexican mids { get, said to be the smallest human { being in the world, was a passenger on one of the snow bound trains in Calls | fornia, and died at Truckee on tha | 23th from gastric fever. Mes, | McVean, a passenger on the same | train, died at Truckee on the 27th of diptheria, i fon, 0 he —A boiler exploded at the saw mill of A. B. Leach, in Faliing Creek, West Virginia, on the 28th uit., killing Josep Wright, Morgan Hoover and | B., Mullins | ~= William Mestenhe%er had his head | blown off uy a charge of dynamite In & ston» quarry, at Chickies, 'enna., on | the 29 h ult. ~ Miss Bisland arrived at New York, {on th 30th ult., on the stewmer Both- | nis, having comoleted her tour around ithe world in 77 days, 16 hours and 48 | minutes, ~- A fatal epidemic, strongly resemb- ling meningitis, is raging in the west ern part of Cook County, Texas, The patients die in many in. stances, in a4 few hours after taking the disessa, Twenty-five deaths have been reported during the past 24 hours, Many citizens are leay- ing their homes for other localities, Two collisions between suburban trains occurred on the Illinois Central Railroad in Chicago on the 80th ult, No person was killed, but a number of passeegers were cut and brulsed, Two passenger trains on the Erie Railroad collide! at Owego early on the morning of the 30th ult, Five passengers were injured, not fatally. ~John C, atierson, who was rob- bed in Wilmington, Del, on Dec. 7th, while standing at the Delaware Bank counter, of 8 box containing $11,800 In securities, has recovered the Lg through Phi Phin detectives, plunder had been conveyed to Canada, and its recovery caused an expenditure of $350, ~W. R. Batcheler, a merchant in New York, returned to his home at balf past 2 o'clock on the morning of the 30th uit, Ging upstairs he stam. bled and fell headlong to the bottom. His skull was fractured and he died in a sliort time. Babyland, RE. A. GIDDINGE PARE, Oh, & fairy realm is Babyland! It Hes afar on & golden strand; It's fields are flowery, It's skies are bine, And sunshine lingers the bright day through. It lias streams that ripple in laughter gay, With pearls and diamonds o'er spreading the WAY; It has oceans of honey and Juselous sweets, Islands of sugar and choles tid bits. Forests of candy that stand (ike trees Where the air fiits through with a lullaby bresize, The moon is a great round silver ball That the angels over the star-floor roll. he stars are the flowers that in heaven bloom ; ne flowers are the stars from the sky dropped down, And this world is a wondrously happy (Except when somebody washes your lace, ©!) "Tis peopled by fairies, and glant kings, And angels that come and fo with wings. Every story they tell us is true, — “Mother Hubbard, —"“The woman that lived in a Shoe.’ And the little Brownies are real folks Who play the merriest pranks, and jokes; But of all of the wonderful poeple, we call Dear old 2anta Claus, best of all. A TERRIBLE ANXIETY. 1 was visiting a friend of mine who told me of an incident which she con- sidered to have been the most thrilling experience of her life. Having seldom spoken of it to any one, she kindly told it to me, provided, if repeated, I would invent names to suit the occa- sion. I gve it in her own words as nearly as possible: You have never seen our country bouse? No? Well, it is situated just at the edge of the town. 3uilt in the centre of a beautiful yard, it was the highest, though not the largest, house in Denton. We always lived in Denton in summer and went to the city to spend the winter. But that ow- ing to mother's health, year, we agreed to I began playing, or, rather, banging | loudly on the piano. The ¢ffect was magical; her countenance cleared; her eyes slowly-—oh, how slowly, it seemed to me!—assumed a gentler, milder look, and at the call from the children, | Mrs: Ness, as 1 will still call her, began romping and playing as though nothing had happened, All this time I sat thinking. My brain seemed on fire. Would no one ever come? I dare not leave the room; I had seen her glance suspiciously to- ward me every little while, and tried so hard to look unconscious of it. 1f I left her alone with those poor children, might she not repeat her chimes? I must not alarm her; she would not run, but would fight. The strength of & orazy woman to that of a weak, frightened girl! Oh, no, that would not do, and yet I must think of some- thing. But what? I could notsee any one; I could not send one of those chil- dren, they were all so young; then, too, she would be watching me, I reflected upon what I had heard; that in her gniet moments she seemed planning something desperate. What if she guessed that I knew her secret? Her little girl she had twice attempted to kill and finally succeeded. Rumor said that she had burped her home with it, but that her sick husband in Wis several years ago. I sat playing, listening to the chil dren thinking. All at 8 thought struck me—one made me cheerful, ealled: “Miss Flovy, and once which also Just then some one come el's play a new game.” I felt like hugging the little boy who 8, though all Was carrving out my wish unconscious of it, they asked, remain in that dull old town until De gember. It was the first day of October when I ventured to ask mamma's permission to the At first she refused, saying ible. Nell, 1 “twins” a birthday party. "twas too give much tro overruled story, made all the n COBSATY prepara- tions, with the help two girls, and : f was in readiness on the urth to re- ceive our little guests, It so was 10 assist me friend so 1 the jre ty 1 3 happened that the nd in, wh was ll, a left alone, Bert and Ed: seven ys Were % “What shall we play?” | I saw, or rather felt, that she was look- at mo as I answered: “Lot's play post-office. “Yes, do,” and greeted i { SDE 3 3 “All right,’ i other exclamations my then looking up I was | startled at the look which gleamed from 1 » Mra. Ness’ eves, “Mrs | now looking at the children, “is to Ness," 1 was be post-mistress; I will put her chair here in front of | in the corner and this table r I arning to her, i talking to my sister. Soon the bx v8 and girls, all or joying Mra. Ness when I said “Floy told me the her songs, rooms Ho wlie Elton iy hers) was the lifeo ny, children wore stories and games I was soated at the piano plaving softly, thinking how strange snd forta hat when the nate her coming been, one of our neighbors’ bx in a little late is fa he 4) flushed, his eyes bright with excitement. IVE Calne “Have heard the news?” eried. you sd?" all the children gathered around bam. i back of her. “Why breath, “I just came from papa’s office, his father was a physician) and some men were there ‘and they said that Mrs. Ainsworth, ‘that crazy woman, lon't you know? The one in Clayville, who murdered her little girl and tried to kill the sheriff? Well, she's gone!” I had turned around during this recital and was jost about to speak. the children were all talking at once--1 wanted to say, ‘Come come, children, Mrs. Ainsworth has nothing to do with as,” when catching sight of Mrs, Ness’ reflection in the mirror, opposite, 1 al. most screamed, I was so frightened for it dawned on me in an instant, by the dreadful look, the wild-eyed, trembling, hunted look she cast in svery direction; the look of hate, fierce, mad hate, toward Gus, that she was that dreadful woman, the one who by her quiet ways deceived even a physician, was in our house amidfe room full of innocent little children! What should I do, what could I do? I glanced at her again; her face was livid from suppressed emotion. I turned to the piano, glancing into the mirror in front of me, which re. flected into the ome opposite. I watched her closely, a8 | said in as calm a voice ss possible: “Are you through talking? It is twelve miles to Clayville, wo just bring your wild thoughts back to Denton. Go and play that large shel 3 vard pear the all She read this or seen her, Now, | had not reasons had good 1 would follow my example, and 1 would As 1 the children were sending each other back if Mrs Ness was busy stamping letters. I saw took it Taking bright boy of nine aside, 1 said : ““Here, take this note and give it to Mr. Lean. You koow him? gain my object expected, rth; my turn came again. and chanos a Yes, well, Bun to his office, come My note read “Hurry, harry! Mrs. Ainsworth in our house, playing with the children She does not suspect; saunter past I will call; bring help; let them co.ne in back way: you to front: will ask you to join game; yon 1st do it; trust me; bring handeaffs, Froy Evrox:’ A ather incoherent note? Well, you must remember how I suffered. The lad soon returned, whispered all right the little scamp actually thought that I, a girl of seventeen, was in love with that old man, our sheriff! Best for him to think sv, It seemed hours, but was in reality only minutes, before I saw him coming up the walk; she did not see him. “There comes Mr. Lean. Papa isn't at home, and mamma isn’t well enongh to see him, and I'll eall him and make him play,” 1 said, aloud. Mlrs. Noss started, then, then instantly grew oalm. [stepped to the window and ealled: “Mamma isn't well, Mr. Lean, but we are, and want you to come in." Bert ran and opened the door and in he came. Was I relieved? I Badly know, He shook bands with me. presented him to Mra. Ness; she glared up at me, then bowing quietly, her eyes fell. He talked to her on indifferent topics, while I played on the piano, Then, ss though a sadden thought struck me, I turned round on the stool and said: “Children, I've a new game. Let's aow;" and still looking in she mirror, Ww court. | room. Come, Mr. Lean,” 1 said, ‘and help me fix it up, and leave the deors (folding-doors they were) open; new for the witness stand-—won’t this stoel do?" All the while we were talking aloud #0 68 not to alarm her. 1 hated to trap ber, it made me feel like a hypoerits, and yet, what was I to do? Every thing arranged, a few whispered words enough to make him understand, we went back into the room and I said : “I'm first prisoner. 1've stolen May Jellman's muff snd sm to be tried.” At a signal from me Mr. Lean nader- stood whet I wanted of him, snd I held | out my hands, was handouffed snd taken to court, the children awaiting my com- | ing. I was tried, found guilty «nd sen {tenced. About half 8 dozen childres | played ‘‘prisoner,” when to my delight | the little ones called for Mrs. Ness. {| Would she submis, and if not? She was balf afraid, but being assured it did net hurt, submitted. The handcuffs were on her arms in a twinkling, the chil dren ran into the other room, whils I ns usual, closed the doors, but locked them this time. Mr. Lean whistled, two strong men entered from the hall, and she was overpowered Never shall I forget the lock she gave me. It took the thres men to hold her as she turned on me, her arms in the ais ready to strike, while I sorry for her, yet glad to ses her safe, crouched agains the piano as they gagged her and tood | her away. I told the children she had pons with Mr. Lean, else they to go home. All thisterribleanxisty lasted two hours. ldren gone, 1 locked up the house and lay jdown, for I had a raging { Next week the papers came out sccounts of her capture and death. “What! did she die?” I exclaimed would be afraid Sapper over, thi beadsche, with “Yes. She became violent on way to the asylum, threw herse ner [ ander the engine, and was dashed to pieces.” This was her story, : How iv Loid simj many young girls would bave had her 2 presence of mind? Unitentionally Helped the A New York daily tells this kel ot intended y & hospit ntleman tie sweet Was a new patent, ther nickie and still CROCO- His ire had risen rapid- and he dropped in an pursued his investigations, but it bringing to Or gum with ight any lates give up lowed ily, and yet he was nnwilling ¢ the fight, th we two mot : nick |g { tf this poi Came ickle-in-the and would have al others gentie 11 » with all *“ machines, the utz had he entieman marched smashed hospi- xX 10 get back the 20 e« restrained by tal be i not been ag | who took him by the arm and train just The train had passed several the vad the { him abroad the which Lad come in. had ceased to would and get | stations before 3¢ han tone nid declare in a that he come back satisfaction. in rang —- Shoes Shined By Steam. During a recent trip to New York city a sign in front of a Sixth avenue | barber shop reading “Shoes shined by | steam while you wait,” attracted my | attention, and wondering what mext would be introduced in the line of la- bor-saving machinery, I walked in. On { & boot stand, such as are found in all | the hotels, was a row of nicks! plated machines about two feet square. I placed my foot into an opening, my foot resting on an iron stand; the man in attendance turned on the steam, and a sot of stiff revolving brushes were set in motion, and in a Jiffy my boot was cleaned of the seccumulationof mud and dust. I then took out the toot and placed it.on a rest, while the operator applied the blacking by band in the old-fashnoned way, I then stuck the foot into another machine just like the first, and in less than a minute my boot shone like ebony and the shine lasted ull day. The whole operation of clean- ing and shining was done in less than three minutes. The brushes are on eylinders like those which were need in the hair-brushing machines so popular fifteen or twenty years ago. a —————— Iris bad enough to fail in Jdoing a d work; it is even watse to fail of mv a purpose o Onto ap ao ok partly without. Externals may defeat EE a ut ones w ¥ him. It knows no external The honor of h high aims and noble is one’s own, The dishonor
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