The evening world. Newspaper, February 26, 1903, Page 4

a Match Into Celluloid and -an Explosion Follows, Doing $10,000 damage. PANIC IN THE BUILDING. Hundred Persons Made a }. Mad Rush for Doors and Fire- i Escapes and All Got Out Without Injury. ‘Through the carelessness of a photog- }rapher who was taking a picture cf Wwareroom in the six-story factory bulld- Ving at Nos, 167 and 159 Bast One Hun- red and Twenty-elghth street to-day a fre was started which necessitated two 8 being sent out, did over $10,000 and caused a panic among the , Dumbering about 200 persons, ‘the building, The structure ts nc- by Robert Morrison & Son, cei- old comb manufacturers, | & photographer went into the rooms and requested of Mr. Morrison the pr! sof photographing the place, say “fang the pictures were intended for the ‘}Goulsiana: Puychase Exposition at St. dulg. Morrison gave his consent. } The photographer arranged his mi Jnesiam for the flashlight and touched it Off. He threw the match with which @ had ifghted it to one side, and it fell p & heap of celluloid. This Immediately ixgited. In an instant there was a loud explosion and the room was filled with clouds of smoke end flames. H In the six floors of the building about “persons are employed, In a wild thers ‘0 the fire-eschpes as the leans of escape. One woman ame Rarticea On the fire-escape, and he was assisted in her descent by the, yuraging shouts of spectators on the r side of the street. All hails | ‘reached the, street in safety. ‘4 As-goon as the celluloid exploded Mor- som and some of his éniployeus selzed extinguishers-and fought the flames i an alarm had been sent in eum- ning the firemen. ‘The fire was con- néd to. the re@r of the fifth and sixth oor, but the occupants throughout the suffered’ considerable damage the water pouring down wh the bullding. hen the celluloid ignited the pho- he trouble, aid not walt to.see the ex- nt of his carelessness. He seized his ‘pamera and beat a hasty retreat. “I farted the fire,” he told u policeman in pt of the door. fire was under control in about ‘twenty aninutes and was declared to be uit In a half hour. The firm of Robert lerrison & Son suffered about $3,000 sae ‘Th igth floor was unoc- .. On the fourth floor the Verdi Company has a factory and sut- 8 Gamage of about $1,500 by water, ‘Blanchard & Strom, oabinet- makerg,, gf the,second floor, were con- erably damaged by water, as were 4A. Kirclmer, wood turner, on the first joor, and Paul's machine shop in the ‘basement. The estimated damage to the ‘ jullding 1s $2,000" "‘The- eae ae is not a sknown,” FIERCE FIGHT WITH BURCLARS ie with Booty § Booty Stolen front | Garistadt Post-Office They © Resist Arrest with Revolvers | —Clubbed Into Submission. H F : ie 4 & Phe Hoboken police had a desperate | 4 Might with three’burglars who had robbed “the Carlstadt post-office to-day. to bd“ taken ‘to the hospital, and the other two were badly cut and bruised, About 8 o'clock tho Carlstadt post- (Master called up*Police Headquarters Jana stated that tho post-offlge had been ‘broken into and robbed by thie mon | He said he believed they were on thelr way to New York by the way of the ‘Hoboken ferry, and Sergt. John Flatter Policemen Garrick and Gerken were je0'to watch for them at the ferry- Spefore'dawn the policemen saw Men get off a Caristadt car and cepted thom, The men immediately "wevolvers, but before th with thelr night sticks and ough and tumble fight followed, prisoners were finally subdued and! Off to the station house. They had! Davis, one of them, drew an- wevoiver, but Sergeant Platiery dim tn a flash and bropeht might stick on his head, open-| wound that tated his p 00 the hospital. prinoners were arralaned in @ation Roundaman Kilduff. the desk, noticed a # ent on the part of one of hnaleed gut, selzed the man's 4-him, finding op au- less revolver fixed in seve, Mo that it could be fired Pilon of the arm. ‘The muss 4 Policoman Gerken's men were seached $2 mble “many ran to the stairs while | ‘ y eould | & short «distance, however, 04) One of the prettiest marriage cere- monies that Brooklyn society has known |in many years occurred last night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Randolyh Boll, No. 414 Fourth street, on ‘the Park Slope. It was tho double cere- mony which united Miss Amy Bell to $BO LOE II$O00454O400O000O6 HOOOOO09OO50O00O0O0O OOOH THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, MISSES AMY AND ELINOR BELL BRIDES AT A DOUBLE WEDDING IN BROOKLYN. O96 00EO00O8096068508 666066 dO2 Winflela Thurston Bliss, of No. 731 Quincy street, and her younger sister, Miss Elinor Bell, to Thofnas Stevenson, of No. 62 Madison street. at an altar arranged in the bay widow of the drawing-room, which was a 2] away in turn. ‘he wedding vows were pronounced| O99S93O2 > $9OOS0OOL0OOO600606000060 bower of palms and pink and white) roses. Mr. Bell gave each of his daughters The bridal gowns were of the same materia}, foned after different designs. Miss Amy Bell wore a frock entirely of tucks and | tagoting stitching, while Miss Hlinor's frock was from head to foot a mass of »| shirring, The maid of honor, Miss Buck, wore a gown of rose crepe de chine, and the two bridesmaids, Miss Clara Dippel and Miss Annie Pell, wore frovks of white point desprit over taffeta, Everett Blisa attended his brother as best man, and Gardiner Stevenson was nis brother's attendant, ‘Dhe ushers were Joseph Ladd and William Piokford, Miss May Ladd was tho flower girl and Benjamin Harrison Bell the page. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Bliss left for an extended tour in the South, and Mr, and Mrs. Stevenson journeyed northward to Canada. The brides have kuown thelr husbands frou childhood, and the two young men have | been pee sane chums, MADMAN KILLS BABY AND SELF. Bars All the Doors of House, Then Takes Revolver and Puts Bullets in the Child’s Head. MOTHER OUT SHOPPING. ‘In'@ murderous frenzy Gottfried Flex- enbetg, forty years old, shot and in- stantly killed his two-and-a-half-year- old son Frederick ‘to-day, then killed himself by cutting his throat with a razoh, The tragedy took place In Flexen- berg’s home, at No. 137 Havemeyer street, Willlamsburg. Flexenberg had } been)an invalid and recently showed signs of mental weakness, but ho} had never exhibited violent tendencies, His wife left him in charge of the baby boy this morning while she went to the store. as hardly out of the house when erg bolted all the doors and windows of the house. Neighbors heard two shots, When they found the doors barred it was at once suspected that Wexenverg had committed sulctde, Word wus sent to the Bedford Avenue Station, and Capt. Dooley, with Detec- tives Owens and Reynolds, hurried to the house, When they forced the door ate y found Flexenberg and the baby ea From the blood stains through the house Jt was evident that Mexenberg carried the litte boy. to his own bea « here turde: the barrel hen he went out Hand uct bis throat, front to the rear bedroom and lay down Deelde it to di Blexenbers W meyer sugar widow: autd that {1 health ha © him despen- within the last to Kill her and son, Willle, eight nool at the time of himeelf, ypars old, wag at the iraged MEETING OF THE D. A. R. Mrs, Fairbanks Unanimously Re- Elected Presiden WASHING! nelia Cole Fairbanks, of Indiana, was unanimously re-elected President.Gen- | fia of the Daughters of the American K a | excitement than usual in view. of the un- tion of Mra, w York, that sb |not pormit her name £0 be pr 4 oandidate for Preside [Bg the field eloar tor" | ex Donald ae would ented is General, leay- ry alba ris. | FATAL FALL FRO! FROM “L” TRAIN. MR, WELLS THINKS. Considers It None of the Pub- lic’s Business Who Swear Off Their Taxes. ‘The determination of President Wells, of the Tax Department, not to disclose the names of people who call at his department to swear off or have thelr aseonsments ireduced vas’ evidenced again to-day Three carriages with footmen and roachmen stopped at the Chambers street entrance of the Stewart Build- ing, where the offices of the Tax Do- partment are located. The occupants of them were women, who were promptly ushered into the office of Mr, Wells, where they were engaged In conyersation with him for some time. When Mr. Wells was interrogated re- garding the matter he became very an- gry und sald: “You shall not know. From the way the papers harp on this subject it's no wonder they drive many people away from New York. Why don’t you go over to some bank and find out the names of the people who deposit and draw out thelr mone ‘ concluded by saying that no one would get the Information while he was in charge of the department, —_—_— Southern ) Sympathy, NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26.—By a rising vote the Southern Association of ) Daper Circulators, which opened its ses. Jon here yesterday, decided to lender sympathy ‘to A Gonzales, of the Columbia State, on the recent tragic death of his brother, editor of that paper, | Robert H. Sobneffer Dropped Fitty Feet to Pavement and Died, Robert H. Schacffor fell from an ele vated irdin at the Brooklyn cad of the bridge Jast night and was killed in- stanly, ‘Phe man tried to get aboard the rear Platform of & Ridgewood train after waiting a long time for a train, He missed his footing and was dragged slang, utd at the, are of the platform This painful trouble cat Allcoch's Porous Plaster, coc! [T'S HIS OWN OFFICE: ck AN l ll ck's relieved plying—if not relieved by bedtime, place a hot water bag against the plaster on the shoulder, ML | ‘These plasters are ro Bead fox a2 Ce ron and fs v hey ave been in use 65 years, hav en Ra aris sold, je more cures ti) Any bet er ©: ere ai 'y. hi or a any bell ” ‘laste nA tuat'c yiroerd adont 8 EXPLOSION ON SHIP; 2 KILLED. Sallors Lose Lives by Concus- sion in Hold of the Steamer Indiawadie and Soore of Oth- ers Knocked Down. MYSTERY IN THE FIRE. Two coolies, members of the crew of the steamship Indjawauie, unloading at the dock .of* ithe German-American Stores at the foot of Coffey street, Brooklyn, were burned to death this afitérnon In a fire which followed an ex- Plosion In the ship's store room. ‘Mhe Chinamen shipped as members of tho crew ai Shanghal, which was the In- die's last port of call before aulling this country, The explosion took ce in the forward hates, One hundred ton were unloading the ehip at the time au tWenty of them were In lose prox- imity. to the store room. ‘They were nocked down by the violence of the explosion, but escaped before the spread of the flames. coolles were In the storeroom and » probably Icilled by the violence of the explosion before the flames reached them. Capt, Condi, of the Indiawadle, and Sup Worth, of the dock, say th: the explosion was caused by sponta: cous combustion in the stores of pal and tuppentine which were kept In a small room in the forward hatch, A loud report, followed by a burst of flame and smoke from the hutch, alarmed all on board ship, and the stevedores piled out of the hold, An alarm was turned in and five marines and a fire boat poured streams of water into the hatch Nhe flames were quickly subdued and did tle damage, ‘@ Somous PLASTER and cured by aaa an Warm the plaster before ap- white crepe de} »| chine over white taffeta, but were fash-| 1903, tha city conditions that are no Honger | tolerable. F “It has fostered intemperence and in its development of mae fo-called Rat arte hotels a has eoucelly, yorented, and of pirouette EAI ethan ee * before had, he re part of fa ethers Sha as fy acone bo Cele Gauten of Cie sys- wi ingraced and debauched our police force, “The law is now widel; SALE FRIDAY AND SATURDA Our Bye-0! tment cod RRR SO Pecan ryan eat arms epecialiet, John Sa pattems tg guasen, te ere eration” er rig wea Seti = CRAND JURY FOR “SUNDAY SALOONS Hands a Presentment to Judge Foster, Declaring that Raines Law Has Produced Condi- tions that Are Intolerable. of our sown nign ie oD “do Tepetting at shect nowce thd "at ie an tn, coe Fine Gold Finish Eye-Glass Chains, 50e, were 1.48. SOLID GOLD. Great care will be taken and each eye tested separately, EXAMINATION FREB, AND PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. WE Heit faa GREAT SALE TO-MORROW. He, 6,000 pairs of Kye-Giasses, | very particle of matat qaele. ine letites are lgrge and made of pure white crystal cling prevent clipping. In fact. they are perteet i Spat atrong:, om urate na chara if ate strong, je and. attractive: look ‘optleal makin he the ean esicine “Gur pea gg, memes enstetes an Imported Hollow Ground Razors for 39¢ SALE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. Those traveller sample razors we secured trem one of the leading Importers of razors in New York. ‘Their travellers have Just returned from their tall trips, and as their samples became slightly tarnished from use, we secured the entire stock of fm- ported razors at @ ridiculous figure. The assortment comprises all the ere}!-known makes, including Wade & Butcher and the mott famous and expensive razors made. In fact, we have been tolling the aame {dentical razors as high as $8 each. Sale price, Bc. each, all set ready for usa’ Extra salespeople will be ‘on band, and no more than four to « buyer. Eaoh rasor guaranteed to give a perfect ehare, and are posl- Uvely worth §3.00 each. Mall orders filled, and razors care- fully selected. Money refunded if not satiatactory. 39C, Value $3. 00. 6,000 Extra Fine Razor Strops, value s 00, at 4c. EHRICH BROS.’ DRY GOODS HOUSE, Sixth Ave. and 23d Street, New York. $.Altmani¢ LEATHER GOODS.—Travelling Bags with or without fittings: Wrist Bags; Hand Bags in new colors; Sterling Silver Mounted Chatelaine Bags; Card Cases, plain and with jewelledmount- ings: Japanese Netsuke Purses, Jewel Cases, Writing Portfollos, Leather Belts with Silver and Ivory mountings; Flasks, etc. I nnot erm: ‘enforced and that ite @ fence and unenforcement are great evil and cultivates @ lack Te- bad bn et as “We delleve. 0 passage of 71 ake chia bill), per- sembly initting Tioensed places. i New ie han hotels, to remain be: other tween the hours of 1 and il . tend direotly to reduce tho evils we have: referred to. It is our opinion that (a a law would be permanently enfore and willingly obey IT ENCOURAGES BRIBERY. ‘The February Grand Jury, in a report to Judge Foster, of the Court of Gen- eral Sessions, to-day handed up a pre- sentment in favor of the opening ot saloons on Sunday, The presentment reads ‘as follows: * “Our experience as Grand Jurers and our observation as citizens ‘have satis- fied us that the provisions of the pres- ent liquor tax law in regard to the sale of liquors on Sunday has produced in =— Fire Wipes Out Part of Mount Airy FRBDHRICK, M4, Fed. 26.—Fire ear- ly yesterday destroyed the bust- ness seotion of Mount Airy, a thriving town of 8,000 population, twenty miles east of Frederick, The loss is Ese The nee was without fire prot for. ald. Troient engines 0} al ‘our Baltimore and ‘Onto Raslroad faul weaver from ation and sup- nearby. plied the Frederick me} B.Altmans-@o. HANDKERCHIEF DEPARTMENT. Novelties are now being shown in IMPORTED ‘ HANDKERCHIEFS, White and Colored, including Plain and Embroidered Hand-spun Centres with Real Lace Edge; Damasse Handkerchiefs; Embroidered effects, representing latest disposition in Butter-fly, Bow-knot and Fleur de Lis designs, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, February 27th a 28th: Plain Hemstitched Linen Handkerchiefs, Women's Handkerchiefs. per dozen,9) 50 and $2.65 Regular prices $2.50 and $8:50. Men's Handkerchiefs, regular price $5.00 per dozen, at 3.00 Linen Initialed Handkerchiefs, Men's or Women's, regular price $2.85 dozen, at,....,,.$2.00 Also Very Uncommon Values in WOMEN’S EMBROIDERED” HANDKERCHIEFS, will be offered at from 25c, to $1,00 each, (Rear of Rotunda.) “SILVERWARE.—Sterling Silver Vases, Loving Cups, Photo Frames, Desk Sets, Boudoir Mirrors, Tete-a-Tete Sets, Trays; Copper Pieces, Sterling Silver mounted, Cut Glass with rich Sterling Silver Martele decorations, including - Loving Cups and Centre Pieces; Art Pottery with Sterling Silver Deposit, Elahteenth Street, Mincteenth Street and Sixth Avenue, FOR ANNIVERSARY, WEDDING and SOUVENIR GIFTS, Heeht Bros., 259-261 Sixth Ave. Prices Not the Only Fedvantage. After all, a thing becomes a bargain when you can get it for less sacrifice than you'd ordinarily expect to make. It may be in paying less money or giving less labor. The bargains here, while they are as great as any store could give, even where you paid cash, are made still greater by our PART-PAYMENT plan, ‘for we'll permit you to charge anything and everything you buy of us and pay in the very smallest sums, weekly or monthly, If it’s easier for you to pay a small amount than a larger one, then our method must appeal to you; for we guarantee in every instance, without an exception, to sell as cheaply on credit as any store any- where does for cash. Stylish Walking Skirts of new mannish sonierals, ail woo ay eae full ue, brown ; ‘Tailor-made Kersey Jackets, short 22- inch fitted effects; satin lined; castors, tans and blacks; sold up to $12.50, $4 75 New Dress Skirts of all-wool chevioty full I core Baas Garich with taffeta’ navy ani i 5 $ 2.00 Boys’ SOc, Laundered Percale Waists; “TOILET ARTICLES.—Extracts, Toilet Waters, Mandruka Bath Sponges, Silk Cup Sponges, Military and other Hair Brushes of Ivory, Ebony, etc. Travelling Sets, Mirrors, Manicure Articles, etc, STATIONERY.—Wedding Invitations, Announcements, Reception and Visiting Cards Engraved. Engagement Pads, Visiting Lists, Whist Sets, Playing Card Cases, Sterling Sitver Mounted Blotters, Gold and Sterling Silver Mounted Fountain Pens, Pencil and Pen Holders, Vienna Brass and Leather Desk Sets. New styles of Note Paper. Cabinets, containing five quires India Linen Fnisp Note Paper with Envelopes; regular price $1.40, at 1 5c" (Rear of Rotunda.) . . ° Eladtcenth Street, Mineteenth Street and Sixth Avenue, | ay Consult The World's House # Home List. , Children’s heavy black ribbed Cotton Hose with double knees, heels and toes; worth 15¢,iforesessecesserce’ OC Ladies’ Belts) Velvet, Satin, Moire and Elastic; with gilt oxydized ‘Ladies? Li with laces tigtlly bo 25¢, and 39c,, ‘Special off im laces and trimm! white, cream and bleck pa tiered appliqued insertiongy all widths; “most unig} worth fmm 150" to 23c.s 2 sizes 5 to 14, plaited back and front, with | £r ne 9 48 ¢ ithout tent detach- n's Borat aed T pentane, vey DOG | des, regula price 146, tOvvee seers, OC | Witch Hazel, Cucumber, Glycerin and Oatmeal Soap, the cake,.-.s, 2C Flannelette House Wray choice of gur $1.50 and $1.75 een izesand medium dark colors; $1 00 reduced to, tee eee Kimonos of fancy atri Outing Flan- ders to 33c nel, trimmed with solid match; regular price 50c,, for... Corset Covers, trimmed with lace and embroidery; high and low neck; slightly soiled; sold upto 29¢, for, L2C Bath Robes of fancy striped Eiderdown, Boys’ $2.50 Norfolk and 2-piece double breasted Suits of fancy cheviots; ‘Trousers with taped reinforced searas and patent waistbands; sizes 5 $3 45 10 14, LOreceeeer ceceeeeer * Women's Sea Island Cotton Ribbed Vests, low neck; white, pink, sky and black with ailk tapeds slightly imper-” 4 - / fect; 29c, value, for, . ac Men's medium-weight Merino Under wear; natural colors, all sizes; 29, worth 50c, the garment, for.++++» c 4 a Men's black Egyptian Cotton = with deep sailor collars edged with satin - ft double soles, fast black; worth 15 | bens Ce and aan ay OCT C| sold for $2.50, foresees, DL.45 || ae wath ht HECHT BROS., 259261 Sixth Avenue. WOMEN'S FINE FOOTWEAR. 3339) See The eelectionse of Fine Footwear for the Spring season include a large variety of Oxford Ties, Sandals and Blucher Half Shoce, of Russia Calfekin, Patent Calf ekin, Glace, Mat Kidekin, ete. Slippere of lai it designe are: shown, to- gether with a variety of bows, buckles, eto, , 8. Miman & €o, “Sit arin. Sixth Avenue, i, Y, aay ak ee