a "EIGHT MEN WERE KILLED BY A POWDER EXPLOSION e @s \ YEAR 79 20. 130 Prescott Northup, the Fore- man, Blown to Pieces, ONLY HIS HAND FOUND A ROMANIAN BLOWN QUARTER OF MILE. Seven of Dead are Roumanians--Six of Injured are in Kingston Gene ral Hospital--=Inquest by Dr. D. K. Mundell-=Verdict of Accidental Death. Eight men killed and six men in the genertl hospital, badly injured, is the present awful toll of an accident which ocourred in', a construction camp lor the Canadian Northern rail way, six miles east of Stoness'. Cor- ners, Perth Road, twenty-five miles from Kingston, at 4.45 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The men were working in a rock cut and met death as the resul' of a Premature explosion of dynamite, used to blast the cut, Of the eight men killed all were Roumanians, with the exception of Prescott Northup, aged thirty-five, walking boss for the two miles of road, in the vicinity, where the accident occurred. Northup was engaged in dotting oft the blast and his y was Dlown into pleces. His home is in New Brunswick, and he had been dngaged in railway construction work for some time. All that was found of his re remains was one hand, with his work- ing glove on it, parts of his doth- ing, and the sole of one of his boots. News of the terrible fatality reach- ed Kingston dt 6 p.m. on Saturday in a long-distance telephone message to Dr, D. E. Mundell, who was asked to arrange for the holding of an in- quest. There were eighteen men in the cut' at the time of the explosion. Besides the eight killed six others were sev- orely injured. Only two escaped un- hurt, of the men was pulled from. the debris alive but died fifteen minutes afterwards. At three o'clock Sunday afternoon 'awful scene that followed. Laren. He told of hearing the blast dnd seeing the sky black with flying stones and seeing the men struck dowd), the death of his horse and the Mr. Me {the position. : 4 SENATOR 82 THOMAS B New United States $ Nenator CATRON from Ne x i Laren said that the cries oi the' | wounded and the groans of the dying | were awful to remember No warning i was given.' The men always had sui- ficient warning when a blast was be put off. to The most important witness in case was Leonard 1. McArthur said that he was station man, sub-contractor, and was the partner of | Me. Northup Mr. Northup was wou king boss or superintendent for M Henniger, who was contractor for the C.N.R He wna a man of swide perience in bapdling dynamite in rail road, work, apd vas very careful in {Contimjed on Page 1.) A DISTRESSINGLY SAD He ex the six injured men reached the King- ston general hospital, having been a distance of twenty-five miles drivap vs . ye. mil in a large w . 1. Guthrie, and hi MB. Guthrie. They ful al ky bh whe found them suffer! rom voken limbs anil internal injuries. They ave reported ue doing well. Story of the Explosion, Six of the Roumanians met by Tr s from an ging blufl, weighing in th ighbornood of two hundred tons This mass of rock and earth fell from a height of fifty fect, crushing in it fall fourteen men, who were workin un th, The place where the accident occur red is in the (.N.R. cut on the shor of Garter lake, near Upinicon. It we boing operated by Northup & McCa thy, who were sub-contractors unde M. G. Henninger, The latter's cut | across the marshy end of the lak which lies like o wédge betwegn th two cliffs through which the CN} had to cut its way, The two cuts were about #ix hundred feet apart The blast of dynamite was laid by Mr. Safar with an assistant deat) Tomas St ari, was on the top of the bluff. e holes had been drilled about a fortnight before and Satur- day morfing they had been sprung nnd a ot made to hold the charge, "The cause of the accident will never be known, a8 both men who were put ting in charge were killed in stantly, Sturugari, who wae with Mr Northup, wis blown from the top o the cliff and was picked up badly mu tilatod, about 400 feet from the piace of the explosion. Mr. Northup wa blown to pieces, and only. parts of his body have been found. The only man in the cut who eseap ed uninjured was William McLaren, a teamster employed on the job. I was standing about t(wentv-five fee froin the face of the cliff, with a team of horses and a stone boat. One of his 'horses wos killed and a man wh : at his elbow ho Seu dead instan a falling bolder. Beyone a few a a severe shock, Me - tells A Jrucwme story. What he passed must have been a ter- rible rien He says the scene 'mefr being crushed to greal granite blocks. The 6 wounded and the groans made the minute scem an resolved never to : who were killed etn rthup, Tomas Roman ACCIDENT AT LANCASTER "What Wilk: My Family Do?" "asks the Dyin g Traine awww] Lancaster, Ont., June 4 --A sad wident happened here which ra tited in the "death, of Napoleon 'orion, a Grand Trunk brakeman, Wlile coupling ears, Dorion, {ur nme unknown reason, went in be- veen the two cars and was knocked own, a number of cars passing over 's lower limbs. one leg being ampu- ated at the hip and the other ter- bly mangled up to the knee. He as taken to Cornwall hospital here he died A particularly sad feature of ise was that when the cars had ansed over Dorion, he pulled him- sif up by his hands, and looking af 20 dismembered portion of his wer extremities, said "My God, 'hat will my wife and children do' vidently being in full possesion © the » jof the investiga®on that many | yunntity The Chief Witness. { the | or { mania, June 4th, 2 INQUIRY BECOMES A FARCE. f | et | xo Evidence in Charges Against i x Tweed Postmaster. I Tweed, June 4. --The investigation into charges of political partizanship imade against James Murphy post master, has become a farce. Not only was no evidence produced of partizan- !ship, but every witness called by the prosecution testified that Mr. Murphy had given perfect satisidction ax post- master. It soon appeared that the investigation was but a fishing ex- pedition engineered by cortuin boreal conservatives, apparently with an view of gsome one of their namber se uring | 'This became so evident in the course con of the village have pressed indignation. © The clim reached on Saturday when one of the most active of the conservatives who had been expected to give evidence found that he had an engagement in the country, and po witnesses ap sanng for the prosecution the mat ter was adjourned till Prada next The commissioner is J. 1". Wills, K €., of Bellev Lewis Duncan, { Torohto, is appeariog for Mr, SERIOU."7IRE ABOARD CURARD CARHANY Hull Nct Damaged, But Large Cuat tity of Cargo is Badly njured. Liverpool, June 4 broke in ths Canard steamer Car mania, lying her dock venterda Ihe was extinguished the evening loon quarters, whieh destroyed. The damage many thousends of dollars. The was not injured, but a large of cargo ahoard has proba ih servatives ex iX wa Y-serions {ir out at ch fire, i was confined to the sa were practicall ' estimatecC hull water 1 of the has heen cancelled Fhe Carmanisa had a narrow from total destruction. Tha towered above, the bridge and 10k poured from every aperture ships, At time volun roze from six different idly did the to cabin. bly beer damaged by origin of the The ' { fire 1s unkn scheduled sailing ar escape flame amid ang os of smoke points, go rap flames work from éabir CHATEAU FRONTENAC FIRE At Quebec Was Extinguished Wit) Small Pamage. Quebee City, June 4. The fire a ('hatean Frontenac early this mornini wk wyuite extinguished by thre 'sloghk/Lhéke was much excitement; wh very little fire. Some of the guests were not disturbed at all, Others as sisted the firemen: The binze was con fined mostly to the kitehen, which i in the back part of the building. Rephy Turks in Same Coin. Rome, June 4.--When the Italians ocoupied Rhodes the Turks released 200 convicts, expecting in this way to encourage brigandage. Gen. Ameglic recaptured the conviets and embarked them on a sailing ship, which a tar pedo boat towed to the Turkish main land, where they were landed. Lady Evelyn Grey Engaged, London, June 4. ~The enzagement is announced of Lawrence Jones, eldest son of Sir L. Jones, of Fakenham, to Lady Evelyn Grey, voungest daughter of Earl Grey, former governor-general of Canada. Il h's senses, even after such an cident. x He leaves a wife and three child- . SE ---------- I ---------------------- A. E. Moyer, telegraph editor the Kingston Standard, for the few months, has returred to his home in St. Catharines. on past old THE MAX WHO SAVED 703 SOULS AND HIS 2 '3 CREW, KINGSTON, | Wolves of Sydenham street church Dritish ONTARIO, TUESDAY JU In Kingston on Monday of the Aeroplane. THE AVIATOR FLY AT THE FAIR! The King's Birthday Was Royally Celebrated--Mijitary Parade and Firing of Royal Salute Mac- | donald Park. : at Smiled upon by the weather man. | tn spite of prospects to the contrary, | « anday; the celevration of the au- | riversary of the birth of His Majes- | ty, King George V, was truly an un- precedented success, on Monday. A record number of people came to the city on the excursions, all up- on leaving voting 1t'a royal celebra- tion. Over X.000 people were ad-| mitted to the fair grounds in the | | afternoon All the features were the scout display, military [acade, Boice races, bali game, wnitary | gports, and the musie. ; x 3d Of courze, "Lhe icatur the lay and np doubt the drawing card, | were the flights of the aviator, at the fair grounds in the afternoon. The "bird man" was C. F. Walsh, who | took the expected. Beckwith Haven's engagement, with the Haven's aero- plane, and made two very "pretty" flights, at 3.30 and five o'clock. Mr. | Walgh, for the Curtis company, of Boston, is the first performer of this nature to exhibit in Kingston. The young and daring aviator ac- complished the flights without the s.ightest mishap. After the machine ! was released it ran along the ground for a couple of hundrea yarca, and then, wilh rudder and planes he adopted a south-westerly course, slowly rising. Circling around the ! pgrounds a number of times, the avi- | ator slowly descended fiom the di-| rection of the outer G. T. and landed in the centre grounds, to be shaken and congratulated by a the crowd, Mr. Walsh, on landing, told a Whig reporter that he had gained a | heignt of only 1,800.feet in latitude, he machine' behaving in splendid tyle. Though a sotthwest surface vind was blowing, it did not affect him in his trip through the bird's iomain. The balance was good, there were no reverting air currents, and the engine worked most satisfac torily, The second flight, of about fifteen minutes, was equatly splendid, the nachine rising gradually to about 1,500 feet, The circles taken were greater in circumference than those of the first flight. When over the grand stand/'by a oeries of small ircles, the "bird man" dropped some hundred feet, and took a shoot north-easterly, and. returning, pass-, ng above Fort Henry and the river | and made a similarly neat landing. A gaze at the people in the grand stands and on the field, looking sky- ward, cheering the aerial exhibition, vas a wonderful sight. The flight | ¥as also viewed by thousands of | eople in the city and district. Mr. Walsh is a young maried man, our yeah an aviator, without an ac- ident of any account. He is to nake a number of flights this week in Ohio. He was greatly pleased with his visit to Kingston. The machine was an eight-cylin- ler B0-horse-power Curtis, and weighs about 750 pounds, measuring about 35 feet across, 25 feet long, and 10 feet high. pleadid | ol wet R. statior ol the i hands with number of | The Military Parade. The military parade was a most creditable showing of units of the garrison. Mustering at Tete de Poat | barracks with Lieut.-Col. A. B. Cun- ningham, officer commanding the} 14th Regiment, P. W. O. Rifles, in command, it proceeded up Princess street and down Barrie to Macedon ald Park, where a royal salute and a feu-de joie was fired. A battery of the R. C. H. A. was stationed on | each side of the tower, the R. M. C. cadets and the infantry in line in rear, and facing the tower. Thous- ands witnessed the ceremonial. The troops returned on King | street, followed by the Boy Scouts Major D. I. V. Eaton, officer com- manding ""B" battery, with Major J. N. 8. Leslie, officer commanding A" battery, commanded the artil- lery. Major J. P. Shine the cadets, and Major C. A. Low the 14th Regi- ment. Major Hopwood, of the Army, acted as Colonel * Cun- ningham"s staff officer. The R. C. H. A. and the 14th P. W. O. R. brass and bugle bands attended. The Boy Scouts, The Boy Scouts, St. George's troop No. 1 and Sydenham troop No. ; 2, were seen to marked advantage by a large erowd at the cricket field from 11 to 12 o'clock in the morn- ing. Seoutmaster XK. Light, of St. George's, put the Scouts through they drill and inspection, by the judges, 'Canon Starr and R. H. Ward, who were accompanied by Major Hor- dern, general staff officer 3rd divi- sion, and Lieut.-Col. outer patrol of.8t. George's operated | well a fleld telephone and another! patrol did some first aid work. The gave an exhibition of fire' fighting, other Scouts proving their efficiency at first aid and a method of bridge- less crossing of a stream, The 8t. George's troop was aceom- panied by its smart bugle band. There were about seventy-five Scouts on parade, fifty of the cathe- RST FLIGHTS THOUSANDS | WITNESSED ried suck --- i GROUNDS, t ling last night's troubles at Lie | two children, there was serious rioting | en out from the citadel, this morning, lays | royal party will not be changed | day, except that 'NE 4, 1912. - ssn, : i. ASQUITH FOR THE LORDS, i { British Premier Will Likely Go to i Upper House. . ! London, Eng., June 4.--~The early ywithdrawal of Premier Asquith to the house of lords is mow accepted absolutely mssured, and it is not a 'all unlikely that he will at the same i time. relinquish the leadership of the jgovernment and of the liberal party. as { Mr. Asquith smiles at these recurring rumors, but they are known to have good foundation. He has car i a tremendous load during {the stuenuous years which have mark ed his successful direétion of the hib ergs, that it is a wonder his health has at all survived the strain. His physicians have frequently adviged him to seek a temporary' rest, that be may give his splendid vi talit: a fair chance to extend his political life for the good of the coun try. The man who seams most likely to od My. Asquith is Winston Chur £0 sUooe hill ol POST-ELECTION RIOTS OCCUR IN BELGIUM es Fired Upon Crowd, Kill or Wounding Over Fifty Persens. Belgium, Ge = * Brussels, 1.--Post clxction ro : mn on a revolutionary character. Follow y, the ialistic central committee declared, to-day, that it would proclaim a gen eral strike to-morrow ; In addition to the troubles at Liege and Verviers, where gendarmes fired upon the crowd, killing or wounding over fifty persons, among whom were « une Belgivin have tal sO cities. A number of Jesuit and Roman Catholic "insti tutes were attacked by mobs, and win dows of buildings were smashed. The gendarmes charged the with broadswerds. in other convents rioters THE DUCHESS IS BETTER. the Had a Stight Attack of Appendi- citis. Quebec City, June 4.--A bulletin giv the, Duchess . of Connaught is much better to-day, and will probably be up this afternoon, Plans for the to- her royal highness will not accompany the duke and the princess to Laval University. It is admitted that the duchess had a slight attack of appendicitis, but, apparently, mo operation was per formed, The following bulletin was given out this morning, bv Lieut, Col. Lowther, military secretary of the Duke of Con- naught "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Connaught suffering from a mild attack of eatarrhal appendicitis. Dr Garrow was called in consultation, and it has been decided to move her royal highness to the Royal Vietoria hospital, Montreal, to-day, for obser vation." I'he duke and his household staff leave for Montreal, this afternoon, hy weial train, and all his engagements have been cancelled in Quebec. His roval highness is accompanying the duchess, and will remain in Montreal pending her recovery at the Montreal Victoria hospital ISMAY WAS A WITNESS AT TITANIC ENQUIRY The Steward Rowed Towards the Steamer Californian, But She Steamed Away. London, Eng., June 4 I Bruce Ismay, head of the International Mer cantile Marine, was a witness, to-day, at the Titanic investigation before Lord Mersey. His 'evidence contained little that was mew. He denied that he had any financial connection with the shipbuilding firm of Harland and Woll, which built the Titanie. Alfred Crawford, steward, told that he had Deep instructed by Capt. Smith, before his boat left the Titanic to row towards the unknown vessel, a fow ailes away, presumably the Cali fornian, but she steamed away as the lifeboat approached. King's Horse Derby Favorite. London, Eng., June 4.---More general interest than usual is being taken in the Derby to be run to-mor- row. With the elimination of some other favorites, it is thought to-day quite possible that the King's horse, Pintadean, would win the coveted prize. United States money, how- ever, is still being wagered largely on Bweeper II. : KING GEORGE T0 SEE THE HENLEY REGATTA First Time British King or Queen Has Witnessed This Famous London, . June 4.--Society is con- gratulgting itsell on the faci that the court © mourning will be over before Ascot, while the first court and gar den party at Buckingham Palace is only postpomed, and not cancelled. The decision of the king apd queen to visit Henley regatta, the first timé the king and queen of Fogland have been 'there, will do much to rewive the dead popularity of the river town as a social centre, and there is 5 strong hope that the monarchs may be in- clined to make the visit an annual ar- rangement. e W SOCIAL PURITY iy LAST EDITION WORK NEEDED IN THE CITIES Matter Discussed at the Methodist Conference. A SEVERE PENALTY] ASKED ror OFFENDERS AGAINST MORALS, IS The Conference Praised the Work of the Missionary Society----IDele- gates Appointed on Various Boards -- Laymen's Association Report. J Is At the Tuesday morning session of the Montreal Methodist conference, 4 the 1@pert 'of the temperance social ind moral reform committee was taken up and discussed, clause by clause The committee commented upon the growth of the temperance senti- ment, and expressed pleasure at the progpect of having the treating sys. tem abolished, and also expressed-the hope that the measure for the abol- ishing of the bar would be carried. The Ontario legislature was com- mended for legislation passed at the last session, inthe interests of tem- perance, The success of the local option dis- tricts was referred to, and continued opposition was given to the three- fifths clause, Touching on the question of soc ial purity, the committee stated that this was a guestion that could not be passed over in silence. Especial- ly, in the larger cities of Ontario, was there great need of work along these lines. It was recommended that the Minister ot Justice be urged to make amendments in the laws. It Was also urged that the criminal re- sponsibility be made more clear, and that the penalty for keeping places of vice be increased. In view of the many complaints made about lack of accommodation at hotels, it was recommengled that the Ontarip government be asked to provide for inspection and supervi- sion of hotels with licenses, and also in local option districts to see that proper accommodation is supplied. The committee commended the government of Quebec on their stand on the entire question o temper- ance and asked that a committee from the conference be appointed to wait 'upon the Quebec government, and" ask that the laws be-amended 80 that only those residing in the ma- nicipality, or having businesd there can vote on prohibitory measures. This clause brought about a live- ly tilt between Rev. J. Norman and Rev. T. E. Bourke. Complaint was made by Rev. Mr. Norman, that in Lennoxville, in a recent campaign, property had been purchased by peo- ple "interested" so that they could have a vote Mr. Bourke said that both sides in the issue had worked the same game, whereupon Rev. Mr. Norman asked that he withdraw the state- ment, but he was not asked to do so by the chair. Rev. Mr. Bourke said that the temperance question was too big to have it damted by even the appear- ance of evil The temperance report was dis cussed for over an hour, and after a few minor changes, was adopted. Delegates Elected, Conference elected the delegates On general board of temperance, prohibited and moral reform of the Methodist church Elmer Davis, Kingston; W. F. Stevens, Montreal Quebee bhoard----Rev, W. H Spar- ling, Brockville; Rev. T. E lourke, Montreal: J. H Carson, Montreal: 8. J. Carter, Montreal. Dominion Alliance- Raney, Ottawa: Rev. James Lawson, Ashton; W. H. Rosevear, Montreal; C. W. Cate Montreal. At 11 o'clock the conference reé- ceived a deputation from the Wo- man's Missionary Society, composed Mrs. (Rev.) William Craig, Mrs (Dr.) Sparks, and Mrs. Muirhead A report of the most successful work, »hich is being caried on Ly the society, was read by Mrs. Craig, and Isteaed to with a great deal of interest by the members. The am- ount raised this year was given as $142,950; total amount raised since organization, $1,496,459. The mem- bership was given as 3,883, with 637 life members. The Montreal branch had raised $16,598.47. Out of this amount $1000 had been giv- en to the Chinese fund, and work of the deacouesses, both worthy causes but not direetly missionary work The soclety has twenty-five workers in Japan.. The expenditure in 1910- 11 was given as $39,930. There are 25 workers in China. The report noted that society wo- men were not very conspicuous among the workers in the society and it was also stated that in some quarters the cause was not given the support is should receive from min- isters and church workers, The conference passéd a resolution expressing appreciation of the work carried on by the suciety, and called for renewed effort on the part of the members of the conference in this branch of the work. ; When the report of the laymen's committee was read, already refer- red to in the Whig. which showed a falling off in membership, Rev. J. E. Mavety, of Ottawa, sated that every part of the report should be empha- sized. . With all the s id ma chinery the conference hid, there should be more sceomiplished, and the speaker urged that the members be stimulated in their work. Rev. T. W, Neal remarked following Rev. W, H of ' that there should be more work. It was the minister's place to lead in the work. The day of evangelism had not yet passed. The report of the laymen was adopted. x The morning 'session closed with the regular evangelistic service. evangelistic - - RIGHT HON. H. R ASQUITH, British premier, who will shorily transferred to the House of Lords Le PLEA FOR PURK ENGLISH. Deplores { Appalling Increase of Slipshod Writing. London, Jag. Jine 4: ~Thomas Hardy, in acknowledging the gold medal of the Royal Society of Litera- ture, presented to him on the otea- sion of his séventy-second birthday, made a plea for pure Englisch, and plored "the appalling increase of slipshod writing."' Mr. Hardy said he feared the vast increase of hurried, descriptive re. porting for newspapers was largely responsible for this in England, add- ing that the increasing influence of American journals, fearfully and: won derfully worded, helps one's indiffers ence to literary form." IN DAIRY MALT WELL One Man Siigped in and Four Res: curs Met Their Death With Him Cincinnati, Ohio, June 4 When Jos- Sachs, a dairyman, fell into a full of dairy malt, here, this morning, neighbor, Joseph Nicholis, ran to his assistance, but he, too, shipped in. Thrpe other persons, two of them women, tried to help them out, but they also fell in, and when further assistance came, the five were and drowned in the thick The bodies were recov- ered immediately eph well, § his mothered mixture BORN. Tune 2nd, 1912, to *. Nash, 18% Prin- laughter " Ont r. And Livingston on Juse Mrs. Law. Avenue, 8 MARRIEL HEY It Kingston, 1 ww Re 1. DD Boyd, y to Alfred L thi on Kingston at Nt by R Archdeacon ine, Mabel Rose, second i Mr MERRITT -1n te it 1812 HALL Ont, Taine" t Bw Jaugh- Hall y id Hall onl all DIED. Walle (Mrs 1 ammons, ithe aged piace on. Monday to 1onk island Cemefery ROBERT J, REID, The Leading Undertaker. 'Phone 577. 230 Princess Street. 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