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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1906. w. & A. ROUNDHOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE; CONFERENCE CALLED Total Damage Is Placed Near $200,- 000. STATE MUST SAY WHAT WILL BE DONE bv N. C. & St. L. Road I fas But Short Time To Run. just what the Western and Atlantic *111 d" for shop* and rpund house fa cilities after the disastrous nre of Monday evening will be a matter of cnnjeriure until after a conference of President Thomas, who arrives Tues day afternoon front Nashville, and oth er'officials of the road with the state anth at ties. Tl,. fact that the Western and At lanta is owned by the state, and that the lease of the Nashville, Chattanooga an . i St. Louis on It has bat a com paratively short time to run, compll- cat*}- matters, and will he a big.fac tor In determining whether the shops jmd things will be built with any Idea of pertnanenca. Meanwhile, the officials on the gr !iund estimate the losses at varying figure. J. I* McCollum, superintend <nt iif the Western **nd Atlantic dlvls l„n, thinks that the damage did not a n uint to over ${00,000. Master Me ihani- Lamar Collier, on the other hand, thinks that less than $200,000 ivi!l n*»t cover the loss wrought by the flar.v ; others make their estimates ut various points between these two. Major McCollum said Tuesday morning that the average damage to tl,,. pnglno* woijld not exceed $2,000. ••They look mighty bad,” he said, “but y. ,u ,'an‘t Judge a scotched engine by the outside appearance. There’s a cat of asbestos under the thin sheet- iron exterior. Even those engines which had no water In them And which look like they are damaged entirely bp\..nd repair can J>e overhauled and again put Into commission. N’ .w, as to what we are going to do for a round house until we can get in shape to handle our work here again that will be a matter for Pres ident Thomas to decide.” Mr. Collier's estimate includes some of the incidental expenses brought about by the fire. In addition to the actual loss of property. Over 250 Out of Their Regular Work. The tire which did the damage threw bet wren 2f»0 and 300 men out of their regular employment, but the major p-irtlon of them nre still given work clearing away the debris and getting th*- damaged engines In shape to he taken wherever It Is decided to repair tl * in to the Chattanboga and Nash ville shops, or to the shops of friendly road.- in Atlanta. Hardly 100 men are thrown out of employment and they will not be out long; In fact, most of thrm will he placed on a night shift. It is thought. The tire which did all this damage was discovered about 9 o’clock Mon thly evening by Machinist Allen Har gr.»vc in the wood shop under an arc I g t An unwary hug attracted by the brilliant spark between the carbons may have made this his dying deed, Pretty certain It Is that the spark '•hlch fell Into some refuse came from this lamp. Mr. Hargrove notified the other men nt work in the shop and In the round house, hut before they could make any tight nn the fire It had grown to such proportions that they had to get out. They used n stream ffom a small hose f >i a time, hut ns one of the men said, coiild hardly hear It slzsle as It turned Into steam before It got to the business part of the blaze.” Lightning Quick Fire. Everett, traveling engineer of A- St. L., was one of the first utsdie of the shop to arrive, and " hen he gut there, he said, the whole hop was one big blase and the is getting in Its work on the r-mnd house roof. He and others said It " iiy the quickest lire they ever saw, In volving the whole establishment as It aid Inside «.f five minutes after it was re red. engines were In the round unusiiAlly large number, ns H happened. The damage to these "He, at the lowest average estimate of amounts to $32,000. Seven of "ore big ones of the compound 1“ and five of them had no water In causing them to be warped and iM.,i more than they would have ‘**0 otherwise. Pm those that did have water .In - m made up in noise for their less ijuii.ite mates. Such a sputtering m hissing as they net up when the near ..f ti, P fl r » Knt up steam In them , n°>igh t . make even an engineer t'ink. and It did serve to keep the v i at a safe distance. No. 222, a '• passenger locomotive, had been ••1 into the round house, hut still up steam when the fire broke out, w i> hacked out with but slight 1 »g* tit the pilot. Big Engines Suffered. !l " big ones, though, were less for- •N’o. 273, one of the big new* 'enger locomotives, had Just rhauled and put In tip-top d was going out today—but 270, a sister engine, was f .r service, too, and would have fh»* next through train as far •tttanooga. Home of the other B " r engines in the fire were Nos. " and 262. Home of the freight w hlch to the uninitiated now nly a lot of warped and crap iron, are Nos. 36, 69, 151, 1 '• l ?,‘ and 168. Most of these , "III again be pulling their ■ i traffic within a month. Two an V r engines were undamaged l, VM n ‘ „r rV r .? " a " not * therefore, de- »h. • Dut un, *l assistance arrived from ‘' engines of other divisions the Western and Atlantic dl- t'h remain undamaged will • #»!• n me and can not QQOQOOOQQOOOQQOOOQOOOQOQOO O DROWNS HIS CHILD 0 O AND TRIE8 SUICIDE. O O .— 0 o Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 2.—Patrick O Q Coyne threw his 3-year-old son Q O off the Twenty-second street Q O bridge Into the Monongahela river Q O and Jumped after him. The boy O O was drowned, but the father was O O rescued In an unconscious condl- 0 O tlon. * o O o OQOOOOOOOOQ<IO<IO<KJOOOOOOQOQ typ, didn't. lik» twtefe There Is hardly a clear track in the Western and Atlantic yards. \ The mechanics and laborers around the devastated shops Tuesday morn ing are all bedecked In new, clean working togs,and are handling bright new hammers. That’s where they suf fered. Nearly every man at the shops lost from $10 to $25 worth of tools be sides his overalls. Next to the round house, where the ruined engines are, the ruins of the machine shop present the most deso late apparance. The expensive drills, lathes and machinery peculiar to the railroad repair shop Is now a lot of Junk—for the mechanics do not think that any of this can be repaired, so that It will give satisfactory service. One of the biggest lathes had Just been Installed and had not yet been used. The ruined blacksmith shop and room where the mechanics kept their tools add their part to the general ef fect and to the loss, but the damage In them Is not so great as In the machine shop and engine house. The turntable In the center of the round house, though badly charred. Is being used with safety Tuesday. Thousands 8aw Firs. There Is no telling how many people saw the blase Monday evening. The fire burned fiercely for more than an hour, and during that time lit all parts of^the city with a weird glow. The low-hanging clouds gave the Impres slon that the fire was even more exten sive than it was In reality, and thou sands of people flocked to the center of the city to see what was the matter. The Forsyth street viaduct was crowd ed to the limit and dozens of men and boys climbed to points of vantage In the Ironwork overhead. But down In the yards people with the Inborn desire to get closer to the thing making the excitement were the ones getting the full benefit. Jn most parts of the yards the mud was deep enough to flow Into the tops of decol- lette shoes, and the cold, drizzling rain which was falling was Just enough to be the most disagreeable. But these drawbacks did not keep folks from do ing their bets to get to the place where the police would let them go no further and the top of every car In the vicinity of the fire had Its quota of spectators. Gat Tank Threatened. At times It looked as If the big gas tank about 50 yards from the fiercest part of the fire was In danger, hut fears on this score were soon allayed. When the fire engines arrived sev eral of them had a lot of trouble get ting their hose lines to the fire on ac count of the tracks nil being choked with freight cars, and by the time they could get their streams to playing all that was left for them to do was to cool things down as soon as possible, for the conflagration had reached 4uch a stage that the damage It did could not he averted. It Is stated that by reason of the good work of the switching crews In getting equipment out of dnnger but few freight or passenger cars were seriously damaged. OHM Ulltll tins IS COMING CHATTANOOGA SOUTHERN IS SOLD TO L. & N.R.R. Deal Made in Off 'ce of Late Russell Sage. LONGEST TERM LOAN IS CLOSED TUESDAY Owners of $3,000,000 of Bonds Are Paid Cash for Holdings. The Barnum * Bailey cirrus will exhibit here Friday and Saturday, Oc tober 19-29. Especial Interest at taches to the Barnum A Halley show- day this year, not only because of the popular belief that It Is the largest combined circus, menagerie and hip podrome In the world, but also because the management announces a number of features of such an extraordinary character as to discount anything hith erto known In the line of arenlc sen sationalism. Probably the most remarkable of the new acts, «fnd the one that has created the greatest comment and wonder, Is known ns the “Dip of Death.” In this startling act a heavy road car files 40 feet through space, with machine and driver actually upside down. Then, ns though this thriller was not sufficient to satisfy the public demand for sen sationalism, two daring bicyclists tempt Injury and possible death by turning somersaults In mld-afr on their wheels. This sensational act is descriptively entitled the “Two Twirls of Terror,” and Is said to create a furore wherever U Is seen. Apart from Its sensational features, the Barnum A Bailey program seems to have a sufficient variety of genuine old-fashioned circus acts to satisfy the most exciting lover of real arenlc entertainment. Interspersed with these. It Is announced, are a number of acts that, while not especially sensational, are especially Inte estlng and attractive by reason of thelt originality and nov elty. The foreign ngents of the Bar num A Bailey Show were. It Is said, notably successful last winter In se curing unconventlonnl and skillful acts for the current season. New York, Oct. 2.—A deal was closed today in the office of the late Russell Sage by which the Chattanooga Southern railway was sold to the Louisville and Nashville. The deal closes the longest term loan ever made by Mr. Sage. Holders of $3,000,000 O SIGNED BY HITCHCOCK. 0 o o O Washington, Oct. 2.—Acting O O Postmaster General Hitchcock O O yesterday signed the largest check O O of his career. It was for $3,000,- O O 000, and was drawn on the assist- 0 O ant treasurer at Chicago, in favor O O of the United States treasurer at O O Washington. The check repre- 0 O senta the transfer of the surplus O O from the money order fund on de- 0 O posit at Chicago. O <0 0 oooooooooooooooooooooooooo HEAR THE VICTROLA At Our Warerooms 37-39 Peachtree St. worth of bonds who thought the hold ings worthless today appeared tor their cash, which was paid. The Chattanooga Southern Is 91 • miles long and extends from Chatta nooga, Tenn., to Gadsden, Ala. Its i head office Is at Chattanooga, where • It connects with lines running to Nash ville, Cincinnati and the East. At Cen- j chat It make* connection with the Cen- 1 tral of Georgia railroad; at Round Mountain with the Southern railway and at Gadsden with the Louisville and . Nashville, Gadsden and Atalla Union; railroad; Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, and the Alabama Great Southern railroad. FORMER ATLANTA MAN KILLS SELF IN GOTHAM Artist J. C. Baker En Js His Life With Pistol. New York. Oct. 2.—J. C. Baker, head of the art department of a New York newspaper, today Is a suicide at his Baker was 38 years old, happily mar rled and the father of a child, to whom he was devoted. No cause can be as signed for his act. Mr. Baker went home In a rather nervous and fretful mood. Painters and decorators were at work, plained of the disorder and said ho could not bear the odor of turpentine. He talked Into another room and his wife heard the report of volver. She rushed Into the room and found her husband on the floor bullet wound In his head. He waq conscious and died In a few minutes. Mr. Baker was a native of Atlanta home, No. 410 Central Park West. Mr. and an artist of ability and originality, DRUNKS PILE INTO STATION WHEN SALOONS OPEN UP; CONDITIONS NORMAL NOW From Saturday afternoon until Mon day morning, with all saloons in the city closed, a total of 55 cases were docketed at the polios station, two of these for drunkenness. From Monday afternoon until Tues day morning, with only 14 saloons open from 5 until 10 o’elock Monday night, total of 46 cases were docketed, 20 of the number being for drunkenness. The majority of the drunkenness also represented disorder. After a week of remarkable quietude and sobriety In the city of Atlanta, and rest for the hard worked police, the police business is now beginning to rapidly Increase with the opening of the saloons. The above comparison of figures demonstrates the ratio at which the police business Is gaining. ■ with a few aalnona In the center of the city open from 5 o’clock Monday afternoon until 10 o’clock at night, 20 men, both white and black, were ar rested for drunkenness, while on Mon day, out of a total of 55 cases, only two men answered to the charge of being drunk. The police officials say that the police station and police court will now rapidly assume their normal appearance after the week # of enforced prohibition and peacefulness. None of the saloons of Decatur and Peters streets was open Monday night and this fact accounts for the drunkenness being no greater than It was. The police believe that had the saloons In these two thoroughfares been open, they would have had their hands full until late In the night han dling the drunks, and that the disor der would have been much greater. The saloons had been open only an hour or two until the drunks began to roll Into the police station. HEAD OF MORMON CHURCH IS ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY; 5 WIVES CHARGED TO HIM Salt Lake City, Utah, Oet. 2.—On a charge of llvlna unlawfully with five wives, Joseph 8mlth. president of the Mormon church, has been arrested and bound over to the district court. The complaint was sworn to by a Mormon deputy sheriff, the warrant was served by order of a Mormon sheriff and the committing magistrate Is also a Mor mon. He recently returned from trip to Europe. The latest marvel: The only member of The Victor Family without a horn. You are cordially invited to hear voice engravings by Caruso, Sembrich, Heink, Calve, Plaueon, Scotti, Patti, Melba, Eames and all the Metropolitan favorites at our studios. Sold on Easy Payments by Week or Month PHILLIPS & CREW CO. Wholesale and Retail Distributors Victor Talking Machine. Edison Phonograph. WILL EXPEL 40 STUDENTS WHO WON'7 QUIT HAZING Chicago. Oct. 2.—Forty Lake For est students refused last night to sign a pledge submitted by the faculty not to Indulge In hazing and by the direc tion of President Harlan they will be expelled from the college. Sixty students after a mass meeting decided to accept the manifesto of the professors. THREATENED TO MURDER UNLESS SHE PAID $20,000 Racine. Win., Oct. 2.—Two men ac cused of writing a letter to Mrs. Rich ard T. Robinson, demanding $20,000 and threatening the lives of herself and family If It was not paid, were brought here by Police Officer Pflster today from Milwaukee, where they were ar rested. They are Frederick Stocking. 36 years old, and H. R. Miller, aged 34, and they are brnther»-ln-law. Stocking broke down at Milwaukee and confessed enough to make It cer tain to the policeman that he has the right men. Miller remained stubborn. i PEOPLE Of ALABAMI ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE TO STORMSUFFEHERS Special to The Genrgltin. Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 2.—Governor Jelks yesterday afternoon Issued a proclamation to the people of Alabama urging them to contribute to the dif ferent relief committees for the ben efit of those who were stricken dur ing the rtorm on the gulf coast. There was a mass meeting of promi nent citizens called by Mayor Teague, and committees were appointed to so licit subscriptions at once for the ben efit of those who suffered. Two hun dred and sixty-seven dollars and sixty cents was subscribed by those present, and the city contributed $1,000. BRILLIANT FIREWORKS EOR TRE STATE FAIR CADETS PRESENT FOB TO MAJOR KIMBROUGH. '■h rpiit. ishi il.partm.nt l« much "isly affected than the paa- n addition to having more iamitced. the yard, were hiiked up with cara Special to The Ueorglan. Athena, Ga.. Oct. 2.—Major J. M. Kimbrough, commanding the Univer sity of Georgia cadet r, has been or dered by the government to rejoin hla regiment, the Twenty-aeventh Infan try, nt Newport Newa. and proceed at once to Cuba. Major Kimbrough leaves today. In hla absence Colonel E. L. Griggs and Captain 8. V. San ford, of the university faculty, will have charge of the military depart ment. The cadets of the university assem bled In the chattel thl« morning, where a beautiful fob was presented to the major. The presentation speerh wa* made by President Barrow, of the In stitution. . .. ... Major Kimbrough accepted the gift In n short speech, nt the conclusion of which the college yell was vigorous- out of danger Monday night, ly given by the students. BRAVED DEATH IN STORM TO RESCUE A FAMILY Mobile, Ala.. Oct. 2.—The crew of the United States revenue cutter Win ona, which arrived here last night, tell a thrilling story of the heroic con duct of two men. Master-at-Arms Pe terson and Quartermaster Peterson, members of the crew, who rescued the keeper of the East Pascagoula light house and his family. When the Winona arrived off the Pascagoula light-house It found that there was nothing left hut the tower, which threatened to collapse any mo ment. The keeper, his wife and two babies had sought refuge In the tower. The two Petersons went In a small boat with other members of the crew and niter a desperate fight with the waves reached the base of the tower. The keeper threw them a line and one after the other the two Petersons climbed up the rope. They lowered the two babies, then the keeper’s wife, and then the keeper himself. When all of these had been saved the two inen slid down the rope and returned to the Winona. Spirited Race for Mayor. Hpeelnl to The Georgian. Amerlcus, Oa„ Oct. 2.—The most strenuous municipal campaign Amer lcus has witnessed In many years will end Wednesday In the election of a mayor 4 three members of the council and a city clerk. Hon. E. A. Hawkins, for four years mayor. Is opposed for re-election by Captain John B. Felder, tor many years mayor prior to the In cumbency of Mayor Hawkins. The race between the two Is very spirited. Huge fireworks locomotives will crash together In a head-on collision wl terrific explosion ftf boilers, etc.; J ngnra Falls will be represented In mammoth cataract of seething, silver fire 260 feet long and falling from a height of 50 feet; a beautiful young society belle will be shown .In a hand some fire picture 45 by 36 feet. All these pyrotechnic “sensations" and hundreds of other beautiful aerial and fancy “set” fireworks devices will be seen In the elaborate pyrotechnic dis plays which are the terminating fea tures of the gorgeous Pain spectacle, "Last Days of Pompeii," which will ex hibit at the fair grounds nightly during the state fair. Fully four hundred handsomely cos tumed men, women and children par ticipate In "Pompeii’s'’ imposing page ants and exciting street episodes, and a score of noted European and Ameri can aeriallsts and acrobats will bo seen In the specialty dlvertlsoments of the fete-day scene, In addition to pret- ballets and the marvelous "Fire Dance of Isis," In which the dances are seen apparently enveloped In fur naces of-fire. In this novel dance each girl wears a gown of (lowing silk con taining 125 yards. The center field of the fair grounds Is now In possession of 100 electrical constructors and laborers, who are put ting it In shape for the coming of Pom- neil. The spectacle’s traveling organi zation numbers over 200 performers, dancing girls, pantomlmlsts, pyrotech nics, electricians, stage mechanics, wardrobe masters, etc. The organiza tion also carries a portable atnplthea- ter with seats for 10,000 people. The scenery above used In this production fills 14 cars, making "laAst Days of Pompeii" unquestionably the largest spectacular In the world. DR,COFER TO ADDRESS ATLANTA BIBLE SCHOOL Rev. M. J. Gofer, D.D., of The Wes leyan Advocate, will address the At lanta Bible school, at 88 Cooper street. Wednesday at 7:30 p. m., October 3. The subject of Dr. Bofer's address will be "Personal Service,” nn appropriate theme for such an occasion. Dr. Cofer lit the first of a number of distinguished gentlemen who will appear before the school this winter. The winter term opens at 8 o'clock In the forenoon of October 3. There will be appropriate ceremonies at that hour, conducted by the president, Rev. Rolfe Hunt, D.D. Most of the day will be taken up in consultation of the instructors, with those desiring to en ter and the proper assignment of each. There will be no charge for those desiring Instruction In the Biblical de partment only. Those desiring Instruc tion In other things can be accommo dated at a reasonable rate of tuition. Rev. W. L. Burks, of Arkansas, has been secured os choir director and other service for the entire term. He will arrive the 2d and be on hand regularly. Miss Hildred Bell will pre side at the piano and give elementary Instruction In Instrumental music. Mrs. Susie Brunner Hunt, A.M., will assist In the literary work and render some aid In the Biblical department. Much attention will be devoted to training for personal work In soul-win ning. and all Christian people are in vlted to attend the winter term. AMUSEMENTS GRAND Tonight and Wednesday, Oct. 2 and 3. Matinee Wednetday. Klaw & Erlnnger present the tremen dous Musical Success by Oco. M. Cohan. 45 Minutes From Broadway. Introducing the Peerless CORIN.NE and s great company. Bale now open, urday. THUR8DAV NIGHT, Oct. 4. The comedy sensation of last season. The Klrke I .a Shelle production, "The Heir To The Hoorah” By Paul Armstrong. With GUV BATES POST. A notable cast. Prices 25c to (1.50. 1 Sale now open. AGED MAN KILLED BY A LONG FALL. Richmond, Vn., Oct. 2.—Falling from a window In hla room from the second story of u hotel to the sidewalk on Broad street, a distance of 18 feet, An drew J. Gray, 61 years old, this morn ing received Injuries from which he died In ten minutes. Gray was In the city on a short visit with his son, William Gray. HIh skull was fractured at the base, his right arm broken at the elbow and hla neck was dislocated. "maud. Richmond, Va.. Oct. 2.—Democratic state headquarters were opened In this city today by Chairman J. Taylor El- lyson. Senator Daniel, Senator Mar tin and Governor Swanson will take the stump. Other speakers will he Judge William Hodges Mann, II. St. George Tucker and Congressman Hal Flood. The real battles of the rnmonlgn will he fought In the Fifth and Ninth dis tricts, particularly the latter. Crushed in Machine. K|k>cIaI to The ({••orgtno. Davlsboro, Ga.. Oct. 2.—Willie Wil liams. a colored laborer at the Davls- boro cotton oil mill, was accidentally caught In the machinery this morning and badly, though not futally, man gled. Unsuccessful 8uccsss. A Kansas woman, Mrs. A. J. Stan ley. of Lincoln, has* been awarded a prize of $250 by a Boston firm for the best answer to the question, "What constitutes success?” She wrote: "He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has gained the respect of Intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found It, whether by an Improved poppy, a per fect poem or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express It; who has always looked for the best In others and given the best he had; whose life an Inspiration; whose memory a benediction."—Kansas City Independ ent. Friday and Saturday—Matinee Sat- t urday' JOSEPH AND WM. W. JEFFERSON In Cleveland Moffett and Hartley I Davla' New/ Comedy of Today, ‘‘PLAYING THE GAME, * * The comedy success of the aeaaon. Sale opens, Wednesday. Night 25c to $1.60; matinee 25c to $1, m BIJOU MATINEE TODAY—TONIGHT. E. D. STAIR offera the Rapid-lira - Comedian. HAP WARD, In the Kontedy Kaekle In 2 Layi, "Not Yet, But Soon.” Company of 50, Including Lucy Daly. 14 Song Hits—Lots of Pretty Girls. Court Meets at Waynesboro. Special to The Georgina. Waynesboro, Ga., Oct. 2.—The regu lar session of Burke superior court convened here yesterday, with Judge Henry C\ Hammond, of the Augusta circuit, on the bench. No cases of much Importance will come up at this session. The Woman's Problem. From The New York Sun. Politician—I think our candidate will sweep everything before him. Wife—H’m—but do you think he could do plain cooking? A Hopeless Cate. From The Baltimore American. . The Venus of Milo gave a despairing cry. "I'm out of the race^ girls!” ehe ex claimed. "How do you ever suppose Z can fasten a waist buttoned down the back?” FLOOR WAX. “Butchers,” "Johnson’s” and "Old English” at the GEORGIA PAINT AND GLASS CO., 40 Peachtree St.