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PRICE ONE CENT. EVENING EDITION. NEW YORK, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1887. EVENING EDITION. PRICE ONE CENT. H
; THE SGHOLTEN'S DEAD,
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Folly 130 Lives Lost in the
Steamship Disaster.
.The Steamer Sank Within Twenty Minutes
After Sho Wat Struck.
Terrible Scene Aboard the Sinking TomcI
Children Crying and Atlnlt Praying
Cnpt. Taat Mtood Bravely by the Ship
and Went Dawn with Her Two llodle
Wnahcd Ashore nt Deal Useless Ilelt.
It woe tho Itoa Mary's Fault. The
Man at the Helm Mado a Fatal III Intake
In MIJndlnr the Ttde Tho Mat or
Saved nnd Mission aa Received by tho
Agent In This City.
SFICIiL OiBLX TO'THt WORLD. 1
London, Nov. 21. No moro people havo yo
been roscuod from tho wrock of tho Dutch
steamer W. A. Scholton, Capt. Taat, which
collided with tho steamer Rosa Mary, of
Hartlepool, at 11 o'clock Saturday night, ten
miles off Dovor.
Including passengers and crow, thero wero
210 souls aboard the Scholten. Eiffhty of
them wero resoued by tho stcamor Elbro, of
Sunderland. They wore landed safoly at tho
Sailors' Home, Dover.
Tho Bosa Mary is at anohor off Romsgate.
Both her bows aro stove.
Two bodies of victims havo floated ashoro
at Deal.
Thero is now no doubt that Capt. Taat
went down with his steamer.
Mr. Robson, ono of the passengers saved,
Stated to tho reporter that tho W. A. Soholton
had just weighed anohor when tho collision
occurred.
Thero wero 800 llfo-bolts on board, and
most of tho passengers woro supplied with
them, but they provod useless in a majority
of cases, as tho pcoplo woro ongulfod with
the ship.
Tho steamer's docks burst when sho was
foundering. Tho sunken vessel lies in
twenty fathoms of water.
Tho survivors will sail for Now York on
Wednesday.
Eighty porsonB in all have boon saved from
tho wrecked Bteamer W. A. Scholten. Ono
of the survivors is named Koine. Thero is
another survivor in tho hospital whoso name
is not known. Chief Engineer Edixhovon
was landed at Seaford yesterday morning.
No more bodios havo been recovcrod at Dovor.
VAULT OF TIIE BOSA. ilABTt - r,
It is the universal feeling that the fault of
tho collision rests with tho steamer Rosa
Mary. Chief Mato Wells, of that vessel,
states that she loft Hartlepool on Friday in
command of Capt. Webster and with a crew
of sixteen men. On the night of the collision
thero was a shifting fog ; sometimes it was
dense, while at intervals it was clear. At
about 8.80 o'clock, he says, tho collision oc
curred. j,
"Wo had boon at anchor since 8 o'clock.
Myself and tho captain wero on tho bridge.
The sea was of tho calmest, our lights wero
burning brightly and tho fog-boll was sound
ing constantly. I first saw the colliding
steamer off the starboard bow. Sho was show-
ing white and greon lights, indicating that sho
was shaping her course to the starboard side
Wo could not shift our position, being
anchored and tho tide being ebb. Tho
steamer soon ported her holm and attompted
to cross our bows. Tho tido, however, not
being rightly judged settled the
Vessel on our bows, cutting hor to
the water's edge. I cannot say
whother it was the W. A. Soholten that col
lided with us. Whatever vessel it was, sho
proceoded on her course and Boon disapcarod
in tho darkness. Wo remained at anchor
during tho night, and wero piloted to Dovor
St 7 oolock in tho morning. Thero wo
docked."
Capt. Webster states that tho weather dur
ing the voyago was hazy. On Saturday morn,
ing thore was a heavy fog, and the Rosa Mary
anchored for throo hours off Halfordnoss.
She proceeded at 1 o'clock and passod tho
East Qoodwin lightship at 7 in the ovoning.
The fog became so thick that she was com
pelled to anchor again at 8 o'clock, tho vessol
being then from seven to eight miles
southwest of tho East Goodwin light. The
collision occurred at about 1.80 p. m. Tho
forecastlo lookout was tho first to intimate
the approach of a veosol.
SINKING Or THE HCTIOLTEN.
Tho W. A. Soholton left Rotterdam Satur
' day morning. At tho time of the accident a
i dense fog provailod. The Scholten was
struok on tho port bow by tho Rosa Mary.
Immediately after tho shook was felt the
1 , Bcholten's passengers, all of whom had ro.
tired for tho night, rushed on deok in thoir
i night clothes. Tho boats woro promptly
ordered to be lowered, but it was found that
only two woro available The throe others
!vere usoloss and were not lowered. The
water rushed swiftly through the holo in the
bow, and a torriblo sceno ensuod. Tho
panic-stricken passengers uttered piercing
i shrieks, and many foil on thoir knees and
j prayed aloud. Littlo children clung to their
5 mothers, who themselves wore shrieking
with terror. The officers were cool and self.
1 possessed and remained on tho bridgo to the
hut. Soveral persons procured lifo belts and
i leaped into the sea.
STOUT 0 A PABBKNaKB.
Oeorge Appleby, about twenty .flvo years of
e, who was a passenger from Newcastle to
New York, by way of Rottordam, and who is
' among thosa resoued, has givou tho follow.
I ing account of his oxperlcncos in connection
with tho catastrophe s
" There were only nine or ten English on
board the Scholten, one being a young lady
named Barah Louisa Gold, who belongs to
"abridge Well I became 4Erioad-Trttl
young man named Stopnoy, who, liko my
solf, bolongs to Newcastle, and also with a
man namod Tliomas Kobson. Whou wo
woro about ton miles, I suppose south
tost of Dovor, wo wero all in our
bunks when wo heard a tremendous crash. I
ran on deck amidst a general Bcramblo and I
found that the stcamor had struck us on tho
port bow. At first it did not seem as if any
damage had been done, but in a few minutes
wo heard an order to lowor tho boatB. Tho
Bailors raauaged to lower two boats, but the
throo others could not. it seemed, bo lowered.
At any rato they wero not lowered. Ono of
them would havo hold nearly a hundred por.
sons. Miss Gold and 1 did not get
a chanco to get into eltbor of tho
boats. A fog bad juBt loft tho water
and tho sea was fairly calm. Thero wero
numbers of life. belts on our vessol and they
wero placod whero all could reaah them.
Miss Gold and I each put ono on. About
twenty minutos after tho collision our
Bteamer foundered. Wo Btood on deck until
alio wont down and then wero in tho water
togothor. Wo could not swim, but wo kept
together. Several persons had, liko our
selves, put life-bcltB on and theso floated
about in tho sea. All the others, with tho
exception of thoso who had got into boats,
wont down with tho vessel. All who wero
rescued from tho bob wero wearing life
bolts. A steamer, which afterwards proved to
bo tho Ebro, of Sunderland, camo oloso to tho
sunken vessel, and hor boats rescued sevoral
of our passengers and took them on tho
steamor. They returned to tho wreck and
picked up moro, taking them, to tho
steamer. Tho vessol that bad run into us wo
did not see again. Miss Gold and I kept to.
gether and cot drifted towards tho rescuing
steamer. The ropo was thrown to us and wo
held on until tho bout camo and picked us
up. It is a curious thing with ro
gard to tho bolts that in tho aftornoon
a number of passengers wero trying them
on and laughing at thoir strange appoarance,
little thinking now boou they would want
them. Nono of tho passengers without bolts
wore picked up oxcept ono, and this waB a
very stout woman, who clung to a lifo-buoy."
PASSENGEES ON THE SCHOLTEN.
List Furnished by the Agent of tho Nether'
lundn-Aiuerlcnn Company.
Mr. W. II. Von dor Tooni, general agent of
the Netherlands-American Steam Navigation
Company, received this morninga cablegram
giving the following particulars concerning
tho passengers on tho steamship W. A. Schol
ton, which was sunk off Dovor on Saturday
night, by a collision with another steamer,
supposed to bo tho Rosa Mary.of Hartlepool.
SAVED.
Flnt Class. A. C. Hsrollton, L. Ocmker.
SWwid Class. V. ltclcti, Jotin Uehelng and Daron
de Clos.
Steerage. Catberino Froellcti, Blmon Binder. A.
M. Heuseter. Harah Juckermunn, Anthon "Jot
etrocn, Fred Mllen, Willie HerKsteln, Barah Loulso
Oould, Jtule Lewlniohn, Schinul Kacellnk, Kaslncr
Tosh Kallsa, Maria Stellia, Mazdallne Zenel, Josef
Meier, Male HabelsbcrRcr. Fred Ilnll Mcnhney,
George Applebr, Isaao lloblnson, Horbert Ilelter,
Kite Bvoraky, Joser rJuboinllc, J. fichattscbelder,
Hcndrlck l'aatool, Theodore willow and Joseph
Vomdraw.
Steerago passengers for whom tickets had
boonpurchasod in America: Loronz Droisch,
Mamio Koerring, Carl Jesko, Carl Mueller
and Barbara Spatz.
MIS31NO.
First-clasKOUa Jbmer and Jlenry Blanco
Fcnego.
SvwnO-clais.CjTll Bromonakj, Jacob Gnttman,
A. Kany, Qnlsseppe de Urotlln, Aug ltaaca, Anna
do Vjrer and Henry Kenjon.
Steerage. John Bpellrnan, Stephen Schcnk, nenn
Heroller, Frank Mackcctre, l'eter Jenchoirsky,
Josef Murloakl, Q. Markus, Merzky Btanlslow,
Van Oppen. Kowaky, Baer, 811-
mamomtz, Samuel Highs, George Moore
Max Decker, two llerrca. Joseph Vandordier,
Matthias liege, Mendel Menkowltz, Balks and
ttiree In family, Itaznl, Schmnl IlaVnern, Hal
men Gruck, Chem. Frledmann, Adelo wahl, Ben
jamin Bchapera, Jnras Blnadlir, Fritz Btella, Frjuz
Beaeckner, Jatio I'eciienye, Janos Jakaae, Joaef
Luaurrsky, Markna Wosaer. Solomon Goldachmldt,
Victor Gnevreat, Ilertrand Bloter.
missino teom the steekaoe.
Missing steerago passengers whoso passago
was )repaid :
Jeasle Bolander and thrco in family: C. Frlellng
bauat, Jan Laeeravelt and tnree In family, Fanny
Loeff, Kutli. if. Van Drocelea with four In family,
Fritz BallbMfr, Elsie Molleukopf and two In family,
Joaela Uantanelli and two In family, Anna Float
and nine In family, Lonlae Zllz, Pnilllp Welker,
Lucia Frledel and Ave In family, Julius Teske,
Mdnard Bcherer, Ooltlctb Keubaner, Herman
Welde, CbrUilan and Wilhelm Bplegel.
Adolph Hlncnoz, Falco Battlatc Hosso, An
tonio, TwoGafez, Salem; Anborls and two In
family, Glrard, Andrea Maceazano, Carlo
Chrrasco, Q. ncco, Enrico Francesco
Cartazoo, Franmluul Giovanni, Mlchaelll
l'agl a, Giovanni Ernst Kern, Joaef
Kamae, Michael Hahelberger, Jotiann Gnnd,
Maria Spiegel, Famine Scroth, Ignatz Hopmelster,
Bollalano Krzyakiwak, Andrcaa Altka, Beel Itelfe,
Btefan Jarecky, Schalhoelder and four In f am-
lly, Chrlstoph Krawth, Mrs. Brnenfleok and two
In family, Maria K. Bars, Gustavo Wlel, Johann
Mledle.
Agent Von den Toorn said tho vessol car
ricd a cargo of gin, brandy, rum, wines,
tobacco and dry goods, ulued at S800.000.
Ho supposed tho consignees were fully
insured. Tho vessol was worth ?2t0,000,
nnd was insured by tho company for $175,000.
The Scholten, ho said, according to cable
grams roceivod by the company, was struck
amidships near tho engine-room on
tho port sido. Sho heeled over on
that sido and tho lifo-boat on tho starboard
sido woro at once wnshed away or became
unapproachable He denied tho report that
tho vessel was out of hercourso ot tho time
of tho collision.
Capt. Doy, of tho United States
Btcamship inspection, says that when
tho ship as last in this port sho was
found to bo completely equipped in
the matter of lifoboats and lifo.bolts.
She carried 200 more life-belts than tho law
required. All of tho belts were of tho most
approved mako and were furnished with com.
partineuts for storing bread and wnter.
Up to noon to-day but two inquiries woro
made at tho New York ofllco of the steamship
company by friends of tho passengers of tho
ill.fatod Scholten. They woro made by a
son of Christian Spiegel and a man who
inquired for Mrs. llrenulleok. In both enses
the callers wero informed that tho names
were on tho list of tho missing. They asked
very many questions and thoy went away
much agitated. They had only, this miioU
hope loft tho ono word " missing," which
did not mean " lost."
. .
Col. Tom Ochiltree nnd John Chuuiberlln at
Work for Charities.
Wasuinoton, B. C,, Nov. lfl, J8S7.
frit. Thomat V. OthWri.
Dzah sib: For a number ot years I have used
HIUOINS'H Geruan LiUNDnY hoAr.and havu fouud
It both serviceable and economical, llvarlnir that
the firm of Cuakleb 8. HtaaiNS A BoN.proprlciora
olthla famous toap, havu donated $21,ooo to be
dlstrlDuted among the charitable Institu.
tlona in and abont New York City. In pro
portion to ttie number of German Laundry Soap
wrapper held by each Institution, and although
not a resident of New York City, but dcalrlng to
aid the caue ot charity, I have lnatructed my
servants to lave the wrapperi and forward them
to you, aaktng that yon uae your own Judement
anil sand them to tno Institution yon think moat
deserving. lam, yours rwpoctfuliy.
John r. ciuubermn.
New Yohk, Nuv. n, l&tfT
llKABfiHi lu reply to your favor of this date, I
would aay that I will cheerfully take charge of
HioaiNS's German Launbrt Boap wrappers,
which you propose to send me, and will donate
them, as you suggest, to soma deserving onarltabU
tmrtltutloa. I am, yonrs truly,
" ' TU01Uajf,O(WlXtWU .V
IN MUD AT CLIFTON.
Thlrty-flrst Day of tho Passalo
County Autumn Raoos.
A Large Crowd Enjoy Cood Weather, But
a Bad Day for the Favorites.
Coartler, Trojixn, Itozettn and Joo Dlltchell
Captnre tbo Flnt Four Jtncru, With
Hprlncr Knslr, Comui, lllnlon and Hermit
no llunnlng Into a Place The Fifth
Itnco Wan by Tnnln Uuttenbnrc Fntrlee.
Jtg,t-?.. n. Wboelor and A. 11. BatUriby,
flr-W, II. H.wiliurat.
X'eretartr J, McdnvrAil,
Start. t Ubu Ualdmll.
trtcuL to Tnx wokld.1
CurroK ltica Tkaoz, N.J., Nov. Jl Although
aomewhat cool, a more dellithtful day could not
have been had by those who liko racing so late In
tho season. That many do like It Is shown by tho
large attendance. Owing to the chanco of hour
for tho beginning of the races from 2 to 1 r. M-,
many misted tho first race. The betting, however,
was good, and, although the track was
very heavy, the racing was fairly Inter
esting and the results tomowhat disastrous
for tho favorite. For tho first race
Figaro carried tho money. But he novcrgotap
with Courtier, who led all the way, winning easily
and landing a 4 to 1 chance. For the scoond race
tho unnamed Voltlgeur Amanda Warren gelding
was plunged on like a certainty. But again the
favorite was unplaced, Trojan, at 10 to 1 straight
and ! to 1 for a place, winning, with Comus sco
ond, who also started at 3 to 1 against for a placa.
There was bat littlo change In the third race, for
although tho favorite, Bob May, ran third, Ro
zctta, who was a good second favorite, won.
Tho fourth race brought a favorlto to tho front
In Joe Mitchell, but Hermitage running second
was a (treat surprise, and hor backers got 8 to 1
for the place. '1 ho tilth race was won by Tunis.
FIRST RACE.
Purso $J00, of which $60 to the second, for two-year-olds;
selling allowances; horses entered to
be sold for $l,ooo io carry full weight; threo-
3uartcrs of a mile.
. Do Long's li. g. Coartler, by Alarm, dam
Lady's .Maid, llf. (Uuggtns) 1
Siirlug Eagle, 112 (Miller) S
Wilfred Jay, 10J (TTiho) 8
Figaro, 111 (Dunn) 0
Glen Queen, 10! (Goodalo) 0
Little Mickey, 109 (liurber) 0
Time 1.2-2V. Betting J to 1 against Figaro, B
to 1 each Little Mlcker and Spring Kiglc, 4 to 1
Courtier, s to 1 each Glen Queen and Wilfred Jay.
For a 1'laco s to 8 on Figaro, oven money each
against Little Mickey, Spring Eagle and Courtier,
2 to 1 each Glen Queen and Wilfred Jay.
The Jlace. Spring Eagle was the first away, tint
Courtier almost Immediately took up the running,
and staying In front, won by four length! from
Spring Eagle, who beat Wilfred Jay by halt a
length for the place. J!utti'-ls paid: Coartler, to
win, 120.751 for a place, $5.60; Bprlng Eaglo, for a
place, $8.83.
SECOND BACK.
Purse $ wo.of which $so to the second, for maiden
throo-year-olda: selling allowances; horses entered
to bo sold for (900 to curry full weight; three,
quarters of a mllo.
P. Ilalplu's br.g. Trojan, 8, by Highlander, dam
Alice Bruce, 103 (Penny) 1
Comui, 103 (Barber) S
J. J. Healr, US (Meagher) 3
Belle Brackett, 103 (Innei) o
string Ban, 107 (Coldlcr) 0
Voltlgeur Amanda Warren gelding, lux
(Bergan) o
Tlrao 1.J8K. Bettlng-4 to 8 against the
Aman-la Warren gelding, 3 to 1 J. J. Healy, 8 to 1
each String Ban and Hello Brackott, 10 to 1 each
Comus and Trojan. . For a Place 5 to on tho
Amanda Warren gelding, even money agalnat J.
J. Healr, 8 to 1 each against Trojan, String Ban
ann uciie uracKoit.
Tlte Itace. Trojan Jnmpedaway In front.and was
never headed, winning by ten lcngthafrom Comus,
who was six In front of J. J. llculv, Mutuels
paid: Straight, $21.65; place, $; Comus for a
place, $10.70,
THIRD RACE.
Torse f JOO, for four-year-olds and upward that
had not run first or second at Clifton during the
present meeting; selling allowances; horses en
tered to be sold for $600 to carry full weight; five
furlongs.
8. M. Sexton's b. f. Hosetta, 4, by Incommode,
damMaryl., 102 (M. Beraan) 1
lllnlon, loo (Ionos) a
Bob May, 100 (Goodalo) 8
Boobme. US (Thompson) 0
Cow Driver, 100 (Conner) 0
Harry Hose, 110 (Barber) o
Time !. MJ& Betting- to 5 against Bob May,
B to 2 Ilozetta, 8 to 1 Harry Hose, 6 to 1 B'nlon, 7
to 1 Boehme, 10 to 7 Cow Driver. For a Place 5
to 8 Bob .May, 10 to 7 on Itozetta, even money
agalnat Harry Hose, 2 to 1 each Boehme and lllnlon
and 8 to 1 Cow Drlier.
The Jtiice. Itozetta led from tho start winning
by a length and a hilf, with lllnlon second, four
lengths in front ot Bob May, Mutuels paid: Itoz
etta, Btralght, 1 5. 40; for a place, 13. bu; lllnlon,
for a place, $s.(&
FOURTH RACE.
rurse $!S0, of which $50 to the second, a handi
cap for all ages; one mile.
J. De Long's b. g. Joo Mitchell, aged, by
Olengarry, dam Kate Fisher, 10.
U'. Fltzpatrlck) 1
Hermitage, 99 (Coldlcr) 2
Bright Eyes, 100 (Uergau) 8
Belmont, 94 (l)o.ine) 0
ElTrlnldad, 106 (Camp) 0
Lea, loo (Barber) o
Nellie Van, 97 (Bender) 0
Tune l.BUtf. Betting 9 to B airnlnsl Joe Mitch
ell, 5 to 2 El Irtnldnd, B to 1 each Bright Eyes and
Belmont, S to 1 t.ach Lea, HermlUfto and Nellie
Vjn. For a Place 5 to 8 on Joe Mitchell, even
money El Trinidad, 2 to 1 each against Brli'ht Eyes
and Belmont, 6 to 2 Lea, 8 to 1 each Nellie Van and
Ueimltage.
The Jlace, Again It was a case of the first away.
Jon Mitchell, leading from the start, won by a
length, Hermitage second, ten lengths In front of
Bright Eyes. Mutuels paid $4.b5 straight, 18.85
for u place, Hermitage $s. 20 for a place.
FIFTH RACE.
The fifth rare was for thrce-ycar-olds and up
ward, to carry w lo. above the scale, with selling
ullowaucti, at Ave furlongs. Starters True
bora (.Malone), 1W; Confaaloa (Beck), 135; llur
wood (M. J. Lyncti), 129; Sumner (Charleston), 1W;
BrlllUnteeii (Meagher), lj Ihcodoslua (Finch). 127;
Black Tom (llrowu), 127; Lord Beaconslleld (Hug
glns),l!C; Tunis (Miller). 185; Ham Lai (Thomson),
123; llauuli al (Dunn), 120, and Ida West (Whyburu),
U91U. Betting Straight, 3 to 1 caoh against liar
wood and Hannibal, 4 to 1 each Ida West and
Tunis, 6 to 1 vacn Lord Beaconsdeld and Trucborn,
10 to 1 Theodoslns, 12 to 1 each Sumner, Btllllun
teen and Confusion, 20 tojl BlacMTomland Ham Lai.
Won by H. Lefcvrc's Tunis by two lengths, Har
Viood second, a head In front of Hannibal. Time
1.8R. l'laco Betting 7 to 5 agalust Tunis and
even money liarwood.
CuttcnhiirK liner.
Tho entries for the several races at tho North
Hudson Driving I'ark to-morrow aro as follows:
fikbt race.
Purse $200, of which $50 to tho second; five fur.
V. Lb.
Btirgnndla 110 John Keycs 100
Bcecher 110 l'ocasset,. 100
Guttcnburg 110 Mlcawber 103
Telegraph 110 Lsndseer ion
Easter 110 Commotion 100
SECOND RACE.
Purie $200, of which t-'O to the second; selling al
lowauees; tntee-quartcrs of a mile.
li'). LI).
Catherine M 109 l'eter L 101
Bonnie Uouche 101 Ida Wrst , 101
Nallor 105 Brier 101
John Alexander los Harry Brown W
Neptunus 105 Marguerite W
Veto lOOTanUTy...... T
Uoi&oj4U4 m, WMiasititi'eim4..k.4l
TniRD RACI.
Purse $200, of which $60 to the second; for ail
ages; three-quarters of a mile.
Anarchy lOJ Motile Thomas....... 1W
Change. 102 Clatter 10
Ben Thompson.... . loi'ltegal 1H
rOCRTIt RACE.
rurse $2fio, of which $50 to tho second; for two-year-olds;
live furlongs.
Lb. I JA
Virgil Asia colt loolMIss Hampton 97
Voluntocr loo Grade 97
iHght-l'naeen 97 Glen Queen 97
Fraulelu 97'
FIFTH rack.
Purse $500, of which $60 to tho second, for all
ages; selling allowances: mllo and a furlong.
Lh. I Lb.
Treasurer no Ivanhoe 96
Big Head ItMVMusk 90
Pegasus loO.Campbell 95
llanero 100 BU Luko 95
Windfall loo Vltutox l
Tony Foster loo Commotion 87
KlngQeorge 901
An Itxtra Trot on Thanksgiving Day.
Mrssrs. David Bonner, Alfred de Cordova, J. B,
Smith and Floyd-Jones met at Mr. de Cordova's
Broail street ofllco this noon and put up $100 for an
additional trot at the Fliotwnod track on Tnanka
glvlngllay. Tho bay gelding Company, the roan
mare Lowland Msry nnd the chesiunt mare Per
plexed will trot, best three In nvo-nille heaH.for tho
added purso. Spurt will also be furnlsiiod hy tue
$2,000 trot between the B re Brothers' Ilossllnd
Wilkes and Sheriff Hugh J. Grant's bay gelding
Kenllworth.
PEDESTRIAN IITTLEWOOD AHEAD.
First Day of the Mix Iiuys Itace at the Chest
nut Htreet lllnk, Philadelphia
ISrXCIAL TO Tnx WOOLD.t
Pnn.ADELrniA, Nov. 21. At I o'clook this
afternoon Qcorgo Littlowood, tho Knglish
vedestrinn, had beaten all first-day rocords of
winners, up to that timo having covered 103
miles since 12.16 o'clock this morning. Ho
was off tho traok Just two minutes during
that timo, nnd bots nro being made that hn
will equal Hnzaol's first day, 185 miles in tho
tweuty.four hours.
Tho raco promises to bo ono of the best
contested in tho history of podostrianism in
tho last half dozen years. There were thir
toon starters, each of whom had paid an en
trauco feo of S100 for sweepstakes,
which will go to the winner. Fifty
per cent, ot tno guto receipts win
bo divided pro rata among tho first six, and
judging from the attendance thus early inftho
raco tho gross rccoipts will approximate
$15,000.
Tho starters wero Frank Hart, Tom Cox,
It. E. Moore, Jerry Oronln, l)un Hums,
Qoorge Noremoc, Bobby Vint, Alfred Elson,
James Albert, Anton Strokol, F. Lo Grand,
l'eter l'unchot and Georgo Littlowood.
Moore is a new man to tho track, but ho
proved a surprise to his backers in running
ahoad of Hart.NorcmnoJand Vint. LcfGrand
is also untried, but exhibits a disposition to
stay, nlthough ho is not in ns good con
dition as his competitors. Littlewood's
form is perfect. Ho has been train
ing for four weeks nnd is as hard
ns nails. All tho others nro in
fine fottlo except Vint, whoso anklo is
swollen, and Btrokel, the shambling Aus
trian, whoso stomach is ont of order. Noro
mac was nevor better. By advico of his
trainer he has changed his naco from a short
Eattor, whioh is. natural ta him, to a stride
ittlowood mado his first 100 miles at 3 p. m.
His absence from tho track during tho four
teen hours was only two minutes.
Tho score at 3 r. M. :
Miles. Laps. Miles. Laps.
Hart 79 7 Elson 84 6
Cox 83 11 Albert 88 10
Moore 87 4 Stroke 63 4
Cronln 71 8 Littlowood ..100 0
Burns 80 f Le Grand .... S3 s
Noremac,.... 83 fi l'anchot 81 B
Vint 67 4
m
GREVY AND CLEMKNCEAU CONFER.
The Latter Claims That It le a Government
and Not a Ministerial CrUla.
fariCIALCABU TO TBI WOBLD.l
Fahib, Nov. 21. 1'residont Grovy held a
long conference with M. Clcmcnceau to.day
and offered him an opportunity to chooso a
now Cubinot. Clcmcuccan refused on
tho gTound that it is a government
and not a Ministerial crisis. Grevy
put various questions to Glcmouceau, who
declined to answer unless in tho pres
ence of witnesses whom ho desig.
nated. An audionco was appointed
for to-night to discuss tho Presidential
question in tho presence of Froyoinct, Flo
quct and Ferry. Paris is qttiet. There ore
no crowds at the Elysco or tho Chambers.
Tho Bourses is excited.
Dynamiter Arrrnted.
SriCUL CADLE TO TIIK WOULD.
London, Nov. 21. Tho man who was
siad to havo absconded after tho death
of Dynamiter Cohen, alios Brown, upon
whom an inquest was recently held
iu Houthwark, has been arrested. A
largo quantity of dynauilto was found at his
lodgings. In addition to this man, who gives
his nnmo as Callan, Witness Michael Hor.
kins has boon arrested.
C'aney anil I.awlor'e Handball Match.
Ex-Alderman l'hlllp Casey, the champion hand
ball player of America, and John Lawlor, tho
champion ot Ireland, met at the odloo of the IHce
Gazette thta afternoon and completed the arrange
ments for playing the American games of
their match. Lawlor mauled on playing
In tlds city. Hwconey'a Court, on
Thirty-fifth street, near Third avenue, wai chosen
and tho tlma set for to-morrow afternoon at 1
o'clock. Eleven guinea of tue tweuty-one remain
to tie played. Casey will hate to win seven or
Lawlor lle. Tho rcfereo will be choien Just prev
ious to tho game. The slake Is $l,Ono.
J. Ilcuvor Wrbb'a Mnrrlmce To-aiorrow.
farxcML to Tua wobld.i
Wasuinoton, Nov. 21.-2iMr. J. Ileavor Webb
has arrived In town for his marrlago to Miss Alice
May, which takes placo a Kt. Paul's .Church to
morrow. Mr. Ilcglnald Frsncklyn, ot New York,
will lie the best man. Tho wedding will tie private.
Mr. Ileavor Weliti and his bride will live In New
York.
Yt btelock Will l'lny In Worcester.
SFXC1AL TO TUE WOIILD.I
Boston, Nor. 21. Bobby Whecluck, of the Bos
tons, this afternoon sinned a contract with Mana
ger Burnharu to play In Worceater,
rrob Htartlnc the Week Well.
Wasuinoton Nor. 21.
j lna teat Urns fur Uie tvtn.
S. N tv-four hours oommenc
f i-V J t. '""" 8 '' M' UV! Fur
WL 5b w vV Connecticut, fair
Ty,. I " weather, slowly Using
0 .AliJ. tentjierature ; light lo
.TWItv Jrrsh teiuds, shifting to
Yf 'v southwestern.
'" ForXastemKsunrkt
Fatr weather, sloiclv ris
ing temperatwn, light to fresh, triads, gtntrtttv
VftrtrUK
BRIDGEPORT'S FIRE,
Baranm's "Greatest Show on Earth"
Totally Destroyed
Wild Boasta Escapa and Run Panic
Striokon Through tho City.
A Host of Othor8 BurnorJ to Doath
Imprl8onod in Thoir Cagos.
Tho Suspicion That Arson Was Committed
and Murder Intended Still Unsottlod.
No Cine Yet to tho Amnllant of tlm Wntch
man Who Was About to Ulve the Klre
Alarm Hxcttlng nnd Bxtraardlnary
Hcenes of the Nltiht Crowd nf Hpertatore
Fearful Ilt the Wild Animal Hhauld
(let Loose Yet Unwilling- to Joso the
Npectaele The Rhinoceros (Jet Ont
Allnum anil Mortally Hart Three Lions
Unloosed, Only to bo Hurled hv Fire
Whllo Attacking the Horace Old Wlm
llrought Out) but lulled After
Wounding a frlan and a Cow
The Sacred Elephant Commit Mnl.
clde Four Other TJnrned Homo of
tho Herd Take Ilefufe In the Honnd,
Wliero One I Dronned Monkey
on IIone-Tap and In the Tree Ills;
Snake. Includlns a lion Coaatrlctar,
Mlialnct and Causing Alarm to the In
habit an to I. T. Ilarnum I Awakened to
Be Told of Ills I.o, nnd Then (lor to
Sleep Agnln Already at Work Gettlag
Another Hhnrr Together.
trxcriL to the wonui.l
BniDonroBT. Nov. 21. Tlio sun row hero
this morning upon n sickening Bcono. It irns
tbo blackened mins coverinn tho spot wIipto
yesterday stood tho monster building with
its wealth of circus properties nnd living
enriositios of tho " Greatest Hhowon Karth."
Itoasted lions wero thero and charred
gcrs, hugo moands of flesh, blackened and
A Vr.HHIBTJSNT rMIIKXIX.
The Only Ilarnum te Hound to lltse From
tlte Jlrldpeport Ashes.
ninxtru's wnron QCAnTrns aslxze.
blisterod,aro all that remain of four elephants.
No vestige is left of tho thousands of small
animals, birds, seals and snakes. It is only
the carcasses of the larger beaUs that murk
tho spot whero they peribhed.
Tho flro was midden, torriblo and soon
over. In tho excitemont of such a nro, mado
moro appalling by tho shrieks and groans of
wild beauts as thoy woro being tortured, peo.
pie lost their heads.
When tho tiro was first started ono of tho
watchmen ran out of tho building Bhoutiug,
" Fire." Ilo t as btruck on tho head by somo
unknown man and btunnod. His head is
badly cut and his faco disfigured. 'Who his
assailant was is not known. Uaruum's agents
think that this unknown man set tho building
on flro and struck the watchman to prevent
his giving an alarm.
It was several minutes boforo an alarm was
Bounded from a wrong box. Afterwords n
general alarm was turned in. Tho firemen
were holplcss, as tho big building was in a
sheet of flamo before a single hoso was laid.
The wntor supply in this portion of tho city is
poor. Three or four feoblo strtams w ore turned
upon adjoining buildings. Surrounding tho
winter quarters aro hundreds of wooden
dwellings. Tho inhabitants climbed upon
their housotops to wntch tho tiro aud pour
buckets of water over thoir roofs. A stiH
breozo was blowing, but, fortuuatcly, the
greater portion of tho heat nnd smoke was
wafted in a southerly direction across tho
open suauip laud.
thk rmE ritEiucTEn.
It haa been predicted for yeors that tho
show buildings woulk burn somo day, aud
this anxiety lias been increased by tho fenr
thnt whenever a Urn did ocour tlm wild uui.
mnls would ebcapo. Tho prediction has como
true.
The buildings were of wood. Tho enr
sheds, the cars and the Inrgo repair-shops are
of wood. Tho fencos surrounding the en
closure are of wood uud within was stored
hay, straw and all sorts of intlainiunblo mate
rials. Knowing this, it is not to bo wondered
that tho inhabitants woro alarmed.
Orias went up that tho animals wero loose.
Tills caused a stampedo in every direction.
Women went into hysterics and fainted.
Tho firemen faced the fire, and, to thoir
crodit, did not Hindi from tho huething linws
of roaring flamo and tho howling boosts.
Thore was apathy on tho part of tho crowd.
No one would offer assistance, neither did
any try to do anything but stare.
Shout And. tluieka went vp raen a liuco
rhiiiocurous camo tearing through tho shoot
of flame, crazed with fear and wild with
agony. Tho beast was horribly burnod. His
thick hido had boon roasted off in largo
blotches and tho flesh was hanging in shreds.
Tho torturod animal rusuod w lldly about
among the crowd which scattered at his ap
proach, yet was unwilling to loso anything
of the borriblo sight Tho half dead bruto
wandered off among tho disordered baggage
wagons and dragged its roasted body under
tho Beats of tho grand stand of tho baseball
grounds near by.
THE ESCAPE Or "N1M."
Tho cscapo of tho big lion, " Nlm," caused
another panic. His keeper, Joseph Dolorm,
tried to savo him. "Nlm" was ono of tho
trained lions that did tho strect-parado act
with Dolorm.
The keeper rushod into the burning build
ing amidst tho roaring of tho infuriated
beasts. Jackals, leopards, hyrcnas and pan
thers woro thrashing about their wooden
cages furious and trying to break out.
Dolorm throw open tho door of tho den
whero Nim and his thrco companions woro
kept. Tho threo lions let free rushed
into tho horse room, where tho flro had just
started, nnd flew at tho struggling btoods.
Thero w as a crash as if the hayloft had fallen,
und tho throo lions w ore debtroy ed.
Mil''' DEATH HT11UOOLEH.
With Nim it was different. Ho slowly
crawled out of his den, and Delorm fastened
his hand iu tho muuo of the king of boasts.
Old Nim wulked with his kecpor quiotly out
of the pandemonium of noiso, fire andsmoko
nnd submitted himself to bo fastened in a
wooden shod. Dolorm loft an assistant to
watch him ami turned away.
Tho lion remained only n few moments in
his tliiu wooden houso, aud then jumped
through tho brittle boards nnd rushed into
tho crowd. I'olicemcii emptied thoir re
volvers Into tho lion, and he sprang upon tho
roof of a car. There tho wounded bruto
lashed his sides, roured and, finally becoming
furious, sprang again among his enemies.
This timo ho toro tho leg of Georgo Tnoker,
a spectator. The wouudod man was taken to
the Atlantic Houso.
Tho lion rushed up Norman stroot and en
tered tho bnru of Christopher ltiker, where
lie attacked a cow. Mrs. Hiker heard the
moans of tho cow aud rushed from
the house to seo what had hap.
poned. Mistaking tho lion for ono of
Thomas l'eorhall's St. llernard dogs, she went
for tho king of beasts with a club. Tho lion,
Mrntign as it may seem, released his prey,
jumped through tho window and escaped.
He ran up State street a short distance aud
was then shot by four policemen. Tho dead
lion was liugm the road this morning and
boys wero pulling his niiiuo nnd tail.
THE WHITE ELEPHANT IIUUSED.
The stampede of elephants was tho wildest
econo of tho night. Thlrty-lhc ebcaped and
four were burned. Auiotit; Iho latter
was tho "sacred white elephant," over
which tho whole country was interested at
ono time and in which it partly believed.
Mr. Ilarnum discoered that ho hnd been itu
poMid upon. After tho oucred bcust hud been
hliowii for two bcabuu the management
found out that it was not quite as
whito or quite as bacrod us they
hud supposed when they paid the
King of Slum's! agents nearly $200,000 for it.
This morning all that remains of this col.
cdirated mature, boforo which circus priests
havo boned down aud worshipped, is a hugo
black pile of elephant meat. Tho legs, trunk
and tail aro entirely consumed, Nothing of
head remains but tho bones of tho skull and
tho tusks,
Tho sacred beast was loosened by ono ot
Uto assistant keepers (tad turned, with tne
f,lH
herd towards the sido of tho building which tH
had lecn crushed out by tho hugo beasts. $SH
Iloforo it reached tho breach it turned back (uH
aud deliberately rushed into tho flames. Tho 'jH
keeper saw tho animal thrashing its trunk $j
and bellowing and in a few minutes drop - vH
dead. "momi
Alice, Sampson and Nero aro also burned. ,
Their remains Ho among tho blackened tlm. '
bcrs and twisted irons, a horriblo sight. vll
ELEPHANTS TAKE TO WATEB. fll
As tho elephants rushed out among the 'Jyjjel
crowd ono of their number fell down. It jfiiM
rolled over on Charles Smith. Ho was taken (xH
to tho hospital with his leg, ono arm and thrco H
ribs broken. Ho cannot live. 'Vfl
A few of tho elephants turned towards Be. iyH
side Park. I'coplo running towards tho flro x3
mot theso elephants, who were waving their '$
trunks and trumpeting. Somo of tho Bpocta. idsH
tors rushed into houses. Others ran ahead '
of tho brutes, shouting and trying to H
escape. flmmfl
Tho elephants wero too frightened to molest , H
any ono and kept on thoir mad corcor until JH
the Long Island Hound was reached. Thoy jH
plunged into thowatcrandFankbolowitSBUr- JiMH
foca, blowing for air through their upturned H
trunks. Six of them remained under water H
until daylight, and it was with tho greatest I'ikH
titincuity tnat tnoir Keepers wero auio to coax ,H
them back to land. '31
Others of tho elephants ran about town' jlH
frightening tho inhabitants. '-&l
Ono elephant rushed into Itaymond's livory 'H
stablo on Court street nnd set the horses "H
plunging about in thoir stalls. Tho big H
bruto smashod soveral light carriages lH
and tried to hldo itsolf behind n .j
hearso. Nono of tho employees dared op- 'H
proach it, and. as tho beast was porfoctly .jil
quiet, it was allowed to remain until one of i
Hamuin's men led it off this morning. v'Vmmmi
mokkktr all oven town.
In ono of tho sido buildings wero a lot of ol
monkeys. In tho confusion of getting tho ifH
cngo-wngon turned around it was upset, and 'vl
ull tho monkeys escaped. Thoy aro now ail JjH
over town. fl
This morning two wero sitting on tho roof- 7
of Georgo Colt's rosidenco chattering to- A
gether. Four or flvo havo been found in ' ZM
nttics nnd Bomo are in tho trees. Tho street 'H
nrabs aro having fine fun with thorn. 'cmmfl
The worst consequencos nro anticipated
from a lot of monster serpents that have ';''4JjH
escaped. . -d
SNAKES ABOUND LOOSE. Vll
One was found this morning in a cellar at V$
Wost End. It was coiled up near tho brick J
furnace. H
A servant girl wentinto tho cellar to attend
tho fumaco and saw tho reptilo with its eyes &fl
gleaming at her. Sho fled, and so did every 4i
ono else lu tho houso. Bomo of Barnnm's H
men were sent for and dispatched the snake 'aH
The rest, including n large boa-constrictor, raH
have disappeared, no ono knows whero. jammfl
ONE ELEPHANT DROWNED. 'IgMmV
The elephant Graco, could not be tempted ?jM
out of tho water, nnd has just been drowned. JH
Sho swam out two miles to the lighthouse. lH
and was nnnblo to go furthor. Soveral boats M
nro out after tho carcass. !"nmmml
Tho agents aro busy looking after tho TO- aH
mains of tho show. All spectators are kept tfH
outBidotho grounds and stand viewing tno
suiouldoriug ruins at a distance. Crowds of tl
people have come into tho city on morning VuLmH
trains. V3isH
Everybody sooms afraid of somo unknown, vVll
peril, and all sorts of wild storios aro afloat. , iijH
Charles McLain says tho show will be big- ItOmal
per than over next season. All the machinery tjH
known to tho management is in motion to IH
reorganize a gigantic show. '1
Mr. Daily, Air. Uymo, Mr. Rose and Man- :-l
agcr Hyatt have just arrived from New York. 'dH
STILL HlffiNIX T. BARND1L "
Alrrndr nt Work Upending 9700,000 for a H
New Show Won't Abollnh the Clown. iH
A reporter of The Wobld met F. T. yH
Daruum this morning as tho groat showman -,'H
was going down to breakfast at the Murray ',H
Hill Hotel. Mr. Darnum's faco was beaming
with rosy health and his bright eyes looked 'mH
through his gold-bowed spectacles with un- rJiH
abated lira. A diamond as big as a filbert i?J-H
glittered on his flowing shirt front. , H
" Come into breakfast with mo and F I tell JM
you everything," ho said, cheerily. Borne. H
body met him just at this point with a bill of V'l
(J'J for yesterday's IWoblds. Mr. Ilarnum -jSM
paid it with beaming alacrity. " That's well - ?H
spent." ho taid. 'jrsifl
" Tho telegram announcing tho flro was .B
brought to' my room at 2.30 o'clock this 'rH
morning," ho mid, after giving an order to itjH
tho waiter that did not betoken a weakenod WM
appetite id all. " I sleep like a log, and my
wife got it and was in doubt whether to Cjs
roi so mo. Finally sho awoko me and said, KjH
Hero is a telegrtuu. The show is burnt up iffiB
at Dridgeport. . . , ... Ifsml
" ' Iliad me the details,' said I. Sho did. 1l
audi remarked t 'Dlebsings often come in PH
tho shopo of tho worst disasters,' ond turned YzH
over to get tho rest of my nap, which I en- HBEH
joyed to tlio full. My wife says I don't cars igW
about llres in this world, and that I have very !
littlo fear of tho flro in the next." Ugfl
" I suppose you ore insured against that, 09
tno?" . -Mm
" Wi 11, yes. I am a Univerealist," answered aM
Mr. Darnuin. , , , Jfl
"How will it affect tho show which was to ,jH
liave appeared uoxt Fcbruarj'V" asked tho '1M
reporter. . afl
"The show ftillbothero'saidMr.Barnum, Jfl
with tho most blaud conviction, " and it will $
bu tlio finest, tho best, and tho newest show -JM
on earth! It will cost about three-quarters of
a million to get it thero, and a year's profit vlH
won't pv for it. Mr. James A. Bailey and HraS
Mr. Frank Hyatt went to llridgoport this J&M
unirniiig. My agent 1ms been in London for '
teudavB. T hao cabled him to soouro all tho BaH
uiiwltiea aud attraction ho cuu. Tho ring SrU
hurces w ill bo trained this winter. 'Sfl
" After this tho winter qnartersVill be on 'SjU
the lino of the I'eunsyhauia ltailroad.be-. sl?B
twien Jerboy City and Newark. They will wfl
be tiro-proof," he said, musingly. &SI
" How camo tho flro to get suoh headway V "jRiB
" Why, tho water supply was so poor. I wfl
had six watchmen there and two hoso, but VIM
tho head of water was too poor. In ten days EXH
I would havo had the ufo of anothor water mU
supply and then wo wouldn't noed tho flro , iijH
comiianieB at oil. ' YB
" Dy to-morrow I will havo men at workon iH
my new plant. Oh, I beliava that theso BJ
things are shaped all right. Thoy don't dU- jHP
turb mo much." vUk
Mr. Ilarnum estimated tho loss at from VH
$700,000 to $850,000, and tho insurance does 'trfll
not exceed $100,000, being probably only $M
$65,000. He said that his partners wero f i9H
opposed to insurance, belioving thai Use pv j U
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