29 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1902
Page
1
London dispatch reports growing unease over the king's health and possible second coronation postponement. Explanations range from a recrudescence of illness to a reduced ceremonial. Elsewhere, Yerkes unveils a £5,000,000 underground railway plan with guaranteed yields and voting rights for preference holders.
An official bulletin from Cowes reports the King’s health as excellent and his sound recuperation progressing, plans to travel to Balmoral Castle soon with a few weeks’ stay expected to aid recovery. The report notes the coronation period and forthcoming royal movements. Also mentions Pennsylvania Special rail service improving travel times and Day Line Steamers between New York and Chicago.
Mr Devery of the West Side speaks at Alverne Dancing Hall on campaign night. He claims to lead Tammany Hall within three years and portrays himself as a spellbinder. John Oxley and George Gibbons critique Devery, while attacks target Roosevelt and railroad and mining interests. The piece notes an excursion for IXth District women and children and references Sheehan, Goodwin, and Croker.
In Camden N J during the Republican primaries for the 1st District convention a riot broke out at polling places. A Philadelphia themed gang led by “Joe” Goddard shot a guard and a bystander died. a policeman was badly wounded. a man identified as Bob Fitzsimmons was shot and died later. Victory so far goes to Van Sant in most county delegates with Loudenslager taking the rest.
A collision between two Brooklyn elevated trains near Adams Street injured nearly fifty people, with several in serious condition and one possibly dying. Motormen Sullivan and Shattuck were arrested while signalman Norman reported misread signals led to the crash. dozens were treated and some released, as victims endured broken limbs, cuts, and shock.
London July 2 news confirms J Austen Chamberlain Financial Secretary to the Treasury will succeed Gerald Balfour as President of the Board of Trade. The report follows an official announcement and outlines a shift in high government roles. A separate notice describes a Bird's Eye View art exhibit at New York Central ticket office.
Edward Cudahy, head of the Cudahy Packing Company, in Omaha, says he has no notice or information of any packing house combination absorbing his interests. He calls the Chicago merger report mythic and simple and knows nothing of any Thursday financiers' meeting. Colorad o Special advertised travel deal follows.
Flooding at the Forty-second Street and Park Avenue rapid transit excavation submerged trenches to four feet, with water rushing through the subway as tools and machinery sank. At Broadway One hundred three stand, water rose near the top of a fifty eight feet deep tunnel. debris and a large toolbox floated downstream. The water also affected the Park Avenue tunnel and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad cut, hindering work and risking damage to major water mains.
A bolt struck electric car No 2441 on the Third Avenue line at Ninety ninth street. Fifteen passengers fled to shelter as blue flame and smoke burst from beneath the car. Lieutenant Beal and Engine 53 used buckets and a street gutter to douse the blaze.
Berlin inventor Ernst Ruhmer reports success in wireless voice transmission over seven kilometres using a searchlight based system. He plans a larger setup aiming for forty kilometres, enough to city-scale coverage, though critics call the apparatus impractical commercially. The method converts light waves to sound via a microphone and searchlight, with warship use suggested. The ad notes a New York train service claiming speed and time savings for travelers.
A severe storm with high winds rain and lightning caused deaths near the city. A tower at the Paulist Fathers Church was struck, a panic ensued among worshippers, and the Tenderloin police station was among the victims. Homes and the subway tunnel flooded, and a sewer exploded.
During a fierce storm at Church of St. Paul the Apostle at Columbus Ave and Sixtieth St a lightning bolt struck the steeple collapsing a 200 pound stone cross. Worshippers panicked and surged for exits as rain poured, with many seeking shelter outside. Fragments of the cross were collected as souvenirs.
A storm heavy rain causes a sewer gas explosion on West Ninety-Sixth Street near the North River. A manhole blast tears ground and wrecks tracks, halting New York Central traffic. A team of horses falls into the crater, drivers flee, and wrecking crews rescue them as water floods the flooded hole.
Rain slashed downtown near the Brooklyn Bridge and Park Row, sending city walkers scrambling for shelter. Winds blew in sheets, making it hard to find dry refuge while crowds jammed the streets and stairways at the Brooklyn Bridge.
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