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DIES FROM AUTO SMASH.
Hurts of J. S. Rigby ProUe Fatal
No Blame for Farmer ON Road.

Mineola. Long Island, oct. 4 CspeciaD. D.-Harold
Rigby. the young man thrown from a Pope
Toledo racing automobile near the village OF
Hicksville. after making the round OF the course
for the Vanderbilt Cup race. died this morning
in the Nassau Hospital. at Mneola, despite all
efforts OF Dr. Louis y. Lanehart and the nurses
OF the hospital. who had been working diligently
over the young since he was first brought
TO the hospital H. c. Anderson and Herbert H.
Lyttle. who were the other two men on the
wrecked car. were not seriously hurt although
they received serious cuts and bruises. Ander-
was knocked unconscious.
One OF Rigby's ribs had punctured his lung.
He was only twenty-four years old. and had
just arrived yesterday on Long Island, where
he was TO act as an expert mechanician, to ride
on the 30-horsepowe- Saturday with
LyttIe. who to steer the machine. He lived
with his mother IN Toledo. and his body will
be sent there.
The machine was considerably damaged. but
Il is said that It can be repaired in time for
Saturdays race. Lyttle Will drive 1t. in spite
OF his accident
Mr.. Webb. one of the officials OF the To-
ledo company who will guide the other Toledo
machine in the race. in speaking of the acci-
dent this morning, said:
IT'S not true at all that farmer drove his wagon
eulted in his turning abruptly TO avoid col
lsion which partly wrecked ms Lacnlhe' anu i r.
untrue. The same accident that caused his acci,
dent happened TO me on July 16 last, when az
Yonkers my steering gear broke or knuckled ana
Sora time the was useless. This occurred yes
3oor6a,, "a IsVttle when he turned from pass
i1tl farm wagon. He driving his machine
oniv twenty twenty-hv miles and hour. but. the
road being extremely narrow. he plunged into the
fence before he could stop his machine; -Four men
assistance OF the three injured men
The accident IS deeply regretted but II Is one
Of those accidents that occasionally happen ana
cannot be avoided None OF the drivers @ VINO I %iLI
antness from the Long Island farmers and II
seems 20 me, very unjust to accuse them OF making
trouble for ] do not believe any OF them nave ever
contemplated any such move.
The arrival OF the three sO-horsepower Pan
hard cars here to-day that were held at the
Custom House completes the number OF auto
mobiles that will enter in the vanderbilt Cup
race on Saturday. The machines were stripped
20 the bones, and were taken over the course at
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the race, Another from Great Neck bore the

OF the race. Another from Great Neck bore the
names OF 80 residents
Those who spoke in opposition 10 the contest
were H. NJ. Bennett, secretary Of the Peoples
Protective Association: John 4. Taylor. James
NanderYeer and Charles T. Myers. Mr. Van
derveer asked who would be responsible II any
one was injured IN the race. and told that
the automobile association would. BY the terms
OF the consent for the race the association holds
the county OF Nassau harmless
II might have been a country fair that was
taking place. great was the throng that gath
cred in and about the courthouse 10 learn the
outcome Of the meeting. Long lines Of automo-
biles OF the latest and best makes in front
Of the courthouse. The farmers came in their
wagons and in vehicles of every kind. Among
K Vanderbilt, jr.. the donor Of the cup that will
be fought for on Saturday: William F. Wyckoff,
representing the American Automobile Associa-
tons interest; o. II. p. Belmont, w q. Brokaw,
Clarence Gray Dinsmore and Winthrop f. Scar
ritt. president OF the Automobile Club OF
America.
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he seemed to have recovered a small measure
OF his vitality. impaired by years Of arduous Ia
Dor. Death this afternoon came after nearly
six hours of unconsciOusness.
Around Mr.. Payne's bedside at the time of hts
death were his wife. the Rev. DR.. Dunlap of St.
Johns Episcopal Church: Major and Mrs w s.
Cameron. of jamestown. N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs.
Winfield Cameron OF Milwaukee; Charles l.
Jones and Miss Louise Jones. relatives; Mr.
Whitney. Mr.. Paynes private secretary: Miss
Marie Barbieri. companion OF Mrs Payne; Mr.
and Mrs. w. l. Mason. Of Washington. old
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Payne, and the faithful
colored messenger at the PoStofnce Department.
PRESIDENT TO ISSUE A PROCLAMATION.
When the Postmaster General had passed
away DR.. Magruder led Mrs. Payne out Of the
room. 1t stated that she had stood braveIy
the heavy strain. The last day had been one in
which practically all hope had been abandoned.
The approach Of death began about noon. when
the Postmaster General lost consciousness and
no longer recognized those whom he had at
tempted TO cheer in the course Of his illness b-
saving to them that he was "aII right" When
Mrs. Payne that the end was near she
summoned the Rev DR. Dunlap. Of ST. Johns
Episcopal Church and az her request he read az
the bedside Psalm cxxx. Out Of the depths
Nn.x4Ix.
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HENRY c. PAYNE DEAD.
END CONES PEACEFULLY.
Postmaster General Passes Aycay
after Ueek's Illness.
lrnnn rnr rR1auNE nrREAr.1

Washington. Oct. 4.-Postrnaster General Hen
~ c. Payne died at 10 minutes after O'Clock
this evening All the members of his immediate
family were with him. were his secretary and
a number Of his friends. The end came only
q few moments after the President left the Ar
Hngton he having deferred an intended ride to
call at the Pos tmaster Generals apartments.
Mr. Payne had been unconscious since 3 O'Clock
in the after-.Jo He passed away quietly and
without suffering The death and its cause were
announced in the following Official bulletin is
sued by the attending physicians:
The Postmaster General died at 6:1O p. m He
died peacefully without struggle. Cause OF
death. disease Of mitral valve and dilatatiOn OF
the heart. F. u. RIXEY.
@. LLOYD MAGRUDER,
&. I. CtRAYSON.
Mr.. Payne had been in poor health for at least
two years. but his last illness covered only seven
days. an attack Of heart trouble last week pre-
cipitating the end at a time when. after a rest
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Burns Itself Out at Last---Loss More
Than $IOOOOO,OOO.
FAMINE THREATENS BALTIMORE.
rmaagraOn at End-Fifty Thousand People dleSeventy
five Blocks Burned-Reef Measures

The burned district in Baltimore is bounded on
tba west by Liberty-st., on the north by Lexins
ton-st.. on the east by Jones's Falls and on the
south bv the Basin. Within this district were the
bit structures in Fayette, Gay, Lombard, Charles,
Balderson, Ellicot Hollingsworth and Cheapside
sts, Passing southeast aong the Basin, the follow
ind larse docks were destroyed: McClure's, Pat
terson's. Smiths Frederick, Long and Union.
Small thoroughfares extending as far north as Lex
inston-st and which were in the path Of the flames,
are Commerce, Frederick and Mill sts.
The district thus swept by the fire comprised
seventy-five blocks and nearly 25O0 buildings
The burned area covered about I4O acres.
The loss is variously estim ated at from
100000 to S2O0O00,O00.
Insurance men are unable to make any accu-
rate estimate Of how badly the insurance COM
panies have been hit. The estimates varied from
100000 to SIZE, ,OOOOO0 and it was even said
that the larger figure might be exceeded
About fifty persons were injured, Of whom a
dozen were policemen and firemen.
The flames ragged twenty eight hours being got
under control at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Fifty thousand people are thrown out Of work
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FEDERAL TROOPS AND MILITIA PATROL STREETS.

Baltimore. FEB s-Baltirnore is staggering TO-
night under a fire loss which no one has the
tsmerity to put in figures The important COM
mercial district s a blackened ruin, laid bare By
a conhsgration which ragged without even
momentsry check from 1O,45 a. m yesterday
untn late IN the afternoon to-day. At 3 o'clock
81 was agreed the flames were under control.
They had ragged nearly twenty-eight hours. in
spite OF almost superhuman efforts put forth by
the best hghting forces which more than half
Dozen cities were able to muster.
The city Is overcast with gloom. The only
lights IN the burned district are those from the
smoulaering ruins. The only lights in that sec
ton which escaped destruction are the corner
gas lamps. The stores are closed IN nearly every
street. The darkened avenues are full OF jos
ting people talking OF one subject only. Ap-
parently there is only one cause for gladness
end that is that there are no homeless people.
The residence section Of the city escaped This
phase Of the situation relieved the officials from
any thought other than the saving OF property.
AZ ? p. m. The Associated Press sent out a
bulletin saying the flames would be held IN
check az the Union Docks an1 prevented from
leaping Jones's Falls and placing the entire city
east of there IN jeopardy. A. O'Clock that
bulletin ives confirmed. A score OF tir-,es flames
were found tapping the sides OF lumber piles
on the east bank Of the falls. In some instances
the lumber was tossed into the falls and this.
Win similar heroic measures. stayed the FIRE
Loss MORE THAN slcoooooo
Throughout the terrific contes; waged by fire.
- men and FIRE for supremacy. humanity Was han
dicapped by gale which carried burning brands
far over the heads q the workers and beyond
the reach OF the hundreds OF streams OF wa+e~
poured into the raging furnaces. Blu, for n.
work OF volunteers n sAeking out ana extinruisb-
ing these enbers Il Is almost certain the tl,--as
ssea would have been twice as great. Asr,s
shfarly seven:y-fve squares. or l4o acres. are
gone, extending from Lexington-st on the north
70 Pratt-st on the south from Liberty-st. on :ba
west 10 Jones's Fails on The east Insurance
companies have opened temporary Offices in
tae Lexington Hotel but their representatjves
deeline to estimate the loss. TIE answer Of one
Is typicI OF all: IT'S too big We have not
hsures TO describe IT, Make It above slOoooo- =
"Va That's the best We can DO. sor,e ast,-
mates place The loss as high as s200000oo0
The city was early placed under martial law.
taa dhus all danger OF looting IN the doomed dis
t7ict vas eliminated. Word vas received that
General corbin. Of New-York. would be here
'a'e 'o-n'gh; 70 take command OF the federal
Ho0ps' The presence OF two regiments OF MIL
"'ia as an adjunct to the police. which were
augmented by details from Philadelphia and
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MONEY VAULTS INTACT.
Erperts Sag the Contents Are Not
DAMAGED.

Baltimore. Feb. S.--A piece OF welcome news
conveyed this afternoon to the bankers and
others interested was that the contents Of most
sa fes and vaults in the financial district were
probably unimpaired. Several experts who
made tour of the burned financial section ex-
amined more than score Of safe deposit and
bank vaults and it their opinion that the
contents Of most Of these were not damaged.
They said the vaults were blistered and in some
cases warped
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4 MEASURE OF RELIEF.
NaruIand LEGISLATURE Makes a Ten.
Day Holiday.
rBT TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBUNE. ]

Baltimore. Feb. S.-The General Assembly
at Annapolis tonight passed a bill. intro
duced by Senator Gill, Of this city, author
izing Governor warield 20 declare ten sue
cessive legal holidays here. so as to aid
property owners and other losers by the
fire to get their business affairs in as good shape
as possible. The bill. which was signed at once
the suspension Of business beyond ten days. IL
necessary.
A relief bill will be offered making an sppro-
priation OF $4,000 to help the destitute. the
money to be dealt out by the Governor and such
commission as he shall name.
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PRESIDENT OFFERS AID.
Bill in Congress ApprOpriating
81 900 900.

baltimore. Feb. S.-Mayor McLane to-day re-
ceived the following telegram from President
Roosevelt:
share the horror Of our people AZ the ap-
Mailing catastrophe which has befalen BaIt-
more II there is anything the le4erdl govern
uent can do, pray call on me-
washington, Feb. S-Representative Enrich
~ Illinois. introduced bill In the House to-day
snpropriating 81 100000 for the relief Of suffer
ers from the Baltimore fire. It was referred to
the Committee on Appropriations.
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TROOPS GO TO BALTIMORE
GEN. CORBIN IN COMMAND.
Strong Force of Regulars to Aid IN
Preserving Order.

Major General Henry c. Corbin. commandin4
the Atlantic Division received orders from the
War Department early yesterday afternoon to
hold himself IN readiness to go TO Baltimore and
command in person the regular soldiers ordered
there to preserve order. Before he left the city
General Corbin Paid that he would probably
der from 200 to 1890 men to Baltimore from
the posts around that city besides detachments
from the posts around Nev-York.
Accompanied by Colonel Knight chief OF staff:
Major starr. adiutant; Captain Moss. aide-de-
camp. and Captain Horton. assistant quarter
master. General Corbin started In a special
train over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The train consisted OF a single car. attached to
one Of the fastest engines belonging to the road.
The train started at 7:59 D. m. and ex-
pected to make the run IN less than four hours.
Before General Corbin started for Baltimore
he ordered a battalion Of the 10th Infantry. at
Fort Slocun. David's Island. to entrain at a.
m In Jersey City for Baltimore. BattaIions OF
the 5th Infantry. at PIattsburg Barracks. and OF
the 9th Infantry. at Madison Barracks started
for Baltimore early IN the evening. The greater
part Of the troops will be taken from the cav
airy at Fort Myer. the engineer corps. at the
washington Barracks. and the companies OK
coast artillery stationed at Fort Monroe and
Fort McHenry.
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CITY TRADE P4R4LYZED.
Effect of the Great Fire Likely To
Be National

Baltimore. Feb. S.-While the fire was con-
e,e5 within a certain territory Of the city. the
.o.. will he more or less national in its scope.
Wholesale trade here has been paralyzed TOT
Months to come and Southern buyers. a large
number OF whom deal in Baltimore. will have to
ro elsewhere to purchase their goods The
,,,,nufacturing centres Of the country will feel
,,,o eject 20 some extent by the countermand-
to os orders. To many manufacturers the fire
r,u cause a positive loss. as they have been
working on orders for Baltimore firms. which
cannot be accepted now and which will have to
he carried by the manufacturers until they can
find other buyers
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FAMOUS TRAINS TO FLORIDA
~ Y g. Fla Special 2-10 P. NJ. Fla q West
Indian LID" s5 A NJ Unexcelled service via
Penn q Atlantic Coast Line. uSl B Biway--Adyt
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not escape. and some hang from the side walls
OF corners OF what were once Office buildings.
These ruins could be seen sHRying back and
forth. apparently ready TO collapse. Many did
fall during the morning. carrying upward
clouds OF brick and mortar dust so dense that
even the black smoke obscured for the
moment. Flying glass. dust and gravel sparks
and embers filed the air In that fearful dis
trict men prominent in commercial life were
found. Many. with heat blistered and smoke
begrined faces. had been up all night. and
the morning broke were taking their first in
ventory Of losses
At 1890 O'Clock the northern limits OF the fire
had travelled from Fayette-st. TO Eastern-ave.
At this point half n dozen fire companies were
fighting from the rear. while other companies
were fankng on the Jones Falls and the Lib
erty-st. borders. Sandwiches and coffee were
served from drays Many Of the men were al
most famished from their long and dangerous
detail. and the hot food was a godsend.
MARTIAL LAW IN FORCE
Every bridge over Jones's Falls held score OF
frerr1en. and not infrequently they were COM
PEELED TO turn their attention from the towering
pyres TO put out flames on the floors between
thern and deep water. Both banks Of Joness
Falls were lined with lumber yards and the piles
on one side were blazing constantly and on the
other throwing off clouds Of steam caused By
the water turned on wood heated almost to the
point Of ignition.
The Presfdent-st. station OF the Philadeiphia-
yvur,ington and Baltimore Railroad is used as
barracks for militia. which is enforcing martial
law The building caught fire number OF times
and whenever the door was opened shower OF
,,,-ps was carried inside. In front the LUMBER
..,o. Furnished food for the flames. which were
- .roan,nr forward. yet the men who had
,,oo, n,cinr the streets all night renamed
asleep. completely exhausted.
when the advance of flames had been ohecked
49, Gro companies started back over the scene
=. s,sostor attempting to demolish the fam
to- ruins and prevent another outbreak
.oooo rDr,E. FAMINE THREATENED.
-,-,,o,.s ona business men of the East Side
not vet fully assured Of their safety' anu
..ro,eb every window may be seen ANXIOUS
.,ces Moving vans pushcarts ana Vehicies u
~ ,,nas nu the streets carting household er-
fec.s and veiuabes to shelter.
,,o,o,., 7 Frank Supplee. a competent author-
,.v on factory statistics. estimates tnat 'he
,,,,ber Of persons thrown out OF employ iiieN'
80, -o,ob CITY thousand: others have placed the
estimate at a higher figure
INSPECTOR of Buildings Preston after MAKING
, careful study of the burned district placed 'ne
building loss alone at s15oo"oooo
ro-n,pht il is feared that aid must come from
adjacent cities or partial famine VIII ne an
added phase of the situation. Res'aui ans
entirely without food. ana the destruction oi Tue
commission houses along the wharves mas sHu'
81 the means OF supply. Hotels are ii'''e 0e''ei
oo and though they say they VIII De '''0 "
,..a their guests 1t is admitted the variety wiz
- ,ssssned at once. Preparations are Os'Ns
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Washington. resulted IN the maintenance OF tho
best OF order.
FIRE BURNED ITSELF OUT.
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Washington. Feb Sat the urgent request OF
Senator German. and on his pledge ard that OF
the Governor of Maryland that the Iesislaturs
OF Maryland would tonight pass resolution
calling on the national government for mill
tary assistants. Lieutenant General Charse,
commanding the General staff. sent telegraphio
orders this afternoon to Major General Corbin.
commanding the Division OF the Atlantic. at
New-Yorh. to proceed forthwith to Baltimors
and take military command Of the situation
there
Nearly one thousand soldiers also have been
ordered to serve under General Corbin- They
are: Two battalions Of the 9TH Infantry. a.
Plattsburg Barracks. New-YOrk: one battalion
OF the 18th Infantry. at Fort slocum. New
York: one battalion Of the 10Th infantry. at
Madison Barracks New-York: one company oe
coast artillery. at Fort Howard. Maryland. and
one company Of coast artillery at Fort
Dupont Delaware. These troops are under
rush orders TO report to General Corbin- IL
is expressly stated az the War Department.
that the national troops are TO serve as police
force under the direction of the Mayor Of Bslti-
more and the local authorities
President Roosevelt. on the appeal Of the Bal
timors authorities. ordered United states Ensi-
neers TO that city to help fight the fire. The first
OF the soldiers boarded train at the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad station at 2.2O .. m. hour
sfter the order had come. The force was under
command Of Major Burr. and the engineers. one
hundred strong. were drawn from the Washing
ton barracks. They carried with them 1000
pounds Of guncotton. with fuses and electric de-
tonators. At Baltimore they viii find $500
mounds more Of guncotton. drawn from the sd-
vance supply at Dover. Del The engineers
equipped with tents and ten days rations.
that they can take care Of themselves.
In view Of the stringent provisions of tbs
posse conitatus law regulating the use Of troops
I'm states. the following statement has been mads
as to the conditions bringing about the action