Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-14

of the Sunday school. 1t first started
later. The total damage approximates
$4,000 and is covered by insurance.
The church Is located at Boulder and
Nevada avenue, In the heart of the
valuable residence district and for a
time the block was threatened with
destruction.
DENVER, Sept. 11.-This morning
the annual convention of the Colo
rado Postmasters' association went In
to session In the office OF Postmaster
Sours. A rate Of one fare for the
round trip was made by the railroads
and there is large attendance.
An interesting program OF addresses
has been prepared. George l.. Van
Dyke OF the division Of allowances and
salaries at Washington was sent by
Postmaster General Meyer to deliver
an address. Postoffice Inspector Nc
Kee, in charge of this department,
will give talk on Parcel Post and
Postal Savings Depositories."
WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.-Orville
Wright broke his marvellous aeropiane
record yesterday by continuous flight
over the fields of Fort Meyer of one
hour, five minutes fifty-two seconds,
sailing the estimated distance of thir-
ty-nine miles. The conditions for q
record flight were far from favorable,
as the sky was overcast and. dark
when Wright made his start.
PITTSBURG, Sept. ia volcano
of escaping gas was touched off by
the careless striking of match near
ly wiped out the family of the Rev.
George Misquel. pastor of st. Groege
Syrian Greek church, and the col
lapse Of an adjoining building, bury
ing the inmates under the debris OF
falling walls, and kindled fire that
threatened an entire block on Bedford
avenue near Washington last night.
The dead are:
Mrs. George MisQuel. aged 32. found
in an upper room burned to a crisp.
Jacob Misquel, her son, years old,
died at Passavant hospital.
Annie Magel. aged II, servant at
the MisQuel home, died at the hospi
tai.
Falling debris crashed through the
room and buried Margaret and Mary
McKenna, who were sleeping on the
second floor Of an adjoining building
This floor in turn partially gave way
and Mrs. Mary Mulligan. living be
low the McKennas was buried. The
rescuees were thrilling and affected
under most exciting conditions. The
property loss is comparatively small
DENVER, Sept. 11.-Fearing that
he would lose his mind and firm
believer In the theory of DIR. Osler
Jacob Jurgens, teamster and once
one of the wealthiest citizens of Den
yer, committed suicide by chloroform
Ing himself at his home in Arapahoe
street some time after 10 o'clock lasi
! night. His dead body was found by
his wife shortly before o'clock this
morning.
Before lying down to die Jurgens
wrote note in which he stated his
reason for killing himself and also
expressed the wish that his body be
cremated and the ashes thrown into
the Platte river.
Jurgens prepared for death with
great deliberation. He had poured
chloroform upon large piece of alb.
sorbent cotton and had placed the
latter upon his face and then had
drawn a blanket over his face to pre-
vent chloroform fumes from escaping.
Jurgens was 6S years of age. He
had been in Denver since 1860, being
one of the pioneer residents. For sew
eral years after his arrival he was
engaged in freighting then he con.
Quoted a number of saloons. He lost
his fortune in mining ventures. About
year ago he suffered stroke OF
paralysis and since that time he
brooded constantly. Recently he be-
gan to show signs of dementia.
LOS ANGELES. Cal, Sept. 11.-One
hundred and fifty men are fighting the
fire which threatened the town of La
Cresenta last night, and which has
burned over an area of thirteen square
miles. portion of which is included
in the San Gabriel forest reserve. The
fire started yesterday when rancher
attempted to burn some brush. Three
residences near La Cresenta were de.
stroyed. The fire is still burning.
PORT ARTHUR, Ont, Sepv. H.
Bush fires surround Port Arthuc and
Fort William and all day yesterday
firemen and citizens fought the flames
The whole country east and west is
ablaze and the fire is gaining head
way this morning. On Thunder Cape
the whole section is lighted up by
the flames from the forest fires. East
of here along the Canadian Pacific
railroad 1t is report the worst forest
fires in the history of the country
is now raging and that several thou.
sands of dollars worth Of tinbcr are
a-blaze. Along the Duluth extension