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The Weathey-fJLOUDY. RALEIGH, C., FRIDAY DECEMBER 23, 1910. LAST EDmOILT j PRICE FIVE CENT3 Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in jthe City of Raleigh of ArV; Other Newspaper. Vol. LXVIII. No. 150. :M(E SII HOT CONQUERED Spreading Horn by Hour and Threatening Fcther Dis ' aster to the City STILL FINDING DEAD District For Blocks Around Scene of Fire Menaced With Fire Still Burn. Ing and Firemen Exhausted Front Their long Struggle Twenty- six ArcvJCnown to be Dead and Twelve ; Are Missing. Whiie Many Others Are Injured Fund for Re. lief of the Families of the Dead .. Men.' '.. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago, Dee. 23 With- twenty- one bodies recovered, two known t he sUll biried under the ruins of the shattered wall and five firemen miss. ing, Assistant Fire Marshal Patrick Donohue, who took Acting Chief Sey- ferelich's place in command of the department, thla morning fixed the number of dead In the lire at Nelson Morris & Company's packing plant at twenty-eight. The Injured now num. her forty-four and the total damage to the plant, which, with the excep Hon of one warehouse, which was shielded b'y a fire wall, was totally destroyed, will exceed $1,000,000 The. whole block from Forty-third "-. to '' Forty-fourth streets, Looniis to Bishop streets, was swept clear. At 10 o'clock the fire was reported to be under control for the first time. Weary firemen, heart-broken over the deaths of their chief and comrades, dropped in their tracks and were dragged to places of safety by other firemen. The men who for more than twenty-four hours battled in desperation against the flames, were relieved by . reinforcements This was done at the order of Mayor Bu8se, -who has been almost con. stantly at the fire. The mayor was 1 the boyhood chum of Chief James iloran and is heart-broken at 'his death. ; The investigation by Coroner Hoff man was begun in earnest today and the coroner declared he would fix tiie blame for the failure of the high pressure, water system to work and would prosecute the guilty man or men to the full extent of the law. The relief fund already has grown to $51,000 and according to the com mittee In charge of collections will reach $500,000 before it all is in Most of this money was raised in a few minutes in the fashionable clubs More will be gathered from the :2Soard of Trade and from wealthy business men. The worktof the firemen today was hardest of all. The men were not only worn out, but were : working against tremendous odds. The water pf assure was so low that only fourteen leads of hose were placed on the flaming walls at a time. Three bodies were recovered this morning. Members of the city coun ell today were arranging for the fun- . eral of Chief Horan, and the Masons had charge of Assistant Chief Bur roughs'' funeral. , Mayor Busse spent most of the night at the fire and at Daniel Kor an's morgue,- where the brother of the undertaker, Chief Horan, lies in ' state.: With him. was his wife, who broke down and wept when she saw ! ttoran's body, Brave Work of Firemen. . At Midnight; when the flames were thought :"to be under control, they broke out anew, and efforts of the Bremen, all so tired that they could scarcely drag their grimed bodies around, were futileto check. them. Faster, than they could beat out the tongues of flames, the fire scat tered until at 7 o'clock the district for blocks ardund was menaced with destruction. For a few minutes early today It looked as though another catastrophe as the first which crushed out the lives of the chief and his men was about to descend on the stalking Dlace of death.- A three hundred foot wall of warehouse No. 6 toppled and fell with a crash. A score of A score of. firemen were working near the wall ' .1 ' and a scream of horror from the on lookers warned them. '- ; ' . v .When the dust cleared, their com rades fully expected them to be gone. LBut they Ifed leaped out of danger ana were sale. " i :; Twelve firemen are reported to be missing and should these not turn up, the death list will be swelled to thirty-eight ' ' Assistant Chief Seyferlich, most of tho hair burned from his head and his uniform In tatters, is leading tne forlorn hope against the flames. "We've got the thing beaten," 4e declared. "It may . smoulder and flame for two or three days but we'll beat it yet, if it takes all the rest or the year." Buoyed up by the cheer profane at times and prayerful at others the firemen rushed at the, blaez. Rein forcements were called and Chief Seyferlich said the flames would be overcome In a few hours at most. Meantime, despite his orders to keep out of danger, the men risked their lives time after time. The all night vigils of the wives and mothers and sisters of the dead firemen was the unnerving .influences for the firemen. Women and children, mutely weep ing for those whom they loved who had pereished in the fall, of the .wall, huddled around the fire linos, watch ing the tltantic struggle. .With their own sorrows, they could be heard praying for the 'men who still wei-e risking their lives. " v Priests and ministers, barred from the danger .none hy police bar riers, knelt on the frozen ground and consecrated the dead. Every, flag in the city today Is at half mast.- Children in the public schools said prayers for the heroes of the disaster and men and women in all stations of life paid tribute to the men who gave up their lives With the necleus of $25,000 for a relief fund, which was raised in ten minutes at the Chicago Club, a com mittee started today to collect $150, 000 for the wives and families of tho dead firemen. The Chicago automo bile club has started -a "'special fund for Mrs. James Horan, wife of the dead chief, and a fund of $1,000 for the families of each of the firemen. Every newspaper in town has given toward the fund and it is esti- mated by the committee from the city council, which has the distribu tiqn In charge that more than $150,- 000 will be raised. The work of rescue continued all night and shortly after 5 o'clock an other body was recovered. It has not been identified. The ruin were cool lng rapidly. Chief Horan's body was sent to his brother's morgue. The other bodies were scattered among half a dozen morgues. Taking of testimony in tne Inquest will be begun tomorrow, Coroner Hoffmann today declared that the investigation would be rigid and would place fhe blame for the catastrophe on the shoulders of the man or men responsible. The fail ure of the high pressure water sys tem to work, he declared, was due to criminal negligence.. , The coroner scored the building commissioners office for the fire trap conditions of the Morris building. The fire started from crossed wires and the coroner declared the wires had been dangerous and had not been reported. That the fire will cause a change in the fire fighting apparatus In 'the stock yards was freely predicted to day. The packers will be compelled to install an efficient high pressure service, if not for the protection of the packers, for the protection of the firemen. .- In nearly every : fire in packing- town firemen are killed or Injured and their lives endangered because of the combustible nature of the stocks in storage there. One of-the pathetic features of the fire was the loyalty to duty of seven telephone girls, who stuck to their posts while brothers, sweethearts and fathers were, killed. These girla re mained at tfieir switchboards " and answered est after call, replying to questions and telling each questioner the names of the firemen who were killed. Three of the girls lost fa there in the fire. Mrs. James Horan and Mrs. Wil liam Burroughs, wives of the chief and assistant chief, who gave up their lives, spent the night at the biers of their husbands together. Chief Horan leaves three children. Captain Alexander Lennon, of en gine company No. 50, who was Injur ed in the wreck of the wall, died at- hospital today. Widows and or phans-gathered at the undertaking rooms after the bodies were recover ed and the scene was pitiful. : ' Fir Under Control. . Chicago. Dec. 23 The fire, at the Morris packing plant was under con- trot at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Authentic figures, place tne numoer of bodies recovered at twenty-one, John Burns, whoso re-elect ion id Parliament on (lie Labor ticket re cent. y wni one of the features of the Rritislt campaign. After a hard fought battle in his 'district, .n Utter sea, Burns increased his majority from BO.1 in t'anunry to it, plurality of 1,. 21)2 votes, a gain of 757. Mr. Burns, who is president of the Local Govern ment Board, was surprised at the magnitude of his victory...;' One of the features of the whole campaign, which' 'is commented .'on approvingly' hy the oLiirion press, is the falling,' oil' of tho Socialist vole. Two bodies are known to be in the ruins and five are missing. . .The.ciitire plant pf Morris & Com pany, covering the entire block from 43rd to 55th street, Looniis to Bishop streets, with the exception', of one warehouse, has beon destroyed. This building was saved by a fire wall. ' Fire Burning '-Again. Chicago, Dee; 23 The fire in the plant of Morris & Co. broke out Kafresh at noon today after apparently having been under control for two hours, and the north wing of the. building, in which is situated the only remaining warehouse was be lieved to be doomed. Twenty-three bodies had been re covered at noon and one was known to be in te ruins. With the five missing this brought the total of the dead up to 29. The latest body to be found was that of Frank Walters, plpoman of Engine Company 59. ":;' Missing Firemen Found. Chicago, Dec. 23 Five firemen missing and reported dead in the Morris fire" for twenty-four hours, were found alfve. Thy are Maurice Regan, Eugene Sullivan, ' Richard Ryan, Matthew Byrne and George Barth, all members of engine com pany No. 29. Warship Tendered Chile. (By J.eased Wire to The Times) WashingtonDec. 23 President Taft'B offer of a warship to convey the body of Senor'Don Anibal Cruz, Chilean minister to the United States to Valpariso, has been formal ly accepted by Senor Coucham, Charge D'Affaires of the legation. The. body will be taken from Wash ington about February 1 and will be placed aboard the warship at Hamp ton Roads. From Hampton Roads the ship will proceed around the Horn and will arrive at Valparaiso about March 15. 'Big Swindle Nipped. . (By Leased Wire to The Times) New Orleans, La., Dec. 23 The biggest swindle ever planned lu the south has been nipped In the bud, the police declared today, by the arrest of a man giving the name of Richard 8. Patricks According to the author ities Patrick has left a trail of vic tim's clear' across the south. The po lice declare that they found in his possession a trunk nearly filled with blank checks of prominent business houses of this' and other southern cities. " .'.'' '..' ' V Tcu Persons Killed. (By Cable to The Times) Lima, Peru, Dec. 23 Ten persons were killed In the Peruvian uprising and troop's are being sent against the rebels at 'San Mateo, wliere a train was held up yesterday by Insurrectos who got away with nearly $6,000 in loot. " THREE ARE PARDONED i i' ij'' ' " "' ;' Two Men and; One Woman Recievcs,- Clemency . C. Harrington, of l.ilkngton, ('on vieted to Assault Willi a Deadly Weapon George- Bruiumel ol" Cull ford County, Convicted of Selling Limior and Mary H.-tri'foof. of Wayne Coutity .Convicted of .sell ing Liquor. ,-" Oovornor Kitr-hlii . imiiiy conditi.jh.iilv pardoned the Follow'".;? nvnf S. V.. Ilarrlufcto'n,';'. who p). mi) R:iity at the September, t -im of Harnett county .court, .-tttio, am! k s; ntoiiorl to Ht-ive sl:t monMi in j:i!t I'm- tin crime of assanU with f. n'ly ivenpnn. 'Die vcasuns fnj- pardun; . Prisoner cut. .lif'V.-ci.'tmcr . wlincus while the witness ws on anntiici- man beatintr .hini.'th wiiiicts-i bavins knnck- frt tlio other man" down, with a h.?ci bottle. Prlsioiicr lilcnl iniillv. Pilsoner 1ki pn'Ui thf man ln cm tiatis-factory rlnaiHRCs ami has paid a!) lawyers' fees, 1 exiionsc--. . mifi . cn-ts mounting to $773. W tlis.''eo.usiimlng piiietieally alt his property; anil has sotv-Pd a. pcriiw -.of tie1 jail Sen ten.ro inioo;-ed upon' him. Tn,-. .eolic-itor I'ccnmniemis pardon. The man he cut .tronRly asks'... for" p: i?inrr's ;ji:irdoii. l the county of floors,' all the lawyer- of r.illingtnn AVlioro . Ihe offrn.-e was onimlttod, rtll Ihfr ihy.;;ei ins and lnin- Islr-M of I he . nof pel Ih e e. niall.v. it' not all. the hiisincfs in-: i of ihe tiiiier m:1 many other citizen's m -ilie county strongly petit Inn - "for ... ' -eL-meni-y '' for pi Iponer. ' Thr-re,.i no -piMtOfit.' "I therefore liftdon pre-oia r on eon- tHtlon that he atet-'iin from intoxicant'! ind remain a law abiding e'lizen of road behavior. "jl 'Oeiirge Brumrficl. convicted in Ue ordor's court of High Point. June 27, 1010,. and sen Ion fid to s. ik VI months on the roads. for-sellltiK lienor. Reasons for nardon: f ;, "Prisoner whrjt is tin eld -man' .'was lever . charged with crime,. He. has erved sis mnnt)). The r.'ein-dci-who rir-d and spntefce.l -hliii; iht? clerk of tho recorder's .eo)irl, the policeman w'ho. l roseeued, pnfistieally .; every other man ''holding offiV-e in 'the .city of Hicrh Point where the. offense . was com mitted, and many other -citizens ask that prisoner, be pardoned., Tin re, is no protest. .- ."Owing to Ids age; previous record, and the pnishment he has. aiready en dured, noon cnnsiili-ration of the tec omnienrtation in ills hehall. I pardon prisoner on condition that lie r.::nain law nln'din. and of koojJ lich.avior." Mary Barefoot (Snipes), con vieted at the AiiKtist term of Wayne county court. 191(1, and sentenced to jail for eight ;nionthM for the erime of solljng liluor. tleaso'is for nardon: ' "This prisoner has married since her indictment. When sentenced last August she was allowed until Septem ber ISth to leave the. county it be ing- ordered that capias should not issue till then. She has now been in jail over three months. In her appli cation she promises, to leave the coun ty. The judg-e and the solicitor; rec ommend a pardon conditioned on her removing from Wayne county. "I pardon her on condition that she remain law abidiner, abstain from the use of Intoxicants., and remain of good behavior. RED CROSS SEALS..' May be Had in Raleigh Drug Stores Help Tuberculosis Fund. To those who have faith in the fu ture of our country and in the sue cess of the experiment in civil gov ernment which was begun in tiiese United States in 1776, there are few more encouraging thi-ngs than the in creasing altruism of our citizens shown by the increasing interest which they take in the many move menls which, while they promi.se them no personal advantage, aim to improve the race by helping to les sen sickness and poverty and suffer- ng in their, loss fortunate brothers. Of such movements there are few which can so justly' appeal to all of us as does tne Kea uross unnstmas ONLY fl SHOPPING DAY THl Chi-isfmas Be Kind to the Weary Shopgirls o wA JiV....ti(1il 3 1(fl Kfr.'Bi'M I'M U3Xl il-V . Stei.ing Post ley, who' upon liee recent arri'nl from .:iiiiini. t- miMed that she limi secuicd provis ioiml (livot'ce from her linsiiitnd in Paris several weeks ago. Hefore her mai-riae Mrs. l'osley, as Ktliel Cook, was a belle of San Francisco, nrl jt was ronorled at one time thai she was encased to : nephew of tho CaSHr of llussiij. Mr. Postiey was equally well known in New Vock ai(l tiie marriage of (lie couple in 1S!H arous ed eountry-wide iiltoiest. Seal movement,- -which' annually gath er t'roni the kind hearts in onr midst ri'irtnK K.n- Vhrtfttirttis viim-f wherewith to lighten the teVrihle bur den of suffering around 'uk: "y . Of all the causes - of sufferini: in this world, there-is-none 'that can vie with .tuberculosis, which yearly claims a seventh .of all those : v:io cross .to the othev side: and, more over,: red tires to beggary.. and'- too often to crime, the many who are de pendent '.upon 'these sick workers for their support. Therefore, it seems to me that it should only he necessary to call this sple'tidid charity to- the at tention of our .citizens in order to have it well .supported, and to guai ahtee that everyone during the glad Christmas season, w.ion a'l hearts are softened and purse strings loos ened, will take the trouble to remem ber it. -and in tiie midst of their hap piness to remei;:!ier aiso t h 0 litippi ness. of the many Who are .less fortu nate than they;'. It will only (lomaiHl of. us all a little forethought, , a lit tle trouble and a trilling' expense, and so generous a people as ours will not allow nu appeal for fuoa a char ity to fail on closed ears. Let us all, then, make this Christmas notable by remembering the Rod Cross Seal and by taking pains to see : that one such is -'affixed, to every present we send 'to those we love and to every letter that goes . carrying-.'words.-' of good cheer to pur friends. Red Cross Seals are on sale at all the Raleigh drug stores. POSTOFF1CK Ill'LKS. Xew Kiiics Put in Practice During . ; tho Holiday Hush. The carriers' delivery window at the postofflce is being kept open t'roni 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. today and tomor row, so that patrons may call at the postotlice and receive mail for their homes. Monday being a holiday the city carriers will make only one trip. The usual carriers will not make any trip Monday. MR. ( LARK PROMOTED. W. A. Graham Clark Has lieon Ap pointod Member of the Hoard States Tariff Hoard. Mr. W. A. Graham Clark, son of Chief Justice Walter Clark, is in the city spending: the Christmas Holidays with his father. Mr. Clark's many friends will be glad to learn that, he has been appointed a member of tiie Tariff Board of the United States and will look after the textile industry. A part of his tune . will 'be .spent in Washington and the other abroad. Mr. Clark has gained an interna tional reputation by Ilia exhaustive reports of tho textile manufacturing industry. During his work In this department he visited all the cotton manufacturing and cotton -producing countries of tli-i' world, studying tne I if - M.'M M the trovornmonf nave been of-'. qble value to the textile interest, '"y ' ? country. 1 His promotion to a membership on the taritf board shows how well lie lias performed ins duties, and his many triends are confident that, he will make good in this new field. MliS. VIBGIXIA C. POOL. Died Today at tl-.ir, at Home of Her Sister .Mrs. .1. C. L. Harris. Mrs. Virginia ('.. Pool died today in. 2:1") at tiie homo of iior sister, Airs. .) C. I.. Harris, on Favetievillt) stniet. Slip lind onlv been ill since list Friday and her death came as finite a snoek to her friends in t lie city, niany of whom did not know of her illness. "The daughter of tiie late William O. Cpehurcii and Adeline Royster t'pchnroh, she was a member of a large and well known family and had lived all her life in Raleigh. She was the wife of the late Mr. S. C, pool, lor a numoer ot years a prom inent merchant of this city. A mem ber of the First Baptist, church, she lived 'a -quiet-christian life. Gentle and retiring she was loved by all who i.row her. " '.Surviving . her are four 'chid rem Mr. Harry Pool, Mrs. Charles Hicks. and Mrs. Christine Blake, of this city, and Mrs. Cadmas Young, of Clayton., She also leaves a number or sisters and n brother, Mrs. Rox an una' Dodd, Mrs. V, O. Moring and Mrs. J.-.C'. L. Harris, of Raleigh; Mrs Win. I'pchui'ch, of Jacksonville, Fla Mrs. Carter, of Xew York, and Mr. John W:.- rpchnrch, of Raleiga, The funeral will be held from the residence of Col. J.-.C..' L. Harris to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock: MEMBKllS OPPOSF 1ULL1XGEK. In His Attempt to Throw Cunning ham Claims Into Court. I' By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington..' Dec. 23 Progressive members of congress who have been Rtu.yjUvK tjie AUika opal, land .tsltUa. lion, rnd who were inclined to look with favor on Secretary. Ballinuer's econimeudation that the Cunning ham claims be thrown into (he courts for decision, are now prepared to op. pose the secretary s recommendation n the event that, it is incorporated in a bill. ' This -action -has. been decided upon aiter prolonged conferences amonc members of the house and senate. iwyers and men prominent in the onservation '.movement;- In view of he fact that President Tat't looks with favor on tho suggestion made hy the secretary of the interior and because of the probability that the secretary's - recommendations will be presented for the consideration of congress in the shape of a bill or res olution, it is-now "regarded as certain that- congress will have a fight of considerable proportions to determ ine what disposition shall be made of tho Cunningham claims. WILSOX FLAYS SMITH. Issues Remarkable Statement Cliarg ing the Senatorial Candidate With Gross Deception. (Hy Leased Wire to The Times.) Trenton, X. J., Dec. 23 Governor- elect; Woodrow Wilson in a remark able statement issued today publicly pillories former United States Sena tor --.lames Smith, Jr., of Essex, who seeks to go to the United States sen ate, and accuses him of the grossest deception in leading Wilson to be lieve, prior to the election, that he, Smith, would not be a candidate, while at tho same time Smith was lining up his forces to land tho plum, Dr; Wilson praises James E. Mar- tino, the senatorial aspirant, who re- co'yed. 48,458 votes in the direct pri mary in September, and contends that the democratic majority in the legislature.' is bound to elect him United States senator to take the place of Joan Kean, . republican, whose term is about to expire. Hope For Steamer Abandoned. tBy Leased Wire to The Times) :'. Boston,' Doc... '23 Hope', for the missing schooner Marcus Edwards, bound from South Amboy, N. J., to Bar Harbor. Mo.,, and long overdue, was abandoned today. There were so veu men on board. The vessel was last seen off Vineyard Haven during ii terrific storm on December 1 4, Pugilist Killed In Fight. (By Cable to The Times) Liverpool, Eng., Dec. 23 Jim Holand, an English pugilist, died in a hospital here today, the result of a terrific blow he received last night in a fight with Dick Knock, of Lon don. Knock was arrested and today wus uouuu over tor court witnout baI1 , conditions, and his"-.''' to AER0PU1CI DISAPPEARED ICE FUGIlif Cecil Grace Who Crossed the Channel Twice Yesterday Lost Last Night MAY BE IN WATER Most naming Mystery in the History of the Air Since the Aeroplane Came Into Use Grace Made Two Triiis Across the Channel Yester day, Then Flew Away and Has Sot Been Heard From Since Vessel and Wireless Operators Making Systematic Search ' for Him and There is Talk of an Aeroplane Fleet to Search the Channel. (By Leased Wire to The Times,) Dover, Eng., Dec. 23 The moat baffling mystery of the air since tho aeroplane came into use today con fronted the searchers who were try- ng to find Cecil Grace, the aviator, who, after making a round trip flight from Dover to Calais, disappeared- la a heavy fog. At 11 o'clock this morning Grace had been missing for nearly twenty- four hours and his. fate was unknown despite the frantic . endeavors! that had been made to find him. The Englsh Channel was calm this morn ing and it was belieyed that," even had Grace dropped Into tbe water, or had he been carried to the North aea, a cork jacket which he wore would probably support him upon the sur face of the water until he could be picked up. . -. It was suggested that a fleet of aeroplanes be made up of the two score machines on the ground here for the cross the channel flight and a widespread search through the air be commenced, the searchers travel ing in every direction, It was not believed that Grace was Btill aloft, for he did not Carry sufficient fuel to keep his motors in motion for more than six or eight hours. But it was thought that, by scanning the land and water beneath them, the aviator- searchers would have a better chance of locating their missing comrade than the hunt by telegraph, telephone and wireless. '. .';-.; . " . The admiralty office kept the wire less system of the entire southern and southwestern coasts busy through the night and morning ask in gevery ship within range if aught had been seen or heard 'of the miss ing flyer. The belief that Grace had landed at random on account of the fog and had found himself upon a desolate portion of the coast and may be upon an island. Some even suggested that the aviator had lost his bearings and had crossed the channel for the third time, landing upon the French or Belgian coasts. The French marine office was re quested to make a thorough search for the missing man, A fleet of boats plied the channel. combing every foot for traces of either Grace or his machine. This is the first time on record that an aviator has been lost while operatign an aeroplane although aero nauts in ballons have been lost fre uuenty. ' Grace, who is a nephew of the late William li. Grace, once mayor of New York, is ; one of the younger school of birdmen and is one of the most daring of tho explorers of the air. "". ' .'; . Some of his friends this niorUng expressed the belief that Grace had purposey turned back after arriving at this side of the channel yesterday; The air was very hazy , but at 3 o'clock he was seen descending from a high altitude over Goodwin Sands, The report was telegraphed to London that Grace had landed. How ever, a searching party wa unable to find him and a temporary rift la the fog revealed the aviator again ascending. That was the last Been of him. , No Tiws of Grace. - Dover. Eng., X)ec. 23 At 4 o'clock this afternoon no news had been re? ceived Of Cecil Grace, the 'missing 'aviator, who disappeared yesterday lrMTh infov inn
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