Cortland
Evening Standard, Wednesday, May 20, 1896.
FIRE ON THE
INDIANA.
Big
Battleship's Narrow Escape From Destruction.
HER COAL
BUNKERS ABLAZE.
Fire Was
In the Bunker Adjoining Her Magazines, Where Enough Powder
Was
Stored to Blow Her to Atoms—No Damage Done.
NEW YORK, May 20.—A bunker full of soft coal
caught fire by spontaneous combustion in the big battleship Indiana as she lay
in the coal dock at the Brooklyn navy yard. Right next to the burning bunker
was the magazine for the 8-inch guns, stored with powder enough to blow the
great battleship out of the water and wreck half the navy yard beside.
The crew was called to fire quarters, the few
visitors aboard hustled ashore and warned to give the ship a wide berth, and
then, with a will and the cool rush of well-trained men, the jack tars got to
work upon the fire.
Its heart was already a glowing mass and was
momentarily growing more dangerous.
While the fire fighters were getting their
apparatus ready and battening down the midship hatches a line of men was formed
from the 8-inch magazine to the 13-inch on the deck forward, and the canisters
of powder were passed rapidly from hand to hand to new quarters remote from the
heat and danger.
The fire itself was fought with water and
steam, and after the powder had been removed was speedily extinguished.
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Report
on the Naval Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 20.—The conference report on
the naval appropriation bill shows that the senate receded from its amendment
authorizing the secretary of the treasury to detail revenue cutters to protect
passengers on excursion steamers attending regattas. The house conferees accepted
the following amendments: Appropriating $50,000 for testing methods of throwing
high explosives from guns on board ship; increasing from $250,000 to $400,000
the appropriation for reserve guns for auxiliary cruisers; authorizing the
secretary of the navy to contract for the building of two submarine torpedo
boats of the Holland type. The conferees report a disagreement on all the
amendments concerning battleships and torpedo boats, except the submarine
torpedo boats.
Destructive
Fires In the Adirondacks.
MALONE, N. Y., May 20.—Forest fires are doing
great damage at several points in the Adirondacks. In Franklin county, at
Shanley on the Northern New York railroad, the large lumber mills, together with
several dwellings and 75,000 feet of lumber, owned by Peck, Curtis & Heath,
were destroyed. A large number of cars were also burned. The homes of several guides
and other residents of the north woods have been burned.
FORESTS
IN FLAMES.
Mills,
Residences and Much Valuable Timber Destroyed.
GOUVERNEUR, N. Y., May 20.—Forest fires are
raging to an alarming extent along the edge of the Adirondacks. At night the
Southern sky is all aglow and upwards of 30 fires are reported. The woods are
very dry, as dry as in July or August, and the underbrush burns like tinder.
In some of the burning districts there has
been a general call for men at $2 per day to fight the fires and employment would
be given to many more than can be secured. The wind was terrific Sunday and
Monday and swept the fires through the woods to a considerable distance.
Couriers have been sent out in some cases to
secure help from the neighboring towns.
The worst fire reported is near Oswegatchie,
three miles from Star lake. Unless checked it threatens to reach that popular summer
resort and fears are entertained for the many cottages and the costly hotels.
A special to a local paper reports the burning
of the residences of George Titus and the Castanette lumber camp. Unless a
heavy rain sets in soon the damage to the lumber interests will be enormous. The
residences of Thomas Powers and Charles Borland, this place, were burned.
Marshall Cheeseman, a neighbor, who was
assisting in getting out the furniture, was overcome by smoke and burned to a crisp.
UNDER
THE RAINES LAW.
SIXTY-THREE
TAX CERTIFICATES IN CORTLAND COUNTY.
Revenue
From County $10,365, or which Cortlandville Pays $7,040, and Homer $1,675—Of This
$4,552.54 Goes Into Cortlandville's Treasury, and $1083.16 Into Homer's
Treasury.
The books of County Treasurer W. H. Foster
show that sixty-three liquor tax certificates have been issued in Cortland county
up to date, for which the sum of $10,365 has been paid. The county treasurer is
entitled under the law to a commission of three per cent upon this, $310.95,
which leaves $10,054.05. One-third of this goes to the state, ($3,351.35) and
the other two-thirds ($6,702.70) go to the several towns in which the certificates
were issued.
The town of Cortlandville pays $7,040 for
its tax certificates. Deducting the county treasurer's commission ($211.20)
there remains $6,828.80 of which the state gets $2,276.27 and $4,552.54 goes into
the town's treasury.
The town of Homer pays $1,675. The county
treasurer's commission amounts to $50.25, and the state gets $541.58 and the
town $1,083.16.
There are only six towns in the county aside
from Cortlandville and Homer in which certificates are issued, and the
aggregate sum paid by these towns is $1,650. Cuyler pays $100; Marathon $700;
Preble $100; Scott $200; Truxton $350 and Willet $200.
There are in the county forty-seven
certificates granted under "Subdivision 1" which includes hotels,
saloons, restaurants, stores, or any place where liquor is drank on the
premises., A certificate of this class in Cortland village costs $300, and
there are nineteen of these granted. In this town but outside of the village a
certificate costs $100, and there are five of these, of which three are in McGrawville.
Homer village pays $200 for certificates of this class, and seven of them have
been granted.
Under "Subdivision 2," which permits
the sale of liquor, but does not permit it to be drank on the premises, there are
fourteen certificates granted in the county, of which eight are in Cortland,
where $100 is charged; one is in Homer, costing $75, and the others are in
Marathon and Truxton at $50 each.
There are only two pharmacists' certificates
issued in the county, both in
Cortland
and they cost $20 each.
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| Old St. Mary's Church. |
VERY REV. B. F. MCLOGHLIN
BURIED
IN ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CEMETERY TO-DAY.
Pastor of
St. Mary's Church, Died Nov. 21, 1888, and the Remains Have Since Been
in a Vault Beneath the Church.
The remains of Very Rev. Bartholomew Francis
McLoghlin, for twenty-two years pastor of St. Mary's church in Cortland, were
this morning laid in their final resting place in the beautiful new cemetery.
"Father Mac" died in Cortland,
Nov. 21, 1888, in the seventy-second year of his age, and in the fortieth year
of his priesthood. For a number of years he had been looking forward to a new
cemetery for his church and it was his wish that he should not be buried until
he might be placed in that cemetery. Accordingly when the funeral was held on Nov.
27, 1888, the remains were placed in a specially prepared brick vault in
the basement of the church.
Several years ago the purchase was made of a
suitable location on the hill at the head of Fitz-ave. [Land donated by Mr. L.
J. Fitzgerald of the Cortland Wagon Company—CC editor.] Since then lots and
drives have been laid out and the place has in many ways been made beautiful
and appropriate for its purpose.
All the plans which had been outlined by "Father
Mac" have been faithfully carried out by his nephew and successor, Rev. J.
J. McLoghlin, the present pastor of St. Mary's. A fine lot was selected in a
prominent part of the cemetery on the gently rising slope of the hill. Upon
Dec. 20, 1895, the handsome and massive new granite monument arrived from
Rutland, Vt., the base of which was 8 1/2 feet square and the shaft of which
rises 25 feet high. It was at once set up upon the lot. Upon one side was
inscribed these words "Pray for the repose of the Very Rev. B. F. McLoghlin,
who died Nov. 21, 1888, in the seventy-second year of his age, and the fortieth
of his priesthood. May he rest in peace."
This morning at 9 o'clock the solemn requiem
high mass was celebrated at the church, at which Rev. J. J. McLoghlin, the
present pastor, acted as celebrant and a number of visiting priests assisted. A
large congregation was present. At the close of the services the remains were
taken from the vault in the church to the cemetery. The bearers were Messrs. L.
J. Fitzgerald. T. E. Courtney, J. H. O'Leary, M. F. Cleary, Patrick Dempsey,
Charles Corcoran, John Dowd, Sr., and John F. Dowd, Jr. There was a brief
service at the cemetery and there the remains were lowered into the grave which
had been bricked up and prepared with all care.
The visiting priests were Rev. J. F. McEvoy,
Syracuse; Rev. M. Joyce, Fayetteville; Rev. J. V. Simmons, Pompey; Rev. John McMahon,
Groton; Rev. John McLoghlin,Tully; and Rev. P. H. Beecham of Baldwinsville.
Charged
With Cruelty.
Mott Rood was arrested on Poverty Hill in
Homer yesterday afternoon on the charge of cruelty to animals in overdriving a
horse on April 28. This morning he was brought before Justice Dickinson and the
case held open until May 25 at 7 o'clock P. M. to allow the looking up of some
points of law involved in the procedure of the case. Rood is out on $100 bail
in the meantime.
NEW
BUILDING AT THE PARK.
Work to
be Begin at Once, to be Completed in a Month.
Judge Alfred Hand and Messrs. Horace E. Hand
and P. S. Page of Scranton and H. Bergholtz and D. F. Van Vleet of Ithaca were
in town to-day making preparations for the building of the new pavilion and restaurant
at the [Traction Co.] park. The structure will be located a short distance north
of the bandstand in the north grove and will be 64 by 90 feet in size. The
contract for building it has been let to Stephen M. Oltz of Ithaca.
Stakes were set this morning and the lumber
is expected to arrive on Saturday. Work will be begun at once and will be
completed inside of a month. It will be two stories high. The restaurant will
be on the first floor and the dancing hall upon the second. This will provide
the much needed shelter for visitors at the popular resort in case of rain.
BREVITIES.
—The Normals go to Truxton Saturday to play
the Truxton [baseball] team.
—Ladles' night will not be observed at the
Tioughnioga club to-night.
—E. H. Brewer's residence has been connected
with the telephone exchange.
—Offices are being fitted up at the rear of
Holden's coal office to be occupied by L. M. Loope, real estate agent.
—The C. A. A. have strung a banner across Main-st.
at the American hotel advertising the [bicycle] race meet May 27.
—New advertisements to-day are—I. Whiteson,
greater inducements than ever, page 8; C. F. Brown, all tired out, page 8.
—Washburn's circus is expected to exhibit at
the fair grounds in Cortland tomorrow. It comes in over the Lehigh Valley road
and has fourteen cars.
—John Robinson and Franklin Brothers' circus
which exhibits in Cortland
June 5 has
engaged the fair grounds for that purpose. The show comes from
Ithaca and
goes to Canastota. It has twenty-two cars.
—The classes of Dr. F. W. Higgins and Mr. R.
J. Lucas in the First M. E. Sunday-school will hold a sociable at the home of
the former, 61 Lincoln-ave. on Saturday evening. All who have ever attended either
class are expected to be present.
Rainfall
at Cortland.
The readings of the rain-gauge [located on
the roof of the Standard building—CC editor] given below are for each 24 hours
during which there was rainfall.
The days of the month given are those on
which these 24-hour periods end, the periods extending from 6 o'clock P. M.
of one day to 6 o'clock P. M. of next.
1895. Inches.
Total for
January, 2.95
Total for
February, .97
Total for
March, 1.36
Total for
April, 1.62
Total for
May, 1.83
Total for
June, 2.79
Total for
July, 4.00
Total for
August, 5.55
Total for
September, 2.36
Total for
October, .85
Total for
November, 3.06
Total for
December ...3.86
1896.
Total for
January, 1.09
Total for
February, 4.50
Total for
March, 4.38
Total for
April, .93
May 3, 12
May 5, .08
May 8, .05
May 15,
.19
May 17,
.11
May 18,
.16
May 19,
.50
