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New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
TRANSPORT IN A FURIOUS STORM.
TERRIBLE STRUGGLE WITH WIND
AND WAVES

The steamer ingalls,. OF the United States trans
port service, arrived here from San Juan. Porto
Rico yesterday in a battered condition. On Thurs
day when off Fernandina, Fla. she ran into a
hurricane that tore off iron ladders. smashed IN
doors and windows. flooding the saloon and deck
rooms. and damaged the steering gear. FOrtu-
nately seriously injured. One sailor
was thrown down and rendered unconscious. He
was in this state for a couple OF hours. and then
revived. little the worse for his experience
The Ingalls,. formerly the Clearwater. is not a
large craft as ocean steamships go. She is but
go feet long. She built in 1894 for the use
OF the Louisiana Lottery Company after the COM
pany was driven out of New-Orleans TO Honduras.
and was used 20 bring the results Of the drawings
from that country 70 the United States. She was
afterward used a fruit steamer. and then came
into the transport service OF the United States
She has been used for the last two years IN Cuban
waters by the GovernOr-General 10 visit the ports
OF the island and her way for
hauling when overtaken by the storm.
The storm was not long in duration. II covered
a period OF only forty hours but IN that time il
developed that dashed the spray into the
crows nest. The officers feared that the vessel
would be overwhelmed. Everything movable on
the port side was swept away The iron stationary
ladders leading to the bridge and to the top OF the
house amidships were wrenched and twisted out
of shape, and one torn away altogether.
huge smashed in the saloon door and tore
loose the dining room c-airs. which were screwed
to the floor. Sea after sea poured into the dining
saloon ana SIaterooms ana nlled the afterhold
with water. This continued until the crew had
closed the doorway with scantng and mattresses
A suite Of rooms on the afterdeck fitted up for
the use Of the General Of the Army and the Gov
ernor-General OF Cuba. damaged by water.
The doors and windows broken in. On Friday
morning the steam steering gear gave out. and Il
became necessary to the hand steering gear.
Three men were put in charge Of the big hve-foot
wheel wave struck II, carried Il entirely away
and threw the men in every direction. Tackle
rugged, and for an hour. until the steam steering
way.
To make matters worse. the pumps with which
the being withdrawn from the after
hold gave out. A bucket brigade was formed TO
bail II was with difficulty that the lifebOats were
kept free from water II thought that II
might be necessary to them. The ingalls,
finally ran out Of the storm and reached this city
n
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08

OF bread soaked IN molasses On his deathbed he
the breakdown in nv health" He mentioned the
names ma OF Bender, Wood and Yonge as being Jaw
While in the hospital she said John told her that
ne he was visited by upper cassmen. and told that he
last illness, John told Harry something OF what
tn the hospital.
made statement substantially as follows:
EXHAUSTED BY "EAGLING"
When John came home he told me that he had
to do go much 'eagling' that he often became
hausted, and until his muscles felt like leather.
cadet named Bender made him SIT on the point of
a bayonet until he fell of. He was made TO sit
on it again, and during this operation Bender
played violin. On another occasion. hot July
day. after hard days drill, he was compelled TO
Saturday all cadets had certain amount OF liberty.
put Bender prevented MIN from leaving camp NY
In Bender exercising him more severely He re-
he was dragged out Of bed leaving the bedclotRes
behind him. and was dragged over rough stones
exhaustivey exercised that the next
hi ~ 5ron ont Of line beca9se Of his weatness
One time John was on guard and Bender refused
70 give 5ne sign OF as ne PASSED. lortsd Mca
Bender and the latter said he would make him
Brother u considereS west Point MiIitafy Academy
the best In the world, but said the upper classmen
Lucien II. Alexander, secretary of the Board OF
Examiners Tor the ADMISSION or law sIuoentS TO
the bar, was called TO testify TO Boozs applca-
tlon for admission and got into legal tange with
the committee to whether BooZ passed the X
animation. Mr.. Alexander explained that the courts
OF Philadelphia had made rule that the matter
OF how a student out of examination
should not be made public. and he considered he
would be IN contempt Of court IL he dvulged In
formation. although he willing TO make per-
sonal application 10 the court for rule permitting
him TO do so. The committee decided that ne must
choose between being in contempt OF the court
of Philadelphia the United States House OF Rep
resentatves and he was told he could have until
10 O'Clock tomorrow TO decide.
Mary c. Breth, another sister Of Breth. was
called and corroborat ted the testimony of the other
members OF the family. She said her brother told
her that one night he was hazed by three separate
sets Of cadets He stood the first two, but tainted
during the third act of hazng. When he regained
consciousness he several rubbing him.
They appeared TO be greatly frightened. Miss Breth
also said that her brother. in speaking of hazing.
said he ''often SOAP and 'cheWed rope ends
at West Point Miss Breth said her brother did not
know Father O'Keefe, who testified before the
Military Board Of Inquiry at West Point that he
took great interest in Cadet Breth. At o'clock
the committee adjourned until O'clock to-mor-
row morning.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
THE SEWARD PARK IMPROVEMENT
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE MONEY
REFERRED TO COUNCIL COMMITTEE
CITY PRISON MEASURE
NOT APPROVED.

The charter provides that the Council shall hold
It's first meeting Of the year the first Monday
in January at At that hour yesterday there
were four Councilmen present and President Gug-
genheimer. Half an hour later there a
quorum
A committee OF three visited the Mayor TO IL
he had anything 10 communicate. The resolution
authorizing the expenditure of s35o0oo on the City
Prison. the money TO come from corporate stock
was returned by the Mayor without his approval
because he said the matter should be first brought
up in the Board of Estimate and Apportionment
A resolution authorizing the issuance Of corporate
stock to the extent of 200 for improving Will
lam Henry Seward Park was referred 70 the FL
Committee. With the resolution re-
ferred letter from the Outdoor Recreation League.
protesting against the resolution, there was no
provision made for the playground for children.
President Guggenhener resolved two letters in ref
erence to the playground. Sylvan Bier wrote:
If the children had more Fairgrounds our court
negligence suits and fewer parents Gas loving as
we, though poorer would mourn the loss OF their
children or be compelled to support or to let the
city support, their crippled ones. / therefore
earnestly request you, and through you the hon
oraole body over which you preside, to give TINS
phase OF the question your consideration, and to
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
ATHLETICS.
PRINCETON TO PLAY INDOOR GAMES.
BASKET BALL TEAM CONTEMPLATED By
THE TIGERS.

Princeton N j., Jan. (SpeciaD-The manage
ment of the University Track Association has ac-
cepted the invitation of the Boston Athletic As
sociation to take part I'm it's indoor games. which
will be held in Boston Saturday. February 16.
and Captain Coleman also announces that a Prince
ton team OF four will compete with Cornell In
the one mile relay race. Candidates for this team
will begin training soon. An indoor running track
will be constructed In the baseball cage for the
use OF the runners before the end OF this week.
A number of men in the university are asftattng
the forming OF a Tiger basket ball team, and a
meeting in the interests OF this movement Will be
held wednesday 70 discuss definite plans and to
effect an organization. Baskets win be placed IN
the gymnasium where the team will be practised.
The outlook for material is very promising sew
eraI OF the football men have had experience in
basket ball The men at the head Of the movement
find that the lateness of the viii cause
some difficulty in the arranging or a schedule but
they expect 20 secure quite a number or pracrice
games The team will probably not be officially
recognized this year, but the intention is 20 bring
the team up to such standard that next years
organization will be recognized by the association
Tho cold weather, with the resulting opportunity
for outdoor hockey practice. has put new life into
the work of the candidates for this team. The
fnanagement has succeeded in arranging games
with SwarthmOre and Haverford colleges, and il Is
hoDed that a game with Cornell can be arranged
for Princeton's first match in the intercollegiate
series will be played with Brown January u
at the St. Nicholas Rink, in New-York. Captain
Little will not choose the seven TO represent
Princeton until shortly before this match. About
twenty trying for the team, and there is
plenty OF good fast material among the candidates
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
FIRE TMPERILS MANY LIVES.
IT BREAKS OUT IN A YONKERs TENEMENT
HoUsE-REsCUE OF TWO CHILDREN.

1T BREAKS OUT IN A YoNKERs TENEMENT
HoUsE-REsCUE OF TWO CHILDREN.
A fire which threatened the lives Of more than
hundred persons broke out suddenly yesterday
while the tenants of the three story frame tenement
house at No Il Pallsade-ave., one of the oldest in
Yonkers were at their evening meal AT p.
cry of ''Frre!" rang out in the first story. and
burst of flame which shot past the windows OF the
upper stories put the tenants in state of great
element They sprang from the tables and ran for
the doors and windows. Then followed a
stampede for the Railways, which are narrow. and
they became blocked. The halls were only dimly
lighted and the smoke made II difficult 20 get out
OF the building.
The fire seemed to have originated in the rear of
Mrs IL Gordou's drygoods store, the first floor.
She and her husband were in the store when they
were startled by the roar Of flames among the
goods in the rear. They were obliged to leave i'm
mediatey, and. realizing that the building
doomed Mr. Gordon started for the top floor. where
his two small children The, flames and smoke
drove him back. Gordon cried out that his children
were in the building, and as the alarm spread two
young men broke through the crowd and dashed
eral minutes. and murmur OF fear spread through
the throng of onlOokers Suddenly the two
appeared at the entrance TO the house, each carry
ing the limp form of a child The men We're
were blackened and their clothing was scorched.
The fire was confined by the iremen 70 Nos. II. IA
and 16 The first stories completely burned out,
the loss, with that of the families in the upper
household effects OF nearly all the families are
totally destroyed.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
NEW CLUBHOUSE TO BE BUILT.
TO REPLACE BURNED HOME OF NEW
YORK ATHLETIC CLUB

The annual election Of the New-York Athletic
Club will take place at the clubhouse. In Fifty
ninth-st., tonight There will be opposition TO
the ticket headed by John r Van Wormer. Pre-
vous the election It'll expected that there will be
meeting of the old Board of Directors TO
straighten out few tangles before the Board
takes office. AS soon the Board gets to
work decision will be arrived at regarding the
building of a new country house at Travers Island.
to fill the place of the one destroyed by flames on
Saturday.
According TO the members yesterday, il is
believed that the club win decided TO build
handsome brick structure at Travers Island 10
take the place OF the old building. IL is not be-
heved, however, that this new building Will be
ready for occupancy by June. when the annual
games are held at the resort on the Sound II is
expected that the house will be much larger
than the old one, and that superior accommoda-
tiOns will be offered 70 the club members who de-
TINA
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
PEOPLES GAS AND THE OGDEN

A meeting was held yesterday at the New-York
offices of the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Com
many Of Chicago, No. 5i Wall-st. The nature of
the business transacted not dvulged, but it is
understood that the deal whereby the above named
company secured fun control of the Ogden Gas
Company consummated. The transaction has
baeo nen5ing for several months. The amount In
volved Is a trihe more than ssp1oop The syndi-
cata biys from the Ogden Gas Company s6.r1o,0 900
In bonds for which &c pays little more than that
amount in cash and the Ogden Gas Company VIII
remain intact and will be allowed 20 earn enough
10 paw the interest the bonds. II Is reported
that q new Board of Directors VIII be elected,
which will include a majority OF Peoples Gas M
fcrests and these in VIII elect officers with
a Chicago president
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
AU1Ics FoRnER OWNER A BANkEUPr.

George Bullwinkle who formerly kept restau-
rant at Nos. 528 and 526 Colunbus-ave.. has nlsd
petition in bankruptcy with liabilities of x56.067
and nominal assets Of SS1. .22s Mr.. BulIwtnkle haA
been in the liquor business for about thirty years.
In 1894 he fitted up the Aulc Hotel and saloon, at
Broadway and Thirty-fifth-st, which he carried on
until March 1 last. when he exchanged the buat-
ness for the restaurant Nos SPA and 526 Colurn-
bus-ave receiving IL is said. $4,000 in cash and
some other consideration IN the trade
On December so last Mr.. Bulwinkle gave bin
Of sale Of the ColUmbus-ave. place TO Richard
NoIze for $4,000. OF Mr.. Bullwinkle's liabilities
s5 4sO is TO B. BaIlentine & Sons for money loaned
secured by a chattel mortgage on the leasehold OF
the Aulic which mortgage has been assumed by
Henlen Haaren & Rust. and slozs TO Herken.
Haaren & Rust. contingent liability upon the un-
expired lease OF Nos. 52t and 526 Colunous-ave.
which has been assigned 20 Richard Nolzes who
executed mortgage.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
RoWrYG ON MACHINES AT CORNELL.

Ithaca, N. y, Jan. 7-Courtney and Captain Van
derhoef of the Cornell varsity crew, began the
regular training for the 01 this afternoon
on rowing machines. About thirty men respond
ed to the call for candidates. The absence Of five
members of last years eight noticeable. for
mer Captain Dalzell. Beardslee. Smallwood and
Hartley all having left the university. Francis. OF
No 6. has decided TO give up the eight cared she'll
rowing and devote his time TO single sculling. He
seeks to equal the record made by his father.
Charles s. Francis, who was Cornelrs champion
single sculer in 1876. Vanderhoef Petty and
stroke Robbins the three men left for this
years eight. The majority of the men probably
VIII come from the present sophomore combination.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
SURPRISE FOR ICE YACHTsMEN.
ELvA wREsTED PENNANT RACE FROM
HAROLD, WHICH HAD TWICE WON 1T

ELvA wREsTED PENNANT RACE FROM
HAROLD. WHICH HAD TWICE WON 1T.
Long Branch. N j. jan (speciaD-what was
thought would be the finals In the club races for the
challenge and first and second class CHAMPIONSHIP
pennants OF the South Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club,
at Branchport this afternoon. resulted in genuine
surprise for the crowd OF ice yacht enthusiasts
southwestery wind softened the ice and half inch
Of water settled in many places the five mile
triangular course. The breeze. too. hghty, and
only at short intervals it strong as that
which prevailed Friday and Saturday
Only two OF the three races scheduled for this
afternoon decided. The first OF these was
for the second class championship pennant held by
w. A. Seaman's Harold. This pennant had been
twice by the Harold and third victory by
this flyer would have settled competition for honors
In this class For this reason the race was re-
garded as the finals. The race was called at
o'clock and was sailed the five mile course
The formidable contestants were the Harold J. W.
Edwards Elva and A. w. Cubberley's Leota The
Leota led for the first mile. and half closely fol-
lowed by the Harold. Shortly after making the
first turn on the second mile the Leota lost the
wind and while hecalmed was passed by both the
Ie tbe va Eu e Ea & In Ine stretch on the same
M ana steadiy increased her lead from that time to
seventeen minutes and fifty-four seconds, re- e-
markably clever showing, considering the weather
utes and ten seconds. and Leotas twenty minutes
and thirty-fve and one-half seconds on time al
In the race for the rst eass cRa@ponship PEN
nant the Elva repeated her triumph by scoring
p Tabers Leroy The Leroy Which. in reality is
ee ene oy & nrst class yacht contestng in the club
awaiting repairs For this pennant the Elva made
half seconds The Leota finished in Twenty-Five
minutes and thrty-six seconds. The Harold with
of the ice will permit
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
TRAINER SUES OWNER.
JAMES B. DUKE SAYS OPDTCKE MIsMANAGED
HIS STABLE AND THE LATTER DE-
MANDs s1.1oo SALARY.

SomerviIle. n. J., JAM CpeciaD.-Jaues 3.
Duke vii be witness in the Somerset Court to-
morrow in a suit brought by Charles opdycke
formerly a trainer OF his racehorses- Mr. Duke
had a large stock OF fast horse, until a year
two ago. when he disposed OF them because of hts
trouble in their management He trusted the
horses 20 Opdycke. and says that when he finally
decided TO dispose OF the horses he found they
a bad lot Some were ringhoned and others blind
or disabled in some other way.
He charged their condition TO Opdycks's raan-
agement of the stable. Opdycke was discharged.
and refused 70 accept his last months salary in
settlement He demanded pay for the rest of the
year eleven months. and a percentages OF the
ceipts OF boarding horses which he had brought to
the stables. Mr.. Duke says he informed him that
In his business. by the month only. Suit was
brought by Dungan & Reger for Opdyske for Eloo
salary and $50 In commissions Ex-Congressran
Alvah A. Clark Is defending Mr.. Duke. and tho
testimony for the defence viii be put IN tomorrow
Opdycke Is wel known trainer who has been
the track for twenty years.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
BOWLING.
BowLERs FLOCK TO CHICAGO.
FOUR DAYS AND NIGHTS OF coNrEsTs-womEN's
TOURNAMENT.

Chicago. Jan. 7-Tenpin knights from all parts
OF the country arrived IN Chicago to-day TO par
ticipate In the annual meeting and champion
ships of the American Bowling Congress which
will open here tomorrow afternoon There will
be four days and nights OF bowling which will
decide the five men team. the two men team and
the individual championships OF the United States.
The five men team contest is first on the list.
There many teams entered that IL will take
all Tuesday afternoon and evening and part of
Wednesday 20 finish this championship. The two
men team championship. which promises TO be the
feature OF the meeting. will begin on Wednesday
afternoon and run into Friday. when the indi-
vidual championship will begin.
Among the arrivals were teams representing the
Monarch Cycling Bowling Club. Corinthian, En-
pire. Fidelia, Spartan. Grove Hill and Cyclone
bowling clubs. of New-YOrk; Monarch, Palace
Prosperity, Imperial and Elephant,s OF Brook
lyn. Women bowlers will also begin their tour
nament Tuesday afternoon. This will be the
first National tournament ever held exclusively
for women. The entry list, which closed to-day Is
a lengthy
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
WIFE OF RETIRED MERCHANT HELD.
CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO TAKE MONEY
AWAY FROM ANOTHER WOMAN
IN THE STREET.

Mrs Iohn II. Butt. the wife Of a retired mer-
chant. Of No. 200 West one-hundred-and-twenty
eighth-st was held in a,OO0 bail in the Harlem
Police Court yesterday the charge of larceny
The complainant was Mrs. Annie Kleinheim, the
wife of a retired broker, of No. 234 East Seventy
sixth-st
Detectives said that Mrs. Kleinheim had gone
TO the Harlem Savings Bank and withdrawn $780,
$500 in hve-dollar bills and S100 In one-dolIer bills.
Mrs. Kleinheim had then stepped out of the bank,
when Mrs. Butt had rushed up and, saying 'rve
got you now" seized her. She had grabbed some
of the bills, they charged. The bills were scat
tered I'm the street. Many of them were carried
away by people in the crowd.
Mrs. Butt was bailed by her husband, who gave
security the house at No. 2,l54 Seventh-ave.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08
SPyogRgJs SyggJ
PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TO-DAY.

RACING-Crescent Jockey Club, New
Orleans; California Jockey Club, Oakland.
HOCKEY.-St Nicholas Skating Club
against New-Yorh Athletic Club. ST. Mich
olas Rink, S:15 p.
YACHTING.-Annual meeting of the Sea-
wanhaka Yacht Club, Sherry's, $50 p. m.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Athletic Club
handicap, classes X, Y, u, Knickerbocker
Athletic Club.
SHOOTING.--J. A. R. Elliott against ]. A
Welch, for Du Pont Trophy, 100 live birds
Interstate Park, 1:30 D. m.
TROTTING-Regular annual meeting Of
the Pleasure Drivers Association, Gilrnan's
Han, Bedford-ave., BROOKLYN, evening.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-08


HARDsHIPS BRETH SUFFERED
samuel j. Breth, father Of Cadet Breth. testified
lhat MS son was appointed by Congressman Hicks
IN March 1897. and was dismissed from the Acad-
emy because Of deficiency in mathematics in Jan
uarg' les8 Mr.. Breth said the family had received
letters from the in regard TO hardships AZ
MtSt fOlnr The father and mother knew that
tfle boys at the Academy were more or less hazed
an1 Cadet Breth and his brother Harry had an
understanding between them that if he had anv-
.slA4AS 70 write about hardships John would write
10 @ larry only, so that the parents would not
Slslted John at the Academy in August 1888 and
on their return home they said John had heen
severely hazeo and that he had nervous prostra-
uon Az West Point John told them ne had been
Inc only one who was mentioned as being among
the hazers was a cadet named Bender The fatheT
was questioned at length as to what the cadet
told MIN OF the hazing but the young man. il ap-
prothers and sisters more, and these kent the in
FORMATION from them. The father learned from
the son, Harry, that John had been "choo-chooe5"
On his deathbed the father said the boy went
thrp5ougn Inc cnoo-choong" motions.
Harry Breth, the brother, was called and ofered
20 sucIt copies OF extracts of letters he received
from john- The committee decided that IL wanted
the ORIGINALS, winch are at the Breth home
stead in Altoona He excused until the letters
could ne produced, and in order that Miss Rosa
Breth, a sister. might return home and send them
TO the committee, her testimony taken. She
received a letter from her brother while he was in
West Point Hospital, In which he said the surgeon
told him he had slight attack Of nervous pros
members of the family, when they visited him at
West Point, that his condition due TO hazing.
John said he hazed three times in one night
Holm wrote home that he had 10 eat eight slices