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V OL LXVIII. ...N°- 22,781.
DREW $1,000,000 CHECK
J\ EXHIBIT IN ROBINSON
SANITY (ASF.
IV as Payable to John D. Rockefeller
-Partner Tells //,>:,- Broker
Used to Raise Money.
I check for $1,000,000 drawn by George Hyatt
Robinson, the young banker and broker, whom
Mr<=. Marion Hall Robinson, his wife, is trying
to have declared insane on account of habitual
drunkenness, in favor of John D. Rockefeller.
figured among the exhibits ! :st evening In the
Inquiry into his sani'.y before a commission ap
pointed by the Supreme Court and a sheriff's
jury. It did not appear that the check was
ever forwarded to Mr. Rockefeller. Frederick
J. Chipman. Robinson's partner, identified the
Rockefeller check and about one thousand
others, all of which, he swore, Robinson had
drawn on the firm <>f Robinson & Chipman since
September last, although he had no money to
his credit in the concern.
Chipman explained that RoMnson used to give
checks to butche: :. tradesmen, druggists and
others, ar.d get cash for them. He would re
peat the process the next day and rrise enough
money to ivy the checks issued by him the
previous day. which arrived protested at the
firms office in the afternoon of the day follow
ing their issue.
Robinson's mother. Mrs. Agnes Hyatt Robin
son, left an estate of about $245,000, of which
her f=on was to receive the income of one-half
until he reached the age of twenty-five. He is
now twenty-three. The interest if the other
half goes for life to Charles A. Robinson, Mrs.
Robinson's husband, the principal to go to
young Robinson on the father's death. Robir.
son la to receive the principal of his half when
he becomes twenty-five, but the testimony
showed that he had mortgaged his reversionary
interest in both his share and his father's for
about $160,000, most of which, according to his
■wife, had been wasted thin the last two years
In dissipation and foolish speculation.
Mrs. Robinson alleges that her husband kept
two automobiles, which have been seized for
rent at the garage where he kept them; that he
insisted on riding about daily in taxicabs despite
his ownership of these cars; that he "pawned
and got rid of her jewelry to the value of about
$2,000, and acted similarly with regard to his
wn jewelry; that lie borrowed 5?. 400 from her
•uh'ch he has never repaid; and that he has
been drunk for two years, his liquor
bill in one week reaching JSOf'.
Ex-Judge Timothy J. rifling of Suffolk
County, and Frederick G. Fischer, of Xo. 15
"U'iliiam street, appeared for Robinson. Leßoy
Ball and ex-Congresf-man "Waldo represented
Mrs. Robinson, who occupied a seat in the court
room behind her husband, when not on the wit
ness Ftar.d. Robir.son kept his eyes carefully
averted from her and ignored her when leaving
the courtroom. During the testimony of "hip-
TEen Mrs. Robinson was continually in tears.
Chipman, in describing the trouble the firm
had with Robinson's checks, that Robin
eon drew out all the money he had put in the
•tine sox<j $54,000, by June last. This included
$23,000 which was his contribution to the part
nership two years ago, of which $17,000 went
to buy a mine In Montana, which siiil belongs
to the firm, and «>ne in Nevada.
Chipman said h a and Robinson, with an en
gineer, visited th> mines in Montana and Ne
vada in 1907. and that he then first noticed that
Robinsons behavior was peculiar. "He used
to write half a dozen letters every day and
send telegrams,'" Chir>:nan saiU, "to "The Merry
Widow-"
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'The checks would beprin to come in from the
banks in the morning. The bank runners would
keep coming all day with notices that our
checks had been dishonored, and about 2:45
o'clock Robinson would bring in an amount of
money about equal to meet the protested checks.
Then there would be a scamper to get the
xnon»y to the different banks."
Mrs. Robinson said her husband acted queerly
when sober as well as when drunk, and that
last December, in the "worst blizzard" of the
roar, he had insisted, about 11:30 o'clock at
night, on their driving to Montclair. On another
bitter cold night he compelled her to go with
him to P!easantvUie. .'md they were almost
frozen before they reached their destination.
Robinson, she said, took the receiver off three
telephones he had in the house, and' allowed
the bells to- ring all niglu.
MAID HAD SMALLPOX.
Hundred Families in Hist Street
Apartment Houses Vaccinated.
A negro maid employed in the home of Frank
B. Copley, at Xo. 606 Weet HlFt street, was
discovered on Monday to have a well developed
case of smallpox, and the Board of Health
authorities have vaccinated almost every on€
of the one hundred families In the houses at
No. 6r's6 r 's to 611. Amanda Mitchell, the maid, was
taken yesterday to the VVWard Parker Hospital.
In East 3€th street.
The girl visited her home, at Hocksville, \'a..
rotunsing two weeks ago. She showed a slight
rash, and re-marked that many where she had
been were similarly unfortunate. On Saturday,
Mr. Copley called Dr. Henry Kreuder, of No.
LoS West ?lst Ftreet, to treat him for a heavy
cold, and it was then that the nature of the
*r:r!'K dip«-as«- was discovered.
Dr. Kreuder at once informed the Board of
Health and vaccinated Mr. and Mrs. Copley.
♦ ! n Monday, a force of Hoard ••• Health Mir-
Keons descended on the twin apartment houses,
whicJi are known as the House of Lancaster, at
No. €05. and the House of York, at No. 611.
The apartments are among the largest in the
<!ty, and the scare has caused much exciter
nr nt.
'■EW CONGRESSMAN FROM LOUISIANA.
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t.~ mm ?Z£?i2L n « -^ NEW- YORK. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 f 1909.— FOURTEEN PAGES.
THRONG ON PROMENADE CROSSING TO
QUEENS.
THE QCEENSBORO OPEN
THOUSANDS FIGHT TO BE
FIRST OVER BRIDGE.
Real Celebration To Be Held in
June — Cost Almost Double
the Fir*t Estimate.
FACTS ABOUT QUEENSBORO BRIDGE.
length of bridge proper 3.725 ft. « In.
Clear hp-jrht above mean high water ISS ft.
Width between railins> of lower floor . 86 ft.
Width between roi!ine« of upper floor . . 67 ft.
Distance centre to centre of trusse* 60 ft.
Maiimum jjracle on bridge 3.41 per cent
and persons gathered at of)th street
red Mayor McClellan
on as he drove his automobile
U p to the Q Bridge to open for traffic
f one of the greatest bridge
■r!>i. Seven years and a
half ato the first contract f,>r the masonry
■ t. the contract tor ih^ bri( ! .ge struct
ure not et until November, !!«•;!. The
• estimate of was $12,458,500. but
• >ns in the plans and other causes raised
. ■ 8 ■ than $20,000,000, Including
•
by Gustav Llndenthal and built by
the Pennsylvania Steel Companj', the bridge
»ur trolley tracks, two elevated rsiln-ad
i r ,i, k?. whl - ■rs have declared unsafe
ever to use. two Boors, a roadway fifty-three
■ lotwalks each sixt- •
Although the borough officials and business
men O ( . ncheoa and a parade.
%vith a fife and drum corps, no formalities, so
far as I r and his party were con
attend< ! ot the bridge for traffic.
j i lommissioner Steven
e] Xii gsley Martin and ny m
. left the City HaM in
3 and went rapidly to the bridge en
. - , • u-eel
systei i revails on t!. i ■
. ■ . ; Uliamsburg and Brooklyn
inty where the
,! Mayor McCleUan
ght the first tl, k. t. The party
. rossed I ■ ■ toward the Q
...- . ., ;iV a rosa they were met by a dele
gatio, eens. including members of the
rough offlciala As
Lssed the first tower two
merlcan flags were broken out from the
summit ■ ■ • screechli . tetles from
OFFICIAL PARTIES MEKT.
When the two parties met there was much
■ i then the Mayor's party re
turned to the Manhattan Hide. As soon as be
I avenue the police broke the
vhleh bad held the crowd back, and there
race to be the flrrt root passenger across
A n< wspaper At Uv< rj wagon was
the first vehicle to cross, followed by a motoi
cycle and a coach driven by E. J. Kuechle. of
N,. 149 West 105 th sire, t. who had his wife
- ... other women with him.
. ■ ■ otpath was opened Acting In
■ [■ William Boettler and Ueutenant David
rthy, who were in charge of the police ar
ients at that end of the bridge, had their
. • m full. Of the ten thousand
person- who had gathered there more than a
third wanted to be among the Brsi to cross the
Keen minutes they Ftream.-d up
on to the path In a mass as solid as any crush
c Brooklyn
. . ;. ;. ration over the opening of the
bridge will be hfUi on .Inn- lli. The President,
Governor Hughes, members „t the diplomatic
corps at Washington and members of both
H „f Congn M have been lnvit-ci.
„n ]. „,,. bridges with longer ■pan* are in
■ span of the Queensboro
Bridge is 1.182 feet. The Brooklyn Bridge has
113 feet longer, and the WUllamsburg
„,,. lit) : et longer. Both of th< se
an "i the suspension type. The P'irtii of Forth
-i,. ,ne artilever bridge exceeding the
Queensboro, has a span 1.710 feel long.
CHANGES IN BRIDGE PLANS
.. .!. signed originally to carry
t wo . . i four traffic tracks. At the
: Mayoi McClellan's administ
. • ■! t>. provide for two addi
fated I ihe c Elapse ■»; the
. on \u;
• . ■ .■. ■ i;• ntton of engim ci - to the
Coutiuued vii necuaii •«••
SCENES AT OPENING OF THE QUEENSBORO BRIDGE.
ARMY PRISONERS GONE,
Sauced liars of Double Cell in Fort
l l am il 'ton Guardhouse.
All day yesterday and far Into the night.
armed parties of soldiers from the Fort Ham
ilton reservation scoured th^ P.ath Hi arh and
Bay Ridg-e sections in search of James Duffy
and Joseph Williamson, who had pawed their
way through the bars of the guardhouse and
escaped almost under the eyes "f the Btrong
guard.
Duffy, who had been attached to one of the
troqps of th<=> l",th Cavalry, gave himself up at
Fort Hamilton two weeks apo, as a deserter.
Williamson, a member <>f the 3d Company coast
artillery < ■« -r i >«=. was bring- held for trial on a
charpe <if stabbing another soldier during a fight
on Saturday night.
The officers at the fort were unable to explain
how the men K'>t the saws with which I
d the bur.-. Their brown prison suits and
the tools were round "ii the flour of their double.
celL An Inspection of the cells is made every
half hour. The escape was discovered by the
soldier on guard in the rear of the prison, and
Colonel Herman T. Schumm, the post com
mander, ordered a strong force of m< n out.
r the police Joined in the hunt Colonel
Schumm paid h I '■ the men would be
captured during the nighi or early this morning.
STRIKE OF 200 STUDENTS.
Manhattan College Campus Scene
of Fiery Demonstration.
T\<." hundred students of Manhattan College
went "ii strike last niKht because of the refusal
of the faculty to reinstate one of their number
who was expelled, and they mad" a no s\ dem
onstration round a bonfire on the campus and
listened to fiery speeches until midnight. The
student body at the college numbers about five
hundred, and all of them say that they will not
return t>> college unless tlvir demands are
rrant.d
John I. Nugent, the son of a wealthy Bhoe
manufacturer of Troy, N. V .. la the stud< nl «rho
was expelled. On March VJ. he got permission,
the bo: a Bay, from the prefect, Brother Altheus,
to leave the college. H«- returned at 1 o'clock
the next morning, and was called before Brother
Peter, the president of the college. The presi
dent would not recognize the permission granted
by the prefect and summarily i spelled N
The boj went to U\>- at a neighboring frater
nity bouse with friends, and the students de
cided to appeal his case. Brother Peter refused
to entertain their letition and the students
communicated with members of the
alumni, including Luke Stapleton, Surrogate
Cohalan, Judge McAvoy and others, but without
result. They then determined to strike.
CUT FORK AND SPOONS FROM HIM
They Call Philadelphia Man "Human Ostrich"
Seemingly with Good Reason
[By T< egmph to The Tribune
Philadelphia, March 30.— George Wojcechowski
•was operated on nt the Episcopal Hospital u>-<]ay.
and three spoons and a f^rk were removed from
his Htomarh. Since Or. (i. G. Davis operated on th ■
same patient last Thursday arid found .i kitchen
fork. wrapped with a ball of twine, lodged in his
throat, th« man has been hail as "The Human
Ostrich."
The patient was admitted to the hospital on
Wednesday lost. He complained of pain In swul
■owtng his food. The operation on his throat fol
lowed. Two days later li!s sister paid" a visit to the
hospital, and declared that .-he believed he had
Bivallon several "i her articles of kitchen furni
ture. He confessed to three spoons and an extra
fork, which were recovered :o day.
VIEW OP THE NEW BRIDGE
FIGHT DREADNOUGHTS,
Britain's "Little Navy" Party Gives
Up Fight — Beresford Active.
London, March 30.— The debate in the House
of Commons yesterday appears almost to have
flattened the "little navy" party. Newspapers
which have heretofore been its strongest organs
now say that it is impossible for the country to
run the smallest risk of being overtaken by
Germany In the construction of battleships.
There are pood reasons for believing: that the
Cabinet has already decided to build eight
Dreadnoughts, and has Informed shipbuilders
of the. intention to lay down the second four
within the fiscal year.
There is likelihood that the popular figrure of
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford will i
soon in the thick of the political struggle,
throwing fresh fuel on the naval agitation.
England's foremost admiral has always been
outspoken concerning his views, and, since his
return to London after having ben relieved
from the command of the Channel fleet, he has
talked freely with his friends, saying that he
would do nil in his power to stir up the coun
rr to insist on a large, and particularly a more
efficient, navy.
Lord Charles had a long discussion on naval
affairs with Premier Asquith to-day, the result
of which will largely determine his course. He
irtage of reserve stores 3s the
chief present weakness of the navy, although
the state <>f repair of the smaller craft Is most
tory to him, whil?. on the other hand,
he considers the fighting efficiency of the big
ships splendid.
Lord Charles blames the economical policy
of the cabinet ministers for the defects, partic
ularly the Chancellor of the Exrh<- iuer. David
Lloyd-George, whom be designates as a -little
navy" man. whose Interests, he says. ' ar<"
chiefly old age pensions and other domestic
projects."
//. A. GRISWOLD A SUICIDE.
Wealthy Washington Realty Man
Kills Himself with Shotgun.
Washington, March 30 Henrj A. Griswold,
formerly president of the Anacostia & Potomac
Railroad Company, now a part of the Washing
ton Ele< trie Railway and Power Company, killed
himself with a shotgun here to-day. He was
a wealthy real estate broker and belonged to a
leading Connecticut family.
LOYAL HUSBAND DEAD.
Finding of Body Vindicates Hackcn
sack Man Suspected of Desertion.
I By Telrgraph to Th<* Tribune. !
Hackensack. N. J.« March 30.— 0n Friday.
February 20, a baby boy arrived at the home of
Joseph Bohallo, of Lower Haeken.sack. In or
der i,, buy necessaries for his wife the husband
faced a raging storm to row across the Hacken
sack River to the- Bogota paper mi to get $11
that was due him. Thomas Blanck, the book
keeper, remembers that Bohallo was drenched
when h< signed the payroll
The unfortunate man waa not teen again until
tins afternoon, when his bodj «;is found near
the paper mill dock. The paj envelope an
t. Nts were In hi^ po< kel Hii emptj boa
found two days after bia disappearance
were unkind skeptics who hinted that
Bohallo had deserted hla wife, bab> and
■ ldr< ..
Mi Bohallo was overcome with grief when
told «>f the recover}- of her husband's bod hut
she seemed •atlsfled to know thut he uieu" fur i
her &u.k«. •
MAYOR M'CLELLAK AND COMMISSIONER
STEVENSON CROSSING.
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IH HONOR OF DR. ELIOT
SENATOR ROOT SUGGESTS
A MBA SSA DORS HI P.
President Taft Joins in Praise of the
President of Harvard at
Washington Dinner.
Washing-ton. March 90. — President Taft. speak
ing to-night at a dinner tendered by the Har
vard Club to President Charles W. Kltot of Har
vard University, made a statement which his
hearers regarded as Implying that Di
might be appointed Ambassadbr to Great Brit
ain. Senator Root had indicated the probability
of the selection of Dr. Eliot earlier in the even
ing, and President Taft joined in all that Sen
ator Root had said In praise of Harvard'? presi
dent.
Dr. Eliot wa.« the first speaker of the evening.
and was Immediately followed by Senator Root.
who after relating several anecdotes on Mr.
Taft. paid a forceful and eloquent tribute to
the retiring Harvard president. He fairly swept
his audience off its feet when, in concluding, he
declared:
"Should it so befall Dr. Eliot to be accredited
a? the American Ambassador to one of the great
courts of Europe, before whatever monarch h-»
shall stand, there we shall know our great Re
public in all the good qualities of truth and
sincerity of nature, in all its pious ideals an<i
aspirations, is represented by a man, an Ameri
can gentleman, a scholar, a sage indeed"
THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.
President Taft was last to speak. It was
nearly midnight when he arose, and he declared
be would not give Senator Root another oppor
tunity to joke about his having kept a dinner
company until 4 o'clock in the !i... r ning. Th-
President devoted himself entirely to a eul<>ey
of Dr. Eliot and the ideals of education and th
fostering of the university spirit for which he
has stood He referred to the Harvard
dent as the head of the educational movement
of the past forty years. In concluding President
Taft caused another great outburst of cl
by declaring that he indorsed all that Senator
Root bad said In his tribute to I>r Eli"t
"And especially do I share." said the Presi
dfni, "every word that Senator Root has said
as to what may happen to l".. Eliol In I
lire."
"It is a great to be with }■■••
gan President Taft after his health ha I
pledged, "and especially to claim the r:ght to
be h» re as a Harvard alumnus." (The President
received a doctors degree in law from Harvard
three years ago.) "It is a sorrow, >>n the other
hand." he added, "in view of all the beautiful
things that have been said, that I shall not be
able to contribute greatly to your pleasure.
What with various opinions on the tariff, wirh
considering a few vacancies that there are in
the public service and the other duties that are
imposed on the chief magistrate. I have had n«
time to prepare as I should have liked for this
august occasion— no time to prepare to say what
I should lik.- to say of my feelings for Harvard
University and for the man who has led Har
vard and who has !• d the educational Interest!
Of America during the last forty y.
"Dr. Eliot has described a universitj a? a
collection ft' groups, and modestly h.ns as
the sue, ess of Harvard to the work of those
groups. Rather do I think the success of the
university is due to the man who has been in
all of those groups, has welded them i< -
has carried the* influence of one lb the other
and has brought about harmonious work f.-r
t!ie common good "
Presides! Taft spoke at length of the 1
attributes of i haracter and ability that helped
to make Dr. Eliot'a administration the i
it has been and which s. t a high standard for
university presidents <>T the fut
■•In a small persona! way." declan
Tatt. "I look upon him with envy.
■ the armos> while some i I nding
it diffiCUlt to get it "H H-W he >r.
to maintain the health, strength and | aiqu
of a boating man. which be was m
• -it l-inc: ext
mosphere ol the Supreme Court t->
to his time ..i" life. [ do no! understand
•All tha: Senator Root baa .-aid of Pn
Eliot 1 heartilj Indorw It was on< ■•! t! •
discriminating speeches I navi
Senator from Ne« Tork make. Dr. 1
dean i»l th< t< iching profession, ai
made that professi< n " and mtiw
entlal. the leading profession in the country.
He las brought tin- universitj into snen rela
tion to public Uf< tiiat wi • fail to owe t.>
him a great debt oi
vale,! ;..i;.li.' Lite i;, th" w.tv the urn.
spii it. :
s, i! ■ em lor Dt
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I>R ELJOT'S ADDRESS.
Dr Eliot :m hla address had declared that he
did r.ot like to have iht work done at Harvard
during the last forty years described as "his
work." He said it was the result of the work
nt groups. Tnti'. he said, he had been in each
on,- ol these groups and luul tried to irrj the
Cuiittuucd uu »c«.uiid IMS*
PRICE THREE CENTS,
TAX RITE MAY BE 1.77
SIXTEEN POINT INiREISE
OVER LAST YFAR.
Assessed Valuation Likely to Go
Up, Too — President Purdy
Hopeful for Future.
President Law son Purdy - Z the Department
of Taxes and Assessments estimates that th*
tax rate for tlK.fi. to be fixed by the aldermert
in July, will !"> from 1.7.'. to 177. as against 1.61
f..r 190S and 1.4S for 1907.
"There la no way to determine exactly what
the rate will be until all the reductions are com
puted and the rate is finally fixed in July," said
Mr. Purrly. "It Is safe to say. however, that
there will be an Increase of about fifteen points.
making the rate for ICH-0 between 1.73 and
1.77."
A tax rate of 1.77 m^ans $17 7 (> "n every
yi.onn of •*■«••« valuation. V.'hen Mr. Purdy
was asked about the outlook f^r the future ha
said:
"Assuming that th* city, now that we ar»
rear the i onstituf ional d"fc margin, will run
its affairs with due regard for economy, spend
ing money for permanent improvements only
where such improvements ar»» imperatively
needed, and further assuming that -.vith the re
sumption of good times there will b<» a largf and
steady growth in population, the tax rate should
not greatly increase in the next five or six
years.
'Indeed. I am in hopes that after n-xt year
the rate will show .1 reduction. It certainly
would show a reduction soon but for the stead
ily increasing charges due to great permanent
improvements like the Catskill aqueduct. Th*
city la fully committed to that work, and must
go ahead with it. Of course, this means tha:
there will be a steadily increasing interest
budget charge on that particular account.
"On the other hand, the bridge building !3
nearly done, and other projects involving larg}
interest charges to be met by the annual budget
are well under way. If too many new things
are not begun the increases in assessed valua
tions ought to carry the normal and necessary
increases in the budget. It looks to me as if
there would be a large increase In the assessed
valuations next year.
"The reports we are receiving indicate that
building operations and improvements are going
on on a large scale in the outlying boroughs.
The revenues from the Dock and Water depart
ments are likely to increase, and the city prob
ably will collect within the next tax year a large
volume of taxes in arrears.
"All of these factors will tend to lessen the
tax burden, warranting the belief that the in
crease in the tax rate for the next two or three
years will be much less, year by year, than ia
the last two or three years."
A hard fight probably will be made by th<?
next administration to keep the tax rate from
exceeding $-''> on t\e (1.000 of assessed valua
tion. The percentage of real value on which
taxes are assessed in this city is about *."» or M
The following table shows the tax rate and
percentage in Tarioaa American cities:
Tai rat* Per
p»r $l.Oi)O. cental".
Chicago 17T«0 2<*
Philadelphia £55" I " l>
St. LrniU -- -" "*
»w Orleans -- "" l' H>
Boston I"'*** '■'"
Baltimore -" " rt I° (>
Buffalo I*-*'* *'•"
Rochester 1-f*>
Albany V *'• J nr »
betroil I">3* WO
FRAN( HISF TI A DROP.
Lower Assessment on Comsotiimied
Gas and Metropolitan Rathsmg.
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Comm
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York. Rochester. J -
ersville Th - total
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with f
As announced at the time th<? tentative valua
tions were given out. the assessment on the
Consolidated Gas Company was greatly reduced
on account of the decision of the United States
Supreme Court upholding the SO-cent gas law.
The assessment this year is $S£676.ooo>as com
pared with $106V20O;©00 In ISMVS. The assess
ment for the Brooklyn Union Gas Company Is
also lowered, being , 17,95*000. as against f2Dv-
SSO.O»X> in 1908 L
The assessment on the Metropolitan Street
Railway system is lowered from $(3i305.00U to
$65w65&000, and that on the Third Avenue Rail
way system from $lA3t&000 to (KMS7.OOO; oa
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system from .<">.
437,1)00 to $.V>.::."'J.7»*>. The Manhattan Rail
way Company assessment is left the same, at
.^s.riOiM*"*. and that of the. New York & Har
lem Railroad Company Is raised from $12X17.
{•»«» to f13.518.000'. The assessment on the New-
York Telephone Company is raised fn>m x->-
m».m». to KS>.7T»t».WWI ami that of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company is left th«
same, at tJ4.002.0ua
SEA ROBS GOELETS OF LAND.
Washes Away Part of Grounds on Cliff of
Newport Estate.
[Ry Tei<"«rrar.h to The Trlr.im-. >
Newport, K. 1.. March 3rt.— The ?ettlem^r.t of rock
caur«-(i hy the constant washing of the Atlantic
Ocean against the cliffs in fro^.t of the estate of
Mrs. Robert Goelet causeil a lar.d^li-ie ther* 1 tr»-<iay.
When the bank ga\e way hundreds of tor.s it earta
v.nil stone went sliding into t!i»- sea. A section forty
f^-et long, varying In width from a few t<» nearly
twenty at one ;>"i!it. fell. Thf lli>elet \VHm sets f.ir
back and was In no danger, thoagn the groan&m
along the water front wt re severely damaged.
REGENCY PROVIDED IN HOLLAND
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