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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24
ANOTHER DEAD MAN'SCURVE
TWO MEN FELLED b A CABLE-CAR AT
THE FIFTY -THIRD-ST CROSSING.

ONE DIES IL THE HOsPITAL-THE OTHER shki-
o,,sr.y ISJr-Rrp-ruEY FAILED TO SEE
THEIR DANGER AND THE wATcHMAN
DID not WARN THEM.
In cabe-car accident yesterday al'ei"o ~
Ninth-aIe. and Fifty-third-st. one man. ""0''
identity has not yet been discloseo' was ''
badly injured that he died soon after al Hoose,
welt Hospital, and James Hughes OF NO '''
Bergen-st., Brooklyn. was knocked down. s"'
tanning a fracture Of the skull For so'i'e 'i'
persons having business near Nlnth-a'e' "
Fifty-thrd-st have been expecting just sue"
an accident, and some have said that tre pa
was second Dead Mans Curve The curve
Is sharp and the rushes round IL III d 'e
inglv greatly Increased rate Of speed
The two men who were the victims YESTERDAY
were crossing from east to west and did not APP
near n notice a nortnbound cable-car. which
was bearing down rapidly upon them Ihe grip
man James r. McCauley, saw the peril ho"
ever and he endeavored to stop the car, at the
same time yelling to the men to get out oi TIC
way They did not appear to hear, however VI
to appreciate their danger. and almost III dh III
stant they were knocked down and rolled uhuei
the front platform of the car lhey "e'e
dragged about one hundred feet before the grip
man was finally able to bring his car at stand
still
People from many directions then rushed 10
the spot and willing hands began the Woin
of rescu, Michael Hickey. of No. 43V west
Twcnty-ninth-st and Edward Reynolds OF NO
621 East Eleventh-st. succeeded in eXtrica'lhs
the two injured men, and a hurry call was SEM
to Roosevelt Hospital for an ambulance IN 1t
the injured men taken at once 10 inc h''
pitaL and their wounds were examined
The unknown man was unconscious anu anu a. a.
no time recovered sufficiently to tell VINO ne
was Shortly after arriving at the tosplta' ne ne
died He was an elderly man, about slAty NV
years old. ! feet I inches tall ana WI % d
shaggy gray beard. He wore llSht ,Sorn oromm
outing shirt with blue stripes, dark t~rousers ~
and n gray coat and vest In MS pocNets W.
found a magnifving glass. two eyesIaS99vI,,, q
small ivory rule 81 - IN money ana 9''i W
sale for 81 90 from Smith Lyon flclu; ta IA
porters and tobbers, Of No. l39 duane 81, Ia,
in August 1S)j and made out TO MT. lh9Ipr IL
The wound that caused MS deatn "'' '
cut In tn. side of the heal. - ,u hu,
Hughes received fra ,ure oi the sku. uu'
wae abIe 10 talk In an incoherent manner
Sometimes he said he lived in Bergen-st ana
sometimes In Flatbush- ave. he sald NJ , uiu
not know the mar who was injured Inc uoo
tors saw that Hughes will recover -
The Crinman was arrested ana lOcken up vi
q charge of homicide He said the accldeh, was was
unavoidable and that he did all IN MS po"St W,
tn prevent It, a watchman employed y! '"e
cohia con,nany was on duty at the CROSSING Wheh
ths accident occurred. He declined 10 MAKE an!
statement about 1t. After the accldenl ah eAtia
watchman was sent 10 the corner ana ho" 'Aei'
are two on guard there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24
THE WORK or MTSCREANTS.

A PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED AND SEVERAL.
LIVES LOST IN ALABAMA.
ST. Louis, April pa dispatch TO "rhe Republic
from Montgomery. Ala. says:
another disastrous wreck, caused evidently ~
the band OF wreckers which mas played havoc Win
the roads in this STATE. occurred this morning AS
.esult three men are dead, two others are said 10
he diving and a number of others moro or less ser-
ouslv injured Train No 3 of the Louisville ana
Nashville bound for New-Orlcans, left here al s4O
last night loaded down with passengers. IL was go
ing rapidly when 1t reached Wilcox. niue STATIC"
seyenty-two miles south of here. Just beyond Wil-
COX Is a long trestle When the engine reacneu II
the wheels left the track broke through Ihe
and the engine, the tender, baggage ana SllohIils
ears were piled IN heap IN thf stream b;s Ts1M reman
gIneer Alvin Adams, of Mobile ana ms III uIsi''., u,
Jordan Jones, were fatally scalded Both dleo' An
vnknown tramp who stealing ride was a,so
iI;iinJ Tu,o messengers 'ataly injured anu d
n,n,ber we're seriously hurt
VIVIAN dav broXe II was found II had been brought
ohon, NO a felony almost identical with that whlch
a',Sod Tho Cahaba horror. The spikes holding the
ras on the crosstes OF the trestle had oeen oraWh
nd NO rails pushed seven or eight nches out Oh tue
iimo md pInned down again Dogs were put on the
trail of the wreckers. TWO negro suspects nave
Loop arregtpl'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24
SEVERE STORMS IN THE WEST.

Newton. Kan. April 23.-A small tornado which
passed one mile west Of here last night wrecked
several houses. injured three occupants. killed
many cattle. uprooted orchards and groves. and
smashed thousands of panes OF glass. J. w.
Weams had arm broken: his wife was rendered
unconscious and severely bruised. and the lit.
tie daughter OF J. c. Chandler slightly hurt.
1t Is not thought any fatalities will result. The
storm apparently spent itself short way outside
OF Newton and wrought no further damage.
The storm lasted only fifteen minutes IL came
down from the southwest and was preceded by n
heavy rainfall and followed by a terrific hall
storm. Its path mile and a half long and
hundred yards wide. IL struck William Apsey
house one mile southwest OF the city. and demon
ished It. The escape of the family miraculous
the wife and children being hurled with a bed
distance OF A quarter OF a mile The storm 40
companied by violent roaring and the clouds
were densely black
Des Molnes Iowa. April pa tremendous rain
fall last night all over the State caused much dam
age. 1t accompanied by a high wind, taking
off roofs tearing down trees and moving buildings
one barn containing a cow was carried 200 yards
The COW was unhurt. Two bridges on the Rock
Island Railway between here and HALEY junction.
were swept away. The bridge the Chicago
Great Western at Berwick is gone In numerous
other places railways have been damaged ar6
tracks submerged. Hundreds OF people fed FROM
homes I'm the lowlands The Des Moines and Rae
coon rivers within two feet OF high-water mark
and still rising
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24
ENTERPRISE on KINDERHOOk CREEh
An ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY WHICH PRO
POSES TO SPEND s5.0oo,ooo.

An ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY WHICH Pfo-
POSES TO SPEND 100000
Chatham. y. Y. April % (SpeciaD-Thc bill when
passed the Legislature granting charter TO the CO.
umbia Electric Power Company Of Nalaue Is
matter Of much interest hereabouts. The plan OF
the company, II the Governor signs the Dill. IS 10
develop the water privileges on Kinderho0k creek
for the generation OF electricity by the construction
Of large storage reservoirs and the Utilization OF
several falls. There will be three large reservoirs
one at Stuyvesant Falls one at Rossman's and one
at Valatie The latter will food the land back a
distance OF three miles covering one thousand acres
Over twenty buildings in Valsue Will be moved from
their present sites to make room for the reservoir
Numerous small dams will also be erected to hold
the water In storage .
The intention OF the company Is 70 transmit cleo
triclty for light heat and power purposes distance
Of sixty miles and conditional contracts have Al
ready been made witt firms In ii city forty miles
distant from Valatie The company believes 4 can
furnish one hundred thousand horse-power / can
also furnish pure water the neighborng villages
The cost ot the plant. II is said. will be SOpOop
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24

Nhs is carrying tte war into Africa with a
vengeance This interruption Of railroad uanc
mill seriously interfere with the sending OF more
.roops and rupplies 10 the Turkish Army In the
field.
Significant also Is the action Of the Greek fleet.
!, is divided into two squadrons one operating on
the east and the other on the west coast Inc
former Is naturally the stronger. II includes the
very effective battle-ships Special hyGia ana
Vsara, and scores Of smaller craft Besides max
ing the attack upon Deoe Agdtcn aready qesc!iDtC.
n : uusylE6 itse,f with operations In the Gun oil
Saionica. Already II has captured or destroyed
fJdr OF five places on The west side OF TIE Glii'
Including Platamona and Katarna. two very m
portant military stations and bases OF supplies for
iht Turkish Army The Thessalan border.
How serious a blow this Is TO the Turks Is shown
l., the fact that Edhen Pacha sent iarge part
~ uis army I'm a vain attempt 10 save Platainona,
ana mas for several days been trying TO advance
in that direction. by way Of Nezeros, rather than
upon I.arisfa ii is 10 be expected that me Greek
shps will proceed up IN. gulf destroying ali Turk
,sb holdings on the west coast. until they reach
and take Salonica itself At latest advlces thev
Urre al Kitros only twenty-n miles from Sa-
ionlca TIE other squadron comprise, The oide.
ships Basilcos Georslos, Nanarthos Minnlls ara
Eurotas II has cleared the Turks away froi" mo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24
PRICE THREE CENTS.
SENATOR'S DODGING A DUTY.
A SHAM INVESTIGATION OF EAsTON
PROPOSED.
1T Is RUMoRED THAT A REPORT MADE BY TWO
SENATORS AFTER 4 HAsTY GLANCE At
EAsToN's BOOKS WILL BE
ACCEPTED.
LBY rELEGRAPu ro rmr rnIn1Yr l

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuyE1
Albany. April 23.-There was apparently dis.
position among certain Republican Senator's to-
day to abandon the inquiry into the conduct ~
Frederick p. Easton Superintendent Of Pub
hc buildings. The excuse for this attitude was
mat Senator's krum and Higgins had declined
to be members Of the Investigating Committe.
mat no Senator desired TO give up his summer
to such an investigation. and that Mr. Easton's
acts concerned the Trustees Of Public Build
inss. Governor Black Lieutenant-Governor
woodruff and Speaker O'Grady.
But Governor Black. Lieutenant -Governor
woodruff and Speaker OGrady objected They
aid not wish to make investigation which
would possibly reveal the fact that Governor
Morton. Lieutenant-Governor Saxton and Ham,
iIton FISH Speaker of the Assembly In 1895 and
lSo6' as Trustees OF Public Buildings in those
years had permitted Mr.. Easton 10 employ
hundred moro men about the public buildings
than were needed
Governor Blacks remonstrance against hav-
Ing the investigation thrown upon him led tho
hepuphcan Senator'S 10 hold a secret conference
after the Senate adjourned this afternoon The
senators were pledged 10 secrecy as to what
TOOK place at the conference and II was not
uhuI late this evening tha; some statements be-
gan 70 he made. Senator Pavey. who instigated
the investigation by his resolution calling for
an investigation Of Easton's accounts was care
fully excluded from the conference by not being
informed that II would be held
IL Is reported tonight that the latest pro.
srahhme Is TO have the Finance Committee sub
INIT 10 the senate tomorrow the report which
was made TO it by It's subcommittee. consist
ing OF Senators Higgins and Harrison. who con-
ducted hasty examination of Mr. Easton's
books last week. but heard no witnesses Mr.
higgins ana Mr.. Harrison made only an oral
report 10 the Finance Committee, and II has
thus ,ar Deen suppressed. There were rumOra
to-nlSh' mat they were busy writing out re
port lot submission TO the Senate If the Finance
ConiIii'tee does make such a hasty and super
flcial report. the programme will be 10 drop the
investigation of Mr. Easton
Some Senator'S favor calling the attention OF
GoVernor Black formally to the report Of tho
FINANCE Committee and thus indirectly asking
hihi 10 make a further examination OF Easton's
accounts. Senator Ellsworth visited Governo"
Black tonight at the Executive Mansion. IL 4.
SAID, Tor the purpose Of learning whether
not the Governor would resent having the in
vestgation Of Easton's accounts shifted from
the Senate TO his own shoulders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24

An important bi; Of war news, which seems 10 oN
amply confirmed IS that the Greeks have de-
siroycd a bridge and two tunnels on the Constant
nople-SalOnca railroad near Dede Aeatch This. IL
is a1fed Will seriously interrupt the WORKING OF
inc lire for several months Dcde Agatch Is port
on jne Gulf Of Enos about midway between sa-
ionica and COnstanunop!c ana near the mouth OF
the Aaritze. the chief rlVcr OF Thracc. II Is the
southern terminus Of the railroad from Bourghas
'he bulgarian Black Sea port through Adrianopif
ana down the Martha Valley. This road was buit
h.ie man twenty years age. a the secret instlsa-
uen of General lgHatlen. then Russian Arlbassa-
WI al Cons'antinoplc. his scheme being to make
De1e AHaich a Bulgarian. and therefore. IN fulness
u TINE. Russian. port on the Acgean Sea. Ihc
nue from Nonstantnople joins this railroad near
Denoiha' and IS identical with II from that point
'o"h 10 Dede AGatch, where T. branches off again
""f rms westward parallel with The coas. II Is
- - 'n' natter junction. at Dode Agatch. that the
o'eeks nave made their bold and effective stroke
Nons'aeTine that Dedc Agatch Is only Afty-odd
ies from the mouth Of the Dard9nelles. and
"sarer 10 Constantlnople than to Athens or Volo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24
REINFORCEMENT FOR THE TURKS.


FIFTY THOUSAND OF THE RESERVES CALLED OUT
-EDHEM CALLS FOR PONToONS.
Constantnople. April 23.-An additional force
Of Redifs. army reserves. has been called out
to reinforce the Turkish troops operating against
the Greeks They consist of the Koniah Brigade.
from Cesarea. a division from Smyrna, belong
ing to the Sd Army Corps; three brigades
from the 4th Army Corps and division or
the 9TH Army Corps. These men Will total up
seventy-two additional battalions OF troops. num-
bering $1,000
Constantinope. April 90 delayed in Transmits
sion).-It is stated here that one Of the Turkish
brigades, which had been pushed forward on the
plain of Larissa. has been unable to advance
further, owing to foods caused by rams ana
the consequent rise OF the River SalamDrla
Edhem Pacha has tccgraphed, asking for the
immediate dispatch Of pontoon5 to enable the
troops to cross the river. the Greeks having
blown up the bridge.
These reports have had a very depressing ef-
feet here. when taken lE conjunction with the
formidable resistance which the Turks have met
with arounI TyrnavO.
But in spite OF the difficulties encountered no
doubt is felt among the Turkish military men
here that the Turks will ultimately occupy
Larissa. though ii Is admitted the task viii be
harder than a: first imagined. the Government
having confidently expected to capture the
Greek headquarters by Tuesday morning last
Berlin Aprii 23 The "Frankfort Zeitung
publishes dispatch from Constantinople dated
midnight. THURSDAY saying that news OF Turk
ish defeat in Greece had just reached that city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24
SHOT ~ BED BY A BURGLAR.
A GRANDSON OF HENRY WARD BEECHER
WOUNDED IN STANFORD. CONN

GRANDSON OF HENRY WARD BEEcHER
WOUNDED IN STANFORD. CONN.
Stamford Conn, April Samuel Scovile, jr.
formerly a well-known athlete at Yale. was wound
ed early this morning by a burglar whom he
caught at work Mr. Scov.lle who is a grandson
OF the late Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher lives with
his father the Rev Samuel Scovil!e in South-st
The young man awoke shortly before o'clock this
morning and n man. with his back turned
toward him, at work dressing-case. II Is a
custom OF Mr. Scovillo to take long walks before
retiring at night and he carries a revolver with
him such occasions. 1t happened that the
weapon had been left on table near his bed.
Upon discovering the burglar Mr.. Scoville reached
for the revolver. The intruder heard MIN ana
turned. The latter also was armed Mr.. Scoville
snapped his revolver. but 1t failed 10 go on ana
the burglar. leaning the foot Of the bed us
charged his weapon and 32-cabre bullet entered
the body OF Mr. Scovile under the arm, infiicting
flesh wound. The fact that the missile had TO pene-
trate the bedcothes before reaching him probapV
saved the young mans life
The burglar then started to escape. crying out as
he confederate to get out. Mr. ScovilIe
tried to discharge his revolver at the fleeing man
but with no success. and the thieves got aWas NJ r.
ScOville. the elder and his wife were awakened py
the revolver shot, and an Investigation was pesuh
at once. From the trousers OF Mr. ScoVllc. 81,
$40 In cash had been taken. but vaua Dles on the
money. gold watch and several medals. were lett
untouched.
physician was Immediately summoned. ana the
bullet was extracted without much difhcuiE from
the body Of Mr. Scoville The wound, whle pam
ful. is not dangerous. There is no clew 10 the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24
TIE NEW CHINESE MINISTER.

Chicago. April q Accompanied by fifty or sixty
Cinnamon Of high and low degree WI Ting Fang,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenlpotentiary
from China TO the United states Spain and Peru,
reached Chicago to-day on his way to Washington.
The party was met at the Northwestern station
by a number OF local Chinese merchants. who ac-
companIcd them on n drive through the principal
streets OF the city. The party started at II o'clock
over tho Pan Handle for Washington. WI Ting
Fang WAS also accompan MED by his wife and eleven
year-old son Wa Chu. The new Chinese Minister
speaks English fuently and talked freely OF his
fournev nrfoss the country. He said that China Is
making many improvements In transportation, and
railroads M his native land compared favorably IN
noint ~ cnuIpment with the best American and
English systems Wu Ting Fang built the first
railroad constructed In the Chinese Empire and
for n number OF years was I'm charge OF railway
construction and maintenance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24
A MINING ENGINEER ~ A POLICE CELL.
CHARGED WITH ADMINISTERING cHLoRAL TO A
RESIDENT OF THE ALPINE.

CHARGED WITH ADMINISTERING CHLoRAL TO A
RESIDENT OF THE ALPINE.
Mortimer Wevburn. mining engineer. who says
he lives at the Lincoln Hotel was locked up in the
West Forty-seventh-st police station last night.
charged with administering a dose Of chloral TO
Edward selser who lives at the Alpine No. 90
West Thirty-third st.
While Policeman Conway was passing the Lin
coin about II o'clock he saw Weyburr trying to
drag a helpless man from n cab. Conway asked
Weyburn what the trouble was and he replied:
oh nothing We have been out together. and he
Is drunk I want take him up TO my room
The policeman assisted In getting the man out Of
the cab and then. becoming suspicious that all
was not right he rang for the Roosevelt Hospital
ambulance DR.. Sutphen, the ambulance surgeon,
said he was certain that Seser was not drunk but
drugged and took him 10 the hospital when
searched there a small SUN OF money and sew
eral checks were found In his pockets
Wevburn who slightly under the influence
Of loiIor express sed grea; Indignation when he was
nIaced under arrest. and swore that he would have
The SCALP of the policeman. He enumerated long
list OF prominent people whom he said were his
fria
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24

the Pass The cannonade continues from the
turks. whc are advancing on the left wing but
IN the direction of Tyrnavo matters are quiet
the Turks having taken and occupied the towh'
Large reinforcements are arriving, ana the re-
suit of the war is beyond doubt Inc Iurks
! tMat their prisoners with humanity and kind
ness"
The Athens correspondent Of THE Times VIII
say Tomorrow:
Those in authority here regard the situation
as highly critical despite the favorable news
! from Epirus. Fighting continues at Mat. Inc
Crown Prince Constantin has ordered his troops
| to maintain strictly defensive attitude POI ,
| tion Of the Western squadron has been detaCneu
| to lombard the fortress Parga, opposite aN
Island"
Parga is one of the ports of Janina. and is on
the coast Of Epirus about thirty miles nortn OF
Prevesa. (See mapD
THE Daily Telegraph's' correspondent az AT
Larissa says that on Thursday the Greeks az
tempted to retake Gritzovah long hsh' en-
sued, but the Greeks failed. owing TO the M su-
perior force of the Turks and their stronger pos
! tion. The Greeks, however, occupy soou
position In front OF Ligara, where, the coilc
spondent is convinced. they Will be Victorlus.
| He adds Il regret to say that the TURKS nave
burned after plundering. the villages or i-eaIla
Karayol and Meralaria destroying the churches
| with dynamite"
Athens Apri! 23-The excitement here con-
.tinues to be most intense Advices received mere
to-day from Volo say that even the women are
arming themselves to do battle with the turks
A dispatch from Larssa, dated YESTERDAY, says
! that after the Greeks had fortified Mayry-
chori to which plac" they retreated AFTER eVacu
! ating Nezeros, they reoccuped RatnitZa ana
! Hegani which, when abandoned by the Greeks
! the Turks failed TO occupy.
! The statement Of "The London Times's' cor
rosnordert In regard TO Osman Pacfas new COM
,nand not;v contradic.s several other very positive
} repo,ts from Constant!Aople 1t may be right ana
! tbay wcons hu; the face OF the case the prooa-
Mties seem the other way II EdAenl Is 10 rei,, @
/ a. comnosnd and Osman is merely to exercise gen,
| oral authority over all the armies; why shouId
o,',tti,@ have been said about II For that Is eX-
"rilv NHar Osman has been doing all along. he
bo for y%ars been TO the sultan himself the
| nrioF commander of the Turkish armies In all
/ rnrts OF the Empire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24

surrendered. with his army of 10000 men and 400
guns
Osman was taken n prisoner to Russia. but
after peace was restored he returned to CONSTANT
nople and was Immediately intrusted with the re-
organization OF the Turkish Army. He was APP
perial Guard. grand master OF the artillery. ana
grand marshal of the palace. He soon acquired
powerful influence over the Sultan. lntrigues were
soon on foot against him. and he was accused IN
1879 of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The charges against
him. however. pushed without result Inc
next year he resigned Minister Of War: but was
recalled three times occupy the post TOT iohser
or shorter periods in 1881. 1852 and 1SSs.
Osman Pacha published in 1SSo an account OF INC INC
siege OF Plovna. entitled THE War In the EAST the
Defence OF Plevna." after public and private doeu-
ments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-24

Gulf OF Arta and is proceeding up the coast
OF Epirus. bound for Parga, Agio and other Turk
sh ports, which II will lombard or capture. The
scenes OF the operations OF both squadrOns are
fully and accurately indicated on the map printed
herewith.
The invasion OF Epirus by the Greek Army pro-
cccds apace. Among the towns occupied il Louro.
the river Of the same name "A dozen miles from
Arta and nearly twenty north OF Prcvcsa. In all
that region the Inhabitants. or the vast minority
or them. fraternze with the Greeks and hail them
as their deliYcrcTs. while the Turkish territorial
troops. composed OF Abanlans. are deserving the
Turkish nag wholesale. and becoming brig
ands
pcrspicuity the chief points OF conflict the Thes
selIan border Tho line Of battle extends from
Makrikori (or Mayrychor. the dispatches had
iU 10 Nezeros, 10 Karayal. 10 Mllouna Pass and
GritzoyalI 10 Reveni Pass and Sideropoluki. 10
Damnsi and TO Eleutherokerl-a distance OF nearly
dfty miles Along this the Greeks are holding the
Turks IN clock and az some points even driving
them back The entire region Is mountainous and
rueged but for sake OF clcarness and IN avoid
rrowdIng tho mountains have with fcw exceptions
mot been indicated or tho man.