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The Penn's Grove record., 1913-10-17
DEATH DEALT TO 400.
Firedamp Explodes in Welsh CoIliery,
Entombinu 934.

London.-The years greatest trag-
edy of the sea has been followed by
a disaster more overwhelming and
more appalling on land. AS a result
of a terrific explosion in the South
Wales coal field it is feared that more
than four hundred lives have been
lost.
There we're more than nine hundred
men in the pit of the Universal mine,
at S~enghenydd, when the shock came.
1t was first thought that every one
had persisted. About five hundred
miners, however, were brought to the
surface during the day, and later the
tragic story reduced the figures as
follows:-Number in pit, 934; rescued.
approximately, 500. 1t is feared that
the death roll is about 434.
The disaster is the most terrible
that ever happened in Wales, the most
dangerously fatal of all British coal
fields. The men are entombed in pas
sages which are utterly un~approach.
able. There is a mile of underground
galleries between them and the res.
cuers and a fire is raging.
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tied, a passenger on the Carmania.
Mr.. Sturgeon had it from Walter
Trintephol, a German commercial
traveller, who jumped from the blaz-
ing Volturno on Thursday night and
was rescued by a sailor Of the Car
mania, who risked his own life by
going into the sea after T~rintephol.
Before the survivor lost conscious
ness from exposure and weakness he
told his story to Mr.. Sturgeon. Until
the English publisher called the mans
attention to it he didn't know that
his shoe soles were burned off from
the fire that had charged the Vol
turno's decks.
Trintephol had been employed in
Barcelona, and took third-class pas
sage on the Volturno to obtain a po-
sition offered to him in New York.
"All went WELL" said Trintephol,
until 6 o'clock Thursday morning,
when the fire alarm sounded. We
we're aroused and told to &c on deck,
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~cARMANIA's CREW HEROIC.

Observation-Disclosures the arrival of
the Carmania the captain of the Vol
turno saw that it would be useless to
get the passengers off. In spite of
the tremendous seas the order was
given to fill and lower the boats. Six
were lowered, but only two reached
the water and lived in the gale, the
other four being hurled against the
sizes of the ship and broken like egg
shells or swamped when they struck
the water.
Had they waited for the rescuing
ships all might have been saved. Cap
tain Barr, with his officers and a truly
heroic crew, tried to reach closed to
the V~olturno, but it vas impossible,
because the violence of the storm in
creased momentarily. The Carmania
and the Volturno were not far apart,
and every effort was made to use the
Carmania's boats.
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the water it broke in two, and all

the water it broke in two, and all
were drowned.
meanwhile, attempts were made
to lower the second boat. l cannot
say who was in charge of this, but
| do know after the chief steward had
thrown provisions in he jumped in
himself. There were more men than
women and children in this boat,
which did not go down, for it was
broken against the ship, and all were
drowned.
"These two boats were amidships.
Three other boats were put out aft.
The fourth officer was in one of them.
but l cannot say which one. All was
confusion. The ropes broke and the
occupants were thrown into the water
and drowned or killed.
when the captain saw what had
happened he cut the tackle Of the
other boats, so they could not be
launched.
1--WE were glad when we saw the
Carmania come, for we said: Now we
shall all be saved
"The firemen rushed up from below
and refused to go back. The captain
drew his revolver and drove them
below, but soon after. as the fire was
spreading, they were obliged to aban-
don the engines.
"As soon as the Carmania was
sighted the captain made all the wo-
men and children go to one side and
the men to the other side. He had
and go aft because it was too hot.
The women wept, shrieked, laughed
and became. "hysterical.
"We had not thought of food, but
in the afternoon we considered it bet
ter to get something, and went to
the kitchens, which we found de-
serted, made coffee and helped our
selves to biscuit and beef. But most
of the passengers refused to eat.
His Boot Sole Burned.
1--WE saw RATS sen from the Car
mania, but nobody told US to jump in.
In fact, we know not what they were
there for. About 6 o'clock the decks
aft began to get very warm, then hot
ter and hotter. But we did not seem
to feel the heat"
When shown his boot with the sole
half burned through Trintephol said:
81 don't remember this, but it was
awful when the flames burst out.
Some of the men and women tore
their hair, but others were quite still.
After the explosion l thought it
better to jump, for am a good swim
mer, and an English passenger and
one of the crew said they would ac-
company me. 1 jumped first; they
followed, but I never saw them again.
81 made for the German ship, but
they did not hear me. Then l came
toward the Carmania and shouted
Help! Help!' and was seen by the aid
of the searchlight. l was about an
hour in the sea and became half I'M
conscious. l know not how l was got
out.
I'm the day five sailors and one
steward fell into the fire and were
burned to death.
81 know nothing more. l came away
because it was too hot to stay Any
longer, and I feared the whole ship
would blow up"
When Trintephol was told Captain
Inch, in a wireless message, had said
six boats were launched and two got
away, he replied: 1T is not so. l was
there all the time and saw every
thing. No boat got away"
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Fishguard, observation-disclosures in
m%idocean, the Uranium liner Volturno
carrying 657 persons from Rotterdam
to New York by way of Halifax, was
consumed by fire while a fierce gale
ragged.
OF the ships company, 521 were
saved by the ten reScuing vessels
which responded within twenty-four
hours to the IS o S" of the burning
steamer.
The 1876 who were drowned went
to their graves in the Atlantic, not
burned, but drowned when the four
lifeboats in which they had put out
from the Volturno were dashed to
bits against her iron sides. Two
other lifeboats that made the venture
for safety at the same time succeeded
in remaining afoat and were picked
up by one of the ~succoring fleet.
Fire Started in Engine Room.
The fire started in the engine room.
The cause is believed to lie in the
friction produced by the propeller
shaft, bent in the fury of the storm.
When the captain found the flames
beyond control he sent out the dis
tress call and simultaneously eleven
ships bent their course to the des-
perate craft.
The Cunardier Carmania was the
first to arrive. She had picked UP
the signal that means life or death
when she a seventy-eight miles
away. She reached the Volturno be
fore sunset and then in quick sequence
ten other ships came up.
The Volturno was almost at the
exact place in the ocean where the
Titanic was destroyed.
Thousands of passengers on the
great liners watched the burning OF
the ship and prayed while those who
were afterward rescued huddled aft
aboard the Volturno.
While the fleet representing the
nations of the North Atlantic sea
board stood by there was an explo
sion aboard the Volturno that sent
the debris and bodies a hundred
feet into the air.
The apparent number of survivors,
the names of the steamships that have
them and the destination of these
steamships are given in the follow
ing table:
Kroonland survivors 80, including
captain, chief engineer, 2 engineers
and 2 wireless operators; destination,
New York.
Grosser Kurfuerst survivors 106, in
Guiding two officers and one engineer;
destination, New York.
La Touraine survivors AZ passen-
gers, mostly women and children;
destination Havre.
Narragansett survivors %, passen-
gers, mostly women and children;
destination, London.
New York (Tank) survivors 18, pas
sengers, mostly women and children;
destination, Rotterdam.
Seydlitz survivors 46, passengers,
mostly women and children; destina-
ton, Baltimore.
Devonian survivors go, passengers,
destination, Liverpool.
Carmania survivor, l passenger;
destination, Queenstown.
Gar survivors go, including ships
doctor and purser; destination, Rot
terdam.
Minneapolis survivors, 81, passen.
gers, destination, London.
Rappahannock survivors, 10, pas
sengers, all women and children; des-
tination, Halifax.
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TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF DEAD

Had Been Unconscious for "a Hours
Stricken at Mass Meeting.
New York.-Timothy L. Woodruff
died in his apartments in the Carlton
House. The end was expected, as he
had been unconscious for "a hours.
Mr.. Woodruff was stricken ten days
before while presiding at a political
mass meeting in Cooper Union. With
him when he died were his son, John
E. Woodruff, and his wire; the widow,
Mrs. Rodney Ward, a daughter, and
her husband.
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ALTMAN ART S E
Metropolitan Gets s15,ooo,ooo coIIec

Metropolitan Gets $15,ooo,ooo coIIec.
tion-Interest in Corporation.
New York.-The will of Benjamin
Altman which was filed for probate
gives his entire art collection, valued
at between IS, 900, 900 and SIS, 600, 900.
to the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
subject to compliance with certain
conditions, and his entire interest in
the corporation of B. Altman & Co.,
to the Altman Foundation, under
which the business is to be conducted
chiefly for the benefit of the employees
and a profit sharing system estab-
lished.
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"'Come Quick; Ship Afire; Fear
We Are Doomed
That was the plea which came out
of the storm. We Immediately Sc
cured the location of the burning ship,
which was directly in the steamer
lane. Extra stokers were ordered
into the engine room, and then began
a wild race of seventy-eight miles
which separated us from the Inflated
ship.
about four hours after we picked
up the call for help we could see
from the bridge the blurred ship,
wrapped in fame, smoke and fog, roll
ing in the heavy seas.
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All Lost But for Wireless.

London.-All the London newspa-
pers extol the b~enefcient part which
wireless played in the Volturno disas-
ter as demonstrating afresh its i'm
mense value in protecting life at sea.
They say that but for the wireless
the world would almost certainly
have had to mourn the loss of every
soul aboard that ship.
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GIRLS AND R%oBBERIEs.

Two Boy Members of Youthful Gang
Confess-Eieven Arrests Follow.
South Bend, Ind.-The arrest of
three girls and eight boys, ranging in
age from IA to IS years, revealed a re-
narkable gang of youthful thieves op-
Grating in this city. Two have con-
fessed. The police say the boys and
girls have been plotting and execut-
ng robberies for several months and
cha their loot will amount to more
han $1,000. The girls showed re-
markable nerve.
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CAPTAIN eARR's STORY.

Liverpool.-A thrilling story of the
final hours of the Uranium liner Vol
turno, which vas burned in mid-At-
lantic, was CLEANED from a wireless
message receive here from Captain
Barr, of the Cunard liner Carmania,
which was the first ship to respond
to the wireless calls Of the Volturno.
1t is an epic of tragedy. The story
follows:
"On Thursday, while making our
way through a gale, the Carmania
picked up the following faint s o s.
call:
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"The Volturno was a seething mass
of flames from her bow to the waist.
She vas pitching and rolling drunk
emily.
"Huddled IL the stern of the vessel
in suspended lifeboats, which they had
been unable to launch, were a num-
Der of passengers. All they could do
was to watch dumbly the rush of the
flames. They were helpless before a
terrible death which seemed newt
able. The wind dashed the heat and
smoke about them and they were al
ternately smothered by spray n
s~uffocated by smoke. Most of the
passengers in tina boat were women"
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LINER vOLTURNO BURNS At SEA
WITH AWFUL! LOSS Of LIFE
Ten Ships, Called By Wireless, Save sci; Storm
Swamps Doomed Ships Lifeboats

FIRST STORY OF OCEAN FIRE
HORROR AS TOLD BY SURVI-
V~oRS-WALTER TRINTEPHOL,
SOLE VOYAGER PICKED UP BY
CARMANIA, DESCRIBES PANIC
AND coWARDLY ACTIONS OF
SAILORS
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8 MONTHS FOR KILLING MAN.
Motorist Gets Two Weeks Respite to
ARRANGE Affairs,

HFTdHyG AITdTTS,
Middletown, Conn.-Alden N. Rey-
holds, a merchant of Essex, whose ar
Miller in Clinton last August, was sen
fenced to Jail for three months by
Judge Williams in the Superior Court.
The Coroner found that Reynolds
carelessly drove his machine. The
court allowed him two weeks in which
20 arrange his affairs before going to
Jail.
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Waterways Advocated.

Congressman ]. Hampton Moore, of
Philadelphia, who spoke on the inland
waterways system before the Board
of Trade, is a summer resident at
Bayhead, and very familiar with the
Jersey part of the great plan. He is,
indeed, a native of New Jersey, hav-
ing been born in Woodbury., in 1864.
He is a member of the Ways and
Mean Committee. He has held many
offices, and has been prominent in the
law and business in Philadelphia He
Is President of the Atlantic Deepea
Waterways Association
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CANAL PACIFIC LOCKS USED.

Six Vessels Raised 81 Feet Into Mira
flores Lakes.
Panama.-The first lockage at the
Pacific end of the canal occurred when
the tug Miraores, three barges and
two other craft were raised together
through the west flight of the Mira
flores locks from the Pacific entrance
of the channel to the surface Of the
Mirafores lakes, 1852 feet above the
sea level.
The lockage was made without a
hitch.
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Disastrous chestnut RIiuht.

The foliage has developed brilliant
ly. There are some fine effects in the
Orange Mountains. One of them is a
tree as yellow as beaten gold, with a
vine of the Virginia creeper climbing
to its very top, decorating it with a
line of vivid red, the more brilliant by
the contrast. There seems to be more
sumac than usual and its deeper reds
are massed with great effect. Dog
wood berries are a beautiful feature
almost everywhere and as striking as
the holly itself. All of the woodlands
show effects of the chestnut blight.
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AS soon as we divorce love from the
occupations of life we find that labor
degenerates into drudgery.-WhippleL
The Penn's Grove record., 1913-10-17
FIRST SURVIVORS, STORY.

Thrilling Tale of Disaster.
London.-The first detailed story of
the burning D the Volturno in mid
ocean AMI the terrible scenes that
followed is told in an aerogram re-
ceived mere from Arthur Sturgeon,
managing director Of Casselrs, Lin
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following:
M. Behrends. to build four-story store
at 120-724 eth street northwest: archi-
tect, n. Grimm estimated cost, $25 600.
r. I. Warwick, to build store and
dwelling at 1904 E street northwest; ar
| chitect, A p. Clark, jr.; builder. James
L. Parsons; estimated cost Sill $50.
e. n. Janson, to build dwelling at BIS
Avenue of the Presidents; architect, b.
+. Meyers: builder, r. l.. Jennings; es-
timated cost, $13,275.
Harry Wardman. to build two three
story brick dwellings at 1857 Woodley
road: architect, r.. F. White g. Co.: build
err Harry Wardman; estimated cost. $780,
GOO.
Edward Juenemann, to build dwelling
on Quarles street between kenilworth ave-
nue. and Olive street northeast; architect
and contractor, l.. d. Hayes, jr.: estimat-
ed cost, 81 400.
James Graham, to repair dwelling on
Central avenue near 18th street north
east; estimated cost. $500.
Mary Tuckerman, to repair dwelling at
| 1901 18th street northwest; estimated
cost. 500.
| r. T. Whiting. to repair dwelling at
| 900 It'll street southwest; estimated cost.
| $55.
| p j.. Mcdonald, to repair building at
! 733 Sth street southeast; estimated cost,
| $50.
Dr. w. G. Morgan, to repair dwelling
| at 1905 10th street northwest; estimated
| cost, $27 900.
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Charm of Old Names.

From the Boston Transcript.
The British are wiser in the matter of
naval nomenclature than We are. The
United States lets historic names pass
out 'of its navy list; the British perpet-
uate them. We have no Bon Homme
Richard. and the custom of retaining in
our service vessels whose names kept
alive gallant exploits has been allowed to
| fall into desuetude. Macedonian, Java.
speak of t-iumphs in the war OF 1872
from the pages of the Naval Register
Perhaps it Is well to let the memories
OF old contests die out-and perhaps 1T is
not The British think that the pride OF
their seamen is reinforced by retaining
the names Of ships that rendered them
selves famous in the days when Britain
mia was struggling to rule the waves
British ship Magicienne. because the
Magicienne originally few the tricolor.
which was struck to the union jack. But
the Englishnan made no protest when
the French psrpetuated the name OF one
of their successes on the sea in the
Bouledogue, which was the Gallo at
tempt to copy the name of prize. 1T
is as fair for one as for the other is
the way tire British dismiss considera-
ton for the sensfbiities of their neigh
bors across the channel.
Recently the British admiralty has At
ted names 10 eight cruisers just author
lied. Among them is an Arethusa, a
Penelope and an Undaunted, in every In
stance names hallowed by great tradi-
tions The fl -st Arethusa to achieve re-
nown sailed the sea SO far back as 1I7S,
and in her time captured the French
frigate Bella Poule, which exploit bal
ladist of tn. day thus concentrated:
On deck ave hundred did dance.
The stou-e.t they could find in France;
We with two hundred did advance
On board the Arethusa.
The fight of the Frenchmans land,
We forcei them back upon their strand,
For we fought till not a stick could stand
OF the gallant Arethusa.
The Penelope of 100 years ago was a
laureled ship, and Undaunted was the
name OF H1e frtgate that carried Napo-
leon to E.laa The British do not let
tradition drop If they can help 1t. There
are names OIL the British navy list that
have been Known to it for three centu-
ries Sometimes the practice carries them
to absurdties, as when they long had
Bullfrog under their pennant. but often
er Ii exerts a good moral influence by its
inspiration 10 live up to a historical rec
ord.
Another difference between our naval
nomenclature and that of the British Is
seen in the greater honor the latter pay
to famous tiea fighters. We bestow Paul
Jones and F'arragut on destroyerS and
such small craft. Men of their record
and achiev eInent are commemorate In
the British admiral class of battle
ships. We are governed by statute. but
statutes cs.n be repealed or amended
whenever they stand in the way OF the
employment. Of an incentive to sailors to
do and dare.
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"Play the Game. :"
, the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald
Very quietly, and yet as part of a
movement that is nationwide, new So
cietfes have been formed of late among
the boys in some of the leading high
schools of Boston and vicinity. The So
cieties are not OF that class which is I'M
der the ban Of the school authorities in
many cities. On the contrary, they are
of the kind that deserve all encourage
ment They are not secret or snpbbish or
sectarian. Their motto is PLAY ;the
game" and they are formed to encbur-
age three kinds Of cleanness-clean ath-
letics, clean speech and clean living. The
organization Is rather loose-little more
than the signing of pledge card, the
wearing of a pin and occasional meet
ings-but by playing the game" all the
time the influence of these clubs Is great
and far-reaching
At q recent basket ball game the referee
was anna zed at the good spirit with which
the losing team took many close deci-
siCls. Later, in commenting on the mat
ter, he learned that the boys belong to
what his informant called 1.-The clean ath-
letics club and the mystery was ex-
planned, for in the ethics of the members
clean athletics means no dirty playing
no wrangling no kicking at coach or ref
cree and no rough house. The story of
this specific instance opened the eyes of
one high school principal to the splendid
work quietly accomplished by the society
organized by the boys themselves.
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WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT,

Quotations given below are for large
lots Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGSLNearby fresh Virginia, IS: West
Virginia and southwest Virginia, IL
BUTTER-Elgin fancy. per h., 37a3S
western firsts. 35a36: seconds. 34a35
store packed. 1Sa19.
CHEESE-New York state factory. new.
10.
POULTRY-Hens. per h., IS: roost-
ers. per h.. 9al0: turkeys. 18a2O; chickens
2Oa22; ducks, per h., Hale.
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens. choice.
per h., 1Sa19; turkeys per h., 21a24
ducks. 16a1s; chickens, 2Oa25.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples box, LOCAL Is;
hbl.. l6Oa4.5O; Florida oranges. 25la4 90:
oranges, California, box, 1.75a4OO; grape
fruit, per box, 2.25a3.25; pineapples, 275a
$50.
HAY AND sTRAw-Hay. western, No.
1. 17O0a17.5O; No, 2, i5a16OO; mixed
hay. 1O.OOa15.O0; straw. rye. ton. 1OOOa
1900: machine thrash, 1.Ooa12OO: straw.
ton. 7.O0a7.50.
Observation-Disclosures. No. 1. per
bu., 5Oa7O; per bbl., 1.25a1 80; No. 2, Der
Dbl, 75a1.OO; sweet. per bbi., 2.25a3 90;
yams, per bbl., 1.25a2.eS, onions. per sack
4oa7s; eaulifowsr, per basket. i.5oa2oo
1.25a1. 80; kale, per bbl., 25a5o: lettuce
per basket, 2.0Oa275; string beans
Florida, per basket, 2.JOa4.0O; beets
per 100 punches, a.OOao.O0: toma-
toes, per crate. i.5Oa2.:5; celery, pei
doz, 65a1 10; eggplant. per crate
1.25a2.O0; celery. per crate, 2.25a3.Oo
da white squash. 2.OOa2.5O per crate:
parsley, Florida. per basket. 1.5Oa1 rs
parsnips, per box. 4Oa5O: satisfy, per
bunch, 9a10; asparagus. per crate. LISA
$50.
LIVE STOCK-Sheep. per h., 4a5h
lambs, per bl.. 7as; spring. per h., 11a13;
calves, choice. per h.. l0a11; medium.
per H., Gallo
WOOL AND H1DES-Wool. washed.
free of burrs, per h.. 30a32; wool. un.
washed, per h.. 26a27; hides. dry. per h..
lsaoO: green, per h.. II: salt hides, dry
h., Is; green. per ID. IL: caifskins. green,
each, .25a1.75.
GRAIN-Wkeat. per bu.. s5al.05: corn.
shelled, per bu.. 5Sa6O; ear. new, per bbl..
8 OOa3.25.
SEEDS-Clover, red, 1250a13.O0; clover
alsike. 13 25a14.OO; timothy, 2.OOa2. %; blue
grass. l.50a2OO: orchard grass. l35a1.60
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-29
NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK, March 29.--The statement
OF the actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies FOR the week
shows that they hold S13, $4,000 reserve
in excess Of legal requirements This is
an increase of s2.ao6 100 from last week.
The statement follows:
Actual condition:
Loans Si,3la. 213. 900; increase S14, 6ls,-
go.
Specie, s3ea. ,OOo: increase. S7.90S,oOO.
Legal tenders, Ssl ST 900; decrease,
1861 900
Net deposits. SLIGO 10000; increase,
S21 .54s.0no.
Circulation. s46.34o,o 900: increase. $4,000.
Banks cash reserve in vault S344, 934,-
90.
Trust companies cash reserve in vault.
S66 3s1 600
Aggregate cash reserve, Sili.3i1 900.
Excess lawful reserve, So, 40, 800: in
crease s2,31i.40o.
Trust companies reserve with cle;lc-
inG house members carrying - per cent
cash reserve, SJ2.3.29 00o.
Summary of state banks and trust cons
panies in greater New York not includ-
ed fin clearing house statement:
Loans, $56S 10000; decrease, S2,3G1
Ssp
Specie, s6a. 5l4, 200: increase, SIS. 100
Legal tenders. Ss.G3sS, go; increase SIS
500.
Total deposits. s6a3,9l4,1oo; decrease
1850 200.