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The evening world., 1903-01-27
IN CRASH
ASKS DAMAGES
Eleven Were in Two Sleighs
Struck by Train and Survivors
Merge Their Claims, Suing
Railroad for $155, 900.
TWO OF THE PARTY KILLED.

BATAVIA. ". Y, Jan. ez.-Damage
suits a~ggregatlng $4,000 have been
brought by one family against the New
York Central Railroad for an accident
which happened on Jan. -. Two of the
family were killed outright and none
escaped injury.
samue Mott and his family attended
a funeral on Jan. 10, and there being
eleven In the party two sleighs were
required. They formed n part OF the
procession to the cemetery and were
among the last TO leave the grave.
In driving home 1t was necessary for
them to cross the New York Central
tracks near Stafford. and they were Jog
Cling along at what Mr.. Mott says was
an easy trot' when they reached the
tracks.
He says he slowed up, as he was driv-
ing the first sleigh. TO listen and ascer-
tain IL a, train was approaching. He
heard none. and, as was his custom at
such places, whipped up his horses so
that they would cross the tracks quickly
in case a train should be approaching.
The W sleighs were on the tracks
the road crossing them d%iagonaliy. when
a fast passenger train bore down upon
them. The fact that Mott was going
with the wind prevented him from hear
ing the train when he slowed down.
The two sleighs were smashed To
pieces and the entire family thrown in
confusion about the tracks. Two mem
bers OF the family Were killed outright.
another Is said to be dying from In
The evening world., 1903-01-27
Miscreant Who Has Been Ter
rorizing Girls in Jersey City
and Hoboken INDUCES His
Fancy Once Too Often.
IN THE PENITENTIARY NOW.
He Was Pursuing a Girl When
Three Men Appeared on the
Scene and Seized HIm-oId and
a laborer.

No longer will the girls Of Jersey City
and Hoboken have cause to fear the un-
welcome caresses OF Jack the Hugger,s
for he has been caught and sentences
To the County Penitentiary for SIX
months. For weeks this man ~terror4zed
the residents " the fashionable sections
of the two cities, and even when caught
1t took the united, efforts OF three men
and a policeman to hand him over to
justice.
Miss Minnie Kloproph, of No. 26s Ar
l.ngton avenue. Jersey City, was return
ing from the home OF her sister. Mrs.
Marion Bridgeman. when she noticed a
tall man following her at q distance.
AS the stranger came nearer she started
to run. When she reached her home she
darted into the areaway. closely fol-
lowed by the persistent masher.
Despite her struggles. Jack the Hug
GER for 1t was he. held her close to
him and kissed her several times. The
terrified girl screamed and struck him
over the head, Then she broke from
him and darted out OF the yard to the
sidewalk and ran down the street. The
huxger pursued her until II. G. Weaver
and CHARLES swartz, who CHANGED TO be
passing, hurried to the girls assistance.
Then he turned and fed in his turn, but
soon plunged into the arms of Excise
COMMISSIONS Thomas G. Lennon as he
turned the corner.
After hearing Miss Kloproph's story
Weaver called up the police over the
phone while the other Two heid their
captive. Patrolman Lockwood quickly
responded. After another struggle Tor
| freedom the masher submitted to his
fate and was taken to the station-house.
When arraignel before Justice Muir
phy in the Oakland Avenue Court to-
DAY. the prisone; said he was Joseph
Mills, nftv years of age, a laborer, ny-
] Ing at No. 369 Wood ard street. He
looked sheeplsh when confronted by the
enterad a plea of not guilty he was SEN
fenced to six months imprisonment In
the county penitentiary.
Weaver's two daughters, Ethel ana
Margery. testified that they also had
been accos;ed by the hugger, while sew.
erai residents Of Union Hill identihed
Mills as the man who had insulted many
girls in that neighborhood.
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Two Panic Stricken
Patients Of the Colney
. Hatch Hospital in London
: Burned to a Crisp.
SOME STILL AT LARGE.
Six Hundred Unfortunates Bat
tie with Their Keepers and
Impede the Work of Rescuers
In the Flaming Building.

LONDON, Tar 27.-Fitty-two patients
were burned to- death by a fire at the
Colney Hatch Asylum this morning.
The outbreak occurred in the Jewish
wing OF the institution. The flames
spread with great rapidity. and before
they could be controlled five wooden
buildings, including dormitories and the
doctors apartments, were destroyed.
All the efforts OF the of1cials were
directed to removing the insane inmates,
8 but the latter became wild with excite
ment and so panic-stricken that not
only were they unable 10 help them
e selves, but greatly impeded the opera
lions OF those trying to saw them.
six Hundred Women in Peril.
There were nearly 800 women In the
= Burned annex at the time the fire was
discovered. Most of them We're safely
transferred to the main building, which
was. uninjured. Some are still at large.
The work or searching the ruins con-
tinues. The officials admit that fifty
,tbOdies lave been recovered.
III Victims Were Lunatics.
= .-sAn the victims were lunat!cs. Their
charred remains presented a horrifying
: spectacle.
The asylum was besieged by anxious
g relatives or friends of the patients. who
arrived from all quarters. Pitiable
: scenes were witnessed as weeping men
women left the premises after as
certaining that relatives or friends had
y persisted In the flames.
The nurses lac a terrible experience in
trying to assist the insane people. who
were so panic-stricken that they had
Literally to be driven to a place of
safety. The inflanmable premises al
most Immediately became a furnace.
irrigated iron. roofs of the dormitories
and the bedsteads Of the patients were
melted by the intense heat.
j sRurned I'm Their beds.
Snme OF the lunatics were burned IN
their beds. and the charred remains of
Others were found huddled together in
" corners, while groups Of partially con-
.. sumed bodies, on the site of the cor
Z .srldors. showed that many persons lost
their lives and sacrificed those of others
In their frantic efforts to force a passage
through the flames TO the main building.
AL the victims were women,
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CROWD IN A PANIC
ON A RUNAWAY CAR
Got Beyond Control Of Gripman
and Dashed Down Columbia
Heights Hill, in Brooklyn.

4 car on the cable line In Montague
street. Brooklyn, running from Wal
street ferry to City Hall, ran away on
the Mill between Columbia Heights and
the ferry-house to-day. Several Of the
passengers were slightly cut. 1t is be-
l'eved that they escaped serious injury
because they were packed in like sar-
dimes In a box.
There we're nbout fifty passengers on
tla car. which is IA small one. when the
grip slipped from the cable about half
way down the hill. The gripman applied
the brakes. but the car slipped along
the rails. gaining momentum with each
foot traversed.
Tho passengers were not aware that
the car was running ava until they
were almost AT the bottom OF the hill.
None OF them could escape, they were
20 tightly wedEed. M all were scream
ing and praying when the car struck
the humping post at the end OF the
track.
Tho front platform was smashed back
into the body OF the car. hut the
rnotorman escaped injury. Every win
dow was broken. and the only damage
occurring to passengers was caused by
broken glass. All of the injured were
able TO continue across the ferry TO this
borough.
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TO TAX
ITS BACHELORS
Yes, and the Spinsters, Too,
Will Have to Pay $25 a Year
Each if They Don't Look
Out.
AIMED AT THE GOVERNOR.

TOPEKA. Kan. Jan. e7.-Representa-
tive Campbell's bill to tax ~able-bodied
bachelors and spinsters Is the talk OF
the State. The bachelors will. IL the
ti'l goes through. have to pay $50 a year
and The %spinsters half that sum.
The ase limits for the unmarried male
population is between forty and sIxty-
hve years n that of the girls" he
tween t~hirty-hve and fifty years. Mr..
Campbell makes tie provision that
those who have families to support a.e
exempt. -
me most o. INDECENT relatives thai,
these bachelors and sp~insters will dig
up for the purpose. OF evading this tax
VIII De something alarming. The men
regard the bill as a joke. They declare
It is worth $50 a year to have the priv-
ilese OF remaining In the single state
nut they declare that in return for The
of the tax the State ought 10
srant mem immunity or protection from
the spinster. '-
Advantage to Women.
ma Is by nature economical. She
VIII not pay that $25. II she has TO 20
out and grab come "able-bodled bach.
elor by the hair of the head and yank
MIN before a clergyman or Justice OF the
peace. The bachelors fear this sort OF
thing and will demand that the State
issue a license or certificate which will
protect them when the spinster gets
them as far as ths "tie-up' stage.
On the other hand. the spinster tosses
her head soornfully.
The idea of making US nav a t.x,
II we are spinsters IL is not our faul,
or course we have all had a ohance 10
get married, but there are very few
good men In this world that a ~respect.
able woman would care TO take as a
life partner. II 1t IL the Intention Of
the State TO make us marry them OF
course We suppose that We will have
The spinsters say that they do not
care for protection from the state,
They say they are able TO take care of
themselves II any bachelor should come
round and try to Induce them to enter
the marriage state.
Hits at the Governor.
Tnere In a clause In the bill which
provides for the forfeiture OF the salaries
~ unmarried State officers. This is
aimed at Gov. Bailey and Lieut-GoV,
who are, unmarried. These off,
rialE have had several thousand pro-
from women recently. The re-
ceipts from the taxes 10 TO the school
fund.
The evening world., 1903-01-27
"HEY, ED! HOUSE is AFlRE!"

While Edwin Manning, a conductor on
the Madison avenIe line, a collecting
1iske.s as the car whirlei by Ninety.
ninth street al ll8O o'clock to-day a
man yelled:
"Hcy. Ed! Your house is burning up.
I've Just sent In tAc alarm
Manning lives at No. 1910 PARK avenue.
lie ran the car down to the Eighty
sixth street barn and then hurried
home,
had saved her TWO children. All OF the
families in the burning building got out
in safety,
The hrs started in the Manning nat
Sad AID Annn Aamaza
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TO DISCUSS PHILIPPINES.
Edward VI. shepard wiII Speak mt
Cooper Union.

"our Duty Toward the Philippines" Is
the subject for discussion at a meeting
10 be held IN Cooper Union Thursday
evening. The situation In the new col
ony will be considered In its different
phases n particular stress win be laid
upon the call for aid recently made by
President Roosevelt,
Spencer Trask, banker and p%hilanthro-
pist, will preside at the meeting. Ed
ward NJ. Shepard will make an address
or Immediate Needs" His talk Will
show the necessity. OF a 100000 apprO-
prlation. Felix Adler will speak OF the
proposed introduction OF "CoOlie Labor
and us disadvantages, while President
j.. q. Schurman. OF Cornell University,
pine Commission. will speak on Amer
lean Ideals"
The evening world., 1903-01-27
CORPSE LAY IN
SLEEPING BERTH.
Herman Schiller Was Hurrying
Home to Die, but Was Over
taken by Death on the Train.


For more than a hundred miles the
passengers on train No 81 OF the New
York Central Railroad travelled with a
dead man during the trip from Albany
TO this cIty early to-day, and not until
the train had aimos, cached DO 49,,
Nv ""u ,"'o' ea."eu i.s ueS'i-
nation was II learned that the man
supposed to be sleeping In his berth was
really da.d
i'ai' ue"u,
Herman Schiller, forty years old, of
No. ago East Twenty-slxth street. Brook.
r,,r ga III. ,,,,a haa ho.n ..,.unn.
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Clad Only in Borrowed Trousers
He Flies to the Police, Who
Procure Him a Dress Suit but
No Shirt.
so CLAD HE GOES TO COURT.
There He Discovers His Suit on a
Prisoner, Who 10 Stripped in His
Turn and Wrapped In Old Police
Uniform.

Frank r. Sniffen, a wealthy dry-gooGs
merchant, OF No. 300 Washington ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, acted the star role to-
day in probably the strangest comedy
drama that ever was played in the
Adams street station n the adjoining
court.
Mr.. Sniffen came on the scene via.
Washington street in the van OF a
crowd OF several hundred small boys.
He was clad only in a pair OF trousers
n they were so large for him that
1t was all he could do to keep from
sliding down through one OF the legs.
When he reached the s%ergeant's desk he
unfolded the following to the accom-
paniment OF chattering teeth:
Lat supper-home over bridge
bottle OF wine Woke up this morning
at No. 255 Washington street. Clothes
gone-money ~gone-watch ~gone-every-
thing gone. Hollered for help--man gave
me trousers-kicked me out in snow"
Sergt. Mccarthy Immediately de-
spa;ched Detectives Marian and Mann
and Policeman o'Malley o the
Washington street address. He
sent tow other policemen to Mr..
Snifren's home, in Washington
avenue, TO tell the mans mother that
he had accidentally fallen into the
river and needed some clothing. The
mans aged mother in her excitement
packed "a dress suit in a satchel and
gave 1t to the policemen. When Sniffen
saw the dress suit he said a few harsh
things. but wa forced to put 1t on over
his ~nakedness. There was no accom-
mn n Nino ohtrt n~ ,,r1A.IA.tt-- 1-l ...
figure he cut when he was led into the
Adams Street Court demoralized even
Magistrate Dooley's solemnity.
Mr.. SniTen had hardly got before the
peLHn wnen sergt. McCarthy's men
brought In three prisoners from the
washington street mouse. They were
James A. Lawrence. thirty years old
nus wife, Kate, twenty-seven. and John
9nnoi t~wenty-ive, who said he lived
zen caught sight OF Lawrence he fairly
my suit on"
Strip him, them ordered Magistrate
Dooiey, attempting to swallow his gavei.
Inc prisoner was taken to a side room
and stripped and as each garment was
taken or It was restored to MIR. Snit-
rem, who in this manner replaced his
dress suit with suitable garments. After
Mi. Sniffen had come into his own again
u message was sent to the Magistrate
asking whether Lawrence should be ar
aligned as he was, clad only in a
pair OF socks. The Magistrate gave
orders that one of the policemen lend
the prisoner an old uniform n MI.
Lawrence was led up before the bench
dressed as a b%luecoat. -
The policemen who arrested the pris-
oners in the Washington street house
announced that they found in the pock-
cts of the clothes OF Sniffen worn by
a pawn lick for Sniffen's
overcoat. Magistrate Dooley remanded
the prisoners for further examination.
Later In. the day the three prisoners
were arIaigned again, and Magistrate
Dooley held them in $1,000 hail each.
They, pleaded not guilty to charges Of
grand larceny.
The evening world., 1903-01-27
DEAD,1 OVERCOME
GAS TURNED ON.
Liquor-D Dealer and BrOther-in-
Law Retired This Afternoon
No Cause for Suicide.

Joseph Smith a liquor dealer. ~ No.
l02 Centre street, was found dead from
gas in his room a. y III Leonard
street this afternoon. IN an adjoining
room his orother-ln-law. Cornelius
Fttzsimmons, was founI unconscious.
FitzsImnons win recover, The gas Jet
I'm Smiths room wa turned on.
Smith had lived at the Leonard street
house FOR Ave years. lie went HON. to
lunch to-day win his brother-in-law
Afier luncheon they went 10 their rooms
for a nap Mrs. Margaret Flight. the
landlady, smclled gas VI 3 O'Clock and
discovered the bOdy NJ Smith. who had
been lead FOR a very short time. When
a doctor came the condition Of FltEsim-
mons was ascertalned.
Mrs, Flight ana FItzsimmons say that
hni no reason for sui'lie,
The evening world., 1903-01-27
SIX MONTHS FOR
ELOP|NC COUPLE.
Pretty Mrs. Cook, After Repeat
ed Promises Of Reform, Sue
ceeds in Breaking the Heart
of Her Loving Husband.
COMPANION APPEALED TO-.

II pleaded repeatedly with this man
issd that he would leave me my wife
and my peace OF mind. I pleaded with
my wife TO give up this mans atten-
tons. She promised that she woul
do so. Both have broken their pledges.
I am heartbroken."
81 said James w. Cook. an industrious
Young employee of the Navy-Yard. as
he talked with an Evening World re-
porter to-day, just after his pretty little
wife and her companton had been
sentenced in the Gates emu Court,
Brooklyn. TO six months Imprisonment
In the penltentiary.
In Another Mans Company.
The Cooks had been married a tribe
more than two years when the husband
learned of the attentions paid his bride
by James D.. Andria, a handsome youth
of nineteen. They were seen together
at the theatres and at other places,
Cook implored his Loretta to give UP
Andrla's society and ne made a similar
request of Andria. coming to his rival.
not as the %lndignan: husband. but as
the supplicant.
Both promises were given and speed
lily broken. On several occasions Mrs.
Cool remained away from home; only
to ultimately return to the forgiveness
OF her husband And the comforts OF
their apartments at No. 27s2 Atlantic
avenue. Brooklyn.
Trip tn Long Island.
Mrs. Cooks latest disappearance was
on Ian q. fnu1 iaNIo lafar tha hta-
band received a letter from her. post
marked West Sayville. In which she ex-
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OLD WOMAN FELL OUT.
from window and Died
as Result OF ~IniurIss,

Aged Julia w. Pettibone. OF No, q
Debevoise place, died early to-day from
injuries received In . fall from the
third story window OF the house in
which she lives. The old woman was
attempting to close the window when
she lost. her balance and fell to the
court below,
II was found that she had suffered
internal Injury. aside from fractures OF
called, but she lived only few hours
after ths Aeeident.
The evening world., 1903-01-27

Members Of the National Association
Of Union Made W~ordnsmen's Garments
sat In convention to-day at the Hotel
Albert. presided over by II, S. Peters. OF
Dover, N j.. the President. Al the SEES
tha following SaaT will be slectsd.
The evening world., 1903-01-27
MAY DIE LIKE SISTER.
Member of Millionaire Baby
? CIark'a Family Ill in Denver.

DENVER. COL, Jan. 27.-Pneumonia.
following the dangerous surgical opera
ton. threatens TO bring another death
this month into the family of Senator w.
A. Clark, of Montana. Yesterday morning
pneumonia complicated the condition OF
Mrs. Frank Shaw, who was brought TO
a Denver hospital TWO weeks ago.
Mrs. Shaw is the sister of the late
Mrs. W. a; Clark. IT,, who gave her
grandson of Senator Clark.
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Burns TO Death in Home.

DUNKIRK. N. Y. Jan. T.-Fred
Teadt was burned to death early to-day
In a fire which destroyed his home.
Three boarders escaped by jumping
from the windows.
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THE
THE
Oppenheimer Institute

Has recently enlarged its capacity and is now ready to
meet all demands for treatment of cases of alcoholic
intemperance and drug addiction.
For information as to terms or treatment, apply in per
son to the superintendent, at the Institute, 1918 West
45th Street, New York City.
For literature and general information, apply by mail
to the Executive Offices, Room 2Io, 40 Broadway,
New York. nppcrops.
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schwab Leaves Palermo for Paris.
PALERMO. Sicily. Jan. q, - Charles
M Schwab left here yesterday by
rail He is on his way TO Paris. by way
OF Rome.
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JAMES II. ALEXANDER, Formerly Vice PTesi-
dent Standard OH Co.
DAEiEL APPLETON, Publisher, New York
II. II. AIursTos. New York
jose AYwAR, Lawyer, New York
LEROY ". BALDWIN, President Empire State
Trust Co.. New York
Archer BRowN, Rogers, Brown & Co., New Work
CiIAElEs X, BEowN, Tanker and Broker,
New York
GEoFGB :. DAVIS. Formerly Manager PaTke,
Davis & Co., Mig, Chemists, Detroit. Mich,
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ADVISORY DIRECTORS.

Rev. CHAEiEs ". FowIFR, DID. It. ~. Bishop
OF Methodist lplseopal Church
Rev. HRNRY Z, PorIEF. DE. LID, Bishop
OF Protestant Episcopal Church
Rev. GfoRGF DANA B%oARDMtS, DID, LID,
Baptist Church, Philadelphia
Rev. :, PASSES iADNAN, DID, LID. Pastor
Central Congregational Church, Brooklyn
Rev. RoBEsr IOlLNEF, DID, Pastor Messiah
Unitarian Church, New York
Rev, RussEiL n. CoNNHI. DID, President
Temple College, Philadelphla
Rev. P. :. HpNsoN, ID. LID, Pastor Han
son Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn
Rev, JoHA J HuoHEs, Paulisl FatheIy, Church
Of ST. Paul the Apostle, New NortJ
Rev. CHAKLEs II. pARkHURsT, ID. Pastor
Madison So, Presbyterian Church, Newiork
Rev. MApisos Z, PETEss, DID, Imman1sl HsP,
aIl chursh. Baltimore
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Rev. J. ?. PRIcE, DID, Pastor First Methodist Rpis-
oOpal Church. onkerS
Cen II, {. CoREiN, Major.GsnersI Of the Unissa
States Army
Hon. CHAuNcEY NJ. DKrEN, United States SenaiaF
from New York
Hon LYMAN J. GNcE, eS.Secretary U. S. Treasury
Hon. MAEcus A. HASSA, L., S, senator from Ohio
Hon. kNptE NELsos, L, 5. Senator from Alinnesols
Hon. RoBgRr r. PATTIsoN, ex-GOv. Of pennsylsanl.
Hon H. 1 PAYNF oslmasieT-C enesl q ths U. s.
Hon. LESLIE NJ SHAW, Secretary Of y. :, Tn1A1nl,
Hon, CnAgLEs EMORY SMITH, ex.P Postmaster O1nI
Hon, VIZ. A, SnnsE, Governor Of Pennsylyaaia
wHARroN BARgsR, Capitalist
A, y, pa HAYES. De Hassn 4 foaasz1 -
York Stock Exchange
d, o. Mus caPitslia, Nsv -
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SYLVESTER T, EvERETT, Banker. Cleveland, Ohio Z
GAIL II. FowLsE, Carter, Hughes & Dwight, N. "
GEORGE HALpoRN. Mining Attorney, Butte. Mont. Z
OuvER II. Lar, MID, Surgeon, Detroit, Mich.
JoHY MAoGIsSIss, Vice Presdeni United Copper Co.
Butte, Mont.
KrSNETm X. McLASEN, Corporation Trust Co, ~
New Jersey
Isaac OFrENEElMER, MD, Surgeon, New York
M ;. r, r. Co.
LEONARD ", SWEET, Wholesale Jewe.sr. New Yons