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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
The Swaying Walls a Menace TO
Street Car Patrons.
Loosened Pillars and lettering Chimneys
May Fall at Any Moment Thou
sands View the Ruins.

securely against the wall. A sharp
gust of wind will send it hurting to the
ground. It's weight would crush a
streetcar and kill every inmate.
On Ellis street, opposite the Golden
West Hotel, an immense block OF
cornice swings to and fro, ready to
drop. 1t is suspended by a sheet Of
roofing, which will not long bear the
weight and strain upon it. The Market
street walls are bulged out at the Sec
ond and third stories, causing the I'M
supported chimneys and crumbling
walls to lean inward at the top. Until
these dangers are removed no work
should be done in the ruins, as the
laborers would be taking their lives in
their hands.
The complete destruction Of Lucky"
Raldwin's great property cannot be
realized without a survey inside the
skeleton walls. Here the thorough
work of the destroyer is apparent. Piles
of broken, partially burned joists, heat
twisted iron pipes and plaster rise
in chaotic mass to 20 and 80 feet. Broken
bits of marble, crockery and glass fill
in the interstices in the mass, leaving
only projecting timbers in sight. Hang
ing in shreds to the slivered wood and
scattered about the ruin are books and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
MORE MISSING
REPORTED SAFE
Five of Those Thought to Be
Lost Heard From.

Five more names were yesterday
stricken from the list of missing Mrs.
Andrews of Salt Lake, who with her two
children was reported missing, was not
guest at the hotel She had called there
in the afternoon upon f. c. Bowman and
wife of Salt Lake, but left early in the
evening. The Bowmans escaped, but lost
everything they had
f. c. Andrews, cashier of the Baldwin
Grotto. was found at the San Francisco
Lodging House, and he also accounts for
". W. Benchley, another Grotto en-
ploye, who was also on the list Mr..
Andrews occupied a room on the light
shaft on the fourth floor, to which he
retired at o'clock on the morning of the
fire.
I've been missing because I've been
asleep" said Andrews. ~ was Weakened
by the flames shooting up the light well
and I got up, packed my things and went
down stairs, gathering up a crowd of
women on the way. l didn't stop to see
the fire, but came over here and went to
sleep, and I've been asleep ever since.
Concerning Benchley he says; Bench
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
Judge John j. Carriers Friends Now Seek
Only His Dead Body.

charred articles of clothing, which
were left in the rooms by the panic
stricken guests.
The inside of the Market and Ellis
street walls and the firewall which sep
arated the hotel and the annex, are
burned smooth. The fire was extin-
guished before the street rooms on
Powell street were completely burned.
All these rooms are open at one end,
the hall partition having been burned
away, and looking in that direction one
sees an immense stage setting. Moth
ing remains of the interior of the thea
ter except few dressing rooms which
were underneath the stage. Every YES
+iea of decoration which adorned the
walls of the playhouse was obliterated.
In the center of the ruin stands g.
shattered brick wall rising like mon
ument over the entombed victims OF
the fire gods wrath.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
FRIENDS COME TO
BAlDWIN'S AID

Although he has a great many plans
under consideration Baldwin has not yet
decided whether or not he will rebuild.
AS was expected many of his old-time
friends sought him out with offers of as
sistance and submitted plans to him, but
none have passed the consideration stage.
Several consultations were held during
the day with officials of the Hibernia
Bank and agents of companies anxious to
purchase the site outright. 1t is UNDER
stood that the officials Of the bank offered
either to buy the ground or assist in the
erection of new building. There is a
diversity of opinion. Some favor the
erection of a first-class hotel, while 9TH
ers suggest handsome opera house and
block of buildings, but 1t will be some
days before any definite conclusions can
be arrived at
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
JOHN MCCARTHY
REPORTED MISSING
He May Have Perished in the
Baldwin Fire.

John Mccarthy is supposed to be among
the missing, and it is feared he met a ter
rible death during the great confiagra-
ton that destroyed the Baldwin Hotel
The missing man was registered at the
well-known caravansary and since the
fire his absence has been noted by his
friends and they are anxiously trying to
ascertain his whereabouts.
Mccarthy arrived from New York a few
weeks ago and stopped at the Baldwin.
He came to this city as the representa-
tive of a large wholesale liquor house Of
New York City.
A Mr. Goroux advance agent for the
Seven Sutherland Sisters, has been in
quiring everywhere for his friend, but
without success. 1t is thought his body
will be found amid the charred ruins Of
the DESTROYED structure.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
AN OVERTURNED LAMP WAS
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE
Drunken rg Of Cooks and Walters in the Kitchen Said to Have Led to
the Awful Loss Of Life and Property

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25

formed the unpleasant duty of removing
the dead from the ruins.
Deputy Hallett made an inspection of
the dead mans room and found his
clothes, trunk, etc. The pockets in Lett
heads clothing contained nothing of
value, although he was always well pro-
vided with money when ashore. The
trunk contained, only clothing Manager
Lake, who assisted in the search, found
a draft for $50 drawn in favor of the dead
mans mother, who is believed to be in
New York. The trunk was sent to the
MOrgue Miss Susie w. Nicoll of 62S
Haight street, an intimate friends of Lett
head. who is employed in the office of the
steamship company, called at the Morgue
and identified the body.
The body was removed at once to an
undertaking parlor 1t, is very likely it
will be sent to his mother in New York:
was about go years of age. He had been
employed by the Pacific Mail Steamship
one of the most efficient and popular off,
Gals in it's employ.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
Firemen Discover James Leithead's Body in
His Bathroom.

they were by tortuous passageways,
total darkness and sitting smoke in
addition to the bewilderment attendant
at such a period.
To-day the work of tearing down the
lettering chimneys and walls and the
grewsome delving among the wreckage
for victims will begin in earnest.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
STAINS TORPEDO FLEET LEAVES THE CAPE VERDE
 ISLANDS AFTER MANY DAYS
The Strongest of the Ships Sail Westward. but That May Be. Only Ruse to Give the
 Americans a Scare.
Copyrighted 1sss by James Gordon Bennett.

o fou first tran ae een in is rbor for m time e this morning orders they esquron b SpanHh fo tn las day dsoonIo 
 Part the fleet sailed the Washington About nhurla rheufer
 
  was gorsid of the then o  t few
  t sailed in north in eEwnlu
  cruising H tn
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THE LITTLE F00TE CHASED
 TWO SPANISH GUNB0ATS
 INTO CARDENAS HARB0R
Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.
 KEY WEST, April 2o.-The torpedo-boat Foote, under com mand of Lieutenant Rogers, had an interesting, though net serious, exchange of compliments with two small Spanish gunboats last Sun day, which was announced ex- clusively by the Herald.
 Accounts brought in by the officers of the Puritan, now here coaling, say that the monitor Terror lay some miles off Cardenas Bay on Sunday afternoon at 3:3o o'clock. When the officers in the messroom heard shots they ran on deck and saw the torpedo-boat Foote lying well in toward Car denas.
 About one and a half miles nearer shore, close to the mouth of the harbor. their glasses re- vealed two small Spanish gunbqats sneaking along, hugging the coast. Lieutenant Rogers had seen them, and, as he afterward explained to
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
REMEMBERING AS
 A LAST. RESORT.
Spain Will not Issue Letters of Marque Unless Her War
 Fleets Are Destroyed.

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett
 MADRID, April 29-I am informed on high authority that the Spanish Governments reservation of it's rights to issue letters of marque does not ne- cessarily imply that she will have re- course to privateering. The Govern ment, indeed, has no intention at pres ent of doing so. She has simply re- served the right should circumstances, such as the destruction of the Spanish feet compel her to take such a course
 The rumor current at Washington re- gently that Spain had offered Cuba to Austria is. absolutely without founda- tion.
 The eminent academician, Pierre Lott, who has just arrived in Madrid is much annoyed about the absurd ru- mors current with regard to his inten- tion to offer his sword to Spain AL though he acknowledges his entire sympathy as with Spain and the Queen Regent, it is all he can give, as his service belongs to France The facts published in the Herald that he had not asked permission of the French na- val authorities to offer his services to Spain, which, as an officer on the ac- tive list he would have to do before he could take any step of the sort, sufficiently mark the baselessness of the reports current in Paris. He will remain here about week.
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the Terror's officers, he decided to have some fun with them, though the range was rather long for serious execution.
 The Foote opened fire with one pounder guns and Lieutenant Qualtrough of the Terror thinks one of the Spaniards was hit by one shot, but he is not certain. Both the Spanish gunboats re- turned the Foote's fire without hesitation. Lieutenant Rogers then steamed toward them, firing as he advanced. The Spaniards replied with a few more shots, all of which went wide of their mark. Then, apparently not liking the Foote's rapid advance, they turned and steamed back into Cardenas harbor
 Knowing the harbor to be mined, and that both the Spanish vessels carried heavier guns than his own, Lieutenant Rogers refused to fol- low them inside the harbor and re- turned to his post.
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reinforced by the battle-ship Pelayo. the protected cruiser Alfonso XIII and second torpedo-boat fotilla at Cadiz, the authorities do not believe that it will come west, despite the fact that the armor-clads and de- stroyers sailed in the direction of Porto Rico. It is generally be- lieved in naval circles that the ships will proceed to the Canary Islands, where they will await the arrival of achievements from Spain and will then come west.
 In order that the authorities may be advised without delay if the ves- sells are bound to Porto Rico, the St. Louis or Harvard will be sent to the eastward of Porto Rico to ascertain the fleets position, if bound for that point, and when this information is secured will hasten with all speed to where the armored fleet of the American Government will be in waiting.
 Considerable relief is experienced in naval circles over the departure of Spain's fleet from St. Vincent. for the reason that the safety of the bat tle-ship Oregon is now believed to be assured. The accuracy of the Her aids cable advices is shown by the fact that while the Navy Depart ment learned yesterday that the tor pedo gun vessel Temerario. belong ing to the Spanish navy, had gone to sea, the Herald announced this morning that it had only gone to La Plata. The arrival of the Temerario at La Plata was confirmed by of- ficial advices received here to-day.
 Secretary Long is now confident that the Oregon and the gunboat Marietta are safe, and expressed the belief that the Oregon, even if at tackled, could take care of at least two armored cruisers before being disposed of herself. As to the Temerario, it is believed she is not bent on the destruction of the Ore-
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It was the torpedo boat Foote at which the first shots were fired recently from Matanzas' three bat teries.
 One of the. Spanish gunboats with which the Foote exchanged shots is believed to have been the Nigero
 The above is true version of the occurrence, and differs ma teriallv from the description given by General Blanco. Blanco's Madrid version of the same en- counter says that the Spanish gun boat Nigero repulsed three United States torpedo-boat destroyers which tried to enter the port of Cardenas and compelled them to retreat.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30

NEW YORK, April 2o.-A Wash ington special to the Herald says: Spain's fleet has sailed from Cape Verde Islands in two divisions, one of which sailed north toward the Ca nary Islands and the other went to- ward Porto Rico.
 An unsigned dispatch reached the State Department this afternoon an- nouncing that the first division, ap- parentIy bound for the Canaries, had returned to St. Vincent on account of a collision. It is believed by the administration and naval officials that this dispatch was instigated by the Spanish authorities, and it is therefore regarded with considerable doubt.
 Four armored cruisers-the Amir ante oquendo, the Vizcaya, the In fanta Maria Teresa and the Cristobal Colon, and three torpedo-boat de- stroyers, the Terror, Furor and osado formed the division which sailed westward.
 The division which started north consisted of three torpedo boats Ariete, Azor and Rayo, the auxiliary cruiser Ciudad de Cadiz and the Eng fish collier, from which the fleet coaled before it sailed. It was this division which was reported to have suffered an accident and returned to port.
 The announcement of the depart ure of the Spanish men-of-war reached the State Department this morning, and it was confirmed by private information received here. It was this announcement which caused the officials to look upon the message subsequently received as of Spanish origin.
 Notwithstanding the report made by the American Consul in the morn ing that the fleet had sailed, the dis patch this afternoon reiterated this paws. and furthermore announced
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
DECEPTION CREATES
 SPANISH CONFIDENCE,
Ignorant Masses Made to Believe That America Is Being We'll
 Trounced.

Copyrighted. 1898, by James Gordon Bennett
 MADRID, April 29.-A most notable change has taken place in public opin- ion within the last couple of days Be- fore the people were confident Spain would fight gallantly. Now they are confident that Spain will win.
 The Correspondence says tonight: Spain fears the conflict less and less every day"
 This really epitomizes the state of the public mind. 1t is principally due to the accounts received here from Amer ican correspondents of Spanish papers. These picture sort of anarchy as reigning in the United States. Naval and military chiefs are shown as changing their ideas every day about the plan to be followed They describe the American ships as hopelessly mis- handled and the alleged encounter be- tween the Ligera and the Cushing be- comes a great Spanish victory. How much truth there is in these reports it is impossible to find out, as no others are allowed to enter.
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 the return of the division composed of the torpedoboats on account of a collision. Had the message simply stated that the torpedo-boats had re- turned on account of collision, even had it been unsigned, the department might have put some faith in it, but the reiteration of the news of the sailing of the fleet caused officials to regard the information with suspi- cion. The dispatch was probably ad- dressed to the department, but the absence of the Consul's name and the further fact that it was not in cipher were regarded as significant indica- tion of the source of the message.
 As the Spanish force has not been
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
WILL LOMBARD
 MATANZAS AGAIN

NEW YORK, April 29.-The Herald's Washington correspon- dent says: Another lombard ment of Matanzas will promptly follow if General Blanco makes any attempt to replace the bat teries demolished by Admiral. Sampson.
 Official dispatches from Ad- miral Sampson received at the Navy Department to-day tell. briefly of the bombardment, which the Herald so fully and graphicall~ described yesterday morning. The only explanation he makes for the atuach on aaa.an- gas Notifications is th2t he dis covered the Spaniards were erecting heavy guns there, and he deemed it expedient to demol- ish them. He adds that the Pur- itan will be sent back to Matan- gas with orders to destroy any new batteries that may be erected.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
Burn Weyler in Effgy.

SOLEDAD. April 29.-A number of pupils attending the public schools here held a patriotic meeting on the outskirts of town last night and burned an effigy of General Weyler and a model of the Spanish warship Pelayo. The action of the juveniles aroused the enthusiasm of their elders, and many of them participated in the proceedings.
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gon, as that vessel has undoubtedly passed Montevideo. There are seve- ral aricen stea ners sailing in South American waters, and 1t is con sidered that she hopes to go on a prize hunt.
 Considerable surprise is expressed in State Department circles that Ar gentina has not ordered the Teme- rario out of her waters, in view of the fact that she issued her procla- nation of neutrality on April 21, as soon as she had been advised that a state of war existed between the United States and Spain
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
CARDENAS NOT
 FORWARDED.

KEY WEST, Fla, April 29.- Captain B. F. Harrington of the United States monitor Puritan, who has just come om Car denas, specifically and emphat- ically denies the story of the al- legged bombardment of that port by the Terror and the gunboat Machias. He says there are no Spanish batteries there and that the entire story is untrue. Cap tain Harrington is commanding officer of the United States ves- seis at Cardenas.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
Fleur de Lys Sails.

Copyrighted. 1898, by James Gordon Bennett
 LISBON, April 29.-The American yacht Fleur de Lys sailed to-day under sealed orders.
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been sighted communicate with The chief Aguina Hongong Singapore alleged absconded
  communication with Hongkong has been suspended LONDON is monenariy expected n Manila
 dispatch the Daily Mail ders that will be been secured for American trading Eleven the exceedingly
  discretion o United ConsuW believed that The here dispatches o Wednesday," The Daily eegraPhs Hkong  and ammunition MADRID April 29he of the Philippines which
  iard defeated the traced foundation
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HONGKONG, April 3o--t is denied that the s meet the American squadron On the contrary, it Warshps will remain in Manila Bay to assist the forts
 1t is reported from Manila that the AT been sighted, but the weather has been to to communicate with the rebels.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
TO-DAY WILL MEET
 SPANISH SQUADRON
 IN A DEATH GRAPPLE
Madrid Has Rumors of Victory but It Is Too Stormy for the Ameri-
 cans to Get In.

Spanish Torpedo FIotiIa Has Left Cape Verde Islands, but It Is Believed It Will Go
 Back to the CanarieS
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-01

cattle business, and drove a herd Of
stock overland from Gallup. He will
feed them here this winter, and as he Is
ensmOred with the appearance Of things
In this vicinity. will probably locate
among us. lie Is nov quartered on John
Morrls5n's ranch. up the valley.
The Durango papers have given us San
Juaners a car on two different Occas-
ions this week. Monday evenings Her
aid contained a highly sensational story,
saying II was rumored that Mr.. Fergus
son Of the Ia Plata had been killed BY
persons mysterious, who had also killed
sheriff elect DJdson when he sought to
arrest them. The story was founded on
nothing irmer than a fertile fancy; who
invented II ia not yet known wednes-
day morning the Democrat followed with
a rumor that Capt, T. b. Hart had been
pardoned at Santa Ne. II there Is any
truth in the statement It Is a surprise 10
every one here. go away from home TO
get the news" every tune. Mora
Hart is nov on his way TO Aztec
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-01

From the Register.
p. l.. Strauss, father Of Mesdames Ma.
than and j. ]. JANA, arrived here Wednes-
day from albuquerque and will hereafter
make Roswell his home.
@ A Richardson left Tuesday morning
TOR Las Cruces TO look after agricultural
college business. From there he will 90
via the Santa Fe to Sterling, Kansas, to
visit his brother, NJ. x. Richardson, and
may visit several other points east of
there before he returns.
MIR. and Mrs. b. Flesher arrived home
Thursday from Albuquerque, where they
visited Mrs. Blesher's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aaron ROsenwald, for some time
after returning from their wedding tour,
Mrs. Flesher will be welcomed to Roswell
by a vide circle OF friends who recall
with pleasure her visit here some two
years ago, They spent Wednesday at
Eddy.
Otto HedgecOxe has just completed a
reservoir covering n and n half acres
OF land for the purpose OF storing the
water from the artesian we'll recently
completed on the Tobe Cszier place, az.
teen miles southwest Of town. This we'll
is $50 feet deep, the deepest Of any In the
valley, and flows fully 400 gallons per
minute Of the %sottest, purest water that
has yet teen found between the PecOe
and Roswell. MIR, Hedgecoxe will use
the water for lrrigating his farm a large
portion Of which IS now in a young or
chRrd.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-01
SILVER CITY.

From the Independent.
The masquerade ball given In New
comb hall Thanksgiving night by the
Silver City lodge. Daughters Of Rebekah,
was an entire success In every reopeot.
James Brooks, who IL confined In the
county jail, awaiting trial, being charged
with the murder OF School Teacher Sim.
mons at Cooks Peak. made an attempt TO
take his life Sunday night by taking poi.
son. lie failed TO eat sufficient OF the
drug and while a very sick man yeJter
day, will recoyer
Exaggerated reports have been clrcu.
lated throughout the country surround.
ing Silver City to the effect that there
are a large number Of smallpox cases In
this town. The Independent has made
careful personal investigation and has
the authority Of the health officer, DIR. g..
N. Woods, that there is not a single case
OF the disease In Silver City.
There died In this city, at noon, Tues.
day, November 20, 1898, Katie Finicke,
commonly known as Blanche Smith. De-
ceased was a member OF the deml.monde
and was known In many Of the towns
and settlements OF New Mexico. As her
death was quite sudden a jury was EN-.
panelled, who rendered a verdict that
death resulted from alcoholism.
In and around Dryer there are no new
cases Of smallpox, and the old ones are
improving, az the most Of them are up
and out OF bed. But At BrOckman's and
a little below are some nine cases report
ed. Pablo Rivera, who lives close to
BrOckman's. has four sick children, and
at BrOckmAn's Ave cases, John Kntsmin.
ger, wife and three children, one child
having died. Above swartE are some
four cases. Also at Santiago McKin's
house.