St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 4, 1887

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| MARK-DOWN * ‘efully gone over u prudent cloth. vard the end of i we found sev. mds and broken of their being aks well for the they not been he lots would d intact. On with all Win- lats and Fur- have made a ion, but we ve it confused business re- Forcgoing sen- it buyers can- let tris oppor- hase meritort- their own fig- hem. Neither d to be guiled 1 IRBURY STEM- rith every cash : ted Catalogue, ne same advan- ing us a per- & Co. d — — TS D VARM, anc and your SHOE is the it. The et and p — fa I G, JANUARY 4, 1887. PRICE, PIVE CENTS, BY CARRIER, PIPTEEN CENTS A WERK. ual efforts efforts to dispose 0! — — and cut prices low 7 anh ase — We are gree By morning, as they not only avoid the crow turers got we were not going to have mild, many man them EST {hem Real of At 31-2 Cents. Clearing Sale price, Sec. At 5 Cents. ing Sale price 5c. it 7 i-2c and 10c. 54 pieces new design F At 15 Cents. 40 pieces One of the events of the season looked forward to by the Ladies commenced this week, when ENNY & ¢ SENTL 96 pieces Plaid Dress Goods, regular price, Tae; 24 pieces Illuminated Mrrtures. sold at 100; Clear 4 Dress Goods, worth 1805 — pom Tine and 100. double-width extra heavy Shoodah Cloth, worth 25c; Clearing Sale price 180. At ig Cents 36 pieces 38-inch n Cut Merino,: actual-value,.850; Clearing Sale price 194, At 39 Cents. 100 pieces All-wool Dress Goods, assorted, in 40, 44 and 46 inch wide, in plain and novelties, regu- lar price from 500 to 75c; Clearing Sale price 39c. At 49 Cents. 100 pieces All-wool Dress Goods, 46 and 54 inch wide, fine Tweed and Ladies’ Cloth Suitings, ranging in value from 750 to$l. Our Clearing Sale price 49c. At 59 Cents. 70 pieces 46-inch All-wool French Cheviot, French Plaid Ladies’ Cloth aud French Satine de Long, 590. LM Ward Fornitare, Stove and Carpet Co 11183 and 1118 Franklin Avenue. furniture, Carpets, Stoves and Household Goods, fap! 838 0 FOLDING B mEASY WE or MONT RATES for — os going to worth from $1 to 81.28; our Clearing Sale price | 7 — eye of production, and now offer CLOAKS. A few days ago we purchased a whole stock from manufacturers who wished to close, at half price. We will sell the balance of these stocks which we have left at prices far below our own cost. NEVER WERE THERE SUCH LOW PRICES. AT ak Heavy Beaver, Boucle and Jackets, Clearin 2 Sale price, 88 prioes have been AT $83.95—88 Fine Jackets and Newmar- kets, goods that sold all season up to $7. 50; Clearing Sale price, $3.95. 4 6 and $7.95—250 Newmarkets and hort Wraps, made of fine goods and N Cummec. goods that have sold at $10 5 this season; Clearing Sale price $6.95 and $7.9. AT $15 and $20—50 Handsomest Astrachan and Plush Short Wraps, got up in per- fect taste, Clearing Sale price, $15 and $20; regular price has been $25 and $35. AT and $29—50 of our great eye in ~ Plush Sacques, got u erfect ave 2 and le, regular prices $45.50 50; C earing Sale price, $21 and $29. AT 590—200 Best Calico Wrappers, 590; regular $1 goods. AT 150—Children’s Lined Plaid Dresses, 15c; regular 400 goods. Children’s Cloaks at about your own figures. of their Entire Stock of Winter Goods, To make a clean swee E any winter. them at less than our cost price which Goods ever known in the history of St. Louis. A grand inauguration of the New! Le READ THE STARTLING BARCAI 8. yards Plaid Dress Goods — Wale stock of Best American Calicoes at Dress Goods ! The balance of our Dress Goods which we have left about given away—Read: ds, To malke that * yean do 0 to 00 es ain o 80 dome KE As the early) ar prices have been 7c cents; regular price, vie. HOSIERY. AT 19c—76 dozen Children’s Seamless Wool Hose, in black and colors; regular price 250 .......Clearing-Sale price 190. AT 24c—9T dozen Ladies“ Fleece-Lined Hose, black, colors and gray; regular price 350 ...... aClearing-Sale price 240. AT 380—82 dozen Ladies’ Fleeced Cotton Hose, in black and colors; fine goods; 4 cents; re We intend to make ure of this great will nicke size, at lc a dozen. * AT 79c—27 dozen Ladies“ Fancy Lisle- Thread Hose, choice patterns; regular 8 g 7 will mak 1 — 6 GRAND. Our le Counter a leading feat- You will find it pay to come ten miles to spend a At i Cent per Dozen. 500 gross fancy Agite Buttons, colored, Gress At i Cent a Paper. regular price 500; Clearing -Sale price 330. ai ox at 1 50 at loa paper AT 35c—45 dozen Ladies’ Fine Imported Bl cm 2 0 * ** Cashmere Hose, black and colored; 23 regular price 65c; At i Cent Each, Clearing-Sale price 35c. 50 grees Lead Fencues , At | Cent per Bex. 25 gross best Shoe Biacking et 10 a box. price $1.50 .... Phen price 79c. GLOVES. AT 10c—43 dozen Ladies’ Gloves, black and colored; dozen on card. At 21-2 c Paper. At 2 Cents. Cashmerette regular GREAT CLEARING SALE THIS WEEK AT PENNY & GENTL SOUTHWEST CORNER BROADWAY AND FRANKLIN AVENUE. The destruction of our Manufacturing Establish- Alexander's Dru N. W. Corner Broadway (Fifth) and Olive Sts. ALEXANDER’S Medical yg are — 4LEXANDER’S petitive — n ee . accurately vielon of M. W. Alexander, ae ot 7 54 "eraduate of Philadelphia Coll CHOICE Upholstery Fabrics. 5 Brocalelles, Spun Silk, Etc. Henna Chenille Curtains. Rallroad and Street-Car Plushes. . — " PAYMENTS at Lewest Cash Prices eeping. eaccessfel for | ALEXANDER’S CORN REMOVER does remove Corns. everything needed in 1 Nei Open every evening till 9 o’clock. g Store, ALEXANDER’S BALSAMIC CREAM, an elegant prop. 33838282588. cabin eee smooth and soft. PERFUMERY and FANCY TOILET ARTICLES. 2 under the su liege of Pharmacy. 9 85 At 5 Cents a Card. 100 gross White Pearl Buttons at Sc a card: two 4 cases best English Pins at e paper. 500 boxes good Knitting Cotton at 2c a ball; white. price 20c..... -«Clearing-Sale price 100. At lo Cents Aplece. AT 190—75 dozen Imported Cashmere 400 pieces Goff’s Trimming Braid, 86 yards in Gloves, pure wool; regular price 35c; piece, at 10c apiece. Clearing-Sale price 19c. At 15 Cents. AT 39c—50 dozen Ladies’ Kid Gloves, black 215 pieces colored Feather Trimming at 180. and colored; regular price A. 00 and] At 95 Cents. $1.25...Clearing-Sale price 39c and 500. 25 pieces colored Chenille Fringe at 280 a yard. ment by fire on the 29th ultimo will not interfere with our business, as the stock carried in the building de- stroyed is ONLY A PORTION OF OUR STOOK. Our Wim. Schotten & —— ä (D?9ñ Broilin Charter the live coals. La wire broiler or meat rac ordinary bake pan to cate <P J be found nicely cooked he convenience or broilin will be appreciated by every and nade’ another to the man the Charter Oak Range or Wire Gauze Oven Door should The Only House in St. Louis where You Can Purchase OR ANYTHING FOR HOUSEKEEPING. 1024 BARKET - — — — — Soul — and Market Streets. principal stock is located at 748 and 750 South Second | Street—our Regular Warehouse. Office, 111 and 113 South Second Street, open for business as usual. Co., Importers, Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in TEAS, COFFEES, SPICES and GROCERS’ SUNDRIES, ST. LOUIS. IDEAL BROILING. can be done in the oven of the ak Range or Stove with the Wtre Gauze Oven Door, more perfee tly than over the steak, Fan ge ‘or fish on a acing it in an the drippi ngs. Allow it to remain in the oven with the door closed 15 or 20 minutes. No turnin Is required. At the end of this time it wi y to serve. THIs IS THE IDEAL WAY TO BROIL MEATS. There is no taint of coal-gas or smoke, and the meats are more tender and better in Raver than those broiled over the coals. in the oven use-keeper, reasons why tove with the Seno For ic.usTRareo CI, ano Price Lists, to all others now in the market. THE ONLY ‘MicNICHOLS ! INSTALLMENTS, for CASH PRICES STOVES, FURNITURE, CARPETS! ATRERT.- nch COSTS YOU . 10 or 15 Cents. Prescriptions aSpecialty at Lowest Rates RTING. EPPS’'S COCOA. 1 natural la — — raed our DELICATESSEN 118 N. Fourth Street. 712 Olive Street. 718 North Broadway. TRY IT. PRO., MATTHEWS! IId 1 FATAL BLONDER. Terrible Smash-Up on the Baltimore & Ohio Road. Collision Between the Fast Express and a Freight Train. Nineteen Passengers Killed Outright or Roasted Alive. Ten Bodies of Victims Rescued From the Burniag Wreck. The Disaster Occurs in a Curve Near Tit- fin, Ohio—All the Passengers in the Smoker Killed—Brave Work by Farmers Near the Scene of the Accident—Identifi- cation of the Bodies Recover®d—Meager Information From the Railroad Officials —A Bad Wreck Near West Springfield, Mass.—One Man Burned—Casualties. Trrrm, O., January 4.—The fast train on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at an early hour this morning, collided with an East-bound freight near this city, wrecking both trains. Nineteen bodies have been taken from the wreck; more are injured. Three coaches are burned. Physicians have gone to the scene from here. The weather is very cold, the thermometer about 10 deg. below zero. PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER. The fast train on the Baltimore & Ohio, which left New York about 9 o’clock yester- day for Chicago with five coaches and four sleepers, all well-filled with passengers, col- lided with an Eastern-bound freight seven miles east of this city, about 4 o’clock this morning. The fast train was about fifty min- utes late and was running at the rate of sixty miles an hour. Passing Re- public, a small station, like a flash, they rushed along tothe curve one mile west of that town, when suddenly the engineer saw the freight train, under full headway, within one hundred yards of him. He at once ap- 2 the brake, reversed but % St BH pene ene the next each other. To add constefnation to the hor- rible scene fire broks out in the Smoking - car and soon spread to the other cars. Many were killed outright, while others, wedged in among the broken cars, were slowly con- sumed by the flames. The screams of the wounded and dying were heartrending, but no assistance could be given until a farmer, awakened by the crash, came and with other neighbors WORKED LIKE HEROES to save theperishing. Atthis writing nine- teen dead bodies have been recovered and they lie burned and disfigured inthe snow beside the track. Help was sent from Re- public and this cityassoonas the news was received. Itisafearful sightand recalls the Ashtabula horror of the winter of 1877. Itis impossible to give the names of the killed or wounded at this time. The cause of the dis- aster is as yet unknown. IDENTIFYING THB DEAD. The total number of passengers on the wrecked B. & O. train was sixty-five. Ten dead bodies have been taken out and three more are believed to be in the ruins. The names of the dead, as far as identified,are as follows: A. C. BARTLEY, Washington, WILLIAM FREDERICK, Washington. FIREMAN of express. JOSEPH OSTERMAN and two sons of Mar- tinsburg, W. Va. ALL IN THE SMOKER KILLED. Mra. Osterman and two other children were saved. The smoker was entirely consumed and all passengers in iet killed. All the mail and express matter was de- stroyed. The coroner has gone from Tiffin to bold an inquest. There are sbout a dozen wounded, who have been taken to Republic, where they are being cared for by the citizens. A Passenger’s Account. TOLEDO, O., January 4.—Mr. Charles P. Toll and wife of Detroit, who were in the wrecked B. 4 O. train this morning, passed through here atnoon. Mr. Toll gives this account of the disaster: The train was the B. 4 O. Umited express No. 5, which left Washington City at 10 a. m. yesterday. At 2:05 this morning he was awak- ened by being violently thrown from the perth. The train consisted of the engine, baggage car, One Coach and two sleepers. The train collided with an east-bound freight which had got stalled a mile west of Republic, and eight miles east of Tiffin. The two en- gines were utterly wrecked. The coach tele- scoped into the baggage car so completely that the two cars were completely crushed in- to the space of one. The two sleepers did not leave the track. fire from the stove and the mangled and crushed passengers, imprisoned in the shat- tered wreck, SHRIEKED IN AGONY as the flames proceeded with their work of de- struction. The engineer and fireman of the freight leaped and saved themselves before the collision. The engineer of the express, named Eastman, had a leg broken and sustained a severe wound in the shoulder. His fireman was caught between the engine and tender, and died in a few min- utes. The uninjured passengers and the resi- rescuing all who could be reached. ; time Mr. Toll left, which was at 5 o’clock,. * eget — 9 o coaghes and piling them up on The telescoped cars caught — I., a sister of Gen. Logia, and her son Charles, neither of whom was injured. The shock was so terrific that the farmers in the neighborhood thought it was an earthquake and were soon at the scene of the wreck. THE TRAIN HANDS’ DISPUTE. In the confusion of the wreck, a hot dispute. arose among the train men as to the responsi- | bility for the disaster. It appeared that the freight train was running on the time of the express; the engineer was heard to remark that he had left the last siding with only thirty pounds of steam, and on the upgrade, east of Tiffin, his engine went back on him and the train stalied. No danger signals were sent out ahead and the express, running at full speed down grade and around a curve, had no warn- ing of impending danger until an instant be- fore the collision. Official Informatien. CHICAGO, January 4.—A dispatch was re- ceived at the local office of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, in this city, which said that the express messenger, W. Scott Price of Wheeling, W. Va., was killed and that two telegraph line-men lost their lives. The train was in charge of Conductor Haskett, and the passengers were expected to arrive here about noon. THE SLEEPING-CAR PASSENGERS. A Dally News special from Washington says: Inquiry atall of the hotels and the Baltimore & Ohio ticket offices, and at the office of the Transfer Company and Omnibus Line office, shows that sleeping- car tickets on the wrecked Baltimore & Ohio train were sold only to four persons, C. P. Toll and wife of Detrok, and Mrs. Fish and son, who came to attend the Logan funeral. A ‘telegram has been received from Mrs. Fish, however, stating that they are not injured. Meager Official Information. BALTIMORE, Md., January 4.—The Baltimore & Ohio officials say they have received no par- ticulars of the collision at Tiffin, O., except that eight persons were killed, of whom five were trainmen. J. V. Logan onthe Train, By Telegraph to the Posr-Disraren. WasHINGTON, D. C., January 4.—It is thought here that J. V. Logan, brother of the late Senator, was on the ill-fated train on the B. & O. Road. He left here by the train yes- terday,though it is not known whether he went via Chicago or Cincinnati. There is great excitement here, as there are known to be a number of Washington people aboard the train. i A BAD WRECK. Collision Between a Freight and Passenger— One Man Killed. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., January 4, 8:30 a. . The ‘‘Modere’’ passenger train from Albany, which should have arrived here about 3a. m., was badly wrecked at West Springfleld. It is reported that it collided with a freight train, the wreck taking fire. Several persons are reported injured and probably killed. The Fire Department has gone to the wreck, which | is three or four miles west of here. several people were badly injured. but none are reported killed. The ‘‘Modere’’ consisted of one baggage, one mail, two sleepers and several passenger cars and is an express from Albany to Boston, reaching here at 5:25 and Boston at about 9 a. m. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. The ‘‘Modoc’’ is the Chicago express, mak- ing close connection between Chicago and Boston. An axle of ene of the cars on the ex- press broke and threw the remainder off the track against a freight train that was passing on the track next to it, which threw the en- gine and tender of the freight train off the track. The engineer and fireman of the freight was badly injured, the engineer being caught between the engine and tender. Those most injured on the express were the occupants of the smoking car. Conductor Chapin of the ‘‘Modoc’’ was badly injured and has been brought to his home here. The passengers not seriously injured have gone east from this city on the ‘‘Gourners’’ train, leaving at 8:30a.m. The more seriously in- jured were carried to houses in the vicinity and are being cared for by physicians in this city. The weather is very cold, the mercury standing at zero. TWO PERSONS KILLED. Later reports say that two persons were killed, one being burned to death, and ten or more seriously injured. All is confusion and correct information is hard to obtain. Fourteen first-class Chicago and Western mail pouches and seventy-three pouches of second - class matter were entirely burned. ‘These contained much registered matter and were destined for all parts of Eastern New England. The mails which were saved will be brought to this city. Two corpses were on the train and one of them was entirely consumed. ONE MAN FATALLY INJURED. It is now learned that no one was killed, but Charies 8. Packard, of Westfield, Mass., was injured internally and it is feared he will die. About a dozen others were injured but not seriously. 1 _ & CHARRED BODY. About noon to-day, while working around the wreck the workmen found the charred remains ofa man. It is impossible to identify him, but he was evidently a man in middle life. A Serious Smash-Up. Eutin, N. T., January (- West- bound Erie express train No. 13 collided with an en- gine upon which were seven men, in the Southport Yard in this city, at 8 o'clock this mourning. Conductor Wheeler had his collar-bone broken in two places. Engineer Wallace and Fireman Griffin, reas Mes- senger Cromwell and a brakeman were badly bruised but nee seriously inj 2 hours. Post by another wreck, in wh were burned. Wrecked by Ice. EvANSVILLE, Ind., January 4.—Yesterday afternoon the W. W. O'Neill struck the bank SEVEN YEARS. “Jim Cummings” Sent to Peni- tentiary for That Term. | Haight Also Sentenced for the Same Stretch and Weaver for Five Years. Dramatic Close of the Adams Express Rob- bery in the Criminal Court This After. noon—Talks With the Prisoners The Woman Who Caused Wittrock’s Capt- ure. The probability of Jim Cummings, the Ad- ams Express robber, and his confederates being brought into the Criminal Court this wning, drew alittle larger audience than usual, and lined the stairway and corridors with people curious to see them as they passed from the hold-over to thecourt. Among these Outsiders, so to speak, there was a fair sprinkling of women. When the court convened at 10 o’clock Cir- cuit Attorney Clover said privately to a Post- DISPATCH reporter that owing to the fact that the Grand-jury would not meet until 11 o’clock, it would be impossible to bring the prisoners into court until sometime after that hour. The reporter consequently called upon the distinguished defendants in their quarters in the basement. WITTROCK alias ‘‘Jim Cummings was sitting near the door of his cell looking with a half-amused, entirely philosophical air at the few visitors in the corridor of the hold-over. He was in his shirt sleeves and had his collar off, as he explained,in preparation for a wash. He stood up and pleasantly extended his hand through the bars of his door to shake hands with the reporter whom he had met in former calls. The impression one gains of Wittrock at a glance is of his good humor and merry repose. Every move, every tone speaks the man 1 in himself. It is a confi- , that bas in it nothing of arrogance 1 —ĩ Heis a type. In his make up aud the general drawing ot his face and he 8 suggests the pioncer who is pictured on 3 fives, standing with an ax beside his wife and child, who are seated on a fallen log. His EYES are a dark brown, and have an expressiou of great shrewdness. The weakness of the right one often alluded to consists in a disposition to turn too far upward, when the glance of its fellow is in the same direction. hat causes the head to be carried slightly tipped to the left to bring the gaze of both nto focus. en looking down, on the level, or to either side, nothing seems to be the matter with the eyes. } Wittrock himself says that the sight of both is unusuall goed ond has won him some dis- tinction f study ‘This lea gun. ie bead of sa 1 n to the ; 14 i for on theories. the- head is developed toa . egree in excess ofthe other side. It is a — gag ve fact — —— left of most every pores larger side ut it ts ‘noticeably A in Wittrock. The nose is prominent and inclined to the Roman. At the nostrils it is very broad and impresses one with its firmness. It, too, bears to tho left with a decided, though not homely, awryness. The mouth is not peony broad, but It is bin determined in its set; look of resolution that is pleasantly — by an ever 33 ghost of a smile that lurks in its orners. The smart, ood-natured dar that this mouth and 6 bright eyes give the face is calculated to winthe confidence of an acquaintance and convey an idea of their owner’s honesty. The jaw and chin are broad, long and firm and give a look of courageous resolution. Wittrock’s figure belongs to the face. It is of heroic mould, he being well over six feet tall. The hands and feet, while not large for of his size, are strong and condtantly suggest the backwoodsman. Tho most winning thing by far about his voice. It is. not , but there is in its tone richness, a musical cone an unctiousness that gy oe 6 a pleasure to listen to his homely talk. ciation with pore of less education than ‘ao self has made him careless of his English, and he is constantly doubling bis negatives and mix- ing his cases. When the pan of water in which he was to wash his face was pushed to bim over the top of his door he took it and at once his morning toilet, talking as he sput- tered and dashed the water over his face and head and bathed his arms, which he bared above the elbow. They don’t give us no soap here, he sald; vou see that would be breaking the bars, and he chuckled to himselt at his little joke and dived back in his basin He said he spent the night pleasantly and slept soundly. Referring to the ROACHES IN THE CELL be remarked that when he was first put in had une feared to sit down, but found that they never bothered one always keeping out of * ot a man. For some reason, said ere.” This not 17 a man to change his pene t have on is very have clean ones in my valise, wun ant not — 5 me to make ace 3 a sentence are you t was „That 1 something I can It made an be compounding a felony, man is — — th money ut he ex som turn. PPS ‘*Why did you turn up “What could Ido? The rights. was * a 4 there was no hope for us, They