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"WEIGHT'S CHAXCESGOOD
EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
'Aeroplane. Tests To Be Continued
by Government Despite Accident.
Washington. S*pt. IS.— Fort Myer. the scene of
jnetcriin.i 'r aeroplane disaster, which resulted in
the death of Lieutenant Thomas R. Selfridge. of
the signal corps, and serious injury of Orville
Wright, tee Inventor, who seemed to have con
quered the air. presented a CssßCtsaas aspect to
day. The Bir or gloom that pervaded the army
poi=t was in marked contrast to the prene of
bustle and excitement that had attended the flisht
of Wright's aeroplane yesterday afternoon, with
Its diamatlo climax. This ploom was reflected in
the faces of tiu brother officers of the unfortu
nate lieutenant when they met at the fort this
morning to make an cfficial luiutlcitlnn of the
accident. In the sr.anner in which the nswal morn
ing cavalry .iriil was pone through over the very
ground upon which the fated aeroplane was
T-re<kd. and in the word? af appreciation spoken
riy r.rmherf o* t!i^ slfrnal corps balloon squad,
which had been under the direct charge or I.icu
ttnant Selfridge.
Mr. Writrhts condition was such to-day thst no
fears for Ms recovery are felt, although his in
juries are both scram and painful.
Lieutenant BCirrslg«*a body was Temoved to-day
from the hospital at Port Myer to an undertaker's,
where it will remain until the arrival of the peon**
officer's father, who telegraphed to-day from San
Francisco thai be would like to have his s..:i
buried gather nt Arlington or West Point. Tho
funeral arrangements have not ret been made,
but « military flini ISi will be held, and burial
trill probably be at the Arlinjrton National Ceme-
I«>ri-. Professor Alexandrr Graham Bell, presi
dent of the Aerial Experiment Association, of
which Lieutenant SeUridge was secretary, will
comn from N'lva Scotia to attend the funeral.
The signal corps will proceed with Its aeronauti
cal work, and it is understood that the Wright
•brothers wl'.i be permitted to make their official
trials -wJ.enever • they «>.re ready, without endan
irerin? their chance of receiving the contract price
of $25,000 for their aeroplane.
Mr. Wright's assistants, Taylor and Purness.
took with Chem to Ihe hospital to-day two cf
the h-oketi parts c' the aeroplane— the piece of
the proj>e:ier which *nve the first indication to the
spectators that an accident had occurred, and the
attachment which heM one of the controlling wires
S&st to the rudder. They showed these to Mr.
Wright, who said to Taylor. "Tie machine was
nlready recovering its balance when it struck,
and I am pure Jf we had twenty-flve fe€t further
to fin -0.-P would have landed on the Fkids without
rerious damage."
Speaking for Mr. "Wright. Mr. Tayl.-r raid later:
"The accident was osnssed by an extraordinary -vi
bration of one. of the wires running from the main
planes 10 the upper steel fitting of the rudder.
This vibration was s=o great thai it got in range
of ttw propeller and was struck by the blade, ciit
tinir a deep gaaa in the <-..igp of the propeller blade
about four inches from the end. This caused the
blado to break. The. other blade of the propeller
flew around and m turn struck the same wire,
breaking it.
"This made Mr. Wright low control of his rudder
anUiriji. and the loss of both blades .of the pro
peller and the breaking of the wire caused him to
jose. control of the planes. Tie realized that same
thing had happened, and thought his trouble was
with the transmission gearing, which is a cross
<*am drive in a steel casing. Shutting off power
to stop ihe remaining propeller, which tended t >
swing the machine in a circular direction toward
the left, he Fteaoied the macline somewhat, but
ihe distance to the ground was not great enough
to mini the equilibrium."
Oermve rhnimli after an examination of th 3
ayrecked aeroplane, gave this explanation as to
the cause of the accident:
"I believe that the accident was raused by the
branktng of the guide wfc* running from the upper
rmrthUr sad fitting ■.<• the main planes. This swung
out in the way of the propoller blade and cansed
it to break. While no defect is snown in the
propeller, it Beems to bm it "as made of over-
Bttsoned wood. At Brst I thought ihe centrifugal
force had been po strong as to break the blade,
but on making computations i found that the pro
j*»ll?t was o1 subjected to more than 225 pounds
lo th»- Bsjnmre Inch, whereas It srouSl stand much
ss ( bnn that."
N.iVK!- 'U>-- tdesmsss of sympathy were rsceivod
piori My. r tiospitsl to-day, bat they were
withheld from Sir. Wight.
Mnjoi OnuisjL Squier. acting chief signal officer
of the army. iill'UHHi the board of signal officers
to-day for the purpose of making an otßctal in
quiry into the death of Lieutenant Belfridge. Major
Charles McK. i?altzman acted as chairman and
Captain Charles S. Wallace and Lieutenant Frank
P. Labm were the other members present. Ueu
tenant Sweet, of the navy, and Lisutitiant Richard
Creecy. of the Marine Corps, detailed to the Fort
3k!y*»r aeronautical tests, assisted the board in itfc
trork.
The wreckage of the aeroplane had been placed
In the aeroplane shed last night, and the members
of the boai4. accompanied by Octave Chanute and
Professor Albert Zahm. of the Catholic University.
both of whom are authorities on aeronautics, In
spectad the -.ancled mass. It was found that ths
broken aaeee of the propeller was Indented as
though it had come in contact with a wire.
During the inquiry several eyewitnesses were
questioned, among them being Dr. Spratt, who was
present nwrsag the aarifei eaperimenti of the
Wright brothers in North Carolina; Sergeant
Sweeney, of the artillery corps: Sergeant Downey,
of ths Fignal corps, and others of the artillery.
cavalry and signal corps v.h^. were among the first
on the scene.
Major Squier. as acting chief signal officer, re
viewed the rinuir.gp of the court after the meeting.
which was in the nature of a coroner's hearing.
The fmdins of the board Of Inquiry was given
out by Major Squier as MUows:
The board finds that the accident which oc
<rrt>'d in an snotMclal flight made at Fort Myer,
Virginia, at about 5:18 p. m. on September 1..
ibo>- wae due to the a»id«ital breaking of a
propeller blade and a consequent unavoidable loss
cf control, which resulted In the machine falling
to the ground from a. height of about seventy-nve
fee*
Th« board firds that Firt^t Lieutenant Thomas
j.^ Selfridge, Ist Field Artillery (attached to the
Glgnal corps by War Departing I orders and as
signed lo aeronautical dutyi, accompanied Mr.
Wright, by authority, on the aeroplane, for the
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OHVILLH WRIGHTS WJIECKED AEROPLANE".
Showing the broken propeller which caused the disaster.
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purpose of officially receiving Instruction, and
received Injuries by the falling of the machine.
Which resulted in bis death.
I.yins in t'-e Fort Myer Hospital with a fractured
thigh ani ribs. Orville Wright is makine 8 manly
fijrht for recovery. Throuph the night there was
much anxiety over the injured aviator's condition,
but as dawn broke and no indications of internal
injuries developed, and as the attending surgeon
efter a call shortly after S o'clock announced that
Wright was doiii? very well, there was great re
lief expressed anioiiK those who -were -watching the
progress of the patient.
WUbnr YVrigiii. the brother of Orville. w.ib
notified to-day of the latter's improvement. This
telegram was sent this morning to AVilbur AA'right
at I-e Mans by Charles K. Flint, of New York, a
close friend of the Wrights, -who represents the
foreign Interests of the AVright brothers: "Wilbur
Wright. IvC Mans. France. Orville in good shape
thi.™ morning."
The report of the condition of Mr. AVright this
morning' had been eagerly looked forward to, for
it was felt that any internal Injuries that might
have been sustained and not shown at the diagnosis
made just after he was taken to the hospital would
be manifested by morning, and the fact that no
reaction has set in is taken to moan that it is now
only a question of time when AVright will be able
to leave the hospital.
Mr. Flint, who mndo inquiries at th<* hoeprtal as
oarly as f> o'clock this morning, said later that he
believe.] from the doctor's reports that AVright
would be out again -within perhaps six weeks.
To-day the ■prrecked machine was in the shed
where it has been boosed since It has Jjeeri at Fort
Myer. and the windows and doors urer nailed down.
By direction of the War Department a stake was
driven where Ueutesjant Selfridp<- fell, with the
view to there being erected a monument to his
memory at sni'io future time.
Following his Interview with Mr. Wright to-day.
Tayior. who bus been Wright's assistant for over
H-.TM years, talked of plans for building a new ma
• hino. Turning to Fumes*, the other assistant, he
said: "How long would it take to get the mate-rial
here and rebuild the machine?"
"About three weeks," said Furness.
"The motor is intact," said Furness. "Of course
the rest of the machine is a total wreck. The
greatest los« to Mr. Wright is the fact that he will
be unable to do anything this winter. While it
would take only several hundred dollars to replace
the aeroplane, provided the motor Is In good condi
tion, the loss of opportunity to make further flights
and secure the $25,000 from the United States gov
ernment will seriously Impede Mr. Wright."
Octave Chanute. one of Wricht's closest friends,
chatted witn him for a few minutes to-dny. "Mr.
Wright was suffering little pain. He is begin
ning to f>-el the soreness," said Mr. Chanute. "1
told him about family matters and gave him a mes
sage from Blr. Flint, saying that anything In the
way of financial assistance or anything elsa he
might desire was at life disposal. Mr. Wright v.-ill
be told of Lieutenant Selfridge's death as soon as
the operation on his leg is performed this forenoon.
lie- was feeling in fairly good spirits."
AA'ilbur AVright cabled here to-day a request that
an accurate description of the accident be sent to
him by cable.
W. WRIGHT SHOCKED.
Postpones Flights at Ec Mans —
Many Expressions of Sympathy.
Le Mans. Franco. Sept. 18.— Wilbur Wright.
brother of Orville Wright, who lias been conducting
a r.erics of c-xpr-rimenis hero for several weeks past
with a Wright aeroplane, was very much perturbed
when he heard this morning the news from WaslK
mgton that bis brother had suffered an accident In
which Lieutenant Thomas B. Selfrldge. lost his life.
H« at onc<^ countf-rmaii'lefj the orders given for the
preparation.? for his Ilight of to-day, in which he
puip'js^d to try for the Mlchelin and Aero Club
prizes.
Everything was in r.-adin^««, barring a few final
details, at tae field of Auvours, where Mr. Wright
has 1» en flj ills' A huge crowd had assembled, and
the poldier* on duty found difficulty In keeping the
people La«k. In the private inclopure had gathered
a!! tl.f notable aeroplanists of Europe, as well a? a
number of foreign military attaches. Among th-*
latter were Colonel Ragles, former British military
;t!Ui(h£ at Washington, who came away from the
French army manabuvrea ;;i Touraine to witness
Mi. Wright's flishts.
Mr. Wright wan in hich spirits, nnd was laugh-
Ing and chatting with friends near the starting rail
when he w:;s called to the elthi by Hart O. Her?.
his European business manager, and the news of
(be accident at Washington in th<- brief form in
whi.h it was received by The Associated Press was
broken to him as gently a* possible. Th»- serious
ness of hia brother's injuries whs minimised.
Willmr Wright listened to the recital with tense,
drawn features, it v.:-s apparent that he expected
etnent of his brother's o>ath. When he
was toM that Orviue's injuries probably were nn*
■ ;i faint Finilo of rHief flitted to the corners
of bis ■aouth. md he sai<i: "He was lucky to get
'•ff so Uirliti;. ."
Then, turnips: quickly to Mr. Berg, he said:
"Now yoe understand why i always felt that I
should be In America with Orville. Two heads are
better than one to examine a machine."
Mr. AVright then pat down on a beam of th*
framework use«i to hold liis machine and bowed
his head to hide I.ls emotion. AVhen he looked up
again his eyes were swimming with tears and his
mouth was twitching convulsively. "I had rather
be kill» % myself." h« said, "than that we should be
responsible for the death Of Lieutenant Selfrldge. I
feel that we guarantee all passengers against ac
cident. When we have a passenger wo always
think fi.'st of his safety.
I'arls. Sept. IS.— The French press is unanimous
In its expressions of profound sorrow and sym
pathy with Orville AVrlght in his accident at
Washington. It is pointed out that America is the
first country to contribute a lamentable sacriiice
of life in connection with the struggle to solve tho
t:r>*at problem of aviation, apparently forgetting 1
the d*-ath Of LJllienlhal. The view Is generally
held that this accident demonstrates thut Hying
with heavier-than-air machlnea la not yet an ac
complished fact, and Is still attended with great
perU. Henri Rochefort, In "La Patrie," writes:
"The aeroplane is yet a toy which functions well
one day, but refuses to fly the next. Aerial navi
gation will be eolvcd. but it Is still In its pre
liminary stages."
Berlin, Sept. 18. — The press of Berlin to-Cay
contains many articles expressing sympathy
with Orville Wright in his accident at Washing
ton, and Captain yon Klldebrandt, the aviation
'■xpert. has given an Interview In which he iie
plores Urn disaster and hopes for the full recov
ery of Mr. Wright for greater achievement. Cap
tain yon Hildebrandt recalls th» death of the
German aeroplanist. Otto Lillienthal, v. hose ma
cliine turned over in 1856 at a helsrht of nfi> feet.
NEW-YORK DATLY TRIRTXE. SATURDAY. SKITEMBER 19, 1008.
precipitating LJll>nt!ial to his death, and men
tions the fact that Lillienthal's pupil, an Kng
lishman named Percy C Pile her. was killed in
18S9 because the rudder of his aeroplane failed
to act.
ASCENT IN STRONG WIND.
Accident Narrowly Escaped with
Baldwin Dirigible at St. Joe.
St. Joseph, Mo.. Sept. IS.— Tn the face of a stiff
breeze which blew from the south, maklner an
aerial trip dangerous. Lieutenant B. D. Koulols
and Sergeant Edward Ward, of the aeronautic
corps, took the Baldwin dirigible balloon out for
its first trial trip in St. Joseph about 5 o'clock
this evening. Rising to a height of 300 feet they
circled about the military tournament grounds for
fifteen minutes before alightlnj?.
Once in the air, a strong wind, blowing about
fifteen miles an hour, struck the balloon and
lurned its head from the southerly course on which
It had been set. Sprpeant Ward energetically
■worked the steering Tvhce! and gui«l"d the balloon
in a circle. The wind rrade accurate steering:
almost impossible, and, while the balloon answered
the helm readily when Koine: with the wind, it
swayed an<i plunged when Facing the breeze.
In descending an accident 'was narrowly averted.
Sergeant AVard threw out a coil of rope to be seized
from the ground. In>tead of reaching' the ground
It became tanpled and dangled twenty-five feet,
from earth. AVith his hand off tlie steering appara
tus, the big bag rocked dangerously, and the crowd
which witnesses the fiieht feared another tragedy
was imminent. Sergeant AVard regained the con
troller, however, and a soldier managed to grab
tho rope as the balloon dipped. it was speedily
brought to the ground.
"The wind was blowing strong." said Lieutenant
Foulo'.s. "Trying to fly in Its face was a rather
dangerous undertaking."
Another trial trip is planned for to-morrow. It is
probable that Sergeant Ward will take the place
next week of Lieutenant Selfridge. who waa to
liav- assisted Lieutenani Foulois and who was
killed in the wreck of the Wright aeroplane at Fort
Myer yesterday.
ZEPPELEIN'S AIRSHIP PLANS.
Friedrichslmfen. S-r f - 18.— <"ount Zeppelin has de
cided to ereot an nir^hln manufactory and turn out
eight dirigible balloons annually. He intends to
make his next flight in October.
LAMPLIGHTERS' PRESIDENT ARRESTED
Accused of Being Implicated in Assault on
' Strike Breaker.
Charged with hems impli'-aW in the assault on
Antonio Contola. n street lamplighter, living at No.
233 East 111 th str'-et. on August 29. Francesco
Yannicola. of No. 83 James street president of the
Lamplighters.- Union, was held In SLOW bail by
Magistrate House, in the Torkville Court yostonlay,
for examination next Monday. The arrest is an
attempt on the part of the lighting company to
prevent any further attacks on their men by the
striking larrpligiiters. Affidavits were Hied by four
lamplighters, alleging that at a meeting of tlm
union on August ZS Fresid^nt Vannicola had ad
vised the strikers to arm themselves with sticks
and stones for use in preventing "scab" lamp
lighters from performing their work.
Two other arrests made yesterday in the lamp
lighters" war were those of Nicholas Vaccarelli, <-f
No. 289 Bast H6th street, nnd John Kennedy, of No.
317 East 116 th street, who were hold In $600 bail
each by Magistrate Waish. in th<> Harlem Court,
charged with assaulting James Purchio, a lamp
lighter, of No. 139 East 113 th street, while l:e was
occupied with his work.
ST. PAUL'S ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
Provided for Nearly 1,000 Miles of the
Western End of the Road.
fßv Telegraph to TJm Tribune.]
Milwaukee, Sept. IS. -The annual meeting of the
St. Paul Railroad to-morrow is expected to result
in several important announcements. The chief
that of the electrical equipment of the road for
nearly one thousand miles of the western end, on
which the officials have been working. It is ex
pected that it will be dcc!deil to tisf> eleotrionl
locomotives exclusively In that region, where water
power is plenty and tunnels 3re numerous. The ques
tion of a dividend os the new $100,000,000 stork, is
sued to pay for the Pacific extension, la als> an
important decision on which notion may be an
nounced. No change in the directorate is expected. :
CHAPMAN & CO/S FORGED CHECKS.
False Indorsements on Those Drawn to Order
of John Morrison, Clothier.
I; became known yesterday that the checks on
which R. A. Cooper, branch manager of the Stock
Kxchanjre firm of E. K. Chapman & Co., is accused
of having for^*-'! Indorsements, by which he waa
able to raise, about $30,000, were drawn to the order
of John Morrison, a manufacturer of clothing, who
was a customer of Chapman & Co.
At the Knickerbocker Trust Company it was
said yesterday «hat. B. R. Chapman & Co. hold the
Knickerbocker Trust Company and the Astor Trust
Company responsible for the sum obtained l>y these
forgeries and has made a claim for this sum.
The trust companies are searching about for the
missing manager.
BIDS FOR HALL OF RECORDS WORK.
The handsomest office building in the world, as
tho new Hall of Records, which has cost the city
about $G,000.0C0, is sometimes called, is so palatial
5n Its appointments that some of the clesks in the
t/ulluing forget to do their work while gazing at the
costly marbles and bronzes. But it Isn't just right
at that.
At the meeting of the Board of Estimate and Ap
portionment yesterday bids were received for
alterations to the building, for which an appropria
tion of |200,080 had been voted. The bids received
were as follows: George AY. Cobb, Jr.. of New
York, 5105,a5r,; Remington, Sherman & Co.. New
York, $129,000; Van Doren Iron Works Company.
Cleveland, 5141,977: Andrew Grey. Pettr Grey &
William Grey. New York, $118,700. The bldn were
referred tc the secretary for tabulation and /e
port.
. VETERAN RAILROAD MAN DEAD.
AYanhlngton. Sept, 38.— Carroll AA'. Ashby. cashier
t<r the Bouttttra Railway Company nnd for thirty
years hi empl'Tys of t;iat system, waa found dead
to daj In a Turkish bath establishment In this city.
He died from ap>>!«lt-xy He was nfty-one years
old. Ills home was in Alexandria, Va, •" ;..;,
PLANS FOR CONGRESS
International Meeting on Tubcrciir
losis in Washington Ntxi Week.
Washington. Sept. 18.— Although it is expected
that there -will be at least ten thousand persons
in attendance upon the sessions of the Interna
tional congress on tuberculosis, which convenes
here next week, the majority of whom will he
from this country, -very effort will be made to
preserve the International character of the con
vention. At past congresses the criticism has
been made that the delegate* from the country
in which the congress was held received prefer
ence over the visiting delegates when it came
to a question of speaking. Particular pains will
bo taken to prevent any such criticism of the
coming congress. Dr. John 8. Fulton, secretary
general of the congress, had this to say to-day
relative to the matter:
"It is a common criticism of international con
gresses that, when in actual operation, they lose
tlieir international character by the mere force
of numbers supplied by the country in which the
congress happens to meet. At an international
congress In )-"ranee or Germany strangers having
nn urgent hut futile de«lre to speark are apt to
complain that they were crowded out by French
men or Germans. Possibly some such criticism
will be heard at or after the American Interna
tional Congress on Tuberculosis, but precautions
are taken to give the visitors preference at the
Washington meeting.
'•Thf> programme is strongly representative of the
participating nations. There ars speakers from
more than twenty countries, and th»re will be
four hundred or five hundred eongresEists speaking
other languages than English. It is a very good
rulo that the visitors from other countries are like
ly to bring more important views than an equal
number of con^ressists living In the United States.
"The United States will furnish a great majority
of the cor.grpsFists, and perhaps It will be difficult
fnr us to maintain the modest "ocarina; of pupils in
this gTeat school, leaving the teaching functions as
much as possible to those who are bringing us the
experience and wisdom of other lands. This Is the
proper relation of the visited nation toward the
visiting nation, but it is difficult to maintain. The
presidents of the sections, all of them Americana,
will bear this constantly in mind and will endeavor
U> preserve the international character of the pro
ceedings."
IT'S METZ 'AKD HAFFEN THIS TIKE.
First Fall Meeting of the Board of Estimate
an Acrimonious One.
The tempers of the various members of the Boari
or Kstimiitp apparently were not much benefited
by their summer vacations. Yesterday at the first
fall meeting things started off in about, the sams
oki way. There was a sharp word battle between.
Controller Metz and Borough President Haffen of
The Bronx over the application of the New York.
"VYestehester & Boston Railway for the consent of
the board to a change in the line of its route in
Ihf Borough of The Bronx, and for certain modifi
cations of the ordinance of August 2, 1904.
Controller Metz moved that the subject go over
for two weeks. Mr. Haffen objected that there
had been delay enough. It was brought out that
no map r>r the proposed change of route; had b^en
■nggested. After some discussion the subject went
over.
TO HURRY DEBT LIMIT INQUIRY.
Old Finance Department Chief Testifies
About Revenue Bonds.
T,ouis H. Tlahlo. who appeared for the city be
fore General Benjamin F. Tracy, the referee in the
hairing on the debt limit, said yesterday that every
effort would be made to h;irry along the work of
Inquiry, before the hearing Mr. Hahlo talked for
Fi.nie minutes with I-01113 Bedell, counsel for Jhe
joint legislative committee, appointed to Investigate
the finances of the city, who vai present as a spec
tator.
"We don't expect to begin at the debt limit,"
Bald Mr. Bedell, later. "We will have other mat
ters for the committee to attend to first."
James J. Sullivan, chief clerk of the stock and
bond division of ths Department of finance since
187!\ ?a«d the credit of the city was pledged to the
promise of payment on corporate stock, revenue
bonds nnd special revenue bonds. He explained
that corporate stock was in reality time bends
for a Bpaclflc number of years, while special
revenue bonds were issued for one year and must
be provided for in the next year's budget.
Controller Metz and Borough President Coler
wers at the hearing, which was adjourned until
Tuesday afternoon.
QUEER VERDICT IE MORIARTY CASE.
Coroner's Jury Says Prisoner's Blow Killed
Him, but May Have Been Contributory.
When Coroner Schwannerke of The Bronx had
fi'ished aa r i Inquest yesterday into the death of
Captain Daniel Morlarlty. of No. 119 Wast 564 th
street, who died at his home on September 6 as
the result of injuries inflicted upon him In an at
tack by a gang of ruffians a* 177 th street and Third
avenue, tlir jury returned this verdict:
"The deceased came to his death by beiny hit
by the prisoner, and this may have been a con
tributory cause of death."
The Coroner was greatly surprised when the find
lncr of the jury was read. :ind h« said:
"This verdict i«< set aside, and the prisoner. Ed
ward U Osterholm. Is committed to await the ac
tion ot the grand jury."
It w.-is charged that Osterhclm was with a crowd
of men who were ha-lng a political dispute on
the nigh: of Mortality's .leath. and that Osterholm
attacked and struck him.
EVELYN THAW RETURNS TO CITY.
Says She Will Never Go Back to Stage-
Has an Assured Income.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw has returned to the city from
a stay in Maine, which restored her to her oldtime
youthful appearance nnd beauty, her friends say.
While ah* was away several alleged plan? for her
future were published, but she denied them all.
Among the stories w«» one that she was to sail tot
Europe next week, accompanied by th« chauffeur
who drove her from her apartments to the court
house during th*< trial of her husband, he to act as
her chauffeur daring a two years' trip. Another
story was that »he Intended f o r<> back to the stage,
and Still another one was that she was writing a
history of her life.
"When my troubles are all over." Mrs. Thaw said
on her return. "I hope to go abroad, to Egypt, if
possible, but I shall not take the trip for some
time. I will never go hack to the stage if I live to
be a hundred years oW. T liave had alt the stag<*
experience that I want. T do not need to do that,
anyhow, as my future Is assured and I hay« a sure
mi ome."
SMOKED IN WAHLE'S COURT.
Magistrate Wahle*" wrath was moused yesterday
In the Essex Market police court when a young law
clerk puffed away at a cigarette in the courtroom.
He ordered Patrolman conway. attached to the
court to arrest the man, who gave hin name as
Louis' M. Bcmeden, ol Mo. ffl Seventh avenue. He
was nn"d $2.
LAUTERBACH BRICE'S GUARDIAN.
Edward I-auterbarh, the lawyer, wan appointed
guardian ad litem of Stewart at Brice. Jr., by Jus
tice Blsrhoff. bl the Supr.-me Court, yesterday morn
ing, in the proceeding to declare former Hepresenta
ilve Stewart M Brlct incompetent. Young Briee Is
th»> stepson of Stewart M. Brlce. sr.. and the son of
Mrs. Brlco by a former marriage. Prior to his
adoption by his stepfather hla name was Marville
C. Mount.
TO REOPEN CASE OF "BRIGHT EYES."
The first step In the reopening: of the famous
VanderbUt case was taken yesterday, when
Justlct- Hlncknmr, in the. Bupiwbm Court. Hrook»
lyn. apl>olntrd the following commission to Inquire
Into th r ' sanity of Edward War>l VamWhilt, th#
lumber merchant who nm al!es;e<l to have b«en
victimized by : the hlsh priesteaa. Drs. Edward E.
The first week of school teaches
how many things a boy needs.
So on the first Saturday were
ready to fill in any gaps.
School suits.
School shoes.
Hats, caps and all the little fixings
that make up a boy's wardrobe — of a
quality hard to find in boys' sizes.
Everything too for the hoy's father
and big brother's Fall wear.
Open until 6 o'clock.
Rogers, Peet ft Company.
Three Broadway Stores.
258 £42 1302
at at at
Warren sL 13th st. 34th st
Oct. Ist
Not one, but one score
new collars; not only
new in shape, but also
in quality and price.
EARL <5c WILSON
Hicks, Charles J. McDerniott and Georjste W. TJr
rell. The report of th*> commission will be sub
mitted to a sheriff's Jury, soon to be appointed.
t . •
MAKINE dttelligence* ,;•
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sun r!s*s 5:44 Sun sets 6:oC|Moon rises jMoon'a ag» 23
HIGH WATER.
A. M. — Sandy Hook >;H|Ol». Island 3:42iHe11 Gate .V.TS
P. M.— Sandy Hook. 3:02!G0v. Island 3:45 Hell Gate 5:.-.8
WIRELESS REPORTS.
The Minneapolis, reported as 1,170 mlies east of SaiTir
Hook at noon jrMtafdajr, is expected to dock about 4 j> i»
Monday.
Th« Columbia, reported as fiSH> miles east of Pandy
Hook at 5:."-5 R. m yesterday. Is expected ag dock about
7:30 a m Sunday.
The Ryndam. r»p<-.rt»<l as 1.078 rnile>» east of Sandy
Hook at 3:15 p m yesterday. Is exp*ct»d la dock about 5
p m Monday.
hm Savole. reported a* 843 miles east of santfy Hook
at 7 a m yezterday, is expected to dock about 7:30 a m
to-day.
The Phl!adelphia. reported as 273 miles ea*t of Pandy
Hook at 7:1*) p m yesterday, Is expected to dock about
12:30 p m to-day. . . • . .
INCOMING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY.
Vessel. From. . Line.
•Philadelphia Southampton. September 12. American
•l.a Savolc Havre. September 11* French
•Prins Wlllem I Hayti. September 14 i> -w I
•Bermudlan Bermuda. September 17 Quebec
•Mexico Vera Cruz. September II Ward
•;=ibirla Inagua. September 11 Hamh-Am
•Parima St Thomas. September 12 Quebec
•Cuthbert Barbados. September!)..
•Crown of Navarre. .Port Spain September 9
Piwinciai Gibraltar. September fi
El Sle-lo New Orleans. Sept»mb»r 12.. s>o Pac
El Paso Gal\-e?ton. September 12 S;> Paclflc
Comal Galvestoon. September 12 Mailory
SLNDAT. SEPTEMBER 20.
•Columbia Glasgow. September 12 Anchor
•Terence Barbados; September 13. Lamp A Holt
•San Juan Porto Rico. S«pt«mb»r 15. N V & T' R
WeSa ity Swansea. September 8 Bristol
Maude Huelva. Septembers
City of Atlanta..... Savannah. September 17 Savannah
MONI>AY. SEPTEMBER 21.'
•Philadelphia San Juan. S»pt"»Tnt*T 16 Red r>
•Tennyson Victoria. s*ptember 4.. Lamp & Holr
•Coppename Trinidad. September 14. .......T> W I
•Finance Cristobal. September 14 Panama.
Kroonland Antwerp. September 12 R».i Star
Minneapolis Txmdon. September 12. .Atlantic Trans
Ryndam Rotterdam. September 12.. Holland-Am
Adonis Barbados. September 13
Antlll-s ■.;■..•. New Orleans. S'pt-»mber Tfi....<;.-i Tar
El Dla. Oalveston. September 19 So Pac
•Brings ma!!. — -^
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TO-DAT.
Mail Vessel
Vessel. For. line. closes. nails.
St lA>uis. Southampton. American <:»»m I<>:tX> a m
Caronia. Liverpool. Cunard 7:3oam Il:"«>am
Voltaire. Argentina. Lamp & Holt 7:oo am 10:30 am
Zulia. C»iraca-i, Red I> .. S:.W»m 12:00 m
< oanio. San Juan. N T & P R 9:0O a m 12:(X»n»
Slblria. Inairua. Ham b- An !«:(ntaiii 12:00 m
Saratoga. Havana. Ward 10:00 a m 1:00 pm
Orlroco. Colon. RMS P 12:30», ■ m 3:ol>pra
HtDtwhaba. T^nd..n. Atlantic Trans.. 1:0Op m
Patricia. Hamburg. Hamb-Am l:0Opm
7".eeland. Antwerp. Red Star ll:<*>am
Caledonia. <;iisgow. Anch-T 3.00 pm
Comanche. Jacksonville. Clyde 3:00 pm
Denver. Gilveston. Mallor> 12-« tOm
Princess Anne. Norfolk. Old Dominion. 3:oOpm
C of Savanoah. Savannah. Savannah.. - S:oOpm
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 21.
Alllanca. Cristobal. Panama 11:.-.i)a 3:0 Op
Marowyne. Trinidad. I> W I 11:00 am 1-OOpm
Monroe. Norfolk. Old I*>mlnlon 3:00 pm
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.
Kaiwr Wilhelm d G. Itr-men. N G 1., i!:,W,im 10:00 am
Vfrmudian. Bermu.la. <ju»be, 9:00 a m 11:i»>am
Xieu» Amsterdam. notterdam. Hot-Am, -H> am
Kord America. Naples. Ijj. Velore
Rio Grande. Tamp*. Mallory . 120«>m
lro.ju.iis. Jacksr.rsvi'le. <.My-1e Oft n m
Hamilton. Norfolk. OM Dc.r.ii.ii.n 3-<iOpm
City of Atlanta. Pavamah. Savannah.. 3:t»>pm
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.
Destination and steamer. Close in New York.
New Zealand. Australia (except West>.
samoaii Islands and New Caledonia <via
San Francisco) — Boverlc Sept 20. 6-SOd ra
Hawaii. Japan. orea. China sn-1 Philip
plne Islands (via an Francisco) — Teayo
Maru Sept 20. « 3O n m
Hawaii <via San Francisco) — A lamed*. . .Sept 21. 6:30 p m
Japan. Corea, China and Philippine Isl
ands (via Seattle) — Akl Maru Sept 21. 6.30 p m
Japan, Corea. China and Philippine Isl
ands (specially addressed onlvt (via
Tacoma)--B>!l?rort!on Sept 25. 6 30 o ra
Hawaii, Guam and Philippine Islands <vla
San Francisco) — I" S Transport Sept CO. 6 30 pm,
Hawaii, and special; v addressed mail for
Jaran. Corea an,] China (via San Fran
cisco) — Korea oct 1.6:30
Japan. Corea. China and PhlUprlne Isl
ands (via Vancouver un.l Victoria. It C)
—Empress of Japan oct 2. 6 30 D m
Austialta lexi-eot W"»«t). N'*w Zealand.
Kill Islands and New Caledonia (via
Vancouver and Victoria, BO — Marom*.Oct 4 6-50 D m
Japan. Corea. Ch!r.» and Philippine Isl
ands (via Seattlri -lyo Maru Oct 8. 6:30 p m
Tahiti and Marque*** lilanus (vU .-an
If'rancisi.o) — Marlposn. oct 12. C:3op n»
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Friday, Sept. 18, 1908.
AP.IUVED.
Steamer Orinoco tEr). Langmakl. Barbados September
1. Barranqullla 5. Cartafena »>. Colon l> and Klnitstcn 12.
to Sa:ideriH.n & Son. with 105 passengers, malls and redse
Arrived at the Bar at 2:30 a m
Steamer El Sirlo. Prescott. New Orleans September 12.
to the Southern Pacific Co. with mdse. L«eft Quarantine
at 4:10 p m.
Steamer CMaaajdMX Watson. Jarksonvi!> September U
and Charl»*ton 13. to tl.e Clyde Ss c... with passengers
and mds*. l^eft Quarantine at 7:14 ■ in.
SieaT«r Pretoria tG#r>. Schrotter. llamburi: -..femher
•V KoulOßne and Plymouth 7. t . i i>- Hamburg -American
l.lne. with S" 1 cabin, 1»<O thii cab'n and •_--■« steeraes
p-»»^en»er» an.! mils*. Ait!»e,i nt ih- Bar at 3 a m.
Sie«mer Alainn. Av«ry. G>lve*ton ....i,. m i« r 1»». to th»
Mallory Ss Co. »Uh md«». I^ft Qu3nntin« at ?:53 a m
S'e.»mer Ci'y of Sa«»nn»h. Fl«her, «|v«nnih jSepten^be-
l.\ ... the oe«M Ss Co. with ytiMiiMfi anj mC*» L*ft
Quarantine &i 0:17 * in,
mmemenU.
I LIBERTY
I LILLIAN RUSSELL-^? s^^
! i fcr C«o. Broadhorst XJkg ■ 1 »> »»^i c«»e «»f > 2£!»
(mdC«ft V. Hd&art. W I LP F I Rgj
BK|^ _» •msawjwasns^a^^—
I Eve.. « SO. Matlaw. T»^»yi«d w«Sjj*^'
i«s« i aa i a,' 1
I UAIETY™T«V: **
THE TBAVEUMO SALES|||
NEW AMSTERDAM «H^;
1 Evenings S:ls. Mattne-s To-tfay an<J < e r» "s\.
HENRY W. SAVAGE'S Ooeratie 8«a»tu»
THE MERRY WIDOW «*^-
HEW YOHK TK«SJ3 3&«f
ZIEGFELD Cm I ICC OF n
REVUE rum Co S 908
> ACADEMY OF MCSIC. 14th St and IrruTT
THE RfJUND UP W ««J^.
', ; Prtc-« 23c. to $1.50. Mat». Wed. A To-<ta7.2. lji*,*^
Mats.. B»st B>at«. $!. Eve . 23c t« »H/» **
MATS. AT 2 -H\Kf ETEMXG^U <\hi»,
HIPPOOROMF'* <;BE%TK.«T «TCTXvf w
"Don't mlam the World 1 <;r»at«i? 'how Vmsi
approaching H has :et b»«n ia New Yirk." Go" l
SPORTING | BALLET OF rBATTLE* 1 *
DAYS | BIRDLAND j THE SKIES
10 A!I New «'>-• -Act» to.
lu»in Last. Times. Ergs. »:20. SMART JlANNrifrw
W' IS Mat. Tw-«T. 2:20. j Obrl« . nit.'
CASINO ■*yz£S£ t - MIMIC WQljjg
jsag Herald Bq. S;K&.S?£ alijjj
nof«V Ev ** S:ls Mat To-day. 2:tr,. Rtf t La^T
JalJ O ClrwS FJtch's Cooing C— ■ Cllli w«'£
42d st..w. B»a T . pile WITCHING KOtJ
N<sxt W^k-4.1«il X IIArKETT
In THE PRISONER of ZENE.A. '
MaJßstic°£ P^rFfllHEß UNO SO^gE
FIIOIQf THEATRK. Broa<sw y. 40th strt-
CMrinC griaiiaai -?.f> Matinee T^-lav -^b
JOHN DKEW « Jack Straw
LYCEUM 45th M s ak "t^^?^*?^*
MISS BILLIE BURKt w
CRITERION B-way. 4«th St Bv«Biß«*a*|
Will I CnlUn Matine* T»-<tay at 2 15
"A model for musical plays." — H-rali
HATTIE WILLIAMS gff&
KNICKERBOCKER ».f T %.^ :1 5 ;
THE GIRLS OF GOnEHBERG^I
ARRIf X 3 "' h Str-ecnear Bro*l*» r .
U/\nl\!tl\ Ev». 8:20. Mat. T«-dsr. 2li
Joseph Cojn* I THS MOIJ.U9C
Alexandra. Carlisle. I • precede-lbr •
THE LIKES O' ME. with DORIS KEA.N*
QlVflV 3ittt at ■ * Rd Broadwuy. Bm 111
Jfl wu a m*tu To-day anri Thurs. 2:U
DIAJifl $ dobso^s &c^ssr
nUUwl 1 LM Matin-- To-.!ar. 2:15.
t \« r TnfE TO-.VIGHT. "
ROBERT EDESOS I Sr^VSik
I\ED>RM)AV. SF.PT. 23. S»atP Sell!!*
MR. EDESON la THE OFFE>"DEK3. : .
UfCDCO'C B-war. 2!»th St. Eves. - ; r.n. jatiaH
rILD.n O To-dar. W-ii Ma: TMr.-t I.sft j
■2C PAID FULL
! A CTflB B'way an.l 45th St. Ev». * r.n sls?ie#t
| MOlUn To-day. .'.-.•» \v»«i Ma-. 5«» c.-«.»
2D month. VVtf HODGE
i "The Success of THE A >C' FROM HO9B
! the Century." THE MAN FROM HOME
— : sa
UJ|| 1 apyiQ Broadway and 30th. E-. in
j fyALLfiUA 0 Matinee To-dar, 2:li 5
i| ARNOLD DALY . &,„*«„£
" The sho*t a.nd ths long is, our p'rj is ♦»•»
ferred." — Midsummer Xiiin • Pr«»m.
Heary W. BwaSsM OTer.t
THE » AT THE
DEVILiGARDEN
Franz Mojnar's only I Theatre. 27th and Mad. A »
authorize.l version, jf Evirs. *:15. Mats. " day tat
adant^ri by », - :I.">. Prices Soe. to ILS9.
Oliver H»rfr.r.!. "*■ WeJ. Mat.. sOi-.. 73c. *LOa
RITI A<2 <"* O THEATRE. W«t *Zi St. *•»
DLLHOLU direction of DAVID BZI-ISCa i
tEvgs. :2a M*r.« To-,lay an.l W»A. 2:11
HARRISON GRET FISKE pr»wnt»
GEORGE I THE
ARLISS » DEVIL
■ r.<>t th- Devil catch r«u t>y a -.airaait** I
art his faSOTOT." — Italian Provertv __ I
© THE BEUASCO |» DAVID BELAiCO !
TUYVESAHT RI/ .^,jniT!J
> EXT TIES.. 8:20. I D LA H CH C H « i- J
Seats Selling:. ll THE FIGHTING HCf^
G8 8 0 L E !^W^d??^S
ciTrril™! school days
OUvCtOSi j stage Ttfcf ptlon After TiiS^
A 3ICDIPAH
ArfStnluAll and Sa; X Grand oyjtsj »»«
IV^ , ijisox S TO-DAY MATINBt J»
ITALUW OPERA CD. t<^i.»".'"'"'"! 1 3W;
BLAXETS I <"has. Ross and Mabel Fentoa. •*•
I IV'OIN CO : Jones ■»»<* Blanche Deyo. Onyiail *«■
LI^CUL.I 3VJ- ropolltan Opera Salome. CIXS Gonl»
B'wav. 68th St. Orace Cameron aad t*n otSers; I J
Ilally Jlatinee. Ml sund«7 Coaetg j
UAHMERSTEIN'S HSs 1 :
SpjSi rTRIT>E Hoffman In - * LC^*£-«»
1 & MABEL i:\!:KIS»iN and JOSEPH BOW-%-*
R. •■ HGRZ. Jack Norworth .mJ otflt* .
nf|! niilAl I »" Tawcimy. ~Satom«£ L «°L r ?££ j
uULUNImL stein & Co. Af th« Country UsF. I
Mat. DailT 'it., V.' . i Holt Wakefield. other* _j^ J
1! II 4 UD9K
ALnAniDnU Pantomime Co. C«rt « oot« <*j£\
Mat. Datljr gsc. I Jo* Maxwell * Co. Howard*-
r% C m ITVORI.D IN WAX- «'«! rP !J oitf
miski: ] -
Bteamer AKianca. Sukeforth. CrtstoMl -"'i!^^.*
th» Panama Rallied S» Un«. with 17« •- Llm ' m
anil rar>. Arrived a« tt'- Par a' * » >T1 .• _.jt •
Steamer K*lvtah«* (Rr>. Mei*>. U»«r.in» vST^*
an.i Santa Ana, September 7. ta me Sl'innon »■*■»
ni»h..grnr- . Arrl-.ri »t th» Bar at SWB "V Jm , S
Steamer Salni Geont* <Pr>. s*!>-. % p.-s£.< j
Shansrhal Jutv 2. Ke*!unir *. pinca^ r !U*? ni » M»i:i *
Colombo August 2. Sues 22. Port Said -3 «*» w
wtth ™<\*~ to William ft Tweddell *<■ v v^"*' m. ,
P Sumner * to. Arrive.! at th- Bar at 1- £m» ••}
steamer rnnr— Anne. Tspley. >' * B — «s****
Norfolk, tn t rt*- OM t>omlnion Bl «'«• wlta * M .■' '
mdcc. Left Quarantine at 2:2T» ■ tn. .. _ ■
s.\u.r.v . jrtri*
Steamers iYetic tßr>. Naples *nd £V^~ >'«•*•
(Cr>. Mton: Kairertun '•>' or '- a ,,itmun<i' '^
Ocean (Dutch.. Antwerp: PrinJ if, l '™rt .C ll^
Fortune Island. Montego Bay. etc: T SSSi^ N»S
Tamplco; Jamestown. Norfolk «n>l -fl, i saJ«. ?**
J^fT.riK.n. Norfolk aad Newport N»»»: «'-"—. , , 4
Tasaas>
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.
tSYKD _ rarx'*!****
ljtUl»»i. Sept I«— lnaralema (Br>. N»» *°
bourc«. s>ydn«»y, etc. \rftrwTi 1 ?*- .._,
ILimburs. Sept lrt~«'apta!n ■.■«o 111 ,?itcW.' ? "
Air.terdam. Sept Irt— Prtn* VI Wem 111 "- ■>
York via West ln.Ues. Vene«c»l * ' «^ J° vU CtfT
Uverpoot. S*pt I.S-Cedrlc *Ur>. Sf*. ac! «.ttr.
toVn: Tintoretto ißr. N«w Tort for M^
Colon. Sept in — Colon. New loefc. v Yortl »•*
M«1 bourn- Seft 1« — ,>na >ij«r'. NfW * . - '
mantle ami Adelaide. TerX T v G«=^»
Naples. S*pt 17-C»rpatht» **%**? J t«k **
U PUt«. IBM H— Drumcree tBD. ■■ _ . >>#
Ayrea ami H^«ario. -r«tnha < n3. »^. « t **■
Sue*. Sept IS— Montrose- «Br». TokoCa^- fcr S ,w I»*
York; Quito <Br>. Singapore Ttt ■«»
Southampton. «se P t I*— Am«rlk» (G«>» ■ j0
Yoric »l» Cherbourg. tr«erps«l V* '
Queenstown, Sept I«— BaltJc (E». " ;
T«*i _ , „__, Tark.
Tvn*. Sept 17-Ater!our • nr> - v . :N * T ,rk. „. 3^"
Colombo. i"vt 15— Dr«ch«r.tel» iOer>. *»
Lizard. Se ? t ic-BltteS-r New tori, tv
• harbours nnft Hamburg. -rWls' '* v I**
liibraltar. iept 17-Krny . Austv ™\fr* Tc*'*:^g
.- «••
Ifrt. New York rar N*pH» i aa **'-.