The evening world. Newspaper, December 15, 1905, Page 4

Spica oni, 4 ~ ROCK(N PERL, HAFFN gT OU | : -WITHNOWATER | WHEN HESIGHTED A DOCTOR'S SUIT. ATRESTINCEMETERY OVER MAK OW “~L 10 FIGHT FIRE -—— + Blaze in Gas Plant Reveals! Fact that Hydrants Are Dry. MAN BADLY BURNED] ev" ' Flames Start in Tar Oil Stored by Gas Company, Though Prohibited, FIREMEN ORDERED OUT! to Keep Policeman from Send- ing in an Alarm. Following several dramatic incidents, y MMcluding a man with his cl which takes in ‘ Brst and Forty-seo epth avenue and Mire to the big plan firemen and er pany, the dieco ‘employee in was made that some Water Department ry the over which John T. Oakley presides, had turned off water from the fire hydrants south of Forty-second street and west of Tenth avenue. How far this drought extended Wirough the west side of the city had mot been discovered by Deputy Fire Chief Devanney and fremen who wi working with him, but the statem twas made by men in the Fine Depart went Ghat property worth millions of dollars was wholly unprotected from fire, and that, liad a blaze started in that section of the city, the only hope of checking !t would have been from the fireboats, The discovery was also made that the Consolidated Gas Company has a quantities of tar ofl stored in {ts plan and the deduction is drawn that gas fur. nished to. the city by the trust {# made Of this cheap material, Man Roasted on Chimney, The charge has been made many times Dy officials in the employ of the De partment of Healt who lave been called upon to Invest gate the quality of gas furnished t New York, and who have looked | Geaths from ges poisoning, that us gas, was furnished to consumers. The discovery of the tar o!! may have ® bearing on these charges. Peter Bechter, a fireman employed by the Consolidated Company, was sent to #1 opening near the top of one of the high chimneys which had become choked mith soot. Bechter was standing on an fron Iadder, twenty feet above a net- Work of pipes. He rammed a long pole down the chimney, when suddenly flames belched from the fires below, set fire to the soot and blew it from the ton of the chimney, The biasing soot fell in @ cloud of fire wpon the work- man, His clothes were ablaze imme- @iately, and, with a soream, he felf to the pipes below ‘The blawing soot had bean blown to ail parts of the plant. It looked for « time as if there would bea fire which would carry the entire block up tn smoke. Gas tanks, all loaded to thelr Gapacity, stood all about. Refused Department's Ald, Polloeman McLaughlin, of the West Touirty-seventh Street Station, saw the big burst of flame and heard Bechtei's scream as he fell, McLaughlin ran to tho plant and there met Alfred Girickeir, the superintendent, ‘We can attend to this fire and we Gon need your assistance,” pfc« Laugilin reported the superintendent @4id to him. ra time the policeman looke: The smoke was getting denser sees yoinute, He heard some of the wae 9° Thee aL 7 gs oll was on ré, ‘Then MeLaughvn tur Sy aan ned in a Engine No, 4, which ho. (Forty-soventh street, jus Way, Was the first fire company at t gene. First the engine wont te fee @ydrants in Forty-second atreet, Al} Ht made for Forty o'fnd a ike ‘condiree ndition, gnd then to Fortieth, but not a drop of Water could be had: ‘Then the enpicg Bed back to: Fort street, ate tached its hose and nother ‘com- panics came up the firemen started r the entrances to the gas plant. At @vory entrance they were met by em- ployees of the company. Firemen Stormed Place, * Stri@@otr t want any, olther.’ Devanney saw thas ¢he & He ordered his men ‘Get In there quick! Put out that firemen burst past the work- purhing them a and {n less A minute water was playing on plage. Tt men, than DON’T SHOP NIGHTS, ONE FIRN’S REQUEST asideration for Employees Leads j § J. A. Hearn & Son to Close 2 Afier Seven o’Clock, ba ing Witn this evening. and con- v wcll Christmas, the stores of h * Bon will close at 7 g I been the custom to keep | yp until laver during the holiday sea i to a mmodate lat » but the ten days istrnas Te « ndoned this year, & © open from §,90 PN tis ovine muy ‘eause — ng th late themselves to the changed ur. re will bo such. aa to fully Phe «ae! 4 benefit to employees wilt f bo greai that they trust patrons wi ‘The frm promises that the prompt end cheorful attention they will re. “ oompen- Baio for shopping before. 7 P.M *e rintendent of Plant First Tried] and by city officials’) | | a Duties of His Office’ Is Considered to Be a Feeble Excuse, ——_——. Thdre was con ble speculation al he Bronx t y to Just is F. Heffen, for the abs | Tammany boss of J ly dieve ough ered esidout e the were t to work W Mr. Haffen | Pre t fora long bef wed t with his leadership over tie reasons f In turning over lily mate trier c som There is a body of | made up almost enti w ave opposed Haffen at one time e she > are Hatten claiming ¢ retirem » known for They have an organizat eredit toda the Civic League, and the prime ob- ect of the Civie League » wei th | Legisia > wend a comm emblynyga down Bronx, That is g the Legis The Civi Tammany Hall n Hatten to pressure knowing that tie League was 4 with evidence justifying its n mbers_of the ome of the leading Givie"eagae are former sioner John Hustis, James L, Wells, who was Republican candidate for Pres- {dant of the Board of Aldermen at the t election; Albert B, Davis, Coroner William O'Gorman, who ts a Hearst man; ex-Judge Ernest Hall, Hal Bell, WoO. ran against Haffen for Borough President, and Arthur C, Bedell These gentlemen formed the League three weeks ago and hav after Haffen's scalp over ave had their investigators in jepartment o. the borough and the instr were to get all posable corruption that would be of use | gall cond! redoubt that the payrolls hu & lously padded; that contractors for ough work have been allowed to throw up their contracts without thelr bonds- men being penalized, so that the con- tracts could be let over again at much greater expenve to the borough, and that. miles of streets In obscure triets have been paved and the roa Bephalted unnecessarily, the only a parent reason being that the surround. ing property is owned by Haffen, hie friends and hie reiat These e only a few of the th that the ie tigators claim to hive discovered. The wise men In the Bronx say ¢ ‘Tammany Hall got wind of how loately suggested to Mr, Haffen that {t would be well for him to be an ng but Tammany leater when the stor breaks on his unfortunate head. ‘Tammany t in a bad enough way tn the Bronx, what with Hears reformers, Ww’ hi made the vestigation fen, bad en to investiga Haffen, leader, le too « & matter to he even thought of, It Aidn't cow Charles F Murphy any serious pangs to see Haffen go To investigate Borough President ah, was entirely too mdependent to eult Murphy, and other Tam- many lenders, and ht 1 would have gone off long ago if a A hean Dig enough to apply the po tine It was at a m Club last night { ond Mr, ¢ » Jefferson a ‘ues He is a ft Haffen, and wome folks, picious turn of mind, see in him @ | dummy for Haffen. Incidentally, Mr. Garvin 18 an architect, and has the contract for the new Court House in the Bronx, je is wealthy. i MURDER WITNESS SLASHED. Victim De and More Mystery Added to Maine Tragedy, KEZAR FALIS, Moe, Deo, —The death to-day of Mein Douglas from ragor cuts In the throat and arm com. plicates the mysteric der and rob hery case of whi Dav wis th prosperous farmer, victim’ on Boo'd. Douglas wae an important witt ness at the Coroner's inquest, he pos. itlvely Identifying a shotein found dack of Varney's barn as the property f Wesley Chick, who ia under arrest harged with the murder of Varney, his uncle. Douglas wat found in his dem Inat night, in an Unconsclous condition. His throat wag cut id the a ry of hig left arm gashed, Near the body a ragor with which the we inflicted. —— No Extra Cha for Aivertisements for The World may be tert at any American District Memenger Office in the olty until 9 2%) M, was Glo WOMEN'S CAPE AND MOCHA C. MEN'S ENGLISH CRAVEN TAN WAGER AHA | on ¢ | snr | en t free for to-morrow's rares are as fol- yws Fms' fui inds were | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16th. WTHE REGIS," Real Kid Glace Gloves for Women, Two- Clasp, Over-Seam, Paris Point Embroidery, New Shades, 1,00 pair a ~FORS2H,000 ILL ‘Joseph Herrmann, the Defendant, Is a Down- town Business Man, 'y remarka A Ver @ jury in the ipreme Court, in which Dr. Thomas H, Allen, of No, 180 Centraly veaxs to obtain Judgment 1 professional service, The t the action js Joseph Her- 1, a wealthy linen merchant, of No. nishing manner the names re dragged into the timony relating to them eh a character that the Court | would not allow it to @o on record. Dr. Allen does not bring the sult in his jhame, having assigned his claim to an Kistel Meyerhoff, a barber, of Long nd Clty, This was done so that might be brought in the Long \nd courts, and publicity be avoided The phys Not only sues for pro: as rendered to the cluly but for attending sey Dr, Alle reluctant about testifying > nan personal ral of his women friends. j Was very oneemning these women patients and the Court ruled out questions that were weked by the plaintiff's counsel in this connection. It had been reported that the name of Mise Maud Converse, daughter of Admivul Converse, had — pees nto phe case, It was ex to-day that Mr. Hermann had el Miss Converse thirteen yeare ago and tijat she rejected hie sust | Dr. Allen never treated her. During the courtdhip, however, he went a k for $1,000 to Miss Converme for Mr. Hermann @a a present. She re- turned the check. He also, acting for Mr. Herman, wrote a check for $8, the Rurchase price of a plece of land in ‘Vermont, whietr the physician also offered Mins Converse aa a present and Walch whe refused. Dr. Allen used this testimony to ex- plain thet the checks for $800 and $1,000 which Mr. Hermann head given him were not jn payment for pretensions: services, The physician alleges that his full claim against the meropant was for $33,000, of which $10,000 waa paid stimony Was offeret to-lay to show Dr. Allen had attended Mrs, Dunn, now Mra, August Hoffman, of No, 41 Grove street, Brooklyn. She had been sent to the physician by Mr. Hermann. Some months before both her legs ken !a.an accident, and afterward ered from a nervous diso . ff which Dr, Allen treated ter, Ho also for services rendered to a Mrs. Gibson, now Mrs. Queng and a | Mrs. Anmde Hurman, Both these wom he asserts, were sent to him by Mr nh went on the » d at length that he ¢ and produced a pack- checks showing that he had 8 1 years he gave the month to cover all age ven thousands of dollars to the phy a mn. For se physician $100 a professional sericea rendered to him or his family, Mr. Hermann is Beventy years old, slightly bald, very robust appearance. — FAIR GROUND ENTRIES. about but of (Special to The By ani: vorid. FAIR GROUNDS, Dest bok on- RACE—Puree $500; five and one- Pau: ne o *Ralphy Delnor a5 *Oashler 9 *Handspinner cet 06 FOURTH RACB—Bix furlongs; $1,600 add- ed; F nary Derby. ' Fi 12 104 8S 88 105, 107 wa Ben Hodder ALO xADIure oR Remington , eT Exeltement Ds A 108 x Hildreth entry.’ ‘xx ‘Htngenan entyy. FIPTH RACE-—-One mile end vardg: eelning! 400 *Gamara tJ 7 1 Mee Dan McKenna. . *sungle Imp... . t SIXTH RACE—One mile ‘and yande 400, wenn T nt Note, "Bate Quan Clady Avon, Merry Aorabat, Fonse : nf Q ves, | i | ASTOR GLOVES. GLOVES L004 NARNIA Ie 0 resem tOOoNG 8 S4Nb Fe! x QMEN FIGURE WN "SMILING TOM” NANY TRANS RUN 2: m9! | oo | Formre Sheriff Dunn's Fu- Body Found at Pelham Ave- neral the Greatest Ever nue Station Long After Secn in Yorkville, | Death. | e body of John H. Konney, a} stor for the New York Telephone; Deaf mutes, invalids, eripples—all have their pleasures for the loss of sight? Be warned in time one elgit ; <i. P 9 Open Evenings till Christmas, commenchg Saturday, Dec. 16, sre Established |856, =. w. H. HALL, 40 and 42 West 22d St., at ru ert Half Block Bast of 6th Avenue, Formerly of Sixth Avenue. A SPECIAL SALE OF FURS for Ladies’ and Men’s Wear will be hed thoy Irp!or a th But what can compensate mpany, was found early today upon |" let us examine your eyes lay ‘|tho northbound tracks of the Third] G Lith joa wt ™ [avenue aleve ruled at the Po-| Bu acted witht gy a THIS DAY and SATURDAY. ut Lexi y-wtxth ‘ham avenue station, It had been lying ; ‘i “oats street, where a high mass of requiem|there for hours; #0 long, in tact, that| 9, Chrkich & | Persian Lamb Coats, s.ssssi0sseosveees ditaa hea 810000 ON gor mortis had set in, ard until Mr Ocolists and | Persian Lamb Coats, Baum Marten or Mink trimned. . $130.00 peeve os ‘ ‘ sts and Opticians. x ‘| avanues, on | Kenney's movements have been traced ; Ls Gents’ Fur-Lined Overcoats $50.00 tnpassable. t will not be known at what hour he =. 43 Years! Practice, . “and PReeey ses ee Ry ia : . @ crowd 223 Sixth Avenue | 1345 Broadway was killed, and ¢ nta One of the legs was found In the nent tn, Street. Aw the street is a deserted one Nobody in re was little chence of Its being dis- Appeared to | covered until daylight bad not the body been found, Oscar Sohuyler, of No. 6% East One ‘ary pallbearers were Chav , leader of Tammany H. 350 Sixth Avenue | — Gents’ Sealskin Caps..........$8.00, $14.00, $0.00, $25.00 Ladies’ and Gents’ Sealskin Gloves.......$10, 15, $20, $25 Gents’ Nearseal Caps. . - $4,00 $5.00, $6.00 Nearseal Gloves +++. $5.00, $6.50 Helow 15th St. Below 0th 217 Broadway Below t House, 25 Broad Street Arcade. St, td St Borough Preeident Louis F Hundted and Ninety-third atreet, identi- B B Neckpieces and Muffs to match—sold singly idesired, Piatidhing batteayit eg e tet thew ss (tgenedict — Brothers NECKPIECES mLoW MURR» gi SEEN ee ie Beeler weece, Caving pant LL Wite inspecti i Mink ..... ......815,00 and $23.00 $30.0 and $40.00 ‘ing for his feturn home, having st pection of their an anxious night, when the news ©” |lllarge and carefully selected Baum Marten ..... 35.00 and 50.00 45.0and $5.00 | \ her husband's death was broken to he : jis y, Persian Lamb . 8.00 and 12.00 10.0 and 18,00 ( 4 H line of Watches, Diamond Oe ee aang: tate phe sonar 3011 Feact Stones, P monas, Persian Paw ...... 7,00and 10.00 7@and 9.00 Grand Heekght of tos Meeta HeaRs | ychfter, seeing thelr two Shildren s>|j[brecious Stones, Pearls andl! Black Lynx ......, 1400and 22.00 1210 and 20,00 Counctl of tbe Knights of Columbus, | rearsog something unusual had oocur- HHRich Gold Jewelry in the Alaska Sable ., 9,00 and 15,00 10”Wand 13.00 Ans were haven ‘onches Aiteg with | ed to delay her husband, Mr. Wenner latest fashionable Settings|}| Sabled Squirrel... 9.00and 14,00 100 and 14,00 the floral offerings precding the hearse, | was forty-one years ation rahe . Mnadéb 7 rt rg ee bye retary va nd ge oad om |ffaNd. designs, Special alel!/ Gray, Squire! .....700and 10co ant 9.50 ware in the line that Allowed the re- Dig Nore ay thew tention is called to | Jap. Mink ., + 10,00and 14,00 12; and 15.00 a te +» Wh he tn mn r » the E Eas tho ereatant bora aver an| Car sh acete Our Celebrated Collar Bution W. H., HALL, 40-42 Westi2d St, in Yorkville, em jn eplendid health Half Block East of 6th Avenue, “THE BENEDICT” ila Mg Special Attention Given to Mail Orders Bing! Bing! Bing! afternoon had taken Pgh gertuuy, 9 i A New Game i = For the Children ® ‘ST? 18907 am : b SIDE VIEW : E \y { c an f quiet hab The Funny Side ts and ¥ saily “rot ole’ ate olclock | ||.A.be4 0f four make ax ecvepladle present, ,, in the evening. He had been promicent | For Sale Only at al A Royal Arcanum cvrolee, for many | and was secretary, of the lham ‘Counell, Besides ‘Ais widow years, Next Sunday’s World. Established Over Forty Years. N. S. BRANN, eed | 231 EIGHTH AVE., Bet, 2ist and 22d Sts. Make Your Selections Now. By Paying a Deposit We Will Reserve Any Article Until Wanted. OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 11 P. M. ; $250,000 Worth of Diamonds, Watches, Jewglry, &¢., will be sold at tremendous bargains, Although other, Jewelry firms take up a great deal more space in advertising, they do not} carry one-half as much stock as we do, We carry over $250,000 worth of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, &c. They claim Diamonds are higher. We are selling Diamonds as low as we did years ago, because we are not in the shop. ping districts and our expenses are very low. Their expenses are enormous, consequently we can sell Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, &c., at one-half pfices charged elsewhere, Remember, we have been established ‘over forty years It will pay you to come miles out of your way for our great bargains. DON'T FAIL TO LOOK AT OUR GREAT BARGAINS BEFORE BUYING ELSEWHERE, | 1) BROOCH OR Setter, We hare bought the enifre, stock of a larke watch fac tory a @ grat #90 nh i “Ave otter these ladies’ Hand MENTS, AT rhantty See » opportunity new. net be bought lamond Pendanta ranging from he for less than $2). Every Watch warran rs Perfect Timekeeper. Kept in order free for tive years. Other Ladin’ Bold Gold Wetehes trom| 57 to, $100, \ Ladies’ hiandsom Bolld liver! 3,00, Ww d4-kt, Solid Gold wentiomen's handsome hunting case, ster: Windine and menacing Watch ‘ou runty now; 628: value 840. v Onhor Gents Bolla Gola Warmed up to TN ‘ nd Rings, ranging from 87 ection of ‘This handsome solid wold Locket, weg-with menulne diamond, complete, with old chan, $5.00, Other Diamond Lockets from $3 to $1! = ne ——$— ne Din In addition to the above great bargains we have hundreds of sold gol entle- men's Scarf Pins from 4a 00 | 1000 Hundreds of ladies’ solid gold Brooches from, +50 to $500.00 Hundreds of solid gold Cuff Buttons from 1.50 to $50 per pair Hundreds of solid gold Initial Rings... . 800 up Hundreds of solid gold Tie Clasps from, , $1.25 up Hundreds of solid gold three-stone gents’ Rings from, . $8.00 y Hundreds of solld gold genuine Diamond Earrings from. . up to $500 Hundreds of handsome Marquise Rings, with ruby, Sapphire or emerald cen- tres, surrounded by brilliants,.........ccccecccseceeeus 2.7! Hundreds of other ladies’ solid gold Rings, quotses, emeralds, &¢., frOM....csscsessecseuvesens Mall Orders Promptly Attended T All engraving done free of All Cars Transfer to N. 8, BRANN’S, OPEN BVENINGS. 1,85 up ShortForequarterLamb ‘ Tc We only handle choice native cattle of superior quality. 223 FIRST AVENUE, TELEPHONE, 765, ORCHARD, Bet. 13th and 14th Sts, Broadway & Liberty St, eres iepatenenserrreet eer || Clothing at Lowest Prices Everything for Housekeeping CREDIT ADVANTAIES STORES West I4th Street, near 6th Aveue Flatbush Avenue and Fulton Street, Fooklyn, A GIFT M. B. UMBRELLAITf | itis stylish, strong, rain- proof and fast black, Sold everywhere at $1, The dollar refunded for any M. B, that does not STAY fast black and rainproof, Made by Miller Bros. & Co, 45-47 Lispenard at, New York This Guarantee on’ ¢ NE will have a differentmean- ing with some Columbia Gold Mouled Records { and the famous graphophone to sig and play them for you, No talking machint made can equal the graphophone for tone-purit) volume or the NATURAL way in which it renders all selctions, To-morrow When you listen to all the latest selections you'll understand why thousands of holiday shoppers are ordering these beautiful instruments sent home, Everybody wel- come to come and roam at will throughout our ‘spacious . graphophone department—$d floor, 59th st, sidand enjoy the music FREE! Big stock December Records in. '0,000 to See choose fro., ae while stocksare full. 25c for Coluibla Cyl- . inder Record: letely furntehed Columbia 10-n, Discs. bd BROOKLYN. NS 169, 101 & 173 Smith St,, cor. Wyckoff St. ANNEX—80, 82, 84 & 86 WYCKOFF ST, + Ara somo gy Parlor oom- $id Fashinable Furs, Special teduction for Hlidays. We cary an exten sive stck of fine Furs. FinestQuality and expert wrkmanship, On Liberal Terms of Credit. Ladies’ Stunning Suits @ Coats. 12,98 ft grt ts; ae 14.98 chreular skirt, Regular $30.00 Taftor Suits, in fine gaily broadcloth; coat So inches long, trimmed wit velvet, ar ey sa ek kha Regular $18.00 Empire Coats, in \ 10.98 ine Wisses’ and Children’s Clothing at Reduced Prices. Men's and Boys’ Swell Suits and Overcoats. Metts Overcoats, in kersey, melton, Irish frieze, 9 98 52 inchg long, latest cut and style; begin at...... 7 black, fancily trimmed with strappings of sai — aoe ane: Men’s Suits, in cheviot, worsted and serges, as 6 98 e 5 IN pe, Se CR . | I. Steigerwald Packing Co. Mcpere laches 8 } MEATS, POULTRY AND PROVISIONS, Large assortmel of Cxildten’s Conts and Sulls at expe ' cially low prices. } i Saturday Speclals. TID GAG) PAPI, LAG bert Dao Tn cnn thee ee ae one ‘ Fresh Ham..................perlb. 10e ||! Kurtz Will Wait for the Money, but You Don’t Have to Wait forthe Goods Prime Rib Roast.......... ‘ ‘* 10@12¢ Ask the Salesman to Show You Our ! LW -Outfit.¢' Five | All $39 ant