Pree THE CENTRE REPORTER fRED.KURTZ, Eprror and Pror'r *TERMS:—Oue year, §1.50, when paid in ad nce. Those in arrears .subject to previous rms. $2 per year, Advertisements 20 cents per line for 8 inser ns.and 5 cents tor each subsequent insertion, Centre Hur, Pa.,'Taurs, Ave 28. DASHED TO DEATH Sightseers Desoend Mt, Penn on * a Runaway Gravity Car, TERRIBLE (RASH AT THE BOTTOM. The Car Dashes Down an Embank- ment, Bearing Thirty Helpless Passengers—Four Instantly Killed and Thirteen Injured, Many of Them Fatally—A Scene of Horror. READING, Pa, Aug. 23.—A terrible accident occurred on the Mt. Penn Grav- ity railroad,on the outskirts of this city, yesterday. Four persons were killed and thirteen dangerously wounded. Following is a list of the killed: Charles Rettew, conductor, aged 35. Edgar M. Levar, lawyer, aged 4). Miss Rosa Heiffer, aged 82. Miss Harriet Hinckle, aged 82, of Philadel. phia. The Injured. suffering with concussion of the brain. William Schmehl, both legs badly tured. Will probably die. Mrs. Schitler, terribly mangled and uncon- scious, Miss Katie Homan, seriously hurt about the head; not expected to live, Misses Bessie and Katie Kelley, Miss Homan, hoth badly injured. Cornelius Lanlon, of Allentown, with concussion of the t Mrs. Cornell i 1 cut and bruised. Miss Sallie Bye, of Wilmingt badly injured and unconscio Miss Mary Guthrie, of Wi cut. but not dangerously Mrs. Arnold Lewis, of Allentov broken. Miss Weiler,of Allentown; badly the head chest, Mrs. Sn and will frac f suffering Cause of the Accident. The accident was caused by a car Jumping the track on a sharp curve, The train left the station shortly after 10 o'clock. It of one car drawn by one of the small mountain climbing engines. It was run successfully to the summit of Mt. Penn, a two miles and a half, where the engine left it. the remainder of journey over the mountain being ormed by Bravity. The car star down the mountain with al y passengers. It was SOON eviaent Drakes were not working pro journey was continued after an effort w block the brakes, A Fearful Crash, The round trip had been almost sue cessfully made when the H ly opened and all control of the car was lost. It continned with constantly ac- celerating speed untii the last curve was reached near the terminus of the road, Just before entering a deep cut. Here the car jumped the track and went crashing down a ment through the forest trees, rolled over and over, and was crushed into splinters. The occupants were thrown out and many of them were mangled among “the debris and ruins of the car on the mountain side. Some of the passengers were hurled dred feet. The car being one of vation kind, some of the passengers Jumped off before the final crash came, and were seriously injured. Two ladies who jumped were found in an uncon- sous condition nearly a mile from the wreck. READING, Pa., Ang. 25,—The coroner's investigation of the Mt. Penn Gravity railroad accident is in progress today. It appears that the accident was due to the defective working of the brakes. A new automatic air brake had been put on the car two weeks ago, and it had been working satisfactorily until the car yesterday started on its fatal journey, Then it refused to work. consisted distance ol made to Oraxes sudden steep embank The car several hun the open obser. Cannibalistic Mutes, JUCKINGHAM, Que., Aug. 25.—Mrs, Cott, a French Canadian woman, left her baby in charge of two partially in- sane mutes, the sons of a neighbor named Newton, while she went berry- ing. The lads were not considered dangerous. When the mother returned she found that the mates had killed the child and eaten parts of its body. The mutes had on previous occasions exhib ited vicious dispositions, but their pa- rents were averse to sending them to an asylum. A Horrible Death, 81. Louis, Aug. 23. Edward Neidig, aged 40, a laborer, employed at the Mer- chants’ Terminal Lridge, met with a horrible death, He was assisting in the care of a pile driver and Ris body was directly under the immense hiner, In some way the hammer, weighing 2,000 pounds and coming with the im- petas of a fall of fifty feet, strack the unfortunate workman across the head and shoulders, killing bim instantly, A Street nel. LouvisviLLe, Ang. 26. — Boss Hamilton, a yard hand, and Bob Ferguson, a brake- man on the Kentucky Central road, fought with pistols on the streets of Rowland, Ky. and both were instantly killed. The trouble originsted in re- marks which Hamilton had made re garding the chastity of Ferguson's wife. Hamilton was asked to prove his words, apologize or fight. He accepted the latter proposition, The President's Birthday, Care May, Aug. 22. President Har. rison arrived at 4.30 p.m. yesterday, Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. McKee, with the baby, met him and he was at once escorted to the cottage at the point, where a quiot family celebration of the res Sident's fifty-seventh birthday was eld. Berry Pickers Last, Meovorp, Wis, Aug, 206.-—Saturday afternoon Mrs, Barney Molitor, of the Molitor's daughter, 15 years old, ing in Chicago, went into the woods berrying and got lost. They have not been found, although the whole town has been hunting for them, * MR. PATTISON ACCEPTS Letter of the Pennsylvinia Demos cratic Gubernatorial Candidate, PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28. — Myr. yesterday sent to the puoint ed by the Democratic mention to inforin him of his nomination for the governorship the following letter of acceptance: Puttison Init $d Base df POorApecrnia, Ang 2 1800 Gentlemen: 1 have received your letter con. veying the formal notice of my nominst by the Democratic stale convention fo office of governor The custom for such inter lost much of its changed conditions conventions of x day. wf body whose committee you are, snd acc its nomination, ¥ took occaslon to point what in my view was the all pervad in the campaign then Inaugurated An extended letter of acoepian would therefore be little more tion of what was then expres tionable, moreover, whether any! now sald that would give g and emphasis to the thoug! ) contest between the two parties vania. The platforms of the respective tions, the controlling influences by their deliberations and action were and the exhaustive discussion of the ings and the candidates by the press of the entire country, unmi show that not only paign irrevocably made up, but clearly apprehended and will ba and decided Ly the people at the In this connection | may v gestion that we should not perm hange of correspon Having appeared in person | is the issue lines. All attempts to im field of national politics by those now on trial in tract public i atiention more n controvers is nos one tation and stands a selfs ship, solved to people as j PROHEIEITION CONVENTION Who Want Pennsylvania Come in Out of the Wet, ¥3 Men It was jus the Prohibiti } 1 John D. West, of Hy att, of Westimnore Scranton, rity tary of Dunn wl by acel CONGRESSMAN WATSON DEAD He Expires Suddenly, While About to Enter His Carviage Wasminagros, Aung. 26 Congres man Lewis F. Watson, of Pennsvivania, at the Shoreham | died suddenly yesterday. This makes the sylvania member who has died this ses § sion. Heart disease was the cause of Asgth. Congressman Watson had for nearly two years. His pri retary had called a cab, and son was about to step into it former saw that he was looki ably pale and suggested that | a glass of brandy. This he and the words were hardly out of his mouth resled. He was caught in the arms of Proprietor Keenan, of the Shoreham, and his s retary. He expired on a sofa in the hotel a moment after. His wife started for Warren with the remains last night. Mr. Watson had been renominated for the Fifty-second congress. He was the largest individual timber owner in Pennsylvania, having large interests in the Dakotas, Immediately after the adjournment of the house the Pennsylvania represen- tatives met in the house lobby. Repre- sentative O'Neil presided and Repre- sentative Kerr acted as secretary. Resolutions of regret were adopted. before he Pennsylvania Census Figures, Wasmisaron, Ang. 25.-—-The popula- tion of the following Pennsylvania cities and counties is announced by the census office: CITY. Harrisburg lebanon Mt. Carmel Shamokin Sunbury Ashland Mahanoy Pottsville Shenandoah. Tamaqua COUNTY, Columbia Dauphin Lebanon Montour PoP. INQ. . 4018s se CHIH 5.008 8.24 bas 14.50 6,155 5,790 1,680 T5509 1.818 io 4110 14.00 #4 es am 4.007 3 844 0, 558 0.508 48.054 ATs ’ 15, 608 of Northumberland. an 21.418 Schuylkill . ...... .. 163.957 zs Huntingdon and Broad Top. PritapeLruia, Aug. 26.-—-The Hunt- ingdon and Broad Top Railroad and Coal company reports shipments of coal for the week ending Saturday mount. ing to 38,174, an increase over the corre. Shonding week last year of 10,8925 tons, ¢ total amount shipped to date this year is 1.216.470 tons, an increase of 442,124 tons. 4.45 To Open Prohibition Headquarters, LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 20. Professo H.D, ton, the recently elécted man of the Prohibition state committee, left for Scranton to open headquarters for the coming campaign. APPALLING DISASTER] ! Wilkesbarre, Pa., Laid Waste by | a Whirlwind, | DEALING DEATH AND DESTRUCTION Many Buildings Completely Demols ished and Hundreds of Houses Unroofed—A Large Number of Coal Breakers Wrecked, WILKESBARRE, Pa., Aug. § One of the worst cyclones ever experienced in this vicinity came npon this city about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon It came from up the river. The sky was black as night and the wind with great velocity, Trees were blown down and hundreds of houses unroofed, and many honses completely anolished It said that several people were killed, bat up to this time the number cannot be | learned. In different parts of the city the havoe made by the eyvclone is fear- ful, many districts being laid in ruin, and there are a number of people home- The loss will reach thousands of dollars Every wire in the ci electric - light and telephone, were blown down. Trains and eng were at the depot were blown « wrecked. The streets are bloc) fallen trees and buildings One hundred tin roofs graphed for and build all kinds can find The Murray blown down and th are twenty-seven m it is hoped they « At 7:30 p. m. reports Notch, a mining 1 town Lara here, that the destra blew were Jess, hundreds of elegraph, have | % i nave | WrSONS The Killed, ESBARRE, THE SECOND CYCLONE Great Destruction Wronght in Lebanon Valley, THE STABLE Found in the Wrecked Street Rails way Depot in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Ang § the iy | nth and jnehanna This brings the total tins of Thursday night's disaster up to five The others killed were Charles Severn and August Pauli, conductors: Charles Fizher, driver, and Mra. Pauli, wife, of Conductor Pauli. She had brought her husband's supper and they had just sat down in his car to eat it. Their 10-year old boy, who was with them, escaped with a broken arm. Ten others were seriously injured. The loss on the build ing and cars destroyed amounts to about £50,000 In consequence of the rumors current that the weak condition of the walls of the depot are as much responsible for the accident as the cyclonic wind burst, a moat rigid investigation is being made by the coroner to discover, if possible, the exact cause of the awful catastro- phe. Deputy Coroner Dugan said that the depot is built upon made ground, which was so shifting that piles had to be driven in before the operation began, While in course of erection one of the walls tumbled in, and several years ago, during a severe wind storm, the front blew out. Backs County Democrats, Dovresrows, Pa, Ang. 26. There were probably 2,000 persons present at the Democratic county convention yes. terday which made the following nom- inations: Senator, George Ross, of Doylestown; assembly, First district, Dr. Oliver H. Fretz, of Quakertown; assembly, Third district, James L. Fabian: sheriff, J. Johnson Beans, War- minster; clerk of quarter sessions, R. Beatty Schermerhorn, of New Hope, Pumping Out a Colliery, Manaxoy Praxe, Pa, Aug. 23. —The Lawrencecolliery hasshut down for sixty day to combine the concentrated ener. gies of a steam pump and hoisting slope to remove the water in the old Stanton colliery. The workings of the two col lieries have been united by a tunnel, A total of 2,125,000 gallons of water will be removed daily, Five Years for Forgery. Laxcasrer, Pa, Aug. 25. — Jacob Conrad, who for nine months practised a system of swindling city mechanics menns forged checks, pleaded willy in count and wis sentenced to ve years and six and a half months’ imprisonment in the eastern penitens tary, ing season. dents’ can men's wear. many customers. ly as it was given to ws, affords for We ask you a possible the balance. Reynold’s New Bank Building, OPPOSITE BROCDERHOF¥ HOUSE, | ind HOUSE, BELL EYONTE, PA EMARUEL BROWY hf r Pa The traveling community will find this hotel equal to any in the « pupty in every respect, for man and beast, and charges very moderate. Giveit a trial Ziune tf N*¥ BROCEERHOFF¥ HOUS BROCKERHOFF HODEE, ALIGEHENY #1 s BELLEFORTE, PA Good Bampie Hooms on First Floor BEF" Free Buss to and from all trains Bpecinl rates to witnesses and jorors, G. BEREARDON Pi 1 nT CW GARMA HOUSE N opposite the Conrt H 1 Fm ' Fhe New Garm REDen ADA 18 Oper ’ w far i ¢ IPRING MILLS HOTE Ah Spring Mi D. H. 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