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September 9, 1898     The Mount Vernon Hawkeye-Record
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U SLAIN'AT h CROSSING. Terrible Labor Day Disaster a! Cohoes, N. Y. Train Crashes Irate a Loaded Troile] Car--Eighteen Passengers Are Killed and Ten More May Die. Cohoes, N. Sept. 6.--An appalling disaster occurred in this city shortly before eight o'clock Monday night. A trolley car of the Troy City Railroad company was struck by the night boat special of the Delaware & Hudson rail- road at a crossing at the west end of the Hudson river bridge/ which con- nects this city with Lansingburg, and its load of human freight was.hurled into the air. Eighteen of the 35 passen- gers are dead, and at least ten of the remainder will die. The cars entering the eity from Lan- singbnrg were crowded with passen- gers t~turning from a Labor,lay picnic at Renssalaer park, a lfl~asure re'sort near Troy. Car No. ]92 of theTroy city railroad was the victim of the disaster. It 'ckme over the bridge about 7:35 o'clock laden with a merry party of peo- ple fresh from the epjoyment 0fthe day. $eeue ot the Dls~m.t~Je The crossing where the accident oc- curred is at a grade. Four tracks of the Delaware & Hudson road, which runs north and south at this point, cross the two tracks of the trolley road. It was the hour when the night boat special, a train which runs south and connects with the New York city boat~t Albany, was due to pass that point. The tracks of the street line run at B from ~he bridge to the point took place. In censer I fact and of the frequent p~ the r~ale to: to stop his ear and go forward to ob- THE SOUTHERN STORM. rurther Reports of Great Damage --Coast lslnnds Suffer Severely. Savannah, Ga Sept. 3.--While Saran- nab suffered heavily from the cyclone ,which swept over this section of the coast Wednesday morning, the dam- age on the coast islands and in the in- terior as far as the storm reached is probably greater, The flooded condi- tion of the country renders communi- cation difficult and in many sections it is entirely cut off and no news has been received to indicate what the condi- hens are. The first news from the Carolina sea islands which were the scene of the great tidal storm of 1893, ~n which thousands of persons per- ished was received Friday. While the storm was nothing like tha~ of five years ago the loss is heavy. The beaches north of Tybee are lined with wrecks of small craft and at Bluffton and the other small settlements near- ly all the houses were unroofed and many were destroyed. The loss to the rice crop on the Savannah river alone is estimated at $200,000 to $250,000. Three-fourths of the crop has been des~croyed. T(ae loss tO planters between Savannah and Au- gusta will run into the hundreds of thousands. "A heavy flood is reported :t~the upper Savannah river and mes- ,sengers were sent out from here to warn planters of its approach. The cotton crop in the counties adjoining Savannah i ss practically rut ed. The Switch Was Open. Syracuse, N. Y Sept 2.~A special to the Herald from Fulton says: THANKSGIVING SERVICES. GOLD FROM THE KLONDIKE. Held in Amsterdam on the Oeenslon Steamer ]Roanoke Brings to Seattle of Queen ~Vilhelmiaa Attain- About $4,000,000 -- Many Gold ing Her Majority. Hunters Disappointed. Amsterdam, S~pt. 1. Solemn Seattle, Wash Aug. 31.---The steam- thanksgiving services were held here er Roanoke arrived here Tuesday from Wednesday in all the churches, as St. Michael, Alaska, with 459 passen- well ~s in the churches lhroughout gers and gold dust which a conserva- Itolland, upon ~he occasion of Queentire estimate places at $4,000,000. The Wilhehnina attaining her majority, bulk of it was the property of the Can- Queen Wilhehnina, accompanied by adian bank of commerce and the North the queen mother, attended divine American Trading & Transportation service in the Great church here in the company. The amount consigned to morning. The grand duke of Saxe- Weimar, the grand duchess of Meck- linburg, the prince and princess of Waid, the diplomatic corps, the civic r~nd military authorities, and 4,000 other persons were present. The papal nuncio, Mgr, Taranassi, and the minivers from Catholic coun- tries attended divine services in the Catholic church. Upon the occasion of her birthday and the attainment of her majority, Queen Wilhelmina Helen Pauline Maria issued a proclamation to the people of the Netherlands It was worded as follows: "On this day, so important to you and me, I desire before all else to say a word of warm gratitude. ~rom my tenderest years you have surrounded me with your love. From all parts of the kingdom, from ~ll classes of society, young and old, I have always received striking proofs of at- tachment. After the death of my vener- ated father, all your attachment to the dynasty was transferred to me. On this day I am ready to accept the splendid though weighty task whereto I shall be called, and I feel myself supported by your fidelity. Receive my thanks. My ex- perience hitherto has left ineffaceable Im- pressions and Is an earnest of the future the Canadian bank of commerce is $600,009. A majority of the passengers were men who went to Dawson in last year's rush. They have no gold but lots of experience. The fortunate pas- sengers numbered about 75. Of these probably 25 had over $10,000 each The amounts held by the remaining 50 range from $100 to $50,000. The fol- lowing is a list of the richest ones and the amounts they brought back: M. W. Jenkins, $53,000; Theodore Ander- son, $50,000; Georgs Carmack, $35,0~; "Stick Jim," $35,000; "Tagish Charley," ~,5,000; lke Powers, $15,000; I-1. Donne, $15 - 000; F, Renaud. $15,000. These men were among the first who went into the Klondike. George Car- mack wa~ the discoverer of the Klon- dike. tie located the fie'st claim on diana. Another Crniser for Oar Navy. VCashington, Aug. 31.--,Now that hos-- tilities are over the United States is at liberty to receive from the British builders the fine cruiser, Albany, sister ship to the New Orleans. which was NAME THEIR TICKET. Procee, ings of the Iowa Republican Convention in Dubuque. A TRIUMPHAL ENTRY. Queen Wllhelmlua Goes to Amster- dam to Be Formally Crowned Ruler of Netherln:ads. Amsterdam, Sept. 6.---Beginning at early dawn Monday vast cro~ds of Senator Allison Was the PreMldlnw people gathered in the streets, which Officer- Ticket Nominated and were lavishly decorated, in anttcipa- Platforn~ Adopted--New State tion of the entry of Queen Wilhelmina, Central Comlultiee. The wealher was bright, and trains from provinces brought thousands of Dubuque, Is Sept. 2.--The republ/c= v'siiors to the city. The stands which an state convention yesterday was had been erected along the route of presided over by Senator William B. the procession were packed early, as ~Allison~ who. when taking the gavel, was also the Damplatz. The route told of the appreciation of the honor to the royal palace was lined by 35 conferred upon him in presiding overworkingmen's unions and 11 military the convention, paid a high compli- associations, the latter comprising sent to CoY, Shaw and predicted the veterans of 1830-31, and other retired election of the ticket to be nominated, soldiers to the number of 5.000. The At the conclusion of his remarks theDamplatz, the high bridge over the following tieket was nominated: Amstel, the princi.pal canals, and the George L. Dobson, of Polk county, secre- streets through which the queen iary of state, passed were adorned with festoons and John Herriott, of Adair county, treasurer triumphal arches. A striking feature in of state. Horace E. Deeaner, of Montgomery eouno [ this was the representation of Ad- ty, Judge of the supreme court, miral de Ruyter's old flagship, "The C. T. Jones, of Washington county, clerk Peace." All the houses surrounding of supreme court, the Damplatz were literally enshroud- /3enJamln I. Salinger, of Carroll county, ed with gay draperies and natural reporter for the ~upreme court. Frank F. Merrlam, of Delaware county,flowers. auditor of state. After Burgomaster Van Den Hoven, Milton Remley, of Johnson county, ~governor of the province of northern Zomlnated for attorney general. }rolland, had offered the province's Welcome Mowrey, of Tams county, long- term railway commissioner, homage, ~n the course of his speech re- Col. J. D. Palmer. of W'ashlngton county, erring to the ties that for more than railway commissioner. ~o fiI1 vacancy, three centuries had bound the province The Platform. and the house of Orange, the queen re- The platform, adopted unanirpously,plied briefly, saying: "I am happy that is as follows: this great *day has arrived." The republicans of lows, in state eonven- Six hours before Queen Wilhelmina's tmn, declare: That we congratulate the country upon arrival 200,000 people had assembled the wise and patriotic administration of in the streets and around the palace. I~resldent McKhfley, and we regard the Her majesty a~opeared at 3:30' o'clock measures and policies thereof as the con- p. m. preceded by 30 dtvisioxrs, inelud- crete expression of republican statesman- shotuPr and especially do we commend hts ing representatives of the army and e se during the present war with Spain navy, governmental and municipal offi- his wisdom and forbearance in seeking a eials, and princes from Holland's East peaceable solution of the Cuban question Indian colonies who came here ex- before resorting to arms, while at the same t;me prudently preparing for war, and pressly to witness the enthroning of when circumstances finally made armed in-. the young queen. tervention necessary, his vigor and energy The royal coach was of white, orna- LABOR Chicago, Sept. aside its working donned gala-day bor's national of the city to the foundries, brick shops and building ed, while their mighty army that gan its triumphal cheering, lined the streets Between 30,000 and ers marched through i many times that ~ am enjoy the holiday in vidual way. Washington, Se spent in a quiet ~. ton. The trades' dis vious years has been tare of the day was the observance of the form of excursions toi under the auspices o ternit|es where spe, programmes provided all. The executive de' government were war and nay much to be done in hess incidental to the officials were New York, Sept. observed in New Y tal cessation of all trying to keep co parade, and a~ dividual toilers and gan rhshing for the raid on the trolley transportation lines 1 the city it was unbeam stayed at home. contests and day's diversions. Washington, Sept. matters to which the serve the railroad tracks and signal la the progecutlon of the war.