The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 2, 1906, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR MCLELLAN AVOIDS WRECK IN ENGLAND BY A MERE CHANCE DECIDES NOT TO TAKE THE TRAIN Prominent Americans Perish in Catastrophe, Short Distance From London. - i Continued from Page 1, and fell street below turched ck Richard- brakes e its maintained re and train the wreck series of Whe past , some vd oth- thie f variea caliber. wreck was e inj and fear ¢ bew by R ef cg quickly, although it was before the Ilast body was from the wreck. The police by tue nol called ambu- & surg and wi ed the : prepare to receive the in- 3 lway rd quickly filled with § doctors ses, train men T and incredible de- e work of rescue ex- ps and torches the desolate light was converted into 4 the platform and injured were n compartments, and it was the partitions Others were 1o saw away ir relesse heavy wreckage. Sever- os were badly mangled, an was decapitated I ey P. Hatring of New York, Louis Cassier of Trumbull, Conn., and H f New York were ali wher were removed from the wreck, but d at the infirmary soon efter MAYOR McCLELLAN'S ESCAPE. NDONX, ¥ 1--By the merest B. McClellan of Mayor ‘George York was ‘not he wrecked He had can ne =p: train an appointment to keep in London to- a and, ‘although the steamer was late in arriving at Plymouth, he de- cided to. ¢ jtrect-to London instea of to: Cherbourg with Mrs. Mc- Cle who was booked through to Paris. His hand baggage had been It to- the tender to land at e wa# going on board er of the llan had heen accom- Mg, MeC) Leondon ntment if he went on urg and thencé to Southamp- left the ged his Ml ténder e baggage back on ship's stewar board th: th New York her 1f ew ting of wis greatly shocked Hampton of at Sou the earning wreck of the train E. McDonald, New York “Jack” Me- dead the known: as among the was ent ‘on_the special been reserved compar which M had for “lellan will remain in London & week and then ‘will join 'his family ellar TRAIN TRAVELS AT HIGH BATE. Cols. 1 and 2.!ing relatives or friends among the in~" jured who required their assistance. Among those who came up to London | was H. S. Brooks, who escaped with | slight injuries to his mouth and tongue. | He is suffering from shock. LIVES THOUGH CAR IS COMPLETE | WRECK. W. Bellati of Jacksonville, 1L, is an- other passenger who came to London. Beyand the shock he is uninjured. Mr. Bellati said he was in the forward car- having, in common with other \gers, just finished a late supper. a loud cragh and_ the mnext found himself sprawling on round. The front part of the car was completely smashed and the coach fell over on its side. The part in which he w along the rails past the engine, which bad been stopped by. col- riage rd ran liding with another engine on a side } American Emba Owner Rela of ‘Walter Barwick, who went to’ Salisbury this morning upon Jears 0f the accident and who re- turne tonight, say the scene Sullsbury upon their arrival « as one of indescribable conf sic e greatesi difficulty was in tifying ‘the dead, as bodies had frighttully- mangled. . Mr. Bar- wick's Body was barely recognizable, being covered with wounds. e been ~ mcoustomed,” said George Strachan- of Boston, who wi L nt, Mrs. A J. Whiton, was on the cked. #pecial, “On the broad gauge railway lipes of America to eling @nd know what 1s a but Jt seerms that as we Jast. . ‘night the old €0 us' one better after 1 cannot remember of having been ong-at such vibratioh .wes very that it must be good roiling first-reté permanent way 14’ the -strain.’ Just then Mrs. Whitén and I 1to & corner of the car- the cef went over“and along ¥ conld jed a a rate before. naticeable. [ remarke céme. Guite & long -time. saw the reflection of the flame | gc was afire London was the vor of a party of five occu- one compartment, safety Gerson ¢ He attrib- to the fact that after 1 dinner he placed his nging rest and when the occurred and the carriage was overturned he was left Suspended by the rest, while his less for- low travelers were mangled in t his feet of the passengers on board the wrecked train came to Lon- the arp few don, most of those who escaped being|pis time too badly injured to be moved or hav-|seen in company with Richard Croker the window; which was #bove - and then turned over on its Mr. Bellati immediately started to sist the other passengers, and re- mained at the scene until morning, but was unable to do much for those who | \ buried iw the wreckage until | bands arrived, when the in-| jured were quickly relieved. Mr. Bel- | latt's escape was miraculous, as the | part of the car in which he was riding waes broken into kindling. The death of Frederick H. Cossitt of New York was perhaps the most pa- thetic feature of the disaster. He and nis bride, who is the daughter of for- mer Judge Dugro of New York, were on their wedding tour, and after visit- ing the principal points of interest in Europe expected to return to New York in October. They traveled In com- any with friends. Mr. Ridgeley Carter, secretary of the , started on a spe- cial train af 2:20 o'clock this afternoon for Salisbury to visit the’ scene of the wreéck to aid the wounded and assist in the identification of the dead. J. P. Morgan left this afternoon by | automoblle for Salisbury. | Mayor McClellan of New York, who was: a -passenger, did not debark at Plymouth, but went on to Sozithampton rid reached London this afternoon. | ir Thomas Lipton, who left his yacht | at Southampton to visit Salisbury, the foliowing telegram to the | s press “I'am_ sure it would interest Amer- feans fo know the splendid care that is g taken of the injured at the Salis- bury, hospital. I am at the hospital to- | day with the Mayor of Salisbury; have seen the “head doctor, and can assure you thdt everything sumanly possible | is being done fo alleviate suffering. It s providential that such first-class medical attendance could be had near | the scene of the accident. After seeing | the wreck and the result of the acci- | dent it seems to me that it was a mira- | that any one escaped alive. Thfli Mayer of Salisbury is giving' his per- | sonal attention to every detall n con-| nection with the frerers.” bei | PROMINENT PERSONS KILLED. | of Magazines and Sportsmen Among the Vietinis, ! NEW YORK, July 1.-—Following are | brief biographies of some. of the wreck victims: 1 Mr. Barwick was one of the leaders | of the Toronto bar and won particular | distinction in the Bale des Chaleurs case before a committee of the Ca-| niadian Senate in 1891. He was a Lib- | eral and a prominent member of the | Church of England. He was called to the bar in 1877. He was a partner of | Postmaster General Aylesworth under the firm name of Barwick, Aylesworth, | Moss & Wright. He was a King's| counsel. His wife is the daughter of | the late Issac Atkinson of Chicago. | Louis Cassier was the editor of wo‘ magazines—the Electrical Review and the Engineer. He was 45 years old | and leaves a widow. .He had gome abroad to attend to some matters of business, and expected to be away but! a comparatively short time. He was | well known in New York trade circle: Frederick Cossitt was only 21 year: old and was married June 18 in New York City to Miss Antonia - Dugro, daughter of Mrs. and Judge Henry Dugro. The young couple were on | their wedding trip: Mr. Cossitt grad- uated from Princeton University Jjust a few days prior to his marriage. He | was a nephew of Mrs. George Eg- gleston Dodge and Mrs. A. D. Juillard | of New York. | Mrs. C. W. Elphicke was the wife of | Charles W. Elphicke of Elphicke & | Co., vessel and insurance agents, Chi- | cago. The Eiphicke home is at Evan. ston, & suburb of Chicago: Mrs. El- | phicke was 62 years old. | Dudley P. Harding of New York was | a traveling salesman and spent but a portion of his time In New York, mak- ing his home there at 316 West Ninety- | fifth street, in apartments. Mrs. L. N. Hitcheock :lived in New York at 216 Central Park, West, where she had apartments with her daughter, Miss May Hitcheock.- Mrs. Hitcheock was the widow of Lumen N. Hitcheock, who was & cousin of Sedretary Hitch- cock of the Interior Department at Washington. Mrs. Hitéhcock also had a home at Morristown, N. J. Bhe had gone abroad with het daughter to | spend the summer. The latter was | sHghtly injured in the wreck. Mrs. Mary F. Howleson was a milli- Der, whose place of business was at 31 West Thirty-first street, New York. She had gone abroad on a business and | pleasure trip, ~intending to be away about two months. Mrs. Howieson was 45 years old. Bhe had been a succes ful business woman for mény years. She leaves In New York a sister, Mrs. James C. Crane. Rev. E. L. King was pastor of the Davenport Anglican Church, Toronto, and until recently was a professor in Trinity College. He was & native of England and had been in Canada about | eight years. | Frank W. Koch was one of Allen- town’'s ‘wealthiest and most prominent | citizens. He was the senior member of | the clothing firm of Koch Brothers. | John E. McDonald had been well known on the American and European turf for a number of years, having owned stables of race horses both here and abroad. Earller in life McDonald was a bookmaker. He spent much otl in England and was often | sonality which makes him BISHOP BRINDLE OF NOTTINGHAM HIGHLY HONORED 10 D NOTED CAisioL WHO A PRINCESS PRELATE OF ENGLAND AT THE WEDDING OF |Only Catholic Prelate at the Wedding of Prin- cess Ena. ‘ SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. LONDON, July 1.—Only one member of the Roman Cathollec church in Eng- land assisted at the wedding of King Alfonso and Princess Ena at Madrid. That man was Dr. Brindle, Bishop of Nottingham. He is a_remarkable man and well deserving of the honor. He was an army chaplain and won the |distinguished service order in Egypt— a fact which is chronicled in army lists and’ biographical reference books for all to see. What is not there written 1= the character of the man, the distinct per- 80 great a power, not only in his church, but in the busy world, and in every place where men meet and matters of mo- ment are discussed. His “tall figure, flashing eyes, and resonant voice be- long rather to the soldier than the priest. And yet those who knew him as. Provost of the new cathedral.at Westminster, or who have claimed his tkindly services at the 'court of the Vatican (where he holds high office) remember him as the very type of a great dignitary of the church militant. No chaplain was ever more popular in the army with officers and men of all denominations. He . accompanied Wolseley's forces in Egypt and entered Cairo in the days when England and English plans were distrusted and dis- liked. The epidemic of cholera that decimated the city first proved to the| Egyptians what manner of men were those who had come to Introduce the reign of law and order in their country. The fellaheen—starving and wretched— bowed before the pestilence as sent by Allah, raising no finger to help them- selves. The British troops quietly set to work to fight it, disinfecting, cleans- ing, burying the dead, succoring the sick; and foremost in this work was al- ways the sturdy young chaplain who seemed to know neither fatigue nor fear. At Tel-el-Kebir, instead of remaining with the ambulance he was with the Royal Irish Regiment in their over the entrenchments. He wanted “to be with his boys” where they needed him most. Two years later he took part in the. expedition for the relief of Gordon at Khartoum. | Though entitled to a horse he would never ride, insisting on tramping with the men. In 1896 he was in the Boudan again with Kitchener fighting the Khalifa. Dongola in that year and Omdurman some time later were battlefields where the chaplain’s mettle was proved, as the wounded and dying found to . their comfort. first with Father Brindle, there was not an officer or a private in the bri- gade but knew that he could reckon on the chaplain for all possible support and help. . It was at Atbara that he won th D. 8. O. There he brought up ammuni- | tion from the rear when Burn-Mur- doch’s men were desperately defending their zereba, attacked on all sides by the Mahdi’s fanatic Soudanese. Again !and again he crossed the line of fire carrying the cartridge cases. The men, face to face with death, paused to cheer him as he passed. s After his appointment to the see of Nottingham in 1901 he was present at a reception in Cardinal Vaughan's house at Westminster. The room was crowded with officers who had served in Egypt and had come to do honor to their old comrade. The Bishop wore on_his purple soutane a long row of orders and medals, the cresgent of a Turkish order hanging close to his episcopal cross of gold” Dr. Brindle Jaughed heartily as one of his old friends whispered to him: “You did not wear such a fine kit, my lord, when I had my last chat with you. You | wore the khaki then.” and others of the Amerigcan colony so- journing abroad. M¢Donald ‘was presi- dent and director of the Boston and | New Yqrk Telephone and Telegraph Company, president of the 'Knicker- bocker Telephone and Telegraph Com- | pany, president of the Massachusetts Telephone and Telegraph Company and treasurer and director of .the Tele- phone, Telegraph and Cable Company of America. His residence was at 216 West Seventy-second street.- I®s wife and daughter accompanfed him' abros Charles F. McMeekin was a promi. nent breeder of thoroughbred horsés in the famous blue grass region of Ken- tucky. He was a member of the firm of Applegate & McMeekin, owners of the Oakwood stud, Lexington. The most famous recent product of this stud is the horse Go Between. which on June 21 won the rich Suburban han- dlcap at the Sheepshead Bay race track of the Coney Island Jockey Club. Mr, McMeekin was president of the Natlve Breeders' Protective Assoclation and di- rector of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' Assoclation. He was the own- er of Fonso, Hayden BEdwards, Saint Florian and Bowling Brook and had a 1 Although these came always. 1 Balf interest with Jack McDonald in |y “S A The sworn estimates the estimates made May 1, cial status of many co: ies abo file early to get thiix"fixure: before MAKES BIG CUT IN ITS POLICIES American, —Isailadelphia, Gives Small Hope to ASSm"ed; — Amerjcan Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphias Capital . $500,000 Surplus 260,016 Total ......... . $766,618 Estimated loss 1,780,000 Proposal of Adjuster Bliven—30 to 50 per cent settlement. Divides ecity into “earthquake” and “non-earthquake” districts. The American Fire Insurance Com- pany of Philadelphia is making offers to settle with its poliey-holders at a compromise of from 30 to 50 cents on the dollar. Its adjuster, Waite Bliven, who 1s making this proposition to the policy-holders, is advising them to ac- cept the compromise settlement rather than risk getting less at a future reck- oning. Most of the policy-holders are refus- ing the ouer, preferring to take chances on a future settlement. The American of Philadelphia is supposed to have re- insurance of .several hundred thousand dollars, and the policy-holders believe that In the event of the company being declared Insolvent they will realize more than 50 per.cent on their losses. They have all filed their proofs of loss. Many of them have placed their poli- cies in the hands of attorneys. It is likely that an organization will be formed Iin the near future for the pro- tection of their rights. They may bring action in the courts against the company. Adjuster Bliven has divided the city fnto ‘“earthquake” and “non-earth- quake” districts. The ‘“earthquake” district is south of Market street, down Mission, Howard and Valencia -streets. The rest of the city is in the “non- earthquake” district. To these pelicy- bolders in the ‘“earthquake” district Bliven is offering 80 per cent as his highest basis of settlement. The “non- earth” district polley-holders are of- fered 50 per cent as the highest basis ot settlement. Bliven gives as his reason for this division of San Francisco the fact that most- of the earthquake damage was south of Market street. As the evi- dences of the shake have for the most part been destroyed, he has divided the city into these two districts as the most equitable plan of settlement. “The American of Philadelphia is d ing the best it can to settle its losses, said Bliven yesterday. “It was hard hit by the fire and is doing Its best to straighten its affairs out. It Is going out of the business and hopes for its own sake and the sake of its policy- holders to go out of business quietly. We are paying our losses as best we can.” imp. Woolsthorpe. Mr, McMeekin had accompanied Mr. McDonald abroad. Charles E. Sentell was a lawyer with offices In’the financial district of New York and residence at 271 Decatur street, Brooklyn. With his two daugh- ters, his son, E. W. Sentell, and the lat- ter's wife he had gone abroad to spend the summer. The only survivor of the famlly party of flve is young E. W. Sentell, whose wife was killed. Mr, Sentell had attained prominence in his profession. Mrs. W. W. Smith, who, with her daughter Eleanor, aged 25, and son Gerard, aged 21, was killed in the wreck, was the widow of the former senfor partner in the turbine water wheel manufacturing firm of Smith & Vaile, which some years ago was in- corporated as the Stillwell-Blerce and Smith-Vaile Company. The son Gerard would have graduated at Yale next year. Mrs. Lillign Waite was a fashionable milliner with a shop at 424 Fifth ave- nue. “With her husband, former Al- derman Charles B. Walte, she lived at the Hotel Touraine, in Bast Thirty- ninth street. Mrs. Waite was 55 years of age and a native of Springfield. Ill. She had a brother living in Omaha, Neb. ' . SORROW ON THE SHIP. News of Disaster Learned When Boat Reaches Southampton. SOUTHAMPTON, July 1.—On the ar- rival here of the steamer New York with her remaining passengers on deck leaning over the rail and chatting gayly, looking for friends ashore to meet them, the company's ofilcials stepped aboard with. Jetters and tele- grams. : - Suddenly a lady passenger on the promenade deck was 'seen to fall with hysterical sobs, holding a telegram in her hands. Instantly her fellow-pas- sengers flocked around to offer help in a supposed personal bereavement and learned with horror-blanched faces the terrible fate that had overtaken thelr companions on the voyage from New York, and whom they had expected to meet In London. The néews soon Spread over the whole ship and cast a gloom on the landing and entraining for Lon- don of the passengers. L 2 . American Consul Swalin, addressing the passengers, said: “You had no op- portunity of going to church, this morning, but you can thank God you are aboard.” \ 1 24 RICH ALLENTOWN MAN VICTIM. Frank W. Koch, a Wealthy Cltizen of Pennsylvania. 4 ALLENTOWN, Pa., July L.—Frank W, ‘Koch, killed In the train wreck in En; Jland, was one of Allentown's wealthie: ind most prominent citizens. He was owner of the Hotel Allen building, one of the largest structures in the city; trustee of Muhlenburg College and Al- lentown Hospital and a director of the Allentown National Bank, and was in- terested in a number of other business enterprises. He was married twenty years ago, and he and Mrs. Koch were repeating their wedding trip to Europe when the aceldent ogeurred. ” Mr. Koch was 54 years old. 2 5 . Fiis n;::ltt l:'-’:n"m A‘?'fi Pastengers menc] esday, J) the Santa Cruz will " Shore Line Limited passengers must take train San Francisco, Thirg sad Fowneend streets MPANIES ARE NOW LOSNG ESS IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY CHICAGO, July 1.—Things are expected to happen in the fire insurance business now that the first half of the year is over. With semi-annual statements, made as of June 30, the companies that are able .to handle reinsurance deals are expected to take some of the concerns that have beem offered them, but which were not accepted before because the managers wanted to show a good net surplus on the sérfl-annual statement.” g 1 of San Francisco losses for the New York Insurance Department, supplementing are now due as of June 30, and should furnish definite information as to the finan- ut which there has been much surmise. Many statements at San Francisco will have to come to a showdown this month. insurance has been completed and will be announced this week, and others are expected soon. A communication from the Controller General of Georgia shows that companies that desire to ?oncgili their real condition (my have two months of grace, so far as the filing of the semi-annual statemcat required by that State is concerned, companies being given until September 1 for compliance.. The sound companies will the public as soon as possible. Unfair Tactics Here Costing Them Dearly. Policy-HoldersSeek Concerns That Are Just. The “six-bit” insurance companies are already beginning to reap .the re- ward of their hasty action in attempt- ing to settle all ‘of their San Fran- cisco losses on a 25 per cent cut basis. Their policies are being canceled by the assured all over the United States and the former holders are hurrying to place their risks with the corpora- tions that are honestly paying their just claims in San Francisco dollar for dollar. 5 Commissioner Wolf said -yesterday that he was in receipt of thousands of letters from people throughout the country. asking which companies are paying their San Francisco losses on & just basis. These letters represent millions of dollars’ worth of insurance. The “six-bit" companles are making a desperate effort to stem the tide of popular indignation that 1Is rising against them. Two of the leading New York financial newspapers are practically filled with their advertise- ments. These “six-bitters” unblush- ingly say that they are paying their San Francisco losses dollar for dollar. At the same time their agents in Oak- land are demanding from 10 to 60 per cent reduction for cash settlement on every policy. “Our officers did not think that the cut out here would affect.our position with the assured elsewhere,” said one Pacific Coast agent of a “six-bit” com- pany yesterday, “but they find now that lour” ‘policies are being canceled | throughout the East and in the West- |ern States. I do not know what the | company will do if business continues | to fall off at the present rate. We are advertising extensively in the East.” Rudolph Herold, who resigned the agency of the Hamburg-Bremen be- cause he did not approve of the meth- ods of their adjusters, said yesterday: “These companies that are cutting when they have no right to do so will wake up one of these days to find their business all gone. Never in all my business éxperiénce have I seen such a short-sighted policy pursued by -any corporation. I cannot understand what the officers. of these. companies are thinking about.” g A letter, typical of the thousands that Commissioner Wolf has received, came to this city yesterday. It was from Omaha and read as follows: “I carry about $300,000 insurance on my building and stock of goods. I under- stand by reading the reports in the papers that the companies in ‘which I | am Insured are cutting their San Fran- cisco settlements. Please give me the facts about these companies (naming five notorfous policy-slicers). If they {are in the 'six-bit' companies I want to know it so that I can replace my In- surance.” Another letter was received from a woman of Southern Ohio. She has evidently read of the actions of some of the insurance companies In San Francisco. She says: “I am a widow and have my own home. That is about all that 1 have in the wor'\d and my K little garden supplies me wi\1 most of my food. I carry an insuraMce policy in the Insurance Com- pany. I understand that this company nas forced widows in San Francisco to take less than half of the money due them. I would go to the poorhouse if my place should burn and the insur- ance company make me take half of what was due me. the truth of the reports about the Company so that I can transfer my poliey to a good company. AFTER THE “WELCHERS.” a Cruz Will Take Insurance From Companies That Out Policies. SANTA CRUZ, July 1.—The Santa movement to compel the “six-bit” in- surance companies to do justice to the people of San Francisco. At fts last meeting the Cofincil referred all in- finance committee for report on the | companies that are not paying the losses in San Franecisco dollar for dol- lar. When this report is made all city property will be ‘insured with the good companies and the policies of the | “welching” companies canceled. PEL AR Ll s KILLED ON HONEYMOON. Frederick CossMt, Wreck Vietim, Had Just Been Marrfed. NEW YORK, July 1.—Frederick Hen- ry Cossitt, who was killed in the wreck of the american Line express at Salis- bury, England, today, was a nephew Mrs. L. D. Julllard of this city. He marrfed Miss ‘Antonia Dugro, daugh- ter of Judge and Mrs. P. Henry Dugro of New York, on June 18, and the young couple were on their wedding trip, They had planned to spend the entire sum- mer in travel in Europe, and Judge and Mrs. Dugro were to sail for Europe next Tuesday to join them. The weddihg of Mr. Cossitt and Miss Dugro was a social event of prom. inence, and was made unique by col- lege'songs sung by friends of the bride- groom, who. was graduated from Princeton University only a week be- for the marriage. The death of Mr, Cossitt today has a peculiat significance, in that he was the second person present at his wedding to lose his life in the two sensational tragedies of the ‘past week. Stanford White, who was to death by Harry K. Thaw on the Madison Square roof garden theater last Monday night, was one of the guests at the wedding. ———— Japan Introduces Rebate System. TOKIO, July 1.—A special discount has been introduced in the Manchurian railway tariff for tobacco and a few other commodities. Foreigners are ap- prehensive of the extension of the re- bate system in faVor of Japanese goods. ) Summer Colds. ) l\wlvo, Bromo Quinine, worid wide Cold Cure, removes cause. Call for fuil name, lock for sig. E. W. Grove. 2ic. * Please let me know | Cruz City Council has jolned in the | surance policies on ecity property to the | of Mrs. George Eggleston Dodge and of | EXPLAINS WHY ~ HE RESIGNED Driffield Writes Transatlantic Affairs. V. Carus Driffield, formerly Pacific Coast manager for the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company of Hamburg; a concern which has so far not paid a single cent of its 94,000,000 losses in San Francisco, has sent the following letter to Insuranée Commissioner Wolf explaining his reasons for resigning from his position as coast representa- tive and stating the financial condition of the German company as he under- stands it. g He declares that he resigned his po- sition because the company would not satisfactorily explain to him its inten- jtions regarding the settlement of its |San Francisco losses. He says that he is willing to help the organized | policy-holders in amy way that he can. Driffield’s letter is as follows: ° | "Hon. E. Myron Wolf, Insurance Com- | missioner, ¥: | Dear Sir: The Transatlantic Fire In- surance Company is, as you are aware, | very heavily involved in the lossés curring by reason of the recent di: | trous conflagration in San Francisco. | My original instructions from the home office were to gdmit no liability what- | ever pending their full investigation of | the clrcumstances, and upon receiving | my various cabled advices as to the | local conditiops and the legal points | involved they further Instructed me to fawalt the arrival of a special represen- tative from Hamburg, who alone wo@ | have authority to deal with the situd- tion in their behalf. Such representa- tive has been on lhedground during the past three weeks and has fully report- ed his views to the home office, which, may add, were in confirmation of those expressed by me. | _As the result of such cabled. inter- | changes of views I regret that I am | forced to the conviction that the com- | pany is agparemly not in a position to | meet its full engagements. Of course there are legal questions involved, upon the determination of which will depend | the exact amount of its llability. The statements in the local press.of |regarding the financial condition -of the [ company are entirely erroneous, for the capital and surplus of the company, as shown in ltu'hoxv office annual state- ment, aggregate the sum of 3$1,964,326. Should the company have treaty rein- surance in Europe to the extent that I believe, and such reinsurers prove sol- vent, the cause for uneasiness on the part of the local poliey-holders is al- most eliminated. Owing to my inability to secyre from the company any satisfactory expres- sion as to their intentions in the mat- ter of the settlement of their San Fran- cisco conflagration losses I cabled them on the 18th inst. to the effect that un- less I was promptly advised in such | regard I would resign. The assistant manager, Mr. H. Danker, joined me in such cable, to which we this afternoon received reply as follow: ‘We accept your res?naunn." 2 Under date of 16th inst. I notified all agents to decline the acceptance of any further business in behalf of the com- pany, and suggested the propriety of the cancellation of all business accept- ?d subsequently to the 18th of April ast. From the occurrence of the 18sses up | to the présent time we at this end have endeavored to facilitate the assured in their presentation of claims, etc., as far | us possible, and I cannot express . my | deep sense of regret in now being obliged to advise them through you of the conditions as they appear to exist. |1 take this, my first possible opportu- nity, of notifying you of the situation in order that the ?terenll of the policy- i may as far as po: | holders affected the conflagration ible be safeguarded. |1 learn the policy-holders will organize |as a body, thus minimizing the possi- | bility of ‘an undue dissipation of the/ avnl{nhle assets of the company by rea- son of individual and unnecessary liti- | gation, ete. To the representative of guch body I will cheerfully give such assistance as is in my power, to the end that legitimate claims against the com- | pany may recelve the satisfaction to which they are entitled. Yaours re- spectfully, V. CARUS DRIFFIELD, Former Manager. SRS a o S RAILROAD LABOR CHIEFS GET NO MORE PASSES | Provision in Rate Bill Agalnst Free Transportation Costs Five Unlons $25,000 a Year. s CLEVELAND, Ohlo, July 1.—Grand Chiet W. S. Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, referring to- day to the various effects of the rail- road rate bill, saf “Under the provisions of the law of- ficers of rallroad labor organizatigns are deprived of free transpertation, which they have heretofore enjoyed. There are flve raljroad labor ofganiza- tions—the Brothefhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhod of Locomo- tive Firemen, the Raliroad Trainmen, the Order of Rallroad Conductors and the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. conservative estimate as to the amount of fare that our officers will have to pay after January 1, 1907, when the law goes into operation, would be 35000 for each or: zation, making a total of $25,000 that the railroads will get from railroad labor organizations when their officers are on official business.” SAN FRANCISCAN FALLS DEAD OF HEART DISEASE | Hugh T. McDonald, an Electrician, Ex- - pires Suddenly While at Work . DENVER, July 1.—Weakened by ex- posure while in San Francisco during the fire, Hugh T. MecDonald, an elec- triclan, fell dead of heart trouble at 1:30 o'clock today while holding a lad- der for a fellow workman at the Glohe smelter. 4 _ McDonald was 42 years of age. He came to Denver a week ago and found employment at his trade with the Globe Smelter Company. . The body is in the possession of Coro- ner Rollins, who said tonight that he could obtain little information concern- ing the dead man. He told the work- men at the smelter that he had been through the earthquake and fire in San Francisco and had not felt well since elcwla‘. S ————. © . Sir Wiifred Lawsen Dead. , LONDON, July 1.—Sir Wilfred Law- gon, Liberal member of Parliament for the Camborne division of Cornwall, died In London , aged 77 years. He had been i1l for some time. of today | A e WO Continued From Page 1, Colunin 3. —————————————————— e —— entering a lady's tent and -attempting an - assault. Is_ this the beginning? |Only the vigilawee of the police aad strict_enforcement of the law will pro= | tect"the defenseless. | “If we mistake not; zn_effort is be- | ing “made to establish the_ temderloin | distriet in the heart of the’ residence portion of.the city. Even now at 1010 Fillmofe street a questiopable: place is: | open and people, men and womefi, ars ‘visiting the place by the score. . VICE FLAUNTS AT HOMES. “Only last night, between the hours of 10:20 and 11:20, no less tham 129 per- sons passed through the door. .Among | the number were seven women. i leaving one went on to Webster street, another on Ellis street, anothér t » Geary-street car with h.;l'esm:rt to the I ground on the hill. b"“rfl’hh-o conditfons are under investi- gatfon and if the State law holds goed we hope to put the place, with others of its kind, out of business. i “An attempt was made to open an-{ ather of these -questionable places at 1718 Filmore street, but the owner of the property, Mr. Blum, on learning the | character of the would-be tenants. ousted them. He salg that as & maa | of family he rould mot ptostitute bis | character and good name. -“We need more citizens in San Fran- | clseo of his type, likewise his agents. | Though a stranger: to me, I ‘vould like | to shake that landlord’s hand. | make | these revalations not for sensation, but | In the interest of the women and girls |not only of my congregation, but of | this fair city generally. “Let me say, as a proof the charactér | of 1010 Fitlmiore street, that a member tof a reputable firm &djacent to it told me that he had been trying for a num- ber of days to secure other offices and | hoped in a few days. to be able io | move. “With these conditions once eradi- cated and with an upright, righteous | determination on the part of the popu- lace, San Francisco destined .to. be one of the best and greatest citles ca | thé American continent. | Just before the close of his sermon | the reverend gentleman produced & | kodak and declared: | . “Hére in this koddk are the pictures of many of the men who frequented the place at 1010 Fillmore street this |afterncon. Ana we shall go on deing this until we rid the resideatial por- tions of San Francisco of such places as pollute the atmosphere wherein our | wives and daughters reside. | *They must get .out, and we will spe | that they do.” | REFUGEES ON LIGHT DIET. | Beans, Potatoes, Tea and Bread With« - out Butter for Dinmer. Refugees camped: indide the Presidic were placed on a light diet yesterday, and many of them ventured the ‘opinion | that the military authorities ‘are cut- ting down the rations. im order to foree | them to seek quarters outside the res- ervation. | When the men, women and childrea | filed Into the kitchens yesterday morm- ing for breakfast.they found mush and | milk awaiting them. There was bread \on the table, but no butter. Coffee Was | served, ‘but no one was givem the op- | portunfty to sweeten' It for himself. Hz had been eweetened by the cook. Such was the Sunday morning break- | tast of people for whom $7,000,000 has | been donated. ‘Their dinner. consisted | of beans, bread, beiled potatoes and [ sweetened" téa. The potatoes, which | were of a rather inferior quality, were bolled, skin and all. Butter, being a | lTuxury, was not served with this meal | The tea had been sweetened by the | cook. Not a' morsel of meat was In | evidence. > The refugees said nothing in protest, imply leaving the kitchens with. de~ jpairing looks on their faces. They are. | helpless and full of fear. One man, John | H. Clark, made some .protest ome day last week about, the food, and Colonel 1 Morris immediately gave.orders to have him driven off the reservatioh. | "'The refugees thought .that -the | Government would improve over the | Desmond kitchems. - It 'has ‘succeed- |ed in making -them - more cleanly; | but the food is lacking in quantity and | 1s not any improvement in quality over that sérved by Desmond. s % | CONVENTION INDORSES: | ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN | Demoerats of Ohio County Impar- | tial i Felicitations to Rival - Leaders. 7 CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 1.—The Demoecrats of ‘Gegeau County, east of city, Indorsed bDoth- President Roosevelt and Willlam Jennings Bryan. They held & mass convention at Middle- fleld to select a county ticket and name delegates to the State cohvention to ‘be held in the fall. 8 Resolutions wére passed unanimous- ly cammending the patriotic' coutse of | President Roosevelt in his endeavor to | compel -the trusts to obey the law, and condemning Senators Dick and Foraker | for fatling to give the Président their hearty .support. A. clanse indorsing [Willlam Jennings Bryan for the party leadership in 1903 was enthusiastically approved. 5 ok R TS BN ‘TOMMENDED ' FOR SHOOTING MAN FOUND IN HIS HOME Mayor of Ohfo Town Declares Culpeit a Medal. - = HAMILTON, Ohio, July 1.—Declar- pn‘ that & man that defended his home was more worthy of. a medal .than | prosecution, Mayor - Thomas today |.promptly dismissed Willlam Stapleton; - - arrested for having shot and probably " | fatally wounded Fred Wyenzurger. Stapleton found Wuenzurger in . his house when he returned home -last night. 3 AT IRAI ——ie . SUNDAY DROUTH SEVERE IN BOTH KANSAS CITYS Governors Folk dnd Hoeh Put Padlocks on the “Lid” to Thwart the De-. ¥ sires of the Thirsty. - KANSAS CITY, July 1.—For the first time in their stence all “saloons -in both the Kansas Citys were closed tight today. On the Missouri-side it. - was the usual Sunday closing that has ° -been carried on for months past by o#- der of Governor Folk. On the Kansas side. where the prohibition law has been openly violated for years, the closing was the result of Governor Hoeh's campaign to stop the sale of liquor, no% only on Sunday but on every other day In the week. Since the 'Sunday closing ovder has been In effect on- the Missouri side, 30,- | 000 have weekly gone to Kansas City, Kan., for relief. but today nene was in sight. The lid was not only on In Kan- sas, but It was locked. In order to em- phasize his earnestness in the crusade, Assistant Attorney General Trickett had ‘:dloeh placed on the doors of all