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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13
DAY OF FUNERALS
FOR Mine Y. VICTIMS
Dead Of courrieres, France, Laid
to Rest by sixties-A
Second Disaster.

Paris, March 13.-Hundreds of fu-
nerals are being held today at the
towns surrounding Courrieres, where
the mine disaster Saturday last resulted
III the loss of more than 1000 lives.
Snow has fallen, but lines Of mourners
fill every road, many of them carrying
Baskets, as the number of hearses OBJ
tainable are insufficient.
At Blliy-M ontigny rough altar was
erected in the open air and funeral
services were conducted over sixty
bodies, Another and similar ceremony
was held at Moricourt over the uniden-
titled dead
The company's latest figures show
that there were 1,212 victims Of the
Mining Director Meyer Of Herne,
Prussia, with his rescue corps of West
phalians, recovered tWenty-siA more
bodies this morning. The heroic efforts
Of the Germans are exciting admira-
ton and praise. Is s.ss Is
An additional disaster following ~yes-
terday upon the terrible calamity of
Saturday has cast its shadow over
Courrieres. "A party said to consist of
seventeen men, who went into the mine
to recover the bodies of those who per-
the undertaking. They had descended
! In spite of the recognized danger of
the attempt and in the face of the en-
gineer's warnings against making a
further effort.
"A gang of twenty five Westphalian
miners, who, it is believed, were sent
Ito Courrieres at the express desire Of
Emperor William, arrived yesterday
with special salvage apparatus, but no
further work will be permitted until
the mines are cleared Of gases, which
it is expected will take forty eight
hours
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13
WOMEN USED FOR
SHIELDS BY nOROS
General Wood Explains Killing OF
Women in Battle at
4 Dajo Hill. '<.~:s~

Manila, March 13-Major General
Wood, who has arrived here, has an
nounced that he assumes full response
bility for the fight against the Moros
at Daio hill near Jolo. He says that
there. was no wanton destruction. Of
women and children in the fight, tho
many Of them were killed by force of
necessity, because the Moros used them
as shields in the hand-to-hand fighting:
Major General Wood declares that
many Of the women wore male attire
and could not be distinguished
Another confusing cause was the des
peration with which the women fought
to a religious frenzy. Many of the
Moros feigned death and butchered the
American hospital men who were reliev
ing the wounded. General Wood said
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13
Plan for club Delegates.

i The Northern Pacific will run per-
sonally conducted excursion to the Vel
loWstone for the delegates to the fed
Grafton of women IS clubs meeting at St.
Paul. 1t will leave st. Paul at 10 pm,
June 8, and Minneapolis at 1890. 1t
will run on special schedule and will
reach Gardiner at ,6:45 am. June 10.
Five and one-half days will be spent in
thu. park. The party will be limited
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13
Railroads
500 BEGINS GRADING
st. Paul Property to Be Prepared for
Tracks. 800

The 500 expects TO do all the grading
on its new terminals in st. Paul this
year. 1t has three years to make the
Improvements. At present the 500 is
using the Northern Pacific terminals IN
der contract made seven years ago. The
company's terminals include strip a
streets and extend to East Seventh
Streets The right of way crosses that
of the Northern nj Pacific and Great
Northern. It is proposed to avoid grade
crossings by means of tunnels. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13
FRENCHMEN DEFEND
CHURCH WITH RIFLES

Privas, France, March 13.-The popu-
lation Of the town Of Coucouron, about
fifty miles from here, are resisting the
taking of the inventory of the church
under. the church and state separation
law. The doors are heavily barricaded
and strong gratings have been fastened
armed with rifles and provisioned for
a long siege, are installed inside the
building
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13
Worry Comes to Naught.

Notwithstanding the worry by GER
tain lines over the fact that tourist cars
were being run between Chicago and
the twin cities by three Of the lines, the
patronage is not extensive. One rea-
son is that the people have not been
educated to the service and the other is
that the travel is from a class Of per.
sons that can afford to take the better
sleepers and pay So instead Of 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13

Mexico. The estimated length of the
line is $500 miles. The directors are:
Morris R. Locke, Abilene, Tex; John
M. Blackburn, R. G. Echols, H. NJ. Fer
guson, 7. N. Station, G.. w. Boyd and A.
M. Stewart, all of Mangum.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13

Capital stock paid up. oO9OOooV
ital '.le1 e ..e s4os ese1s
Net surplus .............. 10,441. 40
RISKS AND PREMIUMS, 1906 BUSINESS.
Fire risks written during the year Sill 424, TAI. 90
Premiums received thereon. ?. 1879, 1871. 6S
year. ................. 7,7s7, 5o2. 90
.-. BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN, 1905.
Fire risks written. ......... $S3s, 424. 90
Fire premiums received. ......... 13,370.00
Fire losses paid 613.OO
Fire losses incurred .......... ,013.0O
Tornado risks written .......... %. 200. 90
Tornado premiums received. l30:VO
Aggregate risks written. ......... $3.50, e24. 90
Aggregate premiums received. -. IL, 5O5.OO
Aggregate losses paid 613.OO
Aggregate losses incurred. ....... 1,013.OO
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
I Department Of Insurance. +: =.
Whereas, the Queen City Fire Insurance com
pany . corporation organized under the laws
of South Dakota, has fully complied with the
provisions of the laws of this state relative to
! the admission and authorization Of insurance
companies Of its class.
| Now, therefore I. the undersigned, insurance
commissioner. do hereby empower and author
| ize the said above named company to transact
its appropriate business of fire insurance in the
| state Of Minnesota, according to the laws there
! Of until the thirty-frst day Of January, A. d.
1907 unless said authority be revoked or other
wise legally terminated prior thereto
In testimony whereof have heFeunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal at St. Paul
| this 3lst day of January, A. D. 1906.
- ,.,~ THOMAS D. OBRIEN,
.. ~ 5-# Insurance Commissioner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13

Git-La Grippe cures the worst cold in
day: 1t contains the proper remedies
to kill the grippe germ. No quinine. Csc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13
CHARTER NEW ROAD
Wyoming to- Gulf Zine Is Ambition Of
s..a-S$ Oklahoma Men.

Guthrie, Okla, March l3:-The Colo
RADIO Texas & Mexico Railroad com
pany, with business offices in Mangum,
Okla:,. Abilens, Tex New York, Bos-
tor, Phila del phiaS Chicago and St. Louis
and scapitalized at $4,000, 900, was char
tered yesterday,eto build a line from
Chey enne, Wyo., thru Wyoming, Colo
RADIO, Kansas and oklahoma to Corpus
Christi, Tex, With branch lines into
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13

"Neither in this nor any fight has
an American soldier killed a woman or
child except in a close action when it
was impossible to distinguish sex.
49, -. -. Opening Display p.
Latest spring fashions, suits, coats,
waists, millinery, at Pearce's Enlarged
Store. 403405 Nicollet, tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13

CHARLES CITY. Iowa.. E. Humphreys
and w. E. Waller We're elected school directors
today the former receiving 442 votes. the lat
ter 226 defeating We. Moss and Dr.. j. L.
Parker: James Clemens was elected treasurer
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
By F. ]. Sylvester. Truck R

"ss on my way to the truck house
Irorn lunch when I saw the cfor,de %
smoke rising from the windows q, =
mouse between Thirteenth and Fo,,--
teeTth streets. on I stree. 7 1as-a.,
on the car and hurried 10 the -esf-
oehce The first sound I heard vas =
cry or Save me, Save me" from an
eNeited woman standing at the second
Hoor window gasping for breath 7
ran 10 the Dewey Hotel. across the
street. and borrowed a ladder Then
made tracks for the house. threw,
the ladder against the bow window
ard scrambled up. The woman was
badly frightened and she cougbed in
cessanty bec@use the smoke cbolxAd
her She tremhled and shook the rral
Mite ladder, which wasn't especially,
ntted for rescue work. but I told ha- n
hang on tight and I would get bsr n
safety She Obeyed Instructions ard
before the members of the ys-fors
companies coUid respond 20 the alarm
wnlcE vas turned in I had he on the
ground and was in the building irving
10 eXtnguish the flames"
Long VIII Mrs Annie Cook. OF Ana
Spstla. sing tne Dr -iSeS Of Lieutenant
SuiiNan and Private Percy Lowe. sta
TONED IN Chief Belts Office Tha1-
saved herlife on December Is 100. 49,,
sne was caught on the fourth floor
OF ~ niture store at Seventh and D
stIeeis.- which was set aflre by a light
81 match being dropped on a mattress.
ms was one OF the m Ost senSat tiOnai
reScl;eS ever made IN the CITY. and was
witnessed by several thousand citizens.
who ioOked between the burning build
ing and an adjoining structure and saw
the heroes take the half-dead woman
Z ON her perilous position. Sullivan
ard Lowe were Cheered 20 the echo By
the crowd which had stood breathless
and silent until the woman was landed
on the ground.
The rescue was made under the most
difficult ard adverse circumstances.
but Lieutenant Sullivan. as usual. was
equal 20 the emergency. and outwitted
fRc a1r>aS
Bravery such as was shown by Pri-
Vatp Adam MinniCk. on December L
1903. IS seldom hea Of and less fre-
quently seen On that night he res
cued Mrs. M7rEartr McQuade ant
Mary Reason from vcritable furnace
on the second floor Of 101S EiChteentr
street northwest. Ninnick scramble
into a window and rushed b'indly
through A room filled with smoke
flames. and Illuminating gas. with X
plcSionS occurring in the pines every
minute GpdiSt urbed by these trifeS
he bored his way through the smok'
and carried the two women 10 tn,
window. Then he passed them dowr
% Capt Thomas O'CCnnOr Of No
engine company. 70 which ne was at
taCHed az that time and Privat, Tubb
Later they were taten 10 the ErcuTd q
bv CAPTAIN Donaldson and Private
Purcell. Of Truck COmnanv b
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I held on 10 my human burden 1,7tu
ne Wes safely landed on terra Srrna %
thrilling and spectacular rescue
Vas made BY privsteS Mcpherson.
steele and Parater. OF Truck ID. early
on tne morning OF April g. 1915. when
tEe hats ~ rs New Jersey avenue
nor FtnWesI were seI afire hv 4 careless
smoker. who threw a lighted cigar burt
'lTyraSn tre gratin~ on the pavement
ecnoeo through the corridors almost
everyone In the building scra mbIef
down the f7Te-csCaue or ran through
tHe smoke filed halls Not s0 w7-h NJ
ana Mrs Hickman. living on the rrfr1
moor They thought not OF their own
saIetN- biit rushed 70 the nursery and
rescued their SiNteen-rnontN-0lS ~-ffd
AiteT the infant was Snugiv v-rq nr.a5
IN a blanket they ran 10 the fre-As-
care landing NJ the third floor and
shouted t0r help II was ir1DoSSibra
tgt tnen 20 climb down 70 the ground
because the solitary avenue NJ asca-,a-
Vas cut on bv hungry flames. The
HeEoeIs OF Truck = were rhe T-Sr
70 reach the scene. and they haI a
iaoeer against the building in an IN
creflbly short time
McPhcTsOn scrambled up the ladder
20 the Third floor landing and the hsly-
Was hanced 10 him. He Went 6o,,--
Nle ladder. with the baby IN bis a~r,,s
passing steele and Parater on t-a NV
10 the ground Steele rescued I've ~
.ll6n and Forater assisted the husband
10 the ground "a III
has enlisted in-rhe police dar,a-----.s--
James Steele has been IN ne d.s,a---
..leill SIX years Psrater has sne-7r - -
Naal tlfne nEAtlg flames
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

an ak and looked IN. Directly II rrart
or me saw the flames. and as r1ey
hcked their way TOWARD the frO-t OF
the building I heard the gas pipes
bursting. Before I cour- crawl in the
window, the flames burst through the
door with a roar and a swish. The
gas Smelled horrible, and the smoke
the more difficult for me 10 get my
bearing ! fought my way over TO the
side of rhe bed. Roth women were
lying on ;he floor unconscious The
utI IS We're Within a few feet Of fheiI
heads and 7 seized both BIZ rhe should
ers and dragged them away from the
immediate dang r I picked Up Mrs.
with her. IL was about all I could %
20 get one foot before the other be-
cause the gas and smoke hit me pret-
~ hard around tho belt and 7 Vas
sweating grease because OF the in
tense heat. Tubo took the woman
from nv arms and I rushed back 70
Ct Mrs. McQUade. Throwing her
over my shoulder I again went 20 the
window. climbed out and carried he
dtSco-erNd that WIS pretty nearly
fit for - r~orEUe- The other men as
sisted Mrs Reason TO the ground and
as ! a1ted 70 .ef -he other woman 10
a doctor or hospital as soon as pos
Sibl0 ] made one sBDreme effort. pick
ed her up and carried her to safety.
II was pretty tCugh going. bur might
have 20 do The same thing tonight ard
] VIII be all the better fitted for The
job.
Minuick has ser~ad t7venrv wears n
the department CaDtain O'Connor Is
a ten-ysar man. T'.5b has pUt IA Ave
yearA
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
By Private Minnick. Truck a.

THE house caught FIRE from an ex-
plosiOn of gas and the women were
made unconscious by the fumes be-
fore the fire started. They both slept
in the front room on the second floor.
When No. I engine company. TO which
I was attached. reached the scene We
were told hat the women had not
come out OF the house I saw the
lower floors filed with flames and
knew they must be in their rooms 4
little ladder was placeU against the
building and ran up to the second
dooT window. ] broke the Slass vita
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
By Michael A. Downes, No. IA.

Il learned from persons in the crowd
that Carron had beer heard screaming
for help. but had not come out of his
home. There was no time to be lost,
50 ! stuck d wet sponge in my mouth,
buJtooeG my clothes RTound MA. and
The Washington times., 1906-06-10
By Lt.F. NJ. Smith. Truck F.

w hen we arrived in front of tho
Berwick we saw n number of oarso-,S :
IN their night clothes standing on the
street and were told that others were
In the burning building. An instant
atter receiving this informa t!on we re-
ceived n veriflcation in the shape OF
heart-rending screams and entrea ties
from several women standing n n
third-focr window with Looping flames
behind them
The members or our company threw
a ladder against the window ann
shouted words Of encoura cement 70
the frantic women I jumped on The
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

oers Of Truck Company r. command
ed by Lieutenant Smith reached tho
apartment house the entire front Of
the building was envc:~ne.- IN ae,,,oe
At the third fioor windows stood sly
persons screaming hystericaIlv and
lfnpiorinR the fremen 70 save them
from crema tiou. The window casinos
were frames for pictures ~ tho mot
ab1ect horror. and the bright glare OF
The flames furnished a crimson back
ground which foretOld the termination
or six human lives
Lieutenant Smith urged his mon to
MAKE al nosSfble hnste IN retti-- n
ladder N tho third floor window With
IN Few seconds the ladder was
thrown against the SIN and the un~l
OF reScut~9 the h9if dozen persons vas
0egun Fhe iropcriIeA ones were T~l,1
3hterson, Mrs PETERSON Che
PATTERSON. child Mrs. Lowell. Miss
Olga Lowell. and Helen I.nu-eu -
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

NhfNS are many coura Eeoua
and fearless men in the ranks
OF the local Fire Depa rtnent.
but Chief William Belt Is es-
pecia1ly proud Of the seven
teen brave fire laddies who
scrambled up quivering ladders during :
the past twenty months. and while
flames were licking their faces and
they breathed foul. black sitting
smoke. snatched helpless and frantic
men. women. and children from the
jaws Of death. These men have re-
ceived promotions from lower to high
CT grades OF privates ano some OF
them have been placed m command
OF companies because of their fidelity
and Willingness TO sacrifice their own
lives in the endeavor 70 save those
Of others imprisoned in rooms high
above the ground. and in which flames
were raging
Chief among the heroes is Lieut. P.
J. Sullivan. the gallant commander Of
Truck Company c. Sullivan has proved
beyond question that he is the bravest
man in the Washington Fire Denart-
ment. He Is modest and retiring and
always reticent about the three thrill
ing and sensational rescues he had
made recently. Sullivan was ava rded
a gold medal by The Times in 1895 be-
cause Of his conspicuous bravery while
al fires. In addition 10 this. his chief
Las received countless letters of COM
mendation anent the courage OF this
valiant and efficient orricer
Timely stories have been written
about the various rescues made by
these modest heroes. but the narre-
tiVes are best told by the men. who at
the risk OF their lives. and forgetting
nome, wives, children 1ud parents
dashed into the thickest of the flames
ana helped to safety those who were
powerless to aid themselves
The stories of the rescues have been
given TO The Times by the men best
qualified TO tell them.
At o clock on the morning OF Feb
ruary 4. OF the present year the oc-
cupants OF the apartments in the Ber-
wick Flats. Fourteenth street and Park
ISoS. were awakened by an ear-split-
ting cry Of Fire. Fire. r:re'' Those
VINO were living on the lower floors
leaped from their beds. grabbed their
clothing. and ran 10 the street.. Others
Who lived on the upper floors and di,
not hear the startling cry. slurnner
ed peacefully on. An alarm was struck
from nearby box and several engine
and truck companies were on the scene
IN q few moments. When the mem
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

reachee spot on the ladder opposite
the third floor WINDOW the women
We're st1ndipE or the sill ready 10
leap % the ground Had they done
this they would certainly have been
casbe5f 20 death. I shouted 10 them
70 keeI qulet and we would slve them.
7 his stilled them and IN few sec
onds one % them handed ogt Htele
cnild wrapped IN a blanket. I passed
the little enc down 10 the men on the
ladder and she was carried 10 tbs,
gFuuud without a hair sinCed Mrs.
Patterson. the Misses Lowed. Mrs.
Lowell and AR. Patterson were then
taken from tho window In the order
named II was tough Job up there.
but We managed TO get them al 10 the
ground without scratch The smoke
was so Thick you could cut IL with n
knife. and the flames hurst through
the window. They were famed up
because a draft had beer created
by the burned and charred door fall
ing in WIS almost suffocated by
the smoke which -enVeTOped me- aua
nriN found the man and women by
feeling for shem through the black
cioud- Private -. Q. Mckay was
standing next 10 me on tho ladder and
he handed the, rescued IONS down
- . eeI ard Homes. w were stand-
ms. IN the oroer named. on the ladder.
l.otn1' = Green, and Mckay carrie
The wN1len down apd after we GO,
them G. n cut we Went 10 work 10 lilr
pie2s1nt n that smoke and fumes
b1; ne would &c through the same
III Nc. again II necessary.
Mckay has been in The department
four years tC date. Oliver p. Holmes
has served only ono year Privare
William Groom distinguished himself
after fivn Years service.
On December % 1893. the members
OF No II n ire C101nllV. : a toned
n"'r Eichfh and y streets northwest.
we're called ont IN a local gr tele-
pAtnCd alarm Tor fire 80 Eighth and
J. StrF cts r~r-i west Arrived IN ~.
scene they discovered that John car
rcn's littlc shack in the rear OF a hn-
tel was eSre. Tho aCed man lived the
life Of reNluse and prepared his own
meals. Between rrd : 0'Clo~ie -
stove bec1rDe Overheoted and set fire
t. III" little roo-7 W ich Was used -
kitchen iiuip~ room. and sieopin.,
room. Private Mich1cl A Downes Of
40 = engine company. learned that
the o'7 nan had rot boon seen since
the fro stored. but cries OF help"
h~d hoon heard
Dow"es. VINO IS s-rapping Irish
man abOut six feet toll. and who has
sDert Jess than 2 wear in the depo rt-
me0t. hUttOTed his w7tcr Hni fire.
proof c"Ht about his sturdy form and
f""~St his wav thrOu~h the smoke
and haT~S untl he reached the south
east corner Of the room. There he
found C9rr0n. n veritahle fiaminS
torch. lv-i-g OF the floor near the stove.
and rescued him
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

rushed into the room, Flames were o..
all sides Of me, and thought I would
never set through them. The snieRe
WAS 70 dense and thick mat I could
not SEQ wherc / was going knew
my place was where the flames were
coming frem. so / dUcked nay head
and kept on going. When I reached
the room It was brightly illuminated
BY the flames, Lying on the floor
near ~the stove, with his clothing
nbiaze. ] found the old man beat
out the fire on his coat and trousers
brew him on my shoulder ; and then
Started for the street I did not be-
lieve would ever get cut because the
smoke ehoked ard stified me so that
] could not even cough. When 1
reasfed the fresh afr I felt better
than 1 had ever 1elt before in my life.
But u was merely my duty and any
other man IN the department would
have done The same thing
Thu retoa btable Lieutenant Sullivan
further DISTINGUISHED himself on the
morning of December 20, 1875 when
he and Priyates TAILOR. Woolard, and
Davis. All OF Truck c. robbed the
flames which gutted the apartments
AT 12oS @ street northwest. Of four in
tended .Fictlms. The persons rescued
were Mrs L McCafferty. Mrs. ( A
Meredith. Mites Nellie Meredith, and
Miss Mary Meredith
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-20

Arrangements have been made which,
will give the Illinois Central an entrance
into Indianapolis. "I
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad has advanced the wages OF
it's conductors and train men and has
granted a ten-hour day.
A group of the minority stockholders OF
Wells. Fargo & Co. have undertaken TO
force a distribution of the company's sur
plus, which is said to be $5,O0O,OOO or
twice as much as the entire capital stock.
announcements has been made that the
Western Pacific. which is the Gould Ia
ciic coast extension, has mad arrange
ments to operate a line of steamers be-
tween the port of San Francisco and the
Orient. @.[
The Postmaster General a~nnounceq We.
Gently that changes in transcontinehtd
railway mail schedules have reduced IN"
time of transit between New York ana
San Francisco, both ways, twenty-four
hours.
The Union Pacific will build an extern
sion of it's Minidok and Southwestern
line from Twin Falls, Idaho, TO the new
town of Bull, a distance of twenty miles.
The company also contemplates the build
ing OF an extension from a point about
half wav between st. Anthony and Marys-
vile in 4 southeasterly direction. to tap
tba main line of the Union Pacific q lit
tla yest Of Evanston. Wyo. In addition
if will also build three other branches
in Idaho. the routes of which the officials
of the company are not ready to an
nounce.
= ,,s baan annop,cad th,t nc soon as
~ Ct, ~ R.Ia, c,t-off i comnleteh