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New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
COLONEL ALEXANDER PIPER

Colonel Alexander Piper. L. S. A., retired was
born in Pennsylvania on May IL 1925 and wa.
appointed from that State In lS47 as cadet AT the
United States Military Academy He was com,
missioned a brevet second lieutenant In the "a
Artillery on July l. 1851; second lieutenant in De-
cember OF the same year, first lieutenant an Ian-
uary 81. lSo5 and captain OF the Sd Artillery On
May IA, 1861. In January 1868. he became colonel
of the 10th NewYo-k Volunteer ARTILLERY and Wa.
honorably mustered out on July 8. 1865. After the
close OF the war he re-entered the regular army
He was commissioned major of the 4tb I,nited
States Artillery on December 20, 1875; lieutenant
colonel list Artillery. November s. 1882 and coope,
Sth 54rtlery, august TO- 1887. on July l. 1891 Colo
During the Civil War re particinated 4, En-
campaigns of the Army of the Potomac iss1 tst
and was twice breyetted-major in August IsSs
fcr gallant and mertorious services durinr tbs
SRe @ ffT His ssr eaTss TsoviGes siege Of
and service for several years as instr,ntor a9 WY
Point. "S'o' at west
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED.
CHIEF CROKER SAYS THE HOTEL HAD
NOT ADEQUATE FIRE FIGHT
ING EQUIPMENT.

Fire Chief Croker said yesterday that he believed
the fire in the Park Avenue Hotel started in the
elevator shaft and up spread the upper
floors He said he did not how the fire in the
hotel could have started from the armory fire.
Then he said:
Had there been proper fire appliances In the
hotel the fire could have been put by the guests
OF the hotel themselves. An investigation proved
that there was not even bucket OF water a single
line of hose or a single standpipe in the Park
Avenue Hotel
Fire Commissioner Sturgis was asked IL the Fire
department had any power TO compel the hotel
people TO have fire apparatus put in in other
large hotels.
NO. we have no jurisdiction whatever" he said
1T lies with the Buildings Department But this
hotel has been free from the compelling power OF
that department, II Is not a nine-story hotel
which hotels are under the rules of the new Tene-
ment House law. Under this law all buildings
erected of nine stories and are comnelled 10
have standPipes and other apparatus. but as this
Is not so high II escapes. The Fire Department is
free from all responsibility the lack OF FIRE an
paratus II was supposed To be a thoroughly fire.
proof building"
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
MISS ESTHER sCHLEsINGER.

Chicago. Feb. 22-Miss Esther Schlesinger. whose
dead body identified by her uncle, well
known in Chicago business circles. For fifteen
years she had been connected with the cloak es-
tablishment Of her father. NJ. Schlesnger. at No.
1iS State-st., and she head buyer for him.
Up TO II o'clock her aged father and mother had
not been told of her fate. Fearful that the news
would crush Mr.. Schlesinger, who Is over seventy
years old. the relatives quietly took him home from
his place OF business before he had heard of the
fire. -.
There Is some mystery surrounding the Identity
OF the victim reported W. G.. Barnhart, of this
city The directory gives no such name and mem
bers of the Barnhart families here know Of no
klnsman in NeWIork.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
THE TOMBS ANGEL"
WORK OF MRS. FOSTER, WHO WAS
KILLED IN THE FIRE.

Mrs John A. Foster, the "Tombs Angel" lost
her life at the Park Avenue Hotel fire She oc-
cupied Room No 6l2 the sixth floor. Her body
was among those taken to the East Thirty fourth
st station. where it identified by daughter
Mrs. William c. Bowers. of No u East Twelfth-st.
For fifteen years Mrs Foster had devoted her
self TO practical charity among the unfortu-
mates of the city. She worked especially among
the women prisoners at the Tombs. giving them
worthy cases. appealing tn magistrates In their
behalf She often Instrumental in gaining for
those for whom she recommended judicial mercy
release from custody and new start in life. She
visited police courts and known and trusted
by many magistrates. who treated her with great
courtesy. She worked without remuneration and
represented church. society or organization
Because OF the character OF the woman II has been
said that nine times out ten II she spoke to "A
magistrate in a prisoners behalf the latter would
be discharged. The Of "Tombs Angel" I'm
the opinion OF every one who knew of her work
seemed to be a most appropriate one. She was
more busy In stormy than in fair weather She
was as well known at the Department of Charities
Building as at the Tombs.
Mrs. Foster began her work as a missionary in
the service Of the Presbyterian City Mission So
clety, but soon afterward pursued her work inde-
pendenty. Some years ago she established shelter
for girls and women. which she called the RE
treat" There. she herself said, she aimed
to do for her charges what one woman would 40
for another who was in trouble. Every Christmas
society known the Friends OF the corrnnfS
gave her 5000 to be distributed as she Thought
best. e"'
Mrs. Foster was the widow of General John .
She leaves two daughters. Mrs William G Rowsrs ar;
and Mrs; Francis S. Colt. She was about siStS
moderately wealthy. but nearly all OF her incoroe
was spent upon the poor and unfortunate She had
Hotel. Her body which was burned to ACeihue i.
was luentihed oy her marriage ring.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
SKETCHES OF VICTIMS.
CHARLES UNDERWOOD o'CONNELL.

Charles Underwood O'Connell, grandnephew
of Daniel O'ConneL. the Irish patriot was
born at Kilmarnock, County Limerick, Ire
land, in 1886. From his early youth he was ider-
tilted with the cause of Irish independence and he
took leading part in the Fenan uprising OF 1867
He arrested the collapse of that move
ment, and after a long trial convicted and
sentenced to death The sentence was commuted
TO Imprisonment for life and he was sent to Pen
tonville Prison, in England. Several years later
through the interest of the Amnesty Assoca-
ton. which had been formed in interest of the
imprisoned Fenians. O'COnnen received a pardon
and upon his release he to New-York He
soon obtained clerkship in the Court of Common
Pleas, and retained his place until IL was abol-
ished a1 by the consolidation Of the Common Pleas
that time until his death he was engaged in no
active occupation but 1t has been understood thai
he was In comfortable circumstances While a
resident Of this city Mr. OConnen was ALWAYS a
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

Hovey was forty-seven years old. After being en-
gagged in the hat business at Lyons wayne
County up to fifteen years ago. he became a-raV-
CLING salesman for hat selling firms Ten years
ago he entered into the employment of Cottren 6
Leonard hat sellers OF this city. His business
was that of travelling along the New-York Cen
trail and West Shore railroads selling hats. IL
was only yesterday that he left Ellenville; IN
Ulster County and travelled II NeW-1 ork Iheii
came the news to-day that he had lost his nfe IN
the Park Hotel fire He was regarded as
an unusually good salesman. Mr. Hovey had gone
to New-York to buy some stock for the nrm OF
CottreIl & Leonard and reached the Park Avenue
Hotel last night. Among those registered at thS
Park Avenue Hotel w. G. Morton, a Wen
known coal dealer of this city. He escaped uh-
hurt and arrived In this city At noon
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
JACOB \. SPAIN.

Rochester. Feb 22-Jacob A. SPAIN, who died
on the way to Bellevue Hospital from the fire,
was prominent lawyer of this city. He was
a graduate of the University of Rochester. and a
member of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity. He
had gone TO New-York as a delegate of the So
cfety In 1877 he became prominent in State Ma
tional Guard affairs as an engineer and won the
rank of major by which title he was most widely
known
Mr. SPAIN attended dinner at Sherry,s on Fri
day night and did not leave his companions until
O'Clock yesterday morning.
Then he went TO the Park Avenue Hotel and
watched the fire in the armory from his window.
not knowing that his escape was cut of until his
filled with smoke. Then ne jumped from his
window, receiving injuries from which he died a
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
THE COLORADO DEAD AND INJURED.

Denver Feb. 22-John II. Iverson and Thomas
p Horne who perished in the Park Ave-
nue. Hotel FIRE. department managers in the
Joslin drygoods store. in this city. They had
gone to New-York 20 buy goods for this Arm
Iyerson was forty-sx years old He TO Den
yer from Fort Howard. Wis. twelve years ago
He was Mason and a member OF several other
orders. Horne a native Of Kentucky. and
was forty-twO years old
Miss Kate NJ Bennett and % Margaret e.
Bennett who injured in the Park Avenue Hotel
fire are employees of the Denver Drygoods Com
pany and were buying goods for the store in this
city.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
ADMIRAL A1ILLER's EXPERIENCE

Rear Admiral Joseph Nelson Miller u. s. N re-
tired, who at the Park Avenue Hotel with his
wife the time Of the fire. congra tulat ed
yesterday upon his escape 1t the third hotel
disaster from which he had escaped in safety. He
was guest at the Windsor Hotel when it was
burned. and he at the Murray Hill Hotel at
the time of the dynamite explosion last month
rear Admiral Miller had gone up one flight from
ms room 70 watch the progress of the fire at the
armory While there fire broke out in the hotel
ana Mrs: Miller went to look for her husband
lne ADMIRAL In the mean time descended TO rescue
eans Mrs Miller Miller from the danger, and they missed
each otner In the search. She was overcome by
the smoke and carried TO the ground foor nv ere
man; where she was revived, and where her hus-
band found her a short time afterward nus
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
ST LOUIS GUESTS ESCAPED.

St Louis Feb. 22-Judge Amos NJ Thayer. of
the United States Circuit Court Of Appeals; his
daughter Miss Louise Thayer. and his niece. Miss
Lena Boyle. daughter Of Judge Wilbur +. Boyle
of St Louis were guests AT the Park Avenue Ho-
tel New York which burned to-day. They
escaped with the loss OF most of their clothing
Mrs Thayer received telegram from her hus-
band stating that he and the young women In his
care unhurt and are now at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel. Judge Thayer had gone 10 New York
to attend a dinner of Sound Money Democrats at
the Manhattan club, to be held tonight.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
TO HAVE HOTEL CHAPLAINs

Clergymen in the city have been so impressed b,,
the recent disasters that next week they will hold
an initial meeting at the Manhattan Hotel and or
ganize an association OF hotel chaplains The asso
ciation will be composed Of Protestant ciergymen
only. but arrangements will be made. DIR WS 80
said last night with Father Ducey. pastor OF ST.
Leos Roman Catholic Church. and rabhIs who ,s,n
Cooperate with them whenever their services viii
be needed in the hotels. WIN
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
NOT VANITY BUT DUTY
MADAM JULIA MAYS

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Ten to 20 years change in your appearances. ac-
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New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
NORMAN ACTON.

Norman Acton. who is one of the dead OF the PARK
Avenue Hotel fire was a millionaire mine owner OF
Colorado springs He was the largest stockholder
in the Cochiz Mining and Milling Company. and
was a director of the Orocobre Mining and Milling
Company. He was general Eastern manager OF the
latter company. Williams Pears, the London repre-
sentative OF the Orocobre company, living AT NO.
pital about noon yesterday in company with /. r.
Seaman of No. 1856 Broadway. They identified the
dead man as their business associate.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
LOVING CUP FOR COLONEL MARTIN.

Forty members OF the list Regiment Veterans
Association were present last night when a loving
cup was presented 20 Colonel Henry T. Martin by-
his comrades. The presentation was made at Colo
mel Martins home, No, LOIS FultOn-st Brooklyn
by the Rev. DIR. George r. Van De Water former
cnaplaln or the regiment DIR. Van De Water smoke
OF the burning Of the list Regiment Armory and
regretted particularly that the old battle flags had
been destroyed. Colonel Martin responded briefly
lie went out with the list in the Civil War and
returned brevet colonel
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
MINISTER'S WIFE MISSING.

Mrs. William s. Boardman reported TO be
missing at a late hour last night. She thought
to have been removed to hospital early in the
day but she could not be found last night at any
OF the hospitals She Is the wife of the Rev. w. 8.
Boardman, who is suffering with burns and a
laceration of the left eye at Bellevue Hospital
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
FRED s. HOVEY

Albany. Feb. q (SpeciaD-Among those who mar
ished in the Park Avenue Hotel fire was Fred :
Hovey, of this city, who, with his wife son ana
infant daughter. lived at No. lss State-st Mr.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
STARTED BY THE ARMoRY FIRE

spark from the armory fire early yesterday
morning set fire to the two story frame shon IN
the rear or No 105 East Thirty-frst-st OWNED
by Patrick ]. Byrnes. Before the dreman could
rescue horse kept in stall near fba Sc NJ ~
burned TO death W ''o S'aoie IL
The loss is estimated at 81 600
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
John E WALKER.

Nashville. Tenn, Feb. 2.-John E Walker, one
of the victims of the Park Avenue Hotel fire in
York, from Columbia and was In New
York buying goods for his firm. the Maury Dry
goods Company. He prominent in business
cir
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

"HATs YOUR BUSINESss
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looking months for, ~" nave neen
New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
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New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
PERPETUAL MOTTO

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the Little Ads. of the People. ~" c"nsuit
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-13

tered aud chaotic appearance Of the
rocks made 10 look as though nothing
but a tremendous CONFUSION could
have brought IL about
Another noticeable Incident was the
almost entire absence uf sulphurous
Napors. no difficulty In breathing being
experienced directly 60 lceward of the
lakes.
At o'clock =. m. when the party
left tho lake. it, profile was approx
mately as shown In Figure 4.
At o'clock the next morning the
lake was found To have sunk some 20
feet more. the banks at the right and
left OF the subsidiug area, which had
been the chief points of observation
the day before. had disappeared into
the lake FOR distances varying from %
to 100 feet back from the former edge,
and the lower half of the debris slope
had been swallowed up In the lake,
disclosing the original smooth back
wall of the lake beneath at consider
able overhanging angle. making the
profile of the lake approximately as in
Figure 8.
At the level OF the lake and half filed
by 1t was "A great cavern extending in
n southeasterly direction from the lake.
The dimensions were apparently rs feet
across and Is feet from the surface Of
the lake to the roof of the cave. 1t
could be seen into from the opposite
bank for about 80 feet. This may have
been the duct through which the lava
had been drained. although II mani
testify was not at the bottom of the
lake. for up to July 18th, that had con-
tinued TO rise and fall from to 10 feet
a day. and constantly threw up foun-
tains. somewhat more actively than be-
fore Its subsistence. The entire area
of subsistence is estimated TO be lit
tie less than eight acres, about one
half of which fell into the lake.
While the break down was taking
place there were many slight tremors
of the banks. generally resulting in the
precipitate retreat of the observers
from the edge, but although the dan
ger was great the spectacle was so
grand and fascinating that the party
returned again and again to watch 1t.
At the Volcano House two slight
earthquakes were felt on the afternoon
OF the 18th and one vigorous one at
a. IN. on the 18th. During the week
several slight shocks We're felt in the
town of Hilo, thirty miles away. al
though none were felt at Olaa, half way
between, nor at Kapapala, fifteen miles
in the opposite direction. although the
latter is a place peculiarly susceptible
to earthquakes.
This Is believed to be the first break
down taking place In kilauea in the
| presence of observers. those prior &c
1868 being before the establishment OF
the Volcano House. and those OF 1868
1886 and 1891 and several minor ones
all having taken place at night wher
no one was present.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-13
A CHINESE
TRAGEDY
Shooting Alfrayon
Vineyard
Street.
uFrom Thursdays dany)

a Chinose domestic tragedy which
bad all the features Of the American
variety was the only event to mar the
auieiness Of l<amehameha Day yestor-
day. As a result An Fong kwai the
etfinE lover lies at queens Hospital
with two bullet holes In his body, which
may result fatally. while the wronged
husband, Chong Wal. and the SHINING
wife. An Min, are both locked up at the
police station.
Hing We. the four-year-old son OF
ching Lai, Is also at the hospital with
3, bullet furrow along his right temple,
an innocent victim of the shooting.
Chong Wal Is q Chinese, said to be of
some prominence, and business takes
him to the other islands frequently.
During these absences, according to his
story, Fong kwai has been making love
to his wife, and was on several occa-
sions discovered In his house in COM
pany with An Min. Warnings were of
no avail, either to the recreant vile or
TO the indiscreet lover, and on Tuesday
upon his return TO find q repetition OF
the love-making, Chong Wal appealed
10 the police to arrest All Fong Kwai.
Offcer All on delayed making the ar
rest until We .rlay, and then ne found
1T too late. I, the husband had decided
10 tale the natter into his own hands.
Yesterday morning he again discovered
,he over-anxious lover In his house on
Vineyard street near Liliha, and pro-
curing u revolver, he chased All Fong
Kwai from the house, firing his revolv-
er as they ran.
The gun was emptied Of five bullets
two Of which took effect In the fleeing
man. A third bullet struck the four
year-old son OF Ching Lai, into whose
house Kwai had run in his effort to
escape from the angry husband. kwai
was able to walk to the station, where
he reported the matter to the police,
and Chong Wal gave himself up, run
ming to the station from the scene OF
the shooting. His wife took the wound
ed man. her lover. to the station, and
she was also locked up.
Kwai was taken to the Queens Hos
pital, where one of the bullets, which
had struck him in the right shoulder.
was removed. The other bullet, which
entered on his left side, has not been
located as yet. The injured boy was
also removed to the hospital. He Is In
no danger, the bullet merely ploughins
a furrow along his right temple. The
doctors cannot say whether OF not All
Fcng Kwai will recover.
No charge has been placed against
Chong Wal but he will probably be
given a hearing for assault with intent
10 kill. He freely admits the shooting
but claims he was justified in doing 80
He says that the shooting OF the child
was wholly accidental.
The woman is also held but no charge
has been placed against her.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-13

plunging out of sight beneath the fiery
waves. within a few moments, how
ever, n portion of 1t. approximately 30
feet in diameter. rose up to an eleva-
ton of from 5 to 10 feet above the sur
face of the lake. the molten lava
streaming off of its surface, quickly
cooling and looking like great rose
colored robe, changing to black. These
two islands, In the course of an hour
fioated out to the center and then to
the opposite bank. At 8 in the even
ing they had changed their appearance
but slightly. They had disappeared the
next morning.
About noon the falling lava disclosed
the fact that the small extension at
the right of the lake was only about
80 feet deep. and 1t was soon left high
and dry, simply a great shelf in the
bank. high up above the surface OF the
lake. AS the lava fell, most OF the
surrounding banks We're seen to be
slightly overhanging. and as the lateral
support of the molten lava was with
drawn, great slices of the overhanging
/ banks on all sides of the lake would
suddenly split off and fall into the
lake beneath.
| As these falls took place the exposed
surface, sometimes 100 feet across and
upwards, would be left red hot, the
break evidently having taken place on
the line Of a heat crack which had ex-
tended down into the lake.
About s o'clock the falling bank ad-
! jacent to the hill worked back into a
| territory which, below SO feet from the
surface, was all hot and in a semi
molten condition. From 6 to s o'clock
the entire face of this bluff some SOC
feet In length and over 200 feet In
height, was shifting mass OF color
varying from the intense light Of mol
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-06-13
COLlMA VOLCANO
THREATENS CITY

GUADALAJARA (Mexico), May ST.
The Colinla volcano is greatly increas-
ing in the activity Of its eruptions and
serious consequences are feared, owing
to the volcanoes threatening aspect.
Work on the extension Of the Mexican
Central Railroad between Guadalajara
and Manzanillo has been temporarily
suspended. 1t is probable that now a
new route will be adopted to keep the
road away from the locality of the vol
cano.
Since the recent earthquake disturb
ances at Chilpancingi and Guerrero the
volume of lava from the crater has In
creased considerably and loud subter-
ranean noises similar to overhead
thunder have been heard, while at
night the lava assumes strange condt-
tions, so that the inhabitants of Colima
are greatly alarmed.
Colima has about 1900 inhabitants.
and the people fear that the crater or
the volcano might burst, and the lava
from it bury the city. The last erup-
tion Of the volcano was in 1880. but the
damage was slight.
Ever since the eruption Of Pelee IN
the Caribbean sea Mount Colfma has
ben affected.
In the early part of May the smoke
from the crater greatly increased In
density and almost daily the explosions
inside the mountain have increased In
force Some have been so violent as to
level trees and houses on the mountain
side. A series Of eruptions is likely to
happen at any time.
All the peasants and sheepmen who
reside at the base of the mountain have
long since abandoned their homes and
fled to the town Of Colina. The terror
of the inhabitants of the city grows
each day and unless the threatening
aspect of the volcano abates there ID
likely to be a wholesale exodus OF the
inhabitants Sheepmen report that
poisonous gases from the craters have
killed their sheep. So FAR as can be
learned, no human beings have beer
lost, but the situation grows steadily
more serious.