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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
CAR WRECKS AUTO AMBULANCE.
Physician and Chauffeur Hurt. and Patient
Tossed as in Storm at Sea-

An automobile ambulance of the Flower Hos
pital, which was carrying patient supposed TO be
in critical condition. struck by a southbound
Lexington avenue at sd street yesterday after
noon and badly, wrecked. DIR. Grant received cuts
on the head left side and right arm: Harry J.
Murphy, the Chauffeur, had his left badly
crushed and else suffered internal injuries and
George Bachelor, the patient, tossed in the
ambulance like Acneas In the Sicilan seas. The
doctors couldn't tell whether the tossing had made
him better worse
The ambulance brought the man from HIS home
al No. 273 West 18th street. where he was found
lying unconscious from the effects Of poison.
The machine was going rapidly down SD street. on
it's way TO the hospileL when the chauffeur saw a
Lexington avenue car at the crossing. AS his gong
was ringing he thought the motorman would wait
but the car started ahead and crashed into the
front Of the ambulance, hurting II half way across
the street.
Nearly every window OF the was broken. An
other ambulance from the Flower Hospital came.
and DIR. Hughes attended those OF the passengers
who had been slightly cut by pieces OF flying glass
He then removed Or. Grant, Murphy and Bachelor
10 the hospital John Lavender. the motorman OF
No 100 Madison avenue. Was locked up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
ONE OF PURSUERS SLAIN.
Shot Stops Man Chase Through
HnrIem's Ghetto.

HarIem's ghettog between fOsd and 1o4th streets
in First avenue was thrown into a panic at noon
Yesterday. a dashng Up the avenue loI-
lowed ry several hundred men and women. suddenly
turned on his pursuers and fired single shot whicn
killed one of those nearest 10 him. He then con-
tlnued in his fight and disappeared In 1ooth street
The victim was identified William Habernchts'
who was employed as driver by a produce mer-
chant in the neiGhborhood. He was thirty years
old and lived at No. los East 11Sth street.
The police later arrested Antonio Desmone, OF
No 2397 First avenue, who was charged with tne
shooting He was identified by John Flartty.
clerk as the man who had been in a fight In store
at 1O3d street and First and had left there
after firing two shots Others said he was the
man who was chased by the crowd
According 10 the story told 10 the police by W.T.
nesses the man rushed out of the store after the
firing OF the shot and crowd started In pursuit
Al 1o3d street the stopped and warned his pur-
suers that II they stepped foot nearer he would
shoot Then H. started off again. and. AFTER
momentary hesitation. the crowd. with Habernichts
in the lead. followed.
Habernichts was within dozen feet OF the man
and gaining rapidly him when the shot was
fired He staggered along a few PAGES and then
fell Desn1ione held by Coroner Harburger 10
await thu inquest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18

Recent Chinatown Troubles Cause Restaurant
Partners TO Go to Court.

Recent troubles in Chinatown have anectss the
popularity OF the quarter to such extent that
the owners Of the Chinese Tuxedo. at No. Doyers
street seek TO have the partnership dissolved and
the restaurant placed in the hands of a receiver.
Inc unusual spectacle is Witnessed OF Chinese SUI
ing each other IN the civil courts. Justice Amend
IN the Supreme Court, will hear arguments this
morning the motion
Inc action was brought by Chen Houng and
Louie Tong, two Of the twenty-five partners
houng says he has investment of $500 I'm the
business and is the manager at a salary OF SIS a
month, while Tong has investment OF 800 and
is waiter at $40 a month. The total Investment
OF the twenty-five partners. Houng says is S3l O0
Each partner received annual dividend of 20 per
cent. and there division each December of
an surplus prohts On August !. Houng says
Ching keow. another partner with an investment
OF $500. advertised in a Chinese paper that he
would sell the Tuxedo August 10 at auction
according TO the Chinese custom. Keow threatened
to sell the place for $1,000. Houng says Houng
does not want the place closed in this way but
wants receiver appointed I'm American style
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
ROBBED By LITTLE GIRL.
Child Says She Vas Held Up an
Street, LOSING Rings and Bracelets.

Melba Jesty. eight years old, told a strange taIe
to her mother yesterday morning when she re-
turned 10 her home al No 454 West 22d street.
after buying some meat for her fathers dinner
At first the little girl said that she had lost two
rings, a bracelet and the meat. But steady inter
rogation brought out that she had fallen the VIC
tim of girl Dick Turpin who had held her up
and robbed her in broad daylight in a busy thor
oughfare
She was on her way home from the butchers
Melba said. when at Eight avenue and I'd street
she was approached by a girl of dark coinpIeAloi
about twelve years old, who told her that II she
wasn't careful she would lose a gold bracelet she
was wearing her right arm. The stranger
volunteered 10 get a piece OF string with which TO
tie the bracelet. She went 10 a bakeshop nearby
but when she returned she did not offer to tie the
bracelet. Instead she asked the way TO Eleventh
avenue
While Melha pointing out the way the older
girl jumped on her. forcing her against building
AS quick a fash she pulled the two rings of
the smaller girls fingers. then tore off the bracelet
and finally snatched the parcel with the meat Tor
the fathers dinner Then she told Meloa TO run
along home. The little girl screamed once or t"lee
and then home blindly.
When Melbss father arrived home at noon ne
heard the story. and sey3e examination would not
make the girl change IT, Last evening he went "a
old 9Oth police station and reported
the case. Detectives Brown and McManus were
sent 10 examine the little girl and became con
WINGED that her story was They searched
the district last night but could find Go trace OF
a girl answering the description Of the one who
had held UP Melha.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
MERRITT'S Nan WINS.
f. j. Page Counsel for Committee
on Telephones and TelegraphS.

A somewhat spirited controversy in the joint
legislative committee on the proposed putting Of
telephones and telegraphs under the supervision
OF the Public Service commissions ended yes
terday when Assemblyman Merritt. leader Of the
majority in the Assembly. obtained the appointment
of Ephraim ]. Page. of Syracuse. counsel 10 the
committee Mr.. Page is junior member of the firm
OF King, Waters Page. Of Syracuse. and has a
reputation in Syracuse an inquisitor.
II is understood that Senator Davis Of Buffalo.
OF the committee favored the appointment of ex-
Senator Eon r. Brown OF WATERFOWL. A confer
enoe OF the members. William Barnes and others
took place at the Murray Hill Hotel on Monday
night. with the result that Mr.. Merrtt's friend
chosen as counsel.
Mr.. Merritt insisted az the meeting Of the COM
nittee yesterday that il conine itself strictly it's
subject. He held against any wide nrursions
into broader fields of inquiry and convinced the
committee that II would be a waste Of time at
tempt investigation Of the work or the state
commissions
An adjournment taken until September g.,
when another meeting Will be held at the Murray
the City Hall and upstate sessions in Buffalo and
other cities Carlton J. Barnes. official stenog-
rapher 10 the Senate, Will report the testimony.
A meeting of the charter revision committee
named by the last Legislature scheduled at
the Murray Hill yesterday. Owing the absence
Of Senator Thomas F. Grady the meeting post
poned until to-day. The committee is TO consider
the merits Of the New York City charter as made
over by William NJ. WINS and his colleagues on
the Charter Revision Commission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
REMOVE BOYS SPLEEN.
Surgeons of Harlem Hospital Per-
form Difficult Operation.

The surgeons in the Harlem Hospital were soihs
about with benpv faces Yesterday for they had
performed a rare operation. the first case or the
kind In the hospital and It had turned out sue
cessfully. The patient was Louis Rosenz"eis'
seven years DID, of No. So East lo3d street. VINO
had been injured by fall on August L ana 'aA on
IN tho bosn,,al yvbsr. n was discovered that he
had suffered rupture of the spleen The sur
geons decided to remove the organ.
Or. Bennett the house surgeon. assisted oy Its
Harrety and Smith. performed the operation 80
rapidly was the work done that WITHIN Few
minutes after he had recovered from the effects or
the other little Louis was conscious only of the
fact that he felt immensely relieved IL was said
at the hospital last night that the boy Will be able
to leave the place in a couple OF weeks, unless
complications set In All day yesterday ne was
visited by hundreds of his playmates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
FIRE MAKES MANY HOMELESS.
Early Morning Blaze Drives Twenty four
Families to the Street in West Chester.

Twenty-four families were driven out into the
rain from their homes early yesterday morning
when the five story double tenement at the
OF Melville and Morris Park avenues. West Chester
caught fire. Upon the arrival OF the nremen scaling
ladders were run up the sides Of the building and
many Of the tenants taken down the street
These people forced 70 fee in such haste that
they did not have time 10 their property. Many
OF them stood around I'm their night clothes watch
ing the fremen at work.
The blaze discovered by man who lived
on the second floor who aroused by the thick
smoke pouring over the transom or his door. He
awakened his wife. and the two made their way
down 10 the street, where they called for help
Their cries heard by PatrOlman Johnson. OF
the West Chester station. who turned I'm alarm.
owing the high wind the fremen had trouble in
cxtineushing the blaze. The loss IS estimated at
about s35. 600.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
STATE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN MEET.
Kings Delegate Accuses New York Fire CON-
missioner Of Mismanagement.

Poughkeepsie y Y. Aug. T.-Watertovn vas
unanimously selected BY the delegates to the New
York State Volunteer Firemen's Association. in
session here to-day. for the place OF convention
next year The invitation was presented by Judge
f G. Emerson on behalf Of the city government
and Chamber OF Commerce. No other cities vEs
considered.
The convention was called 70 order BY Prestsnt
Edward F. Kelly. OF Elmhurst. IN the CoIunhus
Institute Auditorium and every seat was taksr,
there being fully a thousand delegates present
The delegates were welcomed by Mayor Sagus. and
responses on behalf OF the association mads
by ex-Presidents Thomas b. HeFeraAn. Of Dunkirk;
Joseph z. Esgleston. OF Cortland. and State Sen
ator John F Schlosser OF FishkIl-On-Hudson
other addresses we're made by Corporations Counsel
q. V. L. Spratt and Richard F. Connsll, Of Pousn-
keepsie. and L. P. Ushelman. OF Brooklyn.
In the afternoon the routine business Of the con-
ventlon transacted. and the delegates listened
10 A number OF reports OF officers Kings County
delegate said there we're some fifty insurance COM
panies not paving their 2 per cent tax in that
county, and that there must be soma mismanass-
ment the part OF the Fire Commissioner Of New
York. Another delegate said on the floor Of the
convention that the situation IN Brooklyn was NOT
as serious as reported as four Of the companies
referred 10 BY the Kings County delegate had been
defunct for two years. The matter was finally lsis
20 the law committee.
To- morrow the election az officers viii take plaza
and in the afternoon the delegates will attend
clsmbake. on Thursday the prize contests will
take place. and the convention will end on Friday
with parade. in which seventy-hvs companies viii
take part.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
KILLED MAN AND ATTACKED AUNT.
Maryland Man oonfesses to Two Crimes After
Quarrel Over Whiskey.

Baltimore Aug I7.-Oliver Herman Harris VINO
admitted some days ago having murderously as
saulted his aunt Mrs Clara Harris. confessed this
afternoon that on July % he murdered his cousin
Henson Poole. whose body found Saturday In
a closet in the little cabin in which he lived alone.
near Rockville Montgomery County.
Harris says that he went 10 Poole's cabin on July
% 10 buy whiskey and that quarrel arose
over whether he or Poole should put water In the
LIQUOR He shot Poole after the latter had seized
a rife. Harris further said that he took two
quarts Of whiskey and $50 in money which Poole
had. together with his keys. and went away. Need
ing money with which 10 leave the neighborhood.
his thoughts turned 20 his aunt. Sending her word
that a relative was III and needed her. Harris way
laid her I'm a field and almost killed her. Robbery
alone the motive Of this crime. Harris says
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
NEGROES FLOCK INTO THE ARMY.
Delighted with Reception to Tenth Cavalry
Here-Atlanta Labor Famine.

Atlanta Aug 1.-THE male negro population OF
Atlanta has been dscimated and the owners OF drug
stores soda fountains near-beer saloons and mes
senger agencies are loudly denounclng the United
States army.
For a number OF years negroes have not been en-
listed because the two negro regiments had their
full quota Of men. But the 10th Cavalry has Just
returned from a threc-year tour OF duty in the
Philippines and many terms OF enlistment are ex-
piring. To All the ranks. negros being en-
listed again.
The enthusiastic reception given the regiment
upon It's arrival In New York recently has been the
one topic among the Southern negroes and they are
all delighted because the negro troopers were
treated like white folks Consequently the re-
cruitng officers had trouble in getting recruits
over hundred were sent TO Columbus. Ohio to-
DAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
AER0NAUTS ACTIVE
TEST TRIPS At RHEIMS.
Mr. Cartiss's Machine Repaired
3, The French Flights.

Rheims, Aug l7-G. II. Curtiss. though suf-
fering from brgIise his leg. sustained when
his aeroplane fell, superintended repairs on his
damaged machine to-day, which was ready for
flight tonight.
Mr.. Curtiss says that the accident yesterday
due TO 8 leak in the gasoene tank. which
caused the motor TO stop After this cross cur
rents of air forced him 10 the ground.
Cortlandt Field Bishop. the foreign representa-
tive OF the Aero Club OF America denied to-day
that the Wright brothers intend TO sue Mr..
Curtiss for violation Of rights. He added that
= the relations between the Wrights and Mr.. Cur
ftiss We're most cordial.
y Three thousand spectators We're at the aero
drorne TO witness the flights this afternoon. n.
Tissander in a Wright machine. few for three
minutes, and followed Immediately by NJ.
Iefevre. also in a Wright biplane, who arose in
IN the air without the use OF a derrick. and spun
around the field for twelve minutes This per-
Torrance was greeted with rounds Of cheers
from the spectators. NJ. De la Grange with a
Bleriot monoplane also succeeded in making a
brief fight, after having made a false start.
The aeronauts reached heights Of between ten
end twenty metres
A small army Of workmen busy to-day
repairing the damage done by the storm Of last
night, and this evening the wrecked aeropane
and dirigible balloon shed were rebuilt. The
storm was responsible for slight Injuries 10
about two hundred workmen-
AS Aviation Week approaches interest in
creases Both from spectacular and scien-
tihc standpoints the races are expected TO
mark an enoch, and the types TO demonstrate
the respective values Of monoplanes and BIZ
planes OF the thirty-eight airships entered for
the races twenty-three are biplanes and fifteen
nlonoplanes Thousands OF persons are arriv-
ing by train and automobile at Betheny. The
lodging of the visitors will he a hard problem
The hotels at Rheims are insufficient and pri-
waite houses and some of the public buildings
will he used for sleeping accommodations.
President Fallieres. Premier BRAND. NJ. Bar
thou Minister of Justice; NJ. Mille-and, Minis
ter of Public Works. and General Brun. Minister
of War. are expected TO the contests on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Boiy, France. Aug. 1.-THE aeronauts here
who win try for the prizes al Rheims were busy
to-day NJ. Fourier practised flights with
passenger and NJ. Latham made a fine spin last
sing fifteen minutes. NJ. Pichonnet and NJ. Som
mer also had their machines out, and Henry
Farmg successfully tried new modified b.
plane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
STRIKERS ATTACK BO4r
Many Shots Fired, but No One Hu,.
at Mckee's Rocks
LBy Telegraph to The Tribune !

Pittsburg. Aug 1.-THE steamer a.,
owned by the Pressed Steel Car Con,nau SueeA
fred on this morning while crossing the oL,s = was
with the office force. who had feared - 4 we
through the town Of McKee's Rocks beeauss s" !.
mistreatment by the strikers
About three hundred strikers on the -
fire on the boat while it was in midstraan, 'p..sa
bullets. mostly from revoivers. fell sbor, 49, ine
hot was the fire that the boat returpad s' 80
Allegheny side of the river A score ~ 80 ~ ne
larry rode down the strikers on the river Lsa,
and. beating them with the butt ends NJ tbs, 1.s'
forc=d them TO retire. S
This afternoon committee of strikers vis,,.,.,
United states authorities here. alleging 49,, -.
boats being used by the company for tran.ss.- s'
strike breakers carried no license for nassa,..'
trafhc. and demanded that the fine Of 500 Be al
lected.
Asserting that over two thousand new r,uu
now housed in the various Departments 80 ~ ~
works 1t il probable the company will n,axs -.
first real attempt TO resume Operations to-n,o-~o
A large number Of strikers families are in d..a
tute circumstance The oommissary deu.rtrar.
organized to alleviate this feature is taxad - 4,
utmost. Although the strikers hold dailv Ma.
ings and the company officials are in eonfersn..
among themselves each day there are sesmingl,. ~
efforts adjust the trouble
Two negroes. alleged TO be strike breakers. x,rs
beaten this morning. Their condition Is nor
serious.
Company officials to-day placed on view ak nam
cars alleged 10 have been made yesterday by Ina
two thousand men in the plant. Late tonight sav
eraI cases OF blankets consigned 10 the company
were mysteriously set ahre at the McKees ROCKS
station on the Pfttsburg & Lake Erie Railroad Tn,
wood OF the cases containing the blankets had been
saturated with coal oil. A switch engine crew ex-
tingushed the blaze. The station was slightly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
NEW s25Ooo.OO STATION FOR CHICAGO.
Will Replace Present P. R. R. Terminal
Other Roads Plan $50 900. 900 Structure

Chicago. Aug 1.-THE old Union station. In Chi
cago. will be replaced by s2noo oo structure ac-
cordng 10 announcement made to-day The
new building VIII be erected plans Of harmony
with the Getty Beautif1l'' idea. and will be along
side the s2OO0o.Oo0 terminal which the Chicago q
Northwestern Railroad IL building The railroads
planning the project are the Pennsylvania owner
OF the present station: the Chicago & Alton, the
Chicago. Milwaukee ~. Paul and the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy. tenants OF the present build
ing.
modern $50 coo. oon terminal at State and I'm
streets ia under consideration by officers Of the
Chicago q Western Indiana Railroad. This terminal
would replace the Polk street station, which Is
used by the Wabash. the Erie. the Atchson
Topeka & Santa Fe the Monon. the Grand Trunk
and ofhAr railroads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
MEDALS FOR THE WRIGHTs.
NJ Darboux Tells of Bond Between French
and American Scientists

Paris Aug. 17.-At meeting OF the Academy Of
Sciences tonight NJ. Darboux, secretary OF the
Academy, in a euogy Of the late American as
tronomer Professor Simon Newcomb. who was a
foreign associate OF the institution. dwelt on the
bonds between American and French scientists. NJ.
Darboux recalled that Benjamin Franklin was
present jacques Montgolher's balloon escensions
a century and a quarter ago OF Mont
golfers warmest supporters, and referred 10 the
fact that Robert Fulton made his first sxperi-
ments with the steamboat on the Seine in 1903 at
tended by Lazare Carnot as a delegate Of the
Academy of Sciences. These relations. he said,
continued, and the names Of Octave Chanute. Of
Chicago. and the Wright brothers would he coupled
with those of NM Penaud and Bleriot.
The academy has decided 10 turn the PriE Petit
Dormoy Of $4,000 into gold and enamel medals for
the leading foreign and French eeronsuts Medals
will ne sent 10 the Wright brothers and NM.
Bler1ot and Voisin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
WIND PREVENTS wELLMAN's START
Airship Sent Back to Shed to Await Favor
able Weather.

Hsmmerfest. Norway, Aug. IA dispatch from
Walter Welman's arctic expedition camp at Spitz-
bergen, dated August H. SAYS:
"A northerly gale which had been blowing since
August dropped the 18th, and Mr. welnan
made everything ready for the start for the pole
The balloon was inflated and provisoned ana the
motors were working smoothly. The wind still
was variable on August IL, hut Mr. wellman de-
cided 10 get the airship out OF the house
The passenger steamer ITALIA which arrived
about this time. stopped at Spitzbergen and her
passengers spent the night ashore watching the
preparations for the flight and hoping to see the
start The officers AND OF the Thalia assist ed
In swinging the airship out Of the shed The ,y,pd
however, again freshened. and at O'Clock IN The
morning Mr. wellman ordered the airship hac,x
INTO the shed 10 wait for more propitious weather
opr starting"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
FINED FOR NOT PAYING rAxIcAe BILL.

Mrs. Marie Arnold. vino ran up a taxicab bill Of
SO 80 on Monday and handed a nickel the chauf-
feur as payment fined $40 by Magistrate
O'Connor I'm the West Side yesterday after
he had received a letter from Miss Ella Powers
the prisoners sister. asking him to send her away
where she could not smoke cigarettes Mrs. Arnold
had spent the morning in a vain endeavor TO raise
the money to pay for the OF the taxicab. She
tried explain to the magistrate that she would
probably be able TO get the money IL she had more
time but he cut her short and told her that il she
couldn't get SO with which to pay the fine she
would have to 60 to the workhouse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
YOUNG vANpALs PUT ON PAROLE

The three boys WIN arraigned in the Chill
dren's Court August 10 on a charge Of seriously
damaging twenty concrete benches surrounding
Cleopatras Needle in Central Park were before
Jnoge Mayo yesterday for sentence. The Justice
after giving the boys severe lecture told them
he would be lenient with them this time and put
ein on parole until October g. The Justice thought
the ten days confinement I'm the custody of the
Children's Society had been a punishment itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-18
AGED BRIDE DANCES THE HoRNPIPE.
Woman of Eighty-one Fooled Would Be Sere-
naders by Early Wedding.

tBs Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Pittsburg. Aug 17.-There few score Young
people In the Turtle Greek Valley tonight who are
sore Mrs. Evalins Hill. the widow 81 eightv-one
years, who took out marriage license To wed
Robert r. Wright. aged hfty-one years yesterday
gave IL out that the wedding would not take place
until Thursday night at her farm and great prem
arations had been made for giving the couple a
serenade The bride OF eishty-one years knew
thing or two however. and last evening she was
married quietly with only two witnesses present
She was married in white. with a jaunty cap on
her gray hair. and to-day danced a sailors horn
pipe for some callers