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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09

y small blaze broke out at the
home of L. d. starkey, on the corner
Of Mechanic and Fifth streets, at 6
o'clock sunday evening. The fire
department was quick upon the
scene ana the blaze was soon ex-
tnguished.
The fire was started from a short
circuit of electric wires leading to a
telephone in the dining room. The
blaze made its way along the side OF
the house between the weather board
ing and plastering on the walls.
Shortly after the fire started an ex-
plosion occurred. 1t is unaccount-
for, although it is believed that it was
caused by a leakage of gas that ac-
cumulated under the roof. The seams
of the roof We're town apart by the
explosion and the roof was left in a
pufred-up condition
The fire department upon arriving
upon the scene hastily extinsuished
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09
FIRE DAMAGES
A RESIDENCE

the blaze. 1t was thought that fire
was underneath the roof but upon
examination it was found that it was
nothing but the smoke that had
found its way there.
No damage was done to the furni-
ture Of the house except in the din
ing room and in one bedroom. Most
Of this was caused by the water that
was thrown upon the house by the
fire department. The furniture was
covered by insurance and the loss will
he about SIS.
The house was owned by Mrs. G.
w. Lynch and Il. f.. Robinson joint
ly. The loss to the house win he
about 5000. 1t was fully covered by
insurance.
) 1t is fortunate that the fire did not
occur at night and also that the fire
department arrived promptly. The
house is frame and was closely sur
rounded by several other frame
houses. Had this occurred at night
with wind blowing likely all would
have been burned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09
Women Frustrated
Thirty-Five Thousand Visitors

semi-officially it is stated that the
street cars hauled fully $4,000 peo-
pie both ways yesterday, making it
a record breaking day in the history
of the interurRap line. Many thous-
ana s were here from Clarksburg,
and, owing to the lack of facilities
on the upper end of the line to han
die the immense crowd, they did not
all get away until geo at night.
Many spent as many as three hours
in Attempts TO board the cars.
On the FairmoHt end cars were
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09

more numerous and ran more fire.
quen0y. but the crowds from that
terminal of the line were much larg-
er.
Several relatives from Clarksburg
of entombed miners have been here
since Friday evening awaiting the
bringing of their loved ones from
the Inflated mines. with the result
that to date but one-Patrick Nc
Donough-has been recovered from
the mine. They will continue to re-
main here as long as there is hope
of getting their relatives out.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09
THE DAILY TELEGRAM.
May ACCIDENTS
tcoatlnued from page u

CONTINUED from page u
lne 'A1sH % iearh OF the ais
S - '''teS ana many
St VOTE - (" 70 1oe scene
80 Hao OF
Tue t1iCes VII! feSuIoe operations
mOnuaS morilins O't ~ y nor ex-
p'Iseo eHa' many men VIII report TOT
IVY.
~ -. '.sss" ~ 'pefation.
t'' 50 Dig NINE
ran 80 n'l'NrS nachlnery' ar
ri'eu 'so'';lai IRAN from
i1sso~ .s7noon e 4 o'clock
LOT use = 1pening OF mine NO. |
.. Nlaco'"'sl 2ah otheT workmen ,,
~ onSe 0esf d Installing IL /
At te'' (. sEAlr@hce and as soon ms
possioi' cry vas n opera
ZION.
As se9H nv i''n was in opera
1IOn 1he isete was stopped
at noth -, +@a nine NO
TOT u testing the ran
ana t...Es me FssultS OF Inc
ar y you'd MAKE.
lhs "otA OIL rescue was resumed
at oo'h n''.le' at O'Clock. me res
cuers in ralna 10 . nave reached
IN s7+aeeIS tnat mine
VIZ 80 o. @feHs e"sAt ities Oh
TIM. ~ -sFe Eeen
sent O.. = no tAe mine 70 -Dulio
ofattscea 'e' the break through from
the air ST. anu one group OF tne
Fecue part '1'enoS TO TINS VIM
the others ""EA away dlgelng Into
the dirt. debris and tlmoers that Cd
struHt the mann heao'hs.
u 1cSp -etos >. W. Faul
arriFs'i ere To-Day no" enaFieSton
ana ne - directing the "oFh' ne
mas maze no report as yet ana 10
sur BUS" ala'ns ana olreetlns one
workers ''.'f',1HF iniormatlon
concerning me d,s''sFer.
MoN"NG-A+i' De-. s--Al Twelve
Oh the deputy mine inspectors IN 1nlS
state arrived last Hisht and under
clrtzce'oh OF state NINE inspector
~ 10 e = kk
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09
MRS TAFT DEAD.
MILBURY, Mass.

MILBURY. Mass. Dec. 9.-Mrs.
Louisa NJ. Taft, mother of Secretary
of War William Taft, died at 1920
a. m. Sunday. She was the widow
of Alphonso Taft. secretary of war
and attorney general under Grant,
and later minister to Austria and
Russia. Mrs. Taft was attacked last
July after visit by her son, who
sailed from Cuxhaven yesterday for
BouIogne and Plymouth.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09

stood and sat from the very hour of
the catastrophe. Hunger and cold
wake them not from care and grief.
and they have not been persuaded
as yet to return to their homes or
to take nourishment.
Women Frustrated
Other lie at their homes prostrat-
ed Some in delicate condition have
been thrown into grave sickness
since the news of the disaster reach
ed them, and the unborn have been
born but not to live to learn OF the
terrible fate of their fathers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09

AIONONGAH, Dec 9.-It is be-
yond the human pen to describe the
spectacle presented, when bodies
are brought up from the bowels of
the earth whittier courageous men
day in and day out were wont to
toll for the support of their loved
ones. Fathers. brothers, husbands
and sons, are carried from the slope
leading to the fatal regions of the
earth. Their bodies are as black
as the coal itself. The experienced
eye of the undertaken cannot de-
tect their color, whether white or
black, until after the bodies have
been washed. Even then the mutt
lation in some cases make it diff
cult.
Headlcss and Naked
Many were brought forth with
their heads literally torn off. others
are without arms or feet One was
entirely naked. another had only a
small part of the underpants, still
another nothing but the heel of
shoe. Motorman Ford. only the arms
and legs. which were found at the
motor where he was stationed at
the time of the explosion. His body
has not been found and probably
will not be. Many were terribly
burned.
Hunger Not Pang.
On the hillside above the mines,
where there is a hamlet. women have
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09

M0NoNGAH Dec 8-Forty-three bodies had been
taken out Of Mononga Hines Nos. and at O'Clock this
evening" They are as follows:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-09
(Statf Representatives.

M0NoNGAH, Dec. 8-Forty- three bodies had BEEF
en- out of Monongah Hines Nos. and at O'Clock thl
ming. They are as follows:
FROM MINE NO. 6.
FRED COOPER, o. married; Monongah,
cARM0N JoURI0L, married. Monongah
JOHN HERMAN, SO, married; Monongah,
LAWRENCE HEINERMAN, SO, married; Nonongah.
TONY SELET, 81.
JURl LARl, 81, married; Monongah,
VICTOR DAlRA, &c. married; Monongah
JOSE ABB0TTA, 80, married. Monongah.
UNKNOWN.
J. FLURHARTY, 40, married; Monongah
FRED RODGERS 35, married. Monongah
w. H. BYSE, 49, married. Monongah
JACOB KoRNS, 40, -i Monongah
SEVEN UNKNOWN.
JOE 10th,
John GOMERCHECK, -
STEVE ASARI, --.
MARTIN HONICK, 15r single; Monongah.
JOE ALEXANDER, Fl, SINGLE Mon9ngah.
FRED KRALL, 3d. single; West Monongah.
MIKE OSF<NICHI, 81, single; West Monongah
PATSY ALEXANDER, 10, SINGLE West Monongah.
FAT McD0N0UGH, 26 married; West Monongah
THOMAS SYSNOPPlNG, SO, residence unknown.
MIKE SAVIK, 49, married; West Monongah,
GEORGE WILEY, 38, married. West Monongah
ALBERT GEORGE, 81, single; West Monongah,
FROM MINE NO. 8.
CHARLES B. HoNAKER, q, single; Monongah,
LUDGI PREVAIL, 40 SINGLE Monongah
FRANCISCO LORI, 20, SINGLE Monongah,
STANLEY ORBAN, 49, narriedi Monongah.
NICHOLAS POLCHESI, 80, single; Wahoo
JOE C0LCHESI, 80, single; Wahoo
JOHN PRESTON, Al, married. Wahoo.
ROBERT CHkRLETON, Is, SingIe Monongah
ADAM LAYNE, 16. single; Monongah.
The Washington times., 1907-01-22
Eleventh Annual Show of
Columbia Association
Opens.
Feathered Ones Fill Masonic
Temple With Variety
of Noises.
Many Specimens of Cananes
Shown With Brilliant
Coloring.

Rarely have visitors 90 snv local es-
hibit received SO cordial WtIcoms AS
was extended 10 those WHO attended
the Opening thiH morning uf THE eIeg-
euth annual exhibit OF the Columbia
Poultry and Pigeon Association. Tine
exhibit is'beius held in Masonic Temple
ANA will continue throughout lhe week.
From thr time one steps inside tnd
street door until the hail upstairs ls
reached there IS uo doubt ln ths mind
that thr leataered ones ave uaups.
There are chickens. large aud small.
some with s.o4 lungs o.Hers vIlh
weak CHECKERS LEat have uo regard
for time or place u Tie matter or maxi
ing merry and others whose mamie
intention Was t1 ceHsura ta. more lI-
iar.ous DOB tle gathering. Hefz were
sgueaEy little waune5 ana husky
croWiHsz tHat waalI wake ua auF
sl,-p-oEsr, and altogether tile Masonic
Temple was "a place of general ua.=e-
making
The Washington times., 1907-01-22
BILL IN HOUSE
GIVES S1O0,O00
TOPLAYGROUNDS
Vii. Be introduced This
Afternoon by Champ
Clark Of Mis-
sour.

A bin appropriatng N00000 for tie
purchase OF public Fairgrounds in I'-Is
city viii Dee introduced in the House
this afternoon By Champ Clark. of Mis-
souri, who struck from the District APP
pfopris uon. on point of order, The item
of s7lto0 for "a similar purpose "a few
days ago.
AIR clark said today that lac had
never been opposed TO the Idea of pur-
chasing Fairgrounds. buL IA fact, is
heartily in favor OF such "a proposition.
lie lhuuell. however. that tile sites
contemplated for that purpose We're NOT
Well chosen. and it is probable that he
W!u So word his bin as 10 provide Ior
the location Ji the Fairgrounds near
Rae public school buildings
The Washington times., 1907-01-22
F. ANDREWS
FUNERAL TOMORROW

4 complication of diseases brought on
lE UlrurO-pue l8m which he
had been suffering IJF almost Two
months. yesterday caused -LAa death ~
Henry F. Andrews. of lU-l Newton
street northwest al the George Wash
lustUu University Hospital AIR. An
drgNs, who Was JWeuty-seyen years old.
had been confined Co his bed In The hos
pltal since THANKSGIVING
The funeral services viii be held TO-
morrow from his home. The Rev. Dr.
Fishbourne. of the Nj Pleasant Con
gregational Church, viii conduct the
services both ar the house and the
grave IN Rock Greek Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1907-01-22
Two Fires at Gorham's.

The Alexandra lire department was
called out twice last night to- eXLiu-
guIsa fire u lHe uarroom oi Thomas
Goglam, an the CORNER OF Fay-tJe and
Duke streets. The uTst alarm was
sounded shortly after midnight and Uas
caused by lTr being discovered burning
around IHr door =lll of tav uarruuu-
IH- department responded and rNilu-
4ui-Ued tlr blaze. Shortly after
O'Clock another alarm was sounded, the
fire having been discovered al the same
place as llr previous one Both fires
arc supposed GO have been o- luc-u-
DIARY origin
The Washington times., 1907-01-22
Funeral Of John walsh.

The funeral at Jall Welsh. who
died at Jae Alexandria Hospital from il-
iuries received by being crushed by am
engine at the roundLous- here, were
he.d dds afternoon from hts home iu
south Patrick street. The services were
conducted Dos the Rev Edgar Carpenter
Of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
lutermruL was i'm Bethel Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1907-01-22

The exhibit has been srs-aua r5-alry
cat.ogaed each cage being numbered
to correspond Wil1 IT'S history u che
regular catalogue which aas beea pre-
pared
some Jf tle larger birds arc wonder
fI.it attractive There are Wa.E af rU-
pure white birds Others Hi r..U brown
and son others VI FI.l r-l brown
The Washington times., 1907-01-22
Merchants Hear Addresses.

A largely attended meeting OF she
Alexandra Retail Merchants Assoela-
zion was held iu their room Iu serpeta
Hau last evening. President b. Wen
presided Three new applications were
received During the evening interest
ing addresses uu tue lmpIuE emeul- Iu
business. etc. We're made by AessEs-
Mates ana Pullman.
The Washington times., 1907-01-22
Police Court Notes.

Iu JHe police court tais morning.. JUS
,.ee H. b. Cation presiding. the follow
ing cases were disposed of- John Rob
usou. loIoTed. on tHe charge of dis
gEuerly conduct and EsAtlus- Na- uu-4
81 Basil Lucas. cul1r-l arrested ul q
similar charge Was dismissed
The Washington times., 1907-01-22
MEMS OF ALEXANDRIA
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

HaA4H-|aFa N ifAsfrha 40 a-t-e.
Tile ,LgrkshIp of the corpora lion
court viii change hands Ou February 4
Charles Eeudheim. vino waa appointed
bon September. 1850 90 Hl Jte uueNpired
term OF John s. Beach. tae clerk who
died. viii refine. lie will bee succeeded
bv NeyelI- =. GrsenaWay, who has
been the deputy clerk of tile corpora
ton court Tor the past lev years, 10 D.
not Thought that AiI. GI-euaWa3 Viii
appoint "a deputy clerk Tor some time
en- least NI. Grr-naWay was elected
clerk IH November. Iaua defeating AlI-
E-udHrim DE has already guallued
before Judge BARLEY. and VIII uu the
first of lrAf month assume bis new
Dos. zion.
The Washington times., 1907-01-22
Y. NJ. C. A. IMPROVEMENTS
IN TIE BOYS BUILDING

Extensive improvements are Co Dee
made in the boys building of tile y. ii.
= a. This action was determined upon
ast night al meeting of the board of
Electors and the BOYS department cone
nttee was authorized 90 arrange the
itialis Of the improvements covering aH
expenditure OK $4,000 New furnishings
VII De installed and the second door oil
me building vii be made over into a
general room.
The Washington times., 1907-01-22
Washington Organization
Discusses Plan for
Showing it at
Willard.
Rainy Weather Recently
Shows Cold Comes
From Other
Causes.

There IS every probability that ii tuber-
glius-s exhibit viii ba secured u cone
uect1u with the meeting aJ the New
Willard n this clty May next of tine
National Association for Jhe study ana
Prevention of tuberculosis.
The matter ul such am exhibit was
discussed yesterday afternoon Isl tue
committee uu prevention 0I c0uzump-
eL il- Associated Charities 30 was
Drought out tlaJ this tuberculosis rA-
iiut mas attracted great deal OF ale
-tH'laA and haas been productive OF au
-W' lruse amount of good lu every ClIg
where b. has been presented.
III -- estimated luaL I'D Il- one week
. was stationed iu Cleveland 10000
people ucalul. Interested iu ,Lr work.
Equally as notable was the interest
taken iu lle exhibit at les presentation
Do Boston. N-w York, ANA various
southern cities
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-24
Nobody Ever lat" London.

X case of irregularity occurs in a cablegram that announces from New York the residence of a certain ac, cused person "at London" You will perceive at once the absurdity of those words-"at London" A New Yorker may want to get at London, but those who live there live 'in London" And 1t is one of the triumphs of London and language fhough most irregular that no one is ever tat" London. You can drop off 'at' Paris on the way to anywhere, and you may spend the win ter "at' St. Petersburg or "at" New York. You may change cars "at' Chi. cago. But there comes moment when the English language gets irregular. Is it when the fifth million is passed? No Englishman was ever "at' London. It would be as irregular as being "at'' Asia or "at" heaven.-L London Stand ard
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-24
THE GARDEN SCHOOL.
How Children of Newton Were Tauqht
 to Eeautify Home Grounds,

Writing in MaxWcll's Talisman Of the work of the garden school in New. ton, Mrs. H. X, Elliott says:
 An object lesson to the citizens of Newton was the garden school con. ducted by the ladies of the Social Sci. ence club of that town during the sum mer of 190G. Assured by George II Maxwell of the Home Crofters' guild of the Talisman of the free services of an experienced garden director, provided the club could defray the further ey~ pense of garden, a committee of five ladies was appointed from the club to see what could be done.
 First they obtained the use of piece of vacant land on Jackson road. which was then an open grass plot. Then an appeal was made by the com mittee to the department of agriculture at Washington for free seeds, which were promptly sent. The committee sent circular letter to about fifteen of the enterprising business men of New ton telling them of the plans for the garden school and asking them if they were sufficiently interested in the ex- pertinent to give it some financial SUD- port
 The response was quick. and at the end of a week we had the required $100, and the director went to work. One hundred and six gardens 0 by 35 feet were planted by as many different children from the Nonantum district, and the names of as many more inter- ested children were placed on the wait ing list.
 A few of these children, having learn. ed how under the direction at the gar den school. went back to the home dooryards which had for all time previ- ously been used for dumps, cleared away the debris, spaded up the earth and planted seeds which they procured gratis from the director. The reward was scarlet runner at the doorstep, row each of lettuce, radishes and beans and for garden flowers nasturtiums, sunfowers and sweet alyssum. One of the boys carried some vegetables from his home garden into the exhibi- ton at Horticultural hall and was awarded prize. Could these children, think you, ever again be contented to live in dump instead of flower gar den? These girls and boys learned the law of cause and effect; that the soil through healthful, pleasant labor will produce food supplies sufficient to nour. Ish the body; that debris, squalor and untidiness may be supplanted by clean. Illness, order and beauty and many oth CT lessons, not the least of which were pride in ownership and respect for oth- CT peoples rights
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-24
WEDS WEALTHY
 ENGLISHMAN

Saybrook, Conn.,, Oct. 24.--ln the old village church at Simsbury, Conn.,, today, Miss Grace Electra Allen, daughter of the late Judge John Allen of Saybrook, will be married to AL fred Hawes, a wealthy young English man now residing in Canada. Miss Allen is well known in New York and New England society. She has lived much in Europe, and three years ago was presented at the court of St.
 James. The bridegroom, who has wide intersts in the Northwest was educated at Oxford and Paris.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-24
Iceland From a Lava Wall.

The general impression that Iceland is a cold country is false one, says a writer in Travel Magazine. In Reyk- javik, the capital of the island, I one day perched myself on one of the lava walls and looked at a scene of summer warmth and beauty. Familiar cows and cats and hens were busy in the sunshine Children, thinly clad, were playing about with shouts of merri- ment. Potatoes were in full blossom, and cabbage and various vegetables added to the sense of homelike comfort. But such days are oases in vast deserts of rain, for if Iceland in summer Is not cold it is not comfortable.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-24
sehoo, Garden. In Washington.

The school garden movement In Washington, which started humbly a few years ago, has so strongly appeal ed to the children and their parents that with comparatively little assist ance from the public funds 1t has thrived amazingly. Already marked change is observable not only in the immediate surroundings of the school buildings themselves, but in all parts of the town at the homes of the little ones. They have been taught plant love in terms which have in many cases never been presented to them be- fore. By their personal participation in the work of making gardens, in prepar- ing the ground, selecting and planting the seeds. caring for the sprouts and the plants and finally plucking the blooms of their own cultivation they haave -gined sense of responsibility
 which makes'ear. the improvement of
 the whole town.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-24
The Oyster and the Cookie,

If the average person were asked what was the strongest living thing ii is probable that he would name the lion or some such huge Geaizen of the forest and would not even think of the unasse"tiyc bjv&ivc. But so great is the 'zsga,.nl' f os csscl by the oyster that to open t a force equal to 1.33l0.5 times l.. wei2'it Of it> Shal!-.eSz, body is TO iHs%ad. IAc shcl!-less l.iH3et pull, 1,3S4 times it's own we:.s,,t when ;n the air and aIout Cou3.e %>t1@.I measured in the water. T,nN =. 1!::.5-.:'::'a1ean E. COG kle OcnuS EC,|It'0a,ti CaH exert q pail. ing power cIEai to 2,011 times tie weight of its own b2ly. IT the hu!nal: being possessed strength as great in proportion as that the average man would be able to lift tue enormou5 weight of ? 297G,O00 pounds, pulling in the same degree as the limpet. And if the man pulled in the same proportion. ate degree as the cookie he would sus. tain weight of no less than 3,106,50o pounds
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-24
KAISER TO
 RECEIVE CARUSO

Berlin. Oct 2f.-Standing room was at a premium at the opera house last night, where Caruso appeared in performance of "Pagliacoa," the first of a series of four in which the great Italian tenor will appear here. Tomorrow night he will sing in "Lu- cia,' Sunday night in "Rigoletto' and Tuesday night in Aida. More than 3O,0OO applications for seats have been received by the management for the four performances. It is said that the kaiser will grant Caruso an au- dience before he leaves Germany. Ca russo will give three performances in Hamburg and two in Frankfort before sailing for New York on Tuesday, November ,.
 The treatment of Caruso ill Amer ica, in connection with the monkey house" incident, is universally con demned in Germay, and has made Caruso appear in somewhat of the light of a martyr to what is charac- terized as American stupidity and mock modesty.''
 An exceptionally large number Of Americans were among the audience at Caruso's first appearance. The American colony at the Berlin hotels and pensions is already extremely large and promises to surpass all previous records this winter. Berlin
 is daily gaining favor among the visiting tourists from the United States, and hundreds who formerly spent their winters in Paris Or Rome are now among the residents of this citv
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-24
Room Doors on tho Stage.

In real life room doors always oper in toward the room itself. On the stage, however, room doors, as rule open outward, or away from the room Exits are one of the most difficult part: of the actors art, and if he or she had to tumble with the handle, pull tht door toward them, step round it and pass through they would probably make a clumsy dodge of it. That is why, as a rule, doors are constructed to open outward at push.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-24
Straieht.ned Out tie Eiq.der,

Beef was very scarce iii I.adySntE during the siege. but General Sir Ian Hamilton, then colonel insisted that "horse is not half bad when properly cooked and when one is used to it. In fact" he said, concluding q di&rua. sion, ''I have a joint cooked toni%Ht which I hope you will all sample. Of course, there's beef, too-tonight." Ev cry one at the table preferred the beef, with the exception of Colonels Ward and Ian Hamilton, who ostentatiOuSly carved generous slices from the "horse. flesh" The dinner was nearly over when one of the servants whispered a communication to Ward. Up he sprang "Fm distressed, gentlemen" he an- nounced to the startled company. "A silly mistake has been made. Those joints were mixed up somehow, and you have been eating the horse. I'm really annoyed. But I hope you'll be convinced now that the meat Is splen- did eating. I'm sure you all seemed to enjoy It." Chances were exchanged; mustaches were twirled. Nobody seem- ed ready with a response. Then a voice from the bottom of the table plped up: "Oh, don't distress yourself, Ward! I thought some mistake had been made, so I just changed those dishes as they stood on the sideboard. It was you and Hamilton who had the horsefesh all right.'