The evening world. Newspaper, October 24, 1913, Page 1

SCORES IN MAD DASH TO ESCAPE FROM FIRE F‘NO MEXICAN MEDDLING,” WHATHER—Rain to-night and Satorday, FINAL. NIGHT PRICE ONE CENT. WILSON GIVES WARNING HEN AMERICAN LINER 19 HELD BY MEXICANS pHurried Conference at White House) Held While Huerta Backs Down | Copyright. 1912, by The Press , Publishing Co. (The New York World), WITH RESCUER 10 LEAP FROM FIRE Crowd in West Seventy-sec- ond Street Sees Desperate Struggle at Window. CARRIED DOWN LADDER Entrapped Woman Became} Hysterical and Scratched After Morro Castle Is Detained All Night Under Guard. ' OTICE TO FOREIGN POWERS WE WILL ACT ALONE. nited States to Insist on Restoring Order in Mexico in Its Own Way— Battleships Held Ready. * WASHINGTON, Oct. —Developments in a few hours ‘o-day the relations United States and Mexico emphasized a grav. of affairs more ominous than at nce President Wilson's inistration began. Absolute silence was the order in official quarters. The release of the Ward liner Morro Castle after peremptory de- nds by the United States terminated a preparation to ra Cruz to insist on her release. . A statement was in preparation to-day by Secretary Bryan between the te situation, the ¢ commanders of the American warships lying off Sana Counsellor John Bassett Moore which Seceretary Bryan brought to the White House for the President's approval, No ine timation as to its contents was revealed, but there was every reason to believe that before many hours had passed a notice by the United States that it will not brook European interference In Mexico by the warships despatched to Mexican waters by the various foreign governments would be 1 lalmed, HILSON TO CANCEL TRIP UTH. It fs understood also that the United States by that same statement will erate the American policy that only governments founded on constitu- law and order will be recognized on the Western Homt{sphere, The situation had assumed such aspects that it was considered pos- le that President Wilson might cance] at the last moment his trip to bile, Ala. He had planned to leave early to-morrow and be gone until day night. There was doubt in the President's mind today whether he uid afford to leave Washington at tis tine, | Chairman Bacon of the Senate Foreign Relationa Committee con- ed at the State Department and White House United States would always like to have the approval of foreign gov- nts in its policy toward Mexico and would always Usten to sugges- nevertheless this Goverument would never vieid its views, because it 4 broader and impor.ant moral considerations at hand in dealing with § Mexican problom than merely material interests. LEET OF BATTLESHIPS KEPT IN TOUCH, The gravity of the situation, !t was apparent, would be {ncreased by Mix Diaz taking refuge in the American consulate at Vera Cruz, The pasibility that the Huerta authorities might demand his release and evoke another emergency was fully realized ¢ the State Department it was eal the American precincts to arrest Ding while no instructions had been| | Mine battloships of the ‘ to American Consul Canada at | feet eail to-morrow from Hampton rere Crus to afford an asylum to LD) | Bonds for their Mediterrancan cruise, Orders were Ho declared that while! engines were tn front of the house, which |amoke were pourlng up the front of the ; throw Atlantic Fireman Until She Fainted. smoke arising from a fire in ¢@ the five story studio build- 167 West Seventy-second street to-day drove the tenant on the third floor front, Mrs, Valentine M. Fisher, linto hysteria. She was ist about, to ‘teap from a window of ir apartment |to the street when a fireman broke into |the room and grabbed her. The woman |fought with surprising strength and Jagility ant the fireman, Lyman Turner jof Truck No. &, was about all in when men of the same company reached him. | Mrs. Fisher was carried down « ladder and attended to in the Van Dyke | apartments next door. | The fire started In the rear of the collar of the studio bullding an@ spread rapidly, It created @ surprising amount { thick, pungent smoke that rapidly spread through the buliding. On the ground floor is one of the dye- ing und cleaning establishments of Mme. M. Obry, The young women employed there started to get out the many gowns and fabrics in thelr charge the first alarm. Two of them were al most overcome before the task was fin- ished, DOCTOR AND PATIENTS LEAVE | BY FIRE ESCAPE, The entire second floor ts occupied by Dr, David Orr Edson, He and his | family escaped b. ay of the staircase he smoke got too thick to allow sage through the halle, Dr, I. J. Swoboda, who occupies the rear apartment on the third floor, es- caped with his family and several pa- ents by way of the back fire-escape. '\ Mrs. Beals, living in the rear apart- ment of the fourth floor, got out of the buliding by the samo route, The tenant ‘on the top floor rear waa out and the front apartments on the fourth and {fifth floors are vacant. | Mrs, Fisher was asleep when the fire started and did not awaken until the gatNn is just east of Broadway. Clouda of the basement. M. ndow, co} ea ch drew in quantities of building ¢ Fisher draught w the smoke. Instead of trying to get out Mra, Fisher started to dress and at the same ht gan to @ack some of her beiong- ings ina handbag, Deputy Chief Lynch, who had seen her at the window, sent Fireman Turner up with orders to en- CONGRESSMEN ‘CHIP IN’’ FOR MISS WILSON’S GIFT Each Member Gives $5 to Buy Wedding Present for Presi- dent's Daughter. WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—Congresamen in an informal meeting called to-day hy Republican Leader Mann, seiected Speaker Champ Clark as Chairman of & committee to select a wedding gift for Miss Jessie Wilson, “How much shall we chip dn?’ asked Mr. Mann, “Will five dollars a mem- ber be too high?” >, no," chorusea Democrats, publicans ai Progressives an handed itn thelr money The membership of the House tm 432. AU contributing to the wedlr witt fund would total $2,160. What the gift will be has not been determined, Re- they ae WILSON TO POWERS MRS JOHN LIND Puoreimy Wale HAWS SERVICES Mayoralty Candidate Even Refuses to Answer CHIEF ANSWERS HENNESSY: MALL IS STIL SUENT Charge That Plunkitt Got Money for Judicial Nomination. Charles F. Murphy, “The Chief” of Tammany Hall, Cram, Public Service Commissioner, who is now listed with N Mack as a Murphy bagman; George Washington Plunkitt, the discov erer of “honest graft,” all replied to-day to parts of the charges made Every one mentioned by last night by John A. Hennessy. seemed anxious to talk—every one, except Fuward FE. continued to dodge. “Chief” Murphy, pursuing his new and hitherto untried J talking for publication, gave the longest interview of his life, NEW ‘YORK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, poucy He did this smilingly, complacently—just as if there never was a man named [ 1913. Seargeant man E. Hennessy McCall, who of THE M ee Circulation Books Open to All.” | 28 PAGES Liner That Was Held Up by Mexico; WOMAN BATE Wife of American Envoy Aboard ORRO CASTLE. cour, Mr. Levy porary re his end, “fam all right.” he waya, nion, the dam vat even now In tow fosints that he in going to get Last mght was a bad night c fad only his tremendous nerve at hist LEWIS LOSNG HS FHT FOR FE ~—AOANST POISON Doctors Say Man Who Took | Mlirections Started a tire in the shop of the Royal Mi Mercury by Mistake Is Near to Death, | With death, In the opinion of nis pry siclans, no longer days but only hours Taane Levy, the aged clothing weturer, who took four bichloride of mercury tablets early last Monday in “1 will get ro done to Id the pe w work o not live, could for the live, He was wrapped tn stfocda only ten at can only delay and &@ nurse r Net, Ho mi ter the apartment Hennessy. RH ee ae ‘Turner had to break in the door, His 5 , UR. 101 ° + to, |ontrance completed the hysteria of Mrs | NQ ONE SAW MURPHY FOR Zz i . eldest son, Louis, ant tus Fisher and she started for the window. “Mr, Murphy, how about the story published to the effect that On| stra, Isaac ¢ were in the room |The fireman grabbed her Just In time, She turned on him and scratched and Sept. 10, on the eve of his impeachment, Goy. Sulzer came down to Mr. When he ouraKed ‘ the old man en ed assurance: hem with re mi take And yet he J made to perspre freely, Iside throughout te) UL 8 fate to-ntuht and Saterday. FINA] NIGHT PRICE ONE CENT. FACTORY EXPLOSION STARTS WILD PANIC: SOME MAY BE DEAD \Fire Follows Blowup of Canal Street | Building and Scores of Work- ers Have Narrow Escape From Death. -|MANY HURT IN FALLS, OTHERS BADLY BURNED Rescued Workers Fear Others in the Shop Were Cut Off When Fire Covered Stairway. A terrific explosion that jarred buildings for half a mile in all chine Co., on tae third floor of the loft building at No, 206 to 212 Canal street shortly hefore 3 o'clock this afternoon, Within taree minutes the whole Canal street front of the building above the third floor was ablaze and the fire had begun to eat into an L. running around to No. 93 Mulberry street. Many workmen in the building were injured. Some jumped from the front fire escape landings on the second floor, Others fell. One boy leaped to the sidewalk with his clothing ablaze but escaped with, nothing more serious than bad SUID, [morning in mistake for aspirin, in stilt eHeause of the proximity of many rur- sinaiating t In goltig to get well. ypnitur factories it warehouses three In the Su © Sanitarium, in Cropsey | alartis Were turned in, The building in javenue, Hath Beach, whither De, Jacob THE SUFFRAGETTE, [Which hte fire started was all ablage {Sarnom of No 1819 Eighty-ffth street | when the firemen arrived, but {t wea rushed him Monday morning from the its that everybody had either ea Levy residence at No. & Twenty-sec 1 by the fire escapes or through ond avenue, the old man ati amtles on ee Mulberry street extension, 1 WILD PANIC IN NEARBY TENE. ESCAPES SO MENT HOUSES. explos n broke windows In tene- well, L shall not die," ment houses all around the factory And yet it is the shell of a man | bulking and threw hundreds of women Which Hes on Mr, Levy's bed, His kid- oa wild pane, In the neys lost their functions yesterday enoment Canal atreet, next Mis cums have broken and hia doctors) Magistrate eR Adoo Withholis | i, not only were fear that da i” ut plaster waa en done to hin nanan ne , Fouecked from walle and furnttu Decision in Articles Come | overturned. The tenants net ee street plained of in Publication, wlth Lazio, a bedridden woman, Mamtatrate McAdoo ta day. after tnole aimitted to him) by |tne over coptes Sutera y tha there sixty or more ing to es. ql the » Investte under orders of 1 missioner Waldo. ineued the follow statement | titted to ine re was no vond floor fire ea- (ie etreet and the fugi+ falling over *. others Jumping to the elde- ions from | walk. writings of the late Dr Mo 6 general instructions were such | onerding to ortginal plans, They will| bit and fought and scramed with all) McCall's house in New York and begged him to see you oo a toa fe ween to ! Sell ad thelr] WIRED Bf the: lase: Dr: 9 ro af S| FEARED SHOPMATES HAD BEEN ‘ take in the returned | Pe 4m constant communication with the| her might. him?” was the first question popped at the" itptapels ailing | Mian’ ta Mtenivalan GE hasslal’ re BURNED TO DEATH, ont pe oul ana a | powerful wireless station here, at least|CROWD IN STREET SEES THE| tie Proceedings against : Poe Pr ek aid tates i hee |serat As eraeene A. Uy SPD vin Kurmulo, nineteen youre ol, th in international iaw tho [SB Mt ThEreday, 35 was stated STRUGGLE. “Chief.” ; was recovering, To all but Mn Levy| written by a New York woman an| ° tree’, an employee Pesca consulate has not extra ter-|gut any’ orders except ‘terpeencr es] . The strugaic at the window was seen “No one ever approached me,” he replied suavely, “and asked me to atenens of btw condition wag for sale in our stores. f the Toval Machine Company, elinbe it was potnted out | thelr Mediterra by tne crowd in’ the sirent vend the 1 of Mr. Sulzer. M Mr, Sulzer asked Mr. McCall to aid him appare The gdject of t tes appeared mt dow ape with hig clothe the Mexican authori-| Five American war ve tenants in an apartment house across | stop the trial o eng oniy_@ block aw lan Have MU ANT's : Wa he off the ladder bee [day om the enst const of Moxtco ana| (eWay: | A inion wan run up and) received no knowledge of it.’ mainder ot Me Ley 6 the marriage ret prea-| {ween tho thind and second Roor lands a | fireman John nike de quad oO: = . ‘ort to get such a wa y 1 walt oe the opport ealltiGnl atid ential candi tor aie a » the» a eo four on the west coast, At Vera Crug! jolmeted men to the Fisher apartment. “Did you ever hear that he made an effort to get such a word to you Fooaines Wher ates ‘ fap ipe 1 that a to-day are the battleships Louisiana Mis, Fislier fainted as they reacled = t. 02” ' ‘ and Michigan, the armored cruiser, ih windew and Was carried down, |About Sept. 10? aa Miata ; . Reahran. ae tie snadast Waesting, ‘Turner, covered with blood from wounds “No, | never heard of it. ! v eship New Mampshine te at oy nis face and hands, fulowed ms has soveral notes | viewer Lo “w t that) oy ‘ Every day is election day with | Famipico. To-day tho Wacoma was or- e fire damaxze was coutined to the] gy et Renee he hae roferre! tatement eseGy case r asa tras ; 1 1 1 of No, % Bayard street ders of World aslvertisenients. Gered to leave Vern Crnz and vroceed floor ho basement. Mes! 4. nip gpeeches—-one for $35,000. Mor eeled Neha wiruieh i the Hoval Manutactur Thousand store, | 08 9 west const the Gatiforata, | jens, {nested on being attended. by nee| er ey vaaied broadly, You + oxne ‘ a 1 Move 1 each, iy f Aaya ney Will buy | Maryland oud Btexashan are at Ona own doctor | “y never know anything about = sry t dy 1 vaeuint a ight of st on hie fs, aud the Avnapolia at Topelobamec, | The veisihorhood is one of apart any notes,” he disclaimed compre- = Wi 1 and he it ul a ' i \ top of the Mieht at the pment houses aud avartment hotels. and) pengively, “If Me. Hennessy hes | tho bn ' Hangs Mmaelt in Ned, : i artara stumbled and fell uch crowds poured out of these tower- tes or knows where they | New hy tive . 1 F f wegen krow hoor t ructures that it became neces believe, to annwe nackte and was fond dead this i A wher " at helr way to WORLD “REAL | FSTares for Vera Crat to relieve the present) sary to suminon the reserves from the ates Bie Astw: ¥ dolter | ' hia room at No. irave Pte t They sa es nce ( REAL . i juadron there, whic eat 8 els , tatio: < t ey ola t Ld t talent haar MBUSINESS | OVPORTUNITY" — | Nowover, until ihe relief squadron act] form are li a pireet station 10) MURPHY STILL COUNTING ON A ; pny got ou Ae Koya Abn AND, MRINANGIAL” AD YES: river, " MIGALL VICTORY. ip my anind , \ udke Abull At ustenee on neh WORKER 18 CUT BY THE FLYING TISEMENTS LAST WEEK Predictions as to the course the United $12Men’ "80" coats & Suits $5.95 ‘The Chief was then asked what he!) 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Suggest that| Barclay, Street ASFOm MOU j’ wili| election, tp aide tho, beds ut With the welght | with them the pubiiratio | doseon De Gaeta of No. of Kenmare ’ the United States: mighe: pr 10a a OAy et N AEE intber eanee ond) 1 am very sanguine of a Demobera:| wrnore in @ report about that you | enon te had bee ey out wore \daem. le tla auiy Unde wun (at reached tho sidewalk. by sigue More Than the Herald establish order and conduct an election | Dencil stripes and dark mixed woreteds | tio victory," was the way he dismissed) yi) poid out. your answer unill the nes Aaa ee anne LPN | tne fire escape with most of the hair as was done in Cuba were advanced in| all sen rhe eet a $13 in any other| this question. eve of election, when Sulser and Hen | a EY rret he Ew T. RUYY.| time. As the matter must co to bin | DurHed Of his head, He thought that ‘ole for World Ads. to Win! remem ocne {ato i 159 to-day, Oy a that you made raha parte eer wares eee | for final disposition, TL have ao desire was hia only Injury until a policemam | (Continued on Fourth Page) _— | 72eP Span sel Avi,| 948,000,000 out of politics,” nae intere (Continued on Second Fase) acti “Condes dareroaare, "Ito anticipate bis action.” s noticed that ue otreaming @em = | i |