Republican News Item.
VOL. XV. NO 2A
SAVE WELLMAN;
ABANDON AIRSHIP
Giant Balloon Sighted 375
Miles at Sea.
WAS CLOSE TO THE WATER
Airship Was Blown Far Out of Its
Course, Found !n Distress and Crew
Rescued With Difficulty.
Walter Wellman and his flve com
panions, who last Saturday morning
Bailed from Atlantic City in the dirigi
ble balloon America in an attempt
to fly over the ocean to Europe along
the northern steamship route, were
picked up at sea Tuesday morning by
the Royal Mail Packet company's
steamship Trent, Captain C. E. Down,
bound for New York via the Bermu
das, at a point about 375 miles east of
Norfolk, Va., and about 250 miles
northwest of Bermuda.
The America, after a record flight
for dirigibles of about seventy hours,
was sighted close to the water in dis
tress and was abandoned by Wellnian
and his crew, all of whom sought
safety aboard the Trent with the help
of the dirigible's lifeboat.
The message announcing the rescue
of the aeronauts reached the United
Wireless station and was addressed to
Sanderson &. Son and signed by Cap
tain Down, of the Trent. The message
said;
Message Reporting Rescue.
"At 5 a. m. Tuesday sighted Well
man's airship America in distress. Sig
nalled by Morse code that she required
assistance and help. After three hours
of maneuvering and fresh winds blow
ing, got Wellnian with his entire crew
and cat. Were hauled safely on board.
All are well. The America was aban
doned in latitude 35.43 north, longitude
GB.IB west. D. DOWN, Master."
Shortly alter this message arrived
one was received by the Marconi com
pany in New York, which was ad
dressed to the Marconi people and
signed by Jack Irwin, the wireless op
erator. who sailed with Wellman on
board the dirigible. This second mes
sage, which shows that Irwin was as
anxious about his wireless apparatus
as the rest had been about the cat,
read.
"Jic-scuol by Trent. All well. In
strument* saved. Arrange to meet
siiii> and take instruments over. Wire
less played important part in rescue."
The Trent began to come into tho
wireless zone of New York as the af
ternoon progressed, thereby permit
ting the local wireless operators to
learn a more detailed story of the res
cue. Soon New York had learned by
wirelt-ss messages sent here by Oper
ator Ginshurg, of the Trent, the time
and manner of the rescue, which was
as follows:
The Airship Sighted.
"Tho airship America was sighted
at 4.30 a. m., and wireless communi
cation between the Trent and the air
ship was begun immediately. In aban
doning their craft the crew of the
America lowered themselves into their
lifeboat, which swung beneath the gas
bag. Wellman and his companions then
cast off in the lifeboat and were afloat
on the waves. Daylight was rapidly ap
proaching when the airship and the
setainer came in sight of each other.
By wireless the Amorlca asked the
steamship to follow in the wake of the
airship. The America was then drift
ing above the waves at a speed of
twelve miles an hour. The Trent hove
to upon sighting the airship and spent
three hours In maneuvering and pick
ing up Wellman, Vaninian and their
assistants.
"A conference was held between
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1910.
WALTER WELLMAN.
Commander of the Balloon
America Rescued at Sea.
Wolfman and Ills companions aboard
the America as to the best means of
getting from the framework of the air
ship to the deck of the Trent. The
boat means, it was decided, would be
to launch the America's lifeboat. Much
danger attended tho launching, and a
great deal of time was consumed ow
ing to the possibility of the lifeboat
being upset any moment by the long
eqiflllbrator of the balloon—a string
of small tanks of gasoline hanging in
links from the America.
Airship Lifeboat Launched.
"After careful preparations the life
boat was lowered and launched. While
the launching was tinder way, how
ever, the brisk wind caused the equili
brator to sway violently and to striko
Operator Jack Irwin and Louis Toud,
one of the assistant engineers, as they
wore lowering themselves. They were
not seriously Injured. The equlllbrator
at one time swung against the frail
lifeboat of canvass and mahogany ve
neer violently enough to knock a hole
in the side of the lifeboat. The hole
was too small to cause ser'ous trc'tble.
"Upon being free of the weight of
the crew the airship immediately shot
skyward as the lifeboat was taking the
water. The sea that was running at
the time was moderate, and the aero
nauts had very little difficulty In
reaching the Trent and boarding the
steamship. At 7.30 a. m., three hours
after the steamship had sighted the
America and within a few minutes of
seventy-one and a half hours from the
timo the airship had left the Atlantic
City beach, Wollman, his companions
and the lifeboat were hauled aboard
the Trent. The balloon, now a speck
in the sky, was left to the winds, to
founder in the Atlantic when her gas
has escapod.
"None of the aeronauts was iounu
to have suffered seriously from his ad
ventures."
Although Wellnian had been blown
far from his course by the winds that
began to come out of the northwest
Sunday night, thereby making his an
nounced plans futile, the Uignt estab
lishes a world's record for dirigibles.
A previous record for dirigibles was
held by Count Zeppelin, who last year
flew from Dusseldorf to Bltterfeld and
return, a total distance of 840 miles, in
thirty-eight hours. The record for time
and distance of a non-dirigible balloon
was made in a flight about eight years
ago from England to the center of Rus
sia, a distance of 1112 miles, in sev
enty-two hours, which is only a shade
over the America's flight so far as time
is concerned.
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JULIA WARD HOWE,
FAMED POET,DEAD
Author of "Battle Hymn ot the
Republic" Passes Away.
WAS NINETY-ONE YEARS OLD
Hei Death Was Due to Old Age,
Which, With a Cold, Weakened Her
Heart—Wrote For Fifty Years.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, poet and pa
triot, und the writer of the famous
"Battle Hymn of the Republic," passed
peacefully away at her summer home,
"Oak Glen," in Middletown, R. 1.
Mrs. Howe had been 111 since Wed
nesday last, when she had a severe
chill. Death was due to old age, which,
with a cold, weakened her heart. She
was in her ninety-second year.
On Sunday Mrs. Howe appeared tc
he recovering from her cold, but con
tinned to remain in bed. Monday hei
condition changed suddenly for the
worse and she lapsed into unconscious
ness, which ended in death.
At her bedside were her three
daughters, Mrs. Florence Howe Hall
Mrs Laura Elizabeth Richards and
Mrs. John Elliot, with her husband.
Julia Ward Howe, the Orand Old
Woman of American literature, will al
ways be remembered as the author ol
the famous "Battle Hymn ot the Re
public."
Mrs. Howe was the daughter ol
Samuel Ward, a prominent New York
banker, and was born In New York
city on May 27, 1819. Her mother wae
a descendant of the distinguished Gen
eral Marlon, of Revolutionary fame,
and was a highly cultivated woman,
who inculcated in her daughter tht
love of poetry at an early age.
Mrs. Howe soon became proficient
In several ancient and modern lan
guages and in music. When twenty
four she was married to Dr. Samuel
S. Howo, of Boston. An extended tour
abroad followed, during which they
visited England, Ireland, the ItaliaD
lakes, Rome, Florence and Paris.
About this time Mrs. Howe com
iuenced to write poetry, and a few
years after her return, In 1842, brought
out "Passion Flowers," her first book
Her literary work once started, con
tinned for over half a century, during
which time she produced a great many
poems and a number of maguzlno ar
tides.
She also wrote an excellent blogra
phy of Margaret Fuller, published ID
1883. "Modern Society" was a scath
ing analysis of some of the Ideals and
practices which are more or less prev
alent In this country. "From the Oak
to the Olive" was a book of European
travel, and a companion volume was
"A Trip to Cuba." Her books of poetry
Included "Words for the Hour" (1856),
"Later Lyrics" (1866) and"From Sun
set Ridge" (1898). A book of her
"Reminiscences" appeared in 1899 and
proved very interesting reading, as she
had met a number of distinguished
people in her long career.
But her popular fame rests on the
famous "Battle Hymn of the Repub
lic," the song of the Civil War. It is
sung to the tune of "John Brown," and
commences: "Mine eyes have seen th<
glory of the coming of the Lord." Mrs.
Howe wrote it oarly one morning
The night before she had been out
riding in the country near Washington
and her party had narrowly escaped
being captured by a troop of Confed
erates.
As they came Into Washington they
sang "John Brown's Body," and the
tune kept ringing In Mrs. Howe's head
all night. When she awoke before
daylight she began to make verses
to It.
It was first published at Charles
town. Mass. Captain James Greenleaf,
an organist of the Harvard church, set
the notes for the mußic, and a Massa
chusetts regiment made them first
noted by singing them at Fort Warren
In 186X.
Man Slain on Ball Field.
With a bullet In his brain and hla
skull fractured by a blow from a pav
ing brick or club, John Bolura, of
Priceburg, was found dead on the baae
ball field at Olyphant, Pa.
Wactau Notezyk, a boarder at the
Bolura home and brother of Bolura's
wife, was arrested and charged with
the murder. Notezyk says that he was
not In or near Olyphant when the
crime was committed.
Bryan Bilenced In lowa.
Because William J. Bryan bolted the
Democratic state ticket In Nebraska
and Is fighting the nominees in that
state. Red Oak, la.. Democrats have
cancelled Mr. Bryan's date for a po
litical address in Red Oak and have
notified the Nebraskan that his as
sistance Is not wanted.
The Democratic campaign commit
tee has written Mr. Bryan telling him
of its action and giving its reasons.
WETTER PAYS BACK
$14,000 AND COSTS
Makes Restitution and . Case
is Closed.
Charles G. Wetter, of Philadelphia,
business manager of Payne & Co.,
builders of the state capitol, was sen
tenced at Harrisburg, Pa., to pay $14,-
000 in restitution to the state and to
pay costs of $518.40.
Mr. Wetter last week pleaded nolo
contendre when leave was given by
the court to the attorneys to agree
upon an amount In restitution for over
charges in the bills for altering the
capitol attic.
The lawyers came into Judge Kun
kel's court with an agreement to pay
$14,000. John C. Bell, of Wetter's
counsel, presented a long statement
to the court, setting forth the side of
the contractor, scoring Architect Jo
seph M. Huston and agreeing to pay
the $14,000. Deputy Attorney General
J. E. B. Cunningham made an answer
for the state, accepting the amount.
Judge Kunkel then pronounced sen
tence, and Weter at once handed to
Deputy Prothonotary W. P. Clark a
certified check for $14,000 and one for
$518.40, the amount of the costs. Mr.
Bell then moved for the discharge of
the defendant, which was granted by
the judge without more ado. The de
fendant walked out of court shortly
after, and all cases against him re
sulting from the capitol scandal had
ended.
Millionaire a Bankrupt.
Thomas H. Watkins, a Scranton, Pa.
coal operator, with offices in New
York, filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy In the United States clr
cult court iu Now York. He places hit
liabilities at $1,275,540, with assets of
$585,341.
The assets include stocks and nego
tiable bonds worth ssl #.866 and life
insurance policies amounting to $06,-
096. Of the liabilities $821,019 is un
secured.
Mr. Watkins said he was forced to
file the petition owing to his heavy In
vestments in coal land properties. He
said he had $1,500,000 invested in the
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke company,
of which he was appointed receiver
about two years ago, and as such has
been trying to reorganize the com
pany, but without success. He also had
heavy Investments iu other companies
and concerns.
The largest creditor Is given as
Elizabeth Watkins, of Scranton, Pa.,
whose secured claim is for $271,242.
Other out-of-town claimants In the se
cured class are the Traders' National
bank, of Scranton, $10,216; O. S. John
son, Scranton, $19,886; Miners' Sav
ing bank, Plttston, Pa., $19,411; First
National bank, Bethlehem, Pa., $14,-
000; First National bank, Carbondale,
Pa., $8000; First National bank, Har
risburg, Pa., $8983; First National
bank, Philadelphia. $50,625; First Na>
tlonal bank, Pittston, $7513; First Na
tional bank, Scranton, $51,133; estate
of Byron D. Hamlin, Smethport, Pa.,
$48,663; North Scranton bank, Scran
ton, $5000; Phoenix Mutual Life Insur
ance company, Hartford, Conn., $3396;
Pittsburg Life and Trust company, of
Pittsburg, SI3OO. Claims of secured
creditors in this city range as high aa
$61,000.
Of the unsecured creditors the larg
est claim is that of W. L. Stow & Co.,
of this city, for $131,837. Among out
of-town creditors In this class are
Clarence D. Simpson, of Scranton,
$42,141; J. W. Northrup, Saratoga,
Cal., $2758; Crews, Llchtenstadt &
Co., London, $2798; Bloomsburg Na
tional bank, Bloomsburg. Pa., $4594;
T. H. Watkins & Co., Scranton, $7702;
John H. Wrenn & Co., Chicago, $16,-
996.
Farmer Haß Hydrophobia.
Hugh Carter, a farmer residing near
Allenville, Pa., was admitted to the
hospital in that city suffering from
hydrophobia. More than a month ago
a rabid dog bit a pet on the Car
ter farm. The dog as well as all ani
mals about the place were killed. A
few days ago two milk cows were tak
en ill, and in administering medicine
Carter's hand was lacerated upon a
tooth of one of the cows. Both animals
developed unmistakable symptoms of
rabies and went bawling and snarling
about the pasture until killed to put
them out of their misery.
Injured Football Player Dies.
Claude H. Buell, a student at the
Western High school at Detroit, Mich.,
died of Injuries received in a football
game Saturday. He was kicked in the
head and suffered from a hemorrhage
of the brain.
Given $8456 For One Eye.
Charles Yocum, a young business
man, of Reading, Pa., who, while
riding a motorcycle was thrown off
the wheel due to the bad condition of
the street, knocking out one of his
eyes, secured a verdict against the
city for $8456. An unsuccessful agita
tion for better streets has been going
on for years.
BERRYDEALS WITH
LIQUORjNTERESTS
On Lncal Option Platform But
Pledged Not to Work For it.
HYPOCRISY CF THE MAN
Accuses Both His Rivals. But Cannot
Deny That He Made Compacts With
Saloon Men.
William H. Berry, the Keystone
Party nominee for governor, has up to
date failed to reply to the charge that
he made a deal with liquor men and
representatives of liquor interesis,
both prior to and at the Allentown
convention, to win the support of sa
loonkeepers and othors affiliated with
the liquor traffic in his efTort to win
the Democratic gubernatorial nomina
tion.
Although it Is some time since
Mayor Llebel, of Erie, formally charg
ed Mr. Berry with holding a confer
ence with "Jim" Mulvlhill. the liquor
men's state representatives, at Allen
town, with a view to getting the votes
of certain delegates in the Democratic
convention, Mr. Berry has made no
specific denial.
The charge is now made that during
the gathering of Democrats at Harris
burg, when the date for the state con
ventlon was being determined upon,
Mr. Berry met representatives of the
Lackawanna county Democracy, who
are largely interested In the whisky
and brewery business, and gave them
such assurances that he was promised
the votes of the delegates to the Dem
ocratic state convention
When the Lackawanna delegation
reached Allentown they wanted a di
rect Interview with Mr Berry, and
they were closeted with him in a room
on the Hotel Allen for some time. Then
and thore Berry assured them that If
he was elected governor he would do
nothing to further the cause of local
option and they could dopend upon
him to bt> absolutely neutral
So satisfactory were the guarantees
given them by Mr. Berry that every
man in the delegation when the roll
was called In the Democratic conven
tion voted for William H. Berry.
Liquor Men For Berry.
In this delegation there were five
saloonkeepers and one collector for a
brewery. There were a number of
other liquor men in various delega
tions In the Democratic convention
who voted for Mr Berry upon assur
nnces recoived from him.
And yet Mr Berry in his nlghtl*
speeches talks about liquor men hav
ing domlnuted the convenLl JUS which
nominated both his competitors an
would have It appear that he Is the im
placable foe of the liquor interests.
He Is running upon a local option plat
form adopted by the Kejstone l'arty
Hate convention, yet ho is under
pledge to the liquor men cf Lackawan
ns county and elsewhere to do noth
ng. ;n '.he event of his selection, to
promote the cause of local option.
Mr Berry nas Been accused of hy
pocrisy by men who have known him
lor years and who nave watched his
vacillating course 'n politics, and
tvery day seems to tiring forth fresh
evidence to bear out their allegations
Preaching politics in churches on
6unday and on weekdays making
deals with representatives of the liquor
traffic, seems to come quite natural to
Mt. Berry
Garfield's Former Secretary is Dead.
James Payne, seventy-five years old,
private secretary to James A. Gnrfield
during his presidential campaign and
chief clerk In the department of agri
culture in the seventies, died at
Painesvllle, O.
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State Library "AR
ATTACK ON TENER
WAS BOOMERANG
Reputable Editors Repudiate
Journalistic Mendacity.
NOT A SIN6LE DIRECT CHARGE
Candidate For Governor Helped Rather
Than Injured by the Work of the
Mud Stingers.
Reputable uewspapera throughout
Pennsylvania are resenting and con
demning tho disgraceful journalistic
attacks that have been made on John
K. Tenor, the Republican nominee lor
governor.
Misrepresentations of a scandalous
character have been made In the at
tempt to ruin the reputation of Mr.
Tener, but Investigations into the facta
of the case have shown that Mr. Tener
has acted In a thoroughly honorable
and upright manner In every transac
tion that has been referred to and
through which his political enemies
have sought to place him in a false
light before the people.
The efforts of a sensational newspa
per to have it appear that Mr. Tener,
through his connection with the Public
Utilities Corporation, has placed him
self in a position to forfeit the sup
port of his fellow citizens as a candi
date for governor, have failed signally.
Not a solitary fact has been sub
mitted showing that Mr. Tener should
be criticised for any act in relation to
this company. While It Is admitted
that up to date the enterprise has not
been profitable, reputable business
men who are interested in the cor
poration are convinced that it will ulti
mately be successful.
Mr. Tener met the attack upon him
with a prompt and sweeping disavowal
of any wrongdoing.
"It is a palpable attempt to besmirch
my character," said he,"and to ques
tion my Integrity, without the slight
est Justification and without a scin
tilla of fact to base an Intimation of
wrongdoing upon my part, i
"The article," he doclared, Tjs an ef
fort to promote the selfish and pecun
iary Interests of a mercenary and de
generate publication. There is abso
lutely nothing to conceal. I became
connected with the company through
W. L. Christman, a reputable attorney
In Philadelphia. When 1 found I could
not give the time to the company I
severed my connection with it abso
lutely, never having accepted any of
its stock. My relations with the com
pany were entirely straightforward and
honorable in every respect."
Mr. Christman. to whom Mr. Tener
roferred, is one of the loading mem
bers of the Philadelphia bar and a
man of the highest reputation in the
community. He is now president of the
company, which was formed, among
other things, to construct a railroad
on the coast of Oregon to open up a
big lumber field. Mr. Tener was voted
$50,000 worth of stock, but declined to
accept it. He was connected with the
company for but two months, when he
resigned.
A number of well known business
men are on the board of directors of
the company, including Simeon Mer
rell, president of the Yost Manufactur
ing company, of Meadvllle. Pa.; Wil
liam B. Margerum, a merchant in the
Reading Terminal market, Philadel
phia; General Russell Thayer, who la
also a director in the Philadelphia and
Suburban Klevated Railroad company;
Colonel William Bender Wilson, for
merly of the Pennsylvania railroad,
and for whom the Pennsylvania legis
lature voted a medal of honor tor dis
tinguished services during the Civil
War; W. W. Pinkerton. of the Pinker
ton Construction company; Kiederick
Schoff. a manufacturer who has been
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