Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-01
IT WAS A NOTABLE VICTORY.
Newspaper Comment on the AssOciat-
ed Press Recent Achievement.

ed Press Recent Achievement.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, February 1.-The
Evening Herald says editorially:
''The Associated Press achieved a not
able victory over the slower moving United
Press, in giving the news Of the laundering
OF the steamship Elbe. The Evening Her.
aid had as full and accurate a story Of
the disaster as it was possible for any af-
ternoon paper to print in Its regular edi-
tons, together with all the details to
the ships burden, crew, complement. list
of officers, number of passengers and esti-
mate as. to the number saved.
The Syracuse Evening Journal buys its
telegraph news from the United Press. and
little indeed it got for its money in the
matter Of the Elbe disaster. In its regular
edition on an inside page the Journal had
a paragraph, which stated that there were
'rumors' that the Elbe had gone to the
bottom, and 'rumors' that the loss Of life
had been heavy. At the close OF the para
graph was line stating that the report
ed laundering Of the vessel was true.
''Of course it was true, and the Associ-
ated Press had a reliable and full story of
the disaster on the wires before the sleepy
United Press had got through rubbing its
eyes and wondering what the rumpus was
all about"
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, February 1.-The
Leader yesterday said editorialiy:
Yesterday the Associated Press scored
rival, the United Press. At $40 the reg
ular edition of the Leader, containing the
account of the less Of the steamer Elbe.
was being sold to hundreds of eager pur-
chaserS on the streets of New Haven.
Among the first purchasers was rep
resentative of one of the Leaders evening
contemporaries, who depends upon the
United Press for its news. About half an
hour later our esteemed contemporary is
sued an extra, containing an account of the
steamers less. Before this extra edition
had been placed on sale, however, the
Leaders regular edition had supplied the
news to the people Of New Haven.
AT o'clock the Leader sent out spe-
cia1 edition, containing interviews win
some of those who escaped from the wreck
and giving very complete details concern
ing the awful disaster.
1.-THE Associa ted Press is beyond all
question the best news-ga thering agency
Iii the world. Every day the Leader bears
evidence of the truth Of this assertion. Not
day passes that it does not score several
important beats on the rivals who are
served by the United Press"
BUFFALO, N. Y, February 1.-The Com
mercial says editorially:
1T is a clear of the able press as
ISOLATION against the unable. The Com
mercial has not taken much of part in
the bantering INDUCED In by the members
of the Associated Press at the expense OF
it's ill-equipped and unenterprising United
Press rival. for which an average OF four
scoops q week furnishes texts. but yes
The Associated Press received news or the
loss Of the Elbe and gave it out, briefly,
but correctly, n little after 2 O'Clock, ana
the Commercial had an extra on the street
in fifteen minutes with the startling infor-
nation.
THE United Press had no authentic In
formation to publish, and between and
o'clock their unfortunate patrons came Out
with the statement that the Elbe was
wrecked off the Needles on her way from
New York This was worse than moth
ing The Elbe was sunk by collision three
hundred miles from the Needles In the
North sea. on her way to. not from. New
York"
PROVIDENCE, R. l., February 1.-The
News said yesterday afternoon. eoitor-
tally:
lit is a simple statement of fact to re-
mark that the Associated Press gave the
News last evening the earliest intellleence
of the awful Elbe disaster ahead of Ill
the contemporaries in town, one of which
had to issue an extra to get in the news
which appeared in the regular edition OF
the News"