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The President 'Does Not Permit
Himself to Doubt llIat
Spain’s Sense of Ins-
tioe Will Dictate a
Proper Course.
FULL TEXT—(ll—T—HE nnronr.
The Maine Board of Inquiry Absolves
Capt. Sigsbee and His Cre‘w fronn All
Blame in Connection with the Destruc-
.tion of the Battle Ship, and Finds that
a Bline “’as Exploded Outside by Some
Agency Unknown—The Report Is Bar-
ren of Conclusions and Does not Men-
.ticn Spain or the Spanish.
Washington, March 29.——T'he Presi-
dent yesterday sent the following me..-
sage to Congress:
To the Congress of the United States:
For some time prior to the visit of
the Maine to Havana Harbor our Con-
sular representatives pointed out the
advantages to flow from the visit of
national ships to the Cuban waters, in
accustoming the people to the presence
of our :flagas the symbol of good will
and of our ships in the fulfillment of
:the mission of protection to American
interests even though no immediate
need therefore might exist.
Accordingly on January 24 last, after
conference with the Spanish Minister,
in which the renewal of visits of our
,war Vessels toSpanish waters was dis—
cussed and accepted, the peninsula au—
Ithorities at Madrid and Havana were
advised of the purpose of this Govern-
ment to resume friendly naval visits at
Cuban ports, and that in that view the
Maine would forthwith call at the port ‘
of Havana. ‘
II‘his announcement was received by
the Spanish Government with appreci—
ation of the friendly character of the
.visit of the Maine and with notification
of intention to return "the courtesy by
sending Spanish ships to the principal
ports of the United States.
Meanwhile the Maine entered the port
of Havana on January 25, her arrival
being marked with no special incident
besides the exchange of customary sa-
lutes and ceremonial visits.
The Maine continued in the harbor
of Havana during the three weeks fol-
lowing her arrival. No appreciable ex-
citement attended her stay; on the con-
trary, a feel.ng of relief and confidence
followed the resumption of the long in-
terrupted friendly intercourse.
So noticeable was this immediate ef-
fect of her visit that the Consul-Gen-
eral strongly urged that the presence
of our ships in Cuban waters should
'be kept up by retaining the Maine at
Havana, or in the event of her recall,
by sending another vessel there to take
her place.
At 9.40 on the evening of February
15 the Maine was destroyed by an ex-
plosion, by which the entire forward
part of the ship was utterly wrecked.
In this catastrophe two officers and
264 of her crew perished, those who
were not killed outright by her explo-x
sion being penned between decks by
the tangle of wreckage and drowned
by the i mediate sinking of the hull.
Promp assistance was rendered by
the neighboring vessels anchored in the
harbor, aid being especially given by
the boats of the Spanish cruiser A1-
phonso XII. and the Ward line steamer
City of Washington, which lay not far
distant. The wounded were generous-
ly cared for by the authorities of Ha-
vana, the hospitals being freely opened
to them, while the earliest recovered
bodies of the dead were interred by the
municipality in a public cemetery in
the city.
Tributes of grief and sympathy were
offered from all official quarters of the
island.
The appalling calamity fell upon the
people of our country with crushing
force, and for a brief time an intense
excitement prevailed which in a com-
munity less just and self—controlled
than ours might have led to ‘hasty acts
of blind resentment. This spirit, how-
soon gave way to the calmer
process of reason and to the resolve to
investigate the facts and await mater-
ial proof before forming a judgment as
to the cause, the responsibility and the
facts warranted, the remedy due.
This course necessarily recommended
itself from the outset to the Executive,
for only in the light of a dispassicnate-
ly ascertained certainty could it deter-
mine the nature and measure of its full
duty in the matter. '
The usual procedure was followed, as
in all cases of casualty to a disaster to
national vessels of any maritime State.
A naval Court of Inquiry was art once
organized, composed of officers well
qualified by rank and practical experi-
ence to discharge the onerous duty im-
posed upon them.
Aided by a. strong force of wreckers
and divers, the Court proceeded to
make a thorough investigation on the
spot, employing every available means
for the impartial and exact determina-
tion of the causes of the explosion. Its
operations have been conducted with
the utmost deliberation and judgment,
and while independently pursued no
source of information was neglected,
and the fullest opportunity was allow-
ed for a simultaneous investigation by
the Spanish authorities. ‘
The finding of the Court of Inquiry
was reached after twenty-three days of
continuous labor, on March 21, and,
havingbeen approved on the 22d by the
Commander-in-Chief of the United
States naval force of the North At-
lantic station, was transmitted to the
Executive.
It is herewith laid before the Con—
gress, together with the voluminous
testimony taken before the court.
Its purport is, in brief, as follows:
When the Maine arrived at Havana
she was conducted by the regular Gov-
ernment pilot to buoy No. 4, to which
she. was moored in from five to six
fathcixs of water. '
The state of discipline on board and
the condition of her magazines, boilers,
coal bunkers and storage compartments
are pass-ed in review with the conclu-
sion that excellent order prevailed and
that no indication of any cause for an
internal explosion existed in any quar-
tcr. -
At 8 o'clock on the evening of Februa
were.
I
orrnnon
ary 15 everything had been reported
secure and all was quiet.
At 9.40 o’clock the vessel was sudden-
ly destroyed.
There were two distinct explosions
with a brief interval between them.
The first lifted rthe forward part of the
ship very perceptibly; the second,
which was more open, prolonged and
of greater volume, is attributed by the
Court to partial explosion of two or
more of the forward magazines.
The evidence of the divers establishes
that the after part of the ship was
practically intact and sank in that con-
dition a ‘very few minutes after the ex-
plosion. The forward part was com-
pletely demolished. ‘
Upon the evidence of a concurrent
external cause, the finding of the
Court is as follows: '
At frame 13' the outer shell of the
ship, from .a point eleven and one—half
feet from the middle line of the ship
and six feet above the keel when in its
normal position has been forced up so
as to be now about four feet above the
surface of the water; therefore about
four feet above where it would be had
the ship sunk uninjured.
The outside bottom plating is bent
into a reversed V—shape, the after wing
of which, about 15 feet broad and 32
feet in length (frame 17 to frame 25)
is doubled-back upon itself against the
continuation of the same placing ex-
tending forward.
At frame 18 the vertical keel is broken
in two and the flat keel bent into an
angle similar to the angle formed by
the outside bottom plates. This break
is now about six feet below the surface
of‘ the water and about thirty feet
above its normal position.
In the opinion of the Court this effect
could have been produced only by the
explosion of a mine situated under the
bottom of the ship .at about frame 18
and somewhat on the shore side of the
ship, '
The conclusions of the Court are:
That the loss of the Maine was not in
any respect due to fault or negligence
on the part of any of the officers or
members of her crew;
That the ship was destroyed by the
explosion of a submarine mine, which
caused the partial explosion of two or
more of her forward magazines: and,
That no evidence has been obtainable
fixing the responsibility for the de-
struction of the Maine upon any person
or persons.
I have directed that the finding of
the Court of Inquiry and the views of
this Government thereon be communi-
cated to the Government of Her
Majesty, the Queen Regent, and I do
not permit myself to doubt that the
sense of justice of the Spanish na-
tion will dictate a. course of action sug—
gested by honor and the friendly rela—
tions of the two governments.
It will be the duty of the Executive
to advise the Congress of the result,
and‘in the meantime deliberate consid-
eration is invoked.
(Signed) WILLIAM M’KINLEY.
Executive Mansion, March 28, 1898.
The Nose] Board’s Report.
Key Vic-st, Fla, March 21.—U. S. S.
Iowa, lst Rate—After full and mature
consideration of all the testimony be-
fore it, the Court finds as follows:
1. That the United States battle ship
Maine arrived in the harbor of Ha-
vana, Cuba, on the 25th day of Janu-
ary, 1898, and was taken to buoy No. 4,
in from five and a half to six fathoms
of water, by the regular government
pilot.
The United States Consul-General at
Havana had notified the authorities at
that place the previous evening of the
intended arrival of the Maine. -
2. The state of discipline on board the
Maine was excellent, and all orders and
regulations in regard to the care and
safety of the ship were strictly carried
out.
All ammunition was stowed in accord-
ance with prescribed instructions, and
proper care was taken whenever ammu-
nition was handled.
Nothing was stowed in any one of the
magazines or shell rooms which was
not permitted to be stowed there.
The magazines and shell rooms were
always locked after haying been open-
ed, and after the destruction of the
Maine the keys were found in their
proper place in the Captain’s cabin,
every-thing having been reported secure
that evening at 8 P. M.
The temperature of the magazines and
she‘ll rooms were take-n daily and re—
ported. The only magazine which had
an undue amount of heat was the after
ten-inch magazine, and that did not ex-
plode at the time the Maine was de—
stroyed. '
The torpedo war heads were all
stowed in the after part of the ship,
under the ward room, and neither caus—
ed nor participated in the destruction
of the Maine.
The" dry gun cotton primers and de-
tonators were stowed in the cabin aft,
and removed from the scene of the ex—
plosion. Waste was carefully looked af-
ter on the Maine to obviate danger.
Special orders in regard to this had
been given by the commanding officer.
Varnishes, dryers, alcohol and other
combu-stibles of this nature were stowed
on or above the main deck, and could
not have had anything to do with the
destruction of the Maine.
The medical stores were stored aft
under the ward room and remote from
the scene of the explosion.
No dangerous stores of any kind were
stored below in any of the other store-
rooms.
The coal bunkers were inspected
daily. Of those bunkers adjacent to the
forward magazines and shell rooms,
four were empty; namely “B 3, B 4,
B 5, B 6."
“A 15" had been in use that day and
“A 16” was full of New River coal. This
coal had been carefully inspected before
receiving it on board. The bunker in
which it was stowed was accessible on
three sides at all times, and the fourth
side at thi stime on account of bunkers
“34" and “B 6” being empty. This
bunker, “A .10,” had been inspected that
day by the engineer officer on duty.
The fire alarms in the bunkers were
in working order, and there had never
been a case of spontaneous combustion
of coal on board the Maine. _
The two after boilers of the ship were
in‘ use at the time of the disaster, but
for auxiliary purposes only, with a
comparatively low pressure of steam
and being tended by a. reliable Watch.
These boilers could not have caused the
explosion of the ship. The four for-
ward boilers have since :been found by
the divers and are in a. fair condition.
OI the night of the destruction of the'
W”. n“ 0" nu . . - .
Wropean capitals.
Maine everything bed been reported I.-
:ure for the night at 8 P. M. by relia-
ale persons through the proper author-
ties to the commanding officer. At the
:ime the Maine was destroyed-the Ship
was quiet, and therefore least liable to
accident caused by
those on board.
3. The destruction of the Maine oe-
curred at 9.40 P. M. on February 15,
1898, in the harbor of Havana, Cuba,
she being at the time moored to the
same buoy to which she had been tak-
en upon herarrival. There were two
explosions of a distinctly different char-
acter, with a very short but distinct in-
terval between them, and the forward
part of the ship was lifted to a marked
iegree at the time of the first explosion.
The first explosion was more in the na-
ture of a report like that of a gun,
while the second explosion was more
open, prolonged and of greater volume.
I‘his second explosion was, in the opin-
lon of the. Court, caused by the partial
explosion of two or more of the forward
magazines of theMalne. - .
The evidence bearing upon this bein
principally obtained from divers did not
Enable the Court to form a definite con-
clusion as to the condition of the
Wgeck, although it was establishedthat
the after part of the snip was practical-
ly intact and sank in that condition a
very few minutes after the destruction
of the forward part.
The following facts in regard to the
forward part of the ship are, however,
established by the testimony.
That portion of the port side of the
protfltive deck which extends from
about frame 30 to about frame 41 was
blown up aft and over to port. The
main deck from about frame 30 to about
frame 41 was blown up aft and slightly
over to starboard, folding’ the forward
part of the middle superstructure over
and on top of the after part.
This was in the opinion of the Court,
caused ’by the partial explosion of the
forward magazines of the Maine.
5. At frame 17 the outer shell of the
ship, from a point eleven and a half feet
from the middle line of the ship and
six feet above the keel, when in its nor-
mal position, has been forced up so as
to be now about four feet above the
surface of the water; therefore, about
thirty—four feet above where it would
be had the ship sunk uninjured. The
outside bcttom plating is bent into a
reversed V-shape, the after wing of
which, about fifteen feet broad and
thirty feet in length (from frame 17 to
frame 25), is doubled back upon'itself
against the continuation of the same
plating extending forward.
At frame 18 the vertical heel is brok-
en in two, and the flat keel bent into
an angle similar to the angle formed
by the outside bottom plating. This
break is now about six feet below the
surface of the water and about thirty
feet above its normal position.
In the opinion of the court this effect
Could have been produced only by the
explosion of a mine situated under the
bottom of the ship at about frame 18
andsomewhat on the port side of the
ship.
0. The court finds that the loss of the
Maine, on the occasion named, was not
in any respect due to fault of negli-
gence on the part of any of the officers
or members of the crew of said vessel.
7. In the opinion of the Court the
Maine was destroyed by the explosion
of a submarine mine, which caused the
partial explosion of two or more of her
forward magazines.
8. The Court has been unable to ob-
tain evidence fixing the responsibility
for the destruction of the Maine upon
any person or persons.
A. MARIX,
Lieut.-Commander U. S. N., Judge Ad-
vocate.
W. T. SAMPSON,
Captain U. S. N., President.
The court having finished the inquiry
it was ordered to make, adjourned at
11 A. N., to await the action of the
convening authority. .
W. T. SAMPSON,
Captain U. S. N. President.
A. MARIX,
Dent-Commander U. S. N., Judge. Ad-
vocate.
United States Flagship New York,
March 22, 1898, off Key West, Fla.
The proceedings and findings of the
Court of Inquiry in the above case are
approved.
M. SICARD, Rear Admiral,
Commander-in-Chief of the United
States naval force on the North At-
lantic Station.
France May Ask to llIediate.
Washington, March 29.—After the
call of the Spanish Minister at the
State Department yesterday, the
French Ambassador, M. Cam‘bon, had
a conference with Judge Day. This re-
newed the talk of European mediation,
which is assuming tangible form. The
speech of Minister Hanotaux in the
Paris Chamberin last Saturday is
looked upon as a foreshadowing at
least sympathy if not direct. steps to-
ward mediation by France and other
continental Powers.
There is good reason to believ Spain
is ready and anxious for this move
and has been encouragxng It at the Eu-
It would not be an
”offensive intrusion, but more of a
friendly offer to mediate the differ-
ences which have recently threatened
to terminate in was between the United
States and Spain .
It is understtod, however, that up to
the present time M. Camlbon has not
.received any definite instructions to
take the initial step in such mediation.
Glm‘nstone’s End is Near.
London, March 29.——T‘he W'estminster
Gazette, referring to the health of Mr.
Gladstone, says:
“It is no news, we fear to say, that
Mr. Gladstone’s illness must necessar-
ily be fatal in a comparatively short
time. Mr. Glad-stone is fully informed
as to'his own condition. He asked
the doctors to tell him the truth, and‘
he was thankful when informed that
he had no chance of recovery. His
state of mind is one of complete hap-
piness. His life goes on quietly and
evenly. Music is his chief solace. It
soothes the pain.'.’
Croatians Willing to Fight.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 29.—Ten thou-
sand Croatianl, living in Alleghany
County, through their representatives,
have proffered their services to Presi-
dent McKinley a.- volunteers Should
.war be declared between Spain and
the United States. These men are iron
handlers and coal and coke workers,
and could be put into the field at short
notice. The majority of them have
seen service in the Austrian and Rus-
sian armies. and their desire to come
to their,adopted_country’s aid is bong
tide. -. .. -- . .
movements from-
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PEOPLEYe'BAN‘k AEFAI RS.
nzceiver for the Philadelphia Institution
Will Probably Be Appointed.
Philadelphia, March 28.—A receiver
for the People’s Bank will probably be
appointed to-day by State Banking
Commissioner Gilkeson who now has
charge of the bank. Whether the re—
ceivership will be tmporary or final
dpends on the result of the examina-
tion now in progress. Nothing of that
examination is known, but a vague
hint that the discrepancy in the bank’s
money reaches the amount of $1,200,000
of which $750,000 is said-to be loans to
the 'Guarantors’ Company.
A letter left by Cashier Hopkins to
his family before he committed suicide
throws some light on the causes of the
bank crash. This letter reads: '
“My Dear, Devoted, Loving Wife and
Daughters: For months I have been
on the verge of insanity from trouble
at the bank. After my first sleep of
exhaustion I have fought the balance
of the night through praying to God
to get me out of my trouble, but it was
of no avail.
“I, some two years ago, let the Guar-
antors-Lopcr Company have some se-
curities of the bank, and could not get
them back, and then from that I had
to loan them money to keep them
afloat, and my hand was in the lion’s
mouth and I could not get it out. The
only thing that has kept me alive was
the hope that the tide Would turn with
them and I could get the securities
back, but now I see it can never be,
and I cannot bear this pres-sure on my
brain any longer.
“I say to you this, and swear it be-
fore Almighty God, never, from Dec. 20,
1869, until this moment, have I ever
spent a dollar on my family, my house,
or myself that was not earned by me,
and mine to spend. I have to leave
you to the mercy of a loving God. Lov-
ingly, HUSBAND AND PAPA.
“March 24, 1898.”
The date Dec. 20, 1869, was the date
of Hopkins’ marriage. The State Bank
examiner in charge of the People’s
Bank and the officers of the institution
stubbornly resist all efforts to get in-
formation about the bank’s affairs and
the mysterious transactions that are
given as the cause of its suspension.
Richard F. Loper of the Guarantors
Company says the obligation of his
concern to the bank will be paid dollar
for dollar, and that the business of the
Guarantors Company will be readjust-
ed and the concern again put on its
feet. Mr. Loper does not mention the
amount of his or his company’s obliga-
tion to the People’s Bank. He says
the company has on deposit to secure
policy holders $260,000 in Pennsylvania,
$57,000 in Ohio and $30,000 in Virginia.
FORTY-EIGHT MEN PERISH.
Frozen to Death on Ice Floes—Fifty or
Sixty Others Must Have Limbs
Amputated.
Halifax, N. S., March 28.—Details of
the calamity which overwhelmed half
of the crew of the sealing steamer
Greenland in the ice fields were re—
ceived here yesterday from St. John’s,
N. E, which port was reached by the
Greenland yesterday afternoon. Twen-
ty-five corpses were piled upon he:
deck and fifty—five men were moaningI
with terrible suffering in the hold, hav-
ing frostbitten limbs and bodies.
St. Johns, N. F., March 28.—The
steamer Greenland, returning from the
seal fishery, put into Baie de Verd
Saturday night, and reported a terrible
disaster. On Wednesday last, when.
among the ice floes, while her crew
were traveling about the floes in search
of seals, a terrible storm arose, accom-
panied by a blinding snow, which drif-
ed rapidly, and a severe frost. The
members ofthe crew who were on the
ice could not regain the vessel and were
exposed to the terrible weather
throughout the night and all of the
next day. _
Forty-eight men perished and be-
tween fifty and sixty were so badly
frost bitten that the amputation of one
or more of their limbs will have to be
undergone by all of them.
The Greenland succeeded in recover-
ing the bodies of twenty-five of the vic-
tims, but the remaining twenty-three
were buried beneath th snowdrifts. All
of the frost bitten , men aboard the
steamer are suffering terribly, having
been without proper .nedical attend-
ance. It is feared that other steam-
ers have suffered in a similar manner.
The city is in a terrible state of ex-
citement. Th disaster is the worst
recorded in the history of the sealing
industry. Most of the victims were
married men.
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THE—SPANISH ELECTION.
Liberal Party Wins and the Result Means
That War Will Be Avoided if Possible.
Madrid, March 28.——The result of the
elections to-day is that Premier Sa—
gasta and the Liberal party will re-
main in office. They were elected by
a large majority amid the most in-
tense enthusiasm.
In this city the polls Were almost d-e-
serted and the elections were conduct-
ed in an orderly manner. There were
serious disturbances, however, at Bil-
boa, Barcelona, Biscay, Navarre, Cata-
lonia, Valencia. and Durango. At the
latter place one man was killed.
The election resulted as it was gen—
erally supposed it would, in a rebuke
to Weyler and the butcherings of inno-
cents in Cuba. .
It “was estimated last night that the
Government has won 300 of the 432
seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
It is reported that the Conservatives
intend to propose that the troops in the
interior of Guba. withdraw to the coast
until the Autonomists and Separatists
arrive at an agreement, but it is not
expected that the Chamber will enter-
tain the proposal.
Order for Big Guns.
Bethlehem, Pa, March 28.—’Dhe Bet-h-
lehem‘ Iron Company has received a big
order for the United States Navy. It
includes seven 107inch and six 12-inch
disappearing gun carriages to be finish-
ed as rapidly as possible, and five 10-
lnch guns which makes fifteen 10-inch
guns to be delivered by July 1. The
company’s works are running night
and day on armor, guns and carriages
for the navy.
“Have you followed my argument
thus far?” inquired the gentleman who
:as short on ideas and long on words,
wording to the Washington Star:
"yrs." replied his impatient friend.
321:: I tell you candidly I’d quit its
r-rpanyright here" if I thought I could
.....I my way back.” ’
BANK CASHIER ARRESTED.
Philadelphia Bank Officer Charged with
Making False Reports.
Philadelphia, March 30.—Following
the collapse of the Guarantors’ Finance
Company and the suspension of the
People’s Bank, there came last night
another bank sensation in the arrest
on a. warrant issued by United States
District Attorney Beck vs. fiashier
William W. Steele of the Chestnut
Street National Bank, of which insti-
tution the late William M. Singerly
was President. The bank closed its
doors in the latter part of December,
and Bank Examiner Hardt immediate-
ly took charge.
He began an investigation, the result
of which was the warrant for the
cashier’s arrest. Steele is charged
with making false reports and state-
ments to the Controller of the Cur-
rency. The affidavit alleges on March
9, 1897, he reported $3,899.77 over-drafts,
whereas the amount was $42,528.18;
again on May 11, $18,004.19, when it
should have been $90,714.67. July 23
overdrafts reported amunted to $4,-
442.11, and Oct. 5, $3,552.34, when the
former really was $98,252.19 and the lat?
ter over $100,000.
Spain’s Ministers Consider Their Reply.
Madrid, March 30.——Intense interest
centred here all day yesterday on the
note sent by President McKinley to
Sagasta. It is confidently asser d
that the note which Minister Wood-
ford has presented is practically a. rep-
etition of the one presented in Septem-
ber, which, in :the interests of human-
lty, asked Spain for an immediate ces-
sation of hostilities in Cuba.
Spain’s reply was debated in the con-
ference held at the Presidency yester-
day afternoon, et which Senor Sagasta
the Premier; Senor Gullon, the For-
eign Minister; Senor Mo'ret, the Minis-
ter for the Colonies, and General
Woodford were present.
“Both Governments are absolutely
agreed as to the desirability of a set-
tlemen ," said a. diplomat to your cor-
respondent, ‘-‘but the tension is so
great betwoen the two that it would
only take a. little further strain to split
the vhawser." .
Mlu Davenport Is Better.
Chicago, March 30.—Fanny Daven-
port is said by her physicians still to
be in a precarious condition, although
the chances of her recovery are better
to-day.
A Slaughter of» Prices.
Pittsburg, Pa.. March 28.—The dis-
ruption of the tin plate combination
has resulted in a slaughter of prices
and tin plate is now selling at $2.70 per
100 pounds. Large orders have been
placed within the last few days, one
notable order being for 100,000 pounds.
This brings the price so low as to prac«
tically exclude the Welsh product, and
imports are falling off to an alarming
extent.
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ETER L. .GUIGUEJ'lonst andNursery
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(Jemtery Norwalk. Conn. Dealer in Green
House HotHouseand Bedllli.g and Vege-
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hand,andall sorts of designs in flowers ar-
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WG-radmgand refillingcemetery ots at
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ETNA INSRUANCE 00., of Hut-word
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetua
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Ensures againstlossanddamageby FIRE on
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With the laws ofcom‘plensationi
CO LES II: MERRILL.
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ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY
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Main Ofiice.depot .South Norwalk.
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Tie Norwoll Fire Insurance Co
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32d SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS YEAR,|
And has not-outstanding a. dollar of unpai
losses orclaims for losses. No some com
Dam, insures for less
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