The evening world. Newspaper, December 20, 1902, Page 1

y : } ¥ | — } RACING # SPORTS SPORTING NEWS ON PAGES 6 & 7. NG lian DET y ON \> To \ 1) / | “ Circulation Books Open to All.”’ PRICE ONE CENT. NEJV YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1902. EDITION PRICE ONE CENT, “BIG LINER La Savoie Burrows Through : soot Waves While gers, Panic-Struck, Are Behind Locked Doors Below. WHREE DAYS OF PERIL. Weroic Deeds on Deck Amid ' Avalanches of Water, While _ Terror Crouched Behind the ‘Locked Doors of the Saloon. , Te Savole, the bis new French line. veached ner dock here to-day after pass ing through the worst seas her com- mander, Capt. Poirot, ever saw on the Atlantic. One passenger and faut of the crew ‘were in the hospital, all of them badiy Burt by being knocked about the ship by the storms. When the storm was at its height last ‘Tuesday a panic started among the cabin Passengers. Among the hysterical wom- @n were Mrs. F. 3. Wilmerding, of New Yorke; Mile. Sircoulomb and Mile, Adeline of Paris. The sailors report that ‘thp women tried to leave the cabin, and ‘Would have jumped or been swept over- board tn their frenzy had not the stew- ards locked many of them in their state- rooms and kept guard over them. For six hours the fear was general throughout the boat that she would sink at any moment, L. J. Buplan, a French automobile manufacturer, and other men, including William M. Fleischmann, of Cincinnati, worked with the stewards in quieting the more timid. The storm set in last Sunday and by Tuesaday it had raised a sea of such magnitude that the ship was alternately engulfed and riding on the crests of the mountainous waves. “Hop three days the propellors were out of the water half of the ume,” said the captain. “I never saw such weath- r, I certainty have considerable more Tespect for Father Neptune now. But the ship behaved excellently. Shg re- ceived slaps which would have twisted a jess stanch vessel into scrap iron, but hé never swerved. The only damage ah, suffered was the smashing of a stanchion on the bridge.” When the wave struck which wrecked fhe stanchion, Capt. Poirot and Sailor Heauie Durand were on the bridge. ‘The tain was hurled to the ropes and ed, but Durand was carried over yj vopes and washed to the forecastle Gk. There another wave caught him hurled him with great force to rail, There he knotted his legs ut the wire rope of the railing, and two hours he was battered and ten against the deck and the side Phe ship by the great waves as they Washed over the ship. 1c was tully that long before sailors could get out to rescue him. ior Jacques Minteau attempted to rush out and re: his companioa nd a Wave swept him back into the hatchway, fracturing his collur bone @nd cutting him badly about the heaa and shoulders. lie was unconscious tweleve hou able seaman, volun- ie Durand, and as he protected ccupe of tae Tower bridge he was caugat in mid-air 1 it seemed like the n. He was carried kiriiting his heal, ly and legs on the boat davits. When eartied below he was bleeding from | dogen wounds and was uncenacicus, Finally, twenty seamen lay them- ion the deck, each clasping the Jo by “degrees “the line gre X . making a huma: And raid ed the, naliors, who hed fastened linen & Hheingel yes’ verore they ventured out on jeck, were drawn fherdecks ck into. the | pone rater eseucr, able seman, was down a back companionwa' ft leg was broken. AIBRS fle the panic in the ladies’ cabin most intense, with women trying to ik away from the men, with me and women huddled In corners praying or weeping, er Damianovitch, a pas- r, left his stateroom and as he to ret Into the cabin the boat hed violently, | Damfanovitch wag 0) ely over a je and need agabiet the wall, When picked unconscious It was folind that he had cut severly about the face and two fingers were broken, As he was carried to the hospital the mM caught aight of the blood flowing his cuts and the panic became aay night th le, whi iy. niki eo gale, wi was Blod hy. blinding’ rain’ came Ll ‘nip T Sund mad . Monday, 4 day only 379. During the wors orm La Savole was at a stand- otical jokers on the trip made Wil- N. Fleischmann, of the Cincinnati and Charles J. Singer, a ware, eo & Co, of C ‘on the shi the wirele: jantucket, the Jol ey had received a nigram stating that Northwestern stock had fallem 33 points and ‘other stocks had dropped corr ir. i T, a heavy holder of fern, told fe that hy $150,000 sun more, ted his tosues at $100, jot describe thelr relief w berating nd found cts. 0 of, Nor- Ep rans, MS, eof ot opposite lorth- 1 . They ion the, they had === |BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF THE GERMAN-ENGLISH BLOCKADE OF THE VENEZUELAN COAST | AND THE POSITIONS OF THE AMERICAN BATTLE-SHIPS OF ADMIRAL DEWEY’S FLEET. SWINDL MADRID, Dec. %.—Mme. Humbert, other members of the Humbert family and M, and Mme, D'Aurignac, the broth- er and sister-in-law of Mme, Humbert, who became notorious in connection with the great eafe frauds in Paris, have been arrested at a hotel here. They have been in Madrid since May 9. Later it became known that the police made a clean haul of the whole family— Mme. Humbert, her husband, Eva Hum- bert and the three D'Aurignacs, Romain, Emile and Marie. The police suspected a house on the Calle Ferray. Some time yesterday Romain d'Aurignac was seen to enter the building; a° search warrant was obtained and the house Was surrounded. After some difficulty the police were admitted and arrested the long-sought-for defaylters. The prisoners protested that they were the victlms of infamous proceedings. They threatened to “get even" certain persons in France and sald they had come to Madrid direct from Paris. Mile, Eva became hysterical and Mme. Humbert clasped Marie d'Aurignac and her daughter In her arms, pleading with, the police “for the love of God not to separate me from my daughter.” ‘The police made an Inventory of the contents of the apartments and found a parcel of jewels valued at $2,000, a couple of lottery tickets and about $116 tn cash. Seals were then attached to the house and the whole family were removed to jail and were placed at the disposition of the French Ambassador. | The police suspect the Humberts of “CORBETT” WILL CALL OFF BOUT Featherweight Champion Is Disgusted by Opposition to His Fight with Terry Mc- Govern. NO FORFEIT MONEY YET. CINCINNATI} Dec. 20.—''Young Cor- bett”” was not in a cheerful mood this morning when he tried to ascertain if the $5,000 forfelt that the Metropolitan Athletic Club, of Detroit, was to have posted earller in the week, had arrived. He was informed that the check still was on the way, “It begins to look as though Gov. Bilss would succeed in stopping the contest,” sald Corbett. “Even the managers of the club appear to have formed this opinion as shown by their failure to come up with thé guarantee money. I will wait until to-night for the check to y | arrive, and If It Is not forthcoming then I will declare the deal off no far as the Metropolitan Club Is concerned, “IT am more than anxious to meet Me- Govern, but I will take no long chances ‘on expending money to get Into condl- tion and then be compelled to hold the bag without even so much as a look at the ring In which the contest is sup- posed to take place. Nor will I go against the law anywhere. “If the author ties forbid the contest in any city in which it is scheduled to take place I shall abide by their de- mands in the matter, If the Detroit Club fails to pull off the affair there still is hope of my meetinr McGovern elther in San Francisco or Louleville. course, it will take some time to ar- : cet Coeeh orders Lien 03 range the match In either of these other cities. In the mean time, unless I hear stepe to _appol on setaed. with HUMBERTS, BIG ERS OF PARIS, CAUGHT. All of the Principals in the $10,000,000 Safe Fraud Arrested by the Spanish Police in a Hotel in Madrid. having disposed of important papers while delaying the entry of the officers. The family tried to escape by the win- dows, but failed. as the house was cor- doned. The prisoners were taken to the Police Prefecture this morning. In thelr pock- ets the police discovered $850. The Pre- fect of Police subsequently had an aud!- ence with King Alfoneo and reported the capture. The King congratulated the Prefect. . “It ts thus,” he said, “that I like to 6 the Spanish police act. I rejoice t our police have been able to render service to France. The Prefect said he had known of the presence of the Humberts for a week. but delayed taking action until he was assured that he had the whole party caged. ‘The Humberts maintain they are in- Rocent, declare they, themselves have been victimized and say they desire to return to France and defend themselves against the charges. The women of the party were much distressed and wept continuously. A phantom Inheritance of more than $20,000,000, the only tangible evidence of which is the fictitious will of an im- aginary American millionaire named “Henry Crawford," was the besis upon which the Huriberts worked for years during which they secured loans of $10,- (Continued on Third Page.) PURROY NOW “CHOKE PLE |Deputy Chief, Promoted, Suc- ceeds ex-Wigwam Leader’s Nephew, Who Was Ousted from Department. NAMES HIS, OWN NEW. AIDES. Senior Deputy Chtet Charles D. Pur- roy assumed charge of the Fire Depart- ment as acting ohlef this afternoon at 2 o'clock, taking the piace of Chie! Croker unt the contest over bis dt minsal te settled by the Appellate Divi- ston of the Supreme Court. Acting Chief houses in the Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx a copy of the order of Commissioner Sturgis giving him charge of the uniformed force. He refused to say anything about his plans, The first oMficial “act of the acting Chiet was to appoint Lieut. Fox, of Hook and Ladder No. 14, his alde, and Fireman John Gaw, of Hook and. Ladder No. 7, his messenger. the place of Capt, Oswald, who was Chief Croker’s aide, and Fireman David Curley, who was his messenger. Before leaving the Department yes- terday Chief Croker transferred Capt. Oswald to Hook and Ladder No, § and Fireman Curley to Engine Company No. Mf, Battalion Cafef John Binns has been appointed acting Deputy Chief, ‘The deposed Chief, being at the Great Jones street headai received the notification of his dismissal in this ay in no other way. When the Commis- sioner was asked If he would notify e ex-Chief personally he sald; “Croker was out from the moment that I affixed my signature to the order noteying Gi et Pi of his appoint- , chief rye. pointment is only, ‘tensporary. ever, as 5 service lim mith the names of appointee anit was shall not any ly: int a ay seireaiar cost CROWING HOPE FOR VANDERBILT. Reports from His Bedside Late This Afternon Indicate No Change for the Worse, and Physicians Are Encouraged. ‘ TEMPERATURE REMAINS 105. Danger from Peritonitis Is Greatly Lessened, and Physician: Think it May Disappear—Mrs. Vander- bilt, Though Still Hl, Ie Cheerful, Purroy-at once sent out to ail the fire-|* These men take} sh Late thi gafternoon Dr, Filnt told a reporter of the Bvening World that Cornelius Vanderbilt's condition had re- mained unchanged throughout the day. ‘The patient {s no worse,” was the way the physician put it, “and we hope for the best. Mr. Vanderbilt's tempera- ture continues the same.” Drs, Janeway and Delafield at 9 o'clock this morning issued the follow- ing bulletin: “Mr. Vanderbilt passed a better night and ‘his condition this morning is more favorable. FLINT. “JANEWAY. “DELAFIELD.” ‘To an Evening World reporter Dr. Delafield said: “Things look alittle better this morn- ing. Mr. Vanderbilt's condition is very encouraging.” Dr. ‘Austin. Fimt, jr. and Dr. W. A. Brown spent all of last night with Mr. Vanderbilt. Dr. Janeway and Dr, Dela- field are calling at the house at tnter- vals, © Peritonitis Subsiding. At the house this morning it w: def- examination was made the ulcerations had not perforated the intestines, and from this fact the doctors said it was evident that the patient had consider- ably more strength than was believed. Although the temperature of the body held at 105 for forty-eight hours, a slight decrease in temperature of the pericieum fed the doctors to believe that the perl- tonitis was subsiding and that it might disappear without perforating the in- testines, Much apprehension is feit for Mre, Cornelius Vanderbilt. Although the members of the household and the doc- tors insist that she is cheerful and in constant attendance upon her husband, it 1s known that she is weakened and Under the care.of doctors, The be- lief that she is in a serious condition strengthened by the fact that her ré, Michael Herbert, wife of Ambassador, and’ Mre. Ogi havo been called to the house it Mrs, sick it le argued that the uninterrupted presence of her ters would not be necessary. At first Mrs, Ogden Goelet undertook to'see wll callers, but it is said that po muon of her time was occupied with her stricken sister that Frank L. Polk, the sick mans most intimate fri s called in to take complete obi the household, . Harry Payne Whitney called at her brother's house for the first tm to-day. Driving up In her carriage she was admitted to the great hall, left her card, read the bulletin departed. She called again later and did the same, je.#aW no member of the family. Since her brother's quarrel with their father she hax not spoken to Cornelius, Reginald Vanderbilt, a brother, with Miss Ni n, from whom hi ci family, Alfred, the son who. inher the bulk “of the fortune, which: should have’ ione to Cornelius, ‘has not yet Mra, G Cornelius Vand ‘* man, a hi are expected Christmas: Glad: Paris on A servant servants {t improved An encouraging Indication of favorable, condition of Mr. Vanderbilt was the fret that Dre. Delafield and Janeway did not make their customary noon visit to, the house to-day. Tt was whi Git KSA i. ears Reps: ViINaer & CHILD PATIENT ALMOST AT LORE KILLED NZ CLINIC An Assistant's Mistake Results in Overdose of Ether, but Prompt Measures Save Little One's Life. The first untowatd Incident attending the demonstrations of Dr. Adolph Lor- ens in this clty occurred to-day In the Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, where one of his Uttie patients almost died under his hands from an overdose of other. Tt was = distressing operation from the fact that the accidental break- ing of a bottle of ether caused a tem- porary scarctty of the fluid in the oper- ating room and the child passed from under the influence of the anaesthetic for a few moments. It. wan in an en- deavor to render her speedily insensible that the overdose of ether was adminia- tered, The child will recover. About 500 of the most prominent sur- eons and physich of Brooklyn had assembled at the Kings County Hospital when Dr. Lorenz arrived to begin his a Dr. Frederic Mueller. the guidance of Dr. Falkowiski the visi- tors were taken through the bospital. Some twenty children suffering from congenital disease of the hip were awalt- ing Dr. Lorenz. He chose two of these to_pe operated on, and in addition.a case of club feet. The first patient brought into the operating room was Mary Don- nelly, six years of age, suffering from a single dislocation of the-right hip. Dr. Lorens reduced the disiscation In three minutes, Then he began to manip- ulate the leg in order to exercise and stretch the HMgaments, keeping up a running conversation of instruction, Doctor Drops Bot One of his most interested auditors was Dr. Arthur Dotg,.of the house staff, to whom had been intrusted the tank of keeping the little patient under the influence of ether. So eager Dr. Dolg to keep in touch with ever: thing going on that he became excited and dropped the bottle of ether he had been using to the floor, Tho bottle broke and the fluid scat- tered over the doctors who were gath- ered around the operating table, There was no more ether in the room—none nearer than the storeroom and Dr. Doig, knowing that the child would not remain inaensibie long unless the ad- ministration of the anaesthetic wi kept up, made a rush for a new supply. ———— There was a dig crowd around the door and he had diMculty in getting through. He was gone for several mii utes, while the exoltement in the ope: ting room was at fever heat. In the mean time Dr, Lorenz waa work- ing with marvellous rapidity to get the child in readiness to be placed in the plaster cast by Dr. Mueller, But in the eight of his manipulations the littie uflerer recovered her senses. The Pity of It. Sho screamed in agony at the tremen- dous turning ani 224" implored, cho big: surgeon to Meals, 0. Dr. Dolg returred as the child the cone and poured out a powerful dose of the drug. The little one gasped and gurgled and struggled, while Dr Loreng, his face expressing grave con- cern, Kept up his manipulations. The Overdose, Suddenly one of the doctors gathered around the table cried out an order for @ pair of forceps. Then came an order for the respiration tank. . Lorenz and Dr. Mueller ceased working with ‘the limb of the child and began to ex- ercise the arms to enforce artificial res- piration. The tank was hurried In, and after twelve doctors had hustled harder than ever before In their Ilves they brought the little one out of danger. Nearly every known method of restoring respiration, from injection to the ad- ministration of oxygen, was tried on the little Donnelly girl in afew minutes. When she became Insensible again and was out of danger of collapse, Dr, Muel- ler arranged the plaster cast and she was wheeled from the room, It is not belleved that any serfous results will as the operation was entirely from a surgical point of - Lorenz had intended to perform an operation on John Kaninaki, a, fives year-old child, suffering from’ double Aislocatton, of the hin Joints, but. de elded to give the case to the hospital surgeons to be attended to later. H took Emil Hausman, seven monthe old, a sifforer from two club feet. It re- wired but a few minutes to roll cur the deformet members and make the feet of little Hausman as soft and piiable ae bundles of stik Among the prominent cons Wilo Witnessed the oj drs. George Jeffrey, J. MoKonkle, Bristow, De La Tour’ ‘Fatroairn, 7 ft . Campbell and Figuera mah Diky and Charities Commission. er Charles E. Teale were interested spec. Ore. . From Kings County Hospital Dr. Lo- reng went to St. Mark’s Hospital, where he examined gore cases but did not per- form any ay ations. Later in the after. noon he held a clinic in the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled in this borough. Brooklyn sur- perations were /FIRE IN BRADLEY MARTIN'S BROTHER'S HOME DUE T0 GAS While a servant in the house of James E. Martin, brother of Bradley Martin, at No. 803 Fifth avenue, was attending to the furnace fire this afternoon he bracket in the wall. accidentally broke off the gas The escaping gas became ignite*| -n7 sot fire to the wood- work. The servant ran upstairs and informed Mrs. Martin, who quietly telephoned to Fire Headquarters. The firemen found that the flames had eaten through the floor. After tearing out some of the woodwork the firemen extinguished the flames easily. pe ret MAN RUN DOWN AND KILLED BY FIRE PATROL. An unidentified man who was crossing the Bowery at Hous- ton street late this afternoon was run down and killed by a fire patrol that was dashing to a fire. The man was about years old. john: Peters 1, SS eee LATE RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS. ‘Fourth Raoe dior 1, The Lady: 2, ‘Je wey sixty ‘ ssie Jarboe 3. Harry New 2; Boaster3. ase stop,” she cried, "you hurt me as screaming. Hurrying to her he adjusted WAR OR PEAGE TAY PONERS. WITHAOOSEVELT ‘President Eager to Settle the Venezuelan. Dispute, but He Feels that It Would Be a,Great Victory for Peace if Left. to The Hague Tribunal. °* It Is Pointed Out That No Matter How: Just His Decision Might Be It Would: Cause the Defeated Party to Feel Angry Toward the United States. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—President Roosevelt does not! wish to act as arbitrator in the Venezuelan dispute, a has beem: suggested by the powers, for as such it is felt here he would be at’ ence judge, jury and constable, and would be under the moral obli- gation to execute his own judgment. The President feels that a reference to The Hague tribunal would vastly strengthen the cause’ of arbitration. are Still, rather than see the present dispute proceed to extremes, ft is probe able the President will reluctantly assume the duties of arbitrator. It is fully realized that any decision rendered by him in that capacity. would be sure to bring him the enmity of one or the other of the parties to” the controversy, and this fact was pointed out to the President earty in the — week by a leading Senator who had been called into consultation. Nevers theless, to prevent bloodshed amd the destruction of rty and inter~ ference with great commercial interests that would result in loss ft is believed that the President would assume the charge, providing his own — view cannot prevail. : An important fact developed to-day {s that the punitive measures about to be instituted, and In fact now in force in some Wegree, will not be sus- pended by the allies until a definite agreement is reached as to arbitration. Venezuela also has been told through Minister Bowen that the President would welcome a referepce of the dispute to The Hague tribunal. While no direct reply has been received, it is not doubted that the reply would be favorable if the other parties consented to such reference. = LONDON, Dec. 20.—The text of the blockade proclamation in Venezuela, which goes In effect to-day, is as follows: “Foreign Office, Dec. 20, 1908. “It 1s hereby notified that as the United States of Venesuela have failed + _ to comply with the demands of His Majesty's Goverdment a blockade by |His Majesty's naval forces of the ports of La Guayra, Carenero, Guanta, Cumana and Carupano and the mouth of the Orinoco is declared, and such bicckade will be effectively maintained from and after the twentieth of — December, subject the allowance of the following days of grace: “For vessels sailing before the date of this notification from West In- dian ports and ports on the east coast of the Continent of Ameri days for steamers and twenty days for sailing vessels. “From all other ports, twenty days for steamers and forty days for sailing vessels. “For vessels lying in the ports now declared to’ be blockaded, fifteen days. | “Vessels which attempt to violate the blockade will render themselves \liable to all measures authorized by the law of nations and by the respec- tive treaties between His Majesty and the different neutral powers.” id LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, Dec. 20.—The United States cruiser Albany, we the French cruisor Troude and the British cruiser Retribution have just | |” arrived here. The Foreign Office says the blockade of the Venezuelan coast wil) not be relaxed until the owers enforcing their claims agree on a method for aay ‘the arbitration of their respective cases, and Venezuela shows a dieposix tion to dot sincerely. ~ hath Stress is laid on the difficulty, in view of the diversity of the claims in deciding on a method of on, and on the prolixity of the nego- tiations, which will be involved before a settlement it in sight. It is not. definitely decided whether separate cases can be embodied in one should the projected arbitration take definite shape. GEN, CHAFFEE WILL CRIPPLED COLLIER COMMAND ARMY.) IS ADRIFT AT SEA. War Department Announces] Steamer Minnetonka, Her Life- that He Will Succeed Gen.| boats Gone, Is Helpless 900. Young. Miles Off Nova Scotia Coast. i ; PORTLAND, Me, Dec, The steamer Minnetonka {a reported dn dis tress nine hundred miles off Hallfax. Her boiler and steering gear are dims) WASHINGTON, Dec. ¥.—It ts stated at the War Department that Gen. Char- fee will succeed Gen. Young as Lieu- tenant-General of the army upon tno retirement of Gen. Young, Who will/abled, Her lifeboats also had bee” succeed Gen. Miles, shed overboard. The Minoetonka Wo. = : liner Colonfan, was (displaying distress Jast Saturday. ‘The Colonian ran o line and took the Minrfetonka in to) twelve hours. ‘Then two haweers p ami threatening weather { Bullock, of the Colonian to p Portland, ct Woman Postmaster WASHINGTON, : Woolley class 90 WEATHER FORECAST. Forecast for the thirty-six hours cuding at & P. M, Sun- w Werk City and Rain to-night a pre ee ae | ey