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Vrton a mined palnco In Kashmir:
Tho end Is nothing, nnd tho end Is near."
Where nro tho voices kings wcro glad to heart
Wbcro now tho feast, tho song, tho bnyndurul
tTliocnd Is nothing, and tho end Is near.
.And yonder lovely roso: nlasl my dearl
See tho November garden, rnnk nnd drear;
'3.1io end Is nothing, and tho end Is near.
Scol how tho raindrop mingles with tho mere.
Markl how tho ago devours each passing yoarj
1io end is nothing, and tho end Is near.
rVinr rlso nnd grow and wnno nnd disappear,
Tlic life allotted thoo Is now nnd hero;
The cud Is nothing, and the end Is near.
The death shroud units thee, and tho dark
, palled blor, ,
Alas! sweot eyes and bosom lender, dear:
The lolling bell, the dropping earth I hoar;
1'tia end Is nothing, nnd tho end Is near.
Then vox thyself no moro with thought aus
tere i
Tako what thou canst whilo thou nbldcst hero.
Seek flncr pleasures each roturnlng jean
The end Is nothing, nnd tho end is near.
Hind not thyself too much to earthly spar,
Hut eat tho bread of life and take good cheer.
And drink Iho wino of llto and havo no fear;
Tho end Is vision, and the end Is near.
Joy Is tho Lord, nnd Ioao Ills character:
IJo tranquil nnd rejoicing; oh, my dearl
Shun' Iho wild seas; far from tho breakers
steer;
The end Is vision, and Iho end Is near.
Ah' banish hopo and doubt, regret nnd fear,
Check the gay laugh, but dry tho Idlo tear.
Search I Is tho light within thee burning clear?
The end Is vision, nnd tho end Is near.
Ii.lst to tho wisdom learned of salntnnd sccrl
The lUIng Lord Is Joy, and peace His sphere;
.Rebel no moro; throw down thy shield and
spear.
Surrender all thyself; truo life Is hero;
The end Is vision, and tho end is near.
Forgot not this, forget not that, my dearl
Tls all uud nothing, and tlic end is near
Pall Mall Uudgot
A HUNDEED DOLLAR BILL
Tho 'Strange Story of Its Loss and
Rscovory.
BY MAllGAItr.T I.ttK.
Copyright, 183.1, by tho Author.
NE September
evening there
.vas a beeno on
15 r o a d w a y.
T hero was a
crowd, and ex
cited voices,
were audible in
front of a prom
inent hotel. A
policeman soon
shoved his way
through the
throng, to dis
cover a colored
lad clinging to
n lamp-post and several of the em
ployes of the hotel trying to pull and
push him from the sidewalk-.
"Now, what It, it?" ashed tho oflicer,
acting the lad's neat appearance, lps
tears, and the inequality of the forces
engaged in the struggle.
"We want this fellow to move on,"
.said one of the men, releasing the boy's
urni.
"Oivc mo my money," cried tho boy.
"I'll go if you'll give me my money."
Then cuiue an explanation. The boy
.had bought two cigars at the bar of
the hotel, and declared that he had
given tho clerk a one hundred dollar
bill in payment lie was offered nine
ty cents in change, and upon refusing
'to take it was hustled into the street.
His statement was contradicted by
the clerk, who insisted that he had re
ceived it one-dollar bill from tho lad
and returned tho correct sum in silver
coin. Tho policeman looked perplexed,
.and the crowd listened attentively to
the two stories. Thelnd had recovered
voice and self-control and was per
sistent in his ncousat on. Finally, the
policeman ad vised him to go before a
magistrate with his grievance, and to
.this the youth consented.
On tho following morning the lad re-
pealed his account of the affair before
tlic magistrate, and explained clearly
the. strange position in which ho was
placed. His name was William Daw
son. lie had been acting as body-scrv--.ntit
to a naval officer, and had returned
-within n few days from a long voyage.
The officer had given him the one hundred-dollar
bill, and ho had intended
jtaking it to his mother, who lived in
Ilialtimorc. However, he had stayed
Hongcr in New York than he had at
sSrst expected to, and, having spent his
tiiuull bills, had purposely gone into the
barroom of the great hotel and bought
tho cigars for the sake of changing his
treasure. The magistrate could not
bliakc tho young fellow's faith in his
own share of the transaction, and sent
ior the hotel clerk.
The clerk, whose name was Howard,
arrived in the court-room accompanied
by several relatives and friends. He
was a youug man of fine appearance,
was well connected, and bore a good
character. He treated tho chargo with
contempt, and bncered at Dawson's
.A COLOUKD LAD CMX0INQ TO A, LAMP
POST, -i
-story us being simply absurd. His
friends wcro indignant, and thought
tliut Duwbon should bo held and prose
cuted for his action.
The matter began to assume such
importance that the magistrate sent a
tpoliccmun to tho Hrooklyn navy yurd to
(Inquire into the truth of Dawson's
statement. The ease was postponed,
uud, us Dawson had no money, lie re
anuined in chargo oi an officer and was
carcd for as u prisoner. Howard made
ta counter complaint and promised to
voppear when called upon.
The policeman canto back from tho
Tiavy yurd with uu unsatisfactory re
mult
ill f l
port. The wessol named', by Dawson
had returned during .tlicTprovioiis weok
from a distant 'stutlQp.'t"0 craw hud
tuinn ti n4Y ..si Ui.sfxv...nnV?r. !,..
Summers in tho list ofo&lccrssbut ho
'enttlf! nnt. 1lA fnitnrl. ''. I'S.'?
The incident' had' founil its, way Into
print, nnd tho public was becoming
moro nhtVuioro interested in the fato
of tho friendless colored boy and his
lost money. Tho magistrate was urged
by Howard's friends to 'dismiss tho
chargo against hiin, and, as Dawson
could not substantiate liis story, a final
hearing was decided upon and tho day
nnd the hour for it publicly announced.
When the time came tho eottrtroom
was' thronged' by eager 'spectators.
Thoy mnco no sccrot qf their sympathy
for the lad, who tfritdriid in charge of a
policeman, and looked' liko u prisoner
instead of an accuser. Howard was
self-possessed ahd talked cheerfully to
his crowd ot supporters. Tho magistrate-
was perfectly impartial Und do-'
libcratoly reviewed each man's story.
"I am requested," lio said with much
fooling, "not only to dismiss tho com
plaint, but to prosecute tho accuser.
This seems to mo unwise, as I am im
pressed with ono fact. Dawson be
lieves that ho is telling the truth. Hera
ho stands, penniless and friendless"
A noiso at the door interrupted the
magistrate, and n tall man in citizen's
dress made his way to tho bench. Daw
son sprang forward with a wild, cry of
joy, aud tlic nowcomer addressed the
magistrate: ' '
"I have boon traveling for days to
get hero in time I trust I a'm. I am
Lieut. Summers. Dawson has told n
correct story. I did give him a ono
hundred dollar bill in paying him his
wages. Ho wanted it for his mother. 1
can 'testify to his honesty and stability
of character. I should also liko to sug
gest that this unfortunate occurrence
must be tho result of a mistake on
either side. If your honor concludes to
dismiss the complaint I will be respon
sible for Dawson's future good conduct,
and I will employ him again." """ '
The magistrate accordingly dismissed
tho complaint Howard left the court
room with his companions, and Daw
son, having thanked the 'justice and the
officer for their kindness, followed
Lieut. Summers.
Tho case, however, was not ended.
People interested in it discussed it in
and out of tho press. Money was for
warded for Dawson from many sources
and letters solving tho mystery were
printed freely. - f nX
Tho climax was' sensational.' One
morning a washerwoman who plied her
industry in the vicinity of the navy
yard appeared before the magistrate
who had befriended Dawson. Sho pro
duced a one hundred dollar .bjll and
told this story: She had' clone some
work for Dawson and lie had paid her
she ruoDucnD a oxe hundred noi.r.Afl
BILL. : "
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with a bill. He said it was. a one-dollar
bill, and she had given him a' small
amount of change and put the bill in a
stocking toward her' rent On. thel
previous day she had counted her'sav
ings for the first time in weeks, and to
her wonder and coiiccrnUind discovered
the bill that had made so much trouble
and talk.
"So, after all. the lad was mistaken,"
v as tho general remark. But was he?
Tho affair was allowed to drop, but
certain strange rumors were in tho air.
Some people were aware that Howard
was no longer employed in the hotel.
Lieut Summers, when he told this in
cident, always explained: that tho bill
returned by tho washerwoman was
worn and crumpled, yet he had selected
for Dawson a perfectly new ono hun
dred dollar bill. .
Thlmblo IUgglng".
During a little pedestrian trip a gentle
man came unexpectedly upon a country
race-course, and on ono portion of the
ground 'found a 'thiniblorig establish
ment in full work. Notwithstanding
tho remonstrances of his companion,
tho gentleman, who was a bit of a
madcap, insisted on watching the game.
"Now, would tho gentleman like to
wager a crown that ho could find 'the
pea?" remarked tho expert.
"Yes," was the roply.
The money was on both sides depos
ited, and tho pedestrian, lifting up thq
thimble, pointed out the required pea
and took tho fatr.kes.
A second hot; "double or quits," end
ed, to tho surprise of tho expert, in the
same result
Then a third wager, "a pound or
nothing," steadied, tho nerves of tho
losor, and tho trick was accomplished
with great- .caution; ..i'he- gentleman
lifted up a yiiinblo aud tfihowffLtthe
pea, ut tho same time Ip'oclcStingathe
stake. . ' f Jff
"S'helpmo," etc. "I didn't pit
there!" exclaimed the bewildoredjarUst
"No, but 1 always carry myfojvn
pea,'' rejoined the man whodiad cotno
out right as he went on his. way fwith
his spoils of war. London Tid-Wts.''
A Usoful Hint, Dumanut goes to a
photographer's. When 911 tho point of
being taken, no says: 'Ueg your par
don." "What is itV" "Just ono word."
"Say on." "1 wish to observe that 1
have just had my hair cut, und tliut I
usually wear it much longer thau this.
Please make it longer." Lo Petit llou
ennuis.
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flASMOiNS FOR AUTUMN.
Blpjzaut Dross Materials Shown by
Ghloago Importorn.
Two Deml-s-rnsnn Toilets Whoso Striking
IJcutity Needs No Comments Novel
ties In Wraps A Stylish Jnckot
' ' ' fuV Cool Full I)ny.
Special Chicago T.otter.1
With tho coming of October wo wel
come tho most glorious month of tho
autumn. Tho mornings are clear and
' frosty, tho days full of golden sun
shinci Tito leaves hnvo been painted
by nature in brilliant reds, purples,
saffrons and yellows. With this pano
rama of rich coloring spread beforo
her, woman's fancy lightly turns to
thoughts of dress.
'Knowing this, I have tried to got re
liable information about autumn fash
ions, but state secrets are not moro
carefully guarded than are tho ideas
of tho leading costume artists concern
ing the coining fashions. It is only by
wonderful diplomacy that ono can
catch the straw that shows tho direc
tion of the wind in the domain of
fashion.
Modistes "don't know," or, if thoy
do, won't tell. Ladies recently re
turned from abroad deelnro they have
brought only a few demi-season gowns
that have nothing novel about them.
Whether the loading modistes of Paris
nre still wearing their thinking caps
and have really not yet decided the
momentous question no one seems to
know; but certain it is if they have
ideas they are not revealing them to
any alarming extent. It is a well
known fact that Worth refused to scud
over a case of gowns to ono of his best
customers until tho middle of the
month. In a recent interview ho de
clared it too early to speak with tho
weight of authority his name carries,
but consented to give out a few gen
eral ideas. Skirts, lie says, will be
short, full at the bottom and stiffened
as in former seasons, very fiat nnd
clinging at the hips, and thickly
padded. Sometimes the monotony of
these clinging skirts will be relieved
by a slight drapery placed about the
hips and ending in a puff at the back.
Sleeves will be very full and falling
from tho shoulder. ;
It is rumored that Louis XV. styles
will predominate, especially for even
ing dresses, and that the bodices of
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TWO HTVLISII 1'IlOMENADn COSTUMES.
these sr.riio dresses will be less decol
lete than formerly. Ti from the above
hints-wc'c.innot model a stylish gown
wevill have to matta our own fashions
or else go shabby till more detailed in
formation reaches us.
Np fault can certainly be found with
the quality or quantity of fabrics that
have been imported for autumn and
winter wear. While vanity fair still
ljiigifred at mountain and seashore re
sort, 'fashionable textures were being
sunt frpra oyer the sea and some of the
counters in the large importing houws
seem fairly to groan under the weight
of rich silks and soft woolens.
t found few novelties among the im
ported goods. The weave in some is
greatly improved, but the rich com
bination of color is as conspicuous as
in 'the summer dress fabrics. Rough
weave goods are. seen everywhere and
the girl who wants to be in "the
swim," had better provide herself with
a jiwii of bourotte mixture in btripes
oil an illuminated ground. The hour-
cm
BTVIJ8II AUTUMN JACKET,
ettet in all the rough weaves are very
close) and firm, adding much to the
durability of tho fabric. Effective
gownti will be mode of a closoly woven
smooth-facod cloth which comes in nil
tho fashionable colors. It is so thick
and warm tliut a costume made from it
can bo worn all through tho autttrau
without an additional wrap.
Silk and wool mixtures nro na pop
ular as ever. Ono showing a plain
ground in the now shade called mar
ror hnd knots of black wopon In
stripes, tho plain ground showing
prettily through tho knots.
An entirely now fabric is called
wool-satin. In this goods both sides
nro beautifully finished, ono side hav
ing tho appearance of rich satin, which
is used for tho trimming.
Every woman who can afford it is
going to hnvo a silk gown this season.
All tho now silks for autumn wear
havo a high luster liko satin, nnd tho
handsomest tiro in silk nnd velvet
stripes on a plain ground, always of
tho lighter line. Ono that was very
much admired had tho narrow stripes
in mossgreen velvet on a silk ground
of silver grey. There are also soma
elegant flower-brocaded batin stripes
on grounds of tho very heaviest ben
galinc. Notwithstanding tho beauty
and eloganco of these silks thoy aro
marked at rates that place them with
in reach of tho average woman.
Mciro antiquo and moire francais
nro as fashionable for dresses ns thoy
avo for trimming. Tho former is not,
as many suppose, watered silk, but has
a rich silver-like bloom in its surface,
beautiful in tho extreme.
The velvet most In voguo this fall
will be green and mordore, although
brown and blue havo not lost their
standing. In brown there axe several
now shades, all of which have a moro
or less yellowish tint. There nro
enough shades of blue for all and to
spare, but the very dark shades, liko
navy, seem to have fallen somewhat
into disfavor. The prettiest aro thoso
showing a tinge of gray or blue.
Black has lost none of its popularity,
and some of the newest nnd hand
somest weaves como in this somber
hue.
I send you a picture of two demi
season toilets seen on the promenade.
One was of green smooth-faced cloth,
with paletot to match. The latter had
large sleeves of velvet, the front orna
mented by large buttons, opened show
ing the bodice, which was richly em
broidered in chenillo thnt shaded from
the darkest to the lightest hue of
green. The hat worn was of felt
trimmed about the crown with a band
of feathers in shaded green. Tho
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other was an effective costume in
eminence hhot with black. The skirt
was trimmed with panels of watered
bilk. The basque was made with a
triple hkirt and was bordered with
black fox. Tho hat was black with
turned-up brim surmounted with feath
ers and aigrettes.
All kind of capes made of all manner
of material will be worn this fall.
Those for dressy occasions grow con
stantly shorter, bu'w for everyday street
wear thoy aro cut full and flowing,
falling low over the hips in circular
form. Some of tho newest capes aro
rather close fitting and on all the collar
seems to be the feature.
Fur capes which arc already in tho
market are very full with beautifully
cut collars about the shoulders. All
that I have seen aro of good length,
falling well over the waist, and look
far more comfortable than tho short
ones bo much affected a few seasons
ago.
Largo cloaks will be in vogue for the
winter. They aro matte in soft wool
en material lined with shot silk.
Jackets aro closoly rivaling capes in
popularity this season. Tho most
striking feature in this garment is tho
full flaring Bklrt. Tho collar is moro
in ovidenco than ovor boforo. Soma
drop with a demuro air, others stand
up "in a manner truly astonishing,
Somo of tho newest ones nro trimmed
in big buttons and tho .-9ro dressy
ones aro elaborately embroidered in
oil!:.
Tho jackot represented in tho picture
is well worth describing. It is chnrm
ingly different from any I havo seen
und is quite suitable to the bcason.
It is made of green cloth, tight fitting,
with a draped rover of black satin on
ono side. Tho largo sleeves aro of
satin, nnd tho nook is finished with a
satin ruff.
Tho becoming neck rue-has and boas
are more popular than ever, and there
is absolutely no restriction rogarding
tho material with which thcyuromado.
Fur and feather boas aro moro elegant,
but those of ribbon are very chic, A
double-faced ribbon with a corded edge
is much tibcd, as it does not fall away
from tho neck ns thoso of laco are apt
to do, Tho nowost aro laid in bos
plaits and aro extremely full.
Katic Qaiidneb.
SLAJN IN THE NIGHT.
Passoi.sor TrninB Oollldo
Battlo Crook, Mich.
IToar
Twonty-Snvcn l'crsons Klllori, SInst of
Tlinm Heine Hnnntod In DmitH nnd
Murucd tloyomt Iiloiittllcntlnn
Tho Scuro Injured.
WOltST OF Tilt: YEAH.
IUtti.e Cheek, Mich., Oct. 23. An
east-bound special train from Chicngo
collided with trnin No. 0, tho Pacific
express, going west, at 3:52 o'clock Fri
day morning in tho yards of the
Chicago & Grand Trunk railway.
Twonty-scven persons wcro killed
nnd burned and two score in
jured. Two of tho Pacific express
coaches wore telescoped and three
burned. The express was made up of
thirteen coaches and from tho remains
of coach No. 18 twonty-fivo charred
bodies were taken. Tho accident was
a mile and a half from tho city fire sta
tion. Tho imprisoned passengers wero
burned with tho wreckage, whilo
scores of people stood about unable to
lend tiny assistance. Most of the bodies
recovered aro formless cinders.
Tho train crow on tho special, it Is
said, disobeyed orders in passing
JNichols station, where there wero
orders to wait on a siding for the Pa
cific express. No clement of horror
was absent from the scenes about tho
wreck. In the great crash the seats in
the flimsy day ooaohes closed up like
an accordion. So tho imprisoned pas
sengers wero burned. Many of tho
charred remains will ucvor bo iden
tified. Following will be found a list of the
known dead:
Mr. Archbell, Ropon, Wis., not fully identi
fied: J. V. lleardsley, Watklns. N. Y.; Mrs. I
U. Hayes; V. 11. Crawley, Port Huron, Mich.,
not fully Identified; Hov. Father llradford,
Yorkshire, not fully indentltled: John C. Groen
wood; Horton Little, Dradford, Yorkshire, not
fully identified; W. W.Henry, Woonsocket. K.L;
H. .1. Magnu, Providence, It. L; Mrs. l- 11 Me
Kenzle, Mlddlotonn, Conn.; T. A. Gnroy, On
tario, Can.; Frank II. Smith, died at hospital;
William Thompson, Woodstock, Ont , not fully
Identified: Charles Vuu Dusf n and wife. Sprout
Urook, N. Y.; V. L. Wilson. Kvauston, 111.;
Charles U Werde. New York city.
The bodies of ten persons, a baby, a
boy, three men and five women were
recognized, but they cannot be identi
fied principally because the bodies wero
bo terribly burned.
Tho names of those most seriously
injured aro as follows:
Harry J. Archbell, New York; C r. Adams,
No. 600 Main street, Huffalo, N. Y., left hand
Injured and four lingers badly cut; Jnmes s
Archbell, Uvanston, 111., nnklo and arm
crushed: S. H. llalduln, Mllford, Conn., right
leg cut 1 adly. head brutsed; C T. Heardslee.
Springfield, Mass., ankle crushed nnd badly
bruised; Albert Hradley, Sarcla, Ont., left leg
cut oft and body bruised; Albert llradley. To
ronto, Out., right leg cut off and back bruised;
John llurke, conductor train No. V, badly
bruised and ankle dislocated; Mrs. Hen
ry llushncll, Hrockport, Monroo coun
ty, N Y. ; Gil Cranshaw, engineer train
No 0, slightly injured in Jumping from cab.
Henry Cantlcld, clerk of Grand Trunk, injured
In helping at wreck, slight: V. 1'. Clark, Stir
nia, Ont., badlv bruised; H C. Crawley, Port
Huron, Ont., slightly injured: Kzcklel David
son, Falrport, N. Y., back bruised nnd
Bhoulder dislocated: M. 11 Gaston, Web
ster, Monroo county. N. Y., shoulder
bruised; Thomas J Monroe. Auburn, N. Y.;
Magglo O'Grady, Oswego. N. Y, right limb
broken anil Internal Injuries. Frank Rogers,
WoodstocK. Ont.. arm crushed; W. A. Ityersu,
Port Dovor, Out, leg and shoulder fractured:
George Minkclton. Albany, N. Y, lingers of
right hand btdly cut and bruised; F. H. Smith,
Fort Plain, N Y , left leg crushed and was am
putated below tho kneo. right and left legs
fr.ictuied, injuries probably fatal, James
Smith, Ingersoll, Ont., back and head Injured,
hurt internally, squeezed and wrenched, con
tinued his journey west; Mrs. James Smith,
Ingersoll, Ont, log broken; Nellie K.
Smith, sri years, daughter of J. H. Smith,
head, eyes, limbs and feet bruised, bad
ly injured, some hones broken and taken out of
left foot; I C Stewart, Dalton Station, Cook
county, 111., seriously bruised, Jennie Stewart,
11 years old, daughter of tho above named, left
nrm broken; Frank Turn, Middle Smlthtlcld,
Pa , back bruised and arm crushod. Georgo
Vance, Lincoln, Ont, left leg bruised and in
ternal Injuries: Mrs. Robert Vance, Lincoln,
OnL, both limbs crushed and Internal Injuries;
Clinton II. Ward. Mooretown, Vt., right hand
slightly cut; Miss llello Williams, llroclt
port, N. Y., right nnklo broken: H.
W. Williams, No. 41 Ulster street, Toronto,
light foot slightly cut, both hips badly in
jured; Hvalyn Vurtz. Rochester, N. Y., shoul
der broken and internal injuries; Mrs. Fred
Wurtz, Rochester, N. Y., body bruised nnd
nnklo dislocated: Henry Woolcy, engineer
train No. 0, back Injured; Fred Wurtz, Roch
ester, N. Y., left side bruised, both legs injured.
Conductor Scott and Engineer
Woolcy, of the Ituymond and Whitcomb
special, received orders to meet at
Nichols No. 9, tho Pacific express go
ing to Chicago. Practically the same
orders were given to tho trainmen of
tho Pacific express. This train was
duo at 1:35 a. m., but was nearly threo
hours late. The disobedience of orders
upon the part of one crew, if not both,
caused the trains to leave the doublo
track here and meet upon the single
track in the company's yards.
When the trains met in the deadly
crash tho Pacific express was going at
tho rate of 30 miles an hour and the
special wus .somewhat blower, though
Engineer Woolcy says that ho had
stopped, Tho engineers and firemen
when they saw a collision was inevita
ble shut off steam, reversed engines, put
on brakes, and all jumped and escaped
without serious injury. The conductor
of tho Pacific express was badly hurt
by being caught in tho car.
Then the crash came. Tho two en
gines were driven into each other and
wrecked, the one on tho express being
a new Cook engine in use two weeks.
The people in the crowded cars wero
sleeping at tho time (3:10 o'clock), and
everything was dark with tho excep
tion ot the Bwltohlights nnd the head
lights of yard locomotives. , Of tho
speciul train" the engino and baggago
cur wore wrecked, but tho coaches, be
ing sleepers and the train moving slow
ly, escaped serious injury and no ono
on this train was injured.
Tho Pacific express was mado up of
thirteen old coaches nnd four of them
telescoped nnd wcro burned all up,
catching fire- from the lamps in tho
cars. Tho . passengers in the four
couches wero moro or less injurod and
in ono of them, No. 13, culled "the un
lucky couch," which has bcoii in sev
eral accidents before, there wero twenty-five
deud bodies taken out by the
firemen.
Tho shock dazed whilo It woke tho
occupants of tho curs. Then cumo tho
brinks of the iniured and tho moans of
thoso moro seriously luu't. win
ing hands pressed forwai1, nnd
in tho darkness hands wero torn,
us pieces of wreoktigo woro strug
gled with in tho efforts of the res
cuers to rolenso somo man or woman
or child ninncd down in tho wreoknge.
The spark soon became a lights then
a fire, small nt first and needing only a
bucket of water to quench it, butrapld
ly increasing in brilliancy as it fed
upon tho highly varnished wood above.
No kindlings could havo boon bettor
placed. Then tho fire became fierce ns
it formed Its own draft and
crept upward towards tho vic
tims in waiting. Thero was no
wnter, nothing to quench tho
rod fury, and boon tho neighboring
farmhouses could be seen, tho light
was so great Tho fire soon became n
great white furnace, devouring men,
women and children, and melting iron
and warping wheels of ears, and when
tho fire department attempted to
quench it tho water bizzlcd as it struck
the red hot iron and went up in steam.
The bluzo was .soon for miles around.
Tho wreck nnd the bright light at
tracted crowds of people to the Grand
Trunk yards nnd tho work of rescue
was pushed as rapidly as possible. This
work became a frantic struggle as tho
fire increased and tho prisoners one by
ono passed into insensibility. Stories
of suicide among tho cremated people
wcro told, but could not bo substan
tiated. The deatli of Mrs. C. W. Van Dusen
was very sad. She had got partially
out of the car, but hor feet had been
caught and held her fast by the
timbers and there she burned to death.
Her ngony was terrible, but she re
tained her senses to tho last and gavo
her name and address aud told what
friends to notify. She was n toucher
in tho Methodist Sunday school nnd
died like a Christian. Her husband,
Charles Van Dusen, died at the Nichols
Memorial home at 10 o'clock.
C. II. Ward and P. S. Ward, brothers,
of Moretown, Vt, were in the ill
fated coaches and were among tho
number who escaped uninjured. After
tho coach was over C. 11. Ward julnped
out of tho left side through a window.
In front of him sat a lady with a
baby. He pulled her through the win
dow, when she cried out to save her
baby, but tho little one was fastened
beneath the seat, and perished
whilo the crazed mother had to be
taken away by force. Ward says that
in' front of the woman was 11 young
lady and just behind her a young man.
ITHWt of him were two young men.
None escaped.
As fast as tho charred remains wero
separated from the ashes of tho ill
starred No. 13 they were blanketed and
laid in box cars. From this rude
morgue at noon thoy were transferred
to the undertaking establishment
of Hanger & Farley. In the base
ment rough pine slabs were laid
out and here, wrapped in white
linen, the remains were placed.
The identification was that of circum
stantial evidence, for in most cases tho
heads and arms wero burned away,
and jammed up against tho stove in
coacli No. 1:5 wero found the remains of
a woman and in her lleslilcss arms sho
clnsped an infant Part of a chain
bracelet, two narrow bits of flouncing
of black silk antt part of a leather belt
were all that remained to identify tho
mother and child.
In the only two faces recognizable in
the morgue all the nameless horrors of
death by fire were stamped. One body
lacked a limb, another an arm; eyes
had gone from sockets, ears and noses
had been licked off by the flames. Two
of the bodies might have been but
charred stumps of trees for all the evi
dences that remained that they wero
human beings but 11 few hours ago.
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock Justice
Henry isbiied warrants for Henry
Woolcy, engineer of train No. 0, and
Conductor Hurt N. Scott At 1 o'clock
Deputy Sheriff King arrested Woolcy
and brought him beforo Justice Henry,
wliero he asked for an examina
tion and was put under S3.000
bail for his appearance next Mon
day. He could not furnish the bail,
and Deputy Sheriff King will take him
to Marshall. Wooley and Scott aro
charged with manslaughter. Conduc
tor Scott wus arrested at 7 p. m. on a
warrant charging criminal negligence.
He gave bonds in $3,000 to appear Mon
day. Ho mado a brief statement to
tho effect that he gavo tho engineer a
duplicate of the order ho received; that
he supposed ho understood it; that ho
afterwards went into tho baggago car
and did not know tho engineer had
gone over the siding and taken the
doublo track until tho collision oc
curred. Engineer. Wooley told the justice that
whilo oiling his engino Conductor
Scott cuino to him and handed him his
orders, asking if ho was ready to go.
Scott said to him that tho dispatcher
must bo crazy.' as No. 0 had gono
through. The engineer continued:
"I hurried up and got through oiling my on
gine. got up in tho cab nna that tlmo Conduc.
tor Scott was over near tbo.platform. Ho aslted
mo if I was ready to go I usked him if h6
was suro No. 9 had gono through. Ho said:
'Yes. Sho has.' My llreman hoard that After
ho said that No. 0 hud gono through I nskod him
how tho hoard wus. Ho mild: 'Ail clear. Look
out for tho board at liellovuo.' I got up on my
scat and started tho engine. I did not panti
any switch engine, as ho has been reported,. on
tho doublo track. Aftnr I got Into tho yards I
Baw u headlight. Thought ut llrst it was tho
switch engine, but in a moment saw that It was
coming too fast. I shut tho throttle and re
versed my engine. My train cumo lo u stop
nnd was standing still when Nat) struck my
engino. I went to got oH, but boforo I co'uld
do so I was thrown ugalnst tho tank and my
uldo was hurt I aslted my ilreman after
tho wreck If ho romomhorod what Con
ductor Scott said to mo. Ho said he did. Ho
told mo that No. 0 hnd gone through. I saw
Conductor Scott ufter tho wreck, H was
much excited. I nskod him in regard to Iho
ordor again. Ho muttered out something and
said ho thought that No. 0 had gone. My sldu
has beon very soro all day. I hayo been lying
down all day and not ublo to como out"
Company und Crow to Illnmo,
Jackson, Mich., Oot 23, Tho cor
onor's jury that hold nn inquett in tho
cuseof the Michigan "ontral wreck at
Jaclnon returned u verdict at Vi o'clock
Friday night, holding the Michigan
Central Hallway compfc.iy, Engineer
Whulen, Conductor Webb and two
brakemen guli'ly of gross uugllgence
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