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New-York tribune., 1908-01-05
COMPARTMENT COMPROMISE.

On long Journeys like the one from LlNerPooi
to Glasgow the British use what they cah
corridor cars" of which they are very proud
The conservative Britisher cannot atose'nei
stve I'D his beloved compartments 'housh no
.as. the ADVANTAGE of lavatory arrangements
and .ntercommunication- The result Is q ~
,r,d affair with iavatory at one end SIX
commandments running across the car anu
narrow corridor down the side
Each compartment opens into the corr1ooi'
and not only can the passengers circulate 1ree-
1v hut the smoke of every clay and brlar pipe
end ciparette in the compartment reserved Tor
s-,okfng ss well. There are no END doors ailo
only three opening from the corridor TO the
platforrn SO that when train backs INTO tile
station and a crowd Of people IS waiting 10
take it the three doors of the car are oesieseu
i,v woliid-be passengers desiring 10 enter 'ii0
six Commandments beyond, and the specIacie
- 2 dozen or two Englshmen, with the In
cyitable bundle OF rugs and Gladstone Dag
charging up and down the narrow corrlooF
with the idea (Which is universaD OF getting
compartrnent to themselves, is one Calculated
IA arouse in the mind of an American traveller
wrath or extreme mirth. according to his tenn
perament.
If Won choose to travel first class at Just
do,,bIe the price Of the third your seats will
get 2 separate one for yourself, divided from
vour neighbor's by an But if you prefer,
as we did to save your pennies against the day
when YOU reach the Highlands and know they
will be sorely needed you take. with the great
bulk of the travelling public, the humble third,
and find yourself on the whole not SO badly off.
The seats are little hard and the company is
apt to be mixed; but if you are lucky enough
to get next 10 the door, that you and not
your fellow passengers can regulate the air
supply there is nothing special to complain Of
After we had packed our hold-an and bundle
of rugs into the rack over our heads, settled
our dress suit cases under the seat and propped
the umbrellas between US (for quite
English in the number of bundles we carried)
we paused to take breath and consider our still
painting companions. They We're a harmless
looking group-two women of the lower middle
class and a man whose fforid skin and reddish
mustache and side whiskers were Enthusiastically
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New-York tribune., 1908-01-05
MAGNET LIFTING 1850 POUNDS OF PIG IRON -
-ossier's 8 MagazinA

dinner at O'clock After dinner he tolls again IN
the wards or laboratories until midnight or later
And even after he has flung himself down eA
hausted on his dorrnitory bed his snatches al steep
are likely to be broken several times each night oy
hurry calls to locate a bullet with the auo VI -
rays in the body of would-be sulclue VI ~ 'e- -
splintered bone stop an artery.
The comparative quiet of the routine IN tho SUI
gical ward Is varied by six weeks or service diiio
tha nroranity OF the prison pavilion, the coughiis
of the tuberculosis division. among the shrlehins
inmates of the psychopathic or alcoholic "aros.
During this first six months service the inleiHo
has much less time to himself. on the average ah
q domestic servant OF two selected at rs'hooih ioi
questioning In Bellevue. one had had three even
ings and one afternoon out In SIX WEEKS diiu an
other one Sunday and eight evenings In nine "ee'
From, the surgical ward the inferno goes to three
months of ambulance service-"on tie Jus
called In the hospital-then to three months IN 'e
genealogical ward next to SIX lhoh'is
senior in medicine or whatever he is specializing
in and finally, six months as HOUSE III coih-
plete charge of a department and on duty all the
time
1t is while on the bus that the inferno man
ages to get some fresh air. but this period OF MS
existence is probably the most strenuous OF 'iii'
Rellevue runs four-'bus system, with four phySl-
clans constantly on hand. When doing his t"eh-
tv-four-hour stunt as first bus man the inferno
must answer every call that comes in, and the
second bus man responds to summons that come
while the first bus is out. During his first BUS
period the inferno gets no sleep. and geneFaily
has no time to eat. He answers fifteen or twenty
calls in the course OF the twenty-four hours; and
the patients are not easy to handle for the poor,
particularly aliens, have dread of the hospital
New-York tribune., 1908-01-05
TRAVELLING LIN
A CORRIDOR CAR.
4 HYBRID VEHICLE USED
ON ENGLISH RAILWAYS.
Experiences of an american Tourist
on John Bulls Tight
Little Island.
By NJ G. Hamlen.

We sat on a truck and waited and Incl
dentally wondered if II was for this we had left
our native country. The clock pointed to 2:uo
n m II was the hour for the train to leave
Liverpool for Glasgow, and this was the begin
ming of the line but no train was in sight.
Other trains there were a-plenty, puff, putting
up and down and coughing heavy volumes OF
black smoke in our faces, but no train for US
Il will Just buy a few more post cards to
while away the time my husband SAID, and
some papers and two three of those pleasant
looking railway romances with ladies being alb
Quoted and gentlemen murdered on the covers.
.rHut is IL safe?" / cried 1T is time for the
train to start and you mightn't get back
E. laughed q scornful laugh.
Have you forgotten" he asked-"haVe Eo"
forgotten the Englishulan we met who' win MS
own ewes saw printed under the unne iaple III
a West of England station, rms tnhe ld0io 40 -
not to show the hours at which the trains WAN
s,.-t but the hours before which they Will not
start ?" -. 40.
With unburried step he departed. but not
-. a,,.,,brance of the Englishman-
whose little anecdote must have been true' loi
=. hadn't enough sense Of humor to have IN
vented it-could keep my eye from 'urii.ie
fsarfrIlv one moment TO the place where the
train ought to be and anxious1y the next TO lhe
point where e. had disappeared
need not have been worried 1hey appea, eu
toeether and equally untroubled at just t"ei'e .
minutes after the train was due to start: anu
oh the fine excitement that folIoweo- n
whole station full of passengers ana por'er'
tearing up and down the platform MISTAKEN at
tacks on locked doors by bewiidered peopie
who in the confusion could hardly tell thlro
class from a first, much less see that COM
nsrtment was marked reserved, and at last'
flushed and exhausted. a seat secured IN a III
tie box like slightly elongated hack
New-York tribune., 1908-01-05
AMERICAN BRAGGARTS.

For some time nothing happened Then sud
denly the voice of the red haired raised itself
distinct and uncompromising:
.Of all the clustering braggarts 1 ever saw
Americans are the worst. l don't like EN-"
We looked nervously around. We were not
conscious Of having spoken, but perhaps
thoughts of the climate and the train service had
been forcible that all unknown to US they
had taken audible form. Apparently not, how
ever. 1t was merely general remark addressed
to his wife. After pause long enough for it
to sink well in he spoke again. slowly and with
a weightiness that carried awful sense of
conviction with ii.
Yes, braggarts and boasters. say They are
always talking about putting little island
in corner of their big country, and saying how
much better they DO things there"
We looked guiltily at our shoes.
And then" he continued his voice swelling
with indignation and quite drowning out his
wifes efforts (she had probably seen the steam
ship labels on our baggage) TO call his attention
TO the crops, then they try to change our train
system C"Our train SYSTEM" oh. sacrilege!)
What do you think just heard at the booking
Office Some Americans wanted TO get off at
Montrose and on early tomorrow morning.
and when the booking agent said the train did
not stop there. they said il very strange,
very bad management. And then" dhe con-
tempt in his voice unutterable), when he
told them il would DO them good, for the
train didn't arrive till 10 D. m, they said it
didn't matter. they only wanted TO know they
had been there"
After which delightful tale Of fellow
countrymen he reIapsed into silence and medi-
iation, / suppose the iniqutous American,
while we dared not look ar each other for fear
we should shrek with laughter. ] don't think
our good Briton knew that he was sitting shoul-
der to shoulder with American until he left
the carriage, when / do not doubt his wife gave
him an unpleasant quarter of hour.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-05
LEAD A SIREN UOUSLIFE
Young Intermes IN City Hospitals
Put IN Many Hours of Hard Work.

What class of men live the most strenuous hVes
in New York; topic recently launched on
the waves Of discussion in the lobby of a broadway
hotel by broker who, with the frenzy OF panic
activity still upon him. declared that no one was so
hard worked the man who labofs on 'Chanse@
lawyer pooh-poohed this and claimed the title
for his own profession, while other persons ao-
vanced the claims of railroad men. newspaper re-
porters and sweatshop workers. Finally physi-
clan got the floor and described the routine of an
interne at one of the city hospitals Thereupon
the company unanimously conceded the palm for
strenuousness to the young disciple 4sculapius.
hospital inferno, the doctor said is the haro-
est worked of all in the city who toll with brain
or hands and he declared, it is equally true that
the young physician serves the most arduous ap-
premiership demanded of any profession Before
he can even enter upon his two years of hospita!
service, he must have had at least four years OF
hard grind in a medical college,
AS medical student, from the start he has an
intellectual nine hour day In the University and
Bellevue Hospital Medical College, of New York
University, the largest university medical schooi
in the city, for example the student is busy from
o'clock in the morning until o'clock at night, hav
ing solid chunks of medical lore hurled at him in
the lecture halls working with microscope or with
scapel in the laboratories getting actual bedside
experience at the clinic of of the big city hos
pitaIs The only interruption is time for hurried
bite Of luncheon. On Saturday he may get away
a few minutes earlier. But often he may be found
toiIins over some bit laboratory work until far
into the night.
But it is at the end of these four gruelling
of study after he is an NJ. D. and has become an
inferno at one of the great hospitals of the city.
that the student begins the hardest part Of his
apprenticeship.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-05
ONLY SHUTTING THE TRAIN.

That began a struggle. in which the guard
tugge6 at E.'s coat and E. IN Desperation
pushed the guard by the shoulder ana hnaIly
shook himself free. Only then did that stupid
man think to mention that the train was merely
being shunted on TO another track. They made
it up afterward. E. gave him a cigar, which. as
they seemed to be a rarity in Great Britain, l
trust proved compensation enough for his
wounded feelings.
As we approached the border the scenery be-
gan to change The hills rose higher and more
rugged, and we journeyed over great moors,
which on that gray day were the essence OF des-
olation After passing Carlisle doZed off to
sleep a little, until E. suddenly woke up with
a start, exclaiming:
Look quick this is Gretna we are Just pass
ing We are in Scotland, and the next station
is Grena Green"
Slumber forsook watched the train
glide through the green fields and finally into
the little village that had seen many ro-
mances. many breathless. happy lovers,
speeding ahead, SO many angry fathers painting
behind. The soil Of the fields turned to red
der hue and to the great cheerfulness Of the
landscape the houses changed from gray to
white. They sti stone, but whitewashed
and, though it sounds like vandalism, in that
wet dark land it contributed immensely to the
brightness of the impression The does
shine in Scotland, I know, and when it shines
no weather can be more beautiful but the shin
ing is decidedly intermittent, and on that par
ticular journey it gray. gray.
Sometimes we few past station caught
a glimpse of soldiers in trousers of dark green
tartan, tightly buttoned scarlet Jackets and
glengarry bonnets balanced precariously over
ear swapping their swagger sticks they
1ounged along in groups Of two or three. AS 1t
grew darker shafts of fire famed high up into
the sky from the iron works that surround
Glasgow, making think Of the Israelites, for
"a pillar Of cloud by day and a pillar Of fire
by night they are indeed. We did not shake
off the feeling Of awe with which they inspired
us until we swung into the hustle and din of
grimy, everyday St. Enoch's station, handed
over our bundles to ready porter, and shook
cramped and tired selves into a realization
of the sad fact that before could eat or sleep
must go in search Of our own luggage. trust
ing that kind providence had spared it to US
thus far our journey.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-05
LEFT IN GETTING LUNCHEON.

The question of luncheon on so long Jour-
new was a serious one. BY sending an order
ahead we could have a basket brought to cur
compartment containing cold chicken, lettuce,
bread and butter, two apples and bottle OF
New-York tribune., 1908-01-05

very thin claret, at one station. and after
had finished all that was necessary was to put
the basket out at the next station we came to.
1t was convenient. but rather expensive, and
we decided on a frugal meal Of buns instead:
so when we reached Blackburn, where a longer
stop than usual was made, E. jumped out and
ran off to forage in the refreshment room.
He had only been gone few minutes when
to my horror, and his, heard a toot from
the guards whistle and saw him wave his
arms. and off Slid the train. Imagine the feel
ings of lone, lorn woman with not cent OK
money in her pocket and even In her NAIVE
land incompetent traveller, whisked on oy
an unfeeling train to unknown land: and still
more imagine the feelings Of her husband with
two tickets IN his pocket, wildly chasing the re-
treating train with a bag of buns waving In his
hand.
E lived up TO his former prowess as
sprinter for he caught the train. He swung
himself up paper bag and all, to the running
board and holding on with his disengaged hand.
tried to turn the stiff handle and open the door
with the other. The guard (the train WASN'T
really going very fast) rushed up behind ana
attempted to catch him by the arm
Get off. get Off" he shouted. TITS against
the law.'
Hang the lawI" cried E. or perhaps some
thing stronger. MY wife's In there
Il don't care IL she Isl" shouted the guard IN
reply TITS against the law, tell your!
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-28
WHITE STAR SPECIAL 6
ON FIRE IN TUNNEL
Two Empty Cars Burn. but
Coach Carrying Passengers
Is Unscathed

EyREUX, France. May 27-Two
empty first class passenger cars at
tached to the White Star line special,
bound from Paris to Cherbourg with
passengers for the steamer Teutonic
on board, took fire this afternoon while
the train was passing through a tunnel
near Evreux. All of the passengers
for the steamer, numbering "a. were
seated in the third car, which did not
take fire. None of the passengers was
injured.
The burning cars were detached from
the train as soon as it had emerged
from the tunnel. There was consider
able excitement, but the GOODNESS of, the
railroad officials prevented serious
outcome.
The burning cars were switched to a
siding, where they were completely
destroyed. The train then proceeded to
Cherbourg.
The fire is thought to have been
caused by an explosion OF gas on one
of the cars.
The North German Lloyd special with
$50 passengers. including Theodore L.
Shonts of New York. on their way to
Cherbourg to board the Kronprinzessin
Cecilie closely followed the Teutonic
special and was delayed short time
on account of the accident
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-28
RETRENCHMENT URGED
Grand Parlor Defeats PROPOSE,
ton to Paw McDOuvaId

YOSEMITE, May 27.-The Native
Sons devoted the day to sight seeing.
No sessions were held until evening,
and then in the rush of business the
meeting lasted until midnight.
The grand parlor decided to make
the per capita tax for next year S1.3o
A motion to pay John McDougald a
salary of $500 a year was defeated
This subject precipitated a general de-
bate on the question OF finances, dur
ing which Assemblyman Nat Coghlan
and State Senator Johnnie Nelson
urged retrenchment
a resolution was introduced making
only past presidents eligible as dele
gates. 1t brought out a heated debate
and was voted down. The resolution
allowing individual parlors to tax
themselves for Admission day celebra-
tion met similar fate. The report Of
the finance committee was presented
and discussed.
proposal to do away with the
grand organizer was referred to com
mittee. The report of the grand
trustees was received and discussed
The special report urging co-opera-
tion with the children's agency for
homeless children was sent back to
the committee and will be taken I'D
again tomorrow.
Glacier point proved the most pop
ular attraction in the valley today
and more visitors journeyed to the
spot than ever before in the history of
the valley. Among the San Francis
cans who made the trip were J. J.
Surrivy, William A. Oleary Henry
Dahl. James A. Wilson, John II. Frini,
II. II. Harrison. DR.. Oliver +. Cert, F. j..
Meyer, G. c. Brown. w. E. Hanbury.
l.. W. Schnlitt and r C. Noble
large party visited Clouds Rest
Among those who went were c. NJ.
Belshaw and Lewis F. Byington
Galen Clark, the discoverer of the
big tree grove. will take part tomorrow
in the celebration which will attend
the planting of sequoia to commem-
crate the visit of the parlor to the
Yosemite. The soldiers defeated the
Native Sons Ajn a baseball game BY .
score of Z TO s. This makes the Sec
ond victory for the soldiers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-28
$4,000 ROBBERY
OF FASSFSSOR'SSAFf
FOILED BY GUARD
Daring Thief Put TO Flight by
Policeman Stationed to
Watch Tax Funds
Criminal Makes Entrance With
Ladder, but Escapes as
Watchman Approaches

By narrow margin bold attempt
20 rob the big safe in the assessors
Office of over $4,000 of tax funds
which it contained was frustrated at
an early hour Tuesday morning, when
a daring thief was frightened away
after he had broken into the tax col
lector's Office next door and all but
reached his goal.
To the Yatchfulness of Policeman
Heggney. who had been stationed in
the assessors Office as a special guard
TO care for the large amount of coin
collected during the day for taxes. is
due the failure OF what might have
been one Of the biggest robberies in
the city's history Several city 6etec-
tives have been working on the case
since Tuesday morning, but not a
single clew has as yet been obtained
which might lead TO the discovery OF
the would-be safe crackers.
All the facts Of the case tend to
prove that the attempt to rob the safe
had been carefully planned, and that
several men participated in il, although
but one man is. believed to have en-
tered the building. The course of the
robber after he broke into the tax
collectors Office shows that he was
thoroughly familiar with the interior
arrangement OF both offices, and that
the presence in the safe Of the large
sum OF coin was well known to him.
Tax collections are now in full swing
and each night the assessors safe is
well filled with money, which is held
until IL can be removed 70 the city's s
vaults on the day after collection. On
Monday night there was over $4,000
IN the safe, and the robbers are sup
posed to have known that a large col
lection had been made and that the
money had not been removed. What
they did not know was that fearful
of Just such an attempt to reach the
safe, the assessor had secured the serv-
ices Of policeman in guarding the
treasure. and that this policeman was
inside the ofFice.
EeEgnez r.as startled at about z
o'clock in the morning by q noise in
the rear OF the Office. and located it at
q door which connects the assessor 8
and the tax collectors departments,
but which was locked at the time. He
rushed forward and heard a man. drop
suddenly TO the floor on the other side
OF the partition and run toward the
rear Of the building. Heggney did not
give chase. as he was afraid to leave
Sne Sefe unSu8roeo, but at once turned
IN an alarm and detectives were al
. work on the case before dawn.
The investi cation showed that an en-
lance had been Effected through rear
window IN the tax collectors Office. and
hat one man had done the work alone.
The marauder had placed a ladder
against the door between the two
Offices and mounted to the transom over
1be door. He was engaged in remov-
jng this TO enter the assessors Office
when the discovery OF Heggney's pres
encs frightened him away. The ladder
remained against the door and there
was every indication Of hurried
hight but no tools for safe cracking
were found. and IL is supposed that the
thief held on TO his kit in spite Of his
p-ecfpitate retreat
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-28
EXPresident Cleveland
Is Slowly Sinking 4!
Fs-.ssz..ts g.
Believed That Nafion's Former
4 Chief Will Never Leave
4 Lakewood Home -
DISPATCH TO TIE CALL

LAKEWOOD, n. j.. May 27.--No re
ports Of Mr..Clevelands condition. WAS
made today. but it is reported on good
authority that tho ex-president is suf-
fering- from carcinoma, or cancer Of
the gall bladder or stomach. This. was
learned from a personal friend of DR..
Bryant, who has been attending .Cleve-
land for two months.
1t is the general opinion in Lakewood
that the ex-president will never leave
Lakewood alive.
Mrs. Cleveland is still optimistic. She
refuses to believe that her husband has
q fatal ma lady. DR.. Bryant, who re-
mained with Cleveland last night, in
tended to leave for New York this
morning, but Dr. Lockwood did not arr
rive until late in the afternoon DR..
Bryant awaited DR.. Lockwoode arrival
somewhat impatiently and before going
to New York held long consultation
with the stomach specialist. 1t is safe
to assert that the ex-president is
seriously i'll.