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"^â€" ~â€" â€" ^" IfllON A CITY OF CAIAMITY Terrible Disasters in 1881, 1883, 1898 and Now V Tliat of 190T. TALES OF THE DISASTKIl. Miss i;ilii'l i;:irlo, oni' of llie jiirls whn rvns ciiiijilil ill llii' fnllinf,' r\iin of n<K)r.s litKl Willis in the toiribk- dlsiislcr nt I^iriUiin oil Tupsday oflusl \vecl<, tml wlio wii.s oxiriciik'd, is ono of Ilii" pa- tii'iils ill the iKispilul. In ronvfisatioii wilh II repurlor slie <lt'stril)cd licr cx- lH.'iieiice. Di-vm or- n.AriA mui.lin. "I wns .slnndiiif* iinir llic conlrc of Iho rtivwsUr slurp with l.ihbie Smith nnd May llnrdiiigliimi, wliPii, witlioiil nny wuniint! nt all, ttipre was a siilillint,' cru.sli mid n mar that Miiindpd UliP an explosion, mid the walls of the build- in).' spPMiPd to 1j(> .slidiii(r wPSlwnid. I rciiiPiiiiRT crying out, "l.ibbiP, we will liPviT (^ct out of this alivp.' 1 lo</l< about Iwo .s(i'|>s anil wns llipii hpinini'd in Ipy •he ruin. l,ibt>io inn to iiu- and wp placpd iiiir anus ai-nund ono nnntlicr, and Ihp drbris seemed to .surround us in II niiiiule. It was tlw most frightful ex- perieiKo 1 ever went lliroiif,'h, nnd I leli you Ihnl the ordinary person has no Idea <pf how it feels to be enufht In a Vap like thai, (ino rends of a tragedy like the .'<un rraiiclsco enrlh(|Uoke, but «'.niinot bi^'iii to realize it, uiile.ss they have nil experience, like mine. Poor C'.nr.i Mulliii was .standing neat us, and after the units had fallen I could hear lier nioiiiiing where .slie lay. .She must linve Writ in givnt pnin, f<ir wo heard li'T .s<jbbinp and crying, and yet we could not move to lUi anylliiiiK to assist her. .Not king after her moans ceased, and inslinilively wc knew tliat the poor girl was dead. "\\i> were heninied in on all sides. yVe lay in perfpit darkness. We might linv<> been five or llfly feet under head- heavy walls, bricks anil beams fur all We knew, for we eoiild lioar iiolliing. II seemed liko eleriltty lieforo help eaine. 1 w<Mider my liuir is not grey." Miss I. Millie .Smilh, who is n sleno- grapher, was injured internally, but .she w<,rked wilh jhc in.stinct <if one to whom life IS dear anil death is not far distant, li rolniii lirr sens<>s after the .rrasli. i:s( :ai'i:i) .suk kocatio.n. "If it had mil U-en for the fact llinl mj riglil arm was fr.N- nnd iiiiinjiir<'d, J Wdiild, imdoiiblrdly. Iiuve clMpUed and tuff p<;nled iifler llie accideiil," she snid. vvillKiut a iiKiiiu'iils warnini.'.- ^lllle and I were not far apart it seemed to me that the whole rfiiildiiig shivered. Then lliero was a <liiirc>niii;.' roar and clatter and llie hmlding se<'mei| l<i cj-imiplo up. It was n iiKist ti'rnlying iiKimeiil. 'I'ho next ltllll^' I Iviiew I was swept off my U'd iiiid was eaii^;ht fast In a mass of d-'bris. A fit use, choking <lusl i'<ise from amuiid ini- nnd u .sln-aiii of dust anil what S4'eiiie(| like ashes tiegan lo rain d<iwii flrouiid from llie ruins iilxive. In a stuirl llm<> I his lilUd my ears nnd got through iny hair. I got my right arm free and I warded off llie stuff as it trickled <l< wn from entering my mouth and lioslrils. Otherwise 1 should have beuii euffocaled." PnAYKl) TO niK. "Wliilp my plight .seemed most de.s- prrat<>, I shall ne\er forget one terrible Jinrt of 11. Where 1 lay | t.iukl hear the iiKiims <if Kraiik ."^milli, jiianagcr <f the .store, who was afterwards taken <iut (lead. The p<i<ir fellow was not «ioro than half n dozen feet away, it fieeiiK'd, nnd I lieiird hmi moan hikI cry ns I never Ix-fore liiaivl nny<ine. lie prayed npentedly thai he iiuglit die and iinve Ills lerrible sufferings ended. 1 licard liint gasp llnally, 'O. my Cod, let me die.' It seiiiie.l uiuix' like a prayer *if resignation lliiin anything else, al- though I kni'w Unit his injuries iiuisl liave Ix'cii lerribje from the ngoiiy In hin Aiiicp. I heard no iiKire from him, •nU he must have died .s<kiii after. I.N A THAP. "No words can h<'gin to pleliiro the h<^ri'<ir of this tune. T<i be alive, jpt lietnnied in by .solid substnnees that nceined as if no human force eoii'.d <ver move them, .si'iids tlie bki<pd bi the ttart ill a sickening feeling of fear. ^<)i>' would do anylliing, I tliink, in a Uinie like that, to save Iils life, but when lis lulded lo that the eries of ellicrs bad- ')y hurt, it is terrible. "I wonder my hair is not grey. It Is diflieiilt for me here in this root filaee, surrounded witli nttenlivc iloo- 4<>rs and kind, cheery nurses, to renli/.e that 1 am not sllll In IIk; wrei'k. If ,% go lo sleep I awake with a start nnd n cry. In my fancy the walls have Just (ulleii again." ^ fULI. INVKSTir.ATION DKMANIM^D. I'y c<pniin(in consent it Us odiiiitted ,l)ial there must bo a thorough invesli galuin lido the cause of the disaster and the resiMinsible parlies biMUgtil to liocik. i\\liiil was the iniiiiedinle cause of the collapse is still a iiinller of surmise, (Hid the iilllmati> verdict must he liased li|ioii ttie expert lnsliiiKiny wliieh will be 'niAlueed nt ttie iiupiesl. .\t llrsi the sup- IMisilioii wns that the inner portion of llie ilrystiil llnll gave way, eiirrying with it Hie outer portion, wtiieh erastied into und deniolished the Ilrewsler store. An- «ilher Ihiviry is now iidvnui'ed tlinl It wns llie outer portion of Itio buikllng fronting on the alley wUicti llrst gave way, nnd this opinion i.>^ llrinly lielil by Clly Kngiiieer Crnydoii. Six winckiws were l4ing iiisertcU li» iho woll (ocing llio olloy, and (he suggrstlon Is mode that the supports were altogether in- adoquut*". TIhs, however, is n point which will have to be cleurcd up at the in(|uesl, and allhough in eerlnin quiir- ti'r: blame is being attached lo cerloin individuals, the tiulk of the citizens are wisely williholding their censure until lliey have obtained proper grounds upon which to base their verdicl. ['HEVIOUS DISASTICnS IN LO.NDON. Ixindon, Ontario, seems lo bo a city of terrible trupedlcs. 11 Is only a little over nine years ago since the collapse of a platform at llie cMy halt killed 23 people and injured over one hundred others. A meeting in celebration of a municipal election was 111 pr<igress, without the slighlest warning, the iilalforin and the floor ..f the hall gave way, precipitating about 150 persons lo the floor below. Near the plotf<prm stood a large Iron safe, which, going down with the floor, ad- ded its ternble crushing weight lo Pie fLlling tinilK-rs, and pinned fast the un- fortunate victims, who might otherwise have hod a chance of escaping. The chve-in occurred Immediately over the City Engineer's ofllce, nnd more than 1:0:1 people were precipitated into the funnel-shaped death trap, wilh the snki and a heavy steam coil falling on top of them, (ironns from the dying and agonizing cries from the injured, ming- led in an appalling nnd never to be for- gtlteii chorus. Numerous thrilling es- capes were recorded. FLOOD CLAIMED 82. 11 wns the flood that caused the his- toric di.soster pivceding that. On Mny 10 and II. 1883, the Thames overlkiwid lis banks, and Iwcnly-two people were drowned. They were cliiclly residents ef the west of London. WHOLE FAMILIES WIPED OUT. Rut the grealcsl tragedy of nil â€" a tragedy wtiich it is hoped will never b.-' duplicatedâ€" occurred in 1881. It hajv fx lied In Ihe midst of merriment and thoughtless mirth of the celebration ',f the yucen's Hirthdny, May 21. Five hundred excursionists were returning on rt steamer 'Victoria" on the Hiver Thames. Cnrrylng a Innd far in excess of her capacity, the sleaitier collapsed and 187 of the excursionists were drowned in shallow water. Struggling women and helpless children went lo watery graves, and whole families were wiped out in that brief but agonizing calaslrophe. uNni:n TF.nmBLE shadow. And now comes the great cnlaimly of 10<i7 with its toll of victims again well up ill ikiuble llgiircs. No sooner is one tragedy alimisl f<irgotleii than un- < llier occurs. Truly liie shndow of ca- lamity .seems to perpefunlly haunt this olherwijjo beautiful Canadian city. LEADING MARKETS BnEADSTUFFS. Toronto, July 23.â€" Ontork) Wheat â€" L'Ull; No. 2 while, Sii'^c to 8'J>^e. Manitoba Wht,alâ€" No. 1 hard, nomin- al; No. 1 northern, 98c; No. 2 northern, 'j:>y,c. Oirnâ€" f>mlinues normal; No. 2 yellow, Cl^c to G2c. Harley- .Nominal. Outsâ€" Ontarioâ€" .No. 2 v^liite, «%c to <5o, outside. Manitobaâ€" No. 2 white, <5>ic t<j i6r, on track ul elevator. 1'ea.sâ€" Nominal. Myeâ€" .Nominal. Fkiurâ€" Ontarioâ€" 90 per cent, patents, (f3.45 bi<l. li!:l.5u a-sked; .Manitoba lirot patents, $1.7.") U> .So; seconds, $4.40 to t4.50; strong bakers', 84.20 lo $4.30. Bran- $17 lo $17.50, outside; shorts, about $20 outride. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter â€" Creameries are qulel, but dairies are In good demand. Creamery prints 21c to 22c do solids l<Jclo20c Dairy prints 18ctoli)c do solids ITclo-OOc f:iieescâ€" I2c to 12>ic for largo and lC>ic for twins, in job lots here. 'â- 'gg*â€" I 'rices arc firm at 17>ic to 18c. Beansâ€" $1.65 lo $1.70 for hand-picked and $1.50 to $1.55 f<ir primes. Potatoes- Dull. Dclawares, l»Oc lo $1, in car lote on track tiere. Baled Hayâ€" $14 lo 515 for .No. 1 tim- othy; No. 2, $12.50. Baled Strawâ€" $7 to 57.25 per ton, in cur lots on track here. I, PROVISIONS. nros.se<I Hogsâ€" 50.25 for lightweights und $8.75 to $9 for heavies. Porkâ€" Sliort cut, $22.75 to 523 per bar- rel, mess. $21 to $21.50. Smoked and Dry Salted Meatsâ€" Long clear bacon. He lo U>ic for tons and cases; hams, medium and light, 15Xc lo 16c; heavy, U^c to 15c; bucks. 1C.^C lo 17c; slwulders, 10%c lo lie; inlls, ll>ic; out of pickle, Ic less than suk 'ked. I.urdâ€" Sleady; tierces, 12c; tulis, liXc; pails, 12>^c. CRIPPLE PlieED TO DEATH "Tell Mj Friends That I HaTje Oone to Glory." A despatch from Niagara Falls, N.Y.. says : People who had on Thursday evening gathered in Prospect Park and ill Victoria Park, were startled at 7.40 o'clock lo seo the body of a man come dancing down Ihe rapids of the .\meri- can channel nnd plunge over the .Ameri- can Falls. .As the man came sweeping along wilh the currents and waves it kxiked as though he was waving fare- well to tliGse on shore, but It is likely that the waves gave Ihe motion Ihey felt was a huiruiM effort to say fareewell. This latest suicide is known to have entered tlio bridge between the main- land and Oreen Uiand from the island end. He walked out to the second bay on tt crutch nnd a cane, and there he climbed over Ihe wall of the bridge and dropped into Iho rapids. He left his crutch and cane behind, also a note which reads : "Tell my friends that I have gone lo glory." This note as well as Ihe crutch, bears Ihe initials "J.D.," and no doubt they will be a great help in identifying Ihe man. Inquiry at Iho hotels does not reveal that any of Iho guests are rtiissing, nor do any of them report havirig a guest who was lame. The body made the awful plunge over th'- brink aboul 20 feet out from Pro-s- peel Point, and when it was announced in the park that a human being was plunging down Ihe rapids toward th« Falls Iher* was a hurrying of many to thi point lo witness the terrible p'l^g* In eternity. The rush was impulsive on the purl of .some, and many were sad- <lcnetl by ttie sight. Superintendent Perry has ftie articles left behind. ^ cents per pound. Ewes were worth 4.50 to $4.75 per cwl.. and bucks and culls sold «l $3.50 !â- ! $4 per cwl. Tlie prices of lambs ranged from $8 to $8.40 per cwl. Select hogs sold at $6.90, and lights and fats at $6.a5 per cwl. WIFirS PATIKNC.K (iONK. Pours Onsuliiie nn iOrrino Ilusliand nnd Liuhls II. A dosiatcli fwm Vancouver says: R. lleliblelhwaite, a cliaraeler well kiKiwii aliout kiwii and tiguring fre- (luenlly in the tVilice Court, wns arrested on a cliiirge uf diiiiikcnness and failure I I jirovide for liis wife and children, and is In Iho hospiUil brooding on ii fore- taste <if lieiy liprmeiit. He came li<iriK> drunk, und, failing t<i gel iiilo the house, went to sleoj) in the back yard. Ili.s wife heard him, went <iut and read him a \K- ture, wliiicli 111' never heard. lUvoming iiiceiisiil III his failure to answer, slie p<.iire<l n can of gasoline iiver him, set llr-.' tn his ckilhes and left him. Ilebhle- Ihwaile, waking sjieedily, ran yelling abriul the yanl imtil neighhiirs in iilght ckillii's nppeaivd with blnnkets m\i siiiotliered the llames. He" wns l>adly Imriied nnd wns reiii<iv<\l ki Ihe lioispi- tat, where he will be conllned for .s<iiiic linu", but will prubnbly ivcover. Mean- lime the wife lays aiuither cliorgi- ul drunkeiiiiess, nnd Mien he is able to leave the hiisiiilal he must go Ui jail. The .Mtorney-lii'iierars (le|iarlinPiit was iiolillcd of tlio wife's aetiiin, hut refiuseil lo iiTOSivute unless he makes complaint. ,|, ADUiiT AiJ. M(;irr. Four Port Hyerse «;irls Went Out In n Punt. .\ de.siwit h fidiii Sinieoe snys : IVmr .Vi.uiig girls, .MisM's Winter, .Stickney, Ikiyck und lier sister, iH'-.ioing near Purl Uyer.se, went out for ii IkiiU ride on .SiU- uiday iiIkiuI 5 <rclock in a luinler's iniiil, wilh only a iKile to guide the punt. The land breeze drnve llieiii over t<v Lung Point. Their aUstnco was not noticed until nearly ilark. wlien word was .sent to Port Dover, and a general search wns nrganized by the llshiiig tugs of Hint [ilnee. Tin- senrch was unsuccessful iiii- ill niHiiil 12 o'clock noon on Sunday, when the young liulies were foinul near Ih'' eoltiiges al Lung Point. Tliey were none Ihe wor.se fur their night's oximtI- enc^, exe<>fit grently fntigued. 'riiey were bixnighl ki Port IViver by llie lug Angler, nnd <lriven lo llieir homes nl Porl Ryerso. Spnin nnd Swilzerl&n-! have signed n Ireuly ei urblti'aliun. MONTREAL .MARKETS. Montreal, July 23. â€" Oats remain firm, with .small demand. Salea of .Manitoba No 2 wliite were made ul 49c to VJ}^c; Ontario .No. 2, al 48>;;c lo 4;tc( .No. 3, al 47Xc to 48c, and .No. 4 al 46>ic lo 47c cer Ijusliel. cx-slore. Flourâ€" ciKiice spring wheat patents, .•=•5.10 to $."i.20; seojiids, »4.5(J to $4.»ki; winter wheal patents, S4.85; straight rollers, $4.10 to $4.25: do., in bugs, â- Sl.tK) k) $2; extras, .SI.llO. .Millfeedâ€" Manitoba liran, in bags, $1'.*; sliorts, $23; Ontario bran, in bags, $18.- ."><) t) $!'.•: .shorls, $22 to $23; milled mouille, $24 to $28 per ton, and straight grain, iS;to to $32. RtiUed Oatsâ€" The demand for rolled oaks is limtUd al $2.25 per bug; ixini- meal is unchanged at $1.4.") lo SI. 50. Havâ€" No. 1, $U"> ki $16.50; No. 2, $15 b. $r5..V); clover. $13.60 lo $14, and clo- ver, mixed, $12.50 to $13 per kui in cur lots. Butterâ€" Townships, 20%c lo 20?i;c; yuebec, 20c lo 20>ic; Ontario, VJ%c; dairy, 17>!;c ki 17;ie. Cheeseâ€" Ontario, whik?, IIX*-'; colored, ll^c k> ll%c; eastern, lOf-iu to to;gC. Eggsâ€" No. 1 candled, al 17c; No. 2 cnndkHl, at 14c, und No. 2 slruighl, nt l2Xe i>er down. Urovisionsâ€" Harrels .short cut nxtss, .S22 to $22.50; half barrels, $11.25 lo $11.- 75. clear fat back, $23.50 lo .S24.50; long cut heavy mess. $20.:>0 lo $21.50; half- barrels do.. $1075 lo $11.50; dry snlU^l long clear bac<jn, 10>i; to ll><;c; Iwrrels, plato lieef. $14 lo $16; half barrels do.. .S7..50 lo S8.2r>; barrels heavy mess beef, $10; half barivis do., 5.50; compound lard, lOVi'c to 10%c; pui-e lard, 12>ic Ut l'.'?ic; kellle reiidend, 13c t<i l3><io: hum.'', 14c ki 16e, according to size; livakfast bnoon, I4)^c to I5e; Windsor bi'.coii. lh\c ki Kh-: fresh killed aball<iir dres.sed Imgs, $'J.7o to 510; uUve, S7.2J to $7.40. BUFFALO MARKET. Ruffalo. July 23. â€" Flour â€" .Slendy. W healâ€" .Spring, easy; No. 1 Northern, .'sl.035-4; NVinler, nuiel. ("xirnâ€" l.itlle (k'liiiuul; No. 2 velkiw, SS'^c; {Jo. 2. while, 57X0. Oats -Sleady; No. 2 while. 40Xe; No. 2 mixed. 4C)e. Barley - Lilllo doing. Byeâ€" Chicago cash, 8Cc. STATESMAN STOLE 8o00,l)e8. Signer Nasi, Former .Minister, Arrested by Order ot Ilaliun Senate. A despatch from Rome says : General surprise has been caused here by the nrrest of Signor .Nasi, e.x-Minisler of Public hislruction, who is charged with having embezzled $500,000 from the Stale treasury. His secretary was also arrested. .Signor Nasi pixilesled ttirougli eoun.sel that his arrest was il- legal. The arrests were made nt the direcUon of the Senate, before which the ex-Minisler will be tried. He iwently l(X)k Ills seat as a member of the Qiam- bcr of Deputies. JUMPED TO DE.\TII. C.liicnnn Stenoijraplier Leaped From Fif- teenlh Floor lo Pavement. A despatch from (Chicago says: While lalking lo friends on the tifte<'nlh floor f.f the Masonic Temple, on Thursday, .Miss Anna Normoyle, a stenographer, deliberulely walked lo an open court window and without a word of warning throw herself ki Ihe stone pavement of Ihe rotunda, 250 feet below. The girl was iiiulilate<l alniosl beyond recogni- tion. .No cause is known for Ihe sui- c:de. SHOT HIS WIFE DEAD. North Ontario County Fanner Ised Gon With Awful Effect. A despatch ffom Sunderland. OnL, says : Adam l.odwick, of VallentyTne, aboul 4X miles wesl of this place, shot nml killed his wife at an early hour on -Saturday morning. It seems Lodwick had been in a low slat* of health during th..- last few months, and while his wife was in bed with a four-weeks-«jld infant in her arms, he procured a shot gun and placed the muzzle almost close to his wife's face and liWrally blew off tlie lop of her head. Strange to say. the baby was not injured. T. H. Cilendinning, J. P., and C>ounty Corvstable Davidson, of Sunderland, vvei-e telephoned tor, and en arriving found IxKlwiek in an un- conscious oindition, seated in an arm- chair. Dr. Blnnchard was sent for, and after a few hours Lodwick rccovennl sulTiciently to acknowledge taking the entire contents of a bottle, which the dcclor found to be a preparalkin he hud left for live man for his nerves, witli which he had l*cn troubl-xl. Deceased was a daugliter ot Mr. Philip SI. John, a highly-re.spe-:le<l fanner of Vallenlyne, am! leaves a family of five lo mourn her lerrible deatli. CHILD IMPALED ON IIAVFOItK. Terrible .\reident lo a Four-year-oUI Daughter o( Soulliwold Fanner. .\ despatch fi>ini St. Thomas says : The four-yeniMild daughter of James Jones, of S<mlliwold, was lerrlbly in- jiin-d on Saturday. The child was caugtit in Ihe hooks of a hayfork. One of llie pwngs. after entering the back. pa.ss^^l coin|ik'lely through tlie body. The child is in a. CKJlicat condition. Mr. C. R. Dewey has been appoinleti .Assistant Cenerul Freight .Agent of the G. T. B. Wolves have destroyed a nimiber of horses, valued at 25,000, in the Dun- vegan and Fort St. John districts in DASHED nVBE TO DEATD. Terrible Cxinie of a Drunken .Negro in New York. A despatch from New York says: In a frenzy, J<ihn Hester, a negro who had been diiiiking, seized the year-and-a- half-old son of .Mrs. Samuel Fischer, at L'.ng Branch. N. J., on Wednesday, and swinging hini high above his head dashetl the child up<ui the pavement. The baby may die. The Fischer child, win) was only able to toddle about, was playing in tronl of his home when an organ grinder eaine along. The baby's, altempis to dance to Iho music caught the negro's eye. Hester caught him up and began lo whirl around wilh Ihe Uy in hi.s arms. Alarmed, Mre. Fischer called to him to put th« baby down, whereupon he huiletl him w'ratafully lo Ihe stone paveiiK'ul and ran. The negro was caught. Nearly two ihoiisand ore dockmen ara on strike nt Dululh, Superior, and other Lake Superior harliors. I'ive persons died in New York yes-^ lerday from ttic exti-eme heat. At Ulica, N. Y., Charles Slucka fell seven sloivys nnd was instantly killed, niul struck a p.edestrian who may also. die D i NFAV YORK WIIE.\T MARKET. New York. Jnly 23.â€" Whealâ€" S|>ot firm; N<i. 2 red, !l7c elevakir; No. 2 red, t«,)?ic t....b. nikpat; No. I northern Dululh, $1.11 f.<i.li. alloat; .No. 2 hard winter, llKt% f.«i.b. aMoat. CAITI.K MARKirr. Toponki, July 23.â€" Buyers c<implaine<l aUiiit llie iKxir (iiialily of ninny of the bi:lcliers' entile bixiuglil kirwurd. Choico ciittk' kept up wx'll in vnlues, the rnnge being fiMin Â¥.â- > to $5.25 per cwl. Me- dium nnd fnir butchers' cnttle brought .«-4.25 lo .$4.75 per cwt. A slendy Irnde olilnined in choice cows nt $3.75 lo 84.25 iH-r cwl., but common nnd rough e«:ws were n litlle har<I lo sell nl $2,25 to $;t. llul<-liers' bulls weiv ipioletl at SJ.50 k) S^l.25 jier cwl. CIkiIco skiekers were worth $3. .50 lo $.1.75, nnd eommon fwm $2..50 ki $3 pee cwt. I'eiHlers were saleable at $4.- 4 1 lo »i.sn per cwl. Milch oows eontlnuetl ki .sell nl $,15 lo $:5 each for choice, aiul $25 lo $30 for c^''mnlon. Veal calves wcra quoted (il 3 (o • Thirty Persons Killed on the Pere Marquette Railroad. .A despatch from .SnIenK Michigan, says : Thirty iK>rsons art> known ki lio deiul niul sixty nro injured ns the i-esult of a w nvk on the Pere Maripietle Rail- ixjad, ncnr this plnce, .shortly before 10 o'clock on Saturday morning. A sin-cial train of eleven ooaehes left lonia with betwoeii WK) niul l.OtK) of the employes of llio Pere Maniuelle for the nimunl exeursion k> Delixiil, and nboul half-way betwiH'ii here ami Plymouth the si>eeinl train had a lieud-on collision with u waslbound freight train. The passenger train had been given Ihe right-of-way, but btvause of some blunder on the purl of Ihe crew of Ihe freight Irain it kept on instead of wait- hig at Plymouth, which is the despatch- ing headquarters for this division, to let I'l • pns.seiiger pass. Tlu> pa.ssenger frnin was just rounding llic curve at Washbnumo CoMissing, when it sighted th« freight train. Both engineers apparently saw their dangor at llie same motneni, shut off steam and appliixl Ihe brakes. Wilh tlM> pHs.<<«n- ger Iruin travelling nt 45 miles an Iwur Ite crash was lerrillc. Above it rose Iho scn>auis oX pauic- slricken pasongers, who piitclud into Ihe middle of had the been cars^ nearly all of Ihem mow or less injui-ed and craze*.! willi fright. There was a stampede, the Wri-oi-strickeii people lighting to gel out of Ihe tkiors and win- dows, whik' from the pili> ot Wfeckago came the cries of llwse who were pin- ned ikiwn by Ihe weight, suffering agonies fixun broken bones and man- gled IVsh and with no hope of beingi extricateil until a wrecking train ar-l rived fix.m Detroit. The fear that the pile of wreckage, !>«. which many perstms both dead andi alive were buried might catch lire, nerved ttie survivors to the work of rescue, u work in which tliey were as- siskxt liy Iho fanners in the vieinjty. Wilh their bare liaiuLs or wiUi impro- visetl kwls Ihey .set to work to raise tho heavy Umb«»rs. under which human be- ings were lying, and ono after another was releasetl until when tlw wrecking train arrivcvl nearly 20 bodies had beea exlrkrated, besides several wounded people. Th^ dead were nearly all crushed beyond recognition, and ' Ihell ctolhlng was litenlly torn 00 Uien. <~