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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
2
District ships and harbor crews search from Nassau for a woman said to be aboard a derelict freight barge. A collision during the storm between the derelict freight barge and the schooner Melville Phillips tore forerigging and raised fears she foundered.
A fierce gale battered the harbor, sinking several barges and dragging vessels off course. White Star Teutonic and other liners endured the rough voyage while ferries struggled with low water and heavy traffic delays. Coal barges and the Wrecking Co reported multiple wrecks along the North River and Staten Island.
Capt Harper of the three masted schooner Charles H Sprague reports rescuing ten men from a water-logged vessel landed in Port Chester Harbor. He had earlier spotted the F Pettigrew in danger off Cape Hatteras and evacuated its crew amid heavy seas before the Pettigrew burned after being deemed a navigation menace.
A blinding storm in Ossining New York causes a derailment of the Buffalo Day Express No 7 near a switching place. The engine was wrecked and the tender overturned while the engineer suffered facial injuries and a fireman named John Williams was hurt in the leg. A way train backing to the main track was struck by an extra south freight, delaying traffic for several hours.
Thomas Tobin of Fair Haven was killed when he was thrown from a train between Red Bank and Matawan while en route to Freehold for an assault case. His wife and mother were aboard, the indictment was nolle pressed, and the body was found later. In Kingston a 14 year old girl Bessie Hickson drowned after wandering into Rondout Creek with her brother.
Two boys ages fourteen and twelve sledding down a steep hill at One Hundred and Fortieth Street and Hamilton Terrace collided with a lamppost. Joseph Seibert of 2688 Eighth Avenue died after the skull fracture, while John Vogel of 2664 Eighth Avenue was badly bruised. They were taken to J Hood Wright Hospital.
Bitter cold prevails across the United Kingdom and Continent as heavy snow and frozen canals disrupt Channel traffic and shipping. Londoners expect skating as storms isolate Alpine villages and rail travel slows while the bora wind scourges the Adriatic.
A fierce snowstorm with wind up to 54 miles per hour disrupts elevated and surface transit, tears telegraph and telephone lines, and causes numerous accidents across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Reports note damaged clocks, flying hats, and injuries while crews work to restore service and equipment including third rails and heating at stations.
Ice shuts down elevated lines as third rails are insulated delaying passengers during a brief blizzard. Transit authorities report extended waits and rerouting as service slows across major urban routes.
With a light snow cover, sleigh enthusiasts raced to clubhouses and roadhouses for magnums of champagne awarded to the first arrivals. M. J. Mannheimer led to Gabe Chie's Me Gowan's Pass Tavern, followed by Mrs. Fe. Wolff and J. Edward Jettreis. Angelino Saurano and Thomas Johnson won early at Durand's, while Wally Owens claimed the Brooklynbased prize at Bader's with a cutter and horse.
Crowds at H Barbers’ Sons yard on Water Street surged as coal buyers waited from 5:30 am to 9 pm amid shortages. Dealers say demand outstrips supply by a quarter, with prices up to two dollars per ton for emergency coal.
A Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company heating debate flared as four Flatbush men protested outside Monague Street, arguing car interiors were six to nine degrees warmer outside than inside. Sources praised the system for reviving circulation in patients, while one incident involved ice packed on a passenger to restart a stopped heart.
The New York Board of Canvassers reports irregular voting in the First Division Justice race. William Albert Keener shows 109,063 votes, Steckler 124,806, Hall 105,127, while 2,006 ballots in the scattering category likely stem from Keener but were not counted for him.
Capt Charles Rose and Chester Howell were overcome by gasoline fumes while crossing Great South East. The cabin was tightly closed due to cold weather and a storm. Howell lost consciousness. Rose revived after opening a window. Howell remained insensible for about half an hour after reaching the dock.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians plan a Sunday Carnegie Hall fundraiser for a 250000 institute to rise at Fifth Avenue and One Hundred Sixteenth Street. Bourke Cochran delays his Europe trip to speak. Archbishop Farley presides and William McAdoo will appeal. John D. Crimmins serves as treasurer.
Mrs Mabel V Fleck seeks separation from ex Alder man Frederick F Fleck claiming extreme cruelty and detailing alleged sales of Manhattan Music Hall and Empire Garden Bowery resorts. She cites $20 weekly cab costs and ownership of steam launches and valuable real estate. Fleck denies all charges.
Joseph Short, chief clerk of Brooklyn Department of Charities for twenty six years, is critically ill at his home at 399 Kosciuszko Street with cirrhosis of the liver. He is over seventy.
At Orange Memorial Hospital the coal supply will last only until tomorrow. Officials could not purchase more and appealed to local households for extras. Responding, some coal arrived and the hospital now has fuel to last until Sunday. Several patients are admitted.
The Appellate Division partly affirms a lower court ruling denying a new trial and awards Magis trate Leroy B. Crane $40,000 against James Gordon Bennett for three libelous stories. Justices call the verdict excessive and order a new trial unless Crane accepts $25,000. Crane indicated he would likely accept the reduced sum.
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