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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

If there is any truth in the adage that "the better the day, the better the deed," that theory IS indeed a sad one to cling to in one iastanc' at least.
 Yesterday was Sunday, and with its sacred breaking, there followed 10 Arizona one of the greatest cal amities in the loss of human lives and destruction of property that has ever occurred in the territory, and it may also be said in the west:
 Jerome, through the agency of fires in the past has suffered heavily, but it would seem that yesterday fate decreed to shatter its previous progressive existence and finally wipe it out.
 IL was nearly seven o'clock in the morning when the first alarm was given and the slumberer awoke to realize that shack" in the Italian quarter, back of the Grand View hotel was being consumed by the frey element. Although people as sembled rapidly after the first note of alarm, the flames seemed to be more rapid and spread, licking up building after building. From the beginning of the fire to its end on the hill near the company property, the flames swept with such rapidity and fury that it was simply bewll- dering. Strong and brave men fal- tered in performing what was as a solemn duty to themselves und their friends, but in the fright full scenes which faced them and theirs to hesitate was only 10 be lost.
 Eve witnesses with whom we have talked state that it was a hor ribIe panorama, and as the fire pro gressed in its course, a half dozen and distinct channels for it's hide ous work seemed to have been ere ated. They can tell nothing. All that anyone knows IS that they could see the flames now and then strike against a house with her:u- lean force and their destructive work was accomplished, and they sped on and on. In less than two hours after the alarm an area GOV ering at least the space of live blocks was a smouldersng ruin. Structures of the most substantial and approved material were con sumed as though they were tissue and seemed to be the fend's delight. Nothing was spared. Men and women who, by years of industry and thrift, had accumulated house. hold goods and comforts for them selves and theirs saw their all, but their scanty apparal, swept away in a moment. The scene last night is said by arrivals today to have been one of horror and gloom While no suffering prevails among the people for ordinary necessities still despair is written on many a countenance.
 Added to the loss of property and the fact that the once thrifty town is no more, that its 2500 people Tn most instances are destitute, the grim reaper of death lovers over the scene of desolation, intensifying the frightful work of destruction and causes the beholder to pause and reflect in solemn silence. Many men as we'll as some children are missing. Eight charred bodies oi unknown people have thus far been discovered and it is feared that possibly twice that number have perished in the holocaust No one, however, is permitted to know, and until the smoulderine embers have cooled sufficiently tC permit of careful search will the list of casualties be completed, and pos siblY not then.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14
WHISKEYil AND GASOLINE III
Their Generosity.

Frenzied at the loss of all, 1t is re- lated how women watched, in tears. their homes go up in smoke, and men heroically endeavoring to
 stem the tide of destruction to save "nly nothing. Little children clung t their mothers ia terror of the dire calamity.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

tified in the ruins are the following: A Mexican woman and her two children.
 Milford, an undertaken.
 A dry goods clerk, name unknown Two laborers, names unknown. Among the missing tonight the number is placed at fifteen.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

Philippine insurgents threaten to fight among themselves.
 The state of Colorado owns S37, 327 acrss of land the rental of which last year was &23l ,59S.25,
 In Mexico a jury consists of nine men. A majority makes . verdict. If the nine men are unanimous there is no appeal.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

Cotton seed, the waste product of a few years ago, yielded products in 1897 valued at $l20,0OO,OOO. The march of economic science has no more striking illustration.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

In property lots it is difficult to make eYen an estimate. The valua- tion of homes can only be computed by the service they have rendered to the poor in the past and which could be relied on in the future. In cases like this it is a matter not of what they originally cost, but what they would be worth in the flu ture. In cases, however, like the houses owned by the United Verde company, numbering at least fifty, and having a valuation of $20OO each, the magnificent hospital build ing, and general merchandise. sa- looms, hotels and other business houses, some idea may be had and rough estimates placed on the valu- ation of their stocks. Many people familiar with the business pursuits of Jerome people and conversant also with its building and real es- tate features, place the loss at fig ures ranging from half to three quarters of a million dollars. There was but little insurance, the total aggregating less that $50,0O0 The loss is then complete, as it is stated not even the commonest articles of use were saved. Much merchandise and other valuable goods were re- moved to places on the hillside but the heat became so intense that nearly everything was destroyed in the end. Following are some of the principal losers:
 Dave Connor. lost all, insurance nominal. fine hotel. value S40,00O.
 Con O'Keefe, lost all, general merchandise, insurance nominal, value $5O,0OO.
 Merrill Bros, general merchan- disc, etc. lost all, insurance nomi- nal, value S25,OOO.
 Hoover & Cordiner, lost all, Re sort, insurance nominal, value $lO,- 900.
 The Senate saloon, loss $.OO0, in. suraDce nominal.
 The Annex, loss 5000.
 George Lanham, loss 7,500.
 Hooker * Co.,, loss $7,500.
 Joseph Tamborino, loss Sl0,000.
 Mrs. Boyd, lodging house, los: 5000.
 St. Charles hotel, loss $500.
 Samuel Landon, furniture, etc. Sl5,0O0.
 Jerome hotel, loss S20.0O0.
 Grand View hotel, loss $25, 900. in surance nominal.
 Fifty company cottages, los S1O00OO, insurance nominal.
 Also at least POO additional place of business, including confection cry, tobacco, fruit, barbershops meat markets, and like places, ag gregating a big sum.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

The Bashford- Burmister Co.,, Sam Hill and other, have sent over 100 tents to the scene, and in addition to that a money subscription is being circulated and liberally signed.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

Fourshn and Progressive Community now the Scene ot Sadness and RuiD-Hundreds Homeless, but no Suffering as Yet Prevails.--The United
 Verde People Commended for
 Their Generosity.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

Today at noon over fifty people arrived from the afflicted district and will remain here for the present. Many more are also en route, among whom the majority will be women and children. In each and every case so far in arrivals, nothing but the clothes on the backs of sufferers is to be seen. They tell the story over and over again that the town Is wiped out, and with it, they also have lost all.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

Building contracts are already be- ing entered into, and the place in . few months will be the scene of activity and prosperity.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14
AND
 DESOLATION
The Greatest Disaster That Has Ever Occurred in Arizona Follows the Fire Which Wiped the Town of Jerome Out of Existence
 Sunday Morning.

In Addition to Property Loss of Over Half Million Dollars the Horrors of the Catastrophe Intensified by the Frghtful Loss of Human Lives, in Which
 Eight People are Burned to Death
 and Many More Missing.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

Many handsome compliments are paid Messrs. Giroux, Allen, T. F. Miller, and his son, Walter, and others, for the generosity they are extending to the unfortunates. The big boarding house of the company is thrown open to all alike. Cloth ing, tents and cots are being furnish ed, and nothing is permitted to be lacking. This sympathetic consid- eration to the afflicted is the only bright side of the disaster, and en- dears these people to all alike.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

Eve witnesses of the calamity state that after the alarm was given and the utter futility of any effort to arrest the progress of the fire by the application of water stared them in the face, dynamite was re- sorted to, but it availed nothing. The cinders were carried aloft and would fall on and ignite house after house. In some instances 1t is said the embers travelled a distance of over two hundred yards, igniting even wagons. The water supply was inadequate and was only effective on the few remote and isolated buildings.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

As to the origin of the fire, of the many versions, the most acceptable is that a company of Italians were having a "blow out" that night and in the course of their carousals, threw lighted cigarettes around carelessly, one of which ignited some waste paper near a can of gasoline, which caused an explosion and set the building on fire.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

Yesterday broke as one of the prettiest days m the Black Hllls range, and all Jerome seemed 10 hail its advent with joy. Not a breat of air was stirring and the climatic conditions had suddenly changed from uncomfortable heat to mild and invigorating conditions.
 People were glad and were prepar- ing to welcome the change in out door exercise. Our informant says that many were preparing for an outing, little realizing what was to face them, probably the greatest disaster that will ever befall them. The scenes enacted are said to have been pitiable in the extreme particularly so among women,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14

Among those who have been iden-
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-09-14
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-30
ROCKY POINT.
What Manager Harrington VIII Give His
Patrons Tomorrow.

Manager Harrington has made ar
rangements for a big day at Rocky
Point tomorrow. and there is every rea-
son to anticipate very large attend
ance at this banner shore resort OF
Rhode Island. One OF the big features
offered is the really meritorious vaude-
vile BILL which for the coming week
includes some of the best known per-
formers in the country.
Among these are Raymond and West,
who stand pre-eminent as black face
comedians: Hughes and Hughes, in
new comedy creation Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry. in their latest burletta: the Hol-
brooks, in musical novelties: Evans and
Devere, vocalists and dancer and also
Mabel Stanley. Beatrice CANDLES. Belle
Vivian, Marion DeBois. Jenette Lilford,
Smith and Blanchard, Manchiki and
Miss Sato. all artists OF recognized
merit
Among the other leading features Is
Mulvey, who will shoot the chutes on
his bicycle twice daily. at | and p. m,
and the exhibition Is free to ALL There
will also be bali games during the af-
ternoon. and the toboggans. Moorish
maze, merry-go-rounds. concerts in the
pavilion will all be In evidence. Last,
but by no means least, is the great
shore dinner which Mr.. Harrington Is
serving TO his patrons, and which in
cludes all the delicacies of the season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-30
BRISTOL.

The meeting Of the council next Mon
day afternoon is looked forward to with
much interest. The parties at MtHope
Park whose license was recently sus-
pended are expected to be present and
present their case.
A reception was held yesterday af-
ternoon and evening by Mrs. Joseph f..
Fletcher at her summer residence on
Hope street.
The remains OF Courtland r. Little
field were brought here yesterday and
inferred I'm the North burial grounds.
Rev. Harry Nichols. formerly pastor
here OF the Advent Christian Church
died recently at Webster. Mass. He
was member of the Bristol Com
mandery, u. o. g. c.. and "A claim for
the amount OF his insurance is being
prepared
Rev. William S. Tilley. rector OF
Christ Church, Harrison. n. j.. is here
visiting his mother on High street. He
is a brother of Commander Benjamin
f. Tilley of the u. s. Navy.
The building committee on the new
engine house for the Hydraulion En-
gine Company held meeting last
evening and made arrangements to is
sue a new call for bids
DIR. s. p. Burdick and wife of Phila-
delphia, arrived here yesterday and are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G..
Easterbrooks on Bay View Heights.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-30
NEWS IN AND ABOUT (.
THESE PLANTATIONS
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Since yesterday morning an oppo-
silion to the present board OF officers
OF the Watchemoket fire district has
made its appearance. Not that there
can be any fault found with the board,
but, as the young men of the opposition
say, the citizens at large do not take
interest enough in the matter 10 snow
their appreciation of the work done by
the board, and to make things more in
teresting, the young men propose To go
TO the meeting Monday evening, and IL
they find "a small attendance Will put
an entire new ticket In the Held, ana
will have enough friends on hand To
elect them. Should the meeting be
largely attended they will, 10 man,
vote for each member OF the present
board, for the report of the various Of
fiers. which was distributed yesterday
afternoon, show that the affairs OF the
district have been managed in a most
careful manner. and instead OF being
in debt have finished up their years
work with over $4,000 in the hands OF
the treasurer.
An unknown bicyclist collided with
Michael Donovan, paver. who was at
work at the end of the Washington
street bridge. early this morning. Mr..
Donovan was rendered unconscious by
the collision and was cared for by
physician, and was then taken to hla
home. The accident was unavoidable.
Mrs. Joseph Robarge and daughters.
Belle and Phyllis, of Warren avenue,
left today for Willimantic, Conn.,, to
visit relatives. They expect to be gone
for a week.
Mr.. Thomas Robarge. Sr., of Will
mantle, Conn, who has been in town
for the past week visiting friends. re-
turned home today.
Upon the recommendation of Chief OF
Police Adams the case of Ormand +.
Bliss, who was charged with being a
disordely person, was discontinued in
the Seventh District court this morning
upon payment of costs.
The voting list was canvassed today
for the meeting Of the fire district
which is TO be held Monday.
The boys In Watchemoket square
this morning amused themselves at tho
expense OF a Seekonk farmer who had
the misfortune TO have barrel OF fiou,
roll from his wagon. and it's contents
spilled upon the street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-30
PAWTUXET VALLEY.

The Sunday school of the Hope
Methodist Church made its annual ex-
cursion to Roger Williams Park and
Fields Point today.
r. T. Sake, a native of Japan, and
former classmate OF Rev. G. III.
Meader, who is now pursuing advanced
studies in the philosophical department
of the graduate school of Harvard Uni
versity, Is the guest of Mr.. Meader at
st. Andrews rectory, and will deliver
an address at st. Andrews Church to-
morrow on modern religious life In
Japan.
The Coventry Woman's club have re-
ceived and accepted an invitation from
Mrs. A. M. Austin to spend Tuesday at
her cottage at Old Buttonwoods.
Rev. FIR. Lebel. pastor of the Church
OF Notre Dame du Bon Conseil. has re-
turned from a months vacation spent
in Canada.
Mrs. Alfred Wood. OF Washington, ID.
c., is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
l.. Wood. at Centreville.
A small dog. frothing at the mouth
and apparently suffering from hydro
phobia. caused considerable excitement
at Riverpoint this morning by running
down Main street and across the open
lot at the end OF the village to the New
England railroad. He was pursued by
a number OF men and boys, who finally
overlook and shot him In a field near
the river bank.
"A drunken woman caused consider
able disturbance on Quidnick street, at
Arctic Centre. last night and early this
morning by shouting and pounding on
the doors of the houses, but she was
carried off by her friends before the
police arrived
milk wagon belonging to George
Tiffany was wrecked by one of the
wheels catching In the electric car
track at Jericho this morning.
A young man named Ernest Austin
was overcome by the heat while riding
his bicycle on the road between West
colt and Apponaug this morning. Ma
than williams found him lying under
bush beside the road unable 10 move
and nearly insensible. and taking hint
I'm his carriage carried him TO APP
ponaug, where he was attended by a
physician and recovered sufficiently To
take the 10 o'clock train for his home IN
Providence.
A number of horses which have taken
part i'm the races at the r. V. Park
during the past week were shipped
from Riverpoint. on the New England
railroad. this morning.
Mrs. James G.. Dow is seriously i'll at
her home in Natick.
The voters OF the Riverpoint fire dis
trict will hold a special meeting I'm Odd
Fellows hall Monday evening for the
purpose OF authorizing the treasurer to
hire money TO meet the expenses Of the
district until the tax becomes available.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-30
WARREN.

The funeral of Mrs. Phebe Winslow
was held at 2:s0 o'clock. Rev. Gregory
Wnlcott officiating. A large number OF
the relatives and friends Of the de-
ceased were present. SPECIAL music was
rendered by the members OF the Bapt-
ist church choir. The remains were in
tered In the South Cemetery, Theo-
tlore Warren, William II. Simmons, AL
fred b. Corey and Daniel S. Bushee
acting as bearers.
The local Sanitary and Relief asso-
citation met this week and made ar
rangements for work ~ constructing
garments for hospital use.
Mrs. Mary Lee and her nephew, AL
bert Clarke, have returned from a
weeks yisit to friends In Lincoln.
Miss Grace Sheldon, who has been on
q two weeks visit with her friends
Mr.. and Mrs. q. II. Gordon, returned
10 her home In Providence today.
Miss Ida Crandall. OF Darlington. has
several weeks for the benefit Of her
health. -
Mrs. Margaret Driscol is building a
BAY window on her residence on Main
street and making other improvements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Martin are enter
tanning their niece. Miss Peck. OF Rheo-
both.
Miss Ella Goff has been secured to
act as organist at the NJ. f. church
sunday. the regular organist. Mrs. T..
w. Mckenzie. being confined TO her
home with a sprained ankle
Mr.. Charles Brown has returned from
q visit to friends at Nantasket, Hull
and Stoughton.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-30

A communication from Mayor Thresh-
er TO the retiring board OF license COM
rnissioners Messrs. George NJ. Sloane.
Charles T. cooding and Joseph Authier
10 Q deserved testimonial OF the integ-
r1ty shown by the gentlemen during
their term Of office just passed and Is
~ follows:
Gentlemen--I cannot allow your term
OF once TO expire without expressing
my most hearty thanks for the manner
IN which YOU have conducted the af-
fairs Of the board during the time u
has been my privilege to be mayor OF
the city. Since / first appeared before
you In January last. at the beginning
Of my term OF Office. TO ask your earn
est support and cooperation In matters
pertaining TO the moral welfare Of the
city. up to the present time. have al
ways been received by you with n
marked degree OF courtesy and respect.
ana every request or suggestion OF mine
has been acted upon by you. not only
promptly. but unanimously. The per-
feet harmony that has always existed
between US has been a source OF great
pleasure and satisfaction 10 me. I wish
especially TO thank you for your
promptness In accepting my suggestion
and voting not 20 grant a license this
year n there was music I'm the saloon
and believe II 10 be a~e;reat step to-
ward improving the morals OF the city
Once more thanking You for your mo-
be work. and the willingness with
which you have performed the same.
and Wishing you the same degree Of
cocceag IN your private life that has
hecn yours a. license commissioners
11rIs,6 the year Of 1898.
Respectfully yours.
1ENRY 9. THREsHER. Mayor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-30
AT THE ENORTH END.
Knocked Down and Injured by Bicycle.
violet Club Trolley Party.

Margaret Dwyer. a young woman.
while going to her work yesterday was
knocked down by bicycle ridden by
Perry McAder. of 109 Comstock avenue.
She sustained injuries about the left
hip and her right wrist was injured.
The trolley party held last evening by
the Violet club was the largest party of
the kind that ever left Randall square.
and proved TO be also one of the most
enjoyable. Four well-filled cars left the
square shorty after $3.50 o'clock and
went to Camp White. where dancing
bowling and other amusements were
indulged In until late hour. several
members OF the Bachelors and No
Name clubs attended the affair.
Yesterday was a quiet day in police
circles, as but one arrest was made and
two disturbances suppressed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-30
PAWTUCKET.

A Pawtucket man named James X.
Thompson residing at 1872 Pine street.
called at the police station last night
and said that he concluded from a re-
port which had appeared In an evening
paper that he had been unwillingly
made the victim of a fraud. He said
that. a few weeks ago he was appoint
ed secretary OF the Red Cross Auxil-
iary League with headquarters I'm this
city. The appointment had been made
by G. II. Dodge OF New York city and
since his appointment he had forward
ed several boxes OF supplies TO New
York without a suspicion that anything
was wrong. Last night he said he read
the article referred TO and II appeared
TO him that he had been duped.
Miss Bessie Harrington had charge
OF trolley party last night consisting
OF the members OF the Girls Friendly
Society OF the Church OF the Good
Shepherd and which numbered about
fifty. Their destination was Crescent
Park where only short stay was made
however, and the return trip was be-
gun early.
Another chapter I'm the series OF miu,
fortunes which have Of recent years
befallen once prosperous Pawtucket
business man, Mr.. :. u. Havens. oc-
CURED yesterday when HIS restaurant
on Main street was sold under fore
closure of mortgage by Auctioneer G.
l.. Rogers
Mr.. Felix Breault and Miss Marie
Godbout have hled intentions OF mar
riage with the city clerk Both claim
their residence I'm thfs city.
Another trolley ride 10 Crescent Park
was enjoyed by the employees of the
American Hair Cloth Co. last night.
Three young ladies. Misses Sarah
Greene. Agnes Connora and Annie
Hughes had the arrangements I'm
charge. Two chartered cars were used
for the occasion and In every way the
outing was an enjoyable one.