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The Atlanta Georgian.
VOL. 1. NO. 171.
ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. NOYKIH’.KW 1J. lOoo.
PRICE: AtlloU TWO
BODIES OF FIFTY FOREIGNERS
BELIEVED TO HA VE BEEN BURNED
IN DEBRIS OF WRECKED TRAIN
RAWLINS SENTENCED
to Rang December 3;
PROTESTS INNOCENSE
Freight Crashes Into
B. & O. Immigrant
Train.
ONLY SIX BODIES
TAKEN FROM CARS
Mistake Concerning Orders
Causes Disaster on Rail
road in Indiana.
Moore’s Execution May Be
Stayed Three Days and
Both Hanged the
Same Date.
Valpariaso, Ind., Xov. 12.—In a
hoad-on collision between a pas-
seiiper train heavily loaded with
immigrants and a freight train on
tin- Unltimore and Ohio railroad,
ten miles north of this city at 2
(i Mock a. m., fifty persons are be
lieved to have lost their lives and
a score or more will die as the re ;
suit of their frightfnl injuries.
The emigrant train was hurled
down an embankment and imme
diately caught fire. Pew of the
emigrants are believed to have es
caped death or injury. The acci
dent, it is declared, was the result
of misdirection on the part of
some train dispatcher who held
the freight train at Chicago .Junc
tion, Ind., to let the emigrant train
pass.
D.,n«d°*’oM? ?,r n embank-' *2L2g! ,f ,h?y were not
ment. the emigrant train waa ubluie
in a minute. Engineer Rennemon. of
Says If Hanged His
Blood Will be on
Judge’s Head.
FOURTH SENTENCE
PASSED BY COURT
Bundrick Case Chauges
Aspect by Escape of
Prisoner.
Special to The Georgian.
Valdosta, Go., Nov. 13.—J. G. Raw
Una wo* thla morning for the fourth
time carried Into the court and sen
tenced to be hanged. He waa taken at
*:S0 o'clock before Judge Mitchell at
the court house, who fixed the dntc of
the execution on Monday, December 3.
Rawlins made a ten-mlnutcs state
ment, In which he declared that he was
Innocent as the Judge of the crime with
which ho was charged. He told Judge
Mitchell that If he and his boys were
hanged that their blood would be on
the passenger train; Fireman Oiler,
nf the freight train, and Conductor
U nder, . of the passenger train, are
among the Injured.
Trapped Lika Birds in Cage.
A moment after the heavy train left
the track and rolled down the em
bankment sorao of the coaches burst
Into flames. Thera were 157 passen
gers In the coaches, most of them oml-
sranls bound for Chicago. AU were
atleep In the reclining chains used In
the emigrant roaclu
These persons were trappo
In a cage, because as the couches rolled
■vrr they were thrown Inth heaps nnd
In passing the sentence the Judge ex
plained to Rawlins that It was not In
his power to grant n new trial- If he
wanted to.
Mrs. Rawlins. • wife of the prisoner,
was present.
It Is understood that n request will
be mado of Governor Terrell to grant a
respite to Alt Moore of three slays
longer In order tlmt he and Rawlins
may be hanged at the same tlmo.
Moore's execution Is now flxed for
November 30.
^■mny probably fatally Injured.
within half an hour after the col-
lid'in kll of the coaches were in flames.
About 117.of the passengers Imd been
drugged from ttie rutns by the train
crews and other passengers who had
escaped, slightly Injures!. A short time
laser three men were dragged Into the
"pen air , their bodies frightfully
burned. They were stlU living, bat
s-sjuM not survive their Injuries^ and the
burns.
Six Bedie* Are Found.
At to a. in; six s}pad bodies had been
recovered from the wreck.
The passenger train was composed of
livs- snitches and one express car. The
iMi-i Igners were huddled rloec together
in their coaches and all were asleep In
their seats when the nwfu! crush came!
gtiitillng of coach wheels and the si-
nniltuncuu* (shrieks tsf ttvo engine
" histles. The next moment the pas-
»s'tigers were hurled from their seats
-mil frightfully crushed In the collaps
ing t-oaehes.,
The wreck occurred within a mile
am] is quarter of Woodvllle, Ind. The
• tush of the powerful engines and the
-mashing of the wooden coaches was
plainly heard for miles. As soon us It
»‘a.- learned wha^had happened, the
towns.people of nearby stations hurried
t" the scene with all possible Imste
" Ith supplies of all sorts. Physicians
followed and within a comparatively
short time they wero working heroic
ally tdtoiit the now hunting wreckage.
Many Severely Burned.
"t th»- 113 tiersons rescued more than
half were severely burned. It is ru
mored that many of the Injured were
-o severely crushed and burned that
.shout half of them will not recover.
It I- believed by some that the wreck
"■is 'he direct result of a mlsunder-
•hiriding of orders on the part of one or
tin- other of the train crews.
I'WENDS CREMATED,
SAYS GIRL, IN WRECK
t’litcago, ill., Nov." 13.—Julia Mosny,
» years old, uccnmpantesl by her aunt,
'tints Plslka. both of Hungary, was
the first sus-vlvor of the wreck to reach
tills ago. They had traveled from their
Hungarian home to go to the home of
Annie Mosny, a sister of Julta, In tills
-tale. The two unived on the Baltl-
»'"t'e and Ohio train following the
"recked train and were taken to Chl-
' 'go only because of the demands of
fher survivors.
Julia’s Rtory of the wreck Is as fol-
AVe were asleep when the trains hit
each other.” said the little girl through
■'» Interpreter. "The first two cats
■ind the express wero all smashed up.
1 with my aunt and a lot more of my
i-'iple. waa In the third coach. That
"If was not broken very much, but we
‘ tuld not escape. The conductor or
me one .of the crew locked both doors
• n our car and would not let us out.
■'•■ me of the men broke the windows ami
■ unibed out and they made the railroad
■u'n take us to a station, where we
s "t thla train for Chicago.
1 know that 70 of my people were
u ’hed, because after we got out of the
■‘•v the whole train was bufned up.
1 he first two cars were on Are right
'»ay. When we got out of the ear the
'■r-jund waa covered with snow about
• foot deep. We could not save much
" f our clothing, because the car soon
' aught Are, tt waa cold out there, and
mv people who were hurt had to suffer
'■ rrlbly.”
'nna Plslka was so nervous from the
"deal through which the had gone that
waa unable to speak. She was
■‘ted for by her country-people who
gathered at the station in anxious
throngs.
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No action on the petition for com
mutation of the death sentences of Mil
lion and Jcsso Rawlins to life imprison
ment Is probable at the lmnde of the
prison commission this week.
The non-resident members of the
board. Chairman Turner S£d Colonel |
Eason, will not arrive In Atlanta until
Monday ovenlng, but It seems pretty
well the definite idea of, the commis
sion to await on this matter until the
execution of the father, J. G. Rawlins,
and the negro, Alt Moore, has actually
been accomplished.
The object In this Is to allow either
of the two to make any statement they
choose from the gallows. Old mau
Rawlins sticks to- tho statement that
his hoys hud nothing to do with the
affair. So far Alt Moore adheres th
his original statements tlmt the boys
aided him In killing the Carter chil
dren.
The commission probably feels tlmt
this Is a case of too much gravity to
make any movement not well author
ised by the facts. It Is believed that
If the boys are hot guilty Alf Moore
will say so when he steps on the gal
lows.
The Bundrick Case.
The commission was to have taken
up the George W. Bunslrlrk case again
this week, but Saturday Bundrick de
cided tho Issue by sawing his way out
er the Ainericus jail. Bundrick was
respited for thirty.days by Governor
Terrell not long tigo. after tho cotnmls
slon had declined to Interfere. This
whs In order to give those fighting for
Bundrick'* life rime to get moro evl
dence.
The Bundrick case has been In court
many years. After he had assassinated
a man named Bhrouder, Bundrick went
to South America, where ho was Anal
ly located. He was brought back and
sentenced to death. The enso has been
In the supreme court, which confirmed
the lower court. Many believe Bundrick
will make Ills way back to South
America and tlmt he will never be cap
tured again. *
When the commission meets Tuesdny
they will again hear the Mims Dever-
uux case, from Baldwin county. At the
last meeting Deveraux's petition for
commutation to life Imprisonment was
declined by the commission, but the
governor respited him for thirty days.
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS,
VIRTUALLY CONCEDE
ELECTION OF CHANLER
Albany, N. Y., Nov. 12.'—Tho Repub
lican* do not lw*lle%'<* that tho county
canvassing of tho *t*tt«» vote, which I*
to begin on Tuesday, ‘will materially
change the result, lit other words, they
have no figures nt hand with which to
Justify the hope against hop© that any
of the candidate* except Uburlcs T.
Hughes Inis boon sleeted.
To say tlmt tho Republicans are trou
bled, If not deeply distressed, °ver tho
outcome of the campaign. Is to put It
very mildly. Concerning th** fhture,
that Is. the two yours which must In
tervene before the presidential con
ventions are.held, there Is more or less
apprehension.
Republicans Surprised.
Republicans were very gieatly sur
prised at the result on election day.
Within two years Roosevelt's plurality
176,000 and Higgins' plurality of
XO.ono have been entirely obliterated,
for the reason, ns all k»hmI Republicans
conversant with the situation do not
hesitate to admit, that Mr. Hughes was
elected by I>eniocrntlc votes. 1
Just how It comes about that 1 resi
dent Roosevelt's tremendous plurality,
by which Higgins was pulled into the
governor's ehalr, has been wiped out.
has occasioned much
comment. The
Republicans who spoke about this mat
ter said that this feature of the situa
tion should come In for deep concern,
because this Is tile president's own
state.
Roosevelt Kept Out.
foiiunentlug on this matter. It be-
came known that It wus with very
great difficulty tlmt President Roose
velt whs prevented from entering the
state, during the campaign and making
a number of speeches* for the Republi
can state ticket. This secret of the
campaign lias been carefully guarded.
It Is clearly shown In the result of
election day to those who took part In
the campaign tlmt Secretary Root's
speech had little or no effect on the
outcome. The Republicans, therefore,
began to wonder what would have been
he effect If President Roosevelt had
•arried out his original Intention to tour
his own home state nnd to urge the
Republican and Independent voters to
stand by the candidates of the state
invention.
-Let Him Elect It."
The mill-Higgins men and the anti
Roosevelt men In the party^werc fre
quently heard to say that President
Roosevelt named the ticket at Hara-
togu, and they would "now let him
elect It.”
— 1 —
FAVOR SHE
Eastern Roads Enter
ing Chicago To Be
' Affected.
ENGINEERS LIKELY „
TO BACK FIREMEN
Delaware, Lackawanna
Western Grants Dt
mantis of Its Men.
.illll
TWO CHURCHES STAND
FOR PROHIBITION VOTE
AT EARLIEST MOMENT
METHODISTS WANT
ACTION 01 THAT
COMMITTEE OF 10
Anti-Saloon League Sends
Message to Ministers’
Meeting.
VANDAL SHOT UP CHURCH,
DOING $2,000 DAMAGE
vi..b«htirx Miss. Nov. 12.—Vincent, ".hot up” the edifice | n true Weatem
\ kJtnurx. style. Hi did *3.000 worth of damage.
Verderuino, u younx vandal, entered the J The organ pipe* whre riddled and otlt-
Bt. Paul* Roman I'nthpllc church and er mischief done.
CHAMBER WILL ELECT.
NEW HEAD TUESDAY
The successor to Hon. Bunt D. Jonee
a* president of the Chamber of Com
merce "III ke elected Tue*day nfter-
i>.mn at » meeting of the nominating
c omiitUtt-e^i t* chairman of the com
mittee. A* far a* can be learned, the
committee lia* not reached any decis
ion, definite or Indefinite, u* to who will
be chosen. The election will occur
November 37. Tho 'Chamber of Com
merce. It la expected, will abide by the
judgment of the committee.
The board of director* wll meet Mon
day afternoon ut 5 o'clock to consider
President Jones' resignation.
Unless a campaign committee I* se
lected this week by the committee of
ten appointed nbout a month ago.by
the Kvangellcal Minister*' Association,
the Anti-Halooli Longue will tuke up
the tight for a prohibition election and
select the member* of the committee
without further preliminaries.
After a motion to adjourn had been
made a the meeting of Methodist min
isters at the Wesleyan tabernacle Mon
day morning, Chairman C. O. Jones,
pastor of. St. Mark Methodist Episcopal
church, announced to the Methodist
ministers that J. P. Richards, chair
man of the Atlanta Anti-Saloon
League, wished him to make a state
ment.
"The statement Is made by request
said Chairman Jones. "The Atlanta
Anti-Saloon League has determined
that If the committee of ten appointed
by the evangelical association about a
month ago dose not select this week
the campaign committee, looking to the
prohibition fight in Atlanta, the league
will take hold of the matter itnd ap
point Its own lighting committee."
No Discussion.
The statement created no discussion
nnd the motion ‘to ndjoum and the
benediction,followed without any fur
ther Interruption. No action of any
character was taken on the announce
ment'of Secretary Richards.
. None of iM ministers cared to talk
officially on tjhe subject, but from .what
could be learned they appeared to be
almost unanimous In the opinion that
the present was not the time for n
prohibition campaign. It Is believed
OAPTISTS DIVIDED,
BUT BROUGHTON
TALKS THEM OVER
Bennett and Landrum Op
pose Aliy Hasty
Measures.
New York, N’ov. 1J.—13> an ohn.nt
unanimous vote, the 1,680 tireim-ir « m-
ployed by the Erie railroad today V"i< <l
to go out on strike until tlieir demands
are granted by the ufllclul* nf the
road.
1‘ormnl announcement of the vote
was announced by Grand Chief Han-
rah.m of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen.
The decision to declare a strike .>s
arrived at by secret balloting. IN my
tireman employed by the Eric **x|»i*
cd his attitude on the question. The
vote showed about 90 per cent favored
a strike.
Every Eastern rord running «i»i«*
Chicago will be affected by tin* «l»« is-
lon of today, which is one of the
sweeping declarations ever made J»\ a
body of railroad men. They liaw- put
the whole question up to President F.
13. Underwood, * of the Erie He ha*
declared he will not yield an Inch.
DEMANDS OF ENGINEERS
GRANTED BY THE D. L . & W.
New York. NoV. 12.—Chief Clark. ..f
the grievance ^pmmlttcr »*f the Broth
erhood of.Locomotive Engineers, an
nounced ufter a half hour's canfterem o
iwlth President Truesdale. of the Dela
ware. IjRrkawanfi and Western niii-
ruad. that the demand?* .»f the emriti.fr*
have Iwen granted. This in**:ins that
the engineers will work only nine hours
a day Instead of twelve, and that their
wages will be Increased 3 per cent,
ENGINEERS ON THE ERIE
MAY BE CALLED OUT.
New York. Nov. 12.—-Following tho
announcement today of tho gltnont
unanimous vote of tho 1.680 firemen of
the Erie railroad to strike unless their
demands are granted, Warren 8.
grant* chief of the Brotherhood •
comotive Engineers* closely
with the llremen. made this hum
nI Meant statement this ufteruoon
"Tho Erie cannot afford to let
firemen go out. In fact, I have n
that the Kite, will permit these i
strike.”
f L. -
allled
.-lg-
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE
RATHER THAN SEE
Clothing Caught Fire
and She Is Burned
to Death.
The Atlanta Baptist Ministers’ Con
ference adopted a resolution Monday
morning favoring the Immediate hold
ing of a prohibition election In AJIanta.
It was after a breezy discussion that
the resolution was Anally adopted. I
was Introduced by Rev. Len O. Brough
ton. who apoke forcefully, and In no
uncertain terms.
"I am not In favor of these few so-
called leading business men, whose ad
vice waa asked, dictating to us what w e
■hall do. The Baptist ministers of this
city have got to go on record, either for
or against the holding of a prohibition
election.
"You know what the whisky men of
this city are Baying about us.* They
think we have folded our arms and
decided to leave everything alone. The
committee of ten, after seeing a few
business men, who said It was not ex
actly the proper time, sat down on tho
election flat as pancakes. And It’s just
as flat now, only it's getting flatter.
We have got to show these folks we
have got some backbone. We have got
to make the fight, even If we get licked.
This resolution ought to be adopted,
and It ought to be adopted right now.
We can't pul It off until later. A big
meeting of the Anti-Saloon League I*
going to be held Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock. •
"At this meeting It will practically be
decided whether or no the election Is
going to be held now.
give the leagu
Special to The fleorgtsn.
Thomson, Ga., Nov. 12.—tine of the
most tragic events which ever startled
this section occurred Monday morning,'
when Miss Love Hmlth, about 80 j’ears
of age, the daughter of Hon. John K.
Hmlth, president of the Rank of Thom
son und the heud ot many other lead
ing enterprises und a member of the
legislature from McDuffie county, was
burned to death.
No one was In the room when the uc-
cldent occurred and before did could)
reach her Miss Hmlth waa unable to]
explain bow It occurred. It Is believed. I
however, that she was standing befon
the open lire place In her room when!
her clothing caught fire and was burned
completely off her.
Dr. Harrison was summoned at once,
but nothing could bo done except re
lieve her sufferings In a measure, and
In a short while she was dead.
The occurrence was at the elegai
country home of her father Just abm
three miles out of town:
The whole county is shocked over the
tragic event, which Will cause sorrow
elsewhere as the family has prominent
connections In many parts of the state.
The funeral will probably Ik* held
here Tuesday, but so far no arrange
ments have been. made.
Hpoelid to The Ocorglau.
New Orleans, 1^.. Nov. 12.—WIIII.hu
Hogan, aged 48 years, who Imd ;• l.<i«t*
family, committed suicide becaur*-
did not want to see his brother. K r -
mond. banged for a murder of which he
was recently convicted.
llogun Ims been trying to secure a
commutation of his brother's scut* n- •*.
but in vain. Friday he purchas .1 < ;ir-
bollc acid, and going to a nearby bar
room. ordered a drink. He dratlint i. .il
ly announced hi* purpose to end hi*
life and swullowcd the poison.
Ho was sent to the hospital and ' ■ <1
last night.
T OF ELEVEN
ALLEGED RIOTERS
E SET FREE
HUSBAND IS SLAIN
B YANGRY WIFE
Continued On Page Seven.
Brandford. Vo., Nov. 12.—John IV.
Morten, all employee of the Pulaski
Iron Company furna«*e, was shot .and
Instantly killed by his wife at Puluskl
this morning. The couple had words
over homo Insurance paper* which were
If we Intend to' missed from a trunk, and the w ife, who
our backing, we must) Is high-tempered and of a nervous tent*
' | iierument, drew a revolver idid fired
five shots Into her husband’* bo«i
going through the heart.
Fight out of the eleven men In
for participation In the rioting o
tem street on the night of 8ept<
22 had their cases nol proved f
criminal court of Atlanta M
morning. After the trial of s:>.
Carr, who waa gcqultted la.-: \\
officers asked that the other cu?
dismissed because against none «>f
did they have any better evidence
against Carr.
John Jalette Is the only, one ui
particular mob now being held,
rioting case against George BUu t
who ha* already, been convleiet
heavily lined for assault nnd bath
connection with that night's r(
has been nol p^iared. This mv
the one which. It Is alb
sponsible for the demol
restaurant of Mattie Ado
filing
busln
Continued On Page Seven.
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