a = g UARY 15, 1907 | CALL CRIEF AND CREW COWARDS, {1 Tells His Mery of Disaster, Saying T Passengers Would Not Jump inate His Lifebeat. PROVIDENCE, R IL, Feb 15.—Sam- uel Ix Combe of Mauchester, N. H, oBe of the survivors of the wreck of the steamer Larchmont, died from the effects of expasure following the dis aster at tie Rhode Island hospital last night Tuls reduces the number of sur: vivors to eighteen. With every new story of the wreck ing of the Joy line steamer Larchwont comes fresh indictment of Captain McVay and the officers and crew un- der him. Every one of the terrilie events that followed In the wake of the boat's collision with the schooner Harry Knowlton Is eloquent of the cowardice with which the commander and his wen dre charged. Captain McVay bimself admits that his lifeboat was one of the first, if not the very first. to leave the sinking ship. Purser Young adds to this awful con- fession the statement that they de serted the ship while scores of frenzied passengers were struggling on the decks for a chance to reach the boats He says he could hear the cries of those who were left behind, but no ef- fort was made to return to the ship and attempt to bring off any of them. McVay, whe is but twenty-six years old, was summoned before the United States stéamboat lospeclors. He 3 the youngest captain on the sound. The statement made by Fred Hierg- sall, an eighteen -yearold lad of Brook. lyn, one of the survivers, bas been cor- roborated. Hiergsell alleged that the passengers were left to shift for them- selves, that the ship's crew crowded the boats without attempting to pro- vide for the passengers and that Cap- tain McVay was the first to desert the foundering vessel. The statement of young Hliérgeell created a sensation in view of the fact that ten of the nineteen survivors were employees on the ship, or, In other words, that while approximately 20 per cent of the vessel's crew was saved, only 8S per cent of the passen- gers survived, two Women only being saved. The boy's story is corroborated by Louls McFarlane, a negro member of the crew, who says he found Captain McVay already In the first lifeboat, to which his regular emergency duty as- signed him as oarsman In case of mis bap. The negre declares that his com- mapder appeared frantic, ordering the crew te make haste to get away. After being lauached the lifeboat remained dangling from the davit tackle, he says, the captain shouting excitedly to those on the sinking steamer until Boatswala Tobeson cut the ropes with an ax. ing Into reckéming the further fact that only two women of all those of the boat are among the living today, additional color is lent to the accounts of the bherror given by the few surviv- ing passengers aud the implied charges of cowardice on the part of the crew. Add to this the significent fact that not a single child got off the sinking ship, and the case against Captain McVay and his men Is declared to be sven more convincing. Ten of the total of nineteen survivors were members of the crew, which num. bared forty-five men, while out of a passenger list of somewhere between 150 and 200 only nine succeeded In sav- ing their lives, Tha sigulficance of these figures, it is declared, cannot fall to add te the public feeling against the captain and crew, It has become known also that the crew pulhed and kicked perishing wo- ‘men about with great brutality as they scrambled for the boats. It is meant that the investigation shall be cirried eon with a view of attempting to punish the captain and possibly some of his subordinates, : Captain McVay explained that, while bis boat may have Leen the first in the water, It was because he hid a good crew and despite the fact that he was sinong the first off the deck he re mained by his ship until she went down. He sald that be had made no n1)ve to get into his boat until he had given orders to his men to lower all boats and clesr away the rafts. While bis boat was In the water it was fas tened to the ship by a rope In the run. I ning gear that had become caught, and this was cut by Boatswain An. drew Tobeson, who saw that with the ship settling rapidly the boat snd Its occupants would be caught in the whirlpool and sucked beneath the sur fice. The captain's boat was on the windward side, and he sald he calle! tu the passengers to jump Into his boat, which would hold about twenty- twe people in all, but the electric lights bad been extinguished in the collision, aud In the darkness and confusion no one heeded his summons. Everybody was oa the leeward side of the ship, and be ordered his men (0 row aronnd there, he claims, bot the gale balked this plan, and as the boat was driven away from the stricken steawer his men bad to give up thelr task and crouch down in the bottom of the boat out of the way of the plercing wind. Oue survivor, Miss Sadie Galub of B3 Leverett street, Boston, still re malng on Block island, where she is being cared for at the heme of George ~ Bhe bas stated a i 3 pee. Vay or wreckage and remained oun It untl picked up ten hours later by the crew of the fishing schoover Elsie Miss Galnb was very emphatic ln her charge against Captain McVay and the officers of the Larchmont Miss Galub remained unconscious for a long time after being brought ashore, Twenty three more bodies were re ceived here today. The little schoouer Theresa recovered the body of a pe gro, evidently a waiter. Over the bead and incasing one arm was a life preserver, while the other arm way free. As the body was landed on the dock the lapel of the coat fell back, disclosing ® wound lu the throat which had the appearance of Laving Leen made by a knife. - BRASHEAR'S PROPHECY. Pitsburg Astresomer Foreteld Unigue Electrical Storm. PITTSBURG, Feb. 15. — The most phenomenal atmospheric disturbance ever witnessed in this city occurred at 12.52 yesterday, when in the midst of an extraordinary heavy blizzard sev- eral penis of loud thunder were heard and a vivid fash of lightning came from the heavens, causing s magnif- cent complication of atmospheric con- who saw the remarkable occurrence, Professor John A. Emshear of the Allegheny observatory, who announced through the press on Wednesday night the discovery of one of the greatest sun spots ever found und who then predicted an electrical disturbance for yesterday, when seen again regarding the phenomenon said: “The disturbance shortly after woon was the most remarkable thing | have ever known. In view of the gigantic sun spot 1 expected an electrical dis- turhance somes time during the day. 1 thought, however, It would take the form of the aurora borealis or that tel egraph and telsphone communication would be seriously afected. “Instead the disturbance was awe inspiring and terrible to those who ob served it From an official standpoint I can say nothing definite regarding the matter owing to my luabllity now to see the sun on accotint of the severe snowstorin. If 1 had seen the sun 1 could have studied the exact cause of the disturbance and probably made a comprehensive statement. “As It is pow I do vot want to stand sponsor for any statement concerning the phenomenon. Unofficially, however, it was very remarkable, consideriug the low temperature at the time. “At noon the great sun spot, which is 118000 miles long and 30.000 miles wide, covering an area of 3,540,000, Ot) square miles, was directly facing the earth. This spot is very active. Taking these facts Into consideration, it is not bard for one to stretch thelr imagination and connect the cause of the disturbance with the sun spot Then again there is a white line about 10,000 miles long running through the spot, and in my belief this white line is responsible for the disturbed condi: tions bere and any additional phenom- ena which are very apt to follow.” In Allegheny City the disturbance caused an interruption to all the police and fire alarm signal systems, The temperature In this city fell 23 de grees. with the expectation eof mero conditions today. ROOSEVELTS' SYMPATHY, Ex-Gevernor Higgins Buried at Olean Today. OLEAN, N. Y., Feb 15. —The funeral services of ex-Governor Higgins were held here today at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Dr. James W, Aston, rector of St. Ste phen's church, which Mr. Higgins at tended for twenty years, officiated. Messages of condolence and sympa- thy for Mrs. Frank W. Higgins, widow of the late ex-governor, have bean re ceived from all parts of the country. Men high io public life joln in ex. pressing thelr sorrow at the loss of a friend, a loyal and upright citizeu and an honored public official. Among the telegrams received were the following: “Pray accept our profound sympa thy. You know the affection and re gard we felt for your husband. We valued him as a loyal friend. We re- spected him as one of our most up right and useful of public servants the state of New York has had. “EDITH AND THEODORE ROOSE- VEL “It ts with profound sorruw that 1 have learned of the death of Governor Higglog Pernlt me to express to you my sincere sympathy and the hope that you will find strength to sustain you In your great afiietion, “CHARLES E. HUGHES" Governor Hughes, former (Governor David B. Hill, Lieutenant Governor {lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Supreme Court Justice M, Linn Bruce, who was leutenant governor with Governor Higgins, and a joint committee repre senting the two housex of the legisla. ture came from Albany on a special train to attend the foeral, F. H. Seler ldentified as Bergmann, NEWARK, N. J, Fey 16 Frederick H. Seler, who was sent to Jail here on a larceny charge brought against him by Mrs. Laura Allisou of this city, was Wentified nus Frederick HH, Bergmann, who In 1906, it Is alleged, disappears) from Bridgeport, Conn, where he is charged with irregular operations by which several business men lost large sums of money. “Hushand Dead, Wife Dying, NEWARK, N. J. Feb 15. While Mrs. Joseph Murphy lay critically 11 in 8 hospital her hushand, nn employee eling theatrichl company, DEATH HALTS COUR? JUROR'S WIFE DEAD OF PNEUNONIA ————e Justice Fitsgeruld Hopes to Continue on Menday Mormniag. but It Will Depend on State of the He. reaved Hushand. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. -Auother trag: ic chapter in the history of the Thaw: White episode was written when grim death stepped ino to halt the famous trial In its fourth week Because poeumonia caused the death of the wife of the eleventh juror, Jo- seph B. Bolton, the trial of Stanford White's slayer was broken off, and the remaining jurors, who had been In custody since the Legluning, have been allowed to go to their Lives over Sun day. It is belleved that the case may be taken up again ou Mouday morn- ing. - For awhile it was feared that the death of Mrs. Holton might lead to a mistrial. Harry Thaw almost suffered a collapse at the.prospect. His fears But the lawyers on both sides seem- ed amply satisfied that the trial would go abead after the fupemn! of the be reaved jurors wife What they had seen of Mr. Bolton's dignified, sensible behavior under the blow of his affliction convinced them that he would bold his duty as a citl- ren above all personal considerations and that when Monday comes he will tell the justice he Is prepared to give his wind over entirely to the evidence and the arguments. Misfortune had made the little white haired jurer for the time being the most conspicuous figure in the great trial The counsel on both sides held a short conference in the judge's cham. bep: then they went to their seats, looking more than ordinarily concern ed. Thaw came in wrapped in his overcoat and slid into his seat without a word. He Was scowling and preoc cupled, As soon as Justice Fitzgerald had mounted the bench District Attorney Jerome arose In a volce surcharged with feeling he sald “May It please the court, since the adjournment, In the course of nature, the wife of the eleventh member of this jury has passed away. A sorrow has come into the life of this gentle man which must be borne as best it may. It Is obvious that we cannot proceed. The elementary dictates of humanity demand that this case be suspended at least until Monday. That the remaining jurors should Le requir od to remain together until that time and that the juror into whose life the sorrow has come should be required to remain under guard in the hour eof his affliction are greater hardships than the state has a right to impose. Coun- sel on both sides bave agreed that these jurors should be allowed to sepa- rate.” Dr. Britton DD. Evans, superintendent of the New Jersey State Hospital For the Insane, was recalled whem court opened as au alienlst to continue his direct examination. The wituess was asked to detail the couversativns be had had ou various occasions with Thaw In the Tombs, He had already declared these conversations to be an essentinl feature in his conclusion that Thaw was of unsound mind at the time of the doctor's first three visits to bim., Mr Jerome withdrew his ob- joctions to the statements by Thaw going into the evidence, and Dr. Ev- ans was about to detall the events of his first visit when the summons for Juror Bolton came, Ralsull's Licatenant Slain. TANGIER, Feb. 15. --Ben Mansour, formorly Ralsull's leutenant, was as- sasalnated opposite the Spanish lega- tion. Three uuatives belonging to Ben Mansour's tribe, incensed by his treachery to Ralsull fired point blank at him, and he fell to the ground mor- tally wounded. The assailants of the chief then threw themselves upon him and dispatched him with knives. The nssassing were arrested. One of the murderers of Ben Mansour declared after his arrest that the criine was one of private vengeance, arising from the exactions of Ralsull's former lleuten- ant. Woman Stole $35,000. PHILADELPHIA, Feb 15, Miss Flora Steipel, a coshier in the employ of N. Suellenburg & Co, owners of a big department store iu this city, was arrested here ou a warrant (ssued by a member of the firm in which she is charged with embezzling funds of the company fo the amount of $25,000. The woman, who Is about forly years old, Ia alleged to hive secured this amount within ten months by falsify. ing the books Eleven Held For “Fanlina™ Marder. CHICAGO, Feb 10 — Eleven men are under arrest at the Maxwell street po Hee station In conuection with the mur der of a girl known only ss “Paunlina” who was found dead in a yard in West Fourteenth street. The police claim that they have proof that the girl was drugged with ammonis, which had Leen placest in beer, and was then at tacked by the men. Four of the men are sald to have confessed France Abolishes Navy (Chaplains. PARIS, Feb 10 President Fallieres, aeting upon the initiative of the minis ter of marine, M. Thomson, signed a decree suppressing the official chap: in the French navy. Chaplains KNOX UPHOLDS SMOOT. Says Mormon Senator From Utah Should Not Be Expelled, WASHINGTON, Feb 15 — Bebator Knox addressed the senate iu opposl tion to the resolution reported from the committee on privileges and elections “that Reed Smoot is not entitled to a seat as a senator of the United States from Utah" Mr. Knox asked. “Should the senate :xpel Senator Smoot. and why? and Mr. Knox then answered his own ques. tion, saying. “He should not be =x lled for belleving in the Mormom religion. The Irrevocable onlinance expressly and with Mormonism In view guaranteed religious toleration in the stale of Utah. He should not be expelled for being a member or offi cer of the Monnon church for the same reason. He should not be expelled for SENATOR REED SMOOT. the vindication of Utah's law, violated by certain Mormons continuing polyg- amous relations with Senator Smoot's consent or approval, supposing be did consent or approve, for Utah, without belug Ignorant of the facts, elected him, and the senate would not be jus tified in golng out of Its way to en force respect for the formerly express ed will of Utah embodied in its law against polygamous relations by de feating Its later expressed will shown lu its electing Smoot.” After arguing that there Is no fed eral law against polygamy or polyga mous relations applicable to Utal, pow that Utah fs a state, and that when she was admitted to the Unlon of states It was known that there would and could be none, Mr. Knox said: I know no tenet in the new propa ganda of constitutional coustruction that begins to contain the danger to our country involved in the contention that a senator of the United States may be deprived of his seat whenever the majority of the senate concludes that there are doctrines taught or have been taught In the past by some church organization to which he belongs which that majority believes to be or lave been dangerous. It Is an easy step after the first one Is taken because of a man's religion to take the next aml logical one of exclusion because of a man’s politics, and then because of his notions upon economic and then be canse of his attitude toward certain legislation. Declaring that polygamy Is dying out and that polygamous marriages have epded in Utah, Mr. Knox sald, “I do uot see bow the sanctity of the American home Is at stuke lo this is sue. American Artists Before Edward. LONDON, Feb, 15 Albert Spalding, the New York violuilst, Suzaune Ad ats, the Awericaun operatic sloger, aud Edith Miller, the Canadian con tralto, were among those who made successful appearances last night be fore King Edwanl, the Prince of Wales and a distinguished company at a semiprivate smoking concert given by the Royal Amateur Orchestral soci ety at Queen's hall. Among the guests were Ambassedor Reld, Fridtjof Nan sen, the arctic explorer, and a number of other prominent persons who previ sus to the concert were euntertalued at Alnuer-by the Prince of Wales Weman Fatally Burned by Live Wire OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Feb 10.- Mrs. F. C. Todd was probably fatally turned by a live wire at ber howe in Massena. She entered a dark closet, wand, misealenlating the distance when reaching to turn ou the light, her right hand struck a defective wire and was burged to the bone. In her agony Mrs Todd reached with her ft band to release the right, and It also was terribly burned. lu addition to the In jurles to her hand the roof of her mouth and portious of her body were hadly seared by the electric current. Operation Performed on Castro. CARACAS, Feb. 15.-IPreshilent Cas tro has been successfully operated up on for an Infected gland in the groin fhe news was spread broadcast in an official bulletin that the patient had passed a good night and was without fever. It I= semiofficially announced that Genera! Badillo, a revolutionary teader, who landed recently at the wouth of the Orinoco river, and two her Insurgent officers have heen capr tured F. Ib Leland Nominated, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Feb 15. F. B. Leland was nominated for re gent by the state Republican conven tion, L. LL. Barbour's name being with. drawn, J. E Beal of Ann Arbor was nominated for the second regent. Su prewe Justices Carpenter and MeAl vay were renominated by acclamation To Preserve Grant's Cabin, WASHINGTON, Feb 16 — Repre- sentative Condrey (Mo) Introduced a bill to create a commission to Invest) twenty-one yenrs' service gate the Grant farm In 8t. Lonis coun: » Mo. where the late Gener! 1. 8 START FILIBUSTER. Senators Bacon and Tillman Oppose Jap Agreement. DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WANT TIME. Member From North Carglina Threat- ens Ten Day Fight Agsaisst Re- port=Dislikes Auniec te Hun Over Him. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-The sud- : den development of & full fedged 0 ! buster resulted iu the senate when an i attempt was made (0 force the adop tion of the couference agreement on the Immigration bill. This report car riez a provision intended to aid In the settiement of the California Japanese problem, and speedy action was desir od by administration senators i Expressing sympathy with this ob | ject, yet regarding the report with suspicion on other points, Messrs. Ba- con and Tillman first endeavored to have action delayed for a day that they might study the report When this was refused the filibuster began Mr. Bacon held the floor for two and i a half hours, Mr. Tillman remarked that he was prepared to make a ten { day fight on the Boor against the re | port, because he objected to being i run over as with an automobile Mr i Bacon objected that the report chang. i od existing law in respects which he | belleved on hurried examination would | deprive southern states from obtaining { even the meager labor supply from abroad which was available under the present immigration laws A truce was declared at the sugges- tion of Senator Spooner, when the re- port will again come up for cousidera- tion Administration senators interested in the adoption of the report were alarm- ed by apparent Democratic hostility. All of the Democratic leaders when questioned as to thelf attitude dis- claimed the adoption of a party policy In regard to the report, and the sena- tors making the objections lusisted that they were actuated wholly by re- sentment of what they thought was an attempt to force Immediate action Mayor Sclmnitz and his associates are awaiting the action of congress on the Immigration bill and the result of Secretary Root's negotiations with the Tokyo government on the San Fran. cisco school controversy. The exclu. slon provision in the bill which the administration believes will solve the cooly labor problem is sald to be en- tirely satisfactory to the Japanese gov. ernment and another and perhaps final conference was held at the White House today, at which assurances of the passage of the bill at this session of congress said to have been given the Republican leaders were discussed. The fallure of congress to take some definite action on the immigration bill was a disappointment to the members of congress from California and to Mayor Schmitz and the members of the school board WARRANT FOR WALKER. Bank Directors Have Clew to Misalng Treasurer, Whe Stole 334U3.000, NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Feb 15. Prosecuting Attoruey Mitchell on his own Initiative has drawn up a warrant for the arrest of W. F .Walker on the charge of appropriating to his own use two bonds of $1,000 each belonging to the bank aud sent Chief of Police Raw- lings to New York to luform the police there of the fact that the missing treasurer was wanted on a criminal charge A clew to the wherealwouts in New York of the missing treasurer of the Savings Bauk of New Britain Las been recelved by the Lank directors. No clew as to the location of the securities which Walker touvk from the bank has been found in spite of a very active search in New York and several other cities. The bank situation apparently rests ou the apprebeusion of Walker, for the run of depositors has ended, and the institution practically could resuine Lusiness without delay A current report that a portion eof the missing securities bad Leen found resolved itself into the fact that $45. 000 worth of bonds were on deposit in a New York bauk and were allowed for in striking the balance to deter wine the actual shortage, which re walns unchanged at $565 000 The board of directors of the bank wet to discuss the present phase of the situation. Nearly every meinber feels certain that a Jarge portion of the missing securities will be secured in. tact, At the meeting a second statement was druwn up, which was signed by all the directors, repeating what was sald Io the frst statement given out, that the bank Is solvent and guaran teeing that it will pay all depositors in full. 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