The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-12
4 DAY OF TRAGEDIES
New York's Death List Increased by
Fires, Murders and Suicides.
SIX DEAD IN A TENEMENT FIRE.

Six Others Are Missing, and May Be
in the Ruins-A Spirited Race on the
Speedway Ends In the killing Of o
Prominent Politician.
New York, Dec. 12.-The Sunday
death list in New York and vicinity
was greatly increased by causes that
ran the gamut from suicide to MUIR
der. The most serious disaster occurred
last night In Brooklyn, and was caused
by fierce fire in fat house at No.
1874 Prospect Place. Six bodies have
been recovered and six are missing. The
fire started In the basement of the build
ing. Three alarms were instantly
turned In, but the flames had gained
such Roadway that very little could be
done to save the property. The house
was occupied by five families, and a
boys club had rooms In the basement.
It IL supposed that In some way the
boys accidentally set the place on fire.
The recovered dead are Mr.. and Mrs,
s. L. Robertson, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Noblett, Thomas Whine and an un-
identified woman, supposed to be the
mother-in-law of Noblett. The bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. Noblett were burned
to crisp. The mans body was hang
ing out of the window, where he had
evidently gone to save himself. Whine,
who was 20 years of age, ran into the
building to attempt q rescue. In try
ing to jump across the air shaft he fell
and was found dead at the bottom.
spectacular tragedy occurred on
the speedway. Thousands of the peo-
pie who had gathered there to watch
the speeding gazed eagerly at what
they thought was race. 1t was at
first, but it ended in a runaway. and
James Mcdonald, a prominent Tam
many man and one of the best horse
men In the city, was carried to the
Manhattan hospital, where he died six
hours later. Mcdonald had taken a
fast horse to the speedway for
warming and had been challenged by
a friend to test of speed. The horses
went along at a furious pace, with the
thousands of spectators applauding tho
brush. Then, with a mighty burst Of
speed, McDonald's horse took the bit
and with defiant toss Of his head
shot to the front. Two blocks ahead
the speedway was impossible to the
flyers, and Mcdonald realizing this
stood up in his rig and. dropping one
rein, gave the other a mighty jerk. He
threw his horse. killing 1t, but he him
self was pitched high into the air, and
some twenty feet forward, falling on
the hard road. His skull was fractured
Vincenzo Gargusi, an italian banker
and prominent in the italian colony,
was shot and killed in front of his
home in Broome street last night, the
bullet piercing his heart. Lawrence
Pyore, a drug clerk employed in drug
store nearby, was arrested, and is
charged with the murder
William Walters, 2S years old, bought
ten cents worth of carbolic acid. and
after kissing his wife and child good"
by said he would go and call on his
mother. He stopped at his mothers
home but few moments, and when
leaving drank the contents of the bot
tie. He died en- route to the hospital.
Catherine Werner, factory girl rs
years old, drank carbolic acid and died
shortly after her removal to hos
pital.
Thomas McKeever, 81 years old,
freight agent at Roselle, N. j., was
found dead in bed in an apartment
in "Soubrette Row" The cause as
signed by the coroner was heart dis
ease.
Elizabeth Clinton, GA years old. was
burned to death in her home on Bed
ford street. Her clothes became ig-
nited by the bursting of kerosene
lamp.
IIilda Hesse, IA years old. took car
bolic acid at her home in Hoboken. and
died shortly afterward. A quarrel with
her father and stepmother Is said to
have made her Respondent.
A man believed to be Peter Thomp-
son, Of Brooklyn, fell or jumped off
a dock in Brooklyn. He was taken out
Of the water alive but died at a hos
pital from shock
David Walsh, % years old. Of Ho-
boken, while walking along the tracks
in the Erie railroad yard at Hoboken
yesterday got his foot caught in
switch and was killed by a train Of
real cars backing upon the track where
Walsh was held fast.