Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 May 1894 — Page 1
VII-NO.
VOL.
269
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BOSTON SUFFERS.
A Vast Area Is Swept by a Furious Fire.
STARTS IN THE BASEBALL GROUNDS.
8oon Beyond Control It Destroys Hundreds of Bulldlngfl In tho Vicinity— Thousands Ilomclesn Several
Hurt—Lous* 9500,000.
LICKED UP J1Y FLAMES.
BOSTON, May 18,—A cigarette butt thrown into a pilo of waste paper under tho "bleachers," or twonty-flve-oent seats, in the Boston baseball grounds Tuesday afternoon started a fire whioh destroyed more than 140 buildings occupying about sijttjen acres of land in the crowded tenement house section of the south end. The money IOBS is 1500,000, and In all other respecta the conflagration is the most terrible that Boston has seen since fifty aores were burned over In 1872, for more than 600 families are homeless, and they are the klDd pf families who seldom Indulge In the luxury oi fire insurance. l'ornouB Who Wcr* Hurt.
Tho Injured are: MJobao) Weloh, .jumped 80 feet from a roof POJD \VGS intoruolly luluroJ John Rowley, overcome by smoke, will I William H. A horn, Jumped Irom a roof, ankle broken Wllllom Qfttceain, apoplexyi Lieut. Suwyijr, engine company No. cS, airuok by falltiiR tfftll, may C\le John T. Kane, Internally iniuraii Amy Lapp, badly burned James T, Fitzgerald, fireman, badly cut.
Loss of Life Feared.
A peculiar odor pervades the burned district, and it Is feared there has been
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of life, but up to midnight no bodies had been recovered. Tho first alarm was flven at 4:17 from box 218, followed by a second lh ten minutes, a third In two more minutes, a fourth on tho heels of tho third and then a general.
Fireuicn Ask for Help.
This called out more than 200 pieces of apparatus, but they wero as useless as ten would have beeA, and then tho surrounding cities were asked for help. Cambridge, Chelsea, Maiden, Ilyde fark, Quincy and soyeral other places responded nobly and promptly, and still tho fire raged and spread anci the whole south end was doomod to all appearances. The ball grounds were surrounded bv a hollow fence which was filled with timber as dry as match wood. fttart of the Blase.
The third inning of tho game had been ht^lf finished ar.d Baltimore was just going to tho bat when tho S was discovered. Immediately there was a scattering of the 8,500 spectators, and while a few men ripped up seats and tried to stamp out the flames, the rest made a rush for the gates. A few buckets of water would at this stage have quenohed tho fire and prevented tho disaster which followed, but thero was no water within reach. The flames leaped flerooly up the scantlings and through the rows of seats, which were dry as tinder, owing to the absenoe of rain for a couple of weeks, and fanned by a strong southeast wind, they consumed fence and bleachers and presently the grand stand was fired and burned In a furious manner. Almost adjoining the baseball grounds was a populous section devoted to tenements and homes of the poorer class and many small stores of a similar character.
Its Progress,
After burning all the buildings on Berlin street between Walpole and the end of Columbus avenue, three blocks, ,6 fire swept west to the grand stand the baseball grounds, leveled that to the ground, went south to a lar^e apartment hotel op Walpole street and easi toward Trei street, "file latter was otfciiple brlok and wooden buildings, a magnificent publlo sohoolhouse standing on the corner ox Walpole and Tremont streets. The brlok buildings were as little able to withstand the fierce flames as the wooden buildings had proved to be, and soon sank to the ground.
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East of Tremont street and parallel with it is Oabot street. The flames went on toward this, sweeping down every buildiujy before It, and then spread toward the south along Tremont street, Uoklng up a number of magnificent new apArtmeat hotels. The district burned out extends from Burke street on the north to Sarsfleld street on the south, the New York, New Haven & Hartford traoks on the west to Warwlok street on the east AU the buildings on the following entire streets are in asnesi
Tho Horned platrlot.
Burke, Coventry, Walpole, Sarsfleld, all parallel! Berlin street, four blocks on eaoh side
tof
Tremont street, three
blooks on eaoh side of Cabot three blooks on the west side wick street and two blooks on $he north Bide of jSewburn street. Besides the Hotel Walpole two apartment houses on Sterling street were burned, three on Western street, two on Hammond park, two on Windsor street and all o^ those OJJ Yendlay place,
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This diatrioi was one of the most ski
thickly populated in the olty and most In very poor clraumbest estimate thero
of the families are in very stances. At the are 8,500 persons without homos and their household effeots are In ashes.
Tho new houso Of ladder 18 and hose 7 on Tremont street was destroyed. Alderman BryanVs resldenoe on Walpole street and his store on Tremont street were also destroyed. Among other business pi^oos leveled were) J.
MoNam^ra, Wines and liquors, Cabot stroeti Daniel Bernliard 4 Co., Tremont street, liquors Sterling provision stpre, Sterling stroott Gray photographing establishment, Tremont Streeti Martin Began, undertaker, Tremont streoti Gil more's block of offices, Trpmont streoti S. 0. MoEtrlok, pro. visions, Tremont street! Councilman Connors lost his houso on Tremont street and many of his offeots.
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The Losses.
The financial loss Is hard to estimate, but will reach probably 8600,000. Thl(
small amount Is accounted for by the faot th(it dozens of the wooden tenements were of little value. The baseball grand stand was valued at $75,000 tho Insurance Is 140,000. Tho Walpole sehoolhouso was valued at *80,000 insured. The Hotel Walpole and most of the brlok apartment houses burned were Insured and were worth from ?S,000 to 820,000 each.
Sorrowful Scenes.
Fully 200 of tho homeless are camped out on Hammond park, guarding such property as tljey bad saved, while others are scattered In various directions, many of them having saved nothing but what they could carry In their arms.
Tho scene in and around the burning district was a heartrending one. Men, Women and children were rushing in all directions', carrying bundles of clothing, bedding and othor household oods. The woinen, as they beheld elr property reduced to ashes, broke into piteous cries, and on every corner could be seen groups of homeless families standing over their remaiulng goods.
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The Btreets were blocked with people at the entrance to tho ball grounds, and this fact hindered somewhat the progress of tho crowds In making their escape. Many were knooked down in the scramble. Nearly evory family living within a radius of four blocks of the flro gathered their belongings ready for removal, and large truck wagons and furniture vans backed up lo many of the houses and qulokly loadod and oarried the goods away. Tremont street for eight or ten blocks was completely blocked with electric cars, flro engines and wagons of all kinds, and It was impossible to move either way. Groans and cries were heard above the din of the whistles and the ringing of bells.
Jump for Their Lives*
It was a nerve-shaking sight to see a£cd men and women jumping from the windows. One little baby was thrown to the street by its frantic mother, but happily was caught by a bystander. Michael Walsh, In endeavoring to escape from his homo in the flre-invaded district, was compelled to jump from the roof of tho structure. The distance to the ground was about 80 feet. He landed on his feet, but the force of the fall severely Injured him internally, and lie was picked up in a semi-conscious condition and taken to the city hospital.
Belief for Sufferers.
A special meeting pf the board aldermen was held Tuesday evening to make provision for the care of the people made homeless by the fire. The several armories were thrown open and several halls in Roxbury wero hired to accommodate many more. Besides tills tho people In tho vicinity whpse homes had been saved threw wide open their doors anci all wero cared for. To-day the aldermen will meet again to consider what further aid can he given.
The heroes of the occasion are the people oi tho Guggles street Baptist church. As soon as it was known that many people would be homeless tho members opened tho church, filled it with comfortable beds, prepared food anil sent people out to gather In the homeless. Ouo hundred of the members organized as a searching force and found and returned more than fifty lost ohlldren.
The trustees of the Johnstown flood fund, at the request of the board of aldermen, voted to apply tho unexpended balance pn hand, amounting to several thousand dollars to the relief of the homeless and destitute. During tho fire three fire engines were abandoned a»d ruined.
SEEKING INFORMATION.
gonator Allen Asks for an Inquiry of Broad Scope. WASHISGTOX, May 10.—At tho open Ing of tho session of the senate Senator Allen (pop., Neb.) Introduced ond asked for the Immediate consideration of a resolution calling upon the secretary of the treasury fof informs' tion as to the total number of persons engaged In protected industries the number of such porsons whose wages are claimed to bo affected by protec tion tho number whose wages are npt affected also the proportion of the population of the United States dependent upon the foreign market for the sale of their products! also the number of persons engaged in protected industries who are native oltl zensi the number naturalised and tho number who are aliens also the pro portion of native or naturalised citizens who are being displaced by aliens. The resolution went over.
VOTE TO INCREASE PENSIONS
House Committee Favors Veterans of tho Mexican and Indian Wars, WASHINGTON, May 18.—Tho house committee on pensions voted to report to the house a bill Inoroaslng the rates of all pensioners of the Mexican war and Indian war from 18 to $18 a month. Eepresentativo Cam lnetti (Cal.j had Introduced bill to give this Increase to Mexican war penslonersj and the committeo de aided to extond it to tho Indian war survivors. But one member of the oommittee oppose4 tho measure, taking the ground that it would open tho door for a service pension to survivors of the civil war.
Baseball.
National league games on Tuesday At Pittsburgh—Ohioago. 6 Pittsburgh, 2, At Philadelphia—Philadelphia, lot Now York, 4. At Brooklyn—Brooklyn, lfl Washington, Cleveland, 7| St. Louis, 0.
Western leaguei At Detroit—Detroit, »l Grand Rapids, 2. Rain caused tho postponement of all other games.
Western association: At Omaha— Omaha IS Quincy, 2. At St. Joseph— Jacksonville, 4 St. Joseph, 8. At Lincoln—l'eoria, 5 Lincoln, 3. At Des Moines—Rock Island, 5 Des Moines, 4.
A ISoston ilrm Assigns.
OBAWFOEDSYILLE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10,1.894 PRICE 2 CENTS
Rockford Weloomos Members of tho Illinois G. A. R.
TH: AMUAL ENCAMPMENT BEGINS.
A T.one Line of Old Soldiers Parades the btreets—Thousands of Children Slnic I'utrlotlo Songs—Ohio Vet-t-raus In Session.
BRAVE BOYS WERE THEY.
ROCKFORD, 111., May 10.—Every train ir. lo Bock ford is crowded with veterans, many of whom are of state and ational reputation, who came to attend the twenty-eighth annual encampment of the department of Illinois, U. A. R. Tho streets are thronged and the hotels and private uses filled to their utmost capacity. No fewer than 4,000 visitors are In the
A Great Parade.
The Grand Army of the Republic of the Department of Illinois, In serried ranks, nad possession of the streets on Tuesday afternoon, and the great parade in which 2,000 or more battlescarred veterans participated was the
COMMANDER DLODGETT.
most imposing and inspiring spectacle ever witnessed In northern Illinois since the days whon tho boys in blue marched to tho front in delenso of their country.
At 2:30 o'clock tho parado started going north on Main to State, east on Slate to KishwatiUee, thence countermarched to Main, north on Main to North, west on North to Chnroh, north on Church to Park, west on Park to Court, south on Court to State, east on State to Main and thence south to the Nelson hotel.
School Puulls Slug:.
In p.ddition to tho marohlng posts were numerous bauds and drum corps sandwiched In tho line. At tho west side park over 4,000 publio school chil dren were massed, each carrying aa American flag, and as the parade passed the pupils cheered and sang: "Marching Through Georgia" and other patriotio airs. Tho veterans, with uplifted hats, returned the compliment with cheerb for the young Americans. At the courthouse square, where tho largest mass of people bad gathered, the carriages containing Commander In Chief Adams and staff, together with othor notable visitors, drew out of tho parade and reviewed it as it passed on its march eastward.
All along the lino of march tho boys in blue were lustily cheered by the patriotic spectators. Tho department made tho most maguificcnt showing ever seen at an encampment in Illinois.
At Niirht.
At night two big campflres were held at the opera house and Court Street Methodist Episcopal church, which were addressed by Commander in Chief Adams, ex-Commaudera Welssort and Fairchild, Gen. McNulta, ex-Gov. Fifer ay(l others. Charles A. Works gave the address of welcome and Commander Blodgott mado the response.
Ohio Grand Army Meetn.
CASTOR.
0., May lfl.—Tho twenty
eighth annual enoampmont of the clepartmeutof Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic, was formally opened Tuesday morning. After the formal exercises Department Commander Williams submitted his annual report He made a plea for service pensions. He maintained that a soldier's discharge certificate should be sufficient evidence to obtain a pension certificate. His report showed that tho amount per capita tax paid national headquarters for 16(13 in excess of tho preceding year was $17,053.
The Woman's Relief Corps reported eleven corps disbanded during the year and oleveu new ones organized. Holon R. Mclntyre, secretary of the departr ment, reported 804 corps in tho state, with 11,475 members. Tho loss by death was 105. In tho matter of charity f7,048,71 was expended in money and in relief other than money estimated at the value of $5,250.40. Tho number of persons assisted was 3,210.
In the evening at the Grand opera house a general rally was held. Gov. McKiuley, Commander Williams, Mrs. Waddell, Col. Gardner aud Col. Frod Grant were the spoakers. At their rooms the ladies of the grand army held a recoption and at the M. 0. Barber residenoe a similar event was held by tho Woman's Relief Corps.
Coxey for Comgress.
CAMTON, 0., May 10.—J. S. Coxey, tho originator of tho commonweal, was nominated hero Tuesday ty tho populists for congress from the Eighteenth district, A plank in tho platform
A I adopted denounced the May 1st action I of the Washington polico in attacking and assaulting Browne and his crowd.
Another indorses the Coxey commonweal movement.
('hunt Winn tlio Derby,
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 10.—Fifteen thousand persons wero present at Churchill Downs Thursday, where tho Kentucky derby. 1V£ miles, was run. Chaut was tho winner l'earl Song, second Sigurd, third time, 2:41.
BOSTON, May 10. —The well-known furniture house of ICoelor & Co., 81 Cholera Knelng in iiussia. Washington street, has mado an assign-| LONDON, May 10.—A dispatch from ment. The firm owes approximately Odessa says: "it is officially declared from 75,000 to $80,000, with nominal that cholera exists in seven govern assets of $148,000. ments in the south of Russia."
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MINERS UNITED.
They Stand Firm In Demanding Their Rights.
EFFORTS AT COMPROMISE OPPOSED.
Tho Conference at Cleveland Between Miners and Operators nelgns—Pennsylvania Operators Are
Excluded.
CLEVELAND, May 10.—The representatives of the more than 200,000 organized mlno workers of America were istlr early in preparing for the meetngs of the day. Though there was plainly a lack of confidence in aohlevlng a satisfactory result of their labors, there wae no evidence of weakening in their demands or signB of a compromise. There Is no doubt about it, the miners are determined to win. They have coino here for that purpose, and they never agreed to a conference with any other object In view than having their full demands accepted by the operators.
Settlement Mast Be Rational. ,V' Ohio operators would be willing to advance the rate to the old scale If Pennsylvania would agree, but Pennsylvania won't. Tho miners absolutely refuse to consider the question of making terms with any single section of tho country. Representatives of the thirty-foijr railroad coal companies of tho Pittsburgh district are here, and they Qarao for the purpose of effecting a settlement of the strike, if possible. They will not bo guided by tho aotion of tho river operators, and will use their lnfluenoe to secure a uniform mining rate.
Mo Compromise.
At the morning's session of tho convention 'of the united Mlno Workers oi America tho wage question was the sole topic of discussion. The meeting was secretly conducted. The reporters were not admitted and a number of operators wore also denied admission.
A proposition to compromise was rejected by a large vote, the delegates almost to a unit favoring tho Idea of holding out for tho original demands. Thero were some changes made |n the report and It was finally adopted. An open conference of the operators and delegates was called for the afternoon.
Report of the Soale Committee. The scale commlttoo, in its report, hus endeavored to adjust differences In rates for mining In a manner to work no Injustice to the mines of ono section as compared with another. The demand 1B for tho wages paid before the reductions wero mado last fall and wintor. In a general way tho scale provides for the following ratesi
Ohio, 70 to 85 cents Pennsylvania, 00 to 75 cents Indiana, 70 to 75 cents Central Pennsylvania, 80 cents Illinois, 5Q to 85 cents Maryland, 50 cents, and West Virginia about the same, if tho miners in that state decide to join the movement. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois are the Important states. Iteduotlons'havo been made In all except Illinois, but if the miners in that state had desired to work after ^Jay 1 they would hare been compelled to accopt a 20 per oent. reduction.
The Illinois operators and 3 part of tho Pittsburgh district are not repre sented, so whatever terms, If any, tnay bo agreed upon must bo ratified by the absentees before they become effective.
Met the Operators.
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When tho conference between the operators and miners assembled late in the aftornoon It took but a short time to precipitate the fight that W(ts browing. An organization was effected by the election of II. Zorbe, an operator of this olty, as president, and Patrick McBryde of the Minors' union as secretary, with Frank Brooks, an operator of Columbus, as his assistant. _j A committee on credentials was appointed, and to them were referred the Credentials of all tho minors and operators who sought seats in the conferonce. The report of the commlttoo aroused a stormy discussion at onoo. They favored the seating of all tho minors and the operators from Ohio, Indiana and WTest Virginia, and aU of those from Pennsylvania who had expressed a willingness to abide by tho decision of the conference. The report, however, was against the seating of tho teu Pittsburgh operators wno had declared that they would not abide by tho decision of tho majority.
Tho oouferonco was composed, after the adoption of tho report of the committee on credentials, of 105 miners and 144 operators. Eighty-two oi tho operators aro from Ohio, fifty-three from Pennsylvania, seven from Indiana as a commiteeo for all the operators in that stato, and two from West Virginia. After the adoption of tho report tho conferouco adjourned until morning.
Salvation Army Congres*.
Will lie Sentenced Thursday. WASHINGTON, May 10.—The trio oi commonweal leaders—Gen. Coxey, Marshal Carl Browne and Christopher Columbus Jones—met with another rebuff in the police court Tuesday. Aftci six hours aud a half spent in argumente on tho motion for a new trial Judge Miller overruled the motion and notified tho defendants to appear Thursday for sentence.
All Differences Adjusted.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 10.—All differences between tho Groat Northern Railway company and its employes growing out of tho recent strike were adjusted in this city Tuesday night in a manner satisfactory to all parties concerned.
Wilson Again In Ills Seat.
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Mr. Wilson, chairman of iho ways and means com* inittoe, resumed his seat in tho house during tho afternoon. Ho was fjreotcd with applause. He is looking1 woH and has apparently regained his health,
nalxell and Stone Henomliiated. PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 10.—Congressmen John Dalzoll and William A. Stone have been renominated without opposition for congress by tho conventions of tho Twonty-second aud Twenthird districts respectively.
Ap]eal to CongroNS.
CHICAGO, May 10.—A petition is being circulated among tho strikers at Pullman rehearsing the grievances of the employes and requesting congress to take up the strike and Investigate it.
Fatal itesult of a Quarrel.
PHILADELPHIA, May 10. Herman Friedman, 88 years old, of 008 North Second street, was killed by Joseph £luderman during a quarrel. Kinderman was arrested.
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