The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 27, 1901, Page 1

per not en from P VOLUME XC—NO. 180. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESPAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT BEATS LIBERALS IN BATTLE AND BREAKS DIPLO TWENTY-SIX MEN MEET WWFUL FATE Boiler Explosion at De- troit Causes a Har- vest of Death. ‘Without Warning a Building Is Blown to Shreds and Debris Set on Fire. i Five of the Killed Are Charred Be- yond Identification and the List of the Injured Runs Up to Nearly Forty. . Nov. 2.—Twenty-six them unidentified rned and blackened that almost impossible, and ng in the vari- suffering from all resulting of the boilers ctor Company’s t street and Brooklyn ock this morning. The is others are the cf rns and other m fhe explo: S MARVIN. KOSEK STEPEHEN CHRISP. GE SCHENOR. ES LYDY. JACOB KEOBEL. WILLIAM MANN. RISTOPHER WALMAN. ROBERT CREER. RD BURCH. JOHN SCHAIBLE. ICHARD RYAN. 'OUGLAS DICKINSON, boy. ER DOLL. E UNIDENTIFED BODIES. the Hospitals. he hospitals are: Sam- ition critical; A. John Hoffiein, badly y badly burn- German Goldner, , foreman molding ed; John Voght, 1, back injured; Saul ; Bert Dickson, minor ingal, injured about head: en, arm broken and slightl rd Lieben, boy, burned; t; Stephen ock, slight arm injured; W Bert Martin, leg slight; Louis Mil- ned about sever: burn- | lliam E cut. Dozen Taken to Homes. I to dozen or more of G uries ot as yet bee: fied bodies ac- search- be has Company's e of ground. It c buildings, sep- foot alley. The rear the boiler was located destroyed, was three firty-four feet in depth indred feet wide. The botler room was located at the est corner of the building on the Also on the first floor was the tment for testing the output of the The finishing and brass manuac- t was located on the second floor, and the third floor was de- ted to the foundry. It is impossible to tell exactly how many men were at work the various departments of this rear g when the explosion occurred, but e company officials insist that the num- er was not over elghty-five. There were boilers in the plant—two horizontal which furnished steam for the en- and two vertical boilers, which e used solely to test injectors. It was norizontal boilers that were in use morning which caused the awful loss life. s in height, firs ones gines, Awful Crash Comes. The awful crash _came without the ightest warning. Those in the fronmt ding said it seemed like the concus- sion of an immense cannon. The floors and roof of the rear buiiding bulged up- ward and then crashed down with their he loads of machinery and foundry apparatus. Walls, roof and all dropped > & shapeless mass of debris. Win- 's in houses for a block around were broken by the concussion, and flying lled the neighborhood. A dense of dust arose and as it settled and was succeeded by denser clouds of emoke 2nd steam agonized cries began to come A the heap of tangled wood, metal {|md bricks. Those who were only partly “buried frantically dug ‘themselves out and then as energetically turned to dig- from Continued on Page Three. | | | | | | » i B arbacoas Bridge, Midway Between Panama and Colon, the Scene of an Engagement in Which the Insurgents Are Compelled toRetreat, After Heavy Losses and Exhausting Their Ammunition . Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1901, by OLON, Nov. 2.—A battle between the Government troops and the revolutionists took place to-day at Barbacoas bridge, which is near the middle of the isthmus of Par- ama. treat toward this town because their am munition was practicaliy exhausted. The retreat was conducted ir. good order. Be- fore their ammunition zave out the revo- lutionists repulsed the Government troops three times. The latter force lost a hun- | dred men in killed and wounded. The 1a- surgents' loss was ccmparatively insiz- | nificant. Two were Jilled and seven wounded on their side. The Government's wounded were taken {o Panama. There was severe fighting. The battle | was begun at 7:30 o’clock in the morning and ended at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon. | The Barbacoas bridge crosses the Cha- gres River. It is a strategic point, and | the Government troops, it is admitted, galned an important victory in obtalning possession of it. Their march toward Co- | 1on will now be less dificult. \ Fighting Delays Trains. Owing to the fightinz along the line of | the railroad the morning train from Pan ama, due here &t 11 o'clock, was delayed. The train did not rezch Colon until 4:30 o'clock. this afternoon. The revolutionists urder General Lugo are now at Bohia Soldado, near the ra:l- road, while the Government force is oc- cupying Tabemilla, a fcw miles away. An- other battle is promised to-morrow. General Alban did not leave Panama ro- day. The trains which crossed the istn- mus had United States marines as guards. No' further news .has reached here con- cerning the revolutionary force under command of General Domingo Diaz, wno | 1s supposed to be at 34n Pablo, near the | middie of the isthmus. It is announccd that the Government's loss in killed and wounded at Culébra and Empire station was eigiity-three and that { the insurgents’ was sixty. E { Troeps Land From Pinzon. | The Colombian warship General Pinzon | returned to this port this morning with | only one hundred soldiers on board. She |landed the other five hundred men at Puento Bello, which is about twenty-five miles from Colon. It is said that the force intends to march overland to join the Government force marching toward | colon. The insurgents were forced to re- | Another conference was held on board the French cruiser Suchet at 10 o’clock this morning. Among those present were the commanders of the foreign warships, the captain of the General Pinzon and a representative of the Insurgents. The General Pinzon left the harbor again this evening. There is considerable excitement in Co- lon, but the insurgents are confident that they will hold the town. About. one hundred marines who were to relieve others on the battleship Iowa arrived here this morning on the steam- ship Orizaba. They left for Panama in the afternoon. MAY BOMBARD COLON. Coclombian - Gunboat May Defy the Edict of the United States. CALL .BUREAU, 1406 ;G STREET, N. ‘W., WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—Is Colon to be bombarded by the Colombian forces despite the prohibition imposed by this Goverrment? This is a question admin- istration officlals are asking as a result of dispatches received by Secretary Long late this afternoon from Captain Perry, in command of the naval forces on the sthmus of Panama, announcing that the Colombian gunboat General Pinzon has re- turned to Colon. This vessel, after an- nouncing her purpose to bombard, mys- teriously disappeared yesterday. If she attempts to fire upon Colon either the Marietta or Machias will take . station between her and the city and thus pre- vent her from making an attack. The return of the General Pinzon to Colon is the only alarming feature of an otherwise peaceful situation. Consul Gen- eral Gudger wired the State Department this “afternoon that trains are running between Colon and Panama without in- terruption. Bluejackets on Guard. Detachments of American bluejackets are on the trains and other detachments are stationgd at varlous points where stops are made. An interesting question has arisen in connection with the claim of the Gogernment forces to transporta- tion on the road. The presence of Gov- ernment, troops might precipitate an ai- tack upon the railroad, and on the gen- eral principle that it would lead to an interruption of transit Captain Perry will probably decline to permit either the Government or insurgent forces to use 1 the road! 'The authorities say the situa- the Herald Publishing Company. tion is quite satisfactory, and they do not believe the insurgents have any intention of taking action which will bring them into conflict with the United States. PREDICTS LIBERALS' DEFEAT. General Castro of Colombia Believes the Federal Forces Will Triumph. NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Consul General de Brigard of Colombia said to-day that .he had recelved a cablegram from Gen- eral Alban describing the situation at the isthmus. Alban, he said, denied that Panama was full of Liberal -sympa- thizers. General Diggo Castro, who was at the consulate, said that both Colon and Pan- ama were free ports, that the temporary occupation by the rebels would mnot amount to much, and that under existiag treaties the United States was bound to preserve order in that section. He said that at the present time Colombia had 82,000 trained soldiers in the field. Of this force 16,000 men were with General Valen- cia on the Venezuelan border, in the De- partment of Santander, and another large forte was protecting Bogota, the capital. At Barranquilla, he said, there were 1500 men; at Cartagena 2000, and at Rio Hacha there were 3800 men. The general said that this force of 7000, men could be concentrated to support General Alban on the isthmus, but the Govern- ment did not consider it necessary at the present time to make an assault upon the little rebel bands. General Castro said that General Alban with his force of 1100 men, sent to take Colon and now on board the General Pinzon, would be able to break up the Liberal bands. FOPE LEO REPORTED ‘ TO BE NEAR DEATH Physicians of the Pontiff Declars Their Distinguished Patient Is Losing Strength. PARIS, Nov. 26.—The Rappel publishes a dispatch from Rome stating that the doctors attending the Pope say he growing slowly but surely weaker, and the end is'possible at #ny moment. FEERDE S Turks and Armenians Battle. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 26.—Reports have been reccived >f fighting between Turkish troops and Armenians at Sas- soun. No detalls are available, is] r b Offer OGOTA, Colombia, Nov. 20.—The Colombian Government has Is- sued a decree declaring that dip- lomatic relations with Venezuela have ceased and that the Colom- bian legation in Caracas has been with- drawn. { Senor Concha, Minister of War, says that the Government has 80,000 men arm- ed for action. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Colombia’s severance of diplomatic relations with Venezuela has created a sensation in offi- cial and diplomatic ‘Washington. Rather than that war should take place the United States will undoubtedly again tender the use of its good offices with a view of effecting an amicable settlement of the differences between the two repub- les. An intimation was given to the Caracas and Bogota Governments in August last that the President was disposed to peace- ably intervene. Colombia gracefully acknowledged Secretary Hay’'s note and expressed willingness that the United States should act as mediator. President Castro presented a reply which was a practical rejection of the American pro- posal, and he subsequently showed that his refusal was due to a feeling of en- mity entertained for the United States by accepting the good officés of Chile. Does Not Mean War. +Senor Herran, Colombian Charge d'Affaires, sald to-night that the rupture ‘in diplomatic relations did not necessarily carjy with it the inauguration of hostili- ties. “To sever, diplomatic relations,” he said, “is to give notice to an offending nation that you do mnot desire to be. on speaking terms. Such action does not necessarily mean war. Relations be- tween France and Venezuela were sev- ered for more than eight’ years. Italy and Colombia to-day are without direct diplomatic intercourse. & : Th> United States' Is Again' Prepared to Prevent the Two Bellgerent — to Hostilities Between Little R=publics “It Is not surprising that Colombia has been moved to action in view of the of- fensive charges made against her by President Castro and the invasions of her territory by Venezuelan forces. President Castro’s treatment of the Colombian Min- ister at Caracas caused the latter to leave Caracas in August. If war should take place the Colombian troops will probably be led by General Valencia, an able sol- dler. General Valencia was formerly Min- ister of War and Governor of the State of Santander and is now in.command of 12,- 000 troops on the Venezuelan frontier. Colombia has a well-equipped army of more. than 65,000 men. The troops have | been trained in the field, are courageous and would give a good account of them- | selves. Expeditions Against Colombia. “Venezuela has sent various expeditions | against Colombia, but they have been re- | pulsed one after the other. Colombia did | not follow up her victories, because she was sincereiy desirous of peace.” Senor Pulido, the Venezuelan Charge &’Affaires, said to-night that he had not heard officially that relations between his | Government and that of Colombia had been broken. “Venezuela was invaded last July by the | forces of Colombia,” he said. ‘‘President Castro asked for an explanation. He de- | sired peace, but Colombia has never satis- factorily explained her hostile action. In case of an international war Venezuela could put 100,000 men in the field. We have now available a well trained force of 15,- 000 men. "I am confident that war will be averted and that a peaceful settlement will be reached.” ¥ French Cruiser Protet Coming. SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2.—The «Frerca cruiser Protet arrived cutside from Pan- | ama this afternoon. She and the An phion are on their war to Esquimailt. Tha Protet will put in & San Francisco on Saturday. . MATIC RELATIONS WITH VENEZUELA bIAL SAVES THE LIFE OF - A BURGLAR Urges Him to Escape Beiore Brother Arrives. Prowler Flees Just in Time to Avoid Volley of Bulleta. His Capture Soon Follows and N9 Time Is Wasted in Sending Him to Do Time in Penitentiary. 23 =i & Special Dispatch ta The Call. REDWOOD CITY, Nov. 26.—But for the tender-heartedness of Miss Gertrude Beeger of this city Burglar David Miller might now be reclifiing upon a slab in the city morgue instead of being main- tained at the sxpense of the State. The young lady, while the midnight prowler was at her window and her brother was scurrying for his revoiver with which to open fire. upon Miller, decided that she did not wish to be a party to the shed- ding of human blood. “My brother is coming with a revolver to kill you,” she sajd tv the man at her window. “You had better hurry away.” The fellow, without pausing to thank her for the warning, made his escape, just as the brother cntered the room with a cocked revolver in\his hand. Miller attempted to force an entrance into the residence of Mrs. Henry Beeger early Sunday morning. Miss FPauline Beeger awakened her sister at about 1 o’clock, saying that she heard somebody at the window. They listened and were not mistaken. In a moment they saw a man’s face. The eldsr sister arose ard WEfit to call her brother, Carl Beeger. Tha two returned to the room, by which time the burglar had forced up the window and was about to enter. He saw the two persons in the room, but did not move. Carl Beeger then left the room to get his revolver. ‘The burglar remainéd at the window gazing at Gertrude, and she stood her grouud and gazed at him. Fin- ally she asked him what he wanted, and told him he would beiter flee before her brother returned. He accepted this ac- vice, descending the ladder he had used to reach the window, and dashed away just as the brother reappeared, revolver in hand. The Sheriff's office was notifled by tele- | phone, and two young men, George Botch and Charles Cullen, hearing of the af- fair and being friends of the Beegers, started out and capturcd the man within three blocks of the scene of the attempted burglary. . Miller’s trip to the penitentiary by wav of the courts was a raoid one. On Mor- day his preliminary examination for bur- | glary was held, and he was committel | to answer to the Superior Court. This DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES AT CO- | LON, COLOMBIA, AND MAP OF THE COUNTRY ENVADED BY LIB- ERALS AND INCIDENTS AND SCENES OF THE INSURRECTION. morning an information was filed against him, to which he pleaded guilty. He waived time for sentence, and Judge Buck gave him a term of ten years in State prison. KING GIVES HONOR TO A DEAD DIPLOMAT Remains of Germany’s Late Embassa~ dor Are Escerted by Troops in London. LONDON, Nov. 26—Full military hon- ors were paid to the remains of Count von Hatzfeld-Wildenburg, the late Ger- man Embassador to the Court of St James, who died here November 22, when the body was removed from the embassy here this evening and taken to the Vie- toria Railway station on its way to Ger- many. This exceptional step was entirely dus to the initiative of King Edward, wha quite unexpectedly notified the relatives of the deceased diplomat that he desired to pay this unusual tribute to the Em- bassador,” who had untiringly labored in the interests of the good relations be- tween the two nations. Half a battalion of foot guards stationed at the German embassy half a battlion of the same trcops was om duty at the railroad station. The cof- fin was borme to Victoria station on a gun carriage and escorted by the First Life Guards. Ome battalion of the Cold- stream Guards and 100 of the First Gren- adiers formed a special guard of honor. Representatives of the British Forelgn Office and other departments were in the fureral procession. Much significance is attached here to this unusual military tribute. It is ex- plained that King Edward commanded that these honors be paid and it is un- derstood that the British Government in so doing desired to show that it was not affected by the anti-English tempest In Germany. Calcutta Damaged by Storm. CALCUTTA, Nov. 21.—The wind blew here yesterday with hurricane violence was and | from noon until 7 o’clock and did much damage. ‘Warning signals of the approach of a cyclone of exceptional severity were Gisplayed and caused great excitement. It is feared that the steamers at the ‘mouth of the Hoogly received the brumt of the storm. Telegraph communicalion -is Interrupted and news is anxiously , |awalted from Allahabad. 4