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New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
RIVALRY OYER ARREST.
Police Captain and Fire Marshal
Both Claim "Frebur"

Considerable bitterness has arisen between Police
Captain James G. Reynolds Of the 5th-ave sta
tion, and Fire Marshal William l. Beers over the
arrest OF Harry l. Potter, who. it is stated has
confessed 10 starting many of the apartment houso
hres In the Park Slope district in Brooklyn There
was heated dialogue between the two men in the
magistrates room in the Buter-st. court yester-
Gay morning. and there Il rumor that the arg1l-
ment almost ended in blows. Both officials how
ever. denied this story
1t seems that after Captain Reynolds had ar
rested the young man Wednesday he told ne
fire marshal and the latter had long talk with
the prisoner in the police station From there Mr.
Beers went to the Butler-st court and had a
formal complaint drawn up against Potter When
Reynolds reached court yesterday morning and
told Magistrate Steers that he wished TO make y
complaint against the prisoner he was told that
& the nfe M marshal had already done that lie was
hlisfy' ana accused the fire marshal OF irving t0
takS an tIle Cfedt OF the capture. The fire mar
shaI declared ne had as much right to the prisoner
as the captain as he had told the latter soma
%eeAs aso llial Potter was under suspicon Final
y aaS1sir2te steers admitted the complaints OF
poti oiiciaIS and held Potter for the grard i11rU
on poth pall being fixed al 81 500 In each case
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
FIRE IN OIL BUILDINGS.
Loss, S1OO,OOO-ValuaHe Pottery
Destroyed Fighters Suffer.

blaze which taxed severely the efforts Of
the fremen occurred yesterday at the buildings
of the Borne, Scrymser Company, Nos. so and
81 SOuth-st. Three alarms were sent in. The
buildings of this firm, which deals in oils mostly
Of lUbricating varieties. were total loss. They
were soaked with oils from many years usage.
Next door, at Nos. IS and 10 at South and
Fletcher SITS. the fire spread and did consid-
cradle damage to the Newhau Ship ChandIery
Company. This fire. however. was under con-
troll after an hours hard work The cold. as
wen as the smoke. made the freuen suffer
FOR time it was feared the storage house Of
joseph Delongr jr., at No. 40 Fletcher-st.. di-
rectIy in the rear. would catch fire. and also the
storage place of w. l. PendIeton & Co across
Fletcher-str at No. "a South-st Hard work
hnally saved these buildings. On the north the
buildings of the Borne ScryInser co occInja6
as storage house by the Mallory Steaulshin
Line, al No. So South-st.. also caught fire and
out and saved
Clouds of sickening oil smoke poured forth
Inc steamer Etlo Grande, which was in mort on
poSIte the burning buildings, was tOwed out ia
three fireboats. the New-Yorker tho NTcSIaTi ~
and the Hewitt. took her place Four sTrear,S
OF OF Water We're were played from the freboats. each
throwing 2OuO gallons of water a minute
About five hundred barrels of oil mostly lr,b-t
CauiS' were IN the Borne, Scrymser RuiIdino
QulckLy all were in flames. Besides the oils on
lhe thlrd Hoof, was a large quantity OF vaIrabIs
Peruvian pottery. collected by Theodore - SI,T
hVan, manager of the concern. II was 70 r.
presented TO the Metropolitan Museum II ~
total loss. II was d
me inc hrenen We're much hampered bv the con-
dltlon OF tho streets in getting their s1nerot,,.
10 the scene. Chief Croker responded or H. as
alarm and sent in n second ana a third II - 80
SoLne uine before the fun force was ar yvcrtr
ChleI croker realized the Imminent dange- ,s
ne SilILte oiock burning, as there were a number
,i III Ul houses IN II. He sent men through the
ploch 10 watch for little traces of fame Men
tN,Si,, we're a!so put TO work washing the DeIong
@ p@uIlOlng. ana also the storage house OF PendIee
Ton x Co. Finally the firemen were abIe ~ 5g5t
the main fire all sides 9"
captain Farrell Of the Old slim Police Station
had control of the police. and had reserves Fror,
ne eIsht downtown precincts on hand The
Kept the crowds back without trouble
ne worst losers by the fire were Wilson
Grlull' sallrAakers. who occupied the two upDar
IiooIs OF the building. at IS South-st They suf
Itled a total loss, not even having time TO get
tneir books cut This first made the sails for fhs
Dig cup defenders In yacht races
Chiet Croker estimated the loss from fire and
water on all the buildings al about SIOO 600
The loss on the Mallory Line. however. is hard
rot known. W
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
BOARDED IN TROLLEY.
Man, Refusing to LeaUe Stalled
Car, Danced al Night.

lone passenger defed the elements when a
Misunderstanding trolley became stuck just
north of the Jamaica State Normal School at the
beginning OF the blizzard and remained in the car
over night, proclaiming that he had paid his fare
and would not stir until he had been taken 10 the
place for which he had started He remained in
the all night. dancing jigs with the conductor
and motorman to keep from freezing.
Yesterday morning the travelled to the IN
habited part OF Jamaica and bought some food for
the companys guest" the persevering passen-
ser had been styled and returned to the car They
were nearly exhausted when they reached the resi-
genital portion OF Jamaica, and a man living IN
k5aruenLloOA-aye poured sufficient hot coffee down
I1elr wiling throats TO drown an ordinary man
Sne tooo they took 10 the passenger gratefully
received At last accounts the lone passenger " no
oeclineo 10 give his name address was planning
70 spend another night in the cold car. He homes
20 reach Flushing to-day. There was no extra
charge made for lodging
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
SNOW DIGGERS SUFFER.
FroStbitten, 2,O00-EaSt Side Ten
ants Boil SHOzc for Water.

Snow removal began early yesterday. and every
that could be found 10 work was at it, Four
thousand men were employed. force far too small
for the job but the intense cold kept many who
needed employment from taking il. Two thousand
OF the workers suffered from frostbite.
General Superintendent Travis estimated it would
take from four 10 six days OF hard work TO make
good impression the snow The first work
was IN Broadway and the largest arteries leading
uptown.
The shovellers suffered intensely, two hundred
and fifty Of the working in the district below
l4th-st. being treated for frozen ears and hands.
None OF the men were able TO work more than
four hours at a stretch. Hot cones and sand
witches were served 10 them frequently
General SuDerintendent Travis said II was the
biggest task the snow removal bureau ever had
Nearly fifteen thousand hungry men besieged
the pay Offices Of the contracting companv
a. .. m, and almost many more were mus
tered 70 continue the work OF cleaning I'd the
city. OF the number who were put work early
1n the morning the ears hands OF nearly two
thousand frozen.
6onle headway made IN the afternoon In
Albany-st and the streets adjoining IT. the ten
ants carried into their houses By the naiifUl
The inspectors found that the entire gbborhood
I6f not had drop OF water for eighteen bCIlrs
end I'd 70 O'Clock the same conditions rre-
vailed Ia some streets the women built fires and
melted the snow IN large washboilers
euDerfntendent Clarke, IN charge OF the Street
cleanlnR Department, IN Brooklyn. has 400 men
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
DRIVES OUT 30 FAMILIES.
Gale and Snogcdrifts Make Hard
Work at Bron.r Fire.

In forty-1ve mile gale. with the thermometss
touching zero. early yesterday morning. thirty fam
HES in The Bronx were driven into the stresS q
their night clothes by a FIRE which DESTROYED SIX
double three story tenement houses in CaudweIl-
and Esgle-ave.. near I5gth-st. The story os
the fire briefly told in TIE Tribune yesterday.
Fully one hundred frame houses in the immediate
neighborhood were threatened by the showers o'
sparks from the burning buildings blown south
ward by the gale Huge drifts in the streets i'm
peded the progress OF the hremen. and Il was not
until twenty minutes after the discovery of the
fire that the first piece Of apparatus arrived The
horses exhausted and covered with Iather-
1t took six horses to pull the engines and ladder
trucks. and several times was apparatus stalled in
drifts for several minutes In some cases the ire
men found It better to get of the into the
fields than Try TO plunge through the ten foot drifts
in the streets. Wien the iremen did arrive thsy
found the old style hydrants frozen in the neigh
borhood ana when more distant but o7en ones
had been found, the houses were burning ike tin
der. Two more alarms were sent in az once
The Are was discovered soon atIcr o. m, i' "
house at No. 3l1 CauldwelI-ave. Pounding on ne
door E \. Hndebrand. VINO saw the blaze woke
and two Children Patroiman Suscht oy the Nor
risana station. got the rest OF the people ont
drifts si'f the en ERE sprsad ta Nos ST. So IA and I
The police and netSh6ors Eot every one IN 5 taSsS
O'GOrman. carried out Mrs. Margaret Lew of Ne
SIS She has been bed ridden for years Sha VS.
sent 70 LEBANON HoSpil9L WH-Etii ~ t..-,S 80
No. zoe Eage-ave rushed into the hurrlns ho-SSs ho-S
at No. 81 EASle-S@Ne A<tteE anu, d~ -L-st- --1N
brought out Max Rapopofsky. blind ulD-
The hremen. exhausted by the run 70 the Glass
and handicapped by the frozen hydrantS and le
low pressure. could not prevent the flames TOE
spreading further. The homes OF q number q
men we'll known IN The Bronx were threatened
The thirty families who We're driven ouJ saw"
little but the sCanty clothing they had pll y.
A r. NOlgcnau. secretary 10 Fire COUnissloA..
Hayes with his wife and children. got away "
their night clothes. Their home totally Ge
stroyed. Many suffered from shock and exposure
and had 10 be taken 20 Lebanon Hospital -,
The police are searching for Andrew MURPHY
janitOr at No. Sl3 Cauldwell-ave- 10 was slld ~
outside the house when the fire started ~.
the police think he may have returned. and NAY
have lost his life there
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
STATEN ISLAND BADLY HAMPERED.
Train Of Track Blocks Rapid Transit
Many Trolley Lines Still Blocked.

Staten Island is just beginning to recover from the
Effects Of Tuesdays and Wednesdays blizzard. The
main trolley lines are opened up. The Brighton
Heights Silver Lake, Concord Bulls Head and
Eichmond divisions are still tied up, however. and
al along the line stalled. The railroad
succeeded IN keeping its tracks clear. though no
attempt made 70 follow the schedules. The
Eerrybo made fairly good time. Al the St George
EerryhOuse the crowds were enormous. At times
fully fifteen hundred persons were crowded into
ahe small space.
When the closing time at Public School No
u, at Newborn. Miss Anna Dermody principal
was at a loss TO how she going 10 get her
pupils 10 their homes. She telephoned the New
Dorp police station and the sergeant in charge sent
the patrol wagon TO the school and took the chill
John Hafey was driving along Broadway, West
New-Brghton, be found two little girls in a snow
drift and took them to the West Brighton public
school, where they gave their names as Mary and
Nellie Blake Of Broadway. The children were
taken 70 the engine room and warmed up, and
16ter removed 10 their homes
small oyster slOOp is sunk of Sta plet0n.
SnOwshOes were used by many persons living
Che nil sections, and when St George was reached
The shoes We're checked at the newsstand. Bread
milk ana meat were scarce, and in Of the
smaller stores Il impossible 10 get supply OF
these articles, the supply is sent from Manhattan
by wagon IN the early morning.
The train the TottenVille division which left
the track at Pleasant Plains at 7 O'Clock yester-
Cay morning, while trying 10 reach ST. George
fnally put back on the track, and reached its des
1iuaLlOL at 3 o'clock. The passengers mostly re-
IN the southern part OF the borough, il
too late 10 complete the trip TO Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
MAY BE LOST ON LIGHTER.
O10ners Do Not Kno1C Where the
Clarence IS-Had Cre1o of SeUen.

It was announced late last night by the New
York and New-Jersey Steamboat Company that IL
did not know the whereab bouts of its steam lighter
Clarence. with crew Of seven The officials
Of the company were greatly worried.
The Clarence left Bayonne in the morning bound
Tor South Brooklyn, and in the teeth of the storm
attempted TO cross the harbor Since then nothing
has been heard Of her
7. c. Hornbeck. manager of the company said
last night that though the company had made Wig
G1rous G search all day yesterday nothing had been
49, Our T gravest fear" said Mr.. Hornbeck. "is for
lAe ssIety OF the seven who made up her
crew; The Clarence is a stout lighter, however,
Of Wednesday"
1t Is thought by the officials that the Clarence
may nave made Buttermilk Channel safely and
may be imprisoned in the ice.
Ihat vessel Of some kind had sunk off Robbins
heeF on Wednesday was reported by Captain Koh-
Isr- OF the Staten Island ferryboat Westheld.
captain Emm9ns . also Of the Westield. VINO took
the day that, making the first trip up the bav
ne found that the mast OF the supposed wrecked
vessel longer visible.
A rigid search viii be made to-day TO ascertain
II the vessel sunk at Robbins Reef is the CIar-
enCe. 500
The Clarence was loaded with brick and was pro-
ceeding under her own steam.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
NO REPORT OF Il BAD ONE
Life PreSerUer NeUer SO implanted
of, Says Inspectors Clerk.

The trial for manslaughter of Horny I.undberg.
former Assistant United States Inspector of Hus
was continued yesterday. Mr.. Gilbert. counsel for
Lundberg, moved for the discharge of his client.
He contended that the government had failed to
show beyond reasonable doubt that it was Lund-
bergs duty to test the life preservers or that
through his connivance misconduct any life was
lost
Mr.. Gilbert further urged that there was no proof
that Michael McGrain. the slocum's steward lost
his life through the inefciency of life preserver
The manslaughter charge is based on NcGrain's
death.
Judge Thomas denied the motion.
Mr. Gilbert then made his opening address for
the defence. He said client could not have
tested or weighed the SIocum's life preservers if
he had wanted to.
The defence attempted TO Introduce the record Of
the assignment made to Lundberg to inspect the
6locum. Judge Thomas. after hearing argument
said:
inspect the boat? There is no evidence that the
high or low IS RESPONSIBLE @ for tRs s%aton iHif
viii allow Mr.. Lundberg to show what instructions
rors se'si'so regarding inspections from his supe
General Burnett said that the prosecution con-
tended that Lundberg should have inspected the
Slocum and that no agent of the government by
his instructions to interiors could abrogate the law
The clerk Of the local board of United States in
spectors Of steam vessels. Mr. Groner testified that
Tor year or more all vessels at this port were in
spected by the assistant inspectors and that this
change was the result of official order from the
supervising inspector general. Tho witness gave
a list of vessels Lundberg inspected before the
Slocum.
He would not reply to a question whether reports
had ever been made to the office that life pre-
servers inspected were in good condition. saying
that he would have TO examine the records before
answering. As to reports of preservers in bad
condition rs said reports sometimes ordered new
HE preservers He knew Of no report OF exam
ination of lie preservers to if they were really
such.
Q-Is there any rule which requires the inspec-
tors or assistant inspectors tell If the life pre-
servers rotten or sound? A--Lundberg reports
that the General Slocum IN good condition and
seawOrthy. ~
Q;.But that only refers to the condition OF the
hull? Alt does. ~
Q.-And when life preservers were ordered that
3hly meant that the necessary number lack
Q-Do You recall an instance where a bad life
- W.
Q.-Do you ever recall bad life preserver being
reported in the years YOU have been in the local in
spectors office? A.-Not before the Slocum disas-
The trial will go to-day.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27

before the police surgeons for examination mar
dozen of the old inspectors ten captains nity ser
geants and more than one hundred rounosheh an"
patrolmen who are suspected OF being too old to
be ft for active service The plan is to force them
into retirement pensions to make room for more
active
Among the old officers who may retire soon win
out being forced out Chief Inspector Cortrlsht
and Borough Inspector Brooks. Cortright IS vet
who could not be forced out except 10y re-
port of the Board Surgeons that he IS physically
of asking for retirement for than three years
and has remained on duty at Headquarters oy re
quest OF the different commissioners who looked on
him a thoroughly honest official whose advice
was worth having. Inspector Brooks mas been re
garded able assistant of Cortright IN the
management of the police forces and has been
consulted frequently by the commissioners regard
ing matters of discipline.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
HUNDREDS FROSTBITTEN.
Scores Of Cases of Exposure Treated
an HOSPITALS.

Cases of frostbite were treated by the hun
dreds at the various. city hospitals yesterday
and hundreds more by various physicians. Ex-
pOsure cases were treated by the score all over
the city. over two hundred and fifty OF the men
engaged in clearing the streets Of snow were
treated for frostbite and exposure IN hospitals
below 14th-st.
Destitution cases were not many as had
been expected. Five precinct captains on the
lower East Side reported that not a single case
Of destitution had been heard of.
There has been much suffering in the mems
section OF the Raymond-st. Jail account of
the falling of large number of steam pipes re-
Gently put in. 1t is alleged that the work was
not properly done by the contractor
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
62 CUTS ON GIRLS BODY.
Child of Nine accuses Her Aunt-
An Outrage, Says Magistrate.

When Johanna Pollard, Of No 223 East 113th-st..
arraigned in the Harlem court yesterday on a
charge of beating her niece. Mary Abott Magistrate
Mayo and agents Of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children said it was the worst case
they had seen. The girl is nine years old
The prisoner is twenty-six. When the girl was
examined by physicians. it found that she had
sixty-two cuts and abrasions about the body from
about twenty-five old scars of similar length. Two
of the girls front teeth had been knocked out
While the court proceedings were in progress the
girl appeared frightened by her aunt. and when
the latter asked her questions the girl leaned
would strike her.
About three years ago the girls parents died and
she turned to her aunt, Mrs. Pollard. who
last two years. the girl testified she had been com
PEELED to do work about the house When she
failed to do her work quickly her aunt would whip
her.
Last Friday Mary declared she was sent early
in the evening errandS She made up her mind,
she said to run away, and remained out until after
midnight: Then. she said, she became cold. ana
went to her auntS house.
When she entered the door, she alleges, her
aunt seized large strap and with the end on
which the buckle was began to beat her. She says
her aunt struck her all over the face and body,
and knocked out two teeth.
On Monday the girl ran away again. and wan
dered about the streets until she fell exhausted
the Stoop of the house owned by Charles Thornton,
of No. 176 East 1l7th-St When the latter came
home. he carried the girl into the house. where
his wife took care of her. Mrs. Thornton informed
dren.
Mrs Pollard said she did not infict the injuries
She admitted that she whipped the girl on Satur
day; The magistrate held the woman in $500 for
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
BIG MEN ISSUE A CALL.
POLICE THEIR PROBLEM.
Cross SuppIants Mclaughlin in
BrOokIgn-McCluSky Ont.

conference on the police problem has been
called for Monday afternoon at the Chamber of
Commerce by twenty-five prominent citizens.
Plans for legislation to work reforms both in
and out of the police force are to be consid-
cred.
Police Commissioner McAdoo yesterday trans
ferred Inspector Cross to relieve Inspector p. II.
Mclaughlin, in charge of the Brooklyn Head
quarters, and sent Inspector McCIusky out of
the Detective Bureau TO make room there for
Captain Stephen O'Brien
1t was announced that half dozen inspectors.
ten captains, fifty sergeants and more than one
hundred patrolmen and roundsmen are to be
sent before the surgeons for examination, with
a view to their forced retirement
New-York tribune., 1905-01-27
II COMPARISON WITH 1888.
Yesterdays Storm Equal Alone IN
Monetary Loss of $2,O00.000.

The accompanying table shows the losses caused
in various ways in this city by the blizzard Of
March. 1885, and that of Wednesday. The blizzard
of 1855 on Monday March Z. caused loss of about
s. 100000 and the tie-up of all business during the
succeeding days caused loss of fully $750Ooo more
The loss to this city yesterday is also estimated at
about 100000.
In 1855 this city completely isolated. For
about fortyeight hours trains left entered the
stations. telegraph and telephone communication
with outside points cut of and elevated and
surface transportation suspended entirely, as
was nearly every other form The only communica-
ton with outside points by water
There actual food and fuel famine stua-
tion, there being milk and few other dairy
products. Restaurants had TO be closed and the
fresh meat supply exhausted when the block
fuel scarce to-day but no famine is expected.
Far greater destitution and suffering were
ported in 1883 than in the storm of Wednesday. The
Police Department was ordered to search the teue
ment houses for cases of destitution and all the
whelmed by applicants for aid. So cold was it
that persons were able to cross the East River on
the ice. Scores Of fatalities were reported from
all over the State and from New-England. large
number being from wrecks on railroads during the
storm
The table Of comparison follows