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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1913-10-17, Page 4135 PEOPLE PERISHAT SEA Steamer Volturno, Bound for Halifax from Rotter. dam, Takes Fire on Voyage :A despatch from London, Eng , 1'a id, says : The Volturno, of the Uranium Line, burning and help- less in a raging Maid -Atlantic storm i Last Thursday, sent .a wireless call. over the sea and drew to her ten ships that t came up in time to save 1121 of her 657 passengers. The others, 136, were swallowed by the ocean. when the •lifting waves crushed four of the Volturno's life- boats against the ship's side. For more than twenty hours the ten rescuing ships that had wheeled in their courses when the S.O.S. pall halted them in the storm cruised around the Volturno, unable to give aid because of the dangers of ;wind and waves. The rescue ships reached the ++scene of the disaster in plenty of time to save all, but for hours stood by the blazing vessel, impotent be- cause of the storm to reach the agonized men, women and children crowding the afterpart of the ship and within a. stone's throw. All night long Thursday the life- boats made a desperate effort to get alongside the Volturno, but the waves beat them back again and again, and not until the storm abated at daylight Friday did the rescuers succeed in removing the survivors from the doomed :ship. The Rescue Ships were unable to lower lifeboats, and apparently most of the boats launched from. the Volturno were smashed or upset and the occu- pants drowned. Two of the boats, crowded with passengers, were re- ported to have got away from the ship, but a search for them has proved fruitless, and they have practically been given up as lost. The occupants of these boats are included in the death roll. The steamer Carmania, bound from New York to Liverpool, was 78 miles away when the eall for help sounded. Captain Barr, or- dering full steam inspite of the gale, drove through the seas at 20 knots an hour, and was first of the fleet to reach the .burning vessel. She was follow: by Le Touraine, Minneapolis, Rappahannock, Czar, Narragansett,- Devonian, Kroon land, Grosser Kurguerst, and Seyd- litz at various hoilrs throughout the day. But try as they might, the rescuing vessels could get neither line nor Iifeboat to the Volturno, the forward part of which was al- most hidden by a dense cloud of smoke when the Oarmania arrived. The burning steamer lay in the trough of the seas, pounding help- lessly, with her propellers fouled by the boat's tackle. The terrified passengers were huddled together as far as it was possible to get from the flames, while throughout the day the officers and crew fought desperately with whatever appli- ances were at hand to hold the fire in check. Explosion Ends All. But night came on and the seas abated slightly. The circle of steamers kept their searchlights playing, and waited patiently with- in the danger zone for the first moment when they might again launch the lifeboats, The hope- lessness of the situation was mani- fested at 9 o'clock in the evening when a great explosion tore away a part of the upper works, and flames burst from the engine room. It then became a, matter of how long the Volturno would stay above the water. Meanwhile several of the terri- fied passengers, wrapped in life- buoys, dropped over into the sea. One of them was taken -aboard the Carmania. It may be that others found a haven with other vessels of the fleet, but some undoubtedly were swept away. When day broke the Volturno was still afloat. The gale had mod- erated and the seas had calmed down. From almost every one of the encircling steamers lifeboats were sent out, and into these the women and children were lowered first. Several trips were necessary before the survivors were removed to a place of safety, Could have Saved AIL Had it not been for the great storm that made the launching of. small boats a desperate venture, it is likely that few, if any, of the Volturnots passengers would have been drowned, for the wireless served again in time of need,, and the ships that were passing on their ordinary occasions sped up in time to have picked up such small boats. It appear.,$ that the Volturno was sufficiently equipped, but no sea- manship or Courage could overcome the fury of the storm. Six boats were dropped into the sea ,shortly after an explosion for- ward d had ki11 d severalcrew o£ the c ew and some of the immigrant passen- gers and had .fired the forepart of the steamship, Not one of these boats were able to get away from the ship's side. All were gripped by the waves and hammered to pieces against the .plates. Their passengers drowned without a chance for life. Thereafter Captain Inch, of the Volturno, made efforts to launch boats, but the seawas too furious. He and his officers were forced to turn all of their at- tention to fighting the fire, which was working slowly aft and driving before it the ship's company of ter- rified immigrants. THE PANAMA CANAL. Waters of Gatun Lake Flow Into the Culebra Cut. A despatch from Panama, says: The Gamboa dyke, which separated the north entrance of Culebra cut from Gatun Lake, and the only re- maining barrier to the flow of water through the Panama Canal, was blown up at 2.10 o'clock on Friday afternoon by an electric current, switched on by cable by President Wilson, in his office at Washington. The explosion threw 200 feet of the centre of the dyke high into the air in a, fan-like .mass of rock, earth and water. The destruction of this dyke permitted the waters of Gatun Lake to flow freely into the Culebra cut, which after nine years of the greatest digging the world has ever seen is now almost completed. GALT'S POPULATION 1.1,932. Increase of 806 for the Past Year - Assessment Increased Also. A despatch from Galt says: The returns of the assessor, completed on Friday, show that the popula- tion of Galt is now practically 12,- 000, The official figures are 11,932, an increase for the year of 806. This is the largest addition ever made to the population in one year: Ward Five is the banner district, with an increase of 321. The total assess- ment is now $8,192,540, an increase of $332,173. The need for more houses is accentuated by the report of the assessor that in some cases three and four families are housed under one roof. A. FOOD DRINK Which Brings Daily Enjoyment. A lady doctor writes : "Though busy hourly with my own affairs, I will not deny myself the pleasure of taking a few min- utes to tell of my enjoyment daily obtained from my morning cup :,f Postum. It is a food beverage, not an irritant like coffee. "I began to use Postum 8 years ago, not because I wanted to, but because coffee, which I dearly loved, made my°nights long, weary periods to be dreaded and unfitted me for business during the day." Tea is just as injurious as coffee, because the drug, caffeine, is found in both tea and coffee. "On advice of a friend, I first tried Postum, making it carefully as suggested on the package. As I had always used "erewm and no sugar," I mixed any Postum so. It looked good, was clear and frag- rant, and it was a pleasure to see the eream',color it as my Kentucky friend wanted her coffee to look - 'like a new saddle.' "Then I tasted it critically, for I had tried many `substitutes' for coffee. I was pleased, yes, satis- fied with my Postum in taste and effect, and am yet, being a, constant user of it all these years. I contin- ually assure my friends and ac- quaintances that they will like it in place of coffee, and receive benefit from its use.. I. hays..gained weight, . can sleep and am not nervous." Name given by Canadian Postum Co,, Windsor, Ont. Write for the little book, "The Road to Well- ville." Postum comes in two forms: Regular , Postum-must be well boiled. Instant Postum is a soluble pow- der. A teaspoonful dissolves quick-, ly in a cup of hot water and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious• beverage instantly. Grocers sell both kinds. "There'e a reason" for Postum. Every Weak Throat Quickly Strengthens And Bronchitis Cur' Grand. Results Follow_ the Direct Breathing Remedy, Which Cures Without Drugging. The country is fairly wild over the wonderful recoverythat throat suf ferers are making every day with Ca- tarrhozone; Prom ocean to ocean come letters telling of rapid cures - and cures when the complaint was chronic and long standing. sta din . It's a brand new principle upon which Ca- tarrhozone works -not a single dose of medicine to take -nothing to upset the stomach or spoil digestion. You can breathe through the Ca- tarrhozone Inhaler medicated air that is full of healing, soothing balsams, full of piney antiseptic essences that resemble the air of the pine woods in the Adirondack$. The piney vapor has a truly marvelous acetou on weak throats. It brings strength and .health to the bronchitic, stops that hacking, irritating cough, prevents hoarseness and' • difficult breathing. You can't find anything for weak -throated peo- ple on earth more beneficial than Ca- tarrhozone. It means heaven on earth to the man that has had bronchitis, catarrh or throat irritation. You will. :Grain, Cattle and Cheese Prices of These Products in the Leading Markets are Here Recorded Breadstutfs, '•1."4ron'to, Oct. 14. -Flour -Ontario wheat Oars, 90 per cent., made of new wheat, 360, to $3.66, seaboard, .and at $3,60 to 3,65 �aker lo oa 1 1 Y M anit obae: 1. r st patents, a n ate btt•s $5.30; do., .$ strong in jute ba$4.60.1auitaba wheat -No, 1 new Northern, II00, on track, Bay rte and No,.•2 at 87c. Ontario wheat• -.New iso. 2 wheat at 83 to 84o, . outside, Oats -No. 2 Ontario oats, 32. to 33c, out- eide and at 35 1-2 to 36o, on track. Toron- to. Western 'Canada old outs, 39 1-2 for No.: 2, and at 38o for No. 3 Bay ports. Peas -Nominal at 83 •to 8lo, outside. Barley -52 to 54o, outside, • Corn No. 3 American corn, 75o, c.i.f.,. Midland. Rye --60 to 62o per bushel. 13uckwheat-52 to 53o. Bran --Manitoba bran,. 22 a ton, in bags, . Toronto freights. -Shorts,' $24, To. Country Produce. Butter -Choice dairy, 22 to 24c; inferior, 20 to 21c; creamery,•27 to 29c for rolls, and 26 to 26 1-2o for sol" realize this the first time you use Ca- err do nas fresh 29 to 30o, and storage, tarrhozone, which is a scientific pre- 70 per dozen. paration specially designed for die. 14 3 eeee a fechewia 14 1.2c for large, and eases of the nose, throat and bran chial tubes. Get the large size;- it lasts two months, costs $1.00; med- ium size, 50c.; sample size, 25c. All storekeepers and druggists, or The Ca- tarrhozone Co., Buffalo, N.Y., and Kingston, Canada, 100,000 STARTING IN DUBLIN. On Account of Strike One-third of Population Is In Need of Food. A despatch from London says: Dublin is being ruined by the con- tinuance of the transport war, which is now in its fifth week. The plight of the poorer section of the population is dreadful, one hun dred thousand men, women and children, or one-third of the city's whole population, being on the verge of starvation. Rain fell heavily in the city on Tuesday, in- tensifying the misery of the strikers and their wives and children, hud- dled together for warmth. A crowd. of girls and boys lined up at the Liberty Hall, headquarters of the Irish Transport Union, to receive a dole of soup and bread, and then sat down on the nearest doorsteps, to nourish their wasted bodies. '1311e,. food which has come in the teltiet ships is the only thing which has kept many families from actual death by starvation, and any ces- sation of these supplies would be followed by indescribable misery. .Ars it is, strangers are dogged by child beggars, who implore the price of a meal without hesitation and without relaxation. Other children, more fortunate than these, are to be seen staggering home through the driving rain with sacks of potatoes and groceries from the food ship stores, The de- cision of the Miners' Federation to contribute $5,000 a week is hailed with pathetic joy by the strikers, whose confidence that with English support they will overcome their employers has never been seriously shaken. _q. CANCER IN GREAT BRITiIIN. Distinct Relationship Between Dis- ease and Dolnestie Coal. A despatch from London says: The conclusion'1 reached .by. Charles E. Green, of Edinburgh, that there is a distinct relationship between the occurrence of cancer and the kind of fuel used for domestic pur- poses, was accepted as decisive by Sir William Bennett, the eminent surgeon, in his presidential ,address on Thursday at the meeting of the Coal Smoke Abatement Society. Sir William said investigation had shown that the increase of cancer was limited to those areas where coal was the staple fuel, while it was almost non-existent where or- dinary peat alone was used. The only exception yet discovered to this rule, he declared, was in dis- tricts where the peat was a hard black substance which crackled like coal and was quite unlike the smouldering, ordinary peat. Sir William Bennett in conclusion spoke strongly in favor of gas as a substitute for coal. SUNDAY IN WINNIPEG. Trading on the Lord's Day Will De Stopped.. A despatch from Winnipeg ',says: The police •have re -opened their campaign against stores doing busi- ness on Sunday, and several wools!. tions were registered in cotfl en Wednesday, fines of $5 .being'::' - posed. They are also tenet • their campaign against spitting a sidewalks. Beane -Hand-picked. $2.25 to $2.35 per buehel; primes, $1,75 to $2. Ifodney--Extraoted, in tins 11 to 11 1-2o per :lb. for N. 1; combs. $'3 to $3.25 per dozen for No, 1, and $2.75 for No. 2. Peuitry--Fow1, 13 to 14o per lb. ; chick- ens, 17 to 18c; ducks, 14 to iso; geese, 12 to 130; turkeys, 18 to 20c. Potatoes -•Ontario potatoes. 70 to 75c per bag, and New Brunewick, 85o per bag, .on track. Provisions. Bacon -Long clear. 16 1-2 to 16 3-4c per 1b., in case lots. Pork -Short out, $29; do. meats, $24; hams. medium to light, 211-i to 22c; heavy, 20 1.2 to 21c • ro11e, 17c; breakfaet bacon, 21 to 22c; hacks, 24 to Lard -Tierces, 14c; tubs, 14 i -4o; pails, 14 1-2o. Baled Hay and Straw. Baled hay -No. 1 hay, $13 to 513.50. on track, Toronto; No. 2 at $12, and mixed at $11 to $11.25. Baled straw -$7.25 to 87.60, on track, Toronto, Montreal Markets. Montreal', Oct.'14.-Oeste-Canadian West- ern, No. 2, 40 1-2o; do., No. 3, 381-2 to 390; extra No. 1 feed, 391-2 to 40o. Barley - tan. feed, 50 to 51o; malting, 64 to 65c. Buckwheat, No. 2, 65 to 56o. Flour -Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts, $6.40; sec• onde, $4.90; strong. etron . baltere', $4 70; W i n ter Detente,ohoi e. $�, straight rollers, $4.60 to $4 75; do.,bars$205 to $210. tolled oats barrels, $4.40 to $4.60 do„ bags, 90 lbs., $210 to $2.1212, Bran, $22. Shorts, 24. Middlings, 527. Mouillie, $28 to $32. ay, No. 2. per ton car lots, $12 to 513, Cheese -Finset western, 13 3-8. to 13 1.2o; finest eaeterns, 12 7-8 to 13 1.8c. Butter - Choicest creamery, 27 3-4 to 28c; seconds, 27 1-4 to 27 1-2o. Egggs-Fresh. 38 to 400; selected, 29 to 31e; No. 1 stook, 26 to 28o; No, 2 stook, 21 to 22c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 70c. Winnipeg Grain. Winnipeg, Oct. 14.--Oaeh prices -Wheat No. 1 Northern, 81 3.80: No. 1 Northern, 80o; No. 3 Northern, 781-2o; No. 4, 73c; No. 1 rejected seeds, 771.4o; No. 2 rejected seeds, 761.4c No. 1 red, 84e; No. 2 red Winter, 81120; No. 3 red Winter, 79o; No. 1 emutty, 770 No. 2 smut', 76o. Oats - No. 2 O,W.. 34 1-80; No. 3 0.W., 33o; .extra No. 1 feed. 331.20; No. 1 feed, 330; No, 2 feed, 32c. Barley -No, 3, 45o; rejected, 40o; feed, 40c, Flax -No. 1 N,w.d, $1.181.2; No. 2 O.W., $1.16 1-20; No. 3 0.W.. $1.04 1-2. Live Stock Markets. Montreal, Oot. 14. -Prime beevee, 6 1-2 to 6 3-4; medium, 4.3.4 to 6 1-4; small bulls 3 1.2 to 4 1-2. Cows, . $35 to $75. Several large springers brought $60 to $70 each. Calves, 3 to 6 1-2. Sheep about 4. Lambs about 6 1-2. doge 9 1-4 to 9 1_2. Toronto, Oct. •14.-Cattle-Ohoice export, 57.76; choice (butchers, $6.70 to $7.60; good, medium, $6.90 to $6.40; common, $4 to $5; canners and cutters, $2.75 to $3,25; fat cows, $4.50 to $6; common cowe, $3.50 to $4; butchers bulls; $3.75 to $5.70. Calves - good veal, $8.75 to $10; common, $4.76 to $5.60. Stockers and feeders -Steers, 960 to 1,050 pounds, 56.40 to $6.35; light east- ern 400 to 650 pounds, $3.50 to $4.50; light bulls, $2.75 to $3.50. Sheep and lambs - Light ewes, $4.50 to $5.25; heavy;^ 3 to $3.50; bucks, $3 to $3.50; spring lams, 57 to $7.25, but with 75o per head deduction for all the buck lambs. Hoge --$8.50 f.o.b. to drovers; $8.86 fed and watered; $9.10 off oars. -United States Markets. Minneapolis, Oct. 14. Wheat, December, 83 7-8c; May, 890; No, 1 hard, 86 3-8e; No. 1 Northern, 83 7-8 to 85 7-8o; No. 2 North- ern, 81 7-8 to 83 7-8c; No. 3 wheat, 79 7.8 to 81-7-80. No. 3 yellow corn, 67 1-2 to 680. No. 3 white oats, 37 to 37 1-40; No. 2 rye, 55 to 580. Flour and bran unchanged. Duluth, Oct. 14, -Linseed cash. $1.417-8; May, 41.441-4 bid; Ootober, $1.40; 'Novem- ber, 51.40 1-8; December, $1.39. Wheat - No. 1 hard 85 3.40; No, 1 Northern, 843-4c; No. 2 Northern, 82 3-4 to 83 1-4e; December, 84 1-4 to 84 3-8 asked; May, 89 1-4o old. A. BIG STAMPEDE. Nov Gold Strike Iu Alaska Ex- tends ,Into, Canadian Territory. A despatch from Ottawa says: he richness of the Dawson City. p ld' camp wily be rivalled by . the MVP' - strike at White River, Shu shahs District, Alaska. Fro& re- ports received here by the Customs Department men using very erude methods of mining are cleaning up from one to two thousand dollars per clay. The gold -bearing area has been proven for fifteen miles, and extends well into . Canadian territory. A big stampede from the coast cities is now on, and at least 4,000 people are there, with a big crowd going in every day. Many Dawson old-timers have gone to the new. camp. Prioe.s remind old- timers of the early days in Dawson. Shoes sell for $75 a pair, flour at $100 asack, and prices are still rising. The Royal North-West Mounted Police are already on the spot to prevent lawlessness, with a force consisting of Col. Dempster and six men. WAR ON DOCTORS. Militant Suffragettes Protest Against Forcible Feeding. A despatch from London, Eng- land, says : The doctors of London have been made the first victims of the vengeance of the militant suf- fragettes, whose anger has been aroused by the decision of the Home Secretary, Reginald McKen- na, to resume the forcible feeding of their sisters who start- hunger strikes when convicted of outrages. A .bartd of women on Friday raided Harley Street in the west end of London, which is almost entirely occupied by the offices of special- ists„ The women smashed windows right and left ;°all tilting the street. The Secretary'', of the Wosuen's So- cial and Political Union, the mili- tant organization, • says Fridayrs- attack on this medical centre is merely a commencement of the women's protest against the revival of the torture of forcible feeding. TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE. Alberta Legislature Will Memori- alize Ottawa Government. A despatch from Edmonton, Alta., says : The Alberta Legisla- ture on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the Government to memorialize the Federal Minister of Agriculture to take steps towards the eradication of tuberculosis in cattle. There have been many complaints, said Hon. Duncan Marshall, in present- ing the resolution, and up to the present no action has been taken to prevent the spread of the disease further than supplying the farmers who make requests with tuberculin. The divorce applications for the coming session of Parliament now number twenty-two. The number of annual applicants has more than trebled in five years. Mrs. Ernest Hall of Hamilton saved aboy's life by dragging him out of the way of an auto truck, but collapsed and died in the ambu- lance on the way to the hospital. F- EE Pry TO LS BEVUPIFUL FRENCH DRESSED DOLL - 18 inches tall, eyes open and shut, rral eyelashes, completely dressed in satin, with lace and ribbon trimming. Beautifully trimmed hat and real shoes and, stockings. Send us your name and address and we will send you 30 sets of Season, Scenic, Floral and other Postcards to sell at 10 cents a set (six beautiful:.. cards in each set.) When sold send us the money, and we will send you the doll, all charges prepaid. Write to -day and earn your doll now. Ad- dreSe FTOMER-WARREN CO. Dept., 5. TORONTO THE NEWS EN A PARAGRAPH IIA.PPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE IN A NUTSILELL. Canada, the 'Empire and the World in General Before Your Eyes. n Ca ads. A palmist was .:• fined $50 after.. reading the hand of one of Toron- to's women constables. Owen Sound Board of Education decided to establish an industrial school, , The population of Broekville for 1913 is 9,630, an increase of 258 in one year. Mr. G. H. Gooderham, M.P.P., shipped three thousand bushels of apples to South Africa. Reports to Winnipeg show 23,- 575,887 bushels of grain in storage in interior elevators., Winnipeg Harbor Board will ask the Government for $100,000 for docks along the Red River. James Vincent Eck, ewhose body was supposed to have been buried at Peterboro', is alive at Timmins. Magistrate Leggatt of Windsor is trying to cure a morphine victim who is convicted of passing bast cheques. A delegation from St. John, N. B., interviewed the Government to urge the claims of that port to equal treatment by the steamship lines. Barnard & Biggar's large tobac- co barn at Leamington, worth $2,500, with the crop off eighteen acres, valued at $6,000, was de- stroyed by fire on Thursday. Hon. J. D. Hazen will go to Washington about the end of this month to urge the United States Government to take action upon the international fisheries question. The Provincial Secretary's De- partment has ruled that liquor li- cense fees in Hamilton must ,be raised next year from $700 to $1,- 200, because the city has passed the 100,000 mark. Frank Hayes, on trial at Sydney, N.S,, for murder, tried to dig a hole through the cement wall sepa- rating him from an empty ,and un locked cell, and planned to escape - to a scapeto.a schooner in harbor, Justice Latchford ; endom ed the suggestion' of the London grand jury ._that prisoners awaiting trial in jails and police station's '"ethrald; be kept separate from convicted' criminals. Great Brittain. Professor Robinson Ellis, one of the greatest of English Latinists, is dead. Homo Secretary McKenna issued orders to forcibly feed militants at- tempting to "hunger strike." United States. Through the activities of the Aero Club of America a volunteer military aviation battalion has been formed to become a part of the Na- tional Guard. Three men were shot, one proba- bly fatally, in a battle between two constables and a large number of foreign striking miners at Shes- wick, near Pittsburg. John Sherrick, of Philadelphia, and Edward O'Brien, of New York, succumbed from heart failure in their respective cities while watch- ing score board accounts of the ball game. Twenty persons were injured, four seriously, when the C.N. and St. P. eastbound. Olympian train was wrecked 40 miles west of For- sythe, Mont. The train was travel- ling at high speed, and every car went into the ditch. General. A Federal General, his staff and. many soldiers were executed by Mexican rebels. • An anti-Semitic paper assailed the court at Kiev, Russia, trying Mendel Beiliss. Many Spaniards and Germans are reported to have been killed by the rebels at Torreon, Mexico.. PRESIDENT OF CHINA. Yuan . Sil1-10,i Inducted Into. Office of Chief Executive. A despatch from Pekin says: The utmost succuss attended ' the first inauguration of a President of the Republic in China on Friday, when Yuan Shi-I(ai was inducted into theoffice of Chief Executive, The entire eeremony passed off withou t the slightest hitch and was succeeded by a, brilliant review of troops, at which the exercises were' conducted excellently,