Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 9, 1904, Page 4

sect Pacem eae et tgs yt rae ran Sm i ZOO EMIGRANTS — ARE DROWNED GO DOWN IN WRECK OF THE STEAMER NORGE OFF COAST OF SCOTLAND, STRIKES THE ROCKHALL RECF PASSENGERS AROUSED FROM SLEEP TO FACE ALMOST IN- STANT DEATH. ONLY ABOUT 130 ARE SAVED NO TRAGEDY OF THE SEA HAS HAD MORE APPALLING CON- SEQUENCES. Grimsby, Eng., July 6.—A lone pile of granite rising sheer out of the At- fantic 290 miles from the Scottish mainland is now a monument to al- tmost sevei hundred dead. Bodies wash against the rocks or lie in the ocean bed at its base. Nearby, com- pletely hidden in the water is the Scan- dinavian-American liner Norge, which was carrying cight hundred Danes, Norwegians, Swedes and Finns to join relatives or friends in America. Of these only about 130 were saved. No’ tragedy of the sea has had more appalling consequences and none has occurred in a shorter time. The pas- sengers were suddenly aroused from their sleep terrified by the contact of the bows of the ship with the solid granite, followed by a ‘ Grinding, Rasping Sound as if the hull was being shoved over fhuge rocks. Then silence, as the clang- ing bells brought,the engines to a stop. Those of the passengers who were standing at the time the steamer struck the rock were thrown against the bulkheads or on the decks and had not recovered their feet wh2a a stentorian voice gave the terrifying orders: “All hands on deck. may sink.” Immediately there was a,rush for the narrow companionyays and men, women and children pushed and strug- gled and made.every other effort to reach the deckvwhere the boats swung from the davits.’ “Many persons reta‘n- ing their presepee. of mind, seized life preservers only to: find in some in- stances that the strings were rotten and that they could not be quickly put. arourd their bodies. Those who reached the deck saw the nose of ihe Worse pinned directly against the rock. It remained there only a few minutes, for Capt. Gundell, commanding, wno had immediately gone to the bridge, gave the order to the engine room to reverse the engines. Some of the en- gineer force had relatives among the passengers and after seeing them safe- ly to the boats they heroically return- ed to their stations below. Slowly the ship backed off and as she gained way it was found that wa- ter was pouring into her hold. This announcement called out in Scandina- vian and presaging death, added to the supreme fright and agony. The pas- sengers who were piled in the boats were the fortunate ones who were to escape, while the unfortunates, who saw death near, clustered in the vicin- ity, Hurry or you Seething, Struggling Masses, some on their *knees, praying, sur- rounded by children, others supplicat- ing aid from any one and shrieking for permission to enter the boats, fighting their way to the places from which the boats were being lowered. The sound of grinding ceased, the bow of the Norge yawed as the steamer returned to deep water. The sea rushed hun- grily into the huge rents made by the rocks in the iron hull. Swiftly the vessel began to sink by the bows. Without waiting for orders, without paying attention to their proper man- ning the occupants began to lower the boats. The starboard lifeboat began slowly to fall when to the horror of these on board, the stern tackle faiied, while the bcw tackle ran free. Soon the boat was almost perpen- dicular. Those who were in it Clung Desperately to the sides and seats until a great wave came towering along and struck the boat, smashing it against the side of the ship. The occupants of the boat who were not killed by the im- pact were thrown into the water. Tne crew and passengers on deck had no dime to spare to assist the few wao had a chance to escape, but lost it. Undeterred by the experience of the first boat a second, loaded principalty with women and children, was lower- ed. This time the tackle ran smooth- ly, but the hopes, of escape of the pas- sengers on board were blasted. The moment it touched the water, waves picked up the small craft as if it had Their Boat Capsizes. Princeton, N. J., July 6—Waler Star ‘and Frank Rule of Princeton, and a young man named Rulong of Philadel- fphia, who was visiting here, were drowned in Millstone river by the cap- sizing of their boat. Killed by Giant Cracker. St. Joseph, Mo., July 6—A man was killed last night by a giant cracker, which he held in his hand at the time it exploded. Eight persons in various parts of the city were badly injured. ‘been a feathe: end dashed the side of the ship in spite of off. The crash was heard on, deck. Then the sea swallowed more victims and pieces of wreckage slowly drifted towards the rock. Vessel Was Doomed. The upper deck of the Norge at the time of the disaster to the second }oat was only a few feet from the water and it was apparent to every one that only a few inutes more and she would be plunged beneath the waves. In the final crisis those who were able to remember clearly what happened say that the shrieks and sobs died away and that the quiet was only broken by the curses of some men whose fear found vent in blasphemy. Three Boats Reach the Sea. Three boats, it is known, success- fully reached the sea. The passengers frantically pulled away from the doomed ship passing by poor wretches who were still afloat and who vainly begged to be taken on board, while from the ship came long, despairing cries. The women in the boat which reached Grimsby hid their eyes, but. the men who were sitting facing the Norge say they saw the captain still on the bridge and the passengers on deck in attitudes of resignation. While they looked the Norge plunged for- ward, her stern shot up in the air and she disappeared. The swimmers in the vicinity of the ship were drawn into the vortex, around which they swirled like chips in the maelstrom. But twelve minutes elapsed from the time the ship struck until she sank. A fine Scotch mist which was falling at the time Shut Out the Other Survivors from the view. of those who were brought to Grimsby. The latter, soon as their boat was clear of the scene of the wreck, devoted themselves to thoughts of their own safety. A jacket was tied to ap oar which was in turn fastened in the bow of the boat and a sajlor, a Dane, took charge of the boat. Men and women were put to work keeping the boat afloat, as a hole had been stove in her bow when it was lowered from the ship. An examination of the hold showed that it did not contain a drop of water. There were some biscuits, however, and these were eaten by the ship- wrecked people during the twenty-four hours from the time the ship struck at 7 a.m. June 28, until they were picked up by the Grimsby trawl, Sylvia. So dazed were the survivors of the Norge who were safely brought to Grimsby that it was difficult to obtain a connected Story of the Disaster. Twenty-six persons in all reached here, nineteen men, six women and one child, a girl six years old. Every one has relatives in America. They say the great majority of those who went down were on their way to join rela- tives or friends located principally in the northwestern states. The sailor who had assumed com- mand of the lifeboat that was brought to Grimsby said: “TI saw only two other boats afloat, one a big lifeboat easily carrying sixty persons and the other a smaller boat, carrying possibly forty. No other boats got away, though there were eight on board.” Many deeds of heroism shine bright- ly through the pall of ‘the catastrophe. That of Jans Peters Jansen, who has relatives in Brooklyn, N. Y., is told with admiration by the survivors. He was one of the engineers of the Norge. When the Ship Struck he learned the extent of the disaster and went below to where his relatives were and told them and those nearby to go at once to the upper deck. He accompanied them to the boats and saw them safely on board. He was urged to join them but said he must return tg the engine room and shout- ing a farewell ran to his post of duty, where he died. Some of the male passengers, with- out a thought of self, placed women and children in“the boats,’ preferring to,remain behind father thai take ad- vantage of their strength. +; » } The crew of the Norge appear to have beha gd well after the first panic when, it is Said, the officers were com- pelled to drive them back from the boats. But there apparently was no discipline, the orders the captain shouted from the bridge being Misinterpreted or Unheard. So far as the survivors here remem- ber there was no systematic distribu- tion of the people to the boats which were not adequately manned. No at- tempt was made by any of the sur- vivors to save property. There was no time to make preparations. The correspondent of the Associated Press made a careful inquiry to dis- cover why the Norge was so far off her course. Rockhall reef is known to every sailor on the North Atlantic and is marked plainly on the charts. A strong current sweeps in its direction and it is presumed, owing to absence of definite knowledge, that the current drew the Norge to her grave, that a heavy mist prevented the lookouts from seeing the danger and that there was no thought of Rockhall reef until the ship struck and the captain called out that they had struck the terror of northern navigation. ghtning Kills Woman. Menomonie, Wis., July 6.—Anna Larson, a clerk in J. Josephson’s store, was instantly killed by lightning in a severe electrical storm here last night. | She was sitting near a telephone when the fatal bolt came. Ate Corn Salve and Died. Marshalltown, Iowa, July 6.—John man Plate, the two-year-old son of a‘ prosperous farmer living near Oska- loosa, ate a sample of corn salve left on the doorstep and died. tic efforts of the passengers to send it NEW YORK JUDGE LIKELY TO _LAND DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. MAY GET IT ON SECOND BALLOT CONVENTION WILL NOT BE LACK. ING IN ENTHUSIASM OR INTEREST. CONTEST OVER THE PLATFORM WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST IN- _TERESTING FEATURES OF THE CONVENTION. St. Louis, Mo., July 6.—On the eve of theDemocratic national convention, in which the struggle for the nomina- tion for president has been a free con- test, the prospect is that Judge Alton B. Parker of New York, candidate of the conservative forces, will win. Not only does it appear that the con- trol of the nomination for first place on the ticket will be in the hands of those Democrats Who were in the minority in 1896 and in 1900, but that they will select the nominee’s running mate and dominate the platform on which the race will be made. Throughout the week the Parker forces received material accessiens. His nomination .is confidently predict- ed on the second ballot and the sur- prise would be small if the first was decisive. No Lack of Enthusiasm. Though the result of the contest for the presidential nomination seems to be as good as settled that spirit which moves factions to war against each other has mot been so far removed that the convention will be lacking in enthusiasm or interest. William Jen- nings Bryan is the most picturesque figure. For several days Mr. Bryan and the Tammany delegates opposed to Par- ker have been working to one end— the defeat of Parker—but they have not moved in unison. The Tammany delegates are listed as conservatives and the Bryan forces as radicals and in consequence their team work has been poor. Bryan was believed to be with Hearst before the contest open- ed here, but after Parker’s strength was shown he suggested that the Pennsylvania delegation should put Former Governor Pattison in nomina- tion, but that Failing to Find Favor, he proposed Judson Harmon of Ohio. The Ohio delegation, though loyal to Harmon; looked upon the plan with some suspicion and this idea fell upon barren soil. Tammany is claiming 400 votes pledged against Parker. This number is more than the one-third which would prevent a nomination. Mr. Bryan asserted that Mr. Parker had made no substantial gains and that the opposition was becoming better crystalized. The making of the party platform will be one of the most interesting of the contests. It is certain that many persons disappointed in their inability to exercise their share of authority in ticket-making will take up the plat- form discussion and advance ideas as widely diverging as those presented in the dozens of state convention plat- forms offered for the consideration of the national convention. The New York delegation is active In the Platform Question and the Bryan forces are equally alert. While it is unlikely any effort will be made to reaffirm the Kansas and Chi- cago money planks it is deemed im- probable that an attempt will be made to declare for the gold standard. Therefore both factions have their ideas as to what the harmonizing plank should be. The nomination for vice president has not been taken up seriously. It has been talked in the lobbies but no expression has been received from the real leaders and until some indication comes from that quarter the talk will not center for long on any possibility. It is certain that no convention in years will be more largely attended than that which opens to-day. Seats are in great demand and are unpro- curable. Minnesota Men Caucus. The caucus of the Minnesota delega- tion last night disclosed a warm con- test between the Hearst and anti- Hearst forces and after a three-hour wrestle the former faction put through its slate. The fight centered on the selection for national committeeman, T. E. Hud- gon of Duluth winning out over R. T. O'Connor of St. Paul. John Lind was defeated for the place on the resolutions committee by Charles E. Vasaley. The delegatign stands twelve for Hearst and ten anti- Hearst. ASSAULTED BY THREE NEGROES. Hundreds of Armed Men Scouring the Country for the Fiends. Burlington, N. J., July 6—With her one-year-old baby by her side and her husband away delivering milk, Mrs. Blsie T. Biddle, was the victim, she says of an assault by three negroes yesterday. A man hunt is now in prog- ress through the surrounding country. lundreds of men armed with all sorts, Weapons are scouring the country, } | “LINKED WITH sLocuM. IlFated Danish Steamer Last Passed _ by Man Connected With New York Horror. by ‘oe New York, July 6.-Henry Lundberg, the local steamboat inspector who cer- tified to the efficiency of the life-saving apparatus on the Gen. Slocum, also gave the lost steamship Norge her last inspection. The survivors from the Danish vessel have declared, according to the cable dispatches, that at’ least some of the life belts were rotten and unfit for use when the emergency came. Though the Norge was allowed to carry only 488 passengers, she is re- ported to have had gn board no less than 700, with a crew of about eighty. She carried eight wooden life boats and one raft, according to her certifi- cate, and 700 life preservers. It is probable that other steamships carry- ing immigrants come in here from time to time greatly overloaded, but no attention is paid by the inspectors. Much comment was heard yesterday When it was heard that Lundberg was th einspector of the two vessels in- volved in the greatest marine disasters of recent years. It was ken of on all sides as a striking lictment of the quality of the inspection of this port and as bearing out amply the tes- timony at the Slocum inquest. OUTLAW BOBS UP AGAIN. Sheriff Smith’s Murderer Appears in Role of Raftsman to Get Bread. Prairie du Chien, Wis., July 6-~,Lon Smith, the murderer of the St. @roix sheriff, has been traced to Clayton, ten miles south of this city, where he was seen Monday night just before dark. In begging for something to eat from house to house he claimed to be a river raftsman waiting for a boat. When last seen he disappeared in a piece of heavy bottom timber. Officers in all the neighboring towns have been notified, and it is expected his capture will be effected. The re- ward has been raised to $2,900. DISASTER CAUSES SUICIDE. Chicagoan Kill Himself When Told the Family Were Drowned. Chicago, July 6.—Temporary insan- ity, the result of the loss of his family in the Norge steamship disaster, is given as the cause of the alleged sui- cide of Otto Hanson, who has been found on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad tracks in Evanston. About a month ago Hanson sent for his family to come to Evanston to live. Upon be- ing told that they were reported dead in the Norge disaster he is believed to have mentally unbalanced and pro- ceeded to destroy himself. SUPERIOR MAN LOSES SIX. Wife and Five Children on Norge Not Accounted For. Superior, Wis., July 6.—A family of six, mother and children, on their way to Superior to join the father and hus- band, were among the ill-fated passen- gers on the steamer Norge. They were the wife and five children of Henry Corneliusen of Connor's Point. A wire to the New York office reveal- ed the fact that the party had sailed on the boat and their names were not among those that had been saved from the boat. SURVIVORS OF THE NORGE. Seventeen Landed at Aberdeen—627 Still Missing. Aberdeen, Scotland, July 6.—Anoth- er boat, containing seventeen sur- vivors of the Danish steamer Norge, which foundered off Rockall reef, 290 miles from the Scottish mainland, on June 28, were landed at Aberdeen, Scotland, yesterday by the steam trawler Largobay. . Six hundred and twenty-seven per- sons are still missing. DROWNED IN RAPIDS. Wisconsin Young Man Stands Up in Boat and Slips Overboard. ~ Winnipeg, Man., July 6.—Henry Franklin Freestone, aged twenty-four years, was drowned at the Little Forks rapids in Fainy riyer. Freestone was rowing a small boat containing sup- plies. He stood up and slipping his head struck a rock. He was stunned and could not be rescued in time to save his life. Killed by a Trolley Car. , Sioux City, Iowa, July 6.—Nivholas Steinmetz was ground to death by a big car on the Riverside line of the Sioux City Traction company. He was on the other track, but when the car was about twenty feet away he fell across the rail. The car and trailer passed over his body and he was in- stantly killed. Shot to ‘Pieces by a Mob. Charleston, S. C., July 6—John Tay- lor, a negro laborer on a Seaboard Air Line work train, was taken from the train’ at Middendorf yesterday and shot to pieces by a mob. It is alleged Taylor had attempted an outrage on a eight-year-old child and later on the wife of Noel Johnson. pee Do See FIRE AT BRAINERD. Ten Thousand Dollar Blaze Takes the Reilly Block. Brainerd, Minn. July 6.—Fire wrecked the M. J. Reilly block, entail- ing, estimated, loss of $10,000 on build- ing and stock. M. J. Reilly’s loss is $6,000, insurance $5,500; Marie Canan, photograph gallery, loss, $1,500, insur- ance $250; Reiss & Turtley, dry goods, loss $8,000, insurance $8,000. The origin of thé fire is unknown, but is supposed to have caught from electric light wires under the stairway. Y 7 Rae ei : CANDIDATE OF THE POPULIST NA- i TIONAL CONVENTION FOR PRESIDENT. reds AND TIBBLES IS TICKET BOTH NAMED BY ACCLAMATION, OTHER CANDIDATES STEP- PING ASIDE. OMAHA PLATFORM REAFFIRMED ATTEMPT TO POSTPONE NOMINA- TION OF TICKET IS HISSED DOWN. Springfield, [l., July 6—Thomas E. Watson of Georgia for president, and Thomas H. Tibbles of Nebraska, for vice president, was the ticket nom- inated by acclamation yesterday by the Populist national convention. The names of William V. Allen of Ne- braska and of Samuel W. Williams of Indiana were placed before the con- vention for president, but before the list of states had been completed in the roll call their names were with- drawn and Watson was nominated by acclamation. Former enator Allen made good his word that he would not enter into any scramble for ihe nomination, and while the nominations were making he twice instructed the chairman of the Nebraska delegation to say that his name must not go before the conven- tion. But, in the face of this, Allen re- ceived More Than 400 Votes, and many believe he would have been nominated had he given his consent to be a candidate. Whether Watson will accept th enomination no one in the convention seemed to know, and all efforts to secure some definite informa- tion from Watson’s friends failed. Watson was quoted as saying that if the Democrats at St. Louis nominated William R. Hearst he would support Hearst for president. There were five nominations for vice president, Thomas H. Tibbles, Ne- braska; Theodore B. Rynder, Pennsyl- vania; L. H. Weller, Iowa; George F. Washburn, Massachusetts, and Samuel W. Williams, Indiana. The two latter ined, and Tibbles received nearly all sthe votes on the first ballot and was nominated by acclamation. In Continual Wrangle. It was after 10 o’clock yesterday be- fore the committee on credentials made its report, and from that time until the convention adjourned at 7 o’clock in the evening there was al- most a continual wrangle among the delegates, over almost every question that came up for discussion, and it re quired the entire day to adopt a short platform and to nominate a ticket. J. A. Mallett of Texas was chosen permanent chairman. The platform adopted is a reaffirma- tion of the Omaha platform of 1892. It was adopted as reported by the com- mittee. Former Congressman E. R. Ridgely of Kansas attempted to secure a post- ponement of nominating a ticket until after the St. Louis convention, but he was hissed and interrupted so he could not speak, and the convention prompt- ly tabled his resolution. TRAIN: BLOWN FROM TRACK. Struck by Tornado and Hurled Down An Embankment. Petersburg, Ill., July 6—An accom- modation passenger train on the Chi- cago, Peoria & St. Louis railroad, was blown from the railroad track at Oak- ford, Ill., by a tornado early last even- ing and Thomas Willey, baggageman, killed, and a number of passengers were injured. (The train consisted of two coaches, a baggage car and a locomotive, and all the cars were hurled from the track down a seven-foot embankment, turning over in the descent, and land- FIREMAN KILLED. Four Others Injured in a Collision on the Wisconsin Central. Milwaukee, July 6.—A freight train and light engine collided on the Wis- consin Central road, killing Fireman gohn Kersch of Marshfield, Wis., and injuring four others. Cars Crush Man Between Them. Duluth, July 6.—Word has reached Duluth that Charles Renwick, aged twenty-four years, who was employed as pitman in the Great Northern gravel pit at Kelly Lake, near Hibbing, has died from injuries received as a result of being caught between two cars: FIGHTS FIVE WILD CATS. Animals Attack Man but He Kills Three With a Club. Chippewa Falls, Wis., July 6.—Dr. H. D. Miller had a thrilling experience with five wildcats a few miles from Bloomer. He was met by two of the animals, which attacked his horse. He succeeded in driving them away. Three more came to reinforce the first two, and the attack was renewed. Mil- ler fought the animals with a club, and before the battle was over killed three. Then the two others fled. | THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, July 6. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 95@96 1-4c; No. 2 Northern, 92@93c; No. 3, 88@911-2c. Corn — No. 3 yellow, 47c. Oats—No. 8 white, 40 1-2@4lc. Minneapolis, July 6—Wheat — No. 1 hard, 96 1-4@96 3-4; No. 1 Northern, 95 1-4@95 3-4; No. 2 Northern, 92 1-4@ 923-4. Oats—No. 3 white, 37c. Corn No. 3 yellow, 48c. Duluth, July 6. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 931-2; No. 2 Northern, 931-2; No. 2 Northern, 911-2; flax, $1.13; oats, 371-2c; rye, 55e. Milwaukee, July 6. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 98 1-2c; No. 2 Northern, 95 @961-2c. Rye—No. 1, 67c. Barley— No. 2, 62@68c. Oats—Standard, 4c. Corn—No. 3, 48@49c. Chicago, July 6. —- Wheat — No. 2 red, $1.02; No. 3 red, 95@99c; No. 2 hard, 90@94c; No. 3 hard, 83@90c; No. 1 Northern, 97¢c; No. 2 Northern, 93@95c. Corn—No. 2, 48 1-4@48 1-2c. Oats—No. 2, 34 1-2@36c. 3 Sioux City, Iowa, July 6. — Cattle —Beeves, $4.59@5.85; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.75@4.50; stockers and feed- ers, $3@4; calves and yearlings, $2.75 @3.85. Hogs—Bulk, $5.15@5.20. Chicago, July 6. — Cattle—Good to prime steers, $5.40@6.50; stockers and feeders, $2.25@4.50; cows, $2.25@4.30; heifers, $2@4.75; calves, $2.50@5.75; Hogs — Mixed and butchers, $5.20 @ 5.35; good to choice heavy, $5.50@5.60. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, $4.25 @5; Western, $3.50@4.75; Western lambs, $3@5.75. 2 South St. Paul, July 6. — Cattle — Good to choice steers, $5.40 @ 5.90; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50 @ 4.50; butcher bulls, $3 @ 4; veals, $2.50 @ 4; good to choice stock steers, $3 @ 4.10; steer calves, $2@2.75; gooa to choice stock cows and heifers, $2.10@2.50; heifer calves, $1.56 @ 2.25; good to choice milch cows, $30@37 50. Hogs—Range price, $4.90@5.15; bulk, $5 @ 5.05. Sheep — Good to choice lambs $5.25 @ 6; fair to good, $5@5.50; good to choice yearling wethers, $4.90@5.25; , heavy. $4.65@5.10; good to choice ewes, me- dium weight, $4.65@5. AFTER DATA ABOUT TRUSTS. Commerce and Labor Official .Exam- ining Laws on Incorporation. 4 Pierre, S. D., July 6.—C. R. Hillyer is here from Washington as a repre- sentative of the department of com- merce and labor Jooking over the cor- poration business in this city. He ex- pects to be here several days to thor- oughly investigate the incorporation laws of the state and the articles of in- corporation which have been filed the last few years. The work is being done by the department in line with its efforts to secure the proper legisla tion for the control of trusts through federal legislation. THREE GIRLS DROWNED. Were Bathing Near Afton When They Fell Into Deep Water. Stillwater, Minn., July 6 —Three daughters of John Young, aged fifteen, twelve and ten years, were drowned in the St. Croix two miles south of the village of Afton. The girls and a younger brother were bathing and running hand in hand in the shallow water. The two older girls sank first, going down a sheer drop in the water of thirty feet, and pulling the third sister over after them. The boy unclasped his hand and was not pulled over. YALE STUDENTS DROWN. « One Attempts to Rescue the Other and Both Perish. East Northfield, Mass., July 6—Two Yale students, R. L. Goodwin of Burn- side, Conn., and Ralph W. Armstrong of Hayesville, Ohio, were drowned in the Connecticut river. They were in bathing and neither could swim. Good- win got beyond his depth and Arm strong attempted his rescue. STRUCK BY THROWN BALL. David Johnson of Minneapolis Killed While Watching a Game. Howard, S. D., July 6—David John- son was killed at Nanses, near How- ard. He came from Minneapolis to spend the Fourth with his brother, and while watching the ball game was struck on the temple by a thrown ball. He recovered consciousness but died last night. Gen. Chaffee Entertained. Bismarck, N. D., July 6—Gen. A. R- Chaffee, Gen. Humphrey and Capt. Hutchinson have inspected Fort Lin- coln, near here, and were entertained at a public reception by Gov. and Mrs. White at the gubernatorial mansion. They left for the West to inspect Fort Keogh. Hired Girl Fatally Burned. Grand Forks, N. D., July 6.—While working about a stove Miss Thora Johnson, a domestic employed at a local hotel, was burned from head to foot. Her recovery is impossible. HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE. Big Manufacturing Plant in Brooklyn is Completely Destroyed. New York, July 6.—A loss of nearly $400,000 resulted from a fire which completely destroyed the electric vehi- cle equipment company’s factory in Brooklyn. The building occupied nearly two acres and was owned by the Edison company, which leases it to the Vehicle Equipment company, manufacturers of commercial vehicles and auto-trucks.