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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12

on all fours through the streets After this
they were thrown into tubs full OF writhing
snakes.
In the Great Martyrdom" of Nagasaki thirty
Christians were beheaded. Twenty-Five others,
among them foreign priests, were roasted to
death. A great pit prepared. A bed OF
charcoal was spread upon its bottom. Mixed
with it were the ashes of those who had been
burned to death. On this mixture were laid
the bodies of the decapitated. These were
buried beneath a layer of wood On top of
this were piled great number of Christian
images, rosaries and other objects used in con-
nection with the exercise of the Christian re-
ligion. Fire applied. For two days the
mass smouldered. Bags then were prepared,
and into them were collected the ashes and
even the earth which bore the stain of the
Christian blood. Boatmen were dispatched with
the bags to distribute the contents upon the
open sea Afterward the boatmen were made
to strip and battle, wash the bags and
the boats, so that no dust or other evidence Of
the existence of the martyrs should remain.
Nothing that was Christian would be tolerated.
Bodies of Christians exhumed and
signed to the flames
A torture of most devilish ingenuity was de-
vised In 1888 This was the torment of the
''fosse." A hole six feet deep and three feet in
diameter was dug. gibbet placed over
it. The victim was then tightly corded so
to impede the flow of blood. Sometimes he
she was tied up in a sack, the entire person
being confined except one hand. This was left
free so that the victim could make some sign
of recantation if he desired. A line previously
run over the arm of wood above the hole
then fastened around his ankles. Little in
cisions were made in the temples to prevent
too rapid a congestion of the blood and to pro-
long the pain. Then the victim lowered
into the hole head foremost Soon blood began
to ooze from the mouth, the nose and ears. 1t
is said that for most death came only at the
end of two three and four days. In some cases
the end was deferred even six days.
The Japanese exterminators of Christianity
found that killing believers the only eff
fective method of attaining their ends Few
recanted. Women went to the stake carrying
their babes that these might die with them
rather than live to be brought up pagans.
Foreigners were then forbidden to land on the
Japanese coast under penalty OF death, and
natives were forbidden to leave the islands.
All relics of the Christian religion were de-
stroyed as fast as they could be found The
time came at last when the Japanese leaders
felt that they had accomplished what perhaps
had not been accomplished in any other nation,
and had extirpated Christianity.
Il Is said that the only apparent results Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12

naked by the legA Women and girls were
stripped OF their clothing and compelled to crawl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12

Women were tormented in almost unthinka-
bile ways They were sometimes strung up
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09

through the throng, seeking news OF their dear
ones Every now and then one would be dis
covered alive and we'll. and the weeping was re-
placed by Joy. Many OF the girls went nome I'M
mediatey after the accident, and 1t was long
impossible to get anything like a complete list OF
those missing.
Robert NJ. Chalmers. recently admitted mem
Der of the firm, was caught in one OF the upper
floors and went down with the debris He was
dug out from beneath a ton Of plaster. beams
and broken timbers. He encouraged the men at
work and offered suggestions how best to
liberate him. When he was finally rescued there
was a cheer from all of those within sight, and
he was taken up to the fourth floor OF the por-
ton OF the building then standing on the James
81 side and taken 10 the street down the fire
escape His right leg was broken and he was
frightfuly bruised.
ELEVATOR MEN WATCH CRASH.
One of the strangest experiences was that OF
william Garrison the elevator man. and Edward
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09

crash, and wondered how they could reach the
street. WorkInen on the third floor saw them.
however. and let down rope with which they
climbed TO the street in safety
PANIC AMONG REsCUERs.
At 1880 o'clock almost fatal panic was
caused by the falling OF portion of the debri,
whlcn had hung from one of the upper floors A
cascade of plaster and bricks poured down. and
TWO hundred persons. who were IN the uninjured
partsof the store. made a mad rush for the door
Laoorers and spectators who had gotten through
the police lines fought 20 get out. one man
tainted and fell of a counter landing ON his
head and inturtng himself severely Those en-
gagged in the active work OF rescue swarrninS
about the ruins like ants over an anthill for the
most part remained where they were The rub
bish soon ceased falling. and the panic abated
No one was injured by falling debris. but MANY
were bruised and battered in the rush for safety.
When news Of the disaster hrst spread about
there we're thousands OF family rolcalls 70 ana
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09

HasweI. both of whom escaped uninjured Both
were in the elevator near the fourth floor at the
time Of the accident On the top floor was
large pile of trunks. and suddenly they noticed
two of the trunks slide from the pile and drop
TO the floor. At the same time huge water pips
burst and then the roof came through.
The two young men hardly realized what WAS
taking place as the roof went crashing through
the building, carrying with 1t the partitions
counters and fixtures. The cable supporting the
elevator broke but the machine fell only few
inches, heavy beam lodged across the shaft
and held the elevator in position whers the
two young men could see the debris.
They could hear the means of the girls pinned
beneath the debris. but were unable TO go to
their assistance a portion of the fourth floor
had been carried down, and Haswel and his
companion climbed out of the elevator to the
third floor. A portion of this floor had also
been carried away but they worked their way
toward the staircase.
They climbed down to the second floor and
made their way to the front OF the building.
They thought that there would be another
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whether any members had gone shopping that
morning Had the building fallen later in the
day. when the floors were covered with Gus
toners. the horror wsuid have been nagnlaed
r1anv fold
The latest report attributes the collapse to I'm
perfect snoring. lacking. The OF the
building being entirely reconstructed, and
for that purpose had been lifted from its foun-
dation. 1t soon after the workrnen arrived
and while they wers readtustilg their Jacks 70
raise the edihce higher that the crash came.
Edward r Hackett, general superintendent
and manager OF the store. was IN his private
Office on the fourth floor IN the front part OF the
building. He does not remember hearing any
thing outside OF what he judged TO be the ham
mering OF the workmen until the crash came
By the time he got 10 the door OF the partition
which ineloses his Once the rear OF the building
was heap OF wreckage. while the dust was
binding. With the other members Of the Office
force he managed TO get to the upholstery de-
partrnent on the second floor front from which
place they reached the scaHoldlag in front os
W. NJ Whitney's store by means OF planks which
were showed over 10 the window sill
EXTREME JUNCTION GIVEN
The hremsn and volunteers about noon lifted
a portion of the flooring. uncoverins the dust
clerks. All three were pinioned under heavy iron
and timbers In such a position as 70 make i'm
mediate rescue impossible. Two ot the rirt.
were unconscious and bleeding from cuts on the
face.
Please give rle a drink" cane Sro-r 80 .nsrs
but the task n getting the motstsrs % Aer rps
was not an easy one. Lying IA On S.z s-a--,acr
while two brother physicians held htrr by tna
heels. DR., Griffin was lowered until ne rnsnazed
10 wet the girls lips with brandy He learned
that the girls name was Maggie McAvoy Ths
injured girl asked for priest and the Rev.
Father John ]. Lynch. OF the Cathedral OF ths
Immaculate Conception. was lowered into the
opening where he administered the last rites.
She was taken from the ruins az 2;15 and re-
moved 20 ST. Peten's Hospital She had been
crushed beneath heavy timbers since the crash
this morning and was rescued by Chief Walsh
and several hremen There Is little hope OF
her recovery.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09

into emergency hospitals and mattresses were
brought for the victims.
The work OF digging out the victims was con-
Quoted by the members OF the Fire and Police
departments and all city laborers. Water rushed
into the ruins from twisted pipes and 1t was
necessary to cpt off the supply.
Edward ]. Horan. one OF the clerks at the
mems furnishing counter. was among the lucky
ones who escaped without a scratch. After
placing about thirty girls in a neighboring store
he took their names and stood at the door, and
when panicstricken parents. brothers and sis
ters arrived Mr. Koran gave them what in
formation he had
1T was the quickest thing record said
Mr. Horan 1T about 45 o'clock. and
had ny back turned to the store while was
getting my stock IN shape. There was not a
half dozen customers in the store within my
vision at that time. l heard roaring and a
tearing sound, much like thunder. and then the
crash and shrieks drowned out every other
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09

rose 10 points. to $50 closing one point unoer 'ia'
new high record figure
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09
TICKETS GOOD ON ALL ROADS.
Iaekawanna Patrons Cared for Without Ex-
ira Cost to Them.

Because Of the Roboken fire there was STEADY
s 30 Tackewanna commuters all the
i,- from their station TO that of the Erie
pa,lroad. where they took the Greenwood Lake
,ra,ns 70 New-York Much good natured jolly!ng
- ,nd.lged by the regular Erie travellers in re-
tallation for the humiliation that was heaped upon
-, h,, the LackaWanna passengers when the
-, as tied I'D In the blizzard OF last winter and
a. commuters were obliged TO take the other road.
-. .tat tin,a Erie Communication tickets hon
aa ~, the IackAwanna and to-day the comph-
80. ,,as returned by the Erie. The Lackawanna
,,cks.s were also konoFsd BY the PsnnsYlVSnia
.r6 Ney.Jersey Central roads.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09

the collapse 10 the sidewalk. and along these
the debris was passed fast it could be re-
moved
In the back Of the store. which abuts on
James-st, the work was carried in the same
way. Here Of employees were found i'm
prisoned in the cellar. where they had been
thrown from the floors above Most of them
were conscious and several directed the work of
rescue. The fire escapes at the back of the
building saved many.
The crowd that soon surrounded the store
blocked Pearl-st. from Maiden Lane to Steuben-
st Relatives of the clerks wandered franticaIly
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MANY DEAD IN RUINS.
Continued from first page.

plaster Comparatively little heavy brick or
stone work fell.
The scene which followed the collapse was ter
rible. Telephone communications were sent to
the various hospitals and doctors throughout the
city, and within half an hour twenty-five doctors
and four arnbulances were on the scene. The
various stores in the neighborhood were turned
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09
TRAIN SERVICE RESUMED.
DAMAGE VAS sS50,Ooo.
Eorkmen Begin Work While Ho-
bolen's Fire Sill .Smouldered

TIE Lackawanna Railroad resumed its repular
passenger train service on its Eve track. at4p.
vesterdsE- The commuters. Who began TO arrive IN
& steady stream at that time, were told TO piek
ihesr way across 500 feet of black mud bx the
sulouldeiiHg ruins 10 the rear OF what had once
been The Hoboken terminal. where they went aboard
their cars from platform The officials NJ
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passengers can ascend to the second deck Of the
boats by inclined plane Of gentle slope or by
using elevators and stairways
On the ground floor of the ferryhouse will be
found a large waiting room for the Hoboken ferry
passengers and the second floor numerous diyis
ion offices of the company, completely equipped
emergency hospital, toilets barber shop and baths.
The exterior OF the building will be six hundred
feet long on the river side, the tower rising TO
height of 225 feet.
A separate building for the use of immigrants
and Pullman supplies just to the south of the ter
minal building is completed.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09

sound. With the other male clerks my first
thought was for the girls. many of whom sank
behind their counters and had to be dragged
out 1t was awful for US but il must have been
twice as bad for those who were caught in the
rear OF the store, where the building collapsed"
WORK OF RESCUE SLOW.
The work Of rescue organized slowly. Firemeu
italian laborers, clerks and business and pro-
fessionaI men who heard the crash their way
TO the offices and rushed in to help all toiIed to-
gether on the great mound of lath plaster and
tJisted beams An extraordinary number OF
persons were found caught in the debris in such
way that although scarcely injured they could
not escape This is accounted for by the nature
of the material which covered them A number
of the rescued were taken out almost suffocated
by the clouds of lime dust The first rescuers
to arrive were asked for water. and it was
handed in by the gallon.
Every contractor who had men employed in
the city suspended work and offered assistance.
and within an hour after the building fell the
iaborers We're arriving by the wagonIoad. -Four
lines were formed. reaching from the scene of
New-York tribune., 1905-08-09

LAckAWANNA STOCKS NEW RECORD.
The costly fire at Fobokeu failed 10 check the
upward movement of Lackawanna in the stock
market On sales Of only 400 shares, the stock
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
Hoosier Monte Carlo Closed.

Governor Hanly recently declared his
intention of vigorously prosecuting the
proprietors of the gambling houses at West
Baden and French Lick Springs, Ind, and
as a result the casino and gambling houses
at these resorts have been closed and the
paraphernaiia is being shipped out of the
cOrntv-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
Cremated in His Own Home.

The charred remains of Charles James, a
well known farmer living three miles
southeast of Oxford, Ohio, was found in a
corner Of the cellar burned to a crisp. The
residence was also burned. James was Is
years old and lived by himself. 1t is sup
posed he was asleep and the house caught
fro from n ctava
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
Woman Killed i'm Police Court.

William Williams. IL years old, a negro,
stabbed and killed Elsie Parker, negress,
In the West Side Police Court, New York.
The oma had summoned Williams to
court for beating her. The stabbing was
done just inside the court room and in view
of the magistrate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
soOo.OOO Fire at Brooklyn.

The shops of the Union Dry Dock Com
pany and the Erie railroad transfer freight
house at Brooklyn, N. Y, were destroyed
by fire. causing a loss estimated at 100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14

Five hundred indictments were returned
by the grand jury at Evansville, Ind,
against saloon keepers who are charged
with keeping money and card slot ma
chimes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
Miserly Hermit Burned to Death

James NJ. BlOdgett, hermit banker Of
Hermitage, n. Y, said to be worth $1,000
000, was burned TO death in his house
Blodgett was graduated al Yale in 1850
he was noted for his miserly habits.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14

wi1Iiam 8. McWilliams, near Indepe

William 8. New lIllams, near Indepen-
dence. Iowa, confessed the murder Of his
wife and five children. McWilliams says
he believed his children better dead than
alive. and could live no longer with his
wife Nj WILLIAMS knocked his victims
down with a hammer and then stall bed
shem with q butcher knife.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
o,a a Eolitician Dead.

Ex-State Senator James Charles, 20 years
old. who has been prominent in republican
politics, died al Marion. Ind, alter an ILL
ness of several days.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
wouId Abolish Death Penalty

Representative Joseph F. Sawicki of
Cleveland, Ohio, has prepared a bill which
he will introduce in the coming legislature
abolishing capital punishment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
Boy Burned 10 Death.

Myron Morrow, s years old, was burned
to death at his home in Richllond, Ind.
His clothing caught fire while dressing in
front of a CRATE.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
Three Crushed in the Wreckase.

4" III "TS&huSCs
Two Baltimore & Ohio freight trains col
lided at Rexabet, ten miles west of Chilli
cothe, Ohio. Engineer John Mullen and
Fireman f. c. Sampson were killed, and
Brakeman William Taylor fatally injured.
An eastbound freight broke in two and the
front part took a siding while the rear end
came on down the grade on the main track,
striking a w~estbound freight. The dead
and injured were on the westbound train.
The men all lived in ChillicOthe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
pioueer Republica Dead.

Joseph w. Fairbanks, n Of the found
ers of the republican party, died at WASH
ineicn, ID. c., aged 81 years Fol- more
than fifty years he had been Prominent in
banking. mere atile and Political affairs Of
the state.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
Reform Crusade i'm St. PAUL.

A committee of fifty prominent citizens
has been formed by preachers and reform
ers to start a reform crusade at st. Paul,
MINI. 1t is to be non-political in char
anfor
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14

Henry l.. Frida, OF trial in the Whitley
Circuit Court at Columbia City, Ind, upon
the charge of having burned the barn upon
the Van Worst farm, near Coesse, Ind,
upon which he was a tenant, last July, was
acquitted by the verdict of the jurY-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14

James Sampson, aged so, whose real
name Is said to have been James Nc
Coragie, member Of an old and promi-
uent family of Lincoln. Neb., committed
suicide In Colorado Springs By taking
~srboIic acid.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
CONCERNING PEOPLE, PLACES
AND DOiNGS OF THE WORLD. !;
Courts and Crimes, Accidents and
Fires, Labor and Capital. Grain.
Stock and Money Markets.
Another Murder at Bedford, Ind.

Another Murder at Bedford, Ind.
Lemuel Lynch, aged q, of Morgantown,
n. e., was shot and instantly killed by
Benjamin Rhoades at Bedford, Ind.
The shooting occurred at the home of
Rhoades. Lynch had been paying atten-
ton to Rhoades' neice and when he came
10 the house on a social call RhOades came
to the door and shot him in the breast with
q shotgun. Rhoades, who was arrested,
claims that Lynch had been drinking and
attempted to force his way into the house
after being warned not n do so.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14

Congressman w. Bourke Cochran vas
elected grand sachem of Tammany hall in
New York.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14
Mystery in Old Mans Death.

Michael Dinner, aged 81 years, who lived
with a daughter n s~on-in-law, George
johnson, near S~helOyville, Ind, was found
dead In the barn at midnight, with his
skull crushed. Johnson, whose wife is
sole heir to Dinners money and ninety
acres of land, was not on speaking terms
with the old man. He says he went to the
barn in search of Dinner because his wife
dreamed that her father was falling from a
harm loft
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14

According to figures compiled by the
lake marine news bureau at Chicago, the
death list or the great lakes during the
season now closing has been the heaviest
of any year since big steel vessels began tG
be used on the lakes. A total of 2l5 live:
were lost. OF these 116 were lost during
the great storms of this fall.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14

Cochran Elected Head of Tamman
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-14

l call your especially attention to the de-
STABILITY Of giving to the members Of the
lifesaving service pensions such as are Civ
en- to irenen and policemen In al our great
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08
POLICE SPOIL
COLONY SCHEME
Raid Offices of Two Con-
Germs That Promise Homes
i'm Idaho for a Small Sum

CHICAGO. Jan. THE police to-day
raided the offices of the Idaho Colony
Company and Oreano Mining Company.
Limited, of Wallace. Idaho. When the
police arrived the entrance was crowd
ed with persons waiting for information
how to secure 800 acres of Government
land in Idaho for $50. The door leading
to the Offices of the company was
locked, and Albert P. Hunter, said to
be the manager, could not be found.
Attorney M. Rossen was among the
persons awaiting the opening of the Of
fees. Rossen said:
Hunter called on me several days
ago and attempted to interest me to
the extent of purchasing $500 worth of
stock in the company. He said if
would purchase mining stock he would
make me general agent in Chicago"
The scheme regarding the stalking of
homesteads in Idaho has been operated
for month. according to the police.
The plan was to advertise for 300 men,
each to secure 800 acres of Government
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08
GIVE COFFEE TO WORKERS
TO STOP BEER DRINKING
Novel Means Used by Pretty Girls OF
Gotham I'm Fight Against
Intemperance.

NEW YORK, Jan. Pretty girls
bearing pals of steaming coffee for
the men engaged in the excavating
work for new railway terminal on
Forty-second street have disclosed a
new method of temperance work in
this city. Ever since the work began
the students and faculty of the Bible
Teachers Training School near by
have had their attention distracted
from their studies by the sight Of the
laborers getting in line promptly at
the stroke of IL and starting for beer.
There are numerous saloons and two
breweries near by, so temptations were
plentiful.
A crusade against the liquor sellers
IN the shape of speeches was discussed
and quickly put aside as useless and
the students set themelves to devise
some more efficient form of fortifying
the men against temptation to quaff
beer. Some one suggested a substi-
tute and coffee was chosen. Great
quantities, steaming hot, were carried
among the workmen as they quit for
lunch and a great falling off in the
patronage of the saloons and brewer
les in the neighborhood had resulted.
The faculty and students express
much qualification over the success of
the venture.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-08

Pennsylvania to- the New Haven di-
rectorate as going to show the direc-
ton of railroad policy toward combi-
nation and absorption.
The money market has been abund-
antly supplied and passed through the
annual settlement period with very
slight symptom of pressure, which was
relaxed almost Immediately, contrary
to the usual experience, which shows
a continuation of pressure for several
days after the turn of the year. This
condition of the money market de-
prives the persistent outflow of gold of
any substantial effect on affairs, al
though there is sentimental effect on
the stock market.
The market for bonds has been
broad and good investment demand
has been evident. United States regis
tered fours declined Il per cent and
the coupon advanced n on call during
the week.