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The Wingham Advance, 1907-05-16, Page 731 DEAD IN RAILWAY WRECK. the switch, and discovered that a point of the switch rail waii broken off, evidently by the wrecked train. The pitea of broken rail was preduced. Thi st calmed the train to leave the Shriners 0,1nd Their Friends Meet Horrible Deathsn traek, he thought Aexemluation of the switch showed that it WAS not closed, The inquest will be continued by Broken Rail Near Santa Barboro, to-utorrow afternoon. The Dead. J. A. Douglas Ripple, potentate, Rn. 44 Temple, Readiug, Pa. Jelemma Reading, Pa. -eae L, Both, Reading, Pa• gilltert Steffe, Reading, Pa. 5. S. Snyder, Reading, Pa. ess Howard Moyer, Castleton, Pa, Louie N. Ellenbogen, Allentown Pa, W. D. Witesou, Ismailia Temple, .1.3af- falo. Chas. S. limy, Lebanon, Pa. aloha W. Cutler, Binghamton, N, Y: Chas. al, Lowing, Pullman conductor, :Buffalo. Alison B. Rodgers, Pullman eonductor,- St, Paul. G. W. Austin, New York agent for MeCrimea Tourist Co. dona Lacey, negro dining car waiter. B. W. Sweeney, mere waiter. (leo. N. Hagenummialleading, Pa, Richard Essick, Reading, Pa. Benjathin Stoltz, Reading, Pa. Oliver T. Kaufman, Reading, Pa. "Harrison Handel, Reading, Pa, Harry Miller, Reading, Pe. Thomas Brumbach, Reading, Pa. Mrs. Wni, Essick, Reading, Pa. Mrs, S. Snyder, Reading, Pa. Mrs. Stotts, Reading, Pa, Mrs, Louis N .Elleubogen, Allentown, Pa. Mrs, Joint W, Cutler, Binghamton, N.Y. Mrs, Henry J. Fisher, Cleveland, Ohio. Miss Cora Young, Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Brumbath, Reading, Pa. Unidentified woman, probably Hrs. Mary bins, Reading. The Injured. Engineer Champlain. Brakeman Bickford. Glen Thompson, fireman. Howard A. Hartsell, ex -Mayor, Easton, Pa. Mrs. Hentele and (laughter Helen, Reading, Pa. A. R. Rafael, Bermes Point, Oregon. Martin Henry, Shatuokin, Pa. W. H. Boyd, Reading, Pa. Fred. Gremuond, Binghamton, N. Y. R. Fountain, brakeman, back injured, legs paralyzed, crawled a hundred yaals to flag the second section of train. H. R. Leo, Orwigsburg, Lome, Buffalo, leg fractured, three tribe broken. Chas. McKinney, Binghamton, N. Ye back injured. :Mrs. McKinney, 'severely bruised about the body. Mrs. Fred. Grummond, Binghamton, N. Y., ankle broken. A. W. Ropple, Bennis Point, N. Y. J. Calvin Heffeditge, Reading, Pa. Santa Barbara, May 12.— Thirty-one dead and a score injured to -night com- prise the casualties clue to the wreck at Hosda, yesterday of the Ismalia spe- cial train of New 'York and Pennsylvania Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, who were returning home from the annual meet- ing of the Imperial Council of the Nobles of the Mystic Shriners at Los Angeles. The train, carrying 145 Shrinere and friends from 'ameba Temple, Buffalo; Rajah Temple, Reading, pa., and neigh- boring cities, was running north at 50 elates an hour on the Southern Pacific coast line when the locomotive struck a defective switch at the sandewept sid- ing at Honda, near the Pacific Ocean, along which the railroad runs for a hun- dred miles north of Santa Barbara. The locomotive turned a somersault into the sands. The cars landed on the wrecked locomotive, and the coaches were crush- ed and took fire. The flames were soon extinguished by uninjured persons from the two rear coaches. As Honda is iso- lated, it was not till late to -day that definite information of the wreck could be obtained. The bodies of 25 victims are now at Santa Barbara, and four more at San Luis Obispo. The injured, many of whom are terribly hurt, and some of whom may die, are in two san- itariums at San Luis Obispo. Train Making Terrific Speed. The *reek occurred at 2.35 o'clock, an hour asd forty minutes after the leteeclavie's visitor% forming fa, mere party, left Santa Barbara. They had spent all the morning there sightseeing. ,d That the train • must making itarniaas .speed when it struck the defective track le borne out by the fact that it cov- ered the 61 miles of crooked track from Santa Barbara to Honda in 100 militates. The locomotive, in leaving the rails, tore up the track, badly twisting the steel rails. The baggage car half -buried itself in the eand beside the locomotive. It was smashed almost to kindling wood, The dining ear, in which were 32pm.- sons eating luncheon, bounded into the air and fell directly on •the demolished locomotive. Nearly every person in the dieing car was instantly killed. Scores were scalded by steam escaping from disconnected • . Many Roasted Alive, The tear Coaches were hurled into the wreckage killingor injuring those who might otherwise have escaped. Seamed persons pinioned in the debris were roasted alive. Engineer Frank Champlain was pitched with the cab 25 feet beyond the engine. He got up and ran a mile, seeking help before he discovered that hie arm was broken and that he was severely' scalded. Only two of the nine mem compes- ing the dining car crew, are dead. The remainder, though cooped up in the nar- row kitchen and .pantry, suffered may • euts and bruises. The last call for lunch- eon IAA been but a few minutes before the disaster. Rajah Temple, of Reading, Pit., had the last ear on the train and its mem- bers were the lest ones to go forward to the dining ear. Thus the env ‚was filled aimed entirely with Reading people when the wreck occurred. An instant after the disaster those who 'were not incapacitated jumped from the train to render aid, but they Were Unable to do Muth, besides ex- tingUith the fire, and they had to wait long hours before relief arrived, Women Paint; Men Collapse, Frightened woinett peering through the Windows of the undamaged sleeping tars, fainted when they saw the bodies of their Mende strewn along the road- side, blood from the wounds staining shouted: not let go. until you let inn ottt." The steamenveloped her and she was terribly scalded. elite NVAS rescued, how- ever, an was among those taken to San lie Luis Obispo. When Miss Cora, Young, of Cleveland, was taken front the shattered dining ear slue Was still alive, bat frightfully injured. Her entire body had heist showered with boiling water, Dying' Man Refutes Help. George Hagentnau, of .Reading, Pas, re am - fused the aid of his brother bles after they had dragged him, fatally hurt, from the wreck. "I ant dying," he said; "go help the wornea," Sender Deabold, of Cleveland) worked heroically but unavailably to save the lives of two women pinioned beneath) the hurtling dining car. Burrowing, hie way down into the mouldering, splinter- ed wreck. Deabold with a hose which he had wrenched from a coach connec- tion, poured water from an adjacent tank on the debris and extiagulehea the flames, Then he cut away the broken timbers which held her feet and took Mrs. Wil - the sand drifts all about, Men who toiled hard at the task of rescue col- lapsed. Mrs. John W. Cutler, of Binghamton, N.Y., was in the baggage car at the time of the eceident, rearranging the contents of her trunk, Her body was driven through the ear floor, and, the wrecked car had to be jacked up be- fore her body could be released. Mrs, Peed Grurnmond, of Binghamton, was with Mrs. Cutler, and also went down under the tons of baggage and broken wood and iron, but all arch of truuks saved her front death. When rescuers burrowed their way to where the twe women lay, Mrs. Grumniond grasped the foot of one of the' men and hinun Essick, of Reading, from the ruins. She was begging piteousely for relief when he reached her. As lie lifted her from the wreckage, a stream of boiling water spurted over her. Women passen- gers sought to remove her upper gar- ments, but fainted when the flesh came off with the clothing. Mrs. Essick ex- pired a few minutes later. Deebold was unable longer to endure the harrowing sight, Miraculous Escapes. Henry J. Fisher, of Cleveland, went with his wife and her daughter, Miss Cora Young, to the baggage car just be- fore the wreck. The two women were killed and he escaped almost unharmed front the wreck of the baggage ear, be- ing hurled through the roof to the yield- ing sands of the beach: He wandered (lazily about the streets to -day, asking mournfully: "How did I escape. Why should they die and I live" A. D. Wasson of Buffalo,was eating at a corner table, within six inches of the hot water tanks. When the rescuers neared him, he yelled „encouragingly. Dragged from the range of the scalding steam, he murmured, "Thank God," and died. His wife and baby were with him, and they escaped injury. Charles M. Tyson, of Buffalo, is ill at the Potter Hotel, unnerved by his ex- periences. He faced death many times while dragging from the debris the bod- ies of friends. • He finally collapsed un- der the strain. . It was some time after the wreck oc- curred before a work of it reached the outside world. As soon as one of the uninjured trainmen could make his way to the station, word of the wreck was telegraphed to San Luis Obispo. Imme- diately special trains were arranged. Physicians and nurses, gathered. hur- riedly, were quickly on the way to the wreck. RT.)elief at Full Speed. At 4 o'clock .0. special relief left Santa Barbara and made the 01 mike to Honda in 00 minutes. Simultaneous- ly another special left San Luis Obispo occupied with nurses and doctors. It arrived shortly before the one that left .this city. But what work of rescue Was possible had been done by those who had, escaped the disaster. Twenty-five bodies lay on the sand beside the track. The injured, many of them unconscious and dying, were scattered about on piles of bedding and plush seats brought from the Pullmans. It was determined at once to remove the injured to San Luis Obispo, end to take the dead to Santa Barbara, The work of placing them upon the two trains was quickly accomplished. Before the special bearing the injured had reached San Luis Obispo four per- sons more had succumbed to their wounds. Physicians and nurses work- ed over the survivors incessantly. Ar- riving at its destination the train was met by a score of ambulances and automobiles and the injured were quickly carried to sanitariums. Train With Dead Sidetracked. In the meantime the train returning to Santa Barbara with its dead was side- tracked at a lonely switch for the pass - erre of other trains far out on the sandy desert,. miles from any habitation or from any wire communication with the outer world. The special waited for two hours while train after train of Shriners bound from Los Angeles to their eastern homes, swept by to the north. In the darkness the occupants of those trains did not know that they were passing the funeral train of their brethren. Many of the dead were so severely burned and mutilated as to be almost unrecognizable. The three undertakers' rooms were besieged all night by Stain- ers who were still in the city and by daylight all of the dead had been iden- tified. When the relief train arrived at Set- tonu on the way to the wreck Miss Maria. Fuller, 19 years of age, of Los Angeles, jumped on board. "I want to go with you to the wreck," she said to Dr. W. A. Taylor, Southern Pacific division surgeon. "You cannot go," replied the surgeon. Ten minutes later, when the train was running 5(,' miles and hour, a wisp of dark brown hair blowing above the front car platform drew the attention of Dr, Taylor and the conductor. A moment more and they had dragged the girl from the brake beam of the tender. Brought atto the ear, Miss Fuller smiled away the doctors' glowering looks. "I really bad to go," she said "I am a member of Southgate Eastern Star, and I am pledged to give aid whenever I can." Ott the way' back she did her best to comfort Mrs. W. D. Wasson, whose hus- band was killed. Coroner's Inquest Started. Coroner Ruiz began an inquest this afternoon on the bodies of the victims. ;loch IL Prescott, of Buffalo, wtom the first witness. Ile testified that the train was. running at It high rate of speed. • In answer to questions of the district attorney, Prescott said that the relief train front Santa Barbara reached the wreck shortly after 3 o'clock. The heeideut occurred at 2.35. The train carrying the deo started. beak at 7 o'clock and did not reach Santa Barbara until 1.30 it. in., or six and a half hours after leaving the wreck, taking that long to cover the distance of 01 miles, The relief train was held on a siding 14 miles north of Santa Barbara for two hours with its freight of dead. Prescott said he ex- amined the ground in the vicinity of •••••••••*i. San Francisco, May 13.—Three trains bearing Shriners arrived yesterday front the scene of Saturdays' Wreck. An ex- cursion train containing twenty-five Shriners, which had been but a few miles behind the wrecked train, arrived last night. The train was switched around the wreck, and the passengers agree in the statement that it was the most de- plorable sight that they ever witnessed, Dr, Ware, of 'Clochutati, who was the first physician to reach the scene, arriv- ed, last night, and told a graphic story of the terrible scenes, The moat pathetic incident was the death of e bride and groom at almost the same instant, each tailoring that the other still lived. L, 11, :Ellenbogen and his bride were members of the excursion party, and were thrown from the coach on opposite sides of the track as it reeled over on the ground, Both were mortally injured, but retailied contagiousness and exhibited remarkable bravery. The wife's first thought was for her husband, and the husbauda first thought was for his wife. "Ten my wife that I ant all right," murmured Ellenbogen to the physician, "give her toy love, and let me know how she is." . Mrs. Ellenbogen in return sent a mes- sage of love to her husband with the as- surance that she was all right. Before the physician could carry another mes- sage both had passed away. Dr. Ware was compelled to use drift- wood for pillows and cut up the sheets of the train for bandages. H. Thornton, the head of a large par- ty of Stainers from Meridian, Miss., who came through from Los Angeles, on the second section of the wrecked special, is at the hotel hero. He is a railroad man of many years' experience, and is not satisfied that the disasters was caused by a defective switch. According to his statement the sleepers were not badly affected by the wreck, and are largely intact. They were flung in every di- rection, one of them ahead of the engine, but they did not collapse. The Ban Francisco members of the Mystic Shrill - ere, consisting of Islam Temple, and their wives and daughters, who were in attendance at the conclave of the order in Los Angeles, returned here yesterday, and were the first to arrive since the Wreck. The train which carried the Shriners doomed to death in the wreck left Los Angeles ton minutes after the Islam Temple special. By some unaccountable working of fate the first train, contain- ing the party that arrived yesterday, passed safely, at a mile a minute clip, over the very spot at which the follow- ing train was wrecked. Conductor Wired the News. Los Angeles, May 13.—A despatch re- ceived here discloses how the first news of the accident at Honda reached thte railroad officials. It is said that after the accident Conductor Jones climbed the nearest telegraph pole, and with a telegraph instrument provided for such purposes tapped one of the despatcher's wires connected with the San Luis Obis- po division office, and told of the wreck. The man at the other end of the line doubted this story, believing some one waseplaying it prank. But consternation followed when in confirmation of his iden- tity the conductor sent a copy of his last order. The news was immediately sent to Santa Barbara and other points. 4.• KING HELD UP. STOPPED BY POLICEMAN AT EN- TRANCE TO HYDE PARK. His Majesty Treated Like One of His Own Subjects— Forced to Wait Until Several Omnibuses Had Passed On Ahead of Him, New York, May 12.—The Herald cor- reepondent at London sends the follow- ing cable. despatch: King Edward early one morning this week surprised the royal household by ordering one of has mail phaetons to be harnessed and setting off for a drive around the west end, accompanied by only a coterie of grooms, The King, who is a very fine whip, though not perhaps as good as the Duke of Connaught, hand- led his rather skittish pair in thorough. ly 'workmanlike fashion. I am told that throughout the drive, width lasted about an hour, tte King was quite unrecognized, even Le' a po- lice constable.' who calmly and some- what stunarily held hint up just as he was about to enter Hyde Park at the Marble Arch. The King smiled pleas- antly as he obeyed the constable's sig- nal. Indeed, he scented to, as no doubt he did, enjoy the novel experience of being treated like one of his own sub- jects, and waited patiently fbehind the outstretched hand of the law until sev- eral omnibuses had, peed in front of hint on their way along Oxford street. •a GERMAN FLEET SOCIETY GAVE POINTERS TO THE BRITISH NAVAL LEAGUE. Cologne, May 13.—The German Fleet Society, which is holding its national convention here to -day, sent a despatch to Emperor William, saying that the aims of the Fleet Society were to create a strong envy for the fatherland, which in the hands of your Majesty will be the surest guarantee of peace." Major-General Kenn, president of the society, created great amusement by stating that the British Naval League had applied to the German Fleet Society for information regarding tho methods by which the latter had attained such phenomenal growth. Genera 1Keim added.: "With our us- eal amiability we sent them our by-laws and gave them advice and instructions." • • DOUBLE -HEADED CALF. Mr. R. Parker, of Pickering) Has a Natural CuriOsity, Pickering, Maly 12.—Mr. 11. Parker, the caretaker at Pickering College, has a great curiosity that as attratting scores of people front the village, to his place. It is a well-developed white calf, two days old, with two perfectly form- ed heeds on one neck. The back part of the beads are joined together. It has only two ears, but hes two pttira of eyes, which look in opposite directions. It has two SON of jaws, with nose end mouth comph.te. It ins several teeth Oft 4%Ch Side, 411U1 can bawl from either mouth. It is very weak and cannot live bong. 'FRISCO CAR STRIKE, CARS NOW RUNNING ON TR BUSINESS STREETS, soo Armed Strike Breakers—Police Chased, Clubbed and Arrested Every- one Who Threw Bricks or in Any Way Interfered. ...mpsoropm, San Francisco, May 12.—The United. Ralaroade' ear strike seems practically broken, as cars were run on Sutter, Turk timid Eddy streets, but thus far no ears have been run to Oakland ferry, on Market street, The crowds .yester- day were far less demonstrative, prob- ably because the police chased, clubbed and arrested everyone who threw bricks at cars or interfered in any way with the operation of cars. Three hundred strike-breakers arrived here yesterday on it special train from San Jose. These men were armed, and a heavy detail of armed men met them at the depot to escort them to the car barn at 28th and Valencit streets. The strike has tied up street railway traffic, for an eutax»veek, and has coet the city many thousands of dollars, It has diverted tourist travel, and has killed »auk retail trading. Six thous- and Shriners, who were routed by the railroads to come to this city, will near- ly all pass by San Francisco and go east via Portland, Oregon. Gov. Gillett to -day called a confer- ence of President 'Calhoun, of the Unit- ed Railroads; President 'Cornelius, of the Union, and Mayor Schmitz, To Mr. Calhoun he said: "Cate you operate all your cars, if not interfered with?" •Cal houn said: "Yes." Then to the mayor he said: "It's up to you to see that police protection is supplied for all car lines," To Cornelius he said: "Call off your walking delegates and pickets and. give orders that no more bricks be thrown at cars," To the Mayor and Cornelius he said: "Unless you get together and stamp out violence, I will call out the troops." e Original Settlers Norfolk, Va., May 13.—The col- oration to -day on Jamestown Is- land, forty miles up the James River of the 300th anniversary of the landing there of the first per- manent English settlers, under Sir Christopher Newport, John Smith and °them, ems held under fair skies and auspicious conditions. The exercises were directly under the auspices of the society for the preservation of Virginia antiqui- ties. The opening address was de- livered. by Governor Swanson, of Virginia and British Ambassador Bryce followed with "greetings from the old world to the new." ++++++++++++++++++++4+++++ WHISKEY SEIZED, FARMER DROVE INTO OWEN SOUND WITH A WAGON LOAD, Small Boys Attempting to Steal a Ride Informed the Police, and the Load Was Captured— Owen Sound is Under Local Option. Owen Sound despateh : Shortly be- fore nabeigbt last night a wholea.tle seizure of whiskey . was made by Li - cause 11 erector Beckett and P. C. An - thaw SM. it'. Earlier in the night a farmer's nagon came over the east hill road with a heavy load, and the story is that two small boys climbing up on the back to take a ride were ordered of by the driver. A suspicious rattle of bottles was heard, and the lads suspeetisg the contents to be con- e:I-alined, are said to have (riven the po- lice a tip, and Inspector Beckett was informed. The wagon was tracked to the yards of the Oity Hotel, and, just as the unloading began the seizure was wade. The farmer said he took the load on at Holland Centre and was to deliver it to a man named Riddle in the Cfty Hotel yards. He loaded the wet goods bach is - to the wagon what directed by the li- cense inspector, and hauled it down to the lockup, where the stuff is held. There is no man of the name of Riddle in town, and as the farmer's directions were vague ,the onus of proof as to ownership rests on the parties respon- sible for the shipment. The value of the consignmemt is over three hundred dollars and there were nearly nine hundred bottles in the lot. 4 ROYAL SPENDTHRIFT. AFFLICTION OF KING VICTOR BM- MANUEL OF ITALY. Prince Benito of Montenegro. Got a New erceoefe Auto and Told the Dealer to Charge It to the King—Then There Was Trouble. Rome, May 13.—Now that public at- tention has been directed towards the private affairs of various members of the House of Savoy, various rumors are pouring down on their devoted heads. The facts known to the general public with regard to the Ring and Queen are that the mother, brother and sisters of Queen Ilekna, who had been visiting the Quirinal because of the serious illness of the Princess of Montenegro, one day suddenly took flight, It was a retreat iii disorder, ao that they had to wait three days at Bari before being able to cross to Montenegro, Prince Dattlio spent Isis last night in Rome at the Quirinal Hotel, and no one was at the station to see the party off. The trait, I ant assured on the best authority, is that the King has been rather long suffering in regaled to his wife's family, and that an exploeion had long been imminent. lit the pre- sent case les patience almost found its limit one -den when a bill for very fine. and costly firearms nos brought to hint to be verified. As none of his househola remembered the articles in question, the King replied that there must be a mistake, as he knew nothing of (lie firearms. But en investigation proved that they had been purchased by Prime Audio in the King's name. The King kept hie temper, and decided it was not worth making a fuss about Next day the IMMO meet funetionary iappeared, with another doubtful ae- count, this day for jewels to a eon- ' I' , 1 11 Princess Vera. After that the bills mum . s - , • - • - - .- - - , s - IU thick and fast. Thus the time passed, the, Kineas gorge tieing day by day until an ac- count for $10,000 came for an atitosno- bile. Then, happening to meet his bre- thdre erlaW in a. corridor, the King told hint plainly what ho thought of the whole affair. "I have now)" Ao Said, "paid: out exactly $50,000 for your min your sea tors, which you have chosen to spend in my' name without saying 'by your leave.' The bank closes to -day; not a cent more." Next day the only trace left of the visit of the Montenegrin family was a coolness 'between the King and Queen, Vlach led, it is said, to her having a fit of sulks and refusing to meet the Queen of Englarsl, siderable amouS nt, it was found, for ' MARTER'S DEATH. FORMER M, P. P. AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION ALLIANCE. Pounded Muter, Hale & Co., Limited— Funeral Will Take Place on Monday —Arrangements Made According to Wishes of Deceased, Toronto despatch: Shortly after a o'clock yesterday morning, Mr. G. la llierter, ex -M. P. P., paesed away at ilia residence, 12 Elm Grove. His illness was of a most protracted and painful nature. Early in the year he developed symp- toms of a diabetic nature, which gradu- ally increased in s'everity, and forced hint to take to his bed some two months ago, and finally proved fatal, Mr. Mar - ter maintained hisfaculties to the end. In accordance with the expressed de- sire of the deceased gentleman, a pri- vate service, which will be conducted by Rev. W. H. Hineks, will be held at his late residence, at 10 o'clock on Monday morning. Afterwards the body will be conveyed to the Patkdale Methodist Church, •where a publi eservice will be held at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The late Mr. George Frederick Marto& ex -M. P. P., was the son of the late Dr. Peter Mat -ter, a native of England, and was born in Brantford, Ont., on June 6th, 1840. He was educated at the Brant- ford Grammar School, and early en gaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1886 he was Medea to the Legislature as repre- sentative of Muskoka, and became one of the Provincial leaders on the Comer. waive. side. He was re-elected in Mus- koka in the general elections of 1000. In the general election of 1894 he was re- turned to 'the Legislature as repreeenta- tive of North Toronto, having defeated Mr. Joseph Tait, the Liberal member for that riding. On the appointment of Sir William Ralph Meredith to the Chief Justiceship of the Court of Common Pleas, Court of Justice, Ontario, October 5. 1804, Mr. Muter succeeded Sir William as leader of the Conservative Opposi- tion in the Legislature, Mr. Muter resigned the Conservative leadership on April 2, 1806, just at the close of the session, and he was suc- ceeded by the present Premier. Hon. Je P. Whitney. Among his legislative ef- forts was a bill in 1891 to prohibit the retail sale of intoxicating liquors, which was not adopted. Probably the most important feature of Mr. Marter's public life was the great influence which he exercised in connec- tion with the Dominion Alliance. Al- ways a staunch temperance advocate, he first became associated with the Alli- ance in 1002, when he was elected First Vice -President and Chairman of the Ex- ecutive Committee. GOT THREE YEARS, -- CONDUCTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR GOUROCK COLLISION. Mr. Justice Riddell Lectures Him for His Conduct in Working Overtime Beyond His Powers, and Then Try- ing to Throw the Blame on Others —Three Years in Penitentiary. Guelph despatch: Joseph II. Thomp- son, conductor of the special fruit train which passed through Ilespeler last September and collided with the south- bound passenger train at Gourock, was before Mr. Justice Riddell this morning sentenced to three years in the peniten- tiary for violating the rules of the G. T. it. Before his Lordship pronounced sen- tence Mr. N. Jeffrey, appearing for the prisoner, presented a 'amorously signed petition and other recommendations to the court for leniency. His Lordship, in addressing the prisoner, said that he had carefully considered these and the re- commendation of the jury for mercy. In reviewing the cueumstacnes of the acci- dent, his Lordship laid great stress on the seriousness of the offence.. He was proud of the jury for their decision, and it was not the first time that he had found a jury worthy custodians of the laws of the land. He complimented Mr. ,Teffery on. the strong plea he had made for the prisoner alongthe line of sym- pathy, but the jury rightly threw this To the prisoner his Lordship said: "I am tumble to see the slightest sign of repentance on your part. Instead of re- pentance for your own crime, you seek to cast all blame upon others. For your own sake, then, I must cause some sub- etantial punish:mot to be inflicted. You knew you had, under the rules, a rest of eight hours, once you had worked sixteen hours, and there can be no doubt that you continued on the route because of its remunerative character.. You stoutly asserted that you had plenty of sleep. To my nand the persoes who ever permitted you to work nirteteen and twenty hours a day—tiny after day— for five days in the week were guilty of a gross wrong, and I shall recommend to the Crown authorities. that the per- sons responsible, to matter what their position may be be proceeded against so far as criminal law permits. Your plea is that you fell asleep, bat if the sentry sleep no reverie is accepted; the penalty is aeath. What is to be said of you? I shall (Brett your imprisonment, the length of which will depend to a certain extent on your own conduct. • " • - WRECK NEAR liAnnY, North and South Bound Trains Have to Transfer Passengere, Regina, May 12. '---- Yesterday's train front- nig mornit,g, having been May- a. by' a Wreck near Henley, where a heavy northbound freiglit had come to grief. Some six or eight ears left the teak anit tore up the permanent way for some distetee. An exehange of pm - angel* was effected by the north and south hound passenger trains on either fade of the wreck. IN Tit PERKINS CASE Body Exhumed and Missing Kidneys Said to Have Been Found, 4 Mutation deepatch says: interest in the celebrated Perkius ease has been revived by a story from Cayuga to the effect that the kidneys of de- ceased had not been removed for medical examination, The story M told in a despatch reading as follows: Cayuga, May 12.—The exhumation of the body of Henry Perkins has resulted in the discovery that the kidneysluta not been removed for medical examina- tion, although Dr. Bauer, of Hamilton, in testifying for the Crown at the recent trial of ear& Mettle Perkins on the mur- der charge, declared that, to the best of his understanding, the organs had been taken to Toronto for analysis by Dr. Ellie, and had not been returned. - It is understood that the remains were brought to light at the request of the widow, who wished to have it es- tablished that the Crown had erred in its evidence as to one or more particu- lars of the autopsy. She regards the discovery as of considerable importance, and has communicated with Gideon Grant, of Toronto, associate counsel for the defence during the late proceedings. The exhumation was carried out in the presence of Dr. Snider, J. Q. Coul- ter (solicitor), Rev. Mr, Howard, of the Presbyterian Church, Ralph Curry, a brother oi Mrs. Perkins; Mr. Heaslip, a brother-in-law, and Mr. Grant, a local timber merchant. So successfully had the embalming process been performed (het the body showed little trace of decomposition, although several months had passed since the burMl. Surrounded by the lit- tle group in the cemetery, Dr. Snider went through with the operation of re- moving the kidneys. One was found practically untouched, while the other was partially gone. They were placed in a jar and scaled, and will be mut to To. Iroute, Before the trial of Mts. Perkins opened, the defence applied to the at- torney -general for power to lave the remains exhumed, but the department showed hesitancy, and the matter was dropped. Dr, Bauer, of this city, who made the original post mortem examination, was interviewed this morning, and said: "There is certainly something very funny in this alleged development. Be- yond a doubt I took the kidneys and heart of deceased and forwarded theta to Toronto. My recollection le very clear on the subject, After completing the examination, and before the body was sewed up, it struck me thet it would be a wise precaution to take some of the organs, so I went back, secured the heart and kidneys, and sent them to Toronto." "I have received word from Dr. Snider that the body has been, exhumed again, and that some substance, believed to be part of one of the kidneys, hae been found, but he does not say it is part of a kidney, "At aey rate there is something de- cidedly strange about the affair." It will be remembered that, at the time of the trial, it was brought out in evidence that the kidneys, which had been sent to Toronto, had not been re- turned. .A portion of one of the kid- neys had been accounted for. Dr. Ellis gave a report of the examination he had made, at Toronto, thus establishing the fact that he had received them. Has someone, for some reason, come into possession of the dead men's organs and put them back? Has someone se- cured the organs of another and put them in Perkins' body? These are ques- tions that are being asked by those who have followed the case. 4-.4-•-.4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-4-4 4 4 -4 -4+ -4 -4 -44* -4-4-•-444-444-4-44-4-40-4-4-4-4.4. Killed Wife, Children and Himself. Gananogue, Ont., May e3.—This morning a man named Waldie, who lived some distance out in the country, killed his wife and two children with a hammer and then cut his own throat. Further particulars are not yet obtainable. 0 -0 -44 -0.4 -0 -444 -44 -4 -4 -0 -4 -11 -44 -4.4 -4 -0 -4 -04 -**4-40-.+4.44-..+.4.4.4-64++44+44-4.0-0-* CRAZY MAN'S DEED. Details of the Horrible Tragedy Near Gananoque. William Waldie, aged 38, a farmer liv- ing two miles east of Gananoque, killed his wife and his two children with a hammer this morning, knocking their brains out while asleep. The children were aged two and four. He then event downstairs and wrote a note, which he left on the table; then went upstairs and cut his own throat from ear to ear. He told the hired man, Shipman who went to a farmer's with milk, if lie did not see him when he came back to ,go upstairs, and he would find him. Not finding lam on his return he went as requested, when the scene was before him. The following is a description' of the roam where the deed was done: One bed and a cot. In the bed is lying the Irian who did the deed, his head, lying outside of the bed. Beside hint lies hie wife, svith a dent in her head.. Lying on a pillow in the cot are the two childeen, with dents in their heads and dead. The floor of the edroom is a complete pool of blood. In front of the looking glass is where Waldie had: stooth while eating his throat. Then he laid alongside of 1•1101.1•11=1.411010•11M1 his wife on the bed, putting his head over the edge to allow the free flow of blood. Ile is supposed to have awaken- ed early, as he has been a great sufferer from nervous affection, came down stairs, secured a. hammer, and returned to the bedroom, tried on Saturday last to sell his farm to a neighbor. Ile was highly esteemed by all resi- dents. Mrs. Waldie is a daughter of Noah Peck, Deputy Reeve of Leeds and Lansdowne. Waldie was always very fond of his wife and children. The Letter He Left. The following is a copy of his note: "Upstairs will be found the work of a mental and physical wreck, a man for the last ten years unknown to anyone but myself, I hope. Would to God I had never been born. I have killed the dearest woman and unborn baby and the two sweetest of children. I had in- tended to kill only myself, but I could not at the last leave them to the scoff of the world. I have been nearly wreck- ed by those who should have been my friends, and can see no future, as I am utterly unable to manage myself or the accomplish my work. (Signed), William Waldie." ALL SPAIN WENT CRAZY OVER THE BIRTH OF YOUNG ALFONSO. The Pope, King Edward and Emperor William Will be Sponsors—Cubans Rejoice. Madrid ,May 11.—The formal an- nouncement of the sex of the royal in - rant was male by the Came:rare Mayor, or Mistress of the Robes, to Premier afaura, who communicated the fact to the company. The news was greeted with the greatest enthusiasm, which swelled into a spontaneous cheer as King Alfonso himself entered, accompanying the Camonara Mayor carrying a huge silver tray upon which was lying the newly -born royal babe, covered with delicate lace garments. Premier Maura, at once advanced and relieved the Mistress of the Robes of her burden. Then all present were afforded a glimpse of the child, which, thereupon, was handed back to the Mistress of the Robes, and by the latter was given to the royal nurse, who returned to the Queen, The Scenes in. the streets outside were almost beyond description. Business had been suspended for hours. An immense multitude gathered about the palace, and when the royal standard of red and gold fluttered to the peak of the flag- staff on the Punta Do Piemonte, a great shout of joy went up. Immediately afterward a salute of twenty-one guns carried the 11aWS to the most remote confines of the city and to the inhabit. ants of the surrounding country. As the sixteenth report resounded, the men, women and children waiting in the streets and on the balconies and roofs gave voice to their satisfaction, and soon the. whole city was ringing with cries of "Lmg live the Prince!" "Long live time Queen!" "Long live the King!" Simla- letneouser the public! buildings blossomed eut with the Spanish rotors, and singing, timing and otherwise rejoicing, almost Use entire population of the city moved toward the palace. , English blond had long disappeared front the Willa of the Spanish royal family, and therefore the marriage of King Alfonso and the Princess Victoria marked a new epoch in Spanish history. The birth of the royal child at Madird yesterday is therefore Itintost its im- portant an event for Great Britain as it In for Spaitt, width is clearly indicated by the warm friendship existing be- tween King Alfonso told King Edward ana the great interest taken by the hat- ter in the interesting event et the Span- ish capital. Pope MIA, King Edward and Emperor William will act as sport - son at the baptisms of the royal infant at Madrid. Reports circulated alleged disagree- ments among the Queen's medical attend- ants and the departure from Madrid of Dr. Glendinning, the English physician, together with the English nurse, but they proved to be unfounded. Both Dr. Clendinning and the nurse are acting in perfect harmony with Prof. Gutierrez, the Spanish physician, who had charge of the medical attendants at the aceouche- ment. The QUeell insists that she will her- self nurse the child, despite the opposi- tion of the royal household to such a departure from custom:Is she desires to mem.° its good health. .Cuba Rejoices, Havana, May 11.—The birth of a son to the King and. Queen of Spain has been the occasion of great rejoicing among the Spanish residents of Cuba. Governor Magoon was officially notified of the event by the Spanish Minister, and the congratulations of Cuba were cabled to King Alfonso by the Cuban Secretary Of State, The Pope Pleased. Rome, May 11.—The Pope and his Papel secretary of State, Cardinal Merry del Val, both expressed themselves as very ph ased that the infant born to the Queen of Spain was a boy. The Pontiff telegraphed his congratulations to King Alfonso and his wife, adding his wishes for the prosperity of the royal how() and the Spanish nation, and conveying the apostolie benediction to the sovereigns, the heir and the people of Spain. Kept It UP All Night. Madrid, May 11.—There was little sleep in Spaht last night. The public re- joicing over the bisth of an heir to the throne continued everywhere until al- most morning. In the provinces, the -church bolls were rung, there sena 'musks in the streets in various towns and KIM Were distributed to tbe poor. The 'mid- tal was brilliantly Multistate& thee% was a great display of firework, re- gimental kande marched through the streets- which were thronged and tho cafes were crowded until ahnott day- light. Dawn NVAAN breaking when the weary erowd sought their beds. Queen Victoria arta her baby passed a mtisfaetorynight ma the condition of beth the me or and thild was prottounted to be excel- lent.