The age-herald., 1901-05-10
MiIitiamen Catch Two Safe-
 crackers at Work ONE OF THEM IS WOUNDED Thieves Got Warning and Man.
 aged to Escape THE CLEANING WORK CONTINUES Roman Catholics of Jacksonville Call On the Catholics Throughout the
 Country to Come to Their
 Aid-Insurance Losses.
THE CLEARING WORK CONTINUES

Jacksonville, May 9.-The ruins of Greenleaf and Crosby's jewe1ry store early this morning was the scene of some excitement, and 1t Is supposed some one was wounded by bullet from a rife Militiamen are guarding the Bay street section, where the vaults of four or five banks are located. In one of the vaults were valuable bonds and jewelry. About o'clock this morning a guard patrolling the ruins noticed a dark lantern shining for an instant on the door to the vault. After a few seconds a confederate ap- peared. but on being challenged they took fright and fled. On a call to halt they in- creased their speed and rife was dis charged in their direction. One of the men was seen to fall, but recovered and staggered on. On investigation some blood was found on the ground.
 The work of clearing away the debris progresses very slowly owing to the in tense heat of the brickwork on the fallen foundations
 
 dering. A robber trying to break into the vault in the ruins of the National Bank of the State of Florida was fired on to- night He jumped into the river and hog, not yet been captured. The congestion l in the unburned section has taxed the sewerage system to it's utmost, and he small tented villages all require sani- tary system of some kind that will keep away infection. A patrol of sanitary in- spectors was appointed yesterday and about 200 men have been employed clean ing up. A system of earth buckets has been arranged for the tented city.
 Rt. Rev. John Moore, bishop of St. Au- gustine, and Very Rev. William J. Ken ny. vicar general of this diocese, have issued an appeal to the Roman Catholic people of the United States and Canada, calling upon them to aid the Catholics of this place. The appeal recites the de- struction of the church, parochial resi- dence, orphanage and convent, represent ing total loss of about s125OO0, and states that in view of the utter impov- erishm : and Restitution of the Catho- lies he-e unless they receive help from the outside Catholic world. it will be im- possible to continue the work of Cath olic progress in this community They call upon the Catholic people of the Uni ted States to help them out in this great calamity and ask that contributions be sent to. Very Rev. William J. Kenny, vile, Fla
 The Fire Losses.
 The fire losses by insurance companies compiled tonight is about as follows:
 Liverpool, London and Globe, s310,0O0; Norwich Union. $2S7. 600; Commercial Union, $210,O0 London and Lancashire s2O5, ,0O0; Manchester $190,000: Aetna $195,- 900; Providence. Washington, $190,000: North British and Mercantile $1s5,0oo; Hanover $15S,000; Hartford s145,0O0; Caledonian s1seOOO; Home s11s,0O0; Western, $116000; Sun of New Orleans, s107. 900; Insurance Company of Louisiana, s1OO, 900; West Chester, $l00, 900; Springfield, 5000; Palatine, $sOOOO; Lancashire, s74.- 900; Scottish Union and National S70000; $65,0O0; Glens Falls, s65, ,OOO; Phoenix Qondon), $64,o0O; Teuton- ia. s64 00O; Queen. se2.O00; Greenwich, s6o,- 900; American (Phila.), ,60,00o; Traders, s55, 900; Continental, $52, 900: Firemens fund $50,000; Philadelphia undewriter, $4s,000; St. Paul. $44, 900; Fire Association, S42,D00; Pennsylvania. $4o,oOo: Phoenix. sss. 900: Im- perial. s36.00o; Pacific. s500o; Niagara. s3S. 900; New York Underwriters. ss1.o00: Hamburg Bremen, $s0.0Oo; Northern. $s0- 900; Royal. $27 900; London Assurance ST. 900: Indemnity. s27.OoO; Southern, $25.O 900: American CNew York. $25.0o0; Sun (Eng- land). s24.OOO: Orient. s23.0OO; Phoenix GIartford). s1So0O; Georgia Home. s17,0oo; German Alliance s15, 1000; Royal Exchange, s15. 900; Rochester German. s10,Oo0; Will liamsburg City, s10,00o; Boston. $10.000 British American 5000; Delaware, Ss0O0 Grad. sSOoo: Madgeburg. $6000; Helvetia- Swiss Baiviz and Sve. s3So,O0O; total A.- 74S. 600.