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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-21
TELEGRApHiC BREVITJFS

Rev. James Allison D. D.. editor =,
the Presbyterian Banner, died at Pi,,o
burg today at the age Of n. We
DR.. Lewis A. Sayre, a well krou..
physician Of New York, died todsv \,
his Slst year. He was the first An. u
can surgeon to successfully operate n,
hip joint disease. 'Of
AS result OF the disturbances n a.
Havana judicial district, due to the Az NC
missal OF several Of the justices CS,s,
Justice Mendoza and others of;beinSG; '
ciary may resign. -''
The democratic state copyention >.
day nominated Samuel Bronson Of Ns~
Haven for Governor by scclsmat,o,"
Cyrus G. Beckwith was nomins,ed ~.
Lieutenant Governor. y"
Mrs. FL zsbeth Lease. formerly -
Kansas, but now of New York. bss f.,
mally announced that she mas "svi,c.
ed" from the democratic party s~t
Bryan and now favors Mckinley .,d
Roosevelt and will take the stun, ~
support OF the republican candidates.
Kid Mccoy. the pu ilist, and his wifi
have decided not to sue each other lor
divorce although, according to friends
there has been no reconciliation he.
tween them. McCoy's lawyer in New
York announced today that the o,der
under which Mrs. Mccoy had caused
her husbands arrest had been vacated
and the actions for divorce by both had
been discontinued, by agreement. Mr.
McCoy's lawyer made similar stale.
ment.
Several fremen wore injured aud one Of
them, John O'Brlen, was killed In sareio
st. Louis last MIG ht The fremeu were q,
ladders and inside the burning building.
Ebenezer s. Mason, President Of The Rank
of New York, died this morning At h,s ber.,
in New York after all illness Of several vel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-21

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. l0c or 25c
II c. c. c. fail 10 cure, druggists refund money.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-21
The Markets.

Chicago, Sept. 21-The market closed q
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Georgetown. Sept. 81 w beat 6Sa73.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-21

DeWittl Little Early Ri'eIs s, az llIas
psIstsble, pleasant, powerful
pills.
Evening journal., 1900-07-02
DOUBLE DECKED
CARS FOR AFRICA
TWO-StOry TrOlIeyS Built by
Jackson and Sharp
KNOCKED DOWN AN9 SHIPPED
After Being Built They Are DiSSected,
Packed in Zine Lined Cases
and Delivered
KNOCKED DOWN lNO SHIPPED

This week the Jackson and Sharp
Company viii ship three single truck
double-deck trolley ears 20 East Lon
don, South -AlSica. The cars were built
for the East London Municipality
COMPANY.
Ihe cars-are. of The EurQnean stand
aTd fYpe. They are sIsteen t long
and the Interior Is finished In hard
wood in a neat but substantial design.
interspersed with carved mouldings
and with veneer ceilings handsomely
decorated. The seats are Of the Walk
over type. and covered with rattan.
The upper deck Is provided with
transverse seats Of the same type as the
lower deck. but made OF hard wood
Stats The platforms are long and Sc
cured TO the body. which is necessary
on account OF the weight 20 be sup
ported, and the room required by the
spiral stairway at each end OF the car.
These have been shaped In such a man
ner as to make access to the upper
deck as easy as possible. The side
windows are divided into two parts.
the upper sash being permanent and
the lower sash being dropped between
the walls so that the window sin is
several inches lower than that IN the
ordinary type OF cars. The window
openings are fitted with roller cur
tains
The trimmings throughout the car
are of polished brass, and the fitting
such as conductors signal bells. gongs
radial draw bars. rachel brake handles
STEPS sand boxes. CRATES. etc. an o
American type. such as are seen ol
electric cars in the city. The roofs O
the body Of the cars are double, so tha
there is ample ventilation through Ga
side openings for the occupants Of M
lower portion OF the car. and this VENT
lation ie regulated by pivotal sashes
The outside roof is used as a floor 70
the upper deck. and Is covered wit
heavy canvas such as Is usually apple
70 the decks OF passener steamboats,.
The colors used for painting ar
Evening journal., 1900-07-02
ShiVeIy'S Friends Boom Him
for Second Place
THE INDIANA NAN OBJECTS
BRYAN and Hill May Discuss the
PIanks to he Pat in the
Platform

Kansas City. Mo. July 2.-Former
Governor d. b. Hill. Of New York. ac-
companicd by his private secretary, p.
j. Manwiller. and Gen. j. S. McEwan,
Of Albany. arrived here yesterday from
St. Louis. having left Albany on Fri
day. Within two hours after his ar
rival Governor Hill departed for Lin
coin. Neb.. IN response to telegram
from Mr.. Bryan requesting him TO
come TO Lincoln az his earliest con-
venicnCe.
The telegram calling the governor
TO Lincoln conveyed no intimation as
To Mr. Bryan's object In summoning
the Now Yorker Mr. Hill himself
disciaimed any knowledge Of the pur-
pose in Air. Bryan's mind when he
sent the telegram and added that, even
II he knew the object OF the visit. It
would be improper for him 70 discuss
IT,
Gen ~,Ewan. who is one Of Gov
ernor Hnrs closest political friends,
having fer many years been ono of his
riFhthlnd men IN the Empire state,
did not accompany the governor 10
Lincoln.
Il have no knowledge" said he, of
the reasons which impelled Mr.. Bryan
TO caIl the governor 10 Lincoln. To
Evening journal., 1900-07-02
SHARP is APPOINTED;
ADDICkSITE REJECTED
In Appointing SeafOrd's Postmaster the
President Recognizes ReCOmmen-
datiOn Made by Col. DUPONT
ADDICKS LEADERS DUMBFOUNDED
BY UNEXPECTED TURN OF EVENTS

pire In September. and We certainly
expected 20 land it for one OF our peo-
pie. Now. we don't know what to ex-
pect"
A TWO-YEARS' FIGHT.
Although the term Of the Democratic
postmaster. Scott, expired but last jan
uary. the fight for his successor has
been going on for nearly two years
Mr. Sharp's Addicksite opponent was
Frank prettyman, "a carriage builder
of SeafCrd and q well-knoWn man. His
appointment was strongly urged by the
followers Of the gasman. who were con-
fident Of success. Especially were
they so when their faction was recog-
nized by the Republican Convention az
Philadelphia. The Republicans, how
ever. were equally confident that Sharp
would be named for the Office by Presi-
dent Mckinley. and when word was re-
ceived OF his appointment they were
jubilant-
REPUBLICANISM NOT DEAD.
In conversation this morning a
well-known Republican Of Sussex coun-
ty said.
This is the first blow 70 Addicks
and Addicksism in our section Of the
state They (the Unionsl thought we
were q dead ISSUE but II viii be found
that before the campaign Is over we
are very much alive. The appointment
+ OF Mr. sharp has given much satisfac-
ton throughout the entire county.
THE NEW POSTMASTER
I Jesse r. Sharp. the newly-appointed
postmaster. is about Go years of age.
He was born in NanticOke hundred,
/ Sussex county. and his early dhye were
I spent upon a farm. When a young man
. he movcdto Seaford. where be has since
; resided Shortly after moving there he
J engaged in the grocery and general
merchandise business, but later opened
a bakery. which he conducted success
d fully for a number Of years.
During the term Of Sheriff Truxtcn
\ Of Sussex county. three years ago. Mr..
! Sharp was appointed deputy sheriff
which office he filled satisfactorily. He
has always been a staunch Republican.
4 He will assume his new duties in few
> days. --
Evening journal., 1900-07-02
BRYAN HAS SUMMONED HILL
TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE
New YOTk'S Former Governor Goes to Lincoln to Talk
Over the Situation With the Champion Of
Free Silver and RepndatiOn

cream. light yellow, red and gold and
aluminium.
KNOCKED DOWN AND SHIPPED.
The cars are three in number, and
are entirely completed and ready for
shipment. They are being taken apart
In sections and packed IN strong cases,
many Of which are lined with zinc and
made waterproof This is necessary
for protection TO the veneered work
and upholstery material The sections
are marked where taken apart, and
the drawings which are furnished by
the builders render IL an easy task TO
erect the cars after they reach their
destination. Complete shipping lists
are always prepared showing the con-
tents. weight and measurement Of each
package in consecutive order. tt Is
never necessary for the builders to send
mechanics from their works 20 assist In
this erection. as any intelligent work
man can put the sections together and
have them all properly fitted. without
the slightest difficulty.
The cars win be sent 10 New York
and shipped direct by steamer 20 Soutf
Africa.
Evening journal., 1900-07-02

the dead are a number Of officers. The
body Of Capt. Mirow, Of the Saale, has
been found, burned so as TO be un-
recognizable.
Fortunately the number OF visitOrB
on the pier and boats was unusually
small. because no steamer was due 20
sail except the Saale. and she only for
Boston, where she was to have taken
on a load OF Christian Endeavorers.
bound for the convention in London.
No passenger was lost on any of the
boats. A number of Christian En-
deavorers we're visiting the Saale.
drawn by the interest taken in the
boat because Of her charter by the
Boston Endeavorers. Some of these
visitors are reported lost. The Ger
man consul general yesterday cabled
to Berlin placing the death list at 200.
Jumped Overheard 10 Escape Planes
AS many people. TO avoid being
roasted 10 death on the steamships
ald the docks. jumped overheard and
were drowned. searching parties kept
q close watch yesterday. Relatives OF
the missing employed rOwboats and
men 10 patrol IN the vicinity Of the
disaster in the hCpe Of picking up the
remains Of the missing ones. Other
boatmen searched for the dead on
speculation.
AGENT Schwab. Of the North Ger
man Lloyd company. said: "On tho
deck OF the Saale a body was found
which is probably that OF Capt. Mirow.
1t was burned beyond recognition. but
Mr.. Bonner identified a knife which
was found on the body as one belong
ing to the captain. There was also
found by him a mass OF I1clten sold
which IS believed to be the remains q
the heavy gold chain which the cap
tain wore. Capt. Mirow was mar
ried. and resided On the other side.
Il wish to deny the statement thai
there was a large quantity Of oil On the
pier near the cotton. There was. how
ever, on one Of the piers a quantity
Of lubric1ting OIL This oil had pass
ed a SEQ fash test
The ireboat Robert A. Van Wycll
which arrived on the scene first among
the river fire fighters, presented Z
I picture OF horror and ghastliness a.
she lay at her dock in the East rive
yesterday. The decks were covered
with cotton. saturated with the blOog
Of the victims rescued by the brav'
men aboard. The firemen were al
work cleaning the boat and pickinl
up the stained remnants of clothinl
which were torn from the burning
bodies as they were pulled aboard thu
fireboat from the pit of the fire. Piecel
Of human skin clung TO the searle
rags, and the dreadful experience O
the firemen OF the day previous wa
brought again to eyes and memorie
which sought TO forget the horribl
spectacle. Lieut.. McGinnis said:
Il should say there were passen
gers aboard the Saale. They locke
like passengers. and surely were no
members of the crew. They wer
Evening journal., 1900-07-02
Many Jumped Overheard and
We're Drowned Trying to
Escape Flames
SCORES PERISH BELOW DECKS
Hundreds Who We're Penned on the
Piers Had to Leap for Life
Into The River

THE imprisoned man was "a steve
dore, who was known TO me by sight.
He told me that there were 50 men
besides himself, and one woman.
nenned in by the flames.
The poor fellow had an agonizing look
on his face. and seemingly realized
that he and his companions were
doomed 10 a horrible end. Giving up
hope OF rescue. the stevedOre told me
that there were others caught between
decks. and asked me 70 try TO save
them. A moment after he sank back
into the roaring flames. which soon
shot cut of the open port hole. We
went back and forced q companionway
A man who sought TO gain the ladder
with a blanket wrapped about him was
unable to do so, and was roasted TO
death"
Christian Gucnther. one Of sixteen
men who passed almost unharmed
through eight hours OF torture in the
Main, says that the first he and the
coal passers in the lower hold knew OF
the trouble was when coal failed 10
come down the chute. IL had been
pouring down from a canal boat. Az
ALA NNAAaAH- AAa NAAAL ANAAAN ANA ANNkA {
coal TO come one of them crawled into
the chute 10 see what the trouble was.
and dropped back 10 report that there
was fame all about the outside Of the
ship. Then the rush for the exits
took place.
There was no way Of getting out.
and they retreated as the fro de-
scended toward them, back to the
lowest tier Of coal bunkers. Their
refuge proved a good one. Here they
remained for almost eight hours, while
the fire ragged over them. plates above
their heads being so hot the men couii
not touch them with their hands
When the men were taken out one mar
had his eyes burned out by the IN
tense heat. and two we're temporarily
made insane. The other men Werl
practically unharmed, though badl.
scared.
The FIRE on the Main as she lies ol
the beach near Weehawken, was still
burning az midnight. There was nj
fire on the Bremen, which lies clos
by. The Bremen appears to be th
worse injured OF the two. She is lyin
on her port beam. The Main lies o
even keel.
Up to midnight is bodies had bee
recovered Eleven Of these were place
in a row at the morgue in New Yor
and numbered. this being the onl
means the authorities have Of main
saining any sort Of identity over th
corpses. as they are so badly charre
and dismembered that identifcatio
will be made only by trinkets O
pieces Of clothing that were foun
about the bodies
Evening journal., 1900-07-02
Captain Of the Il-Starred
Liner Saale Was Burned
to a Crisp
COTTON BALES STARTED FIRE
Christian EndeayOrerS, Going to Lon
don on SaaIe, Probably Among
Victims Of Catastrophe

Hoboken, n. j.. July 2.-Fire which
swept the river front Saturday night
caused the loss Of probably 200 lives
and the destruction OF five ocean
steamers and a third of a mile Of
wharves, piers and warehouses. The
money loss viii foot up close TO s10,-
600 900. The terrible loss Of life was
accompanied by scenes Of horror. Many
seeking to escape the more terrible
death we're drowned in the river
Scores perished miserably below the
decks Of the doomed vessels, where
they we're trapped without means Of
escape. At the portfolios Of the burn
ing Saale appeared white faces. with
death creeping slowly on as the craft
settled and the water blotted them out
while fire ragged about them.
So swiftly and awful was the sweep
OF the flames that hundreds were pen
ned upon the piers and had TO leap
for life into the river and take
chances OF being picked up.
The burned steamships were the
Saale, the Bremen and the Main, Of
the North German Lloyd line, and the
Pennsylvania and Phoenicia, of the
Hamburg-American line.
Fire Started in Cotton Bales.
The flames we're discovered by a
watchman among a large pile OF cot
ton bales on Pier ., Of the North Ger
man Lloyd's Steamship company where
the Saale was docked. They spread
with such remarkably rapidly that in
15 minutes the entire property Of the
company, taking in over a third of a
So lett ~
three great piers, was completely en-
veloped in a huge blaze.
The flames started SO suddenly and
gained such headway that the people
on the piers and on the numerous
dOcked vessels we're unable 10 reach
the street There were great gangs Of
workmen on the piers, and these, to-
gether with a number Of people who
were at the docks on business and
visiting the ships, scattered in all di.
rections. AS all means Of exit were
cut of by the flames they we're forced
10 jump overheard, and it is believed
a great number Of people were drown
ed.
One Of the officers Of the STEAMSHIP
Bremen said today that there wer'
fully 200 visitors on board that yesse
when the fire touched there, the ma
3ority of them being women. A boa
was lowered from the Bremen shortll
after the alarm had been given, bu
the craft capsized as il touched tn
water and all hands were precipitate
into the water and none OF them wa
saved by those remaining on the YES
sell This in itself would indicate tina
the list OF dead may be larger than a
first thought TO be.
The North German Lloyd Steamshi
company estimates the loss of life a
200 The company took the crew list
checked of those members who are j
hospitals or reported safe. and bs
lieves the others TO be lost. Anon
Evening journal., 1900-07-02

me the telegram from mr. Bryan was
not a surprise. as he desires. doubtless.
to be ia close touch with people from
an parts of the country
do you think Mr. Bryan desires to
discuss the platform with Governor
Hul7"
Possibly" replied Gen. McEwan.
smiling. 1T would be quite natural
that they should have some conf
dences TO exchange en- the suDjet."
rs Governor Hill a candidate for the
vice presidency" Gen. McEwan was
asked
@He IS not" he replied with en-
phasis
You understand. Of course, that I
do not speak Ior Senator Hin further
than that"
"Then he would accept the nomina-
tion for vice president II it were ten
dered 10 him2
That is % question which only Gov
ernor Hill himself can answer. said
Gen. McEwan. cautiously
II Is known that Governor Hill does
not desire a distinct declaration in
favor Of 16 TO ], and it will be his
Evening journal., 1900-07-02

There is gloom in the Addioks camp
to-day
President Mckinley has appointed
Jesse j. Sharp postmaster at Seaford.
Mr. sharp was recommended by Col
onel Henry A. DUPONT, and President
Mckinley recognized and followed the
recommendation.
The aspirant recommended by the
Addicksites through Representative
John H. Honecker, deceased. has been
turned down by the administration,
and the gasman and his friends and fol-
lowers cannot understand f.
They believed that their recognition
by the Republican National Conven-
ticn would be followed by their recog-
milton by the Republican National adj
ministration. and that, on account OF
the death Of Representative Hohecker.
J. Edward Addicks. by virtue Of his
position as national committeeman.
would succeed Colonel DUPONT as dis
penser Of Federal paronage coming to
Delaware, In fact. they made an asser-
tion TO that effect in the Hotel Wal
ton. Philadelphia. Immediately after
the Committee en- Credentials had de-
cided the Delaware case in favor Of Ad-
dicks
Therefore, the appointment OF Mr.
Sharp to the Seaford postmastershiT
comes 70 them like a wet blanket. fol-
lowing so closely the bitter denuncia.
tion OF Addicks and Addicksism by
Washington Hastings.
we can't understand IL" said
prominent Addicksite this morning
I'VE thought the fight In Philadelrh..
ended e. and that both the Regular.
and President Mckinley would fall II
line with us. With but two Fedora
offices TO lll-the Seaford postmaster
ship and the Wilmington collcctorshil
of port-we certainly expected % &c
them; but it Is evident from Sharp
appointment that President Mckinley
sympathy is still with the Regulars
( IL wouldn't surprise me now If COlone
DUPONT would also name the collects
of port, unless we can succeed in siav
/ ing the matter of until after the cleo
tion The term Of Dr. Cooper. th
present Democratic incumbent will ex
Evening journal., 1900-07-02

locked down in the hold Of the vessel
as securely as ever a convict was i'm
prisoned in a cell There was no es-
cape for them after the vessel began
TO take water We got about 30 out
Of there while we were allowed to
work from the decks Il was then We
witnessed the awful sights Of human
agony
a hundred arms. with the flesh
torn from them. and blackaned with
burns. protruded from the small port
holes. which were but a foot or less
IN diameter. If those port holes had
been larger. sufficient to admit the
passage of a human body, the rescues
would have been many more in num-
Der than they were. The 30 men we
rescued were raving maniacs when
we got them aboard. They could not
realize they had escaped the horrible
death that threatened them but a few
minutes before. In their delirium
they fought each other after they were
rescued. They were as black as coal,
and their burnt and charred flesh peel
ed of with their clothing
A Most AsonizinE sight.
AlN nlNrA nNN-AA-aAE q rANAA WAHANafi
ed was that Of n woman who was
burned. We could see her face and
arms as she reached out and got a
handful Of water, with which she
washed her face. seeking to cool it
and gain relief from the terrible heat
She never once uttered a scream. We
passed her a cup Of water. She grab
bed it eagerly and drank It, She could
not speak English, but murmured in
a foreign tongue and in a tone which
apparently denoted she was praying.
We spoke words Of cheer to her. The
boat gave a lurch, water filled the
compartment which she was in, and
she sank from our sight and we saw
her no more"
Lieut.. McGinnis said there were
many explosions heard aboard the
Saale during the fire, and they drove
the firemen back.
When the burned and scuttled Saale
is pumped out it is believed that the
bodies Of many people who perished
below her main deck viii be recovered
Some Of those penned in by the flames
were alive when the steamship was
towed TO the Jersey fats Just north OF
Ellis Island. Through the open dead
lights or port holes the poor creature.
appealed for help several times before
the vessel was scuttled in the hope o.
putting out the fire, which was raging
in her upper works. The port hole
being less than a foot in diameter, il
was impossible to save them, and on,
after another the people inside sue
cumbed TO the smoke and flames
Keeper Healy. Of Ellis Island, spoke L
several Of the unfortunates. as di,
also the captain O. the tugboat Unioi
and Capt. I. f. Chapman. The latte
said, describing a conversation whicl
he had with one Of the IRE victim
through an open dead light on th
Saale.
Evening journal., 1900-07-02
SINGERS IN BROOKLYN
Members Of the Delaware SasngerbHHd
Left for That City Yesterday

Several members OF the Delaware
saengarbund left at o'clock yesterday
morning over the B. & o. railroad for
Brooklyn, y. Y. where they will attend
the National saengerfest
Those in the party were. Joseph
Hess. Charles Yetter. J. p. r. Fuekel.
J.. Korner. Christopher Bauer. John
Maier. Louis Melchoir, Harry thinner
mann. ]. Yeiter, Daniel Kurtz, John
Fehl. Frederick Greiner, J. Hoefner
-Anton Hauber. David Dangel, Herman
Hanf. Harry Schnepf. Bernard Kleitz
Harry Neher. X. Meiler. George Glenn
ents and several members Of the ladies
club OF the Delaware Saengerhund.
Evening journal., 1900-07-02
MIR. ROSS WILL Be PRESENT
Al the Celebration Of The Sens Of the
Revolution in Washington

District OF Columbia Society. Sons Of
the American Revolution, viii ceie-
brate the 124th anniversary Of the sign
ing of the Declaration Of Independence.
Exercises viii be held in the Columbia
Theatre. Washington. on Wednesday.
National officers will take part and will
occupy a box. Howard De Haven Ross,
who is president-general Of the
National Society. viii be in attendance.
The Delaware. society will hold no
celebration this year, as it celebrated
Flag Day on June IA.
Evening journal., 1900-07-02
PATRIOTIC SERVICES
IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCH

Patriotic services marked the presen-
tation of Old Glory to Samuel II. Bay
nard. superintendent of St Paul's NJ.
e. Sunday school by the officers and
teachers Of the school yesterday. Dur
ing the singing of the Star Spangled
Banner two children from the primary
department marched into the room
bearing the flag. which is 10x15 feet.
After the flag had been received by
the Rev. ". L. s. Murray in behalf Of
the officers and teachers who present
ed it to Mr.. Baynard. the latter made
an address Of thanks TO the donors,
Extracts from the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence were read by Miss Anna T
Lincoln. Miss Elizabeth Thomas re-
cited God for U.s." An address was
delivered by Chief Justice Charles B
Lore. A quartet composed Of Messrs
Roynton, Thomas, Guthrie and Law
ton sang ''The Stars and Stripes For
ever" Miss Ethel McVey recitec
Caesar Rodney's Ride and H. J
Guthrie sang Columbia. the Gem o.
the Ocean" Addresses were made b,
5. II. Baynard and the Rev. W. L. S
Murray. S. II. Baynard, Jr.. recited
The school was closed yesterday fol
July and August.