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r ' i THE; OREGON ffUJOI O'clock vlfe Tonlrht anil VCrAnmAr. fair westerlr wtnda. fV VOL: IL 7 NO; 132. . ' PORTLAND, OREGON; TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1003. rniCE tTVE CENTS. NEARLY A HUNDRED PARISIANS PERISH LIKE RATS IN A HOLE ft PROPORTIONS 4gTo6"m SETTLES 1 . :.-: . .- IN OVER THE CITY Twenty Dead Bodies Recovered Burned to a ; Crisp Others Found with Features Dis torted with Awful Suffering, PARIS, Aug. 11. Today tbla vast city la thrown Into a Bloom of sadness aa a result of the terrible catastrophe which occurred on the Metropolitan Electric Railroad last evening. TJjfHlne of thla company traverse the IJswinostlf In tunnels, and In one of the kCigest of the underground pasaage the Iriahtfut accident happened. J''. The horror waa caused iby a train r m . . . . if I DreaKing uown in me mnnri i mmii roontant a, very populous district of the city.-- The passengers were fortunate in scaping from the train Just aa another came along. The second waa given or der to push-the disabled train out of the tunnel and to the repairing sheds, While this waa being accomplished both trains took Are, but all aboard succeeded In escaping. , While " the trains were burping, erowded section from Les Courronnes arrived at the preceding station, and, aeelng dense clouds of smoke pouring from the tunnel, the people grew fran tic and tried to escape through windows and every other means of egress. The smoke became unendurable, and many of those who had gained the out aide of the train were suffocated. Oth era who tried to retu-n- to Be.lerllle also lost their Uvea. The railroad officials are severely criticised thla morning for not at once running the train bar from the araoke fllled passageway and for not compell ing the passengers to remain in the cars until thla could be accomplished. Not until T o'clockthl morning were Mlremen able to penetrate the tunnels at I IMenttmontant. the scene of last night's I Jlataatrophe, Seven corpses of persons I V ere found Who were smothered while I ff Lying tickets. Further on the body of I 1 the agent waa found near in iieaei -W . -. - a a. Mint ham an dense and overpowering that the fire men were unable to penetrate further. At Courronnes Station corpses were strewn at every step, and at 7 o'clock thla morning 45 bodies had been removed to the surface, and within the next hour ST more, making a total of 90. The unhappy victim had left the train, evidently trying to reach the open air. when they became asphyxiated. The bodlea bore a convulsed appearance. Many were holding handkerchlefa to their mouthsT Facea were swollen and distorted, and In many cases the skin had peeled oft. - The victims were equally divided Into men. women and children. Some were handsomely dressed and had evidently been prominent, but few identification have as yet been made. The terrible mortality waa caused by smoke, the people having no means of greee except through a Barrow stair- Eighteen month age the Paris Fire Department warned officials ef the Met ropolitan Railway t put alhoIes the entire distance of theli tunnels. In order to allow fumes and gases, to escape. ThJ : order was Ignored. - ' As the forenoon advanced, bodies were Me removed from the tunnel to the entrance, where they were temporarily laid In a long Una of waiting hearses and ambu lances. An Immense crowd surrounded the morgue. Thirteen bodies have so far been Identified, but 10 are burned beyond recognition. Exploration of the tunnel progresaea slowly, with extreme precaution, as the collapse of a portion of - the street ' Is feared. Here and there In the fatal tun nel large pools of blood reveal the fear ful struggle for life between the panic stricken fugitives. The prominent artist, Sandillon, waa found among the dead. ' ."" Ylvld Description. An official inquiry' la proceeding, and the most vivid description of the acci dent is told, which la consistent with the version of Statlonmaster Didler at Cou- ronnes Station. It Is now said that train 43 was dis abled before reaching Barbea, and waa emptied of all passengers, who walked to the station. The second' train waa coupled onto the disabled one to clear the track and both ran by four stations very rapidly, and when nearlng Cou ronnes flames were seen issuing from the floors and aides of the rear car. I motioned," said M. Didler, "the fact. and desperately cried to stop. I yelled to the trainmen that they couldn't reach the terminus, but the mechanics In charge shouted back to leave them alone. The train swept Into the tunnel and Me- nitmontant Station was almost reached when a violent -explosion occurred, and instantly eight cars were aflame, leav ing the employes barely time to Jump and run for their Uvea. names rising to the top of the tan net melted the electric wires, throwing the tunnel Into darkneaa save for the. lurid glare of the conflagration. Train 4 arrived Just then, filled with passen gers, and stopped 200 yard from the bumlna- car. A panic followed. Some persons tried to run to Belleville 8ta tlon. and others for jCouronnea. Some escaped, while others fell asphyxiated. Another witness, a passenger, Oliver, said the passengers tougnt desperately when they jumped to the track and start ed to flee. Women and children were trampled under foot and were atricken .down. Oliver saya had the mqb turned toward Bellevflle instead of Couronnea many more would have been iaved. Every one acted for himself and admit ted that he ran over prostrate peraons, and said If he had .30 feet farther to go he couidn t nave saven nis own .lie. One Instance of heroism and coolness was dtsplayed by the stalorf agent at Belleville, who tried to reassure the peo ple and Implored calmness. He waa not heeded, but. screaming and fighting, the panle-strfoken passenger jumped over one another. One passenger named Berne personally rescued 10 persona. The stationmaater himself refused to leave his post until he fell and was as phyxiated, after which the stifling fumes prevented further penetration Into the tunnel. WM. A. MILLER ' ' t , f " ' ' ' ' i W". -lT ' ' . ,"r".' . V4'-!''. V4'., : ill" v'-: ' ' l tit : - v A DEATH DEALING CYCLONE lll-Fated Martinique Again Visited by Disaster Report from Consul Shows Gloomy State of Affairs, Several New Towns Wiped Out . of Existence and People Who Suffered a Year Ago Are Again Homeless, ' Extreme Disappointment Set tles Over the Island Crops Are Destroyed q,pd Fruits Are Ruined, Miller. wa discharged from the Government Printing Office at Washington In a union dispute. He. waa reinstated by President Roovelt. HI r, wnloh I unique In labor disputes, is now occupying the serious attention of the Inter national Typographical Urtonr ia.aMlon at WashmirwftTX tV" v FOUGHT TO SAVE HER LIFE l Y"'i Journal Special Service. . SANTA ROSA. Cal., Aug. 11. A ter rible story of a druukan debauch a tuarrel and: a fetal fight t told of by Mrs. August " Drayeur, wlios husband was found dead In hla room her yester day. ' There were evidences of a brutal murder. Today the woman confossed 'to having killed, blm after a struggle ta aava her life. After committing the erhrhe drank a largo quantity of jrjT and' went to sleep in the room li-t that on the floor of which the yrp Ot her huaband lay. I ..; tpKA ; H.t i . , i i Thuradtiy. Th two quarreled and a fight followed. Both had been drinking. 'The husband struck t&e wife in the face. In a drunken f renay the woman grabbed a stick of stpvewood and beat her hus band in the face and over the head until he fell, unconscious, to the floor.. Hia skull wa cracked and hla brains protruding. Tat in this terrible condi tion ha staggered to- hi feet and de molished almost all the furniture In the room before death came. Hla last act waa to smash the glass door with hia huntia. The callousness of the woman In drinking mors liquor and going to bed almost beside the corpse of the man she had murdered brands her aa a hardened character. NO !IY FOB THE BRIDGES City Government' Lacks Funds with Which to Hepair Dam aged and Dangerous Elevated Roadways, -r. Under the New Charter the Citi zens Must Pay for the Im provements or They Will Not Be Made, replaced or adequately repaired, but this, of courxe, will take -time. Our only ida in ordering fenced soma half dozen of the damaged districts at the last regular session of the City Coun cil was to make the people tak some action in the matter. It Is up to them now and the sooner they decide to have the tw-tler Improvements ordered the sooner this condition will be relieved. t "The sum and substance of the ques tion im thlsr Our bridge are in a de plorable condition and we do not want (Journal Special Service.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 The death- dealing cyclone which visited Ill-fated Martinique last Saturday waa more dis astrous than at first believed. Consul Jewell, from Fort de France, Martinique, cables the State Department the follow- ng: 'A-terrific cyclone visited the Inland at midnight Saturday. Great damage wa done crops snd fruits. Scores of house here at Fort de France are de molished. Trees two feet In diameter are uprooted. -One person 1 killed. The American Consulate I Intact. "Seven were .killed at Trinate, and many house were dealroyedV The new Village of Tl vol I, Fond, La ha re. Fur nlole and Reolue were destroyed, thu rendering (.000 victim of last year on taatropn again homeless. Report from tha Interior of the Island are Indefinite, but great discouragement Is apparent on every hand. U ATIIPI) WAAnMEU-- rtMMIIUl If UUUIIILIX ORIENTAL SEEKING STEAMER PEACE Portland - Asiatic Steamship Company Will Meet J, J, Hill's Threatened'Capture of the Trans-Pacific Trade, Now Negotiating for a New Liner Which It Will Put Into Commission Probably Next Month, Trade Already Too Heavy for the Present Meet and rreight Is Turned Away by Every One of Its Boats, Wrecked Tel. PARIS, Aug. 11. A cablegram from Fort de France say the cyclone In ad dition to damaging many village and destroying others, awept many vessels aahore. CAPT. GUERO ON HS STORMY TRIP Councifmen Declare Mending Wilt Not Be Tolerated and Say Everything Must Be New zm Permanent, ' CONTRACT LET POR A S20.000 CHURCH The- building, committee of the- Oregon Home;-Missionary Society of the Congregational Churchea met ln the office of C I. Fay, in the Chamber of ing of arhurch.jift Highland to; oo nl awarded : tha'eontr!t for the bulldf . r ins of a cfiuTOSiniPHlBhlanda, toooat between 315,000 and ffO.OOO. ' :'': ' The name of the contractor will be withheld until ha has died with the building committee of the society a, bond sufficient to-, guarantee the com--pletlon ofthe work.. . -. ," Construction will' begin 'juat a joir as the contractor- file hie bond. It is expected that the atructure will he completed and" ready tar occupancy ' by Chriatmak A miiiisteirlbe the nrw charge hae. not yet been: aelected; ; The meetlnff deolded to. appropnt-ita JW00 to asaiafe the First" Cbngre- gationiil Church in -erecting a chapel hi South Portland. Thi atructure 1 te be erected by tha eongregation off the First Congregational Church., anff I will take 'the placeof the miaalon achoor which ha been maintained on T Front Street for anumber of 'year, . Th Flrafe. Ctingregatlonar Church will hold a protecting hand: over the chapel; until ft can become elf-sup' porting. --' - Ther will be no more wooden bridges constructed In the City of Portland at places where It la practicable for the city officials to arrange for more per mjnent and lasting structures. Thi la the unanimous opinion of the. member of the City Council and other heads of departments. The story In The Journal last night showing the deplorable state of affairs m regard to the elevated roadways is conceded to be correct by every one "Our atreet repair and general fund Is entirely inadequate and I recognize the fact that our bridge ara a disgrace, in many instancea," said - Councilman Uumelin today, and hi opinion waa that of other Interviewed "But,", continued the' Councilman, "you can say that the) members of the Council will not , devote a penny of money toward repairing any substruc ture;, either from the street repair or the general fund. "We are unanimously of the opinion that the day for elevated Wooden roadways la past It must be either a teet bridge or a permanent fill.. Tf the' people want these improve mcnta they will receive our hearty co operation,, but aa far as the general Council 1 cencernedTrTam "rightly in formed; it will instantly kill, any at tempt to-construct e woodan bridge where the structure' 1 in a dilapidated condition. ' Charter Provision. ' "What ha been; proposed by tha pen pie anA provided for by" them in' their adoption-of the new charter i to' have all these Improvements madd by dis trict Bementi. Thi' method' Is now In -force andlia the,only equable one,. In that way the entire city pay a Just pro rata of . the lexpenae for the Improve ments. fTe I want to gee these bridge , When the French bark Orand Ducheaa Olga. whlf h reached Portland Sunday, entered the Columbia River the bottom of her hull was covered with barnacle to the depth of about lx and a half Inehea, a result of her long stay In salt water. After the Grand Ducheaae Olga "had secured a berth yesterday at the Oreen wlohdock. Capt. Ouerin, her master, re ceived many visitors, each of whom was curious to see the ship which had under gone such -ah eventful experience at Cape Horn, How the Olga and her crew drifted in a disabled condition up the South American coaat to distant Rio Janeiro was graphically recited by the Captain. Hla long delay there and longer passage back and paat the scene of the wreck also proved Interesting. tmnl The Orand Duchess Olga and he Captain. Another steamship probably will be added next month to the Portland-Asiatic fleet now operating between this city and the Orient. At present this line Is composed of the Indravelil, the Indraaamha and the In- drapura. Thi llnJ1 known as the I'ortland-Aslatlc Steamship Company, and Is controlled by the O. R. A N. The venture has been successful, and, according to local officials- of the com pany, the Oriental trade has grown o rapidly tnat the steamship now com posing the fleet are wholly inadequate to handle the business.. "Recently we have been compelled to turn freight away" on eveTy .visit thai an Oriental liner has made to thi port. ld one of the prominent official Of the company this morning. rw Boat lrt Month, Maybe There is certainly business ror an other vessel, and the probabilities are very good that the service will be In creased next month. In fact, we are ne gotiating for a steamship for this pur pose now. On the start we will prob ably charter her for a given period, but may purchase her later on. Of course, there is nothing definite about the mat ter yet, but if our present plan mate rialize aa we expect, the new steamer will be placed In commission next month." "Is there plenty of freight to be se cured at China and Japan to bring thla wayr We have received all we could handle with our present facilities." waa the re ply. The only reason we are not carry ing as much as the steamers from Puget Sound Is because our earrymg capacity has been too limited to admit of it. The business Is there all right. If we go after and this we intend to do.." They . Hill. For several rrtonths Portland shippers have been watching with some alarm the preparations that James J. Hill of the Great Northern has been making to corral the Oriental trade. It is believed that the HHrrlman Interests have also awakened to the importance of immedi ate action to retain a fair share of the increased traffic- between China and Japan and the Pacific Coast. The Iridravellt is due to arrive here August 22, and will sail about Septem- bcr 1. If the deal now under way goes ; through, the new steamer will probRbly j sail from Portland two weeks later. I i . Secret Conference Today Considering Charges of Wrong Distribution of tha Carnival Profits, An Attempt Is Being Made to Settle the Difficulty Within the Order and Without Resort to Law, A Member of the Organization Says the Trouble Is the Cul mination of Petty Jealousies Between Brethren, A charge that the earnings from tha recent Woodmen of the World Carnival held in this city were Improperly dis tributed caused , considerable trouble among the members of the local lodge of that order. leading official of the lodges are in session this afternoon to see if the difficulties cannot ha settled within the order without resort to law. J. J. Jennings, director-general of tha amusement association which wa or ganised to take charge Of the Carnival, President J. W. Morrow, and other ar present. None of the official present wa will ing to talk for publication, but said sim ply that Mi effort was befnf mad to bring about an amicable settlement of thu iitf ions at issue without no more publicity than wa absolutely necessary. The session today I preliminary to s general union meeting of all the. lodge, which will be held In the headquarter of Webfoot Camp next Friday evening. A Member' Story. One leading member of the lodge, when seen today, explained the trouble as jf ei- lows: "Petty Jealousies and Strife hay brought about this trouble. It ha aroused much turmoil among the local Woodmen camps and brought about th call for a union meeting on Friday. The trouble originated with th Car nival, and ha resulted in ft feeling ' among Borne department wwen ts any thing but brotherly. . "The misunderstanding commenced . with th election of the board of direc tors of the Carnival, which wae organ- . lsed as the Woodmen; of the World Amusement Company, with "TrfomInai enpital stock of J5on, In which afc di rector held a share, as representing th . financial Interest held by hla camp. There were two clique among the directors, one In favor of J. J. Jen nings and the other favdrlng W. Mor row a director-general. It wa at ilrst thought that Morrow wae-cerjaftr ef "i election, as he wa reported to control - seven out of nine vote, but n the mix- .. up preceding the election penning 1 at- ' leged to have made a c6mbtnaf ion where by he secured five or a majority of on of the vote, and was elected, "Following thla coup,- Jennings wa , elected chairman of the advertising . committee, and in this position 1 aald to have made himself Just as prominent s possible. - Tn the meantime, the Jennings com-- (Continued on Page Two.) RAN SCREAMING FROM THE ROOM any cheap improvements. Therefore we n of the opinion that the cltlaens should pay for a flrst-clasa All or bridge. The combined street repair and general fund would not mnke a atart In paying for ane of the steel bridge now pro- nosed and it la out of the question, to think of devoting any of tnft mony to inch purpose. Neither would It provide even for a cheap wooden improvement, so the only thing to do la for the people themselves to undertake the former scheme of betterment.' Councilman Agree, Councilman RumeUn'e statement are entirely in accord'with those emanating from the other councllmen who were in terviewed. "There i not much more that can be aid." stated Councilman Stglef. "Ourl bridges are in very had shape, generally peaking, and I believe - that fact ia gv-nerally recognised. But It , will' take time to remedy thi condition. . We want new bridge or permanent fill but I do not think there ia one cltlsen in the en tire municipality (who favor cheep wooden atructuree, where a more last ing improvement can be considered, t, .Continued o Page Two.' THREE PASSENGERS FATALLY INJURED Train. Wreck in Missouri Brings Wounds. to 21 and three Will Die, (Journal Special Service,) NEVA DA, Mo,r Aog. 1 1 . Spread In g rail derailed the flyer on the Missouri, Kansas A Texas Railway 17 miles north of here at midnight. Twenty-one pas sengers were Injured, three fatally. SUSPECTS ARRESTED (Journal Special' Service.) BERLIN, Aug; 11. A dispatch from Constantinople to. the Tjtgoblatt saya that several hundred' officer,-ta to of ficial and jirominenf clttx-en nave been arrested, having been denounced '; by their1 personal-enemies a revolutionists. ri'Iiepiongeieuow jnioierauiwc , (Journal Special Service.) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11. Alfred Schiele, a machinist roomtng with Mrs. A. Schroeder of this city, has been slc(f for 'a few days, and at noon yes terday, during her mother's absence, the daughter, Bertha, went to Schiel's room to attend his wants. She was answering the call Of the man when he seized her about the waist. The 15-year-old girl ran from the room calling for -"help. She was heard by a neighbor, who called two policemen, who started for the mRn's room, but befores; reaching It they heard a shot, and broke in the door Just ,a this second shot wa fire. Scnlele hit hla heart with the jjecohd hotf ettd- be fore the ambulance arrived was dead. Bertha, who is a comely girl, says he had all tho truat in the world In Schlele. and never suspected a moment? that- he"' meant harm until he grabbed her. Sh hardly think the man was Craey, yet cannofexplairi the assault in any Other way, for he never offered to harman one before. .. AIR SHIP MAKES A - SUCCESSFUL TRIAL SAN FRANCISCO, AugTll. The atory of fhe succeasful trial of aha dirigible airship designed by Dr August Greth after 3d-year1 experiment ing 1 told by a message today as follow: ' Early yesterday morning fe airship soared 1,00 feet, though held cap tive: Oni the second trlali tilt .captive, tha doctor eht up; managed tha HMuulliini unit aravA direction auccessfiiiiv. The marvel" W called theCall- t forhie Eagle, land H i the Intention to alf it ovor the city tho fl-st calm r 1 - - - .. . .... , m ., . morning, ana on over tne Day. Associated who umn i tHi.imn i. r, Baldwin, one of the most famous aeronauts in the country.'- The two iny they erlll construct a bigger machine and go to 8t, Lola and compele'wi:!-! 'Santos Dumont. '---,. , '