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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
WORK OF LIFE SAVERS.
Many Lives Saved by Their
Efforts During the
Fury of the Gale.
Bu Cable to the Unfted Press.

LONDON. Nov. 81. 1893.-The crew of
the bark Johaune Marie, which sank of
Dungeness yesterd ay, took to the rig-
ging when their vessel went down. They
were exposed to the full fury of the
gale, and their condition was pitiable.
The lifeboat rom Dover. though its
crew had been tasked to the utmost all
day in assisting vessels and saving
life, put off for the bark TO
rescue the men in the rigging. They did
not get to the scene of the disa ster until
an hour after dark. The sea was ruin
ming so high that 1t was impossible for
the lifeboat to approach the sunken ves~
sci, so 1t laid off aud on until daylight,
by which time the sea had gone down
somewhat. Seven men, almost
dead from exposure, were then
taken Into the lifebcat. Four
OF the crew, benumbed with cold aud
completely exhausted, had fallen from
their resting places during the nignt aud
drowned. When the litesavers arrived
at Dover this morning they were enthusi-
asticaily cheered by the crowd that was
| awaiting their return.
From every direction come stories of
heroism on the part of lifeboat ere ws
and coastguardsmen. Had it not been
| for their noble work the death roll of the
storm, already exceedingly large. W onld
have had mauy addedsto 1t.
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE
The Norwegian bark Moss has been
| towed into Yarmouth. She was found at
sea derelicr. Three of her crew were
| found dead on board Of her. The others
are missing.
Reports of persons having perished in
the snow have been received from Arun-
del, Sussex; Peterborough. Northampton;
Baubury, Oxford, and Crickley. near
Gloucester.
Near UDpihgham. Rutland. a mail
cart became imbedded In the drifts.
The driver stuck to his post for hours.
When found he was badly fros5bitten
and his condition is precarious The
horse attached to The cart was frozsn to
DEATH
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
TWO OF THE CREW DROWNED.

Negligence of a Fireman Caused the
Sinking of Tug.
New YORK, Nov 81, 1898. .-Carelessues
on the part of fireman resulted in the
sinking Of the tug boat Charles R. Stone,
at Pier /, North River. and the drowning
Of two of her crew about Two O'Clock this
morning. h. Rogers. the nineteen .yaar-old
son of the owner of the tug went down
with her, aud a substitute fireman known
as "Williams," who was responsible for
the accident also lost his life. The
bodies were subsequently recovered.
The crew retired about midnight, the
fireman William" alone remaining up
on watch. 1t was his duty to I'LL the two
water tanks of the boat, one in the aft
and the other in the forward part. After
the former had been flleh, the fireman
connected the hose with the forward
tank aud while it was filliug he is sup.
posed TO have fallen asleep in the XIII
chen. While be slept the tank overfowed,
flooding the boat and quickly causing her
TO sink. Engineer McEntee awoke AS the
tug was going down. He rescued the
other members of the crew. seven IN
number. aud with the nelp of the police
boat Patrol. lying near by, all were res
cuAd except young Rogers and the hre-
men.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
HORRIBLE EARTHQUAKE.
Whole Town Destroyed and Loss
of Life Immense.
/ By able to the United Press.

LONDON, Nov 81, 1893 "A special dis
patch to the Times from Meshed brings
further details of the earthquake that
occurred Friday at Kuchan. in the north
ern part of the Province of Khorassan
The town was completely destroyed, and
the loss of life was immense. Great
crevasses were opened In the earth,
through which water flowed in torrents.
banks. The fertile region around the
city was Inundated, and the large gardens
and extensive vineyards were swept out
of existence.
The people of Kuchan had no chance to
save anything. The shock was so severe
that the largest houses in the town, in
cluding the residence of the Governor,
were almost instantly toppled over. crush
ing hundreds of people to death. The
town had population of between 90, 900
| and %, 900 persons and it is thought that
at least 1000 perished. Many persons
were carried away by the flood that
| flowed down the valley, but it is feared
tLat many of the villages below Kuchan
have been destroyed.
| A short time after the disturbance the
entire. water supply of the town disap
peared
The people who were not injured fed,
panic stricken, to the Ala Dagh Noun
tains, leaving the injured to care for
! themselves as best they could.
| The districtin which Kuchan is situated
| is very populous and it is feared that it
| has everywhere suffered from the earth
/ quake and food.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
FAMOUS MEN her PATRONS.

A Yonng New Jersey Artist Who Has
Done Work for Astor and Edison.
Although, says the Chicago Herald
Miss Abigail Brown Tompkins was only
represented By a single picture ct the
Fair--a water color entitlei Winter In
New jersey" exhibited in the women g
department - her work has beeu FREE
quently seen elsewhere. chiefly at the
Academy of Design in New York ani in
the American Water Color Society's ex-
hibitions. The first recognition of her
artistic ability outside of her owu family
came from the late William Astor, who.
In a letter TO her father when she was
yet mere child, referred to her as hav-
frg "a turn for art which in one
SO Young WAS quite remarkable.
Later he sent her box of
colors and requested that specimens OF
her work i forwarded TO him. This was
done, and Mr.. Astor replied In letter
accepting a sketch and again compliment
lug the young artist on her work.
Her first exhibition was Mt the Cenren>
NAL Exoositieu In Philadelphia. Miss
Tompkins was then In her teens. but her
work received a written commentator
and presfdent3of the art bureau. Que OF
her works In oil was painted to order for
Thomas A. Edison. Another com n ission
was a water color for Miss Elizapei b
Harper, daughter OF ex-Mayor Harper, oil
New York. Several gentlemen at Miss
Toinpkin's home, Newark, have made
special selectiops from her paintings.
Rer last exhibition WAS at the Colum bian
Fair
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21

the effect that strike is on and that the
county will be held responsible for NIL
damage 10 the company within the
county as follows:-
Jones DonnellH Esq. SUP rintend mt OF The
Euston aud Anloor Railroad Company;
DEAR SIn:-I am In receipt of communica-
tion without date from you, and in reply per.
nit me to say that l am prepared to do my
duty in the premises whenever my Intervention
may be lawfully required. Ia the sbsencs.
however, of any actual attempt or imineus
threst of violence on the part or your en-
ployss il seems TO ma that any interfersncs on
my part at ths present juncsure would DO
more apt to prsclpitats trouble than to pro-
vent it.
am willing to act should ths emergency JUS
tify II. but before doing anything hau await
further advicss from you. II your company
will stipulate to pay for the services OF spsciai
deputy Sheriffs. will appoint any numbsr you
may require and detail thsm to watch your
property, SC that they may be In position to
notify me OF any probable disturbance OF the
public peace ef violent nature.
Yours truly, JOIN J. ToFF EY.
JERSEY CENTRAL's FEARS.
General Superinteudent Olhausen OF
the New Jersey Central road was seen
this morning In this city. Hs m ,de the
following statement:-"I do not know
anything about any delayed
freight. I have not been asked
to move anything. and II everything is
tied up on the Lshigh Valley. as is stated
In the newspapers, tAen IL Is not likely
that any will be offsred."
He denied the statement that he had
ordered five switches to be splEed in ths
yaId at PhillipsburQ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
RoBeKEN's NEW CRUISER.
Fine Ferryboat Added to the Service
Her Trial Trip

Her Trial Trip.
The trial trip of the new double-ender
propeller ferryboat Neither lands" of the
Hoboken Ferry Company, was made yes
terday afternoon, and the boat proved a
perfect one in all respects. The start was
from the upper slip OF the Christopher
street ferry at eleven O'Clock, and the boat
run down to ST Georges, Staten Island
and back. A large party went on the
trip. The boat, after a delightful sail,
reached the docks again at three O'Clock.
The ferryboat Netherlands was launched
at the yards of 7. S. Marvel & Co., New
burgh, n. Y. in April last. She was built
entirely of steel from models and speciti-
cations prepared by Colonel g. A Stevens,
President of the Hoboken Ferry Company.
She is 200 feet length of keel, 200 feet
length over all, 42 feet beam, 60 feet beam
over guard, II feet depth of hold Her
engines and boilers were built by the w.
& A. Fletcher Co. of Hoboken, and are of
double compound type, with high pressure
cylinders IS inches in diameter Low
pressure cylinders 80 inches in diameter.
For heating the cabins she is supplied
with blast; electric equipment consists of
a a225 1t, dynamo. She is lit by electricity
and has steam steering gear.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
THE QUESTION OF oBAPERoNs.

In this work-a-day world. il WON en-
must be wage earners aud bread win ;
ners. SO far as they are concerned chaper-
ons are impossible alike in England and
America. In most factories, workshops
and salesroonls. in America at least, the
women are as carefully guarded sgainst
insulting approaches or degrading en-
tanglements AS they would be In their
own homes. So. therefore, there is no
reason In the world why in America we
should, SO far as these girls are con-
cerned, bother ourselves as to whether
they have chaperols or not. II
there 10 danger to this class
of girls In England because they
cannot have chaperous. it might be vel
for those having the social condition of
the mother country at heart to study the
methods almost universally in use In the
United States, and. to the extent of
adopting these methods, AmerIcanizs the
working girls of England. But SO far as
the wealthy classes are concerned, either
In Grent Britain or the United States.
there is no essential difference, nor likely
soon to be any. The presence of older
women In every comDany adds to the
dignity and variety quite as E,uch as to
the decorum and propriety.-H GrpeT 5
RQz1T
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
THE LAM RENEE FAILURE.

Business Was Good and People wonder
Why 1t Happenei. ssf
Oscar Lawrence, the halter and furrier
of Newark avenue, has assigned as ex-
pected, and Sheriff Toffey has taken po-
session of the stock. Constable Edward
Schult is detailed to take charge of the
store and receive and record the sales.
The parties interested in the assignment
are Gustaye L. Meyer, M. Selig and
Levy, the Glove Manufacturer, all of New
York. and the First National Bank Of
this city. The exact loss is not yet known.
Lawrence has q large stock In his store
and seemed to do brisk business He
carried full line of policemen's gloves,
equipments. caps and helmets, and sup
piled seventy-five per cent. of the Jersey
City force The Police Commissioners
were under no contract with Lawrence
The policemen were allowed to purchase
their goods wherever they pleased SO long
as they were uniform.
Mr.. Lawrence expects to make an ami
cable settlement with his creditors some
time today. If he fails to do this. it is
said, he will buy back his store at the
sale tomorrow morning.
The New York creditors have engaged
counsel "a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
MURDERED BY his BOY COMPANION.

ST. JOHN, N. B., Nov. 81. 1S93.-Two
young brothers named Brown and lad
named Rathburn went shooting in
Ribernia Settlement. Queens county,
Sunday. The elder Brown boy carried
fowIing piece loaded with partridge shot.
In the woods Rathburn saw n piece of
spruce gum on tree. which he
said be was going to climb after. The
elder Brown said: 'If you climp the
tree I'll shoot you" Rathb burn paid nc
heed. Wnen he was part way up the tree
Brown fired. The charge entered young
Rathburn's stomach. The Browns fed,
and shortly afterward Rathburn was
found by farmer lying In pool OF
blood. He died yesterday. after telling
how he was shot. The murderer is tour-
teen years of age.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
ECcENTRlCITIEs IN PALACES.

The King of Siam. who. according to
late reports. has had palace constructed
which he can submerge In the sea at Will
and so live under whenever he chooses.
is not the only monarch who has INDUCED
fE eccentricities of this sort.
For instance, history has proved the
memory Of the memory or the ice palace
built by the Russian Empress Anne. who
punished several Of her dainty courtiers
by compelling than TO pass the night i'll
this great chamber of state, where they
were almost frozen to death.
The Gar Paul. ancestor of the present
Emperor OF Russia. constru cted room
formed entirely OF huge mirrors, where
he spent hours walking to and fro in full
unlform-a singular taste for the usliesr
man in Russia
One of the native princes OF Java cooled
his palace by making a stream fall in
cascade over the gateway; and the Indian
despot Tippoo Sahib placed beside his
dinner table life sized figure of tiger
devouring an English officer, the roar of
the beHst and the shrek of the victim
being initiated bv bidsleu machinery.
HdspeY's Young People
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
JAFFA GATE.


Entrancing Landscape Presented at
Jerusalem bv Night.
No one wanders about Jerusalem by
night, for the city has no amuse IN ents to
offer like those to he found at Damascus
and Beirut and Cairo. Not sound dis
turos the silence of the narrow streets.
This Is the moment to revisit, with a
guide bearing lantern, the Jaffa gale,
SO full of life and movement but few
hours ago. II is like a scene at the
theatre. On the left is Mount Zion, with
its citadel OF the old type, utterly unlike
the aspect of the modern fortress, which
suggests the dungeon, while this
one, bristling with towers and
lnclosed by battlemeuted walls without
sign OF cannou, looms up in the clear
night stern and calm. To the right of
the irregular line Of valleys are hills in
closing all Ms in basin. The road to
Bethlehem winds at the base of tue
fortifcation and descends, then turus
with graceful curve, and Is lost as it
passes over hill that rises against the
sky. Tne landscape is enhancing. aud
The eyes cannot weary of 1t. II will re-
maiu in the memory as vision of this
Oriental night, blue with silvery rad1-
ance diffu- ed through 1t by the splendor
Eof the large white stars, suotIs
translucent azure that passes through
the eyes and floods with It's soft
beauty the thoughts aud the
emotions that III the mind aud the hear
with an und. finable charm at such au
hour. at ths gate of the city consecrated
forever by he presence of the Sou OF
Man. 1t Is like a dream; and the dream
bfoods aver the ROAD that leads to Bethie-
hem: "Tne wise me of the east came 10
| Jerusalem and stid: Where Is he wAo is
born King of the Jewsa Fo- We have
s-en his star In the eat. and are com TO
worship him. Then Herod. having
secretly called the wiss men, inquired OF
them diigentiy at what tlne che stxr
apnra Ell II Them. y" George . Hurlbut
IN Frank Leslie's for December.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
PROMINENT MASON DEAD.
George W. Powe Died of Cancer of I'll
Stomach,


George W. Powe Died of Cancer of the
Stomach.
George W. Powe. a prominent member
of the masonic fraternity. died last night
of cancer of the stomach at his late
home. No. 80 Virginia avenue. Mr..
Powers illness was short one. and his
sudden death is great surprise TO the
majority OF his friends.
He was born In this city on October 29.
1888, and received his early education
in its public schools. attending
them until he was II years old. He then
decided upon seafaring career,
aud went to Princeton. Mass, where
for two years he followed the sea in the
summer, aud attended school in the win
ter. He entered the whaling service
later and made several VOYAGES. He
commanded the brig Panama of Boston
in 1859. and made two years. cruise In
htr from that port.
from New Orleans iu 1861. be
was captured by the Rebel
crniser Calhoun and with his crew
was taken to the c resent City where he
was released. He aft erwards made two
whaling voyages in command of the
Emma F. Lewis of Provincetown. Mass.
He was married TO Miss Hanna E.
Hutchings of Provincesown in 1868.
They nave hat two children.
He returned to his native city in 1870,
and started in the lighterage aud towage
business in New York. and continued In
1t until his death.
He was made Mason In Kidg Hiram
Lodge of Provincetown, Mass, in 1857.
In 1872 he helped in the organization OF
Zeredatha Lodge, this city.
He was elected worshipful master a
number of times. but would not consent
to serve until 1882. He accepted then
and was reelected the following year.
He wss also Past High Priest of Mount
Vernon Chapter, No. 8, R. A. NJ, and a
member of Hugh D. Payen's Com
nandery, No. 1, K. P
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
TIED UP TIGHT.
This Is the Situation In Buffalo
With Prospects Of Trouble
Ahead.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov 81, 1899. Tiled mp
tight, with prospects of trouble ahead.
| That is the situation of the Lehigh Val
ley strike today. Freight csnnot be
| moved from the East Buffalo yards aud
the chances are that none will be moved
for some time. The assertion of the off,
GERS yesterday that trains would be run
| ming this morning has proved false.
The company has hired some ew men
but for some reason they are not maving
wheel out of the East Buffalo yards
this morning.
Passenger trains will probably COM
tinue to run today the same as usual
The officers of the road say that the
strike, SO far as this division IS
concerned. will amount to nothing
and that whenever they ara ready
to do so they can man every
Notwithstanding the company has
fitted up a boarding house In ths Yards,
has applied for police protection. has
hired some extra men. but is not moving
pound of freight.
The employees seem to be divided Ia
sentiment regarding the strike. Some of
the Brotherhood engineers say they are
are provided for them. while others AK
press much sympathy with the strike.
and predict that the National Guard will
be called out again before the Lehigh
clears its yards.
TROUBLE IN THE BRoTHERHoo Cd.
A bitter fight seems to be smoulderipg
In the local brotherhoods. Those who do
not want TO go out and forfeit their places
are called traitors by the other faction
and serious trouble is likely TO spring up
in their own circles from this very con-
dition of affairs.
So far the strikers have not manifes ted
the fret sign of making trouble or doing
any violence. They are keeping away
from the yards and say they will do all
in their power to protect the company's
property. Yet, in the event Of the
trains being manned by new men. they
hint that 1t may require a force more
formidable than Sherlff's deputies to get
them out Of the yards. That the fight is
to be q protractsd Que is apparent.
QUARTERS FOR NEW MEN.
The company is providing quarters for
whatever new men i5 may secure and
the strikers are putting themselves IN
shape ior long siege. Some Of the
latter ventured the opinion that the
company would compromise matters
shortly, but the sentiment of the great
majority was voiced by fireman, VINO
satn:
"rll not be surprised to see the strike
last for three months aud perhaps longer.
The company can get lots of men, and
will try TO do business with them. Sol
diers will be needed before this thing Is
ended. We will do all we can to
prevent violence or the part of our men,
but all the same ft will take more than a
handful of deputy sherifs aud police TO
man trains.n
TEST OF STRENGTH TODAY
A test of strength of the two sides in
the struggle is expected to come today if
the officials undertake TO move frsight as
they assert they will do before night il
the condition of things down the line Is
sufficiently encoragiug to hold ont any
prospects of its not being blockaded
q n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
THE GAS sMOOTHlNG IRON.

The advantage OF gas smeo hing iron
as used in many laundries, particularly
abroad, is that the heat ia we'll distri-
buted. and can be regulated. In Que
form there are thirty gas jets, small Of
course, aud placed on the inside face of
the iron. The iron is connected with the
gas fixture by an india rubber tube. In
some forms the iron has sort of blow
pipe apparatus for mixing the gas with
the air which was somewhat OF a draw
hack. but recent patents have obviated
this difficulty. -HdrdlDdre.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-21
HERBERT OBJECTED.
Flora Hurtzig's Claim That
He Was Her Husband
ANNOYED Him.
WANTS HER SENT TO JAIL.
The Loving Letters She Wrote Him
and the Rev. DR.. Hough-
ton of Hoboken.

SO disguised has Francis B. Herbert Of
No. 206 Eleventh street, Hoboken. be-
come because of Flora Hurtzig's continu-
al unpersistent allegations that he is her
husband. and that he should therefore
pay her board bills, that he
has applied to Recorder Mcs
Donough for protection against her
annoying diversions. Mrs. Hnrizig. it is
remembered. was several months rent
in arrears for board at the house No. $40
Garden street. She seemed to have de-
lusion that Herbert was Infatuated with
her and asserted that he had married her
in New York. Herbert openly and
vigorously denied ever having seen the
woman. aud said he could conceive of no
reasons for her charging him with Daiug
her husband. Recorder McDonough
yesterday afternoon took Herr
bert's complaint against the woman.
Herbert wishes her bound over
to keep the peace, aud charges her with
SANDER and perjury. Iu his complaint
he alleges she wrote several letters to
him and to other persous. among Them
Judge Paxton, Counsellor John q. BeS-
son and the Rev. DR.. George Houghton of
Hoboken. He charges that in these letters
Sne damaged his character and resort
ell TO preVarlcat1on.
LETTERS TO HERBERT
One of her letters TO Herbert reads as
follows
MY BELOVED Boy: All is well as far as I
know. will meet you when ever you wish. IL
today is impossible meet me at noon
near the post office tomorrow If. you
mean that will be married on
long as get you darling VIII you meet me
Saturday at Sixth and Twenty-third streets as
five O'Clock? With fondest love from your girl,
Flo.
The second letter read as follows:-
BELOVED ~ wish for thee. Thine only. VIII
look for you tonight at FIVE Broadway and
Eighth. My own dear husband don't wait till
for life. Your devoted wife,
REV. DR. HoUGHToN SURPRISED.
As Herbert failed to take any recog-
milton of her letters and protestations Of
love, she directed her attentions else
where, and wrote to the Rev. DIR.
Houghtou, Pastor of Trinity Church.
| Hobnkeu, as follows
Your contin ued obnoxious interference be-
| tween my self and my husband makes it neces-
| sary for me to call your attention to the fact
| that, although you succeed in keeping US apart
| by contriving to get the letters and
| money he sent me, stolen and handed
| 10 you, our contract of marriage has nevertne-
| less been rendered valid by making other par
ties witnesses to it. Unless you desist from
| your present course, I shall appeal to the law
TO enforce my rights.
Flora q. HERRKRr, nee GRACE.
| Counsellor John c. Bessou. who Is
| counsel for Herbert, next recei we'd a let
ter. The woman is evidently slightly
| demented. She is divorced wife. Sne
will be arrested today.