St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 23, 1898

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COMPLETR MARKET REPORTS THANKS during the past year. Oa Oe Oe Oe OO eC elhUCUhcehlhlel a i le Are hereby given by P.-D. Wants to the citizens of the great South. Se ee cee meee west for their generous patronage THE ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENING PAPER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES. TEN PAGES. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. SWORN AVERAGE CIRCULATION FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1898—SUNDAY, 119,188; DAILY, 106,975. 5 - i . o . See its rad aR 3 Ps mete R . ul VOL 50, NO. 99, WEDNESDAY EVENING—ST, LCUIS— NOVEMBER 23, 1898 "* PRICE! In St. Lents, One Cent. Oateside St. Loais, Two Centa POWDER MILL BLOWN X KILLED. Disaster Occurs at Ashburn and Fatalities May Prove Larger When the Full Particulars Become Known. = = i. as SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED IN ADDITION TO THE DEATH LIST. J,» a —_ Cause of the Explosion Which Completely Destroyed PHYSICIAN the Packing House and J e A Badly Injured the Main Building Has Not Yet Been Ascertained. anne o® Epecial to the Post-Dispatch. LAUISIANA, Mo., Nov. occurred at the 23,.—A terrific ex- plosion Hercules Powder Works, near Ashburn, in this county, about 8 o'clock this morning, causing the earth to The packing house was completely demolished, tremble for many miles around. buildings damaged and at killed dead geeveral other least six The WILLIE intendent WILL CHARLTON. J. HOLLINGREEN., ABEST WENZLE. LLOYD SMITH. ALBERT MILLER. It whether other men were killed or the names men known are: WILSON, JR., son of the Super- is impossible at this hour to learn of the injured. The definitely known. It There Was a cause of the explosion is not wet came Without a second of warning. terrific roar, and the walis and roof of the packing house were thrown into the air as though shot from a vol- cano. Window glass was shattered for a radius of miles. In addition Which the building is badly damaged. ten to the explosion packing. house, in occurred, the main s A ' Rescue parties are at The victims were thrown into the air by the force of the explosion, and then their bruised, battered and torn bodies fell back amid the wreck and burning debris. Half a dozen persons were injured by fly- ing missiles and a number of near-by houses were also struck. house half-mile was almost demolished by a huge mass of brick and one away mortar that fell upon it, while it was still rocking from the force of the explosion. might, trying to reach the burned men. After the explosion a terrible sight was Mangled bodies found presented. were Means to live and let live. Give employment to those advertising for work in P.-D, Wants that they may have something to be thankful for. COMPLETE VARKET KEPORTS. -— ba . eee eee eee NN SS ee . . Se 3 a7 et : . ‘ : ys el - i , i ak . eee MAIED ON A CHUSS ARM Thomas M. Leeman killed by Electric Shoek. FULL VOLTAGE PASSED THROUGH HIS HEART. -_—-— | | | | | HE HAD GRASPED A LIVE WIRE WITHOUT HIS RUBBER GLOVES. S WORKED HARD TO REVIVE HIM. — awe eee In Half an Hour the Faint Spark of Life Remaining in Him Had Gone Out and His Body Was Carried Away. — Thomas M. Leeman was cremated at the crossarm of an electric light pole at Fourth street and Lucas avenue at 11:15 o’clock , Wednesday, work with all their | the deadly current had done its work. the scattered about, with here a leg and there | an arm, and in other places trunks of men. A special train was made up in Hanni- bal and a large number of citizens hast- to the scene, Undertaker Curts boxes in which to bring them back to their homes, ened took dAown several place the dead and Ashburn is in Pike County. It is a small station on the St. Louis, Keokuk and North ern Railroad, fifteen miles south of Han- nibal. The powder mill where the explosion oc- curred was one of the largest in the State, —— — — -—— WILL BE COLD THANKSGIVING, i Clear and Bracing Atmos- phere for Thursday. An ojd fashioned Thanksgiving, with nip- ping air that makes big appetites and frost upon the pumpkin, is the promise of Fore- caster Hyatt. The genial weather ever, that with Friday will come a grad- ual moderation of the temperature, with continued good weather, probably until Sunday. After that, he doesn't prophesy. T..e@ mereury will not be in a hurry climb back to the altitude of last week, and the Post-Dispatch Lake at Forest Park and ponds of lesser magnitude in all parts of the-city which are now covered with beautifully smooth ice, will in all probability be safe for at least one day's skating before the thaw comes. The freez- inn of Wednesday and Wednesday night is expected to accomplish this, Dr. Hyatt is grieved to learn boasted cold wave has had the increasing the price of turkeys. He hadn't bought his Thanksgiving bird before the Wave came and must suffer {ke common mortals at the hands of the turkey mer- ‘ehant. : Altttough.the temperature at St. Louls and vic'ntty was the same Wednesday that it was Tuesday morning, the area of the cold waa greatiy extended during Tuesday and hong | night. The zgero line puéhed down into cansas, and at (Concord a, in that State the mercury was at 4 below Zero. At Kansas City it clerk says, how- .O that his effect of had rapped from 10 to 6 nbove zero; at Springfeid, l., from 144 to 10; at Keokuk from 12 to 6; at Davenport from 12 to 4, and at St. Paul tne Same. The Mississippi River is frozen from St. Paul northward and the Missouri is a sheet Of ice north of Sioux City, Io. In South Dakota the temperature varies from 10 to M4 below zero, and in the Mritish Northwest Territory it f@ 24 below zero In Montana there a slight let-up in Boreas’ he and in some parts of the State there are Urries of enow. The storm has moved eastward and northeastward, and is pre- coe to Make ita exit from this contl- nent SY Way of the Atlantic seaboard and the St. Lawrence River. we had not reached the Atlantic Wednea- oay Morning. but is due there by evening Fork but De Hae ras raining in New “the forerunner there ore tae fe oho cold wave. . as it was here, of the “New Enalani is eoutheast ward, he said. “will of its ‘deal Thanksgivings Cold clear, senene ~ that will make turkey and pumpkin ples taste like neo >ro- sia, will re oi: ar and ambro On the lakes and the Brat es borde he etorm haa not reached its slimae ange is ec in that region “Thureday in this region” as =. , sald DD y- eti. “will be a beautify) Thenkeriving ae Friday will see a moderation of the cold. which should continue with clear skies until! Sunday. — Post-Dispatch is enfoy one ame oe me ne Thermometer. 2 In Other Cities at 7 «. m. York .........4 Kansas City a éhhecennseee lAttie Re k ati Se riea Z Set ee eeeee Pee eRe eee eeeeeee i ee HOE Saddlery — LE ED ee NIGH) WATCHMAN TIED 10 A TRtt -_ -_>-- - Bold Work of Masked Rob- bers at Elberry, Mo. is reported thet at Elsbery It is TROY, Mo., Nov. 23.—lIt the Bank of Lincoln County was entered last night by burglars. known whether or not they booty. Officials say they think nothing was taken. The statement of J. W. Watts, night watchman, is that about 1 a. m. four masked men demanded that he throw up his hands. Upon refusing he was knocked down, gagged and tied securely to a tree near the bank. not : The men proceeded to the bank and, after t effecting an entrance, made an effort to open the safe. The time lock and the various other obstructions were completely demoliehed when d'scovered this morning. The men were frightened away before they had completed the Job. ALMOST FROZDN. watchman was found this morning almost frozen. He has not been able to give a coherent account of the robbery, The President of the bank ts Joseph Block, The cashier is Floyd Harvey. EiExpert John Bauman, Jr., of the Rau- man Safe Co., St. Louls, was summoned to open the safe. A card on states that usual on Friday. was entered, but adds that probably noth- ing Was stolen. : STATE HAS JURISDICTION. The the business bank door this will be morning resumed as The card admits the bank | | ; this time. got any | — —— 2 ies Supreme Court Decides a Question in) an Express Company Case. Special to the Post-Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo... Nov. %—The Supreme Court en banc of Missouri ho.ds that it has jurisdiction tn cases in which a Federal question is involved. This ques- tion it decided this morning when fused to transfer the case of the Co. of Kangas City against Pacific Itxprees ("o. to the Federal! courts on a motion filed last Monday by a ‘repre- sentative of the defendant company, claim- ing that this court had no jurisdiction In the matter because a Federal question was involved. This proceeding was ‘nstituted in the court some time ago to compel the defendant express company to pay the new war tax . Phe Supreme. Court en bane awarded the alternative writ of mandamus against the American Express Co. and the Wells-Fargco to, to compell them to pay the new war atamp tax. The writ wae made returnabie in the court en bane next Gaturday. This writ Was awarded on the information from the Business Men's League of St. -Louls, which AtfOrney General Crow received and filed in the court Jast Saturday. A BOOM IN ALCOHOL. Manufacture of Smokeless Powder Causes Higher Prices to Prevail. PEORIA, Til, Nov. 22.—High-proof spirits closed at $1.26 yesterday. Corn advanced from 32 to 83% cents a bushel. Distillers say the price of alcohol is | that of corn. ia an for alcohol from the manufacture of | Regiments. | Ga. For five minutes he hung suspended in view of a thousand people, with smoke curl- ing upward from his gloved hands, through which he had receivel the shock of 200) volts. His fellow workmen ran ladders up to the pole and took him down with a rope, bu: Leeman was a lineman in the employ of Missouri-Edison Electric Light and Power Co. He was work ng on an iron pole with Frank W. Mattling connecting some wires. Mattling hal finished and descended a step on the ladder when he heard an agonized cry from Leeman. He knew what “tii meant. He clutched the ladder and looked up. The body of Leeman writhed a mo- ment, doubled up convulsiveiy and fell limp on the life belt As the body pitched backward the fatal hold on the wires was broken, but the gloves and seared flesh continued to send up sickening curis of semoke. Mattling shouted for help. Ed Tate, the foreman; Charley Campbell, Jack Kern and G,. Sinf came runn.ng to the spot. They Knew what to do in such emergen- cles, but it was not easily done. Two more ladders were hastily brought and leaned against the pole. Three of t®¥a men went up, and while two held the body”up, the third tied a rope un- der Leeman’'s arms, and threwit over the’ . The men on the ground drew the body up so as to siacken the train on the life belt. It was unbuckled from his waist and he was slowly lk vered to the ground. All this had taken fully five minutes, and a crowd had gathered which had blockaded the street. Leeman was carried into the furniture store of Wm. G. Willard, in front of which the accident occurred. Dr Falk of 2700 Stoddard street, who hap- ened to be passing, offered) his services. ie discovered a spark of life and worked faithfully for half an hour in an attempt to fan it into vigor, but was at last compelled to g.ve up and pronounce the man dead, A Health Department ambulance, which had been waiting to take Leeman to St. Luke's Hospital, took his body instead to the City Dispensary. Dr. Newcomb examined it, officially pro- nounced life to be extinct and sent it on to the Morgue. arm of the pole. At the dispensary the man’s rubber gloves. were found in his pocket “He was one of the ever worked in St. Louis, tendent George Warrance, ‘‘and one of the most careful, but he made a fata, He went up on the pole without He took hold of the buckskin gloves. Th: hands were burned. best linemen who ’ said Superin- his rubber gloves. wires with ordinary 29alms of both of his ‘he full force of the current must have passed directly through his heart.” Seeman had been working under Super- Intendent Warrance for about three years, He is married but has fio chiidren. His home is at 2619 Adams street. He was about 3 years old When the ambulance rattled away from the scene of the fatality with Leeman's body inside, one of the other Iinemen looked after it. brushed a tear from his eye with his glove, climbed slowly up the ladder and took down Jeeman's life belt. The crowd quickly disappeared, the boss Kave some orders and the men were soon up on the arms again, working away as though nothing had happened, and appa- rently unmindful that either of them might be the next to receive the fatal voltage. TO BE IN CUBA BY DEG, 1 a Orders Issued to t the Army of Occupation. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—The War De- partment to-day Issued the first of the general orders looking to the occupation of the Central and Western provinces of Cuba by the United States troops. The order con- mistake ; IN A RUNAWAY, _--— S>------- Bride and Groom Had a Mar- velous Escape. MR. AND MRS. LESSING ON THEIR BRIDAL JOURNEY. | HORSES FRIGHTENED AT A STEAM ROLLETR AND BECAME FRANTIC. CARRIAGE FELL IN A DITCH AND WAS SMASHED. Occupants Rolled in the Dirt and Broken Glass, but Escaped With Remarkably Few Bruises. Mr. and Mrs. came near being wedding morning. bridal carriage ran vehicle to pieces. John Theodore Leissing killed together their The horses drawing the away and dashed the They had marvelous on a escape, John avenue and King’s highway nesday morning bride. After the Theodore Leissing of 4120 Missouri Miss Lena Schumacher of 3198 were married early Wed- at the residence of the wedding breakfast the at the door to go to Union Station, where they intended taking morning train an Eastern. wedding trip. They were accompanied in by Miss Katie Schumacher, a sister of the bride, who had acted as bridemaid, and George Henton, who had acted as grooms- man. As the carriage ra 8 rolled away from the house the happy young people waved an adieu without a thoughre of danger. At Brannon avenue and Arsenal street a gang of men were working with a steam roller, The horses did not want to go past it, but. the driver, John Dugall. -hought he could control them, and urged them forward. They plunged wildly, and in an were beyond the driver’s control. Frantic with fear, down .the street. Tne e rrriage pitched from side to side. The bride screamed ‘and c.ung to her husband. He was powerless to protect her from the impending danger. instant The workmen In horror, and pedestrians stood stiil expecting to see the occupants of the carpmge killed or maimed. The driver tugged desperately lines, but the horses paid no heed. They had 1un only about a block, at the when into a deep ditch. he curriage was over- turned and struck the ground with a crash which could be heard a considerable distance, The body of the The bridal couple were confined The driver smashed. companions of his carriage was and their inside. was thrown off but not hurt. He sprang at once to the horses’ heads, and although they con- tinued to plunge madly he kept them from dragging the carriage further. His action undoubtedly saved the jiives of the four people, as they could scarcely have sur- vived being dragged with the carriage on ts side, Workmen came and rescued them. Other carriage was broveht and they box, An- he First Brigade of | silence, templates the early beginning of the move- | ment, as the Spanish troops are expe: to have progressed With evacuation eariy in December. The order ts directed’ to the commanding general of the Second Army Corps, and provides that the First Brigade, Th rd Division of the corps, proceed fuliy equipped for field service and take station in Cuba by Dec. l, or earlier. This brigade is commanded by Brig. Gen. William C. Oates, and consists of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania, Third New Jersey and One Hundred and Second New York They are all now at Athens, KAISER AT POLA. ‘Emperor and ‘Empress of Germany Sa- luted by Austrian Guns. POLA, Austria, Nov. 23.—The imperial yacht Hohengzollern, with the Emperor and Empresa of Germany on board, arrived here to-day. She was saluted by the forts and Austrian warships. The latter was deco- rated with flags. THE WEATHER FORECAST. CLOUDY—CONTINUED COLD. le~ule and rvicinity--Partly clouds and Thuredayv: continued For Sf Wednesday night caid For Missourl—D’artiy cloudy Wednesday night and Thuredar with snow furrice por: tion, Warmer ip the porthwest portion Wednpes. day night; warmer Thuredays For lllinole—Palr Wednesday night and Thars- day with increasing cloudiness Thursday af- ternoon,; slowly rising temperature Thureday. Sun and Moon. ieee et 6:61, Sun ects at 4:41. Moon south 4 a, m, . Sd ae eo ae 5 ie ; = Been y 4: ee Ps ‘ted , the - ¥ x, .. ve SS J ? ¥ > eS a eS ee imeoedtis, 2.3 Py aes is ’ } { ‘ ’ } | ie Stance! taken back to the bride’s home. were all considerably bruised. but rivously hurt. It was out of the to continue on the wedding trip. They not de. question A LOVER'S TRAGIC DEATH —_—- —— }—- --___ Young Missourian Kills Himself in the Presence of His Sweetheart. CHICAGO, Hil... Nov. 23.—-‘Forgive Vinnie, I'm done.’ With these binas R. Allman shot |} side of Miss Vinnie Rodner, on of the Academy Science in Lineoln Park, wher» he had first met his sweetheart one year before. The young nan’s home was in Moberly Mo., and he was deeply involved financial. ly. He intended leaving, last night. for the West. He asked Miss Rodner to £0 ack one last time to the place where they first met. , consented and the silence, As they walked railroad ticket from his bite. and suddenly threw ‘There's a fever burning claimed When they reached the building and had stood on the steps for several minutes tn he suddenly drew a revolver and turned to the girl at his side. “Forgive me, Vinnie."’ he said. ately, and without another word bullet crashing through his brain Allman had an excellent reputation Burlington freight office, where wo.ked. It is rot known how he lost money. His fether is a railroad man Moberly, Mo. me, ’ 4 3° the steps words, umself dead by the of two eet Allman out in drew his pocket, tore it to off his overcoat. me up,’ he ex- passion- eer ai in he hb at THINKS THE WIFE INNOCENT. Servant of Capt. Maybrick Tells of His Employer’s Habits. NEW YORK, Nov. 23.—Thomas Stance, a respectable appearing colored man, was a prisoner in the Court of Special Sessions yestercay, charged with interference in a fight between two negresses During the examination the fact came out that Stancel was for four years the valet of Capt. May- brick, for whose alleged murder his wife now serving a life term in England declares that Capt. Maybrick was aA constant user of Fowler's solution of ar- senic, and that during the last four years he resided In Amer .ca regularly every two | weeks he sent him out to buy the drug. “Mes. Maybrick is as innocent as a child,” declafed Stancel. LOVE LETTER IDENTIFIED HIM. civ Engineer of Kentucky Is Found Dead in Iowa. RApecial to the Po-t-Dienatch PADUCAH. Ky., Nov. 23.—Sheriff? Rogers yesterday received a telegram from City, Ilo. stating that. Phillip J. Carr, a white man, had been found there mur dered. In his pocket was found a letter signed ‘“‘Hattie’’ and dated at Massa-, which is eight miles from this city. Noth- ing was known of the dead man until this morning, when it was ascertained that he formerly Hi at Massac and was rothed to Sioux were | } } — DDING PARTY SPAIN GIV MORE TIMt, No Meeting of the Peace Com- mission Held To-Day. WAITING INSTRUCTIONS * FROM MADRID. ’ / THE DATE OF THE NEXT JOINT SESSION HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. BELIEF THAT THE END IS NOW NEAR. Senor Rios Has Asked the Americans for the Elucidation of the Im- portant Points Involved in Their Demands. 23.—At Commissioners the request of the there PARIS, Nov. Spanish Peace will be no joint session to-day, pending instruc- | newly | wedded couple entered the carriage waiting tor | the carriage | ' ' Spaniards | mately, | been tions from Madrid. The date of the next meeting is not fixed, A dispatch from Madrid says that after the meeting of a Cavinet council to-day a Minister said definite had decided upon the subject of peace. The postponement of to-day is regarded hopeful sign that the treaty will be signed. While the Madrid Government had not vet received the text of the American ultimatum, the Spanish Ministers received quite enough by telegraph on Monday night to them to instruct their commis- sioners retire, were such their inten- tions. The belief was confidently expressed by several] of the American Commissioners, in conversation to-day, that before the time expired for the reply (Monday next), the will aequtesce and that, ulti- the treaty will be signed by all that nothing a as enable to 'the Spanish Commissioners. | Commissicn, they went tearing ' (‘omm*-sion ite non ' other Spaniarde. hey could only wait in fear of the worst. | is true that the course which Senor Rios, president of the Spanish will follow, is still uncertain, continues to “play to the gallery,” leading “member of the Amerfcan helieves he will sign with the In any case, his place on the commission will be speedily filled, prob- Lt Montero as he but a lably- by Senor Leon y Castillo, the Span- they dashed at full speed with the carriage | izh Ambassador here. POINTS TO BE CLEARED UP. Spaniards Ask That the American Proposition Be Made Plain. Special Cable to the Post-Dispatch. (Copyright, 1£98, by the Press Pub.isbing Co.) PARIS, Nov. 23.—That Spain has decided to vield to American demands “regarding the Philippines is shown by the fact that the so-called ultimatum was delivered she has asked for an explanation of the effect of her upon the comparatively minor features of the nego- “4 hours after surrender tiation. Montero Rios, President of the Spanish Commission, sent to President Day of tne American Commission at noon yesterday @ request for elucidation of the following points: First—W het her or not, if the Philippines lare ceded to the United States, that nation will take them free of all subsisting rights and obligations, Second—Whether or not the American of- that, if Spain should accept the privileges the Philippines as American ships and goods is intended to cover vessels and goods of other nations, in accordance with the “open door” policy. Third—Whether or not, in return for the gestion same in ‘release by Spain of prisoners charged with | political , thority tion, mit ' pines, ’ said United States Government has no intention with the in- Rico, the Spanish and the connected and Porto liberate the the Togalilos offenses surrections in Cuba United States wll prisoners heid by Cubans. ; Fourth—What to in the American Fifth—Where the previous treaties referred note are to be Lnited States desires to land for cable statilions—whether inthe Span'sh colonies or on the peninsula. Sixth—Whether or not the American sug- gestion that, if Spain should accept the propositions, conferences would follow, meant that If the propositions conferences would on were not accepted the not be continuéd., The Post-Dispatch correspondent has au- to regarding the ques- that the United States will ad- free the Philip- have the privilege say second whiie ommerce will Kt neral ¢c to Spain alone intercoasting trade. the fifth utmost of the Concerning with the question, it may be confidence that the of asking for a cable station on the pe- ningula. As to the American proposition does not mean that the confer- would if not sixth question, the ences cease ne terms were agreed to The that se) the Post-Dispatch correspondent Montero Rios, having eought of the French Foreign Minister ~) wisdom of trying by dilatory coun- ae ¢ tactics Fi i to throw on the Americans the responsibil- ‘ity dinne r ; | Continental to the ‘His Resignation for a rupture of negotiations, has been to take this America’s demands strongly advised not course, but to yield to Commissioner Whitelaw Retd will give a | lay the ssion and eataff a? Thankegiving mim on BLANCO IS OUT. ee en me Accepted as Captain- General of Cuba. MADRID, Nov. 2.—The Official Gagette to-day publishes a decree accepting the revived. ' the arms of other points | i} to Hotel , BALDWIN HO TWO PERSONS PERISH, TEL BURNS, ee o Cees a Flames Broke Out at 3 a. m. and Spread Rapid- ly While Eight Hundred Guests and Employes Were Slumbering in Their Rooms. = = LUCKY BALDWIN. THE OWNER, NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH. = + ‘ a iy - The Hotel Was One of the Leading Houses of San Fran- cisco and Its Destruction Entails a Money Loss of Over a Milion Dollars. = =~ = . “ 2 ine, + ¢ * ’ ; ag tte F eee Bee ge Mies i ete Ty tbheg - oF gestae > ‘ “ fo ° mie t - fe 7 exuee s Vcd ene RS, Eee ¢ ? . * ‘ stad | 5 a wr" + - . ‘ : a pet ? ‘ . > > we ages: sy aA hee Cults _ » Fe P J¢ . m > mn py * 7 9 et ~ PT. 4 Tae eee oe ee ; ae) 7 . ;, ; 4 bd forte 4 f Bag Eire ® oa ; P: ty tes —_ EXACT LOSS OF LIFE SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.—At 3:15 this morning the Baldwin Hotel caught fire and it has been entirely destroyed. There were 80 persons, guests and employes, in the hotel when the fire broke out, and it is known that two persons lost their livea. Their names are A. J. White and Loults Meyer. All the other guests are thought to have escaped, and all the employes have been accounted for. a A. J. White proved himself a hero. Be- fore he gave up his life the gallant fel- low saved the lives of three women. The fire is said to have started in the kitchen, located in the basement on the Ellie street side. The fire worked its way up through the flue to the sixth floor, and before the first alarm was sent in the fire had gained great headway. The first alarm was fol- lowed by others in rapid succession until five calls had been sent in, summoning every piece of apparatus at the command of the department. Thousands of people were attracted by the succession of alarms, and the glare from the burning building, and before the police stretched ropes, ‘almost blockaded Market, Eddy, Powell and Ellis streets. For years the Baldwin was regarded by the fire department as the most dangerous fire trap in San Francisco. Butlt of wood, six stories high, with narrow and tortuous hallways, it is a wonder that half of the people in the hotel this morning escaped. They wére slow to awaken. RESCUING THE GUESTS. Many were dazed and stupefied by smoke when the police, the firemen and hotel em- ployes, hurrying through the hallways, kicked open doors and notified the people of their great danger. When they managed to reach the windows and fire escapes there were no ladders. Many attempted to jump from the windows to the streets, but were warned not to do so by the crowds below. Then the firemen got up their lad- ders and commenced taking people to the ground, rescuing many in this manner. In the interior of the hotel an explosion in the theater caused that portion of the building to cave in. This explosion also extinguished the electric lights throughout the building. There were many people in the upper halls and corridors at that time, and firemen and policemen were trying to lead them to the Market and Powell street windows. The entire top floor was a blaz- ing mass. Those in the street below could through the rifts in the smoke along the attic cornices forms of men and women crouching and clinging to the woodwork, which was already beginning to smolder. Streams from ®% engines were being poured upon tne blazing building from ev- ery point of vantage, but without any ap- parent effect. Explosion followed explosion. The roof of the »ulilding collapsed, takin with it back Into the building a number o those who had. been clinging for life to the attic gables. THE HERO’S DEATH. The death of White was most dramatic. Three women appeared on the cornice of the fifth floor on the Market street side of the hotel. The firemen could not reach them with ladders and they stood helpless, screaming with terror. Suddenly White came out of a window carrying a small rope. With this he lowered the women into the firemen who were waiting at the windows of the next floor. Then he #tarted down the rope hand over hand Half way down the rope parted and the man who just saved three lives was dash- ed to the pavement, 100 feet below. “Lucky” Baldwin had a narrow escape from perishing with his fire trap. Amid all the din he slept peacefully until his room wae broken into and he was dragged from his bed. H 1. Kowalsky. a well-known attorney. was also dragged unconscious from his bed. He will recovel One of the most thrilling incidents of the fire was the rescue of A. H. Chriatie by fireman Keough. For a few minutes (Chrts. tle ran to and fro on the cornice of the fifth floor. seeking in vain to escape the rapidly approaching flames see | Fireman Keough, after many efforta. man | aged to reach Christie and bring him ELEVATOR’S LAST TRIP. Carrol D. Boise, Ldaho fifth floor of enter the ground fleeor aoundliy totaily Galvin, who hotel mining engineer cupied rooms on the Waa the person clevator descen ling to the Mr. Galvin mle unaware of calamity from ‘> ; : aif going on around him when he Was awaken-/ ; : ed by hears the watchman on the fifth Hie hurriedly dressed and gathered a few valuables and opened his door A aheet of fanned by the draught from many door? confronted hom but the flames crept upwarde iow. he made a rueh for the « which he reached almost s«imul svar bending vator if- i taneously with a lady bearing an infant in her arime The elevator was just Mr. Gaivin ‘ao the atop he ma rh i opened Mr. eS IS NOT YET KNOWN. i wea 4 Sia ~ t CG 5% ate a ad J ale 35 me ——_@o—__—_, and it is believed that all escaped. Mr. Gal vin oceupied rooms directly under the cu- la, which partially collapsed later, and ad he remained behind for 10 seconds more 7 would doubtless have met a horrible ate. At & a. m. all that was left of the Bald- win Hotel was a pile of crumbling walla. The roof had fallen in and the walls were tottering. The big hotel was a complete ruin, FLOORS FALL IN. At 9:10 a. m. the Market street side seemed to be crumbling. An alarm was counting and the crowda, watching the fire from the sidewalk, seat- tered. ‘A few moments later a stream was turned on the chimney. The falling of t chiuaney caused the remaining portion of the fift oor to give way and it came down with a crash. f ‘ The entire front and center of the hotel wall settled and the firemen working at the engines stationed opposite the west wing deserted their position, expecting the masse to fall in their direct.on, but the wall sagged only two or three feet and remained sta- The ldwi e Baldwin Theater was completely de- Spened by the falling of the fifth Bm e eg ae A Secret Service com- pany, which was filling an en emen that theater, were destroyed, — — THEATER PROPERTY DESTROYED. Nothing whatever was saved. The scen- me > ery and stage settings were very valuabie, 4 A great deal of "jewelry and money be- longing to members of the company - lost. In addition the contracts wert burned. The Columbia Theater and basements and Places of business opposite the Baldwin were damaged by water to the extent of’ $15,000. E. J. Baldwin, owner of the hotel, t« prostrated and wnable to tell much about is affairs. He says he will not be able to estimate his loss for several days. H. W. Lake, manager of the hotel. barely man- aged to get out with his wife and child, =e seve there were 302 guests in the Otel, SOME OF THE GUESTS. Following persons registered at the Bald. win yesterday: ' Mrs. Stocking, San Diego, LD. Lipman, city. Wm. ice, Vancouver. J. Wadsworth and wife, Yreka. J. Golinsky, Keswick. I’. C. Bowman and wife, St. Louis. Dr. Farr.ngton, Arizona. W. R. Clark, Stockton. L. A. Bookain, San Jose. J. M. Francoer and wife, New York Mrs. Reny, New York. Miss Perry, New York. (. H. Cheater, Milwaukee. R. Prince, Boston. Adrian, city Caldwell, Los Angeles. Blair, Portland, J. Pollard, Toklo, D. 8S. Stanton, city, Dr. Druker, Tokio. Rueger, Benicia. Pergentiana, Lakeport, James, Los Angeles V. Mahoney, San Jose, A. Legg, San Jose. Meyer, New York. Gray, Yuba City. . Carter, Portland. N. Cullin, Portland. HISTORY OF THE HOTEL. The Baldwin Hotel was one of the fines® in the country. It was built by BE. J. (Lucky) Baldwin and with its furnishin was worth at least $2,000,000. It waa built of brick, but the interior was constructed of wood. It was furnished in most elegant style and was the headquarters of the racing fraternity, who visit the city ta large numbera during the racing season. The first floor was partly oceupled by stores and the basement by a fashionab cafe. The Baldwin Theater was a part @ the hote! bullding and waa under lease te Gottlieb Marx & Co. It was a leading place of amusement on the Pacific coast. The lay, “Secret Bervice” produced by Wil- lam Gillette and his Pbaatern was piayed there iast night some time after the performance that the fire broke out ia The hotel was leased and managed Stone & Co.. who recently refurnished if at great expense The bullding waa Une derstood to be mortgaged by ite owne?, E. J. Baldwin for several hundred thoette eand dollars The stores on -: the ground floor were as follows Mose Guneland Co. cigarae; Well & Co, gent« furnishings; J. J. Groom & hate: Halédwitn Clothing House. SBehréte & Co... candy; Baldwin Jewelry Ce. Millinery ea#tabiehment, Grant *s pharmacy. Racigaliup! Phone- oh») Parlors. and Hogan's Grotto tn the . On the first floor was a fash- reateurant and gprtll room, cone he the managers the hotel, ‘lon of the hefel began in 1973 niehed ‘mn INTT/ ite total cost. ie ne xround and furniture, be'ng $3.08... T buliding wae in the French atvle th Cerinthian columns naufrd fod atx atori¢s high and with ipal me 142 feet in helen tel cuplied the jot at the intersection of Market @ ; Extending about B® feet e8 — > feet on Powell and We feet > ber formed by the Market, | Eilts «treet, In the buliding ae ihe Ha bd the: Theater. The etreet foore of 7 building were occupied by the ho wa bar reom and ae number of stare » aa basement wae an elaborately fitted yoy > J Maldwin stated thie mort ng that care i ried $100,400 Insvrance, but he could Bet re ti member in what companica, St. Loulsans Escape. Among the regietered guests at the hotel were F (CC. Bowman end wife of St, ie The early accounts €.4 not may hethe they had e#euped and there Wae t est anxiety among their f shortly before noon « —ram eetved from him the Levie-Euk = ue shi = : a a FY 4