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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1900.
THE REDEMPTION OF
SANTIAGO DE CUBA
AN OBJECT LESSON IN AMERI
CAN RULE.
Major George M. Barbour, the
United States Sanitary Commis
sioner for Santiago, Tells the Story
in Interesting DetailWhat Man
ner of Mn. Leonard Wood Is.
from the H initio News,
Santiago do Cuba Is the oldest com
munity ot white people on the Ameri
can continent unci It la a line plnco to
build a city. Columbus visited this spot
and inspected the beautiful hay on liU
second vovnge and much admit ed the
scenery and predicted Its subsequent
value. In the year lull the Spanish
founded a settlement here; ery nearly
four centuries ugo. It Is nil Ideilly
Spanish city, more. Spanish than Spain
artistically uncomfortable and ule
turesquely dlity, for In all its long ex
istence It was never cleaned under
Spanish law or 1 tiles.
Uut the Yankees came on an event
ful occasion In July of the year U9i
and piesto' a wonderful change ciimo
over the hoary community of Mower
and lllth, a i ocular transfoimatlon
scene of n kind beyond the compiehon
slon of the inost die.imy bulldets of
'Castles In Spain." For the vlctoilous
Ameilcan central In his Mrst hour of
possession ordered the city to be
cleaned veiy clean and kept clean!
And the older has been oboveil to this
day. And now, under one brlet year of
wholesome, sensible, intelligent and
honest Ameilcan lule Santiago Is prob
nblv as clean and health. as any city
In the uoi Id, and it has been for many
decades iated by traveleis as. the thlid
dirtiest and most unwholesome eitv of
presumed civilized nations. And this
present cleanliness has been accom
plished in a city of 70,000 or moie people
Spanish people, too having no hewer
system nor nny drainage outlets; hav
ing a feeble builesque of a water sup
ply works which was built moie to suit
the whim of chuich priests and the
luxurious, official leeches and a very
few favoicd wealthy lesldents than
for the needs of the leal public; with
Hilly onc-thlid of the 140 miles ot her
streets utteily Impassable fiom the
j eai s of w ushes by Moods and never re
paired, wheio for ages all families had
swept or tin own their dally pound (or
many) of household dirt e en tilth
Into th. naitow, slimy, heated, odor
ous, lankly malodoious streets, where
ery angle, corner, deep dooiway pass
age, and' the stints everywhere, wers
at all houis constantly Indecently be
Joulcil by men and women.
t:nu ok ot.d i:i:gimi:.
On .luly 11, 1'98, about the nofii hour,
the Ameilcan aim, entered this city,
and within twenty-foul houis, General
l.eonaul Wood, coloiiel of the famous
"Hough Klders," which he so efteetivr
ly led in battle, was appointed military
governor ot the cltv n:U sulci! Ik. Tlu
task bifoie lilm was ically veiy poi
plexlng and foimldnble; much more so
than gi'iieially confronts a vletoilous
iiillftc.i.v rommandei when admlnlster
ing to a raptuied city.
It was on the el.iv following. July 20,
tint I, h-ivlng anlved in the harbor
the evening pievlous, reported to Gen
eral Wood, and I found him a desper
ately bu.-iy man. but very calm in his
method, aenltd at it. old elc-k In a
dingy, badly lighted loom In the "Pal
ace." with his several staff oMleei.s
githeied aiound a couple of tables near
his desk. Saddles, sables, lilies, Mag
and nil kinds of military equipments
explnliud the power In possession.
Following ills veiy col dial welcome 1
was asked to outline my proposition to
oiganUe a snnitaiy foice and for
cleaning the city, and I did so.
"All light; cut It short. You'll do.
Repent to me at fi o'clock tomoirnn
moiling and be leady to pitch in,"
tald the Geneial. "Meantime," ho
added, "you had better take a glanca
around the stieets."
Such was the appointment and sim
ple lnlof order given me to underteke
the i leaning and purifying of this city;
and so It happened that to me fell the
pleislng honoi thanks to Uenoial
Wood of being the first Ameilcan civ
ie appointee in "uba by American au
thoiltv and to be Intrusted ith the
duty ot oignnlzlng the Mist civil dc
paitnient established under the flag of
the United States, which et wave-a
with its deeply signiiieanl assuranej
of jreaco and piotecllon tor all. Albo,
it transplies. I am now considerably
the longest in time on duty of alt
Anifileani In Cuba with not a day of
illness or absence on vacation or fur
lough up lo date- neatly eighteen
mouths.
FJRST WCHK.
I spent that afternoon strolling about
the natiow. overciowded streets study
ing the confronting task Uaiely may
:i moie Interesting and strange state
of things bo observed than existed In
Santiago that day. And tha prospect
ive task was a bit dlsheai toning.
The cltv lias a normal population
and capacity for about 70,050 people.
Fully 1.10,000 souls were then crowded
in its limits, Including three distinct,
and not ovei friendly elements Span
ish, Cubans and th victorious Amen
cans, who weio the leal steadying
peace-pie-ervers, for the sentiments
of the Spanish and Cubans were in
tensely antagonistic to cadi other.
Civilians wire few. Everybody ap.
parcntly was In full, or partial unlfoini
and a native who were no lnacheti
and a camp haversack was certainly
very rare.
The population was about as follows
Native citizens of the city 70,000
Itcconeentr.idooh (coiintiy natives)., 2u,00i)
biunisli soldiers -. KT.'XX)
Ann rlcan soldiers, civilians and
"Heel Cioss" emplojM 23,000
Total ll.,uOO
Of the natives, especially the recon
centradoes, the proportion of children
and women, especially widows, was
overwhelmingly great.' And all vvero
so hungry and helpless! It was a piti
ful, a shameful evidence of the mon
ster Weyler's Idea of war. But aid
was at last at hand under the Ameri
can Mag. The "Red Cross" steamers
and the great Meet of immense trans
ports of the nimy were hourly pouting
into the beautiful harbor. The com
petent quartermaster department, now
under good systematic purpose, was
seizing the wharfs and nearby great
warehouses, thousands of natives were
given work and sure pay, in rushing
the vast caigoes of forjrt and medicines
and clothing and eveiy conceivable no
rcpalty on shore.
HASTILY SUMMONED OFFICERS.
General Wood was hastily selecting a
largo Btaff of army officers and details
of "idler clerks and usslatants (for
the American soldier is always capablu
and available for any intelligent ser
vice), selling vacant stores In nil part3
of the city, rushing Into them bounti
ful supplies sent by our liberal govern
ment and In two brief davs from tho
hour of occupation, the doors were
thrown open, flags woe raised and
food was mirly thrown Into the count
less outstretched hands of the doubt
ing, starving, wildly frantic multitudes
that fought for a space at the doors of
those blessed relief state. And thes
scenes were continued fur Into the
nights and It was many days before
tho hungered unfortunates were at last
fed to a calm and lcusonlng condition.
That terrible wolf, hungei, vanished.
Uut of the sanltr.ry state of things.
The filth was everywheie and astound
ingly abundant. The innumerable
odors, the stench of dead dogs, mules,
horses and humans was most sicken
ing, In fact, Fome narrow. streets weri
absolutely imparslble, the stench was
so gioat.
In the now pretty pliipfi fronting the
ofllelal palace was a vast pile of reek
ing filth; also anothci, even worse, in
front ot the Anglo-American flub,cah
of which, In duo time, filled a dozen
ntmv wagon boxes and hundreds of
Minllar piles lay In the "treets, vacant
lots, house yurds. stabtnt and the veiy
numerous hillside gulleyo (or gulches),
reculla In this city. Fully 100 hoisss
and mules lay dead In the streets about
the city. In one stable that had ben
oecupld its a barracks by the Spanish
artillery I found about twenty mule
abandoned by their cowardly keepDis.
unfed unwatered -starving. Several
were dead. The number ot dead clogs
wai mystifying until It was explained
that for weeks previous the hilarious
Spanish soldlets quartered In town en
joyed pi noticing their shurpshoolliig
skill by potting at the dogs.
HORRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Everywhere were seen small groups
carrying dead people to the cemeteiy.
Thes- could scarcely be described as
"funeials," for the dead were mostly
enclosed in a rude box and cairled bal
anced on tho head of one or may bo
two men. Fully 100 dead people weio
then lying abandoned in the tenements
(and In some veiy respectable dwell
ings). In all parts ot the city, and tho
people were dying at tho late of fiom
lr.0 to upwaids of 200 dally often alone,
children separated from their parents,
or, maybe, were strangers of the rural
reconcentradoes friendless and un
known. And In great iloeks In the streets or
eliding In vast numbers just over the
roofs of the city weie those sinister ln
ellcatoisi of filth and disease the bu.
Hauls! and yet they were the then only
sanitary aids and friends to the people
ot this city.
Hut this frightful death rate was
very quickly l educed to reasonable
numbers by the energetic effoi ts of
General Wood In supplying food and
In opening numerous places where doc
tors, medicine and caie could lie pro
vided. Also In aiding in leunlting th s
separated families and compelling all
to seek houses (the matter of lent or
owners' title cut no flguie those days),
and so 'very lapldly out of the chaotic,
insane confusion were evolved older,
homes, food, labor foi men, laundry
wotk for men, clothing for the naked
and soon peace and a reeling of secur
ity and content prevailed in Santiago
for the 111 st time In yeais. Perhaps
moie real and assuied than In all Its
ccntuiles.
Political piisoners were released fiom
their rolls, tho almost dally slaughter
ing of men by soldieis in front of that
bull-pen wall of cruel memories was
now- ended and the tine Inteipretatlon
of the "pursuit ot peace, happiness and
prosperity of mankind" that the Anieil
can Mag typifies unu maintains was
realized by the long-oppiessed people.
CLEANING THE CITY.
The task of cleaning tho city began
on the 22d. At 6 a. ni. I found in the
Phu.v de Armes a ctowd of 1,000 men
and moie, eagerly awaiting ine, and
their excitement was great to be given
a broom and shovel and bo "counted
in" for that blessed one dollar and one
ration of food per day! And they
knew, with not a doubt, it was a sure
leward, for it was an American, not a
Spanish piomise. All were employed.
I aftci wards found among these law
yers, merchants, professors, doctors
and many otheis of intelligence and
high social standing, who needed food
and would not beg lor It. Men were
sufficient, hut tools for the work was
the next veiy seiious perplexing prob
lem. Huny was the order and the need
of the houi. The hardware sloies were
sought and some Interesting facts were
learned.
Street push brooms, squllgees, scrap
ers and such btieet cleaning Imple.
ments so familiar In all American cities
were unknown heie. And the light gar
den rake, the simple thin blade hoe and
the common barnyard pitchfork were
nlso not to be had, for nobody ever
user! such things here. Of wheelbar
rows I succeeded In gathering about a
dozen In the entile city. Not a shovel
could be obtained in any stoie, and the
scaiclty was explained that soni j weeks
previous the Spanish officers had seized
everything of the shovel kind (and
never paid for them, of course, tho
polite Spanish way of doing things!)
for use In digging the great netwoik of
ti enches to keen out the Yankee in
vaders, and when done the shovels were
cast away where they quit their work,
GHASTLY SCENES.
Aimy wagons nnd details of men
weie promptly sent out along thoso
trenches and It happened that about
400 shovels weie gathered In. Also that
the bodies of two Spanish soldiers weio
found hidden in tho deep underbiush,
wheieln they had piobably crawled
badly wounded and toon died, and had
not been found by tho burial parties.
And of wagons! All of the very few
of the United States army service weio
Imperatively needed to haul the dally
supply of food to the American camps,
also to the Juige army of Spanish piis
oners nnd to the multitude ot furnished
leconcentiados, In fact, to eveiy body!
It was fully a week when General
Wood nt last succeeded In captuiing
three fine four-mule army wagons
ready for use, and then the removal oi
piles of filth earnestly began. Also, It
may be added, Mr. Manuel Gomez, a
resident here, who had lived :eais In
the United States (and his handsome
wife was a Philadelphia girl), came to
our dire needs with a pioposltlon of
help, and soon ho succeeded In gathci
iug al.'ont two dozen of the clumsy,
abominable and almost prehistoric
carts, found everywhere In use here.
These could Just about haul a barrel
fill for a load. They "helped out" for
the tremendous pressing demand of tho
hour.
DEATH EVERYWHERE.
Meanwhile, I had been clearing away
the horribly odoious dead dogs and
mules, hauling those that could be, and
on those found too much rotted wood
was piled, kerosene poured over all, and
they were thus burned on the spot.
And this method was also used in the
case of many of tho most reeking, odor
ous piles of filth.
Petroleum, of which quite a stock
was found In the city, was poured Into
the gutters all about tho city, and, In
fact, the entire surface of some stieets
were drenched with it nnd set on fire
a very effective and purifying method.
Dwellings nnd outbuildings wherein
dead humans were found were entered,
nnd the bodies, otten most loathsome,
wore drenched with chloride, rolled In
to an oldl blanket or bag bundled out
nnd piled on tho curt, and, when a load
of four or five of such hud been col
lected, weio then hauled to a field,
wheie n pre of old i ail way rails had
been ut tanged, and when thirty or ro
bodies were raited up nn that frame-,
work, flrewrod was plied on, petro
leum was liberally applied, and all werj
ciemated.
Does of poison were attractively
prepaied for tho great droves of doga
(which were ically very dangerous and
bold), nnd their overwhelming numbers
were nulckly decreased, and with them
and the dead mulen nnd tilth piles also
went their constant shadows flu
loathsome buzznids. Dogs are very
few In Santiago now- and buzzaids are
no more seen In the streets. And so
the good work went on. Soon the
loul stench of the countless sickening
odois passed nwny, the nlr became
fnlrly wholesome and bteathable. The
frightful death-rate quickly ceased; tho
regular annual scourge of yellow- fever,
demanding Its thousands of victims,
failed to appear; the good citizens re
turned fiom their hiding places; wo
men began to appear on tho streets
(somewhat timidly nt flist); the pret
ty Pla7a des Amies wns neatly clean
ed, the Ameilcan lglmental hand
gave evening mi'k- to the people, and
peace, older, clc.inllnesji and health at
last suiely pi ev ailed, and does to this
day.
But when the streeis weio finally
cleaned to a falrlv respectable condi
tion nnothor task was found confront
ing and urgently lequlilng prompt at
tention. SPANISH CLEANLINESS.
The Spanish lda of such pilvate de
cencies Is eeitalnlv strange. Fiom the.
condition of these matters us found
here Ihelr Ideas of cleanliness, deeenej,
modesty nnd health was far lower anil
mor disgusting, fiom the general
standpoint of clvIIUod people, than
ever found among any tribe of Indians
In Ameilcu. I know the Aintiicnn In
dian well and am prepared to elebatu
nny question of their habits.
Having no sewcis, nothing whatever
to such put port-, all families and busi
ness places had to tluow all thetr
water slops and infuse into the stieets.
Fiom a long established custom this
was. and Is, done at night. At pres
ent fully ISO.ooo gallons dally, or night
ly, aie thus disposed of. It Is ceitalnly
very bad for the stieets -and for t!i"
gullies wheieln li finally settles. But
Its dangers as a source foi disease and
In causing bad odois aie now c on
Etantlv and effectually dltpoed of by
th-' street sptlnkleir. u-!ng t hemic illy
chaiged wat"r and bv ti" specjal dis
infecting caits vvhli'.i constantly w
about, dienchlng the miett gutters with
piepaiations of chloride!- and cai hoi
ks and no vile odoi Is notlc cable.
In dealing the yaid'i and vaults (or
deilng the tenants to do so). It Mist was
bltteily lesented by many, nnd. In fact,
was agreeable to but veiy few. The
order was geneially regarded as an
intiuslon on the personal lights their
sat led homes!
"INTERFERENCE."
Said a piomlnent merchant to in.1
one time; "You Amei leans are very
queer; I do not understand you. You
are pioud of your liberty and light to
do as you please, yet heio you come to
me, walk Into my place and tell mo
1 must clean my yard and sidewalk
and how- and when I must do It! Why,
the Spaniaids never would dare do
such a thing. But It Is a good order
and I w 111 obey It." And he did.
Said another, a Cuban captain, whose
modest house and the long natiow- In
tel lor patio In the rear, weie all found
reeking with a vast accumulation of
the lllth of many years, and where
the many lle odors were almost un
bearable, when he was visited and oi
elereu to clean the place: "What!" said
he, Immensely angiy and amazed,
"What, you come into my house and
oidcr me what I shall do In my house!
I tell you this is all mine. Heie my
father owned and lived. Here his fath
er owned and lived. Heie I was born.
Here my wife and her In other and
my sister all live. We aie very well,
we are never sick. I like this smell.
If tho neighbors all around like it not
they can go away. Heie I stay. Go
out of my house! Go quickly! Ameil
can libeity! Bah'"
i:NFOnCING OltDEKS.
But ho flnnllr eleatW his house (ami
cleaned It mighty clean, too), ami his
. Ife uml the nolo brother and sister
helper! enoigetloally, but It lequlied a
veiy lively episode of fists and whtpi
to beat It into his head lltei ally that
the order as for the good of the peo
ple! and must be promptly obeyed; and
there uer? many other very similar
cases nuj be SO where the whip and
foice had to be used tr win the aigu
ment Theie were no police eoutts here
In those eventful days to sustain and
enfoiee such civic orders, no "$5 and
costs," no piecedents, and no law of
bueh purpose known of by them.
And It transpired that for snmo
months I wan somewhat of n combina
tion of the duties of th" Inspeetoi. tho
law, the ordf r and the enforcer. It la
all very dlneient now and the houses
of all are c lean. The law and Its goo 1
purpose, and Its ttno benefit? to all. li
now lsble nnd is understood, and t
believe tho cf'otls exeitd In those days
Is sincerely appieclated and valued by
all citizens of Santiago and by (ill na
tive vlsltois, too. It 3 a revelation
to them of Ameilcan ideas and methods
for the sood of the people, and of how
and for whom public money should be
expended.
Santiago Is now a very healthy, clem
nnd quaintly attractive city. Xoni
more co anywheic. No city has a
more peifect nnd complete sanitary or
tjanhatlon. BKTTi:n CONDITIONS.
It Is divided into sanitary districts,
each under native foremen and thu
employes aie ery neaiJy all natives
(who, I find, aio ns eillcient us an
laborers), are neatly unltonned, fairly
well dillled, nnd quite satisfied are, In
fact, pioud nf their Unties. And tho
supply of equipments, Implements anil
teams Is absolutely complete, noiui
could bo better, of ever) thins up to
date, tho latest and best for all ivedi
nnd ruipwos. Of tho hundreds of em
ployrs of tho ranltuiy department nomi
lias died or even been HI, and of tho
manv mules all largj American ani
malsnot one has yet died. Several
laiR". deep wagtnr, many district
etreet carts, ten rieat lon levolvln
garbage caits from th) United State,
a dead nnlmnl wagon. HprlnkllnK rarts.
plttlnp wagons, pump and tank wag-
ons for privy cleaning unci ft eight
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Demonstration of
music by the fa
mous Suit on Bros,
ccrnetlsts and pi
uolsts all we 'k on
second floor.
wagons, aie Included li the fine team
Incr seivlce of the depat tmenl.
Great supplies nf undo petroleum,
chloride of lime carbolic acid, formal
dehyde, chloio-nanhtol and numerous
other approved prepaintlons for sani
tary needs are canted In stock and
luAislily (but not wiistcfullv) applied
where needed and fioely supplied to all
houses.
This Sanlt.uy department ot Santi
ago was tho very Hist clvl! organiza
tion created In Cuha the Instant the
Amei leans were In possession nnd con
trol. The law courts und the much
valued common fieo schools (these be
ing the Mist of schools flee to all ever
created In Cuba) weie the next matters
Genera! Wood ptomptly attended to.
Then camo the water woiks street
paving, remodeling the dilapidated old
public buildings, mad and bridge build
ing In the country hereabouts the
building of wharves, puilfylng of the
liaibor and all the countless other ie
qulrementH of an Intelligent, Industri
ous, honest, sensible and truly civilized
people. But all these are elementary
qualities which the SDanlh seeming y
never exercised and but little pos
sessedan assertion eri abundantly
In evidence In all things here.
Jly sei vices In creating and operat
ing this department, if of nny meilt,
hae been constantly under the official
supei vision of and only made possible
of creditable results by the most lib
eral unquestioning support of General
Leonaid Wood, to whom credit Is well
due that he fully icallzed the needs and
labor of hucIi a department.
WOOD'S ORUAT WORK.
Much has been printed and illustrated
det,cilptle ot Major General Leonard
Wood, all highly compllmentaiy and
eveiy bit was well descned. "but such
mentions hae been almost entirely
about his hervlce In organizing and
commanding the First leslment of
United States Volunteer cavalry the
very famous, popular and only "Hough
Ilideis," and all abou. how enily the
next moinlm, when landed on Cuban
soil he led them Into and began and
i wgn the first combat with the hidden
Spanish foes. Ot his military skill and
nblllty.his peisonal bravery and steadi
ness In the houi of battle danger, nil
these qualities have been recognized
and heartily appieclated by the fondly
critical Ameilcan public; but that war
was very brief und his doubtless higher
qualities as n military chief had but
little opportunity to develop. He is,
however, yet young, only thirty-eight
yeais of age. But of his capabilities
as a civic chief ho has now demon
strated his very high genius.
His selection by President MeKlnley
to be tho military governor over these
people has proven to be one of the hap
piest and most satisfactory measures
taken In shaping and skillfully har
monizing these Cuban affahs. The real
state of all the native problems, the
conditions and tho needs, tho radical
evolution of all their past costumes and
the perplexities Involved, the skeptic
Ism of und their Inherent racial dls
tiusl and dislike of Americans (the
open hatred even of some) as found
leally existing among these people; all
such matters can bo but vaguely or
not at all understood by the American
people nt home, nor very clearly oven
by our government officials In Wash
ington. Tho simple methods, tho tact
and the constant calm judgment he
has displayed in his management of
affairs hero has ceitalnly proven re
markably successful and satisfactory
to all concerned and he surely has won
the confidence, the respect and good
opinion of all Santiago people, natives
and forelsners.
CUTTING 11ED. TAPE,
ileal good military men of the Ideal
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bleached. Leader price 6ic and 7Sc. .3
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Dress Goods from The Leader.
You can buy two or three dresses now for the
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SILKS A beautiful lot of plain taffetas in all
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PLAIDS A very special lot of Le Beline plaids
in tan and reseda, cadet and gold, green and cerise,
cadet and cerise Very heavy quality; sold
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FANCIES English cheviots, homespuns, cam
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Jonas Long's Sons
"give and take" fighting kind, but
raiely make good civic rulers or ad
visers. Too much legard for rules,
legulations, red tape and "respectfully
referred."
Uut General Wood U not much ham
pered In h.ls mind with Mich intensely
milltniy dllly-diillylnu dead weights.
Possessed of a high university educa
tion, and a thoiough piotessional edu
cation in the medical field, then havins
some years of activity in civil life and
Its affairf. In direct contact with the
logical people, then nbnut 12 yeais ot
service In the United Slates at my,
nearly all In the West (one of the best
fields In years past to develop the real
qualities of a manly man), an athlete,
possessed of grent physical vigor and
high mental activity and by Instinct
nnd preference a solc'ler, ho Is fully
gifted with a combination of qualities
mrely possessed bv moil nnd all of the
kind precisely needed for tho various
duties demanded from a governor of
these people and their affairs in thos
crucial times.
The long era of the bloodhound, tho
buzzard nnd the plundcilng Spaniard
is forever ended in Cuba anel under
the simple, earnest, common sense nn
honest lead nnd guidance of Gewral
Wood a new creation of human indus
tiles, nt practical Ideas, of real honor,
of personal liberty and hnpplness, of
education and brains. Is being estab
lished. Slouly. peacefully (let us
hope), quietly but sine. Being the cen
tial factor In accomplishing- this great
woik upon which so much depends for
the vvelfaie nnd progress of countless
humanity In nil the ages to come,
General Wood Is hlghlv entitled to tin
constant icspect and cood will of all
Cubans and Amei leans As nn Ideil
representatives and a pinctlcal expon
ent of real if publican American doc
trines he meets nil demands. His first
lessor, of peace and good will to thesi
pfople whs to teach them that "clean
llness Is next to Godliness."
ON A BUNAWAY ENGINE.
An Interesting Fragment of Early
Railroad History.
From the Boston Trarscrlpl.
It was a proud day for Reuben
Finch when he was selectol n.'eni
rcer of the big, elght-wheelid fiol',hte r
Massachusetts. Back In the '4J'.?,wnen
tallioading was young and tnr ovations
were regarded with an Interest mil
Jaded with the innnv Invention., .mi
contrivances of modern science, tho
news that the Western railroad, which
now forms a part of the Boston and
Albany system, had put on a mam
moth freight engine, larger than any
et tried, excited a widespread curi
osity, not limited to the circle of rall
luad men, which was then much small
er than It Is now. Among the engi
neers and fliemen, however, the curi
osity had something of excitement
ii.liiltlec' with it, born of the desire to
be put in charge of the great engine.
And so Finch was nn onvied man the
day his appointment was made known.
Not less fortunato than Finch, In the
estimation of the brotheihood, was
James Marcey, who was selected to
run with him as fireman on the Mas
sachusetts. It was something to be
placed In charge of a mighty monster,
which made all tho other engines on
the road look like children's toys.
Early In December the Massachu
setts was brought up from the shops
at liowell, and was sent up and down
tho road, while Finch ndlusted eveiy
little pait till she was In good working
trim. The test of the engine was
awaited with great Interest, as fabul
ous tales were told of the number of
cars she could haul. The test was to
be a sevcie one, but thero was one
JON AM LONQ'SSONS
thing that Interfered theie weie not
cars enough around to make It Intel -esting.
In those davs the freight traf
fic was very limited. Each road kept
its own cais on its own Iron, as the
railroad men say, and the variety
fiom every road In the country could
not be seen on each track, as it Is to
day. So, to get enough cars a tribute
was levied on each passing fieignt
train. It delayed the traffic a tew day.s
ot course, but goods sent by fie'ght in
the '40't. weie not peilshablo.
The test was to be made over tha
track from AVoicestcr to Springfield,
and on Deccmbei IS, 1S-40. Ili'ity-fivo
eats had been collected enough, it
was thought, to give th engine a
most thoiough test, for thoi'ty-flvp
cars made a ttenendcus 'oaO, as loads
were then. In the afternoon Fipch
and Marcey oiled up the p n la anew
and made everything icujy for tlu
triumphal trip to Sprlngtll.l.
A couple of tots on th" wnistle, .1
clnnglng of the bell, and Wneh, open
ing the throttle, felt the prTit cm;lno
loll out on to the main track with
seemingly ns little effort ns though
there were not a string of freight cais
bjhlr.d her nearly n qua.'ter el n mile
long. There weie two or ihreo men
In the cab with Finch and Muuey,
among them Wilson Fddy, known the
country over In later yeais 3 the
veteian mnstor mechanic of the Bos
ton and Albany nllroad. Majestical
ly the Massachusetts swen-r along and
thero was nothing to mar tho smooth
ness of the machinery's i.uillon. It
was a brls-U vvlntoi day ami (he rnlli
were covered with frost, but the gient
wheels did not slip. Kuilroud acci
dents were a new thing then, and It
was as yet an undlscoveied lac t that
an engine could inn nway, wlih Us
engineer poweiless to eontiol It There
were but two brakes on the train, but
this caused no uneasiness, particular
ly as there wns that si eat engine to
bo depended upon.
In those dayt the railicad hid not
yet I ecu extended acio.'s the Connect
icut river at Springfield, lint tlu abut
ments for a bildge weie being built.
Before the handsome Boston and Al
bany stutlon was built ut Sprlnsllckl
theie was u rteep Erad-i which swept
down Into the cltv liom tho east.
Beginning about a mile back fiom the
city tho Hack diopped quickly down
past the station and came to an end
at the liver bank, 3'J'l yards below.
This was tho Jumplng-oft place, for
the tracks had not yet I een built out
en tho river bank not far away. It
was here that tho engines were faced
about for the return tiipf.
As the Massachusetts, coming In
triumphantly from its ro-mlle run, ap
proached the brink of (he hill u mllo
back from the liver Finch began to
slow down, ard ns ho did so he began
to realize that the heavy tialn h'ld
considerable Impetus. He was afraid
to risk going down the grade with so
few brakes nnd decided to stop nnd
block tho wheels, seeing that tho track
was very sllppeiy. So he shut off tho
steam and applied the brakes. To
his surprise they seemed to luvo no
effect on tho heavy train.
"Watch out. Finch," eaid Mnicey, "or
you'll have us on the grade. It's
pretty slippery today."
Finch made no icply, but iKivously
reversed the throttle, rending tha
wheals spinning backwaid ov'or tho
greasy rails In splto of the weight of
the engine, but not staving In tho least
the movement of the train. Tlw dip In
the grade came nearer and neaier, and
at last Flrch ciled:
"My God, boys! I don't bcilve 1 can
stop hei!"
Then suddenly tho engine leaped for
vvurd as It felt tho steeper grade, nnd
the speed Increased each second In spits
JON Am LONG'S SONS.
Leader's price, $12 to $15. Z .98
Our price, O
Suits Men-tailored, sixty of them,
47Uii9 0f aj.woo homespuns and
broadcloths, in grey, blue and black,
tight-fitting or fly-front coats, inverted
plait skirts. All sizes in the lot.
SECOND FLOOK.
Colored Velvets.
Of which "The Leader'' carried an
Immense stock the finest of qualities
and in almost every known color and
hue. We place the entire lot on sale
today second floor. -'Leader"
price up to $1.98 yd. Our price OVC
Notions Cheap.
Leader Price our Price
Sterling Stays, set 20c 10c
Crotchet Cotton, spool.... $c 3c
Seam Binding, piece 12c 6c
Kid Curlers, dozen 1 oc Sc
Curling Irons 8c 3c
Hair Pin Cabinets 5c 3c
Hooks and Eyes, card.... 5c 2c
Two Hosiery Bargains.
Men's heavy mixed sox in cotton,
grey and brown. Leader price
12 1-2C. Our price C
Woman's fast black stockings in plain
and drop stitch, seamless, genuine Maco
yarn. Leader price, 15 cents.
Our price 9C
Demonstration
of Armour's Ex.
tract of Beer
w th many ways
to use it. In the
Basement.
of Finch's efforts, as car after car
swept over the brink and punned for
waid with a foice that va'j not to bo
resisted. The occupants of tho cub
could do nothing but rllng to the en
gine with n helplessness which became
despair as they saw that the big en
gine was entliely beyond conlioi. But
as the Massachusetts came lushing
down toward the depot the full hor.'oi
of the situation burst upon her occu
pants, for there recmed to be no way
to escape plunging stialght Into tho
abutments of the new bildge.
There was a scramble for the sida
of the cab. Kddy madt! the fust Jump
and he i oiled off the tiacks just at th3
station, unhurt. Moore, the conduc
tor, and Nichols, n Human, who was
riding in the cab, Jumpd next and
were not seiiously lnjuied, while b.iclc
of them the train hand- weie iumpin?
to the right and left for their lives.
Finch buively stuck to the Massachu
setts, doing nil ho could to stop ;h
j headlong ru-h and p!ai nlng to Jump
at the last moment at the liver bank,
and Marcey stnyed with him.
A few secords moii and the whole
tialn would be piled up In the liver,
but Just then a curious thing occurred.
As the Mnbsaehuetts leached the
point where the spur tinck led off to
the loundhutise Finch felt a sudden
Jerk sldewlse that told him the englno
had taken tho switch, and teallzlng
that !t inut plunge Into the round
houses Instead of the river, he Jumped
without an Instant's hesitation and
without seeing vhat his, landing placu
was going to be. He luckily stiuck a
clear spot jut In frotil of the round
house and went lolling yards away
fiom the tiaeli, while the migl.tv en
gine with Its Ions tialn of eirs went
rushing at full jpnd 'lnmigh the dou
ble doors, Mai iey had delayed hta
Jump too long and was burled In tha
clebils Into which the ii.undhouso, en
gine and cars were resolved
Abtl Wlllurcl. the matter mechanic of
the load, bad heatd tho engine coming
down the Kiac'c, and supposing that It
was home ensiim wanting to come In
there had tluow n the switch. Tho
fores with which the Massachusetts,
pushed by the heavy tiuln, btruek tha
roundhouse wns tiemendous. The oil
engine Hampden, which was htundlng
on the truck Inside, was dilvsn through
the brick wall on the fuither side and
bi ought up standing, after climbing a
woodpile which stood on the very brink
of the liver. But for lhi the Mas
sachusetts would have got Into tha
liver after nil. despite the trilling ob
stacle of a bilck muiidhouse.
The cms piling into the house after
the engine filled It to the toot with
wreckage, and the frightful confusion
gave a new idea of tho pofflbllltles of
rallioadlng. The debut of ihe Massa
chusetts had caused the loss of four
lives as well as tho demolition of the
train nnd tho roundhouse. Marcey
was hulled deep in tho wreckage, Wll
lard and a helper weiv ciushed whllo
endeavoring tu get the doubl doors
open und n brakeman was killed In
Jumping, but Finch camo off nearly un
bcathed. An Editor Finds a bure Cure foi
Rheumatism.
A. R. Do Fluent, editor of the Jour
nal, Doylestown, Ohio, suffered for a
number of yeais from rheumatism In
his right shoulder and side. Ho says;
"My right arm ut times was entirely
useless. I tiled Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, and was surprised to receive re
lief almost Immediately, Tho Pain
Balm has been a constant companion
of mine ever since and It never fulls."
For sale by all druggists. Matthew
Bros'., wholesale and retail urjts.
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