VELL DISASTER. Fast Train Crashes Into a Trolley Car. EIGHTEEN WERE KILLED The Car Struck In the Center and Cut in Two-Both Sections of It Torn Inte Splinters—People Hurled Into the Alr with the Flying Thubers—Several Be headed. , says: An this city, car of the A Speelal from Cohoes, N.Y, appalling disaster occurred in Shortly before 8 o'clock a trolley Troy City Rallroad Company was struck’ by the night boat special of the Delaware and Hudson Raliroad af an crossing at the west end of the Hudson River bridge, which con- neots this city with Lansingburg, and its load of human freight was hurled into the alr. Eighteen of the thirty-five passengers are dead, and at least ten of the remainder will dle, The cars entering the ci‘y from Lapsing- burg were crowded with passengers return- ing from a Labor Day pienic at Renusalder Park, a pleasure resort near Troy. Car No. 192, of the Troy City Railroad, was the vie- tim of the disaster. Igecame over the bridge about 7.35 o'clock, laden with a merry party ot people fresh from the enjoyment of ihe day. The crossing where the accl is at grade. Four tracks of the and Hudson road, which runs south at this point, cross the two the trolley road. It was the night boat special, a train which runs south and connects with the New Y City boat at Albany, was due to pass that point. The tracks of the street line run at a geade [ron 10 bridge to the point where the disaster LOOK | lace, lant oceurred Delaware north and rk yusequence of tl fact, and of the trains, it has been the uector to stop his iis passage of ule of 21 HOr-CAr cont ar and go forward to observe the raliroad pro cannot oh om eed be and signal his car t s were In sight, It ASCer- ccasion, for n is I tten by th crash are forg ved, The motor-car was struck entre by the engine of going at a high rate of speed. came without the slightest warnin car was upon the tracks before the loomed in sight, and no power eguld bave saved it. T dently saw the train reached the track and but in vain, With a « for ks, the lighter vehicle. The effect was parted In two into the humar flowing —was to vd { the ca foree of the collisi to the belong The scex the train, which was The accident The train earth engine The motor-car ections being hurled spiinters, The mass of car was erowded to over- mangled, Those in srst fate, The there experienced every human WAS Kiiie the front «¢ the w greatest in that sect @ Car 10 was horrible, alr, at were hurled into the ess trunks some cases, o feet from the ¢ The pilot amid its wreck of two w The passengers injury in addition t 3 he maj ley cer men. rite & ily © wara y¥ in an ¢ tives were amoz The injured pital and to t the former n service to ef The bioot and taken to a neighboring Many of them were unrecognizab ) crash was frightful in its resulta, He eadiesa women with gay summer dresses bathed their own and the blood cof others; lin without trunks or any means of Men:ifying to whom they belonged; women's and men's heads with crushed and bodies crushed and flattened constituted a spectacle most horrible hold. The train of the Delaware road, immediately alter the ceeded to Troy. The he did not see the ear He tried to prevent his the car, but his efforts were fruitless, His train was going at a very high rate of speed at the time, He was some minutes late, and was trying to make up lost time, In consequence f the eaution the trolley road to ses wore places in fiat Gisle and accident, pro- until be was upon it, train from striking nscertain il the were clear at this crossing, the engineers of trains have nlways leit safe in runsiog by at a bigh rate of speed. The that the first he knew that the ear was com- ing was when it hove in sight at the corner ol the street at which the crossing is situ- ated. He was but a short distance from the car ut the time, It was utterly impossible for Lim to briag bis train to a standstill in order to avoid the accident. He thinks that the motorman when he saw the train was upon him tried to get beyond the danger live, The grade ol this erossing and the speed at whieh his car was going also made it impossible for bim to stop before he reached the Delaware and Hudson tracks. It was the front of his car that caught the crash, and he was killed outright, Fatal Fight of Miners. Two miners at Geneva, Ind., Allen Scott and Aaron Nelson, became involved in a quarrel over the searching of some houses for stolen clothes recently, which led Nelson to kill Scott. He used a revolver and shot bim several times, Nelson fled and es caped arrest, New 8¢t. Louis Headquarters, The Baltimore & Oblo and Baltimore & Ohio South Western Rall Eosds bave se cured n long lease on a magnificlent room at Broadway and Locust Street, in 8t Louls, for the purpose of consolidating under one roof the freight and passenger offices, now ‘oeated in that city. The new loeation Is the ground floor of the American Contral Duildipg with 65 fest on Broadway and #5 feet on Locust street, The ticket office will bs in the centrs fronting on Broadway, the freight department On one side and the pas- senger department on the other, with Gen. eral- + O's office in the rear. It is quite probable that be even haudsomer than the York headquarters, which are the finest in that city. Seaman de AE AON tt Mp 5 BRIDGE FALLS; 30 MEN LOST. Huge Mass of Thmber and Iron Crashes Down Sixty Veet. A despateh from Hogansburg, N. Y., says: Two south spans of the international bridge of the New York and Ottawa Raliroad, now under construction across the St, Lawrence river, about three miles above the 8t. Regls Indian village, fell without warning, with sixty men at work on the bridge. All were thrower. into the river, sixty feet below, Many were picked up and taken to Cornwall Hospital, and thirty are now missing, The bridge whigh two were wis nearly completed gave way at its foundation, spans to fall, The itamediate cause of the disaster seems to have been the washing away of oue of the large piers, An eye-witness of the fall of the bridge says he was sitting on the bank of the river, watching the busy workmen above him, when suddenly without warning, there cams a fearful crash, Two spansol the bridge colinpsed, the Immense iron dropped and the the mesa who were wreck were almost lost in waters. Then he saw bodies coming to the surface and the work of rescue began, This was helplessly inadequate, there being only a few boats in the vicinity and few men who would undertake to swim out into the tur- consists of three spans, of completed and tha third when the south pler causing two of the agouizing shrieks crushed iu the rushing being saved reach beneath might bave been help couid Plteous appealing faces sank waters before the helpless oulook- ers. Mangied bodies came to the sur! for a moment and then passed out of sight, Even those who were gotten to land condition that many died on way to the hospital, had thelr backs broken, others both while others the heavy irons, Many who them. eyes of the Some aL 68, GLADMTOMNE'S WEALTH, Show Personal Estate Valued at E30.5006, A London Spee] re alued at Mr. Gladstone's {finan is 8 docum iarkable specimen second the will has ref viause of t funeral arrangements and says “Commending mysel! to the inf] d in the Incarnate Bon and sufficient hope, I leave tho ol my burial to my executors, only that they be very simple and uniess thers be coneiu reasons sies of G as m usive ntrary. And I desire 10 wile may also lie, On a laudatory lracript o be pl Alter appointing Lis sons charges the future po as the bead wy GRORS y remember that it will other m to his abliity and their no nerite,. The rest of the souvenirs to grandsc extend thereof, acco the fan bis duty b ily, a offices 1 ners sOrvants William, # m INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, The President Appetuts Nine Members of the Bod fa fall Mantle, LRYIV alii Daniel, of Peur of Florida ntana and we Pen of New 1 g » titer, chusatis, i, Jersey of Massa il, of Colorado, of Georgia Hurricane Swept, A Hurricane swept over Rain sod ball ace dences were unro barns utterly demolished. The 8t, Joseph rolilog mill lamage, $10,000; Carey's saloon, five other full of tents pack. house district were seattered to the Many families were rendered home- The monetary is placed at £150,000, 1 #2 were wrecked in the ing joss the War With The official records of the War ment, as far as n priate w th were thirty-three offloers and two} the in Epain, Depa: there undred army he war with Spain, i. sho men of killed in battle during These casuslities include ali the lives lost by the army Io the batties in the Philippines, uba and Porto Rico I'he percentage of officers killed is striking- iarge and is sald to be unprecedented, The President in Washington. The President and Mrs. McKinley and their party reached Washington at 7.50 A, M. Tuesday. The Caf Executive and bis wife show the beneficial effects of their brief outing. ABOU x NOTED PEOPLE Miss Hamliiton Griffin, a half-sister of Mary Anderson, is cultivating her volee in Germany, apd will make her debut as a singer next year, Superintendent E. Benjamin Andrews, of the Chicago publie schools, intends to fae troduce the study of Spanish In the schools, and isin favor of giviog the pupils hot laucheons, Mr. Lowrance Irving, the son of the great actor, is staylog with MM. Sardou, and is tusily engaged in transiating the Robespierre play whioh the French playwright Is writing for Sir Henry. Tie report that Mr, George Carzon is the youngest Viceroy of Iudia is untrue, Mr, Curzon ia 39, whereas Lord Dalhotsle, who succeeded Lord Hardinge as Viceroy, was piy 35 when he lefs Eagland, Prolessor Woodward, of Columbia Col- loge, whose name is mentioned as Assistant ‘ommissioner-General, is one of the fore- most linguists in this sountry, and is sa mem ber of innumerable societies for the promo tion of language studies, Mme, Melba isa good oarswoman, and ‘loves no place in which to reveal her skill better than the upper reaches of the Thames, She is » familiar figure in the neighborhood of Marlowe, where a pleasant houseboat constitutes ber beadaunziers, AREWELL T0 COL. 1: England's Tribute tothe Amer- ican Diplomat. ADDRESS PRESENTED. British Union Standard Stripes The Hoynl Fiain and and Floated the Jack Uver the Saliabury During Manoeuvres Cordial Co-operation. weighty an the feel. ward th Ware Lae sud whi and hearty oxg Colonel Hay, in reply ification he experienced words [rom men so qualified by and character to speak for the ertainty., He added ice ish peopie, len experience British with has 6 but 1 or what It ur sentimenrs « are reciprocated to the iry. sabction as ¥ urs is worth, Assure f Kioship and utmost 1a ) “On both sides of the ovean the o tion is simost universal that a clear, ex 2d friendly understanding letween Britain and the United Stutes is & necessity of civilization. I shall bold myself signaliy fortunate if am a Ie to do anything to cone ue and strengthen the relation of frater- ur two nations,” vic. rdiai (areal IRL Any between © Fhe Stars and were with the British Union Jaek aud the standard on the Marques, tury Plain during the march troops at the end of the army as a compliment to Col, Allred United States military atincin White, Secretary of the Unite bassy, and Mrs, White, who Biripes raised Royal erected on Salis past of Lhe WABOSUVTve H, Dates, the and Henry i" went there mander-in-chiefl of the Britisu forces: Prince notabilities, STEAMER MEIGS DESTROYED, While Hemoving Torpedoes at Fort St Fhiilip One Explodes. A special from New Orleans, La, At Fort 8¢, Phithp, city, a terrible explosivu took place, Ihe United States steamer John RB, Meigs, while removiag torpedoes at that fort, was | totally destroyed by coos of them. The | killed are: Capt, Starr, commander of the boat; Bergt. John Newman, of Engineers; Pat Carlos and Baiph Bogers, Lisutenant Jetvey had a very barrow escape. The Meigs was bullt of fron and steel, at Louis, in 1879, and cost § 30,000, The government engineers had been un abie to recover the wines and torpadce: from shore by means of the cables, owing to the fact that the sand in the river bad weighted them down and caused the cables to part. On this account a crew was orders ed down on the Meigs to grapple for the mines. The crew bad almost comploted the work when the accident oconrred, Carlos and Newman, among those lost, belonged to the United States Enginesr Bat. talion that came here soms time ago from Willet's Point, N, XY. wi Mise Jesale Schiey in Havana. Mies Jessie Schley, Commodore Schiey's cousin, who went 10 Madrid on a peace mis. sion last July as a delegate of the Women's Intervationsl Peace Association, has ar- sAYE ALGER DEMAND. Requests the President to Or- der an Inquiry. Ordered Ine Con- Should Which clude All Matters duct of the War, 80 Far as They Concern the War Department, the Now Seems Tuvestigation Be Likely, It Win telating to the reac Ire ient s has the request of Secretary it has not detern AlRer expresses invest as has © ul, beset with some f ads ar by any responsilie Sensational ries and the Administralion Wicdge that there Is no founds- ve been circulated, and objectic onde 3 ¢ finite eo} i 8c which fis liguilyiog them by the ordering of an luv whi advocate an investigation it is maintained an do bo px itive benefit in cleariaog away irom ofl nn placing the blame, il any is to where it riglitlully belongs stigatior By thore waibie harm and may be.of § anifest error Ce the minds be place ARMY OF 30,000 MEN Aguinaldo Has That Namber Armed Men respondent to of W eal The Manila © Times says There are a vemenis am purgenis everywhere north of Viganp has iately been occupied and a cam- directed against Ba the Spanish are supp olive m ag the Manila paign has been maran, where wed to be oenirated, { the whole ¢ powition, “This does not support the stories of ser. fous disaffection among the lnsurgent lead. ars, although Aguinaildo’s unpopularity is usdoubtedly ivcreasing. He ls evideatly COL [ Laguna Bay except a single the Hispago-American peace conference in Paris, .His army doubtisss numbers over 30.000 men, well armed and equipped.” PAGGO PAGU COALING STATION. Contracts for the Buildings Invited By Commander Tanner, A Ban Francisco special says: Contracts Pago have been invited by Commander Z. D. Tasner, who has the work in charge. Toe commander will not state the amount to be expended, but he says the work wiil be of a substactial character, nod st joast a year will be required for its ‘compietion. Lieut, Chambers, of the Civili Engineering Department of the Navy, will supervise the construction of the wharf! and coal sheds. He will also provide for a water supply and make a complete topographical survey of the United States land surrounding the bar- bor, Commander Tanner says thas no for tifications are to be erected, KILLED iN EXPLOSION, Four Men Meet Denth and Foor Others Fatally Hart, A Vieksburg, Miss., special says: The milistones atthe gin at the Nitta Yuma plantation burst with a terrifle force, in. stantiy killing four men and injuring four othess, two of them fatally. KILLING CHRISTIANS. Mobs of Fierce Mohammedans Pillage Candia, PASHA BEGS FOR HELP. News Gleaned from Various Parts. Turkish Troops Refuse to Aid British, Whe Are Overpowered Tusur- | gents Surround the Clty--Over 750 Christians Thoaght to Have Been Mas- encred, Boon The Athens correspondent of the Daily News, telegraphivg, bave been received here of flerce f) the streets of Can bardmeut by the British London ‘Reports | ghting ia | brisk Nearly ose aiready RAYS lila, and of a wh, are amoung th killed or wounded In the flist upr were killed Ibe correspon telegraphilog, Cau 100 poldiers ising Gien ana i 4 pent the events there eariier fi . iuly Goris of ost serio: SERVE Hald wour Lieut, Hal fn telegraph office Lie ut, CORTBYS § iane's uiietls, ‘The ant §UP- wire is ii repeatedly telograg I'he was {the erintendent was killed working, Hundreds of Christinns Kiiled “The wi majority of the Chr It Is reported rst is feared as to the fate istians that Ver one Lhd Lave I'be situ exiremely dif tr ” the Diame ERVILE against wens {the Christians in ain, but suceseded in Louses Lave boon xg is bot on § 0s 4 MAID DERVISHES WERE ANNIHILATED, Reports the Killed durman 10.800, at Om. A Loud Office has received a d Sir Herbert Kitehner Auglo-Eygptian wan on Mo mo the th gpecinl says The British Wa espateh from Ger the commander of the forees, dated from Omdar oday last, saying that over uted on camels, were dispate fugitive Kbealila Abdulish that The General added that the Der. vieh leader was reported to be moving with me of pe d along the road The Sirdar says ale bis wives had bees lowed by him “OfMoers have the Dervish bodies on the field rt the number of dead found From the numbers of woun crawled to the river and town. it Be. side the above, between 300 and 400 Dervish. es were Killed in Omdurman when the tow: are beer ut 10 8040 o have “1 have as prisoners between 3.000 and 4.000 fighting men.” INSURGENT MASS MEETING. Fiilpinos to Meet Near Manila to Dis cuss Their Future, A Manila special says: surgents are convening a mass-meeting, fc assemble shortly at Maloles, thirty miles | north of Manila, for the purpose of deciding from their standpoint, upon the future o! the Philippine Islands. Aguloaldo, the in- | surgent leader, insists that the insurgest | forces should remain in their strategic po. | sitions and strengthen them, lest the Amerh cans withdraw from the islands, in the meantime threatening Manila, commanding | the raliroad, and threatening the food sup Piy. A dispatch from lioilo says Gen. Rios, the Spanish commander there, has gives orders that American vessels bea permitted to have free access to Spanish Philippine ports, LEITER HAS SETTLED UF, Horigages Aggregating 85.500,000 Placed On Property. A Cileago special says: Joseph Leiter has cleared up his famous wheat deal. Every creditor bas been paid, obligations to banks whose assistance was enlisted have been cancelled and 14,000,000 bushels of wheat have been liquidated sinee the ansousce ¥ Now Take His Ease “Ward Terrinly Hurt Trying to Save Burning Children Woman Jumps From Car Backwardsand Fractured Her Skull, Etttle Joseph Lykens Valley farmor in id of Daupliln County, bas given tate to his children, making sn ution, Mr. § and Lis wile and expect to spend children given BR about ipper e iis real ea atrl roey in years o of th rdened by fsisls « th thelr farms Ling 650 acres of nnd Forth all loeated pper Paxton T ‘opt a mill property and two farms, Jacob £1 and 143 J. Frank Is given George Dar i Bonae n daughter, H, JW fw the mupsion BE scores res Mrs, Mrs. Mrs. 1. E. Year-Old He: elir escape, the home jure brulsed, Rherifl for 3 his ir the Shot by a Neighbor mack, i I tteburg, in of James and was shot tullets passing was removed at rma us alter the oper- 1 attem ple the bosital, patrol wagon was called and be was taken tion, He recovered 1d wanted to prefer charges tr tle murder against Louter, Judge { to entertain ebérges and in At § . A i i the ean out s Central Bia tia i 30 Was Shot in the Dark, 22 years, of Cheese ter, was shot in the thigu and admitted is the Chester Hospital, Lawrence is sald to have been on Market street homeward bound when he was Spot at by some one unknown, On August , while Mrs. F. E. Lawrence Morris Lawrence, aged their doorstep three shots were fired at them by some one concealed in a | possible capture the would-be assassins, Tortured by Rebbers. Three robbers entered the residence of | James 8, Didwell, at New Hamburg, sad tried to extort money from him. He was placed in a chair and a lighted law p applied to his feet, but he would not divuige the hidiog place of his mosey, He fainted from the pain. Alter attempting, without sues cess, 10 force the wile to toll, the men fled, Bidwell is in a serious condition. Shot Playing Soldier. James Smith, aged 8 years, was shot through the left lung in the rear of the West End Carnegie Library, Pittsburg, where a erowd of boys were playing soldiers at tare get shooting. Edward Hayes, aged 16, it Bs said, did the shooting, and Joseph Lawrence owned the gun Both lade were arrested, Smith will die. The lads belong to well-ton do amills. Measarements in the Klondike, Citizen By the way. I have been told that the Klondike gold is not worth go much to the ounce as some other brands, Returned Kiondiker—1 couldn't say as to that. We never measured by loss than a ton, 1 havews shy idea gs ty ousice values. —Odds and Enda,
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