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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
CHINA MUST ACT QUICKLY.
OTHERWISE BY SATURDAY RUSSIA WILL
SEIZE PORT ARTHUR AND


London. March 24-The Nagasak correspond
ent Of The Daily Mail" says:
China It is reported. refuses 10 accept Rus
sias pledge that the occupation Of Port Arthur
VIII not be permanent. unless the document is
countersgned by France and Germany; but 1t
is believed that II she does not accede TO the
Russian demands before Saturday next Russia
intends TO seize Port Arthur ard Taien-Wan
and 10 hoist the Russian flag there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
WORK AT THE DRY TORTUGAs
BIDS FOR EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS oPENEl
At THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.

washington. March 3.-The Navy Department
opened bids to-day for extensive improvements at
Dry Tortugas and Key West 4 formal transfer
having been Effected regards Tortugas which
passes from the Treasury 10 the War Department
Tho improvements consist OF two solid steel piers
10 b- constructed At Dry Tortugas with TWO eN-
isu~iyr coal sheds and an elab-rate mechanical
equipment for loading naval vessels with coal AT
Key West the improvements consist Of IA steel pier
and two coal sheds with similar machinery for
3. 90 for the entire work down 10 about Spo 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
HUSBAND AND WIFE BURIED TOGETHER.

HB GOULD NOT BE CoMFoRTrD AFTER HER
DEATH AND EXPIRED 4 DAY LATER
Mrs Anna Draper died at her home I'm Kalden-
berg Place Tarrytown on Monday afternoon, after
a lingering illness. Thomas Draper, her husband
could not be comforted. and, although in apparent
perfect health on the day LIS wife died expired
Tuesday. Husband and wife were buried in the
same grave yesterday afternoon. Mrs Draper was
sixty-One years ola and her husband sixty. Two
daughters and two sons survive the couple.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
STRIKE or THE LsTHurs ENDED.

Colon Colombia March "A general order OF
The Panama Railroad Company Offering an in
crease in the wages Of the railroad Iaborer oi -
cents q day during the present high rate OF eA-
change ended yesterdays strike. The men de-
manded S2 currency day. instead Of 81 20 currency
which had been the wage rate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
PRoJECTILE CONTRACTS AWARDED.
SHOT AND SHE'LL FoR THE sEAcoAsT FoRTlFIcA-
TrONS

Washington. March 23-The Bureau OF Ordnance
to-day awarded contracts for supplying about SIX
teen hundred cast-lron projectNes FOR seacoast
fortdca;ions. AS rapidly as completed they VIII
be shipped 20 the various places az which they are
needed Two Virginia companies secured the con-
tracts the Petersburg Iron Works and the Trede-
gar Company. Of Richmond. he awards being DIS
,~b,,oI AS follows - lI-lcrh solid shot and 1b
i3-nch mortar shells. The latter Of ~ pounds each.
- the Petersburg company. and lh5 Of The pinch
,nortar shells OF 500 pounds each and 500 Pinch
mortar shells OF 100 pounds each 10 the Tredegar
Company 90 --,
Works today shipped 20 i-irch and 90 j-inch pro-
1eotiirs In response to an order from Washington
directing that al shells ready for delivery be- sent
at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
sAGASTA TPHOLDs BLANCO.

THE CAPTAIN GENERALS DENIAL OF A DYNA-
MITE STORY APPROVED.
Madrid March 23-Senor Sagasta the Prem
Ter. IS quoted in an interview as saying:
The Government entirely approves Of Cap
tain General Rlanco's conduct in denying that
the Names magazines were blown up with dy-
Mantle. as the Americans have alleged"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
SPAIN APPEALS TO FRANCE.
ASKING HER LARGEST CREDITOR IF SHE
WILL MEDIATE FOR HER IN
=

London. March 2i-A Vienna correspond
ent Of The Standard" says:
/ am credibly informed that Spain has IN
formally inquired at Paris whether France. as
her largest creditor and traditional friend.
would, either alone or in conjunction with other
Powers. mediate at Washington. and also
whether II IS possible to place .pansh loan in
France"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
TOBACCO SHIPMENTS FROM HAVANA.

Washington. March 3-Consul-Gencral Lee re-
ports from Havana under yesterdays date that
on tho l2th G bales OF hAer tobacco were shipped
TO New-York on the same day. Il TO Key West
on the 10Th 50 bales 70 Tampa and bales TO Mo-
bile; nth l63 bales 20 New York. l2l bales 10 Chi
cago and q bales Louisville. and the 18th.
81 bales TO Tampa and ~ bales 10 New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
coRoyER's jury crySrRES OWNERS.

TIE wABAsH-AvE. DISASTER SAID 10 re DIE 10
FAULTY CONSTRUCTION.
Chicago. March 23.-The Coronor's jury invest!-
eating the causes Of the Wahash-ave. Ere. IN
which a score Of people lost ihei- Hcvs. censured
the owners of the building in verdict to-day.
holding that the structure faulty constructed
ond insunicen,ly supplied with nre-escapes. The
verdict recommends that the question of indict-
ments be taken up by the Grand jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
GALLANT FEAT OF ENSIGN SPEAR.
HE LEAPS OVERHEARD FROM THE MONTGOMERY
AND SAVE, \ SAILORS LIFE.

Key West Fla. March 23-An act II heroisrn
on the part OF q young Naval officer became
generally known to-day. Ensign Roscoe Spear,
of the Montgomery. now lying in the harbor
Jumped overheard late :he other night in re-
sponse to the cry Of Man overheard" He was
in full uniform. but after a few minutes found
the luckess sailor. Who unable to swim
and being rapidly borne away from the
ship.
After n hard struggle young Spear brought
the almost llfeless man back 70 the Montgom-
cry and both were hauled In more dead than
alive II took several hours To revive the plucky
officer. but the incident goes 20 show the kind of
stock the American Navy is made of. Ensign
Roscoe Spear comes from NorristOWn. Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
C4sr or THE PLAGUE ~ ARABIA.

JidGah. Arabia March Cit IS officially an
nourced that suspicious case believed TO be sick
ness caused by the plague. has been discovered
here The pilgrimage 70 Mecca has Just begun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
FRANCE EXPRESSES REGRET.

FIN1I1I1l AII1IIIs IHE FA"I II a FKENCH AD-
VANCE ~ sOKOTO.
London. March 23.-It was reported IN the
lobby % the House Of Commons this evening that
France had finally admitted the accuracy Of the
news of the French advance In Sokoto West
Central Africa last month. which had been FOR
-nerly denied.
1t is understood that the admission was ac-
companied by explanations and by an express
sion Of regret.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
vEw-oRLEANs TAKING ON AMMUNITION

Grayeseni. England March c3.-The United States
cruiser New-Orleans formerly the Amazonas
started for Hole Haven at II o'clock this morning
20 take on board her ammunition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
AUSTRIA AND THE L47TIMER AFFAIR
INTERPOLATION ON THE sUBJECT IN THE DIET
AT VIENNA.

Vienna March o3.-In the lower house OF the
Diet to-day Dr. Nayreder addressed an interpeUa-
ton TO Count Won Thun- Hohenstein the President
of the Council OF Ministers. asking what steps M
proposes 10 take for the purpose Of getting the
Austro- Hungarian Government TO adopt a vigorous
attitude respecting The aCqu.ttal Of Sheriff Martin
and the Deputy SheriMs Of Wilkeshar:e. Penn. who
charged with shooting Il number Of striking
miners. including Austro-Hunsarian subjects, at
Lattimer. on September 70 last.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
SALISBURY'S RETIREMENT.
WISHES To RESIGN BOTH HIS HIGH
OFFICES.
THE MATTER DISCUSSED IN COUNCIr-THE DUKE
OF DEvONsHRE WILL PROBABLY BE
PREMIER AND A. J. BALFOUR

London. March 24-"The Daily Chronicle
says. We learn that the long Cabinet council
Monday was - consider an intimation from
the Marquis O: Salisbury Of his desire acting
under medical advice. to resign both the Fre-
mership and The Foreign Secretaryship
Our news is obtained from a source usuaily
trustworthy; but the crisis may take a rev
weeks to develop. the Queen being abroad Loru
Salsbury's successors are almost certain 10 oe
the Duke Of Devonshre Premier and Arthur
J. Ralfour as Secretary OF state for Foreign
Affairs"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
MORNING. NOON AND NIGHT

MORNING. NOON AND NlGHT
,o,, NAV leave Grand Central Station for the West
~" ~ ~ the great through trains Of the New
York CentraI-justy styled Americas Greatest
Railroad. ."-AdyL
The herald., 1898-11-19

FULLERTON, Nov lS.-H. Meiser is
building an addition to his residence.
Two carloads Of machinery were hauled
cut to Santa Fe oil wells yesterday.
Miss Jennie Calder OF Los Angeles is Wis
itng the Misses Ruth and Grace Smith of
Orangethorpe.
Rev. j. G. Webster Congregational min
lister at Long Beach, will preach at McDer.
mont's hall tomorrow at $3.50 p. m.
R. II. Schumacher of the firm of f. J. An
drews & Co., New York, was here this
week looking up orange business.
The Golden Belt Fluit company shipped
six carloads of wanu,s this week and the
Fullerton Walnut Growers association sent
out twelve carloads. The former company
will probably ship its last carload tomorrow
and the association will send out its last
carload the latter part OF nc>t week
As soon as the telephone line is completed
out to the Santa Fe oil wells Agent Star
buck will have & night operator in the ccn-
trail exchange office here and subscribers
can call up any line at any hour Of the night
without extra charge. This shows enter
prise on the par. of the local agent Santa
Ana has only had q night telephone service
a short time. Edgar Swain will be the
night operator.
Lotz Bros. are building an addition to
the postoffice for Miss Gregg, and as soon
The herald., 1898-11-19
Pomona ParagraphS

POMONA, Nov. l8-The Spanish Mis-.
sionary society held its first annual meeting
at the Baptist church yesterday. Consider.
ing the fact that this was the initial meet.
ing of this promising young society, now
Just one year old, this meeting was very
encouraging. The Rev. A. B. Case, the gen.
eral missionary and editor of the Spanish
Evangel, the representative organ OF the
society, delivered an address on the prac.
tical workings of the missionaries.
The California Spanish Missionary soci-
ETY. was organized year ago in the Y. NJ.
G. A. at Los Angeles, and now has nine sta
tions in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Or
ange and Riverside counties. Among those
prominent in the work are President Leslie
F. Gay Of Piru, Vice-president Rev. John
II. Cooper OF Santa Ana and the treasurer,
w. L. Dixie of Redlands. Miss Ortega, one
of the most active workers, is fine singer
and her selections at the meeting were much
appreciated.
The new high school football team did not
make a very good showing in it's first match
game last Saturday at Glendora, the Glen
dora boys scoring 5 to O. However, the
Pomona boys are not at all discouraged and
| are looking for more games.
| Twenty members joined the Ralston phys
ical culture class here on last Wednesday
evening. Miss Florence Blackman will hold
classes three times a week.
G. T. Switzer died at the home of Joseph
Mullen on Tuesday night, after lingering
and painful illness. His sickness resulted
from complication of disorders and wns
puzzle to his physicians. At the post NOR.
TEN examination several organs of the chest
were found to be in a degenerated condition.
Mr.. Switzer was "A years old at the time
of his death and was a member of the Wood
men and Redmen. He leaves wife and lit
| tie son.
The ladies' of the Episcopal church held
their annual bazar last evening at the Guild
hall. One Of the features was fine chicken
pie supper. The entertainment was a pleas.
ant social affair and big success.
The herald., 1898-11-19
THE PoMOLoGICAL SOCIETY
Successful Sessions at Covina-Inter-
csting Papers Read

COVINA, Nov. l8.--The fall meeting OF
the Pathological Society of Southern Cali
fornia has been in session here today and
yesterday. Representative committees OF
well known citizens had made excellent ar
rangements and Franklin hall, in which the
sessions were held, was finely decorated
The following program was enjoyed yester
day:
Morning session-Call to order, Abbot
Kinney, president; invocation, Rev. J. w
Utter; address of welcome, j. Osborn; re.
sponse, Hon. Abbot Kinney; piano solo;
reading minutes of Orange meeting, G. II.
A. Goodwin, secretary; reports of officers
and committees; appointment of commit.
tees; Marketing OF Fruits" A. r. Sprague
Afternoon session-Question box; vocal
solo, Miss Zada Taylor; "The Lemon-Its
Care and Culture" DR.. j. II. Needham; re-
cess to admit new members; Federal Stor-
age Reservoirs" Hon. George II. Maxwell;
discussion, opened by c. Il. Bemis; "The
Apricot in Southern California, from Plant.
ing to Fruiting," !. y. Nc:f
Evening session-Question box; violin
solo, Mr.. Jennison; Suggestions on Flori-
culture" Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd;
recitation, Mrs !. J. Morgan; Canning
and Preserving Fruits for Homo Use," Mrs.
B. +. Cook; ".Torcst Preservation" Hon.
Abbot Kinney.
The herald., 1898-11-19

as it is completed the postoffice room will
be enlarged and about 100 new mail boxes
will be put in, making 200 boxes in all. The
100 boxes now in the pos.oiiice have all
been taken many months, and as the town
is growing rapidly, thore is great demand
for new lock boxes. Other improvements
will also be made in the postotfice and our
obliging postmistress will soon have one of
the enatest country postoGices in Southern
California.
ii. G. Williams moved his family here
from Orange yesterday.
The Rex Oil company moved a lot of
casing and tools out TO their oil wells site
this week.
Kirk Durham and family left Placertia
this week for Michigan. Mr.. Dunham la,
been seriously i'll for several months, ard
it is believed he has now taken quick con-
sumption.
The Columbia Oil company moved an out
fit to Brea canyon Wednesday and will be-
gin boring at once. Indications for oil in
this canyon are excellent.
The bodies of Mrs. Schumacher and the
little Schumacher boy, buried near the foot
hills back of the Orange county nurseries
several years ago, We're exhumed this week
and inferred in the Anaheim cemetery.
Fullerton lodge A. o. L. w. will give a
grand ball here next Wednesday evening,
Thanksgiving eve. Knoll's Los Angeles or
chestra will furnish the music for the hop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Binder are at the
Good Samaritan hospital in Los Angeles,
where Mrs. Binder is being treated by the
leading surgeons of the city.
Court Orange Belt, L. o. f., of Fullerton
will go over to Anaheim next Wednesday
evening to institute Court of Orient in the
new lodge of that city.
l. N. Chapman will soon begin the erec-
tion of a residence on his Placentia place.
dispatch just received here from the
governor of Nevada says he will take up the
matter at once of taking Hancock back to
his state to be tried on the charge of muir
dering Engelke and Edmiston.
II. c. Williams of Orange opened new
barber shop there today.
District Attorney H. Il. West has filed
suits in the Fullerton Justices court against
o. Jensen and G. B. Huggans to recover the
sum of $l00 from each, alleged to be due
the county for liquor licenses for the quar-
ters ending September 9Th and December s,
1898.
A large tomb has just been completed on
the des Oranges, ST., ranch in Placentia at
an expense of nearly $1,000. 1t was con-
structed of cement, is twelve feet deep and
towers sixteen feet above the ground. There
is room in it for twenty-one bodies and the
members of the family will be laid away in
this tomb
William Starbuck reports the following
new subscribers to the telephone exchange
during the past ten days: r. Strain Pla-
centia Fruit company, A. A. Pendergrast,
T. r. Jennings, Orange County Nurseries,
Mrs. Hiltscher's residence, A. Ii. Cargill, p
A. Stanton, William Lotus. The telephone
line to the Santa Fe oil wells was surveyed
this week. All the companies boring for oil
between here and these wells will be con-
nected with the Fullerton telephone ex-
change and the local agent expects to have
over forty telephone subscribers before the
lst of January.
The herald., 1898-11-19

the vessel would break in two amidships.
Captain Maars ordered out the boats, intend
ing to steer for Bermuda. The first boat
was dashed to pieces against the side Of the
vessel, the second boat was successfully
launched with the entire crew. The wind
had in the meantime increased the fury OF
the terrible seas. The small boat had been
damaged in the effort to launch it from
the wreck, and constant bailing was re-
quired to keep it afioat In these circum.
stances the eighteen unfortunate seamen
spent two days in the vicinity of the Jo-
hanna, as they had determined to return
to the derelict when the weather subsided.
Finally, on November IL, the wind and
sea went down, and the men clambered
on board of the wreck and set distress sig
nails. At ii pm. the Peconic was seen APP
preaching, and life boats shortly afterward
came to their rescue. Captain Maars, tho
mate and several of the men were more or
less bruised. The Johanna was built at Al.
basserdam, Holland, in 1890, of ll64 tons,
and was owned by j. Vroege. She was
laden with general merchandise and ma.
chinery.
The herald., 1898-11-19
ABOUT THE STATE

Henry Ames, native of Virginia, aged
"a years, and resident of California since
lS49, died yesterday ar Napa from being
knocked down by team on November 1lth.
The board of directors of the California
Winemakers' corporation met at San Fran.
cisco yesterday and organized by electing
Henry j. Crocker president. The other of.
ficers chosen were: c. +. Montaleagre, vice.
president; w. B. Paxton, treasurer; w. j.
Hotchkiss, secretary manager; j. j. Has.
SELL assistant secretary.
The will of Nicoiaus Van Bergen of San
Francisco, the well known wholesale liquor
merchant, who died November 10th at the
age of 10 years, was filed for probate yester.
day. Mr.. Van Bergen owned vast amount
of real estate and personal property, in.
cluding stocks and bonds. the value of which
is reported to be over half million.
Yesterday afternoon some boys discov.
cred the dead body Of man in a pool Of
the Guadalupe creek back OF the Hyde Park
track at San Jose. Examination failed to
show any wounds. There was no money in
his pockets. The man had evidently been
dead about twenty-iour hours. Ills iden.
tity is unknown. An autopsy will be held
tomorrow to determine whether poison or
drowning caused death.
The attorney general has notified United
States District Attorney Foote at San
Francisco that he had appointed Marshal
Is. Woodward and j. Banning as assistant
district attorneys to succeed Samuel II.
Knight and Bert N. Schlessinger, resigned.
The new appointees are well known in le.
gal circles and have appeared number Of
times as associate counsel in government
cases in the Federal courts.
Caspar Leoni was held for trial at So.
Helena yesterday on the charge of man.
slaughter. About two weeks ago Leoni.
hearing noise outside his house at o'clock
in the morning, took shotgun and went
out. Seeing two men through the darkness,
he aimed his gun and as one of the men
named Higgins advanced he fired. Higgins
died few days later. Leoni claimed that
the men had been stealing wine from his
cellar, but both of them denied the charge,
The transport st. Paul sailed from San
Francisco yesterday for Manila, CARRYING
cargo of Christmas presents for the sol.
diers and sailors in the Philippines. Thou.
sands of packages of all sizes and descrip-
tion have reached the quartermaster' de-
partment in the last ten days from every
part of the country since it became known
that Uncle Sam would act as Santa Claus
and convey Christmas gifts free of cost. A
number of soldiers drafted TO recruit COM
panies now at Manila and forty female
nurses sailed on the st. Paul. Twenty Of
the nurses will remain at Honolulu.
The herald., 1898-11-19
A DEADLY JOKE
Fraternal Insurance Franks Likely TO
Prove Fatal

- MOLINE, ILL.,, Nov. ls-Dr. William P.
Sensibaugh, a dentist of Port Byron, just
east of this city, is in serious condition, as
a result of pranks played on him while being
initiated in fraternal insurance lodge in
that village. During the initiatory cere-
monies he was blindfolded and given sew
eral slight shocks from live wire The
bandage over his eyes having become loos-
ened, he sought to outwit those who were
having fun at his expense by locating the
wire and attempting to avoid it. One Of the
initiating team, seeing the candidate was
about to evade the wire, gave him a little
shove, which threw him off his balance and
he fell, hands down, on the battery itself,
receiving a shock which rendered him un-
conscious.
After working over him for two hours and
finally reviving him, it was discovered that
his right arm hung limp and loose, and in
this condition it has remained ever since.
Since a week ago, he has been kept up
mainly through electrical treatment. One
Of the attending physicians says that par
aiysis of the nerves is threatened, in which
event the sufferer cannot live.
The herald., 1898-11-19
Notice Of Assessment

THE HERALD PUBLISHING CON-
pany--Location of principal place OF
business. Los Angeles California Lo-
cation Of office No. 1S4 South Broad
way.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular
meeting of the board of directors held on
the 18th day of October, 1898. an assessment
OF 500 per share or 20 per cent on each one
hundred dollars, was levied upon the sub
scribed capital stock of the corporation,
payable on or before November 25, 1898. In
United States gold coin. to the general man.
ager of said company at its office No. l30
South Broadway. In said city Of Los An.
geles. California.
Any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on the 25th day OF
November, 1898. will be delinquent and ad-
vert!sed for sale at public auction, and un-
less payment is made before will be sold
on Tuesday. the Sd day of January. 1899. to
pay the delinquent assessment. together
with cost of advertising and expenses Of
sale.
BY order of the Board Of Directors.
g. A. DICKINSON. Secretary.
The herald., 1898-11-19
WARSHIP WISCONSIN
Is Ready for Launching Week From
Today

CHICAGO, Nov. lS-The United States
battleship Wisconsin will be launched at
San Francisco on Saturday, November 26,
and will be christened by Miss Elizabeth
of Marinette, Wis. A large special party,
consisting of Mr.. Stephenson, Miss Steph-
enson, members of the family and other
prominent citizens of Wisconsin, had ar
rangemcnts with the ST. Paul road to fur
nish a special train for the trip, leaving
Chicago November II for Marinette, and
will leave there Saturday, November 10,
taking other guests at Green Bay, Mlwau-
kee and other points. The train will arrive
at San Francisco Friday morning, Novem-
Der 25. The return trip will be over the
Southern Pacific, the Santa Fe, the Rock
Island and the st. Paul road, reaching Chi
cago December T.
The herald., 1898-11-19
GASOLINE AGAIN
Mrs. Davis Neglected to Put Out the
Stove--Mr. Conner's Rescue

. POMONA, Nov. lS.-Perhaps they Q
. do not use gasoline stoves in Illinois. .
. At all events Mrs. Frank Davis, who o
lately arrived here from Chicago, .
0 knows more by painful experience con- .
cerning their peculiarites than before. .
. At noon yesterday Mrs. Davis, while .
. cooking the midday meal, discovered .
that the gasoline in the stove was .
. running low. She started to replen- .
ish the supply, but neglected to extin- .
. guish the fire. Some of the infam-: .
. mable stuff spilled on the outside of .
the tank and it promptly took fire. .
In another second there was an eXplo- .
. sion and Mrs. Davis was yelling lus- .
tily for help. .
Happily, II. G. Conner happened to .
be riding past the house and heard the .
ladys screams. lie leaped from his .
wheel and rushed to the screams and .
the flames. In few seconds he man .
. aged to put out the fire, and inciden- .
. tally to save Mrs. Davis life. Her .
. face, arms and hands were badly .
. burned. After removing all possibility .
of danger Mr.. Conner summoned .
. physician, who administered to the .
. lady's sufferings. Mrs. Davis face was .
. very severely scared by the flames. .