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down A ROPE FIRE ESCAPE
A Cool.hea AIDED Man Gets Panic-strickeu
People Out OF Burning Tenement.

A Cool. he ded Man Gets PapIc-stricken
People Out OF Burning Tenement.
When Louis Meltizki. night waiter In a
restaurant, and Carl Newman. violin player
in n concert garden. opened the front door OF
the fve-story tenement. 1G5 Chrystie street,
where tnoy live. shortly after o'clock yester-
day morning. they were met by cloud Of
smoke, Hearing a cracking In the basement
they Yelled FIRE." and ran into the street to
send an alarm. in short time tho house was
fllled with panic stricken men and women.
The tenants on tho second floor ran 10 tho
staircase. but tho flames drove them to the
roof and nre escapes in the rear. Other tom
ants followed their example.
Tho fire escapes became choked with mon
and women. 1t looked Us II many lives would
be lost. but there was one cool head among
tho OK cited crowd In tho yard below. George
Hauer. tho housekeeper. grabbed a rope and
climbed up Tho fire escape 10 the TOP floor. lilo
lied the rope to tho railing Of the IRE escape
rope, August Mcrnei. cripple; ,tooJ
tenants to the ground. Some OF them fell.
S,enmnn. who WAS LrIng ng children down
tho rope. dSopped tho Youngest ono. but Iauer
cnuvht the chill and sNet Its llIo. A tew Of
The tennnts rad ropes In their rooms and used
the head with q ,owclry box.
When every ono had escapod tho nremen
ssaTtoi i' in wooI and coal Bin IN the base.
ment underneath Joseph Epstcin's cigar store.
and rs The place was iillcd with shsvings he
lance spread rapidly. Trnmps often sleep
p!ace on lire accidentally. Tho damage was
Ub nut 400.
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THE FIREMnN'S CONVENTION.
Two or the Delegates Killed while Gross.
ing q Ruiirond Track.

UTICA. Aug. ia carringe containing b. G.
Muligan OF Gresnbush and j. F. Hickey OF
Troy. de.egntes 10 tho Firemen's Convention
Mt IIerkimer. with John Inwton OF that village
as driver. was struck last night By tho Central
Hudson's Niagara Falls express while crossing
tho tracks a short distance from tho depot In
IIerkimer Muligan ami Lawton were In
stantly killed. Mr.. Hickey was badly hurt.
but was living at last reports. though little
hope OF his recovery WAS entertained. he Is
Captain OF the Eddy Steamer Company of
Troy. Lawton was formerly rom Maserown.
At the Eiremen's Convention this forenoon
resolut. ons were passed. and about $1,000
raised NJ n benefit mnh for the families Of
MulliSan and Lnwton. MulliGan was u nlcmbor
OF Rough and lieady nEine COMPANY OF Green
hn.h. Th" remains will be taken to thar place
this even nR.
Tho pr.n yipal business done NJ The Conven.
tion this forenoon was tho selection OF the
place for noNt year. Convention. Niagara
Falls and Schenectady each put IN strong
cloims The vote resulted: Niagara Falls 1913;
hchensc'nhy. li7.
Th" trustees Of the Firemeu's Home Asso-
citation reported that n plot OF ground OF thirty
acres was scle"te In the city OF Hudson own II
By the State and Preparations ARE under way
to secure possession OF til" same ny legislative
act 1t is proposed 10 eject II nnildtug Will q
CAPACITY Tor thirty or forty inmates. AS tho
ground Is already leased.
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TRIAL OF THE CONCORD.
The Henningtou VIII Not be Tested before
the Guubonps Return.

Tho United States Runbont Concord left tho
ships Of the white squadron. which started on
a cruise with the Senate Nn"al Committee
from Newport on Tuesday night. and came up
to Tompkinsyille. $. j.. yesterday morning.
At o'clock In tho afternoon she started to sea
on her final trial trip with tho Official Bonrd OF
inspection. composed Of Rear Admiral KIM
berly. Lieut. Commander Hemphiil. Chief En-
gineer Bushler. Lieut.. Logan. aud CAPTAIN OF
Marines Porter rs guests OF Commander
It was originally intended to send tho Ben.
ninCton out first and this cruiser was ordered
las; Monday to Fort Wndswori Ii 10 got ammn-
vented tho Bennington from receiving the
shells for her secondary battery and her now
DIR The = es has been r.
spscIh1nions arc tha, she shai dssclsn a cer.
signing lines ars oliowed she is pretty Ger
tan to show speed that Is calculnhe in nd
vance The first trial: are contract rs' trips;
the Concord. wore for the devrlopment Of
s.400 horse power undera continuous run OF
fur hours t Both hoats nnsssd this test
is conducted solelv under the auspices OF the
Government. 1t is preliminary to payment
DO made within four months Of the date Of
their acceptance The time win he up on Sent.
I; On Q. previous trip main steam lipe OF the
Concord exploded and two men were killed.
This caused posponemen..
on trial trip rough weather is always 90;
the Of timber nasl
chinery is tried Thc large and small mall guns are
Hired at stationary md moving targets, the
Green hands of the crew arc drilled the search
lights arc tried. and atoge her II the tests nre
conducted within reasonable distance OF the
lantic coast have their minis filled with deep
wonder as to what all the rumpus 10 about.
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OUR FLAG ON TIE HIGH SEAS
A start In the Resumption OF Commerce
Across the Ocean in American Ships.

A start In the Resumption OF Commerce
Across the Ocean in American Ships.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 19.-The three-masted and
four masted schooners which make IN the
feet OF vessels in the American coasting
trade are al out to mako new departure
which will bring them In competition with
European sailing vessels which for years have
had the monopoly of the lumber trade from
Southern ports TO Europe. Low ireights and
slow despatch in our coal ports have. In some
measure. forced the fore and aiters to seek
business In n new line. A letter to a local
chip brokers' firm gives a list Of vessels already
chartered to load lumber at st. S:non's
Island. Ga. for United Kingdom ports ct 30
shillings per standard OF sawed lumber. equal
TO about $50 feet The vessels. which were
constant cool carriers from this port, are:
Charles l.. Davenport: OF $50 tons register !:
Marie o. Tesl: 1;069: Charles Davenport, 1925.
The letter adds that vessels are In demand
to load lumber at Pensacola Mobile. pasca-
goula. and Ship Island for the United King
dom and Continental ports. It IS expected that
the American schooner will get the biggest
slice OF the business II anything like living
rates are established. Heretofore an inferior
class Of European ships have had the whole Of
tho of shore business.
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THE rIGGERY GANG ROBBED HIM
Not So Fiourishing as IL Once Was. Hut
stin Capable or Making Trouble.

Not So Fiourishing as IL Once Was, Hut
stu Capable or Making Trouble.
On tho evening OF Aug. II young law clerk
named John II. Striker fell into the hands Of
the remnant OF the PiGGery Gang" which has
outlved the march OF Improvement and still
iniests the neighborhood OF Ninety-eiGhth
street. Fifth and Madison avenues. num-
Dor Of shanties may sin be found there and
the members Of the gang inhabit them.
Striker is 10 years old and lives Mt 75 West
nety-foutth street. On the evening In quos-
ton he Ind boen taking stroll through Con-
trail Park. As he came out from the Park and
reached Ninety-seventh street on his way
homo through Fifth avenue. no was seized and
searched By John Hines, . youth OF about
his own age. aud another young man.
while half dozen rouRh-lookng mon watched
the proceedings from n pilo OF rocks nenr by.
The highwaymen found only hsrmonicn
worth. perhaps. 80 cents. but they took even
that Striker would not have submitted so
quietly, he says. had he not felt sure that the
young hirhwaymen were only the advance
guard OF the crowd on the rocks. lie reported
the indignity a. the Inst Elvhty.eiGhlh street
station. and Policeman Inn thought ne recog-
nized lines IN the description given By Striker
as ono OF tho thieves.
nigh, aud told him ne was wanted; The luI
started cut OF the ,shan'y with the officer.
xhsH s6 81 sd #. n mShs Tnos ont hi
md 10 let Young II limos go nud fired his re-
yUlver three times t. SUNNI on help. Detective
keefe honrd the ioports and came to his
assistance IN time to Iecnpturs young Hines.
Striker, identified the youth. and Justice
Meade hold him In $1,000 bail yesterday for
tiial.
The PiRRory Gang. together withthe N ohawk
Gang. whose stamping ground was further
east. gave tho police no end OF trouble up 10
the time whom Inspector Conf In. then Cap.
tain wns put in command OF the Eighty eighth
sti oct sutton. The gangs at that time were
composed OF thirty or moro young touRhs who
hnsitated at not hing. In those days etoce-s on
their way 10 market wont armed with
hillios and revovera aud .fen had to- use
Thorn to protect themae)vos. Beer was stolen
~ the key from passing brewery wagons.
Once brewery driver tried 70 escape by " hip.
ping ur his horses. one of tn. gang ran TO the
horses heads and grabbed then. by the bits.
another ran TO the side OF tho We on and IRE.
scented q revolver at the head ot the driver. and
a third helped himself to a keE OF bser. Then
they lot tho driver so on.
Joseph Oottcr All old leader OF tho gang.
vas r;mnrkably expert at throwing stones;
houndsmnn Gallagher had his sknll fractured
BY stonc thrown IRON behind stone wall
when he was on his way 10 trs Etghty:eighth
etrort station with one OF the gang. He died
OF his injures. and Cotter Was accused OF hay
Ing inflicted them. but the charge could not DO
proved. and no one Inns ever boon punished for
the murder OF the Ruundsman.
INSPECTOR Conlin broke tho rule OF these two
gangs BY frequent raids.
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Arrived "a. the rh,cv-. Were Lowing.

Frederick Henry Of Henry & Co.. photoG-
raphers on wood at 90 Spruce street. was
about TO enter his place OF business at
O'Clock yesterday morning whom two mon ran
out OF the store. One OF tho mon had banjo.
q concrrtina II dozon scarf pins. and jewell
lsr's scales un!er his arm. Mr.. Henry graz
plcd with the man with The plunder and tho
other ran away. Polirenan McNealis OF the
for help and running NJ arrested the man.
About fifteen minutes later Officer sullivan
wire !nken to tho Tnm.s Court. where they
gave their names rs William Hart OF "a Alien
Chatham square Mr.. Henry identified he
stolen property as belonging o his ilrm. They
nse the musical instruments as objecIs 70. be
nothing To say. hut Mitchell protested his in
nocence They were both held to answer.
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A BAD MAN TURNED LOOSE,
Hut Not by tho Policeman Whom He OF
tered TO Let OF With u l.ickInE.

Hut Not ny tho Policeman whom He u.
fered to Let OF with u Licking.
John Maloney. who lives Mt 10 Van Brunt
street. entered II. u J. Benderman's saloon at
100 West street at 4 o'clock yesterday morn
inG and handing an old wniskey bottle over to
John BREEDER. the bartender. a-ked for fifteen
cents worth Of whiskey. BREEDER refused to
sell him any. saying it was after hours. Ma
loney picked up heavy beer glass. which
lay on the bar and threw it at the bartender
Itstruck Bried or on the head. inflic,ing a pain
full scalp wound. BREEDER leaped over the bar
through the big plaie-Glass window into tho
after his assailant. aud Maloncy jumped clean
street. Policeman Delaney OF the Church
street stat ion ran IN and arrested Mnloney
He then raped for assistance. and Policeman
McCnr,y came up and held Maloncy VIII lie De-
ansy wont inside and arrested BREEDER Tor
volat on O the Excise law.
" hen Delaney started to take Maloney to
the station house the man said:
Oti!ctr. DO you know that m a bad man p"
Indeed" replied the policeman.
a ys killed s many IN
is that SOP"
only Just give you licking. won't Kill you.
1h hHk lx IL ss!!' x. sssD e s0 Maonev
South once got into trouble aud the vlcilnnte
got after. me. !. met eleven OF them in the
have even a club
Nell. what happened?'
why. single handed. I disarmed them all
and sent ,hem home lashcd TO tho backs Of
their horses ay. don't you think you'd better
let me go
No. l don't think had. A man as bad as
you ought to be locked IN"
Later in tire morning the brd man was ar
raiGne before Justice D,vvsr Mt tho Tombs
Police Court. The bartender refused to make
n complaint against him and he WAS dis
charged. BREEDER told the J uslice that he was
only cleaning out his place and was MOI open
for business. SO The Justice lot him go. to.
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Lost His A m At Open Train Window.
Train 100 OF 'he Penn svlvania Railroad.
which leaves Marion nj ?:a3 hal Just loft tho
station Tuesday night and was running rap
idly through the Berger HE rut when 1t met
fast frcigh, train boun! w"s' As tho rains
passed each othcr tho door o. one OF the freight
cars fell outward against no assenger train
and rRl:ed the two last rOncneS
Jos.rh Lclner. % y"nrs old Of 1923 Stanton
direct was sitting by an open window with his
arm ,rrotrudinK. Jhr door caught his arm
and literally tore Il from ITO socket. Ielner
City Hospital He 5 dung wei! ynsterdsy.
Int tho physicians were not sure that no would
recover from thn shock. Tn" other passengers
0scnIed wan slIsht Drnl.e, an hCrntcNet
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TRYING DAYS FOR CHINAlLEN
All Chinese Reside.ts or Brooklyn to b
Examined for Lepreay

All Chinese Residents OF Brooklyn to be
Examined for Ieprsay.
The recent announcement in THE Sun that
there was q genuine case OF leprosy in Brook.
Ign has stirred up the health authorities OF
that city. and yesterday the nineteen sanitary
inspectors in the department; we're directed to
mako a careful Investigation. and to hand In
promptly reports In case any lepors were dis
covered. They were specially instructed to
look after the Cinnamon. They will visit saeh
laundry. grocery. and cigar store owned By
Cinnamon. subject each occupant to a careful;
examination and make complete health GEM
Off at once 10 the Flatbush Hospital. where q
iazare'to will be established. and his place OF
business closed.
Health Commissioner Griffin said that this
action bad become necessary. AS it was sus-
pected that there were Chinese lepers living in
the city and were aesocaii1g daily with roo-
ple who wero liable to become infected with
tho disease
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Stole Things While the Fnmlly Was way.
Kate Kelly wns a prisoner in tho Jefferson
Market Court yesterday. Her former employ
or. tho Rev. Mr.. Bruce OF t57 West Twenty
third street and his daughter. Mary l..
charged Kate with larceny. I,ast June tho
Bruce family went to Newport. leaving Kate in
charge OF the house Throe weeks ago. when
Mr.. Bruce AID his family returned. they dis
covered that some one had stolen silverwnre
mond-. Kate. MS soon MS they arrived. told
them she was sick and left tho house.
Tho rolice we, were informed and Defective
40J West fifty-flrst street. All the stolen prop
erty, except the diamonds. WINS found In the
girls trunk. kRte denies all knowledge OF the
diamonds. but adults she stole what was found
In her trunk.
Kate was hold for trial.
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An ALhE0ED CURE By FAITH
brother Hnncox Says Mrs. Whitaker who
was Blind. wa. Made to SEQ.

Brother NJ. y. Ilancox. pastor OF Mount Zion
Sanctuary OF Jersey City. has Just made pub
lie what he considers miraculous cure
through faith. lilo says TINT some time ago
Mrs. Whitaker O. Second street. Jersey City.
became blind in ono eye, md could only dis
tingush between light and darkness with tho
other. She concluded to consult an oculist.
but before doing 30 went to the sanctuary 10
have the faI,h curists pray over her. She was
led to the ni,ar by Sister jackson. and then all
the followers IF Brother HRncVX prayed ovOr
l,er for nu!ts some time.
While these davo'ioGS were at their height
Mrs. Whitaker suddenly declared that shs
could soc. and BEGAN to road tho scripturnl
texts which hing npon tho walls. brother
Iancox further says that among the audi
ence MSS an actor named io l,amiltob Harris
cu mG U but who remained 10 pray. When he
saw Mrs. Whitaker iuiracplons cure he
jumped up aud exclaimed: " believe in Jesus
Christ. because nave lusI seen the works done
in His name.
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Young Harris Keeps Away from the
Police.

Mchncl Warren. nllas bernard Whalsr. whose
difficulty In East Seventy-second street on
Tuesday night with James NJ. Harris, n hceus
reporter, LODI Harris to 20 10 the Ens. Sixty
seventh street station AMI toll aa'ory Of IL riot.
which brought out tho reserves. wns HrraiGnnl
In the Yorkvlle Police Court Yesterday morn
ing. Harris didn't n :.poar against him. Wha-
len. who had iern badly clubhei WAS lined $lu
BY Justice McNnhon.
The police say Harris WAS employed In tho
business Office Oi q daily paper, lie represents
himself ns n rcrOricr. and carries small club.
HiA father IL Il r.tirod policeman. lie Is IN
Europe, but hia fnmily live ut 2O3 East seventy.
seventh street. Young Harris kept away from
lie police yesterday.
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Robert Elmer. An erranh bny employed BY
Abram Msnshacl o: a2j Broadway. was az
raiGned in Jefferson Msrke: Court yesterday
ON a cEnrge OF stca Ing u G"nn't'y OF ladies'
kid gloves from his on,pl. yrr. TIL, hoy was
arrested IN Tuesday, IN u b. is said To have
stolen no dozen rnirs. which no pawned ia
found ninety-two pair, RI the gloves The boy
gave lis nddiess q, ~ West Thir.y-etghth
street. lie WAS hold In 1900 hail for trial
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Wen, Crazy and JOINED the Army.

Martin Phillips unit! two years. ago @ sutton
for tho hand OF Hannah Robinson. who wns
found murdered nt Glendale. H. J.. recently. has
enlisted In the army. lie was arrested on the
suspicion Il having killed the girl but proved
his Innocence HIS arrest cgls-d MIN 10 be-
come mentally dcranRed. and while In this
condition he rosigGed hi, position In III no.
graphing establishment. His friends lost sig t
OF HIM until he was recently discovered In
COMPANY II, on Ellis Island.
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William II. Morse. "a years old. = son Of
George L. Morse. brooklyn architect. WAS
placed In o private insane asylum al Amity-
vile yesterday. Mr.. Morse and his family arc
living In the Mott cottage at Fnr Rockaway.
Morse tried 10 drown his younger brother, but
was prevented by other bathcrs' That night
he drove the family about thu house with q
Emile. They took refuge with nciGhDNrs:
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William NJ. MARITIME, the lawyer, Of II Broad.
way. brother of Judge MARITIME. who was ar
rested on Tuesday on charge Of passing
worthless checks npon Grocer Herman Reiser
Jefferson Market yesterday. The detectives
said they were unable to get any Of the officers
Of the banks on which tho checks were drawn
to come 10 court as witnesses, and Justice
Hogan discharged the prisoner.
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Williams Can't Ga Home to z,ne,.e rs,.

p John Allen. or Pat O'Brien. CT as he Is
known 10 Inspector Byrncs Paddy tho Pig.
the alleged green goods man who Is accused
of buncoing guileless George Williams Of Zn-
cite. No.. out Of f265. MAS alragned before
Justice Diver at the Tombs Court yesterday
1ss sasr sns sa ass wi VI. .0t sst..sl.si
10 the HopSS Of UstsptiuR.
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nrnth of ,hc I.lzarA C.ne,. I.cnavr.

Jamos Edmonson. tho leader OF the no'ori-
Jus Lizard garg In Orange. "ho took pois Oh
while under arrest early SUNDAY morning. died
at 10 o clock Yesterday morning at the Memo
rial Hospital, Ths phs,isis9Es t.isd hs ard 20
sosisgSratSs thI9hs wauId RsISf SsipS aRsILsj
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when Baby MAS sick. we i,ay" her Cas;oIta.
When she was a C,lld, She cried FOR Castoria
When sho became Miss, she clurg 10 Castor.A
whsp she had Children. sbo gave iscm Gsstoria
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TIE HOMICIDE IN MUhnEnnr BEND
Mega and Pndoi,. Look Auk- ana It VIII
he Hard TO Tell Which, Fired the shot.

Mega and PHdOlsr Look Ank- ana It Will
he Hard 10 Tell which Fired the shot.
Detective Joseph Schirmer OF tho Elizabeth
street station. who. with Acting Cant. Langan
and Detective Price, has churCo OF the mur-
dcrous shooting ARRAY which occurred in Null
berry Bend Mt Q O'Clock on Tuesday morning.
and which resulted IN Tho death OF Boo.blnck
Michael Begnttt who was an innocent spec-
tator OF tho tight. Is suro that the respons-
bllity for the boy !. ,loath lies between ROCCO
Mega and John Padolso. some OF the wit.
shot. while others shy lndoiso did il. Tho two
men look exactly alike and one might lastly
Mt liberty VINO. tho police think, can tell WHICH
VI the two suspected mon rod the Shot. The
detectives are looking Tor him no" and expect
10 haye him in Il day or two
Acting Oar. l.angtn is commended for his
GuicH work In bagging all concerned In the
fight II is down ~ history that in every prc-
vious stnbuing o. shooting ARRAY In the Bend
most ui the Witnesses escaped
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is universally, admitted to be the most compste :rsis
on whess Tosnin Ia adytntsss. ia Sushsa y pr.
1T II: n.a lsssns syss II. sss.s
tspbAylvAhlA tauts -ASA
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Many OF the customers OF tho drug firm Of
II. j. Baker 4 Brother OF 2l5 feari street. this
city. in Illinois. Michigan. and Minnesota have
been swlnded for ffteen years by man who
said he was the head otths firm. Last Monday
tha swndler committed suicide At Quincy.
firm for small sums cashel. Twice he was
arrested. Once no was sentenced to five
years impyisn n IN Minnsrota. On Aug.
gram from Quin ~. signed H. j. Baker:
TELEGRAPH mo $500 mmeiiatey."
The money was not sent ~ the real M r,
Baker received the message.