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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-31
"CHARGE TO THEG GANG"
Emery Comments on Secretary
Edwards Proposed Visit.
AFTER FUSION SUPPORT
Lincoln Candidate Not Pleased With
Demonstration.
TICKETS NOT DISTRIBUTED
One Politician Kept 1 900 in His Vest
Pocket-Theater Owner
Helped Frost.
TICKETS NOT DISTRIBUTED
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

SpecIaI From a Stan Correspondent.
PITTSBURG. August 31.-'"If that is
done you can charge it to the gang You
may be sure the gang is trying to bring
issues into this campaign that do not prop
erly belong here"
Thus spoke Mr.. Louis Emery. jr., candi-
date OF the Lincoln republicans and the
democrats of Pennsylvania for the office Of
governor. when told that a report was cur
rent that Mr. Charles A. Edwards. secre-
tary of the democratic national congress
sional committee. would come into Pennsyl-
vania in order to secure fusion support for
some of the democratic candidates for Con-
gress Mr.. Edwards Is quoted here as
having declared that the democratic candi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-31
BOILER BLOWN THROUGH ROOF.
Fourteen People Injured in a Canning
Factory Accident.

Factory Accident.
The boiler in the canning factory Of
Noah Webster, at Secretary. Nd. explod-
ed with terrific force yesterday and a num-
Der of employees were badly scalded and
otherwise injured.
Among the most seriously injured are
John Delaha, MILFORD Wells. James Wal
ker, ]. KINNEY. Mrs. Eva Wells, Charles
w. Baker. Samuel Collins, Herbert Leon
ard. Kathleen Wheatley, Jefferson Henry,
Claude Howeth. James Spear, Lee Collins
and Riney Collins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-31

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27
STORY or THE PASTOR.

Police Sergeant Hamilton said Jhc
clergyman had the CONGREGATION un
der control until hc left The pulpit
"The first D knew that anything
was amiss.' said Rev. Nr. Johnson.
"was when I saw persons moving
uueasily. Then D smcucd smoke.
saw the danger and -old thc
CONGREGATION NOT 20 Dee alarmed
and to pass ont quietly. Appar-
entity everything was an right. Tho
people SAT- still and then everyone
rose with common impulse. The
scene in the gallery was particular
ly distressing
81 saw that people were losing
their heads and AN moving towards
one door-thc one farthest away
from thc smoke Ny own family
We're down in the rear of The
church on the side where the
smoke was. ] rushed down to
them, and, with Trustee Pratt and
my assistant got fifty or a hundred
persons together ana got them out
safely through the front stairway
while the panic was in progress
Z on the north staircase the other
rear one. on the opposite side OF
! the church. which would have at
forded perfectly safe egress, was
empty"
! Tn the moments of the life-crusl
ling jam those still blocked I'm the
church seemed not 20 realize chat
There were other ways of escape
They acted like mad persons. Ma
Inv rushed 90 windows and jumped
J TO the street below.
1 To those caught in the jam b
! seemed hours before help came. i
was really about five minutes. Pc
ilice on the street turned i'm an ;
Harm and the FIRST 10 reach the scene
We're Chemical Engine 70. and
Engine Company %.
| Firemen Murphy. Graham, White
shank and Klink led in the work o.
| rescue. 10 was a terrible task
Men, practically uninjured, bu
lhowling. kicking and lighting like
imaniacs, had to be lifted of th'
! struggling mass. More alarm
were turned In and Sergeant Isaa'
Slator, Of the Tenth and Thompson
street stations, rang for all the "A
valuable patrol wagons and am0u
laaces.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27
Emancipation Celebration.

There Will be a public mass-meet
ing of all the clubs societies, and
other organizations of Richmond
and Manchester, Va, taking part in
the Emancipation parade this year
under the auspices OF the AfrO-Amer
lean Emancipation Association at
Prices Hall on January 80. at 8 o
clock p. NJ. All organizations IN the
city are requested 20 send represen-
tatives 20 tSis meeting in order that
your position in line may be as
signed you. The Association has en-
gagged the Base Ball Park on West
Broad St. where the public exercises
will be held.
The officers OF the Association tais
year are as follows: j. G. Randolph
President, Rev. r. v. Peyton. ID. d..
Chaplain; Rev. w. T. Johnson, d.
D., Master OF Ceremonies; Rev
Thomas A. Green, ID. D., Orator;
Rev. Joseph N. Meyers. Trea=9rer
This Association was formed and or
ganized March LIST. 1904 for the pur'
pose Of celebrating the freedom Of
the African race on April 3rd, o.
each year. and to help the poor and
needy OF the aged and infirm mem
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27
Frnm PIninnnlh- \ L

Plainfield. y. j.. Jan. %. 1906.
To The Editor of the PLANET.
Richmond. Va.
Series OF meetings have been 90
ing on at the a. NJ. r. Church since
New Years Eve. Much success has
been achieved I'm the way of con-
verts and new members. Rev.
Charles Wilson of Newark is assist
ing the pastor, Rev. II. c.. AshIeg i'm
the meetings.
Deacon Brown occupied the pulpit
az MI. Olive Baptist Church. Sun
day morning and Mrs. Brown I'm the
evening. The services were we'll att
tended an day.
The Rev. Mr.. Mitchell preached
az Calvary Baptist Church i'm the
morning and at night. the services
were wei attended all day.
The Rev. Mr.. Bailey of New York
City and the Rev Mr.. Morris of Bel
mar. y. j., but now residing in
Plainheid, are candidates for the
pastorate of Calvary Baptist Church.
1t is hard 10 tell which Will be The
winner.
The Organ Club of Mt Olive Bapt
/ Church will soon present il with a
new pipe organ.
Past Masters John Morax and Vim
blake. of Newark We're the guest of
I Mr.. and Mrs. r. q. Maynard of No.
| 40 North avenue.
The farewell sermon preached by
Dr. +. +. Jackson OF Mt. Olive
/ Church. the second Sunday ult. was
well attended. DR.. Jackson has re-
4 ceived three hundred and fifty new
members into the church. the ma
/ jority being baptised by him. As
sisting in the farewell sermon was
I a choir OF fourteen voices from the
/ Waverly Place Baptist Church, New
| York City. which church DR.. Jack
son has accepted. The deacops OF
the church gave expressions to theil
feelings of appreciation for the good
work accomplished by DR.. Jackson
and wished him success in his new
field. There will be no haste in the
calling of n successor to DR.. Jackson
Mr.. Thomas II. Bridges, the Ar
list, has opened an Art and News
Store at sos Liberty St There one
! can have the best Crayon and Pas
tell Portrait work done. He also
! handles the leading colored publica
tons Of the country. Some o.
which are: The Richmond PLANET
The New York Age, The Indianapo
lis Freeman. The Christian Record
er. The Christian Banner, The Afro
American Ledger and other goOG
newspapers. The following arr
some of the Magazines sold by Mr.
Bridges: The Colored American. Tn
Voice of the Negro, Alexander
Magazine. McGirts Magazine AM
9th s. Call and see him.
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bers Of the race. it has been en-
dorsed by all the clubs and Organi-
cations Of the city and state.
The following ministers have
given the Association sheir
approval: Rev. r. O. johnson
pastor Moore St. Bapt. Church: Rev
w. +. Partee, First Presbyterian
Church; Rev. Charles L. Somers. St
Phillips p. L. Church; Rev. L. r.
Frayser, st. Johns Baptist Church
Rev y. b. Brown. Mt. Olive Pant.
Church; Rev. G.. d. Pinkney. First
Union Baptist Church: Rev. n. C..
Booker, Henrico County. Rev. w. +.
Graham, Pres. American Ben. ms
CO. Rev. ID. Webster Davis. Second
Bapt Church. Manchester: Rev. w
H. White, Mt. Carmel Bapt. Church
Rev c. II. Phillips. Union Church
Beaver Dam, Va; Rev. II. r. VII
liams, Fountain Baptist Church: Rev
J. Andrew Bowler. Mt. OIivet Bapt
Church, Richmond; Rev. J. II. Bin
FORD, Mt. Olivet Bapt Church. Hen
rico Co; Rev. A. II. Jackson. Sprin 2
held and Pilgrim Bapt.; Rev. A. Fer
guson, Mt. Calvary Bapt. Church
Rev. George +. johnson. Richmond
Va, and Mrs. Maggie L. Walker. /
0. st. Luke
Address all communications 10
the Secretary, J. Thomas Hewin. No.
603 y. 2nd. Street
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business amounted TO over $4,000
The increase since that time has
been steady until last year the clear
ings We're over half "a million.
This is what we call real business
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27
INJURED HURRIED TO HOSPI
TAILS N WAGONS.

When the first wagon load Of in
jured was taken TO the Children 5
Homeopathic Hospital. Franklin
and Thompson streets, a few
squares away from the catastrophe,
the entire staff of doctors and
nurses was summoned.
The grooming mass Of humanity
was tenderly lifted from the wagon
and carried in, one by one, TO the
receiving ward, where every atten-
ton was paid them. While the doc
tors and nurses we're engaged in
Treating the injured and laying the
dead in rows on the floor, the Sc
cond wagon drove up and then the
third.
In a few moments time so many
injured were taken into the hospi-
tai that the doctors and nurses
could not begin to minister to one
tenth of them, and physicians from
outside volunteered their services
other improvised ambulances and
patrols were arriving at the door
. but on learning the conditions here
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27
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OF some of my people. My moth
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She had three brothers named An
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Real Business Gain.

The stock holders of the Mechan-
les Savings Bank of Richmond, Va.
recently held their annual meeting.
Mr.. John Mitchell, Jr.. editor OF the
PLANET, is president of the bank,
In his annual address Mr.. Mitchell
spoke of the difficulties and dis
couragements under which the bank
started FIVE years ago. The secre-
tary hoped TO have clearings to The
amount of 100000 the first yeaI
but with all of his faith and opti
mism Mr.. Mitchell could not SEE
that way. However. the first years
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27

"a plunge for the doors. Although
there were three stairways. the mad
rush conferred at the northern one
which was furthest away from the
point of the fire.
Those in the gallery made an at
tempt 20 get down at the same time
and those on the stairs mad not time
TO get to the floor below when they
were an caught ia the jam. Those
on the stairs found themselves
wedged tight between the railing
and the wall They could not move
up or down. Like a terrible cata-
pault behind them was the madden
ed crowd trying TO SEE down.
Strong men driven 10 frenzy were
struggling like beasts, cursing
fighting and trampling right and
left Women and children. faint
ing, were crushed under foot as the
mass plunged on. The sIrieks of
anguish could be heard for blocks.
WHEN THE BANISTERs BROKE
Only an instant yhe jam lasted.
and then there was the sound of
.splintering wood. a crash. and
fore The banisters had broken.
and the jam of hundreds of men,
women and children were hurled
over the side 90 the floor below.
IT. was death to those VINO were
first 10 fall The mass of people
suu struggling 90 get out kept pill
/ ing heallong on top of those below
The scene was almost indCscribablc
It. was mad, whirling pandemon
ium of death.
/ There were q few cool heads.
I few who tried TO save the ruin. bu
| they were swept aside En- the ma,
panic. Several of those who die,
gave mp their lives trying 90 saw,
lothers. One man at the foot of IN,
stairs nearly wore out his lungs try
/ ing Co urge the people TO calm then
/ selves.
The clergyman himself Joined 90
/ the work of rescue and saved hi
own family and many others. som,
Z OF these in the church say the cor
1 grcgation was under control so Ions
as tho pastor remained on the plat
form When bc stopped talkin,
aud went into the body of tho hous,
10 rescue his own family the poopl,
lost their heads
Rev. Mr.. Johns0n's wife and
three children were seated in pew
l in the rear uf the church. neal
where the smoke was coming up.
There was O. stairway near by bus
tbc frightened worshippors mad
moved with common Impulse go the
one door IThc clergyman. still
shoutine O. warming to the people tu
Doe calm. hurried down the aisle. got
bis own family and several score off
.oners together and led them TO The
front OF the church and to safety
through the stairway behind tho uc,
uit The pastor then ran around Ca
Che front of thc church aud tried
to aid the injured. The panic was
then at it's height
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27
SAYS CHAIRS WERE ~ CHURCH
AISLES.

Fire Marshal John Lattimer. VINO
made "a thorough Investigation of
the building declared that the south
aisle of the church was obstructed
with chairs and that the panic strick
en- worshippers were diverted TO the
north stairway. where the crush oc-
Cured Otherwise. ne said. the exc
its are sufficient FOR the building.
His report was as follows;
sheldon Potter, Director Of Pub
lie Safety. City Hall-Dear Sir: Up
on investigation Of the FIRE az St.
Paurs Church, Eighth street. below
Girard avenue. last night ! found
that the fire was of a slight charac-
ter and was caused by the cellar
joists being too close 10 the furnace.
Owing TO the loss of life, / made
n thorough inspection of the build
ing and found that there We're a sui
ficient number of exits.
The church proper is on the Sc
cond floor of the building, with a
gallery. In front of the building
there are three exits leading 20 the
hall and two stairways leading from
the hall 20 the first floor. In the
.
7 exits leading 20 aneyways on eacl
side of the church. There are two
exits az each end Of the gallery.
found in the south aisle that mum.
Der of chairs had been placed in the
pews. These had evidently beer
placed in that aisle during the ser
vice, and "a was probably due TO this
fact that the crowd was diverted I,
/ the north stairway, where the crust
occurred Very respectfully,
JOHN LATTIMER,
Fire Marshal.
The statement that the south aisle
was blocked by chairs was denied
by Pastor Johnson. He said a few
chairs were placed In each of The
aisles near the pulpit, but that the!
did not in any way interfere will
the egress of the worshippers.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27
years old. 1912 Master street.


NOvELLA BANKS. II years old,
1909 Potts street.
CATHARINE SEWELL, e04 Al
der street.
MRS. MARY MEDLoCK, 9O7 n.
Thirteenth street.
JOHN BERRY, 1902 Ringgold
street.
LILLIAN BROWN, "a years old,
Gath street and Ridge avenue.
Three grapes will be hung upon
the door OF ga Poplar street to
morrow, when the bodies will be
brought home for burial. One Will
be for Mrs. Ford, another for her
grandson, Frederick Frazier, aud
the third for Mrs. RebecCa Stringer.
who has lived with the Fords for
many years.
Strangely enough, only two of the
seventeen persons who persisted in
the stampede were members of the
church. They were Annie Davis
and Mrs. Lcuy Lawrence. Pastor
Johnson said yesterday that Mrs.
Lawrence was the mother of twen-
ty-two children.
More damage resulted TO the
church building from the stampede
of worshippers than from the fire
which started the panic. a few
rafters were charred and some Of
the draperies were soiled by smoke
and water The rush of the panic
stricken worshippers tore down the
banister. loosened the staircase
from its foundation and weakened
the floor of the church so that con
siderable repairs viii have to be
made.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27
WILLIE Z. MOBILES.


II has pleased Almighty God in
his Divine Providence to take from
our midst one beloved Superinten-
dent. and one Of the founders Of
our School, Bro. +. A. Washington.
He was faithful in the discharge Of
every duty and ever ready and viii
ling to do whatever he could for the
uplift OF fallen humanity and the
furtherance of the Masters King
dom.
While we mourn our loss, we be-
Iieve that it is his eternal gain,
therefore be il RESOLVED:
First That we bow in humble
submission to Him who has prom
ised to be a Father to the fatherless,
and the widows God.
Second. That a copy OF these res
olutions be sent TO the bereaYed
family.
Third. That they be published in
the Richmond PLANET and st.
Luke Herald.
Fourth. That they be spread up
on the minutes of the Sunday
school
Mt. olivet Sunday School,
REV. s. a. CLAY,
Assistant Superintendent
RICHARD f. TANCIL, JR
Secretary
There is never a flock how well at
tended.
But one dead lamb is there;
There is never a fireside how well
defended
But has vacant chair.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27
FULL LIST OF THE DEAD.

The list of dead compiled at the
Office Of Coroner Jermon yesterday
was as follows:
ELIZABETH RODGERS, % yrs.
old, 1901 Mt. Vernon street.
MRS. ANNIE FORD, 50 years old
934 Poplar street.
ANNA r. DAVIS, 81 years old,
1899 Warnock street.
FREDERICK FRAZIER, s years
old. 934 Poplar street.
REBECCA STRINGER, 60 years
old, 93t Poplar street.
EDITH CARTER, 81 years old,
4S45 Ludlow street.
LUCY LAWRENCE. 65 years old
1912 Thompson street.
SARAH RUFFIN, 33 years old,
1862 Parkside avenue.
SUSIE HOLMES. 80 years old.
1862 Parkside avenue.
RACHEL SMALLS. 60 years old,
1913 North Second street.
JAMES GARDNER, 1411 North
Warnock street.
MRS. MAMIE MCKINNEY. 81
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-01-27
SAY SOME MEN WE'RE EDWARDS


Many Of the women who were
In the church, but who escaped Sc
rious injury, charge That some of
the men I'm the congregation acted
like towards, and instead of aiding
the women. struck them and knock
ed them down in their efforts 20
save themselves Tt is a significant
fact that only the names Oh two men
are among the list of the dead.
According to Mrs. Lily Brown. of
/ 1926 Irving street. one man tried
TO carve his way out of the crowd
with q knife She said yesterday.
When the deacon opened the door
/ near the pulpit to bring in water for
/ the baptism. / saw smoke behind
/ him. Others saw IT,. too. but the
minister told us all 20 sit stin. as
/ there was no danger. Then he left
/ the pulpit and went TO his own fam
/ lily. and everybody got up at once
and rushed for the door.
Some went 20 the south stairway.
| bat the ushers wouldn't let them
use il. That stairway was clear.
and many could have gotten away
Iby IT,
| W ncn l got TO the stairway the
people were just piled in "a great
heap. was carried forward by
the rush and knew for moment
that ! was standing ON a woman s.
/ face. The thought made me sick.
Then q big man drew a knife from
his pocket and cried out that he
was going 20 cut nis way out. no
matter who suffered He started
but others seized him and nearly
tore him 10 pieces. His knife was
taken from him and his clothes
were I'm rags in a few minutes.
I lost everything I had Ny lit
tic boy was hurt and my clothing
was nearly torn from my body.
Rev. + W. Johnson. pastor Of ST..
pauIs Church. declared yesterday
jhat every one would have got out
boz safety III IL had not been for Mrs.
FOrd's fall
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-09-28
CRY FOR EDUCATION.
Indians Of Alaska Want Blessing
for Their Children.

The craving of the Alaskan Indians
for education is almost pitiable. Ask
them what they need and the answer
is the same:
SCHOOLS for the children so that
they may become smart like the white
man."
They are very affectionate people to
their children; every benefit is for the
child. The older people fully realize
the fact that they represent the past.
They have always been producers, and
their faith in themselves is half of the
struggle that lies before them. To
this end they should be provided with
day schools in all of the villages of 100
or more adults.
In some sections where the families
are distributed over a large area of
country and in the case of the children
of parents unable to provide for their
support, and again where orphans may
be enslaved by distant relatives, board
ing schools or homes are equally neces-
sary .-Southern Workman.