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fire district There are fourteen engines
now in service, besides two chemical en-
gines, and five trucks, or hooks and lad
ders," as they are more generally called.
! The number of men assigned to each
company is somewhat under chat called
for by regulation Cwelve), ten and e!ev-
en- being the usual compliments.
The assistant or department, chiefs are
directly responsible for the management
and discipline of the entire uniformed
force and extinguishment of fines i'm their
respective districts. The duties of an as
sistant chief are to assume command in
the absence Of the chief, enforce discip-
line. make Inspections of the officers,
men, uniforms, apparatus, horses, quar-
ters. etc. and see that ali officers are eff
ficient in their duties. He has also to su
pcrN-ise the extinguishing of fires at
which he arrives first. and forward to
headquarters each morning all official pa
pers reports of operations at fires etc.
Each company has a foreman and as
sistant foreman. The former Is officer in
command, and is responsible for the CON
troll of his men, uniforms. discipline, etc.
as well as horses apparatus, tools, i'm
Dlements, and public property of eli kinds
entrusted to his care He makes re-
turn of this property annually to head
quarters and a proper record Is kept
To each company is allotted 4 section
of the city. which is classed as . COM
pany district and for which the COM
manding officer is responsible. All 'nves-
LEGATIONS relative to the cause anI PIE
vention of fires are the province of the
fire marshal. Such questions however,
as the condition Of the water slpply,
and streets re referred Respectively TO
the water department, and thC CiECC Of
the computing engineer Of tlIn n trict.
If it is not within the power cI the fore
man Of a company to correct any exist
ing evil, he mIst inue ,liatCly tafe ac-
tion by forw arding the n oes~els reports
to headquarters with a view toward aEat-
ing or remedying the e. il 4 the earIi-
est possible moment Tine foreran is
also required TO make a report each
morning, and to tr;rsmi+ the s.tme to
the assistant chief of MS district snow
ing the mum Der Of men ready io' duty
those who are absent aud for what cauSe
reports of opera ions at 'l"s. etc, and
these are, in tine. transmitted to the
assistant chrief. and by him 10 lbc chief
at headquarters where all such reports
are consolidated and a record Kept iol fu-
ture reference
Engine companies are equipped with
engines of a capacity of from 1000 10 $50
gallons. The heavier engines are ar
ranged TO operate with three horses. and
weigh, when ready for use, about $500
pounds. Those of smaller size weigh
about $500 pounds each. and are usually
located in outlying parts Of the city, they
are equipped with two horses. The en-
gines are complete in every respect, and
while standing in quarters are connected
with heater In the cellar, which per-
nlits a circulation between the two boil
ers with the object of keeping on the en-
CINE boiler from to % pounds Of steam.
which is necessary in all cases to give
prompt water supply at fires IN the vi
cinity Of the companys quarters.
The times., 1901-03-17
GHOST OF THE ELEVATOR.
Fatal Accidents Sometimes Due 10
Optical Illusions.
'ITom the Memphis Scimitar. }


SoImitar man ran across a party OF
memphis men IN the office of the Airing
ton ana they were talking about cleya-
tor accidents. in the party was Engineer
-d 'heatham of the city engineers corps
VINO said:
Every year there are hundreds Of Gle
vator accidents and very few Of them are
rom the breaking OF cables or brakes.
The ma JOrity Of the cases on record can
be traced 70 this one fact: The victim
stepped into the shaft Now, why on
earth would "a sane man do such a thing2
Why, be simply thought he saw che ,le-
yatUr cdr ia its accustomed place and
when ne stepped on what he hOught
was solid loor he went 10 his death. " he
first of these remarkable tie. atOr acct
dents that was ever noticed came to
light i'm the mining regions Of Colorado.
ears ago ] was out IN that section Of
the country engineering for diff rent com
paiies, and, in regard TO these accidents
1 speak from what / actually saw. The
first accident OF this kind ! ever heard
of was iH one OF the deep silver mines Of
L.=adNIlie, Col.
"Oue Of the oldest men in the employ
Of the company. d man who had been
following mining for half his life and
knew this mine as he knew the streets Of
LeadViile, ran car Of ore over the edge
Of the shaft on the third level and was
dragged down To the bottom with il. He
was mortally injured, but before he died
he told the doctor that he saw the cage
al the SHAFT.
Since that time there have been any
number or accidents OF a Ike nature in
the mines out West Sometimes the vic
tins were all killed at once, but those
who survived always swore that they
saw he cage. ] have talked to old miners
and they say they dread nothing more
than the ghost OF the cage. They say
that il comes TO men who have worked
all their lives In the mines In fact, the
longer man has worked in "A deep mine
the more apt is lac to see the ghost Of
the cage
SO. taking it all together, firmly be-
lieve that those who lose their lives by
stepping into open elevator shafts really
see the elevator car. II is one OF the most
fatal optical Illusions in the world, but
such IL must be. The victim has become
accustomed TO seeing the cage at the
shaft when he needs IL. and the picture
Of IL IL fixed on his brain. When the fatal
step is taken that sends him to death he
really sees 1.-THE ghost OF the cage
The times., 1901-03-17

saxon emperors in the tenth and eleventh
ana of the Hohenstaufen in the twelfth
and thirteenth centuries
These last two centuries. indeed were
the great epoch of German sculpture
originating in Saxony. which then EN-
bracyd, as term. the largest part OF
the west and south. A figure like that
at StrasburR-r the Church
triumphant, where it takes it's part in
the naive racle-play in stone which
forms the subject of the decoration of
the great portal by the side OF which it
Is placed-may be regarded as a typical
monument of the realistic beauty of Ger
man art.
MONUMENTS OF CENTURIES LONG PAST.
BY means of casts and photographs the
monuments of this period, and of the
more strictly Gothic era which succeeded
may be easily gathered The same is
true of the notable sepulchraI monuments
of the fourteenth Century-in which the
museum at Nuremberg is so rich-and Of
the wood carving, in which German real
ism found its most detailed expression
of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
lsy photographs. too. il is possible to show
the progress OF painting in Germany from
the Van Dycks to Duerer and HOIbeiu
aud down to the present day. just as, to
revert to an earlier period. the great
MinneSinger manuscripts can be shown
IN the form of the excellent faCsimles
which have recently been published.
But indeed the variety which such
museum can present is almost without
limit, except what scholarship and mod
Grafton suggest Costume. aFmOr instru-
ments Of music, and implements and
weapons of the chase suggest themselves
at once. Here, as well as in certain
other departments-as, for example In
the collections Of eugravings and printed
books. both Of which. too, would relate
themselves to the larger collections OF
the same kind in the Harvard Art Mu-
scum and the Harvard LibFary-ft shout
he possible to secure at once originals as
well as reproductions.
Finally, the museum will contain a few
OBJECTS representative of the classic era
OF German literature in the time of Goe-
the and Schiller. or summarizing the tri-
umph of modern Germany by reprOjuc-
tons Of the monuments which have
arisen to commemorate the victories of
Frederick of Prussia, or the unification
or the Empire under William /.
These latter Will have their purpose in
furnishing the fitting climax OF a. history
which began in the same museum with
the spectacle of uncouch barbarians led In
chains to make the Roman holiday of the
Emperor Marcus Aurelius
considerable part of the money need
Ell for beginning the museum is already in
hand; and it is hoped that the rest viii
be secured without much more delay.
one friend OF the plan raised up in Mr..
Heinrich COnried, of the Irving Place
Theatre in New York, who has twice
brought his German company To Cam
bridge. entirely at his own expense to
play for the benefit of the museum. The
first performance. year ago. was of
Goethes IphigeDia:' the second. last
month, of Lessing's "Minna Won Barn
helm. Both performances were warmly
receiy ed, with an enthusiasm indeed
which quite belied the traditional Cam
bridge character of merely reserved ap-
prOval, and Mr.. Conried has offered TO
make his visit a N annual pilgrimage.
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chairs, as good as on the day they came
from the makers hand. 80 years ago,
are common articles of furniture. There
are quaint closets, massive beams, and
big hrtplaces. The parior fairly breathes
old-time memories. A complete suite cf
mahogany furniture. upholstered in hair
cloth, ~ pointed out as ar Pratt ) handi-
work at the time Of his marriage. The
carpet, an attractive striped affair. show
ing little signs Of wear, was made and
woven by Mrs Pratt before her marriage
as part OF her share Of the housefur-
nlshiugs. The mantel and its accessories
are haHd-carVed and veritable work of
art, built with the house Originally it
bore among its designs two or more
Crosses, but 50 steadfast in PuritaniSm
was colonial dame who occupied the
mouse and 80 greatly did she abhor cV-
erythinE that +ayoTed or ritualisrn that
sht ordered the crosses cut off. In the
SlttlhS room Is an old mahogany veneered
bureau Of stately workmanship, also the
work OF Mr. Pratt before his marriage
MANY other ancient articles-andirons
bellows, warming pans. chairs. etc.-are
scattered about the house
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The engines have tool-boXes containing
all the tools used on pumps. machinery.
and boilers while ash pans with space
sufficient 10 carry fuel for an hours duty,
are on the back of each engine.
Hose carriages are drawn by two horses
and are each equipped on the average
with 200 feet of 21a inch hose, a section
of large tapering hose n 24-foOt ladder,
fire extiuguishers. crowhars, axes, cell
ing hooks. etc. The hose carriage carries
all the men, with the exception Of the
three upon the engine. After fire the
wet hose is Immediately supplanted with
dry.
The hook and ladder trucks are each
equipped with an extension ladder vary
ing from 81 to 10 feet In length. carried
on a frame, with the butt resting on IA
turntable: the ladder Is elevated by the
use Of cranlEs on each side An aerial
ladder can thus be elevated To height
Of S5 feet in about one minute. The other
ladders vary in length from 10 TO IS fest.
The truck is also equipped with scaling
ladders, life lines life belts tools and I'm
plements. such as hooks, axes. mauls, au-
gers saws, hammers, cellar and sub
cellar pipe. spherical noZZles, SlameSe
pipes roof lines, hose holsters, ball and
chain, battering ram. door opener, wall
cutter. tin-cutter, life gun, rope ladders,
claw irons, tapering hose, and fire ex on
guishers.
The chemical engines, Of which there
are two at present in Use, have separate
houses, one being located i'm the vicinity
of Twelfth and ID Streets the other at
Brightwood. and it is contemplated hav-
ing one at Tenleytown. Each of these
engines carries two sixty-five gallon tanks
Of fluid, resting on an iron frame. When
equipped and loaded they weigh about
$500 pounds, and are provided like the
other engines, with fire extinguishers ex-
tension ladders. life lines, axes, ceiling
hooks, crowbars. etc. They are all ready
for use when they arrive on the scene Of
a fire. The sulphuric acid, carried IN Jars
The times., 1901-03-17
HE PROVED HIS ABILITIES.
A western sheriff shows His ouaIi-
fication for Office.
(From the Arizona Republican


From the earliest times the Office OF the
Sheriff of MaricOpa county has been the
lodge room of the Anal ga mated ASSocta-
ton of PrevaricdtOrS until an honorary
mberShip and an ability 70 shine IN IL
came TO he regarded aS a necessary quail
itCation for sheriff only little less I'M
portaut than the ability to get enough
votes al the convention and the polls
SnerifS have usually been represented by
proxy in the meeting Of the association,
ard the proxy has always been some dep
uty. generally Charlie Standard. who as
a preVaricatOr has always successfully
held his own dgainst all comers-
There was some apprehension that
Sheriff Stout would not hll the bill He
was supposed To be too matter of tact
Billy Notur and Billy Williams were not
believed to he any more able liars than
the sheriff. ana Capt. Hi Mcdonald as an
outside deputy could not be expected 10
attend the meetings or the asSoelatloL
still in a giuch, there was the ever re
liable Standard 20 fall back upon But
Sheriff stout yesterday proved that ne
didn't need any deputy prevarlcator-
An old settler who had lived IN the vail
I.,- longer than ANYBODY was telling at
the sheriff = office yesterday of the dry
EST season the valley had ever expcri-
auc.d There had been nothing Ike It be-
fore and nothing since. None of b $
hearers had ever seen anything So drs--
He couldn't tell them how dry IL was s.
they would comprehend
Sheriff stout Was reminded Of one very
dry summer within his residence in tte
valley. Hc had just embarked on the
cattle business and had a. herd OF year
ling calves. There was Httic water o.
his ranch but no feed within ten niles.
Every morning he used TO turn the calves
out 50 that they could so 10 the nearest
range where there was some grass hut
no water. lie accordingly hung a cIu-
teen filled with water around the neck
of each calf one day he went ont To
the range To see the condition OF the
grass. which. he thought must De get
ting short. When he got there the calves
were feeding quietly on the bank OF a DRY
watercourse. All at once they were 81 ni-
petled and wildly scattered in every Ill
rectiou, believing with fear The shev-
fff went tu STE what was the cause o.
the commOtion and found il TO be hug.
catfish which had climbed up the hank
and got into a fight with the calves over
the water In the canteenS.
The times., 1901-03-17
Very Artfuf.
tFr1m London Answers.

ttflu Lohuou Ah7NeiS.t
a fellow / know bought a ring the other
day said Watkins and he wants to get a
womau'S opinion OF it
a diamoud?'' asked the lady to whom he
speaking.
Yes; he bought it ior the girl he is going
= see And YOU brought it for me to look
at.
Precisely. You see. he wanted to be sure
sensible man, lie wasn't willing to take
his own judgment, but wanted that OF
womany'
."Tbat's it, VIII vGu-
with pleasure Ah! that looks like helut-
t,,J tone Tell me about your friend. He must
be an independent fellow, TO 90 off and buy the
ring without consulting the lady.
.sHe Is lie believes that II he hits upon
the right thing himself she will respect him
all the more
She examined the stone carefully, and then
nut the ring her little finger
&c And vet he wants 70 be sure"
Yes He loves her much that he wants
her to be perfectly satisfied with it.''
How considerate! It's lovely; but
''But whatY'
blush that it's too smalli''
The times., 1901-03-17

lar order OF distance from their quarters
to the locality indicated. If from any
cause, they should fail to arrive in such
order, they are required. in forwarding
cause Of such failure, and also answer d
set Of questions. This forms a record of
the operations Of the company, and Is also
a part OF the records Of the department
The action of every officer and man on
duty at an alarm of fire is a matter OF
record. as well as the duties performed by
the companies, and copy is sent TO the
headquarters daily The responsibility In
all cases commences with the first officer
arriving who must assume command of
the fire until the arrival OF superior who
in like manner assumes command until
relieved by someone higher in authority.
The times., 1901-03-17

The fire department of Washington,
though not by any means as large an
organization as that of New York or Chi
cago and other large cities is neverthe-
less equally efficient comparatively speak
ing. 1t comprehends. i'm ALL % officers
and men and twenty-one companies. Be
sides the chief there are three assistant
chiefs each having charge Of certain
The times., 1901-03-17
FIRE FIGHTING METHODS
Systems Employed for Defending
Property in The District.

Organization and Equipment OF the
Washington DcpHrtment-The New
Water ToTyer-IuEeniOus Devices
to Prevent the Spread of Flames.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-07
MURDER OF ,. \. kennedy
FOR SHOOTING MAN FORCED
TO MARRY HER
KILLING WAS IN COLD BLOOD
Woman Shot Him Five Times and
Then Kicked His PROSTATE
Body v Statements of
Opposing Counsel

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 6.-Lulu
Prince-Rennedy listened today to half
dozen witnesses recite the details of the
killing of her husband, Philip H. Ken
nedy, hardly moving a muscle or show
ing a particle of emotion
Later, without apparent cause she
bowed her head and cried, but only
for a few moments in stating it's side
Of the case, Attorney Nearing, for the
defense, said that they would show that
Kennedy had ruined Lulu Prince, that
he refused to live with her, and then
insane from worry and remorse, she
committed the act of murder. He de-
MED that she had had improper rela-
tions with Case Patten, the baseball
player. Prosecutor Hadley, answering
in rebuttal declared the state would
show that Kennedy was not responsible
for tbs woman's ruin: that Mrs Ken
nedy had sustained improper relations
with other men long before she met
Kennedy, and almost up to the time
of their forced marriage.
State Witness Roland Butler stenog-
rapher in Kennedys office, described
minutely the scene at the office the day
Of the murder, when Mrs. Kennedy ap-
peared, and after receiving his refusal
to live with ner, shot him five times She
had kicked Kennedys face as he lay
PROSTATE, and appeared perfectly cool
the While. Butler said Will Prince
struck Kennedy's brother down as the
latter tried to disarm the woman
During the examination of witnesses,
even in the recital of the thrilling scene
at the murder, the prisoner looked care
lessly from jury to witness and hardly
moved muscle.
Several witnesses examined corrob-
Grated the scene at Kennedys office at
the time of the killing, each testifying
to the fact that Mrs. Kennedy appeared
perfectly cool as she fired at her hus-
band. She told one man who was hold
ing her brother Let him go; I did the
shooting" and then, When a policeman
arrived and was holding her hand, she
exclaimed, according to a witness, LET
go my hands; l want to fix my hair"
Which she did in a matter of fact way.
Another witness said that the defend
ants two brothers and her father were
In different parts Of the building at the
time
r. ]. Costello, county employe, told
OF meeting c. w. Prince, the father, at
the entrance of the building a moment
after the shooting took place and of re-
marking to the latter: your daughter
upstairs is shooting her husband; YOU
could have prevented this If you had
wanted to-
Adjourned till tomorrow
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-07
Y. M. C. A. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Published by Committee of Arrange
ments for Jubilee Convention


BOSTON, June 6.-The committee of
arrangements for the jubilee Y. M. c. A.
convention, June II to &c. made public to-
day the biennial report of the national
committee R. c. Morse, New York, sec
rotary. In substance, it was as follows:
The work in the Philippines has produc-
ed excellent results, winning the con-
f1dence and esteem of civil officers, as
well as those of the army and navy, in
cooperation with the provincial commit
tee of Ontario and Quebec, three repre-
sentatives were sent with the detach-
ments of the troops serving In South
Africa.
AT Cavite, P. L, the authorities have
granted the use of a building and this
has been fitted up by the committee, and
a very helpful work is being prosecuted.
In the last two years the number Of
railroad associations has increased from
1877 to 161. There are 64S student associa-
tions
The work of the business department
committee has greatly enlarged, and the
number of donors has increased from
1000 to 5000.
Organizations now extend from the
northern border of Mexico to Skagway
and Cape Nome, above the arctic circle
The colored mems department enters
upon it's work in the new century with
eighty-one associations, sixty of which
are among students and twenty one
among cities.
The statement of the treasurer shows
that the receipts during the last fiscal
year were $136&39 for home work; pub
LEGATION account was $31, 937; foreign work
$39,320. The number of men in the work
officially are $50.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-07
YERKEs A LONDON MAGNATE.
ErstwhiIe ChicagOan to Introduce
Electric Street Car Traction

ErstwhiIe ChicagOan to Introduce
Electric Street Car Traction
LONDON, June GA special meeting
of the District railway today sanctioned
Charles T. Yerl1es' plan for the intro
duction of electricity as the motive
power Of the road. ]. s. Forbes, the
president, said the work would occupy
two years. He had full confidence in
the ability of Mr.. Yerkes and his asso-
ciates, who had already guaranteed
their good faith in buying up half the
common stock. The Americans under
took to find the necessary money and
do the work themselves. The president
thought such simple proposition did
not need much argument to recommend
itself to the stockholders
The agreement with Mr. YerkeS pro-
vided for the formation of an electric
traction company to electrify the road.
Mr.. Yerkes. who represented sixteen of
the most influential firms, bankers and
capitalists, was ready to stake G1,000,000
to help the railroad relieve it's position.
The syndicate mad already bought
shares to the value of SCI, 100000 and
was ready to buy as many more. 1t
had to construct generating station
at Chelsea, make the necessary altera-
tions in the permanent way and con-
struct fresh rolling stock. The traction
company undertook to convert the line
without interfering with a single train.
Half a million of ordinary stock paid
to the traction company was taken at
the nominal price of 92J and &1660O0
was taken in 4 per cent debentures at
par. Five per cent interest was to be
paid the American on the outlay. The
syndicate of bankers had undertaken to
put up a1,OOO,OO0 as security for carry
ing out the contract.
Mr. Yerkes was present at the meet
ing, but did not speak.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-07
MAJ. GEORGE ARTHUR DEAD.
Was Assistant Army Paymaster and
a Son of p Nj Arthur


CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 6.-NTaj
George Arthur, assistant paymaster Of
the United States army, who recently re-
turned home from the Philippines, died
suddenly at the Weddell house in this
city early today.
very early hour and sat down in a chair
in the lobby Shortly afterward an at
tache of the hotel found him gasping for
breath and unconscious. He was at once
removed to room, and a physician sum-
moned. Nothing could be done for the
dying man, however, and he breathed his
last within a few minutes after being
placed in bed. The physicians believed
that death resulted from hemorrhage Of
the stomach or lungs An autopsy will
be held later.
Maj. Arthur was about forty-three
years Of age and unmarried
Last fall, while in pursuit of his duties
as paymaSter of the troops attached to
a remote post in the Philippines Nal
Arthur was attacked by a number of
drunken soldiers, who attempted to get
possession of his cash box In the fight
which followed, Maj Arthur was badly
beaten. He was in the hispital in Manila
on his return, and when able to leave
the hospital came home ON a Through
He had practically recovered from his
wounds and lad been in good health re-
Gently. Deceased was a son of P. M.
Arthur, grand chief of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers.