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By “L" MOTORMAN GOAT RUNS RIOT , 4 By i" iy > +) hy AILLED IN FIRE Collision Starts Fatal Blaze on Third Avenue Road and All Trains Are Blocked for Sev- eral Hours. STREET FIRE STOPS SECOND AVENUE LINE. Power Shut Off After Narrow Escapes from Third Rail and Trains—Firemen Fight Blaze from Elevated Tracks. ‘Two fires in different sections of the city, and coming a few hours apart, enused a te-up of all tra Me on the ‘Third and Second avenue elevated roads, | Tasted one man, the motorman of a) Third avenue train, to death; damaged | the Third avenue elevated structure to the extent of many thousands of dol- Jars, burned up two elevated cars, | @aused a panic among a great crowil | of passengers and placed the lives of @ score of firemen in danger. ‘Dhe fiest fire occurred at One Hun- Grea and Twelfth street and Third ave- nue, following a collision on the “I.” foad. A train of eight cara, in charge Of Motorman Irving Lamphere, was be- fog tun down the centre tracks, whieh | @xtend from Fifty-ninth street to Har- | tem = These tracks are used for the stor- ee of cars which are tn use only dur- foq the rush hours Third Rall Staria Blase, Lamphere was taking the train fron | From One Hun: | Minety-eighth street, @red and Twelfth street to One Hun- dred and Twenty-fifth street the mid- Ge track was atready filled with stored ears, but as they bore no ighta Lam. | phere was unaware of the fact. Al- though he had intended to stop at Ono Hundred and Twelfth street, he was going at a rapid rate and apparently 4i4 not realize bow close 9 to the stored cars until tt was too late. Almost at the instant that the black Dulk of the stationary curs loomed up before him train plunged into them, Go violent was the Impact that the first @ar struck was flung Into the alr. Then & toppled over sideways to bhe south- {bound track, where it fel upon the ‘third rail and caught fire, sending up Jong sheets of blue flame and a shower Of electric sparks (hat shot into the jountatn, ‘ond car from the rear of the | @ored train was Anirew Conroy, a} sweeper, He was thrown from als tant! by the shock, but recovered himself in | dime to hear the approach of 4 south: | bound train, which had lef, One Hun- Gred and Sixteenth street a fow minutes Before, Catching up his lantern, Con- Toy ran out and along the track, but M,C. Dexter, motorman o the oncom: | ing train, had been warned by the! flames and stopped about one hundred feet from the wreck. About fifty passengers were in Dex- ter's traln, and the sudden application of tha emergency brake sent them tumbling over one another, By this time Policeman Lawlor, who was in Third avenue, bad gent in a fire alarm, and in a few minutes Battalion Chiefs Doherty and Short had arrived with two truck companies and three engines, Ladders were raised to the olevated structure. but the’ firemen hardly dared tuke a step because of the | third rail, A telephone message ras sent to the pawer-house In Ninéty- eighth street to baye the power «hut off, and this was done. Cascades of Molten Lead, * Then the passengers of the southboynd traln stepped out and picked thelr way alorg the plank walk to One Hundred and Bixteenth street, whence employers bad been sent to guide them. Hose was ext dragged up the ladders and the Bremen attacked the flames, which were wtill shooting high in the alr. While they were doing #0 the electric power ‘Was turned on again, and for the sp of almost « block cascades of what looked Ike molten lead spouted into the alr. Another message was sent to the vower-house and this time the elec tricity was shut off for good Hanly had the first fire been got fire under control than the second started in the five-story buildin @0 Pearl street. This house line of the South Ferry trains, Bo Gerce was this fire that the firemen Were ordered on the elevated road. No effort was made to abut off the elec: tricity on the third rail, and standing fear it with a dozen hosa lines In their hands the firemen were in danger of @eath from shock every Instant Arriving on the scene, Fire Chie¢ Croker ordered a alarm sounded ‘When the fire w under contrat Chief Croker eat! that the loss d be about &: Trafic on the d avenue line was suspended for IRD AVE. FIGHT ere was a hot time yo. 74 Third aven' seventeen years old. t with an Italian named joemaker, who runs a shop in the that number, and was When Joseph ment at bed In the abdomen. William J. Roach went to Daly's as- tance, Then one Donato, a bootbiack, k sides with his countryman and hi Roach on the heed with @ monkey wreneh ho shoemaker and the bootblack wore driven the basement 4 crowd of citizens, wh and then barricaded the i the locked doors Beer kegs were rolled down t against the doors to break the Policeman Fitzpatrick final the two Italians out at the polnt Tevo.ver, and then unt & wer arrived had to fight off the mob that died to get them. waa taken w the Flower Hos- b poise Be .cald to be In 6 oo dition. lo» EADS I A AIT Inj the vicinity | Ale AND BUTTS HORSE Almost Smashes Trotter’s Ribs, Causing Him to Run Away, Demolishing Carriage and Smashing Lamp-Posts, STRONG BUTTER SCATTERS BIG CROWDS IN STREET. Four-Legged Battering Ram Fi- nally Subdued by 200-Pound Man, Who Sits on Him Until Feet Are Tied. An unidentified goat wandered down from Weehawken to-day and gave Ho- boken @ crowded hour. The casualities were numerous, among them being the severe inury of a valuable horse. The goat Is in the pound without a scratch on him, In passing from Weehawken to Ho- boken the goat utilized the Willow ave- | nue viaduet, but his actions dM not In- dicate it, He might, from the way he cut up, have travelled in on a brewery wagon or a tank car, Fourteenth street looked Ike a place better than home to the gcat. He | wandered into that thoroughfare, butted a cigar stofe Indian through a plate glass window ard took up his station os gvardian of the neighborhood at No. & Tony Espiclto, the well known con- tractor, has an office in the building at No, 6% Fourteenth street, It ts the talk of the neighborhood how skilifully he drives his high-prized trotter through | the street approaching his office, swings up to the curb and makes an emer- gency stop. He made ong of those stops | to-day The goat failed to eee the beauty of {t He thought {t was a challenge to fight. Before Espicito got out of the buggy the goat had butted the horse twice, As soon as Eepicito reached the sidewalk the goat gathered for a long spring and launched himeelf straight at the ribs of the horse. Ther was @ sound Ike sméiting an empty barrel with a baseball bat, The thoroughly terrified horse leaped half- way across the street and then started out to break records At Bloomfeld street he took to the 1k, breaking off Iamposts, de tog displays in frono of stores, scaring pedestrians and destroying the carriage at every jump. Policeman Do- herty stopoed him after her had run seven blocks and led him to a veterinary | who says that he despairs of eaving the animal's Iife. Goat Seatiered the Crowd. While Espicito's horse was running away, 000, ‘The goat was chasing him. He succeeded In reaching a stairway, followed by the goat and a crowd. The goat turned on the crowd and scattered It. Boys came from every direction only to be bowled over by the playful vist- tor from Wehawken, oYung womea on thelr way to the ferry were warned off the biock by solicltous citizens, The gdat was as elustve as a greased pig until Policeman Eckhardt, who weight ® pounds, fell on him. Eck- hardt Iay on the xoat until volunteers ‘ot ropes and tied the four legs of the Aiturver ane to another. After which the animal was thrown into @ wagon and carted to the pound, FELL FROM “L” AND FRACTURED SKULL Man Found in Gutter Near Sta- tion Stairway at One Hun- dred and Thirty-fifth Street and Eighth Avenue, A man supposed to be Peter Peterson, | a Swedish tallor, was picked up in an unconscious condition from the gutter beside the elevated railroad station at | One Hundred and Thirty-Afth street | and Elghth avenue to-day. He is supposed to have dropped from a curve in the stairway about twenty | feet above the spot where his body was found. He had been drinking. Pedestrians called the attention of Po- Neeman Drucker, of the West One Hun- dred and Twenty-fifth street tation, to the unconscious form of the man in the gutter, and Drucker called an am- bulance from the J. Hood Wright Tos. pkal. The man was taken there and| died of a fractured skull In about two} hi He did not regain consciousness | death | | In his pockets was found a letter | written In Swedish and directed on the envelope, “Peter Peterson.” Tt was un. nd there was no address. Ho 1a card of Wachtel @ Reich, No, & Whitehall street. rs ai |Tobean ale-drinker |} andnottodrink | Evans a back number, |What class are you in? Elegant Parlor Suits That Are Easily Worth $60 for $45.}] The Blvon:ingdale Furniture Store offers a truly remarkable tergio to-morrow in these elegant parlor suits, Stating their value as $60.00, we're naturally confining ourselves to the absolute truth, though were we in the habit of gauging our statements by those of competitors exploiting similar suits, we should call these $75 values— that’s not the Bloomingdale way. These handsome parlor sults have heavy, massive, richly-carved frames, Cupids’ heads on each piece—and first-class upholstering—plain or backs and spring-edge seats. The coverings are of tapestry or damask, 5 | | | Regular $60 parlor suits here to-morrow for Fourth Floor. Another Special Offering of Women’s $3.50 Shoesfor $1.69 These $3.50 shoes for women at $1.69 have been the talk of all New York—there never were such shoes for the money—shoes with such style and all-around quality! Women who have always paid $3.50 for thelr shoes are the greatest enthusiasts over these $1.69 shoes at Bloomingdales’, Most of these shoes are made on the new drop toe last, and they have Cuban heels and genu- ine oak soles. There’s a choice of vici kid, patent leather and box calf—all sizes and widths, at, pair.... $1.69 Men’s Regular §3,50 Lace Shoes, $1.95, ~ Viel kid and box calf, with calf lining throughout entire inside of shoes; double extension soles and straight-toe last, All sizes, Children’s $1.25 Vici Kid Shoes, 79c. Fine grade of vici kid, in lace and button styles, with hand-turned oak soles; sizes 6 to 8. Main and Second Floors Underwear for Every One in a Great One-Week’s Sale! And we've prepared the greatest lot of values that it has ever been our good fortune to offer or yours to take advantage of. Values § | that should make it of the utmost economic importance for every one & | to supply themselves right away with the right sort of undergarments for the winter, The Bloomingdale Underwear Stores, increased in size to twice their for- mer dimensions, are better able than ever to supply the popular needs, And this great one-week sale will demonstrate wonderfully well what remarkable money-savings accrue from purchasing here, for Women’s 39¢ Underwear. | 35¢ for Men’s 75¢ lerwoar, High-grade fleece ~ lined shaped Excellent ribbed fleece-lined cot- vests and French band pants—the ton—the shirts finished with silk vests finished with silk and silk —the drawers double - stitched tape at neck; with long or short throughout; all sizes, sleeves; all sizes, including extra large; in Peeler color only. 5c, 30¢ we for Children’s TSc for nderwear. Women’s $1.25 Undere we Natural wool vests, pants and Fine Australian all-wool knitted | drawers; sizes 16, 18 and 20, 26 vests and pants in natural gray; Sizes 22, 24 and 26, 30¢.; sizes 28, all sizes in the lot. 30, 32 and 34, 35¢, 89c (or Men's Root’s Underwear. | 10c, 15¢, 20¢ an 25¢ for Chil All wool; made by the Tivoli Mills; dren’ Underwear, shirts and drawers to match; all| he for Children’s Sleeping Gar- sizes, in natural gray and camel's ments, hair shades; underwear pronounced Made of knitted ecru fleece-lined by physicians the most hygienic cotton, with and without feet; all made, sizes Main Floor Pretty Dining Room Pictures Worth $7.50 Marked lo $2.98 That popular picture store at Bloomingdales’, where art lovers delight to visit, offers something really extraordinary in these beau- tiful pictures to-morrow. They are magnificent imported oleographs, in many cases preferred to oil paintings, and depict reproductions of fruit, still life, fish and game— Framed in Black and Flemish Oak, being 28x36 inches. This is a bargain without equal at in square and oval shapes, five inches wide, with hand- 2 | some gilt ornamentations—the complete size of picture ‘Third Floor, New The Bloomingdale Grocery Shows How to Save Moncey. The freshest, cleanest, safest, most wholesome provisions are always to be found at Bloomingdales’, and at prices that are far below what folks are asked for groceries of the same quality elsewhere, And that’s the key to the wonderful popularity of this great marketing centre—housewives can always get exactly what they call for here—the quick, prompt service appeals to them, as does the cleanliness and lightsomeness of the whole department. Very Excellent Mixed Tea, 19c. Ib, ' A tea that cannot be bought outside of Bloomingdales’ for less than 40c. a pound, It possesses a delicious taste and flavor. u ge SURAT) Olive O1l—The very fin- lic i qat from France rs teva nH Wines & Liquors. Gauntlet Rye Whis- ke: d and > 3%c ley Rye Whin- Uf. n the famous ¢ sit Oyaterettes —Ken- Fig Bars or Arwosy peees® cakes; per 12¢ ver 8 California Sherry, fine: 2 Port y on Port, or nd Wine, * 20c feet. pe ye W gal, gallon Lipson) _ fancy: pe 18¢, Xey pin Plekies | “Galton” pail Gu x Jaaves, usually Fold jor Be., per gians.. A9c | tiow to Mate the Furs Fly, Five or six months of Fur weather ire ahead of you, and the finest stock of Furs we have ever had will be at your service to-morrow morning. Pleas: do not buy any Furs until you have looked “over this collection—it means Dollars In your pocket—and all the style attainable, Second Floor. Great Values in This Fall Sale of Linens THIRTY-FOUR THINGS YOU NEED ARE GREATLY UNDE Mink Boas, Muffs to match at reasonable Ra eaae and Bedding RPRICED, These thirty-four represent what we have bought to sell for less than the regular prices. ‘The stock contains hundreds of other moderately not so “special” as these, of course. We have no room to tell of regular things in special to get a hearing. You know what these sales have been for years back—great money savers, This tations, Napkins and Table Linens Sheets and Pillow Cases, Pure white "heavy TABLE | Disab ‘din Wide aya, 320 HBAVY Cl - TEA Tie HEAVY QRRAR TABLE DAM ge SARE te Sao eh. 108 je size LIN SHEETS, made with ALL-LINEN PURE WHITE SAT- a DAMASK, @ in, wid: 4 Towels and Towellings. ALL LINEN DAMASK TOWELS fancy borders, | S¢ % yarns wide PURE WHITE. ALL: LiNEN "SRTIN | DAMASK, choice patterns, at, yd..... nd hea AMASK, 2 yards Fine quality BE hi H HUCKABACK TOW- LS, hed ends, fai | ne! x 19, tra he size H BATH TOW. | BLEACHED MUSLIN BHEBTS, §9¢ erm! a. SLAC | toctcn large ite SHEETS, Extra large size snow white pg | of standard bleacred sheet! TURKISH BATH TOWELS...... i ee “linen <7) SPREADS at . Ail linen bleached CRASH | fowELLixe. at MSc | Heavy ail linen bleached 947 f whi DTaP CRASH TOWELLINO, a , Checked GLASS TOWEL! 8% vox be exquis- bee made oes * i tt ner cut ou at Goren. “ 1.98 "6346 | Dede * Women’s Garments: Splendid Styles, Modestly Priced Brown CRAB! ali linen. at.. COAT SUITS have the call for favor, and we are undisputed headquarters for them. A stock that is magnificent and far-reaching. Ample quantity of every style that is good. A great many exclusive mod- els not to be seen in any other store. For to-morrow we offer: COAT SUITS, with 34-inch coat; black, navy and brown| COAT SUIT, with 27-inch coat; dark mannish mixtures; Lymansville cheviot; velvet collar and cuffs; braid trim-|semi-fitted front; coat back; neck and cuffs trimmed with med; satin lining; new skirt with side pleats; 14 9 | velvet and bra tin lined; new model skirt; 20. 00 a $21.50 model . special at.... seprerecocsrece . COAT SUITS, with 36-inch coat; made of gray Scotch tweed! VEST-FRONT COAT SUIT, In blue, brown and Oxford mixture, fly front, coat back; velvet collar; vy lined; flare} ee Liga peng rood Lg Bey taffeta lined; kirt with de side pleats; a $23.50 mode! new sleeves and skirt w! p side pleats; a {or a r : 16.98 $31 model, 22.50 PLEATED BLOUSE SUIT, of French broadcloth; black, blue) BLOUSE SUITS, in blue and brown French broadcloth; or brown; fancy vest; velvet collar and cuffs; trimmed with) blouse back, pleated; fancy sleeve; collar and cuffs trim- fancy braid; taffeta lined; panel skirt with in- 22 50 m4 with orange velvet; taffeta lined; new serted pleats; a regular $31.50 model for ° | model pleated skirt; a $39.50 model for...... . Three New Models in Coats, RSEY COATS, 27-In, length,| Three-quarter Length TOURIST) TOURIST COATS, 3 Scotch tweed pea front, seams strapped,| COATS, made of fine covert cloth,| mixtures, in two new and very attrac- satin lining, pleated back, collarless, tive models, finely tailored, $9.98 ; ‘ Nottingham Curtains: TheSaleoftheYear Sixteen hundred and twenty pairs Nottingham Curtains, bought by us at a dis- count averaging more than fifty per cent., will find their way to the Third Floor to-mor- Worth $1.80 row morning, and no person in need of these superb window be will neglect se- Toots, Curing all they want from this assortment. They are unquestionably the lowest priced To-morrow, * of any we shall have this whole season. Nine hundred and forty pairs were made to sell at $1.50, and we deem them worth every cent of it, Fifteen distinct and beautiful pat- terns are included, They are all from 3 to 3% yards in length, and from 45 to 54 inches iC wide, Choose from the pairs that suit you best at 95c, The remainder of the lot con- sists of the finer grades and most exclusive patterns. Five prices will hurry them to 95c new owners as rapidly as we can walt on them:— Value $4 Pr., Value $5 Pr., Value $1.75 Pr., | Value $2.25 Pr., | Value $3 Pr., at 1.25 | at 150 | at 1.90 | at 2.90 | at 3.90 Cut Price Greet Groceries with every Tea, Sa'e of item at a New Tomatoes. | Bungaloe brand; reguier Caat'e Haven of Royal brand; roll, cold | | ries, Gide. retuced to, per Ps satis | Ty, She: 'Ti¢tin,* remus * | Tat’ pele, toe reduced to, per Ib..60e., °F | lar price, 61.BS Ye Manor brand; new — reduced to, per ck, #weet, tender Corn; | Vinegar. ~ %, Genuine Apple Cider Vin- egar;, guaranteed atariute- nd full 25c¢ strength; gal Jug Laundry Soap. Adams test Laundry Soap, abso utely jure; 4 De $ A. cakes, $8.6B) bx “Ib, cakes, * $1.45; 6 cakes.., 29¢ BLS, good quality, or fringed ends. P 68 pattern Marseitien, pattern with hand- ‘some have cor- a8 OF ier 1.45 (i ‘vite DAMABK WN KINS, breakfast size, at. doz. harge size bleached DAMASK NAPKINS at, dozen Pine quality all-linen SATIN ASK dozen ..... APKINS, full bleached, Beary, and fine |-linen 83 SATIN DAMABK eg . dinner sateen 8 DAM- 1,49 white ELLI Worth $1.50 pair, Butter, | ney Elgin cream- ent made; fi eah, Flour. made and Saxon brand, rar the Ameri guaranteed Dy can Cereal Company; white, wholesome miarantes (his ual to the best; we Rolled Oats, National brand new rolled white Oats tacked in 9:1b, | Best 4 Crown Muscatels | just arrived from the const; packed in full 16 | og. cartons (not the cheap | wrades of od stock adyer- Se Te rices rrel, #0. Catsup. | _ .| | Floral brand; absolutely pu uncolored; galien je; pt.” bot Extra fancy, now crop, Ji 8 or Cargiins head Ile or 1, io he. deste: = SC] w Dried Frults. Peaches, Pears and Apri- t arrived from Alr-tight canisters: Dest value In the city: gold label. per Ib. The, red label, per Ib. BBe.; | green label, per Ib. Hams. brand; stringless, Bwitt's of Rosebud | new pack; extra quality pig Pienic Ham 2.10. cand; dozen, weet, tender meat; ‘Tde.; can . 4 to 8 Ibe.; per 1b r Metle extra eon, Tea. Crackers, rior quality, 8) A Ceylon oF mixed, Oolong. Engiled Mocha, Java art Marseal- | Shy bt Be ft secre Tha, BBe.; our special price, dos. 3c. phe. EXTRA SPECIAL FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, $5 Eyeglasses an Spectacles t 1.°°! Do not rish your eyeright by buying cheap cr nerd gai ghed of in- experienced clerks. These god: are Impotted French Periscoy!: Lenses, Mounted in 10-karat None Sent C, 0.| D., None to Deal- ers, and Only One Copy of Each Piece , to a Customer. Sheet *Romany 20, Son Solid Gold- Cased Frames. Traah "wont You D as Eh *Bashful Betty. The Man ‘New Mown Hay, Two-#t90, with the Douen. The eyeglasses have the newest offset clips, which prevent the glasses el from tilting or slipping. The spectacles may be had with either riding bow or straight temples, We employ two of the most EXPERT OPTICIANS in the city, who will test your vision. Each palr of glasses is perfectly fitted and adjusted before leaving the Depart- A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT FOR NEW LENSES AND RE- BE MADE WITH EACH PURCHASER OF THES 50c | mento Back to Baltimore. Down af Rockaway, 20. Shame on Y: *Kilkerry, | 1 eVanny.— In 7 ment. PAIRS WILL GOODS $] 50 SOLID GOLD-CASED EYEGLASS CHAIN, WITH HAIRPIN . OR HOLDER ATTACHED—SPECIAL FOR TI Ferm tn O14 Don't Cry, Katie, Dear, "Exes so Tender, Eves 80 Moonshine our store news; it must be one will surpass all previous. size 10-4 Ci fino grade and finish, with silk rT ae and pink bor- 4 BLANKETS, full se bound with wide silk ribbon; at, pair... Figured BSilkoline ABLES, filled with white cote ton, plain back, GOMFORTABLES, covered on sides with figured Silkoline in an leag variety of pretty patterna, 3G jull sine, at Ten sand Pieces Double Coated Enamel _ Ware On Sale\To-morrow at bs} Not a piece worth less than 35¢, hundreds of pieces worth 50c.. 60¢,. and 75c.; and a few pieces even more. The greatest purchase ever consummated by any house, We've held some wonderful sales in Enamel Ware lately, but none to equal this one = x in value or In quality of- . There are 10,000 pieces by actual count— enough for every- qt. 4, 6 qt uy Sauce 5, 6, 8 at, Dish Pans, 10, 12 qt Lip Preserve Kettles, 6, 8, 10 qt. aie rae 0 qt. ‘yin na, to to 11 Inch, On Sale To-mor- row Morning in the Basement, No orders Ql’. c. 0. D. re filled; but Mall Orders re- ceive quick atten- tdon. Wednesday's Special in By Mall, 2 Cents a Copy Music Extra | at Il Cents om for Each Piece. All Aboant for Drsamland. | Torn Thole Eyes Away. Rye, Inter- Make a ePrtnceton “Taer Maree Mstiesioot Mame, Just for the Sale of Go ciety. *Don’t Cry, Den feminole {hal weet Sweet Dora Delt jut t Was *Clreus Parade. Mave Inter- th Deby Intermeaae, > « ee, es of Yas Tell Me With Tour Byes,

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