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a -Two Houses and a Trolley Car BASEBALL RACING # SPORTS | w Circulation Books Open to All.” | NIGHT) ee PRICE ONE CEN NEW York, “SATU RDAY, PT E} MBER 5, 1903. FIND WOUNDSON IDDON'S BODY. Hole in the Head and Two in the Chest of One of the Young Men Who Were Lost from the Launch Thetis. AUTOPSY NECESSARY TO SHOW WHAT CAUSED THEM. No Trace Has Been Seen of Young Hendrix, but Siddons’s Body Was Picked Up in the Narrows. ‘The mystery of the disappearance of Marsh Siddons and Charles Hendrix, young men who went out in the launch fhesis on Sunflay last and were sup- peeed to have been Jost in the storm of that date, was deepened to-day by the finding of the body of young Siddons It was found floating in the Narrows by men on a Government tug. In the head was a hole and in the chest were two more. They appeared to be wounds made by pisiol-shots. Until an autopsy hhas been made it will be impossible to say whether the wounds were made by striking something or whether they and pot drowning caused his death. Young Siddons and Hendrix left the ‘Atlantic boat clubhouse on Sunday in the Thesis to visit the Brin inside the horseshoe. It was raining at the time and later in the day the storm Increased to a gale. They did not return to the boathouse and on the day following the Theals bottom wp was found in the low- or bay. ‘The families of the young man had about given up hope when a coasting echooner reported that on Monday she had passed a coaster bound South, and that the coaster had signalled she had rescued persons on board and asked that ‘atlantic Boat Club be informed. The Inbound boat reported this to the vtation at Sandy Hook and word was vent to the boat club. As the two men were the only persons missing it was presumed that the message referred to them. his gave to the families some | tope, and so since then they have been mpecting to receive word from some voint along the coast that the boys were safe. The ‘Riding of the body tosday. by by the was identified, and from there it was removed to the Morgue. There the ex- amination showed that the holes in the fhead and the chest were deep and bore every indication of being bullet wounds. ‘The Morgue attendant, who has seen Meany such wounds, was certain they Were made by bullets, ELECTRIC STORM STRIKES NEW YORK Hit by Lightning in Hacken- sack and Considerable Dam- age in Other Towns. 9. An electrical storm of considerable free came out of the west this after- noon, striking this city at 4.25 o'clock and furnishing agreeable relfef from the wticky heat that had prevalied through the the day. A heavy rain washed streets and drenched all unfortw enough to be out without mackinto: br umbrellas. ‘The storm was quite severe in New Jersey, to the northwest of this city. | ‘wo houses and a trolley-car were struck in Hackensack, and revorts from other towns along the Erle Rel!roa? ine dicate that cons‘deranie damege was done. It took the clouds two hours to bring the clectrical display and rain from Hackensack to New York and by the time the storm reached there it was Pretty well. blown out. For an hour efore the storm broke the mest wore a greenivh tint of a tornado. Two big ocean lners moved out of the North River into the bay height of the electrical disturbance and Ughtning played about their tal! masts §ncessantly until they got out cf the gone of disturbance, ‘WOMEN IN PERIL ON BERLIN STREETS, Special Plain Ciothes Force of Police Organized to Protect Them from Insults. BERLIN, Sept. 5.—The Ministry of the Interlor has directed the Police Presi flent to orguaize apectal police, In plain slothes, to protect women and girls SHIP SUNK, CREW PERHAPS LOST There is a Rare Chance, How- ever that They Were Rescued by Some Passing Vessel 8e- fore She Foundered. SANK NEAR BLOCK ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE. Was a Four-Master, and Indi- cations Are That She Had Been in Collision with Some Other Ship Off the Coast. BLOCK ISLAND, R. I, Sept. 4—A |lurge four-masted schooner foundered eerly to-day about five miles southeast of the southeast Hghthouse on this island. At daylight no trace had been found of her crew. It was thought possible that the men had been rescued by some passing vessel. It ig delleved the four-master, whose name has not been learned, was in collision during a dense fog. ‘The vessel lies in about elghty feet of water, and her crosstrees appear above the surface, Capt. Littlefield and crew of the New Shoreham Life-Saving Station, went to the scene of the wreck at an early hour and spent the entire forenoon endeavor- ing to learn the identity of the vessel and the fate of her crew. The life- savers belleve that the schooner was sunk by a steamer, which wi here at daylight. There is afloat by which the sunken craft can be Identified, and the Iife-savers are awaiting news from some port where, it is thought, the vessel believed to have ‘been in collision with her will report. ‘The only sign of lf “een about the wreck by the Iife-save:s was a black cat half drowned, on the foremast cross trees, Down in the water it could be seen that the heel of the bowsprit had Deen cut in two. From all appearances the schconer had been struck a terrific blow and sent to the bottom in a few minutes. The wreck lies directly .in the path of sack will be dangerous, especially ‘during — thick weathe> and at night. It js thought the sunken craft was a coaler, and was prebebly bound for Bostoi SCHOONER ASHORE ON MONTAUK POINT. Exception, Laden with Sait, Goes on Rocks and Wrecking Grew Ia Sent For, While coming along the Long Island coast off Montauk Point in @ thick fog last night the British schooner Excep- tion, loaded with salt, went ashore. She was found hard and fast on the rocks at dawn by the Lone Hill Life-Savers at Montauk. The captain of the Iife-savers sigualled to know if the schooner needed help. but at that time there was no danger. A smooth sea was on and the life-savers Went out to the stranded boat. None of the crew was taken ashore. A wreck- Ing crew was summoned from New Lon- jon. The schooner was bound from Bonaire to Boston, THREE FOUND DEAD, TRAGEDY A MYSTERY Mother, —Nothing to Explain Deaths. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 5.—The bodies of Mrs. Rosa Lelser, thirty-five years old, and of her two children, Gott- fried. sixteen years. and Mary. fifte years, were found dy the police to- in their home on Germantown avenue. ' The mother and son were lying on a couch clasped In each other's armr, and the daughter's body was lying on chalra at the foot of the couch. bodies were deccmposei, Coroner has nea} he The not yet determing ber children came from Zurich, Switzerin five months ago. The woman Io bel evee to have been a widow, she 2; 5 ployed In a Me mt rd been law: —_——- re—— WEATHER FORECAST. Forecant for the thirty-nix hours ending at 8 P. M. Sanday for New York City and vicinity: VWednes from’ the attentions of men on they wireets, hese daylight tifpults are prodadly | \————___"ewn: ther Continental city, and the presdi for a month past has Authorities to adopt measur Women 19 do “tnels shopping at middu Seteare 40 Insults, pines“ more in’ Berlin than ta any Sunday Son and Daughter,!* Missed Since Wednesday, Are |r: Found Lifeless in Their Home if | Joharte, WATERBOY’S NEW RECORD; “MATT Y” PUZZLES DODGERS. |MUNROE- JEFF HAGCIN'S COLT \c, RAN FAST tCE The Mile and a Half Was Cov- ered by Great Son of Water- cress in 2.31 3-5, a New Mark for Sheepshead Track. THOMAS’S HERMIS WAS FOURTH AT THE FINISH. High Ball, Ridden by O’Neil and Quoted at 8 to 1, Won a Clever Race from Broomstick in the Flatbush. THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE—step Lightly (15 to 1) 1, Adjidauma (7 to 2) 2, Amur 3. SECOND RA-E—Parisienne (7 to 1) 1, Canajoharie (4 to 1) 2, Gay Boy 3. THIRD RACE—Highball (8 to 1) 1, Broomstick (16 to 5) 2, Pulsus 3. FOURTH RACE—Waterboy (4 to 1) 1, The Picket (9 to 2) 2, Heno 3. FIFTH RACE—Flammula (8 to 1) 1, Monster (9 to 5) 2, All Right 3, (Special to The World.) SHEPPSHEAD BAY RACETRACK, N. Y., Sept. 5.—Waterboy regained his laurels at Sheepshead this afternoon a was again crowned Champion. He his fleld {n a common canter and e proved his superiority. He made great Hermis look cheap after carrying him off his feet with an Irrisistible burs: of speed half a mile from home. Heno, who beat Waterboy in cuppy going at Saratoga, was never within striking distance of the great black, Her- mis made the running under double wraps, with Waterboy second until they struck the far turn, Then O'Neill let the big black down and he fairly ran away from Hermis, The latter promptly auit. Plokets Creditable Race, The Picket, winner of the American Derby, ran a very creditable second. High Ball won the Flatoush Stakes In splendid style. After Pudsus and Broom- stick had raced together for six fur- longs, High Ball wen to the front and won Cleverly. Broomstick held on long enough to beat Pulsus @ head for the place, the FIRST RA Full Bteeplechage course. Starters, wh + Jocks. 81 Saffel... 1 Porton, Silver ‘rwite 134, Cony Daryl, 135, McCoughin Bounder, 130, G. Green.. Start good, Won ridden out. Step Lightly went to the front at the start, made al Ithe running and wor in a drive by a length and a hai from Time—6,21, Adjidaumo, who was second all the way. finishing Amur way thire al! the way, sly lengthy behind Adjidaumo, SIOOND RACE, Bix furlongs, hts, Jocks, St. Halt rin 6 iui ayae ae 3s 6 7 0 w@ 8 1m 40 9 10 4 y 2 6M 12 2 2 8 i 3 30 «33 Beaichamprs tt Lt 6 ., 200 Stari good. Won driving, Time—1.18 2-6 Canajoharie was the first to show, but in the first furlong Fuller sent Parisienne to the front and showed the way to the stretch, followed by Cana- Gay Boy ind Futurita, They held thls order to the finish Parisienne wining by a length from Canajohatie, who was two lengthr in front of Gay: Boy. THIRD RACE, Seven furlongs. whts Jocks, 81 120, ituiler 6 Higging Nee cceee =| § i 4 gs 6 ‘3 Won rida Time—1.@6 2-5, Broomstick and Pulsus raced head and Dethi, Conjurer. aad In the run to the bend the 4 Di tuning Into About a length High Ball, ‘The etoh runner, settled d forming to the front in st xixteenth won by two lengths from Broomstick, who beat Pulsus « head for the place, FFOURTH RACK, One and one-hale miley. head, fololwed by High Ball leaders drow awa tha xtreteh heads sp vest to north winds, hdrawing ; Branch and On gent. S Pennaylvanta Rati Long mark, w {the PL | Heno, Hermit Mor Redtern cos i Fiat gnod. | Won re Hermis went to the front. He was ea. TS 3, BROOKLYN 1 NEWYORK secu esse. BROOKLYN .. Second Game—End of second: At Chicago—End of sixt! 1) 2, Swamplands 3. GAME CALLED ON ACCOUNT OF RAIN. At Chicago—First game: St. Louis, 2; Chicago, 3. At Pittsburg—Cincmnati, 6; Pittsburg, Uo AMERICAN LEAGUE. At St. Louls—End of third: Detroit, 5; St. Louls, 1. Cleveland, 0; Chicago, 1. CATE RESULTS AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY. Sixth Race—Ernest Parham (11 to 5) 1, Lord Turco (12 fo AT HARLEM. Fourth Race—Bragg 1, Fonsoluca 2, Callant 3. ci 0 ie} St. Louis, 0; Chicago, 4. NTS LEAD 7,000 FANS SEE GAME AT WASHINGTON PARK. BATTING ORDER. Tht BROOKLYNS Reidy Pitched in Fine Form for Hanlon’s Team, but Giants Landed on His Curves at the! eee Proper Time. All Are Happy and Enjoying Themselves When Heavy Rain | Descends and Dampens Them | and Their Enthusiasm. FIGHT OCT. 16. eh: Wires to Los Angeles Accepting the Chame pion’s Terms, Although He Would Like to Put Off Bout a Little Longer to Get in Prime Condition. Jeffries Insisted on Oct. 16 as Date or Not at All, and Challenger Says He Is “Up Against It,” but Will Knuckle Down in Anxiety to Fight. Jack Munroe wired to Los Angeles, Cal., to-day accepting the chal lenge of James J. Jeffries, the heavy-weight champion, to box for twenty rounds on Oct. 1%. Munroe will start for the Pacific coast as soon as the Los Angeles club sends transportation and expense money. He will be accompanied by Tommy West and Charley Dougherty, and expects to give a good account of himself. Fifth Race—Ancke 1, By Ways 2; Colonnade 3, AT ST. LOUIS. Third Race—Scalper 1, Allegrette 2, Kilo 3. Fourth Race—Frank Rice-1, Hilee 2, Dave Sommers 3. WALTER J. TRAVIS AGAIN WINS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. GLEN COVE, Sept. 5.—Walter J. Travis to-day again won the title of National Amateur Golf Champion of America, de- feating E. H. Byers, of Pittsburg, 5.up.and 4 to play. BiG SECRET GUARD FOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT It Will Occupy a Special Coach on th e Train That Will Bear the Chief Ex- ecutive to Syracu se, Where He Is Scheduled for Labor Day Address. OYSTER BAY, Sept. about the advisability of being strongly guarded by Secret-Service men 1s ap-| MoGraw parent. The attack made on his life on Weilbrenner has taught a lesson to all fair mark for Weilbrenner's revolver on and sudden overpowering o1 the would- fired. 5.—That President Roosevelt has revised his ideas, Was on tiptoe from the start. Tuesday night by the young fermer concerned in his safety, He was @ that occasion and only the complete! be nesassin kept a ‘shot from being Since thet time, as The Evening World has tcld before, the Secret-Ser- vice guard at Sagamore ti | has o¢ ap hened, The President, who has previously objected to the espionase of the Secret-Service operatives, appears to be reconciled to it, This appears fio2 * | his trip to Syracuse to-morrow night. 1 the plang that have been mage for| * Extraordinary precautions have been taken for his safety, both on the “| trip and after he reaches his destination, travel in a special car attached to the President's train, tion will be held at Syracuse. When ‘he President epcaks at the state he will be surrounded by a guard. A guerd of Secret-Service men will Ne vubltc recep- Although the Secret-Service men profess to have patrolled the road taken by the President in his night horseback ago, it is certain that there would have been plenty of chances for an as-! sassin to have wavlaid him. Of course, t ride across Long Island some time he President was armed, but ‘.« re- volver would not have vrotected him from) an attack from ambush. very rank. He showed the way by the | stand, Waterbury, Heno | and The F tion around Aull sawing Hermis, and every win. On the gradually ‘Mose | “ound wung on to the far turn Waterboy shot to the cone | with nn amazing burst of peed re “lengchs | In a twinkling he wes seversi lengths | city dock ai tke foot of Kast Twe in front, and (he rest of them lookel |.) (fu 9 y eocie ike piaters. In the run home, Water- [isin street, wien twenty woiuel wits boy simply galloped home an easy wins | Dadtes in inete arma were relused per. | ner by Cwo and n half lengths from, the | mission fo bow'd the denartineni ooits Pleket, who, cime Scone, yeti | to KO to Blacawelie Intend wv sit tae out Heno. Hermis died to a watk, ‘The | 1) 6 | reali late i time-—2.31 3: establishes a new record ; Penitentiary, w rkhouse m .eaa for the co Institutions. (For othe i ——$—<— nor 4 and FAMILY IN AUTO CRASH. |‘ ""™"* 4 Touring Fr Jured When Car Overturned PARIS, Sept. 3-1 an autom oldent oa a country road ostween nnd Chatcuudin, a man and two women. | inembers named Conrad. | | maid to be uit! four ing Ameri of Am) y wan mak-] neek'ng 10 i and Wo bye einen 4° hed his lacs injured The other male ov cupant of upbure the car was ow Many CHICAGO, Fire was fore ~ ‘Bho damage was 00 BABIES KEPT OFF BOATS. omen with C! Allowed to Vis nin Arma Not sland. A new rule of the Department of Cor. ctions was put tnty fores to-vay at the {the women wep! ind that ent Hy — COURTS AS ARBITERS. b—Untiet States a hand ai Bet ws may be ass He be £. AUTMAN'S 1.02 avered tots nova on sory building av > vecuried by Re eM erly when | No Brooklyn. New York. Munroe changed his mind about meeting Jefiries i in October because a Mnfinitten, ct | he figured that it would be his only chance to get at the champion, He 3 would like to have longer time in which to train, but professes’ to be so « G : confident of his ability to make a winning fight that he will sacrifice e anlar great deal to make a match, REN pike—O' Da LB “I haven't been well,” said Munroe to-day, “and I wanted to spend a . Bo) little time at Hot Springs before beginning active training, but Jeffries WASHINGTON Brosktyn, | i oat (Pian peatr| ' champi Sept. 5.—Christy Mathewson was more| took advantage of every privilege he has as champion and | have to Pn epee nl than keen to plich against Brooklyn’ knuckle down, It isn’t exactly a fair deal, but I'll not make a holler if this afternoon and wipe off the stain of} defeat administered to him in the Ia MeGinnity, up to thia time Appears to be the only Giant | twirler who can put ‘he “kibosh” oa | Hanion‘n crowd. playing, so Ively are they with the stick, that the task of beating tiem is more dificult than trouncing Pittsburg. It is curious what amount of acrimony has been develop: Vhit-does Brooklyn want toro and | heat the Giants for? ask New York! routers “Brooklyn can't do anything more thia| Reason. eyen get in the st division, but New York har a good nee to finish second, and, the only stern teanl to be up in ihe jist. Now why the Sam Hill does Brooklyn want} heat us for? Whe Game Ie Straight. | 1f any argument exists to prove that baseball, at {oso far as the players concerned. in perfectly straight, it) vould be Hanion’s stand Just now. { "Why. do you Imagine” when practic. series to New Ate vup inthe standing further than’ US that We would law down? Not on your =a2 life. We: wil!’ play harder than, ever. {Thats baseball, Thats what makes it ‘interesting “If the Giants can peat us in this series | they will have to do it helr playing o have hea! auch | superior oll. . things as win games pul Ned Han. lor never ‘engage’ in that tobbery end never wil! 7,000 See Game. One of the biggest crowds tis sewan was on hand when Hank O'Day calied time, perhaps 7,000 in all. ; Journeyed from New York, pitchers’ battle, most certain to be a had nicked Mathewson ‘and | Hanon had chosen Reidy, She weather was sizgiing and the eighteer players were reeking with perspiration “Just right for basebdel! was the comment on the diamond and ‘harley | horee” was scarce as carna: fons when the familiar Play = bell,’ echoed In the lot. For the first time this season no um-| pire turned up the game was held up! ten minutes. ‘The crowd stamped and) roared. F¥nally Jack Dunn and Flood were Dicked up by captains to do the Just as Dunn had made the a ment In a werd falsetto volce ine broke Into a roar and down through’ the stand came Tim Hurst, First ing. ‘Brown's Texas leaguer over second was good for two bases, Van Haltren clippéd to Doyle, advancing Brown to} third, Brown got home on MoGann's out to Dablen. Strang threw Mertes out. Strang nlashed to Glibert for the frst out. ‘Tien old Van made one of his famoue catches, runing & block Sheckard's long struck out on three runs, _ os | raighe balls, No Second Innt Loud hand for Reidy when Bi fanned. Strang jumped on Lauder'« Reldy stopped Gilbert handsom uns, Doyle worked ‘Matty for a pass Hut was caught in a sleepy, stupor at mich to the crowds delight M+ ade a rattling catch of st. Gessler struck out Thied Inning. Warner was out, Strang to Doyle Matty filed to Sheckard. Doyle ronoed dagger by a Kreat stop. oni leas 08. jt a fanned, Lauder nalled Reidy struck out No run Fourth Inning. Van hit and took second on Shee mble. He made 1 oon M dat Laudor bunt- Gilbert” fied to Two runs stout j Panten and wot third | : ' i rich Inning. Redy stopped Warger Matcy Dowbs, Browne singled and wis stewing, No runs Van cuugat Da Jstruck out, Me let Geasier Jordin. Megunn Ban * rang. | t Van was out, 8 waiked. Jord beat his buat No runs taauiaiion, | a (Comuneation of Game in Columns ¢ and &) | I get the worst of it. Such magnificent ball are the Superbas) editor and invite Jeffries or his manager, Billy Delaney, to take the bet. *|twenty-round bout for 6% per cent. of the gate receipts, TAMIMIANY SURPRISE FOR considered wise in Tammany Hall. jard, Guggenheimer and others is now considered summer politics. rival of the former Mayor from Burope to-day was the signal for the men |who have been walting for his return and the boom for Grant was all about Tammany Hall before he had been back an hour. ‘Tammany ccarser atiributes of some of his ‘si! eu docks or the factories. ! He shook hands with the district warker, remembered faces and names, tter's! at finally in 1894, when a forlorn hope had to te led after the Lexow Com- | mittee had painted Tammany blecwer than the ace of spades, he made the got went into the Van Wyck campaign. Bartholdi “Grant, on Brown r' liahts weot out. ae ren Dh wre | offices Grant was ignored. He had nothing to ask for himself, but he had ee Foul bos ltriends. ‘They came under the political ban of Van Wyck, For four years [he stayed away from politics. tothe Van Wycks had the throttle. four years, the Ice Trust, work and not talk, it fs sald, Grant vill be asked to lead and will ac “At first | wanted a postponement to January. Jeffries wouldn't hear of it. Then I wired him that | would meet him in November. He answered that my request was ridiculous, and that if | wouldn't meet him - on the 16th of next month it was all off forever. “I was up against it and I concluded that 1 would have to take the short end-and do my level best. I am going to get out there as soon as possible and gel inio training. But J want to say that if it was absolutely” | necessary 1 would meet Jeff in three days after reaching Los Angeles: 1 am that anxious to fight him.” “Isay" Putter, the bookmaker aud proprietor of the Hotel Antique, at Twelfth street and Fourth avenue, where Munroe has been living, am- rounces that he {= willing to bet $5,000 that Jeffries cannot knock the Butte man out in ten rounds. As soon as Munrve signs the articles of agreement Putter will deposit $1,000 earnest money with the Evening World sporting © ‘ The articles, which have already been signed by Jeffries, call for a Munroe is the only man who ever knocked Jeffries down in the ring. © This happened in an exhibition bout in Butte, when Munroe, fresh from the mines, stood four rounds baa the ceo MAYOR {5 UGH J. GRANT, Simultaneously with His Arrival from Europe a Big Boom Appears for His Nomination in the Wigwam, Where He Always Has Been a Strong Favorite. 4 : Hugh J. Grant for Mayor is the straight tip from those men who are All the talk of McClellan, Coler, Shep- The ar- He was the ideal Grant always bes been an idol in Tammany Hall Mayor. He possessed the qualities of a “mixer” without the in the Wigwam. He was at home + putherings where he was w represent the city officially, and he was tally e( Lome among a gatherg of men raised in the boiler shops, the There was about Grant the atmosphere of a man “on the level.” ace and stood for the Wigwas. Then came four years of Strong and the Van Wyck nomination. Grant He established a headquarters at the He managed the campaign. He got the sinews of war. It was Grant,” from the sounding of the breakfast gong until the Van Wyck went in and in the selection of men to fll Grant, He contributed but was inactive as long af ‘rwo years ago, with the power of Van Wyck broken, he could have bad le nomination for Mayor, but said “No.” He knew the debauchery of the the cry of Devery, the cry of graft, had doomed ‘ammany to defeat, ‘To-day the men who say “Grant” in Tammany Hall believe he ts ironger than ever, They have talked him over, and when the politics oF lbs summer havo gone and the shay ng of a campaign gets down to, 2 Mr. Grant refused absolutely to talk politics on the plerd

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