. mi. (IT OIF BY RIVER FLOOD Rapid l. Rise in the Missouri May Cause Loss of Life. St. Louis, June 7.— Two hundred people in the .village of -Black Walnut, on the north bank of th« Missouri, twenty-five miles northwest of J?L Louis, are surrounded by rapidly rising ■water and all means of escape cut off. Owing to heaw urrent it is impossible to reach the j«eople without the aid of a river steamer. "Word was telephoned • - Alton, where the steamer Spread Eagle is moored, and it is pro vable that she will at once start on a mission of rescue. Sheriff Dierkes at St. Charles tele phoned that the water is rising rapidly and un less the people shall be rescued speedily there ■nil! be great loss of life before ~iorning. The Conlcprue c. Just south of East St. J^ouis, broke at midnight and 200 colored fami lies ho inhabit that district were driven from their homes. There was no loss of life. It Is estimated •'-• • within a radius of twen ' || i* ' Jin this city the flood has rendered *_*."..<•••" people homeless and submersed 200.000 acres of fertile farming lands. St. lyjuis. June .— Th* break in the great Madison County levee, which gave way yester day, has widened, and this morning the water Is rushing through a gap one hundred yards >*sd>. covering twenty thousand acres of fertile farm land and three villages— Oldenburg, Mitch ell and Weft Granite. About five hundred per sons have been driven from their homes by the flocd. The roar of the water as it pours through lh« break ran t>e heard for a mile and a half The break la only a mii«? from the head of the lp\ee. which »a« regarded, until this morning, so the principal barrier between the river and all the east tide cities. Including East St. Louis. Back of the Madison levee is another mud em hanVme t. kno«~a as the Cross lev**, which to day is three feet abov* th* flooded wheat fields. This levee runs frocn Mitchell southwest, form ing a junction with the Madison levee, one mile -!:r-'U of the Merchants' Bridge. But, while the trosn levee protects Granite City, it does not protect East St. Louis from the current which this morning set in with terrific force through Venice. The water ie within one foot of the lops of th» several railroad embankments, which are nov holding it back. A dispatch from Louisiana. Mo., says that the Mississippi has fallen fifteen inches there in the teas' twenty-four 'hours, supposedly on account of the break in the Sny levee. The break is now three hundred yards wide, having grown stead ily from the start, and it is believed that the excavation made by the water is now fifty feet deep. Another break in the levee north of there I* reported. FLEE FROM "THE ISLAND." Part of St. Louis Under Water— City Without Gas. m I^uip. June <;. -That part of the city known is "the Island." lying 1 etween Cahokia Creek and the Mississippi River, north of the Bads Bridge, is under water with the exception of fifty or more houses around the Douglass School and IBM Baltimore and Ohio Railroad embankment. A line at vehicles— farm wagons, drays, any thing on four wheels— has been passing through Broadway since last night, carrying the prop erty of the residents of -the Island." The entire city is without gat. Two boys have been drowned. The river to-day reached a stage of 34.7 feet, a rise during the last twenty-four hours of 1.2 feet, and fontinu«=i» rising at about the same rate. All along the levee the water is up to the stores and houses, in some of them being a foot or more deep on the first floors. So far traffic on the river has not been greatly hin dered, but when the water reaches a stage of thirty-six feet some of the boats will prob ably refuse to receive freight, as the approaches cannot be used and the water will be too deep tor teams to drive through. Hundreds' of refugees from West Granite last ju&ht sought shelter in freight cars on the "Wabash tracks. In anticipation of such an emergency the •Tatbassj had trains of empty box cars shunted on the sidetracks, and these cars and cars on other roads in the vicinity last night sheltered more than seven hundred families. Kach family has the use of a car. Many have succeeded in saving some of their furniture, and have 'made themselves as comfortable as possi ble in their novel temporary homes. Long trains of inhabited freight cars are also on the tracks at Venice and Madison. Residents of Missouri -a ye., a street running «ast and west through the heart of East St. Louis, have been informed by the authorities that the first stories of the houses there are in <:..:. per from the flood. Mayor Cook, of East Ft. Louis, has organized a special flood patrol of lhe Oily Council and business men. Two men ■re stationed at each danger point, which the Mayor has provided with special lines of com munication. He regards the situation as ex tremely serious. He said to-day: "Water is on almost every side. Constant watching and ■working is all that we can do. We shall con tinue piling sandoags. and make every effort to keep the water out as much as possible." Passenger traffic on all th* railroads ertering here is seriously crippled. The Chicago and Al ton, th- Burlington, the Missouri. Kansas and Texas, the Missouri Pacific and the Wabash are the heaviest sufferers. Trains on these lines ■were from one to three hours late to-day. It is • estimated that traffic has fallen' off fully .V> per rent In the last week. EELIEF COMMITTEE NAMED Mayor Low Selects Men to Eeceive Contri butions for Flood Sufferers. The following statement was issued from the ■ Mayor's office yesterday: Acting upon the request of the Board of Alder . men with reference to the eufT+Ters from the floods. but somewhat enlarging its scope. I hereby appoint the following committee of citizens to receive con tributions of money and clothing for the succor of the people in distress in the regions affected by th« late disasters caused by flood, tornado and fire Jt Is understood that all contributions, unless - de«=tgnat«d for some special purpose, will be dis tributed at the discretion of the committee. Cornelius K. Bliss, chairman; James G. Cannon. ' president Fourth National Bank, treasurer; Will iam R. Corwine. Eastern Trust Company, secretary; ' Morri? K. Jepup. Alexander E. Orr, Charles Stew ' art Smith, Jacob H. Schm*. J. Edward Simmons. A. I"; JuilUard. William F. King. Francis H. ],»{rg.— Thousands of "ion armed with shovels and brooms invaded the West Bottoms to-day, following closely the re ceding waters, and by nightfall much was done toward restoring the -wholesale and Stockyard* districts to their former condition of activity. The Missouri fell over two feet in the lust twenty-four hours, and a large district was un covered. The Kaw also continued to recede at an increased rate. To-day hundreds of flatcars loaded with sand and construction material pushed several blocks further west and began the work of reconstruct ing the miles of washed out or damaged tracks in the yards from here to Armourdale and Argentine. The railroads will put several thou sand men to work, and all lines are making preparations to resume business. Three shifts of men are working night and day at the pasapfaiK stations to restore the water supply to its normal condition. As this service improves the likelihood of an epidemic of sick ness is disappearing. Few cases of sickness are reported. LIGHTNING HITS CHUBCH. Building in Which Miss Hanna Is To Be Married Injured. |BT TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBrj.NE.J Cleveland, June 6.— 1:» a severe electric storm late this afternoon a bolt of lightning struck one of the high pinnacles of St. Paul's Church, hurling it to the roof. A large part of the roof gave way, and the sexton and his wife, who were at work inside of the church, barely es caped with their lives. This is the church in which the wedding of Miss Ruth Hanna, daughter of Senator Hanna, to Joseph Medall McCormick, is to take place next Wednesday. An examination of the dam age was made by members of the Hanna family, and It is believed that sufficient repairs can be made to permit the wedding to proceed. TWO HOUSES WASHED AWAY. Heavy Damage to Crops — Wire Communica tior. Cut Off. <;reenville, 8. <\, June b.— Flood conditions here are assuming serious proportions. The damage to crops in this section has been very heavy. Two houses were washed away here on the banks of the Reedy River. No lives are re ported lost as yet. Reports from the country are coming in slowly. Telegraph % and telephone wires are down. There is a well defined rumor that Lake Toxaway has broken, and that the water is running down Seneca River. The rail road people expert the full force of the flood to reach Seneca by midnight. It is feared that the trestle of the Southern Railway will be totally destroyed. LAKE SAID TO HAVE BROKEN WALLS. Charlotte, X. C. June O.— A dispatch from Columbia. EL C. says that a report has just reached there that Lake Sapphire, in Western North Carolina, has broken through its retain ing walls and descended on the plains below with great fury. This may affect the cotton mill industries on the Seneca River, in Pickens and Anderson counties. HOPEWELL CAPE BURNED. Fires from the Woods Spread Through a New-Brunswick Town. Hopeweil Oapc, N. 8., June (s. —Twenty-five houses are in ashes and a financial loss of more than $300,000 has resulted from the fire which swept through this locality yesterday. For two or three days flames had been running in the woods, ano yesterday they rushed down on the town. The greater part of the place was laid in ruins, and the fire travelled on down the shore. The flames did not make a .lean sweep, but many of the best residences and the court house were destroyed. A new steamer built for operation on the Petitcodiac River and the old Steamer Delta were burned. Warren Pixon, the principal owner of the Btsamers was a heavy loser, his dwelling house and store having been burned, besides the ves sels. Hopeweil Cape is the shire town of Albert County, and is one of the leading shipping ports of the maritime province*. The residents are largely -wealthy shipowners and sea captains. PREPARING TO BRING DOWN RAIN. From Smith Mountain Professor Myers Ex pects to Dampen the Burning Woods. Utica, N. V., June 6 (Special).— Professor Carl E. Myers, of the government balloon farm, at Frank fort, has been asked by Major Edward M. Burns, superintendent of Nehasane Park. Dr. Webb's pre serve, to operate with his rainmaking apparatus from Smith Mountain, about 2.150 feet above the sea level. An exploding balloon, ten or twelve feet in diameter and of from 500 to 1.000 cubic feet ca pacity, is required. The balloon bomb is first filled one-third full of oxygen, generated by decomposed chlorate of potash with heat. The inflation is com pleted by about two-thirds hydros en gas, generated from water by the aid of sulphuric acid and iron filings. The bomb ip fired by a duplex wire and an elec trical exploder, or by means of a fuse. The con cussion which follows the explosion is something tremendous. Professor Myers says his experiments in rainmakins; have been successful. In Texas rain was produced in proportion to the efforts made. The concussions were small, and they were fol lowed by a sprinkling of rain, while the big ex plosions were followed by copious rainfalls within a few hours. Present conditions. Professor Myers says, are favorable to rainmaking. and he is con fident that he can bring about a shower in the Adirondacks and deaden th* tires. Professor Myers has balloon makers preparing the equipment. TRAINS CRASH IN THE SMOKE. risiiß.lll I-anding, N. V.. June 6.— A freight wreck In the yards of the New-Haven road early to-day i<= believed to be due. to an engineer's inability to discern signs 1* hi the dense .smoke that prevailed. A train standing on the trestle, was crashed into by another from the f-ast. Two cars of the moving train were telescoped. The engineer and fireman of the train on the trestle saved themselves by jumping. WILL PRAY FOR RAIN. Middletown, N. V.. June €.— Drouth conditions are alarming. Farmers are sacrificing grain in the fields and buying baled hay to keep their cattle from starving. There will be special Sunday ser vices of prayer for r»ln. HEAVY DEWS CHECK MAINE FIRES. Bangor, Me.. June Charles K. Oaks, a lumber man, who has returned from Aroostcok and Wash ington counties, says that while much valuable growth has been destroyed. In many instances the fires have b«>en raging over ground previously burned or that had been cut. Mr. Oaks says heavy dews have helped to hold the fires it: check, but they gain great headway toward night. BROOKLYN WATERSHED NOT AFFECTED. Chief Engineer De Varona of the Brooklyn Water Department asM yesterday that so far as he had learned the forest flres on Long Island had not affected the watershed of the Brooklyn waterworks. He added that the drouth was not causing any apprehensions of a water famine In Brooklya. FLAMES DIE OUT IN CANADA. Montreal, (jue.. June 6.— To-night there are no large forest fires Jn Quebec Province, and, as the weatht-r forecast promises rain. It is believed that the worst If over. The Montreal fireman who were at ft. Asa the and later at St. Jerome, returned 10-day. They did much effective work SKELETON WITH MONEY FOUND. Rt John. N. 8., June 6.- A crew of fire fighters in the wooded wild* of Cranberry Brook, in ('harlotte County, found the clothed skeleton of a rn^n with a large sum of money on It. Tlie clothing was of good material and in the pockets of the coat. In SS and $10 notes, was tht- money, it t* believed th* l,ody its of an American spertaman, but nothing waa found to indicate the Identity. HOW THE OTHKR HALF LIVE. 'I'liry take their Sunday dinners at the r«-» iuimhiiio advertised In the "Little Ad*, of the People." NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, JUNE 7. MHB. AT LAST RAIN FALLS. MORE PROMISED TO-DAY- Fog Holds Big Liners at Anchor Off Sandy Hook. Speak it reverently, with bowed head and eyes humid with gratefulness and the joy of fondest hope fulfilled; shout it in clarion tones, that all may know the glad tidings; let it pass from lip Jo lift at first, mayhap, with incredu lous gaze and curl of sneering lip, but finally with the unrestrained joy 0 belief, and let the chorus ring until it ascends to the roof of the "Flatiron" Building and descends until it per meates the lowest depths of the Rapid Transit tunnel. : V ■ :•<: Rain has fallen: Hurrah! Hurrah! Rain, ! rain, rain! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Though 'twas but a shower, it warranted this ebullition of enthusiasm, for it was rain, real, damp, wet rain, and it came from the clouds above. ' i When it first fell men believed it not. True, ! the aspect of the clouds had led some to carry . umbrellas, but 'twas merely for convention's sake. When the first drops fell, about !»:#> \ o'clock, men stopped and looked as though they j were trying to remember something that hap pened in their boyhood days. They looked at each other as if doubting their senses. Then they extended their hands, and, as drops struck : the open palms, thrills went through them. They I felt the wetness, scanned it as one would a \ precious pione. It was rain. Umbrella* raised? Not a whit. Pedestrians tilted their chins, even ; as does the worshipper at the high ball shrine, '■ and let the drops patter on their faces. How the trees reached for it! In Central Park the foliage trembled in its delight, and the yellow thirst. r stricken grass sucked in each drop, while murmuring thanks. Says the weather bureau man, consulting bis charts: r . . :- : "No steady rain. Showers for to-da^ though. Monday fair." . " ■ . But never mind. Gloat we may over the faith fulness to truth of hie predictions of no rain. . It rained last night? , \ HELD AT ANCHOR BY FOG. '] : ; I Liners Take No Chances—Predic tions Promise Rain. It was possible for a few hours yesterday af ternoon to see the blue sky and trees and build ings in their normal appearance. A southerly breeze having a velocity 'of eight to ten miles an hour sprang up and swept before it the bank of smoke and fog which for three days had been obscuring the sky, and making tower ing buildings look grotesque. The sun shone nearly all the afternoon. Toward evening a bank of clouds could be seen sweeping up over the eastern horizon, and In the course of an hour the sky was again hidden. This time, however, it was with a leaden lining that looked j as if it might precipitate itself in rain. This j hope was held out in the prediction of the ! Weather Bureau for to-day. | The smoke and fog impeded traffic on the I water all day, for it did not rise from the water as it had from the land. The fog hung over the Lower Bay and the ocean south of Long Island. Only small steamships ventured to creep up j through the devious channels of the Lower Bay. ! From the marine observatories at Fire Island i and the Highlands not a report was received throughout the day except In regard to the direction of the wind and the condition of the atmosphere. At Sandy Hook the wind blew I from the east al l day. This probably accounted j for the presence of the fog. Only two steamers ; were reported from Sandy Hook. They were j the Pretoria, from Bermuda, and the Arapahoe, j from Jacksonville. These vessels came up through the South Channel. The Lucanla, of the Cunard Line, and the Carpathia. a new j steamer of the same line, were reported by the ; captain of the steamer Hekla, which came in j through the Gedney Channel, to be lying at i anchor outside the bar. The Lucania went i aground in the Lower Bay in a fog last Novem- ; ber, and doubtless her commander did not care ) to repeat the experience, and took the ounce of prevention. The St. Paul, of the American Line, passed the Nantucket Lightship at 8:15 o'clock yesterday morn : ng, and probably joined the others at anchor in the early evening. It is probable that all of them will come up early this j morning to their piers. The change in the atmospheric conditions on ; Manhattan Island were directly due to the de lightfully fresh breeze which sprang up about j noon. What little wind there had been pre- ! vious to that hour had come from the northeast, the direction from which the smoke came. When it swung around into the south it quickly blew the clouds of vapor away. The reports re ceived at the Weather Bureau yesterday morn ing indicated that the smoke cloud was wide in its extent. It was reported from New-Jersey I and Pennsylvania, and from points between ■ New-England and Michigan, and passengers on steamships said that the smoke cloud was seen ! four hundred miles out at sea. MAINE WOODS ABLAZE. From All Sections Come Reports of ■ Heavy Losses of Timber. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.] j Bangor, Me., June 6.— No rain has yet fallen I in Maine, save a slight shower at Houlton, and the fires still burn everywhere, ready to rage , again whenever the wind rises. Stories of de- | action and suffering continue to come in from all directions. The timber land loss is very large. W. J. Curran, a lumberman from Trout Brook country, east branch of the Penobscot, arrived , here to-day, and reports the following losses in j that region: Township Ti-10, owned by Charles | V. Lord, of Bangor. and others, is about half burned over. Township 5-9, owned by the . Stricklands and others, of Bangor, is almost ; wholly laid waste. Township (5-10, owned by Moses biddings and the Bradley heirs, of Ban gor is half burned over. Township 6-9, owned ; by the Katahdin Pulp and Paper and Interna tional Paper Company, one-third consumed. Township 5-8, known as Spoffordtown, three fourths consumed. Township 8-8, owned by the Pingree heirs, one-fourth consumed. j Hugh Cunningham and B. W. Howe lost 500. 000 feet of logs in the pards; Howe $30,000 worth of supplies, and Cunningham $3,000, the sup- j plies having been hauled in before snow !eft for next winter's operations. In Hainesville, Glenwodo and ebbertown 20000 acres of good timber have been burned, j Loss $75,000 to $100,000. '> v A township averages 20,000 acres, and the ; average value of the lands covered with good , timber is about $4 an acre. On this basis the fires rear Trout Brook have covered, so far as , known about f»ixty-seven thousand acres, en tailing' a loss of nearly $270,000. In the state the loss must exceed a million on timber alone. OVER $3,000,000 LOSS IN MAINE. Threatening Fires Still Rage, but the Con- ; ditions Have Improved Somewhat Houlton, Me.. June G. — Estimates by lumber- j men to-day place the loss from fires and drouth ■ in Aroostook County at more than $1,000,000. • and for Northern and Eastern Main>« at ; £3,000,000. Fires were threatening New-Sweden | to-day. The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad j men are confident they have saved the Ashland ! station and other buildings and valuable con tents. The conditions at Brownville have improved. I The Great Northern Paper Company at Milli ii!)(-'(.-t has a crew of Italians fighting the fins . and protecting the property. j MILES OF CHARRED TREES. State the Heaviest Loser—Adiron dack Fires Due to Carelessness. Glens Falls, N. V.. June o.— According to tele grams received here late this afternoon condi tions are less favorable for the extinguishing of forest fires than they were twenty-four hours earlier. In dispatches from Newcombe and North Creek it was said that a strong wind was coming up. and that a hard Sunday's work was anticipated. Thus far the State has been the heaviest loser on the Hudson River watershed. Eight townships lying in the Indian Lake and Cedar River region in parts of Warren, Hamilton and Essex counties have been burned over. These are townships Nob. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 30, 31 and 32. Conservative estimates place the area or timber lands devastated in these townships at nearly 50,000 acres. Some of the burned are*, has been burned twice. The first time U was burned over the damage was comparatively slight, but the second burning stripped the moss and all vegetable covering from the ground and the fire worked around the roots of the trees, and these, under the pressure of a strong wind, were blown over. , „„„ Lumbermen who arrived here from Indian Lake this afternoon say the country between that point and Blue Mountain Lake presents a wild scene of desolation. For miles there 8 nothing but charred timber. Cedars and bal sam* are stripped as bare of verdure bean poles. One lumberman says he climbed between two rocks near the highway to get a better view of the burned ground, and his foot .lipped Into the moss. He went up to his knee, but drew out his foot quickly. Underneath the green crust of the moss was a bed of coals. It was said that the fire will work along under the moss end the crust of dried vegetation for long distances and break out in exposed places. This Illus trates one of the difficulties which the forest fire fighters encounter. The fire will not spread rapidly in the hard wood timber owing to the excessive green foli age, but the moment It strikes a epruce or bal sam it is like putting a match to a skyrocket, and the flames rise in the air often twenty feet above the tree tops. Had it not been for the vigilance and the prompt work of the lumber companies much more of the State forests .would have been burned. The companies in order to protect their own property have been compelled to fight fire on State land, and in a great many nuances have advanced the funds to pay the men who have been^ called out by the fire W The e greater menace to the forests the burn ing of fallow. The utter disregard for conse quences by some of the natives is illustrated by a man living near North Hudson, who owned a small garden patch. He burned bis falloweary in the week, after having been warned not to by the fire warden. The fire got away from him and ran north for twenty miles, where it was met by a fire from the Lake Placid coun try These two fires are undoubtedly responsi ble for the enormous loss to timber and to camps near Mounts Mclntyre and Ma L y * ™ man will be arrested as soon as the officers can find him. and the lumber companies propose to push the prosecution. LIFE LOST FIGHTING FIRES. William Howe, of Lake Placid, Smothered Trying to Save Adirondack Lodge. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIB! Ogdensburg. June 6.— William Howe, of Lake Placid, was hemmed in by the flames while fight ing forest fires near the foot of Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks yesterday afternoon, and smothered to death by smoke. Howe went out with a party of men from Laka Placid Thurs day afternoon. Fires which had been smoulder- Ing for weeks were fanned into a blaze by the wind, which blew a gale all through that sec tion on Thursday. The men fought hard all the afternoon in their efforts to save the Adiron dack Lodge property, which was burned during the night, and yesterday, without rest, they continued to fight to get the fire under con trol. It was thought that Howe was exhausted by his long struggle against the flames. This is the first life that has been lost while fighting flres in this section so far. Tupper Lake is in a high state of excite ment The lower end of the town, from the railroad junction up, is built on foundations of sawdust and waste wood. The least spark will result in a horrible fire. Work in the three big lumber mills at Tupper Lake Is practically suspended, as all the men are fitting fires or doing patrol duty. Only three persons arrived in Tupper Lake from New-York to-day on the sleepers, and business is at a standstill. SMOKE MORE DENSE THAN EVER. Fires Seem To Be Less Fierce, Though They Start Again on Grafton Range. [BY TELEGKAriI TO THE TRIBUTE.] Hoosick Falls. N. V., June »>.— The pall of smoke to-day is more dense than at any time since forest flres began. Reports are to the effect that new fires are raging at Pownal and on Williamstown Mountain. On Grafton Range the flames have broken out again, after burning over one thousand acres. They have got into the peat beds, and by following dead roots reach down several feet, and the beds become red hot. The fear of people living near Grafton Is that the flames may eat their way into the dry meadow lands. Should this happen great loss would result, because the streams are either very low or dry altogether. In this' vicinity one" of the best trout streams in the county fires are now well under control, and if rain comes to assist the fire fighters it will save an enormous amount of timber land. s ADIRONDACK FLAMES CHECKED. Feeding of Fire Fighters and Destitute Set tlers Becoming a Difficult Problem. Glens Falls, N. V.. June The Adirondack fires are under control, but should there be an other hard wind they would again start and be as disastrous as those of Wednesday. This state ment was made by J. T. Finch, who arrived here to-day from Indian Lake, where he has charge of the fire fighting force. Great destitution is reported in families, and there is difficulty in procuring provisions. The : problem of feeding the men who comprise the fire fighting force is a difficult owe, as all pro- j visions have to be carried into the woods on the backs of guides. The forces are camping on ; the edge of the fires, and are working almost constantly. _ - BEATEN OUT IN THE FOOTHILLS. Flames Raging on the Highlands Which | Rain Alone Can Subdue. iBT TELEGRAPH TO 'HE TB»I * I 1 , Saratoga, N.Y., June — Smoke and ashes from the innumerable fires in the Adlronducks to-day J almost obscured the sun, the struggling rays of • which were a yellowish tint. There being no prevailing wind, the fire fighters made percepti- J ble progress in the lower foothills, but the un bearable heat and blinding smoke prevented anything of an effective character being done in the highlands, where nothing but an inun dating downpour, can check the progress of the devastating element. ..- ;.' ■--,-. The principal fires to-night are in the sections known as Cedar River, Whitney Tract, Rac quette Lake, Waumbek. Long Lake. Lake Placid j and Tupper Lake. There Is no rainstorm in sight. j LONG ISLAND FIRES UNDER CONTROL. Reports from various places in Long Island yes- i terday stated that the forest llres were under con trol or had been' subdued. ( White Linen Shirt Waist Suits * (Hand Embroidered), Plaited, Walking Length Skirts, $12.50. Silk Shirt Waist Suif Black and White Checked Louisine, $25.00. Tailored Voile Suits silk lined throughout, $22.50 and $28.00. Silk Waists, Black and White China Silk, $4-s° 630 ROLLS OF Axminster, Wilton and Body Brussels CARPETS, at an average \/ from regular prices, reduction of /3 PLAUDITS FOR FIREMEN. Continned from first page. beside you. lie received severe burns, but re covered'and is able to be here to-day. We are prone to forget deeds of this character which at any other time and by any other men would be signalized by unusual honor. But in trns department these things are looked upon as com conpUce. so frequently do they occur. No administration has done so much for th- Fire Department as yours, and the liberal appro priation which It baa made has added t one-fifth to the working force of the department, ant l «i\£ s to all the men more time and opportunity for-do mestic enjoyment. It is appreciated by tB» »Ba»V and has resulted In better men-ice and a marked decrease in tho flre loss during the last jear. Replying, the Mayor said: THE MAYOR'S SPEECH. Before T turn to the pleasant duty of presenting these medals to the men who have so gallantly won them. I want to congratulate you Mr aloner. and. through you. the whole «•«>«>«*"" superb showing. Nobody who has seen this Parade can be ignorant of the high degree of discipline and efficiency prevailing in the entire department The Mayor of New-York has no pleasanter duty than to recognize acts of exceptional valor, such as these meda! men have performed. Our police men and firemen stand pre-eminent as the bravest of the brave. Napoleon had only one marshal on whom he could bestow that title. New-1 ork re joices to believe that it has a department full of such men. To you men opportunity has been given to show conspicuous courage. The city and tn« administration congratulate you and thank you for your service. Fire is one of the best servants, but tho wor«t enemy the people have. When it i-omes as nn en emy the people look to you to keep it from their doors, and even when It reaches the doora you fight it: when there is danger of loss of life, it Is vonr life that is lost, the life of the citizen saved That is why the. city of New-York love.s its flre force. It is my privilege to give the medals to the men of 1901 as well as those of Oat and I am also Klad that as one who was Mayor of Brooklyn. I am to present medals fbf distinguished valor to mem bers of that department. In this parade the process of unifying the parts of this great <-ity. to make it really one city, is thus readily apparent. Then, as the Mayor read the record of m*M man. he stepped forward and Acting Chief Pur roy pinned on his breast the decoration. The "medal men" of 1901 were: Bennett med al, Richard Nitsch, Engine Company No. 3C>. who on January 29 rescued Mrs. George Le Pieme from No. 402 East One-hundred-and eighteenth-st., where the room was so densely charged with smoke and flame that he, nearly unconscious, had to drag her through the halls and down the stairway. Bonner medal, Victor A. Coakley, Engine Company No. 32, for rescuing, while on leave of absence, six-year-old Philip Martina from a fire at No. 67 Oliver-st. Trevor- Warren medal, Charles F. Clune. Hook and Ladder Company No. 18. who, from a blaz ing tenement house at No. 07 Norfolk-st. carried Lena Costfeld down ladders surrounded by flames and smoke, from the sixth story to the ground. * Strong medal, Joseph J. Mooney, Hook and Ladder Company No. 14, who rescued the entire Hunter family of four from No. 138 East Sixty flrst-st. Stephenson medal. Captain Thomas F. Freel, Engine Company No. 8, for general efficiency. 11)02— Bennett medal. Charles F. Douth. Hook and Ladder No. 3, who rescued two men from the Park Avenue Hotel fire. Bonner medal. William F. Kelly, jr.. Hook and I^adder Company No. 12. who, by crossing on crumbling lintels and clinging to walls, rescued two men from No. 232 West Fourteenth-st. Trevor-Warren medal, John McGough, Engine Company No. 28, who dragged Caspar Kress, fifty-four years old, unconscious, from a blazing tenement house at No. '3. who, by daring work, saved Margaret Ryan, forty-six years old; Mamie Ryan, eighteen years old; Delia Ryan, fourteen years old. and Ellen Ryan, seven years old, from No. 4!tS» Court-st., on September IS, and George A. Kellock. of Hook and Ladder Company No. r>S. who saved three persons from No. So Manhattan-aye. The parade was made up as follows: 7th Regiment band. Acting Chief of Department Charles V. Turn.-. com- ruling. Aids — Assistant Foreman R. C. Ruckholdt. Hook and Ladder Company No. 4. George W. Murray. Bngin* Company No. s*« ikttchrt of thtte iptcialtUi. Rate Raffs* CaMercent Curtains, Cottage Wall Papers, etc.. in proper Variety. 3o»eph ft. BJcKiigh & Co. i-(J St. W. at Mil Arc. ( Trade Mark* Rfg ) YOUR SILVER. -trill be ABSOLUTELY SAFE from fire and theft FOR THE SUMMER. if stored « Ith The Lincoln Safe Deposit Co., 'Phone 6888 38th. 32-42 E. 42d St. Superior Vanits. Special W»«ron Serric*. Experienced Packers Furnished. . Captain Thomas F. Norton, Engln* Company >»<•. 33. Captain Harry Hauck. Engina Company No. 65. Captain Michael J. Fitzgerald. Hook and I*dier Cor* oany No. 1* Oil GuaiU Bat.4. n- SECOND BATTAUWf Chief of Battalion John J. Burns, eomm«.ndlnr. Captain Jasies F. TV-vanney Ermine Company No. L Cavtata Thorn** F. Kane. En«tn« Company No. 11. Captain Edward S. Root. J&i«tne Company No I*. Captain Michael R Burn*. Engine Company No- 21. Captain John K. Htftgtns. Origin* Company Ma M Captain Frank J. Htnumj. Engine Company No. **. Captain Owen M>:K«tUM>. HooK and Ladder Company Xo. 7. s i Chief Instructor Hrary W. Me Adams. «rommanil!n« H*» savins corps, riflemen. Browdar net. scai'.nj lax Mar* 71*t Regtm«nt Band. THIRD BATTALION. Chl«( of Battalion X1;om»» R. LAngfottt. commanding. Captain Daniel J. Conway. EhstiM Company No. 6. Captain James B. Klernan. Engine Company No. 36 Captain Tbomai Kin* (No. 1). Engtne Company No. 39. Captain Jo»«ph Crawiay. Engine Company No. 14. ■ Captain William il. Nub. Engine -Company No. It. Captain John Farley. Hook an. and John H. Travsr*. Ennin* company No. 113. anil Chaplains Ker. Thomas F. M 'lron« and R*r. Henry A. UandtU FOURTH BATTALION. Chief of Battalion Frederick J. Snow, commanding. . «"aptatn H. P. Kirk. Engine Company X". 104. Captain C. K. Kike!, Engine Company No. 08, Captain Henry Platt. engine Company No. 11«- Captain Hugh (iallagher. n*gine Company No 117- Captain James Langan, Hook »nd Ladder Company No. BB\ FIFTH BATTALION. Chi»f of ii.tttallon John i> Hara. commanding. Captain John F. Scanlon. bii«lne Company No. 103. Captain John J. Knnla. Engin* Company No. Mf. Captain D. V. Shea, Enrtne Company No. 10!> Captain H. W. nu-Venb«ra. Bnsrln* Company No. «■». Captain C. H. Furey. Hook and Ladder Company No. <*- Ambulance, 4 battalion of five volunteer companies from th« BoMf* of Queirru. it. battalion of five- volunteer companies from th« Buisafft of Richmond. I-HI AGAIX. .• j .Maybe what yon wanted last Sunday ■ »•» did net Had la taw "Little Ads. of the l'e« pie." Try agaia to-day. It a»»y be tk«r«. ,