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 «-«»<d of so much useful in
*llttTo U f^ Ut ? ty afr:i:rs a * Mr White. He has
t£mend??m laca 4 Uons ft"" Mayor, and would poll a
tb^nion^* ¦S tlr in Brooklyn. He was one of
•Edit i. rt V the buildin X of model tenements.
refortr tJ!\Y humble opinion that tenement house
th« condltionß in the ,)tv than raidH by
»"ToriOa,k* Hi s health Is excellent."
(/ J r:i y IVBWEBB KITCHEXER.
E ?ER LEADER ISSUES a DEFIANT COUNTER
PROCLAMATION.
London, Aug. 25.— The War Office baa received
- following dispatch from Lord Kitchener.
**¦** at Pretoria to-day:
««BBh. IU 3 r »** IBBUe d a counter proclamation
tl-^f-*" Bo « r » a«a«n«t my latest proclama-
declaring that they will continue the
* r kce cnux ill /v Switzerland.
aw*** Au * '-- prlnr « Chun, brother of the
c»J'* ror of China, and the members of th« CM
flt»^ lttioa now on th * way to Berlin to afßll
man \ th * murder of Baron yon Ketteler. Or
** M »sru!y r tO PeklnK - have arrlv at Basle.
a fJ5 c^JJ vn ' who ls "'• WUI remain there for
tarr , h ? 1 _ *>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.
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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
Enirlishm<Mi are confident that Sir Thomas
Upton is going to win the America's Cup with
his new Shamrock. Already suggest! ma are be
ing freely made as to what li<- ought to do when
the famous trophy Is In his possession For one
thins;, he Is advised, in the event of victory, to
ask the New-York Yacht Club to consent to vary
the deed of gift it is considered unfortunate that
competition in sport should be so largely a com
petition In expenditure The argument is that
there would be just as much room for originality
in design in races between 30-footera or 40
footers, which could be built for comparatively
trifling sums, an there 13 In matches between
those? gigantic 90-foot cutters, which cost a
fortune to build, and are. as a rule, short lived.
Glowing accounts are published of Holbein's
attempt to emulate Captain Webb's famous
Channel swim twenty-six years ago. Holbein's
performance is generally regarded as r. marvel
lous display of pluck and endurance. With calm
¦weather It is fell on all hands that he would
Save accomplished the feat easily.
Th«re ts some significance in the official an
nouncement that De La Hey has returned a de
fiant answer to Lord Kitchener. De La ROJF I ; OMt
of the most capable and most reputable of the
Moer genernls. and Botha and De Wet ara nOi
unlikely to follow his example. General Kitch
ener will therefore have to persevere In tiis task
of hunting down the men opposed to him. The
Boer forces Tre beinp gradually worn away by a
process of attrition.
Wh*-n General Kitchener's banishment procla
mation was published the Stock Exchange
Jumped to the conclusion that the Boer war
would end September 18, nnd South African
mines were at once roused from th<^ir torpor.
Now, however, people are beginning to realize
that the end may not \>f< 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.
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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."
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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