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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
2
Marconi reports on the Cymric aiding passengers and crew after the St Cuthbert fire. Thirty nine saved and fourteen lost, with details of flames, explosions, and hardships as the Cymric crew conducted multiple risky rescues in a violent snowstorm off South Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
Intersecting cyclones caused rapid temperature drops from 72 to 31 degrees as the Cymric faced mountainous seas. A blinding snowstorm limited sight near St Cuthbert to the southwest while flames disabled signals. Crew executed a flawless rescue, with four hours of anxious waiting and a successful lifeboat transfer.
Boston dispatch recounts the Cymric rescue after the St Cuthbert collision off Norfolk. Officer Moore's boat saved six from the doomed steamer as two boats were swamped. three crew drowned. Survivors fared cold with lines and wreckage aid, while the Jefferson and Emelie E Birdsall carried cargo in ties worth thousands.
Four survivors from the three mast schooner Emelie E Birdsall of New York were rescued after the vessel was sunk off the North Virginia Coast near Winter Quarter Light. Seven crew members sailed, five saved by the Jefferson steamship, one died aboard, two presumed to have perished from exposure clinging to rigging for hours. The Jefferson evacuated the survivors after the sinking.
The steamship Winifred sis, ten miles southeast of Montauk Point Light, with a broken shaft and propeller fallen off, awaits the tug Relief from New York. Fifteen passengers were landed at Ditch Plains by the life saving crew after a twelve mile surfboat run, then taken to the railroad depot bound for New York. The vessel drifted toward rocks before anchoring two miles offshore and securing a solid hold.
Ten sailors including Capt Andrew Adams and the crew of the Bath Maine schooner Mary Newhall were rescued near Bermuda after a severe storm. A five man rescue boat led by J F Welsh reached the stranded crew, life lines saved all, while 200 Bermudian passengers raised 650 dollars for the rescuers.
A wireless message received from the tug Astor reporting from midway between New York and Port Arthur, Texas describes a sunken vessel at 217 PM Tuesday. The four masted schooner or barge shows masts protruding and shredded sails with fore and main masts standing while the mizzenmast is gone.
The British steamer Winifred anchored off Montauk Point with its propeller missing. No passengers aboard, no danger reported. Relief steamship dispatched from New York to tow the vessel to Erie Basin. Captain Kelley arrived on shore to relay the status to the life-saving crew who could not assist at sea.
Special to The New York Times from Burlington New Jersey reports zero weather froze the upper Delaware River stopping navigation. The iron steamer Springfield ran aground on Burlington Bar while the Columbia Giant was frozen two miles below. Both vessels face danger as ice could break. authorities plan dynamite to free them.
An advertisement inviting travel to California highlights outdoor sports and open air life. It promotes the Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line as the best route with direct service and offers booklets and information from R. M. Johnson, General Agent, C. N. W. Ry., 461 Broadway, New York.
John Sharp Williams announces Democratic aims to reform banking and tariffs, including moving reserves from city banks to private vaults, promoting government backed currency during emergencies, and stricter anti trust and tax measures. He links these to broader Republican failures and urges free trade steps and reciprocity with Canada and France.
In a plea from the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor dated 1908, thousands of women and children in need are described as shivering and hungry. An iron worker’s family illustrates suffering. $20,000 is sought for food coal rent clothing bedding and medicine.
A Bailey bill as a substitute for the Aldrich bill was discussed by a conference of Democratic Senators. It proposed issuing 500 million dollars in Treasury notes backed by state and local bonds. After over an hour of talks, party unity could not be achieved and no measure was offered as a party bill. Bailey then introduced his proposal, likely to gain roughly half the minority's support.
February reports say the present Congress will not appoint a tariff commission and will delay tariff revision until next winter. A delegation from manufacturing and industrial groups met Speaker Cannon and Chairman Payne, urging a uniform world tariff with a maximum against discriminating exporters, which Cannon endorsed in mock history of a never-read commission report.
Secretary Cortelyou reported to the Senate that national banks issued $14,818,420 in extra circulation backed by $24,098,010 in Panama bonds. Banks holding bonds created $11,251,480 of that circulation, with New York State receiving $6,387,000 in bonds and banks issuing $3,202,000 in notes while New York City banks got $5,200,000 in bonds and $2,590,000 in circulation.
A blaze swept a dry goods building sending seven or eight feet of debris crashing into the front wall. Firemen rescued nine trapped workers as boxes and furniture slid down an inclined plane. Among the injured were Capt. Andrew Sweet and several Engine 4 members. Ambulances from St. Vincent's and St. Gregory's carried twelve to Hudson Street Hospital. none fatally hurt.
A crowd of children fled in panic yesterday afternoon when a runaway horse escaped onto Adelphi Street. The horse was captured at Park and Vanderbilt Avenues without any injuries.
Gen Will son orders State Marshal to probe last night’s attack in Kat tawa Crittenden County where 350 masked riders burned Bennett Brothers tobacco factory and adjoining distillery. They whipped foreman William Groves and tied Henry Bennett to a tree before release. Fire loss at ten thousand dollars. Mob traveled from Eddyville with possible ties to Trigs and Caldwell Counties.
The plaza in front of the new Union Station in Washington was chosen today as the site for the proposed Columbus memorial funded with 100000 dollars by Congress. A Memorial Commission selected the location and announced the plan.
The article promotes Atlantic City as a three hour rail trip from New York highlighting the boardwalk sea air and leisure. It notes Pennsylvania Railroad through trains to Atlantic City departing 9.55 am 2.55 pm weekdays 7.55 am Sundays and a weekend option for business travelers via North Philadelphia arriving in time for Monday business.
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