The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-31
GOSSIP OF
METROP OILS
Human DereliCts Sink Daily
from Sight Of Man.
THIRTY OR MOREDsA WEEK
.- --iiss- t-2ga
George r. Mccullough the "Morga
of the Trolley World Candidacy
Of Devery for Mayoralty Hasa
Picturesque Side.
THIRTY OR MOREuqA WEEK
BY John MarthoI.

BY John Marthol.
NEW YORK. May so--Nothing
better illustrates phase OF life I.
in this great city than the following
Incident. On the 10th of March Hannah 4
Fitzpatrick, respectable woman about
thirty-five years Of age employed at the II
Fifth Avenue Hotel as chambermaid, i,
went out one evening to make soma Y
small purchases. She did not return.
Weeks went by and no word Of her exist 4
ence or disappearance came to the hotel
managers. A few days ago the hotel de-i
toctive, In looking over photographs OF /,
persons taken to the morgue, Identified
the body OF tho missing charnber1naid.
She had been buriedlin the latter part OF !,
March In Potter's Field as an "un-
known" Records showed that she had
been found dead at ThIrtieth Street and
Sixth Avenue. Some thirty or forty
bodies are weekly buried In Potterss
Field. Every day some man or woman
draws his or her last breath in the great
city hospitals. Often they give ficutious%,
names. The names of persons to be mott. \
fled In event OF death also prove ficti-
tious Is 1t not stranger Not only do
these human derelcts sink beneath thefs
currents OF life leaving no ripple on the
surface, but many persons. beloved by
relatives and friends. disappear from fa,-F
rnliar ways without leaving trace
With throb and momentum the vast en-s 4
5Gines Of Industry and pleasure pass on
and no thought Is given to those who fall
bruised and MANNED to perish on the 4
wayside.
Electric rallroading Is a topic OF great
interest In the financial precincts Of this y
money-loving town. Following the an-
nouncement that one may shortly go
from New York to Boston by trolley, as
one can now so from New York to Pllila-
aelphla. the possibilities Of the electric
conveyance arc being much discussed 3
Attention has been called to George b.,
McColloush, OF indianapolis. Indiana
who Is called the ]. e. Morgan Of the
Collough. who is about forty-five years
Of age. has amassed large fortune BY
building up q great system Of trolleys In
and around Indianapolis. These lines
traverse seven OF the largest countiesa
in Indiana. extending In all directlons..,,
the principal one being from Muncie,'
which is in the heart OF the CAST belt; a
city of $4,000 population. to indianapolis,
a distance OF o6h miles. This is one OF
the most substantial lines. perhaps the8
IuOSt SuUStdulldll IllHe, ever COIlStrUCleQz
on the trolley system. Cars are run
every few minutes between these two
points. and an express car system makes
the entire distance from tho center Df
Muncie into the heart of Indianapolis
within space Of two hours. This. OF
course. requires very fast running. as II
only one stop Is mnde. that Mt Anderson
about half way. In addition to this, q &
showdown is required on account OF ems
tering the city limits at each end AZ
speed is attained OF about fifty lnilea3
an hour. which is the fastest evar nt-3
tanned by any trolley system. Some new
enterprises indicate that Mr.. Mccullough
intends to become active In the politics
OF his State. At least SO they say In
Washington.
Speaking Of rich mems sons. tho idea
Is erroneous that they arc not skilled IN
business. happened to run across VIII
liam G. Rockefeller. who by the way, is
O. director and likewise manag ger OF the
Amalgamated Copper Company. He Is a.
graduate of Yale. He was trained to
office work, and Is now regarded as ones
of the most able Of the young fnanciers.
He Is to be found from early morning
until late In the day at his office IN theF
Standard OIL building on lower BroadWay.i
In appearance he resembles his father,
William Rockefeller, q director and one
Of the largest stockholders In the Stan-
dard OIL Company. Unassumng and as
fable In manner. young Mr.. Rockefeller
Will in the near future become one OF ths
great leaders In finance and Industry. 5ss
There has been serious criticism as RS g
CARDS the appointment Of Mr.. Henry =;
Th9mpsSS s ny MADE by
arts resignation from the important o,fie e
Of Superintendent OF Buildings. fan 70
mae wh msaf hs Rer ssa Tsopsos
is n recognized man of affairs. also q
builder, which makes him competent. ana
Is young y man AVN Whe sas and one Who
r no donbt BY his observation-disclosures and per-
severance will serve the city IN n, , way
i hear from reliable source that y. ii;
Berwind. the wholesale coal dealer. WIZ
interest himself to some extent KEN c IN in
Year, Mr., Berwind Is an astnts hnanelsr
and a man who knows thing or two
about politics He Is ars bs e coppsSered.
s seIf as s' against inst President Roosevelt /,
now seems that thefs tSInk G5eefs ~ o''p
Frank Tiltord has gone into the , Wates
business, having purchases snS Ssr Mnrud
H RGfk w pas Gs%psnyM Tteras
cess so' in the financial World and lkewiss
h faelte o tSG hS W adEa hs Sortans
i Hon Jefferson Fer M, Levy, the owner 81
Montlcelio, is taking az active I've part ,a Y
Democratic politics and and claims nss r tGaI has
been Siei "a political leader for a great many s
Years and knows what he is talking
about @
1t Is believed that Tammany will win
the coming election. II man OF charac-
cipai Ticket. Fusion may have Its merits.
Fusion may have introduced IN the rotten
government OF this municipality some
n a. eoody-goody government, Even virtue
besomos oppressive. Croker's carnival
OF crime was more than the most liberal
smug-fseed Mayors enforcement OF the
Sunday law at the bathing beaches Is too
much for the yirtuous. There Is gulf
between the Light House District and Its
haunting Vice and the bathing beaches
On a summer's day. where to drink beer