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New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
HOSPITAL BUYS BIG PLOT
Presbyterian Acquires IL u Lots
Near Rockefeller Institute.

,rb. Presbyterian Hospital has added to
Tho site for its new hospital buildings along
the East River front by the purchase ~
twelve and one-half lots facing the block
bouaht few wears ago. The newly ac-
ouired pronertv has frontage of l4o feet
in Avenue A. 200 feet on 67th street and al
the roar It extends through to the south
side of 6Sth street. where the frontage l.
80 feet.
The marcel was purchased from +. Angus
tus Schermerhorn, the sale being neeoua'eu
by the real estate firm Of Leonard j. Cal
penter The Douglas Robinson, Chafles q
Brown Company represented the hospi'a
The recent announcement of plan os
which an alliance will be erected between
the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital and the Collese
Of Physicians and Surgeons, the Coiuiio'o
University medical department, aods spe
cial interest to the transaction Coiuinoia
University recently received ABOUT sl'o"'o',
to erect q surgical ward for the Coilese u
Physicians and Surgeons
Nearly two years ago the Presoy tei ION
Hospital bought the entire block just across
Avenue A from yesterdays purchase anu
extending to the East River, between oHn
ond ssth streets. This property is just
north of the large site on which the ne"
buildings of the Rockefeller Institute ioi
Medical Research have been erected
No defni+a date has been set for the be-
ginning of construction as FAR as couiu oe
learned Yesterday. but it is believed that
active operations will not be long deIefieu
narticularIv in view of the alliance WIN
columbia. The hospital is to sell its present
site at Madison avenue, 10th and hs'
streets. when it moves into the new oulo-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
SAVES ELEPHANTS AND RHINO
Tiny Terrier Kills Rat Which Had
Frightened the Big Animals.

lin the fox terrier which protects Smiles.
the rhino and Jewel and Hattie. the ele-
nbsnts in the Central Park menaserfe. from
vicious rats added more glory to his career
in the park yesterday. He made quick
work of dispatching a big rat that mad
caused the pachyderms and the rhino TO
become very uneasy
The rat was chasing about in the straw
I'm the elephant house, and the two big in
mates were dancing about ia an anxious
frame of mind. with their trunks lifted in
the air Smiles. next door, began to snort
and hump his two horns against the walls
of his cage.
II happened that little Jim. who occupies
the age with Smiles every night, hove in
sight when the rat was causing consterna-
ton by his scamperings. The fox terrier
which came to the menagerie as a friend in
need, had only poked his nose in the door
when he caught sight of the rodent.
Jim got on the job in minute The rat
tried 10 scoot out OF the door, but it was
a vain attempt. for the dog was there first
Finally Jim got the rat in corner. There
was a second of suspense. and the dog had
added another notch to his long string of
executions of the sort Smiles smiled again
and the two elephants began pitching hay
at each other.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
CORNICE HITS TWO FIREMEN
Others Have Narrow Escape at $780,
GOO Blaze in Munro Building.

CAPTAIN John Sullivan, of Truck l. ana
half a dozen firemen had narrow escapes
from injury at a fire which started early
Yesterday morning in the Munro publish
ing company's eight story building, Nos
"a and 96 Vandewater street. The root fell
in with a crash while the men were at
work on the fifth floor Just as the men
reached the street part of cornlce fell,
and two men were hurt so badly that they
needed medical attention.
The fire. which started on the sixth floor.
was discovered by Patrolman Susburden, of
the Oak street station When Deputy Chief
Worth arrived on the scene the building
WAS A mass Of flames and he Immediately
sent in a second alarm. This brought Chief
Croker BY this time flames were Issuing
from every window in the building 1t
was one of the most stubborn blazes the
firemen have fought for some time.
4 dense smoke filed the neighborhood,
impeding the work of the firemen- 1t went
as far as the Brooklyn Bridge, and the
trolley cars had to move at a snails pace.
After a fight of two hours the flames were
finally extinguished but not until the three
r,pper floors were destroyed and the fifth
floor damaged. Chief Croker estimated the
damages at 100000.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
SHIPPING NEWS
Port of New York, Tuesday, Decem
ber 27, 1910.

|
| Steamer ManzaniIlo tCuban) Cfenfuegos De
cember Is Guantanamo IS and Santiago 90, tC
| the New York ana Cuba Mail SIS Co. with mdse
| Arrived at the Bar at 2:3o m
! Steamer Rosario di Giorsio fNor). Port An
tonic December Il. to the Atlantic Fruit Co
! with l passenger and fruit. Arrived at the Bar
| steamer santurce. San Juan December 49,, to
Arrived at the Bar at 2:S5 m
coroner November ? MonteVideo 10 and St Lucia
December 10, with mdse to the American
Hawaiian SIS Co: vessel I to Edsar ds Il astb ageken-
Steamer Allemannia GER, Port de Paix De
sember bier Cape Hayh pa,,t st MaTe and 9nsage
16 and Kingston 81. to the Hamburs-Anerican
Line. with IL passengers. mails and mdse Ar
rived at the Bar at 1870 m.
Steamer SURNAME Dutch Paramaribo De
GsmbeT Il H. and nd Trinidad 20 to the ROYAL Dutch
mdee. Arrived at the Bar 7:SO M
December II. to the Red star Line. with 234
cabin and 430 steerage passengers and mdse.
arrived at the. the Bar % at $os m Port r;non No
.ember 10. Colon 20, Kingston p and Fortune
Island %. to the HambuTgr american Line. with
30 passengers, mails and mdse. Arrived at the
Steamer Cy1rric tBr). Liverpool December II
and Queenstown Is. to the White Star Line.
with mdse. Arrived at the Bar at 3 % M
barbados St Lucia and Martinique 10 Dominica
and Guadeloupe 20. Antigua and st Kits n st
Co with IL passengers mails and mdse. Ar
rived at the Bar at p M
Steamer Saratoga, havana DeCenlDer a. 10 tne
New York and Cuba Mail SIS Co. with "a pas
sengers. mails and mdse. Arrived iat the Bar at
$50 a
Steamer San Jacinto. Galveston sDecember 2l
to the Mallory SIS Co with passengers and mdse
Passed in Quarantine II 40 a M.
Steamer Mesaba tBr), London, december Is, to
the Atlantic Transport Line. with mdse- Passed
Fire Island 5:45 m.
Steamer Jefferson. Newport News and Norfolk
to the Old DomiaIon SIS Co with passengers and
mdse. Passed in Quarantine 2:1s p m.
Steamer Chesapeake, Baltimore, to the New
York & Baltimore Transportation Co. with mdse
Passed In Quarantine m
Steamer FL Orriente Galveston December II
to the Southern Pacific Co. with mdse. Passed
in Quarantine 6:10 IN.
Steamer Carib. Wilmington. c. December
21 and Georgetown. c. 22d. to the Clyde SIS
Co. with passengers and mdse. Passed in Quar-
antne S:3S m
Sandy Hook. J. Dec 81. $50 p m-Wind
southwest light breeze: partly cloudy; hazy;
smooth sea-
Steamers Scottish Prince CBr. Pernambuco:
Mendoza HtaD. Naples and Genoa: City of st
Louis, Savannah; Monroe. Norfolk and Newport
News: Parma tBr). Demerara; st Egbert (Br).
Montevtdeo: Santa Clara (Br). Havana; Branden-
burg Ger, Baltimore; Arapahoe, Charleston and
Jacksonville: Nicholas CUneo (Nor), Baracoa.
Headley tBr). Buenos Ayres
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
CIRCUIT COURTS REPORT
Shows That There Are Few Back Gases
in Any Division.

A peculiarly favorable condition of. af-
fairs in the federal courts is revealed by a
report issued yesterday. Every case in the
civil part of the United States Circuit
Court was called this month. and only
three or four have gone over until Janu-
ary. There are no arrears in the District
Court, the Admiralty Court is right up to
the minute and so is the insolvency di-
vision, while the patent suits are heard as
soon as they are ready.
There are many suits to be tried in the
criminal branch of the Circuit Court, but
none of them dates back more than few
weeks, and the government is ready for
trial.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
AIRSHIP IN CENTRAL PARK
Miniature Affair, but Crowds Forced
Boy to Stop Flight.

4 voungsteT with miniature aeroplane
drew such a crowd around the Arsenal, in
Central Park. yesterday afternoon that a
patrolman had to ask him TO conduct his
fights in less conspicuous part Of the
park. The bog gave his name as Neves
and said he had been given the aeroplane,
which was OF French make. for a Christ
mas present.
1t was around O'Clock when the lad
sent his two-foot model on its first flight.
II sailed TO an even height with Park
Commissioner Stover's Office and then
slided back 10 the pavement After two
or three such trials people from the menag-
erie focked to the front of the Arsenal,
and many persons passing on Fifth avenue
stopped and hung over the park fence to
watch the exhibition. The boy was be-
coming very uneasy over the crowd he had
attracted when patrolnaan told him to
go 20 hill hack Of the nenagerie.
The voungster went over TO the Mall to
conduct his flight. hut here he attracted
so many persons that he gave up in de-
spair.
WHAT'S a fellow going 10 do?'' asked the
boz Of the patrolrnan. when he finally wan
oered back to the Arsenal again
I don't know what you young aviators
are going 70 do not TO attract crowd in
New York" said the patrolman- patting
him on the back. The people have too
much time 10 hang around in this city or
there wouldn't always be a bunch ready to
collect
MANY small boys have been flying model
se-onlanes i'm different parts Of the park
latelt.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
TRY TO GET THAT $24O,OOO
Court and Counsel Vainly Ques
tion e. J. Wider. Defaulter.

The bro,eraee firm of Dick Brothers was
represented by counsel yesterday at d Pr
va+e hearing OF Erwin ]. Wider, the de-
fau1fine cashier OF the Russo-ChlneSe
Rank For several months Wider has been
awaiting sentence on hve indictments
charging grand larceny, to which ne plead
ed guilty The indictments account ioi
$3.50 900 Of the $56O.OO0 worth OF securities
which Wider confessed to stealing from
the banks strong box
Because Wider did not account for the
remaining $4,000 worth of securities to
the satisfaction Of District Attorney WHIT
man and Judge OSullivan his sentence
has been postponed from time to time IN
the hope that he would make a complete
confession Rumors have been IN clrcuia-
ton around the Criminal Courts buiidlhs
that Wider had, at some OF the private
examinations by the District Attorney ana
Judge OSullivan, implicated others IN MS
larcenies These rumors have never been
officially confirmed.
The prisoners persistence in his state
ment that the remaining $4,000 was lost
in speculation through Dick Brothers
prompted Judge O'Sullivan to request the
brokerage firm to be represented by coun-
sci at yesterdays examination.
When Wider was brought over from the
Tombs at 3s o'clock in the afternoon. he
was confronted in Judge O'Sulivan's cham
bers by Louis Marshall. of counsel for Dick
Brothers; Gilbert Lamb. of his own coun-
sci: Assistant District Attorney Frank
Moss and Judge O'Sullivan. He was then
put through a rigid examination, which
lasted until O'Clock.
Wider was then taken back to the Tombs.
and none of his examiners would make
any statement except Assistant District
Attorney Moss who declared that no new
light had been shed by Wider upon his
transactions.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
OCTOGENARIAN A SCRAPPER'
Aged Veterinarian Makes Short Work
of Man He Found in His Barn.

Magistrate Connolly shook hands with
Dr. Jeronnius Rapelyo. a veterinarian
eighty-two years old. in the Flushing police
court yesterday after listening to the aged
mans story of how he ''collared'' and ar
rested Andrew Foster, thirty-three years
old Of Manhattan, when he found him
skulking in his barn at o'clock yesterday
morning.
The vicious barking of Rags. the veteri-
naran's dog. sent DR.. Rapelyo to the
stable. clad only in his coat and trousers
Taking the intruder by the nape Of the
neck he shook him like a rat. and after
ward marched him off to the Flatbush po-
lice station. mile and a half away. Then
he went home to get on more clothes 10 at
tend court.
Il wish there were many more citizens
as courageous as YOU. said the magis-
trate, as he reached his hand over the
bench to salute the old man.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
MORSE BANK SETTLEMENT
Court Hands Down Decree Ap-
proving Directors Offer.

Judge Hand handed down the formal de-
cree yesterday approving the settlement
reached between John W. Mcktnnon, rep
resenting the shareholders of the Bank OF
North America, and the directors OF that
institution. BY the suit in which Mr. NC
kinnon took the place of Charles A Hanna,
receiver of the bank. which was wrecked
through the operations of Charles w Morse
the directors were called upon TO make good
a sum of approximately s3snooo. including
interest These directors in addition to
Morse who was vice e-presdent, were Will
lam F Havemeyer, John H. Flagler. John
W. Gates Charles NJ. Schwab. Alfred II.
Curtis. Colonel Robert NJ. Thompson and
the late Charles T. Barney, whose estate
was called upon to make good his share
After long litigation the directors agreed
to pay over $4,000 to be relieved from all
further liability in the matter. Judge Hand
has approved this Offer and the decree
handed down yesterday expresses In iesai
terms the courts permission to Withdraw
the suit upon compliance with the terms OF
the arrangement reached
The notes involved in the case were al
most entirely those signed in the name OF
Leslie E. Whiting and given for stock IN
the American Ice Company. though there
were also notes for stocks of the Delaware
& Hudson Railroad Company and the LAhos
Purchase Company. The Whiting notes
were for the purpose of accumulaung sum-
cient stock to create a pool and alio"
Morse to corner the market.
The failure of this movement brought dis
aster on many of the friends who mad eA-
pected to benefit largely from Morses lead
ership in speculation, and the bank was leit
with a lot of notes, of which the Ordinary
directors knew nothing The court held,
however, that il was the business OF di-
rectors 20 know the business or their BANKS.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
ROBBERS BUSY WHILE
F|REMEN FIGHT BLAZE
Several Complaints Follow Sun
day Night Fire in Apart
ment House.
MONEY AND JEWELS TAKEN
Unusual Depositories Found by
Thieves, Who Operated in
Rooms Where Flames
Do Little Damage.

Police Headquarters learned yesterday
that daring robberies of cash and costly
iewelry followed on the heels of a S2o,-
600 fire which threatened the destruction
of the LIE Grand apartment house. at
Clinton and Grand streets. last Saturday
night. In nearly every case the apart
rl7ents which were entered were those
where fire did little damage. Four de-
tectives are at work on the case. and the
heads of the Fire Department have or
dered an investigation
Joseph Lehman. manager of the Peo-
pies Theatre in the Bowery. reported TO
the police that when he and his wife re-
turned from Newark. where they were
visiting when the fire broke out, they
couldn't get into their apartment When
they did get in. the next day, they found
the1- had lost 1910 in cash and jewelry
worth $500 Their pocketbook they
found empty and water soaked on the
roof Of a shed in the rear Of the apart
ment
Albert Perry dealer in ostrich
plun,es. lost various articles OF jewelry,
valued at from 500 to $1,000 from q
N6lGBOGlu DOA Al4 q o4CoarSAs bAAN NAN
Of which had been forced. Fire had not
reached their apartment, the loss having
been confined TO damage by water
Arthur Rosenberg, a lawyer. living on
the fifth floor told the police that fire
and smoke damaged his apartment a
trif7e but no damage was inflicted near
whero he hung his fur lined coat Never
1heless. the coat was missing.
Louis DTucler. a dealer in dress goods
ct Clinton and Hester streets, was sitting
in his parlor talking with his brother
II hen the fire alarm sounded through the
house Mrs Drucker. who had retired,
jumped out of bed and started to get
two diamond rings. each containing two
stones and valued at $500 apiece. These
ste had placed in cup tucked back of
some dishes in the china closet.
rpr,lcker VINO was almost pannstrick-
en grabbed his wife and rushed her off
down the stairway TO the street Fire
dana ged the front of their apartment.
but not the kitchen. The rings, how
ever, were gone from the china cup when
they went back 10 take account of stock
after tho fire was out.
ID z Kessler. a diamond broker. who
lived on the second floor. had secreted dia-
ra.onds worth $4,000. he said. on the top
OF closet in the kitchen. AS soon as
he was able to get back To his fat he
rushed to the kitchen closet and found
the diamonds just as he left them.
The police have received reports Of
other smaller robberies that apparently
took place in the building at the time
Of the FIRE
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
WEEK S DEATH RATE HIGHER
Heart Disease and Pneumonia Cause
Slight Increase Over 1909.

A greater number of deaths from heart
diseases and lobar pneumonia last week. as
,olnpa red with the corresponding week of
fooo. brought the nortuary rate per 1850
from l7s5 last year TO 1885. There were
/ $50 deaths last week, against 1852 a year
ago The number Of deaths and their
causes last week were;
Scarlet fever, s: diphtheria and Group, q;
-1phoid fever. IL: diarrhPal diseases, 40;
.fiarrhoeaI diseases under five years. 81:
heart disease o31: lobar pneumonia. 2es:
bronchial pneumonia. 12s: tuberculosis. 1e5;
Violence, IS.
There were eight less deaths from tuber-
~t,losis this year and three more from vio-
Hence than in 1919 There were f1fty-six
more deaths from lobar pneumonia than
IN 1897
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS


Genoa: Dec 2i-RegiRa Re- d'Italia GtaD. New York
York via Naples.
Trieste. Dec 22-Martha Washington CAustl. New,
York via Naples.
Naples. Dec 23-San Giovanni 0taD Ney York
2'th, Indiana UtaD. New York
Havre- Dec %, 5 p MA Gascogne (Fr) New
Marseilles. Dec 25-Roma Fr). New York via
Melbourne. Dec 25-Indralema 1BrD New York
via Cape Town, Fremant1e, etc
Bermuda Dec g. S:45 a m-Bernudian (Br)
New York "
AIglers Dec 22-Aral tBD, New York for Alex
Hamburg, Dec 24-Phcebus Ger. New York
SueZ, Dec 2S-Daso Castle fBr) Yokoham,
etc, for Boston and New York; Hudson
tBr) Hong Kong Shanghai etc, for Bos
ton and New York.
Zanzibar. Dec 2T-Kentra (Rr) New York vi,
Cape Town, Algoa Bay. East London, Port
Natal and Lourenco Marques
Tslcahuano. Dec 2T-Melderskin (NorD New
York via Punta Arenas
La Plata, Dec 21-Queen Helena (Brl. New
York for Rosario
Shields Dec 24-Swanley CBr) New yorL-
26. Saxoeine tBrl. New York
Huelva- Dec 22-Upcarno (Brl. New yoTL
Montevideo. Dec 23-Tudor Prince (Br5 Nav
York ''' We"
Hamburg. Dec 24-Drumcairne tRr,. New
Bermuda. Dec %. m-Trent ,Rr,. Nsw
York. ''- new
Palermo; Dee 21-oceania (Aust, from rri-
Genoa. Dec 22-Montevideo (span). New
York '' NC"
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
SURROGATE TIES UP ESTATE
Says Sisters Haven't Produced Suf
ficient Proof of Brother S Death.

Surrogate Thomas yesterday refused TO
grant to Letitia Gilchrist, of No. 95 Green
wich avenue letters of administration for
the estate of her brother. James Gilchrist
because she did not produce sufficient evil
dence that he was dead
Gilchrist lived with two sisters at the
Greenwich avenue address until he left
there after a quarrel. Nine months later
he wrote a letter to his sisters that he
was living at a Bowery lodging house I'M
der the name of Joseph Clark This was
in 1895. subsequently a lodging house in
the Bowery was burned and among the
dodgers who were burned to death was one
Joseph Clark
The sisters were sure the latter was their
brother His estate amounts to S1,136 and
is now in the hands of the City Chamber
lain
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
HEBER MEDALLION ADMIRED
Sculptor Asked to Show Portrait Of

John E y. Trask. manager of the Penn
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, has
written to {. A Heber, a New York sculp-
tor. asking him 10 send to Philadelphia
for the 1S5th annual exhibition, opening
on February >. his recently finished medal
lion portrait of Mrs. Eleanor Butler Roose-
velt. the wife of Theodore Roosevelt. jr..
and his group Bondage"
There may be many replicas executed
in marble Of this medallion. 1t was learned
yesterday that one will go to the mother.
Mrs Henry A. A Alexander and another
to an aunt, Mrs John Hartwell
Both sculptures are on view at the cur
rent exhibition of the National Academy
of Design
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
COLLEGE SOCIALISTS GATHERING

College men and women from Harvard
Yale. Clark. Cornell Wellesley, Vassar and
other universities have arrived in this city
to take part in the second annual Conven-
ton of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society
to be held here tomorrow and Friday
The New York Alumni Chapter Is acting as
host to the out-of- town visitors.
The executive session will be held on Fri
day morning IN the Rand School of Sci
ence. No. 112 East 18th street The conven-
ton will end with dinner Friday evening
in Kall's Restaurant in Park Place The
speakers then will include DR.. Albert Sude-
KUN. for eleven years soCiologist member
of the German ReiChstag.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
STILL NEEDS BAGPIPES
Customs Man Seizes Six Scotch
Costumes in Yonkers.

Colonel Story. deputy collector of customs,
in charge of seized goods at the Appraiser S
Stores. has all the accessories for Scotch
masquerade in his possession just now
Acting on information received some time
back. General Nelson II. Henry, surveyor
of the Port. caused the seizure at fonkefs
Yesterday of six full costumes OF scotch
uniforms, including the doublet, cap, feather'
kits. sporran. hose, hoetops, tartan sash'
shoulder brooch. gaiters-everythlns. IN
fact that goes to make up the tradltiondi
piper. with the exception of the pipes
According to information received py the
surveyor. the suits were brought over py an
enploye of the steamship California on a
recent visit to the port The six costumes
approxirlate 5000 in value
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
DRISCOLL PLANS TO STAY
Rumor of Prospective Resigna-
ton Denied.

Deputy Commissioner Clement j. Drlscoli
refused TO discuss the rumor that he was 10
resign from the Police Department on Jan
uary l. 1t was learned. however. from an
authoritative source that he would not re-
sign but that Deputy Commissioners Fiyhn
would have charge of the gambling srtua-
ton, temporarily at least.
Detectives Murphy and Cody, who nave
had considerable prominence in connection
with Driscoll's raids, were detailed to sta
tion houses for plainclothes duty. Murphy
was sent to Mercer street and Cody 10 old
West goth street. The reason given for the
transfers was that inasmuch as Drlscon
would have nothing to do with sambiing
for some time he would have no use Tor MS
chief raiders at Headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28

Are you hunting for a SUI,
that combines business and
pleasure-a business suit that
a little dressier than the aver
age!
Here's a pointer
A smooth finished worsted
with an inconspicuous black and
white pin check effect-we've
several such patterns at S35.
One big advantage of wor-
steds is that they require less
pressing; SO we've lots OF
worsteds.
Other Winter suits, rough
and smooth fabrics, III price
from SlS to $4S.
The Bargains for Boys in
clude suits both with knee
trousers and long trousers.
New Years has come to be
almost as much a gift day as
Xmas.
Gifts for men-nOveltleS Of
leather and metal.
ROGERS PEET s. COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores
1T at at
Warren st. 18th st. 34th st.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-28
MAKE TESTS OF PINTSCH GAS
District Attorney Investigating Cause
of Grand Central Explosion.

Professors H S. Munroe. Of Columbia
University and Charles E Lucke. who were
employed BY District Attorney Whitman In
connection with the investigation into the
cause of the Grand Central explosion, are
nov enge sed in effort to determine ex-
acfIY under what circumstances the Pintsch
gas viii explode Representing the New
York Central Railroad is Professor Lionel
S Marx. OF Harvard University.
= test Of the gas was made at the Pntsch
laboratory in New Jersey last Saturday, ana
further tests were carried on at Columbia
University yesterday 4 large quantity of
The gas used in the experiments fur
nished by the railroad officials. It was
taken from the storage tanks in the Grand
Central wards in this city
he tests and investigation will continue
until the professors determine exactly what
are the explosive elements of the gas and
under what circumstances ii will explode.