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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
SEVEN ORPHAN BOYS Persisted.
Victims in st. MaIachy Fire Found
Huddled Under Bed.

Rockaway, L. I.-Seven charred
little bodies, the toll of the fire that
swept through St. Malachy's Home.
at RockaWay Park, were dug out of
the ruins by the firemen All were
those of boys, three to five years old,
whose beds were in the part of the
iormitory over the laundry, where
the flames were first seen by Sister
st. Ambrose, the directress of the
home
From the location OF the bodies it
would appear that the little fellows,
just aroused from their first sleep,
had rushed away in drowsy bewilder-
ment from the group of their COM
panions who were being marshalled
by the Sister in charge of the ward
to make an orderly escape, and had
not been missed when they crawled in
fright under the beds.
The children whose bodies were re-
covered in the ruins were: John
Catalanatto, four years old John
Jones, five Stewart Harris, five;
Tony Bandermeiller, three; Matthew
Cruise. four; Ignatius Traper, four,
and Edward Mulligan. four. With
from sixty to seventy other boys and
girls between three and six years old,
they were lodged in one of the di-
visions of the infant ward, which ia
on the second floor of the north wing
of the home
At the Hebrew Sanatorium, next
door, 400 of the dispossessed children
were cared for and provided with
meals, the rest of the $50 or more
being looked after at the hotels and
cottages along the beach and at st.
Georges Church Home, close by.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

Brooklyn, N. Y.-Dr. Frederick A.
Cook has taken part in half dozen
notable exploring expeditions in his
life time, in Arctic and Antarctic re-
gions, and in mountain climbing. In
this last his greatest feat was the
ascent of Mount Mckinley, in Alaska,
in 1905, after unsuccessful attempts
In 1903 by himself, and before that
by several geographical societies.
From his boyhood Dr. Cook has
been interested in scientific achieve
ments. He was born at Callicoon
Depot, Sullivan County, New York,
June 10, 1856, the son of DR.. Theo-
dore Albert Cook-the family name
was originally Koch, but was changed
after coming to this country. He re-
ceived his education in the public
schools of Brooklyn and in Callicoon,
and was graduated in medicine from
the University of New York City in
1890. In 1892 he married Mary
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

authentic and that the North Pole has
been reached for the first time and
by an American.
Lerwick. Shetland Islapds.--Dr.
Cook says that the most important
discovery made in his journey of
more than 200 miles farther north
than any human has ever gone before
is new strip of land more than 3d.
900 square miles in extent, inhabited
by polar animals and game of consid-
cradle variety.
Before reaching the Pole DR.. Cook
suffered almost killing hardships
from hunger and cold.
From Eskimos who accompanied
the explorer it was learned that the
party lived upon immense catches of
bear meat which resulted from the
great hunt of Eskimos on the Green
land shore just before Cooks party
arrived at Annootok.
Large quantities of these stores
were laid at point 700 miles from
the Pole. During the long winter
night sleds were prepared, equipment
and instruments packed for the jour
ney across the ice packs, which was
to begin at least month before the
first dawn of light in the spring of
1908.
The actual start by DR.. Cook, &C
companied by ten Eskimos on a
dozen heavily laden sledges, drawn
by over hundred dogs, was made on
February 10
In the next four weeks nearly 200
miles was accomplished. Numerous
musk oxen. several bear and hare
were killed and eaten during this
journey. The cold was frightful. The
mercury fell at times to more than
eighty degrees below zero.
More than twenty dogs died from
the exposure, and four of the Eskimos
deserted and turned back. taking two
of the sleds and some of the supplies
with them
In two more weeks DR. Cook and
the faithful followers left him say
that they reached the latitude of "a
deg. IL Sec, longitude SO deg. SO sec.
Land was found up to this point, in
habited by much game. Beyond this
point stretched the Arctic waste for
more than 800 miles of ice, where no
living thing seemed to live except
seals, few marks of which were
found.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
PITCHER KILLED IN QUARREL
Skull Fractured When, 1t is Alleged,
His Captain FeIied Him.

Hackensack, N. IA quarrel
which started in baseball game be-
tween Charles Streeter. captain, and
John Seimer, pitcher, of the New Mil
ford Baseball Club, ended in the
death of Seimer, after the renewal of
the dispute in a hotel in Peetzburg.
When the two reached the street,
Streeter, it is alleged, knocked the
pitcher down twice and, following
him when he moved away, again
felled him with blow in the back of
his neck In falling Seimer's head
struck a stone step, and his skull was
fractured. He died two hours after
ward.
Streeter was arrested and held in
the county jail here without bail
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
MRS. KATE soFFEL DEAD.
She Won Notoriety by Releasing the
Biddle Brothers From Jail.

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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
Col. s. r. Busey Drowned.

Cincinnati, hio.-Colonel S. r..
Busy, veteran of the Civil War, bank
er of Urbana, ILL.,, and the only Dem.
ocrat who ever defeated Speaker
Joseph G.. Cannon for membership
in Congress, was drowned at Man
trap Lake, near Park Rapids, Mimi
A letter received from Professor Guy
Allen Tawney. says he and the Col
enel and the latter's niece, Miss
Annie G.. McClain, went sixteen miles
out from land and while trying to
land big fish the Colonel upset the
boat. Professor Tawney got Miss
McClain back into the boat and
grabbed the Colonel. With Miss Nc.
CLAIM rowing and Professor Tawney
holding an oar they tried to pull Col.
onel Busey to land.
The Colonel let go when he faint
ed and Professor Tawney could not
get his body. Two hours later Col
onel Busey's body was recovered.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
TRAIN AND AUTO KILL FIVE


st. Louis, Motive persons were
killed when a fast passenger train
struck speeding automobile west of
Vigus, st. Louis County. The bodies
of two of the victims were scattered
along the railroad tracks, and when
the train was stopped two dead wom-
en- were found in the tonneau of the
motor car, which had been carried
nearly half mile on the engine pilot
The dead are Miss Halcyon Camp
bell, 1921 Whittemore place; Mrs.
Carl Klinge, 1714 Missouri avenue;
Frederick o. White, $685. Vernon ave-
nue.; Theodore F. White, 1924 Whit
temore place; Theodore F. White, Jr..
aged three years.
Frederick o. White was a depart
msnt manager for the White Hard
ware Company, Theodore f. Witte
was buyer for the same firm, Theo
dore F., Jr.. was his son.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

An earthquake at Panama did not
damage the canal.
President Taftannounced he would
return to Beverly next summer.
The Waters-Pierce Oil Company
announced its property in Texas as
for sale.
President Diaz started fund for
the relief of Monterey, Mexico, with
a subscription of $4,000.
The police OF Bar Harbor. Me-.
closed cottage where gambling had
been carried on and drove those who
conducted the place out Of town.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
Around the Bases.

Hugh Jennings Is cantering about
for good first baseman for his I'll
gers.
When Tom Hughes is right he is
one of the most successful pitchers in
the league
Among pitchers who can stand lots
of work Arellanes, of the Boston Red
Sox, looms up.
The Cincinnati Club has purchased
pitcher Stanley from the Hutchinson
(Kansas League) Club.
The Clevelands are the Quietest lot
OF players in either major league.
They seldom kick AZ decisions
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

tion that ever penetrated northern
ATTITUDES, could only get within one
hundred miles of the earth's apex,
cannot conceive how Cook has done
it on his nerve, so to speak How
could he persuade the natives to go
with him as carriers, for carriers he
must have had or starve? Food and
fuel' aufficient to last for months must
have been taken along, and how and
where would he get the funds to buy
the food or the men and dogs to car
nv it?"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
Dow1E's SUCCESSOR JAILED.
Voliva Says He'll Stay Six Months
Rather Than Pay Judgment.

Chicago, Wilbur Glenn voliva,
successor to the late John Alexander
Dowie as head of the Dowfs religious
cult, was placed in the McHenry
County Jail, at Woodstock, ILL.,, in
default of payment of $4,000 judg-
ment rendered against him by Judge
Wright in favor of Philip Motherill,
farmer of Montana. i.
The Judgment was obtained on a
Islander charge brought by Motherill.
Voliva declared he would stay in jail
the entire six months rather than pay
the judgment
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
KILLED BEFORE FIRST FLIGHT
Louis Raynaud, Aeroplane Inventor.
Struck by Passenger Train.

New Orleans, La.-Louis Raynaud.
the inventor of an airship, which
was to have its initial flight here,
and a party of three others, return
ing home in wagon from days
work on the aeroplane, were struck
by a New Orleans and Great North
ern passenger train at Gentilly road
and Bruxelles street here. Raynaud
died shortly after being taken to the
Charity Hospital Two of his COM
panions were slightly injured.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
DEsTRoYER's GREAT RECORD.
Flusser Does Three Knots Faster
Than ANY Ship in U. $. Navy.

Rockland, Me. - A record three
knots faster than that of any ship
in the United States Navy was scored
by the Bath built torpedo boat de-
stroyer Flusser in Standardization
trial, the first of her official accept
ance trials on the Roekland mile
course. Her fastest mile was made
at the rate of 1877 knots an hour,
while another was at the rate of 1914
knots. The average of her five top
speed runs was 1927 Knots
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

Chief Engineer Melville's Opinion.
Philadelphia, Pa. IF DR.. Cook
has discovered the North Pole it is
nothing less than miracle" said
Rear-Admiral Melville, retired, him
self we'll posted on the difficulties of
exploration in northern ATTITUDES.
without backing, money, outfit
and equipment. I don't see how Cook
could have ever reached the Pole,
let alone live through the return
journey" said the Admiral. eff
Peary, with the best equipped expedi-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

Brussels, Belgium. THE observa-
tory here received the following tele-
gram, dated Lerwick, Shetland ISL
ands:
Reached North Pole April 81,
1908. Discovered land far north.
Return to Copenhagen by steamer
Hans Egede.
FREDERICK COOK"
The American officials at the OBJ
servatory state the dispatch is surely
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
Francis H. Leggett Dies Suddenly.

Francis H. Leggett, a prominent
wholesale grocer of New York City,
died suddenly in an ambulance while
being taken to the North Hudson
Hospital in Union Hill, N. j., from
the West Shore Railroad ferryhouse
at Weehawken. The cause of his
death was presumed to be heart dis
case
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
About Noted People.
Nat Goodwin is fifty-two.

Nat Goodwin is fifty-two.
Major Mearns and Professor Lor-
ing will ascend Mt. Kenia.
Ambassador Reid arrived from Eu-
rope to rest at his Adirondack camp.
General Booth was operated upon
in London for septic poisoning OF the
eye.
Theodore Roosevelt, hunting in
Kenya Province, killed bull ele-
plant
Frederick Townsend Martin gave a
harvest festival to children at Combe
Abbey. London.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
Killed Playing Soldier.

While playing soldier at his home
at Swedesboro, N. j., Henry Freder-
icks. aged fifteen years, shot and
killed with musket he thought I'M.
loaded his cousin, George Lang, four
teen years old. who was on a visit to
the home of his uncle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
Pastor Rescued From Sea Died.

Freeport, L. I.-Rev Stanley w.
Roberts. twenty-five years old, of the
Freeport Baptist Church. was
drowned while swimming off Point
Lookout Beach. He was boarding at
the beach with the family of H. c..
Meyers With young. Mr.. Myers he
went in bathing.
Mr.. Roberts, when out some dis
lance, called for aid Meyers went
to the rescue and the two nearly were
drowned before others from the
beach could get to them and haul
them into shallow water.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

In an accident recently, Charles
Kearney. of Bloomingdale. My, lost
his right eye and had a glass one sub
stituted. Kearney's glass eye was
struck by a bullet and broken fired
from an air gun by some person
whose indemnity was not learned.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
KILLS 2 GIRLS; HANGS HIMSELF.
Crimes Of Wealthy Farmer Near
Delhi, Mimi, Ended.

Redwood Falls, MINI William
Tibbetts. wealthy farmer living
near Delhi. killed Cecil Norton, the
fiftcen-year-old daughter of his house
keeper; his daughter, Dorothy lib
belts. twelve years old; set fire to his
residence, and hanged himself.
Everything indicates mistreatment
of the Norton girl before her death.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
CoIorado Corporation Tax Valid.

At Denver, Col, Judge Lewis, in the
Federal Court, held the Colorado
State tax of 50 year for every $1,000
OF capital stock of foreign corpora
tions valid The Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fee Railroad complained
that the tax was an interference with
interstate commerce
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
LINER CoLLIpEs wITH wHALE.


Sleeping Monster on Her Bows.
Plymouth. England. The steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse arrived
here from New York City. While off
the Banks of Newfoundland she coli
lided with seventy-foot whale, evil
IDENTIFY asleep on the surface of the
water.
The whale was impaled on the
liners bows. and all its efforts to free
itself were futile Finally the steam
er had to go full speed astern in or
der to get clear Of the dying leyia-
than
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
sufrocated by own Invention.

Milton ]. Kent, of Warren and
Orleans streets. Newark. N. j.. went
to the house at No. asa Fourth ave-
nue. to exterminate reaches by a pat
ent gas and was suffocated by his own
preparation. He was dead when
found by his partner who went to
search for him when he did not re-
turn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
oLoUDBURsT AN RAwHIpE.
Mining Camp Carried Away. z Per
sons Missing and 500 Homeless.

SUHS N1lssIH8 aIEdH UUU 1fUHIcIc5s'
Reno, Nev-The mining camp at
Rdwhide was swept away by cloud
burst. Five men. two women and
several children are missing and 500
persons are homeless.
One hundred and twenty-five build
ings were carried down the canyon
on the crest of wave twelve feet
high.
Forty buildings. in addition to those
swept away, we're destroyed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
StoopIess DustDan.

Women are generally agreed that
household work is the inoessant
stopping which seems to be necessary
in the performance of the daily rou-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

The Navy Department is proud of
the record for thrift of a second class
yeoman, who in four years has saved
$1400 on $38 a month
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
Man and wife Killed by Auto.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Coppe-5
smith were killed at Newton, Iowa,
when their motor car rolled down a
thirty-foot embankment. Another oc-
cupant of the car escaped uninjured.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

The Turkish Minister of Finance
announces that the Government will
begin negotiations with the Powers
relative to increasing the import du-
ties in Turkey from eleven to four
teen per cent.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
england Depends on Navy.

Admiral Lord Charles Beresford
told Canadians at Montreal ''our peo-
pie in England have weary look, I"
and that the continuance of the Brit
ish Empire depends on its supremacy
ON all seas.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
Shot His sten-Sister..

Arthur Winterstein fatally. shot his
twelve-year-old step-sister, Stella
Friedman, in New York City. because
she would not promise to marry him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
Baseball Fan Dies cheering.

Cheering vigorously for player
who had just knocked home run in
an amateur ball game Robert Myers,
sixty-five. dropped dead of heart dis
ease at Chicago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
ANCIENT STEAMBOAT BURNED.
Norwich, Seventy Years Old, Was to
Take Part in River Celebration.

rake Fart in River Celebration.
Kingston, N. Y.-The Norwich,
said to have been the oldest steam
boat in active use, was burned to the
water line at her pier here, The old
side wheeler had for many decades
been used to break up the ice in the
Hudson River every spring at tn be-
ginning OF the towing season.
The Norwich, which was built sew
enty years ago, was to have taken a
prominent part Ia the Hudson Fulton
celebration this fax The loss to her
owner is about $50.ee0.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

The Cambria Steel Company an
nounced an advance of 81 ton in
bars, an increase which brings the
price to $40 a hundredweight at
Pittsburg.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

part. Heretofore, it has been neces
sary to remove all the plates and set
the kettle on the Goals, thus stopping
the draft, or to rake the fire over to
one side.-Boston Post.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

will do human nature the JUS
tice to say that we are all prone to
make other people do their duty
SydAey Smith.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

The largest pontoon bridge in
the world connects Calcutta with
Howrah.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07

A sliding shoe has been invented
to take the place of the caster on
heavy pieces of furniture. and it is
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-09-07
Or. COOK, OF BROOKLYN,
REACHES NORTH POLE
Message Sent to Wife Announc-
ing Success and Safety.
AMERICANS WONDERFUL FEAT
Hardships and Cold of the Journey to
the North Described-Men and
Dogs Perish on the Way
Eskimos Turn Back.
other Efforts Made to Reach the
Pole

The following table of statis-
tics shows former efforts to
reach the North Pole and their
results:
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Chief Engineer MeIville's Opinion.

Fidell Hunt, who is now resident of
Brooklyn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-18

this Lodge and to US individually an
irremediable loss; therefore, be it
Resolved, By Rathbone Lodge, No.
80, Knights of Pythias, that in the
death of Brother A. i. WOOIlen we
have lost a true and honorable friend
and a loyal Knight, and the Order
at large has lost one whose life was
an exponent of the pure and kind,
and those lofty ideals of Pythiansim.
Be it further resolved, That we
tender to the family of our deceased
Brother in this their hour of afflic-
ton our sincere sympathy and in their
day Of sorrow can only commend them
to the God of the FatheTIess-TO Him
who tempers the wind to the shOTn
lamb.
Be it further resolved, That a page
Of the minutes of this lodge suitably
inscribed be dedicated to the memory
Of our deceased Brother, and that h
CODY Of these resolutions, suitably en-
crossed, be delivered to the family OF
our departed brother.
Fraternsliv submitted,
J. d. COss, Chairman.
ELMER MAY,
NJ. F. HICKS.
Committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-12-18
N. G. BOMBAY
SUCCUMBS TOA
SUDDEN ATTACK
WELL KNOWN PENSACOLIAN, ILL
A SHORT TIME, DIES At HOME
AFTER VISITING OFFICE OF
HIS ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.

N. G. Bombay, 50 years of age.
died rather suddenly yesterday at
S:15 a. m. at his home, No. 412 ".
Gregory. His death was caused by
a hemorrhage, but was preceded by
an attack of Bright's disease, which
caused him to take to his bed some
eight or ten days ago. Just before
his death, an hour or two. he visited
the Office Of his physician and was
reported to have had q sinking spell
Taken home, he did not recover his
strength and died shortly afterward
His funeral will be held on Sunday
morning. the interment to be made at
St. Nichaers cemetery. Friends in
large numbers, who have known the
deceased a lifetime, viii De present,
Mr.. BOnifay's ilInss manifested it
self while he was on duty in the gov
eminent service. He was one Of the
several inspectors of customs in this
port, and for upward Of sixteen years
had been in this position. He entered
the service under the cOlleCtOrship
Of D. c. Brent, and was always de-
voted to an honest performance Of
his duty. His many years in the
service, together with other lines
which lie followed during his long
time residence here, made him known
throughout the county. More famil-
iaTly he was known along the water
front and in shipping circles. Some
ten days ago he was taken sick and
secured a leave of absence for such
a period. Some of the time he spent
in bed. but most Of the vacation he
remained at home resting He lived
with his sister, Mrs. Mercedes Har-
gis, on West Gregory street, His
comrades in the barge office were
expecting him to shortly report for
duty, and when the fact of his death
was telephoned to the office yester-
day at 500 o'clock in the forenoon,
it was almost unbelievable. Soon the
sad message spread over the shipping
section, and various business houses
hCisted the United States flag at halI
mast in respect to his memory. At
the pilots Office this mark of respect
was noticeable all day
MI Bombay had never married and
always, while in the city, resided with
his sister, to whom he was devoted.
He had a brilliant education, was
well read. was one of the best thea
trical critics and judged many of the
old actors and their work. He was in
good company when he found a per-
son who could and would discuss the
actors of the old line who had play
ed here and elsewhere. Never a pub
tic man, but always resigned to his
work, he lived a life most reserved.