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“$m his plans. }@ SPORTS GENERAL RTING NEWS ON PAGE 10__ “ Circulation Ranks Onen to All.”’ (Zed LAL Ly | = ENING A ve pi ; EDITION —- PRICE ONE CENT. NEW YORK, YHHDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1903. PRICE ONE CENT, CFO. GOULD BADLY HURT Jumped from Carriage Be- hind —Unmanageable Horses in Pueblo and Rolled a Hundred Feet Down Hill, Sustaining Bad Cuts and Bruises. QUICK CHANGE IN HIS PLANS. Injuries Not Considered Serious, but Required Surgical Atten- tion, and He Is Now Hurrying Back to New York in Private Car. (Special to The Evening World.)) YPHNVER, April &.—George Gould was seriously injured at Pueblo Saturday in @ runaway, and !s now on his way to ‘New York for medical attention. ‘Dhe entire affair has been kept quiet, and it is very difficult to get accurate | information regarding Mr. Gould's in- guries, which while not expected to re- sult seriously, are sufficient to cause alarm and necessitate an entire change Mr. Gould has been making an inspec- ition of the Rio Grande system and the Coloraiio Fuel and Iron Oompany's plant. In com © y with General Man- aged Kebler, of the latter company, @nd Edward Butler he started on a Grive around the cily after dinner. |. Dhe horses, belonging to Mr. Kebler, rihad not been driven for several days and \Jwere almost unmanagedible from the j@tart. Just as they struck the top of |the till leading to the railroad bridge | trom the bluff, the carriage was swaying {from alde to side and the party was in| th to {Sanger of being hurled to the track 200 ‘West below, wihere trains were passing. ¢ Mr. Gould shouted to the driver to feurn the animals from the bluff, but the “herses refused to obey the lines. Mr. Kebler and Mr, Butler started to climb ‘per the front to the drivers’ seat. Mr.| 4 Gould stood ready to jump and just as the vehicle seemed about to take the i plunge he leaped out to the right nd rolled for at leapt 100 feet down hill, ‘eurning a series of somersaults and land. ing against a pile of rubbish, He was stunned for several minutes ‘before Mr. Kebler and Mr. Butler ran to his assistance and helped him tc his pri- wate car at the depot. oe A physician was hastily summoned ‘and dressed several bad cuts and bruises. ‘No bones were broken, Mr. Gould hurriedly ordered his car went East and requested everybody con- nected with the affair tc suppress all in- Zormation at any cost. According to attaches of the Pueblo PROVISIONS OF TWO PLATOON FIREMEN’S BILL. BATTLE FOR MILLIONS, The Ownership of a Great Fortune Depends on Whether Charles L. Fair or His Wife Died Last. 450 uew dremen year. Added cont to the city, $364,- ‘00. Each man on duty twelve hours a day. FIREMEN WIN PLATOON FIGHT. Bill Which Will Enable Members of Department to Get Ac- quainted with Their Familics Reported Out of Committee. at §500 a HER RELATIVES CONTESTS French Witnesses Support Their | Claim, but Fair’s Sisters, Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and Mrs, Oelrichs, Resist It. Counsel for Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, jr., and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs, sisters of Charles L. Fair, continued their efforts to-day to save their clients the $10,000,- PASSAGE SEEMS CERTAIN. TWO OF TH} CLAIMANTS OF THE FAIR MILLIONS AND THE WITNESSES BROUG 000 fortune of Charles L. Fair and his wife, who were killed in an automobile | accident between Trouville and Paris last August. Relatives of Mrs. Fair are trying to get the whole fortune left by Charles L. Fair, on the ground that his wife, their relative, survived him a few seconds in the accident in which they both were killed, and therefore inherited her husband's property. A previous compromise, by which they surrendered thelr rights in consideration of $125,000 pald them by the heirs of Charles L. Fair, they seek to have set aside, on the ground that it was made under a migapprehenston. Lucien Mas and Alfred de Moranne, two Frenchmen, who say they.saw the| fatal accident, are being examined be- fore forméFlustice Keener at No. 100 Broadway, so they may not be detained] here during the months which intervene| before the trial of the ca Both wit- P, J. Daly, chairman of this commit-| nesses declare poslttvely ee tee. was elated at the action of the| wi ving after her husband had ceased Cities Committee in. ri bil! to breathe, Counsel for Mrs. Oelrichs| ;|and Mrs. Vanderbilt are-attempting to Mayor Low, It Is Believed, WII! Ap-| prove the Measure Despite the Objections of Commissioner Stur- gis—Boodle Talk Silenced. ALBANY, April 8—The Two-Platoon bill for the New York Fire Department was reported oft of the Senate Commit: tee on Citles this afternoon and passage by the Senate fs practically a sured. As it has already been passed by the Assembly in all likelibood it will ‘be before Mayor Low within a few days for his approval or disapproval. ‘The bill has been persistently opposed by Fire Commissioner Sturgis, of New York City, but the firemen who have the interest of the bill in charge at Albany think that the Mayor will be favorable to the measure after the public hearing. every favorably, although he The cry oes by the enemies of the Tho at * . to do twelye hours’ duty a day. This HOP onibie the won ‘toeget tan menie| United States Consul Gowdy at Paris, b ‘ 7 ot ome pore ceyhes Mas said he stood by all his statements) wi families. ler the pri 3 ‘i i Me peeeliles.. Uren: the pF in ft. He added that Mr. Picard, now. associated with Jay & Candler, had ap- ime -three hi a da Be Wa te proached him in Paris, representing, y ni} id ‘The fight made by The Eve: ng ord jotent factors In the success which it as attained, ry FLEVEN KILLED WN A TORNADO. acted accordingly. He wanted me to commit myself and I would not.” “Did you refuse to tell Mr. Picard Mr, de Moranne’s address%s" asked Mr. Can- “Because it would put him In a de- ‘aded light'’ i wirwhet was ie Gerradation?” ‘While Boodle Talk Is Going on/Assistant Corporation Counsel “I refuse to tell.’" Wepot Gould has bad cuts on his face and head and a badly sprained back, as well as laverat on” his wrist and PASSENGER TRAINS IN COLLISION. New York Central Crashes Into ths Ontario Western Limued Up the State, OBW130, N. Y., April &—The New: York lim! train on the New York, Ontario and Western falyoad was in collision with a New York Centre) train “Why do you refuse?" “In, honor to my friend."' After much questioning Mas was in- duced to explain: “He did not want his wife to know about his whereabouts at Trouville at the time,” Mr, Mas was questioned at length on his doings at Trouville and on the road Twenty-five Other Persons Were | Injured in a Furious Gale, Which Levelled Buildings in an Alabama Town. SC EV: 2, vi §.—Eleven | to Paris, in the attempt to discredit his | to-d to oppose the Metropolitan grab bilis at ah SE ee ate In-|tentimony and test his memory, He) BY @ vote of 6 to 4 this measure, |{o-day's hearing before the Senate Rall- jured in @ tornady at Hopewell Sertle- | contradicted himself once on an Impor-| Which passe area ene, eae poner road Committee. } ment, noar here, to-day: tant point. Fi mitted tothe. i Prigeagicean Ag ; Aaviselant Corporation Counsel Whit iry McCoy, a prominent farmer, ChunselAttendea by Vai ports have been that a boodle fund of] may, sth authurity to speak for the aA AIT TEN OTE CTE PHARES ALANA IA By Nadel: $25,000 to $30,0) was available to de-| sayor, isu will denounce the bilis, Anns rl Regnier Parmadilonat Col. Jay, the defendants’ senior coun- | feat it. Despite this opposition the indications Gritin, his wife and sor sel, inaugurated a new idea for lawyer for Oswego at Fulton to-day, Both focomtiv8s were bad!y damaged and half a dozen passengers were injured but Bone fatally, The General the New York, Ontario at his office, street, this city, had this to say of the a dents “None of the passengers was injured Gi. A. Allen, the conductor of our train, was the only one burt. One of his arms fwaa injured. Only the pilots of the en: | mines were smasied, They proceeded | won thelr way, very On after the col 6 nik Interrupted, An investigation will be eld immediately to fix the responale Dility for the crash.” | WEATHER FOREN Wovecast for the ho ending at BF day tor New York City and viciatty; Cloudy to-night, prob- ably rains Thursduy fairy (rea easterly wii shifting ton might to westerly. GROWING EASTER PLANTS FREE; Wt the Guarantee Clothing Co., Up~ town Corner 127¢b $1, & 3d Ave, i 6 cloner to the homes and The o in conducting cases in court He was | accompanied by his mulatto body ser. “rhe ‘otners dead are . C, Oden and three children. itici gt were tossed about like paper and several struotures were | Yant, who attended to the Colonel's |gaei Ox et a hundred yards or more. | handkerchiefs and wearing apparel, | UERE Sody of Mocoy was blown. 20! In segand €o the dissran tace drew jyards and landed in a sand pit it ix poselble that the death jist may be larger, as many of the victims were blown some disianee, and others may for Mr. Picard, Mr. Candler pinned him to the fact that it took just abour two weconds for the drawing of It. be found, ow! ff Owego, as re At pro- Ceey. Will you draw the 4 er for us joner. Bake: Oe oan: pK ha cing the faeee } ‘ now and let us time yo! sked Mr.| Patt man and the “asy Boi poration of “paper” railway SCHWAB WATCHMAN der led his reappointment. and obstricting the path of sono re end sobbers Mas, to Mr. Candler’s evi- | Brac’ Bak 1S KILLED BY GAS, | cent surprise. Pencil and paper were produced. Watches came out, As, Mas picked up the pencil Col, Jay whispered to Can- dier, | Guard at Steel President's New Man- sion in Riverside Drive Is Found Dead at Post, A Wghtning Artist. “{ withdraw,” the latter cried reached for the papi made the diagram, Two secon: given him plenty of time. Mr. Candler showed plainiy that he chagrinned ‘lat his failure to trap M Mr. Candler then tried to pin Mas to the special minute he left Pasy for Paris, aid he was not au r, Bi pan a, for @ cessation of “brutal crosn-e> tfon,”” It brought from Mr, Cand! ayowal: ‘It ie We Thomas Parker, filiy-six years old, a | watchman employed at the two and a | hail munon-aousr gesdence peing yethird street and iy Schwab, Pri ries M. he engine room. body was claimed by the son ter of the watchman later in the day. It was then removed to the family home at No. 14) West One Hun: dred and Firat street, THIEVES GET $5,009 Loor. corres ler this the’ most vital point in this will show that these men the a had he ever spot but onve before, three breviour, Beek- you first meet Mr. man?” , “In Paris, after my first aMdavit to Mr, Gowdy. “What compé: has been offered you to testify We, Frevabmep do not, te: but from the heart," a been at 1! cr four years ( rn Gédods valued at $5,000 were stolen from the offices of Klateno & Miskend, at No, penard street, come ime ‘during bt. Bome of (oem have been ry jon en One man is Ubder arrest. cet he is not Chutwed specifically with tue orime. 4 yen engaged the second une oles bal io" at Cana ¥. wes STRIKERS TIE UP 100 BUILDINGS.) 2% The strike of the United’ Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners is on in Tull force to-day, with the result that nearly struction in tne city is tled up. Within a few deys, unless the fignt fs settled, between fitty and sixty thou- rand men of the allied building trades will be out of employment. membershiy of nine or ten thousand men, to force to the wall the Amalgamated| Society of Carpenters. Both are allied with tlie! Ameriéan Federation of Labor. The Amalgamated 1s cnly a local union, although its real erful organization, the Board of Build- CORONERS’ BILL HAS BEEN KILLED, Measure Is Buried in Assem- bly Cities Committee. ALBANY, April §—Senator Elsberg's bit] abolishing the office of Coroner In New York was killed in the Assembly PLATT’S MAN NAMED. « ALBANY, the Benate to-day the renomin mackpte a Bisberg both object ti or's cqntirmation. © | GAS COMPANY in the Seventh District Court to-day by the New Amsterda Gas Company showed the use of acid in making an erasure | the account of Mrs, Walter E, Cansdell, of No, 337 East Thiry¢ teenth street. wha had sued the company for $189 for am ages from Sept. 14 until Cot. 4, 1902, when her gas had 2e turned off because she refused to pay a bill of 70 cents con tracted by a former tenant of the premises. Judge Joseph gave an immediate decision in favor of the complainant, wit interest for the amount. 32--Bon Mot 1, Lord Betlze 2, Crus. 2 : ae LM i bent ie Pith oth Brotherhood of Carpenters All Out, Regardless of Agreements, in War to Destroy the Amalgamated Society. ing Trades, while the United Brother- hood does not. ‘The Warfare of Unions. Following the increase of wages grant- ed to all carpenters, irrespective of af- fillations, by the butiders last Septem- ber, both union aame into conference two months later at the convention of the Board’ of Building Trades {n New Orleans, There @n agreement was bullding in the course of con- sirlke is unique in the history ie Reiter Par} BR (ined prove the witnesses untrustworthy. of labor troubles in this or any other) reached that mide whould appoint ere were no ts to substan- Witness on the Grill, city. There is no question of an increase} committee’ of five: for the purpose of tlate the suspicions. In continuing the cross-examination| of *aKer involved, nor any matter Of] erbitrating their differences, and {f that ee pg for, the employment of Mag to-day Mr. Candler, of Jay &|{iference between employer, and em-| committee could not agree its ten mem. order that the men in Department| Candler, for the defendants, questioned) Doyee. It Is a Seliperata.. effort on-&86} bers were to unite on the chotce of an may into two platoons, each | him. regarding the affidavits he made to| Part of the United Brotherhood; with &) eteventh: The odd member was never sgeotee George A. Fuller Construction Company, whlch has nine large bulld. Ings now in course of construction, the moat vitally affected. Among the juice last summer in’ behalt les le this bill as having been one of the most|dor. ‘I saw he was behind a vell and However, it belongs to that Pow-| the, new Custom-House and the new Stock Exchange. PROTESTS AGAINST THE GRAB BILLS, Heads Delegation Opposing Favors to Metropolitan. (Special to The Evering World)” @pecial to Tha Evening World.) ALBANY, April 8—-Ex-Senator Jonn Ford, Julius H. Seymour, 1, Aspinwall Hodge and Frederick Hamen ere here Are that the measures will be passed. The delegation will make the bill in- trcduced by Senator Wilcox the centre ot attock, because {it embodies the ob- Jeotlunaple features of the entire «rub group. In effect it ts identical with the noto- rious Goodseil bili, which was exposes vera) weeks agv. and which revives Renominates Frank Baker Rallroad Comminstoner, lal to ‘The Evening World.) , April 8&—Gov, Odell nators 0} corporation promotes public tranchiees, “FIXED” BOOKS Light frem an cpen window falling upon a ledger produce JA LATE RESULTS AT BENNINGS, Fifth Race—-Looket 1, Springbrook 2, Zir' 3. SLIDELL WKS FOURTH RNC Ahumada (11 to 10) Takes the Third and Contentious (4 to 5) the Second Event—Track Heavy, Weather Bad. REDFERN RIDES TWO FIRSTS. THE WINNERS, FIRST RACE—Six. and one-half furlongs.—Turnpike (31-2 to 1) 1, Dr. Saylor (9 to 10) 2, Mezzo 3, Time! —1.26, SECOND RACE—Half mile.—Con- tentious (4 to 5) 1, Eleata (80 to 1) 2, Ora McKinney 3, \Time—0.52 1-8, THIRD RACE—Six and one-half furlongs—Ahumada (11 to 10) 1, Tugal Bey (13 to’S) 2, Embarrass- ment 3, Time—1.25 1-5, FOURTH RACE—Seven furlongs. Slidell (6 to 1) 1, Daly (3 to 5) 2, Annie Grace 3, Time—1.31 2-5, (Specia) to The Evening World.) BENNINGS RACE TRACK, WASH- INGTON, April 8.—Light fields were the rule at the track this afternon, but this was to be expected considering that the Weather and track were as bad as they postbly could be. A steady drizzle fell all the morning, Dut there was a chance that the weather might clear during the afternoon and meke good the predicuions of the Weath- er Department that clearing weather Wus on the way, The attendance was Nght. It was ight yesterday, #o Jight in fact that the oowien yawned ail the afternoon because Aere was scarcely enough busing Keep them annie, J chee @ bad condition of the track many owners to withdraw their fovea na the flelds were of very slim oropor- Hons. Owners cannot be wishing to run thelr hors track at this time of the r. There 1s much grumbling among the horsemen concerning the conditions of ihe races; for instance, the conditions of the foarth race were very bad. ‘They allowed Daly to get in at welght that fade the face\n Practical. walkover: for him. Owners woul ve preferred more sellin hey could handi- pt awn. ho and the flelds would be much larg ind afford a bet- ter medium fof speculation. VIRST RACE. Six and one-half furlongs. Starters, wahts., jocke, St. HIf.Fin. Turnpike, +6 by i Dr. Savior, 96, ee ee a wi 4 4¢ e 19 3 . 89, 3 26% 80) 6 Honojalu, 403." T, he 2 1 6 16-8 9-19 ‘Btait good. Won driving.” Time—1.26. Dr, Saylor was A 9 to 10 favorite tn the opening event. but he was horribly rid- den by Redfern. Turnpike showed a re- Lett six lengths behind e the others, Haack hugged 0 | and saved ground all the Way. He managed to catch the leaders In the last sixteenth and won cleverly by a length and a from Dr. Saylor, who beat Mezgo a| th, Honolulu showed the way to the stretch, where she died away, BECOND RACE, netting. | moved she floated. She was then towed to Red Hook Point, Brooklyny Barter, whis, Jocks, SUHIt Rin gin Pl ‘ Contentious, #9. Hedfern... § I'l 4.5 | repairs, The Merriweather anchored off Liberty Island and experts # eote, 99. Wilk: ion by Won driving, TimeO.52 16, Contentious, the favorite in the save | for two-year-olds, raced to the front (Continued on Tenth Page.) ————————— See Washtagton Penneyivanie Railroad tour, Rous ‘tap. fale B4.60" tim Now Yor “of ee lye or Me Alleghany, SIX SCARED WOMEN PASSENGERS = Sharp Prow of the Tramp Cut Through ¢ 2] eent for to make an examination of her bow, 3) TWO SLIGHTLY INTURED. ND PANIC INTHE UPPER BA of the Hamburg-American Line, Struck by the British Tramp Steamer Joseph Merriweather in the Upper Bay, Run on the Beach off Liberty Island, Floated a Short Time Afterward. LANDED BY BOAT AT BATTER' Steel Side of the Steamship, Making, Two Persons Slightly Injured. There was a panic among the women passengers of the isi Alleghany, of the Hamburg-American line, in the upper bay this afi noon, when she came in collision with the British tramp steamer Jo Merriweather. ta? The Alleghany was bound in from West Indian ports and the J weather was bound for Baltimore and Cork, Ireland. A great hole torn in the starboard side of the Alleghany, but she did not sink’ enti and was run under her own steam to the flats off Liberty Island, where she was beached. ates, There were six women among the thirty-four passengers on leghany, and when she was struck they became panic stricken. with diMculty that the men passengers and some of the officers res the women from jumping into the water. So unmanageable did thay. that Capt. Haas lowered one of the large lifeboats. bundled them’ and ordered that they be rowed to the Battery. ‘Tes COLLISION DUE TO FOG. The collision was due to the fog and to a misunderstanding of wij The Alleghany left Port Limon on March 30 with a cargo of fruit, came inside early to-day and cleared from Quarantine about 9 Capt. Haas intended to bring her up to her dock, but found that the thicl ness of the weather interfered with navigation. Se After picking his way up the bay until off Robb:n's Reef, Capt, a determined to anchor. He made way slowly to the anchorage ground Di tween Liberty Island and Robbin's Reef, and was about to order the ai let. go, when the Merriweather appeared, bound down the ‘bay at halt 6 DIDN’T CHANGE HER COURSE. The vessels were close together and Capt. Haas is sald to have two whistles, indicating that the Merriweather was to pass asterg. tramp is sald to have responded with two whistles, but to have fail change her course, The Alleghany was not moving and before she get under way the Merriweather struck her on the starboard side: The sharp prow of the tramp cut through the steel side of the Al gheny, making a tremendous hole and listing the wounded vessel ‘so those on the deck could scarcely keep their feet. The Merriweather b away and the Alleghany righted. At the same time water began to 9 into the hole in her side, which extended below the water-line. ‘ote Capt. Haas, who was on the bridge, ran down to the deck and, that the boat was sinking, ordered the lifeboats lowered on both sides. women were so excited that It was deemed best to send them away at 0 When this was done an officer who had gone below reported that thera ) time to run the vessel to the flats off Libewy Island. BS NEW YORK WOMEN IN DANGER, Mrs. E. Stanwood Allen, of Larchmont Manor; Mrs. Herman and Mrs. E. E, Hankinson, of New York; Mrs. Octavio Veech and id of Costa Rica, and Mrs. George W. Clark, of Pittsfield, Mass, were women passengers, - Capt. Haas told the men passengers that there was no immediate ger and ran the ship to shoal water, where she grounded, A Merritt; man wrecking tug went alongside and took off the passengers, while tugs were sent out with lighters for the freight and mails. So far as known the Merriweather was not damaged. The opinion is that on account of the fog the accident was unavoidable, captain of the tramp did not expect to find a vessel where the was lying. PASSENGER'S STORY OF COLLISION, +a George F. Hall, President of the George F, Hall Company, of No. mL Centre street, this city, was one of the passengers. He was on deck whem the collision occurred, fyi “We were all more or less annoyed at being held up by the fog witht sight of home,” sald Mr, Hall, ‘and most of us were on deck gazing long ingly in the direction we knew New York to be, All at once the tramp steamer showed up in the fog. lt was almost on top of us. ¢ “T heard our boat give two blasts of the whistle and some sort of response from the tramp, but the fog was so thick that the sound " rather smothered, Then came the crash before we could realize what happened.” When the mails and part of the cargo of the Allegheny had been After all the passengers iad been transferred to shore it was d that Customs Inspector Blackmar, who had boarded the A't Quarantine, had sprained his ankle and that the son of Octavio a scratch on bis leg. These were the only injured, Two second cabin, Rita Aragon and Amelia Gomes, fainted in the They were taken off in the lifeboat with the others. Miss Sarah Harris, one of the Immigration Bureau tpspeol the Alleghany in the second cabin when the collision Rappenads) in the lifeboat with the other wi u was badly crowded and # f women ot and