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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
HOTEL LEASED
Main Hotel at Cameron Changes
Hands-Ciarksburs Parties Take
Charge

CAMERON. W. Va. June. G.-A1rs.
i. S. Bracy. of Clarksburg, has
leased the Hotel Main of R. NJ. Glen
denning The deal has been in pro-
eress for quite while and was
closed this morning about O'CLOCK
J. NJ. Dinsmore. the retiring land
lord, engineered the deal The
house Will be thoroughly renovated
and painted and papered and put N
arst-class order and will be opened
to the public July 1st. Mrs. Bracy
has been in the hotel business for
the past twenty-five years, and the
overhauling and refurnishins which
she intends giving the house viii no
doubt place it up to it's former h1Sh
standard. Cameron could not, at the
present time, afford to be without
this hotel, which is in the center OF
the town. and has always borne the
reputation of being the best in town
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
Ferdinand.

The first half of this word is feoTh,
..youth" or life" The second haif IS
a little uncertain, but may be con1ec-
tured to be probably nanth, daring
1t was the Spanish Goths who gave IL
its earliest vogue in the peninsula as
Fernando or Fernan. San Fernando.
king Of CASTLE, sent it on to Aragon
and thence to Naples, where it became
Ferdinando and figures in 1.-The Tenn
pest" accordingly as Ferdinand. with
Ferdinand and Isabella its fame grew
worldwide Again, ilG Spain itself IL
became fernando and Herman, In
which last shape it was immortalized
by Cortes Who would have suspected
the conqueror of Mexico OF bearing
name which on analysis turns out to
be pure Anglo-Saxon? = Lonsman's
magazine
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
"a, g III

nninr1es Of fiie n Ms .gslrs Iseasasss 49,
TheS serisSi the
tread he eats is black, has q bon noac enc
to ada TO his meal ~ nc l,issouga oys
epscures Ia west earI " sia-sIhe
Wild thou hou-9
sands I5oIl he sste.apes
or RUSS At f;1ll aud sa-
yory meal is provided NJ h The . ID
lion of sausa age ana onions even e
mushroom often contents them for. q
meal With their coarse rye bread. he
poorest !aborer has also a luxurious
drink l,,5z.sys available from the ever
present sa1novar, and tie tea they
drink would be the envy OF any Amer
lean coanoisseur of that beverage. Tor
the best OF Chinp's tea IS found IN
Russia, aud all classes enjoy its lEal-
inv and fragrance. Never is water al.
lowed TO stand on the tea over Jew
moments. so none OF the poisonous
tannin is extracted, and q i:.i!'i!y slim
ulating, straw colored drink IS the Ie-
guilt. 1t would be Well if tie husSlan
peasant would content himself Win
this, for his only great vice Is oeuEh-
enness.-Social Service.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06

lEAIED
- MAY RESULT IN "a IN REASsIIfs Nc
III ALREADYS STRAINE1p-,@s:l s 80
LATioNS BETWEEN# GU 49,
-TEhaaLE AMC fiE>sic
.GU.ATEsIALA,

GUATEMALA, June A.-(Speciat
incident occur
sec here yesterday which is likely to
increase the af-caG. strained rela-s
ions between5G Guatemala and Mexico,
and which may have consequences.
a3eiandro Gil, a Colombian prizes
ON May 16, celebrated mass for the
repose of the soul of Rafael AnGuio,
a phiIanthropist who year ago dies,
as the result of punishment imposed
on him by the government, for not
with the official demands
2or provisions for troops for poss,-
he imbroglio with Salvador. The
uriest spoke in eulogistic terms OF
the dead, concluding by censur1ns
the government for its part in the
death of Angulo. In making these
$oEtspoken charges the government
officials forced him from the country
The priest decided to leave but as he
rs an orator of no mean ability has
snot been permitted to do so. Instead
and severely treated by the troops
and taken to the penitentiary where
he was forced to don a convicts' garb.
Yesterday the Mexican minister
had arranged tea in honor OF Pres
sTdent Manuela Carbirera. Just as the
president was preparing to start for
the Mexican Legation, a squad of sol
diers came from the opposite direc-
ton conducting the priest, whom
they were ma1treating in every way
possible. The priest was so weak
that he could scarcely walk. Finally
they arrived in front of the Mexican
LEGATION and Alexandra Gil, seeing
possible way Of escape rushed into
the Legation doorway. The soldiers,
however, rushed after him, and beat
ing him mercilessly dragged him
from his place of hiding.
The Mexican minister. hearing OF
this violation in the precincts of the
Legation, rushed to the President and
demanded an explanation. This was
refused and the minister in rage,
declared the proposed tea postponed
Re is expected to take vigorous &C
ton IN the matter, regarding the pos
sihIe outcome of which there are
many wild rumors current.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
lBALTIM0RE'S
NEW MAYOR
saR.. e. CLAY TIMANUs, THE RE
PUsLlcAN MAYOR OF BALTI,
MORE, is WELL KNOWN
HE'S Al YEARS
OF AGE.

BALTIMORE. Md, June 4.-Mr. E.
Clay Timanus, the new Mayor of Bal
Irnore, lives il a pretty cottage at
s151 Roland avenue. He is IL years
old and Of commanding presence, and
his manners are gentle and affable-
Mr. Tirnanus is married and has a
SOC and two daughters.
Mayor Tilnanus was born at Mount
Vernon, then in Baltimore county, bur
now IN the Thirteenth ward, Septem-
Der 2,s1S63. His father was John /.
TEinanus, a respected miller, who OF.
Grated the old Rock Mill, on Falls
road. near Cedar avenue, which is
stiII in active commission. After be-
ing educated in the public schools
AR Timanus, when IA years old, Went
10 work as an apprentice IN his 1atE-
ers mill Three years later, on the
death OF his father, he succeeded TO
The business.
Mayor Timanus first entered pub
lie life in 1897, when he was elected
TO the First Branch City Council from
what was then the Twenty-second
ward, on the Master ticket. Two
years later Mr.. Timanus was defeated
III the race Tor COuncllman1c Ho1ois
but in 1901 he was again elected TO
The First Branch from the Thirteenth
ward His next public Office was as
sumed by him a year ago, when he
was elected President of the Second
Branch City Council.
Mr. Timanus married when Z"
years old Miss Grace Hutchins, of NJ
Aady's Manor, Baltimore county.
They have been the parents of three
chIldren-Eugene Hooper Timanu5,
aged IS; Louise L. Timanus, 16 years
old, and Bertha c. Timanus, IA years
old Mr.. STimanus' mother, Mrs. Fan
my a. Timanus, resides at Maryland
avenue and Twenty-third street.
lss Mayor Timanus is member OF the
chamber of Commerce and of the
Union League Club. He is also YES
tryman of ST. Mary's Protestant
episcopal church, Roland Park. He
has been for several years director
OF the National Howard Bank
S;y Mr. Timanus' brother, Mr.. G. B..
,rimanus, was elected Mayor of Laui-
e1. Md, recently.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
CALL FOR SENATORIAL coNvEN-
TON

= s
s convention Of the Republican
party OF the 18th Senatorial district OF
West Virginia, composed of the coun-
ties of Marion, Monongaiia and TaS-
Ior. is hereby called at Fairmont. in
Marion county, West Virginia, on
Saturday, the 21st day of June, 1904,
at 2:3O O'Clock 2. NJ, for the purpose
of nominating a candidate for State
Senator OF said district for the ensu-
ing term, to be voted for al the gene
raj election to be held in November
next. and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly be
brought before said convention.
The basis of representation in said
convention shall be one delegate Tor
each 100 votes or fractional part
thereof over fifty cast for the Re
publican Presidential electors in said
district at the general election held
in the year 1900.
The executive committee OF the Re
publican party in each of the counties
of said district are requested to pro-.
vide for the election of delegates to
said convention according to the
usages OF said party
Given under our hands this 2Sth day
of May, 1904.
]. E. POWELL, Chairman
JAMES w. HOLT, Secretary.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
A Literary Curiosity.

Here is literary curiosity: "Satof
arepo tenet opera rotas.' IT is curl
Gus because it spells the same words
backward as forward. The first letter
of each word placed consecutlveiy
spells the first word, the second letter
OF each spells the second word, ana SO
on. The last letters read backward
spell the last word, the next to the last
letters the next to the last word, and
so on throughout There are also as
many letters in each word as there are
words in the sentence.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
HANCOCK
selects oliSer "a arshaii Fer tsa 81
State Senate
,,,r-rI Nn

Sd NEW CUMBERLAND Va.
me s6s-The Republicans held their
primary SATURDAY. -,!!se Vote with
three precincts which cannot change
the result. to- hear from, follows:
For state senate Marshall $50 New
ell 241, Eush 23G- Ingram Is h mann. 81
for house CT delegates by a masonry
OF l50. Robert NJ. Brown for pros
ecuting attorney by 500 and y.
wilkins for sheriff Senator Mar
shall declares himself for tax re
form
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
Fish pzes Bad For the Voice.

Fine voices, it is said, are seldom
found In q country where fish or meat
diet prevails Those Italians VINO eat
the most fish Chose of Naples anu
Genoa) have few fine singers among
them The sweet voices are FOUND ID
the Irish women of the country ana
not OF the towns. Norway is not q
country of singers, because they eat
TOO much fish. but Sweden is a coun-
fry of grain and song The carnivo-
rous birds croak; grain eating birds
sing
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06

Still Able TO Attend to Business
"I told Uncle Simon that he was get
ting too cid and feeble to attend 10
business"
"Did he take it kindly"
"He threw me, out OF MS ONCE.
Vanity Fair.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
Eac HubhT's Eyes.

Shopman-Iou want q nice motto TO
hang up in the house, ma'am: HOW
would Heaven Bless Our Home OF
NO Place Like Home" do: severe
Looking Lady-Wouldn't do at all
What L want is card to hang up IN
tbs. hall bearing the words Better
Late Than Never"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06

Mr. Hardnut-I admit, sir, that my
fife has not been what it should be,
but I truly and unselfishly love your
daughter, and If ever give her mo-
ment's pain I hope I'll be made 70
suffer torture for it. Old Gentleman
(warmly)-Oh, you will. You don't
know her.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
Lacking Pleasant.

Photographer-NoW, sir, II you II ioo VI,
a little less as though you had bill
to meet and q little more as though
you'd lust been left a Legacy you'll be
q picture.-New Yorker.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06

A father of four boys has discovered
that different sounds travel with Diff
ferent velocity.
4 call to dinner, he says, VIII carry
over q ten acre field in q minute ana
n half, while q summons to return 10
work takes from five to eight minutes
-CbumS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
NAV organic a League.

The Rev. Mr.. Hart, of the Ameri-
can Anti-saloon League, who has
been working In this State for the the
past year, talked at the First 81 NJ ~
church Last evening on the work of
ne League. He is thinking of or
EanIzIng league at this place.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
Fishing Downstrenm.

The fish always lie with their noses
upstream and their eyes looking Ior
what the water brings down. Ihere-
fore be natural and send the lure down,
ns the real fy would come.-Outing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
cupId,s Rehenrsn1.

HeNYou didn't seem startled when
proposed to you. She-No; have SO
often dreamed that you proposed 70
me-Detroit Free Press. al.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06

Visitor What a beautiful blnong
you are putting on your new novel,
Publisher-Yes. It's bound 10 sue
ceed.-Cornel1 Widow.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
The other way.

t.why did mamma spank you today!
Because you are bad r. 33
5E Nope; tause mamma was bad tl..''.'-
Houston Post ,,S$f
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06

Turkish women eat rose leaves $W1Sa
butter to secure plumpness. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
People sayZthe DaIIylWeS virgin

is all right
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06

g IshaYe saloon Centrally IocalsusI o e,I
sale Quick. H. H. 5Lanham. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06
-WHIIE FRoNT RESTAURANT.


Boarding by the week. Meal :. Tickets ae
Try, US and be convinced. Breakfast
e to a. NJ. Dinner, II: 80 to- q g; AZ ".
supper, $50 tot e, n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-06

s s ID &
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-15
CAPTAIN TELLS STORY

Cant. Van Setback said. In telling
OF the catastrophe that after the
cry Of fire without further warn
ing. he rang bells for getting out the
fire apparatus. and leaving the
wheel in charge OF Pilot Van Wort
started FOR the cabin to see what
wa sthe matter.
~ the time he reached the stairs
the passage was damned with PEG
pie. mostly women. many OF them
with babies In their arms. lie tried
to calm them. but the flames by
this time were all about them. and
he was compelled To rush for a
water pail aa his hat and clothing
were on fire
When he saw the blaze getting
beyond control he shouted 90 the
pilot 90 beach the boat. whoch was
done.
Before the vessel reached shore
the panic stricken people were
tramplIne enc another and such AZ
could reach the side OF the hoal
jumped overheard.
when the boat was fifty feet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-15

from shore the captain himself was
burning tn several places. SO he
Jumper overheard aud swan ashore
A. to the number Of the lost he
couldn't cay. Van schaiok wuB first
pilot. Van Wort. second pilot. and
a. eader have been arrested. Cap
tain William Churchill. commander
Of the auxiliary aloop Easy Times
Witnessed the disaster practically
from It's inception. when be saw
the sloeum first she was off the
Harlem river bridge aud the flames
Flames we're pouring out of her
port paddle box as the ship moved
along. The flames. under the
strength OF the west wind. we're
blown over the deck. Tho scene was
terrible Women and children rush
ed frantlcally backward and for
ward screaming and crying. aud
scores jumped into the water
q cannot understand" said he.
why the Slocum was not locked or
heaehed before she reached North
Brothers island. There were nc
small boats near her as she steamed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-15
Sunday School Picnickers Had Just Begun
Their Merrymaking When Cry Of
Fire Was Raised Then Followed Ter
rible Scene Of Carnage and Death

WARD PART As TO HOW IT STARTED NO
ONE HAS vat
BURNING PRGsERvERs WERE TORN FROM THEIR
RESTING PLACES AND THROWN IN AN IN.
pgAvoR TO SMOTHER THG FLAaEs ADDED GREAT.
~ TO The LOSS or LIFE. AS IT WAS NOTICED AFTER.
wsRps THAT The BODIES RECOVERED FROM TIE WATER
HAD NO LiFe. SAVING APPARATUS ON
THE OFFICERS TRIED TO uIrr PANIC STRICKEN
plesicKIRs BUT VITA rHE slAzs GvHR GROWING HOT.
rER IMPOSSIBLE.
VIXEN rsG FEARFUL PLIGHT OF The STEAMER WAS
REALIZED CAPT. VAN setback TH1
WHEEL AND SIGNALING ron FULL STEAM. HG
TIE BOAT TOWARDS noRrH BROTHERS ISLAND IN THE
HOPE or sEAeHIso sER BEFORE WAS roo LATE TO
SAVE TIE PASSENGERS
TIE STEAMER HOWEVER a sNAius
PACE COMPARED WITH The WHICH THE
FIRE SPREAD OVER rsE BOAT.
IN TIE MEANTIME ABOARD WERE FRIGHT.
FuL. MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN RUNNING
ABOUT WILD WITH FEAR ssRlskSo AND TEARS
SEEKING haven SAFETY.
MOTHERS GATHERED THEIR CHILDREN THEIR ARMS
AND LEApGo INTO TIE WATER OTHERS roo
oAzEo TO MOVE FLAMES UP ABOUT
THEM sURSEo THEM TO DEATH.
rHE PASSENGERS HAD BEEN DRIVEN TO the RAIL ~
TIE TINE rsE STREET AND THEY
BEGAN JUMPING OVERHEARD. MANY WERE OVERCOME
BY The HEAT AND rELL PAINTING on THE BURNING
DECKS
BY THE TINE The sLocUa REACHED TIE REEF At
THE NORTHERN BROTHERS ISLAND ON
WHICH sac WAS GROUNDED HER HURRICANE HAD
COLLAPSED AND THERE WAS HARDLY AN INCH OF TIM.
sER ON HER THAT BURNING
sac hit rHg REEF WITH A THUp. THOSE
WE'RE ABLE WHO HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY JUMPED OVER.
BOARD. LEAPep INTO TIE WATER AND THEIR sesT TO
REACH SHORE.
aye WITNESSES SAY THAT THE soAT NuARGo rHs
SHORE SIZE WAS SURROUNDED SIDES eY The
ON RoRrn BROTHERS ISLAND IS LOCATED THE HOSPITAL
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AND OTHER CITY lhsriTu-
cry EMPLOYEES AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND
COULD WITH SMALL BOATS, oHAPPLlho
HOOKS AND RATS. PULLING ASHORE SCORES OF PEOPLE
MANY OF THEM BLAckEnEo AND BURNED BY The FIRE
TIE CITY TELEPHoNED FoR AID, GUT IT WAS MORE THAN
THE STEAMER MAssAsoT AND FEW TueBoATs IN THE
VICINITY SAVED NUMBER OF LIVES OF THOSE WHO
LATER Tse mHsshsolr WAS PRESSED INTO SERVICE by
TIE POLICE AND TOOK FROM Iht ISLAND humBLH OF
THEM TO THE NEW YORK SIDE THE RIVER.
rs RESCUED ON SHORE WIRE SQUADS OF POLICE AM
ON one STREET CAR ALONE WE'RE FIVE INFANT BODIES
T6srRoPHE. CAPT. scHAlcK SAID THE BOAT WAS OFF
i1sTH STREET JUST At a POINT hno"n As svsksn
TaE FiRs IN THE HOLD or TIE STEAMER IS STILL BURN
FoRE IT CAN Bg ExTlNeUIsHEp AND TIE
THOSE BURNED TO DEATH AND KILLED ~ TIE FALLING
rHosE wHo JUMPED FROM THE BURNING VESSEL
WHILE IT WAS HEADING FROM UPPER ENTRANCE OF
oH4ncE TO ESCAPE UNLESS THEY WE'RE PICKED UP BY
SONS PASSING vessel THE oIAnhkL AZ IHAAr POINT
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-15

General slocum was Inspected Mny
5. She was IN a generally good
condition and had aboard all the
life saving apparatus required by
law.
The licensed captain OF the Gem
eral Slocum Is Capt. ". II. Van
setback lie If veteran navigator
ia the waters about New York har-
her
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-15


- NEW YORK. JUNE ts-sErwEEN PERSONS
MET DEATH IN FLAMES THE so EXCURSION
STEAMER GENERAL sLocum. or IN wHRLlso WATERS
OF EAST RIVER NEAR NORTH BROTHERS ISLAND TINS
THEY WE'RE MOSTLY WOMEN CHILDREN ATTEND.
ING The ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC OF TIE ST.
MARKS GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
ABOUT 1000 OF rHg plenleKgRs BOARDED THE sIo
STEAMER WHEN sac LEFT FOOT or THIRD STREET
SHORTLY AFTER . O'CLOCK THIS MORNING she PROCEED
Ed UPSTREAM UNTIL OFF THE STREET,
WHEN FIRE WAS DISCOVERED TIE FORWARD PART OF
TIE Vessel
rHs FLAMES SPREAD WITH RAPiolrY
THAT CAPT. VAN setback had GRANGE TO TURN
ABOUT
he HEADED UP STREAM FULL SPEED, MAKING
FOR noRrH sRorHERs ISLANDS HAVING NO CHANCE TO
sEAcH THE VESSEL ON ETHER SIDE BECAUSE OF The
ROCKS.
WHEN OFF iasrH STREET rHE sLAzg BURST
DECK AND N AN NcREpITAsLV SHORT SPACE or TINE
TIE THREE DECKS MASS OF FLAMES
the DISCOVERY OF rHs FIRE PREePlTArEo
WILD PANIC AMONG TIE plcsicERs FREszIso WOMEN
AND CHILDREN RUSHED ABOUT, as FLAMES GAINED
HsApwAY JUMPING OVER THE SIDES OF The
BOAT OUT INTO swlRLIso WATERS OF TIE RIVER
BEFORE SHE HAD REACHED the BROTHERS
ISLAND. WHERE sEacHEo. the UPPER DECK
FELL CARRYING TO THE sEETHiHo MASS OF
FLAMES THE FEW THAT NOT ESCAPED FROM IT, AND
CRUSHING AND MANNING BENEATH IT.
WHEN AT LAST THE VESSEL BEEN sgAcHEo IT
WAS STILL SOME DISTANCE LAND. AND THE FIRE
WAS MORE INTENSE THAN PERFECT STREAM
or PEOPLE OVER BOATS SIDES INTO THE
WATER SOME WERE RESCUED SMALL BOATS, BUT
MANY ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. WE'RE CAUGHT IN THE cUR.
aEHr WHICH IS SWIFT AT THIS PLACE. WERE SUCK.
ed DOWN IN THE wHIRLPooLs DEATH BENEATH THE
SURFACE OF THE WATER BEFORE AID COULD REACH
THEM
FROM The TINE THE FLAMES OUT
WHEN THE BOAT WAS mlosTREAm UNTIL AFTER TIE
VESSEL WAS BURNED TO THE WATERS EDGE AT NORTH
BROTHERS ISLAND. THE TERRIBLE SPECTACLE WAS WIT.
MESSED BY THOUSANDS PEOPLE ALONG THE SHORE.
THE PICNIC WAS OF The SOCIAL COMMIT.
TEE OF THE CHURCH, HEADED BY MISS MAY AeEHo'
scHEla. THE PASTOR or THE CHURCH GEORGE
Haas CARL ANGER WILLIAM scHLAEFER. GERTRUDE AND
EMMA HAAS AND D. TETAmoRE. THE PIcNckERs WERE
BOUND FOR LOCUST GROVE LONG SOUND.
MANY WE'RE DOWN AT THE DOCK As
EARLY AS O'CLOCK m The MORNING WAITING TO START
ON THE DAY MERRY. MAKING O'CLOCK AL HAD
GOT ABOARD AND The CAST OFF The DOCK AND
STARTED OFF FOR THE PICNIC GROUNDS
THE Vessel PASSED GATE WHEN THE
WE'RE sTILLEp FLAMEs HAD BEEN
DISCOVERED IN LIFE PREsERVERs FOR.
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ALLY CURRENT WHICH RUSHED THROUGH THE
NARROW PASSAGE THOUSANDS
wHtRIPooLs WHICH Il IMPOSSIBLE HU.
ESCAPE WITHOUT
FiRt cHlEF CROKER AT & 30 THts AFTERNOON SAID ne
BELIEVED The DEAD NUMBERED BETWEEN 400 AND 500
Thai IHE INJURED INCLUDED ABOUT EVERYBODY WHO
HAD BEEN SAVED. TIE FLAMES ARE STILL RAGING
rHE Hull AND the BODIES OF THREE eHiLDREN CAN
SEEN HANGING OVER THE RAIL. IT rs FEARED THAT
THERE MANY coRPsEs IN HULL.
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along. and those who jumped were
drowned.
We got alongside as soon a. we
could and saved many The blazing
steamer rounded the island and
turning TO port. grounded on the
northwest point Of the island
ny this time the lower decks
we're crowded with women aud chill
dren. screaming in terror as the
heat became Intense Those near
est 10 the rail- dropped shrieking
into the water
Some were able 10 keep afloat
BY grabbing the paddle boxes.
4 took my boat alongside the
paddle box aud took off as many
as l could When the heat became
too intense We were forced away.
Churchill says as the blazing
steamer nearer the island. whist.
ling for help. a ferry boat crossing
the river paid no attention.
The Slocum was burned prac-
tlcally TO the waters edge.
Fire boats this afternoon are
flooding her with water so her
hull could be searched for bodies
The Sound shore from Oak point
10 t3sth street Is lined with peo-
pie watching the efforts OF the po-
lice and others rescuing the bodies
At I o'clock about 20 bodies had
been landed on the New York
shore
NEW YORK. June i5=Thc Com
eral Slocum WIS owned By the
| ekerbocler Steamboat Com.
nany. SHE VAS the largest eNcur.
alon steamer I'm these waters nne
had carrying capacity OF 2.5ot
passengers.
At the office Of the United Statel
steamboat Inspection bureau toda,
the statement was made that Oh,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-15

CHICAGO. juno lb.-Today
marks the real beginning OF the
republican national convention
work The first meeting Of the ma
tionRl committeeman Was held this
afternoon at the Coliseum. but was
short. consisting of the passing Of
resolutions on the death OF senAk-
ors Hanna and Quay and adtourna
ment until tomorrow morning,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-15
JAPS LAID
SOME MINES
By seripps News Ass'nl

TOXIC. June l5.-Admiral Togo
reports that a torpedo flOtilla pro-
eeeded 70 Port Arthur on the night
of the 18th. laying mines In certain
points, and returned safely. At
noon on the 18th. when the second
destroyer flotilla began lombard
ing the enemy on shore near sham
Ping Tai. to facilitate the reconnai-
eance OF the army the enemys crut-
ser Novik with 10 destropers, came
out OF Port Arthur. and sharp fir
ing was exchanged The Japanese
flotilla tried 20 entice the enemy by
gradually retiring, but at 3 p. m. the
enemy withdrew. No damage was
done 10 the japanese ships.