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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1905)
-TnnfirTwwir This afternoon, tonight and Friday, showers. DAILYAFrrATJv-JOTIRTyATi VOL. XV. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 11; 1005. ,'NO. 11L. WRECKED COLLIDED DYNAMITED Freight Train Derailed by Burst ing of an Air Brake Cars of Dynamite Thrown Over Double Track Exploded by Passen ger Train 4HMIHIHHHHHHIIHHHHHHHHHI)HHIH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MdRNINQ PAPERS HAD A REPORT TROM SOUTH HARRISBURO, PA., TELLTNO Or A WRECKED TREIOHT TRAIN PILINO SEVERAL OARS OF DYNAMITE OVER ON THE OTHER TRACK, AS THAT ROAD IS DOUBLE-TRACKED, AND TIE3N A FAST PASSENGER TRAIN GRASIHID INTO T1D3 DYNAMITE, CAUSING SEVERAL TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT CO LIVE8 WERE LOST, AND 100 INJURED, BUT, AS USUAL, TIDE FIRST REPORTS ARE PVERDRAWN. TOT JOURNAL PRESENTS THE SORIPPS NEWS ASSOCIATION RE PORTS, RECEIVED TIHS MORNING FROM THE SCENE OF THE WRECK. RAILROAD RATES IN OREGON Threatened Shut-Down of the Independence Sawmill " SNYDER CYCLONE SWEPT City of Twenty-five Hundred : Left With Bat Two Hoses Illustration of the Need of a Rate Law i to Encourage Oregon Industries l (Independence Special to Tho Dally Capital Journal.) Tlio Independence) Kntcrprlse had tlie mill Is liable to bo tloil up, aCHMHMSMIMieiH9BlIHMMUMRMgiMtll Hnrrlsburg, Pa., May 11. Tlio burnt- Brown, 8t. Louis; M. 1). Stcrret. Chi ; Ing of an air hoso on a freight enr on capo; Samuel Stern, Cleveland; .T. ! tlio Pennsylvania road, nt South liar- Hridie, Memphis; II. It. Schmidt, Xcw frlsburg, at 1:10 thin morning, caused u York; Hcnnan Erlckson, Xcw York; J. I loss of 20 live and Injured about 100 I). Ilcrry, Hertford, Pa. Mnny of tho fpcoplo on tho second section of tho Injured woro pinned under tho wreck flovclnnd and Clncinnntl express. Dc-i ngo and incinerated. struction by flro of tlio passenger train, Bovornl passengers were thrown In- nnd part or tho freight tralu by tho 'to tho river by tho flerco collision or bursting of tho hoso in tho middlo of explosion. Bomo managed to reach tlio tho freight at Certar street, cnuscd sov- tank, and others wero dragged nshorc. oral ears to bucklo and fall across tho Mr. Hilmirn Erlckson, of Xcw York, passenger trnck. Tho passenger train, ' escaped almost miked. 8 ho was thrown westbound, crasliod Into tho freight from her berth by tlio explosion, and enr on tho main track, pausing tho crawled through a window. A Miss xplosion of two enrs of dynamite, Qorder, of Xow York, escaped to a strewing tho ground with (lend and shnnty with nothing left of her cloth- nanglcd bodies. Tho explosion net flro l;ig but n Mired of a nightgown. A. O. to tho wreck of both trains. Following ho shock was a terrific explosion of iynamlter which destroyed windows all Ivor tho city, and then tho explosion if the engine boiler, which left tho lo- iomnttvo a mass of tangled iron. An sarin or tiro wns turned in, aim tlio Iro department responded, together ijltli hundreds of hands from tho steel sills In tho Vicinity, but nil wero prne Really helpless In the work of rescue.! nio intenso heat kept the rescuers from ppronchiiig tho burning mass of wreck- PhjBicians from all parts of tho Ity wero called. Tho trolloy com- sny mado up n special, nnd carried tho ounded to tho union station. Engineer K' Thomas, of tho passenger trnln, s instantly kllud. Ills Uremnn. J(. Dickey, was thrown down the, em nkment, nnd received only a few rutches. Imong tho passengers wero many of pmlnenee. Mr. nnd Mrs. Tendcll, tho iter tho daughter of Senator Knox, iro among thoso reported Injured. I. Albert J. Unrr nnd two daughters, family of tho editor of tho Pitts- ta Post, wero tniureu nnu wero Ken to the Ilnrrlsbunr nospuai. nong tho injured uro Harry Spritzer Oeorgo fribbe, of Pittsburg; Chat Forest, Cleveland; D. h. Harmon, isburg; Charles Johnson, Philadel Robert C. Daugherty and little Philadelphia; E. B. Ostell, Chlca- J. H, Phillips. Pittsburg; A. O. , Pittsburg; J. B. Mason, Chicago; J. A. Stapley, New York; 8. P. following Item, Illustrating tho difll cultics of operating industries in Ore Ore eon: TID3 INDEPENDENCE SAW AND PLANING MILLS ARE NOW GET TING DOWN TO WORK. Tho saw mill is kept humming during tho day .V distance tariff, with terminal chnrgo added, should bo enacted, which gives each road so many cents per ton per mile. T tat puts nn end to Rerouting nnd jewing about joint rates. Tho complin es nil make money under thut Hystcin nnd tho pinner mnchincry at nlclit.'in Iowa, nnd industries flourish Tliero nro now bills for 1100,000 feet President Itoosovclf is right In do nhend, and it requires ovcry minuto of j mnnding enactment of national nnd timo to keep up with orders. Tliore, state Ihws lo protect tho people against unfortunately, is n hitch in tho nr-' railroad capacity and stupidity, rangoment to get logs by rail, that Tho Harriman syndiento sends Its threatens to interfere with tho mill's smooth talkers to lcctitro colleges nnd business, nnd it may result in forcing' a J Orange meetings on tho railroad ns n shut down, WITH ASSURANCE THAT , factor of development. Tip! LOGS WOULD BE FURNISHED j Hut the silent machinery and smoke FROM FALLS CITY, TID3 MATTER less chimneys of Western Oregon snwr WAS LEFT TO Tlffi TRANSPOBA. ' mills tell a different tulo. Lot West- YOU SELECT YOUR PATTERN G. W. JOHNSON & CO. j ' i DOES THE REST. ALL WORK DONE AT ! HOME BY HOME PEOPLE WHO SPEND THEIR MONEY HERE VHVllvWvilWsfVIIVBVsfVMfMVslWBVIlVIVslSslVslVslVflVIIVT TION OOMPANIES.BUT NOW COMES THE UNPLEASANT NEWS THAT THE RAILROADS CANNOT AOREE ON DETAILS. Tho companies con cerned nro tho (lerlingcr road, the Southern Pacific nnd tho I. & M. Tt Is certainly porulblo for nn agreement to eru Oregon hnvo justico and all these industries will flourish. Tho people of Oregon, relieved of oppressive tariffs injudicious methods, ami "masterly In uctivity" of antiquated corporation management, would ta prosperous as no other section of tho United States.1 Cope,' of Pittsburg, snys thnt ho was caught between two seats, nnd held fast until tho second oxploslou, which freed him, and he then escaped through n window. He says other passongorR on the car wero either killed outright or thrown through tho windows. Among the deud nro Mrs. Itobcrt Daugherty, of Philadelphia; Jacob P. Silverman, Brighton, X. J, Tho list of dond may reach 25. Mnny of tho dead aro burned Jieyond recognition, making identification Impossible. Tliero nro said to bo nt least ten bodice under tho wreck. Mnny dead wero roasted alive, and in sight of tho other pas sengers, who were powerless to help j law to protect just sueh Industries ns rid of the delusion thnt tlioy nro them. The Hnrrisburg hospital is this one nt Independence Mnny states to he "developed" by somo one in1 First Reports as to Number Killed m Oklahoma Were Exaggerated Tim MORNINO ASSOCIATED PRESS PAPERS HAD A REPORT THAT THE TOWN OF SNYDER, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, IIAB BEEN STRUCK BY A CYCLONE, AND PLACING TIES NUMBER OF DEAD AND WOUNDED AT 000. THE STORM BROKE OVER THE TOWN AND COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED TID3 HOUSES. AT FIRBT THE ONLY REPORTS GAME BY TELEPHONE, LATER BY SORIPPS NEWS ASSOCIATION TO THE JOURNAL, AS FOLLOWS: -MIHs1MHMllRaCBCIaIRIIllIMMMeHK Oklnhomn.May 11, PIvo hundred f 21S0. A relief trnln will ronch Hnyde people nro reported killed or Injured t H o'clock this morning from HobarU ns tho result of a tornado which swept; down on Snyder, 40 miles west of here, at 11 o'clock last night. All telegraph connection with tho town Is gone, and only mougro Information Is obtainable. A train loaded with doctors nnd nurses loft llolmrt nt ml Inlght for Snyder. Another train hns gum from Quanah, Texas. Relief train liuvn also been mado up by Frisco City, and another nt Chlekasho. It Is said that prnctlcally every house In tho town, tho popula tion of which was U500, Is wrecked. Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning communication between Chlekashn and Hobnrt was established. Ilobnrt con llolmrt, Okla., Mny 11. Thoro wero I 00 killed and CO Injured In tho cyclono nt Snyder, according to Into reports. Oklnhomn Olty, Mny ljr Ton under takers, who wero attending n conven tion of funeral directors here, loft at 0 o'clock for Snyder with a carload oC caskets. Hobnrt, May 11, Among tho dcail nro K. W. Halloy nnd wife, Prof. Hub bard nnd family nnd J. 11. Donovan. The property loss is estimated nt 4300,000. Five relief crews aro at work. The northwest section of the firmed the earlier rm.nrl.. tl,Ht ,,,1,1 1 town Is W Iped out, only eight bulldlngn every house In town, with the oxcptlon!,a ,,ml M0,ion nr ,cft "tn"l,lD8- '"' of tho Ways hardware store and thoU'm' nro My mutilated, many of 'Frisco round house, wero destroyed. It,'10 '"-I""'1 '""'" r'K"tfnl wounds,, is estimated that the dead will reach' (Continued on Page Six.) bo reached, and people, nt this end of i When will tho llnrrimiin managers the line, particularly, await with anx iety tho announcement that nrrnngo ments nro completed for transporta tion of logs from the mountains bnok of Full City to this point. Oregon needs tho enuctment of b rnto learn wisdom before it Is too lutof Hot uir Alone will not develop n country. ' It hns been tried for live years, and i other states uro running away with us. Tho sooner the people of Independ ence, and nil other parts of Oregon get going )oS7HeueMdSi u really pay for privilege of us cneap goods. jcauso you have to buy tbein so oftener that they cost more in I end. I the quality Isn't in an article it is aivo at any price. yon want to be eeouoraical,.the real lera to solve Is: Where can you bo best quality at the lowest price. ands of customers have thorough vestlgated this matter, and their et Is BARNES' ,SH STORE the most reliable merchandise price Una "regular tore-." crowded with tho most seriously in jured. Tho list of injured may reach 125. John H. Reynolds, manager for Hlanaho Wulsh, the notress, was thrown from his berth into tho aisle, nnd helped a woman and child through a window, when the second explosion knoeked him unconscious. He recovered conscious ness and crawled from the scene. He suldi "I never want to witness such a sceno again. Women worn screaming, children crying and strong men wan dering about dazed and helpless, tho tracks strewn in all directions with half-naked men and women, some dead and others seriously injured." Pennsylvania ofllelals report 18 bod ies recovered. One thousand laborers were put to work to clear tho wreck age. Klght miles of freight trains are stalled along tbo main line. Others known to be dead aret II. 8. Watson, Clearfield, Pa., and C. Kulmann, Al tooua, Pa. hnvo such laws to protect industries. Hero nro three corporations, nil screw ing and jewing each other to see which can get the most for hauling thoso logs n few miles, and the Independence saw- Wall street, und renlir.o that they hnvo got to take bold of tho right end of tho big stick, and work out their own snl atiou, the sooner they will get results. TEDDY'S INFLUENCE be a severe blow to tho strikers. Km ployers today stated that they would send out 2200 wagons today. CASH AND STAMPS was Tgood que?!!n nubUN His Presence Helped to Maintain Order Business Men of Chicago Seem to Be Winning Victory Over Strikers Chicago, May ll.-The visit of tbo . - ,,... , President, and his strong expression of Secured from a Postofflce By Means of ' . , ' , . Dynamite. Los Angeles, May ll.-The PostoBIee at San Pedro was robbed last night. The safe was opened with dynamite. The robbers got 41300 in stamps and $700 in cash. Dropped Expensive Match. Downa, W. Va., May ll.-Carelest-ness of an operator dropping a match caused a fire which destroyed the Standard Oil tank, containing 12,000 barrels of oil, here yesterday. Several bouses in tho neighborhood were de stroyed. Tbo Are cost the Standard nearly a million dollars. Judge Bellinger is slightly improved, but hit condition is still critical. Phones sentiment on tho subject of maintain ing order, accompanied by the inferen tial remark that Mayor Dunne will re' eeive federal support, if necessary, has apparently strengthened the determina tion of the employers to yield no point in the teamsters' strike. One promi nent member of the Employers Asso ciation stated that the merchants will dose their stores, if necessary, before they concede anything to the strikers. Aside from getting their position be fore the public, the presentation of their petition to the President seems to have accomplished little if anything for the labor leaders. The Illinois Man ufacturing Association meets tonight to consider the question of forcing the TROUBLES San Rafael. May ll.Tho juto mill of Ssn Quentin prison was set on fire! by convicts threo times yesterday. Thei last fire was discovered at 8 p. m, last i night. Damage $2000. Convict Davis! has confessed to the warden. The rea son given was that ho thought it would give an opportunity for a gener al break. The warden, while looking for firearms this morning, found his own pistol on a convict. The convict had picked bis pocket tho dsy before. AIRSHIP BULLET SAILS dshllvispv nt crAAjltf tn nil hnnM. vhih -.. .11..A a Va naj1 In fit tlflTKJs, , aro uoi """ " - 1 tr boreotted or not Los Angeles, May ll.Tho airship "Bullet" made a successful ascent this morning at Playa Del Bey, and started on its flight to Ios Angeles. L. 12, Trombly is making tho trip alone. ttoburg KIks will dedlcato their Bach a move will new temple Friday, Jnno 0th. ' Specials fo this Week Between J a, m, and 12 m., noon, w hold special sales throughout tho storu to encourage morning shopping. This carnival of economy affects every article in tho establishment (exrept contract und special sulo gojds. At Great Reductions Itemember, sale begins at 0 n, nr. ami closes at 12 o'clock. SO XOUIt SHOPPTNO IN TICB MOHNINO AND SAVE MONEY. Garments Cut Free By tho expert designers, cutters and fitters, Miller and Miller. All goods purchased hero costing 60c per yard or more will bo OUT AND riTTBD rnEB or ouabob. No Of Jets Takers After Friday Noon A Great Saving Ladies, Ready to Wear All this season's styles and mate rials in plain colors and fancies. The finest showing in the Willamette vaycy. $25.00 $28.50 $30.00 $35.09 $40.00 $45.00 suits MittS StfitS S0ttS Mits salts $2 J. 35 $23.85 $26.65 $29.85 $34.85 $39.35 50c, 65c aad 75c Collar and cuff sets newest ef eels in embroidery. Kxeeptlonal values 30 i Oc Ivory Soap 7c NEW Clothes for Sping aad Summer Wear This season's most stylish ready to wear suits at prices you expect to pay for tho ordinary garments. Tho values are tho best shown nuy where. Como and see for yourself. 10 to 25- i Ob Sapoiio 5c