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New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
THE PALISADES P1Rk-
Commissioners Third Repoyt-4 Ne7c
D17Uc1C0y.

,u,a,,,- Eab s-1'be third annual report of the
Commissioners of the Palisades Interstate fark'
lust submitted the legislature, recltes lhe lac'
that when authority was given to the commission
h preserve the palisades IT found that to carry out
the law it would be obliged to acquire title To up
wards of 739Oo feet of Hudson River shore front
extending from the old Fort Lee pier. In Bergen
County N j. into Rockand County, n. y BY
January / 1902 the commission had secured ute TO
II s32 feet of frontage south of HuyIers Landing in
New-Jersey cost of I7S,2l0 g. Included IN TINS
amount was an item of si22.500 paid for the prop
ery riparian lease etc. of Carpenter Brothers the
money for this purpose being given by j. Pferpont
Morgan.
Upon the basis of acreage. the commission to Gate
has acquired 1870 out of total of 291.62
acres south of Huyler's Landing. and 69.969 acres
of total. Of 332 acres north of Huylers Land
ing and up to the State line. The area to be ac-
auired in New-York State has not yet been def
initely computed.
The land included in the jurisdiction of the com
mission the report says. has not as a rule Tor
many years had an active market. Certain sec
tons offering peculiar advantages for quarryihS
have been dealt in less, but for the most
part the present ownership Gates back through
several generations of the same families without
transfer other than by will or descent Difficulty
has been frequently met in findlng heirs VINO are
owners of these properties
The commission In its first examinations OF the
tract below the cliff became impressed with the
opportunity it afforded for a drveway. The report
says:
Few persons while the tract below the cliff has
been held by private owners have visited it. and
indeed. the larger part of it has been inaccessible
1t found entirely practicable to lay out drive
way through that tract and connected at several
points with the top Of the cliff which will give the
public access the whole tract and afford rustic
roadway, many miles in extent, with a river view
at all points. Such driveway would be accessinle
from the level at Fort Lee Ferry. could be reached
from the connecting branches leading from the top
Of the cliff. and. by means of a ferry further up
the river. could he made practically an extension
of the city drives It would naturally connect as4
the systems of public. highways in, Hudson and
Bergen counties, New-Jersey,. and Rockland and
Orange counties. New-York
The report adds:
No attempt has been made TO separate the trans
actions. of the New-York commission from those
of the New Jersey. vice The perSonHel
of the two commissions has always been the same,
was contemplated by the statute'of each State
and the operations of the two commissions have
naturally and fortunately been not only in entire
accord. but distinct only in far the actual
record title to land, money and other property Is
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
RUNS TRAIN OFF THE TRACK.
D.. L. and W. Switchman, Fearing Col
lsion. Uses the "Derailer mo Injuries.

Paterson y. J.. Feb. 6--Because of an alleged
failure light the lamp in a block signal tower
there was a close approach to an accident. possibly
serious at Mountain View last evening The
tracks of the Ia"ka wanna and Greenwood Lake
roads cross right angles there. and last evening
A fast freight approached the crossing Just as
passenger train the Greenwood Lake road APP
peared in view, The switchman in charge of the
tower set the block signal against tho freight
the I.acfa road. notwithstanding the setting
of the signal is said. the t-ackawanna train kept
on. and the Svitclman realized At that the
engineer had not seen the signal He pulled
switch which put the deracr. and "a moment or
two later the Lackawarna engine Was ploughing
oyer the ties. The engine came to a stop. II
w4s INDIANA ged as tho The fireman
the Lackawanna engine was firing the furnace
when his engine derailed and the sudden jar
threw him off the tender TO the ground. He landed
on his face, and his right eye was injured. AS it
turned out, the dcrailment of the train un-
necessary, as the engineer of the Greenwood Lake
triirf. seeing that the LaCkawanna train was not
slac kenin its speed brought his own engine to a
standstil about fifteen yards from the intersections
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
THE LAWSON AGAIN AFLOAT.
Big Seven Master Ran Ashore in Vineyard
Sound-Tug's Mate Killed

Vineyard Haven Mass. Feb. 6-The seven
Boston with s 100 tons IF soft coal was aground
for several hours to-day the end of the Mid
die Ground Shoal. in Vineyard Sound.
In trying to pull her off the tug Underwater
also was carried the shoa and, in addition
part Of her steering gear broke and a piece
Of metal struck Mate Revins on the back of the
Faad, fracturing his skull In the mean time the
tug Storm King. which has been making a
ord this winter by arriving at opporiune mo-
n7tnts came n from NeW-Y York and ranging
alongside the Underwater. carried The nate
ashore to the hospital, where his Geath
CURED.
The Storm King then went back to assist in
floating the two stranded craft but before she
could get her haWser aboard either of them the
rising tide saved further work and both came of
ii ! parcntly uninjuI'ed, The LAWSON proceeded
on her way to Boston and tonight anC hured
underneath Chatham. waiting for a favora bic
wind to carry her over the shoals.
The Lawson with the exception of the German
ship Preussen. is the largest sailing shin ever
built, She was launched Quincy. Mass in
October 1862. She is of the well known Crowley
feet. which is to be absorbed by n company or
ganzed obtain control a feet of the best sail
fleet. which comprised eight vessels lost two of
Prescott. last year These vessels. like the Lawson
were practically new craft.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
BLACK ARGUES FOR DooRkEEPeR.

Ex-Governor Black Yesterday presented an argu-
ment before Justice Davis. in the Supreme Court
on q motion for the release of Samuel G. Hitchings
alias Smith. the doorkeeper who was arrested at
the raid at No. SO West Thirty third-st on the
night Of December l and held for the grand
jury. MIR. Black contended that Hitchings was
merely a doorkeeper at the place, and added:
The language of the statute could not he any
more stretched to include doorkeeper of the place
than 1t could 10 Include the cook, q waiter or a
hCstler employed there. ---..-..., r4
Assistant District Attofney sandford. wh6, ap-
peared in oppositfonrto Mr. Blacks motion said
that it Vas well settled rule that where there
was sentill or eyidelee 6pnneStins the prisoner
with the commission of d crime he could be f,fob.
erly held for the grand jury. He said that Hitch
inEs, doorkeeper of the place aided in running
the game. ITO person could get into the place
without passing him. lie declared that Hitchings
prac cticaT had the right say who should and VINO
should not get into the place
Justice Davis reserved decision. .-,-r
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
WASHINGTON BANK TO DISSOLVE.

The Washington Bank. Of No. 2,@S Third-ave"
is seeking Dissolution through its lawyers, Davies,
Stone & Auerbach. of No. 20 Nassau-st
\ representative Of the law firm said Yesterday:
The Washington Bank is seeking dissolution be-
cause its stockholders consider it is doing a
sufficiently profitable. business warrant its con-
tinued existence. 1t is felt that the day Of such
banks is past. There is question of insolvency.
and anticipate opposition TO the petition
The Washington Bank is a small State bank, in
corporated year two ago. with capital of
siol,aeo John Bsmbey is the president, Charles
F. Minor the cashier and the directors include
Henry NJ Alexander Charles T. Barney, John J.
Barry and Jacob Siegel. 1t is expected that early
next month branch of the knickerbocker Trust
Company will occupy the building.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
ANOTHER BELLEVUE WITNESS DEAD.

,,-i,1i Graham, another witness of tho alleged
cr,,e9;ie= in The alcoholic ward at Bellevue Hos
rf,3f. died IN that institution late Thursday might
fro1n alcoholism
Graham was 10 have been witness III the inquiry
e. he resumed before Magistrate Pool in the Iombs
.c,r, IL. Was \ r,aticn1 in the alcoholic ward at
io time James eCiara. the sixty ycar-old man. is
alleged 10 have been cruelty treated Later Graham
z,as dis, tarScd. hut fcw days ago nc was re
turned ihc hospital from No 416 Ffsl---'H' lie
WIS fort,tiroc years old Dr. Schultz the coroner .
rll, zicau yi perform an autopsy 10 determine the
z1Is. Of Cirs hams death.
t.r.z ham Is second witness OF the alleged
. within twenty -four hours. ON Thurs
tlaN morning Patrick linnt. who WAS the principal
witness in Tho investigation. died suddenly at No.
- Wee1 Cine-huudro7- and eigifteentl-st The in
,cstiEstion viii l,c resumed Monday.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
SAY, DOCTOR TOLD GRAVES TO ROB.
Ghouls Say That He Asked for Twenty
,c.4 y Bodies for Dissection. -,

Indiana polls. Feb, 6.-fn the trial of DR.. j G.,
Alexander in the grave robbing cases to-day, a
parcel ir the possession of detectives i'm
troduced in evidence. 1t contained two shrouds
found in. the basement of the Central College.
ore of the shrouds vas identified as having been
made for Mrs. Catherine Doehring, whose body
was stolen from the German Cathoic Cemetery.
Samuel Martin. coored, who was identified
with Cantrell in the grave rObbing business.
testified that Dr. Alexander told him he want
ed from seventeen to twenty subjects for dis
section and would pay $50 each. He said that
DR.. Alexander told Rufus Cantrell that he
would watch the death returns at the Health
Office. and keep Csntre Informed. The first
trip. he said. was made in July. when With
Cantrell and the others he Went to the Ander-
Gates. which handed to the Central
College. The next day DIR. Alexander paid him
so. Martin told also of delivering several
other bodies at the college, for which he was
paid by Dr. Alexander
Walter. Daniels said that he first met DR..
Alexander with Cantre in July He in
troduced as "a man who would stick DR..
Alexander said that he glad
would stick for the boys had fallen down. He
told of robbing grave on information given by
DR.. Alexander.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
FLAGS TRAIN JUST IN TIME.
Engineer of Wrecked Work Train on the
Erie Saves Orange County Express,
GBy TELEGRAPH To- THE .RIBr,

BY TBLEGEArH To}THE .RIBINE.I
PassaiC y. j. Feb. 6.-Trac the main
line of the Erie road was completely blocked
for hours tonight by peculiar wreck at the
sharp curve in this city. Thousands of COM
muters from New-York were held in the mead
ows while gangs were clearing away the wreck
age that was streWn for block the tracks.
A work train, hauling several cars. one loaded
with kegs of bolts, passed through Passaic,
bound east. > o'clock. At Franklin crossing
the car next to engine No 956 jumped the
tracks. The trucks swerved around and the
thrown UP in the air. 1t turned
somersault. and rolled over. The trucks were
thrown in pile on the westbound track. in
front of the fast Orange County express. The
other cars on the freight wrecked and
thrown off the rails. brakeman jumped and
was severely injured. He landed the soft
dirt at the side of the road. The engineer of the
wrecked train leaped from his engine and
tagged the express in time to prevent it crash
ing into the wreck. 1t stopped two hum
dred feet away though travelling at thirty-fiye
miles an hour. The passengers were thrown
out of their seats.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

The following petitions in bankruptcy were filed
yesterday with the clerk of the United States Dis
trict Court:
fourth Liabilities. s4.oI5 assets $50; The
principaI creditors are X II Gi2y y>nsr adrSS Ut -
t.HNfii.ES DUFoRT No. @2s West Twenty-niutl'-st
Liabilities S2;76 ~: assets $50 formerly
a partner the hrn Of DufUrt x Francis. since dis
solved The principal creditors are David seibe Ealia
daIpnis 500 William Pond deceased. New York. stn
VICTOR II. rOI-NClIEk. No 1Jt Nassau st. Iiahtit
tho Spege House Furnishing Company. chicago, St49
as and jewelry SIG Joseph Mchaels No iII
broadvsy, 4is 'n"nd rms S'4' w., ,, .,
thirteehhs Liabilities S1Sig Gu assets S7i67 %. The
principal creditors are j. IL sanford Paterson y J.
tttioner has a cemetery lot queens county worth
SIU1 nominal s. and Insurance pill
TRi5DritiCK H. wAHLE: Nos. ~ and y. Fifth
schedules showing liabilities Of $50 ~ 80 and
Nich5is & brother T2O secured by
policy Equitable Life insnlanGy Sornrany Wilson
ASSETS hotel and restaurant Sioote cash $685. in
shYDr SIMON, formerly sayae Gotisrsber ana Goldle
formerly tioldie tioldgraber dealers III retail
irs HaGiles S5.oii and assets Of :. i6l % The
pincpa creditors are Benjamin stesrns No. 6lo fread
Nl6ert Shumway sons. No Gft Broadway %1.N Assets
stock Of GodGraber sisters estimated worth f2Ss5;
An petition vas hSd M asa3s, s. s- the 1 kneEsr s
petitiUnins creditor = tj e, asrned I hin, Inv
that the company admitted its Insolvency in writing on
February = UoS permitted certain other creditors
TO Raber p51 Ten Eyck was yesterday appointed tenn
orsry receiver business q Abraham Canes dealer
raireT's m bond was dxed a sGoO.
Of 6sSq, hs SsScss Of Arthur jeres. dealing Jeriss
Son cigars and tobacco at No ~ Fulton st, IetfTies
bte OF about sI5 5ou and nominal assets Of sl3otO
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
7aeFe HURT IN AUTO" ACCIDENT.

FBy TELEGRAPH r" THE TEiRl NE.i
t-loraI Park Long Island Feb. 6.-lhe au'ohlp-
,,,io or lanes Rreese. of Manhattan was Wrecheu
e,e-c This afternoon. ana three OF the hNe fIehef
mon in il were badly injured nose IN 'e ~ -,
: "a. -. Maurice %aulv Maurice Croppy. srn-
~. 7 ,e,rro and Two others. one OF whom Was tle
,sri,-cr The three injured men landed IN Mahha'-
,-,7 from France on Wednesday. The machlhe Was
7,,,irc along she Jericho Turnpike at rafid iA'e
when it suddenly 'skiddea Jhe rear oi 'ile "uto- '
,5,. ,,.r,,,5 ,,1arely TO The right. and the ma
f,o md lis occupants werc rolled or pitched head
f,rer7ayt into tho gutter beside fhe turnpike lhis
-,,t4er is deep but the automobile bumped through
II and on The other side. hitting telegraph pore
-, - . .li-,,t ezpIosfan. The injured men
~. removed TO the Nassau Hospital al Mlneold-
Z. ~ found tnat Nauly and troppy each had "A
l,,,i.Sn Ia shoulder and LesCure 4 deep scalp
g'oinj that exposed the skull All were badly cut
and 1.--1i- sod
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
H. H. BENDER'S SUCCESSOR.
Names Mentioned for Head of Public Build
ings Department. -.-

Albany, Feb. 6.-The Republican politicians Of
Albany beginning to discuss the filling of the
pest of Superintendent of Public Buildings 1t Is
held by Robert J. HILL of Newburg. who has
been acting superintendent since the resignation of
H. II. Bender of Albany upon the latter's appoint
ment Fiscal Supervisor of State Charities last
spring re
Mr.. Hills friends have been hoping that he would
receive the appointment permanently. Lately, how
ever there have been reports that the friends Of
j. II. B. Mongin, of Waterloo. Seneca County had
suggested him for the appointment Mr. Mongin
however is not candidate for it, and whether or
not he would accept the office If it offered to
him is not known. There were reports to-day that
the friends of Ashley w. Cole had suggested his ap-
pontment to the post, but it considered doubtful
if he would accept it,.
The superintendent of Public Buildings has charge
of the Capitol and other buildings of the State in
AlhaHy has salary of 5000 and dispenseS public
funds amounting to about S2Go.0 900 yearly.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
REGULARS ASK TINE.
Then Want TO Think Oucr 14ddich;s S
Proposition.
TRr TEuEGRkrH To TIE TRIBUNE. |


Dover. nj. Feb e-Instaad Of showing dis
position ta get tosD Dther with the Democrats. as
il WAS ropuarl:- supposed they would, after
ridiculinE Addicks's withdrawal yesterday and
ignoring his cali for a caucus. the Regular Re
Fubicans to-day asked the Unions for more
time Ia consider their proposition. This the
Unions wee gla1 enough TO give, saying that
the Regulars could have until the last day OF the
session If they SO desired. OF course. they Went
into the iciul session then and voted for Ad-
dicks
The action Of the Regulars was against the
advice Of General James II. Wilson, one ot their
leaders. who said il statement:
do not consider Addickss withdrawal AS
nlade in good faith. His reservations and con
5iEions are unacceptable. in my judgment me
Regulars should not go into caucus WIN ms
people. since there would be u Addicks men
against 1a Regular Republicans. and Addlcks
would necessarily dictate both nominees one
Of whom. If elected. would doubtless resign ~
AddckSS request and thus make way loi 'te
Governor Ia appoint Addicks To the vacancy:
Tho fight here is much against Addickslsrn
against Addicks himself
Both the Democrats and the Unions waited
on the action Of the Regulars to-day. and the
Wisdom OF the second thought of the Demo
erai- last night in deciding not to send ne"
proposition to The Regulars was shown They
took advantage Of their meeting. however, to
selec- / I Handy and Ex-Governor L. w Tun-
nell for their candidates 10 succeed Ross ana
Ford for whom they have been voting The last
few davs The Unions had the pleasure OF re
ceiving Senator Sparks and Representative
Bancroft and Elinn, of the Regulars. WIN
request for more time. When the Regulars re
ce5ved the Unions exceedingly favorable reply
fhaz decided to continue voting they have
heen until they were able TO make up thef
minds on their reply to Addicks. --.
ar Addieks was on hand. an ob1ect OF ihuCh
interest to the large crowd assembled III the
hone of seeing decisive action al last 10 MAKE
sure that his programme was aahereu 10 ~
case The regulars accepted his proposition. Inc
s-alleries received in disgusted silence the an
oo.,ncernent Of the results Of the ballots, when
were follows: - J. ,1,o,,, ,
Long tern-Addicks. u: L, ]; Hand. lleT,o en-
~ / H Ball Irregular Rep(. :; Anthony ing
ans tResrlar RepD. >. Total vote, o. Neces-
Sa1-v to a choice. q NJ, A
s6o1t term-E w Tunnel CDeml. "a Ag-
sicl,e 10. n a Dupont Irregular Rep. ;, =; III
8 richardson Irregular Rep). - l. Coienlah
Dupont Irregular Rep.) = ,,-,,;r+, .
I,o,,,,eear71stive Connolly. Of wilmington q
r,er,,orrat missed his train this morning. anu
fearing that his vote might be neeoed, me iIs
c~as > snacial train. arriving here in good ulhe
%
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
M4N4ND CHILDREN GONE
Father Takes Daughters from Bed
Leares Wifc DESTITUTE.

Charges of abandonment and deserton VIII this
morning be aid against Patrick Mcheon' OF no.
is Ninth-ave. Long Island city. VINO mas peeh
missing three days The complaint VIII DC nndpe
,,,- Mrs NcI<eon who is eft almost destitute al
though her husband owns eonsiderabie properly
and has bank account, she says
When Mckcon went away he took with him ms
two daughters without taking the trouble to dress
them The children are Lillian. six Years old. and
Annie three years old. He took them out of their
bed from beside stepsister Jennie nine years
old and if the story of Mrs. Mckeon and neigh
bors be true. Jennie was drugged before her hall
sisters were taken away. Jennie is daughter Oh
Mrs. Mckeon by her first, husband
As soon AS Mrs. McKeon found that the children
were IN isfng she tried awaken Jennie. but could
not and screamed for help. Neighbors came. tut
two hours were lost before the girl could he
aroused She then seemed dazed. and it was not
until morning that she was clear minded She
knew nothing of the disappearance of her half
sisters.
On Wednesday morning Mrs. Mckeon went 10
the brewery where her husband worked as horse
shoer hut he had not been seen there. she theh
reported the case at Police Headquarters. but be-
cause the general alarm did not state that it was
A Queens Borough case the police in that borough
supposed il was a Manhattan case and did nothing
until yesterday
Mrs Mckeon SAYS her husband shortly before
Christmas sacrificed house two lots and some
other property in College Point for S6e0 She con-
sented to the sale his promise 10 give her half
of the proceeds. He had property in Manhattan.
but where she did not know. 1t worth Sl'ocJ
OF more. Judging from the rental il returned lie
a so had n bank account. but i'm what bank she
does not know. She says her husband kept ali his
papers locked in trunks I'm the house. These were
McKeon is positive that her husband IS either ON
the ocean bound for Ireland or else at St Louis
herr he has l9f III
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
MRS. PECK $ BODY FOUND
W1fc of Yaie Professor Dead at
Foot Of CHf

New-Hayen Conn., Feb. 1.-THE body of Mrs.
Tracy Peck. wife Of Professor Peck. 0f Yale
University. vas found to-day in Fort Hale Park
at Morris Cove. after parties of students had
searched IN all directions for the missing
woman. -
When found the body was lying below chn
on the beach near the waters edge There was
a slight bruise on the forehead but this IS not
thought to have been suffieient,to cause death.
The theory of the coroner is that Mrs Pecks
death was due to exposure although she may
have been injured by a fall from the top OF
the cliff
The discovery of the body ended a search
which began last evening. and i'm which hum
dreds of Yale students took part this morning.
Mrs Peck had been sick from the grip of late.
but Yesterday felt better and left home in the
afternoon. saying that she was going to do some
shopping When she did not return last even
ing the family made Inquiries among friends in
the hope that she would he found making a
visit somewhere. Later the police were IN
formed and students and professors started an
organized search. Parties were sent to every
part of the city, including East Rock, west
Rock. and along the east Snd west shores of
the harbor and sound. The discovery Of the
body was made by a woman who strolling
along the cliff in Fort Hale Park
1t is believed that Mrs. Peck wandered to the
found untouched. clasped in her hand. she was
fifty-three years old. and lived at NO. IL
Higf1-st '"'- i"
Mrs Peek was Miss Lille H; Hall, and was mar
ried to Professor Peck in Brooklyn on December
New-York tribune., 1903-02-07
FACE BoILs: CLOTHING FREEZES.
Marrow Escape of Weehawken Man from
Terrible Death.

r7rozen 10 the ground. his face being Slowly Pal
,,i1ed l,,- steam Frank Parks. of NeehaWKeh' W.
saved from = horrible death on Neohes1aH =
sdNeo - - r,1.bardf Of Hoboken. Parks be
- - ia a., "wednesday night, and failed TO
.otrr,, home Numb from cold. he sat down heA'
% the exhaust pipe of an electric hgh' pow
So IA warm himself and fell asleep l|a'ei'
.lrrr mart of the power was shut on the s'ii an
- IN, in volumes and was slowly pehnlg
= - 50 When he awoke he could not help
,,--,e.fr ae his clothing frozen fast 10 'he
5,+7 Tho steam becoming condensed. had beeh
,,r,pe on him until he lay in small pool !" men
l,sd frazea around him. When ne redllIeo Lis
,.,,,, h. teeau 10 struggle to free hlnlseil.
lCitt,s fsr holm Tckhardt ufa bic 10 gel hedI
oi'Pl 10 render him assistance unt1I ne Spl n.Le
,.gss,l-er nf the power house TO smut on ea'S
..rs rrf used to get Parks nee -. -