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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
AUTO KILLED PET
CHILDREN ESCAPED, BUT
DOG WAS VICTIM.
Policeman Chased Auto and Made Driver
Take Body Of Animal to
Owners Home.

An automobile in charge of Chester
Rauvelt, of 300 Clifton avenue, mar
rowly escaped running down Mildred
Madl and her sister Matilda, of 1856
Barclay street. yesterday afternoon at
the corner of Somerset street and Avon
avenue. A Japanese poodle, which the
children had with them, was struck and
killed by the machine.
The driver of the machine did not
stop. but proceeded to put on more
speed. Special Policeman Teed, of the
S. p. G. A., happened along on his
horse at the time, and without know
ing what was the matter Immediately
went after the autb. The machine
started UP Avon avenue hill, where
Teed soon overlook it. He took the
machine back to where the children
were weeping over the dead dog.
When they realized that their pet
had been killed they were almost hys-
terical and begged Teed to take the
dog to their home. Teed, with the
children and the driver which ran down
the dog, went in the auto to the home
of the children. The dog was valued
at 500. No complaint was made against
BlauveIt, as he was not exceeding the
speed limit
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
Girl. JABS EYE
WITH KNIFE,
BINDING IT
Augusta Wagner, Clerk at
Bambsrger's, Cutting Twine,
When Instrument Slipped.

Augusta Wagner. IA years old, of 1rv-
ington, clerk in Bamberger's department
store, through peculiar accident, has sui
fered the complete loss of one eye, and is
threatened with total blindness. She is
now under treatment at the Newark Eye
and Ear Infrmary. The accident hap
pened on Monday afternoon while Miss
Wagner was at work.
Her duties included tying up packages,
and while she was cutting a piece Of
strong twne with a sharp knife the in
strument slipped upward suddenly when
the knife cut the cord and her hand flew
upward with 1t so that the point of the
blade of the knife cut into the ball of her
right eye.
The girl tainted from shock, but was
cared for until she could be hurried to the
Eye and Ear Infirmary, where an opera
ton was Immediately performed.
Sight IN the injured eye was entirely de-
stroyed, and since the accident an inf1am-
nation has developed in the other eye.
There is some fear that the girl will be-
come entirely blind.
,rhe management of the store have as
sured the girls parents that the accident
will result in no financial loss to them, 70
they will continue the girls salary while
she is unable to work, and the Mutual Aid
Society, composed of the employees, and
the management of the store, will defray
all expenses incurred at the hospital. The
girls family has also been assured of Il
steady position for her as soon as she
comes out of the hospital.
The girl has been one Of the main sources
OF support of the family for the past year
her father having been Ill. He returned 70
work only last Monday, the day his daugl-
ter met with the accident.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
Curious Scene at Opening
Of WOmen's Temperance
Union in Jersey City.
GOOD YEARS WORK DONE
Progress Made in Fighting the
Liquor Evil All Over the
WerId.-What Has Been Ac-
compIished in This Coun-
try Told by Mrs. Bourne.
Especial to the Evening starl

JERSEY CITY. Oct. l6.--While the dele
gates to the thirty-fourth annual conven-
tion of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of New Jersey were assembling in
the Lafayette Methodist Episcopal Church
this morning an unusual scene was being
enacted i'm the vestibule. An intoxicated
man, evidently attracted by the crowd,
wandered in not knowing. 1t is supposed
just where he was going Several of the
women spoke to him, explaining who they
were and what they were about to do.
Even in his condition the man seemed to
realize his position amid such surround
ings, and falling on his knees begged the
women to pray for him. This they did,
alternating their prayers with the singing
of hymns. The man Informed the white
Ribboners" that he was former Sunday
school class leader fallen from grace. He
promised to attend the religious sessions
of the convention and said he was willing
and anxious to reform.
The morning session opened with devo-
CONTINUED on Eighth Pagc)
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kIEFER MUST DEFEND.
Motion for Non-suit Denied in Suit Fol-
lowing Bicycle-Auto Collision.

Judge Adams, In the Supreme Court
Circuit today, denied Horace c. Grice's
motion for a non-suit in the trial for
10000 damages brought against his
client, Andrew o. Kiefer, whose auto
ran down Frederick f. Kunz in Spring.
field avenue. at Sanford street, Irving
ton. June %. 1906. The motion was
made on the general ground that Kunz,
who was riding on d bicycle at the
time. did not conform with the rules
of the road and ran into the auto and
not the auto into him.
Kiefer told his story on the witness
stand along the same lines.
Grice is counsel for the New Jersey
Automobile club and Kiefer is mem
Der of it. Kunz's story was told yes
terday and he placed the whole blame
on Kiefer. An injury to the left knee
and smashed bicycle were the results
of the collision.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
WHOLE TOWN
OF FONTANET
WIPED OUT
More Than Half Of Entire
Population Either Killed
or Injured.

FONTANET, Ind, Oct. 16.-The resi-
dents of this village of 1000 people
when they awoke this morning en-
countered a much different situation
than they had been accustomed to in
the past. Instead of a quiet country
town and pleasant scenery to greet
their eyes desolation was on every
hand. Soldiers of the Indiana State
Guard we're on duty. having stood
guard all through the night.
Details as to what caused the ter
rible catastrophe of yesterday when the
Dupont Powder Mills blew up, killing
probably IS and injuring some six hun
dred persons, are still lacking. No one
connected with the powder company
can ascribe any reason for the ex-
plosion. Several rumors are current,
one of the most probable circulated
being that the machinery in the glazing
mill became overheated from friction
and set fire to some loose powder. The
glazing mill was the one first to blow
I'D. The other sections of the plant
followed in rapid succession.
number Of the people of this place
were able by patching up their houses to
mass n fairly comfortable night. The re-
mainder were accommodated with sleeping
room on cots placed in tents brought mere
bv orders Of Governor j. Frank Hanley.
Systematic efforts are going forth anu
within a short time it is thought most OF
the houses will be repaired in such man
ner as to permit the reoccupancy OF them
by their tenants and owners.
The officers of the troops which were
brought here report that the night passed
without disturbance of any knd. Ine SOL
diers were instructed to shoot at sight any
attempt at looting. but no one was found
attempting anything of this kind
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 16.-Ot the
fifty victims OF the disaster at Fontanet,
cared for at st. Anthony's Hospital here,
fourteen were in critical condition when
brought here. Five Of them died ana nttit
hope Is entertained for the recovery OF
nine. The others arc expected 70 survive.
Superintendent Nash, of the Dupont Pow
der Company, who was seriously injured
about the head and hips at the hospital,
said: Superintendent Monahan. myself
and T. T. Kellup representative of the
Eastern Company, of Wilmington, DEL,
were in the business office. Monahan and
were looking over the mornings mail,
Mr.. Keliup WIS reading newspaper. THIS
Is the last ] remember until / was picked
up on the hill one hundred yards AWAY.
Mr.. Nash said that the loss of the plant
would be more than 100000. He stated
that this was not the rst explosion at the
plant In the nine years he h s been IN
1t seventeen persons have been killed.
Trouble has been experienced in the past
few days with the shaft In the glazing
overheatpd and has caused the stopping of
the machinery. There were 81 100 kegs of
powder in the magazine, according to Mr..
Nash.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
WILLIAM RICHTER BADLY
HURT IN CRASH OF DOOR.
Former Alderman Smashed City Hall
Door Pane and Cut His Hands
and Knees Severely.

Former Alderman William RICHTER
was painfully injured this morning in
the City Hall by walking into glass
door, shattering the eight-foot pane of
glass and cutting his knee and hands
deeply on the Jagged edges.
After having his wounds attended to
temporarily, Mr.. Righter left the hall,
yowing that he would get after City
Hall Custodian James Wiseman for
keeping the glass so clean that 1t could
not be seen.
Mr.. Righter had just left Tax Re-
ceiyer Robert l.. Rosss office, and was
wrought up over tax bill. 1t was
said that he was making fast time for
the rooms of the city tax department
to apear before the commissioners and
object to its size when the accident
happened.
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Physicians Wives Resign
and Okin, Satisfied, Steps
Out as President.
RABBI PRAYS FOR ORDER
Rival Factions Compromise on
Chairmanship.-Hospitai Work.
erS Hear Conditional Offer
of Financial Aid, Which
Is Accepted.

The factional war that has been
waged for months in the Newark Beth
Israel Hospital Association was brought
to an end last night at a meeting of
the association in Columbia Hall, 224
Court street. The bitter strife that
nearly disrupted the association and
seriously threatened the final COM
pletion of the hospital terminated in a
most satisfactory manner. and the
meeting adjourned with the associa-
ton reunited and all members renewing
their loyalty to the hospital movement,
and. with one common interest at
heart, the welfare and success of the
institution.
Past differences were buried and
members long at odds one with an
other left the hall reunited in friend
ship.
The meeting. however was a stirring
one, and at times. the chairman had
difficulty in restoring order.
Continued ON Eighth Pageo
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DUPONT WEDDING NOT
POSTPONED BY WRECK.
News of Explosion Out in Indiana Kept
from Bridegroom and Bride in
New York City.

NEW YORK, Oct 16.-The marriage OF
Alfred I Dupont de Nemours. vice-presi-
dent Of the Dupont Powder Company, of
Delaware, and Mrs. Alicia Maddox, his
second cousin, is announced today. The
wedding occurred at the Plaza Hotel.
Only the members of the immediate
families were present.
Neither Mr.. Dupont nor his brother
Morris, who is the executive head of the
powder company, had been allowed to
hear of the explosion at the company s
plant at Fontanet, Ind. Morris Dupont
got here about noon yesterday from Will
mington and was with his brother most
of the day. The news was kept from them
because their friends believed the brothers
would beth insist on postponement OF
the marriage in order that they might
hurry out to Indiana
Mrs Dupont is a daughtr of Judge Brad
ford, CT the United States Circuit Court,
and is granddaughter of Alexis I. Du-
pont, son Of the original founder of the
powder company.
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DID HE BREAK
HER HEART?
DISAGREE
Jurors Spend Four Hours
Considering Action Against
WeigeI, Rich Merchant.

After a discussion of four hours as
to the merits and demerits of the ac-
tion for $25OOO damages, which Miss
Lydia S. Lunt brought for trial before
Judge Adams in the Supreme Court
circuit yesterday, on he ground that
Philip Weigel, a wealthy hardware
merchant, of New Brunswick had
shattered her heart. the jury an
nounced its disagreement. Judge
Adams then discharged the twelve men
with thanks for their Conscientious
efforts.
1t was at $40 o'clock that Foreman
John Hart, of East Orange, made the
announcement. and it is understood
that nine of the men had held out for
an award in sums ranging from six
cents to $4,000, but that the other three
had been firm in their conviction that
one and should be thrown out of court.
The plaintiff is chiropidist, is about
40 years old and of stately build. She
formerly lived and worked in New
Brunswick and there met and was
loved, she said, by the wealthy hard
ware man. Her story was told in de-
tail in yesterdays EVENING STAR.
Several times after they had been
locked up the jurors tried to tell the
court that they could not agree, but
directions were given to the constable
in charge to tell them to keep busy
They did so faithfully. with the result
indicated
1t is said that the iact that Miss
Lunt had admitted in the course of her
examination in the action. which was
undefended. although Allen H. Strong
of New Brunswick, had been retained
by Weigel, that she did not receive ar
engagement ring and was never intro
duced as the defendants prospective
wife, had much to do with the dis
agreement
Lawyer Strong hurried to this city
but got here after the jury already hae
the case. He appeared to be well salts
! fed with the result when he heard It,
! NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 16.-Philil
Weigel, jr., hardware merchant, wh'
is being sued by Miss Lydia S. Lunt
of Newark, for breach of promise, ex
pressed surprise yesterday when toll
that the suit was on at Newark. H
said that he and his counsel did no
know that the case was to go on HI
declares that there is absolutely moth
ing in the charges.
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Compressed Air Pipe in
East River Bursts and
LabOrers Flee.
THOUGHT IT WAS CAyE-IN
Struggle to Get Into Bucket
That Runs TO Street Surface.
One Man Catches Rope, Is
Drawn Up, Drops and
Will Probably Die.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16--With cries of
fear, 150 Italian laborers employed In
the East River tunnel. which has its
Brooklyn terminus at Jerolemon street,
dashed for the bucket which takes them
to and from the street opening when
a compressed air pipe in the tunnel
burst today. All tried to scramble into
the bucket at once, for they were GER
tain that the tunnel was about to give
way and that they would be drowned
unless they got out quickly.
Only few of the men could get in
the receptacle, but all fought madly for
the chance. Some were knocked down
and trampled on and badly bruised.
Others had all their clothing torn from
them, while still others were beaten
about the head.
The shouts warned the engineer that
something was wrong and he started
the bucket on its way up to the sur
face. AS 1t started, Adolph Raphaello
of 179 Columbia street, Brooklyn, who
had failed to get in, caught at rope
dangling from the bottom of the bucket
and hung there, swaying from side to
side until he struck a beam projecting
from the wall of the shaft near the
ground level
He cried out sharply with pain and
then dropped to the bottom, where he
was fc'lnd later in such a badly in
jured condition that he will die. He
was removed to the Seney Hospital. =,
When Raphaello fell. the panic
among the laborers left behind in
creased, and there was another wild
scene when the car descended for an
other load. They calmed down in a
few minutes later however, when they
learned what had caused the trouble.
All the men working in that part of
the tunnel are more or less nervous all
the time because of the reports that
the section in which they are employed
is nenaced by quicksand, and is set
tling perceptibly every day. They were
snoring up the sides of the tunnel when
the compressed air pipe blew up. 1t
made a loud report.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
SElSMOGRAPH
I'M DICATES
BIG QUAKE
Washington Weather Bu.
reau Instrument Points TO
Calamity Somewhere.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.-The Weather
Bureau issued the following bulletin to-
day:
Just after the sheets of the seismo-
graph were changed this morning a great
earthquake was recorded, the record of
which has not. as yet been entirely COM
pl,ted. The precise beginning OF the dis
turbance cannot be made out as yet, tut
it was noticed. before the strong motion
began that an earthquake was occurring.
and the record was adjusted to the middle
portion of the sheet. Even with this pre-
caution. however. the motion of the in-
strument was so great as to carry the re-
cording lever far beyond the margin of
the sheet so that this disturbance was
evidently of considerable violence.
THE strong part of the motion began at
9:14 m, bui its duration was relatively
short and subsided at about 500 a. m,
seventy-fifth meridian time.
"The amplitude Of the strong action was
apparently as great as four-tenths of an
inch at Washington. Fun details of the
record cannot be made out until the in
strlments have ceased recording, and the
record sheets can be removd for eXamina-
ton and measurement. The foregoing times
can only be given approximately at pres
ent."
BALTIMORE. Oct 16.-T'he seismograph
at Johns Hopkins University shows that
the earthquake was the strongest recorded
by that instrument since that at San
Francisco. The record shows that the dis
turbance began few minutes past !
o'clock and continued for a period of two
hours. The most violent tremor was al
9H3 o'clock. and d!ring the eleven minutes
following the needle of the seismograph
was shaken entirely off the recording
cylinder.
shock on the Hopkins seismograph was OF
about The same intensity as the record OF
the San Francisco earthquake.
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GIRLS TO BE PAIIBEARERs.

AS the result Of an operation. Miss
Veronica Duff. 21 years old, died at the
home of her mother, Mrs Teresa Dun.
37S Warren street, yesterday afternoon.
The death of the youngswoman was a
sudden shock to her friends.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning at o'clock from ST. Joseph's
Church. where solemn high mass of
requiem will be celebrated for the re-
pose of her soul.
The pail bearers win be girl friends
of the deceased. They are the Misses
Minnie McGeedy Annie McDevitt5 Mol
lfe Smith. Anna Callan, kathar!ne Nc
Carthy and Loretta Joyce. Interment
will be in the Cemetery of the Holy
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
JoLLIFY AND IND0RSE.
U. S. Grant Club Hear Eggers and Miller
at Meeting.

The members of the U. S. Grant Cluo
met at their headquarters, l55 Newton
street, last night, for a jollificatioon
President Ira Eudd presided The entire
Republican ticket was indorsed. Among
the guests were Board of Works Comnlis-
sioner A. V. Eggers and Assembly Can
didate a. j. Miller
The arrangements committee. consisting
Of William Glare. John Kinney, Adoph
Lehman and Andrew Webber, were enthu-
siastically and unanimously voted the
thanks of the organization. The talent
provided plenty of amusement. Their en-.
tertainment held those present until the
ssrlv hodrs this morning.
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GAVE CHILD FOR LOAN.
Magistrate weeps on Hearing Pathetic
Tale and Acts Promptly.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.--with tears in his
eyes Magistrate O'Reilly. in Manhattan
Avenue Court. Brooklyn listened yester-
day to the story of mother who had
been forced literally to pawn her baby to
save herself and child from starvation.
She was Mrs. Margaret Byrnes. OF 2Ss
Kingsland avenue, and appeared as com
plainant against Mrs James Bimson. of IS
Eagle street. to whom the mother said she
had given her 19-months-old child as secu-
ritv for a loan of $25.
This is one OF the most pitiful stories
have ever heard" exclaimed the magis-
trste. II am surprised that woman who
has the feelings of a mother should take
another's flesh and blood as security for a
loan.p
He then ordered Mrs. Bmson to return
the child at once Mrs. Byrnes was over
come with joy.
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LEFT TO NEpHEws AND NIECEs,

The will of Mrs Katharine F. Reheis
was filed in the Surrogates office today
She left the income on the property at loi
Court street in trust to Daniel Louis
J. and Annie +. Burgesser and Amelia ana
Emma o4reiner. nephews and nieces. II
any Of the nephews and nieces get mar
already nonied. The will. which makes
Louis J. and Albert d. Burgesser exccu-
tors, Is dated February 20, 1904
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
FIRE AT BEEF PLANT.
Policemans Timely Discovery Saved
Armour Building from Destruction.

Policeman Lennett. of the Second
Precinct station, reported at o'clock
this morning that he had discovered a
fire in the cellar of the Armour Beef
Company, Lackawanna avenue. at
$50 o'clock.
Truck No. . was notified and two
firemen were sent to the scene. They
quickly extinguished the flames. The
damage is estimated at 500. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
MATCH PLAY BEGUN
IN WOMEN'S GOLF TOURNEY
AT ESSEX C. C.
Mrs. Lefferts, Mrs. Rogers and the
Misses Porter and Harley Win Their
Matches in First Eight.

Match play in the first round of the
women's invitation golf tournament OF the
Essex County Country Club was started
today Mrs. f. s. Lefferts. of Englewood
and Miss Kate Harley, of FAN River, who
were tied with Miss Julia r. Mix, of
Englewood, for low score honors in the
qualifying rounds yesterday, won their
matches. Mrs Lefferts defeated Mrs. w.
Fellowes Morgan in the first set by 9 up
and / to go, and Miss Harley won from
Miss Mix by up
In the other matches in the first set
Miss Elizabeth Porter defeated Miss Helen
Darlington by l up, and Mrs. N. P. Rogers
won from Mrs. l.. w. Callan by up and
to go.
The scores in the qualifying rounds yes
terdaX were.
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NOBLE FOOTPAD FREED.
California Authorities Release vetsera,
Through Austria's Intercession.

SAN FRANCISCO. oct. 16.-After
seven years of hard servitude in San
Quentin penientiary, Simon Munckrros
Won Vetsera, scion of a noble Austrian
family, and a notorious footpad who
terrorized San Francisco and the ad-
joining towns in the spring of 1900.
has been freed through the instrumen-
tality of the Austrian government.
Superior Judge Thomas J. Lennon, of
Marin County, issued yesterday a writ
of habeas corpus and Vetsera was re-
leased on bonds.
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MAKES PLEA OF NON VULT.
schlosser, Held for Running Belleville
pisorderly House, to Be Sentenced.

Henry Schlosser, who was gathered
into Sheriff Sommer's net last summer.
pleaded non vult to charge of running
a disorderly house in Belleville before
Judge Ten Eyck in the Court of Quar-
ter Sessions late yesterday afternoon.
He was bailed in $1,5OO for sentence
on October 2S.
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WOMAN FALLS DOWN STAIRS.

Sarah Pindler. 60 years old. Of 80 state
street fell down flight OF stairs at her
home last night. She was removed in the
city Hospital ambulance and was found
to have received a scalp wound, which is
not regarded as serious
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WILL CosT BOARD $4,000.

TRENTON, oct 1e.--To comply with
a new sanitary order of the city's
Board of Health the Board of Educa-
tion will be obliged to spend S21,000 to
connect a number OF the older school
buildings with the sewer system.
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RAILWAY FIREMEN TO PARADE.

RAILWAY, Oct. l6-Chemical Engine
No. /, washington Hose Company No
1. and Independence Hook and Ladder
Company No. l, Of this city, will take
part in the hremen's parade at. Perth
Amboy on Thursday of this week
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SUPREME COURT CALL.

The call IL the Supreme Court for tonor-
row is: Nos. 80. 81, 60, Z. 2e. 81, GA, s.
and %.