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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
SAVED BY AN UMBRELLA.

4 Valuable Hint for People Who May Be
Caught in Fire Trap-Graphic Narra-
tive of a Cool-Headed Salesman Who
Made q Novel Escape.
There was not even a rope fire escape in
the room on the second floor which Felix
Kraemer salesman for Steinway s. Sons,
of New York, occupied and had not it been
for Mr.. Kraemer's experience at hotel fires
and an umbrella he probably would be num-
bered among the victims. He said:
Had not had strong umbrella should
either have been burned or killed in jumping.
1 have been burned out at hotels three times
now. 1 was burned out at n hotel at War
rensburg Mo-, and also ut Ellsworth, Kan,
and learned something about how to act
when at a fire on those two occasions
At the fire at Warrensburg guest escaped
by using an open umbrella to ease his flight
from an upper story window. never forgot
the way in which he escaped, and since that
time 1 have always been provided with a
strong umbrella for an emergency like that
which presented itself this morning. As
soon as L reached the window on tine third
floor opened my strong umbrella quickly,
and carefully put the shawl strap over it so
as to prevent it from turning inside
out. Then made leap. 1 did not go sail
ing gracefully out, into the air and land
L
without any broken limbs and am all right
now. The umbrella partially turned inside
out just before l reached the ground, and
got something of a jar, but 1 should think
myself lucky if had escaped with broken
leg. for L never before saw a fire burn so
flercely as the one which consumed the
hotel.
ran into the Office as soon as I reached
the ground. l was the first person to get
out of tine hotel, and 1 cannot Imagine how
any of the other guests got out alive. saw
Mr.. Mears and the night clerk in the office.
"For Gods sake" said, "why don't you
turn. in the fire alarm" went to the Ged-
ney House. registered, secured q suit of
clothes which did not fit me and returned to
the fire. Even at that time the fire depart
ment had not arrived, and men,
women and children were at the windows
screaming for some one to save them.
1 saw two or three people jump from the
windows. 1t was ten minutes after re-
turned to the fire before ladder was rails ed
to any OF the windows 1 heard there were
more than 16o people In the house when got
out, and cannot understand how more than
20 Of them escaped with their lives. 1t will
be O difficult matter to convince me that
many of them were not roasted. There was
q court in the rear of the hotel, and many of
the windows of the inside rooms overlooked
it, Here believe dozens Of people lost their
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
CRISP LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

EDWARD Downs had his foot crushed at the,
Linden steel works yesterday. He lives on
South Thirtieth street.
JAMES SHARr, Willie Schaffer and Thomas
Carson were arrested yesterday for throw
ing stones at church.
A HUNGARIAN, whose name could not be
learned, received a severe scalp wound in
jumping from Duquesne car last evening.
Two freight trains coIlided on the Ft
Wayne Road, near Sherman avenue, at
Saturday midnight. Eighteen cars were
wrecked, but no lives were lost.
THOMAS GRIFFITH, a Iaborer employed at
the Eliza furnaces, Frankstown, had his
right foot crushed yesterday morning by y
lump of iron ore falling on it. He was taken
to Mercy Hospital.
SNEAK thieves entered the residence of W.
C. Hall, on Ellsworth avenue, last night,
while the family were absent at church, and
stole lot of eatables. The rear cellar door
was left open through which the thieves en-
tered.
AT 1f:4O o'clock Saturday night two de-
tatched freight cars that were being shifted
at the Washington avenue junction on the
Ft. Wayne Railroad collided. Both cars
were but SLIGHTLY damaged. Neither of the
brakemen was injured.
CAR No. % on the Williamsburg branch of
the Duquesne traction road struck q buggy
driven by William Beck, near Murtland ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon. Both hind wheels
were smashed, and the buggy badly
wrecked. The driver escaped uninjured-
Mrs. ScoTT CROOKS, widow of Lieutenane
Crooks who died while serving under Mayor
Fulton, was appointed by Chief Brown
Saturday to the matronship of the Nine
teenth ward police station. The vacancy
was caused by Mrs. Mary Dugan resigning
on account of heI health failing. Mrs.
Crooks will go on duty this morning.
JOHN KExSEY was arrested lasAAsht on a
charge of disorderly conduct and locked up
in the Eleventh ward station. 1t is alleged
that Eenney went to the house of Bridget
Welsh in Clay alley, and because she refused
to open the door he smashed in the window
and climbed into the house, where re
amused himself by breaking up the furni-
tura-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
THE FIRE RECORD.

AN alarm was turned in carly yesterday
morning for slight fire in the billiard room
at 14l Beaver avelue, Allegheny.
AN alarm from box 24j last night was
caused by slight fire in the house of Will
lam Ramseys on Lincoln avenue. The dam
age was slight.
AT Toledo. John kelting's fish and ice
houses and Walter Browns slaughter house.
Kelting's loss, S.. COO: Browns SIS, 900; former
partly. latter fully insured.
THE weather board front of a pool ROOM
24l Beaver avenue, Allegheny, caught fire
about O'Clock yesterday morning. The fire
department responded from alarm 25. The
damage was slight; the origin of the fire not
known.
AT Sharon, q planning mill owned by A.
Wishart & Son, early yesterday morning.
The blaze was discovered about midnight
and although the fire department turned
out quickly it could not master the flames
A great deal of lumber, n barn and house.
which were ignited by the sparks, were
saved. Loss, over SIC, 900, including Sl,2CU
worth of tools belonging to employees: no in
surance.
AT Haughville, Ind, near indianapolis
the large iron works of Haugh, ketcham &
Co. The company is engaged solely in the
manufacture OF architectural iron work
and is one of the most noted Establishments
OF its kind in the country. Most of the Gov
ernment work is done here. the company ut
the present time having in the course of
construction q large amount of material for
the Government building at the Worlds
Fair. Loss $l5O000; insurance $4,000.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
NOT BACKING EGAN.

New York LaboriRg Men Think He Should
Take His Medioine-They Do Not Care
About Neslrcsing Their Own Business
Tor Diplomatic Trangiing.
New York, Feb. 7.-[Special. AT Gen.
tral Labor Union meeting to-day Michael
Parnell Cody, delegate of the Housesmiths
Union, came armed with resolutions de-
nouncing "a partisan and Mugwump press"
for not rendering full justice to Patrick
Ecan, the United States Minister to Chile.
Michael sprang his resolutions on the
meeting within half an hour of adjourn
meat. There was q formidable preamble, in
which he went on to say that Minister Egan
WAS an honest man, who, after lighting
against tie land grabbers in Ireland, came
over to this country and was sent to Chile
10 resist the encroachments thefe of foreign
powers over the sea.
Considerable fun was pokcd at Cody by
Conklin, Of the Progressive Painters, and
the delegates seemed to enjoy IT.
Il think, " said George X. Lloyd, that
the Central Labor Union at this time should
not involve itselfin complications with any
foreign power. We can't afford TO go into
diplomatic relations with Chile under our
present conditions. II we get. into compll-
cations with another republic we don't
know where we NAV land"
1t was decided by exclamation that the
resolution should be referred back to. Mr.
Cody with liberty, if he chose, to refer 1t
to the building trades section.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
General Sporting Notes.


MANAGEE HARRY WRIGHT's wife died on Fri
day at Philadelphia.
EMLENToN-A cannot recall his discarded card
under the circumstances.
WITH Rusie. King and Ewing New York ex-
poets to put up good game in the box.
THERE will he meeting of the proposed City
Baseball League at this Office Tomorrow evening
SToCH. late of the Washngtons is now eligible
to play with any club that may need his services.
GEORGE SLossoN thinks that Schaefer will not
have walk over by any means in playing Ives.
LITTLE Gene SnedcSer. who rides at the Gut. is
one of the wc-Ithiest jockeys on the turf to-day,
being worth O, Geo.
PRESIDENT VoS DER AHE denies the published
st1tcIHents that First Baseman Daniel Stearns, of
Kansas City. had signed with the Browns.
PRESIDENT HART denies the report that he will
visit Louisville to perfect the deal for the exchange
OF Pfeffer and Wilmot for Brown and Canayan.
DAY EsES., the Montana Kid. wants a go with
any 15O-pound man In Amercasior 500 side
pion.
WILLIAM BURDELL JOHNSON. champion swim
mcr of America wants a 700 yard with j. j.
McGee. of the Manhattan Athletic Club, for from
$50 to $500 Il side.
THE sporting editor of this paper has received an
invitation attend meeting of sportnr editors at
the Illustrated e,os Office to-inorrow to formulate
new scale of weights for boxing and pugilistic
contests.
TIE stockholders of the Buffalo Driving Park
for the coming year c. j. Hamlin. Charles +.
Dunbar, Gerhsrd Lang. Franklin Lee, Harry
Hamlin. W. Edgar Woollry, Abraham T.. Pcrren,
Charles w. Miller and Edwards. Hawey.
REVIVAL of ante post betting is in prospect. 1t
Is understood that there will he at least three books
open in New York on the Brooklyn and Suburban
handicaps, while Waddell & Burt. of Louisville.
will lay against The horses in the events and
In addition may open book on the American
Derby.
THE following Yale men entered in the Boston
Athletic Association games TO be held February 13;
J. =. Good. % In the 4O-yard novice and Coward
dash: W. S. Wayne. Jr.. ,95. in the ao-yard and
250-yard dashes: +. w. Allen. "a. IN the 10 and
250-yard dashes and s. Scove, '93, i'll the half
mile and mile runs.
A CABLE from London says: Stedimln, the En-
glish mfxed-wrestiing champion. signed articles at
Bradford last evening tn wrestle best three out of
five fails with Duncan Ross. of Philadelphia. the
champion of America. The match will be for the
championship of the world and Zoo. and will take
place at Bradford on the Iith inst.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
COLLTDED on A SIDING.

A Misplaced Switch Causes the Death oi
Three c. g. A. r. X. Trsinmsn.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. IA wreck oc-
CURED on the Chicago and Alton Railroad
early this morning. As a result, three men
were killed and much property destroyed.
The limited passenger train from Chicago,
bound for Kansas City, left Centralia be-
hind time. AT Larabee a switch had been
LETT open and the passenger train dashed
through it and into stock train. When
the train passed the switch the engineer put
on the airbrake, thus probably saving many
lives. The two engines came together with
such force that they were wedged tightly to-
gether. Many cattle were killed.
The fireman and engineer of the stock
train were instantly killed, and the fireman
of the passenger train was so severely in
iured that he died within an hour. Two
other trainmen were hurt, but not passen-
ser received a scratch. The dead and in
iured are: Ollie Williston, engineer of the
freight train; Thomas Hindman, his fire.
man, and John w. Kelley, fireman of the
passenger train, ali killed. The injured are:
Charles Adelman, engineer of the passen-
ger train, leg broken; John o. Day, baggage
man, arm broken.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
CONVICTED BY AN OVERCOAL

Tho Supposed Murderer of Ills Common
Law Wife Profess Innocence.
CHICAGO, Feb 7.-George Painter must
hang for the murder of Alice Martin, other
wise known as Alice Painter, his common
law wife, The jury was out all night.
Painter, vino up to this time had appeared
perfectly cool, turned pale, and tremer
shook his frame
The crime for which Painter was con-
ricted occurred May II. The woman was
proved to be of immoral character, and the
story told by the prisoner was that he went
home late on the night of the murder and
found her dead on the floor of their bed
room, where she had evidently been beaten
to death with club Painter maintained
throughout the trial that the deed must
have been committed by some one of the
woman's numerous callers, and showed that
she had saved his life by nursing him
through contagious fever The chief evil
dence against him was an overcoat stained
with blood.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
THE RELIGIOUS CIVIL WAR.
The State of the Evangelical Fight in East.


The State of the EvangeIica! Fight in East
crn Pennsylvania Towns.
READING, Feb. I'm many sections OF
Eastern Pennsylvania to-day the anti-Bow-
man pastors of the Evangelical churches
preached their farewell sermons preparatory
to attending the annual eastern conference,
which meets in Lebanon on the 18th in
stant. Other pastors deferred preaching
their farewell discourses until next Sun
day. The East Pennsylvania Bowman Con-
ference meets in Norristown the latter part
of this month. The various efforts at rec
onciliation have all failed, and two separate
conferences will be the result.
There were no new developments today
in the local church war at Akron. The
Dubs faction held services in the presence
of an officer this morning and this afternoon,
and Bowmanite preacher officiated this
evening. Tie trouble will now be adjusted
In the courts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
A YoUHG FoRGER,s LAST CHANCE
His Relatives to Take Up His Spurious Pa
per II He VALVES His Heirship.

per If He VALVES His Heirship.
MARIETTA, Feb. Z. - Special. - The
Stowe sensation, in which young man
named j. Smith Stowe is accused of forg-
ing his relatives names on notes, to-day
took a new turn. The father and brother
of the forger now declare their willingness
to take up all his spurious paper extant,
provided the victims would enter into an
agreement not to prosecute him, amounting
in all to upward of $4,000 Some of the
victims of the forgeries have already an
nounced their willingness to compromise,
and it is believed that all will do so.
One other condition attaches to the prop
osition, and that is that ]. Smith Stowe,
who is now a fugitive from justice, shall
waive all claims upon the estate of his
father, which there is little doubt of his
doing if he can thereby escape the peniten-
tiary, which awaits him otherwise. The
elder Stowe has already spent from $780,
900 to $4,000 on his wayward son. and the
brothers have also paid considerable from
time to time to keep him from justice.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
FORGERY AND FAILURE.
The Ingenious but Unsuccessful Methods
of an Oregon Suindler.

Aho AuSeulOus Dut UnSucceSSiul uetHouS
of an Oregon Suindler.
PORTLAND. ORE, Feb. IA warrant
was issued last night for the arrest of Ezra
D. Durand, President of the Durand Organ
and Piano Company, of this city, on a
charge of forgery. Durand left the city last
Friday evening, and his present whereabouts
are unknown. Durand came to this city
about ten years ago from ST. Louis. Two
years ago he organized the Durand Organ
and Piano Company, with capital of $780,
600. This was afterward increased to $780,
600.
In payment for stock in this company he
would take promissory note. This note,
it is stated, he would Immediately sell or
keep as collateral to borrow money on. In
this manner he is said to have raised about
5000. .0O0 with which he speculated in real
estate. He did not realize on his specula-
tions as he anticipated, and in order to raise
more money he mortgaged everything, and,
it is charged, issued forged notes, the
amount OF which is not yet known. A few
days ago attachment suits were begun by
third parties. into whose hands the stock
holders notes had fallen. This precipitated
q crisis The loss will fall heavily on stock
holders, some of whom will lose all they
possess.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
4 PRINCE LANDS
With Small Regiment of Servants After
ga Rough Voyage.

With a Small Regiment of Servants After
"a Rough Voyage.
NEW YORK, Feb, 7.-TSpecial Prince
Leopold, of Birstein, did not have an agree
able time on the North German Loyd's
steamship Lain, which arrived to-day, two
davs behind her usual time. The Prince re-
ceived the best kind of treatment from
Captain Helleners and the officers of the
Lain, but the ship was badly treated by the
gale-swept seas
While hucking the tall waves on Janu-
arv 30 shaft bearing got hot. and the ship
had to stop for seven hours. The bearing
burned out the next day, and the Lain was
hove to for 134 hours while a new bearing
was put in. She pitched and rolled good
deal, and two of her second cabin passen-
gers we're hurt by falls.
Prince Leopold brings with him several
counsellors, a secretary, a doctor and a
small regiment of servants. He also has
enough trunks and satchels to fill a small
sized hotel
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
REAPPEARAEcE OF A BLACK GHOST
That Twenty-EiSht Years Ago Preceded an
Awful Fever Plague.

That Twenty-Eight Years Ago Preceded an
Awful Fever Plague.
CARBoNDkLE, PA, Feb. II Specids. l.
Superstitious people in this city and the
neighborhood-an there are many such
among the large mining population-are
greatly disturbed over the appearance in
this city of what they call a black ghost.
This mysterious apparition has been seen
three times within the past fortnight, each
time Just after midnight and in different
parts of town. 1t is in the form of woman
dressed in black from head to foot. Each
time the ghost has been chased, bur has
mysteriously disappeared.
Twenty-eight years ago this winter the
same woman il black, or one with the same
habits, appeared three times, Just as this
one has done, and the memorable plague of
black fever, which carried away scores of
men, women and children in Carbondale
and vicinity, followed her appearance. For
this and mauy other reasons that seem con-
clusiye to them superstitious people here
and hercaboGts are greatly disturbed over
this reappearance of the black ghost.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
BOLD CHICAGO F00TPADs
Attack Chinaman on Car at a Crowded
Corner, but Are Fooled.

Attack a Chinaman on a Car at a Crowded
Corner, but Are Foiled.
CHICAGO, Feb. IA peculiar tragedy,
in which would-be robber was the victim,
occurred here tonight. On one of the most
prominent corners in the city, Madison
and La Sale streets, gang of desper-
ate footpads attempted to rob an inoffensive
Chinaman on the rear platform of a Madi-
son street cable car. Detective Norton had
been watching and interfered in the China
mans behalf. but succeeded in arresting
only one of the crooks. The rest escaped
by flight.
While taking his prisoner to the station
the officer was viciously assaulted by one
of the gang, George Williams, who had
followed them, with the butt of a pistol.
Norton was almost stunned by the blow,
but he turned, drew his revolver and. fired
at Williams, who fell to the sidewalk
mortally wounded.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
Pittsburgers in New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7-[Specidl. 1.-The follow
ing Pittsburgers are registered at New York
hotels: Fl. Bayley, Gilsey House; S. Berk-
man, Earle's Hotel; j. B. Briggs, Grand
Union; A. Chambers, Fifth Avenue; j. A.
Chambers, Fifth Avenue: W. e. Coffin, st.
Denis Hotel; F. G. Harding, Gedney House;
ii. j. Jargh, Sweeney's Hotel; j. Kaufman,
Metropolitan; W. S. Lowry, Metropolitan; J.
G. Lyon, Holland House: E. L. Maxwell,
Brunswick; II. S. Mckee, Hotel Imperial; r.
d. Mettall. Marlborough; L. b. Stillwell, MUIR
ray Hill; E. III. Woods, st. Denis Hotel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
Nothing Certain About the Late Strikes

George Elliott, of Denver, an .old gold
miner, was a passenger on the limited last
evening going home. He says the Color
ado people have gone crazy over the strikes
at Crede and Whipple Creek, but there is
nothing certain as yet about the durability
of either. Everything is on a speculative
basis, and conservative men are not doing
much yenturing. The development has not
been sufficient. Miners scrape small holes
in the ground, and if they find yellow stains
they rush off to sell the property at big
figure to some poor dupe.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
MILITIA SHOW THEIR GRIT.

Tennessee Miners Fire Upon Them and q
Harmless FusiIlade Epsues.
KNOXVILLE, Feb. There was really
no fight at Coal Creek last night, the cause
of the alarm being the surrounding of the
militia camp by many miners who opened
AL indiscriminate firing, hoping to put the
soldiers to flight.
They were disappointed, however, as the
troops feturned the fire and the miners dis
persed. Several hundred shots were fired,
but no one was hurt.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
The Cleveland Street Man Now Free,

SEATTLE, WASH, Feb. 7.-Charles R.
Hammond, of Cleveland street (London)
notoriety, who has been in Jail here on a
charge of grand larceny for over year, has
been pardoned by Governor Ferry. Ham,
mond was sentenced in December, 1890, to
two years in the penitentiary. Since then
it has been proved he was not guilty and
that the charge was trumped up one.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
Water Tanks Too High for a Test.

Il. G. Burial, the engineer in charge OF
the new compound Baldwin locomotive,
which is TO be tested on the Fort Wayne
road, is at the ST. James Hotel. He was to
have made a trip yesterday, but it was
found that the water tanks of the engine are
too high. Mr.. Burial claims he ran mile
in So seconds on the Philadelphia division
of the Baltimore and Ohio road with the
locomotive He thinks the monster will do
away with double headers
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
Loujs Myer, Was the Winner

Through an error in the tyres yesterday
it was made to appear that Henry Meyers,
of Hotel Anderson, won the prize in the
shaving contest at Harry Davis Museum.
The real winner was Louis MysrS, who
works for JOSH H. Mast in the St. NioSola
building. Louis Myers will leave to-uay
for Philadelphia, where he will take part in
another contest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
The News Fron, Below.

WHEELING-Riyer feet and stationary. De-
parted-keysfOne State, Pittsburg: Courier. PARK
ersburg: Congo. Cincinnati; Ben Hur, Parkers-
burg. Warm winds.
NEMPIIIS-Departed-B State. Cincinnati:
she was delaved BIZ last nights storm. River 10
feet and falling. Clear and cool.
CINCINNATI-River % feet inches and rising.
Departed-State of Missouri, New orleans. Fair
and cool.
NEW ORLEANS-Pa' fly cloudy and warm. Ar
riyed-Guiding Star, Cincinnati.
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DROPPED STORY BY STORY,
How One Guest Escaped by Sheer Grit,
Muscle and Good Luck

Muscle and Good Luck.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Feb 7.-Justin M.
Noenan, of Jersey City Heights, was one of
the guests of the Hotel Royal last night, and
tells the following story of his escape:
was detained in New York quite late and
decided to stay over night at the Royal
registered and was assigned to a room on the
fourth floor. Ny window overlooked Sixth
avenue. About O'Clock this morning was
awakened by smoke in the room. Jumped
out of bed and, slipping on my trousers,
opened the door OF the room. A burst OF
flame poured in from the corridor and 1
slammed the door shut in a hurry. Inext
opened the window and yelled for help.
Somebody in the street called back:
"Wait q minute and we'll put up laddern
waited until saw the bed had Just left
all ablaze. then l climbed out of the window
and hung to the ledge with my hands. 1
balanced myself carefully and dropped By
sheer good fortune l vas able to catch the
ledge of the window below and hold on with
my hands. could hear the crowd cheering
but did not get excited at all. Once more /
dropped from the third story to the second
story window ledge, and as pulled myself
together,I felt the ladder the fremen were