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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
Record Wine Year.

sTRASBURG, Oct. 22.-The vintage In
Alsace-Lorrainc is reported to be the best
grapes, and there Is aSgreat scarcity OF
labor and of barrels. 5{
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
Cabinet and King Maker.

has named his thirteen sons, Respectively;
William ii, Victor Emmanuel III, Henry
IY, Philip y, Charles vi Edward VII.
EI,,i.ouis XII, Alfonso XIII and Louis
XIV. He did this In orderto be able to
distinguish one from tho other according
70 heir ageB. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
{ Naples Magistra ties Lazy.

NAPLES. Oct. PA Naples paper de-
Magistrates of the Naq:es Tribunal no
Fewer than 1900 cases are waiting for
Trial. as the result OF the. Magistrates
b paglfpence li4lfi 1ti
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
4 His Palace Bonn b Proof,

@5 CARACAS, Oct. %. he President Of
to his order in his ounitaltofp ra cas- . g
palace or steel. It.ts bomb and bullet
proof, and is ada pied to resist rev tons
or earthquake ~ XIX Il.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
Old Wo1nen,s Terrible Death:

WARSAW, Oct. 22--Two old women
aged rs and 80 years who had taken u n
their abode in the. top rooms OF an emf
house. were k( led terdny In w rsaW:
Of the ancient tenants. knocked down the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
Tha 1Nronaspat Murphy,

LIVERPOOL. Oct ss "A man named
tho cunaird Company FOR wrong full ,deten-
ton. He was mistaken for another Of
the seven Pat Mu!phys among the crew
of the liner on W!llph he served.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23

Its newG
heis
6 one G Inc est he dpi e
lm a ss scs sa Whs e in
1 an made M
hnsnnna
Ademe Nava abeautfu Wemcreland il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23

terry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
Baltimore. That she will rise from her
ashes right speedily, doubt.
ANXIOUS FOR FRIENDS
Richmond People and Legisla--l
tors Watch Baltimore Situations.

Virginia and Maryland are SO closely ',
identified with one o,her. in SO many
ways that it is not surprising that a large
number here have relatives o.. friends
in the stricken city OF Baltimore, a bout
wfomrthey felt some anxiety last night,
+ Hon. j, M. LyeIl, member 1.-THE House
troII Richmond county, has a son prac-
Fticing law in the orlole city and his office
was in tie MARYLAND Trust compan "
me father had heard nothing from t rs
son last night. though ne hopes he saved
ghis books and papers.
lion a, B. Coleman Of Roanoke has q
little boy there with relatives. and he
was very restless when the report came n
! that tho flames were spreading into the
residential portion OF the city.
Il h MIR II. d. Elchelberger. formerly OF
this city, had his insurance office IN one
of the trust company buildings that went
down.
Two former Richmondors whose places
4 of business were destroyed were Messrs
Thomas g, c!emmltt and Robert sql Glem y,
on the Sun. and the latter held a position
IN the City. Hall in the engn eer!ng de-
pertinent, The Messrs. Clemmitt have
niuny relatives here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09

. 4 Il ~ y
Hoen and Company formerly had a
tbIanch in Baltimore. This concern went
utsof business IN that city three years
ago. The building since. however, has
! been known as the Hoen building.
Mr.. Jacob Bates. OF this city, u mem
Der OF the firm OF 15tchison, Bates and
Starke. recently started abus!ness IN
Baltimore and his store was in the track
OF sthe fire, SOFT is understood. II It was
learned that probably one estate here
owned some ground rents in Baltimore.
but as far as renl estntefmens know, that.
owned here. No tRichmond company had
any Insurance to speak Of sinS Bal timore.
THE cigar factory Of Elliot, otterheimer
e. Elliott, on Lombard Street, Baltimore.
was destroyed by tile fire, This Is the
house that manufacturers the Man
About Town" cigars, so largely sold In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
.RlCHMOI|v'||'.D|ERiS
VIEW RUINS.
.Mcssrs. III, Fl. !. Fri IS and
Henry Ice Valentine Traverse
Devastated Section.
MANY HUNDREDS HOMELESS
People Of Baltimore Themselves.
Have NoIdea Of the Utter,
Awful Desolation.
,rec,n, = t,he rlmcs- pispa toh,,

2 Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
WASHINGTON, .. CT Feb, S.-Two
Richmonders who went to Baltimore to-
day to see the ruin wrought BY tho fire
were John II. Frschkorn, member of the
Board OF Fire Commissioners, and Henry
Lee Valentine, whose wife Is Balti-
MORGAN. Mr.. Frlschkorn and Mr. Valen-
tine secured admission through the lines
OF military and police guarding the ruins,
and 4 walked for tenor twelve miles
through the devastated district.
p 8'Xt was a spectacle the utter desola-
ton OF which / cannot describe, and
which I shall never forget said Mr.
Valentine at the Raleigh tonight "rhc
people or Baltimore do not at all realize
the extent OF the destruction wrought,
and will not until the ruins are cold and
they are allowed to walk along the streets
and SEQ the ruin the fire has made l;v-
crything In the path Of the flames for
miles, through the finest business portion
OF the city, Is utterly destroyed. In places
lofty wnlls-bnre, grim and threatening
are standing. but in many instances only
the founda tons are left, and the streets
are choked with brick and stone and NOR
tar and twisted iron. ne papers nave e.. az
along stated that the residential portion
of the city was unframed, but this Is not
true. Hundreds Of the poorest people IN
the city had their homes destroyed. and
are without any shelter save what is
given them by charitab bic nelghbors An
Immense amount OF pr DIVISIONS was de-
stroyed, and l think there VIII be fam
Inc in the city unless steps are taken at
once to extend relief .''3s.s SD s&
Mr.. valentine will remain In Washing (
ton several days, but Mr.. Frischkorn re-
turned to Richmond tonight
Mr.. Frischkorn went to Baltimore for
the purpose of studying the fire and
methods used in combating H. he, l5
not DISPOSED 10 speak very highly Of the
cha ra cter of apparatus used as compared
with thnt with which the Richmond de-
partment is equipped. Mr. Valentine e' IL =
said that 1t is generally understood IN
Baltimore that the weak water pressure
had much to do with the inc fectiveness
OF the 1remen's efforts to \ check the
fla mes. $sj5j 544Ss "A 5ei'i M 5sg NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
WATER UTTERLY USELESS.
DR.. Taylor, State Chemist, Says
No Stream Could Avail.

DIR, William II, Taylor, State chemist.
said last night that all the engines ana
streams Of water in the word would Do
OF no avail in such conflagratton as
that of Baltimore, The hea is so intense
that the water before reaching the purn-
Ing structures is decomposed into tho
oxygen and hydrogen gases, the first OF
which is extremely lnf'lmmaple ana
greatly adds to the volume OF flame and
tim Intensity Of the heat In an ordinary
fire water Is far,the best agent that.ca
be used to fight With, but in3such q heat
that great buildings ten and fifteen
stories high. built of stone and steel
crumbe and dissolve In heat so tntl
tense and flame so furious that there
is no resistance, water helps rather
than hlndars' the burning, THIS is the
situation Iii Baltimore.
The only hope, thinks DR., Taylor, is the
most effective use Of dynamite. The
United states engineers who are 80 IA
milan 9Th the uses Of explosives. ps,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
WAS IN BALTIMORE
WHEN FIRE STARTED
Nj. w. a. Pollock Tells 81 the.
Conflagration as He Saw
It-Water Needed.

There are few arrivals in the city from
Baltimore, and they are mostly OF per-,
sons VIII were stopping IN & the city over
Sunday on their way sou Inward. At the
Lexington Hotel yesterda VI was Z MI. NJ
Az Pollock. or Turner's Fall Mass. who
represents the Keith Paper Compnny.&H he
left Baltimore Sunday night, and IS now
\ in Richmond, where his firm has sew
eral patrons. Mr. Pollock saw much OF
the fire in its early stages, and the
scenes of excitement attending It..
~ was in the Cathedral when the fire
startcd,'' said he, Hearing a great noise
many left and went into the street and
proceeded In the direction of the sounds
to ascertain / their cause. They turned
out to be explosions, and this discovery
added to the excitement. My friends and
j went on down toward the Hennert and
saw Hurst's big place burned. MY brotll-
r-in-law, Mr.. Andrews, went to his
place of business on Lexington Street
as soon as he saw the fire was spread cad
ing. and secured his valuable books and
papers.
II was stopping at the Carrollton Ho-
| tell About $3.50 P. NJ the flames had
spread to such an extent and assumed
such threatening phase, concluded !
had best go to my room and secure my
effects Il did so and while In my room
could see the flames distinctly. packed
my grip and left there at 1870 P. NJ.
i; left the city the police and
authorities were having terrible time
ondeavorlng to keep back tho crowds
which swarmed into all the streets nt-
fcrding a view OF the conflagration4s The
I wind was blowing due east at the time
the fire began, and unprecedented q gale
/. in violence. The nlr was full % cill-
ders, burning wood and charred bits,
all OF which were carried high III MIR
and dropped downward upon pedestrians
blocks away. Many men and women on
( the streets had their hats. oyercoat Is.
wraps and clothing burned In spots by
the falling sparks and Goals.
t@,,When ! left the city last night the
whole heavens were illuminated with the!
glare OF the conflagratlon, IT was a
grand and magnificent sight from tho
vicinity Of the Rennert, where ! was
watching 1t.
"It seems to me- said Mr. Pollock
that the water mains and water pres
sure OF tho city are wholly inadequate 70
tho demands upon them The streams
OF water were so feeble that they would
not begin to reach the upper stories OF
( thc houses
1T was suggested that this might DO
due to the extraordinary demand upon
The mains, but Mr. Pollock said that TINS
appeared to be the trouble in the lncip-
iiency OF the confagratlon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
.THE EIRE=SWEPI DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE.

parable with the great fire. The city
has in fact, been sngulariy free from
calamities of serious sort, Two or
three big fires are recorded, ! pu = the most
3notp BILE one did not exceed $1,000 IN
actual properly loss. IL.
The city that Is now charred ana IRE
oaten was. striking contrast, in5July, 1865,
.ravaged by an awful flood Forty human
lives were lost on that ill-starred8 day, It
q recorded that peculiar weather condi-
tons preceded the flood. At O'Clock
In the morning. with the temperature NJ
}l01, the city was clicked BY thick black
clouds hanging low over IT, The storm
broke suddenly, and cloudburst after
cioudburst deluged all the surrounding
territory. The Patapsco River was a
SWOLLEN torrent. In Baltimore Itself the
current reached such proportion that y
closed over the tops OF lamp posts, 8,
saws baltimore paper OF yesterday.
i.and 1000 houses In the city We're flood
ed to the windows of their first stories
at noon. Bridges over the river that had
at first acted MS n deterrent against the
raging waters, broke down and were
carried away in broken sections, Cross
jDs the Gay Street bridge 70 Baltimore
1treet at 1880 o'clock, the waters COM
3pietely swept over the car. me con-
ana LIlc ul|SSl 80 ~ S''S'e''N' ~
nv getting astride of the horses. who
swan across the bridge An aged
man ana a. boy In the car were tl drown
ed.
T,.While the waters receded, At was
found that, while the destruction TO M
man life had not been SO great as a 7
first supposed, the destruction to prop
5crty had been great. ~ mounted lnlo
millions. What was termed the flooded
district extended along North and Holt
day Streets and through the interseet-
IKE bridges over Charles, Monument,
Madison, Center, Fayette and Swan
Streets were entirely swept away and
those OF Baltimore and Gay streets Grip,
Pied Foundations Of more than 1900
houses had been SO undermined that they
had to be rebuilt A white marble tab
lei on the wall of the Maryland Insti-
tute marks the height to which the wa
tiers rose in the street,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
,lsora n1 nee in 1900 OF nearly one hundred

,sbra nee in 1900 Of nearly one hundred
million. 81 sss 81 5ss5e q 1! /. \, ),
aBB IA prominent Insurance agent here said
yesterday that he thought the figures for
1900 would be quite accurate for the
present. All OF the companies realize
that It will be a mighty poor advertise
ment for: them II they do not pay prompt
sly,*and "a fine one II they do. I
Nh SDIEHT#LOss HER E s3sast ~
Richmond people lost very lightly by
the fire. The investments of the wealth
of this community have been largely at
$hcme and In the South. Several OF the
films like Stieff. Knnbe and others have
branches here and in Baltimore.
but the home office Is in New York or
elsewhere. Tho Virginia Carolina Chcmi-
ca! Company, Of this city. has a large
factory on the outskirts OF Baltimore.
luckily out Of the reach tof the fire a a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09

Richmond. a message received here last
night was to the effect that the : firm I'm
would begin rebuilding at once, SO that
dealers will be little inconvenienced
It will be ten days before The people
OF Baltimore will know, whether they are
paupers or not. Notes. and stocks locked
in In vaults win have to be hunted out
and then 1t will be known whether the
property which made them valuable has
teena wiped out.
ri Builders here are Of the i'm preston that
the building salvage will be great. Doubt
less nearly all of the founda tons Of tho
buildings not dynamited will be found
to be good The stone and marble are
probably ruined, but the brick can doubt
less be worked over to advantage The
prevailing opinion here isAthat few cities
are SO able to survive such CALAMITY as as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
OFFERS HIS SERVICES,
Goes to Baltimore This Morning
to Help in Reconstruction"

Superintendent Thompson, OF the fro
alarm system OF the Richmond fire de-
partment will go 10 Baltimore this morn
Ing, bearing letter from the Mayor Of
Richmond to Mayor Of Baltimore, Offering
Establishing q -system5 Of fire alarm x
him a duplicate, Of Tie system H. n !,s
Mayor I,yf Of the stricken city 50 desires. MI.
Thompson will seek to be OF use MS a !, ex'
pert electrician In any way In his, power.
This will Z be the first practical eN-
preston OF interest which the people hero
50 deeply feel In the welfare OF the city
which calamity has oYertaken. !.
the Richmond Board OF Fire Commission
ers, was IN Baltimore AL day yesterday,
returning last night on "a late train. He
anna ling IL the extreme,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
Taylor thinks, will be Of inestimable ser--5
vice to the stricken city In stopptng the
spread OF the flames and the Ign OF
THEY HURRY&HOME IN
Not One Baltimorean Left in City
Last Night Who Saw Fire III


The great Baltimore Sccnllagrs! 'ons3ha sii
OF baltimore dr1mmers which : warns
Baltimore men were in the city yesterday
afternoon and they were at the LIE ton
on their way home and nnewS othtng Of
the fire, save that they had read I'M the
papers. At the Jefferson there was one
3BaItlmorean but he left before noon yes
4telcay for his home. s. III
There We're two gentlemen ~ the Lex
ing tor yesterday, neither OF them from
Baltimore, but both Of lhom had passed
through the city, leaving there q bout ESQ
4Io. M. They DIES cribed the scene OF desola-s
ton and the vast wilderness Of debris
much as they are pictured In the press
dispatches. The street railway traffic is
at a stand-still and cars In the streets
where they stopped when the feed wires
{wcro Frustrated, and the prospect was
thu. the city would he Iii darkness. the
wires Of all kinds being down.
they stated. before they left the. clty.
surveillance and martial law has been
proclaimed Every effort is being made
to guard 4 property against thieves or
3vandas. Il e i
AtfMurphy's Hotel, where the travelling
men usually stop. there vas not a. single
Baltlmorean and no one, so far as known,
who had come from that city recently.
The same condition Is true of the PoWha-s
TAM In the Hobbies of q IL tho hotels tho
fcortiagration was he sole topic OF con-
Evcrsation, and frequent inquiries as to-
the progress OF he fire We're mad e.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
Messages Of Sympathy.

A MACON GA, Fob. S-The. following
dispatches were sent to the Mayor OF
Baltimore tonight: NJ 5..} H q
Mayor McLane. Baltimore, Md:
8."The city OF Macon extends sympathy.
Would that we were nearer to render
substantial aid. AS So
}(signcd) ''BR1DGEs8 SMITH. Mayor
Mayor McLane, Baltimore. Md. it85
macon Chamber OF b Commerce ex.-
tends ympathyf to your people. We re-
greet It issnotg in our power to help YOU
IL you can suggest q. way let us know. IS
a, (signed) 81 - \ W. CABANIss, Pres.
81 ''I1uGENE ANDERSON. sec'y.'' 555
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
MR.. GRAY'S RESOLUTIONS.
Fluvanna Member Proposed Ten.
der Sympathy for Baltimore.

Tho Legislature took prompt ndiiflttlngs
action yesterday, extending the symps-
thles of tho State to the suffering people
OF Baltimore, Tho House agreed to =
resolution which came over from this.
Senate. but, MS this was done the follows
ing was offered by Mr. Gray, Of Flu-t
wanna and read: 4t s.
Whereas, we have learned through the
public press of to-day OF the gre at cas-;
slnmity that has befallon our fnelghborinE
city Of Baltimore In the late destruction
BY fire OF a large portion Of that receA&kS
thriving city,; now therefore be 1t
" Resolved by the; House of Delesa tss.E
OF Virginia, through tleirireprese tlv,es
In General Assembly convened, do hereby!
tender to the Inhabitants of the strichenS
city their profoundesty sympathy In this
.hour of their sorrowful Visitation, |"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
Raising Money for Sufferers.

(SpecI III 10 Tie II1lles- 01sPa tc11'J 1870
GREENSBORO. N. C., Feb. 9.--Knights
OF Pythias Lodge No. 1870 at special
meeting tonight made nppro priations
for sufferers Of Baltimore fire, and ap--
pointed a com mittee headed BY CD. Ben
bow, to give q benefit entertainment.
The mayor has called a meeting OF cit
izens for relief. Other lodges and or
ganlzations have committees at work
raising funds, responses being liberal
nnd hearty. 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
MILLION DOLLARS FOR
BALTIMORE SUFFERERS
.fpy 4 Associated Press.

(By Associated sPress)
WASHINGTON, D., G., u F eb S.-7-Ag bill
was introduced to-day by Represen tativei
Enrich Qllinois) appropriatlng 81 600. 600
fo, the relief OF sufferers fromtthe Bal.
t:nlore fire. rl ii y III .s q & }s
Il Both chaplains at the opening OF Con-
gress to-day prayed for the fire--s'wept
city Of Baltimore.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
CHAMBERLAIN COUGH RENE DY. the
E- VERY BEST, NJ sS IN

II have been using Chamberlain's {
Cough Remedy and want TO- say 1t Is the 4
best cough medicine have ever aken,,'ss
saws Geo. L.. Chubb. merchant at Har-l
Ian, Mich. There is no question about
It's being the best, as It Will cure a cough 4
ar cold In less time than any, other
treatment II should always be- kept In +
tho home ready for instant use.s for 4
cold can be cured in much less time
when promptly treated. For sale by all {
druggists
6ALTlMOREANS SAFE
who Insured in Continental Fire, Cal up
IS. IT. PullIam and insure Your property, 7
Few as strong, none safer than the res
liable Continental Insurance Company,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09

bly, In Petersburg. The first detailed e'
news Of the disaster came II, the extras
sent out by The Times Dispatch. The
bulletins posted by the local press have
attracted large crowds throughout the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-11
Russians KEEP. Guessing.

st. Petersburg. June 1O.--News OF
fighting at Slu Yen furnishes food for
much speculation concerning the real
Japanese objective point. Whether
the advance constitutes a forward
movement in force. the military author
tiles do not pretend to know. Its char
acter depends largely on whether Ku-
roki has the number of troops with
which reports credit him. II he has
II is thought possible that the Jap
anese may attempt to push across the
peninsula and establish base at Niu-
chwang.
The direct road to Niuchwang passes
south OF Hal Cheng. Such a movement
on the part Of Kuroki might precipi-
tate serious engagement in the neigh
borhood of Hal cheng. IL Kuropatkin
thought the ifiise ripe to contest the
advance. BdtsAtsis also pointed out
that the Japanese movements to Sal
matza and Stu Yen may be either
feints or merely a continuation of the
effort to distract the Russian atten-
tion from Port Arthur.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-11
Japanese Sharpshooters Are Picking off
the Ru ngian Officers ALI Along
the Advance.
Details Of the Battle Of samatzeapanese Suffered Heavy Losses
.-Al Is Reported Well at Port Arthur."Russians Allow
Foreigners to Leave on Norwegian Steamer.
Channel Not Blocked.

ST. Petersburg. June 10.--The czar
has received from General Kuropatkln
the following telegram, dated June >:
ION the morning of June s Jap
anesc infantry brigade. two mountain
batteries and five squadrons OF cav
airy. marched against SIu Yen. About
II o'clock the Japanese appeared be-
fore the town on the south side, but
were checked by the fire from our
batteries.
THE Japanese infantry then began
advancing against the town from the
east, and came In contact with the
cossacks holding the pass. After tive
hours Of fighting the Cossacks we're
obliged to retreat. and our artillery
opened fire along the pazs. not allow
Ing the Japanese to establish them
selves. AZ this moment the Japanese
mountain battery arrived and took a
position 20 the south, but after firing
a few rounds was silenced by our bat
terry.
THE second japanese battery did
not succeed In getting into action. but
was compelled to evacuate It's posi-
tion under the fire OF our guns.
I'm the course OF the fight flank
OF Japanese infantry was observed
northeast OF Stu Yen, threatening our
line OF retreat Consequently our Co.'S
sacks gradually withdrew ave miles
from Stu Yen, keeping up their fire
from battery on the dense column Of
the enemy at range OF 500 yards. The
fire slackened about o'clock In the
afternoon. Among our losses were
Cheremlssineff. chief Of the Cossacks;
Cornet KemarovskI and Lieutenant
Colonel PossonofS.
AT Saimatze. June Z. an outpost
company on the Al Yang road was at
tackled by the enemy. A detachment
Of chasurs was sent as reinforcement.
The chasurs at first pressed the Jap
anese, infiicting losses. but their ad-
vance was checked by a very severe
fire. Reinforcements now Joined the
enemy. at which time the commander
OF our detachment ordered retreat.
Our wounded included Captain Max
haroff and Lieutenant Ronjitski. Both
officers. however, remained In the
ranks. About 100 men were killed or
wounded. The enemy suffered heav-
ily."