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New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
NAH, SERVICE BADLY CRIPPLED.
FIRST THROUGH MAIL SINCE MONDAY MoRN1N'
AROr-r THIRTY HOURS LATE.


Tbe clerks IN the General Pcstofiice had an easy
time Yesterday morning. Only local mails were
handled and the burden Of that was light None
of the overdue out-of-town malls, which should
have been received on Monday had arrived at 10
o'clock and no word had been received as to tho
probable time whom they would reach this city.
One local mail from Newark was received at s15
o'clock yesterday morning moro than twelve hours
behind time.
The drst through out-of-town mall to reach the
Postolce since Monday morning arrived at 4:SO
o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t was the through
mail from Boston. which should have reached this
CITY At 7:5O o'clock Monday evening. Shortly
after noon n mail received from Philadelphia
the Enclosures Of which were postmarked 4:5O
o'clock Monday afternoon. There was no conGes-
ton at The Postonlce for as the mail came in IL
was made UP for tho regular routes. and at tne
schedule tilnc sent TO the railroad stations. AZ
3:i2 o'clock a mail for Philadelphia and way sta
lions was dispatched. All OF the mails Tor the
East were dispatched time in tho afternoon, but
the PostofFce officials would not guarantee that
they would get through on time. The first mail
FOR the West over the New-YOrk Central was sent
ou; At o15 o'clock last night, and NJ the same hour
tho first mail for the South was sent ont over the
Pennsylvania Central. The o'clock train on the
Pennsylvania road took out tho first mail over
that route for tho West
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
SIX MEN THROWN INTO THE WATER.
DANGEROUS PLIGHT OF wRECKERs OFF RIVER
HEAD LONG ISLAND.

Charles Moore, Edward Welch ana EDWARD
Stores all Of Riverhead. Long Island, and Abraham
Bush Of Aouebogue: Henry Reeve, OF Northvlle'
and Henry Perry OF Staten Island. employees or the
wreckng company trying to save the STRANDED
barge independent which went aground near
Rivcrhcad. In the November storm. nearly Iost
their lives Monday afternoon while going 10 the
vessel. -, g., o,d
The Independent Is ledge in the Sound. ar, ana
the six men started from shore IN bnnulng sHo" o,
Storm When they were about two hundred rect
off shore a big sea lifted their boat out OF the
V,ater and when she came down she broke In two
against n rock The six men were thrown into
the water. and then made struggle TO reach and.
They succeeded In doing so. and were In an eX-
bans,ed condition They walked to the nearest
house. that Of NJ. T. Reeve. farmer, where their
clothing was dried, and they recovered
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
THE ANCHORIA's HARD TRIP.
ONE OF HER sEAMEN KILLED IN THE COURSE
OF THE GALE

OF THE GALE
The Anchor Line steamer Anchoria arrived IN
mort Yesterday morning from Glasgow and MoWIe
after a tcmpestuous passage across the Auahuc'
The vessel encountered heavy gales almost con-
tnuouslv from the time she left Moville, on Janu-
arv o. During a hurricane which the steamer ran
into on February 3 she was hove to for tWenty-slX
hours During this time big seas boarded the YES
sol constantly sweeping the decks OF everything
movable Six Of the lifeboats were either carried
away or smashed, stanchions were bent ana
smashed and many other minor damages were sus-
tained about the decks. On the same day Johh
Smith. an able seaman. was dashed TO the deck Dy
q huge wave and swept against tho rail, breaking
Totb legs and one arm ana inluTing him internaliy
smith died within five minutes. lie was ABOUT
forty-four years old. His Dody was puiie" III sd
Oh the following day ,,, re 49,.
Tho Anchoria encountered the blizzard of Nan
+ucl<.t about 4 o'clock on Sunday morning and the
,,eseel was soon covered with ice and snow Cap,
tain Wilson put his vessel under reduced speed and
came slowly along until he reached flre lsland
iichtshn at $50 O'Clock the morning or FEBRUARY
n The AnchCria- was stopped ana aHoWeu, 10
drift riding out tho gale until a. m yesterday
when she proceeded on her course, crossing the
Passing tho Sandy Hook lightship, Captain VIII
son was asked by signal to report that the Hgnt-
shin vas short OF coal. The Anchoria brought
dftv-nne cabin and thirty-eisht seerage pas
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
GERNANIC NOT YET RAISED.
PUMPING OUT THE sUNKEN WHITE
STAR LINER
THE DAMAGE THOUGHT To BE sAGHr-EN-
PECTEp TO SAIL AGAIN ON FRIDAY

r,, ,,,,,.cU THOUGHT TO BE sLlGHr-EX-
prcrrD TO SAIL. AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
All day Yesterday the White Star liner Germanio
rested on the bottom in her slip at west leh'h-s'''
Vii bar engines and nrerooms. coal bunkers and
all the holds except the forward one filled with
water TO n depth OF from twenty to twenty-five
faet The vessel was flooded. reported In yes
terdavs Tribune on Monday night when' IN con-
soouence of a heavy list TO starboard. the water
rushed I'm through an open coal chute and open
nortboles When the work OF unloading the
steamer was finished on Monday morning II was
impossiblc owing to the storm. to get any oil the
fresh cargo near the pier Her lightness, comoiheu
with the heavy coating OF Ice which incruS's h'i
hull and rigging, was responsible for the fhis""P,
Yesterday morning tho incoming tide caused ,n'
ship TO resume practically even hoe' D"'
aftorward she listed heavily again. this time 10
mort The opportunlty was taken to close tho open
coal chute and port holes. To prevent her ro'u"s
again two hundred and fifty cases OF IRON were
lowered into one Of the after holds whie every
hand was put 10 work relieving tho vessel OF her
Tho liners hull Yesterday afternoon was suo,,
merged for about twenty-six feet at tho bow; ana
twenty eight feet at the stern soon hltel 80,
the pumps supplied by steam from inc u,d uo.hds' nat
cIucs were set TO work. and II Is eNpectcu ti.as
early to-day the ship will be freed from INC ""'o'
now IN her holds and engine-rooms' . 49,, ..,,
John Lee. the New-Nork inaisascs, nriav Ut ar the
pany spent nearly the whole OF yesterday az ,h th
pier investigating and endeavoring 10 asceI 'ail s @
damage done to the vessel He refused TO uisc i cJr
the matter however. or to say wncther III ms oP,.
ion tho accident due 10 negligence on me paIt
Of any one He said he expected to have the
steamer ready for sailing on Friday. Ony en-
Moves Of the line were permitted TO go aboard the
vessel but the official guarding the gangwey sH'u
that none Of the staterooms had been toucheG py
viii not amount much. but that II VIII be neces-
sary to overhaul tho machinery
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
4 LONG RIDE TO SING SING.
TRAINS STALLED AT IRvINGToN AND TARRY-
ToWN-FROM $40 MONDAY AFTERNOON
TO nn5 YESTERDAY FORE
NOON on TIE WAY.

NOON on TIE WAY.
The New-York Central train which left the Grand
Central Station at 80 o'clock Monday evening
passed Sing Sing at 1115 yesterday forenoon. after
lighting snowdrifts all night. This train pushed
IN by tho Poughkeepsic local. also from New-York.
Both trains had many passengers. and the first
train had about two hundred women on board.
When Irvlngton was reached on Monday even
ing the first train into n big snowbank about
o'clock. The train stalled there until 10 80
a. M when the Poughkeepse local came along
and pushed the first train through huge snow
drift
While the two trains were stalled the men went
out and procured hot coffee and sandwiches for the
women passengers. The Poughkeepse train pushed
tho other to within half mile OF Tarryto own.
when they both ran into another big snowbank and
both remained there until a. n. Then a snow
plough came along and cleared the road, so the
train could proceed.
The engineers Of both trains managed TO keep up
steam by feeding the boilers with snow water.
This enabled them TO keep the cars warm.
While the trains were stalled at Tarrytown a
number OF the women had their male companions
bring them snow. and, az no water was obiainable,
The snow was used by the women 20 wash their
faces and hands. No New-York papers were re-
ceiyed by residents in the Hudson River towns or
Westchester County yesterday morning
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
A pANcE FoR sroRMsTAID TRAvELLERs

Cold Spring y. Y. Feb. l+-An express train
which left Chicago for New-York at 1880 o'clock
Sunday morning has been snowbound hero since
Monday night. This morning the belated passen-
gers awoke IN tho sunshine and sought the neigh
boring restaurants OF Cold Spring Harbor. where
they enjoyed themselves as II they were picnic
When the conductor reported that the train might
be snOwhound for day or more a committee was
appon ed. consisting Of Ambrose Butler. OF THE
Buffalo News: II. q. Young, Of Albany. and Al
derman Walter J. Raymer Of Chicago. 10 arrange
at the Burnett Hotel for old IA Shioned country
supper and dance tonight
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
CONTRACTOR BADLY FROZEN.
II. 7. DICKINSON. OF MOUNT KIsCo RESCUED
BY 4 coLO2ED NAN.

Rowland L. Dickinson. a wealthy contractor Ok
Mount Kisco. started 10 drive three miles on Mon
dav. He succeeded. and having transacted MS
business started for home. lie became chilled and
allowed the horse 10 so ahead without guidance
The animal turned from the road ana came 10
r,or chen Mr.. Dickinson first noticed he of
the road. In alighting TO try and turn the horse
Mr. Dickinson fell. lie landed in little stream
near a spring and he lay there, unable 10 ms
lie vas found a short time later by a colored man
1,,6o saw the tracks leading off the road ana iol
lowed them up. - III. Lao. ,v,ro
badly blstered yesterday, where they had pesn cen
epcased in the clothing wet by tho water IN the
etrnarn hut he VIII recover He was taken 10 a
hotel not FAR away, and later removed to his home
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
sA1vArrOv ARMY RELIEF WORK

Nearly two thousand homeless and desutute men
and women were fed and sheltered last night IN ms
shelters and barracks established by the saNA.V"
Army IN the Borough OF Manhattan. AT the Na'
tional Headquarters. in West Fourteentn-st wv.
hundred and fifty additional sufferers were pro''sa
for Yesterday morning at the Fourteentn-s'' oe,'
racks Colonel Holz. the social secretary OF ue 'N
walton Army IN this country saw that the ."o 80 n.-
dred half-frozen wayfarers who were MADE VAIN
and fed on Monday night not allowed to depA''
Yesterday until after they had oopnt!iui S.esS s,
fast In the other shelters those VINO sousH. 90 40.
roT,fort of a warm place In which 70 rest we,s w
similarly treated Coal in large quantities mas 80 go
distributed to the deserving poor VINO maAe safi +,
cation TO the various salvation Army qldt.e b.ss
the city More than two hundred men na.g na..ggo.,s.s
scr 10 work at regular wages by the SaNatlv,.S,. 80.
clearing away the snow from the Sideways W H. ~
Of the various barracks and shelters II 'He ''N'
SNOW MAY BE DUMPED FROM PIERS
The Department Of Docks announces tha' ~,
mission is granted TO all persons 20 dump 0'e'"
snow and ice from any open pier and ouiHhe"D'
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
GREAT ICE GORGE AT NIAGARA
ONE OF TIIH HUMMocKs a HUNDRED FEET HIGH
DANCERS OF THE SITUATION

DANCERS OF THE SITUATION.
Niagara Falls. y. Y. Feb. H-Above the iaus III
many places the ice is packed in the river in high
r,es and extends many feet from the shore. Much
d,.namite has been exploded TO drive it from the
inlets leading to the different power plants. The
lam in the gorge at tho Of the falls grows with
the days Some Of the hills are nearly nifty feet
nigh one Of them is called mountain ana IS sald
10 he over one hundred feet high.
Such a large quantity OF Ice has not been IN the
NIAGARA River FOR years and the situation Is de-
cidedly serious IT makes owners OF property close
10 the banks OF the river apprehensive TOT INC
future when the river begins TO free Itself Should
mild weather set IN and tho ice move II would un-
doubtedly sweep everything before II.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
FOUR JUSTICES KEPT FROM COURT

Four Of the Justices OF the Supreme Court were
snowbound yesterday, and court was adjourned in
the parts over which they were scheduled to pre-
side The Justices who unable 10 get to the
County Courthouse were Justice Scott. who IS pre-
siding over Part VII. Trial Term Justice Lawrence
who Is sitting In Part *. Trial Term: Justice
Chase. the presiding Judge I'm Trial Term. Part XII
and Justice Andrews. Of Part ". Trial Term. JUS
tice Scott telegra phed word that he was snow
bound at Lakewood. Justice Lawrence telephoned
that he was III at his home. and Justice Chase IL
snowbound In his home. in the Catskills. At II
a. IN. Justice Andrews sent word that he would not
attend court.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
Fort sLocrM so1D1ERs GET A DUcKNG.

Privates c. p Murray and Frank Callahan OF Bat
terry L. 7th Artillery. had q cold bath last night
between Fort Slocum and Glen Island as they
were walking TO the fort over the ice. Ihey were
occonpanied bv Musician Manx The two privates
wont through the ice and would have drowned
had not Manx taken on his coat and given them
the skirts to cling 10 while he pulled on the sieevfs
several of the employees OF Glen Island heard Inc
cries of the three men and went 10 their aid. Win
the aid Of ropes they pulled out Of the water
They were taken to Glen Island ana sheltered ior
the night.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15

Albany Feb. IA big party OF Senator'S and
Assemhlymen reached Albany twenty hours late
to-day When their train got 10 Hudson this morn
ing Battery Dan Finn tried 20 buy a New-Nork
newspaper He rayed and stOrmed whom he could
not get one and IL WAS Al, hour before he could DO
made 10 understand why there was mono to be had.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
nEn srAR srEAMER 1N raoI,nr.r

Liverpool. Feb. 1.-THE White Star steamer Bo-
VIC Captain Jones. which arrived here on February
r. from Ncw-York. reports on February g. at night
In latitude 43 longitude ~. spoke IA Red Star
steamer. which had signals set. indicating "Not
under command"
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
STILL sToRM1NG ALONG THE MOHAWK

Amsterdam, y. Y. Feb. H-While the atmosphere
IS perceptlbly warmer in the Mohawk Valley at 10
o'clock this morning the blizzard. which set I'm at
O'Clock last evening. still continues The country
roads blocked with monster snowbanks. ana
railroad traffc is practically at standst
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
SYMPATHY FROM ENGLAND.

The following cable dispatch was received by
Mayor Van Wyck yesterday:
To Mayor Of New-York America:
Mayor Of Portsmouth England. desires TO extend
sympathy TO inhabitants Of your city In suffering
caused by blizzard
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15
RocKLANp corNrY couRT NoT MN.

snowdrifts from eight to ten feet deep prevented
the holding OF tho February term OF the Rockland
Courty Court In New-City. yesterday Judge
Beatte. OF Orange County. was to preside. as
County Judge Wheeler. while Dlsrict-Attorney
had been interested In several cases % be tried
Judge Beattic could not get to New-City as the
railroads were blocked
District Attorney Wyre who lives six miles from
the courthouse, was prevented from attending
court 10y snowdrifts, and all the Jurors and wit
nesses detained at homo for the same reason.
The Sheriff and County Clerk. who live In New
city the only ones present
Few trains ran through any part OF Rotkl9nd
County yesterday and the malls and morning
papers greatly delayed. The heavy drifts
make half the roads impossible.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-15

has bean cut of from telegraphic connection ana
nothine has been heard from 1t.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-26
A MEMORIAL FOR
EDWARD YOUNG
An Astoria Soldier Boy Who Died in
The Philippines.
A TRIBUTE FROM OUR CITY
A Fund to be Started Here For a
Library 10 be Presented 10 the
Agricultural college.
A TRIBUTE FROM OUR CITY

A service In memory Of the Oregon
volunteers who gave their lives TO their
country was held In Portland last SUM-
day. This has reminded many Astori-
ans that one OF the first Of the Amer
lean soldiers TO find a grave In the
Philippines was an Astoria boy, Ed
ward c. Young and that Astoria has
as yet done nothing 10 express her re-
gard for the memory Of her youthful
warrior who met death In those dis
tant Islands.
Young Was only a boy. but he was a
manly bOy-upright. intelligent and
courageous. with cheery. lovable dis
position that endeared him to all his as
sociates. He was a credit 10 ClatsOp
county as a civilian and as a soldier.
Asloria's inactlon has lot been due 10
Indifference but to the absence OF op-
portunIty. The city has been await
ing practicable suggestion and the
beginning OF a definite movement
The Astorian offers It's columns in the
interest Of a suitable memorial, and
has made some inquiry as to the most
suggestive and beneficial form such a
memorial should take
II was suggested by a prominent As
torian that, when he enlisted, Edward
Young was a student at the State Agi1-
cultural college. and that OF the twenty
students who dropped their studies at
that institution and responded to the
presidents call for volunteers. he was
the only one TO die. The most appro-
pirate tribute TO his memory would not
be stone or tablet, but something
that would suggest his student life as
well as his soldier life. and that would
be a benefit to Jther young people.
II Is proposed TO begin at Astoria the
raising Of fund to purchase fine H.
brary for the college, to be known as
the Edward c. Young library. The Ag-
ricutural college is a magnificent insti-
tuition. grandly endowed by the national
government and supplied with splendid
buildings by the state. Every year three
or four hundred young men and women
go there to fit themselves for industrial
occupations. The college. however. has
but a small library. and the funds from
the general government cannot be ap-
piled to the purchase OF books. 1t Is
an institution that is doing a grand
work, and one in which every county
is Interested.
The very unselfshness of the project
Is It's best feature. The memory OF Ed
ward Young will not be perpetuated in
some vain, dead ornament for our city,
but in a useful. living memorial, for
books live and good library never
loses Its usefulness. 1t is expected that
other cities viii take this matter up.
Tomorrow the Astorian will open a
subscription list. and will receive con-
tributions. which will be turned over
to a committee to be selected today.
The Astorian opens this list confident
that In the generous and patriotic
movement the people Of Astoria will
lcnd their cordial support.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-26
EFFECT OF THE RATE WAR.
Astoria Budget.

Astoria Budget.
It Is estimated that through the rate
war among the local transportation
lines Astoria is losing fully $1,000 per
day or in other words, that amount of
money is being carried out OF town each
day that under other conditions would
remain at home and be spent with our
own merchants That this war is work
ing q great injury to Astoria is certain
and the sooner n ends the better 1t will
be for the whole town. 1t is thought
that the ridlculously low rate made
by the o. r, & N, Company yesterday
may result In bringing the companies
to an agreement, although 1t is inti-
mated in certain circles that the losses
OF the transportation companies is be
ing refunded by the merchants of Port
land as an lnducement to continue the
fight In the interest Of that city
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-26

The Aberdeen left out yesterday.
The ship Inverwie, from Port Angeles,
came in yesterday.
The ships Leyland Brothers and Full
wood left up the Columbia yesterday for
Portland.
The British ship Kircubrlghtshire
came in yesterday, She has coal from
Newcastle.
The barkentine Tam o'shanter, is on
her way up from San Francisco. She
is to load at Knappton with lumber.
The T. S. Stewart, schooner, which
has been outside for some days. has
been towed in and will load lumber at
Knappton.
The steamer Columbia left out yes
terday for san Francisco. The freight
she took on at this port consisted Of
shocks and oysters, 1.
The steam schooner Brunswick ar
rived in yesterday from San Francisco,
and after dlscharglng freight at this
port left up the river.
The government transports Pennsyl-
vanla and Olympia sailed from San
Francisco yesterday and will probably
get in some time tomorrow morning.
The MoCulloch came down from Port
land last night and will remain here
several days A cordial invitation has
been extended for Astoria people to &c
aboard and visit the famous vessel.
The Hadden Hall, British bark. will
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-26
THE RAILROAD CUTS,
The 4. & c. r. Meets the Twenty-Five
Cent Rate 20 Portland.

The A. q c. r. calmly marks It's fare
for passengers between Astoria and
Portland down to % cents this morn
ing, following he move OF the o. r.
an.
Il Is dihicut to hnd satisfactory
reason for the stubborn contest now
on. rhe o. r, & N. Company started
the war and is the aggressor In the
present cut. So far. It has been the
principal loser, for the railroad has
reaped most Of the advantage OF the in
creased travel caused by low rates.
Il has been suggested that the Union
Pacific, through the o, r, h N, Is
trying to get control OF the A. & c. r.,
and TO further It's ends Is trying to
make the present owners Of the road
lose money on the property, putting
them in fitting frame Of mind to dis
pose Of the line,
II such should be the motive behind
the present seemingly unreasonable
contest. the question arises, Why does
the Union Pacific want the A. 4 c. r.?
There could be two answers TO this
The Union Pacific wants to come to the
mouth Of the Columbia river, or wants
to tie up the Astoria lire from interfer-
ing with arrangements not favorable to
Oregon ports
No one deems the present war an
aimless one but perhaps the real OBJ
ject Of the move has not been as yet
been guessed by outsiders. 1t is pos
sible that the outcome will more than
repay Astoria for It's losses caused by
the low rates to Portland,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-26

All kinds OF reading! There is only
one place We know OF in Portland
where you can find all the latest books
and phamplets on the most advanced
thought OF the day, many books on sub
jects OF advanced up 10 date topics not
to be found In other book stores can
be obtained here. II Is worth your
white to call when In Portland and see
for yourself. Jones, 29i Alder ST.,
Portland.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-26

Tonight Fishers opera house will no
doubt be crowded to witness the most
laughable. refined and up-to-date far
clal comedy entitled MY Friend From
India" Walter Perkins In the leading
role shines Forth brilliantly supported
by Frohman's smyth and Rice's come
dlans. II will be the most exhilarating
performance ever seen in Astoria, and
the audience viii feel better for having
a good laugh. Secure your seats at
Grllhn a Reeds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-26
THEY CUT TO FIT.

Yes they do and the style and finish
they give 10 meas suits rank these
gentlemen as expert practical mer-
chant tail0rs The material they use
II also the very best and you viii al.
ways find them busy at 2s9h Yamhill
st., Portland. Get your next suit there,
and get II now.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-26

Al the Presbyterian church yester-
day the funeral service Of the late
Jacob Arndt was held. a number Of
friends Of the deoeascd were conveyed
10 Greenwood. the place Of burial, by
the steamer E. l.. Dwycr. Rev Henry
Narcotic ofiolated at the services.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-26
MEALS LIKE AT HOME.

Wien you are In Portland and want
really good home meal, Just give Mr..
Brown trial, 10S Fourth St. near
Washington. You will like II surely.
This restaurant Is open all night.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-26
THE WORLDS FISHERMEN.

There are $4,000 men in the world
who gain a livelihood chiefly by fish
lng,maklng an annual catch OF s225
worth Of fish for each man. The fish
cries OF the United States supply SO0,-
OO1 pounds annually. and those OF Eu-
rope 100000 pounds.