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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-08
Terminal and Ferryboats
Hopatcong and Birming-
ham Totally Destroyed
Last Night.
LOSS PLACED AT $500 900
JERSEY CITY, wEEHAWKEN AND
HogoKEN FIREMEN CALLED
ouT-No LIVES LOST.

A Ere which threatened to develop iuto
the proportions of the great recent water
FROM fire in Hohoken broke OUT in the
hold of the single-decked ferryboat Hop
atcong near the Hoboken slips Of the
Delaware, Laekawanna & Western
Railroad terminus last night between The
hours of nine and ten o'clock. 1t burned
up the boat and set fire to valuable ada
cent property. Before the roaring flames
got through with their work of devasta-
ton they had laid the proud depot of the
D., L. & w Railroad in ashes. They de-
voured the ferryboat Hopatcong, which
was burned 10 the waters edge They
ser fire to another more valuable ferry
boat and damaged her considerably. The
whole terminal plant of the D., L & W.
lay in ashes and isolated from other
points along the line. Commuters who
take the route are obliged to resort to the
Erie, the Pennsylvania or the West
Shore.
1t was believed by many watching the
fire while crossing the river that the
greatest shore front fire ON this side of
the North River was in progress. What
checked the progress of the flames is left
to the Imagination of those who looked
on. That the Dukes house went down
with its S1,SO0 Elk's head ornament is
not surprising when one considers lhe
infammable material of all the buildings
in the immediate vicinity, the Dukes
house included. The great crowds that
looked on from behind enclosed ropes
stretched by the police this morning are
looking through eyes that appreciate the
waste of the burning acres still on fire.
This means hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of property of corporations.
Thanks to bene6cent wind that blew
the flames out riverward the thickiy pop
ulated tenement section was saved.
Mayor Lankering, of Hoboken, acknowl-
edges this point Had the wind been
south Jersey City's water front pers
would have also been ,ng,eriled. A
southern wind would have swept the
flames aic1g the piers of ihe whole Jer-
ssy City water front The HehoIzen fire
Department got excited. Frantic appeals
were sssst cat for help jersey City is
asways ready to respond to an appeal
from hef little sister, Eoboken, on an
emergency call She did so nobly, send
ing Eve engine companies with apparatus
to the scene of the FIRE. But did old Dad
Knickerbocker get buss? Well, if you
had been on Pennsylvania ferryboats
bound from New York slips to Jersey
City and leaned over the rails Of one and
heard the alarm toots of those busy little
water front fire fighters from Father
Kaicxerbocker's side Of the river asking
tAe pfsess of the great ferryboat ships
Ae greatest in the world-to give them
lse sray and appreciated the manner in
wnich the great ferryboats did it, you
might be able to comprehend something.
Hoboken's FIRE department even supple
msnted with five companies and appar-
atus from Jersey City, could not have
For E:mples. biOtehes, had complexion,
Hcpz5ss Sarsaparilla is the medicine to take
Z RS established this fact.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-08


fought such blaze unless backed up by
old Father Knickerhocker's FIRE fighting
feet, and he in tErn backed up by the
great fire fighting tug feet nsaintaiael
by the great railroad companies that have
their ternini on Jersey Cisys watet
front. There are some who claim Jer-
sey City can take care of its water front
when endangered by fire. She's got
one of the best fire fighting forces for
her size of any city in the world, but she
should have better. Any way you want
to look at it, cutting out old Father
Knickerbocker's interest in the snatter.
Jersey City's fire department did its
share in checking the spread Of the
flames to Jersey City's water front. BY
protecting its own city it helped Hobo
ken to confne the flames.
The spectacular effect was heightened
when both the Hopatcong, from the
boiler room of which the FIRE started.
while in the emergency slip, and the
magnificent newly built and equipped fer
ryboat at Binghampton, just proudly put
into commission, along with her sister
ship, the Montclair, were hauled ablaze
| into mid stream.
1t is not known definitely how the FIRE
originated. 1t is supposed to have been
started in the boiler house of a tenn
porary plant put up for the purpose of
building slip for the proposed new
Twenty-third street line. There is no
proof of this. All that is known is that
the fire followed an explosion aboard the
Hopatcong in the emergency slip. The
whole ferry house, the D., L. & w. de-
| pot and adjacent frame buildings were
Immediately ablaze. 1t all happened so
| quickly that great crowd was caught
in the waiting room of the wooden d..
L. 4 w. depot and the wooden ferry
house of the ferry department. The lat
ter when erected little over a decade ago
was supposed to be strictly fire and even
dust proof. There was no trouble after
the alarm of getting the crowd out of
the ferry house. In the depot waiting
room it was different Men were busy
| cutting away electric wires from which
the power had not been shut off. The
crowd was still scampering for refuge
when the Wire fell. So far as is known
no one was hurt That there We're no
other casualties is almost a miracle.
The damage is estimated at over $780,
600. The D., L. & W., as far as its
Hoboken terminus is concerned. was put
out of business for a few days. The
PENNSYLVANIA and the Erie companies are
honoring its tickets, so far as their lines
go, to-day.
~ ~SAeSS-y LIZ Ou Iue
scene saved the valuable Public Service
Corporation property just south of the
D., 1. 4 W. property. The four ferry
slips, the depot Of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western road, including the
waiting room and restaurant and the
headquarters of the Railroad Y. NJ. G. A.
and the Dukes house. were all that were
swept away b the flames The Dukes
House contained museum that was the
especial pride of local and visiting Elks.
That the Yl,200 Elk's head that was the
main adornment of the building, hos
telry celebrated for many years, facing the
Hoboken ferries, went along with the
sweep of the flames, will be pourned by
the thousands of Elks who daily ADMIR-
ed it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-08


Timothy G. Cagney.s friends are con-
graduating him on what they are pleased
to term his clever move in getting from
William ]. Bryan letter urging all
Democrats to attend the primaries of the
party and to vote as their conscience die
tates. Any other man who saw fit to
write to Mr.. Bryan on the subject would
have received the same reply, so that
Mr. Cagney is not entitled TO any great
credit for what he did. The letter was
read with great gusto at the Eleventh
Ward HeaEey meeting. An effort is be-
ing made to make it appear that Mr..
Bryan indorses Mr.. Heavey's candidacy.
Nothing is more ridiculous. Mr.. Bryan
is not bothering his head about petty pol
tiles and it is doubtful if he ever heard
of Mr.. Heavey or Mr.. Cagney until he
received the latter's letter asking for in
formation regarding how party primaries
should be conducted
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-08

Under the present primary laws every
candidate for nomination is guaranteed
a fair show. There 10 no chance of Mr..
Heavey getting any the worst of the
count. If he has the vote he will get the
nomination. Mr.. Heavey and his friends
know this and to talk to the contrary is
for the purpose of exciting sympathy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-08

No organization Democrat has any
reason to find fault with Mr.. Bryan's
letter. His advice that every Democrat
should vote at the primary elections can
not but help the organization candidates.
The more votes cast at the primaries the
more votes the candidates of the organi.
cation viii receive. 1t is folly for the
Heaveyites to charge that an attempt is
being made to foist Egbert Seymour on
the party. Mr.. Seymour is consistent
and hard working Democrat. Why
should he not seek the nomination for
Sheriff if he wants to. He has the same
right as Mr.. Heavey or any other Dem
ocrat. If he has the support of the or
ganization in his candidacy that is his
good fortune. No one has ever said that
Mr.. Heavey would refuse that support If
it were rendered him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-08

Anti-Dickinson Republicans in the
Eighth Ward are about to form club
to further the interests Of Mayor Pagan
and incidentally to weaken if possible
Colonel Dickinson's influence in the af-
fairs of the party. Several Pagan Of
fee holders, who privately are bitter in
their denunciation of the party leader,
but in public profess friendship for him,
are at the head Of the movement. So as
to make it appear that the organization
is not antagonistic to Col Dickinson a
few Of the latter's friends are to be in
yited to join. The new organization is
to be known as the Federal Club.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-08

For r.mples, blotches. had complexion
Hcpls sarsaparilla is the medicine to take
Z sEs established this fact.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-08

The census returns show that Hudson
County has population Of 449, 1896, as
against 409,625 for Essex County. At
the recent election Essex cast something
like 1000 more votes than Hudson. This
requires an explanation, in view of the
census returns. There has always been
suspicion that Essex County's vote was
in excess Of what it should be. Now the
question is: Where did those extra
5000 votes come from and which party
benefited by them? Carl Lentz, it may
be recalled, came mighty near predicting
what the Republican vote would be.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-08

Justice Dixon has refused an applica-
ton made on behalf of Architect G. F.
Long for writ of certiorari to set aside
the resolutions of the Board of Hospital
Trustees removing him from his posi-
ton. The Court held that the Board
acted within its rights. According to the
city's law officers this removes all OBJ
stacles to the building Of the new hos
pitaL Bids are to be received September
Z and the administration will try and
arrange it so that the corner stone for
the new institution will be laid about
a week before the election.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-08
wa -HgR INpIcArloNs.

NEW YORK, August 8, 1886 Fore
cast for the thirty six haurs ending 8
p N. Wednesday :; Showers to-day; 1siF
and cooler tomorrow variable winda
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-07
$4,000 LOSS
Maine Central r. r. Sheds Burn at
WaterviIle.

The new Maine Central coal shed
situated in this city. was nearly half
destroyed by fire. Monday morning.
The fire started in n snail hOuS" Whlcl
was used by the WoYkmen as tool
house and. being only IA distance OF
few feet on the other side of the track
from the shed the flames We're easily
communicated. The cause Of the fire
in the first place is attributed TO an
over heated stove i'll this tool mouse.
The fire was discovered Immediately
after it started. but the nearest alarm
box. AS is on college avenue i'll the
vicinity Of Ash street. The blowing Of
the steam whistles is of so common
occurrence in this vicinity, that the
alarms had no effect until the box was
used. This is only one Of the delays
which were the means OF the fire re-
$ulting in 50 great loss. The fire
men Of the city lost no time in re-
spending, but before any cCmmunica-
ton could be made the lines of hose
must be st, fetched across the width of
the freisth ward Il distance of 100 feet
and moreover, be lugged across by the
main strength Of the men. In spite Of
this fact the lines We're land in ten min
utes after the alarm from the box was
sounded. But Il fire, in the right place.
can spread alarnngiy in the course
OF a half an hour, and when the work
of eXtilguishing il began, the work
was hot and furious.
The shed is said to have been 1900
feet i'll length. The fire began it's
work at Il distance about midway from
10th ends of the building. What little
in nearly {; soutnrrIy direction to car
" the work Of complete destruction
over the entire southern half of the
shed. The damage to the rest of the
building is mainly confined to the light
timber of the roofing and is not such
that it cannot easily be repaired.
Trains No. Ga and l. We're delayed
about an hour each. on account of the
necessity of laying the hose across TIL
tracks. 1t can easily be imagined tina:
considerable work was accOmpishe
before the hose had been laid under
the different tracks which were nee
cssary for use by the trains which pass
over the main lines. The loss on the
! ulding is estimated to be about S12-
600 100 tons of coal are said to have
been destroyed which is about euua!
to one days supply The all out sig
nal was rung at 80 in the afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-07
IRON TRADES FAST PACE
Question Of Runaway Market
Considered at Pittsburo.

Pittsburgh, March 6.-Fcbruarv. 1ao-
IS conceded to have been Tho t...
month in the history Of the Anac;,.,,.
IRON and steel trade. 50 far as th4 ,,l..,,
ing Of new orders is concerned D..
duction is Oh AN unprecedented h,si,
yet il is certainly still beInyy n. !,
hI"hd. II is only a question of co,o-
laratlNe'y short time before the ,,o-
du"tive capacity of our domestic s,a,,
mills must apparently be mucb j.,
| creased.
| The suggestion Of the Iron Arn I'LL.
| week Is correct. that iron ana e,.a,
| manufacturers are viewing with con-
siderable uheasiness the fafllra of III,
Steei mills 10 maintain production v.i+b-
| IN sight of the present urgent demand
BilletS ore now commanding pr4,ni,,,
Oi 81 and s. per ton over the ,seocf,
| ton price of ST. per ton while sheet
| and tin plate bars are being held N n:
10 EZh'o per ton. Steel Corporation
o''ici"L' admit that the output is below.
| requirements. and bidding Of finishing
mills against each other il alyrays :,,t
| to produce n "runaWH market" ~.
billets and bars. Already 4 small 1ot
OF billets has been contracted for i'm.
port al S2i.JJ per ton, tideWater. whirh
gives an idea Of the situation. Such
urgency of demand is RESPONSIBLE far
the Steel Corporation far0rirg iufe-
pendent manufacturers of finished nm
terial with billets ANA bars while mills
o! its subsidiary companies are Der
mltted TO be operated on short time
Merchant mills at Duqucsne furnaces
at the National Tube Company ut No
keespcrt. and plate mills At Home
stead have been running indifferenrly
owing to This policy. but il is rot likely
the Trust can maintain this poSitiop
Oh account Of pressure from its own
The Corporation has TWO good red
Sons for faVOring the independents In
the first place, its ability 10 supply
their needs prevents the erection or
new steel mills. The Corporation takes
the position that if any new mills are
built. its own subsidiary COMPANIES will
erect them. In the second place. as X
well known. the profits in the business
are largely in the manufacture of iron
and up TO and including blletS and
bars. Finished material profits have
been severely cut the past few years.
While the Steel CORPORATION is able to
maintain the large profits on the un-
finished lines.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-07
ANOTHER ZION CITY.
John Dowe Will Build One Near Cit =
Of Mexico.

Chicago. March 6.-The mission of A.
Gladstone Dowie. who visited Zion City
rs the ambassador Of his father. DIR. John
Alexander Dowie, has been disclosed at
Il secret meeting of the elders and mem
bers in high standing of the Christian
Catholic church. The part made public
was the definite announcement that n
new Zion is soon to be established near
the City of Mexico where Mr.. Dowie
now is.
The apostolic letter." which had been
looked forward to with much interest by
the members of the church who had be
come uneasy through the persistent ru-
mors Of financial difficulties. was concil-
iatory ana encouraging in tone.
1t has been rumored perSstcntly that
Dr. Dowic will never return to Zion city
permanently. and his advancing years
AMI i'll health have made it imperativ"
lIron him to assume less responsibilities
and to prepare the way FOR his success
snr who in all probability will be his
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-07
MAY LIVE $50 YEARS.
Dr.. Sperry Declares Temperature
Shorters Existence.

Chicago. March 6.-Alan may live happi
ly and usefully for $50 years, according
to DIR. Lyman Beecher Sperry Of Ober.
lin, o.. who has expressed this belief il
an address delivered before the Young
Mems Christian Association of Chicago.
After a third of a century of scientific
study such is my conclusion" said Dr.
SPerry. THE destructive forces which
bring about the present low average of
longevity are manifold. but ! believe it
IS possible to enjoy good health and ac-
tVltY up to century and Il half by a
sibiiitieS and the ex, rciSe of this knoWl-
edge"
DIR. Sperry's topic was The Science Of
Living. his main object apparently being
to point out the Influences which retard
longevity. with stress on the theory that
iinm"ralit:' has direct bearing on the
physical being
Climatic conditions. according to Or.
Sperry. have been reduced to statistics.
proving beyond doubt that both torrd
existence. All the longevity worth men
tiOninS. it was claimed. existed in the
temperate zone.
In relation to the destructive force of
evil habits. DIR. Sperry spoke at length
and his scathing treatment of drink. to-
bacco and opium was said to be derived
from personal association with victims.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-07
Annual Town Meeting.

The annual town meeting occurred
ct Fairfield Opera house today before
| one OF the largest audiences which evel
| assembled i'm he town fo.' the purpose
| of transacting similar business. The
| meeting was called to order at 1C
| o'clock and q. NJ. Chapman was chosen
moderator. The following selectmen
| were elected t. serve for the ensuing
year: P. A. Smith. first selectman; B.
II. Lawrence. second sele ctman: Lester
| TOlWs,y. third selectnan. W. H. Tot
man was elected town clerk. and Miss
| Maud McFaddcn. depity town clerk. c.
F.. Duren. will he the tax collector the
same as last year. and H. NJ. Flood
| VAS also re-e;ected road commissioner.
| w. W. Merrill. town treasurer, w. w.
| Merrill was also re-aprointed on the
| experimenting school committee, to
! serve for three years.
The following appropriations We're
! made: Common schools. $4,000. Free
| High school, 5000, book supplies and
rrpairS. $1,000, incidental expenses. $1,000
support Of poor. $4,000. payment of town
| debt. floating and bonded. $1,000. high
ways and bridges $1,000 Memorial Day
observance. $lGe: care of Monument
Park, 500: Lawrence Library. $500: eX-
tension Of sewer on Western avenue
$3.50: extension of sewer on Burril
street. $500. The article relatng to tn :
acceptance Of the town Of the sum of
$500 which was bequaathed by the late
Henry NJ. Lander OF Stockton, Cal.
was taken up. and the sim was ar-
cepted by the town and 500 was raised
for the erection of a watering trough
at Fairfield center to help establish the
same in memo.y of his mother. Caro-
line Lander.
y committee consisting Of ]. II. Holt
J. Allen Jones and Cha.S. Smith were
elected tave the affair in charge. +. J.
Lawrence. :. A. Nye and Y. r. Connor
were chosen as a committee to have in
charge the selection Of a lot for the
new schoohouse and the sum of $4,000
WAS raised to pay for the same. The
article relating 20 the establishing Of
liquor agen"y was passed over. as it
had been expected that it would. The
salary of the superintendent of schools
vas fixed at 5000. A committee Of five
was appointed TO see about rebuilding
the town farm which was destroyed by
fir" a feW months ago.
IN" matter OF taxing the churches of
the town for the new sewers which
We're built last summer was brought
up and ii was voted to rebate them
the charges wh.'h ha been made The
meeting was full of interest from start
to finish. and many were the spicy ar
%umentS with took place during the
session. Matters got to be quite per-
sonal in many of the conversations
which took place and wit and sarcasm
abounded in al directions.
Many who We're present expressed the
opinion that they had never seen so
large an audience or as much interest
taken in a town meeting before. The
ladies of the T.. p. Pratt Relief Corps
served fine dinner in their hall in the
Totman block and this was well pat
IoniZed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-07
An Accident.

Mr. II. l.. Tappan. assistant pay
master at the Lockwood cotton mills,
fell from his horse. Monday and was
lady injured, as he was riding back
from the F.lnwoOd after his monday
meal. While riding down Water street.
about opposite the Lockwood gas plant,
lis horse, in some way lost his footing
and cell. throwing Mr.. Tappan with
sudden violence to the ground. He
struck the ice on his shoulders and
head in such a way as to completely
dane him for the time. When picked
up from the ground by Mr.. Charles
Reny Que of the employees of the mill
he WAS unconscious.
He was taken to the office Of the
company ana Drs. Thayer aand Mil
l.kin were summoned. His collar bone
on the right side was found to be frac-
tured. but beyond this injury nothing
alarming VAS experienced. The pa
tient has since been resting comfort
ably in his room i'll a partly conscious
condition and VIII probably be all
right in Il few weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-07
THE AUTOPSY.
What the Chemists Learn In Their
Examination.

San Francisco. cal. March 6-The Call
says that the local authorities have now
positive assurance in the form of infor-
nation by cable from Honolulu that Mrs.
Stanfords death was directly due to
strycnnne poisoning. This cable con-
tanned. it is said. synopsis of the report
Of the chemists who had been engaged
in analyzng the stomach and other or
gans OF the deceased. The stomach. kid
nation. it Is said. to he IL a healthy CON
dition. There was. however. a swelling
Of the heart that would only be produced
in death resulting from strychninc poison.
No trace of strychnine WIS found by
the chemists in the stomach. vet all agree
that the autopsy hal failed to reveal in
dications that would suggest any other
cause for death than Strychnine poison
ing. The experts findings. according to
the Call. are also to the effect that an
analysis of the contents of the l'ottl" of
hicarhonate of soda. from which Mrs.
Stanford took the potion. show that
strychnine was mixed all through the
contents.
The Examiner publishes Honolulu dis
Patch to the effect that poisoning is indi-
Gated by thick fluid blood found in the
ed the autopsy on Mrs. Stanford's body.
The autopsy also. ii is said. showed that
the stomach contained only water. which
proves, it is claimed that death was not
due to acute Indigestion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-07
WAS THE POISON
Intended for tn. Domestic Miss eer
nard?

San Francisco. March 6.-fanny N
Morse, who has taken personal charge OF
Mrs. Stanford's investigation by private
detectives since Capt. Callundand 5 de-
parture for Honolulu, denies that any OF
the Chinese servants in the Stanford
marsiOn are under surveillance. There
has never been any strong suspicion
pointing to any of the Chinese who were
i'll the house at the time of the poison
ing.
The detectives at an early stage of in
vestigation had a theory that the pos-
oned water from which Mrs. Stanford
drank, Jan. IA. might have been meant
for Miss Berner, and that the poison was
placed in it by one of the Chinese ser
warts out of desire for revenge on the
secretary.
The theory was based on the fact tha
there had been quarrel over trivial
incident few days before the poisoning.
the principal parties to the quarrel being
Miss Berner and Wong Wing, the Chi
neSe hO'ISekeeper.