The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-17

ly the attention of the imperiled pas
sengers, and then-the car passed on.
But it was more through good luck
than good management that another
disaster was averted. All things con-
sidered, there has been a lot of good
luck in connection with the tunnel
since hardly more than dozen lives
have been lost so far in its construc-
ton.
A recent calculation shows that the
possibilities of the Greater New York
rapid transit facilities after all the
projects now actually in course of con-
struction shall have actually begun to
operate, between the Borough of Man
haitian and the Borough of Brooklyn
will be almost beyond imagination.
After the two new East river bridges
are completed and the tunnel under
Whitehall street built, the maximum
capacity (but with no such disgraceful
oVercrowding as now exists will be
100000 passengers an hour.
The north and south transits' facili-
ties on Manhattan Island, including
the already existing elevated, electri-
cal, cable and horse car lines, will
amount to more than double that num-
Der. New. York from being one of the
most poorly provided cities in the
world, so far as transit goes, will at
once become the best provided without
exception. 1t will take the place of
Buda Pesth in that regard, according
to Chief Engineer Parsons, of the Rapid
Transit Commission, who has studied
the transit facilities of Europe with
extreme care and has found that Aus
tria Hungary city to lead all others.
Some surprise has been manifested
%6of x1-6e hn it1ca vii IF Eo
Kings life is common in England at
times of crisis and that at this time
the English are insuring Morgan's life
to guard against the fall of stocks
that would come inevitably were he
suddenly to be taken away, there is
no insuring of public mems lives on
this side of the water. Even Presi-
dent McKinley's life was not insured
in the days between the shooting and
his death, though there was quite as
much reason for insuring his as there
was for insuring the Kings just before
the coronation date. The reason for
the different practice in the two coun-
tries is simple. In England you may
insure the life of any one, providing
you can show that you are likely TO
lose by his death, but in America the
laws do not recognize any such in
surance, it being held that it would
criminal annals of nearly every state
contain records of murders committed
in order to obtain insurance money.
The case of Holmes, the multi-mur-
derer, who was convicted and hanged
in Philadelphia few years ago, was
of this sort.
The delayed announcement made the
other day that Cornelius ~ Bliss had
retired from the American Protective
Tariff League and that his retirement
was caused by the attitude of the
league against the reduction of the
duty on Cuban sugar has set many
tongues a-going. 1t is generally re-
garded as a good strong victory for
Wilbur F. Wakeman, general secre-
tary OF the league, and for many
years a protege of Mr.. Bliss.
Cornelius n. Bliss, by the way is
one of the most determined men alive.
either in politics or In business. He
has always been a Republican, and
while never considered an adroit poll
tlcian, his services 10 his party have
always been regarded as Of the high
est value. For several campaigns he
has been treasurer Of the Republican
Campaign Committee. During the
three or four months Of his activity,
always beginning In August the hot