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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
Emergency Wagons.

BY the early arrival of the emergency
wagons of the company yesterday morn
ing at the fire 1t ie probable that several
lives were saved. The buildings were
surrounded by heavily charged wires and
cables and the current was shut off of
nearly all the city as soon as Ben Hood,
who is in charge of the emergency sta
ton, arrived. Later he worked the cir
cults out and turned the current on those
which would not effect the work of the
firemen Some of the currents on the
wires around the building were so pow
erful that they would have caused In
slant death had a stream of water struck
them, or had a person come in contact
with them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06

Fire Insurance.
Messer- Moore Company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
DIRECTORS:

]. B. Cobbs, II. Fl. Mayberry. B. F.
Roden, j. IL. Robinson, G. o. Simpson, j.
r. Copeland, C. o. Burns of lew York
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
Fire Spectacular.

The fire was probably the most spec
tacuar in years. The flames leaped hum
dreds of feet in the air, and were reflect
ed in the sky and could be seen for two
or three miles in every direction. Thou
sands of people hurried to the fire and
stood around for two or three hours
watching it.
The weather conditions were fearful.
Slush an inch deep covered the ground
and a drizzling rain was falling ali dur
ing the fire. The mercury in the Their
mometer stood at about 80 degrees, not
cold enough to freeze the water and not
warm enough to melt the sleet. The wind
was blowing from the southeast about
twenty miles an hour. 1t was cold and
caused much suffering among the fire.
men and the spectators.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
The Steiner Building.

At times during the fire last night 1t
looked as If the Steiner bank building
on the southwest corner of First avenue
and Twenty-first street would certainly
fall victom to the flames. Time after
time the offices on the western side of
the building caught fire, and practically
every window on that side was broken by
the heat of the flames.
The heat on the Twenty-1rst street
corner was so terrific that skin was blis-
tered with few seconds of exposure 1t
was impossible to stand within half a
block of the corner.
The building occupied by Goodall-Brown
& Co. was also somewhat damaged. and
several times it was feared 1t would be
in a blaze. Had it cauGht nothing could
have saved 1t. as it was filled with dry
goods and notions, which would have
burned like finder.
Directly across the street from the
Garry store are half a dozen two-story
buildings occupied by various firms and
offices. and several times these were on
FIRE All the plate-glass show windows
and window panes of these stores were
cracked by the heat and the paint on
the buildings was warped.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
Fire Insurance.
Messer- Moore Company

What! You haven't heard
about the quartertoneP Call
the "GAWK." Peoples phone
276, Age Herald building.
Gawk Engraving Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06

The strength
of a bank is in its
individual
loans"
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Fire Insurance.
Messer- Moore Company.

Fire Insurance.
Jemison r. e. & las. Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
Twenty.flrst Street Bridge.

A portion of the falling wall smashed
a section of the Twenty-frst street
bridge, which will have 10 be rebuilt,
Other portions of the bridge were dam
aged by the falling walls, and it will be
impossible for vehicles to pass over the
bridge until it is repaired.
The walls also broke down telephone
poles and wires. The Western Union
Telegraph company suffered seriously
from wires torn down and broken poles,
but shortly after noon yesterday they
had gotten their line in working order,
Early yesterday morning nearly all their
northern wires were out Of service.
The Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company also suffered heavily by
wires being torn down, but all available
men were put TO work by o'clock yes
terday morning and the various circuits
were rapidly connected up and last night
all the lights and motive power were in
working condition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
Falling Walls.

Some idea of the rapidity with which
the flames did their work may be gained
from the fall of the walls. The first Sec
ton of wall to fall was on the Twenty
first street side of the Garry building
This fell at exactly 1;30 o'clock. and 1t
was followed every few minutes by other
portions of the wall falling. BY o'clock
there was only skeleton of the buildings
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
Brave Firemen.

But for the exceptionally brave and eff
fective work of the fire department., ham
pered somewhat as it is by lack of equip
ment, the entire block bounded by First
avenue, Morris avenue, Twentieth and
Twenty first streets, would have been
merely a mass of ruins. Assistance was
asked by Mayor Drennen ard Chief Null
lin from Chattanooga, Atlanta, Mont
gomery and Admission, and fire department
apparatus in those cities was ready to be
loaded on special trains which the Louis
vile and Nashville, the Southern and
the Alabam Great Southern were pre-
pared to furnish If needed.
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Fire Insurance.
Messer- Moore Company
Fire Insurance.
Jemison X. z. q lns. Co.

Fire Insurance.
Messer. Moore Company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
Firemen Injured.

The falling walls did not injure but two
of the fremen. Foreman Middleton had
his ankle badly wrenched and may be un-
able to work for several days, and Fire
man Townsend had one leg and one side
injured by the bricks. Two or three of
the firemen were slightly cut by the fall
ing glass
When the flames were licking across
Twenty-irst street and First avenue,
when they were at their height, had the
firemen been one bit less ''nervy," and
had they given way to the fierce heat,
the Steiner building and also those on
the north side of First avenue would have
been lost. Firemen with a stream of wa
ter were standing on the west side of the
Steiner building playing water into the
windows to keep the building from catch
ing, and their clothing was actually burn
ed from their bodies. and in places their
skin was blistered. If they had left their
building would have certainly gone.
Firemen EnveIoped.
The same was true of the firemen on
First avenue, after the Tomlinson build
ing caught They stuck to their posts
when their hands and faces blistered by
the heat, and probably saved the Harri.
son building from burning. At times
these fircmen were completely lost from
view by the dense smoke and flames
which wrapped around them, and it seem.
ed as If they could not come out without
being severely burned.
Yesterday morning during the fire, and
in fact all day. citizens were praising the
fire department for their work Leo X
Steiner. of Steiner brothers. compliment.
ed the firemen on their successful ef.
forts at saving the bank
Murray Brown. Of Goodall, Brown q
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
TomIinson Building.

A portion of the wall of the Tomlinson
building fell on the rear part of Gen.
George p, Harrison's building and mashed
in the portion of the C. C. Snider store
used for an office. A portion of the wall
of the Pierce buildings fell on the build
ing occupied by the Stone g. Rogers Gro
Gerry Co., causing a damage of about
$1,000. 1t is also probable that Stone &
Rogers lost considerable by the smoke
and water, but yesterday II was impos
sible to secure any figures concerning
their loss or insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06

who said How can this man give Us
his flesh TO eat?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06

Fire Insurance.
Messer. Moore Company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06
But for Excellent Work of the
Frtnen Block Might Have
Been in Ashes
FOUR BUILDINGS ARE
LEFT A MASS OF RUINS
The Fire Started at 1855 O'clock and
In Less Than Ten Minutes Two
uildines Were Seething
in Flames.

As nearly as could be estimated the fire
of yesterday morning, which destroyed
the buildings from 2O2S TO 2031, First ave
nue., and from 2O24 to 2OSO, Norris avenue,
caused a loss of $25OooO, covered by in
surance estimated at $22l.0o0
The buildings destroyed were as follows:
Earle estate building, occupied by Rob
ert Garry & Co., dry goods, four stories,
2029 and 2OSl First avenue.
Earle estate building, 02S and 2OSO Nor
ris avenue, three stories.
Tomlinson-Turner, four story building,
202S and 2O25 First avenue.
Mrs. e. j. Pierces building, 2O24 and 2O26
Morris avenue, three stories.
The Alarm.
The fire originated about Il: 30 a. m. 1t
was discovered almost simultaneously by
a railroad employe and by Policeman
Frank Whitney, both of whom turned in
alarms. There is a difference of opinion
as to exactly where the fire caught, some
stating that il was in the southern end of
others in the northern end of the Frank
lin, Stiles & Franklin Produce company
store, facing Morris avenue.
Wherever the fire originated. it spread
with startling rapidty, and by los
o'clock, just 10 minutes after the alarm
was truned in flames were bursting from
every window on all three floors of the
building occupied by Garry & Co, and
also from the windows In the second and
third stories of the produce building.
Had the buildings been soaked In oil
they could not have burned more rapid
ly or more fiercely The flames devoured
everything in sight, and by S;15 o'clock
all four of the buildings were total wrecks
but the firemen had the conflagration I'M
der control. All that now remains of the
four buildings are a few lettering walls,
apt to fall with the blowing of the wind
nraNa EfpAraan
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-06

standing, and the streets were strewn
with debris.
The front wall of the Garry store re-
mains standing as high as the second
story windows, and the front wall of the
Turner-Tomlinson building is standing on
the western side, but portions of it have
fallen and the remainder will have to be
torn down. The walls of the buildings on
Morris avenue are either down or totter-
ing and for safety they will have to be
roped and pulled down.
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Co, was one of the first to arrive at the
fire, and thought it was remarkable that
the firemen were able to check the
A. roae Mr. Brown said.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-02-04
Activity Renewed By
The Russian Troops
Commission Given
Matchmaking Pow
SONG IN TIME OF REVOLUTION.
By ALGERNON CHARLES swINBURNE.


The high priest head;
For quick that is heard of the Dead
poor mighty fleet;
The like chaf like reeds
Wilt wise?
Wilt thou mouth emptied of lies?
Shall be thy sdes9
They wait for and there comeh
Their place. the OF them fleh the land
hand.
girdle
shouting at har
with PAIN their smien apart
The of she'd the sound the wind BREATH
the is the
whole light the
emptd
hidden it's
side,
for wash crying
the of the Lord that felt of the dead
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-02-04
LOWER CASE rs" IS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
May Lose $1,000 and a Good
Job With State.

Because the enrolling clerk OF
the recent general assembly
dropped an IS" from the end of
the word "entomologist," it may
cost Assistant State Entomolo-
gist A. C. Lewis his $1,000 job.
The amendment to the origl-
nal bill creating the department,
as it was introduced in the house
and senate and passed by both
branches, provided for the en-
ployment of an entomologist
and assistant entomologists."
The amend ment as presented
to the governor for his sigma
ture and as signed by him pro-
vided for the employment of an
entomologist and assistant en-
tomolegist."
The amend ment as passed
provided for an appropriat ton of
$4,000 per annum for the next
two years to become available on
January /. The amendment
provided for the pay of the ento-
mologist and his assistants.
Assistant Fntomofogist z. I.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-02-04

Smith was already in the service
of the state when the law be-
came effective, SO the cut off, if
there is 10 be any, cannot apply
to him. The second assistant
so the author of the bill intended
should be provided for after
January l.
Today his first month g salary
was due. Secretary Riley was
asked for a warrant for his Jam
uary pay. Secretary Riley was
about to draw his first warrant
for this department. so looked
up the pay in the code.
The omission was discovered.
The entomo1og:st was appeal
ed to. He went to see the COVER
nor. The bill he signed provid-
ed for AN entomologist."
The original bill as passed the
house and senate was looked up.
1t provided for assistant ento-
mologists."
Finally the matter was drawn
up in legal form and presented
to Attorney General Hart for his
legal opinion on the matter.
In the meanwhile the pay is
held up.
The question is:
(Which is the law, the one
passed by the general sembly
providing for assistant entomolo-
gists or that signed by the COVER
nor providing for assistant ento-
mo1ogfst?"
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-02-04
Fighting Once More in Prog
ress All Along Ice Gov
cred Manchurian
Army Front.

Toxic, Feb. 3.-Manchurian
headquarters, telegraphing yes
terday, Feb. 2, says that on that
day the Russians renewed their
activity in front of the Japanese
left and that there has been con.
slant skirmishing along the
fronts of both the opposing forces
and heavy exchanges of artillery
fire taking place. The Japanese
again charged the Russians with
the mutilation of their wounded.
Portions of the report follow:
"On Wednesday, Feb. /, in
the direction of the right, small
bodies of the enemy attacked us
in all directions. Our outposts
repulsed them"
"On Thursday, February 2,
from o'clock in the morning
the Russian artillery on the west
front of the Tia mountain and
Liuchiengtun shelled Fangshen
and Putsaowoand their vicinities.
The encmy's infantry immedi-
ately surrounded Fangshen, but
we repulsed them.
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS BOMBARDED.
In the direction of the center
on Thursday the enemy's art
i1lery, situated about IA miles
north of the village of Shake
and on Wenpao mountain bonn
barded the southern heights of
Shake village.
Constant collision between
scouts took place to the north of
Chenglingtzu and Yaotun,
In the direction of the left on
Thursday morning, the enemy's
artillery fercely bonn barded
Chapgchiehpao. Our ARTILLERY
reopened.
According to reliable report
the enemy has built a railroad
from Suchiatun, which is 5 miles
north of Lamutlng to Suhupao,
and has opened traffic thereon.
At s o'clock on Thursday
morning the enemy's field and
heavy guns constructed a fire
against Yatzupao, 2 miles north
east of Chengchiehpao. Sub
sequently a Russian division en-
tered the village of Changtum
and dispatched brigade to at
tack us. We repulsed the bril-
gade.
According to reliable report,
our picket, consisting of an
officer and twenty-cight men,
was surrounded near Huanglas-
hatzu, January 20. Our picket
resisted to the last, when most
of the wounded surrendered.
The enemy muiilated all our
wounded.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-02-04
Esch- T ownsend Bill Add
AS a Party Measure at
Majority Conference
Of Republicans.

Washington, FEBRUARY 8.
| republicans of the house of
resentatives in conference
afternoon adopted as a b;
measure the bill extending 4
making powers to the inter-
commerce com mission as agf
upon by the com mittee on i'd
state and foreign commerce
known as the Esch-ToWnN
bill.
The conference instructed
house committee on rules
bring in a rule providing for
sideration of the measure
ginning at II O'Clock TueS
morning, next, and contina
until 4 o'clock Wednesday, N
a vote shall be taken. No amf
ments will be allowed to the
although the first vote is f8
taken on the Davey bill, as
democratic subject.
OPPOSITION WAS DEVELOPER
The conference, which Ia
three hours, developed OPP
ton to the measure. The
test vote taken was on a mo
to postpone the matter I'D
further conference next 81
day. This was lost, a. to
Efforts were made to amend
bill during the conference, bul
of these failed. Fault was fl
with the bill on the ground i
it did not include regulation
the private car evil and term
charges. The advocates of
bill contested these CRITICS
claiming that authority was I
tanned in the bill to correct
complained of evils.
The change of the meet
from a caucus, as the call sta
to a conference" leaves m
bers participating free to fol
their own inclinations. It is
derstood that the opposition q
organize with the purpose of j
ing the minority in the house
the vote on the rule perscrih
the manner of considering
bill in the house. These pls
however, have not been actu|
and definitely decided on.
Messrs. Mahon and Sible
Pennsylvania. were conspic
in their opposition TO any
ton at this time, both contens
that sufficient time had nos
given to the consideration
subject.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-02-04
A TOAST

There is so much bad in the hs
And so much good in the q
That 1t hardly beheoEe
To talk about tbs
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-19
Edison Reopens.

The new Edison opens Thursday. to-
morrow night, with better play than
has ever been had in the house, and
the management expects "A crowded
house for the opening night. The re-
modelling will not be finished for few
days, but il is far enough ahead to
permit the opening Of the house. Come
and be one Of the many TO attend the
grand opening, and have an hour or
more of amusement.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-19
PANAMA
CANAL
-Four O'Clock Edition.)


Washington. Sept. 19.-The board Of
consulting engineers heard explanations
Of the plans of the canal by Buneau
varilla. who was engaged on the canal
under the French regime. Buneau Var
lila told the board that under his pro-
posed method the canal could be con-
structed and in operation in five years,
and could be deepened into the sea lev.
el canal in FIVE years more. He would
construct locks on a foundation below
the sea level. The highest lock as first
finished would be 13O feet above sea
level. With locks built down to this
level. the dredging could be continued
without interruption to commerce. The
same locks could be utilized at every
depth, until the sea level was reached,
Linden W. Bates, of New York, pro.
poses locating the principal dams on
either side Of the isthmus, close to the
sea, and conserve water from the two
streams into two mammoth lakes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-19
CIRCUS TENT BLOWN DOWN.
Ten Thousand People Struggle Under
the Canvas.


Maryville, No, Sept, l9.-The big
tent Of Ringing Bros. circus collapsed
here yesterday afternoon. Two men
were probably fatally injured, FIVE Sc,
riously hurt and more than two score
others bruised and trampled on.
Charles Robinson, son Of H f. Rob,
inson, Of the Marysyille Tribune. was
probably fatally hurt by falling pole.
Edward Booth, farmer, back broken,
viii die.
Mrs Booth, leg broken.
j. Il. Orme, arm broken.
Mrs. John Kane, arm disloeated, in
ternally injured.
Mrs. Thomas Clark, two ribs broken
The wind was blowing a gale all day
and when there were 10000 people as,
sembled in the tent witnessing the Der.
formanee, an extra strong gust raised
the enormous canvas high enough to lift
all the poles and supports from their
positions and the whole mass fell up.
on the audience, show people and an.
imals All made a wild effort to eseape
The show viii be delayed here several
days making repairs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-19
BURNING UP THE FORTS.
Make Repeated Efforts to
Destroy New York's Defenses.

New York, Sept. l9.-Four mysteri.
Gus fires in three Of the forts protecting
New York harbor within the last two
months have caused the military au.
thorities Of the Department Of the East
much concern.
Two Of the fires have been at Fort
Hamilton, one on the night Of July H.
and the other last Friday night. On the
night in July Of the FIRE at Fort Hamil.
ton there was a disastrous FIRE at Fort
Wardsworth. The latest FIRE was at
Fort Slocum, on the David Island, in
the Sound, Sunday night.
In each case there have been suspi.
cious circumstances concerning the
origin Of the fires. Magazines, barracks.
hospitals, forage and even big siege
guns have been destroyed and dam.
aged in these fires, and despite the most
thorough investigation nothing is
known definitely rs to how the fires
started.
The officers in command Of Fort Slo.
cum regard the fire on Sunday night as
suspicious, and a court Of inquiry has
been ordered TO make investigation.
IL is likely that an effort viii be
made by the commanding officer Of the
Of the East, General Fred
eriek D. Grant, to see if the fires had
any connection with each other or 70
suited from a prearranged plan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-19
CALIFORNIA
B00DLERS
(Four O'Clock Edition.

Sacramento, Sal, Sept. 1o.-In the
Emmons trial today the prosecution
offered in evidence certificate signed
by the clerk of Kern county, which it
was claimed showed that Emmons was
elected senator. Johnson objected on
the ground that the document was not
a certificate of election, as the district
has three counties, and the document
in question is simply a statement by
the Kern county clerk of the fact that
Emmons received certain number Of
votes in that county, and is not the
certificate Of election required by law.
The indictment alleges that Emmons
was elected senator, and the prosecu-
tion must prove the same by a proper
showing. The court holds the de-
facto officers acts as legal, and admit
ted the documents, but johnson said he
would later present authorities. He said
the acts Of the de-facto officers were
valid in civil matters, where the rights
of third party were affected, but in
n criminal case the rule is different,
and the prosecution must substantiate
the allegations Of the indistment.
The only witness this forenoon was
Moses Heinz, deputy assessor in
Dodge office, who figured in the trans.
fers Of the bribo money. He admitted
that he was a protege Of McNab, and
said he could not hold the position 10
If McNab demanded his re.
moval.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-19
A Bad Combination.

The case Of Charles W. Fisher, who
was arrested yesterday upon the charge
Of living with and accepting the earn
ings Of a prostitute, has been set for to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
woman who is alleged to be his consort
will Also probably be tried tomorrow
on the charge of conducting an opium
joint. The woman is known as Thel.
ma Buddington, and she SAYS that her
parents were part Spanish, part Greaser
and part Chilli Indian. She looks the
combination.
II Fisher is convicted It will he the
first conviction under the new law in
this county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-19
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.

A. Torrey, Of Palouse, Wash, who
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. John
shruuk, left for home yesterday.
Marion Fletcher and wife, Of Fair
Grounds, have gone 10 Portland for a
few days
Frank IA Whims, The journals pop.
ular night operator, went 70 Portland
this evening ON business
Rev. W. 5, 6orden, pastor OF the
Leslie NJ Z. church, went up to Albany
this morning TO attend the conference.