England's
ew
Sessions of a Tar He el 'in
The Land Where Webster
Thundered, Emerson wrote
Channing
Xongf ellow Sang. :
r
t i.l.o'i VArmattrmAl A certain, t
iuc v . l , , . v ; v .
. -u A9nrl nnTvnal rnnVfiTitinn' Lvifiw m nn hail nf Vlnenn ti1 Ifo r
nCHIl 1LO - I. VT
L ston, Mass. July otn . ana lutn.
vas the largest gainermg 01 - euu-
.otnrs ever adobiu wvu -- w f v. .
Zt and furnished a- striking illus
mtion of the manner in which occa
n and place sometimes unite to
uroduce an unusual effect, 'The oc
Lnn was the most notable in all
fie history of the.N. E. A., notable
with respect to attendance, which was"
both "large ana., .representauve, . anu
neciallv notable with "respect to the
ctaracter ana scope oiais wuin. iu
registration books showed . that there
7e-e nearly 37,000 teachers' present,
jbout 12.000 more tnan naa oeen. ex
pected.tut the city seems to have had
no trouble in caring for the .vast and
Teat crowd ot visitors.
Tte work of the Association consis
ted in a masterly treatment . Dy ex
perts, asd in a. serious consideration
by all present, of every phase of our
anv local, sectional, and national ed
ucational problems.lt : embraced in its
scope the whole educational field, and
W divided into the following de-
iirtoen's: Kindegarten, elementary
econflary, higher, - normal .manual
g, art, 1 music, business, child
idy, physical training, science, in-
ction, schjool administration, li-
aepartment, special education,
d Iadian educaton. Each of these
Wrtass had a-aaiv urogram, pre-
iared Tith special T reference - to its
is pin specific work. There were,
!so a&out sixteen , meetings, goyig
m at . the same time, at different
mis con v enieuL tu uca.uvj.uai ici o.luvs
assachuset ts Institute - ot l ecnnoi-
g7 on Copeley Square, ; and every
teacher knew, just where and when
own specialty would be consider-
la aaditioa to these departmental
.eetfess. there were ; aiso nigutiv
heetmgs at Mechanics Hall, called
bneral sessions. It was the aim of
tea latter meetings to -bring togetb-
representatives of all the oe.par
pests and consider matters or gener-
interest. The only name appearing
pice on the program for, the general
sesisons was that or our ' uovernor,
Hoa. Charles B. Aycock, but, to the
'evident rearret of a?--great;! many, and
eaUy to the Korth Carolina dele-J
itm.he did not appear; at all.
All the'meetigns ot the convention,
pe'ept he general sesisons, -were
pld h the forenoon -so that "be Vis-
g tho afternoons for
in Boston! and its no le
nvhon?. And : this lead?
Written1 so far: of the
R-y something about the
! contributed ' so ; much" to
iccasicn notable. .No oth-
the continent would Lave
. many peopi? on such an
r Boston is without a peer
IS 1017, h
respKt to the menu of vocation -en
T3sent rMch it is shla tn-set 1)0-
Ur surpassed in Jils
,:?3Tiic beauties, it
!as ita tne loremost-of-., our -re
sorts
the manifold deiislifs of its
outdoor encertainre;rtts.
"0 CU V
xoundea :n u.J(. irs
"?Vr.f 7S3 acr3i3 htvi jTOvn
onnd-- v.tt'vr m'r c; 27.251
to south
is seven mile?, it? extreme
iiorri oast to WRKt. tnfi trn.es.
i9 Population of Boston proper ; is
Jl'-W2, but the 2ft nliPrt . .-.-if-iP -nnr!
w-3, "hich constitutes what is col
, -"-"O Kno-. as greater Boston have
wpuiauon of 1,104,171.
1
V.'f-'i 1
streets of that confusing 'district
wfc.bort 01 wheel. It had no ref-
Or fn - - iu xjusluij. ltsm
w a mt"ilectual or; literary su
ai-v uat applied especially to
414 Street wn,- .- v.i
w "?LU- ihe streets being an im
J stragetic; point in the city's
of a ' and a convenient center
Wo rs ilfe u nas for many years
Vnuraerendezvous and a point of de-
U Dll I II V i- " fcj I T TIT u O 1 I"f 1TT1
mns .he writer set out , with a
'iro5Sy f ienty for a tramp .trip
4at ,lu"0sun.4;i.The,flrst-i object
W (ruett r attention xwas Park
w urcJ ere it is said 'Amerl
Wrt first sung. " Thence , we
in.
Jroonrt u tue a uranary jjurymg
;ines we saw the graves oi
m an; &amttl Adams, Paulv Re-
E"ad Mary
iaor oose, the reputed an
ll. Mnthn. V . . . T -
OldcCwstorle
laoim u ourcn, wnere we were
"0 relics and from which
! Zi1108t0tt Te4 Party atarted
i 'ihoTr - w were
A?mue. phial ' coff
iT e lea'pftUirt route liivf.,'
I adttfce aceae of th Btfr . 3?tliUM4
HistbriCoSccnes
ton i "massacre, Thence' to - Faneuil
HRall,, "the cradle . of r American -'liberty;?
ta the birthplace of v Smith
the author of "America;" to" the Old
North Church, where the lantern sig
nals .were hung for Paul Ttevere; to
Boston Commons and the site of the
Old "Witch Elm, where witches; Quak'
ers, and. pirates were hanged in the
ninen i.rafi: tty Kiinirpr. . hi i mnnn.
i t . ... ... , .
. . ' . " ii v wmv-Mp , .-, A I
wUvxeu.VUk. . wvnWo;ouufV uu(ui;, tu j
iiorcnesier tieignts, irom i wnere ; tne ;
urinsu were ; forced by Washington
to evacuate Boston. .
Turning .. now from "historic Bos
ton, we are shown the splendid State
House, Vith its 'treasured collection
of battle Bags, its , fine .historic paint
ings ; . and . Its famous manuscripts ; the
Boston . Public JLibrary,, with its ..price-
uoiecuon ot y,uuu,uuu dooks ana.
its . Abbey- Sargent, and other paint-1
ings ; tne Museum oi nne arts, with
its extensive display of statuarypaint
ingsi and-other works" of i art; Trinity
Church' tmade famous by "Phillips i
isrooks, -wno , was its. rector for 22
years ; and many other magnificent
buildings too numerous to mention
here. -
' leaving Boston proper for an electric-car
ride to some of the near-by
towns, the most ' interesting one "is
without" question that - which - takes
the famous route of the Minute Men
Aril 19, 1775, Via Cambridge, Arling
ton Heights, Lexington and Concord
This route takes one to "a greater
number of historica nd sacred shrines
than any other route of equal length
in our' country. Stopping off in the
heart of Cambridge, we enter one
of the many gates to the campus of
Harvard University, loiter for a time
beneath its'- classic shades, roam a
round its magnificent grounds," pass
leisurely through the principal r halls
and museum that f. stand here ; "?and
there" amoung its more than 100 build
ings, " and ; then pass -out again until
the feeling -that -a visit to that great
seat- of -learning is alone a liberal
course in educational matters. The
first graduating class of this Universi
ty numbered 9," the last 600. After
a hurried visit to, Longfellow's -home,
and the famous vVaoiii:ton elm,
under which the father of his coun-
ry first took command tf the Aiwvjj -
ican "forces, we press on to Lexinston
tion was fought; ' Standing m tue up
per corner of the common one is
shown a picturesque Douiaer decor
ated -with muskets and powder horns
bearing the words: "Line of the Min
ute Men, April 19, 1775." In anoth
er corner there is a noble brass sta
tue of- Captain John Parker, who, as
commander of the -Lexington Minute
Men gave them this determined com
mand: Stand your ground.' Don't
fire unles fired upon, if they mean
to have a war let it ffegin here." Just
up the street from the Common is
where John -JIancock and Samuel Ad
he : famous Hanco-: v -Ciarke. l o ts?
to make their escape fro-11 tne British
ams were aroused from sleep in time
by Paul Revere, on his inemorfible
midnight ride, April. 18. .
l.oanns. Texmgton tor Concord, as
we pass into the city, we co"me to one
of New England's most- hallowed
shrines, "Sleepy Hollow', the spot
where those who have made Concord
f s mouR' as . ' a literary center, have
found their last earthly resting placo
The ""."i r rt i :r.ght ar at- i.'iy
western' end of the cemetery, where
Henry Thorean, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Louis M. Allcott, William Ellery Chan
ning, and Ttalph Waldo Emerson lie
buried. As one stands on mat beauti
ful spot, now hallowed by the dust of
such distinguished dead; and recalls,
bow grandly they illustrated' the pos
sibilities ' of mankind, he feels . that he
can say: "Tho oft; depressed and
lonely
All my fears are laid aside, ' ."
When I but remember only,
-Such as these have lived anddied."
Theodore -Wolf has said: "No mother
spot on earth holds dust more preci
ous than this' hill' top hearsed with
pines." Emerson has been caled the
"greatest of Bostonians.
- Other points of interest in Concord
are the old Wright Tavern where Ma
jor: Pitcairn, on the morning of ;April
19 1775, stirring his brandy with his
finger, proudly boasted that he would
stir the . rebels blood likewise before
night. The . battle ground, and old
North Bridge, where the boastful Ma
jor found that in another sense "he
had 'tiired the r rebels blood ; " ' and
the old Manse, built ten years before
the ' revolution by .William Emerson,
the ; "fighting parson," : and occupied
Bubsequently , by his grandson, - Ralph
Waldo Emerson, aid Nathanfel Hr-
thorne; the latter of -whom 'made It
famous by bis "Moses from tne- Old
Manse."
.The position oocupied by the Ame
rican In th fight at; Concord Crldse
has been approrlaUly marked, by a
splendid .statue Of -the , Uinate XJen,
hMrin r r th -follo1nf ' iaflcrlDtion : -
I . , "By-.therude ; brfdj th'.-rehc4
- . .the - flowL rv
f. Thelri flag to April' j brftit
FIFTEEN REASONS WHY WE
SHOULD VOTE FOR TEM- .
v . PERANCE..
. License upholds the vicious and
idle, at theexpensa-of the industrious
and virtuous. - " -. ---.-4
2. 7 License builds upan aristocra
cy giving us a class of men in Ttepub
lican America who live on the, people
without labor,- . -. r
3. License defies law dictates leg
islation, corrupts courts : and multi
plies crime. f . ' - ': ' - v -
4. -Eicense I fosters and encourages
immorality of every kind..- - - ?
m 5. . License increase the number of
insane and idiotic." - '
6. .License lessens labor and incre
ases pauperism.- - : - i -
-7. : License , robs the merchant ; and
farmer, : and deprives the landlord of
ms rent. - k .
u, , jujv,cuoa ucucs lavy, Ultiaies ItJg-
. ,., j ... j
8. License defies law, dictates leg-
iAiariuu. A.t 11 I 11 I .1 til II X M rill jllMliriVPV
uiw.cuuurtsu vi euueauon, ana ciotnes
them in rags.
r 9. License ' adds - largely ta- the but
den of taxation, and increases the
number of children born in drunken
ness to be weak and wicked
10.- It is bad enough to sell intox
icating loquors for a livllhood; b,ut
wnat snall-he said of the city or.town
that shares in the responsibility and
guiiuoi such traffic -
11-. We deem a liquor salooon next
door- to our residence a scourage,- then
how inconsistent it is to vote that
our neighbor ,will be cursed by such
a nuisance
12. ' It is not right o open a saloon
or Deer shop, to teach vice and than
compel tax-payers to pay for school
to be opened to teach virtue.
Id. License, is wrong in principle,
weak in operation, suits the traffic,
ana curses tne communitv
14. It is not only the duty of the
Christian Church to do good but to
destroy -evil. Intemperance todav is
the greatest,; barrier . to the extension
of Christ's Kingdom in the world.
15. The saloon, is the avowed en
emy of the Church; therefore the
Church should make the future bv
leading the forces of reform to crush
a traffic that-' would dest.rov thA
Church.
THE FIRE SALE.
.Mr. H. Lavanstein;whose stock was
damaged by fireman,!. -which iri.for
tune vas reported in the Tar Heel two
weeks since, is now engaged in sell
ing off the stock at very low figures.
Much of the) stock is only slightly
aamasea but all -is suffering - the
slaughter prices which Mr. Lavan
stein has seen fit to enforce. Here
are some..-bargains in furniture, dry
goods and clothing: The auction Sat
urday afternoon promises to be in
teresting and will repay one who
seeks low prices.
A STRONG APPEAL
TO CHURCH MEMBERS.
Saloons or no saloons this is th:
question that now confronts the good
noodle of Elizabeth City. What will
, " I, OXTT. . , , I
be the answer?Where will, the church .
members - stand in . this hght.' La. 1
them sgain go over the vows and ob-
ligf-tion that once tht' voluntarily
t-.k in the presence, of God and man
-jr" . vrhere can they stand, but op
nose the saloon? Is there a man iiv
town who will say, that the whiskey
trafi-'v is right, if not, how can a
churrh member be on the side of
evil? bar room people say take
?iWr?T th--"'uriporc of the , chuich
mTrberf-, and they will have to go
out TrbninesD. Is this the truth? If
not . jvove to them it is a lie. by put
ting them out of business. We know
the most of your excuses, and the
principal one is that prohibition will
nd' nrnhibit. How" do .vox kir jw. Has
our town sver tried it? Our officers
have greatlsr reduced law-breaking in
the-town.--Why can they not enforce
prohibition? Give them, the moral
i sipoPT-t of the peonle to their, backs
and tiey will do' it just as weji a?
they do the law against -stealing. But
suppose they do not, does .that relieve
vou froni doing your, duty? Will
'-pt be a sufficient excuse for you at
the Ctj-1 judgment? ' Look God
square in the face church member,
and do your duty, for sooner or later
M? will 00k you in :he fric;
In this fight we have no hold to
slip out of our loya-ty to party, will
not excuse us.- "I, have my convict
ions," will; not excuse us before God,
under the vows and obligations we
have voluntarily taken. . '
- . The saloon kepeers have forced
this fight upon us. They prepared
the potions, had them circulated,
aai had them presenw-i to f be boa: d
, Aldermen They want, to fm-i
out where the ;is;of33:n3 chriKtiftiis
stand. : They -your neighbors, and
God, are awaiting the result Do not
let the whiskey:' advocates deceive
you with the . false - cry, that - prohi
bition will Injure buslnessrthey don't
beliere ' It, if they; had. they would
have asked for a dispansary, which
the temperance people, out of eoneld
eratlon for tiie, opinions ot-the btml
nees people of tho tim ' were colaff
to ass: for. 3nt vdld nat he !. ad
vocates gire the temperaao people
a alap la the face,, and gar de row
dutf, r warda? Will w do . UT
.The :aalop peoplje teU iroa tiat J?ro
hlbltiQn tnts-dowa;the achOfuha-by
ettttinc ,E,-' Ueeasn.: Dot .fw - ppbe
If faTwhy'4i:thejr pot sk "fear Ja ta
ENTE RT A IN MENT COURSE Y. M.
. - - t - C. A. , - -
feood Attractions are Booked for, the
Winter Evenings' -
- The ' Young - Men's' "Christian Asso-
ciatfon C4s - making ready for an ex-
ceptionallyf strong work-for the com
ing" . winter -The work thus far has
far surpassed the expectations of rur
representative, men who are In: a pc-
sition to know, ot Its workings ar.'d
who : so; loyally, have ..taken: off their
coats tq help3ii' in ...its, establishment..;'
Theentertainment committee of J,
the Y'.fM.CA., will run a. members
entertainmenfc,courseifortheVcomihg
winter: The entertainments and lec
tures will be of a very high grade as
It ;is the same course - that Newpor
News, Norfolk, and , Portsmouth have
booked for thp .winter entertainments.
; The - members 'of -the Y:' M: C. A.,
can buy : course tickets fpr; $1.25.Thls
will , admit to an five entertainments.
Others' will .pay $2.00' for same ticket
or., 50 cents single admission,Over" 200
tickets have already been sold. '
Following is a list of - attractions,
with dates: , ' r
Dr. A. A. Willets October 22.
Ariel .Ladies Quartette, November
25.
John Thomas Concert Company,
December 29th. - -
Arion Male Quartette, February 17.
No season ticket ; will be sold to
any- one after September 30. -
N EV MARINE RAILWAYS.
' Elizabeth City is "ta have another
marine railway The new enterprise
is the offspring of Messrs. S. D.
Barnes and Abe ' Haskett, two well
knowr. men in this line. Thoy will
operate the old Pailin ways on -Water'
street which were conducted until
recently by Mr. E. S." Willie. These
gentlemen propose- to make exten
sive improvements at .-once7";.-and will
bein opi,ation"'just,'as sooh"asthey
can make the facilities necessary for
the operation of a first class shipyard
The ability of these men as master
mechanics, bespeaks success. Mr.
Barnes has been foreman of the rail
ways of this city for a number of
years, and Is conceded to be an ex
pert. Mr. Haskett is also a ship car
penter of no little experience. .
pensary, that would have put two
dollars in the school fund, for every
I . - , n it. J 11 w
one mat an tne license .uom iui.iuo
bar rooms in town. These are mere
subterfuges to catch the unwary. Be
, deceived "by them. Yhe bus
.iness they care about is their own
;i1 the only schooi they care f-lv-ut
is their own. When they are looking
for boys from your homes and mak
ing them drunkards. Statistics tell
us that one hundred thousand drunk
ards die yearly in the United States,
and one hundred thousand boys are
called yearly to take their places in
the army of drunkards. When will
it come your boy's turn to take his
place in this gruesome .march to a
drunkard's grave and a drunkard's
hell? ' "
What advocate in town is willing
to have his boy made a drunkard in
order to help business somebody's
boy must be made a drunkard or the
bar. rooms's must go. . .
ccordiDv: tot he Bible i'll l-'jnk-ard's
spend their eternity in hell.How
many advocates of the saloon are
wiling to have their boys made drunk
ards, and then go to hell, in order
to, help the business of the town?
Somebody's boy must be made a
du.nkard and go o Iwll or Uio sa--
vloon must go. This legitimate busi-
nes of the saloon . is to cultivate the
thirst of men for strong drink in
crease it if possible an increasing
th.rst for drink mean so-ia" or laler
a drunkard, a drunkard sooner or lat
ei must die.and dearh for l.im means
hell, can a professing christian vote
for an institution of ; this kind?
Do any of the ir.Hrliv; bosit.oss
houses of the country employ rum
drinkers, whent hey can get a sobeF
drinkers when they can get a fcgber
institution whose legitimate business
is to unfit and disqualify young men
for places of employment, and trust
in ; the best business "houses In the
country? Suppose a yomng man will
drink la spHe of : prohibition, then
you are innocent of his sin for you
did what' yem eould to" prevent -It?
Say,, farther, juppoae your-boy was to
die a drunkard? How would you feel
11 yta aet him the example to drink
and aid ail you could hy your voU
and yeor influence to help him to be
a dranJtard? Don't -: you- think your
eonaeioee would feel clearer' - if you
had always set he example - not - - to
drink and roted. the . stun -from
before your hoy yea? We .hope er
jtrt will rote ? ou th 11th- of
m he will wh he 2iad voted
,facee eternity. - -7
agsleMIotcI.
Goes
MR."; LITTLE" RETURSo
He siys' North CaroIina ts Taking on
, , f -. New' Life. . .
Mr. , G. Pv Little,- who is well, and
favorably,1 known in -this city,: where
for4wo or three; sesisons, he was; as
sistant" principal of ; the zA. C, Insti
tute, has returned r after an absence
of several : months in ; Western j North
Carolina. ' " . --
- Mr; Little, in speaking c to a, Tar
Heel' reporter, said: "I am pleased
to note the' rapid growth": of Elizabeth
City. 'With : hu the" past few months
I have visited about v ail ; the larger
towns "in this State, and none, with
perhaps 1 the . exception of? Greens
boro, are growing . more rapidly : than
Elizabeth-City." - 0 - - - .
"Is there , - much - progress . in the
western towns?" Your .reporter: ven
tured. "Yes," .was the reply- "there
is - a wonderful amount of thrift and
nrosnerityv throughout North - Caroli
na .at his time. One' who " has not
traveled over - the state within the
last few years will be . astonished ; at
the new life- which North Carolina
has taken on .in this time. While
it is - largely an industrial awakening
still the tidal wave of educational
sentiment is charcterizing : much- of
thci new life. There is apparently
much more inter st in the west than
in the east." 1 ,
MISS CARTWRIGHT ENTERTAINS
A Birthday Party .Which was a De
lightful Occasion. - . .
Miss" Mattie Cartwright - delightful
ly - entertained her friends Tuesday
evening.' It . wast he occasion of her
agree, that it wns ''easily one of the
twenty-first - birthday, and her. guests
most pleasant social events ! of the
season. When the hour - of parting
came; her friends, were free in wish
ing that each succeeding birthday of
this popular young lady should be
as delightful as the twenty first.
Among those present were: Mrs.
Helen Symons Miss Jennie Salomon
sky, Miss, Katharin Stallings, 'Miss
Clarine Perry, Miss Cornie White,
Miss-Cora 'White, Miss Annie' New
by, Miss Goldie Kramer, Miss Ber
die Kramer, Miss Willie White, Miss
Lummie Ballance, Miss Blonnie Kra
uss. Miss Annie Mae Wilcox, -Miss
Sadie Wilcox, Miss Clennie White,
Miss Addie Sivils; Miss Minnie Lou
Bell and Miss Laura Willeyl
The gentlemen were: Messrs Mar
vin Sawyer, T. T. Turner, S. S.-Ric-hold.
J. W. Barnes, Jas. Whitehurst,
Norman Whitehurst, W. T. Old,. Jas.
Weeks, . Everette Thompson, George
SpenCe, Dr. H. S. Willey, Wayland
Hayes, George Fearing and W. C.
Sawyer. -
THE VETERANS MEET.
Their Third Annual Reunion a
nounced Success.
Pro-
Corespondence of The Tar Heel."
Currituck, N. C, July 27. The Hen
rv M. Shaw Camp. No, 1304. of the
North Carolina Confederate Veterans,
met here on the 23rd day of July,
1903, in their third annual reunion.
. ... -
an occasion. The brisk, - north east
wind coupled with a slight cloudiness
made the. weather delightful, which
greatly contributed to the enjoyment 1
of all present. '
People came pouring in as eraly as!
8 o'clock a. m. Carts, buggies,' phae -
tons and vehicles of all descriptions, !
formirig a line of considerable length.
Old Currituck Sound was never more
beautiful, with itswhite caps and
counties sail boats laden with people
but on a day of recreation and plea
sure. By 12 o'clock the yard of the
court house and those of the hotels
were filled with a solid mass of hu
manity. " Old Veterans carrying the
scars of many,, hard fought battles,
and but under the- weights of many
years'; parents with - their prattling
children; young men with their, best
girls ;-:-and old : maids and batchelors
made the crowd one, of the largest
ever assembled in Currituck county,'
Gen. W, P. Roberts, of Gatesville,
N. C.,- had been booked to speak on
the occasion and when it was learned
that he would not be present;, there
was experienced a feeling i of ' keeni
disappoiatmen V however Currituck's
taleat came to. the rescueJLnd. A. M.
Simmons addressed v' tae audience in
an able manner. "Lieut v Sdtnl: T.
Aneell waff next introduced and In an
address of. threawiuarten, of an hour
ne completely1 - captivated all who
were fortunate enough to hear him.
f This peech: was-: greatlneceas and
At ita conclaaion . ther audience went
wua witn entnusiasm. r A ' v
- 'Jerome B. ,Lee, - r, the adjutant of
the eamp. and a loyal and typical rep
resentative oft ; the-"Lost Cawe,- de
eerro great credit tst ae. manner 'in
wmlcbr thia . reunloo , waa held and the
igresX raapemdhility rcotld not: have
heoplaodto t CaVetd 'hands. '
' "
Flames
Up in
Mrs.rLaWe, Wife of the Pror
prietor , Dies, Fromr the
Shock She HadBeen Sufr'
, fering With Heart Trouble.
On Sunday evening';, the,'., hotel
building at Nag'sv Head .was, totally'
destroyed by fire. The general, popu
lar opinion is that the fire originated.
either from a leak : In the gasoline
tank or the explosion-of a' lamp, r -'Another
'explanation of -the origin:;
of ' the fire is that it resulted from ;y
musician at he hotel -or some other s
person lighting a -cigar and throwing 1
the -match, he had jised into the gasCK-i
line nearby. ' " , ,
The fire was discovered a few - mhi-'
ut.es past 6 o'clock, just after the ring;
ing of the' first supper bell, and in a v
few minutes afterwards ? the flames"'
had spread the entire length,-of j the- 1
northern extension of the building,in ;
which were situated the dining; room,, -;
ball room and servants quarters,? ;f
The 'flames had by this time attrac
ted, the attention . of the cottagers on , ;
the beach, who came over in a hurry
to render "such assistance as they .
could. " But no help could avail, and
In 'less , tha'h : an hour from the time.'
the fire was " discovered the . whole of
the .entire building - was a mass of
smoking ruins. , , , "
The hotel was a frame structured
the main part of which was. . J. our; '
stories high, containing in all one hun .
dred rooms- and was located on the ? '
Sound side,. being' originally .built out
in the -water but the slow drifting of
the sand has filled in and around - it
for the past few years and it has been
entirely surrounded by sand. -: - -
Very little of the .furniture in the L "
was saved bevond tho niflnn nnd sn-mpr -
of the silver. The loss on the part"
of the guests was considerable, al
though there were heroic , efforts
made to save as much as possible. A . ,
great deal of such property as was;
saved from the fire was afterwards:
destroyed, or lost in the confusion,
many articles being trampeled into
the sand and clothing blown into the
water. As - above stated, the building- was-,
.a frame structure, and there being at: .
the time a strong wind blowing from
the southwest, the flames enveloped'
and devoured it like tinder.
MRS.- JOHN Z. LOWE DIES SUD
DENLY. . The saddest part of the "disaster
was the death of Mrs. Lowe, the wife
of the popular proprietor of the ho
tel, Mr. John Z. - Lowe. When Uhe fire-
first broke out she gave directions as; '
to the removal ' of her effects from
her room, and hadto be persuaded to
leave the' burning building. Later on V
she apparently fainted, and although
everv- effort, was made in rxstrt-po
T.f nnTlROinilSTlPSS -it waa.-,- .lrw-oi.?Vi1
T - r.r-;;v- .vf"
to - revive ner
Liie was JSQct, and!"
the bereaved relatives wt iflliged to
realize the fact that' the form-which:'
. . . . . , - '
had so lat-ely moved amonS them was
stllled fo?ever and the voice which
had but just spoken words of encour-
agement was silent, to be : heard, no--
iaore-Ttlls sad occurrence overshad-
uvvea. LiiH event or tne lire, and per
sonal- losses and inconveniences were-
forgotten in the shock at this sudden
death, and in the great sympathy, that:
was felt by every, one for the "afflic
ted family. -JVIrs..,
Lowe had ;been in delicate
vjj. .kji. ouuict unit?, - jresumaDiy
from heart trouble, and was last sum-,
mer"; attended at Nag's Head by her
physician and a trained nurse. ' " " 'j .
r -. The remains were brought- to thls.-place-
Sunday night and; were carried t
to Norfolk by the Norfolk and. South
ern railway,: Monday- morning, where-
the Interment; ookVplace".:;: Z s 1
' The , destruction -of the hotel at"
Nags ; - Head v will - -nn v '
oreaK upj the season ;.at his pbpubn-
T?80 -8 14 rould be almost impossi-
1 IK ITI BT rilflr n r 'WaA
before , the arrival of the end of the
wki wmca w only twof mouths-
July and August.
-Those who own-cotages will rerr
likely remain; there being now- a
movement- on- foot-tn th
er Guide make. ,pne trip each week?'
until the' 1st of September. - ; t
C- There' was.aboat-$3500. insuTancee
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