The Virginia enterprise., 1903-02-20

IS cenIered IN the Ghculty OF ldnQlln1
5000 children under one roof. 1t was
contended that in case of fire or other
excitement it would not be possible to
dismiss the pupils as speedily and with
out creating a panic as it Is now in the
smaller schools under the system of 'fre
drills" or rapid dismissals, as they are
technically called. Architects are busy
planning devices to eliminate dangers
growing out Of fires and panics.
Miss Cornelia Stuyyesant Vanderbilt,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Vanderbilt, arrived in New York
from Asheville. N. c., in the Vanderbilt
private car. Little Miss Vanderbilt is
only 21@ years old, and this is her first
visit to New York since she was 10 weeks
old. She travelled alone with her nurse.
There is distress in the family of Mrs.
Francis Foote. who lives far northward
in the Bronx. She came down to Har
lem to do some shopping. In her purse
were diamond rings valued at $4,000,
which were priceless to her, as they were
heirlooms left by her mother. When she
reached home she startled the family
with a scream. The diamonds We're
gone. Her purse was searched and also
her clothing. She was positive the rings
were in the purse when she went away in
the morning. Since then she has been so
frantic with grief that her relatives say
they fear she will lose her reason.
Not to be outdone by the Pennsylva-
plans ON foot to, build twenty-story
station which will include hotel, the
ater and a department store. It will oc
cupy the present site Of the Grand Gen.
tral station. The station is to be in the
basement, and passengers, on leaving
their cars, can take an elevator, do their
shopping in the building, pass the after
noon or evening in the theater and spend
the night in the hotel
Workmen on the new East river bridge
are to petition the Pennsylvania Steel
Company to establish a steam launch
patrol under the bridge to pick up the
men who happen to drop into the river
while at work on the dizzy heights Of the
span. Several fatal accidents have oc-
CURED. they claim, which might have
kept.
There has just been Incorporated the
Navy League of the United States. Ben
jamin f. Tracy, former secretary of the
navy, is it's president and William Nc
Adoo, former assistant secretary of the
navy, is vice president. The list of hon
orary vice presidents includes leading
men throughout the country interested in
maritime matters. 1t is intended that
this organization shall help to express
popular opinion on naval subjects SINH
lar organizations exist in England.
France, Italy, Belgium and Germany.
Those who wonder at the amazing
prosperity of the Bowery stores and sa-
looms may find some light in the fact
that 100000 British sailors came ashore
for a lark in New York last year and
spent over a quarter of million dollars.
10 this number can be added thousands
upon thousands of tars Of other tongues
Then it can be understood why the bar
boys and bouncers around these places
change their diamonds three times a day
and never give thought to last years
straw hat.
Police captains will not herea after he
allowed to send their detectives into the
homes of wealthy citizens at their own
sweet will and then publish to the world
OF crooks" what houses can be safely
entered for purposes of burglary. The
exploit of Capt. Lantry of the East FIT
tty-tlrst street police station, besides caus-
unmingled with alarm, brought down
upon him the rebuke of Commissioner
Greene and a hint that radical proceed
ings- of the kind must not be initiated at
headquarters in the future.
A rate war has been started among
the Iiddish restaurants on the east side
and it is now possible to get a meal for
cents. Up to a few weeks ago the
popular price was Is cents, witt: a cigar
cite and bottle Of soda water thrown
in. The war is the outcome of long,
standing rivalry between three restaurant
Keepers on Essex street. One of them
started the ball rolling by charging II
cents. Another followed with a cut to
10 cents and then came a slash to 8
| cents. There are rumors that prices
have not yet reached the bottom. The
good meal for 20 cents, which includes
plate of soup. meat, vegetables, dessert,
cup of coffee or tea, and cake. In
spite Of the small price they make money.
The owner of such IN establishment says
that he averages a profit of 3 cents on
each meal and feeds enough persons to
make $40 a day for himself. The Gus
| the pushcart peddler to the clothing op-
orator in sweatshop. who earns about
$40 a week. Liquor is sold on the quiet
at some of these restaurants. Most Of
it is moonshine stuff.
1t isn't the owners Of buildings with
plate glass windows in the vicinity Of
the Flatiron building at Twenty third
street and Broadway alone that are suf-
fering from the veritable hurricanes that
are DETECTED from the sides of the NAM
moth structure. Now it has begun to
affect pedestrians, particularly women,
and for time yesterday it was impos-
sible to keep ones feet while passing
within block Of the building. One tall,
slender, graceful young woman, unmis-
takably of the Fifth avenue contingent,
was caught by the gale and her purse
was swept from her hand, which she
had impulsiyely opened to catch her
skirts. The whirlwind blew bills from
the purse in every direction, and crowds
Of men around the corner ran after them
''That's what I call blowin' money for
fair,'' remarked policeman who came
up and drove the gathering crowd away
Six women were blown off their feet by
sudden gust of wind, seeing which
dozens of others almost crawled on their
hands and knees out Of the path of
the phenomenal gale.
Three additional bridges are now in