The evening world. Newspaper, February 4, 1904, Page 8

WHITE'S FUNERAL PUBLIC P at Grace Church To- Morrow Morning Will Draw Together Many Distinguished Men of the Nation. ‘PROMINENT MEN WILL - _ ACT AS PALL-BEARERS. Rey. Dr. Huntington Will Off late, and the Services Will ‘Be Simple—Family Receives STORM'S DEATH {GAS OVERCOMES DUE TOACCIDENT) — FAMILY OF SI Coroner Decides that the Rich|Door of Apartment in Rear of Tobacco Merchant Found) Cellar Broken Open, All Are Dead Recently in His Office} Found Unconscious and Car- Did Not Take His Own Life. ted Out Into the Air. Six persons were saved from death this morning through the timely arrival of aj4 when they had been rendered unconscious by the deadly fumes of illuminating gas that had filled the apartment in which they were sleeping. ‘The accident is said to be due to the pressure of the gas having been re- duced until a jet that had been left Ughted had gone out and then the flow }had been increased. George Storm, the tobacco merchant who was mysteriously shot to death on Jan. 14 in his offices at No. 208 East Twenty-seventh street, did not commit suicide, as was at first supposed; nor was he murdered, as the second theory advanced made it appear, but he killed himself accidentally, according to Cor- oner Jackson, who completed his in- quest into the death to-day. The verdict of accidental death caused Avalanche of Messages. ‘ Brom every corner of the earth mes- Sages are pouring into the Whitney mansion. Thpy contain words of regret ‘@t the death of the financier and ex- press sympathy for the bereaved chil- Whitney household there is isan grief. Harry Payne Whitney .to be consoled, and will not ‘ leave his room even to participate in the direction of arrangements for the funeral of his father. Payne Whitney did not arrive trom _ Thomasville, Ga., until late yesterday Bap Lowen When he hurried from his <4 as it drew up in front of his father’s house the sight of the crepe 4 fram the outer gateway made hesitate for a moment before pro- eeeding to the entrance. His step-nis- ter, Miss Adelaide Randolph, was with ‘ Payne went directly to Harry's room. "It wes some time before Payne could compose himself to look upon the face ¢f the father who was so dear to him, universal has been the grief of the try at the death of Mr. Whitney the family has decided that, alnce public seems so deeply afficted, Mt would be better to haye a public Mineral at Grace Church. Thousands will take advantage of the opportunity © pay their respects. 3 a. of the seats off of the main aisle / of the hte be reserved for the of the various corporations with which Mr. Whitney was assocl- ated. Those in the forward part will ‘be reserved for the relatives and friends the family. Before the services in chureh there will be a private ser- vico at Mr. Whitney's home for the Members of the family. This will prob- & be conducted by the Rev. Dr, itington. ‘Distinguished Pall-Bearers. ‘The pall-bearers will be distinguished ten of the nation, who do not attend f & perfunctory sense of duty or : juette, iit because they were bound to Mr. Whitney by ties of the closest Besccs! and business friendship. The includes Grover Cleveland, Elli Root, Thomas F. Ryan, Col, Wiliam Jay, J. Pierpont Morgan, George G. Haven, Grant B. Schley, H. McK, Twombly, Thomas Dolan and P, A. B, ‘Widener. ‘The service will be as Mr. Whitney Would have desired it, slmple and un- ostentatious.’ It will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Huntington, and imme- diately afterward the body will be put on a special train for conveyance to Woodlawn, where it will be piaced in the family vault beside that of his first wife. ‘William Ordway Partridge, a sculptor, as been commissioned to make a bust of Mr. Whitney. He yesterday obtained ® splendid cast of the dead man’s fea- tures. Mr. Whitney had had no pho- togtaphs taken since he was a member of President Cleveland's Cabinet, Such Photos es were printed in the news- Papers yesterday were snapshots made by newspaper photographers at the race course. These, however, are true to life, end depict Mr. Whitney in the easy, » Contented attitude which al- Ways characterized him at the course. _ Jeokey Club's Resolutions, The Jockey Club yesterday adopted Fesolutions of regret at Mr. Whitney's death. The members of the Jockey Club will attend in a body. The Sara- toge Racing Association, of which Mr. y ¥ Was president, referred to his éath as an incalculable loss. In the courts, in the legisiatures of various States and everywhere were Mgrets publicly shown, None of the thousands of messages received at the Whitney mansion wil! be made public. None! of the physicians who attended Mn. Whitney will make a statement @0ncerning the case, Dr, James says he left @ statement at the Whitney Mansion, but it was nit mude pubiic. Mrs. Juines 8. Whitney, mother of Wiliam C. Whitney, has not been in- formed of her son's death. She ts Qinety-four years old and very teeble, ‘Her immediate family believe that the ews of her son's death would be fol- lowed by the collapse and death of the mother. Mrs. Susan C. Wakefleld and Mrs. | Frances W. Pickering, the aged aunts | of Mr, Whitney, will be deterred by ge and infirmitios from attending the funeral. Mr. Whitney's death is a serious blow to the turf. He was one of the . He put new Ife ciation and de- takes, He was “most lavish his entries to stakes, ‘Dut these entries are now void. ~ Whitney did not transfer his before his death. Racing not ly, suffers by the withdrawal of the "horses of the Whitney stable, but estate of Mr. Whitney suffers 6 since the value of his thorough- pa ge ie atte aptly able that the entire Pacing ext ent of Mr, Whitney will be auction. speculation is being _ indulged 4 & Sho pBerve a ain, & shooting preserve sapor, Mass., On ntain was an inary owned by Mr. Whitney, servants Wan there the year asked the Coroner. h now of." 4 ever threaten him?" i airs ago he had trouble with a neighbor and the neighbor threat- ened him. though. It ocourred long enough ago to have been forgotten.” health?” ix black, When the Coroner instructed One of the six, Mrs, Cassandra Nas- cello, 1s In the Harlem Hospital, and at present the doctors cannot say whether: she will live or die. The accident occurred in the reas of the coal and wood cellar of Dominico Nascello, No. 43 Bast One Hundred and Twenty-third street, where the fam- ily, consisting of Nascello, his wife, three children under ten years old, and ‘Taula Vascella, a young man, a board- er, slept. ‘The apartment contained one bed and a pallet on the floor. Some time last night Vascella retired and left the gas burning in the coal shop. A partition which does not reach the celling sepa- rates the two. A_ bar! next door smelled gas this muoh surprise and evidently consoled tho relatives of the dead man, who were in court and who showed their feelings by sobbing. They have contended from the first that Mr. Storm was not a sul- cide; that he had no reason to end his Ufe, and rather than believe that he had purposely sent the bullet through his brain they even showed a dispo- sition to credit the murder theory. Mr. Storm, who lived at the Hotel Savoy with his wife and daughter, was apparently happy, in good health and with nothing to worry over in his busl- ness or domestic relations, He was in conversation with Peter Miller, his partner, and several men tn the office i rear of his establishment, when ‘epped to the front office. There wi pistol report and Mr. Storm was found with a great wound, caused by a bullet which had gone through his head. broken and the family found un- conscious. Vascella was found where he had’ tried to reach the gas jet. A call was sent to the Harlem Hos- pital, white the unconscious members ot ct ey, LRA oesia ating the alr, nee arriv Coroner Jackson at the time eriticined | en geet epee coon except “the the police severely for their actions when | mother. She bes taken ies Coupe ory e' Vv an ers to 1@ home of they went to Storm's office, He said Rees Ighborneod: He was even then dying. A pistol which had been kept in a drawer in his desk Iny at his sido. [hoo ° brother that they had moved the body and had pontne) made it {mpoasible for him to tell which -|BOY PRISONER TOO FRISKY. either sire of the head were large, the hair was burned all over the head and he could tell nothing definite. Peter Miller was the first witness called to the stand tocday. Mille told it with Mr, Played Pranks on Inmates and Now Locked Up. Pranks which have disturbed the keepers at the Queens County Jail for two weeks+have been traced to Leon Graham, a sixteen-year-old boy, who has been under indictment on a serious He was locked wi Tobacco Company, of which Mr. Storm was President, and said that the Company was in good financial condi- thon, *t’ know of no reason why he should have taken” hia Iife." sald, the ‘Wwitnoss, nit It tasghowa that he aid do 80. de- lberately.”* Opnehhelmer, Treasurer of the com- pany, was the hoxt witness, Ho cor- Poborated the testimony of Mr, Miller and told that the company was tn good financial condtion. Brother Tells His Btory. Frederick Storm, a brother of the dead man, was the next witness. “The last tine I saw tiny. brother. allye was the Monday b testified. business Was natished was going was indicated In one remark he inade tome. I then was thinking of Rolie into now business and. asked fis advice about tt. He sald. to amo: ‘Don't do. it. You are too old. You charge since Jan. 14. in a cell to-day, Young Graham was given tho liberty of the corridors on account of his youth. The lad took buckets of water to the top tier aad dumped them on the help- less prisoners below, tampered with the locks so they could'not be opened, and played many other tricks, He’ was | catight at his mischief to-day. | FELL UNDER TRAIN WHEELS. SYRACUBH, N. Y., Feb. 4—Hdward Gibson, twenty years old, a raliroad man, was killed at East Syracuse to- day by falling under tho wheels of a pemenger: train from which he had fore the shooting.” Mr, Storm ‘We were then discussing ffuirs, and to show that he with the way his business New York’s Greatest Value Shop for Fine Suits, Cloaks and Skirts. had better go along as I am and be satisfied with what you have.’ ” “Did your brother have any enemies?” T think that was all over 6th Avenue & 15th St Our inflexible rule not to carry over a Single garment from one season to another explains these Matchless Values in Suits, Cloaks & Skirts $15.00 Suits at $20.00 Suits at $25.00 Suits at $30.00 Suits at $35.00 Sults at $45.00 Suits at.. “What wag the state of your brother's Was in Good Health, ‘He was in good health. When he was in Europe he had an attack of ap- pendicitis and I belleve he had some treatment for it when he came back to America, If he suffered from It in the least 1 would have known !t and he never told me about it.’ This completed the testimony. Cor- oner Jackson turned to the jury and ordered that a verdict of “accidental death" be returned. Mra, Storm, the widow, and the daugh- ter of the dead man, were in the court- room, both heavily veiled and 4d) the jury. the mother tnd daughter showed ‘that they were relieved and they sobbe: Tt 1g sald that the verdict of the Cor- oner means a great deal to the widow and daughter, They have had a hor- ror of the stigma a verdict of suicide would cast on the husband and father. ee PUP UNDER COAT IN COURT. Dog Too Young to Require License, Satd Owner. in court. $25.00 Coats $30.00 Coats at.. % $18.00 Cravenette Rain Coats..... All the stylish materials and modets in Coats are represented in this offering, $5.00 Skirts at... $10.00 Skirts at... $15,00 Skirts at. $20.00 Skirts $25.00 Skirts $32.CO Skirts $40.00 Skirts at.. “ $50.00 Skirts at... ++ 2175 From this large assortment of Skirts eve: taste and purse can be promptly satisfied. $12 and $25 Spring Suits.. 8,00 & 15.00 $9 and $12 Spring Coats.. 4.50 &6.90 $14 and $20 Spring Skirts. 7,90 & 12.00 Allecock’s POROUS PLASTERS ains in the back (so frequent in the case of hey give instantaneous rellef. Wherever there is a pain a Plaster should be applied. Rheumatism, Colds, Coughs, Weak Chest, Weak Back, Lumbago, Solatica, &C., &C, Allcock’s Plasters are superior to all others, In response to a summons procured by Agent Walter Bassett, of the So- clety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Charles Heym, of No. 665 East One Hundred and Forty-seventh street, appeared in the Morrisania Court to- day to explain to Magistrate Baker that he refused to get @ license for the Irish sotter because the dog was t “How old is the dog?” asked. ‘Yo the astonishment of those present Hym unbuttoned his coat and showed a dog snugly ving within, The animal was about three months old, and the » 18:75 joo young. the Court Magistrate decided that he would either have to obtain a lcense or be fined. A universal remedy for women). Westhary, L. 1; een, 6. Ge! ana ie ined as tT noes Bae Bei ih els afin epson id be MIDWINTER FURNITURE SALE Starts Feb. 8th. Unusual Assortments of NEW Well- made Furniture. A Great Sale of Furs. The Weather and the Prices are Right. Clear, cold weather. Handsome, warmthful Furs. Less Than Forty Cents on the Dollar. The combination is ideal—and every woman who knows the spirit of thrift should buy—if she needs Furs. Every sale we make involves a big loss, but the firm of manu- facturers and importers of which we secured the stock stands it. Ermine and Mink, Sable and Isabella Fox, Black Fox and Lynx, Natural & Sable Alaska Sable and Broadtail Lamb, Black Bear and White Fox, $159.74 for $400.00 Tip; Sets, uirrel, ole, and Persian Neck Pieces. shaped scarf ma muff, en. There Are Matched Separate Muffs and Boas, Stoles and Long Effects in Novelty Russian Sable Set, le of four skins and flat $] 64-74 for $425.00 Natural Hudson Bay Sable Set, very rich and always fashionable. $21 0.96 for $575.00 Natural Russian Sable Set, $14.96 for Misses’ Ermine Muffs, $15.74 for Misses’ Ermine Scarfs. $14.96 for Mole Flat Muffs. $19.74 for Mole Flat Muffs, $14.96 for Mole Tie Scarfs, lined with moleskin. $8.49 for Two-stripe Mink Round Mutts. $12.79 for Round Muffs. $49.96 for Eastern Mink Muffs. $44.96 for Blended Hudson Bay Sable Muffs. £15.89 for Persian Scarfs, trimmed with chinchilla. $7.49 for White Thibet Flat Muffs, large size. Clothing Here are some Coats-and-Vests, made of blue and black cheviot, black Thibet, fancy cheviots and cassimeres. The prices of the Suits, of Coats-and-Vests are all that remain, ranged up to $14.96; choice at $4.99. $2.49 for Men’s $3.50 Trousers, made of worsteds and fancy cheviots, gray and brown stripes. $3-49 for Men’s $4.50 Trousers, made of pure worsted materials—neat grayish stripes. Youths’ Single-breasted Suits, made of closely- woven fancy worsteds and cassimeres, also double- breasted styles made of fancy cheviots, sizes 14 to 20 years, worth up to $15.00; choice $9.38. scarf made of six skins; made of four skins. round muff There are scores of choice single pieces that we do not quote. Fairly large quantities of each of the following: extra long. with fringe. Three-stripe Mink Mufts, Lamb Tie shaped neck. $14.96 for Sable Fox Muffs. $17.96 for White Thibet Pelerines, A Clean-up of All .Little Lots, 2m. $26.96 for Black Lynx Flat Muffs. $38.96 for Black Lynx Stoles, $9.34 for Isabella Fox Flat Muffs. $22.49 for Black Fox Reversible Scarfs, $1.96 for Like-seal Round Muffs. $5.24 for Like-seal Tie Scarfs. $16.96 for Black Bear Round $20.96 for Broadtail Tie Scarfs. $18.74 for Broadtail Flat Muffs. $26.74 for Black Bear Long Boas, which the $2.94 for Boys’ Norfolk and Double-breasted Two- piece Suits—blue, black and fancy cheviots— sizes 8 to 16 years. $3-74 for Boys’ Sailor Suits, made of fine navy and royal worsted serge and fancy mixtures, sizes 4 to 12 years, Clearance Sale of Men’s Long Lounging and Smoking Robes at Half Prices. faced cloths: Our $58.98 Robes Are Now $22.99] Our $27.98 Robes Are Now $13.94 Our $49.98 Robes Are Now $19.24] Our $24.98 Robes Are Now $12.49 Our $44.98 Robes Are Now $18.94} Our $21.24 Robes Are Now $10.68 a rn They are made of rich silk velvets, matelasse and double- Our $39.96 Robes Are Now $18.94] Our $20.98 Robes Are Now $10.49 Our $32.98 Robes Are Now $17.49) Our $16,98 Robes Are Now $8.49 $10.98 Blanket Robes $11.96 Blanket Robes $12.96 Blanket Robes Choice at,..... $21.98 and $20.98 Blanket Robes, choice at $10.49, $4.24 Blanket Robes $4.69 Blanket Robes $5.49 Blanket Robes $6.49 Blanket Robes Choice at........ $7.48 Blanket Robes $7.98 Blanket Robes $9.49 Blanket Robes _ $7.48 Continuation of the Hosiery Sale. $7.24 Blanket Robes $12.98 Blanket Robes $13.98 Blanket Robes _ $14.98 Blanket Robes Choice at........ #0: 98 ‘THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, PEBRUARY 4, 1001. R. A manufacturer of high- er Goods decided to quit. B’way at 6th Ava. Yards Black, White and Colored worth 15c, a yard; Special at For Friday and Saturday a iat Hi. H. Macy & Co,’s Attractions Are Their Low Prices. © Thousand Maline, Wash Goods. A riddance sale in the basement— Wash Goods, including Vestings Scotch Madras French Ginghams French Batistes Linen Suitings Silk Mulls Silk Ginghams Our regular prices ranged from 19c. to 34c.; choice at .....222 2+» 10c None sent C. O, D. Leather Goods. a4 Fl. je Leath- His re- tirement from business was a sudden resolve—and the stock had to be sold quickly. We were ready. He consented to the sacrifices we sug- gested—and here are the goods. The quantity and variety are large. "Real Seal Purses, black and col- ored, lined with chamois, sold reg- ularly at 35c.; special..... Real Seal Stamp Cases, lined with calfskin, sold regularly at coy 4c special .. Real Seal Bil! Folds, lined with leather or moire silk, sold regu- larly at 75c.; special...... 3! Real Seal Pocketbooks, bill folds, and stra) $1.25; sp ieee regularly at eeses. eeoeee SOC Real Seal Pocketbooks, lined with calfskin or silk, sold regulariy at $2.00; special .......0-5 94c Real Seal and Alligator Bill Folds, some with . with calfskin, sold regularly at $1.75; special 4c secret pocket, lined Women’s Combination Card Cases and Pocketbooks, black and colored, lined with leather, sold regularly a Soc. ; special Women’s tus SI ig Bags, Hales silk li purse. Combination Card Cases and Pocketbook., real wal- rus in black and colors, and real seal in black, sold regularly at 75c. and $1.00; special.... 49¢ Women’s Cases and Pocketbooks, made of Combination Card suede leather, lined with calfskin, sold regularly at $2.50; spe- cial ... Women’s small Card made of real walrus, faced with calfskin, sold regularly at BS special .. Men’s and Women’s Card Cases, made of real seal 85c kind at 49c—teather-lined $1.25 kind at 79c—calf-tined $2.00 kind at 94c—seal-lined Real Dull-finished Black Seal Card Cases, inside tuck, sold reg- ularly at $3.00; speclal...$1.49 Men’s Real Seal Leather Cases, large size, self-lined Regular $2.00kind at 94¢ Regular $2.50 kind at $1.24 Regular $4.00 kind at $1.98 Regular $5.00 kind at $2.49 large size, lined with calfskin, sol regularly at $4.00; special. $1.98 $1.49 for Women's $2.50 Real Wal- iit frames, fitted with $9.49 for Women’s $4.00 Wal- nus handles, Ss pray and tan, shed gun 1 Bags, _ black, and hight - frames, aber silk-lined, fitted with purse and card case. $28 for Women's $5.50 Wal- over pas handles, . lined, 12c' LACE SALE. Edgings, Insertings and Galoons. rarilt Wanted Widths. VERY LOW PRICES. > 34th to 35th St. Women’s, Men’s, [lisses’ Shoes Boys’, Youths’, Children’s. The latest news from the Shoe department is of special importance. It tells of serviceable, seasonable Shoes and of savings that are worth while. We have taken stock— and now we wish to rab the stock. Some lines will be eliminated; others will be elaborated. In both cases you're the gainer—if you care to be. Women’s $2.25 Shoes at $1.69. Patent Ideal cloth tops, flexible soles, concave heels, sizes 2% to 6, C to E widths. Q Lace and Button, Vici kid, self tips, medium-weight soles, military heels, sizes 2% to 7, A to E widths, saa Lace and Button, Vici kid, patent leather tips, medium-weight flex ible soles, military heels. “i ne 2) ~ Lace, Vici kid, foxed patent leather tips, dull kid tops, medium- welght soles, military heels. Men’s $2.75 Shoes at $2.19. Box Calfskin, Goodyear welt, double extension soles, sizes 5 to 4 D to E widths. i oo eee Goodyear welts, single soles, sizes 6 to 14, D ta B Misses’, Boys’, Youths’ and Children’s $1.75 Shoes at $1.19. Misses’ Lace and Button, Vici kidskin, patent leather tips, spring heels, medium-weight soles, sizes 11% to 2, B coe width Misses’ Button Vici kidskin, self tips, spring heels, medium-wel soles, sizes 1134 to 2, B to E widths” : sig Boys’ Lace, calfskin, heavy soles, sizes 234 to 5%, C to EB widths, Youths’ Lace, calfskin, heavy soles, sizes 13 to 2, C to EE widths. Children’s Lace and Button, Vici kidskin, self tips and patent leather tips, spring heels, sizes 8% to 11,3 to E widths, Men’s $3.50 Hats at $2.49,-a mn. ms They measure up to the standard $3.50 Hats sold in other stores... Hand-made and Cro Ey good. Derbies, in newest Spring blocks. Materials—finest fur felt—fine silk bands and binding—imported leather $ 2 49 e sweat-band. . Soft Hats—latest shapes and colors—same price. Q A Cigar Sale: Chiefly Interesting to Men Whose Tastes Are Accustomed to High- Grade Havana Tobacco, oth FL One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Cigars Less than Half Regular Prices, One of the largest firms in New York, famous for selling ‘ood Cigars, was forced into bankruptcy by the assign- ing of an allied dealer doing business in Chicago, The stock included brands of the richest Havanas— brands that are smoked by the most fastidious and dise tnllaele men. They are the Cigars that you will find at the leading clubs, cafes and hotels. The assignee was confronted in mid-December with the necessity of con- verting the stock into cash. It was an unfavorable time, as nearly all dealers had made heavy purchases for the Holiday trade. However, we were willing to take. the entire one. hundred and fifty thousand—at a price—and we named the price. Result? See following quotations: Cleodora—Clear Havana, Cuban Hand-made : Brevas, box of 50, others ask $4.75; our price $3.24. Londres Finos, box of 100, others ask $9.00; our price $5.99. Parsifals, box of 50, others ask $6.00; our price $4.24, Reina Victorias,Extra Fina,box of 100, others ask $11.50; at $7.49, Regalia, box of 50, others ask $4.50; our price $3.24. Diplomaticos, box of 50, others ask $5.00; our price $3.74. Maximus: Puritanos Sublimes, box of 50, others ask $4.50; our price $3.24. Jan Kubelik—Clear Havana, Cuban Hand-made: Conchas, box of 50, others ask $3.75; our price $2.49. Puritanos Sublimes, box of 50, others ask $4.50; our price $3.24, Regalia, box of 50, others ask $4.30; our price $3.24. Panatelas Superiores, box of 50, others ask $4.50; our price $2.99, Bankers, box of 50, others ask 85.50; our price $3.49. Diplomaticos, box of 50, others ask $5.50; our price $3.74. Londres Finos, box of 100, others ask $9.00; our price $5.99. ‘Perfectos Especiales, box of 25, others ask $3.00; our price $1.99. Jas. Duane— Sumatra Wrapper, Finest Long Havana Filler: Camelias, box of 50, others ask $3.50; our price $2.49. Club House, box of 25, others ask $1.75; our price $1.24, Puritanos, box of 50, others ask $3.50; our price $2.49, Swell Set—all Havana filler, Sumatra wrapper, box of 100, others ask $5.00; our price $2.98. Continuation of the Sale of Silverware— Rogers’ Table Ware, Quadruple-plate Hol- low Ware and Sterling Silver Toilet Arti- cles. They are among the best values we have ever offered in such goods. let Floos, 1904 WORLD ALMANAC NOW ON SALE--25c.