CAPE MAY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY j6, 1904,

MAGAZINESBLEWUP Findlay Novelty Company’* Plant Goes Sky High.

MAM BODIES BLOWS TO PIECES

*• Caa*« —Unr Ulrl Km1I..41, Kuund Two Han- , drvrf larda *w«>—F»«-«or|r a i'oiujftlrtr WrrrW. FINDLAY. O.. May 24. A* a traull of uu «‘\|>)uMiou «u tb<* two dryuijf ro.»in» of tb«- Uikr Shore Novelty ooui pany a plaut here Suiulay luuniiiiu' aeveu pernuu* are kuown to be dead, live are ao wrioualy hurt that recovery l* believed to be ImiMnudhlc. aud twe or flfte»-ii are Injured badly. From porta of the phyalchuta leu of the I ■ertoualy injured may die a* a ret of blood polaouliii; from the poUtah that araa driven Into their bod lea. Five wery kUled Instantly, and two died inter at home. Tbe Injund who It la believed cannot recover uumlt^r d'e. The Iojw aertouaiy Injured number al<nut tifteeu. Two Vniploycea are mhwlns and supjMMM'd to have been blown to atom*. The Lake Shore Novelty work* plant covered nearly ten acre* of ground in the southwest |>art of the city and employed nearly 200 men, women aud -children. Itallruad tnritedoe* and Fourth of July exptoaivea were maun •factured. Owing to the large rush of order* the -officials of the plant requaatrd the mu ployeea to report for duty yesterday. About thirty compiled with the xe-

<jue*t.

Early In the morning the rrshlenta of Findlay were startled hy two explosions that shattered windows through out the city. The concussion was felt for miles around. Two magaxlnt* In •eparate moms at the works let go al most sinmltaueonsly with terrllde re porta. The exact enuw <af the explosion Is not definitely known. It Is surmised that o»e of the Sherwood brothers, who werC the only persons hi the drying mums, dropped a large box of torpedoes, but this theory raimftt be confirmed. Human forms were strewn considerable distances apart on the factory site. The remains of the Sherwood brothers were found In drying room No. 3 .man gled and almost unrecognisable. Their clothing was blown from tfceir bodies save a stocking on the 'eight ftsit of Jay Sherwood. The body of Edith Dillon, nr ployee. was picked tip 2»W yards'from where the explosion occtirred. The news of the catastrophe spread like wildfire throughout the county. Every train and taterfTrban car that has arrivod In the city Tor the past ten hours was crowd**. Tin-’large plant is shattered into fragments, -not ope single wall remaining. Bricks and timber can be found for a hair mile around.

POPULAR SCIEHCE.

No vacciaatsd scholar among the tSO,600 In Chicago public schools has ever ••ontracted smallpor, says Commhukmer

of Haahh Dr. Beynolds.

Ammonal. * nsw mixture of powdered aluminum and nitrate of ammonia, is

night probably saved the lives of mauy claimed to be out of the safest of exfusscngeni on the train over the Nau- j yiuslves. It Is not liable to explosion by gatuck division due here at <1 o'clock, jihock or friction. U not readily fired, la The bridge was up ai the time, allow- j especially free from spontaneous dtcomiug a tugboat to go down th® river.' position, and la even credited with the aud Engineer Edward l.yons of the ; ret t}<-r surprising property of bring unpasaengcr train disregarded the signal affected by moisture. It la fired with tbh

OKRAIL SWITCH SAVE* DI8A*TIIL

TraSs al Hrld«rporl Al-

MMt la the diver.

BRIDGEl'OKT. Conn.. May 24.-Tbe successful working of a derail switch Just east of the uew rolling lift bridge uu the big vlajlnct lu this city last

usual percussion cap.

The German emperor has presented a rnstly piece of porcelain from the royal PrUrslan factory to Ross R. Wlrans. of Baltimore. Md.. In recognition of hit la-

to stop. In a moment his engine, tender aud baggage car were Ikmitiding over the tide, tlw train stopping not many yards /him the bridge. But for the switch the train would have pluuged into the river, as It was going fast pace when thrown off the

tracka.

Passengers were shaken up. and the 'onieu and children screamed, but When the train came to a stop it was

found that no one was hurt. Over 200 | |{ 0m sn lochs, buckles, coins and oma-

saaengers were on the train. menta.

The engine, tender and baggage car j An (nrestlratton of paving shone* has ere wrecked, and traffic on the west ! b , ril nn^rtsi.ec | n Ireland by Prof. Joly bound track was blocked until late In U| e fln(lg that raUtuce to wear varies

the night. Word was sent to .'iew Ha I

FACT* TOLD IN Bill HP MENTION

The Happenlng%of The Week Briefly Told—Other Matters of Interest. .. —Girls who have clock* on their stock

lugs should always be on .time.

-*^-A womans smiling fsc* doss not al

says ludicsUf a happy heart.

—At das lbs door-the vnlraocc loan un-

dertakers' establishment.

—Girls take notice—only seven more months Ivft In which to propose. —When a person catches their foot in a frog It maVea them boppplng mad. —Waman's love often Las's until her husband refuses to allow her to Uaocr

wlth anyone but himself.

A selfish church baa no mora chance ( of God's blessing than a selfish roan. The worm that works In the trunk Is

hors In reatorlng part of an ancient I B j wa y g advertised somewhere on the

Roman frontier fortresf rear Homburg. j fcranchea.

Germany. In the course 6f his excava- | man W ho Identlflea himself with tlons or '-'.he site of the fortress Mr. j tl , e dollar sign for many years Is apt to

Wlnans found many Interesting articles, j 1 I including brons* spear heads, swords,

t

Wash

become crooked.

The man who falls while trying to* do good, has more honor than be who | 1

succeeds by accident.

The existence of a few weeds Is no j argument for the rejection of the whole |

Word «•„» —lit 10 .V”' |dlrrcUy wltb Uir .oour.ij o' q.i.rt. .nil „„„ i am.» l.ouf.. 7 to a , in., 2 to I. .od 7 1. und thr WTO ti-r mirloW lien- »t i ,,„ wr rotulnrd. thr eomplrul; crj'i- I ^ ‘ t0 tb . who „,| ect , M , ; “>" I-.

talllne Igneous granites, etc., being as a , It ,, a d ark day for the race when an,, r « jd< ' DC *' U rule the toughest. Rocks that are de- | , , uhlc become. the mar k of Pharmacy. N Bell. r.rnK, rl,</- r>nrr»is Or ■>!n>«V « TC I m.iai. . I I ■ usd

greatness

Yrofrssioiu’ ( r ardj. JAMEb h/kCRAY. M. D. c*<*. Pekiiv a*« Wasiiisoto* »*rs. * (Oppoaitr Congrtras Hall. < I’ai'K Ma* City, N. J. Office Hours:

H toVa.-m

3 to 4 p. m. 7 to * p. m. | EWIS T- STEVENS ~ GDI* K8KLLGB AT I^W. iltl Washixgtux Hr . ( ape U at. N. J. Master am! Solicitor in 1 hancery. Notary Public. Uoinmiaaioner for Pendsylvauia. J^K. WKSTLEY RoixiKUe WAl».

WALES’

States Phakuacy.

AMD DMA

Cape May City, N. J. Telephone 1C and .14.

clock, when thy work of clearing

away wa* Iicgtin.

The t<-at last night proved the worth of tlie derail switch on the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad, and It la understood that It* Institution has

sen recent.'

The accident mak«-a the *ecoljB>on the uew viaduct, tile other being that of a freight train a few weeks ago.

rldedly porphyritlc. porous or glaray are to he avoided A certain coarseness of

. Many a man who will warm up I 1-vl ,* t

sr«iii 1.u.uellrd M |r,bl,.« hl , ,„orH, ooosh cur,. I ]10U 1)10 KY 1 1 11)10 when h« ^ A

TAYLOR MURDER.

MOXTlCELLy. N. Y^.Vay 24.-A Jury for the KaU- Taylor, charged with the mnnior of her huaIiinid. has tieen completed. District Attorney F. 8. Anderson opened the trial with a fifty minute addreiot. He hsU tank new testiwony would be Introduced to prove that Mrs. Taylor was asaiated in killing Lafayette Taylor on the night of Jan. 2t>. list), and Hint her aceouipli<-e also assisted In disposing of the body. > District Attorney Anderson aald the state also would prow that Mr*. Taylor had made two previous attempts on the life of her bu*b.in«l. once with an ax aud later by,a/tempting to burn him to deatn In the burn. Ida May Dekay was plnred upon the stand aud told how the crime was committed. Owe bundled and sixteen Jurymen were examined before the Jury was completed.

rock*, like a certain Wel*h dlorite. are

liable to become slippery.

Two hundred and thirty observations, each occupying 80 nights' work, have beer, made to determine the difference of longitude between Greenwich and Pari* The observation* were made at Greer-

----- THE Friends and Patrons ol Mrs. wlch and Pari* simultaneously, and In j "No. Indeed; I’ll let all de kids watch ' E. Turner are most cordially invited t'» ■ "— — -* 1 *“ * attend the rale for the entire month of

Mar. Come early, our stock i* Ur/e. we have, as vou will find that which we-

need so much room.

order to obtain absolutely similar reruns. the Instrument* were frequently Interchanged. The re*ulU of these obicrratlons have proved both the Greenwich and Pari* existent meridian* to be erroneous—the discrepancy being a

vmall fraction of asecond.

ROOSEVELT AT GROTON.

GROTON. Ma**.. May iM.-Pri-aldeot Roosevelt and party have arrived here at attend the prize day exercise* at the school where ’Theodore him! Kermit Roosevelt attend. The party, which consisted of Ike preifidenL Miss t'urew, his Bister-in-law; Bersetary iareb and* Mr. Kergnsos of New York, on Intimate friend of the president, traveled in the private car Mayflower attached to the regular train over the Pennsylvania railroad. The president going and coming will travel by the Poughkeepsie bridge route. -» There wa* a big crowd to nee the prealrtent^arrire. The party will'return home early Wednesday morning.

C*rr«*4 stlakl J-Blur

TACOMA. \Vush_ M*y AL—Lt is reported from Yk Jirla thi'u wreckage of the stwmier Corwin, " hick nailed foam Seattle for Xour with elgkty-ulne seugers Tneoday. has bees found wu the went of Vancoaver inland. She was scheduled to nsll ALuuday n week ago, but some OJ the persons booked for mgr complained to United State* inspector* of the way the Oteouier wna overloaded, nsd the ln-<i>enri*r» ordesetl all freight Stored in the liokls. Tacoma ohippiiig men who saw The jdearner before she sailed express dhe ■fear that she is lost The Corwin had ✓juite a list ami m-med to he heavy-

and unseaworlliy.

Fretwhl HawOlerNEW YORK. May 24.-Higbly Infflgutant at the refusal of the New Y'urk. 3*ew Haven and Hartford company affidals to make the slightest concession to sny of their demand*, representatives of the Freight Handlers’ union, the Freight Clerks' union aud the Firemen aud Oilers' anion held a secret conference with Lawrence J. Curran, president of the International Association of Interior Freight Handlers and Warehousemen, who bad come to this city from Chicago In an effort to settle the dock strike. The result of this conference could not be learned, hot U is bettered that It was decided to order all the men of these unions out and continue the strike relentlewsly.

TOLEDO. O. May 24 -Mra. Burt whs shot her husband. • well known theatrical manager, Saturday

m a charge of shooting with Intent,to kill. She waived examination and was (•teased on $1,000 ball. Mr. Burt Is atm at the hospital. It Is believed hi*

WRECKAGE FOUND.

Ttto Prowsud la OH Tank. POUT ARTHUR. Tex.. May 24

William Rh-hard of New York rlty and Fowl Trapham of t'.urtdan, Lou were accidentally drowned la a tank 'of oil at Che Gulf Refining company's plant

». Richard, who was working on

one of the agitators, became dhoy and toppled'aver. He succeeded in clutching s small pipe and swinging to it. Trapham wltneaned the accident and went to Ulcliard’a aaaistnnre. but the gas overcame him. and be fell Into the tank. Richard was soon rendered unconscious and dropped in. The tanka ware of several thousand barret* capacity. and It was necessary to draw

off all the oil to recover the bodies.

mas at 1

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Bpar Ad mlral Evan* came over to Washington from New Terk and received a wi welcome at the navy department also called on the president to pay his respects. He will return to New York In a day or two and come to Washington to assume the duties of chief of the lighthouse board June 1ft. The admiral reports the battleship Kentucky to b* hi excellent condition and In spite of her remarkably fast run of three-quarters arotrad the world la need of only the slightest repairs.

DEB MOINES. la- May 2L-Three women of l)e* Moines, Denver and New Orleans, each claiming to be legally wedded wife of Contractor Do* ‘ itla*

of the estate, which la they have previously valued at flLOOO. They met bare to “ ' “ attend th* funeral of tbslr *

will cool off considerably when gets around to his religion.—Ram'*

Horn.

Crnrroua B<>> .

"If I give jou this piece of cake you j won't be selfish with It. will you?”

STAMP SALE

t eat CL”—Chicago American.

OF SCIEHTIFiC W-EREST.

A model school for the deaf and the blind will be a feature of the department of education at the world's fair in St. Louis. How the afflicted are taught to read and write will be practically shown for the benefit of the visitors. A collection of Alaskan wild animals win be exhibited at the worid's fair. A pair of each of the land and water birds, and one family'each of polar bears, moose, mountain sheep and mountain goats will be tndudfci In the display. The dead stars probably outnumber the living atare liy many. It may be mlU lions to one. Dark atare. although Invisible to the wye. may yet be brought within the range of human observation, as many of them, though no longer luminous. must emit heat and may be photographed on plates sensitized to the infra-red rays dl the spectrum. The fact that day birds become nocturnal at migration time, uttering notes used on no other occasion in the year, that they fly at a speed beyond their ordinary powers and at heights beyond Their ordinary hannta, leads Dr. Oalke to believe that they possess In their powefs of flight and soaring some principle nol employed on any other occasion and hitherto not taken Into account by naturalists. PROVERBS UP TO DATE.

It takes u big man to eat crow grace-

ftmy-

Modesty is not ao easily Shocked as prudery. The more knowing a man la, the less he knows. A woman’s train of thought is often on her dress. Sometimes a comedian's divorce is his first serious part. 4 Marrying for money Is more a matter of dollars than of sense. Marriage is seldom a failure when Oapld furnishes the capltal.Many a woman employs a private detective when she looks in her mirror. It Is not considered to a man's credit to merit success If he doesn't obtain 1L We shouldn't mind woman having the last word If she'd only get to It sooner, de V. Matthewman, In Everybody’s

NEW YqRK. May 24.-Investigation Into the death of Alfred Morgan, who was burned to death In his home near Vineland,, N. J., was without result The county physician decided that the body was too badly charred to penrilt of an autopsy to definitely ascertain the cause of death. It bad been hinted is th* victim of foal

that the Star fit Bethlehem, which dReetad the wtes men to the birthplace of th* Saviour, will appear ooee more la 1810 c Josephus, th* Hebrew htetorlan, of thte star, whtah la now knows aa Halley’s ooaseL *•« etoee his ttoe tt has^p.

Tn Soap fe fwr 10 eott rn Spaa i&t • until the amount reacbo $o ou Tta Tin tea? fa tul id mrj 19 Cote

Romallte,“The Ideal Wall Paint.’ Uomalit# Is an Oil Paint pat ap in paste form to be thinned with water. It is made for both inside and ontside'hxpoMire. It is durable and has stood five i years o- exteriors with seaside exffr**ores. It is flat (without gloss), washabk, hygienic and give* a very artistic velvety finish. It was adopted by the U. 8. Government Buildings at the Buf-1

falo Exposition. later the Government i — used BomaUte for its buildings at the ] LadiES SultS, $5.00 tC $20

Charleston Exposition. The Committee 1

Ladies Tailor-made Suits, Skirts and Jackets.

on Exports on Awards, awarded Roma lite the gold medal. For sale by

A. C. Uilx,

41fi Washington street.

Where to Spend the Summer. The HUM edition of "Pleasant Places on the Philadelphia and Reading Railway' is now ready for distribution. It is a neat booklet with a brief deacrip tion of the snmmtr resorts on the line of the Railway from the Seashore to the Mountains, within easy reach of Philadeipbla, with rate* of fare, etc., and a concise list of tbe Hotels and Boarding Houses at each place, price of board and Poat Office Address, giving valnoable information to those seeking summer quarters. There U also a list of tbe Picnic Grounds suitable for a days outing It can be grocured at the principal ticket offices of tbeVompany or will be mailed u> any address, upon receipt of a two stampt. by Kdson J. Weeks. General Passenger Agent. Philadelphia.

-^Just Received*!*NEW LOT OF V Aii Li PAPER AH the latest designs and most fashionable colors. Let me estimate bn your work. TERMS MODERATE. WILLCALLAND SHOW SAMPLES

James J. Doak Carpenter & Siuilder Jobblna Promptly attended, to No. 833 Washington Street CAPE MAY, N. J. Local Pboo* 97

F. W. WOLFF Baker and Confectioner

-4»CAPE MAY. N..J.

MTSOuatant effort Is directed toward 1 Id the PNach army U« aupplytag of my trade wHb th 1 to about tQ9 pounds par had* eat, purest sad moot palatohte

1’lcaw call snd examine our Stock of Mill-ner rani I’.eady-to Wear Goods. Dry Goods and

Notions.

4 fine line of Ladies toilet articles 323 Washington St. Cape May. BsF"Green Trading Stamp Premiums otr second floor.

DON’T-GET STUCK. You can **osily get stack without going near anything in the shape of mud. You can avoid mud, and you can avoid being stuck. To be stack in a purchase is to be victim ired. You can’t ge» «tuck when you*" Bay Year Harness uf Us. W. A. LOVETT

OETrraraa oro wisHmrox. Parsoaally-Scnducted Tov via PtmxyIrani* »pl«fal The battlefield of Gcttjuburg. and tbe National Capital in all the glory of ita Spnoc freshness, are attractions so alienng that few would feel like refusing to visit them. U is to place those two attractious within easy .each of every one that the Petmsylvaaia Railroad Company announces a tour over tbe interesting battlefield, through the picturesque valleys of Maryland, and an entertaining stay at Waabiagton. The tour win leave Sew York, West Twenty-third Street. 7-55 A. M.. and Philadelphia 13.so P. M.. Saturday. May afi. to charge of one of the Company's tourist agent* and will cover a period of six days. An experienced chaperon, whose especial charge win be unessurtrd ladies, will accompany tbe party throughout. Round-trip ticket*, covering transpartation, carriage drives, and Ycrt*

In frosa Trewtoo, $19 from Philadelphia, and proportionate rates from other points. For Itineraries and fall Information «.piy to ticket agents; Tourist Agent sfiy Fifth Avenue, New Yack; 4 Court Street, BrookAgent, Brand Street Station, Philadelphia.