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Fierce and Difficult Battle by Fire
men Doy's riuclcy Deed Loss,
$12,000, Covered u Insurance.
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
was badly damaged yesterday by a de
structive fire, which broke out owing to a
defecthe flue, at the northeast corner
of the building, at Sixth and Oak streets.
The loss is about $12,000, covered bv 516,000
insurance. Big holes are burned in the
beautiful groined roof, the organ is dam
aged, and water Is standing over the en
tire floor from end to end. The expensive
altar cloths and part of the church fur
niture werei plucklly saved by a member
of the church choir, Gus- Kramer, assisted
by several women, who were sewing In
the parish-house when the fire started. It
is a question if the present church build
ing will be repaired. Several wealthy
members of the church think that the
time has now arrived to sell the property
and build a new stone church on the lot
owned by Trinity corporation on Wash
ington street, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets.
Robert End, the church sexton, started
about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon to
build a fire In the furnace, to heat the
building for the dally Lenten vesper ser
vice, to be held at 4:20 o'clock, and within
a few minutes he was startled to see the
basement filled with smoke. He gave tne
alarm, and went back to fight the fire, but
was driven back. Just then several well
known w'omen were sewing for parochial
work at the parish-house, located at the
northwest corner of Fifth and Oak streets,
and when they heard that the church
building was on fire they decided that
they had better endeavor to save what
they could of the choir vestments and
movable church property. Little Gus Kra
mer, the choir boy, was near by, and he
had read somewhere that a person could
enter a burning building and work amid
the smoke if he placed a wet handker
chief over his face. No sooner thought of
than done. Breathing through his hand
kerchief, he plunged through the smoke,
and sa-ed the gold cross, carried af the
head of the vested choir. He then made
other trips, and managed to strip the
chancel of Its valuable Imported altar
cloths, which he gave to the women, and
they carried the articles to a place of
safety.
In the meantime an alarm of fire was
tufned Ift from Box No. 333, at 2:55 o'clock,
and engines 1, 3 and 4. hosecarts 1 and 2.
chemical wagons 1 and 2 and flretrucks 1
and 2 quickly responded, headed by Chief
Campbell and District Engineer Young.
At this stage smoke was pouring upward
from the northwest corner of the build
ing, where the furnace Is located. This
was all that could be observed from the
outside, but on entering the church by
the Oak-street tower door It was seen
that the building was filling with smoke.
Two young men connected with the
church made a plucky attempt to remove
the lectern and pulpit, and, after a gal
lant struggle, they succeeded, and the
finely carved pulpit was carried for safe
ty to the Clement apartment-house, on
the opposite side of the street. Firemen
placed a line of hose against the smoking
northwest corner of the building, ajid an
other line of hose was placed through the
gallery window, but In five minutes the
top of the roof facing Sixth street began
to burn. Flames crackled along the apex
of the roof, and other lines of hose
poured streams of water in their track.
"Fight the roof fire from the tower,"
cried Chief Campbell, and an" extension
ladder was placed against the Oak-street
side, and firemen dragged a heavy line of
hose after them. One big helmeted fire
fighter held the nozzle aloft as he climbed,
and a constant stream of water drenched
to the skin his comrades who were be
hind him. but they did not seem to mind.
George J. Walker, superintendent of the
lire alarm telegraph system, was one of
those who was drenched to the skin,. At
tacked from three sides, the fire was con
fined to the roof, and the firemen sta
tioned against the tower prevented the
flames from creeping In that direction.
The shingle roof was wet, and the water
sprayed all over them, and a single mis
step would have precipitated the firemen
7 feet below, but they gallantly stuck to
their post, and finally saved the tower.
At 3:20 o'clock smoke and flame ap
peared along the apex of the roof above
the center portion of the building, and a
drenched crowd of firemen, working on
the north wall, were ordered to meet the
threatened peril. They began work at
tho chancel end, using a line from one or
the chemical engines. Then a curious
thing happened, over the main door of
the church, fronting on Sixth street. A
Tolden cross was perched at the edge of
the roof, and up to this time the flame had
not reached it. Some persons in the crowd
safd that the flames never would destroy
the cross, but in an instant the wind
changed, and a roaring mass of flame
leaped above and around the devoted sign
of salvation. It was like a scene In the
opera "Faust." The cross swaicd for a
minute, and then fell. Several people In
the crowd turned away their heads.
Roaring flames appeared on the roof
above the chancel, and the line from the
chemical engine was reinforced by a
rushing stream of water at 3:23 o'clock.
It poured with such force on the shingles
that they flew Into pieces and came in a
shower on .the heads of the firemen work
ing below. One way to have drowned
out the fire along the chancel roof would
have been to place a hose through the
Bishop Scott memorial window, but, foe
association's sake, this course was not
followed, and the firemen fought the fire
from the outside. They cut holes In the
roof here and there, to admit the passage
of the hose, and found this a difficult mat
ter, as they had first to cut away the
shingles and then the solid heavy board
ing underneath. At 3:40 o'clock, all dan
ger of the tower catching fire and the
roof falling in had passed, but the fight
ers at the tower still clung to their post.
Five minutes passed and flame sudden
ly crackled along the roof, about the mid
dle of the building. The tower firemen
Instantly sent a stream of water after
this nevy enemy, and in doing so they
drenched District Engineer Young and
two assistants, who were seated on the
apex of tho roof, above the chancel, cut
ting away blazing timbers with their axes.
"Hold on, there!" roared Young, nearly
driven from his lofty perch by the rush
of water. The tower firemen saw the
danger, and turned the stream a few
feet away Just in time.
It became necessary at 4:05 o'clock to
reinforce the tower firemen, and two fire
fighters, who were working near the chan
cel roof, went to help their comrades,, It
was a perilous Journey. The two men
had to walk along th6 JUVespout for--a
distance of abotifSo feQt, and their path
lay among a, lot of loose, slippery shingles;
but they reached the tower in safety aqd
managed to help their comrades drown
out a new fire which started along the
roof. At 4:10 o'clock the last bit of flame
was drowned out, and only the smoking
roof remained.
Accompanied by Chief Campbell, an Ore
gor.tan reporter went Into the church
and found that the floor was covered with
about three-Jiiches .of -, water. Carpet and
pews were soaked, also the altar, but
no flame appeared 'to -have reached them.
The organ, situated in the chancel, ap
peared to ba badly damaged by water.
The Bishop Scott memorial window, val
ued at about $1500, had two dents in it,
but the body of the picture was not
harmed. At the other end of the build-
J ing. however, the memorial window ded
. (Concluded on Page 12.)
BURTON DEFENDS IT
Rivers and Harbors Bill Not
for Little Streams.
OTHER CRITICISMS ANSWERED
Still Some Tallc About Amending
Provision Regarding: The. Dalles
Project Allies' Turndovrn
Causes Sensation.
WASHINGTON. March 17. Representa
tive Burton found It necessary today to
enter into a defense of the rivers and har
bors bill, to show that the expenditures
for rivers and harbors have not increased
to any such great extent as that for other
departments of' the government. The
usual criticisms have been made about
the bill, and the fllng3 about "log-rolling,"
"pork! and "public plunder distributed so
as to secure a sufficient number of votes."
But Burton points out that only a small
proportion of the money goes to the im
provement of small streams and harbors.
The members of both houses are deter
mined to pass the bill at this session, and
every precaution has been taken so as to
prevent its defeat. By passing the irriga
tion bill the Senate has eliminated the
danger of an Irrigation amendment being
put on to it in the Senate, which would
have given the friends of the measure
some concern. There is still some talk
about amending the provision regarding
the canal and locks at The Dalles, but
it Is expected that the work can be com
menced by an amendment authorizing an
appropriation which is held for that pur
pose. Portland election Pleases Hanna.
Hanna was one of the Senators that was
highly pleased today by the news from
Oregon. He never liked Simon, and was
never able to get acquainted with him.
Telegrams from Portland were published
in the morning papers here, which in
formed Senators of the result of the pri
maries in Multnomah County, Indicating
that Simon cannot hope to succeed him
self. There was not very much comment
In the Senate about the matter, but Sen
ator Mitchell was felicitated upon the re
sult, as it was known he had taken an
active personal Interest in bringing about
the result.
Hanna Not Out for President.
Nobody has been able to get an ex
pression out of Hanna, although the pa
pers In the East are full of Presidential
talk about him. It Is said, howoVer, that
he has been writing letters to his friends
saying he is In no sense a candidate,
which could very well-'be tnie, as It would
be rather foolish In him to acknowledge
his candidacy two years In advance of
holding the conventions to choose dele
gates. Miles Makes a. Sensation.
General Miles has succeeded In spring
ing' a sensation of considerable Importance
In showing that he has been prevented
from going to the Philippines, although
he has made a tender of his services. The
fact is, however, that the plans which
OJiles proposed were of such a character
as to upset all that has been done, and
would tend to discredit men who have
I been at work for the past three years, and
whose actions have In the main been ap
proved by both the present Administration
and the last. Miles discredited himself
with Secretary Root soon after, the lat
ter took charge of the War Department.
Root wanted Miles to go to the Philip
pines then, and believed he would be the
kind of a soldier to send there. But
Miles declined, giving as a reason to some
of his personal friends that his "enc
rdies would down him' If he went outside
of the country. He was then anxious to
be made a Lieutenant-General, a grade
which he subsequently obtained. Wnile
considerable capital is being made by the
friends of Miles out of the latest episode,
the Administration feels that it is act
ing for the best interests of the Philip
pines by continuing the present status.
No Vote by Simon on Ship Subsidy.
Senator Simon was not paired on the
ship subsidy bill or any of the, amend
ments. When he left Washington he was
not to be paired for or against any meas
ures that might come up, unless he tele
graphed" instructions to that effect. The
Senator who has charge of the pairs on
the Republican side received a dispatch
from Senator Simon today stating thUt he
was opposed to the general features of the
subsidy bill, but the telegram did not au
thorize him to pair Simon for or against
the bill or upon any of the propositions
to bo voted on, and consequently no pair
was arranged for him.
TonRnc Does t Care to Tnllc.
RepresentatUe Tongue does not care to
comment on the result of the primaries in
Multnomah County. He says It is outside
of his district, that the leading parties
to the contest aro not interfering" with his
campaign, and he would not care to in
terfere or comment upon theirs.
Wnnt More Money for Columbia.
The Washington delegation Intends to
contend for an amendment to the rivers
and harbors bill making provision for lm-
prolng the Columbia River between Van
couver and the mouth of the Willamette.
The Chief of Engineers recommended an
appropriation of $22,000. but the present
bill makes no appropriation whatever.
There Is little hope that the amendment
will preall In the House.
North-west Butter Factories.
According to a bulletin the Census Of
fice made public today, there are 6S but
ter and cheese factories in Oregon, with a
capital of $223,409. The product for the
last census year included 1,975,357 pounds
of butter, valued at $440,599; 1,195,564 pounds
of cheque, valued at $135,S81, and other
I products valued at $62,742.
Washington has GO establishments, capi
talized at $304,17S. Their product for 1900
included 3.19S.421 pounds of butter, at
$792,778; 1.148,127 pounds of cheese, at $174,
025; 1,962,500 pounds of condensed milk, at
$157,000, and other products valued at $66,
436. The products of the 19 establishments In
Idaho Included 432,570 pounds of butter and
194.3S0 pound3 of cheese.
EVANS TO GO HIGHER
Pension Commissioner Will
Get Another Office.
SUCCESSOR NOT YET CHOSEN
President Looking About for a Man
of the Same Stamp an the Retiring
Official Change Will Be Made
in a Few Months.
WASHINGTON, March 17 There Is no
longer any doubt that Pension Commis
sioner Eans will, within the next few
months, at the latest, sever his connec
tion with the Pension Bureau, to accept
frctn the President a position which will
be a substantial promotion, but which has
not yet been definitely selected. It Is well
known that Mr. Evans has the entire con
fidence of the President, and the latter
will not consider the question of hit, re
tirement until a position entirely satisfac
tory to the Commissioner has been pro
vided. No decision has been reached con
cerning a successor to Mr. Evans, nor w 111
any action be taken until the President Is
thoroughly convinced that he has found a
man of the same high character and ster
ling worth possessed by the present Com
mi&sloner in so high a degree.
To Prison for Rash Aet.
NORFOLK. Va.. March 17. Because he
threw a large plank directly across in
front of a car during the first dajs of the
strike of the street railway, W. J. Jenk
ins, a well-known young man, was today
sentenced to serve two years at hard
labor In the penitentiary. Several torpedo
explosions occurred on the tracks tonight,
but the officers were unable to make any
arrests. The strikers are returning to
work, 13 of them signing today. The
strike-breakers, as the nonunion men are
called, are leaving. The patronage of the
road is about one-sixth of what it was
before the strike started.
Riot Is Threatened.
BLUEFIELD, W. Va., March 17. A
riot is threatened among the strikers and
guards at Tom's Creek mines, where 1000
men- have been out for a month. The
armed guards were doubled this morning.
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BOSTON COMMEMORATES IT,
Anniversary of Evacuation of City
by Brltlth Celebrated.
BOSTON, March 17. The 126th anniver
sary of the evacuation of Boston by tho
British was celebrated in South Boston
today by the unveiling of a monument
erected on the breastworks of the Colonial
Army on Dorcheste- Heights. This monu
ment was erected by the State of Massa
chusetts, ay a memorial to the valor of
the New England mllltla and the military
genius of Washlrgton. A military parade
preceded the ceremony, and following It
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge delivered an
eloquent historical oration.
Rear-Admiral Schley rode In the proces
sion with Major Col'ins. ne monument,
which is of white granite, bears the fol
lowing Inscription, written by President
Eliot, of Harvard:
On these heights, during the night of
March 4, 1776, the American troops be
sieging Boston, built two redoubt, which
made the harbor and the town untenable
by tho British fleet and garrison. On
March 17 the British fleet, carrying 10,000
effective men and 1000 refugees, dropped
dow n to Nantucket Roads, and thenceforth
Boston was free. A strong British force
had been expelled from one of the United
American colonies."
At a banquet given tonight by the South
Boston Citizens' Association In honor of
the dayt Admiral Schley was the chief
guest.
GREENE-GAYNOR CASE.
Absence of Defendants Causes Post
ponement nt Satannah.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. March 17. In tho
United States District Court today the
Greene and Gaynor conspiracy case went
over until the May term of court because
of the absence in Quebec of Greene and
Gaynor.
Will Sot Return Voluntarily.
QUEBEC, March 17. Colonel Gavpor
made It clear to an Associated Press rep
resentative today that neither he nor
Capcain Greene entertained a thought of
returning to the United States today.
Colonel Gaynor stated a week ago that ho
might return (o Savannah voluntarily
March 17 and appear before Judge Speer.
Both men had a long conference with
their counsel today, and then Colonel Gay
nor Intimated that they hae no intention
cf lpavlng Quebec until forced to do so.
Two Americans who arrived at the Cha
teau Frontenac recently are supposed to
be secret service men from Washington.
They seldom leave the rotunda or office
of the hotel, and when one temporarlly
leavcs the building his companion remains
on duty.
A grain Assails Leopold's Policy.
NEW YORK, March 17. Rev. De Witt
Clinton Snyder, the missionary who has
spent 10 years In the wilds of Africa, has
returned to this cltj. He reiterated the
strictures he made recently at London on
the methods of the Belgian traders and tho
policy of the government of King Leopold
In the Congo Free State.
SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS.
Congress.
Burton apeaks in defence of the rUera and har
bors bill. Page 1.
Senate passes the ship subsidy bill. Page 2.
House takes up the rivers and harbors bill.
Page 2.
Democrats nlll make desperate light against
Investigation of disfranchisement of voters.
Page 2.
Domestic.
Pension Comiils'ioner Evans Is to be given a
more Important offlce. Page 1.
Life-saving crew and Eeven men It rescued
drowned at Cape Cod. Page 3.
Great blizzard In Dakotas and Manitoba has
spent Its fury. Page 5
Foreign.
Students' riot at St. Pptersburg participated In
by 10.000 people. Page 3.
Prince Henry will be welcomed by Emperor
"William today. Page 3.
Brodrick zas England has no feir of Investi
gation of commercial history of Boer war.
Page 3.
Pxiclflc Const.
No business panic at Dawson. Page 4.
Oresron Supreme Court renders five opinions.
Page 4.
Tillamook County Republican primaries go
anti-Simon. Page 4.
Marine.
Cargo ships with capacity of 70.000 tons now
listed for North Pacific ports. Page 11.
American registry Is refused condemned ship
Otto Glldemelster. Pago 11.
French bark Vendee brings over 1000 tons of
pig Iron and other cargo. Page 11.
German ship Carl makes a fast trans-Pacific
trip. Pace 11.
Two more March carroes ready for sea.
Pago 11.
Portland and Vicinity.
Trinity Episcopal Church ruined by fire. Page 1.
Adherents of Sl-non machine tr to buy dele
gates to convention. Page 14
Republican delegates raise their 'voices for
harmony. Page 10.
John Vlnce, the market man, disappears.
Page 12.
C. F. Swlgert addresses Board of Trade on
street Improvements. Page 10.
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