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New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
HE BURNED THE BULKHEADS
DESPERATE STRAITS OF THE CAPIAIN
OF THE STEAMER SALISBURY.

Tuu loNG.ovERDUE VESSEL REACHES FORT
urR FEARFUL BATTLE WITH a HURRICANE
THE FrEI. GIVES OFT AND THE CREW
cI~rs AWAY THE WOODWORK TO KEEP
THE FIRES UNDER THE BOILERS.
The lonC-overdue steamer Salisbury. o. North
Shields from Catana. Messina. etc. arrived nj Inc
Bar at $50 a. m. yesterday. thiry-elgnt days our
from Gibraltar. Captain Holdorf tells sraphic
story of the vessels voyage.
After leaving Gibraltar on January II the
steamer encounte ed strong head winds ana gales'
accompa MED with heavy sea, which lasted uh'i'
February l. when the vessel 500 miles south
east of Sandy Hook. On hat day the wind rapid
~ increased. until ii passed from gale 10 hu'-
reane ana In, waves piled up to mountainous
heights. The decks were at times buried under the
terrific seas which swept them. and even washed
over the 35-foot high bridge and about the iu"n'i'
The weather was intensely cold
The Salisbury lay in the trough of the sea win
the huge combers continually breaking over her
port side The steamer lurched and strained heaF-
ily and the cargo shifted to siarooard
During all this fight with the elements the supply
OF bunker coal was gradually diminishing and
finally Captal, Holdorf determined 10 heaVe the
vessel to under storm sails and try 10 save ooa'
enough to make port when the storm should aoate'
\ storm trysai, was set tarpauin was iasncu Ia
The main rigging. and the ships head aho"eu ~
fall off until they drew. but the force OF inc "ihu
Nas such that they were almost Immediately
blown to shred The ship az once fell again INTO
the trough of the sea. and was in imminent Danger
of having her ha in by the force OF the
gigantic seas pounding on her decks. her en-
rlnes were again started and her head Kept 10 the
seas The fuel supply was spun out with what
loose wood could he got at about the snip IL Wds
Captain Holdorfs plan to work the steamer norlh
ward into the track OF homeward bound Vesseis'
ON February 10 the weather moderated signify
and the vessel was again hove to. with NAN stay
sail and awning in the main rigging Inc port
anchor and cable were paid out and helped 10
keep the vessels head up In this manner the
Salisbury rode the gale out until it moderated
In the mean time the were kept busy chop-
ping I'D all the available woodwork. including the
main topmast and what bulkheads could ne got at'
so as TO keen up the fires under the bo'ieTS
Al noon on February IL the steamer ST. Jerome
OF Liverpool from Galveston via Newport NV, News
for Liverpool. hove in sight. and TOOK tne sans
bury in tow for Halifax. which port was feacneu
on February Il just thirty and one-naii DAYS from
the time OF leaving Gibraltar The Salisoury
coaed up and left Halifax for this port a Week ago
to-day The 81. Jerome will receive about sio,ov
for towing the distressed vessel The ss1S saiIspuLy
is owned by George Ceugh & Co. OF Newcas'le
and is consigned to Simpson, Spence Young. OF
This cty She is of 12l2 tons register. ana brings
10000 boxes Of oranges and lemons.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
tRNr ivD NArT ORDERS

Washington. Frb. - ,Spcciab Rear Admiral
Greer has been detached from the Naval Examining
and Retiring Board and placed on the retired list
from February a. Ills successor viii be Commodore
Huurc I.icuicnaat-C commander W. W. Gilpatrick IL
Il. .tnch.d from compass instruction al the Navy De-
p,rtm.nt and ordered assume charge Of the
XVIII Lighthouse District as the relief Of Lieu
tenant Coriinf fader r w. Croker ordered as "NecU
live ~ the receiving ship Independence at Mare
Island. Lieutenant J. ! IIunker is ordered to the
Naval Intelligence Once from ordnance instruction
Lieutenant II. NJ Wiizel Is aso ordered to this
Office Assistant Naval Constructor + b. Iahm Is
ord, red home from Glaagow on completing his
technical studies.
Leave Of absence for month ~ granted 20
First Lieutenant Francis III. Beach. Eth Cavalry
Leave OF absence for ono month and two days Is
granted 70 First Lieutenant AlonzO Gray, 9TH cav
airy. The extension OF leave ~ absence grantee TO
captain Charlie ~. Hcyl c3i Infantry. is siill
further extended one month Lieutenant Murray
Baldwin 18th Infantry. IN transferred from com
p,ny to Company n Of that regiment.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27

Five OF a regularly organized gang OF boy thieves,
who have been p,underng the clothing cosets In the
classroomc In Grammar School No. a. Amsterdam
ave and one e-hundred-and-four;h-st and Grammar
School No 80. Ninety -thrd-st and Amsterdam-ave.,
we're arraigned before Justice Koch at the Harcm
Police Court yesterday The prisoners are John
Elliott fourteen years old. OF No 900 East One-hun-
land -eleventh-st. Thomas Gibson, sixteen years
old OF No $50 West One ehundred-and-second-st
John Foy. twelve years Old. of One hundred-and-
thifd-st. and Central Park West; Joseph Fannery,
fourteen years old OF No. l3 West nehundre
and Robert Thomas. thirteen yesrs old. OF NO SO
Amsterdam-ave According 10 their own admissions.
the boys we're regularly banded together In an or
ganzation which they called the Crooks Associa-
ton" They elected one Of their number captain.
bound themselves by oaths not 10 divulge the ex-
istence OF the organization or TO turn informers
under any circumstances. and then decided that
their rst operations should be directed agains the
clothing closets in the classrooms OF the schools.
rhe thefs continued until Monday. when they had
stolen no less than twelve overcoats from Scnool
No I and nine from School No. &c. In addition
they had stolen boa and a cloth sdcaue belonging
10 two girls I'm School No S. The money received
was divided All were committed for examination
on Thursday morning, In default OF 500 ball each.
Gibson being sent II prison and the others 10 the
care OF the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
FLUCTUATIONS IN COTTON FUTURES.
NEW LOW RECORDS MADE YEsTERpAi-coMPU-
TATIoNs on THE CROP.

NEW LOW RECORDS MADE YESTERDAY A-CoMPC-
TATIoNs on THE CROP
New low records were made on the Newly ork
Cotton Exchange yesterday the distant options
when June touched 5.iS July j.5l August 5oi. Sep
tember $50 October 565 and November oS9 This
represents about points below the low records
made Monday As Monday. the cause of the &c
cline was excessive receipts at the ports ana IN
terror towns Port receipts were 5000 bales against
800 las, year and 1850 in 1892 the year OF the
5000 Oo-bale crop. But belief that the Mard
Gras holidays were largely responsible for the neaVy
receipts led to a reaction and closing quotations
we're at Mondays final figures. The traders still
appear to be all at regards the size OF THIS
extraordinary crop. and watch the movement as
closely now as in December. Many computst c..s
are made over the amount still expected TO show
up After pointing out that the worlds spnnsrs
have taken since September 1. S55.s2o bales In ex-
cess of the same period last year, Atwood Violet
& Co draw attention to the following facts:
There will be in sight on Thrrsday next the end
OF February. about S45O.c0 bales and about $4,000
bales the following DAY. the end OF this commercial
week We find from the records. as far back as
1881. that the largest movement from March 10
August 81. inclusive. in any year. was llS2Vp IN
1891 which was the crop of s650,C00 whereas In the
was 400. The average movement after February
for the last fourteen years Is just s?s,yc bales
which added to 40 900 Thursday next. would
give go bales add half-million increase to the
above mentioned average, and il VIII point 10 crop
Of $4,000 bales. to be marketed this season
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
THE 7TGEE TiuutNT mas ANOTHER FiI.

lr HAD TuT FIRST the DAY AFTER EfEc
nos NALrAbIE ADDITION 10 THE
CENTRAL. r,Hk MENAGtRrE
~Nick.' one ~ 20 tigers in the Central Park
M.naeore who is known as the Tdmnlny tiger
because he had d. sc'n as the result u the
election was pub ishcd Lac November. h,d another
NJ Yesterday M the Officials and Keepers in the
r.nigcric erc doyb.e-dyod Tamminy men. and VIII
am MURRAY. who has charge ~ the Hon hous"
has done MS utmost to keep ail ncws Of tho turn
lns down of fellow -ramminyitcs from tho know
oagc Of the sensitive tiger. Yesterday loud
uoufhsI r,rbcr- OF the INth Ward blnrted ont
the news inat Major william Phmiey had be'n
appointed Commissioner OF Jurors. That was too
much for Mex" He promptly went into an ep-
lcpflc hi and caused An awful rnmpus In the ion
house Ions tigers. ioopafds punis. hy"nas. w''i-
c,ts and the ponderous h.rpopotami lent their
vocal orSars from deep bass 10 tho highest faise,to
10 4 choras that scared the luckily small crowd
that had vcnturcd ont IN tho cold wind of YESTERDAY
.'Nick' came u after While. looked out In won
dcrrn.rt at al the rumpus. and then wen, quietly
TO s.eep
\ valuable addition Was made 10 the mcnsgerie
Yesterday. l. n femslc napu-Tragu'us JaVani-
cus ORC ~ he smallest ~ dccrs II r. IL door.
TO- zoologsfs state that in 's structure u "a n
link between the deer The came. and the pig. The
new arrival in the goo rs Two fee' long and nine
inches In height la eyes are large end brI.iant
tho tail short. the general co.or brownish-sray
With white markings on the throat. In It's lava
ard Sunatra homes II freQuenis me thskels hcni
The ssn4. Ss f"i Sser fsef Where s
agility ani cunning would make II an easy prey
~ man. With whom it readily becomes familiar
when tsk,n young Il Is tanned win me grsdtcst
u"t oyc iot or tltt.c for the monkeys that have
their homes Al around her. Her great grown eyes
10 save the stranger though In her voyage here she
VAS badly frostbItten In the recent blizzard
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
PJTTSBCRG coal OPERATIVES d6EEE.
AN ARRANGEMENT ARRIVED At bf WIN
NEARLY ALL THE OUTSIDERS hNlth
THE ASSOCIATION.

Pitt,.urg. Feb 2s-Thc coal operators o. the
P;tsburg district held all-cay session 'o."d''
and reached an agreement whereby thcre VIII pe
only one oreanization hereafter Dlsagreenie'''s
ucro numerous ard several times II seemed "'-
nrobab that the proposed organization co"u ''
perfec;ed IN the midst Of the excitement rec.S
was taken and when the operators reassen'o'''
concessions were made by both sides resui'ihs
IN an arrangement which will bring nearly al
oe tho outside operators into the Railroad 'oa
Onerators' Association. The har'nohizihs a''ahro-
ment however leaves three OF the largest ops'
in the district still the ouiside-". T. p'
Arr,itt NJ New-York Cleveland Gas Coal Company :
u W. Van Eman. of the Pt;sburs ana Chcaso
Gas Coal Company. and L. a. Andrews o. 'hc
Irnneria' Coal Company. Mr.. De Arnitt Al pIrscn
will saw nothing o. his intentions. Mr. van hA''"
had his membership in the Organization ""ue'
consideration. while Mr. Andrews declares that he
VIII not attach himself 10 II.
The plan agreed upon to-day permit 'ne organ"
zation of the association to remain undisturoec'
changes the method of voting to tonnage ntss.
enlargss the Executive Committee. -elIses 10 tLe1.
Nth others than the Pittsburg miners or oin..aH
and insists upon the abolition OF the ol,o u -,
entiaI With an agreement on these po''s. ,ir
meeting adjourned 10 NEE; next iuesua! 20 20 H.
neiva new members and choose new oHcefs II NJ
nresant officials resign Aside from the stTic
agreements entered into to-day there Is an mi,' =,
stsrdng that the organization shall have po"eI III ~
reruIat, every phase OF me coal udu'' ""' WI"
nr3cticallv be a pool arrangement
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
AN INTERNATIONAL. SUIT.
THE Will. or WILLIAM GoETrEL lNNNLlD N
AUSTRIA. AND THE EXECUTORS VAST
70 PROBATE IT HERE.

THE Will OF WILLIAM GoETTEL lN\Ai.lD IL
AUSTRIA AND THE EXECUTORS VAST
70 PROBATE TT HERE.
An order was granted in the Suprem" Court yea
terlay bv Justice Andrews to serve by publication
I'm Vienna Austria Theresa Rttcr von Nadherny
and August ami oscar Goctte. the widow and sons
Of the late William Goc;tc.. and th' banehciaries
under his viii. the papers In sui; ihai has been
brought by Frederick Muller AMI William Sche,
ir the executors un1e! the VII. In which they ask
the Court here FOR construction " the testament.
C;oetie canc 20 this coinlry many years ago and
amassed large for>ine. IL returned 10 Europe
end travelled extensively. spending his summers in
Switzerland and his winters In Vienna lie died In
February 1872 in Meran Austria. and 1t was dis
covered that he had left Will In which hls prop
crtv had been divided between his wifi and the
sons The former getting hslf and the sons the other
ha'f Tn. VII! not IN the tcs:stor's handwrt-
ing ard wss witnessed by Only Witnesses. This.
while a valid viii In ihis country. IL not 80 In Aus
trIa where the law requires that the VII mus, he
written BY the tsstator ard that there must be
three witnesses.
The viii was therefore denied prob,i, in Austria.
and Officials administer upon the estate Meqsrs
Muller and scne the executors. brought suit In
Austria to have the will admitted - probate. and
even carried the matter 10 the Court OF Appeal y
there but they beaten In every instance all
the courts holding that the viii was Irregular.
There was a.so clause In the WI. thar II the
wife Of the teststnr married again cne-naf OF her
OF the estate was 10 rtvert 10 fne sons IN
july isst Mrs Goe:tel married Heinrich Ritter vpn
further comm :on faced the execu'ors They have
appraised tire estate OF the es;aor In this country
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
TRANSATLANTIC IRA vELLERs.

Among the passengers sailing to-day on the ,, n",
can Line steamship Paris are Frank v -a"'rs' ~
General william Booth Pierre de Ia Cnape"e' ~. :"
Dayv Mrs T.. NJ. Duke. Munroe Ensels"1m IN
and Mrs Robert Fullerton. Henry W. % -
United States Consul at Liege. Belgium Cap'". -
, Uougb,on. Kirk f. Jewctt Theodore ID. kauner.
Colonel John Lawley. OF the Salvation Army ana
Colonel and Mrs f. Law. f.
The White Star steamship Majestic VIII take ou'
among her passengers Colonel Ralph Allen. a, E.
Allen. Mrs Simon Bache. c. L. Bailey I. u ns''
retl. Colonel and Mrs. NJ M. Blunt, raui RAM y,
Arthur Glasgow. Lieutenant A. Haisey. u =. -
Hslmsley Major General Ivor Herbert: hoaoinSs y
HirgIns the Rev and Mrs. g. H. Hooei q Scbo
Nichols Henry Sands, F.. schlesinsetr ~ E,cierck
townsend and George w. Vanderbilt. ,n~ her
The Red Star steamer Noordiand mas amo"S .uer
passengers Charles Badcs. the NV ~ -"
and Frederick Weiss. -. ..,.h arrived
The Red Star steamship waesisna' ~nIn ITnsrd,nand
Keyes n. Nicoiai and Bruno KRAFT
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
THE FREE LfBEAEI ExrREMELr POPULiR

a meeting In the interest OF the New-York Free
Circulating Library VIII be held this evening at
Madison Hall. No. 1896 MldsJl-ave The good ac-
complishcd by this association with Its limited in
come Is perhaps not appreciated by the pubic IT
maintains six ,ibrares In various parts OF the city.
but the purchasing Of books has been seriously
in,crferel with by the ayk or furds Contributions
- the pcrmanc4 fund are especially desired. Last
year Miss Catherine W. Bruce gave $4,000 an
addition 10 the fund provided by her for the en-
doWmen of the Bruce Branch. The income for
the year did not come up 10 the expenditures. Tne
library I'm Harlem har 70 many patrons thi; II ls
urgently in need OF a-sor nuarters The Mullen.
berg branch IL also behind In s4fscilites FOR doing
% wo-f.
II r,ay seem strange get Is Il fact that only ;we
pubic brsrIcs In tha country. those OF Boston and
chicago. have "A greater circulation of books thar
the Free circulating IAbrary. Last year the mum
hcr OF volumes circulated was B04S. ALI Increase
II iIa.Gs %. the p fVi1us t"e.ye months or thes,
% - csnt s4aei hoI--a
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
SOME MORE TdNMANl SCANDIL>.

THE PARK DEPARTMENT WILL INVESTIGATE ihh
PRACTICE OF GIVING CITY HOUSES RENT
FREE TO WIGWAM PETS
The Park Commissioners propose 10 order an IN
vestigation into the way the citys houses IN Iei-
ham Bay andNan cortlandt parks are carsd 'o'
Many Of themfhave heen given rent free to persons
having a Tammany pull" and. it is alleged. have
been stripped Of everything Of value and allowed 10
fall into decay for want of ordinary care IL II
the purpose OF the Commissioners TO direct rg'o
investigation into the condition Of all park prop
crty and the circumstances under whfch 1t passed
into the hands Of those who. have ao"seu '"ei'
trust. . ,..,..,,o an in
oiry also into the facts connected with II .
S.okess clandestine renewal OF his lease OF CIare-
mont in Riverside Park, which may result In IN
teresting Developments
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
wgTSEcy TPTST RFrIIVERS REPORT.

Chicago Feb 26-J B Greenhut and Edward f..
Jovrence the frat receivers OF the Whiskey Trust.
filed in the United States Circuit Court yesterday a
report OF their transactions during the four days
they were in office. The receivers declare they
never received any monry property as receivers.
paid out no money. and did nothing to interfere
Win the control OF the property o. business Of the
company Mr. Greenhut requests that he be relieved
from his bond. At the time Of the appointment OF
Nessrs NIcNulta. Mitchell and Law renee, one of
the attorneys objected TO Greenhuts discAarge. ana
I'm an Interview afterwsrd said that Greennut had
Maid ou, S. 900 attorneys fees after his appointment
as a receiver and In defiance OF the order OF the
Court directing that he should take no action
pending further orders.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
PRIESTS SUFFERING FROM TIE GRI r.

Grip has attacked many Roman Catholic priests
Or. Milan OF Poughkeepsle. is In the Bahamas re-
covering from It, In the same place are the Rev.
G. OKeefe. OF West Point: Dean O'Flynn. Of 81.
Joseph's Sixth-avc.. and the Rev Messrs. Aylward
and Rhnehsrt. Death has made necessary changes
in the parishes. The Rev. Otto strach has been
transferred from Fordham to Rondout assistant to
Dr. Burtsell. In place OF the late Father Coffey.
The Rev. J. c. Mccormick has gone from st.
Monica's TO assist the Rev. DIR. Henry in Guardian
Angel Church. West Tweniy-third-s.. The Convent
OF the Good Shepherd. in East Nlnetieth-st.. has
new special chaplain In the person OF the Rev.
M: j.. Welsh. Transferred from 81. AIMS The In
stitution has over !, 900 inmates.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
GOLD Al THE SCB-TREASFHI
OVER SIN MILLIONS ABOVE THE BOND EH-
oUIRgMENTs DEPOSITED.

The Belmont Morgan oond syndicate depot'.ei
81 5,eco0 gold nj the Sub-Treasury yesterday "Ach
makes the total golu deposited above the require
vents for the bonds S. 2s7oOe There has been cor
siderable doub, expressed IS to the syndcates e>-
ac, purpose in dcpositns thls extra solh' pu' me
stree: accepts the reason put forth ny lrle''s
Of the syndicate that II + merely in iine win ''e
rl,u.e IN the contract Which provides for keeping
intact the gold reserve. The god reserve Is no"
above ssleNooO and II the syndicate excaanscs
N5ooao ooo gold abov, that required Tor iHe n'h's
for legal tenders expression OF gooa ia'th' "'
gold reserve Will soon be above the amount
registered at the close OF the las; boHd salc.
The question Of the allotment OF the "oh's COW
tinues 70 be dscu seJ in Wall Street. bnt no Ini
tber Information mas been given out by the syn''-
cate about the amount OF me a'iV',ne 5ne "'S ~ "
names OF the pcoDlc who received tnem
The bonds are In great demand. and SAFES e We'c
made on the Stock Exchange yes;erday al l,'.
The foreign exchange marke; was strong yes'eiiaN,
and 1t was repor;ei that one BANK vas i,dHl,s @
prepara ions for a gold shipment but tnis was
found to be incorrect.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-27
BIG SUIT FOR INSURANCE MONEY.
rur WIDOW OF p u B,ETLETT BRINGS AN
ACTION AGAINST THE ASSIGNEE OF +.
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TUE WIDOW or p. BAETLETT BRINGS An
ACTION AGAINST THE ASSIGNEE OF r.
H. BARTLETT & 90
Tho ,rr,l ~ = sui, involving slooc0 OF insurance
money vas begun in the Supreme Cour; YESTERDAY
bcfore Justice Russell the plaintiff being Maria H.
y Bartlett the widow and executTiS Of Tie estate
of r B bartlett AMI the defendant W. W. "ool-
rich the assignec OF th" Arm o' r.. b bAF'ie'' "
Co OF the amoLn: sued for 800" - now Oh ue
posi-, with the Farmers Loan ani IFus' company
10 the credit OF tne assignee
some years ago Nj Bartlett TOOK on; insurance
noi,ies or hi, Ife to the amour; OF tlooo In favor
Of the firm and five days tnereaftef ne aHs's"fu
the policies 10 his partners H. l.. Nitchie ana ~ -
Woodruff Two years aiIer this the pohcieS "','
rea s.gnei 10 Bartlett ny the partners :"
cla,meI that The nrm paid premiums on the pol''e'
TO the extent of $1,000 which were r'id o'' oi '"e
firms fund; and no. out of IN" lh'"''u'' "'e0"''
OF Mr. Bartlett.
In MAJ 1894 Mr. Bartlett d.cd. and the "'ho"
and palr.IT in thi- action collected IN" amount o
the insurance. she paid $1,000 Of the money III
cash TO the firm. aud gave cheek Tor 'l'"N' i"''
check Vas rot raid into the account oi ne hnr
, few days after these payments the firm Of b. h
p,r.l.t, G g., failed and Mr. Goodrch made
a,siene, The later paid the Sioc' check inio inc
accoun, OF the az igncr Mrs. Bartlett slsD sa'"
tn, assignee ssi IN % the Insurance mone' - ina
A small balance remained In her hands
Mrs Bartlett now brings this s"i. at IN" InfN~'
ticn OF IN, Pcople's TrUsi Company ~ hF''NNh
VINO arc creditors % Mr N.'che - the c>'em' :"
so ooo or 4 debt inlt was su,rsaieei 10y NJ. h3ts
Lott Tic company Hint - know ln-i. N''fte ~,
come ln AMI whether they ar to mold thr "'""
ar tho assignee Liable for tho account ne al IN
is ,Serorore undertaken by Mrs Baru"it % lhA'
mo court may determine whether she or tH" nfrh -
entitled the value - the pohcirs; "e' M -, "a
M Inc sui; will Also determine which ~ ~" i"' -
N, hlc 70 the Pcop~'s Trusi ''snplnl. -
II is c.nifnei h. iar latter ina; u ~" money I",,
mot belong 10 the estate Of Bsrte't then on .n'i
OF II IL the property ~ Nj NNcnie - one "' .e me
.r-vv;ng mariners the firm. ara an this case ''
can look to Nltche for The payment oi their c.tin
They claim also that the moacy should be apHh"l
20 ,He uavrnent OF tho individual dch's u me parties
erorc the creditors ~ the nrm ere sitsn"i
Nr Hartleff was the head oi the grea; ware
handing company in BrooklyI. in which we're tN'lV'
of the lsrge.i Warehouses alons ;lr tVsr from
vhnn tho failure Of the arm occurred last May tho
comnanv was merged into whs' is nov N" 'nion
Warehouss Company OF Brooklyn