The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 2, 1906, Page 1

s San Francisco and | Friday: Neht east wina A Forecast for February 2: 3. District Forecaster. vicinity—Fair McADIE, ALHAMBRA—" | ALCAZAR—"A . Matinee Drury. ORPHEY TIVOLI—:The \THE THEATERS. | CALIFORNIA—“Oriental Burlesquers’ COLUMBIA—'"Woodland." CHUTES—Vundeville. GRAND—Way Down East.” MAJESTIC—“Sweet [—Vaudeville. “Michael Stregoft. Strenuous Life.” Matinee. *Nell of Old Brigands.” “IX—-NO. K4 SAN -FRANCISCO, .FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1906 MANN CASTS SLURS UPON | | | ROOSEVELT Town Topics Again Attacks the President. | e SN G Ridicules Cards Issued or Marriage of Miss Alice. —— | Says Loeb Has Infected His Chief With Lack of Memory. L e YORK, Feb. NEW 1—~Colonel Wil- llam D. Maun, president of the Town | Topics Publishing Company, made | a second attack om President Roosevelt to-day through the umns of this week's issue of Town Topics. The first paragrap! under “Sasunterings,” refers to the coming wedding at the White House. Colonel Mann objects to the form in whick the invitations to Miss Alice Roosevelt's wedding were lflxufd.; A real, car Mx-.- b cnnan‘n t \ Wh 2 Pr = ocb's memory is too whort and his e too lons for a secretary to the | ident, especially as he seems to inferted faults.” the President with the sme Department | that the paragraph | »rded that no action | complaint has been | t about Town | any paragraph, | proper officlals, ier rigid investiga- COREY TO MAKE | HER HOME IN RENO Wife of Pittsburg Steel Mag- nate Now \w‘l\mL Divoree Likes West. Special Diepatch to The Call MRS RENO, Feb. 1.—A message was received : y stating that M e.of the steél magn arrive: in Renc to-morrow. has tired of the East and is | Nevada to take up her perma- | sidence.. Despite the. persistent ru- that her only object in coming to | is.t0 ‘gain a residence and secure | rce from her -husband, it is believed ' here she is now sincere in her aim to lve the far West. few days ago negotiations were opened the purchase of the R. L. Fulton man- | - one of the finest homes in’ Reno. | re. Corey has authorized her agents m’ rchase the place. Te-day several ser- vants were busy about the house, mew | furniture 15 being moved in and all prep- arations are being made for the arrival of the new mistress. The servants admit Mrs, Corey is coming to Renc, but will not state when she will be here. It is admitted now by. Mrs. Corey's friends here that all hope for & reconcilia- tion with her husband has been given up. | Charles T. Yerkes, through their law- THREE DIE FROM SUFFOCATION ON THE MEADE MANY BRAVE FIREMEN ARE PROST RATED BY THE DENSE VOLU’VIE OF SMOKE That there were not more lives lost in the blind fire on the Transport Mcade seems miraculous. ’ through the smoking hatch were dragged out unconscious. not yet known. Over fifty of the brave firemen who d:sccnded The conduct of the men of the department was splendid. - An investigating board, composed of three army officets; is: making an inquiry “into the "disaster. .The’ cause of the fire is Tt rieaMSEoEr APEATE oo - O S S CATTAIN Z=ASCOCA = oA "F > }/A—W CAFTHIN GCEFOEGE WILSON e HAS NO RECOLLECTION'- OF HER MARRIAGE. Bride of Mizner Will Take Lega/ Steps to Annul Nuptzal Cofltract. KEEPS ALOOFFROMHUSBAND 1 Spectal Dispatch to The- c-n. ¥ NEW YORK, Feb. 1—Wilson Mizner , Mrs. Yt'rkel was on an upper floor' to-night explained in detail his mar- riage to Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes om Tuesday: night, while Mrs. Yerkes, through her physician, continued her denials that she had been married to Mizner, as she did in telegrams, to which she signed herself “Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes.” In the meantiné relatives of the late .vailed upon to remain in her apart- ments. It was determined to summon the police, but some person in.duthority declared that the arrest of the: man ‘would bring undesired-. publicity;, so the intruder was kicked into the street and ordercd to leave the neighborheod, which he did. yer, state that if Mrs. Yerkes was mar- | MIZNER nu\cnnma MARRIAGE. ried she was duped into the ceremony, and legal proceedings will be taken to amnul any contract that may have been entered into. . That the marringe was performed. seems n certainty, as the certificate was to-night showa by the officiating cler- Eyman. Dr. Edwin Sternberger, who has been attending Mrs. Yerkes, sald that she was suffering from nervous strain. He was free to state that Mrs.- Yerkes had declared to him that the report of her marriage was ridiculous and un- founded. : Mrs. Yerkes was visited by her physi- cian to-night, following an " exciting episode in the basement of the house. An unidentified man ‘was discovered in the kitchen by a servant. When an at- tempt was made to compel him to ex- lain his presence in the house he felgned intoxication. but wore much jewelry. 'When in. formed that Charfles ¥. Yerkes of Chi- cago, a stepson, had denied the mar- riage, Mizner exclaimed indignantly: “Why, the fat-headed ——1" He’ declared himself as follows: +“Of my assoclation 'with Mrs, Yerkes 1 will say nothing. But I do not hesitate to say I called upon Rev. Mr. Gillies and requested him to come to the Yerkes héuse in-Fifth avenue -and perform the ceremony. I had Informed my friends and they were present to see me married. The ceremony was brief. It took place in one of the parlors. Those who wit- neued it were Emil Bruguiere and Joseph L. Eastland, h'hm!- F. K. Waller, formerly m to Mr. Yerkes, and :‘l.m Catharine Goodsell of San Fran- o D She heard the excitement, but -was pre- | When young Mizner was seen to- | night he was unshaven and- unkenmt‘ - | THE UNITED STATES Hgi,{ DOCK LAT TRANSPORT MEADE wmcn CALGBT FIRE AT DAY glflgfi THREE MEN WHO LOST TH!‘JR OTHERS WHO W'E'RE INJUR tire l‘laor was devoted to handkerchiefs. % This find was made in the “house of mystéry” at 178 State street, Brooklyn. It tells of the mania of Mrs. Mary Cook King, who died nearly two weeks ago in’the Flushing Sanitarium, and it ex- NEW - YOBK, Feb.. 1. —Mou *than uso 000 worth of goods, bought in four years of shepping in Brooklyn uul Nfl; York City, piled unused . in rooms, closets and halls; nearly nmu a large four-story brownstone mansion i Brooklyn, lay for nineteen yelh un- | plains what me of most of the heeded. - ['$500,000 estate left to her by her hus- Laces mn,huvfll \&fln 'fifl band“twenty years ago. The search was conducted by the executor otfln King’s estate: Mrs. King, who dled at the age of 87, was danghter of Willlam C. Cook, on cott the daintiest: s with )lo silks were stored hold ents, "$500 nvja- g ble dressmak y years and social circles of the city. Mrs. King came out of she had ago was prominent in on ‘f'fll | | iremen descended into the choking 1 .|-nesday night. p o T ,' Flre Laddies Save . Sailors From an { .~ Awful Fate. .Descénd Into Hold - That Reeks With : Deadly Gas. Board - of Inquiry- Séeking Cause of ~ the Blaze. Three men “were suffocated to death |-fighting™ the blind fire that smoldered |In the hold of the transport Meade Wed- Had it dog been for the splendid heroism of the local Fire De- | partment the loss of l.{e among the mem- ! bers of the ship’s crew would have been | terrible. When the forward hold was | crowded with gasping men of the Meade's crew and clouds of peisonous smoke were pouring up through the hatchway,. th | | terno between decks and pulled the half- lnnr T0 WAECK ENPRESS TRAN ON SANTA FE FRESNO, Feb. 1—An _attempt was made to open.a switch on the Santa Fe, on the south edge of town, last night by two unknown méen. If the attempt had not been discovered the San Francisco express, due in Fresno at 12:3, would have been wrecked. About 9 o'clock a man named Lovelass was riding a bicycle along the track when he received a bidw knocked himr off his wheel. He grappled with his assailant, who finally gave up: and, ran. off into the darkness. Suspect- .| ethers ‘dropped unconscious in the burn- vmm bot 1 [fresh air ‘by their ‘comrades. in the eye that |-dead satlors out. There were three of those who went down .into the burning hold who never breathed fresh air again. They were Cap- tain Chafles Dakin of Fire Company No. 4, Hoseman Thomas Hennessey of the | | same company and Third Officer Thomas Wallace of the Meade. Wallace fell from | the ladder as he was trying to escape from the hell of smoke and poisonous gas. He dled shortly afterward. The ing hold and were drowned in the water that was poured in to quench the fire. It.was the hardest biind fire that the, local department has ever run up against. The blaze, a tiny one, was confined to a space ‘about six feet square, but it was kindled iIn a mass of cotton and other material that emitted clouds of smoke that choked and blinded. The cause of the fire is still guesswork. One theory is that some olled rags placed around a case of rifles became ignited by sponta- s that ome when it was pl A = d"-;:.hrn‘ There was a whisper along the water front that the fire was caused by an in- ferhal machime, but the army authorities scoff at this theory. : * BOARD MAKING INQUIRY. A board of Inquiry was. appointed and began its work yesterday afternoon. The result of its Investigation will be reported Lto-day. The board is composed of Cap~ tain~ W. L. Simpson, Quartermaster's Department; Captain A. E. Willlams, Sécond Infantry, and Lieutenant L. D. Cabell. The fire wag discovered shortly before midnight by Sergeant-at-Arms Morris as .he was making his rounds. He instantly gavé the alarm and the ship's crew be- gan to. fight it with such apparatus as theéy had on board. ‘But the fire seemed to gain headway every minute and the | choking smoke blinded the men. Mean- L. while an alarm had been turned in and the engines began to rush up. ' The fire tugs Governor Markham and the Gover- | mor Irwin steamed alongside and hoses ‘were run down through the forward hatch. . . The smoke increased in volume every mipute. A ladder was lowered through ] the hatch and firemen descended into the Pt dtwees decks._ i sesk oyt i seat of the blaze. All this time the blinding, poisonous gases that came from the smoldering stuff were slowly stran- gling the brave men. They fainted by scores and were dragged up agamn fnts the When one succumbed there were two ready to take his place. Casping and coughing they still kept doggedly at the work. And still the black smx rolled up from the burning hoid in thick clouds. SCRAMBLE OUY OF HOLD. The order came to clear the hold and flood it. The men began to scrambile out in droves, blackened. blinded and stag- gering. Some of them were just able to reach the deck to drop exhausted. The Emecrgency Hospital ambulance was waiting and those who were overcome were rushed to the Harbor Hospital, where Dr. Glover had restoratives in readiness. There were a half dosen of the brave fellows there at one time. The water began to rise gradually in the bottom of the vessel until it reached the place where the stubborn fire blazed. But the smoke poured out of the hatch for nearly an hour after- ward." The cry was passed around that “Some of the boys are down there yet™ Dakin and Hennessey were lost in the rush from the hold. Fireman J. McCloskey of engine 4 was trylng to drag Dakin from the hold, when he was himseif overcome and left with just strebgth enough to cling to the ladder. Captain Dakin fell back into the hold, which then contained about six feet of water, and was drowned. Hennessey suffered the same fate. Captain George Wilson of the Meade, rendered unconscious by the smoke, feil through the hatch and sus- tained a dislocated shoulder and in- ternal injuries, the full extent of which s not yet known. Third Officer George Wallace remained in the hold untfl the I poisonous gases overcame him. He was dragged out in a dying condition and expired a short time afterward. ing that something was wrong, Lovelass The list of the firemen who were reported the matter to the railroad of- cials and the police. A party went down A lengthy one. overcome by the choking fumes is a Some of them recovered the line, making an inspection, and 'Mn'qnlem but many of them were taken had been nearly filed through. x det to establish an alibt. , have as yet fovnd no tracs of th .aen. q&urtam'v vaun‘ !5 the switch near Where < Lovelass was struck was reached it was found the loek Confirmation “ of Lovelass’ story was found in the dust of ‘the road. where the The police are . working on the c7-e, b-t to the hospital, where heroic measures wera resorted to. Numbers of them are still suffering from the effects of their fight with the blind fire. b DAMAGE TO SLIGHT. The remarkable feature is that the damage to the ship is -ngm. Major Devol, commanding . the transport service, estimates it at nnu $25. The vessel willysail on Saturday. The value of the baggage that was destroyed is nominal.. It vonsisted oanly of quantity of bedding and