Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1935, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy and warmer tonight and tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight about 20 degrees. Temperatures—Highest, 17, at 1 pm. today; lowest, 3, at 7 a.m. today. Full report on page B-5. Closing N.Y.Mnkfh, Pages 15,16 &17 Entered as seco! No. 33,141 post office, Washington, D. C. nd class matter ah ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION o Star WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 1935—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. FHP The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 131,683 Some Returns Not Yet Recelved. UP) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. RANSOM STICKS BRUNO ON STAND PRISONER SAYS FISCH GAVE HIM TELL-TALE BILLS IN BOX TO KEEP & Found Money When Package Burst Open. SNAPS DENIALS TO QUESTIONS Defendant Says He | Never Saw Baby Alive or Dead. (Copyrieht. 1935, by the Associated Press.) FLEMINGTON, N. J,, January 25.— | A gutteral, but crisp “I did not!” was | hurled in courtroom today by Bruno | Richard Hauptmann to every detail of the State’s charge that he kidnaped, | murdered and collected ransom for | Baby Charles A. Lindbergh, jr. | “I never saw the Lindbergh baby‘ alive or dead!"” he declared. He denied each and every step of the State's case—the stealing of the | child, its murder, the writing of the ransom notes, the construction of the | kidnap ladder, the handling of the | baby’s sleeping suit, or the collection of the ransom from Dr. John F. (Jaf- sie) Condon. Blames Fisch for Money. He met the one point he could not deny—possession of $14.600 of the | $50,000 ransom money in his garage— by saying it was left with him in a shoe box by the dead Isador Fisch and that it lay in a closet in his home from December, 1933. until August, 1934, befere he discovered it contained money. Just before luncheon recess he de- nied he had paid for a theater ticket with a ransom bill on November 26, 1933—a date prior to the day on which he said Fisch gave him the money. He had been so identified by Mrs. Cecile Barr, Sheridan theater cashier. “I was never in that theater in my life,” he said. He said the box given him by Fisch lay in a closet through which rain leaked, and that it was accidentally broken apart when he struck it with a broom. It was then, he said, he discovered it contained money. Tells of Hiding Money. “What did you do with the money?"” asked Edward J. Reilly, his chief at- torney. “Put it in a basket and covered it up. And then laid the basket up on the ceiling so nobody could see it— not exactly lay it on the ceiling: I put it on the upper shelf which reached the ceiling and put a nail and two strips in front of it and put another basket on top of the basket where the money was laying in.” “Now, you knew, did you. that Fisch was dead when you found this money?” “I know it, ves.” ! Hauptmann had testified the money | ‘was wet when he discovered it. “Now, after drying it, what did you do with it then?” “Well. when I took it down, I took a few of them, I guess two or three I took out and put in circulation.” Hauptmann's testimony drew a packed court room, and the air wasl made stifling. | “Were you ever in Hopewell in your life?” Reilly asked. “I was not,” he said. He was deadly serious. “On the night of March 1, 1932, were you on the grounds of Col. Lind- bergh's estate at Hopewell, N. J.2” “I was not!” Denies Entering Nursery. “On the night of March 1, 1932, | did you enter the nursery of Col ! Lindbergh?” “I did not.” “And take from the nursery Charles Lindbergh, jr.?” “I did not. ‘The answers snapped. “On the night of March 1, 1932, did you leave on the window seat of Col. Lindbergh’s nursery a note?” “Well, T wasn't there at all.” *“You never saw Baby Lindbergh in your life, did you?” “Never saw it.” Telling of Fisch calling at his house and handing over a shoe box, he quoted Fisch as saying: © “I leave it. I leave it something, if you don't mind. Keep care of it and put it in a tight place.” “I didn't ask what is in it. He only Continued on Page 4, Column 7.) AMELIA EN ROUTE HERE Aviatrix and Husband Due to Stop Here on Way to Gotham, LOS ANGELES, January 25 (#).— Amelia Earhart, noted aviatrix, and her husband, George Palmer Putnam, left Burbank today on a flight to New York. Airport officials said they believed she would go by way of Albuquerque, N. Mex,, and Wichita, Kans., and that she would stop in Washington, D. C. ADMIRAL COONTZ ILL Former Fleet Commander in Chief | Has Third Heart Attack. BREMERTON, Wash., January 25 (#)—Admiral Robert E. Coontz, 70, retired, former commander in chief of the United States Fleet, was in critical condition today at the hos- pital of the Puget Sound Navy Yard from a third heart attack in two months. 1 Hau ptmann By the Associated Press. FLEMINGTON., N. J., January 25.— | Bruno Richard Hauptmann again took | the stand this morning in his trial on | charges of murdering the Lindbergh baby. His testimony follows: | Q. Where were vou living at the| time of your arrest? | A. At Two Hundred and Twenty- Second street. Q. How long had you lived at lhlt‘ apartment? A. Two years. | Q. When you married your wife, did | she have a savings account? | A. In the Central Savings Bank. She kept on making deposits. Haupt- mann said the Winter he was married | he and an associate. Diebig. bought a | lunch room for $900 “cash.” | Q. How long were you in the lunch | room husiness with Diebig? | A. A few weeks. Sold Out Interest And Made $400 Profit. Reilly elicited the information Hauptmann sold out his interest in the restaurant at a $400 profit. | Q. In 1929, including the mortgage of $3,500, how much were you worth? A. Approximately $9.000. Q. What year did you enter the Wall Street market? A. T guess it was '29. Q. And you bought and sold stocks up until your arrest? A. Yes Q. When did you meet Isador Fisch? | A. The early part of 1932; April, I| guess. Q. When did he suggest going into Wall Street? A. It was May. Hauptmann said he liked to go to the Steiner-Rouse brokerage office “to watch the board,” although he never traded there until after meeting Fisch. | Lindbergh Sits Up And Stares at Defendant. Lindbergh sat bolt upright looking unwaveringly at the witness. Mrs. Hauptmann gazed at her husband. Q. Did Fisch ever give you money? A. Yes, he did. Q. When was the first transaction | received in one year from the you remember in which Fisch gave you money? A % guess it started in August, 1932, yes. PAY ROLL GAINS SMASH RECORDS December Rise Declared Best in 15 Years—Jobs Also Increase Here. All December pay roll records for 15 years were broken last month, it was disclosed today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics after an industrial survey which showed factory employment rose 1.7 per cent and pay rolls 6.2 per cent, Approximately 340,000 workers were added in the combined manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries surveyed by the bureau, accounting for an increase of about $10,800,000 in weekly pay rolls over those of De- cember, 1933. This is the largest gain for any December since 1919, Secretary of Labor Perkins pointed out. The statistics disclosed increases in employment and pay rolls in 35 States and the District of Cqlumbia, Mary- land and Virginia are included. 8 Per Cent Gain Here. An increase of 8 per cent in em- ployment in the District, Secretary Perkins said, reflected greater activity in retail trade. The 979 private es- tablishments in the District had 36,902 persons on pay rolls last manth, with a total pay roll of $830,416. Wages increased 6.3 per cent, slightly less than the increase in employment. Maryland establishments reported an increase of 2.6 per cent in employ- ment and an increase of 2.1 per cent in pay rolls, For Virginia the in- creases were 1.9 and 2.7 per cent, re- spectively. The encouraging trends were espe- clally noticeable in the durable goods | industries, Secretary Perkins said, as employment figures were 3.4 per cent more than in non-durable goods. Brisk demand in retail trade, reinforced by a rise in basic industrial activities, accounted for the gains. . Highest Since 1930. Increased employment in retail dis- tribution usually accurs in December as a result of the accelerated pace of the holiday trade, but in 1934 the up- turn was ‘“especially vigorous,” Miss Perkins said. The gains in the durable goods in- dustry indicate the return of 1,110,- 000 factory workers to jobs since the middle of November and an increase of $7,500,000 in weekly pay rolls, CHICAGOANS GENEROUS One of Every Four Helping Un- 'fortunate Neighbors. CHICAGO, January 25 (#).—This big city is full of good Samaritans! One out of every four persons in Chicago is actually engaged in help- ing out his less fortunate neighbors. This was disclosed in & report to delegates attending the annual meet- ing of the Council of Social Agencies. Testimony Q. Now, did Fisch visit your home? A. Yes. : Q. What business was he in? A. Fur trading. Hauptman said he went into the fur business with him “half and half.” “I gave him $600.” he said. Q. Did you ever receive any money from the fur business? A. Oh yes, small sums and large sums. Says $1,000 Largest Sum Received Any Year. Q. What was the largest sum you fur business? A. I guess over $1,000. Q. Was this business carried on under a trade name or partnership? A. It was entirely under the name of Isador Fisch. Q. Did he have any invoices made out? A. I think he did. Q. By a young woman in the neigh- ! borhood? A. Yes. | Q. Did you ever meet a Miss Hal- | pert in connection with Fisch’s fur business? A. Yes, at Mr. and Mrs. Henckel's house. Q. How did you come to meet Henckel? A. At Hunters Island. Fisch lived with the Henckels. Q. Do you remember when Fisch went to Europe. A. December, 1933. Q. Who was at your house that night? A. Mrs. Fredricksen. Q. And he never returned? A. No. Tells of Receiving Little Box From Fisch. Q When was the last time he | called at your house? A. The night before he sailed. | Did Fisch have anything with him that night, a bundle, a package? | A. No, sir. Q. Before he sailed did he leave anything with you? A. Two suit cases, 400 skins, two boxes. Q. The skins, what were they? A. Hudson seal. Q. _Did you have those skins in “(Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) JAPANESE RENEW CHAHAR BOMBING Chinese Report 44 Slain in Air Raids at Tungchetze and Tuhsikou. By the Associated Press. PEIPING, January 25.—New Jap- | anese air bombing raids into Chahar | | Province bringing death to 44 Chinese | were reported today by Chinese | sources, Indicating apparently a re- newal of the Japanese attack. | The cities reported bombed were | Tungchetze and Tuhsikou, the two | places which suffered most heavily in the fighting of two days ago. i Chinese military authorities here | stated that the Japanese fiyers drop- ped three bombs into Tungchetz, kill- ing 18 Chinese militiamen and 5 vil- lagers, while other Japanese airplanes dropped eight bombs into Tuhsikou, killing 21 militamen and police. The Chinese further allege that| the Japanese air-raided Kuyuan, | dropping three bombs there, but with- | out casualties. Gov. Sung Chen-Yuan of Chahar was reported to have telegraphed the | National government at Nanking for instructions as to what he should do, but it was said that he had pot yet received a reply. s ROOSEVELT IS HELD MENACED BY FARLEY Senator Norris Fears “Farleyiz- ing” May Prevent Election for Second Term. By the Associated Press. Senator Norris of Nebraska, who in 1932 bolted the Republican party to support President Roosevelt, told the Senate today that if the President “continues to Farleyize his adminis- tration he may not be President more than two years longer.” A vigorous opponent of James A. Farley's dual capacity as Postmaster General and chairman of the Demo- cratic National Committee, Norris was advocating his reservation to the World Court resolution when he made the statement about the President. The reservation would require Sen- ate approval by a two-thirds vote be- fore any question could be submitted to the court by the United States. “This is not an affront to any man,” Norris said. “It is a safeguard against any ill-considered action on the part of any man who may become Presi- dent. President Roosevelt is not going to be President forever. “He will probably not be in the ‘White House longer than six years. But if he continues to Farleyize his| administration he may not be there more than two years longer,” r WORKS-AID FIGHT TURNS TO SENATE Measure Is Pushed Through House by 329-78 Vote in Surge of Power. By the Associated Press. The Democratic leadership, after driving the $4,880.000,000 “lump sum” bill for works and relief through the House in a surge of power that flat- tened last-stand opposition, 329 to 78, prepared today for a more prolonged debate in the Senate. Plainly happy over the House action in voting the money without “strings,” administration leaders looked for the Senate struggle to open next week. They expressed confidence that branch would approve the bill, too, despite signs that some Republicans and Dem- ocrats would make strenuous attempts to delete certain of the powers the bill gives to the President. Couzens Promises Fight. Senator Couzens, Republican, of Michigan, who had said yesterday that the man who drew the bill ought to be hanged “if he is ever found,” declared there would be vigorous op- Pposition, After sharp fighting, marked by cries of “Hitler will be green with | envy” from the group of Republican opponents, the measure was jammed through last night. The final vote found 27 Republicans voting for the Coldest Weather The Temperature. Midnight .. 9 % 9 MERCURY RISE DUE AFTER DROP 10 3 [ Transportation Near Nor- mal; Coldest Night Recard. 20 Forecast Tomorrow. Washington's storm-crippled trans- portation systems were returning to normal schedules today after the coldest night of the Winter sent the | mercury to 3 above zero at 7 a.m. Temperatures are expected to rise tonight and tomorrow, but no gen- eral thaw is in prospect. This was good news for increasing numbers of Washingtonians who are going in for Winter sports. Three inches of fairly smooth ice on | the Reflecting Pool at Lincoln Memor- ial prompted Park Police to announce | that skating would be permitted there this afternoon and until 11 o'clock to- | night. Park Open for Sports. | Runways for sleds and skiis in Rock administration measure, while 10 Democrats, including half the Geor- gia delegation, were in the opposition camp. The bill gained the support of the entire Progressive and Farmer- | Labor delegations. Apparently taking cognizance of Democratic insurgents who succeeded in attaching some amendments to the bill and were seeking to “earmark” funds for specific purposes, President Roosevelt had sent an explanatory message to the House. Segregation Impossible. He had said “segregation of items” was impossible because of the unem- ployment “emergency” and the “phy- sical impossibility of weighing and testing each and every project.” Backing his stand, the Democratic leaders had made a plea to support the President in his announced drive to transfer 3,500,000 persons from relief roles to public works jobs aver- aging $50 a month. They called it a vital part of the recovery campaign. Before the final vote, Republicans led by Representative Snell of New York had lost, 303 to 100, in an at- tempt to send the measure back to the Appropriations Committee to shear it of some of the presidential powers. Snell had hurled a charge that the funds would be used for 1936 “as you used money last Sum- mer when you sent a million dollars into Maine for the simple purpose of influencing votes.” Representative Treadway, Repub- lican, of Massachusetts had said the bill would make Hitler and Musso- lini “green with envy of the Presi- dent end Stalin will have a fit of jealousy.” McFarlane Move Fails. Among the attempts that failed was a move by Representative Mc- Farlane, Democrat, of Texas to at- tach to the measure the Patman bill to pay the $2,100,000,000 bonus with new Treasury notes. It was ruled out of order. The House first adopted and then defeated a proposal by Representative Bacon, Republican, of New York say- ing the administration must publish in newspapers regulations issued by the President in carrying out his drive. The vote that defeated an attempt (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) BOMBS ROCK HAVANA One Wounded by Explosions. Several Buildings Damaged. HAVANA, January 25 (#)—One person was wounded and several buildings damaged in a series of bomb explosions late last night. 2 About 40 explosions were heard, four of them violent. Shooting, heard in various sections of the city, was attributed by authori- ties to the efforts of police to halt | hundreds of coasters who turned out | yesterday and last night, will be avail- 3 able for the sport again today between | Massachusetts and Connecticut ave- | nues. Park officials have provided po- lice guards to maintain safety precau- tions and have given permission for bonfires. | Although there were several bad street car tie-ups this morning, par- | ticularly in the downtown section and on Fourteenth street at the Bu- reau of Engraving and Printing, the service was much better than yester- day’s. Fewer plows were pulled out by cold-ontracted slots in underground conduits, and there were fewer de- railments. The 5,100 emergency relief workers | who augmented the regular District force in snow removal projects yester- day, will complete the job today. The two days of snow removal will cost about $34,000. District officials pointed out, however, that wages of relief workers, the largest item of the total cost, were paid from emergency re- lief funds assigned to the District. The minimum this morning was the coldest since the mercury dipped to 6 below zero last February 9. MEXICAN OUTBREAKS CAUSE FIVE DEATHS Two Die When Bandits Derail Train—Three Killed in Re- sisting Eviction. By the Associated Press. PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico, Janu- ary 25.—Two outbreaks in the trou- ble-infested districts of the State of Durango were blamed today for five deaths and injuries to two others. Two trainmen, Jose de los Rios, en- gineer, and Am. Garcia, fireman, were reported killed when a band of outlaws attacked after derailing a pessenger train between El Salto and Durango City. Soldiers aboard the train returned the fire. A log on the rails caused the en- gine and several cars of the train to leave the tracks and strike an em- bankment. Three were killed and two wounded in a gun fight between agrarians, re- sisting eviction from illegally held lands near Villa Union, and Mexican federal troops and Coahuila police. Authorities said the agrarians, numbering about 25, were repatriates from the United States, who had “squatted” on privately owned lands. Mungo May Retire. PAGELAND, S. C., January 25 (). —Van Lingle Mungo, Brooklyn’s ace hurler, today said he had returned the contract offered him by the Dodgers and would stay out of base ball this automobiles suspected of containing bombs, 13 ’ season unless given a better offer, A Creek Park, already packed by the | PRESIDENT URGES TRAFFIG SAFETY District and 48 States Are‘ Asked in Letters to Adopt Laws. “Gravely concerned” over the record- breaking traffic fatalities and injuries during 1934, President Roosevelt today called upon the District Commission- ers and the Governors of the 48 States to take steps to remedy the situation. He recommended uniform traffic legis- lation. In a letter to the State and District | heads the Chief Executive pointed out | that the Federal Government had taken the lead in developing remedial | | measures and that responsibility for action now rests upon them. “There is need for legislation,” said | | the President, “and for the organiza- | tion of proper agencies of administra- | tion and enforcement.” | The District Commissioners were | sent a copy of the same letter which | | went to the Governors, although, of | course, they are in somewhat different position than the Governors. since Congress legislates for the District. The traffic toll in Washington, which | reached 135 last year, had agitated official and civic leaders of Washing- ton, but the President's letter today, | 49 ARE FEARED LOST AS WARD STEAMER SINKS AFTER CRASH 116 Survivors Landed, Many Hysterical—Two Seamen Crushed to Death. . MOHAWK STEERING GEAR “HAYWIRE, ” SAYS SEAMA Captain Among Missing as Sea Off New Jersey Is Combed and Empty Boats Located. Wirephotos on Page A-3. BULL ETIN. NEW YORK, January 25 (#).—A Coast Guard patrol boat radioed to the Coast Guard station here today that it had picked up nine bodies at a point about 10 miles south of the Mohawk shipwreck. (Copy! NEW YORK, January . by the Associated Press.) —The liner Mohawk, chartered by the Ward Line after two of her passenger ships—the Morro Castle and the Havana—had been wrecked in a 90-day period, may have cost the lives of 49 persons when she collided last night with the freighter Talisman in an Arctic sea off Sea Girt, N. J., and sank. The Talisman, South America bound on the heels of the Mo- hawk when the crash occurred, limped past Sandy Hook at 10 a.m. today, bringing the answer to the question: How many died? For unless she has the 45 persons unaccounted for aboard her, they probably have perished. A steering gear that went “haywire.” as one member of the Mohawk’s crew put it, is believed to have figured in the crash. Visibility was not perfect—"fair,” Survivors Landed Amid Excitement After Terror at Sea By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 25—Cold so bitter it seared like flame. open life- boats in a rolling sea. men screaming before they died in the freezing waters, heroism. suffering, death— that was the story of ancther tragedy at sea brought in today by 94 ban- daged survivors of the sunken Clyde liner Mohawk. They came aboard the sister ship !gonquin. still full of the horror— some almost hysterical, all trembling a little—of hours in open boats when fingers froze to oars, thin, hurriedly snatched clothing couldn’t hold out the cold after the freighter Taiisman rammed and sunk their ship in half an hour last night off Seabright, N. J Whistle Blasts Unheeded. They told of seeing the Talisman bear down on them at 9:30 p.m. of a clear, star-lit, but terribly cold it was predicted. would launch an en- tirely new movement to do something | further of a more comprehensive na- ture. Proposals Worked Out. | The President pointed out that pro- | posals for uniform State legislation had been worked out under the leader- | “universal application.” Mr. Roosevelt's letter follows: “I am greatly concerned with the increasing number of deaths and in- | juries occurring in automobile acci- dents. Preliminary figures indicate the year 1934 greatly exceeded that of any previous year. We should. as a | people, be able to solve this problem which so vitally affects the lives and | happiness of our citizens. “In order to assist in this, the Fed- | eral Government, through the Secre- tary of Commerce, has taken the leadership in developing remedial measures. Proposals for uniform State legislation have been worked out by | the National Conference on Street and | Highway Safety with the co-operation | of responsible State officials and rep- | resentatives of interested organizations from all parts of the country. Approval Given Form. “The remedies that need to be ap- plied are thus available- in a form which appears to meet the unanimous approval of experienced judgment. The pressing problem is to secure uni- versal application of these remedies which have proved effective where applied. “The responsibility for action rests with the States. There is need for legislation and for the organization of proper agencies of administration and enforcement. There is need also for leadership in education of the public in the safe use of the motor vehicle, which has become an in- dispensable agent of transportation. | “With the Legislatures of most of | the States meeting during 1935, con- certed effort for appropriate action in the States is most important. “Realizing the seriousness of the situation and the urgent need for at- tention to the problem, I am confident that you will desire to participate in this effort.” U. S. MISSION LOOTED National Troops in China Join Reds in Raid. (Copyright, 1935, by the Assoclated Press.) SHANGHAI, January 25.— The looting and destruction of property of the American Evangelical Church at Tungjen, Kweichow Province, by Chinese national government and pro- vincial troops was reported here today. News of the looting, suppressed by national government censors, was re- | ceived here through Chinese and for- eign sources. | Witnesses related that the soldiers | broke into and occupied the mission hospital at Tungjen, the residences of physicians and nurses and a boys’ school which was looted and destroyed Q | her. night, fail to heed the three quick, frantic blasts of the Mohawk’s whis- | tle, then sheer deep into the liner’s | | port side up forward. They told of | the calmness, but the desperation of the 160 passengers aboard. most of them pleasure bent in Cuba and Mexico; of the heroism of Capt lifeboats” before he went to the bridge. Eddie de Waard, Dutch leader of the four-piece orchestra that was playing “I Saw Stars” when the crash came, was in the last boat to slide ice-coated decks. “I saw the captain on the bridge.” he said. “There must have been at least 40 members of the crew still on I saw two old women sliding around on the deck. Some Bodies Seen. “Then the Mohawk pitched down, nose first. I did not see them any more. All of them must have died. We saw some bodies. No one could live five minutes in that water.” The terrible suffering of the hour or two it took the Algonquin to pick up what it could of the survivors showed on all. Most of the hands of the men were bandaged, skin and flesl. torn off by oar handles. Many had frozen ears. Dr. Samuel S. Smith of Brooklyn had a turban of bandages about his head. Mrs. Harry M. Sidlett, whose hus- band stoked one lifeboat crew, said she, too, saw at least 40 pesons still scrambling on the Mohawk's frozen decks as the liner went down. HAUPTMANN EVIDENCE MENACED BY FLAMES | By the Associated Press. FLEMINGTON, N. J,, January 25.— Fire endangered defense records and evidence for the trial of Bruno Rich- ard Hauptmann early today. A cellar fire broke out in the Main street offices of C. Lloyd Fisher, attor- ney for Hauptmann, but was extin- guished by the Flemington volunteer firemen within an hour. Fisher, called from his home, carried the records and documents connected with the defense to the office of a friend in a nearby building. Firemen said the blaze, confined to a coal bin. was caused by a faulty heating system. Amusements Comics Features Finance .... Lost and Found . Radio Serial Story Service Order: Short Story sone =10 .A-15-16-17 ..A-11 .B-12 .B-17 ..B-12 J. ship of the Government and that| E. Wood of Jacksonville, Fla.. whose ' spection Service moved swiftly, as it | these remedies were now available for | last order was “get them all into the 'did in the Morro Castle disaster—in one man said. Robert Tex Barnett of Houston, Tex., an able seaman on the Mohawk, said: “I was on the bridge and knew that the telemotor went haywire, so I walked to see which way she would turn. “The ship swung hard to port. Men were sent to the engine room to con- nect the hand steering wheel, but the collision occurred before this could be done.” Among the missing was Capt. J. E Wood, a veteran of the sea. _Algonquin Lands 94. The liner Algonquin reached a crowded pier here this morning, | bringing 37 passengers and 57 mem- | bers of the crew it had picked up from lifeboats of the Mohawk. The first persons to walk from the | Algonquin were three women. The; | were hysterical, and the crowds on the pier added to their excitement. “It was terrible,” said one, wrapped | in blankets, “but this is worse.” When the Mohawk salled from New York yesterday afternoon, an hour be- fore the slower Talisman, she carricd 53 passengers and 110 crew. The 163 persons aboard the liner when the collision occurred were ac- | counted for today as: | Known dead, 2 Missing, 45. Rescued, 116. Of those rescued, 22 were aboard the Champlain, a Coast Guard boat, and 94 aboard the Algonquin. The United States Steamboat In- ' which 124 persons last their lives—to get to the bottom of this latest dis- aster of the ill-starred Jersey coast. Inquiry to Begin. It announced an inquiry would be- that the total of these losses during away from the Mohawk’s careening. gin perhaps as early as this after- noon. | The Coast Guard reported shortly |after 10 am. that it had a wireless from Master R. J. Hudgins of the freighter Bylayl saying lifeboats Nos. 3, |5 and 7 of the Mohawk had been sighted 10 miles northeast of Barne- |gat light—about 12 miles from the | spot where the Mohawk sank. | The master of the Bylayl said he had examined all of the boats, He | found them empty. A possibility that Capt. Wood of the Mohawk may have survived came | in a remark by one of the Mohawk's seamen. The seaman said he saw the cap- | tain’s boat pulling away from the Mo« | hawk just a few minutes before the | liner went completely under the | water. He suggested the possibility | that the captain and some of the (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) List of Missing Sister of Virginia Woman | Among 15 Passengers Unaccounted For. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 25.—Th¢ Ward Line, charterer of the sunken steamer Mohawk, at 10:45 a.m. today issued this list of passengers unac- counted for: Barr, E. R., Philadelphia, Pa. Brucker, Mrs. David F., Mansfield Ohio. Cleland, Prof. H. F., New York City. Crowfort, Lloyd, New York City. Frost, F. L., New York City. Gentle, Miss E. B., New York City. Kraemer, Mrs. W. H., Wilming. ton, Del Oakes, Miss G., New York City. (Miss Gertrude Oakes of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, one of the missing passengers, is a sister of Mrs. L. P, Ellis of Leesburg, Va. Mrs. Ellis said | her sister had been residing in New York recently.) Palmer, Julius, New York City. Peabody, Julian, Westbury, N. Y. Peabody, Mrs. Julian, Westbury, N. ¥ Symmes, William D., New York City ‘Telfer, John, London, England. Telfer, Mrs. John, London, England (Believed on the Algonquin.) ‘Williams, Miss Alice, Mansfield, Ohio Ward Line officials said they did no} | have a list of the crew,