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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Equitable Life Building in Ruins dozen Injured and
Others UnaCCounted for--Three Men Leap to
Death..Fire Chief Walsh Missing-Pres. Glib
lin Rescued from Vault. Thrilling Scenes.

door he was given the last rites by
Chaplain Mclean Of the fire depart
ment just as he was swallowed from
view by the dense smoke land not seen
again.
Spectators Of the FIRE from the win
dows of skyscrapers towering above
the building on all sides, told of see
ing others disappear in the flames
when the roof caved. but the authori-
ties believe the list of casualties al
ready reported is hardly likely to be
heightened
Some estimates of the loss run as high
as s150o0,o00 but more conservative au-
thorities thought. tonight, TINT the dam
age wouldn't run over s6,o0o000. Tho
property was assessed by the city at S12,
10000. a larger sum with one exception
that on any other building in the finan-
cial district, but by far the greatest part
is based on the value of the ground upon
which the Equitable building stood.
An officer of the Equitable said the
society's own loss would probably NOT
amount to over $500 600 and it was covered
by its own contingent insurance fund. He
added that a duplicate of any record de-
stroyed was stored in subsidiary Offices
of the company in another part of the
city. The company had planned TO erect
new building on the site and. as figured
by the officers. the expense of tearing il
down will now balance we'll against the
actual value of the building,
Stored away in fire proof vault over
the main entrance of the building on the
Broadway side We're between $3.50, 600, 600
and $3e0,O coo of the securities of the
company. While the vault was subjected
to the fierce heat of the flames, Gage E.
Tarhell a trustee of the Equitable, who
is familiar with Its construction said. to-
night, he believed its contents would be
found safe as soon as it cooled. Three
streams of water We're played upon the
vault all day and the freezing weather
quickly coated it with ice.
Although the loss of the biography of
f. II. Hartman, which was about to be
printed, seems irretrievable. the records
of the Hartman lines may be saved IL
the vaults of the company on the third
and fourth floors of the building are
found intact.
The loss to the Lawyers Club. on the
fifth and sixth floors, one of the most
luxuriously furnished clubs in the city.
Continued on Page Tenn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Maine People Get $780,
236 for Carrying Mails.
We Have GAG Routes, with a
Total Of 28O3.O7 Miles.
Statistics from Other Staies..Maine
Is Well Covered.

Washington. d. c., Jan. 9.-(Spe-
eiaD-According to a statement just
made by the post office department
there is paid to various people in
Maine every year 1882 ,236.S7 for car
rying United States mails. This is
quite a sum of money to be dis
bursed steadily in State of that
population. 1t is more than goes to
any other New England state, with
the exception of Massachusetts, where
the total paid is $946, 97493, and Con-
neoticut, where the total is $610.76S.49.
This service in Maine covers car
fying mails over 246 routes, some by
steamboat, some by electric road,
some by railroad and some by mail
messenger, which is another term fer
describing the old time star routes.
But with rural free delivery in many
parts of the State the number of the
old star routes. where the stage
carried mail and passengers between
the towns far back in the country
that We're not connected by rail has
been steadily diminishing.
The total length of all these mail
routes in Maine is 2S03.o7 miles and
the aggregate distance travelled over
these routes during the last fiscal
year in carrying the mail was 4,432,-
901.79 miles That is getting into
distances OF a planetary character.
almost beyond the comprehension of
the human mind. But it emphasizes
what a vast amount of effort there is
at getting letters and papers and
other mail matter to Names popula-
ton. However, in Massachusetts.
which, in area. is a much smaller
state than Maine. the aggregate dis
trance Of travel with mail was p
ISS2,067 miles. In Massachusetts there
are but 3S1 mail routes Of all kinds,
butIa few more than in Maine
There is more travel over mail
routes in New York than in any other
states of the Union, save Ohio. The
aggregate of mail travel in New York
Continued on Page Eighty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Elect All Their Candidates
In Boston City Election.
Three CounciImen and Two
Members Of School Board.
A Light voie..License Carries by a
Vote of 30,8t6 to 1852.

Boston, Jan. AT the city cleo
ton, today, the Republicans elected
three candidates to the city council
and two members of the School Board,
although the candidates ran without
the Fitzgerald Lomasney slate. so
called. headed by Mayor Fitzgerald.
got into office.
Walter Ballantyne, John A. Coul-
thurst and Thomas j. Kenny, endors-
ed by the Republican City committee
and Good Government Association
We're elected counsellors for three
years. The other candidates for the
eouncil-who were backed by the
forces headed by Mayor Fitzgerald
and the Democratic City committee
were owen A. Cunningham, Edward d.
Collins and Charles j. +. O'Brien,
while Frank A. Goodwin ran independ-
emily.
George A. Brock and Joseph Lee.
the candidates. f the Republicans and
endorsed by the Public School Asso-
citation, easily led in the contest for
three-year terms on the School Board.
defeating Joseph A. Sheehan and
Judge William H. Merritt, who were
supported by the Democrats, as well
as Mrs. Susan w. Fitzgerald of Hyde
Park.
The city also voted on the license
question, giving the usual majority
for license, the vote being: Yes 30,S16;
no 1852.
Ou,;,,,r - a.. ox,+,o,,o ao1d oad +1,o
comparative unimportance of the ball
lot the vote was unusually light, the
special feature being the first ballot
cast by Hyde Park as Ward 26 of Bos-
tor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Voted by the Boston K.
OF |. Freight Handlers
Which May Badly Cripple That
Ports Steamer Service.
Total Number Of About 5000 Men
Will Be Affected.

Boston, Jan. 10.-A strike vote was
passed by all knights of Labor or
CARNATIONS of freight handlers
freight clerks, steamship clerks, round
house men and ship carpenters at
meetings which extended well into
this morning 4 general strike to as
sist the longshoremen in their de
mands for increased wages is thus OF
ficially authorized and only awaits the
official sanction of the District As
sembly of the Knights of Labor 10
have the men actually leave their
jobs.
\ meeting of the District Assembly
has been called for 1890 this morning
at which time the vote of the as
semblies. tonight will be canvassed
and the decision made as TO the gen
eral strike. it's hour of opening and
what bodies will be affected.
About 5000 men We're involved in the
action Of the various bodies tonight,
which with the longshoremen will
Erlng the total number of men affect
ed by general strike order to 5000.
The men will not strike, early this
morning. as was expected when 1t was
known the men We're voting ON the
strike, tonight. In fact it seems doubt
fut If a general strike order is issued
to take effect at once, as it is pos
sible il may be decided to give "a
hours official notice to the railroads
affected by the strike of the freight
men.
The steamship agents continued to
import strikebreakers throughout the
day, more than 800 being added 10
the 100 or more now at work in the
warehouse and on the steamships and
still further additions are on the way,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

Norfolk. Va, Jan 9.-Battered and
crippled s a result OF her severe ex-
perience at sea, the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Terry limped into port, today
with one engine working. \ thrilling
story Of their battle with wind and
wave was told by her crew, every
member of which maryeled that they
We're alive to tell the tale.
The Terry was doing scout duty in
the war game manouVers, and was
somewhere off Cape Sable, on the
Nova Scotia coast when the storm
struck her, late last Saturday. For As
hours the little craft was almost at
the mercy Of the seas. The wind blew
hurricane. washing clean the decks
of the destroyer ard carrying away
not only the four oared life boat. but
heavy boats containing tools, which
We're fastened To the deck. For two
days there was nothing cooked on
board the vessel, the 50 members of
the crew having to live on canned
goods while working necessarily at the
pumps. All bedding and clothing was
soaked. and when on sunday night
the 'Herry's steering gear was washed
away it looked as if the end had
come. by heroic effort this was re-
paired and the destToyer's commander,
Lieut.. Commander John G. Fremont,
himself continued to keep the little
vessels head TO the storm and in this
way Kept her ailoat.
Commander Fremont first intended
tc go into New York, hut wireless or
ders from TIE battleship South Caro-
lima directed that he proceed into
Hampton Roads. 1t was o'clock.
this morning, when the Terry met the
cruiser Prairie, which con-
veyel her into the roads.
Commander. Fremont upon arrival
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

New York, Jan. 9.-The immense
marble and granite home of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society. COW
ering a whole block in Lower Broad
wa. and one Of the citys important
financial centers, was destroyed by q
fire. today. with a loss of six lives
land probably $1,000 900 in property \
dozen persons were injured.
Valuable records, including the
biography of the late +. H. Hartman
and two priceless law libraries. which
cannot be replaced, went up in the
flames. The fate of millions of dollars
worth of securities. stored in safe de-
post vaults. was, tonight. in question,
although it was believed that fire
proof construction of the vaults would
save them from damage. Fought in
the heart of the financial district. the
fire upset the machinery of Wall
street and business was practically
suspended throughout the day.
The great structure, which besides
containing the main offices of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, was
the home of the Mercantile Trust Co,
the Equitable Trust Co, the banking
house of Kountz Bros, August Bel
mont & Co. the Hartman Railroad
Lines, the Mercantile Safe Deposit
Co, the Lawyers Club and many of
the city's most prominent law firms
stands, tonight, an ice-coated she'll
Its once magnificent interior is COM
pletely ruined
Besides involving heavy financial
loss and serious disturbance to big
business interests, the fire, starting on
one of the coolest and windiest morn
lfngs of the winter, was one of the
most spectacular ever witnessed in
the far down town section. Its prog
ress was replete with narrowing in
cidents, narrow escapes and brave
rescues; the men who fought 1t did
so under conditions that taxed both
skill and endurance.
The intense cold almost lnstanta-
neousIv froze the huge volume of wa
ter poured upon the building and a
thick ice coating speedily formed on
the sides of the towering skyscfapefs
adjoining and upon the surface of the
street for blocks around. The buiwarl<
of these modern freproof structures
according to Fire Commissioner john
son was invaluable as a protection
70 the entire financial district. As II
was, the damage, except by water
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Pleads Guilty to Murder
Charge at SkoWhegan.
Is Given Fine Of S4OO-- Paid
By His Relatives.
George ". Small, for Embezzlement,
Gets One Year In Jail.

Skowhegan, Me-, Jan. 9.-(SpeciaD.
AS sudden as the changes of the
weather so came the change in the
proceedings in the murder case, State
VS.. DR.. Henry S. Brown of Brighton,
on the opening of court, Tuesday
morning. The respondent withdrew
his plea of not guilty to the charge of
murder and entered a plea of guilty
of attempted Illegal operation. This
was brought about after a confer
ence between the attorneys for the
State and the defence. The State had
introduced its principal witness, Vic
tor II. Spiller, and his story of his
assistance at an operation made the
listeners cringe. The evidence appear
ed at best circumstantial. The re-
spondent stated that he would rather
face a sentence on the charge that he
pleaded to, than to put his friends to
the expense of continuing his trial.
The maximum sentence in a case of
this kind is a fine of $1,000 and five
years in States prison. DR.. Brown
was given fine of $500, which was
paid by relatives.
George w. Small of Madison was
indicted on charge of embezzlement.
to which he pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to Imprisonment for one
year in the county Jail at Skowhegan.
He was represented by Forrest j.
Martin of Bangor. Before imposing
sentence Justice Bird said that he
considered the age of the young man
and the temptations under which he
had been placed. and would impose
the mildest sentence possible under
the charge. Small has been in jail
since last September.
st the disposal of the murder trial
the civil docket was resumed and the
case. Jeanette l.. Sturtevant VS.. the
Western Union Telegraph Co, was
entered upon for trial.
The civil cases assigned to be tried
Wednesday are; futile VS.. Morse
Cover & Goodwin. attorneys; Perry
LID vs. Perry. Brown. Butler & But
le~ attorneys. The criminal docke
will be resumed, Monday morning
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
When Autos and Flying
Machines Are Junk.
Great Enthusiasm at Hand En-
CINE League Meeting.
Augusta Department Cordially Well
comes Visiting Firsmen.

Augusta has got line on ma
chine and at the next muster will
have hand tub that viii make YOU
pump some" declared Chief John A.
Buckley of the Augusta fire DEPART
ment amid applause. after he had
been chosen an honorary member Of
the Maine State Hand Engine League
at the annual meeting held, Tuesday
evening, at Union hall
The meeting was called to order at
P. NJ, by President c. 5. Yeatoa OF
Auburn and the following delegates
were present: Edwin NJ Howe. f.orin
$. Overlook Hallowell F'iremen's AS
ISOLATION; w. p. w. Purinton, An
droscogein Engine Co, Topsham: r.
NJ. Towle, G.. f. Rollins, Excelsior,
Auburn. +. y. Courson, Il, w, Nick
erson, Niagara, No. g. Brunswick G.
A. Cowan, r NJ. David. Massa soft,
Damariscotta; j. III. Sheehan, Au-
gusta.
The following officers We're chosen
for the ensuing year; President. G.
S. Yeaton, Auburn; 1st vice president.
+. NJ. Howe. Hallowell; End vice pres
ident, j.. W. Nickerson. Brunswick;
3rd vice president. w. j. w. Puring-
ton, Topsham; secretary and treasu-
rer, f. NJ. David, Damariscotta.
The foremen of the several compa-
MES were constituted a muster conn.,
mittee. with f. w. Nickerson. fere-
man of Niagara, No. 3, of Brunswick.
as chairman.
Chief John A. Buckley of the Au-
gusta fire department and Councilman
IL. w. Hanks, a member of the COM
~ ~
gusta city council, We're made hons
orarv members of the association
tContinued on Page Nine.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Boston Fire Costs More
Than 100000 Damage,
A Heroic Elevator Man Saves
Many Girls and Men
Is Overcome by Smoke, Falls into
Flooded Well and Is Drowned.

Boston, Jan. 9.-The heart of the
business district was the scene, today,
OF a fire which wiped out the quarters
OF two large firms, seriously damaged
several others and caused loss esti-
mated at 100000.
The firms that suffered were the
Globe Wernicke Co, office furniture;
l.. j. Mutty & Co. automobile sup
plies, both in the building 81 to 107
Federal street, and on the other side
OF the block. II. *. Barnes Co. fire de-
partment supplies and Carter Rice Co.
paper stock at PA and 246 Devonshire
street.
The hero of the fire. Stanley Rey-
mold, an employee, lost his life in the
blaze after saving score of persons.
Reynold had made several trips in an
elevator, carrying To the street floor
Continued on Page Tenn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

The remaining Indebtedness of the
Union Trust Co, at Providence. r. l..
which suspended on Oct 25, 1907, will
be wiped out on Feb. 5. by the re-
uemption of the contingent certificates
held by its depositors. The sum thus
made available with accrued interest
at per cent. will be about $1,750 600.
The deposits in the bank at the time
it suspended aggregated 1854, 500
and the depostors numbered 10000.
On May 4. 1908. the bank reopened
and payments of 10 and 20 per cent
have been made since that time so
that now 80 per cent has been return
ed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

it is claimed. Representatives of the
White Star, Red Star, Leyland and
Holland American lines declared, to-
night. that they had all the men they
needed and that the work of hand
ling cargoes was going along as if
there was no strike.
Notwithstanding the steamship
agents expressed themselves as sat
isfed with the situation, more than
1,000,G00 bushels of grain booked for
shipment have been directed to New
York, from which place the Ivernia
viii sail instead OF Boston, while it
lis also maintained that some of the
steamship companies are willing TO
be released from their contracts for
exports, no vessel has sailed from
Boston for foreign port for four
lays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Conditions and General Forecast.

Conditions and Senerat fcrecasS.
Washington. Jan. 9.-The winds
along the New England coast will be
high westerly; on the Middle Atlantic
coast. moderate to brisk west and
northwest The storm that was over
the Eastern states, Monday night
passed to the Gulf. of st. Lawrence
and was followed, Tuesday, by clear
ing weather throughout the country
east of the Mississippi river. 1t is
considerably colder over much of the
country east of the Mississippi. The
indications are that the weather will
be fair, Wednesday and probably
Thursday. with continued low tenn
peratures. throughout the Eastern
states.
Storm warnings are displayed on
the New England coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

The selection of Daniel F. Emery,
Jr., MS president of the First Nation
al in place of Former Governor Fred
erick ROBBIE, who has been i'll for
months at his homo in Gorham, was
the only change of note made, Tues
day, at the annual meetings of the
National Banks and Trust Cos. of
Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
MAYRANT AT GUANTANAMO.
Destroyer Mccall Only One Not Ac-
counted for, tuesday Night.

Caimanera, Cuba, Jan. 9.-The United
States torpedoboat destroyer Mayrant,
which with the destroyer Mccall has
been reported missing since the terrific
storm, several days ago, off Cape Haa-
Continued on Page Tenn
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= Il
THE WEATHER.
FAIR AND COLDER.

Washington, Jan. 9,-Forecast for
New England: Fair and colder,
Wednesday; Thursday fair, high west
erly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Jan. 9--Forecast: Fair and
colder, "Wednesday; Thursday, fair,
brisk to high west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
ATLANTIC'S fury IS
STILL UNDATED.
Each Day Brings Tales Of Disaster and
Suffering destroyer Terry Arrives
At Norfolk Destroyer Mccall Is
The Only One Now Missing.

at Norfolk gave shore liberty to his
crew SO that they might have a rest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
1904

Output for 1911, 2e,s56,7a6. Factory
ct Manchester, NJ. n.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-12-05
their home is in Holmes. Ontario

Their home is in Holmes, Ontario.
(t,arly Monday morning the barn
OF J H. Mcdonald. eight miles.
northeast Of town. was destroyed by
fire, together with three horses.
harness and many small tools. Mr.
Mcdonald went to the barn with q
lantern to hitch up team Of horses
to make trip TO town He had
hung the lantern on peg and pro-
ceeded with his work. when the Ian
tern suddenly exploded In an in
| slant the structure was a mass OF
flames and, aside from saving the
team he WAS Harvesting. he WAS I'M
able To get the other animals out.
| There were three other horses in the
barn at the time. The barn WAS a
straw-roof structure of not very
large proportions. and was probably
not worth more than two hundred
dollars. but. coming at this time OF
year, it makes the loss more keenly
| felt by the owner. The horses were
all fairly good animals. and were
valued at about four hundred dol
lars. II is reported that they were
insured Harness and sundry other
farming implements destroyed
would bring the loss up TO about
eight hundred dollars.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-12-05
h ~ the snirit and general

reflects ON the spirit and general
effectiveness Of the people. IL
Il probably true that the work Of a
newspaper is being recognized and
appreciated by the people among
whom it circuIates toa greater ex-
tent ia these days than ever before.
Aud il might be said that, to the ex-
tent that this appreciation grows.
10 that extent is the newspaper com
my INTO its own.
Moonan. Nov. % Two robbers
entered the First international bank
al goonan and walked out with
81 100. which they picked oil the
desk before the eyes Of the wee
ptc 4ident, Ward W. Lee. who was
Notniny on the books The two
amen. Charles Lanzen and George
I)ouahuc, we're captured to-day and
have confessed. The hold ups stepped
INTO the bank, ordered Lee To hold
Iup his hands. and took all the cash
an lght. Just then farmer, Ole
Jefferson, entered the bank and the
Erobbers made their getaway bona
hue reached Portal i'm a short tune
and bought a ticket 10 Harvey Tie
Iicf tire train at I)onnybrook. where
lho Va captured by Chief of Police
@#Pai KING I.anzen was caught near
4 tao coal mines at Noonan to-day and
Hegsfo sed though Donafue had all
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-12-05
HAZELTON HAPPENINGS.

nj il reported that I)r arrabee
30 disposed of his practice at Brad
dogE and Will remove to the northern
Part Of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Larson mo
tafeG to Bismarck on Friday Of last
sq ok Ia bring home one Of their
daughters from the hospital
I3atcher J j stoller has been laid
III for several days, the past week
.ffeilng from a severe cold which
settled in one Of his eyes
Ih0s. f.. Shepard, who has been
Y fl91sly i'll for over week. was
taken to Bismarck hnsplta last
lsGay. John Wray acted as his es-
lc0ft to the Capital City
the above figures (the table d
] Qoie4 for Representatives IN this dis
tYia'4 are highly complimentary e
ll41elton's candidate. r. X Batter
f0r he is high man in both his home
county and in the total column. a.
Wegt rs being third in kidder.
Representative sydney / . Smith
eieeted at the last election TO repre-
ent this district, is in Rismarcl
hospital getting over case Of blood
poison. winch 50 seriously affected
hi. left hand as to make the ampu
iatl@n Of one finger necessary.
slr. and Mrs. +. +. Savage hay'
a rheir guests the latters brother
!, ban Maddox; her sister Miss Bell
Maddox, and her sister-ln.laW
Mrs. John Maddox. and daughter
/. The guests arrived from the Sas
: katchewan country last Thursday