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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Sparkill, N. Y, Aug. 2s.-A fierce
fire swept through the group of build
ings of st. Annes Convent this morn
ing and left in its wake the bodies of
four victims.
1t destroyed nine of the ten buildings
in the group.
The fire occurred about 1 O'clock in
the morning and found the 400 tenants
of the institution asleep.
Hundreds were gotten out in almost
perfect order but a score who risked
their lives to save others, were finally
forced to either jump from the upper
stories or make desperate dashes
through stairways and corridors filled
with flame and smoke.
1t is charged that the buildings were
fired by an incendiary.
The known dead are:-HeIen Brown,
6 years old; Emma DTaclxtn. aged years
Jane -, aged 40 years; Mary Kate
Mccarthy. aged rs years.
The missing and unRccOunted for are:
-Iherese Murphy, aged I6 years; Mary
Brown, aged years.
The seriously injured are: Sister
Sienna, shock and collapse, serious;
Sister Marie, burns and conclusions,
moderate; Sister Bertrand, conclusion
of spine and shock, serious; Sister
Katharine, broken arm; Sister Igna-
titus, slightly injured 4 by fall; Sister
Iigurri, shock and hurt by fall, slight;
Hanna Shea, leg broken.
Twenty-Five inmates injured by falls.
jumps and burns, none very seriously.
The fire was discovered in the lava
tory 1t was seen first at 1850 o'clock
by Waterman Lynch, who gave the
alarm. The layatory adjoined the No
dormitory, in which over 200 boys
slept.
The clang of the electric gong and the
cries of the Waterman had hardly be-
gun before the fire was eating its way
into the first dormitory.
The boys in the first dormitory got
the first warning. Sister Reginald, who
had trained the lads in the fire drill,
rushed down the line of white beds and
arousing the sleepers clapped her
hands.
The majority fastened to the front
of the building and gained the lawn in
their nightclothes.
By that time the second dormitory,
where the little boys slept was ablaze
The older lads made a dash for the
building and were soon carrying the
smaller fellows out.
But the sisters stood at their posts
and little squads of heroes rushed in.
bundled up the sleepy waits and dashed
out with them.
Meantime there were other stirring
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
FOUR PERSONS PERISH.
Heroic Work of the Sisters and Fifteen.
year-old John Cody Prevents Greater
Loss Of Life Several Missing
Awful Scenes in the
Early Morning.

scenes. The convent and chapel made a
great stack of flame and between them
and the second dormitory, the girls
dormitory blazed and cracked as the
fire leaped up it's wooden walls
A dozen sisters were cut off in the
upper stories of the convent building.
They were forced to the windows, and
while some climbed out TO the sills, 9TH
ers knelt in prayer.
Engineer Otto placed a long ladder
against the outer wall and by speedy
and heroic work managed to rescue
half dozen. Six were forced to jump
for their lives, but with one exception,
Sister Bertrand, all escaped without
serious injury.
The escape of Sister Agnes seemed al
most miracle. She was cut off on the
fourth floor Climbing out upon the
window sill she seized the shelter and
swung out clear of the building. Then
she loosed her hold and shot downward.
She struck the ground squarely upon
her feet and then fell over on her side.
Immediately she got up and walked
quickly away from the burning wall.
The fire reached the girls dormitory
last, Most of the girls were on the up
per floors, and it was with the greatest
difficulty that they were rescued.
The sisters were the last to leave.
Shortly after the last of the rescuers
left the second dormitory it was discov-
cred that two of the baby boys were
missing.
John Cody, a 15-year~old boy, ran in
to the building, and a minute later
came dashing out, and under each arm
he carried one of the missing boys.
Firemen hurried from Piermont and
Nyack but the best they could do was
to save the hospital, a large frame
building, two stories high, that stood in
the rear of the main group.
AS far as known but one person ac-
tually persisted in the fire itself. That
was Jane, an old penstoner aged 70
years. She was asleep in the servants
quarters. Helen Brown and Emma
Mackin were safely carried from the
buildings, but they soon died from con-
vulsions that resulted from fright
Kate Mary Mccarthy was servant
in the convent, and had organic heart
trouble. She was badly frightened
collapsed in the grounds, and died later
at Blauvelt convent. 1t is believed that
Therese Murphy and Mary Brown both
escaped from the fire.
Mary Brown was her pet child. There
was a rrmor that both persisted in the
flames, but the convent authorities as
sert that Therese was seen near Spark
i'll at o'clock.
There were 1926 children in the or
phanage, GO of whom were girls, and
their ages ranged from to 16 years.
The value Of the property destroyed
is placed az $150000. and the insurance
is roughly stated at $4,000.
Coroner Kirk viewed the bodies of
the dead today, issued burial permit,
and will hold an inquest on Monday.
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their work as practically completed,
when suddenly and without the slight
est warning the arch last pat in place
fell over against the one next to it.
The weight was too much for this, it
gave way, crashed against the third
and then QUE by enc the great steel
spans fell over to the south, precisely
in the same manner as number Of
cards would fall.
Nearly all the men who were killed
were at work on top of the archts,
forty feet above the ground. Some Of
them made futile attempts to slide down
the side of the arches. bat before they
could save themselves were hurled to
the ground. Many Of them uttered pierre
ing shrieks for all as they fell.
Most of them were killed outright by
the awful nature of their injuries. The
skulls Of the unfortunate men We're
crushed into shapelesS masses: their
limbs We're cut off as If by a monster
knife and they were mangled beyond
recognition. AS the mass gained i'm
petus, bars Of iron inches thick snapped
with a loud report and the great mass
moved faster and faster in it's descent.
With a crash that was heard blocks dis
tant, the structure fell, leaving the
walls practically uninjured. An i'm
mense crowd gathered around the place
and despite the efforts OF the police who
were close at hand, they swarmed over
the mass of wreckage, making desper-
ate but ill-directed efforts to drag ouS
the dead and 10 save the wounded.
Fully fifty men were at work in the
space covered by the arches as they
fell. Several were standing under the
arches when they commenced to fall,
and, running to the side walls, happened
to stand in the space left vacant be-
cause. of the curve of the arches away
fromYthe side walls.
Edward Bindon, engineer, who was
tending an engine at the south end of
the structure, heard shouts from above
and the noise of twisting Orders. Ten
feet away, on the ground floor, was a
pile of iron work which had not yet
been used on the building. Bindon
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]. B. MIRICK ENTERS.
He Will Contest Manning's
Nomination in Ward =
Political Notes.

David Manning will not have every
thing his own way in ward Z.
Another candidate has appeared to
contest his candidacy for legislative
honors. and lit is said there will be
others.
James B. Mirick had his candidacy
declared yesterday.
Just how Mr.. Mirick's candidacy will
appeal to voters of the ward remains
to be determined. There was talk yes
terday that A. NJ Taft might be induced
to change his decision and come out as
a candidate for the office, the argument
being that he had a sizeable following
at the start and, with the withdrawal
of Mr. Booth, he would be a strong
candidate,
The Guild-Bates movement remains
quiet on the surface. There was
meeting of ward men in the office of
Frank L. Dean, last night.
The rumor tSaaAA Gorge B. NJ Sisson
will be a candidate for the Legislature
from ward 6. gyms strength daily. Mr..
Sisson returned Sunday from Nova
Scotia, where his child was recently
buried, and does not feel in a mood to
discuss matters political at the present
time.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Twelve steel
arches. each weighing SO tons, which
were to have supported the superstruc-
ture of the Coliseum building. in course
of erection on Wabash avenue, be-
tween 18th and 10Th streets, fell to the
ground late this afternoon.
1t is known that six lives were
crushed out. The bodies of three men
are supposed to be under the wreckage.
Seven are in the hospital with injuries
received in the accident and of these
two will surely Gle, one may possibly
recover and the rest are, for the greater
part, seriously injured. The dead:
CHARLES WALPOL. crushed to
death.
STEPHEN ]. THOMPSON. crushed
to death.
JOHN FAY, head crushed.
RICHARD SHERMAN, head cut off.
EDWARD MURRAY, head and both
legs cut off.
THEODORE THORNE, crushed to
death.
Missing and supposed to be under the
ruins: Frank Logan, Alexander Millas,
Samuel Smith.
Fatally injured: John Dowd, both
legs broken, both eyes knocked out. in
ternal injuries: John White, cut on
head and right side, internal injuries.
Others injured: Cornelius Toomey,
head crushed, internal injuries, may
recover; Peter Pelletre, crushed about
shoulders and chest, serious; John
Hawthorne, head cut, internal injuries,
serious.
The immense traveller" or derrick
which had been used in the erection OF
the arches had been removed and agents
OF the bridge company We're accounting
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
BEGINNING TO YIELD.
Directors to the Albany
Lease Are Weak
ening.

Boston, Aug. ga meeting of the So
called protective committee, which has
in charge the interests of the opposition
to the lease of the Boston & Albany to
the New York Central under the terms
offered, was held here today at the
close of which Reginald Foster, coun-
sci, made the following statement:
Negotiations have been opened with
the protective committee by William
K. Vanderbilt He has made one prop
osition which was unsatisfactory and
a counter proposition has been made by
the committee.
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FIVE NEW CASES

Havana, Aug. 2S.-owing to the de.
velopment Of five cases of yellow feve,
of mud type among the United States
troops at Cabanas fortress, the contin.
gent there was removed today to 4
camp about mile away. 1t is believed
that this will prevent any general out.
break.
Only two cases of yellow fever now
remain among the United States troops
at Puerto Principe.
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READY. FOR THE GAMES.
Wssers of s to 4 Offered on Holland
Against Mclaughlin.

The principal business before the labor
organizations last night was in regard to
the Labor day celebration.
At the meeting of the Moulders' Union
it was announced that the union would
put base ball team in the field that will
be an eye-opener
The Journeymen BARRIERS Union had a
meeting. j f. Sullivan was elected man
ager Of the relay team representing the
BARRIERS.
Holland and Mclaughlin were out yes
terday, and both were shy on doing fast
work. Holland was reported to have a
badly spralned ligament in his foot
Bets were made on the match race yes
terday for the first time since articles
We're signed. St. Paul's Lyceum boys
gave to 4 on Holland and found few
takers. One Front street merchant
pinned his faith on Mclaughlin by put
ting $40 against S2h.
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PORTRAIT HUNG.

Likeness Of Hon. Henry A. Marsh in
the Mayors Parlor.
An oil portrait of ex-Mayor Henry A.
Marsh, recently completed by w. l.. E.
Knowles, was hung on the wall of the
mayors parlor yesterday. The por :.
trait hangs by the side Of that of GEN.
A. B. R. sprague, on the south wall
of the parlor, with sufficient space in
tervening for another portrait 1t
would be peculiarly fitting that 2or-
trait of Mayor Dodge should occupy
the space, that likenesses of the three
mayors who had so much to do with st :
curing the new city hall might hang
side by side.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
A RoNIFAcE RETIREs.
Harry ]. Howard Will Lease the Kirk
wood House From John L. Truax.

Harry ]. Howard Will Lease the Kirk
wood House From John L. Truax.
John l.. Truax after proprietorship of
the Kirkwood House extending over four
years, announced yesterday his intended
retirement from the circle of local boni-
faces.
Harry J. Howard of New York will be
the new lessee and manager, having con-
sented to the Terms of fve-year lease,
drawn by Frank B. Hall, counsel for Mr..
TruaW Mr.. Howard came here with his
theatrical company several weeks ago and
filled an engagement at the lake theatre
In the Kirkwood House he saw a money
winner and at once negotiated for lease
of the property.
It will be Proprietor Howard at the
kirl1wood House after Oct. /, the present
proprietor remaining to assist In the reno
walton and remodelling of the house. An
other member of the theatrical profession
Will be secured to assist Mr.. Howard and
the rendezvous of theatrical companies
will be the new proRrietor's claim for his
house when 1t has been made thoroughly
modern in equipment and service.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
FoREsTERs' PARADE.
Route Of March Was Decided on Last
Night.

Last evening the Foresters made final
arrangements for the part they are to
take in the monster parade Wednesday
in connection with the national con-
vention of the Knights of Sherwood
Forest.
1t was decided to form the parade in
front of the hall on Front street at 10
o'clock a. M, march through Salem
square and Park street to Main, down
Main to the armory, Salisbury to Har-
ward, to Walnut and Main TO Foster
street, where cars win be boarded Cor
the lake, where the field sports will be
held.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
SIGNED 81 YEARS AGO.
The Anniversary of Mr.. Layng's Sal
walton Observed Last might.

Twenty-one years ago James H.
Laying signed the pledge of the Wor-
cester Reform Club, and last night
the anniversary was celebrated in the
club rooms at Ala Main street. Every
member of the club present congratu-
lated Mr.. Laying on the splendid sue
cess he has attained in keeping the
pledge for SO many years, many of
them paying tribute to the encourage
ment he had received from his wife,
who on the occasion presented her hus-
band with q pinks, tied with red rib
bon, the color of the Reform Club. Mr..
Laying made a neat speech, thanking
the members for their interest in him,
and spoke of the help he had received
by attending the meeting of the club
and helping in the work.
The club will resume'its Sunday eve
ming meetings in Curtis hall Sunday.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-29
BOWLING DISPUTE.
st. Matthew's Association Cannot
Agree on EIieibles.

The st. Matthew'S Bowling Association
Is hampered in its preparation for the an
nual tournament bya discussion as to who
shall compete. Liberal minded members
OF me association believe that the rule re-
garding outsiders, which AYERS that onlv
members of the association and those who
attend the church shall be allowed to use
the alleys as competitors in the tourna-
ment Is unsportsmanlike. Other members
say that because man does not attend
the church 1t should bar him from mem
bership in the association.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Washington, Aug. 2S. = Forecast fol
Tuesday and Wednesday for New Eng
land: Fair Tuesday; Wednesday threat.
ening, probably showers, continued mod
crate temperature; fresh easterly winds.
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Tuesday: Fair weather,
continued cool; northeast
winds.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-08-18
East Lynn.

Delayed Correspondence.
Mrs. James Brown is quite. sick at
present.
A. Curry and wife visited in Valley
Centre Sunday.
Mary Ross, of Berville, is visiting at
Henry Sharrards.
Will Campbell has his new house
ready for the masons.
Mrs. Slight and Mr.. Harnden visited
at A. Savoy's Sunday.
Joe Cavanagh, of Brockway, called
on friends in town of late.
The oat harvest is pretty well
through with. The crop is the best 1t
has been for years.
Last Friday afternoon about seven
teen or eighteen Lady Maccabees visit
ed at the home of Mrs. Phelps and
spent very pleasant afternoon with
her, in sewing, etc. Refreshments
were brought out and enjoyed by all
Lady Howell, of Yale. and Jessie Al
lison joined in with them.
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SALE.

a a..
Default having been made In the conditions
of a certain mortgage made and executed by
Mary e. Carter of the Village OF Yale, 81. Clair
County Michigan, TO Rebecca Francis, OF tne
same place dated the oath day OF DecemDer
A ID 1895 and recorded in the ONCE OF Ihe heg
lister of Deeds for the County OF 81 GlaH anu
State of Michigan, on the 26th day Oh December
A d. 1895 i'm Liber 20 OF Mortgages, on rage
o4s. on which mortgage there Is now claimed 10
be due at the date OF this notice the sum Oh
One Hundred and ten Dollars (SllO(, ana no
suit or proceedings at Law or In Equity having
been Instituted TO recover the money secured Dy
said mortgage or any part thereon;
Now therefore. by virtue OF the power OF saie
contained in said mortgage, ana the statue IN
such cases made and provided, notice IS hereby
given, that on Monday the 2nd day OF OctopeT
A ID 1890 at eleven O'Clock In the forenoon, 1
shall sell at Public Auction, 10 the highest Did-
der at the front door OF the Court House. IN the
CITY of Port Huron. In said County oil 81 Cialr,
that being the place where the circuit Court
for the said County of st. Clair Is held, the
premises described in said mortgage. or SO
much thereof as shall be necessary TO pay the
amount due on said mortgage with interest ana
ali legal costs, together with an attorney Zee OF
Fifteen Dollars ($15), as provided by law ana III
said mortgage contained, said premises Deing
described In said mortgage as follows: the
South half 90 of Lot Number Thirty Three (33l
of Block -Four 90 of the Village OF Brockway
Centre. now Yale, according to the original plat
thereof.
Dated this 9th day of July A. d. 1899.
REBECCA FRANCIS,
DRAKE & RAPLEY, Mortgagee.
Attorneys for Mortgage. 1913
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BrOCkWay.

Mrs. A. Ellis and daughter are OH the
sick list.
Thos. Kelley is undergoing treatment
with DR.. Cowie.
Joseph Maynard had his eyes operat-
ed upon in Yale last week.
Thos. Cavanagh, of Lynn, was a
Brockway visitor on Sunday.
A. Smith, of London, Ont, paid this
place flying visit last week.
Many from this section attended the
ice cream festival at Emmett on Tues
day.
Albert Dunn is rapidly recovering
from his recent attack from appende-
citis.
Mrs. n. Cornell has sold her forty
acres, west of this place, to Jas. Nc
Mahon, consideration $500.
w. J. Mckinney returned home on
Monday after two weeks stay at the
mineral wells at Mt. Clemens.
Mrs. George Moore and son Fred, of
Armada, are at present visiting her
mother and other friends in this place.
The Brockway bridge will be repair
ed some time next week. Until that
time it would be well for threshing
outfits to give it wide berth.
Rev. FIR. Laughran, of Emmett, cele-
brated 8 o'clock mass Monday morning
in the Catholic church this place, owing
to the absence of FIR. Cullinane at
Notre Dame, Ind.
At High Mass in this place last Sun
day FIR. Cullinane read the amount of
assessment due from each member OF
the Brockway congregation towards
the building of the new parsonage in
Yale, plans for which are at present
being drawn in Detroit.
At the last regular review of PENN
sular Tent the boys had I'm enjoyable
time. Several cans of salmon were
purchased and an elegant repast serv'
ed. That's right boys have it again, as
it is seldom Peninsular Tent blows
itself and maybe several nights like
the last may install some new life in
the order, by bringing out the member
ship. Usually on review nights II
would puzzle a person to collect cor
poral's guard in the Maccabee Hall.
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Speaker.

Con Jones visited Yale Friends Sun
day.
George Little visited relatives in De-
troit last week.
Maggie Ross, of Yale, visited Speak
er friends Saturday.
Andy Wark and wife spent Sunday
with relatives in Brown City.
Mrs. Moses Hallead and daughters
Lizzie and Lille, were in Lexington
Thursday on business.
A number of the young people of
this vicinity attended camp-meeting
near Roseburg Sunday,
Jennie Hallead returned home from
Sanilac Centre Saturday, where she has
been attending the teachers Institute.
Anna Knowlton came home Sunday
from Yale where she has been the past
three weeks staying with her cousin,
Mrs. Warren Roadway.
Eddie Crooks returned home Satur-
day fom Sanilac Centre, where she has
been the past six weeks attending the
normal and teachers institute.
Mrs. Robert Thompson, of Wallace
burg. Ont, accompanied by her son
Roy, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Cascadden, and other rela-
tives here at present.
Those who took in the show at Port
Huron Friday were, John l. Wark and
wife, Otto Vansickle, Birdy Reddicliffe
Almor Tenniswood, Jennie Shepherd
Winnie Gardner and Allyn Moore.
A large crowd gathered at the M. p
church Sunday evening to hear Rev
Tyler preach his farewell sermon be
fore going to conference. He is al
able speaker and has many warn
friends in this vicinity that hope e
see him back among them again.
Bessie Cork has purchased Mrs
Davison's millinery shop aud stock a
Peck aud will open up her shop abou
September the first. She will be pleas
ed to have her Speaker friends patron
ize her. Bessie is very popular anC
amable young lady and her man.
friends join in wishing her success il
her new undertaking.
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DROBATE ORDER.

State of Michigan, County of st. Clair, IS.
At a session of the Probate Court for said
County of st. Clair, held at the Probate ONCE,
in the City of Port Huron, on the 14th day OF
August in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety nine.
Present, Hon. Frank T. WOlcott. Judge of
Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of Thomas Hickey
Deceased on reading and filing the petition,
duly verified, of James c.. Holden praying that
he may be authorized and licensed to sell GER
tain Real Estate of said deceased.
1t IS ordered. that Monday the nth day OF
September 1899 at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
at said Probate Office, be appointed for hearing
said petition, and that all persons interested In
said estate appear before said Court. at said
time and place, to show cause why license
should not be granted to said James 9. Holden
TO sell real estate as prayed for in said petition.
And it is further ordered, That copy OF this
order be published three successive weeks
previous TO said day of hearing, in the Yale Ex-
pOsitor newspaper printed and circulating In
said County of st. Clair. .-s.,u...
"a true copy) FRANK T. woLCoTT,
i6-4 Judge of Probate.
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Lynn.

Mrs. S. II. Browns condition is be-
coming quite serious.
A wedding at Ensley Browns Tues
day-congratulations.
Mrs. G. ID. Bryce and Massie attend
ed the Romeo camp-meeting last sun
day.
The wind storm of the 18th inst. par
TALLY unroofed one of VIM. Keepers
barns.
Friday. the 18th, Buffalo Bills
show at Port Huron received financial
aid from some of our neighbors.
Mr.. Lumsden is trying to get rid OF
his Tenant on the grounds that ne
talks German tout Loudly and he CAM
understand him.
1t is to be hoped that after that
corner stone is laid some of the gooo
workers in that vicinity will turn theil
attention to a good rain which is very
much needed at present.