Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-25
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

sumed at daybreAk today TO ascertain
whether or not any workmen are Btill
living in the shaft beneath the crib. d
mile and half out in the lake. where
fifty or more men were killed yes
terday. Shortly after the fire which
burned the temporary crib structure
and compelled workmen who were not
entrapped In the flames. either to-
Jump into the lake or try TO float on
the blocks OF ice, 1t was discovered
that smoke had descended into the
shaft and had actually suffocated sew.
eral men, but some hope is still sus-
tanned today that the smoke did not
penetrate far through the shaft. All
the air pumps are kept working and It
is believed some Of the men would be
found still living. George w. Jackson
OF the construction company which
built the crib. today informed the
coroner it would be impossible for sew
eral days to give complete list Of
the dead.
Many Of the workmen had the choice
OF remaining at the crib and having
their food furnished by the company
instead OF going home every night
Whether or not many men were taking
advantage OF this arrangement at the
time of the FIRE can only be learned
but application to their homes. As
II will be impossebl to identify more
than few of the dead II is probable a
single funeral will be held at the
same cemetery, and probably single
tombstone will serve for all
NEW YORK.-State Senator Dennis
]. Harte Of Long Island City. repre-.
senting Queens county at Albany, an
nounced his intention Of introducing q
measure that he believes will go long
way toward stopping such tragedies
as the Hains-Annis ard Thaw-White
Killings 1t will provide that a man
and woman guilty OF marital inf
deity be punished by twenty years
each mt hard labor
''The acquittal of Thornton jenkins
Hains 80 shocked me-" said Senator
Harte. "and ! have received SO many
communications from citizens OF
Queens county, who feel as do about
II that / have determined to work
until have established some sort OF
a precautionary measure. The acquit
tai of this man will indicate to many
that personal vengeance is to be smil
ed upon and that the law is made
quate to deal with men guilty OF the
offense with which Hams charged An
mis-.
''ln my opinion. 1t is the lenienc,
which such offenders meet under the
law that causes man to take the
punishment Of one who has despoiset
his home into his own hands. II ther,
were heavy penalty for both men ant
women guilty of infidelity. believ.
that the average husband would Y
to law. instead of cunning for nj
enemy. and this week, In Albany,
intend to introduce bill making tb,
offense punishable by twenty years a
hard labor for both the man and tn,
woman"
HAGERSTOWN, Nd. Jan. 2l-In
sane with grief over the death of he
child. Mrs. Hiram Hulzell Of Boons
boro last evening saturated her cloth
ing with oil and then applied a match
Mrs. Hulzell's body was burned to
crisp before the flames could be ex
tinguished. She was 80 years old ant
survived by her husband.
TACOMA, Jan. 21.-M. ]. Gordon
former Judge of the state supreme
court and until recently general west
ern counsel for the Great Northern
railroad. was last night placed under
arrest by deputy sheriff from Spo
kane upon a telegraphic bench war
rant charging embezzlement. The
warrant is issued In the name Of ths
state OF Washington. but the Telegram
authorizing Judge Gordon's arrest die
not specify the name OF the complain
ant nor the amount alleged to havs
been embezzled. Bail In the sum d
$4,000 has been arranged for by Spo
kane friends and he will return to thai
city tomorrow afternoon to meet thu
charges. He is temporarily In charge
of the arresting deputy sheriff. Judg,
Gordon made this brief statement
Il have committed no crime. othel
than this / have nothing to say"
COLORADO SPRINGS, Jan. 2i.-
Charles L. Tut, the multi-millionair,
clubman and society leader. droppe,
dead in New York this morning o
heart failure. Mrs. Tut was Will
her husband. Details of the deatl
have not been received here. but from
the kilograms that have come 1t ap
pears he was stricken suddenly, hat
not even been Ill. though subject Il
heart attacks. Mr.. and Mrs. Tut hat
been In New York city only few
days.
As member Of the Tut Pebrose. M c
Neill syndicate. Tut was well known
He amassed millions in the mill in
dustry. The plants owned by tn,
syndicate form the mill trust. Tut
retired from active business for sew
eral years. He was yacht enthusi