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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, JANUARY 19. 188G.--TWELVE PAGES.
WORK OF THE BLAZE.
MACON VISITED DY COLD AND HEAT
AT THE SAME TIME.
A ni>H In 51,11 No. 1 T, "' t Do, ‘ ” ot do
Mach Damage—Two Horne. ill Hast
Macou Totally De»troyeJ-A
Few Smaller Fire..
A brief notice of tbe fire at Mill No. 1, of
the Bibb Manufacturing Company, appear-
ril in yesterday’s issue of the Teleobai'H.
The fire was in the dye house. Its origin
is not known, bnt it is supposed, that the
drying room was made too hot, causing
Spontaneous combustion.
When the alarm was sounded, llioso who
heard it thought that the flames in the Ral
ston Hall block had broken out afresh.
Doubtless supposing that bnt little assist
ance would be required to extinguish them.
... r y [j.\y responded to the alarm.
Eire Company No. 6 being nearest to tbe
mid was first to arrive and throw water.
Soon after, Mr. Oscar Redlicli, assisted by
a colored man named John Jlaund, arrived
with No 2’s reel. Hook and Ladder then
appeared, and shortly after No. 4, with en-
binder the direction of Mr. W. T. Long,
snnerintendent of the mill, the firemen did
effective service. The flames were kopt in
side the building by keeping the doom and
windows closed. At an opening sufficient
for the purpose, several streams were turn
ed into the drying room, and kept flowing
until the fire was extinguished.
The few that were present made a
hard and gallant fight. Several times it
seemed impossible to save the building,
but the efforts to do si were redoubled,
and notwithstanding the cold weather, the
ice and tho frozen mud, at 5:30 o'clock the
^Tlnfloss was not large, probably not ex
ceeding $1,200. The floors of the drying
room were destroyed, together with a
quantity of cotton and yams. Some drying
machinery was also destroyed.
Only a few days will be required to re
pair the building. ,,. .
This account of the fire would be mcom
plete without the mention of the invaluable
services of Mr. ltedlioh anil John Mannd.
After drawing No. 2's reel from the engine
house on Cotton avenue up and down tho
bills to tho mill in East Macon, they both
went to work to bo of whatever other ser
vice possible. Mr. ltedlioh worked nntilhe
was saturated with the freezing water from
head to feet. He was then forced by other
tinmen to retire and seek a place to dry
himself.
Mr. Redlich has long been noted ns one
the most vigilant firemen of the city, but
fiiis last servica of bis places him for faith
fulness at the head of the department.
No. C also deserves high praise. Her
members worked willingly and well, and
showed that they knew how to do their
whole duty.
It is proper to add, that the other fire
men and, indeed, nil who nssisted to extin
guish the fire, deserve credit for their in
valusble work.
AN EAST MACON BLAZE.
Two Dwellings Across the Hirer Destroyed
by Fire Last Night.
At 7 o’clock last night, the alarm, of fire
was sounded from the city hall.
It was discovered soon afterwards that it
was located in East Mncon. The illumina-
ion was quick and brilliant, and soon at-
rooted a large crowd to that portion of the
fitv.
The fire was discovered under the dwell
ing of Mr. Ben Jones, on Cutter's Hill, in a
lot of dried pine and oak wood, that had
been stacked under the house during the
mmmer. The discovery was made by
•ome parties passing tho house about G;30
I’clock. In a brief time, there was a gener-
d alarm, to which tho department prompt
ly responded.
At lliu lime the firo broke out, Mr. .Tones
as at his father's store conversing with
ome gentlemen. He hurried home, and
'oiind the dames leaping through the floor.
)»ing to the distance of the houso from
he water supply, and tho difficulty the
iremen experienced in obtaining afl ow, it
vas soon evident that the building could
lot be saved. All hands went immediate-
to work then, to remove the furniture,
l‘ ires tllere w “ s “ quantity in the house.
The flames gained rapid headway, and
ere soon communicated to the adjoining
welling, ocoupied by Mr. Z. B. Wade,
o? “ **-. ream °f water could be obtained,
otb dwellings were completely enveloped,
hey burned rapidly, n high wind facilitat
'd the work, and within an hour after the
scovery were completely destroyed.
. . Wanner occupied the dwelling
u Ml ; " “do *, and it was with iliffi-
Jty that it was saved from destruction,
lie task wag only accomplished by the
ml work of the crowd, who kept tho roof
id sides saturated with water, supplied
» neighboring well in buckets,
had tho department succeeded better in
icirefforts to procure water, it is doubtful
nether much good could have been ae-
niplished. Both houses were quickly
'eloped and as quickly burned. No. 0
as prevented at the beginning from doing
lective work owing to the water in the
»e having frozen. After much trouble
ine was mid from the plug in front of
engine heme, and with the aisistoncc
„■ * 8 steamer a stream was turned on
nanus. It came too late, and extin-
ish.d only tho burning skeletons.
1 he two dwellings were new ones, having
IJ been occupied since last July. Mr.
*\~«» and was insured for
. * 11 ^ Ibe Southern mutual of Athens,
Presented by Mr. J. M. Boardman. Mr.
M*“''jelbngcost *1.800 aud was insured
Il.bK) in the Westchester of New York,
[.resentea by Mr. Henry Home. Mr.
is had furniture and valuables which ho
ed at fully *2,000 in his honse, on which
„*?,**• an insurance of *800 in the Sonth-
• 31 at "“l'. Of this amount *300 was on
I ano which was not in tho honse at the
of the fire. Mr. Wade's fnroitnre,
Was valued by him at *700. On this
, iSJh bhr rrill & Hodges carried a policy
i « ’n Writtcn °nly « few dayB ago.
* sniall portion, comparatively, of Mr.
I? \K°<><ls and furniture was saved. All
r. '\adc« household effects were re-
i<t and saved in a damaged condition,
tth regard to the origin of the fire, it
',:° “* l be general opinion that it waa
L The suspicions giving rise to
u-i nomerous, bnt none tangi-
1 'letomtoe°L“ 0Uhii, ‘ ‘ rne ’ nmkiBt
Ralston hall burned.
lisutroos Contlagration which the Flre-
"•"»«« Unable to Conqner.
rhi!« o'clock yesterday morning afire,
Jh had t u origin in the rear of W. B.
1 ba'and restaurant, entirely de-
H »« block, comer of
Iblfl.'Wssts.
H.m'l'xo PS’*®* officers Frank Tharp
k were standing on the side-
!£L“S?* 0f D ' J - »*«'« store, on the
<md Third streets, directly
tnve^HsU. The, were engage*
rising from the rear of Chapman’s, officer
Tharp exclaimed:
“That looks like a fire?"
Both officers fixed their eyes on the spot
where the puff of smoke had b* j seen
aud in n few minutes they beheld a white
cloud slowly rise and float off across Third
street. Convinced that tho building was
on fire, they ran down Third street to the
alley which runs through the block between
Cherry and Poplar streets. Hurrying up m
tbe rear of Chapman's, they found the
heck yard full of smoko. Further investi
gation developed that the building was on
fire in the second story.
The situation of the fire indicated that it
had originated either in the kitchen attach
ed to Chapman’s, or in the room in the
second story occupied bv the .estauram
waiters.
The officers at once took steps to give tho
alarm. Officer Tharp notified the station
bouse keeper at the city hall, while officer
Wood knocked on the doom and
A BOUSED TUB INMATES
of tho rooms over the ndjaccut stores. A
general alarm was sounded at the city hall.
This was soon followed by alarms from the
court, house and the several engine houses.
Twenty minutes after tho alarms were
sounded, the firemen began to arrive at the
scene of the fire. Startled citizens from all
parts of tbe city tumbled out of their warm
beds, and by 3 o'clock an immense crowd
had collected.
It is probable that at no time in the pre
vious history of the city that a fire was
fought with more determination nnd under
greater disadvantages. The weather was in
tensely cold. The fire-plugs were frozen,
and much valuable time was lost before the
water could be induced to flow freely. All
the fire companies were present. Tho en
gines of Numbers 1, 4 and 0 were brought
out, and did effective service. Men, white
and black, worked with the desperation of
heroes. Staid citizens,whose dignified con
duct upon all ordinary occasions entities
them to justly deserved respect, stood in
freezing water or fast hardening mud and
struggled with the flames as they did when
hoys. Yonng men put forth efforts nimost
superhuman, and poys worked with the
strength of men.
All efforts, however, were unavailing to
ataythe progress of the flames. The fatal
delay caused by frozen plugs and the early
hour gave the fire a headway which could
not be stopped. Almost before the heroic
efforts to snlxlne them were well begun, the
flames spread over the doomed block, from
Goodwyn .t Small's drug store on Cherry
street to Elkan’s dry goods store on Third
street. •
A USELESS STBUOOLE.
The wind was from the northwest. This
served to aid tho firemen in their efforts to
save the adjacent stores. The burning
block, too, was separated from the stores
next to it by dead walls, and it is probable
that these had more to do with preventing
the spreading of the flames than anything
else.
Notwithstanding that it was soon discov
ered that the block was doomed, tho efforts
to save it were not relaxed until the front
walls tumbled down. Tho alarms were
kept up until 4 o’clock, and but few failed
to receive notice by the clanging of the
bells that a great conflagration was in prog
ress.
While the fire was at its height, a rumor
spread through the crowd that a man had
perished in the flames. It was said that A.
A. Barfield, of Jones county, was Bleeping
in a room over Chapman's when the fire be
gan, and that he hod been unable to escape.
This rumor caused the firemen to redouble
their efforts, but it was discovered, after
awhile, that the rumor was false, and a
feeling of relief at onoe took the plaee of the
sickening dread which had pervaded the
crowd.
At 0o’clock the block waa amass of
blackened ruins. Ralston IIoll, for many
years the city’s only theatre, and seven
stores, together with a number of office
rooms, had been licked up by the flamea,
and nothing was left to be done bnt to de
luge the smouldering embers in order to
prevent the accidental firing of the build
ings.
TBE LOSERS.
Efforts to save the goods from the stores
in tho block resulted in preserving the
S cater portion of them, although in badly
maged condition. Tho figures, therefore,
which are here given are necessarily inaccu
rate. Had all the goods been destroyed the
figures would still ne inaccurate, because
the losers w to unable to tell just what was
tbe value of their stocks and just what was
their insurance, Nevertheless it is believed
that tbe figures are not far wrong, and that
they are as accurate os those generally ob
tained under similar circumstances.
Ralston Hall block, owned by the chil
dren of George R. Turpin, valued at *32,-
000; insured for *18,000,
Rogers, Worsham A Co., wholesale
grocers, stock valued at (12,000; insured for
*7,500.
Home A Phillips, haberdashers, stock
valued at *2,600; insured for *2,100.
J. Tborncr, dealer in dry goods and
liquors, stock valued at (5,000; insured for
*4,000.
Felix Corput A Co., dealers in fish and
fruit, atock valued at *1,500; no insurance.
This firm also had two car-loads of fruit
consigned to them, one of cocoanuta and
one of bananas, both of which were de
stroyed, there being no insurance.
W. 1). Chapman, dealer in liquors and
restaurant keeper, stock valued at *2,500;
insured for *2,500.
Sam Baer, dealer in retail groceries, stock
valued at *3,500, insured for *’>,(100.
Lee Brown, tailor, occnpied room in sec
ond story, stock valued at (tM>, no insur
ance,
E. C. Grannies, justice of the peace, oc
cupied room iu second story, books and
papers valued at *1,000, no insurance.
H. McKervey, shoe-maker, occupied room
in second story, stock valued at (000, in
sured for $300.
Total value of building and stocks, *71,-
900.
Total insurance, (37,400.
To tbe foregoing must bo added the nnm-
K iknown, done to the stock of M.
dealer in dry goods, by .water. El-
kan values his stock at *8,000.
INCIDENTS DUIUXO THE DAT.
Throughout yesterday, a large crowd sur
rounded the burned block and watched a
detachment of firemen throw water on the
smoking timbers. Notwithstanding the in
tense heat, the cold weather caused the
water at different points in the ruins to
freeze. Icicles in profusion hung from the
walls and timbers, and outside in the streets
wss s thick costing of ice.
At 12:30 o'clock, cosls dropped into the
cellar of Rogers, Worsham A Co.'a atore
and ignited the heavy groceries stored there.
A thick Mack smooke enveloped the ruins,
and the fire soon became so unmanageable
that it was found necessary to sound an
alarm and again call out the firemen. After
a long struggle, the flames were subdued,
and toe cold and weary firemen once more
retired to their homes.
The police deserve much credit for their
faithfulness in guarding too property of
the sufferers by toe fire. They discharged
their duty well, and gained many words of
commendation.
few months ago. One Sunday, a police
officer discovered smoke issuing from the
Cherry street entrance to the hnll, and run
ning up the steps, found a fire in a room
about in tho position at which the fire was
discovered yesterday morning. The room
contained a quantity of imflammahle waste
matter, and had not the offlter discovered
the smoke in time, the block would doubt
less have been destroyed. It was never
known how the fire originated.
Capt. W. L. Johnson said yesterday that
in 183G a large wooden building occupying
tbe site of lialstou Hnll was destroyed' by
fire at a similar hour in the morning and
during similar weather.
An old citizen said yesterday that he re
membered three fires which occurred upon
the site of the ball.
The owners of tho burned block have not
yet determined when they will rebuild.
The new quarters of tho homeless mer
chants will be published to-morrow.
ARCTIC VIEWa IN MACON.
The Fun of the Nkaters—The Ocmulgco In
its Garb of White.
Mncon borrowed a sceno from tho north
yesterday.
Under the rounded shadow of one of
those wonderful mounds on the east side of
the river, and just beyond the high em
bankment of tbe Central railroad, is a large
pond. It was not overlooked by tho bliz
zard and its surface yesterday wus white
and hard. Those of our people who were
so fortunate as to have a pair of ice skates
on hand and who knew how to nse
them, were not slow in finding
the pond. By noon the carnival was
at its zenith, and a sceno was pre
sented rarely if ever seen in Georgia.
A dozen or more gentlemen sped over
the frozen pond, which covered an acre,
and their cheeks glowed from the henlhfnl
exercise. The scene was lent an additional
charm by the prcsenco of a lady who
gracefully glided over the surface with the
swiftness of a bird. It was not long be
fore the skating pond was scarred with the
steel knife-blade skates, bnt the air was too
crisp aud bracing and the exercise too in-
vigornting to stop, and all day long the
skaters enjoyed themselves.
The small boy was there, but at a dis
advantage. He had no skates. Ho could
only slide with his shoes, but his efforts
worn rewarded only with numerous falls. A
few boys utilized chairs for sledges, and in
this way sought to use tho frozen pond.
The river presented yesterday a much
prettier sight than on the day before. Tho
muddy, sluggish stream was frozen from
bank to bank, nnd had the appearance of
hnving passed through a snow-storm. Its
surfaco was oue solid white sheet. The
water had been whipped into foam in
tumbling over the Bhoals up the stream.
The sun beamed upon it mildly bnt suf
ficiently bright to make it glisten like
myriads of crystals.
Viewing the river from one of the Indian
mounds, it appeared a white streak winding
its serpentine way throngh the woods until
it looked liko a white milestone in the dis
tance.
Fully a thousand people lined the river
banks in the afternoon. The day thawed
ont info pleasantness nbout noon, nnd
brought out the ladies and school children.
Hundreds of them had never seen such n
sight, add hundreds of them will probably
never Bee it again.
The mercury registered twenty degrees
yesterday morning, and during tbe day
went up to thirty, only falling again as
night came on.
CoL Ira Jennings, who carries tho mail
between Mncon and Knoxville in Crawford
county, says only once before did he ever
experience such cold weather in Macon.
In the winter of 1834-5 he waa driving the
stage between Macon nnd Knoxville,
going ovor the same road he now travels
with the mail. In the year mentioned,
the headquarters for his stage line were at
the old Floyd House, All west of Mulberry
street was a howling wilderness, and where
Itnnkin A Co’s, drug store now stands was
a large pond of water. This was frozen
over and thousands of frogs, lUzntdn and
fish were frozen.
Yesterday when be passed over Tobesof-
koe creek the dam of McElninrray’s mill
was frozen and tbe water, with its fringe
of mammoth icicles, presented a beautiful
sight.
The indications ore’ now that in n few
days the extreme cold will disappear and
the Sunny South will assert its rights,
SHOT IN THE BACK.
A Drunken Negro In a Hack Shoots the
Driver.
About fifteen minutes nfter 11 o'clock last
night Dan Clark, a negro hncktnnn, was
stopped at L. Vannucki's saloon, on Mul
berry street, by a negro named John
Clowers, and requested to tako him to his
home near the cemetery.
Clark tookClowera in his hack and start
ed off. Clowers wns drunk.
After riding n short distance, Clo von be
gan to feel a little larger than General Jack-
son and the army felt in Florida. He
pulled out a pistol nnd began to shoot at
wbateverobjecthe saw in toe street. Clark
remonstrated, nud told Clowers that if he
would persist in using his pistol he must
get out of his hack.
Clowers resented Clark's remonstrance,
and said:
•TU shoot yon, you miserable puppy!"
He then aimed his pistol at Clark and
fired twice. One bull entered Clark's buck
betweon the shoulders, and tbe other,
strangely enongh, lodged in his shoe.
Either from fnght or with the intent to
earn his fare, Chirk drove Clowers home. .
“What are you going to do about my
shooting yon?" asked Clowers as he got out
of tbe hack.
"I'm going do nothing,” Clark replied,
whipping up his horse and driving away.
He drove straight to the city hall, where
he reported the shooting to the police.
Lieut. Wylie sent three officers to arrest
Glowers, but, owing to the lateness of the
hour, it could not be learned whether or not
they succeeded.
Clark’s wounds were not dangerous. Clow-
era's pistol was a poor one, and the ball did
not penetrate far.
Important Itsllronil Conference.
Yonterdar afternoon, an important conference
waa held at Brown'a Hotel by the aulhorltle* of the
Covlnston and Macon and Savannah, Dublin and
Western railroads.
Colonel L. F. Urination, aa president, represent
ed the Covlnston and Macon railroad, and Colonel
John M. Stubbs, of Dublin, and Mr. A. D. Under-
nian, of Pblladelnbla, repreaenlad the Savannah,
Dublin and Wealern railroad.
Tbs object of the conference waa to make a com-
blr.stion whereby the two roads might be mutually
beneatted in erecting depots and ahope in this city.
Another matter also discussed, was a plan to perfect
connecttona between the two roads. No positive
X ement waa reached, but it la altogether pro ba
ths! ona will be In the near future.
The Covington and Macon baa selected a route
Into the city, and la ready m begin the construction
of ton line, it delays doing eo a short while In order
to eoneider the proposition of the Savannah.
Florida and Dublin.
Prevtooa to the cooftrance, the geatlemeo men
tion aud several city officials, walked over the
grounds proposed to be used for depots and shops,
and CarefnUy examined Into all details.
The authorities of both roads positively declare I
that tho lines will be completed before the end of
the present year.
Catarrh and Dronehltu Carol.
A clergyman, vftar yean of Buffering from that
loathsome disease. Catarrh, ari l vainly trying Cl
medy. i.t last found a yr. *.. rlptjoll wh
cured Slid sst. 1 him fr
TELEGRAPH BY PLAY.
Suggested by tho Keccnt Durotog of Ral
ston Halt.
Clang! clang! rings out the big bell nt the
city hall. Tinkle! tinkle! echoes back the
hose reel.
But what care I for clang-clang or tinkle-
tinkle! My couch is soit and warm, and
the gentle hand of sweet sleep is caressing
my eyelids. Tho wind that rashes up the
stairs into the hallway, ns if hiding from
some midnight assassin on the street, tellB
me that all outside is cold and freezing.
The hells ring ont their alarm, the wind
whistles mournfully, and I bless the caress
ing hand that closes my eyes.
Tinkle! Tinkled
Bat it is not the tinkle, tinkle of the
hose-reel bell. I feel my eyes open just a
bit, nnd what a beautiful sight breaks upon
my vision. I am one of a vast audience in
the theatre. Iu the paiicrre of faces I see
so many familiar features that I am dazed,
bewildered. What doeH it mean? I seo
people who have slept under tho hallowed
sod of Roso Hill for these twenty yenrs.
Over yonder sits a man with his bride. I
knew him well, and I confess to having
coveted his handsome face and figure nnd—
his fair yonng bride; bnt only yesterday I
saw him, his form bending, his once raven
locks, now frosted, and beside him stood
his son, the counterpart of the father when
I saw him at the theatre with his
bride. And yet to-night I see him seated
ugain in tbe parquet, and there is no frost
upon his hair. Here aits n child laughing
joyously, and yesterday I saw her with
wrinkled faco. And hero nnd there I seo
people I knew so well, aud yet those people
have lived twenty, thirty, forty and even
fifty years, cither in tho flesh or tho grave.
What means it!
Tinkle! Tinkle!
It is the stage bell that rings and the
buzz of conversation ceases as the enrtain
rolls up. A shout of admiration goes up
from the parquet, from the dress circlo and
from tho gallery. Tho curtain reveals a
tableaux lit up to brilliancy by the red
fire. A miniature stage is suspended from
tho p'rders, the red fire leaping up and
lapping it ns if with a thousand forked
tongnes. i The effect is grand. But, look!
the rod fire melts into vivid flame. Tho
sceno is one of fierce burning firo, and so
bright the eyes wonld be blinded
bnt for the little stage
that bangs like the gypsy's pot over the
burning fagots. The admiration of tho au
dience now gives way to bewilderment. I
think I see in each face turned to the grand
sceno a trace of fear. Every voice is hushed
and naught is heard save tho roaring of toe
flames as they boil and scctho on tho stage.
The music begins, but the roar of the fire is
heard above it. The hanging stage trem
bles and tbe towering form of Forest,
dressed ns Othello, steps forth from
the background of flame. He
seems to melt away before the hot toach of
tho over-leaping flames and pretty Mary
Anderson, ns Juliet, appears as a beautiful
vision. Booth stalks solemnly forth with
the haggard air of tho wolancholy Dane,
but vanishes ns little Mary Marsh, in white
torleton dress, trips lightly forward to be
swallowed by a greedy flame. Junius Bru
tus Booth, ns tho hanchback King, strides
upon the little stage, but vanishes while
Mrs. Scott Siddons reads. Billy Barton,
with bis merry quips, next appears, bnt
the audience does not smile ns of yore.
McCready rises from Forests' exit, and ho,
too, qaickly goes away as Charlotte Cash-
man and Macbeth ventures to the front.
Joe Jefferson comes next with the patri
archal beard of Rip Van Winkle. In rapid
snocasslon the lessor lights appear to pass
ont of sight. Their faces and voices are
familiar, but the andienco is not demon
strative. Where is tho applause that
greeted Forest's appearance? where is the
peals of laughter that always followed the
lines of John E. Owens, John T, Raymond,
and Robson and Crane?
The scene changes. The eager flames
that lit up tho stage are hungry. They leap
over the loot-lights and run nimble-footea
around the gallery rail. Down into tbe par
quet, np into the gallery and back into the
pit they scamper, as if on a frolic. And yet
the nnaienco does not move. The sen of
faceB is unmoved by even so much as dis
turbed fonturcs. The brilliant fire bnms
fast and with sharpened tooth eats away
the gilt and tinsel nnd gnaws into the fres
coed ceiling above. Tne light is white in
its intena’ty, and yet the people remain in
their seats. Tho fire burns with
a savageness that is awful. The
flames dart among the undaunted men
end women and ao completely envelopes
them that I shut my eyes. Back from the
stage I hear a faint tinkle tinklo, and fmy
eyes open again. There aro flames every
where, but tho faces, now ghastly in the
strong light, ore there still. There is no
noise savo tho roar of the destroying ele
ment. I feel sick and faint and tum once
more to the stage. The flames are now
leaping to the proscenium. It winds about
the halyards. Surely the end is near. The
halyards are burnt in twain. Tinkle,
tinkle! The curtain is loosened and down,
down, down it rolls. A crash, a shrink, a
hurst of flame, and old Ralston Hall is no
more!
Tinkle 1 Tinkle 1 This timo it is the
tinkle tinkle of the hose reel bell. Tbe
boys have fooght too fight; the fire is ont
and they are returning to their engine
houses. My eyes ore open wide now. The
dream wns true. The curtain has mine
down for the last time. The boards on
which stood the most brilliant stars in the
galaxy of artists aro reduced to ashes. The
auditorinm that once held the beauty and
chivalry of our city in smiles nnd tears is no
more. Only a crumbling ruin. A bare
wall now marks the spot where in days
agone we sought to drive away dull care and
drop the mask which disguised our aches
and griefs. Ralston Hall, farewell.
Mysterious Affair.
At 9:30 o'clock, last night, a tall, lino looking
white man went into Benner's restaurant and in
quired fora physician. Tho man was bleeding
profusely from several terrible gashes on tbe left
side of bis bead. He could not give his name, and
hla account of bow he received his Injuries waa
very confused, lie was directed where to And a
pbvsleian and be left ostensibly in search of one.
A short time afterwards, tbe man was found wan*
derlugup and down tbepavement in front of the
Lanier House. He wae taken into tbe office, where
be Hid that be bad been shot In in alley anil that
his assailant had escaped. Ho Mid. Immediately
after telling tbe first story, that somebody had
knocked him down.
Ae nobody knew him, it wai thought advisable
to send him to the elation house. Accordingly n
police officer wh summoned, and the man waa
placed in hie care.
At the station house the man’s name vu discov
ered to be ThouiH. It WH also discovered that ha
wh Injured on Fourth street. No other Infurme-
lion could bo obtained.
The ewe will be fully investigated to-day.
MOST PERFECT MADE
The United States Government
Places Dr. Price’s at tlio head of tho entire list.
(Soo National Hoard or Health Bulletin—Supplement .Vo. e, page 33, Washington, D. C.I
The Canadian Government
Places Dr. Price’s at tho head of tho entire list.
iSfco report to tho Commissioneu or Inland Revetuie Department,Ottawa<scat of gore*«v
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Prof. II. C. WHITE, State Chemist, University Georgia, Athens, On.
Prof. R. C. KEDZ1E, Late Pre-hlent State Board of Health, Lansing, Midi.
Prof. 1L M. SCHEFFER, Analytical Chemist. SL Louis. Mo.
Prof. CHARLES E. DWIGHT, Analytical Chemist, Wheeling, W. Va.
Prof. JAMES F. BABCOCK, State Assayer, Boston, Mass.
Dr. ELIAS H. BARTLEY. B. S., Chemist to the Dep’t of Health, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Prof. CURTIS C. HOWARD, M. Sc., Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio.
Prof. M. DELFONTAINE, Analytical Chemist, Chicago, III.
Prof. R. S. G. PATON, I-nto Chemist Health Department, Chicago, 111.
Prof. JOHN M. ORDWAY, Mass. Institute of Technology, Boston.
Prof. B. A. W1TTHAUS, A. M., M. D., University of Buffalo, N. Y.
Prof. A. II. SABIN, Stnto Chemist, Burlington, Vt.
Prof. JOHN BOIILANDEH, Jr., A. M., M. D., Prof. Chemistry and Toxicology,
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Profs. AUSTEN & WILBER, I , rofs.Cheinlstry,RiitgersCollcgo,NewBninswlck,N..I.
Prol. GEORGE E. BARKER, l*rof. Chemistry University of Pennsylvania, Phila
delphia, Pa. ,
Prof. PETER COLLIER, Chief Chemist for tlio United States Department of Agri
culture, Washington, D. C.
Profs. KEYS it RICE, Profs. Chemistry, Ontario School Pharmacy,Toronto,Canada
Dr. JAMES ALBRECHT, Chemist at tho United States Mint, New Orleans, La.
i’rof. EDGAR EVERHART, Prof. Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
Prof. K. W. 1ULGAK1), I*rof. Chemistry, University California, Berkeley, Cab
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