The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1899, Page 1

Tall DWIGHT L. MOODY’S LABORS ARE ENDED Peacefully the Great Evangelist Sinks Into the Sleep of Death at His Massachusett O+ 0800000009000 000 - « . > o9 M || DWIGHT I\ L. \ \ Pe e eaeoe be the trouble was a would breakng dow to overwork ! had been weak for a mut forth in con- general they Tarced 10 After he physic last week k ble speed w ained Moody aid with caven is open- A mom had a num- night a request of Moody’s sen ecov- going on replied 59 we 1 to his ha ambitious ar t up wealth, but to le: urged his two "his they uld do. Fite, am not od has 1 have y completed, but the held next Monday after- lock In the Congregational The burial will be in the fune Round Top.” T a xpot on the som- ry grounds ne Mr. Moody's home which has become famous In connec- with the summer meetings and on ch hundreds of gatherings have been held, many of them conducted by Mr Mondy himzelf. On this account it seemed tot mily fitfing that the burial should e at that spot The Northfield, the summer hotel con- nected with the Moody. schools, will be opened for the accommodation of friends coming to attend the funeral services, the hour of holding the latte: being goverred his | The | 3 ris | P e NORTHFIELD . ieieiei e f the arture | at | Christmas sther messages of eived by the fam- re ga admirers aud co-work- ers with Mr. &foody in all parts of met coun’r ” STRICKEN AT XANSAS CITY. Mr. Moody Was There Compelled to | Cease His Evangelistic Work. | Y. Dec. 2.—Dwight L. | elist, was ken with 2 this city on November 17 | last _whi holding revt meetings at Convention Hall tings began on Sund Novem- xmense, thou- 11 on the aft. he . crowds were | b ernoon each 'day. The strain ¥ was great. e preache ermon on Thursday night 6, fully 1 ) people lis- | tening - t n ean t ap that many | stamped as one ¢ the evange great- | 1% He was stricke the n t morning at_his hotel. but laughingly de- clared that he was all right and would be able t afternoon. He grew and it was deemed best for his home the ncxt phy Mr. - CAREER OF THE EVANGELIST. | | | Founded Three Great Schools for Young Men and Women. | Dwight Lyman Moody was born in Northfield, Frar County, Mass., Feb- ruary brought up ou a of age, when | wer Boston, where store for several professor of re- preaching of Dr. Kirk r went into business a larg and soon wholesale becam essful salesmen ir hicago k grew to | r his earnest a 1t that he was in- | 1c6d to give up his profitable by ss | ments and to devote all his | sction with N Association, the work of | and spent much e larges presided over 1l known to Church.” He | | y ordained min- ister. After the great firc of 1571, 1 nis church, the Association bulldings s and his ! he made arrangements for rebuild- | ing the ¢l and in June, 1§73, went | with Ira D. Sankey to Great Britain ‘on an evangelistic tour, which continued for | a period of over two ypars, inaugurating one of the greatest evangelistic move- ments of the age. . He has founded two great schools at Northfield—one for young women and one for young men—with an average attend- ance of %9, These schools are intended to provide for the thorough education of | young men and women who, though pos- sessed of excellent character. have not ns of obtalning an education in g colleges of the land, a fee of $100 Leing charged each pupil. The ance of the expense is paid in part trom royaltles received from the *“Moody and Sankey hymn books.” He has also founded = large school in Chicago known as the Bible Institute, where from 3¢ to 400 men and women are trained each vear for the various departments of Christian work, both at home and abroad, He was the author of a number of books | formany s Home. *+--0-0- 5*«&—0—@-&@4—&-&0&-&-‘@—&. R4 > srereBreD e ebeD e - shoieiebedeiebeiei et et etede® and addresses which have nad | of sermon: a very wide circulation. Mr. Moody is supposed to have spoken to more people and addressed larger au- dlences any man of his generation, and was well known to the world as the leading evangelist of the nineteenth cen- tury, METHUEN'S ADVANCE DELAYED BY CAUTION LONDON, Dec. 22.—A dispatch from pe Town. dated Sunday, December. 17, says that General Methuen's primary ob- Ject in crossing the Modder River appears to have been to establish searchlight communication with Kimberley, which is believed to be still on full rations. TI water in the mines Is plentiful. On other hand, in spite of their usual tactics it is considered possible that the Boers have been compelled to assume the of- fensive, the commander having arranged for the disposition of the forces and an- ticipating diffic in maintaining foud suppliesinthe present positions. Moreover, it 1s sald that there is a growing desire among the Free Staters to return home, which is testified to on many sides and ¢ tend to precipitate action on the part of the Boer commander., * In spite of the delay of General Methuen 5 |!n advancing, he is regarded as largely the master of the situation, and his en- trenched position is believed to be unas- sailable. In the event of the Boers at tacking Kimberley, General Methuen would be enabled to make a counter move with his artillery. and cavalry. Conse- quently h a move on the part of the s sald, is not contemplated. It | Is apparent, therefore, that to make haste slowly is the truest policy at present. In accordance with General Methuen's dic- tum, the army should not advance faster than the slowest ox wagons. - CONSUL HAY RECEIVES. LONDON, Deec. ’.!7 Y Adelbert S. Hay, the new United States Consul at Pretoria, received at the United States =y to-day a number of wives and atives of British officers, who came to make special requests regarding the prisoners at the Transvaal capital. R T S S S SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER ‘i3, 1899, | | | dozen others were grouped in the wings | of the stage near the foot of the stairs | ablaze, jumped out JEATH B FRE ENIS THEIR PLAY e Horrible Tragedy Attends a Christmas Rehearsal of Children. TRV LIVES 1051 Class of Little Girls Enveloped by | ¢ Flames Communicated From a Gas Jet. e N t+0+0—0—0—0—@r0-@+ Special Dispatch to The Call, UINCY, T, Dec. school children of St. Francis Paro- chlal School &t Seventeenth and Vine streets were rehearsing this afternoon for an eptertainment to be given next Tuesday efning the dress of one caught fire from a gas jet. Within ten minutes four of them were burned to 22.—While the death, two died an hour later and five others died before midnight. A haif- dozen others were burned more or less sever: The dead: IRENA FREIBURG. MAY WAVER! MARY ALTHOF BERNADINO FREU D N S COLI MAR WILH OLIV B. ADDIE FUTTERER. ! 12 L4 INER. 9 and 11 years of age. Helen Soebbing and several other teachers, Father Nicholas and Profe r Musholt were painfully burned in trying to save the children. The fire arted in a room. Three or four there dressing for the laughing gayly among MAR ARD All these are betweer AR * 1 little dressing- little girls were rehearsal and themsel A descending from the dressing-room. The girls in the dressing-room had nearly completed their costumes when one of them brushed against the gas fet. Which | child 1t was will never be known. A | touch of the flame was sufficient and in | | an instant her dress of cotton and light cloth was In a blaze. She screamed and ran out of the room, spreading the fire to the others as she ran. One of the gzirls, with her dress f a small window on to the stairs leading to the stage and down the stairs. A flaming torch she was as she almost fell down the stairs and rushed into the groups of children stand- ing in ‘he'wing: They were Mt t1a1 like her, in fancy costumes of cotton, lace and stk and the fire spread with incredible rapidity from one to the other. There were fourteen children in the caste of the Christmas entertainment and only-a few ped. Tt was all over in ten minutes and in that time four had perished, seven were dying and others more or less severely burned. The school hall was filled with children and many more would have been killed tn the panic which followed had it not been for the efforts of the teachers and Sisters who were in charge of the enter- tainment and were present. The children rushed for the doors, but prompt efforts quieted them and no one was injured. | Frank Musholt, a teacher of the school, was standing the foot of the stairs from the dressing room when he heard | the cry of “Fire!” and saw the flash of flame in the dressing room. He was half way up the stairs at one bound, when he met a child rushing and tumbling down. | a mass of flames from head to foot. Tear- | ing off his coat, he threw it around the blazing child and endeavored to extin- | guish the flames. Crazed by pain and fright, the little girl jumped out of his | arms and rushed on down past him, still wrapped in his coat, into the group of other children standing about In the wings of the stage. The shrieks and. screams of the unfort- unates were agonizing. The little ones | lay helpless and impotent on the floor | and writhed about in their agony. The | dead were charred in most cases beyopd | recognition. Doctors hurried about ‘on their missions of mercy, seeking to sup- ply soothing lotions those who were still alive, and secking also to cover the | bodies of the dead with blankets. The excitement inside the bullding was | soon intensified by the situation without. Crowds congregated and parents came | searching anxiously for their little ones. | The landing at the third floor was a com- | bination of hospital and morgue. All telephone lines in the neighborhood “heave 40.” | i | 1 lished by the Daily Mail : teric fever and dysentery, ONDON, Dee. 23.—There is now lit- tle doubt that the opposing forces in South Africa have been taking a breathing spell this week. News of yesterday's date from Modder River states that the Boers have made ntinued on Second Page. HOTELS, MONASTERY AND VILLAS CARRIED INTO THE SEA. - Amalfi, the Tourist Resort on the Gulf of Salerno, the Scene of a Fearful Disaster and Heavy Loss of Life, - OME, Dec. 22.—A terrible disaster took place this afternoon at Amalfi, the popular tourist resort on the Gulf of Salerno. About 2 o'clock an enormous rock, upon which stood the Cappuchini Hotel, slid bodily into the sea with a deafcning roar and without a moment's warning, carrying with it the hotel, the old Capuchin monastery below, the Hotel Santa Caterina and several villas. Many people were buried in the debris, which crushed four vessels to the bottom of the sea, destroying their crews. The mass of earth which slipped was about 50,000 cubic yards. The population is in a state of terror, fearing fresh calamities. Troops have arrived upon the scene and have begun rescue work. It is believed that the loss of life is heavy, including a number of monks and the occupants of the hotel. As yet it is impossible to ascertain the exact number. Amalfi is a small but lively town of 7000 inhabitants, situated at the entrance of a deep ravine, surrounded by imposing mountains and rocks of the most picturesque forms. The Capu- chin monastery was founded in 1212 by Cardinal Fietro Capuano for the Cistercians, but came into possession of the Capuchins in 1383. The building, which stood in the hollow of the great rock that rose abruptly from the sea to.a height of 230 feet, contained fine cloisters. - R R R B S e = PRICE FIVE CENTS, et ebebeiesei i i AN INSTANCE OF THE BLOCKADE OF DELAGOA BAY. On October 31 a Norwegian bark bound in for Lourenzo Marquez was signaled No attention being paid by the bark the warship fired two blank ¢ ¢ and another through her mainsall, which had the desired effect. siec e eies LONDON, Dec. 28.—This dispatth, from its special correspondent, There is Though there are a few cases of en- BOERS NOW PREVENT METHUEN'S ADVANCE n. Buller Also Held in Check, and British Leaders Decide to Play a Waiting Game. teieisieieiesiesieiel D R R e e o R S S 2 S e D R S e e e S L S S S S S R A 2 - eieieieiesesese® Special Cable to the New York Herald. Copyright, 1899, by James Gordon Bennett. Republication of this dis- patch is prohibited. All rights reserved in the United States and Great Britain. is pub~ MODDER RIVER, Dec. 22.—The Boers’ trenches were ascertained by our mounted men to-day to extend for twelve miles in all, connecting the two horns of the river in the form of acrescent. Our camp lies midway between the two horns. | The Boers have prepared against our advance in every direction. It may be true that they numbered 20,000, or three times our strength, at Magersfon- |tein. The enemy has fired shells into our camp for two or three days, but their guns do not carry far enough to do damage. Boers will attack us in the open veldt. little fear that the the British camp is the healthiest in the world, no move, but have been perfecting their | line of Intrenchments, the British doing the same. The strategic strength of tl former appears to be so great that it extremely doubtful whether General Me- thuen, even if heavily reinforced, will at- tempt another direct attack. General Buller also is playing a walting game to good purpose. It Is clear the British In Natal are re- celving heavy reinforcements, while the Boers have been compelled by the opera- tions on the western frontier to weaken their forces around Ladysmith. Transport after transport Is now pour- Ing In men to tha assistance of the British forces. To this process there would seem to be but one end. the Boers will be com- pelled either to sustain defeat or raise the sfege of Ladysmith and fall back to Laing's Nek and the Orange Free State. Half of General Warren's division ha been diverted to General Buller. while Generals Gatacre and French mark time below Stormberg. A list of additional casualties from Ladysmith which is said to have occurred on Monday, may mean either another sortie by the besieged force or a mounted reconnoissance. It proves that General White's troops still have ac- tivity and spirit. At least ten times the number of men wanted have offéred their services. Strong efforts to go to the front have been made by the Duke of Connaught, who is a gen- eral in the British army and was thanked | by both houses of Parliament for Ms services in the Egyptian campaign of 1882, where he was in command of the brigade of guards. He has severa! times made application at the War Office for an | appointment in South Africa, expressing | a willingness to sink his rank if ne | sary. Now that the difficulty of his su- perfor rank to those in South Africa been obviated by the appointment Field Marshal Lord Roberts it is reported that the objections of Queen Victoria. to having her son exposed to danger have been overcome and that he is to get a command in the field. As to the criticisms of the War Office, it is leaking out more and more eve day that South African colonists wio know the Boers well and who have fought | them before accurately predicted what | would happen in the different encounters | it the British generals persisted in their | | m | OMcers killed, §;: wounde South Africa. The vegged that they should be provided with weapons und that many of the ses on the Natal farms and breeding establishments should be requisitioned. They pointed ot at to beat the Boer you must fight him in his own way, but the men who had previous. ly muddled ordinary holiday maneuvers in England and who had devoted their time to questions of buttons, plumes, hats and caps thought they knew better. Rightly or wrongly, Lord Wolseley s being blamed. The recent orders of the War Office show that the lessons have been taken to heart, and the war is ob- viously entering upon a new phase. Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener may expect to mature thelr measures rather than in- dulge in hasty demonstrations, but that of the former mistakes will be ed there Is no doubt t night the one topic in the clubs and haunts of society was the escape of Lieu- tenant Winston Chu {ll, Lady ndolph Churchill's adventurous son. When the news of his capture reached London man of his friends and Intimates made b s ave s that the Boers would not keep him pris- oner long. His journey to Portuguese ter- ritory must have been Interesting and 2x- citing. g BULLER'S TROOPS ARE EAGER FOR ANOTHER FIGHT ork Herald. © Bennett e. 2.—The Dailly Mail pub- lishes this dispatch from its special corre- spondent: CHIEVELEY CAMP, Natal, Dec. e Owing to ‘the scarcity of water on the camping ground here some of our troops have returned to Frere. The enemy had placed guns with the object of harassing us, but we have shifted our position and thus rendered thelr work uselc Our total casualties in Friday's bat were: missing, 21; missing, 311 men killed, 140: wounded Total, 1150, The funeral of Lieutenant Roberts, son of Lord Roberts, who succumbed to methods of attack. Despite the verifica- | injuries in the groin caused by the burst. tion of their forecast they were aevenly“ng of a shell, took place this afternoon. snubbed by- the military authorities in. It was very impressive and wus attended