The evening world. Newspaper, March 22, 1905, Page 1

SHOT BLINDS YOUNG LAWYER Charles Erb Sends Bullet Into Temple and Severs Optic Nerve, ACCIDENT, HE SAYS. But Doctor and Police Declare ne St. Louis Man Had , Tried to Kill Self. ier A BUSINESS TRIP. ee Hospital Physicians Doubt if Life Can Be Saved—Assoclates Know No Reason for Suicide. Charles Erb, a prominent young law- yer of St. Louls, waa found shot in his Foom un the fourth floor of the Hotel Imperial at daybreak to-day, ‘The bullet hhad entered the right side of the head Just back of the eye, passed through ¥o the left aide, lodging against the ekull, severing the optic ‘nerve and Jeaving Erb totally blind. Erd declares that he shot himself Accidentally while sleeping with a re- volver under his pillow. The moltoe, however, any that the lawyer undoubt. edly tried suicide, ‘The physician who (wap called says he admitted this, ‘Dra retired to his room some time @bout midnight. ‘Nothing was hear of him until 545 A. M. to-day, when ra Clerk: Chariea Horbes's, telephone Jo Mr, Ed," gaid a yoice at the Fother,.ond of the wire; “wend me ‘a Physiolan. at once,” Forbes, with Thomas F, Powell, the night watchman, ran to Erd's room, nd there found him half reclining on this bed, with his eyes sightles and ' bulging far out of bis bead and blood streaming trom a wound in his night temple, Wanted) R. R, Ticket Cancelled. ~ A Rate stot miyaait’" be told them. # lah you would assist me to tele Phone to the Pennsylvania Railroad to toll them that e tloket I have for 6t. Louls which expires to-day cannot be weed, Theti get me a doctor,’’ Dr, W. A. Gilday was called, He saw Fird'’s injuries were 90 severe he would Ibely die, and he called for the police, Pati in Mulloy, of the West Thir- tleth street station, was summoned. Erd was perfectly conscious and an- @wered ihe pollcoman's questions, “HOw were you hurt?” asked Mulloy, “Accidentally,” replied Krd, "I was gleoping on the revolver, which was guder my pillow, and |t was discharged ghen I rolled upon it,” Although the physician was at a loss | Pi na the burning bullding nad onslly aiteo to account for the man remaining con- selous with so serious a wound, Erd in- sisted upon dressing and then walking to tha elevator to be taken to the stroot, where an ambulance awaited him, Suicide Charge Entered, At the hospital Prd’ repeated his statement that he bad shot himsolt accidentally, but the police made a changé of attempted suicide against him. The physicians at New York Hospital Bay that there is almost no chance for Erd to recover. Should he survive the ‘wound he will be stone blind with no hope of a cure, According to, Dr. Gilday, Brd ad: mitted tb the physlolan he hed phot himself, “When I went to the room,’, ‘sald Dr, Gilday, this afternoon, “I, found Erd lying {n bed, with blood streaming from a wound in is temple, A pistol was inside of the pillow-case on which he lay, 1 recognized him as a man I gd seen carousing on Broadway, "Did you shoot yourself?’ I asked, “'¥es,' he replied, ‘I wish now I could die, I felt miserable, Don't let any blame be attached to my wife or children for this, It was all my own fault,’ ' “tasked him why he had tried to kilt | himself, and he anawerd he did not know," BANTAM MORAN TO SAIL HERE Tom O'Rourke to-day cabled to Owon Moran, the Hnglish bantamweight | Aghtor, telling him to sail on the first | steamer for thls country, Bi Gharley Mitchell and Jabes Wi galled for Wngland ttle Moran asked Mitchell to sond for him in case he could get him a fight with Frankie Nell in America, Ad Mitchell will be. kept busy looking HUNDREDS IN PERIL AT FIRE ON BROADWAY Flames Destroy set Bonet Floors of Building on Bleecker Street Comer, MANY WOMEN IN PANIC. Seven Hundred Employees. of Various Factories Make a Wild Dash for Safety. es TRAMPLE MAN UNDER FOOT. Plucky levator Operator Saves Scores from Probable Injuriee by Sticking to Hie Post. Fire this afternoon destroyed the three upper floors of the. ning-story Empire State Bulliing, which stands on the block bounded by Broadway, Bleecker, Houston and Crosby streets. More than seven hundred women and @irls were on the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth floors when the fire was dis- covered, and they became panto- otricken. In fleeing down the atalrways they trampled under foot a man em- ployed In the building named Joseph J. Brown, who was picked up unconscious by ‘a policeman and sent to Bt, Vin- cent's Hospital, ‘ \ Plucky Elevator Man, ' Oscar Holts, operator, of the er Ger elevator cat, showed that he was manner which from serious injury. Post until Sgr Police: Captain Bi he was, the rush from it to-day it was observed that It had no fire-eacanes, sioner MeAdoo noticed their nye as did also the Fire t ht building wil wnount to nearly ‘itn. ‘The contents of the floors which were destroyed were vatuable, One Hundred and Twenty-third atrest, Ready Trimmed Hat Company, discov- ered the fire, and it wae she who gent the news ringing through the building, One of the undoubtedly lost been for Louls Hirsohowilts, a clerk, who caught him and wrapped his coat around the man, occupied by the Crescent Trimmed fiat Company, Thence It ‘roee thro floor to she eight and ninth stories and after White's Interests here, he asked O'Rourke to manage .Mor, in the event of his bringing the fwhter to thi country, and O'Rourke consented. © Rourke will bring’ Moran to Ban Francisco with him shortl Uttle Briton arrives here, Peake galt ye Mi He stuck ls car and it vd and in between, the aldewalk and the. sixth floor nti! every, one in the building who wowd cart Seiusivgs tO it mi “Circulation Books ks Open to All,” ” “NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1905, RACING STRINGS LEAVING NEW ORLEANS, bye Mission Board a - King’s Cash and Let the F Till. He "Repeat" 4 CAN’T ACG ‘ BY BY OVER Tl GIANTS GET FIVE | RUNS AS STARTE McGrawites eae in Opening tie of Game Against Memphis— McGee, nity and WiltseDo Good Work in the Bor. Vi ve aM Tho protent of eitt of sionee tht cou a {t was tainted by BY, cain “AULGER. (Bpeciat to The Bvénihk Word.) “ATIING Aa ms i +1118, Tenn, mes as omen. Burns and y | ne? Zivce C pes pnd ponte oh Kruger were in ocmmnand, regal 1d aun ihe Giants atioped aren? (Ue i ab)? not et into ful) swing, tm thelr Spore be on a. green waetiire to-day In He if fon seamed pred ie Tr W. tous until a squad of. mounted polive sire alba td ieend pa al hea Bahia, Fa pe Abi NoroRIoUs area WAY” fad sun’ over trots Maiberre ateaet ee | Offiolals ofthe, New the, New, Louisiana Atthough ‘Only Only thred Horses| ue inert loa! ameigurn ast ur Renita, Meamaeh be pee , wood men i Mey, We the frat arm. drove buck thacrowds.! Jookey Club Decide to Bring} Were Carded fo Start in the|{ty jis? tre weal men, Sr a Be ange Boveral: firemen were cut by falling gines and one nafrowly escaped baving hie head taken Of by « large pano whic fail end types. tte top ofa ladder which he had placed against a window ledge a moment before. Tals man belonged. to Hngine No; 9, Two water towers were brought into Play, and they poured such’&® flood upon ‘tho flames that the Water broke through into the sixth’ floor and filled # until cataracts gushed out of the windows, ‘The windows of the Condlot Building, & twelve-story structure opposite t! Empire Btate, became filled with ten- ants 9 minute after the fire started, and they shouetd warnings and directions across the street to its italy ave ants, A lawyer amon, the frightened women and girls in a probably, saved many He stayed Birk relleved him, and then {n the crowd, ator ‘declining te 4 Rho 1 who No Fire-Escapes, The Empire State was erected but a short time ago, and wt the height of Coinmis- It is estimated that the damage to Miss F.C, Jacobsen, of No, 106 Maat who. was employed by the Crescent aaa was set ablage safo ty and he would have ag ihe ran to Mite if it had not Many Manufacturers, Tho fire began in the seventh story, h the th he, roo on jartin 20 ni md. fic urphy 98 8 iD, RACE-Selling; ad i it at plate, Two runs. She ul oA fi ‘i manvebsins tralian Fen amtate ont: Re il ech Marley, ‘Aris {or mil earn popped out to Collins, firowne Glibert socring, Donlin flied. Three runs were on the second: A . Rammptely, | Lage KGH—Three-vear-olde ‘and up; | _ starters, Jockeys. Wee. * “i * oat F gut another pretty A OE i come ay fh, Ser , & 10, hateframe aah ae aat'e oat torn ting—| Ade Re » Pete OB Fh S| ReCeEaLL INOeae Mletioe. led, out 16 | ofc avore bee tetera dpranesrenen| four Nowsll Putnam Company, 'g narters, — Joukers, Wis, 8h “a By, | Regal ern | dal > tenan, MeGenn beating ihe show. t3 | thelr opening ae: *yat'me bet! Sixth Inning—Taylor pitching, Marshall he th May.. se 0) 4 ‘ u mn out 8! i om you again, 5 , isbock, Ban Fevien Go. skit manufacturers, ot Pty i wate 8 re £4 ay a Ble Great Banat Binks" dissemi __9 BAocunatm. flied.Gannon out. Keenan douled. Jeffreys 0) = cant Biol Reale "Bimpliclty, Haloyeo” Das VORA NR er oer reer old and Tampett out, MoGinnity to MoGann. Browne tripled. MoGann singled scoring ne arc four vam ot and) gar, daa, wy. HM | Duty ot, Bann fg Mas” “Batn WHITE GOES GOES 70 ‘Dahlen forced Mac. Devlin singled, He mn steall Twemlow . } Fischer 08 pi 1 a TN} ILLING stuadabek Bridwell 192 a2 2 Out Motta Fy Ao Meaeaa. NO RUNG: scoring. Two runs, ORKERS ANTED 189 “atiranipe ta © / Wain Hands e) / Waiters Were offered ponitions last week through Their Meeting to a Close on That Day. : CRESCENT CITY. WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Diaphanous (20 to 1) 1, Keogh (6 to 1) 2, Many Thanke 3, SECOND RACE — Edith May (even) 1, J. W. O'NGII (4 to 1) 2 Hannibal Bey 3. THIRD RACE—Velor (5.to 1) 1, Homestead (4 to 1) 2, Goldaga 3. Evelyn Kinsey finished firet but FOURTH RACE—One More (20 to 1) 1, Darvivan (20 to 1) 2, Or, Stevens 3. FIFTH RACE—Falr Calypeo (8 to 1) 1, Mayor Johnson (2 to 1) 2, Matador 3, Glud announced that the pres- se beting at the Fair Grounds would eA a chose a5, Bt Saturday, re are fons to leave for other line. ook the beat apprentice here. this patel as e thee lance, are, namie to start In the soven Lov Rona ‘ax fast and prospects of exfellent Btarters, wi Starters, innity to McGann. tsters in the floor, looked good, | Kennan out, McGinnity of aes ne mons ot a 2, Sa Entnt iat ana, oe |S Conia rn Fae, f ‘ogee, Ye Patt He Be, Betehunter, Male, Jeffries, “Rafter reached third on Mo- mraetie i a to atten Mertes walked. Dahlen’ singled Deviin an Velor .,. Bean also ran. Starters, sip etting— | Mertes, , McGinnity to Mo- HOT SPRINGS WINNERS | 9 =] Gann. No Tusa. somphis, aeciine|Jabex White, tho champion tight: * | Protenslon)’ “MoLauahiin Wa a8 = =| nity vtrbeke ous Demin lea cen | weight of at acenbe es \, AT CITY. PARK, y CRA ify. Browne beat out a slow hit to) Charley Mitchell, leaves from the Gran sarsnparilia to 2 ey 8 Bb MENT AIGRS second and then stole vecand,” Medan |Centrat Depot at 8 o'clock this vening| —FAETH RACE—-LORD HERMENCE (9 to 1) 1, O80 VI TMme—O.60 B-6, TOUR TO SEE WASHINGTON, out On grounder to first. NO RUNS. | fop gan Francisco, where he will get 5 2 CURSUS 5 to 1) 3. 4 SRCOND, RACH-Sorren as to PRA espa eae ceadtrd enna Fifth Inning, into condition for his twenty-round bout| 9) 21 (5 to 1) EMURRER 10 a KG % Misa Affablé ieee it o Devlin to MeGann— Britt, the ght. — dito a time Band eT Nal itt [yt humeat alied a cent ‘DAL champion Calitarala whieh whieee| yj Sout) RACE; THESPIAN (8 £0 6) 1, D ( ———a——— THIRD RACE—J, Bd Grillo 43 to 5) 1, Jimalong (0 to 1) a Polltey Berger ught off first, NO RUNS, \ G20 Dimes eA New Crosby Hymn bi tieghihiaken inte A, C, of ‘Frisco, In Woodward's ¥ fa Prince (3 to i _Y ‘ORT " q t April. » 1,0H0 Bitel i 08) Oudon cs ¢ B we fomt, futurday tue. Aiventng | Wort OLD POINT CONNOR AND 'THH | Pavilion the last week In belast eal lp Apel AT Wi SPINS ae by anny J. ‘crosby, quthot 10 Old Point our {p Pinehurst, fie PACE—8Lt @nd gave ‘The team. work of the Gants was briliiant, “and Gilbert, nm, Devitn and MoGunn sparkled | umme) stars, Gilbert has. been: popping © otreams! of ginger for .the “past tw. nya, and thie afternoon be turned ithe whole. thing loose and: Kept the whole club full'o¢ Hfe trom the jump. ' McGraw had his men usé bunts) for the first tiie this season, and ‘several nice ones were put down at the Mem- phia pitchers, The hit and run game was also worked smoothly, and on sev- era! occasions a runner. advanced from firet to third on a single that would ordinarily have stopped him at second, Before the game McGraw ‘said that from now on he Intended to put the new men ‘through, all’ the (neide plays of Luseball that uso used in’ mid-season. MoGinnity gene up for New York |’ and at the stirt began uslng hie famous raise ball, His atm was in fine shape andthe “Iron Man's" change ania jor continua’ Sata eases vents He” wad Tellev Ph, ‘Wiitee, who was also free from kinks ‘or glass arm and did beautiful work, Firat Inning. ‘Tamsett. walked. Dufty igi, 08. on sao Event a Large Crowd Turned Out to Witness the Race, CITY PARK WINNERS. FIRST RACE—Bryan (2 to 1) 1, Nevada (25 to 1) 2, Filla 3 SECOND RACE—The Don (7 to 1) 1, Ada N. (8 to 1) 2, Royal De- colver 3 THIRD RAGE—Twemlow (25 to 1) | 1, Rudabek(12 to 1) 2, Mary Worth 3, iN eae Moder igs ly he may’ pure, 1 ¥ "But Mr. Rockefeller is. president vie: ness niethods stands condemned the best tho an enemy ‘of its life, : “tn. commercal life His ISA MONSTR SOCIAL DYNAMITE, A “UNTIL HE. REPENTS SUFFICIENT BITHER REFORMING OR L ‘AND MAKING RESTITUTION SO Fi THE CHRISTIAN , CHURCH HAD. Hammerstein: Sih: He Thrust Distriot-Attorney Out of Alleged Illegal Exits at Lew Flelds’s Theatre, i Oxoar Hammerstein to-day replied by letter to Mr, Jerome's statements. in regard to the alleged violations of the bullding laws in the Lew Wields ‘The- tre. The‘eplstie te poignant, outting are filled with excorlating | epigrams. Thero are alvo threats, the most inter- eating of which tnvolves the kicking of the District-Attornoy out of twenty- two doors of the Lew iF'elds Theatre, Hero je the letter Mr, bagi ied FOURTH RACE~-Brand New (9 to lequali 5) 1, Bonmot (8 to 1) 2, Pretension 3. NEW ORLBANS, L La, March 2—A handican at one mile and a furlong, 10 whigh only three horses are,named to atart, was the feature race at the City Park track this afternoon, One cf this trio, however, Is a prominent can- Aidate for the Montgomery Handicap to be run at Memphia on the opening 4ay, | rifico, from Mreenahan to ad-| sent to Mr, Re ge NBW ORLEANS, March 2—The| snq this lends sn Interest to the out-| vanolng 9, eronid, | ails Maron 22.1905, management of the New Loulslans | 1,4 Peer Due te RRR Re RUNE | Willie 2 Tovey yarn, Dismtet ator: Jockey Romanelll left here Monday: night for Bennings.’ He will ride tn the Mast this year aa a free lance. There § a story here that the meet: ing at Memphis will ‘be extended oo 8 to confilot with the meetings to bo given |! at Nashville and Louieville, The at- tendanoe here to-day was large. FIRST RACE—Belling; for three-year-olda; tive and a half furlongs, sali img Jockeys, Ws, at Ph Bh. lereon Donlin singled to centre, hus} at out a bunt. Donlin reached second, Mo- Gang vont one to rghtfeld, Donlin red ‘and bhi Bh clit nial Mertos hit to short was pur wt the plate, Banlen anupied. BOI Mertes and ve Deviln hit Hh rely to hort, th ing hlen to ang, Gilbert filed out, Bresnahan singled right, seuring Balen Bresnahan: mole second and then third, PCr a Figka Hurlburt to Keenan, FIVE R Second Inning. Come vars ‘Wille: Take that clatette out of Lod Rida are smoming too much; y¢ mine Ing out again not- withtindng he Ait iF ph you a tow you add id things rlxed! you ‘don’t mean that there on prenty-ne violationn to | against: the Fields Theatro; Laird mean the Rr eerden ey where ae are itwenty- two tanks withou' je exit; If. you ken on that way youll ea tank your $e); You ol tet the Fields Theatre ja bed] mah and horse. kine prepara~ points up the ird, who has been rated as en t has been riding t last night for will wh ride in the Mast this Large fel MEMPHIS. ...... 2... GIANTS ... full limit of twelve bein, ton0 in every event. The t: track Ag wild throw of a grounder to Ginnit t err filed out to right and Rafter |! PP Na Long, Days: off aome KAR Bilivelh Yasob, Slins Dotto Aino Ten, fine A alr—provided you obtal fT walked, Bresnahan doubled, scoring tw . | Mary Worth mperer False 3 | Hammer, Beatin ba Cashes Bradley Bill, y diqualltieed, Viona and Rampoza also ran. uealre, Bourke Cockran and | FOURTH RACE— iThree-year-olda and up; one mile and an elghth, Anderson 108 ham. Our Saitie Wy, dune Calling’: Fenny bane Bresnahan out ebrt filed out to palee same way, NO RUNS. 4 LATE RESULTS AT CRESCENT ciTy SIXTH RACE—SUBTLE (7 to 10) 1, CAPITAN HADRIAN (even) 3, Fourth inning. Keenan singled to Jeft. Jeffries filed out to Dontin, Walter lined out to FRISCOTO-NIGHT 2, LEENJA (10 to 1) 3. Mouled out-to. the catcher and Tamsett | asciaca under the auspices of the Youer Gablngton, March | March 91 ott, Tourns et a Bt Foi ast new, of ‘Safo in the Arms of Tesi! an popular hymns, the music i le bs Hee 4