Only Afternoon
LAST EDITION.
VOLUME 30..
HOT BED OF MURDERERS
LOST IN HELL OF FLAME
Many Bodies Taken From the
Smoking Ruins of the
Three Deuces
E STARTED FIRE
Scores of Persons Were Burned and
Injured -Most of tlie Dead Are
Women and Children, "Who, Trap
pert in the Furnace Into-. Which
the Tenement Was Quickly Con
verted by the Fierce Flames,
Hushed From Point to Point
ditll Overwhelmed by the Spread
ing Conflagration Firemen Muke
Thrilling Rescues of People Jam
med on the Fin Kscapes.
(By leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, July. 2!). Eighteen bodies,
most of them charred and mutilated
beyond recognition, already have been
carried from tlie ruins of the six story
tenement at No. 222 Christie street,
which burned in the early '.hours of
this morning. It Is feared that other
bodies are In the ruins, and firemen
are continuing their search. The tire
Is believed to have been of Incen
diary origin.
Scores of person were burned and
injured, thirtv of them seriously, many
of whom will die. Most of the dead,
as well as the injured were women and
children, who, were panic-stricken and
rushed about blindly until the flames
reached them,
The tenement has long been known
as "Th- Three deuces" and has been
the ver'v' hot bed of Italian murderers.
Black Hand tragedies were often
traced to plotting in the house and
tlie place had a criminal record not
equalled by any other house in New
York... While many respectable Ital
ians lived In the place. It was only be
cause they were too poor to afford
more desirable apartments.
Fired by u llonih.
The house is believed to have been
fired by the bursting of a bomb
placed bv a member of the lilack
Hand. There was a terrible explos
ion at the outset, which caused a
panic and made the tenants of the
house eany victims for the flames,
which spread with mysterious rapid
ity. ' .. .
The fire was one of the worst the
New York fire department has battled
within years. Many daring rescues
were made. Crowds of frenzied ten
ants choked' the fire escapes and
fought madly with each other. Sev
eral were pushed off ladders by fenr
' maddened men, and they fell to death
in the streets, Some of the bodies re
covered from the ruins are mero bits
of charred flesh and bones. In one
room the firemen found the body of
a woman, whose arms clasped a child
a year and a half old. Beside her
was the body of an Infant to whom
birth had been given during the fire.
Nearly all the dead were found on
tlie three upper floors. None of the
bodies have thus far been . Identified,
Begun Soon After Midnight.
The fire started shortly after mid
night In tlie grocery of Nicola Dl
Murco, on the ground floor of the bulld
Jng. He waa not at home at the
time. It was stated that he had sent
his wife away in the afternoon.
'Neighbors said they had seen him
and his two childien In the store
about 11 o'clock last night.
eUQSTlNB BOMB W
i Mill
GOVERNOR GLENN SENDS
OUT LETTER TO PUBLIC
In compliance with his promise Sat
urday to state the action to be taken
under the argreemen signed by him
and the representatives of the South
ern and Atlantic oast Line Railroads,
Governor R. B. Glenn today issued the
following public letter;
The general assembly, at its last ses
sion, passed a law regulating passen
ger rates, same to go into effect July
1st. 1907.
Before that date the Southern and
Const Lino Railroads through the cir
cuit court of the United States en
joined the orporatlon Commission and
attorney general lrom publishing and
putting the fixed rates Into effect.
Not believing that the circuit judge
In an equity suit by enjoining the
orporatlon Commission and attorney
general could prevent a self-acting
law from going Into effect, I com
menced to, prepare a. letter to the
Judges and an address to the people,
when on the 8th of July, 1907, the Hon.
Paper Between
THE RALEIGH EVENING
The street was crowded when the
fire was discovered in the grocery. In
stead of sending In an alarm, however,
a crowd of excited men began firing
revolvers in tlie air to give the alarm.
This caused a rumor that a murder
was being committed, and there was
a rush to get away from the neighbor
hood. Delay was thus caused In send
ing in an alarm and the fire gained
great headway. A few minutes after
the discovery of the fire there was a
terrific explosion that blew out the
front of the store and the doors lead
ing to the hall. The (lames then swept
through the hall and up the stairways
and to the fire escapes, thus cutting
off the escape of the tenants.
A Frightful Scene.
When the fire companies began to
arrive mothers were standing on the
lire escapes, clasping their babies to
their breasts. Husbands were, clinging
to their wives so that the latter. might
not leap to certain . . destruction.
Throughout the entire building cries
were heard; but soon most of them
were stilled an the smoke poured
through the hallways and over tran
soms In almost incredibly large bil
lows. :
Firemen at .once climbed up the fire
escape ladders, and, scorched and half
clinked, fought to save the lives of
the frenzied women.
When -"Fire Patrol No. 7 sped up
to: the house, ("upturn Albert Johnson
and Detective Connors rushed up the
stairs of a house in the rear, the roof
of which adjoins that of the destroy
ed structure. Johnson dropped Hat on
the cornice,: Willie Connors grasped his
feet. .
A Tlirillini' Rescue.
The Aretnan was slowly let down to
where he could grasp the hands of
Tummnso Cnzzanio, Mrs. Oassxanlo
and their five children.
Despite the great heat, the two he
roic firemen stuck to their post and
one by one the members of the family
were dragged to the roof and then
taken down stairs to the si reel , where
the surgeons on the five a uibu lances,
which had been summoned, attended
them. .
After the (lazzanio family had been
saved, the window was cleared for
the approach of .Teresa ..Gondii and hu,
bahv, who were also pulled across the
gulf bv Johnson and Connors,
Clustered on the rickety stairs were
the little swarms of humanity calling
for assistance. Firemen and police
vied In the gallant work of making
rescues, v-
Hardly had the crowd finished cheer
ing one than it was called upon to do
the same for another act of heroism.
Woman I Irons to Death.
During the mad struggle on (lie fire
escape, Mrs. Ada Bainonli. thirty-one
years old, was "pushed from the escape
In the rear and fell from the fourth
floor, to the yard. She Is dying in
Gouveneur Hospital.
Dido Dldollzlo was carrying his sis
ter, Maralice, eighteen years old,
down the fire escape, when she was
pushed from his arms and fell three
floors. She died in Uellevue Hospital.
In the yard In the rear of the house,
the lifeless form of Mrs. Rose Saddls
olina, who lived on the fourth floor,
was killed. She had been pushed from
a fire escape, A few minutes later,
when the firemen got to her. opart
ments, her two babies were found
burned to de.ith, lying side by side.
At least one hundred and eighty per
sons were rendered homeless by the
fire, which It took Just about three
quarters of an hour to destroy the
building.
This morning all of the rescued were
lodged In houses within a radius of
five blocks from where the charred
structure stands.
The dead and Injured were nearly
all Italians.
B. P. Long, one of the ablest and most
conscientious judges In the state, of
his own motion hastened action by
boldly and ably charging the grand
jury of Wako county, that It was its
duty to Immediately Indict the rail
roads for violating the rate law. At
once I assured Judge Long of my
hearty approval of his rlyhteous stand
and my Intention to assist him In up
holding the law. My letter was for
warded to the other judges, and In
dictments were made In Wake and
other counties. Many penalty suits
were also commenced against the rail
roads by private Individuals. The rail
roads then applied to the circuit court
to enjoin all private persons from
bringing penalty suits, nnd to take the
persons arrested and convicted in the
state courts from the officers of that
court by writ of habeas corpus to the
federal court. Believing this was not
warranted by the constitution and
(Continued on Page Two.)
Richmond and
MISS JEAN LECKIE.
Jii'tcKl photograph (if 5 iss Jean
liciliic, v.ho is engaged (o marry Sir
Ai'!lu:i' Coiian Doyle, (he famous
author of the Sherlock Holmes
scries. .'.'. ' .
FOURTH TRIAL OF
POWERS IS CALLED
l i'.y I. eased Win' to T!c Thncs. )
Georgetown, Ky., Jul..' 2 11. -The
fourth trial of Caleb Powers, formerly
secretary of slate, for alleged; 'com
plicity in the Killing of William Goe
bcl seven years alio, was culled at a
special term of' the superior court of
Scott, couulv, before Judge James K.
Bobbins, a'. I" o'clock '"'tills morning.
Judge James C. Siniins of Howling
Green, Ky., leading 'counsel for Pow
ers, presented a lormal motion, sup
ported by nfluliivil , thai, Judge Bob
bins vacate the bench on the ground
ol unfair rulings made against the
defendanl at Iho preceding trial. The
moi ion and anidavits were allowed lo
be Hied.- The affidavit sets forlh spo-
jlie acts iitui ruliii!.'s-.whi(ii tlie. !e-
fi use claims show . part.ialiiy for.' tlio
prosecution.
Arthur Goeliel, a brollier, and Wil
liam Gochel, a cousin of the late WiU
linm Goehi'l, are presenl. at the trial.
Two hundred wilneses l'.ave been
summoned, and tlio depositions of
former .Governor W. S. Taylor have
been taken by the defense; After tin
examination of the iillidavils, Judge
Itobhlns instrucled the clerk formally
to enter the ' motion in thes retiord,
and then .adjourned court until 2
o'clock lo enable the prosecution to
prepare count er-affidavi Is.
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ACQUITTAL OF HAYWOOD
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Boise. Idaho, July Hit. The .acquit ml
of William 1). Haywood,, following a
trial which held the attention of the
whole, country, means that the state
of Idaho will not call Charles Moyer,
president of the Western Federation
of Miners, or George A. Petlibone, sec
retary, to trial on the same charge of
conspiring In the assassination of foi
mer Governor Stcuncnbcrg, if the
opinion here Is correct and this In
spite of the fact that some of the
prosecuting attorneys insist Unit the
other Indicted men will be tried. Hay
wood's trial cost the slale of Idaho
$240.00." -The tax payers of the state
are angry that such an expense should
have been authorized ') what has
proved a, liaseo.
-Although Moyer and Petlibone are
under 'Indictment, It is regarded as
practically certain they will never be
called to trial. .'
Their lawyers will move for a dis
missal, of tlie Indictments anil II Is
considered certain that the motions
will be granted.
Haywoil spent the morning at the
bedside lit his feeble old mother to
day. In striking contrast to the abuse
heaped upon him by former Governor
Gooding and those who conducted his
prosecution, Haywood had only gentle
words for the men who tried to hung
him. 1
"I have no feeling nor III will toward
anyone," he said, "1 am charitable to
ward nil."
The fiudim; of the jury is considered
a great victory for union labor. It
was under the must pathetic circum
Atlanta With Leased Wire and
RALEIGH, N. C.j MONDAY, JULY
PREDICTION BY
BROUGHTON
Prohibition in Seven
in Two Years
GEORGIA IS TO LEAD
He Declares That the People, of the I
South ltcalie Tlml iln- tholilion
of fhe Tiic.-.ior Traiiic is on lOssou-i
tiiiMVeliiiiimuy to the Sotlloiiienl !
of the Race Oucstioii. i
: ( By. Leased Wire to Tlie Times.)
.New Yoric, July 2'i. -" i.khi the
years yes, within two years-seven
sviitht-ril states. "Will have declared
for prohibition", .and' driven' legalized
whiskey .' frame from I h.'ii- borders' '
T.tis dclarp.lion was made today
ivy Dr. Len (.!. Broiii'lilon. of AUnn'.i,
(Ju' one of. the
list divines in
most eminent Bup-
the' south, who is
present in the cil y: v!rro 'c; is
dressing Rreat. audii-nces each .ai
noon and . eveiiihj ; ::t . the Rti
ca;r. p, 5 7 th Street a ml li road wa y
"Georgia will ;' ln uin the'-.--!
ad
i i -
Mill
work," continued . Iiv. i!: ouuir.o.:.
"tomorrow; when the stale prohibit
fioil hill will liiiKS tiio lower house nT
the Irtish; U: re an,; - Ui. !'i cove - ' !l you." . : ...V" ..
nor for signature, which it undoubl-i . Mrs, Xaiion do.vn't mind tnlkins,
.'edlv will receive. ': After, a. desnerate ' sh(' doesn't oliject . :io saying
attjiiiiit to defeat th.'
hill by fililiiis-!
rerhigv the enemies of prohihi
ill f Jl.VI'iri n llftVA !MTli;it i ( ' I V'ii:
.en
morrow
ind .the house , stand;
for prohibition, wit h '',' against.
The passage of the measure is cer
tain, : :. ; :
"Within tho next two years Vir
ginia, Tennessee, South Carolina.
Florida,. Alabama ami Mississippi
wlil follow Georgia's example audi
place drastic, prohibition measiures
upon their statute books." - . i
When aslted the causes for 1he i
prohibition wave wliic.'i is sw.vi ins;
over the south, Dr. Broiinlilon said
emphatically:
"The negro
portant which
make Georgia.
vole is the most ini
lliis "Confrihlited to
. ir proliihiliou still;1
and .which will cause : : tlie other
soul hern . states, .to follow in her
footsteps. A vast majority of ihe
race fricl ions in the. south may be
atl.rilm.tdd -to the liquor -traffle. With
few exceptions the irinies which lead
to lynching are due directly or itrli
rectly lo whiskey. The iieople of
i the south are coining to realize tlr.it
I the abolition of tl;iT whiskey trnilic:
I is an essential preliminary to the
settlement of I ho race question, and
It is in a largo measure duo to nils
conviction that the Krowth of the
(Continued on Second Page.)
A FEDERATION
stances that .-Haywood's acquittal
came. Tin! jury,- after having stood
ten to two for .acquittal,: switched
around to--acquittal -and as the verdict
was -rend In court, the men who had
freed him wept. Many of them came
forward and told hlin they had never
believed him guilty. Haywood's attor
neys ulso broke down and cried.
Haywood's first move after being
freed was to telephone to his Invalid
wife. Then lie went to, his mother.
In n statement he says he will at
once return to his duties as secretary
of the Western Federation of Miners,
The . Kiul of the Struggle.
it was after, being out for twenty-one-
hours that the jury llnaily came
In nil agreement shortly after the first
fa hit streaks of the coming Sabbath
showed gray above the giant hills
which wall Boise to the north and
east.-- The weary, snow-bearded bail
iff, wlio had kept an all-night vlgl'.
before, the door of the Jury room, wac
startled Into : action by an Imperative
knock .from within, Events moved
rapidly enough alter this, and when
at last the principal actors in the trial
had been gathered Into the court room,
at a few minutes before 8 o'clock, the
envelope handed by the foreman to
the judge was torn open nnd the ver
dict read.
It cunie as an elect lie thrill to tho
prisoner, to his counsel, to the attor
neys for Rlitte and to the small group
of newspaper reporters and court offi
cers who had been sunnnonod from
beds but lately sought, or from- offices
where sleepless wall lug had marked
the night.
Tears welled lo the eyes of the man
29, 1907.
CARRY NATION IS
HERE TO-DAY
Reporters and
Others at Union Depot
TO LECTURE AT PARK
She.'! nrncd Boose a Few Opinions on
a .."Hell-hole" and a "Cancer" or
''. KxpiVKsed Some of Her
),li liciii I's That She Doesn't Care
Who Objects to
'Mrs. Caivy A. Xulion. oK Washing
ton,. 0, C, arrived in Raleigh, today
at. 12:45 to fill two lecture . engage
ments herft liiis evening' c.ml touiRht.
Mrs. Nation will speak y t PiUien
Park at. 4 .o'clock this .il'tor:ioo:i and
again at 8 tonight,; both lectures be
lli. i; entirely free to the; public. Site
goo:s to Burlington: tomorrow and to
Oxford o:i Wednesday.
A small crowd wtis waiting for lier
.vlum she aiiehfed at unioii depot to
day. Kite . was easy , to recogiiizo a,
mlddle-tiged. woman, dressed in a
linen traveling. Kitil, Willi two lat'SP
'.
suit-cases'" anil a, lew hand satchels,
A reporter respect tally inl.roiluced
IniViselt us :Hhe stepped from ; ::o. car,
'ftn1 she smilingly exlcmlid her: lm.nd.
witii a hearty "I'm nnf.lny ;.;hul to
' '"'". with 1 her .mouth wide . open.
alio:, expressed her opinions Irankiyi
and firmly sticks to: them Willi a
vencnicnce that is immovalile. (She
said that the subject of her addresses
in Kaleigh . would bo. ''Law versus
Aisircl'.y," hill that, she had, cnouijli
in store lo hand, out dilTereni spiels
at lier t wo lectu res. , -V ...'.. . .
Picking up a. -Greensboro .. paper,
Mrs. Nation, fold the -..reporter .(hat
she . wanted to.- snow hini some .sotu-i
news. . .' She pointed, out an . aiiirlo
tcliing of the .destruction ' of a big lo
biicco. crop : near Durham recehily,
'That.", said Mrs. Xiuioii, "Was in
answer, lo my prayer; ilnil every to
Imcco fiehl in llie con-til ry he .sniasheil.
Oh, y'o.ii. 'North ; ('arolina peoplo have
got mi awful cancer iiuro; . ii's. the
Anicrieaii 'I'ohacco Coinpany. an! i lie
hiisinoss thai ii; (oes. Tlt!'i'' is no
hi ewery tliat is wiirse thi'n a toiiaec'o
juice. I fold those, folks up at
preiicliers and lawyers .with, tohacci)
factorii's., . I sold those:. 'folks', up at
Trinity College, -what sort, of nienio
riaf window they . oughl ,tO have;, in
that, new biiil ding they are pulling
up to the founder. .They oughl to
have a big 'Rt'aiuoil-gl'iiss panel willi a
Durham bull and a package. of Duke's
Mixture on il .
"Do you know," conlinned ihe il
lustrious visitor,., "thai I ain .almost
(Conlinned on "Second Page.)
VICTORY
who, during the eighty days, of .lib
trial, had sat with stolid .Indifference
written on. his every feature.. At last
tho icy armor that he had thrown
about himself with the first of Jury
selection; had been , pierced. .
Haywood's attorneys were fairly
lifted from their seats, and Judge Wood
made on effort tit restrain"' them as
they surrounded, him to shake his
hands and shout aloud their congratu
lation?.. GRATIFICATION OF
WII.I.IAM
.1. IIUVAN.
(By Bi ased Wire to The Times.)
Peoria, ills., July 'J'.i, W. ,T. Brvim
parsed through. Peoria last night for
l. chautaUqua dale at Madison, V'I',,
nnd first heard of the --verdict at l!,i!se
flty. Idaho. : He said: I
"-"1 am very glad fo leiu'n of tlie vei:-
llct and that I! was not gtiiliy, 11
vafched the trial and did not s.v hon '.
inyone could be found .guilty on t -!
chard's testimony. Kvcry crime he I
"flalgcd was one he himself sngee.-l !
Hi,' nnd II was shown he was In com- j
aiunlciition with' the mine owners mtd
itlemptlng to induce tlie defendanis to
engage in crime. The nianni'i' I i
which the prisoners were tnken from 1
Colorado was hardly In keeping with a i
fi.1i" prosecution.. t
"I believe that the ' verdict will be ve-1
celved with satisfaction by those who'
have followed the evidence. .
'"J'here would be. general" regret If.
Ibe evidence was siillliiciil. lo eonviet
the olflchils of the great labor organi-1
nation of any I'linu;,"
Full Press Dispatches
TIMES.
DEVASTATION
WROUGHT BY
MRS. EIRDSONG.
!rs. iiirdsong, v.hosi" picture is
here sIion. is tlie wonian who on
Xoveuil:!'!' li.'th last year killed lr.
Itut lee ol' .Mont icclio. her latuily l:,v
.sician. I'ccaiise he had -ruined her
reputation. She ai sentenced to
live veiii's' linid Ialor in State's
Prison, hut has now been iiiicondi
t ionally ii.inioncd liy Governor ar
(l.miaii of .Mississippi.
ANG SHE DROPS
: .. (By Leased '':e to The Tiiiics.T.
Bivvvioii, Ala;, .Inly :!!).-; -Joseph iiiv:
ins, ! lie AVcalthii-st I Urpriit ine opera
for. 'iif'.(..Ma'ba"niiii is. ileail . In.'i-ause, 'n
ilisa'gi'ei'il-'Wilii tie:' wife, its to the ;sfyli
She sli.itilil , ailfipl in dressing Iter fiair
and '''expressed pis displeasure by put1
lug her t'jvsKcs-;'-. - ; .'.","-..
According to Mrs. Oivins,, her bus
1 1. 1 ih! caiiie. home liml 'i' ihe i.Hluciic
!' lioitt.r. Mis. . Civins- iiad just tin
ishet.l dressing her hair a la. pompa
dour,:, ami this al t! acted hoi; husbiinilN
attention. -
. ".I. tolii you never. "to dress your hair
Hint way," Mi s. ciivimi says her hus
band shiiiiliil. "Then he caught in
by the luiit.'' cuiilimii'd Airs, (ilvins,
"jerked iiic . l,o liiy kilees. and said lie
was going to kill ' me. 1 broke away
Mild ran init lie. followed, Fearing
for m v life, I picked tip . the gun and
tired" and Mr. (I ivies fell dead., I. had
10 do it to sitve my life;"
Mrs. -(Ilvins is yoii-ng ami pretty and
11 nieilibci' Hi-.an iilil and wealthy fam
ily. She has not hi en, arrested, and
it is said will iiiil be prosecuted.
l.liivj'.iKi, ..inly -A report from
S:uui:it'o says thp1 :i band .of twenty
ariiied: liien uiiiliM' I'milio. Sagrero, a
Port o iiiciui, w !io were phi lining an
upris.iii:',', were sti rpriseij, by rural
guards lit isecadi'i'ii, not far . from
.Sant i.'igo. . Sliols wore cxchan.god,
but no. cue, si) far as reported,, was
hint. - .)'':
LONG BEACH
( By l.ea. .1 Wire .to The Times, )
New Y. :k. Jul.. ii:!;: Two persons
scvel'i iy iii.im cil. .many. l!o illing es
eapi s. six . -hundred.' slcpiiig guests
roiitinl . fi'oin Hielr ' rooms'.' the Bong
Beach lintel, two. cottages,' a church
am! Vaitrnuil, siat em. l asliio and grand
si nnd i-ii'.iii.'let "ly i!esi liiye 1, wire the
resuii to, law of a '-fi lacular lire at
Long I '.e i, !.. 1.. I.
; Thousiindx of i!ollai.-i worth of valu
ables wire lost. The sleeping gnosis
were 'driven, from their : rooms pell
iiiell" down Ih" slabs. In n If till., alllre
:fm! tunny saved iheinselves by 'leap
ing, f ii mi balconies,
; The lire : slarleil, II is supplied, In
live west win-?. Aideil by a high wind
thill blew In. from tlieioienn, the lltimrs
were c.-i riled t liroiiciiniil the .entire
structure ii ml within an hour mulling
remained bill the charreil ruins,
; Scores of .glieshi camped out on, the
beach. Others, In all sort of alt Ire,
boai'ileil t in i mi :i in I weie carried lo the
city,
I
iPUILS HER HAIR
ALL THE MARKETS. "
PRICE Sc.
OF CONEY
BLACK HAND
Million and a Half Melts in
the Heat of Roaring
Flames
THE ISLAND SAVED BY
THE SHIFT OF THE WIND
Thirty-l,,ive Acres of Buildings
Crumbled Into Kuin, LenviiiK an
I'siy lilock Crescent in the Heart
of Coney Two Men. Were Mor
tally Injured and Nine Received
Hurts That Are Regarded as Seri
ous An Investigation of the
Cause of the Kire is Now Under
Way Threats Made, by this. Black" '
Hand.
Brief Sioiy of the Island Fire.
..
Area buriu'd, thirty-five
' acres.. -..,.'..:: : -'. ' :; ' :
. I,(iss, $ I, iO ltlOU,
Ins.nrnnce, $ 1 SO.tlO.). . . ';
Casnallies, two mortally
injui.i!(!..;
Seriously, injured, nine. ..
M is-sing, two.
i'ersons homeless, 2,000.
Kirnis oui of business, 300.
. Origin, incendiary, sua-pi'Cli-,1.
" :
I V Y Ml N ATION OF
.iniv ov witxhshi;
4.
i By l.c;,sed Wire to The Times.)
New York, July 29 An army of
witnesses are -bc-inff examined by
Viiv Marshal Beers at Brooklyn po
lice headquarters" today to determine
the cause of the fire which devas
ialed Coney Island early Sunday
morning.
The authorities have learned suf
ficient to feel convinced that the
conilagratioii was of Incendiary ori
gin. Moreover, the miscreants
banded as Black Hand, who have
been terrorizing New York by their
utter contempt for luw and order,
are held responsible.
The authorities- have a number of
Black Hand letters received by Geo.
0. Tilyoii, owner of Steeplechase
Park, which was totally destroyeJ.
Tlie destruction of his property was
threatened unless he yielded a large
sum of money. The last letter,
which was specified by the writer as
the final one, was received a few
days ago, He did not respond with
ihe money demanded. Tho fire fol
lowed. rrhi fifth letter received by Mr.
Tilyou last Friday said that not
alone would Steeplechase Park he
destroyed, .iiut Mr. Tilyou would
lose his life, for his defiance of the
lilack Hand.
Police Captain Langan, who re
ceived tin? letters from Mr. Tilyou,
placed an extra guard about si toe
plochnse Park, but the Incendiaries
found a way to escape interference
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ROUSED BY
WHIRLWIND OF FIRE
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Telephone and telegraphic communi
cation were cut off, thus preventing
communication with the outside vil
lages and towns when the aid of Are
lighters were needed most.
A spark from the blaze caused a fire
In the Bong Beach station, 200 feet
dlsliint. Absorbed In their attempt to
extinguish the i'.olel fire the firemen
permitted it to burn to the ground.
Dynamite ous used to stop the
spread of the Homes. Two cottages
were blown up and several of the
stores will have to go.
The tire broke out In a store room
on the top floor shortly after 5 o'clock.
Some of the women who found them
selves hemmed In on the floors by the
thick smoke lr, the hallways, grew
hysterical nnd appeared at the win
dows as If about to jump, Senator
McCnrren wan among those who rush
ed to the aid of the frightened women
and dragged them from their rooms
down the smoke-filled hallways to
nufety. ,