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wANTED-Position shipping Clerk.
have had years experience in whole
sale grocery house: can furnish best OF
references. C. B. Gennett. Station A
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FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for light
| housekeeping. 21S1s So. Palafox. Phone
$50. 1119
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HEMSTITCHING DONE-Outsfde alter
alton, such as deliMing COATS remod-
cling old suits, and other similar work
Satisfaction guaranteed. BOT North
Guiiliemarde street. Phone 1919. 100
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FOR SALE-The Fulghum property. NAL
Tory between 9Th and Tth-ayez one block
with many nut hearing trees. Dwelling
modern. rooms. Price and terms on
applcation 10 r. a. Howard, 612 Blount
building. 2229
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GUARDIANS DISCHARGE NOTICE.
Six months after this date I shall make
final returns of my accounts as guar
dian for Henry Wright Brown, a minor,
with the County Judge of Escambia
county, Florida. and apply for a dis
charge from such guardianship.
July 9th, A. d. 1919.
r. NJ. CARY.
Guardian for Henry Wright Brown.
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FOR SALE-Chevrolet 400, 1918 model in
good condition. New tires. Priced
most reasonable for quick cash sale. sos
z. Zarra gossa-st. 1887
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FOR RENT-To desirable parties, three
unfurnished rooms; desirable nelghbor-
hood; location unexcelled; one-hah block
East Hill car line. Use of bath, lights
and phone 1929. 1925 E. Mallory street:
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FOR SALE-One Ford roadster BODY
with light delivery attachment. Call 71n
w Government-st. 1926
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POSITION WANTED = Camp cook.
(White) wants position Jan. 1st; 10
years experience. Al baker. Address
Care Journal. 800
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POSITION wANTED-BY experienced
stenographer Excellent reference fur
nished No objection to leaving city. Ads
dress p o. Box 1860, Pensacola, Fla. 2220
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noRRAs TRANSFER co.
PHONE Has. OFFICES AND WARE.
HOUSE EAST CHASE STREET. AL
KINDS or HAULING. YOUR BUSi-
NESS SOLICITED.
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LODGE NOTICE.
Regular communication of Pensacola
Lodge No AZ F. & A. NJ, Thursday, De-
cember 18th, 1919. at 1880 p. m. Election
of officers. Visiting brothers fraternal-
ly invited.
Secretary,
NJ. B. SCOTT,
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DANCING

DANCING TAUGHT, at z06 West Greg.
DRY street For Information. phone 27S
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FOR SALE

FOR sALE-sPLiT PINE WOOD. $500
PER LOAD. PHONE 224. es9
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FOR SALE-Rebui1t Engines II. p
PERFECTION; ~ H. P. Wonder; cylin-
der Buick; . H. P. Alta. Clutches;
Baidridge; Ferro. New E,Qgines-3h
H. P Engine, Stationary. and 10 III. p.
: cycle Palmer. Pensacola Gas Engine
afox St
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WANTED-your Job printing and orders
for engraving. Of all kinds; calling
PRINTING co. c0-22 West Government
street $40
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SAME AS SOLD IN STORES FOR
sFIY CENTS PER POUND, CHRIST
eaS IS NEARLY HERE, GET YOUR
psR POUND, CALLED FOR IS CENT S
ssS POUND. THE LOT, 80 CENTS
~ POUND. 600 POUNDS. PHONE
1873 e77
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ruE Rrs.oERS at the classified ads
cnnstft,ltc a small army of buyers--telI
tha-y, = hon. that used car or other useful
art .le you have for SALE
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FOR SALE-Rent or exchange, guaran-
teed standard typewriter low. Monthly
terms. reasonable price. A. F. NeAling
5tl y. 17th-ave. Phone 2030. 233t
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FOR SALE-SeconG hand sewing ma
chimes, ali makes $500 up. Guaran-
Ted. Reynalds Music House. Phone
i7lI 1895
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POSITION WANTED

WANTED-A position as housekeeper for
hotel in or out of state. Address /. p:
H., Care Journal. I'LL
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LENGTHS, IN ANY QUANTITY,
FROM 500 TO 5000 CORDS IN CAR
LOTS. WE HAVE IMMENSE QuANTI-
TIES OF OAK FUEL WOOD, AND IN
VITE BIDS FROM RESPCNSIBLE PAR
TIES FOR THIS WOOD, r. o. q. HOLT,
FLA. ADDRESS kNFLA LBR. CO.,
HOLT, FLA. 1116
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POSITION WANTED-Lady desires posi-
ton stenogra pfer typewriter. Two
wears experience stenographic and gen.
eraI office work. SOS weekly Phone 2009
2227
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FOR SALE-2r acre farm. Six room
house, barn. fenced with wire. Six
miles north Of city, near hard road. Is
acres in state of cultivation Apply tc
owner, Commemorate Wharf from a
m. to $3.50 p. m. T. z. Hendrix, or 3o5
S. Adam St. 1929
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FOR RENT-Five-room furnished apart
ment; lower floor: all modern convent
ences So E. Gadsden. Apply 1o12 r.
Cervantes or phone 1878. ofS
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DELIVERY BOY WANTED-If CAN'T
GIVE ALL TIME, CAN ARRANGE
WORK OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS.
kOZY koRNER, PALAFOx AND RO-
MANA. 2228
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LOANS ON REAL ESTATE.
We lend money or Real Estae in thu
city on short notice. Please state in
application If you have an Abstract Of
Title to the property.
Call and see US.
TIE WATSON AGENCY, inc,
z South Palafox St.
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HELP-MALE

SALESMAN-With IL years experience
in clothing and gents furnishing is
DESTROYS of working from now to first of
year. Address Salesman, care Journal.
1920
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FOR SALE-Farm Of 159 acres, 40 under
fence, so acres in cultivation, good
house and barn, five miles west of Bluff
Springs. on McDavid motor route. Price
$4,000. Write call on Joe Huber.
McDayid, Fla, Route A. 1922
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FOR SALE-By owner 142 West Zarra
gossa street corner store, and two stor,
residence facing Barcelona st. on sam
lot and at 200 West Zarra gossa- 60
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In answering advertisements be sure
n mention The Journal.
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LOST AND FOUND

setter dog. white with brown
spots. Return to w. A. Leonard, s
S. Palafox-st. 999
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WANTE1BOY WITH BICYCLE TO
WORK MORNINGS. APPLY CIRCU-
LATioN DEPARTMENT THE JOUR
NAL 317S
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FOR RENT-To one or two gentlemen,
one furnished room with bath privilege.
Apply III w. Cervantes-st or phone
1921. @ooo
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TRANSFER Storage

MCKENZIE RANSF e r, AUTO
TRUCK SERVICE, BAGGAGE, FURNI-
TURE. LIGHT AND HEAVY HAULING.
PHONES go AND 1918. go
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FOR kim brand OF powdered Milk.
phone 1949. Mott S. Pond, Distributor.
400 East La Rua street, Pensacola. J63
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FOR SALE CHEAP-Chalmers Six. wire
wheel roadster in Al mechanical on
dition. Extra wire wheel, two extra
tires all in good conditions. Can be seen
at 1117 n. 9Th Ave Phone 2o79. S45
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FOR RENT-One romo furnished for light
housekeeping, also apartments OF two
or three rooms One and one-hait plocks
1sss 2o67
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
GERMANY,S BIGGEST #
SUBMARINE REACHES
BREST TO SURRENDER
Creip of U-I39 Rutuse to Bonn
bard Kiel When Ordered
by Commander.

BREsT. FRANCE. January 15.-Into
this harbor steamed to-day the largest
submarine in the world. U-139. whose
commander Is probably the most dis
appointed man produced by the war.
The giant supersubsea boat. ninety.
meters long and displacinga $500 tons,
was on the high seas when the ar
mistice was signed and news of Ger
many's virtual surrender was flashed
by wireless to the undersea ferrets
that were to win the war for her
Sixty-two days U-i39 was out row
ing the oceans on her last cruise, ON
receiving the. crushing news. her com.
inander headed for Klel and arriving
in that port, and finding it in rebel
hands, ordered his crew to- bombard
II; But the crew sullenly refused.
ashore. had had enough. but the last
errand OF the subsurface giant was
still to be made. At the end Of the
most successful voyage in U.boatya
nails the. big craft had to turn back
On this humiliating cruise she had
an accident making her ftteens days
f...ts = al - 4
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
MOVIE STARS TO PRODUCE
OWN PICTURES HEREAFTER
Also Announce That They will Operate
ReleasinE Corporation, ElimI-
mating Middlemen.
IRy Associated Press.l

LOS .ANG ELEs. CAL. January 15.-
Miss Mary Pickford.' Douglas Fair
banks. William s. Hart, Charles S.
Chaplin and D.. w. Griffith have band
ed together and the actress and actors
will hereafter produce their own pic
tyres. according to an announcenient
banks. The part of Mr. Griinth, who
Is producer. in the new alignment.
was not definitely, announced.
Mr.. Fairbanks said he and. his as
sociates planned to produce their own
pictures. and that they would also
operate their. own releasing corpora
tion. handling the films from their
inception until they reached the ex-
hibitors.
The motion-picture actors, Mr.. Fair
banks said.. had been watching with
keen interest and some apprehension"
meeting of picture producers which
hass been In progress here for sew
eral days. He said certain Interests
were combining and IL they perfected
their plans they would be able to
dictate the entire future of the Aim
business. and ;he; exhibitors would be
the greatest sufferers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
CONFERENCE APPROVES
.CHlLD-LABOR MEASURE
Senate and House Conferees Agree ON
Nearly All Tax
Disputes.
IBy Associatslpre.

WASHINGTON. January 15.-The
Senate amendment to the war revenue
bill, levying tax OF 10 per cent upon
products Of child labor entering inter
state mmerce; and designed to have
the same effect as the child labor act
recently declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court. was adopted to-
day BY Senate and House conferees
A separate vote on the amendment will
be taken in The House before final
passage OF the bill. - "a.
Besides, the child labor provision, th.
conferees reached complete agreement
to-day on nearly all of the miscelianer
ois tax disputes. Tomorrow they will
again take up the war excess profits
taxes. :, 81, ei@. ~ 4, s
Another Important Senate amend.
ment accepted by the House con ferees
to-day, was that removing war taxes
on frst-class postage next July I, when
the prewar rates of 9 cents. an ounce
on letters and l, cent. on. post cards
would again be effective. B, .s1t
Action on the second elass mail. pro-
vision. Of the Senate. proposing repeal
Of the present zone system and estab-
fishing new, modified zone rates, was
deferred. .s.s ~. etNs faaktl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
CHURCH FEDERATION
PLAN is APPROVED
Homo Missions Council, In Session
in New York, Lends It's
Endorsement.
SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED
Educational Movement and Financial
Drive Are Planned to Obtain
Funds to Garry On Worldwide
Program.
SURVEY 10 BE CONDUCTED
TBy As.ociated Press !

IBy Asxociated Press
NEW YORK. January I5.-ApprovaI
of the establishment Of the inter
church world movement in North
America, cooperative enterprise to
federate all Protestant churches, was
given at meeting here tonight of
the home missions council and the
council Of women for home missions,
with representatives present from vir-
tually every Protestant denomination.
Similar action already has been taken
by the foreign missions conference Of
North America
The movement proposes to conduct
an intensive and compI ehensive sur
vey OF every legitimate church field
both at home and abroad Ito further
the growth Of Christian democracy.
An educational movement and q fnan-
cial drive arc planned to obtain funds
to carry or the worldwide program.
Among the churches included in the
movement are the Advent, American
Christian. Baptist. Church of God, Con-
grcgationalist. Disciples OF Christ,
Evangelical Lutheran. Friends. Inter-
denominational, Methodist Episcopal,
Methodist Episcopal. South, Northern
Baptist, Presbyterian. Protestant Epis-
copal. Reformed, Reformed Episcopal.
United Brethren In Christ, United
Evangelical and United Presbyterian.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
ATTORNEY TH0M ARGUES
FOR RAILWAYS RETURN
Questions Constitutionality Of Pro.
posal for Government to Rent
Lines After Peace.
CONTROL BUT WAR gxIGENCY
Declares, However, It Would he AL
most Criminal TO Turn Lines Back
So Without Remed dial Iegislstton
Ample Time TO Act Under Law.
CONTROL BUT WAR BxIGENCY,
'rf,y Associated pres,. =, !,


WASHINGTON. January l15.-A. p.
Them. counsel for tile Association OF
Railway y Executives. Continuing his ar
gum ent to-day before the Senate Inter
state Commerce Committee, for return
OF the railroads tositheir owners said
the enormous power given the Federal
Administrations could be adjudged only
a war exigency. 2,,
He questioned tho constitutiohality
OF the proposal to continue tho present
method OF renting the railroad prop
critics" during period OF peace.
Chairman Smith announced that
Walker D. Hines would be heard when
the railroad men concluded their case,
probably Monday.
NEW RATES WILL.
REMAIN IN FORCE
Commissioner Clark told the commit
tee rates filed with the commission
during Federal control would remain
bpt. that rates within the States might
r,iSa,inn DGgomS the same sam as before with tho ex-
1t would be almost criminal 70 turn
latlon." said MI .Thom.t He Consider
Signed qhans ms fot ndtec naass
EXTENSION CAN LEAD ONLY
TO PERMANENT OWNERSHIP
The government has taken our
credit. our business and our organiza-
tion, MIR. Thorn told the committee.
In many was 1t has changed them.
Because OF its character. our business
projects itself into the future. It. can
never be returned to us under the
conditions ruling when it was taken
granted the question arises If the gov
ernment Will not have >to take ii over
IN zee, u the extension is granted
l peiieve IT can lead TO nowhere but
TO government ownership.
me alternative the former direct
or-seneral presents Is immediate re-
turn to the private owners. The gov
ernment recognizes the period Of read
1ustment necessary In bringing the
men back from war into the works
OF peace. Government agencies are
seeking means OF bringing Industry
back to peace production without q
shock. The railroads alone, it appears.
need no such preparation" -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
MARCH WILL TELL
{ COMR1y7IEE or NEW
ARMYPLAW TU-DAY
Program Has to DO Only With
Regular Establishments
Reorganization.
1Ry.Asaociat.drresa1

wAsHINGToN. January 15.-The
army's reorganization, program will bs
sxplained before tho House Military
Committee tomorrow by Secretary
Baker and General March.
The bill submitted to Chairman Dent
by the War Department provides only
for the temporary organization OF the
regular army at strength of approxi-
mately 100000 men TO replace the pres
ent war armies; and for Equalization
or the general staff and War Depart
ment organization built up during the
war under emergency authority.
It does not propose any military
policy, as department officials hold that
permanent military policy cannot be
dealt with intelligently until the peace
conference has concluded.
The reorganization of the army as
proposed now provides for the legaliza-
ton OF all the military services created
during the war; for the distribution OF
officers in grade in the regular service
which will make way for the appoint
ment n.,itnoi OF large number OF reserve or
commissions: for the number OF di-
visions. regiments or other units which
can be maintained: for the pay sched- :
mes nles of OF the army throughout. The
men I,1,, TOT the new army will be raised BY
voluntary enlistment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16

came from, the fles In the veeder
vault. which Heney seized and was
prevented from using by nm order
OF the Federal court In Chicago. He
said the letters were examined by
Hugh Mcrsaac, his assistant. and
showed thnt Mann had helped the
packers In their HEht to prevent any
action on the Borlnnd resolution
calling for a congregational inresti-
cation OF the packers. He said
MRnn accomplished the defeat of
the resolution by putting n rider ON
the agricultural appropriation bill.
giving 35O.0O0 TO the Bureau of Mar
ketH for an investigation. Propon.-
ents Of the Borland resolution pro-
tested In the House against the
Mann rider. Hcney said, and declared
It's adoption, would. mean the defeat
OF the investigation.
~ Nevertheless the rider wns adopted
4. and Heney saId that members of
ConEreHs told him that Mann .nnd
-CarIin tRepresentativcC CRrlln, OF Vir-
Einih), a"hugEed ench other before
the Speakers desk when the vote
wns gtnkcn.' ...a.g
CErltn was member OF the House
Judiciary Committee, which was
considerlnE the Borlnnd resolution,
and In mentioned In other parts of
Heney.s testimony a. q close friend
md nssocinte of Colin LlvInSston,
vfce-president of n local bank, and
declared by IIeney to have been
lobbyist for the packers In Wushins-
ton.
HeneS- told of n new policy re-
Gently innuEurnted by the packers,
thnt of acquiring stock In large ho-
tells md then organizing hotel sup
ply companies and requiring the
hotels to make nll purchases through
theSe companies. He said that Ar.
mour ha. nn interest OF $2.5OO,oOO
In the Biltmore Hotel, New York
City, Rnd ALSO an interest in = hotel
recently constructed In this city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
BERLIN DISORDER ENDS.
ANARCHY FORCES ROUTED.
Military Men Are Now Rounding Up
All the Arms to Be
Found In City.
GOVERNMENT IS STRONGER
Reinstatement: and Ar1ning OF Police
GOVERNMENT IS STRONGER
Reinstatement and Arming .ofsPoliceI
Gives Those In Power a New
Force of Trained Mems to. ,MaiJi.,
tain Ord deE. $. 2. ?. .s5.iiis .tif!.
sfny; 4 81 tis te, Pfss.. =,

BERLIM. January 15.--Berlin's lone
week .'of BoIshatiisism Is finally end
ed Hero and there scattered 'despera-
sioina lily from some housetop. and dur
ing the nights attempts are made by
small bands of the followers Of DR..
OF terror They are Insignificant. how
ever. compared with what has, passed. /.
DR.. Liebknechts sister was arrested
are locked up e awaiting ra triai. whieh. sfGeis
inasmuch as martial law was not pro-
claimed. must be left to the regular
courts.
Il Losses inflicted II. on each side during
viii gfeafiy exseed zoo dead eseaed and ioeSS LoeS
wounded. The Overwhelming majority
Of these are Bolsheviki.
POLICE FORCE REINsTATED -,
AND AGAIN ON DUTY
The reinstatement and arming of
the police gives the government a
new, force Of trained men, who know
the criminal world, and whose. absence
gave the dlsorderiy element a free
hand. Police records. Including those
OF the Bertillon system. were not de-
acquaintances. and the work of dis
arminS lawless elements is proceeding.
Property losses during the week OF
marks. In additions to the damage to
newspaper plants and governme ent
buildings, merchants losses through
iiootins are very high. g Il one youth be-
of jewels which he had stolen. In
some streets near the police head
Bolsheyik troops holding the Silesian
Station had so much butter they used
1t to grease their guns and boots.
MERCHANTS OPEN SHOPS
ALONG INTER DEN LINDEN
The center Of the city has been
generally quiet Late Tuesday evening
n few shots were heard in different
parts of the town. being fired by
snipers and looters. Merchants hav-
ing. shops along Unter den Linden
took down their shutters and busi-
ness went on generally as usual.
The government has no intention Of
slack kening It's efforts against the
Spartacans, the Abend Zeitune saws
II learns from best authority, Ener-
getic measures are being taken against
the leaders Of the government. 1t Is
reported doeuments found by loyal
was inspired from Moscow. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
M0LAS,SES CAUSES
BOSTON EXPLOSION
Nine Persons Killed When Sides
of Tank Are Blown
Away.
SEVERAL BUILDINGS COLLAPSE
Firemen and Women Relief
Workers Wade Through Sticky
Mess Covering the Street.
SEVERAL BUILDINGS COLLAPSE
RyA..oeiated pr...,

BOSTON, January, 15.-Nine persons
are known to have been killed and
about fifty injured by tho explosion
Oh o.. a huge tank Of molasses on the
neat water Ksent front on sI, Commercial Street,
bodies were removed from the wreck
hospital. Most OF those injured SUI.
fersd only from bruises.
The cause OF the. explosion has not
been. definitely determined. Walter
- Wedger. explosives expert, said that
he was not prepared to give a final
opinion: but that it seemed probable
It resulted from gas fumes generated
by fermenting molasses within the
tank. which was not full.
The tank was owned by the Purity
Distilling Company.
EPLOSION ACCOMPANIED NY
DULL. MUFFLED ROAR
A dull, muffied roar gave but an In
seants st an warning before the. top OF the
cular wall broke into two great seq
ments OF sheet iron:
Two million gallons OF molasses
rushed in a mighty stream over the
streets. and converted them into n
sticky mass, the wreckage OF several
small buildings smashed, by the e1-
The greatest mortality apparently oc-
Cured in one OF the buildings OF a
city storage yard.
fell on f1re house, crushing IL.
One fireman was killed and two were
Injured.
ELEVATED RAILWAY
STRUCTURE DAMAGED
The other half of the tank wall
crashed against the structure OF the
Boston elevated railway in Commercial
Street. damaging three spans.
Sailors from the United States ship
Rockport, at a wharf nearby. were
the first to assist, after. the explosion.
Eeons of the navy stationed in the
vicinity and members Of the Red Cross.
A number Of horses werc killed.
The street was strewn with debris,
intermixed with. nolasses, and all traf-
fic was stopped. .S ~
Scores. Of ambrlanccs-arrny. navy.
police, hospital and Red Cross-were
quickly on the scene. aT5
FLUID COVERS STREET 40 y
DEPTH OF SEVERAL INCHES
(. The work 5was. greatly hampered by
the oozingj flood Of nfofasses which
seyessd, ths street spa The ss55eans. 1sn z.
nS aspsh asn snsa the a
oor. TO asten this process.sttef q fire.
men turned on several streaths& OF
water. II a. worker stood still for n
minute he found himself glued TO the
"A large party of Red Cross workers.
women and girls. braved the tangled.
sticky massyto bring relief to- the men.
Wearing short skirts and puttees. they
waded through the, molasses and dis
tributed- hot coffee and Nioughnuts to
firemen. policemen. soldiers and sailors.