The evening world. Newspaper, March 19, 1902, Page 3

Po aint es eh eh is ha ed) SETI EE Te eae THE Sa WEDNESDAY (BVEN G, MAKCH 19. Sate ht bea een od 1902. EXPOSED BY BIG FIRE.AROUSES EAST SIDE'S WRATH. Two Men Victims of the Flames that Destroyed Phoenix Line Pier and the Steamship British Queen-— Thrilling Es- cape of Chief En- gineer Scott. Through the big river-front fire last night the -+ ng discovery was made to-day that cartridges are being shipped from here to the Boers on British steamships During the fire a series of plosions were heard on the Phoenix lne pier. These were explained this morning when it was admitted that there were 250 cases of cartridges anv. a. machine for making them on the pier waiting shipment to the Boers in South Af- rica. id Among Farm Implements. The contraband cargo was conceal- ed among « lot of agricultural imple- mengs, consigned to ports in Portus | Ruese South Africa. ‘Longshoremen Pier said that two well-dressed men had beer. hanging about the pier last week keeping a close watch on the shipping. It was thought they were Treasury Department agents, but they were put down as British t men when the story of the Boer am munition became known That an attempt would be made to ship ammunition to the Boers on a British ship is explained by he fact that many of the Phoenix ine sels go direct from here to ports in Holland, others to Russian ports and thence by the Suez Cat to ports on the African West coast about the burned #e service vy ves: Two Victims of the Fire, Two persons are-dead as a result of the big fire. Pier Watchman Patrick Hussey died at 7.39 o'clock this morning in St. Mary's Hospital. Fireman Thomas of the fireboat Seth Low, weighted down by his rubber boots, was drowned this morning. Cooney, who was drowned while fighting fire on the barges floating in the bay, was engaged to be married on Easter Sunday night The Seth Low was called from her berth at Main street, Brooklyn, at 12.30 this morning. She got next to a coal barge drifting toward G nor’s Island. The firemen landed and climbed up on @ pier, which was full of pitfalls and covered with ice. A sentry on Governor's Isand saw one of the firemen fall overboard, and gave warning, but the other fire- men were too busy By the time the sentry had made himself heard Cooney had disappeared, his heavy and uniform probably preventing him from reathing safety. Five sailors and longshoremen, who were burned while escaping from the blazing pier, are at the hospital, but their Injuries are sligat Hussey, the night watchman, was forty years old and the father of large family, His wife, a mother only two Jays ago, dying condition at her home, 316 Jefferson street, Hoboken. She has not been told of her husband's fate Police ‘Keant Hayden, of the Ho- boken police. t the ‘longshoremen who we t work on the pier when the fire broke out have all been accounted for. The Rritish Queen } off Thirty Cooney, ver- to heed. boots a who became is ina said to-~ lyn, whi ees with board al a quarter shore Bupt. Mason, of the Phoentx tine, sald this morning that it would b ie fotrly estimate the loss the fire in less than two weeks. od {f $1,2%,000 would cover the loss he said it would not Tt is ger ly believe Dat the loss ail be in the neighborhoud of $2,000,000 The lose on the Britsh Queen is put at $900,000, mid there was a greet quantity » merchandise on that vessel, and on Hehters that This inclu etton, h of harvest was ntlty «rumor that the fire was igin, but Mr Mason sald there was no truth In tive ft. He said he thought the blaze started fn a quantity of Belgian wicker baskets on the Phoenix pler, and this opinion was confirmed by Charles Chr who Was at work on the light tianson, Castle ton, which was lying forward off the dock. re Started in Kets, Christianson says the flames seemed to burst forth from the pile of wicker en unloaded from 1 Monday baskets that had by the British Queen Two fireboats and a fleet of tugs in the river, and Chief Croker with a@ dozen engines on shore, kept up a run- ning fight with the drifting fre-spread- ers and averted « disastrous conflagra- tlon on this pide. At Bo'elock last nig was full of activity, Un ms Inspector B, 8. tongve of fame leap across «4 cotton vales directiy in front booth. ‘There wy flerce draught through the pler, and before Kasmire realized Ide donger the flames hac swopt up to the sides of the shed. Hig Grat thought was for Kaamire saw pile of hin loud ex- | the men’ who for many hours was thought to lere is his own story. Being off watch 1 turned into my bunk.) Well forward on the starboard side of main deck had sleeping perhaps half rwhen [ was disturbed with d I thought [ was in a great fire [ing over Pretty T was the stifling heat. 1 sat up in the t This time | knew the ship was on fire my bare feet and pthing 1 | rushed out and ridge deck. | A great mass lurid flames was all wbout me ‘Through the flames came running the frightened figure of one of the coal trimmers, Dyxtra | TL grabbed him by the arm to keep him | Jumping overboard. We crept back to a dip in the deck where | he flames had not reached The flerce wind fanned the fiames| | toward We made adder nto the eattl water found le pen T lowered {t fart nes the ! been an} rams. | Turn-| “oon n aro k | y to the we w atti in the grav cable curled u It was the to a mast “2 already | ih around which beginning to w I told Dyxtra to wouldn't soolw ko ahead down. He nger my ample w I grabbed th: | sh Queen, and rushing shouted an ala ne me area | by the gangway and] lazing pier. Others alia | the Nghter Acme, mooret ne and then cut loose ang floated down the stream | The longshoremen had great diMcuity escaping. Only half of those at work ‘d get by the column of fire that swept acroms the shed. Others dived river and swam Joining. ¢ Spread Rapidly. \ In five minutes th tsh Queen were Exploding barrels like frogs into the | pier and the Bt enveloped in flame Mand wood alco: | SCOTT'S THRILLING ESCAPE AS TOLD BY HIMSELF. ———_—_+4--__— The most marvelous incident of the big r.ver front fire last night was the escape of Chief Enyineer Robert F. BY CHIEF ENGINEER ROBERT E. SCOTT. I went off to sleep again Jear 4 by) ‘RBrittsh Qu |'SAVED FROM FIRE, 7 Gussie Smith's Brother Searching for Mad- den to Kill Hinn—Let- ter Receivedin Which He Tireatens Suicide Indignant at the Folic Seott of the British Queen, have tecn burned alive in his berih, jet myself down eight feet to let go palms of my nto the water from the bottom Twa as About obliged flesh was burned off the hands 1 the water 1 ship. Perha grain tarme n clambering was aboard. | n the heat and t ng below to get warm anket and ra re was some which was sore and id water | wrapped my fown to d tadie corn-heef veer set ‘There fame 1 was swiin ashore came a biast of Again 1 plunged into em exhanste! that 1 though not tts of a pler smoke and the water void feet no) from th end I hung on to the burni time to time [had to as the Names drove peint Pretty a big shin hove side 1 reallaed then that the was drifting down stream. with ali my might ‘ barge began to attracted crew of the ship Heathourn yell te Some one to wet a after I he was burned tossed mea rope ant | owas abogrd. 1 did not see Dyx eft My ship and I'm ta di h. fraid Scott was badly were bad shape Diack as 4 coal was all burned off. Hospital burned. His hands His face was as avers and his hair He ts in St. Mary's had drifted a@: he storage-house of the Pennsylvania road. ‘The burn ree were az hauled out into mid mtream and kept off shore until they rounded the Battery They drifted across to Governor's ial and, where they Innded aga! wernment rnishing he for the garrison wt an William. The was pushed down to the Communtpaw Flats, where she ran aground and burned to the rr” edge Others of the burning arifted to v Island SALVAGE IS ASKED. hol scattered the fire among the craft| The Cornell Steamboat Company filed moored about. Most of the captains on|# !idel for salvage in the United States the lighters hod their families with | District t this afternoon against them, they had great difficulty tn the lighter Athens, which was salvaged tting them ty |by the towing company’s tugboat G. ss. 1 Fire Department, aug-| Rose at last night's Hoboken fire. | mented by almost a thousand volun. | It Is alleged that the Rose pulled the teers, went to work to mave the Harner | Athens into safety from the slp next ne pier and the merchandise conti¢ bed burning pler after dragging out the ous to the tire, They fought a muccess-|*t4mehip Norge. The lighter was tow ful nent in the face of a Merce gale,|%4 % the foot of East Fitty-second| Joseph Madden ori Nine The Heathburn, the Norge and the) “iret ras city and was not damaged | married “Gus We ‘ Maasdam and smaler craft for a mite! Shg'ty jive had waht gtige om Jaugt 23 oa to the windward of the biasing pler got | the ged} Smith a week ago, w | ip steam and m: for the Manhattan) n wife living, h reatened Bs : ; : . shore to of danger Miin intial firme balv Jaga Sent Word to the Smith fam g F i hour after the fire started the) result of the ble bla: that unless “Guaste” meets \ British Queen, with a flotilla of five Atri Vg an 1 Board | time to-day at the New York entra blazing lighters, broke away from their | Yon that it was Pte te Brooklyn B will koi! i moorings and floated down the river the The matter will be compli. | Mimaelf The 1 aC ee . es Wity the tide. A more picturesque ted owing pees festruction of the vluff. As ek geen ulot fe river | CUStom-House books ani the records of den ir he gir Was eet Bone the Tet lth outgoing cargo Rough estimates | manent ba tthe danger to shipping on this| put the loss at a million anda quarter, | NNO has bee aix| yy | was recognized, and an alarm for eter menths. ance | yy * engines was sounded. The fire-boats | | of every 5 treet) ' f Van Wyek and Zophar Milla had FIRE AFFECTS COURT CASE. | resins: oe " M “ been patrolling the river front in an he was marr M twas « a i ttelpation of such « contingency Divorce Anawer Rurned in Pa said a word to sean The ate The British Queen was taken in hand nen, be , mother about it when Madden r !, t i bet Wife wit b b fe by a fleet of tugs and Kept away from per eas ed Hear Gueea ithe. girl ae bis in " the Manhattan shore, but the Hwhters) spwank yitesdlongl he full force pe ehiad K t NEW c t th eetion he eas i] more trouble, Despite the efforts ii. sens oe i Mar : 19. me re to he acct ‘ he eA. ‘ . j \ H beat) one of the 1 ere . el: | “Silver Do nate ML: ad setae ake rr iss rine ible nthe courts. In a suit for absolute | was alive, and the indiana * e foot of Park place and Ignited a DY pa Greer against “Half-Dollar’ Smith. a 1 : ! tt Kaged Willam Mo gir ® sworn to & sker fought the fire from. the Me an answer The docu- | and ning ar ‘ x ' ed nbuut pler, while the Zombar Milla et a tine | MeRt Was compiled atter many months| with a company of Hat “ earn swant bout the blazing craft and. pulled it (Of DAM NOFR, and ax mon am completed | h |The a wit out into the water. The Ine was soon | W4¢ destroved in the ole fire, the tax eo fami \ \ burned and the blaaing barge drifted | Hujding. one of these pupae eomett osu Bits the Hoboken ferry-hou : i Lion Mani Moa! kawanna Read at the foot of No response was made z WAS ONLY — street the husband go: a decree ery Court has now re another blaze was extinguished exte Frat Y when the beat waz gotten off again 5 F) { ze f n gyp- the fire-fighting had to esumed » {uenttoued tegen ‘ As Pier No. 4, where other blazing barges a hou nuinule tear MreA MS 1 i. . Mre HOH DP , Ave fack MOORE CLOSES ene : ane ae PATRICK’ S CASE. Mentions Mrs. Don Harber «fini He | ge the am{) as a x Hiram Duryea. Mrs Ches t (Continued from First Page. | CAUGHT By TRAP lease (that her Aya 1 alho Mr Moore had four other hard ' ats heard, 2 writing experts a ‘coor three other * ® th bd witnesses which the derense had constd- would Lista he Jered important, including Mra. Adele SAID T B boat “ : Francia and) Chriettan the} O HAVE DEFRAUDED F “Darling, Do You Tove M x : Dunetien J, manufacturer. Before NEW YORK FIRMS. a nh! " left the he sworal mieiantly out 7 min a f the « . 3 Through Mrs, N : F sborne Recalls Short, achnage Sent to ¥ « rvalho was excured for His Order. 4 L. Short was recal ne was ordered to t Mr » The Seening World) ‘ AikeNa pe NE PHILADELPHIA March 19—The ! asked the witness If he| Police hi isted by the agent of the p hia pen in the ink! well known New York elgar nranufa:- x tan the will of 90. turer, Robbigues, succeeded in captur- i " Mr Rice ‘had dipp ing this morning a swindler who had ne ink sometime ordered $600 worth of cigars to be de- \ : . eng of the will and ot jive to an address in this elty. 7 J A da duet SA aa ual man gave nis name as Frank he rier questioned the witness | Hendley i maen iter sobre. drops h cies rm Several days ago Hendle ordered $600 eral of the questionx the defense ob-| worn of cians Robie dieters * ’ ‘ jected, and the Recsrder over-ruled the | NOFth of cigars, Robbigu ame st opjection piclous of the order “ Mt ; aq chen Mr. Houne asked the witnems a) An agent was sent here and the ad- mony, veveral afl we * ; i f BUST OR INCT SW AR LDUBERUIEG VAi SES dren al by Hendley was found to SRILA VIE rantie eroe w i ut “Very well.” he said: “if the counsel| be a sta’ A fake package wax nent Mrs. Wothersy Awrer sys for the defense cannot be treated fairly} to this address. When Hendley called , a8 tonaitoia RENE HO SWEDES A for the package this movning’ he was Set ohana ots H Bavert( rvalho sald the ink used tn] promptly arr: Mrs. Barber reow r! signing the Various menia weee, In! php here say New York husvand for two AL ret as, me different inks nrawinaladvout ot 310 rival the intimacy with te | Cor ‘as then unl to t of Duryes practically cease ' > Prosecutor | or $12,008 of goods amadavit “ ' yin rebuttal The lady in Egyy: relates tnet Mr [tsa | ms funed to ta k ire| } DUFFEFIN'S WILL. y baby at his ‘ nA " LONDON, March 1%.—The will of the] The teat of an cd is the proft| thourh ne took pictures | SS | ; ; inte Marquis of Dutters, aye rd Feb. | therefrom. Sunday World Wants) The affidavit related ef one] towa 1 hia w { n 2 bated to-day. The es- night in camo w uly was] whi «a ' tate Is’ valued at £108,068. stand the tes ea eels by & grea Husping! convinces is thas a AR Lstice Gildersi¢eve t x . FILING HANDCUFFS. SHERIFF WITH THEM WAS READY FOR BREAK. Stuer, of Paterson, Watehed Them as One Worked to Get Hoth Free on Train. woul have ty O'Hrten i a tough character who has b 1 Trenton numerows nf once had his nead al- his body tn a fight with MORE BARS PUT UP BY “MISTER” RIVES VISITORS MUST NOW UNDER- GO AN INSPECTION. Cerperation Counsel Want Too Many to Ask Questions. Eaclasive MISTER Rives more difficul ration Coun at so many persons have t its Pp and ask qu 1 his reading. 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The secretary wii hase Cost no more-—Sold nowhere elem full authortty in the matter lefhatel « ~~ -.@en ieee Citizens who write to MISTER Ri Children's ~~ - Jo (081-63 ' asking if the law requires them to pay Misses 73 if they of the City of » answer questions headn of the city yoody else the Inquiries vew proweeting Jered him ser . nd and | owan t Chienge Transfer M CHICAGO Thursday, March 20. Suit Def't. Women's Tailor-made Sutts, in canvas, homespun, chevict and venetian cloth; Eton and blouse coats, trimmed with braid or moir signe or flare skirt, habit back on drop silk lining, black and colors, 22.50 & 29, - Lord & Taylor, Broadway & 20th St are required so and so, get @ rin reply in effect that the nboard on Trolley Car Hit Pate on Sanitary Inepector, N oJ) Mar 7 Tres of the w driving a light t { Hamilton stre Shoes also for adultes JAMES S. COWARD, 268-274 Greenwich St., or. 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