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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
EXPECTED COLLISION OCCURRED.
Passengers of Elevated Train Closely Fol
lowed by Another Feared 1t.

a rear end collision occurred at SOS a. m YES
teruay on the SiXth-ave elevated road at Forty
second-st, which caused a panic among the
passengers of two crowded trains and resulted
in the breaking of several of the windows in
the cars In the shock and subsequent excite
ment number of passengers were thrown down
and received slight injuries, which did not how
ever, prevent them from continuing on to their
places of business.
According to an occupant of the rear car of
the train that was run into, the passengers were
IN fear OF collision from the time their ain
left the station at Seventy st One of
the passengers said the motorman of the fol-
lowing train at SiXty-sxth-st. stopped the front
car within ten feet of the train preceding him.
A few of the passengers in the first train start
ed forward the other train approached in
fear that there would be collision there
Seeing that the rear train still followed closely.
several refused to resume their seats. All the
passengers condemned the motornan who i'm
perilled their lives by following so closely At
the in Fifty third-st the apprehension of
the passengers grew almost to panic and sew
eraI left the train at the F'ifteth-st. station
because of their fear.
A passenger who occupied the next to the last
seat in the car that was bumped, said that they
had hardly stopped half a minute when the on
coming train struck theirs and drove it half the
length of the platform
While the passengers were picking themselves
UP, and many who wished to get out of the
were struggling against the stream OF entering
passengers the motorman, this passenger said.
got out of the car that had followed closely.
The talk of the people the platform who had
seen the accident became threatening and the
notorman went back into his booth. 1t ten
minutes before the forward train pulled out of
the station. Many of the passengers who wore
spectacles had them knocked off and broken by
the shock Of the collision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
ANOTHER BIG SH4hECT.
Gen. Greene Transfers SO SergednfS
ROundsmen and PafrOlmeH.

Police Commissioner Greene yesterday trans
ferred thirty-two sergeants. roundsmen ana pa
trolmen dismissed two patromen and reVoKeu
the licenses of two Eighth-ave. concert AIS.
He said he had been dissatisfied with some Vi
tho men transferred and made changes that ne
thought were for the betterment of the depart
ment. Many of the patrolmen transferred were
sent back to patrol duty from plain clothes ana
nrecinct detective work. and are men VINO were
assigned to I; At work at the time Commissioner
Greene made his big shakeup among the warn
men,
The MaGfson-st. station, from when captain
Gre r,er was recently transferred to Fort Ham
iIton came in for the biggest share of the trans
fers two sergeants, roundsman and seven pa
tr linen being sent from that precinct TO others
The Mulberry-st. station, Of which ex-Captaih
Stephenson was commander, was another 10 Ieel
the force of the shakeup. also the East twenty
second street station.
The patrolnen dismissed were william
MichaeIs of the Madson-st. station, ana JONI
Tvrell of the West Thirtieth-st- station both
were tried before Deputy Commissioner EosteIii
on Thursday and dismissed on MS recoii-
mendation. .... 1.o..reu of
ON the recommendation of Captain tOtti Ell, %
the West Twentieth-st. station. ana ActIhs III
snector Walsh the licenses of the Abbey MUST
H IL at No 332 Eighth-ave-, and Aprenul
music hall at No. 800 Eighth-ave were reNoNeu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
GEN GREENE GOES OVER BLoTTER
Sergeant. Out of Revenge, 1t Is Said, Makes
Charges Against Captain Ennis.

Police Commissioner Greene has beeh soihs ~
tbe bIotters of Police Captain James Ennis OF tle
Ralph-ave. station. in Brooklyn on account Vi iu
nnerous complaints made by a police sergeant
=, oirs+ tho cantain This sergeant for months mas
been irving to induce the Police Commissioner 10
make an investigation. He declared that the oio'-
ters would disclose strange condltoh Oh aidiS
in the RaIph-ave. station. The complaints were
toord severaI times by Colonel Partridge. but ne
couId not be persuaded believe that Ennlss rec
ords were straight
After the appointment of General Greene as Coin-
missioner the sergeant called on him ana askeo
~. .. r,a,e an investigation of the blotters. 1t
was said Yesterday that the officer was sergeant
who was charged year ago with failing TO inform
Police Headquarters promptly that burglary nad
taken Mace in Broadway He was repr1nah Geu
Cd transferred blamed Captain Ennis Tor MS
trouble and ii is said declared he would even UP
accounts some da4 A.. - r-ae not
CAPTAIN Ennis said yesterday tnat ne VIZ .. no.
afraid of an investigation and that ms oe'tTis
were kent in as good condition as those OF any
other precinct in the city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
HOSPITALS NEED AN.
George Maccuhoch Miller MAKES an
Uroent appeal for Money

III, .or,o,,s financial situation that to-day con-
fronts the New-York hospitals has led George 4n'o
culloch Miller president of the Saturday anu "
dav Association. to make an urgent appear ioi
sa;t,o,.I and generous gifts behalf of the free
service of the forty institutions in the ASSOCIATION
In this appeal Mr. Miller says:
The necessity for more generous support OF our
nGS trt t that all without exception facing
financial crisis. aggTaVatTd hot t one is self
sustaining and to avoid serious arrears al, all, are
f9rfg ed 10 aon the forty associated hospitals
basis of free work Kindly send check y 10 ou e
eral trea surer Charles Lanier. Ne. IL Nassau-St'
Frederick F. Cook. general agent of the Asso-
ciated Hospitals. said yesterday:
pitaI In the city was in better position to meet
New-York Roosevelt St. Luke's and the Rupturetd
and Crippled had large incomes from enG h ,s
from the city treasury Since then. year by year.
no other reason than that first class securities bear
less interest, while the revenue derived from nnG
support has not only not increased. but in not not, a
few instances has diminished while at e eae ago
have nearly doubled. .o-,..-o,,od
to ask support through the association. 1t does
reluctantly. having always stood for rlch IN,
ends meet unless it also goes into the field OF
solicitation it's individual behalf . .,,o
The increase in the cost of living applies to the
those of the household Food is higher. and so SO
rise and to maintain efficiency.
After enumerating many ways in which hos
ptal is expensive than formerly Mr.
Cook says
Corporate wealth has heretofore held itself
amply defended by its mpersonality, and linpneti
trusteeship, against all appeals for charity and
this in the face of the fact surely too obvious 10
require demonstration. that surface railways
(whose accidents keep the ambuances of our hos
ptas steadily the move) and life insurance
companies. to mention others. are benefited
almost beyond computation. not only by the am
bulance service but by general hospital service
whose mission 1t IS not only to save. but to pro
long life and yet from sources like these not one
dollar has. in any corporate capacity come to any
institution within the knowledge OF this deponent'
and, furthermore. while every important private
partnership banking house gives to the general
hospital fund in terms of $1,000. $500 or $3.50. not a
single national bank gives more than 800. ana
this. as rule. comes as the personal gift OF the
president.
At the last meeting Of the association com
nittee. composed of The following men. was ap-
pointed to solicit subscriptions from corporations:
r. ]. Cross. Charles Ianier. Jacob II. Schif James
Speyer and August Belmont. This committee sew
eral weeks ago sent out appeal to railway
companies. life insurance companies, trust COM
panies, national banks. etc. So far only one cor,
poraton. life insurance company. has responded
favorably.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
DR.. GOULD SHOCKS POLITICIANS.
City Chamberlain Asks to Have Five Clerks
Transferred from Exempt Class

Colonel willis /. ogden. president Of the Munich
pal civil Service Commission. says that he is likely
10 frame up as valuable historical memento a
letter from City Chamberlain Gould asking that
five clerks IN Mr. Gouds office he transferred from
the exempt class 10 the classified service. Such
thing is expected when administration is going
out Of power for then il tends TO build fence
around employe When Deputy Chamberlain
Campbell asked about the matter yesterday.
he said
DIR. Cold the beginning Of the present year
called the staff together and told them Of his APP
Treciation OF tbeir efforts to help him in his ad-
ADMINISTRATION his office lie said that there were
q number Of exempt clerks The staff. hut that
they need feel uneasy. he was satisfied
with Tho services they were giving. Then Dr.
Gould wrote TO the Mayor and the civil Service
Commission recommending the transfeFrence Of the
FIVE clerks 30 the classified service. The recon-
rnendation WAS approved both by the Mayor and
the commission and forwarded TO the State Conn
mission
The Civil Service Commission is constantly re
oeving applications from heads OF departments
for permission exempt clerks that their
places may be filled by political faUorites- TO
have AZ official recommend that i've clerks APP
pointed under thr last administration be trans
ferred the exempt class 10 the classified ser
vice Is enough make the ordinary political spois
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
SAYS HE WILL BE NEXT MAYOR.
Mr.. Hayes Declares Baltimore Will Have
Him or No One

The MARYLAND Society of New-York held its sixth
annual dinner last night at Sherry's. The Rev. j.
Nevett Steele. president of the society. presided.
The speakers included Thomas G.. Hayes, Mayor
of Baltimore; Edwin Warfield. president general of
the National Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution and Assistant District Attorney James
w. Osborne.
The toast. The President and Army and Navy
of the United States drunk standing
Mayor Hayes spoke to the toast, Our Mother
State and paying tribute to the sons of
Georgia when some cried out. How about
Delaware?
There greater patriots in the nation to-
day" said he. than the Southerners. We thought
we wSrc right in the sixties. and we fought. but
we abide the arbitrament OF the sword and love
the nation
He declared that the political leaders of Balu-
more would rather take a dose of poison than
him Mayor of Baltimore for another four years.
But I'm going to be the Mayor. / have club.
and I'm going tell the political leaders they
must have one he said.
Mayor Hayes mentioned Grover Cleveland. and
the name brought forth applause
e. r. L. Gould. City Chamberlain responded to
he toast 1.-The City of Sew-York Edwin War
field, of Baltimore responded TO the toast The
Ladies' He introduced by President Steele
as the next Governor of Maryland. Assistant Dis
trct Attorney Osborne responded To the toast.
Dixie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
SUBPOENA FOR AsBURY PRESIDENT
Head of Trust Company Ordered to Appear
in Trenton-Apply for New Bank.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Asbury Park, Feb. 20.-A subpoena was served
on President Albert c. Twining of the Mon
mouth Trust Company to-day, commanding him
to appear at Trenton to testify concerning the
loan by the trust company of S22,J0O to the
Frazer Mountain Copper Company, of which he
is president. and the purchase by the trust COM
pany of 3S1 shares of the stock of the First
National Bank the day the latter concern was
closed by the government. The subpoena is re-
turnable next Tuesday, when application Will be
made for a receiver for the trust company by
Attorney General McCarter.
The officials of tie trust company and their
friends are urging the appointment of Senator
Oliver II. Brown, of Spring Lake but the de-
positors want local man named, and Council
man T. Frank Appeby and Hugh s Kinmonth
and John E Lanning. formerly prosecutor of the
pleas. are spoken of Tor the place
Local capitalists to-day forwarded to Wash
ington an application for a new national bank
in this city. to be known as the Seaboard Ma
tional Bank. II a favorable reply is received
the new bank will be placed in running order
within a week. The signers of the application
are Frank B. ConoVcr. Clarence ;. steiner
James NJ Ralston. John Steinbach Henry Stein
bach Martin l.. Bamman and DR.. James F.
Alderman The institution will be capt
talized at $4,000. with surplus of SoOOOO
The seven capitalists named have subscribed
the entire amount of stock. 1t is probable that
the National Park Bank will be its Newly ork
correspondent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
POLICEMAN RESCUED SIX.
Found Two Women and Four Children
Overcome BY Smoke.

Bicycle Patrolman Liebold of the West One-hun-
dred-and-fift ysecond-st station. rescued six per-
sons. four Of them children. from burning build
ing at No 2.So} Eighth-ave. a brick tenement house.
yesterday. The fire caused by an overheated
furnace and the smoke spread through the building
in sitting volumes On the second floor live
Eugene Mcguire his wife and three children. Lie
bold saw the fire and. after sending in alarm,
upstairs He found Mrs. Mcguire and the three
children overcome by smoke. He helped Mrs. Ma
quire down the fire escape and then carried the
Three children to the street Then he went TO the
thiId floor and found Mrs Kate Brophy and her
child also overcome by smoke He carried the
child down the fire escape and helped Mrs. Brophy
down the way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
NO 4DDICKS WHIIEW1SH
Bill Cmdemning KEENAN, p0fed
Dozen and Laughed Dozen.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNE.l

Dover Del. Feb 2O.-The Regular Republi-
cans and Democrats took advantage OF an OPP
portunity offered by the Union Repuphca'is W
day to show the gasman unmlstakapiy "i''
,ho;r oninion of him is and, incidentally now
badlv they are frightened by his threats 1t
seen,s that George Kennans articles III Inc
o,,+,ool" on nolitical methods in this State nave
~ last pierced the rhinoceros macs Vi '"e
I-,ions and to-day they introduced resolutions
. ..h borses of the legislature condemnlng
Mr. Remnants story a low dir'y anu =.
abensible lie without any ground or Jusu-
fication.' oa
,nnarantlv assuming that the Regulars were
osleen when Representatives Tyre anu i'oe
boIted to the Unions. and. TO give an app'
ance of unanimity to the defence OF Auui'h7' Wv
I-;o,, bod the resolution introduced IN the
t1ouse by Tyre but it was Immediately sree'N
with several amendments to lay IL over Vi -
ignore il altogether The UNIONS proteS'eu "
.troroIv however. ana were so urgent for
prompt action. that the Regulars anu
Gratis yielded and defeated the 'e9o'"'
out further delay.
Whom the vote II to II against. was an
rounced the Regulars and Democrats cheereu'
and there were cries from them of Coca!
Good" But the unions were extremely uhcoiii-
plimentary in their comments on the ao'oi "
the Regulars in combining with the DeihoO' az
Tn tho Senate the unions got off more easily
There the resolution was introduced by j. FRANK
Alice Addicks's floor leader. and was only ialo
over until Monday The Senator then went over
to see what the House would do After the
Unions had been handled roughly there the
Senator went back and voted to supply each
with COPY of the latest Outlook, so as 10
see what it was all about. The unions were
Just as bitterly antagonistic to this resolution
as to the motion TO carry away their bucket or
whitewash. The truth of Addickss observation
about the power of majority was again eXem-
plified, however -,
He is having this borne in upon him rather
hardly lately and the Democrats tonight 1eel
more hopeful than ever that the fnlshlng
touches will be put upon the gas mans amhl-
ton without much more delay. The cheery
wav in which the Regular representatives voted
down the Unions to-day was inspiring. The
Democrats went home quite pleased they were
all laughing at the impotent anger of the Unions
when the vote announced.
The balloting to-day showed no change 1t
was follows:
Long ternl-Addcks, 20; j: Wilkins Cooch
DemD 20; H. A. Dupont, :; Higgins, =.
Short term-Addicks. IS; John w. Causey
OemD 20; Higgins, s; Spruance >; Richard
S0r1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
o.. |. AND w. IMPROVEMENT

An official OF the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western Railroad said yesterday that the com
pany had spent s3O0.Vo in new bridges in
recent years. and carrying great improve
meuts i'm raising it's tracks through suburban ter
ritory. Under the present system the railroad
crosses twenty-seven streets in Newark, and all
the crossings are at grade. with one exception
There 172 passenger trains and six freight
trains passing the line each day When the
improvements have been completed only grade
crossing In Newark will remain. Many facts
nected with the railroad improvements have been
published Ina booklet entitled "ModeInizng "A
Trunk Line which Is being distributed by the
Lackawannas traffic departnen nj.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21

BuchEn's Counsel Could Ask for
Chance of Venue.

A report that counsel for David ". Buckln.
Canfied's manager. would seek change of venue
for his trial and get stay to prevent the trial
from going before Justice Herrck in the Criminal
Branch of the Supreme Court next Monday
reached the District Attorneys office yesterday.
1t caused some excitement in view of the fact
that Pucklins counsel had been able to delay
the trial a week the representation that more
time was needed for preparing the defence. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome said late in the after
The people are ready to try Bucklin before Jus
tice herriek on Monday The only way in which
COUNTY alleging that he co,Id not get = fair trial
IN New-1ork County. and procure a stay pending
the argument for a change Of venue. Counsel for
tee of the Supreme Court and any justice of the
court could grant a stay, although the applica-
before a justice in this division Such a step
Wo4iq near that the counsel for Bueklin think
They would virtually confess that thay were seek
think 6a if he t0 10 se the s
ferred to another county the witnesses for the
cult TO have these witnesses served with sub
Perhaps they think they could have the place
of trial changed to Saratoga County. That would
ager tried for running a gambling house do
not believe a motion fox a change of venue would
Oppose it, but the motion would delay the trial
a a, wne and IT might interfere with the plans of
the prosecution for compelling the attendance of
some unwilling witnesses.
Mr. Jerome indicated that he believed all the
witnesses needed for the prosecution of Canfeld's
manager would be obliged to testify but he would
no. tell II there had been a satisfactory arrange
ment by which Reginald g. Vanderbilt and some
other men who were missing when their names
were called in the court last Monday would be
present when their testimony was wanted 1t has
been the talk in the District Attorneys Office that
Mr. Vanderbilt and other unwilling witnesses had
given assurances through their LAWYERS that thew
would be present to testify and that no proceedings
Ior contempt of court would be necessary to COM
pei their attendance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
FOR THE HOLIDAY AT ATLANTIC CITY.

Atlantic City, " j.. FEB. % CSpeciaD--The
brightest OF winter skies has rejoiced those stay
ing in this city by the to-day. and there Is
promise Of the best of climatic conditions for the
crowds who viii be here over Washingtons Birth
DAY. with the throng expected no doubt is en-
tertained that multitude the famous board
walk Sunday viii surpass that al any lime
save midsummer, unless il be one or two record
breaking Easter gatherings
While polar conditions prevailed elsewhere
earlier IN the week and snow fell nearly every
where in the North here there vas none and the
temperature cid not register remarkably low
point The lovers Of the game OF golf have been
Enjoying themselves the links and some hne
bolicay playing - anticipated
There Is every indication that the pleasure seek
ine fhrong come tomorrow 10 spend SUNDAY
and Monday wild nearly equal the capacity Tor
advertisement al this season
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
FACTORY GIVES UP RUNNING SALOON
1t Interfered Too Much with Work at Glu-
eose Works.

Hackensack. y. J.. Feb 20-There is rejoicing to-
day among the owners Of saloons near the Nr-
buckle Glucose Wo-ks at Edgewater. The iubi-
Iancy is due to the fact that the management Of
the big factory suddenly decided last night that
IL had had enough Of trying TO run a cut-rate
saloon for the benefit Of it's employees and closed
up the place In the ten days that the private
bar had been running it was the busiest place in
the works The three baTteuders imported from
w-Iork served drinks until they were tired N
was a Mecca for the factory employees. who spent
most OF their time there and had beer whiskev
and sandwiches charged to them until their wages
depleted.
1t seems there dearth Of men I'm four de-
partments yesterday afternoon The forernen hur-
ried to the tangiefOOt diSpensary and cOrraed an
the men they needed. Some OF them were TT 10
work. conference OF the managers Of the estah-
Iishment resulted in the closing Of the barroorn.
and the workmen were told to get their drinks
elsewhere This means. Of course that the 81 loom
keepers the outside Of factory will get their
former good business back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
NINE schuMANN-HEINK IN BROOKLYN.

For the fourth time this the Boston
symphony Orchestra has Drawn crowded house
the Academy or Music in Brooklyn being filed
10 the doors last evening the special attractions
being Nine. Schumann-Heink. who sang TeCita-
tive and aria from Mozart's Titus and But
the ord is mindful of His own from MendelS-
snhn's st Paul and Timothee Adamowski, who
played the solo part In the Mackenzie "Pibroch'
suite for violin and orchestra. Cherubini's
ture To The Water Carrier and Beethoven's
Fifth Symphony completed the programme Brook
lyn audiences usually liberal with applause.
and there was no exception TO the rule last
ing Mime Schumann- Heink receiving an especially
warm greeting. The fifth and last concert Of the
series will be given on Friday evening, March 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
PERHAPS HERLIHY MADE CONFESSION
So Saws Rumor After His Talk with One OF
Jerome's Assistants.

Police CAPTAIN HerIihy, who is under indictment
for neglect of duty clOseted with Assistant
District Attorney Morgan, who has charge Of the
police cases for some time yesterday at the DIS
trict Attorneys office. A stenOgrapher took notes
80 ,,ba+ was said 1t was rumored that Herlihy
was irving to square himself with the District
Attorneys office and had probably made comics
sion which would have important DEVELOPMENTS
NJ. Morgan would only acknowledge that captain
Herlihv had been with him. and that stenogra-
pher had taken notes
Mr. Morgan was asked if Herlihy came OF MS
own yoiition or whether re was sent for
ale came" was all the answer the Assistant
District Attorney would return District attorney
Jerome said he knew nothing about the SUBJECT