The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-02-26
the decorated gangway from the Kron


namental gangway and arch to the
gang plank of the Hohenzollern which
had been decorated in the German col.
ors and was covered half its length.
The prince was met at the foot of the
gang plank by Admiral Won Baudissin,
commander of the Hohenzollern, and
his officers.
About an hour was spent by the
prince in receiving his callers and In
making an admiral's inspection of the
troops and crew of the Hohenzollern.
Then followed lunch.
The prince invited to this luncheon
those of the Americans among his cal.
lers who represented the navy and
besides these there were present the
members of the princes suite and
members of the German embassy at
Washington. On Prince Henry's right
sat the highest representative of the
emperor in this country, Ambassador
Won Holleben. and on his left Ad.
miral Evans. At midnight the prince
and his party left for Washington.
Many Killed In Hotel Fire.
Fire Saturday morning destroyed
the Seventy-first regiment armory,
between Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth
streets and Fourth avenue, New York.
The building occupied the entire blocl,
and was the headquarters for the Sew.
enty-hrst regiment, N. G. S. ~ Y,
and headquarters of the Fifth brigade,
Second battalion.
The Park Avenue hotel caught fire
on the third floor. 1t was not the
same fire For there is more than
plausible reason to believe that the
fire in the Park Avenue hotel started
Independently of the fire in the ar.
mory. There is reason, too, for be.
lieying that the hotel was set on fire
by robbers, who hoped to snatch pluu.
der amid death and torture.
Death came to the victims in ter
rible guise. Most of those who were
killed were burned to death. The
main stairway of the hotel was in
the front Of the building. There were
two other stairways at the back, but
a great many of the guests did not
know of these and some of those who
did know became frightened, panic.
stricken and forgot The hotel is sew
en- stories high. Up as far as the
sixth floor the stairways are all iron.
Between the sixth and seventh floor the
stairways were all Of wood. When the
fire came it set fire to the wood At
the head Of these wooden stairs on the
seventh floor the firemen found
charred bodies lying in heaps on the
floor
On the third floor as they fought
into the flames they found one body;
on the fourth two, on the fifth two
dead and seven or eight unconscious,
and on the sixth more bodies of dead,
dying and stupelied than they had time
to count, but on the seventh floor they
found themselves fioundering around
in the smoke, trampling on bodies
dead and alive until it seemed as If
there were a score or more of corpses
heaped there.
The death list is a long one, includ-
ing many prominent people. Some
were killed by jumping from windows,
but most were burned or suffocated
Twenty are known to have been killed
and so or more injured.
Soldiers Not Cruel.
Responding TO inquiry from Senator
Lodge the secretary of warhas sent him
a number of papers bearing upon
the charges that cruelty is practiced
by the American troops on the natives
of the Philippines. Among the docu-
ments forwarded are the records of
13 Investigations of such charges and
the secretary says that every report
or charge of this description which
has at any time been brought to the
notice of the war department has been
made the subject of prompt investiga-
ton" He adds that in substantially
every case inquired into the report
has proved to be either unfounded or
grossly exaggerated.
Country Produce High
Bradstreets report for the week says:
Midwinter weather conditions have
ruled throughout large area, with the
natural effect of checking mercantile
operations and hampering the move
ment of general merchandise and of
the products of industry. Country pro-
duce, particularly eggs, butter and
cheese have continued their upward
fight, the highest prices for three
years being reached in the first named,
while the cereals have remained quite
Iteady, due largely to better export in
quiry for wheat offsetting the natural
growth of bearishness induced by the
elimination of the late rise.
School Teachers For Manila.
The army transport Mcclellan has
,.It to sea on her long voyage to Ma
Mia by way of Gibraltar and the Suez
canal On board the Mcclellan are
| 200 school teachers, most Of whom
come from the Middle states and the
/ South and West. The vessel also car.
ries a quantity of supplies to the
quartermaster's department at Ma
Mia. It is expected that the McClel-
| Ian. II she meets with favorable
weather on the voyage, will reach The
Philippines some time during the sec
ond week in April.
105 Miles In 1902 Minutes.
The second section of the BuffaloeX-
press on the Pennsylvania made a rec
ord breaking run Wednesday from
Harrisburg 70 Philadelphia. The train
left Harrisburg at 1886 p. m. arriving
t Lancaster az SIP and stopping three
minutes. Philadelphia was reached at
! Q.O1 tho train Tins making the rim