The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-04
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
New Treatment for tuberculosis With
Benefcent Effect.
1T FELL FIFTEEN STORIES.
Huge Steel Girdcr Crashed Through
a Six Story Building Injurins Boys
and Girls-Fifty Norkmen I'M
prisoned by Debris.

NEW YORK. August s.-Four giant Cir
ders OF steel were hurled from the dizzy
top OF the flfteen-storv mercantile build
ing, IN course OF construction at Broadway
and Walker Street, yesterday afternoon
Struck from Its upright position in the
framework on the twelfth floor by the
boom of broken derrick one Of the CIR
deTs curved outward, crashing through
the roof of an adjoining six-story building
and bUryng twenty boys and girls at
their work in the pocketbook factory OF
NJ. Goldberg g. Co. From midair the
other three Orders dropped thirteen stories
and imprisoned fifty workrnen in the dark
cellar behind cascades of falling metal,
brick and mortar. Four girls and seven
boys were badly Injured.
For fifty feet over the six-story building,
at No. 69 Walker Street rose q sheer wall
of brick. On its summit men adjusted
boom derrick.
Creak!ng and trembling beneath the
weight OF three steel Orders. the boom
ward about O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Then suddenly either the three heavy
beams slipped through the supporting
chains or the main hosting wire holding
the boom OF the derrick snapped at a cl1tl-
cal moment. No one realized just what
had happened. The three orders that were
in the chain crashed down the elevator
'Aifpi Ing S"AiiSil!S uSiiiS'N
against a fifteen foot column, knocking IL
from its position.
Like an avalanche the freed slrue. ie't
six stories to the fraH roof OF the acJon-
ing building It snapped score OF tee
phone wires like SO many threads ana
crashed through the top floor of the pulld-
ing. It struck heavy enclosing machines
that were being run by young girls. and
then bounded to the floor. Boys ana girls
were knocked down and were then buried
by the accompanying shower OF DICKS.
mortar anti timber.
CURE FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
Electrical oscillation" as a new treat
ment of tuberculosis was demonstrated
and the immediate benefits derived from it
by men In the last stages of the disease.
were testified to at an interesting clinic
yesterday in the offices of DR.. Craft c.
Carroll, No. q East Twenty-fourth Street
DR.. Carroll declares that by the applica-
ton OF d new principle evolved by Nikoia
Tesla he can cure the worst cases OF
acute tuberculosis. Dr.. z. P. HiT, OF
Newark. 4 specialist In lung diseases. who.
three weeks ago. was declared to be dying
of consumption by his brother physicians.
received his third treatment OF Electrical
oscillation" yesterday at the clinic. and
then ran to catch a car on his way to
Newark. The Rev. S. W. SwitZer, pastor
of the Baptist Tabernacle. in Harrison, y.
j., who had been sent 70 DR.. Carroll in
the last stages of consumption, told OF his
remarkable cure. DR.. John B. Rich, presi-
dent of the American Nicroscop.cal So
ciety, declared that It vas the most Won
derful demonstration of positive beneficial
results that he had ever seen In the treat
ment of germ diseases.
INVESTIGATING INSURANCE co.
Investigation into the affairs of the
Traders Fire Insurance Company OF Ne"
York, with offices at Nos. SO and 35 Liberty
Street has been Instituted by the State
Insurance Department. On April 9th last
the company Teinsured outstanding risks
In the North British and Mercantile In
surance Company, No. 81 William Street,
preparatory to retiring from business. AT
the time OF reinsuring It was represented
that the unearned premiums OF the Trad
ers' Company amounted to $4,000. RurnorS
reached the State Insurance Department
that the amount greatly exceeded that
sum.
The financial prominence of many Of the
company's directors made It's transactions
of more Interest In underwriting circles
than would otherwise have been the case
Mrs. John D. Townsend of No 81 West
Thirty-fourth Street, and others voicihs
the sentiment OF many residents OF Thirty
fourth Street in the rear of the Salvation
Army Barracks, In West Thrty-tfth
Street, appeared in the West Side Police
Court yesterday as Compainants against
William Bayles. lessee OF the barracks
building, whom they wished TO charge with
permitting obnoxious tenants TO remain on
his premises. The three upper stories OF
the barracks are used as meeting rooms
by negro religious societies.
I'VE do not wish TO interfere with any
religious meetings. said Mrs. Townsend,
but the noise of tn horn. blown BY
neighbors in attempt 10 drown out the
Salvation nuisance is unbearable- Besides
on Sundays the noise of musical instru-
ments and singing never ceases in the
building. II the Salvation Army is not
holding services the negro societies are
Magistrate Cornell said that complaints
should be made against the occupants OF
the building. instead of the lessee, and adj
vised that the compliments go before the
District Attorney
a GAMBLING DEBT.
Chief Devecy's name became connected
with a story Of gambling debt yesterday
The head of the Police Department was
made to appear in the public records as
the holder Of a note for $500, given for
loss across the green table.
Alfred Marks. a publisher. of No. Us
Fifth Avenue, filed a petition In bank
ruptcy, with liabilities OF $500 and nomi-
nal assets. In the schedule of liabilities
is this entry: William F. Devery, No. 80
West Twenty-first Street. $3.50: gambling
debt Of the petitioner contracted in 1894
and not given for same.
Chief Devery's name is William S.
Devery and his address Is No. 80 West
Twenty-eighth Street.
Marks lives at No. AS West Fifty-sev-
enth Street. When seen there last night
ne was considerably disturbed by the fact
that his petition had become public. 1T
was gambling debt" said he. and the
person meant is the present Chief OF
Police. The discrepancy In the name and
address is merely an error.
1.-The debt was not incurred with Chief
Devery. though he had indorsed the note
and given the money for 1t.