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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20

Another cold wave seems about to visit
us. Later. 1t has arrived.
The snow roller stared out for the first
time Monday, the 18th.
Last Sunday Rev. F. A. Collins deliv-
cred his last sermon and made an ear
nest appeal ito his hearers to strive to
put forth the best that is in them, as he
has always SO faithfully aud earnestly
done, teaching not altogether to neglect
working for wealth, but that character
building should be the main effort of our
lives.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20
RYEGATE.
A Large Gathering.

The farewell tor Rev. and Mrs. Collins
and Ruth was well attended. Being
favored with comfortable day almost
the entire congreg alton were present, and
among those from outside were Rev ID.
Nd. Mckinley and wife of Barnet Center,
Rev. w. S. Wallace and wife, w. N. Gil
fillan and wife and B. A. HIATT and wife
of South Ryegate, Rev. d. c. Faris and
wife and A. W. Nolan and wife of Wal
ter Harvey church. also William Bone
and family. Nearly $50 partook of the
bountiful chicken pie dinner provided by
the ladies of the society who are second
to none in this lin, and with the excep-
ton OF the sad parting OF the occa sion,
everything passed off successfully and
pleasantly. The clergy favored the COM
pany with pleasing remarks, not want
ing in praise of the good work accom-
plished by Rev. Mr.. Collins, or good
wishes for the future of the much es-
teemed couple. Rev. Mr.. Mckinley, chair
man of Vermont Presbytery, acted as
master of ceremonies in very pleasant
manner, and many kind word and wish
was spoken by different members of the
society and others for the dear pastor
and family. A purse of $61.5O was pre-
sented them as slight token of the es-
TEEN of which they are more than wor-
thy. Rev. Mr.. Collins responded in a
very feeling as well as pleasant manner,
even admitting that Ryegate is, afeer the
nine years spent with the people here,
dearer than the Pennsylvania town
where he was born, which is certainly a
great deal to say for us and we appreci-
ate it. What we have been taught from
the pulpit, in the Sunday school, the
prayer meetings, and in their daily walk
and conversation is surely an inspiration
for everyone.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-09-13

Sine SelObnmmg 9~emjeGsc,.
'peldcr bieiiser 3eitnns r9nrembnr.
ger 6a5ette" fir cine Grbidait, bic
Noreiie Der GGelente 8eors z II.
Der nnS Soicpbinc SciSe.
Ter, cine Smrembmrserim ans @nrg.
Inter, amsfimbis madt.
Chr lcttes befanntes Sumi5iI Sa.
tirt pom Sabre 1894 nno guar aus
Neiu Uorf, 236 Gait 36. Street
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-09-13
Sic nSngcm6nrger @aScttc" nadj
europa.

&ielc Suremburaer , Nnlerifaner
Iober ben gespiB iebr loblid)eu @e.
brnlldL ibren Mnaeboriaen in Der
often Seimatb cine 3eituna sll5lr.
ldiden, bannit Die i%enleitS oes SSeans
3lriidgebliebenen ieben fomnelL, mie
eS Den IuSgenanoerten i'm nelen
Saterlanoe ergebe, ipeld)e Sort.
ihrittc miere bl. 6eligion in oieiem
meiten Sanbe gemud)t bat mo mie eS
ouh in materieller @e5ieblmg bier
alSliebt.
Gie .@aSette" miro bereitS bon
lebr &ielen nod europa gelanOt, nno
lit BORT Elm germ gelebeneS 9latt.
Eprtoirei nah europa %9cianot foltet
oielelbe iGbrli6 mir $3.50 IN Sor-
mlSbe5ublun9.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-09-13
Aus cen iibriaem Tbeilen.

01d) u. D. TlS., II. Nltg. Glll
bodJlt oerlpcgener @inbrlld) lit in ser
9tadt sum Mittppd) i'm 8ololuoell
Oes Serrn Shleiier g%eeeniiber Dem
Senoarmeric 8ebGuoc periibt NOR
Den. Die g~eitohlcnen llbren, Hiiloc
lno anoeren Shmldinfcn lollell
einen @ertb bon 5000 Sr. boben.
I'm Die Sbat 5lt polbrinNen, mulBterl
Die Hollnben 5llerIt nllfoeitemmt lino
cine Seffrnllg III bas Sdallieniter
geIhnittel perOer. Nuffaaeno lit,
oaB Der ooer ole &er6red)cr niht ge.
ltort norocll limo, neil befunntlid IN
Gid Die gan5e Nnht g(rbeiter alli
Dem @ege bon ooer ST. i6rer Irbeit
limo. Iaenn Iuiheiue nod lillo es
oiclel6en SbGter, Die id)on in 2urem.
burg uno in Nrlon norbeiteten", on
iiberoQ alif 0ieIelbe g(rt ulO @eiie
p%erfubren luuroc. Sieics Wal iul
man tbnen allf Der Spur Iein.
&oaingcrgranS, ~. Mug. @n
perfloiienen Mittuod slbeno m1roC
Elm aGuiiier Z. Salerpein nebit spei
&nmpanen Numens S~iellooune lttf
Seuler pcrboftet. Sic batten IN
Wonnerid) bcim Giienbabnurbeiter
Sdoelieler cine 6eloilmnme BON 675
Sr., einen SdIinten ulo Gier geitob.
len. Gie Siebe trllgen oas Self
nod 5llm Ibeil bel iif ulo geltanoer
Die Sbut elm.
Gannen, 16. Ilta. @eItern Sor,
mittag brultnte ons nit Strp6 ge.
oedte Saits Der bieiigcn @ittpe @e'
rolin bis allf's nndtc Mauerlpert ab
Die Senad)tbeiligte erleioet elmer
Sdooen bon LOO Sr. rno lit Der.
iifert, pGbreno Ser beige S~Setobiitc,
Eeter 9lerel an sSouragem uno Sols
Die BORT lnltergebra6t muren, elmer
loldlen bon 50 Sr. erleioet uto nid't
perlid)ert lit.
Sells, fl. Plug. Slt ser NG6e Dor
@rirnbboi mllrOen bieier Gage oil
EferOe oes bielieen Yoltmierneb
merS s. =. anaff beim Sorbeiiubrer
zines WotorlpagenS idelt uno brarnn
ten bnrd. Ger Eoltilion Sront
ailrges, Der iih oeniclben in oil
3iigel mari erbielt bon ser SeidieI
elnen StoB OIL oen aopf mo murot
nldt merbebllh perlett.
Sd)engen, fl. Iug. 8elterr
Ibeno gegen IL ubr entitano boz
Dem Squire oes 8in5ers Yeter Otter
elm Shooenieuer. Srr6 Oas ihnelll
Gingreifen r%nierer Selermebr folrntt
elm groBeres : llngliid perbiitet
lperoen.
Saacn, 10. Nile. Sier ieiertt
man Elm ielteneS 6eit. 3pei Sobnl
nnieres hodgeid)GBten 9ebrerS mnS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES &errn Sefmes
Der bier bereitS 80 Sabre erfolgreid
ipirft, i%eierten 6u gleiher 3eit ib,
critics beiligeS WteBopier. I'm 8 llbl
feierlide Nbuobme Don GlternbauIl
nit Yro5eliion ourd ole feitli6 ee
ld)miiften StraBen. I'm 10 llbl
5fpei ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SohGnltcr
pobei Der 8eiangperein bon Sogen
SGil9er bonn 9er9e, cine pierltim
mige Wellc portrua mo Ole &uito.
Mere Boiler inter mdfti1em Con
ller losbrunnten. 2a6 Der Sespel
murben bon Der Soriiugeno Den inn
gen Seelenbirten mefrere pr1htigl
@eld)emfe onrgeboten, nobel ole Mll
iif9eleaidait Saniares, Gintra6t
unO @riloerlihfeit bon &leinbettin
gen concertierte. Son Nabn uni
Sern paren 5oblreid|e 3uihauer Der
bcigefommen. Nbenos SreMoen
icneridieBen mo bensoliide 9eleuf
tllng.
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Ger ueusaueibte Yrieiter Soief Ser
trang iein critics bl. WeBopier. Sel
Sdmuf 0cS GlternbauIes. Der Stra
ben ulo Der Stride ino oos lebl
mertbnollp Wpidpuf ON omprifoni
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-09-13

cine foriglide Gbrenmeloung, ioipie
Die bron5ene GerOienitmeoaile bes
Sranien : Haiioil : Sroens Slierfamt
iporOen mureil, bat 'id) mobreno Der
expedition gegen ole MlliitGnoiaen in
&orintil (Snmotra) i'm porigen Sabre
pieoerum 10 taper betrdgen, Dab ibm
Nun Die bodite militoriife Ilts5eid-
mlng ert6eilt mltroe. - Geter Mep,
lenbourg aus gepern, peniionierter
Corporal ser Colonial. Nrmee, lit
5llm 9ergperfs 9lllfieber 3. alaiie
bel ben Stoots- acknowledgement in
Somab-2oento (Smnotra) ernonnt
lporoen.
GiuilltanS ser Stabt 9~nrcm6ura.
Setratben.- Is. Nlt1.: Seoll
@e6er, @eldGfts = Sertreter, nit
Morid Sem. Heter @eipers, Glen,
babn : geamter. nit @eolltine Gntbn.
rine Yommerell SSobom Ecicc ge-
nolilt eugene allrtb, Erofeiio: al
Der Sanoluerferldnlc, nit Cornelic
Gliio aatbarinn Serriaes; Tctcr GIT
Itau 8insbodL Erofuriit. nit Maria
Soliie Soiepbine anoif; Spiepb Nifo-
Ions &rocner, Sd)riitiebcr, nit
Maria Ilnu 6lies.
SterbefGlle. - t3. %llg.:
Noble Gliic Marr, at I Stunoen.
10: SoIepb altld,. oft 40 Sabre,
Saglobner; Gatborinn Sfcer, alt 10
@oden. 16.: Soiepb genonnt (ln.
led SSruel, alt - Sabre, &anbelS-
mann; 0iotbins Sumter, alt 81 s.,
Sdrneioer; Suionnn Sorong. alt 53
Sabre, 9ienitnagb, e6elos. H.:
&pbnnm 9tifolous Gcnncrnepcr, alt
81 Sabre, Gigentbiimcr, eGelos. tS.:
@llOlIa 6leid, olt 60 Sabre, obne
StanO, ebeloa; ScinridJ Eoit, alt 6
Wonate.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-09-13

StiG IA. Sliia. 0eitern bob ser
Sobn oes bieli9eu 0oinpirtbes Sob,
Wintrin9er einen Sopf bon Dem
&od)berO, oils Die Slamme empor.
ldlila mo ibm oas gauge @cIi&t unb
Die SGnbe perbrannte.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
ReYes 0olnn Anm.

New York, Jan. l2-Reyes, who ar
rived here today says he does not
know the exact date OF his departure
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Democratic National
COnventiOnWiIlGath
er in ST. Louis
Chicago Wanted Too Much
and Got Turned DOwn--Ex-
position Helped Her
10 Win

Washington. d. c., Jan. 12.-When
the Democratic national committee
went into session at the Shoreham
Hotel today to decide upon the date
and place for the national conven'
tion there was no one who could pre-.
dict with any degree of certainty as
to what would be the result of the
committees deliberations. When the
Republican national committee met
here a few weeks ago its work had
been cut out in advance, and its du
ties were largely perfunctory, That
such Is not the case at today's meet
ing is evidenced by the wide diversity
Of opinion expressed by usually we'll
informed leaders as to what city will
capture the convention, and what
date will be selected for the gather.
Ing, A majority appears to entertain
the opinion that Chicago will get the
convention, but St. Louis delegation
lis on hand with a strong plea, and
there Is movement of some conse.
quence in the interest OF New York. As
to the date, 1t is probable the conven.
tion will be held the first week in
July Senator German is understood
to favor an early convention, but the
uncertainty as to when congress will
be ready to adjourn is likely to lead
the committee to fix a late date.
Candidate talk is still confined
mainly to German and Parker, all 9th.
er boomlets, including that of Marshal
Field, olney, Gray and Hearst, are
still In swaddling clothes. One of the
strongest advocates for an early con.
venhon is Ex-Governor Steunenberg,
who, by proxy, represents Idaho. He
favors holding 1t before the Republl.
can convention.
II is expected vote on the conven.
tion site and date will be reached be
tween Z and o'clock this evening. II
will be necessary for the committee to
meet again tomorrow.
The committee was called to order
at noon by Jones, and considered the
contest in the District OF Columbia.
which was finally referred back to the
district committee II is almost gen.
orally conceded that Chicago will get
the convention The committee ad.
jounrned until o'clock, when the va.
rious cities are to present their claims
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Deafness Cannot a. cu,.a

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear
There Is only one way to cure deaf
ness and that Is by constitutional
remedies, Deafness Ia caused by an
lnhamed condition OF the mucus lin.
Ing Of the BustSchian tube. When
this tube Is inhamed you have a rum.
ohns sound or imperfect hearing
and Waen II ia entirely closed deaf
ness is the result aad unless the IN.
namSlon can be taken out and thi,
tube restored TO its normal condition
hearing win be destroyed forever.
nine cases out Of ten are caused n,
eA'arrN' which Is nothing but an in.
hansd condition OF the mueous .er
vices.
We wiz sivs ons Hundred nol,ar.
Tor any case OF DEAFNESS (eAa.ea h,
eA'arAl that cannot b eures h,
Halle cAtArrA Cure, sead for cir
culars. free.
= J. CHIMNEY a Co. Toledo. O.
SOLD By drussists. 7se.
Halls Family Pins are As Iss,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Dead Fish BY the Ton.

Vancouver b, C.. Jan. l2-Dead
nsh strew the shore for two miles
around Nanaimo, Thousands upop
thousands OF herring struggle IN the
narrow channel that connect Nanaimo
with Departure bay, and there died In
some places they lay two feet thick
and IN none less than foot People
are seeking explanations for this nhe
nomenon. The same thing occurred
last year on a lesser scale. some saw
the enormous school OF whales which
entered Departure Bay few days
Sgo frightened the vast shoal Of small,
er nah up the shallow neck ana ,ha,
the nsh were packed SO tlshtly IN the
channel that they suuocated Thev
we're a godsend TO the Japs. who have
a soano factory at Nanaimo. The M.
ue brown men are collecting the ssh
and converting them to practical uses
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
PLEASANT
ARMSTRONG
HANGING
May Never Come Off
at All Say the
Lawyers
Cannot Be Executed Under
the Old Law Which Was
Repealed Nor Under
the New Law

Captain Samuel White. of Baker
City, the district attorney, came to
Salem this morning OF appear before
the supreme court, in opposition to
the attorneys Of Pleasant Armstrong,
the man condemned to be hanged in
Baker City, January 22d for murder.
Armstrong; attorneys have made an
application for a certificate of prob.
able cause TO stay the execution Of
their client. pending an appeal The
appeal is from the order of the circuit
court. fixing the execution for January
22d. and the place named is the Jail
yard in Baker county His counsel
object TO the execution by the sheriff
Of Baker county, fox the reason that
the law under which the death war.
rant was issued has been repealed,
and they also object to the hanging
of their client by the penitentiary au.
thorities under the new law provid.
ing for executions there, and passed
after the Baker county murder was
committed claiming that the act is OK
post facto, and they urge that the de.
fendant cannot be executed at all. The
case was argued this afternoon, and
will doubtless be decided by the court
in ample time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
FALK
AGAIN
BUSY

St Louis, Jan. 12,-Folk is making
an investigation into the statement
that a new combine. composed OF Is
members in the house of delegates. de
manded SIS 600 for the passage of the
pneumatic tube bill
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
When You Want

something to eat. just try the white
House They can serve you at apy
hour OF the day or night
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12

Washington Jan 12.-st. Louis gets
the Democratic convention on the sec,
.ond ballot by vote of 20 to 21. Chica.
go wanted the unused portion OF the
guarantee and the sale Of 5000 tickets,
which caused the decision against her
July 9th is the date fixed for the open.
ing Of the convention.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
CUMMINS
CREATES
SENSATION

Dies Molnes. Ia, Jan. i2-Governor
Cummins, in his message delivered
this afternoon, caused a sensation. He
recommends that $4,000, which he al.
leges that the former state auditor.
Merriam mulcted from Eastern insur.
ance companies as fees for alleged ex.
aminations, be refunded. He says
Merriam and Insurance Examiner
Behler conducted a systematic cam.
paign Of collection and extortion for
personal gain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
ROOT
MAKES
DENIAL

Washington, Jan Secretary
Root this afternoon issued a vigorous
denial that the government was plan,
Ming to send troops TO the isthmus 70
prepare for war. He says neither tho
President nor the officials believe
there is the slightest danger Of war
with Colombia, II the latter declared
war We would be slow TO accept the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
More Bodlss Found.

Victoria, n C.. Jan. l2.--The body
81 n, ?, shaw, Of this city, a Clallam
victim, was found a mile on shore
and ldontined this morning. Nvo
more bodies were sighted ana tugs
have Eono 10 pick them up. This
makea 10 found altogether
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Roberts In Line for n

Washington, Jan. l2-The Oregon
delegation has not recommended a
successor to Asa b. Thompson. as re.
ceiyer of the LaGrande land Office.
Il is understood that II has been
practically agreed to recommend AL
Roberts Of Pendleton. for the place.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Edison Theatre
t43 state Street
F. A. WILSON, Proprietor.
Monday, january II

Entire change Of program. Balley's
Dog Circus-wOnderful trained ami
mals-a treat to the children.
John Coburn, black-face comedian
finishing his act with his wonderful
troupe of trained doves.
Mr.. j. Harrington, silver-toned ten.
OF, will sing the illustrated song.
Raymond & Clark, in an entire new
act.
Madame Lowell in high-class ballads
Children lOc, adults zoe.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
May Follow Foster.

Columbus. Ohio. Jan. I2.-Ex.G0v.
ernor Bushnell suffered second
stroke OF paralysis this morning. His
family Is az his bedside.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-06-17

LUCK BASED UPoN MISFORTUNE
Why is it that all Republican papers
insist that President Roosevelt is a
very lucky man and invariably base
the assertion upon the conditions that
are just as generally regarded as a
calamity to the party. The death OF
President Mckinley, by the assassins'
hand, was regarded as matter of ex.
IRENE good luck for the man the party
had deliberately attempted to shelve
by electing him to the Vice Presi.
dency; the death of Hanna, his only
formidable rival for the Presidential
nomination WAS noted as another in.
stance of good luck, and the death oil
Matt Quay and the practical elimina.
ton of Plat are regarded as a removal
of other stumbling blocks to the
vaulting ambition of the rough rider.
Whatever lessons the brain power oil
his party seem to be regarded as for.
tunate events for the little Napoleon
who now leads the party to renewed
contest. The appointment of Cortel.
you to the Craftsmanship of the Ma.
tional Committee is regarded as a
means of still further circumscribine
the leadership of the party into his
own hands, for it is very generally
understood that he has been selected
as stool-pigeon to cover the acts oil
the mailed hand that directs all Re-
publican policies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-06-17

WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING
The Chief of Police in Chicago. the
other day, while out on smelling
duty, jumped upon a penny.slot ma
machine designed for giving the weigh t
OF its patrons, an eminently righteous
proceeding, but tsbooed except under
certain restrictions. The machine alb.
solutely refused duty. The burly
guardian OF the peace was weighed, but
registry Of the fact was found want.
ing." He tried again and again, until
he had deposited five cents. and the
dial still confronted him with placid
indifference. The chief then became
angry and turned the machine on it's
head, when he found that the weigh.
ing part was disconnected from the
registering apparatus. "This is .
fraud!" he shouted and he threw the
machine into the middle of the street.
Its owner is now trying to make the
chief prove that it was fraud and
that he lie not fraud in destroying
innocent property in an attempt to
discover fraud.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-06-17

ANOTHER DEFECT IN THE CAPITOL
ANNEx.-Still another annoying mis-.
hap made in finishing the capitol an.
mex, is found 10 the fact that possibly
irreparable injury has beer done the
plate window glass OF the entire
structure, except the basement, by
splatter of the acid solution upon
them by workmen in the attempt to
restore the color of the stone walls BY
frequent additions OF q powerful re.
solvent. Wherever the solution has
struck the glass it seems to have eff.
fected q chemical action that has
affixed An indellible stain which NO
washing or scrubbing can remove.
The only remedy seems to be to re.
furnish all tho windows with new
glass, should present experiments Of
various solutions fail.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-06-17

ploys ten stenographic reporters and
about fifteen correspondents and edi-
tors to cover convention work for that
organization. Then there are at least
hundred newspaper. that send from
one to fifteen people to these conven.
tions to do special work.
The first National Convention to
nominate a successful candidate for
the Presidency was held by the Demo-
Gratis ~ years ago, after seven Chief
Executives had been placed in the
chair. Washington, John Adams and
Jefferson had been recognized "by
common consent; Madison and Mon
roe were nominated by Congressional
caucus. In 1924, there were six can l..
didates. all nominated by their respec-
tive State Legislatures, and William
A. Crawford, one Of them, received the
Congressional caucus, but John Quin-
cy Adams was winner. In 1928, Jack
son was nominated by the Legislatures
of Tennessee and Kentucky, while
Adams, "A Wing, was made the oppos-
ing candidate by common consent"
and endorsement of various bodies,
none of which had attained national
prominence. Strictly speaking the
first formal national political conven.
ton was held in 1882 by the Demo-
Gratis, when they nominated Andrew
Jackson for a second term. Itadopted
the two-third rule, which has ever
since been maintained. The first
formal national convention in opposi.
ton to the Democrats was by the Re-
publican party in 1856, when John c.
Fremont was the nominee.
The impression that the Republican
Convention this year will be an excep-
ton in having the choice concentrated
on one candidate is erroneous. Lin
coin in 1864, Grant in 1868 and 1872.
just as Mckinley in 1896 and 1900 were
IS much predestined as is the Rough
Rider, but for vastly different causes;
only the latter occupying, from cir
cumstances, the position that justifies
the laconic cynicism, None want him
though all are for him."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-06-17
The East River Horror,

Another heart-rending tragedy, by
which 500 lives were sacrificed, comes
from the far East, New York harbor
being the scene Of the present disaster.
The excursion steamer Gen. Slocum,
carrying more than 1000 people, the
majority of them children, caught fire
in East river, about o'clock Wednes.
day, and was burned to the waters
edge, causing a loss of life estimated to
exceed five hundred. The occasion
was the annual Sunday school excur-
sion Of the Parks German Lutheran
church, on its way up East river to
one of the many resorts OF Long Island
Sound. When the flames burst forth
a panic ensued and many jumped over
board. Owing to the rocks, so arpro.
priately named He'll Gate, the steamer
could not land and had to make her
way under full steam to North Broth
ers island, where she was put aground
in shallow water. but so deep that
many Of the children persisted in the
attempt to reach shore. Before the
vessel was beached the forward deck
collapsed. Many persons were thrown
into the water and others into the
seething flames on the lower deck.
Scores of lives OF the little ones were
lost in the whirl and swish of the
waters of He'll Gate. One man in a
row-boat said he saw fully fifty child.
rem drowned, before he could reach
them.
North Brothers island is fortunately
the site of the Municipal Charity hos.
pitfalls, and there we're many physicians
and nurses at hand to care for the
burned and manned. The patients in
the hospitals became nearly frantic
over the terrible scene presented.
There seems to be really no one to
blame for the disaster, it being one of
those unexpected happenings that
seem to have no traceable cause of
origin. The steamer had been in
spected May 9th and pronounced in
thorough order, the officers were skilled
men, and their demesnor during the
terrible ordeal an indication that they
were thoroughly competent. Capt.
Van Schaak in command is one Of
the oldest and most experienced ex.
cursion captains in New York waters.
Still, in order to secure an investiga.
ton OF possible causes, and undoubt-
eddy as mere formality, the captain
has been placed under arrest pending
inquiry.