RT WORK OF THE WIND. Fierce Storm Sweeps the Gull Coast. So PROPERTY DESTROYED. sin Great Damage in Western Florida-At Lanork the Houses, Pavilion and Boats Have Been Destroyed— Unconfirmed Ke- ports Say That the Steamer Crescent Oity Has Been Lost. Tallahassee, Fla., (Special, )—The town of Carrabelle, a prosperous port on the Guif of Mexico, southwest of this city, Is reported almost completely destroyed Ly a terriflo wind and rain storm which passed through this section during Wednesday. Many boats which were in the harbor have been wrecked and most of the long whar! is gone, to- gether with large quantities of naval stores, At Lanork the houses, pavilion aud boats have been destroyed. Unconfirmed reports say that the steamer Crescent City has been lost between Apalachicola and Carabelle, Several persons are reported drowned at St, Mark's, A few houses were destroyed at St, Teresa, The Melatyre, Ashmore and Curtis mills suffered severely, A passenger train on the Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Gull Raliroad, 35 miles below Tallahassee, was badly wrecked, but no one Is reported killed or lo- jured. The turpentine interests of this sec- tion are greatly damaged and much injury bas been done to the crops, The wires are down south of here and railroad service to the Gull ports is sue pended. The storm was one of the hardest that ever passed over this section. It came directly up the great Guif and started north- ward, For hours the wind was ‘terrific, torrents, washing awey many bridges and endangering thoroughfares and raliroads, Many Tailahasseeans are at resorts along the coast, {rom which po reports have come, and much anxiety is felt, Parties who re- turned on the wrecking train, which went down to Carrabelle, report that the water had been over the tracks in many places and badly damaged the railroad bed. Passengers on “the train which was wrecked say the train was blown {rom the track. The City of Apalachicola, at the mouth of the Chattahoochee River, is entirely cut off from communication, and nothing can be learned from there, A new trestle over the Ochlocknoe River at Meclotyre was blown away. The wreekiog train which went In the storm-devastated territory found over 200 trees on the track ia a run of 30 miles, General Manager Crit tenden, who had cbarge of the train, says that every town along the line is desoclated, Hotels, houses, churches, sawmills, wharves and pavilions were in many places biown from their foundations, and in several in- stances completely wrecked, There are masy rumors afloat here s&s to the loss of life. Oue millhacd Is known to have been drowned at Meclntyre, One man was drowned at 8t. Marke, but rumor places the loss of life there at 15. It is pot believed here that any lives were lost at the numerous summer resorts, The steamer Crescent City, which Is re. ported lost, plies between Apalachicola and Carrabelle, Bhe carries a crew of eight, but the number of passengers on board is not known. Her captain is known as a very esutious man, aud it is believed here that be made the Chattahooches River safely. FELL TWO HUNDRED FEET, An Aeronaut Killed on His Froposed Wedding Day. Streator, lil, (Special.)—Aeronaut Thay- or, of Niles, Mich, fell 20) feet and wes in- stantly killed bere, The balioon rose rapidly and moved to the southeast about ball a mile, when it began to descend, Thayer was seen 10 launch bis parachute and leave the balloon. The balloon apd parachute descended to- gether some distance, connseted by a rope, when the balioon turned upside down, It then dropped faster, and struck the parachute, which It overturned, All fell to the earth like a stone, Thayer's splae and both legs and arms were broken, Suspect a Double Murder. Dallas, Tex., (Special.)—Threa large boarding-bouses at the corner of Live Oak street and Pacifle avenue were destroyed by fire. The charred remains of Mrs, John Farnham and her 10-year-old son were found to have beea erushed, and the police are working ou the theory that a double murder has been committed and the bulid- ing fired to cover the crime. Attacks the Treaty. Paris, (By Cable, The Republique Franc. alse renews the altack on the Franeo- American treaty, declaring reductions ob tained on Freuch products are insignificant, while Fraace, It adds, has granted consider able concessions, entailing large Industrial sacrifices, especially, for example, on ma- chinery, in which, nowadays, Amerien dis. plays great superiority. Cannon from Manila. Washington, D. C,, (Special,)—-Two flue brogzs breech-loading cannon, eaptured from the Spanish at the battle of Manila Bay, are to be mounted at the main entrance vl the Navy Department below the large anchors which have been the sdornment for many years, The canoon were recently brought to Han Francisco by a transport, and now the Hartford has been ordered to brivg them around to New York to le shipped here, Medals for Oregon Men. Salem, Ore, (Special) Governor Geer has decided to present each member of the flecond Oregon Regiment with a brooze medal, 10 be east from one of the cannon eaptured In the Philippines, if it can be pe. cured. He has written to General Shafter with a view to securing the eannon. The Governor Is now studying out the design for the medals, ADH SAIN, YICTORY AT CEBU, The Charleston Alded the Land Force and the Filipinos Hetreated, Manila, (By Cable, )~Mall advices from the Island of Cebu announces that a come pany of Amerleans Inst week attacked the Filipinos’ trenches situated two kliometres from the town of El Pardo, The revels were commanded by the brothers Climacos, who are prominent and wealthy persons. The Charleston shelled the enemy and the Flitpinos retrented, The American casualties were slight, The presence of the Climacos with the rebels fs rojorted tu kave Leen due to rebel orders trom Luzon, & | | i THE NEWS. w———— A terrific ballstorm swept Thomas, Ship. pensburg and other places in Pennsylvania, causing great damage in the valley to fruls and growing crops. Many windows were smashed, A terrifies tornado swept Elizabeth, N. J, blowing off the towers of all churches and other tall buildings and dolog a great deal of damage. The town of Carrabelle, on the Guit of Mexico, was reported to have been com- pletely destroyed by the storm, which did much harm along the const. One-half the iron to be used on the via. duet, elgbty miles from Mandalay, India, has been shipped to India by the I'ennsyl- vania Steel Company. The Mexican troops have heen engaged In Indians, Many killed, Oscar EB. Ries, white, and John Kennedy, tolored, were put to death by electricity in Auburn prison, New York, Three little colored girls planned and axa. cuted a remarkably bold burglary in Rieh- mond, Va, The hospital shin Raliel arrived at San Franciseo from Manila with 820 sick and Hsabled soldiers, A white brick and tiie factory to emniov one hundred hands, will be built at Scoe land, Pa. The Standard Oil Gompany has sequirad the interests of the Mexican Oil Company. At Hallstead, Pa., Nathan Crandall shot and killed Byron Cook, a boy. Lincoln's homestead, at Springfield, Ii, has Leen restored, The boveott in connection with the strike of the street railway employes in Clavaland, 0)., has bean axtended to the wholesale and Bympath'z. ers with the Cleveland strikers tried to wreck cars in Sandusky, O, A thousand men employed In bullding yards, Brookiyn, N. Y., went out on strike, and inter it was claimed that a num. ber of the yards had granted the demand, The hodies of seven of the followers John Brown who wera killed at tha ship. of the tims nf pers Ferry to North Eiba, N. ¥, Miss Agres Warner, of Parkersburg, and Miss Ida Beown, of Grafton, W, Va, were killed by a horse which ran away, Miss Clara Barton savs there Cuba 50,000 destitute ohildren, arphans reconerentrados who died of starvation, Admiral Dawey ia axpeeted tn be present at the layine of the carnarstons af the new foaderal bullding at Chicago In October, A company has heen [formed in tha whola mica output In the sountrey, pries of mica will be advanced, Yaki Indians are sald to bs on the warrath in Mexien, Several Americans are reported to he among the killed, Four people wera killed by an asc'dent on the Chiearco and Northwestern Daliroad near Des Moines, Towa, Mere. EB, pressntsd tn the Elks of worth $950,000, The gunhaat Dolrhin solltded with a fer. rr-boat at New York, and did considerable damage, John Thompeon, living near Pa. killed his wife apd himself, ara vow in of santral The Creoker, of Sarramento, has that elty, property Henr Gan Bath were Two raliroad agents at Crafton, Pa., were sandbagged, and the station was robbed, W. Seott Stamp, a traveling saleaman, was killed by a train at Clarksburg, W, Va, by a mad bull near Shippensburg, Pa, In additian to 4.000 fralght ears the Balti. Southwestern Hallrosd has enre, G0 feet in eneth, four 85-Toot baggaees ears, five 60.foot rombination baggage and eoashes, thres W.foot first.class roaches, with wide vestl. sare, each 67 feet In length, Herman Hauser, treasurer of Herald Square Theater, New York, jumred into the river from Brooklyn Brides. Hs rover, Governor Roosevelt delivered ar addresses sn “Practical Politios and Dacent Polities™ before the Ocean Grove Summer Sehaool, Adviess fiom the storm-awept sities along may re- been more severs than was at first supposed, Returning Pennsylvania troops dlsem. sarked at San * Franelseo and went into wmmp preparatory to being musierad ont, Beerstary Hoot bas under contemplation the formation of an army of 40.000 men for rervies in the Philippines, Louis Henderson, colored, who attempted io sasauit 8 six-year-old girl, was lynched at Blakely, Ga, The hospital ship Nelis? has arrived at San Franolseo from Manila with siek and wounded soldiers, There were no new cases or no deaths In the yellow fever infected localities in East. arn Virginie, Christ Wold blew his bead off with dyna- mite at Poskin Lake, Wisconsin, The yellow lever situation at the Soldiers’ Home haa not improved. There are said to be forty cases and six deaths in the home, I'he fever is confined to the bome, There sre no cases at Old Point, Norfolk or New. port News, People are rusbiog sway ns fast as possible, Siriet quarantine reguin- {lons against the home and Old Point and aearby places have been established, Ord. ors have been lasued to move the garrison st Fort Monros North, The government tias sent many doctors to Old Point, President McKinley may talk over the Alsskan boundary question with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Premier of Canada, during the latter's visit to the Hotel Champiain, but there will be no formal conference, Martin Doty wus arrested in Chicago, He is charged with marrying six women, all of whom, except two, are now alive, The poites claim bis record Is suspicions, In a duel in Letcher county, Kentueky, Wm. Smallwood killed his uncie, Cleliang Smaliwood, aud was himself fatally injured, ¢ Adjutant General Axiipe, of Onlo, ndvo- sates martial law as the only way of settling the boyeott and other troubles ineldental to the street raliway strike in Cleveland, O, The fizst baie of the new cotton ervp In Texas wessold in New York for $2,000, the woney going to the sufferers by the flood, Mise Fannie Uondwin shot and mortally wounded Bryan Allegree, at Fairview, Ky. She sald be bad siasdered her, Bix people were killed, and two wounded, by the explosion of a threshing machiue engine, near Big Prairle, Michigan, Eliza Sanford, vue of the 16 daughters of Revoiutionary soldiers on the peasion list, died st Montelnir, N. J., aged 84, Yellow fever bas broken out st the Kol diers’ Home st Hampton, Beveral deaths have occurred and there are sald now to be been estabilebed agaitst the home. SWEPT BY TORNADO. a Eight Lives Lost and Great Havoc Wrought. BALTIMOREANS KILLED. Mrs. Annabelle Carey and Two Children Drowned-John HH. Marburger Among the Dead Killed at His Store, at Point Patience - Tobacco and Other Growing Crops Totally Destroyed by Hall. Baitimore, Md., (Special.)—-The recent wind, rain and batlstorm which swept over the western, central! and southern counties | of Maryland left io its wake a trail of death, desolation and ruin. Tbe storm, which nt times approach: d a tornado in fury, started in Fraokiln county, Pa. and sweptin an nimost southeasterly direction to Point Lookout, at the mouth of the Potomac eiver. It eut a path of destruction throngh Washington, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Princo George's, Charles, Calvert and St Mary's counties, In Howard the village of Clarksville was almost annihilated, but the wind reached its greatest foree along the lower Patuxent river, where eight persons lost thelr lives. Three were blown into the Patuxent and drowned, while five were crushed to death beneath the debris of fall- ing buildings, As the section in which thestorm spent its i greatest foree Is remote from railroads and | telegraph statiope, it is probable that the | full list of dead will not be reported for sov- eral days, Buildings in the path of the storm centre were torn to pieces and scattered like chafl in an autumn gale. Trees were uprooted and a downfall of ball, remarkable in vol- ume, beat to earth and destroyed the grow log tobacco and other crops, In county alone, from whieh the reporis are still ineomplete, it is estimated that at least 100 barns were destroyed, In St Mary's | equal damage was probably done, The destruetion of Charies | human life, crops and | bulldiogs was so great as to amonuntto a disaster the like of which bas seldom or never been suffered by the farmers of Mary- land, When the Weems Line steamor Essex, | from the Patuxent river, arrived at her pler at Light street wharf Thursday she brought | a story of death and disaster wrought by | the storm. She brought the dead bodies of | two of the storm's victims, and her ofMecers | wold of the death of seven persons along the | Patuxent. The dead, as reported by the cfficers and passengers of the Essex, are Mre, Annabelle Carey, of 1521 Byrd street Baltimore; Gertrude Carey, aged 1 years, daughter of Mrs. Annabelle Carey; Mar- garet Carey, aged 106 months; also a daugh- ter of Mrs. Anvabeils Carey; Jobn H. Mar- | ney, colored; two unknown colored men. Mrs. Carey and her ebildren were swopt by the fleree wind and drowned, Mr. Marburger, Tourney and two other | negrocs were in the former's store, at Point Patience. Mr, Marburger and Tourney were instantiy, snd pinged to the ground by the falling rafters, Ooge of the other two | been ascertained, was soversly wounded by i bis comrade, | Lhe counter, was unin. The story of the desth of Mrs, Carey asd is sad. She has reistives Isingd, Calvert county, St. Mary's county, iaitimore last Buanday week with Bhs ber two re jolt | busbaod, Edward J, Carey, | Instead of staying two weeks, Mrs. Carey i to Baltimore with ber | stay the two weeks out. They crossed the river in an open boat, When | the storm eame a little boy, the son of the | keeper of the wharf, came running out to | Carey the key to the warehouse, a rudely | sonstructed “building on (he end of the | whar!, telilng him that he could go in there | and keep out of the wot while waiting for | the arrival of the Weemns Line steamer Easex, They bad bardly gotten inside the build. | nearly empty, when the | storm broke io all its fury. The building rocked and swayed violently, Mrs, Carey | aad the children becoming greatly frightened | aod begging the father to save them, Mr, | Carey hardiy knew what to do, but fearing | that the wind might Uiow the house away, | determined to try and walk to the shore, The air was [flied with whirling pleces of timber, but they determined to makes an | effort to reach the land, and proceeded as fast as possible down the wharl. They had linrdly gone 100 fest before a terrific gust of wind pleked Mee, Carey right off ber feet, together with the youngest child, whom she bad in ber arme, and buried them into the | river, at the same time the tts girl, Ger. | trude, who had bold of ber mother's dress, was aiso swept Into the roaring waves, A Very Orderly Lynching, Diakely, Ga., (Special) Louis Hender. son, & negro who has been ia the employ of J. W. Bowman, a pianter In this county, for four pears past, sttempied to commit sn sssault upon the six-year-old daughter «! Mr Bowman. He was captured by the father, and was taken in hand by a band ol Ignehers. The mob was very quiet aud orderly, and before the town knew what was going on tha nagro was banging from a mb in the outskirts of the town, The Blind Chaplain Overcome, Lineoln, Neb,, (Special.)-Dr, W. H. MIL burn, the blisd obaplain of the United Slates Renate, was prostrated by sunstroke, and fell useonseious while delivering » lecture at the Epworth Assembly at Lisecols Park, He was brought to the eity and revived, Paris Green in a Well, Oswego, N. Y., (Hpeeial)—Mre. Jerome Smith, aged sixty years, and her fourteen year-old grandson, Earl Smith, were nar rested at thelr home, about ten miles east of bere. They are charged with putting pari green fu the well of thelr neighbor, Phil Barden, Mysteriounsly Mardered, Chicago, (Special, jGeorge C, Gallagher i n young plumber, was mysteriously mur. at BA SRA STS IAI SET APII, 8 YELLOW JACK SPREADS mn New Cases in Phoebus, Near the Soldier's Home. Twa Od Soldiers Enforced ~ Panle- of Newport News Oid Yeoint Hotels One Polleeman and Sick ~ Quarantines Kiricken Hesidents Leaving the Chy — Deserted, Newport News, Va., (Speoinl,)—Bix new enses of yellow fever, three of which ap- peared in Phoebus, outside of the Soidliers’ in the limita of the Hume, This, ia brief, was the sitoation at Hampton Wednesday, One of the Phoebus patients is Pollcemsn Martin: the other two are veterans who live just outside the Home, The appearance of the disease outside of the lastitution, where it first made its appearance, is regarded as the wost serious development yet noted In the situation, The manger in which it was transmitted to Phoebus Is no secret. As inte us Monday morning live outside of the Home, were permitted to enter the grounds and get thelr breakfnet and then return to their homes, from the rest of the world, ting out a line of pickets at the bridge which connects the two towns, The exodus from the handsome summer hotels st Old Point is now about complete, The garrison at Old Point jeft on a trans. Avout 20 men and of the fortifications. The Biate Board Henith was bere and met with the loesl Board of Health, Assurances was given thal local authorities, All the outgoing trains are carrying large be foroed to sus Provisions are siso sald to be soarce in the jofected districts, and It outside assistance in the matter of feeding the unfortunates who are pended up with. out the facilities for earniog their bread may be necessary. Dr. J, H. Whit sive, in the Marine Hospltal Berviece, and It is be- lieved that be will soon have order out of the first news threw The quarantine gusrd has increased, and now us tug Is the suthorities, been greally ispding in small boats, Surgeon Pettus, at Old Point, received a Wyman directing bim at ones to institute a thorough sanitary investigation as far as Phoebus, Burgeon Wasdin, at Phoebus, was ordered to make & This is in vestigation of the whole area surrcuasdiog the injected Home, FIGUEREOD IN CONTROL. Government The Cabinet. Santo Domingo, (By Cable, )--Vice: Presi. dest Wenorsiao Figuereo has taken charge of the Government of Baste President, aod bes formed a follows Minister of the Interior—F, Migkster of War and Hao, Minister Cablnet ae DD. Morales, Marige~Tlio Ps- Affairs~E. of Foreign Heari- Minister of Plnances—J, de J, Aivares, Minister of Justioe—Bebastinn Valverde, Micister of Posts and Telegraphs—Jaime Subsecretary of the Interior Yares, Sabeecretary of Justice President Figuereo has issued a manifesto expected that a general prociaimed. amnesty wiil rived bere from Porto Iino, himself and requested President went to a gratuity, asbot was fired, wounding him, his wound, General Heureux started toward in the President's body. stantaneons, The nssassins escaped and The country is quiet and no fears of die turbasces are entertained bere, Puerto Plata, (By Calle.) The assassins President Heureux and their friends are in the mountainous distriet about 250 miles northward of Moos, Senor Don Cordero, iate Minister of the Interior, has taken the field against them with 400 men, The acting President, Wenoeslno Figues roo, in view of the anxiety of the commer. einl classes over the depreciated paper eur- rency, has promised to retire mueh of the issue and asks that the business men be patient, It is suspested that Jiminez is in the neigh- borhood of Qulebras, A A ACL SHA ABOUT NOTED FEOPLE, Chomas A, Edison's bandwriting closely resembles that of Edgar Allan Poe, Jeroma Hall Raymond, the new president of the University of West Virginia, war = newsboy in early life The Very Rev, Dr. C. W, Stubbs, dean of Eiy Cathedral, bas arranged to deliver 100 Jectures in this country begloning text Oc- tober, % Edward Bloch, who was the first to pub. lish in this country a copy of the Jewish prayers in English celebrated his 70th birth. day at Clucinnati on July 16, Hogarth and Wringe, the Bhamrook's sxippers, are men just a little over 80 years old, and yet both have been sailing in class matohes for several years, Pani Kupper, the sculpior, Is at work on a bust of Ex-President Dwight, of Yale, to Le onst in brones and presented to the college by a commities of students, Paderswski bas been ones married. At the age of 19 he tuitin love with Rosa ter da — EE FOREIGHE AFFAIRS, A row occurred between Dreyfasites and Nationalists at Rennes. Counsel for Dreylus will demand that de Deaurepaire, ex-Fresi- dent of the Court of Cassatiop, produce the names of the parties who gave him Informs tion as to the gulit of Dreyfus, Admiral Dewey, when asked about an in- terview in whish be was reported io have said that the next war of the United States would be with Germany, said that be bad given up denying or sflirmiog newspaper reports, General sympathy is being expressed in Loudon for Mrs. Willie” Perot, who Is charged with abducting ber daughter Gindys from Baltimore, and opinion Las it that she will never be brought back to this country, or even separated from her desugh- ler, An outbreak is expected in San Domingo, and the government there is preparing for trouble, As a matter of precaution the Uni ted States warships New Orleans and Muachias have been ordered to 8an Domingo, Madame Morel and her daughter fell over a precipice in Bwitzeriand, the former beiog instantly killed, and the latter seriously ln- jured, More fighting has taken piace between the rival native forces In Samoa, and the situs- tion Is an uneasygone, Isane Rask, an electrician on the Olymols, was buried with military honors at Trieste, The creditors of the government in Haytl desire ald from the United States, The eruption of Manna Loa io Hawall is BOW very active, Ambassador Choate, in a speech at a at Wolverhampton, sald no ques- interruojt The Drafting Committes of the Internas- iaws and customs of war. threats, Two eases of poisoning atthe Inns American canoed fruit, T= body of the Czarewliich was interred Bt, Petersburg. Japanese naval Pekin, 10 consult about = China and Japan, The Cathoile wae burned was lost, officers have realy between reformatory ship Ciarenos ia the Mersey Liver. Noludy MUMDER BY A CHIFPLE, Fatal Quarrel! Between Muryiand Quarry men—slayer Captured, Camberiand, Md.,, (Special) McCune was shot and killed st the foul the Allegheny Mountains, about miles north of bere at Jobn Badier, well-known The men bad been the murder followed a war of ler told MeCone he would sane time presentiog forebesd. There had been two the first Badier went L1Wet is Gray Siation 1 “Peg Lex" drinking, acd “ord, kill do, at the ‘ weapon to Lis an the for Lis to the tragedy. Though eg, Sadler made a stele OF the subsequent only one he swill vecape, who threatened lyschbing. MeCune's deatl The pursuit was exciting for a bail when Badier eluded the posse, in a ravine, Toe woolds and flied with caverns, slinost prosirate io a gulley, within a of the scene of the murder, tien taken to prevent county officers being beavily arined, friends say the murder Ktber unprovoked, disappearing Sadler was found Every precau- wus iypebing, the on Was 6ilo- SAYS LUATGENRT'S WIFE LIVES Dramatic Appeal of Counsel at Funeral of Accused Man. Chicago, (Special )—Thousands of perso, the wile murderer, petitentiary. Prominent ia the group about Luetgert's three children nest ow 1 iow, with the Ilpseription: Words, ‘I am ionocent lawrence Harmon, ral pli of which he said: “Hots dead, Lut his wife lives, upon Louisa Lustgert, the missing woman at unkisd word regarding ber, 10 come the name of the father and her innocent ebiidren.” Adoiph Luetgert’s suddon death in the penitentiary at Jollet bas brought to light the fact that Biate's Attorsey C 8 Dincen inal Court buliding for two years a siste. ment made by Lustgernt 10 & lellow-prisoner in the jail, It was sworn to by the iatler at the time Lefore the State's Attorney. From the document It would appear that Luetgert asked his wife to go with him 10 the sausage factory office on the night of May 1, 189% She refused. This angered him, Durisg the quarrel that followed he gave’ ber a vio. lent kick in the side. This rendered ber unconscious, Luetgert expected she woud come 10, but she did not, Seeing that she bad died, be disposed of her body in the factory val, Offers Beward for Mis Son. Houghton, Mieb., (Special )~Joseph, the ten-year-old son of Charlies Ruelle, disaj- penred last Friday afterscon, His father, believing that the ind bas been stolen, offerd a reward of 500 for his sale return or in. formation leading to his recovery. The father Is wealthy and it is believed the ind Las been stolen by hard ebaracters from the copper district and fs being heid lor ransom, AR HSA AAAS MBs Killed by Her Jealous Hasband, Chtengo, (Special, )~Jeniousy and rage, the latter following a quarrel, led Giovanni Chellino, an Italian, to shoot bis wife leas bells and hlmsell, in their home, 192 Forquer street, Four shots were fred toto the wo- man's head and she died ten minutes Inter, The husband thea fired one shot into his own head. It is not thought he can res cover, AD ARS MA BALA UR SRB BES. SPANISILAMERICAN ISLANDS, A boat carrying cable connected with the land wires 1» now following the water move ments of the forces in the Philippines, Surgeon Johu V. Hamiiton, of died at Mataozes of uremic nephritis, ; No new eases of yellow fever are reported General i forees after a sharp fight a with the | os, during which four Amer. THE KEYSTONE STATE, Latest News Gleaned from Various Parts. LAD'S STRANGE DEATH. Vietimm Was a Phitgdelphia Boy Whe Was Bleniing un Mide, and Before Dying He Binted He Had Been Pushed Off the Train by a Brakeman-—Cause of Kxplo- sion at Derringer Still a Mystery. ——— A sad apd mysterious secident, which #nded In death, cocurred in tbe Perkasie Tunnel, Bethlehem, the victim being Joseph MeCarty, aged 17 years, of 2082 A Street, Philadelphia, Young MeCarthy left his home aud boarded a northbound Philadel- phis & Heading freight traln to ecoms to Bouth Bethlehem, presumably to get work. Coming through the Perkasie Tunnel be fell from the top of & car on whieh he was seated and was drawn under the wheels. Before be died yousg McCarty declared he bed been thrown from the trails by a man Le belleved to be a brakeman. Another young man who was stealing a ride on the tralo and who was on 8 flat cur next to the freight from which Mec arly tumbled told the Phlisdeipbia & Heading officials at South Bethlebem that be saw MeOarty drop { from the car near the southern end of the tuopnel, He thought the unfortunate feliow i bad been overcome by ges from the tunsel, {| One of MeCorty's legs was crushed almost | off avd the other was badly bruised, He was ploked up sod brought on the train to Bt. Luke's Hospital. He died at the institu | Hon from the shoek of the accident. Rev. | Mather Moran, who wes eslied to the hos- | plial at the young man's re quest, saw 1hat be could not recover and telegraped the i parents, Two Mine Victims Dead. Two of the miners are now dead as the { result of the explosion in the mine at Der- ringer, Charles Elseman, the second vietim, dylug st 4 o'clock. He lssurvived by a wife aud nine children. The cause of the expio- #150 Is still a mystery and is something usn- beard of in the anthracite region, as gas ac- { eumulstion in the mines is of & rare oceur- | rence, Adam Genhardt, FEorco Venutes, John Haseus and Paul Herald sre sll fons very critical condition and two of these at leag will dle. An joquest will in all probe- bility be held by Coroner Bowman, Frofessor Howard ¥. Gordon, Professor Howard E. an iliness of three oid and a bachelor, A% an entertainer, cian and mimie, Gordon died after days, He was 08 yours He was widely known belug a composer, musi. Professor Gordon served in Company 1, Fifty-first Pennsyivauis Regi. ment, enlisting during the last year of the war, serving with distinguished courage and sustalsiog a bullet wound In the head, from which he suffered ut intervals ever since, Held on un Serious Charge. George Bostwick, assistant postmaster of Montrose, was given a hearing before Unl- ted States Commissioner George D. Taylor, on a charge of puriciniug money from reg. istered letters. THe Commissioner beid the defendant in £1000 for his appearance at the term of the United States Court in Seranton next March. Bostwiek's fatber.in- law, A. B. Burns, of Montrose, became his boudsmen, May Close Free Library The Board of Managers of the "ree Li. brary of West Chester beld a at whieh time the action of the borough Coun- cll fn cutting off its annual appropristion was discussed, The board then passed a resolution “to keep open the doors of the ilbrary for the frew use of the pubic until such time ss the funds In the treasury are exhausted, after which the doors shall be closed until other provisions are made fos conducting and maintaining the instite. tion,” mesmting Saw Hie Playmate Drown. While Harry Beigel and Eimer Hughes, two Inds, were playing along the canal near Dougisssrille, the former lel! into the water and was drowned, When Reigel tumbled in, Hughes 180 into a bare and concealed bimself for an hour before be gave the | alarm. The pareats of the unfortunate boy | reside at Reading, and were on a visit with | thelr son to Douglassvilie, where the acel- dent cecurred. Disastrogs Wreck of Coal Train, An eartbound trails, consisting of Afty loaded ears of bituminous cosl, was running over the Northern Central Railroad, between Boydertown and Weigh Scales, when a drawhead pulled out, causing the train to part in three places, A few minutes later two sections oollided, light cars belong | smashed to pieces. The crew escaped by { jumping. Killed by Bunaway Cars, Michael Lavin apd Richard Clifford, of Dunmore, were killed in the Gypey Grove colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal Company. Both were employed as laborers. Cars which ran away on one of the planes in the mine crushed their lives out, 3 Drawned inn Mountain Stream. Theodore Bandy, a 15-year-old sen of Alexander Bundy, of Babula, a small bamiet five miles enst 0! Dubols, was drowned in Mountain Run. He avd a younger brother, neither of whom could swim, were bathing, Theodore went beyond bis depth, and bis brother, unable 10 offer blo any assistance, saw him drown. The body was recovered, Got Inte Deep Water and Was Drowned, Arthur Coleman, sn orphan, aged 10 yours, was drowned In French Creek at Phoenixville. He went in to swim, got into deep water and sank to bis death. Allen Uliman dived and brought up the body alter it bad bean in the water only ten minutes, but all «efforts to resuscitate Coleman fatled. Crushed to Death by Machinery,
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