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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-15

Neu York. Tune 15Fivs hundred PERSONS mostly chadyen
stshed today by The burning of the steamer General
Soeprn near Hell Gate in the East ri5er
The Socn 1oi the annual Sunday school excursion of ST.
MARKS German Lutheran church of this city on board 7vas pro-
eccdC MP the r0 to Of the many Of Long Island
Sound When 12s street persons shore smoke and
flames sbyig from the upper part of the erozded steamer
barc estcd the boat almost instantly The eroavds on the
torayd deck began spring 09eboad cyoVd otter
tn Of the The of the terrified passengers could be
heard shore and hundreds Of small boats Immediately put of
10 the rescue Oa0ng the rocks each side of the channel at
this POINT had been impossible TO beach the gcsmi The captain
struck TO his post the Uce and headed the oess straight up the
rsc 10 North Brothers Island 1oh1e she put aground in The
shqloso uder
Seeed hundred feet Of open 7odiy still lay beteen the bum
ing and the shore and many persons persisted either in
the the burning oesseI after she had been bcached
estimated that the steamer carried than 1000 per-
She wos the largest excursion steamer in these soderS and
could carry 1000 passengers
There 40 bodies North Brothers Isidnd IS on the fire
boat Gopher Nils and Rckes Island The board of health
has sent 100 doctors and 500 policemen The
The excursion charge of the social committee of The
tnth headed by Miss May Abendscheu In The minister's
party his said the pastor Re7 George C. Haas Miss
Abudschei Asst, SHbt Carl AHger William Schiaefer, the
PASTORS daughter Gertrude his sisters Miss Emma Haas and w.
B. Tttdmoye
n me office Of The S. steamboat inspection bureau as
said the General Socm inspected May and reported
thoroughly good condition. ready for the excursion sea-
aboard the steamer all her life Saiug apparatus re-
qoyed by lac Of steamers Of her capacity
The General SOerms licensed captain CAPT. ". H. Vau-
hdek Of the Oldest excursion captains Neo YORK hdrboy
adferS
The disaster acdS ieSSed BY thousands Of people from both
shores Of the yoer and rapidly possible hundreds of small
boats and launches SET of TO render assistance WIN The boat
burning aHdy his cef The captain stayed in the pilot house and
the engineer remained at his post beiOO Deck unM the boat ,oa
bedced at the lO5vr end of North Brothers. Island off Port Nor
r E5cH then, the passengers in safe POSITION for
they distance from shore and the boat sVds furnace
Hundreds Of small boats acre scattered about and picking up
those rho Jumped ooerboad as rapidly possible is eua
cd that bcfpeen 400 and 500 persons rdrg into the 7o0er
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London Jnpe I5.-A dispatch 70 the Central Meas from
Toxic MED this pcdnesda) afternoon says uaao engagcpest
Hop ~ progress OF 7HNchmd island in the Korean straits be-
ffen three Russian cruisers aoh escaped from Vad5ook and
dmanber Of Japanese SHIPS
No details haze yet been yeceiscd
The Central Negs dispatch adds that the Padi,oaok saudi
ron 'eaf first reported Jme from OH Island (of Kioo abar
the Sea Of jafo Later in the day cauonddng pos heard
northeast Of Ndgdto Com the Japanese coast in the Straits of
Korea,
The captain Of Japanese merchant ship reports This morning
that his ship uds fired upon BY Russian acayb Hca,y cannon
aiding wo heard early This morning in The ncghbortood OF OH
Island and subsequently of the ENLARGEMENT ar1dv
referred 10 IN The Toxic dsbfaeh
London Jme I543o ?. ND dispatch 10 the Central Neaos
from Toxic says
Phc aoas of torpedo boat desyoycrs and toybedo boats
acre SUPPORTING the military bombadmc of the forts al Sioo
Pmg-Ido CON The Kodng Ting Peninsula bchccen Port ltnr
and Port Dane), 7Hcsddy mornings the Russian protected cruiser
NOaik and Ten orbtdo boat dryoyers made soc from PART
Ayh0 The Japanese @shbs rrycd cudcogoung 10 e me
Russians into the open The Rrsnn hoc5r yercd 10 The
harboy the same afternoon
n foiHd Of goboas and mine ships sank number Of me-
chanica' mines off Port Arttp on Monday uieh"
Iofio Jwc IS, $3.50 p m.-Rcbors of coapondding haze
been Fcfitd here from points, sh as Chikn-cp byoi
nce OH Island and Tasa but the erdci pac Of the obo
hoW Of the RNssi dd5ook squadron is not disclosed ie
possible mat inc Russian oeSSci surprised and cabDed three
transports 0hich hh Shponoeh iodav for me oryy bo,,t ~
Korea and china The Of these 7esscg ,gond take them
close TO the place ehrc The Russian ships acre seem II is bsa
bic also that the Rasao pursuing merchantmen and tbr can.
HonadDg reported is a result Of such pursuits
The japanese adyShb IN the ,cntv arc hpyy,iug n tbe
scene Sasfbo is being coscd There is ayone Possibility tbo,
haol engagement aW take place No southern Jebou,oc
city exposed to attack but this Russian raid NAV byozr er,
size 10 SHIPPING,
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| had burst from the engine room great
numbers begon to jump overheard. The
women We're wild with fright and
snatching their children 10 them leaped
into the whirlpoos that carried them
towards the rocks on both shores
i endeayored for a few minutes 70
break through the mad crush and get
to my mother and little brother but |
was swept into one corner OF the boat
and held there unable to move.
"As the boat kept on her way the
breeSes drove the flames toward the az
ter part Of the ship. where those I'm
their panic had not jumped overheard.
were huddled together. 1t seemed but
few seconds before the flames had
swept down upon the children who were
struggling about the ice cream tables
and set their clothing ablaze.
They all dashed to the after part OF
the ship In a stampede that carried
those who were near the rail overheard
against their will.
POURING OVER THE SIDES
AT one time It seemed to me as II the
women and children We're pouring over
the sides like a waterfall. As we made
for the shore the captain blew his whls-
tie in one continuous blast and soon
boats Of all descriptions were making
for us from each side OF the river
u was rescued by launch tust as
the boat settled close to the shore,
When she was grounded the flames
had spread over the entire upper and
lower decks There were only a few
spots on the boat untouched by the
flames and I'm these were piled up men
and women who had tainted and fall
Ing pinned others to the deck
4.
get near the steamboat shouted for
those on board to Jump and then the
small boats picked them up by the
score,
NO ALARM SOUNDED.
From all that can be gathered no
alarm WIS sounded when the fire was
discovcrsd but the crew tried 10 OK
tinguIsh, the flames without alarming
the passengers, Those In the after por-
ton Of the boat did not know It was on
fire until the flames had swept back on
them. Then there was nothing 20 do
but jump overheard or be burned, 10
death, Persons on the shore say that
there were scores huddled In appar-
emily safe positions on the hurricane
deck with the breeze blowing the flames
and smoke away from them when sud
denly the deck fell In. After the cloud
OF smoke had drifted away the ohserv-
ers looked back 10 where the crowd had
been standing The space was vacant.
TRIED TO SAVE LITTLE ONES.
Many OF the children picked up by
small boats were dashed TO camp stools
aud other light boat furnishings, show
ing that some adult had tried TO make
the little ones safe. These precautions
proved Inadequate In the terrific cur
rent and IN the whirlpools.
Very few Of the children picked up
had on life preservcrs, Children can
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coVery to health, He has been in the
harness now for 80 years, the last three
being with the San Pedro as assistant
chief engineer, In 1865 he started az a
member Of the engineering CORDS on the
old West Nirsinia Central Later he
was among the pioneers of the Union
Pacific. With the exception of the
time ne was constructing railroads IN
South America he has been identified
with railroads IN the west.
As already outlined. the virtual clos
Ing up OF the engineering department
of the san Pedro here Is part of the
policy Of the Harrlman-Clark inter-
ests to eventually do away with the
majority Of the offices here.
II was asserted this morning that
the Office Of the general manager OF
the road would be- moved 20 Los An
geles within the next seven months.
GOSSIP AT THE FRONT"
In connection with San Pedro AFFAIRS
the News correspondent at Caliente
adds the fOllowin ing budget which ar
rived this morning
Genetal Foreman VIM McDermott,
who has been in charge Of the construc-
ton department OF the San Pedro from
Callente west. was promoted yesterday
TO a better paying position in his old
line of work at which he spent many
years In Butte, Mont. He has accepted
the position OF superintendent OF the
famous United Verdi mine az Jerome,
Ariz., and left on Sunday for the point
via Los Angeles. He carries with him
the respect and confidence Of every em-
pioye who has worked under him dur
ing his stay here Mr. McDermott IL
succeeded In the Office OF General Fore
man by John Conway formerly track
foreman at the front. who has had
many years railroad experience and Is
a man Of sterling ability. absolute IN.
tegrity ana justice and while a strict
disclplinarlan, Is respected and admired
by every man with whom he has had
dealings since coming here four months
ago. Mr.. Conway Is succeeded by Tim
Costello formerly his assistant. now
promoted 10 track foreman and John II.
Conway Jr, Is appointed surface fore
man, wee Costello
Chief Clerk Draper returned from
short trsp 10 Salt Lake today.
VIM. McDermott was presented by
the BOYS at Calente formerly In his
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not get at the life preservers on excur.
sion boats In this harbor. They are
dashed to the ceilings over the decks
ana can only be reached by tail per-
son.
Paul LebenOw. ono OF the passengers
VINO was on board, says ferry boat
passed near the burning steamer but
offered no assistance. Two policemen
VINO had been assigned to accompany
the excursion, jumped from the burn.
Ing steamer and reached the shore in
safety. One Of them was slightly burn
ed
Up to $40 p. m. 20 unidentified bodies
had been listed. An were women and
children.
Coroner's Physician Weston has notl-
fed the morgue keeper that i06 bodies
are on the way to the morguc ON the
Massassert The superintendent Of the
Harlem morgue has asked the charities
department for 200 boxes IN which to
put the bodies OF those who persisted in
this disaster
Capt. William Nanschaack, who COM
manded the Slocum. has been arrested.
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ST. Petersburg, June l5.--(3:35 p. M
No information is obtainable here re-
gardlng the reported engagement he
tween the Russian Vladivostok squad
ron and a Japanese squadron IN the
Korean straits. But II is quite likely
that a naval fight has occurred or is
about to occur. Vice Admiral Skryd-
loft has left Vladiyostok with the arm
ored cruisers Gromoboi, Rossia and
RurIk and some torpedo craft
RESULT UNKNOWN.
Nagasdkl, June l5.--(5 p. MIA tele.
gram received from Ot island says
that japanese warships have engaged
a Russian squadron near there, and
that the result Of the encounter is not
yet known
GOES FORTH TO FIGHT.
Toxic, June l5-The entrance to the
harbor at Port Arthur having been
cleared Of Instructions, Is now open
for ,he passage OF ships IN aaG out.
Yesterday The Russian protected crus-
er No,il; steamed out 70 sea and en-
,ae d with vessels Of tbs Japanese
blocEudlng feet
ENGAGED TOGoG 20 BOATS.
washington. June l5.-1ha Japanese
legation TO-DAY received II "ah'egram
from The foreign of'l'e az Toxic stat
ms that ne HusuW cruiser Noy'k
cmcrEed from Polt Ar,Ar yesterday
aul engaged e numlo: Of Jlptutsc tJr-
pedp boat destroycrs Tho comwarder
~ the destroyers made an e'rrt 10
,urc a chase from the Novjl,. but AZ
ter pursuing the boats for a short dis
lance the cruiser returned safely to
port
TRANSPORTS NET WARsHtPs.
Toxic, June l5.--G,3O p. M Three
japanese transports, outward bound
from shimonoseki, met the Russian
warships this morning outside the
Straits OF Korea The Russians fred rs
shots az the Japanese ships, one
transport escaped The fate Of the
other two IL not known
II ia believed at Sasebo that naval
engagement Is imminent
Met RUSSIAN VESSELS.
Toxic, June l5,--0 y, m)--It is re-
ported here that the Japanese protect
cd cruiser Niitaka engaged the Rus
sian Viadivostok squadron off Tsu is
land, In the str'lts between Korea and
Japan. This report, however, lacks
confirmation.
The Japanese transports ugo and
Fugo. homeVard bound, met the Rus-
sian vessels this morning near ok is
land The Russians pursued them and
fired 10 shots az the Japanese ships
The transports escaped and reached
katsumotO.
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DEPORTED MINERS.
Driven Over Colorado Line Into
New MeNien.

Antonio, Colo, June l5.-Thrty.six
union miners and sympathl2ers deport
ed from the Cripple Creek district by
the military authorities were unIoadnd
from the special train used for the de-
portation near the New Mexico line to-
day and were driven by the guard. un-
der command OF Lleut-Col Kennedy.
over the border They were moreover
warned not to return TO Colorado. New
ertheless, after the departure Of tho
troops the deported men walked back
To this town i've miles north OF tho
line where breakfast was furnished
them ny citizens. William Ketchum.
ono Of The miners, was too sick u walls
and wagon was sent for him
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An eye witness said that loss OF life
was due TO the collapsing Of the heavy
upper deck. It fell with crash soon
after the FIRE started, crushing hum
the lower deck, 1t was then that the
greatest panic ensued amid the living
stream Of persons going over the rail
into the water. Az far as eye witnesses
can determine, the flames originated In
the forward part Of the boat Persons
who saw the accident from the shore
say that almost Instantly persons who
occupied places on the forward deck
began Ia Jump overheard. Policemen
IN the Bronx and Harlem saw the blaz-
Ing boat steaming up the river and i'm
medataly began to turn in alarms for
ambulances and FIRE boats.
All the boats at North Brothers
Island were sent to the assistance Of
tho people in the water, and as fast as
they were brought ashore, were cared
for In the pavIlions there.
The patients in the hospitals on the
island became almost insane from
fright at the terrible scenes they had
Witnessed
4 large part Of the crowd in the
doomed steamer were children and
there was little hope for them after
'hey had gone overheard, The current
ln the East river at this point is very
strong, and scores OF little ones were
sucked In by the whirlpools at Hell
Gate. one man who went out IN n row
boat said that he saw at least so chill
dren perish In these whirlpools before
10 could reach them.
AN EYE WITNESS STORY.
An eye witness who saw much Of
what happened 70 the boat said;
The steamers whistle was blowing
Tor assistance as she came up the river.
hsr position in the water made It Inn
possible for those aboard OF her TO reach
lSnd except by swimming. saw per-
'''Ps my or a hundred persons, most
~ women and children, jump overheard.
most OF the throng was on the hur-
,'osne deck when we plainly saw por-
Won OF u collapse, Many must have
zen killed instantly"
r, ne slooum sailed from the foot Of
Jug street, East river. shortly after
oelock The exact point she had
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Closing OF San Pedro Engineering OFFICES.
Those Salt Lake
Resigns offco Now Charge Jones-O
Changes We'll Cnder

NJ. NJ. Mccartney. assistant chief en-.
gneer for the San Pedro, Los Angeles
salt Lake road with Headquarters
here, has resigned and today his Of
flee Is In charge Of A. l.. Jones, district
engineer 1t is understood that the
draughtsmen and other employees Of the
engineers ONCE here have been noti-
fed that their services viii not be re-
quired much longer
This surprise was sprung last even
Ing prior to the departure OF chief
Engineer II, Hawgood who left for
Los Angeles accompanied by E. j..
Tilton, the Southern Pacific engineer
ing representative who came overland
with the party in Vice President J.
Ross Clarks car
The bulletin was issued Yesterday
afternoon over the signature OF Mir
Hawgood and when the Offices closed
there was much discussion I'm the de-
partment II sets forth that Mr. Me-
CARNEY resigns on account of IN
health and that A. l.. Jones will be IN
charge with headquarters at THE
front"
with the exception of couple of
clerks to look IN data at headquarters
this means that the engineering de-
partlneht at Salt Lake is practically
wiped out, so far as maintaining head
quarters here IL concerned.
General Manager n. f.. Wells when
seen this morning and asked for
statement regard the change Courteous
ly stated that he had nothing to give
out ana the News" could say what
Il pleased regarding the shakeup as
far as he was concerned.
Mr Mccartney when seen stated that
he left the san Pedro on account OF
his health. He affirmed that he has
been unable to sleep for a month past
and that II was absolutely imperative
that he get down TO the coast and rest
up The proposition Of leave OF alb
sence was taken up but personally he
felt that the best thing to do was to
resign. Accordingly his resignation was
accepted.
Mr., Mccartney number his friends in
Mr.. Mccartney numbers his friends In
OF whom will wish him speedy re-
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BOY SAVES OLD MAN.
Latter Jumped Into the Jordan River,
But Was Pulled on to the Bank.

Charles Morris. an old man residing
at 1876 north Ninth West street, was
saved from death by drowning this az
tornoon by boy named Ernest Gard
ner. AZ a point on the Jordan river
near White Bridge young Gardner and
some companions saw the old man jump
In, supposedly with suicidal intent. and
they made for him. BY swimming and
wadins. Gardner dragged him ashore
and he was taken home n little the
worse for wear. but In a condition not
dangerous.
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employ, with magnificent meer-
schaum pipe. gold mounted, on his re-
tirement from the road.
There Is report current OF the ex-
ploratlon OF cave 20 miles south OF
Callente, by three young men, resident
here. They claim to have penetrated
the cave over 1000 feet and found four
caFerns, filled with staligmites. stalac-
tties' affairs, stone chairs an artificial
~ made well Of unknown depth. and
many other wonders, too numerous to
mention. They claim they will organize
party 10 explore II thoroughly soon.
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WIN OR LOSE, TONIGHT.
elimination of Important Point in
Telephone Strike Troubles.

The strike Of. the llnemen Of the Bell
Telephone company continues today,
but definite action looking towards a
settlement Will be taken this evening,
as a representative from national head
quarters at Washington. ID, c.. Will be
quarters at Washington. d. c.,
will be in town this afternoon
He VIII investigate, and on his
findings the lnemen will lose or
win their point. Tho officials Of the
telephone company do not believe that
the lInemen viii be supported by the
national officer.
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Want Miles Held.

Kansas city June l5-Decr Lodge.
Mont, officers have wired chief Hayes.
Of this city 10 hold William Miles, On.
sclf-confessed murderer OF John Ed
wards, a railway brakeman, killed 10
years ago, ana say they viii send some
one To take him 90 Montana for trial
A man named Murphy h now serving
life sentence foy the crime,
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Five Hundred Children Burned to Death on Steamer
4 MOST HORRIBLE
EXCURSION DISASTER

The General Socum with Two Thousand Sunday School Teachers
And Pupils Aboard Catches Fire Hundreds Perish in the
Flames, and Hundreds Find Waey Screams Of Terri
fed Passengers Heard on Shore-Thouands Of People Saw
the Awful .Ssht but Could Render No Aid Accident Oc-
cured Near He'll Gate East River, New York
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JAPANESE ENGAGE
RUSSIAN SQUADRON

Battle Now in Progress OF Tsuschma Island Number of Warshps
Participating unknown Entrance TO Port Arthur Cleared
Projected Cruiser Novk Goes Out to Fight Bockadno Vessels
Soon Returned Refusing to be Drawn on so as to Meet the
Heavy WarshPS Of the EnemyJap Transports Met Russian
War VesseIs-One Escaped Fate Of Others Unknown
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reached whom the fire was discovered in
the forward part Of the boat was of
the 'Sunken Meadows" at the extreme
East end of Randalls Island. SO
quick was the spread OF the flames that
the captain of the Slocum could not
turn and was forced to make head
on for North Brothers Island under
fun steam
BY the time the Slocum reached One.
Hundred and Thirty-ffth street. the
excurslonists, driven to the rail, many
of them with their clothing on FIRE, be.
gan TO jump overheard by twos and
threes. When one Hundred and Thir.
ty-eighth street had been reached, the
heat from the fire had become so intense
that men, women and children plunged
overheard by the score. There was
terrific crash when the boat was
beached
The boat was beached at the reef at
the northern end OF North Brothers
Island, where she rapidly burned to the
waters edge,
WHERE FIRE STARTED.
II IL said the fire started in the lunch
counter in the forward part OF the boat.
When the alarm spread among the pas
sengers the hurricane deck was crowded
and when off one Hundred aud Thirty
eighth street this deck collapsed Many
persons were thrown into the water,
but hundreds Were prcclpitated into the
lower deck, which was itself a mass OF
women and children,
A tug Of the New York Central rail-
road saved nearly a score through the
heroism OF some unknown man This
man stood on the paddle wheel box OF
the Slocum and passed women and
children to the tug until he was driven
back by the flames. He then jumped
Into the tug himself. Neither police
nor firemen when they arrived waited
TO remove coats or clothes but jumped
overheard and saved many who would
otherwise have been drowned. Many
OF the bodies recovered were horribly
burned. Wreckers say that Il will be
hours before the fire In the hold OF the
boat Is out and the bodies there can be
recovered. Both hremen and wreckers
say that the great test loss OF life ex-
tending into the hundredsiwill be found
In the hold,
ALL AID RENDERED.
when notice headquarters received
the first vague report or the disaster.
every source or succor and aid was utl-
lized. The hospitals we're notified by
telephone and each sent all available
surgeons. nurses and ambulances tn the
scene.
The police reserves OF half dozen
stations were hurried out and more
than 80 patrol wagons were sent for
ambulance purposes.
North Brothers Island, where the so-
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RoisuITs Demands Are Impossible.
Hitch perdas
Control OF
STATES Shall Guarantee the Performance

a serious 1tie
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