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New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
HARD AT WORK ON REMEDY
OFFICIALS OF CENTRAL SHOW DIsPO-
SITION SPEEDILY TO IMPROVE con-
DITIONs IN TUNNEL.

The wreck in the Park-ave. tunnel, the inves-
LEGATIONS undertaken by the State Railway
Commission and the city authorities, and the
public condemnation OF the management Of the
New-York Central Railroad have stimulated the
officials of that road to redoubled efforts to find
a remedy for the conditions existing in the tun-
mel Early next week there will be a conference
of the executive committee of the Board OF Di-
| rectors at which plans for doing away with the
smoke steam and vapors and making the tun-
mel safe and clean will be taken UP. The man
agement, so prominent member of the d.
rectory said yesterday, realizes that some ade-
quate measure must be taken. even II IL means
the expenditure OF a huge of money. Some
of the directors say that President W. II. New
man and his assistants in operating the road
should have found system by this time which
could be substituted for the one in existence.
They ask forcibly why, If the Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore and Ohio satisfied with cleo
trio motors. they impractichble for the New
York Central.
To this query Mr.. Newman and the operating
officers reply that trains run through the tunnel
under such short headway; that many trains
are handled. and that time is so limited, that
motors not available The officials added
that tests are being made TO find some motor
that will do the work. but yet nothing definite
or satisfactory has been brought forward.
tunnel has been going on for years. The rail-
way company has made slight improve
ments and has promised much for future i'm
provenent, but the tunnel to-day is practically
what it ten years ago After the accident
in the tunnel in February. 1891. the Coroner's
jury found that the engineer Of the incoming
train had failed to see the signals owing to
smoke fog and steam. 1t censured the railway
officials and called for better ventilation In
1882, there accident of the same
kind. and nine persons killed. De-
demand better
tilaton. the railroad officials left the tunnel in
practically the same shape as before. There
was practically no attempt to improve the Ven
tilation until last summer when, after grand
jury indictment, the work of removing heavy
masonry and substituting structural steel was
undertaken This. it is believed will aid the
than started
abatement of the nuisance. the officials
way from which great things were expected. But
nothing has mateTialized. II is believed now
and the talk OF influential persons in the Van
derbilt system yesterday indicated that some
thing will be done and done soon.
Many plans discussed. One provides for
making connection with the Manhattan ele-
waited railroad at about One hundred and six
tieth-st., and running local trains down TO the
city that way. thus relieving much Of the con-
gestion OF traffic in the tunnel and giving an
opportunity to change the motive power. Moth
ing has been determined however.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
HARLEM ROAD SIGNALLING DEFECTIVE.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: II IS my lot to travel back and forth through
In that time have noticed many things about ths
management OF affairs in the tunnel some good
some bad.
There Is point which many suburban rcd
dents hope Mr.. Jerome will investigate thoroughv
and conclusively. On first rate railroad lines in
the open country. whenever a train stops between
stations 1t IS the practice to send the rear brake
man back at once with flag lantern TO stop
any oneomilg train He runs back far enough
TO halt the swiftest express, far. In fact that
he is sometimes left behind when his train starts.
this being a small matter compared with the safety
and speed OF traffic
So far my observation goes. this precaution Is
not taken on the suburban trains OF the Harlem
road. The rear brakeman does. indeed. jump OF
the train. usually; but he stands close 20 II, and
when the train starts he puts out his hand.
catches the rail and regains the platform without
a seconds delay. I have seen this happen scores
OF times. What the practice is the New-Hsven
as on the other lines coming into the Grand Cen
II Is said that the end the New-Haysn
train Wednesday walked back and placed
torpedo on the track TO warn the train behind
ought to have been 500 yards or more This seems
safety OF trafic and for its bearing in fixing the
blame of the accident IL is fair 70 assume that Z
governed by the orders of their superior officers
Commuters have spoken of the point refer 70
many times and more than enc man train
when IL stops in the tunnel has been in the habit
OF leaving the rear car and going toward the
middle OF TIE train TO make himself safe agains'
AS tor the smoke and fog in the tunnel. no dous;
when 7 jumped of from the Harlem train thai
morning, could see the track and tunnel 5oin
merely for the sake of my own personal safety, as
against being run down by some % %uIexpeeIsd train
New-York. Jan. 3, 1902
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
TO RESTRICT COPPER OJTp,,r

According to special cable dispatches received q,
Wall Street yesterday from London the Rio TIr,a
Interests have suggested to the AmaIeama,sa
copper company the desirability OF an agreement
10 restrict the output of copper in Europe and the
United States. The Amalgamated II il addsa g.
piing 70 consider any definite proposition IRON, the
flo ilnto company. but declines 10 take the ni,ta
tained yesterday In this city 'u oe o.
On December 10 IL was "officiallv.- ra-or... g.
nrd Lona1n ihat the Rio rinto Company has been ap-
yier- ns iie [halgamated Company with the
view OF arrlNlhg at an agreement to support the
price or copper. and December IS che ofnciais
" tle tpo lIhto company look forward TO an ar
rrangemsnt rnas being made between the Amalxamated
s anu the other American producers before
1erests' ~ Aui0pean 1n-
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
LIST OF DEAD NO LARGER
THE HOSPITAL, SURGEONS HOPE THAT
ALL OF THOSE INJURED WILL
RECOVER

The list of the dead by the accident in the
Park-ave tunnel was not increased beyond If
teen yesterday. OF the thirty-six persons who
were injured seriously in the railroad disaster
twenty-one remained in hospitals in this city,
Several were said to be in danger OF death, but
the surgeons said there hope for the recov-
cry of all.
Only two of the injured were at Bellevue
Hospital, and their condition so critical as
to cause alarm One of them was Peter Muir
ply the pucky young contractor of New
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERALS
THE UNDERWRITERS AND CLERGYMEN OF
ROCHELLE WILL BE BUSY
TILL AFTER SUNDAY.

The following arrangements have been made
for the funerals of those residents OF New
Rochelle who were killed in the tunnel collision:
FRANK CROSBY. Trinity Place. Funeral at his
O curtce pastor % Of St Johns % Is Methodist Eps s
copal Church, will conduct the service. and Pro-
music The body wI WIFI be Eii burie5 MED Sesds that Of
inent Who died from fever IL in 'i the spanish
American War Mr.; Crosby was member OF
graduate Of the New-Rochelle High School ''a and
Cornell University. A large number, of Y N.
attend 4Ss fSs funeTs hnS farmer classmates will probably
H G. ppIIM4oN PIN Rochelle R Park. The funeral is to
M M s% sohdnct Of 5e @ ssfe f Baa saHg.
widow and five small children.
THEODORE F. FAJARDO, Homestead Park The
funeral will be held tomorrow morning in ST.
raapieIp GapTeIs R9an MI, CathoG m CHURCH where
hara 9 pull b Sv SS . The
Sf HSfas H. " The The hRRS RdSs 4 Of g Ss sf shipped to
L. c. HINsDALE No Field-ave. New-Bo.
EheIe II 81 The he f0 funeral VIII be held to-day
Net-York. Mr.. Hinsdale leaves a widow and
Tne Sittns together ct ,3 on the fatal train Their
their home No. IS Morrsst ri nRoh TRd ReU Dr at
Saul Q. Curtice will be the officiating clergyman.
Mrs. howard had two children by their former nq
marriages.
WILLIAM lila; LEYs. No; 81 Woodland-aye;. New-Ro-
William IS. Waller. formerly of New-Rocheile,
OF Greenwich, Conn. will oficiate. Mr. Legs
leaves widow and four children.
CHARLES b; MARS, No. 80 Lafayette-st. New
b"Ga h9rhee; hl Funeral P H. Sunday at 2 NJ at his
Episcopal church W vim offciete fitia o. '"e 1e'"0'S'
oscAR W rr5 Of No No anckeF Place
to-day. :, The body win be sent to Albany for
burial. The Rev. W. B. Waller, of the Presby-
terian Church, will conduct the service Mr..
will attend.
A f. H MILLS. No: % Linden Place. New-Ro-
tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'clock The Rev A
+ Tenney, rector of the Bolton Priory, Pelham
of the New-York Athletic Club
FRANK WAsHBURN was the president, and A.
M pERRrN Rs hs SseretaFy Of ts. the National
taken TO Evanston, i'll. where they formerly
lived; for burial The funeral OF Mr.. Washburn
Mrs. Washburn is now Evanston, where she
is visiting friends. Mr: Perrin widower.
He leaves four small children.
ERNEST F. WALTON. No. 81 Rochelle Park New
Rochelle The funeral will be private and
burial will be at his former home in Phiadel-
phia. Mr.. Walton leaves a widow and two chill
dren
The undertakers and clergymen Of New
Rochelle have been. busy day and night since
the accident occurred. and there is small pros
pect OF rest ahead of them until after Sunday
at the earliest. Some of the bodies are badly
mangled and burned. and to lay them out so
that they Will be presentabe has been a diff
cult task. All of the bodies, the undertakers be-
Heve, can be exhibited to relatives and friends
when they get through with them
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
MARCoNI on HIS WAY TO THIS CITY

PLANS OF THE INVENTOR FOR TRANsocrAS,c
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
ottawa Ont, Jan. 9.-signor Marconi left Ot,,w,
Tor New-York this afternoon. The plans for his
new station at Glace Bay, Cape Breton. Will he rrs
pared at once, and his expectation is that the sta
uon VIII be ready for communication across m.
Atlahtc oy the beginning of June. The contractnT
may De sent over from England, but Nova Scotis
IaDor VIII be employed i'm the actual bufIdinp iA
on ms return TO England Mr.. MarconI will baya
ihe eiectrlc power at his Cornwall station craatI
increased. so that by the time the Cape flrstaSS
station Is finished he will be ready 10 resrr u,oa
transatlantic tests of his wireless telegraph, sv
Canada in about a month - " le'Hih 20
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
REFOLUTTON IN PARAGUAY

PRESIDENT AcsvAL SAID TO HAVE KEsrS u.nu
PRISONER.
Buenos Ayres. Jan. 9.-It is reported here tbs,
q revolution has broken out in Parapuav p.
dent Aceval, OF that republic, is said 70 he .
prisoner.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
oBEYING BOARD OF HEALTH ORDERS

Commissioner Lederie of the Health Departm.nt
said yesterday, when asked whether he was doing
anything in reference to the tunnel accident that
he could how hi. department had any j,rts-
diction. He added
This department ordered the New-York Central
TO make certain alterations and sanitary improve
ments, in the tunnel The sanitary improvements
nave been made and the other alterations are In
progress. This department made an Inspection on
the 9th Of this month. and the inspector reported
that the work is being done In a satisfactory man
ner. Further than that do not that this de-
partment has powers to investigate the causes
partment has poewrs to investigate the causes
or liability for accident the rails.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10

The Tribune Almanac will tell you ahout
ne game laws and sporting records. For
ale ar nevsd callers everywhere. or by NATL
Or % cents per copy.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10

me Irfbnne Almanac will tell you ALI
apout the armies and navics O the worId
For snie mt newsdenIers' everywhere or hx.
mail, for 20 cents per COPY. - "s
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10

The Tribune Almanac will tell you the de-
cision In the scbIey Court of InquirI-don't
about IL. For sale at newsdenlers'
everywhere, by mail. for rs cents per
copy.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10

The Tribune Almanac will tell you nbout
ali kinds OF societies and college frntcr-
mites. For sale I new zde eaiers' everywhere.
or by mnil, for rs cents per copy.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10

Arthur Whitley, of New-Rochelle. was said 70
be the worst injured of the three taken there
He had serious and extensive burns on the body
A'+S
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
cot DRUNK TO CELEBRATE HIS ESCAPE

Judge. was drunk. ] drank yesterday 10 cele-
krate an important event OF my life. 1 was one Of
ne victims of the accident in the Grand Central
mnnel yesterday and L was glad that I got
way with my life that / celebrated it Honor
terves were shattered" '
This was the excuse given by Engene Seifert of
eortchester, when he was arraigned before Maeis-
rate Zeller In the Essex Market Court yesterday
be;fert showed some scratches his head and
Rce. He was discharged.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
THE HARLEM TRAIN RIrNNINc Stow,

To the Editor of The Tribune
ef; In view OF some reports concerning vs,,.r-
90. .uhhei accident wish to state that. so far
engineer had felt his way with caution ssy.r,,
vines @ siowlng down and at the time OF the coll,xior
control IN ~ slowly. evidently under entire
~ 'o IN any ordinary sense OF the term A. ,e
it e .orpedo put very few seconds elapsed betwseu
10 10 rePoit ana the crash. / make this s,sfsmsGe
~ simple justice to our engineer my rscolleosioa
New-York tribune., 1902-01-10

,he aiDnne almanac will tell you abou,
sHe nssassihnnon of President McKirI~s
rof snie MT newsdealers' everywhrrr N y
mall for 70 cents per copy. "r ny
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-11

The company now has on hand sufficient
orders to guarantee that this same num-
Der of pairs of shoes will be made every
working day UP to the first of June.
The shoes which are turned out average
to bring into the company $3.50 pair so
tnat this immense output has valuation
OF $4,000 every day. At this rate per day
the valuation of the output from this
mammoth factory for year would be
$45O0,O00, and this is the mark which it
is expected will be reached this year.
The statesmen have been gone about
week and the orders which they are al
ready sending in show an increase over
last year, which is considered a good in
dication that the amount of business will
hold up so that the 81, 100000 will be easily
reached. The force of statesmen has re-
Gently been increased, so mat 1t now num-
bers twenty-five. One new store has also
been added by the company. This is 10
Gated on Broadway, New York
This most recent addition to the list of
stores brings the total number up to
sixty-four. In addition to this number
a lease has been secured of store at
the corner of School and Washington
streets in Boston. This is the old Briggs
property, and is considered one Of the
finest corners in the entire city of Bos-
ton for the locauon Of a shoe store. The
new store will be one Of the handsomest
and most thoroughly equipped Of all the
list. The summer will be spent in refit-
ting, furnishing and preparing for it's
opening in the fall.
Another indication in figures of the vast
business which is being done by the COM
pany is in its great pay roll. This pay
roll at the present time reaches $27, 500
every week-Brockton, Mass, Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-11
NEW RIVER HARBOR LINE
GOVERNMENT ENGINEER TALKS
OVER PLANS.


The meeting in regard to the harbor line
on the west side of the river held in the
United States engineers office in the army
building yesterday was attended ~ COM
mittees representing the Chamber of Com
merce and the Commercial club. DR..
Ohage, City Engineer RundletI and Maj.
G. Med. Townsend, of the engineers
corps, stationed at Rock Island, H., were
also present.
The new line as proposed by the gov
eminent engineering department was
found satisfactory except in one or two
places near the Robert and Wabasha
street bridges. At these points it was de-
sired to have the limo put out some feet
farther. These recommendations will be
considered by the department.
Maj. Townsend said yesterday in regard
to the new lines: at IS our intention to
consider the desire of the city and the
property owners in this matter as far as
possible. We are anxious to have the city
engineer come in and tell us what the
city wants in the matter and we will be
governed by his desires as far as pos
sible."
Maj. Townsend returned to Rock Island
last night, but the local Office will go
ahead with the plans of the lines.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-11
HITCH IN PROCEEDINGS
MUCH-DISCUSSED VACCINATION DE
BATE MAY FALL THROUGH
DIR. Obage Insists That Admission
Fee he Charged, While Oppose
ton VIII Not Agree to
This Stipulation.

Unless the st. Paul Anti-vaccination
society will agree to DR.. Ohages stipula-
ton that an admission fee of 81 per per
son be charged there will be no debate
on the vaccination problem as viewed by
both Sides
The society's letter published in T h e
G l b yesterday, was received by
Health Commissioner Ohage yesterday,
but he refused to discuss it beyond say
ing that he would insist on the 81 adrnis-
sion fee He says further that he will
not write any more letters on the sub
ject.
AS a way around the admission stipuIa-
ton the doctor advocates the plan Of each
side purchasing so many tickets and dis
tributing them gratuitously. The money
received he would turn over to the Coli
scum fund.
The anti-vaccinationist say they will
not deal in personalities, but the contro-
versy threatens to assume an aspect that
may involve the health boards of the two
cities. In Minneapolis the local society
claims that the pesthouse is distribu-
tor of disease rather than a preventive
and is now preparing to obtain, and make
public, evidence to that effect.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-11
BABY LEFT ON DOORSTEP
TWO DAYS OLD BOY ABANDONED
BY ITS MOTHER.

AS Mrs. G. F. March. 1907 Fauquier, was
breakfast yesterday morn
ing about O'CLOCK, she heard a
wall on her front door step and on open
ing the door found a baby boy two days
old, which weighed 91a pounds
The little fellow had on a dress made
from blanket, and was Wrapped in a
small red bed blanket, with a horse
blanket on the outside that had evident
ly done service on a gray horse, as there
was quantity of white horse hair on it.
In the bundle were two white dresses for
the baby, which the mother had evident
ly intended should be used when the baby
was taken inside
In the boys arms was a bottle contain
ing prepared milk. The baby was sent
to the city hospital to be cared for until
further disposition can be made of it.
There was no trace about the baby that
would lead to the Identification of either
OF its parents. The police are looking into
the case to discover the mother of the
child.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-11
MONEY IN FORESTS
STATE CAN BUY NON-AGRICUL-
TURAL LANDS FOR ST.
PER ACRE
WOULD YIELD BIG REVENUE
Warden Andrews Says State Could
Create Great Permanent Re-
source by Planting Pine
On Waste Lands.

L have information to the effect that
the state can purchase hundreds Of
thousands of acres of land, totally unfit
for agricultural purposes, but which can
be utilized for forestry purposes at 81
per acre. If this land We're bought by
the state and planted with pine forest,
when the forest matured it would be
worth over 500 an acre, and would WELD
to the state an annual revenue Of hun
dreds of thousands Of dollars. 1t would
give permanent employment to 50,t.J men
IN this state. 1t should require no argu-
ment to prove that this is a wise and
economic lnVestmen of the states money
And this result would come from lands
which in their present condition IRE abb
solutely worthless, which cannot be
utilized in any other way, and which are
not only going to waste, hut actually be-
coming poorer and more worthless every
year. If there.is any better way Of Great
ing state resource do not know of it,
So said Fire Warden Andrews yesterday.
People are lamenting the fact that our
forests are being so rapidly devastated.
The remedy is within easy reach if ap-
piled at once. 1t is a matter of COM
parativeiy no difficulty to create a great
forest domain which shall be entirely ade-
quate to every need Of the country.
without at all endangering the life of
the forest. All that is needed is wise and
Judlcious laws, and an intelligent pub
lie sentiment which shall make it pos
sible for our states to build up new tor
est areas and properly protect them from
the ravages Of greed. We are gradually
coming to look upon forestry as the older
countries do, and L have hopes that ere
long forestry will be given the encour-
agement and protection of law which it's
value and Importance merit.
Cost WOuJd Re TriAiu~
What would it cost to plant the waste,
billy, rocky and sandy tracts with pine?
Much less than person would ordinarily
suppose. In the spring of 1900 an expert
ment in planting young pines on cut-over
lands was begun at Minnesota's subex-
pertinent station near Grand RAPIDS
under the direction of it's superintendent,
Herman HI. Chapman. Ten acres or
more were planted with small white and
Norway pines a foot to three feet in
height. The cost of planting pines four
feet apart, or 2,722 trees to the acre, was
$ll.2O per acre; six feet apart, or 1910
trees to the acre, was $3.50; eight feet
apart, or 681 trees to the acre, $314; ten
feet apart, or 435 trees to the acre, S2O1.
The trees were transported from a nurs
cry three-quarters of a mile away. For
labor, men were paid 10 cents an hour
and boys cents an hour. I saw these
trees less than two years after they were
planted and they were in good and thrifty
condition and apparently not more than
2 or per cent had died out If such
work were conducted on a large scale
the cost would be much less
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-11

sage as a member Of its county commits
sion. He was elerte,7- n the thirtyfrst
legislature from the Thirty-seventh dis
trict in 1898. His service through two reg
ular sessions and the session e1traordi-
nary was marked by conservatism and
CONSCIENTIOUS devotion to the interests of
his constituents, which made him one Of
the recognized leaders Of the minority.
His vote was always on the side Of prin-
ciple, and he was notably uninf1uenced by
partisan or factional bias. The present
Divorces probationa1 marriage law. which
originated with Mr., FINLAND. and whose
passage he secured after a long and skill
full parliamentary battle, will stand a
monument to his Legislative service. He
was one of the deep thinkers of the lower
house and~his infrequent speeches on the
floor never failed to hold the closest at
tention of his colleagues.