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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 189S. and the people of Geneva and a decree, directing a popular demonstration to- morrow. All the civil officials will march past the Hotel Beaurivage, fol- lowed by the citizens, all of whom are invited to participate. During the pro- cession, the great bell of the cathedral, associated with all Swiss national dem- onstrations of griet and joy, will be’ tolled. Emperor Francis Joseph telegraphed the Austrian Minister, Count Von Kuef- stein, to consent to a post mortem ex- amination. Dr. Reveruin, Dr. Mege- vaus and M. Golday, Mayor of Geneva, were entrusted with the examination of the wouhd on behalf of the judictal authorities, and accordingly proceeded to the Hotel Beaurivage, where they carried out their instructions. At the close of the examination they announc- ed that death was caused by “internal pemorrhage from a triangular incised wound.” They decided that the in- Jury was of a character to leave no grounds for the theory which had been advanced that ‘he Empress, who suf- fered from weakness of the heart, might have succumbed simply to the shock of the blow. The autopsy show- ed that the lung as well as the heart ‘was pierced. The General Council will place upon the coffin wreaths intertwined with the Austrian-Genevan colors and bearing the inscription: “A token of sorrow- ful sympathy from the people of Geneva.” Throughout yesterday’s examination of the assassin, his demeanor was one of revolting cynicism. Empress Elizabeth was about re- turning to Caux, France, when she was | murdered. Her suite had preceded her by train, leaving with her only her maid of honor, Baroness Von Roths- child, and a man servant. The officials who visited the hotel to affix the seals upon the baggage according to the strict law in force, found that the suite’s luggage had accompanied the suite. The last words of the Empress were addressed to the attendant. Recover- ing consciousness for a moment, she feebly asked what had happened. As yet the authorities have found no confirmation of the report that the murder was part of an anarchist con- spiracy, but a dozen persons with whom the assassin assoclated have been ar- rested for examination. DASTARDLY DEED CAUSES BITTER INDIGNATION | LONDON, Sept. 12.—The terrible news has thrilled Europe from end to end and everywhere but one question is asked: “How can soclety protect itself against anarchism?” Special dispatches from every capltal | describe the effect produced and news- | paper comments that palpitate with bitter indignation that a defenseless woman, who shunned politics and did nothing but good, should be selected, at the moment of the approaching jubilee, for an assassin’s knife. Per- | haps the most poignant grief is dis- played in Italy, because the public mind there is touched with shame that s0 many political crimes have been committed by Italians. King Humbert, with his own hands, wrote a telegram expressing the deep- est The Pope wired Em- Joseph as follows: the strengthq rf. resig- ar son Joseph, who in “May God giv nation to our v misfortunes. We pray that God v bestow upon the house of Haps- burg that peace and tranquillity which it merits by reason of its sentiments toward the church and the papacy.” The Pope ordered solemn mass in the churches of Rome for the repose of the soul of the deceased. It is understood that the Prince of Naples and Emperor William, with Empress Augusta and Victoria, will attend the funeral Another feature is the intense sor- row and sympathy evoked in Hun- gary. It is hoped that the sad event will tend to compose the politeial troubles between the two parties of the dual monarchy. Emperor Francis Joseph, it is said, has been troubled from the beginning of the year with gloomy forebodings, and was often heard to express a fer- vent wish that the jubilee would soon be safely over. His brother, Archduke Ludwig Victor, was dining at a res- taurant in the jubilee exhibition at Vienna when the news of the assassina- tion reached him. He hastened to - Schoenbrunn, where, on meeting -the Emperor, a deeply affecting scene en- sued. The Emperor is much agitated. Twice he has started for Vienna, each time changing his mind. He is unable to eat anything. His daughter, Archduch- ess Valerie, remains constantly at his side. A number of Italian workmen were severely mobbed and ill-treated in a Vienna restaurant Saturday, and were only saved by the police from a worse fate, It appears that last Thursday Fm- press Elizabeth had read to her pas- sages from one of Marion Crawford's novels describing the Sicilian vendetta murders. She was much horrified at the details, which resemble those of her own death. It is understood the book had been chosen for her with the idea of dissuading her from visiting Sicily. -—— GREAT SORROW OF THE PEOPLE OF HUNGARY BUDAPESTH, Hungary, Sept. 11.— Both houses of the Diet met to-day in extraordinary session. Long before the magnates and Deputies arrived the legislative palace was surrounded by an immense concourse of sorrowing people. A band of 500 students, carrying craped banners, lined the road leading to the entrance of the Unterhaus. The president of the chambers, ex- pressed the nation’s sorrow and condo- lence, and in both houses motions be- fitting the occasion were adopted. The Diet then adjourned. » 1 A royal decree issued to-day suspends the Hungarian military maneuvers, THE EMPEROR GRATEFUL FOR AMERICAN SYMPATHY WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—THe Pres- ident has received the following re- ply to the telegram of condolence sent to the Emperor Francis Joseph: “SCHOENBRUNN, Sep. 11.—Em- peror of Austria to the President of the United States: Sincerely touched by the expression of condolence and sympathy which you have been pleased to forward me in the name of the Gov- ernment and the people of the United States. I beg you to accept for that expression my warmest thanks. “FRANCIS JOSEPH.” VICTORIA MOURNS THE LOSS OF ELJZABETH LONDON, Sept. 11.—Queén Victoria and the Prince and Princess of Wales telegraphed their condolence to Em- peror Francis Joseph last night. The Court Circular says: “The Queen received last evening with feelings of the utmost consternation the startling news of the terrible crime. The Queen mourns profoundly the loss of her Im- perial jesty, with whom she had been on terms of friendship for many ! residents alleged they noticed a black years. She feels likewise most deeply | flag with a skull and crossbones hoist- for the honored and bereaved Emperor, who has experienced so many trials during his long and beneficent reign.” i e THE FIEND GLORIES IN HIS FOUL CRIME GENEVA, Sept. 11.—No strangers are allowed to approach the coffin of the murdered. Empress Elizabeth. The body has been embalmed and is dressed in white. The doctors photographed the wound, but the plate will be destroyed. It is understood Emperor Francis Joseph will not leave Austria, but will send high court officials to take the body to Vienna. Flowers are arriving in pro- fusion. The assassin of Empress Elizabeth is calm in demeanor and frankly congrat- ulates himself upon the success of his crime. He says: “I am an anarchist, but I belong to no committee. I acted on my own Initiative. Let them do as they like with me. That is my strength.” STORY TOLD BY THE LADY IN WAITING GENEVA, Sept. 11.—The lady in waiting who was with the Empress at the moment of the attack says: “After the Empress rose, I asked her if she felt any pain. She replied: ‘T don’t know. I think I feel a pain in my chest.” 5 “I sald: ‘It must be fright. Take my arm.’ The Empress declined, straightened herself up and walked calmly on board the steamer. Even when she lost consciousness I thought it only fright or an attack of nervous- ness. I am pofitive she never knew she had been struck by an assassin.” WEAPON OF MURDERER FOUND AND IDENTIFIED GENEVA, Sept. 11.—Midnight—A file found late this evening In the passage of a house on the Rue des Alpes has been identified by the assassin as the weapon used. His name, though heretofore various- ly given and published here as Luc- cheni, Luccesi and Lucchesi, is now said to be Luigini. The Italian records show that Lui- ginl was an illegitimate child and took his mother’s name. He has been twice arrested as a defaulter of the military service. g s TEN FRIENDS OF THE ASSASSIN ARRESTED LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Sept. 11.— Ten friends and acquaintances of the assassin of the Empress Elizabeth were arrested here to-day. He has been working as a stonemason in this vicin- ity, and last month he took the prelim- inary steps to become & naturalized Swiss. His application papers, how- ever, he withdrew last Monday. e INTERNATIONAL ACTION AGAINST ANARCHISTS London, Sept. 12.—Many of the prom- inent European journals are urging in- ternational action against anarchists. They recall that both the late M. Car- not, President of the French Republic, and the late Senor Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish Prime Minister, were the victims of Italian anarchists. NEW WESTMINSTER REDUCED TO ASHES | A meeting of prominent business men, Continued from First Page. seething hell, but the Powell block, which adjoins it to the rear and fronts on Columbia avenue, was apparently uninjured. The first building on Co- lumbia avenue actually burned was the Bank of British Columbia block. The Chinese store of Kwong Wing Lung Co. kept the oncoming flames but | a few seconds and here the most tragic | incident of the firt occurred. Mun Lee, the head of the firm and one of th wealthiest Chinese merchants in th “Royal City,” rushed into his store i a wild attempt to save his money. H reached the cash box, but just as he grasped it he fell back dead. The corpse was carried to a place of safety and a medical man announced that heart disease Lad been the cause of death. To those who have not visited West- minster it may be explained that the city is situated on a high, sloping bank of the Fraser. Front street, as the name suggests, is along the water front. Running parallel with Front and in succession are Columbia, Clark- son, Carnarvon, Victoria, Agness, Cun- ningham and First or Royal avenue. Each of these streets is on a consider- ably higher level than that preceding— in fact between Columbia and Clark- son streets, the grade is so steep as to make descent almost dangerous for horses, Columbia avenue was the principal business thoroughfare. All along both sides it was built with imposing brick and stone buildings of which any city might have been proud. The Bank of British Columbia occupied the finest of these bricks. Opposite was the postoffice, and the roof of this was ablaze almost as soon as was the bank. All the ‘events here described ' had transpired so quickly that the crowd which rushed aimlessly up and down Columbia avenue had really no idea of the extent of the conflagration. From the wharves, which were blazing for the full length of the’ city front, the fire immediately communicated with bufldings standing cityward. Along McKenzie, Lorne, Begbie, Alexander and Eighth streéts the flames rushed in a mad chase. It seemed to the panic- stricken citizens as though each sep- arate street had its\own particular demon and that all were working in fiendish rivalry to be the first to reach the business center of ‘the city. Thus it was that the whole south side of Columbia avenue burst into flames practically at the same time. Mer- chants who had made desperate efforts to save such private papers as had not been put into safes or vaults were drawn from their stores in the rush for life. Hotel Douglas, on the corner of which the Bank of Montreal was lo- cated, became a volcano of flame a few minutes after it was first noticed to be on fire. The guests had ample warning and all escaped from the building, though few had more belongings than what they stood in. The following strange story is’ being told to-day: Passing up the hill at 7 or 8 o'clock on Saturday evening, | rant. | ed on the flagstaff of the Central School. It is said this flag was raised by a convict who was let out of the | penitentiary three or four days ago. He swore when released that he would be avenged, and many credit him with having started the 4fire in 'the hay on the Brackman & Ker wharf. A partial list of the buildings de- stroyed is as follows: Front street south—Market whart, par- tially insured; Brackman & Ker's wharf and contents, $10,000; New Vancouver Coal Company’s whart and contents; Canadian Pacific Navigation Company’s wharf and contents; Sinclair Canning Company’s cannery, including season’s pack; West- ern Fishing Company’'s cannery; No. 3 fire hall; Gilley Bros.’ wharf and ware- house. North side—All Chinese houses, some ten or twelve, up to Telegraph Hotel; Caledonia Hotel; five buildings owned by Quong Owone & Co.; Webster Bros.’ block; Brackman & Ker block, contain- ing full stock; Water street butcher shop; Douglas Elliott block; Soclety for the Pro- pagation of the Gospel block; Jas. Cun- ningham building; James Wise building; Bushbee block; Holbrook building; Arm- strong-English block; Armstrong frame building; Eickhoff Hotel; McGillivary building; Vulcan Iron Works; Elliott es- tate livery stable; Townsend building. Columbia street, south—Occidental Ho- tel; Armstrong brick block; Bumbly block; Cunningham buildin ; Bank of Brl'zlsh Columbia. North—Begby block; Westminster fur- niture factory; Bakers’ bakery; Y. M. C. A. building; Fire Hall No. 1; Dun- can McCall's block; postoffice and Cus- tom-house; kilard buildings; Flaokie buildings; Colonial Hotel; Globe House; Mead bullding; Guichon Hotel; Burns- Curtis block; Armstrong-Young = ..ock; Trapp building; Masonic Temple; Odd Fellows' building; Lewis building; four buildings owned by James Cunningham; Central Hotel; Depot Hotel; Fales’ fur- niture store; Merchants’ Exchange block. Area between Clarkson and Agnos streets—Fifty-five Chinese buildings; three livery stables; Chinese Mission; Miss Robson’s mission building; six dwellings of James Cunningham, three of J. Flackies, two of F. D. Turner; six of J. O. Hollarens; J. Turnbull's house; Alex McEwan's residence, valued at $35,- 000; Harry Ellifot's homestead estate of ten dwellings; City Hall, Courthouse; ex- Mayor Bhiles’ residence; four dwellings owned by J. Fales; five dwellings owned by True estate; Methodist Church -and parsonage; four dwellings belonging to Lieutenant . Governor McInnes; old drill hall, oldest building in the province; Merchies’ residence; Ponson’s residence; Hancock’s residence; St. Leonard’s Hall; ‘Woods Hotel; Trinity Cathedral, valued &t $25,000; ten houses owned by the Har- ring estate; Herring's Opera-house; seven houses owned by James Cunningham; Olévet Baptist Church. etween Agnos street and Royal - nue—Clinton block, $7000; Aarymst;‘:g dwelling; two Strong dwellings; two houses owned by C. C. Major; two houses owned by the Armstrong-Johnson estate; two houses owned by J. Cunningham, $4000; two houses owned by J. Cunning- ham, $6000; Orange Hall; Milligan estate; James Cunningham’s residence, the last to burn after a desperate and unavalling struggle, value $25,000; ten dwelling houses owned by J. Cunningham; three houses owned by R. Cunningham; two of the Robson estate; five of the Burns estate; two of the Hunter estate; Gillow's resi- dence. Thereare two saloonsleft intown—the Telegraph and the Last End. No ho- tels are left standing. The Catholic Church was the only church not de- stroyed. The magnificent City Hall was in- sured for about $2000, but the Govern- ment buildings were not insured, al- | though worth nearly $100,000, Campbell, | the tailor, had a stock worth $35,000, and was insured for $15,000. Few of the small merchants were insured. VICTORIA SENDS RELIEF TO THE SUFFERERS VICTORIA, Sept. 11.—News was re- ceived early this morning of the de- struction of New Westminster by fire, and created the greatest excltement. the Mayor and the Aldermen was promptly called, and at noon an‘ange- ments were made for a speclal train to leave for Nanaimo whence a relief party will go to New Westminster by boat. The Premier, the Finance Min- ister and the Mayor will accompany the party. Two carloads of tents and blankets were taken along. The depot presented a remarkable scene. The vol- unteer force included Cabinet Minis- ters, who assisted in loading supplies. el FIRE RAZES RED BLUFF BUILDINGS Hundred Thousand Dollar Blaze in the Tehama Metropolis. Conflagration Starts ina Lodging House and Lays Waste the City’s Business Center, Epecial Dispatch to The Call. RED BLUFF, Sept. 11.—One of the most disastrous fires which has swept this city for years started this morning at about 2:30 o'clock in the rooms of a lodging-house above Kestener’s restau- ‘When discovered it had gained so much headway that hope of saving the Kestener building and that adjoin- ing it was abandoned, and the firemen turned their attention to saving the rest of the block. They were unsuc- cessful, for the fire burned rapidly southward, and by 6 o’clock this morn- ing the whole of the finest business block in this city was in ruins. The block was composed of brick buildings, including the Bank of Te- hama County, Wells, Fargo & Co., Fickert’s furniture store, Darrough's drug store, Prince’s clothing and dry goods store and the Western Union Telegraph office. The progress of the fire northward was stopped by the high brick wails of Hoffman's saloon, else the whoie of eastern Main street would have been destroyed. The firemen did everytning in their power to keep the flames con- fined to the Corrigan building, occu- pied by Kestener and Prince, but the supply of water was inadequate and the flames soon found their way through the top of Fickert’s bullding and Darrough’s drug store, and, once started here, the of Tehama County could not be saved. Together with the Wells-Fargo and Western Union Telegraph buildings is was soon a mass of flames. Fortunateiy no wind ‘was blowing at the time of the tire. The buildings were all of brick, but finished in wood, and the flames ed from building to building by means jumped from bujlding to building y means of, the connecting rafters, igniting the stocks of the various stores, all of which was highly inflam- mable and made 'a hot fire. Mr. Kestener, in whose building the fire started, was badly burned about the face and body in trying to save household property. Mrs. Kestener es- throuh the heroic efforts of the . At 5 o'clock the fire seemed to be un- der control, but at 8 o’clock an alarm ‘was turned in again. Jjumped to the non:hm upper part of the bullding | arson, in having set fire to a restaurant } A. H. Hoffman as a saloon. However, they were soon got_under control. X The buildings will probably soon be rebuilt by their owners. The following is a list of the Ic- -s, the amounts lost and the probable insurance: an estate, loss $15,000, insurance about B SN in butlding, 1oss $10,000 insurance about ; store. fixtures, loss , insurance about $5000; A. H. Hoff- . Prince, loss $20,000, 1 P. R. Kesteher, loss $2500, insurance un- known; G. C. Williams, 10ss $7500, insur- ance about $2200; C. Darrough, loss gs.ooo. insurance about $30v; Bank of Te- ama County, loss 5000; insurance the same; Wells, Fargo & Co., loss $1000, in- surance the same; Dr. W. Westlake, loss $1500, insurance about $600; Coffman Bros., loss $1800, insurance about $700; A. H. Hoffman, saloon, loss $1000, insurance sm%ll; A. L. Hunter, loss $00, fully cov- ered. It will be seen from this that the loss will be considerable over $100,000 and covered by a small insurance. WAS THE WORK ° OF A FIREBUG Destruction of Property at Sacramento Due to Incendiarism. Police Arrest an Ex-Convict Who Recently Served Time In Folsom Prison. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 11.—Chief of Police Dwyer this evening granted The Call an interview with George H. Bitt- ner, arrested on suspicion of having started the fires which at 2 o’clock this morning threatened to destroy the val- uable block bounded by Fifth and Sixth, K and L streets. At the time the dispatch published in this morn- ing’s Call was being sent the flames were having a mad race over a large section of the block, and the entire Fire Department was at work, suffering great disadvantage through lack of water. At 2:30 o’clocl” the rear part of the Sixth-street Methodist Church was ablaze, and it seemed that the splen- did edifice would meet the fate of Schad Bros.” wagon and hay barn and Fra- zer's branch lumber-yard. However, the church wars saved, although before the fire was subdued about $30,000 worth of property on the block had been destroyed. Bittner, the suspected flrebug, was arrested during the fire by Chief Dwyer and Detective Maley while he was in Schad’s barn taking great interest in the conflagration. His account of him- self differs from that which the police have traced, and they believe they have the right man. “Yes, it is true,” said Bittner to The Call correspondent, “that I have been out of Folsom prison only a short time, and that I have served two years for on J street, between Third and Fourth, this city, where I was employed as cook. They accused me of having tried to set the fire thirteen different times. But that was a lie. I only tried to set the restaurant afire ten times.” “Why did I do {t?” repeating the question asked him. “Oh, I don’t know,” sald Bittner, ner- viously twitching his fingers along his face and coloring up. “I did it; just did it, that’s all, and I don’t deny 1it. But I didn’t set fire to the lumber-yard or barn this morning. I can prove an alibi.” But whatever else Bittner may be able to prove he cannot establish an alibi. Many witnesses will swear that he was in the neighborhood of the fire soon after the discovery of the flames, and there are witnesses, too, who will testify that they saw him at another equally as mysterious fire occurring earlier in the night about half a block away from the location of the big blaze. Firemen say that when they got into Frazer’s lumber-yard, whence the blaze communicated to Schad’s stable, they smelled coal oil as it ascended in fiery vapor from the stacks of lumber. There can be no question that the fire was of incendiary origin. Bittner says he has been cooking for a crew of Western Union linemen for some months. He is boyish in appear- ance and aged 24 ydars. Schad Bros.’ loss will be: Barn, $1000; hay, $1200; rigs, not belonging to s:able, but kept there, uninsured, for which owners are responsible, $3000; insur- ance, $750 on building, $750 on hay. The main loss was that sustained by W. F. Frazer, the branch yard contalning picked lumber. It amounts to $15,000; insurance $8000. A brick tenement- house and other losses of smaller pro- portions make up the balance of the estimated total. Smaller buildings, three in number, were insured. el - g Big Fire at Washington Courthouse. COLUMBUS, Sept. 1L.—A dispatch to the State Journal *from Washington Courthouse says that thé Masonic Temple there was destroved by fire this morn- ing. The Springfield (Ohio) Fire Depart- ment rendered timely assistance, The loss on the building is about $40,000. Frank L. Stutson, who had a large department store in the buifldin, lost his entire stock, valued at $60,000. The losses are considerable. Block Burned at Princeton, Ky. PRINCETON, Ky., Sept. 11.—The block of buildings on Main street, here known as Bank Hotel, was destroyed by fire to-day. Total loss about $50,000. SANGUINARY CLIMAX TO A KENTUCKY FEUD Two Men Killed and Two Fatally Wounded—Father and Son on / Each Side. ERLANGER, Ky., Sept. 1L—This after- noon at Dry Ridge, an old feud was ended by the killing of two men and the fatal wounding of two others. It was father and son on each side, re-enforced by their respective farm hands. At least one hun- dred revolyer shots were fired. The dead are: Joséph Michaels and o dVing re: James W. Wat e dying are: James W. Watson and Ben Mlc’hagls. g The two latter named were the princi- pals. They had quarreled about fence awards at county falrs, and had been at swords points !o;“l long time. The dead man, Joseph Michaels; is a son of the dyilng man, Ben Michaels. Th other dead man, James McCray, farm hand. James W. Watson’ caped unscathed. WILD RUMOR FLOATS AROUND THE HAGUE Groundless Report Thet an Attempt Had Been Made on the Young Queen’s Life. THE HAGUE, Sept. 1L.—A persistent rumor has been in circulation here and at Amsterdam to-day that an attempt has been made upon the life of Qui Wil- helmina, but it is utterly wlthSI;t ounda- on. The trageda‘a.t Geneva has shocked all classes and there is a feel of intense Telief that the fetes are practically ended Without any annoyance from the social- ists here. It would be impossible to imag- ine the effect that would have been pro- duced had the assassination occurred a week . The news was withheld from Queen Wilhelmina unti} to—diy. . de Beaufort, Minister of Fo; Af- fairs, announ that the original pro- me of the fetes will be carried out unchanged. e liss Winnie Davis’ Condition. NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I, Sept. 1L—The condition of Miss Winnie Davis, BUILDINGS RAZED BY AN EXPLOSION Occupants Crushed in the Ruins. DISASTER ' IN PHILADELPHIA FOUR CORPSES FOUND IN '[THE DEE_.IS. 5 Forty Tons of Gasoline in the Cellar of a Grocery Store Blows Up, ‘Wracking the Building and Two Others. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11.—By the explosion of forty gallons of gasoline in the cellar of a grocery store at 1444 South street to-night, four, and pos- sibly a dozen lives were lost. As an immediate consequence of the explo- sion, the bullding wherein it occurred and those adjoining it on either side collapsed, and up to 10 o'clock, four hours after the occurrence, four bodies have been recovered from the ruins, Three of these identified are as fol- lows: Samuel Schattenstein, keeper of the grocery store. His ten-year-old son Abraham. A ten-months-old child named Gold- berg. The fourth body was that of a girl about ten years old. How the explosion occurred is yet un- known. The front of No. 1444 was blown out, and this was followed by the collapse of that structure and No. 1442, occupied by Morris Goldberg’s furniture store, and No. 1446, Louis Sallinose’s shoe store. The west wall of 1440, occupied by L. Wagner’s cloth- ing store, was blown out. Because of confusion and excitement following the disaster, it is as yet impossible to se- cure anything lil.. an accurate census of the occupants, but it is generally stated that the upper stories were crowded with families, huddled to- gether in tenement fashion. Coming as it did at the supper hour it is feared that the loss of life was heavy. The list of injured will be long. They were taken to all the hospitals within a radius of a mlle. After the recovery of the four bodies, the authorities decided to postpone the search for additional victins unul - morrow morning, thus obviating the dangers and delays of working upon the mass of debris and wreckage in the darkness. The corpses of Shattenstein and his son were picked up on the steps of No. ‘1444. The unidentified ten-year-old girl was found pinioned by a mass of tim- bers in the rear of the same building, and the Goldberg child died while being taken to the hospital. The injured at the Howard Hospital are: L. Shattenstein, aged 12, broken nose and laceration of scalp; Alexan- der Shattenstein, aged 6, lacerated scalp, condition serious; Mary Healy, age 65, fractured leg; Annie McPhil- omy, aged 40, contusion of ankle; Harry Rothmel, 12 years, lacerated scalp; Maggle Goldberg, 12 vears, lac- erated scalp; Sarah Goldberg, 14 years, lacerated scalp and contusion of ankle. At the Jefferson Hospital are A. F. Fish, 39 years, foreman of Truck Com- pany D, lacerated wound of scalp, and Yetta Goldberg, 9 years, contusion of leg and back, and lacerated wound of scalp. At the Polyclinic {s Rose Schatten- stein, 8 years, lacerated finger. The ten-months’-old child was Max Goldberg, son of the furniture-store keeper. Hstimates of the number cof missing vary from eighteen to six. The accepted theory of the accident is that Shattenstein went into the cel- lar with a lighted lamp, which ignited the fumes of the gasoline. From the position of his body and that of his son on the front steps it is thought they were emerging from the house when caught by falling walls. The collapse of the buildings occurred within two minutes of the explosion, and the oc- cupants had little time or chance to escape. Mrs. Goldberg snatehed up her ten-months’-old child in her arms and rushed for an exit, but the child was g0 badly injured that it died while being borne to a hospital. Strangel- enough the mother escaped with only trifling injuries. At 6:46 o'clock to-night a sergeant of police was talking with one of his men on the opposite side of the street when, without a moment’s warning, there was a terrific explosion,. which, almost before they could turn their heads, was followed by a thunderous crash. Mingled with this was the cries of human beings. Without loss of time one of the policemen struck the fire alarm at a box near by, while the other rang for ambulances. The engines and six of the hospital wagons were there within twenty min- utes and a large force of policemen, also summoned to the scene, had the streets roped off from corner to corner. The work of rescue was begun forth- with, but was temporarily abandoned later when the twilight had deepened into night. All the dead and injured were in buildings at the time of the disaster, and as the walls collapsed al- most in a perpendicular direction, no passers-by were Injured by flying de- bris. The force of the explosion was so great, however, that all the windows in the houses across the street were broken by the concussion. The search for more dead will be resumed at day- break. None of the injured are ex- pected to die. PORT ROYAL DRYDOCK DAMAGED BY A GALE Cannot Be Used by the Navy De- partment Until Repairs Have y Been Made. NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—A Washington special to the Herald says: As the result of the hurricane which struck Port Royal, 8. C., on August 30, the drydock at that point ‘has been very badly damaged and considerable injury has been done some of the bulldings of the Naval station. A mail report of the injury sustained by the station has been recelved by the Navy Department from Commander C. H. Rockwell, its commander, who was un- able to telegraph the facts because all the wires were blown down. Ten and a half inches of water fell during the twenty hours of the storm and the wind was a hurricane. Commander Rockwell ex- ressed the opinion that it would be in- fndlclouu to try to use the dock for dock- ng a ship until the full extent of the amage was known. Some of the altars are pried out of position. CERVERA SOON WILL BE EN ROUTE TO SPAIN Steamship City of Rome Arrives at Camp Long to Take Aboard the Prisoners. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 11.—The Anchor daughter of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, con- tinues comfortable, and du the Hicians, consiaer natthe. fay was 41 6 er e Souraging one fof tha BAtient Line steamer City of Rome, fully equip- ped to transport the Spanish prisoners to Spain, arrived in the lower harbor this The big lner brought from LS N:} York 8 of officers. and ninety-four other prisoners. : The men at Seavys Island, when they caught sight of the City of Rome, danced for joy and to-night there is great excite- ment at the camp. . Bverything is in readiness on board the Steamer. Each of the 1688 men will have a bunk for himself throughout the voy- age of about eight days. t Is expected that the last prisoner will leave Camp Long at 10 o’clock and that the City of Rome will pass.out of the harbor not later than to-moorow noon. The steamer will be headed straight for Santander, Spain. There is scarcely a sick man among the entire crew of the late Cape Verde fleet, while every one looks fat and healthy and'is in strong contrast to their ap- pearance of two months ago. WHAT THE LATE WAR HAS COST THE ENEMY Nearly Four Hundred Millions Ex- pended on the Army, but Only a Trifle on the Navy. NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—The Washing- ton correspondent of the Herald tele- graphs: Aside from the loss of her colo- nies and ships destroyed In battle, the late war has cost Spain in the neighbor- hood of $374,800,000. Information to this effect has been received at the Navy De- partment from naval attaches of this Government abroad. According to in- formation in possession of the depart- ment, all the money obtained has been expended on expeditions sent to the colo- nies, whose total amounted to 180,431 sol- diers, 6,222 officers and about 700 generals. Of the millions expended but 35,600,000 was spent by the Spanish government to increase its naval force. El Nundo of Spain, commenting upon this small appropriation for the navy when such a large sum was expended the army, points out that this sum only sufficient to have bought and main- tained a battleship of 10,000 tons. “With the entire appropriation,” it continues, .“slxt]y"battleships could have been se- cured. According to regurts recelved here, it is appreciated by the Madrid government that, in view of the condition of her treasury and the further fact that her naval force is now greatly inferior, it would be useless to attempt to continue the strufgle. especially as there is no nation of Europe willing to support her in case she should again resort to the ar- bitrament of arms. In view of this fact, the authorities here have no reason to belleve there will be any serious hiteh in the result of the negotiations of the {)eace commission, and while they expect he Spaniards will do e\'xeryth{ng pos- sible to delay the completion of ~the treaty, believing that they may bring up complications advantageous to their gov- ernment, the American representatives will be in a position at any time to bring g;axg to terms by a single threat to with- LEAVING CAMP MEAD FOR HOME STATIONS Ohio and Pennsylvania Regiments to Be Mustered Out—Signal Corps for Porto Rico. CAMP MEAD, Middletown, Pa., Sept. 11.—Two regiments left camp to-day for their home stations to be mustered out. They are the Eighteenth Pensylvania and the One Hundred and Fifty-nifth In- diana. The Third New York and Sixth | Signal Corps companies will go home to- | mMorrow. The signal company goes to Montauk Point to prepare for service in Porto Rico. The Sixteenth Pennsylvania ba talion is scheduled to leave Tuesday eve ing for New York and will leave the fol- lowing day on_the transport Berlin for Porto Rico. The battalion will be fully armed and equipped before stafting, and | probably will be away two yvears. There will be a heavy movement of troops this week to the camp. The first to arrive will be the Twenty-second and Twenty-third New York from Camp Black, and after them will come the Fo\lxrth ‘New Jersey and Fifth Massachu- setts. Colonel H. T. Casteel of the Second West Virginia has heen assigned to tem- porary command of the First Brigade, and hae gone home on a turlough. When General 8. B. Yopung reports to Gen- eral Graham he will be placed in com- mand of the first division. The division i8 now commanded by General J. P. S. Gobin, who will return to his_brigade, composed of the Eighth, Twelfth and Thirteenth’ Regiments. RIOS HAS ARRIVED AT AN UNDERSTANDING What the Spanish Governor General of the Philippines Wires to Madrid. MADRID, Sept. 11.—General Rios, Gov- ernor of the Viscayas Islands and ad in- terim Governor General of the Spanish territory in the Phll!gplnes, has wired the Government that he has arrived at “an understanding with the American authorities respecting the island of Lu- zon.” b TR WIKOFF,S DEATH ROLL. Five Privates Added to the Long List on Saturday. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. — General Bates, commanding at Camp Wikoft, makes the following report to the War Department for September 10: Deaths since last x'e%nrt: Michael Eck, rivate, Company E, Bighth Ohlo: 'homas Nash, private, (fi)mpany B, Ninth Massachusetts; John S. Teegan, private, Company @, Ninth Massachu- setts; Thomas Welsh, private, Com: any K, Ninth Massachusetts; John F. Kee- gan, private, Company G, Ni o A pany nth Massa.- - ORDERS FROM MADRID. Spain’s Porto m;;Cnmmssinn Re- ceives Its Instructions. SAN JUAN, Sept. 11.—The Alionso XITT arrived this morning from Barcelona, bringing instructions for the Spanish Commls;lo:ers, with mail and passengers. Many of the passengers are re: { the Island, who fled at the. oeients oF| the war, and the quays were lined with friends awalting to welcome their return, The Alfonso XIII steamed inf3 the har- bggrnmblit:aee-bogrxmng lof the forts and Ceeded to Havana, ° o ernoon she pro- —_——— Swiss President as Arbitrator. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 11— The President of Switzerland has been * AT GUANTANAMO The Pitiful Plight of the Spanish Troops. OVER EIGHTY DEATHS DAILY STARVATION ADDS TO FEVER HORRORS. Relief Being Sent by This Govern- ment—Sabbath Properly Ob- served for the First Time at Santiago. Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sent. 11.— Sunday was observed for the first time sinee the war terminated as a day.of rest and worship. All the military and civil offices were closed, as were also the shops, and the city's appearanee was unusually quiet. Religious serv- ices were held at the palace, and Gene- ral Lawton, General Wood and other American officers attended. This afternoon the correspondent of the Associated Press visited the wrecks of the Spanish cruisers. The work of floating the Infanta Maria Teresa is nearly completed, but the Almirante Oquendo is not worth the cost of sav- ing. Colonel Ray, who returned from Guantanamo yesterday, reports the embarkation of all the Spaniards save about eighty under General FPareja. The American authorities are awalting the arrival of the San Juan with about 2000 Spanish troops from Sagua de Tanamo and Baracoa. The steamer is expected Wednesday. The Spaniards will be re-embarked here on the San Augustin and the San Francisco for Spain. To-morrow the Bessie and two other vessels will leave for Baracoa aud Sa- gua de Tanamo, carrying supplies for the Americans, Cubans and Spanicids there. The condition of the Spanisn at Guantanamo prior to their departure for Spain was, Colonel Ray says, most distressing. The death rate was over eighty per day and Colonel Ray be- lieves that more than half will die on the passage. Seventy died on the wharf the day the San Ignacio was loaded, and thera is yellow fever among those who re- main behind. Colonel Ray had two mules killed for fresh meat supplies to the Spaniards. No fresh beef was to be had and the Spaniards were glad to get the mule meat. Indeed, there has been no meat of any kind in Guan- tanamo for three weeks. The first bat- | talion of Colonel Ray’s Company con- tracted yellow fever from a Spaniard. Sixty cases have broken out. Four hundred Cubans have laid down their arms at Guantanamo and gone to work on the plantations near the town. No rations are supplied to armed Cubans. Santiago is now filled with Cuban soldiers from General Castillo’s com- mand. One result is a large numRer of gala parties at the various clubs. SCOTTS TO BUILD THREE OF THE DESTROYERS Assistant Secretary Allen Will Make Awards To-Day—Successful Firms. NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—The Washing- ton correspondent of the Herald tele- graphs: The Navy Department has re- ceived the report of the Board of Con- struction as to the disposition of con- tracts for the construction of torpedo boats and torpedo-boat destroyers, and Secretary Allen will make awards to- morrow. ‘The board has recommended that these firms be awarded contracts for torpedo-boat destroyers: . Maryland Steel Com&z;ony of Baltimore, four destroyers at $283, each, to be con- structed on designs Wwhich it submltted; William R. Trigg, Richmond, Va., two at ,000 each, to be built on Government di ,ng} Fall River F.nilne Company of Massachusetts, two, to be built on Gov- ernment designs; Union Iron Works of San Francisco, three at $281,500 each, to be built on builders’ designs; Neafle & Levy of Philadelphia, three at $283,000 each, to be built on Government designs. These torpedo-boat contracts will be awarded: ‘Willlam R. Trigg of Richmond, three, to be bullt on Government plans at $129,- 750 each; Bath Iron Works, Maine, threo at $161,000 each, to be built on buflders” lans; George Lawler, Boston, two at 159,000 each, to be built on Government designs; Lewis Nixon, Ehzabethfiorl, N. ., two, to be built on plans which he submitted, at $165,000 each. 2 = IMPOSING CEREMONY. First Communion at Father Lally’s Church in Haywards. HAYWARDS, Sept. 11.—An imposing re. ligious ceremony took place at Haywards to-day, at which many hundreds attended from all over the township. 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