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Hihouse Frances J. schickeI William
Hoornbeek Helen B. schoder Anthony
coa rrz coh Sotss s Of
hereafter.
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augusta August McDOqsan Funeral service az his late
P m Interment at wOodiswn cerns,sry, a.
s, s2ii Matilda ID Edge NEE PUNE Juss
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FINDLAY-suddeny at her late residences, No IS West
45th St Bay9nne. " J.. Helen D. Findiay. Notice q
HEA s5S A5 5sIiR Long Island Juns 10 1907 Mr.. n
ce5n FFsnc aT s Jgas Il sd ss q S.~
HilhOuse and daughter of the late Hon Samuel r.
E BE- ~ b. the =. SON M Ssss 81 her age Funeral
house. Sachsm's Wood. New Haven, Conn. Monday
no 6%e9s be e sent IT, AZ $50 p m requested 'has
HooRNBEEK-Helsn Briggs. wife Jacob NJ Hoorn.
o' % on a51n Jun:
To- 1 o'clock.
JOKES GSE;s "; jones cErs Julia Dssns' s4s
is an o h hTs aea $h s on sunday
Rroy 1a wa a Ross LAME ssloSsd s ss aSe
O'Clock. Intsrment private.
LOCKwOOD-On Wednesday. June 5. at Ocean Park.
1 SC II East S &. e. 'ss
June Is at 2;SO m
MATHERsoN.on Thursday the 18th inst at her rest
beloved wife q Robert siathsrson. IN the tTsntysev
enth year OF her Funeral services at s ..
Saturday. the 18th inst. at the above address
MEYER1on Thursday June 10 1901. Anton c; A,
seventh year. Funeral services held
dence of his daughter. Mrs II. TegeIer, sS3
14th Brooklyn. Saturday. June Is. 1907,
=. m Interment private.
1aas + s. lsS s. bs E
Schickel. Notice OF funeral hereafter.
SCHODER-On Wednesday, Jane H. a woodbridge.
n J.. Anthony Schoder, aged "a years Funeral
services Presbyterian Church. Woodbridge. Satur-
day, June 49, p.
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rhRNcis MURPHY SERIOUSLY ~

ar 1hseies June ls-Francia Murphy temper
1,,h oVocate is seriously III 81 his home here
kre "a sd.np.icaton of ailments and his physicians
~ 'Nl l"e PROBABLE outcome df the
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DR. Lamar Seely of the medical staff of St.
Tutte's Hospital died at the hospital yesterday
morning from heart disease. He was twentysix
wears old and his home was at Seattle. Wash: lie
. Hopkins University. and became member of ST.
Iuke's staff last January.
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Highest temperature yesterday 81 degrees lowest es
average So for corresponding date Of last
for corresponding date OF thrtythes
6s.
Local forecast Fair and warmer to-day and Sunday;
Sunday afternoon and Monday; light
variable windA
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E. G. ABEL DROWNED IN FLORIDA.

Jacksonville. Fla. June l4.-E G. Abel a well
known musical director was drowned while bath
ing in the surf at Pablo Beach to-day.
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CEMETERIES.
THE WOODLAND CEMETERY

Is readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Ger
trail Station Webster and Jerome Avenue trolleys
by carriage. Lots SIPS up Telephone 1855 Grarnerc
for Book OF Views representative.
Once. 20 East sd St. New York City.
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George Simpson. chief engineer of the Thompson
Starrett Company. of the largest builders of
steel structures in the country. discussing the
statements made in Mr. Cowles's letter said II
must be borne in mind that the breaking of steel
rails due corrosion, but TO brittleness
caused by the haste I'm manufacture. Brittleness
not necessarily a defect in structural steel. be-
cause the strain steady and sustained one
while the breaking Of brittle rails due
tnued shock of the pounding OF trains The steel
used almost exclusively by the Thompson Starrett
Company is made by the open hearth process while
most of the rails made by the Bessemer
process.
Mr.. Cowles brings up very old question: said
Mr.. Simpson, as to just how much Corosion Will
occur In steel used in building work. But in all
steel construction We have taken down which, OF
course is not much, for II has been generally used
for only fifteen years have found tho
cnrroson 10 be slight. Some time ago took
old-timc iron Eirder out of building that had been
built in 1884 and found II cXcelcntly preserved
that marks made by the builders were stiI discern
able
Mr.. Simpson said that from his experience he
would say that manufacturers Of structural steel
getting hold Of steel work, and that their
painting generally satisfactory. He said that
opaque paints had been found more efficient than
the transparent. 1t becoming more and more
the practice OF builders 10 all Of their steel
work in cement. which IS Of the best known
their steel from the mills implanted and then
II in cement There Is slight initial rust
but Il IS beneficial rather than otherwise as IL
gives the cement a stronger grip.
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UNDERTAKEN

FRANK e. CAMPBELL CO.. 241-s West 23d Sc
Chap-s Private and public ambuances Tel 1924 Chelsea
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TWEEDY-TwEEDY-on "Wednesday June ~ at ths
residence OF the brides parents Buffalo. Y. BY thu
Rev r. '. Hunter. Jennie Atwater. daughter OF Sir.
and Mrs. William 5. Tweedy. Winthrop Tveedy OF
Buffalo. formerly % Danbury. Conn.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WHY STEEL RAILS BREAK.
One authority Says Cowosion, IN
other Hasty Manufacture.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: That large number of railroad wrecks in
this country during the last year have been due
to defective rails has become more evident with the
investigations which have been made in regard to
the process Of steel manufacture. Indeed the gen
eral degeneracy in the manufacture of steel in the
United States, jeopardizing the lives of hundreds
or thousands of people every year. is the direct
cause of the discussions which have arisen between
MT Hartman and Mr.. Gary. of the Steel Trust
1t may be Of interest to the general public to know
wherein the main defects in structural steel lie.
1t is the practice of the manufacturers struct-
ural steel to give steel Orders, beams and other
material first coat OF iron red lead oil paint.
The material employed is usually of inferior
grade. in order that the finished product may be
produced cheaply enough to meet the prices of
competition. The steel is permitted to remain in
exposed places for indefinite periods where 1t is
subject TO dampness, and. in the of the steel
coming from certain mills in the Pittsburg district,
to the additional danger of combination of ferrc
oxide with sulphurous fumes and carbonic acid X
listing in the atmosphere These attacks shown
In the form Of rust, which spreads rapidly and
which eventually holes in the metal
To conceal these atmospheric attacks the iron or
steel is covered with rust colored oxide. and
often these patches covered with putty, the
color of the pigments preventing detection. 1t
this process which gave rise TO the recent rumors
that our warships were put together in part with
putty rivets.
II is a well known fact that rust when well
established structural work is composed ap-
proXimately or 30 parts of ferric oxide. % parts
of oxygen ana possibly % parts of water. As the
corrosion Is well established the covering of this
tnaterial with red lead or similar coatings con-
ceals the deadly work which is going beneath,
which may proceed. even If not stimulated by
eiecroytic action in addition. at such n rapid rate
as to endanger the structure in which the beams
trophe.
great expert, Tetmayr. recommends the
painting of structural metal previous to delivery
with coating of some transparent. ant-corrosive
spectlon as to workmanshipp so that Il can be
easily examined and any rusty or defective places
may be cleaned and made good before the final
coating or covering of paint is put II is abso-
luteIy impossible, as stated. when iron is covered
with oxide other Opaque substances to detect
this, and that such transparent coverings will
Withstand external influences has been shown by
several examples in Continental Europe on railroad
bridges
paid 10 structural work steel rails insuring
the safety of passengers railroads.
r H. cOWLES.
Vice President Of the Electric Cable Company
New York City, June 70. 1907.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17

could not be accepted, and 1t was de-
sirable that a variety should be Of
fercd SO that the city could choose
the best.
Mr.. Burton, of The committee. ex-
planned ,thnt what Mr.. West wanted
was to have 1t understood that the
plans should not be free, and Mr.. West
showed in Ills communication chat 4
his request were denied he might not
enter the competition. No action, how
ever, was taken, the communication
simply being received and flied.
Wanted Hour Changed.
Alderman Washer, who was present
after a long absence. informed the
committee that this was due to his
inability to leave his business at s
O'Clock In tho afternoon, which is the
regular meeting hour and he wanted
to know IL the hour could not be
changed to S o'clock. Mr. Sattcrfeld
said that though he would be bound by
the Will of the majority, the latter
hour might prevent his attendance,
and, this being the case. It would pos
sibly mean that he would have to re-
sign. Mr.. Washer had already stated
that he would have to do that il the
present schedule were followed. a
vote was taken, and five members stood
for to'clock, with four for o'clock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
WITH TAIL As BAIT
DOG LANDS TURTLE
Nero" Nipped in Water, Gets
Grip on Big Tortoise's Flip
per. and lows Him lii.

NEW YORK, August 16.-Guests Of
the Mill River Hotel, at Ridgefeld
Conn, yesterday were treated to
novel fight, when a dog, ater battle
Of half an hour dragged a 33-pound
swapping turtle from the water.
Nero. who is owned by the proprie-
tor Of the hote'. Is no lap dog. He
is cross between Newfoundland and
a st. Bernard, and weighs l65 pounds.
He was taking a swim In the water
near the hotel, bringing in sticks and
bits of wood thrown by one OF the
women patrons, when the turtle seized
him by the tip or the tall.
The dog turned and all the visitors
saw was churning of the waters.
Then 1t was seen that while Nero
had turtle, the turtle also had him.
Encourage by the shouts from the
veranda the dog fought his way slowly
to land.
He came in circles, his teeth fastened
in one of the turtles flipDers, and
the turtle with It's jaws In death
grip on the dogs tail,
II was necessary to cut OF the
turtles head 10 release the dos. Aside
from the wound in his tail and
scratches made by the fins OF the
turtle, Nero was unhurt, but very
exhausted dog.
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RICHMOND BOY SAFE;
EIGHTEEN DROWNED.
John Drake, Aboard Bark Prus.
STA, Wrecked in Flindcro
Bay.
a ------------
CABLES NEWS TO FAMILY
Vessel Ran Ashore, Captain
Kills Himself, and Score
Perishcd.
CABLES NEWS TO FAMILY

BUENOS AYRES, August lG.-Details
received here Of the wreck in Flndero
Bay Of the American bark Prussia,
from Norfolk. March goth. for Port
Townsend. announced from Punta
Arenas, Straits of Magellan. yesterday,
say that the captain committed suicide
when the vessel ran ashore, and that
fourteen passengers, in addition to four
sailors, lost their lives.
John Drake, the nincteen-year-ol
son Of Mr.. James II. Drake, assistant
general freight agent of the Southern
Railway at Richmond, sailed on the
bari, Prussia from Norfolk in March.
Yesterday the family received cable
message from Mr.. Drake saying that
he had been rescued. This was the
first direct information received by the
family of tho disaster. Mr.. James ii.
Drake was In North Carolina yester-
day, but he was promptly advised Of
his sons safety.
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CHANGE May CAUSE
HIS RESIGNATION
------
Question Between satterfield
and Washer and Latter
Won Out.
LETTER FROM ARCHITECT
Asks That City Pay for Plans
Submitted for New Blues
Arnory.
LETTER FROM ARCHITECT

In a communication to The Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings. which
mot last night, Architect w. c.. West
asked that the city pay for plans sub
mitted for the new nrmory TO be erect
ed for the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues. adding that unless some prize
or bonus We're awarded many of the
leading architects might not enter the
competition. Mr.. West did not think
it fair that firms, long established
here and with good regulations
should he put on Il plane with young
and unknown bidders. He was Of
opinion, moreover. that the plan he
suggested was followed when the City
Hall vas built, and claimed there
fore, that the committee would have
ample precedent for complying with
the request.
No Action Taken.
All the architects wanted, said Mr.
West, was TO be paid for their time
and labor in drawing plans. for all
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BACHELORS MUST PAY
500 TAX; GIRLS REL ICE
New Jersey Assessor Declares
Penalty for Single
Men.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., August 1G.-
Absecon, the mainland city, leads the
country in lis determination to place
tax Of 800 a year on bachelors, through
ASSESSOR Henry Alexander who has
conatltuted himself special committee
of one to impose the penalty.
Frank Iiamill. a wealthy bachelor,
appeared before the board of asses
SORE and demanded reasons for the raise
of $500 in his uthes for the present
year.
was that ia. put on me because 7
am bachelor?" queried the angry
Hamlli
That's exactly why It was put on
your bill" Numbered Alexander. who
declared. further that bachelors should
moi kick over n paltry sum ike that
when they escape the cares ana ex-
penses of raising families
Absecon single men are talking Of
bending together 10 carFr q protest the-
fore the county ana state tax boards.
In thn meantime the young women OF
AbRecon arc booming the intrepid as
sGsBOr for Governor
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.SOUTHERNERs IN
new ENGLAND
Many Virginians and Carolinians
at Popular Watering
Places.
snecinl ID The Tlmes- Dispatch.l

tSpecial to The Times Dispatch.]
BOSTON, MASS. August l6.-Among
recent arrivals of Southerners at lead
ing New England resorts are the fol-
lowing:
Bailey's Island. Mc.-Mrs. Albert
Huntington, Ashcville, n. C., Ocean
View Hotel.
South Harpswel. Me.-Mrs. l.. W.
Pennington, of Norfolk, at the Wor-
Pittstield. Mass.-Miss Walker, Of
Richmond, Hotel Wendell.
Portsmouth, n. H.-Mr. and Mrs.
Murray Boocock and children, Centralin.
Va. at Hotel Wentworth, in Pierce
Arrow car.
,Narragansett Pier. r. l,--Nliss Sarah
c. Sutton, of Richmond at the Casino
Breton Moods. n. H--Mr and Mrs.
r. j. Reynolds and child. Winston
Salem. n. O.: Madame Blanthott. VIII
mington. n. c., at the Mt. Washington;
A. W. McAllister, Greenboro, \. c., at
the Mt. Pleasant.
Old Orchard. Me.-Allen Jones, of
Hillsboro n. C. Granite State Hotel.
Ocean Park.
Hartford Conn.-William H. Maslin
of Salem. n. c., at Allyn House. on tour
OF New England in De DIETRICH car.
Magnolia. Mass.-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. D.
Mahcr, OF Roanoke, Va.
Lakeville, Mass.-Miss Hanna Bodell.
of Danville, Va. with the Musicians
Camp.
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JOHNS JON HAD
GREAT WEALTH
Captain Of Bark Prussia, Lost
at Flindcro Bay, Talked
Of His Investments.
Special to The rimes-plspatch.

Especial to The Timcs-Dispatcil
NORFOLK, VA. August 16-Captain
Johnson, master of the. bark Prussia,
out from Norfolle6ard reported lost at
Fllndero Bay, With her master, four
seamcn and fourteen passengers, was
a resident OF Honolulu, Norwegian by
birth, and a man of large means. soma
believe even very rich man. He was
here for a couple of months last win
ter. TO one OF the many friends he
made he said he had taken out naturali-
cation papers, meaning TO become an
American citizen, and talked of his In
vestmcnts in Hawaii. lie owned sugar
plantations and exhibited checks receiv-
ed from them forhdipidends He also
said that he was alone in the world
and had no relatives. The report that
there was more than one passenger
abroad the bark when she was lost is
believed here to be Incorrect. She is
not reported to have touched anywhere
south of Norfolk and she had no room
for passengers, even her forecastle be-
ing filled with coal. She carried a crew
Of nine men, say those here, who clear
cd her. Young John Drake of Rich
mond, was the only soul aboard not
n member of the crew when the bark
sailed.
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CREMATORY is
ABOUT TO FALL
Structure Very Dilapidated and
in Need Of Immediate
Repairs.

AT the meeting of the Committee on
street Cleaning last night a report
was submitted by the superintendent
of the crema,ory showing that there
was urgent need of immediate repairs
the walls of the structure being IN
such dllapidated condition that they
may tumble in at almost any time.
There was more or less discussion
as to the best plan to be adopted, and
1t was finally agreed to bring the mat
ter to the attention of the subcommit-
tee. with instructions TO give more
definite information at a later meet
Ing. In the meantime the advisability
of installing two additional incinera-
tors will be considered by those in
charge Of the property.
The street nushers recently sent here
for test have been returned 10 the
manufacturers, the committee being OF
the opinion that they are not suitable
for local purposes. In the contract
with tho selling agents the city agreed
TO pay all the expense of moving them
here from Cincinnati and back, and
the cost OF this Will amount to about
$500. 1t Will be paid.
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BEGIN WORK SOON
ON TURNING BASIN
Congressional Appropriation Of
100000 Therefore is
Now Available.
Dixie WORK ON PAMUNKEY
Federal Government Will EN-
pend Large Sums in
Virginia Rivers.
Y WAITER EDWARD HARRIS.

by WAITER EDWARD HARRIS.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August 10
The initial dredging in the Richmond
turning basin under the contract With
p. Sanford Ross, will begin this month
and other work already begun will be
carried forward. Congress made an
appropriation of 100000 for the inn
provement of the turning basin at
Richmond. Upwards OF $4,000 was
spent in James River improvements
during the month of July.
Dyke work on the Pamunkey Will
begin as soon as the United Statcs
plant is available. The same is true
of the proposed work on the Malta
pon and the York.
Work on the Improvement of Mil
ford Haven harbor will be begun with
in the month. Preparations for addi-
tional work on the Rappahannock Will
be made, work on the Urbanna Creek
improvements continued, jetty con-
struction begun and further prepara
tons for carrying on the work on
occoquan will be made.
Major Kuhn. the engineer in charge
Of the Norfolk District. in q COM
muncatton to the chief of engineers.
says a preliminary report on the sur
vey of Pagan River Will be made this
month.
y survey of Onancock River has been
commenced.
Work on the improvement of Black
water River. for which there is $4,000
available, will probably be begun dur.
ing the month.
Specifications for the Improvement OF
the Nansemond may be completed by
September LIST.
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Second Day Proves to be Ideal
and First Days Racing
Gard Finished.
TROTTING AND PACING RAG ES
Stakes Are Generous and Mum
Der OF Exicllent Entries
in Each Class.
(special to the Tlmes- Dlspatch.)

.,S ,,s. ,e ~,
oNANSoCh' w. august ID ne
crowd of the second day of the
Peninsula Fair was as large, ii not
larger than usual, The day was an
ideal one. The unfinished races OF the
day before were sandwiched in with
the DAVIS card. The companies OF the
Seventy FIRST Virginia on guard in
Onancock attracted much attention
The races were as follows:
2:30 pace-Unnnished first day:
Wilton Queen CaIitchelD, !
Penca,ter tTYson). 2 2
Lovecall (Bulo. 3 8
Montague (Ames).
DAISY Lee tReed). 5, distanced
yelling Go Beloso), S, dlstanced
Gambolier CA Fl. tyson, {, dis
tanced.
2:4o trot, purse. s3oO--Unhnished
first day:
Baron Rogers, by Bursar (Bul),
Q i 4
Pearl Chime CFinney), / . A
Nellie Bedsworth (Blake), 3 . a
Chieftain (Amesy, 9 8 3 8
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PRICELESS GEM AS
4 GIFT FOR King

PRETORIA TRANSvAAL COLONY,
August 16.-Premier Botha to-day an
nounced that he would introduce
resolution in Parliament providing for
the purchase by the government of the
Transvaal of the Cullinan diamond, the
largest in the world, as present to
King Edward, in token of the loyalty
and appreciation of the people of the
Transvnal of the bestowal of a Consti-
tuition in the colony.
The Cullnan diamond is valued at
Sl,0OoDoO Under the law the Trans
vaal government gets six-tenths OF its
value when exported.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-17
FIRE FIRST POLITICAL
GUN IN SENATORIAL FIGHT

ALEXANDRIA. VA. August 16.-'The
first political gun in the State sena-
torial campaign Will be fired to-mor-
row evening at S o'clock when State
Senator Lewis II. Machen, OF this city.
will deliver an address at Odd-Fellows'
Hall. Falls Church. The committee
having charge OF the meeting. II is
stated, has invited Mr.. Machen's oppo-
nents X. Ewell Thornton, of Prince
William county,iand Alexander j. We'd
dorburn. of Fairfax county to meet
Mr.. Machen in debate, but 1t is stated
no reply has been received
Mr.. Machen says that this is the
first of a series of speeches he will
make during the campaign. A primary
is to be held September 10th next for
tho purpose of nominating State
Senator to represent the Fourteenth
Senatorial District. 1t is understood
that the Senatorial Committee will
hold meeting early next week when
plans will be completed for the coming
primary.