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VOL. V. KO. 140.
WICHITA, KANSAS. FRIDAY MORNING-, OCTOBER 29, 1886.
WHCXLE NO. 767.
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One ease heavy trill alljwool scarlet
flannel, worth 50 cents, at 29 cents per
yard.
Two cases best quality prints per
fect in every respect and good styles
at -1 cents per yard. Ladies who
want to make comforts wiir'emhrace
this opportunity to buy prints for
them
20 bales nice clean cotton bat, opens
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10 pieces plain colors and 10 pieces
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some dress. You havo never seen
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the money, These goods aro not in
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Look at this towel. 75 dozen nice
jDamask towels, good quality, 7 1-2
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Biggest thing on earth. 25 dozen
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5 pieces loom damask table linen at
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5 pieces nice all linen bleached satin
damask tabic linen at 45 cents per
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5 pieces extra wide, very heavy, all
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iper yard.
100 dozen nice fringed napkins at 19
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10 dozen good quality 8-4 size nap
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McMMARA
I
The Alsatian Patriot's Emblem
atic Contribution to
. Freedom
In the Statue of Liberty En
lightening the "World,
Formally
inaugurated Yesterday "With Impos
ing Ceremonies Attending the
Unveiling1.
TJio Sister Eepnblio Bcprcseuied by
the Great Bculptor-Douor and
Compeers.
Tho United States by tho President
and Cabinet, Governors and
Dignatarics.
BAllTHOLDI'S STATUE.
Scenes and Incidents Connected "With
the Inauguration.
NewYokjc, Oct. 28. The lain storm
which prevailed all day yesterday ceased
last night, but the weather this morning is
very unpromising for the festivities
which are to take place in connection with
the inauguration of the Bartholdi Statue of
Liberty. A slight fog hangs over the city
and obscures in a measure the elaborate
decorations of buildings with which the
city lias been heautifled. French and
American Hags arc flying from house tops
and windows in every direction, and a gen
eral holiday appearance is presented by
moving bodies of soldiers, militia, civic or
ganizations, and by the. collection on the
sidewalks of great crowds of people. Busi
ness during the day will be almost entirely
suspended; public schools will be closed
and all Kew York will join in tho celebra
tion. Visitors from all sections of the country
have been coming into the city for two days
past, and this morning thousands more
were added to the great throng. The storm
greatly interfered with the work on Bed
"loe's island yesterday, bnt as little was left
to do it did not matter much whether it
rained or not. The platform that has stood
in one of the northwestern angles of the en
closure was l emoved and a platform for
the speakers stands ready for their recep
tion. A handsome silk French flag will be
placed over the face of the statue. At the
word from President Cleveland, it will be
drawn, unveiling the head of the goddess.
The land parade, which moved out at 9
o'clock, includes between 25,000 and 35,000
men. The head of the column will reach,
the battery about noon. The naval parade
starts about 12.45. The president will
reach 'Bedloc's island, it is expected, about
3, and the exercises commence as soon as
he has reached his seat.
It is estimated that fully a million people
took part in the festivities tpday. From
the boundary line cast and west at the river
fronts the host of people moved till when
nearly to the line of march there grew to
bo a tide of humanity jammed up against
the police lines and set back by its con
stantly flowing streams to near by avenues.
The procession was to have staited at 9
o'clock, but at that hour it had only begun
to form.
Promptly at 10, the president accom
panied by Secretary of State Bayard, de
scended the steps aud entered the open car
riage. Thev were followed by Secretary
"Whitney, Postmaster General Vilas, Secre
tary Lamar, Private Secretary Lamont,
Rear Admiral Lioer and stall aud Major
Whipple, The old guard preceded the
carriage.
At "10:15 commenced the march down
Fifth avenue. Both sides of the avenue
were crowded with people, who waved
hats and applauded loudly as the presi
dent's carriage passed followed by a battal
ion of twenty-five police. The United
States naval brigade came next with the
engineer corps, followed by the Second
regiment, S. X. G., New York detachment,
Massachusetts volunteers, militia, Seventh
Eigtith, Twelfth, Eleventh and First
regiments, French societies, the governors
of Massachusetts, Maine. Vermont, Con
necticut, Rhode Island. New Jersey, Xcw
York, Maryland and their staff, together
with United States judges, mayors, oilieiah
from various cities, visiting policemen, and
firemen, veterans of 1812, Grand Army,
civic societies, volunteers firemen s asso
ciation. Knights of Pythias of Indiana,
Odd Fellows aud ether organizations.
The president reached the reviewing
stand at Madison square at 10:40. lie was
greeted with hearty cheers. Sccrctary
Bayard rode in the carriage with him
After the president had taken his place on
the reviewing stand, the members of the
French delegation were presented to him.
Most of tho space in the reviewing
stand was reserved for French guests.
They were headed by M. Bartholdi,
Count de Lessep. Admiral James, Gen.
Prcbir, Col. De Pugi, M. Biget, Col. De
Loussedal and Lieut. Vcllegcr.
The French delegation was in charge of
Capt. Ferdinand Lew, Capt. Schilling,
Lieut. "Waltz and Col. 'Collins.
Among other distinguished guests were
Gen. Sheridan and staff, Col. Sheridan,
Col. Kellogg, Col. Blunt, Governor Hill,
accompanied by Lieutenant-Governor
Jones, and staff, Judgc3 Brown aud Ben
edict, of the supreme court, and Gen. Rn
f us Ingalls.
"When Governor Hill mounted the plat
form there were cheers, but wncn Barthol
di, the Sculptor, appeared and was recog
nized a shout went up from those nearest
the 6tand. .The cry of "Bartholdi,"
"Bartholdi," was then caught up:
on both the reviewing and grand stand.
The crowds on the avenue curbincs up j
and down heard the name and passed it la i
the people in the park and side stands until
Mm honw nir this shaken with it and must
have gladdened the heart of the Alsatian I
who bowed and bowed his aeknowledg-!
nieut. Then in carriages driven to tkej
rear of the stand came President Cleveland i
and his party. Instantly he was recog- j
nized and again the crowds shook the j
welkin with their shout-. The signal service
operator of the Twenty-eighth street sta-.
lion made known the fact to the throng hy
raising a tlsg and the pressure increased ,
toward tue avenue and the people bccaias ,
j ;;nn.v.- mull" uivn a. n nuu Lvjujiu j
I On the reviewing Etand President Clevc-
land was presented v ith three handsome
j baskets of flowers, the gif:s of young ladies
in the city. As the various military and j
! civic organizations passed ihcv saluted bv t
dropping their colors, and the president re
I sponded by lifting his hat. Kearly everr J
I band in passing played "The Marsillcs-,' '
As soon as the procession had passed Presi
dent Cleveland and party were driven to
Korth river and were taken on bard the
Dispatch.
SEX.VTOB EVAET S' ADDRESS:
Mr. President: The scene upon which
tnis vast assemoiage is couectea displays a
transaction in human affairs which finds no
precedent or record in the past, nor in the
long future we mav feel assured will it ever
confront its counterpart or parallel. How
can we fitly frame in words the sentiments.
the motives, theTvelcomc which have filled
and moved the hearts and minds of two
1 great nations in the birth of the noble con
ception, the grand embodiment, the com
plete execution of tins stupendous monu
ment now unveiled to the admiring gaze of
men. and emblazoned in its coronation of
tho finished work with the plaudits of the
world? What ornaments of speech, what
eloquence of human voice, what costlv
gifts of gold, frank incense and myrrh of
our hearts tnoute can wo tiring to
the celebration of this consumate
triumph of genius, of skill, of labor, which
speaks today and will speak forever; the
thoughts, the feelings, the friendships of
these.two populous, powerful and free re
publics, knit together in their .pride aiuf
joy at their own established freedom, and
in the hope and purpose that the glad
light of liberty shall enlighten the world?
The genius, tlie courage, the devotion of
spirit, the indomitable will of the great
sculptor, Bartholdi, whose well-earned
fame justified the trust committed to him,
together wrought out of ' stubborn brass
and iron the artist's dream, the airy con
ception of. his mind, the shapely sculpture
of his cunning hand, till here it stands
upon its firm base as if a natural playmate
ot elements, fearing no harm from all
winds that blow. As with the French peo
ple, so with our own. the whole means for
the great expenditures of work .have come
from the free contributions ot the people
themsehes, and thus the common people of
both nations may justly point to a greater
and nobler monument m and of the historv,
and progress, and welfare of the human
race than emperor, or king, or governments
have ever realized. The statue on the
Fourth of July, 188-1, in Paris was deliv
ered to and accepted by the gov
ernment, by the authority of the
president of the United States,
delegated and executed by Ministor Morton.
Today in the name of the citizens of the
united States who nave cempleted the peu
estal and raised thereon the statue, and of
the volunteer committee who have exc
cutcd the will of their fellow citizens I de
clare in your presence, and in the presence
of- these distinguished guests from France
and of this august assemblage of the hon
orable and honored men of our land and of
this countless multitude, that this pedestal
and united work of the two republics is
completed and surrendered to the care anu
keeping of the government and people of
the united States.
At the conclusion of Senator Lvarts'
speech the signal wa3 given and the veil
was withdrawn from the face of the stat
ute amidst the booming. of cannons and the
shrieking of whistles from hundreds of
steamers aud other crafts gathered around
the island. This indescribable ovation
continued for fully half an hour. Senator
Evarts then, Avhen the firing and hooting
subsided, introduced Grover Cleveland,
president of the united States, who in ac
cepting the statute said:
TUE PRESIDENT'S KESrONSE.
The people of the United States accept
with gratitndc fnam. their brethren of the
French republic tfic grand arid completed
work of art we here inaugurate. This
token of the affection and consideration of
the people of France demonstrates
the great kiuship of republics,
and conveys to us the assurance
that in our efforts to commend to mankind
the excellency of government resting upon
popular will, we still have beyond the
American continent a steadfast life. "We
are not here today, before the representa
tives of a fierce and warlike god, filled
with wrath and vengeance, but we joyous
ly contemplate instead our own deity,
keeping watch and ward before the open
gates of America, and greater than . all
that have been celebrated in ancient Troy.
Instead of grasping in her hand thunder
bolts of terror and of death, she
holds aloft tho light that illuminates
the way to man's enfranchise
ment. V. c v, id not forget that
Liberty has here made her home, nor
shall her chosen altar be neglected; willing
votaries will constantly keep alive its nres
and these shall gleam upon the shores of
our sister republic in the east. Reflected
tlir.iipn jsnrl ininod "with nusworinf nivs n
stream of light shall pierce the darkless of
ignorance anil man s oppression until liber
ty enlightens the world.
After President Cleveland came M. A.
LeFaivre, minister plenipotentiary, who
spoke as the representative of the republic
of France. Ho Eaid:
i.r: rAivr.E's addkess.
In the presence of soiraposingan assembly
and a3 a prelude to a ceremony which con
solidates the circle of friendships of two
great nations, it is an honor and a hearty
pleasure to me to present to vou m the
name of the French nation the .ducerc and
warm assurance of sympathic participation.
The inauguration of today is one splendid
with solemn and impressive import, for it
is one of thecc which form an epoch in
history. This colossal statue of liberty,
moulded by a great artist, would anywhere
attract attcutinn and deference, but here on
American soil it evinces special
significance, symbolizing the ex
istence and development ot your
nation during mre than 100 years. To us
Americans and Frenchmen liberty is no
only a common doctrine, it is also a family
tie." From the alliance between the two
nation's sprang forth the drizzling expecta
tions of its expansion and radiance through
His universe. It will be an eternal honorto
France to have seconded the effort of yo'ir
heroism, and to have understood zn th"
first dawn the sublime prospects which
were promised to mankind hy your gener
ous ardour. This symbol winch we inau
gurate todBV is not a mere allegory
pledge of a fraternal union between the two
greatest republics in the world it is greeted
simultaneously by more than one hundred
million of freemen who tendered fricndly
hands to each other across the ocean.
Among the thousands of "Europeans who
sre daily conveyed to these hospitable
shores, no one will passbctore this glorious
emblem without immediately precciving its
moral greatness, and without greeting it
wish rpci't and thankfulness.
The memorial address was delivered by
Hon. Chauncey M. Depew. Then the au
dience sang "Old Hundred" and the ben
ediction was pronounced by the Rev. II. C.
Potter, D. 3). A national salute from
guns of all the forts and all the men-of-war
in the harbor closed the escrcisef .
At 1 :45 the leading part of the fleet en
tered the upper bay and through the fog
Isank could be discerned the pedfc-tal o the
immense statue. Five minutes liter the
Gend v had steamed un so close that Libertv
island was eash'y distinguished, and then
the torch of the statue where the fGjr wes
thickest IcomediGp. Upon the face of the
great and majestic figure was the French
color.
At 2 o'clock tlie flag-ship of the ttxt an
chored to the southeastward of tho Liberty
ptand. Here was gathered a fleet of vessels
tht cau be better Imagined than described.
All manner of crafts were at anchor
in the waters about the great
statue. The war vessels came in for their
share of attraction with their tiers of black
muzzles protruding from either side; they
lay in a line that extendi d north and south,
and were the Alliance, Tennessee, James
town, x antic, Saratoga and Portsmouth.
Shortly before 3 o'clock the United
States steamer Dispatch with President
Cleveland and cabinet aboard, hove in
sight, and as it did the -yard arms of the
war ships were manned.
At 2:2o President Cleveland was rowed
ashore. The whistles were blown, the
guns of men-of-war belched forth and
colors were displayed.
For exactly half an honr this kept up.
"When comparative quiet had been restored,
prayer was offered by Rev. Richard Storrs.
Count Ferdinand De Lesseps was then in
troduced and was received with a round of
applause. He spoke in French and with
an energy equal to any speaker of the day.
far exceeding in this" respect Senator Ev
arts who spoke later. Senator Evarts and
Mr. Chauncy M Depue wore skull caps
while speaking; hut the octogenarian canal
digger faced the storm boldly and without
any covering to his si.vcred head. De Les
seps said in part:
Citizens of America: I hasten to accept
your gracious invitation extended by the
government of the great American republic.
It is a generous idea on tho part of him
who presided over the erection of the
statue of liberty. It honors equally those
who have conceived and those who under
stood it in accepting it. Liberty in en
lightning the world; grand beacon, raised
amidst the waves of the shore of free
America; in disembarking under its light
one would know that he treads on soil
where individual initiative has developed
its full strength, where progress is a re
ligion, where great fortunes become popu
lar by their charitable enterprises in en
couraging education ahd science, and
scattering abroad fruitful seeds for the
future. You are right, American citizens,
to be proud of your "go-ahead." The rep
resentatives of France today see America
powerful and free, and they present to it
this emblem to proclaim that she has
grown great for liberty. Soon, gentlemen,
we shall meet again to celebrate a new
conquest of peace revoir at Panama, (ap
plause) where the flag of the thirty-eight
states of North America will be seen float
ing along with the banners of tho inde
pendent states of South America and will
form in the new world for the good of hu
manity a peaceful and fruitful alliance of
the France Latin-Anglo-Saxton races.
New Youk, Oct. 2S. The formation
of the marine part of the parade began in
the Hudson river, opposite "West Forty-fifth
street at an early hour, but owing to tiio
foggy weather it was nearly 1 o'clock be
fore the signal gun was fired. At this time
there were probably one hundred vessels
drawn up iii two divisions. The first was
composed of large steamers and the second
of tugs and smaller vessels. Some of these
were'beauti fully decorated with flags and
bunting. It was after 1 o'clock when the
signal gun to start was fired and the col
umn began a forward movement. The
United States steamship Dispatch lay off
West Forty-third street, and a3 the column
of boats approached, President Cleveland
arrived with suit and prepared to go on
board. A halt was ordered till the Dis
patch got under way, when, with a loud
blast of whistles the column of boats fol
lowed in behind, bound south to Bcdloe's
island.
Three batteries took part in the salute of
100 gun3 fired from the battery on a wired
signal at the moment of the unveiling of the
statue. The steamers in the bay blew their
whistles and the men-of-war returned the
salute from their guns.
At 4 o'clock the vessels which had been
taking part in the naval parade began to
return and deposit their cargoes of sight
seers at the battery and near by the
wharves.
At -1:20 the guns on Governor's island
and other points were unmasked and
belched forth their thunder for half an
hour.
Tlie New York society of amateur pho
tography chartered a steamer for the day
and conducted art experiments at the scenes
of the parade and at Bcdloe's Lhnd.
The New York "World, which bore such
a prominent part in raising the pedestal
fund, was represented in the naval parade
by two steamers.
the i'kesidekt's r.ETcnx.
New York. Oct. 2S. The president
left this city by a special train on the
Pennsylvania line at o:o3 this evening, lie
went .straight from the festivities on Bed
loe's Mand, on board the Dispatch, in com
pany with Secretaries Lamar, Bayard and
Whitney, to the Adams express pier, and
walked to the dc-pot where the special train
was in waiting.
WAsniKGToy, Oct. 2;?. The president
and members of the cabinet who accom
panied him to New York returned safely,
ai riving her at a quarter past eleven.
An Echo From Abroad.
Lo:.no.v, Oct. 23. The Daily News
commenting on the dedication ot tne liar-
tholdi statue of liberty, says. It is a great
mistake to think the statue will increase
the friendship between the two countries.
America did not want the statue; hhe took
it because offered her.
The Mentally Slnscnlar.
Topeka. Kan., Oct, 23. The American
Woman's Suffrage association closed this
evening with the most crowded meeting of
its three-day session. Reports of of work
were nrcscnted from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska.
Tennessee. Kentucky, Dakota, rew
Hampshire. Connecticut, Colorado, Iowa
and Texas.
In the afternoon addressss were delivered
bv Wm II. Tomlin?on. Gletxl, Jet more.
LoTtjov, Hibbard, Prof. Carnth. of Kan
sas university. Judge Phcpher, lltr. Geo.
McCabe, and numerous fhort inches
by clergymen, cdiicr?, lawyers end ladies
of Kansas.
In the evening the association, was ad
dressed bv Mia Julia Ward Howe, Henry
B. Blackwcll, Rev, Annie 1L Shaw and
Lucy Stone. Hon. Wm. Dudley Foulke
was' re-elected president, Lucy Stone
cbinnan, Julia Tfard Howe corresponding
secretary, with vice presidents and execu
tive committees from every state and Wrri-
The platform recommends municipal and
presidential suffrage br statute and amend
ments of state and national constitutions.
Parloiners Fallot!.
K-ssasCitt. Oct. 25. lwornenliave
Icen arrested here. o a prmter cnarged
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withstcalmgairunKinaiuipi""!
Wo, Thank Ton.
Chicago, Oct. 2$. Mayor H&rrUon de
clines to be candidate for conjei from
the Third district.
i it. Ilrion denot and was sh! to contain
' fcT rv -rorth of lewelrr. The property alienate the sulltnng ana u sa . e ius. i .
! worth bT8w Sh been rcSai. the mo horrib and .Id W
Ore man wasbverhanled la night, lodg- tacfc. roasting rpfc making the nigh.
ggin? public library bniTding. tc bidecas with tbdrj . white ,?
other today in the Journal building. S SI S fa
A RAILROAD HORROR.
The Limited Enpress on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railroad,
"While Running at a Speed of
Fifty Miles an Hour is
Suddenly
Thrown From the Track by a Mis
placed Switch. Cars Wrecked
and Burned,
Together "With its Human Freightage
Scenes of TJlood-curdllngllorror
Attondiug the Accident.
Passengers Imprisoned in theBurniuir
Cars and Efl'orts for their Itelcase
Itondered Impossible.
JL
11IGIEFFUL ACCIDENT.
An Open Switch Causes tho Wrcclc-
iug of a Passenger Train aud the
Death of Suvon Persona.
Milwaukee. Wis., Oct. 23. The lim
ited passenger train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul road which left here
last night at 10 was derailed at Ryocenc,
when about three hours out and thrown
into an old stone quany. Particulars hard
to get, but it is admitted at the general
office of the company in this city that oue
coach and three sleepers were wrecked and
5 or G persons killed. Physicians left the
city on the early train for the scene of the
disaster.
9:30' a. in It Is now reported that
out of ten persons who occupied the
passenger coach seven were killed. A
gentleman from Chicago and two childaen
from Winona, Minn,, were the only ones
saved from the passenger coach. None of
the occunants of the sleeper were injured
Nothing has yet been learned in regard to
the number wounded.
Engineer Searle, at first reported killed,
was only slightly hurt. He arrived in the
city at 11 this morning, lie says that when
the crasli came lie was inroivn down;c
twecu two large packing cases, which
rested across his body. His lungs filled
with smoke and at lir-t he thought he w:
injured internally and that he was bleeding
at the lungs. Jle was taken lrom ths de
bris, however, without serious injury and
was able to render assistance to other un
fortunates.
B. Loenbach, a job printer of this city,
was on the wrecked train, lie mivh the
scenes after the accident werq harrowing.
The passenger coach, which he saya con
taincd between fifteen and twenty persons,
was telescoped at both ends nnd the fire
and smoke that enveloped the wreck
prevented tho iuiprisoncd and in
jured passengers from escaping. Pas
sengers from the sleepers gathered
around tue blazing car-!, but tlicy were
powerless to render assistance. Men nnd
women could be seen tearing their hair in
the agony of the moment; frightful screams
issued from the death trap. One heavy
woman in particular, he says, tore up one
of the seats with almost superhuman
strength, and endeavored to break her way
out of the naming car but her strength
failed, she fell to the floor nnd met a ter
rible death. Only three persons escaped
from tho passenger car, Mr. Loenbach
says, a man and two children. Tho man
was observed to force m way through
tlie ventilator on top ol tlie car, and mmm
clothing on his body from the waist dMHi
ward burned off, and his flesh roasted and
bleeding from cuts inflicted by broken
glass. Every one of the wrecked cars
were consumed with the exception of the
last sleeper, which was cut away from the
burning wreck. All the IkkJics of tlie vic
tims were burned in the wreck.
Miiwaukek, "Wis., Oct. 2S. A special
to the Evening Wisconsin from Portage
says: Last night soon after midnight tiio
west bound limited was ditdied at the
East Rio siding, a Miiall Elation about 115
miles cast of this city on the main Jfne of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road.
There are two side tracks at the place and
at the time the train was due thcrp last
night, both were occupied by freights, one
by a iild train, tho other by train No. 1-1,
conductor II. P. IJankey of this city,
which liad just pulled in from the iet to
allow the limited to pa. No. M was very
long aud the conductor wa at the head of
the train relying upon the brakemau to at
tend to the switch. One report ays the
rear brakeman whes business it was to
close the switch after tnc train, far sgme
reason neglected to do so.
Another and more probable story ii that
he started hack to close the switch, hut be
fore he could reach it, the limited, which
docs not stop at any except largo pl.ices,
came tearing down the grade at fifty miles
an hour and left the rail at the open
switch. Tiic sidmgs are in a cut where the
road curves so that the switch light cannot
be seen from the cast until the train is with
in a few rods, so that the engineer of the
limited could not tJX the switch light was
turned wrong until too late to siip.
The engine left the track, ran a short dis
tance, brought up against the skJc of the
cut, toppling over. The baggage car and
two rt-gular coocbCK followed, while the
four sleepers kept the rails. The eogiac
tnd cars jhat went off were luidly smashed
and soon took fire from the f tovo?.
Jln.wAtrsEE. Ww..Ort. 25. Adiptrh
i to the r,vcnmg v iscon.wn irom nv.
the scene of last night jj raurosa aritJcnt.
says: Lm:h Brinker and Emil Wolfc'
dorL of Columbus Wis., are among the
dead. The names and residences of the
others cannot now be ascertained. The
burning of the baggage obliterates the only
clue to the identity of the occupants of the
bnrncd car. and it may never be known to
a certainty how many perished in the
wrecjC
Engineer Liti:c ana nrcnian Kacan
crawled out from under the engine iat'iiy
braised and scsMcrl. The liagjageman
had a leg broken. All the pessengro in
the sleepers fot out uninjured except alight
bruises, but fa one day coach thlrttcn were j
pinned in and burned to dsath. ilxsy ota
crs were
The
they were able to uncouple
' 1
"Wtna j
-"'W''J "TT. " "Tim. m ki .
t from this city and did ail pM.
nr.rtlSfA
CIHCAG0. Oct. 25. Th Ictw-Occaa'
Jliiwaukce jpecfcd yi Tfcc repen unit
UUboo Whipple of MiaacsoU ts e
train that wa3 wrecked near Portage last
night caused considerable of a stir among
that gentleman's friends in this city. If
he was on the train, however, he undoubt
edly was on one of the sleepers and cscaped-
The tram was composea oi one uaggage
car, one mail car, one passenger coach, and
two sleepers. The mail carwas in charge of
John Beach of Plainfield, who with hi
five men escaped, though badly bruised.
They got all tlie valuable mail out before
the car burned. Sixty bags of papers were
destroyed.
Of the passengers in the day reach all
perished except two small children of C. R.
Scherer, of Winona, Minn. Mrs. Schcrer
and her mother in-law, Mrs. Rosina Johns
were in wc r and perished, but were able
j to put the children through a window to
me ouisiuers. ino ciiuurea were sciu
home. The ceach contained about twenty
people, and the momentum of the sleepers
behind it raised the center of it up Hko a
letter A, when the bottoms came together
smashing everything to peices and pinning
the people down with the scats.
General Manager Miller, who AYCnt to
the scene of the accident at -I o'clock tin
morning returned at 4 o'clock thLj evening
The eomspondent saw hira when he
reached his oflice. Ho said in reojonso to
a question, that ho had little information to
ghe beyond what had been given. He
believed that twelve prrsons lot their
lives. Of those he had been able to gvt but
four names; those were Mrs. Schcrer and
her mother iu-law. Mrs. R. Johns. Their
two children were saved. The poor
mother, almost enveloped, thought of her
children first and succeeded in pushing
them out of tho window. There wem
two women "wearing tho grab of nuns,
both of whom had passes; one was a
Mother Superior of some convent. Infor
mation received here, loads to thi
belief that ihe was" thn Mother
SuDerior of a convent at Now Castlo
in Fou du Lac county; the order is kuown
as the third order of 'Franciscan sisters. A
livrchaut at whoso store the sister bought
goods says there were three of them and
they had'jheir packages taken to tho depot
to go up on the night train to St. Paul.
Tlie other victims whoc names Managr
Miller had wore Louis Brinker of Ashland,
and Emil Woldersdorf, a merchant of Col
umbus, Wis. The only man who escaped
from the burning car "was Dr. Smith of
Chicago. If the merchant is correct about
there being three instead of two Franciscan
sisters who were going on that train there
should be one added to Mr Miller's list of
victims, making in all thirteen. This fs
probably the full number. It may be scv
oral days before the names of the others are
secured.
Milwaukee, Oct. 23, 10 p. in. From
Use most reliable accounts obtainable to
night, the nuuilser who ptnhed does not
exceed ten, and those were all in the ms
senger coach next to the baggngo car. Tha
only occupants who escaped were the tw.
children whose moUvr handed them out l
a brakeman. Mr. Soberer wa pinnr 1
down by a scat and already ouveloi.M'd L
tlnmcs. This re-eucr's hands wcro burned
to a crisp. None af the charred remain i
can be identified. As far as learned up to
tonight lhoe who perished arc:
Mrs. C. R. Solictor nnd Mrs. lunhi.i
John1', of Winona.
Louis Brinker, residence unknown.
A young woman lwlicved to bsMrs. Geo
A. Marr, of Chicago.
Emit Woldcrdorf. residence unknown
Five or more unknown er.son.
Two Sister of Chirity, one beliovitd to
be Mother Ali-ta Superior of a Convent at
Winona.
Injured, Including the conductor, Lu
cius Searle of Milwaukee, badly hurt about
the chest, but probably not fatnly.
Wade Clark of Oconomoatoc, baggngo
man, leg broken.
Chat. F. Drink, 53 Wabvli avenue.
Chicago, broken arm and wrhtt and f.va
cut badly by broken spectacles.
James Phillip', brakeman, cut WJy
about the head.
No paMingcr3 in any of the t-tecp
were killed. Conductor Stnrlo v.
in the baggage car when tf."
thock occurred. With the baggageman
Clark and Phillip, brnkontsn, k w.n
pinned under several heavy trunks unable
to extricate ihcmsclvo. To tiitir horror
they saw flames burst in from one end i
Ihe'rar. They redoubled thrtr efforts and
Phillip? managed to crawl out. Coodu t-r
Searle thu" rchnved followed hiii. ("ark,
with a brkcn leg wai goitou out and th
throe crawled through a wiiubw a t?.
iL'trnca had crept up to within a few feet of
them. Conductor Searle h now lia;r
prostrated at hh home in IfHwiuikoo an I
tells thU fctory. !! says a nenrly w h
can recollect the occupanfcj of the tar
where the frightful Incineration ooctimtl
included a woman with a little girl
of about 6 years, another dark haired
woman with a babe less titan a year old. a
blonde woman of 'i0 who seemed to r n
companion of the fort'ipr, both bound l'x
St. Paul; twofligtors of charity, trar!ing
on a par. He ran recall no description cf
any others, but says there were not to vx
ceed fifteen altogether.
A laic dtipatch to the RcnUneJ oxtimsUM
the number of people lmracd at twenty ix
A force of men lias bum engaged tonight
in rakbc over the rain of tho coorh-s
At 11 o'clock the charred remains of cV-vm
victims had !ccn taken.
St. Vxcu Oct. 28.-. Th Mftwankif
train bringing thoe nvd from the Mr
wrarfc. reached hrre lonicht. Among the
pasMmgtts were Bishop Whip?! ami wjfr
of FairbauU.
Still Another CollIeJon.
St. Ivori, Oct. 2H At aa tariy bo-.
this morning the iolodo aeeoatrisoditfKui
paw3ngr train on the Wnbaxh raro&d
from this city roiBded with the fa frrhUi
train two mile wt of LMtvartirrfBc. Jil
The freight train wsa Ums second hestkm f
No. 77, and itsd orucrs vt wh lor ww rj.i
tcnger train at Edwardsrilk. Uti Uw t- n
factor attempted to reach Milchdl, Unx
miles bryood. Th traiss coHidfld on s
curve JJoth engine werevri. -r-baggage
and fiprua car telewopsl anl
sad Mversi Inz c&n wrre dithed. Ex
nress Mawsngpr Wm. Boilou km crowied
to death, and S. A. Boughnun, )raktio
sfcriouaiy injured.
Xhc Xajrineer Hcspoaslblc.
Cuu iot Oct. 2-$ The Intar Otraa
iMadivKj. v;U.,XecM mj Today 31 tr
tin Kelter. engine on ib wiW e&gfe
which vixl?l wJlh a pswmgrr wzaa jhs.
Plnc Bluil on the Northwesters jxxai, wm
arreftd charsfftd fch osnbeght II
WhJda 13,000 .bail far trial. Thr
coroner jury found that Kdky wart v
poalbe for" liatrr Shwescfcs tlmh
iniar a ce was ranaiog ait jgusc
!o te tansiio-g raua el uw oessfaay
the acckitsi ot-carrtd-
Ontario Klcctioa.
Orr. Op. Oct. -
(ml th doniinioti over unittxui!eJ k
cation that tha dominion gSTcmiasnt b
preparisjj for general dccti&a to U&
place before U J laryCt
tvr Ti.-hfcs tlie city has been crowiicd wita
Tory members of pirffcKsrnt. ftha sxtoon
m thty have f&tcnrfcirei Sir John A&
DoaaM, return ti once to their coastiiu
taces to prepare for the campaign.