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CAPTAIN ACCUSED OF DESERTION.
Survivears Tell of Horrors Almost Be-
youd Bellef—New York Runanay
Bey Says MeVey Left Pas
seagers fo Perlah,
BLOCK ISLAND, R. IL, Feb 14.
Just how many persons lost their lives
ia the sinking in Block Island sound of
the Joy line steamer Larchmont
through a collision with the three mast.
ed schooner Harry Knowlton may nev
or be accurately known
Nearly fifty ludies bave been wash-
ed ashore on the same beach where
the survivors had landed, but the list
of passengers on the boat was Jost,
god the company bas only the hazy
recollection of [ts purser, whose mind
showed plainly the effects of the aw-
ful experience through which he pass-
ed. That guy oue should have been
able to have gone through these terri:
ble hours when the temperature was
CAPTAIN GEORGE W. M'VEY.
at zero and a northwest gale was
hurling frozen spray into the little
boats was perhaps one of the most
surprising features of the disaster.
Ia the boat morgues lay fifty bodies
covered with ice from head to fool
Although these victims were dead,
their bodies told a silent story of the
disaster. In death they jooked as they
must have jooked as they stood on the
deck of the wind swept and sinking
steamer, Hands were frozen to ears
as though in death the victini~was at-
tempting to protect them from a plerc-
fog wind.
One man's hands were plunged deep
into his pockets. Another man died
ith his arms upraised and frozen
To remove this cov.
of jee the life. savers worked
ly and patiently, always with the
@ that anxious relatives would have
ones.
In the sleeplug rooms the delirious,
the restless and the palo racked sur-
vivers were given every attention.
A statement made by Fred Hierge-
sell, an eighteen yearold New York
boy, contained the first direct charges
against Captain McVey and his crew,
Hlergesell asserts that Captaln Mc
Vey's boat was the first one which left
the sinking steamer.
He sald that he saw many women
on the hurricane deck rushing about
helplessly and begging for life pre
wrvers. Many of these women plead-
ed with the panic stricken passengers
and crew to direct them tothe life.
boats, but thelr prayers were unbeed-
od
The Larchmont left Providence well
aden with freight and a crew estimat-
od at about Afty and un passenger list
which even the officials of the com
sany, by the most careful calculation,
was unable to place accurately, the fig-
ares ranging from seventy-five to 200
Cites and towus In southern New
England have already contributed a
dst of missing Inhabitants thought to
have been on the steamer that totals
early seventy, and it is belleved that
mter reports will bring material addi
Hons to the list, A conservative estl
nate therefore of the namber who lost
‘heir Hyves Is placed at 150,
The following is a lisf of the known
dead:
Steward James B Harrison, Bro#kiyn,
First Assistant Engineer Jasper Hest,
Albany, N.Y. : Becond Assistant Engineer
Cdward logan, Providence: Watchman
facoh Zadmus, Paterson, N. J: Walter
Jeorge Bmith, Providence, J. HH. Eckles,
smasenger, Block Istand, Erik Nelson
Elm street. Providence; —— Hall, colored
walter, residence unknown; Moses Foun
(aine, colored walter, residence unknown;
Harry Apple. farmer. Hiock Island:
Paffer, wearing badge #25 of Protective
Glsabliity Insurance company, either of
Olock Island or Providence.
The survivors number only two wo-
men, Mrs. Harris Feldman of New
York and Miss Sadie Gallup of Boston.
The figssengers, awakened from thelr
dumbery lo comfortably heated rooms,
were at the mercy of the storm. Many,
it Is belleved, went down with the
ship. Others, thankful at first that
they had escaped drowning prayed
that they might be relleved of the ter.
rible pain caused by their fiozen
bodies, and one man, a jwisenger
whose name conld not be learned, cut
his throat, .
The few who survived were in a plt-
ifn] condition. In almost every case
their anos and legs hung helpless as
they were lfted out of the boats In
which they reached shore. Their con-
clans who are attending the sufferers
confidence that none of the
CHT
Ecklep, Block Island; James B.
: Brooklyn; Jasper Hest, Al
bany, firs} assistant eugloeer: Edward
Logan, Providence, pasistant engineer;
| George Smith, Prov e, walter, and
Jacob Zandrus, Paterson, N, J. watch-
man
An lavestigation of the wreck will
be lostituted by the United States
steamboat fuspectors of the Providence
district
That portion of Block Island sound
where the colMsion occurred Is a fa:
miliar one to coastwise skippers. The
commanders of the two vessels, Cap
tain George W. McVey of the Larch-
mont and Captain John ¥. Haley of
the Knowiton, bad navigated the wa-
ters for many years. The night was
cold and windy, but clear. The Larch-
mont rounded Polat Judith and headed
straight to the westward up the sound
in the direction of New York. The
Knowlton, well laden with coal, came
through the other entrance of the
sound before a strong but favbrable
breeze. The vessels approached each
other rapidly. and six miles southeast
of Watch Hill they were nearly togeth-
er. The officers of both boats declare
those of the schooner were particularly
emphatic in thelr statements that they
saw the Larchmont a considerable dls-
tapce away,
Although with plenty of sea room,
the vessels headed almost directly at
each other. When they were abreast
the Knowlton for some reason luffed
up and plunged into the port side of
the Larchmont, striking the steamer a
little forward of the paddie box. The
result to the Knowlton can be soon
told. She sheersd off Immediately aft
er the accident and then, hauling up
into the wind, was able to reach the
Rbode Island shore, four or five miles
away. There the entire crew was tak-
en off in safety by the life savers,
The Larchmont's experience ™howev-
er, was entirely different. The blow
from the schooner was delivered In her
most vital part. It smashed = big hole
on the water line and at the same tile
broke the main steam pipe. which at
once rendered the steamer absolutely
helpless. Captain McVey said that a
greater portion of the boat was filled
with escaping steam and that It was
his belief that many of those on board
were suffocated or scalded to death be
fore the steamer went down.
Such survivors of the wreck of the
Larchmont as could talk had terfible
tales of privation to tell,
Oliver Janlvier, twenty-one years old,
of 843 Montgomery avenue, Provi
dence, came ashore with nine dead men
in a small boat. He was more dead
than alive when he landed walst deep
in the surf near the Sandy Point light.
He managed to reach the life saving
station on the shore.
“I was going to New York," sald he,
“to get a Job. On the boat I met an
Indian named Henry Rock, who Is a
member of Pawnee Bill's Wild West
show, We engaged a stateroom and
went to bed rather late. 1 can't tell
what time It was
“Rock was going to Jersey City to
sce his wife. He had fallen asleep
when I heard a crash. [ got up and
put all my clothes on. When I got
into the =aloon deck 1 found that it
was filled with steam, and men and
women were rushing about, shouting
and screaming and fighting each other
and begging God to save them. They
all seemed to be rushiug to the rll,
where the officers of the boat were
calmly directing the work of getting
them into the lifeboats
“Finally with eight of us, all men,
on board we got into the water and
rowed away from the Larchmont. Two
men grabbed the side of the boat, nud
[ hauled them In with a rope tackle,
“After that a woman floated by and
sald, ‘For God's sake save me' |
asked the two men that 1 had saved to
belp her, They were the nearest to
her. They refused to do so, and I con
tinued to row on. Pretty soon one of
the men fell over with a groan and
THE LARCHMONT.
died of old, The others followed
him, and then I was left in the hoat
with another live man nud eight dead
men
“The other chap looked at me pecol
farly and sald: ‘My God, this Is terri
ble. I canuot live aud might as well
end it now. [| am going to cut my
throat! Before I could prevent him he
pulled outsa razor and gashed his
throat. He fell on his face In the hot
tom of the boat and died with an in
sane laugh on his lips”
Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Mcintyre,
fleld secretary of the Salvation Army
in the United States, sald the loss of
ten of the officers of the organization
in the sinking of the Larchmout was
the most serious blow of that Kind the
army had received during its work Ja
this country. In addition to the men:
bers already reported to be lost, Colo-
pel Melntyre sald that severnl bands
men from the Lynn (Mass) corps were
believed to have lost their lives
Two Dad Fires In Rropkirn,
NEW YORK, Fel 14. The fire de
partment of Brooklyn last night was
divided in a fight against two bad fires,
The buildings of the New York Dock
company, ocenpylug practically a
whole block of the Red Hook polut
section, was destroyed, and the loss
li] be protably a quarter of a mil
it of the Fi
A
Dr. Evans Makes Btartling
Answers at Murder Trial
“NEVER BEFORE SAW SUCH A HEAD"
Judge Rebakes Witness For Protests
ing on SMand—Nrs. Thaw te Be
Net Witnesa and to Finlsh
Her Testimony.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14--In the eof-
fort to discredit statements made by
Stanford White to Evelyn Nesbit,
Lawyer Delmas obtained from Dr
Brinton D. Evans a definite statement
that Thaw showed uo evideuce of a
drug babit, It was also declared by
the expert that Thaw showed &
strupgely Guttering heart.
It was stated that today's session
will be largely occupied with the last
of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw's testimony and
the introduction of Thaw's will,
By consent of both sides It was
agreed to allow Juror Belton to spend
the night at the bedside of his sick
wife. A court officer was designated
by Justice Fitzgerald to accompany
him.
The trial was limited to a short ses-
sion of less than two hours’ duration,
the morning sitting of court having
teen abandoned because of the iliness
of the wife of Jaroer Joseph R. Bolton.
No. 11. His wife is suffering from
double pneumonia, and two eminent
physicians certified before District At-
torney Jerome that her condition was
very serious,
It is hoped that the trial will go on,
although Jurer Bolton appeared dis-
trait, apparently taking little Interest
in the proceedings. If Mrs. Holton's
condition should continue so critical
that her husband cannot be expected
to give proper consideration to his du-
ties as a juror there may be an lo-
definite postponement — all the other
Jurors meanwhilé remaining locked up
~or possibly a mistrial
Dr. Britton I). Evans, superintendent
uf the State Hospital For the Iusane
at Morris Plalus, N. J. was the only
witness examined, He concluded his
direct examication, and District At
torney Jerome reserved the right to
cross question the expert at a later
stage of the trial. Dr. John T. Dee-
mar of Kittauning, Pa, was recalled
to the stand just before adjournment
and asked to state what he knew of
the mental condition of John Ross, a
first cousin of Harry Thaw, It is
claimed by Thaw's counsel that young
Ross, the son of Mrs. William Thaw's
sister, is or was lusane. Mr. Jerome
objected to the question on the ground
that the relationship was too remote
to permit the drawing of deductions as
to hereditary Insanity. Both question
and witness were withdrawn tempo-
rarily,
Dr. Evans detniled the results of his
various examinations and physical
tests In bis visits to the defendant fol
lowing the tragedy. He declared that
there was a depression lu the back of
Thaw's bead of a most unusual char-
eter, E
‘I am unable to state its signif
atce,” declared the wituess, “for the
reason that | never saw anything lke
it before.”
Dr. Evans also stated that Thaw's
pulse actiou was the most extraordl-
nary he had ever encountered. The
pulse would change beats four times
within une minute, the variance belong
from twelve to twenty-four beats. The
yulse Indicated, be sald, that the sym
sathetic pervous system was seriously
at fault. Dr. Evaus declared finally
that he found uo traces of drug habits
por any of the tremors characteristic
of excessive Indulgence in intoxicants,
Dr. Evans took occasion lo say ‘that
ihe felt It was extreinely unfair to him
15 a physician to Tequire him to sepa.
rate his physical examinatious of the
fefendant from the questions aud an
swers as to his wental processes. He
was Interrupted by both Mr. Jerome
ind Mr. Delinns, and Justice Fitzger
Ald sald
“Will you kindly confine yourself to
answering amd not giving
sxpressions of oplulon. There Is some
limitation even to the province of an
sxpert. Strike all those remarks from
{he reconl.”
As the result of a conference be
tween counsel just before the early
wjournment was ordered Mr. Jerome
mnvounced that Thaw's attorneys had
turned the will of the defendant over
o him for examination before it should
ignin be formally offered in evidence
Air. Jerome sald he might or might not
fer further objection to the “volumi-
wus document.” Counsel also agreed
that Mr. Jerome should have the priv
lege of talking freely with Dr. Dee
nar apd with Dr. Blugaman, the Thaw
family physician, about certain testl
mony they have to offer,
Mr. Delmas will next offer the will
in evidence. Following the disposition
of the will Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
will resume the stand .
questions
ftagnki Would Abolish Jap Peerage.
TOKYO, Feb, 14 Count Talsuk [ta-
sakl has addressed an clrcular to the
aobility In which he proposes the abo-
ition of the peerage. He says that the
presence of nn distinet class between
the imperial house and the people Is
injurious to the progress of the nation,
The count thinks the existing peers
should enjoy thelr titles for one gen.
sration and gihat then the peerage
shod cease to exist. This radical
aggestion, coming from a man of
fount Itagaki's high standiog, causes
reat excitement and wonder.
Big Fire Near Devil's Lake,
DEVIL'S LAKE. N. D, Feb, 14, —
‘at Crary hax destroyed seven
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RACING AT NEW ORLEANS
Riviera WM, liad an Easy Time Getting
Home First.
NEW ORLEANE, Feb. 14.—The open-
ing rece at City park track was for
two-yearold maldeus A poor lot was
eutered for thls event, and the class
was lessened when they scratched
Truce.
With this colt out of the way Elvira
M., owned by Bob Tucker, had an easy
time getting home first. Gremse was
neva 8 This filly was making her first
appearance In & moe. Summaries
First Race —Elvirm M_ first; Gremse,
second; Geneva 8, third,
Second Race Family Talk,
Eanfin, second; Skimmer, third
Third Race —Goldway, first; Heart of
Hyacinth, second; Kara, third
Fourth Race. —Duchess of Montiwllo,
first; Royal River, second: Adela KH,
third
Fifth Race. Quinn Brady,
Goldle, second; Reticent, third
Bixth HRace.—~Toboggan, first;
Teddington, second; Lens, third
Seventh Race - Refined, frst;
nute, second; Western, third
frst;
first;
Sir
St. Valentine's Golf Tournament.
PINEHURST. N. C.. Feb. 14 —A fleld
of 110 players started In the third an-
nual Bt. Valentine's golf tournament
here. Close scores were the rule. Rev
A. L. Squier and C. 8. Cook, both of
Brae Burn; C. T. Crocker, Jr. of the
Alpin club, Fltchborg, and Harold C.
Richard of the Princeton university
golf team lead those wha qualified
Fdwin Gam In Flerce Drive.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 14. There
was a good attendance at Oakland, and
the Logistilla handicap was cleanly
captured by Edwin Gum. winoing in a
flerce drive from St. Elmwood. Three
horsea were nose and nose at the wire,
Dusty Miller getting show honors
z Thistledown, at 30 to 1.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Teh. 14 -Fa
vorites won four events at Oaklawn
Form players lost heavily on the sixth
race, which was won by Thistledown,
at 20 to 1, and almost overlooked In the
fetting
Clgar Lighter at Ascot.
LOR ANGELES, Cal, Feb, 14.—The
Elks special was the fenture at Ascot
Cigar Lighter, with Koerner up, had
no difficulty In winning by a length,
Battleship Patterns Burned.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 14 —-An al
most Irreparable loss was sustained by
the William Cramp & Sons’ Ship and
Engine Bullding company iu a fire at
their yards, which destroyed the pat-
tern shops and two storage rooms. At
least 75 per cent of the company's
patterns were destroye!, among them
being those of the United States bat
tleships Pennsylvania. Colorado, Ten
nessee, Malpe, Alabama, lowa, Mas-
sachusetts and Indiana. Patterns for
a number of vessels In course of con
struction were also lost, and work on
them will be delayed. The fire also
destroyed the headquarters of the Ship
Calkers' association and the home of
Jullus Gaulseh and damaged many
small dwellings. The loss |< estimated
at $150.000
Home Rule Bill the Remedy.
LONDON, Feb 14 In the course of
the debate on the address in reply to
the speech from the throne In the
house of commons Walter Hume Long,
who was at one tlie chief secretary
for Ireland, raised the Irish question,
and Augustine Birrell, the present
chilef secretary, replied that he, like
Prewmter Campbell-Baunermau, was
perfectly satisfied that the only solu
tion satisfactory to the great majority
of the Irish people was what Is gener
ally called the bome rule Lill and that
pelther be nor the premier would as
snme responsibility for any measure
likely to obstruct or Interfere with the
fulfillment of these hopes. This state
went was greeted with loud winiste
rial and Nationalist cheers
arts es.
A San Spot That May Disturb Us.
PITTSBUNIG, Feb 14 Professor
Joln A. Brashear of the Allegheny ols
sorvatory announced the discovery of
hse of the greatest sun spots ever
called to the attention of astronomers
He says as a result electrical disturls-
ances will be expericuced throughout
the country this evening. ‘These dis
turbances, he further declares, may
take the form of a display of the nu
rorea borealls, and telegraph and tele
phone communication may be seriously
affected. The present spot is =o large
it can be seen through swoked glass
aud, the scientist adds, Is one of the
most active of solar spots
Roosevelt the Peacemaker.
SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal
vador, Feb. 14-The presidents of
Honduras nud. Nicaragua have recelve
ed a telegram from President Roose
velt setting forth the desire of the
chief executive of the United States
for the reconvening of the court of
arbitration that recently was In ses
slon here or the culling of another
court to meet under stipulated condi
tions that shall be fulfilled by the con
tending countries, The purpose of
President Roosevelt is that peace and
all its benefits Le preserved not only
to Honduras and Nicaragua, but to all
American states
Locomotive Roller Explosion,
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y, Feb WH
The Loller of the engine pulling an On
tarlo and Westeru rallroad passenger
train which left here at 3 o'clock ex
ploded near Luzon. The train at the
time of the explosion was running at
the rate of, f&ty miles an hour. The
fireman, Martin Mullen, apd an un
kpown man, who was riding in the
eal of the engine, were killesl. Eugl
neer Gadwood wax fatally hurt, and
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NOW WITH CONGRESS
President and COalifornians
Agres as to"Japanese,
ROOT'S BILL TO KEEP COOLIES OUT
Immigration Bill Amendment win
Satisfy Westerners—Japan May
Agree fo Separate
Schools.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, — Mayor
Schmitz and the members of the Call
fornia school board had a evuference
with President Roosevelt, and ou leav.
ing the White House Mayor Schmitz
stated that be had no doubt the presi
dent and the California delegation
would reach a complete agreement on
the Japanese question,
fle stated that the action of the con
ferees ou the immigration bil went
very far toward satisfylug the Call
fornlans, but that there were two or
three other matters they bad in mind
which he thought would be satisfac
torily cleared up.
The Japanese school controversy is
thus settled in so far as President
Roosevelt, Mayor Schmitz and the
members of the Bau Francisco school
board are concerned, and an amicable
adjustment of the question now rests
with congress
If the amendment to the immigration
bill proposed by Secretary Root ex
cluding foreiguers who use their pass
ports to secure admission to the Unit
od States “to the detriment of labor
conditions in this country” is accepted
by the senate and house and the imml-
gration bill is passed at this session of
congress the San Francisco board of
education will rescind Its order estab
lishing the oriental schools unless the
Japanese government agrees to a prop-
osition for separate schools which will
provide equal facilities for the Japa.
nese children
Mayor Schmitz and his associates at
the confereuce assured the president
that the amendment to the immigra
tien bill was entirely satisfactory to
them. Secretary Root participated In
the conference and made a report on
his negotiations with the Republican
leaders in congress and the Japanese
ambassador. While Mayor Schmit
and the members of the school board
are still hopeful that Viscount Aoki,
the Japanese ambassador, will agree ta
separate schools in California they
stand willing to rescind the order es
tablishing the oriental schools and
again admit Japanese children to the
white schools.
Mayor Schmitz pointed out to Pres!
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root the
advantages that will be gained by the
Japanese children if the oriental
schools are maintained and expressed
a willingness to give the Japanese
equal educational facilities to those
given to the white children of San
Francisco.
If the Japanese government will
agree to this proposition the school
board will establish a sufficient num-
ber of orfental schoolliouses to accom
modate the Japanese and will give the
children _jndividual Instruction. Mayor
Schmitz says that the Japandse make
faster progress in the oriental schools
than they do In the white schools and
that lo the mixed schools the Japanesa
only retard the progress of the white
children
Saloon Business Is Not Legal.
LEBANON, Ind, Feb 14 - Judge
Samuel BR. Artman of the Boone coun
ty cireult court held that the saloon
business bas no legal etistence and
therefore cannot be llcensed by the
state. He quoted many authorities to
show the: the citizen has no inherent
right to engnge lu the selling of intox
icants, because, has been decided
by the courts it is attended by danger
to the welfare of the community
Judge Artmau was speaker of the
house of representatives of Iodiauas
two years ago
as
Voorhees May Be Siate Treasurer.
TRENTON, N. J, Feb 14.--The Re
publican wembers of the house and
senate held a conference aud decided
to caucus this morning to decide upon
a candidate for state treasurer to suc
ceed Frank OO. Briggs, who was re
cently chosen United States senator to
succeed Jon F, Dryden. Former Sen
ator Charles A. Reed has announced
his withdrawal from the race, and it
seema assured that County Clerk Dan
lel 8 Voorhees of Morris (county will
be named
Three Dead In Explosion Wreck,
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb 14.--An
explosion of leaking gas fu a restau
rant pear Second and Malin streets, in
the heart of the city, killed three per
sons, mangled and seriously injured
half a dozen others and slightly injar-
ed nearly a score, ‘The explosion oc-
curred io the restaurant of HB. Cas-
sartl. The restaurant was wrecked, as
were also the tatlor shop of H. Lo Yer
ger and a laundry office
Negro Knox Sent to State Prison.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb 14 —
samuel H. Knox, the negro wha shot
and Killed Frederick Moti. Kelley In
this city on New Year's night, was
found guilty of manslaughter and sen-
tenced to state prison for not less than
five nor more than seven years by
Judge Case In the superior court.
Knox shot Kelley after the mén quar
reled on the sidewnlk over the right
of way
Japan Votes $136,000 For Exposition.
NORFOLK, Va.. Feb. 14 — James
tuwu exposition officials were notified
that the government of Japan has
voted nn additional appropriation of
$130,000 for exhibits at the exposition,
A lberal appropriation had been made
before, And two warships have been
desigvated to represent Japan in the
feature of the exposition
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