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by half a dozen ambulances. AS the
bodies were untangled from the debris
they were passed along to the stretch.
ers and thence loaded in the am.
balances. Mercifully covered with
blankets, their pitiful sights were
yelled from the crowd that stretched
about the entrance to the structure.
As fast as q load was obtained It. was
driven away to the improvised morgue,
At the temporary mprgue In the
shops the scenes became four fold in
the intensity OF human suffering az
fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters
passed up and down the lines formed
of 100 corpses. To facilitate identi-
1cation the bodies were numbered as
they were received at the morgue. The
first Identification was made by the
mother OF Nels and Tommy Thomp-
son, aged s and 9 years respectively.
The heads and arms had been burned
from both bodies but the mother
recognized the shoes on their feet.
And SO the disheartening work went
on accentuated nov and then by a
piercing shrek or plaintive moan as a
loved was recognized by clothing
or token, such as ring or necklace.
Burned Before Mothers Eyes.
About the burned school house there
are but few residences. In one Of
these Mrs. Clark Sprung lived. Her
son, aged seven, was a pupil IN the
second grade. When the fire started
the mother ran over to the school and
arrived when the first floor wal a
mass of flames. At a window on that
floor she saw the face of her boy. She
recognized her and pleaded for help.
Rushing cross the street, Mrs.
secured a stepladder and
it against the window. Climb
ing up she reached for her boy. She
him by the hand, it burned OF
in her hands, and the lad fell back
Into the flames.
Desolation unspeakable hangs over
the vicinity Of the school and the
village Of Collinwood. The
school board met in session at the
morgue late this afternoon
to discuss the calamity, while the cor
oner prepared to hold an inquest to
the cause and place the
responsibility for the fire.
Woman Found Door Locked.
The statement that the back door
of the building was locked is made by
G. Kelley, editor of the sport
-ng department of the Cleveland
Leader, two of whose children were
killed. AS soon as the alarm was
given Mrs. Kelley ran from her home,
which is not far from the school
to the burning building. The
'ront portion of the structure was al
Of flames and frenzied BY the
Of the fighting and dying
children, which reached her from the
leath trap at the foot Of the first
light Of stairs, and behind that closed
loor, Mrs. Kelley ran to the rear, hop
ng to effect III entrance there and
ave her children. She was joined
" a man whose name is not known
md the wo Of them tugged and pulled
r%antically at the door. They were
lnable to move it in the slightest andl
here was nothing at hand by which
hey could hope to break 1t down. In
liter despair of saving any Of the
'hildren, they turned their attention to
he windows and by smashing some
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GIRL DIES AT HuNTLEY.

Ellen Hughes succurnbs to Attack Of
Dlphtheria.
Ellen Hughes. the eight-yearold
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Hughes
Of Huntley. died at the home Of her
parents yesterday morning Of diph-
iberia. Owing to the nature Of the
disease interment was made yester-
day afternoon at Huntley.
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Delegates for Taft.

Lincoln, March 4.-The first dis
trict congressional convention today
chose Senator J. E. Burkett and j. H.
Ahrends delegates to the republican
national convention and instructed
them for Taft.
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Of these they managed to save 9 few

OF these they managed to save q few
of the pupils.
"They could have saved many
more" said Mr.. Kelley tonight, III
the door had not been locked. No
body knows how many Of the children
might have made their way out before
my wife had reached there IL the door
had not been locked. II half a dozen
men had been there when my wife
and her companion arrived at the
school house perhaps they might have
broken down the door, but the two
could do nothing and the flames
spread so rapidly that it was all over
in a few minutes.Y
Whole Town Present.
The suburb Of Collinwood contains
about 5000 people and within half an
hour after the outbreak Of the fire
nearly everyone Of them was gathered
around the blazing ruins OF the school
house, hundreds Of parents fighting
frantically with the policemen and
firemen who were busily engaged in
saving the lives Of the children caught
IN the burning building and doing
their best to extinguish the fire.
The police were utterly unable
through lack Of numbers to keep away
the crowd that pressed upon them.
Among those who helped fight the
flames was Walter Upton. When the
doors were smashed in disclosing the
awful scene inside, 1t disclosed Up
toms daughter badly burned and tram
pied on but still alive. The fire was
close upon her and If she could not
be saved at ono she could not be
saved at all. Upton sprang to help
her and with all his strength sought to
tear her from the weight that was
pressing her down, and from the flames
which were creeping in close. Al
he worked with q desperation
Of despair his strength was unequal
the task. He fought until his
clothing was partly burned from him
and the skin OF his face and hands
was scorched black. Other men at
tempted to induce him to move but
he refused until he saw that his girl
was dead and that he could not save
her life by sacrificing his own. !
He then withdrew from the school
house and although so seriously in
jured that he may die, fingered about
The place for several hours refusing
go to a hospital or to seek medical
lid.
Flames Worked Fast.
The flames spread with such ter
life rapidity that within 80 minutes
rom the time the fire was discovered
he school house was nothing but a
'ew hlackened walls surrounding a
cellar filled with corpses and debris,
The firemen were unsuccessful in
many lives.
The great majority of the little bod
es that were taken from the ruins
we're burned beyond all possible recog-
hilton, and 1t is no small part Of the
which is bearing down the
Of North Collinwood that pos
tive Identification of many Of the
will never be made.
Beside the children who were killed
inside the building three little girls,
Nary R%idgeway, Anna Roth and Ger
rude Davis were instantly killed by
Gaping from the attic to the ground.
At midnight there were 165 bodies
n the~morgue, of which 108 had been
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lead:
MISS KATHERINE WELLER, teacl
u.
HENRY SCHULTZ, 9. +
JOHN ROCH1NsKY, 4.
WILLIAM KANoWsKY, 8.
HENRY Lo1GE. II.
DOROTHY HART, 9.
CLAYTON BELL, il.
WILFRED COOK, 8.
IRENE DAVIS, Is.
GRETCHEN DORM, 9.
NELs THOMPSON, 6.
THOMAS THOMPSON, 9.
ROBERT HUNTER, 6.
ROSE SALANSON. III.
ROSE BUsHMAN, 9.
CLARK DALE, q.
MILDRED CUNNINGHAM, IL
CATHERINE NJ. DUFFY, 10.
ALBERT GOULD, 10.
WALTER HERTER, Is.
HELENA HERTER, Is.
EDITH HERTER, s.
HUGH M'ILRATH, IA.
LBNA MURPHY, IS.
EDWARD MAY, 6.
JOHNNY PHILLIPS. 10.
NARY R1DGEWAY, 10.
ANNA ROTH, 10.
LILLIAN ROSKER, 10.
MARY SHERMAN, II.
BERNARD SCHUBERT, 10.
HAROLD sANDERsoN, 9.
MABLE sIGLER. 10. 4
JAMES TURNER, ID.
NORMAN TURNER. 8.
MAY TURNER, s..
FLOYD BROWN, 10.
LUELLA BALDWIN, is.
AMELIA BURROWS, II.
NORMAN BELL, 9.
CLAUD CLAYTON, 8.
LESTER CENTNER, 8.
NELLIE CARLSON. 9,
MEDIA DEPNER, 70.
PERCY DAY, u.
LENA EFFERLY, z.
GRACE FISKE, teacher.
RAY COULD &
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Scenes at Morgue When
Bodies We're Identified.
MANY MORE WILL SUCCUMB
Two Teachers Give Up Lives in Efforts
to Prevent Panic Of Students,

identified and 81 still unidentified.
It is possible that other bodies may
be found in the ruins as at least 10
children are still missing and have
not been heard from since the IRE.
list Of Dead.
The following is a list Of the known
dead:
MISS KATHERINE WELLER, teach
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r. Il. Evans. Florist. SO S. Main ST..
Floral designs Il specially. Phone 961.
Buy one Dollar shnres.

Now is the time to buy. A
good investment for people of
moderate means. On Aug
us. Goth 1905, the lions Co
lucrative Home Building and
Real Estate Co. was Incorporat-
ed with an authorized capital OF
s250, 600, of which $50, 400 was paid
up. Since then $4,000 of the
stock has been sold at par, so
the company now has $4,000 as
sets. $4,000 more stock will be
sold at par, or 81 per share.
owning lumber yard and hav-
ing expert men in different de-
partments. the object of this
company is 10 build good houses
and make the expense as small
as possible to its purchasers, so
that the person who earns mod
est wages may have q home of
beauty and comfort. The offl-
GERS who are Salt Lake men. are
George E. Romney, Pres, Miles
A. Romney, Vice-Pres.. Miles
r. Taylor. Secretary. and these
with John C. Cutler. Jr.. form
the board of directors. Now is
the time, to buy stock If you
want a paying Investment. II
you want to purchase stock. call
on us at 44044 Constitution
Fldg. Or write, telephone No.
ESQ, or call on our agent, John c.
Cutler, Jr., Investment Banker.
ut No. 239-240 Constitution Bldg.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
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KNIGHT REFUSES
TO MAKE SPEECH.
-
Democratic Gubernatorial Nom
inee Stood Alone Upon
Logan Rostrum.
----- -------
GOV. WILLIAMS MISSED TRAIN
-----.------.
GOV. WILLIAMS MISSED TRAIN
Widely Advertised Meeting Fails
When Principal Speaker Misses
Ills Train Connections.
Special TO the "News..l

Logan, Oct. 16.--Jesse William
knight. Democratic candidate for gov
ernor Of Utah, last night refused to
address an audience in the Nibuey
hail, at meeting designed to be the
opening of. the Democratic campaign
IN this county. The young man went
to the front of the stage and told tho
audience he hesitated to talk without
assistance, and therefore called the
meeting off.
The meeting had been advertised far
and wide as the opening gun Of
the Democratic campaign. A speaker
OF national reputation, ex-Gov. George
Fred Williams OF Massachusetts, had
been engaged as the principal speaker,
and It was upon Mr.. Williams that the
gubernatorial candidate depended to
make the big talk of the evening, while
he would merely make few remarks
at the close of the principal speech.
Mr.. Williams missed connections in
some manner, and did not show UP at
the meeting. The audience. which was
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TO UNITE TWO BODIES.
ComemrciaI Club and NJ. & NJ. Assoc
citation May Merge.

The Commercial club and the Man
ufacturers and Merchants association
will probably be united within the next
few weeks into a single organization.
in which will center the interest in
Utah's general publicity campaign
The erection Of the new Commercial
club building is the item which has led
to talk of consolidation and to actual
plans which are now in the hands Of
the club officials. At a meeting OF the
board of governors held yesterday af-
ternoon the consolidation plans were
talked over and referred back for
further discussion and development.
The matter, according to President
Haloran is now one of details, and arr
arrangement of the terms Of consolida-
%tion.
The Manufacturers and Merchants
association was organized to work
primarily for home industries, and the
5.fget acquainted" idea, and in the nav
Commercial club home this work can
be better done in consolidation than
by maintaining a separate organizations
Z The plan contemplates putting the
present M. & NJ. exhibit in the CONNER
%cial club building.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

The priesthood meeting of the Salt
! Lake stake Will be held in the Six
teenth Ward Westinghouse at 1880
sp. m, Monday, Oct. 49,. 1908.
The high priests of the Granite
stake will hold their monthly meeting
on Sunday the 18th day of October, at
10 o'clock a. m. at the Granite stake
tabernacle. Lectures will be delivered
by prominent elders on the revelation
of the Book of Mormon. All invited.
Stake priesthood meeting of Ensign
stake will be held in the Twentieth
ward westinghouse, Monday, Oct. 10.
1905 at 1880 p. m.
The regular quarterly conference OF
Liberty stake Will convene In the Ninth
ward Westinghouse Saturday evening.
Oct. II, at 1870 o'clock Sessions will
also be held as usual in the Assembly
hall at 10 a. M. Sunday. Oct. IS, and
in the tabernacle at D. m. a good
musical program has been arranged,
and it Is desired that as many of the
saints as possible attend Some of the
general authorities of the Church will
{ be present
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49, : . . i
s Mackinaw railway at East Tawas stat
cd over long distance telephone to the
Associated Press that he does not know
how great was the loss of life in
the burning of the relief train. lie Is
making every effort to get into cont
munication with some office near the
scene of the fire.
5 The relief train was mad up OF sew
%eral box cars and a way car. The last
report the dispatcher received about it
last night was that the women and
children from Metz We're being placed
aboard the train to be taken out or
danger
The Journal dispatch says that the
train ran into q burned out culvert
which was the CAUSE of its derailment.
Among those who persisted are Mrs.
Cicero and her three children. Engi-
Ieer John I<inville of Alpena and an
other member of the train crew es-
capped with their lives. but We're terri
bly, burned, by creeping along the track
on their hands and knees TO Posen. 1t
is reported there that Kinville is blind
from his burns and will die, The other
man viii live.
The dispatcher of the Detroit &
Mackinac railroad at East Tawa.s has
just confirmed over the telephone to the
Associated Press the finding of IL dead
iii the ruins Of the Metz relief train. He
is absolutely without further intor-
nation, however.
Alpena reports that another relief
train has started for the north and the
scene of the wreck with newspaper
men and physicians. Reports are In
sistent that there We're $50 to 200 peo-
pie on the burned train, but it is abso-.
1utely impossible to confirm this or to
state whether any survivors from the
train made their way through the
burning forests to safety.
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WILLIAMS SPEAKS TONIGHT.
Democratic Orator Will Address
Gathering Mt Kenncdy's Hall.

Gathering at Kenncdy's Hall.
George Fred Williams of Massachu-
sets will open the campaign for the
Democrats, so far as the national COM
mittee's list of speakers is concerned. at
Kennedys hall, Postoftice place, to-
night.
Mr.. Williams arrived last night from
Spokane, having been forced to omit
q date to speak at Logan, through re-
4ceiving word to go there too late to
make connections. This morning he
left for the south, to speak ut Spanish
Fork and Springviile. and tomorrow
night he will speak at Evanston.
A quartet from Provo will render
musical numbers, and ID band will be
present. State Chairman Same a. King
has charge under the direction of
State Committeeman Frank Is. Nebe-
ker.
Jesse William Knight, candidate for
governor on the Democratic ticket, Will
be one of the principal speakers at the
Democratic rally to be held at kenne-
dy's hall this evening. The Ladies' Glee
club will render selections during the
evening. and 1t is expected a large
turnout will be present. Kennedy's
hall Is situated one-half block west Of
the postoftice on Market street.
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i day night, and Monday Will be at Car
field, following this date with one at
| Grantsville Tuesday, and Tooele We'd.
nesday. Friday he speaks at Bingham
Junction.
date for the legislature, and to be
speaker of the house. declares that
Cache county Republicans are united
and out to win. He was a caller at
Republican headquarters yesterday
The resignation of William Spry,
United States marshal for Utah. was
on Thursday forwarded to Washing
ton. The resignation is to take effect
at once. His successor. temporarily,
will be named by United States Judge
John A. Marshall. pending the regular
appointment by President Roosevelt.
The nomination for city judge on the
Democratic ticket, which was turned
down by d. o. Wiley. Jr., has not yet
been filled by the party managers. 1t
is said the nomination has been ten-
dered to Harry S. Harper, young at
torney formerly connected with the
reportorial department Of the Deseret
News, but as yet he has not indicated
that he will accept It.
William Hoster. the we'll known GRIM
inal reporter of the Hearst papers, was
in Salt Lake Thursday. He said he
was touring the country In the interest
of William Randolph Hearst, with no
particular work in Utah. He left for
the east yesterday morning,
The committee in charge of the Ogden
Republican rally tonight. at which Sem
ator Dolliver Of Iowa will speak, has
communicated to the Republican COM
mittees OF this county the information
that 800 seats have been reserved at the
Grand Opera House for the Salt Lake
contingent. The special train Will leave
the Short Line depot this evening at
s:45, returning from Ogden half an hour
after the conclusion of the rally.
Election. bets are already floating
around town. One offer this incoming
made by an tAmerican enthusiast
was posted offering 5000 against sl0o
that every American candidate on
the county ticket would be elected. An
other bet was to the effect that the
american" ticket would not cast $500
votes in the county outside OF the
city, $50 even.
A meeting Of all candidates on the
Republican county ticket, and members
OF the county committee will be held
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DEATH OF MRS. w. B, JONES.

Mrs. w. G. Morris ana Mr.. w. b.
Jones, mother and husband of Mrs.
Minerva NJ. Jones who departed this
life at Sparks, New. and whose funer-
wish to extend a card of thanks to the
many friends for their sympathy and
floral offerings, Mrs. Jones was born
Sept. i6, 1884. in this city. She was
the daughter Of the late W. C. Morris,
the decorator. and leaves three sisters
and two brothers to mourn her death.
Mrs. It. j. Hooking, Mrs. Mamie
Schmidt, Mrs. 1Slea Dunlop. of this city
and. Roy Morris and W. G. Morris of
Spokane, Washington. Tho heartbroken
husband also has a host of friends and
8ncqunintnnces in this city. Death came
from childbirth, although the infant has
every chance of being reared by his
grandmother, Mrs. VIC. Morris. =
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FIRE DESTROYS HOME,

Fire at noon today destroyed the
homo OF Mrs. ELLA Washington. rear of
go west First South street. The blaze
started from an unknown cause. The
ed to the, alarm and quickly controlled
the fire, keeping it from spreading to
adjoining buildings. The home was a.
etwo-story frame structure and burned
rapidly.
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FIRE ALARM FOOL ABROAD.

The police arc hot on the trail Of a
man who has a key to the fire alarm
boxes and is using 1t for his own
amusement. This morning at 1855 and
2:S7 o'clock. boxes 315. North Temple
and Sixth West Streets and box l6.
Fourth South street and Main,wer I'M
locked and false alarms were turned in
to the stations.
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ANOTHER WOMAN GUILTY.

Cora Martin. one or the many women
arrested during sheriff's raids in Com
glnercial street. was found guilty before
Justice Il. NJ. Bishop and a jury this
morning and sentence will be passed on
her tomorrow. She was charged with
Nagrancy under the ordinances.
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Boys Condition Improyes-John
Fitzgerald, son Of Assistant Chief OF
Police Fitzgerald who was thrown from
a horse Wednesday, sustaining severe
injuries. after a 24-hour siege OF un-
consciousness, can recognize his trlenas
today, and the attending physician, G.
r. Benedict, believes that he has sus-
tanned no internal injuries.
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not q very large one, was disappointed
In the failure OF the Massachusetts poll
tician to appear. When Mr.. Knight
called the meeting Oft they wore further
disappointed. and the rally was without
results.
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THE RIGHT NOVEL

A commission Of the most
prominent English and German
physicians have declared that
the germs in Milk may contract
Consumption, Typhoid Fever.
The Elgin Dairy Creamery &
Supply Co, have just installed in
their plant one of the latest up
to-date pasteurizers. All their
milk and cream is. now pasteur-
lied, heated to $50 degrees. and
Immediately cooled to SO degrees,
making all their products abso-
lutely pure.
Pure Milk is the greatest life
giving food. Why not buy the
best. Ask for ELGIN DAIRY
products.
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/ Why should Los Angeles Frisco, the. north
west and East demand McDonald,s Cocoa, if
it were not superior TO other makesp Have you
Mr.. Man, tried il? Take can home your
wife will do the rest You will find the cocoa
a treat---diferent, better than coffee.
This is good as Merry WI
dowsCh
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POLITICAL POINTERS

j. w. Nixon of Emery county, Demo-
cratic candidate for state auditor, was
at Democratic Headquarters yesterday.
shaking hands with friends.
Salt Lake Republicans are to have
another opportunity tonight to listen to
a national committees speaker. Sena-
tor j.. p. Dolliver of Iowa speaks at
Ogden, and u large crowd of Salt LAX
Sers are expected to make the trip. A
special train will leave Salt Lake at
GAS on the Short Line to take the peo-
pie up, the arrangements being under
the direction of the Young Mems Re-
publican club.
United States Senator George Suth-
erland will speak at Pennington Satur-
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at the Republican Headquarters In the
Atlas block Monday night at s o'clock.

Atlas block Monday night at o'clock.
George Fred Williams, the Demo-
cfatic spellbinder is today holding
forth at Spanish Fork and Springville,
prior to his appearance at kennedy.s
hall on Market street tonight. I H.
Fitzgerald OF the Democratic executive
committee, accompanied Mr.. Williams
in his tour OF Utah county today.
I The candidates and members Of the
Democratic county committee will meet
at Democratic county headquarters
Saturday evening at o'clock.
A man by the name of Mirrick, re-
siding at 757 south Main street and UNI
der scarlet fever quarantine. broke
quarantine this morning and reported
to the police headquarters that he had
cut his finger. He was Immediately
sent back into quarantine and DR..
Stewart was despatched to attend to
the injured finger.
Because Charles Messer insisted up
on making the street his bedroom and
refused to be commonplace In his ac-
lions, he was taken to the police sta.
ton this morning and placed in jail
on charge of drunkenness.
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OSELL.--At Elko, Nevada, Oct T. 1905
II. Osell
The body will arrive in Salt Lake Fri
day at S:l5 a. m. over the Oregon Short
Line, aud the funeral services will ne
held today at . o'clock from the funeral
chapel of Joseph William Taylor q
south West Temple street. Interment
CITY cemetery.
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WALLACE--In this city. Oct n,
Thomas Wallace, In his sixty-eighth
year.
Funeral services will be held from tho
s. j. Evans mortuary chapel, IS south
State street, today It p. m. Intcrment
in city cemetery
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DIED.

BADGER. Harriet A. r. Badger.
wife of Rodney c. Badger. died today
at the residence. 3ei north First West
street, OF pneumonia.
Funeral notice later.