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VOL,. IV. NO. 2iU),
NORFOLK, VA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1899. SIXTEEN PAG-ES.
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LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD BY TELEGRAPH AND CABLEo'p^r.o0:,
England's Future Hope Leaves for
the Scene of Conflict.
HOSPITAL SHIP MAINE
JLortl Itoborla, tlio Now Commit tutor
ln->< liici of British Forces 0|ierni
lujf AgitlUHl Itio Buer?, 1.on von
Kuglntitf lor ttio Front?American
Ilonpltnl Mil|? aiulno Null* Wllll
I inly 4 liiirclitll ? Farewell ?>f lli?>
Kcxl Ii l iik." of Fnir luml.
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
London. Dec. 23.?Field Marshal Lord
Roberts, who Is to assume command of
the British forces in South Africa, left
Waterloo railroad station to-day at noon
amidst scenes ol" enthusiasm, vividly dem?
onstrating the national interest In the.
event, und tho belief that Hit? departure
of tho general can bo accepted as a
gun ran tec that whatever can be done In
South Africa will be carried out by
thoroughly competent hands and on care?
fully matured lines. Although only privi?
leged persons were permilttil to enter the
station, this did not prevent the (father?
ing of Immense throngs at all' the ap?
proaches and other points of vantage,
who cheered repeatly as "Hobs." accom?
panied by his wife anil two daughters,
drove up. Seldom has the terminus wit?
nessed such an Inspiring .send off. Every
appearance of the Held marshal was I ho
signal Tor ringing hurrahs, lusty shouts
and good wishes.
Lord Wolselcy and others arrived late
nnd it required all the efforts of ihe police
to clear a passage for them.
The arrival of the Duke of Cambridge
and tho Duke of Connuught were re?
ceived with oheers.
ENGLAND'S NEXT KING.
Then rousing; cheers momentarily di?
verted attention from the hero of the
hour as the Prime of Wales appeared
and greeted Lord Roberts In the mnsi
cordial manner. The Prince and tho dis?
tinguished general engaged lit earliest
conversation and furnished a striking cen?
ter to a notable group, Which included
no less than live Held marshals. Lord
Roberts, who was In mourning dress,
looked tit for anything. In spile of bis
67 years ho was straight and soldierly,
and bin rugged features rcllectod deter?
mination.
Tho Prince of Wales spoke a few pul?
ing words to the general, of which the
phrases, "God bless you," "flood Juck lo
you" were caught by those nearby.
Tho Prince also said:
"Good-bye, Bohs; a happy Christmas,
a prosperous New Year and every po.;.-i
blo luck In your mission."
THE MAINE SAILS.
Tho American hospital ship Mnlno sailed
from ihe West India dorks for Capo
Town at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, minus
live of the male assistants supplied 11 om
tho New York hosplial.
Gne of these men Is said to have ex?
pected promotion to a non-commissioned
officer's rank, lie succeeded in enlisting
four friends, who. a moment before in.
ship sailed, notified Major Qnbcll of their
refusal to go, saying one of their num?
ber was. ill and they had determined to
stay. On the dock they shouted:
"Wo are too good Americana lo have
a sick friend here for any one."
As tho incident occurred at the. last
moment Major Ca hello only hud lime to
say to a representative of the Associated
Press: "These m< n came at tho last
moment to declare that they would leave,
making general complaint of ill treat?
ment which 1 am unable to fathom. Sumo
of the papers called them 'orderlies' which
they seem Inclined lo resent."
The Maine, departed under favorable
auspices. Tho Red Cross ll:ig~ floated
from her foremast, the Queen's ensign
from hor main nnd the Htui.s and Stripes
from her mlKZCli.
LADY CHURCHILL GOES.
Lady Randolph Churchill wis in hoi'
stateroom, on tin, main deck. The nurses
woro blue capes and soft felt hats, and
the surgeons wen- in the newly designed
semi-l'niied Stales uniforms.
Lady Churchill said:
"I know no bolter way lo spend t.'i ?
Clirislma.s than on an American hospital
ship bound for South Africa. The Main./
is splendidly equipped and worthy of her
people and mission. I go with a grateful
heart to all who have so munificently
aided the committee, l hop,- wo may
prove wei t by of this sacred duty. Where
over the ship goes 1 go."
SPEEDED BY CHEKRS.
As the Maine moved into the liver
three cheers were given for the ship; then
for Lady Churchill, and Dually for lie
United Stales. Then thoso en board gave
three cheers for tho Union Jack, and tli i
sailor.-: on the surrounding craft cheered
the Cntud Stalts as the white hull dis?
appeared In tho thickening fog.
The Maine- expects to reach (he Cape
in three weeks and will return with her
first consignment of wounded lato In Feb?
ruary.
"ALL WELL."
London, Dec. 24.?1:45 a. m.?Beyond
the statement that a heliographic
message from Ladysmlth reports "All
well" to Friday afternoon, with no
fighting except outpost skirmishes, ab?
solutely no nsws has been received
from, the tent of war during the night.
The War Office officials at midnight
said they had not received any war dis?
patches.
From a Continental Dutch source,
however, comes the Incredible rumor
that a British army corps has disem?
barked ut Lourenzo Marques and is
marching toward the Transvaal fron?
tier.
THE CAMP AT CHIEVBLET.
Chleveley. Sunday evening, Dec. 17.?
The British army is occupying its orig?
inal camping ground.
The naval brigade this morning fired
a few shells nt the Borr positions. The
result is not known, but the firing is
taken to show that the naval guns are
nbl? to command the Tugela- river
bridge.
THE QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS.
London, Dc-c. 23.?The War Office has
Issued a list of minor casualties, re?
ceived at Pleterinaritzburg, by helio?
graph. Wednesday; December 20, show?
ing that Ladysmlth was still holding
out on Wednesday hist.
In 8Dlte of tho deep nnxlety of the
Queen regarding events in South
Afrlcu, she has no intention to permit
Christmus at Windsor to assume a
Bloomy aspect. The Duke und Duchess
of Connaught, the Marquis of Lome
and Princess Louise, and a host of lit?
tle folks, other members of the royal
family, and Canon Duckworth, the
Queen's chaplain, arrived at Windsor
tills evening', where they were met by
Princess Henry of Dattenberg, the
Duchess of Albany and others, who will
make up a cheerful party
An olliclal of tho household said to a
representative of the Associated Press
this evening: "I have seen merrier
times at the Castle, but Christmas can?
not be gloomy where the Queen resides,
and this will be no exception to the
rule. There Is plenty of good cheer
throughout the entire household, and
tho Queen Is most cheerful amid all her
little folks."
A CRITICAL POSITION.
The exceeding grave view taken in
eoino quarters of. the present crisis is
evidenced by a circular signed by At?
torney General Webster, Solicitor-Gen?
eral Flnley and General Sir Evelyn
Wood, Adjutant General to the forces,
to the effect that the present position
Of public affairs is so critical that, as
a greater part of the regular forces will
bo required abroad, it becomes imper?
ative, for the purpose of home defence,
that the volunteers should be augment?
ed, und urging that every member of
the legal profession, not debarred by
nge or paramount duty, enroll himself
art-an active member of the Inns of
Court, or other volunteer corp?.
Durban. Sunday. Dec. 17.?The foreign
attaches have arrived hero on their way
to General Boiler's headquarters.
MARINE DISASTERS.
BRITISH STEAMER DAMAGED IN A
ST?R M?SCI 10 O N E R ABAN?
DONED.
(By Telegraph to Vliginhin-Pllot.)
St. .lohn. N. F.. Dee. 23.?Tlve British
steamer Angers, Captain Taylor, eighteen
days from Hamburg for Norfolk, Va.,
with a part cargo of salt, has arrived
here short of coal. She reports having
encountered fearful weather on her vov
age ncross th<- Atlantic. On the trip she
met a succession of storms, during which
her decks were swept and she sustained
sundry damages.
Tin- seboom r Myrn drove ashore near
Twilllnisate dining a gale and licr crew,
with tho exception of the captain aban?
doned her. After losi:;:: her spars the
vessel lion ted off and drifted to s a with
the captain s;ltl on board. The mall
steamer Alert has .-Jone In search of her,
STEAMER AND CHEW LOST.
Newhuryporl. Mass., Dec. 23.?The
small steamer Lama Marion, of Grove
land, foundered on" Newburyport bar
to-night and It Is thought nil on board
were drowned.
Tho missing arc:
Captain Prank W. Sargent, owner.
Luther Johnson, engineer. .
Cnplain William M. Fettingill, the
master.
Wreckage of the craft has come
ashore.
AN ACTOR SUICIDES.
AFTER EFFORTS TO KILL WIEK
AND CHILDREN.
(By Telegraph to Virg'nlan-Pdot.)
New York. Dee. 23.?Willie Clark, 42
years of age, a variety actor, tried to kill
his wife and little child and committed
suicide in Broadway, In front of the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, to-day. He fired four
shots?one at his little g'rl, two at his
Wife, missing them. Be then pl.ired the
muzzle of the revolver In his mouth and
tired.
For many years past Clark has been
writing jokes for minstrel men and comt
dlnns. Recently he started the puhiicu
i tlon of h monthly periodical called "VYII
I lie Clark's Joke Bool)." This gained a
little circulation among vaudeville actors,
but wns not a paying venture.
Mrs. Chirk said that they had been mar?
ried twelve years ago In Cincinnati, and
thai?hr:r own home?war, in Canton, O.
'Phis morning she said her husband sent
her a letter, asking her to meet h m with
their little girl. She did so and he ask, l
Ihcm io take- a short walk, as he had
something Important to show them. He
was moodv. she said, and had scarcely
sinken until they r. ac hed the spot where
the shooting took place:
Bryan's Trip to Now York.
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
Nt w York, Dec. 23.?Congressman D.
Daly. of. lloboken, who returned from
Washington to-d.iy, .-aid regarding the
arrangements for William J. Bryan's
proposed trip to New Jersey and New
Ycrk:
"Colonel Bryan has arranged to meet
the Democratic lenders In Washington
ntxt in. nth, nnd the Itinerary will then
b mapped out. I have agreed to accom?
pany Mr. Bryan oh ills trip through
M.w Jersey. 1 understand his topi,' will
be "Inipcrl'i/rlsm -and Trusts," and that
he is to speak at Camden, Trenton nnd
Jersey City bet?re going to New York.
He will reach New Jersey, probably,
before February."
Englishman Kills Irishman.
(By telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
Charleston, S. C, Dec. 23.?A homi?
cide was committed in this city to?
night as a result of an argument over
the Transvaal war between an Irish?
man and an Englishman. Matthew
Gleuson, Irish, and Alex. Logan, Eng?
lish, engaged In the controversy, which
grow warm. Logan wont home, got a
shot gun and returned to the scone of
j the dlsinito. Gleason having left, he
I shot nnd killed another young man of
Irish descent, Mike Hogah, who had
been in no way connected with the dis?
pute. Too much John Barleycorn,
rather than admiration for either John
Bull or Paul Kr?ger was at the botom
of the affair
An Attorney Debarred from Practice
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
Helena. Moht., Dec. 23.?In tho ca.so of
Attorney John B. Welcome, charged with
briberyt in connection with tho elec?
tion of W. A. Clark to the United States
Senate, tho State Supremo Court to-day
returned a unanimous decision of guilty,
with penalty of disbarment.
In'an extended review of the evidence
tho court holds that tho payment of $10,
000 by Welcomo to State Senator Clark,
to Influence his vote for En'.ted States
Senator, is proven, nnd that Welcome
should be disbarred for the act.
OPINIONS IN
GERMANEMPIRE
The Emperor Makes Peace With
the Burgomaster of Berlin.
CRISP, COLD CHRISTMAS
AfTcctlou for nn<l Ilopo of Berlin Ex*
|irc*seel by Itoynl Lips? I.lternry
Writers od tlio Subject of tbe War
-Croat Ilrllnla's I'ollapuc a? n
Mllltnry ronor Forec??t ?Prince
Ilolieulolio itio Fos of Agrlcnllnr?
nl luterents.
(Copyright, 1SK), the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Dec. 23.?At the ceremony at tho
Unveiling of tho monument to Elector
George William, in the Slcgcs-Allcw to?
day, at which the correspondent of tho
Associated Press was present, tho Em?
peror looked hale and hearty, with ruddy
cheeks. The ceremony was brief. There
vvero no speeches, but tho occasion was
rendered memorable by His Majesty at
tho close, stepping briskly to Herr K?rsch?
ner, tho chief burgomaster of Berlin,
shading hands with him cordially and
handing 'him bis long expected conflrma
lion as chief burgomaster, consisting of
documents with bis seals attached. The
Emperor congratulated tbe burgomaster
and said he wished him many year* of
successful administration of Merlin, add?
ing loud enough'to bo heard some dis?
tance:
f'A city for which I feel great affec?
tion and entertain tho highest hopes,
which I know you will help me to
realize."
Thus ends happily this matter, which,
for a long time, has kept the Emperor and
Berlin on a quasi wir fooling.
A COLD CHRISTMAS.
Crisp, cold, white Christmas wen-ther
prevails here. Tho Spree :s frozen solid
and tho big Mueggelsee is alive with
skaters, and everybody is busy with pre?
parations for Christmas.
The change in public opinion In favor
of Great Iirita'n, which was referred to
in the Associated Press dispatches from
Berlin Friday night, continues.
Even tho Homburg Nachrichten, which
hitherto has been Intensely Anglophobe,
prints a communication to-day from a
Hamburg merchant, protesting against
Blinden Englcundcrhufcs, "blind anglo
phoblo."
SUCCESS OP THE BOERS.
The papers are full of communications
from literary writers on the subject of
tho war. The Neust? Nachrichten to-day
contains nn article pointing out that the
military success of tho Boers, numbering
a quarter of a. million, against a nation
which at homo alone numbers 30,000,000,
Is explainable because tho Boors arc
armed with tho best modern rilles and
know how to use them. The British, the
writer adds, undervalued their .adver?
sary and fulle-d to appear on the seat of
war with a numerical superiority, while
their strategy was largely ordered In Lon
don. Again, lie points out, all the British
generals neglected reconnoitering .and
we*ro deficient in the A. B. C. of field ser?
vice. To this, ho continues, must be
added the fatal frontal attuvk, while the
Mauser gun has brilliantly stood tho tests
of this campaign.
A CONTRARY VIEW.
On tho other hand a military writer in
tho Boersen Courier maintains that no
modern war has been so devoid of inter?
esting features, of theoretical und strutc
gls lessons, and that the British have
proved their stupendous "nsslnlty as a
military nation in an unparalleled nian
, ner."
PULL NEUTRALITY.
Tho papers also continue to discuss the
problem as to what will bo Great Bri?
tain's position hereafter, since they claim
her total collapse as a military power
has been proved by thta war. The usually
well Informed Kreuse Zeitung contains
a letter from a high personage at St.
Petersburg, claiming that the question us
to whether it is advisable to uso Great
Britain's presc-nt poworlossness Is again
being seriously considered in Russian
Government circles. The military party is
urging the timeliness for an Asiatic ad?
vance. The correspondent of tho Asso?
ciated Press can assert, however, on high
authority that, as concerns Germany, no
such step will he joined In under any
circumstances, hut that full neutrality
will be maintained to the end.
German Internal politics continue to bo
as mixed as over.
Joy Bells ! Joy Bells ! .Never, never cease your ringing,
O, Children, children, never cease your singing.
List! List! The song that swells.
Toy Bell I Joy Bells !
AGAINST HOHENLOHE.
The whole Conservative party, Includ?
ing their court sympathisers, exert them?
selves to the utmost to Impress tho Em?
peror's mind with the fact that Prince
Hohenlohe Is the foe of agricultural In?
terests: that the Consorvatlces have lost
nil confidence In him, and that It will bo
Impossible for tho government to reign
against that party. In order to carry
this program tho united Conservative
press wages war against Prince Hohen?
lohe, but the statements mado aro worded
cunningly, in a manner for tho Emperor
not to take offense. Ills Majesty is regu?
larly made to seo tho clippings of all these
anti-Chancellor arguments, but thus far
they have not produced tho desired
effect. Prince Hohenlohe desires to con?
clude his days us Chancellor and tho Em?
peror concurs in h'.s desire
A sensational trial has just been ended
by tho sentencing of Herr Joachim Gehl
sen editor of a Charlottenburg paper,
to eighteen months in Jail for systematic
L> _
Continued on Page 11.
SITUATION OF
GREAT BRITIAN
Nation's Virility and Pluck Extorts
Admiration from Critics,
A VISIONARY WRITER
Journnllal Mend Cnnjnrrs B|> Vision
of Klxty 'I liotixmiff Preuctiiuon In*
tlnlglus; lu n Unlit ou London ?
Knrv Krctllls a Broliru Kooil?Tlio
Boors Daalre Medlattou of Preala
d?ut McKinley ? into of Cecil
Rboilci-EDEliind'i Hieltest Poor*
(Copyright, 1>S9!>, the Associated Press.)
London^ Doc. C3.?Not for many years
past has Great Britain faced such a
situation as confronts her this Christmas.
Yet to meet it thero h'vs arisen a new
Britain, which, by its virility and pluck,
extorts admiration even from her bitterest
Continental critics. Slnco tho boastful
ness has disappeared from tho British
press, the comments of the foreign papers,
at least such as aro printed hero, nro
couched In tones far more fair nnd friend?
ly titan when it was believed a, speedy
victory awaited General Bullcr. As re?
peatedly assorted, there is no likelihood of
European infe/reneo yet. \Y. T. Stead, In
tho Daily Chronicle to-day, has a very
alarming column. In which ho has visions
of a "sui>erior Jameson raid" by 60,t?0
Frenchmen of I<ondon, In the absenco of
the channel fleet. Mr. Stead points out
how easily. In his opinion, thte might bo
accomplished, and says:
*" A BROKEN REED.
"To rely, as some appc-ar to do, upon
the addition of a number of raw recruits,
under the excitement and stimulus of tho
present war fever. Is to rely on a broken
reed. Woolwich arsenal might bo in
flames and tho French tri-color flying over
Westminster Palace before tho first of
these now recruits would have learned to
handle a gun."
BOERS DESIRE MEDIATION.
Though Great Britain's plight in South
Afrloa. seems temporarily critical, the i
Associated Press learns that tho Boers I
nro straining 'every nervo to secure tho
mediation of President MeKlnley towards
a favorable, peace, But any one with tho
I slightest knowledge of British feeling
quickly appreciates that not one person
in a million contemplates anv result but
an ultimate British triumph, and alt sec?
tions unite in saying tins must be secured,
no matter whai the cost. Hence the Boer
agents themselves have only slight hopes
thnt mediation would bo accepted: though
h Having, it President McKinley could bo
persuaded to proffer it, Lord Salisbury,
though, perhaps, bound to refuse, would
lose humanitarian svmpathy in tho
United States and tails divert to tho
Boers much wavering sentiment.
ENGLISH CONCEPTION OF PEACE.
The Associated Press Is Informed from
excellent sources that no offer of media?
tion would be accepted by Lord Salisbury
in any shape or form. The popular con?
ception of peace is that it must como
through the idol of the army General
Roberts, und hi? not less adored chief of
start, General Kitchener. The country is
prepared to wait Indefinitely for that
eventauallty. Tho fall of Kimborley,
Ladysmith and Mflfeking would not mnko
a particle of difference for this stoical
resolve Is thoroughly imbedded in tho
hearts of the people who. for the first
time in tho memory of this generation,
have drnnk deeply of tho cup of military
defeat ntul disgrace. Any other defeats
that the future holds for tho British, ex?
cept entire annihilation, tiro anticipated
by the scathing criticism which the na?
tion has Inflicted upon itself. Estimates
of tho duration of hostilities vary from
three months to a year.
Tho lack of news this week has by no
means be^n taken as an instance of the
adagv regarding no news, A very general
impression prevails that Kimborley will
succumb.
? FATE OF CECIL RHODES.
An officer of the British South Africa
Company, who has an intimate knowledge
of South Africa, tells tho Associated
Press he believes that If the Boers cap?
ture Cecil Rhodes they will shoot him.
Nowhere more than on tho Stock Ex?
change has the lack of Information caused
extreme nervousness. It Is-realized thut
If Kimborley falls DeBcers mines shores
and interests will shrivel to nothing, while
tho Chartered Company's vast Issues will
loso what little bottom they havo loft.
A FINANCIAL COMBINATION.
It la learned t>y tho Associated Tress
that tho gre.it financial houses in London
novo combined and furnished auflleient
money to Insuro no large failures on Set?
tling Day, December ?>, though the small
fry may suffer. Unless this action had
been taken soveral well known houses,
not of the* llrst Importance, but of large
proportions, would, it Is said, have to go
under. This concerted precaution has to
somo extent restored confidence, but the
market is still panicky, many pooplo be?
lieving that the most serious crisis has
not yot been reaehtd.
A BICH NOBLEMAN.
Whllo most persons know the late Duke
of Westminster was on-a of tho richest
men In England.no London newspaper has
taken tho troublo to procuro an estimate
of his wealth. Ho owned several thous?
and parcels of London realty, of which
klit) ground, according to tho Duke's own
^tatomont. mado 6ti> acres. Much of this
?a in Bclgravla, tho aristocratic residence
Continued on Page 6V
ENTOMBED IN
A COAL MINE
Thirty Men Imprisoned With Little
Hope of Being Rescued.
A HARROWING SCENE
v Dcatb Doollnc Dlnit Duo to Gas?
Cnsro tu the -ir.ln SUatt Blown luto
Splinter*, limiting aincbincrjr
anil Air Kuuft Itluckeu?Lit I to
Uor>0 for llio I-nforum?In .Hen.
Wiio Were Cnagtit t.lko Rats tu ?,
Trap.
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)
Plttsburg, Pa., Dec. 23.?A special tq
the Post from Brownsville, Pa., says:
"There Is scarcely any hope thaJl
any man in the pit U now alive."
Theso were the words of Mine In?
spector James Blick, uttered by him
at 10 o'clock to-night as he stood at
the mouth of Braznell Mine, in whose
depths thirty men are entombed. That
they will get out alive is exceedingly;
improbable, and to-night mothers,
..ives and ?-; :i? "-ourn th?m as dead.
Since early this morning, tho im?
prisoned men have been without any
air or food. They arc separated from
eager searchers by walls of debris,
which fell when the explosion took
place and blocked the road to liberty,,
DEATH-DEALING BLAST.
At 7:30 this morning tho death
dealing blast was loosened. Owing to
a shortage of cars, less than the usual
number of men entered the pit. Tho
; mine is that of the Stockdale Com?
pany, and lies four miles from Brown?
ville and fourteen from Uniontown. It
is known as the Braznell Mine, and
lies near a station of that name, on the
Redstone Creek branch of the Penn*
sylvanla Railroad.
At 5 o'clock this morning Fire Boss
Radcllffee went through the mine aa
usual and found gas or "fire damp" In
two places. He detected about "four
inches of gas In the main entry about
1,100 yards from the shaft, and about
an equal quantity In a room in a slda
entry a short distance away. The fire,
bcss reported the presence of the gas,
but Informed the superintendent that
it was all right for the men to enter.
The men were lowered Into the mlna
in the cage descending the main shaft,
which is vertical. From 40 to 60 men
had entered Ute mine and dispersed,
through it when the gas was ignited
in some manner not yet discoverable.
A tremendous explosion occurred. Ita
force must hnve reached every man la
the tshaft. The cage in the main shaft,
which was at the bottom, was blown
into splinters and tho hoisting ma?
chinery wrecked. About 100 yards from
the main entrance was an air shaft,
also vertical and brick lined. It was
torn by the blast and the bricks wera
blown to tho very top.
Altogether there were from 45 to 50
workers In the mine. The men descend?
ed in a cage of the main _ shaft from
eight to ten at a time. A moment after
the fifth load had descended there was
a roar that shook the Immense iron
tipple above the main shaft and rever?
berated from the hillsides. There was
no need to tell what bad happened.
Frantic women and frightened child?
ren dasJted out of the dwellings Just
across tho railroad track and rushed
toward the mouth of the shaft.
They wore driven back by the smoke
that poured up from the mine.'- The
b:g engines stopped and the fan was;
hushed.
A SHOUT FROM BELOW.
A shout came from below and it was
known that not all were killed, but who
had drawn the few prizes in the lottery
of life and death?
It was discovered that the explosion
had torn away the brick lining of tho
shaft, taking with it about 20 feet of
the iron stops. The men below were in
a trap. Promptly a rope and bucket
was lowered and the men hauled up.
The first was Albert Meese, 13 years
old, a trapper. Ho was unconscious and
was tied in the bucket. He gasped once
or twice and wns dead.
Fourteen men were rescued by tha
bucket and rope. All of them wer?;
sick and some half fainting. ' ,?
RESCUERS DE3CEND.
Ab3 o'clock the first body of rescuers'
descended tho cages having been tem?
porarily repaired. When they got with?
in ten feet of the bottom the cage stop?
ped. A mass of wreckage was piled up
at the bottom of tho shaft. With their
faces blackened and burned and their
bodies distorted, lay seven men. Tho
rescue**; started to clear away the de?
bris, but it was slow, hard work, as tha
force of tho explosion had been tltantlc.
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CLASSIFICATION OF NEWS.
BY DliPARTMGiYTi
Telecraph News?Paws 1, 9, and iU \
Local News?Page* 2, 3, S and cV
Editorial?Pago 4.
Sociity?Page to.
'Virein? News?Paw 12.
North Girolina News---Pago 11.
? Portsmouth1 News?Pa?os i4- inet \ 5,
? Berkley News?Paife l>
Markets?Page id
Shipping?Pace 13
Real estate?Paga id