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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1914
Page
1
Coroner's Jury links eight man freighting crew to a engine mishap near Foley. Engineer Hughes and fireman Semple in charge. Eyster and Rizer severely injured. Eyster later died. relief crews and hospital care were promptly arranged.
The coroner's inquest at Hyndman investigated the Baltimore and Ohio overturn of engine 2156 on the Pittsburg division near Cook's Mills. Verdict: excessive speeding caused the wreck, speed 68 mph above a 50 mph limit. Three men died: Guy W. Dean brake man, H V Hughes engineer, H V Lloyd flagman. Several injured, including Grant Miller, fireman, still unconscious with skull fracture. Bodies sent to homes for burial. funerals planned and multiple organizations to attend.
Funeral services for Colonel Joan W. Avirett editor and proprietor of the Cumberland Evening Times were held at his Rose Hill residence. Clergy from Emmanuel Episcopal Church and First Presbyterian Church officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery with many citizens in attendance and floral tributes abundant. His daughter Miss Donnell Dunbar Avirett was en route from Birmingham, Alabama for the service. Relatives included R. Gray Williams and Mrs. Ww. C. Finley.
Six boys from England were drowned today during military style maneuvers near Lowestist. Rescue efforts and authorities were alerted as the incident unfolded on a calm day with scouts aged under sixteen reported among the victims.
Reports from Quebec and London recount survivors accusing Empress of Ireland crew of cowardice and brutality after the collision with Storstad. Captains Kendall and Anderson dispute fault while Imperial inquiry promises a wide, rigorous investigation. London notes King George and Queen Mary pledging funds for victims’ families.
L M Kemp, carpenter foreman for the Baltimore and Ohio, retires after fifty years of service marked by a near flawless record. He joined May 13 1864 in Baltimore and served at Harper's Ferry the Valley Division Martinsburg and Cumberland before his retirement with pension. He missed only four days in total and attended patriotic events on most absences.
Miss Sue Mikrantz aged 23 of Hopewell Pennsylvania died suddenly from heat while the Luzerne Township high school baccalaureate service began at Hopewell Church. Physicians in attendance found her dead and the congregation followed her to the Meikrantz home as the sermon was postponed to next Sunday.
Firemen battled an arson attack on Wargrave Parish Church in Henley on Thames today. The blaze destroyed ancient Norman relics and church treasures, while worshippers and Rev Batty saved the register and some ornaments. Police seek suspects said to be from London.
Paris reports the French cabinet led by Premier Doumergue resigns after a dispute over policy. Rene Viviani is commissioned to form a new cabinet and would back the three year military law. Doumergue, a Radical-Socialist, says the formal resignation letter will be sent to President Poincare tomorrow.
Father Point Quebec June 11 Pilot boats and cars patrol sea and land search for bodies from the Empress of Ireland disaster. Constables sworn in along the coast stay in touch by telephone and telegraph as recovery efforts estimate many bodies near the sunken vessel 120 feet below the water and many more may drift to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The 2 day dedication of the Knights of Columbus North Mechanic Street home featured a 860 man parade to St Patrick's Church for high mass led by Rev Wunder and sermon by Rev Maguire. A banquet followed with speeches by leaders from Cumberland Council 586 and guests from across the order. The event concluded with plans for a grand ball tonight and a call to participate in next September's fraternal parade in Baltimore.
Secretary Lane asks Congress to place Alaska under a three member Development Board based in Alaska with full authority over natural resources and development. The board would absorb powers from multiple agencies and oversee industries transport roads and public lands while supervising education of Indians and natives, reindeer industry, and agricultural demonstration work.
Four Constitutionalists were executed at Tuxtam on Sunday for looting under orders of Rebel leader General Candido Aguilar. General Aguilar maintains order in the city and enforces civilized warfare rules. A special train bound for Vera Cruz from Mexico City was fired on by Rebels who had learned President Huerta was aboard. German steamers Bavaria and Ypiranga remain docked. sailing time is unknown.
The item notes William A. Somerville visiting sisters at 100 Harrison Street and brother J. Westey P. Somerville at 16 Altamont Terrace. Ralph Thomas spent days in St. Louis for a pageant. Dr. Timothy Griffith and William P. Gunter of Frostburg with a dean Annan returned after a three day motor trip through Virginia. Mrs Laura Koon of Pomarta South Carolina and her daughter Mrs Henan Austin Wilson accompanied part of the way to Washington.
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