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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
THREE KILLED AND FOUR INJURED
Louvre Hotel at Chicago Destroyed by Fre-Gue Became
Panic Stricken When They Thought Of the
Iroquos Theatre Horror

broken in falling in darkened hall
way
William Hayden. waiter in hotel.
badly burned, hands and face cut
Or. n. Won SchilI, severe injuries to
back and right leg.
Frederick Hop. fireman: leg broken.
Frantic Effort TO Escape.
When the fire was discovered most of
the guests were in their apartments
and ali hurried to escape, but in the
upper stories or the building the smoke
vas so thick that they had great diff
ficulty in finding the exits
Several persons We're rescued from
the second story through the efforts
of three of the guests Of the hotel
These three men raised a plank to a
window and. breaking in the glass, held
the plank SO that several women and
men could slide down 1t.
The building was q three-stOFv and
basement brick structure and was used
as a private hotel
The entire building was practically
destroyed Loss $40. 900.
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rose to his feet. still holding on, one
arm the body Of his child. With his
free hand he thrust into the face Of the
conductor a large revolver. and said in
tone which betokened utter WEAKNESS
and almost lack Of interest in the pro-
ceedings:
This is my daughter. I have looked
for her all of last night and all Of to-
day. I have tried in vain to obtain d
cab or a carriage. and can get none.
am taking my baby home to her
mother. and [ intend to take her on this
car. Now go on"
The conductor, realizing the situa-
ton, gave way, and in the crowded
car the father sat ard carried the
corpse Of his child to her home.
Miss Georgia Swift a prominent So
ciety woman. who was badly battered
and bruised in the panic in the theatre,
talking Of her experiences today said
Il started UP the aisle at about the
same time as all the others, ] suppose
Ny seat was on the first floor near
the stage. and when / had reached the
rear of the auditorium the aisle was
chOked with people who had fallen. I
looked down TO avoid stepping on them,
and Just as 7 did so. my eyes were
caught by those Of little boy about
years of age. who was lying on the
floor. unable to rise. He had large
brown eyes and was 50 neatly dressed
and apparently so well bred and such
little gentleman that he fascinated
me. 1t was all in a second. know. but
aS he saw me looking at him ne said.
Won't you please help me-. Please do
Il stopped to raise him if I could,
but the crowd was too thick and the
rush too strong. L seized him under
the arms and then was knocked owe,
him onto my knees in the aisle. I strug-
sled to my feet but the weight OF the
crowd was such that I could not turn
back and j was carried ont through the
door. The little boy was unquestion-
ably ira implied to death and the memory
Of those eyes of his will haunt me
while live"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
MURDER MOST FOUL IN DENVER
Three Youths Attempted TO Hold Up Store the Suburbs
Killed the Wife of the Proprietor and Fatally
Wounded His Son.

nENNER, Jan. At the police sta
1 ton this afternoon Fred Arnold, IS
years Of age. confessed to COM
plicity in the murder OF Mrs. Amanda
EOungbIood and the probably fatal
shooting of her son Robert while at
tempting TO rob the little grocery store
kept by Mrs. Youngblood and her hus-
band. Thomas NJ Youngblood. in Val
verde, suburb Of Denver Arnold's
confession duplicates Newton Andrews,
aged 20. and Charles Peters. "a years
old. the former Of whom is said to have
fred the fatal shots. Both are under
arrest
There have been rumors Of a threat
ened lyHching Of the murderers. but
the police declare that they are amply
able TO protect their prisoners The
young man drove to the Young
blood store and gained admission by
asking permission TO use the telephone
They tried to hold ~ the elder Young
blood. but. although s. years Of age, ne
resisted until stunned by a blow on the
head from q revolver. His wife and
son. who came to his rescue, were shot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02

n HICAGo. Jan. THREE persons
were killed and four others in
5ured in a fire that destroyed the
Louvre hotel. 3611-8s2S Lake avenue.
Nearly 1e0 guests were in the hotel
at the time the fire broke out. several
of whom had retired for the night.
With the remembrance of the Iro-
quois theatre horror fresh in their
minds, all persons in the place became
panic-stricken and rushed madly for
the streets as soon as IL became known
that the hotel was on FIRE.
The Dead.
Patrick Ryan, retired merchant;
formerly owned large department store
at Madison and Peoria streets.
Mrs. Florence Chaplin.
Bissell Chaplin, 12-year-old son Of
Mrs ChaDin.
All had been overcome by Smoke and
had not been touched by the flames.
The Injured
NJ NJ. Bright. guest at hotel; leg
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
CAPTAIN AND CREW
BROUGHT TO SHORE

North Sydney. c. B.. Jan. 1.-The
captain and crew Of sixteen men Of
the French fishing schooner Sapho
reached here today by steamer from
Newfoundland, after having abandoned
their craft, which was nearly wrecked
by the winter gales. Hardship and
suffering were endured by the men in
rowing fourteen miles TO land When
near the shore CT Red island. OF the
east coast Of Newfoundland, on sshlch
they landed. all their eories were cap
sized in the surf. No one was lost.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
LEAVE Chicago TO-DAY.
Bodies VIII Be Brought to Utah For
Burial
Especial to The Herald. !

Chicago Jan. I-Mrs. Lulu T. Alex
ander who. with her two children, lost
her life in the Iroquois theatre fire, be-
longed to a prominent family of Spring
vile, Utah. She was the wife OF Pro-
fessov ". @. Alexander of Chicago, and
sister Of Helen Boyer. an actress well
known throughout the west Her body
and those Of her children will be taken
home for burial tomorrow morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02

down. the former dying almost in
stautly and the latter receiving a prob
bly, fatal wound in the head He has
q wife and four children.
Owing to the threats of vengeance
circulated early ia the evening, the
prisoners were quietly removed from
the Denver county jail and taken by
train to Colorado Springs and placed
in jail there.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
GOOD GOVERNMENT THE SLOGAN
George B. Mcclellan Sworn as Mayor of Greater New
Ork-City Hall Crowded With Democratic
Enthusiasts

Anew YORK, Jan. George B. Nc
IN Cleilan became mayor Of New York
city today. He arrived at the city
hall. accompanied by his secretary.
John II. O'Brien, and walked through
lines Of Democrats under an arch Of
plants and flowers to the mayors pub
lie reception room, where ne was greet
ed by the retiring mayor. The eere-
monies were not elaborate, and the
speeches We're brief After ehaking
hands with his successor, Mr.. Low
said:
col. Mcclellan. the hour has come
when I am permitted TO give the city
into your care. in obedience to the viii
Of the people. ANY one who has been
mayor Of New York win always be
ready TO honor its chief magistrate
Dir. Mayor, ] am glad. as one Of the
great body Of citizens, TO salute VOC
and wish you well.
IN response Col Mcclellan said. in
part.
II believe ] can only fulfill the trust
II municipal government not in the in
ssrests Of the fen but in the interests
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
FIRE IN NEW YORK HOTEL.
Slight Panic, But None of the Guests
Were Injured.

New York. Jan. 1.-Three alarms
were sent in this afternoon for a fire
that started in a room. on the sixth
floor of the Murray Hill hotel, at
Forty-hrst street and Park avenue. The
fire burned briskly for awhile and
made its way to the seventh floor and
through the roof of one wing. causing
damage estimated at $4,000. A slight
panic resulted, Outing which many
guests left the hotel and one woman
tainted. No one was injured. however.
It is thought the fire started from
crossed electric wires.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
LITTLE BOY MEETS
A HORRIBLE DEATH
His Clothing Became Ignited From
Camp Fire When No Help
Was Near.
Especial to The Herald.)

= Especial to The Herald) =
= Helper, Utah, Jan. Evan VIII =
= liams. the 3-year-old son of G. A =
, Williams. Rio Grande western =
= section foremaBs at Mounds sta =
= ton, met death under distressing =
= circumstances today. The child =
= visited the camp of a freight out =
. fl near his home. and in some way =
= its clothing became ignited from =
. embers Of a fire. The mother >
y heard screams, but supposed at =
= first it was a cat IN a few mo- ,
. ments she went TO look. and saw =
= her child where he had fallen, =
some yards from the door. The >
= child was 50 badly burned about =
= the body that death followed in >
= few hours. DIT. Fisk Of Price was ?
= sent for as soon as possible, but =
= he child's life could not be saved. >
. > , = = > > = , . = = , > > = :
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
FTNALLY REAcHEp PoRr.

Oran. Algeria. Jan. 1.-The French
naval collier Vienna, bound from
R0chefort to Toulon. fears for the safe
~ of which has been felt owing TO the
vessel having been twenty-five days
out and not having been heard Of since
leaving the former post. arrived here
today with her engines disabled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
ANTI-AMERIcAN ARCHBISHOP.

Rome, Jan. 1.-The appointment Of
Mgr. Nozaleda, former archbishop OF
Manila. as archbishop of Valencia, is
widely commented on The new posi-
ton by tradition entitled Mgr Nozale-
Ga TO the red hat. and il the honor is
bestowed upon sim the sacred college
win have a member whose anti Amer
lean sentiment is we'll known
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
RICE AGAIN ARRESTED.
Slayer of Policeman Must Facs In
sanity Charge.

Pueblo, Colo. Jan 1.-Dr. Charles o.
Rice. who was acquitted of murder by
the jury yesterday. after a sensational
trial, was today arrested on charges of
insanity and confined in WoOdcroft
sanitarip,n, and an inquest on his men
tai condition will be held. Rice. while
in state Of wild intoxication on Oct
4, killed Policeman Martz. The jury
states that under the instructions Of
the judge il could give no other verdict
yesterday than that of acquittal on
the ground of insanity. Rice and his
wife were preparing to leave the city
today when be was arrested.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02

HR ILWAUkEE, Wis, Jan. 1.-Cap-
tain Frederick Pabst, president
Of the Pabst Brewing company,
died at his home here today Of pulmon-
airy edeme, aged 81 years. Death was
unexpected. although his health had
been failing for more than four years.
During the last ten days Captain
Pabst had not left his home. owing to
the severe weather, but his condition
seemed to be improved and his family
was not prepared for his death At s
o'clock this morning he suffered a re-
lapse, however, and began to fail rap
idly. He retained consciousness and
was able to converse with his wife and
children, who were summoned TO his
bedside. Captain Pabst seemed to re
slize that the end was near, and talked
with his family about his affairs until
ten minutes before his death, when he
became unconscious and passed quietly
away. At his bedside were Mrs. Pabst.
his widow. Frederick Pabst jr.. Mrs.
". .. Goodrich of Milwaukee and Mrs.
?. Schoenlein of Westbaden, Germany.
his daughter, and Mrs. Choenlein.
Colonel Gustave @. Pabst was out Of
the city. having gone TO st. Louis to
spend New Years Gay.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
Ailing For Some Time.

IN the last four years Captain Pabst
had taken several trips abroad, spend
ing much Of his time in Carlsbad.
About a year ago last October his con-
dition became more alarming, and in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02

wood In Thompson's restaurant. close
to the theatre / saw bodies laid out
on the floor, on tables and on chairs and
counter. Il was d horrible sight
1T was the most terrible thing I ever
experienced. The strange feature about
it was there was no excitement for a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02
UTAH PEOPLE PERISH
IN THE CHICAGO FIRE
Wife and Two Children of W. G. Alexander Meet
Death in the Theatre Disaster
Woman Was Member of the We'll known Boyer Family of Spring
yfle-Thsy Formerly Livedin This City.

pa RS, Lulu p. Boyer Alexander and
HUI her two chiluren, Melba, aged s,
ana BoNer. agsd {. formerly Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02

husband. She did not learn Of the ter
roe fate of Mrs. Alexander and her
two children until yesterday afternoon,
y hen the news was telephoned to her
-Il m Srrirl guile
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02

Anew YORK, Jan. George B. Nc
IN CIeilan became mayor Of New York
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-28

.!gned many plates in the copper-plate
engraving, which superseded the old and
very beautiful wood-cuts. According
to Edward Almack, to whose delightful
work am indebted for much informa-
ton, the earliest English book-plate is
one of Cardinal Wolsey's, drawn and
colored by hand; executed somewhere
between 1914 and 1880, it still exists in
the book he once owned, and which is
known to have belonged later to Henry
VIII. The earliest dated English plate is
1874, and the second one is II years
later.
German ex libris are always armorial,
while French and English are varied; in
the latter We find Jacobean, Rocco,
Chippendale, and the later Georgian, or
the wreath-and-ribbon style; different
as the design may be, the fashion of it's
execution differs as much. One finds
among book-plates woodcuts, wood en-
cravings, etchings, copper-plate line en-
cravings, steel engravings mezzotint,
stipple and aquatint. The field for the
collector is so large that boundaries are
necessary if he intends to insist on any
thing like order; he may collect any one
of the styles have enumerated, or he
may limit himself to the designs of one
artist, Again he may gather only the
book-plates of poets, of barristers, Of
artists. or royalties, or, very sensibly,
only those of the members Of one fam
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fish line" This presents to the UNI
tutored mind something of the appear
ance of a monster apparatus for shoo-
ing flies, for window decoration, for
anything almost before a fishing trap.
The women come dragging it behind
them, a rope of twisted palm leaves,
perhaps 20 or 80 feet long. The stems
are twisted into a thick rope, while
the leaves hang massed below in a
sort of heavy fringe.
After much seemingly unnecessary
preparation and many laughing false
starts, the entire company makes
ready for the days sport.
The women grasp the ends of the
line, the children gambol gaily in front
and the men bring up the rear. To a
slow chant they move into the water,
the heavy rope of leaves sweeps out
behind in great semi-circle, the
frightened fish dart from side to side,
seeking an opening in the heavy hang
ing mass.
On they sweep, sometimes the water
nearly over the heads of the women,
while the children, little water animals
that they are, dive and swim like the
fish about them.
The path lies across narrow neck
of the bay. AS they reach the farther
side the fish grow more frantic, leap
ing and dashing madly through the
water. The men are scarcely less ac-
tive, Selling with nimble fingers those
adventurous ones that have forced
their way through the dragging trap.
The women plod slowly on, shoulders
bent to the weight Of the catch and
anxious only to land goodly number
upon the bank.
The children catch the smaller fish
in their chubby hands and eat them
greedily.
This part of the performance goes
hard with the prejudiced stranger, but
is probably different in no way to the
satisfaction we derive from fine fresh
oyster.
Finally, with a shout and scram-
BILE, the shore is reached, the seine is
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-28
THE CHIMNEY MARTIN
AN INTERESTING BIRD SPECIES
THAT Is VERY COMMON.
Its Nesting Place Is Inside a Chin
ney or a Hollow Tree-Great
Colonies Seen by Audu-
bon and Wilson.

From the roof of my, house there
project several long brick chimneys,
one of which is never used in sum-
mer. In this chimney pair of chin
ney swifts have made their home, as
they or other swifts have done for
many years. Some time before the
nest-building began, three swifts ap-
peared, flying back and forth above
the house and over the country round
about, twittering shrilly, and pursuing
one another without pause, for
hours together. Now and then one
of them would wheel close above the
chimney and suddenly drop into it,
and sometimes one of it's companions
would follow After a time, one of
the three disappeared, and the remain
ing two, apparently mated, began to
make themselves at home. Not far
away, there is an old tree, the top of
which is covered with fine dead twigs.
About this dead top the swifts would
fly, now and then swooping at the
branches as though in pursuit of in
sects, and the branches themselves
would tremble, showing that the birds
had touched them. 1t was not for
insects, however, that these swoops
were made; the birds were simply
swapping off thin, dead twigs for use
in the construction of their nest in the
chimney. 1t was not long before the
nest began to take form; little black
cradle, it was made entirely of the
twigs, glued together by the saliva Of
the birds. and the whole fastened to
the side Of the chimney with the same
homemade glue, furnished by special
glands in the mouths of the birds. And
a few days later the nest contained
four small white eggs, and incubation
began.
The chimney swift is an excellent
example of a bird which is able to
adapt himself to circumstances. and
to take advantage of new and favor
able conditions. Before there were
any chimneyed houses in this country,
the bird built it's best nest in the in
terror of some hollow tree. Gradually,
as houses began to grow up. and as
chimneys began to be available for
nesting purposes, those swifts which
happened to be in the vicinity of such
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-07-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Official Program.

The official program of the Mime
sofa state fair of 1904 will be published,
as for the past two years, by the board
Of managers, under the immediate
supervision of Secretary E. w. Ran
dali Each year original designs for
the cover have been prepared and the
book has been printed with great care
and distributed on the grounds under
the direction of Mr.. Randall. Mr..
Randall wishes it stated that no per-
son or persons are authorized to pub
lish any other program or souvenir OF
the fair. No publication except the
official program will be distributed on
the grounds. The details of the pub
LEGATION of the official program this
year will be handled by Horace b.
Hudson, who will be assisted in St.
Paul by G. w. Anderson. This year
the fair opens August 90 and closes
Sept. g.
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chimneys, finding them admirably
adapted to their needs. used them,
while the swifts which lived in the un.
settled parts of the country went on
using hollow trees as before. Chin
neys are now so numerous. and are
usually so superior to hollow trees for
nesting purposes, that they have been
generally adopted by the whole spe,
cies, and to-day it would probably be
difficult matter to find a chimney
swift's nest in a hollow tree. In the
time of Audubon and Wilson. however,
this was not the case. and Audubon
himself saw many swifts still nesting
in trees in lower Kentucky, Indiana
and Illinois. The most popular trees
seemed to be those which were hol.
low from top to bottom, and having
q mere shell of trunk.
Perhaps because such trees were
comparatively uncommon, it often
happened that each one was the home
of many pairs of swifts. In one such
tree, giant sycamore, which Audi.
bon had cut down. he found about
30 nests, and there was also one
nest in each of the hollow branches.
After the breeding season, and before
the birds moved south, they used
these trees as roosting places, and in
the hollow of one tree examined by
Audubon, he estimated that there
were 5000 swifts. He had a hole cut
In the base of the tree, and on going
to the spot at night, and looking up,
he saw the entire inside wall of the
tree covered with sleepings swifts,
clinging with their sharp claws and
supported by their stiff tail feathers.
One morning he went to this tree
very early, while it was still dark, and
waited until the birds began to come
out. Suddenly, with a noise which at
first caused him to think that the
great tree was falling, the birds began
to rise. and for about half an hour
they poured out of the top like a
stream of black smoke. This same
sight may now be seen if one chooses
to rise early and visit some old fac.
tory chimney which is used as a roost.
ing place by the swifts.
One of the popular errors concern.
ing the swift is the belief that it is a
swallow, and it is called the chimney
swallow by nine-tenths of the people.
AS a matter of fact, however, it is not
even closely related to the swallows
being much more nearly akin to the
hummingbirds and the goatsuckers
Like birds of the latter class, swifts feed
on insects which they capture on the
on the wing. Their powers of flight
are marvellous, while on foot they are
practically helpless. Their wings have
been developed to a wonderful degree
but their feet, through disuse have
become weak and quite useless for
purposes of locomotion. Their toe
nails are sharp. however. and enable
them to cling securely to the inside OF
q chimney, and when, for any rea.
son, a nest gives way and falls down
as it often does, the young birds. il
not too small, can scramble up to the
top Of the chimney to be fed by their
parents until they are able to shift
Tor themselves.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNEs.
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RAW.
whipped in and dozens of fish are
thrown high upon the sand.
After this has been repeated a time
or two, or until a sufficient supply for
the community has been gathered to-
gether, comes the task of roasting the
catch.
Some holes are dug in the sand, fire
is then kindled and then the holes are
filed with smooth stones.
After the stones have become red
hot they are carefully dragged out, the
fire extinguished and the fish, cleaned
and wrapped in thick leaves, are put
into the holes, covered with the hot
stones and left to roast.
The cooking is seldom carried to the
extent required by an alien palette, as
the flesh is still moist and only about
half done. The feast is declared ready
and all fall to with a relish born of
labor and fasting.
These fishing parties usually take
place once or twice a week, and the
fire built at that time does service for
all the community. Bread fruit, taro
ana bananas are baked and behold the
homework is done for several days to
come.
There are over 600 varieties of edi-
bic fish in these tropic waters, and all
species are found in great numbers.
A small barnacle is greatly liked and
is found strewn thickly upon all the
rocks.
Sufficient unto the day is the motto
OF the islander, and each morrow
brings it's plenty.
ANNA H. CLARK.