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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10

THE MORPHINE and other habits-I Will
cheerfully tell anyone interested all about
the only safe and sure cure for drug hap-
it free for stamp. Dr. William l. McMa-
hon, CORTLAND, Ala. P. o. Box 40.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10

WANTED, 900 old hats to make new. Pa
risian Dye Works yellow 'front.', .2O7 2lst
street.
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900 people to buy their shoes
Of D. B. Luster, 2l7 10Th street.
10-H-tf
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sTOCKS AND BONDS
WANTED-Stocks OF any or all of the Bir-
mingham banks. $4,000 to lend on central
business property and first-class resi-
dences at per cent. H. F. Wilson & Co.
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EGNINEERING

II. F. WILSON, JR., Civil and Mining En-
cheering; Draughtsman. Phone 1102. 1921
1st avenue. l2-I-1
KELLEY & JOY, Civil and Mining Engt-
neerng; Draughtsmen. Room I'll, Hood
Bldg Phone 278. u-3O-tr
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Flower bulbs and pot. Godden's.
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WANTED-50 mining tram cars, %-tons,
and about tons relay T rails 16 or 20
pounds. Address R. R. Stobert, 2200 9Th
avenue. 12-S-T
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1nFNT ...A WORD
VG1u I no AD. TAKEN FOR LESS THAN Is CENTS.
The Most Profitable Method Of Receiving Quick Returns

@kRNeNAAaSGe6EaNa NsseAEENAfsS1Se
THE ALABAMA HOME has $4,000 per
month to loan to build houses on vacant
lots; the limit of cost Is smaller in this
association than in any other company.
Apply to W. V. NJ. Robertson. G. M. zoos
list avenue.
WANTED.
WANTED-To buy secondhand roll top or
office desk. Address s, j. x, care Age
Herald.
WANTED-Board and well-furnished room
with modern conveniences for two young
ladies. Northside preferred Address
Two Young Ladies, care Age-Herald.
WANTED-To repair clean your type
writer Folger Bros, expert repairers and
dealers In Densmore and New Century
Typewriters, A05 I'd avenue. Phone LIZ.
WANTED-occupants for elegantly fur
nished front room in private family;
terms very reasonable. Apply 612 18th ST.,
North.
WANTED-1,0OO old hats to make new. Pa
risian Dye Works yellow 'front.', 207 2lst
street.
s2,000-Three of the finest residence lots in
Ensley, 150x140, on corner fronting east
Avenue F. Cramton & Tharpe, corner Sd
avenue and Goth street.
WANTED-For shipment this week, 10
cars Shelby county or Bibb county coal
for domestic use; name reck-bottom cash
figures on receipt of coal for best large
No l lump; also No. lump free from
slack, (. o. b. at mines, with guaranteed
rate freight. Address Johnson & Har-
rold Americas, Ga.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to occupy nicely
furnished front room. 23l2 4th avenue.
12-10-2t
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for show cases.
Simmons, Durham & Co. 11-26-sun-tf
WANTED-Young men and ladies to learn
telegraphy. Situations secured or money
refunded. Southern Telegraph College.
Atlanta, Ga. 10-2-sun-tf
WANTED-Ruptured men to cure free, to
prove easy, safe, sure, quick method. DR..
Speirs, A Main St.. Westbrook, Maine
11-12-sun-4t
WANTED-Customers for fre-proof safes;
low prices. Simmons. Durham & Co.
u-26-sun-tf
WANTED-A few Thousand, pounds south
ern raised broom corn. Address Box III,
Atlanta, Ga. 12-6-2t-wed-Sun
WANTED-To sell out pawnbroker bust
ness. Smith Loan Co., Ensley. Ala:
12-7-4t
ELECTRIC LIGHTS, Electric Bells INSTALL
ed by United Electric Co. 1-25-n
WANTED-Two gentlemen or couple to &C.
cupy nicely furnished front room with
elegant bath. 22l2 4th avenue. 12-5-n
WANTED-A partner at the Bell Top Sa-
loon, No. 219 North 20tn. Cause, other
business requires some of my time and
attention. Marcus 12-8-3t
WANTED-50 mining tram cars, %-tons,
and about 5 tons relay rails 16 or 20
pounds. Address R. R. Stobert, 2200 9Th
avenue 12-S-T
WANTED-1O.0O0 people to buy their shoes
Of D. B. Luster, 2l7 10Th street.
10-H-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10

s, 500-7-room residence on 9Th avenue;
nothing on 9Th as cheap as this. Cramton
& Tharpe, corner Sd avenue and goth st.
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COAL LANDS for $40 per acre: This is not
University coal land, but is just as good
and BETTER only II miles from city, two
miles from railroad; good coal, and plen-
ty of it. Address, without delay Cram
ton & Tharpe, corner Sd avenue and goth
street.
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FOR SALE-On easy terms, first-class dali
ry and outfit that furnishes daily 40 gal
Ions milk, and ready sale for it. Apply to
M. e. Pruitt, Bessemer, Ala, Box 81.
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WANTED-A partner at the Bell Top Sa-
loon, No. 219 North 20tn. Cause, other
business requires some of my time and
attention. Marcus. 12-S-3t
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WANTED-By a stenographer of several
years experience a position with some
good firm; best of references. Address
S. care Age Herald. l2-9-3t
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WANTED-Two gentlemen or couple to &C.
cupy nicely furnished front room with
elegant bath. 2212 4th avenue. 12-5-tf
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VALUABLE COAL LANDS-3,000 acres OF
coal land In one body IL miles from city;
New Castle, Pratt and Warrior veins; ~
to 4 feet thick two miles from railroad.
Price, $40 per acre. Come quick. Cram
ton & Tharpe, corner Sd avenue and goth
street.
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MODELS made and fine machine work by
experts. United Electric Co. H-2o-t1
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PERSONAL
MARRY-Send cents for matrimonial pa
per, published monthly; wealthy patrons;
personal introductions. Mr.. and Mrs.
Drake, 1856 e. Washington St., Chicago.
ILL., 1l-3-4t-sundays
OPIUM AND WHISKY-A. S. Woolley, NJ.
D., pos Avenue G., Birmingham, Ala.
S-20-tf-
WE guarantee to restore gray hairs to nat
ural color without dyes, stains injur-
Gus effects. Send for booklets. The Gold
en- Remedies Co., Detroit, Mich.
FOR krN1
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, with mod
ern conveniences. 2123 7th avenue.
12-7-3t- thur
ROOMS TO RENT-Two elegant front
rooms newly furnished. with elegant hot
and cold water bath attached. 22l2 4th
avenue. 11-A-tf
FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for gen.
tlemen only. 1920 18th avenue. 11-26-tf
FOR RENT-Newly-furnishe front room.
2421 9TH avenue.
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FOR SALE-The most beautiful large cor
ner lot on South Highlands; price and
terms satisfactory; located just where
you want it. Wesley M. Smith, office 2Ol1
I'd avenue, 12-S-5t
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10

THE resident alternating electric current
has been discontinued during the day ior
the winter. It will start again when the
next fan season opens The Consolidated
Electric Light Co. 9-2s-tf
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MIyCELLANEOUS

WANTED-To rent new 3-story brick no.
tel, just completed, located at Centre
vile, Ala, on Mobile and Ohio railroad;
office and sample rooms on ground floor;
81 bed rooms; long lease and low rent to
right party; lessee must furnish. Address
Bibb County Banking and Trust Co., Cen
treville Ala, or ]. B. Wadsworth, Presi-
dent, Birmingham, Ala. 12-10-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10

HOUSEWIVES are finding smoked cur
tains and shades. BY using electric iights
you don't smoke your curtains anu
shades and don't consume the oxygen SO
necessary to health. lo-l4-L
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WHEN in hurry you don't have to nuht
a match in the dark, you simply turn the
button and your room is brilliantly iight.
ed when you use electric lights s-3o-ti
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-10

LUMBER FOR SALE-For quick ship
ment. The Lathrop Lumber Co. can fur-
nish all kinds of lumber In car load lots
flooring, ceiling, finishing, moulding,
framing, bridge timber, etc. We make
speciality of house bills. Can ship mixed
cars. Will make delivered price at any
railroad station. Write or telephone for
prices. Lathrop Lumber Co., 2ol5 LIST ave.
Phone No. 664 1l-S-tt
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FOR SALE-Wishing to give my entire at
tention to fruit growing and the nursery
business, will sell my stock of $1,000 gen..
eral merchandise, nice, clean and fresh:
half cash and balance with security, and
give store rent free for one year; nice
house A good chance for the right man.
Paul Hoffman, Waverley, Ala.
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WANTED-Everyone to know that we do
perfect cleaning, dyeing. repairing and
altering; soft hats and derbys cleaned,
blocked and retrimmed Out of town res
idents should write for price list. Paris
ian Dye Works yellow 'front.', 207 21st st.
CASH for acceptable ideas; state if patent
ed. Address The Patent Record, Balti-
moro Md 12-9-1yr
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-09
WERE GIVEN UP FOR LOST.
Officers and Crew of the Glen Huntley
Are Alive and Well.

New York, Jan. S.-Captain R. R.
Shaw and 10 of the crew of the British
bark Glen Huntley, long given up for
lost, are alive and well and on their
way to Liverpool. They abandoned the
Glen Huntley in a fierce gale on June 4,
1898. Four hundred and fifty-four days
the II sailors lived on Tristan d'Acunha
island, more than 100 miles south Ty
west from the Cape of Good Hope. They
subsisted on penguin eggs and the flesh
of sea eagles and shared with the 70
white inhabitants the scanty stock Of
provisions that the captain of passing
vessel could spare. After almost four
months of such existence the British
Warship Thrush, making an annual voy-
age of inspection through the South At
lantic, rescued the castaways and late
in November last landed them in ST.
mons bay, South Africa.
A letter has been received in this city
from Captain Shaw by way of Cape
Town, which tells his mishaps and ad-
ventures. The Glen Huntley, with a
general cargo, sailed from New York
for F'reemantle, Australia, on March 81
last The voyage was uneventful until
the early days of June, when the bark
ran into frightful storm, which so
buffeted her that on June Captain
Shaw and his crew had to abandon her
and take to the boats. For several days
they rowed and then landed on Tristan
d Acunha,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-09
SPANISH FLAGS IN HAVANA
SITE FOR A YELLOW FEVER HOS
PITAL SELECTED.
Inspector Doane Attacked by the Dreaded
Scourge-His Attending Physi-
elan Arrested.

Havana, Jan. S.-Ths morning two
large Spanish flags appeared over the
Clerks and the Asturianos club, facing
the principal plazas. Their appearance
created considerable adverse comment
among the Cubans, who, 1t is said. re-
quested Governor General BROOKE To
have the flags removed. No action Was
taken in the matter at headquarters,
where it is generally conceded that
Spanish flags may float as well as those
of other natonalities. To-day General
Brooke appointed Colonel L. Fl. Bliss,
collector of the customs at Havana, to
be secretary of the treasury department,
subject to confirmation by Washing
ton. Colonel Bliss will begin his new
duties tomorrow.
Surgeon General Sternberg has rec
commended the old Spanish camp known
as Las Animas as the best site for yell
low fever hospital for the United States
troops The proposed site is about two
miles from the city on the Heights of
Jesus. Inspector Doane, who was sent
here by the secretary of war to act as
inspector of customs, has been sick
since Wednesday. Yesterday morning
he was visited by Surgeon General
Sternberg and other medical men, who
diagnosed the case as yellow fever, al
ready we'll advanced. The house in
which he is was Immediately isolated.
Inspector Doane, who was formerly in
the New York customs house, had been
attended by DR.. c. c. Joliffe The lat
ter is a discharged army contract sur
geon, who came here saying that he
would establish a hospital. DR.. Joliffe
was arrested yesterday afternoon by the
United States authorities and locked up
on the charge of practicing without a
license, unlaWfully wearing the United
States uniform and failing to report
that Doane's case was contagious.
General Brooke and his entire staff
moved headquarters to-day to the Hotel
Trocha at Ell Vedado. The battalion of
the End South Carolina regiment, which
has been at Moro castle, went yester-
day to Buenavista, about nine miles
out. passing the night in the rain and
entirely without shelter because of the
lack of preparations to receive the men
at camp.
Private Hughes, company E, I'd
Louisiana volunteers, was shot and
killed yesterday by Private Joseph
Buckley of the same company. The
trouble began in a trivial quarrel yes
terday afternoon at Camp Buannavista,
when Buckley threatened to kill
Hughes. Hughes paid no attention to-
the threat but Buckley later lay in
wait for him and deliberately shot
Hughes. Buckley, who is New Or
leans man, is said to have killed two
other men. No disorder has followed
the murder.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-09
THREE DAYS SESSION.
Annual Convention of Steam Shovel and
Dredge Engineers.


Chicago, Jan. S.-The annual conven-
ton of the Brotherhood of Steam Shovel
and Ddedge Engineers and Cranes
men of America closed to-day, after d
three days session. Delegates We're
present from all parts of the United
States and Canada. The secretary's re-
port showed the organization in a
hourishing condition, the membership
having increased so per cent. the last
year. Resolutions We're adopted urg-
ing congress to pass the Nicaragua ca
nal bill and also that law should be
passed making eight hours days
work on said canal. Resolutions were
also passed urging congress to pass the
river and harbor bill at the present aes-
sion of congress. Congress was also
urged to create a labor commission Of
three union men to see that the laws
in the interest of workingmen were
enforced on all government work
The following officers We're elected:
President, Charles Rees, Chicago; first
vice. president, John Miller, Chicago;
second vice president, Joseph Maheux,
Farnham, Quebec; third vice-president,
William Lucas, Toledo, O.;
fourth president, r. Nc
Clure, Murphysboro, ILL.,; treasurer,
P. J. O'Connell, Moline, ILL.,: financial
secretary, D. P. Maher, Geneseo, ILL.,;
secretary T. ]. Dolan, jr., Chicago;
board of directors, B. j. Barnes, Chica-
go; William Gush. Philadelphia; G. E.
Kennedy, Hannibal, Mo-: James Casey,
Sault Ste Marie, Mich; Q. w. Vander-
grift, Bannack, Mont
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-09
STILL ANXIOUS.
Santiago Wants Both Provincial and
Municipal Autonomy.

Santiago de Cuba, Jan S.-Senor Ba-
cardi, the mayor of Santiago. is cabling
to Havana each day regarding the situa-
ton, explaining that the local excitement
growing out of the proposal of the United
States authorities to concentrate the GUS
toms receipts at Havana is not allayed
and that the people want provincial and
municipal autonomy. 1t is understood
that General Wood. governor of Santiago,
with General Castillo will reach the
United States on or before Tuesday next,
and arrangements have been made for a
special cable service to inform the people
here as to developments after General
Woods arrival in Washington.
Lieutenant Colonel Ray reports from
Guantanamo that a Cuban major a short
time ago took to the woods with several
of his men, became bandits and killed five
men The entire band has been captured
and will be put on trial
Senior Bartolome Masso. who arrived
here to-day from Jamaica. was enthusias-
tically received and escorted from the
wharf by a torch procession The Spanish
club was closed by the authorities and an
extra guard mounted. This week the Gu
ban negro who on Dec. 16 killed Baracoa
merchant who had located here to pur-
chase supplies. mistaking him for the
guerilla Rodriguez. will be put on trial
for murder A considerable sum has been
subscribed towards his defense. Accou-
trements sufficient to mount 1000 men
have been received and horses are ex-
pected shortly for that number. The
United States cruiser Detroit arrived here
to-day. The United States collier South
ey now at Guantanamo. is under orders
to return to the United States
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-09
WERE KILLED IN A WRECK
A FATAL COLLISION ON THE SOUTH
ERN RAILWAY
Four Dead, Two Injured - A Double
Header Freight Train Crashed Into
a Mixed Local.

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. S.-Four dead
fatally, and the loss of property of the
Southern railway to the amount of
about $25000. is the result of a wreck
which occurred this morning on the
Knoxville & Ohio branch of the Knox
vile division of the Southern railway
one and one-half miles west of Elk Val
ley. The dead:
Engineer j. D. MaXey.
Fireman Frank Readily, colored
Brakeman Ionza Hoover, colored
Flagman w. A Dillon.
The injured Engineer Goff. badly if
not fatally cut on the head and bruised;
Fireman George Huskisson badly
burned and may die.
MaXey, Readily, Hoover and Dillon
We're burned to death or killed under
meath the ruins of the engines and a
number of cars and coaches of the two
wrecked trains.
This morning a double header freight
train, loaded with coal and merchan-
disc, crashed into mixed local passen-
ger train. while both were running at
the rate of 80 miles per hour. The en-
sines met head on, the force of impact
being terrific. The trainmen did not
have time to jump. The passenger
train was fifteen minutes late and had
the right of way. All the freight trains
on the Knoxville & Ohio division had
been notified the passenger train was
on late run and the only cause for
the accident that can be given is that
Engineer Maxey of the freight train
mis-read his orders. The passenger
train carried about 20 passengers. None
of these We're injured.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-09
ON THE EVE OF BATTLE
It Was a Quiet Day, but Things
Warmed Up Last Night.
THE REPUBLICAN VOTES
Most of Them, 1t Is Confidently Believed,
Will Be Cast for Marshall From
First to Last-Some Weak
Sisters.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Jan. S.-eThe hotel lobbes
have been practically deserted all day,
but are filling UP again tonight. All
the absent members are expected back
on to-night's late trains. There is little,
If any, change in the senatorial sItua-
tion. The Clark forces have been thor
oughly scared by the bribery talk and
are conducting themselves much more
quietly and secretly than last Wednes-
day and Thursday. Apparently some of
the Clark lobbyists who We're so con-
spicuous last week have been ordered
to stay away from the hotel altogether
Perhaps the chief interest to-day has
centered in the probable actions of the
IA republican members. On the first
ballot, at least. all are expected to vote
Tor Tom Marshall, the republican eau
Gus nominee. Most of them are first
rate men and will continue to stand by
Marshall to the end. All of them may
do so, and will do so, if they listen to
the pleadings and warnings of the bet
ter class of republicans throughout the
state. Evidence has accumulated to
make 1t practically a certainty that
Senator Carter was acting in good faith
when he came here to urge the repub-
licans to be true to Tom Marshall and
the republican party.
The real person who is seeking to dis
lntegrate the republican membership
and throw as many of them as possible
to Clark is a well-known republican
politician of Helena, who has large in
terests in Northern Montana, and who
is decidedly hostile to Carter Two of
these gentlemen's friends, both Helena
republicans, one a well-known insur-
ance man and the other young lawyer,
who perhaps is better known in social
than in political circles, have been very
thick with certain Helena democrats
who are helping to manage Clark's cam
palgn. In fact, these republicans do not
make any effort to conceal the fact that
they are working in Clark's interests.
Only few of the republican members,
however are believed to be weak
Both houses will meet to- morrow aft
ernoon and hold a brief session. Late
tonight the excitement over Tuesdays
ballot is increasing and tomorrow night
it will be at fever heat. Tuesdays bal
lot, of course, will be taken by each
house separately and will hardly be
fair test of the real strength of any of
the candidates, because some of the
members may embrace the opportunity
to cast complimentary vote for demo-
Gratis who are not in the race at all
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TERRIFIC WEATHER.
Atlantic Liners Were Buffeted by Wind
and Wave.


and Wave.
Halifax, N. S., Jan. S.-The overdue
Furness line steamers Manchester
Trader and Damara reached port to-
day the former arriving here and the
latter at st. Johns, N. F. A brief ca
blegram from ST. Johns says the Da-
mara had terrific weather, being 90
days out from Liverpool, but suffered no
material damage and all on board were
well. The Manchester Trader was 19
days out. She reports the most terrific
weather ever encountered. She sailed
from the other side for Halifax on Dec
10. The first heavy weather was Dec
70. There was a strong northwest gale.
On the night of the 2Sth the barometer
fell to 2S.5O. On the 10Th a break in the
machinery occurred and the steamer
was hove to for four hours. The Gu
harder Aurania was signaled and offer
ed assistance, which was declined That
was in latitude 1925 north, longitude
1922 west. The 2Sth, Goth and 3Oth wit
messed the heaviest weather of the yoy-
age. The velocity of the wind was
nearly 100 miles an hour; tremendous
seas broke over the steamer, smashing
ventilators and rendering the wheel
house uninhabitable. The ship rolled
heavily, the engines were racing and
the steering gear was put out of order.
The weather began to moderate after
Jan. 2. No cold weather was expert
enced after crossing the Banks.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-09
GUESTS LOST THEIR LIVES.
RESULT OF A FIRE IN A HOTEL
AT PITTSBURG.
Three Men Sufocated by the Dense
Smoke-Five Others Were Sc
riOusly Injured.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. Sat a fire Which
o'clock this morning three guests lost
their lives and five people were badly
hurt. The dead:
AMOS J. lands, Grapeville, Pa.
GEORGE A. WATERS, Camden,
N. j.
MRS. KATHERINE BOYLE, Pitts
burg.
The victims We're suffocated by the
dense smoke. The injured are: DR..
Robert Blacksley of Plymouth, Pa,
fracture of Vertebrae caused by falling
from third floor window, will probably
die; Henry Paynter, Grapeville, Pa,
small blood vessels of lungs ruptured by
inhaling smoke, may recover; John L.
Mills, proprietor of the hotel, face and
body badly burned; Miss Mills, his
daughter, cut by a glass while break
ing through the window to escape;
William Garretson, Clearfield, Pa, dele
gate to Miners national convention,
painfully burned about back and hips,
returned home.
The fire originated on the second floor
from an explosion of gas and within a
few minutes the building was a mass
of flames and binding smoke. The
noise of the explosion awakened most
of the guests, about 20 in number, and
a fierce fight for life ensued. Robert n.
Thompson of Kalkaska, Mich, a sales
man for the Cadillac Lumber Co., was
the means of saving at least six lives.
In the first moments after the explosion
he rushed into the hall of the second
floor and stumbled over the unconscious
form of woman, whom he dragged
into the reception room. Five others,
three men and two women, who had
been turned back from the stairway by
the flames. We're shrieking and fighting
for some exit. Thompson got them all
into the big room and locked the door.
Knowing it meant death to go into the
hall, he fought the desperate men until
the tiremen came and rescued all.