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New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
MIR. HEWITT'S PERIL AT SEA
Wreck of the Albanian in 1874 Gave her
Passengers Narrow Escape.

oo o4 tho most memorable events in MT.
11ou,i+t.s career was the shipwreck when he was
a.,,r,inp from Europe Fifty years later july
20 1904 Mr. Hewitt Edward Cooper and Cap
+ain George B. Raymond celebrated the ESCAPE
Of Mr. Hewitt and Mir. Cooper from uea.i'
The A1abamian in which Mr.. Hewitt ana MI
~ooner had sailed for home from Leghorh was
boordad nv a Delaware pilot within twenty
,i,as oF cane Nav She had been desperately
.ool,ea b,, storms. and when another violent
.+,,,,, arose she was unable to resist 1t, ana at
dawn on December u her captain concluoeu ~
abandon her. Captain Raymond COMMANDED
the Atalanta. which rescued her ere" an"
rassengers Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Cooper aItef
ord gave ont the following account of their
experiences:
Part of the crew got the boats ready loI
1o,,ncbinp. one a surfboat that might i've IN
ai,-Ins4 anv sea and the other the ongboat'
I,.bicb had been used for pigpen for ten years.
II was full of holes in the bottom, ana III SucH
state of decay that no person was diloWSu ~ ~
troad ON the blanks lest the bottom should Kan
out At this time the sea was sun W e"fiaS fi5
1I'j+b fearful violence although the wind had
somewhat s,lbsided. At length morning daWned
and to our great joy brig was dlScoNeTSu
abo,,+ three or four miles to the W1ndWaru. we
made signals of distress. but no atlelltlol was
paid TO them. , e .bo o,or, and
49, or11r exclamation came from the captain
Mo as he saw our chance OF dellNerance run
,,ir,er aIyav from us. said: God grant that ne
NAY never need that aid which he now reiuSes
70 afford 1t o'clock a. III. on the izth INST
~ row rrepared to launch the boats While the
nassengers worked the pumps. Ihe snip was
- Ct settling by the head. Captain Hitch
cock in the noblest manner gave the mats MI
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19

Benson, the choice of boats, although he knew
that in one there was almost certain use tlilu
in the other almost certain deatm. I 1 ne
it would be impossible to do justice TO the
coclness, intrepidity and generosity OF ZAP
tain Hitchcock during the whole OF TINS trying
occasion Mr.. Benson chose the Surfpoat' ana
TO that we owe our preservation. The pasSen-
gers resolved TO accompany the captain III the
longbcat. but such was its rottenneSs tnaL we
did not dare to save one particle OF clothing pc
yond what on our backs AT O'CLOCK lhs
longboat, or rather pigpen, was launcned ana
as the sea was still running fearfully hgh the
greatest was observed TO prevent her lroIn
being dashed to pieces against the ship we
afraid to jump or, for fear OF staVlng the
bottom: but Providence would nave IL, d
wave brought her alongside. SO we all got in
safely and soon clear of the ship.
God alone knows what our feelings were when
we thus committed ourselves to the mercy OF the
raging sea, in perhaps the frailest boat that
ever f1oated with twelve men on the Atlantic
After seeing the mate safely clear, we lay tor
more than an hour-within loo yards OF the snip,
expecting every instant to her sink for
when we left her she had ten feet or water Ior-
ward and seven feet aft, and was very much
down bv the head. No refuge but that or death
was now before our eyes, and cast away as we
We're in latitude 80 degrees 40 minutes, Longitude
"A degrees. in a spot which no Nessel woulu M pe
likely to traverse, unless driven thlthef by stress
of weather: in the Gulf Stream, where storms
and the sea rage with accumulated power; In a
boat that could not press our weight upon
through dread that all that separated us from
eternity would stave out beneath our feet, ana
leaking badly that continual baling alone
kent her ahoat; chilled with the water that
dashed over while board of the ship. we
looked upon death not only as certain, but as a
kind of relief from worse evils. we had no
sails but with the aid of the drag she drifted
with the current away from the ship so that ut
3 o'clock we were perhaps five miles distant.
The sea ran SO high that the ship was hid from
view more than half the time
At this time the men. wearied with their toll
some labors for the last three days, ate some
bread and after a solemn invocation to Him
who rules the storm either to grant us rescue
or to smooth our path to that path in which we
soon expected to appear all but the captain and
one passenger reclined well they could TO
sleep The same thoughts of home and friends
and family were passing through the minds or
these two, and unbidden tears came from the
eyes of both for the first time during the whole
of this awful scene. when, suddenly as II in
answer to our prayer, the captain exclaimed
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
RACE TO SAVE WRECKED SAILORS.
Volunteer Crew, Helped by Wind, Beats
Government Men.

Chatham Mass. Jan. 1S.-Two life saving
crews one from Monomoy and the other made
up of volunteers from this town, rowed out into
Nantucket Sound to-day to the assistance OF
the crew OF the schooner Emelne G. Sawyer,
Captain Keith. of Machias Me-. in the teeth OF
an icy northwest gale. The volunteer crew won
the race and carried the crew to land. The
schooner, which is ashore on Common Flats,
will probably be a total loss.
The Sawyer which was bound from Boston
to New-York with cargo of tar. was sighted
about 9 o'clock this morning driving before
northwest gale, apparently helpless She struck
on Common Flats a few hours later. and at once
set signals of distress. The nearest life saving
station was that Monomoy. The crew, in
command OF Captain Ellis, at once put off.
But IL was a long. hard row, and. as the life
savers made slow progress. volunteer crew
was hastily organized from among the fisher
men of this town. The second crew, being
somewhat TO the windward OF the vessel. had
a better chance but still ii was after noon be-
fore they reached the vessel The Monomoy
crew arrived not long after. BY that fine, how
ever, the five men in the schooner We're all in
the Chatham boat
Rather than row back in the face of the
gale both boats went down to Monomoy, where
the frostbitten sailors were cared for.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
NJ DE BLOWIIZ DEAD.
Famous Correspondent Carried or
bu 4poplelry

Paris Ian 1S.-Henri Georges Stephane
Ado,nhe Opper de Blowtz for many years cor
RESPONDENT of THE Times" of London, in Paris
died here this evening. NJ de BlowitZ expert
epced an attack of apoplexy few days ago
NJ de Blowitz born in 1925 at the thatedu
of Pilsen bohemia. His parents were Jews though
no RIowitz asserted that he Il mixture OF SlaF'
German. French and English. By decree issued
IN Nav 1860 he was permitted to assume the form
of name he bore his death, which in France ana
c.ermanv i,nnIied noble rank. He was engaged Tor
come time in the invention Of machine for caro-
ing wool by steam. In 1870 he was naturahzeu
Frenchman having for many years been einpoyed
as a teacher of German in the French lycees' es-
necial1y that of Tours Qs50 and literary ana
nolitcal Journalist natural linguist ana forceIu
writer he soon became conspicuous in JOURNALISM.
In 1874 De Blowitz secured an interview WIN the
Prince of Asturfas. who had just been secretly
chosen King of Spain under the title OF Alfonso
XII This he sent to The Times and this beat
,,non its contemporaries was so much appreciated
nv the "Thunderer' that it gave to De BloWltz
the most of Paris correspondent. Soon after re-
ceivine the appointment THE Times corre-
sroudent he conceived the grandiose idea OF Decon
ing sort of self-accreded representative TO every
FaIropean court and of inducing The Times TO
afford him an organ of communication with dlplo-
matte rivals everywhere. Finally he had his way.
AS a cosmopolite he met and knew the Sultan and
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19

"saiI ho~ The crew started as II struck oy an an
electric shock and all with joy thet knew w, NJ
bounds saw ship at distance OF ten nnles.
W. mass over the fearful anxiety OF the TWO
hours. during which knew not whetner sns
would see us or not. when every minute seeli'eu @
ON age till about $50 o'clock we were saleiy oii
hoard the ship Atalanta, Captain george D:
RAYMOND of New-York, where, TO our eIeae e.o
low we found the mate with the nVe men wiz VIZ
1,od accompanied him. Indeed, to the exer-
tions of him and his men, under PROVIDENCE we
owe our deiverance for in little more tnah ;,a t%o
b"nrs thew had pulled more than twenty miles
go, +ba shin so as to board another ship which
was not in the horizon of the Alabamian.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
CHINA HARD PRESSED FOR MONEY

Picking Jan. 1S.-China has not yet replied 10
the note signed by all the foreign ministers here
with the exception of United States Minister
Conger. informing the Chinese Government that
the failure to fulfil it's obligations, in refusing TO
paw the war indemnity on a gold basis, as pro-
vided for by the peace protocol, would entail
grave consequences. The government IS un-
douhtedIv hard pressed for money. although, If
the proyinciaI officials collected the revenues
honestly the indemnity easily could be raised.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19

early afternoon and later receiving sevsraa a. pe
friends. He expressed himself as happs, ~ GOOD
caiJ-e so many notices of esteem anu So So
risbas and said that his active pupilc calT a',I5
was ended and for the rest of his ne ne ne fo,,r
devote himself to the execution OF lne 1,arG0 ID
~ Carnegie Trust the Barnard Collese ,, En
tnT sa1,,oe,+ the Cooper Institute and the Johh
M Burke Foundation . - .iraa +beir
ooTa 10 tnIations to Mr.. Hewitt. Some or mos
Who called on him were Morris X Jesup ouus1 I,
WIiJ,oTn p Lawrence DR.. S Weir Mltchel
m-iii;a " nii,;ar = Dodge J Montgomery Sears, w.
Rutler Duncan and General Sanuei Ahoi
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19

Trust Company, the Shelby Iron Company, pres,
ident of the Soho Park and Lana COMPANY anu
+Teas,,rer of Peter Cooper's glue factory. He
was a member of many clubs and societies,
among them the Metropolitan, City, Ohlon'
Church tuxedo Engineers. Players and Down
town clubs the Century Association, the Scien-
tifc Alliance, the Dunlap Society, the Ameri-
can Geographical Society, the American lnstl-
tute of Mining Engineers, Columbia unlVer-
si+xr Alumni Association. the National Academy
of Design. and a trustee of the metropolitan
Museum of Art and the American Museum OF
Natural History.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
ADVISED TO SELL IN AMERICA.

Berlin, Jan. 1S.-The government has pub
lished a report from Herr Waetzold. commercial
attache of the German consulate In New-York
upon the American iron situation. Herr Waet-
zoId advises German manufacturers to make an
attempt to clnch permanent foothold in the
American markets and to establish common
selling agency in NewYork for the purpose of
reaching American Canadian. Mexican and
West Indian consumers He regards Canada
and Mexico as especially promising fields for the
sale of rails.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
CLOSING PORT OF GUAYAQUIL.

c;uayaou:i Ecuador Jan. 1S.-The Board of
Health of Guayaquil has decided to close the port
to steamers from Panama or Mexican ports 1hls
measure was taken when it was learned that the
Steamer Acapulco had arrived at Panama from
MaZatIan Mexico, where there Is the plague.
yellow fever is causing from five to SIX deaths
Gav in Guayaquil
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
VICTIM OF YELLOW FEVER.
Death of Lieutenant Mitchell, Graduate
of Annapolis.

Panama. Colombia, Jan. 1S.-Lieutenant
Mitchell. a graduate of Annapolis, who was an
officer on board the Colombian Government
eunboat Bogota died here Saturday night OF
yellow fever. Several of the Bogota's officers
left here for the United States about two weeks
ago. Lieutenant Mitchell was prevented from
ACCOMMODATING them by his illness.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
ST. LOUIS FAIR BUREAU IN BERLIN.

Berlin, Jan. 1S.-The German Government ha
opened in Berlin a bureau to facilitate the prepara
tions of German exhibitors at the st. Louis ex
hibitiOn.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
PRINCESS AND LOVER AT MENT0NE.
The Pair Take the Name of M. and Mime.
Andre Gerard.

Mentone France. Jan. 1S.-The Crown Prin-
cess of Saxony and NJ. Giron, with whom sne
eloped. have arrived here. and intend 70 stay
two months They have taken the name of NJ.
and Nine AndrA Gerard.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
mA1coNI SYSTEM IN CHINA.

Peking Jan 1s.-italy has proposed 10 establish
the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy between
Peking and Taku.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-19
To .,ure n Cold In One D.,

Take Laxative Bromo Quntne Tablets. All druggists
refund the money IL II fails &c cure. u. W. Groves
signature Is each box. 25c.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16

A. NJ. e. church for six weeks. Mrs.
Matte Johnson Evanre e'ist OF Chicsgo
has been with US I've weeks and has
done great work in our city bliug e
many souls into the church the number
being nowsone hundred and three persons
Ars johnson left Monday night for her
home in Chicago having bsen in our
midat nearly i've weeks.
A large rnmber Of young people
pleasantly surprised Mrs. Matte johnson
at the home Of Rev. and Mrs. n. I. Cor.
don Saturday evening. The evening was
speht in . very pleasing manner and al,
present report an enjoyable time. Mrs.
Mrs. johnson received many useful and
beautiful presents during her stay with
rs and we wish her success in oil her
undertakings and hops seain to have
her 10 our ci,y when the auditorium Of
the church is flnished.
Sunday AFTERNOON Rev. N. l. Gordon
organized Christian Endeavor amoug
the young people, The following were
elected as officers; PRECEDENT, Mty Camp
bell; second vice president VIM. Aosne:
second vice president. Florence Downey
secretary. Eall Weeks assistant secretary
Helen Williams; Treasure Sanforn
Robinson.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
.2E;aLEss AND 1lNDEpf PEND EN- ppESTs:-

+ .TE.sSsLEsS AND lNDEplEs,NSlE,E lE,ENsgss:
The Chicago Record, Herald is a
conspicuous example of the success
with which the public rewards fear
less nonpartisanship in the columns
of great metropolitan daily paper
1t is an independent newspaper, in
which men and measures are. invar-
iabty viewed wholly from the stand
point Of the public good and not
from that of the interests of any par.
ticular political party. 1t is the very
reverse of neutral-fearless and out
spoken on all the great questions of
the day, but presenting its editorial
opinion upon independent judgment
and entirely regardless of political
affiliations. Partisanship is barred
as strictly from the news columns as
from the editorial page. All political
news is given without partisan color
ing. thus enabling the reader to form
correct conclusions for himself. In
the ordinary partisan newspaper po-
litical news is ordinarily colored to
such an extent as to make it difficult
if not impossible for the reader to
secure a sound basis for intelligent
judgment.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16

Your valuable paper to speak Of our re
vival meetings conducted for four week,
BY your own fellow townsman Rev w
T.. Nickerson who came TO this .c,,y
about Oet. 26th under the auspices OF thl
Antioch Baptist ehurchAnd hspan preach.
ing plain gospel in very p,.v.ical and
common sen.e way. He put the medicine
whers the wounds were worse touching
upon the sins Of the people snd created
very sur .,risipg sensation among the
better thinking class Of citizrns. Many
OF the Lords ohild,en who had gotten
back from DUTY responded to the truth
and were restored to members in The
church., The church was much revived
and baptized quite . number that we,s
converted during the meetings. The re-
suits Of the revival can bs observed now
much better than II could at the close OF
the meeting. The Esily News Of Deca-
tur called him The preacher who talks
sense tf bis people" he hsd large IT.
tendance Of both races. May God bless
hin iaber,ssd kss hin TO- its = j. highsr
even yet for the master.
Faithful, !.
D.J. TATE, pastor
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
WEALTHY COLORED WOMAN
REWARDS ELEVATOR BOY.
Her Dress Caught in Door Of an Ele.
vator Cage Last Summer-Kline
Saved Her by Tearing Her
Loose by Main Strength.

Sioux City, jan "a roy Kline,
an elevator boy in the Security bank
building, was yesterday made the re,
cipent of a gift Of valuable lot for
an act of heroism. The gift was
made by Mrs. Mary Coburn, a col
ored woman IS years old, who pos.
sesses considerable property. While
riding in the elevator last summer
Mrs. Coburn's dress was caught in
the door of the elevator and as the
cage descended she was IN danger "f
being crushed against the door root
of the elevator. Kline seized and ex
erting all his strength, tore her loose
from her clothes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
WITH>OUR CHURCHES
zCORINTHlAN BAPTIST.

Rev. T. IL. Griffith the pastor has
been on the sick list.
A series of meetings was begun On
on the ,4th, if 1t is successful will be
continued for quitesa while.
The young peoples meeting is pro.
crossing nicely under the leadership
of l.. H. Brown the progromme last
Sunday was tie best for sometime,
Those who taken part were Mr.. Curtis
paper; duett, Mrs. Wilson and Hill
500, Mrs. Lane; paper; Miss Left,ge
paper. Mrs. .Deitwiler, bible quotations
by the entire union. There will BE- :
good programme next Sunday, all are
invited, song service at six o'clock.
Mr.. Luther Henderson student OF
Drake University honored the Young
Peoples Union by delivering his
oratiou on Alexander Hamilton which
was we'll rendered.
T. l.. GRlfFIrH, Pastor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
Nathan Middleton Taken, to
the Soldiers Home.

Special.
Webster City, Ia.-Mr. Nathan
Middleton, an old and we'll re-
spected colored man who is we'll
known around the Iowa legislature
having been elected janitor Of the
House cloak room for several
sessions. He was stricken with
paralysis several months ago and
has been growing worse until
last week. Itwas thought best
to take him to the Soldiers Home
where he would be well treated
Mr.. Middleton was hard work
ing and industrious man, and an
old soldier who had fought for
his own liberty.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
NOT A CANDIDATE.

To my many friends here and in
other states who have been urging me
to enter the field as candidate for
misister to Liberia. Africa. to succeed
DR.. Grassland Of Missouri, will saJ
after caerful consideration have de.
cided that cannot at this time enter
as my BUSINESS matters are such that
1t will preclude me from entering the
contest. Thanking my kind friends
both in Iowa and elsewhere for their
generous support, for 1t makes me feel
good to know that l have the conf.
dence and respect of colored leaders.
Hoping that some good and worthy
man in the middle west will secure
the place, remain, respectfully, JOHN
L. Thompson.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
CLINTON ITEMS.

Sunday Jan. 18th quarterly meeting
will be held at Bethel A. NJ. E. church.
Presiding Elder Malone is expected to BE-
with us.
Miss Rebecca Robinson passed away
Friday afternoon at Agatha hospital from
the result Of an operation which she sub
nlitted to recey yly, her death came a.
surprise to hCr friends, few OF whom
knew that she was i'll. Miss Robinson
was well known and numbered her
friends BY the score, who had been won
By her bright. sunny disposition. Miss
Minerva Il becca Robinson was born in
Letirange Troupe Co., Ga. Jan. 18th.
1868. She came TO Clinton 10 June 1880
with her parents and has made this city
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
EDITORIALS.
THE APPOINTMENT OF DIR.
w. D. CRUM.

It seems that each week there
comes something good that Presi'
dent Roosevelt has done for our
race, that it may look like fattery
to write about him each week,
but there has been two recent
announcements that occurs to us
does call fourth our strongest and
best words of admiratio and
appreciation, namely: The ap.
poiutment of DR.. Crum to be Col
lector of Port at Charlestown, S.
c., against the protestation of
the white prejudiced people of
that state, and for his firm stand
by Mrs. Cox in the Indianola,
Miss, postofiice affair, and COM
PEELED those citizens to keep her
or do without a postofdce. He
would not yield to their prejudic-
ed whims, he would not deviate,
he would not stultify that true
high regard for his duty and the
obligation that he assumed when
he took the oath to be president
of all the people of the United
States of America.
Those are the real men that
our race should with one accord
support, defend and protect, and
even die for if need be. Each
generation has but few such men,
yet those few brave men that
dare to do right will shine out
more resplendant each year, like
Wendell Phillips, Chas. Sumner,
VIM. Lord Garrison, Oliver P.
Lovejoy, Lincoln, Garfield and
Roosevelt.
Mr.. President, so long as you
are president do your full, honest
and loyal duty, and the true
noble loyal people, both North
and South will praise you. Let
qualification, honesty, integrity,
pure manhood be the test and not
the color, race or creed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16

Mrs. Jensevis ,. Wilkinson created
quite . sensation when she appeared
In the Union depot last Wednesday in
besutitul hunting costume, the skirt
fell just 10 the ankles, the boots were
laced And turned down at the top, the
hat WAS . light colored felt and turned
up on the side with feather. she
was picture to gaze on and everyone
Ia and ont Of the depot paid her COM
pliment - ahe walked up and down
the floor with the rest OF the party un-
I'll srxin time. Mrs. Wilkinson is in
deed . beautiful woman aud one Of the
Il ading ladies' we have in Des Aoiues.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16
hUCHAKINOCK NEWS.

The mines have not run day this year
Mrs. N. Carey entertained . number ol
friends In honor Of Mesdamss Gains.
Humbles and Johnsos OF Buxton.
Mr.. H. Lewis who has been disabled
with rheumatifm is better at this writing.
Mr.. p. Carey has besn confined to his
hcme on account Of the rheumatism.
Mrs. e. X. Foster was Buxton visitor.
!. Mrs. Martin Jones was an Oskaloosa
visitor Friday.
Teachers meeting will be held at The
home of Mr.. Welch Friday morning.
Rev. Simmons will preach here Sunday.
All are invited to attend.
Mr.. Tom Peaco was : Buxton visitt r
last week.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-16

and Lyons where she resided at the tim,
OF death her home. She Is survived bJ
her parents Rev. and Mrs. Jas. Robinson
four sisters four brothers two children
Alline and William . 4 a numbeD ol
olatives. for . number { years she Aal
been faithful M n,h.r of the FIRST N.
L. church of Lyons from which place hes
funeral was held Monday afternoon. Ne
pastor Rev. Robinson officiating be
giving very beautiful discourse on the
life OF The deo@a.ed. A quintet undsr
the direction Of Prof.. NcArthur rendered
the music. also solo, ''Ons Swsstly
Solmn Thought" rendered by Miss Beae-
dict and the "Plains Of Peass" rendered
BY Prot. McArthur. Intsrment took
place In OakIaad cemetery.
Jas. Williams Is still, indisposed and
docs not seem to gain very rapidly.
]. r. Culberson 10 nursinga . genuine
case Of neuralgia Of the head. Messrs.
Albert and John Robinson and vile of
Chicago wss sslled here BY the death Of
there sisssr Miss RebeccA Robinson.
Wesssssogsys - b callai upon TO
chroaicle the death Of an old Sgd citissas
in the person Of Mrs. Afam Saylor who
passed away at 4:S0 Tuesday morning at
her home on Maple Avenue. will ssy
more IN next issue.
William Giles an employee Of the G.
& N. w. spent the week In Clinton bsing
uadsr the weather.
At the snnuai election OF trustees OF
Bethel A. N. Il. church held Monday |
aia aht the following psrsons we're choss:
A L Meadows, s. Q. Smith. A. A. Bush
J. T. .Calberson. n. O.. Culbereon. d.
Winfield aad G. Clay the last two being |
1ew men.