The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-03
FIRE 1T CATHOLIC ORPRAAlGE
One Student Lost His Life, and Others
Were Injured
the Woolcott Dry Goods Store
Argument i'm Case OF Armour Com
pany Against State Treasurer Lacy.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c.. October ID.

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c.. October ID.
Unbounded sympathy is expressed
here for the sufferers by the fire yes
terjay morning ut the Roman Catholic
orphanage at Nazareth, two ml'es
west of Raleigh. Great bravery was
shown by the priests in charge of the
building which was burned, and by
Thomas Wallach, of New York,a young
seminarian, who has been there a year
or more, and WHO climbed to the top
of the roof and urged two boys, John
Glavish, of Columbus county, and FL
vim Buffaloe, of Raleigh, who had TAX
VI refuge there, to leap to the ground
Hh him as the only chance OF say
>IAg life. Wallace leaped on a pile of
mattresses but the boys struck the
ground. Glavish died last night, there
being also internal injuries, the Ills
lance from the roof to the ground be
ing about 40 feet. Buffaloe. though
badly injured, will probably recover.
Last night it was thought he would
not recover, but today it is stated that
the outlook is mach more hopeful
Wallach, the gallant young fellow wac
did SO much, is doing well and will le-
cover quickly. Father O'Brian VINO
leaped from a third story window, is
in bed, but is not seriously injured and
will soon be alright. The building
burned was a brick one, very tall, and
cost aoout $25, 900, the insurance upon
it being only $4,000. 1t will be rebuilt
as soon as possible Father Price said.
1t was designed to be part of an ex-
tensiye quadrangle. In the upper
rooms were sleeping apartments and
on the lower floor the refect1y n
also the printing establishment OF
Truth, the church paper.
There was another fire here Satur-
day night at a la!e hour at the store OF
VIM. Woolcott, where there is a gen
eral stock, largely dry goods and cloth
ing. 1t broke out on the third floor
which is damaged to the extent Of 100
per cent, the stock there being worth
about SO, 700; the second floor is lam
aged Is per cent, and the first floor
about so per cent, the value of me
stock on the second floor being ABOUT
500, 900, and on the first 81 900. The to-
tai insurance on the 100000 stock is
1884, 600.
Charles A. Webb. of Asheville, ar
rived here today with the bylaws and
organization of the Imperial Life In
surance Company, of Asheville, which
were approved by the insurance com
missioner.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction Joyner returned this NOM
ing from Europe, where he had been
In company with Professor Charles D.
McIver, of Greensboro, a couple OF
months.
Attorney General Gilmer leaves to-
morrow for Waynesville, and thence
goes to Washington to argue the case
Of the Armour Meat Packing Company
against State Treasurer Lacy, invoIv-
ing the question Of the tax Of the COM
pany's plants in this state.
This afternoon at the Catholic or
phanage the funeral of John Glavish
was held, and the body was buried in
the cemetery there. The dead boy has
a sister at Belmont, CASTOR county. He
mas a father, whose whereabouts are
not known.
Attorneys for Rowan Rogers and
John P. Sorrell. in Jail for embracery
took steps TODAY to have them exam
ined by a physician, in order to take
the statement of the latter before the
governor and a fresh effort to get the
men, particularly Rogers, out of jail.
Cotton farmers in this section say
they have already as much of their
cotton picked as they had by the end
of last year; that there was very little
top crop and that they had as a rule
kept up closely with the cotton. Those
who are holding cotton complain Of the
bringing in to this market last Friday
and Saturday of a large quantity and
say it was a very unfortunate step.
Some farmers arc buying cotton right
and left and are storing it. A great
many Of them are sur the price Will
go to IL cents shortly.
The new private secretary of the
governor. Mr.. Badly" Arlington, was
in the Office today, but does not regu-
larly take charge until Wednesday. He
is extremely popular with everybody
and his popularity is we'll deserved
The governor has been highly comp;i
mented upon this appointment.
The number of orphans at the Meth
odist %orphanage is now 20 and it is
stated by Superintendent jenkins that
the number will be 100 by the END of
the year.