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He found a leakage at the couplings on the line laid from Barrie and Union streets. also a {leakage in the line laid from Earl street, and {6} about finding a kink in the line laid at the rear of the military bullding. There did not appear to be a scarcity of water. Witness produced records from the pump house to show the pressure on | the morning of the fire. These show- ed the following: 2 a.m., 68 pounds; 12.30 am., 68 to 69 pounds; 2.45 /a.m., 70 pounds. From this time on {tl morning there was from 70 to 76 pounds. Witness then gave a lay out of the pump house and the mains. There was a Kelly pump with a capacity of four million galions and Inglis with five million, and a Turbine with six mifllion. Witness gave it as his opinion that the pump house had delivered suf- ficient water to cope with the fire. Dr. Fergus J. O'Connor. Dr. Fergus J. O'Connor said he {was at the fire at 5 a.m., and there | | | pounds. | 25 PER CENT. DISCOUNT ~~ < Hl weak, and the firemen were wo {telephoned to the pumping station | between 5.30 and 5.45, and was in- formed there was a pressure of 74 i Witness noticed the lines | of hose after the engine was at work, {and saw one leak. The pressure was rking possible to the fire. The {pressure did not carry the water to |the cupola on the military building | until the engine was at work; and | the engine was at work in time to {save the building. Dr. O'Connor did not see a kink the hose, but noticed a leak in the He looked He could {ag close as {in | Jacket a' ome hydrant. yover three lines of hose. {give no cause for the fire. Fire Chief Armstrong. Fire Chief Armstrong was the last witness called during the sesson. He was in bed at his home when he re- jceived the call for the fire at 2.39 Kinnear & d'Esterre JEWELERS || of the refrigerator. || going {a.m. He caught the motor truck at | the Brock street station and went to the fire. He located the fire in the | | refrigerator and directed the laying of the hose. He went into the build- ing and found the fire in the ceiling Flames were upwards from the ceiling. || Witness then told of three lines of || hose being laid and also told of send- || Ing for Engineer Craig of the dairy Dr. Nash's DENTAL PARLORS: 188 PRINCESS STREET KINGSTON, ONTARIO We specialize on:--Painless Extrac- tion, Latest Treatment of Pyorrhea, X-Ray work. Only 4 Days More for our January 25% Discoun Sale h DO YOU WANT A DINNER SET? No doubt you have Lower Prices. waiting for bern We assure you that you will not be able to buy a Dinner Set for two years as cheap as you can now at our Sale. You save from $8.00 to $10.00 on every Set --.] an the wholesale prices--but remeber this is for only FOUR DAYS MORE Robertson's Limite 73 Princess St. school. Witness wént over the plans of the school presented for the hear- ing, and later told) about the fourth and a fifth line of hose being used. Asked as to the spreading of the fire, witness said that it made its way to the top of the ice box to the roof. Witness told in detail every- thing he had done up till 4.45 a.m., when he was overcome by smoke and went to the general hospital for treatment. He did not' expect to stay at the hospital, but the authori- ties there would not let him return, and he was put to bed. When wit- ness left the steamer had not been sent for, as he did not think it was necessary. There was no danger from separke , unless the fire broke through the roof. ------ Under Manned. Questioned about the use. of the steamer witness eaid. that the de- partment was not sufficiently man- ned to handle it, and that he had no horses fit to take it out. The steam- er weighed 8,600 pounds. It was a needless drag in taking it out as it Was not used at one fire out of a hundred. To take it out would mean an extra engineer, another driver, and three horses. In this case, theres was no need of the steamer until the military building caught fire. Chief Armstrong, on further ques- tioning, stated that he did not think there was any possibility of saving the root of the dairy school after the fire once broke through it. More Hnes of hose would not have saved it. Witness bad decided to bring down the steamer if the fire got through the roof. Witness gave the following evid- ence regarding the five lines of hose used: Hydrant Barrie and Clergy streets, 52 pounds pressure, 450 feet of hose, 1 1-8 inch nozzle. Nozzle pressure, 20 pounds, 167 gallons per minute, effective reach of stream, vertical, 36 feet, and 30 feet horizontal. Hydrant Clergy and Earl streets, 50 pounds pressure, 450 feet of hose, with one-inch nozzle. Nozzle pres- sure, 25 opunds, 148 gallons per minute, effective reach of etream, 43 feet vertical, 42 feet horizontal. Hydrant side of court house, Bar- rie street, 52 pounds pressure, 550 Quvershoes FOR WOMEN 5 Buckle Waterproof Cloth Overshoes Four Dollars a Pair All sizes = « All styles Allan M. Reid 'BHOE STORE ---- feet of bh 1 1-8-inch nozzle, 145 gallons per ute, effective reach of | stream, vertical, 28 feet, horizontal, ! 30, i | Hydrant Union and Barrie streets, | {50 pounds pressure, 550 feet of hose, 1 1-8-inch nozzle, nozzle pres- | sure, 15 pounds, 145 gallons per | { minute, effective reach, vertical 28 | | teet, horizontal, 30 feet. Hydrant Barrie and Earl streets, 49 pounds pressure, 700 feet of hose, 1 1-8-inch nozzle. Nozzle pressure, 10 pounds, effective #each of stream, { vertical, 20 feet, horizontal, 24 feet. | Witness sald the fire in the dairy | |school was being fought at close |range, and high pressure was not ineeded. He had no fault to find | | with three lines, but could not speak | as to the other two. The pressure | would not be sufficient to take care lot a fire of any size in the vicinity | of this blaze. It would not be suffic- {lent to throw at a fire over forty- threé feet. For a fire in a building | {over three storeys, a call would have | !to be made on the steamer, and hav- |ing to send back to the hall for the steamer, would not be efficient fire (fighting. Witness did not think the | having of the steamer on hand at | frst, would have bettered conditions. | |The fire was held for two hours and : | then it got away. | "Is not that a very serious situa- tion for that part of the city?" the | chief was asked. "I would hardly like to say that." : The chief stated further that the {department had not sufficient men or |apparatus to handle nfore than an {ordinary fire. The department had eighteen men, including the chief and an engineer, divided into two platoons of nine men each. Witness did not want to go on record as say- ing how many men the department should have. The department was undermanned however, and witness thought that the department should have at least double the number of men to handle any kind of a fire that might occur. Luckily the de- partment had so far been able to take care of every fire, ; The chief said he did not see any leakage in the hose, although there might be a leak at some of the coup- lings. The kink in one line spoken of might have been caused through lack of pressure. The department had 6,300 feet of first-class hose, while the underwriters called for 7,000 feet. Not Attacking Utilities, Witness said the pressure could not be increased as he was given to understand that the mains would not stand it. The department could not get more than, 85 pounds pressure. "There seems to be a general im- pression that the fire department is attacking the utilities commission," said the chief. 'That is not so. We know the utilities commission is de- ing the best it can for us. I asked for a pump and the citizens in their judgment turned the proposition down." "And the citizens take the conse- quences," put in Mr. Heaton. "Do you know anything about the cause of the fire?' asked Mr. Heaton, "Frankly I do not," replied the chief. The chief stated that the fire start- ed in the ice box, but he did not know from what cause. And he did not know what caused it to spread. Not Incendiary Nature. The chief also stated that there was no sign of fire being of an incendiary natu The plant was a well kept one, and there was no signs of anything of a combustable nature. Witness had been over the plant several times previous to the fire. The lights in the building were used while the fire was in progress, and witness was satisfied that the fire had not been caused by electric wires. The chief caused a ripple of laugh- ter when he remarked that he had been told that on the afternoon pre- vious to the fire, one of the profes- sors at Queen's University had been giving 'the students at the dairy school a lecture on "Spontaneous Combustion." "This is just a coincidence of course," said the chief, and his re- mark caused much laughter. The investigation was adjourned at 5.30 p.m. until 9.30 Thursday morning. Xz To Remove to Deseronto. John Wriglit, an expert shoe re- pair man, has purchased the appli- ances formerly used by Alfred Jen- nings in the premises known as the Veteran Shoe Shop, Deseronto, and will re-open that business. Mr. Wright, a returned soldier will move his family to Deseronto from King- ston where they have been residing. He will instal a skate-sharpening machine, | TWICE TOLD TALES | ey News of Kingston TEN YEARS AGO. Kingston ourlers won the ma'ches at Napanee in both the junior and senior series. Oontributions amounting $5,000 have already been promised for the Salvation Army TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. Mayor Skinner 1s in favor of trans. ferring this year's celebration from May 24th to the 21s: of June, sixtie'h anniversary of the Queen's corona- Corporation employees, under Foreman Wright, are busy removing dce from city sidewalks. Dr. Phelan was elected president of Be board of health for 1898. ABERNETHY'S DISCOUNT SHOE SALE "IS A REAL MONEY SAVER" Here is just what it means--you can buy real high-grade, up-to-date Footwear for every member of the family at 1-5 off. $8.00 Ladies' real up-to-date Brown Calf Oxfords at $6.40 is one of "our leading advertisements." 20% SAVING MEANS All $10.00 Shoes are now All $ 9.00 Shoes are now .......... All $5.00 Shoes are now Everything in the store at these discounts with the exception of Abernethy's Shoe Store. 5 % | vat $8.00 $7.20 $4.00 $808 tars 0000 40. 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Parisian sage is inexpensive and easily used at home. We guarante= iL to you.--McLeod's Drug Store. REPORT ABOUT MURDER SENT AROUND THE CI But Police Had No Complaints and Affair Is a Deep Mystery. Mh was the murder commit- ted?" This was the startling message that came to police headquarters over telephone on Wednaaday aight from a citizen bat 'ie police got no word of any trouble at any place in the city, and they are wondering how report got abroad that a mu had been committed. The report got all around the city, 2 an TTT TTA end caused quite a sensation. At the hockey rink some person poised it around that there had been a mur- der, and there were many anxious inquiries made. As far as the police are concerned, the affair is still a deep mystery. International Irish League decided at Paris that the principal object of the league must be to help Ireland gain full independence. The Watson charges before the U. 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