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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-11-22
1t Was All EsvS.

A writer for the Boston Transcript
was the witness the ether day OF very
pretty scene on a street car. There was
an old negro woman-a very black old
woman-whose face, besides being black,
was pockmarked. No doubt a superb
cial observer would have called her re-
pulsive, but there was sweet and kind
ly look in her eyes and a benevolent ex-
preston about her black features which,
as you looked at her, gave you glimpse
of something beautiful.
At her side, with his sweet child face
toward the window, k7elt little white
boy-a handsomely dressed little chap
with blond curls and blue eyes. He
asked the cid black woman questions
now and then, which she answered with
a deep, grave, kind voice, and she called
the little fellow honey"
Presently this little Caucasian leaned
over tenderly toward the old woman,
put his arm lovingly around her neck
and laid his pink and white cheek against
her black face. That obliterated every
bit of responsiveness ths woman might
have had with every person OF sentiment
in that car. To this little boy the old
black face was entirely beautiful, be-
cause it was all love. The beauty that
he saw was good deal more than skin
deem
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-11-22
Eccontricities In PaIaees.

The King of Siam. who, according to
late reports, has had a palace construct
ed which he can submerge in the sea at
will and so live under water whenever
he chooses, is not the only monarch who
has INDUCED in eocentricities Of this
sort
For instance, history has preserved
the memory of the ice palace built by
the Russian Empress Anne, who pun
ished several Of her dainty courtiers by
compelling them to pass the night in
this great chamber Of state, where they
were almost frozen to Death.
The Gar Paul, ancestor of the present
Emperor Of Russia, constructed a room
formed entirely of huge mirrors, where
he spent hours walking to and FROM full
uniform-a singular taste for the ugliest
man in Russia.
One of the native princes of Java
cooled his palace by making stream
fall in a cascade over the gateway, and
the Indian despot Tippo Sahib placed be-
side his dinner table 8 life size figure Of
a tiger devouring an English officer, the
roar of the beast and the shrieks Of the
victim being initiated by hidden machin-
ery.-Harper's Yoang People.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-11-22
It Wont Unpuniehoa.

This story is told of the late DR.. Hol-
land, better known as Timothy Tit
comb" During the service of one of the
large churches in Springfield, Mass, a
heavy electric storm came up, and one Of
the gentlemen Of the choir set out to
secure an omnibus to take the ladies
home. Among the fair singers was a
certain Miss Eta s.. and as DR.. Hol-
land was gallantly helping her into the
vehicle terrific clap of thunder startled
them, upon which he remarked, Eft
in terror packs home in a bus" CIT in
terra pax hominibuse To close this
strange tale, it may be well to ada that
the doctor was not immediately struck
by lightning, but died years afterward
peacefully in his bed-San Francisco
AzmeaRxx4.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-11-22
The Tower of Silence.

The Parsees will not burn or bury
their dead, because they consider dead
body impure, and they will not sufes
themselves to defile any Of the elements.
They therefore expose their corpses to
vultures. One sees nothing but the
quiet, white robed procession white is
mourning among the Parsees) following
the bier to the Tower Of Silence. At the
entrance they look their last on the dead,
and the corpse bearers-a caste Of such
carry it within the precincts and lav
it down, to be finally disposed of by the
vultures which crowd the tower.
Meanwhile, and for three days after,
the priests say constant prayers for the
departed, for his soul is supposed not to
leave the world till the fourth day after
death. On tho fourth day there Is the
Uthanna ceremony, when large sums Of
money are given away in memory Of the
departed. The liturgy in use is series
of funeral sermons by Zoroaster.
OF superstitions the Parsees have had
more than they retain. Connected with
burial Is the popular conception as to the
efficacy Of dogs gaze after death.
Dogs are sacred and supposed to guide
the souls Of the dead to heaven and to
ward off evil spirits; hence it is custom
airy D lead dog into the chamber of
death, that he may look at the corpse
before it is carried to the tower. mime
tenth Century.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1893-11-22
ATay Acc uire TheEn.

brilliant and in2pulsive people" de-
elares a lecturer on physiognomy, "have
black eyes, or ii they don't have them
ihey're APT to get them if they're too i'm
3ulsive. London Tit Bits
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-24
TO LET
TO LET OR LEASE

THE COTTAGE AT NO. A<SM-1
i 25S King street, lately haMf-,l5
containing Bedrooms, Par A4 LiIsseess
lor, Dining-room, Kitchen and Bathroom {;
Stable in yard; Artesian Water laid on.
For particulars and terms, apply to
750-tf ABR. FERNANDEZ.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-24

Fifty cents is small doctor bill,
but that is all it will cost you to
cure any ordinary case of rheuma-
tism if you use Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, Try it and you will be sur
prsed at the prompt relief il affords.
The first application will quiet the
pain, 80 cert bottles for sale by all
dealers, Benson, Smith a. Co, agents
for the Hawaiian Islands.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-24
TO LET


n House containing Par SES
lor, Smoking Room, Two &giiaSMIS
Large Bedrooms, Dining Mz t!4as;sas152
room and Kitchen, Verandas and Lanai,
Woodrow, Bathroom and Patent w. G.
Beautiful Large Grounds, containing Or
namental, Shade and Fruit Trees, Flowers
and Large Grape Arbor. Outbuilding con-
tains Mushroom, Servants Room, Tool
room, Chicken House and Yard, and Large
Carriage House with all improvements.
In fact the place must be seen to be appre-
ciated. To a permanent quiet family a
bargain will be made seldom offered. Will
rent with or without Carriage House.
House Furnished or Unfinished. One
mile from Post Office; one block from
Beretania street cars; Also, New Broom
low rent. Healthiest part of the town; no
bad smells, or stagnant water. Apply at
this Office. 7l9-tf
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-24
TO LET
STORE AND HALLS FOR LEASE.

THE MAUKA STORE IN A ANA
l. Foster Block, Nuuanu SsssS,.S
street ST. 9t.s near fo Merchant ant, can
years. Also, Two Desirable Halls on the
Upper Floor suitable for lodge purposes.
Apply to w. FOSTER.
744-2w
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15
Description Of the Building.

The building was owned by the Her
cules Ice Company, who held the cold
storage concession at the Fair, and oov-
cred space 130 by $50 feet. 1t was
five stories high and was striking
structure, with its tall center tower
dominating the entire building AT
each cofHer of the huge building rose
an ornamental tower, rich in all the
architectural adornmeut Of nodded staff
work, 1l5 feet high. The center tower
shot up 225 feet. 1t was the imposing
feature of the building, and served the
DOUBT purpose of embellishment and
hiding the great iron smoke-stack
which caused the fire The tower for
some distance shot up square and with
out break. A colonnade used as an
observation point was the first thing
to vary the monotony. Over the col
onnade was q balcony, and above this
still was the rounded hood which
capped the tower The smoke-stack
rising from the boilers did not
reach the top of the hood by
five feet. Assistant Director of
Works Graham says that clear space
Of five feet extended around the stack.
Chief Murphy declares that the wood
work came up close to the stack. Still
another person said that there was q
clear space around the stack, for at
somo distance from it was cloth paint
cd TO resemble stone work.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15
MUST PROVIDE FLRE ESCAPES.
Commissioner Tooien G US Waning to the
Chicago University Directors.

Commissioner Tooien @ US Waning to the
Chicago University Directors.
Building Commissioner Toolen is
after the directors Of the Chicago
University with sharp stick on
the beautiful grounds Of the Uni
versity there are many magnificent
buildings, the pride Of Henry Ives
Cobb, the architect who designed
them. The Building Commissioner
thinks that under the new building
ordinance these buildings, which con-
rain many hundred Students should
be provided with fire escapes
Mr.. Cobb says they shall not be
marred by hideOus escapes on the out
side Of the building. The directors,
too, are slow TO decide to mar the
architectural beauty Of the halls by
the addition Of fire escapes Com
missioner Toolen will send another
order to Dr. Goodspeed calling his at
tention to the necessity Of some
means Of escape from ;he buildings.
This is no new action, brought
about by the disaster at the Worlds
Fair" said Commissioner Tooleu.
we have been after the owners Of
buildings not provided with fire cs-
capes, but which under the ordinance
should bc, ever since | came into the
ollcc. Many are The excuses f1r not
ohcying our orders some advance
the same plea as does Mr. Cobb. 9TH.
er, -ay there is uo need fpr escapes,
and Others declare that thcy have
not thc money 10 place thcm We Use
every possible argument Ca have che
provision ot The ordinance obeycd
~U fu vc have aol hai to al0ke no..
IoRrr ot tue lass mf $50 wII To- .i
..Tuura necessary
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15

his men to the row of long windows
near the top of the tower and went up
himself. But there was great difficulty
in getting up hose or getting stream
to bear on the flames, which all the
while were spreading swiftly down the
tower. One big gust of wind after an
other swept down great sheets of flame,
until the fire finally caught at the win
dows where the men were standing on
a foothold not more than two feet wide.
1t was then that the most awful ca
tastropne met the eyes uI vne tIlvu-
sands of moaning, mortified 5 pectators
who, now aware of impending danger,
stood in the avenues below watching
the flames eating their way down to
the men. The poor fellows on the win
dow ledge were helpless. Their hands
were full of hose and they had not no
ticed the flames so close. Suddenly there
was an eXplcsion-the ammonia pipes
had burst ~ and flames belched
everywhere from the windows of the
tower between the unfortunate firemen
and the ground. Chief Murphy him
self had led his men on their perilOus
climb to the balcony, and when the fire
DfOhe Oub D6lON Ht OIutEtu bH6Ll W
save themselves. They could not go
down as they had come up, for the in
terror of the tower was a roaring crater.
They were completely surrounded and
burning timbers began to fall from
above. The poor fellows huddled to-
gether as close as possible at one corner
hoping that their comrades below could
reach the flames with streams of water
or afford some other relief. But it was
no use. They were surrounded by fire,
with the roof one hundred feet or more
below them and the tower ablaze nearly
all the way down.
Futile Efforts to Escape.
Some of the men tried to slide down
the hose which had been drawn up.
The first man who tried descended half
way to the roof, where the flames flew
out and caught him, and he dropped, ,
doubtless dead before he struck the
roof. Another and another tried it.
The dark bodies were seen whirling
through the air. The arms were out
stretched and the garments were blaz-
ing. A rope dang!9d down from the
high ledge. Men with flames biting
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15

tower the entire roof was ablaze. One
hundred men were on it. SO quickly
did the fire spread that the ladders on
the east and south sides were cut off.
The only way of escape for the gallant
hundred was down single ladder at
the north end OF the building.
Deeds of HeroIsm
The deeds of heroism and courage
performed in the few minutes that il
took to clear the roof will never all be
told. Half a DOZEN brave fellows with
the burning roof sinking beneath their
feet rushed to the aid and rescue of
Captain Fitzpatrick, who lay moaning,
mangled and dying right in the 5eeth-
ing mass of fame. Many Others rushed
to save their helpless fellows, who lay
about with cruelty broken bodies, the
result of the leap from the tower. Ev-
eryone who was not buried in the
burning debris was lowered 70 the
ground by ropes or in strong arms.
Then the blistered heroes sought
the north ladder. About them
surged the fire. Flames curled
around thoir legs, stabbed az their
faces and licked of their mustaches
and eyebrows. But here, "a In the
tower, there was no outcry, no struggle
for precedence, no cOwardico. Down
the ladder they swarmed, by twos and
threes and on both sides. The last man
had scarcely left the rOof then 10 fell
with roar. Ambuluucos came. Bodies
the smell. oi which made The nos'riis
sick, woro hurried away. All the
,trctchora We're smeared with blood
The ilremcu, maddeued hy the iaio of
'hcir comrades fought la a Reckless
spirit of revenge soldiers and guards
of "a hali-du1eu nations held back thn
ln,au- crowds. a. ths hospital hllod
up the building burned. n may noyrr
hu known hOw many victims las in its
Hrry depths
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15
MAY PROVE A BOOMERANG.
Apparent Results of the Attacks on School
board Nominees.

NpvW6Ht HtoWto " tHt HttuCho on OCHOOi
board Nominees.
Several members OF the Board Of
Education were at the City Clerks
Office Wednesday morning to attend
the meeting Of the Council Commit
tee on Schools, which was to consider
the names Of those whom the Mayor
wishes appointed as members Of the
School Board There was no meet
ing, however Chairman Martin, Of
the committee, sent out the follow
ing notice explaining the reason:
"An unexpected call having been
made upon many Of the members Of
the School Committee to serve on the
Worlds Fair Committee in the in
terestS Of public safety, the meeting
OF the School Committee is adjourned
until July l3, at II Il. N. Special re-
quest is made that you attend the
meeting Of the committee, as busi-
ness requiring prompt consideration
is before It,"
As matter of fact. the Mayors
nominations are not worrying the
Council Committee on Schools noarly
so much rs one or t 80 carpiug critics
would make il appear u is doubt
ful, of course, II The committee rec.
ommcnd, the confirmation of Mrs.
Sherman A, to The OBJ ectiou. 10
Mcs,r, Thornton and Llndiom.
they come from sources entirely
outside thc Council aud are Known
ohc lctuatcd tY 4 desire fur petty
political revenge The charge thlt
MI Thornton appointment e, dlc-
tatrd hy che ,a-eaIled ~tcrn.llaIIc
combine s the sIl'Iest Sind of u1u.
seu,r Ind ths lftalk m4ie upu Nr
rhumtm hfa morning mprwiI. ea
Cav toward eHIaaas alA.H fh. ..n.
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15
COLLINS TO QUIZ.

The Able Judge to Resign from the Bench.
as Predicted by the Eagle" Weeks Ago.
As intimated in THE EAGLE sew
eral weeks ago, Judge Collins is to
resign from the bench.
He will become General Counsel tor
leading corporation, as THE EAGLE
stated at the time.
"There will be ten Judges elected
this fall in Cook County not eight,
as is generally supposed, said one of
the Superior Judges yesterday.
Judge Collins announced at a meet
ing OF the Circuit Judges last week,
when they were discussing the vaca-
tion, that he intends to retire this
fall in time to permit the Governor
to call an election for his successor.
There has been talk of his re-
tirement for some time, but think
it can now be regarded as a GER
tainty. Then understand that Judge
Kettelle cf the Superior Court, who
has been in California since last win
ter, IS not going TO 90 back on the
bench. The state OF his health will
not permit. 1t would be rs much
as his life is worth to leave
California, understand. His retire
ment will cause another vacancy.
There are six new Judges to elect
under the law of last session There
is vacancy caused by the death of
Judge Sugg. Judge Gary's term ex-
pires With the Collins and Kettelle
vacancies this makes ten
Investigation made later on indi-
Gates that the Superior Court Judge
is correct. Judge Collins certainly
intends to resign this fall, and Judge
Kettelle is in a precarious condition.
He is confined to bed. can hardly
take any food, and it is not deemed
safe TO move him the length of a
room. His physicians say he can
! hardly live a month.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15
RsBUss f0R HUNGRY silL.

His Chicago Assistants Get No Comfort
from Senator Palmer
Several Of the Chicago followers Of
Hungry Bill Morrison waited upon
Senator Palmer when he was at the
Palmer IIousa the other day and re-
Quested his assistance in filling Fed
eral offices in Chicago with Morrisons
friends.
The Senator informed them that
he had come to the conclusion that
Chicagoans were capable Of home
rule, and that he did not believe the
President ought to antagoniza the
wishes of the Chicago Democracy
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15

hutter of excitement as guides in gray
uniforms and guards in blue lifted
something into 1t. At intervals down
the front of the line Of soldiers men in
The hospital service stood grouped
around the little red banners which
showed their calling. The banners
looked like the guidons and added to
the strangeness of the scene. which
was half military in appearance. Back
OF the military line the great crowd
massed itself and stared with stony
faces over at the ghastly happenings
across the way.
Witnessed by Thousands.
Twenty thousand people saw the hor-
ror, When the tower fell on the un-
fortnnates ON the roof the groan that
went up seemed TO shake the skies.
Army officers. whose faces never
blanched in the face of death, covered
their eyes, turned away and shuddered,
Bearded men cried out and beat the air
with impotent fists. Women swooned.
and children stood transtixed with hor-
ror. When the terribletragedy was at its
height some one in the crowd shouted.
Run for your lives: the ammonia tanks
are going to explode. A stampede en-
sued. Those nearest the building turned
ana dashed at the living walls behind
them. Like a torrent the people swept
back Men, women, and children were
thrown down sn6 trampled ON. For
ten minutes the mass struggled 20 get
away. Scores were hurt.
Aside from the awful loss of life the
tight'with the flames was the most se-
rlous the Worlds Fair Department has
had. The fire was an intensely hot
one. Firemen, guards and wCrkmen
about the building were prostrated by
the heat. If the wind had been from
the west, instead of the northeast, the
big Exposition buildings would have
had the scare which struck along Stony
Island avenue. Some of these build
ings just across the street had narrow
escape. The cold-storage building was
built up almost against the fence.
More tnan 100 yards of fence were
burned to the ground and the hotel
buildings opposite caught fire repeat
edly, but were saved by the earnest
work of the firemen
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15
MURDERED!.
TWenty.three Men Or.
dered to Their
Death.
firemen Sent UP on a
Condemned Wood
en- Tower,
!, Evidently to Make a
Gallery Play for
a Crowd,
For They Were Sent Without
Ladders and Without
Ropes.
The Marshal in Charge Has
Declared the Place
a Trap,
And Yet He RuShsS Brave Men TO
10 Their Doom Never
theIGSS.

lnaobeying an order of Assistant
Fire Marshal Murphy to ascend a
wooden tower on the burning cold
storage building at the Worlds Fair,
seventeen brave men were burned to
death.
The act Of sending the men up was
gallery play.
1t was unnecessary, and there
could be but one result of such an
act, and that was the death of the
poor men who obeyed the order
1t is true that Murphy made an
other gallery Ilay" in "rescu-
ing" the body of the uncon-
scious Captain Fitzpatrick from
the roof of the storage building
that is, from a point seventy-fve
feet below the place from which he
had jumped and where he had been
sent by Murphys order. But what
OF it?
These are the cold facts
Murphy himself had condemned
the building as flre-trap and the in
surance companies had Withdrawn
their policies.
Yet the tiremen were sent up this
wooden tower in the very center OF
the fire trap.
The opportunity for star display
could not be overlooked.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15

nremen leap out through the circling
flames to sure death below. They saw
the high tower, wrapped in flames,
tremble with doomed men still clinging
to that crumbling ledge under the
dome. They saw the bodies tumble
into the great vat OF flame,
The crowd sickened at the hor-
rid sight. Women screamed, wept
and tainted, children cried and strong
men turned away and cursed in help
less rage. Sixteen men jumped from
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-07-15

an alarm. The grounds were throngeu
with visitors, the heavens were blue
above, brisk north wind swept over
the park, and the gaudy engines and
carts seemed but to add to the holiday
appearance of the scene. 1t was as If
the fire department. was out on dress
parade. and none of the thousands saw
any menace in the little blaze away up
at the crown of the big white building.
Fire Marshal Murphy, who was
among the first at the blaze, ordered