Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-19
ihrouphout the United States.

chael Baues and his wife. who COM
mitted suicide, chose the waters Of
Jamaica bay for their last resting
place. Herman Baues. the mans
brother, decided that he will carry
out his brothers wishes and cast the
remains into the bay. He has had the
bodies incinerated. and will take the
ashes to the bay and cast them into
the water.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 16.-Meager
and Indefinite reports received here
about the relief train which last night
went TO the aid OF the forest fire which
threatened the village of Metz. say
the train has been burned and some
of the refugees perished with 1t Re
ports to both the Detroit News and
Detroit Journal from Alpena state deh-
nitely 1t is known that seventeen pev
nIe we're burned to death in the relief
train from Metz. The were principal
ly women and children who were coop
ed up In box cars. the only ones avail
ab,e when the train was hurried out OF
Metz
The dispatcher OF the Detroit and
Mackinaw railway at East Tawas
stated over the long distance teie-
phone that he does not know now
great the loss of life was in the burn
ing of the Metz relief train. He has
been and is making every effort TO
get into communication with some Of
fice near the scene of the fire.
1t is reported from Alpena that six
teen cofflns were sent north on a train
which left early this morning. Re
ports of a greater loss of life than
sixteen are current at Alpena. but 1t
is impossible 10 definitely confirm the
rumors.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. ie-A dis
patch to the Journal from Millersburg
twenty miles north OF Metz. states that
seventeen people were burned to death
with the Metz relief train. Fifteen
skeletons have been found in the burn
ed wreck OF the gondola car which
made up part of the relief train.
DETROIT, Mich. Oct. ia report
was received in this city at s:l5 a.
IN. says the reported loss of life by
the burning of the Metz relief train
may reach twenty.
ALPENA, Oct. 16.-Q o'clock
Seventeen bodies or skulls found are
those from the Metz train which was
derailed while hurrying passengers
away from the forest fires. Further
than this nothing is known but the
entire train with its two hundred pas
sengers may be lost The train was
rushing away from the flames when
derailed, and it was then the fire
swept over them. II any escaped L;
is not yet known. Every effort is
being made to get information.
| PUEBLO, Oct l6.-The Central high
school resembled a kindergarten this
morning when the pupils assembled in
| chapel for the morning services. TIC
show their contempt and ridicule for
the orders of the school board that the
school shall not have a foot pail team
the pupils came to school dressed as
little children and brought their toys
Large boys in short trousers, shirt
waists and big bow ties carried tops
and marbles. and the girls, with theil
hair in pig tails, adorned with big
ribbons. nursed dolls and Teddy bears
and played with jacks Immediately
upon the assembling of school the boys
commenced rolling marbles on the
floor. Efforts to restore order were
unayailing.
Last night the boys gave a might
shirt parade through the business sec
ton of the city as protest against
the school boards action. Member.
of the football team carried a bier OF
which was placed a football, drapec
in mourning
Members of the school board SAY
they will remain firm in theiY decision
against football
DENVER, Oct l6.-Fire of incen
diary origin completely destroyed the
rear of the building of the Thompson
undertaking establishment, in Ire
mont street this morning and created
n panic among the guests of the Con
gress hotel, which filed with smoke
II was at first supposed that the hoteI
itself was on fire and guests rushed
TO the windows in various states OF
dishahile. The loss was $1,000.
DENVER, Oct, ls.-Arthur Beck and
Bert Hartman. 20 years old. confessed
to Chief of Police Armstrong tha,
they robbed the Edwin Richard home
in Lafayette street of $500 in jewelry
and clothing last Saturday. The boys
gave the iewelry to girls with whom
them were having gay times.
CHICAGO. Oct ls.-Property val
ued at million dollars was DESTROYED
early today by FIRE which consumed
the International Salt oompany's
docks. the offices OF the Elgsn Jcli.,
4 Eastern railway. and fifty freight
cars at One Hundred and Third street