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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
LIST OF NINE MISSING
INCLUDES THE FOUR
UNIDENTIFIED BODIES

In addition to Charles II. Johnson,
whose body has been identifed, those
missing. Of whom the bodies Of four are
at the morgue, are:
J. GormIey, so years Of age, who had
been employed by a wholesale liquor
house in Sixteenth street, and had
been resident of the hotel since 1t
was opened on September Is, 1906
DonneIIy, first name unknown, a
transient. who had been at the house
for about a week. He was about As
years Of age, and dressed like a la
borer.
John Dunn. IS years of age. who has
been employed in the city doing odd
jobs.
{. Savy. a Frenchman. about 33 years
Of age, out of employment
James Mcneil. formerly employed as
a bill poster by Narney g. Green. but
recently employed distributing posters
for the hotel.
Edward Kelly. a laborer, who had
been living at the hotel for three
weeks. Described as being about IS
years of age.
John BurrelI, q member of the walt
ers' union. and owner Of a considerable
amount of property I'm the city. Had
been a resident Of San Francisco for
25 years, and lived at the hotel since
IT was opened Burrell was about as
years old, and native Of New York.
John COyIe. well dressed man 6g
years of age. who lived at the hotel
since IL was opened.
A. H. Frazier, an epnploye of the Pa
ciic box company, 40 years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
CALLS FIRE EXTRA
BREAKS RECORDS For
RAPID PUBLICATION

The Calls extra yesterday morning,
giving to its readers complete ac-
count of the disastrous fire at the ST.
George hotel as far as the facts were
then known, was issued in quicker
time than was ever accomplished by
any newspaper in San Francisco under
similar circumstances.
Although at the time the fact of the
great loss of life in the firetrap be-
came known the regular issue of The
Call was off the press. in hour and
50 minutes after department heads of
the newspaper had received the first
report, a new publication had been is
sued and was on the streets and was
being rapidly distributed.
This means that members of the re-
portoriaI and editorial staff had to be
called from their beds, composing
room force had to be similarly gath
cred, the cold metal of the linotypes
had to be remelted. the facts of the
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17

within the hotel A fourth was rung
from Eighth and Market streets.
Becomes Roaring Furnace
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
CORONER SELECTS JURY
FOR INQUEST ON THE
BODIES OF VICTIM s

A jury was selected yesterday by
Coroner T. B. w Leland TO hold an in
quest over the bodies Of the ST. George
hotel fire victims. The date of the in :
quest has not been set. Following are
the jurors: D. T. Shea, 320 Fell street:
Ehlers. 193 Cough street; ]. w Shink-
win. 1850 Hyde street: c. f. Hagman,
- Van Ness avenue: E.. N House. al
Van Ness avenue; George Vernon. "a
Van Ness avenue; J. J. O'Connor 1872
Van Ness avenue: ]. Hurley, 254 Van
Ness avenue; l. p. Podesta. 1872 Hayes
street; r. P. Julian. Ninth avenue and
x street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
FIRE HOSE DRENCHES
WESTERN ADDITIONS
LINEN IN LAUNDRY

The Western additions laundry was
washed yesterday evening by the fire
department. and it is possible that
there may be many ladies who will not
scintillate in their starcfed waists to-
day. The clothes in question were in
the Japanese laundry conducted by s.
broke out in the place about 10 o'clock
last night, and Pinkerton Patrolrnan
Hoffman and Morse Patrolman Graham
aroused the 10 Japanese sleeping with
in and conducted them to safety. Then
the fire laddies came along, put out the
blaze and ruined the wash.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17

holocaust had to be secured and veri-
fed, the narrative written, and, in
brief. all the process which goes to
make great newspaper gone through
from it's inception.
To give the thousands of Call read
ers chance to- learn the facts of the
fire before going to their morning la
DOT, DOTS the greatest m rapidly of action
record for San Francisco newspapers.
The Chronicle, with a far more incom-
etc account, was more than an hour
later with its tissue, while the Exam
fner, which made brave start, found
the obstacles too great and failed to
serve its patrons at all.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
SCORES FACE
DEATH IN THE
.GFORGEF|RE
Heroic Rescuers Save Lives of
Number of the Endan-
gered Guests
Many Are Injured by Leaping
From Window to Escape
The Flames

within the hotel A fourth was rung
from Eighth and Market streets.
Becomes Roaring Furnace
When the FIRST company of fire
fighters arrived the hotel was roar
ing furnace From all its three stories
of windows peered faces of terror
Old men and young, naked, clambered
fdown the FIRE escapes and leaped 10
the basement Fearful ones at the
top OF the building were seen to hest
tate at the descent and to retreat into
the inferno OF flames.
When the ruins have been entirely
cleared the charred bones of FIVE of
these may be recovered, but it is part
Of the tragedy of this fire that the
men who roomed at the ST. George
were Of the sort without many friends
and with few records of relationship;
so the names OF all the dead may
never be known. So far only one of
the five bodies recovered has been
identified
Firemen Search for Dead
When the flames had been quclled
the fremen braved swaying beams
and dangling joists to disentangle the
bodies of the dead. When they
stopped work at noon FIVE CHASTITY re-
mains Of men had been found, one
body to an hour and half of heart
rending search.
That more deaths are not recorded
is due to the unselish bravery of Mrs.
Agnes Briggs and Howard Coryell,
the ohore boy OF the hotel.
Mrs Briggs left her brood of seven
tender children to the imminent peril
OF the flames while she raced through
the corridor TO rouse the sleeping
guests and turn in the alarm.
Howard Coryell gave his first
thought and his first help to the chill
dren OF Mrs. Briggs. helpless through
terror, and then went from room to
room on the ground floor, shaking
lodgers from their sleep and sending
them toward the street Arthur
Grohnka. the night clerk, beat upon
all the doors Of the second and third
stories, giving the alarm.
Insurance Is Small
The damage to the hotel is esti-
mated by its proprietor at $65,000,
with only $1,000 Of insurance to cover
it. The total damage caused by FIRE,
smoke and water is placed at 100000,
and the total insurance protection did
not exceed $500, owing to the pro-
hibitive rate OF the latest survey for
that block.
There Will be casting of response
bility for the fire when the coroner S
inquests are held. Meanwhile Shana-
han realizes that he must assume the
defensive He has made statement
10 show that he should not be held
accountable for the fire. But he will
find it hard to satisfy men and women
who ask. like the crowd that gathered
in Howard street yesterday, what
right any man has to erect honey
comb Of small rooms and narrow pas
ssges constructed of highly COM
bustible materials.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17

mento. April 16.--Mrs May Adams, a mulatto
with husband and two children, committed sui
eide at her home here today by swallowing car
bolic acid because she felt sighted when her
mother and sister went to the circus without in
vitng her.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17

PROFESSOR wooDwoRTH INsANE-salinas
April l6.-Prof. Frederick A. Woodworth was
adjudged insane this morning. He is grandson
of Samuel Woodwork, author Of 1.-The Old Oaker
Bucket" and other poems His father was an
officer Of the navy and pioneer of San Fran
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
PROPERTY LOSS IN
FATAL FIRE WILL
FOOT UP 500, 900

The loss of property by fire will
reach about 100000, the greater por-
tion of which was represented by the
St. George hotel and contents. Only
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17

There In Only One ~Bromo-Qufnine-
This is Laxative Brosao Quinine. Look for the
signature of E. W. Grove Used the World
over TO Cure Cold In One Day 25c.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-05
CHI APTER NXIN.
Suspicious Answers

RETH and Van rlie away from the ~1,lr,
- luSt after lunch she on borrowed horse
ne glri mad not slept. but She had rested well
and was TAR more tt for the tourney back :,
town than either she or Nan had expected
He went with her part way only. ftr enough
- put her safely trail from which She Cot,If
not wander. They talked but little is they
rode. perhaps because they had So much p,
say that could not be approachcd NrTrr t.1
moment did Van relax his vigilance ,,r.,r
himself. or treat her otherwise than as a
man tor whom he had conceived natural
liking.
pulled up ms bronco and faced about IN the
trail Wen. Kent" he said so Ione
his hand '''
Bet, Beth gave him hcrs-and all her hear,
Nevertheless, his clasp was ,ts bret as he. yvnrIj
give To- one of his sex so long She. ,,,s,,rr,G
Crood luck. am under many obligation,
Iney won make YOU very round ShouI-
dercd, he SAID See YOU again
That was their parting tie rode back -
once. and Beth continued on her WV 81
turned three tunes IN her saddle o. watch
gldnCing back ''
about sundown She rode into Galiite Ven,
to Mrs Dicks and tied her horse. 10 n roSt
Mrs. Dick She met IN the hall
snakes alvc, exclaimed that lively Ettr,
person IT. YOU amt back rs natural ,s
NE! The garb had not deceived her fcr
ID IL "a
in such a rig" H'' "eV'i'
beth'S answer was ready. She had tbo,,qb,
II out went u see my brother. ana Nd
To spend the night on the desert ''''>'
Mrs Dick stared At her in wonder ..r,,t
10 me ABOUT the Eastern women b,in,, III
coddleS she SAID You don't n}f,,, r.
cabin was blown down bv the storm ''''
beth was nj prepared for this bur sb ~,
II, l. wish YOU could have seen tbat r",t
q. ,-T Are YOU hungry" the hostess demanded
GU look all Wore out"
am Beth admit II Has Mr. Rost-
WIN peeh mere IN my absence"
ne am been here in ANYTHING nom.
ne'h rehet was ineNprcSsiblc she WIS
,d'e' with everything behind her. n, n.
knew. or would ever need to tnn,I ,b,. Srt "i',
Ill possession of herself and Van
II anyone comes thar vr,, 80, .,,t -,
~ AHiulV nave my horse taken over ~ tb,.
rest " must So up stars ana
=, Here's Billy Stitts a-comin' now q" renl;ed
- ouNeWie' moving toward the door Hes
''''' worried TO death about YOU bein' gone
Is Z IL ran at once for the stairs and Inter
- l: .o'ii 'he window, saw the faithful old Billy
iarils iis ntr pony away. She closed her doc
~ i the hight, and soon clambered weary
hill 'Tu, where she dropped To sleep like a
bo,,r ,,,. IoSt 20 the world through the dinner
80 ana an tiil something like three in the morn
ing. She awakened then for a nornrr, -,
iImoush TO think of Van then sighed in ahso1
+. Ioliliort l and turned to sleep again
II was nine o'clock in the morning when ~
'''St sne appeared on the scene
~ 'iunu SakeSi said Mrs Dick. who had
sI her coming down "Ain't Won ,be
New-York tribune., 1909-09-05

nothin % eat but plug % t'14- le-. O.. can a-
vaaoicne. and q por'u, plaster We lived o1.
that diet Ter q week. that and snow soup. But
NAn got u, out all right, packed Napoleon
there WASH : enough oi hIu % die. HI .ce
good eye became Ire4mIlv focused oc the past
He smiled But sornrVays the desert 3,
worse than the snow. We got ket. he'd three
Tunes without no water. Never ili know.
Nap OF me. how Van g,t our tx' old ,irlei-up
clrcd>,es out thc last time. down - Death
Valley. He "a funny cuss, old Van
Oncc more Beth said merely OF
You beet resumed ''et- He
never quits II ain IN hlW. lie work. Ills
hands Off and his soul out Of socket evrrv
time He laughed heartily Lord w.
nave done an awful lot 1i fool work fer u1tEIu
and trarupiu around We've tackled tuuur'-
and shafts. and several games like thi~ and
pretty near died e. dozen different ~-vlc~.-lu
uneasy Nlnds 20 OWN ami We We lived when
10 was "a darn sight uuc4s,cr than craIk,r
and Kept ON trvlu out new I-Jgln s.. ami kcu-
ln rcin busted alI thc time Npt:gh 20 rl..-, g.
lemon laugh. the tuu we've had BUT now
'v JuPe We ve struck ,t ~ last 10 ain
a-g'In % eIt AWAY
oh. m glad m glad said Beth wink
ing back blt ot suspicious moisture chat came
uuolducn IN her ewes JS She looked on this
wcathcr-hcdteu. hdriShip-bcatcn old figure
still Srur,iv ready for the Fatcs I'm sure
YOU al deserve ~ / m sure ot that
Wal that's question Ter t5ot Alnighrv
gettysburg replied But thcre's the gold
the good yellow gold Nui I'm avt,, glad
fer Van
Into the water he Iipfr-i his crooked old
fingers and scratching down behind a rifle
he brought up a small amount of gold doublv
bright with the water and the sunlight on II
"Gold-1nd We git II easy" he, added r,.-
pe1tlng. / m awful glad Ter Van You ought
o. STE htm shovel He dropped The gold
back INTO the water careleSsly "It amt a.
goln To do us old iack-Ieggcd ctsses much
good At our age; but sure would like % 60 %
San Francisco tins summer once and shoot
the ChutcS''
New-York tribune., 1909-09-05
The Clever Wav
To Use Perfume

Is to find fragrant powder that delicately
scents the skin and becomes part of the
personality.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-03
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.

State Enginoer's once. Salt Lake
City, Utah. Jan, 20. 1909.
Notice In hereby given that thu
Huntsville Land and Livestock Com.
pany, by its secretary Simon S. Jen.
gen. whose postoff1ce address is Hunts
vile, Utah. has made application IN
accordance With the requirements OF
Chapter 10s. Session Laws OF Utah.
1905, as amended by the Session Laws
Of Utah, 1907. to appropriate two %
cubic-feet per second OF water from
Ogden River, Weber County, Utah.
Said water Will be diverted at a point
which bears north IS degrees 22 min
utes west $50 feet distant from tho
west quarter corner OF Section IS.
Township north. Range cast Salt
Lake base and meridian and convey.
ed by means OF ditch and pipe limo
for a distance OF $3.50 feet and there
used from April 1 10 August l. inclus-
i've, Of each year, 10 irrignte 100 acres
of land embraced In Section 33. Town
ship north. Range east, Salt Lake
base and meridian. This application
is designated in the State Engineers
Office az No. 207o.
All protests against the granting OF
said application. stating the reasons
therefor. must be made by affidavit In
duplicate and filed In this Office with
In thirty (30) days after the complet-
ion Of the publication OF this notice.
CALEB TANNER.
State Engineer.
Date Of flrst publication. February
9: date Of completion OF publication.
March II, 1909.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-03
LEGAL.
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.
State Engineers Office.

State Engineers office,
Salt Lake City, Utah, February 23,
1909
Notice Is hereby given that Charles
K, Smith. whose postoffice address is
Ogden. Utah. has made application In
accordance with the requirements OF
OF Chapter los. Session Laws OF Utah.
1905, as amended by the Session Laws
OF Utah, 1907. to appropriate 0ne-tenth
.Q-10) OF cubic.foot per second or
water from a spring In Weber County.
Utah. Said spring IS situated at point
which lies 500 feet north and 800 feet
west Of the center OF Section 90, Town
ship s north, Range ! west, Salt Lake
base and meridian. Said water will
be diverted at the point where 1t is-
sues from said spring and conveyed
by means of a pipe line for a distance
OF $50 feet and there used from Janu
airy l TO December 81, inclusive. OF
each year, for domestic purposes. This
application is designated in the State
Engineers office as No 210S.
All protests against the granting OF
said application, stating the reasons
therefor, must be made by affidavit Ia
duplicate and filed In this office within
thirty (2o) days after the completion
of the publication Of this notice
CALEB TANNER, State Engineer
Date Of first publication February
27; date Of completion Of publication
March 90, 1909
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-03
GH|EEHAR@R'
"THE RIGHT OF WAY"

No one having read the delightfully."-
strong story of Sir Gilbert Parker's
"The Right of Way" can afford to
miss the dramatization of it, which
will pay a visit to the Grand Opera
House tonight The play has been
most adequately handled and all the
thrilling features have been preserv-
cd, though presented In living form
far more vividly than could be the
case in the printed pages, The play
has proved a strong drawing card.
everywhere 1t has been presented
Interest for the most part centers
around the two male characters. Char
ley Steele and Joe Portugais. and
those two excellent actors keep very
much in the scene during the course
Of the play. Both roles are difficult
to handle with any semblance to real
ism, but both have the characters well
In hand and make all that Is possible
out of them These two actors are
given capital support and the several
acts are set In most becoming pic
lures. =
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-03

formation OF indictment may charge
but one offense and amending certain
laws. By Carl A. Badger.
Senate bill 3S-Relating to inde-
cent exposure, exhibitions and writ
ings and amending certain laws. BY
Carl A. Badger.
Senate bill 57-Relating to appor-
tionment and the use of school funds
BY G. Burton. Jr.
Senate bill 65-Providing for the ac-
ceptance by tho state Of certain desert
lands and providing for contracts for
reclamation of the Same. and amend
Ing certain laws. By Carl A Badger.
Senate bill 4-Appropriating $4,000
for Margaret Clark. widow Of Seymour
l.. Clark. deputy sheriff OF Weber
county. killed In the discharge OF his
duty. BY Rudolph Kuchler.
House bill S7-ReQuiring judges of
the state to certify on salary voucher
that all cases which have been be-
fore them 80 days, have been disposed
of. BY OrvIllc Thompson.
House bill 91-Repayment Of jurors
In Justice court cases and making
rates of mileage. BY H. P. Dyreng.
House bill 95-Relating TO the en-
ployment and dismissal of teachers.
BY ]. w. Wootton.
House bill 195-Relating to the crea-
ton and subdivision OF school dis
tricts. BY c. l.. Funk
House bill 21O-Relating to the dis
charge of firearms upon or over land
within the limits Of an incorporated
city, town OF village. By j. B. Nc
Cracken.
BHts Passed House.
House bill 21l-Relating to the ap-
pointment Of notaries public, Refer-
red 10 Judiciary committee.
House Bits Introduced.
BouBe bill 228-An act rotating to
distractions and injuries to highways
and providing penalty therefor. Com
mittee on irrigation and reservoirs;
substitute for house biil 160.
House bill 229-An act to amend
certain laws Telating to the boundary
lines Of Salt Lake and Davis counties.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-03
REMARK BIB
DISCOV ERY
MADE
WILLIAM CoNLEY OF SALT LAKE
RETURNS FROM DESERT.
Dead Body Identified by Wife Proves
Not to Have Been Long Alb
sent Husband.

Los Angeles. March "A remark
able story of wrong identification was
revealed today when William Oonley
of Salt Lake City, whose supposedly
dead body was recognised when it
washed ashore at Vonice about three
weeks ago, returned here from the
desert where he had been employed.
and effected a happy and fearful rec
oncilation with his mourning wild
cw." Conley had not seen a nowspa-
per In months until recently when he
picked one up and saw notice of his
death and identification by his wife
and son.
He Immediately fastened 10 this
city, whore after q brief search he
located Mrs. Conley. The meeting
was ono of mingled astonishment and
JOY to the mourning widow, who re-
quired but one glance at her live hus-
band TO convince her that she had
made a mistake.
The body which she had identified
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-03
GRAND ARM Y
VETERANS
BUSY
LENDING EVERY EFFORT TO
MAKE ENCAMPMENT SUCCESS.
Arraneeme for Great Annual
Gathering of Veterans.

The Grand Army veterans of Og-
den are lending their best efforts to-
ward making arrangements for the
great national eucampment Of the q.
A. r, which will be held In Utah next
year, beginning August 9Th. No pains
Will be spared on the part Of the Dix
Logan Post at Ogden to make next
years encampment one of the most
profitable and interesting since the
conclusion of the civil war
According to reports all other Grand
Army organizations Of the state are
working In the same earnest way to
make the encampment a great sue
cess. The Salt Lake. Provo, Logan
and other city Grand Army organiza-
tions are putting forth like effort
to meet the demands OF the greatest
national encampmont yet held. The
desire Of the veterans is TO show the
veterans from all other parts of the
Union that Utah Is true blue in her
patriotism and love of country. The
preparation now In vogue from all
over the state is perhaps the most ex-
traordinary ever undertaken for
similar event, the purpose car
ried out in the preparation OF the pro-
gram being educational, historical and
pleasurable There Will not be many
more national encampments of the
Grand Army held, because within the
next decade nearly all OF the old fight
ers who barred their breasts to the
bullets OF the adversary and rlsked
their lives for the preservation OF the
union will have passed away. Then
will follow exercises dedicated to their
memories,
1t is planned to make the souvenir
program Of the Grand Army encamp
ment one OF the most elaborate affairs
ever Issued for similar conventions.
The plan includes the compilation of
historical data that are to be of great
or general interest to the war veter-
ans and those who are associated with
them than has ever before been gath
cred in one publication Col. Sterrett.
of Salt Lake, is sending out from
the executive headquarters letters In
wiling bids on this book 1t is to be
uuueTldHSu III OuOc ana DlQS VIII uc
opened and the contract let March 10.
From Commanderin-C Chief Nevius a
telegram has been received which In
structs Col Sterrett to invite Gen.
Wedgwood to order the participation
OF the National Guard Of Utah in the
parade In the commanders honor. A
similar request Will be made Of Col
Walter Scott, commanding the Fiji
teenth infantry stationed at Fort
Douglas. With the two military or
ganizations In line In addition to other
uniformed societies and organizations.
quite spectacular pageant may be
expected, Both the military and the
regulars will no doubt be turned out
In full dress, resplendent In the colors
denoting the arms OF service and with
gold braid on officers uniforms.
The soldiers, both Of the regular os-
tablishment and Of the militia, will
form the escort OF the commander-in-
chief.
1t Is the plan OF Gen. Wedgwood TO
have the annual encampment OF the
National Guard Of Utah begin just be-
ioro the Grand Army encampment and
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-03

was found after storm at the beach
lying In the water partially under
raft with the face badly mutilated.
Mrs. Conley and her son identified the
remains as that Of Mr.. Conley, whom
they had not seen or heard of in two
years. by means OF the knife and 9TH
er trinkets found in the pockets. The
body was buried in Woodlawn cem-
etery. Today Mr. and Mrs. Conley
paid a Visit to the undertaken and the
latter served notice on the undertaken
that she had made a mistake and that
the guarantee Of funeral expenses
which she had made would have to
be revoked. She had already made
partial payment of the funeral bill.
The real identity Of the man who
was buried is now an much of a mys-
terry as ever, The coroner has been
notified OF the occurrence. Conley
has been for several months in the
employ Of the city of Los Angeles
working on the Owens River aque-
duct.