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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-01
were towed ai5saze down the bay and
beached off Liberty island.

were towed a5iaze down the bay and
beached off Liberty island
On the Bremen, as she blazed out IN
mid-strean, six men could be seen with
their heads out of port holes.> waving
handkerchiefs for assistance. Tug
boats and small boats darted around
the big steamships making every effort
to save the men, but the terrible heat
from the flames kept them away.
The saving OF the great Kaiser Will
helm Der Crosse was attended with ex-
citing incidents. It seemed as If it
wound be never possible to get her clear
and the IRE was spreading so rapidly
that it threatened at almost any mo-
ment to break out on the big ship.
The, great hawsers, in the confusion,
could not be handled well, and axes
were brought into use to chop them,
releasing the vessel She was towed
out into mid-stream and then far up
the river. Her bows were slightly
hI1rOpd
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-01
JUMPED INTO THE FLAMES.

Five minutes after the fire broke out
woman jumped from one of the ships
in a vain effort to reach the water.
The flames drove her from the ship
and she plunged heedlessly in the III
rection in which it seemed that safety
lay. She leaped into burning lighter
alongside the ship, and when an officer
on board the ship who still stood by
the doomed vessel saw her and realized
what would be her fate, he plunged
down after her, hoping to drag her out
of the burning lighter into the water
He followed her within a couple of sec
onds and both went down into the
flames in the lighter and persisted.
The rapid spread of the flames is ac-
counted for by the shifting of the wind.
When the fire first broke out the wind
was blowing strongly from the south.
This drove the flames across to the
pier above the one on which it started
Within a few moments the wind shift
ed almost directly to the opposite point
Under the great pavilion on the land
end the flames were soon in absolute
control. Had not the recourse to dyn-
amite been taken to destroy the Ham
burg pier the flames might have gone
on. ALI the fire boats and tugs in the
Aarbor would not have stopped them.
The flames in the cotton kept the fire
at an intense heat and the f1remen suf-
fered greatly Again and again it
seemed as If they must abandon the
fight. The vantage points at which
they could attack the flames were few
and their efforts necessarily hampered.
Some of the firemen of hook and lad
der truck No. 2 of Jersey City had a
narrow escape. They had gotten out
as far as they could on the pier to the
south of the blazing docks and were
endeayoring to recover bodies of per-
sons who might have gotten under it.
There was a burst of fame from the
pier adjoining which for time threat
ened to cut off the men and set fire to
the pier The men dropped into the
water and chung to the piles for a few
moments and then a shift of the wind
drove the flames back and they We're
able to retreat.
The smoke, which poured out of the
flames and assembled high into the air,
blew almost directly eastward and
maintained its column for a distance of
about seventy miles, as it was seen
clearly beyond Babylon, L. |.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-01
DYNAMITE CALLED INTO PLAY,

The fire had by this time become so
fierce that the officials of the Ham
burg-American line decided that the
only way to prevent a total destruction
OF their great pier was to blow up the
side Of the dock at which the Phoe-
nicia lay and this was done A num-
Der of barges locked at the pier also
took fire but in the effort to save the
other property no attention was paid
to them and they were allowed to
burn.
1t is feared that the loss of life in the
hold Of the vessels was frightful, as it
is said that many of the crews who
were asleep at the time were impris-
oned there. The worst tale will come
from the steamship Main, which was
unable to be tOwed from the pier.
The vessels had only arrived this
morning and some of the passengers
were still on board, and when the cry
of fire was raised a number of them
were seen to run to the burning decks.
Most of them Jumped 0Serboard, and
save for the few who were picked up
by the tugs, not one had been heard
FROM although every hotel and hospital
in the city of Hoboken is crowded with
Injured. Some of the passengers of the
Main tried to escape to the pier and it
is almost certain that they persisted in
the flames
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-01
Now Mine.

1t is reported on good authority that
the Pittsburg coal people who have
bought the coal lands near Warnock
Station will soon develop them, and that
a shaft will be sunk on the John Powell
farm, near this place. It has not yet
been learned when the work will be
commenced, but from all reports will be
in the near future. The shipping facil
tiles from this point are very good, and
this new mine will give employment to
q large number of men and make this
station business point.
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Son Remains.

The Mr.. Mellott, of Cameron, O., who
was here after his son, has returned to
his home without him, as after having
a conference with the son he concluded
to leave his boy here until school opens.
The relatives whom the young man is
staying with add some light on this case
and explain all the trouble, and it is
worthy of them to say that they have
acted most wisely in the interest of the
boy, and had no motive to separate him
from his home, and to add more the
young man did not wish to return, and
stated he was satisfied where he was.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-01

Jonn Stevenson, president of the
Ohio Mine Workers of sub-district No.
s. was in the city yesterday with the
miners from Cumberland, Md, who are
soliciting aid for the striking miners
OF that district. The solicitors are
very much encouraged with their work
so far.
Geo. Arnold, of POwhatan, was in the
city yesterday on business.
me Knights of Pythias will install
the following officers Thursday even
ing: C. c., ]. A Dubois, V, c.. ]. T.
Frye; Prelate, Cook Danford; NJ. at
A, E. Luke, l. G., c. Simpson, o. G.,
Geo. Colbert; NJ. OF W., c. c. Culbert-
son.
Hon. w. T. Lewis and his brother,
T. L. Lewis, were in the city yesterday.
Hon. E. B. Armstrong was in the
city yesterday.
Tonight VIM. c. Warnock and Geo.
Muth, two leading Democrats of this
city, will leave for Kansas City to at
tend the National Convention. DR.. (.
(. Coburn, of GAINESVILLE, Will accom-
pany them.
Misses Ruth, Esther and Clara War
at Warnock's Station.
Miss Lizzie Bonnysteele will leave
this week for an extended visit with
friends in Indiana.
Rev. c. ?. PrOudfit, pastor of the
First United Presbyterian church has
returned and will occupy the pulpit of
his church to-day.
H. w. Herman and family will leave
Tuesday for a two weeks visit with
friends at Canton.
F. c. Warnock, who is a vetran of
the late war and now in poor health,
has gone to Newton, Kansas, to spend
the summer
Luke Gavin, William Gavin. C. Curns
and Wilfred McGintey have returned
from Philadelphia, where they were
attending the International convention
OF the Knights or ST. George.
The Belmont Power and Electric
Light Company have completed their
new direct current line, and will have
same in operation in a few days, hav-
ing been delayed on account of an
armature.
Mrs. James Strong is seriously i'll at
her home in the Fourth ward.
Rev. w. V. TeWinkle has returned
from the Christian Endeavor eonven-
ton.
H. w. Schofield, census enumerator
for the township north of the B & O.,
has finished his work
The l. o. 0. F. will install the fol-
lowing officers Tuesday evening: n. G.,
H. 7. King; V. G. Chas. f. Russell.
One of the windows Ia the front OF
the Herzberg shoe store was broken
Friday night BY SIRE one unknown.
Miss Ethel Py4es and daughter, Beu-
lab, left yesterday for weeks visit
with friends near Washington, Pa.
Miss Dorothy Gfella left yesterday
for Pittsburg, wheI4 she will spend her
vacation.
Miss Katie Med ffefy "A III Third
ward, left yesterd for Mara Falls.
to spend two W IS.
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THIRTY TO FIFTY.

The harbor police said the officials Of
the steamship company feared the loss
of the Bremen's chief engineer and six
OF his assistants who were in their
quarters forward at the time the fire
broke out. They thought the loss OF
life had been greatest on the Saale.
They placed the number az from thirty
to fifty. and said the majority OF tbe
victims were employed as flreme8 and
coal passers.
Gustaye Schwab. agent odthe North
German Lloyd line, reached his Office
in the Bowling Green b, be- late
tonight He came direct Ia the.
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm GrofS
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-01
AMERICANS PROMINENT
IN SOCIETY OF LONDON.
THE ARRIVAL OF THE KHEDIvE
OF EGYPT AND THE BAZAARS
AND ENTERTAINMENTS
MADE THE WEEK QUITE LIVELY
MRS. MACKAY's HOUSE. LONG CLOS
ED BY MOURNING, REoPENED
LAST THURSDAY.

The Hostess Resp1endent in Black,
and Adorned With Black Pearls.
Some Very Elaborate Entertain
ments-Lady Randolph Churchill
Seen Everywhere and COngratula-
ted Generally-High Personaees
Working to Prevent Her Marriage
to Her Youthful Fiance-Czar Pro-
hibfts Baccarat.
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DEPARTMENT CRIPPLED.

The loss of their hose crippled the
Hoooken fremen. When they reached
the fire at first they set out to confne
1t to the pier on which 1t started. They
got their lines out on the tow adioin-
ing, and even their apparatus out to
pump from the river When the flames
spread the hose on the piers was lost.
Some of the apparatus narrowly es-
capped being consumed. and as it was
one hose cart and its horses were
burned
Later, Jersey City stripped itself of
all the hose possible and sent ii to
the Hoboken firemen in a. wagon for
use. With this streams were gotten on
the fire, but it was then under control.
having burned itself out.
The steamer Saale drifted down to
the Battery about $50 o'clock. She
was ablaze and her crew was on deck.
Captain Smith, of the police boat, put
his men on tug and ran TO the burn
ing ship.
When the tug reached the Saale, 81 OF
the latter's crew were taken off. Most
of them were conscious. Some suf-
fered from smoke inhaled. Ambulances
were called from Gouveneur. St. Vim
cents and Hudson street hospitals. POI
lice patrol wagons were also called.
The injured men were taken in these
several conveyances TO the different hos
pitfalls. All appear to be foreigners.
None could talk English, and not even
their names were learned at the pier.
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PANIC ON THE SHIPS.

There was a panic on each Of the
ships. Many persons jumped overheard
and the water for some distance along
the docks was lined with people. They
were clinging to the piers and even to
the rudders of the burning vessels.
Some were picked up; many were
drowned. Peter Quinn, justice of the
peace in Hoboken, tells a story of hav-
ing seen at least thirty people perish.
He said:
Il was standing on the end of one of
the HamburgAmerican line piers and
saw about thirty people crowded under
pier No. l of the North German Lloyd.
They were calling to some of the pass
ing tug boats. but their appeals were in
vain, and when the flames got near
them they dived into the water There
was no assistance near them at the time,
and l believe every one was either
drowned or persisted in the flames
About 200 people were rescued at the
Hamburg American line pier They
were much overcome from exhaustion,
but soon revived with stimulants.
When the fire broke out such head
way was gained by the time the Hobo
ken fire department arrived that they
flames. They were further handicap
ped by having several hundred feet of
hose burned. Calls were made to the
New York fire department for assist
anee and fire tugs were sent over.
These. however, had but little effect on
the great mountain of fame and smoke
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HOME IN CLARKSBURG.

the Register.
kSBURG. w. Va. June 90.
Boughner, who was drowned
bolis. this evening, was the
yer P. Boughner, of this city.
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STUCK IN PORT HOLES.

were a number of bodies below in the
al
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JUTE AND WHISKY.

BY O'Clock the three piers of the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany had been burned to the ground
The southern end of the Campbell
storage company building, consisting of
five five-story structures, caught fire
and flames shot from every window
from the two floors in but few min
utes. The buildings, being filled mainly
with jute and whisky, burned rapidly
The flremen were unable TO go within
fighting distance and fire had pretty
much its own way there.
In these buildings great loss will be
sustained
The steamships Saale and Bremen.
after being pulled free from the docks
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BODIES ON THE DECK.

While the crew were being taken of
Captain Smith noticed several bodies
of men on the ships deck. When the
tug made a second trip to the Saale all
these corpses we're submerged. The
ship had in the meantime drifted to
the Jersey shore and sunk in the mud
of the hats.
The patrolmen worked with Crap
ping hooks for two hours in an effort
TO recover the bodies. They secured
but two. apparently deck hands. They
we're burned beyond recognition. The
bodies were transferred TO the morzue
Captain Smith said he thought there
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estimate Of the
bodies on the dc
the Saale will prd
divers at once.
jumped into the
never be found AZ
lost are neaFiE a
have no ffienda y
country No attefnA
70 compile Al list
The World estiuN
lives lost "a ~
loss al M lfiie
ber 81 dea 1t ff
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TEN MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF PROPERTY
: DESTROYED BY F|RE.
Continued From First Page.
along the wnarfs, with their contents,
but no idea of the value of these can be
HOW THE FIRE STARTED.

The amount of insurance carried can
not be learned.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-01

|ELING BAKERY BREAD
|ELING BAKERY BREAD
ELING BAKERY BREAD
cling BAKERY BREAD
AT YOUR GROCER'S.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-10-25
A LIE NAILED.
To the Voters of Snyder County.


The report circulated through Snyder
County that ! have entered into poll
tical trade in my interest is absolutely
false. am no political horse trader,
but a straight Republican and will
stand or fall with the whole ticket,
from Mckinley, Mahon, DR.. Smith and
the rest in Snyder, and the Republican
candidates in Union and Northumber-
land counties.
While the pulic may look for all sorts
of falsehoods and nonsensical stories
during campaign season, yet I cannot
believe that any one will swallow any
thing SO unlikely as this most recent
fabrication. Nevertheless, I herewith
make denial, and call upol all my
friends in all the counties of the dis
trict to rebuke the falsehood by stand
ing by and voting for every candidate
on the Republican ticket.
Yours for Republicanism and prosper
ity. BENZ. X. FoCHT.
Lewisburg, Pa, Oct. q, 1900.
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Senatorial Siitings.

From the Mt. Carmel Mars Oct. 10
Hon. benjamin X. Focht, our candi-
date for State Senator, is making an
impressive and winning canvass for e.
lection. Mr.. focht has spent three
terms in the lower house ut Harrisburg
and is entirely familiar with the work
of both branches. He is by nature and
by education admirably fitted for the
place; his ripe experience in this line Of
work will make him II valuable legisla-
tor and his manifest learning to the
common peoples interest will make
him very popular candidate in these
trying times.
Mr.. Focht has always been popular
among the working men in his own
county and his fame is spreading to
the other counties in the district.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-10-25
Family Journal Devoted and Current Liter,
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETINGS.

Republican mass meetings will be
held in Snyder County under the aus
pices ofthe Republican Standing Com
mittee, at the following dates and
places:
Richfield, Oct. 25th,
Fremont, Oct. Goth,
Freeburg, Oct 3Oth,
Mckees Falls, Oct. 3lst,
Kreamer, Nov. lst,
Port Treverton, Nov. =,
Shamokin Dam, Nov. Sd,
Selinsgrove, Nov. 5th.
The meetings will be addressed by
speakers selected from the following
named orators:
Hon. Il. NJ. Mahon, Hon. B. X.
Focht, Hon. A. Nj. Smith, A. W. Pot
ter, Esq Prof. r. c. Bowcrsox, Prof
Geo. w. Walborn, Hon. f.. w. Tool,
Geo. w. Wagensellcr, DR.. p. Herman,
NJ. I. Potter, Esq.
Music furnished by various cornct
bands.
Fellow citizens, let us rally and make
these meetings what they should be,
grand success.
10y order of the Committee,
ED. CHARLES, j. a. LUMBARD,
Secretary, Chairman
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-10-25
WEDDING BELLS.
S. p. REMER, p. f.
j. SHAMBACH, Pastor.

Sunday forenoon, Oct. 81, 1900, one
Of the most notable weddings of the
season took place at Port Treverton, the
contracting parties being Victor f..
Bogar and Miss Dollie Swneford. The
ceremony was performed by j. Kohler
Peck at Mohantongo.
The groom is the promising young
son of jeremiah Boear and Il brother
of our most enterprising business man,
John ID. Bogar.
The bride is the handsome young
daughter of Amandus Swineford, of
the National Hotel.
The father of the bride was so elated
over the chaice of his daughter for a
future companion that he had a sum-
tuous reLast prepared and invited all
the relatives of the contracting parties
to partake of it.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-10-25

Every issue of the "Iouth's Compan-
ion' for the nine week of November
and December will be enlarged, and the
Holiday Numbers will he double the
usual size, with richly decorated covers.
From now until the end of the year the
"Companion" will he crowded with
articles and stories sufficiently varied
to please every taste in both old and
young and women, boys and
girls.
Among the contributions announced
for early issues are GLOW Acted the
Missionary by Sir Henry Stanley;
"With thr Pretoria Guard" 10y Rider
Haggard; "A Historic Game OF Foot
ball." by Walter Camp; "HIorsc Sense"
by Frank r. Stockton; "Pulpit Flo
quencc," by Dean Farrar; "Days of
Long Ago" by Ian Maclaren; and "A
Baritone Among Famous People," 10y
Victor Maurel; in addition to which
there VIII bc serial and short stories 10y
Margaret Deland, Elizabeth stuart
Phelps Ward, Bliss Perry, Charles w.
Chestnut and other writers of delight
full fiction.
Those who subscribe now for 1901
will receive the "Companion' for the
remaining weeks of 1900 free from the
the time subscription, in addition to
the "Puritan Girl" Calendar for 1901,
Autographed in II colors from exquisite
designs painted expressly for h e
"Companion."
Illustrated Announcement of the
volume 1901 will be sent free to any ad-
dress, with sample copies of the paper.
THE YOUTH's COMPANION,
Boston, Mass.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-10-25
Brown a Prohibitionist in IS9S.
Ie Miiliinburg Telegraph.

From the Mitlinburg Telegraph.
Brown duped and cheated the people
once under the title, Prohibition" He
won't do it again, not even under the
title, "Honest Ballot" Stealing that
sort of livery will not save him. All
honorable and honest men will put
their stamp of disapproyal upon his
tactics on November 9Th. He can't be
trusted, deserves to be beaten and will
get it good in the shape of sound
clubbing on election day.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-10-25
COURT HOUSE CHIPS.
Deeds Entered for Record.

J. G. G.'Hornberger, guardian of Daisy
Mitterling, to Philip S. Mitterling
farm and limestonelot IN West Perry
twp, for SIP.
H. b. Bilger, Trustee of the estate OF
Henry BreOn, deceased, to Jacob Gil.
bert, $50 acres in Jackson twp, for
$1,000.
H. B. Bilger, trustee of Hentry Breon,
deceased, to Jacob b. Maurer, l25 acres
in Jackson twp, for $3.50.
Jacob Gilbert and wife to II. b. Bill
ger, $50 acres in Jackson twp, for $3.50.
Jacob b. Maurer and wife to II. B.
Bilger, 125 acres in Jackson twp, for
$3.50.
Letters Granted.
Letters of administration in the es-
tate of Lewis Grouse, late of Middle
creek twp, were granted to II. NJ. Cole
man and |. +. Krouse.
Marriage Licenses.
I Warren l.. Ulsh, Middlecreek,
| M. Grace Matter, Beaver Springs.
! Victor T.. Bogar, Port Treverton,
| Dollie Swineford, L"
! Edward c. Musselman, Altoona,
| Alice S. Musselman, I"
Enoch ;. Aucker, Union twp,
| Fannie c. Shelly, /"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-10-25
NOTICE The citizens nf CnutrayiIl.

NOTICE.-The citizens of Centreville
and vicinity who are violationg the
law by allowing their cattle to run at
large, are requested to keep them off
the streets under penalty of the law.
DANIEL HUNT,
b. f. Buoy,
JACOB w. OBERLIN,
w. F. SANDERS,
G. w. LONG,
Mrs. DAVID KERR,
10-11-8t. CHAs. A. KERR.
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Church Dedication.

The Smithgrove United Evangelical
church at Kreamer will be dedicated
Sunday, Nov. 4th. There will be ser.
vices'Saturday previous at 100 o'clock
p. NJ; Sunday, the 4th, at 10 A. NJ.
and 7 p. M. All the ministers and
friends Of adjoining charges are cordial
ly invited to be present.
The fourth quarterly conference of
Mlddleburg circuit will De held at the
same place Noy.- Srd, at 200 P. M.
Rev. s, p. Remer, P. E., Rev. A. f.
Gobble, ID. d., Rev. S. Aurand and
Prof. F. c. Bowersox will take part in
the exercises.
S. p. REMER, P. f.
j. SHAMBACH, Pastor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-10-25
JOHN THOMAS KILLED.
A Citizen Of Penn Township instantly Killed
near Lcwisburg
Mrs. f.. {. AURAND.

Citizen of Penn Township instantly Killed
near Lewisburg.
Lewisburg journal
John Thomas, an itincrant musician
whose home was among the mountains
about three miles from Nicksburg, was
almost instantly killed on the Reading
road about two miles above Lrwisburg,
on Tuesday morning, 10y being struck
by the engine hauling the passenger
train leaving Lcwishurg at $50.
Thomas ckcd out II prccarious exist
ence by travelling over thisand adioin-
ing counties with an autoharp, accept.
ing the offerings from those who were
disposed to hclphim along. He was in
Lcwisburg on Monday night and Tues
day morning he headed for other
climcs, taking route along the tracks
of the Reading.
Above Lcwisburg he sat down on the
rail, and apparently fell asleep. He
took no notice of the whistle Of the
locomotive and the engineer could not
bring the train to stop. The man was
struck by the pilot and his body was
thrown fifty feet, landing close aside of
the track. The train was stopped as
quickly as possible, but Thomas was
dead when picked up. His skull was
broken open laying bare the brains.
His shoulder was broken, and he had
other bruises. The body was brought
to Lewisburg and taken to the under
taking establishment of Hover Il Son.
An inquest was held anda verdict was
rendered accordingly. No blame was
attached to the trains crew.
Thomas was soldier in the civil war
and enlisted when he was only fifteen
years old, and was drawing pension.
He was aged about 81 years and leaves
II wife.