The evening world. Newspaper, February 22, 1904, Page 1

| “ Circulation Books Open to All.’”’ EY ENING; ( ~~: (TEEN PRICE ONE CENT. NEW YORK, MONDAY, DROWN IN OTORM Ao LIFE-GAVERG BATTLE IN VAIN Two Ships Driven Ashore Almost In Sight of New York—Only Two of the Crew of Seven on the Cromwell Saved, Though Brave Men Work for Hours to Reach Them. FOR HOURS THE RESCUERS FOUGHT WITH WIND AND WAVES. Crew. of Seven of the Olive T. Whittier Are Saved from Death by Lifeboat at Long Beach, N. J., Station,. but the Vessel Is Going to Pieces in the Treacherous Surf. The Benjamin C. Cromwell, from Charleston, S. C., laden with pine and bound for Halifax, grounded on a bar off Bellport in the fog at 4 o'clock this morning. She withstood the battering of the sea for six hours, when she went to pieces, and five members of her crew, who had been lashed in her rigging were swept away in the wreckage. The drowned sailors were: Capt. Harvey McLean, of South Portland, Me.; Mate John McComber and Joseph Peters James Hal and George Phil- lips, seamen. Neal McLeod and Samuel Oleson, both seamen, were rescued. All along the Long Island and New Jersey coasts the life-savers had burned Coston signals in an effort to warn vessels away from the ice-rimmed shores. ‘I'he boom of signal guns warned the Bellport life-savers of the dis- ‘tress of 2 ship ‘on the outer bar. ‘These signals continued for two hours,be- fore a’rift'jm the fog revealed the stranded ship. She was an eighth of a mile FEBRUARY 22, 1904, PRICE ONE CENT. RUSSIAN ARTILLERY BEING. “RUSHED TO THE SCENE OF HOSTILITIES, ABOUT TO CROSS A FROZEN LAKE IN MANCH URIA. off shore. A high southeast wind was blowlhg, the sea was filled with ice! and ‘great waves were crashing over. her or Her crew of seven were; Iastied im the tops. : i LIFEBOAT DASHED :TO PIECES. As soon as the position of the schooner was made out the fe-savers| launched’a lifeboat. Attempt after attempt was made to get the boat beyond | the line of breakers that piled up on the shore. The first boat put out was smeshed by a great cake of ice. Again and again the life-savers dashed through the waves with their boats, only. to be beaten back. Aid was summoned from the Eastport and all neighboring life-saving sta- tions, As soon as the air cleared sufficiently an attempt was tee) to get to the doomed sailors with a breeches buoy. . Fifteen lines were shot out to the stranded schooner, but ie gale whirled them back. One line that grazed the rigging of the mizzenmast was reached for by a seaman, who lost his hold and tumbled into the waves. He was the mate of ‘the ship. Boon those on shore could see the stays of the foremast Sapping loose. Two men were wound in the rigging supporting this mast. One huge wave that swept over the bow tore her loose apd she crashed over the side, bear- ing the sailors tangled in her rigging. A few minutes later one of these men was seen floating on a piece of the sliattered mass, He was swept along by the breakers to within a hundred yerds of the shore, where the life-savers managed to reach him with a line and drag him to safety. He was only able to tell that the mate had been drowned, when he lost con- sciousness, By 10 o'clock the schooner was breaking up fast. Her mainmast and mizzenmast were supported by but single stays. They went down together, carrying four” men with them. Three disappeared instantly from sight. ‘The remaining seaman floated within reach of the life-savers on a Plece of the mast to which be was lashed. TRAGEDY ON JERSEY COAST. The schooner that was cast upon the bar off Beach Haven, N. J.,- was first seen through the fog at 7.30 o'clock. But a faint outline of her was vis- ible to the life-savers of Ship’s Bottom and Beach Haven, who were patrol- ling the shore. They could make out.that she was breaking up under the terrific blows of the heavy breakers, The Beach Haven and Ship's Bottom life-saving; crews immediately made attempts to launch lifeboats, but were unsuccess- tul. Time after time they dashed into the surf with their boats, only to be beaten back. Cakes of ice made their efforts extremely perilous. Finally they gave up all hope of launching the boats and trained the th guns on the wreck, but just after one line had been shot out, falling far short, ‘the fog closed in more thickly, hiding the vessel from view. The lfe-savers continued shooting lines to the schooner, however, for an hour. None of the lines was caught by those on the stranded boat. The life guards at the Long Beach station finally managed to get a boat out to the schooner, and with great difficulty got off hef trew of seven men. She is the Olive T. Whittier, Capt. Whittier, bound fron) Crandall to New York with a cargo of pine boards. Her home port is Pottland, Me.,'$™ and her owners are Chase & Lievett. She was built at Rockland, Me., in 1891, is 662 tons gross, 162 feet long and 36 feet beam. The crew .were lashed to the rigging when the life-savers took them, off. All were suffering from exposure. great seas are breaking over her. Wrecking tugs put out to hor assistance after the fog cleared, but because of the shallow water and ‘heavy surf were unable to reach her with a line. She will hecome a total wreck. LIFE SAVERS LOSE THEIR LIVES. Two men were lost by the steamer York Castle which’ arrived here to- day from Delagoa Bay, in an attempt to give aid ‘to the disabled schooner Willie L. Newton, passed about two hundred miles southeast by south of Sandy Hook. ‘The achooner had Jost her radder ‘head and the York Castle stood by The schooner 1s hard aground and §' Front of Mauser the: Race for the Handicap. RACE TRACK, NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 22.—As soon as Leander Sire learn- ed that his trainer, James Devlin, had been accused of doping Clangor An- icke and other horses which have been racing here this winter in the name of 8. V. Abel and Co. he went to the stew- ards and, requested them to sift the matter to the bottom, The stewards spent the morning Investigating the case, ‘The. stewards are also investigating the last two ‘races of Floral King, a City Derby: He was beaten off ut“ odds on, and won next time out in the most Impressive manner, % FIRST: RACE, Five anda Malt furlongs. Betting. | ‘Starters, whts., has Hit Fin. str. Pl, Leila, 105, me $e 1k 82 55 Mariiana, 107, Ful Ad Batis Mammon, 107, Wilson.. 1 2! 3¢ Chanh 105," Nikiack.. 7 Gs 4" OO 30 Tom o'Day. 110, Romi 8 116 5% 10g Arthur, 105, Pierott, wg ist Weir,” 105,’ Salling 2°4% 7) 30 10 Octocate, 102, Mcintyre 0. 8 S* . 300 ® Overton, 191, Walkden. 8 9) 9 300 Start good. Won, driving. ‘'ine—1.08 Mammon and Tom O'Day made the carly running, showing the way to the op of the stretch, Lelia was rated in re took er around the outside on the! far turn and :hooked up with Maritina’ at the elghth pole, when. Mammon and Tom O'Day, let go. The pelr, fought it out to the end, Lelia getting’ her head in front in the final strides. Mammon finished staggering ‘in third place, three lengths back. SECOND RACE, Bix furlongs: Betting Starters, oks. SCHIF Vin, Str, Pl. Our Lillie, uichon 2 Sigil I-35 Boh "Hennessey 5 53 72 Monk, 7, Tady Free Knight, 0s, 9, 4 Sverband, (A Robbing & os 9 Bigonauins 20 Time—1.16 1-5. Riart bad... Won driving. Cedar Rapids was the first; to. show when the barrier was released -and showed the way for three furlongs, with Jim Ferrin in’ close attendance, latter was the first’ to letgo, and Cedar Raplds quit as though shot on the mid- dle of the home turn. The Bronx down in’ the-run through the| stretch and won in a drive, Lady Free} Knight outclassed, the others. THIKD RACE, to eend her aid. In Jowering mway a boat the falls became jammed and five men were tumbled {nto the sea. Two disappeared from sight ‘and the remain- ing three ‘were rescued’ yrith diMoutty. The two men drowned were Chief ‘Officer ‘Turner and Carpenter Gray, Hoth of Sunderland, Dngland, ‘s Ch aan nay ips i ih 3 a anebernaone Rapeetp8 Ries Halt mile Btartors, whts., Jooks, St.TUItIn, Bt Areh Olcham,420, Fuller 1-2 Out Dixlo is Ixabolli ine At Se ee to 1 He Romps Home in prominent candidate “for the Crescent! lk RESZKE WINS THE BIG... EVENT AT NEW ORLEANS and ‘Tribes Hill in George Washington] | °° THE WINNERS. FIRST RACE--Lella (8 to 5) 1, Maritana (5 to 2) 2, Mammon 3, SECOND sACE—Our Lillie (18-to 5) 1,-Bronx (3 to 1) 2, Lady Free Knight 3. THIRD RACE—Arch Oldham (to 2).1, Dixie Lad’ (10 ta, 1) 2, Isabella D. 3. FOURTH RACE—De Reszke (5 to 1) 1; Mauser Me to 1) 2; Tribes Hill d place to that point and Robbins 5 Then Bronx and Our Lille moved up, and the latter wore! 10d, Hobbins 2 5 ve ss ‘ 14 id “ no 3} Melntyre, $ Whi Lawes GT ‘a 1 ot, 104, Sochran.. 3 4! S* Monoxraph, JO1, Plerott 4 i" art good, Won srivhig. ‘hoe oral King made the running for six} find a half furlongs, when be backed up und De Heszke to mmand and came into the stretch a winning lead. | Mauser, who was outran the firat half, closed fast fromthe top of the stretch | and was running over the winner when 278! FIFTH RACE—Gravina (7 to 10) 3/1 Bud Embry (8 to 1) 2, Emigre 3. SIXTH RACE. Redman (7 to 5) 1, Arachue (3 to 1) 2, Lady Radnor 3, 2} Py Hlart poor, Won, ¢riving, ! Arch Oldham had all the took conmns.nib Kept it tu te away Well and alw heid the others safe, ghasyig the winner home from the threg-elghths pole, Isabella D, was slow flo get golng and had to close a big gap [io arop into tnird pinee in: the fnal six- | teenth FOURTH RACE. George Washington Hadatenp, ane inite 7 Wecting | 1" Wht, Jocks. ot, HICK hn {thn Ine was crossed, Tribes Hill was always a contender, but could not han-| dle the welght to advantage, but stood a long drive to land in third place, FIPTIC RACE. Mile and seventy yards. Betting, Siarters, whts., jocks, At.HItFin. Str ving, ality 8 a, on. ieavirs & Ol. 4 r3 soverssaneionensoarecefisian Pearse CP eOD +e D SO9OS0OOS9- 0H 0006 DPIDLOOTSOSDS oo GRANK CARRYING ASTOL TRIED TOSEE ROOSEVELT ene taney TE AE Stopped by Secret Service Men at White House Door'as He Sought the Presi- ‘dent to Learn Why His Letters Had Not Been Answered. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Edward) Relgar,a crank, carrying a loaded re- volver and giving his address as No. 2 South’ Clark street, Chicago, was arrested at the White House to-day and. locked up pending an inquiry into his mental | condition. Relgar evidently is of unbalanced mind, He has written many letters to the President suggesting that people be named in accordance with thelr occupations.” Thus he maintains that a dealer in wood should be named Wood, a carpenter should be named Carpenter, and so on, He saym that the present scheme of naming people has.caused a war among the files which -may. be ended only by jthe adoption of his suggestion. For many weeks the Secret-Service JEFFRIES WILL FIGHT WINNER IN MONTHS Bully Delaney, manager of Jin Jef. | }frles, who came all the way trom « fornia for the purpose of slinctiis {match for the big champion with. the winner of the coming battle ween Jack Munroe, the Butte 6 heavy weight, and Tom Shar«ey, aanouneed | to-day t Jeffries had eysented tot fight the victor, bu: U t must take place not i months from date of the present fight Delaney sald the big champ! sons ating to have the take place Jn that Ume was « | of him not wanting to fight during the | summer, months, Delaney further sthe | a] ed that Jeffries and himself would te on hand to see the battle and that val the men began their bout he w ' ie a challenge from the ringsid 31 , two or three | than the last months. hit not later week in Mey oMfcers have been on the lookout for him and when he appeared: to-day he was promptly placed in custody. Relgar desired to see the President to ascertain why his letters had not been answered. When he was searched a pistol fully loaded and a box ot cartridges were found in his pockets, The ofMficers had no difficulty in get- ting him away from the White House. He was taken to Police Headquarters, where he was turned ‘over to the au- thorities, “Relgir says he Is a miner and a railroad man. We arrived here Saturday night and engaged a room on Loulsiana avenue. An examination of his effects dis- closed: coples of several letters he had written.to the President and some doc- uments indicating that he was Inter- ested ‘In patent devices. NEW CHAMPION RACOUET PLAYER BOSTON, Feb. 22.—George A. Brooke, for Philadelphia, won the racquet cham- plonship of the United States to-day by defeating Quincy A. Shaw, jr, of this elty In the final. round of the tournament, which waa played on the courts of the Hoston Athletic Association, Mr. Brooke won three hard gamen in succession, the| s being 18 mateh w crowd of spe witnessed by a large) ors, ——————— HOTEL STEWARDS’ TENTH BALL ‘The members of clation are making elaborate prepara- tions for their tenth annual ball at Ter- race Garden to-morrow evening. ‘The organization Is composed of hotel and club superintendents Withont Morph Fainer Jonna Medloin ala. Cures colds.“ Guarent he Stewards’ Asso- | = TH i { | BAIN SHELLED BY JAPS’ FLEET News Comes from Tokio that the Squadron Under Vice-Admiral Togo Has Rentwel the Bombardment of the Russian Strong- hold, but Details of Battle Not at Hand. BRITISH SHIP IS CAPTURED BY THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON, Rosalie, from Cardiff to Vladivostok, Seized by Flotilla at That Place—Japanese Steamer Was Sunk by the Same Vessels—. Snowstorm Prevents Bombardment * of Hakodate. (By Associated Press.) TOKIO, Feb. 22.—It is reported here that Vice-Admiral Togp ' fies again attacked Port Arthur. It is impossible to confirm the statement, but the Navy Department says it has had no news from Togo to-day: It is considered veryproba ble that the Vice-Admiral has made another - attack on the Russians, as he is engaged in blockading Port Arthur, ~*~ BRITISH SHIP CAUGHT. _BY THE RUSSIAN FLEES, ~ (By Associated Press.) .. LONDON, Feb. 22.—The owners of the British steamer Rosalie, Cast. Couch, front Cardiff, Nov. 22, for Viadivostok, and which sailed from. Nega- saki Jan. 18, have been notified that she has been captured by the: Russians at Viadivostok. ue NAGASAKI, Feb. Vladivostok with twenty white forelgners, 1,500 Chinese and fifty Japanese: She brings in addition forty survivors of the Japanese steamer Nakonours, Marn, which was sunk by the Russian cruiser squadron from, Viedivistok on Feb. 11. Two of these mefi’ were drowned during their transfer to the Russian ships. The survivors were well treated and:provided with bia passages. The Vladivostok squadron intended to bombard Hakodate, but a naka! storm prevented the vessels from entering the straits of Tsuruga’ They intend to make another attempt to reach Hakodate in March with the cruisers, five torpeda boats and an armed transport. The civilians at Viad- ivoatok had been ordered to leave owing to the scarcity of food, as the Government is taking everything avatlable. Panic has seized the Chinese, who are leaving by the wholesale. SUEZ, Egypt, Feb. 22.—The Russian transports Orel and Smolensk, which recently traversed the canal, bound for the Far Bast, returned bares to-day and entered the canal, on their way to Port Said. RUSSIAN DEFEAT NOT CREDITED BY HAYASHI LONDON, Feb. 22.—Baron Hayashi, the Japanese Minister here, dis- credits the report that 2,500 Russians have been killed in @ battle of the outposts on the Yalu River. The story was circulated on the authority af a despatch printed in a Paris newspaper and it has grown jn volume as it travelled. Baron Hayashi says there is no Japanese force in that vicinity verge enough to inflict such a loss. ‘ The only naval development Baron Hayashi expects in the near future is a possible attack ‘on the Japanese fleet by the powerful Russian torpedo flotilla at Port Arthur and hitherto unused. Of the Japanese side, except possible actions against the Russian Vladivostok Squadron, the Ji Minister does not look for developments at present, believing that ‘Admiral Togo will be Port Arthur. The Minister credits the Russians with having barely 100,000 troope | BY CLYDE LINER IN ~TkNOeED DOWN BY TROUBLE AT SEA TWO FIRE HORSES) CHARLESTON, & C., After waiting for the passage of a/ lrushing fire engine on {ts way to a fire| SWeamship Comanche, of the Clyde line, At No, 13 Roosevelt strect late to-day| !% reported in distress a few miles off ‘Thomas Andrews started to cross East! shore near the mouth of the harbor. Rroadway at the junctiort of Chatham; As far as her sixnals can be teed ohe Byuare unmindful of the rapid ‘oach| has lost her rudder. Uethorterannitalthelenglne ‘Two bouts ave gone to her seplete He was run down by the galloping| °"¢* i horses and two wheeis of the hose cart passed over his body. He may die as a result of his injuries, Andrews resides at No. 27 Rowery, 1s employed as a la- borer along the docks, Is married and an a large family dependent upon him. As the tender passed over his body two firemen jumped from the cart and went to assist Andrews, They with Po Meaman J. A. ms carried the un conscious man BAto the Nelson Hotel He was taken the Hudson Street Hospital, where the surgeons found him suffering {rom severe injuries to the left ide. jae The agents of the Clyde line said Jete this afternoon that they had received a despatch from Charleston saying that the Comanche had been sighted off the’ Charleston bar, signalling for assiat- ance, as she had lost her rudder. ‘The Comanche left New York las, Ire ‘fay, carrying 170 passengers. All of passengers were New Yorkers, She was due In Charleston’ yesterday, —— Bronchial Troubles are often eured by Piso’s Cure for Conaum 22.—The steamer Stotberg has arrived here from satisfied to keep the disabled Russian squadron prisoners af —