The evening world. Newspaper, May 10, 1902, Page 1

AENERAL SPORTING NEWS ON PAGE 4. _ PRICE ONE CENT, RA GENERAL SPORTING ie an PAGE 4. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, “MAY 10, 1902, PRICE ONE CENT, CENT; President Cockerill Wins the First Brush — Police Commis- cer—Monster Parade a Great Success. RACE COURSE SPEEDWAY, N. Y. May 10.—With the sinking sun flashing brightly from thelr silver trappings, 350 of the proudest thoroughbreds in the world paraded majestically on the Speedway this afternoon, while fully 20,000 of their lovers cheered approba- tion. It was the third annual “Speed- way Day" under the auspicen of the Road Drivers’ Association, and the sight was one for kings. The American horse as a creature of beauty has long been acknowledged the feader of the world, To-day's parade of the cream of American road horses howed conclusively that their prestige is in no danger of loss. ‘The parade started at 2 o'clock from One Hundred and Tenth street and Beventh avenue. The route was up the avenue to One Hundred and Pifty-third street, across the viaduct to the Speed- way and up the stretch to Dyckman street and return past the club-house at One Hundred and Sixty-fitth sireet, where a grand stand was erected. An Enormous Crowa, ‘i The Spedway sidewalks were Hned ten leop with sightseers, None was disa rointed, The review was the most su cessful and grandest ever held on the iniveway. On the grand stand itself were many sf the foremost horsemen of the coun- ry. Soctety sent a full quota, and sev of the leaders of the fashionab! ent approval by their presence. The galaxy of notables in the soctal varading thoroughvreds 1a the least,| ywever, With arched necks, shining coats, mincing steps and faultless equip: nent they recelyed an ovation as though t were but their just due. The parade was divided into four divl- Hons, headed by a squad of mounted po- ice, themselves prize-winners, under sioner Presents Gold| Medal to Brave Offi-| nd equine world did not distur the} COMPUTE WINS WITHERS STAKE. J. i cCibben Takes Big Steeplechase In Close Finish at Morris Park. tal to The Evening World.) MOREIS PARK, N, Y,, May 10,—With he classic Withers as the attraction it was to be expected that there would be a big attendance at the track this after- noon. There war a large crowd, the best of the meeting barring Metropoll. tan day. The Withers was not particularly at- tractive this season. The class of hol 8 entered were something of a disappoint- ment as the best of the colts were not eligible or not ready. It promised a good enough race, however. There was also the Fashion Stakes, with a splendid field of two-year-olds engaged, and the International Steeple- chase ag an additional feature to those lov cross-couni racing. Idea} weather prevailed and the track was fast The Westcherter nounced to-day that Asagolation an= new stand wol be provided for field patrons, to he bullt tits summer and to be ready in the fall, It is the intention of the association to use all of the grand stand for ar patrons, as in ell to meet t and 2 er awds io 6h thet yy ovestax tt Pansy 4s ant upward, eclipse Goldaby Deatitice i Sengt. Coffey. Gen, Miles in Line. Following came Borough President ‘antor and Police Commisstoner Part- ‘idge in @ surrey and behind them were Park Commissioner William R. Wilcox and John E. Eustis, the Bronx Coinmi!s- sioner. Lieut.-Gen, Miles and Louis Haffen, President of Bronx Hiroy, the first advocate of the way, had a fine reception all ine, especially at the club-houp Grand Marshal Alexandr friving Smilax (2.24), hes pody of the parade, followed oy Pres dent John F. Cockerl!ll driving Swift @.15%). ‘The rest of the association off cers followed. Following the parade were twenty-one “brughes."” which proved « feature the afternoon. Fully 10) of the spredi = trotters and pacers of the east contested And the sport was g# rare us fas been urnished at any race-track foy man) a y veor Woman Driver Applanded. Mrs. James &. Sander j friving Davy Crockett, 216. wo: applause for her skilful bandiing aorae, which wae very {racti ront of the grand #tand. She ia we known driver on the Bp« Hudeo County bow The parade : 0 O'CONNOR'S BODY FOUN Seung Mee Hed Hew Pheee Meeks Miseing 4 hoot “ deme © Me Mee F088 salt Matte) we Perewmes ber bee thers ory ewes fnting OF 1 & tue set, ter bee bere fete one hee FO Bed em timwed one tentett Hie trees, ee OO ee ertherts winks dmcwieb 7 ete ne soon rave IL the Naik: bare the lead, with e Numeral forged out of the bunch hetting shed Ranald, w and « hal three lengt SPFOND RACE, two-vearolde: fee fh Selling: for Wolfram, 98, Rowen...... 0 (eet £2, M. Thompson % 3 Viva, 108, J, Daly.» a 5: Mim “cl er o Ravwen, I 1 o 8 Wheeler B., 109, ‘ann : 100 20 Start fair, way. 3 favorite, and had the track. 30,000 SPECTATORS CHEER EXCITING SPEEDWAY RACES. Won driving. Time—0, ‘The eld was away Cinaueyallt ‘aia not ave his dat the dip Burns went to ry hut Was shut off to all the way length, head. Start goo! followed lat Mary 8t {of Tloza. the £ Ninxur beating came up on the outside with a rush, a THIRD RACB. Street Ada y was an added starter, Maniarl shot out of the bunch and too FOURTH RACE. 6 Handicap Ra: rerione 146 Rarensad.- Ak Furier, 186, Mi and pull out Into the middie. of Hits es 3 $ nr | ® | w 4 orn 9 9 6 2 Won eaaiiy. Time—0.68. et. Won driving. Time~3.b1. on. mace, the pace, Soilgared by iis order held ofr a mile and four leaders running with the tollenders falling down ug halt 59. well bunched, with laxus showing, the the heavily-played al apeed, the whip, ‘at the number board “Ingueval!l had clear sailing won cleverly by halt a Pamboyant, who jetting. Place. + four was off running, closely May and Mamari, The At the di Love Note and/ owing. Mamari| lengths, with four for second money. second, a head tn front who was a neck in front post for four- Jounson.12 refored sé Mitchell and Jim Me- clone to- a mle from home: gipben took the lead and held ft hie end, stalling off @-rush by. Bul- ings at the eld, and winning by half ni fength Mies Michell was third, four | Jengthe away e W. Jenkins was | England was se Withers mile. iid CONTRACTOR HAS HLS a DEBTS OF $259,316 EX-BANKER, SUICIDE. Heavy Claims Against John A Prominent Figure in the ede was shot in the Caggiano, Who Has Filed Papers in Bankruptcy--His Assets $210,000. 4 ae , tN 2 Weat House r t diuniary bank Moe ‘ te Milties ’ , “wt Huied oie : ru " * y " ‘ ! ' won rn ' he BOERS, AGREE TO PEACE TERMS, Conterone @f Leaders De slaved Baliwlasieny end « HMieclametion te Beporind Botan meh der ee 4 mas pte verevs Vvetnn - on ‘ ’ ‘ ” . ge Peete abe th em . wo ma mi ie ’ BOILING i LAVA BURIED ST PIERRE; ~ F sl Bad ade SWEPT HARBO a atts WERE é $4220 —8 (Continiied from Fourth Page.) Seventh Inning—Hushes out ° ard and McCreery flied out. No ru Conroy out. Wagner walked. Uoansf singled, svoring Wayner. sigted and Branstield « Eighth Inning—Dah! ner. Irwin died, Leach ic Davis was flelded out by n len’s fumble. Conroy fanned. Waar Ward singled. Sheck- d singled. i flied to lrwin, vo fied ground d out. i tehey O'Sonnor Two rurs Flood lined to Wag- Beaumont safe on Dah- flied to Dolan. Noruns Ninth Inning—Ahearn and Wheeler out at first. Dolan flied to Davis. No runs. t St. Louls—End of third: Philadelphia, 3} St. Louls, 1. At Cincinnati—End of third: Cincinnati. 73 Boston, 1. At Cambridge—End of seventh: Harvard, 9 Holy Cross, 3. AL Easton, Pa.—Lafayette. 10: Columbia, 4, At Phiiadelphia—Georgetown. 4: U. of P., 3. —— YALE WINS FROM NAVY BOAT CREW. aay . PNW anes we May 10.—The Yale boat crew e Navy this afternoon in a two-mile race two fei Time, 9 minutes 40’2 seconds. ba ud a s YALE DEFEATS vALIFORNIA IN DUAL MEET. ath FIEI.D. May 10.—The final score in dual athletio me s: Yale 8 5-6 and California 4 1-6 points, a it ieee } SIXTH RACE AT MORRIS PARK. army Sixth Race—Pentecost 1, Handicapper 2, Dixieline 3, AT WORTH, Mor ta ste el Third Race—About 1, Red Apple 2, Amirante 3, Fourth Race—Lucien Appleby, Hermencia, John MoGurk. IN AT ST. LOUIS. - Ak Cadet 2, Ermack 3. \DOES § {O00T JEWELLER, ile ffli« robbers made a desperate at-| stor A. Kaenopfer, at No. 145 1. at noon to-day Mr, Kaempfer was shot and tally wounded, 1 colored hoy who ran to his ey feated| CHPTAN KEELER 19 RULED OFF. O'Day’s Decisions Are Rank and Brooklyn Leader Kicks Too Vigorously to Suit Umpire. RAIN IN CHICAGO. It ratred in Chicago to-day, and the baseball game between the Glants and the Windy City team had to be called of. ‘The Matiing Order. Piicsburg Davis, rf plre--O' Day Attendance-4,80, (pecial to The Bvening World) EXPOSITION PARK, PITTSBURG, Pa., May 10.—Owing to the fact that the cirous was doing business on the ad- Joining lot, play was called to-day fifteen minutes later than usual, in order to mive the circus-goers a chance ‘0 seo the big ahow furnished by the Champions and Trotley-Dodgers, It was the last game of the series, and both teams were hot after the victory. There was a raw wind eweeping over the park that made things very uncom- fortable for the players ,as well as the spectators. Overcouts and sweaters Were a necessity, und the crowd was frosty: aspect of the weather. ‘The talk to-fay was all about the ord-tumbling feat of Clarence Wright, which put {nto the shade anything done | iby the clowns in the circus across the | way. Wrigut made monkeys of the Brvoklyn mag 4 fooled :hem into paying | the expenses of a trip to Pittsburg for a Mttle sport. This ix refuted vy collateral jevidence in the form of the ment signed by Wright and a receipt for £700 as part payment of the acroba’s salary | with Brookisn, Further proof is given by s telegram sent to Ebbets by 4 Wright thin morning saying that t | pitcher had seen a lawyer, who advin him to go back to Cleveland; it alo notified Pobets that the #100 advance money would be found at the Victoria Hotel, Ch Ladie Wi fi the Superbas’ exira Financial Worid Until He Lost Millions in Stocks— sd Notable Gareer. MADE SERIOUSLY ILL BY NEWS OF ST. PIERRE CALAMITY. |‘, s"erie yoiiay’ "°° salted STOCKTON, Cal., May 10.—Mme. Lou Ifa Aegahiak iat rons in ENS PREY: 60 08 ie mabe St an’ exe isi we Tae Evening World.) this city, is prostrated over the news of the 8) Pierre, Martinique. caiamily, Hagnes wax counted on io t aha NM te Lo Mae Mm dell* ag her sister and family resided in that city lek. Lee n armed Detach Wanker Aaa ee a nears 4 When she first leard of the caleavily Mme, Louit swoone!, She lias! fr ‘he Pmoke ry { today, been in a serious condition ever ence. jot loning. Bdsanteviie, near he Raoul Gentile her brother in War ited 4s one of the most) Polen Mic’ \o ieauie ikeeler * brilliant lawyere and orators on the island pn iaall al = ss sie ' MoCreery, 0 MISHAPS CAUSED BY RUNAWAY HORSE. SON: romaeet eaneee Sines proveed — . tt ‘ Meh bounder and tas Nb Drake, of No. 46 Bast One Hundred ano Thirtyefiftty etier Ane "er? Matnaery, 6 Tone Tus! Hensohkon, of No 2t Pint avenue, and A. Moore, of No 241 imerson wt wet serenh santas aren oes aeifen were Injured to-day ot Coney leland by being thrown from @ eaftold the {irenphes soe y . Wait SM fupmerte of wenbeh were knovked away Dy 4 runaway hones The borwe P " ' eliest, Mane finally col ided with » telegraph pole wpan which there wee @ Greelarm 4 ¥ winalne ie oo abd tareed i an alan. Nelther of the tee MO aN wOrlouryD a t ¥ tl 4 ed tude "1 ° : + a GO we . ‘ YOUNG MAN HELD FOR POSTAL FORGERIES - | Third tmwine ol” mail bd a ¥ Pid Homitior lnapeetur dabo ( Cuates af Palmers NY aud Howton Mophee fenue 1 * hy yooker Mayle. of thle oly, (his aernien anrenied « rey eoeabed|jasts: dnegpey elagial sie stented . man whe giver bie name ee Feemk J Mearns noi e concme of f ‘ Boole! & be aud nau af the whee: Memping Compaen) (perl ofie ender ie . ¢ " out ot Obwe ur | Commineianer Romeide held meet @ i) @F.4m be ; , 4 Wal) Bitoas p we - see , aa | FN eal ” KILLED BY FALL BDOWNSTAIAG Fourth sminn ov MS ers ne 4 te oder elem elh te the beoement of tb oe 4 Me + bovenue thie ehieriuen billed Metriod Mot aft bone . eae — thet aliens dune theo ering . " ° é ty eee deed a ae . of ©) ew . handy wine Lobes iv the Wee! Mae porrr fia ‘ . “f ° ¢ nal The 10 Cant FOR aepu’ crep TAYLOR OMiLD Wraith a The Mieke Meme hee -o ° ye thet Mauger ‘ adhe anne or ee ig SP liens team ome #) Meer ighene Me “- ’ -” oe “er ’ ” J » a sore . “ Fe donne oe . ; : “ ld wb 4 he j ‘ ' i) a — —_ «~ —— H deat describe as a WHIRLWIND OF FIRE. S mendous height and its core wes boiling mud and steam. ‘The rapidity Killed 40,000 Persons Roarand Midnight Darkness at Vincent. Were Killed, Here is the first story that has reached the United Staies of an eye-witness of the St. Pierre disaster. POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe, May 10.—The first mate of the steam ship Roraima, which Jost most of her officers and crew in the St, Pier horror, gives the following description of the scene: “There waz no warning of th The morning of Thuntday ” e and no one entertained a suspicion that an eruption of the disaster. was Clear volcano was imminent. “Between 6.30 and 7 o'clock there came across the water what I It towered in the air to a with which it moved cannot be estimated. “Shere were some sighteen verrels anchored in the roadstead, including > the Roraima, the French salling-ship Tamaya, four larger ealling ships, and) others. The flery whirlwind from the volcano was of such extent that it et compassed aii the shipping at once. “With its first breath every veesel canted over and caught fire. had the whirlwind struck us when every rhip but the Roraima went dow at the same time. “I do not believe there was a variation of ten seconds between time the firet and the last sank underneath the waves. “The water was tremendously agitated by the passing of the terribi cloud and by earthquakes. Our ship spun Iike a cork on the waves, and small for a Saturday because of the) The Cleveland people suy that! that we were not destroyed was a miracle, “After the passing of the whirlwind the air was thick with eshes were white hot. “It appeared from the roadstead that everything ON SHORE BURIED. BENBATH THE ROASTING ASHES AND THE BOLL LAVA that poured in great streams down the side of the mountain. ‘One of our officers was sent ashore, He could penetrate but @ short |distance into the city, but what he saw was horrifying. “THE STREETS WERE LITERALLY PAVED WITH CORPS#S tl \were being steadily covered by the continuous shower of ashes and lava. — % “Everything was on fire, and there was a smell in the air that choked one. “The Governor of the island, who had arrived only a few hours before the catastrophe from Fort de France, was killed, “Both the American and English Consuls and their families were Te ported to ha I cannot see how more than 40 of the 25,000 per — sone in St. 1 perished. re escaped.” —-_—_-_ —_ e¢o CONTINUOUS ROAR AND INKY DARKNESS AT ST. VINCENT POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe, May 10.—The Quebec line steamship Korona arrived at the Island of Dominica yesterday, bringing a number of survivors from her sister ship, the Roraima. The captain of the Korona says that the eruption at St Pierre was a parently from a new crater. Accompanying the cruption there seemed to be A TIDAL WAVE WHICH OVERWHELMED THE SHIPPING A message from the laland of St. Vincent says The Soufviere bas been iu a state of eruption for nine co mornings Ov Thursday morning the day broke with heavy thunder and lightaings which soon changed into A CONTINUOUS TREMBNDOUB ROAR. of smoke rose over the mountain, becoming denser amd Vast column Jenner, and Lhe sooriallike | changing later to fine dust, fell pen all the adjacent oe. deatroying @ amount of property. ) Belay THE ASHES WERE TWO PERT DERP tp the uo) dep and Many lange semen At Chate corgetows Thine i ANTM SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND AT 4 O'CLOCK In THe APTEMNOON A MIDNIGHT DAKKNES# SPREAD OVER THE OOUR. my wove are hows won h a onape Lo prapenter wee bemwily @nmie ! eawder . oro! guaation af ' ' re) Om Peremes tertette wi ernmeene coe COQEe J ?