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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1901
Page
1
Nearly a thousand men bivouacked on Coney Island sands to escape the city heat. The surf thunder and a cooling breeze covered the beach from the Iron Pier to Ocean Parkway as they slept in all kinds of conditions.
The steamer Mohawk carrying 900 passengers from Danbury to Glen Island struck Rodman’s Reef near New Rochelle at 5 pm and sank within twenty minutes. Rescue boats led by Myndert Stalin and Captain Sypher saved most aboard. heroes included Arthur Krom and John McGlynn. Passengers were ferried to Glen Island and New Rochelle with many seeking Danbury and South Norwalk connections.
Prince Chuan brother of the Chinese emperor sails for Germany on July 20 on a special mission. He will return via America and is expected to reach the United States in October. The trip marks an unusual departure from tradition as imperial family members usually remain within China. Officials have no arrangements yet for entertainment, and he may stay at the legation.
A broker named Hirsch of 141 Broadway and 1 48 Madison Avenue was arrested last night for stealing 3175 from Joseph A. Hayn of 169 Second Avenue. He was taken by Court Officer Levy at Central Park and locked up at East One Hundred Fourth Street station. He faces Harlem Police Court arraignment this morning.
Chinese residents press a sweeping petition to Congress before Geary Exclusion Act expires, aiming to mobilize Chinese communities across the country and win support from American citizens. Prominent officials including Chow Tszci back the effort as Chinatown merchants rally, hoping to secure signatures and urge repeal.
Albany reports William Church Osborn of New York has forwarded his resignation to Governor Odell and will quit today. A Lunacy Commission official confirmed the move citing private business pressures. Osborn had served since April 27, 1899, after the 1894 Constitutional Convention.
Prolonged heat claims many lives with thirty-one more prostrations, listing the dead and their addresses. Hospitals, ambulances, and Bellevue baths gear up for immediate ice baths and treatment while weather forecasts offer only faint hope of relief. Police monitor beach resters and fire-horse care, and Coney Island endures record crowds despite heat.
Bar Harbor Me June 29 A severe thunderstorm causes serious damage including broken windows and a fire at the Malvern Hill residence of Francis W Lawrence of Brookline Mass The loss is about 10600 This storm comes with an advertisement for a table d hote breakfast aboard Hudson River Day Line steamers from 7 to 9 30 AM.
Mrs Eliza Rogers Potter wife of Bishop Potter died late last night at No 10 Washington Square North after months of poor health She attended golden jubilee services recently The bereaved include husband several grown sons and daughters Mrs William H Hyde Jr Mrs Mason Davidge Mrs Winthrop Cowdin and Miss Sarah L Potter
Pittsburg June 30. At 12 30 this morning the bar iron scale was settled by the conference after an almost continuous session since 2 30 yesterday. The manufacturers accepted the Milwaukee convention scale with no change. The Amalgamated Association demanded a general advance of 5 to 6 percent. The boiling rate is five dollars per ton for boiling on a one cent card, compared with four hundred fifty dollars last year. The Republic Iron and Steel Company accepted the base and all dependent scales with the non interruption clause. Officials are enthusiastic, calling it the best puddling scale yet. The settlement could put 107 000 men back to work after plant repairs. The sheet scale remains undecided but is expected to settle soon. For the Boat Races at Poughkeepsie, July 2 Steamer Richard Peck leaves the foot of Warren Street and 128th Street. Fare two dollars? See adv.
London reporters note the Liberal party fractures amid talk of a banquet honoring Asquith as factions of Rosebery Asquith Campbell-Bannerman and Grey clash over war and home rule. Conservatives face a stalled session with ministerial underperformance. The piece also covers American Millionaires sailing home, theatre revivals at the Lyceum and Her Majesty's, and pending cultural plans in London.
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