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New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
SKIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEw-YoRK-TUESDAY. JANUARY 8 1901


PORT OF NEv-YoRK-TUESDAY. JANUARY 8 1901.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Chisaso City Gr Hunter. Bristol December 10
rived at the Bar at IL m
ballast to the Columbia Oil Co at the
Steamer Furnessia CBr>. Young. Glasgow ~ and Mo
vile IS with mdse 81 cabin and So steerage passengers
Steamer Cap (GerI. Won Holten. Hamburg Decsn-
steerase passengers to the Hambars-Ameriean Line Az
steamer Potsianl Dutch Bonier Rotterdam December
age Rassengers to The Hoand-Anerica Line Arrived
steamer Lady Armstrong 6Br, Abbot settin December
t ~ ana Hal HaHtaS 5 January . with mdse to the Ham
Steamer Mereator tSorl Progreso 81.
"n hemp l G Ine9aqd % BTos Arrived at The Bar at m
st Vincent o. in ballast . Norton Son. Arrived
& Steamer Y Deins csr'. Forbes Mana9s December IS
rived at the Bar at 8 a m - ~
MSSteg & Ads & & = Ssl5o2 a Port Mania & Janqsr l.
& 60, Arrived at the Bar at a m
and 80 cabin passengers James & CO. Arrived
n s's3%s ssBs;v. 5aa;' S , R24s cape Hay5isp December
Kinest9n TanIarv TI 5eL & - % I E Ia HaI 81 and
Steamer -omus. KsT5Is. New orleans January A. with
ss and Ss5eRss EI. ISnG9ry % with
Steamer Colorado. Aver, Brunswick Ca. January S.
stssnsT ss95sS sse 5stG9S y Mallory Co
and Wilmington, 5so5,-vish mdse and passengers
steamer Princess If6a asvis Newport News and Nor
'' @ a % @ f PSaasDaa a 9SSn0R R5s IS G .
TO William p Clyde < Co.
Steamer Athos ,Brl. Lund Kingston December o.
& ana 2S ss CsT55agsns & 70 and P0r1 Lnon 80 With
lock Arrived az the Bar 40 a m
Sandy HOOK. ], Jan $. $50 p un-vind south
west. fresh breeze cloudy.
SAILED
Steamers Elise Ger. Copenhagen etc: British
Everpoo AsensoTn PAlIadsIphiS aaPon NoSfoE SJ
and Newport News e Cid. New-Orleaus. Jebseu
Norl PFliadeQla; Cherokee. Dominican ports Prince
Hata Baltimore: Algonquin Charleston Jacksonville
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS
Bristol, Ian s-Arrived. steamer Llandar City C5r)
Andrews Neu-York ''
Plymouth, Jan s p n-Arrived steamer Pennsylvania
Ger sPliedj Nev1York for Eanburs via Cherbours.
Lizard. Jan S-PasSed steamer Amsterdam Dutch.
Brunsn-a. NevS-York for BoUlogne and Rotterdam.
BeacEy Head. Jan Passed. American
Dutch, Butz Rotterdam for New-York. (Ger
Brsren. Rotterdam for NeV-York.
Cherbourg. Jan 5 $50 m--Arrved. steamer Penn
sylvania Ger SPhedr New-York via Plymouth
burg (srd preceded
Bouogne. lar = 10 m-Sailed steamer Patricia (Ger
LeIthauser (from Hamburg, New-York-
Havre. Jan 5. m-Arrved. steamer La NornandIs
(Fr). VilIeaumoras. NeV-YorB-
Calcutta Jan 5-Saed. steamer CIaverley CBr). Wig
lev Nev-York
Melbourne Jan s-Arrived tprevousIyl steamer Mel
Santos Tan 4-Saied. steamer Belarden Cr). Davidson
santander, Dec 2s-Arrived. steamer Ulriksn CSor).
Bonbvs New-York
Pauinac Jan 4-sailed steamer Massapequa CBr,
Cook. New-Cork
Tarifa. Jan 2-Passed steamer Caspian OBJ, Young
Baltimore and NewYork. for Alden. Bombay. Calcutta.
81 Nrchaes Jan s-Arrived previously steamers Sap
orders therel Kevindas tBr Bradley Nev-or FOR
Hong-Kong doth for coaD.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
MADE DEFENDANT.
SUIT TO SET ASIDE WILL IN WHICH IS
A BEoUEsT TO THE ROMAN cATHo-
Lie CHURCH

Archbishop Corrigan is made the defendant in
suit which has been brought in the Supreme
Court, Brooklyn. for the annulment of the will
OF Daniel Harnett, who died at No. 20 East
Ihlrty-hrst-st., Manhattan, on January l. 1900.
He left an estate of S35O,000. The suit is that
or Mrs. Ann Prayer and Margaret c. Harnett
hleces OF the dead man, against Robert J. Ho-
guet and Margaret Harnett, as executors of the
WILL and also John Harnett. Margaret Harnett.
Ann Crilley. Johanna Shea Daniel Shea and
Archbishop Corrigan. as benefciaries. The case
came up yesterday before Justice Dickey. in an
application for an order TO permit the plaintiffs
TO serve the papers by publication upon Daniel
Shea, who is in Ireland. and John Harnett
whose whereabouts are unknown
Daniel Harnett's will signed on November
L, 1894, and was admitted to probate on March
Il, 1900. The estate includes $4,000 in personal
property and the remainder is real estate. Rar-
nett had no children. He left all of his per-
sonal property TO his widow. Margaret H. Har-
nett. She and her sister were TO have a life
interest in certain parcels OF real estate and
the privilege Of occupying the premises at No.
~ East Thirty-first-st. The net income Of the
estate was to be paid to the widow and after
her death Ann Crilley 10 get $1,000 year.
Johanna Shea, a sister Of the testator was to
receive $1,000 a year. When she died John
Shea was to get this annuity.
was 10 go to Archbishop Corrigan or to his sue
cessor in the See of New-York. The estimated
value OF the property that the Church would
receive is S16I. 800. Figuring on probabilities,
II is estimated that the widow would get $1O2,-
800; Johanna Shea and Daniel Shea, S1130O
each. and Ann Crilley, $4,000 the total being
Sl196OO. An allowance made for some
$4,000 in claims against the estate. The widow
Margaret Harnett. is seventy-fve years old;
Mrs Shea is seventy, Daniel Shea is forty. and
Mrs. Crilley is ifty-fve years old
The plaintiffs contend that the bequest to the
Roman Catholic Church is void account Of
Chapter G3O Of the Laws OF 1869 and that so
far as il is concerned Daniel Harnett died in
testate, and that the estate should be divided
among his natural heirs according to law
II is further alleged that the will is void be-
cause certain Of its clauses provide for sus-
pension Of ownership in real and personal prop
erty for the length of two lives in being at
the time Of the owners death" For these rea-
sons the plaintiffs ask TO have the will annulled
and set aside.
Justice Dickey granted the order for serving
Of the papers by publication.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09

of the vessel, and attacks almost every part OF
her from the keel up.
They have expressed astonshment that brill
liant a constructor Sir William White, who de-
signed large part of the new British navy, could
have made such a succession Of errors in producing
q craft that was faulty throughout. One Of the
special commissioners for the Arbitrarily is the de-
signer of Sir Thomas Lpton's coming challenger.
George L. Watson. who has been at Portsmouth
examining the vessel He left for Glasgow yester-
day. bur declined TO answer any questions. 1t has
been charged against some amateurs who designed
their own yachts that they first figured out what
they wanted in the way of cabin, and then built
the yacht around II, and the internal requirements
OF the Queens yacht necessarily recall this. be-
cause Sir William Whites original designs were
almost wholly unrecoguizable in the vessel as she
was ultimately turned out. AS soon as the plan
for one part OF the ship settled it was dis
covered that The Queen should have something
further in the way OF cabin room Tor members OF
reryants and as everything had 10 be added on.
the desgnsr is thought by his friends 70 nave
sufficient excuse for the topheavlness OF tne snip
The initial cost OF the vessel was A.S04eo2. which
dtt,nrs and furniture which BROUGHT the cost to
something like g 10000 But since the well known
contretcmps at her launching she has had her
masts and tunnels shortened and great many OF
the top weights removed \ fine raised forecastle
where 10 do SO would have entailed the destruction
of a slnguarly gorgeous ngurehead and the exten-
90 t6 'e g @ b1nSTsS 4I Yards 9f ha9dcarved mahog
any representing twelve inch rope. which was 10
be heavily gilded and placed on the sides or the
vessel. Among the internal changes in the yacht
IS the removal OF many two feet thick sound PROOF
saloon walls and non-infammabe wood partitions.
These woods since fashioned into dummy
sailors and placed In the Bellesle before that
warshlp was knocked 10 flinders by the lyddite
guns of the Majestic when the latter vessel prac-
tised her for ten minutes. All but one or these
dummies shattered.
The examining experts say that the Victoria
and Albert cannot be used unless she is practical
ly rebuilt from truck TO keelson. and the prospect
seems to be that the yacht. which has now cost,
with alterations. somewhere about 100000, Will
not be used In any way The Queen took decided
dislike 10 the vessel from the time OF the launch
fnr accident and IL has been thought extremely
improbable that she would ever set foot on IT, no
matter how many alterations were made. The
picture here given of the yacht was published in
the Christmas and Mediterranean number of The
London Yachting World
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
ROCHESTER'S FIRE HORROR.
I"ENTY-sIx DEAD CHILDREN. A NURSE
AND COOK IDENTIFIED

loChester' N Y, Jan. s.-Twenty-eight persons
F4!sAee IN the Rochester Orphan ASYLUM fire
"iiich broke out soon after midnight this morning
more or the one hundred and sixty-fve to
1ie hundred and ninety-fve inmates were taken
I'm the building. Twelve of these are at the
loslltals more or less seriously injured Only two
OF the dead adults
~ "A Mosher, the engineer, said to-day that he
isil ule building at o'clock last evening and at
Llat time everything was in order. He banked the
iies as the steam pressure carried was at no time
hlgher than forty pounds. and that at night it was
allowed to run down. He gave as his opinion that
'he hre must have originated through the medium
OF 6as pipe springHg a leak filling the boiler
room unqer the Potter Memorial with the escaping
sds, uhtl II reached the fires of the boiler and that
tLls caused an explosion, which sent the fire
thr0ugh the building This theory which is gen
erdlly accepted, would plausible one as the
rapldity with which the fire spread would indicate
Ihere was a joint meeting of the Board of Man
ayers and the trustees of the asylum in City As
SCISSOR PONDS office day. Thomas c. Mont
gomery frankly expressed the opinion that the
managers had been negligent, in that they did not
employ a night watchman the asylum, and that
they had not had the building patrolled nightly
The loss on the building is estimated at 100000
The fire spread through more than half of the
asylum, but the fremen succeeded in keeping the
walls intact There was insurance of $50 600 on
the building.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09

to prevent him from visiting Pittsburg or any other
city and playing hockey if he felt disposed. The
St Nicholas men thought differently and pro-
tested the game
Officials of the Hockey League seen after the
game said that Howard had a right to do what he
had done. as there rule in the constitution
of the league preventing such trips. They inti-
mated that no charges of professionalism had been
made against Howard and did not believe that
any such charges would be made. Howard is one
OF the best shots in the league and he the life
OF the game last night
The game had hardly started before little Horn
feet secured the puck. and making a clever
pass TO Howard saw the latter shoot a goal be-
fore half minute OF the time had been wasted.
their own for the next ten minutes. The players
of both teams began to puff which resulted in one
OF the most cOmiCal scTtmmages ever seen at a
local game. Every player the ice, with
ception of ODOnnell. the New-York goal keeper,
was mixed up in scrimmage in front OF the St.
Nicholas goal cage The men OF both teams were
bOwled down like tenpinS, with the puck IN the
centre of the heap. Arms legs. sticks and skates
were clawing the air, with everybody kicking his
next neighbor. Half OF the struggling mass OF
humanity was inside the cage at one time. No goal
puck in the centre of the rink. and carrying it
down passed IL to Howard, who shot easy goal
Howard duplicated this an instant later, making
the score 10 0 in favor Of New-York
In the second half the winged foot players seemed
10 be content 10 play the defensive most OF the
time. Fenwick made The last goal a long CEN
tre shot The teams played as follows:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
HART TAKES BACK HIS STOCK.
REDEEMs THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD sECU-
RITES PLEDGED TO A SYNDICATE
YEAR AGO.

Henry Hart, the aged vice-president Of the Third
Avenue Railroad Company, yesterday redeemed the
stock which just a year previously he had pledged
with Wall Street syndicate composed Of James
r. Keene and some Of his associates. The amount
delivered then by Mr.. Hart was a little less than
e 900 shares, for which he received par, or about
Z,5o005O. the syndicate agreeing TO surrender the
stock al the end of a year al the same figure The
market quotation of Third Avenue stock at the time
was about 120 Albert ]. Elias. son-in-law of Mr..
Hart and formerly president Of the railroad com
pany yesterday called upon the various members
OF the syndicate 10 tender the amounts severally
Que them and receive in return the pledged stock
hsld by them Mr.. Elias. when seen in the after
noon al his Office, No. 20 Broad-st.. said:
An the stock has been delivered and paid for.
y aggregated a trifle less than 5000 shares MT
at viii retain the stock and put IL in his box No,
y Is not true that Hartford insurance company
to-day.
Henry Hart at the Office Of his son-in-law
Yesterday morning, but had nothing say for pub
Aeauon. With the exception of somewhat in
same as he did when his road went into receiver
s5alp Then he told his friends in Querulous tones
mai be would yet come out ION top in spite Of
egerything. Yesterday his face smile of quiet
There were no sales of Third Avenue yesterday
oh tne Stock Exchange At the close the stock was
e1oleo al l20 bid, 12l asked
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
MRS. THOMAS B. VAN BUREN.

Englewood. n. J., Jan. (SpeciaD.-Mrs. Thomas
B. Van Buren, widow of General Van Buren, who
was Consul-GeneraI to Japan for twelve years
died at her country seat, Teaneck, N j.. to-day
after a lingering Illness. Mrs. Van Buren
daughter of Joseph Sheffield, the founder Of the
Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University, and
was born seventy years ago at Mobile, Ala. She
had lived in almost every country in the world, and
was widely known both at home and abroad The
Count and Countess De Castemenardo, who on
a visit TO this country, were both present at the
bedside when Mrs. Van Buren died. -Four children
survive her-the Countess de Castelmenardo Harold
s. Van Buren, Consul to Nice; Joseph S. Van Buren,
agent for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company at
Hong Kong and Thomas b. Van Buren, who is en-
caged in the silk business In New-York. Mrs. Van
RuTen was a sister of Mrs William Walter Phelps
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
OBITUARY.
EUGENE OTTERBOURG.

Eugene Otterbourg Assistant Corporation Counsel
and head of the law division OF the Buildings De-
partment, died yesterday morning. He was stricken
with appendicitis Christmas Eve. after he had
finished his report for the years work of his Of
hce. He submitted 10 operation at private
hospital near his home. No. 115 East Fiftyfourth-
St, Sunday afternoon. and never rallied from
the shock, his system having been weakened by a
severe and prolonged sickness last summer.
The three flags of the Buildings Department were
ordered at half-nast soon the news OF the
death reached Commissioner Brady.
Mr.. Otterbourg born in this city about forty
nine years ago, and the Of the late Justice
Marcus Otterbourg. a well known lawyer and police
magistrate Of old New York. While he study
ing law the present Police Magistrate Flammer.
then Justice Otterbourg's associate In office, ap-
pointed young Otterbourg police court clerk, and
he won the reputation OF being the most accurate
clerk in the courts. He started in business for
himself a trial lawyer about twenty years ago
when IL was organized in 1892. He had served almost
continuously since head OF the law division of
the Department. He was regarded authority
the laws relating % buildings and he also had a
high reputation as a trial lawyer. He belonged to
many German-American societies.
He founded the firm of Otterbourg, jerks &
Spring, and latterly he had law offices with Maurice
Marks, the leader of the New-Jersey Legislature,
and enjoyed a good practice. He leaves widow
and three young The funeral arrangements
have yet been completed.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
YACHTING.
THE ROYAL YACHT CONDEMNED AS
UNFIT
THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT NOT TO BE
USED BY THE DUKE OF YORK FOR
AUSTRALIAN VOYAGE.

1t is now taken for granted that when the Duke
or York makes his long postponed visit to Aus
tralia he will not go in the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert, which was designed by Sir William
White for the of the Queen The Duke was
offered the naval cruiser Aradne for this trip but
he expressed preference for the yacht and in
England it was thought complimentary to
the Colonias to arrive IN a royal yacht than in a
Warship. The recent Investigations made by
specially selected experts have. however. raised a
great doubt to whether the vessel is fit for the
passage. In fact their criticism is so far-reach-
ing that it goes far beyond the question of top
heaviness which supposed to be the chief fault
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
n. Y. A. C.S QUIET ELECTION.
NO OPPOSITION TO REGULAR NOMINA-
TIONS-DENIAL Of RUMORS THAT
TRAvERs ISLAND is TO BE
ABANDONED.

Club passed off quietly at the clubrooms, in Fifty
ninth-st., last night There was opposition to
the regular ticket headed by John R. Van Wormer
No action was taken last night to rebuilding the
country clubhouse at TraVers Island. A meeting
of the new Board of Governors will be held on
Tuesday when action will be taken Members
of the Board said that plans had been agreed
upon for a new clubhouse.
Rumors were circulated yesterday that there
would be an issue in the club shortly and that
faction would to have the club become a purely
social institution, with the abandonment of TraVers
Island and all athletic features. Veteran members
OF the club, when asked regarding the story, said
that such a scheme would fail, the governors
had no idea of doing anything of the sort The
ticket elected last night follows John r.
Van Wormer president A E Colfax vice-presi-
dent; Charles l.. Burnham, secretary; Charles T.
Goodhue, treasurer and Charles l.. Sheriff. cap
tain. Governors for two years-R H. Con-, jr., Ed
ran James r. Ely, George w Kuhlke Mortimer
Bishop and Robert c. Kammerer.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
WORK FOR LEGISLATURE.
POLICE BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED WHEN
BUSINESS BEGINS TONIGHT

Albany Jan. CSpeciaD.-To-morrow night az $40
,clock the Legislature will reconvene after an
siournment Of a week. The committee annoin+
,snts in both houses. together with the names of
,be clerical forces page boys and committee clerks
au be announced, and the legisIa .ors of 1901 will
~ ready for active work.
speaker Nixon said tonight that the list of AS
ssrnby committees was comDleted at 5 O'Clock to-
ssy and would be made public when the Assembly,
meets tomorrow night. There seems to be no
.hange the list as previously reported Mr. Aids
,rsn once more be the Republican leader. as chair
man Of the Committee Wayo and Means. and
OTTO Kelsey Will act chairman of the Committee
m Cities. II looks though there would be a con-
soudation Of the Comm ttee on Railroads and the
Committee on Gas, Electricity and Water Supply
M Bedell Of Orange County, will probably be
chairman of the consolidated committee
No important changes are ANTICIPATED in the
senator Grady. the leaders of the Republicans
and Democrats. VIII, il is said each he a member
Of the committees on Finance, Cities and Ju-
dietary, but the Democratic representation on
the committees will be reduced
II is expected that either Senator Ellsworth or
senator Stranahan Will introduce tomorrow night
the bills which have been prepared relating to
the New-York Police Department, one creating
single headed Police Department and the other sep
arating the Bureau OF Elections from the Depart-
with two Republicans and two Democrats as Com
nissioners. II is said that these Commissioners
nay be elected This would follow the Inspector
act in rural nelghborhoods 1t is believed that this
would be a constitutional measure since the
Constitution provides that there shall be equal
division or the election inspectors between the
Senator McEwan, Of Albany. has his State Ii
5uce It. 1t provides for the building of a Capitol
Annex on the square piece OF property west Of the
esPit9 esoS ana carries with II an appropriation or
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
LAWSON CUP DEFENDER PLANS.
SIXTY TONS OF LEAD TO BE CARRIED IN
THE FIN.

Boston Jan : CSpeciaI.-About two-thirds Of the
lead for the Lawson cup defender Will be run
molten into the fin, where II will thus mt as low
and as closely as possible in the boat, resting on
the keelpIate and between the frames which will
descend to the bottom of the fin. The amount to
be run in will be about sixty tons, and the rest
Of the ballast will be kept loose, TO be added In
such quantities the boat seems to require for
trimming after her launch. The amount OF the
loose ballast will be about twenty tons. and though
this may added to. the present idea Is TO carry
not more than eighty tons.
The shed in which the boat is to be built Is al
most finished the Atlantic Works. and piles have
been driven in To form solid substrueture on
framing has not arrived yet bat IT is thought tnat
the craft Will be quick one 10 & npo o. GTinpSTa th r
rigging for the Crowninsheld design, and also for
fcient money for his centreboarder Bullman will
rig her also Mr.. Crowninshield has been careful 70
keep to the old kind of blocks TO be used on his
sides. He thinks the amount of top weight TO be
lighter blocks. is not worth calculating in com,
parison with the liability OF these newfa1asled ed
wants no experiments 70 he made on his craft
the actual work of constructing the Lawson Cup
defender would begin in about two weeks
Mr. Crowninshield 'as our method Of constructing
the hollow keel will allow the lead 10 be poured
Some bulbed angles of the frames have been re-
ceived at the Atlantic works. and, as Mr.: Lawley
the boat. the bending of the frames Will begin
soon as the bulbed steel frames arrive.
To-day picked out a stick at East Boston
from which the wo9der mast OF the Yacht viii he he
made after it has been & towed over to Lawey @ It
enough for the purpose We shall have fully half
dozen wood topmasts on hand. as some are likely
When Mr. Crowninshield was shown the inter-
view with Sir Thomas Lipton regarding the desire
of the latter to only the best American boat,
he said: "sir Thomas is right. We don't want him
to meet anything but the best boat whether she is
centreboard keel
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
HOCKEY.
NEw-YoRK ATHLETIC TEAM SHUTS OUT ST
NICHoLAs-LATTER PROTESTS HOWARD.
ONE OF FORMERS STAR PLAYERS.

That dreaded disease. grip. is devastating the
hockey teams. and result several Of the best
players the ST. Nicholas team were unable TO
play in the game with the New-York Athletic Club
team in the championship contest at the st. Mich
olas Rink last night. ST. Nicholas was conse-
quently weak in passing and team work, and the
Winged Foot team won rather easily by the score
OF to 0. The New-York men, however. did not
overexert themselves. and they were of the opin-
ion that they would have anyway.
Some i'll feeling said to have been aroused
by the unexpected appearance of Howard as for
ward on the New-York team. Howard was one of
the best players in the Hockey League. and when
he went to Pittsburg recently and played with the
Smoky City hockey team the rivals of the New
Yorks were exceedingly glad While admitting that
he had played two games in Pittsburg. Howard
said that he had been a member of the NewYork
team for two years. and that there nothing
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
Sspg Sports z !
DpoRES1eN'
PROGRAMME OF SPORTS TO-DAY.

RACING.-Crescent Jockey Club, New
Orleans; California Jockey Club Oakland.
BILLIARDS.-Knicker Athletic Club
handicap. classes X, Y, 2, Knickerbocker
Athletic Club.
HOCKEY.-Brooklyn Skating Club against
Crescent Athletic Club, Clermont Avenue
Rink, Brooklyn. SIS p. m.
SHOOTING.-Fourth shoot of second series
Interstate Park Handicap. Interstate Park,
l p. m.
fACHTING.-Annual meeting of the Ind
ian Harbor Yacht Club, Yachtsmen's Club,
NO A West Forty -third-st.
INDOOR BASEBALL-Second Naval Bat
TALON against 18th Separate Company, 47th
regiment Armory; list Regiment against
9th Regiment. at the latter's armory.