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New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
THINKS BRYAN VOTE NEEDED
". II. RUSSELL CANNOT SEE HOW PLATT
COULD AVOID SUPPORTING COLER
IL CHOSEN.

William Hepburn Russell chairman OF the
executive committee OF the Greater New-York
Democracy says that Organism is disqual-
fcation for an anti-Tammany Mayoralty can
didate, and that II the Bryan man is honest
and able he would be all the stronger for hav-
ing voted the regular national Democratic
ticket year ago.
Il do not assume to speak for John c Shoe
ham, said Mr.. Russell yesterday but beIieve
l represent his views when I say that I, NJ.
can't get the Bryan Democratic vote for our
anti-Tammany mayoraty ticket we might as
well throw up the sponge now. One Of the nm
written cardinal principles OF the anti-Tam-
many movement is that national politics shall
not have any weight In the present municinal
campaign l do not know that the Greater
NewYork Democracy viii make any particular
fight for Controller ColeT. 1 am quite sure that
organization will Loyalty support the candI.
date. whoever he may be.
but | cannot how Senator Platt could
avoid supporting Controller Coer If he should be
selected by the anti-Tammany conferrees
Doubtless his name will be submitted by the
conferrees OF our organization. along with
others. If he should develop the necessary
strength 10 win the support of the majority OF
the conferrees. l do not see how any OF the anti
Tammany organizations could repudate the
judgment OF the majority. l am certain that an
independent Democrat would be from ten to
twenty thousand votes stronger than any Re
publican who may be selected. matter who
the Republican might be ! should think II would
be good politics for the Republican leaders II
they sincerely desirous of success this fall
TO avoid even the semblance of trying to dictate
the nomination of any man or to prevent the
nomination of any man by the unbiased con-
ferrees"
The Greater New-York Democracy will open
headquarters at Broadway and Twenty eighth
ST. the latter part OF this week. The executive
committee OF the organization Will prepare q list
OF candidates TO be presented at the meeting of
the anti-Tammany conference September 8.
1t is expected that some of the names on the list
will be those OF eX-Postmaster Charles w. Day
ton Controller Coler. w. Bourke Cochran ex-
Senator Jacob A Cantor e. Ellery Anderson,
Rastus S. Ransom, ex-Judge Roger A. Pryor
Thomas C. Dunham and Thornton N. Motley
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
NEWTORK A MAYOPLESS CITY
VAN WICK Is IN SARATOGA AND GUGGEy.
HEIMER IN BUFFALO AND NOBODY
AT THE HELM

NewYork was a Mayorless city yesterday.
Mayor Van Wyck was in Saratoga. with John T.
Carroll and other friends. Acting Mayor Ran
dolph Guggenheimer is at the Buffalo exposi-
ton Councilman Oakley, vice-president Of the
Council expected 10 act as Mayor in Mr. Gug-
genheimer's absence. but the charter does not
invest Mr.. Oakley with any authority to act as
Mayor in the absence OF the Mayor and Prssi.
dent OF the Council
Only a languid interest was taken yesterday
in the suggestion OF Mr.. Guggenheimer. made
at Buffalo. that New-York would do we'll to
hold worlds fair in 1906 Mr., Guggenheima
while Mayor is prolific of ideas. some of which
are acted upon by Mayor Van Wyck after that
gentleman's return from his annual vacation
The worlds fair scheme for 1906. however. is
too far fetched 10 interest the ordinary Tam
many off1CehOlders. whose mind these days Is
occupied with the police scandal and the pros
pective return OF the landed Squire of Wantasa
Corporation Counsel Whalen said 20 a Tribune
correspondent in Buffalo yesterday Richard
Croker will not be in Saratoga this year as IN
former years. He will not be at home until
after the first week in September.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
ELEVATOR FALLS on ENGINEER.
He FAILS TO HEED WARNING OF HIS DAN
GER-TRIEs TO ESCAPE TOO LATE.

James Krauss. forty years old. Of No. 536 East
Fourteenth-st was instantly killed yesterday by
an elevator which fell and struck him. Albert Win
ter twenty years Old. Of No. leo Norfolk-st, the
elevator boy. slightly injured by the cables.
Winter ran the elevator in the six story building
at Nos 1873 and IS5 Greene-st. He saw that the
cables were loosened and Krauss. engineer,
called repair them.
''Oh. III fix that" he said and walked into the
elevator pit directly under the elevator.
Say jim " shouted Winter, who was watching
the work, you ought not to do that"
Krauss apparently thought Winter was impudent.
for he replied:
Don't YOU think ] know my business? You're
pretty fresh
Krauss worked few seconds longer. There was
q rumbling noise above. and down came the cables.
Winter. who was standing near by. was struck on
the and received cash. He started away.
but krauss caught hold OF the boys suspenders
and tried get ont Of the pit the elevator fell
II struck Krauss. mangl!ng his body terribly.
Clarence PepOn. the engineer Of the building, was
arTaigned before Magistrate Cornell in the Jeffer-
Market police court but at once dis
charged. Some comment was made the magis-
frate's action fl IS usual in such 10 turn
the prisoner over 20 the Coroner.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
MORE STEEL MILLS OPENED.
CORPORATION OFFICIALS SAY THEY
ARE MAKING STEADY GAINS.

Pittsburg. Aug. 26.-The officials OF the steel
plants that have been started in the last week at
Ptttsburg say they have made gains In all OF
them More men have come to work and the
output is in every case increased. The Painter
r,ant started two more mills to-day. and the
oe,cials say that before the end of the week
those mills Will be working double turn. The
star mills are being operated by non-union tin
workers. and two double mills are turning out
.a+,ef,ctory black sheets. Manager Piper as
.arte that the mills will be operated three turns
,a,ore The end of the week. The Lindsay &
McCutcheor plant i'll Allegheny has two mills
running and II is expected they VIII be put on
double turn later in the week The Clark hoop
mills In Lawrencevilc. are operated In full for
single turn. but the officials say every one OF
,,e six mills will be double turn before the
week ends
ogcials of the Upper and Lower Union mills
% the Carnegie company to-day said there was
ro dificulty III operating their mills They de-
nied that the refusal or some OF their men TO re-
:, rr TO work had affected the plants In any
NAV To all outward appearances the lower
,r,ns were running as usual to-day. although
.ha coupany has issued strict orders against
entrance TO the mills or tine oriIces 10y any one
not employed there
while representatives of the National Civic
Federation are working zealousy for peace
President Shaffer declared to-day that MS or
ranization had given NO authority 10 any one
IN make IL settlement. and said that any negc-
tiations in progress are being conducted by out
siders on their own responsibility lie an
nounced that the officials of the organization
are satisfied that the Attempts to operate plants
in Pittsburs have Eeen futile. and while there
are appare entity many men ar work ana ma
chinery is In operation practically no material
is being produced. 49,
At Amaigameted headquarters to-day httie or
interest occurred. The mail was heavy. and
Secretary Williams received number OF checks
representing contributions from the Amaiga-
mated iodgez ia independent mills for the strike
fund Trustee Joh, Pierce and Vice-President
William Gibson. CT the association, mace a tour
of the plants supposed to be in operation ana
that much work being accomplished Inc
pickets about the Star mills say they nave Sc
cured nineteen desertions all told from the
plant since men were taken there. 1t was also
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
POLICE FLAUNT RED LAMPS
EVEN TAMMANY CROWD SHOCKED At
SEEING THEM ATTACHED To F1.c
IN FRONT OF STATION IN HONOR
OF TOM SMITH PARADE

For three hours last night an enormous Arn
lean flag hung from the front of the w..
Twentieth-st- police station. with three big -as
lanterns suspended from it's lower edge Uh
was responsible for this mingling of the Ama-,
can nag with the recognized symbol of vica -
this city could not be learned last night No
one would admit having any knowledge abont /,
The West Twentieth-st. station is in conna,s
of Captain Daniel c. Moynihan It is in ,,o
IXth Assembly District. of which the Tamnarr
leaders are Frank j. Goodwin and Thomas =
Smith In this district is the home Of ths
Horatio Seymour Club in Eighth-ave. between
Twenty-hfth and Twenty-sixth sts YESTERDAY
the annual outing of the club was held ar Col
lege Point. Long Island. Captain Moynihar
Sergeants Gilmartin. Burke and Cofrey ana
about forty of the patrolmen of the West Twar.
tieth-st. station. attended the outing Manv
policemen belong TO the club.
The crowd returned about 1870 p. m Headed
by Goodwin and Smith it paraded Throughout
the district. The parade led through wesr
Twentieth-st. and past the station. 1t was then
that the flag with its pendant lights Of scarlet
hue were seen.
All along the line OF march there had basn
cheering, yelling. fireworks and great hilarity
But when the crowd passed the station and tbs
huge flag was seen hanging down nearly the
entire front of the five story building with the
three glaring red lanterns attached to it, there
was pause in the noise and confusion Even
the boisterous pleasure seekers Of a Tammanv
Hall organization could not stand such seem
ing affrOnt 10 the national cOlOrS. Murmurs NJ
disapproval were heard in the crowd. That's
not right" The hag ought not to be used az
emblem OF any red light business" and
other similar remarks were uttered.
Then the cheering was begun anew, fireworks
were sent off with redOubled vigor. and an e,-
fort was made 10 offset the wet blanket erec,
the incident had on the paraders.
Half a dozen paraders dropped out OF the
ranks Of the parade and ran into the station
Two minutes later the flag and the lanterns
had been lowered. The lights were taken on
the flag was pulled in and nothing more was
seen OF either
Captain Moynihan could not be found Ser.
geant Tins was on duty al the station and he
was asked about the incident. He looked IN
from his work. glared at the qUestioner started
10 say something. and then checked himself
Finally he said:
Il don't know anything about the flag and
the damned red lights. And you want to re-
member, too that didn't tell you anything
about them.
Patrolmen were questioned. but they all shook
their heads.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
ATTEMPT TO WRECK LEHIGH EXPRESS.
-FOUR HUNDRED PASSENGERS IN PERIL-TRAMPs
SUSPECTED.

Rochester. ". Y. Aug. GA special to THE
Post t-Express' from Caledonia says an unsuc-
cessful attempt was made last evening near that
place to wreck the second section Of westbound
Lehigh express train No. Z. scheduled to arrive
there at sos o'clock. Two hshplates were
wedged between the guard rails and the rails
OF the westbound track. and behind these were
placed several heavy ties. A few minutes before
the express, laden with about four hundred pas
sengers. came along track hand discovered the
obstacles and removed them.
The fact that the train was an hour behind
time no doubt saved il from wreck. The en-
bankment at the obstruction is about thirty-fve
feet high. Four tramps were seen near there
just before dusk.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27

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New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
CORONER CENsUREs RAILROAD COMPANY.
INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF DR. ALFRED s..
DANA.

Coroner Banning. OF Mount Vernon. held an In
quest last night into the death OF DR.. Alfred S.
Dana, who killed last Thursday e"~riag by the
Chatham express while driving across the New
York and Harlem Railroad near his home, in
Bronxvile. The coroner, taking the position out
lined in editorial In The Tribune. discharged the
engineer and fireman OF the express. and held that
the blame rested upon the operating officers OF the
road, who failed to have a gate or hagman at the
grade crossing 1t brought out at the inquest
that DIR. c. j. Nordquist. who was then coroner OF
westchester County, killed at the same cross
ing years
Frank r. Chambers and several other prominent
citizens of Bronxville testified that they had en-
deayored without for several years TO have
gates or a fagman stationed at the crossing where
DIR. Dana was killed Coroner Banning said:
IL is my opinion that the accident should have
been averted and this valuable life saved by having
q gate this crossing, properly guarded, which II
was the plain duty Of the company 10 have had
done through its officers long ago
The widow and children Of the doctor were repre-
sented at the inquest by ex-Assembyman Alfred f..
Smith Mr. Smith said that II was the intention of
the family bring action for $4,000 damages
against the railroad company
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
CROWD cLAMORs FOR VENGEANCE,
POLICEMEN SAVE MOToRMAN OF THE
CAR WHICH FATALLY INJURIES
AN AGED WOMAN.

An aged woman was fatally hurt and large
crowd which saw the accident attempted 10 at'@0I
the rnotorman at Broadway and Eighteenth-st-' at
O ,,olock last night The mob kept back by
policemen Smith and Jones' OF the Tenderloin sta-
tion. They pulled the mangled -orm Of the woman
from beneath the car and after obtaining meuleal
aid for her arrested George Buckner' me iho'oi-
man. -. .,,o
A, the Nev--York Hospital it was found mat 'he
,Uoman's skull was fractured and her chest
crushed.
She was crossing the street when she was STRUCK
by the car knocked down ana toreeo ulue' -
fender Her skirt caught in the contriyance anu
rre,ented her from going under the WhesIs. ~.
Il saw her coming across the street sau 1nn,aI "a
,notorman land stopped my car. she alSo stoPleH'
n,S 7 then started to 20 ahead. She did the same
and before could again hIlhg LLi. N1i "
rriI n had borne down upon her =, ch.
The woman was about sixty-ive years ola: she
had thing 10 give u clew TO her idenut!- AL '4e
bosnitai n was said that she would die
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27

ton IN the Southwest keen trial lawyer
and his practice here largely In tryihs
cases for other lawyers.
He was a close student of the Bible, r nd had
written much IN defence OF Christianity he
recently completed what had been life r-ork-
a systematic defence of the Bible and Chrls-
tianity under the title. THE Guiding star OF
Humanity and il about TO be pubIisheo
by the Abbey Press. ,,
Mr.. Tabor lived with his wife and chll9fen
at No West Twenty-f1rst-st, a ooardlhs
house. -,
Mr. Tabor leaves, besides his WIDOW, a SON
who Is in business in Boston, one VINO is az
school in England. and a daughter nineteen
wears old and a son twelve years old, VINO HVeo
with him
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
CoRoNER's WIFE TAKES HIS PLACE.
SHE ORDERS UNpERTAKER TO REMOVE
BODY OF FARMER FOUND DEAD
IN THE ROAD

Austin o. Purdy. seventy years old, a wealthy
farmer. at Kensico, thrown out OF his wagon
and killed late last night. His neck broken
ard his skull fractured. His body was found by
William Miller at what is known Miller's Flat
Miller driving along a lonely road when he
almost over the body. hundred feet further
he found Purdy's horse and carriage in the
bushes near the road. The wagon was broken and
the horse was tangled Up in the harness. Mr.
Purdy was well known, and had a farm Of rs
acres.
Coroner Russell. Of Tarrytown. was not at home
and his wife ordered undertaken at White
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
UNITED NINE WORKERS To MEET

WukesbarIe. Penn. Aug. 25 (speciaD.-The con-
ventlon OF the United Mine Workers. which meets
tomorrow at Haz!eton, will be attended by about
seven hundred delegates. representing all the col
neries I'm the anthracite coal region. They have
many grievances be considered. the recoSnitton
OF the union card committees by the operators
wage ad djustment the restriction OF the ouput time
questions and otherS OF minor Importance ana
there is the feeling among them that the union
should take decided action In getting these mat
trrs adjusted There is much strike talk, many
OF the men declaring that there could be no better
time OF the year for ordering strike and that the
union l. in a position stand it, They be
licve that strike would force the engineers. hre-
men blaCksmths. caruenters and teamSterS, who
noyN have separate unions, into the United Mine
workers an amaIGamatiou which - much desired
Ev ths limited Mine Workers. President Mitchell
and the national board members will reach Hazle-
ton tomorrow afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
RAILROAD NAY BE IN THE SCHEME.
WALL STREET CONNECTS PENNSYLVANIA VIVA
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF wARR
HOUSE COMPANY.

There was talk in Wall Street yesterday connect
ing the proposed extension OF the Bush Warehouse
Company's property and the construction OF lA'ss
freight yards in South Brooklyn with the plans VI
the Pennsylvania Railroad on Long Island
AS told in The Tribune yesterday. the Busn cum
pany has petitioned the Board of Public improve,
ments 10 have the streets between Forty-Secoha
and Fffty-first SITS. closed from Second-ave. 10 -
waterfront II announces that II Is desirous OF
welcoming a large freight yard and IL IS surmssg rssg
~ cars from C;reenville " J.. TO these yards Oh
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
cor-IpN'r BEAR TO BE CoNsUIPrIVE'
,TrHoGRAPHER. ON LEARNING THE NAT
r-pr OF HIS ILLNESS COMMITS SUICIDE

IITHOGRAPHER, ON LEAf|N'-N"
TIRE OF HIS ILLNESS. COMMITS SUICIDE
The troubles OF Fred Bruel lithographer' tniils
,nree wears old OF No. 2l2 West kighteeh'h1s',
eliminated when he was informed tha' W ia1. W
oopsunntion The distressed man, VINO was sicA
botb An mind and body, ended his life at o'So a ~
os-a-aazy committing suicide by taking caroohc
acid. . -, 1,o,
His wife was in the parlor al the tlfIe' anu D-
= =. ~ Kitchen She had been apprehensive
that he would harm himself, and had been CLOSELY
watching him all day. When she heard the souhu
OF a falling body, she quickly ran TO Where @ her
husband was and found him Writhing on ine hooI'
Beside him was empty bottle which had con-
tained carbollc acid 80, - ,o,z
NV husband has worked unsteadiy Tor a ions
time his wife said and il grieved him greauy 70
think that he could get regular employment;
Three weeks ego his father died. and that s aaoeu
70 his sorrows so much that he had oeen prooo-
tne ever since eating and speaking but little Yes
terday morning he went to the outdoor reueI ue-
,artn1ert OF the New-York Hospital. having peen
ailng for some time. There he was told that ne
had consumption. ana the knowledge mace MN
SiStra eS
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
.rHp BOWIE BRIEP Bush" IN BOSTON

Boston Aug 26.-Augustus Thomass drahialiAa
,t,,, 81 Ian NcIaren's Scottish story The Bonnis
Frier Bush was presented at the fremont Ihe4','
tonight introducing the veteran actor }. n 'tO-
dart as a star The house was crowded FNe ~.
,atr calls marked the final scene of the thru a,I
peuheu Fox. Miss Marion Abbott SidHey 6oo'H'
Miss Irma Lapierre John Jennings ana MIS- SisS Rrier
tru1e Bennett were in the cast Ihe sonny bst1, AZ
Rush'' will he the seasons opening attraSt'" a.
the Theatre Republic New-1ork
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
DROWNED WHILE FISHING.
STRUGGLES OF BIG EEL CAUSE A NAN TO
LOSE HIS BALANCE AND ToPPLE
OVER WHARF.

Elizabeth " j.. Aug. 26 (SpeciaD.-While fishing
eels night off the end OF Pier No 8. Eliza
beth coal wharves Dennis Sheehan. painter.
tventv-fve wears old who lived at No. 12S Second
St with his widowed mother. tumbled overheard
and was drowned. He lost his balance while try
ing TO land "A big eel Sheehan could SWIM put the
current runs swiftly this point and he was swept
away before he could grasp a rope that a COM
panion Michael Haley. threw to him. HIS pody
was recovered to-day.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
STRIKE AT BRADDoCK. PENN.

Pittsburg. Aug. 26.-The McCrntock- Marshall
Construction Company. Of Braddock Penn. is
practically closed down to-day on account OF a
strike OF the seven hundred employees. The men
demanded the reinstatement of an employe dis
charged last week and a general advance Of 10
per cent and the adjustment of the checking up
system at noon. a committee called at the Office
this morning 10 present the demands, but the
manager refused 10 see them meeting was
then held. and the men decided 10 strike.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
WHEELING MILL TO BE D1SMANTLED.

Pittsburg. Aug 26.-It is reported from Wheel
ing tonight that the manager of the (F1tna
Standard Sheet plant OF the American Sheet
Steel Company received orders from the general
offices TO dismantIe sheet mill No. l and ship
the machinery TO Vandergrift, Penn. Mr., Will
son does not know whether or not this is the
beginning OF carrying out the threat 10 take
plants from the Wheeling district owing TO the
strong strike sentiment there. The work of dis
mantling will begin az once.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
PLrNGEs FROM BRIDGE PIER,
STONE MASON FALLS sEvENTY-FIVE FEET
INTO THE DELAWARE AND IS DROWNED

Phtllipsburg. " J.. Aug. 26.-Frank McInerhey.
- 1-,stor penn stone mason, in the employ
~ Mutchler Connolly & Donnelly. contractoi =
who are building bridge for the Lehish a.
lev Railroad at this place. lost his balance "Iii
working on top of OF the piers ana zen y r1.,a
,,5ve feet into the swollen waters OF the Dei'
ware River. -, .ha current was
"a sirens that he soon became exhausted, o"' e.
aNoat for fully minutes befors ne so a ,lyoost
eral men in boats, who went 70 thS "nL Cor the
Saacba6 the drowning man, when ne SANK 20 70 rS
las, time McInerney was forty-nNe ys,,ors5 ye'llS 80
unmarried. His body has not peeH
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
j. p. MORGAN SANS FOR Hovp

Boston Aug &-The steam yacht Corsair Ia
ing on board her owner. j. Pierpont Morga, s as-
came from Bar Haroor Friday night sane aen
Tor New-York tonight Mr.. Morgan was ON - e'
a little over hour this afternoon. returnir- 01e
the Corsar. -ung
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27

said that of the total number in the mill nearly
fifth managers and fore7nen Of other
plants Regarding the Painter plant. 1T was said
that the strikers were keeping away from the
mills and paid no attention to the reports or
new men that have been secured Many of the
strikers have secured work In other places
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
A Hr-NTER KILLED IN A BOAT.
THE TRIGGER OF HIS GUN CAUGHT ON
SEAT

Atlantic CITY y J.. Aug. 26.-Howard McGhan.
eighteen years old of Mortified, y. j., while gun
ming to-day was accidentally killed The marsh
hen season opened to-day, and he out on the
rooadows in small boat. In trying TO lift his gun,
nuzzle toward him. the trigger caught on the seat
An explosion followed ana McGhan dropped ueao
with the whole charge in his breast.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27
COLLEGE GIRL DROWNED.

Fryeburg, Me. Aug. 26.-Just back from year
of study in Germany and eager to begin her junior
year at Tufts College. Miss Susie Myrtle hanson
of Medford Mass, drowned in the Saco River
while bathing this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27

workers. and is now directing his atta,tgo, 4.
curing financial aid FOR the strikers He sao 70 Sc
present ~ mere at
New-York tribune., 1901-08-27

Plains TO take the body to his shop. She told the
undertaken that she would ask Coroner Banliihs'
at Mount Vernon, TO hold the inquest.