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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05
MANY HOMES THREATENED BY
/ FLIGHT0F BLAZlN ,EMBERS
HOUSEHOLDER. COmPslled to Fight to
Save Property While Main
Fire RSEed.

A series or coniesss with fires that threat
eEed through spark contagion from the
main conflagration took place along the
west and north sides of this doomed terri
tory. More than twenty-five houses were
al times gnited, to be saved by hasty work
by hand brigades.
The home Of Jerry Bond, 8Ol5 South
Twenty-eighth street, was the most en-
dangered by its proximity to the heart of
the observation-disclosures fire. This home
was the first to be emptied. Furniture was
tossed out into the street, while the deni-
zens of the poultry roosts were rudely
Awakened to be carried squaking through
the tumult into the front yard. e..
Buckets OF water dashed against the ex-
posed sides OF the house kept the fire from
igniting the bllstering paint Similar scenes
obtained at the other homes In the en-
dangered row along the east side of Twen-
ty-eighth street.
Likewise, too, the family OF John Becha
spent night in the open afr with his Lares
and Penates huddled around him. The Becha
home was not in such grave danger as the
Bond but there were great masses OF flame
within short distance and the rain of sparks
on sheds and outhouses kept everyone in a
state of agitation which lasted for hours.
Next door is the home Of w. F. Green
end that household, too, gathered Its
goods and chattels in the front yard and
prepared to move them at a minutes no.
tice The excitement and alarm for which
there was genuine cause, also included the
Emil Romatke house next south from the
Green residence. -
All these houses are on the brink OF the
hill, which falls sheer nearly 100 feet
In the threatened row stood the home OF
C. e. Boyd, 2s99, and A. c. McKenna, 3OO1
South Twenty-eighth, both the property
Of c. F. Kruger of Auburn, S. d. Neither
were damaged by the fire although often
threatened The heat from the main blaze
so close by, made the work of protection
which at this point was carried on by
the firemen, almost unbearable. 60
A girl sat at the plano, which stood in
the front yard at the home OF John Becha
SOO5 Of danger row." rafting off catches
Of popular tunes amid the confusion Of the
battle with the flames.
Miss Bessie Becha was among the first
TO see the fire after it was discovered by
the night watch.
Il was sitting in the psrlor when a friend
noticed the glow" said Miss Becha. 1--WE
ran out onto the back porch and flames
were then just shooting up from the bot
tom Of the elevator where It started. II
looked to me as though it was right at the
bottom on the ground. It seemed to spread
over the building before we could turn
around to so in the house and call the
folks"
The shower OF sparks and firebrands
swept over the west side Of Omaha extend
ing far into the Hapscom park district
where the residents were in imminent
fear their homes would catch.
Many property owners put out incipient
blaEes with buckets and in numberles'
cases they packed their valuables in port
able form. knowing that with the fire fight
ing force concentrated on the big fire the
chance Of putting out an outlying blaze
would pe small
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05

heard which we're dobtless tnctursd with
the intoxicating excitement OF the sea Of
flames. a. gruff man on the side nearest
the car barns was heard to remark: Good
work. I'm glad Of IT, 1 wish every id
elevator in town would burn down" lie
was swallowed up in the crowd before h.
could be reached, but he apparently gloated
over the vanishing wealth. Most Of the
comments were in quite the opposite vein.
The omaha 4 Council Bluffs Street Rail-
way company maintained an extra car
service until O'Clock, both north and
south. From South omaha It seemed that
nearly the half OF the city turned out TO
watch the c6nflagration. The vinton car
barn sent out twelve extra cars. The last
Of the spectators waited for an hour at
Twenty-fourth and Vinton for the first
cars Of the morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05
"NEVER WAS AMI PRESSURE
IN MS PART Of TOWN"
saIter says Ihis $Or water IN Dis
trlct--puts Three Fires out
ON Way.


"Ali We can do Is stop It's further prog
ress, declared Fire CHER Salter at / a.
m, when the lire was al It's height. We've
got six companies here and nine streams
going on tbs fire but they aren't making
any headWay. There Is little danger of
any other big buildings going up now and
II looks as lfnthe small houses up on tho
hill are safe" tf
what Is the matter with the water sup
ply?" MIR. Salter was asked
There never was any pressure in this
part of town." declared the fire chief
IT'S always been this way"
Chief salter put out three small fires on
Twenty-eishth cyenue as he drove out.
"HarTigan. my driver, and came out on
the thiTd alarm and we ran into these three
small fires on the way. There was no
second alarm, Simpson came out on the
first alarm and Immediately turned in a
third alaru.s which brought out the whole
force. AS we drove along We saw a fire
on the roof OF a porch which sparks had
caused. l boosted HarriEan up on the roof
and passed him up couple OF buckets and
we put thai little blaze out; Then we
whipped up little more down the street
and saw the roof of a barn on fire. We
cut some OF II out with. an axe and the
householder, whoever he was got a stream
going from q garden hose. Then there was
another little roof fire hatf block farther
on which we put out too"
Three or four lines Of hose ran past the
chief as he talked and all of these were
flat and without water. Several other lines
OF hose had pressure by 1850 a. M, but
,hey we're helpless in the face Of the gigan-
tic fire area In front OF them,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05
Nancy COMPANY WILL BUILD
NEW PLANT WITHOUT DELAY
Loss and insurance Stated by Man
RgeF, and PIRRH 10 Resume
..u Business at Once.

The loss on our plant and stock is
$780, co., said T. F. Blake, manager Of the
Nancy Milling company. III is nearly
covered by Insurance. within at least 10
per cent OF the whole. The loss on the
elevator building is $4,000 and on the mill
and stock $3.50, 900
YOU can say that we shall rebuild at
once. r have wired Mr. J. w. Nancy,
who IL in Oklahoma City. and Informed
him OF the loss, which is. OF course. com.
plete. .5y 20, fn sf.'t - ;trr F.
There's solid years work gone.up in
smoke" continued Mr.. Blake. as he gazed
al the flames which swept every nook and
corner Of the flour mill and the elevator
IT'S a pretty good mill which is being
swept away by the fire.
our buildings ought never to have caught
on fire. II there had been any protection
worth mentioning they would have, escaped
intact" 81.
The Nancy flour mill and elevator were
completed last September the plant having
been induced to locate here by the Omaha
Commercial club.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05
FLAMES START IN COOLING
ROOM OF BIG ELEVATOR
Uncovered by Night WRtchmRn
ROIner and Made Rapid Head
way In Big Wind.

Flames were first discovered In the cool
ing room of the e-Schneider-Fowler
elevator at 1880 o'clock by the night
manager, George Wyrick, 17lO Monroe
street. He was just making his rounds,
beginning at the ground floor and work
ing upwards. In another part Of the build
ing was w. w. Bolser. 1924 Cass street,
the night watchman. Both men turned in
alarms
II had Just opened the door to the cool
ing room on the second floor when the
flames burst upon me- he said THE
cooling room was then a blazing furnace
and 1 could see that 1t was burning
fiercely The tinder-like material was
simply a mass of flames.
my first act was to try to reach the
fire alarm box in the stairway. The fire,
however, was so intense about me that
was unable to reach 1t. then went to
the telephone in the office and" notified
company No. 3, which was first on the
scene"
b. b. Boiser. the night wstchman, was
in the south end of the building. He was
attracted by the blaze about the same time
that wyrick first saw the flames and
turned in an alarm by telephone.
Flames Make Rapid Headway.
"The fire made rapid headway in the
cooling room" said Bolser. 1T seemed no
time at all before the entire first floor was
ablaze with the flames quickly spreading
TO the north wing and the stories above.
TT was scarcely a half hour before the
blazing torches were carried by the wind
to the freight cars in the yards and in a
few minutes long trains Of empties and
loaded cars were in flames.
Fire broke out in the Nancy mill within
few minutes after the flames communl-
Gated to the freight cars. Windows in the
Nancy mill melted in the fierce heat and
glowing embers were carried into the tin
der-like interior Of the building. Within a
few moments the Nye- Schneider Fowler
elevator, the Nancy mill and the freight
yards we're ablaze
s"Crossed wires, spontaneous combustion
and even incendiary origin are given as
causes OF the conflagration. The most
plausible Of these seems to be that of
crossed wires in the cooling room OF the
Nye- e-Schneider-F Fowler elevator.
Il can assign no other reason for the
origin than that of crossed electric wires. "
said wyrick, the night manager. when l
opened the big door to the cooling room /
faced a blazing furnace. II spontaneous
combustion caused the blaze do not think
it would have gained such great leeway. "
August Netzel. 2sO9 Oak street. and his
sister we're among the first OF the neigh
boring residents to see the flames Netzel
sounded an alarm to the Omaha fire de-
psrtment by telephone
My first attention TO the blaze was at
tracted by what seemed 20 be a bonfire
at the northeast corner OF the building, %
said the sister of August Netzel 1t was
on the ground and in no time had com
munieAted 10 the building I am sure
there were flames en- the ground before
they burst out from the building proper.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05

armed with wet blankets ready to
ouench any flames which might ap-
pear.
Firemen declare that the fire will
continue in the great heaps OF grain
tor many days to come. Streams are
playing on the sizzling piles of de-
struction,
Homes deserted in the terror Of the
early morning are being reoccupied.
Monday morning a force of firemen
helped the householders 10 restore
their effects to the dwellings.
over the pit of tangled destruction
where lies ali that a raging fire has
left of the cluster of milling and ele-
vator plants about Twenty-eighth and
Oak streets is hanging pail OF smoke,
This gloomy cloud above and the
white, not debris below is all that is
left out a million dollars worth OF
property.
Through the night of fire the wind
bore in from the southeast. Early in
the morning, just before the dawnins
of day, the wind completely boxed the
compass and settled into a heavy blow
from the northwest.
The Independent Elevator, owned
by the Chicago Great Western rail
road, was in imminent danger, but
withstood the flames.
The loss cannot be stated with abso
lote accuracy. So far as is known the
chief losses are:
Nye- Schneider Fowler com
pany. elevator. .S2OO,OOC
Grain in same. ............ 2OO,OO(
Nancy Milling company 10000
Loss to box cars and contents,
estimated .............. Z0O,OOl
The fire started in the Nye-Schneider
Fowler elevator and the flames spread
from there. The other buildings
we're involved one after another
and the high wind drove blazing
south end of the city. so that at on'
shingles and bits of wood over the
| time more than dozen fires were II
progress. 1t will amount to very nearl!
$1,O0O,OOO. Most of the losses will b.
covered by insurance.
The fire was accompanied by man!
spectacule. features. Explosions from
the Nancy mill, caused by mill dus
and falling walls, caused much excite
ment. Blazing cascades of grain from
the elevators ran out onto the railroad
tracks and impeded the work of the
firemen. Householders were busy ex
tinguishing the flames in their home
roofs.
I All the fire apparatus Of Omaha ant
South Omaha was called into service
but the only fight that could be made
was to prevent the flames spreading
Nothing could be done towards saving
the burning buildings.
Only two slight accidents were re
ported, and no loss of life.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05
DENIES REPORTED WEDDING
Frederick Gilmore of Hospital COrps
Says He Didn't Wed Mrs.
Fisher,

In The Sunday Bee appeared notice to
the effect that Frederick Gilmore OF the
hospital corps Of the United States army.
stationed at Fort Crook, had married on
Friday evening at Bellevue. Mrs. Fisher,
Last night, Mr.. Gilmore came to The Bee
office and denied that he had been married
He says the notice was sent out by some
one for the purpose OF getting him into
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05
CRAWFORD CAN'T READ SIGNS
DIsmisHes Case Against Deaf Mutes
Because He Can't Under
stand Them.
plea nolle contendere. "

T TVd IIIIIE NUIIItIUtTt.
With that technical declaration, humor-
Gus in its application. TO a defendant deaf
mute John Moore, charged by a complain
ing witness, his wife also a deaf mute,
Judge Bryce Crawford dismissed a wife
beating case lE police court
The mute pair looked relieved, but left
the court room without saying a word.
Their fingers worked nightly. but the
handmade eloquence was wasted utterly.
The couple live at 1901 North Twenty
fourth street. The neighbors say they are
quiet folks.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05

The life OF "Jip," pet terrier belonging
to b. B. Bolser, night watchman for the
Nye-Schneider-F Fowler company, was sacri-
ficed in the fire. The fire swept into the
shed where stood his masters horse and
buggy, but Zip" stood his ground as a
brave dog should. He stayed by the buggy
when his master led the frightened. plung-
ing horse out.
When Bolser returned to release the little
terrier from his vigil 1t was too late. The
dog had gone down al his post.
Boiser stood long looking into the ruins
OF the elevator. Glad / saved the horse,
but that was an awful good dog" was the
only comment he had to make. He bit down
hard on his pipestem and turned away
AT $40 three sides OF the Nye-schneider
elevator had collapsed. The only portion
Of the elevator then remaining was the
northeast corner.
The fall OF the west end removed the
Bond residence out OF the immediate danger
zone, but the firemen continued on the
roof TO throw water on II. Early in the
night all the furniture had been removed
Pals OF water were used for soaking the
roofs OF the other cottages on the west
side OF the blaze.
Assistant Chief Dineen said that II there
had been sufficient water pressure the
Nancy mill could have been saved. III
was set on fire." he said, "by sparks from
the elevator. but we could not reach the
flames on the roof with the water"
In the crowd various expressions were
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05

sTRoMsBURG, Neb, April 4-(Special)
At meetings held here yesterday resolu-
tions we're adopted denouncing the liquor
traffic and requesting that the business
men Of Omaha join in the movement TO
bring about state wide prohibition. The
meetings especially protested against the
use OF the name Merchants and Manu-
faeturers association" in connection with
the campaign against prohibition
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05
NEBRASKALAW
DECLARED VOID
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and in the construction of the Pathfinder
,reservcir covering slI,4 acres. still larger
areas Of state land we're wholly or par
TALLY submerged. p l.'a~& J
Repr, sentative kinkaid today secured The
passage in the house Of bill providing
for changing the time Of holding circuit
and district clurts at Lincoln and North
Pate, Ihe LlA has Already passed the
seHatc. a l...
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05

MuFder ne wapetOn. n. ID.
WAHPETON. n, D.. AprA 47-Albert Moe
on robbery and his body thrown into the
Red river.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05
BOurke tuUenty-

Bourke tlUenty-
fiUe suits, raincoatS
or is give
praise with out
noise, y character
with out "cariac-
ture,'' and hav e a
classy air that mark
the wearer with dis
tin nguis hed d in di-
vid duality-that's u at S
BOurke's ttUentv-
fiU ct h e b e S t
clothes value that
can be produced for
S. SIS -
| would like to sell
you your clothes this
season. Drop in and
talk it over.
'Our other prices for Suits,
Raincoats andOvercoats range
$500 to $4,000.
The Bourke Preferred -.
That's our $500 hat. You may
"tie" it but you can't beat it
GaA@
zzsZzz.2i2
31S S. 18th St.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05
ELEVATOR FIRE BURNING YET
Million Dollars in Damage Done in
Few Hours.
TWO BIG ELEVATORS DESTROYED
Flames starting m Nye-schneider-
Fowler Plant work Havoc
There and in NeiEhbOr-
ing Buildings.

lcontInued from page onel
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05

armed with wet blankets ready to
auench any flames which might ap-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-05

. Firemen declare that the fire Will
continue in the great heaps OF grain
tor many days to come. Streams are
playing on the sizzling piles of de-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-14
Nebraska News Notes.

LEXINGTON-The store of c. c. Banks
was broken into and six suits of clothing,
four hats and about Sc was taken
Neutrality-suspicious. C. Seybold and
Molly b. Rhodes, both of MicoN We're
married yesterday afternoon at the court
house, Judge ~Barr performing the cere-
mony,
BEATRICE-Word was received here
yesterday announcing the death of Mrs.
.. j. Blandin, a former Beatrice re sident,
which occurred at Eaton, Colo She was
~ years OF age.
GENEVA-Mrs. George Logan, formerly
Miss Daisy Cash, ana little daughter,
Marjorie, OF Lincoln are visiting her
brother. Rev. a. y. Cash, and mother and
sister for month.
HOLDREGE-The Juniors Senior banquet
was held last night at the New Hampton
hotel and was the most largely attended
OF any given by the local high school. Cow
ers were laid for 100.
BEATRICE-Mrs. e. L. Abbott was
called TO SCOTS Bluff county today by the
death Of her sister, Mrs. Warren. Death
was due to peritonits. The body will be
| inferred at Lexington
| GENENA-Tocay was field day for the
| Geneva schools The pupils spent II m
| sports, for which numerous prizes were
given. The occasion was the first Of its
Kind in Fillmore county.
DAVID CIrY-c. Ii. Aldrich will leave
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-14
INDIANA WOMAN MAKES
GOOD CRUELTY CHARGE
Ida Graybenr, Who Was Sued for
Divorce, Attacks Husband with
Knife During Court Recess.

MITCHELL, s. D., May 13.-(SpecialO-
The term of circuit court at Gam Valley
for Buffalo county, while very brief was
very exciting, which arose through the
divorce proceedings of John Graybear and
his squaw Ida Stone Graybear. The squaw
had been a silent listener in court as her
spouse brought forth his witnesses to tell
of the cruel treatment she had inflicted
upon him during the years of their married
life.
An interpreter for the squaw told her
what was going on, and as she had no at
torney in court she demanded a hearing,
which the court granted her. Mrs. Gray
bear is very tall, with eyes that flash fire
when aroused, and a hatred In her face
which indicated that she could make things
very lively for her Indian husband She
spoke to the court through an interpreter
and declared that all the statements which
had been made were false that she was
married to her man and that she did not
propose to be separated from him when
there were no grounds for IL. Comparing
the stature of the msmated couple and
the evidence which was brought forth
there was no question but what the squaw
was capable of doing what the complaint
charged.
AT tnS noon llOuT MIS-. GIdyDtdI sd"
I that things were going against her. She
procured butcher knife and started on a
rampage for her husband, whom she de-
clared that she would rather kill than to be
separated from. For an hour she made
things lively on the streets and in the
| court room, until the sheriff finally got
possession of the knife and placed her In
custody. The court granted the decree to
the Indian.
Mrs Graybear is a cultured Indian woman
and was sent to the Hampton Indian school
in Virginia. She is a graduate of the insti-
tuition and was regarded as an exceptionally
bright and intellectual woman. After heI
married life she began gradually to return
to the former conditions OF her race, and
now she has not the slightest inclination
or desire to be counted among the more
progressive of the Indians.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-14

CENTRAL CITY, May 13-(Special)--In
the county court Wednesday, Judge Peter
son heard the complaint of George Mills,
a local officer of the Child Savings insti-
tute, against Fred Wolf living a few miles
north of Chapman, on the charge that
Wolfe was not raising his children properly
and should be relieved of their custody.
a cloud of witnesses from Chapman and
the vicinity of VOLTS home were present
to offer their testimony, but nothing very
damaging was offered except that the fam
lily lived in rather squallld surroundings.
The mothed died few years ago, and since
then the children have suffered somewhat
from neglect although the case did not
appear to be a very unusual one. Judge
Peterson bestowed a bunch of sound ad-
vice on the father and let him depart with
his children, dismissng the action against
| him.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-14
Fined for Threntening Woman.

BROKEN BOW, Neb., May 13-(Special)
C. c. Stephens of Antelope Valley,
twenty-five miles northeast of here, was
brought before Judge G. Schwind yester-
day and heavily fined for threatening the
life of Mrs. Berta Olivia. Mrs Olva's farm
is opposite to the Stephens place, con-
sequently when one of her pigs broke
through the fence it was quite natural
for it to visit the neighboring property.
According to the evidence Stephens
pounded the hog almost to jelly with a
club and then drove it from the premises.
Then, his temper still being in turbulent
state, he rushed across the road. called
Mrs Olivia out, flourished a revolver in
her face and threatened to shoot his
neighbor If she ever allowed her hogs on
his land again. After listening to a num-
Der of witnesses on both sides the court
decided that Stephens was too handy in
making gun plays and imposed a fine that
with costs amounted to over $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-14
Musical Fe.tiynI nj Ynnkton.

YANKTON, S. D., May 1S.-(Special.)- 1.-The
annual May festival VIII be held here May
% and "a in a series of four musical events
that promise to eclipse all former events of
the kind. A leading feature will be the
Minneapolis symphony concert Tuesday
afternoon, with sixty artists under Con-
ductor Emil Oberhoffer. Monday afternoon
new feature will be a young people S
chorus of $50 splsnddly trained childrens
voices. In the evening an operate concert
of sololists and orchestra will be given
The festival will close with the rendering
of Elijah" by the Yankton Choral union
under the direction of Director L, N. Daley
Of the college conservatory.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-14

Everybody has conceit; a few succeed in
concealing II.
The cyclone will never become popular as
a national air.
He is poor convict who can't afford a
watch and chain.
Never proclaim yourself failure. Leave
that to your friends.
The painter who fell from ladder went
down with flying colors
1t takes a lot of pluck to separate an
ostrich from his feathers.
A man isn't necessarily humorlst be-
cause he is good humored.
Fat is the sort OF thing women can al
ways get unless thsy need II.
Clothes do not make the mar--even II he
does owe a good deal to his tailor
Women called clever for doing things
which If done by men would brand them as
fools.
AS a matter of fact the average man be-
tween IS and 70 Is several years older than
he is willing to admit.
When a man becomes unfortunate his
fair weather friends think they have done
their duty when they say: "Ain't II
shame!'-Chicago News.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-14
High school Cantnta at Hastings.

HASTINGS, Neb., May 13.-(Special.)-
The cantata In Music's Praise" to be
given by the High school of $50 voices in
connection with commencement this year,
is TO be given also by the composer Mr..
Hadley, in Seattle, supported by the New
York symphony orchestra. The High school
chorus has been working faithfully for
three months; the orchestra is already pre-
pared on accompanying parts and every
thing will be ready for the festival on
May % The soloists are Miss Anna Ger
trude Childs, Cedar Falls, Ia. soprano;
Mr.. George S. Johnson, Omaha, tenor;
Mr.. Richard f. Yarndley of Hastings col
legc, basso; two quartets, one from York
and one from Hastings and Roses orches-
ira will assist.