The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-05
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Experiment to be Made With GIycero
Phosphate.
TAMMANY RULE is COSTLY.
Chief Dcvcry Still Hangs on to His
Post-an Old Man Fun Over and
Killed by Il Fire Engine,
Sub-Surface Tracks.

physician connected with the almshouse
to give to two old men the glycero-
phosphate of sodium treatment, which is
said to stay to some extent the ravases OF
old age The first injection will be adj
ministered this afternoon.
Under the direction OF DR.. Robin, OF
Paris. Abrar S. Hewitt took the slycero-
phosphate of sodium treatment several
years ago, and his physician in this CITY
stated a few days ago that the remedy
had apparently given the former Mayor a
new hold on lie. DR. ROBIN ana MI
Hewitts physician both take an exceed
ingly conservative view OF the treatment,
however, and do not by any means advo-
cate the use Of the sodium salt as
panacea or cure ALL.
DR.. Robin first recommended the siy-
cero-phosphate of sodium treatment to
the French Academy Of Medicine in 1871
The BroWn-Scquard method OF injection
was then much employed. and his 50
called Elixir of Life had become known
throughout Europe and America.
The reviying effects which in some
cases DR.. rown-Sequard elixir pro
duced We're ultimately traced to the gly
cero- phosphate, Il preparation such as any
druggist can prepare. 1t is a solution OF
the salt mixed with slycerine. The liquid
can be used in the form OF injections and
the presence of the glycerine makes its
action more uniform.
STIMULATING EFFECT.
1t has been well known to physicians
for years that injections of sodium salts
have a stimulating effect. Particular at
tention is called, however, to this fact by
the recent Investigations of Professors
Loeb and Lingie, of the University OF
Chicago.
These scientists found that chloride Of
sodium, the ordinary salt Of commerce,
had perceptibie effect upon the heart,
and their Investigations pointed to the
probability that the SAILING solution mad 4
greater cardiac effect than was generally
supposed In fact, it was found that q
frog heart, when immersed in salt va
ter began to beat again, and the cable
at once carried the report of the research
es of the Chicago professors TO Europe.
TAMMANY MEN CHAGHINED.
TamrcGny men generally We're cha
grined yesterday over the leaking out Of
the fact that Mr.. Croker has ordered
Chief DeVery to quit. They wanted to
have it appear that he got out OF his own
Volition. MI Cookers orders give him u
little time, just how much it IS impoSsi-
bic to learn, for TanInany men were busy
yesterday denying that the Boss had in
terfered in the police situation at all. One
thing is certain, and that is that Deyery
is not going to be allowed TO hang on un-
til legislated out of office. The war be-
tween Devery and Willoughby Street is
still on. II any evidence was wanted OF
it, it could be found in the fact that In
spector James Kane is still in Brooklyn.
Every wire that could be pulled has been
worked TO have Kane brought back to
Manhattan, but Devery is the only man
who can bring him back, and he Will not
do it.
Just when there will be a board meet
ing none of the commissioners seemed TO
know yesterday. The Herihy trial is TO
go on from day to day from now on, and
as the full board is trying that case, a
meeting of the board for other business is
not likely.
In the meantime the eligible roundSmen
are waiting for the board to promote
some of them to be sergeants The rea-
son for the delay in these promotions is
not apparent, as the board has had the
eligible list for more than week.
SuB-SUEFACE TRACKS.
The New York Central Railroad has
notified the Rapid Transit Commission
that the railroad company is going TO build
sub-surface tracks of its own under its
Forty-second Street terminal. The COM
mission has abandoned the plan OF carry
ing the Rapid Transit tunnel under the
Grand Central Sutton to torty-seVenth
Street, and will take it through Forty
second Street to Broadway as originally
proposed. This news was given out at the
office OF the Rapid Transit Commission
yesterday afternoon. Chief Engineer VIII
liam j. WilgtIs, OF the New York Central
Railroad, when asked what the plans were
for a history in the Grand Central train
shed, said:
The use to which the sub-surface area
at and near the Forty-second Street ter
minus of the New York Central may be
put will be the handling OF suburban
trains, utter those trains are equipped
with some motive power other than steam.
We are scheming in every direction to
solve the problem OF handling ali the
trains at the Grand Central Station with
out delay or congestion. There are 10
definite plans yet, but it is practically GER
tain that the sub =urface will be utilized
and developed. AS soon as some workable
plan can be devised for operating the sub
urban trains without the steam locomo-
tives we will probably bring those trains
down to the terminus III Il .unnel under
the present tracks. The entrance 10 this
tunnel viii be at about Fifty-SiXth Street
The suburban train, which in all proba-
bility will be operated by electricity, vii
sc underground al thac point and proceed
10 the station, where there will be a loop
The trains will uJC have 20 back out anL
there will be no delay
There is no doubt at all also that there
will be a broad underground connection
for passengers between the New York
Central tunnel and the Rapid transit SUD
way station at Forty-second Street
Whether or not there will be a phEsica
trackage connection by which the trains
Of the New York Central and the Rapid
Transit subway system may run on eacr
others lines has not yet been determined
TANLMANY RULE COSTLY.
The Evening Post has published Il state
ment, based upon Investigations made oy
Comptroller Co!er, showing in detail tbs
increase in the cost of municipal govern
nlent under Tamnany RUE. y part OF t:s
increase is due TO legislation by the Re
publican party, but most o. it is the resI-'
Of Tammany extravaganza and misrult-
The figures are lcEanlly astounding, anc
their publication cannot fail TO have 4
powerful effect on public sentiment. Com
pairing the three years OF present Tam
many rule 1858, 1895 and 1900. with the last
three years before consolidation unde!
Mayor Strong, it is disclosed that the in
creased cost Of sacrament has been, If
the Police Department. s6,7s2,S69.1S; in the
Fire Department, S239S.95l.26; in the
schools, sl2 92s. s29. 81: in the Health De,
partment, S!26,S72.2I. and in the Building