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IC 1912 THE BROOKLYN THE WEATHER. fair and colder to- night; Wednesday' fair; continued DAILY EAGLE The Basle la the Oulr Paper In Brooklyn that prints the Auoclatcd Hews nd the complete SlocU Market Report. -S'i FOUR O'CLOCK. Volume 72.1 No. a NEW YORK CITY.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1012. THREE CENTS. 32 PAGES. WAD, INJURED AND MISSING TRANSIT CONFERENCE i Inconsistent, ho thought, to ask a Dem-I oerattc Governor to appoint a Republican, and he remarked that "to the victors bo- FIRS GUTS EQUITABLE BUILDIIJG; FOUR DEAD, 15,000,000 LOSS AS CONVENTION OATE; CITY NOT YET PICKED long the spoils." On ir.ot-or by PTofessor Franklin W. Hooper it resolved that the chairman.

Dr. Georsre W. Brush, Bhouia write to the Governoi asking that another appointment be made with tha Committee of Fifteen, and that no mention should be mado in the letter that the conference was backing McCarroll. In other words, the conference will be satisfied if the appointee is a Brooklyn Democrat. It will be prepared to present half a dozen names of Brooklyn Democrats for the Governor's consideration.

SAYS WIFE ROBBED HIM. Request of Dr. Brush for Meeting to Urge Reappoint- -ment of McCarroll Not Granted Baltimore's Liberal Offer Makes a Favorable Impression and It Is Likely to Get the Prize. Only Shell Remains of Insurance Company's Costly StructureFinancier Resued From Vault, Known dead. Sazzio, an Italian, njte ami ad-drewi unknown; jumped (rum tiie mlldinc ('liiNcpup (mill, Ilnllan, nse nud address unknown! Jumped from tile 1'i-ndn, unknown, nf Kant Fiftieth t.1 ret, died nt St.

iro-iory-d HoNplltit from fracture of he ukull, due to falllau- from ladder on the I'liie; utreet Hide of the I known mil wUuc Iiody can lie seen the firemen limlile of I be vault of the Mercantile Sale Denwilt Company. .11 IkkIukt. llilttullon Chief William Walxli of the Second DiviHion, Nuppoged to he in (he bnlldluic. oh Cuiiinlou, iluy eaptuin of the "iviH, who has not hceu seen since he Are. ICIght wntehnieii mid elruiirrn, name unknown, who hnve uot been seen Hlnee the Are.

Injured. The pollee have not far Kecured llxt of the Injured, hut It In nufe to nay Hint Meore of pemoiiM, employee and firemen were hurt. Some of them were taken to tbeir home before the police could uncertain their names, and olherH, wboxe mimes have not been learned, were taken to the hosi-tiltiil. In Ihu Hiidnoli Slreet lliiMiiilnl She Replies She Took Money to fiuy GOVERNOR'S MIND MADE UP? 4 OTHER CITIES MAKE BIDS. extreme effort on the part of tho Chief of ihe Fire Department and men.

The fight was against heavy odds noi the least being the cold and the. wln It is seldom that such adverse conditions confronted tho firemen in the fight with' flame. The narrowness of tho streets. Cedar and Pino and Nassau, made the work 'of the firemen very hard. They fought the flames from ail points of van tage, from the windows of tho skyscrapers and from tho narrow, superheated streets, in smoke that wa3 go" dense at times that they could only foel tho hose.

As the morulas advanced, the crowds Increased In size, for tho news tlia' tho big building was aflame spread quickly and aroused curiosity. Many men who had offlccd In tho building and nearby hurried from their homes long befora business hours and tho force of policemen, which came from many of the downtown precincts ao.t which formed flro linos two blocks 'away, had harcl workjn keeping the people out of Food -for Children. Mrs. Minnie Niteham, 27 years old, who lives at 185 Twentieth street, was arraigned before Magistrate Nash this afternoon in the Fifth avenue court on the charge of petit larceny preferred against her by her husband, Adam, a bartender. The husband claims that on Sunday night his wife went through hie trousers pocket and removed a check for $10 and $12 in cash.

Mrs. Niteham, In her denfense, stated that she had taken the money to purchase food for her four children, ranging from 3 to 12 years. She was hold In $300 ball for examination. LAW LIBRARY G0NeRinT OF EQUITABLE FIRE. Conference Members Meet at Hotel Bossert and Express View Mc-Cooey Should Be Eliminated From Consideration.

Committee la Expected to Report in Favor of Primaries Whenever the State Committees Desire. there nee, Lawyers' Club Loss Heavy: Insurance Records Sale It was announced at the Brooklyn COMPANY'S RECORDS SAFE Equitable Had Important Papers Stored in Another Building. Transit Conference luncheon at the Hotel Bossert this afternoon that Governor Dlx The Are orlfflnutrd In a storeroom In the Cafe Savarln, spreading; throuKh an elevator shaft to all parts of the IiIk bulldliiK. The lives lost, ho far ns is now known, total three, but the toll may be found to lie heavier. The list of the Injured Is yet incomplete, but It Is known to be a Ions one.

The buildliiK cost 1 to build, exclusive of Its appointments, which were very elaborate. As a result of the tire the Ocarina; House, nt Cedar street, can not be used, and during the day hank exebauKcs tire hclng made from the Chamber of Commerce HulldlliK. The Koveriiinn; committee of the Stock KxchuiiRe voted that deliveries of securities he suspended for today, except by mutual consent. Will In ill Cililln, prenident of the Mercantile Sufe DepoKtt Coiiiiuny. Charles s.

Huns of riUU Went KIOIIl street, of HiiKlne No. -I. Timothy ilremau, of KnlC-lue Co. No. Maiming in (tufferiiisr froin'iic utc manln un result of hlw early morniiiK' lahorN.

Lieutenant Humphries of Truck No. 1, removed to the iiuiirter of Truck Company In Dunne street, aufferlnn' from brnlKcn received from fnllliuv debris. A man known only Slieehnn, treated jthe Hiidaon Slreet Hospital surgeon, nufferiiiK from shock. Gimuve I'eterson, day watchman In the hiitldliiic, and HviiiB at il2 Knui 1 loth treeti taken to Trinity Itiilid-Insj shuck and exposure recovered. I.cc Ilelt, ni'Kro day purler) taken from liuildlilK Nun'crliiB from Bhoekl went liomej address unknown.

BROOKLYN ENGINES CALLED I At o'clock the names were at their fiercest and the entire Equitable '3illld-I lnS wa9 a Pit of flame. The walls stood; I and through the broken windows the lira-men poured tons or water, with nppur ently little effect, for it seemed clear then that the flames v.o ild burn them-. I selves out. 1 All sorts of wild rumors wpro 'afloat concerning the number of dead mid la-j Jured, but the safest of all es'imates I seemed to place tho fatalities, to-1 Washington, January 9 At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, tho Democratic National Committee had not yet selected the city whero the convention is to be held, but Baltimore was in the lead, and it seemed that city would be selected. The time has been fixed ns June one week after tho Republican National Convention.

Tho committee on resolutions met this morning and prepared a report to bo submitted later to tho National Committee dealing with the primary question and tho call for delegates. Pramarles, It Is belioved, will be premitted wherever State committees desire. Members of tho commute wre late in assembling, due to the fact that the Jackson Day banquet had continued until an early hour today. The first business transacted was to decide that the convention should bo held June 25. Denver, made the first bid for the convention, offering reasonablo and necessary expenses for the convention.

Chicago next had Its innings. In addi Apparatus Summoned from This Borough for the First Time in History. The Equitable Society had all Us records stored In the twelve'story fireproof structure at Albany 1 and Greenwich Btreets, known as the Hazen Building, which was erected five years ago by the officials of the company, to guard against such an emergency. It was stated by an official of the company that all the records of policies, medical records and all essential records were safe. in this building.

Few, if any, were the policies held as collateral on policy loans which were lost In the fire-swept building. These, however, will causo but slight embarrassment to the company, who have full records of them and regard tho policies. merely as memoranda. Superintendent of Insurance Hotchklss, as soon as ho learned of the fire, communicated with the officials of the company to Inquire as to whether or not the rec 01 lock, at from seven to ten pirgonj. Pine streets when a citizen told them Vut tw0 ul bad been secured by tha.t that there was a flro in tho Equltablo of tho mea cleaners, who had Building.

The two officers ran around falle" the street, but new3 aul found that the flames was on the Hint a man had died In ground floor ot the big structure and that C-reSory's Hospital 'in Gold street, front RICHESON PLEADS GUILTY injuries received while malting his en- tho employes were vainly trying to fight had ignored the request of Dr. George W. Brush, chairman of the conference, for an appointment at which the committee of fifteen, which Dr. Brush recently selected, hoped to make clear to the Governor their reasons why Public Servico Commissioner McCarroll should be reappointed at the expiration of his present term. Dr.

Brush on January 3 wrote to the Governor asking for an appointment. Through his secretary, John A. Mason, Governor Dlx on the following day sent a letter in reply which contained no mention of Dr. Brush's request. Dr.

Brush at the conference luncheon this afternoon made public his letter to the Governor and the latter's answer neglecting to make any reference at all to the wish of the conference to urge personally upon the through the committee, Mr. McCarroll's reappointment. This reply from the Governor was construed by the members of the conference to be an indication of one of two things. Either Governor Dix's mind is made up regarding Mr. McCarroll's successor, and ho feels that nothing can cause him to change his mind now, or else the Governor is still considering Mr.

McCarroll's reappointment, Is woll aware of his qualifications, and wants to hear no further arguments In Mr. MeCarroll'B support. Members of Conference Believe Governor's Mind Is Made Up. A majority of the members of the con- I Boston, January 9 A plea of guilty of murder in the first degree was mado by the Rev. Clarence V.

T. Richeson in the BANKING BUSINESS HAMPERED tion to defraying the expenses of the convention, it offered a contribution of Superior Court today, and he was seu $40,000 to the Democratic ign fund, tenced by Judge Sanderson to death In campa ords had been saved. Jt was with great relief that he was told the vital recordB were safo in the Hazen building. "The-records of the Equitable or any This announcement caused a stir and ap large insurance company," he said, "are of Inestimable valuo and probably could Weather Conditions Against the Fire Fighters May Be Several Bodies in the Ruins. capo from the burning building on ladder.

As he was descending a mass of, stone fell on him and knocked him Into tho street. He wns picked up bv a policeman and carried to an ambulance and hurried the hospital. Many of the firemen were hurt, but their Injuries apparently wer largely superficial. There were a dozem; ambulances and a score of Burgeons at the fire, and they attended to the ln, Jured as soon as possible. Men who had, been hurt were taken into nearby offlc.i buildings, and It was Impossible to get list of the casualties fur that reason.

The police (lid not seem to have any sysrv tern for gathering tho of person hurt. No Trace of Deputy Fire Chief Wa: never be It Is fortunate that most ot' them have been saved from it. An alarm was sent out without delay, for the policemen discovered that tho people in the building were unable to cope with the fire. William Davis, the chief engineer of tho building, had hose stretched from tho stnndpipes in the street and several of the employes were helping him. There were about twenty of Davis' assistants In the building at the time and these Included tho electricians, cleaners, firemen, porters and watchmen.

An alarm had been given to those who were working on tho upper floors and mnny of these escaped, although it is feared that more than oue was caught and were unable to get out. Spread ot tho Flames Was B.apld. It plain that the men in tho building vvero fijjUting l'utilely against the outbreak, for the flames spread with start- B. H. HUNTINGTON DIES.

the electric chair some time during tue week of May 19. Rlcheson had pleaded not guilty when arraigned after his indictment on the charge of poisoning Avis Llnnell of Hynnnts, his former fiancee, but following a written confession, made public Saturday night, he today retracted this plea and made a formal plea of guilty. It is understood that a petition may be mado to Governor Foss and the Executive Council of the State to commute the sentence to life. Imprisonment. Itiehesou was in court for only about six minutes.

He made no statement. His face was paU but he was perfectly composed. pai-emiy increased Chicago chances materially. Baltimore's bid followed Chicago's. O.

F. Hershy spoke for Robert Craln, chairman of the Baltimore committee, and called out a storm of cheers when he drew from his inside pocket a certified check for $100,000 and laid it upon the table. St. Louis offered to be more liberal in appropriations for the convention work than ever before, but no definite amount was offered. Edward M.

Tierney then spoke for New York and this closed the bidding. BELIEVE BRYAN FAVORS CANDIDACY OF WILSON. Former President of Dime Savings Bank Expires in San Francisco. Xerence are Inclined to place the former Interpretation upon Governor Dix's brief and perfunctory reply. They believe Benjamj II.

Huntington, ex-president of the Dle Savings Bank of Brooklyn, At late hour this afternoon rumors, jwore -life to the effect that' Dattalloa The most spectacular, as well nts the most destructive fire that has occurred In the city for many years, destroyed the building of the Equitable Life Assuranca Society on lower Broadway, Manhattan, ea-ly today. fire entailed a money loss of from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000, according to various estimates, resulted in tho loss of four la at present known and it may be more and kept tbo largest force of firemen that bas been culled to any fire in years busy IN. Y.j und a prominent figure In finan ling giving the lie to tho be- wno "eon, taugnt witl cial, SQCial antf literary circles during minv vrar otfiVifa iii Brooklyn, died Jan lief that the structure was practically!" numiing pyju. Ho questions pro- ftvhdwil l.v in the Klin- nmttMeiV.by In the sim fireproof. It.

not. cveu ot tho Blow- 'cuea. but TDK latest Information tkat could burning construction which was In vogue gained concerning him was that he W6 plest possible '-iay) and when asked if had anything to say replied: "I have nothing further to say than my written confession." that the Governor's mind Is set upon naming a Democrat, as Mr. McCarroll's lnnjfliMirrTTtrr see ao-proHpect ibat fhinSStot'--Tetlriug commissioner will bo retained. The conference has placed Itself, on record in favor of Mr.

McCarroll's reappointment. Before' tho luncheon began this afternoon, however, there was talk that it would bo the proper move to make up a list of Brooklyn Democrats eligible for about the time that tho Equltablo Com- pany built tho place. The first Installment of firemen, with uary 1912, at hls''Ss'ldeliF in Sun Francisco, after retiring from active business In ihe East. Mr. Huntington was born at Easthamp-ton, L.

and came of a long lino of illustrious ancestors, all prominent as professional men, to whom the world paid among the mlRNlng. Elsewhere, the stor of Walsh's presumably tragic death is told. The Battalion Chief bad not beeil Sent0UC WUh until a late hour this afternoon. Hagid Bureau; COS Fourteenth Street. Washington, January 9 When the Democratic National Committee reassembled at the Shorcham this morning It seemed to be a general taken for granted that Bryan had indicated he favored the cundlducy of Wilson for President.

The Jollne letter is a thing of the past between the two men. credence wns given to arcpartt.hat Mr. Bryan Intended to oppose Wilson, not because of ihu letter, but because of thelr engines, were 011 tho ground in a very few minutes, but Deputy Chief Binus seen up (0 r.ooti, and Deputy Chief Blnni Tho Equltablo Life Duildlnc. which When brought into Ihe courtroom Rlchc rheson walked with slight assistance stauds on Ul() j. tho oftK-ers who escorted nlni.

He. from of the first division saw that there was luBl nn uot a startling problem lor tho men of the I boe" ''J utar 119 1" distinguished regard. Mr. Huntington's talent wa salong financial nml literary to learn. The Deputy Chief placed tho the position.

Fricnd3 of Dr. Brush were department to work out, and he seut ia aware of tho contents of tho Governor's 1 1'8. au'l hs views and opinions were much sough tand discussed with interest way, cedar street, Pino street and Nassau street, has long been one of the show structures of the city. was one of the first of the big buildings on lower Broadway, before the skyscrapers were was not required to enter the prisoner's ease, and remained stuudlng. District Attorney Pelletler mad the minister's written confession and added that the government hurt sufficient evidence to have convinced a jury that KiehuHOn was guilty of murder In the his application for a Curnegle pensioun.

It was pointed out by the friends of both men that if Bryan wished to fight Wilson he could find sufficient ground in the rapidly a second and then a third alarm. Tho lire was raging In the elevator shaft before Chief Blnns got there, and It was fast mounting to the -upper floors Chief Kciilou nnd Fire Commissioner Johnson hurried to the blazo at the time the second and third alarms came In, and soon thereafter Police Commissioner by advanced thinkers In the modern banking world. He held a position of great trust and confidence with tho firm of A. A. Low Brothers, New York, and was called to the Dime Savings Bank firm In the of Secretary, and noon plnvn led letter without resorting to a maUer which in not an issuo between them.

Holding hands like a pair of schoolgirls, Bryan and Wilson stood bowing fii st degree. Ho then said thai, it became thought of, and Its massive facade of Tender Sles was bearing on the case, and asked the pris-' designed to stand fur centuries. oner If he realized the gravity of his ac- 0f late lts DeHuties hlld been lirn In nir nillv ir Iwi onn- unci honorprl hv t.h nrpslrtenev nf thai' and smiling last night, while upwards Waldo and his chief subordinates were I of 400 Democrats cheered and waved their I eciicrl i-mmsel. and If he hurt acted vnl napkins and rejoiced at the arroy of 1 nnlaiily. To each question Rlcheson said curt letter to tho chairman, and those members who considered that the Governor was set against tho reappointment of Mr.

McCarroll predicted that the outcome of the afternoon's meeting would bo the selection of a list of Democrats considered by the conference to be men fitted for the position now hold by Mr. McCarroll. "It is possible that tho conference will take some such action!" Dr. Brush Bald before the luncheon. "I think that ernor Dlx undoubtedly has decided not to reappoint Commissioner McCarroll.

In this event we want- a Democrat for a candidate a man who la abundantly qualified to fill the office of Suprehia Court judge, a man nothing short of thai caliber." dashing from their homes to lower Broadway. There was moonlight to give illumination to the 8v.ene, and soon the pearl beams of the morning Bun added light. A fourth and fifth alarm were soon sent "Yes, sir. The court then pronounced sentence. Ricluaon Immediately was taken back to the city jail.

harmony lined up behind the tpeakers table at the Jackson Day banquet. Other distinguished Democrats were behind that table, but none was so conspicuous as the Nebraskan and the college professor. There is no doubt whatever of tho cordiality between the two men. bidden, for it stood between towers of masonry, overshadowed by twenty-storied structures, but they were undignified ns compared with the home of tho Equltablo, the sturdiest of them ell, as well as the homo of one of tho most widely known of the Insurance companies of the country. institution, to he gave his faithful and valued' services for years, retiring on account of impaired health in 1906.

Mr. Huntington was identified with St. John's P. E. Church in his youth, and after that served at St.

Peter's Church and St. Mark's Church as warden or vestryman. He married Sarah Hnynea, daughter of Stephen Haynes. and Is survived" by three children Mrs. Seth A.

Keeney, Mrs. Hamilton Farrish and Stephen W. Huntingtou. deaths at between seven and ten, but he had no exact Information on. which to base his estimate.

But the firemen kept too busy' during the fcrenooa nud early afternoon to pay attention to rtimorj. They were kept hard at work under conditions thf.t were trying to the strongest of them. The gnlc, which blew from. lbs outset at 64 miles uu hour, diminishing to about CO piilr-s an hour at 8 according to the government officials prevented the men from getting tbo water they needed iuto the 'burning Broadway was shut off from General, truffle and the engiues and hook and ladder trucks clultcrcd up tho street. The thoroughfare was a network of hose, and as the spray from the nozzles dropped Into the street In a heavy rain It frozo on the men and on the apparatus.

Tha engines were forced to spray alesm an the gauges of tin- engines to keep theni working, and one or two of the engines were put out of coniinls.i'.on by the tee which formed "on them. A water tower on Nassau street was frozen so solid that her company could not work it, and it was with the utmost FBENCH MINISTER RESIGNS. Paris. January do Selves, niinis- out, and a. dozen engines and four hook i and ladder truck were drawu from Brooklyn in accordance with a recent or-1 ler of the Firt Commissioner, which makes the boroughs of Brooklyn and Man- i There ulso is little doubt in Washing ton that they Save a thorough political ter of foreign affairs lu the Cabinet of understanding I Premier Caillau.t, resigned today.

Gale of Wind Made the Fire Hard to I reciprocate in cases of grf at fires, Manage. There was danger, the firemen thought, I Many Names Considered as Fit to Ee-j SCENE IN BROADWAY, LOOKING NORTH FROM TRINITY CHURCH ceive jirooKjyu auppon. The firemen had confidence In the atrue- "al- 1110 nanu'3 Ktmli spread, in the nign turn, and never for a minute, even when 10 tu0 adjoining structures, for the flro was at its height, and flames lower Broadway is -crowded with bulld-and smoke were blinding or scorching i and the proximity of many valuable them, lost thoir confidence In the security bouses added menace to tue ouiorcuK. of its strong walls. The fire was hard Three Cleaners Perish in the Flames.

There was a general impression that to manage by reason of the fact that the wind was blowing a gale, sweeping up the canyoned depths of Nassau street nnd swirling about the narroiw thoroughfares h-wl Inst hill thni-n wn a at ill I difficulty that tho firemen could perform a foar that some of the cleaners and em- uiiu' lit iy dii'iri uie en euinsianccs. of Cedar and Pino streets, while there ployes had been caught. In the building, was a steady gust of strong wind aloug After the firemen had been working for Broadway which turned aside the strong "bout an hour three cleaners appeared In the discussion among the members a number of who were regarded as fitted for the job were mentioned. Among them were former State T.enator Charles H. Fuller, president of tie Union League Club; Bridge Commia-i'oner Arthur J.

O'Keeffe, who, It, was piinted out, has dr.ne much for former Mayor David A. Boody, John MifXamee, and Alexander McKinny, a lawyer nnd a Democrat of long la. this borough. Then" the names of jjBfenry A. Meyer and Herman A.

Metz e'ere also mentioned. It was agreed that the office, whoever Mr. McCarroll's successor may bo. mus' be kept out of politics. Democrats and Kspublieans alike who said they were friends personally of Democratic Leader McCoocy conceded that ho should be eliminated as a possible candidate.

Several of Mr. MeCooey's intimate acquaintances declared that if a list of Democrats was prepared to be forwarded to the Governor they would fight any move that might be made to include Mr. Cooey's name. Several of the members suggested bote re the luncheon thut as it was apparent that Governor Dlx had made up his mind, no further action by the Conference on the roof, at the cupola at the corner ot Cedar street and Broadway. There was then sufficient daylight for the onlookers to see the forms of the three unfortunates outlined against tho sky.

They seemed to have made up their minds to jump, and then, abandoning that idea, apparently, they were seen in the act of prayer. Tho foremen In tha street tried to get at thorn and shouted to them to wait. Scaling ladders were procured and the firemen made a heroic attempt to reach streams from tho hose as It was directed to the front walls of the building, and swept it back into the firemen's faces. The flames had good headway bclore the firemen really got to work In force and the Interior of the building was soon a pit of fire. The heat was so strong In the narrow streets that again and again the fighters of the flames were driven back.

The fire had not gained much headway, it is true, when the firemen got there early In the morning, and they were able to enter the building, but they were soon driven out and into the them. But there were flames shooting street, and again from the street direct- from the windows and the rescuers were ly in the neighborhood of the flaming I unable to get to the roof of the cupola. Tons and Tons of Water Poured oa the Blase All Morning. Not until long after it o'clock were the strcrts clear of tho dense smoke, which made an Impenetrable wall, apparent) on street, but the wind kept Broadway pretty clear of the smoke, ivu1 It whs from that point that the luost et-flcicnt work was done. A score of streams were pouring tbe building from Broadway and from clear across the street there were foramen working from the windows of the adjacent big buildings.

The Ice formed tn masses i the clothing of the firemen and their eyes were bi.nded and froze to such an extent that they were forca to leave their work in order to get thawol cut. The lee clogged the engines ia huge icicles and formed in mnsaes a the front and rear walls of tho burning building inside, at 10 o'clock, the Are wa3 still briskly burning. Every now and thea masses of debits, beams and furnishings, would fall with a crash into the pit of the fire, and then sparkle In showers of glowing embers. Masses of charred timber were blown into Broadway from tho burning structure, unci tho men were blinded alike by the freezing spray and. fragment from the fagots that fell Intu structure to points half a block away.

The outbreak, as near as can bo determined, was from some unknown cause in a storeroom of the Cafe Savarin, on llllf Finally a portion of the roof on which the men were standing gave way, and, with a mass of stone, fell Into the burning structure. Stones began to drop from tbe high copings and tho work of the firemen wns extremely perilous. As the roof fell in two of tho men who had been on the cupola were seen to jump and the bodies of two of them landed in Cedar street. Tho other man fell backward into the fire. The bodies of the two who jumped Into the street were the corner of Pine street and Broadway.

It was about 5:30 o'clock this morning when tho flames were discovered by some of the people who were at work at that hour in the building. Lower Broadway was sleeping its early be taken. In support of this argument it was pointed out that If It was true that the Coventor had selected Mr. McCarroll's successor, then, should it turn out that the man he appointed had received no mention by the Conference, be would feel that he owed nothing whatever to Brooklyn for his selection, and hfnee his sympathies might not be for Brooklyn's interests. Dr.

Brush, in his letter to Governor Dix asking for an appointment, reminded him that the Conference had already sent him a resolution asking for the reappointment of Mr. McCarroll, and asked that the Committee of Fifteen might "present the reauons why we bellevo that the interests of the city and State would be best served by this reappointment. 1 he resolution asking for your favorable action In this matter was passed by a body of men composed of both Democrats and Republicans." Governor Dix's letter In reply, throuch 1-ls secretary, reads: "Governor Dix desires me to say th it or the proper time, careful consideration ill be given the resolution passed by the Brooklyn Transit Conference favoring tin- morning Bleep then, and the offices, which honeycomb tho big building round about, were empty and deserted, save for the 'taken charge of by the police and were cleaners, who were getting ready the removed to the nearest police station, places where the day workers are cm- ployed. There is a certain degree ot Gleat Mortality Averted by Heroism lie street. of Fireme.i.

activity in all of the downtown office buildings nt night, for tho superintend- I There we many rescues in the early n.ut v. i cuts and a force of cleaners arc working morning hours, and it is due to Ihe lire- through thenight and until long after men and tbe employes who kept their Standstill, daybreak. 'heads that there was no great mortality, Business on lower Broadway in tha It was so in the Equltablo Building, as a suit of the blaze. Tbe rescue of iiinm'dlnto neighborhood of tin; was The deputy superintendent was working, William Gibliu, tho president ot he Mcr-' at a standstill, -and In the Wall' street nnd his force of cleaners, a score of thoni Jcautile Trust Company, which is featured district the destruction of the Equltubls it Is said, who wore In all parts of the in- this account of the fire, building was the only Mibject of dlscua-place. Thero were also some of tile ciii-'-as one of the thrilling and remarkable siou.

ployes of the Cafe Savarln getting ready Incidents. But the fire was full of in- The rumors were rile lOiR-ern-for th? day's business." cident. The buildings round about were iug -the destruction of lite nud the lots saved, but only through the result of of millions in valuable papers, but itv.ua Citizen Gives Alarm to the Police. slated that most of the valuable reappointment. 01 v.

1111am McCarroll upon the Public Service Commission of tin. First Herman A. Metz said that he eonl.i sec any reason why Governor Dix should he expected to appoint any other thin a Democrat to succeed McCarroll. Mr 1 did not think the conference Pok Dix to appoint a Republican. the time of tho outbreak ot the; I of the Equitable were In licpoiit vki: til i'A AMI I At cocas Liariit said'tnai.

all the confer. CNCP Clinsiwr. K- llltll) nt ilir vauhe elsewhere, gild thai the los of lire Sergeant Casey aud Patrolman southern Brooklyn Iv represented on the Commission withDiu rcsjrd to politic. It waa Foley or the jonn street station were j.v, x. y.

standing at the cornor of Nassau and Fifth bv, corner rnh Y. office, 'A documents would be in -O'lsiderable. i 'there are heavy lu tho otu-r.