Show TERRIFIC explosion THE SAD AFFAIR OS THE MONTANA RAILROAD workmen blown lo 10 atoms ba giana powder ST PAUL sept 11 the pioneer press account of tho frightful fright fal acci this morning at wickes tunnel on the montana central railroad Eail road twenty miles from helena says twenty miles from helena about 6 this morning the night shift were engaged in putting in their last charge there were about thirty or forty men at the south heading and twenty five in thi th i north charges ol 01 giant powder had been put in at the north headings and it was the calculation to set them both off at once the men on the south end were just leaving the heading to get in a safe place when a fearful explosion shook the mountain overwhelmed the workmen blew some of them to atoms and others under rocks and earth those who were in the lead on their way out escaped unhurt but the rear of the crowd caught the full force of the explosion several were killed outright and a number of others severely wounded the survivors es to the outer air and gave the alarm when the work of rescue began the bodies were removed and laid out along the track at the mouth of the tunnel where they presented a ghastly spectacle six wounded men were also taken from tho debris only one is seriously hurt they were brought into helena this afternoon for medical treatment tho names of the killed are james bollens mollens Mol lens hans Peters cn miko welsh david walker thos pierson wm vale frank andorson john sandberg george irving and one unknown irvings head was completely severed I 1 rom the body the others were horribly mutilated the cause was the exploding of a signal cap in tho north heading which couched off the powder in a long hole charged in abo south heading the dead bodies were brought to helena or internment inte rement the crl ut HARTFORD conn sapt 11 it was lenni tely learned yesterday that the embezzlement of joseph breed the assistant issi stant cashier of the hartford na iogal bank who committed alicide au icide would aggregate instead of as first reported tho state of daniel goodwin loses 86 the large estate of ivsich breed was custodian is intact the examination of the bank was finished ini shed yesterday not a dollar is missing breed lost his money in took speculations A train up arizona appt 11 the bound express train was stopped by tareo men at parser s mill last they did not get anything I 1 reward of 1500 is offered for the capture lap ture wells fargo co will in w rease the amount the ius at BERLIN sept 11 it has been dis severed that director patin of tho police of st petersburg is in i he pay of bandits and thieves and has been receiving heavy tributes tri buies by HI PARIS sept 11 eight persons were killed and five injured by the explosion of a threshing machine at ciron in anlu 11 the rivers benit Urna delfeo and granada have over dowed their banks causing great destruction st villages were destroyed and bridges swept away the people have become panic stricken and have taken refuge in the fountains many wore drowned twelve corpses have already been discovered rouil ri uil sept 11 increased floods aro reported at innsbruck Inns bruck the dams havo and the part of town nearest to the inn is submerged the rains are incessant and the water is rising everywhere traffic on the railways to tho south is stopped attic yellow fer F er jacksonville fla sept 11 eight now cases and three deaths were reported yesterday morning the deaths ore 0 S mckennan ec gar L dawson agent of the ceasr ien nesbee virginia georgia eail way and mrs L jenking the great lack of nurses here is shown in the caso of kev J H short who died yesterday he had no one to hatsh over him save a very ignorant and inexperienced yesterday morning ho took a hot bath and then ho made her bathe his feet in ico water and put ice on his neck she did not know any beatter and ho died in an hour dozens of such instances might be mentioned to prove that many deaths have ben caused by tho lack of nurses last night when eighteen nurses from new or leans arrived there were three to five applicants for every one but they had to go to tho hospitals and patients sick at their homes will have to do tho best they can until more ajmo the mayor of charleston telegraphs that a corps of nurses u there ready to como at a moment s notice at Charles tons ex penso they will be accepted thankfully a id buo more could be used great will bo mado to get out a train to day to abo bortl circulars were distributed in the city yesterday calling on all who desired to leave on tho train to register at the secretary at it is thought a large sumlor 0 arons or ons aro willing to go as th people now see tho necessity of it diio mi go number of deaths huh had tho effect of frightening women and invalids and all will be glad to att started off tho storm proved i latal to many aad will doubtless greatly retard ohp recovery of many others W W douglass city editor of tho el ening metropolis has the fever so far the only newspaper men that havo been stricken are carter kettle and douglass mr carter who is editor of tho metropolis tro polis is up today to day abdat his post jacksonville fla sept 11 ano official bulletin for yesterday reports only 31 new cases of yellow bover for the 21 hours ended at 6 p m and six deaths tota es date 79 some regard the new cases as adno to the effects odthe storm bu tha T T y ff nore asonto hope for any abatement on account there still is a grea twant of physicians and nurses one hundred more nurses are needed it is cst mated that there auvo been 30 per cent more cases principally mild reported to the board of health there probably has been nearly Q 0 cases in the city three or four hundred aro under treatment now ahn discharged are not now reported except from the hospitals liberal contributions are coming in from all parts of the union dr J ii posey of tho united states marine hospital service assigned to inspect the town of me cleany arrived here last night it is understood he found 85 cases of fever in a population of 1000 there had been 7 deaths the place is built on a pine level but there aie numerous cypress ponds filled with saw dusts which was the case at plant city near tampa where the fever originated the fever is most prevalent in this city in sections near saw mills where sawdust has been used in filling in the low ground sept 11 an afternoon paper says george law the new york millionaire who gave away the large sum of money and diamonds to different people at saratoga recently is the man who gave the to the mayor through an agent for alo benefit of the jacksonville yellow fever fund the mayar received today to day 82 for the relief of the jacksonville sufferers A daru adny ir sept 11 tc day has been a dismal time for jacksonville dark rainy and depressing the official bulletin reports new cases 48 deaths 11 NEW ORLEANS sept 11 by direction of clara barton president of the national red cross society of america col southmayd the member for louisiana left this city for jacksonville florida today to day taking with him eighteen experienced yellow fever nurses |