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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
pERNICIOUS INACTIVITY.
The following letters received yesterday In the
business Office Of The Tribune

The following letters were received yesterday IN the
business Office Of The Tribune
Baltimore Corn and Flour Exchange Bai' more
Nd Aug d5 ,l sdyeIa "a hours later than
he ,iher Ncw-York danes? Yesterday IInes1iay, we
Say at at this hour O'Clock p If IS not a. and
upon INJURY at the post office. The oihcias say IL i
nov yet arrivcd-Wilam F. Wheatlcy, secretary.
National Bank Of Granville, Granville, n. y, Aug
IS is5s.-We receive your paper very irregularly
SUNDAYS paper came to-day, two days behind uue'
several numbers We have not received at AID D.
Curtlsvine Mass, Aug; IA 1851 would Ike 70
know why do not get The Tribune every day 10
s eHce sasaTds sg'e Then Fridays and Saturdays
instead Of a dsy.-H Truslow
Fallsturgh. Sullivan County, Y, Aug. II, 1883.
What is tho trouble receive your paper very
irrcgularly have Just received your sunday edition.
lis way Is the trouble In your Office or is It In the
post object You do not know what this reform
nose 70 test this question by simply subscribing for
democratic paper (Which don't want TO LOOK az.
for the purpose OF seclns II II VIII ho1 come very
regulariy.-A. T. Hanett
Mast Hope, Pike County, Penn, Aug IS, 1855
M daily Tribune Is very often carried by the station
anu reseived his daily for whole week all IN one
bundle Why is this ~. L. Cavey with Iihany q
Co., New-YorA.
THE comics Of The Tribune referred TO in these
compIaints we're deposited in the New-Eork Ios'
omce eseb day properly wrapped and addressed IN
annie time for the early morning last maIs. No
reason s known I'm this Office for delay In inc uen'eiS
~ ,base napers TO subscribers. Postmaster PearSoh
recently admitted 10 a representative OF Inc tribune
tina. about 10000 copies of The Weekly Tribune were
allowed to lie In the Post Office here nearly "eeA
before they were dispatched, and this delay tooA
place without the fact having been reported 70 INC
Tribune mr. us permission obtained The tribune y;
from time m time IN receipt OF large numOcI va
complaints reporting the same bcn arr roper
wrapped addressed and mailed The New GrA Ia, 10
Once IS known 10 bc the place from whlcn i~ 80 81
quantities OF Democratic campaign uocuincnt.n
being mailed and while this Is perfectly iesl.ia,oa =,
60 far Is known yet the business puone wi" olIv
newspapers shall not inerfered with IN the ShgnoS'
degree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
THE VEATHER REPORT

covrrSuryr INDICATiONS-FoR "a HOURS.
v.suxcroS Aug l6. 10 D. m.-ForMaine. New'Hamp-
shire Vermont Massachusetts, Eastern New'fork anu East
en- p.,,yv,ota rain and cooler weather winds generally
southw esterly
For Rhode Islard. Connecticut New-Jersey anu Do"'
ware light rains cooler except nearly satlohAIJ 'eDP
ture on the immediate coast winds generally southefy
For Maryland and Virginia rain. local storms cooo'
For North Carolina local rains slightly coo'er
For South Carolina local rains: slightly cooler.
For Georgia Eastern Florida. Western Fiorda AiAoAnN
Mississippi and Louisiana sghty cooler e1copt heA'
ly .aonary temperature Eastern Florida ana Mis'S
sippli Indications OF storm along the east gun
For Eastern Texas far in northwest portion local rams
In southeast portion nearly stationary temperature eV
dOoler IN northern portion.
For Arkansas and tennessee. rain cooler
For Kentucky and West Virginia. rain and cooier
For Western Sew-lork Western Pennsylvanis anu O"io
rain; local storms aud generally cooler
yor Indiana Illinois and Missouri. rain. local ''oi"''
clearing Friday in northern portios generally COOLEST
For Lower Michigan clearing Friday cooier' eAooP'
nearIysixt!onay temperature IN west portions
For Upper Michigan Wisconsin, fair preceded IN cast
ern portions by local rainsi cooler.
For Minnesota Southwestern Dakota sener
ally fair nearly stationary temperature, except cooler ID
southern portions
For Iowa and Nebraska generally fair and cooler
For Kansas tar preceded In southeast portion by light
rain; coaler
ForColorad0 clearing Fridiy warrner
Storm northeast signals displayed at Mobile Pensseo
Cedar Keys jacksonville and Jacksonville section.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
CHRISTOPHER NEYER'S WILL.
ADMITTED TO PRoBATE-Mns MEYER NOT MEN
TIoNRp-THE EXECUTORS

The will Of the millionaire. Christopher Meyer was
admitted to probate yesterday by Surrogate Howell
OF New Brunswick N j. It directs that all the prop
ery be sold and converted into cash as soon as pos
slblc. The Widows name is not mentioned. she hav-
Ing received before her marriage. in lieu OF dowry 1t
Is said, so5o,oO0. The estate is probably worth
rs 900 Ooo and 1t is said Mr. Meyer has. In the past
ter wars lost in railroad speculatlons S10,oO0,o00
John c. Meyer Mahlon Martin. and James Deshler
are named as executors. but in codcil Of these
IS removed presumably Mr.. Desher. though the name
IS misspeled. and c. A. II. Bartlett and MI. meyers
.on-in-law, II. A. Taylor. are added
The codlcl. which was made in July. was not pro-
hated. as the family have fled caveat against It,
Mcssrs Martin and Meyer qualified as executors ray
Tor and bartlett were not present though Mr. Wiians'
who drew tho will last June. and Dir. Paul. q
Delaware and Hudson Canal railroad lawyer WERE
as was also Ernest Gerock. Mr.. Meyers nurse. The
executors are appointed trustees tn look atter the
interests OF Mr. Movers insane son. Howard a.,
The executors have been given three months 10 me
The schedule OF the estate and 1t Will be dlncut
for them 10 do 1t In that time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17

Should b read daily - A. Interested. - ehaosss NAV
aessd for dispatch oy any particular steamer except
$50 Is deSfed 70 send duplicates Of banking and CON-
sem 6y the fastest vessels ayaisbc-
Foreign mails for tho week ending August Is Will close
promptly In all cases. q. this office as follows;
FRIDAY-At D. for Guatemala and Puerto Cortes GER
steImshp Prot Morse, from Srw.Orloans st D. NJ
for BIueaslls per steamship Harlan from Newor-
leans
at IN. for the Bahama Islands and
AMI 81 Thomas via 81 croli. al.o the windwart
Islands dleec1 per steamship barracoata a. loso
gal. per steamship Ia Bonrgogne. via hAvrs letters
must be directed per Ia BoIrsoeae ~ At II a n.
az IL a. m. tor ths NeEhsriAsts VA AMSTERDAM.
per steamship Zaandam tleltors mu Dc d1reeted pee
Der steamship Jerome az ll,3O for Great Britain.
frelanL Be gam. netherlands Germany. Austria Den.
ship Ems via southampton and Bremen Qot,srs must 10
directed "per Ems"E az II 80 M tor seo ssis1.
rrst b. directed por AnchOra")s al ! p IA. fot
81 Domingo Cape Hayt aud Turks Island per s,elm;
ship Geo " CLYDE. .. for Martinique and Quad
aoupe Martinique: per s1eamsap Alert letters 'oe
Tnrks Island be directed :" per Alert D Al p IN
for rruxilo aud Ra.tan per steamship f1A-A'' "'D
New.Oresns
Mail. for Australia New Zealand Hawaiian. fu and samoaa
Islands per steamship Alameda iron san FrAneiscol
Yo.s o of scsn.hp AaraniA With british Tor
trsal Mails for China ssd Japan per '.sam.sip ely
ssop IN. Malls society Islands per ship rAhig
rom San ErAns s sS.S a. .S, & and h....
by steamer via Key West Fla close 81 tAs once dAivs
al 2sSO a
The aonsius Of ciosnxst rrAnsPAclac nails 10 erranfe1
en- tho prsaapoa o, .nsr % svsass Mss
tho day OF sailing OF steamers are dsoAtsas1
NA'A'' WIG ' HENRY O. PEARSON. psssusssss
past once Nsw.Ysrk. August &c. lSsSA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
LAWN TENNIS At NARRAGANsETT PIER

Narragansett Pier, Aug 1G (specia) Such crowd Is
seldom seen at tennis match as turned out to-day 70
the final match between Taylor ana siocuh NY
or PLAYED in almost perfect FORM while Siocum seeael
nervous TAYLOR won in sets although slocum had
the fist set So and the second 10 Miss Roosevelt
rycr In rare FORM expected to give Miss Robin
son a hard nsht IN the ladies' singles Appended are
the
s,.lcs. Fourth round-Socum beat Shaw by default
Tay-or beat smith, O-1 6-1 Final round-Iaylor beat
Slocum ca. sc, 10.
Mixed doubles: First round-O. s. Campbell ana MISS
T Roosevelt 1eat Hamilton and Miss Latrobe, -
:. + Wright and Miss 6. Roosevelt beat c. T.
Garrett and Miss Lynch, 4-e GO, O. II. A. Iaylof
and Miss Robinson beat Mr. Colgate and Miss Colby
ca o.; Mr.. slocum and Miss Houghton' the bye
Second round-Mr Campbell and Miss Roosevelt beat Nj
Wright and Miss G. Roosevelt, 6-3 O-1
Tomorrow the final mixed doubles and the second
nrize singles VIII be played for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
THE 1oryr LEASE WAS NOT DISCUSSED.

At the regular monthly meeting OF the directors OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company yesterday the
subject Of Joint lease with the Union Pacific OF The
Oregon Railway and Navigation property was not dis
cussed. The meeting was brief one and 50 Tar as
could be learned was devoted simply to the cons!d-
Grafton NJ routine matters. The negotiations for
settlement OF the territorial differences between the
Union and Northern Pacific companies have only re-
Gently been resumed President Adams, OF The mon
Pacific Is going 70 look over the SITUATION ana
until ne returns there prospect OF formal acton
by fhe Northern Pacific directors II j. considered
probable In some quarters that the adjustment Will V'
ilaAn hefnrn tine next monthly mectIng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
nyrrnryc TIE pARAN STEVENS ESTATE
1rcacrrs MUST BE SATISFIED AND ADAANi'i"A-
-rox CHARGES PAID.

IEGACIEs MUST BE eAIisfAD ~
TON CHARGES PAID.
~. ..,.,. ,c,t BY Paran stevens is again Tn the
,or as ,o further decision among the esaees The
Of real estate .. IN this ans Of s's ss
49,, -, r,on.rty IN New-york and Boston Yes
,srs,r Judce patterson sitting in Supreme Court
Chambers granted an order to allow the summons on.
IN the suit brought by George f. Richardson ano
-, stevens, as trustees Of Ellen S. Melcher,
-, ,hs viii Of Parsn Stevens, against the other
JUSTICES and heirs, to be served by publication.
The object of the suit is to have certain parts OF
.A sa estate sold that portion Of the legacics
- certain charges Of administration may be paid
The propery question includes the Victoria Hotel
,r this city, aud the Tremont and Revere Houses In
postcu These properties are constantly increasing
On value and the executors and Mrs Stevens are I'M
willing to sell them without the protection OF court
Of competent Jurisdiction. When Mr. Stevens died his
property divided among the children Of his first
wife and the second wife who survived him, and the
value Of the real estate held by the trustees IN
this city alone amounts TO over S3,0OO,OOO. There
is also valuable property at Newport
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17

AsPrwwALt-At Bristol. r. I. on MONDAY, Au9us -
Karrsts Prescott widow @ LLOYD Asntnwa and daurh
r 1es 2a s srTe.s Wit be held rraay
To- mee At EsF ito re,id.acs Is East loshs- at half
past9
BURIAL Morrt..wn oa Thursday. August ID zAde
Louise wife OF Meancthon Burr u .,., ., ,,,s,s N.
funeral . saturday, at II o'clock
.pr, 1 en- viii meet the TO- train Nsw.York.
BYRoY-At Long Branch August Is. suddenly Josephine
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
cooK-on Thursday August u.s. Daniel L youngest son OF
xo AieeG Of funeral a. hereafter
at Tsnaay ~ rys sss Aagaf
WI Mtdl GrsI I..g"a IN ~, e 95Ts year
Friday. August H. on arrival OF I1o tram IRON
rnterment At Brookside.
California papers please copy.
DE GROOT-At West Br ghton. August - sasn ~ HSs'
mer widow OF Jacob De GrooL IT, aHd daughter OF inc
Funeral residence lOl Casteton-ave a. lo''o
.. m.
pOvYs-rn BROOKLYN. August l6. Mary B. Downs dauga.
ter 0, the late Robert A. and Cleaner ~ Downs
Nsrce of funeral hereafter . So,
FLEMING-At saratoga Wednesday. August 10 ISIS.
William F. Fleming late OF Jersey City, " L. In the e7th
Notice Of funeral hereafter
FOx,t Boston on the 18th inst. william James Fox son
r1 q, tHS nate at fsmS ground westcheser
FRENCH-on wednesday, 18th inst. Wm A. French ire
relatives and friend. invited attend the funeral from
GRIFFIrHs-At Greenwich; Gen. on August IT, 1885,
Notice Of funeral b reafter
IEACH-At Astoria. T. T., August 10 1873 ~ D. H. MI
Bailey Leach IN the tsth year OF ms age ~. r,.,
Funeral services a. tHs A,SFt ls me'A0'''
Iuterrnent at Nj Olivet
IyON-August Is. 1888, Miss Hannah T. Lyon, daughter
n, m. late 7Tsomas and Margaret Lysn. 80 -s.., .
Fnuara Ste residence oA5 East ooIuoss
Friday evening O'CLOCK
ucGAWAt her country residence. az Bedford New Hanp
shlre on Monday August -. 1859 Nancy CONG WHO'S
of the late John 4. McGaw. OF Newfor~
Interment at Nj. Auburn
IS William E. only son OF william and caroline scot.
E,nsrai rom uar-nts residence 295 schermeghcfn st.
Brooklvn saturday 18th inst, at o'clock
sNEDRERG-I Csvington. Kentucxy. Tuesday August
ia Indiana COrcOran daughter Of tle late Jesse ~ brisht
and VIE OF Charles u. smeiberg
} sOFFE-Wetneslay August Is. Henry sofs. aged Ut
/,
/ o'clock. Friends respectfully invited
yREDENBU RGH-AuGust Is. at sonervle n j. MISS
Sarah V. Nredenburgh . -. ,-...., -.
Saturday August ls BIS at the residence OF ner
/ sister Mrs ". W. Wood ard Bridge-st
wIrLCOX-On Thursday August 10. 1888, Mary + VIII.
cox widow the late Henry Wilcox OF Ga1esourg i-'
FTneral services at saturday al her late residence,
! 1t7 south gth.st. BROOKLYN y Y.
| lnterment at the convenience OF the fanlli''
/ WhlGHT-On Thursday. August ID. Ethe, only chid 81
! lanes D and Minnie b Wright aged years, ,....
Funeral services residence Whits Palns ~ IT, sauuA'
/ August Is. D. m. , c.., n..o, =, o. 9
Carriages meet tram Ioa'hs N'"n~ ~e"''-' ''>' " wv
IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
NEAR THE SEASONS HIGHEST MARX.

THE HEAT ON THE STREET REACHED os DE
GREEs-sEvERAL CASES OF sUNsTROkE
Hudnut's thermometer registered 90 degrees when
Yesterday was at It's hottest, which was about p M
At that hour the official instrument in the signal
Service Bureau was at % degrees. The mean tenn
perature for the day was about 30 degrees
The intense heat was attended py
SO small proportion OF Humidity In comparison with
what Workers have been accustomed 10 OF ia'e'
that the number Of Of persons Frustrated was
unusually small In the forenoon. before the sun
began TO shine In all IT'S strength, there was between
60 and 20 per cent OF humidity. In tie afternoon
Il diminished to AS per cent on one OF the orohlhs
June days the Signal Service thermometer indlcs'ed
os degrees That was the hottest day OF the year.
the record SO far and It does not seem likely 10 DC
broken Just TO show how constantly variable ths
weather is-lf, indeed, that need 10 be shown nova
days-lt may be mentioned that the maximum tenn
perature registered on August 10. 1857, was only oil
degrees. and the minimum % degrees.
Local rains were predicted for yesterday, but they
did not come Sergeant Dunn, the genial superin-
tendent OF the Signal Service Bureau in the Equitable
building has lust returned from thirty days leave
80 absence the first he has taken I'm fifteen years.
lie says that IL will be hot today again. with local
rains but that Saturday and sunday may be made
ENJOYABLE BY cool wave
There were six cases Of sunstroke reported to the
police up to O'Clock last evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
MYSTERIOUS SURVEYING NEAR PITrsBURG.

Pttsburg Penn. Aug. 10 tspeciaI.-The corps OF
engineers engaged In surveying along the sa"hili
Run Valley refuse disclose anything relatn- 10 te'
work One year and half AGO route for roau 10
connect tbs Pttsburg Virginia and Charleston ana inc
Pttsburg Cincinnati and ST. Louis roads was surveyor
by the Pennsylvania Company. Tho line Is TO eAlchl
from Peters Creek Station, on the former ilhe' 10 nv
Donald Station on tho Cincinnati and st. LOUIS IL
,,I have direct connection with Andrew Carneges biz
steel works al estead and later on VIII DC eA-
tended to the Edgar Thomson steel rail MILL on me OPP
posc bank of the Monongshela River This mill also
Is owned by Carnegie. This latest survey Is believed
10 he for road running right angles to the abovs
projected line connecting with Il al sedan ana O'-'h
nng at Tempcrancevile station on the PttsOufG Cih
rfnnatf and = Louis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
TIE DEMOCRATIC FLAG OF DISTRESS STILL.
FLYING.
From Til. New.York Herald (Dem.J

Henry George writing in HIS newspaper; over n n~
own name and IN the interest Of Mr. Cleveiapn,
whose reelection he supports with fervor ana gr,s"
ability, says that Dom Piatt informed hnl OK Al ~
tervew he had had with Colonel Tracy, IN when nav
gentleman admitted that Connecticut and New,Jersey
were lost. and something would have 10 De uone 10
save New York Colonel Tracy Is editor OF the recog
nzed Administration organ In this city,;
Now here Is a straight story. told by MI 6eorse an
entirely veraciOus man, upon the authority OK Dont
Piatt a brilliant and intrepid Democratic leader ~
confirms what THE Herald has said ana me et-
dences Of which multiply from hour hour. that tho
Democratic campaign Is being thrown away by ""
nlsmanagemcnt and imbeciliiy OF the amaeuis WI,
ave pIayinc al politics. New-Jersey and Connections
arc certain 10 vote for Cleveland with an nelligns
Tiiden MIR cleveland will win it-hands down. Va
print these stories and criticisms in unfriendly or
earning spirit but because feel sure that when ms
DenocTac party in the country understands The stu
alton IL will speedily become another kind OF siii-
a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
Tie RrRIIL OF 4 DOG.

81 ozv Bell7 was scotch terrier which lis o"ncI'
Mr. Mary 4 Fell. OF No G. West Thirty-eighth-st'
had ,endcry cared for in health and in sickness iof
sixteen years. But on saturday night the terrier
euccun1bed to old age and senle cardiac or hear'
failure. A mctallic-lincd coffin was purchased IN
Rochester and the dog laid in bed Of SATIN Win
flowers strewn IN profusOn about It. on IhFsday 1t
,vas taken in llttlc white hearse 10 NOodlawn Conc
,erv where n was buried, and not al Greenwood eur
tery as was reported The trustees OF GTeenW9o9I
.cIsre that they would not permit dog 70 be buried
there indeed a specific regulation ansoutely foIplus
Tho interrncnt OF any animal within lis Hlhlts'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
Tlme-o :aOI.a, 10 Ia, 2:ls "a, ? 10 +

Ilme-n 20 II, I'D ID, = 10 %, : ~ tt
Lucille's Baby won two heats IN the "a race
Time-2 90 "a and or
The first heat OF the special race for 5000 purss
between Hosalind Wilkes and Prince Wilkes was wnS
by Prince Wilkes IN 2:l6-exccllcpt time cons deribs
the state Of the track and the weather.
Lucilles Baby took the third heat In Inc - raca
and the race. Time-2 :25 81.
Prince Wilkes took the two second heats Tor no
&C, 900 In . IL IL and 1913 "a
In the 2:1s class Favonla was barred IN me pools
and stockings sold the favore at s23 ana 'hs
field go. The undressing FaVonla Won
in three straight heats. Time-21s, II ia anu
. 30.
The pacer Johnston was sent TO beat HIS record ot
c:O61. made at Chicago three years ago. Inns
beat him. lie made tho quarters as follows quar-
ter 80 Ia: half mile, :O6 IL three-quar'e,,s,
/ al 81 mile, 3D. with running nate rom ""
half polo 30 the wire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
TWO pArTROADS TO BE UNITED.

Official announcement OF the agreement by which
the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad becomes part
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio was made yesterday. An
arrangement for exchange Of traffic Will q iato effect
on September l. which Will be amply sufficient to place
tho property on an intcrestpayng basis The reor-
ganlzation committee Of the Richmond and Alleghany
Iy lndorscs tho scheme for the practical union of the
r0al.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
4 BOLD HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
YOUNG MEN ATTACKED WITH PIsToLs-sEARcH
ING FOR TWO OF THE VICTIMS.

Alexander Walters, samuel stecher and Thomas
Handlry sixteen eighteen years Old when returning
last night from Elizabeth where they had been ped
dlng produce during the day to Newark were stopped
I'm the Elizabeth road Waverly Park by six high
wayrnen who placed pistols 70 their heads and made
them deliver what valuablcs and money they had In
their possession stecher dropped over the side OF
the wagon aud escaped In this darkness, amid
shower of bullets. The other two lads were taken
into the woods BY the hlghwaymen, and searu"hg
party Is now looking for them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
vCREAsING rHE POsT OFFICE FORCE

Postmaster Pearson asked the Department at Wash
neton for an additional allow Tor his Office 10 De USED
80 unoy large extra whose services are needed to
- -. increased mail requirements the present force Of
600 enploves being deemed insuniccnt Yesterday INC
Post once Examiners we're busy examining isIts nun l
80 a. seekers Tor appolnments The list o. candidate.
Dnmbers n 200 altogether Many o. their number arc !"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
WHAT PEOPLE WHO SAW THE DISASTER SAY

rArKs WITH TWO OFFICERS AND A PASSENGER.
Second Officer Jorgensen Of the lost Geser.
had narrow and thrilling escape In describing his
experiences he said When the collision occurred
was sound asleep. ! was awakened by the irlshtiul
crash and rolled out my bunk just as the bow OF
rho Thingvalla crashed its way through tie walls OF
my stGteroom, making enormous hole ana BLOCKING
the door so couldn't get out. l erasped the lhng
valIa's anchor chain, which hanging over her
bow lust in front of ME, and climbed up TO her deck
lust as the Geser gave one last luTch and went down
out of sight with her decks covered with shriekinS
desparing people. believe there were many others
who failed to get out of the cabins at ALL for less than
seveu minutes elapsed from tie time the Geser was
strIck until she sank As as could Judge from
n hastv glance the entire starboad side of the Geser
from tho stern to forward OF the Ihi%LehH@St' "as
crushed n while the Thingvaa's nose was ripped
conpleteIy of clear back to the first bulkhead."
purser Henry Goedeke, Of the resculng steamer
VielaDd sa d TO a reporter " About 10 O'Clock Tues
day morning noticed the surface OF the sea was
srcwn with pieces Of wreckage and came across
a small boat, which half sunk and empty About
An hour and halt later we sighted steamer flying
tag OF d stress. She proved TO be the IhhgVaLa
Her bow was gone and all her provisions, which were
carried in the bow compartment, were gone and she
had nothing with VIII Oh 10 feed her passengers We
sent enough provisions board to supply her crew
until she reached Halifax, and took all OF Aer
Messengers and those saved from the Geiser on board
the Weisland about $50 N all We had 900 pdsseu-
gers of our own, too, you see We had pretty DIG
crowd the rest Of the voyage home. The survivors
OF the Gescr had nothing with them save what s t
been given them by the Th.nSvala people, anu , ,
latter were compelled to leave all their baggage NC
hind them a. We had no room FOR IT.
MarGn Wilson. OF Chicago, passenger on me IhlhS-
valla said that he was on deck almost before mo
lesser had rebounded from the shock OF the collision
" hen the Gelser swung partially around: ne auuvu'
saw her decks covered with a wild mob OF people,
passengers and crew mingled who we're tearing w
nieces OF wood life presetVeEs. many
tights resulted from this one crowd of about twenty
succeeded In oosening the large hferat Just aDait
az the main mast and then all mounted IT, prOoaDy
| thlnkug that as the vessel went down they would
he left oatlng Unfortunately. the vessel sank stern
first and the raft caught against the main mast and
was dragged down with her NOT single person ~
| The crowd escaped Many Others who Jumped over
board we're also drawn into the suction Of the sinking
steamer and were drowned