The evening world. Newspaper, November 16, 1901, Page 1

GAN WE TALK WIT , SPIRITS? NIGHT EDITION. Che NE E w YORK, TWISTS THE TIGER’S TAIL IN A CLOSE AND DESPERATE GAME. FOURNIER MADE MILE IN 514-5 SEC All World’s Records Smashed by the mobilist at Great Carnival on Brook- A mile in 51 4-5 acconds. That's what Henry Fournier. the great French chauffeur, did’ afternoon. He broke all automobile recorda, ‘t he was not alone in the rec- erd breaking. Albert ©. Bostwick did a mile in 6G 2-5 seconds over the same course. Before Fournter made hia world's record he did a mile fn 52 secon but so sure was he that he could beat that that he tarned right around and went over the course again. All these records were made with gasoline machines weighing over two thousand poand: ‘The beat previous official record fs 1.06 2-5, made by Winton. ues Longuez, of France, beat the "s recon! for gasoline machines of 1,000 pounds by making « mile in lyn Speedway. Lewis Charley with Harry Payne Between Kings Highway and tne Whitney's machine made it In 68 sec- nel, the mile over which the races onds, were run, fully 1,000 persons—men, Bostwick failed to better his record | women and children—lned the Coney on his ond trial, making {tin 603-5 | Riker broke the first worta's | record for electric mactines, 2,000 pounds | or over, making the mile in 1 minute 3 sccomis, thus cutting down the record by 331-5 seoonds, 8. P. Davis, jr.. in a steam locomotiie, broke the world’s record for a mile by covering distance in 1 minute 15 seconds. W. J. Stewart in the same class made a mile in 1 minute 67 1-5 xeconds. Thomas D. De Witt also eclipsed the world's record by travelling the mile in 1 minute 331-5 seconds. The recon! for a eteam wutomodtle was 1 minute 3 3-5 seconas. In Brooklyn's big automobile car- nival this afternoon, there. was a parade of ninety machines of all de- scriptions, followed by auto races, par- ticipated In by a score of noted expert handlers of the racing vehicles. ‘The start, which was made from the Plaza of Prospect Park, at noon, was marred by several mishaps, particular- ly a blaze in the gasoline pan of one of the autos. This created a great deal of excitement, but there was no damage. French Auto Island Boulevard on either side, while &9 more watohed the competitors dash by from private automobt| t hoon lh R. Adams, president of the cli, tock his place at the head of the line, and, with a. great. puffing and snorting ‘of nlvety machines, the race to the sea bepan. ‘Not far behind “president. Adams came Edwin Gould in W. Graven's awift 35 electric nuto, with a party of friends. Then came C. A. Postley, E. and W. Ww. Melvin, J. W. Newberry, ‘A. Hop: kins, W. P. Perkins, R. in! “Jones, Dr. Haekeland, Louls Charley, H. F. Wood: ward, Mr.and Mra. W. H. Talbo r R. - Biilon, John H. ‘Weel Fos, M. Butler, 1 fort, Charles P. start, ert Ce Moat wick, credited with pein the most daring chuuffeur tn the coun= try, ran up with his big racer just be- fore the start. He wax warmly welconted his telends, bat Ad wot mt tor. tne otarte preceding the parade by twer! minutes, Jumped from Mlasli.g Auto. Soon after the start an accident hap- pened to W. ‘arren’s gasoline ma- chine which created much excitement. (Continued on Sixth Page.) MISS HELEN BARNEY SAVES SERVANTS’ LIVES AT FIRE. The Evening World.) SOUTH AMPTON, L. L, Nov. 16.— The courage and self-possession of Beautiful Daughter of Miss Helen Barney, one of -ne most beautiful girls in New York's fashion- able set, probably saved the lives of all the Barney family last night. The magnificent country her father, Charles T. Barney, Presi- dent of the Knickerbocker Trust Company, was burned to the ground. Miss Barney was the first member of the family to be aroused and, al- though the house was then ablaze all over, she herofcaly ran through the Great building calling the other mem- bers of the family and the servants, Owing to her coolness every one got out safely, though not a single article of value was saved. Among the valuables lost was near- ly $100,000 worth of jewelry. All the family Jewels were in Southampton, because the Barney town house is be- ing remodelled and they were taken down there for safekeeping. Mr. aBrney has wired to Tiffany's to send a man down here for the Purpose of recovering the jewels If Possible. As soon as the ruins cool sufficiently the search wiil begin. Like many of the other membors of the Southampton colony the Barneys Stay late at thelr summer place. They were preparing to come to the city for the season, which practically opens with the Horso Show, and expected to come up next week. Meantime they were enjoying the beau- tles of the late fall at the seashore In their plendid place, “Windy Barn." ‘This {n one of the finest houses on the Long Island coast. It was oullt several CHICAGO FLYER IN A CRASH. Little Girt Killed and Several Passengers Injured. ELGIN, Nov, 16.—The Chicago Grea: Western castbound Hmited to-day was In collision witht the Sycamore milk train at Marshall's Crossing, four milex west of Bt. Charles. Rose Root, thir- teen years of age, of Sycamore, was in- otantly killed and the lower part of her body cremated. A Chicago. travelling inan named Murphy was probably fa- tally injured, and Simon Chaffee, of Wasco, Il, and the engineer of the lmtted were badly hurt. Several others Were lightly bruised. \ home of | Trust Company Pres- ident Ran Through Burning Home _ to Warn Them. years Ago by Mr. Barney at great cost and was moat elaborately fitted up. Thousands of dollars’ worth of paint- ings and bric-a-brac were imported from Europe, and of all the costly places at the Long Island Newport none sur- Passed this, Smoke Aroused Miss Barney. It has not been learned how the fire ted, but all the members of the household had retired. Miss Barney oc- cupled a room on the second floor of the house. She was asleep and was awnk- ened by the dense smoke which filed her room. She realized that the house wagon fire, but she did not lose her head. Sipping on a wrapper she ran into the hall and shouted fire. She could age the flames coming up at the far end of the hall, and she knew that unless she acted quickly the servants would surety be} burned to death. Quickly culling to the members of the family who were on the same floor with her, and being satisfed that they would get out nafely, she ran upstairs and got the sleeping servants up. ‘They came streaming downatalra after the brave girl and got out just in time. In two minutes more the whole bulld- ing was w furnace, Loas May Be $200,000. The family und friends simply had to stand by and watch all thelr belongings burn, The members of the family wet ken in by friends and furnished wth cath. HORSE PLUNGES INTO DITCH. AFTER AN HOUR'S WORK IT WAS PULLED OUT. A horse attached to a dumping cart owned by Charles J, Mi East Thirty-fourth atreet, and driven by Martin Tully, fell headtong early: thle ing enough to make them presentable. The loss is estimated at from $250, to $300,000, Some of the works of ar that were destroyed, however, wer really priceless Miss Barney was one of last season's debu ntes. She wax introduced to s0- clety at one of the most gorgeour bails | In the histury of New York. It was given In her honor by William C. Whit- ney, at his home, No. S71 Fifth avenue. Mr. Whitney spent thousands of dol-, lars on the function, and it made New| York talk for many a day, After the ball the young woman was easily the belle of the debutantes of the season, Mr. Barney, in addition to being the President of the Knickerbocker Trus: Company, ts one of the largest if aot the largest reel estate operator in this city, He has been In almost the dig deals in New York for the last five or ten years, and his operations run up into the hundreds of mililons. It has been said that he had an ambition to form g real estate trust. He is President of the Municipal Ar: Commission and Is greatly Interested tn art. i His town house is at No, 101 East ‘Thirty-cighth street. “Windy Barn’ was a tremendously roomy house, From this fact name. It wan altuated on the lake, which Hes at right angles to the beach, and approaches so close to sand duncs that In heavy weather the waves from the dash into It. Mouse Just Nemodelted. The bullding was erected several years ago. It wae three stories high and con- tained thirty rooms, Including a billlard room and a ballyroom. During the p: summer ft had been made over at great cost and the work had Just been com- pleted, The members of the family who were in the house last night were Mr. and Mrw, Barney, Miss Helen. J. W. Barney, iss Cath Barne: = Other’ daughter” rhe sure, Barney. an sot tts Barney, was not at home last ni ‘When his afeation was called to some] with the cordial concurre criticism of his selection of Democrats, | Presitent and Senator Plat wow sald: ator undoubtedly desired Uh morning into an excavation elght feet deep in front of No, 233 East Twenty- third ptreet, This hole was dug to put in the Second avenue electric Elevated Rail- road equipment, and Tully vacked the wagon too far toward the hole, so that the wheels dragged suddenly back, In its efforts to keep trom falling the horse plunged around and shot head frat into the ditch, Policemen from the Kast ‘I'wenty- second Street Police Station and a corpa of men from the Society for the Preven: tlon of Cruelty to Animals, under In- spector Lambert, hauled the animal out | by: means of ropes after an hour's work. ,PKROW you would not ask me to dizcuss Fully Illustrated. First Publication of the Long-Promised Report of Prof. Hyslop on His Remarkable Series of Trance-Seances with JQ- MORROW’ S the Famous Medium, Mrs. Piper. Most Astounding Spiritualistic Literature Ever Published. SA’ ue DAY. NOV I. MBE R 16, 1901, ATHMAN’S THIRD TRIAL WAS PARTLY SUCCESSFUL. A inird and final sheil was fired from the Gathmann wun at o'clock this afternoon. It cracked the target plate trom lop bottom. The inventor claims a partial victory. but it took ree shells to effect this, containing in all 1,500 pounds of gun ton. --- ge LATE RESULTS AT LATONIA. Fifth Race—Lady Wadsworth 1, The Boston 2, Throstle 3 Sixth Race—Lord Farandole 1, Pretty Rose 2, Z. Barbee 3 4 AT LOUISVILLE, Fourth Race—Chantrehe 1, Charley Thompson 2, Jordan. Fifth Race—Lady of the West 1, Prima Il. 2, Dr.Clark 3. ganna OTHER FOOTBALL GAMES. At Williamsport—State College, 38; Lehigh, 0 At Lancaster, Pa.—Franklin and Marshall, 40; Jefferson, 0 At Philadelphia—Pennsylvania, 16; Carlisle Indians, 14. At Madison—First half: Wisconsin. 18; Minneapolis, 0. At Middletown—Wesleyan, 11; Trinity, 0. At Orange—All Collegiate, 6; Orange A. C.. 0. At Cambridge—Harvard Freshmen. 35: Yale Freshmen, 6 At Annapolis—Navy. 173 Washington and Jefferson, 11. -e¢e- MISS STONE’S CAPTORS REDUCE RANSOM. SOFIA, Nov. 16.—The rigands who captured Miss Elien . Stone have reduced the amount of ransom they demand to 000 Turkish pounds. It is also reported that if convinced at this is more than Mr. Dickinson will give the brigands ‘would accept 15,000 Turkish pounds. CAUGHT LOW STRANAHAN NAPPING.’ WILL ACCEPT. Mayor-Elect A Admitted He Vis sits Prencite and Receives Would Name Partridge | Formal Offer of Col- “Very Soon.” | lectorship. | ening World.) ‘ov, 16.—Mayor-elect Low returned to New York on the 12.45 Pennsylvania train this afternoon. He eaid he was well pleased with his con- ference with President Roosevelt, and felt that he had gained much Informa- tion which would prove of value to him. After breakfawting with the President Mr, Low called on Secretaries Root and } He had luncheon at the White House, “Did President Roosevelt: recommend the appointment of Col. Fartridge as Commissioner of Police? was arked. “That's a contidential matter, and 1 WASHINGTON, Novy, 16,—State Sena- tor Nevada N, Stranahan, of Oswego, NI Y., after his cull upon the President to-day, made tie following statement: tenident Roosevelt’ this mornf tendered me the oMce of the Co! of New York, with the understanding that T shall assume ite duties April 1 next Such an arrangement will permit me 10 do my winter's work at Albany Tam especially anxtons ty finish my term as Senator in justice sthtuency and also in the hope that, chairman of the committee on cities, may be nble to ald the adminii of Mayor Low, ang assist the p Oden, he revised charter will undoubtedly ire attention from the Legisla and my work in connection with aN it." answered Mr. Low. When will you nominate Col, ridge?" “Very soon," answered Mr. Low, mo- mentarily off his guard. Part- oY “fam glad to see that my appoint-[ has famtlarized me with the subjecg menta have been favorably recelved by] "The oMce of oCYector comex to me the press und public." he added vbsolutely unsolicited. and, | ment of Mr, Bldwell, but if Mr. “] was elected on a fusion ticket." hlaSwaalhat a Pe st SO {WEATHER FORECAST. + Forecast for the thirty- hoarse ending 8 Pr. M. jor New York City to be done, he ts entirely satinfled with p me me. No suggestions as ty my the office have been made to dition coupled with the ap cept that L give the dew ministration in my pow that in faithful pubis possi H the ad dellet rive is to be found the greatest advantage to one's alx Sunday party. victnity—Fat: ————-- TOOK CARBOLIC ACID. PfeMnger Drank Fiery Volson a Died. forty-nine years Diedrinn PteMnger, °. , of 28 Becond avenue, committed ast by tabsue eachalla aad. [ £5 Circulation Books Open to All.” } orld, os oo IP. inceton atk Fiercely for Every Inch of Grounds but Eli's Attack Was Irresistible—Big Weymouth the Star---Many Brilliant Piays. FINAL SCORE: YALE wo eho ae PRINCETON - BY CHARLES CHADWICK. | mre Loe Te ale and Princeton played to-day | Mleott Dai , In the presence of the mont wildly excited | Hamin crowd that ever watched these two his- | Hoan torfe rivals in thelr annual champton- | pe ship battle, All during the forenoon an | Hart 3 phadwick extra supply of electric ace 2 eCiate busy handling the trainloaca which pes poured In at the depot from all points of the compa: The old city of Elms responded loy- ally to the occasion and blue flags and bunting waved from all sides up Chapel | street, and called to mind the recent | bl-centennial celebration. The corridors | of the New Haven House were jammed |! [ with supporters of its Bluey and the and Black. Among the promi- i sine New Yorkers were: Judgs Planch-|freshman tackle of last year, wouid be ard. who has a son In the fr&man|Allowed to play by the faculty, but co at Yale, and Gov, Woodri cd ah were contradicted by those who CoG { Princeton Arriv. Yale Favorite at 2 to |. The two elevens, which were the cen- tral point around which all the excite- ment waged, were kept carefully away jing some Yale mo) |2 to 1 for a while. jnoon more went begging at Later in the fore- Princeton money made its Jappearance and several bets at fix- ures of & to 3 Were recorded. The gen- eral impression amor the rooters was that both aiden would score, Rumors. were rife.in the morning to the effect that Bloomer, Yale's star ‘The betting was slow, Princeton men were asking odds. Early tn the morn- RACING # SPORTS ————4 "PRICE ONE ve CENT tralnen i Robinson and Murphy, ae ker eleven arrived at the dopot™ te special train at 1230 P, M. from the Mure, ray Hill Hotel, where they hadiapent — the night. A crowd of Princeton: mene of whom there were at that time over a) thousand In town, tramped downto” the statl their he [The players p and emerged from the car at L3Q/alty looking strong and in the pink ofjedae) ” dition, A special electric car whitied them at once out to the fleld, Elle Got a Good Sleep. The Yale team meanwhile had spent the night at the infirmary out om pect street. Several of the men) ever, had decided to remain in) rooms on the campus. In thelr , hood last night there was not a sound | cheering or noise of any ind. Tage were out before 10, and there wag) sombre silence. Yale men appreciated (Conti ued on Sixth EEE SHIPWRECKED CREW FIVE ~ DAYS WITHOUT WATER. — Three shipwrecked American, sailors 1 | who for five days drifted about the © sea on a dismantled lumber-laden Mati : | Thrilling Rescue by the ig Nooner, arrived In port this afternoon | jou the Portuguese steamship Peninsular Steamship Peninsula|‘ After Frightful Suf- rom Lisbon | Caugh: in a terrible noreaster the the «chooner were awept clean fdecks of . . land the water cask smashed Into splin- fering in Icy Seas. ters, Por five daya the men had not a icon: of water. ‘Thelr suffering wascter-{ rible ceaterneer, | POPS But another storm blew up. ‘The schooner was ae hudba they found themselves the next morning yound from Calas, Mes. tamer fon a sinking Lulk for Clyde, Mass, Capt, Stanten was th Adrift Pive Days. consisted of Arthur Ipper and his crew mae : ae (Wines, Witla Kandry and a emart aiattes ignals w oe Ave My : led “Jip.” “ i {iettlen ec eres dual meantime the men were suffering all \ : yee Good |e horrora of thirst. ‘They tried to re- Su) was set from Ca iooa | the : eat co enitee favored them until Wednes- vevanithel pereliedy auite with salt oO regular bs s day 4 meek age wen nweat Baile] THelr suffering continued without re- howlerzcnmeisyt et si te litule schooner Nef until the men began to pray for were trimmed, but the iit Ted Pea Tn ree ee ee cIfully pounded by wind and] open et ares Ree ntacle ot by the! water all about t « Finally everything we pand yet unable to os Hoard, including the small boats and|auench the burning thirst, maddened ue 5 them to desperation. the prized cask of water ned were their thro So parc one of them could talk abov For five days they lay on the deck When the elements subsided the crew Hewed up 4 forestaysail and tried for of she wrecked hulk, moaning and praying — a3 for deat oF resctie, 0a Peninsular, bore down on them and (Stent es four hours of heroic work rescu men were forced to jump overs” Sonea and were fished out of the. vy a boat's crew from the st CREW FOUGHT STORM 38 HOURS. - ROCHESTER, N. Y., No Aight for life against snow, ice, wind and wi of over thir elgtst hours, the | crew of the vig steam colller John Rus | kee mude the harhor at Charlotte early, - j to-day In an extremely exhausted! cons dition. For twenty-four hours the! erew | could see ami the heavy clouds of snow and spray the harbor light) of ‘Char lotte gleaming faintly, but could gain’ not one foot toward the harbor, and at mes the captain stood see toy give the order to beach her, : Sut ea oat, but © engine-rooms were water and the fires nearly k on the part of the erew: the pumps it was kept down until . 16. — After & by hard storm had abat to such an ext to permit the vessel reaching TRIED TO ROAST AL J. CENTRAL AND HIMSELF ALIVE. READING TO MERGE, ‘| WALL STREET HEARS OF A COMBINATION OF THE ROADS. to my con-}. FANNELLY SET FIRE TO HIS CLOTHES IN STREET. years | Vague reports of a deal between the itral Rallroad of New Jersey and the twenty-two yurteenth strer Fannelly » 407 Jone old lor out set fire to MIN? fending Railroad were current in Wall a enilntthe nty-neverth Istreet to-day after the close of the gine and FE nue this aftet-} stock market, and {t was declared that eee A policeman standing near Madl-Tthe details would be forthcoming some a Square Garden saw him, rushed ltime this week. vom and extinguished the laze, UCT ye wan hinted that a hard and fas only after the youn’ man had gtven/compination had been reached betw dim a hard tus! 3 Fannelly said he wanted to die ¢ these roads to the d approaching pa res Tho two properties are real- He threatened if re-|@ merger. fy Samp from Brooklyn|ly controlled largely by Morgan inter- for and ne/est®. Nothing of an official character was seme for and Pel was learned, and the matter seemed to be surrounded with oa myrtery The stocks of the various anthr coal ron ry active and strong all da! the Exchange. Readings 4d- vanced from | to % percent, but trans. actions '» Jersey Central were limited to fa sald thet Fant e from desponden TRIED TO SHOOT HIMSELF. nas become WEDDING. GUESTS IN TRAIN WRECK, SPECIAL CARRYING NEW YORK SOCIETY PEOPLE IN CRASH. Spmial to The Eveaing World.) NORFOLK, Va., Nov, 16--The York, Philadelphia and Norfalk pasdene: ger train ch left Jersey City last night the road = over with special York and soclety: PeoDts om route to > Gordon wngers were all shaken” one was hurt. ‘The wad didnot arrive here watits Now Frits Helua fs a Prisoner tm/19) shares at half a point advance Bellevue. —— Frita Hoing, thirty-five yeara old, of No. & Firat avenwe, attempted suicide} Sunday World Wants move the orday bd) hootin, Imaelt. He was {SiR La hailey us Libatital n sugtoonan /usiness warld,