New-York tribune., 1900-07-06
THE PASSING THRONG.

Moretou Hartley. Of London. IN speaking yestr,
day Of Cir Thomas LiptOn's recent election a. a
member Of the Royal Cork Yacb,
ANTIQUITY Club. said at ;he Waldorf-Astorfa.- =
OF ROYAL '"The Royal Cork Yacht Club =,
CORK YACHT Cork. Ireland. ls the Oldest vacb.
CLUB club IN Great Britain probably !,
the world. It first establishsT
IN 172O when - known the Cork Harb,-
Water Club. II Is the only yacht club know a.
anywhere which is permitted to have an adrair,r
and vice-admiral. instead OF cOrnmOdors -
clubs For long time IN ts earlier years the -,1S Ts
cessive Lords Of Th0mond to have been r.
the clubhouse at 0ueenstown. ireland. two ancsl;
az ilI 80 81 ''S yahe5 o. % Two centuries
Marquis OF ThomoEd. or his brother The xs~-
present being represented y Lord Inchqun T5.si a.
pssih1ngs pa hd % %aatsq about lI'9 show strange form
the yachting men Of to-day. They ssemInE-v
and had men board OF them hablted IN the tSrss
cornered hats and heavily laced blue OF red co.
are the earliest pictures OF yachts have eg tZsy
SEEN and believe they are the Oldest in existence
THE printed ballot shows that on Thursdav -.
seventh day Of June 1900 Sir Thomas J. Iipton :,
Osldge House.. Old southEats Nld
SIR THOMAS dlesex Cyaeht Shamrock lz5 tons.
LIPTONS was proDosed By the Right Hon
ELECTION. Arthur II. Smith-Barry Admiral
and seconded BY David T. Arno,,
Sir Thomas admitted The club without 4.
scratch-that Is. without adverse vote being
cast against him-which Is small compIin1ert
from club like the Royal Cork Yacht Club where
blackbaIltng Is common thing. Admiral sni,s
Barry, who proposed Sir Thomas. married ars,
Dunraven. who twice came over to the Cnited
states In an effort 70 MT the Cup After her death
Wadsworth OF Geneseo. in this state. taaEh.
James W Wsdsworth who represents Geaesso h
your House OF Representative Congressaaa
hnancter wit and all around good fellow. the late
1T is expected abroad that the old title OF LORD
barrymore viii shortly be created n favor q
announcement OF such honors but for some reason
It went over but It will be surely eonferred upon
one Of the great show places OF the south OF 1re-
THE recent awful scenes enacted IN the HO-
boken fre" said Milford Haynes. OF Philadelphia,
yesterday at the Hoffman House
SAYS "hnd their parallels in less de-
WOMEN gree, perhaps. in almost every FIRE
FACE DEATH where there eusues loss OF human
BETTER life. But phase OF 1t IS peeuI-
THAN MEN. iarly So II you will look Up some
Of the great fires and disasters OF
the past you will almost invariably find that IN
every case the women have faced death with
greater courage than have the When facing
death from fire OF food. in the majority Of cases,
over disappears like a fash and pr!uevaI
man so nearly ainsd 20 anG SO tilL5 so' % 60 ION
to preserve life at all hazards dominating all else
scores OF Instances Of this occurred il the Lloyd
FIRE when crazed with fear. men resorted 20
anything to preserve their own existence In the
old Walnut Street Theatre FIRE. which occurred IN
Philadelphia about eight nine years ago, the
crowd rushed down the stairs to the street IL an
avalanche. Among them was a man utterly
crazed by fear. and. unfortunately. armed with
bowie knife. Others there were crazy as be,
without doubt but he happened 20 be the only one
able infiict harm Drawing his knife Re cut
right left In his efforts 20 win his way TO the
street and safety. He Jrampled upon and ran
over the shoulders Of the people and IN MS wid
career slashed less than twelve persons. luckily
fniurng seriously. however An euort was
made 10 find him afterward. but he could not oe
Identified although the fact OF his having been
armed with knife led the authorities to believe
that he was a sailor. This Is a typical instance
OF the animal desire to preserve life swaAOwfn
everything else