Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-02
ploye named John Walker were pack.

| some pumping. walker was dlltlg
gasoline furnace, with a rubber tub
connecting with a 5-gallon can A
the hour was early he was using
lighted candle to see by and In takin
the tube from the furnace the gasolin
caught from the candle fame and 81
ploded. throwing the burning oil owe
the workman. Vickers heard the e1
plosion and seeing Walker IN flame
picked him up. carried him to tn
door and dumped him into a snow
bank. thus extinguishing the fame
and probably saving Walkers life. Tn,
building was wooden one and wa
completely destroyed together with al
stock is placed at $1,000 with $2.50t
insurance. There was $500 insurance
on the building which was owned by
E l.. Davis. Davis office was mex
door and was damaged about 800.
Port of Spain. Dec. 20.---Admira
Evans battle ship fleet left here yes
terday on the second leg OF its voyage
! to the Pacific coast. With it sailed
the supply ships Culgoa AMI Glacier
Before the feet departed the harboI
presented scene of great animation
Launches by the dozen fitted In and
out among the big warships. ladeH
with people from this port. who wish
| ed American officers and jackies q
merry bon voyage. The average soeed
of from ten to eleven knots win be
maintained TO Rio de Janeiro. where
the fleet is expected to arrive January
10.
New York, Dec. 30.-One week from
today Harry X. Thaw will be called a
second time before a jury to make his
defense to the charge of having mur.
dered Stanford White. There have
been several postponements OF the
date of the second hearing of this
noted case but IL Is said now there
will be no further delay. 1t will be
hard to get jury. Insanity will be
the defense. Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw
will again he the principal Witness
New York, Dec. 3l.-From shabby
little fiat on Second avenue today was
held the funeral of the woman who
gave her life to save her little chill
dren. None of the neighbors knew
much about Mrs. Mary Neutusch ex-
cept that her husband never appeared
and she worked sixteen hours a day
in laundry to care for her two little
children, aged and 3. The other
night after returning from her work
she sat down by the fire and dropped
asleep while waiting for the two lit
tie girls to return from n Sunday
school Christmas tree. When they en-.
tered she jumped mp suddenly and her
to her but she resolutely pushed them
out into the hall and locked the door,
that their clothes might not catch fire.
By this time Mrs. Neutuschs thin
clothes were mass OF flames and
neighbors who rushed in and extin.
suished the blaze found her nncon-
scious. The neighbors are caring for
the little girls who will have to be
turned over TO an institution.
Denver, Dec. 31-Unable to control
his love for whiskey. Douglas Mitchell,
once n well to do contractor, this
morning ended his life by drinking n
large quantity of wood alcohol. His
condition was not discovered until
some time after he swallowed the H.
quid and though Police Surgeon Pres
ton made heroic effort to save the
mans life. he died without having re-
gained consciousness.
Rochester, Dec. 31.-Two men stole
chest containing three thousand dol
lars from street car standing in
front the Main street east car barns
at 6:25 o'clock and got safely away
with 1t in an automobile. The stolen
money represented the earnings OF the
Rochester Railway company yester-
day on the eastern division. 1t was
being transferred, according to Gus
tom. from the Federal street barns to
the State street office to be counted.
City of Mexico, Dec. 31.--A celebra-
ton and ball by the German Club Of
Mexico and many other social AFFAIRS
and demonstrations in which both for
eign residents and natives will partic-
ipate. will mark the arrival of the new
year in the Mexican capital.
Wheeling. W. Va, Dec. 31.-Posses
led by blood hounds. fired with de-
sire for vengeance which may take the
form OF a triple lynching are pursuing
a trio of black robbers who early yes
terday morning bound Edward Hutch
inson, night telegraph operator IN the
little Baltimore & Ohio railroad sta
tion in Clarington, o.. to his chair and
table, saturated his clothes with kero-
sene and burned him to death in the
ruins of the building. The clew to
the identity of the fiends was supplied
by Hutchinson himself who licked out
over the wire this message: Negroes
My God. send help" The wires
| were cut and the operators along the