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New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
FIRE BLOCKS THE 81
Firemen Nearly Caught When
Floor Crashes on Them.

In a spectacular fire which completely
destroyed six story factory building at
Nos SO and Il Wooster street yesterday
morning more than 10000 worth Of prop
erty was burned and the Sixth avenue ele-
waited road was blocked for more than an
hour.
Chief Croker. who arrived In MS auto
mobile on the second alarm. took active
charge OF the fremen and directed their
efforts toward confning the fire TO the
building in which II started. The hremen
could do little until Croker had ordered
the power shut off from the third rail.
The fire gave Chief Croker and his men
one OF the hardest fights they have had
in many months. The interior. from the
third floor up. was completely burned out
and the lower floors were so flooded by
water that everything in them was ruined.
While the hremen from Engine l3 and
Truck 5 were working on the ground floor
OF the burning building, portion OF the
second floor fell on them. The men scat
tered IN all directions, but John Reid OF
Engine u was caught beneath several
beams chief Croker Immediately gath
cred a dozen volunteers around him and
they plunged into the ruins and managed
20 rescue Reid at the risk Of their own
lives. The injured fireman was taken 10
ST. Vincents Hospital. where II was said
he would recover
When the elevated trains were stopped
the passengers were forced 10 walk along
the rails 10 the Bleecker street station.
All Sixth avenue trains were sent down
the Ninth avenue line until the FIRE was
out
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
COMMITS SUICIDE BY GAS
Retired Merchant of Lyons,
N. Y. Dies in House Here.

George w Hattler. a retired drvgoods
dealer. formerly of Lyons. y. y. commit
ted suicide yesterday afternoon by inhaling
gas in the bathroom of his house at NO. y
West s4th street The body was discov-
cred by Mrs Halter and DR. Daniei j.
Thelan. of No. l23 West oath street. was
sent for The physician pronounced the
man dead and informed Coroner Winter
bottom
According TO the story told by the wife,
Mr.. Hattler had been suffering from mel
ancholia for number OF years. This she
attributed 10 the fact that her husband
while driving near Lyons several years
ago was thrown from his carriage, strik-
ing on his head.
Mrs. Halter said that she went 10
BROOKLYN yesterday TO visit friends and lett
her husband in the library. When she re-
turned she Coud find no trace OF him on the
lower floors and went TO the third floor
There the odoI OF gas attracted her atten-
ton. Finally she entered the bathroom
and found her husband lying on the moor
with a gas tube in his mouth.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
ooDGE BULLETS; GET MAN
areoed Black Handler Empties
cun at Two Detectives.

,rar a running fight in which several
..o,o were fired at them. two Brooklyn
sa.octives arrested an Italian who said
no WAS Giuseppe Torrella. Of No. sl
I-rton street. last night. The Brooklyn
o,,ce allege that Torrella was engaged
,n BLACK Hand practices
According To the story OF Luizzi
ccaIIa OF No 70 Degrav street Brook
,,,r and who is employed as a boatnan
an the steamer Carolina, Of the Porto
p,can Line. he was approached by two
mon when his boat landed, on January
and told that IL he did not give them
sso he would be killed. Luizzi finally
agreed he said. to pay the money IN
Union street last night. In the mean
lime however. he notified police head
quarters. and Detective Carrao and
>tiaIIi Of the Italian bureau, were put
on the case.
The detectives arranged that Luizzi
should make a pretence OF paying the
money. and fixed up bundle OF counter
felt bills Luzzi had barely reached the
appointed rendezvous when Torrella ap-
peared. After receiving the package he
drew a revolver and hit Luizzi over the
head with II. He then started 10 run.
The detectives gave chase. whereupon
Torrella turned and fired on them. After
a pursuit lasting several blocks during
which the fugitive emptied his revolver
at his pursuers. he was finally captured
and locked up in the Adams street sta
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
INDIAN LAD WILL REMAIN
Exception Made in Favor of Mis-
sicnary' Protege.

Hari- singh the tWelve-year-old boy from
India detained at Ellis Island pending a
decision Of Secretary Nagel Of the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor concern
ing his deportation was released yesterday
through instructions from Washington.
The boy came to this country a week ago
on the Cedric with Samuel r. Stokes,
missionary. and son Of the late Samuel +.
Stokes, of Philadelphia As the Law pro-
vides that no alien under sixteen shan
enter the country unless accompanied by
a parent. Hari-Singh was detained for de-
portation.
Through Secretary Nagel. who has the
power 10 make exceptions in cases OF de
tention. he was released.
Mr. Stokes who was summoned To ihis
country to attend the settlement Of his
fathers estate, brought the toy here 70 be
educated He arrived al the island yes
terday too late 10 execute bond mat
Hari-singh would not become public
charge. but will take the lad 10 Philadelphia
to-day
Hari-Singh is not the irst Indian boy 70
be brought here by Mr. Stokes. Several
years ago he brought over a protege about
sixteen years old and had nm educated IN
this country.
"Hari-Singh is OF Christian parents said
Mr. Stokes Yesterday. He Is an orphan.
and 7 have taken a keen interest In his
welfare He will live for while at my
mothers home, in Philadelphia, and Will he
instructed by private tutor. After that l
shall send him 10 some military academy
on the Hudson He will not return with
me TO India. The other bov who was edu-
Gated here A. my expense made trip
through the big cities OF Europe. and II all
helped 10 broaden his views
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07

william Rhoahes, Who 10 the aSs'seAAt
engineer was ~ the throttle tryinG 70
shut OF the engine when the expIssish
came. He says he was alarmed BY tAe
suddenly increased speed Of the n,achin-
ery and attributes the accident TO q SUD
den shift OF the load on the plant, caused
by the 81, Croix Falls plant cutting In
with it's power on the city leaks. The
accident happened when the city's loal
hsd Just been cut on and Transferred 70
the ST. .Croix Falls plant. This 10 dHs
automatically, and the release fyom the
extra power demands caused the machin-
cry 10 run away" and the friction gsa-
Grated was enough 10 start trouble.
Unless this explanation is correct
Rhoades and others attribute IL 10 tine
blowing out OF q fuse on the high tension
wire which leads from 81. Croix Falls -
the local plant. They say the wire had
been giving trouble recently.
The explosion occurred just a. the day
shift OF employees was starting TO work
and before the nigh, men had departed.
The burning Of the plant put i've sub
stations out Of commission and affected
the west side OF the city. LAshte In that
section were all out and factories power
vas shut on. Department stores and hotels
used candles for lighting and many eis-
vators were stationary.
Among the most seriously hit by ths
shutting OF OF power rsre the newsrapsss,
which were practically dependent er cleo
tric power 10 run their plants. One Of the
newspapers brought into use hand press
OF pioneer days. On this q one-pase extrss
was issued. Later the papers 90, power
from a 1eighboring plant.
Boston, Jan s.-The Minneapolis General
Electric Company. whose plant vaA
wrecked BY an explosion to-day, u con-
trolled in this city The Boston directors
are T.. 9 Webster, J. ". Hsilo~. Henry
r. Hayes. George C. Lee, RUSSELL Roht,,
Philip Stockton, Charles A. Stone and r.
8. Pratt The company IL Q New Jersey
corporation With a capital Of 0.dDoD
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
POWER PLANT BLOWS UP
Remarkable Accident ParaIyzes
Business in Minneapolis.
BIG CABLE ExPLODES FIRST
Then Other Detonations Follow
Men Make Their Escape
Through Mill Race.

Minneapolis. Jan. 5.-Minnea polls WAS
plunged into darkness and the commercial
life Of the city almost paralyxed this morn
ing by an explosion of a cable conducting
1900 volts OF electricity into the power
p,ant OF the Minneapolis General Electric
Company. Fire which followed completed
the demolition of tho building.
The accident, which seriously interfered
with business to-day left the city In al
most total darkness tonight. A few OF the
main Office buildings got power for their
lights and elevators from the street railway
company and -four mills until II O'Clock. but
after that time. as is the custom, all power
was turned of Street lamps were dark all
evening and all save the main section OF
the city was without electric light all night.
The General Electric Company has Q force
Of Ave hundred men working In making ar
rangements so that power from the COM
pany's plant at Taylor's Falls can be dis
tributed from the various sub-stations In
different parts Of the city.
Three men were slightly injured. and the
damage 20 the property is estimated at
$50 900. Three separate explosions, accom-
rsried by ear-splitting cracks and VIVID
Eleven men who had just started 10 work
on the three different floors made their
escape In the darkness through the mill
race That none Of them met death In the
attempt 10 escape is considered miracle.
Their successful escape is ascrioed 10 the
sudden rush OF air which drove every
thing outward.
Flistering binding arcs OF electricity
powerful enough to bore through inches OF
lid steel. rent the air. igniting coal gas
IN the boiler room and communicating with
twenty dynamos on the top floor. cables
SLAPPED and prithed. wheels ground and
whizzed, the lights were all extnguished,
and for a minute the building stood out
lined BY a ghastly blue light, with dark
ness as a background.
This was followed by an upheaval be-
ginning in the basement tventy-foot
strip of roof al the front end Of the build
ing rose upward. followed by tangled
masses OF wire and machinery
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
SOUTHERN TRACE OF HYDE
Comes on Apple Adorned Card
from Doctor Who Saw Him.

There was a rumor circulating around the
city departments yesterday that Charles
H. Hyde. the City Chamberlain. had re-
turned from his prolonged duck hunting
expedition. No one in a position to verify
the rumor would confirm II, however.
A postal card which was evidently In
tended for Chamberlain HYDE. was received
az the Finance Department yesterday. 1t
was postmarked "Tillery, " c.. Jan. 4. 4
p. m..' and was addressed. Treasurer.
Finance Department, New York City, New
York" Some luscious looking apples were
represented on the back OF the card and
this was written on II:
Just thought I would drop you card
and see II you got home safely. I am the
man you met on the train between Fayette-
vile and Sanford. We were talking about
real estate in New York Sanford was the
place you changed cars for South Paris.
also saw you again on Pullman before we
reached Raleigh. when We had to detour
by Durham. I wish you a very prosperous
New Year.-F. NJ Register. NJ D.. Ply
scian to States Prison Farm. Tilery.
~ c."
George NJ Tirrell. secretary OF the
Finance Department. 10 whom the card
was delivered saw that 1t belonged TO Mr..
Hyde, and sent IL up to J. V. Smith, the
Chamberlain's secretary.
Later Mr. Smith acknowledged that he
had the card. but would not permit II TO be
read by reporters. Fifteen minutes later he
sent word that he would permit the mes
sage on the card to be copied. He was
asked II he had communicated with Mr.
Hyde and had got his permission The
reply was evasive. but Mr.. Smith finally
denied that he had been in communication
with the City Chamberlain.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
AMERICAN HELD IN LONDON
Claims He Won Express Company's
Notes at Atlantic City Gambling Club.

London. Jan. 6.-Maurice Joseph Eppley.
an American. was renamed IN Bow Street
Police Court to-day charged with being in
possession OF 5000 worth OF the notes OF
the American Express Company. which
were reported as lost by the company last
Nav. Eppley strongly protested his inno-
cance regarding the paper and was admit
ted 10 bail in the sum Of Doo
He explained that ne had won the notes
from the proprietor Of a gambling club
AZ Atlantic city. y. J. Eppley stopped al
NorIsvs Hotel here, and January cashed
~. pan.r AZ steamship Office subse-
,,.r,,v :, vas returned by q bank in
dorsed payment stopped"
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
NEARLY KILLED REsCUING CAT
Fireman Fell from Tree Where Pet
Sought Safety from Dog.

The sight Of frightened cat. seeking
refuge in a tree IN Java street. Williams
burg. last night. was too much Tor the
sympathy of Antoine Jlranck, fireman
attached to Engine Company ll5 lie
climbed up the tree to rescue the cat from
its perch and in so doing fell to the street
His skull was fractured and his collaroone
broken. He was removed to 81. Catharine's 5
Hcspital in a critical condition.
The cat had been chased up the tree By
dog. and had climbed out on the end OF
a frail branch. afraid to descend again. A
woman called up the Fire Department and
asked TO have a fireman sent around 10
take It down. Jiranck volunteered to res
cue the pet Just ss he was reaching out
for the animal the branch snapped of near
the trunk. and Jiranck crashed to the side
walk. landing on his head.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
eOOTeLAck NOT MADE VICE.
CONSUL.

A short Associated Press dispatch from
Aberdeen, s. D., vas published In The rrib-
une on December q TO the effect that Nieh-
olas salopoulos. Greek Conr1i al Chicago,
had appointed his nephew. Nicholas Pa
cones. vice-consul at that point. and that
Pagones conducted a shoe shining parloS
there.
"A letter was received from Consul ssio-
poulos yesterday. dated from Chicago on
January l. in which he states that The
Tribune article made II falsely appear that
the consul general had made vice consul
Of his nephew, who Vas a bcotblack; thar.
as a matter Of fact. the consul general had
no power TO make such appointment. tina,
II he attempted TO exercise any such power
he would lose his own post without cere-
mony and that he dii not know the man
pagones named in the article.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
GUARDS DEAD; SAVES LIVING
John Moran, Harlem Morgue Keeper,
Gets Another Medal for Heroism.

John Moran, keeper or the Harlem
Morgue. who has half dozen heroic res
cues from the rivers TO his credit, yes,er-
day got another bronze medal and '25 in
gold from the New York Hfesaving
benevolent Association. Of No. 81 Wall
street. This same association has honored
Moran on two previous occasions
The presentation yesterday was in rec
IGNITION OF the rescue of Richard MCGEE.
Of No. 321 West 18th street on March 10.
1910 McGee fell of the pier at East 10th
street and was swept under II by the cur
rent. Moran swan under the pier, in
itself a dangerous act and dragged the
unconscious man out.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
WILSON TO PUSH FIGHT
To Speak in Smith S County Next
Baird Makes Denial.

C;cvernor-elect Woodrow Wilson will in
wade Essex County. the home OF ex-Sena-
tor James Smith. jr.. on Saturday night
when he will make his second direct appeal
70 the people in his campaign against the
selection of Mr.. Smith as the next United
states Senator from New Jersey.
This announcement was made yesterday
hv Senator Harry V. Osborne. Of Essex.
VINO is the leader Of the anti-Smith forces
IN that county. Ten of the eleven Assem-
tlyunen from Essex are for Smith but re-
cent developments IN the Democratic ranks
have brought about condition where there
is possibility Of two or three OF the new
lawmakers Joining with Assemblyman My
led Of the same county. and declaring
against Mr. Smith.
David Baird. who is generally credited
with the control Of all things Republican
in South Jersey, and TO whom Governor
elect Wilson referred in his speech in Jer-
sev City on Thursday night as having a
conference with James Smith, jr, in Phila-
delphia. denied yesterday that any such
conference had taken place.
"Governor-elect Wilson seems 10 be go
irg out Of his way TO attack me-" said Mr..
Baird. "and evidently is entitled TO the
CEjSf seat IN llS ATdnldS Nlubt VI bdAiHcu
bv men who have suddenly become prom
inent in recent years through the fortunes
of politics He is apparently still angry
because I fought his election so valiantly.
deny absolutely that 7 have met former
Senator Smith either in Philadelphia or
New York or elsewhere in conference over
the United States Senatorship since the
recent election. l have in no way aided
or participated in the quarrel that the
democrats have precipitated over the ques-
ton. The Democratic party is merely full
filing my prediction that II is incapable Of
governing either the state or nation
Louis Kuehnle OF Atlantic City, also de-
MED Yesterday the assertion Of Mr.. Wilson
that he had taken part in conference
with Mr. Smith. y have not seen Mr..
Smith for at least ten years" he said,
and any statements 10 the contrary from
Mr Wilson or any other quarter are abso-
1utelv false and without the slightest
foundation | am a Republican and have
no desire to be connected with Demo
cratic troubles Of any character"
Princeton y. j.. Jan Governor elect
Woodrow Wilson and family are now NOV
ing from Prospect, the home of the presi-
dent Of Princeton University TO the Prince
ton Inn where the Governor will live after
January e. There were a few callers at
Prospect to-day. who came TO see Mr. VIII
sen concerning appointments
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
"L.t Insurance Companies Alone"

The afternoon session vas devoted 70 the
Az insurance end OF the inquiry. with
Harold Herrick, president OF the Niagara
Eirs Insurance Company. and Willis o.
Robb manager Of the New York Fire In
.urancs Exchange, as the witnesses
Mr. H.rrick was extremely pessimistic as
70 the profits OF the fire Insurance ousi-
nes. under the present laws, and recon-
rn.nded strongly that the Legislature take
nattern after European countries IN this
,s0ard. by letting the insurance companies
alone and making laws penalizing care
i..sness or neglect which resulted In fire
loss.
II. ouote nq1ires 10 show that the North
pr,tish and Mercantile Insurance Company,
n, England, hadn't made dollar OF proht
~, their American underwriting business
IN the last forty years" but was careful TO
ada that though many companies were not
nroeting on underwriting business they did
,,aka money ON their investment business.
why do they stay in business then'
asked Alfred Hurrell. the insurance coun-
sci 10 the committee.
"Because their officers want their JOBS
guess" was Mr. Herricks retort our
life is a life OF trouble, with fory-tour
masters I'm the forty-four states each max
ing US do this and that until We really
can't tell what impossibility We may ac-
complish under the spur.
"a. thought the state tax Of per cent
on gross premiums was unfair because the
conpanies had to pay tax on premiums
that they really turned over 10 other com
panies when they reinsured risks ana he
pleaded for better building construction
laws
Citing Europe again, he said on this
point that the city OF Hamburg had not
had a fire since lSi2 which got outside the
walls I'm which II started. Churches he
said were the most hazardous risks In the
country. and he laid most Of the blame on
improper heating apparatus. proving tne
point by reference 10 California, where ne
said. they never have church nres because
they don't need heating apparatus on ac-
count OF the mild climate.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07

he lacked the courage TO go forward or
backward In a partial reply" he steps
To one side and takes refuge behind a fab
ricated incident of friendly loyalty
He has had ten days in which 10 answer
that challenge Having failed 10 do 40, |
now regretfnly charge him publicly with
resorttng TO the trick OF attempting TO de-
ceive the people that he might strike down
one who had befriended him and upbuild
an ambition that has mastered him.
Mr.. Smith says the Governor elect has
offended the legislators in that part of
his speech in which he said that 500
year was not enough TO pay a legts-
lator. Does he not know that the con-
stitution Of the state fixes the salary"
Mr.. Smith asks. "and that in Septem-
ber l%D an amendment TO the constitu-
tion increasing the salary was rejected
by a popular vote of approximately No.
coo? Has he kept so aloof from our
affairs that he does not know of this
election? Did he even forget 10 vote?
In no other way can his assertion OF
popular 'discredit' be excused. But the
insult TO the legislators still remains and
so does his inconsistency with respect to
the r,nnular will "
New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
SMITH AGAIN BRANDS
WILSON AS FALS|F|ER
Ey.Jersey Senator Denies He
Had Conference with Re-
publican Leaders.
ACCUSES HIM OF TRICKERY
Candidate for Kean's Place Says
Governor Elect Is Inconsis-
tent, and Calls Him Mis-
chief Maker.

lanes Smith. jr.. in sarcastic reply
last night 10 the speech Of Woodrow
wilson i'm Jersey City on Thursday
brands as false hoods the statements of
the Governor-elect that he. Smith is al
he'd with the special interests. and that
h. held conference in Philadelphia re-
cently with David Baird and Louis
Kuehnle. He taunts Mr Wilson with
his failure 10 answer mis- charges that
hs had spoken Of the primary law as "a
farce" and had also said that the selec-
,ion of MARITIME would be a disgrace 70
the state" and ne asks why ne does not
name the man who informed him that
smith would not be candidate for
United states Senator. lie charges Mr..
Wilson with ,rickery and deceit in not
doing so.
What a spectacle for public contem-
u,aton. SAYS Mr. Smith. Here is a
nan chosen by the people as the chief
executive of the state HIS duties II
they are conscientiously performed. will
keep him we'll engaged But meanwhile
h must have relaxation. so he rushes
into the Senatorial fray. He talks ot
r-fn.uIe 20 some ard of his power to
others Now his conscience is at work;
at,r. nc puts aside conscience and tries
the arts Of unruthfulness and deceit.
In private he laughs al the primary
law and scoUls al its preference. In
r,ltYi, ha treats both as holy. In theory
h. is svayed 10y lofty impulses. In
rra,t.gc hs :, using the Daser emotions
T. accomplish his purpose"
NJ Smith goes on TO say.
f- his Iore talk there D., bat one point
v.'.-.. calls fr- reply. His charge Of an
suitrr- vIt. special interests / have al
Ta.dr denied The charge IS as true as Is
i..- statement tuat I have recently been in
4, inference In Philadelphia and New York
v.irE Nr kuehule and Nj. Haird. Both
are false lu this instance ] will not charge
rlr, With malic ouslv misStsung the facts.
I believe DO was SO infOrmei by some zeal
oil. adroren' and he grasped al 1t a. an
s.d n his righteous - war The doctor
sror1 have care. FalsenOodS Of this
4. .ararfer following one upon another have
q tendency 20 undermine even self-ac-
claimed leaders, reputation for NsraciiF.