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New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
KILLED ON BATTLESHIP.
By POWDER EXPLOSION.
4ccident aboard the Massachusetts
-Sr Dead, Three Hurt.

San Juan, Porto Rico Jan. 11.-Six men
were killed and six others were wounded. two Of
them proba bly, fatally. by the explosion Of
powder charge of S-inch gun board the
United States battleship Massachusetts, yester-
day morning while at target practice off Culebra
Island.
Details of the explosion we're obtained when
the Massachusetts arrived here to-day. The
plosion occurred in the starboard after S-inch
turret shortly before noon yesterday, and was
due 10 the accidental discharge of a percussion
primer. while the breech of the gun was open.
The full charge exploded in the turret and killed
injured all the crew of the gun. numbering
nine men. Ensign Ward K. Workman who
was in charge of the turret, escaped all injury,
although he standing near the scene of the
explosion.
Magnificent discipline was Immediately shown
by the officers and crew of the battleship. Cap
tain Harry Lee. commanding the marine guard
of the vessel. and Ensign Clarence A. Adele i'm
rnediately flooded the turret with water, and
Lieutenant Charles F. Hughes and Gunner
Kuhlwein went below to the magazine picking
up powder charges and prevented further ex-
plosions. while Lieutenant William c. Cole and
Gun Captain Soneman entered the turret and
withdrew the charge from the other gun. whose
breech was OPEN The survivors of the guns
crew when rescued were burned. mutiated and
nearly dead. One man whose clothing was on
fire jumped overheard.
The last words of all the men taken from the
turret in dying condition were practically the
same:
Il did my duty. Love to home.
The coolness and discipline of the officers and
men were credit to the navy In less than a
minute three streams of water were pouring
into the turret. preventing the charge in the
other S-inch gun from exploding
Dart Walker, the marine artist, witnessed the
explosion
funeral service for the who met their
death in yesterdays explosion was held at 1
o'clock this afternoon board the Massa-
chusetts, Chaplain Wright officiating. After
ward a procession was formed on shore and pro-
ceeded to the military cemetery of Porto Rico.
where the burial took place. The regimentaI
band of the garrison of Porto Rico took part in
the ceremony. Admiral Higgiuson and the Off
GERS of the Massachusetts were at the grave
side where military hOnOrs. and also Masonic
honors for one of the dead men, were rendered.
Coxswain Tacke died at $40 o'clock this after
noon The condition OF Schert and Bassett has
become worse, and 1t is now thought that these
men will not survive their injuries. Seaman
Patterson is doing well, and is expected to re-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
VOORHIS CALLS IT BIG FRAUD.
Declares Labor Mans Petition for XVIth
Senate Nomination Most Flagrant Case.

The hearing on the petition of Alexander
Law, the independent candidate of the Liberty
Bell Democratic party, for a place on the
ticket al the special election for Senator in the
XVIth Senate District, to succeed the late Sen
ator Trainor, before the Board of Elections
yestel day, developed, according to President
voorhis the most fiagrant violation of the law
the board has met. Law is a carpenter by
trade and lives at No. 223 West Thirty-sev
enth-st He belongs to the Carpenters Union.
To obtain a legal nomination for Senator an
independent candidate it is necessary to OBJ
tain the signatures of at least one thousand
legal voters in the district where the election
is to be held. All these must be sworn to be
fore a notary, who, in turn, must qualify as one
who is personally acquainted with the voter
whose signature he witnesses well as know
ing that he is a legal voter in the district
Laws petition was presented to the board last
Monday. 1t contained a thousand signatures.
Thomas J. Smith, secretary of the general
committee of Tammany Hall, registered a pro-
test against the acceptance of the petition, al
leging that many of the signatures were fraud
TT is the most fragrant that has ever
come before u.s." said President Voorhis. Ihe
signatures have been investigated by the polce
with the following results"
Reading from the reports submitted by Police
men DIppIod and Lahey, specially detailed to
the bureau Mr.. Voorhis declared that out OF
seventy-one names only five were those of men
living at the addresses named.
Law was called on 10 explain why many
men whose names appeared on the petition
we're unai.le to siGp their names and appeared
by cross marks,
Many OF the meP had their gloves on as they
were approached in the street and that explains
the illteracy of some of the signatures, said
Law In some cases the ink got frozen in the
pen and we nad to go into a saloon TO thaw IL
ont Some men were met returning from work.
and as their hands were grfny and greasy had
they signed the petition 1t would have been
a
body"
President voorhis said a decision would be
made tomorrow.
Won ueople viii hear from me- Law said 10
some of the employees ot the Office, next fall
we shall have things running by that time
"Out of the fifty-nine pages or the petition,
said president Voorhis 'thirty-fve appar-
entity fraudulent. The whole thing is patiently
in the handwriting of three persons. One of the
sheets, although l am not on expert on hahu-
writing has been clearly written by two per-
Oniy.'
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
THOSE KILLED AND INJURED.
The Disaster Under Investigation

Washington, Jan. 17-Admiral Hgginson
cables from San Juan Porto Rico. under to-
days date. that by explosion of powder in
the eight-nch turret of the battleship Massa-
chusetts five men were killed and four in
juIed. None were commissioned officers One
of the injured men. Coxswain Tacke. died later
The text of Admiral Higginson's dispatch is
as follows:
San Juan. P. r.. Jan. II.
Secretary Navy, Washington.
Powder charge exploded accidentally in eight
inch turret Massachusetts, Cause being inves
tigated by board. Dead-A. Hendriksen, boat
swain's mate: F Fl. Losser. apprentice; s. F.
Malinowski. landsman; K j. Platt, ordinary
seaman: Robert Rule ordinary seaman.
Injured-W. w. A. Schert. apprentice; a. S.
Tacke coxswain ]. G. Patterson. ordinary sea-
man; a. n. Dossett, ordinary seaman
The following dispatch dated San Juan. 2:4O
o. M was received at the Navy Department
this afternoon:
Charge S-inch turret Massachusetts accident
ally ignited Injured dangerously: Andreu Hen
driksen Kenneth l. Platt. Rule Albert Tacke.
Seriously: Alex n. Bassett Felix II. Loesser.
Stephen F. Malnowski. James G. Patterson.
Walter w. Aschert.
Board investigation in session.
The Navy Department officials were perplexed
at the discrepancy between the two cable dis
patches from Rear Admiral Higginson and al
though they were disposed to accept the most
hopeful construction of the facts. as set out in
the one timed 2:40 O'Clock p m, when it became
known through tho press dispatches that the
cident happened yesterday. il was feared that the
ca BILE dispatch had been inverted in sending. and
that the last and correct version that which
recorded the actual death of five OF the unfortu-
nate sailors. To clear up all doubt. Captain
Cowles, the acting head Of the Navigation Blu
reau. dispatched a message TO Rear Admiral
Higginson, requesting him TO again cable the
facts in the case. and to reconcile his dispatches
The S-inch guns next In size below the 10
inch turret guns carried by this. battleship and
Just above the rapid fire gun limit. so that their
charges were not contained in fixed metllic cases
and the powder put up in canvas bags. The
regulations require that the powder bags re-
ferred 10 should be conveyed fronl the magazines
Ia the hreech of the gun in a canlike metal re-
ceptacie intended to guard against just this
sort of an accident
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

make inquiries as TO when the vessel might be
expected to sail. They received accurate in
formation, they declare. They could not learn
whether or not they would have time to so
ashore and take look at the city. At last. ac-
cording to A Parlett Lloyd the chairman of the
grievance committee, a notice was posted that
all passengers must be board at . O'Clock
This was at 3 o'clock The ship did not sail
until II o'clock that night.
Before the steamer started some of the pas
sengers had arrived at the conclusion that all
was not as they had expected. The Rev. Arthur
Crane, a member of the committee appointed by
the passengers, and formerly pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Charleston. said yesterday
that he began to smell rat when one Of the
stewards told him that the passengers would be
fortunate if they reached New-York by Wednes-
day week. When asked to be more specific he
said the steamer had been going slower and
slower each trip lately, and at last, when
pressed to tell what the trouble was, the steward
said oh the ships tired
At last the ST. Louis got under way, and
passed Hurst Castle a few minutes after mid
night In the mean time those who were to
board the steamer at Cherbourg had LETT Parls
on the special train. and reached Cherbourg IN
the afternoon. According to Victor s. Allen,
who is engaged in the asphalt business at No
12S PearI-st, and lives in Stamford Conn, those
who went TO CheTbourB did not receiNe any ueii-
mite Information regarding the time the ship
might be expected. They were at last told that
the ship would be in by 10 p. m. and they were
taken 10 a hotel for dinner. After dinner they
wore Informed that the steamer would not reach
there until Sunday morning. Quarters al a hotel
were provided for them, and early in the morn
ing they were aroused and told that the steamer
had come in. Cherbourg was left at so o'clock
THE, FIRST DAYS LOG
The first day the steamer logged 341 miles.
on the second day the mileage was $50 The
passengers began to think that the ship would
not reach port on Saturday. even Sunday, at
this rate Then the engine department began
to have trouble with the boilers. The next day
the figures for the days run were $3.50 miles
Although this was better than the previous day.
Il was evident that the steamer would be much
beiated and. according 10 George n. Pifer, OF
Cleveland who kept diary of the voyage the
passengers began to condemn the agents who
had induced them to book by the promise that
the steamer would reach port on Sunday On
Tuesday the Kaiserin Maria Theresa had passed
at a distance The posted on the board was
312 miles for Thursday. There was an unsuc-
cessfl effort to be jovial. The OF the follow
ing day far below that of the previous Day
and the passengers became disconsolate as they
thought of the long time which must eiapse De-
fore thew could reach port and relieve the
anxiety OF their friends
HOT SPEECHES AT MEETING.
ON saturday January 10. affairs reached the
boiling over stage and an indignation meeting
Continued third page.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
FOR LIST F4REWELL.
Family Gather at Bedside Of En-
MAJOR He7citt.

Just before II o'clock last night the members of
his bedside hurriedy called there the doctors
say last farewell.
AT II o'clock Mrs. J. o. Green, daughter and
ker husband. DR.. Green. entered the house. They
Mrs. Lloyd S Brice son-in-law and daughter of
Edward Cooper.
At the time DR. and Mrs. Green arrived there
were present at the bedside of Mr.. Hewitt his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt. Erskine
Hewitt. the youngest son, and Miss Sarah c.
Hewitt and the Drs. Keyes father and 1t
said at the door that the doctors expected the end
at any moment
Ex-Mayor Hewitt grew weaker yesterday At s
o'clock DR.. James Dr.. Keyes, jr., and DR.. Keyes.
ST., held consultation for hour. Then the
following bulletin issued:
Mr.. Hewitt has grown weaker during the day.
w. B. JAMES.
7. l.. KEYES.
Z. L. KEYES, JR.
DR.. James went away soon as the bulletin
written. He asked about the patients
condition and said
Mr.. Hewitt has lost ground during the day, but
still the change is not very great
DR.. James gave the impression that the loss by
the patient not grave and not serious
the statement of the fact would leave outsiders to
believe.
Two tanks of oxygen were taken into the house
at $50 O'Clock. At a. this bulletin issued:
The restlessness of last night has passed away
and Mr. Hewitt is again quiet. There is no otner
definite change
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
FURNACE EXPLOSION KILLS THREE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

II4'O-'lT-I
McKeesport. Penn, Jan. 17.-By an explosion
in the Monongahela furnace Of the Natlonai
Tube Works tonight three men were killed and
seven injured. Four of the injured will die
The men working on top of the furnace
-Four them were blown 10 the ground. eighty
feet Parts of the bodies of the dead were
found one hundred yards from the furnace.
All the dead and injured foreigners. The
superintendent Of the mill cannot explain the
exnlosion lie 50 ve Tho T-~''+en iron might have
i,aen chilled
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
.oUTHERN's LIMITE

N4tIV YORK AND 81 AUGUSTINE
,-,. I,enna r. r. Southern Ry. and Florida East
rosst Line. Leave New-York daily, except Sun
~ 70 a noon. The line operating Club Dining.
com partnent Drawing and State-r9om Sleeping,
fhraTV and Observation cars TO Florida. Two
cher fast trains. New York Offices "a and llso
I1rnadHaE.-A.K.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
e,rrs MANAGER WANTED.

Nv New, York color printing house Big aanDTsd lsf
1 vi,,, eccessfui managerial experience fpreifI-
at-, ,r 5tiurfpt Publishing, o. AdNerllsihsp l.i-
eraI salary 10 start which viii De }ncIs.srs..ii
-2EkL
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
TEXAS. MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA.
SJTNSET LIMITED

Leave New York daily. as D. m. via Penna r
r.. Southern Ry.. a w. p. w OF A.. and 4. &
N RR.'s. superb service. Dining. Library OBJ
zervation. Drawing and State-rOorn sleeping cars.
New York Offices. "a and i1S5 Broadway.-AdyI
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
A1KEN ANp AUGusTA.

via pepna RR and Southern Ry. Double
daily ser,l Ice 1910 noon. 20 p NJ Pullman Draw.
i,,p. room sleeping cars dinins-car service. New
Y6ri Off!ces 27I and llS5 Broadway y-Advt
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18
DINNER FOR JOHN HAY.
OHIO SOCIETY'S FEAST.
The Diplomatic Corps AHendS-TBe
Speakers.

notable gathering of diplomats statesmen
and of men prominent in the affairs Of New
York and of the nation. did honor to John Hay
Secretary Of State. at the seventeenth annual
dinner Of the Ohio Society OF New-York at the
Waldorf-Astoria last evening.
From Washington came the official represen-
tattves of the foreign legations. and from this
city were present many of the men most prom
inent in commerce and finance. and officials
from the city government and from the federal
departments. All united to greet the states
man who was the guest Of the evening.
Secretary Hay. as he himself explained. - not
an Ohioan by BIRTH but he lived In Ohio while.
and that entities him to be honorary
member of the Ohio Society. Mr. Hay sat
the right OF Colgate Hoyt. the president OF the
society. and Mr. Hoyt's left was Count Cas-
sint. Russian Ambassador and dean OF the
diplomatic corps.
The others seated at the guest table were=
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

USHER'S SCOTCH
has n,aintained it's supremacy for half century.
This fact is a guarantee or its exceilence-Advt
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

Butler Duncan. president Of
st. Andrews Society.
General Henry L. Burnett.
United States District At
tOrney-
Francis n. Loomis. Minister
to Portugal.
J. P. Morgan.
Bishop William A. Leonard.
OF Ohio. chaplain Of the
society.
Samuel Mather.
James II. Hoyt.
David j. Hill. Assistant
Secretary Of State.
Pierre de Margerte. OF the
French Embassy.
Senator Marcus A. Hanna
Sir Michael n. Herbert. the
British Ambassador.
Sefior de Aspi-oz. the Mex
lean Ar0ba aSSadOr.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

Signor Edmando Mayor des
{ Planches. she italian An
bassador.
Baron Ladlslsus HengslmHller
Won Hengeryar. the AustrO--
Hungarian Ambassador.
Senator Chauucey VI. Depew-
Coun. A. Won Quadt-Wyk-
radr fsny. Counsellor AMI
First Secretary OF tns
German Ambassy.
Mayor Seth Low.
Whitelaw Reid.
Edmund c. Stedman. presi--
dent Of the New-Englau3
Society.
General William II. Seward
Allan -. BLACKWELL. vice
president Of the Peunsyl-
vania Society.
George d. Stewart vice
president Of the Canadian
Society.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

Charles @. Dawes. Control
Ter Of the Currency.
Justice z. E Mccall. Of the
Supreme Court.
Colonel ]. J. McCook.
Colonel Albert l.. Mills.
cOmmandant at West
Point.
Frederick n. Underwood.
E. 3. Thomas.
Park Commissioner ". r.
WILCOX
John D. Rockefeller. ir.
Colgate Hoyt. jr.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

The press of official work kept Governor Nash
Of Ohio away. Andrew Carnegie was forbidden
by his physician to attend the dirner. John d.
Rockefeller was unavoidably detained at the
last moment, and Augustus Thomas was kept al
home by an attack OF the grip. j. P. Morgan
came late.
Among the five hundred at the other tables
were:
New-York tribune., 1903-01-18

George ". Perkins.
Robert Bacon.
ExAttorney General John
W. Griggs.
Lyman J. Gage.
NJ E Ingalls,
State Senator y. A. EisoeTg-
Isaac y. Seligmau-
Justice Leventritt.
The Duke Of Newcastle.
Russell A. Alger. eX-Secrs-
tary Of War.
General Stewart L. Wood
ford
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-14
DEMOCRATS CUNNING
FOR JUDGE SWAYNE

Washington D. c. December 'o'-'Spe-
cial THE house Of representatives ny
formal resolution has Instructed its ju-
dietary committee to investigate the
charges aganst United states District
Judge Charles Swayne of Florida. with
view to possible impeachment. Thls ac-
lion was taken after a two hours debate
in which a number of the leaders on the
republican side manifested a disposition
70 muddy the walters by supporting mo-
zion to refer the resolution OF ihVesN-
cation to a committee where IL couid
have beer. smothercd.
The resolution was introduced DN J'1dSe
Lamar, the new representative ifom
Florida. and had as its basis resolutions
adopted by the Florida legislature iast
August.
Judge Lamar. Mr.. Clayton. of Alapa ma
and Mr.. Williams. OF Mississippi. LED the
fight Tor the adoption OF the impeaeli-
ment resolution while General eros veaor'
of ohio Mr.. Payne OF New YORK, Mi.
Lacey, of Iowa. and other repuplcan
leaders supported MI Lacey mollon %
refer The case was so we'll handed w
Judge Lamar and his fellow democrats
that a large number Of republicans voted
with them and the original resolution was
adopted. The details Of this case are Id
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-14
WHY THE GREAT TRUST
WAS FORMED,
Feared Another Attack by Hostile
Interests-Their Lawyer Says
the Millionaires Had To
Depend on Themselves,
and Not Law.

Washington. December s.-Briefs in
behalf of the Northern Securities Com
pany and the Northern Pacific Railway
Company in the case of the United States
versus those two companies and the
Great Northern Company were filed In
the supreme court today. The brief OF
the Securities company is by George s.
Young. and that of the Northern Pacific
ny c. " Bum.
Mr. Young's brief is document of over
500 pages and in it he traces minuteiy
The origin of the merger. The movement
for this consolidation he attributes large
ly to the raid in May. leoi by hostile
interests on Northern Pacific STOCK.
which il was considered most important
TO prevent and says:
The Union Pacific interests still held
about s37 900 600 of the Northern Pa
eific common stock Between one and two
millions were not held by either of the
parties. The loss of three millions from
he majority holdings might occur from
various causes and the attack just de-
feated might be renewed with success
by the same or other assailants.
H saws that in this emergency Messrs
Morgan and Hill saw clearly that they
must depend upon themselves and not
upon the law for protection. They had
every reason TO believe, Mr.. Young con-
tjnues, that such holding as that of the
Union Pacific in the Northern Pacific
~as not contrary to the antitrust law
and the iuaction of the attorney general
showed that this MAS also the opinion Of
tnat high official. charged with the en-
forcement of the antitrust act
The idea was to form 4 trust COM
psny, but Mr. Young SAYS that it was
quickly abandoned. The first thought was
to incorporate under the laws OF Mime
sofa. hut il was found lmpracticable 10
secure an acceptable charter in that state
Consequently the papers were filed III
New Jersey
On thu question or consolidation in the
Securities Company. MI Young says:
Its ownership OF the shares of the two
railway companies not more cOnsOldates
or pools or mergers those shares. or the
-co companies or their property than
the ownership Of two pieces Of real @s-
tate by the SANE person consoldates
them or the title IL them
lie asserts:
That the only combination of which
there Is any evidence is the combina-
ti0n formed in aid OF commerce 10 lib
crate protect and enlarge ana not 10
restrain il. ana which has liberated pro
-ccted aided and enlarged it and has not
restrained ana does not threaten 70 re-
strain
The brief Of Mr Bum is an argument
20 show that the action Of the two rail
road companies did rot come within the
antitrust act. He says
The statute must be Interpreted 81
as to fall within The constitutional pow
ers Of congress Construed as the circuit
court reao it or as the learned attorney
h. s..t
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-14
Florida and particularly in Washington
county. where Mormons have gathered
and are residing in large numbers.
Friday Attendance Was Very Large


county. where Mormons have gathered
and are residing in large numbers.
Friday Attendance Was Very Large.
Pensacola, Fla, December il.-(SpeclaL)
Todays session of the Alabama Metho-
dist conference was more largely attend
ed than any previous session. large
number of visitors having arrived TINS
morning and last night.
Rev. j. NJ. Dannely. speaking Tor j..
r. Saunders, of Pensacola, rendered to
the conference a steamer excursion upon
the bay on Saturday afternoon. reso-
luton was passed at the last conference
requiring the committee on memoirs to
prepare memoirs of the wives of preacn-
ers who have died during the year. IN
view of the possible embarrassment grow
ing out of this rule a motion was car
ried that the same be rescinded.
A communication was presented from
the North Alabama conference in Whlch
they offer to treat with this conference
with d view to uniting the educa'lonal
interests OF the two bodies, especia!iy III
the college at Owenton.
The bishop took up the class OF the
fourth yea. and the following had their
characters passed and thcil examinations
approved.
DOW p. Slaughter. W r. Biokerstaff.
j. b. Trotter, Eugene w. Coleman. wal
ter B. Parent. They were elected elders
and will be ordained next sunday
$. W. Williams and n. A. ellis were
not before the committee, but their chaf-
actors were passed and s. w. Williams
continued in the third year.
Mr. ellis. by written request. was al
lowed a location by the conference
Herbert V. Hudson D. II. McNeai'
Robert r. Jones, James Glendennin. Will
liam T. Stought Elsa b. Paul. Frank
Jenkins were elected local deacons, beng
duly recommended and having passed an
approved examination.
Charles Heise was proposed FOR dea-
cons orders and was duly recommended.
Owing 70 some question Of time of rela-
ton the case provoked considerable dis
cussion. At last he was elected by
large vote. William 9. Miller and VIII
liam r. Mcconnell were also duly elect
ed deacons.
Rev. DR.. Law, representing the Aneri-
can Bible Society. spoke before the con-
ference March VIII be the centennial
Of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
The American Bible Society requests that
the 9th of March. the nearest Sabbath to
that date. shall he observed as Bible day.
\ motion to that effect was referred to
the committee on Bible cause.
The class Of the second year was then
called ana presented themselves before
the bishop to be received into full con-
nection and become actual members OF
the conferences The vows OF the timer
ant ministry Were propounded and as
scented to by the individual members OF
the class The class consisted Of
mons O. =. Calhoun and e. c Eek
ford