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The evening world., 1901-01-04
1.349 CAME TO NEW YORK.
Steamships brought More than
Half n Million Here In 1000.

William c. Moore. manager Of the
steamboats, which transfer immigrants
to Ellis Island. has compiled tabu.
lated statement which shows that dur
ing tho year 1900 twenty lines landed at
the por, OF New York. G7.sac FIRST and
second cabin passengers and +o3. 1911
s steerage passengers on an aggregate OF
~ trips acrors the Atlantic.
The evening world., 1901-01-04
won,n" Mn. p.r from r.,,.

Mr. Cherries Darn"i wife 81 n prumI.
ncnt citizen o. Mount HOLLY. v J., wa
seriously injured to-day by falling down
stairs IN her bone. She sustained In
icrnal injuries which Il - feared will
result. fatally
The evening world., 1901-01-04

Hou1EWoRK-0.fi wanted Tor house vosk; ANAL
family: good heeasss ssisreues: 1EHNANS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20

The promissOry note which the Pacific
Lumber company held against Peter
Mortensen has been found I'm his pos
session. and is now held by the police,
but the important fOrmality of having It
marked paid was overlooked By the
one who took it up. This was the I'M
portant development in the Hay murder
case yesterday.
That the police department is now in
possession of this important document IS
not denied but the officers refused last
evening to discuss the full import OF IL
as throwing still stronger suspicion on
MOrtensen as the guilty man. The un-
ca uceled note is now pinned to the re-
ceipt for the money which M0TtenSei
claims to have paid to Hay at his house
ON the fatal night. Originally both the
note ana the receipt were pinned together,
and Yesterday morning when the Officers
learned that there was a nOte IN the
transaction they made a search for the
written promise to pay knowing the
worth of the piece Of paper according as
TO whether or not il was marked paid.
II was found secreted in Mortensen'
house il was not Cancelled as paid &C
cOrding to the assurance given to Morten-
sen that it would be upon the payment
of the money.
Verification of what only a few have
been permitted to know of the police de-
partmentIs best discovery yesterday was
obtained from Manager George y. Rom
ney last night when asked by The Her
aid TO state whether any thing was salC
/ at the lumber company office Monday
evening about cancellation Of the mote
upon payment by MOrtensen Of th'
! ives. we had Mortensen's note fO
/ g. 907 and when ne told US he wanted Il
| paw il Monday evening. It was talket
/ over in the office by Mr.. Hay, mysel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20

Why Hay went to Mortensen's house
Monday night to collect the money
which he was instructed not to collect
until the following morning, is one of
the mysterious and important points
about the tragedy that has puzzled
every one, but yesterday important
light was thrown upon it by L. B. SUIT
ton, the conductor of the car on which
Hay and Mortensen rode home, who
states that he heard Hay promise
Mortensen to call at his house that
evening after supper, From the state
ments made by Sutton it is believed
that Hay went to Mortensen's at the
request of the latter, and his story Of
what occurred on the car seems to
bear out the belief.
According to the statement Of Mr
sutton. Mortensen and Hay boarded
his car on West Temple street. but the
car was filled with passengers at the
time. and he did not pay any particular
attention to them until they had got
ten some distance out of the city and
the passengers had nearly all left this
car. He said he noticed Hay and Nor
Jensen sitting together. and saw thai
there were two other men sitting in Z
seat further along. Hay and MoItal.
sen. he said. seemed to be engages II
| an important conversation.
Il could not hear what was be ~
| talked about By the two men sds
/ the conductor. because / was az 5R'
| other end of the car, but It seemed az
if Hays companion was trying 10 IN
duce him to consent 70 something d
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS
IN HAY MURDER MYSTERY
MortenSen'S UncanCeIed Note to the Lumber Com
pany in Hands of the Police.
Conductor Who Heard Hay Agree to Go Accused Mans House
Monday Night

TT HEN James R. Hay nghbor
w to
receiving the pissOry to be cancelled in wtng
of police The note
obligation Of writing the
only hours before employer George oey Mortensen ana
man deliver surrender receipt under conditions that &
cancellation of the note and FIav ignore his agreements
Hay development that material
The would for HAYS
W James n a vent 10 sortnsen house that night at
tatio of
Office their homes
urging action Just prior to leaving the
Wen yes Then Gomez over aft supper"
MURDER CHARGE.
back and today the result
M 8uT9 d Of [ t n form in an Official charge
led
shallow him to be remembered as one VINO N
present when the matter Of the h a
was one 9a one {t5 non iars That # vas Sfornsen whose
at that time
DEVELOPMENTS CASE.
Developments thick and fast yesterday livery
police service busted in getting at the eoteI
lice power Of the county
Chief Hilton had his busy DETECTIVE Sge
unsuspeng victim and poured into his ear the
could be expected Oh any man.
SIoTtensen that he kept his
money showed how and where it placed ne @
calmly the gTasped his hand ana declared
Through all interest in tie
wife and her brothers his children ana relations
baan fastening Suspicion
/
that today win bring
funeral Of Mr. Hay win be held from the Twentieth ward meeting
| Sunday morning at il o'clock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
CONDUCTOR SAYS HE HEARD HAY
AGREE TO co TO M0RTENSENS HOUSE

Go something Hay seemed undecided
and inclined to hold back, and didn't
seem to be willing to agree to what
ever was being talked about 1 passed
the men as the car neared the place
where they usually get of, and as 4
passed 1 distinctly heard Hay say;
Well. yes. then ] viii come over after
get my supper
The conductor said he passed on
then and did not hear anything more Of
the conversation and did not pay ans
further attention to the matter. The
two men. he said, got of the ear to-
gether and ne did not see anything
more Of them
The theory OF the police. based upon
this statement. which liz a measure
seems TO clear I'D the mystery OF
Hays action in going TO MOrtensen s
house after supper, and telling his wife
tnat he had TO so there to see about
some money. that Mortensen owed the
company. is that Mortenseu, OF the
way out. asked Hay TO come 90 bis
house that night and get the money.
Hav. from his actions. as described.
evidently was reluctant 20 do SO, but
was finally persuaded 10 consent. and
did so in .-s language overheard by
The con
AS $40 a Is affair on the car was
discova req r.artensen was seen at the
mol s. IIon. and was asked il any
conversation had taken place between
himself and Hay on the car relative to
the money. Mortensen, without look
ing up from the book which he was
resaing. said that he had nothing 81
say, as ne had been advised % say
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
POLICE FIND MORTENSENS UNCANCELED
NOTE TO PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY

and Mortensen, that when he paid tho
money over TO Mr.. Hay the next morn
ing and the receipt was given to him.
Mr.. Hay would cancel the note by writing
across the face OF il Paid and pass iL
over. This was the understanding, and
Mr.. Hay was so instructed
When told that the police had found
this note unCanceied. without the scratch
of a pen by Mr. Hay. I'm M0rtensen's pos
session, Manager ROmney expressed both
surprise and satisfaction. He was eager
to know the latest developments i'm the
which M0rtensen is claimed to have paid
to Secretary Hay had been recovered.
When MOrtenseu called at the lumber
cOmpauy's office on Saturday to learn
the amount Of his Indebtedness il was
agreed as a basis of settlement that he
actions of this kind a prOmissoTy note
payable on demand, was taken from the
debtor At the same time. MOrtensen
turned over his order on Mrs. BriXen for
S107. leaving the amount to pay S. So He
then indicated that he would be in a Do-
sition to pay off the balance in a feN
days.
on Monday evening when M0rtensen
] called again at the lumber cOmpany's Of
flee to announce that he had the money
at his home to pay off the obligation.
! Secretary Hay wrote out the receipt for
/ $3.50 that was to be paiG the following
morning. and MOrtensen called attention
to the fact that it ought TO show the
payment of the fun amount. S3SU. The
| correction of the stated amount was made
[ then. and in this form the receipt was
shown BY MOrtensen when on Tuesday
and until Hays dead body was found &c
/ was feared that the young man had abb
/ seconded after the contractor said he had
= paid him the money TO cancel his indebt-
edness to the lumber company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
GAS EXPLOSION KILLS TEN.
Awful Scenes at the Soho Furnace Ptsbug-Men Burned to
Death in Plain View Of the Terrified
Spectators.

on the rail. some on the outside and
some on the inside. until their cloth
ing was burned off and their fingers
were burned off. They then fell to
the roof of the MILL dead. Seven Of
the victims were found dead on the
platform of the cupOla. These were
completely denuded of clothes by the
flames and their bodies were burned
almost to a crisp. Two of the dead
We're found in the stock yard of the
plant, $50 yards from the furnace.
Every bone in their bodies seemed TO
have been broken.
All Slavs and Poles.
All of those killed and injured were
Slavs and Poles. The management was
unable to give their names, but sent
for George PitOli, an interpreter, who
went to the morgue and identified
some Of the victims.
Over two tons of ore, coke and hot
cinders, some pieces weighing almost
three pounds, rained down on Second
avenue, and many pedestrians ran into
! houses and stores for protection.
A car was passing just at the time
the gas let go. The coke and other
material falling on the car, which had
( twenty-five passengers aboard, caused
/ panic, and many jumped off. None of
/ the passengers was in the least injured,
/ but all were badly scared.
I When the explosion occurred the men
I in the plant became panic stricken, and
rushed into the street. The men
! thought the entire plant was doomed.
As soon as the smoke had died away
/ the cOmpany's surgeon, DR.. J. W. Nc
/ KEENAN,, and three nearby physicians
/ were summoned, and they attended the
( injured, three of whom were hurried
/ to the Mercy hospital as soon as am
I balances arrived.
The people residing about the fur
mace and for blocks on either side, were
/ badly scared. They rushed from their
! homes and a few minutes after the re-
port had sounded throughout Soho
I thousands of people gathered about the
/ furnaces. Women, whose HUSBANDS
/ were employed in the plant, mothers
[ whose sons worked there, and sisters
/ whose brothers were in the plant
/ formed part of the crowd. With tears
in their eyes they waited with bated
breath to learn who were victims OF
the catastrophe. Some were fated to
hear sad news, for among the scrowd
| were wives or relatives of some of the
dead. When they learned of the deaths
of their loved ones they burst into
tears. and some of them are on the
verge of mental collapse.
II is reported that the explosion was
caused by a slip" in the furnace.
Most Distressing Feature.
The most distressing feature Of the
disaster was the burning of Frankie
wiez. He was seen by hundreds Of
people who We're on their way to work
to return to the platform railing anC
leap into the air He fell on the stool
yard shed. and was literally burned Il
death before the eyes Of the crowd fifty
feet below, who had no way to reacl
him.
When the explosion occurred burn
ing heaps of cinders settled around tn
men almost knee deep. Their Shrek
were terrible, and their frantic effort
to save themselves were pitiful in tn
extreme.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20

II TTTSBURG, PA, Dec. 19--Ten men
+ were burned to death and four
L injured by an explosion of gas at
the Soho furnace of Jones & Laughlin,
in Second avenue, near Brady street,
today. The explosion was caused by
a slip in the furnace, aad gas and
flames belched upward through the
bell. The men were on the furnace
platform eighty-five feet above the
ground.
The dead are: Andrew Sleigh, 20
years old. single; George Shisul, 20,
wife and two children; George Semago,
%, single; Michael Milo. p, single;
Michael Gasedovise, 26, wife and three
children; John Macy. 81, wife and
three children: john Kerecke, %, sin
gle; Joseph Frankowiez, 26, single;
John Klochanka, &C. single; George
Valigo, IS, wife and three children.
The injured are: John Yongsho, %.
single, not expected to recover, fright
fully burned about face and body;
John Sabola, 25, not expected to re-
cover, burned all over body; Michael
Petrovich, %, win recover, and John
TrolOsky.
There were nineteen men on the fur
mace when the explosion occurred. Fiji
teen of them were caught in the
slight injury. The other four were
the regular men employed as top fill
ers and escaped without injury.
Cause of Explosion.
The explosion was caused by the gas
becoming encased in a crust of cinder
forming at the bottom Of the furnace
A WheelbarrOw containing ore had
been sent up to the men, and when
they went to dump it into the bell OF
the furnace they pushed it over toe
far and it rolled into the hopper. The
barrow weighed 900 pounds and was
too heavy for the four men to raise
The fifteen men, all Hungarians, were
| then sent up to assist them. Had il
not been for the barrow accident nc
one would have been hurt. as the reg
/ ulal men knew how to protect them
! selves at such times. as similar ex-
I plosions are of frequent occurrence.
/ The cries Of the injured broke the
! stiffness which had spread over the
/ place when the fury of the explosion
and fire had abated. Firemen carried
]
masses of humanity to the mOrguc
/ wagon
! Thomas Jones and Arthur Young
managers of the plant, said that ordi
narily only three filters work on tor
I Of the furnace. but this morning ont
/ of the heavy iron wagons used in TAX
ing up ore got stuck and the threr
I filters sent for assistance More mel
/ were sent up until the number Their
/ reached fourteen. It was While the!
We're hurrying to get the wagon lOadet
that the fatal explosion took place.
Like a Volcano in Eruption.
Eye witnesses say there was a lou
report and the murky heavens wer
illuminated with a great sheet o
flame, showing the men on top of tn
furnace running about. gesticulatin
wildly The flames and hot meta
looked like a volcano in action. Fiv
Of the men were blown off the top O
the furnace. and these are the one
that are still living. The others hun
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
Tom Tracey Knocked Out.

Portland. Ore. Dec. 19.-Al Nell Of
San Francisco and Tom Tracy of Aus
tralia tonight met In the ring for the
third time at the exposition building.
and Nell won in the eighteenth round.
In the first round Nell landed on
Tracy's chin with his right and cut a
cash an. inch in length, from which
the blood flowed in a stream. During
the first five rounds Neil jabbed Tracy
on the right eve with his left and all
but closed that member. After the
fifth round Tracy did some effective
work. and during the next EIGHT rounds
landed hard with his right on Neilfs
stomach. The fighting was fast, and
Tracy proved 10 be a good in-fiGhter,
but Neil Kept up his jabbing on the
face In the seventeenth Neill COM
menced IN uppeTCut Tracy, and at the
end of the round Tracy appeared tired.
After a cInch Neil landed with bis
right on Tracys Jaw and he went
down Tracy was unable to respond
TO the call of time, and Referee Joe
Acton gave the fight to Neill-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
WILL BE NO WAR SAYS
Mr.. SUBERCASEAUX

Buenos Ayres, Dec. 19--SenOr Concha
Subercaseaux. the Chilean minister here,
has reiterated to a friend his assurance
that the dispute between Chile and
Argentine will be settled peaceably. The
Argentine government is sending to Senior
Portela. the minister of Argentine at
Santiago de Chile, fresh instructions
which will facilitate the efforts being
made to come to an agreement. A dis
patch received here from Santiago says
Senior Portela and Senior Yanez, the
Chilean minister of foreign affairs, have
had another long conference at which
they discussed the changes which Ar
gentine desires Chile to make in the lat
ter's last note regarding the Ultima
EspeTansa feature of the negotiations be-
tween the two countries. The dispatch
adds that the belief prevails at Santiago
that a definite result win be reached be-
fore Sunday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
GONE TO A HIGHER
COURT FOR TRIAL

Denison, Tex, Dec. Nv. r. Gaines,
q fireman on the Missouri, Kansas <
Texas. was killed this morning at Che
cOtah, 1. T., in a wreck and cele-
brated criminal case was ended.
Gaines shot Charles Koch, brother
in-law, to death. Before Koch was
killed he and his wife inherited large
sum of money, Gaines being already
well to do Gaines. was convicted OF
the murder Of Koch and given life
term.
A new trial was secured and Gaines
was again given a life sentence, but
secured a third trial.
The third trial resulted in a hung
jury and the fourth was to have taken
place in February. All Of Gaines
money and most Of his wife's has gone
into fighting the case and he had to go
to railrOading to earn a livelihood
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
WOMAN'S IDENTITY

Chicago. Dec. 19.-Mystery surrounds
the identity Of the young woman who was
removed Wednesday from the state
Augustine seminary to the detention hos
pital and who gave her name as Frances
Ross Of Portland. ore.
A examination touching upon her san
itv was made at the hospital today by
DR.. dunter, who gave his opinion thaL
sbe was suffering from an attack OF
acute religious mania brought on by
overstudy Officials OF the hospital be-
ueve she has given a fictitious name
Since her detention she has been Vlo-
lent has refused food and declines to dis
cuss her antecedents or where she OBJ
tanned the large amount of money ana
valuable iewelry she has with her
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
BULLET STOPPED HIS
JOYOUS WARBLlNG

st. Paul, Mimi. Dec. &c. T. Chris
Jensen stood in front Of a mirror in his
room at Il o'clock last night. sang 'Du
du liegst mir i'm Hertzen" and then
fired bullet into his mouth. He died
instantly. His wife says that he has
been under a doctors care for some
years and suffered with an abscess in
his head He had quaTreled with his
wife and divorce proceedings were
commenced
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
SAM REWR0USE HAS
MADE A COOL MILLION
1snecia1 to The HeraId0

= Denver. Col. Dec. 19.-Samuel I
= Newhouse was asked today
= about New York real estate, and
y in reply said: Il am out of il,
= YOU know, since I sold the prop
y erty at Twenty third and Broad
= way. I was offered $1,000 600 for (
= it. and. well, I let it go. did (
y not lose any mOneE on il" said
= the shrewd speculs as uncon-
: cerned as a boy who has ex-
= changed a S0-cent dog for a 81
y bin. The corner cost him some
= thing less than 100000.
= = = = = = > = = = = =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
FUNST0N'S MAJOR
GETS A NICE PLUM

Lawrence. Kan, Dec 19.-General
Wildon s. Metcalf was today appointed
pension agent at Topeka. He is a native
Of Maine, born in 1850. and in 1873 gradu-
ated from Oberln (Ohio) college. He was
major of the Twentieth Kansas, and
succeeded Funston as colonel He was
recommended by General Macarthur for
promotion At Bocane he was wounded.
On being mustered out he was brevetted
brigadier general.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20

Kansas City, Dec. 19.-Five hundred
people sat down 20 the banquet of the
Commercial club tonight. the occasion be
ing the anniversary of the signing of
the John Jay t.eaty. General Macarthur.
Wu Ting Fang and John Mallen were the
favored guests. Wa made an extern
nnrln menus enaarh-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
Danes Do 20 - Us.

ST. Thomas. D. W. T., Dec 19-Sail0rs
from the Danish cruiser Valkyrien
paraded through the streets Of Charlotte
Amelia today. accompanied by musicians
and banners. The pOpulace welcomed
them with enthusiasm. shouting their de-
sire that the islands be not sold.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20

GAINESVILLE Ark. Dec. 1S.-Fire to-
day in the Mcconnell block destroyed
property valued at 100000. The prln-
cipal losers were May Bros, general
merchandise; Commercial hotel. James
Feltner, merchant; II. W. MaliOy, jew
eler, and McConnelrs drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
To Marry Diving Lover.

south Bend. Ird.. Dec. 1s.-Lillian Grif-
fitns aged IT, is racing to California to
marry Frank T. Suman of Valparaiso.
Ind. who is lying at the point of death.
YounC suman is the son Of the mayor Of
VALPARAISO He cannot live
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
MoRTENsEN SHAKES HANDS
WITH JAMES SHARP.

Mortensen's counsel, Attorney Stew
art. is shown nearest the steps. TO the
porch. Next to him. on his right IS
Peter Mortensen. Mr.. Sharp. father
in-Iaw of young Hay, is partially hid
den by the post.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
Refused to Falk.

Milwaukee. Dec. 19.-Henry G. Payne,
the newly appointed postmaster general,
refuses to talk of his appointment ex-
cept to say it vas the only one he would
have accepted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20

Chicago. Dec. 19.-ChicagO has a coal
famine Dealers say there is nOC enough
80 last thirty hours and If relief does not
come there viii be much suffering, while
busir 3 houses and manufacturing firms
viii have to close
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
Weste1ners in New York.

New York, Dec. 19.-These westerners
are registered here: Manhattan, r. b.
darkness and wife, Salt Lake; Norman
die. L. Fox Salt Lake; Grand Union, W.
NJ. I.acE. Cheyenne.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
Colonial Brewery Assigns.

New York, Dec 19-The Colonial Brew
ing company of this city made an assign
ment today II was incorporated in 1897
with "A capital OF 81 200 000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
80 Rhodes, Snnstroke.

London. Dec ia dispatch to the
Central News from Cairo says Cecil
Rhodes has suffered from a heat stroke
and has abandoned his trip TO knartoum.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
OIL in Ervnt.

London. Dec IA dispatch from Cairo
Saws an oil we'll having an immense flow
has been struck at Gebel-Geir at a depth
of 2.1l5 feet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
Fire at huntington,

Huntington. Pa, Dec. is-F'ire tonight
destroyed the opera house block, ineiud-
ing stores. Loss, Sl50,9Vl.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
Mr.. weare in Boston.

iSDeciaI 20 Inc Hefaiu-I
Boston, Mass. Dec. 19-W- Weave Of
/ Salt La6e Is a. XouEgs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
SHEER AND LEAD.

Silver. 55lzc per ounce.
Copper. 14c per pound
Lead, a. ). & Il. Co.'S price $40; NeN
York exchange price, 81.