The evening world. Newspaper, July 15, 1902, Page 1

—m + GENERAL SPORTING NEWS ON PAGE 4. 4 [ Circulation Books Open to All.’ i PRICE ONE CENT. CAUGHT IN SHEET OF FLAME Twenty-third Street Trolley Enveloped by Lightning-Like Fire That Descended from) Third Rail on ‘“‘L’’ Structure—Panic Follows —Passengers Try to Leap Through Windows— *‘ Sharp Current’’ the Accident’s Cause. AB a Twenty-third street cross-town electric car passed under the elevated structure at Second avenue, shortly ‘after noon to-day, a sheet of blue flame descended, lightning-like, from the third or charged rafl of the elevated, and met a similar stream of fire from the charged conductors under the street car tracks, ‘The car, which waa occupied mostly ‘by women, was enveloped in electric flames. In the panic which followed the pas- ®ehgers made frantic efforts to escape, % Beveral tried to jump from windows, while those who reached the platform Yeaped in such wild confusion that many were injured. Mary McPartland, of No. 261 First avenue, was standing on the street walt- ing for the car to pass when the elece tric flame arpeared. She was knocked down and ‘adly burned about the face, neck and arms Kate Cannon, twenty years old, of No. M0 East One Hundred and Nine- teenth street, Jumped from the car and was badly bruised. Anna Daly, forty-seven years old, of No. 215 East Fifty-third street, jumped from the car and was also severely bruised. Marie Warden, seven years old, of No. 391 Fast One Huedred and Seventeenth street, was burned and bruised. The injured were carried to the De Milt Dispensary, near the corner, and after treatment there were sent to thelr homes. A few seconds after the Twenty-third street car was struck a Second avenue gurface car was passing the corner, and again the lightning-like sheets of flame from the elevated dropped and touched the street, A loud, sharp report fol- lowed these displa: The passengers of the Second avenue car, too. were thrown into@ panic. . ‘The pecullar flames were caused by the third rail of the clevated road be- ing, overcharged, electriclans say, and by the double currents of electricity meeting under the surface tracks at that corner, The two powerful currents, being brought close together by the passing of the car, created an affinity sufficlent to draw the electricity from each point in great sheets. —+—_. LIGHTNING BOLT HIT CAR IN BROOKLYN. thunderstorm this after- During CAR FILLED WITH WOMEN NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1902. % O SPORTING. ED GENERAL SPORTING NEW N_PAGE4. PRICE ONE CENT. — \ Blue | noon lghtning struck trolley car No. 484 of the Newtown line, as it, reached the corner of Grand nd =Humboldt streets, Brooklyn. There were thirty pamsengere aboard and all were more or less shocked. One of them, Mrs, Kate Kirschoff, forty- three years old, of No. 323 Sumboldt street, being knocked unconséfpus from the car to the street. Her ten-year-old son George, who was with her, was als thrown out, but he escaped with a slight shaking up. A panic among the passengers and people in the neightorhood followed, and when the police arrived they found a shouting mob surrougding the car and another crowd standing about Mra. Kirshoff, who still lay unconscious, while several persona were ruqging about as though bereft. The police were about to lift.the woman to the sidewalk when her us- band, who had been sumoned from=his home, three blocks away, drove through the throng In a wagon accompanied b; his twelve-year-old daughter. +) The man and child added to the com motion, Kirhoff demanding that nobody touch his wife, while the little girl threw herself on the prostrat® form of her mother, weeping hysterically. The man was quieted somewhat and helped to carry the woman to a near- by drug store. While kwaithhg the ar- rival of an ambulance from St. Cath-| arine's Hospital the police restored or- der on the street and found some others who had been injured.» Surgeons Roth anduBart, of the hos- Pital, on thelr arrival declared Mrs, Kirshoft badly injure. They restored her to consclousness-aft@ she complained of great pain in hef. back. Her hus- band refused, however, to allow her to be taken to the hospital, and calling to @ driver who was standing near by, put his wife in a carriage, and withsherang his children drove home, Others who required the services of the doctors were ‘William Pastel, of Union avenue, near Lorimer stree! Joseph Kennedy, Willlam Jenkins and Edward Jones, whose addresses were not’given. “All were seriously shocked and slightly burned. Several women who felt the electric bolt went home un- attended, TraMe was stopped for some time, tne fuse of the car having blown out, The Ughtning struck the trolley wire, ran down the pole and entered the car near the centre seat, Slight damage was done in th of the happening. see VANDERBILT. COMPLAINS OF GIANTS AND REDS PLAY SECOND GAME. COAL SMOKE.) NEW YORK-CINCINNATI Cornelius Starts Cru- sade Against. Farm- ers’ Feed Company for Burning Soft Coal. THIS SURPRISES COURT. Magistrate Hogan Asks Why _ the Lesson Is Not Taken to Heart by New York Central Road. Magistrate Hogan in the Yorkville Court this afternoon expressed himself as much surprised, when a witness tes- tuned that Cornelius Vanderbilt had ob- fected to the use of soft coal by the Farmers’ Feed Company at the foot of East Seventy-sixth street. ers, the superintendent of the company, had been,arraigned for burning soft coal, and Assistant Corpo- ration Coungel Steele ap#tared to prose- cute. One of the witnesses called was Clemens Gordon, the resident manager of the Lust Side Settlement ouse, which ie located near the Farmers’ Feed Com- pany. Mr. Gordon testified as to the burning of soft coal, saying that it had ruined some clothing and penetrated the lbrury. He then went on to say that Cornelius Vanderbilt, who is one of the directors of the Institution, had found fault with the burning of the coal. “Why, Mr. Vanderbilt is running a railroad whose trains go through the heart of thie city. It is using soft coal. Why doesn't he take the lesson to heart,” sald the Magistrate. Mr. Gordon apparantly did not Hke the remarks of the Court, for he tmmedi- ately sald that had nothing to do with the present case; and that the nuisance ought to be avated, r, Walters was first arrested on July 1, ‘but his case was roled until to- smoke’ coneunters, “MEU Blecig "ahd. the consumers. is Dulgance had not been ‘abated, although 81 I Mr. Walters said that the work of in- stalling, the smoke consumers was being done” Ue" rat le. He sald that ha couldn't get Ward codl and had to burn the soft or close his place. “I know of a recent instance,” sald Magistrate Hogan, “'where a public oft- celal since resigned, used soft coal in his rtment and didn't close ais 4 ment." i “Yes, is successor is now hard coal," Fetorted Sir, wteele, UNE “Am I going to be held responsible for all the smoke in that neighborhood,” asked Mr, Walters, ‘There are other Places from which’ black smoke come and then there are the boats that anchor tn the tlver near there.” “Why what.a ridiculous thing to say,” said Mr. Gordon, if Mr. Steele asked the Magistrate to im- jose a fine, but Magistrate Hogan re- ‘used, saying he would make a personal investigation, and then adjourned the case until Saturday morning. Walters was parolied, RACED WITH DEATH IN A TUGBOAT, Mortally Injured Engineer Aboard, Captain Sends Ves- sel Flying to Gouverneur Street to Get Assistance. George Dawles, assistant engineer of the tug Volunteer, belonging to Murray & Reod, of No, 39 South street, came to his death to-day in a remarkable man- wer. ‘The tug was pushing a lighter into Pler 12, East River, with the steam nearly all out, Suddenly the engine came to a dead centre; that Is, the valve stefn so stuck in the steam cheat | as to close all ports, preventing any steam from entering the cylinder, ‘Thomas Stark, the engineer, sent Powles to make the valve stem move ‘elther way, wo that the engine could be went down into the engine pit and had just moved the stem, when the big crank began to move, squeezing and crushing Bowles's head and arm. The crew heard the man's cries and came on a run, When Capt. Mosier saw the condition of Bowles he made up his mind that assistance had to veach him quickly, He ordered every pound of steam put on, that the en- gines would stand, and, taking the wheel, he guided the tugboat in and out of the mase of river oraft, taking chances h would have thought fool- hardy and criminal ordinarily. In less than ten minutes the boat steamed into the dock at the foot of Gouyerneur street, and Mate Burns, not waiting for the te-up, leaped to the Ry aba’ ran to ‘the Thowpttet _cniy | Pitagerald, of the Supreme Court. He BRIDE NOW SUES FOR A DIVORCE, Nina Rosenshine, Who Was Wedded to Mack Rosenshine Six Months Ago, Finds.Love Letter Addressed to Him. Mack Rosenahine, who was until April 8 last a member of the firm of Rosen- shine Bros., dealers in feathers, in this city, and treasurer of the Boston dy- woods firm of Gross, Strauss & Co., was to-day arrested by Deputy Sherif Eal- gering, on an order signed by Justice was taken to Ludlow Street Jall in de- fault of $5,000 ball, The order of arrest was secured by Simpson & Werner, of No. 62 Broadway, attorneys for Mrs, Nina Rosenshine, who fas commenced an action against her husband for an absolute divorce, She alleged that unless arrested he Would leave the jurisdiction of the court. Mrs, Rosenshine names as 00-respon- dent @ woman known as Harriet Rose. Bhe says she was married to the dev fendant in San Francisco, Jan, 21, test, amd came here with him on March 1, He soon began to neglect her and soon this letter addressed to him fell thto her hands: ‘My Own Dear Mack—4 have been ili end think- ing of you all @ to have you If only for one how very happy jot ried about you all day for fear something bas havvens Please, sweathesrt, come dcarn at onoe to year ARR loving jock away. Dr. Harold responded, but| ” RIOT. poor Bowles was dead. ‘and he mid he could give ‘The crew of the tugboat were #0 over-| jo explanailon, but told me come. by the fatality that they could) woman he had to support.’ not work any more for the day and the!” Adolph G. Kaufman made an amide tugboat was tled up, Bowles was popu: | corroborating hia” wate a lar. He had worked for the firm tor| Ho followed the de Bivoen, years. He leaves a widow and) places in company with @ woman, TEs BOY CALLED FIREBUG, LATE COMING TWINS. August Ferrugian, toilrteen years old,/onua | {0 # Mexican Woman of No, % Baxter street, was arraigned Ap the Tombs Court to-day charged with being an accomplice of John Persint in starting # Gre at No, 8 Franklin street‘ He was remanded to the Six W (AP Sale Court-House. HUSBAND DIED IN FIGHT WITH HEB Mrs. Madaus, Accused of Mure der, Takes the Stand in Her Own Behalf—Case Goes to Jury Promptly. The prosecution in the case of Mrs. Willlam Madau cused of killing her husband, rested shortly after 11 o'clock to-day. Moses A. Sachs, counsel for the ac- cused woman, then opened for the de- fense. Mr, Sachs ‘called the defendant to the Mrs. Madaus thirty-eight years old and had been married to the deceased for more than elghteen years, Altogether she had nine children, six of whom were living. Asked concerning the killing of her husband, Mrs. Madaus said she had no recollection of haying inflicted the fatal blow. “My Ihvsband was very angry all day,” Madaus testified, “because 1 had it prepared his lunch for him. I nad lot expected him home to lunch, When he came home a 6 o'ol again I saw that he had been ; and he abused mi "He caught me by the throat ana choked me. He struck moe in the a struck me several blows the body. He finally caught mo by ‘throat again and ba: my head will. "As had me in to defend mysett, on the against the window a corner. “I put up my hands, but I ha no recollection of having struck him with the knif “When I saw the blood I had no idea what had caused it Bachs attempted to prove that Madaus threatened to kill his wife on sev oocasions, but this the Re- corder ruled out Mri ua was cro Assistant District-Attorney her testimony was not shaken. a ear-old daughter wlerday that her F mother, was ip While Mrs, wae testifying the litte baby which wae born in the Tombs SCORE BY INNINGS. EW YORK ...... ....-----. 0 0 INCINNATI .2.04- ccneweree | At Pittsburg—End fifth: Boston, 0; Pittsburg, 1. | 0-4-9 MRS. MADAUS DECLARED NOT GUILTY. Mrs. William Madaus, who has been on trial on the charge of killing her husband, was this afternoon declared not guilty by the jury. : : RESULTS AT BRIGHTON BEACH. Fifth Race—Red Knight 1, RESULTS AT ST. LOUIS. First Race—Hurry 1, Kimberley 2, Dan Cupid 3. Second Race—Moikery 1, Latuka 2, Lazzare 3. 0p WASHINGTON PARK RESULTS. Nicht 2, W. R. Condon 3, Wart Acgeates Second Race—Trentham 1, Cogswell 2, Peat 3. ae BROKER LOCKED UP FOR CONTEMPT. Frank Irsch a general broker at Nos. 1 to 5 Old slip, ‘and who resides at No. 107 East Twenty-third street, was locked up in Ludlow Street Jail to-day on order of Justice Dugro for contempt of court in failing to pay Mary Irsch $3,779.50 ar- ea & f alimony which has accrued since Dec, 24, 1893. 0-0 MESSENGER LOST TWO $100 BILLS. Harris & Fuller. brokers, at No. 45 Broadway, sent out a notice this afternoon that a messenger bey in their employ had lost two $1C0 bills. BRIDGE COMMISSIONER IS WEDDED BY CONTRACT. Gustave Lindenthal and Gertrude Weil Sign Document Showing They Are Married. Hundred and Forty-elghth street, and Gertrude Well, No. 10? West Seventy- seventh street. The witnesses were Herman Ridder, giving his address as No. 447 Hast Eighty-fourth street, and Estella A. De Lima, of New Brighton, 8. 1. The marriage contract was sworn to on July 10, the day of the marriage, before Arnold Charles Weil, Commis- ajoner of Deeds, He is a partner in the firm of Well & Well, at No. 170 Broad- way, which firm are said to be brothers of the bride. When the Commissioner was asked bout it, he replied: ‘Well, { guess it's all legal.” CONGRESSMAN FOUGHT DOG By the filing of a marriage contract in the City Clerk's office, it became known to-day that Gustav Lindenthal, Commisioner of Bridges, was married last Thursday ty a mariage contract provided for in a law which went into effect on Jan. 1 of this year, The con- tract which the Commisioner made Is numbered 188 in the Jist so far filed in City Clerk Scully's office. The contract is in the usual form, the bridegroom agreeing to take the bride for wife, and the bride agreeing to take the man for husband. The names of the contracting parties as signed read: Gustave Lindenthal, No. 629 West One TO SAVE CHILD IN ATTACK. | Wachter of Maryland, Bitten in Struggle with St. Bernard—Daughter Also Injured. BALTIMORE, July 15.—Congressman and rushed into the yard. Seeing her Frank C, Wachter was badly bitten on| peril, he seized the animal by the col- both hands to-day while defending his| lar and tried to drag it away. The dog little daughter Hattle from the at-| turned upon Mr. hter, and a des- tacks of « full-grown Bt, Bernard dog Although (te Congressman mas- tered the savage’ brute in @ desperate fight, he was not in time to save the child from injury, she aiso being se- verely bitten, Mrs, Wachter, who watched the struggle, was prostrated with shock The encounter happened in the yard of Mr. Wachter's home, Hattie was playing with the animal, when suddenly the dog uttered a grow! and spra’ perate struggle followed. The Congressman {8 of powerful butid, but the dog was an unusually larg? specimen, being’ nearly three fee. a height, and only with the eroates dir- floulty did Mr, Wachter succeed in throwing it.aaide while tae gir] escaped Into the house. Mr. Wachter was compeliel to defend |himeelf from the attack of the animal, |wxteh ran at him with renewed tury {ler & hot strugwle he succeeted in hurling the beas from him aud made | dash for the door to the house, shut 08 her arm. The little girl was thrown to the ground by the animal, which stood Wy Me Rede oper har snarling of the Congressman and his little girl. | her and child will be ‘taken, inme lately to. the Pasteur Inatitute In New York for treatment Mr. Wachter, who was in the house at the time, heard his child MINE EXPLOSION at Winber, Pa., gbout noon to-day, kill- ing four men and injuring many others. Number 4 mine is about seven miles from che Mill Creek entrance of the to Mer Was car y the woman's oldest daughter 39 the corridor of the The woman ‘ear-old daughter Ertition Mand testified that eke eouta amination. member. wheth oe Rolling Mill mine, where the terrible explosion ocourred Inst Thuraday Probably four-fifths of the men who survived the awful explosion in the Cam~ oria mine returned to work to-day. ———— ‘Train te Chicage, od Busy Man’ nares ae ee KILLS FOUR MEN. {. A gleam of hope was app Demoralized New York Team, Still alse for McGraw, Have Little Hope of Win- ning—Mathewson Is in the Box and May Pull Game Out. New York. Jones, ler, Bowerman, ¢ ty Umplre—Powers | (Special to the Evening World.) BALL GROUNDS, CINCINNATI, July 16.--1f the weather man of this city had been truthful there would have been nothing like the following detail of to- day's game between the Giants and |Helnles to record. Thunder storms were what he predicted, but the only thing) akin to that was the groaning of New | York fans at the showing of the poor | | Giants. | a, hough, for It was sald that Christy Mathewson |was to pitch for the Giants. The big fellow Is always a hard worker, and al- though his reputation Is being shattered to atoms with his every fling of the ba!l, due to the poor set behind him, he goei Seven games has, he pitched in which \his opponents tallied four hite or less, J but still bis score of victories Is much less than that number, It Is not “Mat- ty's’ fault. If he could put hold those Helntes down to one hit to-day his chance of victory might be gcod, but even at that the New Yorkers were no stronger fa~ vorites than even money, Batting Order Changed. George | Smith, Manager, pro tem, thought that the way his bat{ing order “was arranged caused go mucti ard luck and all morning he was thinking pp. change,. Walter Brodie, who has beta hitting safelyrin every ame. waa moved down toe third place.” That was bedaust so mary of his safeties went to waste, and as the order {s now fixed, maybe his hits will drive in a few runs now and us hope . anyway. One Giants is a big thing these ‘the Giants’ warming up exercise was mas the sun, which beat down at its steadiest galt, They did the best they knew though. Per- haps if Johnny McGraw was on hand they would show better, Wut he wasn't Maucroft In Hlated. Acting Manager Frank Bancroft was 4s swelled as a pouter pigeon because his ed si nged brigade walloped |the Giants yesterday, and If they did not do it agai t he said they would find their envelopes minus a few sheckels when they would be handed them this evening TRACY DID KILL FELLOW CONVICT. Merrill, Who Escaped with Him, Is Found Dead with a Bullet Hole in His Back. . Let to the di not nearly so = SPATTLE, Wash. July 16.—A special from Chehalls says the body of David who escaped from the Oregon tary with Harry Tracy on June n found 4 bullet wound ip the back reveals thi nature of "his death and. substantiates the story told by: Tracy about the duel in the forest. ‘The remains were in a Cc ‘of decomposi- thon, but were still recognizable. The jast time that Merrill was seen in company with Tracy was on June % in Tumwater Canyon, when both es- caped thelr pursue Later Tracy told that he had killed hiv comrade unfairly In a duel. in with the determination of winnlug. JULY CORN CO “SHORTS” HAVE SETTLEE Chicago Manager of Harris, Gates & Co. Am nounces that His Firm Has No Longer Amy Interest in Deal—No Figuntes Given Out as to “ Terms of Settlement—Big Stump in Prices. CHICAGO, Suly 15.—General ‘Manager of the Harris-Gates Company, made a statement to Evening Post that shortly before the closing hour to-day settlement was made with sh firm had no further interest in This dirtually ends the July corner. John W. Gates and his associates in the-corner who were to see 20,000,000 bushels of July corn, arrived in New ¥e ‘om Chicago last night. Their departure left the Chicago m without support. The Gates party held a meeting in the office of Harris, G nt | & Co. this afternoon. i To-day'r transactions | the collapse of the corner or the wit market, in order to let the price down The terms of the settiement reported in Chicag public, and no estimate of profits or losses can therefore be made. Corn torched its highest figure July 8, when it was quoted at 90, predicted then that “dollar corn” was At tnat ume the Gates crowd see cago to make good on contracts, end around $4,000,000. July corn'dropped more than 15 points in Chicago to-day, which wi wipe out a great part of the paper profits of the deal. much of the corn held by the syndicate was purchased at 60 to 65. ment at anything abovethos figures substantial profit. HUGE DROP ne CHICAGO, July 15.—Corn fell wits a thud at the opening of trade to-day. Fair weather, lower cables and immense receipts broke the market and inci@entaly put an end to John W. Gates’s corner in July options. All interest was centred in the corn pit, where Juip was cutting queer capers. The pening was weak, one to two cents down from yesterday's close at 80c, to 79¢, There seemed to be no support within miles of the pit, and left to itself, f the markét plunged headlong under the hammering of the elated bears. Prices Took a Big Slamp. In the first hour of business 10 1-2 cents was knocked off the price of July, 69 1-2 being the price, or a loss of 20 1-2 since the fancy price of 90| cents that thig option brought dur-| ing the recent rainy weather. Later the price declined to 67 1-2. ‘Dhe close was at 65 1-2. There was no controlling the! break during the early hour, Fluc- tuations were mostly one cent apart. | September was in a measure weak | also, opening unchanged to 8-8c. | down at 61 to 60 5-8c. and selling off | to 60 1-4¢, Receipts were very large at S27 208 of contract grade. FP tors marketed 116 care making a total | of | | contract om the market, or about 500,000 bushels for to-day. This with that of 650,000 bushels yes- terday and prospects haif a million! bushels a day for some time RAILROADS WILL NOT COMPROMISE No Settlement in Sight for Big Chicago Strike Unless Two Lines Can Be Brought Over, CHICAGO, July 15—D) ¢ freigint handlers and teamsters + in still apparently far from settiomont. The Erie and Santa Fe roads have re- | fused to consider the compromine | of fered by the men. j However, the Ine Wabash and the Wisconsin Ceritra roads told the committees to return later in the day, It was believed tre delay was wanted in order oon: ference might bad wits other roads, The Brie and te .tu may agements told the men th th accept no alher settiement proposed July}, when was 17 ou a —— COOLING SHOWERS FOLLOW HUT WAVE Come After a Morning of In- tense Discomfort in New) York, During Which the Temperature Rose to 87. ———— Afier a scorching hot morning, with & brilliant and relenties# sun beating down upon New York, old Bol suddenly decided to hide his face, It was a qtr ter 10 2 o'clock When he went behiga 4 thick bank of dark gray clouds over to: ward vervey, and the jor iteelf ade vanced to take his place Rapidly thé cloud bank came, ard meeting a like bank from Brooklyn, » over the city In a noisy but cool uder storm, temperature from 72 at 6 o'clack to 87 at to and im- mediately after the coming of the 1ali It began to drop. No statement was given out. : the Chicago wheat pit clearly indicated eftl INTHE PRICE. "QF JULY CQRN AT CHICAGE ANER OFF; ‘orts in July corn and that: supporting prices. hdrawal of the Gates party fro and check shipments. ve not been in sight, es med to have everything in its b It was aid that shorts would have to get 1,000,000 bushels @ day into the profits of the corner were It is understood | would let the Gates people out. ~ felivery closing day two ttampeded the crowd. ALL HANDS ARGUED THAT CORNER COULD — Wi SUCH ABUNDANT OFFERINGS. All natural. ¢onditions and favored lower prices when the 0 gong started business on the the Exchange. Almost perfect in the corn belt for the last four life out of the bull following. Wheat followed the corn bi Cables were lower, recelpjs were | and the weather was perfect. wit e: ¥ scattered shi On the decline stop executed and in several Stat orders were the svalping shorts od GATES N NEW YORK © wood, John F. Harris and “Chal Gates—all of the firm of H Gates & Co,—arrived from the last night. A meeting was held this a noon at the office of Harris, Gi chison and the rest of the group which yesterday it = Vivid flashes of ning Ht ap the darkening sky and a summer toilet pound for the os ¢ for the thirty TEMPERATURE, 7A. M. BAL Mess DAL Mires 10 A Mises 12 noon i The rapidefire reports from above were Only 40 Hours to Chicage. Peaseyivanis Special leaves New York and closely followed by @ slow volley of rain, whieh quickly increased in volume and ‘To Ualliorals, Hey lowstone anayivenis it Pe four Aug. 2 to Bap. de Benak OF Mahe Dialed ass EN ME J apeed auntlh shore AR A -OWiEh And Klee AP Pe ee re ee eae seeantniiatienonieterds nant eninge further dips. Selling was general Ja pit and almost the only buying waa a and more of it promised took all of) though it had bearish news of its of n MEETING Af OFFICI & Co. John W, Gates, who was the cen figure in She corner in July corn, most of the forenoon at the We Astoria, whence he directed his 9p Uons % His Heutenants and partners were i the Wall stre office of Harris, G & Co. early, thelr arrival was lowed by lively ratites in St Paul, was spoiled before It reached the gan) | -_—__—_—- WEATHER FORECAST, | a John W. Gates, Col, Isaac . Bie) FS Sy et