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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

time Local receipts 443 of which
No. and 283 No. 3. Shipments hence were 276,
COO bushels. Estimate of to-morrow's receipts
81 After selling high 4613c and low
453S December closed at 459sc May sold from 45o
to 1850 closing at 45AQ45}sc
Oats ruled firm At the outset prices were bid up
ket acted in sympathy with the advance in wheat
prices. holding firm. Changing of May and July
by Cudahy the feature of the market Re
cepts were light. with only AZ cars inspected in
and 81 estimated for tomorrow Shipments were
O6 coo bushels and seaboard clearances were 10 600
bushels The highest for December was 1880 the
lowest 2914c, the close 2914Q292sc. May sold
from 311sc to 312sc closing at 31EQ3l3sc.
Provisions ruled strong, Outside buying
clnation to play the same side. Offerings were only
light and not sufficient to fill this demand, and
prices were soon bid up to the high point. Packers
were the best sellers early. Hog receipts to-day
We're $1,000 head Prices at the yards &C higher
May pork sold from 81 80 TO so 65; May lard from
S. 77l9@$6 So up TO SIS IS and eased off later to
Sc S21ad$6 S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
HOME NEWS.
NETWORK CITY.

President John H. Finley Of the College of the
City of New-York Will lecture in the great hall Of
Cooper Institute this evening at o'clock His sub
tect will he The Education Of the City Youth"
This fifth in the series of lectures by prom
inent educators arranged by the Board of Educa-
ton
Brentano's book store will keep open evenings
until Christmas beginning to-day.
The Appellate Division yesterday sustained a de
csion Of lower court in Of the city against
The Uvalde Asphalt Paving Company for judy
ment Of s4.1Go.
Oscar and Robert Adler, whose bank, at No.
Il Avenue B. a started when depositors
learned that the bankers were charged with mis-
appropriating funds, held for trial yesterday
Coroner Brown yesterday, at a hearing into the
murder Of Thomas Buchanan. held Peter F.
O'Brien a saloonkeeper. of No. 81 First-ave. Bail
furnished
man supposed 10 be EphraIm H. Murphy, a me-
chanic. of No. 1913 Crotona Park South, was found
dead at $50 p. yesterday in Third-ave. ele-
waited train the One-hundred land twenty ninth
St station.
The jury in the Jewell divorce case retired at
p m. Yesterday. and will deliver sealed verdict
this morning.
pointment of Major Charles J. Crowley, of No. 1852
Third-ave., to be secretary to the Tenement House
Department at a salary OF $500 year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
TO AUTHORIZE A s5o,ooo,ooo ISSUE
Purposes of Special Meeting of c., H. and D.
Stockholders

special meeting Of the stockholders Of the Gin
Cinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railway Company
has been called for January 12 in Cincinnati. when
action will be taken the following propositions:
TO authorize issue OF 100000 per cent fifty
year general mortgage bonds for general purposes.
specifically 10 retire the issue OF S250000 refund
ing bonds authorized last summer, and to pro-
vide means of expansion and addition for the
systecG
To authorize an outright lease Of the Pere Mar
qUette and all its properties.
To ratify the purchase OF 10000 shares Of Pere
Marquette stock and the traffic agreement dated
July !. 1904.
To ratify the purchase Of $500 600 Pere Mar
quette refunding bonds recently resold to Redmond
&
To authorize the lease Of the Chicago. Cincinnati
and Louisville and the guarantee OF the bonds Is
sued by the Pere Marquette for the purchase of
this line.
The control of the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Day
ton system, it may be remembered, only few
days passed definitely to H. B. Hollins & Co,
with whom J. P Morgan & Co. understood to
be interested in the operation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
ORIGIN OF THE EARTH's HEAT.

A German physicist. Herr Liebenow puts for
ward the theory, which has been limited by others
that there may be enough radium in the crust OF
the globe to account for the earth's internal heat
1t only necessary to suppose for this object that
radium is uniformly distributed throughout the
of the earth in quantities of about one-thou-
sandth Of what Is known to occur in pitchbende -
But there are many indications that radium oc-
ours more frequently than this in ell known rocks
and that its occurrence is more frequent near the
surface of the earth than in the interior This
theory the electrician observes, "demolishes at a
blow all our conceptions of liquid interior at the
tremendous temperatures implied by uniformly
rising gradient. 1t now becomes permissible to as
sumo that the temperature rises toward the centre
OF the earth, but attatns a maximum at no very
great depth, and that the interior beyond that
point Is az a uniform and comparatively low tenn
This Is making rather too much OF radium. What
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
TRADE IN CHICAGO.
~ TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1Bu

Ell
Chicago Dec 16-Wheat day was strong under
the impression the Northwestern receipts were
about to fall off materially. and that already the
movement small that there likely be
some decrease in the visible to record Monday
There was a strong demand for December wheat
which at time sold up 214c above the price 1t
left off at yesterday and in the was 1850 ganer
for the day and within &c OF the May price where
as at the close of the day before was at 27sc dis
count May wheat closed from sc 10 sc net
Improvement for the day. "Bradstreets' report of
the weeks clesrances was l,144.0O0 bushels Corn
advanced lsc for December and 1ac to asc for NAV
Oats gained &c for December and Iac for Nav
Provisions firm. without much change in price
in the end.
The wheat market hero opened quietly and at the
Immediate commencement was trife lower than II
closed the day before There was little or nothing
in the foreign situation to make bulls out Of and
not much more for that purpose in the news from
domestic sources Chicago receipts were Y cars
saainst GA the year before and shipments were
81 600 bushels The range OF December was from
81 G74. 10 81 10, closing at 81 093s The highest for
Nav was 81 1l9t the lowest 81 l07s; the close was
AT 81 III TO 81 ll9s.
corn market fairly active and firm There
were some shorts still anxious 10 cover December
sales but little was for sale most of the time
that a buying order for % 900 bushels was enough
Ia nut the price up 4c and consequently the
Satisfactory fllng of orders for This Iuonths de-
livery was next TO impossible. one sale of Decem-
Der was made at 4oosc at the opening, but Ace was
the general price at the time and II sold up
46ac. 1t reacted TO Soc and rested there for some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS

Lizard Dec l6-Passed staten1am Dutch Bon
Ter New-York for Boulogne and Rotterdam
Dover Dec 10 $40 p m--Sailed steamer Deutschland
oCier Kaempf from Hamburg. NewYork cher
pInnet Head Dec l6-Passed. steamer Heg Olav DAM.
Hoist New York for Chrlstiansand and Copenhagen.
EinsaIe nee IC-Passed. steamer tF3r) How
arh. New-York for Liverpool
Hamburg Dec lG nOonArrivel steamer Waldersee
(Gerl Krech New York via Dover.
Cbra1r Dec i5-Arrived. steamer KbniKn Iuise (ier)
Voicer New York Naples and Genoa
Marseiles Dec l2-Sa!led steamer Patra uaD
New-Iork.
Naples Dec l2-Arived. steamer Gaia Csr). Pavey.
New-York sailed. steamer Vncenzo Fiorio GtaD.
COLOMBIA Dec lg-saed steamer scharzfes Ger Bath
man from Calcutta. New loIk'
AMER Dec l6-Arrved OBVIOUSLY steamer Fri tNor,
Wagie New-York Via S'neapore
Hong Kong Dec l5-Arrlved. steamer Dongola (Br. Eng
fish New-York via Port Natal
(from Rio Janero sc). New-YoriG
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
MORE STATE CANAL BIDS OPENED
AL Seem To Be Under Engineers Estimates
for Cost of Work.

Albany. Dec l6-Eleven bids opened to-day
by Superintendent Boyd OF the Public Works De
partulent for contract No. Of the lOOO-ton barge
canal work and four bids for contract No l.
Nearly all the bidders presented proposals also for
contracts Nos and 2 which were received yester-
Gay. contract No calls for the excavation OF
the Champaign Canal from below Fort Miller Lock
NO. 30 TO above the guard gate at Crocker's Reef
Ano the construction Of the Fort Miller lock and a
bridge. Contract No. calls for the construction
OF the Erie Canal from lock No. % 10 deep water
east enc OF Oneida Lake at Sylvan Beach dis
tance OF 1ss miles. All the bios seem n ba uraor
the engineers estimates. which were sS74 900 for
contract No. and $4,000 for contract No. 4 The
bidders to-day and their lump sum bids or & uer
cent deposits. were follows:
Contract No. Church Construction Company of
New YORK 100000 dump SUM. United EnEineertr -
and constructiaa Company, Of New York $685.. 055
dump sum-; Mosier-DegTan Construction comDsov
ot Buffalo. per cent deposit. $500: Lindon n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
MAJESTIC NEARLY TWO DAYS LATE.

Nearly two days late and after a passage in
which gales OF hurricane force and high head seas
were met with nearly every day. the White Star
Line steamship Majestic reached her pier yester-
day from Liverpool. She arrived with everything
snipshape and without having had an accident
The time OF passage was seven days nine hours and
twelve minutes. Among those who arrived on the
Majestic was Miss Elizabeth Parkina of Kansas
City protegee of Nine Media She will take
Meiba's place at concert in Boston on Sunday
January 4 She will sing with Malba In Kansas
City. Next season Miss Parkina has a contract to
sing at CoVent Garden.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
CANADA CAR COMPANY ORGANIZED.

Montreal Dec. 1.-THE Canada Car Company
organized here to-day by the election of
board OF directors composed OF leading local cap
italsts and F. n. Hoffstat and ]. W. Friend, pres
dent and vice president respectively of the Pressed
Steel Car Company. w. T. Coleman, eX-Vice- presi-
dent of the American Car and Foundry Company.
was elected president and general manager The
company is spending several hundred thousand
dollars in the construction of a plant here which
will be ready for business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

Bates $685. 44s 6s {deposio; Buckley Construction
Company OF Schenectady. s3s,ooo (deposit): Broad
WiSes6srrre 81 2S2 10 (deposit) Eastern construc-
ton Company OF Pittsburg and Troy. $4,000 de
posio: sundstrom & stratton, of New-York. ss6,co
fdeposit; e A Gillespie Company. OF New-York
s4s Geo (depositl John Dunfee & Co., OF Syracuse.
$4,000 (deposD, and Macarthur Brothers Company.
OF Chicago. $4,000 (depositl.
$4,000 deposiD: Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company.
Of NeW-YoriS. $40 900; John Dunfee g. Co of ss,ra-
cuse s46 700 (deposD. and Hndon w. Bates. of New
York $S6 $40 70 (deposiD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
BALTIMORE AND OHIO EARNINGS

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBJSE.l
Baltimore, Dec. 16.-The gross earnings from
traffic of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, ex-
elusive of the controlled affiliated lines. for the
month of November, 1904 So 1854 TAI an increase
OF $431,SA October, 1901 The expenses were
So O22 an increase of $l45999. The earnings
81 995,725 increase of $29lSs5. For the FIVE
months of the fiscal year the gross earnings from
traffic $29,132475. a decrease of $93.797 The
expenses $7,SS5 858. decrease of $174,946 The
net earnings $1246517. increase of $s1, 149
over the five corresponding months Of 1903
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

It announced at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
yesterday that Captain ]. A. B. Smith. chief of
the steam engineering department there. would
be retired March 81. upon reaching the age limit
of sixty-two years. Captain Smith could have
tired the end OF forty years of service years
ago but asked TO remain TO supervise the
struction of the machinery for the new battleshp
Connecticut. Captain Smith will retire with the
rank and pay of q admiral He will be sue
ceeGed by Captain George H. Kearny who holds a
similar position in the Boston Navy Yard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
NETWORK CITY INTERPRETATIONS.

Albany, Dec. 16-These stock companies were in
corporated to-day;
The Piano Tone Reflector Company, of New
York; capital, 100000; directors. Frank D. Pavev
J. Mitchell Clark and Arthur Herring, of New
York.
The New-York Fire Fighters, of New York
(amusemenO; capital $l5O 900; directors, Allan p.
Chichester, Charles Mccarthy and William II.
Rowan. of Brooklyn.
Kraus & Glauberg Company, of New-YorA
(women's hair ornaments); capital. $4,000; drec-
tors Joel A. Kraus. Jacob L. Glauberg. Hannah
Rosenbaum and Hines w. Rosenbaum. jr., of New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
AN INTERNATIONAL RAIL POOL.
American Trust Said To Be Included-No
Confirmation of Report Here.

London. Dec. 16-Confrming the report OF the
formation of international steel rail pool. ele
gram from Barrow says:
The agreement which was signed by all the rep
resentatves of the British French, German and
Belgian makers extends for period of three years.
and is likely to include American makers; at any
rate, over certain zones. II felt that the Euro
pean agreement left the door open for severe Ameri
can competition. SO overtures were opened, though
not much the question of price as on the
makers, respectively. A scheme has been mapped
out and practically agreed upon both by the Cont
1t is anticipated that the new pool will come into
operation January and under its auspices II IS
expected that the price of heavy rail sections, now
S. shllings ton, will be lifted 100 shillngs. The
combined interests of all large steel mills of the
four countries will be centred a London office,
through which ali the business will pass and from
which orders will he allotted.
This promises to be the strongest ana most ef1ec-
tive combine ever brought into existence in connec-
ton with the steel any other trade in this coun-
try and is the first time British. German French.
Belgian and American interests have been arranged
on a common platform.
simultaneously comes a telegram from Birming-
ham, saying it is understood that there are English
manufacturers who have not joined the combina-
ton, which Is confined to the German Steel Yer
band and its associated syndicates ir Belgium and
France, and the United States Steel Corporation,
and adds:
The revival OF the scheme first mooted two
years ago and IS believed to emanate from the
highly protected Countries-the United States and
Cermany-with the view of exploiting neutral mar
kets and abstaining from competition In their own
respective spheres. The German Steel Nerband
hopes to be take full advantage OF the steel
Japanese War while the Americans direct their
efforts toward South America and the Far East.
The pooling arrangement is regarded in Stafford
shire as being unworkabe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
GERMAN BANKS TO COMBINE.

Berlin. Dec 1.-THE Commerz ind Disconto
Bank announces a plan absorb the Berliner
Bank. The formers home office is at Hamburg
with important branch in Berlin. The Disconto
raises capital, S2. 800 600. 81 10000 to
carry through the fusion. The Berltner Bank has
been for time in a rather unsatisfactory con-
dition 1t sought alliance last summer with the
Deutsche Bank That deal was almost completed
arms nffar oG
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

we know of volcanic phenomena in the past OF
heat factor in the formation of the heavenly
bodies. of the suffcienCy of La Places theory
coOlng\ bodies. negatives the suppositon of there
being another sufficient for the effects.
radium atom and its liberation of heat at such
pressures exist at great depth of rock to be
sure that the phenomena of the laboratory would
be present there p London Telegraph.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
BRITAIN's PLANS TO GET COTTON.
Sir Alfred Jones Believes America Will Be
Dependent on Empires Supply.

Manchester. Dec. 16.-Sr Alfred Jones' presiding
the first annual meeting of the British Cotton
Growing Association to-day. predicted that the
movement would result only in making Lam
caster Independent of America, but some extent
in making America dependent the cotton grow
ing fields of the British empire. Mr.. NIAGARA an
nounced that the Spinners Fedora ton, meet
ing to-day. had decided to support energetically
British Association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

Richmond. Va. Dec. 16.-Frank Jay Gould, of
New-York; H. r. Wayt, E D Harmed and Fritz
sitterding to-day chosen new directors of
Frank J. Gould was elected president, with Thomas
H. Wheelwrght vice-president and general man
ager. It is stated that Mr. Gould has acquired a
controlling interest in the Old dominion works.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
RECORD FOR NORTHERN SECURITIES

The stock of the Northern Securities Company
sold the curb market yesterday at 12914. a new
record price. There developments concern
ing the Northern Securities controversy. and IL is
understood to be not likely that there will he any
change in the situation until after the looked for
court decision shall have been handed down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
KANSAS BANK BADLY NEEDED.

TRY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.l
Topeka, Kan. Dec. 16.-The state at
toria which opened to-day with capital Of $4,000,
evidently was greatly needed. It opened a, m.
and y m. the deposits were four times the
amount of the capital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
JUDGM ENTS.

The following judgments filed yesterday. the
first name being that Of the debtor:
The George Bechtel Brewing Company and Eva
Bechtel-R Schneider S3,647
Interurban Street Railway Company-O Strack. $40
Kelly Mary Al, A Rodensten .............. 1,lsa
another ~ 1883
Treman Chares-E Clarke. Observation-Disclosures. 1,13S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.


Sunrise ;55 m Moon. arc IL
HIGH WATER
ANI-Sardy Hook Island 3:2s He'll CAT. b.o1
P.M-Ssndy Hook 3;15 Gov Island 1897 He'll Gate $50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

Grand Opera Season I9O4-I9O5.
Under the direction OF Mr.. Heinrich Conried
To-day, Matinee at Isolde WALKUERE.
senger- Bettaque (debut). Walker and Eames; Burg
staller, Van Rooy. Blass. Conductor. Hertz
IT TRs ETsRng IPop o6 B
doni Gourmet. Rosst Conductor Vigna -CoPPELIA
Varasi Alber,i.- Corps Ballet Conductor Franko
Sun. Evs., Dec. Il. at $50 (pop prcesl-
GRAND SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT.
ROSSISTS STABAT MATER.
soloiss: Nordca. Homer, Alien; Plancon. Pollock En-
Mon EvE. Dec 10. S-LA TRANIATA- Meloa
Caruso. Scott. Conductor. Nigna
We'd. EvS.. Dec. II, a S-RICiOLEsTTO. Media. Homer
Caruso Gradoni Juurnet Muhlmann. BegUe Cond Ntgna
Thurs. Dec. %. at p Mast Evening PERI. Of
PARSIFAIA Nordica: Dippel. Van Rooy, Gourmet
Last Parsifal Performances ONLY TWO MATISEES.
Mondays. Dec IS tXmas) and New Year..
Fri EvE.. Dec. %. at S-FAUST. Emma Eanes ia
CODY; Saleza. Plancon GiradonI. Conductor FTanko.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Only production this OF
Der Ring deS Nihelungen,
following THURSDAY EVENINGS:
January ., $50. DAS RHEINGOLD-
January H. at 80 DIE WAIECERE.
January 10, a 100 SIEGFRIED.
January IS. 1870. DIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Sale OF seats for ENTIRE CYCLE - performances
begins Monday, Dec. 10 at \. NJ, at the following
Dress Circle 50 90: Balcony Front. $50. Bale Rear
$500; Fam Circle $50 Sale Of for single perCces
regular prices begins Mon. Dec. %. a NJ
WEBER PIANO USED
IRVING PLACE THEATRE. TO-DAY
MATINEE 2:l5. and EVENING $50 LAST TINES
die Goldne Eva With Mr. Harry Walden.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

prominent interest in the United States Steel
Corporation said yesterday afternoon that he had
no knowledge of the Steel Corporation having
joined the combination described in the foregoing
rab
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Friday, Dec. 16, 1904
ARRIVED.

steamer Bowie Br. Kerr Liverpool December TO the
White star Line, with cabin passenger and mdse.
Arrived the Bar al 18th.
Steamer Manitou (8r) Gates, London December /, 10
the Atlantic Transport Line with 30 cabin and
mdse. Arrived the Bar at 245 m.
Steamer Monaghan t3rD. STrct, Glasgow December 2
Baldwin & Co with 20 cabin and l29 steerage
passengers and mdse. Arrived the Bar 800
Steamer Soesdyk Dutch) Baron. Rotterdam November
80. to the Holland America Line. with mdse. Arrived
the Bar 6:i5 a IN.
Steamer Virgil (Br). Jardne Santos November Is and
Rio Janeiro January Busk & JevonS. with coffee.
Arrived at the Bar at D 18th.
Steamer Prtns Frederic Hendrix Dutch Sibbel. Pa
ramarbo November % Demerara -. Trinidad Is Caru-
PIANO 20 80. La Guayra December l.
Puerto Cabello . Curacao 4. Jacmel Aux Cages Z
Prince S. the Holland America Line, with
IL mails and mdse Arrived at the Bar at
: 2 m, 18th.
Steamer SuIdal N2r), Elingsen Montego Bay December
Z o CuneO Trading Co. with fruit. Arrived the
Bar at l
Steamer FL Da. Mason, Galveston TO- 10 the South
Pacific Co. with passengers and mdse Passed Quar-
antne @:12 m.
Steamer Kong Haakon (Nor) Larsen, Pulley
9. copper order vessel J. A. Hor-
sey & Son. Arrived the Bar l % IN
Steamer Jefferson, Dole Newport News Norfolk to
Dominion SIS Co. with passengers and mdse.
Passed Sandy Hook at 2:25
Steamer Chesapeake Deano. Baltimore, c Foster.
with mdse. Passed Quarantine at 1912 p m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
Der Ring deS Nihelungen,

IRVING PLACE THEATRE. TO-DAY
MATINEE 2:l5, and EVENING $40 LAST TIMES
Die Goldne Eva With Mr. Harry Walden.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

Steamers Dorothy, Gulfport; Hamilton. Norfolk
ChattahOoohee Savannah. Orzaba- Colon
Rio tirande Brunswick Mobile: Comanche Charles
ton and jacksonville Matanzas. Tsmpieo and Guanta
namo: Excelsior. New Orleans Atlas and Barge No 90
Savannah: capri Ger. Rio Janeiro Rio Sui
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

London. Dec. 16.-Confrming the report OF tn
formation of an international steel rail pool tele
gram from Barrow says:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-06
FIRE In TUNNEL;
FIFTY TRAPPED
Flames Break Out in New York
Subway but Workmen
Escape.

New York, April 6.-For half an
hour traffic on lower Broadway, near
st. Paul's chapel, was blocked to-day
by small fire in the subway, the
volume Of smoke that poured thru the
few openings to the street driving
pedestrians away and making difficult
the work of the firemen who were
called out in large force because of
the location of the fire.
Telephone and telegraph service was
badly crippled as result. The fire
started by the faring up Of small
E"banjo" lamp, used by the laborers in
their underground work, near the cor
ner Of Fulton street and Broadway,
where, beside st. Pauls chapel, is
the principal entrance to this section
of the subway, workmen entering the
! tunnel at that point.
Smoke shut off their usual means OF
egress, and for a time fifty or more
| laborers were in dire peril. One block
farther down the street an opening
was made and the laborers were
helped out to safety.
Thru the regular opening into the
subway beside st. PauIs chapel ano
thru openings made from the cellars
of buildings adjoining the subway 6
/ flood of water was poured down or
| the smouldering fire, and within hall
an hour the blaze was extinguishee
and traffic on the street soon after
wards resumed.