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The Omaha
FRENCH AIR MAN
BURNS IN MIDAIR
PETROLJXPOOES
fuel Tank Blows Up When Military
, Aviator i Making Flig-ht Near
Troyes, France.
BLAZING AEROPLANE DROPS DOWN
Carries Lieutenant de Oraily of Cuir
. assieri to Hit Death.
Coming and Going in Omaha
FREIGHTER GUTS
LAUNCH IN RIVER
DROWNING SEVEN
Big Five Hundred Foot Boat Phillip
Minch Strikes Fishing Craft in
Maumee at Toledo.
I
I
ANOTHER FRENCHMAN IS KILLED
Captain de Camine Fall with Mono
plane Near Nangia.
TRYING LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHT
Officer One of Most Experienced
Aviators in French Army.
BOSTON AVIATOR DROPS IN BAT
Joseph . Cngmlin Palls Two Ha
dred Feet In IHerlot Hoiplf
bat Clear Machine mm It
Strikes Water. '
TROYES. France. Sept. 1 Lieutenant
X)e Orally of the Klghth Cuirassiers, while
making an aeroplane flight from thla city
today, was burned to death in midair.
The disaster probably was caused by the
explosion of ths fuel tank, the burning
fuel being scattered all over the machine.
The blazing aeroplane fell with Us pilot
at Rlgny-la-Nonneuse, about twenty-five
miles from this city, and was completely
Incinerated.
Captain De famine Killed.'
NANGls, France. Sept. 2. Captain De
Camine, one of the most experienced avia
tors In the French army, fell with his
monoplane while flying here today, and
was Instantly killed. The aviator struck
on his head, which was crushed.
Captain De Camine ascended from the
Aerodrome at Toussus Lo Noble early this
morning with the Intention of making a
long distance flight. He had taken hun
dreds of excursions in the air and was
regarded as one of the two or three finest
airmen of the army. He was a cool and
Intelligent officer with a scientific
knowledge of aviation and was inventive
and dexterous in alt aeroplane maneuvers.
Aviator Falls Into Bar.
BOSTON, Sept. 2 The first accident in
the two years of aviation at "quantum oc-
!!-- (i njtrlv thla forenoon, when .Tnanh
8. Cummlngs fell 200 feet In a Blerlot mon.
oplane Into Dorchester bay but managed
to drag himself out and swam toward the
shore. He was badly bruised but expects
to resume flight In the next week.
Cummlngs said afterward that the sun
Bat in his eyes and before he realised It
the monoplane was diving for the water.
1 was seen to make the plunge and a
boat pushed out and took him In. Cum
mlngs hod worked himself free of his ma
chine and was swimming (or shore when
picked up.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL ON
rwnRRP np nRniir.Tinw
NEW YORK, Sept. a On the charge of
abductloa of Dirls Welgle, 14 years
old, of Cleveland, Ohio, "Count" Create
del Noce was held In police court with
out bail yesterday for trial. The Cleve
land girl, who was found in the Italian's
apartments,' posing first as his daughter
and then aa his wife, told her story to
Magistrate Appleton today.
She said that her father and mother
had allowed Del Noce to adopt her and
that after going to Chicago with him, he
had .her placed in a Michigan convent.
Later he brought her to a lodging house
la this city, where he was arrested.
It developed in court that Del Noce mar
ried Missouri Vames, 14 years old.
In Cleveland six yeara ago. She was a
Witness against htm ' today and declared
that he had sold her nine months ugu to
Mother man, with whom she has since
been living in this city.
GIRL ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Disshttr of Huron Farmer Shot r
Brothers Who Were Trying
to Load ttun.
HIT.O.V, 8. D , Sept. 2. I Special.) A
distressing accident, resulting In the death
of the only daughter of F. F. Doming and
wife, living in the western part of this
CBeadle) county, occurred a day or two
took with him to the field a shotgun Hav
ing no use for the gun, he removed the
hells and placed the gun In the wagon,
covering It with hay, and returned home.
His two sons, mere lads, discovered the
gun under the hay and managed to get
possession of It. They found a shell and
while crowding it Into the gun an ex
plosion occurred, the charge taking effect
In the body of their Bister, Dorothy, aged
f years, death resulting almost instantly.
The Weather,
FOR NFBKASKA Fair. v
FOK lOV. A Juerully fair.
T in -i;; t 'ntht lesterday.
Hour.
6 a. ni.
4 a. ni.
7 a. in.
t a. ni.
9 a. m.
Leg.
74
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73
Vti
77
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..78
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1 p. in M
3 p. m 7s
I p. in , 7k
4 p. In 7S
I p. ra 74
p. m 72
7 p. m 7J
twoarntlv Local Reooral.
11L 191. 1909. 190.
Highest yesterday W 71 77 SJ
Lowest yesterday 11 H 6i 6
leao temperature ' 71 M 70
iTeclplUUion T .0 1.0 .00
Teineratur and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Moroikl temperature TO
;cc for the day 8
Total xc- nine March 1 S6
Normal precipitation inch
lmriciincv for the day (Winch
Total rainfall alnce March 1 S OS inches
CJef icieiicy alnos 4rch 1 13 to Inches
T'eflclency for cor. period. 114). .13. 44 Inches
LIick.-m.y for cor. period. 1.4s Inches
aft WS URl
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" flociL!!! 7 v ' SCHOOL OPENS BIGGEST LOAD "XET HI DAT
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COMMISSION I
VICTORIOUS, 2-1
Vote of Over Seven Thousand Shows
Three Thousand Favorable
Majority.
WEST WARDS' VOTE IS HEAVY
Third Ward Is Only Section of City
Where Opposition Is Organised
and Able to Overbalance
Support.
TOTB OX COmtZSBIOH TO KM.
For. Against.
rirst ward....,
Seeond ward. . . ,
Third ward
rourth ward. . .
ruth ward
Sixth ward....
Seventh ward...
Eighth ward . . . ,
math ward....
Tenth ward
Eleventh ward . .
Twelfth ward..
: Totals
800
3SB
141
371
583
604
63a
339
603
378
630
35
17S
373
314
88
386
143
110
137
868
339
1M
304
8,346
0,341
The commission form of government car
ried In Omaha by a majority of 8,000. The
total vote, which was added up in the
office of. The Bee before S O'clock, was
8. Ml In favor and 1,348 against. The total
vote. 7,686, was about what was predicted
in The Bee, and was surprisingly heavy
In the upper or silk stocking wards. The
third ward was the only which went de
finitely against the commission plan.
The voting started In all over the city
when the polls fist opened in the morning
and It was seen that the vote would be
heavy everywhere, especially In the wards
where the element which have been most
busily supporting the commission plan are
supposed to reside.
The office of the city clerk was not
crowded all day with men who were not
registered properly, as it has been for most
t the other elections of the year and the
large rote wbs taken without as much work
for officials as was occasioned by the pri
maries. In the office of the city clerk an
crucial return was obtained within two
hours after the polls were closed.
Roughs Join Women
in Looting Shops in
Northern France
Demonstration in Favor of Lower
Prices for Food in Fifty Cities
Are Accompanied by Riots.
I
Dl'NKIRK. France, Sept. 2. Agitators
of the movement for cheaper food com
pletely dominate this city. Three hundred
women inarched through the streets today
as a demonstration to the government
that it ought to do something looking to
the reduction of high prices Houghs have
Joined In looting some shops, frightening
the remainder of the dealers into barring
their places. Troops have been re
quisitioned. PARIS, Sept. I. Scenes similar to those
witnessed at Dunkirk are being enacted in
half a hundred cities of northern France.
Usually, however, the disturbances are
not accompanied by personal injuries.
Premier Caillaux today issued instruc
tions to the provincial prefects to repress
energetically revolutionary agitation.
At the w.-ne time a rational lnter-tn-dustrlal
commission composed of the
ministers of commerce und agriculture, the
director general of customs and representa
tives of the whulesale food dealers was
summoned to devise measures for the
lowering of food prices.
Important Clue in
Elsie Sigel Case
NEW YORK, Sept. 2. The unsolved mys
Ury of the murder of Klsie Jilgel. now more
Mian two years old, once more claimed at-
tentlon today following the arrest of a
Chinese by immigration inspectors, a. ho last
night raided a restaurant in Iloboken. Al
though the immigration authorities declined
to explain what connection, if any, the ar
rest had with the Sigel case. It was reported
today that the police had found an Im
portant clue. '
Ostensibly the prisoner. Gee Gow, was ar
rested on suspicion of having smuggled
fallow countrymen Into the United States
In violation of the Immigration laws.
Elsie blgel was a granddaughter of Gen
eral Frans Sigel. Her body, bearing un
mistakable marks of violence, was found In
a trunk In a Chinese resort and the search
for her murderer was conducted almost
exclusively In Chinese settlements through
out the country. Although several arreHt
were made, no definite clue ever was obtained.
M'KEEN-HULL: DIVORCE WED
Well Known Omaha High Society
Folks Marry at Pasadena.
EXCHANGE OF LIFE PARTNERS
End of a Romnnce that Includes a
Doable Divorce and All Sorts
of Senndal Involving; Mean
hers of Bon Ton Set.
W. R. McKeen, president of tne McKeen
Motor company, and Mrs. Mary I. Hull
were married at rasaoena, -., on
Wednesday, August 13.
This announcement was brought to
Omaha this morning in a letter from Mr.
McKeen, who added the further Informa
tion that he and his bride would take a
trip along the coast, and would orobably
return to Omaha, about the middle of Sep
tember.
Here is the end of a romance that has
caused more gossip in the upper circles of
Omaha society than anything that has
happened in a long time. Both parties
to it have been wedded before, and each
has a decree of divorce severing tne bonds
of the former wedding. Kllzabe'.h N.. Mc
Keon was gratftod a dlvorse from William
R. McKeen on January 23. 1906. Mary L.
Hull was given a divorce from Charles W.
Hull, on February 1, 1913. . In ea-:h case
the wife brought the suit, and husband
made no fight to prevent the decree.
Gossip at one time, connected the names
of Mrs. McKeen and Mr. Huil, end on
one occasion at the Country club an cpen
break occurred between Mrs. McKeen- and
Mrs. Hull, which 'occasioned much com
ment at the time. Mrs. McKeen. who was
Miss New of Indianapolis, returned to her
former home after, the dlvoroe, and Mrs.
Hull want to Pasadena for an extended
visit.
The new Mrs. McKeen was the daughter
of Dr. and Mrs, Horace Ludlngton of this
city, fine was born in Ohio, but raised
and educated In Omaha. Her marriage to
Mr. Hull was a society event twenty years
ago.
Private Frank Bloom
v Takes Examination
LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. Sept. 2.
Private Frank Bloom, on whose account
President Taft reprimanded Colonel Jo
seph Garrard, commanding the military
post at Fort Myer, Va., because that of
ficer disapproved the promotion of the
private, was examined under the presi
dent's orders yesterday for a second lieu
tenancy. Bloom failed In his preliminary examina
tion at Fort Myer. Colonel Oerrard called
attention to th fact that he was the son
of the post tailor, a Hebrew, and ques
tioned his eligibility, socially, to the ranks
of military officers.
In admonishing Colonel Garrard, the
president waived the examination which
Bloom failed to pass and authorised the
final test here.
Ravenna Futs Win at Cairo.
RAVENNA. Neb.. Sept. 1 (Speclal.)
The Ravenna team of fat ball players went
to Cairo today to play the fat men of that
place. The combined weight of the
Ravenna team was over 2,300 pounds, out
weighing the Cairo team by several hun
dred pounds. A delegation of over a hun
dred people, including two bands, went
from here. Nine rounds were played and
the Ravenna scale busters won by a score
of 12 to 11. A return game will be played
week after next.
Their Marriage a Surprise
MRaV W.
M KEttN
VETERANS COME
IN GREATNCMBER
Every Train Into Omaha Brings Dele
gates to Convention of
Kriegerbund.
THEY COME FROM FAR AND NEAR
Men Who Fought Shoulder to Shoul
ders In Wars of Long; Ago Again
Gather and Recount Their
Experiences.
Saturday has seen the actual beginning
of the fifth biennial convention of the
National Krlegerbund and so far Indica
tions point to an excellent, enthusiastic
meeting. Every train that arrived in the
city during the day carried Its quota of
grlxxled veterans. More are to arrive later
this afternoon and a host from cities close
at hand is expected tonight and Sunday
morning.
Saturday morning was devoted to the
work of receiving and registering dele
gates as was the entire day Friday. Mem
bers of the Omaha Landwehr-yereln and
committees from the western Krlegerbund
were at every train and aa the delegates
arrived they were taken to the German
home, which U the actual headquarters of
the delegates, i From there the visitors
were taken to' their hote,s.
Saturday afternoon a concert by a num
ber of talented musicians - at the' home
entertained the delegates, while in the
courBe of the afternoon the single mem
bers of the Western Krlegerbund, those
who are unattached to any bund, met to
select their delegates to the business ses
sions of the convention. One was chosen
for every twenty-five unattached mem
bers. Last Saturday afternoon, in the Audi
torium, a royal welcome will be given
Kicnara Mueller or New York, pres
ident of the National bund, who, with a
large number of other eastern delegates,
Is expected to arrive on a special from
the east, due at 3:45.
P'or Saturday evening at the Auditorium
is scheduled the presentation of living pic
tures of the Franco-German war. These
scenes, twenty-seven In number, are to be
given by members of the Omaha societies
and have been weeks In preparation. They
depict scenes which are familiar to many
of the assembled veterans and oocupy
about two hours In their presentation. The
presentation will be followed by a military
ball. - "
Friday evening at the home an enter
tainment, very informal In its nature, was
tendered the out-of-town people. There
was no set program, but refreshments and
music were in order. The occasion at
forded an opportunity to renew many
friendships formed while In the kaiser's
service and to make many new acquaint
ances.
The committee of the Omaha Krleger
bund which has In charge the task of en
tertainlng the visitors is composed of Au
gust Miller, Jacob Schoessler and John
Voelker. E. F. Mertens of South Omaha,
chairman of the Western Kreiegerbund, lu
also a busy man.
Woodmen Picnic at Sargent.
SARGENT. Sept. 8 -Speclal.) The Mod
ern Woodmen held their annual picnic here
yesterday. The weather was fine and the
crowd large. Many sports were entertain
ing, but the main feature of the day was
a game of ball between the single and the
married Woodmen. The score resulted in
11 to 23 in favor of the single men.
M'KN.
TARIFF IS THE MAIN ISSUE
President Will Explain His Vetoes
and Work of Board.
BIG BLUNDER IN COTTON BILL
Provisions of Chemical Rider Would
.Cat Revenue Hnndred Million
nnd Lend to Endless Fraud
and Mtlamtlon.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 2.-Speclal.)'
Now that the president has Indicated that
the tariff Is to be the main issue of the
campaign next year and he has fearlessly
spoken out In favor of a scientlflo revision
of the schedules, it will be Interesting to
watch the position which the Insurgents
will take on this question.
The tariff problems dlsoussed at the ex
tra session were comparatively simple in
contrast with what Is In prospect when a
general revision Is undertaken. It will be
quite a different task from passing a reci
procity measure already framed for con
gress and pushing . through single-shot
propositions like the Wool schedule. Mem
bers of congress having experience In tar
iff legislation are unusually scarce. In the
number of such constructive workers the
republicans have a distinct advantage. Ot
the fourteen demooratlo members of the
ways and means committee only fouN-Un-derwtood,
uhalrman; ltandall. Harrison of
New Tork and Brantley were on the com
mittee In the last congress. Of the . seven
republican members, six veterans Payne,
Dalsell, McCall, Hill. Fordriey and Long
worth were members of. the committee
that passed the Payne bill. Payne and Dal-zetl-were
members of the committee which
reported , the Dlngley bill . in the Fifty
fourth congress. No members of either
house have greater experience with tariffs
than these two. . -
Of the finance committee, which han
dled the Payne bill, five have been elim
inated by politics, retirement and death.
Aldrlch, chairman; Burrows and Flint have
retired from the republican side; Money
and Taliaferro retired and Daniel, de
ceased, on the democratic side. The new
members are Clark of Wyoming, Heyburn
and La Follette, republicans, and Williams,
Stone, Kerif and Johnson of Maine, demo
crats. And these men, together with their
colleagues of the bouse, will work over
tariff revision when the tariff board re
ports next December.
Cotton ' Bill Veto Justified.
In President Taft's veto of the cotton
bill, with Its appended steel and chemical
.schedules, the tariff board finds ample jus
tification. For It was on Information fur
nished by the experts of the tariff board
that the president was able to base his
powerful argument, an argument that. can
not fall to help the president's cause
mightily,' for there has never . been so
amazing a piece of legislation passed ly
oongress as was the cotton bill with its
steel and chemical riders. Had the tariff
board experts failed to make the discovery
which they did make as to the cotton, steel
and chemical schedules and bad the Presi
dent approved the measure the revenues
of the government would have been re
duced not leps than a hundred million dol
lars annually.
"Inadvertently reduced" is the excuse
that would have been offered by those re
sponsible for the tariff monstrosity In
question. The president himself was gen
erous enough to attribute the blunder to
"inadvertence." But there are those less
generous than the president, who charge
It to Ignorance or worse, and who see In
this hastily considered legislation ample
justification for the tariff board.
A bankrupt treasury as the result of the
"Inadvertence" alluded to above compen
satory duties for the high domestic tax
on alcohol in compounds "inadvertently"
abolished 11.40 a gallon for alcohol to the
domestic manufacturer and 30 cents to his
importing competitor the Internal revenue
system Invaded and shattered beyond re
pair the door opened to endless litigation,
evasion and fraud and all the results of
unseemly haste, gross ignorance and "In
advertence." A beautiful prospect for the
American people with a democratic house
and an un-republlcan senate, unle-s a re
publican president aided, advised and as
sisted by a scientific tariff board should
be on hand to protect American interests.
Ivruele of the aiHpalan.
Next to Ills statesmanlike veto of the
statehood bills because of the recall pro
vision affecting the judiciary in the Ari
zona constitution, no more powerful docu
ment has been Issued by. a president In
the last quarter of a century than the veto
of the cotton schedule. And it eeems es
pecially timely, In vlew of the fact that
the president's visit to nearly twenty-four
states, beginning Sept. 15, to again print
what the president said in that veto as te
tariff legislations
"The important thing is to get our tariff
legislation out of the slough of guess work
and log-rolling and ex-pane statements of
Interexted persons and to establish that
legislation in the basis of tested and de
termined feds, to which shall bo appl.ed.
tCoutinued on Second Page.;
ONION LEADERS
TALK TO CALYIN
Vice President of Southern Pacific
and Shopmen's Representatives
Have Another Conference.
FACTS ARE CAREFULLY GUARDED
Neither Side Will Disclose the Nature
of the Proceedings Kline Talks
with Krnttscbnltt Over
the Telephone.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2.-The pros
pects for peaceable settlement of troubles
between the shopmen and the officials of
the Harrlman lines took a more favorable
turn today, when It was learned that the
union leaders had again got into touch
with the railroad men. A brief conference
between some of the International union
officers and E. C. Calvin, general manager
and vice president of the Southern Pacific,
was secretly held and It was also learned
that another brief meeting was held with
Mr. Kruttschnttt, prior to his departure for
the east.
The fact that the opposing Interests had
resumed negotiations was carefully
guarded and neither side would disclose
the nature of the proceedings. - Not all the
men composing the committee were present
at either conference and the meeting with
Mr. Calvin and that with Mr. Kruttschnttt
were held at different times. It was after
Mr. , Kruttschnltt's departure that two or
three of the labor leaders saw Mr. Calvin.
At the Southern Pacific headquarters it
said that J. W. Kline, spokesman of the
labor men, yesterday had spoken to Mr.
Kruttschnltt early In the day over the
telephone. Nothing was given out as to
the nature of the call or what had taken
place. Mr. Calvin "had told the men that
he would be glad to meet them any time
before they left, in a friendly way as
individuals. He had known the men for
a long time, and has been on friendly
terms with them personally.
There seemed to be a general feeling
that the situation had cleared a little,
though neither side would disclose the
reason therefore.
"Tilings have taken a more hopeful turn
today," said Kline, but he declined to
further explain himself.
As a result of today's meeting of the
International presidents the executive com
mittees of the various unions have been
summoned by telegraph to San Francisco,
and a general conference will follow. Al
though the international officers have re
ceived a vote of 'confidence from the men
and are fully empowered to act for them
In regard to their demands, they wish
again to canvass the ultuatlon before tak
ing further decisive seteps. This will be
done at the general meeting here next
week. :
Julius Kruttschnltt, vice president of the
Harrlman system, left for the east at 9
o'clock this morning over the Santa Fe.
o Further Notice to Central.
ClflCAOO. Sept. 2. Emphatic denial was
madB today by officers of the Illinois Cen
tral shopmen unions that a thirty-day
notice had been given the railroad to
abrogate the existing wage agreements.
At a meeting of the labor chiefs today it
was decided that no such notice Is neces
sary. After passing on this point the labor
meetings adjourned and the delegates left
for their homes. It may be that no other
conferences will be held as the grand lodge
officers, who remained In Chicago, aro
authorized to deal with every phase of the
situation, even to the calling of a strike
If necessary.
President MoC'reery of the federation em
ployed of the Illinois Central railroad, said
today:
"The report that the grand lodge officers
recommended that a thirty-day notice be
given the railroad of a desire to confer
with in regard to our demands Is abso
lutely untrue. We consider we have given
the railroad sixty days notice as to our
letter of June 10 fully set forth these facts
and would be considered ample notice to
uny fair-minded person.
"The situation Is this:
' "We have met President Markham, and
he has declined to recognize our federated
body. This Is the only question involved
at present. I cannot say what the next
move will be. It has not been decided
whether we will act Independently In the
Illinois Central case or follow the action
to be taken by the shop men on the Harrl
man lines.
"In the meantime we expect to do every
thing we can to avoid a strike. We may
have a number of conferences with Presi
dent Markham before we are through, but
we have not arranged for any yet."
SHOPMAN AKK SIOT SURPRISED
Had Anticipated that Kruttschnltt
Would Vet Confer with Federation.
Rsllroad shopmen in Omaha are not in
the least surprised at the declHlon of Julius
Kruttschnltt, director of maintenance and
(Continued on Second Page )
CITY OFFICIALS ARE VICTIMS
Conncilmen and Water Works Super
intendents Are Among Drowned.
RULES OF STREAM NOT OBEYED
Captain of Minch Says Launch Cut
Across Path.
ENGINES STOPPED AT ONCE
Ten Life Preservers Are Thrown Out,
but to No Avail.
OWNER OF LAUNCH SAVES LIFE
Pinned Down In t'nbln When Col
lision Ooeurred, but Wna Able
to Save Life by Hard
Klaht.
TOI-JCDO, O., Sept. 2. Seven men were
drowned In the Maumee river about one
half mile north of the Red Can buoy this
morning at 1:30 o'clock when the thlrty-flve-foot
launch Nemo, owned by Michael
Mayer, 1066 Norwood, was struck by the
500-foot freighter, Phillip Minch. Inbound
for the C. I. and D. docks. The drowned
are:
HARRY BATCH, city councilman.
JAMKS WISLER, superintendent of
Water works.
THOMAS PURCELL. 48, master me
chanic at the water works plant, Sumner
street. .
FRED SHANE, secretary of Service Di
rector Cowel). ,
WILLIAM HLATT, water works Inspec
tor, Norwood avenue.
WILLIAM CARROLL, 88, bookkeeper at
water works.
RUDOLrH TONKER. 60, Dorr street.
The party was bound for Kelly's Island
to fish. Except Michael Mayer, owner
of the launch all met death. Mayer was
saved by members of the crew of the
Minch. None of the bodies have been re
covered. Captain Tells Story.
Captain L B. Cummlngs of the Minch,
gives the following account of the ac
cident: "The Minch. bound from Toledo Light
to load coal was In the straight channel
when the 'lights of a launch, outbound
and aparently Just outside the channel,
to the wenteward, were sighted a mile and
a half away and some minutes before the
collision occurred.
"Capain Cummlngs blew two blasts of
the whistle. Indicating that, he was di
recting his course to port and signalling
the launch to pass to the left. The
launch blew no answering signal as re
quired by the pilot rule, and sheered
suddenly Into the chanuel and toward
the steamer, which was under check,
making about 8 Si miles an hour.
"Captain Cummlngs then sounded the
danger .signal, four short blasts of his
whistle, but there was still no response
from the launch which was approaching
the Inch's bow at about miles an hour.
"The steel stem of the Minch struck the
launch squarely on the port side; just
abaft of the engine, and cut it squarely
In two.
Part of Launch Flouts.
"The after section of the launch, Willi
the engine, sank immediately while the
forward cabin section of the launch re
mained afloat.
"Knowing that the crash was inevitable.
Captain Cummlngs signalled his engineer
end the Minch was backing strong astern
when the collision occurred though the
headway of the big steamer had not been
completely stopped.
"The Mlnch's anchor was let go Inatanliy
and ten life preservers were thrown ovci -board.
A yawl boat was lowered quickly
and search made for the occupants of the
launch, all of whom, . except Mlchiu l
Mayer, the sole survivor, had been hurle'l
Into the water. Mayer was found win.
a life preserver tied about him."
' Pinned lu Cnblnv
Michael Mayer, the survivor, tclis tins
story of the accident: He hud been
working on the rigging for more than an
hour and was juct on the point of joining
his companions on . the stern deck when
he hurd the craBh. He was the only man
Insido the cnbln and when the craft wa
hit he wan thrown to the floor and plnnr.i
down by u falling door, which held him
helplei-s.
He never saw his companions, but hca..i
three or four cries for help. He escaped
after desperate effort.,
As soon as the officers of the Mlclilg.. :i
realized what had happened the engine
were reversed and the vessel backed '
to the acene. Llf. preservers were th '
out and the crew was summoned '
rescue. Mayer was taken aboard,
trace was found of the others.
FORMEri Sr.::-. ( .
CORSICANA, Tex., Sept. il.-Ko
ted States Senator Roger I Milir
died at his home here today. Sei
was born in Todd county, Ke
years ago. His congressional cai
In 1873 as representative at li
Texas. He was elected United Str
tor In 1892, serving until lm, wh
slKi.sd.
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