The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-11
NEW YORK CITY GOSSIP
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT EN-
CINE BREAKS THE RECORD.
For First Time on Record Police Are
Asked to Find Lost Dwarf-Dr.
Philip Klein, Well Known to All Jew
ish World, Favored for Chief Rabbi.

%" "oriu5 Favored TOR Chief Rabbi.
| NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-That the en-
ergy and enterprise which created the
vanderbilt family fortunes are not
dead, seems to be one of the PROPOSE
lions that young Cornelius Vanderbilt
| has set himself to prove. His latest
| success is "a locomotive which, running
| on the lines of the Harlem division of
| the New York Central railroad. has
peaten all records for passenger trains
| over the tracks. One of the most re-
markable features Of the performance
| IS that the engine was designed orig
| lnally Tor strength rather than speed.
and young Vanderbilt seems to have
cofie nearer than any other man to the
production of machine which is
adapted equally well for handling the
| heaviest freight trains and for express
| passenger service.
The trial, which proved the merits
OF MS engine so conclusively, was not
IN any sense official or designed to
SHOW any startling results. The en-
glneer In charge, conscious that he
hao perfect piece Of mechanism
under his hand, took it into his head
to find out for his own satisfaction
just what 1T %as capable of accom-
pnSnlng. The result was seen in a
speed Of fraction less than eighty
eight miles an hour, and, as the engi-
AlCCI Sdlu dIIefWdrQ, she never turned
hair in dong it,
The record was made last week.
when Vanderbilts latest invention,
known on the books Of the company as
NO. l4l3, was hitched to the Mount
K1sco special. The train was compos-
ed Of five cars. Engineer Ross, who
mas run the engine ever since she came
| out of the yard, and always had a firm
falth in the prowess of his charge, de-
| cIded to give the locomotive a chance
to show her mettle. Only the conduc-
| tor and few commuters were let into
| the secret, but there were enough on
watch When the race against time be-
gan to insure the accuracy of the fig
ures.
1t was single track in front, but
| the signals showed the line clear, and
from Pleasantvfile to Chappaqua each
| mile was reeled off in forty~one sec
| onds. From Chappaqua to Mount Kisco
the distance is five miles, with several
| awkward curves, but No. 1413 came
| through in four minutes and fifteen
seconds without heated bearing.
The engine is of the kind generally
known as hog back" but is fitted
with various improvements of Corne-
Illus Vanderbilts invention. Since Mr..
| Vanderbilt took his place in the offices
| of the New York Central railroad he
| has patented several devices, and MANY
| of his improvements in locomotives
have been adopted on the leading rail-
roads. The royalties are increasing so
rapidly that they alone would make
him rich man, if he had not been born
the son of millionaire. There are
several of his locomotives on-the main
line of the New York Central, all of
which are proving themselves excellent
machines.
Police Hunt Lost Dwarf
For the first time in the records of
the department the police have been
! asked to look for a lost dwarf. His
name is Castenguey, and although he
| is forty years old, he is only three feet
five inches tall. The description says
| Castenguey's head and body are Of
| normal size, but that there is little of
him below the waist. The dwarf is
further described as having fair COM
/ plexion, dark brown hair and light
brown eyes, and also as being bright
| and intelligent"
Dr.. Klein May Be Chief Rabbi.
The Rev. DR.. Philip Klein, lead OF
the Hungarian synagOgues in this city,
is likely to succeed Chief Rabbi Jacob
Joseph, as the leader of the Orthodox
Jewish church in the United States.
Two meetings have been held by sixty
rabbis from different cities who at
tended the funeral of Rabbi Joseph,
and DR.. Klein, it is said, had a large
While the East side has been eagerly
discussing the crusade against alleged
police brutality, time has been found
of a successor to the dead chief. Ever
since Rabbi Joseph was stricken with
Nparalysis four years ago, DR.. Klein
has been mentioned as his likely sue
ceSsor, and there is an overwhelming
sentiment favoring his election. The
visiting rabbis arranged with the heads
Of the local SynagOgueS to discuss the
problem thoroughly before returning
to their homes
Orthodox Hebrews of this city will
have no chief rabbi to take the place
of Rabbi Joseph, recently deceased,
for the space of a year at least. For
a year there will be mourning for the
dead high priest, according to the rule
of his faith. At the expiration of that
period a chief rabbi may or may not be
chosen. During the interim the ortho-
doX Hebrew church in New York will
be directed by rabbinical board of
eleven members.
This body was chosen as representa-
tive of the Orthodox Hebrews of New
York by delegates from 125 cOngrega-
.tionS, two weeks before the death of
Rabbi Joseph, whose continued illness
made the existence of such a body nee
essary.
Members of this board say that Dr.
Philip Klein, of the Synagogue Ohab
Zedek, would likely be chosen as it's
president in the near future, and were
inclined to think that he would be rails
ed to the post of chief rabbi if the He
brew congregations of New York shall
decide at the expiration of the mourn
ing period that single head is deSira-
bic in the place of the governing board.
DR.. Klein is in charge of the First
Hungarian Hebrew congregation of
New York. Soon after his arrival
here he became the recognized head Of
the Hungarian synagogue ia this city.
He has widened his circle of influence
gradually, and today stands high in the
estimation of the jews Of all classes
here and in Europe. The final decision
in electing a successor to Rabbi Joseph
will rest with the congregations of the
sixty synagogues in New York. The
wish of Synagogues in other cities will
be considered carefully, but the decid-
ing vote will be confined to the local
orthodox bodies.