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BODIES RECOVERED
Four Have Already Been Taken
. From the Ruins.
FATALITY At THE STUMPH FIRE
Two More Believed to Be YET
Under the Debris.
T II Z seen ES TOD AY

The fire at Stumph's mattress factory yes
terday afternoon proved to be far more Sc
rious. so far as loss of life was co 1cerned,
than was at first supposed. Up to o'clock
1t was not certain beyond a doubt that any
one had been killed, but, as stated in The
Star yesterday afternoon, the body of one
man was found in the ruins just before the
paper was going to press. By the time that
darkness had settled over the scene Of the
accident 1t was known that at least five
men had lost their lives in the great con-
Migration. OF these, one man. James f.
Vaughn, died at the Emergency Hospital
from internal hemorrhage Vaughn was
one of the men who leaped from the roof
when the fire was at its height. He was
taken at Cnce to the hospital, but there was
nothing that could be done to save his life
He was twenty-slx years of age, and was
foreman of the carpet-cleaning department,
which was located on the top floor of the
burned building ...
Finding the Dead Bodies.
Within two hours Of the time the fire
started 1t had burned out so completely that
after streams of water had been thrown for
while upon the smoldering ruins it was
possible to begin the work of clearing away
the walls and rafters to find out whether
there was any truth in the rumor that sew
eral men had gone down in the fall OF the
building. Shortly after 3 o'clock an en-
the building. 1t was a difficult undertake
ing, but. little by little, the firemen forced
their way through to the spot where it was
thought the dead would be found. in a few
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way to the roof. and. after telling Vaughn
and Bivins, the only two men who were
working the top floor, that they could
not escape below, leaped to the ground.
Frank Ash. father of the dead boy, was
employed on the second floor. There were
exactly twenty-nine persons in the building
when the fire started.
The Injured ut the Hospital.
The three men who were most seriously
injured were the men who jumped from the
roof, as described in yesterdays Star. They
were II. J. Haske, twenty years old, 27I9
+ street; William Bacon, 40 New York
avenue. and James L. Vaughn, who lived
on Jackson street, Anacostia. Vaughn was
the man who died in the evening at the
hospital. He was a married man and his
wife went to the hospital to him, but
his mind wandering and he did not
seem to recognize her. Arthur Bivins
twenty-five years of age, of Anacostia, was
also badly bruised by leaping from the
fifth-story window. He was also injured
internally. Haske had both legs broken
and was internally injured. His condition
last night was considered to be serious.
The work of clearing out the ruins was
continued through the night with the aid
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building in Baltimore gave way within
twenty minutes, and that was looked upon
as a record in point of time Nothing like
Yesterdays blaze has ever been known in
the history OF the local fire department
What CHIEF Paris Says.
Chief Paris was very much exercised to-
day over the charge that has been made
that the fire department was slow in get
ting to the fire. So far from this being the
case, he claims that the engines We're on
the scene with unusual quickness, and the
official records at headquarters would GER
tainly seem to bear out his contention. The
first alarm was turned I'm at IL AS from the
automatic box on the front of the building,
and this brought one engine-No. 6-to the
scene as a local" At IL :5l the regular
was turned in from box 127, at the corner
Of 9TH and 1 streets. bringing out four en-
gines, truck, a chemical engine and an as
sistant chief. Just four minutes later the
general alarm was rung, bringing out the
entire department. and the records show
that tine last company TO reach the scene
was on hand by 1901 o'clock, and then
there were ten streams of water pouring
onto the building There are only nine
steamers in the District-a number entirely
insufficient in the opinion of the authorities
especially IL leaves no chance for keep
ing a reserve in case of another fire break
ing out in a different section of the city.
One steamer had two streams at work.
Assistant Chief Lowe was at his home In
the West End when the fire broke out, as
il was his day off, but when the gong in iiis
house rang he ran out and caught the truck
that had the longest distance to go. To
Star man today he insisted that he was az
the scene precisely seven minutes afte-
twelve The only delay that IL officially
known of was in the case of the hook and
ladder truck, enc of whose horses fell as IL
was on the way to the fire. That, the
driver claims, was an unavoidable accident,
as the horse slipped and could not possibly
be held up.
The Principal Trouble.
The principal trouble. according to Chief
Paris. in fires anywhere i'm the neighbor-
hood Of that one yesterday. arises from the
fact that all the hook and ladder trucks in
lance frcm this important section of the
and c, truck at New Hampshire avenue
and NJ street. and truck c at the corne- Of
Ohio avenue and 18th street 1t naturally
took some little time for the first of these
to reach the scene, but even IL one had been
on hand considerably earlier. II would have
been out of the question to use the ladders
for the flames burst forth so quickly that no
ladder could have stood In such a heat and
blaze long enough to have been of the
slightest possible service. For a number of
years past Chief Paris has urged that a
truck house be established somewhere in
the reighbo-hood of New Jersey avenue and
NJ street, on rising ground. where the truck
could get a good start to any fire I'm that
section of the town. instead of having to
come all the WY up hill from a distance,
as Is now the case, but every year the rec
commentator has been stricken out of his
estimates. -.' 49,.
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Fire Put Out by a Bow,

A rubber gas tube on the second floor of
the buildings occupied by NJ. Losano &
Son, tailors. No. SIS F street northwest,
caught fire about 10 O'Clock last night and
set fire to some woodwork An alarm was
turned in, but before the fire department
arrived, Clarence X. Young a nineteen
year-old boy, had climbed the awning, forced
an entrance to the room and extinguished
the blaze.
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THE INJURED MEN.

All Are Resting Quietly mt the Emer-
gency Ho.pital.
A. ]. Haske, Arthur C. Beyans and Harry
Bacon the men who were injured by jump
Ing from the burning Stumph building yes
teTdsy, were all resting quietly at the
Emergency Hospital this Afternoon. Al
though their injuries are serious. 1t is
thought that they win recover. Friends
and relatives CT the sufferers have been
with them the greater portion of the time
since the calamity. DR.. Bell the resident
physician, stated that Bevans is 20 be re-
moved to his home in Anacostta today,
but the others will remain at the hospital
until their condition improves materially.
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moments the workers had uncovered the
hrst body. 1t was evidently that of man,
but 1t was prrned beyond all chance of
Identification. While they were taking out
the first body the firemen came upon the
second. AS was done In the first case
blankets were brought and wrapped around
the charred body, and it was carried to a
patrol wagon, to be taken to the morgue.
Scarcely five minutes more had elapsed
when third corpse was taken from the
ruins. Owing to its small size 1t was sup
at the morgue 1t was found that this was
not the case. In all probability it was that
of Willie Ash, fifteen-year-old boy, who
was employed by the firm, and lived at
2225 10th street. A few minutes before 6
o'clock another body was recovered and
carried 70 the norgre.
-Four Men Still Missing.
OF the four bodies that were at the
morgue last evening only two were identi-
fed. One was that of Whitney NJ. Tenny-
son, fifty-eight years of age who boarded
at 421 X street. The other was that of
Willie Ash. Up to a late hour four men
were still missing, and it was feared that
they, too, had lost their lives. They were
Robert Reitzell twenty-five years old, G30
e street southwest; Henry Fowler, thirty
two years old, foreman of the Interviewing
department, 1929 New Jersey avenue;
Philip Alderman. q German cabinet maker,
and man named Reichman, who had been
employed in the factory but a short time.
Fowler, Tennyson, Reitzell, Ash and Reich
man worked on the fourth floor. and are
known to be dead. Bacon and Haske also
worked on the fourth floor, but made their
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Food Condemned.

The two food inspectors, under the direc-
ton of the health office, last week con-
demned S4a pounds Of beef. 2Js pounds Of
mutton. 81 pounds OF veal SO pounds Of
pork, 70 pounds OF bacon. SO chickens. "a
BIRDS, bushels OF apples. 70 bushels Of
pears, 36 bushels Of piums. $50 pounds OF
grapes. 645 cantaloupes, A. waterrnelons, go
cymblings and small quantities of other
fruits and vegetables
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Crushed by the Fall.

shocked and saddened a great community.
Seldom have fire and falling walls COM
pleted the annihilat'on of property in a
more overwhelmin :. Up to noon today
but little change zen place in the APP
pearance Of the de. the mass of stu.f
removed from the S,umph building in the
to the pile of destruction which covered the
former sites of Palmer's oyster house and
Onensten's blacksmith shop on X street
and ran up to join the crushed walls and
Companys building and the gospel meet
ing hall above 1t. T. =
The Le~son Taught.
Charred joists and timbers, entirely too
heavy for the brick walls which supported
them in the Stumph building point out here
and there, like the fingers of black mont
tors pointing to the lesson the catastrophe
must teach of a necessity of better build
ing regulations, and absolute laws govern
ing the compulsory erection of fire escapes,
and the ruin they emerge from Is mass
of bricks. plaster, tin,. iron, twisted pipes,
bales of feathers, broken and shattered
furniture, while cornshucks are everywhere
and long tufts Of hair cover everything
like a fantastic beard. The only articles
tlat have been removed from the ruins
beside the charred bodies of the poor peo-
PIE who went down to an awful death
within them are few carpets In bundles,
and today, while the crowds were waiting
for further discoveries of Victims many
persons were examining the rolls In the
hope of discovering their own property
among them, while several claimed the
same piece as their Identical own in two
three instances.
Lfstlcss Search.
Inside the Stumph property and along
side Of the east wall of the fallen structure
near the X street entrance twelve or If
teen employees of the water department
were engaged in removing the debris which
is believed to cover the remains of two
other missing men. The spectators were
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which will cover probably half his loss.
The ether losses are believed to be covered
by insurance. but the proprietors of the var
ious concerns injured were difficult to find.
SO no definite statement of either losses or
insurance could be ascertained.
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Used In place OF lemons lime juice. Il win
harmonic with such stlmuisuts as are necessary
TO take.
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Washington Beneficial
Endowment Association.

Policy holders will learn something to their
advantage by sending date when insured, axe
and amount Of certificate to Box %. Star Office.
veiS-St
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The "best" wine Jelly is
made from To=KalOn Sher=
ny. Only SH.5o gal.
To=Kalon Wine Co, ola HAth
,pIoNE sos. VAULTS. 9th and SITS. NV.
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FINANCIAL.

IL you have money to
invest you can profit
ably put Il In the first
trust notes OF this CON-
pany, which are issued
in up 10 5000,
which net per cent.
For sale face value
plus accrued interest.
American Security
and Trust Co., E4oS q st.
sel5 C. ]. BELL. PRESIDENT.
NEW SOUTH BUILDING AND LOAN Assn,
earnings, fourth year 10 per cent; iscst inv est.
t ment lcn monthly savings: loans for builiins
homes R0BT S. FORBES, i4iO q 81. NV
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CABINET AND

SLATE MANTEIS,
Tiles and Brass Goods at reduced prices for fall
trade. Special attention called to my Gas-heatng
Crates and Logs, which can be In operation
at any time See my 500 Brass Fire Sets:
NJ. ROCHE,
seq Inn ZIG 18Th st. NV.
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Investment Securities

Stocks Bonds and Grain bought and sold for
cash or margin ~
Cotton bought and sold In New York or New
Orleans. Telephone ass aniosr
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MORE WINNINGS ON HAMBIEBS:
At Aslury Park. y. j.. August 30 to September
4, follows:
August 30--1 first: 2 seconds: 3 thirds.
August 31-2 irsts: thirds.
September IL second; third.
All on RAAIBI.EI.S and nearly all winnings by
Washington. ID. c., riders.
In addition TO above, W. r. Sims. riding a
RAMBLER. received n $40 diamond for the best
unpaced mile.
Ride RANBIElS and wear diamonds,''
G0RMUL1LY & JEFFREY MFG. CO.,
sec 1925 14th st. H. w.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-09
CONGREGATIONAL.

CONGREGATIONAL.
REV. A. w. DICKENS, PASTOR.
sunday services, ~ 40 a. M 'So p LII
Sabbath school, IL 40 M SOM -,
Thursday, conference meeting '3o p II,
Ups. c. E., Sundays, o'oo p III
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-09
CHAPMAN & CO.,
The Cash CIOthiers.
LOCAL NEWS,

Rev. Forest Blunt, a brother of the
rector, will preach at st. Stephen
: church this evening.
The village trustees had their regular
monthly meeting for March at the Of
evening.
Ninter-made butter sold on Monday
for from 10 to Is cents and new at 20
cents. Eggs are worth ID cents for
shipment.
The date of the exhibition by the
Junior class of the college is Tuesday
evening, the 10th inst, on which date
the winter term will end.
Lake Dunmore lodge of Odd Fellows
had banquet in the Volunteer Hose
company's rooms on Friday evening,
after having worked the initiatory de-
gree.
A special communication of Union
lodge will be held Monday evening,
March IL work on the first degree.
All members of the order are requested
to be present.
Quarterly meeting will be held at the
Methodist church next Sunday morning
lOve-feast at 8 40: communion, reception
of members and baptisms in connection
with the regular morning service.
The college glee club were obliged bS
the illness of members to cancel their
engagement for a concert at New Haven
on Saturday evening. They have made
another date for that place-W ednesday
ev ming, the Nth inst.
The Manfred c. FoOte place in the
eastern edge of the village was sold yes
terday by the estate to Prof. ID. Nc
Gregor Means of New York, who, it is
understood, will soon come to Middle
bury with his family and settle down
permanently.
John King of Brooksville, an en-
ployee of the Green Mountain Pulp Co.,
stepped into a rut while going to his
work Just before midnight of Thursday,
the LIST inst, and the fall broke his right
leg between the ankle and the knee. He
was attended by DR.. Russell and is get
ting on well.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
hold "pie" social at the home of r..
S. Benedict, Seminary street, on Wednes-
day evening. the nth inst. All are in
vlted. and may expect a good time, as
the Baptist ladies have reputation for
making their social gatherings pleasant
for all who attend.
HE Rutland Herald of Yesterday says:
MMartin Carrlck of this city was severe
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-09
SUPREME COtIRT.

The supreme court met at Montpelier
on Thursday last and rendered decisions
in the cases heard at the general term in
January. There we're three Addison
county cases.
In State VS.. Edward IIodgson of Or
well, in which the cOnstitutionallty of
the prohibitOry law was attacked, the
court decide adversely to the CONVENTIONS
of respondents counsel and override the
motion for an arrest of Judgment.
In Henry 5. Foote VS.. F. Woodwork
the Judgment of the lower court in favor
of the def, ndant, Burlington potter,
was affirmed.
In Julia Walker VS.. Abel Walker the
Judgment of the lower court in favor of
the plaintiff was reversed and the
case remanded. A question new to Yer
mont courts was the principal point at
issue In this case. One of two brothers who
carried on farming operations In partner
ship gave the plaintiff a firm note. 1t
was commended in behalf of the defend
ant that there is clear distinction be-
tween the rights of partners engaged in
commercial pursuits and partners en-
gagged in farming to issue commercial
paper binding on the firm and that one
of "A firm of partners in farming has no
such right. The court sustains this
view of the law.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. John Hyde has been passing a
week with her son, Mr.. c. ii. Hyde, and
wife in Rutland.
Mr.. +. L. Cushman came up on Tues
day from the city, where he had been
for ten days to buy spring and summer
goods.
Rev. Frank b. Hyde, who was called
here two weeks ago by the death of his
father, set out on Friday for Denver,
Col, his home.
Mr.. Joseph Battell went on Tuesday
to Boston to superintend the publication
of his book, "rhe Morgan Horse and
Register, which is ready for the printer.
Mr.. Ford C. Langworthy, who went to
Middletown, Conn, in the fall to assist
Prof. Atwater of Wesleyan university,
has been made instructor in chemistry in
that institution.
Rev. Il. w. Darling of Acworth, n.
N, class of "A Middlebury college, has
been spending few days in town. Mrs.
Darling is passing the winter at South"
ern Pines, n. c., for her health.
Mr.. D. G. Reilly, who graduated from
the local college in 81 and has since
been studying medicine at the university
in Burlington, has been chosen valedic-
torian by his class, which will graduate
in July.
Mrs. Ii. V. Marshall OF Gladstone, No.
Dakota, who has been with her sister,
Mrs. j. B. Benedict, for the past year,
started on Tuesday last for Chicago,
where she will visit relatives before re-
turning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Hemenway have
come from Bridport to live in their
house on the south end of Pleasant
street. Mr.. w. w. Chapman, who has
lived there for some years, has rented
Mr.. Bliss house and will take posses
sion of it April l, when Mr.. Bliss family
will remove to Burlington.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner G. Cady, which was TO have
been celebrated on Tuesday evening, was
postponed because of the serious Illness of
Mr.. Cady, whose physician and friends
feared the first of the week that he
was In for long and hard siege of sick
ness. AS 1t was, he narrowly escaped
pneumonia. His condition yesterday
was more favorable.
DIR. NJ. ID. Smith arrived home on Sun
day morning from Houston, Tex, where
he was called two weeks ago by the ill
ness of an uncle, who passed away be-
fore the doctor reached his home. lie
was w. III. DOrwin, the only brother of
DR.. Smiths mother. Although Yer
monter by birth, he had lived in the
South since the early SOS and was a
save owner before the war. His age
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-09

wANrED-Good sheep pelts at cents per
pound. Ofice at Cushman's market
U. d. TwITCHELL.
January Is, 1894.
NOTICE. will buy furs at the hardware
store of Allan Calhoun in Middlebury Mon
days through the season. ,..
46tf V. g. KELSEY.
have for sale the celebrated Newton Cat
tleDehorner, the best made. Price. $3.50 Tor
the largest size, suitable tor any cattle.
c. II. MARSHALL,
vergennes, Vt.
Forsthe month OF February, will sell par
Tor lamps at 20 per cent discount from regu-
lar prices, for cash. This is II first-rate oppor-
tuniiy to secure nice lamp at low price.
X. s. BENEDICT.
FoR SALE-The Thomas place on the west
side of No. Pleasant street In the village OF
Middlebury. For particulars inquire of e. j..
Ormsbee, Admr., Brandon, VT.
l am now repairing my store, and while do
ilg so will sell all my stock of furniture at a
large discount. Call and see.
b. B. HOPE.
NoTICE-I have bought cattle dehorning
machine and am prepared to remove horns
from cattle.
C. j. MATHEWS.
FOR SALE-My place on Seymour street
with house, two barns and carriage house, all
new, and three.tourths of an acre of land.
Terms easy. FRED MARsEILLEs.
FOR sALE.-One Quincy Hot Water Heater,
with pipe and attachments. Suitable for
heating any building. Capacity 5000 to 1900
cubic feet. Has been used but little Will be
sold below cost. For particulars enquire at
this office.
For RENT OR sALE-The Mussey farm of 40
acres just north of Middlcbury village. In
quire OF f. II. HARRINGTON,
Brandon. W.
SEED OATS For SALE-I have a few busht Is
OF white;Bon ANA oats to sell They are nice
and clean and will weigh ~ lbs. per bushel.
See what seedsmen say of them.
ROBERT EAsToN,
Cornwall.
Z. o., Middlebury, VT.
have the agency for selling some desirable
places both in and near Middlebuiy village.
One fity.acre farm, with's small new buildings
well located. Some larger farms at low hg-
ures. 1t is a good time to buy
U. d. TwITCHELL.
January 49, 1884,
wANTED-Educated, reliable lady to take
the management of our business in every
town in Vermont. Pleasant, profitable and
permanent TOR the right party. Work wholly
among ladies.
Address, VERMONT VIAvI Co.,
1927 Enosburgh Falls, VT
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LOCAL NOTICES.


Evaporated Apricots at Benedict's.
Fresh horse radish at Benedicts.
Full line OF infants wear at f. X. Clav's
Go to f. r. Clay's for Jackets and wraps.
Preserved fruits in glass at Benedlcts.
Err. Claws is the place to buy millinery.
Go to Taylor's restaurant for oyster stews.
Tapley's "Bread-winner" outwears all
other shoes l9:J2t
Go to Taylor's restaurant tor lunch or a
square meal
Hats and bonnets trimmed and untlmmcd,
at cost at +. II. Clay's.
Come and get your IIuyler's at the Park
Drug Store.
Great reduction in prices ot.some lines OF
shoes at Beckwth & Co.'S.
few cans lett of that extra heavy maple
syrup, 81 a gallon mt Bond Bros
wANTED-A laundress at the Pierce House,
Middlebury. 5tf
For RENT-Desirable rooms.
9tf Mrs. IL IA Smith.
FOR SALE-White Shushan oats for seed.
q. T. DIMMocK, West Cornwall.
Rooms tor rent
MRS. SAMUEL BROOKS, High street
wANrED-A girl for general houseworE.
Mrs +. W. LINsLEY.
Fancy Indian River oranges at
BENEDICTs.
French and silverskin prunes at
BENEDICT's.
WAETED-A good man to take or rent good
farm. Leave or send your names to this office.
Cash paid tor hides, pelts caltslSins and
poultry every day in the week.
o. p. MOORE.
For IA few days we will sell fur goods, over.
coats and listers at heavy discount.
PINE HALL.
Iwlll extend the time to March 18th OF sell
ing furniture at extreme low prices. Call
and get prices. b. B. HOPE.
Large assortment of stationery ana paper
pocketbooks at sterns'.
To LEr-sunny front rooms oyer clothing
store, suitable for man ana wife. Apply to
Galvin's grocery, Middlebury, VT.
HoRsRs-I. X. Blumenthal win be at the
stable OF f. II. Winch, Middlebury, Monday,
March 8, to buy another carload of nice driv-
ing horses.
have the best line OF millinery goods
ciUaks, gloves, trimmings, etc, etc, ever in
stock. e. II. CLAY.
NOTICE. have tor service the registered
Jersey bull Coomassle Lord, I'd, No. 20,9T2, a
frst-class animal OF choice breeding. Fee
81, payable at time OF service.
SIT WE. HAMMOND
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LAKE DUNMoRE LODGE, NO. II, I. o. OF o. F.
RIA. Calhoun, ". G.; j. Z. Dyer, Y. g.
II. 4. Peck, Sec'y.