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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1912
Page
1
Fire swept the Equitable Life Building in the financial district, destroying the structure and suspending business. Fire Chief Walsh and others perished during the blaze as rescuers evacuated men trapped in the vaults. The disaster prompted a dramatic, fatal effort amid collapsing walls and rising smoke.
Flames leveled the Equitable Life Assurance nine story granite and marble block at 120 Broadway in New York. Four men are dead and five injured with possible more missing. Fire caused up to 15 million dollars in damage as vaults holding securities survived intact and executive offices moved to the City Investing building.
The Democratic convention in Baltimore is scheduled for June 25. Delegates will assemble one week after the Republican gathering in Chicago.
The Democratic National Committee chose Baltimore as the site for the 1924 presidential nominating convention with a first ballot showing Baltimore leading. Chicago and Denver also bid. A $100,000 check and Chicago pledges stirred the room as speakers urged their cities while primary plans were discussed.
The home of Robert Utter five miles west of Beeville Texas was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Household goods were saved but badly damaged. The fire was caused by a defective flux.
The statement asserts no other newspaper, aside from the San Antonio Lights Benevancy, carries the Associated Press leased wire into San Antonio in whole or part, and claims no basis in fact. The note emphasizes exclusivity of AP wire distribution for local outlets.
The Associated Press reports St Louis endures a water famine caused by an ice gorge on the Mississippi. The largest brewing association cites plant shutdowns and widespread disruption to beer production laundries transit and gas supplies as water runs low. Temperatures drop across the south with a warmup expected by midweek.
Washington dispatch reports 500 American infantry to guard a Lan Chow Tang Shan railway section to keep open lines between Peking and the sea. The unit, likely part of the Fifteenth Infantry from Manila, is approved after consul Calhoun and diplomats assess an improved railway situation with train service resumed. The Lan Chow outbreak danger is regarded as exaggerated.
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for a night fair with rising temperatures and probable frost. Wednesday will bring increasing cloudiness and warmer readings.
Observations taken at 8 am report temperatures ranging from 0 to 44 degrees across major cities. Winds vary from 8 to 69 miles per hour with West and Northwest directions noted. Conditions include clear, fair, cold, rain, and snow with lowest temperatures listed for the last 24 hours.
Wood dealers report the heaviest demand in years as cold weather raises prices and strains supply. Plumbers highlight widespread burst pipes, while Irish potatoes grow scarce and charity groups rush fuel and clothing to the needy. Weather forecasts promise relief with warmer, cloudier days ahead.
Wind over sixty mph feeds massive blaze at the Equitable Life Building. Four men die, five wounded, several missing. Fire Chief Walsh killed. Safe deposit company president and three others trapped in vaults rescued by firefighters. Financial district paralyzed as crews battle flames and water jets. Valuable records feared lost. securities vaults largely intact. New York clearing house and stock exchange adapt operations.
Thieves entered the Schulz residence at 625 McCullough Avenue while the family was away yesterday afternoon and stole 90 dollars and a gold bracelet. A window was raised to gain entry. A note for 2000 dollars and some jewelry were left untouched. Two 14 year old Black boys are under arrest as suspects.
Crowds packed the light office seeking Webster's New Illustrated Dictionary as the money saving coupon sale continues in the newspaper. E Licur modestly calls the response a sincere compliment while most visitors depart with a copy after clipping six consecutive coupons and paying handling. Start clipping today or risk regret.
Clarence V. Richeson former Immanuel Baptist pastor in Cambridge confessed to murdering Avis Linnell, a music student, and was sentenced to death by electrocution in the week of May 19. He may appeal to the governor for clemency as his case moves to executive review. Richeson offered no further statement beyond his written confession.
The court questioned Richeson on his guilty plea and awareness of its gravity. He answered yes to all questions, declined further statements, and the judge sentenced him, returning him to jail immediately.
Washington January 9 All but two of fourteen U S torpedo boat destroyers caught in a terrific storm last week en route to Guantanamo Cuba are accounted for Rear Admiral Winslow commanding second division Atlantic fleet reports vessels swept the seas in search of the missing ships Mayrant and McCall not found in the search effort
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