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BOARDWALK POPULAR PLACE.
Is a Flooring Of Planks Upon Steel Grid
ers Supported by Steel Buried in Sand.

The boardwalk at Atlantic City, part
of which was destroyed, is a flooring of
planks upon steel girders supported by
steel piers buried in the sand. 1t extends
for five miles along the ocean front, at
least four miles of this being lined with
a succession of structures employed for
every conceivable sort of purpose.
Atlantic City has been seaside resort
for more than half century, but it,
greatest popularity has come within the
last twenty years. IL is sixty miles
southeast of Philadelphia, with scores Of
trains daily on the Reading and Pennsyl-
yania roads, many of them making the
journey in less than an hour.
During July and August more than 4
hundred thousand visitors are registered
at the hotels and boarding houses, with
some times third Of a million over Sun
days There are also more than a thous-
and private cottages. 1t has always been
the resort most popular with Washing
tonians, Phladelphians. Baltimoreans,
and Pittsburgers, and its fame has re-
Gently brought many visitors from New
York, New England and the West. The
permanent population is about 10000, all
earning living by catering to the Wis
itors.
The custom of spending Eastertide
there has greatly enlarged during the
last half dozen years. Last Sunday the
hotels were as crowded as in summer,
many Washington people being among the
guests. Some have since returned to their
homes.
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THE SCENE OF THE FIRE.
Burned Portion of Boardwalk Well
Known to Washington Visitors.

The burned section at Atlantic City is
thoroughly familiar to all Washingtonians
who have visited the famous Jersey re-
scrt, for it includes a part of the board
walk and abutting blocks at point
where the ocean promenade is usually
crowded
Youngs pier, with the ''merry-go-
round just north OF it, on the corner of
South Carolina Avenue is considered the
central point of the boardwalk. 1t is
near the ocean end of Tennessee Avenue.
To most visitors, up the boardwalk
Is north, and down the boardwalk" is
walk has a general trend northeast and
southwest for the island upon which the
resort is built faces the ocean in that
way. and not directly north and south
like most other spots en- the Jersey coast
In this description. however, the terms
north and south are employed instead Of
northeast and southwest.
Illinois Avente, the southern limit of
the fire. is three blocks south of foungs
pier, the intervening avenues going
northward being first Kentucky, then New
York, then Tennessee.
The boardwalk along this quarter OF
mile was lined with hotels, stores, small
shops. nav!lions, aud batbhouses, all OF
them daily passed by thousands stopping
at the hotels farther south. such as the
Brighton and Traymore, which were at
first reported to be on fire.
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Two Other Fires.
GUESTS FROM WASHINGTON.
Number Were CHARTERED at Hotels Which
Were Destroyed.
fspecial to The Washington Times.l

Especial TO The Washington Times.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., April 3.-The
following Washingtonians were registered
here:
Acme-J. B. Clayton.
Hotel Berkeley-S T. Norval, Miss Hat
tie Townley, Miss Ruth l.. Kerr, Mrs.
Thomas Ingram, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Droop.
Hotel Brighton-Dr. and Mrs. Loren B.
Johnson Samuel NJ Riddle, Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Pierce. w. T. Headley.
Bleakhouse-J. B. Key.
Hotel Belmont-Mr. and Mrs Charles b.
Newman Miss Ruth Newman, Miss Ella
+. Larkins, A. C. Maupay.
Hotel Dennis-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Knapp.
Hotel Islesworth-A. W. Pilzer, b. f.
Bettingcr, Mr.. and Mrs. Dresser.
KuehnIer Hotel-C. +. Stiffe.
Hotel Luray-Thomas A. Dobyns, w. B.
Ballentine. Mr. NJ. E. Ballentyne. Mrs.
w. C. Ballentyne, Miss Helen Stafford,
Miss W. B. Green.
Hotel Majestic-Mrs. B. NJ. Rosenbaum
and child.
Marlborough House-Mr. and Mrs. c. p.
Rue, Philip Monroe, Harris A. Walters,
Mr.. and Mrs Beriah wilkins.
New England-R. l.. Wilson, Mrs. /.
Wilson, Miss E. Wilson.
Hotel Rudolf-C. Hendry.
Hotel Strand-W r. Debbs, Mrs. Aus
tin p. Brown Miss Alice Jaquet, Mrs. S.
AUX and maid, Henry AUX, Mrs. {. Dunn,
Miss Gladys A. Brown.
sayov-Mrs. f. +. Field, Miss Jarvis.
Seaside House-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hires.
wiltshire and Mrs. AueTbach, Mr..
and Mrs. Jamadee.
Hotel Windsor-E. G. Higgins, A l.
phiIiups Toledo Ohio.
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SOLDIERS ORDERED OUT.
Jersey Militiamen Placed on Guard to
Keep Vandals From Scene.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., April Com
pany l., of the National Guard, was called
out and did what it could to keep people
from breaking through the ire lines. The
confagration was so general, however,
that 1t was impossible to keep guard
about many of the hotels and stores which
have been wrecked. Several men We're
arrested for robbing fire victims.
Crowds Of guests gathered about their
hotels and made every effort to secure
their trunks. Whenever anything was
saved from the flames scores OF people
would rush forward to claim it. The dis
aster made paradise for looters, and
owing to the great number OF places to
be watched the class could not be wholly
guarded against.
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DR.. HALE HONORED.
Venerable Bostonian Reaches His Eigh
tieth Birthday.

BOSTON, April 3.-Many congratula-
tions on the eightieth anniversary of his
birth came to the venerable Rev Edward
Everett Hale. d. D., from all over his ma
tive land and from abroad today
DR.. Hale was honored this evening as
few Bostonians have ever been. Sym
phony Hall was packed to its limit with
men and women. representing all creeds
and every walk of life. Delegates were
present from all the leading institutions
of learning.
The exercises were simple in their ma
ture. Colonel Henry L. Higginson pre-
sided, and Hon. George Frisbie Hoar, the
venerable Senator from Massachusetts,
delivered an address of congratulation.
All day long messengers and postmen
were kept busy delivering gifts and words
of cheer at DR.. Hale's residence in Rox-
bury. The honors paid him did not con-
sist entirely of words and small gifts. but
include trust fund of s2S.000, the in
terest of which will be given him at such
times as he may desire. The contribu-
tions to this fund have come from all
parts of the country. Andrew Carnegie
subscribed 81 900 TO the fund and J. Pier
pont Morgan subscribed $500.
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Mr.. Mcmillan Enuner2teS
Benefits of the New
Proposed Station.
PUBLIC SPIRIT OF RAILWAYS
quishes Grants on the Mall at Behest
of Parking Comnlission-The Total
Expenditures About SI4,ooo,ooo.

The union railway station bill was ia
vorably reported to the Senate yesterday
by Mr.. Mcmillan, chairman of the Senate
District Committee. The provisions of
the bill nave been given heretofore in The
Times.
In MIR. McMillan's report he says that
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad had
before been granted site for station
south of the Mall. but that the people
living in the neigtborhood strenuously
objected to a location near school houses
and churches. and leading merchants pc
titioned Congress fer a site convenient
to business of PENNSYLVANIA Avenue.
Granted New Rights.
He continues that during the last Con-
gress the railroad vas granted the right
TO enlarge its space on the Nall. though
this was not considered a wise move, and
was only made in order TO facilitate the
elimination of grade crossings.
THE proposition new is the report
concludes. that the United States shall
buy at fair valuation this land on which
the railroad has been paying taxes for
thirty years, and that the railroad shall
use the money so received portion
of the expense of building tunnel and
making connections with the proposed
union station.
This proposition does not come from
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CONTINUED from Second Page.)


tances tn arrive his haste to depart. and
an ub,sa;,, board bill. The sum of $500
was a small matter between gentlemen
engaged in selling few islands and Han
sen handed it to Christmas without a
word
Mr. Hansen also described Knox's con
nection with the scheme. Christmas met
Knox through his little girl running up
to Mrs. Christmas in the hotel dlnlng
room and kissing her. As the result Oh
this incident Knox and Christmas be-
came acquainted and Christmas told Knox
that he had some islands for sale.
Knox appeared to have beerSiooking ior
bargains in islands, for he told Christmas
.'be knew a man who knew Senator
Hanna" to quote the witness.
Sale in WaIberg's Line.
Passing to Christmas connection with
Capt. Nelkin Walberg, witness sara
Christmas had run across Waloerg IN
saloon and told him "he had few
islands for sale" Walberg replied that
that was right in his line. So he intro
duced him to man named Evans. whom
he described as the most powerful and
influential man in Washington.
The usual contract for $4,000 was given
to Evans, who was to represent Christ
mas before Congressional committees.
Walberg got $40 one time. SIS another,
and SIS third time from Christmas, ac-
cording to the witness, to give to the
powerful and influential Evans, pre-
sumably to be expended in buying up
members of Congress. After the last loan
for s15 Christmas refused to give up any
more. and Walberg disappeared from the
game. s..s
Efforts made by the members OF the
committee to ascertain why Evans SER
vices were supposed to be worth $4,000
to the syndicate failed to elicit satisfac-
tory replies from Hansen. He said he
thought it was worth that much to repre-
sent them before the committees Of Con-
gress. Later Hansen met Evans.
New Attorneys Engaged.
Learning that Evans had misrepre-
sented his connection with Congress,
Christmas and himself had repudiated the
contract with Evans and he then made
new contracts at $40, 900 each with At
torneys Reynert and Condit, which he Sc
cured with personal notes to tina: amount
When the witness first met Christmas
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the latter had told him the reason the
islands had not been sold before was that
not enough money had been used in
bribes Hansen told Christmas, he said.
that IL he thought that was the way TO
sell the islands he was a darn fool.
Hansen said the only connection Christ
mas had with bribing the press was
with Walberg who had what the witness
termed q fake game called The inter-
national Press Association
He insisted that Christmas had earned
his 10 per cent commission: that ne had
a contract with the Prime Minister OF
Denmark: that if he should succeed in
opening negotiations resulting in the sale
he was to have this commission.
He did succeed. claimed Hansen. for he
took Secretary White, of the London En-
bassy to Denmark. and as result OF
this visit the islands were purchased by
the United States.
Other Witnesses Called.
Melville E. Stone. general manager OF
the Associated Press, the first witness
after recess, denied all personal knowi-
edge of Christmas, his business, or any
thing in come .tion with him, except from
general hearsay.
August Reynert, of 81 Pine Street, New
Christmas, in which he agreed to care FOR
all legal matters in connection with the
sale OF the islands as far as Christmas
was concerned
Il never did any work. he said. and
never received any pay. l considered the
man half crazy, and jocularly suggested
he ought to throw in Iceland and Green
land for summer resorts"
His contract with Christmas was Tor
s.. 600. quite a reduction from the regu-
lar $4,000 fee.
Attorney Evans Testifies.
Richard p Evans, who described him
self as an attorney -at-law Of Washing
ton. d. c., was the next witness. He
described Walberg as a French teacher,
newspaper man. and Translator" He met
Christmas several times. Christmas en-
gagged his services and made a contract
with him, which was to be guaranteed
by the SeIigmans, of New York, who did
not guarantee it.
Evans read the contract which Hansen
later guaranteed The customary $4,000
fee was agreed upon on condition that the
sale was ratified by the then present ses-
sion Of Congress. On his part Evans was
to present facts. data, etc, to Congress.
did the contract contemplate the pay
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
WHISKEY BNTRAPS
ESCAPED PRISONERS
Two Broke Jail at Troy,N. Y,
Ia. Only to Be Retaken.
One Falls Asleep After Having Indit-
ed Letter to Sweetheart-Telltale
Mssive Found Beside Him.

TROY, N. Y. April 3.-John Simpson
and Hieland Rising, who broke Jail here
yesterday morning by saving their way
through the ceiling in their cell and by
cutting through the roof, were captured
this morning at East Worcester and re-
turned to this city.
The pair were caught principally
through n combination of romance, whis-
key. and weariness. After leaving Jail
they went to Albany. There they had
their mustaches shaved off and procured
a flask of whiskey.
Boarded a Freight
Catching a freight train, they reached
East Worcester and went to the North
rup House, where they drank, and Simp-
son sat down to write a letter. The l2t-
ter was the key to their capture. 1t was
to a young woman, and Simpson got as
far as:
Dear Minnie-Wc have escaped from
the Troy Jail, as l told you
Here he stopped. having fallen asleep
from the effects Of whiskey and weari-
ness. An attache of the hotel who saw
Simpson asleep and the open letter on
the desk, read the betraying lines and
made them known.
Simpson and Rising were ordered out Of
The place and watch was put on them.
They went to the Pritchard House and
went to bed. Postmaster Dante, con-
stable. and several citizens went to the
hotel to arrest them.
The fugitives were in bed, stupefied with
liquor. They did not even awake when
the constable put his handouts upon
them, and they slept for two hours linked
together by an iron chain. When they did
awake and realize their plight they took
it quietly and consented to return to
Troy with the sheriff, who had been ap-
prised of their whereabouts.
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ment by you Of any money to anrbosiy in
Congress or in the department." asked
Representative Dalzell
ITO no one in official life: merely in
the course OF my business" replied the
Witness.
Christmas failed to supply him with the
data he had promised In describing the
work he had done in pursuance OF his
contract. Evans said he had visited the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs and
asked how the Gardner bill was progress
ing. He also saw Representative Gardner
several times, and received reports from
others
He was informed each time that the bill
had been pigeonholed. Some young
man." was the nearest he could come 10
describing his informants
You never offered to any members of
Congress any compensation in this con-
nection?" asked Mr.. DalzelI
No Congressmen Bribed.
II never did. and never heard of such
thing being done in the course of
practice of twenty-five years.
Have you any reason to believe any
such compensation was given?''
Only from what Captain christmas
said"
Did you believe those statements?"
Il can't say that did"
What were those statements?"
He mentioned the names of number
OF parties. outside OF Congress, with whom
he had contracts" Witness said he had
nothing to do with Gardner.
Capt Meyer E. Dunlop and Allen d
Rutherford assisted him in this work, said
Evans. Dunlop was to represent them at
the State Department and Rutherford was
to feel the pulse of legislators on this
matter" They were associated with him
and reported to him. He never received
cent from Christmas, not even the $50
sent through Walberg.
He had met C. W. Knox with his con-
tract which was for only SIS. 200 instead
of $4,000, as Hansen had said He de-
MED any contract verbal or otherwise to
sell any legislators to Christmas. singiy
or in bulk
He said the only one he knew who had
worked Christmas for dinners at the
Raleigh was MY friend Walberg"
Niels Gron again took the stand to state
that he had not brought the matter to the
attention of Congress for the purpose of
proving bribery, but to save the honor of
two countries.
"A glorious mission" remarked Mr.,
Dalzell dryly.
The committee adjourned until Monday.
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sons arriving or departing Will be accom-
mouated without loss of time. aud pri-
vate entrance is provided for use of the
President Of the United States and for
ceremonial occasions.
"All street car lines will receive and
discharge passengers in close proximity to
the station and ample accommodations
are provided for bodies of troops and great
delegations arriving or departing at inau-
gural times or when other large gather
ings occur at the Capital In ~
every provision has been made for Il great,
dignified, convenient accessible gateway
to the Capital of the Nation.
AT the same time the occupation OF
public space set apart by Washington to
give dignity and beauty 70 the Capitol
Will be restored to public uses. and that
great are-Massachuse:ts Ave
nue. which. under present legislation,
would be disigured by the construction
OF a railroad viaduct. will be left free and
open. Every question relating to beauty,
dignity. and convenience has been care
fully studied. and while the initial eN-
pense of a union STATEN is large, at the
same time the solution reached seems TO
the committee ideal in every respect.
Payment to Railway.
1T is proposed to pay TO the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company s1.50o,Oo
for the ground on the Mall, this amount
to be expended by the company as por-
,ion of the cost CT making the connection
with the new union station. The tunnel
under Capitol Hill alone will cost S1.649,
COO. The ground given up by the railroad
becomes available for two public build
ings as well as for park purposes.
1T is further proposed that the District
of Columbia shall make suitable ap-
proacbes to the new station. This is
municipal improvement; it will not in
crease the revenues of the railroads
1T is provided that the railroads shall
construct much of the plaza as lies
between the building line of Massachu-
sets avenue and the new station. and also
that they shall provide for streets on the
east and west sides of the station The
cost of these street improvements will be
in all Sl,610,0G0. the payment of which
amount will be spread over number of
years.
THE entire cost to the railroads of all
the changes that are to be made in the
of grade crossings and the construction of
improved terminals amount to a total of
ST., ,361 ,059.
In addition to this amount the District
and the United States are to expend on
their own property in streets and avenues
81 $40 ,000. thus bringing the total of
money TO be spent in the District to more
than $4,000 000.'
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Atlantic Ci.y's Previous Fires.

Atlantic City's previous big fire was in
August, 1898. when the city hall block
was destroyed, including the opera house
small hotel, and dozen shops
Kuehnle's Hotel was considerably dam
aged at the time. and the loss was abou:
S100, 900.
smaller conflagration occurred in Sep
tember, 1889, when four boarding houses
AT Texas and Beach Avenues we're burned
Five improved steam fire engines, five
hose carts. chemical engine, two hook
and ladder trucks, two patrol wagons, and
ambulances. four hand hose carts, aad q
reserve hook and ladder truck make uI
the equipment of the Atlantic City fire
department.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

The Raleigh-R. II. Miller. West Vir-
gina; II. Adams, Pennsylvania: w. Win
terfield. Mrs. S. w. WARSAW, New York;
ID. S. Jones, Virginia; E l.. Blackman, H.
G. Issertel, New York City; w. A. Che
non Alabama T.. C. Bolckh and wife, To-
ronto, Canada; Albert Levy New York;
Mr. and Mrs. Hotchkiss. Cleveland. Ohio;
w. S. Wiese. C. Sharp, jr.. New York; A
NJ. Allen, Providence, r. l.; Walter A.
Barker. Ohio; R. p. Tietsort, New York;
John O'Brien, G. NJ. Pennsylvania; Mrs.
o. b. Beardly, Chicago; c. w. Old. New
York; Mrs. X. f. Mix. Cleveland, Ohio; f.
r. Mullins Philadelphia; o. r. Booth,
United States Army.
The Willard-O. w. Parker, New York;
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice. Chicago; a. f. Rice,
Waterbury, Conn; Mrs. Frederick Har-
ris, Albany, n. Y; II. G. Miller, Virginia;
w C. Bur, New York; Miss NJ. X. Rob-
erts, Andrews. Mass; G. A. Beaton, New
York; w. L. Saders, Mississippi Mr.. and
Mrs. Young. Mis- Young, Pennsylvania; E.
ID. kenna, Chicago. .e
The Arlington-M E. Stone, New York
C. D. Parks. Harry Muilony, Dunbury;
Mrs. r. C. Price. Miss Price, Illinois; Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Hooker, Philadelphia; Mrs.
r. II. Lane. New Ycrk City; Miss Jack
son, Maryland; w. NJ. Hardt. Philadel-
phia; S. johnson, D. E. Covert, G. f.
Kroeht, New Jersey; c. NJ. Kline, Phila-
delphia.
The Shoreham-C. d. Parks, Harry Null
lony Dunbury; l.. w. Morrison, New
York City; NJ H. Hill North Carolina; F.
B. Wilson, New York: Mr.. and Mrs. New,
Indianapolis; Miss Grace Williams, Buff
falo; Gen. ]. o. Wood, U. S. Army.
Ebbit House-E F. Flint, Massachu-
sets; J. II. Chase. Buffalo; E. b. Frick.
U. s. A.; j. +. Ryan, Hartford, Conn; j.
w. Raymond. Minneapolis; C. Hyson, Nor
folk: Mrs. A. r. BolIs, Hartford, Conn.
Walter l.. Brown, Buffalo; C. W. Edwards,
New York.
The Fairfax-F. F. Hoppin. New York
L. S. Hill, Philadelphia; Florence Cal
houn Grand Rapids; Rev. J. NJ. Philputh,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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lures, so a request was made to Mayor
Ashbridge to send down three fire COM
panies from Philadelphia, which was
done. In addition. Camden sent down
more engines.
Atlantic City contains over SIX hundred
hotels and boarding villas, most of them
built partly or wholly of wood Many of
them, like those reported TO have been
destroyed today, have small lots, yards or
gardens between them and are usually con-
nected by lines of shops or bath houses.
When the wind is strong the french
usually demolish the small buildings be-
tween the larger ones. but this does not
always prevent the flames from spreading
by means of fiery flakes. shingles and
chips Among the large fireproof hotels
are the new Marlborough, Bleak House.
the Garden, Hotel Strand, Belmont and
BoScobel -eF
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REPORT ON UNION
DEPOT MEASURE

the railways. They are satisfied with
their present situation. When the ques-
tion of improving the District of Colum-
bia was taken up the removal Of the rail
road tracks from the Mall was consid
cred absolutely essential. The Mall was
laid out to form the great approach to
the Capitol and it is impossible to con
ceive of adequate treatment of the Capt
tai Park system without freeing the Nal!
from the railroad tracks and station.
Railways Public Spirited.
when this view Of the situation YVES
placed before the President of the Penn
sylyania Railway he replied. after careful
consideration while he did not desire any
change. yet he realized that il Wash
ington is to have the development
of a Capital City in the true sense of the
word the railroad must leave the Mall;
and he was willing TO accept any adjust
ment that would be fair to the stcck-
holders whose interests he represented"
The report continues that a station at
c Street would be undesirable because 1t
would bring great commercial structure
into close proximity with the Capitol. be-
cause the approaches would be narrow
and indirect. and because Massachusetts
Avenue would be permanently disigured
by being bridged by train shed 500 feet
in length.
1t is stated that the Engineer Commits
sioner of the District has selected the
height at which the station should stand
above the present grade OF Massachusetts
Avenue which will result in the smallest
amount of damage. 1t is added that the
new grade will allow North Capitol Street
to be raised and the location Of the sta
tion will greatly increase property values
in what has long been practically dead
territory"
Finest Structure in World.
The report states that the station will
be the finest structure OF its kind in the
world. The minimum cost is placed at
1900, ,0GO but it is stated that the total
cost will be nearer $4,000, ,00o.
The report continues:
The station is arranged for twenty
nine tracks, with room for seven addi-
tional tracks, thus providing for an in
definite future The public convenience
has been studied. with the result that per-
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Ladies' Dressing Sacques.

nn(, for one lot of ladies' Lawn
/QS Dressing Sacques and kimo-
~ nos, made of striped and fig
ured lawn. Kimonos with plain white
border; sacques are ruffled at bottom
and collar; a regular 69c value.