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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1901
Page
2
Trains from all work crews have been redirected to the Elkhorn. An official states the line is expected to reopen within twenty four to forty eight hours.
Fifty bodies have been found in the Pocahontas Flat Top coal region as relief trains race to aid the homeless in the disaster area near Bluefield West Virginia. Thousands face food shortages while efforts to relieve suffering continue for several days.
Floods along the Tug River from a cloudburst cause unprecedented high water. Elkhorn and Dry Fork swelled, box cars swept from lumber plants, Jaeger Station houses washed away, and many coal region mills destroyed. Rivers rise and trains halted. livestock losses reported.
Gov. White appeals to West Virginians for urgent relief after a major flood hits the Flat Top coal region. He urges money gifts to fund sick care, destitution relief, and burial needs via the Adjutant General in Charleston or Bluefield banks. Authorities and citizens begin coordinating shipments and funds.
President Henry Fink says initial figures were exaggerated as Johnson notes most drownings occurred on the North Fork of the Elkhorn with a six foot rise in thirty minutes. Main line lakeside to Vivian to reopen soon and coal mines may resume by midweek.
Deputy Sheriff McDonnell with a locksmith served a search warrant on Franklin Safe Deposit Vaults seeking alimony assets valued around 500000. The effort aimed at a box tied to Charles W. Lynde of Patchogue, a former Lynde husband resisting $80 weekly NJ court support after 1887 separation. The locksmith retrieved the drawer but found only other securities.
Plans for an international salt trust involving the Salt Union of England, the Canadian Salt Company, and the National Salt Company aim to supply Japan, China, the United States, and Europe. Projected output 5 to 6 million tons annually, with National Salt providing about one third. Capitalization not less than 50 million dollars. key figures include Mr. McDowell and Archibald S. White.
John J. Peggin a 40 year old painter for the Manhattan Elevated Railway was killed instantly when he stepped onto a north bound track in front of a local train to reach a pot of red lead. The north bound locomotive struck him throwing his body against an express train. Engineer William S. Gordon was arrested and awaiting inquest.
Richard Freedman shot his sister Rosa aged twenty one in a doorway in Boston after an attack of temper following illness. He then fired at his sister Helen missing, and shot himself fatally after believing he had killed both. A doctor said Freedman was insane.
Pittsburg and Lake Erie train No 23 wrecked at Monaca after striking an open switch. Two people died and about forty were injured as cars rolled down a twenty five foot embankment. Superintendent Yohe sent physicians to the scene and relief trains carried the dead and wounded back to the city.
In Elizabeth New Jersey a coal elevator named Clark No. 2 sank after a gust of wind toppled it while bound for New York. One man, a colored steward, drowned. several others escaped by oars as the vessel capsized off the Staten Island Sound.
The body was recovered and taken to Staten Island. The Clark No. 2 was designed to unload coal from vessels with an endless chain and buckets. The elevator was built by the Nixon Shipbuilding Company at Elizabetport. Her superstructure was over ninety feet from the water line. She was the first barge of her kind ever built with construction aimed at coaling vessels at sea.
The Alabama Constitutional Convention reconsidered a section on sheriff tenure and impeachment after a prisoner was taken from custody and lynched. The revised clause allows impeachment for neglect or grave fault by a sheriff and permits temporary suspension pending final impeachment.
United States District Attorney in Helena, Montana, filed a federal suit to cancel patents for about 10 000 acres of timber land controlled by Senator William A. Clark. The government alleges lands were entered in the last three years under the timber and stone act by speculators who planned to sell to Clark or his agents.
Three Schultz children Adam twelve Mary ten and Louis four were found in a vacant flat after their father Otto Schultz a boilermaker reportedly left May 8 following selling furniture. Neighbors alerted police and the children were placed in Matron Travers care as an alarm was issued.
The First Regiment left State Camp at 9:30 am. officers cite difficulty in forming large battalion drills. Gen Roe may group companies into battalions, with winter drills and yearly battalion day proposed. Twenty men dropped out on route to Lake Mohegan due to overhydration. Twentieth Separate led, Seventeenth Flush. Sixth Battery practiced targets and prepares for Flanagan trophy Thursday.
Prostrations from the heat affect three individuals. Sophia Stern, 30, of 42 East Eighty-sixth Street, collapsed near 113th Street and Second Avenue and was returned home. Richard Dinard, 35, of 346 East 120th Street, collapsed at Pelham Bridge in the Bronx and was taken to Fordham Hospital. Edward Fitzpatrick, 29, of 339 East Eighty-fourth Street, collapsed at 334 East Seventy eighth Street and was taken to Presbyterian Hospital.
John B. Flood sues Yonkers Railroad Company in Supreme Court for 100000 damages alleging a collision on December 16, 1899 between Mount St. Vincent cars 41 and 13 near Ashburton Avenue left Flood with his right leg amputated and internal injuries making him a lifelong cripple.
Final arrangements have been made for a protected cruiser of 3,500 tons to be built at Cramp yards in Philadelphia. Designs are underway with a launch expected within two months. The vessel will reach 22 knots, placing it among the fastest ships of its class.
Commissions as Brigadier General have been issued to Enoch H. Crowder, James Allen, and Robert L. Howze in the Judge Advocate General, Signal Corps, and cavalry. They will hold the posts until June 20, in recognition of their service in the Spanish war and the Philippine campaign.
The Rev P E Cleveling rector of the Liberty church in Middletown has been appointed Chaplain to Bishop Potter of New York. He will assume duties at the general Convention in San Francisco beginning October 4.
Philadelphia June 24 Freight Traffic Manager Joyce of the Pennsylvania Railroad denied reports that his company is interested in acquiring or investing in the Joy Line Steamship Company.
The Lake Shore Railroad yesterday announced the appointment of A. H. Smith as General Superintendent to succeed P. S. Blodgett who has been named General Superintendent of the New York Central.
A daytime blaze destroyed the National Pump Company's factory and the Big Four station at Mound City as flames swept through Cairo Illinois area. Loss set at $100,000 with no immediate word on injuries.
Springfield Massachusetts June 24 The E Stebbins Manufacturing Company a maker of plumbers brass supplies and castings made a voluntary assignment and Allen E Warren and C C Spellman were appointed receivers It is believed the assets will cover the liabilities No list of either has been prepared Working on borrowed capital and the ill health of Major Henry M Brewster the President of the company caused the failures
The Senate sat as a High Court to judge the Marquis de Lur Saluces, ex-deputy and Royalist, charged with high treason and state crimes. Witnesses included Lépine and Trarieux as guards crowded the palace. The defense and court delivered monologues before adjournment, with verdicts expected the next day.
William Schwitzer of Brooklyn lifted his five year old son John over a four foot fence to feed a peanut to a grizzly. The bear clawed the boy’s right hand as the child screamed in pain. They took him to Presbyterian Hospital where doctors said the wounds should heal if no infection arises. Superintendent Smith criticized the father for the lapse.
In Kings County Court Judge Aspinall dismissed the indictment after defendant Albert S. Cozine could not appear because he was dead and buried. The case was one of several pending since the 1898 election, with Cozine said to have died last winter.
At a Holland Society of New York meeting at Delmonico's, a preamble and resolution by Secretary Theodore M. Banta were unanimously adopted. It notes the 千三00th anniversary of the Hudson River discovery in 1909 and requests the society president to appoint a committee to seek statewide and national support for a centennial commemoration.
The Papal bull appointing Rev John J O Connor as Bishop of the Newark Diocese to succeed the late Bishop Wigger was received in Newark. He enters retreat at Seton Hall College and will be consecrated in about three months at the city cathedral with Archbishop Corrigan officiating. Cardinal Martinelli sent congratulatory messages.
Athens June 4 Prince Nicolas third son of King George of Greece has shown talent as an artist by drawing Evzone soldiers in fustanella head dress during Lord Wolseley’s visit. He won a dramatic and poetic competition at Athens University with a comedy The Reformers. The authorities crowned the work without knowing the author and applauded when his identity was revealed.
In St Petersburg on June 24 official Russia rejects Secretary Gage's treaty interpretation of U S tariff law. Moscow imposes new duties on American goods as reprisal. Russian officials doubt any quick settlement and warn further action could harm American trade and prompt a delayed court decision.
A St. Petersburg dispatch quotes M. de Witte saying Secretary Gage’s statement on Treasury countervailing duties on Russian goods shows the question is not fully understood. De Witte insists Gage could not mislead the U.S. public and suggests Gage lacks all facts.
Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati has arranged a 12s 6d in the pound offer to the Duke of Manchester’s creditors. The Duke’s bankruptcy, announced last September, left estates encumbered and insufficient to pay debts, with liabilities once tallied at £37,000 against £7,545 in assets.
London reports the Sultan of Morocco has authorized Kaid El Mehedi El Menebhi, his envoy in London, to negotiate a commercial treaty with Great Britain to open Morocco to European commerce.
An unexploded bomb was found in a railroad carriage carrying two Princes of Montenegro in Italy. Italian authorities withheld details of the discovery.
Jean de Bloch argued at the United Service Institution that the South African conflict proved military service and maneuvers are irrelevant to real warfare. He blamed smokeless powder and rapid-fire rifles for dispersion and invisibility, asserting decisive victory against any great power or alliance is now unattainable.
The Colonial Mounted Rifles, pursued after Water kloof clash on June 20 where British losses were fourteen killed or wounded and sixty six captured, faced a sorpresa attack by Gen. Kritzinger at Waterkloof as troopers were saddling up. The engagement lasted about two and a half hours.
Lieut. G. L. Green shields of the Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry died of wounds from the South Africa war. He was a member of the Oxford Cambridge team that beat the Harvard Yale team in the international athletic games in July 1889.
Report from London dated June 24 states all foreign ministers except Sir Ernest Satow favor raising Chinese tariff on imports to 10 percent if indemnity payments fall short. Satow insists any rise must accompany abolition of likin tax and trade reforms. Dispatch notes indemnity does not reflect true penalties due to untaxed treasure and wartime looting in Manchuria and Pe-chi-Li raids.
Gen Julius F Stahl veteran of the Civil War, just returned from China and Japan, reports a great field for capital in China and predicts it will become the world’s coal supplier in the years ahead. He praises US and Japanese actions in China and notes potential gains for U S commercial ties with the Orient. He departed for Washington last night.
London reports Joseph Chamberlain the Colonial Secretary has resumed duties after illness and telegraphed to the Stratford Unionist candidate urging electors to remember a seat lost to the Government and a seat gained by the Boers. He repeats a historic electoral dictum that drew heavy criticism.
St Petersburg reports the Russian Ministry of Finance denies talks for another French loan and refutes a claim that French Foreign Minister Delcassé promised a 1,000,000,000 franc loan to Russia.
The charge of bigamy against Earl Russell was brought up at the Old Bailey. Russell, admitted to bail of £2000, sought to delay deposition to the Grand Jury due to the short interval since committal. The Recorder scheduled the Grand Jury for tomorrow while noting a possible Lords’ postponement upon request.
The King and Queen of Portugal arrived in Funchal Madeira today for the first royal visit to the island. The town is decorated and the royal party received a hearty welcome from residents.
A light exchange appears in the Chicago News as a bantering pair debates taxation of bachelors. The Bachelor responds that bachelors are taxed enough by hearing married friends' tales of woe.
The San Francisco Examiner reports Dr. William Cooper Ejiden Muller of the city claims a discovery from autopsy of a beloved pet. The note discusses appendicitis as a possible diagnosis related finding.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes New York wears fewer bra straw hats than any city and suggests lack of coal smoke as a reason. It argues Chicago’s brown or black hats would be a curiosity, rejecting the smoke absence theory for white straw’s vogue.
Turin June 10 reports that during recent Spezzia experiments the Delfino used an underwater searchlight enabling the commander to see clearly for 100 yards. The device is part of the evolving use of submerged searchlights with torpedo boats.
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