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ATS | | Lights All Obscured by g Fog Clouds and Col- ns Follow in Quick Suc- on. NGERS GET A SCARE. i Ferry-Boats Lose Their Bear- Inge and Wander About in Rivers Bay in imminent Danger of i ferryboat collisions occurred to- @coount of the dense fog that Own Over the rivers and bay. ferryboat Rutherford, in slip at Chambers street dur- fog, crashed into the McCullagh, or loading preparatory to mak- Wing Ret trip to Hoboken. Though the luthertéfd was going at slow bell the f @f the collision splintered the ling on the men's cabin side, ripped stanchions and wrecked a large of the upper worka on that if the boat. ‘The passengers on tho were pretty well shaken up Rutherford was taken to the rail- ‘company’s repair shop in Jersey iat ag the ferryboat Brookly: om avenue ferry line, w ig her slip in Brooklyn on her ‘she Was run into by the ferryboat of the same line. The Brook. crowded with passengers, who t Into a panic by the colilsioa, lyn was considerably dam- but made the trip to New York. “ferry-boats Easton and Bound- Of the Central Railroad of New W, crashed into each other head of thelr Jersey slip, ra Badly Seared, ton had reached # point a tew rom the end of the slip bulkhead the Boundbrook suddenly loomed it, @ad before the captain of could give the order to ‘the evgines the two boats into each other. There were two ‘hundred passengers on the and very few on the Bound- » Nearly all ran out on the front ‘but there was little excitement. the boats had its front bumper y smashed, but both boats auing on thelr regular trips, ferryboat Robert Garrett, of the Island line, gave about one n pagsengers, who were on @n exciting me during its § strip from Staten Island. After floundering around the riled the ferrybout had ‘to , the passengers were New York at South Ferry, trouble occurred when the found itself attempting to a big British tramp ‘Was anchored off Robbins d the lighthouse. ‘The captain boat saw it was going to be t equeeze, and he hove to for . nutes until he could get Cc, ‘582 ed to iw ~4 of to boat went around the reached a point off Lib- |. The captain of the Robert found himself among a fishing smacks and tramp Bells were being rung all @ the ferryboat and the captain fa loss to kno: t to do. > Got to Her Slip at Last. the engines of the ferryboat topped and she swung around tide until she was headed for place. After running back it & quarter of a mile open wa- reached and the ferryboat d Manhattan again. The 8 trip Was finished without in- lon between the Notheria: it Orange, of the Hoboken | owly averted to-day when leaving her slip at Barclay in ed together were badly done, how- olen, nowt, John G. rst trip from ings completely. orth River and | he an shore néar ing the Ham- erican the sp i dof tine I mA anding t d into the Athos 00d seratching. Rn fel RUFF RULES AGS COUNTY, blican Committee Pub- 8 2 Resolution Prociaim- Tim the Only Leader. cal wbt concerning the political Lieut,-Goy. Timothy L. Wood- County has been swept resolution adopted at the! f the Exeputive Committee publican General Committee quarters last night. ‘In terms } RO room for discussion the Bt-Governor is pronounced the blicanism in the county, the many stories recently ‘oodrutf’s lost power this “anterest to Republicans Biwte. It has been said Wes in the party were ne bis power and to ip from him, ) follows: th for ul mi in, The of rot ibe Bet founded on |) Heart Failure Hastened the End FAMED IN LOCAL POLITICS. Former Police Commissioner Michael years, he was dealt a blow that sound- Tammany leadership of the First Assem- bly District last fall by “Battery Dan" Finn. Since that time he had been fail- ing, and since the recent severe spell move about. The end came suddenly at 4.15 o'clock this morning and {s ascribed Since 188) Col. Murphy had been un- able to take nourlshment in the ordinary way, In that year he was serving his f-| thirteenth term in the Legislature, the lust 81x years of which had been spent as State Senator, During the winter he suffered with what he supposed was in- digestion. He was did physique, weighing 22 pounda. When his ailment became acute phy- siclans decided that he had a tumor of the stomach, ‘his they healed. In the mean time he had almost starved to death, and from 225 pounds was reduced When his stomach was all right again from stricture of the secsophagus, which made 1c impossible for him to swallow food, wall of the stomach, a allver tube was inserted, and for fourteen years Col, Murphy had his food pumped into | himself through this tube, him no inconventence until about two Limerick, Ireland, in 1841, died when sider- run pler of the Munson steamship line, East the affected with serious stomach trou- ble, indigestion, headaches, ete, larly and oppressed me so that 1 I met a friend whom I had known to be similarly afflicted, improvement in appearance caused some time ago, quit coffee and was using Portum Food Coffee. change he attributed the change in his heaith, circulated there tes ere ts | eg of | sel jdt | difference, but not much. ‘The | week the change was almost magical, EX-POLICE COMMISSIONER MURPBY, WHO DIED SUDDENLY TO-DAY. UNENPECTEDLY of ex-Police Commissioner, Who Hadn’t Swallowed Food in Fourteen Years. Murphy died to-day at his home, No, Broon street. An invalid for many his end when he was beaten for the cold weather he had been unable to heart failure, man of splen- Welght to less than 100 pounds. Was bed Through a Tube. was found that ho was suffering An incision was made in the It causea when hie general health Be- hael Cotter Murphy was born in His parents he was five weeke old, ————__—_— Clerks Pescue Drowning Boy, Caper Sanders, fifteen years old, living No, 68 Main street, Brooklyn, while in along the stringpiece on the ver, to-day, missed -his footing and | overboard, He was pulled out by lerks employed on the pier and sent the Hudson Street Hospital. His con- Jon {not serious A LAYMAN Gave Doctor a Hint About Coffee. Speaking of coffee, a doctor of De- turville, Ohio, says: “We used to analyze coffe? at the medical college, and in sp'te of our laboratory tests, which showed it to contain caffine, an active poison, 1 continued to use e drink, and later on found myself “The headaches came on 80 regu- und it difficult to attend to my reg- ar duties, One day last November His marked e to inquire what he had been do- g. He announced that he had, To this “I took the hint have continued with the Postum, sed) nervous beadaches have entirely di: ng, tie} and pow my digestion is perfect, th ‘fev Mere appeared, and I am well, My ow hows it of the Postum Food Céffee to be & pure food drink of which is a MLC. MURPHY DIES CRUSHED 10 DEATH BENEATH WHEELS Trolley Car Struck Wagon on Which Carey Rode and He Was Instantly Killed. 108 Watnwright street, was instantly killed street, Jersey City, when the furniture van on which he was riding was struck by a trolley car, He was twenty-two years old and Iper on the wagon. rey was on the seat with Hugh H. Cook, the driver, who lives at the same addreas in Newark, ‘Dhey were on their way homo with a loaded wagon, ‘The fog was dense and ue car was within @ Tew feet of thu wagon before the mo- torman saw it. Both men were thrown from the seat by the shock, and Carey fell under % coal wagon, the wheels pass- ng over ‘his body. A call for an am- bulance was sent uit the doctor sald that death had teen Instantaneous, Cook was only slightly h be x —————— John Bocker In Dead, (Special to The Evening World.) GREENWICH, Conn., M Bocker, who gave up hi York City olght, yeurs ag here to engawe In the Wholesale con- foctionery business, died suidenly of heart disease at midnight after a short illness of grip, He was fifty-three years gid. wealthy, and leaves a son and it Thomas Care: Silks and Dress Goods, 7,000 yards Black and Coloved Fancy Silks, including 24-inch Black Liberty Satin, will be on sale Thursday and Friday, at Ly SC. yard, values $1.00 & $1.25, Check Silks, A complete assortment of Desirable Shepherd's Checks, in black and white, navy blue and white, fancy colored ef. fects; remarkable value, at 75 yard, Dress Goods Special, 1,000 yards 44-inch Nun's Veiting, in colors, navy blue, reseda lan, cadet, gray, cream’ and ij | Black, at 68c. * yard, Lord & Taylor, Broadway & 20th Bt THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1vvs. R. H. Macy & Co.'s Attractions Are Their Low Prices, Vi 35th St. R. H. MACY & CO. Macys Silk Specials Fi, Sth at, The values will make the Silk counters a centre of gathering for women from far and near. 24-inch Printed Satin-finished Fou- lards and Pongee, liberal assortment of designs and colorings, includii Ika dots in navy-and-white an lack - and - white, sold elsewhere at 75¢, Special 39¢ at 19-inch Taffetas; heavy, lustrous se forty colors to choose from, including black, white, ivory and cream, sold elsewhere at 65c. Special 4 && at 27-inch Imported Black Taffeta, soft, mellow finish, rich and strong, wear guaranteed, just the quality for waists, sold elsewhere at $1.15, Special 8&8& at 36-inch Imported Black Taffeta, a perfect weave—beautifully finishes, wear guaranteed, ideal for costumes and wraps, sold elsewhere at $1.50. an M. J. Whitall, Lowell Mfg. Co. One Thousand All-Silk Umbrellas,—1 rss. $3.00 to $5.00 Kinds at $1.97, Brief descriptions: Black, Green, Tan, Brown, Navy, Garnet, Cardinal and National Blue Changeable All-Silk Taffetas and Serges. All have paragon frames—some with Fox English Laurus Columbian, American wide locks, others with ‘New Era”’ runners, Each Umbrella has case and tassels. Most of the handles are worth more than we ask for the Umbrellas. Among them are: Gun metal applied with silver and jewels, sterling silver, gold, von, peat, he copper, stag horns, cape horns, English natural wood, plain and deco- rated with silver and fou hand-wrought Dresdens, German weichsel, ngiish ash, furze, boxwood, Congos—all the popular shapes, including Prin- cess, Opera and Prince of Wales. Made to Sell at $3 to $5; Choice at $ 1.97. Women’s $4.00 Hats at $2,69-« 1. sm. The materials are: Dainty, soft bias folds of chiffon combined with crispy, silky horse-hair braid—alternate rows of each. Five of the leading new shapes, including the jaunty Shah ohn | of Persia Turban and Crownless Flat Hats. Black, white, black-and-white, cardinal and light blue. Sold by others at $4.00; our price $2.69. Women’s 50c. Imported Lace Lisle Hose at 29c.-t,{%: Imported Black Lace Lisle Thread Hose—the dye is perfect —stainless. The styles include plain with lace insteps and all-over lace designs—odd and pretty effects. They are sold by others at 50c. a pair; special at 29c. ‘ A complete assortment of Women’s Silk Hose, ranging from 89c. to $49.98 a pair—and Men’s Silk Half Hose at from 89c. to $4.98. Women’s 75c. Lisle Vests at 49c.-21 ri., contre White Lisle Thread Vests. Some are plain—others are made just like silk by the marvellous mercerizing process, Low neck and sleeveless, silk tapes, neck and shoulders trimmed with pretty narrow lace. Six different styles. Regular 75c. quality. Special at 49c. Women’s 50c. Vests and Pants at 36c. White Ribbed Vests, high neck, long and short sleeves; pants to match, ankle length, French bands. Regular 50c. quality; special at 36c. Imported Lace Collars |NoveltyWhiteGoods—i- eel White Madras, cut by highly Pri cti sris eal mercerized stripes, fifteen dif- just from the other side, Plen-| ferent patterns to select from, ty of patterns and shapes.|sold by others at 40c.; our they are the regular $1.50] price 240, qualities. Ts price is re, Palestine hanced by ; ‘anc’ evict, enha You'll carry them away fast) Fancy Chovie, enhanced. by enough, duced from 34¢, a yard to 26c, Art Embroidery -a: r., ra. Lent is the favorite period for em- broidering industriously, Designs wrought in white are the most popu- lar motifs. We don’t think a more complete department of the kind ex- ists, We want thousands of women who are ignorant of its advantages to be better informed, These spe- clals should inspire many _ initial visits. You'll come again;— at $15.00; our price $7.74. Centre-piece, 18-inch, 17¢, Centre-piece, 27-inch, 32c. Centre-piece, 36-inch, Sic, Bureau pa the inches, 42c, $ ice $2 89 Original stam Patterns—grapes, | $5.00; our price $2.89. wheat, acorn and the like, Materials bid us Table Lineng—1 ri. ms: The Peri Lustre, all sizes, 3¢. skein, Bear Lustre, all sizes, 3c. skein, Mount Mellick Silk, all sizes, 4¢, skein, tra heavy qualit Adivetatle Embroidery Frames, |by others a Continuation of the Extraordina: at Prices That Are Onl: Than Doubled the Floor an Assortment Cannot Be Found in Any Other Retail Store. Royal Wilton Carpets at Half Price... Hundreds of rolls of the best makes of Ro and imported—will be put on sale Bigelow Carpet Co,, ) Manufacturers, An immense assortment of designs—including self-toned greens and reds and rich Oriental patterns in rare colorings—with and without borders, for rooms, halls and stairs, These magnificent Carpets are sold by others at < $2.75 and $3.50 a yard; our prices °1.49~*1,79 This sale should appeal not only to the householder, but to the owners of Apartments and Hotels as well. , Broadway Offerings pace Devoted to Our Own Importations of Black Mohair Brillianti Direct from Bradford, Eng. +=. a0. The uses of Mohair Brilliantines and Sicilians multiply as more and more women learn Alert to the tendency that fo these servicecble fabrics we imported a great variety. They are now reaay—an unmatched stock: 38-inch Mohair Brilliantine 44-inch Mohair Brilliantine 98c, $1.24, $1.29, $1.39, $1.49, $1.59, $1.69, $1.98, 44-inch Black Sicilians 69c, 38-inch Sicilians at 49c. All of them are “finished’’ on both sides—shimmery, un- wrinkable—dust and cinders $1.24 Black Ladies’ All-wool, full-twilled Black Ladies’ Cloth, rich, satin finish, sold by others at $1.25; our price, 79c. 50c Albatross at 39c. Crepe Wave Albatross,.forty-six dainty Colors, in- cluding cream, ivory and 65c Nun’s Veiling at 49c. All-ewool Nun’s Veiling, s demand for house and street riety of colors, including cream,}grays, tans, castors, biscuit, reseda, royal m inches wide, at 49c. 29c Silk Mousselines at 18, sumer. Silk Mousselines, all co white, our regular price 29c a yard, for this special sale at 18c. $1.00Wrappers at 69cx318: Women's Wrappers, made of striped dimity, trimmed with braid, ruffle at shoulder; skirt finished with deep flounce, sold by others at $1.00; our price 69c, Women's Kimono Dressing Sacques, made of plain and figured lawn, 24c. Handkerchiefs—ist r1,, centre. Women’s All-linen Handkerchiefs, some have colored borders, others with figured centres and striped bor- ders, sold by others at 25c.; our price 11¢, Women's Unlaundered Sheer French Linen Handkerchiefs, dainty hand-em- broidered initial and printed bowknot, reduced from 22c. to 16¢, Men's All-linen Hemstitched Handker- chiefs, full size, half-inch hem, sold by others at 17c,; our price, 10c. Men's Silk Handkerchiefs, one-inch hems, large or small embroidered in-| Boys’ Sailor Suits at $2.89, Boys’ Sailor Suits, made of fine English lenge niny, red, brown and royal blue; also some mixed cheviots in the are elaborately trimmed with silk braid, embroidered shields, trousers are lined throughout. sold by others at itials, sold by others at 40c,; our price, 24c, Men’s $15.00 Suits at $7,74- ri, nw. Men's Sack Suits, made of brown and gray pure wool chev- iots; coats are lined with heavy serge or Italian cloth—man: of these Suits are medium-weight and may be worn wit comfort until mid-summer, same quality is offered elsewhere Cigars-su ri., sn Bleached Irish Damask Napkins, ex- | White House Bouquet Cigars, Roths- 3: bold childs, Si umatra filler, manufactured to sell for box of $0; our price $1.99. Possible at Macy’s. yal Wilton Carpets—both domestic lot. Broadway at Sith Bt. March Doings in the Con. tinued Furniture Sate, ith The new news from the Furnicurs Sale is the reverse of dry. Only a few items are quoted. That’s not because the economies are scant —no dearth of them—but the draught «nm Space from all over the store is Strong. Hence, condensation is im perative. Fifty Gilt Reception Chalrs, fan backs, seats upholstered in remnat of high grade satin dam- ask—some have rush seats $1.74 Morris Chairs, solid oak carved front, wide quartered oak arms, rich golden oak finish, reversible figured in China and Glass We Have [lore ese Goods and Such to-morrow. Factories represented are: velour cushions — several ) Humphrey Crosseley colors to choose from .., $4.74 _ American ’ * (English $8.50 Bed Outfit at $6.9 6. | ha aah ainbietan t Manufacturers, White Enamelled Iron Beds—3 ft wide—woven-wire spring—all-irou frame—pine fibre mattress—worth $8.50; special at $6.96. ‘ $68.00 Bed Outtit at $47.12. Full-size Brass Bed—bow extended foot rails. Two-inch posts, heavy husks and mounts. Box Springs, covered with A. C. A. ticking, mat- tress made of sterilized South Amer- ican hair, one or two parts, covered with A.C.A. ticking—worth $65.00; special at $47.12. $15 Brass and Bronze Beds at $10.96, Combination Brass-and-Bronze Beds ~seven full-length brass spindles, continuous bronzé posts—all sizes— worth $15.00—special at $10.96. Medicinal and Toilet Articles—1st F., sith st. Five specials from counterful of splendid offerings : Dentifricla Tooth Powder, £c. Munyon's Witch Hazel Soap, 7c. Prophylactum, large size, 26c. Handkerchief Extract, ounce bottle, Jessina or Jockey Club, 29¢. Whirling Spray Syringe, $2.41. $1.50 Razors, 49c718," Not Nondescript Razors manufactured cheaply to sell at a cheap price. They are Joseph Allen & Son’s Cels~ brated Non X LL Razors made at Sheffield, England— hollow ground,concaved,ready for private and professional, uses, Our regular price, $1.49; Special 49 Cc at Riding and Coachmen’s Boots. 24 FL, rear, Riding Boots, made of calfskin, equal to custom-made in style and finish, $8.24, Riding Boots, made of tan Russia calf- skin, equal to custom-made in quality and workmanship, $8.98. Riding Leggings, imported Puttee st; sold by ate $8.5; our price ee Coachmen’s Boots, made of calf. skin, with tops of any desired shade, equal to custom-made in finish and workmanship, at $11.23. ‘0 Macy’s “Hygienic” Shoes-z;,, Properly called Hygienic. because the pure rock oak soles, besides having a layer of sheet cork between them and the insoles, are chemically trea in order to render them absolutely impervious to moisture. $3 74 ° nes and Sicilians. their grace and goodness. retold an increased demand for 34c, 59¢, 44c, 49¢, 39¢, 49c, 59c, GEC, 74¢, 79c, 84c, 89c, 79¢, 98c, $1.24, $1.49, $1.79, $1.98. glance from them. Cloth at 79c.- 1. sm a. black, 46 inches wide, 39c. oft and clingy,in special gowns, in a large va- arine and navy blue, 45 lors, including black and Enamelled leather, hand-sewed welts, water proofed duck lining, last modelled after the normal shape of the foot, value $5.00; our price.. Men’s $6.50 Shoes at $4.69. These are the shoes that will appeal to the fastidious man, The leathers fashionable swing lasts with flat foreparts, narrow shanks and Cuban heels, Button and Lace Shoes, made of imported patent calfskin, dull kid tops, hand~ close-trimmed edges. Bosom Shirts at according to whether they will be worn for dress or nealigee, hirt stock $1.25 to $1.50, First Floor, 34th St. Record-breaking Values That Will Create . Large Folded Tecks and Puffs, used are soft and strong. The workmanship is of the best. The styles Button and Lace Shoes made of calfskin, kangaroo tops, hand-sewed welts, sewed welts, Netherland last, heavy single soles, Nearly Sixteen Hundred Thousands of men know these Shirts—they have plaited bosoms, They are among the reliable and popular staples of the 68° Reduced to Sizes 14 to 18, Record-breaking Selling.-a »., wn s. Squares that tie made of handsome silks and satins, | in immense assortment of patterns range from the modest straight lasts with close-trimmed edges to the ultra- Marlborough last, double extension soles. Lace Shoes, made of vici and patent Ideal kid, hand-sewed welts, straight last, of Our 94c, White Plaited with three clear white peat buttons; may bé laundered soft or stiff, —and we've always sold them at 94c,; others sell same quality at Two Lines of "en's Neckwear.-« m., wn st. At Fifteen hundred | At —Seven hundred 1 6c Four - in « hands neat Four-in-Hand knots silks and satins in scores and Havana at $3.25