Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-29
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Sergeant William Corrigan Loses His
Home by Fire.
OvERHEATED sTOvEPPE Is CAUSE
p street Viaduct's strength Plays
Important Part in street Railway
COntroverny-Joe Bndlus' Com
dttiOn ~ ImpPOved.

Desk Sergeant William Corrlgau sus- !
tained q serious loss yesterday evening, |
when his home, with all its contents, was
practically destroyed by fire The only
article OF furniture that escaped some dc
scription OF damage was the piano The
loss will amount to about $500 The house, |
which was a four-roomed cottage, stood at
Thirteenth and . streets. Neither Ser
geant nor Mrs. Cor11gan was at home at
the time in fact he had just reported for
duty at the police station. He had scarcely
taken his seat at his desk when the tele-
phone message came in that his home was
burning. with a number 10 comrades he
FASTENED to the scene in the patrol wagon
and the fire department got there about
the same time.
The structure Of the building was saved
from destruction. but It is so charred as
to be seemingly Of no further use as
habitation. The fire was apparently
caused by an uverheated stovepipe and its
presence was discovered by some neigh
bors through the smoke coming out Of the
windows. Sergeant Corrigan has not only
the sympathy Of his comrades on the force.
but Of the citizens generally. as his affa-
BILE disposition has made him very popular.
The Viaduct Mt + street.
South Omaha merchants are inquiring as
to the veracity OF the rumor that the VIA
duct over the Union Pacific and stock
yards tracks at + street may not be con-
structed OF sufficient strength to support
street car traffic. This viaduct has formed
a hot topic at election times for several
years and in the opinion Of both past and
present city attorneys It must be erected
at this point. It is stated that an arrange
ment has been arrived at by which the
street railway company would build a line
into the stock yards district by extending
the line south from Thirty-second and b
streets. This line would cross the viaduct
that spans the Union Pacific cutoff, From
thence it would travel under the bridge
the Northwestern railroad passes over and
then under the Burlington tracks at Thir-
tieth street boulevard. Such line, Omaha
merchants say, would divert traffic from
the city and would initiate against the
business interests of the city. The rumor
has intensified the feeling aroused over the
/ action of the street car company in de-
| Ginning to issue any more transfers at N
street on the cross-town line
Boys Condition Improved.
I The condition of the boy Joe Badkus
who was shot Thanksgiving evening" was
reported last night by Or. John Koutsky
~ 10 soAAdONAlel illApAoNCu. ne Is not SUI
nciently well, however, to permit another
operation to locate the bullet, which en-
tered the right hip and is believed to be
IN the abdomen. So far the police have
been unable to discover the whereabouts
of the Italian laborer, Tony Vone, who
fired the shot which struck the child. Sew
eral friends of the three other men con-
! cerned In the affair tried yesterday to get
them out'on bail, but did not succeed.
Sermon on ToIstoi,
''In the death Of Tolstol the human race
has lost a benefactor and the poor of his
country a true friend" was the statement
of Rev. e, A. Jordan, pastor OF the First
Christian church. preaching yesterday
morning on the subject, "A Prince Has
Fallen" Recognizing no distinction due
, 20 creed, wealth or learning Tolsto
ought to destroy the many evils found
n homes, societies or government" After
pointing out that the Russian philosopher
everywhere sought to uplift the lowly the
preacher said, "Tolstoi was not a perfect
man; he had his faults the same as others
Great men like Tolstoi are not always to
! be taken literally nor followed blindly, but
their function is to break down idols
that mankind seeks to worship and bid
them become free. We may differ with
him In regard to his theories Of religion,
Of sociology Of economics and Of govern
ment. but one who had the courage and
whose sense Of duty caused him to defy
the sutocracy the synod, ecclesiastical and
governmental authority will be numbered
with the immortals and stand as one OF
the commanding figures of the twentieth
century"
school Bnscr.rCnt Flooded.
The basement OF Madison school house
was discovered flooded yesterday after
noon. Some one went away and left the
water tap running and It took a fire
engine several hours before the building
! was cleared II IL not known whether the
structure has been materially damaged
but an architectural inspection will b,
made today.
Fight for StOuts Insurance,
Fifteen witnesses will be examined a
the inquest Tuesday on the body of the
colored man, Joe Stout, who died Friday
morning in South Omaha hospital. II,
2 had been stabbed in a fight among coloret
! people November II. Why SO many wit
/ nesses will be called is TO try and saw
] stouts insurance with the Swift Packing