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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1908-10-02, Page 2110 DRO NED AND 27 SAVED. Star of Bengal Dashed .Ashore at Coronation Island. Vessel Broke Away In the Dark- ness From Two Tugs. Survivors' Sad Story --Buried Fif- teen Bodies In Beach. Wrangel, Alaska, Sept. 28.—One hun- dred and ten out of a total of. one hun- dred and thirty-seven persons aboard the cannery ship Star of Bengal were drowned last Sunday afternoon when the vessel was torn from the hold of the protecting tugs and dashed ashore at Helm Point, at the southeast end of Cor- onation Island. The news was brought by the tug Hattie Gage, Captain Fearer, which carried the survivors, twenty- seven in all. The survivors, before leav- ing Coronation Island, buried the bodies of fifteen white men on the beach. The cable ship Burnside, which left for the scene of the wreck at midnight on Monday, as soon as the word was receiv- ed, returned last evening with the new; that the Star of Bengal was a total loss, only the ends of the masts showing above water. The ship was being towed to sea. from the Wrangel cannery by the tugs Hattie Gage and Kayak. Capt. Ferrer, of the Hattie Gage, gives the following account of the disaster: gale "As we mane within reach of the we could see we were marring leeway and drifting toward Coronation Island. The Kayak was light and could do noth- ing. The Hattie Gage could not handle the ship alone. At 1 o'clock the Star of Bengal drifted into a narrow bight, and we oould see land on both sides abreast, We sounded and found eight fathoms. We could see the vessel dimly by the phoshorescent rocks which were all around. We cut the tow line and stea:n- ed out into open water, but could not see anything in the driving rain except one blue light burning on the ship. The storm increased, and the tugs steamed away to Shipley Bay, 26 miles away." Survivors Muir and Olsen said the ship sank about 4 o'clock, after break- ing into three pieces. The surf was full of salmon cases and gasolene drums. Muir says he and Olsen got a boot off and went ashore through the wreckage. They helped several ashore and pulled Capt. Wagner out of the wreckage. He could not speak. The breeches busy was rigged to a tree, but the ship was swaying so that the line was alternately loose and tight, making it impossible to use. The ship's books and papers were found on the beach. One man had =steles, and a fire was built with kero- sene from the wreck. The fire kept the survivors from freezing. Island of Orleans ferry event aground at low water in the fog at 10 o'clock this morning. At the same time the Quebec' and Levis ferries, propelling in opposite directions, met in collision, when the former was slightly damaged. Both boats were crowded with. passengers at the time, who were considerably fright- ened, but no panic ensued. It is calculated that the bush fires in the vicinity of Quebec and its district are'the most extensive known for many years. Many farm houses have been de- stroyed -by the flames and fanners with large families practically ruined. Montreal, Sept. 22.—Fog and smoke have combined to tie up navigation on the River St. Lawrence. From Montreal to Quebec navigation is completely at a standstill. Several liners were on their way to this port till they were enelop- ed, and had to drop anchor and wait for a clearing up. River ferries between Montreal and Longueuil are unable to run. Shipping men say that such a con- dition of things on the river has not been known for ninny years; in fact, it is almost unprecedented. Not only is there inconvenience and dislocation to traffic, but the fog is costing the com- panies a considerable amount of money from the delay. Kingston, Sept. 22.—Fog has delay- ed all boats on the lake. They are run- ning as much as three days behind schedule. Last week smoke prevented navigation. Last night and this fore- noon the fog is almost imprenetable. The Toronto got in three hours late this morning. The America ie at Cape Vin- cent, the Alexandria at Balh, both tied up until the fog lifts. The Belleville went up at noon. The Toronto did not go to Prescott, but was to return for Toronto at 5 p. m. FIFTY HURT In a aead•On Collision Between Philadelphia Cars. GETS DAMAGES. Mrs. Lappage of West Toronto Successful In Her Suit. EGG CO.cornered when she invaded ;he reptile house, had not abated. AJIn Reptile House. Has Been Placed In Hands of a Committee of Creditors. Assets May FquDebts•-,-Some Secured' Crealditors. Chicago, Sept. 28. -=the Tr,tbune to -clay says that the,Egg-O.See Cereal Co., with headquarters m,' , Chicago and factories in Buffalo, N. y„ and Quiney, til., has been placed est the hands of a committee of creditors. The assets are valued by the company at $1,500,000, but the cre- ditors are said to regard them as about equal to the indebtedness. An auditing committee now at work on the oom- pauy's books is expeeted to make a de- tailed report by Saturday. In turning 'over the liabilities of the company, President J. W. Cassidy shows among the creditors the Steelier Litho- graphing Co., $65,000, secured by bonds of the company; Citizens' Bank of Buf- falo, $45,000. secured by $20,000 in ware- house reoepits, and railway advertising oompanv $40,000. 1\'m.. X;, N, Q Neil, representing the Chicago Savings, Bank Co., is named as chairman of the creditors' committee. President Cassidy also ,gave into the hands of the committee unused bonds of the company whose par value is $220,- 000. These bonds are a leaving from an issue of $400,000 made about`a year ago. The factories of the company are valued at 81,000,000, and the good will is esti- mated at $300,000. The receivership ap- pointed for A. Booth & Co., recently is said to have preeipitated the appoint- ment of the conmiittee. TRIED J6 K!LL HER KEEPERS. Toronto despatch: A double-barreled verdict was returned late last evening in the salt of Mrs. Lillian Mary Lap - page; of West Toronto, against the C. P. 11. for the loss of her husband, William George Lappage. according to their verdict, the widow is entitled to $4,000 damages under common law, but only $2,000 under the employers' liability act. Lappage was killed at the West To- ronto freight sheds last December while at work sitting pipes underneath a re- frigerator ear. The widow is a young woman of 28 and has one child, a girl, two and a half years old, to provide for. • The jury also in their verdict censur- ed a C. P. R. foreman named Warren, under whom the deceased had worked, for not safeguarding the young man's life. Philadelphia, Sept. 28.—Fog was re- aponsible to -day i..r a head-on collision between two cars on the Southwesatern Traction Co., between this city and Chester, in which about fifty persons were injured, several probably fatally. A car leaving Philadelphia with work- men employed by the Baldwin Locomo- tive Co., at its out-of-town plant, and known as the "Baldwin Tripper," was speeding along the single track with 72 men on board, when suddenly a ear coming from Chester loomed up in the fog. Before brakes could be applied there was an awful crash: Men were hurled in every direction and both cars were wrecked. Among the most serious- ly hurt were: Edward Smith, leg cut off and shock, may die. William Mullen, ribs crushed in, may die. Philip Hanegan, Geo. A. Caffery, Har- ry Potter and N. Poseovitch, hurt inter - TRAFFIC BLOCKED. Forest Fires Still Raging In Por- tions of Quebec. COMING HOME. Kilties Will Sail From Livezpool on October 2. London, Sept. 28.—Brigadier-General Buchan, speaking to the Canadian Asso- ciated Press, said he had thoroughly enjoyed his visit, and had profited much by the experience at the manoeuvres. Quebec, Sept. 28.—The densest fog in the history of the St. Lawrence, caused by smoke from bush and swamp fires, prevailing along the south and north shores, .enveloped the river yesterday and up to noon to -day, and completely KNOCKOUT DROPS FOR MAD ELEPHANT. Alice had made her second visit to the reptile house late yesterday afternoon when she broke rrom her keepers for the second time, Dr. Hornaday reached the conclusion that it would ire better to keep her there all night, even though the place was filled with glass cases containing hundreds of poisonous snakes, .,.She 'could have broken any of these with, one sweep of her trunk and liber- ated pythons, cobras and rattlesnake's.' Or she might have smashed the rail that protected the big alligators and croco- diles, and waded down among them. Some of the keepers, with Dr. Horna- day, slept on cots in the open near the reptile house, that they might be near should the hysterical elephant break out during the night. • But after it had be- come dark she seemed to quiet down and made no effort to snap the chains that bound her to heavy pillars in the snake house. It was decided that an attempt should be made to get her out and into the deer house before the visitors should start for the park; so the director,• with Alice's keeper, Walter Thuman; Schlos- ser and John Quinn, with nine others carrying ropes and chains andlong pikes with sharpened nails in their ends, entered the reptile house at 7 o'clock to get her out. They had no sooner ,loosened her chains and started her toward the main door of the house than she aimed a blow at Schlosser with her trunk. Ile ducked in time and the trunk swung into a glass cage of rattlesnakes. The cage was demolished and the sleepy snakes, startled by the noise, began to climb out. Alice, Who Terrorized Bronx Zoo and Smashed Snake Cages, Subdued by Drugs After Nearly Killing Her Keeper. To use his own words, he is returning to Canada "loaded up with fixed bayonets." Lieut. -Col. Robertson told the Cana- dian Associated Press he was greatly pleased with the visit to Aldershot, and, though he had naturally expected much hospitality, what had been shown him far exceeded his expectations. The man- oeuvres had been an object lesson, and he had p�icked up many useful ideas. Captain Osborne McGregor speaks in the highest terms of their "much too short" stay. The Aldershot manoeuvres being concluded, the men in the detach- ment are visiting Scotland. The ser- geants' mess of .the Gordon Highlanders on Saturday entertained the non-com- missioned officers of the 48th at a smok- ing concert, and, as Sergt. Grant says, they had a "rousing, rollicking, roaring time." The detachment will sail on Oct. 2 from Liverpool. tied up shipping. The Lake Manitoba, due to arrive at Quebec on Sunday, on- ly reached her moorings at 1.30 o'clock this afternoon: She was obliged to an- chor at Crane Island all day yesterday, and last evening managed to reach St. John's, twelve miles east of Quebec. At 11 o'clock this morning the smoke clear- ed away sufficiently to allow her to come up the river. 'The Allan steamer Hesperian and the C. P. R. steamer Montrose which arrived at Quebec on Sunday night, sailed for. Montreal yes- terday, but only proceeded ten miles when they were obliged to anehor until this afternoon, and then moved slowly up the river, but when darkness set in were compelled to anchor again, The Montreal local boats have not the Christian duty for the men of die left their mocrinrs for two days. and the ehureh to count*' • • "skeh influence. DMS STROUS FOREST FIRE& Snakes Let Loose. In a few seconds they were sprawling over the floor. Het trunk swept about again and another cage was smashed. She ran about the railing swinging her trunk back and forth wildly, and with every swing another cage was broken and more snalaes crawled out on the stone floor. Then she darted for the open door, while keeper prodded her with their sharp pikes. Howling with pain she ran out into the open and started ahead of all the men toward the bear dens. Those of them who had ropes that had been fastened to her were dragged if they did ' not let go. With her trunk in the air and bellow- ing with rage and fear, she rushed against the railing in front of the bear den, but it held her. By that time some of the keepers had reached her, and while a half-dozen held her still by prod- ding and threatening her with pikes, heavy chains were wound about between her legs till she was fastened in a net- work of them and could not move. She was gradually backed toward two large trees and the chains were made fast. Though she tugged and bellowed when she found that she had been secur- ed, she could not break loose, and she finally gave up and became quiet. New York, Sept. 28.—Knockout drops at last quieted Alice, the giant elephant who tried to kill her keepers yesterday afternoon and again to -day when they tried to place her in a cage in the ante- lope .house, in the Bronx Park Zoo. Alice, who has been the pet of thous- ande sof et -tie tots who have visited Coney Es' neje this summer, to -day . is held by t1t congest chains and ropes to be ]gaud. The big elephant seemed to have .=ad,, the time of her life this morning when elm tried to wreck the reptile louse at the zoo and almost suc- ceeded in killing two of the dozen keep- ers who, after an hour, captured her after a hard fight. The keepers are thoroughly exhausted from their hard. battle with Alice and. were glad when, they had the huge beast tied down and; doped with drugs. She will be kept in this position until to- night, when the park is closed to visi- tors, and Director William T. Hornaday and a dozen keepers will then try to get her into the elephant house. The several hundred poisonous snakes set free when the big animal smashed the large glass cages in the reptile house were gathered up in bags by the keepers and placed in other cages. Capt. George Liebers, of the Bronx Park police sta- tion, had two policemen on duty to -day to keep visitors away from the ele- phant. The section in which Alice lay was roped off, and visitors were not al- lowed within 200 feet of animal. PRAY BILL WILL PASS Anti -Saloon Forces Hold Strange Lobby at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 28.—One thou- sand temperance workers of Indiana to- day assembled in the corridors of the State House and prayed for the passage of a county local option bill. The de- monstration was arranged by the Anti - Saloon League. and those present in- cluded ministete. Sunday school teachers and many women. Three cars brought the ministers from the Methodist Conference at Shelbyville to the city, and these went direet to the State House and took part in the exercises. Every delegate that came to the city marched to the Governor's office and cheered the Executive, who welcom- ed the workers with thanks for the in- terest they manifested in the bill. The meeting in the rotunda of the Cap- itol was spectacular. All the workers present wore pieces of white ribbon. pin- ned on the lapels of their coats, and on these was printed in large letters, "We want county loeal option." Several nunisters spoke, explaining their presence and saying that they Dame because many brewers were at the head of a lobby to prevent the passage of the local option bill, and it became Given Knockout Drops. Shortly after the big animal had been tied up to two trees near the bear den, Dr. W. Reid Blair, the veterinary of the zoo, was called. He managed to give the prostrate animal several hypodermic injections of knockout drops, and they quieted her. She lay on the ground tied up with chains and ropes so that she could hardly move, and, though in a half stupor from the drugs, she rolled her eyes about wildly and tried inef- fectually to move her legs out of the coil of rope and chain so that she could break loose again. She bled in several places from the wounds left by the sharp pikes with which she had been prodded. The keepers said that no effort would be made to take her to the antelope house to -day. They believed that if she were left tied to the trees till dark af- ter the crowd had left the park there e i) -be less danger. Before aeon many hundreds of people from all fiver the city had reached the scene and they crowded over to the trees where the elephant was bound. So many of them appeared that Dr. Horns, - day ordered that a rope he stretehed about her. Policemen were sent for and they kept the crowd back. Some of those who had appeared were so anx- ious to get close that they had to be orderedoff by the police. Her rampage of the morning had left the elephant eirhausted and the keepers, too. They bad been up all night. 'Their fight with her in the reptile house this morning left them so worn out that most of them went to bed. Miss Mabel Taliaferro, the actress, rode Alice when the elephant was at Luna Park, and made her go through her tricks. Fred Schlosser, one of the men who tried to hold her, was nearly killed by the sweep of her trunk, which crashed through glass cages of poisonous snakes. The frenzy 'which had seized the big ele- phant yesterday; when she injured sev- eral women anll children who had been Fire Fighters Tired Out Up In the Adii'ondacks. Three Great Fires—One of Them Two Miles Long. Government Watching the Fires and. Hoping For Heavy Rains. North Creek, N. Y., Sept. 28,- The- past Thepast twelve hours have not improved the forest fire conditions. Rain was still lacking this morning, the skies remain- ed cloudless though 'darkened by the. dense smoke. Reports to the effect that the Adirondack forest fires are being; held in satisfactory cheek and have not done serious damage as yet, are not justified by conditions. The big force IRISH DELEGATES Get. Reception at International Meeting of United Irish League. of local fire fighters are becoming ex- hausted by their long struggle with- out sleep and in prolonged contact witthe the choking smoke which filed the at- mostphere, and are hoping for outside aid: Every mail stage driver coming into- North ntoNorth Creek from all points of the cora pass tells the same story. -Buildings are burning in 'a few local- ities and many others are threatened. A few bridges have been destroyed. Up, to the present no loss of human life has been reported. Wild game animals ere faring better than in the great fires of 1903 which occurred in the spring when many of the young animals and birds were unable to protect themselves or to escape. In the Indian Lake district there are three great fires, one of them two miles in length, but they have reached only within three miles of the village and are being partly checked. It is believ- ed the village is safe. The fires reported yesterday at Blue Mountain Lake are now said to be fully under control. The big lumber companies are suffering heavily and organizing private relief parties. In a few instances mechanical apparatus has been sent but as wateris scarce near the localities affected they are comparatively ineffective. Boston, Sept. 28.—The delegates to the International Convention of the United Irish League, which held its forra,al open- ing at a. short session yesterday, to -day began in real earnest the work of the ccnvention, including the election of na- tional officers. JohnE. Redenomd, M. P., Joseph Devlin, M P., and John Fitz- gibbon, the Irish representatives to the convention, were tendered a. reception by the students of the Boston College before the convention opened to -day. Watching for Rain. Washington, Sept. 28. --The forest fires in various parts of the country are being watched carefully by the gov- ernment. The forestry service has al- ready' made arrangements for a complete report from an agent sent to investigate personally the situation in the north- west and the officials of that bureau are paying close attention to unofficial reports as to the spread of the fires all along the line. The weather bureau to -day predicted that there probably would be a copious rain fall about the later part of the week in the Mississip- pi Valley region and that when the ram sets in it probably will continue for three or four days. A slight rain fall has already occurred in that section but they say not enough to materially assist in the fight against the fires. UNION WILL NOT INTERFERE. Reported. to Regard Recent Dismissals as Justifiable. Toronto,' Sept. 28.—The Street Rail- waymen's Union has, it is said, decided that it cannot interfere in any of the cases of men recently dismissed by the Toronto Railway Company, because the finding of the committee of investigation was that the .dismissals were all justifi- able. In one case, it is alleged, the con- ductor had .carried his relatives free on the cars on several occasions. There had also been so many complaints by re- speetable citizens that some of the men were very persistently discourteous, and that others had absolutely ignored re- peated instructions about the eudden starting of cars, and the orders forbid- ding eonstant gossipping between the conductor and motorman. o a ---- NOTHING TO DISCUSS. C. P. R.'s Reply to Offer of Mediation Strike. • MORE ARRESTS. Result of Sunday School Teacher's'' Confession of „Robbery. Leicester, Eng., Sept. 28.— John Fe Spencer, a former Sunday School teach- er, who recently was sentenced to a. year's imprisonment for a series of robberies, has confessed to the bu,rg1ery of Brooksby Hall, the country residence - of Capt. David Beatty, whose wife waa the daughter of the late Marshal Field, qf Chicago. The burglary was commit - tad last December, and jewelery to the- value hevalue of $20,000 was stolen. As a result of Spencer's oonfesaion,. three of his confederates and the receiv- er of the stolen jewelry, have been ar- rested. Spencer told the police that the diamonds and pearls were taken from their settings and sent to the U. S. for - disposal. Montreal, Sept. 28. -The C. P. R. re- fuse to have the City' Council mediate in their dispute with the striking ma- chinists. They declare that there is nothing do discuss. The men, on the other hand, are willing to acenpt the services of the, City Council. Twenty strikers, a1K machinists, have applied for positions in the city, and returned to work at the shops within the last twenty-four hours. A.ilogether the com- pany took on forty-nine more employees this morning. Nearly 300 more expert machinists will arrive this week from England. When they arrive the 0. P. R. will have practically . a full staff. World'sSubmarine Cables. There are about 250,000 miles of sub. marine cable in nee in the world, repre- senting an investment of about :0,- 000.000. s.. MAGISTRATE KINGFORD'S FEES. Reported That He May Demand an. Arbitration. A Toronto despatc; ; Assistant Police Magistrate Kingsford has been paid hire, salary for the first half of September by City. Treasurer Conk*. and no arrange- ment has been made by Mr. Kingsford. to refund the city the $010 which Judge Winchester reports he owes to the city of Toronto. It is said that Magistrate Kingsford takes the ground that he does. not owe the city any fees collected prior' to the date on which his salary was in- creased by the city to $3,000 per an num. Up to that time Mr. Kingsford's sal- ary was $1,600, andhe was allowed to practise his profession, in addition to his. assistant magistracy. Ise considers that. there should be no question as to his having been entitled to fees for issuing bail herds at this time, and if he sbould be called upon to refund any fees it should not be for any period prior to the doubling of his salary, about two years 0 a It is said that Magistrate .Kingsford. contemplates taking exception to Judge Winchester's report - on the fees goes - tion, and he may ask to have a relate. adjudicate thereon. )31obbs t wonder why the average. married man is such,a kicker. Slolabs-- I suppose he kicks because he 1iasu t a• free foot. .. ••