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29 U. S. JACKIES
ARE MISSING
blest of Them Are Supposed to Have
Drowned in the Hudson,
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Their La,:inch Sank While Going to
13attleship, Near Hampshire.,
Midshipman, in Charge, Rescued 20
Men—Sailors Couldn't Swim,
New York, Oct. 2.—In tin official liet
authorized by Rear Admiral Charles .tsh
Vreeland, given out to -night by Captain,
Rodgers, of the battleship New Hahne
'shire ,the number of the Raw Hauge
shire's sailors who are believed to have
been on the battleship's sailing launch
when it filled in the Hudson on Satur-
day night, and who are still missing, is
eat down at 29. Twelve members of Sat-.
urda,y's liberty party off the New Hemp -
shire who were not known to nave been
in the selling munch, but who aro still
massing *were noted in Captain Rodger's
enal day to -day police boats date). the
'cove -in the river above West 157th
street, their erews grappling for bodies.
But not one body was recovered. Old
rivermen say they were not surprised,
for wh n the accident occurred, they de-
clared, the tide was retuning upstream
like a millrace. evith 0. brisk wind out
of the southeast of the southwest push -
ug it along at even a faeter clip. This
would. take the bodies far beyond the
scene of the disaster, and probably N
will be several days before they are
eound.
Along the water front in the vicinity
of the accident crowds gathered, rushing
hither and thither, seeking information.
Many women are among them, their eyes
red with weeping. They were looking for
news of relatives or friends who heel had
shore leave and should have reported
baek.
On board the flagsbip Louisiana Rear
dmirtil Vreeland convened a court of
iniquity to determine the exact cause of
the neeident and place the responsible
fay, A number of the men who were on
the ill-fated barge told their stories. A
report of the findings of the court will
be forwarded to the Navy Department.
Ensign Godfrey De Courcelles Cheva-
lier, who had been in command of the
battleship's steamer No. 2, the one or-
dered to brinwthe liberty party gathered
on the dock at 158th street, back to the
ship, is almost a complete physical
wreck. The accident so played on hie
nerves that his speech for t time after
the accident was incoherent and his ac.
Cons nbelent.
`SEAMAN MeMAINE'S STORY.
'Ordinary Seaman Mallaine who enlist-
ed from Indianapolis, had charge of the
New Hampshire's No. 2 steamer when
it went to the doek to tow out the sale
ing launch full of sailors on Saturday,
To -day, after he had apppeered to give
his testimony before the court of in-
quiry on the Louisiana he stood by the
eide of the after turret and told the
story of the =Admit as he had witness-
ed It.
'The first thing I felt was a jerk and
looked from where I was standing•in
the bow and saw several of the men in
the sailing, launch stand up. Then I
felt anotner Jerk and the whole bow of
the sailing laundh just simply dove un-
der. It did not go under slowly. It just
jumped under and the water came back
and swept every man into the river;
that is, every man who did not jump
first.
HUNDRED MEN IN RIVER. •
"All I saw in the light our lantern
cast—and the river was very dark then
—was just white dots all about in the
water. They were men's faces, those
white dots and there were yells and
hollers about being drowned and not
being able to swim. It made my. heart
jump in my face to hear those yells.
"Then I heard Mr. Chevalier yell,
"stop." Settley shut off the steam in
the engine. 'Back her' Mr. Chevalier
called, but Settley did dare to back
far, for he was afraid of cutting into
the men who were swimming around in
the water. He backed her a little while
I was running aft. Mr. Chevalier was
at the butts trying to cast off the tow-
ing painter. I helped him and as soon
as we got the slack we cast off. I
could not see anything of the sailing
cutter and she must. have .been filled
to the gunwales.
, "I saw Mr. Chevalier strip to his
underclothes Aid go over the side. There
were five or six poor devils right near
the stern who yelled that they could
not swim. I grabbed up the after life-
buoy .and hove it out to them. end I
saw them reach for it. Then I ran for-
ward, ripping off my clothes as I ran
and I picked up the forward life -buoy..
Three or four fellows were fighting in
the water about ten feet away from the
bow and when 1 east the forward life-
buoy out to them it fell short and the
tide started to carry it back to the
Steam launch.
MEN FIGHT FOR LIFE.
"Seeing this, I jumped in' grabbed the
lifebuoy and swam with itto the men.
They were excited arid started to grab
for me, but I fought them off and yell -
eel to them to put on hand apiece on
the buoy and paddle to the leunch. I
went along with them, helping them
some end the crew of the steam launch
pulled them aboard.
"Mime 1 climbed aboard the steamer
against could see Mr. Chevalier's head
bobbing about in a group of four others
and he seemed to be helping off of thetn
toward a steamer whieh had come from
one of the ships—I think it was the Lou-
isiana. .M1 the time he vsas yelling to
others in the water to keep up and they
would be saved.
"Though there were some civilians'
launches from the wharf out there by
this time, the Water was still dotted
with bobbing heads. Whenever a face
woull turn in the light of our lantern
it Would thew tut awful white, then
turn again and there were tends reach-
ing up where no faces were. The Lortie.
fano got her searchlights on the spot
about fifteen minutes after the accident
happened, but before that time we had
no light and the men were dropping inn
der in the darkness.
"just the minute T climbed aboard the
steamer I saw a face near the port
grant twenty feet away. 1 iiimeed over
and mem to the Own 1 got one of
the nettles :mil etound my neck ami
Atartell hack for the Ateftmer; the Man
wa unconeektus mid limp, A Louisiana
histiech picked us both ep. I afterward
,
Icemen that thils AMA *es Ordinary
Seaman Undarberg, a new man who had
not Wen enlisted more than three
months.
CHEVA.LIER'S IIRROW WORK,
"When the famielana launch. was ends -
nig around it kept piening men out of
the water that r. Chevalier handed up.
1 Bale hint hand up 11.10r0 than a dozea
myself, and every time imineone woulki
pull it man out, Chevalier would strike
out for more again.
"There's only one man I saw drown,
but I know lie went under. It was along
_toward the end when some of the excite -
went had died down. I heard a, man
yell 'Help' three tinies, and I looked off
to starboard awl saw a blur which must
have been his head. Before 1 could
start for him win the yells stopped and
the head disappeered.
"Louisiana steamer No. 2 picked up
Mr. Chevalier
Stewart's version of the accident dif-
fered from Sailor MeMainen. The cok.
swain of the sailing Which sale that
the fatality had Weil Medea by dyer -
loading,
REAR ADMIRAL'S STATEMENT,
Tie newspaper men Rear Admiral Vree-
slaaiitd:, on the Louisiana this afternoon,
a
"There were 88 men in the boat. Those
who survived and who answered to the
e'en gave the names of 29 others whom
they believed to have been in the boat
and who have not been accounted for.
We are hoping that some of them may
have named as present in the boat
dividuals they saw on the wharf.
"As to the cause of the mishap there
was no mismanagement. The boat Was
not overloaded, It was riot being towed
with any undue speed. It is possible
that the men crowded in the forward
part of the boat, thereby causing the
beet to be towed under."
NO 'BODIES FOUND.
New York, Oct, 3.—Search was .cotp
tinued to -day for bodies of the It S.
sailors drowned on aStuprday evening
when the cutter in which, they were re.
turning to their ship, the New Mine -
shire, from the landing wharf at the
foot of West 157th street, overturned,
when about fifty feet out in the stream.
Up to 11 o'clock this morning, not OM
of minden reported drowned had been
picked urn
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BRIDGE TENDERS
Quebec Structure Will Cost About
Eleven Million Dollars.
Tenders in, But Contract Will Not
be Awarded For Some Time.
Ottawa, Oct .2. ----The time. for re-
ceiving tendert; for the construction
of the superstructure of the Quebec
bridge expired at noon on Saturday,
but in the absence of the Minister a
Railways and his Deputy none of the
Landers will be ozoned until to -mor.
row, and no inionuation was given
out as to the tenders received. The
following firms submitted tenders
The Dominion Bridge Company, of
Montreal, the Canadian Bridge Com-
pany, of Walkerville, the British Em-
pire Bridge Company (representing
the amalgamated interests of two
Large British companies, with works
at Darlington and Birmingham), and
the Phoenixville, Pa., which had the
original contract for the bridge.
Each tenderer put up security for
half a million dollars as a guarantee
of fulfillment of the contract, and be-
fore any tender is accepted the Gov-
ernment will require ample security
against any loss through failure to
carry out the contract according to
the requirement, of the Bridge Com-
mission. The successful tenderer
will not be known for some time yet,
as the figures submitted will have to
be carefully gone over by the com-
mission to determine the total cost.
The complete cost of the new struc-
ture is estimated at about eleven mil-
lion dollars.
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NOT A LOVE -MATCH
Mme. Cavalieri-Chanle,- Presents
Cold Facts and Figures in Letter.
Paris, Oct. 2.—Lina Cavalieri-Chan-
ler has written a letter to a New
York newspaper, protesting against
the deductions made from tho ante-
nuptial contract between her and her
husband. She says:
"I read in the newspapers a list
of the innumerable benefits my few
months' niarriage have bestowed on
me. Allow me to restate matters in
their true light. It is understood
once for all that I did not make a
love match, Mr. Chanler only suc-
ceeded in inducing Inc to marry him
by parading limitless love, support-
ed, as was only natural, by sound
guarantees for the future. Those
guarantees ought not to be oxagger-
ated any more than that love be de-
preciated.
"The Red Hook is
are
worth $12,000. There ut a $0,000 mort-
gage on them. The house property
is worth $300,000, but there is a $140,-
000 mortgage on it and the first Mrs.
Chanler has a $100,000 interest in
the property. The millionaire Am-
erican's wedding gift, therefore,
amounts to $60,000, not enough to
buy a pearl necklace, which ought
to have fignred in my wedding pres-
ents, had he offered me one.
"His -personal income is $60,000,of
which he guaranteed me one third,
not a tent more and that is all I
insist on. These bookkeeping details,
if they do not diminish by a single
eigh Mr. Chtinler's violent love, at
least decrease the sacks of gold and
the lines of .skyserapers with which
you have adorned my picture."
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TWO HUNDRED MEN FIGHT FIRE,
Rockland, Mass., Oct. I—A forest fire
which has raged in the Beeehill Woods
at a point where the corners of the
Towns of Rockland, Whitintin, Abington
and litineon come together, was believel
te be under control to -day After burning
since Friday. Throughout yesterday the
fire was fought by 200 men.
The Mince burned over an area of
about 100 acres, but ell buildings in the,
vicinity escaped damage.
tThTCiw TH U N DER. -BAY.
Detroit, Nlieh., Oct. 2. -News was
received here bonged front St. Igiusee
to the effeet that the steemer New
York,tt wooden freighter, owned by the
New Yerk Mtertnehip Company, of De-
troit, has gone down in Thunder By
UEEITS OWN
HOME AGAIN
Welcomed in Fine Address By the
Governor-General, Earl Grey,
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Story of Their Departure From Eng-
land and Trip Across.
Quebec, Oct. 2.—The Queen's Own
aro now on Canadian soil, end the
first stage of their long journey is over.
Ti the tunes of "The Mettle Leaf For-
ever," "On, Canada," and "Home, Sweet
Home," and the cheers of the soldiers,
the Canada drew alongside the wharf at
10 .o'clock this morning. The other ships
in the harbor Werp dressed in flags and
bunting, flags flew from every building,
while from the throats of thousands of
spectators, ebeer after cheer arose as the
snip drew alongehle the pier. It Was a
glorious morning, and old Quebec, With
her incompareete setting, never looked
feirer nor better.
Tbey were returning bronzetl and tire1
men, They had taken part in the train-
ing: at .Aldershot, had served in the di-
visional and army manoeuvres, had gone
supperless and sleepless, had niade night
marches, and through it all had never
faltered. They Mid Words of praise from
their King and front it tleote of the Em-
pire's greatest gertetals, end Were
told that theit action ford it new
link in the ties seinen bound Britain
to Canada, They had made history, but
to-cley as they stepped Upon Ciukedian
soil their thoughts wete all of limn°.
No official weleothe had been arranged
by the Quebec Garrison or by the civic
authorities, but thousands were on the
docks to extend a cordial greeting. to
the soldiers. Added interest was given
their hoine-eoming by the presence of
Earl and Countess Gtey eted the Vice -
Regal staff.
After aereenging the details regarding
tittles and baggage, the officers went up
to Dufferin Terme. where they were
received by his Excellency and Countess
Grey. After this informal reception the
entire party drove to the wharf, where
the soldiers were drawn up to re,ceive
the Governor-General.
IDS EXCELLENCY'S ADDRESS.
OW.
The Governor-General inspected the
Q. O. R. when they debarked at Que-
bec. His Excellency met and re-
ceived the officers on the Terrace at
12.30, then drove to the dock and in.
spected the regiment. Then he got
into a. earring° in front of the regi-
ment and made the following ad-
dress: "I congratulate you, gentle.
men, en the parts you have indive
dually and collectively played in what
appears to have struck the popular
imagination as an inmost epoch-mak-
ing move in the evolution of the Em-
pire. We have read in Canada with
pride the reports of the enthusiasm
eveked in England by the smartness
and efficiency of the Queen's Own
Rifles, and more especially have we
learned with loyal gratification of the
Royal marks of approval and encour-
egement the regiment received front
our Sovereign His Majesty the King.
The spontaneous publie-spirited action
of the officers and men of tho
Queen's Own Rifles in going to Eng-
land in order that they might learn
to raise the standard of their own
efficiency and also that they might
show. the people in the motherland
how great is their desire and power
to help has been regarded not only in
Englend, but in Australia, South Africa
and elsewhere, as a light on the moun-
tain tops. I presage another bright and
glorious day for tLa British Empire.
"Colonel Sir Henry Pellatt, T con-
gratulate you on the example you
have given and the serviee you have
rendered to Canada and the Crown."
Continuing, His Excellency said: "For
the information of Lady Grey I may say
that -these uniforms have been worn for
the pest .two months by day and often
by night, sometimes lying in the dust of
the road, and their appearance here to-
day reflects great credit both on the men
and their tailor.'
START FOR MONTREAL.
Cheers for his Excellency were given
with a heartiness that showed the place
he holds in their hearts. The men were
then marched along the wharves to their
waiting trains, and went on board with-
out further delay. The first section
pulled out, amid the cheers of the crowd,
at 2.16, foiltexed a half-hour later by the
secoud seetien. The men had dinner on
board the boat, and on the train each
inen was given it well-filled lunch box.
They will leave Montreal at midnight
by two special trains on the C. P. 11.,
and are due to arrive in Toronto about
5 o'clock Mospday afternoon, in time for
the pre -arranged civic reception.
It is the intention of the officers to
have the trains stalled at a siding for
several hours during the day; in order
that the regiment may not arrive before
the tiMe set for the reception.
Toronto will be a welcome sight to her
crack regiment the Queen's Own.
THE VOYAGE.
Heavy Storms Experienced—A Loving
Cup for Lady Pollan.
The home -coming of the Queen's Own
'Rifles of Canada has been fraught with
mingled feelings. One and all, they were
sorry to lease England, where they had
for four weeks been treated so royally
everywhere they went, both by their
brothers -in -arms, the British army, and
by people in all states of life. All are
exceedingly glad to be home. They Were
all sorry to come away leaving ten of
their number behind suffering from ty-
phoid. Their sorrow was intensified to
deepest gloom on Friday morning when
news of the death of Lieut. Roy N.
Gzowski was conveyed to them by Itlar-
t4higrani to Sir Henry Follett from
Captain Benjamin in London. All were
relieved be the news in the steno mos -
sage that the other sick officers were
progressing favorably. Out of respect
for the memory of Lieut. Gzowski an
order was issued that regimental mourn.
ing would 1m worn for six weeks:
In other respects as well their feelings
have been mingled, varying ae the
weather varied—end the weather lifts
varien greatly. The Queen's Own liave
fxren the old Atlantic in num)? humors.
The first day out from Liverpool was
beautiful. Nionday and Tuesday were
rough. On the latter day they came
through the biggest storm Captain Jones
of the eteamer Cauiela has experienced
since last January. In the words of the
Queenta Own it was "some storm."
Alma this tinie the spirits of all were
et the lowest ebb. It seemN1 that the
great choppy rollers would never cease.
M40: •
On Wednesday it was better. On Thurs.
day it WaS raining. Friday meriting
brought Belle tele, a 012100th sea, bright
sue and keen, frosty wind. The sprite
of all werehigh, only to be cast ectsvii
by the saddening message from London.
MONTRBAL INVITATION =LINO.
It Wee the intention of the reglinent
to stop ovet Sunday afterrinon in Isionter
real at the invitation of the 3r4 Vietoria
Rifles, but when word of the death 01
one of their number was received CO.
Sir Henry Pellatt sent a wireless Z5e.
sage to Lieut. -Col, Fisher, of the Victoria
Rifles, declining the invitation.
FAREWELL TO ENGLANiz),
ebnie bf the incklibits of Abe Parting
--4Viany S:Ouvenirs.
'limiest week In bugiend was lot the
Qiteen's Oiiin a wet of farewells. On
Tuesday they said farewell to London,.
with its many attractions, and London
said farewell to them. They found that
they had made many friends during their
stay itt the metropolis, end the Mende
all turned out to see the Canadians
leave for the manoeuvres again. It
was with great difficulty that solid
lilies of pollee could keep the crowds
back., Of course the Queen's Own had
become quite used to erosvds and cheer-
ing and deinoustrations by thin; time,
but this oecesion Wee different from any
they had experienced. bed it not been
tfbr the police they wand have had a
hard job indeed to march frem the thike
of York's School to the Nine Sta.
Moe. The girls of tendon svete by far
the most denionstretien, Tliee Wotiki
have Ming On the necks ef the Came
dians had they been permitted. After
the manouvres Were called off on
day evening the Queen'e, Own, were
brotight te the ground which bed been
selected, for them to bivouac for their
last night in England.
NEW COMRADES' GOOD-13'k1I.
Bright and early all *ere abOut
Saturday inviting and prepated to
betake theniselves to the station ef
Dinton, a few miles away, where they
were to entrain for Liverpool. But
not hi peace Were they perniittedto
do what preparation Was to be done.
The 13uffs, tlie Irish Fusiliers, the
Leicestote, and the Yorkshiremen, all
of the Sixth Brigade, must come and
say good.bye. Tho good-bye consist-
ed not Merely of words, but of hearty
handshakes and heartier cheers, and
various regimental crests. There is
hardly it man who has not been wear-
ingthe insignia of some or all of these
regiments. How many Queen's Own
Rifles marle leaf crests are lefb in the
hands of the regulars would be difficent
to say. The Buffs' fife and drum band
accompanied the Canadians on their
march -to the station. The Duke of Con-
naught nearly missed seeing them be-
fore their .departure. Thinking that they
would entrain at Wilton, a few mike otit
of Salisbury, his Royal Highness motor-
ed to that station. Finding that he Was
mistaken, he immediately hastened to
Dinton, just too late to see the depart-
ure of the first section of the train. Fie
remained chatting with those of the
Queen's Own who were going by the
second train until the train left, The
Queen's Own have beconte quite ehttni-
my with Prince Arthur.
THE LAST OF OLD E.NGLAND.
Of the journey to Liverpool there
is little to say. It was by no micelle; a
tedious journey, although it did occu-
py the greater petit of the day. Those
who could manage to. keep awake
found plenty to occupy their attention,
for the novelty of England had not
yet worn off. Shortly after 5 o'clock
they arrived at the Riverside Station,
alongside the dock, where the steamer
Canada was lying. They marched
straight on board, making their way
with difficulty through the crowd on
the landing stage. In less than an hour
from the time they went aboard. the
Canada left her moorings in the Mersey,
amid cheers and songs and the whistl-
ing of boats in the harbon. The soldiers
climbed into the rigging, and remain-
ed there until the shores of England
faded into the distance of night.
Lord Mayor W. H. Williams, of
Liverpool was at the stage in his
caeriage of state and his bejewelled
insignia of office to bid Sir Henry
Pellatt and the Canadian Regiment
good-bye, and to express regret at
not having seen them on their arrival
in England.
THE KINGS MESSAGE.
There were also inany telegrams of
farewell greetings, the foremost among
which was one from his Majesty King
George, as follows:
"Sir Henry Pellatt, einem, and non-
commissioned officers and men of the
Queen's Own Regiment of Canada:
"The King wishes you all good and
stile return to Canada, and hopesthat
you will carry back many pleasant re-
collections and practical experiences
of your association with the troops of
the mother country. His -Majesty
trusts that those who have had the
misfortune to be indisposed will soon
be restored to health.
A telegram from Lord Roberts read:
"Good-bye to you all. Mybest wishes
go with. you and the regiment. (Sign-
ed) Roberts."
Lieut. -Col. H. Fortesque of the
Ring Edward Horse also sent good
Wishes on behalf of his regiment.
There was much amusement among
all the regiment when every offieer
and man was issued yesterday an im-
migrant's landing ticket, with various
.instructions in twelve languages. The
instructions. say the tickets must he
kept for three years, and produced
whenever denianded by .a Govern-
ment officer.
An act whirl' hae been appreein tea
by the whole regiment was the pre-
terite non to eaelt Queen's Own officer
:tell nate of a pretty little souvenir of
Aldershot by ;,Nieteirs, Oeir & Faiden,
publishers. of Aldershot. The oouvenir
is in the form of a booklet, containing a
history nf Aldershot eamp. an auto-
graph portrait; of Lieut. -Gen. Smith-Dor-
rien, colored ferpat f every earns in the
Briti$11 army, and of virion eeenee and
groups of the Queen Own themselves.
Chiefly instrumental in ;let:lug up the
beelelet wee lir. Edgar 3, Ferment). of
the Ahletshot News. one of the loading
military newspapiTs in England. The
settyceirs were distailinted eaneng tho
men yeeterday.
,Taffray Eaton.
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MARQUETTE WRECKAGE
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Port Rowan, Ont., Oct. 3.—Teo young
men here have found a piece of wreckage
five feet by sixteen inches east of the
old. Bite of the life saving station, with
the name of the ill-fated Marquette,
which perishen lest fall. Orie of its life
belts and all torte of wreekage have
e eine itehore tear the mime plate, Melted-
ing quantitlee of brass fixtures anti such
line. If the owners or °there ellen to
Lentil the veesel Wm may help tnem to
do so.
Tito gieltillishOp Northwestern, the last
VflOal to make the trip to Behring Son
this season. sailed for 'Nome, Alaska,
from Seattle lagt night.
THE DYNAMITED
NEWSPAPER
Nineteen Lives Lost in Los Angeles
Times' Mirror Fire.
Attempt Also to Blow Op the Rev-
dence of OWner Of Paper,
Blame Labor Mon For Deed --City
Council Offers Reward:'
Los Angeles, CaL, Oat. 2. --Aa already
reported, the (retire plank and buildnee
01 the Los A.ageles Times-elirror was
destroyed by dynamite bembs :red fen
early Saturday morning, n'ineteen of
the employees of the Raper were Wilco
and twenty-five injurCa
plaetd at alma ti4.300,000,
.wo found conceitled ill a mit cede lying
against the side of the handeome home
of Harrison (*ley Otis, owner of the
wivelt expluded almoet Jo.
the Uands of the detectives, team% up u
part of the street, Another bemo of Le,.
1,ame charatner was found in tit.: base-
ment of the home of E. J. Seehandnaar,
fsa4certueLr4eVs'Aoiseoticlieititul,celinitdlitall'eta.:ildInctin
.;
of Gen, Otis in his war with Inc lobo
1 nilrews, the managing • en:.
eei wreckage
Ull LW:d1Cti tittrOi
Lut 10I tail 'Ames, leaeles tee moor
igon z s for tee dynamiting. A
1ingirders, projecting front the heave oi
dein le, nad undta newel Inc betties of
nineteen dead employees, was alt that
was lett at dayligut of the Tunes-Mitroi
Cempany's tinee-stomy plant, adjemine
the aha -a torey oceuplea by itl'u
Tinies-elorror ennn. andobinding. innie
pe
anti the Amen icau IsTigeaving anti Elec.
le ()type Company. A quarter of a block
of um building is In ruins, and about
twenty-five busmess houees in the Immo
diate vicinity were mere or lase dainage.i
by the explosions.
.1 he mainloss of life occurred in
the • elevator shaft leading Iroin the
composiug room to the basement. Af-
ter the explosion the whole conipos-
ing room seemed to turn into a furnace,
.ind many of the linotype operators and
advertising meu rushed for the etcvater
They piledeha
. down the aft one after n:
other, and fifteen teethe were eenverni
there. The fire followhig the exploeion
6Pread with 4t1inest incredible rapidity
through the wr..eked building, Before
t he fire brigade could arrivo with life
'Mk escape was cut off from the upper
lhe imprisonsd men crowded to
the windows and the fire escapes with
the flames raging about teem. Most of
tb editorial force had gone home for
the, nigh L.
Clue chill Harvey Elder, the aosistant
city editor, Harry T. Crane, 5e161e111
lalegraph editor, and William Tribitt, a
uopy reader, were .still on duty. limy
E. Andrews, the managing editor, httl
left the office and was on his way (tome.
The city editor and the telegraph
editor kid also left. Some of the met
cut off hem the stairway jumped from
the windows and were killed, others wer4,
overcome by smoke and perished in
tlit flames. Firemen elbewing past
the fugitives "fought their way up to
the first floor with flaehlight'
e and
handkerchiefs over their faces. Their
e forts were unavailing. Blistering
hot smoke end lurid -f!antee almost
upon them drove the rescuers baek.
They could hear clearly the piteous cries
of distress, groans and sereams of the
men who, mangled and crippled by the
flying debris from the explratiou, lay lin.
prisoned by flames about, doomed to be
eremated alive. Along the window nee:
the editorial and city rootlet on the
south side of the building in the choking
volume of smoke could be seen the men
crowding each other about, in the win-
dowa of -the third floor.
The City Council this afternoon voted
$5,000 to run down and convict the dyn-
amiters.
This afternoon a large size clock -bomb
set for 1 o'clock, the hour at which the
explosion in the Times plant occurred,
was found in the basement of the home
of P. J. Seehandelaar, secretary of the
Merchants' Association. About n o'clock
a gardener at the Otis home found a
suit case in some flowers at the side of
the house. Detectives were called, and
while one of the officers was prying open
the suit case it began to smoke. The
officer threw the suit case from hint,
and a moment leiter it exploded with
terrific foren tearing up the curb and
shattering windows. Apparently a de-
liberate attempt was made to destroy
itilni.
teeTimes-Mirror plant And the hm
oes
of Otis and Sechandelaar at the same
General Otis was away from his home
and only the servants and women mem-
bers of the feudist were itt the house.
Gemini Otis, who is on his way home
front Mexico, dnd other responsible
heeds of the Times unequivocally charge
the Times building disaster and the fiat.
rowly-averted Attempts at further de-
struction of life and property to labor
union sources:
The leaders of union labor repudiate
the aceusittion and offer all aid in their
posver to detect the culprits.
The Times made public the following
telegram from General Otis: "Your wire
with ite terrible newt teached me this
morning. I am Amazed et the derpera-
tion of the criminal conspirators m de-
stroying the Times building And slaying
its loyal defenders, whose loss I deeply
deplore; but the Times itself will live
°
sn, bravely defending the vital and es -
:laird principle of industrial freedom
nder law Whites must yet triumph in
the entire nation. (Signed) Harrison
Gray Otis."'
Eor twenty years, following a quarrel
with the Typographical Union .and the
.elianging of the Times to a non-union
aper,General Otis had fought union
I -
ism. Ile has been ably seconded in the
fight by the Merchants' and Mannfae-
turas' .Aeseelation, whose secretary's
home was the object of it frustrated dyn-
amiting .n.ttempt yesterday.
Eighteen thousand five inindten dol.
(ars' reward is now offered for the arrest
of the persons who blew up the Titillea
plant, The City Council to -day raised
the city's rewarn from $5,000 to. $10,000.
ell.: Addition to this, the union labor lead -
e have offered $7,600 atid other news.
prom $1,000.
LYNCH INDIGNANT.,
Denies Unionism is 'Responsible for
Los Angeles Explosion.
ttt:Ihttitt p11111, (let. President inning
r. 'Lynch. ef the Internet:mai Tyeo.
aphieal lenient. give out it etetement
sterdtty eelative to theexplosion in
the plant of the 140e Ang Thuoi, in
nett, as fullowe:
The Ion Angeles Times h te for mine
3:Card- been it bitter, nurelenting, mei un-
reasoning enemy of .trade eniolism, and
it is characteristic of the Titues itt lone.
ment than immediately aftei the mese
elon which .wreeked its plant, and with -
mit awaiting any investigation at; to Cie
eauee of Elie cataetroplin 11 should
dingo the its7inter to the trade onions,
The Typographical (felon 104 '118 .aud
refute tills Omega We lieve &traded
otirselve againet the tttaeke made by
the Time; as beet we Wild, but we have
alweye foughtfain,
No one regeets the eittietteplie mere
than 1 do, one eeeecially the loss of
life folloWing tile eeplordort. On the
other leind, We ate determined te pro
11 et our members. agAinst the oppor-
tenity that will lei enibraml by Gen-
eral Otis and his eullotiliir,ttes to at.
tempt to fasten the expl Awe on the
trade unions, ° To -day 1 (reelectl to be
sent to our representative in Los An-
geles the following telegram;
"In .conjunction with President awl
Board of Trustees, No. 174 tette fluch
measures as mey tipper neeeef arY
to protect Internatienel Typographical
lenion awl locel union from any eh tiger
f complici tn wi th alleged II ye uniting
of Timee office, Press report- convince
ne that explosion wee eaused by faulty
gts maim, and due entirely to ties:mit-
a 7 condition of Times plant,"
BIGAMY CHARGE
—owe
Dr. ,Sheppard, of Toronto, Charged
By His First Wife.
Had Received No Communication
Frotn Her For 24 Years,
Toornto, Oct. 3.—The trial of Dr.
Herbert A. Sheppard, 19 Glouceiter
stied, on a charge of bigamy, was cone
'mewed on Saturday before Judge Den-
ton, without a jury. The facts about
which there are no dispute aro that br.
Sheppard married Miss Louisa Saunderd
on Febeentry 3rd, 1869, at Barrie.
They lived together until 1884, when
Mrs. Sheppard left her husband, taking
her six children with heis In 1887 she
received a letter from him about an es-
tate in England, but did not acknowl-
edge in On Sept. 8th, 1908, Dr. Sheppard
married Miss Lucy A. Moore, Cooksville.
The defence set up a divorce obtained
in Michigan in 1887nand that defendant
had net heard from or of his first wife
for more than seven years before he mar-
ried again.
Mrs. Sheppard, nee Setondees, gave evi-
dence on Saturday. She stated that elle
had left her husband on itecoutit of hie
trade -lent and gone to Bailie, where she
took it school to support herself and
cbildren. No divorce papers were ever
served upon her. At the time of the al-
leged divorce, December, 1887, she was
living in Caxten. Al presexit Mrs. Shep-
pard lives in Saskatoon,
Admitting that she had not replied
to her husband's lettet of 1887, Mrs.
Sheppard said she had genetally known
where her husband was and believed he
could easily have obtained her address.
Counsel for Di% Sheppard informed the
court that after obtaining iL divorce his
client came back to (Amide, and Meer
obtainen the opinions of several lawyers,
including the late B. B. Osier, as to the
validity of his divorce.
The hearing, which was hurried to
allow Mrs. Sheppard to return to
Saskatoon, was adjourned till Oct. 17,
when the defence will be put in and ar-
gument submitted. tothe court. Dr.
Shepnard continues at liberty on bail for
$1,000.
NEW AERIALTRUCK
Caused Row Between Windsor Alder.
ci and the Fire Chief.
Windsor, Oct. 3.—A lively row has
broken out between Chief Murray, of
the fire department, and Ald. Trumble
over Windsor's new $5,000 tierital truck.
Mil Trimble cei Friday night turned in a
fire alarm, and in responding to the
alarm, the fire department found that
the truck was too large to turn out, ahd
had to be left at the fire hall. tlpon the
arrival on the scene minus the new
truek, Ald. Trumble exploded and hot
words were passed between the alder-
man and the fire chief. The chief has
now sworn out an information against
the alderman. He says that he had no
right to pull the alarm box. The eau
will be before Magistrate Lebbat to-
morrow morning. Tnunble may also make
complaint that the chief used abusive
language toward him.
FEAR CHOLERA.
Steamers Detained at Quarantine—
Investigating Cases of Sickness.
New York, Oct. 3.—The steamer Lap-
land, from Antwerp and Dover, one of
two eteamers detained yesterday by the
health officers of the port, in pursuit
of their precaution againsb possible cet-
era infection, was this morning allowed
to proceed to her pier.
Two deaths had occurred on board dur.
Ung her voyage, but neither of these
was found to be of a nature to warrant
the vessel's detention. Five of her steer-
age passengers, however, were eent to
Hoffman Island for observation,
The steamer Perugia, from .Napks mul
ether Italian ports, was still at quieten -
tine when the Lapland got away. being
detained to await the result of the bac-
teriologieal examination in the case of
one ef the members of her crew, a
'qintrtermaster, who wee ill when the
veseel readied port on Saturday night.
4,4 ei
:FIRE AT ORGAN FACTORY. '
Ooderich, Ont., Oct. 4.—Por the third
time in the twenty years of ite history,
the fakery of the Goderieli Organ Com-
pany lites been seriously danutged by
fire.
The coalmine's lumber yards were
fortunately twitted to the west. ante All
of this materiel was saved. The lees,
bowever, will amount to $50.000 or
000, to Soy nothing of the lost of busi-
ness at a eireetin when their pronuete
are in great Jeweled.
Wetted:Int Lo41ge trod all enitagem nn
Sineetahle take, near Corey's, itt the
Attiromleteks, were burned early to -day.
NEWS OF THE
DAY IN BRIEF
A Toronto Young Man Drowned at
New Orleans,
Old Lady Falls Down Stairs and
Breaks Her Neck,
Big Blow at the Soo Does Great
Damage.
ft is believed that the Leneashire eot-
ton lock -out will be eettled alturtly.
The residence of Sheriff Morrison,
George street, Belleville, was entered
by burglars, and furs and dresses stolen,
ri A. Grainger, science teitchee ie the
London Collegiate, has resigned to No
the staff cf the University Schoole, To.
A fire entailing a loss of $104000 0c
curred in the works of the Perelea
,i
Plow & Stove Company, Merriekville, on
Sundlaot
Soon McIntyre, a well known far-
mer of Sarnia Township, was thrown
sf raotmurdhalsy beivigegninga.nd fatally injured on
The Three Rivers, Que., City Hall was
partly destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock
on Sunday morning. The flames origin-
ated ih the theatre room.
Merle Dickereon Smith, of London
infantile sis3i; in ttilliittrletalteier
elatis"ttrivle, ti•niof
the disease is prevalent.
Steamer W. S. Mack is asliore on the
north side of Poverty Island, Green
Ray. dilute of her tanks are punctured,
and she will have to lighter.
The 3ohn Inglis Company, of Toronto,
has taken over the Toronto Ship Yards
and will operate the plant in connection
with its nutehine and engine works.
By a vote of the Mete itton clectorele
on &sturdier the Independent Rubber
Company was granted a. fixed assess:
meet of 02,000 for a period of ten years.
London Street Railway hes agreed to
pity one-half of Lite bill the city pre.
spitted for damage to water pipes caused
Ly electrolysie. The aecetint was tor
e720.
The eteamer Phoenix, Captain J. Rich-
ards, owned by the Georg,: Hill Coal
Company, Ogdensburg, N. Y. is ashere
On Poplar Point shoal, above 'South Bay
Voint,
The death occurred at Toronto yes-
terday of Mrs. W. A. Gordon, widow of
tlie i
ate Thomas Mellow, for many years
atsociated with Lite conduct of the
Queen's Hotel.
The Canadian Northern Fisheries,
Limited, a subsidiaryMackenzie-Mann
enterprise, has
as been. incorporated with
a capital stock of $2,000,000, and head
office at Toronto.
3. X. Ward, a member of the Quebec
Legislative Council, died at his residence
at Montreal on Sunday in his 91st year.
Mr. Ward was active in Liberal political
circles for many years.
Louis Montrose, a boy of seventeen,
living at Hull, was struck by lightning
on Saturday evening. His face and body
were badly burned, but the physicians
say he will recover.
Miss Ann C. Vaughan, an old resident
of Ottawa, fell downstairs at her resi-
dence on Dalhousie street on Sunday
evening and broke her neck. Death en.
sued in a few minutes.
It is stated on good authority that
the plans now being prepared for the
new Hudson Bay Company's' stores at
Winnipeg are for a building larger than
any store now in Caanea.
The London customs return's for Sep-
tember are $4,450 greater tit itt br the
same month of last year. For nine
months of 1910 the customs for the port
of London &low an increase of 595,207.
The 213th Regiment Band, which is
made up of Londonms, has withdrawn
from the regiment, the headquarters of
which are in Strathroy. The Strathroy
band may now become 013 regimental
band.
The corner -stone of it itew Salvation
.Ar:ny citadel, corner of Dneercourt road
and Northumberland avenueefor the Do-
vercourt corps, was laid on Saturday af-
ternoon by Hon. Thomas Crawford, 31.
'1).11io'..rty-three locomotive li :ye been
turned out at the C. P. 11. ehrae since
Aug'ion
lt;a;tlhdew
drivers, or a total weight
enty-eight were built in
they weighisl 200,000
pounds
of 220,W0 pounds.
A cable despatch from Paris slays: The
submarine boat Areltimede hes aceotn-
pliehird a non-stop voyage from Cher-
bourg to the mouth of the River Gironde
and back, it distance of 1,025 miles, in
less than five days.
An unknown min late on Saturday af-
ternoon went to his death over the Am-
• fleet] Palle in plaia view of over two
score of people, He weded into the rap -
;ds Above the Fine fro.n Luau Mend,
and was carried over the situ...ice
Shipping on the St. Mary's River was
bronght to it standstill oh Saturday and
great damage was done to buildings at
the Soo and to shipping by a windstorm
ef tornado proportions. The wind reach-
ed it velocity of 50 miles tin hour.
Daring it thunderstorm on Saturday
the residence of Mr. Charles Wellmann,
of Canifton, was struck by lightning and
completely destroyed. The inmates bare-
ly eseaped from the building with their
hves and were unable to- save anything.
Robert Harrington, 13 years old,
Whose .parents teside at 161 Baldwin
street, Toronto, is lying in Grace Hospi-
tal in it very preearious conintion as
nresult of being run over by a rig driven
by James McMurray, of 30 Salem Ave -
The cornerstone of the new publie
hospital at Smith's Fans was Mid on
Friday afternoon, by Hon. F. T. Frost,
so long identified with the manufactur-
ing interests of the town. The new build-
ing is of three storeys, 76 feet by 131
feet in depth.
A yowls; man named George. Framer,
believed to be from Toronto, Was drown-
ed at New Orions mi September P.4. A
'receipt fro mthe tbtion Trust Convoy
for tile rental of a safety deposit boX
led to Ms identification, but beyond
that nothing could I* learned :about him.
A little Son of Itientire Biilings, ef
York County, N. 13., was instantly killed
by lightning on Saturday night. The
lea was &lying the horses for his fath-
er,. who WAS plowing when the flesh of
lightning .earne. Both horses were niso
kiilti ana in falling over buried the.
.boy's body under them.
LOST MONEY.
Aviation Meets Not Money Makers
to the Promoters-
Washington,Oet. 3.—The principal
thilish amt continental aviation meet-
ings this year resulted in financial loos
to their promoters aggregating $373,000,
according to it report to thisgovern-
ment by Consul McCune, of Glasgow,
Scotland. The losses were dietribute4
among aviation meetings as followe:
Lanark $50,000; Bourneineutle 4150,000;
Blackpool, 4170,000; Rheims, 43140,000;
and Nice $110,000.
At the Lanark, Scotlaue, meet upward
of 200,000 persons paid admission.
Most of, the air men lost money at
the big meets and the only result of
value which recent, flighte produceel in
return for the great expenditures WWI
the peeuliar interest aroused in the sci-
ence.
GENII TRAGEDY
Police Believe Lizzie Anderson Was
Murdered by a Maniac.
Department to Send Another Officer
to Help Detective Greer.
The Provinciel Police are determin-
ed to leave no stone 'unturned towards
solving the mystery of the murder of
Lizzie Anderson, the girl whose body
Was found, with throat cut from ear
to ear, in the miler of an empty house
near the Exhibition grounds at Geckle
fele
Inspector William Greer, who has been
detailed Olt the case for the past week,
returned to Toronto Saturday with cer-
tain data and material for analysis, the
character of which was not made pub-
lic. He was iu conference with Superin-
tendent J. E. Rogers for some time, fol-
lowing which the Superintendent and
Hon. S. J. Foy, the Attorney -General,
held a lengthy consultation.
When interviewed subsequently Sup-
erintendent Rogers stated that the case
was, in many respects, absolutely unique.
The medical examination showed be.
yond question that the girl had not been
assaulted or outraged.
"Inspector Greer's report shows,"
said he, "that the girl was struck
outside the building where her body
was found. She was dragged in over
the grape vines at the entrance of the
cellar, some of the grapes being
crushed against her garments. But
there was no blood outside, and the
report shows that the cutting occur-
red inside with a small knife and be-
fore the clothing was removed. The
clothing was heaped in a pool of
blood, while the body was removed to
another point, where little bleeding
had taken place. An attempt was
made to take the body from the cellar,
from the fact that blood was found
upon the steps, the Inspector's sup-
position being that it was proposed to
place the body in an old well nearby
and destroy the clothes.
"The crime looks like the work of
it maniac," was the Superintendent's
summing of the case. "The investiga.
tion is by no means dropped. As a
matter of fact we are on Monday des-
patching another Inspector to assist
Greer in following up lines suggested."
The Superintendent declined to
commit himself, but it is understood
that important developments are an-
ticipated when the inquest resumes on
Wednesday.
DIX FOR GOVERNOR
Nominations at New York State
• Democratic Convention.
Convention Hall, Rochester, N. Y.,
Oct. 8.—The Democratic State conven-
tion to -night nominated the following
ticket for the next State election:— For
Governor, John A. Dix, Washington
county; Lieut. -Governor, Thomas F.
Conway, Clinton county; Secretary of
State, Edward Lazapsky, King's
county; Comptrofler, William Sobmer,
New York; State Treasurer, John J.
Is:ennedy, Erie county; Attorney—tien-
eral, Thomas J. Carmody, Yates cour4;
State Engineer, and Survyor, John A.
Benzel, New York: Associate judge of
the Court of Appeals, Frederick C. Col-
lin. Chemung eounty.
This list of candidates, prepared after
a day of almost continuous conference,
went through shortly after midnight.
•• •
A NEW "CURE"
Yet Another for Those Who Have
Leisure to Be 111.
Recent years have witnesed the in-
troduction of strange "cures" to check
the increasing disorders that hang
about the fringes of these days of hus-
tle.. There are "sun cures" and "dew
mires." There ie even, one believes, a
"stained-glass cure." To this list must
now be added the novelty of a "flower
cure." That, at least, is what is
promised in the prospectus of a New
York company, which undertakes to
make flowers and their perfumes "a
businesslike basis" for the treatment of
modern complaints. Thus, neurasthenia
is to be treated with baths of boiled
roses, melancholia with douches of the
essence of violets. It has often been
remarked with perfect justice that the
exotic "cure" is not for the peer man.
And this testimony Appears to be am-
ply borne out itt the ease of this partic-
ular company.
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SMALL BREAD.
Toronto despatch: Whether the term
"small bread," uaed in the Niekle Breed
Oetp.sseed last ,session by 61 Ontario
Legislatute. is torrent!: interpreted or
otherwise by the bAkets of Termite was
argued before judge efors,ra, yesterday,
on appeals by the Nnentith Company,
relit. n(I
ecryn
i etlion 31):11130tslel
a gle4tEliPtee tfon
Kings'i.i
it eamection by Megietra to benison.
Judgment was reserved.
- • • "
Chas. 3, Capon. One 'of the Boston's
oldest edurators is dead at his home itt
Dedham. Ile Was 82 years old, and had
been senior mister of the Boston IAtin
Sehool for 43 years.
Mayor Wm. j. Gaynor is again the
RAM', heed of the New York City Gov-
ernment. ITe came to the eity hall to.
day and assumed the executive, reins for
the first time since he was idiot.