Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 20, 1901, Page 2

MEN DIE I§ TERRIBLE ACONY Ton Workmen Porish and Others Injured i @as Explesio THOUSANDS VIEW THE GHASTLY SCENE n at Work on e Feet Ahove the Groun When They Meet Their Doom, ntform Bighty- PITTSBURG, Dee. 16.~Ten men burned to death and four injured by an ex plosion of gas at the Soho furnace of Jones & Laughlin, limited, in Second avenue, near Prady streot tonight. The explosion was caused by a slip in the furnace, the gas and fiames belching upward through the bell The men wera on the furnace plattorm elghty-five feet above the ground Dead ANDR GEORG dren GEORGE SEMAGO, single. MICHAEL MILO, 22, single, MICHAEL GAZDOVITZ, 28, wite and threo ebildren JOUN daren JOHN KERECKE JOSEPH FRANK( JOHN KNOCHANKA, 2 GEORGE VALIGO, 36, chlldren. njured John Yonsho, 25, single, not expected to regoyer; frightfully burned about face and body John Sabol, 25, not burned all over hody Michael , Petrovitch, 23, Jobu Troloskl. Canght There were ninetcen men in the furnace when the explosion occurred Fifteen of them were caught in the flames, two of them escaping with slight Injuries. The other four were the regular men employod s top fillers and escaped without injury. The explosion was caused by the gas be- coming encased in a crust of sinder form- ing at the bottom of the furnace A wheelbarrow containing ore had been eent up to the men and when they went to dump it Into the bell of the furnace they pushed it over too far and it rolled into the hopper. The barrow weighed 900 pounds and was (oo heavy for the four men to ralse. The fitteen laborers, all Hungarians, were then sent up to assist them. Had It not been for the barrow accident no one would have been hurt, as the regular men know how to protect themselves at such times, as similar explostons are of frequent occurrence. When the gas let go, a panlc ensued on the small platform about the top. The men mado & rush for the elevator, but it had gone down and there was no escape. To jump meant death, and to remain on the platform was just as eertaln doom The ‘tons of molten metal and flames fell upon them and burned ten men to death. Their bodies dropped to the roof of the mill, ¢ighty-five feot below, every bone broken and an unrecognizable mass of human flesh. Hurry calls were sent to the police and morgue. Patrols from all sections arrived before 7 o'clock and the morgue wagon was with them. The bodies of some of the dead, and many of the injured, were strewn about the yard beneath the furnace, some ot the dead baviog fallen from the slippery, roof to the ground. . The cries of the Injured broke the still- ness which had spread over the place when the fury of the explosion and fire had abated. To remove the dead from the roof of the mill it was found necessary to get hook and ladder No. 13, and the firemen carrled the burned, charred and misshapen masses of humanity to the morgue wagon and placed them there. Take Injured to were W SEIH, 20 vears of age single. SHISUL, 20, wife and two chil- MASEY, 27, wife and three chil- single 26, single. 6, single. wife and three expected to recover will recover. in the Furnace, oapital, When the dead were removed the Injured were then looked after. The injured were hurired to the Mercy hospital. At B o'clock Thomas Jones and Arthur Young, managers of the plant, gave out the statement that nine men were killed and five injured. They say that ordinarily only three men work on top of the furnace, hut this morning about 6:15 o'clock one of the beavy iron wagons used in taking up the ore to the top of the furnace got stuck on the top of the structure and the three men sent for assistance. A few men went up, but they could not move the wagon, and more went up until the number reached fourteén. It was while they were trying to get the wagon released that the fatal ex- plosion took place. All the men at work on top of the fur- nace were Slavs and Poles, Nine of them were killed outright and three of the five taken to Mercy hoepital are so badly hurt it is feared they will die. No cases were taken to the South Side hospital, as at first reported. Eye witnesses say that it was tho most horrible sight they ever wit- nessed. They wuy that when the explosion took place there was one loud report and the murky heavens were {lluminated with a great sheet of flame, showing the men on top of the furnace running about, gesticu- lating wildly. The flames and hot metal looked like a voleano in action. Five of the men were blown off the top of the fur- nace and, strange as It may seem, these men are the ones that are still living. Oth- ers hung on the railing, some on the out- sido, others on the inside until thelr cloth- ing was burned off. Two of the victima banging on the outside held on and re- mained temaclously clinging to the railing until their fingers were burned off. They then fell to the roof of the mill, dead. Seven of tho victims were found dead on the platform of the cupola. These were completely denuded of clothing by the flames and thelr bodies were burned almost to a crisp. Pedestrinns Have Narrow Escape. The company says that the night turn was Just getting ready to quit work and that some of the day crew were at work on the place. They say that they are unable 1o give out any names, as the mos are only known by check numbers, and until the pay roll is goue over thelr names cannot be learned by them at least. In order to ex- pedite the identification of the victims the management of the plant sent for George Pltllo of 2466 Second avenue, a saloon keeper and interpreter, and he went to the morgue and identified some of the victime. Hundreds of pedestrians on Second ave- nue had narrow escapes from instant death when the explosion occurred. Tons of ore, coke und hot cluders and some pleces welghing almost three pounds rained down on second avenue and many had to run into bouses and stores for protection. Car No. 869 of the Homestead divislon was passing Just at the time the gas let g0, The coke and other material falling on the car, which had twenty-five passengers aboard, caused & peaplc and wany jumped Oonstipation Headache, blilousness, heartburn, indi~ gestion, and all liver ills are cured by Hood’s Pillis by oll drugaias. 30 cente, 1 oft and more would have followed had not the coolness of the conductor saved them None of the passengers were In the least injured, but all were badly scared Over two tons of the debris fell on Sec ond avenue and a force of fifty men was put to work to clean it off the track. Traffic wae imped but within half an hour after the accident all the tracks were cleared oyes Are Panie-Stricke When the explosion occurred the men in | the plant became panic-stricken and al most every employe of the place left his work and rushed to the street. Only a few reported back for duty by O o'clock. The men thought the entire plant was doomed and in thelr excitement thought of nothing but self-presorvation As soon as the smoke died away the com- pany's surgeon, Dr. J. W. McKennan, and three near-by physicians, were summoned | and they attended the injured. The living | vigtims were carried to one of the offices and hurried to the Mercy hospital as soon as ambulances arrived The people residing about the furnace and for blocks on either slde were badly scared. | They rushed from their homes gnd a few | minutes after the report had sounded throughout Soho thousands of people gath- ered about the ' furnace. Women whnw‘ husbands were employed in the plant, moth ers whose sons worked there, and sisters | whose brothers wore. in the plant, formed | part of the crowd. With tears in their | eyes they waited with bated breath to learn who were victims of the catastrophe. Some were fated to hear sad news, for among the crowd were wives or relatives of some of the dead. When they learned of the deaths | of their loved ones they burst into tear and some of ,them are on the verge of | mental collapse. | A later report says explosion was caused by a “slfp” the furnade. Two| of the victims: were found in the stock yard of the plagt, 350 yards from the fur- | nace They were horribly burned, but had they not been they would have been kill by such a force. Every bone in their bodies | secmed to have heeh broken | Meets Horeible Death The most distressing feature of the dis- aster was the burning of Frankowicz. He | was reen by the thousands of people who were on thelr way to work (0 rum to the | platform ralling and leap into the air. He was @ rpass of flames as he whirled through the air. He fell on the stockyard shed and | literally burned to death before the eyes of the crowd fifty feet below, who had no way | to reach him. When the explosion occurred | burning heaps of cinders settied around the | wmen almost knee deep. Their shricks were terrible and taelr frantic efforts to themselves were pitiful in the extreme General Manager J. B. Laughlin said today that the accldent was one of the most dis- astrous that had occurred in the history of | the company. “The men seemed doomed to that awful end,”” he sald. “They had just started to get the barrow out when the explosion occurred. In another minute they would have been away from the place. The nature of the explosion is easily expla Among | furnace men it is known as a ‘slip,’ hy| this we mean that the gas becoraes en- cased by the cinders and coke becoming gummed, forming a crust in the furdace, “The gas accumulates and then the pres- sure becomes so great that i forces itselt through the ‘crust. ~Usually it blows the | hopper bolts off. The top fillers know when this is expected. - They are instrueted to take the elevator and go to the ground “The top_fillers heard the explosion and told the men to come away. I they had taken hold of the ore barrow and diq not hear them. The blast of flames shot up and they were killed and the’ others became s6 contuséd by thelr burning clothes and ‘the ‘shoke fhat ‘they did not realize how to save themselves. These mow were never on the platform before. ‘ ‘Some persons thought the men were caught by a mass of molten metal; this was not so. It was only the light contents that was blown through the bell. No ome can be blamed for the accident. All the men could have escaped If they had listened to the top fillers' warning." DEATH RECORD. Jacob Mauck. WAHOO, Neb., Dec, 19.—(Special.j—Jacob Mauck of Weston died yesterday morning | after an illness of several weeks. He was nearly 64 years of age and came from Gib- son county, Indiana, to Saunders county twenty-nine years ago, settling on a home- stead in Chapman precinct. He has been engaged in the real estate and collection | business and was justice of the peace for twelve years. He leaves a wife and five children, Will T. Mauck of Wahoo, Mrs. Willard Hagenbuck, Martha Mauck and Sam D, Mauck of Weston and Mra. M, 0. Worrall | of Elkhorn. Tha funeral will be from the | Methodist Episcopal church in Weston Fri- day and the body will be placed in the Greenwood cemetery at Wahoo. | | the save | suppose Wife of Magnate PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 19.—~Mrs. Emma 8. Hall, wife of Lewis A. ilall, president of the Port Lumber company of New York and Boston, president of the Pacific & Northern Idaho Railway company and president of the Hall & Munson Lumber company of Bay Mills, Mich., died suddenly from a sroke of apoplexy in her apartments in the Hotel Portland today. Ernest PLATTSMOUTH, clal.)—The funeral services Ploeger, who died list Monday night of cancer of the stomach, were held in St Paul's Evangelical church this afternoon, Rov. Mr. Freund officiating. Ploeger lived in Plattsmouth nineteen years and leaves a wife and five children, all liviog . in Plattsmouth. He was 4 member of the Woodmen of the World, loeger. Neb., Dec. 19.—(Spe- of Ernest Pioneer Base Hull Manager. COLUMBUS, 0., Dec. 19.—Jamies H. Gif- ford, for many years prominent in the base ball world as manager of the Washington “Senators,” St, Louis “Browns" and of the Cincinnatl “Reds” and many other clubs, led today of acute Bright's disease after a short lilness. The deceased brought into prominence the first left-handed pitcher. Mr. Gifford has heen for fourteen years In the mall service. e Y FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 19-—(Special.)— The fuueral of George Young, one of the earliest settlers of Dodge county, was held today. He was born in Scotland March’30, 1823, On July 4, 1856, he settled on a farm in Union township, where he had lived since, He leaves a wife, one son, Seth W. Young, born in 1866, who is said to be the first white male child born in Dodge county, and two daughters, Mrs. N. H. Gale and Mrs. Georglana Keeton of North Bend. Robert Moir, Sr. BURLINGTON, Ia., Dec. 19.—Robert Molr, sr., aged 77, a banker of Oquawka, 111, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Tracy, here today after a lingering {liness His wealth is computed at $1,000,000 Willtam Ballentine. KANSAS CITY, Dge. 19.—William Bal- lentine, a ploneer wholesale grocer of St Louls, where he lived forty years, died hero today, aged 93. Burlal will be in 8t. Louls. v of Former Kansas May | conches THE W0 TRAIN MEN ARE KILLED Accident D Failtre of Engineer to Ob- serve Ordens ENGINEERS JUMP AND ESCAPE DEATH Likewd « Heducing Futalitie Life, of sengers for er First hoat SAN FRANCISCO, southbound traing Pacific between this Angeles, together iu a head-on col lision at ‘Uplands early this morning. A fireman and express messenger were killed and twenty-five more or less serfously injured, probably uot one fatally The dead WILLIAM GARLAND, bound irain OWEN A. THURBER senger. Among the John_Jordan, a George 19,~North and coast limited city and Los Southern running came ngers fireman on south Wells-Fargo mes- Injured are Rochestel bruises Mecker, Bradford D., slightly | cut in wrists A8 Wakefleld, Charles Wasson up. Mrs. Gertrude brutsed over eye and nec Hoth engiues were practically demolished and the baggage, smoking and chair cars of the nortkbound train were burned. Non of the passengers or cars of the southbound train were injured. The only passengers hurt were in the smoking and day of the northbound train. In the were half a dozen Italian 1o rers. of them were badly bruiscd and by escaping steam. Misourl, hands cut Tranquility, 0., shaken Stewart Delta, prained Colo., those smoker Four scalded Blame for Aceldent, The accident was due say, to the failure of Enginecr Coffey of the northbound train to follow out his ordes, which instructed him to wait at a siding at Uplands until the southbound passed. In stead of walting the train passed the siding at the rate of thirty miles an hour. Half a mile beyond it ran into the south- bound train, which was coming at an equal rate of speed. Just us the engines came to- gether the crews jumped for their lives, all escaplng except Fireman Garland. Just as he was about to leap the locomotive over- turned and he was caught bepeath its mass The engineers of both trains before jump- g rey their engines and set the brakes.. In the fire which resulted part of the mail and a number of express packages wero burned Among the passengers thero happened to be two physicians and the injured received prompt attention. On the northboumd train there were several officials of the Southern Pacific. Manager Alger was on an inspe tion trip and had with him R. Koehler, man- ager of the lines in Oregon, and J, R. Lewls, superintendent the Carson & Colorado railway. the railroad officials Assistant Manager's Theory, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.~The state- ment that Mr. Krutzchnitt of the Southern Pacific was on the northbound train that was wreeked is e ous. On No. 9 were several officials of the Southern Pacifie, in- cluding Manager Alger, who were on an in- spection trip. Manager Alger ent word to the ity that fortunately there were two doctors aboard the traln and that every- thing possible was being done for the com- fort of the wounded. H. N. Foster, assistant to the manager, sald inglneer Coffee had recefved his Instruc- tlons to meet N at Uplands and ran past the switch. He has been for four vears on that ran and it is almost incred- ible that he should have overlooked his orders, It is sal to reach him. There is no possible excuse for the ncglect of Engineer Coffee. The only people who were injuged were in the day coach of No, v. Norie bf the Pullman pussengers were hurt. TWENTY ROUNDS TO A DRAW e Forbes Jack O'Keefe With- nve a Lively out Dectsion, ¥, Dee. 10.—(Speclal T Forbes and Jack O'K both of Chicago, fought twenty rounds to a draw in Convention hall tonight For the firgt thirteen rounds the men were cau- Hous and few effoctive blows were landed Beginning with the fourteenth round, how- ever, the men began to mix it up lively and O K ¢ put Forbes to the floor with a FIght to the jaw. but he cume Up With a rush and forced the ARhUNE to the end of the round. Hoth men were distressed When the gong sounded Farhes was (he aggressor during the rest of the go and at times he had O'Keefe be- wildered. Forbes used a right swing and left chop across the face and ‘O'Keete used a Jab which worried Forbes greatly. While Yorbes was badly bruiged at the end of the mill, he was much fresher than O'Keofe. The datter escaped with hardly a scratch, O'Keefe was in the poorer: condition, but weighed ten pounds more than Forbes, DIXON LOSES THE BATTLE entherwelght Ch Bested by Austi enty Rounds. KANSAS ¢ gram.)—Clarence pofe, plon in Rice in Conn,, Dec. 19.~The fight that this city has when Austin rge Dixon of rounds at 122 rounds Dixon but had little NEW 'LONDON, rdest and fastes ok place tonight »w London and G New York met for twenty unds. During the early ften for Rice's head, 58 n landing, Up to the tenth round Dixon wa gish, but in the tenth he commen ®how some of his old-time fc from that on grew stronger. The twentleth round wils the hardest of all, first one man having the advantage and then the other Several times Rice landed good blows, but lack of force prevented a knockout. Roth men were fighting strongly when the gong sounded and Refercs Pollock gave Rice the ¢ on BALTIMORE, Dec George Dixon, the former fentherwelght champlon, and’ Joe Tipman of this city have been matched to box twenty rounds before the Knicker bocker Athletic club of this city on Decem. ver @, 19 TERRIBLE TURK FINDS A MATCH Farmer At lowa stles the Glant DAVE Torribie standst! Burns Towa hour. 19.—~Mouradalah, Turk 'No 1 to & tonight " Martin ‘he, Turk attempted to throw four wrestlers, including Burns, in an He disposed of John Voss'of Day- enport and Horace Carter of Dixon in eighteen minutes, but Burns wrestled with him the rest of the hour Another Terrible Turk. Terrible Turk No. 2 is anxious Omaha wrestl a chance to meet him in this city, elther one at @ time or two. The Bee has recelved the following challenge from his manager and backer, Mardiros Charlson of Davenport, Ia. “T wish to make challenge. I have the Terrible Turk No. 2 and have bheen traveling from coast to coast for the past two years. Thix man ean throw any pro- fesslonal wrestler four times in an hour, or T will match him against any (wo profes- stonals to a finish match. 1 ‘will back my man from $200 to $500 and will deposit the money with the Omaha Bee “Rooney of Chilcago or Charles Witt. mer of Cincinpatl are preferred My men hava def ed many famous wrestlers in’ Burope and Americd, such as Jenkins to, give GUTHRIE, Okl.. Dec, 19.—~Thomas Gibbin, a farmer near Ashley, OKl, committed sul- clde by shooting himself 'yesterday in a hotel of Augusta, He was formerly mayor of Luke, Kan. and Rech Olson “I have another wrestler with the Turk a Roumanian whom I will match against anybody to wrestle to the finish, catch-as- catch-can style. I would like to hear trom some wrestlers, I also heard that Rooney OMAHA DAILY | that the conductor tried | gram.) most effectively | FRIDAY, and_Wittmer at .‘\“h \lxll 1tye Bhould any one acvent Kindly ¢ care Hotel Downs, Davenport expense and we will be have a match to come off the world egraph me Ia., at my there IBILLY LYONS DOES FEATURE | Favorite ad with FRANCISC of ‘the' racing at ¢ victory of BAlly Lyong, who at ofe was quoted at 100 to 1. He was one of « poor field that met in the opening event and was fairly well played, going to th e at 30 to 1, with Kelly i the saddie 1 wou driving by a liead from Gold aron, @ 25 to 1 shot, with Tommy Burns ip. The ride Armstrong gave Favorite in the hurdle handfeap did not sult the judges 1l they suspended him indefinitely. he raca was won by Phil Archibald, with Maseo gecond. Esternell was the medium M 0 heavy play In the five furlongs event, but Jacquemingt led most of the way and won " easily. Johnny_ Forster landed the purse for him from The Giver by w head, jarrietlerre O'Orr, the favorite.” stopped after getting. the pace. Impromptu, the second choice, was left at the post in the seven furlongs race. He swerved and bimped into Mehanus, Jim Hale beat na Hrown a neck. Resuits First race, ane mile, selling: Billy Lyons won, Gold Baron second, Limelight third Time: 1:42% ccond tace, five furlongs queminot worl, Bsternell hird. Time: 1:01% Third race, one mile and a quarter, hurdle idicap: Phil Archibald won, Maseo scc- Favorite third, Time: 2:5115 Fourth race, thirteen-sixtaenths . mile, selling: Commissioner Forster won, The ‘Giver second, Milas third, Time: 1:21 Fifth race, seven furlongs: Jim Hale won, Edna Brown second, Bernota third Time: 1:26%, Sixth race, one mile won, Cougaf second, Time: 1:41% Kland today time selling: Jac- Cecond, athello solling Bernaps Grand Salem third FOUR OF FIVE FOR FAVORITES Garter Ban G on Fiest Without Blink- Round NEW ORI Favorites won four of the Faces on today's card. Garter Ban won the third race at the long price of 1 without backing. The stable attrib uted the win to the runnipg of the horse without bilnkers. The Waldo boys, Jed and Willle, who accompanied the Corrigan stable to England, arrived today Results Firat race, six and a_half furlongs, ing: Boomdrack won, Death second Juck Horner third. Tme: 1:2 ond race, five furlongs, selling: Marle Ladylike second, Lady Brock- Time: 1:01% one mile Ban woi Time: 1 urth race, seven won, Fleuron' second third, Time: 1:2 Fifih race, one mile and a sixteenth, seil- ng i ‘won, Kingstellsecond, Gov- ernor Boyd third, Time: 1:47% Sixth race one milo: Imp. won, Plederich second, Frash t 1440, Littla nd an elghth, sell- Monos second, Jano- Semicolon McCartoy furlonge Johnnie Snuce Time Mint hird ATLANTIC DEFEATS RED OAK High School Girle' Basket Ball Play n Lively Team Game. ATLANTIC. T Dec m The Atlantic am won {ts first g met nnddefeated Red Oak, 38 to 20, This 8 the ball game ever played here use was filled with spec time wae called for the first Red Onk glrls w 3 than the locals, but were match for the Atlantic s, although R Oak had a big advantage in the rul they insisting on playmg under ladies’ rules, while the local team had been pracs ticing by the men's rules. The Red Oxk glrls were adcompanted by a good crowd of rooters and all. passed an enjoyable time. They refurned home this mornin well pleased «with their treatment and hopeful of a different result if a return game can be arranged, OMAHA TO CLOSE CONTEST urels at Kan- ng Tour- 19 —(8pectal IMieh school Tole- basket ast evening High school and the tators when half. T and older KANSAS CITY. Dec. 10.—(Special Tete- Barton Leéwls of Norborne, Mo.. a young man practically unknown' to fast company particlpating in the winter shoot nt Blue River park, was high man today, with ninety-five out of a possi- ble 1 seven of the ten Dickey bird events, The day was raw and all ‘condi- tlons were against record work. The mud were thrown by the Bherman trap, an invention by a local man, which worked to perfection. Darkness came on before the ten events were finished and they will be concluded tomeorrow. Hodges is but one point behind Lewls. The Hazard cup, em- Jlematic of the world's live bird champlon- £hip, will be contested for tomorrow and the crack shots of the country will com- pete. The tournament will close tomorrow with the Kansgas City-Omaha team shoot Three Favorites Win, CHARLESTON, 8 C. Dec. 10.—Thres favorites n at the exposition race track today. Deadly Nightshade, a_heavily- played favorite in the fourth race, fell n making the first turn, but was not serfoust hurt key White received only slight Injurics. A light fall of &now, which #oon melted away, made the day a little uncomfortable. Summarles: Pirst race, seven furlongs: Dominis, won, 8. Lagirus Esq. second, Marle Bol- ton third. Time: 1:3i Second race, six furlongs: Dewey D second, Nellfe ¢ 3 Third race, selling, mil Mark Hanna aecond, Time: 1:4%4 Fourth_race, five and one-half furlongs, selling: Latchatring won, Harrlson F sec: ond. Me third. Time: 1:13% Pitth race, six and onchalf furlongs mor_won, Lelia Barr second, Tom Curl third. Time? 1:26% Certaln_won, third. Time: borigine won, Kingalong third: Germans Beat ¢ The Germans defeated the Gate City. two out of three games last evening at Lentz & Willlams' alleys, making the two teams tle for second place, Score: GERMANE, 18t a0, 108 167 1656 195 178 st e Cltys 24, 210 148 1% 178 183 Total. Btapenhorst 854 Weber Weymulie Beselin .. A Krug.. Total GATE Huntington Hartley wrad Sheldon Seaman Total Gardner Against Whittaker. Tonight fe th the much-djscussed between Osear Gardner, the "Omaha of old, and Jack Whittaker, ~the colored lad who has shown such good form and nerve recently. = The men will g0 twenty rounds at 122 pounds. Gardner 18 1ly'in good condition ngain, after many \rs of remissness in this way. In the Solid, slender active man of today it fs hard' to recognize the flabby, slow-going, stertorous breathing Gardner who has been fighting the rounds of the west, hit or mias for so long, The fight occurs at Blum's hall in South Omaha and there will be two four-round preliminary bouts and a battle royal Police Save Fighter, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. 10.-Kid ulette of Rochester, N, Y., and Joe onard of Buffalo fought niné’ rounds of ten-round mill at the Olympic Athletic Club tonight, Goulette weighed 127 pounds and Leonard 144 for the first five rounds Gouleite was the aggrexsor and ru. up a fierce fight, but the heavier weight of his opponent teld on him and in the ninth the “Kid" was all but out when the bout was stopped by the police a Big Jeff Coming. Jameg Jeffries, champion heavywelght prize fighter of the world, will “go six rounds In an exhibition bBout with his brother Jack at the Trocadero Baturday night, There will be a rousing battle royal between six colored men and two prelimin- ary bouts as appetizers. The ' Jeffries brothers have tralned together vears and are sald to go very fast for short limit for the Berkeley Challenges Harvard, MBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 19.—The Harv- ard track team has been challenged by the University of Callfornia ter dual games here next' May. “Harvard has taken no ae- thon. DECEMBER 20 the | mid- | 1901 FATAL PLUNGE OVER LOCK Kteamer Croas Number of Live SUNKEN VESSEL A TOTAL DESTRUCTION Rescued to Passenger ht=Report Sucenmbs Later that PP at Supper When Ace Occurs, CHARLESTON | steamer Kennawa Bell Charleston and Montgomery, went No. 3 at Pantre creek tonight and is a total wreck. All deckhands roustabouts and firemen were drowned the officers of the boat were saved some of them had narrow escapes sunkea boat was owned by Calvert Bros. The river has been up for ral | days and there was a furfous current at the [ 10ck and the pilot was unable to control the boat on approaching the lock. The Calvert another boat owned by the Calverts, went to the rescue of the eurvivors and brought them to this city Dead SAM HAWKINS SAM FIELDS DAVE ANDERSON BIRNEY LIPKI DAVE SHANNON CHARLES VINEY BUD AND JIM (last names unknown) All were colored deckhands and roust abouts Len Martin, a passenger on the boat, was rescued from the water by Calvert's crew but dled from fright on his way to this ity An eye-witness to the disaster saye the boat steamed straight to the dam and wen over to destructfon. Information from the rescued crew is to the effect that the regular pilot, Snyder was at supper just before the lock and dam was reached; that he entered the pilot house to relieve the sub-pilot and that he became & €., Deec. 19 ver lock and Al but The | | the other way. The steamer was was not insured reside her valued at The owners of the boat (Continued from First Page.) regarded as « conciliatory step proposed a constitutional amendment troduced a measure of similar providing for a constitutional providing for complete governmental regu lation of trusts and other commercial cor- porations. Judge Jenkins' anti-trust vorably reported by the house committee majority in the house, although the was not the necessary two-thirds required on constitutional amendments. At 1:45 p. m. the house adjourned until January 6, 1902, SENATE'S LAST SESSION BRIEF Perkins of Callfornia Takes the Reins in Absence of Senator Frye. WASHINGTON, Dec. of Mr. Frye of Maine. president Mr. Perkins of California presided over today's session of the senate. The bill temporarily provide revenue for the Philip- of representatives yesterday to the committee on Philippines, A bill to increase the official bond of the United States marshal of Alaska in c tain cases to $75,000 was introduced by Mr. Hoar and passed without reference to com- mittee. At 12:40 p. m. the senate on mo- tion of Mr. Hale went into executive ses slon, A bill was introduced in the senate to- day by Mr. Mitchell fixing $2 as the mini- mum rate of wages to be pald to women in the employ of the government. nominations: H. N. Price, surveyor general of Arizona. Recolvers of public money: E. B. Mather, Buffalo; Thomas R. Reid, El Reno, Okl; John R. Trotter, Mangum, Okl Edward S, Wiggins, Woodward, Okl; Levi R. Davis, Sundance, Wyo.; Frederick Muller, Santa Fe, N. M Registers of land offices: Frederick W. Daniels, Buftalo, Wyo.; Willlam E. Ward, Colby, Kan.; H. D. McKnight, Lawton, Okl,; Milton A. Elliott, Camden, Ark. George Mason to bo postmaster at Erie, Pa. At 1 p. m. the senate adjourned January 6, 1902, FIRE RECORD. School Bullding at Dawson. DAWSON, Neb., Dec. 19.—(Special.)—The two-story frame school bullding at Dawson was burned to the ground Tuesday evening, together with its contents. The fire company prevented the spread of the flames to ac Joining bulldings. The structure was buflt several years ago and s iusured for $1,200. University Bullding. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec new training school of the University of Utah, with its entire contents, was d stroyed by fire late tonight. Loss, $50,000; insurance, $35,000. The fire is thought to have originated from combustion of chem- feals in the laboratory. until 19.—The Arkansas Block, CLARKSVILLE, Ark,, Dec. 19.—Fire early today in the McConnell block destroyed prop erty valued at $100,000, with but little in- surance. The principal losers were May Bros., general merchants; Commercial hotel, James Feltner and McCounell's drug store. Slate Factory, EASTON, Pa., Dec. 19.—The Hyatt School Slate Manufacturing company's plant at Bangor was destroyed by fire this evenlng Loss, $60,000, partially ineured. The fac- tory employed 125 hands. Opera Block and Stores. HUNTINGTON, Pa., Dec. 19.—Fire to- night destroyed the opera house block, in- cluding soveral stores. Loss, $150,000, par- tially insured Two T 1 n ot Cotton. TERRELL, Tex., Dec, 19.—Fire tonlght destroyed 2,000 bales of cotton stored In an old compress here. Lows, $80,000 ry Busy. 19.—The grand jury to duy a indietments agalnst the pro- prietors of the principal gambling houses of Denver, seventeen (n number, and twelve of the proprietors of bufldings Brewery Makes Ansly NEW YORK, Dec. 19~The Colonial Brewing company of this city made an assignment today for the benetli of creal ors ompany was fncorporated in With a capital of 91,360,000, the Dam Destroying & Tlh\l which runs between | broke in two hewildered and thought the boat was gotng | $10,000 and | READY FOR HOLIDAYS osition to unite Admirals Sampgon and Schley and Captain Clark of the Oregon in advancement to the rank of vice admiral is Représentative Jenkins of Wisconsin, who to control trusts in the last congress, today in- character amendment constitutional amendment is substantially the same as the one he proposed last year, which was fa- on judiciary and recelved the support of the | Galveston 19.—Tn the absence pro tem, to pine islands, which Was passed by the house was referred The senate today confirmed the following | TOO COLD FOR THE PARADE with Cere fex Wenther Interferes ST. LOUIE, Dy severity of decided teature the breaking of gr tomorrow. The guests wilj go Recause of the un- it this parade 10 the weather it was to abandon the ceremonies attending 10 on the World's tair slte board of directors and o the site in carringes and | perform the cerémony of breaking ground Later In the afternoon public ceremontes will be held in the Collseum in the cvening Mr. Demetrius usual afternoon of Jannopollo, consul of 1 commissioner to He en- first for- |a has been appoin the Loulsiana Purchase exposition | Joys the distinction of being the elgn on the fleld WARMER WEATHER TOMORROW commissioner ir for Two Days, with Light West- Winds of Milder Tempernture, erly " Dec. 10.—Forecast: lowa, Missouri and and Saturday; westerly winds, id Montana Saturday fair WASHINGTON For Ncbraska, sas—~Fair Friday Saturday; light For Wyoming warmer Friday eriy winds | For South Dakota and North T Fair and warmer Friday; Saturd, ir, with warmer erly wind Kan- warmer Fair and southwest- akota obably in castern portion; west [ Record, OFFICE OF THIE WEATH OMAHA, Tee 19— OMcial ture’ and precipitation orresponding day o R BUREAU, tecord of tem: compared wih the last (hrse 1994 )8 0 8 2 82 L ] and_precipiiation and sihice March 1, 1901, 1500, 1869 Maximum t 1 i Minimum. temperaty 1" Moan temperatur N Precipitation Re o of at Omaha fc 1 rmal temperature Deticiency for the ) Al excoss sfnee March'd, ormal precipitation A Defictency for the day Togal rainfall since Moar Delictency sinee March 1 Deficloney for cor. period 1 Detieiency for cor. period 1 Reports from Stu emperature emperatire this day 03 1iich 9407 inches 578 inche mrrxen CONDITION W OF THE THER, produia ur |Omana, clear Valentine, eloudy North Plitte, cloudy Huron, eloudy Rapid City, clear Cheyenne,” clear Salt Lake Cit Williston, cleat Chicago 8t Louls 8t. 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