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New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
A HORSECAR IN THE THICK OF 1T.
IT WAS BADLY DAMAGED, BUT ITS OCCU-
PANTS WERE SCARCELY EURT AT ALL.

1T WAS BADLY DAMAGED, BUT ITS OCCU-
PANTS WERE SCARCELY HURT AT ALL.
A little old fashioned horsecar blundered
sleepily right into the thick Of the big fire. and
the escape Of its occupants was Of the
nsrvels Of the disaster. The car was No. p Of
he Grand-st and Cortlandt-st. ferries line. The
conductor was John Caulfeld, No. 1871, and John
Murphy was the driver. The explosions had not
aiken place, but the fire was raging fiercely
When the little came jingling along down
Westinghouse. As it neared Chambers-st the
'our passengers, one Of whom was a woman,
could see the dense black smoke and hear the
-rackling OF the flames. They looked out Of the
windows ard then inQuirngy at the con-
1uctor All around them were putting fire en-
giles changing ambulanoes and a serpentine
2arpetwork of hose. Men were shouting and
running eXcitedIy one way and the other, but
The little car jingled placidly on
The faithful horses were still plodding for
ward when there was a great crash
The car was in front Of No. 271 Washington-
II. the store Of c. & l. NJ. Dingfelder commits
sion merchants and the whole building had
toppled over with bang. The horses reared
and q great piece Of heavy roofing with bricks
on top came crashing TO the ground right under
iheir noses. Bricks and timbers were flying
through the ar and in a minute the little car
was wellnigh buried. Ther il stopped. Every
window in the car was smashed to smithereens
and The front Of the roof was caVed in but not
"A life was lost. The four PASSENGER climbed
put with nothing more serious 10 show for their
experience Than few scTs tches. and the driver
AID conductor were entirely unhurt The driver
unhitched the horses and took them back 10
the stable. and the conductor stood by his car
II WAS the first big explosion which had nearly
wrecked the little car. the same explosion which
wrecked whole block Of buildings
Il never saw anything like it said the con-
iuctor 1t came like thunderclap-a big dull
booming one-ani all I could make out was
everybody falling down fiat their faces Down
they went, every man, woman and child and
there were about hundred Of EN- near by And
when they got up they were feelin' of their
heads. and walked around in staggers like they
out of their heads. In the car we were all
jostled z hit but nothin like what happened
outside I guess these little cars has good luck -
With which comment the conductor of an old
time conveyance went inside TO see how many
ares had been received.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
PLATEGLAss COMPANIES EXEMPT.

Many windows insured with the various plate
glass insurance companies were shattered by the
series of explosions at Tarrants, but according
TO officers Of these companies, this loss will be
borne by the fire insurance companies, just as
the latter bear smoke and water losses. The
standard policy of the plateglass insurance COM
panies provides that such companies shall be
mot liable to make good any loss or damage
which may happen by or in consequence of any
fire" and in yesterdays disaster. it is urged
by the plateglass insurance companies, the eX-
posions were the direct consequence of fire, thus
differing from gas explosions or explosions
caused by the dropping OF torpedoes.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

fell to the street burying macy beneath H. AT first
there was no sign OF fire, but within few
ments 10 broke out in great fury. and this horror
added The fire engines found difficulty in get
ting to the OF the disaster. owing TO the
stampede OF people and the blocked condition OF
the street II was fully five minutes after the FIRE
broke out before n stream OF water thrown
upon the flames. which licked up everything indan-
mable and must nave burned TO death many who
were caught in the ruins and who otherwise might
have escaped.
The Park Place disaster occurred in a building
used by HthOgraphing firm The actual cause
Of the disaster was never made known. IL Is be-
ieved, however that the building oveTWeghtef
with material. and that the floors would sug-
tain the weight the pressure being so great that
the front Of the building was pushed out In this
collapse some In6ammdble material came IN contact
with fire and exploded and set fire TO the building
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
MONEY SCATTERED ABOUT.
EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS LEFT IN
GUARDED IN ONE WRECKED BANK
$4,000 IN ANOTHER.

Directly across the street from the Tarrant
building stands the Irving National Bank build
ing. Despite the terrific blasts which rendered
the former structure but heap Of mortar and
broken brick. the bank stood firm Its interior,
however. badly wrecked The windows
were blown into slivers, furniture was piled
up in heaps. plastering was torn off in great
cakes, and floors were set atilt like cards
The basement of the building Is occupied by
Meczlim Bros, bankers and brokers William
Mecklim and the cashier the paying teller,
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

felt in the houses Pavilion and Wards hills. and
at first the residents thought IT earthquake The
second explosion was witnessed by number OF
persons on the hill who looked toward Manhattan
after the first one. and then stood watching the
column of smoke rising From Wards Hill the
sight peculiar one. The smoke ana nane
suddenly sprang high into the air. the smoke
spreading in umbrella form. and the cloud float
ed away high above the column rising from the
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
REGARDED As A GOOD BUILDING.

TARRANT STRUCTURE SAID To HAVE BEEN AS
NEARLY FIREPROoF AS POSSIBLE.
8. a n. WiTever, who was connected with
rarrant & Co for fifteen years, said yesterday
afternoon that the building Of the best
n that part Of the city. 1T was" he said, "as
near freproof as II possibly could be and not
he entirely hreproof. 1t a steel skeleton
building. The floors were Of wood four or five
inches thick. They were laid in two thicknesses,
the grain OF one layer crossing at right angles
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

to that of the other The floor had a slight
slant so that In case Of fire the water would
run off in one direction. The elevator shaft was
in the northwest corner of the building, and
inclosed The doors on the different floors were
solid. The only skylght was that over the eie-
Vator shaft. Tarrant & Co. had their offices ana
shipping room on the first floor The second
floor was occupied by the NJ ]. Breitenbach
Company The third. fourth and fifth floors
had their Ia laboratories on the sixth and seventh
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
SHOCK PERCEPTIBLE IN JERSEY CITY

The force of the explosion was perceptible IN
Jersey City. Buildings trembled from an
earthquake. In the tall office buildings
the river front the disturbance was so marked
that occupants ran out presuming that the ex-
ploson had occurred in some adjacent building
and hundreds of persons ran toward the steam
ship pier at Grand-st.. believing that an acct
dent had occurred there. while others hastened
to the ferryhouse and Pennsylvania Railway
station, expecting to see wrecked locomotive
ferryboat.
The situation Of the accident was not long in
doubt, for a tall pillar Of flame was discernibe
above the mist that covered the river. The roofs
of the high buildings were soon filed with peo-
pie who desired to get clearer view of the
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

About one-sixth of our Peo-
pie die of consumption, in spite
of SCOTS emulsion of cod-liver
oil; but care is required as well;
and prompt attention.
How slow we are to do what
is good for US
Ven send you a httle try IL like
SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl street. New York
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
VICTIMS OF THE DISASTER.
THE DEAD.

SULLIVAN, Dennis. a la5Orer OF Oak and
Catharine sts- He was injured in the ex-
plosOn and died In the Hudson Street Hos
pitaL
hat in spite of policemen and hremen and Il
thought 10 have perished
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

blazing buildings. Telephones were quickly in
operation. and curious persons inquired of the
central office or NewYork friends the place and
nature of the powerful conclusion that had been
felt so plainly so far away. and in a few min
utes the story known.
Business was completely suspended in the
lower section Of Jersey City for many minutes
The train shed OF the Pennsylvania Railway
Company was shaken so severely that the glass
covered roof ratified and passengers were for
moment alarmed
The ferryboats of the Cortlandt-st line were
rocked, and fragments of paper used as wrap
pers by Tarrant & Co, with the firm name on
them, dropped on the boats These fragments
punctuTed with small holes as If they had
been prlcked by needles. Passengers scrambled
10 secure these souvenirs of the disaster The
shock was perceptible in the dwelling houses in
the lower section of the city east OF the Heights
and in the tall City Hall windows and doors
ratified. Thousands OF persons crossed the ferry
TO New-Yorl TO witness the scene
THOUGHT 1T AN EARTHQUAKE
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
HISTORY OF THE TARRANr FIRM.

Tarrant & Co. is an old and well known firm,
dealers and general jobbers in drugs, chemi-
Gals and manufactured medicines. The name OF
the firm has figured in New York business circles
for sixty years. James Tarrant opened q drug
store at No. 27S Greenwich-st. in 1884. His
store at that time was distnctively the uptown
drug store Of the city, and beyond it
residence section almost suburban in character.
The New-YoIk Hospital, naturally the rem
devious Of the leading physicians of the time,
in the neishborhood of Broadway and
Duane-st., and Tarrant's drug store, being near
at hand became the headquarters and house Of
CALI for the physicians of the hospital.
In 1914 James Tarrant began the manufacture
Of proprietary medicines for the use Of ply
sicians. The enterprise proved successful, and
in the course of time these medicines became
the leading feature of the business. He died in
who organized the firm Of John A Tarrant q
Co. He was a brother of the founder of the
establishment In 1861 the firm was incorpo-
rated under the title Of Tarrant & Co The
firm manufactured largely, imported to a great
extent and did a general drug and iobbing bus-
ness, and successful.
The quaint old building on which James Tar
rant hung out his sign was used until 1890
when It was burned and replaced by the hand
some and commodious structure which was
blown up yesterday. Many wondered how the
firm continued TO prosper when II was out Of the
beaten track of the drug district but from re-
ports it more than held its own with the mod
ern firms. The firm is the American representa-
tive Of many European manufacturers of phar-
maceutical specialties.
POLICEMAN THINKS SISTER is DEAD.
A pathetic incident of the fire was furnished
by Patroman John Baker. Of the Madison-st.
station. who until recently connected with
the Leonard-st. precinct. One of his sisters was
employed in the Tarrant Building He was In
the neighborhood when the fire started and
hurried to the scene. Frantic with fear for the
fate OF his sister. he made desperate efforts 10
force his way through the smoke into the burn
ing premises, and when at last he had TO desist
he stood on the corner and sohbed like a baby
at times uttering his sisters name. He
had been told that nearly every one in the
building had perished. and believes bis sister TO
be among the unfortunates. II was learned
that he lost sister In the terrible Park Place
disaster.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

safe whereupon he posted these signs in the
windows:
mo one seriously hurt Will open for busi-
ness tomorrow at 10 o'clock"
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

THOUGHT 1T AN EARTHQUAKE
The Warren-st fire explosions were distinctly
felt Staten Island. The tremor resulting was
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
THE INJURED.

ABRAHAM, Moses. OF No. 9S Hudsou-st; cut
head: Hudson Street Hospital
ACKERNfAN, F. J.. twenty-one years old.
clerk. of No. 5S St Nicholas Place; cut about
head; taken home
ALLEN, Charles. forty-three years old. Of No.
1,S49 Pttcoirn-ave., Brooklyn; general burns;
Hudson street Hospital.
ALLEN John L., jr, OF Dunton. Long Island;
cut about head arms and body Hudson
Street Hospital.
ALLEN. John l.. ST.. same address; hair
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
LrrE.sAvINe SERVICE.
Help Rendered ca So< Vessels. on Board of
which We're a,oSB Persons. Of whom
a. We've Lost.

Washington, Nov. 14.-S. I. Kimball.
general superintendent Of the life
saving service, In his annual report
TO Secretary Gage, says that ut the
close of the fiscal year the establish
ment embraced 200 stations, 194 being
on the Atlantic, So on the lakes, 10
on the Pacific and one at the falls Of
the Ohio, Mt Louisville, Ky. The num-
Der of disasters to documented vessels
within the field of operations Of the
service during the year was 1854.
There were on board those vessels
e,655 persons, Of whom 1907 were
saved and 4s lost. Six hundred and
70 shipwrecked persons received sue
cor ut the stations, to whom 1,447
days relief in the aggregate was af-
forded. The estimated value Of the
vessels involved in disaster was $6,127,-
500, and of their cargoes $3,342, 600,
making total value of property i'm
periled s9,470,19O. OF this amount ST.
234, 600 was saved and $685. 800 lost.
The number of vessels totally lost
was Oh.
In addition to the foregoing there
were during the year 800 casualties
to small craft, such as small yachts,
sail boats, row boats, ETC., on board
of which were 7s1 persons, of whom
five were lost. The property involved
in these instances is estimated at
s267,O7O, of which $256,770 was saved
and $4,000 lost.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
FREEDMEN'S AID SOCIETY.
Il Considers tho Appropriations for the
Acads mics for white Peopie-A Talk
on tho Disfranchlsemen Acts.

New York. Nov. 1.-THE Freed
mems Aid and Southern society met
at Newark, n. j., yesterday with
Bishop Edward G. Andrews presiding.
There was n long discussion preceding
the consideration of appropriations
for the academies for white people.
1t was explained that the field OF
the academies was among the poor
whites and they were doing fine work
both in instruction provided by the
schools themselves and as feeders for
the Fort Worth and United States
Grant universities.
Bishop Mallalieu, in talking on the
subject, spoke of the effect on the
aims of the society of the disfran-
chisement acts of the south. He said:
81 hope to see the day when the flag
shall protect all Americans on Ameri-
can soil" This started debate on
Acknowledgement, the speakers con-
Meeting Il with the question under
consideration by the idea that the
work among the whites in the states
which had passed "disfranchisement"
laws should he increased rather than
diminished.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
Large Increase of Undeiivernd Mall Over
Last Year-dany Letters Contained
Cash and Valuable Papers.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE annual
report of the superintendent Of the
dead letter office shows the large in
crease of total receipts Of undelivered
mail matter over the previous year
of nearly ten per cent. The number
of pieces of matter received from all
sources was 7,536,15s, against $685.
0s3 for the preceding year. Letters
and parcels held for postage num-
bered 1859, and the misdirected
400, 1903. Nearly $4,000 letters were re-
ceived which bore no addresses what
ever. The letters addressed to the
guests of hotels and undelivered num-
bered 269,624. The total number Of
unclaimed parcels of all descriptions
was 1S0,9l4. There were ego, 46l
pieces of mail matter addressed to
foreign countries and returned from
there rs unbelievable. The number
Of letters and parcels opened was
6,676,OO3, an increase over the preced-
ing year of 9Is per cent. There were
5O,553 letters containing an aggregate
of Sii,l4O and letters containing
drafts, notes, money orders, etc., Of
the face value of $l,136,645. Foreign
letters and parcels found undelivera-
bic and returned to countries OF ORR
gin numbered 606.Il2.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
SUICIDES IN THE ARMY.
Rsesnt Statistics Show They We're Reis
lively Fewer On 10000 Than Dur
Ing the Ten Years Previous.

Washington, Nov. 15.-Surgeon Gen.
eral Sternberg has prepared statistics
making q comparison Of cases of sui
cides and homicides which occurred In
the army In 1898 and 1899, compared
with the ten years between 1888 and
1897. II shows that there were rela-
lively fewer homicides during those
two years than during the previous de-
cade. The average number of suicides
per year In an army of 27,ii6 for ten
years was II. The ratio per thousand
was GO per cent. The strength of the
army In 1898 is given ut l47,795, the
average number Of suicides IS, and
the percentage per thousand 20. The
strength of the army in 1890 liz given
ut 1O5,546 and the number of suicides
at 30: ratio per thousand 80 per cent.
During the ten years from 1883 to 1907
the homicides are given Mt SIS per
cent. and the ratio per thousand at
20 per cent. For 1868 the number Of
homicides ut 10, and the ratio per
thousand at IL per cent?: for 1900 the
number OF homiciles at 90 and the ra-
ito per thousand ut 30 per cent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
PROMISED TO OBEY Her.
How . sharp Minister Got the Better
of . Smart Bride.
groom.

The groom entered alone and said conf
dentially:
rage service, MIR. -?
mo-" said the minister, relates the Wom-
ans Journal, 81 do not usually"
"Well," said the expectant benedict, Il
have come to ask you to marry me now,
and want 1t used" :,
Certainly" replied the other, at shall
be DONE" and presently the couple stood
flames t." said the clergyman, "do
you take this woman to be your welded
wife"
81 do"
ado you solemnly promise to love, honor
and obey her4o long as you both shall live!
Horror and rebellion struggled with the
sanctities OF the occasion on the bride
eroom's face, but he chokingly responded
n do" and the meek bride decorouay prom
ised in her turn. -, -,
After the ceremony was over the bride
groom said excitedly aside to the grave
minister:
"You misunderstood me, cir, you mis-
understood me! ! referred to the womans
promising to obey"
"Ah, did you, indeed?" serenely answered
his reverence. "But think what 10 good
for one side is good for the other, don't you!
And, my friend, 1t 10 my advice to you 70
say nothing more about it, for as an old
married man ! can tell you you'll have to
obey anyhow"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
WANTS ALL TO REMAIN.
AZ q Cabinet Meeting Tuesday, President
Mckinley Expressed tho Wish That HIS
Omcini Family Remain U.broken.

Washington. Nov. 14.-At the meet
ing Of the cabinet Tuesday President
Mckinley, discussing the recent cleo
tions and their results, expressed the
hope that every mmber of the cabinet
would remain in his official family
during the next four years. lie re-
garded the results of the elections as
an Endorsement not only of his own
ideas and policies, but also of the adj
ministration of every department OF
the government.
At the cabinet meeting each OF
the members furnished forecast of
his annual report, but none OF the re-
ports was in shape for formal pre-
sentation. It was practically decided
that the recommendation in the mes
sage on the subject Of war revenue
taxes will advocate small reduction,
scaling down the total revenue about
s15,O00,O0O. Just where this decrease
will be made has not been determined.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
WILL RETURN TO pEKIN.
Imperial Edict Announces That tho Em-
Psror ard Dow ,ger Empre.s Are to
Res de- nc the Capt n.

Tien Tsin. Nov. l5.-lt Is reported
that an imperial edict has been issued
announcing tina, Emperor Su and the
empress dowager will return to Pekin.
A Russian column of $50 men with
four guns which left here November
4 returned November 0. having en-
gagged the Chinese. At IIsia Tsang
the Russians fought 1000 Chinese
troops. dispensing them and killing
200. The Russians had no casualties.
The population of the city Of lien
Using now reaches 100000. The Chi
nese and the allies are strengthen
ing the garrison against II possible
surprise. II Is supposed that one
third of the inhabitants arc boxers"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
CHEAPER THAN A FUNERAL.
He Concluded to Pay the DoctoF's
Bill az an Economical
Move.

A well.known North Dakota magistrate
tails the following story, for the truth OF
which he vouches: At small town in the
state there were two doctors, one Of whom
had a great reputation for the cures he ef-
fected, and the other was not believed to be
"much good" The favored doctor found his
services in great request, but as payment
was not always forthcoming he made q rue
that q certain class Of his patients should
pay in advance.
One winters night he was reused by two
farmers from q hamlet ten miles away, the
wife of one Of whom was seriously Ill. He
told them to 60 to the other doctor. but
they refused, saying they would prefer his
services. very WE'LL" replied the medico.
Gin that case my fee is ten dollars, the money
10 be paid now"
The men demonstrated, but the doctor was
obdnrate, and shut down his window. He
waited, however, to hear what they would
say. "Well, what will we do now! asked
the farmer whose wife was III. And the re-
ply that was given must have been as graf
flying as il was amusing to the listening doc
tor. II was:
II think you would better give It. The
funeral would cost you more"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
1T CLOUDS SECURITIES.
The New Mortgage Tax Amendment
Adopted by Missnuri Voters Means
Death TO Loan. for n Time.

Kansas City, NO.. Nov. 1.-THE
journal says: Never in all the history
of Missouri has the state been placed
in such n position MS II is now. because
of the acceptance by the voters of
what Is known rs 1.-THE third amend
ment," ut the polls last week. Its
credit is damaged: loan companies are
leaving the state. and banks cannot
lend money on real estate. nor ran
brokers operate. a cloud has been
cast upon every form of security in
the state which is secured by mort
gage, deed of trust or similar lien. even
including tax bills: public and pri-
vate work Is tied up; the rates Cor
interest have risen us far as the law
will permit--in some instances having
doubled-and capital is absolutely pro-
hibited from investing.