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Toronto, Canada ~ April 19, 2017.
TRAIN DERAILED, 4 DEAD, 14 HURT.
SEVERAL CHILDREN ESCAPE AS TRESTLE COLLAPSES -- ENGINE EXPLODES.
Guttenberg, Iowa, Oct. 11. -- (AP) -- Four persons were killed and 14 injured, eight seriously, when a local Milwaukee passenger train leaped the rails and plunged into a creek bed 14 feet below early today.
The dead:
CHARLES STRAZINSKY, 66, engineer, of Dubuque, Iowa.
FRANK MANN, 55, fireman, of Dubuque.
MR. and MRS. WALTER RUPRECHT, passengers, of Dubuque.
Those seriously injured:
GEORGE MESSLING, brakeman, McGregor, Iowa, arm and shoulder crushed when he jumped.
FRANK MERWYN, conductor, Lacrosse, Wis., legs broken and head hurt in leap onto stones.
HARRY NICHOLSON, mail clerk, Bellevue, Iowa, head and hands crushed.
SAMUEL HESS, express messenger, Dubuque, possible internal hurts.
MRS. WILLIAM RIDDLE, Dubuque, chest crushed and internal injuries.
CLAYTUS NELSON, Dubuque, back injury and face lacerated.
WILLIAM E. UEHR, 18, Buena Vista, Iowa, student, arms broken.
LAWRENCE SAYLOR, 17, Buena Vista, neck and jaw injured.
Other passengers hurt included:
EVELYN VAN HORN, 16, Buena Vista, broken collarbone.
her brother, MARION, 16, lacerated by glass.
LOUISE SAYLOR, 15, Buena Vista, head cuts.
GEORGE DEAN, 15, Buena Vista, bruised and cut.
WILLARD CHRIST, 14, Turkey River, nose lacerated.
All are high school students who ride daily to classes in Guttenberg.
A. DAILEY of Dubuque was also slightly injured.
The engineer and fireman rode the engine to their death as it ploughed off the track and rolled 200 feet before dropping into the ditch and overturning. The engine boiler exploded, tearing apart from the cab and scalding the engineer beyond recognition. The fireman was pinioned in his cab and burned.
Riding in the one day coach that made up the train with a combination baggage and mail car, MR. and MRS. RUPRECHT were crushed and the woman was decapitated.
The accident happened as the train rounded a curve at 7:25 a.m., enroute to Guttenburg, where it was due at 7:13 a.m. Members of the crew said the engine lunged away from the track while the tender snapped loosed and imbedded itself in the right-of-way. The two cars continued ahead and piled onto their side near the engine. Both were old-fashioned wood cars and splintered into complete wreckage.
The brakeman and conductor attempted to leap to safety as the coach left the track, but they landed in stone piles along the right-of-way. The rest were trapped in the cars and in the coach passengers were hurled forward in the car as the rear end whipped into the air.
The injured were dragged from the wreck and treated at the scene by those not hurt and Drs. A. E. Beyer, E. B. Rohmberg and William Palmer, who rushed from Guttenberg. Nearby farmers assisted in first aid until arrival of ambulances and surgeons from Dubuque, 33 miles southeast.
Milwaukee railroad officials began an immediate investigation to determine causes for the wreck, but said the track was so badly torn for 30 feet where the engine left the rails that it could not be determined if the rail was damaged before the accident.
Bodies of the victims were not removed during the morning awaiting action of Clayton County Coroner Leslie Oelke.
Daily Globe Ironwood Michigan 1934-10-11
While hiking with my friend Bekki in Colorado, we happened upon the remains of a homestead or maybe a hunter's shack. It was up in the mountains and looks like it was nestled against a huge rock, most likely to protect it from the elements. I'm not sure how all that worked out considering all that was left were splinters scattered about. Still, if I was going to camp, that is where I would set up if for no other reason than the view.
This image was taken in JPG using only the settings in my camera, there was no post-processing or editing.
NGC 5907 is one of the most impressive edge-on spiral galaxies in the night sky. It is a marvel in my 18-inch Dobsonian under a dark sky but proved to be a real challenge during this drawing made with a 110mm Refractor from the semi-dark sky at Alpha Ridge Park.
This galaxy goes by a couple common names all of which tries to capture its needle-like appearance. Take your pick – Splinter Galaxy, Knife-edge Galaxy or Cat Scratch Galaxy – they all reflect on the visual presence of the galaxy in the eyepiece.
In the small refractor only the bright northeastern edge of the galaxy’s core could be seen at a magnification of 59x (the power used for the drawing circle). It took some additional effort at a higher magnification of 171x to tease out the needle-like extensions on either side of the brighter core. Therefore, the drawing represents the field of view at 58x, but the galaxy’s details at 171x.
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Mainau [ˈmaɪnaʊ] (About this soundlisten) also referred to as Mav(e)no(w), Maienowe (in 1242), Maienow (in 1357), Maienau, Mainowe (in 1394) and Mainaw (in 1580) is an island in Lake Constance (on the Southern shore of the Überlinger See near the city of Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany). It is maintained as a garden island and a model of excellent environmental practices.[1] Administratively, the island has been a part of Konstanz since December 1, 1971, when the municipality of Litzelstetten, of which Mainau was part, was incorporated into Konstanz. Mainau is still part of Litzelstetten, now one of 15 wards (administrative subdivisions) of Konstanz.
The island belongs to the Lennart Bernadotte-Stiftung (eng. The Lennart Bernadotte Foundation),[2] an entity created by Prince Lennart Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, originally a Prince of Sweden and Duke of Småland.[3] It is one of the main tourist attractions of Lake Constance. Beside flowers there is a park landscape with views on the lake. There is a greenhouse as well with tropical climate and thousands of butterflies.
Mainau Bay is the location of their university's sailing club.
Mainau Island is a "flowering island" notable for its parks and gardens. Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, created the island's arboretum, which now contains 500 species of deciduous and coniferous trees, many exotic and valuable, including fine specimens of Sequoiadendron giganteum (1864) and Metasequoia glyptostroboides (1952). The island also contains about 200 rhododendron and azalea varieties.
Due to the advantageous climate at the lake, palm trees and other Mediterranean plants can grow on the drop-shaped island. Because of its rich subtropical and partly even tropical vegetation, Mainau Island is also called "flowering island in the Lake Constance". Count Lennart Bernadotte, who died in 2004, liked to call his island "Blumenschiff" (engl. flower ship). He also described the famous destination as follows: "She is a coquettish little Lady, Mainau Island, who constantly demands much attention, even more love and ceaselessly new clothes." - Lennart Bernadotte. By "new clothes", he probably meant the blossoms, plants and flower-beds which are constantly renewed by the gardeners.
Apart from the historic buildings, the centerpiece of Mainau Island is the Arboretum with its 500 different types of rare and valuable broad-leaved trees and conifers, which was created in 1856 by grand duke Friedrich I. Among those is one of Germany's "oldest" dawn redwood trees (Metasequoia glyptostroboides). The tree, which originated from China, was planted on the island in 1952, when it was just 70 centimeters tall. Particularly mighty are some exemplars of the giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum). Their seeds came from California in 1853 and were planted on the island in 1864, which makes them one of the oldest of their kind in Europe. You can find the above-mentioned giant redwoods as well as Cedars, Dawn Redwoods and Tulip Poplars on the island. The Arboretum expands towards the north-west of the island.
Spring marks the beginning of the "Blumenjahr" (eng. Flower Year) with an exhibition of orchids. From March to May you can see several types of flowers in full bloom, like Tulips, Daffodils, Primroses, Forget-Me-Nots and Hyacinths. To show the full beauty of all these flowers the so-called „Frühlingsallee“ (eng. Spring Alley) was opened, which is a path across the island surrounded by beds of these plants. From May to June over 200 kinds of Rhododendrons and Azaleas are in full bloom. To the west of the "Comturey-Keller" you can find an Italian rose garden commissioned by Friedrich I. This rose garden is strictly geometric and consists of pergolas, sculptures and fountains. In general, over 1200 kinds of roses can be found on the island.
„Frühlingsallee“ leads to „Mediterran-Terrassen“ (eng. Mediterranean Terrace) where exotic plants such as palm families, agaves, cacti and bougainvillea are presented in pails during summer. Lake Constance and its surroundings as well as the Alps can be seen in a panoramic view from here. In July the blossoms of brugmansia and hibiscus are blooming on Mainau Island and in August the blossoms of passion flowers bloom.
On the southern end you can find “Südgarten” (eng. South Garden) where in autumn fields of dahlia with approximately 20,000 dahlia bushes and 250 varieties gleam from September until October. Spring and summer flowers such as different kinds of fuchsia are growing on the affiliated shore garden to the eastern side of “Südgarten”.
The “Bodenseerelief” (eng. Relief of Lake Constance) is a very popular photo motive. It is a relief with the picture of a flower which is changed by season. A small harbor with a landing place is situated to the northern side of Mainau Island. Excursion boats lay in here and another entrance to “Frühlingsallee” can be found here.
Until the Napoleonic mediatisations and secularisations of small German fiefs this island belonged to the Order of Teutonic Knights. It was later sold into private ownership. In 1853 Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden purchased the island as his personal property and used the palace built by the Teutonic Knights as summer palace. At the end of World War I Baden became a republic with the abdication of Grand Duke Frederick II, son of Frederick I. The former Grand Duke retained his private property including Mainau. When he died childless in 1928 the island passed to his sister Victoria of Baden, wife of King Gustaf V of Sweden. Upon her death two years later she bequeathed the island to her second son Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland and his descendants. In 1932 Prince Wilhem gave Mainau to his only child Lennart Bernadotte who owned it until 1974 when he transferred the island to a foundation. Count Bernadotte formed Enterprise Mainau GmbH in 1991 as a private enterprise to manage the island for the benefit of the Lennart Bernadotte-Stiftung. The Count remained active in managing Mainau until his death in 2004 but had appointed his second wife Sonja co-manager in 2001. Widowed, she and their children ran both the foundation and the management company until 2007. Since January 2007 Bettina Bernadotte, the eldest daughter of Lennart and Sonja, directs the Mainau GmbH as current manager, and since 2011 her brother Björn Bernadotte has joined her. In 1862, signs of an earlier population were discovered along the south banks of Mainau and soon exploited by domain administrator Walter: among the items were wedges, a potsherd, flint splinters, an axe and a muller. The pile dwelling settlement made up of six houses was uncovered in the 1930s and dated back to the Neolithic Age ( 3.000 b.c.). Lake-dwelling settlements of the Neolithic and the Bronze Age were located along the northern shore and the southwestern island along the shallow water zone.
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Toronto, Canada ~ April 19, 2017.
File name: 06_05_000002
Accession no.: 1942.1.1
Title: Splinter Beach
Alternative title:
Creator/Contributor: Bellows, George, 1882-1925 (artist)
Date created: 1912
Physical description: 1 drawing : crayon, graphite, ink and wash on cream colored paper ; 17 13/16 x 22 15/16 in.
Genre: Drawings
Notes: Signed "Geo Bellows"
Provenance: Sold by H.V. Allison Galleries to Albert H. Wiggin, 1942. Gifted to the Boston Public Library.
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known restrictions