Dakota County Herald.
Conliptation of the Homer Herald.
weekly newrpaper published at
UknU CUy, Nebraska.
Permission has been granted for the
transmission of this paper through the
mails m second-class matter.
The ' Republican state contention
will be held May 18, 1904 at Lincoln.
A fall set of candidates for stale of
ficers will be nominated, and four del
egates at large will be selected to at
tend the national republican conren
tion June 21, and the stale committee
recommended that the convention nom
inate a candidate for United Stttea
senator to succeed Senator Dietrich.
Dakota county is entitled to baye seven
ideloRates.
OLD TIMES.
In 1661 Horaco Dutton, oue of onr
baud of Eigbtccn hundred-and fifty
fivers, arrived and occupied the farm
now owned by William Ebcl, and own
ed and occupied by John Joyce and
family for many years. In that year
he hnd rait of the place in wheat, and
nt harvest lime ho got J. O. Fisher tyl
nniA w ith his rentier and cut it. Wil
liam Fowill stood on the machine adid
gathered the wheat from the table and
dumped it off in bundles, and Henry
IJureh, who left this county a few
year ago and now livei in Madison
county, and Wm. Schoolflold, who
came from Maryland, and then the
owner of the farm on which the (ier
tnan Lutheran church is located, west
of Dakota City, now owned by BarnoT
Uribble, followed the machine with
liand rakes and bound up the bundles
. as Fowell dumped tticm off. In those
days the main topic tf conversation
was the war of the rebellion. The bat
lie of Pulls Run had been fought, and
matters hnd taken a serious aspect.
As a matter of course the war was dis
gusted by those men in the harvest
Held. Hchoolfleld being a southerner
by birth was wholly in sympathy with
the south and was very erophatio in
Ids statements and views, lie abused
tbfc president, "Old Abe," as he called
him, ridiculed the northern soldiers,
Loped that the scnth would nuccced as
it ought. Burch finally got impatient
and remaiked that "It I would go to
'your state of Maryland and abuse Jeff
Davis as you are alnsing Lineoln and
talk against the scuth ns you are talk
ing against the north I wonld bo
knocked over." "And serveyou right,"
said Bchoolfield. That was too ranch
for Burch, and he brought his rake
down on the head of School fiold with
uch force that he was placed horse de
combat and the blood flowed quite
froo'y, and the union cause in that lo
cality was triumphant. The harvest
ing went on, but Mr. Dutton then and
there resolved that as soon as he could
dispose of Lis crop and arrange his
affairs he would joiu the union army.
He hauled the most of that wheat to
I'onca and sold it there for .'JO conla a
bushel. Later he eulifcted with liar
Ion Buird, W. C. McBeath, Ed Combs
tied Wm. Curb The latter was killed
by guerrillas iu Alabama. All the
others rotnrncd here at the clone ,of the
war in 18C5, but fill have since died
except Mr. Dnl.ton. These men joiued
others of Nebraska and Iowa, and
formed a company of the 5th Iowa
cavalry, Bnird being captain and Mo
Heath first lieutenant of the company.
The company and regiment peifoimed
its part in the war.
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HUBBARD.
o:jmiv:ss
Special Cobrehpondkytk.
Mrs. Ham liannaman is nearly well
from her sickness,
A dance is to be beld at the ball
.next Monday nigbt
Myers Bros, are purchasing a good
Miany bogs these dnys.
John Ilarty's new bouse on bis farm
is ncaring completion.
The Mill company is through shell
ing corn for the piestut.
E .n liartnett says bis boy ia gain
ing two pounds a day.
Mrs. Cain lias been under the care
af Dr. Witte several days.
Jobny Cain of Davidson Broa. Co.
is borne on a short vacation.
Burt Francisco and Tom McGco
were county seat visitors on Monday.
Our schools are doing well but Prof.
Donehu is somewhat under the weather.
Mike Green bas been very sick with
typhoid pneumonia, but is getting
better.
Mrs. Frank Heeney and Mrs. John
Harty weut to Bious City Tneaday
morning.
A new section Ihibb came Tuesday
morning aud took charge of the sec
tion here.
Hotel business is good. Mr. and
Mrs. J. F Myers have their bouse full
.ail the time.
Jeo Leedom is hauling bay from the
m amn and tilling his big barn. Joe
is a busy nran.
Mrs. Mike Smith is with her sister
Mrs. James lleeny, at Naeora. She is
improving slowly.
The Modern Brotherhood exet-t to
initiate seventeen new members at
their next meeting.
Tom Duggan who wae operated on
at Samaritan hospital is borne and im
proving right aloug.
Thomas Long was in Dakota Civy
on Saturday to have au interview with
tb county treasurer.
The Dakota Citv Milling oomjiany
, are buying about MO bushels of grain
s day at the elevator.
Dr. Vitte ia well plaasod with Lis lo
cation and is well" satisfied with ths
business ho is getting.
Joe Unpen was a county seat visitor
on Tuesday and then went on to join
his wife in Sioux City.
Mrs. John Bike has been quite ill
bnt nnder the ministration of our Dr.
Witteshe is recovering.
The ladies of the Modern Brother
hood are preparing dinner for the
teachers' and others Saturday.
John C. Collins, AI Mullens, John
Sullivan, Tom Long and Tim Howard
marketed hogs on Wednesdady.
Miss Bridget Flyn, teacher in the
Bert Francisco district, wss sick alt
of List week and could not teach.
Rev. Lesher will be unable to preach
at Hubbard next Sunday evening but
will on Sunday evening following.
John Most, Angtist Labahn, Fred
Schimmock and Otto Hoogenberger
have marketed Logs here the past
week.
Chris Mogessen and wife were
made happy by the arrival in their
home of a baby girl February C. Chris
!s exceedingly happy.
Mrs. Ueffernan has rented her farm
nd is going to move here aliout the
first of March. She has purchased
Uie Carl Fisher residence. Carl is
going to farm this year.
Mrs. Mnndy, the elrugpiht's wife,
M i - f i . - i ...
iiti-j ueeu biub, ui ittiU, uut we are; until
to say she is much batter now. She
received word the other day that her
sged mother in Germany had died.
Quite a number of the young peoplo
of this community were at Mike
Green's on Saturday to call on Miss
Bridget Oreen and a yonug lady
friend from Sionx City. They report
a pletisout time.
Herman Ilenzo has purchased a new
gasoline engine for his blacksmith
shop. He lias aim) put in a trip ham
mer, and built an addition to his shop
with u special room for the engine.
The engine will furnish the jiower to
run the drilling machine, emory wheel,
and bellows, besides the new trip ham
mer. GOODWIN ITEMS. $
Sl'PCUL CORRESPONDENCE. $j
C A. Mellon went to Sioux City
Friday.
Miss Lucy Joucs is visititJg friends
at Wayne.
J. C- Dnggan made a business trip
to biotix City Saturday.
Dennis Mitchell was a passenger to
Sioux City Wednesday.
Miss Josephine Dnvey visited over
Sunday with the Misses Jones.
Mr. Hugh Burn's, sr. is seriously ill
at his home a few miles west of here.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Twohig visited
over Sunday with relatives iu Sioux
City.
Miss Lizzie McKivergan went to
Sioux City this week to learn dress
making. William L. Hungerford returned
Tuesday from a weeks' visit with lown
friends.
Miss lilanchni'd returned home
Wednesday accompanied by Miss
Sirk.
Rev. M. F. Byrue of Omaha took
charge of Jackson and Vista Sunday
set vices, during Rev, D. W. Moriarty's
abseneu.
HOMER. $
X ij0 ?! 3tC W s WOMI 3C !S
Srr.CIAL f loltltESPONUKNCK.
M. D. Weiglo is quite sick.
Two of Peterson's children have been
very sick, but are better.
Mrs. Graves of Bivburg is quite sick.
The doctor was called Monday.
.John Cain is putting up a barn aud
other improvements on an 80 north of
lordou s aud expects to move on the
samo shortly.
Mrs, Skid more, who was called to
Chicago a short time ago on acoouut of
the serious illnecs of Chas. Skid more,
wrote Saturday that he was much bet
ter. Mrs. Miller went to Coon Itnpids,
Iowa, the first of the week to see a
sick grandunghter, also to visit among
relatives and friends. She will be
gone for some time.
Wo noticed quite a number Indians
drunk in Homer Saturday and on
their way home bad quite a high time.
Can not the authorities Hud out who
furnishes the liquor to the Indians?
The revival meetings nt Bristol hall
closed Sunday night. Those who at
tended report a good meeting. Quite u
u umber of conversions, a number
sanctified and many helped. Though
very cold Sunday night we noticed a
full honse and good attention given to
the service.
FARMS WANTED
I have several jiurchasers for Dako
ta county firtrs. If you w, nt to soil
your farm quickly and advautageously
list it with mo. Scud me complete
information regarding location, de
scription, improvements, price and
temis of sale.
W. T. Baktlett,
Bl Estate Agent, Jackson, Neb.
Weak
Hearts
Are due to Indigestion. Ninety-nine of evt.y
ons hundred peoplo who have heart troublo
can remember when it was simple Indiges
tion. It la a scientific fact that all cases of
heart disease, not organic, are not only
traceabls to. but aro the direct result of Indi
gestion. All food taken Into ths stomach
which falls of perfect digestion ferments and
wells the stomach, puffing It up against the
heart. This Interferes with the action of
the heart, and in the course of time that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr. D. Kaubla.ot Nevada. O.. says: I had stomach
trouble and was In s bad state as I had heart trouble
with It. I took Kodol Dyipia Cur (or about lour
months and It cured ma.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
and relieves the stomach of all nervous
strain and tha heart of ad pressure.
Bottles only. $1.00 Slzs holding 2H tlmss the trial
size, which sells f. 50c,
Fraparad by K. O. Da WITT CO., OHI0AQO,
DoWitt's K Oolvo
For Pilot, Burnt. Sore.
Commissioner's Proceedings.
Dakota City, Neb., Feb. 6, '04.
The Hoard of County Commission
ers met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Thos. C. Clapp, chairman,
Woods Hileman and Lewis Hlanch
ard and V. L. Koss, clerk.
Kcport of county clerk for year
ending 1903, approved by the board.
Kxcess fees to the amount ot :M.".-0
paid to the county treasurer.
Kcport of T. C. Cannon for ex
amination of the books and accounts
of the office of the county clerk
from July 1, 1897, to January (,
1004, during the incumbency of Mr.
Creo. C. Hille, approved by the
board. The report is as follows:
The Hon. Hoard of County Com
missioners, Dakota Couniy. Ne
braska. Gentlemen: Pursuant to your
instructions I have made a thorough
examination of the books and ac
counts of the oflice of the county
clerk from July 1. 1H')7, to January
(, 1904, during the incumbency of
George C. Utile.
I herewith submit to you fee re
port for the above period, showing
the amount paid to the county as
excess fees have been $1,021.87.
The basis on which recording fees
have been figured is the same as
that used by Mr. Hovey during his
examination, but 1 find in a great
many cases the proper amount has
not been collected for recording in
struments and would suggest that
the present clerk revise his schedule
of recording fees. I have examined
all claims allowed by the board and
checked them with the cancelled
warrants and those em hand ami
registered and find that all war
rants issued by Mr. Hille were un
der proper authority of the board.
Yours respectfully,
T. C. Cannon.
V K K HICI'ORT OK ct.KKK S OFKICK
YEARS 1K97 TO 1903.
T fees as per foe book, IW. f (ill 90
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IIIIV tin
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Mill 7(1
IIS Uft I BINS li'i
To county warrant.
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1SW, 1IIHII IKI
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I'KII, IIKO mi
lQO, IIIHO III
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To
balance of sundr
ry errors ana
oiiimlssioim found
during
irlnit
Ination, as tier list In foe book
t si ro
':.-Slf 'ii
IJy amount allowed by
county hoard lor sai-
ary, deputy, etc.
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treasurer...
paid to
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lew, Vu (IT
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1II. I ll 4r
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lleoort of Oeo. C. Billo is as follows :
To tlio board of county commission
ers, DukoU county, Nebraska:
I herewith present my report of fprr.
earned in the county, clerk's ofllco for
the your 1903.
Ileeording, etc. on fee book $ 1,183 'J5
Assessors books 100 00
Tax list 580 dO
Hulary
All other fees duo county.
400
24
Total $2,288 45
Credit by salary 1,500 00
" by clerk hire 720 00
" by uncol d fees 23 25
Bui due county 45 20 2,288 45
Balance dro county, 145.20, paid
eounty treasurer.
I, the undersigned, do hereby certi
fy that the above is a true aui correct
report of fevs earned in the county
clerk's oflice for the said year iuclud
iug such as may bo due for former
years, to the best of my knowledge and
bolief.
Gkokuk C. Bii.lk.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn
to before me this 2nd day of February,
1904. J. J. EiMKitrt, County Judge.
In the matter of the settlement with
George C. Bille as county clerk, it is
fouud by the board that he bus ac
counted for all fees duo the county as
shown by his rewrt now on tile and
approved by the board and the report
of T. C. Cunuon, employed by the
board to examine the acoount of said
oflitier, which said report is now on file
and uccept.ud by the board, and com
plete settlement is mudn in nccordauce
with said reports.
Claim of B. J. Leahev for medical
services to the amount of ft!), rejected.
Iho following chums wero allowed:
COfXTV OKXKHAL KINK.
Austin Western Co., indue $ II 50
Win V Warner, defending Me-
Cool and Kiuney 2," 00
I Neb lust for Feeble Minded. . 7U 88
J J Kimers. supplies V2
W L Boss, ollicial bond !)G
Harry II Adair, " "supplies 20
Julius Mcssenhader, labor. ... 1
Hammond Stephens Co, supl's 1
35
00
70
00
80
T A Teter, mdso for Cunniug- j
ham aud Towell 11 00
II Warner, medical services for
Mrs. l'owell 1
T C Cannon, examining records '202
Arthur ltymill, labor 12
no
oo
oo
1) O lb ffcinan, bill audite.l ou road
fund, amount of claim $20, allowed,
$10.
Bond of Homer State Bank, Homer,
Nebraska, for depository of county
funds approved by lioanl.
Bond of M O Ajers, Dakota City,
Nebraska, for depository of county
funds appioved by bourd.
Board ordered tho clerk to advertise
for bids on tho county bridges to be
built iu 11HI1.
Board orlered clerk, to advertise for
bids for material to bo used iu the
coiiHtiuction of a vault.
Board adjourned to meet February
27, 1001.
W. I,. Boss, County Clerk.
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BALTIMORE SWEPT BY FIRE
Devastating Flames Gut
a Wide Path Through
the City,
BIG BLOCKS GO DOWN.
Fireproof Buildings Melt
Like Wax Before the
Conflagration.
A LARGE AREA IS BURNED
Vast District Laid Waste by the
Destroying Element Loss
$200,000,000.
Seventy-live blocks in the lienrt of Ital
timorc wptp swept by the llatiics tlmt
raged twenty-eight hours before the run
Ibgration was brought under control of
the army if fireineii, nt I, o'eloek Monday
nftprnoon. From tlip burned district
2,500 buildings have disappeared. Ksti
inntes of the loss are ns high ns $200,
0110,000, but thp loss will not ho accu
rately estiinntpil for weeks.
In the loss of property the lire which
swept -awny the larjjpr part ot Balti
more's business district on Feb. 7 nnd 8
Milks nniong thp most destructive in his
tory. Few, if any, lives were lost, nnd
oi-ide from the transient tennntH of hotels
no great number of people seem to have
bppn made homeless. In this respect the
Baltimore tire resembled that at Boston
on Nov. !), 1H72, rather than that which
iwept over Chicago on Oct. 8 and 0, 1871.
Iu (..'hicairo not only were the edifices of
trade nnd industry burned, bill also thou
sands of dwelling", leavins the people
shelterless upon the soil. Baltimore has
been largely spared the latter misfor
tune. The most remarkable feature of
the Baltimore tire is that otllce building
of modern steel construction, often prov
ed capable of defying any tire that might
originate within, went down like wax be
fore the assault of the Haines.
Baltimore has been devastated by tire.
Starting with n series of explosions at 11
o'clock Sunday forenoon, when thousands
were attending church, the tlames spread
rapidly and w thin three hours had swept
the entire, wholesale district.
The loss will be fJ00,0O0,(Ki. It is
reported a score ot lives were, saerdced
ind many persons are known to
been injured, among them being
have
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SICYSCKAFKUS, I'L'BLIU
Chef Ilorton, who was knocked senseless
by a live electric wire. His condition is
pot dangerous, but the loss ot his services
! tame nt n critical moment.
Kifc'ht firemen were killeil. Twenty-
j five (iipinre blocks ot buildiuKs iu the
heart of the city were destroyed. The
J4.0tX),000 court house and the postotUce
I buildiuK wero burned.
The Holiday Street Theater was blown
up with dynamite, and the l'nited States
Kxpress otllceg and central oltices of the
Baltimore and Ohio ltailroud are gone.
I Scores were injured. Several hospitals
j In the heart of Baltimore were so- seri-
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, nmlmlllIu.ps wm. llot OIll UfitH, to
irBnNI,rt tl, lire victim to ouilvinir sau-
itariutiiH, nut were eniployeii in truuHier
ring the sick from hospital to Hospital.
Btery newspaper plant in thu city was
dest royed.
Hundreds of thousand of people walk
ed the streets. Woe. distress, a feclins
j of dreadful uncertainty prevailed
throughout the whole city.
Ths tire begati in the long-established
wholesale house of John 10. Hurst & Co.,
iu HopkiiiH place, near Hanover street.
This is the center of the oldest whole
sale trade in tha l'nited States, many of
the linns having been in existence for
two leuturicx. Knst and north, a half
mile away, were the postolllct', city hall.
Board of Trade nnd the government
building. A lew blocks to the south stood
the Immense passenger statiou of tho
Baltimore nnd Ohio ltailroad.
Four explosions, following one another
quickly, marked the opening of this, the
worst disaster iu the history of the city.
Bxplosious tent bricks, wood, iron, tin
mid rocks high iu the air and shook the
business portiou of Baltimore to its foun
dations. With loud mars wall after wall top
pled iuto the streets and tiienicu ran
for their lives. The tire was beyond
control and the flames ran from one
building to uuother in spite of the fact
that the firemen had done their best to
t heck the progress of the tlames by soak
ing the structures with water.
Several of the largest banks, contain
ing funds roughly estimated at $1.ihHI,-
OtS), are in ruins. No one knows it' the
cash in the led hot vuulls is redeemable
or not.
By 7 o'clock forty costly buildings had
been ruined. A dozen blocks had been
all but devastated. A high southwest
wind, augmented by the urtiuYial gales
which heated air and vacuums bring
forth, had been helping the tlames ulong
from the outset. At nightfall, however,
this wind Increased, finders nnd nshes
were blown for a doieu miles. Balti
more's residence sectiou wss enveloped in
soot. Hot fagots fell upon ths people
gathered in the down'.own streets and
many wre burned severely.
Though every bit of tire-fightiug ap-
lavi i,mmm,Ztwm'
pnrntiis in thp city was called into requi
sition as the flames continued to spread.
th firemen realized that tlipy had a task
before them which Was too great for
them to combat. Telegrams for fire en
gine were sent to Washington snd l'hil
adelphia and shout 1 p. in. six engines
arrived from Washington nnd four from
Philadelphia and joined in the battle
with the flames.
Kngines from station In Baltimore,
Howard, Anne Arundel and Harford
counties nlso arrived ns soon ns possible,
some of the apparatus traveling n dis
tance of thirty miles nnd more. Water
plng in every section within a radius of
linlf s mile from the fire were In use
and it is roughly estimated that there
were n.0 hose all playing et one time
upon different parts of the conflagration.
Owing to the great congestion of fire
apparatus, the crowds of people and the
general confusion many of the engines
from out of town were unable to find n
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LOCATION OF TIIF
The space burned
House, Board of Trade,
more mid Ohio Bond.
PostotHce,
place where they would be of any spi--vlcp.
The police, powerless to cope with loot
ers, appealed for help. Two local regi
ments of militia were ordered out, aud
two troops of United States regulars
from Fort .McIIcnry came to watch prop
city and arrest thieves.
The whole city was notified of the con
flagration by the terrific explosion, which
occurred some minutes after 11a. in. A
sharp, splitting roar went up with re
verlicrating thunder. This was followed
by a peculiar whistling noise. like that
made by a shrill wind. The churches in
the central section of the city were filled
with worshipers, many of whom became
frightened, and, while no panics ensued,
hundreds of men nnd women left their
seats mill went outside to see what had
happened.
Iu it few moments the streets and
pavements all over the city were crowded
with excited people. Another deafening
crash occurred nnd dense columns of cin
ders mill smoke shot tip over the central
section of the city and in a huge brown
column moved rapidly toward the north-
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east. Borne on the strong southeast
wind, tho column ot smoke, blazing cin
ders and even pieces of tin roofing spread
over the center of the city and a rain of
cinders fell, compelling pedestrians to
dodge led-hot pieces ot wood.
Two more explosions followed and
thousands of people hurried to the sceiie
of the (ire. Of all the spectators, com
paratively few saw the tiro itself. They
could not get within half n mile of it.
Kveu the policemen guarding the ap
proaches to the tire hnd to- repeatedly
shift their positions nnd dodge fulling cin
ders. Pieces of tin 0x8 feet square wero
lifted into tha air by the terrific heat,
sailed upward like paper kites nnd "when
they ree lied a point beyond the zone of
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the most intense heat fell clattering to
the streets.
The firemen and police, who were
obliged to stick to their dangerous posts,
dodged Into doorways for shelter from
the rain of hot missiles, (.'rash after
crash could be heard within the burning
district, but even the firemen could not
tell from what building they proceeded.
In the i-eething furnace of flame all sense
of the direction or location of buildings
was lost. Walls and tlooring fell in thun
derous roars that echoed for blocks uwa;, ,
Hundreds of merchants and business
men with otllcs in the threatened district
were notified by watchmen ami police.
Nearly all took steps to have their books
removed to a place of safety. Hundreds
of men and boys were impressed to move
the books. Wagons, handcarts aud dry
goods boxes wire used to remote them.
Toward evening the firemen showed
of exhaustion. Men were drafted
into service, and more assistance from
nearby cities was telegraphed for. It
was decided to blow up houses and stores
which threatened nil adjacent block of
structures by dy inmite. Accordingly
tunny half burned buildings were hurled
into the smoke filled atmosphere. The
shower of t inders, wood, stone and red
hot metal was terrific.
After ths Hurst building had burned,
the great warehouses of A. ('. Meyer &
Co., the Csrrollton Chemical Company,
the Stuuley & Brown Drug Cotnp;iuy aud
SUMMARY OF BALTIMORE FIRE.
Total loss estimated $200,000,000
Known Insurance loss 80,000,000
People out of work 50.000
Buildings bnrned 2,500
Fire nrea In acres 140
City blocks flame-swept. . . 75
Injured .; 85
Fire began Sunday, 10:45 a. in.
1'mler control '. Monday, 3 p. ra.
Uncontrollable 23 hour
GREAT f IRES IN AMERICA.
New York, Dee. 1(5, IHoT, Fire de
stroyed 074 buildings, including rity's
best business struct lire. No lives lost.
Fioperty loss. $17,000,000.
Chicago, Oct. 8, 1871 ?rent Chicago
lire, which ran over an area of three and
a third square miles, destroying 17,450
iMiilTlirifrs. killing 2.r0 persons, rendering
homeless KS,!lo persons, and involving a
property los of $200,000,000.
Boston, Mass., Nov. !, 1872 Fire laid
waste sixty-live ncres of property nnd
caused death of fourteen persons. Eight
hundred buildings destroyed. Property
loss, $SI),(KMI.IHXI.
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over ! sli:idid nnd includes the sites of the Custom
Court lbnisc and otHccs of the Biiltl-
Iloboken. N. .1.. June i!'), 1000 North
Oeriuan Lloyd . dock lire wiped out 1.10
lives and caused property loss of $7,
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Jacksonville, Fla., May 3. 1!H)1 Area
two miles long and thirteen blocks wide
swept clear of buildings. Loss $10,000,
000. Paterson. N. J.. Feb. 8. 1002 Fire in
business section destroyed 73 buildings.
Loss $18,000,000.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 7 Fire in heart
of city destroyed its best buildings. Loss
estimated at $200,000,000.
numerous other storehouses filled with
explosive chemicals ami druiis were at
tacked by the tlames. Crash followed
crash. Firemen scurried hither and
thither to avoid certain death lurking on
every hand. It was useless to try to tight
the cyclone ot tlames in the ordinary
manner. Ladders were hardly raised to
some buildings when an explosion shat
tered the structures and caused the fire
men and police to run for their lives.
Mayor MeLnne decided that the eon-
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flngrttion was going beyond the power of
the locul force and telegraphed lo Wash
ington ami I'hiludephia for engines.
These cities and many smaller places
responded with assistance.
The loss to tho insurance companies
will be enormous, though iu liiiuiy in
stances there was no insurance of large
stocks of new goods, just received by the
wholesale linns. These firms hnd receiv
ed their spring consignments, but had not
taken out the usual policies. The Hurst
stock nlone is said to have been worth
$1,000,000. This establishment probubly
was the largest wholesale dry goods em
porium south of l'hiladelphia.
Baltimore is the sixth largest city in
the l'nited States. The 1000 census
placed the poprlation nt 503,037. The
population of Chicago in 1S70, the year
previous to the big tire, was .'iHi,li03.
How JM.l They Mart?
How ilid the tlames gain such head
way? How did the tire start '! Why was
it not checked? I'd ween breathing spells
cili.ens and olllcials asked these ques
tions. None could make satisfactory re
ply. All admitted that business in Bal
timore would be paraly.cd for months;
that linns whose standing iu the commer
cial world has been "gild-edged" are
neai ly penniless, that many others have
been ruined; that an unknown number
of people will be out of employment.
This much is known tly first sight of
a blaze was in the basement of the Hurst
concern. Au iiutoinnlic tire alarm ap
paratus in the big building registered an
alarm at 10:4X o'clock, nnd within two or
three minutes at the most t lie salvage
corps, located only half n block oway,
was on the si cik ahead of the city de
partment. The lire captain observed at
ome thai the contlagratioii piomised to
be extraordinarily serious, ami his men
worked nt lop tipped. The supply of
water was not smllcient to quench the
(onstiintly growing miss of tlames.
I roll YVnter Kxhniiated.
Augmenting the terror of the situation
was the exhaustion of the supply ot fresh
water. Bali i'uoi i? olllcials telephoned to
l'hiladelphia to notify New York to
"rush engines." Philadelphia contribut
ed u quota of lire locomotives which Use
l'reh water only. They soon became
useless, as they icjld iiot pump salt
water. The engines sent by Washing
ton nnit iluiiugtoii, not to speak of
small towns and cities, gave all the aid
possible. But (he heat was so territie.
the shower.of red hot metal, ll.imiug fag-
tots unit pieces or stone ami brick to
discouraging that all human agencies
sieiicd to be reduced to almost nothing.
Prince lark a nor, the well-known Rus
sian scientist, declares that by the as
of the rays of radium it will be possible
to deteimuie the sex of childrcu.
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