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BRIDGEPORT.
D. M. Read
COMPANY.
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CAPS
THE
CLIMAX
_ For August selling. What
has heretofore been consid-
ered-a. dull month is now
proving to be a lively one,
tradewise. But we age not
,Wasting time trying to ascer-
tain the why and wherefore
Of it. Folks want to be com-
fortable and we sell the goods
that will lend a. hand in being
so-_—at comfort giving prices.-
It’s hand out and send out all
the time, now.
It has reached a point
when men who need Negligee
Shirts - know where to go;
where they can put their
hands err-just the Sort they
want and not have to pay
more than ‘it is worth.
Saniewith good fitting and
good wearing Underwear. '
In a general way we want
to speak of :Hosiery. Where
all isso good, and so cheap,
it is ”difficult for us to partic-
uiarize—we let you do it. _
3333‘ Hammocks are hot weath-
’ . er- luxuries that don’t cost
much now that ‘ closing out ’
prices have been made.
Guess a good many find them
necessities instead of luxuries.
By thetime you read this
there’ll be a new lot of ladies’
Shirt waists in. Had to
order more, had to.
a
“Standard ” Delineator and
Fashion Sheets for September
are here. Sweeping reduc-
tions.have been made in-the
prices of patterns—keeping
step with the times.
Our mail-order department
is doing wonders for out-of-
town people, and townspeople
away from home.- It’s a quick
way of finding what you want
without any worry.
BURIED mp FIIMES
Some Fifty Persons ROasted and Crush-
ed In Denver’s Explosion.
THE ENGINEER WAS DRUNK.
. ms Criminal Becklessness Cau‘sedthe Aw-
ful Disaster—Fifteen Bodies Recover-
ed 80' Far—Some Heartrending
Scenes—A Heroic Rescue.
DENVER, Aug. 20.—The awful explosion
and fire which last night demolished the
Gumry hotel on Lawrence street, and by
which probably 50 lives have been lost, is
one of the worst disasters which have ever
occurred in this city; The firemen are
working heroically in the ruins to recover
the bodies of the dead,’ 15 of which have
so far been brought out. ' . 4
There is no doubt the disaster was caus-
ed by a boiler explosion. Frank Loescher,
the engineer, it is said, Was intoxicated,
and after turning a large quantity of cold
water into the hot boilers left the build-
ing ten minutes before the explosion oc-
curred. The police are looking for him.
R. E. Irwin, the night clerk, says
Loescher, who was only 17 years Old, was
drunk when he went on duty, and that he
was in the habit of neglecting his duty.
Irwin was pinned beneath some heavy
timbers at his desk by the explosion and
was rescued by .a fireman. He has scalp
wounds and internal injuries, but will re-
cover. .
Irwin states that there were 67 rooms in
the hotel, of which 52 were occupied, some
of them by three people.
tion, which is completely destroyed, were
16 rooms, all of them occupied.
The sound of the explosion was heard
throughout the city, awakening people in
bed a mile from the scene. A cloud of
dust was thrown 1,000 feet in the air, and
as not a breath of air was stirring it hung
in the air like a huge column. For hours
atoms of powdered brick and mortar de-
scended like gentle snow.
The Injured Cremated.
Every engine in the city poured streams
into the mass, but the flames could not be
got under control before many of the in«
jured were cremated. As‘ their chances of
escape lessened, the cries of the imprison-
ed people' increased, and heartrending
shrieks arose from every portion of the
great mass of wreckage.
During the height Of the excitement a
horse and team ran away on Eighteenth
street, stampcding the great crowd ”or spec:
tators. A number of people were more
or less injured by being trampled upon
and falling on the broken glass, which
covers the streets and sidewalks in every
direction.
Electric light wires dangling from brO<
ken poles in the alley added fresh peril to
the firemen. One horse was killed by
contact with a live wire.
Two injured women had beenalmost ex-
tricated from the ruins when the flames
approached so close that the rescuers had
to abandon them for their own safety.
Both voices were soon silenced. Three
women were also seen in the back part of
the building, but could not be reached.
Of those pinioned beneath the debris
two men were seen to be alive. Both were
lying on their beds, covered with several
feet of debris, but they had to be left to
their fate. _ .
Immediately after the explosion oc-
curred a baby was heard wailing in the
corner of a room which had nearly fallen
away. Its parents had gone down with
the first crash. Afterward the little one’s
cries became weaker and weaker, and
when the flames shot up into the skeleton
of the building it became silenced.
Abandoned the Woman.
The firemen made a brave effort to save
a woman caught in the debris of the north
corner of the hotel, but were forced to
abandon the attempt. The spot where she
lay was soon the hottest part of the fire.
The force of the explosion carried
away a . large portion of the build-
lng adjoining the hotel, and one occupied
by A. B. Wade, wholesale and retail fur-
niture. The wall of the Gumry on the side
toward Eighteenth street crushed a stable
and a small frame house, but no one was
injured.
The Gumry was a five story brick, with
stone front, and was built about six years.
ago. It was of the better kind of second
class hotels, catering largely to transient
family patronage. Thus, many ladies and
children were among the guests. The
building was built as the Eden Musee by
the widow of General Tom Thumb, and
was so occupied, later being remodeled
for use as a hotel. Gumry and Grenier
have owned the hotel for several years.
Mr. Gumry was a prominent contractor
and had done much of the work during
the building of the state capitol. Mr.
Grcnier acted in the capacity of manager.
The hotel was-divided about the center
by a rotunda orcourt, running to the top
of the building, though covered at the sec-
ond floor. The building had been Split in
two at this point of division, and the entire
five stories back of the rotunda were
thrown into a shapeless mass in the alley.
Five stories of brick and wood and iron,
with the human occupants, were made a
mere heap of death containing ruins. The
fragments of the [wreck on Lawrence street
towered up into the air, dark, and yawn.
lng, While a great section Of roof hung in
threatening suspension over the chaos be-
low. Out of the pile of brick, wood and
Iron below there came feeble moansand
piteous cries for help.
A Heroic Rescue.
A fireman clambering up the mountain
of ruins felt his feet crunch against hu-'
man flesh. He reached down and touched
with his hand an arm protruding from
the mass beneath him. There stillrseemed
to be no fire, The blaze had been smother-
ed by the falling building, and the firemen
devoted their efforts to the work of rescue.
And then suddenly the flames broke out,
and the workers were driven away, and
the voices ceased to cry for help. The
great mass was from that moment noth-
ing but a grave.‘ . The most that the fire-
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In the rear per-.4.
. men could do, while the flames shot up.
fiercely and smoke drove them back, was
: to; fisht‘ilerc‘elzrator ths'liteofshs‘pmr‘m '
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low, Joseph hfuneal‘, whose head and
shoulders protruded from the burning
mass; - ,
Police Surgeon J. 'A. Reckfl'took his
place where he could keep Muneal’s head
moist and properly attend him while his
IOWer limbs were being extricated. It
was a position of great danger for all on
account of the flames and the overhanging
roof, which threatened to come down at
any moment. But the men worked on,
hauling at beams With ropes and using
every. device to clear the space around the
suffering man, who bore his agony with
great bravery and cheered on his helpers.
At last about 2:30 o’clock a great cheer
arose, and word was spread ameng the
great crowd waiting outside that the work
was finished. Soon firemen and citizens ap-
peared at the cntran cc of the alley bearing
Muncal on a stretcher. He was uncon-
scious, but suffering great agony, and the
physicians expressed little hope for his ul-
timate survival.
At times “the cries of a babe and the
moans of the men and women could be
heard, but the flames and smoke increas-
ed, and finally the voices were all silenced.
A large force Of men and teams are
hauling away the mountain of debris from
the place where the hotel stood. It will
take many hours to work into the mass to
the spot where most of the bodies are sup-
posed to be.
MORE GOLD FOE. EUROPE.
“’6 May Have to Send Over Three Mil-
lion Dollars Tliis \Veek.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Oelrichs & Co.
will ship the sum of $100,000 in gold to
Europe per the steamship Spree tomor-
row.
~Handy & Harman will ship $50,000 gold
by the steamship Spree tomorrow.
The question of this week’s gold ship-
ments is being discussed in the street to-
day, in view of the fact that it is expect-
ed that a considerable amount of the yel-
low metal will havc to go forward in pay-
ment for new government 4 per cents re-
turned from Europe. Hoskin, Woods 85
Co. are, it is said, endeavoring to secure
exchange to the amount of $3,000,000 to
pay for bonds received by them from Lon-
don. If they cannot obtain this amount
or any part of it on terms satisfactory to
them, they will~ be obliged to ship that
amount in gold, but as yet are unable to
speak positively on the subject.
It is understood that other large amounts
of bonds from abroad have been or will be
soon received, but it is believed that a
major part of them have been either al-
ready paid for or exchange has been pro-
cured to pay for them.
FIGHTING IN ZANZIBAR. if!“
The British Expedition Captures a. Rebel
Stronghold, \Vith Slight Losses.
ZANZIBAR, Aug. 20.—-—The. expedition,
consisting of 400 British sailors. Sudan-
ese and Askaris, with a couple of Maxim
rapid fire guns and a seven pounder,
which started on Monday last for Monbas-
sa in order to punish the revolting tribes
near there, stormed and captured the rebel
stronghold on Saturday last.
Two native soldiers were killed and
seven soldiers and four natives were
wounded on the British side. The loss of
the rebcls was not stated.
Admiral Rawson and General Matthews
accompanied the expedition.
International Co-operative Congress.
LONDON, Aug. 20.——Thc international
co—opcrative congress was opened in the
hall of the Society of Arts today. Earl
Grey presided. In opening the congress
the earl dwelt upon the progress made by
the co-opcrative movement throughout the
world. Signor Ferraris, the postmaster
general of Italy, and M. Andrcmont, pres-
ident of the People’s Banks of Belgium,
are vice chairmen of the congress.
_ Iiillcz! 113' a. Fall.
ST. LOUIS, Au'r. f30.—-Ale:; ). .‘herwood,
member of the state Democratic commit-
tcc, fell over a railing at tho jockey club
house at the fair grounds last night, sus-
taining injuries which caused his death
today. The fall was occasioned by a su. -
den attack of vertigo.
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where. like only by The Chas.ll‘..lllrc- $0., PM“;
and handled her with all the care that a
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Valkyrie Appears to éOur. Experts as
a Remarkably gast Boat. . '
A DANenRots COMPETITOR.’
Not a. Few Judges, atf'l‘lleir First Glimpse
of the Challenger, Dilated Unquali-
ficdly That She V ould Carry
the Cup to ‘V gland.
NEW VYORK, Aug. %ln—-The English
yacht Valkyrie III was gstill lying at her
anchorage in the upper {New York bay be-
tween Liberty island and‘ Staten Island to-
day and was, a large portion of the time,
surrounded by small boats, whose occu-
pants manifested the liveliest interest in
the foreigner. ,-
It had been thought by some that the
yacht would go immediately into drydock,
and quite a number of people went early
to the Erie basin to see what she looks
like out of water. Captain Cranfield was
not yet ready for drydock,_ however, and
remained in what is as inaccessible
a spot as can be found lnthe bay. The
captain was waiting for orders from Lord
,Dunraven. It is said that he will proba-
bly haul the boat out tomorrow. as
Old yachtsmen and professional sailors
who looked the Valkyrie‘ over today, and
there were many of them, agreed almost to
a man that the challenge): of 1895 is a boat
to be feared. Her enormous breadth of
beam was the first thing to strike even
the casual observer’s eye, and with it came
a general effect of great power that stood
out on every line of the ship.
It has been said all along that the ves-
sel was built for light weather. The
sharps who examined her today said to
each other, with ominous shakes of the
head, that this big boat will carry an
enormous spread of sail and be going
ahead all the time. 3
“She will stand up under a good bit of
breeze,” said an old coaster who gazed at
the yacht from a Staten {Island ferryboat,
“and up to the full limit of wind she will
go through the water very fast. However,
when she heels over to agcertain angle she
will have to be let up, or; she will go over
altogether.” ‘
It was plain that the eilpcrts Were afraid
that the cup will go back to England this
year. Not a few good Sjudges said un-
qualificdly ,that the D " endcr would be
beaten. The Valkyrie ill doubtless car-
ry a prodigious sail s :. d, and that is
what sends a boat a drag. Of course it
helps to increase the time allowance, but,
as General Paine once said on the same
subject:
“I don’t care a rap about time allow-
ance. Give me the extra spread of canvas
first.” ‘
It is generally believed that the Valky-
rie will be the giver of time this year in
spite of Defender’s 105 foot boom. If she
does, it will be the first instance when the
challenger was the larger vessel.
Captain Cranfleld repeated today to in-
quirers that he had had an uneventful voy-
age across the Atlantic, and that while
some rough weather had been met with
his ship never sustained a fraction of in-
jury or strain. Naturally the experienced
skipper took no chances with his charge
thing of great value deserves.
Her Ocean Rig.
When fitted with racing spars and sails,
the Valkyrie will present a much more
racerlikc appearance than slie now does.
Her ketch rig, with a mainmast something
like 25 feet shorter than her racing stick;
abbreviated topmast, stumpy bowsprit
and “jiggcr” sail aft, certainly do not
suggest the thorough, up to date racing
machine that the yacht undoubtedly is.
But it does indicate that the shrewd Brit-
ishers resolved to takeno chance this time
of straining their costly craft in her ocean
voyage and thus impair her chances Of
Capturing the much coveted ”blue ribbon
of the seas.”
The kctch rig, . which is peculiar to
North sea fishing craft, is well adapted to
stormy weather. It isn’t handsome, but
it is snug and easily handled. And more
than once on the voyage over, when bois-
terous head winds and heavy seas were
encountered, the hardy tars on board of
her, every man Jack of them an expert at
yacht sailing, had occasion to rejoice that
thcy were not compelled to stagger along
under racing spar-sand canvas, such as
resulted in a great exhibition of her
weather bilge in the one race which the.
Valkyrie sailed on the Clyde in a stiff
breeze. -
But if the rig and sail spread are disap-
satisfies all expectations. The fine lines,
comparatively low freeboard and long
overhangs are all indications of the most
advanced type of racing yacht that naval
architects have yet evolved. When viewed
bows on, her great beam for the first time
became apparent. It shows what her de-
signer, George L. Watson, has learned by
two successive defeats for the America’s
cup. She is a far more powerful looking.
craft than the 01d Valkyrie. The old Val-
kyrie, indeed, could have been stowed
away inside of her.
_ Wolseley to Command.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-—-In the house of lords
this afternoon the secretary of state for
war, the Marquis of Lansdowne, an-
nounced that Field Marshal Viscount
Wolseley would succeed the Duke of Cam-
bridge as commander in chief of the forces
on Nov. 1. The proposed changes in the
powers and duties of the office are still un-,
der consideration, ‘ ‘-
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WESTERLY, R. I.,’Aug. .20.—~T-he zbody
of Charles Beatty of Roxbury, Mass., who,
it was alleged, was swallowed ,by a man
eating shark while bathing 01f Ononocot-
neaug beach a weekago, was brought here
yesterday, having been found 011' Fresh
Pondrocks. There are no marks on the
body. . ’ ~
.. ,Passed the Contiu'y Mgr-II.
CANTON. Pa, Aug. 20.—James Cooney, .
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waists, at
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it; and the price, per pair,
manufacturer had—he
badly
day, per pair,
HOSIIIIIY.
38 dot-en Misses’ Seamless, Ribbed Hose,
every pair stampedHermsdorf ; just think of
10 Cents.
46 dozen Ladies’ Cashmere Hose, all the
_ needed
. we bought the lot at about one-half
prlce, for cash; a regular 50c. stocking; to-
29 Cents.
Not more than six pairs to a customer.
all warranted,
TON # STOR
00RN£R MAIN AND WALL STREETS, norm.
One lot 26 inch Ladies’ Umbrellas, good
for rain or shine; special value,
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DAYS HERE.
We are making August lively by unheard of prices. This applies to balance of -
bummer Stock, which must be closed out in short order.
_ to a few "bargains. in Fall goods, which, with ready cash, we
have secured long in advance of the season.
WA ST ‘
dqv.‘
. . If you want one, come
Chem; 01 any of our Laundered
It also applies
98 Cents.
26 inch Ladies’ Umbrellas, all black, made
Hof extra fine gloria, best grade material, sticks
$1.48 Each.
the money
Scissors, 5, 6
pair,
perfect goods, per pair,
GLOVES.
’Our entire stock of Silk and Taffeta Gloves
marked atprices to make the day memorable.
50c. and 39c, quality, black- and colors, all
, . 25 Cents.
Our 98c. and 7 50. Grades, per pair,
. 48 Cents.
If you are not in need of a new pair, an extra pair, ex-
-at these p‘riCes, would certainly be a wise purchase
TELEPIIONE CALL, 57-4.
Bring your Furniture Coupons. Good until September 'I .
cakes,
Pin Cushion,
Lace Collars,
Belt Buckles,
SMALL WARE.
MONEY SAVERS.
and 7 inch, 48c. quality, per
29 Cents.
Shirt Waist Sets, 750. quality, per set,
38 Cents.
Black only, 25c. quality,
12 1-2 Cents.
Toilet Soap, finely perfumed, per box,3
12 Cents.
Cream de le ("ream Soap, 3 cakes,
25 Cents.
496. quality,
25 Cents.
750. quality,
48 Cents.
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are represented the skill,
experience, and know-
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from a hundred
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SUITINGS. ‘ ’
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Having procured a large stock of S r'
and Summer Suitings, I am prepared to 313115
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