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New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
BODY TWISTED BY A CABLE.
Horrible Death of Employe of Apartment
House-Firemen Had to Get Him Out.

While repairing the cable used in hosting the
elevator in the Boynton apartments, at No 231
West Sixty-ninth-st., early yesterday morning,
Frederick Bebbies, thirty-ive years old. cOlored,
Of No. 241 West Sixty-nnth-st., met horrible
death. Bebbles's right arm caught in the
cable. and wound around the drum until
il was almost pulled from his body; his neck
broken. All the ribs his right side
were broken. He died almost instantly. Beb-
bles was employed by Louis Boynton, of No.
312 West Seventieth-st., the owner of the apart
ment house. The engineer was taken sick a
few days ago, and Bebbles took his place. AS
the cable was out of order Bebbles wrapped a
cloth around his right hand and began to wipe
the grease off il it reeed off the drum. In
way, il is believed, the cloth got caught
in the drum and before he could release it his
hand and drawn about the drum.
The elevator was quickly stopped when Beb-
bless screams heard
The police made several efforts to eXtricate
the body, but did not succeed. tightly was
the arm caught Finally, members of Hook and
Ladder No. -, in West Seventy y-seventh- ST.
sent for. After half hours work they
severed the cable chopped hole in the floor
near the drum and took out the body. Bebbles
had only recently been married His wife was
Frustrated Charles Fisher, seventeen years
old, the elevator boy, who was running the
elevator while BebbIes fixing the able, was
arrested and held in $500 bail to await the
result of the inquest.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
ARRIVAL OF BUYERS.

scruggs. vandervoort & Barney. Louis; Thomas II.
pqnvilIe Department store DansiiIe' ILL., J. b Boston,
rerta Bros. schulenberg, Tex. W. E. Pertz, gen
Liser S Co.. GreenyiIIe. Miss; NJ, L. Reman, dry
A. IL. Rheiser Columbus Ohio; 90 Broadway
j. a. Eailergen. Seattle. Wash; w r. Reynolds dry
scraggs, Vandcryoort & Barney Louis; Robert W.
Miier, drysoods Hoffman D...r
drysoods Broadway central
j. A. Chapman & Co. Milwaukee; Henry Miller, dry
p J. strauss & samish St Louis; \. millinery.
+, F. Boaghner. London. Ont; furnishing
A. Timsn. London. Ont: merchant tailor. Broadway
/. s Ayres Co. Indianapolis l. F. Smith. drysoods
Van Camp Packing COMPANY Indianapolis; Mr. and
Mrs Frsnk Van Camp canned sooas Na,d9fI; G1 neck
Nshm Bros. Bowling Green. Ky: H. L. Nahnl, dry
William Rame Drysoods Company, Saginaw, Mich; r
issec DreyfGs, Fine Bluff. Ark; H. Marten. dry
nreyfus Pine Bluff Ark drygoGds @ RossmoFe In No
Louis soundley. Grand Rapids Mich; cloth'e' NO.
browning King & Co. Chicago; Charles W Gale
soiasky Bros. Tex; Abe solinsky clothing
Halog5s and wife; s.! ,,,,,Y: LOUIS Ohio = Graves.
o,l:r tsIaNeI ItrosSnsr o,9zk ii&%ST Genrai
c'fhs Xxx ESs3en Broher Sherman E1stein
oFIs0Sa' "a spsrling Derois Mrs Joseph sperns
sSssli9g S g is, cc nsr94 Mrs Mary frayn'n
George H and Kite Bros Cincinnati; William H.
Kite. china. St Denis. - G. = outs. r,
r A. Stcu Furnishing Goods COMPANY, st LOUIS; T..
J Steu ana vito furnishing goods, waldorf ,,,.. :.
F. 4 Furnishing Goods Company ST LOUIS; u
Powell fqTnishIns g%9d Wfaof f General store No sos
Ea Fiftyeighth-st. - >, - c, arrooas
Winsonia- ~. =, ?, r,r.ase .a,,o,s
D. c. Pettis Company. indianapolis; George Loudoh
Pincus Jewett Houston Tex; Sol II. Klein. 473
william Rsrr Drygoods Company, St. Louis George
W. Fear. dryg0o6s. Navarro.
Hamburger Bros. Indianapolis; Henry hamburger
BeaIl Livingston p5ygoods Company. Columbus; Winnie
Parker. drvgoods. Albert
Louis Morris Athena, Ga, merchandise
Morris Ga. merchandise
P5nten & White Company, Duluth; Hlida a Ehels'
Fsnten & White Company. Duluth; V Macdonald dry
George W King Pine Bluff, Ark. general. Broadway
es Eeist Wabash Ind furnishings.
Pei:rnsn Wolf & Co, Wabash. Ind; lsidor beitman'
Jarter Drygoods company, Louisville Y NJ Smith dry
goods. Herald square. VI, - - " c,r,do,r
J. & Co. ftoctiPiu ~ - u W '''''-''
drygoods. Park Avenue ,.,-tz
Excelsior Supply Company. Chicago; Isaac Clifford nj
strong Lee & Co. Detroit; Joseph L. Lee, drysoods,
Manhattan. ,-....u.. =, W ts.uo,.i,
,,snufarfirer pTopretary remedies, st. Denis -
Eepr Continental Shoe and Clothing Company Iopeka
Kan. L. A. Fisicn shoes. etc, Eleventh ana Chhton
F NJ &tWood Chicago; P. W, vandenhof. clothing
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
NO PREJUDICE IN THIS VIEW.
Canadian Paper Advocates Commission
Without Opinions.
Irr rFLEGRApH mo- THE rnIBrNE.l

Toronto Feb I'm it's leading article The
Toronto Mail and Empire makes objections to the
American members of the Alaskan Boundary COM
mission and calls upon the Dominion Government
10 protest against their sitting the case. IL
admits they are distinguished Americans, of un-
questioned ability and high character but declares
that three men more disqualified by avowed preJu-
dice or official commitment could not nave peeh
selected. The article says:
Jurists of repute they are. but impartial juriSts
they are not The commission is judicial, not dip
lomatic The principals in the case reieTred 3 are
Governmen Secretary Root being member H Of
the United States @ NE ro Is one G OF hS
tiff or defendant should be judge is TOO farcical
TO be thought of
Secretary Root is more than GGmir ally prejudiced
AS head of the United States & War Department he
territory whose disputed possession he IS to ad3
states Government, of whom not one could prop
eriy be a member of this. tribunal. he is the one
mSs5 Gt Of odge hs Is nof G Of Ss
ment but he has shown WT his p n6 for
on the question it has to decide upon Canada,s $
controverted in a speech. delivered last October.
contention with an animus and vehemence of ex-
preston that must have ruffied his hearers against
ex parte view cannot be accepted by this country
as member of the court. ,,,ou - 49,, 1-,,tod
States Government, nor is he known to have de
claims as Senator Lodge, but he has publicly stated
that there is no case for reference That IS ne
has rendered himself incapable of sitting on that
tribunal.
To these appointees of President Roosevelt the
Canadian Government will, cannot doubt make
prompt objection. and insist that their places must
be taken by eminent men who are not known to
have already prejudged the case. Unless we are
TO have a genuine tribunal. composed as the treaty
provides of impartial jurists of repute might
we'll have the dispute continued before the
diplomats who form the Joint High Commission.
1t hoped that the President would have Sc
lected his juristS from the Supreme Court of the
States. To chosen, Canada could
have objection. But government is bound
against MeSSrS. Root, Lodge and Turner,
and to challenge every one appointed against whom
there is evidence OF bias
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
TO MAKE RYE BEACH PUBLIC PARK.

The scheme TO convert Rye Beach. in Westchester
County into public park is being revived by
prominent residents of Rye. who fear that the
property will be seized by New-Yorkers who will
shut the public off from using il. The proposition
agitated last winter make the beach a
county park at a cost of about $4,000. but this
defeated because of the Hudson River
towns opposed it. bill has been drawn by Gren-
Vile Temple Emmet. who represents the projectors
Of the park, and will be introduced in the legs-
lature by Assemblyman J. Mayhem Wainwright.
The bill gives the electors the right 10 vote on a
proposition to purchase eighty-two acres of Shore
front 10 be converted into public park and to
be managed by FIVE commissioners TO be appointed
by the board of town officers. The commissioners
TO without compensation and employ
a superintendent at sl.51 year. They TO pur-
chase and condemn the land. lay out the park and
have entire charge Of its management The cost
OF the land and improvements is 10 be paid with
thirty year gold bonds.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
STEAMSHIP 1FIRE.
DAMAGE of 81, 800 to Mallory Liner
Rio Grande.

Three alarms for a fire aboard the Rio Grande
of the Mallory Line docked at Pier No. u. East
River at Burling Slip. were rung in about mid
night last night
The fire started i'm TIE forward cabin of the
ship. which had been loaded yesterday with
about one hundred tons of general merchan-
disc. and to leave Friday for Galveston.
The flames were discovered shooting from the
cabin windows by Watchnan Brett. employed
u neigh hbOring pier. and Policeman MckieT-
nan. of the Old Slip police station. The police
turned i'm the first alarm Immediately and
then. followed Dy the watchman. ran to alarm
Captain +. ID. Johnstone and eight of the crew
who were'aseep on board.
The only entrance to the ship was by the mid
ship gangway. and the watchman and police
shot out in their faces and drove them back.
Then. by strenuously shouting. they managed to
awaken Captain Johnstone and his crew. They
gained the deck and found that there they were
surrounded with flames. their only of
escape being by sliding down the bow hawsers
10 the pier This they did. and were met by
Battalion Chief Devanny The chief. rushing
toward the captain. got entangled with ladder
leaning against a housing on the pier, ana felI
to the ground. severely injuring his nose
The Tremen started to work Immediately ana
fought their way UP the gangway. while from
the river side the fire tug New-Yorker and an
Erie Line tugboat confined the fire to tne caD'n-
After an hours work the were ex-
tinguished Acting Chief Purroy placeo IN lnS
damage at s.. 500. Only little of the cargo was
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
CORONER REPLIES TO DOCTORS.

Coroner Moses j. Jackson spoke yesterday re-
garding the report Of the special committee of
the New-Yor5 County Medical Association, which
had been investigating the Offices of the coroners
This committee has recommended the abolish
ment Of the coroners' office Coroner Jackson
said:
''They ought 10 20 way back and sit down.
They don't know what thcy talking about.
They know that the coroners' Office is absolutely
necessary. What The medical profession thinks
of the Coroners' office and its value is shown in
the report Of the New-fork County Medical
Society short time ago. when they advocated
the continuation of the office and passed resolu-
tions that effect don't care anything about
the nedicai assoelatioI noh care anything
thing "
In spite of Coroner jackson's assertions the
rFnployes os the coruners office seemed to be
siderably wrought up o'@r tie recommendations
and sflep were busy This morning discussing them,
and reading the report
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
TO PURIFY CoRNELL's WATER.
President Schurman Proposes Filtration to
End Typhoid Plague.
IB7 TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIEUNE- 8

Ithaca y y FEB l7.-Active expression was
given to-day Of the alarm which students of Cor
nell University feel the typhoid fever epi-
demic az a meeting Of the senior class Vt that
time a committee appointed TO wait upon
President Schurman with the request that for the
remainder of the college year the university su-
thorities supply every student boarding house with
pure disnfected water, and that AL students de-
string to go nOne until such water IS furnished he
allowed TO go without jeopardy 70 their university
standing. II is understood that President SchUT-
man will call special meeting Of the trustees
executive committee this evening 10 consider TIE
students petition
The report of the city Board Of Health. which
was presented last night. showed that the refuse
of the whole region drained by ButtermIlk Creek.
one of the rivulets supplying the town finds is
way rapidly into the creek and thus into the city s.
water system The total number Of cases Of the
fever is 457.
President Schurman intends to appear before the
Ithaca Common Council tomorrow with pTopOS-
tion establish a filtration plant the mouey tor
IL to be loaned by Cornell University Three
deaths among the students occurred to-day as A
result of typhoid. The dead are o. W. kohls. ..
sack. y. j.. and G J. Scnenber, %. OF Batavia.
y. Y
SchIenber promising candidate Tor centre
rush the football team last TAIL AT I'd ths
dead students were patients 1t tnr college ~
irmary Eight new cases of the fever were re-
ported to-day. eight suspected were sent
ont of town by physicians
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
SAYS CICCoNI THREATENED WOMAN.
Brother of Miss Weber Involved in Alleged
Insurance Frauds Volunteers as Witness.

Assistant District Attorney Paul krotel told yes
terday of a visit he had from man who described
himself as William y Weber. dealer in oils at
No 1571 Parl-ave.. and living At No. L East On~-
d-nineteenth-st- who had volunteered to
be L witness in the Italian insurance fraud cdSes
Mr.. KroteI said:
This man is a brother Of Sarah Weber. in con-
nection with whose death CIueTino Clccoui was ar
rested and who is charged with having fraudulent
" insured her for $50 in the john Hancock IN
s,Irance COMPANY in the of his sister. SeTa-
fna Cfcconf. Sarah Weber died on Juue i lt>t
at the Metropolitan Hospital of tuberculosis Atter
was substituted for that Of Serafna Clccoul IL IS
one of the many we have Nr. Weber sdil
that he did not know his sister was dead until NJ
read her name in connection with tnt: insurance
frauds. Then he came TO me voluntarily 70 teli hls
what knew of his sisters relations with Clcconl
Sarah CiccCni the street casually. ne SAN
and became infatuated with him. She went 20 HFe
with him at No. 2058 FiTSJ-ave. There he insured
Serafina who passed the physical examination. lie
said that Sarah born April l9. lSSl. at No.
50 ATanselI-st-. Whitechapel Of Hebrew parents
Weber his sister the street in the latter
that she could not leave Cicconi- Again in Decern-
ber of that year he met her. and she looked pau
He took her home and told her that she must not
return to her lover
home he saw his sister at window, becNorlrS 10
Cirroui vi the window of "A house across
the wav He demonstrated with her but sac told
him would have TO return to the man OF ne
would kill her. She subsequently returned to Cic-
conf He says that he saw her only once after that
when he met her by accident on the street. Sne
told him that Ctcconi had drawn a knlIe on -ler
several times and threatened TO cut her TO pieces II
cbe Ief+ him Then he did not see her aDE more.
and did know she was dead until Ne reztu hel
name in the newspapers
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
THINKS MAYOR WILL SIGN.
NJ. Gr1m Says There Is No DIS
scRsi0n Bef7ccpR Him and Wr. LOsr.

Controller Grout yesterday said that there Was no
dissenson between the MAYOR and himself over the
bill sent 30 Albany making the Rapid Transit COM
miSsioners appointiVe by the Mayor. He thinhs lie
Mayor will sign the bin if it is passed
1T is a mistake to assume that ii Is necessary
10 have the Rapid Transit Commission SELF
perpetuating body in order to achieve SATISFACTORY
results" said the Controller. 'As matter OF lae-
the Rapid Transit Commission. since its oreaniza-
ton has not spent any more money for the perioo
Of its appointment than many other city depai'
rnents The Dock Department spends ABOUT -
much and the Board Of Education SPENDS s'e"'
deal more While I admit that il might nave peeH
necessary TO grant liberal terms TO me pioiiSSi
tunnel builders / of the opinion that II N"S
great mistake 10 exempt them from taxation. /
think the commission should not have zone me- '"l'
It strikes me that the time has come for clanse
in the law II the board is constituted SO 'iia' '
tenure OF office viii retire the commissioners al
ttc end Of six years with two members retiring
each two wears no Mayor could disrupt me poa'u,
As a matter Of fact the commissioners are aboul
7bc hest Maid CITY officials They receive S9'e"
wear for meeting loss than fifty times a year
That IS 500 = meeting do not forget that some
OF the members have performed Naiuaoie sci Ni.e
in committee work but this cannot ne said OF aiI.
In regard to the published statements that oio
,,t ns,,l; tle Mayor about tho bill for reors rsa%-
ing the commission l desire 10 say that ~ "'s
,,of on account of any difference OF opinion
have raJkcd with the Mayor many times 1poUt tie
s++e- aud believe that If the bill is passed ne
Viii sign il. -
The Controllers letter 10 Mr. Green says among
other things: ,,,;ssio,
President Orr OF the Rapid Transit Cofhiil9sioi
refused Yesterday 10 discuss the Controlei o'ii'
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

The following petitions in bankruptcy were filed
Yesterday with the clerk of the United States Dis
trict Court:
showing liabilities Ss512 49, and assets of So144 ~
Tho r1rincna creditors the American Woollen Com
pany s1s53 Irving National Bank: No. - Hreen
wch-st SIS 600; NJ Peavy. Cold Springs, s46S5; Met
calf Bros No 81 Wortt-st, $3.50: Jacob Wendell q
Co No 81 Worth So The stock is estimated al
So 800; accounts S4623; fixtures. $4,000; deposited IN
MAYER BROS & wERTHHEIMER. No 525 Broadway.
fled schedules liabilities of S33 SOB &C. and as
Atfleboro Mass. s152T; q. Frost & CO. Boston 81
Cttizens National Bank. Broadway 50, 125. The
stock amounts $3.50. and $5.556 in banks the
schedules were signed by Henry w. Mayer. who also
had Individual liabilities s6.s12 So md assets Of
$50 ESQ His principal creditors the Northern Ma
fonal Bank No 692 Broadway. S600o United Nationai
Werthhemer No 212 Ninetieth-st. $4,000. Mayer
owns real estate Madison and one hundred-and-
thirty-ourth-st which he values at S7520 but which
rnortgaged for $3.50 $4,000 and slo;OV. tie also
has life insurance the amount of $4,000
RFTTA sTOkA or StoiSa, the wife of Louis
stoka residing No 10 Abingdon SauaTe filed vouI-
S1o or the total liabilities S11666 secured by mort
gage on Nos 326 East sixty and Nos
il. and Is Abingdon sqnare Petitioner Is also on
notes to amount of i229s Jointly with her hus-
band The largest unsecured creditor is Albert Sevane
No $50 Dvision-st S5,137; Pncus Ieibsrmann No 2io
Madison-st.. $1,000. Oansky & Parkin Brooklyn $500
Marks Place, filed schedules showing liabilities OF
Sob A. SO. The principal creditors are
maker No 2l3 West Twenty-frst-st, 500.
SOLOMON STERN. individually md a partner in
the Arms of Stern Mc(iHns Co. Mctiinnis Co. Bos
ton Land Company and the Rockiand Lake Ice Com
nanv ied schedules showing liabilities $4,000 IS and
800 The principal creditors are and Carl
Levi. - Pearl-st 81 764 Press Pnblishing Com
III Broadway 50 S26: Emily stern No. $50 East Sixty
fourth-st, S13 752
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
FOR ARREST, $1,000.
Society of Which Mendel Was Member Takes
Action.

The Kempner Charitable and Benevolent Society,
OF which Louis Mendei a member, has offered
a reward of $1,000 for any who discovers Men
deis murderer. Mende former vice-pres-
dent Of the society. which meets at No. lis East
Eigllty-sixth-st-
Emil Mendel his son. said last night at his home
No "a East Eigllty-sixth-st.:
NV mother and I are convinced that an Italian
truckIaan in my fathers employ. joe Rosa or
Rossi is the murderer The police do not seem to
be making any progress. the kempner Society. to
which ] as we'll my father belonged. has offered
reward of 81 900 that the murderers may be found.
This man Rossa was the last one seen with my
father. and his overalis were found later stained
with blood
Nv mother believes that Rosa was a religious
maniac who killed my father because Of his faith.
Rosss was continually making the sign of the cross
i'm his conversation. Ny father discharged Rossa
sine time ago, but / hired him again.
Captain Langan, of the Central Office said yes
ferday that the police. Were still working on the
case Detectives Petresino, lllick and ORourke be-
ins detailed on il.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
ACCUSES HUSBAND OF ARSON.

Patchogue Long Island Feb f1--"Hick Conkhn'
of this place was tried to-day for the alleged at
tempt 70 burn the house in wnich were ms W.
. ,i1d-.,, and also his pife's brother and
eie+eriu-Iaw The charges were preferred against
him by his wife Caroline Conklin Mrs Conkhn
swore that her husband. with whom she Is not
living threatened cut her throat with razor
IN saturday night. He arrested, but dis-
charged Mrs Conklin testified that about
o'clock Sunday morning she was aroused ny tne
smell of something burning. that she caiie'i ner
brother and that they went outside, tound the
house burning and saw her husoan0 s'aholns
some distance away. The fire was soon extlTl-
c,,ished Kerosene oil had been freely used about
the house Conklin testified that at the time OF
the fire he was three-quarters Of a mile away
from, the house The Justice dismissed the case.
Mrs Conklin extremely angry at the resuIt.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
MAsoNs BURY CATHOLIC BY MISTAKE
Body of Victim of Massachusetts, Explosion
Inferred in Place of Boatswain.

Whit Impressive Masonic ceremonies a heavy
leaden coffin was lowered into grave in the
Naval Cemetery Just back Of FIushing-ave, in
Brokolyn Saturday afternoon II was
supposed to contain the DOdy of BOatswain An
drew Hendrcksen. one of the victims Of the
explosion the battIeship Massachusetts sever
al weeks ago As was afterward Iearnc-. he body
of Hendricksen was reposing in the hole Of the
Ajax all this time The remains that had been
carefully buried with Masonic honors were those
of Walter Schert. Catholic. whose relatives
live IT No. 30 CleveIand-ave.. Chicago The
mistake was not discovered by the Masons but
by seaman on the Ajax. who had found
Hendricksen's body still in the hold at O'Clock
that night
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
WILLIAM c. scHERMERHoRN's WILL.
He Left His Three Houses to His Wldow-
Other Bequests
rry TELEGRAPH ro TIE TRfHrNE.l


Nevnorf r L. Feb. 1.-THE will OF william
c. schermerhorn, formerly of New AorN O'S'
,.os nrobated to-day. and large estate IS
ready for division. There are no pupilc s".9
7,hree houses and an annuity of $10.0oo go to
the widow. Frederick Augustus "'"e
-, ,x,as,,, and Mrs Ellen Auchmuty the latter
sister are each given Sloo.oW ana 'ne
,.,.,,7ar ic oiven TO the testator's three daugh-
ters.
Letters Of administration were issued to Sam
ueI w Brigham. John l. Kane anu |"a' i''
c,arnenter who are required to file no IN
yentorv of the estate. and to make no dCCou'''
ing to the court of any nature unless obhsed 10
do so by law. The will was Wlthesse" os
John L. Cadwalader and Edward j. Hancy' Oh
New York, and Augustus Haviland' Oh biooN
lyn.
The viii! further provides that the three
daughters Fannie. wife of Samuel w BridS~
ham: Sarah Schermerhorn and Anna C.. wlte OF
John J. Kane. live at will in any of the three
houses bequeathed to the widow without rent
But should they take advantage of th's
provision they are compelled to pay a pro
portionate share of the household expenses. IL
is also stipulated that should the daughters
die and their husbands survive, ana no Wits
are made. the surviving husbands are to have
$1,000 a year during their lives from ther
widows shares of the estate.
There was considerab bic surprise expressed that
the will contained public bequests. as 1t was
known that Mr. Schermerhorn in his life gave
literally to many public institutions. SOME
months before his death. however, IL Is known
that he made large cash contributions to d num-
Der of institutions. among which was the sum oi
81 900 to the Newport Hospital
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
MORE RIGID WATER INSPECTION.
Laboratories To Be Built Along the Croton
Valley. with Chemists on the Ground

William II. Hill. chief enginee" Of the [Aque-
duct Commission, announced yesterday that Tue
commission had made arrangements for
stricter inspection of the Croton watershed III
order to prevent pollution of the water.
Heretofore anayzing the water to determine
its purity has been done here in town salo MI
Hill Yesterday. Hereafter there will be num-
ber of laboratories built along the Cfoton Val
ley with inspectors and chemists on the ground.
This will allow OF more frequent testing In
recent test of water drawn from a faucet in TINS
city a germ of tyrhoid found in the first
test, This has prompted more rigorous in
spection than ever