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e lzen VOLUME VIII. NO. 99. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 189. PRICE 5 CENTS. Asheville Daily Ct J oa&y 5 ! NEWS I NEWS VALUABLE COOK BOOK FREE ! The Royal Baking Powder Co. 'stool' book contains pel liaps mure val uable receipts than any other cook book published. More Than a Hundred Oft lie Most Intelligent Wo- men of (lie Coun try Have Contributed to it. Free us long as they last at REAL ESTATE, v ALT. B. GWYH. W. W. WBS7 GWYN & WEST, (Sttrecwtoni to Walter B.Gw.vii) ESTABLISHED 1881 REFER TO BANK OF ASHFVILLE. REAL ESTATE. Loans Securely Placed at 8 Per Cent. Nntftry Public. Commissioners of llceds. FIRE INSURANCE. OFFICE Southeast Court (square. CORTLAND BROS., R cal Estate Brokers, And Investment Agenta. NOTARY PUBLIC. I . mult nr urely placed nt 8 cr cent. Office J4 & 20 I'ntton Avenne. Second floor. fibOdlT FOR RK-NT OR WALK. Hcv. W. S. 1' Hryan's house, furnished, Cumberland avenue For Kent lk-sirallc iillice room. McAfee block. Furnished and unfurulitieU houses. MONEY TO LOAN. JOHN CHILD, Kcul Bstnte anil Loan Broker, WILLS BROS., ARCHITECTS NO. 31 PATTON AVE. W O IV 1 15 It 1 TJ ACHIEVED AT I'OR TUB LAST THRUB WEBK3 WB 1IAVB SOLD LOTS OP QOODS. TUB STORES HAVE BEUN FILLED WITH PEOPLE NEARLY ALL BUYING LIB BRALLY AND MONEY ALREADY MADE EASIER, HUT WB WANT TQ MOVE A3 LITTLE AS POSSIBLE, AND WB MAKE PK1CBS LOW ENOUGH To SUIT ALL- CALL AND SEE I'OR YOUKSULI'. WE MOVE IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO USTo. 37 Fatton Avenue. MNNER SETS REDUCED FROM 2.00 TO $tl.U0 ON EACH. TOILET SETS REDUCED FROM 75 CBNT& TO $4.00.ON BACH. TEA SETS REDUCED FROM t.00 TO $3.50 OH BACH. SILVER PLATED WARE REDUCED TWENTY TO THIRTY rBR CENT. - ALL GLASSWARE AND CROCKERY, CUTLERY AND LAMPS, ETC, AT I'KICBS THAT WILL BB INTERESTING "TO ALL WHO NEED THEM. J. H, B7 and B8 South Main EXPERIENCE May Have Taught Thai many 1hins are nod what they seem, HUT EXPERIENCE : WILL : TEACH That our store is the plwe to buy your groceries. Try us. A, D, COOPER f NORTH COUNT SQUARE. ASHEVILLE, N C. BON MARCHE NEW LOT OF TCI , mum, ilk tMBKOICEI.lt S, FANCY GOODS, WOOLS AND SMALL WARES. GREAT REDUCTION IN PARASOLS. 45 in. Embroidered Flounc ing, worth $1 to f 1.50 per yard at 49 cents to close. DRESS GOODS AT GREATI y'rEOUCED PRICES. BON MARCHE 37 South Main Street. F1TZPATRICK BROS. Contractors and Itcalcrs in Mixed Paints and Painters' Supplies, WALL, PAPER. 30 North Main Stkiu!t, Ahiip.vm.i.k, N. C TBLliPHONB NO. 142. JENKS & JENKS, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE We have aome very desirable timber prop crtics for tale at a low figure. We can show you full description at our office. One fine Asbestos mine for stile. Wc can ihow you some specimens from the mine and can take you to the property if yon desire. Furnished and unfurnished houses to rent. JENKS & JENKS, NO. 32 PATTON AVE., ASHEVILLE, THE 9IAITLANO SCHOOL i No. 0 French Brood Arenac. HNGUSH AND FRENCH HOMIt AND DAY SCHOOL. FOR GIRLS. MRIS.BVItGWrN MAlTl.ANl), Principal. The School will re oncn September Sflth, Mrs. Maitland w ill be in Asherllle after August 15th. Circulars may be had by ap plying at the school I SUCCESS THE GREAT LAW Street, A.oleville, N. O OUR Grand : Opening OF Fine French China and Rich Cat Glass Will lake place Wednesday and Thius- ay of this week. Visitors, residents nd every lady specially invited to at tend this rare exhibition. The line hina and cut glass for Mr. I'd. Kuin- bough's new mansion will also lie snowu on these davs. Wc are the importers for all the china and agents for the domes tic cut glass. Will take orders fur inline iate shipment of the cut glass. Come to our store; it is the place lor fine goods. HUD. W. THRUSH I CO., CRYSTAL PAI.ACK. SILVER LEAF LARD If you have tried it you now wliut it is; if you hav n'l., Mini will take thejt rou ble to test, we are satisfied you will use no other, i ou an rest assured it is abso- utely pure leaf lard. We lave n"ver soltl any that ave better satisfaction. POWELL & SNIDER N. B. We have just placed a largv discopnl on Clothing ami many other items. H. REDWOOD & GO. Clothing, Dry Goods Fancy Goods, Hats, Shoes, Carpets, Etc. 1 X 9 PATTON AVENUE. A NOVEL IDEA. Umbrellas re-covered while you wait for them, making them nearly uh good as new. Call and learn our low prices. THE SHOE STORE, WEAVER & MYERS, at) Puttmi Avenue. Atluvillt, N. C, o o o TCTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE BIG HOTEL LAST MIGHT, 13S GUESTS IN THE BUILD ING AT THE TIME. i:vi:mv ink iiki.u vi d II A VI'. HKI'.N Kl.Mt t I .U. The llutel Belmont, the line tlncc-stoiy brick hotel building fit Sulphur Springs, five miles west of Asheville, caught lire about 11:30 o'clock last night find was totally destroyed. At the time of the conflagration there were 13S guests in the building. It is Ijc lieve'I that all of these escaped wil h their lives. A number were more or less in jured. Til". Injured The following is a list of those who were uuri (luring t tic lire: N. P. STKA1SS, llcndtrsou. N. C, both ankles sprained. MISS AC.NUS MOXTODMIiKV, New Votk, suffering siverely from shock. MISS AHIUI-: MooKli, Asheville, con cussion ol spine and contusions about eves. MRS. J. W. KOSS? Pens:icola, pla., ii It 1c sprained. KM MA KU1'1:1, colored nurse, Ashe ville, ankle sprained. K. ('.. HIvNDIiRSON, assistant room clerk, cut on hip. stok v oi" tjii; i no:. Wlicrc It Hlnrted Alarm lilteu lv a I'lHtol. The lire was discovered about 11:110 o'clock liv a number of male servants, who were in their quarters in a building ibout fifty yards from the hotel. There seems to be have been no night watch man. lid. Green, colored, head waiter in the ordinary, was tlte tirst to give tue alarm. He states that the fire appeared to be n the engine room or laundry, which loincci encn utnrrm tne oasemeui in ine northwest corner of the hotel, from there the lire quickly communicated with the elevator shaft to the upper stories. Smoke and names were pout ing out of the windows. One of the servants bad a pistol which he fired several times to arouse the guests. Almost at once they were till awake, and au.id the shrieks of the women and the shouts of the men, were hurrving with a terrible fear to urge them on, through the smoke towards the various exits. These were the stnirvvavsand the wide verondas. Of the latter, there was one at the ground floor and one, on two sides of the L shaped building the north and the west at the second floor. There was none under the third story windows, but several guests who were in the top floor, both men and women, jumped ou to the second story veranda, at'd from there made their way to the ground by way of the veranda suppotts. There were no fire escapes proper on the building, but the halls were wide and the veran das easy of access to perhaps half the sleeping rooms. lfrom the stories of the survivors it would seem that not many of them "lost their heads," and to this fact and the at rangement of the halls and porches is probably due the fact that there was not, so far as is yet known, any loss of life. The flames made phenomenal progress and within half an hour after the alarm was given the whole building was gutted. The north wall of the east wing fell with a tremendous crash before the floors were burned out in Hint portion ol the building. As soon ns Hr, von Kuck, whose expe rience is given in full elsewhere, got down stairs he cut the gas off of the building from the tank in the yard. The general impression seems to lie that the fire originated in the engine room. There had licen no fire in the laundry during the day, and the elevator, which is run by electricity, had not been moved for two days. DR. VON KI CK KOl'8tiI. He CairlcH Mm. von Kuck Out In Hlit Arum. The rooms of Dr. von Kuck, the pro prietor, were in the second story, almost - -"T- r.,.r i ..." u.t. . immediately over the spot where the fire originated. Dr. von Kuck had been in bed some time and says lie was roused by shouts in the building. He hastily arose and dressed, and when he stepped into the hallway he found it full of smoke, and his exit by the main stairway cut off. Dr. von Kuck grabbed one ol the fire extinguishers and ran to the elevator and undertook to subdue the flames, but finding this impossible he returned to rescue his wife. Mrs. von Kuck, who was very ill, was sleeping in an adjoining room with her nurse. Dr. von Kuck rushed into their room and took bis wife in his arms and started down a bnck stairway or fire escape. When he neared the bottom he found that the flames had cut him off, and he was forced to carry his wife back up the stairs. On reaching the main hallway the smoke had become so dense as to be stilling. He rushed through with Mrs. von Kuck still in his arms, but when he reached the head . of the stair way fell exhausted. Two servants were on the stairway, and they carried Mrs. von Kuck to a place of safety. Itlnj niccreery's Story. Wearing two cutaway coats of as sorted sizes, buttoned closely up to the chin to hide the absence of a shirt and with the appearance of a man who had been through a trying ordeal, Maj. 11. H. THE HOTEL BELMONT. McCrccry of Columbia, S. C, came in town early this morning to ee what lie could get for himself and wife to wear, Maj. McCreery and his wife had rooms on the second floor and and a hard time in making their escape. 1 tell vou, bovs, it was awful, de clined the Miijorthismorning toa group of acquaintances ut the Dattery Park hank, where he had goneto have a check cashed. "1 wouhln t take I ,.()U lor tfie property 1 lust, to say nothing of the narrow csrape my w ile and myself hud from death. We were asleep but our rooms were ottlv two iIuui-r from the elevator slialt and the crackling ol the Haines was what waked us. The eleva tor shaft was all in a blaze then and when wc started to the stairway we found that our chance for getting out in that direction was cut off. Just then it occurred to me that there was another stairway at the oilier end of the hall and wc made for that. The door nt the entrance was locked and 1 had to kick it down. After this we got to the porch below and from there to I he ground without any trouble. We didn't carry a thing with us though, for we bnrely had time to make it with our lives. My wife lost all her dresses, her iewclry, and 1 lost my entire wardrobe, except what I have on and one shirt that I happened to have around here at the laundry. Wc lost four trunks." Maj. McCrccrv had been at the Bel mont for some time and had written for his brother to come and join him. The brother left Morehead City yesterday with his family and was expected here this atternoon. A Pair or Hpral.ied AnklvH. N. P. Strauss, a Henderson tobacco buyer, came out with two sprained ankles and with very little ofliis worldly possessions. He is in bed, at the Battery Park hotel, and the physicians promise him sevcrul days of confinement. Mr. Strauss was fast asleep when the fire brokeotit. His room was at the end of the hall ou the third floor of the east wing and he was aroused by the smoke. ' 1 didn't have time to think about saving anything," said Mr. Strauss ' his morning to Iiiu Citizen. Assoonns 1 woke 1 jumped out of bed and snatch ed a pair of trousers, an old coat and a shirt, and began to looking around for some way to get out of the building. The smoke and flames cut off all approach to the stairway and I had to try the window. L lie porch at the second floor was away down below me and tlte lire wasn t lar enough advanced to throw any light in that direction, so I had to go bv guess work. 1 knew though, that it was a case of life or death, and so I jumped. I remember landing on the porch and Icelitig a sharp pain in my ankles and then my senses must have left me lor a lew moments As soon as 1 ricovcted 1 clambered over the railing and slid down one of the piazza posts to the ground. Mr. atrausssiieaks in the Highest terms of the bravery und pluck shown by the women, even in the midst ot the contus ion and excitement. He eives espccul praise to Mrs. Weil of Montgomery, and Mrs. Jones of Mobile, who took charge ol'him in his almost helpless condition and assisted him to a comfortable place after he reached theground. Everything Mr. Strauss had was lost, including his wardrobe, his jewelry and a valuable gold watch that has belonged to his mother. He places his loss at $700 or IfHOO. niched Her Child to the U round Mrs. N. IS. Cohen of Charleston, awoke to find herself in a most perilous position in her room on the second floor. Im prisoned by the flames with her nurse and thirteen mouths old child there was nothing for her to do but to make use of the window. Mie stood Dy the opemnii for a moment with her child in her arms and her trantic cries attracted the attcn tion ot those below, i nc situation was taken in nt a glance bv them and several pairs of strong arms were stretched out. "Ib op the child '."came a hoarse shout. "It is the only chance." IMpless as she was, Mrs. Cohen could but obey, nnd with only momentary hesitation she dropped the precious bur den into the improvised cradle ol human arms where it landed safely. She and the nurse availed themselves of the posts and climbed down tvithe ground unhurt. A Colored IHurse'B Heroism. Miss Agnes Montgomery of New York was made seriously ill by the shock ut tendant in lur removal from the burning building. Mi-s Montgomery is an invalid and the heroism ol her ecdorcd nurse was all that saved her. Her room was on the third floor and the nurse, re taining her presenceof mind, made herwav to the stairway with her charge in her arms, From here she battled tl rough the smoke to the ground where Miss Montgomery was taken care of. Later thi patient was brought to the Battery I'ark hotel by Hr. Battle. She suffered intensely from the shock. A IerllouH Leap. One of the most seriously injured was Miss Abbie Moore, a sister of Mrs, yon Kuck. She was compelled to jump fiom the second story balcony to the ground, a distance of eighteen feet, suffering a sprain of the back and concussion of the spine, and receiving painful cuts about the eyes. She was taken to the house ol Dr. C. I. Ambler, at No. 0 Hiwassee Place. Mrs. von Kuck herself was re covering from a serious attack of ill ness, and today is suffering from the excitement. Fell From the Second story, Mrs. J. W. Koss, wife of Surgeon Koss of the 1'nited States Navy, stationed at Pensacola, Fla., at tempted to escape by means of the sec ond story porch and is said to have fallen from there to the ground, Her right ankle was sprained oud she re ceived several slight bruises. She lost her entire wardrobe and a lot of valu able lewelry. Mrs. Koss has missed some diumonds and $60 in money that she brought out with her when she made her escape and it is thought that some one has made away with them. Mrs. rcttcrs, a sister ot Mrs. Koss and Mrs. Gorgas, a friend, were uninjured They are all at Battery Park. An Excited Nurse. Dr. G. A. Mebane, the new manager of the C. li. Graham Cotton mills, had two rooms on the second floor in the East wing. They were occupied by Mr, Mebane, his wife, child and nurse. Mr. and Mrs. Mebane succeeded in reaching the stairway with the child, rut Ivmma Ruffin, the nurse, grewexcitcd and became separated from them. In attempting to get down from the porch she sprained her ankle. The other members of the party reached the ground unhurt. All the jewelry nnd clothing belonging to the tamily was lost. A Frantic Mother's Offer. Mrs.J. R. Ryan of Birmingham, Ala., was on the second floor with her child and nurse. In the excitement after Mrs. Ryan had escaped the child was missed and the agonized mother is said to have offered a reward of $1,000 for its re covery, ltabv was found, however, un injured and the reward was not claim ed. Neither Mrs. Ryan nor the nurse were injured. They are at the Battery Park. The Hawkins family of Raleigh, com posed of six members, escaped uninjuied nnd were eared lor at the home ot YV. v Houghteling, near the hotel. WHERE THE GUESTS ARE. Names ol as Many as are Able to Reitlster. As soon as possible after the fire the guests were brought to the city in car riages and cars, and taken to the hotels and boarding houses nnd quartered for the night. AT TUB 11I.EN KOCK. Mrs. Adams and four daughters, Rich mond, Vn. M.J. I'rnnkle and family, Washington, D. C. 1). A. Wood and wife, Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Inlin I. Il ivls anA Miss twin. New Oilcans, Xf-.. w.. TinM;a r,t 1...., n I Mrs. 0. V. Patton, Master Ralph Pat- ton, Mrs. llonita Simmons, Chas. l.reen and wi'e. New Orleans. B. B. McCreery and wife, Columbia S. C. W. A. Latimer and wile, Augusta, Ga. J. A. Bruce, Pensacola, Kla. Arthur Schaff, Mrs. Dixon and family, Mrs. Tiedinan, nurse and baby, Savan nan. Ga. Miss Katie Tatton, Miss. ,i.,, yv. w. uaraen, tventucity. Mrs. Snowdcn, child and nurse, Ken tucky. Mrs. 1-isliburne and Miss Palmer, sum mcrville, S. C. Mrs. Geo. li. Wilson nnd son, Char lotte. N. C, Mrs. and Miss Bond and Miss Jones, Mobile. Gus Weil nnd wife, Montgomery John Jordan, Charleston. B. H. Peacock, Anniston, Ala. II. K. Baldwin, Blackvillc, S. C. Mrs. I. Harris, Cbicaeo.lll. Mrs. J. Hahn, Sam Bear, jr., Wilming ton, N. tj Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McLean, New- bern. AT TUB BATTERY PARK, Mrs. J. W. Ross, Mrs. Tetters, Mrs, Gorgas, Pensacola, f la. G. A. Mebane, wife and maid, Ashe ville. Miss Susie Heck, Raleigh Mr. and Mrs. lames T. Tucker. New Orleans. N. P. Strauss, Henderson, N. C. Miss Andrews, Miss Taylor, Raleigh Mrs. J. R. Ryan, baby and nurse, rtir- mingham. F. C. Woodward, Columbia. Miss Montgomery and maid, New York. AT STRAUSS' RESTAURANT. Mrs. Kahn, nurse nnd child, Mr. Fat Continued on Fourth Pagt. Antimigraine THE NEVER FAILING CURE FOR HEADACHE Absolutely Safe, l'erfectly Sure, and Always Speedy. Cures Every Variety of Headache AND NOTHING ELSE. ANTIMIGRAINE Has earned for itself the enviable reputa tion of being the finest, most effective and reliable article in the market for the speedy relief and cure of every variety of that common trouble, headache. 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FOR SALE AT GRANT'S PHARMACY. A BIG REDUCTION. In order to close I will sell ray entire line of Puff Bosom Shirts At a reduction of 33 1-3 PER CENT. These are fresh, stylish (XOOdS and l'lffht 111 Season. I All cummni' rrnnrla nt. n ro. K v duction. H . fi. M 1 I Jt Ll Ij. I ' MEN J UU I Ml I bit, to PAI ION AYE. I nrsiiiiur iiiPTniiisti i rupro UCnUIRC AUdlnALIAM LLMOCO. T.mde,onllofn,v time t rtort.nf I - the ey M1 to " formation of the lenses I warrant all spectacles I furnish to give entire satisfaction in all cases, and can suit any one on first examination of the eye E. WEXL.ER, NO. 17 NORTH MAIN ST., ASHEVILLE, N. C. BLACKNBR'S COPV HOLDER and WRITING TABLET COMBINBD. Call and see It or send for circular. Pries $1. W. D. GASH & CO., Telephone 162. 16 Court Place. R ay's llHblfl oiliieeri ailroail Htes. RAILROAD TICKETS Bought and Sold. O. F. RAY, a8 8. Mala Street. Member American Ticket Brokers' Asso'n. -THY Till MOLEL STEAM LAUNDRY THE VERY BEST WORK, - B. B. 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