THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, SEl'TEMIJER 1, 1011.
FATALITi
FOR SHERIFF
DEMOCRATIC
Candidate for tlio Olllco of Register
nnd Recorder of Wnyno County.
IN W
Manchester Disaster Recalls
Disasters ot Late Years.
319 KILLED SINGE 1907.
In the United States and Canada 179
Deaths In Railroad Accidents In
1909 List of the Wrecks With Sta
tistics. The rocent wreck of tho Lehigh Val
ley train at Manchester, N. Y., when
moro than thirty persona were killed
and twice as many Injured, recalls
tho fact that In thlrty-nlno railroad
wrecks In this country and Canada In
tho last three years 310 persons wero
tilled. In this list tho greatest num
ber of fatalities, 170, occurred in 1000.
Here Is the list:
1D08.
Teb. 7. Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad train wrecked on Hacken
sack meadows; one killed.
Feb. 16. Toledo and Western Traction line
car hit by train ot Michigan Central;
seven killed.
Feb. 2t Stogo wrecked by Ontario and
Western train at Nyack; six killed.
luly 5. Head-on collision on Rome, Wa
tertown and Ogdensburg railroad near
Boonvtllo; five killed.
fuly 17. White Mountain express on New
York, New Haven and Hartford wreck
ed at Greenwich; one killed.
1909.
fan. 17. Head-on collision on Denver and
Rio Grande railroad between Dotsera
and Spruce Creek, Colo.; twenty-one
killed.
Dec. 13. Twentieth Century Limited of
New York Central runs Into rear of
delayed express at North East, Pa.;
six killed.
1910.
Tan. 21. Canadian Paclflo passenger train
leaps tracks near Espanola; twenty
seven killed. 1
Ian. 25. Twentieth' Century Limited on
New York Central wrecked near St.
Johnsvllle. N. Y.; two killed.
llarch Z Avalanche wrecks Oreat North
ern trains at Wellington, Wash.; thlr-ty-flvo
killed.
llarch 21. Rock Island train on Chicago
Great Western line wrecked at Green
Mountain, la.; forty-flvo killed.
July L Cincinnati section Twentieth Cen
tury Limited hits freight at Middle
town, O.; nineteen killed.
toig. 8. Passenger train on Northwestern
Paclflo collides with work train near
Ignaclo, Cal. ; twelve killed.
Aug. 21. Freight trains on Central Ver
mont railroad In smashup at North
field Falls; seven killed.
fcug. 21. Two sections of Montreal and
Boston express of Grand Trunk line
wrecked near Durand, Mich.; six
killed.
3ept. 12. Train on Hocking Valley' rall
road derailed near Lomoyne, O. ; threo
killed.
Dct. 20. Hocking Valley train ditched near
Harpster, O.; two killed.
3ct. 20-. Electric locomotive on Pennsyl
vania railroad hits hand car near Har
rison, N. J.; two killed.
Nor. 13. Michigan Central .train hlta trol
ley at Kalamazoo, Mich.; six- killed.
Dec 22. Owl express on Pennsylvania
railroad wrecked near Millstone, N. J.;
throo killed.
Dec. 21 Eastbound express on Pennsyl
vania railroad hits westbound train at
Nevada, O.; six killed.
Dec. 24. Norfolk and Western train
wrecked near 'Williamson, W. Va;
four killed.
1911.
fan. 2. Passenger train wrecked on Mol
ler's Creek railway near Van Lear,
Ky.; six killed.
Ian. 4. North Coast Limited on Northern
Paclflo collided with Burlington ex
press at Cheney, Wash.; Ave killed.
Feb. 6. Express train on Grand Trunk
wrecked near Paris, Ont; four killed.
Feb. 8. Memphis Special on Southern
railroad wrecked near McDonald Sta
tion, Chattanooga; ten killed.
Feb. 8. Boiler of Missouri, Kansas and
Texas locomotive exploded at Smlth
vllle, Tex.; ten killed.
Feb. 18. Philadelphia, and Reading train
wrecked near Tamaqua, Pa.; one
killed.
March ID. Buffalo trolley hit by Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail
road train; two killed.
March 25. Dixie Flier of Atlantic Coast
lino wrecked on trestle over Allapaha
river, near Tlfton, Go.; ten killed.
Xuno 3. Train on Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Sault Ste. Mario lino wrecked near
Vergas, Minn.; one killed.
Tune 7. Four frolght trains on New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad col
lide near Fairfield, Conn.; five killed.
Tune 10. International Limited on Grand
Trunk derailed near Bowmanvllle, Ont. ;
one killed.
Juno 23. Philadelphia and Reading train
wrecked in Philadelphia tunnel; one
killed.
July 11. Federal express on New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad
plunges over embankment at Bridge
port, Conn.; fourteen killed; forty-seven
Injured.
July 28. Excursion train on Bangor and
Aroostook railroad wrecked near Ban
gor, Me.; fifteen killed.
Aug. 2. New York and St Louis fast train
wrecked on Baltimore and Ohio at Sa
lem, W. Vo.; two killed.
Aug. 13. The Pennsylvania Special, tho
eighteen hour flier, wrecked at Fort
Wayne, Ind.; four killed.
MAMMOTH SUNFLOWER.
Forty-two Inches Across, With Frings
of Twelve Inch Petals.
A woman living near Asotin, Wash.,
has grown o sunflower tho center of
which measures forty-two inches
across, with twelve Inch petals, mak
ing tho total diameter of tho sunflower
bloom slxty-elx inches, or flvo and a
half feet This giant flower Is sup
ported by n Btolk that has expanded
and grown under tho weight of tho
bloom until It Is flvo Inches In diam
eter nt tho boso and about four Inches
thick at tho height of flvo foot. It was
grown nt tho top of a filled up well.
Recently a mushroom appeared from
this well aud reached tho abnormal
size of nearly throo feet. It cracked
under tho pressuro ot rapid growth
and rotted before It ctuld bo preserved.
SCENIC IX ACT II "HBVEKliY"
CHRIST TO COME IN 1912.
Dowle Disciples File a Declaration With
Chicago Recorder.
The second advent of Christ upon
earth and the reuniting of the lost
tribes of Israel will occur some tlmo
In November. 1012, according to a dec
laration tiled In the office of tho Chi
cago county recorder.
This remarkable document, which
Axes the month of the second coming
of the Saviour, was drawn up and tiled
by Harry I.. Burnett and John Taylor,
disciples of the late John Alexundcr
Dowle, and asks that nil the fellowers
of Zion rally to tho support of the
King when ho shall como.
"Before the year 1012 shall close
Jesus, the Christ and the Son of God,
will come forth from the eternal
throne once again to teach and preach
the. gospel of salvation and to heal tho
sick," reads the document.
"The Christ will be revealed in Zlon
city, built by God's Elijah as a prepa
ration of the way, unto all who await
his coming."
According to Hurnett. who is the au
thor of tho prophecy, the Christ will
remain on earth 421 years. This time
will be consumed In reuniting the
tribes of Israel and hi building cities
throughout tho earth after the model
of Dowle's Zion city. The rebuilding
of Jerusalem will bo the last work of
tho Christ upon earth.
LIGHTNING CALCULATOR DEAD.
Hutchings, Who Helped Make Barnum
Famous, Passod Out at Eighty.
Professor William Street Hutchings,
for moro than fifty years a famous
figure In the American show world, is
dead at the ageojf eighty. Most of
One Hundred and Fifty Dollars in Gold and Mer
chandise will be Given Away Absolutely Free by
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the following contest :
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AT THE LYING TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5.
ins mine came to aim while wltn l.
T. Barnum, where ho was known as
the lightning calculator.
Ho was born In New York Jan. 7,
1832, ttie son of a grocer. At twelve
years he wns graduated from Ilubbs
& Clark's academy. In West Washing
ton street, and for a few years there
after studied law. That not satisfy
ing him, he went Into a Massachusetts
town and played a part In "Uncle
Tom's Cabin." Barnstorming wasn't
orerprofltahle, and ho migrated west,
working on a farm. In 1800 he ap
peared at Barnuni's mweum, exhibit
ed his ability as a calculator and was
engaged. He remained with Barnum
till the museum was burned the sec
ond tlmo and then went on the road.
In 1872 he was with Forepaugh's cir
cus In Washington and gavo a private
entertainment to President Grant at
the White House.
KEPT VOW SIXTY YEARS.
Pendleton Shaved After Saybrook
Bridge Was Comploted.
Keeping n vow registered sixty years
ago, Jonas Pendleton of Saybrook,
Conn., lost his patriarchal beard. When
he was twenty-one years old he swore
never'to shave again till the Connect
icut river was spanned by a bridge
that linked Saybrook with Lyme. Six
decades have flown by, and Pendle
ton lias readied tho 'ago of eighty-one.
A year ago tho bridge was begun,
and recently It was finished, and Pen
dleton sought a barber shop to keep
lis vow. Tho entire village was on
hand to witness tlie removal of Pen
dleton's beard. Few of tho villagers
had ever looted on his face. Tlie bar
ber declined to accept compensation.
Pendleton declared after tho opcra
tlon that he felt twenty years younger.
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Fire Destroys Wisconsin Town.
Antlgo. Wis., Aug. 20. The vlllago
of Elmhurst, six miles south of hero,
was almost wiped out by fire, which
destroyed n saw mill, $700,000 worth
of timber, .six stores wid fourteen resi
dences. Killed by Deacon In Church.
Ashburn. Go., Aug. 29.-R. G. Whld
don, deacon, shot and killed J. M. Law
son, another deacon, in a quarrel In
the church and then killed himself.
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JOIIN THEOBALD,
Democratic Candidate.
Your support solicited at the com
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Directors:
H. E. SIMONS, Fresid
M. B. Allen,
George C. Abraham,
J. Sam Brown,
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SMITHSONIAN 1
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FOR
CHARLES J. IliOFF,
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
I hereby announce myself as a
Republican candidate for the nom
ination to the office of County Com
missioner of Wayne county, and re
spectfully solicit the support of my
friends at the primaries to be held
on September 30, 1911.
J. L. SHERWOOD.
Preston, Pa., Aug. IB, 1911.
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