The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1906, Page 2

o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1906. VESUVIUS IS QUIETER, BUT THE DISTRESS OF ITS VICTIMS INCREASES Neapolitans Are Still Bombarded by Showers of Ashes, Sand and Cinders. King Victor Emmanuel Risks His Life to Aid in Relieving Homeless Subjects. Though the eruption of Vesuvius appears to be in its last stages, clouds of ashes are still ascending from the crater. Five thousand dwellings have been destroyed and the Italian Government faces a difficult problem in providing for the homeless. news y never before had a woman accomplished | a task ve beenja large number of rob- deserted houses, in spite of the protect prop- excited ition of the is some difficulty in pre- The closing of a church at ta, which was considered e unsafe, precipitated a small riot. Provision is teing made for the feeding ltering of people who have re- N their own tow o imated that G B »yed or rendere e AMERICAN DESCRIBES ERUPTION. Graphic Picture of Scenes in the Deso- lated Distriet Apzil 12.—The following de- t conditions surrounding written for the As- by Robert Underwood te editor of the Century NAPLES, seription o Mount Vesuvi soclated Pr , aSE “1 had the unexpected opportunity to realize the magitude of the disaster by nal observation in a trip entirely | 4 Vesuvius. Since the Chicago fire I have seen nothing so terribly im essive. Twenty years will not repair mage, including the destruction whole villages. 1 rriving from Rome two hours late | I jolned a party of Itallan| and two English ladies, in- cluding Miss Underwood, the Rome cor- | respondent of the London Standard. We | caught a train from Torre -Annunziata, three miles this side of Pompeii and | two miles from the southern end of | ¢|the wedge of lava which destroyed | some- | Bosco Trecaz. We had a magnificent | mounds, | Yiew of the eruption, eight miles away. | to human | Rising at an angle of fifty degrees ,the | e gray like | Vast mass of tumult around us was | seem just as | beautifully accentuated by the full { moon, ehifting momentarily into new | s no sign | forms and drifting south in low, black | sound is | clouds of ashes and cinders reaching | to Capri. At Torre del Greco we ran | under this terrifying pall, apparently | horrible still- |2 hundred feet above, the solidity of | forgotten both | which was soon revealed by the moon- | light. The torches of the railway guards | es mew evi- | added to the effect, but greatly relieved | - | the sulphurous darkness. i “We reached Torre Annunziata at 3| o'clock in the morning. There was lit- tle suggestion of a diSaster as we trudged through the sleeping town to | the lava, two miles away. The brilliant | | moon gave us a superb ¥iew of the vol- | cano, a gray-brown mass rising, = ex- | | panding and curling with a profile like | a monstrous Cyclopean face. But noth- | ing in mythology gives a suggestion of | the fascination of this awful force, pre- | senting the shblime beauty above, but | in its descent filled with the mysterious | malignance of God’s underworld. | “We reached the lava at a picturesque, constant ering through into holes, inders and a. masses. In 129 more bodies ruine, while ntinued Ottajano are KING REBUKES A PRIEST. cypress-planted cemetery on the northern e King pale. To & |boundary of Torre Annunziata. It was priekt w asked as if the dead had effectually cried out | low ¥ _|to arrest the crushing river of flame ety Y"X‘Hm),v\'hich pitilessly engulfed the statue (Vll' priest | St. Anne, with which the people of Bosco “ asked the KIng. | Reale tried to stay it, as at Catania the | was the priest's | veil of St. Agathe is sald to have stayed | a similar stream from Mount Aetna. “We climbed on the lava. It was cool | above, but still alive with fire below. | We could see dimly the extent of the de- struction beyond the berrier of brown | which had closed the streets, torn down | the houses, Invaded the vineyards and broken Cook)s rallways. “A better 1dea of the surroundings was Snfores fu obtained at dawn from the railway. We S macting ‘tna | 82w north what was left of Bosco Trecoz, e, | a great square stone church and a few £ ‘Schieswig Holsteln set | houses inland in a sea of dull brown lava. tomobile this morning to| . orth and east posea thousand patches e e teolated toms, | of blue smoke like swamp miasma. All Time the motor car became | Was dull end desolate slag, with nowhere She was forced to return on | the familiar serpentine forms of the old e of twelve miles, walking | JaVa streams. In terrible contrast with ehee Phe Prin | the volcanic evidences were strong cy- the nger of Ge danger the last wrong.” with the King when no, but she was as the task was one | nan. She spent the were of your sacra- prised WE HAVE DESTROYED ALL EVIDENCE OF THAT READY-MADE APPEARANCE IN OUR SPRING FASHIONS. Neapoli. | presses and blooming camellias in a neigh- m declared that -she | POTing cemetery. ided by the saints, for | “We ate a hasty luncheon before sun- | rise, when the great beauty of the scene i was revealed. The column now seemed o7 | times the height of Vesuvius. Each por- | tion had a concentric motion and new as- pects. The south edges floating toward the sea, showed exquisite curved surfaces, to the upper moving current. It was like the decoration of the side of a Greek over Naples and hides the volcano, I count myself fortunate to have seen all P . day from the lee’wlar(} lmlbsge:tacle):l E ‘hanging, undiminishing beauty. My L xrc 1 usive inmp!..mfm. left for Naples after driving P - to Pompell. High-Grade Clothiers 3 excavations, expecting to return to Naples by the afternoon train, but here Stores and No Agents. met E. A. Bowen of New York, who gave such an alarming account of his expe- rience on the train coming through on Monday, In the darkness of Torre del north, firet visiting the eastern wedge of destruction, which was central at San Giuseppe. “With Mr. Bowen I left Pompell in a car, expecting_to strike the edge of the lava, Whet was my surprise to find no higher and more massive, rising to three | sarcophagus. As a yellow dust hangs Chas Beilus & Co “After three hours’ sleep I went to the Greco, that I concluded to return by the new laya at San Gluseppe. Four towns EVERY AVAILABLE THOUGHT, EVERY HONEST INTENT, THAT TENDS TO PRODUCE REAL SMART CLOTHES IS EMPLOYED IN OURS. W e make special efforts fofitsoucorrectly, and we've got the experts that know how to do.it Mést custom taflors don't lMke us —— much; always out with a hammer, but & knock is a boost. 120-152 fZearny Street Thurlow Block here were destroyed In a different way, namely, by a rain of cinders and ashes, which could not be skirted because they lay everywhgre in a mass, which had broken nearly every roof within the area of thirty miles by train. The lava, which was moving several feet a minute, we had no difficulty in estimating. “At Boscotrecas the carbineers drove the people before the flery avalanche, but the flimsily built houses were no protec- tion against the blizzard of cinders and ashes, falling on the roofs and strongly | built walls all Saturday. “The wedge east of the volcano thus | destroyed extends ten miles at least, with | a width of twenty or thirty mjles. | “Faney a rich and thickly populated | country of vineyards lying under three to six inches of ashes and cinders of the color of chocolate and milk, while above to the west the volcano in full activity i& distributing to the outer edge of the cir- cle the same fate,"and vou will get an idea of the desolate impression of the scene—a tragedy colossal and heart- rending. Like that of Calabria, it enlists the sympathy of the civilized world. It takes time for such a calamity to be realized. “Two miles below San Gluseppe we struck cinders, which the soldiers were | shoveling, making a narrow road for the refugees. Our wagon driver begged oft. frofn completing his contract to take us to San Giuseppe. We had not the heart to insist, so the rest of the jour- ney to the railroad at Palma, eight miles, was made laboriously on foot fer three hours through sliding cinders. “In many places temporary shelters had been buflt by the roadside, like children's * playhouses. Here women were huddied with their bedding, awaiting the coming of supplies, which the army had begun to distribute. The men were largely occupted with shovel- | ing cinders from the stronger roofs and | floors into heaps three to six feet deep along the roadside. Many two-wheeled carts loaded with salvage, drawn by donkeys or pushed by peasants, were | making their way along, the women | with bundles on their heads or carrying poultry. In the square of San Giuseppe was an encampment of soldlers with low tents. Near a destroyed church, in coarse yellow linen shrouds, were the bodies of thirty-three of the 105 persons who lost their lives. The peasants were sad, but uncom- plaining; in fact, for so excitable a peo- ple they were wonderfully calm. As evidence of the thrift and self-respect of these, we were not once asked for alms during the afternoon.” T A . UMBRELLAS GIVE PROTECTION. Carried by Neapolitans to Ward Off Showers of Ashes. NAPLES, April 12.—Ashes from Mount Vesuvius were falling everywhere today, houses were collapsing and burying their occupants and roads near the volcano were no sooner opened than they were closed again by falling cinders. The in- habitants of this city again endured the vellow-gray atmosphere of yesterday, though even more oppressive than before. The, popular costume of those who could afford it consisted of automobile coat, cap and goggles, which enabled the wearer to maintain a semblance of cleanliness, out the people generally had to be contented with paper masks and ralsed umbrellas. The drivers of trolley cars wore masks of some - transparent material “under the visors.of their caps. More shops were opened today and the city is slowly resuming its normal life. The people, having recovered from the panic of yesterday, are less sullen and downheartened. The presence of King Victor Emmanuel in Naples, which al- ways has .a good effect, has acted as a tonic upon the Neapolitans who have a superstitious veneration for the King. A woman in the crowd before the palace was heard to confide to a friend as fol- lows: *“My daughter, who lives at Torre del Greco, s a refugee. She has been received into the royal palace, lives like a Princess and has been spoken to by the Queen, May the saints protect her Masjesty.!” The King inspected all the ‘“camp | hospitals,” "in which the soldiers are car- ing for suffering fugitives, speaking to the injured, comforting them in their mis- fortunes and asking them what he could do to relleve their distress. On receiving a reply indicating a sufferer’s desires, the King gave orders to have them fulfilled. As the King bent over a poor man with toil-hardened hands, whose right leg had been amputated, the sufferer, replying to his Majesty's question regarding his im- mediate necessities, said: “Send me my son, why is serving as a soldier.” The King, who was ~visibly affected, clasped the man's hand and exclaimed: “My poor fellow, I can do much, but to grant your request would mean break- ing the laws, which I must be the first to respect. I would give anything I have were it possible by so doing to send your son to you, but I cannot do so.” There were tears in the King's eyes as he turned away from the sorrowing father's bedside. The latest report show that 243 houses have been damaged at Porticl, 1% at San Giovanni and Teducclo, 42 at Resina and 1000 at Torre del Greco. It is impossibie to determine the exact number of build- ings demolished at Torre Annunziata. In villages on the Ottajano side of the mountain all the houses are damaged. At Nela desolation reigns, the place having been almost entirely abandoned. A commiteee has been formed to col- Ject funds and organize assistance for sufferers. It is presided.over by the Duke of Aosta. The Government heads the subscription . list with $100,000. The amount collected up ‘to the present time 1s_$300,000. Birds have completely deserted Vesuvius district. aled of, suffocation. s FEARS FOR OAKLANDERS. the Thousands of them P Several Tourists nt Naples Are Proba- bly in Great Danger. OAKLAND, April 12.—Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Taft, Miss Chrissie Taft and Miss Dorothy Taft, their daughters, and Miss Sevilla Hayden of this city, are belleved to be at Naples and to have passed through some of the dread experiences attending the eruption of Mount Vesu- The party cabled April 1 from Paris and announced their intention to go direct to the Italian 'seaport. No word since then has been received, and friends of the Tafts and Haydens are alarmed. The trip was undertaken on account of H. C. Taft, who is in ill health. vius. RSP A Asksy Chicagoans to Ald Sufferers. CHICAGO, April 12.—Mayor Dunne today issued a proclamation calling upon the people of Chicago to con- tribute for the relief of the people who have suffered by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. \ ——————— X Takes Case to Highest Court. PORTLAND, April 12.—In accordance with his ayowed intention, Congress- man J. N. Willlamson began proceed- ings today toward bringing his case in | away, connection with the Oregon land frauds before the United States Supreme Court for final settlement. The action was the filing of a petition and assignment of errors. United States Circult Judge ‘William B. Gilbert, before whom the assignment was made, allowed the writ and signed }he cital Court, to the Supreme | FIRERICES |AUSTRIAN. EMPEROR ~ CORDIAL TO STORER STILL FOR WAR IN OAKLAND INSTITUTION Lol e Continued From Page 1, Column 7. e e L Grace Long, 11 years old, who had been playing in the yard, dashed up the stairs to the attic, where her little brother, Harvey, and two other boys were lying suffering from chickenpox. Taking Harvey in her arms, Grace car- ried him to the ground, and Emil Tau- | slant. and Charles Andriana, the other stricken children, followed. At. almost the same time nine-year-old Belle Silver- man, remembering that her sister, Min- nie, aged 7 ycars, was in bed in the girls’ dormitory, ran through the smoke.filled corridors and assisted her to safety. By the time the matron and nurses had reached the cots of the little patients they: had all been removed. When the firemen arrived upon: the scene they found the upper part of the orphanage in flames. Engines Nos. 5 and 8 responded to the alarm, but there were only two hydrants within useful distance, and engine' No. 5 lay idle while No. 8 pumped from both hydrants. For three hours the firemen fought bravely, but | their efforts were in vain. The first story of the building was of brick, but the second story and attic were of wood, and were soon destroyed. The little hospital, which has Just been completed and is the pride of thé char- itable ladies connected with the Instifu- tion, was saved., The nursery, whieh ad- joins the orphanage, and the main bulfd- ing, used as an old ladies’ home, were not damaged and were not considered in dan- ger, there being no wind. As the firemen desperately fought the flames and the brave nurses guarded their little charges in the grounds the funeral services in the Old Ladies’ Home, 150 feet proceeded, and as the cortege wended its way through ' the grounds hearse and carriage had to make way for the clanging fire apparatus. FRIGHTENED PEOPLE QUIETED. The funeral was that of Mrs. Sarah T. Yale of East Oakland, who had been an inmate of the home for eight months and who died yesterday of pneumonia. An unusually pathetic feature.was that Mrs. J. H. Bruhns, a daughter of Mrs. Yale, wiho has been confined in Fabiola Hospital for several weeks, had to be taken to the services in an ambulance. The funeral was conducted by the Re- bekah Degree Lodge of East Oakland, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Raymond Brooks of Fruitvale. It was attended by the other inmates of the home and by many outside friends. Mrs. Yale was 82 years old. Among those who attended the fu- neral were Mrs. A. E. Miner, treasurer of the Ladfes’ Relief Society; Miss Ma- tilda Brown, the president, and several members, all of whom rendered invalu- able service in assisting the nurses in quieting the children and keeping them out of harm's way. Dr. J. C. 8. Akerly, the -physician of the society, was also early ‘on the ground, byt luckily there were no casualties and his services were not required, except to assist in quieting , the frightened women and children. Upon the advice of Dr. Akerl} the four, sick children were removed in an amblilance to Fabiola Hospital. After a consultation between Mrs. Miner, Miss Brown and Mulny‘ Hendricks ft was decided to house'the children the main building until aécommodations can be provided. Accordingly the boys will sleep tonight in the basement and the little gisls in the attic. ALL ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. The three nurses of the orphanage are Miss B. C. Anderson, Miss BE. Bean and Mrs. Edna Baskerville. After the excltement had subsided somewhat Miss Hendricks, the matron, sald: “The only cause for the fire seems to have been crossed electric wires, so far as I have been able to ascertain. It started in the northwest corner of the building, where there are no flues, &hd near the roof. As soon as the smoke and flames were discovered the nurses and I went through the building and saw that none of the children were left inside. There were several wild rumors started that children had jumped from the windows and that some were miss- ing, but they were without foundation, There was nothing like. a panic, and every child has been adcounted for by the nurses. There are Sixty-three in- mates of the orphanage, twenty-nine women in the Old Ladies’ Home and fif- teen babes in the nursery.’” The Ladles’ Relief Soclety of Oakland 1s one of the oldest charities in the city, having been established thirty-five years ago by Mrs. L. E. Dam and other char- itable women. At present its officers are: Honorary president, Mrs. L B. Dam; honoray vice president, Mrs. J. L. N. Shepard; honorary director, Mrs. E. G. Mathews; president, Miss Matilda Brown; vice president, Miss Kate Rad- ford; treasurer, Mrs. A. E. Miner; re- cording secretary, Mrs. Spencer Browne; corresponding secretary, Miss Josie Campbell; advisory board—C. O. G. Miller, Colonel G. C. BEdwards, T. L. Barker, J. C. Ford and Charles But- ters. The society is supported by popu- lar subscriptions and bequests. In 1891 the orphanage was destroyed by fire and on its site the building that was Qestrayed today was efected at a cost of $22,000. The loss was partly covered by insurance, and Miss Brown stated today that-steps would be taken almost immediately to erect a new building. ——————— RECORDER GOFF DENOUNCES STRIKERS THAT USE VIOLENCE Administers Rebuke in Sentencing the Assallant of a Non- Unfon Man. NEW YORK, April 12.—Recorder Goff, in sentencing Frank Hawkins to the penitentiary for one year today, spoke at some length of strike violence. Haw- kins, who is an iron worker, was con- victed of havitig assaulted Samuel An- derson on February 22. Hawkins, with other iron workers, had quit work on one of the Post & McCord contracts and Anderson had been employed to take one of the strikers’ places. An- derson was met by a crowd of strikers and beaten. In passing sentence Re- corder Goff said: 2 I wish to say just a word to you, Hawkins, and if it could only reach men ed with you it would be a great benefit to this com- munity. The law gives you and every work- ingman the right to organize for the better- ment of your condition; the tight to gll your tabor to the highest bidder; the right to refuse to labor for eny one that you do not like: the right to withhold your work, except on conditions that are e to you. The law even goes so far as to give to you the right to persuade other men to adopt the same course; To the Grand Can: O;’Mm ran yon Special excursion’ party , will lea clsco Apri] 25. This is an and those who wish to ses. thi should secure their reservations A R A Y ) g ¥ Pl & Retiring: Embassador Presents Recall and the Incident Is Closed. VIENNA, April 12.—In accordarnce with _ instructions from Washington, which were somewhat unexpected, Bel- lamy Storer himself presented his' let- ters of recall as American Embassador at -an officlal audience this afternoon. He will leave on Monday for Parls, where, it is said, he intends to reside in the future. C. B. Rives is left in charge of the embassy untll the arrival of C. S. Fran- cis, the new Embassador. The dis- agreeable ‘incident is now considered closed. Emperor Francis Joseph this after- noon privately received the retiring Embassador. The Emperor congratu- lated Storer upon the excellent rela- tions he had established with the Aus- tro-Hungarian Foreign Ministry and assured him that he was leaving many cordial friends in Vienna. The Em- peror also expressed his personal re- gret at Storer's depdrture. The rumor that Count Goluchowski is resigning the Ministry of Foreign Af- fairs is denied. His Servian policy Is indorsed by Emperor Francis Joseph, and this is calculated to make his po- sition stronger than before. FRANCE PRE-EMINENT IN THE MOOR'S DOMAIN Premier Bourgeols in Speech to Depu- tles Telly of Algeciras Outcome. PARIS, April 12—The Chamber of Deputies today voted the Algeciras credits, after a statement by Premier Bourgeols, during the course of which he sald: e The support of the mation greatly assisted the Government in attaining success at the Moroccan conference. France's position as & Mussulman power and the security of her African colonies depending upon the security of Morocco necessitated a fixed policy in order to safeguard her interests. France has always recognized the independence of the Sultan and the principle of the open door, but she is un- able to accept the co-operation of a third power in the control of police of Morocco. The protocol provides for commercial liberty and assures France a pre-eminent position in conneetioh with the State of Moracco, while giving France and Spain equal participa- tion in the control of the police, thus confirm- ing French interests and satisfying the other powers, The equitable decislons of the conference have been accepted without ulterior thoughts or bad humor ‘anywhere, All the powers showed the desire during the discussions to subordinate their personal ylews to a good understanding, essuring in the future calm 6 in the relations and strong al- riendships caloylated to advance jce and peace. liances civilization, ju WANT ALL ASSOCIATES OF THE MeCURDYS OUSTED British Policyholders of the Mutual Life Are Not Satisfied With Choate’s Reply. * LONDON, April 12—A meeting of the British policyholders of the Mutual Life insurance Company has been called for April 20 to consider the reply of Joseph H. Choate of counsel for the campany to the representations made in their behalf by A. D. Cuilliard, a trustee of the Mutual. The reply, which was received this morning, was not satls- factory to those policyholders who was seen today. They were satis- fied with the financial condition of the company, but desire particularly the retirement of trustees who were closely associated with the McCurdys. ———e—————— Well-Known Cattleman Drowned. SAN DIEGO, April 12.—A dispatch from Imperial today says that T. I. Gray, general manager of the Campo Cattle Company, was drowned yester- day in the New River. Particulars of the drowning were not given. Mr. Gray was one of the most widely known | cattlemen in Southern California. Valencin Vietim Insured. VICTORIA, B. C., April 12—There is a $10,000 insurance policy in the name of dred Coles, the Valencia . victim ose body was exhumed today and identified by Mrs. Clausen of Min- nesota, who will have th M‘y shipped AUSTRIA, WHOSE ZEAL IN BEHALF OF AMERICAN ASPIRANTS TO A CARDINALATE IS v i3 WIFE OF THE RETIRING AMERICAN EMBASSADOR _TO SAID TO HAVE LED TO HER HUSBAND'S RECALL. — W S 2 e =S5 WANTS T0 CET SLAND TRAFFI Southérn Pacific to Build Line to the Rich Sections West of City of Stockton Har it T RS SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THB CALL STOCKTON, ‘April 12.—The Southern Pacific Railroad Company is going to build to the rich island sections west of this city. Whether. it will be a steam railroad or a trolley line has not yet been decided. Prominent officials af the Southerr Pacific were in Stockton a few days ago-and they stated to busi- ness men that the company would build in the immediate future to the island sections. Thé newiroad will probably { closely parallel the Santa Fe. Since the Santa Fe built its extension 0f the Valley Road from this city to San Francisco, directly across the rich reclaimed lands it has enjoyed a monop- | oly on the island trafic, which has grown wonderfully in the last three years. Holt Station, on Roberts Island, is from a freight shipping point of view the most important station on the Santa Fe, with the exception of Stodkton, between San Francisco and Fresno. I COLORED JUBILEE SINGERS.—The Dixie (Colared) Jubilee Singers of Chicago are to give one of their unique entertalnments at the Young Men's Christian_Association this even- ing at £:15 o'clock, the s lon being the closing number of the staf course of entertain. ‘mente. FIRST APOSTLE Dowie Will Resort to the Courts and Then Invade Zion City in Persof ONE VICTORY GAINS Letters Containing Tithes Addressed to Him Will Not Be Delivered to His Foes CEICAGO, April 12.—Dr. John Alex- ander Dowie will not retreat to Mex- jco. He will wage a vigorous legal war- fare to regain control of Zion City, and as soon as he comsiders that he has taken the proper prelimimary steps he will descend upen that place and pro- claim himself the ‘“only and first apostle.” This statement is authorized by Dr. Dowie himself and by the firm of lawyers that-Tepresents him. Attor- ney C. P. Haley made the following statement: We bave advanced and will .dl\:':il-momg ition— rmanent rest o fl%.fi,"'&fél&fw‘".’. Well as ecclosiastical, afid 2 demand for an absolute retraction of the slandercus statements made by General Over- Seor Voliva and his followers against the 1 character of Dowls. hancery petition- We are prepariug a bill in c! x ~ the property at Zion City eral Overseer Voliva and Deacon Alexander Granger, because the instrument was abso- Dowie revoked the power of at- torney which he delegated to Voliva two days befora the fllegal transfer was made. =~ Dowle will not tmmediately proceed to Zion City, but will remain in his apartments at the ‘Auditorium Annex in this city untl evemy preliminary lel':ld A o will the to With ‘SIL of the power and autbority Which he possessed When he last left the place. Despite the positive assertion of Ha- ley, attorneys for both factions: were in numerous conferences throughout the day. The attorneys for Dowie have se- cured an order from the Postal Depart- ment directing that all mail addressed to Dr. Dowie be delivered to his apart- ments in the Annex. This they con- sider a very important strategic move- ment, as the majority of these letters arg from members of the church re- m&tlnz their tithes. MUSKEGON, Mich., April 12—In_the loftw stand where in years past John Alexander Dowie Wwith great pomp and ceremony delivered impassioned addresses to thousands assembled at Ben Mac Dhul, the splendid summer home of the former ruler of Zion City., an auctioneer today waved his hammer and sold for a paltry $2500 expensive furniture and fittings of Dowle's White Lake establishment. It is estimated that the property sold today was worth §20,000. Ben Mac Dhui was In- cluded in the property which the Vo- liva faction of Zion City recently took through power of attorney. . RESCUE WONEN FROM FLAMES Female Occupants of Burn- ing Bnildings Saved by the Arrival of Policemen lutely vold. Three policemen heroically rescued two women last night at 4 Brannan place, where they were bewildered amid flame and smoke. Patrolmen Farrell, Sullivan and Draper rusaed into the apartment and dragged out Mrs, Antone Salavani and Mrs. Guis- seppe Bordini, as they were groping about in an effort to gain an exit to the street and erying for help. The fire started in the broom factory of T. S. McKenzie at 743 Brannan street. The flames were discovered by Policeman Hostetter and he immediate- ly sent in an alarm. By the time the Fire Department had responded the flames had spread to four small dwell- ing-houses In the rear of the factory, including that of the women rescued. The neighborhood is mostly inhabit- ed by poor people, and it was a sad sight to see them carrying their be- longings into the street. 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