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New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
D. G. H. WILL NOT ISSUE BONDS.
New Plan Of Financing May, However, In
volve Putting Out Securities.

The published report that the stockholders of the
Delaware g. Hudson Railroad Company at their an
nual meeting May II would be asked to author
lie an issue Of about SIS 10000 convertible bonds
and an equal amount Of stock is understood on ex-
celent authority. 70 be incorrect. The company
will before long, has several times recently been
said IN The Tribune, announce some plan for new
financing which may involve the raising or a sum
In excess of S5O5oCO0 for taking care OF obliga-
tonS incurred in the acquisition of electric lines
the construction OF branch lines and the purchase go
of equipment but Il is understood that no definite
decision to the form OF the new securities or
their total amount has yet been reached by the
board of managers.
President Loree said yesterday: There is moth
ing IN the situation to warrant taking cog
nizance OF the rumOTs circulated concerning the
Delaware & Hudson company. SO far the Morse
Jones notes are concerned, these purchase
money notes issued I'm connection with the acuuisi-
ton OF the Hudson Valley Railway Company. and
have been paid on In the regular course of busl-
ness"
Delaware & Hudson stock strong In yester-
days market making "A net gain Of 2Is points
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
JT. O. DOUGLASS INDICTED.
Jury Charges Grand Larceny OF
$50. 100 ON Three Counts.

An Indictment OF grand larceny on three sepa-
rate counts reported by the grand jury yes
terday against William o. Douglass the bond clerk
employed by the Trust Company Of America who
arrested two weeks ago. Oakleigh Thorne,
president of the company; Archibald NJ Ostrin, a
loan clerk employed by the company, and Walter
Lyon manager of Dick Brothers, brokers. OF NO. 80
Broad street the witnesses. their examina-
tiOn having occupied several days past
The charges against Douglass. as the grand jury
found, are that in March he stole sIxty-one per
cent bonds of the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad; that April 10 he stole a 1e0-share
certificate of the Interborough- Metropolitan Com
pany. and that February 20 he stole forty bonds
Of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. The total
value of the securities aggregated $S6,l5O
The against o. NJ. bennett, the broker VINO
arrested in connection with the alleged lar
Cenies, Will be taken up by the grand jury In a
few days 1t is understood that Douglass Will
plead TO the indictments against him to-day IN the
Court Of General Sessions, and that tomorrow
probably, he will appear before the grand jury as
a witness against bennett.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
IRON TRADE CONDITIONS.
Industry Generally Active, but Railroads
Slow in Making 1908 Contracts.
The Iron Age" says:


There has been notable resumption OF work on
the part of the blast furnaces net gain OF ten
stacks being recorded in the monthly blast furnace
in operation S2S anthracite and coke furnaces with
a weekly capacity Of 52S.9H tons. which Is the
497 456 April l. The output for April. short
month, was 22l6.5SS tons. or at the rate OF 1883
daily. compared with 2S A5I tons In March.
or 7IS2l tons daily. Three large furnaces have
gone in during the first few days OF May. which
Will add about 5000 tons week 10 the capacity IL
is noteworthy fact however. that the increase IN
output and in capacity Is almost entirely due 70
the steel works furnaces. These made IN April
March. leaving 1910 tons and s1OSo tons. re-
actual decline from $3.50 tons day in March 10
23.s59 tons day in April
The foundry iron markets are hrmer throughous
the country. The makers generally have either
withdrawn from the market. notably IN the South
and in the Central West and the districts along ths
quarter Much is said about the large sales during
the last few weeks. which have brought about thi5
along 10 details. At tdewater points and 70
considerable distance into the interior the advance
effect. the higher prices abroad being chiefly at
tributed to buying from Germany There has eesn
ing the week aggregating between 5000 and 1000
tons. OF which Eastern Pennsylvania took about
$4,000 tons the largest transaeonS yons psisn. - wsv
taken by local and New England works. By Ear
the greater part or these purchases We're t9r tne
ivered The steel makers claim that even these
purchases are largely In anticipation OF sales & o
justify the prevailing prices for basic pig IRON
Reports Of the purchases by the Leading interest
greatly exaggerated They probably did not exceed
10 goo TONS but still they significant rehectns
roads do not seem be taking hold very vigorous
ly in their purchases for delivery in 1905 So far az
inquiry for $4,000 tons has come up in Chicago. and
the Hartman lines are making inquiries. eouple9
With The statement that only open hearth saae Wy
D
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
H. CLAY PIERCE sURRENDERs.
oll Man Gives Himself Up on Texas Indict-
ment Charging Perjury.

p,srod d-"uiS' May S-Through his attorney H. Clay
Iieree' chairman of the board of the Waters pierce
Coi"pahy' surrendered himself to-day on the
indictment returned against him in Texas charging
perjury in an affidavit no made to the AttorpoT,
General OF the State of Texas. The purpose of the
aIIoaVlt' was TO renstate the Waters Pierce OIL
company in the State OF Texas from which 1t had
Zen ousted on the grounds that it was a. part OF
the Standard Oil Company VI
"hiie Mr. Pierce was on the wav 70 the -Four
CouIlS IN ms carriage. ex-Judge Henry S Priest
ahother of his attorneys. appeared in the United
states Circuit Court. before Judge Adams. 10 ask
o' VIII OF habeas corpus. directed against the
IoIce department. commanding 1t to produce Mr.
flerce The writ was issued by Judge Adams re-
turnable forthwith.
Inc statement was made by Detective McCartv
tHat Mr. Pierce was arrested on a state warrant
iSS"eu py Governor Folk. which made extradItion
papers unnecessary to take Mr. Pierce 10 Texas
MI Pierce had been out of ST Louis for some
uhle ana returned to-day from New York
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
TRADE IN CHICAGO.
ny TeIcgrarh to Tho TrIbunc !


Chicago. May S.-There was "a less general de-
await the result Of the somewhat better weather.
Prices Of wheat at the close sc lower than
they loft OFF yesterday Corn on the other hand
planting the next crop much improved Oars
closed '4c higher for May, and practically without
change for tho later months The provision trade
was SLOW, but the market firm at from Toe 10 12tac
higher in the end for pork, 9'sc for lard. and 7lec
for ribs Chicago wheat receipts were p cars. com
pared with last year May closed at S2llc. "a de-
cline OF &c from Yesterdays close. July closed at
Si"ic, against S5Isc yesterday.
Corn was firm. the Improvement in tho weather
not appearing to have the cffcc; of lloseuiag up
any quantity of the long corr IN the hands of the
local traders Local receipts 15S cars against
20 last year, and shipments were @5S 600 bushels
The estimate of to-mouow's local receipts is tSg
cars. May corn closed 49'Sc, "a gau OF ic over
yesterdays closing price July AT tho dose WIS
49Nsc against f9Ssc 10 4g'.c Yesterday.
There steady market for oats. v:th less
activity. Local receipts were $50 cars coinrared
with us a year ago. Local shipments were Sls 900
bushels. The estimate Of t1-nouows receipts is
2ll cars May closed at 4Ia.c against &C. over
Yesterday. July closed at &c. compared with &c
TO lGisc yesterday.
\ small business was done in the hoa. r,ro1ucts
with the general tone Of the market firm and offer
ings light The local OF hogs was hardly as
heavy looked for To-day's total was so 500
against $500 last year. The estimate of to-nor-
rows local run was $4,000. May pork closed at
SIG, gain OF i0c over Yesterdays closing price
May lard closed az IS 50. &c higher Nav ribs
closed at IS 49, an advance Of 7lgc.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
c. S. MELLEN ELECTED TO BOARD.
President of N. Y, N H. & R.P. Made
Director of TRANSPORTATION Companv.

Charles s. Mellen. president Of the New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. and
J. = Hemingway. director in the same COMPANY.
We're elected to the board Of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company at a special meet
ing OF the directors Of tho latter company in Bal
uinore yesterday. They took the places OF W
Kennedy Cromwell. Of Baltimore and T. p Whit
ney, OF Boston. who resigned. Mr.. Whitney also
ttsEiled rs hrst president, and succeeded
by y. W. James Of Baltimore
The election OF Mcssrs Mcllon and Hemingway
70 the directorate OF the company In accord
ance with the policy announced nj tho time tho
MSrchants and Miners Company purchased the
Mins0r Line from tho New York. New Havcn q
Hartford Railroad. The Winsor Line was formally
taken over by the Merchants and Miners com
pany yesterday. The other directors OF the com
pany are Michael Jenkins. chairman OF the board.
n W. James and Decatur II. Miller ir.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
PRODUCE EXCHANGE STOCKS,

The volume Of business in the mining depart
ment OF the New York Produce Exchange yester-
day was smaller than on the preceding day The
tone OF the market was still unsettled although
there was tendency toward Improvement IN this
direction For the first time since the new de-
partment opened there were transactions in
Branch Mint which generally heads the list IN the
huhper or sales. The asked price for this stock
yesterday was IS. against Il bid, and buyer and
seiier seemed unable TO get together. The total
sales yesterday were 500 shares. as follows: one
thousand Gibraltar Mines at 4Gc. 1000 Tramp
Cohsohdated at 7so.' 1000 Adams at Ice. 1000
katherine Goldfeld at l6lbc 500 Rcd Ton =,
tension at S3g35c.. LOCO Manhattan Combination
at &c, 900 Crackerjack at 2Oc. 500 Jim Butler Mt
sSc 800 Greene Gold-Silver Consolidated at q "a
and 10 Nevada Utah at s. IS. Bid and asked prices
as follows: l''-'
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
SURETY COMPANY COMPLAINS.
Wants Order Limiting Amount Accepted on
Single Bond Annulled.

Washington. May Sat a hearing to-day before
the Attorney General a guaranty company of Mary
land presented arguments IN support Of its conten-
ton that the order limiting the amount for which
a surety company might become liable upon n sin
gle bond TO 10 per cent of its capital and surplus
should be annulled. The surety company argues
that in the absence OF specific authority IN the act
OF 1884, under which surety companies are author
ized to do business with the United States the
secretaries are without authority for prescribing
such limitations.
The action OF the departments was based on the
ground that the specific requirements imposing on
the approving officer the duty Of appl owing the
bond and of also approving the surety, together
with the specific provision that ths acceptance Of
surety companies shall be subject such officers
approval. gave the departments the right 10 pre-
scribe the regulations conplained Of
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
BURTON ON BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Ohio Congressman Expects Some Abatemens
in Present Prosperity.

Cleveland. May s.-Congressunan Theodore z Bur
ton addressed the retail merchants board OF the
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce tonight upon the
Outlook for Prosperity"
In treating CT business depressions- Mr.. Burton
ascribed the main cause 10 wrench in the rela-
tions between supply and demand. the manifestation
OF which in rapidly developing country like this
was the overeQuipment for production in numerous
commodities. resulting in slow sales. glutted ware
houses. idle factories and armies OF men out OF
employment.
In any season OF great prosperity, he said. there
danger OF q exaggerated reliance upon the
future and OF production which, in soma branches,
would be greatly in OF existing demands
In such time speculation Will be rite and many
rash investments will be made. He believed that
the abOunding prosperity OF the present could nos
continue without some abatement.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
TO RATIFY PURCHASE.
Long Acre Companys Head Out
lines Plans for NezU Actiuities.

At the call Of Edgar c. Van Etten, president Of
the Long Acre Electric Light and Power Company.
inc board OF directors of the company will meet
To-Day TO ratify the purchase on the option exer-
cisco yesterday 10 buy the plot of ground at 120th
street ehd tho East River, on which the company s
proposed IotOco-horsepower plant is to be built It
"a' announced that the transaction involved $500
WV IN commenting upon the proposed entry into
'ne eIectrc lighting field, Mr.. Van Etten said
Manhattan Transit has magnificent opportunity
o't % d wen nish Hmitless field of operation. 1t can
80 a. VIII upon the business of supplying light
ana power. operate street cars and electric car
i,sab 80 DgHStruCt and operate a subway, and any
pbonc mc3 & electricity is put, including the tele-
may ne made the basis of is
~. IlS immediate plans for supplying electric
a ana power on large scale and for installing
in Tnr5nr1 tTftIrlage system similar to that in use
5n optr"tng basis a much lower COST fbop P Pon
nanial We ~ SaSe with other light and power com
has incra.NFNW NFNW York. While the cost of materials
trio,i i'aSed the economies effected in the ole
na,@- i'u9!!i'tSS more than offset these ANY com
NODE iIiuiig operations to-day with n strictIv
ana SIN "t , snouid he able TO underse its rivals
- I'm make a handsome profit
regarding the reports that the otbar oo,,ro,,
were seeking control of Manhattan TRANSIT - o
hunted out yesterday that the Atlantic r-o,oob
Ooi"ptflN' which made such strong effort 70 ob+t
t!l"iu within the city of New Yorl oy,r, =,
Io CIiN outright 100000 and n large 80
sides f,rnsj'j,E Ei!SS earnings for the privilege be-
telenbor.os f.''iS tuG city with great number Of
VpiI3I'S Tree for its use If n co,td =, fsi VI
Co,tiJlIea. any .SuCh cash Offering with the otbnS
g. 'oI II would seem ~.
~ would be able to make the Manhatta51 ro, .,.at
nri,,jIaoa ~ st nuch larger cash payment for the
PLlHlese II seeks, s IL WouId he raIIe,.as % te
aduIuonal burdensome compensation VI 81 the
~ me Atlantic company or not t socIH
by tnleLtne tne recent offer for control was made
70 enter the city or being alread,t t''fn ANXIOUS
' - uesiFouS OF squelchng any Opposition
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
SUGAR PRICES RISE.
AdUance Is COincident zCitb Return
of III. O. HaUemeuer.

The price OF refined sugars was advanced yester-
day by all reiners. The American Sugar Refining
Company, the Howell company and the Arbuckles
placed their quotations on basis OF 80 cents
pound less l per cent for cash. for granulated.
while the Federal Sugar Refining Company ad-
vanced it's price 10 points to AS cents less per
cent.
The advance IN the price OF sugar IS coincident
with the return from Europe of H. o. Havemeyer.
president of the American Sugar Refining Com
pany This Is the OF the year when sugar
prices generally advance, owing to the approach OF
the canning and in addition the statistical
prices.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09

The following petitions in bankruptcy were filed
with the clerk of the United States District Court
yesterday;
Bernard Bockhaus; of No. 25o East 1olst street.
$td9. Henry {rUger Of No 46S Greenwich street
$3.50 The assets consist Of cash. $l5 stock in
trace ,9Svol,ntar, petition was flied against Jacob
Weinstein and Morris Petchaft. partners No. 50
rb4 Lon Eiels9ck Company. SI2S; II A Caesar
SEo S@2-- NJ R0senstack Sos Transfer of as
An involuntary petition was filed against James
creditors with claims follows German, Cfrob &
Ssss Ernest Gakesr $50 Insolvency is sd
mtted Frederick rick, j. .3Ge M9Ger was appointed re-
An involuntary petition was fled against NJ. & S.
Sussman, OF No: 81 East Broadway by creditors
with claims as follows; Morrison & Niashkowitz.
Sl,l32; Abraham I. Tamar SS94; transfer of assets
An Involuntary petition was fled against the
United Syndicate Buyers Company. New Jersey
corporation of No. AL Broadway. by creditors
with claims as follows: Gold. Coleman CO.,
S429: the Lamport Manufacturing Supply Com
peny $3.50; William benjamin, $40 Assignment
Albert Falck was appointed receiver for Jacob
Weinstein with bond of $1,000.
$47I26 assets, SSS.SiS. The principal creditors are
the United States Mortar Supply Company. $7OO5;
National Building Company, of Baltimore 81 s7S,
al secured; Patrick purkin. suit for damages. So
900; the Rockland Supply Company S5054. The
assets consist of accounts. $3s.2sS. including a
Patrick w Finn, of No. l6S Columbus avenue.
An inyountary ny Blu sd gettio1T was filed by Bernard
of So 100 and assets s4S The principal creditors
are are L9gise Raap. S1loO, for cash loaned r. Fa-
and gold filed watch. IS.
Sheriff Hayes received an attachment for 81. 900
against property of Joseph Simmons in favor OF
In the A Adams street court Brooklyn. on a charge
Srsno,.ox Il tkSouaS SoS Ss.fn HssSoSa. q gan
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
MORE LINES FOR CONSOLIDATED.

The New York and Cuba Mall Steamship Conn
pany (the Ward Line) and the New York and Porto
Rico Steamship Company, it was learned yester-
day are to be taken into the Consolidated Steam
ship Company before July L They are TO so IN on
the same basis that upon which the Mallory
and CIvde lines were taken over recently.
bond of the Consolidated company for every ten
their entrance into the Consolidated the latter will
control al of the Morse water transportation COM
panies except those operating the Hudson River.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
PAN-AMERicAN LINE IN SALVADOR.

san Salvador. May S.-Presideut Fisaeroa to-day
approved the contract drawn up with +. Fowler
reirescnt.ng ]. NJ Necland vicepreSident and gem
oral manager Of the Pan-American Railroad. for
the construction of the Central Railroad between
La Union and Salvador. Work will begin
ton months after the approval of the agreement
by Congress. u. A.
The President to-day received Lionel Garden. the
British Minister to Central America, and the
British colony gave a dinner for the minister this
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
STOCK SALE INVOLVES s2ooo,ooo

Boston, May s.-Francs Hensha< & Co. sold at
public auton to-day 1902 shares of the new capital
stock of the Edison Company of Boston, pursuant
to order OF the Board of Gas and Electric Light
Commissioners The block of stock was the largest
ever sold at auction in Boston at time, and In
volved more than $2000.000. The opening sale was
Io5 shares at 20424 and there were later sales at
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
SEES PLOT TO FORCE WOOL DOWN

Cheyenne. Wyo, May S.-The Wyoming Wool
Growers Association has issued a circular advising
sheep men throughout the state that a conspiracy
Is being planned by Eastern wool buyers TO force
down the price OF wool in spite of the demands Of
thelr WOOL under any circumstances at less than
the 1900 market, and the association offers TO buy
the wool at last years prices if Eastern BUYERS
will
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
BRITISH PAPER ON COTTON FUTURES.

London, May SIN view Of the fact that the
Texas Legislature recently passed bill prohibiting
trading in cotton futures. Hudson Kearley. Parlia-
mentary Secretary OF the Board of Trade. reply
ing 10 question in the House of Commons to-day
promised William Field (Natonalistl that he would
endeavor to obtain information the subject from
each state through his majesty's representa- tives
and issue the same in n parliamentary paper
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
sWIFTs INCREASING HOLDINGS.

1t is understood that the Swift interests, who
as already stated, have obtained 40 per cent of
the Schwarzschild & Sulzberger stock are desirous
of obtaining control of both the Cudahy and Nor
ris packing companies They are believed 10 be
already in control of the New York Butchers
Dressed Meat Company, $4,000 corporation
formed about year ago independent con-
Germ TO do a slauEhteripg business on the Wsat
I6idGof THE citys !.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
TRUST COMPANY TO CHANGE ITS NAME.

The Superintendent of Banks has designated May
% as the date upon which the Irving Trust Com
pany of this CITY, is be permitted to change tts
name TO Fidelity Trust Company
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
PHILADELPHIA COMPANY

Inc Fhiadelphia Company's pamphlet report for
the year ended March 81, 1901 not Inc1pd,rS 80
fliated companies compares as follows.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09

NEW HNnN LEN nal EN-.
NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER.
1907. 1906. Changes
April gross...-. IS Sc Gs7 Os4 Inc 81 s52 20
-Four months gross - 27 e79 83S Inc. 691
LAKE SHORE d MICHIGAN SOUTHERN.
April SOS 639 sss74.455 Inc. 1928 1o1
-Four months gross 14o27773 l3.397.6s9 Ino. e3O0s4
LAKE ERIE & WESTERN
-Four months gross l.594,19s L722472 Dec lis 279
CHICAGO. INDIANA & SOUTHERN
Aprl Eross.--...-. s2s5.ss7 7.2o8 Inc. s7s 6s1
EVlF months gross. S59S4l S0s,S05 Inc. I91. .538
NEW YORK CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS
April gross.....-.. s92JI54 $500 955 Lno. sf21 100
-Four months gross. 350s $50 82501s2 Ino. 25s 8Is
MICHIGAN CENTRAL.
E5Ti gross s2aG7s77 s2o424 4es mo. ss25 4os
Four months gross. 9Os6394 s348eI2 Inc. 73o 7S2
PEORIA & EASTERN
-Four months gross. 8222o 966393 Dec Ss'iSs
CLEVELAND CINCINNATI. CHICAGO O. ST LOUIS
Sprl Eross...... 81 l5s ss4 sIs1e62e mo ss42 s5s
RO-f months gross. 1888 45s 7383O8l lno Ss,0s s99
CINCINNATI NORTHERN.
Fur Fur no1ts: sTo:: sS8SS5 ss1s5s Inc. 1921
PITTsBURG & Lake ERIE
~ ~ groes s1.16ssSe s112s12o rno. s4o7,a
'O@ tonths gross. @.355.3s7 {372s47 Dec II zoo
RUTLAND
y5a yys soss. s25L1s9 s2o7 SOC Ina. t.a 4sa
S-f months grcss. s45O2S 7s2esT fno 20 eeY
TOTAL ALI. LINES
Fe--. -$19184z0e sIse4o 6sa rno 20 6,z -e-
--"--ls gross. 7aSO17 7l3 50 254 e74 Inc 0Se 5se
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
Bowling Green Trust Co.,
Trust Companies.

20 BROADWAf, NEW YORK
Capital, Sl,0OO,0O0. Surplus, S3,000,000
OFFICERS:
WILLIAM II. TAYLOR 1st Viee-President
CHAS. P. ARMSTRONG I'd Viee-President
JOHN A. HILTON V.-Pres. & Treas.
WILLIAM N. LAWS Secretary
DIRECTORS.
Charles P. Armstrong, John A. Hilton,
Frank Brainard, Myron T. Herrick,
Harry Bronner, Edward T. Jefery,
Franklin @. Brown, Winslow S. Pierce,
Robert C. Clowry, Morton F. Plant,
Edmund C. Converse, Dick S. Ramsay,
VIM. Nelson Cromwell, Frederick B. Sehenck,
Grenville NJ. Dodge, Andrew Squire,
A. Goepel, William H. Taylor,
Edwin Gould, Edward R. Thomas,
Frank J. Gould, John P. Truesdell,
George J. Gould. E. F. C. Young.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
SECURITIES Al AUCTION

=, -ns following securities were sold Yesterday
z Muller d Son. ~ <>Oi 1"'i
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

Furnished by Charles D. Barney Co. No 25 Broad st
New York. and No. 122 South 4th st.. Philadelphia
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM.

The general balance sheet shows: Cash on han
s22.ss5 and q profit and loss surplus of S152, ,724
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
NEW YORK AND OTHER GAS SECURITIES.
FERRY COMPANIES.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

sAnd fntersst-
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09

'Ex dividend
New-York tribune., 1907-05-09
RuslNEss TROUBLES.

The following petitions in bankruptcy were filed
with the clerk of the United States District Court
eSterday:
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-03-01
SIXTEEN PERSISTED
In MONTREAL SCHOOL FIRE

Principal Maxwell and 16 children
persisted in fire Tuesday afternoon in
the Hochelaga school at Montreal, Can
ada, of the Protestant school commits
sion.
The fire was first noticed by wcrkmen
empioyeo nearby. The teachers wero
notified and the work of getting the
children out of the building began.
The kindergarten department w.s To-
Gated on the second floor. and il was
here that the loss OF life occurred. The
children were started out, but found
the Ia rer hall full of smoke and refus-
ed 10 descend. They refreshed to the
rooms whence they had come.
The fiIe by this time was making its
way upward and the smoke growing SO
dense that even the experienced firemen
could not stand it. Firemen tried TO
get Miss Maxwell to go down the lad
der, but she refused and rushed back
into the back part of the building in
search of the childernd. Later she was
found lying on the floor with child
beside her. The deaths we've caused by
asphy There wele no fire es-
capes to the building.
IA ISIS Sarah Maxwell, principal of the
school, was 81 years of age. The
children who were killed ranged from
3 10 years old.