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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
ALASKA BOUNDARY TREATY.
Senate Ratifes It In Executive
Session.


washington. Feb. lin an execu-
tive session which lasted only an hour
and a half today, the senate, in addi-
ton to confirming a large number of
nominations. ratified the Alaskan
boundary treaty.
There was no delay in securing ac-
ton on the Alaskan treaty, and very
little opposition to it was manifested.
Senator Teller said that he considered
the Alaskan boundary so well deter
mined as to make it not a matter of
dispute. Therefore, while he would not
delay it, he would not vote for it. SEN
ator Mason made similar remarks add
ing that he considered the procedure
proposed by the treaty nOn-American.
The ayes and noes were not called, but
there were several voices heard in the
negative when an informal expression
was called for. The ayes were so much
more numerous, however, that the de-
cision of the chair to the effect that
ratification had prevailed was not chaI-
lenged.
Senator Cullom asked the senate to
give up the day tomorrow. after the
conclusion of the morning business, to
executive business and no objection
was made. Senator Quay, who has
charge of the statehood bill, gave his
assent with others. 1t is Senator Gull
! lom's intention TO first take up the
Panama canal treaty and to follow that
with the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The
understanding still is that Senator
Morgan Will discuss the canal treaty
at some length.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
FREAKS OF THE FIRE.
Charred Pieces of Paper Found Miles
Away From Atlas Block.

When County Treasurer William o.
Carbis stepped out upon his front porch
yesterday morning he picked up a can
celed check. drawn by O. &. Green
The charred edges on the bottom and
the two ends were prima facie evidence
that the check had passed through the
Atlas block fire The Carbis residence
stands upon the corner of Sixth East
and Sixth South streets, about two
miles from the scene of the conhagra-
ton
1t was not the fact that the wind had
carried an ember of the fire that dis
lance which mystified the county off,
ciaI. but it was the fact that a scarpt of
paper. the size of a check, which was
probably in Mr.. Green's desk in the
building, could have so almost COM
pletely escaped the devouring flames.
Even assuming that the check was ly-
ing on a table. the fact that it was
sucked up through the burning roof of
the building, surrounded by great
tongues of flames and enveloped in a
heat of sufficient intensity to warp
great iron beams, and was only partial
" scorched. is quite remarkable.
Another scorched check for $40 was
picked up yesterday morning in the
yard at 1000 South Seventh East street.
In the southeastern part of the city it
rained .oinders during the time the fire
was in progress.
An envelope and document bearing
George L. Nye's name, which had been
through the fi-e of yesterday morning,
was picked up last night in the yard
Of officer GrOnway Parry south of Lib
erty park. The partly charred letter
had been blown that far from the fire.
State Auditor Tingey, who lives on
the corner of Tenth East and Eleventh
South streets, says that when he arose
yesterday morning he found the snow
in his yard covered with embers of the
fire The fact that his house is almost
three miles from the fire, shows the
great draft which the extreme heat Of
the burning buildings created. K is not
unlikely that the embers carried such a
distance We're first shot upward by the
heat to a distance of half a mile. and
then were carried slowly TO the south
east on the crest Of the gentle breeze
which was blowing over the city at
that time in the morning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
CAPT. sTABB's NARROW ESCAPE.
Clings to Top of Swaying Ladder
Saved BY Wires.


In the performance of an heroic task
yesterday morning, Captain John Stabb
of the fire department had a thrilling
escape from death in an accident that
threatened to hurl him from the top OF
a ninety-fOot ladder to the pavement
below The ladder swayed and started
down, with the brave fireman clinging
TO the top rung, but it caught on the
electric wires and the fireman was
saved
After the engines were gotten into
working order the tower ladder was
raised from the truck in front of the
building to a height OF about ninety
feet. A line of hose ran up the ladder
and the nozzle was fastened to the top
rung. Like a frail reed the ladder
stood, the upper end swaying with the
wind It looked as If its own weight
might topple the truck over at any mo-
ment and the top was in cloud OF
flying sparks and Goals blown from the
burning building.
When people were lodging in every
direction to get from under live wires
that sputtered green fire and out of the
shower of Goals that rained down upon
the street. Captain John Stabb mounted
the swaying ladder and began to chmO
to the dizzy top. The crowd stood
breathless and watched the fireman
climb until he reached the top and
fastened himself with his belt clasp to
the top rung. The ladder swayed more
thai ever under his added weight and
the fireman was in a perfect sea Of
/ flying sparks that looked as if they
would surely burn him. At a signal
from him the stream from the engine
was turned on and the water began TO
pour down into the cauldron of burninS
debris in the Atlas block. A shout
greeted the fireman as he directed the
Z IL l. s L.
the flying Goals with the other.
For nearly two hours the brave cap
tain remained at the top of the ladder
without relief, holding the stream Ct
water on the burning building. The
heat was so intense that he had often
to drench himself to prevent being
overcome by it. So perilous did his
for him to come down. but the fireman
| remained at the top Of the quivering
ladder.
The ladder had been anchored by two
guy ropes and in the excitement of
the fire no one noticed that the ropes
] took fire. Suddenly they snapped and
/ the force of the water flying through
the hose at right angles to the ladder
with a pressure of $40 pounds to the
/ square inch drove the ladder back
wards. For an instant the ladder quiv-
| cred, then the front wheel of the truck
! was raised from the ground and the
| ladder started toward the earth with
/ increasing speed. The plucky fireman
/ held firmly to the top rung, while the
/ crowd below stood almost paralyzed
] with fear. expecting to see him dashed
+ to the pavement and mashed to jelly.
| Swiftly the ladder moved. But just as
every one looked to see the ladder
! crash to the ground it stopped with a
/ jerk. The top had caught on the wires
/ in the street II bounced IN and down
/ a time or two and was still. The
! grOans that had involuntarily risen to
| the lips of the crowd changed to rOus-
/ ing cheers as the fireman cOOlly climbed
down the ladder. He went quietly
| about his duties elsewhere.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
WAS A HEAVY LOSER.
Salt Lake Hardware Co. Sustained
Damage to Extent of S125, 900.

One of the heaviest losers was the
Salt Lake Hardware company. The rear
of the building was destroyed by nre
and the wreckage was made more COM
plete when the brick walls and the
upper floors fell upon it. The front
offices on the second floor were not
touched by the fire, but were complete
ly wrecked by the falling east walls OF
the Atlas block. These walls went
through the roof and the sides of Ldg
two-story Central block as if it were
made of paper Even that part of the
main building which remains standing
shows the effect of the tumbling walls,
which seem to have scattered as they
swayed over the Central block.
The office of the hardware store has
been moved into the rooms formerly
occupied by the Kelly Lithographing
company. The firm employed about 10
men. but they will not be thrown out
of work by the fire. Some of them We're
working yesterday and the rest of the
force will go to work today. The IRA
was doing business yesterday as usual,
and about noon shipped away a large
order.
There was between $4,000 and $4,000
worth Of stock in the cellar of the store,
but this was damaged mostly by the
water which poured in from the fire
streams. All the shelf goods were de .
stroyed. The stock carried by the firm
is valued at $3.50, 600, and the loss viii
lieved to be an insurance of 800, 900
upon the stock. but the firm was I'M
able TO finish its inventory of loss yes
/ terday nor to state exactly the amount
/ of insurance carried. The clerks yes
terday were sending out notices to Gus
toners that they were ready to receive
orders as usual.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
HUMBERTS ON TRIAL
Famous French Confidence Work
ers Make First Appearance
In Paris Court.

Paris. Feb. 1.-THE Humbert family
made their first appearance in the GRIM
mai courts today, when the case of II.
ShatIeaGi. the banker, was taken up in tE7
Ninth correctional chamber. There was
great public interest manifested in the
proceedings and the court room was
packed with people. All the previous eX-
amlnatIOnS OF the Humberts had been
held N secret and this was the first or
pcrtunlty the PaTisians had to see and
hear the prisoners.
The Humberts We're brought in ike any
ordinary prisoners and took seats in the
prisoners box Nine. ThereSe HUmbert
displayed hsr usual bravado and cool
ness; heE sister. Marie d AuriGnac, was
apparently much unnerved. and the lat
terS brothers. Roman and Emile D'Aur-
tgnae, took q position of defiance
The case GOss not involve the main
question concerning the Crawford mil
lions, but III. Chateau charges that they
libeled him in referring TO him as a
usureT, which indirectly affects the whols
affair.
The early stages Of the trial today did
not produce any sensations. Nine Hum
bert gave a long. rambling statement o.
her dealings with NJ. Catteaui. and al
legged that his demands for excessive TN
terest and her borrowings from hiIr
amounted to about $600.000- When NJ
Catteaui was heard and repudiated the
charge OF usury. Nine. Humbert sprans
from her seat and asked for the privilegt
of interrogating the banker. but the pre-
siding magistrate repTesSsd her.
The testimony furnished by Marie
D'Aurignec today showed evidence OF az
intention to leave to Nine. Humbert tht
direction of the plans for the prisoners
defense
While Frederick Humbert was testify
ing he sought to incriminate number o.
prominent political personages. includins
NJ Vale. the minister of justice. wheI
the judge stopped him from bringing II
the names of people who were not partie;
to the case. Thereupon Nine. Humber
exclaimed:
.Other interesting facts will be dis
closed when the main case Is beard.
The judge again stopped NJ Humber
when he asserted that persons Occupylns
high positions were aware of the fac
that the Humbert family was in Madrid
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
THE RIGHT THING.
A New catarrh Cure, Which is Rapid
" Coming 20 the Front.


FOR several years. Red Gum. Blood
roct and Hydrastin have beer recos-
n,zed as standard remedies fov ca
.srrhai troubles. but they have always
s,aen given separately and only very
A.tontly an ingenious chemist sue
ssd.d IN combining them. together
viii other antiseDtics, into a pleasant.
..aective tablet.
druggists sell the remedy under the
VIC OF Stuarts Catarrh Tablets and
. bss met with remarkable success
y ne cure Of nasal catarrh, bronchial
- throat catarrh aud N eatarrh of
~ stomach.
80 .,f CLARK House, Troy. y. Y. says:
tt4rhen run up against anything that
4. good / like TO tell people OF il. |
,.s,sa been troubled with catarrh more
- less for some time. Last winter
- than ever. Tried several so-called
.,,rcs. but did not get any benefit from
s<r, A About six weeks ago l bought
thSsa-rent box of Stuart's Catarrh Tab
- and ! am glad to say that they
49,. done wonders for me and 1 do
ia hesitate TO let all my friends know
IT, stuart's Catarrh Tablets are the
.fqht thing.
.s<on. West Ninth street. New York
o. o.. writes. Il have commenced us
tlts 'ettiart's Catarrh Tablets and al
3ns fhev have given me better re-
Tes fhan any catarrh cure I have ever
leading physician of Pittsburg ad-
the use of Stuarts catarrh Tab
tlsr, al preference to any other treat
iets FOR Catarrh of head. and throat
Or eiaSns they are far superior "a
s75o~s salves. lotions or powder. and
.,5eh more convenient and pleas
are y take and are so harmless that
ans ehsiaren take them with benefit
llttis. c,,h-ta Jar no ooiate, oorsinn OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

when two or, three have to drag long.
heavy hose over a building they can't
do it very fast. Then we were fur
Their handicapped by two Of our lines
being cut off by the falling OF the west
wall.
Besides this, the water mains on
West second South are very small and
not enough water can be gotten into
them to properly feed an engine. The
pressure was good, being Ill pounds
at the station and from 140 70 $50 with
the engine. The trouble was that the
water mains are not large enough to
let in sufficient water"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
KANSAS MANS DEATH.
Believe He Was Killed By Thieving
Bell Bows.

Kansas City. Mo-, Feb. III. P.
Seiger of Burlington, Kan. died today
in a rooming house at Ninth and Cen
trail streets under circumstances that
indicate that he had been drugged for
the purpose of robbery Lauren Eaton
and j. b. Hill, ben boys who accom-
panied Seiger ia The place and re-
manned with HIM several hours, have
been arrested on suspicion that they
know the cause o. death, and the po-
lice are fookine. for third boy who
was in Seiger's- room last night. The
dead mans pocketsf had been rified.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
H1RsoHvoeEL MAKES RECORD.
Takes Part In Two Disasters Within
Space of Few Days.

Is the hand of fate pursuing G. H.
HirschyOgel2 This is a question that
is worrying both Mr. HirschvOgel and
his friends Twice within the past sew
eral days Mr.. Hirschvogel has narrow
" escaped death, and in both instances
he has helped save the lives of his fell
lowmen The first instance was the
wreck on the Rio Grande railroad at
the mouth OF Spanish Fork canyon on
Wednesday q week ago, and the last
time was in the destruction of the Atlas
block by fire early yesterday morning.
Hirschvogel is a travelling salesman,
and was on the train which was
wrecked a week ago. At the time the
accident occurred, Hirschvogel was
thrown from his seat and hurled across
the car in which he was sitting. His
escape from injury was almost mirac
ulOus. He was on his feet in an in
slant. and seeing none Of the passen-
gers needed help, rushed forward to
where the two locomotives were locked
In each others mighty embrace.
Hearing a cry for help, Hirschvogel
rushed into the wreckage and pulled
the injured fireman from under a mass
of ruins He then turned his attention
TO the mail car, and on learning that
G. E. May was still in the car, secured
an ak and cut hole in the side of the
mail car and brought the injured en-
ploye of Uncle Sam out without fur
Their harm.
In the fire at the Atlas block early
yesterday morning, Hirschvogel was
| one of the last persons to leave the
/ building He was asleep in his room
on the top floor and knew nothing Of
! the fire until the flames cracked the
glass tTansom over his door. Grabbing
( a few articles of wearing apparel.
! Hirschyogei rushel for the fire escape,
when his attention was attracted by
/ cries of help further down the hall.
| HirschVogeI rushed to the rescue and
/ half led and half carried John Mahan
from the burning building. Now
| Hirschvogels friends are wondering
what will come next.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12


bring these figures nearly up To the
above estimate.
The Individual losses embraced valu-
ables which IN many cases il VIII be
difficult 10 replace. Among some OF
these losses are libraries, documents
and data which have been gathered at
e great loss of time. Among the ones
who lost valuable papers and books
are the lawyers and mining men. IN
some cases books were destroyed which
are out OF print and difficult to get.
Maps and notes were destroyed which,
i1 Some cases. il has taken years to ac-
emulate. Such losses cannot be ad-
5Usted with money.
me Pacific Express company occu-
pied four offices in the Atlas block, and
lost all the records Of the western di-
vision between Cheyenne and San
Francisco for years back These rec
Ords are duplicated.
-Bradstreet's Commercial agency lost
all its records since the Office was es-
tablished in this city. Or. Scott lost a
fine X-ray machine. valued at $1,000.
DR.. Beatty lost a valuable library
which he has been years accommodating
His loss is valued at g. 500. His surgi-
cal instruments and the state health
statistics were also destroyed.
BY merest chance DR.. Stewart placed
about q week ago. 1t would have been
exceedingly difficult TO replace this. He
places the loss of a valuable library
and his instruments at $4,000. Judge
Hoag's library. valued at $4,000, is a
loss; no insurance. City Attorney
George L. Nye places the loss of his
I library a $4,000 He carried an insur-
ance of S1.5G0
The Wild Bill Mining company suf-
fered complete loss. They were To-
Gated in the Central block in one of
the offices which fell into the hardware
store. They lost many valuable papers.
records and other documents upon
which il is difficult TO place an esti-
mate.
DR. +. A Trip lost dental supplies
valued at $4,000. These were insured
for $500. Another of the larger indi-
vidual losers is w. Il. Hutchinson. who
lost a library valued at $500. upon
which there is no insurance. 6. II.
/ Hirschvogel lost samples valued at
81 600. upon which there was no insur-
ance F. e. McGurrin estimates his loss
at s1.O00 Most of the valuab les were
kept IN the safe.
Attorney Schaeffer lost a library
valued at 5000, which was uninsured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

The Peters barber shop was valued at
5000. which is covered by insurance
Attorney Robert Baskin lost a library
valued at $1,000, which was uninsured.
Judge W. G. Horn lost a cabinet Of
specimens valued at $4,000 Some of
the specimens cannot be replaced
Besides the insurance on the build
ings there was also an insurance of
$4,000 On the rents Of the Atlas block
and 200 on the rents of the Central
block
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
Snow DELAYS Trains.

ogden, Feb. 11.-About four inches OF
snow has fallen since a. m ana IL Is
still showing Union Pacific trains from
the east are from five to six hours late
The Overland Limited, due at l;+2. viii
get in at o cleck. Southern Pacllic
trains from the west are from two to
hree hours late.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
cured temporary quarters with the
Commercial National bank.

There was a scramble yesterday
morning for offices, but these could
not be found. About a dozen of the
victims of the fire found temporary
quarters in other offices of the Walker
Bank building. The others were scat
tered about the city and some were I'M
able to find Office accommodations of
any kind. All the big buildings were
visited, but these blocks We're full.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

The Atlas building was considered a
well insured building by insurance men.
One broker said yesterday: The risk was
considered a good one, as far as risks 80
here, but poor as risks so generally" The
small offices suffered heavily, as few of
them were insured. The Atlas building
was owned by the S. s. Walker Estate
company. which was Incorporated. The
Central block is owned by the J. r. and
NJ. H. Walker estate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

During the progress of the fire County
Attorney George Westervelt had a mar
row escape from being knocked down by
a large flying ember which dropped to
the sidewalk less than two feet il front
of him. He was hurrying TO the tele-
graph office to notify one of his law
PARTNER who was in Coalville, of the
fire. and when about in front of the
Walker bank an ember of sufficient size
and weight to have knocked him down
and probably injured him. struck on the
pavement in front of MIN. The county
attorney was walking so rapidly that he
stepped over the ember before he could
check his speed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
Law Library ZOE sac.

The Utah National bank of salt Lake
CIV has a very fine law library for
sale cheap. Inquire Of cashier.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

Attorney Samuel Armstrong, who had
offices in the Central block, had gath
cred up all his books and papers and
was preparing to remove them when the
cry came that the walls were lettering.
He had to drop the possessions and ma he,
a run for the stairs. AS he struck the
sidewalk the crash came. The entire
side of the building was crushed in and ne
barely escaped being buried in the ruins
He had an important case coming up in
the supreme court, and the data for this
suit which has taken months of prepa-
ration, will have to be done over again.
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An idea of the aggravating and annoy
ing character of the losses will be COM
pretended with one or two Illustrations.
NJ l. Oglesbv. the mining engineer. lost
instruments. notes, maps and books val
ued at 5000. He is the superintendent
of the Emerald Mining company and had
Just finished surveys which have occu-
pied seven years. This work will have
to be done over again. as there are no
other records One piece of work had
been finished at an expense of $500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12

panies in the Atlas block The Davis
County nursery was located on the third
floor and the firm is among those who
are anxious to see the contents of their
safe. The firm carried about $50 600 worth
of notes and securities for the spring
output. All these documents are in the
safe. The Pioneer nursery safe and the
Utah nursery safe are also in the ruins.
1t is feared by the firms that the safes
may have been sprung enough TO be at
tackled by the water. which is believed
to be in the cellar TO q considerable depth
The Davis company had $500 in gold in
the safe on the afternoon before the fire.
There was some discussion as to whether
to put ii in the bank or carry 1t in the
safe. 1t was finally decided to take the
money to the bank.
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LOSS MAY REACH $500, 900.
Greatest Individual Sufferer Was the
Hardware Company.

The total loss is estimated q
$400.OC0. as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-12
REPORT OF. THE CONDITION OF
The Utah National Bank.

at Salt Lake City. in the state of Utah,
at the close of business Feb. 8, 1893
RESOII RCES
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-05


and the American conviction are OPP
posed to the third term idea in any
form"
The Springer resolution has di-
rect reference to- the idea of continu-
ing President Grant in Office by cleo
ton Immediately after his second
term, with all the machinery of poll
tical welfare in his hands. 1t had in
view a consecutive third term. This,
of course, is not involved in the idea
of nominating Mr.. Cleveland next
year, but the opposition to third
term will not make this distinction,
whether the third term is consecutive
or otherwise.
Following the adoption of the Spring
er resolution in 1875, the renomina-
ton of Gen. Grant was not hard press
ed in 1876, but after the bitter con
test the honor and office went i'll a
certain way to Rutherford Il. Hayes
The heated third-term battle in ma
tional convention, and the only one
that ever occurred. took place in
Chicago in 1880. when the 306" made
their names conspicuous in current
politics and memorable in history by
holding 'on to Grant to the last. un-
der the leadership of Conlllin, Logan
and Cameron.