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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-25
PORTLAND CITY HAL BURNS
knights ~ t'ytbiny' Jalilee Broken
Up md Few .krc Hurt.

knights ~ pytbIas' Jal,ilee Broken
5s rp ana Ise,s ltrc Hurt.
PORTLAND, MAINE. january st.---
The iivc.story city building, In which
were located tiin county ms we'll as the
city Offices, and whici, cannot bc re-
placed for much less than Sl.10o,o0o,
stands In ruins ns consequence OF
the crossing OF wires y, the city elee-
trical department. in the third story
carly to-day.
The eide Of the building occupied by
the city is total loss, while the cotin-
ty side suffeyed eerions loss. 1t was
the belief that ali the records, deeds
and other papers flied In the registry
OF deeds had been lost, but upon In
vestigation they were found not dam.
aged except by water. The papers and
records In the Office tof the register OF
probate. however. were burned. The
insurance Is only sS1, 900. The tirc was
the worst In the State since the great
Portland coniagration OF 1866, when
the city's business and residential Sec
tions We're almost completely wiped
out.
THAT there were no fatalities Is re-
markai,l.. as there We're more than
100 persons attending the Western
knights OF Pythlas jubilee gathered In
the auditorium OF the City Hall when
the flames were discovered. Only a
few persons wsre hurt, Chief Engineer
Melville Eldridge being the only one
known to be seriously injured, and he
was able to direct the, fight against
the flames throughout, being supported
by two assistants. One OF the most
valuable libraries In the State. the
Green Leaf law collection. was com-
l.plctely destroyed. with a loss esti-
mated Mt $4,000.
When the flames were discovered
William A. Turner, chairman of tho
meeting Of the Pythian body, coolly
Interrupted the rites OF investiture
(which were going on at that time, ant
told the assembled members OF the ex-
listing conditions. thus averttng panic
and bringing out more than 700 per-
| sons uninjured. Earlier in the eve.
ming there had been more than 1,50C
persons in the aud d.torium for the jubi-
lee exercises. Chief Engineer Eldridge
sustained his injuries by the breaking
away OF a coupling Of hose. which hi,
him in the stomach. The City Hal
survived the great hre OF 1856. al.
though 1t was badly gutted at thai
time. 1t was first opened in 1859. The
building had frontage OF $50 feet
and was $50 feet long. Its centra
| dome rose $50 feet above the roof
The building was constructed OF col:
ored Nova Scotia Albert stone, ant
contained eighty rooms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-25
TOOK HEAVY LIFE TOLL.
Three Firemen Killed and Sixteen In
5urcd In Baltimore Fire.

Three Fire men Killed and Sixteen ln..
5urcd In Baltimore Fire.
BALTIMORE. ND, January e4.-Fire
at an early hour this morning took
heavy toll of the members of the fire
department of this city. three being
seriously injured. The list OF the latter
includes the name OF George Horton.
CHIEF of the isre department.. The dead
are: Lieutenant Frederick Harmon.
William B. Pugh and Charles FREEMAN.
Revised estimates reduced the nggre-
gate loss to about 100000, covered by
insurance. The heaviest individual loss
falls upon the j. REGISTER Sons Com
pany. It was placed 1T S66, 600; insured
Chief Horton was not as seriously hurt
as at first feared.
The physician In charge of his case
said he believed the chief would bn
out In few days. 1t Is net expected
that any of the injured men will die.
The two most seriously hurt received
their injuries In the collision of the
apparatus on the way to the fire. They
are Frank j. Davidson. .nf Company
%, who sustained a broken lsg. AID
Charles j. Miller, of the SAME company,
who suffered internal Injuries.
The blaze. which waA the worst
that has occurred in this city since the
Ia uG1ilS5 OF llSuf. started Vlt Sue lulIsi
floor of the building OH the southeast
corner of Holiday and Saratoga
Streets, occupied by tbs -. Regester
Sons Company plumbers supplies 9th
Or occupants OF the building were the
Baltimore Bell and Brass Company, and
the William L. Hollngsworth Com
pany, machinists. Upon these three the
heaviest losses fall. Tile fire had ap-
parently been burning some time be-
fore Ii was discovered.
The firenlen We're enabled to contine
the damage, in addition to that already
mentioned, to the plants fthe Il. Is.
Read 6: Sons Company, printers, and
the Flynn & Enrich Company, ma
chinists. located in a tiv.-story build
ing on Saratoga Street, in the rear OF
the REGISTER building: the Leonhardt
Wagon Company, Saratoga Street, op.
posite the building in which the fire
Eoriginated; the old City Hull building
and the Zion School building.
When the wall of the Rcgest-
building fell, members of tho fire dc.
partment and policemen worked fran.
ideally to rescue their Injured COM
rades nnd recover the bodies tof the
| dead. The latter were badly mutilated
land the former were in some instances
1 iialmost stripped of their clothing. While
Responding to the alarm a hose car
/ riage and FIRE engine collided,I anc
1 Ave of the men on the engine Were
injured, one ofHthem seriously.
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DEM Moc RATS CHANCES GOOD.
Hryan Says He Thinks They VIII Win.
Willing, but Not Seeking.

AlAutsS rA1u&VSiSOASaSCEhs
ATLANTA. GA, January 34.-Wtl-i
liam Jennings Bryan was asked in this
city to-day II he would accept the
Democratic nomination for President in
1905 If 1T was offered. His reply was;
..'l am not a volunteerfor the place.
I'LL am drafted, however, will not
desert" g
Mr.. Bryan arrived here With Judson
Harmon, Of Ohio, late this afternoons.
They came from Birmingham, where
both made speeches stynight. Mr.
Bryan mi Used his connection for Wash-
ington lin this city, and remained here
until about Q o'clock as the guest OF
the Young Mems Democratic League.
In all terView regarding the Demo-
cratic possibilities for success in the
next presidential election, he said:
u think the 2 emo ocratlc party has
the best opportunity It has had In
many years. II feel that We Will win
at the next electton,"SS
~ He was asked about probable can.
.didates OF the Republican pa rty, par
! ticularly with regard to Mr.. Taft aud
Mr.. Hughes, and replied:
5SSa''I do not care to hurt either Mr.
Taft or Mr.. ughes by any opinion 8,
depression Of mips, saying this with
Il 4! tgs ~
IN reply, to question regarding q
lIdispatch from, Washing gton In relation
Ito an effort said to have hee,l made
| bya William F. Sheehan, OF New York
and former Senator James Smith. q
New Jersey. to have some other can,
\ didate named for the head q 4 the Demo
tEcratic ticket in theslleSt presidantin
camp Ign, Mr.. Bryan sai tsBs /,
3,''I have heard nothing official In 1re
!, gard to this move When 4 comes n L
\ me from he \ guard Ian Il Of 4 he 4 Demo
! cratic party &, wi II il then give in,
n M .nr,, 5N8lts
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Is NORFOLK. VA, January .24.--TlleI
northwest storm sweeping the Virgin
and North Carolina coast continues to.
night with undated fury y score Of
veasels are at the mercy OF this gale.
shipping has been Interrupted. and the
Intensely cold weather prevailing hos
the dangers of navigation.
Tonight the wind blew nfty miles
nn hour at Cape Henry and sixty
Ave miles Off Hatteras.
The steamer Jamestown, OF the Old
Dominion Steamship Company en- route
from New York to " orf TX. was reached
tonight by tho wireless station at the
Navy Yard, and Is reported fifty miles
off the Virginia capes. unable TO stem
the storm and put her nose into the
capes. The connection Is imperfect.
owing to the atmospheric conditions.
and the details OF how we'll she Is
riding the Storm could not be- ascer-
tanned, and It Is feared that she Is In
danger. The vesesl Is being slowly.
driven seward.
So rough was the trip down the bay
from Wash ington and Baltimore early
this morning that pa ssengers left their
berths and remained in the main sa-
looms. wearing life preservers. River
and the local ferries to-day
have been maintained with difficulty.
The Berkleyi ferry steamer Winthrop
this Afternoon, becoming unmanageable,
with a. large number of passengers on
board, was driven into a nearby wharf
where she was SO tightly wcdged that
tugs had to assist in her extrication
Two unconArmed drownings are report
ed to- day In Hampton Roads from over.
turned small boats. The coast guards
are carefully patroling the beach to-
night.
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Verdict Of Acquittal Re.
ceived With Demon
strationof Approval,
SAID HE TIL OUGHT
MAN WAS BURGLA AR
Incrilninating Letters and Pic,
lures Ruled Out, the Com
monwealth Unable to
Prove Motive
for Alleged
Crime,

PHILADELPHIA. PA. January 2i.-
After trial of three days, Andrew
Jackson Delsch, who was charged with
numbering Harry Fore in a boarding
house In this city last November. was
to-day acquitted. The Jury was out
nearly three hours The announcement
of the tury's verdict caused an en-
thusiastic demonstrations.
The killing OF Ferre was sensational
Delsch claimed he killed Ferre in mis-
take for burglar, and the jury took
this view of the case. Delsch. who Is
twenty-three years OF. age, lived with
,llie wife and child In an uptown board
ing house. On the night OF November
9Th policemen heard several shots, and
an entrance, and on the third floor
hallway, In front of the door OF the
#Delsch apartments. they found Ferre
dead, with three bullets in the. body.
He was in his stocking feet. Ferre
was about fifty years OF age. and had
occupied a room on the second floor.
In the bed room occupied by the
Delsches the police found the young
husband and his wife, who is twenty
two years old. and their cighteen-5
months-old child Delsch told the po-
licemen that he heard some one trying
to get in the room. and thinking 1t
was burglar. shot four times through
the door with a heavy calibre revolver,
not knowing that the man on the out
side was a fellow -boarder.
Found Letters and Pictures.
/. In searching the personal effects Of
3t,erre the police found many letters
that had passed between Ferre and
Mrs. Deisch and a number of sugges-
tive photographs. Delsch was then
charged with having deliberately
killed Ferre. They contended that
Delsch learned OF alleged misconduct
between his wife and Ferre and that
he planned to kill the latter. The theory
fof the Commonwealth was that DeIscfl
/ caused his wife to lure Ferre TO her
/ room on the belief that the husband
| was absent and that Delsch fired the
shots through the door! when lie heard
/. Ferre place his hand on the door
/, knob. In the endeavor to show d mo-
! tive for the shooting the Commons
wealth made an effort to introduce the
4 letters and photographs. but the court
ruled them out on the ground that the
\ Commonwealth must prove that Delsch
i knew of the alleged relations or his
wife with Ferre. This left the prose
Icutlon without motive. K
Counsel for the defendant in his
closing argument to the jury said that
! he did not appeal to the lnwritten
law, that there was no unwrittcn law
4 In Pennsylvania. and that the so
/ called unwrtten law Is not worth the
/ paper 1T ls written upon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-25
FIRE SWEEPS 5BENNETTsyILLE
nu.,ucs. scctlon 81 .Toun pnrncd-I

Hotel Guests Have Narrow E;rcapcs.:
4 CHARLOTTES n. c.. January o4.--
Fire of unknown origin. which
was discovered this morning in the
stroyed practically the entire business
sections o !. the town, and many fine res
licences. The town Is without fire pro.
lection, and the flames wrought
Colonel J.. a. Herkart. president OF
the Bennetsv!llei and Cheraw Rail
road, a gIest Eof the hotel. jumped from
wnaow ay tha wa rnstnrsS
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AN EXPERT WITH CHECKS
Raises One for SO to $4,000, Gets Money,
Buys Yacht, Caught aud Confexscn.

snVSS = "CAss OuuSuN duu AAOuacASCNs E
CHICAGO, January e4.-Word was
received here to-day by the Plnkerton
Detective Agency. Of the arrest by one
OF their mon, near Jacksonville, Fla,
OF Turie Nordstronl, who is wanted in
Chicago on a. charge of passing a
forged check of $4,000 on the First
National Bank of this city. ~
Nordstrona was: bank clerk In Ass
.tcria. Ore, and coming here With a
draft for s3. from the First National
ilsnnls, OF Astoria, it Is charged he
raised the amountsto $4,000. He OBJ
tanned part OF tliss sum in cash from
the First National Bank. Of Chicago,
and the remaindersin in drafts. These, It
is sgsaid, hefconverted to I.ondon drafts
and the letter Of credit at3tho National
Bank Of the Republic, of this city. lie
was as#arrested whilescruising on n small
yacht that lie had purchased at Bruins
wick Ga. lie admitted his Identity
and confessed. 8$ y
An oficer3was sent from here to- day,
to bring him back to Chicago for
prosecution, "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-25
GALE 3 / Lovvs AT NEWPORT.
Nearly Three Feet of Snow, and Their
.nor,cter is Above Zero,

Nearly Three Feet OF Snow, and Their
,nor,ctcr is Above Zero, +
Y NEWPORT. n. T.. January a4.--With
the wind blowing siSty-flve and
seventy miles an four, heavy fall OF
Newport was to-day In the grasn 81 Z
the first real blizzard OF the winter.
To-night the conditions grew worse,
The Wind. which had blown from the
northwest about sun set, at the same
time increasing An violence, Between
two, and half and three feet OF
snow had fallen un to 9 o'clock to-
night; and at5 that hour the etempern,
zero. There was a heavy sea running,
ana all shipping was practically tied
lip. Three barges dragged their IN.
,ol,ors and went ashore on nrentnn's
.lightlSthey arc thonsnt to sustain lit
tlo oSdaJnaEe, " ~ sgls il
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VIRGINIA sNoW-sToRM
yioIcts and Rosch mt West Point Put
On Garment Of White.
ecialito The Times -Dtspatch.
VEST. POINT. " JANUARY, 9

j
WEST POINT. VA. January 24.-A
snowstorm ragged hero to-day.
with high wind and low tcmpera-
ture. Snow set in about or soon after
noon yesterday, and fell mostTof the
afternoon and highland all day. to o-day.
The coldest day of the winter caught
people unpreparcd, roses and violets
blooming, hens laying and setting.
chickens Matching. wood and coal low
in the bins and scarce in the yards.
The people We're arranging for gar
dening, and were plowing. Spring
flowers -Mero pushing their tender
heads through the clods. basking in
the sunshine yesterday, to be nipped
and laid8low to-day. Boys and girls
are snowballing. coasting and sleigh
Ing, and those down with the grip are
hoping cold weather will down the
epidemic.
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ALL SHIPPING TIED UP.

New Jersey and Dele
wrrc iN Grasp of Storm.
= -PHILADELPHlA. PA. January 24.--
sylvania, New = Jersey5 and Della,
ware are to-day III the grasp . OF real
winter weather. Snow which began
falling IN these States yesterday
afternoon has. reached "a depth 81 SIX
inches, \ moderately high wind pre-.
.val!s, va and the snow is badly drifted
8 Telegraph. telephone and railroad
service In southern New Jersey is par-
alysrh p, by the storm. aud shipping on
the peleware River was completely
tied up to-day. For the first time
tits winter, not a vessel arrived at
this port, and only q few movements
We're reported at any point on the
river. a a strong northwest gale and
of the day. 80 5ll.g .s.li !.
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AGAINST BILL.

Messra. Baker, Barrett, a. NJ.
Bowman, BreckenridRc. Brewer,
.Churchman. Clement. Cox, Craig,
Curlett, William u. DnnieL Edwards,
Evans. cntherstOn. GlcnnS Com gun,
Good, Goolrick, NJ. 81. Green, Hous-
Hoyvlc, Jctt, Charles -A. john
ston, Lewis, Louderbnck. Lowry,
Mns.le, Old, e. w. Owens. Page,
Pulflnnl, Rogers, Spcesnrd, Stebbtns.
sterrctt, Stuart, Stubbs, ThrItt.
Walker, Wilcox, Martin Williams,
8WiIaon. Wingo and SVithers-44.
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NoRF0 TX MEN ACQUITTED.

Asclnsto brothers Not Guilty 3of fraud
III Unc OF NVnrellOIse Receipts.
* NORFOLK. VA, January 2l.--A. NJ.
and r. a. Agelasto. arraigned in the
Corporation Court to-day on the charge,
banks on false cotton warehouse re-
ceipts, We're acquitted to.night. tho
Jury remaining out tSunt'lf1l o'clock be-
fore reaching an agreement.
The evidence showed that the value.
ilessness OF the warehouse receipts was
due to negligence on tho part of the
wa rrholiSe Scompany.-
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IPOPuLAR.GRYN NO
LONGER SWAYS
LOWER HOUSE /
Delegates Kill the Bill to
Elect Corporation Com
lnissioners by People.
NEW MEAS URE MAY
BE OFFERED NOW
Tong Argument on Both Sides,
Ending iii Defeat Of Proposed
Change, Proved to Be Sen
sational Surprise, OF
Session Up to
This Time.
How They Killed
Commissioners Bill.
FOR BILL.

Messre. Adams. Bell, d. II. Bow
ninn. Drown, Ctnrke, Cooke, Cornett.
E;ller, Dcskin. Green, Grifltbs Hall,
y4nney, Jennings, F.. VI. Love, $. III.
Love, Luce, tfillnrd. Montague. s1y-
gers, Nulting, oliver. j. ,. Owen.
Pend1eton, Powell. Powers, Read.
Itew. RichnrdsOn. RobinsOn. snend,
StrAtton, surratt. Sutherland, Syd-f
nor, Sylvester, 'rhrockmorton. Tyler.
Weaver, West, J. w. VILLA ms. WIS.,
ler and Mr. Spcnker-42.
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\ Husty Snow, Storn,

$ .1 sperIuv @ III Observation-Disclosures Q ~ <
!, /, ,,sPOTsYLVANlA. Va, January "a
Yesterday shasty snow storm visited
this section. the snow covering tha
earth to the depth of some four or
five Inches. The murcury fell twelve
degrees and In four hours the tenn
perature .fell from pleasant to fourteen
degrees below freezing. This comes
!lnrd upon many Of our farmers, who
by reason of inability to secure need !
tul labor. have gmucl,Eof their corn Vet
standing IN the fields iunshucked. " a
thing hitherto unknown In this sec
ton, The prospect for Ice harvest
seems good no ~ & a.
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Chlld Fatally burn ed.

lSpseialito The Times, pispa atch.
~ oNtIAI'AN. " A.. January 24.-rrhA
child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
.Chasleys NJ Dorset, who lives near Clay
VILE, wss dreadf fully burned 4 I sat II tt;sS
home az few days q so. 4 and 4 u ted from
the INJURIES after a few dAy q s6fs awful;
suffering, ss 81. gfSs n AK sSiSJ IA
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ssLer.n Cro,nMel!,. IIeMe nnraeA.

sascatta.TSe tes'rn Times. ag'"s b'.eassS:
NORFOLK. VA. january ats-Ftrs
this az ternoon DESTROYED the resislesnceee
of Norfolk county Sher!ff a, g. sCron-
we'll. In Fayette residence park, lust
beyond the city limits. ss5 ~ YgSs
sf No one was " at the home. and an
oNerhea ted Sfurnac GO IL. be lieved to hav,l
Estirnated sloss,a Sc. 900. Is =
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GREAT Loc KouT < AvERTE |

Cotton Mill 0perntlvsx Finally Accept
Terms ,of Emplosers,
There eg{wi Il be no slock kout al; the Man
Bchesterycp tton uparAt YES. The employ
5ers insisted upon the ac cceptance OF
their terms md to- these then men
agreed, Il isaund eystandjngf aV erta at
the eleventh houpl the great lockout
which would have ommenced o-moY-
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PARENTS OBJECT. THEY ELOPE
AND WED IN CONJUNCTION

CINCINNATI, O., January 24.-Geo.
". Powers.of Gate City. VA. and Miss
Gertrude n. Roads. OF Blackwood. Va,
twenty-four and twenty-one years old.
night and We're married to-day In CoYs s.
dngton, KY. just across the river, They
.eloped because the parents OF the bride
objected to the marriage.
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MOTHER OF DUCHESS i DEAD
Mrs. Antonio Ixnngn. Seized with Pneu-
mOnln. Dies In Nntchcx. ,
Cnp ,nl . n 7

[SpeclnIto The Illness Dlspairh.
p NEW YORK. January 2i.--NIrs. An.
tonic Yznasa died this morning In
Natche2 Miss. of pneumonia. Mrs.
Yznaga, who was the mother of Con-
suelo Duchess of Manchester. was on
her way to her plantation In Louisiana
when she was taken III in Natchez.
She was about sixty-eight years old.
Deceased was the widow Of Senior
Antonio Yznaga Deralle. who was n
native of Cuba, and !. belonged to an
old and distinguished family. After
on a large cotton plantation, where
the future Duchess Of Manchester re-
.ceived her education The present
Duke OF Manchester. who married. Miss
Helen Zimmerman, OF CINCINNATI, is
Mrs. Yznaga's grandson. .a
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SEVERE STORM oNsc0AsT

several ltcportcd Lost. md Unc Hod,.
Aahorc-Unnbic to Reach iInrbOr.
NORFOLi<, VA, Jnnunry 2i.--To-
night the body nf mn INK knoyyh sen-
iuan. clnd II, olIsIS ins md having ON
n life prescrver. was washed ashore
mt T'tuc Beach.
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TRY M'BR i J IDE FOR II 3 BIGAMY!
Placed in Portsmouth Jail 10 Await
Trial, and Wanted In Caroline, y 8

'soeeialto The Zines. D,spaten Z
3, NoR & = tolls. 8 Va c.
shlCl3rtde, formerly "a sergeant or the,
Norfolk, police force, was 5transferrrgi
to the Portsmouth jail to-day, where
ne will a.nsWer u Q one charge OF
The Caroline county authorities have
also ask ked that the ACCUSED be held 10
sansWer "a similar charge. s iS5 53,''3 /
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[sneclal to rhe rlr,c,. pi,na q 3 =

sneclal to The Times. Dispatch.l 81
ElLlLERSON.V VA. January 34.-This
section was visited Thursday with the
first large snowstorm OF the winter,
Friday the thernonletariw was standing
at IS degrees above zero--the lowest
OF the season.
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Especial to The Times Disna tch.
= PoWHATAN.tVA Va. January 24.--snow,
is about two inches deep now. and is
still failing. thick and fast
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CONTINUED on Second pagie.1
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Taft's Fine Stroke.
1t is admitted that the finest stroke
made during the campaig gn for the Re-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-08-06

Sand creek and about rs feet in Oak
creek
Chandler creek was fully ten feet
deep and the HardscraBble was an
ocean Of water. The water stood
three feet deep on the floor Of the San
ia Fe depot and the damage to the
railroad PROPERTY in the vicinity will
amount to several thousands OF dol
lars.
About 1900 feet OF the roadbed OF
the Santa Fe on the Rockvale branch
was washed away and the bridges
were either destroyed or 30 badly dam
aged as to need extensive repairs be-
fore they can be used again.
All OF the bridges on the Chandler
branch Of the Rio Grands were put out
Of commission and the track In many
places swept away. 1t will be a week
or more before the track can be re-
laid and traffic resumed. The new
roadbed Of the d. & r. G. double track
between Florence and this city was
badly damaged and cannot be used for
some time.
The United OIL company was loser
to the extent Of several thousand dol
lars. One Of the big tanks, said to
contain about 100000 gallons OF tar
oil was broken open by the heavy
driftwood pounding the iron sides and
the contents were carried down the
stream. There was also another tank
containing about 10000 gallons Of gas
dIstillate, highly explosive oil, and
this also went with the rest.
Fearing that there would be danger
Of fire from the oils, word was sent
along the path of the flood district that
NO fires should be lighted. The COM
pany also lost the derrick to we'll No.
$50 in Sand creek about two miles
south Of the city.
The Portland Cement company lost
about $1,000 worth Of Oregon pine
which was used in connection With the
building Of the concrete bridge over
ths river east Of Portland. The watsr
carried out the false work fro@ ~
nsafh sths concrsts arch and all ths
WOOD that was lying aroand ioose. The
Colorado Telephone ooupaay hal ~