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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
MOUNDSVILLE MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE


John &. May. ag"I GO years. n tifr-
long resident Uf MoundsvillC ended his
lf" In the county jail at Moundsvillc
some time Monday night hy hanging
himself Ia the upper bunk in his cell.
Tho aged nbaI;. who WAS dcmnnt"d, was
placed In Jail AT ?:36 O'Clock Munda"
evening upon tn" request II his Family.
Taller Harry Morris summoned Corn
ner J. r. Jacobs. who Rendered AN in
formal verdict of death being due II
strangu!aiiun from AN attempt 10 TAX"
his own life while his MIND Was IN
balanced.
Mt. May left his homo here several
years ago. \ telegram was received BY
the police here Monday from New Ken
sinstou. Pa. 10 the effect that h" was
h~iuS held there on All insanity charge.
Ills son. Elijah. left Monday ruorniu:;
and returned Monday night with his
father. and turned him over Ia til" i"-
lice for safe keeping until The co"n:H
!unacy commission could take some ac-
tlOn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
.N|E5LE yam COLLEGE ENDOWMENT
FUND CAMPAIGN INAUGURAL TED

ing: Monday evening". wiii''he before
Squire Il. G.. Hobbs FRIDAY ct"mnS.
The trial was deferred !" ih"t llu'' ~
nv. the state authorities time - So
cure All analysis u! L sample "l t!ueE
which was cun.lscutsd in the RAID.
Tn. trial OF tine two sets OF men ar
rested In two successive raids AT NJ"
2?"a Mccollcch street. VIII ais" hc hetu
Friday evening" Il is said that the
premises At "SU9 McColluch street are
covered by an injunction under tho iost
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
Personals md Briefs.

Miss Helen Speedy. who has been
visiting Dr. Lyle Speedy OF Elm Grove.
will return to her home in Pittsburgh.
Thursday.
William Rloomhcld. prominent farmer
Of Sand Fill, is undergoing treatment
al the Martins Ferry hospital. His many
friends unite IN hoping for his speedy
recovery.
Miss Margaret Smith OF Triadeiphia.
while attending 4 dance at Kraft's hall,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
DRY SQUAD RAIDS
THE COzY CORNER
Sig LIST Of Prohibition Law Cases Cor
Fearing Before Squire Hobbs
Friday Evening.

V-orih:':0n D:t:"".s ;:r"t l.. lhi.i!ps
and sGl!aG Yesterday "ai!"': ~. Con!
.'o:r.r restaurant ~ rE,r."-'h:-;! street.
E.isb. baskets ~ t,>.r VI ."u-d in In.
hliidiuS .N;IE.-' schulz, In" ""i'ri"t"r.
and Frank p..I~.::j " WITH. -, w"r', tar
~ inin .'uSt"d: md "sc"rt'! :" Ia;i.
schultz la..T E"V" h'"'! :" ant. u: h'-
:ore SOUR. -. {; N"!,h~ for TRIAL Friday
evening II.ye!iE as" gave po"I.
Trial 81 Jams f"wic$. vii" was
r,abtn.. il. a raid ~ he tlati7on build
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
LOCAL PHYSICIANS TO
BELLAIRE MEETING

| Members OF the Ohio County NcdiCnl
society. al the invitation Of the ohio
! State Medical association. viii attend
! the third nf series of group meetings
/ for tho study of ''DnSt",rrrs" to be- held
! IN the First Methodist church NJ Bel
laire Thursday night. physicians Of
Marshall and Brooke counties viii also
attend. i:
Dr. William n. Porter clinical profess
sor OF obstetrics In tn University Of
C'inc!nnati college of medicine. will give
! the lecture aud demonstration. His nd
dress will cover thoroughly tn" differ
ont phases Of tho study. and following
it's close there Is to he general dis.
cussion-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
FATALITIES RE1oHr1D.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. May 23.-Two
fatalities were reported to the work.
mems compensation department today.
Philip Farrio Of Glen White an empIoye
O! the f. E. White Coal company, killed
Of Tams. employed by the Gulf Smoke.
less Coal. company, killed by fall OF
slate. He Is Hungarian and leaves 4
wife and seven children under IL years
OF age.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
New Industry Opened.

Winters Rru,hrrs. ELM Grove hutch-
"rS. are now running on" of the most
uu-t"-.lalc packing and slaughter houses
IL that section Of the country. me
new Industry was OPENED yesterday. ana
tS situated on cole street. back Of the
old rrsliugcr property. Tho new pack
INK house will employ from ten to lli-
teen men.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
Carload of New Carr.

Gala MITCHELL. proprietor OF tHe
Mitchell garage. in Elm Grove. will re-
ceive carload OF new Princess ma
chimes the last part Of this week: The
automobile sales In the town or Elm
Grove have been very heavy, and the
railroads cannot deliver the machines
fast enough TO satisfy tho demand.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
co,1.p. Students Return.

EoV. FrederIck WlIIlnWS, OF Elm
Grove. has returned home from New
York. where he has been attending Col
umhia University the past year Daniel
Winters, also OF Elm Grove. who has
been attending Wesleyan college. Will
return home Saturday. for the summer
vacation. Mr.. Winters Is also study
ing for the ministry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY
OUT THE Pike
GRAVES WILL BE DECORATED AND
CEREMONIES HELD IN THE
STONE CHURCH.
Under Auspices of Daughters of Veter'
nns-School Children to Partici-
pate-Pike News.

Memorial da" Will h" appropriately
observed III linz ">tI tn" pix" district to-
da%. Tho principal observance" VIII be
lhl~ tvr"r""n 1T Elm ,ir"v", "h"r"
Program viii hc given. beginning at II
u.rluuk.
l'ul,li, srhnn! children Will assemble
at tIr" Ems troy" school h"us" Mt H:+'
r',.!urk and meet III" uld soldiers at the
stone Presbyterian church. and from!
thrr,, they viii =" In tn" Stnn" church
cemetery. where tho graves "f the dead
soldiers Will hc Slrrwn with flowers ana
. short service hold. After this they
viii rsturn "a tho church. whore an i'm
prrSSivc program will b" carried ont
The exercises will hr iindCr In" dircc'
lion ~ Hannah Montgomery curtis,
Tent No. i. Daughters nf N"lrranS. MISS
Mary Blake is pr"Siden!! and Miss MauIH
Wharton secretary Of this. III" only
tcrt i'll West Virginia.
The local organization affiliated Win
The National Alliance Of l'augh;crs ~
Veterans Misses iIiaii" ard Wharton
hnyr hcrn appointed recently ms aides
IN Tho STAFF az tn" narinnal president
Myrllr W Best Th. local tent Is in
,rcasing in membership md has some
If its members in Washington. i. Z.
Morganinwn. Chester. Wheeling and
rio program for this morning is ms
follows:
Muylr, United We Stand" ..........
......... Modern W""dm"n Band
organ solo. selected Mrs, !. o; RutI"r
Wrsir. "A,I"ratinn'' Mod. Wond'nen Band
-,nr.r "\,nrrirn" .......... Audience
}:radinS. The rrid" II! Battery 'N
...... Miss Katherine Scharf
Alrsjr, '"Tru'ing "n tn" old Camp
Grnund" M"lrru Wundm"n Rand
Nldrrss .......... Hon VIZ. Hubbard
S"nr. "S,ar SpanrIrd Banner NidiSncH
Flag saIii" ,....'..' Trh""t "'."'I -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30

I'll" loInl tFoon 81 K"N SroNtH VIII
L" on Il hike. out short "rc"H. ,"-nhT
he Christian church. and after u tramp
across country. n picnic hinm"" VII lr
enjoyed.
The candidates tnr tho second class
vii! receive their fiual examinations
on tho trip. SrnIt Master Bidilc Will
! accompany them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
ru,era1 This Afternoon.

Funeral services for Juhn roster
Davis. whose death occurred SUNDAY ar
,rrunnn at the home Of his uncl", MACK
payIs. cr tho Stone church ROAD. Will
hr held this afternoon At ~" 1" rInth;
-, ,hc nlaCr Of death. The services Will
lr in charge Of Rrr. l.. Il. l.cwel!Fn'
pastor If tn" stone Presbyterian church.
assisted by Rev. John II. Hess or tho
ElI>;t NJ f.. church. lntrrmcnt VIII De
m The Stone church cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30

house at Valley Grove. was defeated n%
Il vote Of l61 against the levy and 81
for It.. Tho board Of education VIII
hold q meeting Thursday evening. to see
what can H., done To find a way out OF
their nuRndrV
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
HOOKED THE BALLS
James Soles Gets Ten Day Term for
Petty Theft at South Side
Fairgrounds.

lanes S"!"S must Speud ;"1 Gays III
ja:l fer Str;.iinS balls las; sunday dHr-
Ing - game al thu f"rt%-s"c"nd street
Fairgrounds. FTe was arraiGn"d before
Srujre A. T. schultz last evening nn a
.harr. nr r"ity larceny. The justice
found n!Iu guilty. In tcfault Of pay
mat of II nr" ~ s. and costs. he was
committed t. jail
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
r,n Grove Council Tomorrow.

The council Of the town oi Elm Grove
viii meet in the town hill romorro"
evening. when scaled bids for LAYING
the curbing for Bryan street Will he
received The meeting will o. n charge
If Mayor Campbell.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
NJo+Icer bachelor Club

Tho members Of the Bachelors chh
nr Elm Grove are requested To he present
ut Il meeting to he held in the club room
at 10 o'clock this morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
Pleasant Dinner Party.

t,:n..d Mrs. Thcohnr" SuunaS and Mr..
and Mrs. clarence Ross. Of Harmon. Ind.
who are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Shcaring NJ i pleasant r o'clock dinner
las: rVcmLnE.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30

The California state highways com
mission will take down all advertising
signs along the California state high.
ways.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
law IN Liberty District Rejected

n Inc "I"ttl"n Hold m IIp'TlE fIStrTrt
yesterday the proposed levy OF 20
cents on each 500 If TAXABLE property.
for tho purpose OF building L school
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
Bicycle Races.

\ number of the Young men OF tho
vicinity, have planned their manner Of
spending the day, in bicycle racing on
cherry Hi.
at the same place, aud thc racing was
highly interesting. Among tn" contest
ants tomorrow will he D"ian. Kemp,
Robinson McNiCklrS, St"inhirkCr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
Patriotic Dance This Evening.

\ number 0r IN" young Wuihrli ~"
vrlnc men oc Elm Grove VIII h"id
''ratrintir dance in III" dancing HhlI III
Elum'S pharmacy, this evening. AS INC
fT,ir is to be Of a patriotic nature. a.!
rrrern; nrn supposed 4" wear something
ibni refers to the national cuInrs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
Mrs, Jenhins Hostess.

Mrs Fred Jenkins Will entertain the
members az tn" Endless chain Society,
Tomorrow evening AZ her home on Twcn-
tirth street.
TIC usual diversion whirh tho ladies
hay" indulgrd In during ;hn preceding
meetings. Will orr'Iry TIA" hours. follow
cd b. ;hc serving Of dainty refresh
mcntS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
Prayer Meeting.

Frazer meeting viii l." held IN m"
Presbyterian church this evening ut tho
usual TIM" which Will hr IN" concluding
PRAYER meeting. service until fall.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-30
Red Cross Meeting.

Til" Fed ''"nSS branch viii not meet
io-da.. In ihcir n$i:al sowing work. on
;trrnuut Of Memorial iHv. hui viii m""t
tn-mnrruW aftCrUnnn .d The HON" Of Mrs.
Iron Er"a!ncr. 1T ia" usual time.
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all along. I.suppose it's the reason
felt you never could be an actress. Yor
see the thing the way do-the whole
fun of the game is getting the thing
Once it's got :" He snapped his
fingers, and with an eager nod she
agreed.
"Well then, look here" he said. 1--WE
an idea that could use you to good
advantage as a sort of personal as
sistant. There'll be a good deal OF
work just of the sort you did with the
sextette, teaching people to talk and
move about like the sort of folk they're
supposed to represent. 1t would be
done more if we could teach chorus
people to act human. Well, you can
do that better than /, that's the plain
truth. Under this new contract OF
mine that / expect to sign in day or
two, I'll simply have to have somebody
And then, of course, there's the cos
tuning. That's great game, and
think you've a talent for it.
"There you are! The Job will be
than what you've got here. And the
costuming end of it, If you succeed,
would run to real money. Well, how
about it,"
"But," said Rose, a little breathless-
ly-"but don't have to stay here with
The Girl Upstairs? I couldn't just
leave, could III
"Oh, sha'n't be ready for you just
yet, anyway" he said. 'I'll write when
I am, and by that time you'll be per-
fectly free to give them your two
weeks notice. They'll be annoyed, of
course; but, after all, you've given
them more than their moneys worth
already. Well-will you come if I
writer"
sit seems too wonderful to be true"
she said. Eyes, I'll come, of course"
He gazed at her in a sort of fas-
cination. Her eyes were starry, her
lips a little parted, and she was
so still she seemed not even to be
breathing. But the eyes weren't look
ing at him. Another vision filled them.
The vision-oh, he was sure of it now
of that "only one," whoever he was,
"that mattered.'
II won't keep you any longer" he
said. "I'll have them get taxi and
send you home"
She said she didn't want taxi. He
didn't demur to her wish to be put on
a car, and at the crossing where they
waited for it after an almost silent
walk, he did manage to shake hands
and tell her she'd hear from him soon.
But he kicked his way to the curb
after the car had carried her off, and
marched to his hotel in a sort of
baffled fury. He didn't know exactly
just what it was he'd wanted. But
he did know, with perfectly abysmai
that he was fool!
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Iessly serene about it. you're the
person who's made the six weeks bear
able, and, in way, wonderful. I Rev
er could thank you enough for the
things you've done for me, though
hope l may try to, some time"
II don't want any thanks" he said.
And this was completely true. 1t was
something very different from graft
tude that he wanted. But he realized
how abominably ungracious his words
sounded, and fastened to amend them.
what I mean is that you don't owe
me any. You've done lot to make
this show go as well as it did, in
more ways. than you know about. 1t
wasn't for me, personally, that you
did 1t. But all the same, I'm grateful.
You'll stay with this piece, l suppose,
as long as the run lasts. But in the
end, what's the idea? Do you want
to be an actress?"
1.-THE notion of just going on-not
changing anything or improving any
thing; doing the same thing over and
over again for forty weeks, or even
four, seems perfectly ghastly-just to
keep going round and round like
horse at the end nf j pole. What I'd
like to do, now that this is finished,
to start another"
His eyes kindled. That's It," he
sai4 That's what I've felt about you
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The Real Adventure
By Henry Kitchell Webster
Copyright sNIarnco

well enough what had happened. But
it was all right. She was going on as
if nothing had happened.
The other man was Jimmy Wallace
himself. He released, too, little sigh
of relief when he saw her off in her
stride again after that momentary
falter. But he hardly looked at the
stage after that; stared absently at
his program instead, and presently
availed himself of the dramatic crit
les license and left the theater.
AS for Rose herself, in her conscious
thoughts she didn't recognize the hope
already beating unanimously in her
veins, that he would tell Rodney-that
perhaps even before she got back to
her dismal little room, Rodney, pacing
his, would know.
1t was so irrational a hope-so un-
expected and so well disguised-that
she mistook it for fear. But fear never
made ones heart glow like that.
That's where ali her thoughts were
when John Galbraith halted her on
the way from the dressing room after
the performance was over.
II know you're tired" he said
brusquely. "But I fancied you'd be
tireder in the morning, and have to
leave for New York ON the fast train.
So, you see, it was now or never"
Strangely enough, that got her. She
stared at him almost in CONSERVATION.
do you mean you are going away?"
she asked. Tomorrow"
"Of course" he said, rather sharply.
'T've nothing more to stay around here
for" He added, as she still seemed
not to have got it through her head:
"My contract with Goldsmith and
Block ended tonight, with the opening
performance"
"Of course" she said in depreciation
of her stupidity. "And yet it's always
seemed that the show was you; just
something that you made go. 1t
doesn't seem possible that it could
keep on going with you not there"
The sincerity of that made 1t really
fine compliment-just the sort of COM
pliment he'd appreciate. But-the old
perversity again-the very freedom
with which she said 1t spoiled it for
him.
81 may be missed" he said-it was
more of growl, really-''but sha'n't
be regretted. There's always a sort
of 'Hallelujah chorus set up by the
company when they realize I'm gone"
81 shall regret it very much" said
Rose. The words would have set his
blood on fire If she'd just faltered over
them. But she didn't. She was hope
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-24
Whence Khaki Came.

1t appears that khaki has been in
use in the British army for more than
forty years. 1t was in use at the time
of the Jowalki expedition in 1877. All
troops, British and native, engaged in
the Afghanistan war of 1S78-18S0 wore
Khaki. Even the shoes were tan-col-
ored leather, sword belts and saber
scabbards were tan-colored leather,
helmets were covered with khaki COW
ers and pugrecs. Buttons and buckles
were not polished. Khaki Is . Hin
dustani word meaning crusty, earthly.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-24
CHAPTER Xxx.
Anticlimax.

It was out of the limbo of the IN.
foreseeable that the blind instrument
Of Fate appeared to tell Rodney about
Rose. He was a country lawyer from
down-state, who had been in Chicago
three or four days, spending an hour
or two Of every day in Rodney's office
in consultation with him, and, for the
rest Of the time, dangling about, more
or less at a loose end. A belated
sense Of this struck Rodney at the end
Of their last consultation.
I'm sorry haven't been able to do
more" Rodney said-"do anything,
really, in the way of showing you a
good time. AS a matter of fact, I've
spent every evening this week here in
the Office"
"Oh, 1 haven't lacked for entertain
ment," the man said. "We hayseeds
find the city a pretty lively place.
went to see a show just last night
called The Girl UPSTAIRS I sup
pose you've seen it."
mo" said Rodney, ri haven't"
swell, it was downright funny.
haven't laughed so hard in year. If
you want a real good time, you go to
see it."
The last part of this conversation
took place in the outer office. Rodney
saw the man off with a final hand
shake, closed the door after him, and
strolled irresolutely back toward Miss
Beach's desk.
It was true, he'd been taking it on
rather recklessly during the past two
But they'd been pretty
sterile, those long, solitary evening
hours. He'd worked fitfully, grinding
away by brute strength for a while,
and then, in frenzy of Impotence,
thrusting the legal rubbish out of the
way and letting the enigma of his
great failure usurp his mind and his
memories.
Telephone over to the University
club" he said suddenly to Miss Beach,
land see If you can get me seat for
The Girl Upstairs
The office boy was out on an GRAND
and In his absence the switchboard
was in Miss Beach's care. She arose
,bediently and moved over to the
switchboard, then began fumbling |
With the directory.
sWhy, Miss Beach, said Rodney. |
You know the number of the Univer-
;ity clubP'
He was looking at her now with I'M
disguised curiosity. She was acting,
or a perfectly infailible machine like
diss Beach, almost queer. Without
ooking around at him, she said: "Mr.
Aldrich, you won't like that show. If
ou go, you'll be sorry"
While he was still staring at her,
'oung Craig came bursting blithely
ut of his office. "Oh, Miss Beach
e said, and then stopped short, see
az that something had happened.
Rodney tried an experiment.
Craig" he said. Miss Beach doesn't
yant me to see The Girl Upstairs
he says I won't like 1t. Do you agree
18th herr
A flare Of red came into the boys {
ice, and his jaw dropped. Then, as I
ell as he could, he pulled himself 8
,gether. yea si1." he said. swung {
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(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Why He Came Home.

Roscoe Boone, a Muncie electrical
contractor, went home late the other
afternoon to find Mrs. Boone enter
tanning a company of women at cards.
He had forgotten about the party and
besides 1t was the usual period of the
day for him to remember about the
evening meal.
"Oh, Mr.. Boone" said one of the
guests as he stumbled upon the room
filed with women, ibid you come
home to support"
"Oh, no; not at ALL" he replied gal
lantly, even If somewhat confusedly.
81 just came home to see what time
1t as."-Indianapolis News.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-24
Spend More for Sweets.

American people are spending more
for candy every year, according to fig
ures compiled recently by the census
bureau. They spent over $185, 200, 900
for factory-made sweets last year.
which is an average of about $3.50 for
every man, woman and child. Figures
recorded 65 years ago show that the
annual per capita consumption Of
candy was then about - cent?.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-24

What do you suppose happens
when Rodney meets Rose at the
stage door? 1t Is thrilling
meeting they have-and the emo
tionaI stress takes them almost
to the breaking point. The next
instaIIment tells you all about
what happened.
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GIVEN WITH HUGE SUCCESS FOR ROSE - JIMMY
WALLACE, DRAMATIC CRITIC, MAKES DISCOVERY

synops-Rose Stanton, circumstances
year luxury Chicago
job She twins they the
a
protest disappears
of musical rehearsal and lives
to
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-20

earth
And a htJd
tods born at
Bethlehem.
ehe Christ had
c o m e, tn e
Z l n O Of
kings,
That TOE might
Cd IN his
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-20
MILLION DOLLAR PLANT
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Under Guard Of Soldiers investiga gator
Begun to Determine Origin.

Under Guard Of Soldiers Investigation
Begun to Determine Origin.
New York-Four large buildings at
the Morse Drydock & Repair Company
on the South Brooklyn water front
were destroyed by fire with an estimat.
ed loss of $1,000,o00. The origin of
the fire is unknown. United States
soldiers on duty at the plant declared
that the fire started suddenly in the
carpenter shop where hundreds of
men were working and taen quickly
spread to other buildings.
The Morse Company was working
on large government orders. The car.
penter shop, the joining shop, and the
pattern shop, all wooden buildings,
we're burned to the ground, and the
immense brick machine shop, in which
valuable machinery was store, was de-
stroyed.
Two large steamships which were In
drydock were towed into the harbor.