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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
Is Die IN A FIRE
1t Was ina Sadly Fatal Tenement
House.
FEARFUL HOLOCAUST OcCURptI.
A Desperate Struggle Made - the
Victims, the Most OF Whom We're
Italians

New York. Special.-TventF- oRs-
men. three women and ten-moaths-
old babe were burned to death or suf-
located in Are that started early sun
day morning In the House OF Al Ma
tions. - fve-story tenement at No. as
Eleventh avenue. and which the police
and coroner believe 10 be OF inccntisry
origin.
Some or the peculiar features .; ths.
disaster. In addition TO the startling
loss OF life. are that the fire was prss-
;ically extinguished in 20 minutes. that
the police could learn os but one per
son being injured. other than those
who lost their lives. and that the prop
erty loss was only $1,000. The dead sra
mostly Italians.
The only person injured. so far AZ
can be learned. is Mary Jane Quinn. a
years old, who was burned about the
face and hands by leaping from the
second fOOr fire escape 20 the ground.
/ Ia several apartments Hallowe en- par
ties were In progress and the guests AZ
these added greatly 10 the number OF
persong in the house and made the
crush and Jam 10 escape moro than II
ordinarily would have been. Although
rlentifullv provided with fire escape
front and rear. all escape here was cut
of a few minutes after the fire started
by the bodies OF the dead becoming
wedged In tho openings leading 10 the
ladders. The fire had been burning for
scme minutes before il Was discovered.
II had started in the basement ana.
Rushing upward had attacked the stair
way leading 10 the apartments. In a
q fl~r rfsa.1h nj Al
envelOped the stairway that egress
from the building was impossible. The
house from the third 20 the fifth noor
was entirely destroyed.
Al the windows. front and rear.
bcdies OF men and women We're JAN
med. showing that a desperate strig
I SIC 10 get free had resulted in the com
nlete choking OF these exits 20 the nrs
egcapes and had been the cause OF :
number OF the inmates being sunocat-
, | ed. Lying on bed alongside a WirooN
, AZ the rear OF the fourth floor. the are
! men found the bodies OF FIVE men. Esct
, had clutched the one next 20 him ~
, an cndeavor 10 push him away IN order
! To- get TO the FIRE escape outside tn'
features OF the men were distorted
, acme with rage. some with agony. ant
4 in two instances the men had grippe'
. each other so hard that blood had beer
= drawn and had run over their hanus-
, ON the third floor were found IN
: bodies OF Mauleta Ningiuerro and he
baby. The mother had crawled 20 IN
O. front window and had SUCCEEDS u
- evasping the sill when she was SUI
: located. In her arms lay the body q
!. her child. On the third floor IN a
/, ,partment were n Halloween partI va
= being held. John O'Toole. one OF N
= occupants. started 10 go 90 the STREE
- lie was met by volume OF smoke a
= he opened the door. He ran TO the III
- escape. followed by all those N the IA
- with the exception OF his mother Whos
10 .rarred hodv later was found lying q
" fbs entrance 10 the apartment. O'TooI
aud the Others escaped.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07

II in a
II ~ wenSnown York theatre said BEGIN
u 4 a. a always at the
- O'Clock and
able 70 leave TN half past or even later especially on Mon
Hx prevail Of evenings
with rchearSak the play that
- 10 be devote TO
-syhr my
sfs~ day.
comparatively
- m
Of
regular
there kind OF =
include OF
organizations which often
members
employed eighty
andm
5
OF his
taking special subjects hours week
esquire * q
on
Of
and
II
finished
pcs FOX The earlier his the he is paid 10
k-Eako outs I grip a be
wealthy
another.
Rockefeller ALREADY
~ wo-ki1c
outfo
professional
with their brains ought certainly
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
President Sets Apart Last Thursday
I'm November.

Washington. Specialize President
Saturday issued his annual Thanksgiv-
Ing proclamation. in the following
terms
BY the President Of the United States
OF Amcrica-A Proclamation:
The season Is at hand when. accord
ing to the custom OF our people. II falls
upon the President to appoint day or
pralfe and than ksgivlrg 10 God.
During the last year the Lord has
dealt bount.frllly with us. giving VS.
peace ~ horae asd abroad and the
chance FOR our citizens TO work TOR
their welfare unhir iercd by war fam
inc or plague. II bchOOves us not only
20 rejoice greatly because OF what has
been given rs. but 10 accept Il with
solemn sense OF responsibility. realiz-
ing that under heaven Il rests with us
ourselves Ia show that We are worthy
to use Alright what has thus been en-
trusted 10 our care. In no other place
and az no other time has the expert
ment OF government OF the people. by
the people. for the people. been tired
on SO vast = scale as here In our own
country IN the opcning years or the
| twentieth century. Failure would not
only be a dreadful thing for AIS. but n
dreadful thiur fOr all mankind. because
/ x would mean lOss OF hope for all VINO
believe I'm the power ard the righteous
/ ress OF liberty. Therefore in thanking
/ God for the mcrcies extended 20 us in
/ fhc mast We hcscCch Him that He may
/ not withhold them IN the future. and
that our hearts may be reused 20 war
/ steaifastly for good and against all the
! forces OF evil. public and private. We
pray for strength. and light. SO that IN
the coming years we may with clean
illness. feariessness and wisdom. do our
allotted work on the earth an such
manner as TO show that we are not al
together unworthy OF the blessings We
have received.
Therefore. Theodore Roosevelt
President % the United States. do here
hv designate as day or genera
thanksgiving thursday. the 26th or TO-
coming November. and do recommen'
that throrEhout the land the people
cease from their wonted occupations
and In their several homes AID place.
az worship render thanks unto Al
mighty God for His manifold merrles
in witness whereof / have hereunt
at my hand and caused the seal or IN
United states 10 be affixed
Done al the City OF Washington. this
s1st dav % October IN the year of gu
Tors one thousand. nine hundred an
three and or the independence or IN
United states the one hundred Al
twenty-eighth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
By the President
JOHN HAY. Secretary or state
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
NlnInrinn Nrme Law.

Richmond. Va, Speclai.-A commits
sion merchant here received Saturday
. box OF patridges from North Caro-
lima. Virginia game wardens were soon
advised OF the presence OF the birds
I'm the market In violation OF the state
game laws, and at once stopped the
sale OF them. They were distributed
among the merchants friends. rather
than send them back The Virginia law
forh!ds the sale OF cartridges In the
state. except in the open season, which
did not begin until Monday.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
News In Brief.

Alfred Ecksteln, David Weisenbers
and Thomas Bechtei were arrested In
AlIentown( Pa. in connection with
the murder Of Mabel BechteL
Ex-Cougressman John +. Russell OF
Massachusetts,. Is dead.
Fire destroyed the Girard Avenue
Theatre in Philadelphia
-Four persons were killed IN a rail-
road wreck near Charlotte. y. c.
Dowie declares that he controls So
Ooe votes in Chicago.
a Washington dispatch states that
the national campaign in 1904 will b
conducted by President Rooseveits
friends on very eoneeryvative lines.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
N-ws 9th Dav.

An American schooner. Captain 1. +.
Williams. arrived in Jacksonville FRI
day. with Captain Carlson and seven
members OF the crew o. me schooner
Gem. which was abandoned at SEA on
the morning OF October 20.
The Japanese Minister TO the United
States denies that the Japanese Con
ssil who Is alleged 20 have promoted
the cause OF the Filipincs acted Win
the approval Or knowledge OF MS Gov
eTnment.
Viceroy Alexien was thought -
have instigated an article in Port
Arthur newspaper saying that Russi-
ans would remain In Manchurla-
The ampskibsselskabet Tellus
has lost the suit which was recently
Instituted against it in North caro-
lima The Dampskibsselskab IS not
an Internal machine. nor the al
| phabct pied" X is simply an lnoi-
| fensiye boat reckleSssly II not GRIM
| inally named by its owners.
The largest number Of women en-
| nlovees in any line of work are IN
the United States postofhce depart
| mont More than one-third OF them
are mast middle age and some are past
seventy. They fill all kinds or posi-
lions. even many Of the rural free dc
livery routes being fiHed by them.
I II Is estimated that during the last
FIVE years telephones have beck pat
into nearly half a million rural homes
The farmers find that with the tele
phone he can keep in touch with the
market selling his produce or live
stock when quotations are the mos
favorable.
Count Lamsdorff, Russian ForeieI
| Minister. held important conference
with officials in Paris
Three Catholic Bishops-Right Rev
| erends Estrada. Broderick and Orne-
were consecrated at Havana.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
A MADMANS WORK.
Bloody Deed Of One Who Was
Evidently Insane.
TRIED TO KILL tSTIRE FAMILY.
Ills Only Explanation OF the Deed
Was That tie Was "BewItched''-
Resisted Arrest.

Potsvine. Pa. Spccial.--Worked into
a frenzy "a result OF an alteration
with one OF his brothers. Benjamin
Franklin Weissinger. living on farm
several miles from this city. Monday
afternoon. shot and killed his two
brothers. attempted 10 kill his sister
and slster-in-law and held large
posse OF policemen at bay for nine
hours before he was captured. The
tragedy occurred on the farm OF the
father OF the men. The dead men are
Louis Weissingcr aged p years.
single. and Frederick. aged 25. who
leaves a widow The rratricide is A.
years old.
Benjamin and Frederick had a quar-
rel early in the afternoon over the
cleaning OF horse. During the alter
cation Benjamin fred four shots at
/ Fred without any OF them taking effect.
/ Frederick fed 20 the attic OF the farm
house and was followed into the house
by The enraged brother. The latter
secured a Winchester repeating rife
AID as he was leaving the house he
| encountered another brother. Louis. at
the kitchen door. without word or
warning. Benjamin nrcd at Louis. the
bullet striking him in the side. Tho
victim fell unconscious and died in half
an hour without uttering a word
We.ssinger then walked down path
and caught glimpse OF Frederick
who was looking out OF the attic win
dow Benjamin quickly raised his
rife and fred. The bullet entered
F'redcrick's cheek and penetrated tho
brain. He fell dead across the window
sill His Wife. who had gone 20 the
attic with him. attempted 10 drag The
body into the room. She succeeded In
this. but not before Benjamin had free
several shots az her without effoct
Peniamin's attention was then attract
ed TO his sister. Mary. who had COM
out OF the house 10 persuade him from
doing any more shooting. She persis
ted 50 strongly that he turned his rin
upon her and fired twice. but his ain
was bad. The young woman escape
r into the house.
Having realized what he had don
! and fearing arrest. Benjamin decide
! 60 barricade himself In the barn. II
p went into the house. secured shot
gun. several rovOlvers and ammuniuo
Z and then took up his position in IN
. / barn.
r When Sheriff Smith appeared on tn
. scene. a ruse was planned % captuI
- the men Another parley was hel
). with the murderer and ne agreed 90 i
S the two farm hands bring him his SUI
" uer. The men were Instructed 90 waite
II opportunity. seize him by the arms an
l. shout. which would be the signal 4
10 the deputies 20 rush In. This they d
e and a terrible struggle took place. IT
- murderer is a powerful man. but Il
y force OF numbers was too much Y
y | him and he vas tied hand and foot b
fore ne could further use his weapon
Weissinger is believed 20 be insar
His mind is said 10 have been iailli
n for some time. lie had nothing 70 81
n regarding the tragedy except that
n exclaimed. Il am bewitchod.'
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
a Record Broken.

Anderson. Special-Anderson broke
her own record as a cotton market
Monday. when the buyers bought L.
O75 bales from wagons. This Is the
largest days business In the history
Of the city. and II Is believed no oth-
er Interior market In the State mas
ever equalled H. The price paid was
10 cents per pound. Farmers here TO
day agreed I'm saying that the bulk
OF the crop has been picked.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
conev Is,snd Fire Swept.

New York. speeiai.-coney Island
Sunday was swept by the most disas-
,rors Ere In its history, about two hun
cred and nfty buildings being destroy
ed. ertailing a loss estimated at not
less than 81 600 coo no iiyes were lost.
although several persons were serious
Is Injured The IRE started near the
Steel Chase PARK and swept along the
b0wery district. which Is flled with
nimsy frame structures that burned
like finder.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
snv.nrs bank ror oIorsd PsopIs

Richmond. Va. special.-A savings
tank for colored people. with a coiore0
woman for its president. began busi-
ness here last week. 1t Is under the
auspices OF the colorcd Order or st.
Luke. ard members OF that order from
New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Maryland and other States outside OF
virginia were present 10 make depos-
its. The aggregate OF the deposits To-
day was about $4,000.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
s,,;,e. Troubl- In st Louis.

indianapolis. Ind. Special-It Is re-
ported here on information received
from the national headquarters OF tho
brotherhood OF Carpenters and Joiners.
that between 1000 and 5000 men at
niiated with the Structural Building
Traders Alliance and employed at the
81 Louis Exposition grounds. Will
strike. in pursuance OF an order issued
by the officers OF the alliance.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
TAMMANY WINS OUT
Heavy Democratic Majority Recorded
in New York City
END OF A REMARKABLE CAMPAIGN
Total Net Gains Of ioS. ooo-Orout
aud Flowers Elected, TOo-Othsr
Elections.

New York. Special-Aster \ re
rarkASle campaign. In which there
was united against him neary all OK
the ewspape-s ana practically every
minister os religion in { shCity. Geo.
q. Mcclellan. son OF the civil var gen
cral. was elected third mayor OF
Greater New York over Seth Low.
fusionist. the present mayer. by the
large plurality Of 10000
Edward n. Grout was elected comp
trollcr and Charles Y. t'orHes. pres
ident OF the board q alderman. These
/ two men were originally on tie fusion
/ ticket and were endorsed 10y Tam
I many. Uhercupon the fusicnists took
/ their names from the Low ballots and
nominated ether candidates. u was
/ the nomination ~ Grout and Forncs
| by Tammauy that caused Hugh Nc
/ IauEhhn. the veteran leader ot inc
/ Kings county Democracy 20 bolt ana
/ declare that ne would not suppo.-
men who were nOt Democrats II spiic
OF this detection. however. Mcclellan.
Grout and FOrnss carried King
county The management of their
I cam paign there was taken over h.
state Senator Patrick H. NcCarren.
when Mclaughlin refused his aid.
a surprise was the small vote To-
YIN. : Devery former chiof OF pc
I lice. who ran on an Independent tick
e. which was given practically no
support This result shows Ucmen-
dous change in public sentiment since
Mayor Lows election two years age.
when he won by 1852. At hat tme
he carried all the boroughs but
Queens. his plurality in Manhattan
and the Bronx being 5.6o3. IN Brook
/ lyn c5767 and in Richmond s63. In
| Queens. shepard. Democrat. had a
; plurality az Sol Tuesday Mcclellan
| carried Manhattan and the Bronx hy
/ about S. 600. Brooklyn by about 5000
/ a gain OF 81 600 and Queens hv about
5000 a Eain OF more than 1000 This
makes total net gain for Mcclellan
OF about 10000 as compared with
Shepards vote OF two years ago
Low carried only one borOuch-Rch
mond-by about 200 votes. The result
was known early and al IS. Mavo'
y Low sent a telegram 10 Col. McClel
: Ian. conCratulatinE him on his cleo
4 ton and saying. II / can be OF serV
II ice 20 YOU. pray command me" CO.
a / Mcclellan. who is az present mem
Der OF Congress. made the follow lnl
statement. Il am deeply grateful @
my fellow-cirEens for their conf
IL / dence In me / renew the promise
n which made before the election.
ir have no bitterness 81 feeling for an
r, enc. I shall go 20 Wa 'ington q
IL / prepare FOR the extraordinary sess io
, / and as soon as the question OF Cuba
m I reciprocity is disposed o. I shall tur
ms attention 10 the affairs % the cit'
- invite the cooperation OF every c.
rs izon. whether he supported me or nr
De- and rerartfcss Of his political view
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
Locating a House

choice site for suburban village
home experience that the the soil thc
and winds and matters 81 Drain
are are important which inUres
sunshine and breezs IN summer AID az least
gentle slope away the building considered favorable
general conditions
The Ioeatl8g 81 house lie lot calls Tor some
thought. more perhaps coDrony TIE finished
eject desired kept Constantly ln nnd Mistakes
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
other FL e,ions.

Providence. r. /. Speclal-At mid
night the returns indicated the 70
election % Governor GarviR. Democrat
by q greatly reduced plurality. The
vote is very close. however. oui the
rrslit Vii probably be- ia doubt uutli
tte LAST district Is heard from. The Re
publican State central committee
claimed that later returns would over
come Garvin's lead al midnight over
Col Colt. Republican.
In Providence. Mayor Miller. Demo
crat vas reelected
Colum bus. Ohio. Specialize Re
publicans broke their record ln Ohi0
in plurai.tics FOR Governor by elerting
Myron T. Herrick CRcpublican) over
Mayor TcIa L. johnson (Democratl by
considerably over 100 600. The plural
is on Joint ballot 81 over 100. In TIE
Legislature for the reelection % Sea
ator Hanna. more than triples any pre-
y-Ous record
Jackson. Miss. Specialize vote in
the State in Tuesdays election was
/ light The Democratic ticket was head
90 BY J. x. Varceman FOR Governor
/ who was elected. there being no Op-
, posi- don. The race for clerk o. the Sn.
| preme Court In which there are fv'
candidates. - Ia doubt. The ticket IS
Song. aud returns are coming ~
slowly.
Baltimore, Spccial-At ! O'cioci
Lrednceday morning the ret3Tns ff5I
| Baltimore City ard the Maryland cOun
l tlcs are meagre. owing 20 the lergth %
the ballot. aud. therefore Il Is impos
e.ble 10 accurately climate the result
The Indications. howeyeT point % ~
election OF Edward Wagncld fDeMo
| eraI as ovcrnoT over Stevenson 4
WILLIAMS filepubl c3n) aad thai fh
f.esieiatnse uhich slli eiece q UD'te
Statfs Senator viii also be Democratic
Up 10 this hour return have been r.
cesved from only thirty OF the 50S pr
| cincts IN Baltimore City and only sat
ffrfng returns from the counties.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07


81 70
Il
be
he
Calico history
the lie % the
bred
back her the written IN the somewhat startling
in
specialist hope FOR
lead 20
catch
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07

die de hand co7en 90 DE se
other hand location back from the
The endsny - ny s and towns
fro1f oe
Of the ard The q
wond
<ascd be shut OF FROM The passing NE
she habits q tae Louscbo1G
be 1aanef
if
porsb
ndyduat
satisfactory rzs are uspsi1 %
natufst INTO pace a"o
a. he sensec q ntness-ccod EonSe ess-rS
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
Accuracy" in Education
BY President wooIIey

HoROUGHNESS implies accuracy Gttcrins seneraies may
have their place but the Dean Briggs
thinks impossible youth copy
list without
and
uaAhle
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07
II II II
The Art Of Getting TO Sleep
BY Harvey SutherIand

be favorable sleep The bedroom should
quiet dark airy. ia Is better have the
shut that knfcetce drausht
chill exposed shoulder The temperature ~ the bed
when the feet cold
sob getting sleep when hungry howater
bread and butter the other
hep decide which for which
easily got but cool lcd ln summer
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-11-07

asn
q
bed Yeti
sleep soonest when 10
oreax utter
But
q min
In the why fail In other
lie stretched
busy day thoughts that chase after
q that
well 20 Dismiss these
dismiss problem
s15zr6
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-27

return to the United States to stand trial.
The arrests were made by the local police
on Geographic descriptions from New York.
Young Leonard was employed in the finan-
cial department. of Haskins & Sells. public
accountants, in New York He disappeared
cured. II is alleged. through forged checks
passed upon two New York banks.
IL was part of young Leonards duty 10
make the deposits and TO draw the money
from the banks for the current uses of the
day. The day before the day when Leonard
disappeared Miss Catherine Miller, also of
East Orange. was reported missing. 1t was
stated by their friends that they had long
planned an elopement but could not secure
sufficient funds. The young woman, who is
six years older than Leonard, declared, after
their arrest. that they had been married be-
fore starting from New York.
When arraigned in Police Court to-day
Leonard pleaded guilty TO the charge of
having brought stolen money into Canada.
This plea he withdrew after he had been
questioned by the magistrate as TO whether
or not he had fully considered his position
and the consequences of n plea of guilty.
The magistrate informed Leonard that the
maximum penalty for the offense with
which he Is charged is seven years inn
prisonment- Upon the withdrawal or the
Leonard's wife. when asked to plead after
her. said she would also like a remand.
IL was granted and In both case the pris-
oners will be again asked to plead one
week hence. Nine thousand two hundred
dollars was found in the possession of the
couple, and is in the custody of the police.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-27
STRUCK BY LOCOMOTIVE
CLEVELAND STREET CAR CONTAIN
ING FORTY PASSENGERS.
Dozen or More Hurt, hut None Fatally
Other Accidents I'm Which Many
Persons Were Injured.

CLEVELAND, Oct ga dozen or fifteen
passengers on a downtown Euclid-avenue
street car were hurt I'm a collision which
occurred this afternoon at the Euclid
avenue crossing Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road between the car and a locomotive at
tached to a caboose. None OF the injured
is seriously hurt and the nature of the
wounds are cuts, bruises and in one or
two instances broken arms. All the In
jured are Cleveland people. The cause OF
the collision seems TO have been a mis-
understanding. The engineer Of the locomo-
tive and the motorman Of the car both
claim To have received come ahead" sig
nails with the result that the car was
caught in the middle of the track and
impact When the motorn saw the en-
CINE bearing him he put on the full
current in an attempt TO escape the col
lision. but could not get across the track
in time. There were forty persons In the
street car. The names OF the injured.
Ernest Horst, hurt about the head; Mrs
W. A. Schinckley hands and face cut w.
A Moffett, conductor street car. right arm
and leg injured: Carl Cummings. back hurt:
l.. d. Gibson. Youngstown, o., leg broken
and head cut; William Belden. arm broken
and chest bruised; Mrs. Barney Mailer.
badly bruised about the head and chest.
Merrill, body cut and bruised; Mrs. Isaac
Stone, badly shaken up; Mrs. George W.
Barnes. head cut and body bruised; Dial Yea.
internally injured; William Fields (colored).
leg broken; Nellie Herrick, six years old,
body cut and bruised.