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NO ACCURATE FIGURES
AS TO LOSSES BY FIRE
Insurance Adjustcrs Stick to Esti-
mates of From 100000
to SI5O,OOO.
SAFES STILL BURIED IN RUINS
Until These Are Opened and Invcn-
tories Obtained Exact Loss Will
Not BE kuown-funeral OF Cap
tain NOrmcnt.

No accurate figures could be secured
yesterday or the losses caused by thu"
carly Sunday morning fire that swept
a portion of the Wholesale and commits
sion district of the city. Insurance
adiusteis were at work. but had not
completed their eStiEations last
night, and IL was stated chat II would
be several days bcforcIth the total amount
of the damages could he learned
crcnShRw Warehouse, on Shoci,on
slip. which was totally DESTROYED. was
valued at something like $4,000. it was
stated with insurance OF $4,000 on the
building. Tho Insurance Carried or the
value OF the stock OF tobacco could
not be learned. Conservative csti-
mates. however, placed the damage
At this building At between $&5Oo00 and
(
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Unions only escape from civil war lay
in scrupuiOus regard for the Cous;iti-
ton Like MS father, he was q strong
friend of education. and as Governor
. favored system of public schools ~
member of the United States Congress
he opposed the Missouri comprOmI 80.
and the other so-ca!lcd national mogs.
urcs-Drotectivc tariff, natl, NAL bank
ana internal improvements certain
to lead to il-wi,l among The stat,
"nd impcril the existence Of the Union.
lie regarded them as sectional. no;
really national measures
II. was especially cons picuous in tho
role ~ ccTaker in 1899. when ne
suggested TO Clay the principle OF the
compromise tarif. and in 1851. wrcu
n" got up peace conference. Of dele
gates from the states. who met In
Washington. Gn the question OF slav-
cry, while he denied the right OF Con
he looked TO it, eventual abolition by
p"accablc means. and strongly oDposcd
the slave trade. Thus, as chairman
OF the Senate committee for the Dis
iiCt OF Columbia, he drafted provi-
sion for the abolition OF the slave
trade in the District, and as President
caused an article 10 be inserted in the
treaty Of Washington GSi2t for the
maintenance Of u squadron by the
United States ard Great Britain. re-
spectlVely. for tho suppression of the
slave trade on the oonst of Africa.
PREVENTED ESTABLISHMENT
or MDNt:i ED MONOPOLY
-Ns President he was a strong factor
in dctcrminin. tho policies OF the coun-
Try. BY his vctocs l.. prevented the
"Sta bliSnment of 4 mor"vcd monopoly
represented in the United states Bank.
and by his close persona! surveillance
of the different departments Of the
and reduced the national expenditures
one fourth. He originated IN. system
@: finance known as the eXcheuucr.
which in its essential features is re-
produced in the present banking re-
serve system. and To him is chiefly due
the success OF the treaty Of Washing
ton GSi2). settling the northeastern
boundary, the right OF visitation and
the suppression OF the slave trade and
the annexation OF Texas. which meas
ure so greatly extended the confines
Of the Union and gave to the United
States the virtual monopoly of the
cotton plant. He closed the war with
the Seminole Indians. settled the OFF
iicuities in Rhode Island, made the
first treaty with China and vindicat ed
the Monroe Doctrine as TO the IIa-
waiian Islands.
MIR. Tyler married twice-first, Le-
titia Christian. of New Kent County.
and second, Julia Gardiner. OF New
York. who is buried under the monu-
mcnt by his side. He had seven chill
drcn by each marriage. He died in
IEichmond. January IS, 1862. and a
great public funeral witnessed the in
torment Of his remains in Hollywood
Cemetery. or Mr. Tylcr's power as
an orator. jefferson Davis declared
that he was the most eloquent he had
heard. Alexander II. Stephens said that
his state papers compared favorably
IN ability with those OF any OF his
predecessors And Charles Dickens.
who saw him at the White House in
lSi". wrote Of his interview: Il
thought that in his whole carriage and
demcanor h" became his station
SinGnlnrlV Wcll''
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MONUMENT TO TYLER
TO BE UNVEILED TO-DAY
CONTINUED From First pareI

CONTINUED From First Page)
is placed bronze bust of President
Tyler, and surrounding which is a
bronze final. The bronze final is
visible from considerable distance.
and, as IT is seen to consist of n Greek
urn supported between the spread
wings OF two American eagles, II indi-
Gates the last resting place OF a man
OF national character.
Upon closer approach. n heroic bronze
bust OF President Tyler is observed.
resting in a dignificd manner upon "a
pedestal OF the monolith. after the ex-
cellcnt manner Of tho ancient Greek
sarcophagi. On each side OF the mono
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COMMUNICATING Attorney. Later Dr..
nominee. An cfyor, was made h.ror,.
a,,,o1rnmou, IN ,snen IN. c,rri,,,,o,.s
indccision from INC newsra,crs
The question came IA ., head v.b.r
committeeman t,.rraudini offered :;
motion that the committee proce.d IN
. nomination i'm compliance with =
,.!s,lution adorted last Monday ri,rb,
In darlington offered :, s,,hs,i,u.. m
l"A Mr. FerrarIinj.: motion on ,b.
table for OH, week. The cnccr OF which
would have been TO make it iinpo,.illa
for the committee 10 make ro,ninn-
lion. tn, lists closing th:s afternoon
at i o'cIo,,
In The c,,,rS. of ,ba icha,c ~, ,no
Carring,ou motion Chairman Saunders
called COM. .,..,nau pur,.u In m.
cn..ir and assu,.., tn. du,i.s or H,nr
header. Mr.. sauu..s read Ibc .in.-
tiou laws and asserted that there WAS
no alternative tor the committees ,,,i
TO nominate liaddou No other apnli
cant was before the body. he asserted.
and il was the duty of the comini;i, g
to preserve party lines in The cit,. uy
uamin. :; NOMINEES. He cited pr.cctlcnts
Tor the action, which he urged and ,ic-
clar"d tina; the committee owed il TO
the party to act
M, c.,., A., ,
p,..,r on,n..d .,,,,. .,..io,, ;,
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appeared that there was possibility
that the majority might overturn Ike
set program, which provided for the
nomination OF Haddon. Chairman
saunders held conferences with sew
eral members during the proceedings,
and on the final vote twcnty-oue mem
bers of the committee Endorsed the
leaders, choice, with pr. Darlington
making no public announcement OF his
vote during the ricetnS.
GEORGE u. CrhSi: ELECTED
To SUCCEED GEORGE; y. DAVIS
Resolutions on the death of George
Thomas Davis. long a member Of the
committe" f-om Madison Ward, were
adopted. on mption Of j. ~. Bethel. who
paid 81 splendid tribute 10 Mr.. payis's
service to the party and as "a citizen.
George ". ease Was unanimously
elected I" succeed MIR. Davis.
Walter T.. Lipford. of Jefferson Ward.
WAS elected Scrg"tnt-at-arms Of the
committee. 10 succeed Mr.. Davis.
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a Contenfed Mother.

A quiet, tranquil mother will trans
init more healthful influence than if
she is extremely nervous from undue
pain. That is why experienced moth
ers are constantly urging expectant
mothers to use the old time remedy,
Mothers Friend. dependable ex-
ternal treatment obtained Mt any
drug store. 1t relieves undue tension
on the cords and ligaments resulting
from muscular expansion and gently
soothes the network of fine nerve
threads. 1T is the one splendid as
sistant to case, comfort and safety.
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VIRGINIA STREET. STORIES
PARTLY COVERED Try INSURANCE,

The bui!din" ct l02 virginia Street,
which was occupied by Fleming Eos
and Il. :. Christian. merchandise
brokers, was assessed Mt $1,000. In
suranc" OF S2.50o was carried on THE
building, which was BADLY damaged
on the third floor. The otner stores.
NJ lo', loo ana los. were rated at
about tho same valuation. carrying in
surance OF $4,000. $500 and ST $40. re-
spcctivcir. and were completely do
stroyed. No estimate OF the loss on
the contents could he secured, as it is
necessary for Inventories to ascertain
the exact stock that was on hand at
the time OF the fire.
The building owned by Henry r.
Wickham at 100? East Cary street.
which was occupied by l. Ncale Il CO.
commission merchants. was insured
to the extent of $4,000. which fully
covered the loss, placed at $4,000 The
roof Of this structure was burned and
considerable damage to the stock re-
suited from water. The entire loss
from the fire Will not exceed $3.50. zoe.
IT. was stated in reliable insurance cir
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nh OF ''iHSIlt communication TO
the Board OF Aldermen follows:
October H. 1915.
To TIA" Honorable Council OF the City
oi Richmond:
icutlemcn.-O the early morning, Of
sunday. October 10. Richmond expert
"nccd one OF the most disastrous fires
in hcr history
In the course OF the hnttle AGAINST
this ire. which at ON. time threatened
10 destroy the whole block in which il
occurred. falling wall caught and
buried deep beneath its ruins three
gallant members Of our Fire Dcpari-
mcut
The unfortunate men who thus per
iShcd at their posts OF duty were Cap
tain Il. NJ. Normcnt. Fireman e L. At
knson AMI Fireman W. r. Od.n.
There is but little that the city gov
eminent can do TO repair the over
whelming loss sustained 10y the families
of these men. but that little should he
promptly done; and |. therefore. re-
Spcctfully recommend the passage of
AN ordinance authorizing the pavmcnt
To the families Of these former mem
hers Of the department the salaries that
would have been paid to such members
during the remainder of the terms in
which they were serving when killed.
such payments To be made as and when
other firemcn are paid
further respectfully recommend
that YOU appropriate Il sum to the
salary account of the Fire Department
sufficient to enable this to he done until
the next budget ordinance and that
YOU then and therein make provision
Tor the remainder.
Respectfully.
GEORGE AINSLIE
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member of the force since March 4.
1910. He was unmarried.
Odclfs funeral viii take place at I
o'clock from tho rCSidcpcc. ago North
Twcnty-third Street burial WIN No.
in Iaverview. Odell was thirtv-slx
years old. and is survived by his yifa
aud three children. III had tre, J.
member Of the force since November 4.
1909.
INSURED rInEMEN
ARE DOING WELT
y. X. Davenport and I. orc. Johnson.
hrcmcn @: the same company. who
were caught beneath tho wall Also.
aud who we're injured. were reportc,l
as doing well last night. and il ia
thought they viii be able TO leave tho
hospital in II relatively short time.
Coroner Taylor will hold an inquest
INTO The 'N"t on Thursday morn
Ing. setting that time that the notice
and fire departments might make n
more exhaustive inv tigation INTO the
causes of TN" fire and the Injury OF
the hrcmcn.
Dur.u" 80 greater part OF Yesterday
hroocu We're engaged in razirg the
alley and court walls of the buildings
damaged by the couilaGration Chief
Joyn"s and Euildihg Inspector Butler
made an inspection of the buildings
carly yesterday and decided which
walls were dangerous
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CHARLOTTE FIREMEN
WIFE IIIElR SNMPATIIY

The following telegram was received
Yesterday by Chief w. H. Joynes:
Charlotte. y. G., October H.
Chief. Fire Department, Richmond. Va i;
The chief and Charlotte fire depart
mcht extend 10 YOU deep sympathy for
the loss OF your captain and brother
hrcmen. and we request you to extend
our deepest sympathy to their families
tSigned) j. II. WENTZ
Chief OF Fire Department
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MENoHI,'. ERECTED nI
nNDI:lk U.' (O\GIf.SS

~ ~ nc, approved March 4. 1911.
Congress authorized the erection Of a
suitable monument over the grave OF
John Tyler t.nth President OF tho
United states. iu Hollywood Cemetery,
and, by an act approved August -.
1912. an appropriation OF $4,000 was
mad" for the purpose. provided that no
part OF The amount appropriated should
be expended until the Secretary of War
was satisfied OF the existence OF re-
sponsihle legal association for the care
and maintenance OF the monument and
that when TN" monument was cree, ed.
TN" responsibility for its care and
maintenance should ho without cx-
pcusc 10 the United States H. pursu-
hnce of this law. the Hollywood Gene
terry Company agreed TO take charge Of
the Tyler lot in Hollywood Cemetery
as soon as the monument II was pro-
posed to have placed I'm the lot was
completed and 10 keep the lot III per
pctu"l care, having fun regard to it's
slightly and respectable aupcarancc
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FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN N0RMENT
TOOK PLACE, lES'TERpt y

Tho body OF Captain Richard NJ. Nor
mcnt, OF Engine Company. No l. who
was killed by - falling wall during the
Crcnshaw Warehouse fire of early sun
day morning, was buried In lakewood
cemetery yesterday afternoon. To-
day the bodies OF Firemen G. l.. Atkin-
son and William r. Odell. who also lost
their lives when the wall fell, will he
buried.
The funeral of Atkinson will take
place from the residence, 27O3 East
Clay street, at II O'Clock. Intermcnt
WI TIC in Oakwood. Atkinson was
thirty-stN years old, and had been "A
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lith there is a bas-relicf. ono being
Il lifcsi2"d figure OF the republic
with :. shield bearing the seals of the
United States ana the Commonwealth
Of Virginia. Significant Of President
Tyicr's relations with the national gov
eminent and his native state. The
other is drapcd female figure. repre-
scnting Mcmory. holding in one hand "a
laurel wreath and cultivatinG with the
other the young tree Of the republic.
which during Tyler's administration
began TO grow ANA expand IN an excep-
tiDual manner
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CITY COMES TO RELIEF
OF F|REMEN'S FAMILIES
Three Movements Are Launched to
Care for Dependents of Men
Killed on Sunday.
MAYOR AlNsLIE TAKES LEAD
Former COuncii.l '.'us Chairman
of Citizens Cow, ,.'c.- Church
Hill Bank to Ru.& - Gatribu-
tiOns-Aldermcn to Act Tonight.

Touched to It's heart by the calamity
that has orcrtakcn three dependent
families through the untimely death
OF three firemcn in the disastrous fire
OF sunday morning, the city OF Rich l.
mond yesterday promptly took steps
TO tighten the burden of the unfortu-
mates that are left behind.
lteiicf movements were Instituted in
three directions. Mayor Alnslie pre-
pared Il special message TO tn Coun-
Gil. which VIII be presented to the
Board Of Aldermen tonight, recon-
mendinC the passage of an ordinance
huthorizin. the payment to the fami-
lies OF the dead men the salaries that
would have been paid them during the
rema !nder Of the terms in which they
were serv!n. at the time they were
killed
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MO.i MENT ERECTED [ NnI:U
INRI: Of WIZ DII,A NrNIEN NJ

The Secretary Of War. under date Of
November &c 1872, directed the chief
OF engineers. United states Army. to
select an officer Of the CORPS Of ci,ri-
n"ers. uuitcd States Army To take
charge "f the construction "f the mon.
umcnt. the advertising FOR bids and de-
signs. conducting all necessary CORE
spondcnc" regarding design Of monu-
mcut and the inscriptions. AMI the dis
bursting Of the appropriation made by
the sundry civil act approved August
-. 1912. for the construction OF the
monument
In accordance with the orders of the
Secretary OF War, the chief OF cngi-
nccrs. United states Army. under date
of December IL. i?l2, designated the
district engineer officer AT Norfolk, 10
carry out the instructions given.
ON December IL. 1913. competitive
designs for the monument were invited
by the Secretary Of War, AMI, as n re-
sui; OF this competition. and on the
recommends ton OF the Commission of
Fine Arts, Washington, II. -. the de-
sign submitted by tho T. l.. NcGann &
Sons Company, Of Boston. Mass. was
accepted.
\ contract was entered into with
the successful competitors. which was
approved by the chief OF cnclneers on
June %, 1914 The erection OF the
monument was completed on June ..
1915.
The committee on tho unwilling ccrc-
monies is composed OF Governor stuart.
Mayor Ainslic, President w. H. Adams.
of the Board OF Aldermen: President
r. l.. Peters. Of tho Common Council;
Alderman Barton H. Grundv. Council
men Fred II. Powell and Edgar r..
English.
HAD DISTINGUISHED
CAREER IN PUBLIC LIFE
John Tyler, tenth President Of tho
United states. was born in Charles
City County. Virginia. March %. 1890.
His father. John Tyler. ST.. was one of
the most active and prominent patri-
OTIS of the American Revolution. lie
was captain Of a militia company.
Speaker of the House OF Delegates.
Judge of the state Admiralty and Cen
cral Courts, vice president Of the con-
vention of lTSS, Governor. and at the
time of his death was Judge of the
United States District Court.
AS Il leading member of tie Lcgis-
laturc he was instrumental In sccur-
ing the passage Of the resolution for
calling the Annapolis convention in
1856: as Judge he was ono of the
earliest to champion the oNcrruling
power Of the Judiciary, ana "a Cover
nor he earnestly favored the cause OF
education. The literary fund" result
ed from his strong representations to
the Legislature or the subject
His son, John Tyler. passed through
even a greater stretch Of honors. He
I was member OF the House 81 Dele
gates member OF the executive council,
| member OF the House OF Representa-
| tives Governor of the state, Sena-
| tor of the United States. Nicc-Presi-
! dent, President Of the United States.
! member of the State conventions OF
IS29-30 and 1861, president Of the peace
| conference, member OF the provisional
| Congress of the Confederate states.
! and member elect at the time Of his
death of the Confederate States House
| of Representatives This - only an
| imperfect cnunciation of his ! Cnors.
In politics he was n consistent States
rights man, and believed that the
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i,DtEB pt' ALDERMEN
TO ACT TU-<It.III

although, Ia" mass meeting VIII be
nS"h I'm Jefferson ward. its appeal
ill l." y" TN" city at large. Members
~ thc Council from all the wards yes
i"rdHy agreed that the city must
"r"nptl' come to tn. assistance OF
ih"S" who hav" hecn made destitute.
Us the death of men who have given
ihC'r lives tn peculiar Sense To the
o#ir's service. The Board Of Aldermen
d. no all probability. talk" action to-
h-ht looking to providing immediate
.,Ncf y spc"ial meeting OF the Com
mon Council viii probably b., called hy
i'r, Sih"llt Peters 10 take concurriuG .tc-
i."a iu whatever steps may l." deter
iliucd Upou at to-niehts meeting
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.Inilrh rr~ stcn,ing Whis,,

William hns, colored. charge with
stcaiirG several quarts OF whisky from
Murphy's Hot"'. was sentenced TO four
months ia Jail by Justice Crutchfield
Yesterday
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Ia the meantime the committee has
designated the church Hiu Hank.
Twenty hfth and BROAD Streets, 10 re
cc!vc such contributions as citizens
may want to make. All OF the men
wh" died at the fire were residents
or Church iiill. and that section OF the
city has naturally taken the initiative
IN setting IN motion the machinery OF
relief
'captain T. NJ. Normcn, and Fireman
". L. od"li each left n widow and
thrc" children. Fireman g. l.. .ttkiu-
son let two sisters who were largely
depcndcrt upon him for their support
:" help can h" extended TO them by
~" Fir"mcn's Relief association, whose
iJnds arc available only for tho 70
l|of ~ crippled or disabled hrcmeu.
IL pays no death benefits.
Nor IN many years has the city been
stirred by an accident as it has by
he death % the three members OF the
ire Department while in the dts
nag" of their duty. North. east.
nU'h AVID west thcr. has gone up a
gave of sympathy for the dcI-andcnt
'tuili"s that ar" left behind The
li= citY has made it's own the sor-
r"W mat has invaded the humble
homes on Church I'm.
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ADAMS WILL ASK ALDERMEN
TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS

President w II. Adams, OF the Board
OF Aldermen. announced in the after
noon that he VIII present TO that body
Tonight An ordinance appropriaiinS
$500, to he used III manner to be
determined upon, to relieve the gtriClS
en- families. IT has been suggested
that this amount be expended in buy
ing each Of the families a $500 home.
"r annuity. SO conditioned as TO pre-
vent Its alienation for term OF years.
Third relief movement was in
"uguratcd 10y committee headed by
former Councilman Morgan T. Mills.
which VIII meet at > O'Clock this after
noon AT the Business Mems Club 20 ar
range Tor a mass-mcctinS to be held
Mt ON. OF the East End school build
ings FOR the purpose Of raising a spe
ctal relief fund. The committee Will
today determine the procedure 10 be
followed Al the meeting and the man
ncr in which the relief shall be APP
piled. u Is planned to hold the mass
meeting not later than Friday night at
E"llcVIe school
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MAYOR SENDS SPECIAL
MESSAGE TO COUNCIL

Mayor Aiuslie's communication 10
the Board OF Aldermen follows:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-10-28
Ginners' Report.

The third cotton ginning report OF
the season, compiled from reports
of Census Bureau correspondents
and agents throughout the cotton
belt issued Monday morning, an
uounced that 5,713,347 counting
round as half bales, of the growth
of 1915 has been ginned prior to
October Is. This compared with
1919, TAT bales, or 47.9 per cent of
entire crop ginned prior to October
18 last year.
Included in the ginning were 54,-
422 round bales, compared with 15,.
239 last year, 19,O2O in 1918 and
ALIAS in 1912.
Sea island cotton included num-
bered 4O,257 bales, compared with
BOOTS bales to October 18 last year,
81, ,l39 in 1913 and 1880 bales in
1912.
The report gives South Carolina
5S1,978 bales ginned against $685..
444 up to October IS, 1914, or a
decrease of Ill, ,466.
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Items from EarleS.

Earls, October 25:---Owing to the
inclement weather, slow progress is
being made in gathering the feecy
staple in this community.
Mr. P B Feagin was bitten by q
poisonous snake Friday night. He
is suffering severe pain.
A horse ran away with Mr. Harold
Thomson Wednesday afternoon al
Andrews, and as a result Mr. Thorn
son sustained a few slight bruises,
but nothing serious.
Mr. Winston Johnson of Raleigh.
N C. is visiting Mr. and Mrs j A
Feagin here.
Mr. and Mrs ] B Thomson with
their little sons, Fred and Bristow
spent Sunday with their son at Bry'
an.
Among those attending the fair
from here last week were: Miss
Edna Feagin, Carl Feagin, Alfred
Thomson, R G Marshall and family,
G w Camlin and children, M L Boyd,
Loris Boyd, ] K Marshall, W A Mar
shall and w P Boyd.
Mrs John Barrineau is visiting
relatives at Greelyville this week.
The Palmetto Literary society
held its first meeting Friday, Octo-
Der %. The following officers were
elected: President, Edna Feagin;
vice president, Charlton Camlin:
secretary and treasurer, Mabel Hasel-
den; critic, Loris Boyd: