RELI610IJS CENSUS
BF CITY IS TAKER
I ?
t?uiflrtr Tabulation Shows
White Population of
B t i ? I3-177
FIGURES WILL BE INCREASED
(Three Negroes Sentenced for
Larceny and One Sent
On for Forgery.
The Tlmea-Dlspatch Bureau.
5 Bollingbrok Street
,l ? (Telephone 1M5),
' ' Petersburg-. Vs.. September 30.
Several hundred enumerators, young
men and women volunteers started
out at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
to take the numerical and religious
census of the white population of Pe?
tersburg. Interested In their work,
they performed it welt, were pleasant?
ly received and were glaaly given in?
formation at every home. Small dis?
tricts were given to the enumerators,
and their reports were feu hand at
headquarters in the Chamber of Com?
merce by 5 o'clock. It happened,
however, that some of the reports
were incomplete, by reason of the ab?
sence of a number of families from
the city, and no one being at home
to give ' information A census of
these will be taken later and a com?
plete tabulation made. The Federal
Census of 1910 gave the white popu?
lation of Petersburg at 13.112. The
census yesterday, so far as reported,
but yet to be completed, flgr.red up
33.177. It is expected that this
number will be increased to 13.500 or
snore when final reports from all the
enumerators are in. It will be sev?
eral days before the religious statis?
tics can be furnished.
The census of the colored popula?
tion will be taken later. It will be
somewhat less than the white.
The enumerators had some nSvel
experiences. One family reported
fourteen children, and one house where
more than one family reside twenty
two children were reported. In one
block it was found that 217 white and
150 or more colored people lived. This
Is the block bounded by Byrne. New.
and Harding Streets and Mample
Lane, believed to be the most popu?
lous in the city.
Census of Ettriek.
The numerical and religious census
of Ettriek was taken yesterday after?
noon. It was in charge of six cap
tains and forty-two enumerators.
They met in the Baptist Church at 2 i
?o'clock, completed all arrangements,
?batet to work at 3 o'clock and com?
pleted the enumeration In half an .
hour. The total white population was ;
found to be 1.2S0, witn religious pref- !
erences as follows: Methodists. 7S5;
Baptists. 462; Episcopal. 64; Catholic, |
16; Presbyterian, 11; Christian, 11; I
Believers, 5; Church of Brethren. 4;
Lutheran. 2; Quakers. 4; Salvationists..
2i no preference. 16. Total. 1,^50. !
The colored population of Ettriek is
Very small, probably not over two or.
three.
Senteaeed for Larceny.
Charles McCloud. William Jones and
John Carter, all colored, arrested on
the charge of stealing brasses. th?
property of the Seaboard A'r Line
Railway, and disposing of the same,
?were each sentenced to a ninety days
term in Jail this morning by the po?
lice justice. The stolen property was
In a large measure recovered.
Seat oa for Forgery*
Edward Wir.field. negro, who has Just
served a term In the Jail of Henrico
County, was this morning sent to the
Hustings Court for trial; to answer the
charge of forgery committed about sl\
months ago. He obtained a watch from
& jeweler by forging the name of thci
owner to an order for it. ?
Resigned as Orgaulet.
Carl Mora has resigned his position
Cs organist at High Street M. E.
Church, and has accepted a like posi?
tion at the New Lutheran Memorial
Church in Elmira, N. T, at a salary of
ILM* a year. He will leave Peters?
burg In N .vember The Elmira church
cost H'T.00o and has a $15.000 organ.
Death of Mrs. Nunnally.
Mrs. Cora Porter Nunnally. wife of
George W. Nunnally, a well known
engineer, died this morning about 7
o'clock at her home, corner of Com?
merce and Dun'.-ip Street? after an ill?
ness of only six days. She was a mem
- Berry's for Clothes"
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I"In the heroic ace of Elizabeth men
made themselves as smart as peacocks.
"Great soldiers and poets then took
j pains to be in the height of fashion.
"Dress is, or ought to be, an art, and
{ therefore If only s minor art. It is a
I more serious matter than any of the
i games to which men give so much time
and pains."?London Times.
We have a class of suits and
a line ot overcoats that go the
?agreeable limit of cheerful
j style.
i They are for young men and
men who are not on the shelf.
I The fabricsandcolorsof these
unusual garments are inside
jthe lines of good taste but no
more subdued than a zebra.
j We'd appreciate your inspec
j tion.
You'd enjoy looking them
over.
j ber of the Second Presbyterian Church,
and was esteemed by a large circle of
j friends. She waa about forty years
i old. and, Besides her husband, is sur
; vived by three brothers and seven sons.
Her brothers are: James W.. and John
W. Porter, of thia city, and Everett
Porter, of Lynchburg. The funeral will
be from the Second Presbyterian
Church, Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
A Family Dispute.
Lillian Vaun. colored, was sentenced
! to jail for thirty days this morning for
stabbing her husband, John Vaun,
three times Saturday night during a
family dispite. She took an appeal.
She contends that her husband, to
whom she was but recently married,
tried to use a razor on her.
WILL RESIGN TO-DAY
Governor Haan Will Xasne Moncure la !
Grtaaaa'a Pise*.
On leaving the bench of the Chan
esry Court yesterday, judge Daniel
Gr in nan indicated his purpose of plac- ,
ing his res"gnation in the hands of I
Governor Mann to-day. The resigna- j
tion would have gone in yesterday but
far the fact that Governor Mann was ,
out of the city.
oome time ago Judge Grlnnan an- I
nounced through the columns of The \
Times-Dispatch his intention of re- j
signing from the bench on October 1. !
At a subsequent meeting of the bar of
Iks city William A. Moncure, a mem
bar of the law firm of Smith. Moncure ?
& Gordon, was nominated, and it is
expected that a commission will be
llSUSd to Mr. Moncure to-day.
The Governor has taken no action
previous to this time, as the resigna?
tion of Judge Grlnnan had not official- ?
ly reached him.
Judge Grinnan expects to resume *
the general practice of law in th's city ,
after a brief vacation.
Prominent Dragglut Dies.
Information was received In Rich- .
mond yes'.erdav of the death of Frank
A. Faxon, head of the wholesale drug
firm of Faxon, Gallagher & Co., of :
Kansas City, and ex-president of the '
National Wholesale Drugg'sts' Asso
elation in Kichmond In ISSS, and had '
many fri-nds here. H- was regarded
?s one ?,f th.- assst frominent men in
his line sf trade. The message said
that he suffered a stroke of apoplexy
about r.onn yesterday and died early j
in the afternoon. '
Board of Manager* to Meet.
The h?ard of managers of the Bap- '
tlst Home v 'i meet at the temporsry
home. ;*.'l Grove Avenue, this morn- !
Ing at 11 o'clock.
$4.? Dictionary coupon
. PftESENTatD I by ? thc
I TUrlES DISPATCH, Oct. It
??-.V. six coupcks Of consecutive
. -< -:-'.'.'r dotes constitute a set A
aar? nl?r? I <?t>?rh c?**ra tV? !???? ?f ft. cast of i * In., ?nw
Mar, ?**c*-?. eV-en k>? ?J arkar ?.w% tUJlASC a- mm).
WAR MAY BEGIN
k\ ANY MOMENT
Hostile Preparations Are Going
Forward With Feverish
Haste.
BALKANS ARE IN TURMOIL
Great Powers Will Continue to
Strive Against Actual
Outbreak.
Only Spark Needed
to Start War Flames
London, September SO.?The Bal?
kaa difficulties have developed with
?laradic rapidity to a point where
only a spark la aeeded to aet the
whale of Saat he patera Europe
aSaaae. Throe of the Balkaa atatea
by commas eoaaeat hare ordered
the alssaltaaeoea mobilisation of
their armlea, and are Saskias; every ,
preparatloa for Immediate hoatlli- |
ties.
Two passible explanation* are of?
fered?the grat. that a eoalltloa of
the Balkaa atatea estate for the par.
poae of demanding from Turkey be?
fore ehe ha a time to roaelude peaee
with Italy the grant of complete
autonomy to the Macedonia a pro?
vinces; the aeeoad, that, fearing
Turkey will neck an laaae from her
difficulties at home sad abroad la
war, they are preparing themselves
for s possible attack.
Everything aow aeesae to depead
? os whether the great powers will
I be able to bring auffielent preaaare
I to bear to prevent the outbreak of
hoatllUlea aad preserve the atatua
quo la the Balkaae. To-day'a de?
velopments appear fully to confirm
the existence of a military under?
taking between Bulgaria, Servia,
Greece asd Montenegro directed j
agalaat Turkey.
The approach of winter Is held
to be a factor la favor of peace, and
la the Kuropean capital hope Is
atUI cherished la diplomatic ?aar
teas that the efforts of tke powera
will be aacceaaf ul. The Rasalaa aad
British representative*, at Conetaa
tlaople are eaergetlcally urging
upon the Porte the necessity of car.
rylng into execution ita promised
reforms la Macedonia, aad arc ap?
plying preaaare to induce Turkey to
modify her provocative military
preparations In the AdrlaBople dis?
trict.
I i
Belgrade. Servla. September 30.?
! War preparations are being carried on
with feverish haste. General mobili?
zation of the Servian army has been
ordered, and, it Is expected, will be
well under way within twenty-four
hours. The publication of news o'
military movements is forbidden.
According to newspaper reports the
i Servian minister to Turkey. Dr. Ne
I nadovitch. has left Constantinople for
Belgrade.
Belgrade is seetBlng with excitement.
The streets are full of uniformed re?
servists, and the railway stations are
crowded with men on their way to join
the colors.
The mobilization of the Bulgarian
army simultaneously with that ot
Servia has added enthusiasm to the
occasion.
I -
Porte Moat Decide Quickly.
Constantinople, September 30.?Ow?
ing to the Insistence of the Turkish
government upon obtaining a written
declaration of amity from Servia, the
Servian minister. Dr. Ncnaoovuch, has
sent another important communication
to the Porte. This follows a communi?
cation which the minister addressed
to the Porte Saturday respecting the
stoppage of Servian ammunition aftei
permission had been given for us pas?
sage through the Turkish lines. In
reply to this the Turkish foreign
minister said that the consignment was
detained because ot the doubtful atti?
tude of Servia. On the declaration by
the minister that the Servian pol'cy
was unchanged, the Turkish foreign
minister asked for a written statement
embodying these assurances.
The present note invites the Pnrti
to adopt a delinite decision within
forty-eight hours, either to sanction
the passage of the ammunition or re
turn it to France. The communica
i tion Is couched in friendly but encr
1 getic terms. It is understood that
I failure to comply with the conditions
I will lead to the departure of the min
i Ister.
Ordered to date Colere.
Alexandria. Egypt. September 30.? j
The officers of the Greek army reserve!
here have received telegraphic orders |
to join the colora immediately.
Vast Leave Tarktsft Water*.
London. September 30.?A Constan?
tinople dispatch says all Greek vessels
have received orders to leave Turkish
waters.
rrepared for the Worst.
Berlin. Stptember T,n.?The German
j foreign office is prepared for tho
worst in the Balkans since the issue of
j the mobilization orders in Servia and
! Bulgaria. The possibility Is taken into
I consideration hmi' V.r, th.it the ord
lers have been ir-su-d tor tactical pur
I poses and P> hririsr pressure to b?ar on
j the Porte.
The exact aim? of Servia and Bul?
garia in mobilizing are their own r< ir?
ret and it is th^uzht war may possibly
break SSM without a formal declaration
The gr??? powers, however, none of
whom des,;.s w.ir. will continti- their
. r. !? iver? ' i pr?v? nt it until the last
moment.
Ferren WoMIUIag
.'.)'? . - .?? M >|. ml/< r *?? ? Tr "irerk
government In agr?<m?nt wit > ?Iber
Balkan' Mates to-aigat ordered the
: .??!?'! 7 ..' her f"i "es bv lea and
? ! The :.a*-?>ii glr?n for this
etep |i .?>i.'.i < h? nsi?>n en the part "T
the Balkan State, th.:t the mualBSB
t ??? ..f t? . Tbsdssj army and lb- d
1 5?tins Internat conditio* of Turkey
might lndv?e t'.ic Porte to seek a way
..?it ?,; ?be MnstsMaBB In a sr.
fecalee t Itlaaafaaa.
.*eptemb*r ?The
?-iir.lfte. denied to-Bttgat that
? u ??rnnvr.t had received sr. ulti?
matum ?ither fr tSB Bulgaria er fTSSS
v and Servia jointly
> \U if lie,. He aide of the
'? snd Firth of CljaV. and ?14!
-.- ~f Wafer r^TTtn'ttee. ?'-.n"
'? '.;?ag"w. ?. htm car-t indt
' .! -! a a* a caller at the Cltv Hail
'??'?M?V The Glasgow official ?aM
? ?Itlng a number ?>! American
' Iba "r. a lour n.isMnlsr Sola r"*t
? I mat >ti He gave an Messest?
? ? . ' ? i|.i| if.ir,s??
|. plan in Glasgow Mr M> -
elude a ll) > e>d several day* In u*a?h.
lr?t'.n and rlatt aevera] Vorthers avtle?
Isafvre returning; to Scotland.
PEOPLE
VERSUS
PIANOS
Some people make a fine first
Impression?good clothes, nice ap
Eearance, etc.?but they fail to
eep up to the standard in the
' long run?they lack real character.
THE
INNER-PLAYER
TRAD* ?dAMX
PIANO
I has all the character it is possible
j to put into it. The experience and
' high standard of years of manufac?
turing combine to make the IN?
NER-PLAYER the world's lead?
ing se*f-playir.g piano.
Cahl* H?? Oe.
Mad. 2586. 213 E Broad.
HORSES HEADED
FOR STUTE Hill
Many Already In, While Others
Will Be Shipped This
Week.
Life Is getting more active day by
day around the stables at the State
Fair Grounds. Prominent among the
newly arrived horses yesterday were
the runners and Jumpers o.vned by
George Brenton. of Manassas, his
staole being shipped direct from Bal?
timore. Among the lot is Royai Onyx,
a winner at 23 to 1 at Pimlico; Bay
Cliff, a product of great renown and
Benlala by Ben Holladay. Koyal
Onyx will make his initial appearance
on the opening day.
W. C. Saunders will send from
Lynchburg the latter part of the week
Flatfoot, the steeplechaser, a winner
at last year's fair, and the flat horbes
Eventide, Ortson, Blitz, Lizzie Hoover j
and Dresel Hill.
From Kentw >od Farm, Carlton T.
Crawford, of Richmond, has brought
his stable, among which are Otogo,
Virginia Cup. Hawklight and Defter j
all makers of marks and horses that
"look good" to the initiated.
Two car loads jf Percheons will
arrive to-morrow from Brockton,
Mass., owned by G. R- Cronk, of Da- |
fayette. Ind.. Among then is a six
team of dapple prays.
Telegraphic advices last night stat?
ed that the following hordes had
been shipped and are entered in the
events noted:
No. L 2:20 pace; purse $2,000?
Kddy Brook, Dilent Pilot, Dan Deary.
West Chester. Pa.: Tommy Direct, b.
s., Direct Hot. W. V. Merrill, Altoona
Pa.; Dilon Gentry. John R. Gentry.
Herman Tyson, Newark. Del.; Sweet
Girl, Director Wilson, Frank F. Speck,
Carlisle. Pa.; Nancy Be Sur". Besure.
Hugh Moore. Mortonsville. Pa.. Easter I
Besure, Besure 2:06 3-4, T. M. Twomey, >
Coatesville, Pa.; Erie Direct, Lord Di- j
rect, J jseph Cleary, East Aurora, N. \
Y.; Reta Ambulator, John o. Ten1
Eyck. WestBeld. S. J.
No. 2. 2:13 trot; purse $1,000?Afton
I* March. Alcantrus, owned Dy James
Florey. Bryn Mawr. Pa; Line March,
Del March, owned by A. B. Comings,
of Reading, Pa
No. 2. 2:27 trot; purse $2.000?Belkis
C, Baron Anwood. ML F. Tarley. De?
von, Pa.; Handy J.. W. g Clarke.
Fr? Seals, N. Y.; Moelle, Berkshire.
James Florey, Bryn Mawr. Pa.; Gene
viene Onnstantine, Herlene. Jamea
Florey. Bryn Mawr. Pa.; Dolly Cobac
to. Cobacto, Buttonwood Stock Farm
Gettysburg, Pa; Bright Axworthy,
Axworthy. W. 8. Edelmeyer. New
^ork City; Tazeta. Admiral Dewcy, G.
R- Snedeker, Kirkwood. Del ; Ethel
Gale. Baron Gale. P. R. Snedeker. Kirk?
wood. Del.
CHARTERS ISSUED
Br&addus Grocery Company Incor
porated. Richmond. Va T. A Broadduj,
den, r^nti ? J' s*mP??". vlce-presl
fler.t. G. A. Carr, secretary, all of Rich?
mond. Capital $S.?0? to $10.000. Ob?
jects: Grocery businesa
Amendment' to charter of Virginia
<r...::i.i l:a)lway Company. AhtnKdon.
va3 changing its terminal and route
Niles Chemical Company. Incor?
porated. Falls Church. Va. j. e. Lind
president. M. S. Farmer, secretary and'
Weamer; k. B. Thlbadeau. ail of
v\ awmitt-.n. D. C, Capital: $10.000
l'iedinor.t Distilling Corporation
Aorfoik. va j?nn w Capps. prcsl- ,
oent; :-? ?, l.ons:. secretary, p. W I
' arney all of Norfolk. Va Capital.
II.'. to $10.000.
?" ? I'-'-n-Bayior Co.. Incorporated, i
Mi union. Va Mrs. C. J. Simpson.!
saeaMi nt: charl.* ?>. Baylor, secretary!
? nd treasurer; John la Scrogham. all
..f Bgaunton. Va ?'apltal: $.VOO* to $13- I
!?'??? ' I
Th? sons and Daughters of the For
est. Towns*nd. Va Thomas L Ames
president, Ora \ ?.r-ady. Annie E Mor?
ris. sti-Mlsry. all of T<>wnsend. Va. No
c.ip ;.ii ,fck I
GET COCAINE DEALER
?Setrettven l lad Wanklas. Wbo Felled
as tssrsr for Trial.
>. -.1 Miskins. . olor. d. -mder In
?lirtmet.t f. r d:?|.en<.ing . nd havfnc in
? '????' ????.? Ine. a..? WOO i'aiitd
to appear when his case was called la
I hi H "t'.nKs ?'"tirt. V? arrested ves
lerday morning bv Detectives Bailey.
I'eiton .md Atkinson. after having
? ;:;<i. ?* the pol?'? for months
li.i?kin? w.is .,:nsted several months
aao by D-tective, Wiley. Keiiam and
Atkinson at hi. home In Seventeenth
.-treet It. Police Cotit I he pleaded
guilty ?o the charge and waa held for
grand Bnrjr action f|e was released
?i d-- Ii-.. ?.. n.i. and when hl* ras*
aas . ailed for tri~! he did not respond
Mnce tr-** time efforts have a-en
made t-. '. .eat< him He was found by
the <teterti\e? yesterday while w*lk
l:ic ?hf ?ee Federal .?treet- kkfB
fafc. n Ig . if i. Msskln. said that he
i . t f. 't. hmond *e\. ra I day* ago.
i*t. ? v:s<t.,l \. W Vork PMl
?? ? lj t i i ?-.<4 other Northern eitlen.
?y r?au. .
lti?T?. is. ?'arter !*^ott returned to Ms
b..in>- <..ndav niaht. *ffer spending tb?
? t jt" ? ?'?? 't> !>?? tT.'iiotalna of
?!. II nil: open Ctrcall f"'irt
ilenrteo warty oa Maaaay. Ottabir
Th?re will be no po?t poor meat of
the ai sale* oa *ero*at *f tbe
air. which begins the ?am* ?
in
t?
r
Counsel for Pierce Seeks to
Prove It Has Ignored Dis?
solution Decree.
GEORGE W. STAHL ON STAND
J He Is Questioned Closely About
Recent Meetings of
Directors.
Chicago, September SO.?George W.
stahl, brother-in-law of John I>- Arch
bold, and aecretary-treaaurer of the
Standard Oil Company, of Indiana, waa
the chief wltneaa to-day In the re?
sumption of the legal fight between H.
Clay Pierce, of the Watere-Pierce Oil
Company, of St. Louu. and the Rocke?
feller interests. Counsel for Mr. Pierce
devoted the entire day In efforts to
prove their contention that John D.
Rockefeller. John D. Arohbold. and
other important men in the Standard
Oil Company, of >'ew Jeraey. still own
and control the Standard Oil Company,
of Indiana, despite the dissolution or?
der of the United States Supreme
Court.
The hearings arc based on manda?
mus proceedings brought by Colonel
Robert E. Stewart, of Chicago, against
the "'..'aters-Plerce Oil Company to
compel Its officers to accept his vote
of proxies he holds in their corpo?
ration. * ?
The Waters-Pierce officers refuaed to
accept these proxies on the ground
i that they were controlled by the Stand
1 ard Oil Company, of New Jersey, and,
therefore, were being used illegally In
j opposition to the decree of the Federal
Supreme Court
Beginning with a date In December.
1911, Mr. Stahl was questioned closely
regarding all directors' meetings of
the Standard Oil Company, of Indiana
! I'ndcr the questioning *of Attorney
Fordyce he said that a board of five
directors who personally owned but
seventeen shares of stock in the In?
diana corporation voted 8,008 proxies
when the capital atock of the concern
was increased from II.?00.000 to !*?,
000.000 after the 9upreme Court dis?
solution order had been Issued. He
testified this was done without any
order or suggestion from Mr. Rocke?
feller or Mr. Archbold, and so far as
he knew on the Initiative of the five
directors.
"How were Mr. Koekefeller a per?
sona! stockholdings in the Standard
OH Company, of Indiana, affected by
the increased capitalization P Mr.
Stahl was asked.
".Mr. Rockefeller owned 2.482 shares.
When the capita! stock was increased
to f.10,000,000 he automatically became;
holder of 71.460 shares."
Sta*] then testified that 5?i0 new
stockholders had come Into the In?
diana company since the dissolution.
The witness then was dlrecte-d to
bring before the examiner a complete
list of both old and new holders of,
stock in the Indiana corporation.
FOUR WORKMEN
CRUSHED UNDER
TONS OF EARTH
{Continued From First Page.)
?fahl touches to a two-foot trench
which would have ended the excava?
tion.
' aate Without Warning.
Without a warning sign, the eigh-]
teen-foot earthen wall immediately
above them gave way. Those who
witnessed it saw the four men attempt
to jump, but they had not time enough
to turn their backs when they were
c.iught. held fast and covered. The
concrete pavement did not collapse,
until a few minutes after the dir! be
WEAK WOMEN
get new life and rigor by
taking Scott's Emulsion
after every meal.
It revitalizes the watery
Mood and furnishes Nature
with new nourishment to make
rest,sujftsa, AiaAntj III i f n Ifumw
(As atarws ?safer*. Scott's
Emulsion strengthens the
bones snd clothes them with
healthy flesh.
Scoff's Enmbion assimi?
lates so quickly it conserves
energy and compels health.
"The Pure Food Store.*
Special
Seven-vear-oW
Gbsoo Whiskey
Mild, mellow and frajrr.tnt. The
great riK-dk-inal Whiskey. Spe?
cial price.
$4.00
Per Gallon
GE0. MctTbLAKE
ft co.
99 Brood Street.
Monroe 512 513
Chlldi-M Cry for Fletcher's
CASTOR IA
The Kind Ton Hare Always Bought, and which'
la tue for over 80 yean, haa home the alga
has been made under his
supervision slnco ite Infancy,
r no one to deceive you In this.
All Counterfeits, Tmrtatiirnt and ?'Just-as-good" are hut
that trifle with and endanger the health of
ioneo against w*|*f?H?*?*?i?ti
What Is CASTORIA
Gastorla la a harmless ewhewhate far Castor Ott, Pare?
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It la Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
anbstanoe. Its ago la its guarantee. It destroys W?rme
and allays Fcrcrlshness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It aasimflatea the Food, regulatea the
Stomach and Bowels, airing healthy and natural sleep.
The Chikbren's Panseea Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bean the Signature of
The Kind Too Have Always Boaght
In Use For Over 30 Years
mi eiwraun SSSSSJSI n mummt? rrairt, ssjSJSjSg errr.
EXCAVATED THROUGH
SOLID BANK OF CLAY
Architects and Contractors Had Exercised Due
Precautions, but Could Not Figure on Land?
slide?Owner ot House Next Door
Warned by Beck.
William iL Carneal. Jr. of Caxneal
& Johnson, architects for the building
to bo erected at Eighth, and Grace
j Mreets, lor which excavations were
j being made when the accident occur
; red. said last night that the cave-in
was something that could not hav.
! been foreseen. The earth being ex?
cavated was a solid bank of clay which
had never before been dug into, and
had showed no assures and but little
moisture. The lower end of the lot
had been ir.ade or filled In in past
years, but the alide at that point was
, not serious.
I Every reasonable precaution was be?
ing taken, said Air. CarneaX W. A.
' Cnestermari. the general contractor,
had given the Job personal supervision.
Ht> had taken the contract on a com?
mission of 10 per cent or the cost ot
labor and supplies, and so had no in?
centive to slight it in cost had he con?
sidered shoring necessary.
The excavation was being done un?
der verbal permission from the Build?
ing Inspector's office, the plans for the
i new building having or.Iy been filed
yesterday, and no construction permit
has been issued.
Owner 5.e?t Door Warmed.
Although there bad been no formal
permit issued lor the work. Deputy
! Building Inspector Smith had examined
' the adjoining houae. and as a result on
September 2*.. Building Inspector Beck
wrote the owner. Mrs. M. S. Holloway.
who lives at SOT East Grace Street,
calling her attention to the unsafe an >
dilapidated condition of her bail ling
1 ordering the rear ?all taken down and
rebuilt. The letter continuea: "Your at?
tention is further called to the inse?
cure condition of the western wall.
low. There were only a few peraons
on It at the time and they had ample
opportunity to reach places of safety
A hole eighty feet long was torn away
by tbe first break.
The men who were killed worked in
a gang of twelve, under the direction
of Foreman K- A. Carter. They were
the only ones at work at the time, j
the other employea being engaged as |
teamsters and were aome little d!s-j
tance away. Had the accident oc-:
curred twenty minutes later no one |
below n-ouid have been caught as .
the men stop work ?ach afternoon at
.-, :;?? o'clock. Another fortunate clr-j
cumstance was that there was no I
matinee performance at the Acad< m>
of Music yesterday, for the departing .
audience would have been crowding
the street at that point about that
hour.
I ankle to Esadasa II.
Mr. Cartef and X. T. Cowherd. th? j
latter a member of the contracting'
nrm. were at a loss to explain the|
cave-In. It was certain that one of*
the braces, placed about twenty feet!
apart, "kicked" loose, allowing the j
great mass of earth to fall down Ho? |
this happened no one knew.
It waa explained by some, and was'
the opinion of Flr? Chief Joynrs. that ,
the earth which gave away was made
soil, which bad been loosened by the.
recent rains and further shaken up ?
by tke passing cars.
The dead negroes bad been in the
employ of Cowherd dc Cowherd for
gagaaj and all were regarded as faith-j
fu! wotbjen. 2Sr. 0?wa*ri vrtaca-^ed'
that be t ow*.* ajfl ?-r tb- and ?
have them ablpped to Uoochiand to-day (
after tbey have been viewed by the!
Coroners Jory
* erearr So Hotd IsiansraS.
Corosxr William H Tayl?T waa on,
the scene shortlv after the cave-la and j
gained what Information obtainable at I
that time However, there was little1
er nothing which would throw an.
light oa tbe actual caoae. He an
noanced that be woald bold an Irrqaest
Into tbe death "f th? negroes and an
Inqalry Into the cause of the accident
to-morrow morning at IS o>lock In.
hi* odJrre at the City Hall
It was after la o'clock last night |
when the last of the bodies was
brought oat. All were tamed over I
t* W. I. Johnson * ****?. nenrro ea
dertaker*. of It West l^lgh ?irre,
at the direction of Ms fowherd afler
permission hsd been given by In
Taylor. Tbey will be prepared for
Portal and probably shipped sway to?
day. AM *f lam awad ssaa were mar-,
which on account of the adjoining ex
I caTations. must be underpinned, and
; as this Is lmposstbl? without great
rialt and danger, I adviso that tbts
I wall be entirely removed and be re
! built to a proper thickness throughout,
i Pending the doing of this work and
j on account of the insecure foundation
I or this western r. all and the unsafe
! condition of the rear wall, I must de
: cllne to assume any further responai
! blllty either for thv- security of the
building or th" safety of the persons
occupying the same."
Swaylac Trolley Pole Started It.
No attention had been paid to this
letter up to yesterday, and the nous
still occupied at the time o; the land?
slide. After examining the ca\e-m
! last night. Mr. Beck gave it as hin
> opinion that the slide had been started
' by the swaying of a trolley pole plant
? ed about midway of the Eighth Street
j lot. The workmen were excavating
< just beneath the sidewalk, and eaon
passing car gave the pole a swaying
motion, which he thinks caused its low?
er end to as* as a levt r in starting the
movement of the earth, which, once
i started, it was impossible to check.
I It was stated that under his con?
tract with the owner. II. p. Wallerstein.
Mr. (.'hesterman. the general contractor,
carried liability insurance, which wlli
provide for all recoverable damages,
both for himself and the subcontrac?
tors.
The lot is the site of the old Nolan
r s'rt'tire. wh;< h was torn down more'
than a y.-ar ago. 5inc- then ihree dl>
I tlnct sets of plans haw been prepared
i for its improvement?<>nce for a thea
| tre, once for a hotel and now for
stores with apartments above.
rled and leave families in rjoochland.
The building which will be put up
on the foundation where the negroes
lost their lives will be a four-story
Structure. which is being butit for
H. S. Wallerstein.
After all bodies bad been removed.
; temporary braces were put up under
I the direction of Mr. Chesterman. They
! win remain until this morning when
! the work of permanent repairs will
; begin and a fence to protect the public
constructed.
In the meanwhile cars on the Broad
and Ma'n. Westh-impton and Laurel
Street divisions will not be permitted
to use Kighth Street. As soon as It
was found that Eighth Street waa un?
safe Superintendent Smith. Inspector
Clinely and Inspector Fuo.ua. of the
Power t'otnpany. prohibited sny cars
from using the thoroughfare. The.
danger zone was roped off and dozens
of red lanterna put up by the police,
while a souad of patrolmen, bicycle
officers and traffic men were detailed
to see that pedestr'ans used only the
west side of the street, while no ve?
hicular traffic whatsoever wss per?
mitted.
t'ntll the street Is opened the West
hsmpton snd Laurel Street csrs will
run to Brosd snd Twelfth Streets.
Kastbound Broad and Main csrs ' will
use Broad Street, while ' westboun 1
lhey will come through Main from
Eighteenth to Ninth, and up Ninth U
Broad.
?ewe vast at Cowr* to Meet.
Tbe quarterlv meeting of the b>?rti
of the Police Benevolent .\?ao<-ia:i..n
will be held to-night at * oVIock In the
office of the Chl?f of Police S-^eral
matters of Importance will be on??d
?avmsffi cd? mm
ALASKA MatSKSSSniAl
old artest our ssj NsrriRK.
ST3ILT ST
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