Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1904 — Page 5

FRIGHTFUL COLLAPSE

Eleven Stories of a Skyscraper at New York Tumble to Ruin. UNKNOWN NUMBER IS DEAD Bat Ten Bodies Have Been FoundScore Are Wounded. One Victim a Lady‘Who Was Lunching in a Restaurant Next Door—i Criminal Carelessness Is v Alleged. New York, March 3.—Ten persons are known to have been killed, about a score Injured and several others who are believed to be dead are missing, through the collapse of the steel skeleton of the Hotel Darlington, a thir-teen-story apartment house in course of erection at 57 West Forty-sixth street. The steel frame work had been erected a 6 far as the eleventh floor, and the structure was swarming with iron workers, masons and laborers. When the upper floor sagged and collapsed and the whole structure fell with a crash that was beard for blocks, and shook all the buildings in the vicinity. Woman Killed While at Lunch. A portion of the steel frame ftll upon the rear of the Hotel Patterson, on West Forty-seventh street, crushing in the wall of the dining room and killing Mrs. Ella Lacey Storrs, the wife of Frank Storrs, a wealthy resident of Rye, Westchester county, as she was sitting at luncheon with the wife of Rev. Dr. Minot Savage, who escaped unhurt The other dead, so far as known, are Frederick Morrills, foreman of the Roebling Construction company; Farrell S. Fagan, a derrick man, gnd seven unidentified men, apparently laborers. The more seriously injured, with one exceirtion laborers on the building, are: Joseph Siuto, Andrew Maher, James W. Smith, Henry Strobe, Tony Smith, Dennis McGinnis, Frederick Weissenmuiler, Gottlieb Wittreau, B. Viddrol, Jose Genty and Ernest Meier, a waiter employed in the Hotel Patterson.

Might Have Keen More Horrible. Adjoining the collapsed building on the west is the four-story brown stone residence of Harold Brown. Some of the iron beams struck the side of the house and stove holes in the wall and roof and dislodged a part of the brown stone front, which was thrown to the street. The occupants escaped -uninjured. On the east side is a house occupied by A.Walpole Cragie as a school for boys. The pupils had gone home to luncheon a few minutes before the crash occurred. Some of the beams struck the house, tearing off a portion of the roof and smashing holes in the side walls. LAW COULDN’T BE ENFORCED So tho Builders Took the Chances, and One of Them Is Dead. Records of the building department show that from the beginning to the end there has been a constant contest between' the building department and the Allison Realty company, the contractors and owners of the property. Amendment after amendment to the plans was tiled, and the engineers of the building department time and time again disapproved of the suggestions made for the betterment, both by the owners and the architects. The approximate cost of the building, exclusive of the lot, wus $350,000. Among those missing is Frank J. Allison, of the Allison Realty company, the builders of the hotel, who is known to havd been in the building when it fell. The cause of the disaster generally accepted is the overloading of the floors. Foreman James Halpin, in charge of the iron workers, stated that there was a large quantity of cement and other building material on the fifth floor, and that ou the ninth floor were eighty-three iron beams which were to have been used in constructing the remaining floors of the building. The building laws had been repeatedly violated during the construction of the building. The building department explains that as the building was under construction It possessed no power to summarily stop the work. Harold Clark, a watchman, was rescued unhurt from the cellar after being imprisoned for four hours. He said that he left Frank Allison, one of the owners and builders, on the ninth floor a few minutes before the crash. Patrick Murphy, the engineer of the hoisting engine, and six workmen were arrested and held at witnesses.

Dowle Had to Hide In Organ Loft New York, March I.—John Alexander Dowle, of Zion City, 111., has appealed to the American consul for protection, according to an American dispatch from Melbourne. When the mob broke up bis meeting Sunday he is said to hare hidden three hours in the organ loft Hereafter, his meetings will be held behind locked doors. All Clan To Bo Lighted by Electricity. Chicago, March I.—Announcement is made that the Chicago and Alton railway has decided to equip immediately with electric lights all the cars In all its trains. The current Is to be produced by a dynamo driven by the axle during the run of the twin.

ARMIES LINE FIGHT

Japan Has 120,000 Troops North of Seoul, Facing the Yalu, Ready for Battle. RUSSIANS IN FORCE OPPOSITE Jap Foroes Have Advanced from Seuol and Chemuplo— Rush Work on Russian Fleets. Paris, March 3.—lnforation reaching here from official shows the Japanese concentration of troops is going on extensively In the neighborhood of Ping-Yang, Korea. Large forces are debarking from transports at nearby ports, from which It is assumed that an extensive land engagement is imminent in northern Korea. London, March 3.—Japan has 120,000 troops north of Seoul, facing the Yalu. The Russians are in force on the north bank of that river and cavalry scouts are working south of it. It is believed that the Japanese army’s

GENERAL KUROPATKIN. [Commander-in-Chief of the Czar’s Army in the Far East.]

first move will be to drive the Russians back from the Y’alu. Seoul adviees report that 1,100 Russians are at Chongju, 500 at Kusong, and 50 at Anju. These forces probably are only feelers, sent out to locate the position of the Japanese. Calvary Driven Back. Reports Issued by the Japanese war office state that the Russian cavalry has been defeated near Anju and Pingyang, and that consequently residents of that part of Korea are working as usual. The army is eager to meet the enemy. The severest punishment now inflicted in the Japanese army for breaches of discipline is leaving the offenders in Japan. This punishment is held to be so disgraceful by the soldiers and is so much feared that ordinary offsenses have disappeared among the troops. Land at Hwangju. For two weeks transports have been landing troops in large numbers at Hwangju, 100 miles up the Korean coast, above Chemulpo. Hwangju is only thirty miles from Pingyang and 100 miles from Wiju. Pingyang is easily reached through level country. It is believed that a. strong Japanese force also has been landed at Kasan, half way between Chinnampo and Wlju.

Troops at the Front. One brief, pithy telegram from a Daily Mail correspondent at Chefoo, dated Monday, discloses something of what is happening. It says: “I returned In my dispatch boat from Chemulpo, where there is a lull in Japanese activity. The same is the case at Seoul All troops have left for the front, leaving only details to protect stores. Transports continue to arrive at the rate of one a day with troops and provisions on board. These are now being landed near Hwangju, nine-ty-four miles northwest of Chemulpo, and only a short distance from Pingyang, and where a large force of Japanese Infantry has.been collected. Horse* Are Useless. “A serious defect has been discovered now that the Japanese have landed, as it is feared that most of their horees will be unserviceable. The Japanese squadron it Chemulpo has been strengthened and a fleet of twelve battleships and cruisers has been stationed permanently at Prince Jerome gulf, between Chebido and the Asan anchorage. Tuesday 1 saw a cruiser of the Mltaka type beached at the entrance of Manyang creek. 1 went near enough to note that It was deserted except for a Japanese guard.”

WORKING NIGHT AND DAY. Rnssis Hurrying Work on Baltic and Black Bea Fleets. St Petersburg, March 3.—Although it is denied that the present plans of the admiralty contemplate the dispatch of either the Black Sea or Baltic fleets to the far east it is beyond question that both are being prepared with the greatest haste to meet any emergency that may arise. General Altvater, the artillery specialist, and Admiral Verkhosky have been inspecting the ships and crews of the Black Sea fleet. Work on the warships is being pushed night aDd day. The battleship Borodino, the battleship Orel, and tbe transport Kamtchatka are nearing completion at tbe admiralty dock yards here. In tbe dead of night tbe leebound Neva Is like an arctic landscape lighted for half a mite by tbe flare

of blazing stacks, the silence broken by the din of drumming hammers. The battleship Borodino must be taken to Cronstadt to receive her armor, and it is reported that the ice breaker Ernok will be brought from Reval to cut a channel to the arsenal there. The battleship Alexander 111, at Cronstadt, is ready and the Russian fleet, recently at Jlbutil, French Samallland is returning so that when the spring opens Russia will have an imposing naval array in the Baltic. About 800 volunteer workmen have left here to work at the dockyards of Port Arthur and Vladivostok. NO FIGHTING AT FORT ARTHUR. Recent Report* False, It Seems-Cossacks Chase a Japanese Patrol. St. Petersburg, March 3.—ln a dispatch to the czar, Viceroy Alexieflf says: “Admiral Stark, telegraphing from Port Arthur March 2, says the enemy did not appear off Port Arthur on either Feb. 28, 20 or March 1. Reconnaissances made by cruisers and torpedo boats over a radius of sixty miles from Port Arthur also failed to discover the enemy’s vessels.” Major General Pflug, Viceroy Aiexieff's chief of staff, sends in the following telegram, dated March 2: “According toadditional information wbicb has reached me our patrols having passed the night twelve versts (eight miles) from I’ing Yang approached that town on the morning of Feb. 29. They were closely pressing a Japanese patrol of seven officers. Lieutenant Lonchakoff attacked this patrol with three Cossacks, forcing it to retreat at a gallop towards the gates of the town. “The presence of our patrols near Ping Yang caused great alarm, and soon the enemy’s sharpshooters manned the wall and towers and opened fire, expecting an attack. According to the report our patrols approached within 700 paces of the town, which they found to be surrounded by both old and new ramparts. These, however, were not yet occupied by the tneniy, and it is supposed that the Japanese have not more than 1,000 men ,jn Ping Y’ong.” CABLE WILL UK CONTRABAND That Proposed Retween Guam and Japan —Chemulpo Incident CTomml. St. Petersburg, March I.—ls an attempt is made to lay a cable from the island of Guam to Japan during the continuance of hostilities it will-be regarded as contraband of war under the proclamation promulgated Sunday. As pointed out to the Associated Press correspondent the proclamation is specific on this question,, and it is not believed here that the United States will undertake or authorize such a cable now, as it would constitute a breach of neutrality according to the Russian view. The statement of the commander of the United States gunboat Vicksburg regarding the Chemulpo affair was communicated to the foreign office by the Associated Press correspondent. and was received as a complete and satisfactory explanation. Regrets were expressed that the incident had created so much feeling here. When the government receives an official report of the aid rendered by the Vicksburg to the Russian wounded it will express to tlie United States its formal thanks as in the case of the British, French and Italian warships.

CANNOT PASS DARDANELLES. Turk Resolved to Fight If Russian Fleet Attempts Passage. Constantinople, March 3. —The Turkish government hafe resolved to forcibly prevent the Russian Black Sea fleet from passing through the Dardanelles, and a fight will probably occur should 6uch an attempt be made. The defenses along the straits have been strengthened, and mines have been laid. Officers have also been appointed especially to supervise these measures. The reason for Turkey’s Itokl action, it is learned, is that strong representations have been made by the other powers against such a broach of Russia’s treaties as the passing would involve. England lias informed the sultan that should the Russian vessels pass through the straits, n British fleet would do likewise, and would make a demonstration before the windows of Yoldiz Kiosk itself.

THE VICKSBURG INCIDENT. St. Petersburg Papers Print Commander’s Report. Without Commenting. St. Petersburg, March 2.—A1l the papers here print prominently, but without eomihent, Commander Marshall’s report of the Vicksburg incident off Chemulpo, Kotea, and the reasons assigned iti the United States for his not uniting In the protest of the other naval commanders against the action of the Japanese. These statements will doubtless clear up the misapprehension existing here concerning the affair. Coming simultaneously with the announcement that the state department had decided to countermand the orders that Edwin V. Morgan, appointed United States consul »at Port Dalny, proceed to his post. Commander Mareball's report should have good effect in allaying the anti-America n irritation. Railway Completed Aeroee the Lake. Irkutsk, Siberia, March 2. —Tbe first complete train traversed Lake Baikal on tbe ice railroad at 11 o’clock Tues day morning. It consisted of twentyfive cars. Prince Khilkoff, tbe minister of public works and railroads, was present when tbe train started. Takes Up Dreyfus Appeal. Parte, March B.—The court of cassation began at noon Thursday tbe consideration of tbe appeal of Alfrad Dreyfus, for a revision of bit trial.

NEWS BRIEFLY STATED.

Matters of General Interest Taken from the Wires. Some of the Happenings of the Past Week Given in Condensed Paragraphs for Busy People. Thursday, Feb; 85. Floods In Tropoll have destroyed much property and many lives aTe believed) to have been lost. John D. Rockefeller has donated sl,500,000 to Johns Hopkins hoslptal at Baltimore to tide the institution over the losses caused by the recent tire. It has just become known that the Wells-Fargo Express company was robbed of $90,000 two weeks ago at Iraputito, Mex. The socialists of Main! have nominated Captain William P. Rogers, of Freeport, as their candidate for governor. The Mine Managers’ and Assistants’ Mutual Aid Association of the United States is in session at Springfield, 111. tim of the dynamite explosion at Ogden, Utah, to die. Minneapolis flour millers are put to It for cars in which to load their output.

Friday, Feb. 80. A prize of SSO has been pffered for the most appropriate Irish name for a new park at Chicago. E. G. Cooley, superintendent of the Chicago public schools, has been chosen president of the National Educational association, which was in session at Atlanta, Ga. President Roosevelt has signed the ratification to be exchanged between the United States and the republic of Panama on the isthmian canal treaty. Horace Burt, ex-president of the Union Pacific, was a passenger on the ship Korea, seized by the Japanese at Na gasnki. The Philadelphia branch of the Red Cross society, independent of the national society, will send ten nurses to Japan. - , The regular Roosevelt ticket was elected by a large majority in the primaries at St. Joseph, Mo. Saturday, Feb. 87. Fifteen thousand employes of the Buenos Ayres-Rosario railroad in Argentina have gone on strike. Simon Burns, president of the Window Glass Workers. L. A. 300. K. of L.. lias formally announced his intention of retiring.

A woman guest was attacked by a man who tried to steal her diamond earrings as she was passing through a corridor of the Auditorium hotel at Chicago. The Chicago car-barn bandits are trying to save their necks by proving insanity. William J. Bryan called on Mayor McClellan and remained in conference with him for some time. Nearly 300 cases containing Egypt’s compete exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase exposition have arrived lit the fair grounds at St. Louis. United States Minister Thomas and Mrs. Thomas, entertained the crown Prince of Sweden and Norway at a banquet at Stockholm. Monday. Feb. 29. Out of a total of 274 deaths in St. Louis during the past week, fifty-four resulted from pneumonia. A dispatch to Paris from Colombia reports continued indecision on the part of the central government with respect to Panama. French reinforcements thus far under orders to go to Indo-China number 3,000 men. Japanese engineers have left for Chemulpo, Korea, to endeavor to raise the Russian cruiser Vhriag. Plans are already being made for rebuilding the district devastated by fire at Rochester, N. Y. ■Women have been ordered out of all Roman Catholic church choirs and boys are to lie substituted, by an order of Pope Pius.

Tuesday, March 1. New York union men have been admonished to drink whisky only when the bottle has the union label. President Harper, of Chicago university, is In a hospital awaiting an operation for appendicitis. February at Chicago was the coldest February for nine years. Snow fell on nineteen days of that month. Congressional elections In Cuba were peactful. The Liberals have gained In the rouse. Angered by snowballs with which a number of boys were pelting him a Chicago motorman whipped out a revolver and fired several bullets at the boys. Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi, ordered special trains to carry himself and staff and state militia to a point where some “best citizens” were Wednesday, March 2. Mr. and Mrs. R. A, Wodricb, of Forest Glen (Chicago suburb), adopted Mrs. Minnie Krueger and her four sons, making the mother a sister of her own children. Sylvester Crouch, a 14-year-old lamate of the Ohio Industrial school at Lancaster, died of heart disease while being spanked for an infraction of the rules. Twenty-six Russian residents of Ansonia. Conn., have left there for Russia to be recruited in the Russian army. Aa attempt was made at tbe Fairi fax (Va.) county court bouse to steal ’ George Washington's will. \ About 10,000 dock laborers are out of employment at Odessa, Russia, on account of the stoppage of sea boat

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The SPORTING WORLD

Wood’s Sensational Skating. Morris Wood, the amateur skating champion, is a native of Long Branch, N. J. His recent record breaking exploits have given him worldwide fame. In lowering one of the records of Johnny Nilsson, professional champion, Wood accomplished what was hitherto considered impossible. Wood is a member of the Euclid school skating team of Brooklyn. His

MORRIS WOOD, AMATEUR SKATING CHAMPION.

associates on the team are Hugh Palliser, Allen Taylor and Gug Stolz. This quartet have captured a majority of the principal races in the east this season. At the national championship meet recently held at Verona lake, Montclair, N. J., Wood finished first in every event, defeating Canadian as well as American stars. Therefore he now holds the half mile, mile and five mile championship titles as well as the half, one and five mile indoor championships. Africander a Gold Mine. Turf followers are looking forward with considerable interest to the performances of the noted Africander in his three-year-old form. Africander headed the list of winners at the close of last season. That he will again •hlne this year is a foregone conclusion. Had there been no Africander the name of Hampton stable would have been a long way from the top of the list of winning owners for 1903 instead of being fourth, as it was by the record. But the son of Star Ruby and Afric Queen proved unexpectedly to be the bright star of his year, the first three-year-old to win a Suburban, and his eight victories, that netted nearly $70,000 for his owners, were all well earned. The season of 1903 was one that was marked by many sensationnl finishes, but there was noue that could excel in closeness the final battle between Africander and Herbert in one of the most memorable Suburbans ever run. The young colt and the old horse booked up at the turn into the home stretch, and in the desperation of their struggle they went to the far outside of the track, finishing just under the noses of the Judges, where the verdict was given to Africander by the narrow margin of a short head.

Alaskan Big Game. During a recent conversation with Dr. T„ S. Palmer, the assistant chief of the biological survey office at Washington, he Informed the writer that there seemed to be a somewhat confused Idea In the minds of English sportsmen as to the correct mode of applying for permits to ship out trophies of big game from Alaska. It is absolutely necessary to obtain these permits before proceeding to Alaska. It is Impossible to get trophies out of the country without them, as the game laws are now being strictly enforced there. The proper mode of procedure is to apply direct to the secretary of agriculture, department of agriculture, Washington. Tbe applicant should state tbe number of each kind of big game required, not to exceed the numbers allowed by the game laws of Alaska. AatomobU* Beatlx. Automobile boat enthusiasts look with a great deal of favor upon tbe proposed formation of an automobile

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FOR THE CHILDREN

The Lion nnd tlie Hippopotamus. Little Bill doesn't like it sometimes because Dad won't let him play with Tom, Dick and I Tarry on the streets, and lie thinks it very unkind In Dad to lecture him on the choice of companions. But listen, Bill, to this harrowing tale of tlie Lion and tlie llippo. A Lion and a Hippo met very accidentally one day, and as each was attracted by the other they decided to set out on a journey together. They knew nothing of each other's habits or manner of life, but each was attracted to tlie other by what he saw and heard. “My, but you have a fine roar!” said Hippo. “It must lie a grand thing to travel with a fellow like you, who could scare almost anything with that voice.” “And you,” said the Lion—“l like you. You have so much face. Why, you have cheek enough to make your way anywhere.” And so without more ado they shook hands and started. They traveled a long Journey the first day and were exceedingly hungry when night came. They found themselves in the midst of a great desert, where there was nothing but rocks and sand.' The Hippo sighed; “My, but I wish I had some nice liny or grass!” “Wouldn’t mind a fat calf myself,” Bald tlie Lion sadly. “I thought you ate grass,” said the Hippo. “I thought you ate meat,” said the Lion. “Let’s go to sleep and forget it,” said the Hippo. “Let’s.” assented the Lion. Mr. Lion had fallen soundly asleep Mr. Hippo reached over and began to munch his long whiskers. Mr. Lion awoke with a yell. “I beg your pardon,” meekly said Hippo. “I thought you was hay.” Sleep soon conquered Hippo, but Mr. Lion was very hungry. He got up and seized the Hippo by the throat and began to kill him. The poor Hippo shrieked for help. “Excuse me,” said the Lion savagely. “I thought you were a beefsteak.” And he ate him up.—St. Louis PostDispatch.

An Amailag Trick. Here’s a jolly trick for you boys with sharp penknives: Whittle a good sized cork to form a ball an inch In diameter. Next take a human bair and after making a loop one and a half inches long fasten the ends to the cork. You can push them in by means of a pin or a hairpin. Now slip the loop of hair over the right forefinger. Let the ball lie on the palm of the right hand. Now for the trick itself. Say to your audience, “Watch me take this ball into my left hand.” Place your left hand over the right and at the same time separate the right forefinger from the middle finger of the same band. Next, with the thumb of the right hand quickly, push the ball back between the separated fingers. Hold up your hand so that those watching the trick will not Bee the ball dangling behind your right hand. Now draw back your left hand, closed, as Jf containing the ball. Next open the left hand and pretend to be as surprised as the audience to find It empty. "Why, where can it be?” you may exclaim. Then, to make the ball appear, toss it over your right hand back into the palm of it. To do this neatly you must make a movement as If catching it in the air.

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