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LIVED SHORT TINE AFTER FALL.

The third IA who fell a later found at the opening OF the alley
between the Read building and the Equitable building o II Pine street. A
fireman carried him ITO a place OF comparative safety under an arch and
reported to Chief lNnns The Ia died in an ambulance which was taking
him ia 81. Georges Hospital His skull had been fractured. A card In
his pocket caused the police to believe he wa Massiua Fratta, a cleaner
in the restaurant.
Al a little after dawn frencn huddled In the entrance OF the Trinity
building heard II scream from the Equitable trust Company on the Art
floor. The lei all of them. rushed across the street. daring the totering
wall and the rain of hot stone
The yeNs cam from n small sidewalk opening The nrcncn chopped n
hole through the sidewalk window of the vault Deputy Chief Devanney
went to them and ordered them back to the other side OF The street. His
orders had not the slightest innuchcc with the mn lie might IS well have
talked TO the fire itself.
hole He ~ nearly dead from surocauon and the Icy chill Of the water
in which he had been nourderng He told them there was another man
somewhere IN the murk. A fireman dropped through the hole and cropping
around found and brought nj Ftcd Peterson. who VA uncoRscious After
Peterson and his rescucr had been lifted out things were getting too hot
wen for The brave fire fighters.
Hut hoarsc cries sim arose. One fireman stayed just long enough to
put down an axe. which was graspcd by a hand below, lie had intended
TO haul the man to the surface, Int the ae W as twisted out of his hand
Then the stone shower drove him away
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HRENEN INJURED IN MANY WAYS.

belmont were drenched with water and must be entirely refurnished.
FRENEN INJURED ~ MANY WAYS.
william Brown and Peter Donovan. on The Nassau street side, fell down
the ice-coated step of a building opposite Browns right arm was broken
had a bad scalp cut and his thigh a badly bruised.
Engine No II, Patrick iiealy Of the sam company suffered the same
injury.
John Roth Of Engine no SO fell from a slippery window ledge two
stories up His leg wa5 broken. his back injured and his head was cut.
III hese were take TO ST. Grcgorys Hospital by Or Savage
Charles BASS, Captain of Engine No -, was taken to Hudson Street
Hospital badly cut and burned after II fall into The ruins.
Even before dawn a crowd Of almost incredible size had gathered
the streets rs nar rs tho police would permit Inspector Cahalane
sent acquisitions to Headquarters for reserves from all yer the city.
her were 800 policemen or special duty when his orders had been
carried out There was little business done in the financial district
Bankers and brokers and lawyers devoted themselves TO trying to
help the suhcringso OF the fremen. Hurry orders were sent to restaurants
FOL coffee and sandwiches by the wagon load. Cups and saucers we're
bought outright, with 10 promise OF their return.
lei OF millions jonied their way past policemen, rounded up a band
Of cut and shivoring hremen and marched them off to warm them up
The banking office of Raymond and Pynchon was n n emergency warm.
ing station for relays OF twenty-five men. waited upon by sympathetic
stchographer girls all morning
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A lite later a negro, lee peh, came out OF the Cedar street entrance
OF The building tie had the axe IN his hand lie said he had chopped his
way out With e. 1t was Bel; who took word to he hremcn tina, Presiien,
Gihltu, who had rushed down to his office from his home In Seveny+ccond
street Was sll IN the building. The story of the heroic rescue of Gbln
and two other rcu from the vaults h told elsewhere.
Al n little after noon the bis ,ahe In the banking house Of Kountze 3
Co broke through the roor ~ the second story and crashed down into the
offices OF The Mercantile safe Deposit Company, where the fire Il burning
icocly Ten streams were at once brought TO bear on the safe to keep It
from melting and also to pro,ect. the safe deposit vaults
II was y o'clock whom he Brooklyn enEInes came changing owe the
Bridge and went ropndIng down guo The smoke pail which filled Nassau
'Icat. Deputy Clhl loNy, Rt Inc head of this column of nine engines and
TWO trucks, tool charge OF he Nassau street eide Of he building lie re-
ported that he would be able to ave the Belmont Building, including The
Equitable
He added that Z he succeeded II would be AGAINST the utmost efforts OF
an old woman floor scrurher, who had " back After tho police had put
her out She insisted 0 n running through the building throwing windows
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THREE MEN PERCHED ON ROOF.

Onlookers broke through the police lines at Cedar stree md raj to
Deputy Chief pavenney, They caught him by the EARNS and pointed up to
the oof over the window arches There were three men Their mouths
wereo open ms though they yer screaming Long strcamerso Of liam were
spouting from the windows right under them. Only the broad. curved
stone on which they pcrched kept them from burning.
Let Truck No so after then." said Deyanney. Call for voun-
tees"
Lieut. HUMPHREYS. who had been cut on the back OF the leg by a piece
Of stone earlier in the morning. had been stitched up by Surgeon Jarrett
of Hudson Street Hospital aud ordered home. RAJ limpng to his company.
which was stationed east OF Nassau street. and lined up his mn
who wants this job7' 10 asked, step out for volunteer duty"
The whole company of nine men jumped forward together. with tn men
sraning at the wheels to help the terrified horscs.t the extension ladder truck
ws wheeled up under the place whore the doomed mon were. Is thisu time they
were vishy praying nd crossing themselves.
Meanwhile loyanney sent men. Il. tho roof of the building across tho street
with "a coil II oe II VA thrown across the gap and n of the men caught
IT. IiaMy had his hands closed on 1t he a spray of flame ron below cut 1t
like "A knife
with a terrific reports somewhere about me bird noor. the roof vent m The
te falling doors The other " fell. to he street N we're unacceptable when
nremcn ran out and dragged them to the other Sidewalk.
One OF them struck The long. slight ladder, wavering under the weight
OF three men who were being raised to the coping, and 1t was very nearly
knocked over. The men had to cling to It for their lives.
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REMOVED THOUSANDS OF DOL.
LARS IN WASTEBASkETS
THROUGH STREETS.

A sight of the FIRE was "A procession
" clerks and officers OF the Equitable
Trust Company. fanked by armed
guards. taking money In bundles and
palcs and loose In ~astebaskets from
the offices OF the Equitable Trust Com
pany. Mt Pine and Nassau streets. to
safety.
Mark Snowden. al elderly man. OF No.
II, oak street. Brooklyn, was knocked
down by the bursting Of "A hose line
at Maiden lane and Nassau street. His
leg wns broken and he was removed 70
Hudson street Hospital. Several other
men were knocked down and bruised.
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French Cabinet Ninister Quits.
PARIS, Jan. On. dc Selves, Minis
ter OF Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet OF
Premier CaillauX. resigned to-day.
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A hurried survey OF the building convinced Chief Kenion that III
could nyt bc saved. From III. Lawyers Club ana It's dining room the fire
worked east to Satslu street, then north and back 10 Broadway again. AT
3 Ii o'clock the three upper floors Oft the building we're all "A mas IF nre
Before n sff westerly gale which swept irokon ON the building
through Trinity Churchy ara. "a storm Of burning cmbers "a being scat
tered yer all the buildings o the east OF Nassau street Chief Kenlon had
streets, after Warning janitors and ca etaKers 10 Keep all wiudows closed
zone.
soNdatod from three hydrants into tho Lawyers club windows The
Bank on Nassau street, the Chase National Bank on Cedar street., and the
Trinity Building on Broadway were all Communicated by the nrenen who
shot Intellectual streams into the caudron. All they hoped to do az to
keep the fire from getting any hotter and from blazing up more danger,usly
Floor rafers. heavy chairs, whole window frames. tables burning like biz
of paper, went whirling up into the sky until the suction Of tho burning gas
released them to fall to the roofs OF The streets below,
GREAT CHIPS or STONE FAN 70 STRICT.
Wherever water stuea great chips OF stone, some ot them Is biz a. n
mans head, bounced OH and rainei into the street The wind became
fercer and hercer, and, whipping around the edge OF the Trinity Building
often broke the foce OF ven the mighty standplpe streams and threw them
down TO Broadway 10 make the d,walks and the street surface a glare
flee.
wild state of uneasness Plain shod, they had most OF them fallen many
AMI the constant rattle OF broken stone, threw them into a pantc There
were constant ruuaways AS fast al m engine had been wheeled and
wTenched into place the horses were unhtchod and Nten TO quleteg streets
IN front Of Benedicts iewely store two hoscarl. in a runaway, had
locke wheels on the sidewalk Atop Of them a u Battalion Chiefs
wagon The horses were roaming around wild In Broadway.
Deputy Chief Walsh went w Inside the building while the fire Mas
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POLICE WEREN'T TOLD FOR HALF AN HOUR.

The fire had been going for halt an hour when a man ran out of
Pine street 10 Broadway and told Policeman Foley there was a fire in
The Equitable Building. Foley went down Pine street on the run. rap.
ping the curb with his stick as he ran. Sergeant Casey met him, and
the two entered The building.
As soon rs Casey got "A look into the burning storroom he sent Foley
out to ring a fire alarm.
"What re you fellows buting In for" said one of the engineers. get
ting In front OF Foley We al take car OF this ourselves"
Go on, Foley" commanded Casey. The policeman brushed the
engineers aside and went lie had not reached the street when there vas
"a ru9h and y roar and the hre burst through the partition into tho elevator
shpft ad went whirlng ny o the NTH floor. where 1t spread out into tho
]rAurltus quarters of the Lawyers Cub.
Doputy Chief B!nns. coming down broadway ahead OF tho engines took
one lNk up at The building wien his ar turned into Pine street and lcnpcd
tIaight At the ere box on the corner 10 cal "A second alarm
Chief KcilOn ws thNe three minutes nier the second alarm. lie dl
not bother with 4 third alarm but turned n u fourth, Later he turned IN
; hfh and thr founded IA Harm at the Brooklyn end of the bridge which
lgLtrAt three Ia taluuB of brooklyn nremtn across to aid In the fight
II was said to-day At IRE headquarters. that never before in the hIstor,
a. the department had IA relulAton been made OIL brooklyn fol- fire. appa
retus
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open and greatly increasing the danger. The n
lelmOnl were drenched with water and must be
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practically suspended in the financial district
ICE A FOOT THICK IN STREETS.

The general te-up Of the district was made complete when rivers Of
water flowing through the streets for blocks around frozc TO the depth
of from two to twelve inches. Fire engines were frozen tight and could
not be moved after the fire until their wheels were chopped loose. Water
towers were slender monuments OF ice frozen fast 10 the street. The
walls Of the buildings opposite the Equitable were ice cliffs.
Besides the thousands Of employees VINO worked for the 500 tenants
of the building. thousands Of Others made the general confusion the
excuse for a holiday.
An instance of the general inconvenience was the rrejcament Of the
American Exchange National Bank, which was Obliged by law 10 hold lis
annual meeting on the premises. The stockholders had TO wade through
six inches of water into the building al No. 15 Broadway, from wh,h
frenen were fighting the Equitable fire. and st with their feet in water
mp to their ankles TO hold heir meeting. One feeble old director couldn't
get IN fbr hIling unniei and was carried in Nv a big pnIrrman
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WATCH MANY THRILLING RESCUES

he roof and but three had gone back. Two w~atchmcn, who were res
sued, say there was at least eight other vatchmen in various parts o.
me building who have not YET been accounted for.
AT noon the fire had pretty well burned Itself out. But business wa
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From the practical view Of the frcfghter, the blaze was the most
difficult problem New Works department has faced in many A
year. Weather conditions made a bad situation worse. Back Of this
trouble was the stupidity Of the employees of the building. who made a
silly effort 10 control the fire themselves and after i had been gaining
on them for half an hour protested against the calling If lremen by The
police.
When the fire was at its height, just before dawn, there was a sight
for early ners along the Columbia Heights section in Brooklyn TO be
remembered a lifetime.
Agans, the dull purpish blue Of the night, a monster forked tongue
Of flame, splitting sparks and entcrs and even blazing rafters, rose into Inc
air for a quarter Of a mile. Yellow at The core. II showed every hue of
red and orange along its edges. The unearthly glare lighted, in ianctuly
shaded hues, the tall buildings which looked down on the seethng furnace.
Dores imagmngS OF he'll seemed like thfhng gueSes in the face Of the
awful reality, down in the canyon OF business New York.
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LACKED REALLY FIREP ROOF PROTECTION.

The Equialle itself was moi a high building. II rose to eight stories
in some parts and to seven in others. II covered all the block except the
northeast corner, which was occupied by William A. Read, banker and
broker. While it was called freproof then it lacked nearly all the pro.
lection which is now given office buildings. Lately there has been talk
Of replacing ii with a s~kySraper.
Chief Engineer Davis entered The building at a little after 4 O'Clock
to oversee the work OF getting it ready for he day. Al half past !
o'clock he went TO The timekeepers room under the Pine street en-.
trance, back of the elevators. a number of cleaners were loungng there.
reading newspapers. One of them was leaning back against the pMi-
ton OF the soeroom of the Cafe Savarn. Ne sprang forward and
rubbed his back.
THAT wall is mighty hot." he said TO Davis.
Davis laid his hand on the wall and linchcd. II was as hot as a
lighted stove. II. ran 10 the door Of the stoerooin, opened i with his
pass key and faced a room full Of fire. He sounded the interior alarm
OF the building, and with a force of ten torcmen, cleaners and por,ers
turned a line Of hose into the room.
POL IlE MANAA,T IAl Ii ELn LILLE Au LOln
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
State Of Louisiana:

0t8t0 VI AVuIo10O0s
Whereas, E. A. Paul has applied to
me for the cancellation ofSurety Bond
drawn and subscribed by +. A. Paul
as principal, with National Surety
Company, as sureties, dated Feb
ruary "a, 1910, for the sum of One
thousand $4,000 Dollars and condi.
toned for the faithful performance
and discharge by said E. A. Paul, Of
his duties as Notary Public in and
for Parish of Washington, State of
Louisiana.
Now, therefore, l, Jared Yonng
Sanders, Governor OF the State Of
Louisiana, .haye thought proper to
issue this my proclamation with the
view Of giving public notice to ell
persons herein interested and concern.
ed to show cause in writing, 1t the
Office Of the SECRETARY Of State, st the
City of Baton Rouge, La. within
ninety days from and after the last
publication hereof why said Bond and
the mortgage resulting thel efrom
should not be cancelled and annulled
and the above named securities dis
CHARGED from ano further liabilities
in the primises.
Given under nv signature and the
Seal Of the State Of Louisiana, at the
City Of Baton Rouge, this 18th day
of April. A. d. 1912.
(sEAL !. Y. SANDERS.
By the Gouernor,
EMIL ]. O. BR1EN JR,
Asst. Sec'y Of State. 4-5t
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Constable Sale.
o. E. Simmons
VS..
A. Wise Hart.
Third Ward Justice Court, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of Washington.

xulrU W&rU JuettC0 OOuFt, otdt0 VI
Louisiana, Parish of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue Of . writ OF fieri facias issued
out Of the above named court in the
matter of O. E. Simmons VS.. A. Wise
Hart, dated the 9Th day OF May, 1912,
I have seized and will offer for sale
and sell to the last and highest bidder
at the principal front door of the
Courthouse on
Saturday, May rs, 1912
between legal sale hours for judicial
Sales the following described proper
ty to.wit::
One pool table and all fixtures.
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit OF
appra,sement.
This sth day Of May, 1912.
J. N. SIMMONS, Constable.
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2eth. judicial District Court, State Of
Louisians, Parish Of Washington.
National Bank Of Poplarville
Versus No. 1863
NJ. A. Bailey

Notice Il hereby given that BY viz.
tue II . writ Of Fieri Fhciss issued
out Of the sb.,vs named court In
the matter Of National Bank Of Pop.
larville Versus N. A. Bailey, dated the
9th day Of April, 1919, and to me
directed for execution, have seized
and will offer for sale to the last and
highest bidder, ct the principal front
door Of the curt house on
Saturday, June 9, 1912
between tho legal ssle hours for judi
cisl sales the following described
property, to-wit:
First: Two acres lying south Of the
Tylertown branch OF the n. O. g. N.
r. r. Beginning ct 3 peint on The
right Of way line Of ssid road, thence
one acre In width along said line ID
depth Of two sores, thence 1t right
angle to said line east ono sore In
width, thence north to place Of begin.
ming, bounded north by Tylertown
branch Of tho N. o. q. N. r. E., south,
esst and west by hnds Of O. E. Jen.
kins. being In section 81, Up. 1, 8. r.
Is. east,
Second: Forty.six acres In Wash.
ington Parish. L., bounded north by
lands now or formerly belonging to
]. W. Mason, east BY Mr.. Carrie
Bailey and Darlington 4 Co., south by
T. E. Pounds, and west BY Pools Blu6
Turpentine Co., and Bsbington 4 %.
Third; Lots l,2, 8 and : In square
2 In the town Of Jenkinsville, L..
Fourth: South half Of NV. ar. OF
Nv. Or, &c. Is, Up. 3, s. r. Is east.
Fifth: An Of the NV. Or. Of the
NV. qr,, go. y. Tp. s., R. 10 east,
lying north Of Jesss Branch and Bog.
alusa creek, containing ton acres more
or less.
Ts1ms Of ss,e: Cash with bsnef,t Of
spprslsemsnt.
This and day Of MAJ, isi1.
jon N. MAoln, Sheriff.
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Notice,

! will give no more service on
the road with my horse. II will
be at the stable only.
LOUIS r. MILLER,
Git Mt. Herman, La.
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26th Judicial District Court Of Louisi-
ana, for Warrington Parish.
In the matter OF the succession Of
Daniel p. Jenkins, Deceased.
No. 2l0.

Notice Il hereby given to the cred.
itors Of this estate and 70 OIL other
persons here interested to show cause
within ton (10) day. from tho present
notification, II any they have, why the
final account presented BY J. W.
Knight, administrator Of this estste
sould not DO approved and homolo-
gated, and tho funds distributed in
accordance Herewith.
This April 18th, 1917.
N. A. Thigpen,
Clerk Of Court.
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MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT
FOR OUR CANDIDATE.

tits with q source of pride and
mnch satisfaction that we note
the ever increasing encourage.
ment and support which our
candidate for District Attorney.
isreceiving in every part Of the
tdistrict. OF course we will be
excused for believing that his
support and this announcement
are deserved; and that our can.
didate, because Of his peculiar
fitness for the Office to which he
aspires, his training, his expert
,ence, fully warrants his many
Supporters in the stand which
they are taking in his behalf.
We need good officers, fitted
by ability and experience for
the jobs which they hold, and
To-, with the moral courage to
stand. ct all hazards, for the
principles which they believe TO
be right and just. We believe
=
that our candidate for District
Attorney has the ability, we be.
lieve he, by an extensive practice
Of criminal law, has the expert.
ence, and we further believe be
has the character and moral
courage to do what he believes to
be his duty; therefore we com.
mend him To- the voters Of the
district and ask at their hands .
careful consideration, which we
are sure they will give.
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26th Judicial District Court, State OF
Louisiana, Parish Of Washington.
j. Leon Pounds
Versus No. 1865
n. j. colalanotto .

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of Seizure and Sale issued
out Of the above named court In the
matter of J. Leon Pounds Vs. No.
1856, N. J. Catahnotto, dated March II,
1912, and to me directed for execution
/ have seized and win Offer for sale and
sell to the last and highest bidder Ut
the principal front door Of the Court
house on
Saturday, May nth, 1912
between the legal sale hours for
judicial sales the following described
property. towit:
An undivided one-third interest In
and to one.hslf acre Of land in the s.
Hickman Headright No. 80, Township
3, South, Range IL, East, st. Helena
Meridian, described q follows to.wlt:
Starting at Southeast corner Of lot
No. !, Of Block No. 9, Of the Pierce
addition to the Town Of Bogsluss,
La, thence run N. 1880 East along
street line 3S7 feet to point Of begin
ming, thence N. II lac w. 100 feet to
stob, thence N. - 3-4o E. 2l7.8 feet
to stob, thence s. II lac E. 100 feet
to stob. thence s. ~ 3.4o w. 217.6
feet to point of beginning. Variation
of needle 8 l-2o East.
Terms Of sale: Cash without
appraisement. This 4th day Of April,
1912.
JOE N. MAaEE, Sheriff.
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ATMOSPHERE Of the HOME
One Place Where the Best and Sweet
o0e eide Of Character eho9ld
ee Shown.

Family life should be one Of the
utmost Difference and respect. It IS
. peculiar phase Of human nature
that We are oftener more confederate
Of strangers than we are Of those
ho in the very nature Of things are
nearest and dearest to us.
Why should We fret and find fault
until we make home life intolerable?
Why should we carry a crouch into
our homes every time we leave 'busi-
ness?" Why should we demand
services Of those in the home circle
which We only request in the most
respectful manner from those out
xide Of Il?
Why should a man say to his
wife, MAY, I want my slippers.
Bring them to me-" and use a tone
Of command when be knows be
wouldn't address the veriest lackey
in . similar manner? Why should
Nay use an irritating, commanding
tone toward John when she wants
any little service done and why do
both order the children around AZ
if they were q lot Of unfeeling, un-
thinking little minions who knew no
better than to accept the treatment
without protest?
OF al places on earth the home is
the place where the best and sweet
ct side Of character should be
shown. Il Is there that the softest
tones and hndest actions should
prevail. It is there that ufailing
and uniform courtesy should be the
rule and where every member should
use his or her utmost effort to keep
the family life untsinted by the irri-
tadng experiences Of the life outside
Of Il
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Rio Notes.

School will close next Friday
with : picnic.
Mr.. W. A. Dill, Of Bay St.
Louis Was a visitor last week.
Mr.. and Mrs.J. l. Waller were
New Orleans visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Herman Byrd, Of Isabel,
~ : visitor Saturday.
NJ. Dill is attending the Re.
union q Macon Ga.
Mr.. Guidry, formerly Of this
place., but now Of Isabel, was 8
Sunday visitor.
|. Waller was . Columbia
sisltor Wednesday.
Earnest Groin. Of jackson
epentseyeral days here last week.
Mn. n. A. Baily spent several
days II Boa lnsa.
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Member School Board.

Tho Er1.Lesder Is authorized to
announce
' J. A. MOORE
q Z candidate for School Board Mem.
ber from the Fifth Ward, Washington
Parish, subject to the action Of the
voters In the Democratic Primary.