VOLV 0L LXI -N o 20.007. MR. rOLER RAPS CROKER A POOSTED SNEER AT THE ABSENTEE BOSS. •TTPrTINf; roil A DEMOCRATIC NOMINA TION IN AMERICAN WATERS" USELESS— FOR SOME MAN LIKE M'CURDY. \Oirn I "farted for Jnmenport to **¦*¦ Mis MeUmrli" 11 - I •nnnliied that many people Id attach political sljtiiiftcancr' to the bnt when I •topp. d to tlifnlc that „p,,rt In an American villnKr and that « r McLanchlln »¦ an American citizen, I lekly became, convinced that Amfrlcan ""pojil*" jrenerallr would credit me with too m C n eh Intellicence to *ro fl»hln X tor a. Demo tic nomination In American water*. I do not expect a nomination of any kind. from any direction. I do not want one, and do not expect 1 could Ret one If I wanted It. _^O^ROLJJ:R COL.EB. in an Interview at hi» house hStSBTB* Controller Coler in an Interview at his home in Brooklyn last night pave an unmistakable gjap at Richard Croker. His words indicate that be will not beg Richard Croker for any gad of a nomination, and he says he does not expect any nomination from either Fide. Since his trip to Jamesport. the summer home of Hugh McLaughlin. the Brooklyn Democratic boss, on Friday last, Mr. Coler*s name has con stantly been on the political tongue. When he returned from Patchogue to his home in Brook lyn last night he gave utterance to the state ment at the head of this column. The Control ler, bis wife and son left Patchogue on Satur day, and drove to Brooklyn by way of Amity vllle. The Controller was in a jovial mood, and tmtxaeO. not at all worried by the way his name has been bandied around of late. TVhea asked, about the political significance of Me visit to Hugh McLaughlin he replied with the statement referred to. following it up with the declaration that he did not expect a nomi cation from any direction. _ "I nave made too many enemies in both parties.'* continued the Controller, "to get a nomination of any kind. However. Ido not want any favors of that kind. "Eliminating myself now, it doe? seem strange, does it not. that in all this talk of can didates not one of those has been mentioned who has been in any of the great «*. : s against the Kamapo crowd and other attempted (teals from the city. In having pome backbone tnd standing up for the best Interests of the City, It happens that & man estranges powerful interests to both parties. You talk of municipal righteousness! What is the use of making a fight, anyway? *"Now, why haven't they mentioned Kin*/, tonner president of the Merchants' Association, »r Deles McCardy, who refuted to take a cent for bis legal services in the Bamapo fight. I could mention others. Regardless of party con derations. I should be very fflnt to support Mr McCurdy. or some one like him. "I tell you It win not pay to take a sreen horn for Mayor. We want pome man who is familiar with the great questions which have been up in the present administration, some one who can guard the interests of the city. Some of these games are not killed yet Ramapo Is likely to crop up again at any time, and we should have one who can watch for It and will know how to deal with it. "Now, It does seem strange, doesn't It, that none of the prominent figures in public life who have come out and fought to save the city from being imposed on are thought of as avail able candidates? But they go and talk of a man who through all the four years hap kept hip head under the cover and taken great pains to steer clear of any entanglements which might Injure his availability. An independent. Indeed! A real independent!" In the course of the conversation the Con troller mentioned the fact that some one at Araityvllle had asked him what he thought of Chsuncey M. Depew coming out for Seth Low. "I replied." said the Controller, "that the. senator was always getting off very funny Jokes." Talking further about his visit to Mr. Mc laughlin, Mr. Coler aided the following to the ft^T" ent about "fishing in American waters: Why. i am conversant enough with Demo cratic political affairs to know that it would be rooiiFh and idle to rio any fishing in water* on this" side of the Atlantic at this season of the year 'For the last ten years I have taken dinner at least on« a year with Mr. UcLaughlln. That was all I went to Jamesport for." Controller Cola ban been accused of trying to carry -water on both shoulders and of courting a r inaiir ' n from '"' th parties. He vigorously de nied seeking the nomination in any way, but waded giving a direct answer as to which party »c would prefer to take a nomination from, in *•** he should decide in accept one. APri.KTON BOOMS A. T. WHITE. £. Ross Appleton, former Tax Collector of Brook lyn, if strongly la favor of nominating ex-CHy works Commissioner Alfred T. White, of Brooklyn, •• the anti-Tammany candidate for Mayor. Mr. Appleton called on Senator Platt at the Oriental notel yesterday, and it is understood ha drew the senator's attention to Mr White's Strong points as * candidate. 'Mr. Whh> will not thank me for booming him 'or Mayor. ' said Mr. Appleton to a Tribune re porter. -He never seeks a nomination for any- J»»S- I assume, however, that as a good citi »a he would accept the anti-Tammany Mayoralty ">DJnatior.. He hi an independent Republican, as »*nu ao.l^a o . l^ in Brooklyn knew* His accomplis-h fichieren £j" "'"-" r of clt y Works under Mayor I \ft Te the admiration of ail Brooklynltes. Xorsa«?) n 1° '"" P° ss «-«»vers almost Invariably yield to , ;JATNf; S EXPECTORANT.— L LOW ALL RIGHT. SAYS PLATT. SENATOR WOULD SUPPORT COLUMBIA'S PRESIDENT AS ANTI-TAMMANY CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR. "I shouldn't think that Croker ought to have as much weight with the thinking people of New-York as formerly." said Senator Platt in the course of a political chat yesterday after noon at the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, "for the reason that apparently he has adopted England as a residence. He now seems to be a full-fledged English country gentleman. If re ports ere true. Croker is largely increasing his Knglish possessions and beautifying his home at "Wantage in lordly style. I also understand that he Is quite a large English taxpayer." Senator Plan's remark was prompted by the suggestion that the Tammany district leaders did not seem to know in Croker*s absence whom they favored as a mayoralty candidate. It was then suggested that Controller Coler seemed to be "playing both ends against the middle." in that while he was keeping his Demo cratic fences in repair he was flirting with the anti-Tammany conferrees. Senator Platt was asked if he had changed his opinion with refer ence to th<* Controller as a mayoralty candidate. "I paid la.=» winter." rejoined Mr Platt. "that Controller Coler, on account of his Bryanlsm and chasing around after nominations, bad Binned away his day of grac*. I am of that opinion Btill." "Would you be for S'-th Low for Mayor if be were nominated by the anti-Tammany people?" Senator Platt was asked. "I will be for him. and I will be for him en thusiastically, If he is the anti-Tammany candi date." paid the Senator. "On general piind plea, however, I am In favor of the selection of an independent Democrat, as T consider that would be the wisest thing to do." Senator Platt wan asked about a story that Judge John R. Hazel. William 11. Ten Eyck and ex-Senator Frederick B. Gibbs were in a com bination to oppose Governor OdelJ in the next State convention, as well as in the next national convention. If New-York should present his name. "Well," said Mr. Platt, dryly and pome.vhat wearily, "that's a good enough thing to talk about when everything else is played out. I don't Bee that I'm called on to discuss It. ' Mr. Platt had nothing to say about the prob able appointment of George Bethune Adams as Judge Brown's successor In the Federal District Court. "Whoever succeeds Judge Brown," said he, "will have to be exceedingly Industrious, as there is a great deal of work to do. I am in favor of having another circuit Judge appointed for this district." Senator Depew and his son were at the Ori ental Hotel yesterday, and Senators Platt and Depew were together part of the day. Some of the other callers on Senator Platt were Presi dent Robert C. Morris of the Republican County Committee: Frederick D. Kilburn. State Super intendent of Banking: Deputy State Controller Gilman, R. Ross AppletOß, of Brooklyn, and ex- Police Commissioner Murray. Governor Odell was at his home In Newburg yesterday when a Tribune reporter called him up by telephone. When asked about the report that a combination was being formed against him by Messrs, Hazel, Gil.bs and Ten Eyck for the purpose of pushing Controller Eraatus c. Knight for the Governorship In 19Q2, he aid that it wan a subject that he would not discuss further than to say that he knew of no basis for the story. ' "There seems to be a misapprehension in some quarters with reference to my object in making an inspection of the canals at this time," said the Governor. "It is not so much an Inspection of the canals as of the canal bridges. At every session of the legislature there are bills intro duced for the construction or repair of canal bridges. Sometimes there ls room for doubt about the necessity for these appropriations. By traversing the canals I shall he in position after ward to determine which are good and which are bad canal bridge bills." The Governor spent yesterday in Newburg, and will return to Lake Mohonk this morning! On Thursday morning he will start from Albany on his trip through the canals. RALE Or OKLAHOMA LOTS. Washington, Aug. 2.'. -A dispatch received at the General Land Office reports that the total receipts from the sale of lots in the new towns In Okla homa to and Including August 24. aggregated $659, 427. The. fales were distributed as follows: Law ton. 1.068 lots for {351.806: Andarko. 1.043 lots for t17i.2*5: Hobart. 1.123 lots for $128,377. Assistant Commissioner Richards, who has had general charter of the sales, estimates that the deposition of the remaining lots will bring the grand total up to rroo.ooo. THE PINING ' AR SERVICE ON* THE PENN SYLVANIA LIMITED finds universal approval. The menu embraces choicest selections of the metropolitan market.— Advc NEW-YORK. MONDAY. AUGUST 26, IDOL-TWELVE PAGES - > r *J?3S& t A 2EL- h - OCFAN GROVE AUDITORIUM CHOIR. PROFESSOR TALI ESEN MORGAN. I.FADFR. " Professor Morgan ln front row. wearing glasses. BRITISH NAVAL WEAKNESS COMMENTS OF A GERMAN CRITIC ON THE RECENT MANCET7YRES. WHAT TO DO WITH THE CTTP WHEN SIR THOMAS OBTfi IT-THE MINING MARKET. f(V T-rlrhf IV>l : By Th« KMT Tot% Tribune.) ¦ry cable ta Tirr IBJSUI London. Aug. 2t">. 1 a. m— A -ever" criticism of th« recent British naval manoeuvres which has b»»n i'uMl«l>«l try x B»rliri n»vv«r' l < r "in' ih subject of some comment here, and many naval men hold that the German crlt!r\s strong re marks were, on the whole, quite j^isrlflei. Th* failure of the home defence nVet on the occasion of the manoeuvres must ¦¦¦¦ attributed in aome measure to the bad train of the officers In routine work and handling ships British sail ors have possibly greatly Improved, but there It too much time wasted on FU'-h unimportant mat ters as changing clothe?, eWning rat"' and pol ishing metal which could Up more usefully spfnt in securing fighting efficiency. Nothing in don* to teach strategy to the naval offlcera and in this respect the arrangements of the Admiralty closely resemble those of the War Office. I'n doubtedly the recent nianrr-uvres were of a cru cial character, and it la an "pen secret that they have caused disappointment in the highest quar ters. No patriotic Briton could be expected to agree with a German critic when h»- expressw the view that in the event of an Anglo French war a powerful, well directed French fleet would keep the upper hand In the English Channel, but at the same time unprejudiced observers readily admit that Bngland'a navy is not so efficient as it might be Enirlishmf< before 1909, and the miniriK market has consequently fallen back into a lifeleaa and dull condition. Greater facil ities will probably be granted gradually for in creasing the work on the mines of 'he Rand, but the companies have many difficulties to con tend with before the :ndustry is again In full swing. Among these \s the all-important labor question, for the natives are afraid of being molested by the Boers, and It is not to be ex pected that they will leave their kraals until peace is absolutely assured. I. N. F. .4 DENIAL FROM MINISTER WILSON. Santiago de Chili. Aug. 2T..— Henry 1.. Wilson. United States Minister to Chill, to-day formally denied the report, published yesterday, that he would soon retire and devote his time to commerce, representing several American firms. POLAND WATER FOR THE KIONKT.S. •"Water Book" gratis. Depui. 3 I'ark tl , N. Z.— RFRXET) AT THE ST.AXE. NEGRO MTRDERER PUT TO DEATH BY A TENNESSEE MOB-DIED WITH OUT A GROAN. Chattanooga. Term . Aug. 2." — Henry Noles. a negro, was to-day burned by a mob of citizens for criminally assaulting and shooting to dftti Mrs. Charl'-s William, wife of a prominent farmer, near Winchester, Term.. last Friday Admitting hia crime and asking hi 1 * friends to ffls't him tn glory, be met Mi fate without a groan. T'.> w»a rapttiMtf-.^trV-ythl^wrnlnß -• Wafer T.ink. n»«ar Cowan, Term." nnd iras taken to Winchester by his captor* and placed tn the county fail Sheriff Ste'.\»rt made hn*te> to bn: iricade the Jail nd protect the prisoner. Srvjn an angry mob of several hundred men frnth(-r*»d. but Assistant Attorney-General Nat H. Whit inker appeared and made a speech to the crowd. urKinc tlifm to assist him in allaying excitement and upholding the njfij^sfy of the law. H»» promised to reconvene the grand jury to-mor row to Indict the negro promptly and hav<» him speedily tried at the iire«ent term of court, as suring the crowd that his conviction and lafral execution \vre a fTopone conclusion. This ap peal was jsij'ipl^mented by Jud:;e J. .1 Lynch. Captain W. P. Tolley and others. No sooner had their anneals been rrmde than several hun dred citi/fns from the neighborhood where the crlni^ was committed came up and augmented the crowd to thousands. They swept forward upon the jail, overpowered the sheriff and bis deputies, took the prisoner and started at 10:13 a. m. for th»» scene of the crime, twelve miles distant. The mob was determined, nnd It seemed thai almost the entire population for miles around had turned out to see the fate of the wretch. The procession followed the mob to the Williams home. Arriving al .i point in sight of the scene of the crime, the negro was placed upon a .-tump and .i chance was given to him to make a state ment. ii, mounted the stump stolidly and laughed as he began his statement. He said: '"Tell all my sisters and brothers to meet me In glory. I am going to make that ray home. Tel! my mother to meet me where parting will bo no more." He was then asked as to whether any one else was Implicated In the crime. Notes said emphatically that there was no one Impli cated but himself. "Why did you kill Sire. Williams?" was asked. "1 Just done that because I had nothing else to do." He was taken from th'> stump, bound to a tree by chains and his body saturated with oil. At 1:40 p. m. a match was applied, and in stantly the quivering body was enveloped lit flames. Fence rails were piled around the burn ing body, and soon life was extinct. The negro made no outcry at any time, and died us stolidly as a Stoic. At least six thousand people witnessed the horrible fate of the negro. Many remained until nightfall augmenting the blaze until the body was entirely consumed- They then departed for their homes quietly. THK MFRDEK OF MBR WILLIAMS. Chattanooga, Trim.. AOg. -."-Lying on the floor of the family room, her face splashed with olotted blood, Charles Williams found his young wife Prl lay afternoon when he returned to his home. A bullet had gone through her head, life was extinct, and her two baby children were crying In grief and fear. The oldest boy. aged five, told what had occurred. The young mother hud been ahot ;" !(1 ki!I "' 1 ''>' Henry Noleo, a negro hand on the Williams place. As the mor tally wounded woman sank to the floor. Noleß shot at the boy, the bullet grazing the child's head. Then he fled to the woods. Williamss neighbors wen- stirred to the pitch of exacting merciless and summary justice. Hearing of the crime. Sheriff Stewart departed for the scene with bloodhounds A posse of determined citi zens, well armed and provided with a rope, was also on Noles'i trail. It is reported that the motive was robbery, and $2U was obtained by the murderer. Mr. AVllliams U a fanner, well to do. and one of the most prominent residents of his section of Franklin County. The dead woman was a niem ber of one of the oldest and most respected fam ilies in the county. The two children were the only witnesses of the tragedy. NEGRO SHOT IN TRAIN FIGHT. • Macon. Ga., Aug. 25.-L. C. Merriwether. a bag- Kagemaster on the Georgia Southern and Florida Riillroad. shot and killed Will Freeman, a negro porter on the same train, this morning shortly after the train left Valdosta. Bad blood had existed between the two men fop some time, which caused the railroad officials to place them on different runs. Yesterday the two men accidentally met on the Shoo ft» train. A few minutes after th« train left Valdosta the negro entered the baggage car, and. intern--* an oath. exclaimed. "I have got you where I want you. and I am going to throw you out of this car ' The. neprr. sprang upon Merriwether. who is a small man A tussle followed, and Freeman was snot through the head, dying Insf • ITALIAN ' SAVED FROM LYNCHING. Syracuse. N. V.. Ausr. 25— The police, of Masses* to-day prevented the lynching of an Italian by his eour.trym»n. In a row amonfr workmen on the St. Lawrence; Canal one man was probably fatally stabbed. His friends chased the assailant to a building and were, battering in the doors prepara fnrv to KTTlnßing him up when the officers arrived ani} after a fight rescued him. HELP X 0 USE TO POLICE. A WOMAN* TOLD THEM WHERE TO FIND A SUSPECTED MAN". RT"T THEY CANNOT CAPTTRF HTM That it la possible- for thieves t~> ransack a house in Brooklyn and bear off a wagon load of plun-if-r i? practically admitted l»y the police of the Fifty-fourth Precinct Mrs Thomas Clark son, who occupies an apartment at No. 247 Reid are . arrive.) home- a week a?i last Fridny to find h»»r hnnv looted of almost every portable household article excepting the heavy pieces of furniture. She informed the police, and on their advice swore otif a summons for the trance In the Oaten-avc polio* court of Edward Ferone, a railroad conductor, who had rented a fur nished room In Mrs. Clarkson'a apartment, but the court officnrs wer* unable to find him. Mr. Clarkaon is employed In the aurniww at the bathing pavilions in Far Rockaway. When the Clarksons went away for the summer they locked the door* of their apartment. ."-rone, however, was Ml la pnsp-ssion of hi 3 room with a key to the apartment. F«raaM uai out of -in ployment and eight weeks behind hi his room rent when he disappeared. It was Mr? Clark son's custom to return home every Friday to clean boose When she opened th«- front door a week ago last Friday she scarcely recognized the place. a number of pictures and easels, all her spoons, knives, forks, crockery and cooking utensils were missing. A fur collar and muff were gone, and everywhere aha turned some thing bad disappeared. She was afraid to remain In the apartment Friday night, and stayed with some friends. Saturday morning she again went to her apart ment to find that the door had been broken open and that rV-rc.ru' was asleep in Ma room When ¦he Informed htm of what hail occurred, he told her that ha also had been robbtri .ml showed an empty trunk. Be left that B»Bfßte3 and has not sinco returned to the house. She informed the poll., of the Fifty-fourth rrecinct. and Detective Robert Mitchell was sent to investigate. Be asked If the spoons bore Mrs. Clarkson's monogram and if her name was attached to any other article, and when an swered in the negative. coiulJiled that \heie was no clew to work on and that 1- »*1 useless, to attempt to find the thief. Mrs. C!arkson declares that he treated her rudely and showed no inter est in the case. He recommended that she pro cure a summons for the appearance of Ferone In court, but she knew that it ska pursued this course it would rest with her to prove him guilty. However, she swore out the summons last Monday and has been waiting in Brooklyn ever since for the police to find Ferone. They are unable to locate him, although Mrs. i'lark son has seen him pass her door In the cars sev eral times. Mrs. Clarkson did a little detective work on her own account and gays that she has learned that Ferone was recently married and is living in Brooklyn. She has informed the police of his whereabouts, but they still maintain that they cannot find him. "My things were evidently carried off piece- : meal." said Mrs. Clarkson yestariay. "It would j have required several men to take them away at j one time and the other tenants in the house would have become suspicious. It seems to me that it is a simple case for the police to solve. | If the things were labelled with my name any ; child could find them.' - - . kiim;wav says HI WON'T DELAY. Ex-District Attorney James W. ' Rldgway. of J Brooklyn, the lawyer engaged to defend Sergeant j Shells and Wardmen Glennon and Dwyer. of the | Nineteenth Precinct, under Indictment for wilful J neglect of duty, .was at the Oriental Hotel. Man- ; hattan Beach, last night. When. asked about a ' rumor that he would fight for delay In the trial of J his clients. Mr. Rldgway said: . ! •'I don't know why there should be any delay in the trial of the accused. If the Judge is honest and the Jury is honest, there does not seem to be any good reason why the trial should not go on as soon ; as It can be reached. I don't know Just what I j shall. do until I see the indictment papers. I was . at Manchester. N. II- on my vacation, when I was summoned by telegraph. The men will be fir ra timed to dead on Tuesday." THE SUPERB PHYSICAL CONDITIOH of the Pennsylvania Railroad renders iv trains swift, sate and sure.— AcU t. PRICE THREE CENTS. MANY UNTIMELY ENDS. SOME SAVED WHEN DEATH SEEMED NEAR. CHEW OF A BEACHED SCHOONER BROI'GHT ASHORE— DROWSD IX SW!M\l!\<; FOR HIS || | Several persons were drowned and a number were rescued from death in the waters In and aronnd this city yesterday. Charles H. Kick, the son of a patrolman, when swimming with two companions in the Harlem River, was washed To his death under a pile driver by the swell from a tugboat. ¦ George Williams, a starving Cuban. was drowned in an effort to get his hat. which had blown off as he stood on an East River pier. A policeman plunged into the Harlem River and brought ashore two men who had fallen out of a boat. Tony Gralnto, a boy who had just learned to swim, became exhausted in fighting against an eddy in the tide at Staple ton and sank. The captain. crew, and captain's wife were rescued from a schooner which was beached on the Fire Island bar. There were also several other casualties In and around the city. SEEKS HAT. FINDS DEATH. STARVING CUBAN SINKS WITH TRAMPS IN THE PRESENCE OF HUN DREDS ON A FERRYBOAT. In an attempt to recover his hat. which had blown overboard from Pier 3, East River. George ¦Williams, thirty-three years old. was drowned last night in the sight of several hun dred persons. He succeeded In getting the hat, hut before he could swim back to the pier he was seized with cramps and sank. Williams, who was a Cuban, had been sitting on the strlngpiece all the afternoon with Anto nio Zanches. a fellow countryman. Both men cams here a few weeks ago from Cuba, where they had been in the employ of the Quarter master's Department of the army. They were i put to work carting old iron on Governor's Isl and. This Job lasted a week, and then they found themselves without money and with no j place to sleep but on the piers. They were on i the* verge of starvation. Then they sought the opportunity to work their passage back to Cuba. j Both men boarded the schooner Fannie Alms ! ley. which la moored at Pier 3, and asked the j captain to take them to their homes. They met j a refusal. "Williams then became despondent. j Just as it was growing dark a gust of wind | carried his hat out into the river. By the time Williams was undressed his hat i was about one hundred feet from the pier. but, ! undaunted, he dived Into the river and swam I after it. He grabbed the hat just as the ferry i boat South Brooklyn, of the Thirty-ninth-?' [ ferry, steamed out of her slip. The captain of s the ferryboat saw that the man was drowning , as he vainly, tried to ewlin back against th* ! strong tide. The "boat was stopped. Several 1 hundred passengers flocked to the rail and shouted frantically as they watched the drown : ing man struggle in the water. He sank before ' the crew of the Fannie Aimsley, who had ' lowered a small boat, could reach him. Th« . body was not found. : SAVES WIFE AND CREW. ! ! THE SCHOONER ELIZA A. SCHRIRNER. BEACHED ON FIRE ISLAND BAR. j Fire Island. N. V.. Aug. 25.— With nine feet of ' water in the hold and gaining rapidly against the efforts of the exhausted crew to master the j inflow, the schooner Eliza A. Sehrlbner. of i Promised Land. Long Island, bound from Bos ! ton to Savannah. Ga.. was beached early this morning. In momentary expectation of his yes ; sel going down. Captain Podd had his boats i over the side and ready to cut loose. So alarm ' ing did th* danger become that Mrs. Dodd. who ¦ was sailing with her husband, was placed In or» ; of the brats, and remained there all night, that ' her presence would not delay the captain and ; his men from getting into the boat 3if the vessel : began to sink. ! The first seen of the vessel from this point 1 was by the Western Union observer. He saw the distress signals burning well out to sea. H<» ! informed the life saving crews, and they made ! ready to go off. The vessel came nearer and '• nearer, and the trip to her was postponed, as It ' was evident from her course that she was being : deliberately ••¦I on l - ¦"' beach. She was favored | by a good wind, and soon brought up on Fire ¦ Island Bar. where she lies in an easy position. ¦ The life savers from the Fire Island and Oak \ Island stations put out and were alongside the I schooner before she struck. They directed Cap ! tain Podd toward a shelving bank, where he could run his craft aground with the least dan ! ger of losing her. The schooner is laden with fish scrap. She ; was. the captain thinks, hit by a submerged | wreck. Investigation showed nothing on the > surface to cause it. She began to make water j immediately afterward, and recourse was had !to the pumps. The crew were so exhausted j when the schooner was beached that they lay ! down and went to sleep on the deck wihle the i life savers took in the sails and did the other I n-?edful work. Early last night, when Captain Dodd saw that ! at any moment his craft might begin to pitch > and go down, he directed the lowering of the boats, which were provisioned and made ready for the crew. The boat in which Mrs. Dodd was placed was droped astern, well out of the way in case of sudden foundering. Mrs. Dodd was to cut the line at once upon a shouted command, and the other boats were to try and pick her up afterward. She suffered no injury from her experience. Word was sent to -York and a tug from the Merritt-Chapman company came down and began the work of salvage. The tug put a couple of powerful pumps on board and ran out a kedge anchor. The vessel was so well ground ed that she made no more water, and the work of pumping her out will begin in the morning. OyE KILLED; AXOTHER MAXGLEI). NEW- YORK CENTRAL ENGINE RUNS DOWN TWO MEMBERS OF A FISHING PARTY. Herman Guncher, forty years old. of No. 21G West Sixty-nfth-st., was Instantly killed and John Ward, forty years old. of No. 21S West SUty-flfth-st.. probably fatally injured last evening by an engine on the New-York Central Railroad at Sixtieth-st- and West End-aye Both men were laborers. In company with several others they had spent the day fishing in the North River at West Slxty-ninth-st. About eight o'clock the party started for home, walking on the tracks. Guncher. Ward and Edward Cheiss lagged behind. They were walking on the southbound track, when Engine No. ...*. known as a "pusher." having attached to it two cabooses. came down upon them. Cheiss was walking outside ihe track, and was missed by the engine, but the other men wera