Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-07
FINDING BODIES,
The Dead List Is Being SweI|ed
at jacksonville, Fla.
A Former Tax Collector Estimates the
Total Loss at SlO,565, 900.
Mayor Bowdcn Asks All Siehtseers 10 Stay
Away from the City.

Jacksonville. May G.-An estimate
on the total loss by the fire as
given out by former tax col
iector, this afternoon, is as follows:
Public buildings, sl,OsS. 900: stores,
north side of Bay street, $495. 600;
| stores. south side of Bay street, $780,
900; stores. Forsyth street. $4O5 900;
! stores. Main street 5000 500: residences,
| prominent. $77S.O00; residences. 1900
small. $2.0c0, 600; residents personal eff
fects, $4,000 stocks of goods in
stores. 81 100000 stocks in 200 smaller
stores, Sl50.000 street railway. $30, 600;
pavements. 100000. Total. $40 500. 900.
| The charred bodies of two negroes.
victims of Fridays fire. were found
floating in the St Johns river. today
| :. a. McCottery, who was employed
D, the Gardiner ship yards almost lost
his life in trying to save the people
who rushed down Market street to the
| river when the flames were at their
| ii.rcest. He says he succeeded in get
ting 20 persons across the river. but as
many more We're either burned to
death or drowned at the pier.
| the AlcaZar at st. Augustine. al
though closed several weeks ago for
the season has been reopened TO care
foi the refugees. Other winter resort
hotels probably will open. tomorrow. as
the crowds leaving the city increased,
today.
| Thousands of people worked. yester
day and last night. The tiremen have
not been relieved because the debris
is still burning.
On every telegraph and telephone
pale that was destroyed linemen are
at work. The Trolley Co. has large
tIIce of men at work repairing feed
wires and clearing the tracks.
Three military companies are still on
duty to prevent vandalism. A battery
OF guns is also in position at the corner
OF Bay and Market streets. These guns
were rescued from the burning armory
IN which much Of the equipment of the
Jacksonville troops was lost.
The body of Henry Bonnetheau. a
real estate dealer, was recovered. to-
day. from the St. Johns river. 1t will
be impossible for several days to verify
the reports of further loss of life I'M
less the bodies are found.
Mayor Bowden, today. issued n re-
quest that all sightseers remain away
from Jacksonville.
The work of relief in Jacksonville
is progressing Systematically. The re-
lief association, today, increased its
committee of nine to fifteen. appointed
a financial committee of five, adopted
a constitution. made temporary organ
ization permanent with c. f. Garner
president and ]. r. Parrot vice pres
ident.
The following are the dead so far
recovered:
Harry d. Bonatheau. Will Clark,
both white. and an unknown negro.
found in the river. today: Mrs. Cor
nelia Thompson, widow of the late Gen.
Waddy Thompson, bones found in the
ruins Of the Old Ladies Home: Mar
tina Hagen. negro woman
Six thousand destitute were fed. to-
day. by the relief association. The re-
ceipts by the relief association and
other agencies approximate $4,000, to-
night.
Ten car loads of supplies We're re-
| ceived. today, from Charleston ana one
from Atlanta. as well as many other
smaller lots. The work of rebuilding
has commenced.
Paterson, n. j., May 6.-The calamity
(which has visited Jacksonville has
aroused much sympathy here for the
afflicted people and especially among
the pepole of the I'd New Jersey
Volunteers who were enCamped there
during the war with Spain. The SOL
diers were treated by the people or
Jacksonville in a most hOspitable man.
ner.
Col. Hine, commander of the regi-
ment, has issued call on the officers
and men for contributions and 1t is ex-
pected that handsome sum will be
collected.
Portsmouth, Va, May 6.-The sea-
board Air Line announced. Monday,
that it will give free transportation OF
supplies for the Jacksonville fire sur
| fererS.