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The Wingham Advance, 1907-07-25, Page 7••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SEVEN WERE KILLED IN LONDON HORROR. Nine Seriously Injured—All the Bodies Recover- ed From the Ruins. Survivors Tell of Their Experiences—Responsibil- ity for the Disaster. THE DEAD. W. T. HAMILTON, of Hamilton & Long. JOSEPH LONG, of Hamilton & Long. FRANK. SMITH, Manager of Brew- eter'e. W. E. TAMBLING, age 14, son of W, T. rambling, 351 Oxford street. TANTUM HOWITT, 505 Maitland street. CLARA MULLIN, London, Ont., despatch: With seven dead, nine Ismig in the hospital more or less. seriously Injured, and a number of others sufering from shock and bruises, the calamity which east its, shadow over the city yesterday afternoon, though not so appalling as at first feared, has left an impression that from the minds of many time will never efface. London has had more than her share of disasters during the past few decades, and on every side one hears references to that eventful night in January, 1898, when the City Hall floor collapsed, kill- ing 23 people and injuring over 100; to the disastrous cloudburst on the Thames in 1883, or, going farther still back, to the capsizing of the steamer Victoria and the drowning of 200 holi- aarmakers. But there are features con- nected with the. catastrophe of yester- day which have gripped the imagination of the public with a force that is scarcely to be measured by the extent of the death roll or casualty list. A Terrible Transformation. Apart from the awful suddenness with which the buildings fell, there was something peculiarly thrilling in the traasformation of the busy mart, filled with men and, women plying their peace- ful vocation, with no thought of im- pending danger, into a death-trap and gruesome waste. That there were num- bered among the victims citizens well known and highly esteemed in the com- munity, and young people of both sexes, was an added element to the touching clinometer of the dreadful affair, 'but even more profound than the sense of loss Involved was the feeling created by the number of miraculous escapes and the prolonged and heroic work of res- cue. The services rendered by the pati- ent and tireless band of volunteers, who for over 24 hours kept toiling under a broiling sun amid surroundings in which duet and danger played equal parts, should long stand to the credit of London. Last Touch of Tragedy. In .this connection the recovery of the body of Miss Clara Mupilin, the last to be taken from the pit of death, was the finishing touch of tragedy. Found prac- tically in the Lowest level, with her hands and arias pinned down by heavy joists and jammed against a counter which she apparently grasped in her ter- ror, the slender body, upon which had rested tons of &bliss was so badly crushed, that her frieuds could scarcely recognize in the mangled figure the beautiful girl of twenty years who but a short time before had been gay with the life of joyous young womanhood. Miss Mullen is said to have possessed a particularly happy and amiable disposi- tion, and seems to have been beloved by a wide circle of friends. was built over a quarter of a century ago. The alterations were being carried out by H. O. Wilson on plans prepared by Architeet William Murray for Peter Smirlies, who, it seems, had taken over the lease a month ago. Advised Against Alterations, Mr. Reid, interviewed, said the firm of Reid & Company would accept no re- sponsibility, and. added that they had actually counselled Mr. Smielies not to tear out the wall. Mr. 'Smirlies' posi- tion in the matter could, not be ascer- tained, -he being out of town, and his absence led to an unfortunate compHea- tion to -day. Early in the morning Engi- neer Graydon and Mayor Judd decided to have the remainder of the Reid build- ing razed to the ground, but it was point- ed out that such a step could not be taken without the consent of the pro- prietor. Mr. Reid refused to give the necessary permission, on the ground that the lease had passed from his hands into those of Mr. Smirlies, and Mr. Smirlies could not be communicated with. Accordingly, it was found impos- sible to proceed with the work of de- molition, but, after consultation with the City Solicitor, the City Engineer wrote to all the parties concerned, point- ing out the danger of leaving the build- ings in their present state and demand- ing that it be remedied. An Inquest Begun. At noon to -day a beginning was made at what promises to be a search- ing investigation of the circumstances attending the catastrophe, Coroner Dr. McLaren had summoned fifteen jurors to the inquest on the bodies of the boy rambling and Mrs. Hamilton, and all were sworn. After viewing the bodies of these two victims the jury heard evidence of identification by Mr. W. T. rambling, the father of the boy. The Coroner then emphasized the im- portance of the inquiry, pointing out that such a disaster called for the most strict and careful investigation. It would he necessary, he said, to get all evidence of a material character so that they would be in a position to place the responsibility on the proper shoulders. The inquest was adjourned for a week, the jury, however, taking the opportunity to visit the scene of the disaster in the afternoon. Recovery of the Dead. By 10 o'clock this morning, after eighteen hours' strenuous and. unceasing work on thu part of as plucky and de- termined a band. of volunteers as ever rendered service in the noble duty of saving life, six dead bodies had been recovered from the ruins. They were those of W. T. Hamilton of the firm of Hamilton & Long; W. E 'rambling, fourteen years of age, son not of De. Tamblin, as at first reported, but of a carpenter named W. T. rambling, 351 Oxford street; Tantum Howitt, 505 Maitland, street, and his wife. A Steady All -Day Fight All day in a scorching sun which beat upon their heads with a fierce glare, half -choked with duet, and dripping with perspiration, they toiled without cessa- tion, struggling with grim determin- ation to get down to the depths where it was supposed Miss Mullin lay. Tons upon tons of debris had been carted away, but still a great pile remained to be cleaned. Meanwhile the crowd around the ropes kept going and coming, fol- lowing with almost painful anxiety the struggle that was going on. Hours pass- ed, the mass of wreckage gradually die - appeared, but still there were no signs of the inanimate form, for the finding of whieh all this tireless energy was being spent. Some of the men became so ex- hausted that they were advised to desist, but this they' were reluctant to do, al- though others were waiting to take their places if need be. And, so the work went on, furnishing a bright and thrilling ex- ample of that arduous form of heroism which is inspired by love of humanity and is 'sometimes its own reward. By 3 o'elock the men had got down to the level of the basement, and still eyes searched in vain for a trace of the mis- singbody. Now it was a ease of steady digging, for the debris had accumulated in the cellars to such an extent as to be almost impenetrable, but the men toiled ; eventually about 4 o'clock Miss Mul lin's remain's, badly crushed, were brought to the surface. Gloomy Duty Sternly Done. This magnificent exhibition of deter- minotion and endurance was the culmin- ating effort in a spell of strenuous rescue work which will be long remembered in London. Some men were at work to- day who had started immediately after the accident oceured, having snatched only a few hours' sleep during the night. Others who were among the first on the scene toiled on without intermission until the early hours of this morning. There were no thrilling rescues, no dram- atic scenes such as had characterized the operations at an early stage when the injured were being removed. The gloomy spirit of death hovered over the scene made weird by the white light of the arc lamps which cast a ghastly glare over the ruins piled deep and high. Hacking, hewing, digging, boring, the searchers pursued their grim task, now struggling with huge beams stretch- ed across their pall, anon peering into crevices, or prodding heaps of plaster in the hope of finding the lifeless forms known to be underneath' somewhere. In Death Not Divided. Other particularly sad features that have added to the poignancy of public feeling are the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Howitt and of Messrs. Hamilton and Long, partners of the same firm. In the one case bound Isy the ties of mar- riage, in the other by those of business, , in both death found them undivided. By ear a tragic coincidence to -day was the twen- )'' ey-fifth anniversary of the Mr. and Mrs. Howitt's marriage, and the occasion was to have been celebrated in a way that was being looked forward. to by all in- terested. The couple had gone to Hamil- ton & Long's store to make some pur- chases, and had just started for the door on their way out when they were caught in the avalanche of brick and mortar and beams, and killed, it is thought, instantaneously. Even more marvellous than the close calls of ninny of the employees on the premises which fell were the hairbreadth escapes of passersby. Two gentlemen who had visited the Brewster store had just passed the Reid building when the collapse took place, and they were as near to death as a woman who was so close to the Crystal Hall that she was enveloped by dust and narrowly missed being hit by the flying bricks, He Foresaw Disaster. 'What undoubtedly explains the im- munity of pedestrians is the fact that the walls of Reid's buildings fell to- wards the east, thus avoiding the street. A feeling that the disaster might with ordinary care have been prevented found common expression in the town to -day, and a mild. sensation was caused by it statement made by the City Engineer, Mr. A. Ormsby Graydon, that he warned the late Mr. Hamilton and the contract- or who was carrying out certain opera- tions in the east wall that unless precau- tions were taken there was serious dan- ger of a collapse. Mr. Graydon explain- ed, that the windows, instead, of being built directly under each other so that there would have been sonic wall left In which there was a little strength, were in running order, and left only a small piece of wall between each, in which there was scarcely any strength, and over each there WAS a, small scant - Hug of four or five inches in thickness, with only a few inches of shoulder on each side of the window. Injuries it Is beyond doubt that death TRAINS COLLIDE; I had been instantaneous. I Young Englishmen's Endurance. While every luau employed in the searching operations rendered noble ser- vice, none worked with greater zeal or showed greater daring than a band of young not long out from the old country. They were among the first to volunteer, and the manner In which they bent to the work of res- cue was the theme of general admira- tion and went far to stimulate and en- courage the others. They ventured in. where some of their co-workers feared to Buckled Along Line of Windows. Mr. Graydon declared his conviction that to the weakened condition of the wall so loopholed was to be attributed the disaster, and that view seemed to be borne out by the statements of eye- witnesses of the collapse. His inlet -inn - Lion was that the wall in question aim - ply imekled right along the line of the windows, allowing all the weight of the upper storeys of the Reid warehouse to press down upon the building on the east Aide of the alley and causing it to give way. "A heavy responsibility rests upon somebody," declared Mr. Graydon, "but who the party is remains a matter ii Lor investigation." had been chatting over the counter The building -which collepSed first be- his shop with sonic -customers when tie le and from the nature of hi tread, burrowing deep into recesses, crawling under beams which might 'have collapsed at airy moment, balancing themselves on the most precarious foot- holds, and geuerally running risks which made the crowd gasp at times. Condition of the Injured, All day long the Victoria Hospital, where nine of the injured are lying, was bealeged by inquirers and oome pathetie scowls were witnessed. The injured are: Miss Ethel Earl, Egerton street, bruis- ed, but not seriously hurt. Miss Earl was employed in Brewster's, and was buried under the wreck. Mr. John Loney, of 75 Cartwright street, shipper Reul's store suffering from a fracture of the skull', and ser - loos bruises and injuries about the head. Miss Libbie Smith, of 317 Mimetic. street, very badly bruised, although the full extent of her injuries comet be learn- ed. Her condition is not considered ser - lotus and her recovery is looked for. Miss Smith was employed at Brewster's. Miss May Eartiingham, of 358 Ottawa avenue; Injuries are, so far as known,, bad bruises and her recovery is confidently expected. She was employed at Brewster's. Percy Robinson,Of 12 Leslie street, is badly bruised. His injuries are not serious. He worked at Hamilton & L o An .s. and Mrs. Edward Peters, of St. John's, are both suffering from broken legs. Mr. Peters has a compound frac- ture of one leg. Mr. and Mrs. Peters were in Brewster's store when the crash came. Baby Hazel Peters, their daugh- ter, is not seriously injured, being bruis- ed slightly about the head. James Clugston. of 14 Watt avenue, is suffering from a fractured, leg. He worked in Hamilton & Long's. The meeting in the hospital this morn- ing between a mother and her daughter, who had been reported. seriously injured, was very affecting. The mother seemed quite overwhelmed with grief when she entered the ward where her girl was lying, and when she learned that the latter was not so badly hurt as had. at first. been Supposed she threw her arms around the patient and wept with joy, crying, "Thank God, thank God, you are spared." A mother's love was also touchingly exemplified in the case of Mrs. Edward Peters who, though her- self suffering from shock, seemed to have no thought for aught else but her in- jured baby. Dr. Stevenson was diffident about ex- pressing an opinion as to the condition of the injured. In such accidents, he said, the effects of shock were some- times most to be feared, and these often did. not manifest themselves for days, if not weeks. How the Dead Were Found, lite first body recovered was that of Frank Smith, and half an hour later a group of searchers came suddenly upon Om remains of the boy rambling, who wine badly crushed about the chest and legs. • Work continued for more than three hours before another vietim was uncovered, this proving to be Mr. How- itt. Knowing tht when last seen Mr. Howitt had hod his wife Weide him, the searclwrs applied themselves with renew- ed energ3r to the task of locating the latter, Mit it was not until daybreak that their efforts were rewarded. Mean- while in another part of the rubes a grim struggle had been going on for the body of Mr. Long, who was found em. leshled hi a mass of masonry and wood- work, About 0 this marning a fifth Only was recovered, that of Mr. Ifamil- ton. Ms features were badly battered, and his tuck and chest were simply a mass of brniA‘s. It appeared that lie tO j. Reid tit Company, and crashcan , MANY PERISH. THIRTY PERSONS Krum) ON 'VIM PERE MARQUETTE, remain out on ball till March, when Mr. Ellie thought the prisoner had had Ma- ple time to set his. affairs in order And had. lihn taken in custody to serve hie sentence. Shortly afterwards the High Court was asked to quash the conviction on certain technicalities, but in this Robin- son's lawyer failed, though he succeeded in having the term of imprisonment reckoned from the date of conviction Tragic End to Excursion -4/41w and not from the committal to jail. I ueirtees When nre Freight nTheir Way to De.] Dashed Into HEIR HARDIE Their Special. Salem, Mich., July 21. ---The following are fuller particulars of. the Marquette Railway wreck: Thirty persons are I known to be dead and sixty are injured as the result of a wreck on the Pere 'Marquette Railroad, near this place I shortly before 10 o'clock yesterday Imorning. A special train of eleven coaches left Junin with between 800 and 1,000 of the employees of the Pere Mar- quette for the annual excursion to De- troit, and about half -way between here Stories of Survivors. Interviewed in the hospital, Miss Ethel Earl, the young lady clerk -sof Brew- ster's store, said: "Libbie Smith, Clara Mullen and I were engaged in marking some jewelry in Mr. Brewster's yester- day about 4 o'clock, when we were startled. by hearing a crash, and seeing the west wall of the building fall to- wards us. We had probably gone about two steps when we were caught by the falling material and borne down. I thought My last moment had come. As we fell I greened Clara Mullin around' the waist and she took a grip of me. am sure that she was killed instantly, for she never moved or spoke after the first shock. I was so pinioned that I could not move even my band. After what seemed an age I heard voices above me asking for Ethel Earl. I was so choked with dust and so frightened that I could not talk above a whisper, so I asked Miss Smith, who lay next to me, to tell • them that I was all right and still living. I am sorry that poor Clara should have met her death. Beyond a black eye and a few bruises I am almost as good as new." Miss Earl added she could hear poor Miss Smith praying to be rescued. James Clugston, the twelve -year-old boy who was rescued late last night, stated that he was pinioned by the ceil- ing in the rear of Hamilton & Long's Company's store, and. that in falling he landed on his stomach. He could just barely move his head, the remainder of his body being held by a huge beam, which pinned him down. The boy was motive that at least five people from the store were carried into the cellar with the crush of timbers and bricks, and he believed that all of them were * • • MASS FOR LATE POPE. -- Leo's Body Was Not Removed, as Was Generally Expected. . Rome, July 21.—Cardinal Agbrardi cel- ebrated a solemn requiem mass in the Sistine Chapel to -day for the repose of the soul of Pope Leo XIII. Pope Pius X., surrounded by all the members of the Sacred College, attended and gave his Messina at the Catafalque. It was believed until recently that this anniversary of Pope Leo's death would be celebrated in the Church of St. John of Lateran, the body being re- moved from St. Peter's and solemnly entombed in St. John, of Lateran. Pope Pius X., however, ordained otherwise, although all preparations- for the re- moval of the body had been made. The Pope is determined that the removal shell be made with the utmost secrecy, and he will name the day and the hour at which it shall take place. Meantime the monument to Leo XIII., which is to be erected at the Lateran will shortly be. determined by the sculp- tor, Tadolini, to the cominission of car- dinals at whose expense it is to be erected. SAVED HER HUSBAND'S LIFE. and Plymouth the special train had a head-on collision with a west -bound freight train. Tine passenger train had been given the right of way, but because of seine blunder on the part of the crew of the freight train it kept on instead of wait- ing at Plymouth, wbich is tine despatch- ing headquarters for this division, to let the passenger pass. The passenger train was just round- ing the curve at Washbourne Crossing, when it sighted the freight train. Both engineers apparently saw their danger at the Mine moment, shut off steam and applied. the brakes. With the passenger train traveling at 45 miles an hour the crash was terrific. Above it rose the screams of panic- stricken passengers, who had been pitch- ed into the middle of the cars, nearly all of them more or less injured and, crazed with fright. There was a stampede, the terror-stricken people fighting to get out of the doors and windows, while from the pile of wreckage came the cries of those who were pinned down by the weight, suffering agonies from brok- en bones lied mangled flesh and with no hope of being extricated until a wreck- ing train arrived from Detroit. The fear that the pile of wreckage, in which many persons both dead and alive were buried. might catch fire, nerv- ed the survivors to the work of rescue, a work in which they. were assisted by the farmers in the viemity. With their bare hands or with improvised tools they set to work to raise the heavy timbers under which human beings were lying, and one after another was re- leased until when the wrecking train ar- rived nearly 20 bodies had been extri- cated, besides several wounded people. The dead were nearly all crushed be- yond recognition, and. their clothing was literally torn off them. Of the sixty injured who have been taken from the wreck it is believed that fully half svill die. There are probably other wounded men under the debris, which the wrecking crew is moving as rapidly as possible. General Superin- tendent Trump, who came down with the wrecking train, brought with him all the doctors and trained nurses he could get. The train also brought a full supply of bandages, splints and. other materiol for caring for the injured, and also rough coffins for the dead. As many no possible of the injured were taken to the. Detroit Hospital. The others were taken to homes nearby. Of the 150 or more children who were on the train nearly all escaped. As soon as tho injured had been looked after and disposition made of the dead, all of whom were Ionia people, the offi- cials of the Pere Marquette began to in- vestigate the cause. TI did not take them long to agree .that the blame rested with the crew of the freight, No. 71, which had received instructions that No. 155, the passenger, had the right of way and to lay at Ply- mouth until the special train passed. The order to train 155, which left Ionia less than an hour before the catistrophe, was clear. The conductor had the right of way direct to Detroit. "The responsibility for the wreck rests upon the comluctor of the freight train," said (tenet -al Superintendent Trump. "He was given specific instructions to allow the special excursion train to ha,ve the right of way." Conductor Hamilton, of the freight, escaped injury. Conductor Pixley, of the passenger, was killed outright. • Brother Shoots Brother in a Family Quarrel at Chi ago. Chicago, duly 21.—J. Lof his, of the firm of Loftis Brothers & Co., diamond brokers and jewelers, shot mil thrice wounded, though slightly, his brother, S. T, A. Loftis, Saturday, in a family quarrel over business affairs. The scene of the shooting was in the offices of the firm. Of the shots fired by the brother, two caused slight scalp wounds, the third striking the victim in the left Arm. Mrs. S. T. A. toftis credited with saving her husband's life. She was near by when j. S. Loftis began firing at her husband, and rushing forward, slum clutched at his throat, and being a powerfully built woman, was able to stop him from firing again until help mune. This scene followea a meeting of the board of directors of theAttri.4,kahich, !. it is said, 4 S. Liam was ordered to retire, DOGS FIGHT TO DEATH, Only One Survivor of Starving Marooned pack of so. St. Louis, Mo., July 21.--A gaunt fox- hound is the sole survivor of a pack of 50 dogs marooned on McPike's Island in the Mississippi River :by owners who de- sired to be rid of the animals, Maddened by hunger the dogs fought continuously. the slain being devoured. leerry boats feared to land at the desolate island to succor the ravenous dogs, but the ferry- men have been watching the progress of the fighting for several days. Last night but tylo remained alive, a heavy bodied, mongrel stud a fox- hound. Side by side they paced 'thing the shore and suddenly the mongrel attacked the hound. The combat was to the death, and both dogs were ter- ribly lacerated. The hound finally managed to se- curely seize the mongrel's throat and held on until the latter was dead. Then the hound sot on a knoll in view of the fishermen and bayed to the moon --the survival of the fittest. TO RAISE A LOAN? Expresses Some Opinions on Things in General. Toronto, July 22.—Mr, Keir Hardie, 111, P., Chairman of the Labor party In the British House of Commons, who Is to address the Canadian Club in the King Edward. Hotel to -day, arrived imn the city yesterday morning, Ile crossed the Atlantic on board the Empress .1. .0 Britain as a fellow -passenger of Sir banner, and to a reporter express- ed himself as feeling greatly the better of the voyage. "You held strong views regarding the emigration moveineut to Canada from the old country." "Yes, I am bitterly opposed to it, The flow of emigration is diverting attention from the real causes of poverty. Over 2,000 Seotsmen are leaving the Clyde every week for Canada, and that, to my mind, is a very serious thing for 4'Is protection still in the air in the another country?" "Very enuch in the air," replied Mr. Mar -die, with a smile. "It Inas not conic down to earth yet. The Labor party is, of course, entirely hostile to it, but I believe that if we Mid a turn of in- dustrial depression the protectionist movement might become very dangerous, In the old country reference is regard- ed. as the thin end. of the wedge." Discussing the general political situa- tion in the old country, Mr. Hardie was emphatic in the expression of his view that an Irish Parliament is the only solution of the Irish question. "The Irish people," he declared, "would have accepted Mr. Birrell's bill if it had been more logical and hedged viith less re- strictions and vetoes." He added that he would. not be surprised to see the Tories offer a home rule scheme in re- turn for the Irish support of protection. • • • FACTORY GIRLS' FIGHT. Canadian and English Operatives Had Fierce Pitch -in. Kingston July al.—The branch of the Dominion Kingston, Mills here has been re- ceiving accessions to its working force from °the English immigrants arriving at intervals this season. The newcomers were engaged at lower wages than those given the natives, and this fact hale hind a tendency toward crowding the latter out. Ill -feeling was engendered, and this culminated, in a pitched battle between the English and Canadian girls. The fight was earnest, and soon got beyond the ability of the management to stop it. The police were brought on the scene, and order was finally restored. • FOUR GIRLS ADRIFT. Went Out Boating and Were Carried a Long Distance. Simeoe, July. 21.—Four young girls, Miss Winter, Miss, Stickney, Miss Hoyek, and her sister, residing near Port Ryerse, went out for a boat ride yesterday about 5 o'clock in a hunter's punt and only a pole to guide the punt. The land breeze drove them ,over to Long Point. Their absence was not noticed until nearly dark, when word was sent to Port Dover and a general search was organized. by the fishing tugs of that plaee. The search was unsuccessful until about 12 noon to -day, when they found the young ladies near the cot- tages at Long Point. They were none the worse for their night's experience. FIANCEE JILTED FOR BRIDESMAID. Deserted Woman Now Asks $1,000 as Balm for Her Wounded Heart. Meriden, Conn., ,Tuly 22. --Miss Sophia Victor to -day brought suit against Frank Mita for $1,000 damages for alleged breath of promise to marry. There was to have been a June wedding. A week or so before the day set for the cere- mony Miss Victor introduced her fiancee to Miss ,Tulia, Rudolph, who was to be her bridesmaid. The plaintiff says that Mita straight- way became attentive to the maid -to -be, He postoned the wedding. When urged by Miss Victor to keep his promise to her she says he refused, and said that Miss Rudolph was his intended wife. The plaintif further states thet she gave Mita $300 with which to buy house- hold furnishings. 4 • THOS. ARNTFIELD DEAD. Editor of Preston Printing Co. Suddenly Taken III and Expires. Preston, July 21.—Thomas Arafield, editor and manager of the Preston Pro- gress Printiug Company, died Saturday evening at Galt Hospital. Mr. Arntfield took suddenly ill with stomach trouble Friday evening and was removed to the hospital Saturday morning, where an operation for ulcer was performed. He was 30 yeitrs of age. Rumors Regarding the Theft of Gems From Dublin Castle. Dublin, July 21. ---,Sensational rumors are current here in 'regard to the theft from Dublin Castle a few weeks ago of a portion of the State regalia, valued at $250,000. Hints are now being thrown out that the gems may soon he "dis- co% ered" withioint any explanation its to where they have been or who re. turned them. It is mid they have been deposited AR security for a loan, end the name of the alleged depositor is freely men tinnecl in private with hints of a tragic, social and seaudal. MAGISTRATE PAYS COST. -- Mr. Ellin Contributes Cm to Escape Suit for Damages. Toronto, July a ---Magistrate Ellis hes complied with the decision of 'Mr. Justice Riddell and paid to William Rob. inson. of North Toronto, the $40 law -costs imposed as a condition of immun- ity from prosecution for damages by Robinson. In January last Magistrate Ellis tried Robinson on ci charge of illicit liquor selling and in February sentenc- ed hen to four months' imprisonment. Out of consideration for Robinson's con- venience the Magistrate allowea hint to OVER A HUNDRED. LIVES LOST IN COLLISION BETWEEN STEAMERS. One Vessel Sinks in Five Minutes' Tin e—EihtY Persons Rescued. San Francisco, July 22. ---More than one hundred, lives were lost last Saturday night when the steamer Columbia, bound north from this port for Portland, col- lided with, the lumber steamer, San Ped- ro, off Shelter Cove; Mendocino County. Eighty other persons who were on the (Mumbla were rescued, after being in the water severe]. hours, There was a heavy fog at the time and the San rodro, heav- ily laden with lumber, struck the Col- umbia .on tine port bow with such terri- fic force that elm was cut down in the water awl sank in about five minutea. Of the 180 paesengers many succeeded in reaching the San Pedro, width, remained afloat, Only eighty of them remained, however, When after many hours the steamer Roanoke came to their rescue. Capt. P. A. Doran, of the Columbia, went down with his vessel. The San Ped- ro was picked up by tine steamer George W. Elder, and is now being towed into Eureka. New York, July 22.—Time 'only steamer named Columbia listed in shipping regis- ters as hailing from a Pacific coast port is owned by tine Oregon Railroad & Navy; Company amid hails from Port- land, Ore. She is 310 feet long, registers 1,746 tons and, was built in Chester, Pa., in 1880. The San Pedro hails from San Fran- cisco and, is 163 feet long, registers 559 tons and was built in 1899 at .Aberdeen, Wash. It is reported that 80 of the passen- gers and crew of the Columbia, were saved, and that 150 were drowned, in- cluding Captain Doran, The Columbia sailed. from here on Sat- urday, at 11 a. an., bound for Portland. She had a passenger list of 189, 168 being cabin and 21 steerage. NEW JEAN 'MIRAN FREED AT LAST. John William January Will Go Back to Kansas City and Resume Model Life. Fort Leavenforth, Nan., July 22.—Jonn William Jasmary, convictedeleven years ago of robbing an Oklahoina poet -office, who escaped after serving two years in prison, reformed, went to Kansas City, married and. lived as a model citizen for nine years, and was then betrayed by a former comrade in prison, was released from the federal prison here to -day. He had been imprisoned since April; when he was recaptured. January's story and. that of his wife aroused so much sympathy that 50,000 names were signed to the pe- tition to President Roosevelt for his par- don. He will return to Kansas City and continue his business there. January, af- ter weeping from prison, assumed the name of Charles W. Anderson. He now USED BOMBS AND RIFLES. -- Bandits in Russia Make a Good Haul of Roubles. St. Petersburg, July 21. --Yesterday morning near the Morellos Station on the Trans-Caueasion Railway, 20 men opened a rifle and revolver fire and threw throe bombs at a train, which was carrying a safe with 50,000 roubles (525.000.) The bomb exploded with great force, killing and wounding the guards of the oofe midi injuring many pasoengers. The robbers boarded the ts:ein andpot away with 10,000 roubles from the safe, which load been broken open. says he will seek to have his citizenship restored, and if successful will then ask the courts to change hia name to Ander- son for the protection of his wife and child. It was owing to the exemplary life this modern Jean Valjean had. led in Kan- sas City that his neighbors started the movement for his release. The newspa- pers took up the case, with the result that the petition is said to have contain- ed the largest number of signatures ever appended to an appeal for a pardon for- warded to Washington. President Roose- velt, upon recommendation of Attorney General Banaparte, granted a pardon ef- fective at the expiration of three months from the time of his rearrest, January has -proved a model prisoner. DEMENTED MAN WANTED TO FLY. Christian Scientist Held by Wife Until the Strain Causes Her to Fall in Faint. New York, July 2a.—Eugene Howe was a planer and polisher of hardwood parquet floors and did. well at his trade up to last May when he and hia wife, Bertha, movea into the top floor of the four -storey and basement brown- stone residence of Dr, Gregory Costi- gan, at (13 West 68th street, as care- taker's, while the phyeleian's family were absent for the summer. At the Central Park West end of the block is the second church of the Christian Scientists Home returnedfrom the church late last night, and resumed reading Mrs. Eddy's book. Suddenly early this morning he became demented and climbing upon a window sill told - Cut His Throat. Toronto, July 22. --James Farnworth, 65 years of age, formerly nightwatehman at the Exhibition Grounds, committed suicide et an early hour on Sunday morning, by cutting his Ihreat with a razor in a lane opposite his home, Seaforth avenue, He had beer o•irifir- ing from paralysis since the spring, end for the past several months had enable to work through ill -het ".11, Struck by Freight Tr6itt, Ingersoll. :fuly 21. ---no Thames - street crossing of the Grand Trunk 'was the scene of a fatal iteeident That night, the victim being William McIntyre. about 30 yean; of age, it men arrival from the old country, Tie was strnet by an eastbound freight train, his wife he WM going "to fly into the air." Mr. Howe managed to grasp her husband by the hand and just as he leaped. Slur held his weight with all the strength she had. Her arms were badly bruised by „coming in contact with the sharp edge of the stone win- dow sill, Finally the woman's, etrength gave way and with a shriek that aroused the neighborhood she fell back in a faint. Dr. Coetigaso who had returned to town heard the woman's screams and made for the small door opening to the areaway in front of the English basement. Just as the physician open- ed. the door, Howe, clad. in hie, night clothes, came down on the flagging. AWFUL CRIME. SHATTERED HIS WIFE'S HEAD AS SHE LAY IN BED, North Ontario County Farmer, Crazed, Used Gun With Awful Effect—She Had a Four -Weeks -Old Infant in Her Arms, But It Was Not Hurt. Sunderland, Ont., July 21. — Adam Lodwick, of Vallentyne, about 4 miles west of this place, shot and killed lois wife at an early hour this morning. It seems Lodwiek 'had been in a low state of health during the last few months, and while his wife was in bed. with a four -weeks' -old infant in her arms, hes procured a shotgun and placed the muz- zle almost close to his wife's face and literally blew off the top of her head. Strange to say, the baby was not in- jured:. T. 11. Glendenning, J. P., and Comi- ty Constable Daviason, of Sunderland, were telephoned for, and on arriving fouled Lodwick in an UnConSeiOn$ con- dition, seated in an arm -chair. Dr. Blanchard was sent for, and after a few hours Lodwiek recovered suffici- ently to acknowledge taking the entire contents of a bottle, which the doctor found to be a preparation he had left for the man for his, nerves, with which Ire had been troubled. Lodsviek was lodged in jail here in the evenieg and will be 'brought before Magistrate Glendenning to -morrow af- ternoon at 4 o'clock. An inquest was opened last night be- fore Coroner Bascom, of Uxbridge, and adjourned to meet again on Monday monrniug at 8 o'elock. Deceased wee a daughter of Mr. Philip St. John, it highly respected fernier of Vallentyne, and leaves' a family of five to mourn lien terrible death. • es FELL INTO RIVER. RAIL BROKE AND SEVERAL MEN WERE DROWNED, Loraine, 0., July 22.—A score of inen were precipitated into the river here this morning and several were drowned, a bridge traehing beneath them, Two bodies have been taken from the water. Another is known positively to be iii the river, end several more are missing. It is probable that they are also lost. The men were employed in the ship. yards. They used a foot bridge from the Nichol Plate Railroad bridge to (dose the railroad: to their work. This monieg the pootoon of the foot- bridge was open to permit a vessel to pies The men AMP leaning against a rail, waiting, for the bridge to be closed when the rail broke and let about twenty into the river. The bodies of Paul Mazulerski and Walter Ileszkeyiz have been taken from the water. Carrol RinnaninAkt is known to have been drowned, hut his body has not :Yet been recovered. Itudoubtedly seine of those who are missing are still in the water. TO MURDER THE CABINET. DID COREAN EMPEROR PLAN TO KILL HIS MINISTERS? Seoul, July 22.—On Saturday after- noon the rioters surrounding the Pre- mier's residence were dispersed. by the Japanese police, with the assistance of the artillery. At 10 o'clock an alleged plot was re- ported to Marquis Ito. He was told that the Imperial Guard had been clandestine- ly ordered by the former Emperor to enter the palace at midnight and murder the while Cabinet which was responsible for his abdication. This is the official explanation of the faet that ,lapanese are garrisoning the palace. The Corean Minister of War and Jus- tice visited Moguls Ito at 11 o'clock last night, and, declaring that the intrigue above mentioned was about to be real- ized, preyed for instant help. Marquis Ito, who had already received the former Emperor's petition, asking him to aid in subduing disorders, imme- diately ordered General Hasegawa to send troops to the scene. . The soldiers arrived half an hour before the intended dash of the Corean general from the bar- racks for the palace gates. The Premier sought safety in the palace, the other ministers going to the Japanese residency -general A concerted effort was made at 2 p, m. Saturday to murder the entire Cabinet After haranguing at the Temple of Heaven, a inob of 2,000 marched a utile to the mansion of the Iwanyung, -which they sacked and burned. The sante fate was then visited on the homes of the Prime Minister and others. DRANK CARBOLIC ACID SAD CASE OF SUICIDE IN THE COUNTY OF YORK. Toronto Junction, July 21,—A sad ease of suicide occurred last eevning on Louioa street, near .the corner of Alex- ander street, in the township of York, just west of Toronto Junction, where Annie Hudson, wife of William Hudson, an employee of Whetter Bros., ended item - life by drinking carbolic acid. The un- fortunate WOMan was left by her hus- band. at 7 &clod: last evening, when he left her in the best of health and spirits to return to his work after supper. She took the acid, about an °nue, front a four -ounce bottle about o'clock and was tlead about an hour later. Drs. Xavier and Casohly were hurried- ly called by a girl named Kelso, who was in the house at the time, but her life could not be saved. Coroner Clendenan viewed the 14,11tainS and decided that it was a clear ease of suicide, and he con- sidered an inquest unnecessary. Deems - ed leaves a husband and two children, a girl of three years and a boy of ten mooting. The family lone no relatives in this country. It is thought that she wits seized with .0, fit of aukidal mania.