Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 29, 1906, Page 4

i TRAIN IS WRECKED: FIVE ARE KILLED A PASSENGER TRAIN CRASHES INTO A SWITCH ENGINE AT NEW PRAGUE. PENNCD BENEATH THE DEBRIS THE DEAD. D. D. De Marais, Minneapolis, travel- ing salesman Wyman, Partridge & Co, . E. Brown, St. Paul, salesman Foot, Schulze & Co. “George E. Klinkerfuss, St. Paul, sales- man, Gotzian & Co, Frank Wrabeck, New Prague. Arthur Kilmer, Albert Lea, fireman on freight engine. New Prague, Minn., Sept. 26.—Min- neapolis & St. Louis Passenger Train No. 2, which ieft Minneapolis at 9:35 yesterday morning, ran into a switch engine at New Prague shortly before moon, and as a result five persons are dead and over twenty-five others seri- ously injured. Frank Wrabeck, a small boy, who was riding on the switch engine, was killed. The other fatalities occurred in the smoker. The dead and injured were cared for by the people of New Prague, who re- sponded at once to the cries for as- sistance, which could be heard all over town. Most of the dead and injured are St. Paul and Minneapolis people, there being a large number of Twin City traveling men among the passen- gers, who were on their way to points . in S uthern Minnesota and Iowa. Running at High Speed. The passenger train was fifteen min- utes late and was running at a high vate of speed. Rounding a curve near the center of the town, Engineer W. C. Prescott saw the switch engine on the ain track just ahead of him. Seeing that a collision was unavoidable, he and Elmer Adams jumped from the cab and escaped serious injury. The engines came together with a crash that was heard throughout the town. Both engines and the mail coach and smoker of the passenger train were demolished. The mail and baggage coaches, which were immedi- ately behind the engine, were pushed iato the smoker, telescoping it and ing the passengers in the smoker inst the rear end of the car. It s in the smoker that five of the men met death. C, J..Tierney of St. Paul, the conductor in charge of the. train, was painfully bruised, and H. D. Mat- hews, express messenger, had his face cut and his leg injured. The engineer nad fireman escaped injury, but Engi- neer Thomas, McDonald of the switch engine was seriously injured. Pinioned Under Debris. The passenger train was made up of seven coaches. The mail and baggage coaches followed the engine and then caine the smoker and the other four hes. The smoker was completely molished and the fifty or more pas- sengers were crushed against the rear end of the coach by the rear end of the baggage coach, which crashed into it. Uninjured passengers and the peo- ple of New Prague lost no time in be- inning the work of rescuing and car- g for the injured. Many of the pas- sengers were pinioned under the c znd debris of the wreck for ten or fif- teen minutes before the wreckage could be removed. The city hall and Broz hotel were converted into hospi- als, where the injured were taken oa eots by members of the fire depart- ment. The fire department took every precaution against fire breaking out in the wreck, and there was no dam- age done by fire. George Klinkerfyss and Frank Brown of St. Paul, D. D. De Marais of Minneapolis and Frank Wrabeck of New Prague were killed outright. Ar- thur Kilmer of Albert Lea, fireman on the freight engine, who was terribly scalded, died six hours after the wreck. While many of the others are seriously injured, it is thought that all will recover except Joseph Kuba of Winona, who received internal in- juries. His recovery is doubtful. Man Killed by Fast Mail. St. Paul, Sept. 26—John Arney fifty years old, a retired farmer resid- ing near Newport, was instantly killed by the St. Paul’s fast mail, west bound. Arney was thrown thirty feet from the track and was dead when picked up. His body was badly cut and his head contused. Fire at Two Harbors. Two Harbors, Minn., Sept. 26.—Fire destroyed the dwelling house on Cedar street, owned by Soren Jensen. The house was unoccupied at the time, the former occupant, Charles Carlson, having moved out the day previous. It was one of the oldest houses in the village. The loss was covered by an insurance of $2,300. if Fire Destroys Roundhouse. Red Wing, Minn., Sept. 26.—Fire de- stroyed the Great Western roundhouse and two locomotives. Loss, $20,000. “SHERIFF IS HELD UP. Official Has Odd Experience. \ Minot, N. D., Sept. 26.—Sheriff John ; J. Lee of Ward county was held up near Burlington yesterday. His al- leged assailant, Harry Hamilton, is in‘ the city jail under $500 bonds. The sheriff, with Capt. William White, was speeding in an automobile when a man with a gun got in the mid- @e of the hoad and chied to the sheriff to stop. “Stop that machine or I'll blow your brains out,” said the men. Lee stopped the machine, turned around and went to Burlington. There he procuerd a team end a gun and hastened back. Hamilton gave himself up without resistance, and explained his action by stating that he was prejudiced against automobiles. STRAY BULLET KILLS MAN. Bullet Hits Rock in Quarry and, Glancing, Inflicts Wound. Hibbing, Minn., Sept. 26—Charles Hill was killed in the stone quarries near here by being struck with a stray bullet. The man was working at a large piece of rock when suddenly he was seen to fall. His companions went to his assistance and found him wounded in the chest. It is believed that a bullet hit the rock at which he working and rebounded striking m in the chest. He lived only a short time after being hit. For the ear, Hibbing has averaged cua ath a week. LAKE FIREMEN MUTINY. Fear to Cross Lake Erie in a Leaking Vessel. Detroit, Mich., Sept, 26.—Firemen on the steamer C. B. Hill, formerly the Anchor liner Delaware, and on her first trip of the season from Cleveland to Fort William with package freight, mutinied yesterday when the boat was abreast of Belle Isle and refused to keep up steam unless Capt. J. H. Cole- man agreed to return to Detroit. The steamer sprang aleak in a heavy sea in Lake Erie and took in some water at the stern. The firemen claimed she was unseaworthy. Capt. Coleman, aft- er a conference with the men, return- ed to this city and tied up at the wharf. HAY WAGON KILLS BOY. Lad Helping Father Gather Crop Falls Under Wheels. Abbotsford, Wis., Sept. 26.—The thirteen-year-old son of Frank Bartnik, a farmer living near here, was acci- dentally killed while he was helping his father haul hay from the field to the barn. The boy was driving and dropped the lines. In: reaching for them he lost his balance and fell in front of the wagon. One of the wheels passed over his abdomen and when his father ran to pick him up he found the boy was dead. BLAME CPOUSE FOR SUICIDE. Jury Say Nels Anderson Was Brutal to Helpmeet. Warren, Minn., Sept. 26—The cor- oner’s jury investigating the death of Mrs. Ida Anderson of Eagle Point township returned a verdict that the woman came to her death as a result of carbolic acid poisoning, self-ad- ministered, but that she was induced to take the poison by the willful cruelty and brutal acts of her husband, Nels Anderson. Corener’s GAS STARTS $100,000 FIRE. Crawford Opera House, Tozeka, Kan.. Is Destroyed. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 26.—Fire start- ing from a natural ges explosion in the basement of the Crawford opera house, a four-story building, caused the destruction of the theater and ‘property. the stock of the Moffatt Fur- hiture store, the Union Tea company tund the household gocds of several families. The loss is estimated at $100,000 BOOTLEGGING IS CHARGE. Two Valley City (N. D.) Men Go to Jail in Lieu of Bonds. Valley City, N. D., Sept. 26—George Chandler and Bert Sweeney were ar- rested on the charge of bootlegging. It is alleged they kept a transient joint over a meat market. They were arraigned and went over to the dist- trict court under $1,000 bond each. In lieu of bail they were committed to the county jail. Another Boy Hunter Killed. Sault Ste. Marie. Minch., Sept. 26.— John Kendricks, aged twelve, was shot ‘and killed accidentally by Earl Quig- ley, aged sixteen, while hunting par ‘ridges. Quigley had his gun cocked, over ‘his shoulder, while going after: birds and Kendrick was behind him. Catholics Gather at Le Sueur. Le Sueur, Minn., Sept. 26—Le, Sueur is crowded with the visitors and delegates in attendance upon the , convention of St. Joseph’s Catholic | Benevolent association. i Primary Elections Unusually Interesting in Five Districts—Buck- man Fails to Land. ‘ Primary elections for congressional candidates and for candidates for | county officers were held Tuesday in John J. Lee, Ward County (N. D.) | Minnesota. Interest centered in the congressional nominations. In five of the districts: the contests were un- usually bitter. The following are the candidates for congress: Republican— * First—Jemes A. Tawney, Winona. Second—J T. McCleary, Mankato. Third—C. R. Davis, St. Peter. Fourth—F. C. Stevens, St. Paul. Fifth—F. M. Nye, Minneapolis. Sixth—C, A. Lindbergh, Little Falls. Seventh—A. J. Volstead. Granite Falls. Eighth—J. Adam Bede. Pine City. Ninth — Halvor Sieenerson. Crooks- ton. Democratie— First—Andrew French. Plainview. Sécond—W. S. Hammond. St. James. Third—No candidate. Fourth—Gustave Scholle, St. Paul. Fifth—Frank Larrabee, Minneapolis. Sixth—M. C. Tifft, Long Prairje. Seventh, Eighth and Ninth—No cap- didates. Tawney in the First, Davis in the Third, Volstead in the Seventh and Stecnerson i: the Ninth were unop- posed. Congressman C. B. Buckman con- ceded his cefeat for the Republicau nominatiun for congressman for the Sixth district and congratulated C. A. Lincvergh, who lands the nominatior by about 1.250. McCleary is renominated in the Sec- ond, but his majority is cut down te 1,200. Bede wins out nicely jn the Wighth with a majority of nearly 4,000. Stevens wins out cver Rogers by + vote of 9.142 to 3,606 in Ramsey coum ty and about the same proportion ip the other two counties. In Minneapo- lis the count is not completed. but Frank M, Nye has a safe lead. W. H. Eustis and A. R. Hall are runmus about even, and W. D. Washburn for behind Buckman carried only two counties in his district, Cass and Sherburne. Lindbergh carried the other ten cout ties, with majorities as high as 550, his lead in Meeker county. He alsu ran well in Wright, Todd and Stearns and wins out by small majorities in the other six counties. There are still 2 few scattering precincts to be heard from, but they will not change the re sult materially. The majorities by counties give Lindbergh a majority of 1,180. Cass county has still a number of precincts to be heard from and some of the other counties a few, but the figures will not vary far from the following: Buckman. Lindbrgh. Eenton . a ae Pye fio Cass .. oo Crow Wing . 66 Douglas .... 42 Hubbard Kh Meeker . 550 Morrison . 40 Sherburne oon Stearns . 200 Todd . 200 Wadena 100 Wright ... 200 Totals .. 417 1,598 Net ...6:6 1,121 Gutterson’s Good Run. Gutterson Gave McCleary a closer run than many expected and beat the congressman in six of the eleven coun- ties in the district. Blue Earth and Brown were McCleary’s salvation. He carried his home county by 850 votes and Brown almost 2 to 1. In the other counties the vote was close, except in Reck, the home of H. J. Miller, who ran against McCleary two years ago. Here he is beaten almost 2 to 1. There are a few scattering precincts to be heard from, but those already in give the congressman a majority of 1,237. The following table gives the vote by counties, omitting a few missinz precincts: McCleary. Gutterson. Blue Earth 2 2.274 1.422 Brown ... 914 4485 Cottonwood - 706 872 Faribault . -1,260 1,367 Jackson + 650 625 Martin .. 715 595 Murray - 268 316 Nobles .. 618 718 Pipestone 534 435 Rock ... 487 838 Watonwan . 647 668 Totals .. 9.128 7.891 Majority . «01,287 eis Easy for Bede. J. Adam Bede’s majority in the Eight disirict over E. L. Millar of Du- luth was large enough to rob the con- test of any particular interest after the first few prelcincts came in and show- ed which way the wind was blowing. His majority will be in the neighbor- hood of 4,000. ' Bede carried Duluth by 765, carrying Millar’s own precinct by one vote and carrying every precinct save eight. The vote in the city was 3,165 to 2,400. In St. Louis county, with thirty pre- cincts to hear from, Bede had 6,047 and Millar 4,189 votes. In Aitkin county six of forty-two pre- cinects gave Bede 218 and Millar 324. In Anoka seventeen of eighteen pre- cincts gave Bede 1,051 and Millar 302. In Carlton twelve out of twenty-two precincts geve Bede 938 and Millar 301. Eleven precincts in Pine county gave Bede 252 and Millar 225. Two Harbors and one additional precinct give Bede 289 and Millar 301. Cook has not been heard from. Itasca gives Bede 808 to 583. Koochiching in Itas- ca gives Bede 94 and Millar 89. Kan- abec gives Bede a small majority ang Lake gives Millar a small margia. Bede carries Milaca by 100 and Prince- ton by 87. The majorities in the counties are estimated as follows, being based on nearly complete returns in all except Aitkin, Cock, Itasca and Lake coun- ties: Bede. Millar. Aitkin ... Des 100 Anoka . 800 wee Carlton 300 Cook . ries Tsanti 225 Itasca 200 Kanabec . 50 Lake .. mies Mille Lacs . 500 Pine ... . 800 St. Louis . -1,000 Majorities .. - 3,875 Net 3,740 Stevens Easy Winner. F. C. Stevens’ majority in the Fourth will be close to 7,000. His total vote was about 12,250 and Rogers’ vote 5,450. In Waskington Stevens ran bet- ter than two to one, and in Chisago he was only a little more than 200 ahead. Stevens ran about five to one in Rog- ers’ ward and better than eight to one in his own ward. The unofficial re- turns show only one precinct that Rogers carried. The vote by counties, unofficial, is as follows: Rogers. Stevens. Ramsey ... : 8,979 Washington . 2,105 Chisago 1,150 Totals .....4..2+05-- 5,455 12,234 TOT IN ARMS; DRESS ON FIRE. Woman Rushes Outdoor for Help and Saves Life. With her two-year-old baby in her arms and her clothing enveloped in flames, Mrs. R. H, Ackley rushed out of her house at Moorhead, screaming for help. Neighbors quickly responded and with great presence of mind snatched the burning clothing from the woman and took the child out of her arms. The flames were quickly extin- guished, but not until Mrs. Ackley was severely burned, Mrs. Akeley was preparing to clean some clothes and had placed a pan containing water and gasoline on the top of the stove to heat. After the pan had been on the stove awhile Mrs. Ackley lifted the stove lid to replenisn the fire. Instantly there was an ex- plosion and the woman’s clothing was set on fire. The fire spread to the kitchen, and Mrs. Ackley, snatching up her child, which had been playing about on the floor, fled to the yard. It is thought she will recover POUNDED BY PISTON. Workman ts Caught in Engine Shaft- ing and Nearly Killed. i Helmer Hvseby, working at the Northern Pacific pumping station at Twin Valley, was caught in the shaft- ing of a gasoline engine and nearly pounded to death before he could be released. In passing by the engine his foot slipped and he fell against it, his clothing catching in the shafting and gradually pulling him forward under the blows of the piston. He fought desperately for his life, but it was some little time before his cries brought any one to his assistance. Finally the engine was stopped and the unfortu- nate man was released. His right arm was broken, two ribs were broken and his head bruised, and it is thought that he sustained internal injuries. He was taken to Fargo for treatment. CAN’T BUILD DITCH. Judge Qvale Rules Against Lake LIil- 5 lian Drain, Judge Qvale has entered an order at Willmar refusing to establish the pro- posed Lake Lillian ditch, designated as Judicial Ditch No. 4, the order being filed with the clerk of tke*court Sat- urday. When the petition for the establish- ment of the ditch came up for final hearing last June, objection was raised on the ground the court had no author- ity to establish the ditch, because it would lower the level of Lake Lillian, which is a meandered lake, and that the assessments of benefits and dam- ages were not just and equitable. The order filed by Judge Qvale upholds the contention that the court had no au- thority to establish the drain. Renn nnn eee eee “Uu” ROLL TO BREAK RECORD. / lowa Students’ Numbers Will Pass 2.000 Mark. Iowa City, Iowa, Sept. 23.—The larg- est gain in the history of the Univer- sity of Iowa will be recorded this fall. according to the unofficial figures giv- en out by members of the faculty. The university made marvelous strides last year, having an increase of more than 200. This figure is expected to be beaten this year and the 2,000 mark passed. PICKPOCKETS GET $500. Rob Northern Wisconsin State Fair Visitors. Eau Claire, Wis., Sept. 23.—Pick- pockets, supposed t6 be from the Twin Cities, operating on trolley cars between Eau Claire and. Chippewa Falls for the last two or three days during the Northern Wisconsin fair at Chippewa Falls, have robbed pas- sengers of about $500, according to re ports made by their victims. IN MINNESOTA. State News of the Week Briefiy Told. George Rentzel of Little Rock was killed at Glyndon while riding a brake- beam on Northern Pacific train No. 4. Abraham Lemmeix, a Great North- ern switchman, was thrown under the cars and instantly killed in the yards! at Breckenridge. At a special meeting of the Hastings board of education Miss Hazel J. Wood was elecied librarian in place of Miss Nellie L. Hanna, resigned. C. W. Magnuson, general merchant at Scandia, has sold out his business, and it is being made a part of the farmers’ store at Lindstrom. While at his home in the southwest- ern part of Albert Lea a young man named Metraw was struck by a bolt of lightning and instantly killed. The body of D. S. Hammond of Lit- tle Falls, who was drowned in the Mis- sissippi on Sept. 4, was found by his brother, Charles Hammond, and broth- er-in-law, Joseph Green. While accompanying his father in the harvest field near Hallock, Her- man Kreier, three-year-old son of Will- iah Kreier, was kicked in the face by a vicious horse and instantly killed. Messrs. Howe, Hale & Palmerton have just shipped in seven carloads of lambs from Glendive, Mont., which will be pastured on farms in the vicinity of Le Roy and later fatted for the spring market.. Helmer Hussey, working at the Northern Pacific pumping station at Twin Valley, was caught in the shaft- ing of a gasoline engine and nearly pounded to death before he could be released. Lightning struck the residence of R. G. Marlette at Argyle, stunning the inmates and splintering a chair, from which Miss Marlette had just risen, and killing a dog which lay on the floor beside the chair. The two-year-old son of Dan Powers of Ortonville was burned to death. The parents were absent and the chil- dren were playing with matches, and the little one’s clothing caught fire and was burned so that the flesh fell from his body. Stephen Dreves of Albany, Wis., while stopping in Mankato between trains on his way to Brookings, S. D., to work with a threshing crew, was assaulted by two strangers near the union station and robbed of $9, all the money he had. The thirty-eighth annual county fair was held at Jackson. The attendance was not so good as last year because of rain, which prevented some of the races. A ball game between Edgerton «nd Jackson resulted 7 to 1 in favor of Jackson. The exhibits, although few- er than last year, were good. An enthusiastic meeting of the own- ers of the Bena townsite was held at Cass Lake and the townsite organized, the following officers being elected: President, Joseph Middleton; vice president, Mrs. G. C. Budge; treasurer, John Simpson. The price of lots was determined, and from present indica- tions a bright future is in store for the town of Bena. The farmers elected the following officers for the creamery association at Bagley: Erick Erickson, president; George H. French, viee president; John Wick, secretary; Martin Will- borg, treasurer, and Simon Eliason, Guy Holte and T. T. Sorenson, direc- tors. It has been decided to build and eauip the creamery so as to begin but- termaking in the spring. While rowing with several compan- ions at Bovey, Samuel Hanson, aged thirty-five, suddenly rose and jumped into the river, disappearing from sight. His startled companions thought he was playing a joke upon them, but af- ter he had been under for some time they mace efforts to find him but with- out success. Later his dead body was recovered. It ,is not known what caused the suicide. Nicollet county’s new $20,000 jail and sheriff’s residence is to be made ready for occupancy nearly eight months in advance of the time orig: inally fixed upon. When the board de- termined to begin the construction of the jail, the members planned to get it under roof this fall, but to let the cell and iron work go over until the summer of 1907. This program has recently been changed, and it is now the intention of the contrattors to fin- ish all the work before Dec. 1. John Svedlins was engaged in piling lumber in the yard of the J. Neils Lum- ber company at Sauk Rapids when a severe electrical storm broke, and he was struck by a bok of lightning and thrown from the pile of lumber. He was picked up alive and carried home. An examination showed that one side of his face, arm and body had been turned entirely black by the lightning. He is completely paralyzed on one side, but physicians say he will live and probably soon recover the use of | Prominent in. the Public Eye ‘on : D. S. HALL, Whose contest with J. A. Dale for the state senatorship nomination was so close that the county commissioners were obliged to draw lots to deter- mine which was nominated. won. Hail LIEUT. ZEBULON M. PIKE, Who 100 years ago negotiated the treaty by the terms of which Fort Snelling passed into the possession of the government, and the anniver- sary of whose discovery of Pike’s Peak is being celebrated at Colorado Springs. J. OGDEN ARMOUR. Rumor says he may sell out to the Swifts and retire from business. VICTORIA, QUEEN OF SPAIN, Who, it is semi-officially announced at San _ Sebastian, is in a precarious condition.. Princess Ena of Batten- berg and King Alfonso of Spain were married May 31.