New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-08
DO NOT BEAR INTESIIG11ION
SOME ASSOCIATED PRESS DlSPAIChho'
A SENSATION ABOUT a MINING TOWN FALLS TO
P1ECEs-sAMPLEs OF NEWS FURNISHED

TO THE PUBLIC
Pittsburg Sept This evenings edition Of THE
Pittsburg Leader" contains the following:
The elaborate series of canards which the Asso-
some time reaches a climax in the outfaSeou.ss
yarn printed Yesterday in The Dispatch, Ios'
legged swallowing up Of the village of Scotch Valley.
near Hazeton, through 'one of the most conp1g ne,
warm was embeilished with variety of romantic
details Including Imprisoned miners heroic rescung
BY fire and other choice fruits of the authors i'm;
agnaton. The r2ited Press promp Ha. ond nther
newspapers enjoying the trustworthy service OF
that association gave notice to the preT proc
OF the association for the propagation OF Muf-
chausenism. ,o,,s an ,,o
part Of the Chicago news gathering organization
prompts inquiry as to whether there ought not 10
be some remedy for systematic imposition on the
public through the columns OF proiesseay
able newspapers. Exposure unfortunately seems
to be insufficient as deterrent
Under the caption Journalism Up 10 Da'e Ia"
Times" this morning says:
Since the Old newsgahering association aa an Ss
as the ASSOCIATED Press went TO PEGS same name
succeeded the remains OF It's business, new mem !,
95s Gsen The system is really Very p
You read bood-curd.ng sensations about iralnloaas
wrecked with all board, and the next day you
find the trans running on schedue tnne, tne
same towns booming; and the same steamers break AK.
give space TO the Associated Press stories furnish
their readers all the sensations OF irstcass horror
without actual loss OF life damage 70 rolling stock
two sensations in fact: the story and the contra
dicon. Sometimes the wires get crossed ana the
two Items appear on the same day, but the man
ayers OF the sensation factory at Chicago are sp.
pea.ine for financial aid, and there is nope th a
this will be reformed by leasing special wire Tor
contradictions. ~ ,. ..c,
m'rcial Gszette' and Post thrilled their readers
with the whossile destruction Of " ma
catastrophe are indicated by the following head
lines which We borrow from The fr c0MmsTf dnr Ca
TOWN LOST.
THE MINING VILLAGE or SCOTCH VALLEY
SINKS FROM SIGHT.
MANY LIVES MAY EE LOST
INTO srNKEN coALMINE HOMES ARE
FLIGHT OF FRIGHTENED MEN.
DIGGERS OBLIGED TO CLIMB FROM AN A1'AN-
DoNED AIRSHAFT-HoRRInLE SIGHTS IN THE
STRICKEN TOWN-ONLY THE CHIMNEY TORS
OF FEW HOUSES ARE SEEN IN TIE
GLOOM OF VAST. YAwNING HOLE IN THE
GROUND IMPOSSIBLE To TELL HOW MANY
LIVES HAVE BEEN LOsT-FIRE ADDS ITS
HORRORS
This by Associated Press" TO- The p.spatGih,"
Post and Commercial Gazette" was first class
by Associated Press" printed the following par
ticulars in the afternoon. They were as follows:
feet hat the mining Town Of Scotch Valley had
sunk out Of sight is untrue There is no Scotch
The last sentence seems to corroborate the state
ment that the town is indeed out OF sight. .,,..
Only the day before. just TO whet It's appetite
for the terrible disaster, the same concern burned
The town Of English Center in LySo NH JSbhy
hood and last week it ran the United states war
The last moment by reversing the engines although
she was three miles away from the rock at the
time. in COO feet Of water. and did not reverse en-
gines during the whole voyage.
These are samples Of the outrages which The
Associated Press papers are committing upon me
public under the pretence OF giving the news. They
Show the reason why leading newspapers Ike
"Times.'' which we're the manstays OF the asso-
citation in the days Of It's resPee ~, have re-
sake. and now belong to the vigorous ana trust
worthy United Press.
Buffalo. Sept THE Enquirer says to-day: The
Western Associated Press is sending ont unreliable
news these days, and urging its members to con-
tribute something to make good the deficiency. The
Western Association is getting wobbly. The United
Press is gathering all the news. scoopng the pre-
tender every day. paying It's bills. losing no money,
pr oseoutlng a big suit against certain persons VINO
feinnS TO- and ''The Enquirer is proud that 1t can
give its readers such an Incompatible telegraph
service"
Newport r. l.. Sept THE torpedo boa, Gushing
left her dock at the torpedo station last evening FOR
practice IN searchlght work. but the object OF tho
practice and the results entirely different from
the report sent to the Western Associated Press At
an hour when the true facts were urobtainabie
There three objects In view when the boat
left the torpedo s,ation-not Peconlc Bay-and with
out the torpedo class board The first object Of
the hastily arranged plan was to give the class u
seamen eunners at the station practice In keeping
the searchlight rapidly moving objects second. II
was desired to determine al what distance 1t was
possible to distinguish the Gushing in her present
color with the scarchght in It's present position ana
the torpedo-boat in It's direct rays AT distance Of
900 yards the Gushing was not discernibe by those
they within hailing distance.
The next object TO determine at what distance,
without the aid OF the light the torpedo boat could
be located by the noise OF Ter engines, etc. The
observers first dscerned (, sparks in the vicinity
Of Rose Island. Then more sparks were seen. and
It did not take long to determine that they were
from the Cushing's tunnels. she was about bJ
yards away when first sighted by the electric search
lights. Eight hundred yards Is the maximum tor
pedo range. ard a speedy craft would make great
progress inside OF this before guns could be trained
upon her: II is still questionable whether the
is much Of a safeguard against an at
tack from torpedo boats.