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VOL. 1. NUMBER 130.
NEW YORK HAS BIG
CONFLAGRATION; MANY
LIVES LOST IN FLAMES.
PARK AVENUE
HOTEL_BURNED,
ALABAMA WOMAN LEAPS TO HER
DEATH FROM A FIFTH
STORY.
Thousand Pounds of Powder, Stored
Away in the Building Exploded.
Loss $750,000.
Now York, Feb. 22. —Twenty lives
were lost in the lire which attacked
the Park Avenue hotel this morning.
fifty or more persons were injured'.
The Dead Are:
Colonel Alexander P. Piper, U. S.
A., retired: Colonel Charles A. Bur
den- of Connecticut, First IT. S. Vol
nnteor Infantry; W. A. Horn. Denver,
Cos!.; William ivison, Denver, Col.;
both were employed by th H. B. Claf
hr Company; \V M. Walker, of Ten
nessee; W. O. Barnhardt, of Chica
go; .Mrs. E. \V. McGinnis. New York;
Fusion A. Rollins, lawyer, of Selma.
Ala., ex-congressman from that state;
Mrs, Foster, missionary, who devoted
herself to work in the Toombs prison;
Norman Arson, of New York; Mrs.
Charlotte K. Bennett, of Alabama;
Churl, s Underwood O Connor, of Chi
cago; 1 red S. Hoby. of Chicago; Miss
Estner bchiosinger, oi Chicago; Mrs.
Mo.Manus; five unidenltnrd.
The. bodies are being held at the ho
tel.
The Injured Are:
Harold Bennett, of Alabama, face
and hands burned, taken to Bellevue
hospital; William S. Brockman, of
Norfolk, Conn., burned; Airs. William
Brockman, face and arms burned;
Margaret E. Bonnet, employe of Un
hide!; William A. trove, employe;
Charles H. Oreory. f.7 y -ars old. at
torney; t arolina I. It. Hull, 79 years
old, or Newark, N. j.; Anna (}. Hall,
-ili yem.-i old, of .xewark, N. J.; Wil
liam B. Halo- of Williamaville, Muss.;
E. R. Horne, of Atlanta, (.hi., body
burned; Emily L. Livingston, guest,
residence unknown; Joseph Pearson,
tV illia.ni Stebhins. West Indies; Lewis
c. Woodbury, Portland? Ore.; Fank 11,
Heed, proprietor Park Avenue hotel,
burned about to® ace and hands while
carrying his wife to safety from the
lourth floor; Mrs. Frank It. Reed, fa- -e
i,n d hands liurned; Frank Bridgeman,
residence unknown * —Osborne;
Lewis Barry of Portland, Me.; Mrs
8. Beach, a guest. , •
Big Armory Ablaze.
Admiral Miller, U. 8. N. (retired;
who had a room on the fifth floor of
the hotel, fell unconscious jn his at
tempt to escape from tn<- burning
building. It is stated that he cannot
recover, Admiral Miller went through
the Windsor notel fire and the Mur
ray Hill explosion unscratched.
The, fire stated in and consumed
the armory of the Seventy-first regi
ment. New York national guard, a tine
granite structure, whicn, with its
equipment, cost $050,000. The flames
communicated with the Park Avenue
hotel, where a financial loss of SIOO,-
ouO was inflicted.
Shortly before I o’clock fire was
discovered bursting from the roof of
the armory. The flames had gained
tremendous Headway and by tne time
the firemen arrived it -was impossible
to do anything toward saving th
magnificent building. Several times
the flames were communicated to the
car barns of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company, but as otf< n ex
tinguished.
The heat of the burning armory be
came more and more intense and
shortly after 2 o'clock flames were dis
covered running along the 'windows
and woodwork of the fifth floor of the
northeast corner of t.he Park Avenue
hotel,diagonally across the street from
the armory. This was entirely unex
pected and the police up to that, time
had bent no efforts toward removing
the inmates of the adjoining houses
on the cross streets ._ The. frightened
occupants of the hotel soon appeared
at every window and many were res
cued by means of ladders sent, up by
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
the firemen. In some unexplained
manner the fire got into the basement
of the elevator shaft and started on
its way upward to the roof. Most of
the damage in the hotel was done in
the rooms surrounding the elevator
shaft.
Terrific Powder Explosion.
At the headquarters of the Fifth
brigade, Thirty-fourth street and
Park avenue, corner of the armory, a
large quantity of ammunition, both
blank and bullet cartridges was stored.
These cartridges soon began explod
ing and added to the intense excite
ment. bnortly after these explosions
ceased tee wall on the Thirty-thim
street side tell inward. This crash
was followed by the explosion of
about 1,000 pounds ol' powder stored
in tlie basement of the armory. The
detonation was terrific, hut the fire
men had been warned of the danger
and none of them was injured. Am
bulances were called irom every hos
pital in the district and the firemen
turned tueir attention to lie hotel. \
line of hose was quickly rushed up to
the tail'd floor, while scores of guests
were token from the windows by ot'.i
er firemen on the outside. The fire
men saw the Hotel was rapidly filliur
with smoko and for the time droppe
the hose and hurried through the
builtung in search ot guests who
might have been overcome by the
smoke. Their searen was re - aided
for on nearly every floor and : th
hallways scores of persons vv- re found
who ha.l been-overcome be; no Hi
could reach the open air.
The hospital records show 2ii per
sons taken to New York and Belle •
institutions. Nearly double that num
ber were injured in panic .stricken on
dcavors to escape and were given men
ieal aid on the spot. Oi (ho scores
taken Lem Hu- win-lows -if the flu::'
fourth, ami fifth floors, many were
slightly burned and became hysterical
from the shock, or (lie dead three
are women. Death in each instance
was caused by burns or sufi'ocai ion
with one exception. One man jumped
the filth stop win-iow to I 1 - • in
/t court. ii t skull was crushed and
his beats was instantaneous.
BRUNSWICK’S SHIPPING FOR 1901
BREAKS ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS.
PREPARED BY CAPTAIN OTTO JO HANNES3EN, OFFICIAL STATISTICIAN OP THE PORT OF BRUNSWICK.
FROM JANUARY I TO DECEMBER 31,1901
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BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, ISO 2.
When me five started in the armory
scores of guests in the Park Avenue
hotel wore awakened by the clang
ing of the engines and the noise of
the crowd, it was about 45 minutes
a liter tlie flames were discovered in
the armory before they spread to tlie
hotel, but in spite of this many guests
were in their rooms, dressed in their
night clothes, and some of them in
bed. The firemen, as soon as they
learned that the hotel was in danger,
decided to devote ad their efforts to
the rescue of the occupants. Men
and women appeared at the windows
on the Park avenue side of the hotel
and called for help.
OPERA HOUSE CALENDAR.
Excellent List of Attractions for
Next Two Weeks.
Some of the best attractions of the
season wul be at tne Grand in
the next few weeks.. Fallowing is the
list:
Tuesday, Feb. 25—McLean and Tv
- ter.
Friday. Feb. 28—The Casino Girl,
Monday. March ;l—Havely's Min
strels .
Wednesday, March f> Tlie Burgo
masti r.
Fima- and Saturday. March 7 and
8- —Grand comic opera, playing '* 1-3i
j Capitan. •'Patience and Dorothy."
j The “Casino Gin will probably
■ have the largest company ever seen
! Oil the local stage, there being 'I" peo
' )d-‘ in the play, while in the “Burgo
| master" there are ><• people.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
That of Mr, Jake Rotholz and Miss
Bertha Greenwood.
Tile engag-ment of Mr. Jake Roth
01/. ami Miss Bertha Greenwood lias
I been announced.
j Both of these young people are well
‘ and favorably known in Brunswick.
Mr. Rot hoi/, for seventeen years, was
1 bead clerk in tin gents’ furnishing
' department of A. Kaiser ,‘v Bros.
lore, but is now in business for him
is -li in Norfolk, Va., where he is a
j partner in one of tile larges.l elutning
1 stores of the city.
r Miss Greenwood lias resided in
Brunswick the greater portion of her
life, and is n .-nung lady oi many
e.a arming aeeomiillslime,i|:.
Worth Trying.
Before purchasing anew suit or
pair of pants examine the line of sain
pies carried ~y Jim Cartel-. II is stir
prising to me what he really is of
I erring Lie public. Tty him and you
j won't regret it.
ELLIOTT LEAVES
POSTOFFICE
MONDAY,
Wit L BE SUCCEEDED AS ASSIST
ANT BY MRS. F. to C.
BROWN.
She Will Assume the Duties or
the Office Tomorrow Morn
ing.
There will lie another change in
the Brunswick pnstolfice tomorrow—
this time the assistant postmaster.
K was given out officially yester
day by Postmaster Brown lliat, after
today. Assistant Postmaster L.
Llliott would retire and lc will lie suc
ceeded by Mrs. M- C. Brown, wife
of tin- postmaster. and will begin the
duties of her new position tomorrow
morning.
No reasons are given out for Mr.
I -.ll!o{ 1"s n liremeiil.
Mrs. Brown gave the require.! bond
some weeks ago. and is now u ilifled
for the position.
It lias iic.cn frequently staled that
such a change v.-ml-l be mac- ami
lhere was iinu-ii sjM-eiilntion ; I- Mr.
Llliott's successor.
The entire leeeut trouble ill the
postolliee was caused i>.v the appoint
mint of Mr. Llliott. hr Mr. Brown.
Tile colored republican maehiiio bad
another man slated for the place but
Mr. Brown refus. and to appoint him.
and appointed Mr. i-Tlliotl in his place.
The republicans then announced tlfft f
thWould ftghl nim am! tne i-econt
srpialihle is thought to be llieir work
hut i( now looks as if Mr. F.rown \vi<
remain as postmaster.
II is remembered iur. Llliott was
a candidate for the poslinn-dersnip
when no learn;,d (hat the departm el
was going to oust Mr. Brown,
ABOUT Jb'dCe PARKER.
Almost Certain That Ho Will Make
the Raor.
Foil-living is le-.-u lb-- ,!;• vI Ban
ner ;
'I lie many friends of Jirb e T. A.
I'ai l er are urging him to oilier the
race lor tne pidr -s’iiii of lb- sup-rior
-mirts of the Brun.vvi-I; eiietiff, and
it. is probable that he will run, in case
tlie rumor that Judge Bennet will not ,
run is true. Judge Parker made a
line record as judge of our city court,
and if t'ae judgeship of a higher court
were placed in his hands, it. would lie
ably filled. He will have no difficulty
in carrying iiis own county by an
overwhelming majority, and his chanc
es for election are vt ry favorable as
he is receiving assurances of support
Irom all over the circuit. Appling
county feels that she is entitled to a i
Unger in the pie. if she can furnish ;
men of merit, and in the person of
Judge Parker every qualification is
found.
RAIDS ON THE BOWERY;
WARRANT FOR SHARKcY.
Now York. Feb. 22.—-Another
wholesale raid has been made on the
resold s in East Fourteenth street, am.
the upper end of lhe Bowery. Hun
dreds of the habitues were captured
and taken to the police stations by
I ul) officers.
This is the third raid in a brief pe
j Hod and it is said the crusade will
| continue until me district is thorough-
My vacated.
iN BAD SHAPE.
Streets Have Been Sloppy For Some
Days.
Newcastle. Gloucester and other
"min stiv-i-i have not presented a
| good app ■-.■nance for the past several
j days caina-d i*y the wet weather, and
Hie bad condition oi these thorough
-lai be city authorities Kiunild be
gin 1,1 improve the streets and oyster
Md -II is better than nothing al all.
HIT OF THE SEASON.
Lewis Morrison in "Faust" at the
Grand Last Night.
N< ariy every seat in the Grand
Opera house was occupied lasi night
! by people anxious to see “Faust” with
i ends Morrison himself as "Mephis
i to."
j Tin- nit ruction was simply grand
am! Mr. Morrison well sustained the
' cpntatioii be lias made with the play.
Che electrical effects, etc., have never
I" m equalled in this city, and the en
''"• I 1 "! formaline was thoroughly on
’ dby Hie large audience.
[ L.i'U'.- lorbids us writing up the com
I anj i'i detail, suffice to say it was the
be, i or : een In Hi unswiek.
N- v i: tile time when eveybody
mink! have their old clothes cleaned
and ■ sand. The proper one to do
Mbs i 'in! of work is Jim Carter.
'l'm i ■ ; 2. or all I Monk street.
PITCHFORK TILLMAN |fg|
AND M’LAURIN SCiAM
iN THE SENATE iIAIJ
RAILROAD TO PENSION
ITS OLD EMPLOYES, j
New System Inaugurated by the Del- j
aware and Lackawanna.
New York, Fell. 22. —The announce- I
ment is made by the management of
the Delaware, Lackawanna, and West
! ern railroad tnat. a pension system
iwill lie placed in effect March 1 tor
i the benefit of its employes. Under
I the plan, as arranged by President
I Truesdale. any employe engaged for
; 25 years in the operation of the rail
! rail proper, who nas performed his du
ties faithfully, is to lie retired at the
age of n„ uml receive montnly allow
ance proportionate to tin- pay which
lie was drawing and the length of
his service.
Tlie fund from which such payments,
will be made will be appropriated
regularly each year by tne company
and tlie employes will not lie required
at any time to pay anything either
for the support ot' the pension sys
tem or to add to the fund from which
benefits will lie made. To meet, pen
sion claims for the remainder of the
year an appropriation of SO,<)QO
lias been made.
Tile amount of the p i,-u will, as
stated, depend on two condition-- -lie
"b'liher 111 years me employ- lias
K< i Hie ((initially and the average !
ol bis regular montnly pay. for Hie
ten years preceding hi:-- retirement.
I'' ! ’nxia.ii o, the average num .y.
"" r " 1 n>< ars nas been ;sfib pr-r
mi".Hi and t..e employ-- has been in
vii-e of (ho company for 30
J l "'-". his pension will bo si.- it
lnoniii.
lo Telephone Subscribers.
V " a:c engaged in ranking e.M.-n
--in- improvements in our system at
Bninswii k and while the work Is in
progress there uuiv ip aowp huioj; j
lemiptions to service and some lines
may be a little noisy. Wc invoice the
nalient indulgence of our subscribers
promising a service so improved short
ly Hint any little inconvenience now
experienced will he more than com
pensated for. Thanking you and as
sumig you of my appreciation for
.'our kind consideration, I am, very
•iger <,ptl " lly ' Vl ""’ s ' H - Haley.' man-
PRICE FF
SENATORS 1 1
LIVELY Iff
SERGEANT AT-ARMS LA^g-O^^j
CAME BETWEEN
FORE MANY LICKS PAS^Dft
a-.i.i Gte.it Diilicolty Seve. al
fluncecdid in Se
Them. i.yL fi
F-d*. 22.
I* -1 .a 11 -in "i Sonin f'ai o: j
2
tenioon. Mr. Tillman t. -a J
on ib-' I miii'pine tariff biS -heSS
luid a lilt with Senator
• Japip - . w
wl.n-ii lie iTillman) d‘clarejßK-Jt. IV
poliUeal patronage ot Soutlisffcpil-t*
had been parcelled out to] Smuf.ii.Uf,
1 1- 'in ids star.;;, presumably
I', ole on ill" Far: ; treaty.
..(ii -Hi.i Titling*. Raffia,
d
laei’-u . Till:, :m
A virion.; i !ie>uiiit"rfl^B|j^H
< I
tb-atl.v at each otii r. win u
,to the spot, but with grt ) ;
:.( nators were parted. 'tMm
CRAZED BY LOVE,
SHOT LITTLE U"gM
A Servant's Fear of Dienv;sM|gEad4a||
to Tragedy. .h
New York, Feb. 22.—A pi
"dy has occured in. tho -<t
i-OJ7
Yonb< It resulted in
wnmoling of Cr-orgeanna, t-^n^ ;
' ' '-as O’ --r ' V .Mr. 8;
.lid- tatiil wounding at het
f v .•.•IB
u 1 - 1:n 1 i-.in-r, a IliingßjH'tfnH
vant. -.jSf 'T-'ifW
I lie muss of tile .shootlife-hwiaWM
ws * Is. it,.- servant,
- 11 an itis'.dt-•
• i'K.l. I'l'om whom {IB
is;: si "arati'd through dism
Aim. Simons, mother of ’JjfPffMl ”
went shopping, leaving theglj§pKi|
‘iirio-d there was no | 1
her ring ami she. had to
s . t \
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s.
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Ms vail as I
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V/YNr 51'n.i.t WHII
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M-’t 4; of IsM-risiiii',
Little Place.
. is ’mt
;i and f-i l;V rj'A"'ev!
; ■Lp'
• 4 ■ s- ! ■ ;a. ,\|
M-tiy Hack is vi-. V' tvtijraSH
in 141,, sty. City. <
1 !'• Win. Wiggins Ctll>'lM
' v sfhty ' truing
i'ii' 40.-m. Mr. Claud
wick.
Mr. and Mrs. Dt;l-gl?ii,
ar- now occupying is. Wat-*MM
ml summer home here£
Two weddings of much ' \aS
eon:mumiy will take
are
s . .ids
M I : ' il ’.Yiggir.s i.i apt id!
' ,tyno -as, .dfc-stT^yL-.
and
tii
-1 ''U'.. ll* : S W-ry popilJ^HHH^
* > *<j an v.