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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
FIREMAN KILLED
BY FALLING WALL
FATAL FIRE ON W. BROAD ST.
MICHAEL KAN LOST HIS LIFE IN
j. c. SLATER BUILDING.

Origin of Fire Wrapped in Mystery,
Though Theory of Incendiarism
Seems 10 Best Fit-Three Men
Dropped from Third Floor Hal
cony to Reach the Ground anG
Taken to HospitaI-Their Injuries
Not Considered SeriOus-LOss on
Building and stock VIII AEgre-
gate Perhaps $4,000, Covered by
Insurance.
Was yesterday mornings fire of in
cendiary origin?
Did the confagration in the building
of J. c. Slater. at Nos. 22S-232 West
Broad street. in which Fireman
Michael Kahn lost his life, originate
from wanton mischief?
From many of the attendant
circumstances such a conclusion has
been reached by some of those who
have carefully considered every theory
of the fire.
From all indications the fire started
in the dumb waiter on Perry street and
as the flames swept up the shaft the
woodwork caught and added fuel to
the flames. There was no covering for
the shaft except the tin roof, and the
fire when it once got into the light and
dry rafters. spread quickly to the cell
ing of the third floor.
AS the fire ate its way into the raft
ers which supported the heavy tin roof
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27

On the opposite veranda to that oc-
cupied by the two men was Albert At
kinson, travelling man of Norfolk,
Va. He. too. was driven to the veran-
da by the flames, and knew that his
only hope lay in front of him. He had
determined to await the arrival OF the
hremen, as he had heard the alarm.
When the two other men started to
descend he warned them back.
struck by Flying Bricks.
In a minute the sound OF an explo-
sion was heard and the bricks struck
him. He still held to his determination
to wait for the fire engines, but the
heat became so intense that he could
stand it no longer. Swinging off by
his hands. his feet were dangling in
space, when just at that critical mo-
ment fireman showed ladder with
In his reach. When his toes touched
the first rung he let loose and climbed
down to the ground.
The injured man was directed TO the
Office of DR.. Vail. where his bruises
were given attention. He was later
sent to st. Josephs Hospital. While
his bruises are very painful they are
not regarded as serious. He was struck
on the head by a number of bricks and
was also struck on the back, side and
hand. one Of his little fingers was
broken by a brick.
Mrs. w. w. Hurst was the only
woman injured. and che was burned on
both hands. on the legs and feet. Her
husband was dressing when the alarm
was given and he awoke his wife. As
he was getting his wife out the SEEM
ing explosion came. and he was al
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
GERMANIA BANK SUES
CONTRACTOR WILKINS.
Seeks to Recover Amounts He Did
Not Pay Sub-COntractors.

Seeks to Recover Amounts He DID
Not Pay sub-Contractors.
Attorney George w. Owens for the
Gerlnania Bank. yesterday instituted
suit in the City Court against Con-
tractor Grant wilkins of Atlanta and
his surety, The Fidelity and Trust
Company of Baltimore. The suit is
to recover the amount left unpaid. to
APPROXIMATIONS by Mr.. Wilkins when
he left the city.
The difficulty arose over delays.
caused in the completion of the hand
some new bank building. Because he
was not able to complete the structure
within the time called for in the con-
tract, Mr.. wilkins was compelled to
bear loss of several thousand dollars
as forfeit. This he claimed should be
prorated between himself and the sub
contractors, who were equally respon-
slble for the delays. When they re-
fused to release him from the full
amount of his contract, he refused to
pay the amounts still due them.
They at once began taking out liens
on the bank, accounts of which were
chronicled in the Morning News from
time to time. as they were filed In
order to protect themselves from these
liens. the directors of the bank decided
to institute suit against Mr. wilkins
to recover the amount lost by forfeit
1t was this suit which Mr.. Owens filed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
MEAT ON HAND FOR
ALL CONSUMERS.
Butchers and Packing House Men
Give Assurances to the Public.

Butchers and Packing House Mem
Give Assurances to the Public.
No alarm seems to be felt by local
butchers or by representatives of the
packing houses. The butchers claim
that they can get hold of all the meat
they need for their customers, and the
packing house people claim that they
can get enough meat to supply the
butchers.
M. S. Gardner, president of the local
butchers association said yesterday:
There is no change as a result of
the renewed strike. The large dealers
are getting enough meat to supply the
are probably having to depend on cat
tie raised in this section.
There is no advance threatened and
we expect to get a sufficient supply of
meat from the packing houses for all
purposes.
"To tell the truth, there is compare
lively little meat being used now. This
is due largely to the hot weather and
also to the price. perhaps.
There is absolutely no cause for a
panic on the subject of the meat sup
ply as we will furnish all that is de-
sired"
One of the packing house men ex-
pressed the opinion that there was
enough meat on hand for all custom
ers. and enough on the road for orders
as they came in.
THE meat may not be as finely put
us as formerly" said the packing
house man. but it's of the same quail
ity and will be Just as sweet. There is
nothing in the situation to cause any
alarm or uneasiness among the con-
sumers."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27

the pavement. He was in his bare feet
and his foot and right leg were bad
ly hurt the fall almost grinding the
hip bones into bits.
AS he lay PROSTATE on the ground
the smoke and the excitement over
powered him, and he tainted away
He was in this condition placed in an
ambulance and taken to the Savan-
nah Hospital. Reports were soon cur
rent that he had succumbed but in
stead he was soon restored to con-
seriousness and an examination showed
that he was not seriously injured.
Carried Ont Injured Roommate.
His companion, L. G. Ramsey, swung
himself down in a similar manner, and
was badly injured about the left an
kle. His hand was also hurt. Seeing
his former roommate lying uncon-
scious Ramsey, though himself hurt,
gathered up Brandin i'm his arms and
unassisted carried him to a place OF
safety. His own injuries made them
selves felt, and Ramsey hobbled across
the street and sat down. He was later
taken to the Savannah Hospital.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOoOOOOOO

the woodwork gave way and the huge
mass of tin came crashing down to
the brick walls, for support.
This is supposed to have caused the
sound which resembled an explosion.
which was heard by those in and out
of the building. The roof flattening
from the comb as it fell pushed the
bricks from the wall which fell down
upon Fireman Kahn and crushed the
life from his body.
Start of the Fire.
1t was about 4:3O o'clock when fire
was discovered in the top story of the
three-story building of Mr.. Sla-
ter on West Broad street, opposite the
old Central Railroad general office
building. The second and third floors
were occupied as apartments and the
first floor was used as wholesale gro
Gerry store.
Before the fire was subdued, Fire
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
WARRANT FOR CURRlE
CHARGES KIDNAPPING.
Mrs. Creighton, Through Attorney
Gazan, Swore Out Warrant.

Mrs. Creighton, Through Attorney
Gazan, SwOre Out Warrant.
Through her attorney, Simon N. Ga
IAN, Mrs. Eva Creighton yesterday
morning sued out warrant for D. E.
Currie, charging him with kidnapping.
The charge is based upon the fact
that when the mother attempted TO
send her daughter beyond Curries in
fuence, he detained her in Atlanta,
then brought her back to Savannah
and secreted her here on Broughton
street for at least three days.
At first the daughter Celeste refused
to contide anything to her mother as
to her whereabouts, but since the moth
er took action by suing out an injunc-
ton, she has told the entire story. in
eliminating Currie and a woman in
bringing her here and hiding her from
her mother. The warrant was taken
out before Justice Charles V. Hohen-
stein.
Currie has employed Attorney
Cha rles G. Edwards of Travis & Ed
wards to defend him. Yesterday Mr..
Edwards went to Mr.. Gazan, attorney
for the mother, and stated that if the
legal proceedings were dropped, his
client would promise to keep away
from the daughter Celeste. This offer
was rejected by Mr.. Gazan, both he
and the mother preferring to have the
courts put stop to proceedings which
have become unbearable.
Since the daughter has told the en-
tire story of Currie advising her to
stay in Atlanta, of his telegraphing
tickets to her under the name of lii
liam Temple" of the actions and efforts
nf the other case SUFFICIENT
ly strong can be made out to bind him
over to the Superior Court. His guilt
or innocence will then be left to trial
ifIrV
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
RECORD LUMBER CARGO
FROM SAVANNAH DOCKS.
Slipped Yesterday Morning by John

Slipped Yesterday Morning by John
A. Calhoun ON Steamship Jeanarn.
The record cargo of lumber from Sa-
vannah in the history OF the lumber
business was shipped yesterday. 1t
amounted to 2,125,7O1 feet of yellow
pine 1t was shipped on the British
steamship Jeanara and is consigned TO
the Canadian Pacific Railroad at Mon
treal Canada.
The Jeanara was cleared and sailed,
drawing 2S1h feet as she left her dock.
The cargo was shipped by Mr.. John
A. Calhoun, and is but part of an order
that he has filled for the Canadian Pa
cific. The first installment of this or
DER was shipped more than a month
ago on the British steamship Nyassa,
and the two taken together represent n
shipment of approximately 100000
feet. The railroad will use the lumber,
It is understood. in the building Of O.,
600 cars.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27

g11ire drove quickly from a fire at the
corner of Oak and West Broad TO
where the more serious danger threat
ened.
It was while training a ladder against
the front of the building. near the
Perry street side that Fireman Michael
Kahn met his death. The brave laddie
was placing a ladder to the first stoop
when he was warned of the danger.
As he jumped. he caught at tree
Just at that instant the roof fell with
a crash, loosening and projecting into
the street a great mass of bricks
which fell on Kahn. bearing him face
downwards upon the pavement.
Scores Of willing hands rushed to
the assistance of the unfortunate man
and the bricks were quickly removed.
But it was too late. Fireman Kahn
stirred slightly and his lips moved, and
then his head sank back and life was
extinct. The body was removed to
his horne on Indian street. An eXdmi-
nation later showed that nearly every
bone in the mans body had been
broken by the weight of bricks which
fell upon him.
Firemen w H. Hughes and F. Goritz
were preparing to back up the efforts
of Fireman Kahn to plant the ladder
for the rescue of the occupants, and
Hughes Was half buried in the falling
death there was no time for delay,
for many of the occupants of the build
ing who had not escaped by the stair
ways were standing on the iron We
randas in front of the windows on West
Broad street
On one of the iron verandas were
Prof. ]. r. Brandin and L. G.. Ram
sey, who occupied together the room
on the third floor at the southwest
corner of the building. They had been
awakened by the smoke and finding
their exit barred by the smoke and
flames, We're forced to the front as
the only means of escape.
Heat Forced Them to Jump.
The flames came nearer and the
men could almost feel the clustering
heat. Finally Prof. Brandin decided
that to wait longer was to take des-
parate chances with the fire, and he
swung off the top veranda. He was
lucky enough to reach the lower YER
anda in safety. From there he swung
himself down and dropped heavily to
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
excursions.
Atlantic

Sunday excursions, VIA Atlantic
Coast Line. Effective. May 1: Jack
sonville $200. Brunswick s1.25 for the
round trip: tickets limited to date of
sale. Trains leave Savannah for Jack
sonVile Ais a. m. and 1912 a. M, city
time. BY using Atlantic Coast Line to
Jacksonville on Sunday, entire day
can be spent in Jacksonville. Watcn
schedules of baseball games issued by
Atlantic Coast Line and keep posted
regarding Sunday games in Jackson
Ville.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
$25.1O Boston ana Return, All Rail.

above on Aug. 12-13-14, good to leave
Boston, returning not later than Aug
20. but limit can be extended to Sept.
80, upon payment of so cents extra
Stop-over not to exceed ten days may
be obtained at New York returning
Convenient schedules, Pullman draw
ing room sleeping cars and excellent
dining cars. Any desired information
furnished by l.. G.. Thomson, city
passenger and ticket agent, 141 Bull
street ,-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
Perfect Torment.

Any reader of this paper who suf-
and is tormented with burning, Itch
ing, cutaneous affections of any kind,
can secure immediate relief and cure
by using Tetterine. Infallible for all
skin diseases.
Your druggist, or by mail, postpaid,
50 cents. ]. T. Shuptrine, Savannah,
Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
Quickest Line by 2 Hours and rs
Minutes to New York.

Atlantic Coast Line Florida and
West Indian Limited, carrying through
Pullman drawing room sleepers and
dining car, leaves Savannah daily at
2:15 .. m. Getty time), arrive Wash
ington. 7:54 a. M, New York, 2 p.
m. Following day. Space may be re-
served at De Soto Hotel ticket office.
Both phones No. 73.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
National Encampment Grand Army
of the Republic,

Boston, Mass. Aug. 1920, $3.50 all rail
to Boston and return; $23S5 via New
York and Sound lines to Boston, and
return via Atlantic Coast Line. Quick
est time, best service.
Florida and West Indian Limited.
Leave Savannah 2:15 p. M, city time,
daily, arrive Washington 1854 a. m. fol-
lowing morning; New York 200 p. M,
Boston 900 o. m. Take the best, it
costs no more.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
G. A. n. Encampment. Boston. $500.

Aug. 10 to 10. for G.. A. r. Encamp-
ment at Boston. the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company will
sell round trip tickets steamer to Phila-
delphia and rail to New York. Fall
River line TO Boston, for $500. Tickets
returning can be extended to Sept. 30.
For particulars see VIM. w. Tull.
Agent. 1l2 Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
A Daylight Train
To western North Carolina.

Southern Railway has inaugu-
rated new train from Sa-
vannah to Asheville, and one in OPP
posite direction, on following schedules:
Leave Savannah, 700 a., city time;
arrive Asheville. 7:15 p; leave Ashe-
vile, 7:O5 a.; arrive Savannah. 7:45 D.,
city time.
This gives a day ride to all the re-
sorts of Western North Carolina.
Detailed information furnished at City
Ticket Office, 141 Bull street-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
worlds Fair, st. Louis.

Southern Railway operates through
Pullman sleeping cars from Savannah,
via the beautiful Asheville route, al
lowing stop-overs at Western North
Carolina points and at Knoxville.
Round trip rates: 1855. season limit;
$S2 90. sixty-day limit, and $500, fif-
teen-day limit. Excellent dining cars.
For information or reservations apply
City Ticket Office. 141 Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
Simmer Tourist Rates.

If you contemplate going away for
the summer it will be to your advan-
tage to consult ticket agents and Sc
cure information regarding schedules
and rates via Atlantic Coast Line.
Summer tourist tickets now on sale to
principal resorts throughout the coun-
try. UneXcelled service.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
Hot Springs, Arkansas, One Fare
Plus $500 for the Round Trip.

Tickets on sale every Wednesday
and Saturday during July, August and
September. Return limit sixty days.
The Frisco System in connection
with the Rock Island System from
Memphis offers the best route.
Write for literature and full particu-
lars. S. L. Parrot, District Passen-
ger Agent, Atlanta. Ga.-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
CaIifornia-K nights Templnr-Odt
Fellowship Last Opportunity o.
the Year.

Beginning Aug Is and continuing
daily to Sept 9, round trip tickets will
be sold account of the above conven-
lions from all points in the Southeast
to either Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco at extremely low rates, with final
return limit Oct %.
Tickets will permit Of ten days stop
over at st. Louis and allow holder
privilege of going one route and re-
turning another without Additional
cost. except that tickets returning via
Portland an additional charge of sii
will be made.
The Frisco-Rock Island Systems Of
fer excellent routes in either direc-
ton.
Write for rates. descriptive utArs-
ture and full information. and lei us
plan your trip. $ L. Parrot Die
trict Passenger Agent. Atlanta, Ca
ad,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
a1n.Ss Richmond and Retnrn.

Southern Railway announces above
very low round trip rate 10 Richmond,
tickets 70 be sold July 30-31 and Aug.
I. good returning until Aug. S. For
ply az city tieke' Office, al Bull street.
Id.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27

The one great virtue of Burnett's
Vanilla Extract is purity. 1t is real
vanilla extract and nothing but va
nilla extract. Always use Burnett's
The annoyance of having dessert that
is Just a little off, in flavor is obvi-
ated by always using Burnett's Va
nilla.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
Excursion Rates to Louisville, KY,
and Return via Central of Georgia
Ry.. Biennial COnclave X. of y.

Round trip from Savannah, going
and returning, same route, $40, limit
Aug. 81. 1904. privilege extension to
Sept. 10. 1904.
Going via any direct route, return
via st. Louis. Today stopover there,
S25 55, limit Sept. 10, 1904. Tickets on
sale Aug. ~ to IS, inclusive. Propor-
tlonately low rates from other points.
For full particulars, apply to near
est ticket agent. or j. S. Holmes, c.
T. e. z. A., Savannah, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
For over sixty Year.

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. II
soothes the child. softens the gums. al
lays all pain. cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty
FIVE cents a bottle.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
Change of Schedule to Brunswick
via SeabOard Air Line Ry.

Effective July %, 1904, train leaving
Savannah 500 a. m, will connect at
Everett for Brunswick, arriving
Brunswick $3.50 a. m, via Seaboard
Air Line and Southern Railway. The
connection from this one train via Thai
man and A. & b. Ry. having been dis
continued. The train leaving Savannah
at 2.25 pm. continues to make connec-
ton via Thalman for Brunswick, ar
irving Brunswick $3.50 p. mad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
SIS. 50 Savannah to Richmond, Va.

$3.50 Savannah to Richmond, Va,
and return, via Atlantic Coast Line.
Tickets will be sold July 80, 81, ana
Aug. 1, with return limit Aug. 8. Two
hours and twenty-eight minutes quick
err than any other line. Through
sleeping and dining cars. Finest all
year round train service between the
South and East.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
Spills Savannah to Boston and Re-
turn via. Ocean Steamship Co.

Account National Encampment, G..
A. R., tickets will be sold for ships
leaving Savannah Aug. 10, IL and IL.
Only direct line Savannah to Boston.
Apply Ticket Office, 81 Bull street, for
full particulars.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
DIAMOND THIEF
CAUGHT BY POLICE.
Negro Housemaid stole Valuable
Ring from Home of w. G. Hun.

For the larceny Of a diamond ring
from the home of W. G. HUFF. No. 2ls
Perry street, west, Tressie Jones, the
housemaid. was arrested yesterday
morning by Patrolman r.. 3. Davis.
The ring was found in the girls pos
session, and was returned to its owner.
Suspicion fell on the girl at once,
when the loss Of the ring was discover
ed. She was detained at the house un-
I'll an officer could be summoned BY
little skillful bluffiing, Patrolman
Davis made her acknowledge the theft
and produce the ring. The girl will
be given a hearing before Recorder
Myrick this u1erninR
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
Worlds Fair, ST. Louis, via Central
of Georgia Ry.

Low rates, shortest route, quickest
time! Choice of two routes, via ATTAIN
ia and Nashville or Birmingham.
Sleeping cars all the way.-aG.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-27
Fishing Tackle

A new lot of rods and reels
got in yesterday and will he
ready for business This
morning. All the needs of
Savannah fishermen are to
be had here.
Don't go to the river poorly
equipped. Prices of tackle
are too low to risk a DAVIS
sport to an inferior outfit.
sMMm7oy@
10 West Broughton Street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-29

land others of equal note appear as officers of the
league will doubtless feel constrained to give tn,
measure their support They forget that the prom
nent men whose names are attached to the pamphlets
are almost required to give support to any measure
of the kind tending to reform" The state demo
cratic convention indorsed the law, yet Alfred V
Holman, brilliant lawyer and leading spirit of the
democracy of the state expressed to the writer the
opinion that the law should be defeated-not par.
tcularly from the standpoint of democracy, but from
that of the taxpayer the voter The clause in the
platform ndorSing the bin would have been stricken
out but for the haste with which the convention pro
ceeded to take up the matter of ndorsng the pres
dental candidacy of W. r, Herast
Ii the direct primary method Of making nomina.
tons were in any way an improvement on the pres.
ent law, or even its equal The Astorian would sup.
port it. But it is not 1t is legislative abortion
the product of men whose reform dreams threaten
now to menace the voters of the state 1t is un.
American probably unconstitutional and wholly at
variance with recognized right to protest against
injustice
The voters of Clatsop county should vote solidly
against it, whether they be republicans democrats,
socialists, prohibtionists or members of any other
party. 1t affects all alike 1t is just fanciful re-
form scheme in which there is not one element of
practicable reform. Not only should residents of
this county vote against the bill, but they should
urge friends in other counties to do likewise Voters
will not take the time to digest the longwinded law
with its slushy preamble and few could understand
it if they went to the trouble For this reason it may
receive considerable supportpossibly enough to re-
suit in its enactment Therefore, those who have
followed the discussion of the matter that has been
carried on in The Astorian should not neglect to bend
all their enegries to defeat the measure. Clatsop
county will poll about $500 290O votes and every
one should be recorded against the direct primary
law