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MONDAY, APRIL 2», 1889.
Governor Waterman iB getting it all
around. Tbe San Francisco Beard of
Health, at its last meeting, passed a most
scathing resolution, denouncing the
Governor for pocketing a bill that had
been passed by the two Houses to enable
-the Board to increase the number of
market inspectors of that city in the in
terest cf the public health. As if this
were not bad enough, the Tribune has
induced the weak-minded old man to
place himself on record as in favor cf an
nexing Lower California.
Cbihinal assaults upon little girls have
become alarmingly frequent of late. Tbe
beast who was arrested here Saturday
for this incomprehensible crime fared
better than the wretch who made the at
tempt at San Bernardino yesterday. In
the latter case the mother did not wait
for the punishment of the ravisher by
dne course of law; but as soon as she
satisfied herself of the fact and of tbe
guilt of the man, she sought him out and
shot him dead. Such swift retribution
should act as a wholesome deterrent
upon crimes of this unspeakably abher
ent character.
Ik New York Inspector Byrnes, when
be thinks the public safely justifies it,
gathers in all the bunco sharpers, pick
pockets and other crooks, and puts them
into tbe city coolers, where they must re
main until the emergency is over. He
has, for several days, been arresting
these genfry, so as to prevent them from
plying their vocation among the crowds
that will be drawn to New York to wit
ness the cettennial of Washington's in
auguration. If any Chief of Police at
tempted to summarily jail the bunco
"sharps" of Los Angeles, be would find
himself confronted with all sorts of court
writs, and be compelled to carry each
ease before an examining magistrate,
who would give the presumptuous Chief
a splendid illustration of the law's delay.
A "picayune" expatiates in New Or
leans about what a "bit" did in California
daring the gala days of this State. Both
a "picayune" and a "bit" would be an
enormously exaggerated estimate of the
value of Lower California to the United
States. The Tribune's Santa Clara
placers and mythical quartz mines are
not only worth neither a "picayune" nor
a "bit" —they are worth lees than noth
ing, but they represent the pain, loss
and ruin which many well-meaning
people have experienced through the
"capping" of this unprincipled sheet.
As an annexation proposition the tbiog
is not worthy of attention, because Gen.
Vandever last year failed to secure
a second to his Quixotic pro
gramme,, and his experience the coming
session will be quite as disheartening.
The American people are neither fakirs
nor fools, and they propose to leave the
International Company and the Tribune
pigging together in the same truckle
bed,which, as it will be located in Lower
California, will even be without straw.
The hegira of Americans to the Paris
Exposition threatens serious conse
quences to the prevailing dialect now in
use I* the United States. It is estimated
that over one hundred thousand Yengees
will pass the major part of the coming
summer in the gay capital. While there,
they will all become so thoroughly con
versant with French, and so used to it "as
she is spoken in Paree," that they will
hardly be able to make themselves un
derstood in the mother tongue when they
return home. Nothing but pure Parisian
will fall from their lips, and as this
linguistic leaven will spread among their
admirers here, there is no telling where
the new rage will stop. If it should make
such headway as to endanger the
supremacy of the English tongue,
there m»y ultimately be evolved
out of the transition a new dialect that
will be neither French nor English, but
"Americaine." It is to be hopsd that
the new language will be an improve
iner t on the negro-French of Louisiana.
Of courfe the English words that will be
retained will be given a French twang,
so to speak, and the French words will
be marked by a strong American accent.
Tbe Volapukian blending will probably
be something after this fashion:
"Boncbewer, tnor.gfren; j'eepair qyou
qvon portcs beans c'matiD." It is said
that Ward McAllister's Four Hundred
have taken the initiative in naturalizing
French by speaking nothing else in all
their conversations anent the Centen
nial. We are assured that it is high
treason to use the name of the Father of
His Country with aW. " rushing ton" is
die correct fad. There is no doubt that the
pilgrims to the Paris Exposition will be
far more successfnl with their French
when they return from the gay Capita 1
than they were in speaking it on the*
Place de la Concorde, or in the shots of
the Bus St. Honorc. Their accent will be
much softer when they get home than it
was before.
THE LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD: MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 29. 1889.
The I.os Angeles of the Future.
So much has been said about Los An
geles county and Southern California
within the past year or so that the
Herald feels called upon to take a hand
in the matter. It does so authoritatively,
because it has always been right. It is
a great deal better, in the record of a
journal, daily, weekly, monthly, or semi
de mi-occasional in its issues, to have
been right rather than wrong. As the
Lob Angeles Herald is in its thirty
second volume, to have been uniformly
right is quite a feather in its cap.
So much has been said, as
we have remarked, in depreciation
of this section that we have some reserve
in striking the outright, chanticleer notes
to which we intend to devote this article.
For some sixteen or seventeen years
past, both Los Angelea city and Los
Angeles county have been in a pro
cess of evolution. This work of devel
opment has converted the place from a
wretched, dirty 'dobie town into a city
of marked attract iveness and beauty—
into a city which is not a whit behind
Chicago in the bang-up and slap-up
character of its buildings, both public
and private. There are some business
blocks in Los Angeles which are not ex
ceeded in splendor either in New York
or Chicago. The same process of almost
magical transmutation has converted the
county from a "cow county" into a
scene of the most varied and remuner
ative production known on the face of
the American continent. Tbe splendid
ranchos known as the San Paequal, the
Santa Anita, the Puente, the San Fran
cisquito, the San Felipe Jsugo, the Mer
ced, and a score of others, are to-day
yielding a wealth and variety of vegeta
tion known nowhere else on the footstool.
The vineyardist and orchardist have
struck the "open sesame," to their in
finite profit, and they propose to stay by
the works. All the conditions point, this
year, to an exceptionally profitable and
delightful account rendered from all de
partments of the soil, and each succeed
ing year promises to acquit itself of stead
ily accelerating horticultural and agricul
tural usufruct. No matter to what sec
tion of the county one may direct one's
steps the fame story of jocund produc
tion reaches one, with ever increasing
lines of railway about to be initiated, and
of railways heretofore initiated, reaching
out to do their useful offices to the stock
holders, and their beneficent offices to the
people through whose property they run.
The county of Los Angeles, as we have
indicated, is advancing at a rate to
justify the expectations of the mos*
sanguine believers in this section. The
future of the city is somewhat interest
ing and perplexing, and fof the reasons
we shall proceed to give.
In the first place, it has been gener
ally assumed that Los Angeles will never
be a manufacturing city. This is wrong,
for several reasons. The concentering
upon this point of many transcontinental
railways will of itself build up certain
manufacturing activities. The Southern
Pacific is about to establish workshops on
a grand scale in East Los Angeles, and
the Santa Fe will doubtless shortly fol
low suit. These shops will be on a scale
of continental magnitude. In addition,
very many branches of manufactur
ing have already gained a foot
hold here, and they will be recruited
with every passing month. The old
time question as to fuel will count for
nothing in a region whose petroleum
measures are beginning to attract, the
attention of the world. . Petroleum,
which is so abundantly yielded in all
quarters of Los Angeles county, is itself
almost the cheapest fuel known to the
manufacturer. But, in addition, we
have clearly established an illimitable
supply of natural gas as a characteristic
of this section, only needing energetic
exploitation to be developed in a bulk,
answering to a priceless commercial prop
osition, and it will be developed, and
immediately.
Thus, in addition to our attractions of
climate, and manifold productions of
soil, we have the quite certain added ele
ment of manufactures, with cheap fuel,
as an incident of the immediate future.
But, waiving this practical phase of our
city's growth, it is clearly apparent that
the ability to create here the most charm
ing home on eaith—with the incident of
four or five acres, not only beautiful, but
yielding an income which assures a
modest competency—will make the Los
Angeles valley a city from the foothills
to the sea. Not a packed and crowded
city,but a diversified and unique one. The
writer has heard this idea advanced
from the lips of two such diverse authot
ities as General Winfield Scott Hancock
and Senator George Hearst. It is thor
oughly right. From the foothills all
round to tbe sea the city of Los Angeles
will hold sway. Its city limits will be
almost without boundaries—they will be
so extensive—but they will be as lovely
as extensive. Miles and miles of boule
vards, ramifying through rose parterres,
and orange orchards, and vineyards al
most without limit, will align this im
perial city. Let us start in now to get it
ready for its future occupants.
The first point is to get an outfall
sewer to the sea. The sooner the City
Fathers apply themselves to this work
the better.
An Expert's Views.
An ex-Lord High Sheriff of London,
C. W. C. Hutton, has recently visited
this Coast. To a reporter of a San Fran
cisco paper he gave his views of Califor
nia wine 3. Here is part of what he said:
"1 like the general variety of your
wines here as well as I do the French
wines in France or the Spanish wines in
Spain, both of which I have had consid
erable experience witb," said he. "Your
Bieslings, clarets and white wires, when
reasonably well matured, are excellent.
I tasted some Riesling at tbe Napa
winery in Napa valley which was seven
years old, and I am free to say I never
tasted any better anywhere. Your ports,
however, are too luscious and lack dry
ness, a defect which, ageing them suffi
ciently, will overcome. In fact, I find
all the native sines on the market here
are too new, containing too much alco
hol, which has tbe defect of making them
heavy, producing unpleasant effects,
which would not be the case if they were
well kept and aged, previous to market
ing.
"In my opinion, the greatest defect of
the California ! producers and dealers is
the lack of moral courage that allows
their wines' to be shipped under false la
bels. French labels for instance. Much
of your wine is shipped to foreign coun
tries under labels and brands of a wine
that is really of an inferior quality. The
only way for California to introduce her
wines in England.—they are rarely met
with there now, at least under their res
pective California labels, —is to secure
honest representatives and dealer.* there
to handle them strictly on their own mer
its. California wines have been mixed
with French wines of a much inferior
grade, until there is a prejudice in Great
Britain that will take years of honest ef
fort and a free use of printers' ink and
push to overcome. The Colonies met
with the same obstacles, which they in a
measure, by these means, have over
come. They are rapidly building up a
demand for their wines in England, and
will prove formidable rivals to California
in that direction.
"As a member of the wine commit
tees in several London clubs, I find
wine-drinking in the clubs on the de
crease, brandies and other spirits taking
their place. As good wines command a
rather high figure, comparatively speak
ing, this is rather a matter of economy.
If you can guarantee sea transit for your
wines, and ihen place them on the mar
ket at a moderate price per gallon, there
is a grand market awaiting them in Eng
land, ence you succeed in removing the
prejudice now prevailing against them
there. This can only be done by prop%
erly ageing and labeling, and by having
honest dealers who are directly inter
ested in their success to handle them.
Then let them stand squarely on their
own merits and they will win."
The Herald hes always strongly
reprobated the labeling of California
wines as French brands. The extent to
which this fraudulent lousiness has been
carried on in San Francisco, under the
very nose of the public, and in defiance
of the best interests of the California
wine producers, is astonishing. French
bottles, French labels, and French corks
are imported to render the fraud success
ful, and the California wines thus put up
are drunk in all parts of the country as
French wines, and accepted by the con
sumers as such without suspicion. When
ever our wines are fairly dealt by, and
put upon the market on their own merit
and with their own labels, then will tbey
grow in demand and popularity and in
crease in value. The time will come
when this great industry will be strong
enough to take its own part and to de
fend itself from the swindle which is
now perpetrated upon it so extensively,
and which is injuring every wine pro
ducer in the State to an extent that is
almost beyond calculation. That our
California wines are as good as French
wines is proven by the fact that they are
drunk as French wines everywhere with
out question. That being tbe case, cur
vintages should receive tne credit whink
justly belongs to them, and our pro
ducers the profits to which they are
fairly entitled for a superior article.
Cannot Connect.
The Police Department is complaining
of the recent orders of the Council to the
effect that bills for telephone service to
points outside of the city would not be
paid. Yesterday it became necessary to
send a message to the man who buries
dead animals and the Telephone Com
pany would not make tbe connection and
stated that number thirty, the Police
Station, would not hereafter be given
any connection with lines outside the
city. This state of affairs is very likely
to lead to the escape of some one who
has committed crime. A criminal might
easily go to Pasadena or some other place
and no message could be sent to the
officers there.
Two field Fires.
Sparks from passing locomotives
created two fires along the line of the
Los Angeles and Pacific Railroad yester
day afternoon. The first blaze was near
Wynetka and was soon extinguished, but
the second one was only a mile or so be
low Clearwater, and was right in the
heart of the spreading hayfields there.
It was feared at one time that the fire
would be a serious one, but all hands in
the vicinity turned in and succeeded in
extinguishing it without much damage
being done. h
To Be vi a rr led.
Mr. A. L. Woolsey, late of the San Pe
dro wire, but now train despatcher in the
Southern Pacific's telegraph department,
left for San Francisco yesterday. His
mission is an important one for he goes
to become united in marriage to Miss
Crittenden an estimable young lady of the
Bay City. The young couple will visit
Portland, Ore., and other northern cities,
and then return here and establish a per
manent residence.
For tbe Herald. |
The I iitinntt Wcit.
Now, here's to the Ultimate West!
With the heaitiest zest
That my passion can boast,
1 murmur a song—l offera tout—
Poesy's,
Molody's
Cup is the best
To quaff to the hope of the Ultimate West.
Fair bills of the Ultimate West,
A glory unfoldeth your rest;
A glory of ight aud of clouds
Infolds you, reveals you, crowns you and
shro. ds—
Manifold,
Wonder roil'd
Crett over crest,
And out through tbe gates of the Ultimate West.
Rare skies of the Ultimate West,
Vex'd by no winter's unrest;
Amorous, changeful of hue-
Violet, daffodil, tender aa Uew—
Tcmpestless,
Thunderles»,
Klckle, yet fairest,
I name you, 0, skies of the Ultimate West!
Deep vsleiof the Ultimate West,
Emparadised, lavishly dresa'd
With tokens and marvels of pride.
Villas and cities tho rivers betide;
Mouuain-br.und,
Orchard-crowc'd,
Valleys of rest—
I sing you, O vslea of the Ultimate West!
Great Sea of the Ultimate Wert,
Thou, the tirele-B. myrmidon quest
Of tbe nations, shalt ttty,
Mocking what madneas thy waves keep at bay;
Orient,
Occident
Farting thy breast
And tbe ages, O, Sea of the Ultimate Wei i'
Proud coast of the Ultimate West,
The last of God's heritage—best;
The portion that is and to be,—
Tarrying trustfully, thankfully we
Would uproar,
Would upbear,—
Obeying behest,—
Our symbol of faith in the Ultimate Wett.
Then, cl'mc of the Ultimate west,
Type you, no more, of unrest;
Nor be you the exit of Eve,
But the Gateway of Morn till it weave
With delight;
And Its light
Illumine the rest
Of man's years and of thine, O, Ultimate Wettl
H. M. D.
SPORTING GOSSIP.
Stray Notes on Local and Other
Happenings,
Jack Dempsey has, by this time, ar
rived in San Francisco from Portland,
Oregon, and as the Nonpareil states that
he has come on business and not for his
health—which, by the way, was never
better —we may rest assured that some
thing will "urap" in the near future. It
would be a very chestnut to flatter Jack.
His praise is on the lipj of everyone who
has seen him in tbe ring, and "the long
lane" of his victorious progress seems to
be as far from the "turning" as ever.
There is no exaggeration in saying that,
in every way, Dempsey is, by far and
away, the most popular pugilist of the
present day.
Apropos of the recent plucky and high
ly creditable attempt of the Southern
California Athletic Club to induce Demp
sey and Reagan to fight in this city for
a $3,000 purse, i regret to find the follow
ing in the columns of the San Francisco
Chronicle:
The failure on Dempsey's part to per«unde
Jacl Heagau tomett him forihe illeged $:i,OOO
purse, which the new advertising agency, en
titled the Southern California Athletic Club is
said to haVe offered, caused the Nonpareil much
vexation of spirit, and he twitted Reagan mer
ciless iy through the newspapers.
It is unnecessary to say to those who
are acquainted with the personnel of the
Southern California Club that there is
not the slightest shadow of justification
for refeiriDg to it in what is evidently in
tended to be a contemptuous way, and
one that is likely to prejudice the club
in the eyes of professionals and the pub
lic. Why Sporiing Editor Naughton
should throw out such a slur it is not
very easy to understand. It could serve
no possible good purpose, in so far as he
himself or his paper is concerned, and it
surely could not have beea made —
as Das been insinuated — because
American pugilists were worsted by
the club, instead of Mr. Natighton's
protegees from the Antipodes. In any
case it was a gratuitous and very un
worthy fling at what is destined to be a
institution in this southern country.
The proposed fight between Corbett
and Choynski could hardly ftail to be a
rattling mill, for while Joe has not the
skill of Corbett, he is a quick and hard
hitter, and a glutton on punishment.
Bar accident, however, Corbett should
win.
We doubt whether many of the kno Br
ing ones were disappointed at the result
of the Jackson-Cardiff fight on Friday
evening. Besides the fact that Jackson
is unquestionably the better man of the
two, and probably the best modern expo
nent of the methods of the "daddy of all
sparrers"—Jem Mace, there has always
been a grave doubt as to Cardiff's being
possessed of the "sand" necessary to
make a r=ally good fight. One quality
he is, however, most certainly possessed
of, viz: "horse sense," or, as it is more
elegantly called, "prudence, which is
the better part of valor." He sa.v, within
ten rounds, that he had met bis master,
and, therefore, gave up in time.
TURF NOTES.
To-dsy i 3 Al Farrow's fourth birthday.
It is expected that Senator Hearst's
stable will be reprasented in the Subur
ban by Glen Echo with Joe Marvin up.
That ought to be a great race next
Saturday at the Bay District Track be
tween Geraldine and Al Farrow.
The Breeder and Sportsman says ■ Mr.
L. J. Rose, of Los Augeles, has sold five
sucking colts, four of which went to Mr.
Outbwaite, of Sierra Madre, and one to
Dr. G. G. Green, of Philadelphia. Two
of the first were by Stamboul, and two
by Alcazar, the price for the four being
$9,000. The one going East is by Stam
boul, dam Nava by Dictator, second dam
Belle Brasfleld, 2:20)^. Dr. Green paid
$5,000 for this grand colt.
Willie Walter, the once famous jockey,
who rode the world-renowned Ten
Broeck in most of his great races, in
cluding many of his record ones, is now
a trainer and owner. He has just
bought The Lion from Milton Young for
$1,500. The horse seem 3to have sold re
markably cheap, for he has worked a
mile this season, with shoes on and
weight up, in 1.4 m%.
Senator Jones' Visit.
Mrs. H. Gorham, sister of Senator
John P. Jones, accompanied by her fam
ily and her mother-in-law, of Gold Hill,
Nevada, were in the city yesterday. Mrs.
Gorham says that the Senator will be
here in about ten days from date, and
will go to Santa Monica, to his residence
on Ocean avenue.
Teacher—"lt seems you are never
able to answer any of my questions.
How is this, my little boy?" Little
Johnny—"lf I knew the things you
asked me, ma'am, dad wouldn't go to
the trouble of sending me here"—j dar
ner's Bazar.
She (at a party)—" Did that rich bach
elor, Captain Rudder, get his title in
the army?" He—"Guess not. A few
months ago I saw him duck his head
when the servant announced Mr. Low
bridge."—[Philadelphia Record.
An American Ship Burned.
Bebmuda, April 28.—The American
ship, Richard H. Burk, from Philadel
phia for San Francisco, before reported
nere in distress, was discovered to be on
fire April 19th, owing to the inflammable
nature of a large portion of the cargo of
kerosene, whisky, etc. The ship soon
burned to the water's edge. She was of
1,490 tons burden, and had a cargo of
2,149 tons of general merchandise. It is
roughly estimated that the vessel and
cargo lepresented half a million dollars.
That Empty dun Again.
Seattle, W. T., April 28.—A sad acci
dent occurred on the Duwamish river,
four miles south of here, this afternoon.
Mrs. Mildred Cowan and her husband
were standing in a room, and on the floor
lay a cocked rifle which was supposed to
be empty. The husband picked the gun
up, when it was discharged. The ball
struck the floor and rebounded, striking
Mrs. Cowau in tbe side, inflicting a
wound from which she cannot recover.
A Fire Uncontrolled.
Lewisbukg, W. Va., April 28.—The
Green Brier mountains,near Green Brier,
are on fire, while Sulphur Springs are a
mass of fire, and millions of feet of valu
able hard timber have been consumed,
with tens of thousands of rails and other
property. The fire is beyond control and
must burn itself out.
Tne Nonpareil Middle.Weight.
San Francisco, April 28.—Jack Demp
sey, who arrived from Portland to-day,
will leave to-morrow for San Jose, where
he gives an exhibition with Costigan to
morrow night. He will go as far south
as San Diego, and wiil not return to San
Francisco till the first of the week.
A Clergyman.'* Resignation.
San Fbancisco, April 28. —Rev. Dr.
Hiram W. Beers, pastor of the Trinity
Episcopal Church, of this city,announced
bis resignation to tbe congregation this
morning, to take effect June 30th. He
stated that ill-health was the cause of
his resignation.
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Fast Train Switched Off
to Destruction.
THE VICTIMS GET CREMATED.
A Grand Trunk Train Derailed
anil Telescoped on a "V"
Junction Switch.
I Associated Press Dispatches to the Hbrald. I
Hamilton, Ont., April 28.—A terrible
railroad accident occurred on the Grand
Trunk Railroad, near here, at 7 o'clock
this morning. The St. Louis express
jumped the track, and the engine ran
into the water tank. Two cars telescoped
and immediately took fire. All the dead,
seventeen in number, have been taken
out. The only body identified is that of
R. S. Gurney, of Chicago. He was in
stantly killed, but not burned. An
Italian, name unknown, was olso in
stantly killed. The other fifteen are burn
ed beyond all possible identification.
About twenty persons were injured, but
only one or two Beriously. None of the
train hands were killed. A fireman was
slightly burned and received a bad Ecalp
wound.
The train was composed of an engine,
two baggage cars, a smoker, a Chicago
and Grand Trunk through passenger
coach, a Wabash coach, a Wagner first
class coach, a Pullman car and two
Wagner sleeping cars, in the order
named.
The accident occurred at a junction
where a "V" is built. This "V" is
used to switch through trains for To
ronto to the Toronto branchffrom the
main line. The train is said to have
been running at a speed of forty miles an
hour or more, when, directly on crossing
the switch, the engine jumped the track
and plunged into the water tank which
stood in the space behind the "V,"
smashing the tank into atoms and turn
ing almost upside down. The baggage
cars came directly after the engine, and
tbe first of them was pitched over the
engine and thrown on the main track,
leaving its wheels behind.
The other baggage car caught fire from
the engine and the two were soon in
flames. The coaches following, with
the exception of the two 1 Wagner cars in
the rear ot the train, were huddled to
gether by the shock and soon caught fire
from the baggage cars. The passengers
on the train, numbering over 150, many
of whom were asleep at the time, had a
terrible experience. The majority of
those on board Iho train were able to get.
out of the coaches before the fire reached
them, but, in the confusion that reigned,
it is not known how many victims were
left to the mercy of the flames, being
penned in the material of the wreck and
unable to extricate themselves.
L. S. Gurney, of Brooklyn, N. V., had
his bead completely severed from his
body by a piece cf flying debris. Ru
dolph Deerer was also instantly killed.
As soon as the engine rolled over, after
striking the water-tank, Engineer Watson
and Fireman Chapman ciuwled out from
underneath it, neither of them being
much hurt.
The two Wagner cars in the rear of the
train were uncoupled from the others
and were saved from the flames. A
large gang of employes worked unceas
ingly at the wreck, doing their utmost to
extinguish the fire. There was great
difficulty in securing water, owing to the
tank being smashed, and the fire held
sway for many Hours before a thorough
search could be made through the debris.
Up to 5 o'clock the charred remains of
eighteen victims had been exhumed
from the wreck. In no case was there
enough of the bodies left to identify the
remains or even to tell whether the per
sons were of the male or female sex.
An auxiliary train was sent out from
thiß city immediately on receipt of the
news of the accident and the passengers,
including the injured and two of the
killed, were brought into this city.
Among the wounded now in the hos
pital are the following: James A. Palmer,
Ilion, N. V., bead cut but not seriously
hurt; Hamilton Clark, Chicago, double
fracture of the right leg, bruised badly
and head cut, and probably internally
injured. Of all the injured he is the
worst. Antony Mauz, Italian, on his
way from Wisconsin to Italy, head cut;
Edwin Chapman, fireman, head badly
cut; Enoch Kenyon, of London, England,
ribs, broken; C. C. Azbel', Edwardspoit,
Ind., slight injuries; William Leipsey,
Chicago, ankle badly sprained; A. L.
Doney, Danville, 111., cut about the
head ; George White, Hill, right ear cut
off and scalp wounds; Andrew J. Car
penter, Yankton, Dak., injured about
the head; S. E. Young, Chicago, slight
ly hurt; Josoph Morris, East Sous Falls,
Dak., tn his way to Clark's Island, Me.,
scalp wounds, bruised leg and shonlders,
not serious.
About ten others were slightly hurt,
but not so badly as to prevent them con
tinuing their journey.
It was evening before the tracks were
cleared. The wounded in tho hospital
are all doing well.
As far as can be learned, there was no
negligence on the part of the railroad
company. The train simply jumped the
track at a frog.
The screams of the men who were be
ing burned to death in the smoking-car
could be heard above the noise of the
escaping steam and the roaring of the
flames.
Conductor Poole says the train was
fifteen minutes late, but was not running
more than twenty miles an hour when
the accident happened, as the orders are
that trains must not run at that partic
ular place at a greater speed than twenty
miles.
The place where the accident occurred
is considered dangerous, as there is a
switch on a rather sharp curve; hence
the precaution of running slowly.
Seven earn,a baggage car,two first-class
eoacheß, a smoker, a first-class day
coach, and two Warner sleepers were
burned. There being not a vestige of
wood or anything that would burn left.
One car, the baggage car, was demol
ished. The engine was the most com
plete wreck imaginable. The loss to
the company will be enormous.
Many of those on the train were going
to New York to participate in the Cen
tennial festivities. Most cf the passen
gers loot all or a portion of their baggage
and clothing, and a large amount cf
mail was destroyed by fire.
Another report of the accident says the
remains of from sixteen to eighteen men
were taken out of the wreck. They were
cut to pieces almost to a man,
and burned beyond all possibility
of recognition. They were huddled to
gether in a heap in the smoker,
pinned in so by timbers that it was im
possible for them to extricate themselves.
Nothing could be done for them, as tbe
fierceness of the flames made it out of
the question for men to rescue them.
The only way in which it oould be ascer
tained that from sixteen to eighteen
bodies had been taken out was from the
fact that legs and arms, corresponding
to about that number were found. The
remains were taken to the City Hospital
and placed in the morgue awaiting iden
tification. An inquest will be held to
morrow. In all probability it will be
days before the dead are identified.
Some of tbe wounded were also taken to
the City Hospital.
Suspension Bridge, N. V., April 28.—
A special train on the Grand Trunk came
in to-day about 1:40 p. m., having on
board about seventy-five of the passeu
gerß than were in the accident that oc
curred a short distance west of Hamilton
this morning. Among them were four
men who were badly cut and injured
about the head and body.
Malcolm McKay, of Boston, in relating
his experience, said: "I have no
idea how I got out of the
wreck, but would not be surprised
if I went through the window,
as the doctor took several pieces
of glass from cuts in my head. I have a
faint remembrance of two men helping
me to stand, but I was half-way here be
fore I clearly understood what had hap
pened." ■ ,
It is feared that Bill Phillips, of Chi
cago, first-baseman of tho Hamilton
team, was among the killed. He was
expected to report to-day.
I Kit H OKLAHOMA.
Guthrle'a New Mayor Hard OB tne
Urt en-cloth) fjorua.
St. Louis. April 28.—-The latest from
Oklahoma is that Colonel D. P. Dyer, of
the Kansas City Republican, is in poli
tics. He was formerly Indian Agent un
. der President Arthur and has been elected
, Mayor of Guthrie. One of his first acts
i was to give the gamblers twenty-four
hours to leave. Two big wall feats have
been erected and are called city build
ings. Several good buildings have been
put up and improvements of all kinds
i are in rapid progress.
W. V. Heran Court, special artist for
Harpers' Weekly,, dropped dead in front
i of his tent, in Guthrie, yesterday morn
ing. Hi* remains have been sent to his
home in Dubuque, lowa.
WAS IT SKLt'-UUI'JHNSE?
A man Snot In a Uiiarrel Over a
Damaged Hilt!)'.
Woodland, Cal., April 28—On Satur
day evening, William Wohlfrom came
into town and surrendered to the Sheriff,
stating that he had killed MaltFiegal
at Abele Ranch. Wohlfrom and Fiegal
had broken a buggy belonging to Dan
Bemmerly, but Wohlfrom claims to
have paid his share cf the damage, and
yesterday morning went to Black's
Station to try and induce Fiegal to pay
his share. Wohlfrom says that when
he asked Fiegal for the money the latter
drew a knife and advanced toward him,
as if to strike, with the knife raised,
when he tired, and Fiegal fell. To-day
it is learned that the wounds of the in
jured man are fatal, and Bemmerly has
been arrested as an accessory.
' SAMOAN SUGGESTIONS.
John Hull to Art as a Sort ol Peace
maker lv the Matter.
Berlin, April 28—Lieutenant Buck
ingham, Secretary of the American Dele
gates to the Samoan Conference, has
arrived here. The National Gazette, in
an article on the Samoan question,
favors Herr Yon Bar's proposal to restore
tri-pirt.ite control and to appoint a nomi
nal King of Samoa, with an outsider as
umpire. It is expected that the British
delegates to the Conference will take only
a mediator's part in the proceedings.
A Duel to tbe Deatb.
Chattanooga, Term. April 28. —A
deadly duel occurred yesterday in Jack
son county, Alabama, which resulted in
the death of one of the participants. Two
faimers, neighbors, living some distance
from Scottsboro, named J. T.
Prince and J. T. Green, quarrelled on
Friday over some trivial matter,
and Green threatened to kill Prince, and
he prepared himself with a shotgun. On
Saturday morning the two men met
in the public road and immediately de
cided to fight it out. Green made for
Prince with a large dirk,makinga vicious
plunge at him. Prince dodged and
seized Green's arm and tbe deadly
struggle began in earnest. Pi ince's gun
was leaning against the fence, and the
question with him was how to get it bet
fore he was killed. With a sudden effort
be tripped Green, throwing him to the
ground and immediately made a break
for his gun, which be reached just as
Green was in striking distance. Without
levelling the gun, Prince thrust the muz
zle against his enemy's breast, pulled the
trigger, and lodged a heavy load of buck
shot in his breast, killing him instantly.
Prince gave himself up, and is now in
jail to await trial.
Tbe Amateur Detective.
Chicago, April 28.—A1l doubt that the
lunatic Robert Burns was murdered by
his attendants, in Cook county insane
asylum, was removed to-day. The
post mortem shows that he had
two ribs broken, his breast bone
smashed, and that he suffered
the injuries, apparently, from kicks.
Burns is the man who was the room
mate at the institution of the Times re
porter, who had gained access to the
asylum by feigning insanity. The Times
man repeated that he saw the atten
dants as tbey, through sheer brutality,
attacked not only Burns, but a number
of cthqrs. Three of the attendants are
under surveillance and will probably be
arrested before morning.
The Boatonlnna En Route.
CniCAGO,April2B.—The Bostonians, the
well-known opera troupe, left this even
ing in a special train of Pullman cars for
their Pacific tour. An informal reception
was held, and an elegant epilation served
for an hour before the train left. The
company will visit Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Sacramento, Denver and other
western cities, the tour being under the
management of Will J. Davis. The past
week of tbe Bostonians at the Hay market
has been very successful.
Another Victim tor Peter.
St. Paul, April 28.—Billy Wilson, col
ored heavy weight, say s he has received
two letters from the California Athletic
Club asking him to meet Jackson, and
he wil accept at once. He is confident
he can beat the Australian, and show to
show his aood faith he says he will fight
for a purse of $2,500, the loser to get
nothing.
A Collapsed Bridge.
Kansas City, April 28.—At Cheslea
Park, this afternoon, the bridge across
the artificial lake gave way and precipi
tated about seventy persons into seven
feet of water. Most of them scrambled
out or were assisted to the shore, more
frightened than hint, but fifteen of them
were injured, four of them seriously.
Two Children Burned,
Wahpelon, Dak., April 28.—A fire on
Friday on tbe farm of Swen Moe, near
here, caused the death of his two young
children, aged G and D years reepect-
I ively.