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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-18
SHOT DEAD BY BuRGtlas.
Edward Crosby's Midnight Fate
at Merrimao, Mass.
Fire. Alarm Sounds to Call Citizens
to Pursue the Robbers.

MERRIMAC, Mass. Aug. 18.-Edward
Crosby. about forty years of age, was
shot and instantly killed by burglars at
the home OF his brother Jacob at 1880
o'clock this morning.
sThe burglars. three In number. entered
the house shortly after midnight and
awakened Jacob Crosby and his wife.
Crosby was seen to get out OF bed by
the men, and all three Immediately at
tackled him.
He fought them for a few moments.
when he succeeded In getting away and
rushed out of the house to go to a
neighbours for a gun. His wife In the
ment time slipped out Of the back door.
ran across the street to the home OF
Edward Crosby and aroused him.
Edward went to the aid OF his brother
and. as he reached the doorstep. en-
countered the three burglars. who were
looking for Jacob. Without warning one
OF the men fired and Edward Crosby
dropped to the ground. The men then
ran towards Haverhill.
fire alarm was rung In. and when
the fremen reached the house Crosby
was found to be dead. The services OF
the firemen were then utilized to follow
In the direction taken by the fleeing
men.
At $50 o'clock no arrests had been
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Americas Boat May Not Be Able
to Meet the English Yachts
tor a Long Time.
HARD WORDS FOR vIGILANT.
Capt. Carter Derisivs and Field
Prints a Severe Criticism Of
the Gould SIoop.
(By Associated Press.)

CowES, ISLE OF WIGHT, Aug. 49,
When Vigilant arrived here. Mr.. Gould
reported, and Col Paget, the Prince Of
Waless representative on board Vigil
liant, agreed with him, that the Vigilant
struck a rock of the Needles, and this
carried her centre-board enirely away.
1t would seem from this that Vigilant
will be unable to race for some time
to come. unless the centreboard is re-
covered and replaced in shorter time
than is now believed possible.
When Vigilant approached the royal
yacht she explained that her centre
board was out of gear. adding that the
mechanism appeared to be locked.
The committee-boa thereupon steamed
to the Britannia. which, unconscious Of
vigilant's mishap. was proceeding to
the starting point. A member of the
Sailing Committee hailed Capt. Carter
and shouted to him:
mo race. Vigilant disabled"
Capt Carter replied
whats the matter?"
The spokesman Of the Committee in
reply said:
| Her centreboard is locked"
Capt. Carter laughed derisively and
shouted back:
What. has 1t got a crab In it''
Britannia then sailed back to .lowes-
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SUICIDE IN The DRIVE.
Carlyle Jurgensen Kills Himself
Near Grants Tomb.
Found on a Bench with a Bullet.
Hole Through His Body.
The Address, 81 West Twelfth Street,
in One Of His Pockets.

man, believed to Carlyle Jurgensen.
of 81 West Twelfth street, committed
suicide this morning near Ciaremont. =,
Park Policeman Daniel Whalen. while
patrolling Riverside Drive a little south
Of Gen. Grants tomb, at O'Clock this
morning heard the report Of a revolt
yer. The sound came from a spot just
north OF the tomb, between One Hundred
and Twenty-second and One Hundred
and Twenty-third streets, where there
are q number OF rustic benches on a big
mound overlooking the Hudson River.
Fastening to the spot he discovered
man lying on one of the benches, while
Was trickiing from a bullet hole In the
left side near the heart. and a hasty ex-
animation showed another wound in the
The man was barely conscious and I'M
able to make statement to Identify
himself. He was taken to Manhattan
Hospital. where he died at $50 o'clock
this morning..
The man was about thirty-fve years
old. There was slip OF paper in one of
his pockets with the address. 81 West
was fairly well dressed. OF dark complex
ion. feet inches tall, wore "a black
mustache, black sack coat, vest and
trousers. white shirt; white standing col
lar, a four-in-hand black tie, white I'M
derwear, white straw hat and laced pat
ent-leather SHOES.
Among the effects found upon him
knife. a pair of eyeglasses, a key ring
containing one key, an 81" railroad
ticket, a brush with which to clean q
revolver and one cent. The revolver
only had one empty chamber.
At 81 West Twelfth street, which is a
furnished-room house, 1t was said the
suicide was surely Carlyle Jurgensen,
Mrs. lie Dresoner. The chambermald
said Jurgens,n was a ladies' tailor, but
had been out Of work for long time.
He left the house at 8 o'clock last night
| see me again
JurgenSen was deeply religious.
i AestB Ahopght to have been q widower
| ter.
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BURNING OF THE GEN. KNOX.

startling for our trip around the Horn
died a humber 81 Burning ships n aAd during
enced one at which the flames resisted
the EFFORTS of the fremen as the present
cargo seemed to burn when buried In
water. and when they thought they
had subdued the flames they would
At II O'Clock the fremen were still
hard at work. One-third Of the ships
deck had been torn up. The fire had
SaS X. ssas as 81 the
Il was feared at one time that the
mainmast NO would fall and Preyenter
precautionary measure.
Shortly before noon 1t was discov-
cred that one of the PORTFOLIOS Of the
Of the ship rested on the mud. and the
bow doated, the water ran out as soon
|, as 1t was pumped in through the holes
Capt. Klviln. of the Chapman Wreck,
diver down. The latter could not
reach the port-hole on account Of a guam
It. He finally succeeded in moving It
At S.siock The aSe.soats New Yorker
engines were stili pumping water into
the ships hold. The smell OF burned
oil permeated the neighborhood for
| blocks around.
The Gen. Knox was built at Thomas
| ton, Me-, in 1881. She Is a three-deck
ship OF 2,14l tons register. $50 feet long,
AZ I-2-foot beam and % IA feet deep.
W. r. Grace & Co. place the value OF
| the Knox at $4,000, She was only par
| tally insured.
| 1t was impossible % get any definite
idea to what extent the vessel Is dam
| eyed until the tons OF water have been
pumped out OF her hold. Her cargo was
| valued at about SIS, 900.
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THE lWICKEDEST SUMMER RESORT.

other side OF the dock. Beside her on
the dock was piled hundreds of cases OF
oil and hundreds more were IN her noiu.
The burning oil on the Gen. Knox was
ment. which made the position OF eie
Charmer an extremely dangerous one.
Her moorings were cast OIL, ana she
dropped out Into the stream.
into the hold Of the Knox seemed to
have little or 10 effect. Deputy CHIEF
REILLY held that heroic measures were
y ao ofe4 saqs se deekpS to Be
Half an hour later the. fire seemed
under control, but a new danger arose;
BEEN pumped Into the hold caused the
ship to settle.
The cry that the ship was sinking
was passed al9ng and at the fT RENE , on
scarcely done 30 when one OF the big
mooring lines snapped. This was fol-
lowed by the crashing Of the timbsrs;
thrown an additional weight on the one
astern, and the strain caused the
spiles on the. dock to give way. The
ship careened to starboard. the cargo so
Deputy Chief REILLY then ordered q
third alarm turned in, which brought
and and ladder trucks. The Seth Low
steamed over from Brooklyn, but It was
Impossible for her to obtain a good posi-.
ton. The shifting Of the cargo caused
the flames to shoot up the natchyays
far into the rigging. With the ships
keel resting on the river bed and the
hold full OF water the only place the
flames maintained hold was imme-
diately under the main deck which va:
being torn up as fast as the men could
handle the axes. The hard pine planks
seasoned by years Of usage. almos,
turned the edges of the axes. and the
task was an extremely difficult one
AS one man would stop exhausted
another would take his place.
After six hours steady work, the flrt
was gotten under control.
II do not know what the origin Of thu
fire was" Capt. Libby said to an Even
ing World" reporter.
ut must have been spontaneous com
bustion. The boy. Caser. who was or
watch, is a reliable lad, and has beer
with me long time. 1t is possible HI
may have been asleep. but l doubt 1t
| The ship has been my home for eigh
years. She Is twelve years old, and !,
owned by Edward e. OBrien, of Thorn
aston, Me. who owns six other ships
William r. Grace & Co. are his agents
Sutton & Co., 50 South street. were load
I ing us with general merchandise. con
! signed to j. L. Chapman, their agent II
San Francisco. The ship was abou
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NO more TARIFF LEGISLATION.
Senate A. opts Mr.. Murphy's Res
olution to That Effect
BIr. White Appointed to the FL
nance Committee Vacancy.
(By Associated Press. }

(by ASSOCIATED Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-When Sena-
tor Harris's resolution for the appoint
ment OF Senator White. OF California, to
the vacancy on the Finance Committee
was laid before the Senate at 12.l5 to-
day.
Mr.. Henderson Rep.. Neb) said there
would be no objection to the resolution
to-day. and explained that the opposition
yesterday contained no reflection on the
Senator from California. Mr.. White.
Mr.. Hin concurred with Mr.. Mander-
son. and expressed the hope that the
resolution would be passed. 1t was then
adopted without division.
The Murphy resolution. declaring
against further tariff legislation. went
over temporarily at the request OF Mr..
German.
Dei.). instructing the Finance Committed
to report back the Free sugar bill with
an amendment 10 strike out the one
eighth dirrerentiai on refined sugar was
lad before the Senate.
Mr.. henderson offered an amendmen,
instructing the Committee to report ar
amendment providing Tor the sugar
bounty of existing law.
Mr.. Gray demanded a division OF the
question. Some debate occurred on the
parliamentary situation.
Vice SreslSent Stevenson held that
the vote should be FIRST taken on Mr.
Manderson's amendme mt to Instruct the
Committee to report back an amend
ment TO the free sugar bill. proYidin9
for the Mckinley bounty on raw DO
nestle sugars. Great interest was
manifested In the result OF the roll
call.
The two Louisiana Senators and the
three Populist voted In favor or the
Mandnerson amendment, which was
carried, 40. The point Of no quorum
was then raised and the roll was called
LATER.-The Murphy resolution wal
adopted N-l6
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CANOEIST HOWARD WON.
In His Frail Craft He Outsaiis 9
Larger Boat I'm England.

Canoeists wer Jubilant this morning
over the news that w. w. Howard had
won his match to-day against j. A.
Brandt's lugger. Spruce. In England,
last evening.
The race was sailed over a coures nine
and one -half miles long. in an estuary
of Salcomb, and te American finished
we'll ahead. Howard's canoe Is OF
American type, conforming to the A.
c. A. rules, which limit length to IL feet
and beam to 80 incnes. his opponent
sailed a lugger-rigged vessel OF one-halr
ton rating, much larger than the canoe.
W. W. howard Is one Of te best iHS9
the New York Canoe Club. he Is re-
garded by his eliminates az Bath Beach
as one OF the most skiiful and Daring
handlers of these small craft. and has
frequently been seen about the lower
bay In weather that made large vessels
shorten sail. Mr.. Howard Is Journal
ist OF ability, and has WORKED capably
on newspaper staifs in this city.
His next race will be in the English
channel.
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WOMAN TOOK POISON
Dependent Mrs. whitehouse Died
In q HOSPITAL

Dependent Mrs. whitehouse Died
In a Hospital.
Mrs. Louise Whtehouse. ffty-four
years old. of 1b6 Even street. Williams
burg, died in st. GATHERINGS Hos
pital to-day from the effects of a dose
Of Paris green which she took last night
with suicidal intent.
For two months Mrs. whitehouse has
had a great deal of domestic trouble.
and of late she has been Respondent
All day yesterday she wished her
friends and told them that sne was
tired of living. and that she hoped her
END would come soon.
She visited a Even street drug store
and bought a big package or Paris
green. saying she INTENDED TO use It In
killing vermin. Late last night other
persons residing in the same house heard
u terrible moaning. The sound came
from Mrs Wnitenouse's apartments.
Her neighbors broke open the door lead
ing to her rooms and found her suffer-
| ing horrible agony.
J ambulance surgeon Waldron was
summoned, and she was removed to the
hospital.
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Of the Department. and not until the
keel of the ship rested on the bottom
Of the river and tons of water had been
pumped into her did Deputy Chief Reilly
feel safe in declaring the fire under con-
troll.
Capt. p. g. Libby. with his wife, two
daughters and son, and a crew Of seven
mel, were on board. James Caser. q
boy. was on watch on deck.
At 3 O'Clock Capt. Libby was awak-
sned by a sitting sensation. and imme-
diately went upon deck. Smoke was
coming out Of the fore ventilators. and
Caser was trying to locate the fire.
There were thousands OF cases Of kerr
osene and many barrels Of benzine and
whiskey in the hold. and the captain re-
allied what the fife meant. He yelled
Ship afirs" as loud as he could,
and ordered the boy to run down
the dock and give the alarm. The crew.
awakened by the captains cries. came
tumoling out of their hunks. and the
captain ordered the matches battered
down. and went to arouse his wife and
children.
A policeman on South street. near
Maiden lane, heard the captains cries.
and started towards the ship. He had
scarcely crossed the street when he saw
names bursting through. the deck. He
Immediately turned in an alarm. which
brought Deputy Chief REILLY and en-
zines 4, 80 and 20.
The Chapman Wrecking Company'i
Tug Husler. was at a pier a block away
and as the engines came down the street
sae started tor the burning ship. The,
nad three streams playing on her beforS
'he hre boats reached the scene.
rived and learned OF the dangerous
charact2i of the cargo. he ordered
second alarm turned In The names
hMeie then burning through the forward
hatchway.
The lire boat New Yorker pushed he
way up alongside of the burning shiI
irna served as a protection for the biz
ao DON snip +. Cakes, lying at the mex
rived.
vAt one dine It looked as II the New
w Srker would be crushed to atoms. Sh'
cs q; f, Cakes, when the former suddenl!
9ut Into the river. The tug Flushing
CHEZ % take her place but DEPUTY
f0ra turn couple Of streams on her be
iUTe his command was obeyed.
warE neat on the burning ship made tn
oSn rA Oh the firemen extremely danger
Sys OF Ave minutes each. the smok
n s "s 20 intense. Fire Captain Whalei
II csu u Fireman Goodrich had narrow es
thp s volume OF smoke from one o
IESrcsd them to the side OF the shir
WAL tnsy hung until they were re
II Tn sSnhinclently to return to wor X.
+ "s Ship Charmsr was moored on tn
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YACHT RACE OFF.
This Time Something Wrong with
Vigilants Keel.
(By Associated Pass.)

(By Associated Pass)
FRESHWATER GATE, ISLE OF
WIGHT, Aug. ls.-Vigilant and Britain
MIA left Totland Bay shortly before IL
A. NJ. and were making for the starting
point In the match race arranged be-
tween Mr.. George J. Gould and the
Prince OF Wales.
Both yachts were carrying club-top-
sails. and the wind began shifting to
the northwest without increasing In
strength.
Soon after the yachts started sea-
ward, II seemed that the conditions OF
the race had apparently been reversed.
and that 1t was to be a run to leeward
and beat back. as Mr.. Gould originally
wanted. 1t then appeared as II the
yachts were preparing to start of
Freshwater Bay and 60 fifteen miles
east-southeast, and then beat home.
Later, to the great disappointment of
all present. Vigilant was seen to haul
d Jwn her racing nag.
The yachts and the excursion feet
then headed back towards the shore.
The Coast Guard Station communicated
with a steamer returning with the feet
VI SASuibioh bodlo oha q hSpiy "ec &c
ceived saying that something was
wrong with Vigilants keel. and this led
to the race being declared on.
Another story is that the race was
postponed on account OF the fact that
Vigilant lost her centreboard and there
fore could not race.
The Field to-day gives prominence to
a violent letter against Vigilant.
The writer OF the letter says that In
ternational courtesy has been overdone.
especially as. in his view, this courtesy
Is not reciprocal.
1t is asserted that the Americas cup
was defended by construction
which In no way conformed to British
ideas of a yacht, and that shifting
ballast was used during the cup races.
II is also claimed tnat excuses were
made when the advantage was on the
siae OF the cup challenger, and that she
latter was crowded by excursion steam
The letter then recounts certain ALLEGED
violations by vigilant CT the British
Yacnt Racing Associations rules as u
wooden bulkheads, nttings. &C., ana say
| that Nigilant was not measured unit
British patience was exhausted"
The writer to The Field asks II Vigi
| liant Is TO be allowed TO break every
rule with IAN empty shell for hull
which is ineligible to compete with rae
| ing yachts and with crew OF Morse
men and English sails.
In conclusion Nigilant's critic remarks
| that Britishers boast In their natlona
pride "of a British ship, not a machine
with British canvas and manned b!
Britons."
Association says that II Is general!
believed that Vigilant will not race agaii
this season In English waters.
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BEATEN BY A GANG.
Keil's Watch Was First stolen and
Then He was Attacked.

James Riley. alias Gallagher" alas
Tim the Tough" who is said to be the
leader OF a gang OF wagon thieves and
photographers. known, to the police as
the ''Ttenth avenue gang" saw Charles
Keil. OF 524 West oFrtieth street. stand
Ing on the corner OF oFrtieth street and
Tenth avenue last night. From Kell;s
pocket DANCED a heavy gold chain, and
Riley could not resist the temptation TO
take II.
He jostled against Keil ami pulled his
watch out OF his pocket, breaking the
chain. Then he started 10 run away,
but Keil was too quick for him, and
caught his coat-tails. hTe thief showed
fighi, and whistled shriily.
Two alleged members Of the gang came
running up Fortieth street and Joined
In the scufiie The three beat and pound
ed Keil numerically until a policeman
OF the West Thirty-seventh street station
rushed up Riley submitted quietly
enough u arrest, but his friends fed. At
the station-house the watch. with a
piece OF the chain attached. was found
In Ri.ey's pocket.
At Jefferson Market Court to-day Riley
was held for tria! by Justice Hogan.
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DID NOT MEAN TO WET THEM
Miss stephens Threw Water on the
Rabbi in Mistake.

Theresa Stephens, the young girl of
2s3 Bushwick avenue, Williamsburg. who
was arrested yesterday on a charge Of
throwing pail OF water over Simon
Timdel an officer in a Williamsburg
synagogue. was paroled for trial by Po-
lice Justice Watson in the Even Street
Police Court to-day. Timdel and a rabbi
were going along Bushwick avenue
estiy. While passing the girls home the
water was thrown on them. They looked
up and saw Theresa at the window.
Then they secured warrant for her ar
rest.
In court to-day Theresa denied that
she intended to throw water on the
rabbi and his companion. She said her
younger sister was watering flowers on
"A front window-sill and that she threw
what water was left in the sprinkling-
can on the sidewalk.
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DRANK CARBOLIC ACID.
Leopold Janowits Commits Suicide
tn His Home.

At 1880 this morning Leopold Jano-
WITT. thirty-two years old. married. of
60 st. Marks place, committed suicide by
drinking carboiic ACID. He was despono-
ent on account OF having lost his stu
alton in jewelry store this morning.
His wife sent for a physician as soon
as she discovered that he had swal-
lowed the poison. Emetics were ad-
ministered. but they were too late.
Janowitz had secured his situation
only three weeks ago. Before that he
had been out of work for nearly SIX
months.
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THINK IT A BRANCH STILL.
Revenue Omcers Are Looking for
Another In Jersey city.

Paul Shales and Herman Salko, the
two boys arrested yesterday as suspected
OF being connected with an Illicit still in
Jersey City. were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Romano
this morning. They were remanded for
further hearing and taken back 10 the
police station, where they will be guard.
ed by Revenue Offlcers Palmer and
Mahon.
yer street is a branch of q larger one
in the vicinity. The United States au-
thorlt.es viii make thorough investi-
CATION.
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WAS IT REALLY SUICIDE?

Bank Examiner KILLERS Death At
Altoona Now = Mystery.
by Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 80. P. Tucker,
Deputy Comptroller Of the Currency. to-
day received a telegram from a Govern
ment official at Altoona, Pa. stating
that 1t was very doubtful whether Bank
Examiner Miller committed suicide yes
terday. as reported.
An officer OF the bureau will probably
be sent to Altoona with Miller's report
on the condition Of the suspended Sec
ond National Bank, and every eiIort
WIN be made to arrive at q solution OF
the mystery.
1t Is understood that Millers report
showed that the bank was practically
without assets. and that the shortage,
both in cash or bills receivable, trace
able to the speculations Of the abscond-
proximately to $100OOO.
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CONFESSED on THE GANG.
One of the Elisabeth Thieves Has
Turned States Evidence.

ELIZABETH. N. j.. Aug. ls-Moses
Katz. John Dixon. Christine Bornstiller
and James Garage were arraigned in
the police court here to-day on the
charge of wholesale stealing OF brass
valves and journals from the Central
Railroad Company. the Crescent Ma
chine Works and Boran & Scrymser OIL
Works. The prisoners pleaded not guilty.
EatZ was held in 800 Tor the Grand
Jury, and the others were each held in
81 800 bail.
ali about how they operated. Not all
the thieves have ben rounded up. but
Chief Tenney expects to have the others
In custody before Monday.
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Death of Eugene Lawrence.

Eugene Lawrence died at his home. $40 West
Ninetsenth street. yesterday. after short ILL.,
ness, at the age OF ssvsnty-ons. He graduated
from the University OF the City Of New York In
the class OF ~. and took q course at the Harvard
Law School. His taste led him into literary
work and in 1855 his nrst work. Lives Of Brit
ish HistoriAns," made Its appearance. From that
time he was liberal contributor a. an historian
and Journalist,
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PAID THEM WITH BAD MONEY.
Marvin Accused by storekepcrs
and Held for Trial.

James Marvin, who says he Is a native
Of Philadelphia, was arraigned before
Commissioner Alexander this morning
on the charge of passing counterfeit
coins on stOrekeepers on thk west side.
second street and otherA testified that
the young man had victihi.ed them. lie
was held in N.VO0 bail for trial.
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Even After She Sank the Decks
Had to Be Torr Up to
Quenoh the Flamez
CAPTAIN AWAKENED BY SMOKE.
Other Vessels, In Danger from Ex-
plosions, Pulled Into
the Stream.

The full-rigged ship Gen. Knox, of
Thomaston, Me-. loading with general
merchandise at pier 10 East River for
San Francisco. was discovered on fire at
. o'clock this morning.
For q time the fire baffied the efforts
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weather Forecast.

The weather forecast for the thirty-six hours
ending az p. N. tomorrow 10 ~ follows:
Generally fAir. stationary Temperature. s0uthsriy
windA
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soMErINEs the ELEcrRorolsE cures when AZ
else has failed. Call or write. l122 b Ways
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