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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
EVA HORN LOST AND FOUND.
"Broker" Arrested with the Newsglrls'
Missing Sister.

Mrs. Horn, the mother Of the Horn sis-
ters, Sadie and Winnie, who sell papers to
Senator Platt and others not so noted at
Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue,
asked the police yesterday afternoon TO
find her youngest daughter, Eva, who.
the mother says. IL 10 years old and who
never sold papers.
According 10 Mrs Horn, a man who said
he was William Gordon, a broker "who
never earned less than 500 a day, and some
times made $500" has been calling on Eva
for some time. He used TO call on Sadie,
the mother said, but Sadie didn't care for
him.
Mrs. Horn says Gordon called on Friday
afternoon when Mrs, Horn. who runs dolls
hospital, gave an entertainment at which
there were readings and singing and 80 on.
Eva then said she was going to meet Cor
don on Saturday afternoon.
The girl went out on Saturday afternoon
She didn't come back that night or on Sun
day, 30 yesterday NOR ming Mrs. Horn
went to Police Headquarters and had an
alarm" cent out Mrs. Horn said she
thought the girl had been kidnapped.
Mea nwhile, Eva and Gordon had been
over in Long Island Police Captain Darcy
of tho Astoria station was driving out TO
North Beach on Sunday when he saw the
Rirl and the man. He followed them, he
says, and finally came upon them in an
orchard
Capt. Darcy says the girl was trying 10
get away from Gordon. The clptain
arrested the man on charge Of attempted
assault The girl was sent to the Children q
society
Gordon was arragned yesterday in tho
Long Island City police court, but the
hearing was adjourned to Thursday. Cor
don told the police he was grain specu-
Mrs. Horn learned late last night that
Gordon had been arrested, and that her
daughter was being kept at Long Island
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
TOWING A GIANT CAISS0N.
Tide Changes Before II Reaches the End
Of the New Bridge.

The giant caisson which is to be sunk
at the foot of Pike street for the New York
pier of the Manhattan bridge began its
journey from the slip at l52d street and
the Harlem River yesterday with the ebb
tide, but the four big sea-going tugs that
pushed and pulled at the big yellow pine
box weren't able to get it below Ninety
seventh street when the tide turned,
The tug captains decided that it would
be hopeless task trying to buck an East
River tide with straight-sided box IA
feet long and rs feet wide and drawing
10 feet OF water, 30 at O'CLOCK they made
their tow fast at the foot of Ninety
street. At noon to-day, when the ebb be-
gins, the journey TO Pike street will be
resumed.
Tho berth for the caisson, at the foot of
Pike street. is all ready Two square
tween which il win be sunk. All that re-
mains to he done before the plant can be
completed Ia the removal OF the floating
Church OF Our Saviour, which Ia held by
spiles against the Pike street bulkhead.
The caisson is the biggest ever sunk in
the East River except its mate, on which
the completed pier on the Brooklyn side
was built. II cost 100000 and took four
months 10 build.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
roo LATE TO SEE son ALIVE.
william Walker Dies In London while His
Mother Is on the Ocean.

William Walker OF Montclair, n, j., who
was connected with the law firm Of Dexter
Osborn a Gillespie, at II Broadway, died
Yesterday morning in the Westminster
Hospital at London, England, while his
mother, Mrs. Grace Rogers, was crossing
tho ocean to sec him.
Mr.. Walker left on pleasure trip to
England four weeks ago. News that he
mad been stricken with typhoid fever was
received at Montclalr last Thursday and
hismother left on tho Campania on Saturday.
;, Mr. Walker was rs years old He was
Ihe son OF the late James II. Walker and a
nephew OF DR.. Edward Janeway Of this
verslty IN 1929, with high honors He was
a member Of the Yale Club and the Mont
rsaE Athletic Club Mr.. Walker was not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
POLICE RESCUE MANY TENANTS.
Take Women and children From, Smoke
Filled Tenement Halls.

Policeman Wallace Of the West f25th
street station saw smoke coming from
hardware store at 2l00 Eighth avenue at
midnight last night and after tuning in
an alarm raped for assistance. This
brought Policemen Hanley and Ennis
and Detective Van Buskirk.
The hardware store in on the ground
floor of a five-story tenement, and the
smoke soon filed the halls. The police
rushed in and aroused the tenants, some
Of whom we're already cropping in the smoke-
filed Railways.
On the second floor they found Clara
Hopper, years old and Max Christian,
10 years old, and carried them to the street.
Thomas Christie, his wife and daughter
Ruth were taken down from the third
floor. On the fourth floor in the rear hall
way the policemen found Margaret Cutler,
who was almost suffocatcd. She was
being led by her little daughter Grace,
The smoke was by this time so thick
that the rescuers didn't attempt to make
their way downstairs, but carried the
woman and child TO the roof. where some
Of the other tenants had rushed.
TIE fremen soon cStinguished the flames,
after SIS 900 damage had been done.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
MADE FOR BRIDGE RAIL.
Trolley Inspector Ellcrs Pulls walton Back
ami Gets Him 10 Dry Place.

Frank Eilers, a trolley car inspector
stationed in the south roadway at the
middle Of the Brooklyn Bridge saw man
juNp of a truck n cad of him in the rush
hours last night. ard 'raTe for the rail
He seemed to be intoxicated, and was pretty
slow about climbing up. Ellers jumped
roadway Then, after a little scuffle, he
put his prisoner on a trolley car and turned
him over TO a policeman at the Brooklyn
end of the Bridge AT the Washington
street station house the man said he was
Henry Walton OF East Moriches
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
TWO MORE RESrUES FOR NELLY.
He's Medal Policeman and Has Six 10 His
Creciit--HIorgJe Keeper Saves Girl.

Credit-Morsue Keeper Saves diirI.
Policeman Kelly Of the harbor police
sub station, at the foot Of East l22d street,
who got a medal at the last police parade
and who has six rescues TO his credit,
added two more to his list yesterday.
He jumped into the Harlem River yester-
day afternoon and saved the life OF William
Gerrity. 10 years old, of pa Eastlooth street.
The boy knows how 10 swim. but he had been
seized with cramps. Ee was taken 10 the
Harlem Hospital. and soon revived.
About three hours later Robert Sloms
burgh. 50 years old, OF 100 East l0+th street,
fell through a hole in the dock bet ween
East 122d and 1881 streets into the water.
Kelley went down after the man. and
Thomas Mccain helped the two back TO
the dock.
Helen Lawler, IS years old, of as4 Pleasant
avenue was playing at the foot OF East
10th street, opposite the Harlem Morgue,
yesterday afternoon and fell into the river.
Morgue Keeper James Hennesy heard her
cries and jumping in brought her safely
to the dock
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
SARATOGA CAUB NOT FOR SALE.
Garfield Denies That He Has Given an
Option on His Property.

SARATOGA, July 27.-The statement that
Richard A. Garfield "has offered TO sell
out the Saratoga Club to the Goulds' polo
set," published in New York city paper
this afternoon, is not true. Mr.. Garfield
also denies that he has given to n syndicate
ICES the declaration that no person or per
SONS have an option and that his property
is not for sale. Mr.. Canfeld's Saratoga
property, including recent purchases and
improvements, has cost him, he says,
$75OOOO. and as he proposes hereafter to
make this place his permanent summer
abode he has no inclination TO dispose OF it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
YOUR RING, CAZENOVIA.
Found on Empire state Express. Sent TO
'Tho SUM- From Liverpool.

Tho boss OF THE Sun Information Blu
reau in the Temple Court Building had
just finished yesterday mornings grist
Of letters asking for information as to
summer hotel rates and railroad routes
and fares when the postman gave him
a small package which had been mailed
at Liverpool. II was addressed in a
woman's writing.
Inside the package was small jewelry
box bearing the name of jeweller at
Palo Alto. Cal. The box contained ring
set with turquoise and number of dia
mOnds. worth probably about $500.
With 1t was this letter. with no signature,
and written in an apparently disguise
feminine hand:
Editor. NEW YORK Sun.
Enclosed please find ring found in ladies
Toilet Room OH tho train leaving Buffalo
at one In the afternoon and arriving at New
York city mt ten in tho evening Some in
quiries were made at the time. but whoever
lost II must have left the train before mssin Y
il. II ought to have been left with conductor
but was not. The owner may have written
tho conductor about 10. Now, will you kindly
find who he is and send it to him 1t may
possibly get to the owner that way.
II happened July 7. 1909. afternoon. on
n. !. Central road. Leaving Buffalo at one
and arriving Mt New York at ten in the even.
ing.
The man at TIE Suns bureau got al
the telephone and asked the New York
Central people about it. The train, OF
course. was the Empire State Express
He got the Pullman people. They turned
to their books, and in less than two hours
after the receipt Of the ring telcphoned
that Il. W. Kernsn' of Cazenovia, n. v.
had reported the loss Of a ring like that
sent TO The Sun. Then THE Sun sent a
telegram to IL. w. Herman"
The man at the bureau reckoned II out
that the woman who found the ring had
n bad case OF rernorse, superinduced per
haps by seasiokness, on her arrival al
Liverpool.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
CATTLE BOAT on THE ROCKS.
The Armenia strikes a Ledge or East
b. Forty-fhrst street.

The cattle boat Armenia, in attempting
to land a cargo at slaughter house at
The foot OF East Forty-fifth street yester-
day afternoon. ran on ledge OF rocks OPP
posite Forty-first street. She was hauled
of at 10 o'clock last night.
In making for the dock Capt. Tierney Of
the Armenia ran to the lee of Danger Rock
which marks the extreme southern end
OF the ledge. Before he could get the boat
reversed the strong tide had carried her
nn tho rocks. The Armenia is owned by
the Jersey City stockyards Company.
which is controlled by the Pennsylvania
Railroad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
BIGHWAYMEN ROLDrPC CASHIER.
Two Men Point RyOyers Al Haner and
Get Away with 1900 I'm jamaica.

Oscar Haner, who lives at Hillside and
Alsop avenues, Jamaica, and is cashier Of
the Jamaica Beef Company, was held up
last night and robbed at Hillside avenue
and Bay street He was carrying home in
a satchel the receipts Of the day, which
amounted to between 5000 and 5000.
The two men who attacked HIM thrust
revolvers under his nose and told him to
hand over the sltchel.
He refused and fight followed in which
Haner knocked down one OF the assailants.
The other grabbed the satchel and got away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
FATAL LIGHTNING holt.
Struck q Tree. "Glanced FrOma knOt" and
Killed Nelson y. Anderson.

WASHINGTON, N. j., july 27.-Early
last night in n severe thunder shower,
lightning struck and killed Nelson s.
Anderson, successful contractor and
builder of Port Murray, Anderson's wife
and her sister were knocked down.
To Escape the intense heat Anderson
and his family were sitting under a large
pine tree in front of his house. Az Ander-
son was about to enter the house a bolt
struck the treetop, descended to within
eighteen feet Of the ground, struck knot
and glanced OF and hit Anderson on the
breast. The fluid ran down his left side
and burned a deep furrow in his foot. His
shoe was torn on.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
AUTO KILLS 4 CHILD.
Driver OF Col. BigelOw's Machine Held for
New Hayep's Coroner.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. July 27.-Wilinm
H. Richards, who was driving en- automobile
owned by Col. Frank Bigelow. son OF the
late Gov Hobart Bigelow Of Connecticut,
was arrested tonight and held In 81 900
bail for the Coroner. He was charged
with having caused the death OF Catherine
Belaoa, aged three and half years, who
was crossing the street just as Col. Bigelow's
auto dashed by. The child's head was
crushed.
Starr Barnum, member Of the Bigelow
Boiler Company, OF which Col Bigelow
Ia the head, was detained as a witness.
Two other occupants Of the auto jumped
out and ran away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
BIG TRUCK rs WEAK.
Six Horses Barely Able 10 Move IL and Il 10
Laid Up for Repairs.

The big truck which was brought all
the way from Boston to move the granite
columns for the Cathedral Of st. John the
Divine was taken out yesterday for trial
spin.
Although it was empty the big wagon
wouldn't turn corners or do anything else
expected of it. Six horses were attached
to the truck and IL was with difficulty
dragged to M. Ncring's wagon repair shop
at Broadway and l26th street. where it
will be repaired. The wheels will have to
be strengthened and heavier bolts and
braces are to be put in The repairs will
take a week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
DIyFDINTO MUD AND DROWNED?
Police Theory as TO u BODY Fished Up or
Pier q, North River.

A Waterman on Pier g. North River,
found pile of clothes on the end OF the
pier "A sterday afternoon, He notified the
police, who began dredging An hour later
they hauled up the body Of a man about
IS years old. The hands and head were
covered with mud and the police decided
that the man had Owed from the bulkhead
at low water and had stuck in the mud
until he was drowned.
A few coins were found in the black
trousers. The initials &C. D.. were on the
white outing shirt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
WV. ROCKEFELLER WINS $500.
Gets Verdict Against solomon RarcOmbe
for Trcspass on Ills Private Park.

SARANAo LAKE, N. Y. July Pin the
suit of William Rockefeller against Solo"
mon Barcombe for trespass on his private
park near Bay Pond the jury to-day gave
Mr.. Rockefeller a verdict for 500 Bar
combc had been summoned twice TO
appear here in court before Justice X. II.
Mcintyre. This he failed to do. Mr..
Rockefeller was represented to-day by
Attorney j, r: Kellas Of Malone, Evidence
was submitted show that in all Barcomhe
had violated the fish and game laws twenty
three lines, Tho plaintiff asked for dam
ages T. the amount of $500 only, An execu-
tion was granted against Barcombe, who
lives in the village Of Brandon, to he served
nj once In case lie has no property to
sal lsfy the demand his body may be taken
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
POLICE GET PADDY SHEAP ~
Supposed Hamilton street Murderer Ar
rested in PHILADELPHIA.

Frank Nichols pointed out to the Phila-
delpha police last night in saloon at
Eighth and Buttonwood streets man
who he said was Paddy Shea. He said also
that he had seen Shea murder William
Mcmahon, otherwise Billy Argument,
in "the Gap" In Hamilton street, this city,
on May s. The prisoner denied that he
was Shea and said his name was Joseph
Sheehnn. He was held for identification.
Shea and Mcmahon, according to the
police, had had quarrel and Shea Is said
to have threatened to kill Mcmahon at
sight. On the afternoon of May he came
into Hamilton street, found MoMahon, and !,
after few words. shot him in the shroat.
Shea is an ex-Convict.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
RACED BACK no WALL STREET.
Brokers Special Train Overlook Twentieth
Century Limited.

j. Hegeman Foster OF the Stock Ex-
change firm of Foster & Iounsbery, 80
Broad street, got a summons at St. Paul
on Saturday evening. .4At once, New York, |"
it read. Then he started.
Milwaukee was reached on Sunday morn
ing. 1t was plain he could not connect with
Chicago in time to catch tho Twentieth
Century flyer on the Lake Shore limo. The
Twentieth Century is the only train that
makes the distance from Chicago 10 New
York in twenty hours. His one hope Of
getting TO Wall Street in time for business
yesterday morning lay in catching the
flyer
Mr.. Foster reached Chicago just fourteen
minutes too late. He dashed through the
station, tumbled into cab and rushed
across town to another station. where the
assistant superintendent had Rock Island
dummy waiting for him. Then came a
ride in the dummy to Engiewood, where a
specia! car and an engine were made up
ready to chase tho flyer. Steam was up.
and The car wheels began TO revolve almost
before the hurrying man had put foot upon
the platform.
just forty-nine minutes after the TweD-
tieth Century left theLake Shore station the
private car and the special engine we're
carrying Mr., Foster at top speed in record
run to overtake the flyer, Toledo. the first
stop Of the train was his goal, and he
reached there az the flyer was moving OUT
barely having time to rush across the plat
form and board the train
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
EMPLOYERS THANK ROOSEVELT.
Action I'm the Miller Case Endorsed by An
Association with 5000 Members.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 1.-THE En-
ployers' Association, with 1000 members,
embracing nearly every employer OF labor
in the two Kansas Cities. has written
letter to President Roosevelt thanking him
for ordering the reinstatement OF W. A.
Miller, who was discharged from the Gov
eminent Printing Osfice at the request OF
labor unions. The letter says:
This action. taken In these troublous
times, will go far towards encouraging them
of our citizens who have invested their
money, their brains and their energy in
manufacturing enterprises, assuring them
as 1t does, that their Chief Executive il Q
man with the courage Of his convictions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
STEAMSHIP hit AN ICEBERG.
The BaIu Standard Reaches Philadelphia
with Her Bow stove In.


with Her Bow stove In.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27.--After being
struck by an iceberg the British steamer
Baku Standard arrived to-day in port.
One of her steel plates on the port side
Of her bow was stove in below the water
line and her bow was badly damaged.
The Baku Standard is steel tank steamer
Of 3,7Os tons burden. She belongs to the
European Petroleum Company Of London.
The accident which disabled the vessel
occurred about $50 miles east northeast Of
St Johns Newfoundland. On July 20.
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the ship was
steaming through heavy fog, when huge
white object doomed up on the port side
1t was an iceberg more than two hundred feet
high. Cart Tucker made an effort to
pass to tho leeward of the iceberg, but
the vessel collided with the submerged
portion Of the berg.
The crew experienced much difficulty
in getting the vessel to port.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
VILLA FOR T.. n. THOMAS.
The New Yorker Purchases stone Acre
I'm NewpOrt--Gets II I'm the FAN.

NEWPORT, July 27.-One Of Viewpoints
show places, Stone Acre, which has been
owned by John w. Ellis Of New York and
Ii situated In Bellevue avenue, changed
hands to-day when the sale Of 1t was made
TO Edward r. Thomas of New York, the son
Of the late Gen. Samuel Thomas The
estate is this summer rented to Mrs. X. +.
Townsend of New York, and il will be fall
before Mr.. Thomas can take possession.
Stone Acre is a large villa which has
been the scene OF many important social
functions The land comprises five acres,
and besides the villa there are on 1t stables
and greenhouses. The place is taxed for
S9S 200 and il is understood that the pur-
chase price was In the neighborhood OF
100000.
Mr.. Thomas will make some improve
ments on the place in the fall.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
w,,npER AT MOrHERS DEATHBED
German. Angry Over Disposition or Prop
..,y Kills Two Others and Himself.

:. uic! C0oIe Despatch 10 TNE SUN
BAMBuHa, July 27.-A sensation has been
caused in northwestern Germany by
tragedy in Altoona. where. alongside The
d.sthhad OF his mother, Judge Baur. who
wss A we'll known and respected man, shot
and killed his brother, who was lawyer
bis mothers housekeeper and himself'
Il ia stated that Mrs. Baur left all her
1880 r.r,v IN her h ousekeeper, which caused
po ap,,sryel between the brothers. The
,o, rSS and suicide occurred SUNDAY
n;sht The bodies. including that OF Mrs
Ranr were not found until to-day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
NOT TO WE'D BARON Won ECHT.
Parents OF Miss Pfizer Contradict the
Daron's Announcement.

NswpoRr. R. l., July Alan engage
nent was announced in Newport to-day
by tho man concerned. but the parents Of
tho young woman later said that 1t was
not true. The announcement was that
Miss Alice Phzer, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Pfizer Of New York, was to be mar
ried to Baron Reinhart Bachofen Won Echt
Of Germany. It is understood that the on
parement was announced by the Baron
and promptly denied by the young womans
mother
The Baron and Miss Pfizer have been
seen in each others company n great deal
Of late, and the announcement was no sur
prise to their friends.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28
BULLET THROUGH A CHAIR.
Fleeing Man, Pursuing Policeman and
CommOtlOn in the TcnderlOin.

CommOtlon in the Tcnderloin.
A shot was fired last night in George
Bellners saloon at Sixth avenue and Thirty
eighth street and man, leaving a woman
behind him, fed away dropping pistol as
he ran. There was a connection in those
parts A policeman from Broadway got the
pistol. On inquiry in the saloon he found
that bullet bad gone through the seat OF
a chair. He concluded that the man In
front of the gun had sat down too hard and
scared himself ,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-28

A, summer days entertainment nothinE can
a. ~, 80. Wudson River Day Limo trips'-Adr'
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-12

est truth from my heart OF hearts.
Your words mean so much-so mucn
more, I think, than you realize-and
are 80 cruel in turning to evil the hign-
est, purest impulse woman can feel
the glowing pride in self surrender ana
the sweet, delightful privilege Of giving
where she loves. How can you? how
can your
How eloquent she was! 1t seemed to
me this would have melted the frozen
sea, but ! think Brandon felt that now
his only hope lay in the safeguard OF
his constantly upheld Indignation.
When he spoke be ignored all she had
said. i,
"You did we'll to employ my LORD OF
Buckingham. 1t will make matters
more interesting when tell you 1t was
he who attacked you and was caught
by the leg under his wounded horse; he
was lame, am told, for some time art
erward. / had watched him following
you from the gate at Bridewell and at
once recognized him when his mask
fell of during the fight by the wall.
You have done well at every step, !
see."
"Oh, God; to think of it! Had ! but
known! Buckingham shall pay for this
with his head; but how could ! know!
l was but poor distracted girl, sure
to make some fatal error. was In
such agony-your wounds-believe me-
/ suffered more from them than you
could. Every pain you felt was pang
for me-and then that awful marriage!
I was being sold like wretched slave