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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

At Mr.. Raphael Koesters usual monthly
pupils recital the program consisted of
piano and violin compositions, which were
we'll rendered. Their selections included:
Duet, Moonlight on the Water tSeidD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

The third organ recital in the Lenten
series at St Margaret's Church took
place yesterday afternoon. The program
was given by Mr.. Arthur G. Eldridge, or
ganist and choirmaster of the church, as
sisted by Mr.. Richard Lorleberg, vioion-
cellst, who confirmed the good impress
sion that he made earlier in the season,
when he appeared as soloist of the Wash
ington Symphony Orchestra. The pro-
gram was follows: Organ, toccata
and fugue (Bach>. Rustic Wedding
(Wesp, "Gondola Song Wood, and
prelude Chopin: vioIoncello. adagio
cantabi!e CTartinD, bourre (HandeD,
and andante oGIuck); organ, The
Lost Chord (Sullivan), communion in
G tBatste>, and toccata (BartletD.
The next recital will take place Saturday,
March 49, and the soloist for that oc-
cason will be Mrs. Edith Y. Johnson,
contralto.
The Students Club of the Washington
College OF Music held d Schubert evening
In the college Friday, when the following
program was given: Biographical sketch
Of Schubert, Miss Annette Smith; vocal
tolos. ''iiark. Hark. the Lark and
Who Neer With Heart Has Eaten
Bread tschuberp, MIR. George Miller;
sohnj, Miss Zoe Miller; vocal SOLO, Who
is sylvia (Schuberp, Miss Dona Riegel:
piano solo. minuet in B minor (Schu-
berp, MIR. Frank Leonard; baritone solos,
Faith in Spring" and "Serenade" (Schu-
berp. Mr. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson: duets
for piano, symphonic in minor and
March Mi!itaire' tSchubert). Miss Mer-
rill and Miss Wright.
The choir of Trinity Church gave Weu-
nesday a successful rendition of Macfar-
lands Message From the Cross, a
beautiful new Lenten composition. 1t
was interpreted with due reverence and
feeling required for such work. Mr..
Joseph F. Matthew, tenor, and Mr.. Oscar
Franklin Comstock, baritone, made much
of their parts. and the chorus was note
worthily responsive and sang with good
expression to the fine accompaniment Ga
Mrs. Helen Calhoun Crouch.
At Mr.. Raphael koester'S usual monthly
pupils recital the program consisted of
piano and violin compositions, which were
we'll rendered. Their selections included
Duet. Moonlight on the Water" GSeidt,
Misses Margaret and Adelee Burlingame:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

chestra. in connection with the organ,
will accompany the "Crucifixion." The
choir is composed of a chorus of thirty.
and solo quartet composed OF Miss
Butler Pierce. contralto: Mr.. Newton T.
Hammer, baritone, and Allen Terrell,
tenor and director.
will sing Sir John Stainer's cantata, "The
Crucif1xion.' Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
The solos win be sustained by Mr.. Rich
ard P. Backing. tenor: Mr.. Charles r.
Roberts, bass, and Mr.. Halstead p. Hoo
yer. baritone. The anthem for the OFFER
tory will be Gounofs There Is a Green
Hill Far Away" sung by Miss Lillian
HALEY. soprano. The cantata will be
given under the direction Of Choirmaster
James G. Traylor with Mr. Otis ~, SWEET
at the organ.
The Washington Saengerbund will en-
terrain its friends this evening at a lee
ture in Saengerbund Hail. Mr.. e r
Thompson will tell about the Alaska.Yu-
kon-Pacific exposition at Seattle and a
trip up Puget sound to the largest salmon
cannery In the world. The lecture will
be illustrated by stereopticon views and
motion pictures.
One Of the best public rehearsals of the
Rebew Orchestra this season was given
Monday evening under the direction of
H. w. Weber in the lecture room OF the
Keller Memorial Church before the usual
overfowing audience. The soloists were
Miss Amy kfbbey. soprano; Mr.. Charles
n Black, basso. and Miss Mabel Daily and
w. j. Weber, pianists. The last named con-
tributed piano duet, Rural Wedding"
(Mason), responding to an encore with the
Anvil Chorus" from iii Trovatore"
Miss Amy Kibbey. young singer of
promise, won her audience with her rendi-
ton of Il Wonder if Fer the Rose
tSlater). her encore being Bischoffs "A
Simple Ditty." Mr.. Charles n. Blacks
bass solo, IF / Had Thousand Lives
to Live" tSolman), made a distinct i'm
preston and he gave also a pleasing
rendition of I'm the Shadow Of the Old
Carolina Hills (F>riedman). The orches-
trail numbers We're: March, Military
Days (Miller): overture. Castelar,
(SchlepegrelD; waltz, "Lysistrata Gincke):
selection from the Fortune Teller (Her-
BERT; reverie, Cleaning (Roat), and
an intermezzo. blue Feather (Morse).
The Apollo Orchestra, Albert p. John
ston director, will render q special In
strumental program at the musical SER
vice of the Church OF the Covenant this
evening, from 7:30 to o'clock. In the
regular church service, beginning at
oclock. one Of the special musical feat
ures will be the playing Of the hymns
with the congregational singing by the
entire orchestra OF forty members in
addition to the large pipe organ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
quartet numbers Mr.. Armand Gum
precht will officiate at the organ.

Miss Marian McFall soprano. will be
the soloist at the First Baptist Church
today. At the morning service she will
sing, by request MacDougal's setting OF
and in the evening she will be heard in
abide With Me- by Little, With Mrs.
Barry at the organ.
The fifth organ recital in the Lenten
course at old ST. Johns Church was
usual overlooking audience. Mr.. H. II.
Freeman, who rendered the instrumental
numbers. was assisted by Mr.. Arthur
II. Deibert, bass solOist of st. John S
sonata, D major CDR. Peace): cantilene
nuptials Dubois), spring song Borrow
SIKH, "Asa's Death" from the Peer
Gynt" suite (Grieg); prayer CCallaerts),
funeral march, by request (Chopinl; toe
cato in D fiat (Bohm), fugue In F major
(Guilmant), Mr.. Freeman; vocal solos,
Il Will Praise Thee, Lord (HandeD,
Jerusalem" (Parker). and "The Wander
ing Jew" (Gounodo. Mr.. Deihert. The
closing recital of the course will be given
Holloway, F. r. C. O., organist and
choirmaster of st. Davids Episcopal
Church, Baltimore, who will be assisted
by Master Samuel Leech, soprano soloist
of st. Johns choir.
turned from Staunton, Va, where he
was heard in recital at the Mary Baldwin
Seminary, the assembly room being filled
with the students, their friends and the
members of the faculty. Mr.. Kaspar de-
lighted the audience with the following
numbers: Sonata, op. "a, allegro, adagio
motto expressive, scherZo, rondO (Bee-
thoven), adagio from suite, OPP. "a (Ries),
madrigale (SimonettD. canZonetta, op. 6
tD'Ambrosio), "Mignon' fantasia (Sar-
asate), air (Bach). andante from concer-
to, op Ga (Mendelssohn), and "Zigueuner-
weisen," op. 20 (Sarasate).
Mr. II. III. Freeman, organist and choir
master of Old st. Johns Church. will
give a recital this evening at st. Lukes
Episcopal Church. and on Tuesday
evening next at the Mount Vernon NJ. E.
Church.
The quartet of Calvary Baptist Church
will give IAN Evening With the Choir, .
instead of the regular service this even
ing, under the direction of Mr.. Arthur
Mayo. The quartet Is composed of Mrs.
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler. soprano; Mrs
Ralph Barnard, contralto; Mr.. Richaru
p. Backing, tenor; Mr.. j. Henry Kaiser
bass, and they will be heard in the fol-
lowing numbers: Anthem, when All
Things Were In Quiet Silence (McFar-
REM, Lovely Appear (Gounod). "Celes-
tial Hope (Beethoven1, There Is a CITY
Great and Strong (Schnecker). trio for
soprano, tenor and bass. Magnify Je-
hovah's Name" Dubois) tenor solo,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

La Grace" tBohm). Lucian Tuck; duet.
Dreams of Paradise (Streabog). primo
part Miss Mildred Herbst; "Fantasie Ele-
gante" darrs,. William Darling; ga
Vote, My Hearts Darling (Arthur).
William Vaughn; duet, Polka Mazurka"
tStreabog). primo part, Hugo Worch;
The Shepherds Dream Heinz), Miss
Martha Waring Air Variee,' No. 6
sarenritt" GurlitD, Misses Margaret and
Dorothy Hartman: 81 Love Thee (Engel-
mani. Roland Darling; Petit BoIero''
Ravina). Miss Helen Barclay; duet.
Gowan and Miss Lillian MCGOWAN: La
Sonnambula'' Ieybacm. Victor Tyree:
Military Polonaise' Chopin. Miss Lulu
Hobby: barcarole from "Contes dHoff-
mann" COffenbach), the koester trio.
..Valse Arabesaue" Uack). Miss Eloise
Woodbury.; prelude RachmaninofD and
"Solfeggietio" Bach, Miss Hester Mum
ger: string trio for violin. viola and CELLO.
"Alegretto ed Innocente" (Haydm, the
koester trio.
Miss Christine NJ. Church. soprano and
Mrs. Ellis. contralto, of Hamline NJ Z.
Church will sing at the offertory Sunday
morning The Sacred Morn. a compost
ton by Miss T.. Lenore Lacey.
Mrs. Hobart Brooks, soprano, was one
of the soloiSts at a musical given last
week by Miss Helen Calhoun in honor of
her cousin, Miss Almyria Harris of New
York, and her temperance in the mu-
steal field was the occasion of many con-
gratulations and much favorable COM
ment. She was heard in 1.-The Swallows
by Davis. and in response to insistent APP
piause gave an Irish love song by Lang,
Miss Harris. who is the contralto soloist
at Trinity Church, y. Y, also contributed
several numbers to the program. includ-
ing MY Heart at Thy Sweet Voice from
Samson and Delilah" (SaintSaens), "One
Summer Night" tGoring- Thomasl, "Wo-
him. tSchuberD and group of Rubinstein
songs, Miss Elizabeth McCauley assisting
at the piano. Miss Katherine Brooks
also added to the pleasure of the occasion
by several piano numbers, including
Grieg's "Papillon'' and Bach's "Solfeg
gtetto."
The choir of st. Michael and All Angels
Church will give a request program at
the preliminary song service beginning
at 1:40 this evening. The selections will
include, trio, '"re Prego, 0 Padre (Nico-
lab. Misses Lena Woodruff. Marian Gross
and MIR. Taylor; contralto solo, abide
With Me" CLiddelD, Miss Mercy Adkins:
soprano solo. ..Fear.Ye Not (Buck), Miss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

Arise, Shine" (MacDermid) At the
morning service today the quartet will
sing tie Deum" by Schneider, and
Mrs. Barnard will be heard at the offer
tory in I'm Pilgrim. I'm Stranger
(Marston).
Mrs. John Hartman, pianist. gave her
fifth lecture recital last Tuesday evening
at the rooms of the Philosophical Society.
She was assisted by Mrs. Ormsby So
prano. who contributed some French
songs, In contrast to the instrumental
numbers. which were taken from the Rus
sian school and were given by Mrs. Hart
man, pianist, and Mr.. Hartman, violinist.
The program included: Piano solos, POL
onaise," prelude" and ''Valse," op. "a.
No. l (Chopin), "Chanson Triste' Tsch-
aitowsky). prelude CRachmaninoff) and
"Polonaise" and 'Minuet' PaderewskD;
ody' in F Rubinstein) ''kuyawiak' and
"Chanson Polonaise" WieniawskD. so
prano solos, Romance" and My Heart
Awakens at Thy Voice" GSaint-Saens).
'.Nymphs and Fauns' (Bemberg). MY
Heart to Thee" tGounod). with violin obli-
cato by Mr.. Hartman; 1.-The Nile" lie
roux), with violin obligato. and 'Sere-
made Oelibes), with violin obligato.
Nine. Marie Won Unschuld will be heard
in piano recital Tuesday evening in the
ballroom of the Arlington Hotel. She
will be assisted by Messrs. Daniel Bree-
skin. violinist. and L. Z. Mandy, cellist.
in a program of eXacting numbers. A
Rubinstein trio will be the opening selec-
ton and will be followed by Schuman's
Scenes From Childhood, for piano
Other numbers on the program will be by
Mcdowell, Gluck- Brahms. Poldini. Schu-
bert-LisZt, Paganini-Liszt, Chopin, Bizet
and List.
Next Sunday evening in st. Margaret's
Episcopal Church the choir will give
rendition of the cantata ''Olivet to Cal
vary" conducted by Mr.. Alfred C. Ed
ridge. The sOloists on this occasion will
be Miss Edna b. Doe, soprano; Mr.. Mel
vile D. Hensey. tenor: Mr. Charles
Moore and Mr.. Arthur H. Deibert, bassos
The Motel Choir, directed by Otto Tor
ney Simon, is having rehearsals each
Thursday evening preparatory to the in
vitation concert in the ballroom of the
Arlington Hotel, Wednesday evening.
March 80 In addition to a choral pro-
gram. there will be a string suite by
Widoe. the artists being Mrs. Otto Simon,
William E. Green and Ernest Lent Cello
solos will also be given by Mr.. Lent. The
society has an active list of seventy Ave
members, also a list of sustaining men,
Pers.
The Sunday evening choir of the Metro
|ol.tan Presbyterian Church Is prepar-
hg Stainer's "Crucifixion" TO be given
ext Sunday evening, March 20, and
Dudley Bucks Christ the Visitor to
e given Easter Sunday evening" A
bring quartet from the Marine Band Or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Rumors About Forman.
Hannah More and Her Time.
, the London Spectator.

From the London Spectator
Nowadays few people probably read
the works of Miss Hannah More but in
Ter own time they had a tremendous cir
q lation and. at any rate, she was re-
{. nerated for her efforts on a scale that
8 calculated TO make budding writer's
II The present generation open their eyes
With establishment and sigh for similar
treatment. Augustine Birrell, I'm one
II his delightful essays. has recorded the
tact that he got rid of Hannah more s
writings by burying them deep down in
MS garden. and he expressed the fervent
1ape that they might never be disturbed
Yet for her novel. "Coelebs in Search of
Wife" which was issued in 1909, she
ID, aimed f20J0 in a single year. and still
-etained the copyright In her own hands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

woodruff; trio. Praise Ye the Father. >
from "Attilla" WerdD, Miss Woodrnff
Mr. Taylor and Mr.. Mundell: bass solo
a inn chorus. Savior When Night" (shel-
ley), Mr.. H. Tea and chorus: offertory.
cohtrafo solo, "Slumber Song" from
incarnation" tGeibeD. Miss Milliken
Mr.. oscar Franklin Comstock's sixtv-
seventh studio recital took place Monday
when Mrs. Vivian Wood received hearty
a se.1 q. Tor her Interpretation of
several difilcuit selections. Mr.. Com
stock played program of Chopin piecas
IN honor of that composers hundradtb
birthday anniversary.
MI Felix Garziglia will give a piano
recital at Chevy Chase College and Semi
nary Friday evening, when he will he
heard In a program of refreshinely unfa-
mlilar compositions. 1t will include nnn
bers by Paderewski. Chopin. Debussy.
List. Moszkowski, Schutt and Schultz
Evler.
Mrs F. b. Gilmore contralto of st
Patrlcks mixed choir was one of the
soiolsts at the meeting of the Indiana
Society last week. Her voice was heard
10 Ra, auean 2, IN Bischop's Good Night,
beloved, and the characteristic irish
song by Lohr You'd Better ASK Me >
Olher numbers were. contributed by Mrs.
hobart Brooks. who sang "The Dailv
QacSlioH tMeyer-HelmundD and an Irish
love song, nang); Katherine Brooks,
VINO rendered piano solos: Mrs. Rose
MaNWeil Dickey, who was heard in q
Vlolln solo; Miss Bertha Francis Wolfe.
VINO gave a dramatic reading, and Miss
hathefine McNeal, several piano num-
berS.
Mrs George Demonet. soprano. was tho
9Hertory soloist last Sunday morning at
iunton-Temple Presbyterian Church. her
selection being Gounods 20 Divine Pc
deemer, which she sang effectively.
An interesting musical was given he
Tore the pupils and faculty of Central
High School Wednesday afternoon nv Mr.
sydney Lloyd Wrightson of the Wash
ington College of Music and his punils
Miss Ada Birch. soprano; Mr. Richard p
Backing, tenor, and Mr.. George Miller.
MI Wrightson's Plumbers included
Ashes of Roses" Loves Rhapsodie =
'All on a Summer Day and the PRO
iogue" from III Pagliacci," besides some
duets with Miss Birch. Mr. Backing was
heard in Still Vie die Nacht," by BONN.
and Il Live for YOU and the program
concluded with a trio from Faust nv
Miss Birch, Mr.. Backing and Mr.. Miller.
which they were obliged to repeat
Rossini's Stabat Mater will be given
entire at st. AIMS Church, Tenleytown
at 40 this evening. Mrs. Annie Grant
Fugitt, soprano; Mrs. Armand Gum
precht, contralto; DIR. w. NJ. Kemball
tenor. and Mrs. Thomas Murray, bass,
will sustain the solos and render the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Buying and Owning.

FROM the Chicago Tribune.
Laffen-You are rich enough to buy an
automobile. Why don't you do it?
Grofat-Because I'm not rich enough to
swn one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

It pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
filed through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Gov. Glasscock Takes a Rest.

TIE strain of his Office has been too
much for Gov. Glasscock, who left this
week for Florida, accompanied by Presi-
dent James S. Lakin of the state board
Of control. who likewise needs some build
ing up. The governor has had two or
three setbacks since going into Office
and his physicians have advised him to
turn deaf ear 10 the many requests for
attendance at banquets and other public
and semi-public gatherings. During the
one year he has been governor he has
endeavored TO respond TO all reasonable
requests and set pace for meeting the
people of every county.
''Uncle John MILAN whose quaint let
ter to his nephew. Gov. Glasscock, did
much to elect him when 1t was published
characteristic Endorsement of Senator
SCOTS election, which the Scott organiza-
ton IS circulating extensively. Letters
OF a similar tenor are getting publicity.
Wheeling district are thus boosting
Scott. and the title old Faithful" be-
slowed on the junior senator by President
Dalzell Of the Foster glass works, at
MouDdsyille, promises to stick and be
used affectionately by the Scott men.
Rumors About Forman
Grant being a candidate against Repre-
sentative Sturgiss, and there are grounds
for such an opinion. but there is no
definite expression yet from Forman.
There will be no political contests decid-
Ell in West Virginia prior TO May L. so
as to keep within the Montgomery cor
rupt practices act, which indirectly re-
ters to conventions or primaries held not
sooner than that date or later than
August ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

Rossini's Stabat Mater will be given
entire at st. AIMS Church, Tenleytown
at 100 this evening. Mrs. Annie Grant
Fugitt, soprano; Mrs. Armand Gum
tenor. and Mrs. Thomas Murray, bass,
will sustain the solos and render the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

woodruff; trio Praise Ye the Father
from "Attilla" (VerdD, Miss Woodrnff
Mr.; TAYLOR and Mr.. Mundell; bass solo
ley). Mr.. III. Yea and chorus offertnrv
contralto solo, "slumber Song from
incarnation" tGeibeD. Miss Milliken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

The Sunday evening choir of the Metro
>ol.tan Presbyterian Church Is prepar-
ng Stainer's "Crucifixion TO be given
ext Sunday evening. March 20. and
dudley Bucks Christ the Visitor to
3e given Easter Sunday evening. A
firing quartet from the Marine Band Or
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-03
% FIngers on -Four Hands.

Atlanta, Dec. 2.-Dazed by sight
Of "a fingers on the four hands of two
men brought before them in a larceny
case yesterday, IL fingers on the hands
of prisoner charged with the theft
and IL on the hands of witness used
bv defense as an abb, the jury
promptly brought in verdict of not
guilty.
It was a case where the solicitor gen
eral OF the criminal division Of the
Superior Court thought the identified
ton OF fingers sufficient, but was mis-
taken. Charles Tanner was charged
with larceny OF suit which he had
pawned at Uncle's. Uncle was positive
in his Identification.
HE had IL fingers, six to the hand, "
he told court, and the prisoner at the
bar fitted the descriptionin every partl-
cular.
I'VE close. your honor" said Soil
citor General Dorsey.
I'VE don't" said Attorney Roy Dor
sey, brother OF the solicitor, and Carl
Guess, his colleague, for the defense.
Come forth, Cass Jones Tanner,
they called, and when Cass came for
ward with IL fingers adjoining his two
hands the Judge collapsed, the solicitor
almost had heart failure, and the jury
gasped mot guilty" The abb wa:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

About million postcards we're
burned in a fire at the store OF the
Baltimore Stationery Company yester-
day.
A new hotel, to represent Gn expendl-
ture OF more than q million dollars,
and to be erected near the Union station.
is being planned by New York capital
lists, who spent yesterday in Washing
ton looking over the land.
Books OF the Jockey Club produced
before the New York investigating
committee yesterday showed that dur.
ing three years $500. 900 was expended
for legal expenses, advertising and a
press bureau.
The Seaboard Air Line and the
Atlantic Coast Line Railway, the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation
Company, Morris +. Miller and Har-
vey G. Miller, grain dealers, OF Phila-
delphia, we're indicted yesterday by
the Federal Court. at Savannah, Ga,
on charges OF shipping at export rates
when the law demanded domestic rates
That Mrs. Clarence l.. Glover ap-
piled vile epithet 10 her husband while
the body OF Mr.. Glover was in the
house was the statement OF George A.
Freeman Yesterday on the witnes:
stand in East Cambridge, during the
trial OF Hattie lie Blanc for the murder
OF Glover.
Surrounded by deputies and follow
ed by large crowd, yesterday, Joseph
Vending and the jury which is trying
him on the charge to numbering littl'
Alma KelIner were marched over
mile through the streets OF Louisville
KY, from the courthouse OF St. Johns
Church. the scene OF the alleged crime
The Mexican government is rapidly
rounding up the leaders and political
leaders OF the revolutionary movement
In many towns the jails are oyercrowd
ed with the political prisoners. One o.
the most important captures is Juan b
Vaca, who Is alleged to have laid The
plans for the attacks on Parral anc
other places in that region. Vaca has
been brought to Mexico City, anC
placed 10 prison. He is said to have
been one OF Madero's right hand men
aud TO have laid plans for attacks OF
towns all over the republic, but in per
son supervised the planning OF the raiC
on Parral,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-03
FIRE IN PETERSBURG.
Half Million Dollars Worth Of Proper
Destroyed.


Especial Dispatch to the Gazctte,i
Richmond, Va, Dec. 3.-With all
the block IN Sycamore street between
Tabb and Washington streets totally
destroyed by fire early this morning.
Petersburg faced catastrophe which
may cost the city and is business in
terests in the neighborhood OF half
million dollars. By 8 O'Clock this
morning the FIRE was completely under
control and not spark was visible ia
the huge mass OF debris. though Syca-
more street between Tabb aud Franklin
streets was we'll nigh impossible on ac-
count OF fallen wires, scattered bricks
and ice and water. An area OF at least
$50 feet on the west side OF Sycamo 70
street between Tabb and Franklin streets
has been completely devastated and
salvage will be practically nothing.
Nine huge buildings have been Quilted
and only front walls OF two OF these
remain. The buildings burned are as
follows: Rosenstock Bros, dry goods;
Wood and Wes.brook, dry goods; New
York Clothing Co.; ]. o. james, shoe
store; Appomatox Trust Corporations:
E. H. Titmus, jeweler; Whitehorne and
ScroggIn, drygoods. The conaagstion
had about done its worst by 5 O'Clock
after having swept with hurricane force
from 1916 q. m, though the play OF
hose had not ceased even at 1890 q. 70.
Richmond's fire department reached
the city at $50 O'Clock but the worst
was then over.