The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-19
METROPOLITAN TOPICS.
SENSATION cAUstp sv THE Ex-
PLoSlON or A sTEAM.PIpE.
Marrow Escape Of Misguided Yeun: 0jsl
from Norfoik-Desth Of m Ex-Boodlevs
-knis-His-Pcsy In the Happy Hsstins-
Grounds--G ensral Gotham. 0sssIH.
NEw YORK BUREAU.
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES,
l.snA IL 1<lkI II

NEW 1Okk BUREAU.
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES,
June Il. 1901
Fulton street and broadway was to-day
the scene Of another sensation, caused by
the explosion Of a stean,pipe in one Of the
New York steam Heating Company's sub.
ways. 1t was at this corner, the main
Of the Mutual Gas Company's connection
sprung a leak and ignited last week, and
was only few yards away from thc
place, whcrs = .sis.aar' explosion -
place on Monday last. six p<speoe
who almost lost their way out
of one OF the places invaded by the steam
narrowly escaped being parboIled. The
steam heating company have bad 50 much
| trouble lately with their pipes In this VI
| cinity, that they.believe the best remcdytwill
| be 10 tear out the entire plant along BROAD
way, from the postohice to Trinity Church,
and put IN new pipes.
DEFAuLTING CUSTOM HOUSE EMPLOYEE
An investigation by the grand jury into
the methods adopted In collecting money ut
| the Custom House during the last prcsiden-
| tial campaign, has resulted In their finding
an Indictment yesterday against Peter I.
| Rafferty,. who was dismissed from the Gus
tom House just before the Republican OIL
cials were appointed by the president.
| Henry c. Botfy. counsel for Rafferty,, sent
| word that his client would surrender him
self YESTERDAY afternoon; but at the time
appointed the Marshal could not lind him.
Rafferty, was arrested this morning at tho
Office of Mr.. Botty.
DEATH OF A "BoODLE" ALDERMAN.
| Ex-Alderman James Pearson, of New
I.xr1 ArIA rnI
| road train at the Henderson-strect cross
ing, Jersey City. on June 9th, died last
night at st. Francis Hospital In Jersey
City, where he was taken after the acct.
| dent. He was member OF the Indicted
- Boodle- Board Of Aldermen In 1881, but
had been residing in Patterson, New Jer-
sey. for several years past. The indict-
ment against him had been quashed Tor
lack OF evidence.
NARROW ESCAPE or A VIRGINIA GIRL.
There is pretty girl at police headquar-
ters, Mabel Anderson by name, who has es-
capped great danger. Her home was In
Norfolk, Va, and she was not happy. Tor
she has stepfather. 80 when, "A short
time ayo, there came to Norfolk q
stylish woman who called herself
Mrs. Joyce, who made MabePs AZ
quaintance and told her marvellous stories
about life in new York, the girl made UP
her mind 10 come here. She gathered what
little means she could, and came To New
York on an Old Dominion line steamer ON
Monday. The crowds in the street awcd her
and she did not find her way 10 her friend,
Mrs. Joyce's house. on seventeenth street
until evening, when the woman was not IN.
Later in the evening two honest girls iound
her walking in Houston street and took her
10 their home, where they kept her over
night In the morning they took her to
police headquarters. The police susptc'cd
a fraud aud went TO the house In seyeii-
teenth street with the girl, only to iind that
the woman had been taken Ia AN insane
ASYLUM. They took Mabel back with them
and will send her back to her home In
Norfolk.
AN INFLUX on MoRMoNs.
The steamship Wyoming IL due here to-
night from Liverpool with some two hun
dred Mormon converts. The officials ut the
barge Office are on the alert, and are de-
termined 10 detain rs many of them ~ they
possibly can.
Yesterday was the heaviest business day
over experjenced in the sub-treasuryOf New
York. There were over thirty-six thousand
checks handled, the majority being for IseIn-
sions and in small sums. The aggregate
amount paid out was over x3,Uo,Vo, ot
which about one-thini was to pensioners.
~
days work was completed ana all Proofs
verified.
3AILRoAD NEWS.
The Memphis Il Charleston RAILROAD
Company, has completed arrangements ior
the requirement Of the Chattanooga, kotno
AZ Charleston Railroad Company.
The Newport News shipbuildIng x Iry
Dock Co.., Newport News, Va, Will hold .
stockholders meeting on June 10 10 consi-
der the increase Of capital stock To the sum
of $2.~o,0W. .
A weli-known Wal.street expert says: u
is difficult to figure out just now how vaiu-
able an acquisition the rci0to Valley anu
| New England Is for the Norfolk and west
ern. IL Is "A road with heavy traffic at low
rates. and all its earnings during the recon-
str,ction period were turned into the prop
erty. As soon as the lroHton connection ~
made, there will be very considerapio
amount of business exchanged between tuo
two roads. The fixed charges are ftw.Vw =
wear. being the interest on live millions Il
iour per cent. bonds. The earnings OF the
road independently have been at the rate VI
$3.50 per mile, out OF which are To 10
met fixed charges of SI.52I. II appears
| therefore. that ii the road can be operated
at 81 per cent, there will be "A surplus, and
larger one in proportion TO the economy
| of operation that can be secured above tnat
figure. by TINS purcna,se p,,,, '"o - 'Vo ,sa;r o~r
Western gise inrec i'.''Uns ';,,;n !" ,na sc,o,"
preferred soech Iol NV n,, .',',.',n No. "a and vet
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