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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1. NUMBER 106.
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
CARRIES DISASTER AND
DEATH IN NEW YORK,
TWO KILLED;
MANY INJURED
NOT LESS THAN SEVENTY WERE
SERIOUSLY HURT. MANY FA
TALLY.
WINDOWS IN ALL BUILDINGS
NEAR THE SCENE OF THE EX
PLOSION WERE SMASHED.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. —A quantity
of dynamite, stored in a temporary
structure at Fortieth street and Park
avenue, and used by the contractors
on the Rapid Transit tunnel, exploded
today.
Two persons were killed and at
•least 76 others injured. One oi those
killed was J. Roderick Roberts of Nel
son, B. C., who was ih a room in the
Murray Hid hotel when the explosion
occurred.
The other person killed was a
workman in the tunnel whose name
is believed to bo carroli.
The shock of the explosion wns fell
in all the large buildings in the neigh
borhood. All the windows on the south
side of the Grand Central station were
broken, as were those in the Grand
Union hotel, Manhattan Eye and Ear
hospital, and the hospital for Ruptur
ed and Crippled Children, all of which
are near the place whore the dyna
mite was stored.
Every private house in tne neigh
borhood felt the shock. Lamp posts
were knoc m down, pedestrians cut
by failing glass, and cabmen and cab
horses thrown to the ground.
The Murray Hill hotel suffered
most of all the neighboring buildings.
Through the windows huge pieces of
timber, known as "nodlings,” beams,
were sent as if they were arrows. All
of the workmen within several blocks
of Fortieth street wore hurt. One
man. Hamilton "Tone**, was blown near
ly 350 feet, but not killed. Only a few
of the injured are badly cut. They
were cut by flying glass and were able
to go to their homes after their
wounds had been dressed by ambu
lance surgeons. z
MAnY ARRIVALS.
Mallory Had Large Passenger List
Yesterday.
The following were passengers on
the steamer San Marchs which ar
rived from New York yesterday: J.
E. Haywood, Mrs. A. Camp, Sam
Campbell, Miss A. J. Smith, A. E.
Magmun, Mrs. M. K. Billings, J. H.
Russell, Mrs. H. B. Perkins
T. C. BuJdington, Lucy B. Parmen
ter, L. Colburn, Mrs. C. E. Lawrence,
A. Y. Currie, Miss 0. E. Larson, Wal
ter Cushman, H. F. Thompson and
Wife, Miss K. Hildretth, Miss Hunter,
Mre. G. Stafford,Miss Stafford, Mrs.
W. Palmer, Mrs. S. C. Jones, Miss
Jones, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Slade, Miss
Bishop,
HOWLAND FLOATS AGAIN.
Messrs. Tug Is Now On the Beach
at Dennis’ Folly.
Messrs. W. M. Tupper & Cos. suc
ceeded in raising their tug Howland
and the trim litle craft is now on the
beach at Dennis’ Folly, where it is
being repaired.
It Is stated that the work will con
sume a few days.
Studio Opening.
Prof. Miller’s studio, adjoining Win
ston's gallery, is open to vnsitors
and the ladies are cordially invited
to call and see texhibits. There are
over a hundred crayon drawings of
every imaginable subject, and many
drawings made by pupils, showing the
new system with little practice.
A REAL CHURCH ORGAN.
Beautiul Church Scene in the Old
Homestead.
One of the prettiest scenes in "The
Old Homestead” and the one whicn
caused the reatest comment on its
production, is the beautiful picture
of Grace Church, N. Y., by monlight.
When the scene was first talked of be
fore its production, one feature,
which was overlooked by all concern
ed, save Mr. Thompson himself, was
to secure a real church organ.
When the expense was considered
it was voted almost an imposibility
but Mr. Thompson had faith in his
play, and at'tr weeks of consultation
wuu the best organ makers in the
country the result was a niaguiflcent
piece of musical mechanism set up
on the stage of tile Boston Theatre.
When “The Old Homestead” was
Y., for what proved to be the largest
i., tor what proved to be the larsest
and most successful run that any
American drama has enjoyed in our
history, the organ in Boston was taken,
apart and shipped there, but oil being
put together again, something was
wrong; it would uot worn to the sat
iaiaction of Mr. Thompson, who is a
master on detail, and another expen
sive organ was set up in tils Academy
and there it now stands, a monument
to Mr. Thompson's expensive tastes.
Since "The Old Homesetead” was
lirst produced - iv organs have been
built for Mr. Thompson, but only one
is of any use as the others will not
stand transportation.
Mr. Thompson has had built for him
a massive special improved organ,
which is guaranteed to withstand all
kinds of travel, of pure, sonorous and
orchestral tone, and theatre-goers ol
uiis city will have an opportunity to
to hear it.
Mr. Thompson’s desire to have a
lirst-elass orga-i in his production hat
cost him in the neighborhood on $25,-
000. But he will have it.
The company and production which
Mr. Thompson carries this season
is said to be exceptional for a road
tour.
* MR, PiDCOCK’S WILL
The Wife of Only a Few Days Gets
Only SI,OOO.
The savannah Press says the filing
of the will of John Falls Pidcock In
White House. N. J., has set the town
to talking. The will leaves SI,OOO to
the imitator's loving and faonful wife,
Jeanette Davis Pidcock, and after a
few other .bequests of a trifling char
amounting to SIOO,OOO or more, to
Mr. Pidcock’s beloved sister, Nellie.
Mr. Pidcock died on January 11, a
week ago Saturday, after an illness
of two months. He was married to
Jeannette Davis just before he be
came HI. She married him against
the protests of her father and the rest
of the family, when he was about to
submit to a serious operation. She
nursed him all through his illness
untitl his death. Now folks would
like to know whether she is going to
sue for what the neighborhood ven
tures to believe “her rignts.”
Free Lunch Still.
Council refused to pass an ordi
nance forbidding the serving of free
lunch in saloons.” A councilman told a
News reporter that the city fathers
should have nothing to do with the
subject, adding “if the saloon keeper
wants to serve lunch, it his business.”
Again in the Race.
WAYCROSS, Ga., Jan. 27.—1i0n. W-
M. Toomer, who so ably represented
Ware tbe last legislature,
has candidacy for
election. yet
he nave
Many Heated Contests.
The Jewish fair promises to have
some heated contests besides other
lively events. For the most popular
Elk will probably be the liveliest. Mr.
L. H. Haym has already been entered
by his many friends.
Lock Out for the Blizzard.
Everybody should have their win
ter clothing put in order as there is
a big blizzard headed this way. Ring
up Jim Carter at once so you can have
your clothes finished without delay.
BRUNSWICK, GA., JANUARY 28, 1902
COUNCIL HAD A
BUSY SESSION,
A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS
WERE PASSED—OTHER MAT
TERS ATTENDED TO.
ONLY A FEW APPLICATIONS FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED AS YET.
Regular Meeting.
Brunswick, Ga., Jan. 27, 1902.
Present: lion. J. E. du Bignon,
chairman of council; Aldermen New
man, McGarvey, Franklin, Kaiser and
Taylor.
Absent: Mayor Emanuel, Aider
men Calhoun and Cook.
Minutes of meeting Jail. 24, 1902
read and confirmed.
Applications to retail iiquors were
received from the tollowing parties,
and ordered published:
Douglas & Morgan, 212-214 Bay
street; Julius May, 200 Bay street;
Robert Levison, manager, corner
Monk and Grant streets; Sig.Lmason,
agent, 310 Bay street; H. Selig, 226
Grant street; Patrick Horan, 612 Bay
street; Albert E. Wcnz, 406 Bay
street; Phil Keller, 210 Gloucester
street.
Resolution.
..By Alderman du Bignon:
Be it, and it is hereby Resolved, by
the Mayor and Aldermen of the City
of Brunswick, in Council assembled,
that
Whereas. The then mayor and coun
cil on the 17th day of March, iSSo, did
pass an ordinance authorizing the
Mayor, with the advice of the Finance
Committee to borrow money and to
pledge or hypothecate as security the
bonds held in trust by tue City for
the redemption of bonds maturing in
1909; and
Whereas. The ordinance was pass
ed in opposition to the opinion of the
City Attorney in 1897, at and is clearly
in violation of the law, therefore be it
Resolved, That this council intro
duce and pass an ordinance rescinding
tue said ordinance, and’ that the
same be stricken from the code of
ordinances now in the hand of the
printer, before publication.
Adopted.
The following ordinance was placed
on its first reading:
Ordinance.
By Alderman du Bignon:
An Ordinance repealing section (117
of the code of ordinances of the City
of Brunswick, providing for the hy
pothecating of certain bonds, and
for other purposes.
Section I.—Be it ordained liv the
Mayor and Council of the City of
Brunswick, and it is hereby ordained
by the authority of the same, That
section 017 of the Code of Ordinances
of said city compiled in tne year 1900,
provinding for and authorizing the
hypothecating of certain bonds to se
cure loans, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. —Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid, That each
and every one of the series of bonds
issued in 1893 and 1894, known as the
sewerage bonds, which have not been
heretofore sold or disposed of for the
purpose for whicn they wore issued
(such remaining uonds being sixty
four in number and for the sum of one
thousand dollars each) be held in
trust for the sole anil only purpose oi
redeeming the bonds of said city is
sued in 18/9 and 1880 and maturing
in 1909, and which said last named
bonds now outstanding bear seven
per cent interest, from date and ag
gregate sixty-two thousand one hun
dred and fifty dollars in face value.
Section 3.—Be it further ordained
by the autnority aforesaid, That the
Mayor be, and he is hereby authoriz
ed and directed,to communicate witn
tlie holders of such outstanding seven
per cent bonds with a view of re
deeming the same with such five per
cent bonds now held in the treasury,
and that he submit to the Mayor and
Aldermen any offer he may have for
the exchange or redemption of such
outstanding bonds.
Section 4. —Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid, That, all
(ordinances and parts of ordinances
k: conflict with this ordinance be, and
the same are hereby repealed.
Resolution.
By Alderman du Bignon:
Be it, and it is hereby
Resolved, By the Mayor and Aider
men of the City of Brunswick in coun
cil assembled, That an expert account
ant be employed to check up and
verify the uoons ol all city officials
keeping accounts, for the year 1901.
Be it further
Resolved, That the Mayor and Finance
Committee be, and they are hereby
authorized and to employ
such accountant, provided tne total
cost of said wortc shall not exceeu
two hundred and fifty dollors.
Adopted.
Bills and accounts properly approv
ed and audited read and ordered plac
ed in course of settlement.
Adjourned.
N. D. RUSSELL.
Clerk of Council.
biisHjhie
THE BRUNSWICK AND BIRMING
HAM OFFICIAL LIKES BRUNS
WICK VERY MUCH.
SOME GREAT DEVELOPMENTS
LOOKED FOR— THE WORK OF
BUILDING TO BE PUSHED.
Some big developments in Bruns
wick *4 Birnfingliam railroad matters
may be looked for within the next
few days. Vice-President C. J. Bush
nell and party from New York arriv
ed here yesterday on a hurried tour of
inspection and left last night to re
port flieir findings. The News under
stands from reliable sources that the
report will be extremely satisfactory
Vice-President Bushnell found more
here than he or his party expected.
Last night he said but little as to fu
ture plans, being extremely guarded,
but said:
"1 was prepared to like Brunswick
and its people, but my personal ob
servations of tho place and associa
tions with tlie people have for exceed
ed anything that, I could have pictured.
“You can say tins much, that be
yond any question the B. & B. will bo
pushed on to Birmingham a good
deal faster than they expect, after wo
uii.oi, mia.ii£,infc tin, u.?innnais here.
Experienced people know tho expense
and trouble of getting terminal fa
cilities after a road is built, ami our
people have judgment enough not to
push their road into the interior until
after the foundation is fixed, t ossi
bly we public may come to realize
auer a while that a little road does
not v to work and prepare its terni
nals enough for a transcontinental
line. However, tlie business world
knows that a large amount of money
spent in getting the narbor end right
does not mean simply a iittle local
affair.
In a short time the full plans may
bo divulged by others but I do not
care to anticipate tnat.”
From other sources the News learns
that tlie charter party has been signed
for a vessel loan of steel rails to come
in a few nays. Chief Engineer Rob
erts and corps have just returned!
from a satisfactory prospecting tour
through Georgia and Alabama, and
President Machen is expected here
the first week in February, when some
of the biggest news yet given out in
connection with the B. & B. will be
made public. Every indication points
to a successful deal uaving been made
with tne St. Louis and Kansas City
people to carry tho line on across tlie
continent from Birmingham, and at
no very distant date several thousand
men will he placed at work on the
construction of the road across Geor
gia to Alabama’s great, iron center.
DOING A BIG BUSINESS.
B. & B. Handling Many Passengers
and Much Freight.
Both the pasenger and freight busi
ness of tne Brunswick & Birming
ham railroad is increasing at a rapid
ra.' 1 , and ofneere of the new road are
very much gratified at the great suc
cess. The pasenger business is quite
large.
Seats for the Old Homestead.
Seats were placed on sale for “The
Old Homestead" yesterday morning,
and the number sold is the largest of
the season. Those wno go early will
get the best seats, and for this wonder
ful attraction it is useless to say
they will all be sold. By special ar
rangement managers Fleming & Wafi
will play this attraction at regular
prices. Go early and get your seats
reserved.
Devereaux Will Win.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—J. H. Dev
ereaux, collector of the port of Savan
nah, will be his own successor. This
is generally conceded here.
COUNTY TREASURER
LEE MAKES QUARTERLY
STATEMENT OF FINANCES
PICTURE OF COL. MACHEN.
And a Nice Write-up in a New York
Paper.
The Shareholder, a leading finaneia
paper of New York, prints a two col
umn cut of Col. E. C. Machen and the
following notice:
Several weeks ago the New Yora
Sun had quite a readable paragraph
pen-picturing a Southern Railroad
president sitting on J. P. Morgan’s
railing watching the blocks of marble
go in to the front of the Stock Ex
change building. As the article stated
the marble came from Georgia and tha
tnat it was hauled over a railroad
where the bridge piers were built of
marble and the roadbed iiuewiso bal
lasted with marble, the article was
considered by many largely imagina
tive. However, this is a time when
it can be said truthfully "If you see
it in the Sun it is so.”
Though the Shareholder was not
able to secure from nim a picture, we
did, through the kinuness of one ot
our exchanges, dig up one, and Colo
nel Machen, president ot the Bruns
wick and Birmingham railroad, may
have his native modesty somewhat
shaken up to find himself pictorially
introduced to our readers through
these columns.
As the Stock Excnange building
rises its beauty is unfolded, and the
Colonel can well feel a pardonable
pride that the material comes from
his home state of Georgia and over a
line that was built by him and play
fully alluded to a dozen years ago as
"Machen’s Folly.”
It will be a great surprise to learn
that the Stock Exchange is built o
Georgia marble, out neither geograph
ical nor sectional linos cut any figure
with Wall street when they are seek
ing the best of anything.
In this case the best material was
sougi.i,, with the result tnat Georgia
carried off tho reward, and the en
terprising Georgia colonel can well
afford to chuckle with glee as he play
fully tells his Stock Exchange friends
they will soon be making their bread
and butter from the inside of his fnon
ument.
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Oren Henderson Had Misfortune to
Break His Arm.
On Sunday afternoon Oren Hender
son, the twelve year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Henderson, was the
victim of a painful accident. In com
pany with Leon Cornell, the little boy
was riding horseback when the sad
dle slipped, causing him to fall and
break his arm. The bone was set
immediately under good medical skill
and is doing nicely, but the arm is
very stiff and sore. Oren is a bright
little boy and his many friends who
regret his misfortune and wish him
a speedy recovery.
WOUNDED WOMAN BETTER.
Lula Culbert V/as a Great Deal Better
Yesterday.
Lula Culbert, the colored woman
who was shot by Mr. J. E. Moore Sat
urday, was a reat deal better yeseter
day, and it is now thought that she
will recover.
Mr. Moore gave a bond for SI,OOO
yesterday and was released from cus
tody. The preliminary trial has been
set for Feb. 8.
Thursday at the Grand Opera House.
Scenes and incidents ps may be
seen any day among the quaint folk
of the Kennebec valley of Maine fur
nish the theme of the story unfolded
by the New England Comedy Drama
"Along the Kennebec,” which comes
to the Grand Opera House Thursday
next, Jan. 30. The company present
ing this play is claimed to be far
above tne average and present the
piece in its entirety with their
own special scenery and accessories,
carried for that purpose.
There are many specialties inci
dentally introduced during the pro
gress of the play, which are greatly
assisted by an excellent orchestra car
ried by the company. The” Along the
Kennebec” band will make a street
parade on day of pertormance.
Try Jim Carter for your spring and
summer suit. Ho carries a full lin
the latest novelties in fine wooletps.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE COM IS
IN GOOD SHAPE,
COMMISSIONERS VERY WISELY
PURCHASED i HE ROWE BONDB
FOR SMALL SUM
A STATEMENT, COMPLETE, OF
THE FINANCES OF GLYNN,
CLEAR AND CONCISE.
Brunswick, Ga., Jan. 7, 1902.
To the Hon. Chairman and Com
missioners Roads and Revenues,
of Glynn County, Ga.
Gentlemen: —I have the honor to
make you the following report of
Glynn county funds from October 1,
my last quarterly report, to present
date:
Balance on hand at last
report $ 2762,19
Received of W. R Townsend
sale of pigs 40,00
Received of National Bank of
Brunswick, loan 4218.44
Received of J. A. Williamson,
roads, etc 463,00
Received of H. J. Read, gener
al tal 1901, 24221,00
Received of H. J. Read, inter
est bond tax 1901 2560,0 t
34284.63
Paid out on vouchers as per
itemized statement hereto
attached $30,680.88
Balance on hand 3,583.75
$ 34,264.63
Yours truly
H. S. LEE,
Treasurer Glynn Cos., Gft.
Superior Court.
C B Moody 4.00
G D Owens 43.00
A D Galo 60.00
R S Pyles 12.00
H J Read 4.00
R R Hopkins 4.00
W H Davenport 4.00
W G Ellenwood 8.00
J W Howe 8.00
Ed Pfeifer 8.00
J H Tankersly 8.00
W E Morgan 4.00
C F. Doerflinger ' 6.00
A N Ashbey 4.00
R W Bunkley 4.00
F A Wrench 4.00
C H Halverson 8.00
A D Jaques 6.00
J. C. Cornelius 4.00
W.A.Clark 4.00
R. L. Ratcliff 4.00
W. H.Lytle 4.00
L. C Marlin 4.00
J- E. Freeman 4.00
J. B. Peerson 4.00
W. A. Hackett 4.00
J. J. Wimuerly 4.00
Ed Wilcher 4.00
George Krauss 4.00
J. C. Franklin 4.00
Thos. Fuller 4.00
Fred Baumgartner 4.00
J. E. Eddings 4.00
E. T. Creamer 4.00
J. G. Young 4.00
M. E. Dart .... 4.00
J. N. Amos 4.00
H. S. McCrary 4.00
R. A. Mullens 4.00
E. Bowen 4.00
J. E. Dart 4.00
: M. W. Mock 4.00
,W. H. Shadm&n 4.00
. Robt. B. Harrison 4.00
!G. N. Tharin 10.00
H. S. McCrary 1.00
A. Rlgsbee 4.00
C. L. Steiner 6.00
r. C. Hickman 8.00
11. F. du Binon 23.20
| G. W. Coates 4.00
i Chas. Fleming 4.00
J. P. Lewis 6.00
J. P. Toomey 4.00
L. M. Russell 4.00
J- R- Knibb 4.00
B. D. Geiger 4.00
W. H. Berrie 23.00
W. H. Berrie 10.00
C- i*- Browne 4.00
W. N. Dart .... ~.. 4.00
J. W. Vance 4.00
W. A.McDonald 4.00
Fisher Mosely 2.4v'
W. M. Gignilliat 4.00
G. F. Gay 4.u.
John Baumgartner 4.00
W. rf. George 4.00
Joseph Benj. Davis 2.00
G. P. Hill 4.00
S. W. Baker 4.00
A. H. Baker 4.00
W. Merchant 4.00
A. E- Wenz 4.00
W. R. Childs 4.00
W. H.Berrie 10.00
Davis Dubberly 4.00
M, Elkan 4.00
John H. McCullough 4.00
Hugh Porter 54.50
tJ*Hnu#4 en pags 3.