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Atlanta Georgian and News
VOL. V. NO. 193.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, FEBUARY14,1907.
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DEATH HALTS TRIAL;
THAW JURORS FREED
Wife of Juror Passes
Away Thursday
Morning.
COURT ADJOURNS
' until Monday
Surry for Bolton; Just My
Luck,” SayB Pris-
\Vw York. Feb. 14.—Death ha* halt,
e l the Thaw trial. Owing to the death
,,f the wife of Juror Joseph Bolton,
jurr-r No. 11 In the Jury box, court ad.
journeil until 10:SO a. m. Monday.
\t the suggestion of District Altar
ney Jerome all the jurors have been
,rt at liberty until the hour set for the
re.'*-livening of the court.
News of his wife's end was kept from
Mr. Bolton until he entered his home
at Its; Boston road. Court had been In
ses-d-in only seven minutes when word
was received by Chief Ricketts, of the
court squad, that Mrs. Bolton was
dead.
Juror Anticipates News.
T: ■ Juror seemed to anticipate the
news, for ho rose In his scat and bc-
Bank Prober Accused
of Neglect of
Duty.
highly nervous while the officer Mayor t .,n0... has sen, .. fetter to
whispering to Justice Fitzgerald
Tlw Justice held a whispered confer
ence with District Attorney Jerome and
Lawyer Dolmas and It was decided to
make the public announcement that
Mrs. Bolton was sinking rapidly.
A recess was ordered until 2 m.
and t uptnln Ricketts was Instructed to
set Hie Juror to hts home as quickly as
possible.
Mrs. Bolton had died at 10:45 from
double pneumonia, aggravated by a
weak heart, but Mr. Bolton did not
know It for nearly two hours later. As
Mr. Bolton, accompanied by another
Juror, us the law requires, and two
depulles, reached the steps of his.home
s relative came out and threw her arm*
about Mr. Bolton and told him his wife
was dead.
Law Raspcets Grief.
When the door closed behind the Ut
ile party, Mr. Bolton rushed to the
deathbed, leaving the others In the re-
- epilon room. The officers, If not the
law. respected the grief of the tje-
reuved.
TI-- law requires that a Juror can
not In- alone at any time, and must ul-
wav- he nrenmpnnled by another Juror
m l an ofllcer ol the court. Death
made a vast difference In this ca#e,
however, and the grieving husband was
left alone with his dead wife.
After Harry Thaw had been taken
hack t-- the Tombs and before he knew
f the death of Mrs, Bolton, he sent
essage to thcXiewspnper report-
er-
' I feel very ftorry for M r. and Mrs.
Itoltoh nnd hope the worst has been
t dd But It Is Just my luck.”
Wifs Visits Harry Thaw.
After recess waa taken Evelyn Xes-
l-lt Thaw, accompanied by Lawyer
- l o'
New Britain, Conn., Feb. 14.—Follow
ing the exnmlbatlon of the collateral In
the Savings Bank of New Britain by
State Bank Commissioners Kendall and
Noble, the board of directors' of the
bank have Issued a statement In which
It Is announced that William F. Walker,
the missing treasurer of the Institution,
took $565,000 of securities. The direc
tors express the belief that the greater
part of these securities will be recov
ered.
There Is a surplus of about $140,000
over and above the umount due the de-
posltors.
ROBERT C. OGDEN HERE
TO PLAN NEXT MEETING
Southern Education
Leaders Are in
Session.
TO DECIDE UPON
TIME AND PLACE
Ogden Is One of Custodians
of Rockefeller Fund of
$43,000,000.
Governor Woodruff anktng for the re
nmvAl of CommlAMloner Kendall on the
ground of negleet of duty and Incom
potency. The mayor aaya that Kendall
began an examination of the hank’i
nffalrM laet Thursday, Treasurer Walk
or, on a plea of Illness, left the bank
and Kendall stop|>ed work and returned
home to await Walker's convenience
Instead of appearing at the bank un
expectedly to make an examination, the
mayor says Kendall made appointments
with Wulker whenever he purposed
looking into the affairs of the bank.
The de|H»slt4»rs can not get their de<
posits under ninety days, the bank hav
ing token advantage of a by-law re
quiring notice of withdrawal.
Explosion at Bayonne
Causes Panic in
New York.
id v
York. Feb. 14.—Manhattan,
Rellly, went over to the Tombs i ,, rn „, ; | yn UI1( , j ir ^ y City were severely
shaken this m-rnlng by an explosion
at Bayonne. N. J
The first Idea was that It was an
earthquake shock nnd a panic followed
along the river fronts.
It Is reporled Ihnt one of the big
Standard Oil tanks exploded. Num
bers of people nre reported Injured,
Islted with' Thaw for nearly an
When they left there was such
it crowd In front of tlte Tombs
-'Reilly had to call on tha police
ke a way for the young woman
Ik hnck to the crtffilnal court
Another Illness has occurred In con-
■'' 'ii with the Thaw enae. Dr. <\
i MacDonald, chief alienist and
n-ultlng expert on tnaanlty for the
utlon, Is suffering from a severe
w hich. It was feared, might de-
t Inin pneumonia.
MacDonald waa serving as an
■ : ’ for the slate In the trial of Aram
- 1 inn. on trial for tlte murder of
'•r.,iher, nnd that trial had to be
-Mil'll today until Mondny on nc-
-i-it ->r Dr. MacDonald’s illness.
1 " Bruton D. Evans, the defense's
i- ’ was called to the stand when
' "OS resumed at 10:$0 o'clock. He
questioned by Mr. Detains:
Jeromes Objection OtMrruled.
' , “*d that on the It rat three vis
it formed an opinion ns to the
I'M condition of Harry K. Thaw,
,'V In part upon the statements he
lie on those occasions. Am I cor-
A. l ou are.
Could you form a scientifically
‘'Pinion of Ws condition with-
- -so oral statements? A. No.
•' then, liming slated In your opln-
, - was at that time of unsound
' I Hill nsk you to etate what those
; dements were?
" ted to by Jerome. The objee-
overruled by the court.
11 - treed, then? A. Hay I go along
B occurred?
' >. certainly," said Dolmas.
' no objection to staling It In
Two Americans Are
Missing After Attack
by Pulajanes,
To fix a lime and place for the next
annual meeting of the Southern Educa
tion Conference, a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the conference u
being held at tho Piedmont Thursday,
with Robert C. Ogden, chairman of the
committee and president of the con
ference, In the chair.
Mr. Ogden I* one of the moat promi
nent workers for educational move
ments In the South. He la chairman of
the Southern conference and a mem
ber of the general educational board,
the custodian of the trust of $41,000,000
Rockefeller furd, of which $32,000,000
waa given but a few days ago.
It Is expected that a portion of Mr.
Rockefeller's gift will go toward as
sisting Institutions In the South, but
as yet nothing definite has been done
by the general education board, and
Mr. Ogden, being closely engaged with
hie conference at the Piedmont Thurs
day morning, but little ■ Information
along this line was given out.
Other Educators.
Edwin A. Alderman, of Charlottes
ville, Vs, president of the University
of Virginia, Is alio In Atlanta for the
purpoae of conferring with Mr. Ogden
on Southern educational matters. Pres
ident Alderman Is also a member of
the general education board and Is gen
eral supervisor of tho Southern educa
tional board.
Mr. Ogden very courteously, but very
(Irmly, told his Interviewers that he
was very busy when caleld upon In his
suite of rooms Thursday morning, but
that he would be very glad to muko a
statement Friday.
“I have idly a limited time In your
city, raid lie, hurriedly, "and my mo
menta are very precious. I assure you
ROBERT G. OODEN.
Chairman of Southern Education
Confarenoa and member of gen
eral eduoation board.
be of Interest to anyone. I must aak
you to. call tomorrow
He was piled with ■<
. several other'ques-
tlona concerning hie visit to the Oate lotteavlllc,
City, but theae he Ignored by pleading
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O "The South will get her share O
O of the gift of $32,600,000 to the O
O general education hoard." O
O Ho stated Robert ('. Ogden, of O
O New York, a promlnertt member O
O of the board, when seen in the O
O Piedmont Thursday afternoon. O
O "We have not distributed the O
O money yet: In fact, have not be- O
O gun this work. The 8outh has al- O
0 ways been remembered* by I he O
O board and she won't be forgotten 0
O In the near future. Georgia. 1 am O
O sure, will aecure no Utile from this O
0 gift. O
O "I am not prepared to make any O
0 definite statement ae to what Is O
O going to be done with tills money O
O or w here It Is going, hut Inasmuch 0
O us the South and aedrgtu have re- 0
O reived much In the post It Is fait O
O to assume they will receive bene- O
0 tits from the gift by Mr. Rockc- O
O feller." 0
O Mr. Ogden was extremely busy. O
O not having time to answer many O
O questions of Interest In regard to O
O the gift by the Standard till king. 0
0 He was Arm, but courteous. O
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scarcity of time.
Among those who are here for the
conference are Chancellor D. C. Bar-
row. of Athens: Professor P. P. (Max-
ton. of Knoxville: Professor W. H.
Hand, of t’olumbt*. 4L-<L4-Dr. Oaorga
J. Ramsey, Harry Hodgson, Athena,
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Montgomery. Ala.
i’alr,-Winatoii-BAlfiB.
" TUS
GEORGIAN OFFICE INVADED
BY GIRLS FROM SEMINAR 1;
The Plant inspected
CAPTAIN AND CREW OF LARCHMONT
ACCUSED OF LEAVING PASSENGERS
TO PERISH ON THE SINKING SHIP
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O 0
0 72 FROZEN BODIES O
O RECOVERED BY SHIPS. O
O ' t 0
O Providence, R. L, Feb. 14 —-A O
O total of 73 bodies hajre been re- 0
O covered from the wreck of the O
0 Lsrchmont. Of theee 23 were 0
O taken to Block Island by four 0
O schooners, which hod picked them O
O up floating out to sea. The estl- 0
O mate of the dead la atilt l»t, only O
O 19 of the 200 on board the steuin- 0
O ship having been saved. O
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O 8ALVATI0N FOLK O
O DIED LIKE H0R0E8. G
2 0
0 New Tbrk, Feb. 14.—Hnlvatinn 0
O Army officers were dispatched to O
O Providence by Commander Eva 0
O Booth to Identify the bodies of the 0
O ten Salvation Army members who O
O met death so bravely on board the O
O steamer Larchmont. A dispatch O
O from Major Barker announced O
O thut the bodlee of Lieutenant John O
O Bolins, of Worcester, Mass., and O
O Cadet John Cedarbloom, of Lynn, O
Q Mass., had betn Identified. The O
O bodies are to be brought here. 0
O where the funeral will take place O
a Sunday. O
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CAPTAIN MVEY.
He waa in oomamnd of the Joy
Liner Larchmont when it wee
sunk. .He i* accueed of aban
doning hie peieengere to their
fate.
CHARGES OF COWARDICE
ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED
Providence. R. I„ Feb. 14.—At the Investigation Into the wreck of the
Larchmont, which began today In New London, In the office of the United
Rtatea steamboat Inspectors, the charges of cowardice against Captain Mc-
Vcy will be thoroughly probed. Captain MrVey charges that the colli
sion was due to the pilot of the schooner Knowitnn, while Captain Haley
and the crew of the Knowlton place the blame on the Larchmont. The
-captain and crew- -of-thc-Knowllon -h«ve-hc*n-i
Wlthey.
Negro Waiters Are
Charged With Seiz
ing Life Boat.
MEN AND WOMEN
BEG TO BE SAVED
Commander of Larchmont
Suid to Have Been First
To Quit His Vessel.
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a LI8TS OF PASSEN0ER8 . O
O MUST BE ON FILE. 0
o o
O Boiton, Mass., Feb. 14.—As tO
O result of the Larchmont disaster, -
O tbe Massachusetts legislature to-. 0
O day received a bill providing that 0
O steamers sailing from Maaaacbu- 0
a setts porta chall file duplicate O
O lists of passengers at their offices 0
0 In the ports of departure. It la 0
O thought Rhode Island will take O
O similar action. 0
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New York, Feb. 14.—Superintendent
Noble, of the ijoy line In this city,
received a telephone message from
Providence today saying that twenty*
flve more bodies had been washed
ashore on Block Island.
COL. HOLZ RECEIVES NEWS;
MEMORIAL 70HONOR DEAD
WHO WORE ARMY UNIFORM
telegram from Miss Evangeline
Booth, commondsr-ln-chlef of the Sal
vation Army ta the United States, an.
nounclng_tJie daath of ten officers
the organisation in the sinking of
In' Long'
sound, was received Thursday morn
ing by Colonel Richard E. Hols, who Is
presiding here over the fourth annual
rungresa of the 84llvatlnn Army, and
os a result memorial services will be
held on Sunday.
In this telegram Commander Booth
be held In the Carnegie Music Hall In
Now ToTk etty-on Sunday and similar
services will be held In Atlanta.
A congress similar to the one being
"la Atlanta la aow-gotagon In New
York and the ten officers of the army
beneath tbe Icy wi
iay from Rhod *
Haesachoaetiaete attend-
The news of the disaster was re
ceived by members of the army now
attending the congres In Atlanta with
sorrow aa some of the victims’ were
well known to many or those now tn
Atlanta.
In response to the telegram from
... Commander Booth, Colonel Hols sent
announced that memorial services wilt s-ksy i.iiyi.si Ft emlalw and told
of the services which will be held In
Atlanta an Sunday.
Providence, R. L, Feb. 14.—Direct
rharass were mad. lod.» tho. Cfels,
O. W. McVey and the members of tha
crew who put off tn a lift boat from
the sinking Joy line steampehlp Larch,
mont, had basely deserted passengers,
to whom they owed their drat duty. .
All of tbe surviving passsngers
brought here who are able to talk de*.
clare that the captain's boat was tha
first to leava the ship; that women
were roughly hustled out of their path
by members of tha crew, who sought
only their own safety, and that whea
the captain's boat pulled away from tha
sinking ship more than* hmHkBB with,
women anil children could be
their www.'
SEEING BRIDGE ON FIRE,
BOY REMOVES HIS SHIRT
AND FLAGS DOWN TRAIN
H|mh'IhI to The Georgian.
Itlrmlnghnm, Alt.. F«*N. 14.-A pnw*ufcer
trnlu on Hu* Moltll? division of tin* Hoi 111-
era railway waa aaved from coin* through
n hurtling trcBtlo by the h«*r<»Un» of Madlaon
Join'*, a 12-voar-old boy. at 8 o'clock tbla
morning nt Hparka Gap, twenty uillea from
hero.
PEACHTREE PAVING
TO BE CONSIDERED
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WASHINGTON SEMINARY.
Teachers and Students
of Washington Sem
inary Visitors.
Manila
nttnckod
the provi
tetiltty.
Tw«
Two
for tin
made x
thli
Witnaaa It Intarrupted.
.[••t him tell avarythliiK that or-
*;»ld Jerome.
Au«cu«t 4. to ib* boat at my recol-
went to tlM Toinba. mild Dr. . . . , , nre ,
l * «ee Harry K. Thaw with n m
r introduction from Mr. Hurt-1
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towna v
.1 burned by Fiilujunea In
vii)to of incidental NVgroa j’oa-
Six menibeis* of the conatabu-
■ it* killed.
American tear hem, \V. J. Uae-
nd Walter I L. are mport-
, rnlcHns. No citune In known
sudden uprlMlng. Raids were
Itliin a radluH of ten tnllea and
wMint attacked nnd burned
«>°lnt Captata Rlcksti- wins- I J"’""'" 0
' Ju "tlce FlIsguruM. 'rt WOMEN GO TO JAIL O
'ultati.’n of counavl was Imme- ! 0 RATHER THAN PAY FINE. O
•si led and
i a recess would be taken unill j J i
as v-ird had Just arrived tflat 1 q p,,
H -lt.-n Wife of Juror No. 11,
O .Ii
Wll -1- OF HARRY THAW
IS PROBED BY JEROME.
' rk. Feb. 14.— ( Tharc la anxiety
•hf criminal court buHdlng •»ver|o Uni— In rut
■edition of Juror BoRon'a wife |o »»■ V , ! n , ,n
-— . I O the I d»b>. linb
O hi*
O WiUliel
, O Jail f *
;0 t.> .**•'
ii Feb. H —Refusing to O
. f..$ paitit'ij2AiJ<m In yen- O
attempt by a mob of bun- O
,r women to mornt the O
„f i fifty-three O
r ,ghi> ertiendera went to O
nrylng from n w/*ek O
nth.H
0 nt
tiued on paga Gfttenth.)
omen O
wteil paid O
•i» n<» women will O
th$‘ hi»uae, eveh In O
h w lilt ii member. O
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The iieorglan receR’ed the moat at
tractive lot of valentine* Thursday of
anybo<ly In Atlanta. •
At
where the linotype machine* were de
vouring “copy" for the day'a laaue.
They *aw the marvelous work of the
typecasting machines, the busy "make
up” men, the steam tables where the
mat* were being prepared.
^•'My. how do they ever tell anything
about anything In aft thl* confusion."'
exclaimed a charming young lady.
And that Is how (t look* to those
who see the process for the first time
It seems Impossible to get order out •*?
such chaos, but method prevail*
lock Thursday ufternoon the throughout tin* scenting disorder.
office was Invaded by the teachers nnd
young lady students of Washington
Seminary.
Bo popular has proven The Geor
gian's plan of educutlng the pupils »f
the public schools In the work of pro
ducing a dally newspaper that the
young lutzes at Washington Seminary
asked to be Included Tn the Iftt of
guests.
And The Georgian was more than
glad to extend the Invitation, the time
for the visit being fixed for Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Miss Emma R.
•Rt 4>tt, pAnrtpal of th^e«*H<wd, promptly
accepted the Invitation extended.
On arriving at The Oeorg;an office
at 2 Thursday afternoon the teach
ers and students were t.v;en In charge
by one of tho departmental heads and
the Inspection tour commenced.
First, they were shown the hustne**
department, then the editorial room*
From the mechanical department the
visitors went to the mailing . nrnmn.
where swift hands made up great bun
dles of outgoing mall. Then to tin*
stereotyping room, where men hundl. d
molten mctul, casting the plates from
which the completed paper Is printed,
ami completing the tour by watching
the big press sbiHitlng out Georgians .»>
the thousands.
Ami everybody In The Georgian if-
flee enjoyed the visit as much ns tin*
charming visitor* apparently did.
|m you want to eee beautiful Peachtree
wi»)* IfciiutlfnlT
WonM you like to drive out Peochtrw
without having to twist your wuy amoug
M\llv londcd, rattling, Jaugllug trucksV
Wntiltl you like to see the new aspludl,
lilch cost so much—nu«l which t«s»k so
long to get—kept as smooth and Rpotlvsa
. when flrst rompletedf
Then go to the meeting of* the streets
•intuittee of rouitrll Friday aftrrinHtn nt
4M-l'M'k. The f*oumilttee meets nt the
ty hull tn cottshler the onlinniuv wlmb
III protect Peachtree fnmi heavy truffle.
If you really cure nlHiut this matter, go
• tli«* I. till ml t tee and say so. There Is op
p4m|tlon. mnl the «>p|H>«ltli>n will In> busy.
The etiiomltte«> wautN to hear l$nth shh-N*.
wants to know wrhut the public think<
ntHiut It.
You don't need t«* live In Pin eh tree t«»
be Interesteil In tbla matter. It pienim
•emiethlng to yon. Just the snine, whether
\ on live In Watt Rml or l^ikewmMl or
itr<M)|;wiNMl or «pt<>wu. For |Vm*hir«v I*
At hillin’* pride, am! you are Just nn ghul
vhow l» «»ff n» though you owned It —
The train left nirmlngham at 4:48 o’clock
ami was loadeil with pnasengera.
The I hit was on n country wagon when
be dlMovereil the tirldge to lie ini tire, lie
flaggeil the tnitu with n red flannel ahlrt.
which lie took fnmi hla l»ody.
A purse wns tun«le up for the Ikit hy the
grateful iwsM'iigers whom' Uvea hla heroic
need had sav«sV
FREE TRAIN THAT
HE MAY SEE ROAD
1*1 \o
i almr
Kuppenheimer
Ahli riiuiii J4H$. Illtfo'h Is chairman of the
•muiilthM* which will make n reinmimeiuln-
I.nt !•• council. |fe says In* wouhl like f**r
.hi m .nine to the meeting and exprea*
General Manager T. K. Scott haa
offered Hon. Howdre Phlnlxy, of Au
gusta. u private car and apedul engine
ti» travel over the entire line of the
I Georgia railroad to see If the physical
condition of roadbed and rolling stock
is uh set forth In Ills recent petition,
filed with the railroad commission of
Georgia.
Manager Scott sab! that the man
agement of the road had made careful
anti pplnslaklng Inspection to see If
such conditions actually existed, but
failed to find It -so.
Hut. In order to satisfy Mr. Phlnlsy,
Mr. Kcott was ready at any time to
place every possible facility to hand.
A special engine and private car would
he placed at Ills disposal at liny time,
the start to be made from either Au
gusta or Atlanta, and orders to stop
anvwhere Mr. Phlnlsy might demand.
Tho railroad commission states that
It has received no communication from
Mr. Phlnlsy other than ni» ucktmwl-
edgment of the letter usklng f«»r de
tails and specifications In particular.
.Mr. Phlnlsy asked for time In which to
collect his data put It In shape.
If the Augusta man accepts the offer
• •f General Manager Scott, It Is proba
ble that |he three members of the rail
road cotnmlsslon will accompany him
on the tour of Inspection.
Ends Own Life ^ 2-Cent Rate
In Pennsylvania
Chicago, Fsb. 14.—Bonier. Kuppsn-
hoimsr. aged 22, iru.-nqor of B. Kuo-
penhoimtr A Co., founded b> his f.v
thsr, Jonas Kuppenhoimoi', slut and
killod himself early today in hit homoji,
iuul thence to the comiHistng roini, on Prpiri, avenue.'
HiurtsburK. I’ll.. Feb. If.—The house
) imt i-assed a blli tirnvIdlnK fur n two-
' vent rule nn mtlruaits in Rennaylvmiila. ’ neighbors.
This fa 0 dlrert contradiction of tk*
(tAtamont Of Capl.ln MrV.v, who de
clared that Ida boat was ih« last to
leave tho ohlp, and that It was not
shoved off until the passengers' boats
had cleared and every living soul bad
left the ehlb-
Youth Makes Charges.
_ Fred HiorxeoalL aaod 13. of Mg#
Tork. tend a direct ‘story, apcualn* the
captain, and- he la iorroberated by othr _
are of the saved.
Hlorgesoll said:
"The captain left his steamer In tha
very first boat. I can not be mistaken
aa to hie Identity, for 1 saw him on the
Kentucky, and he Is the aame man who
stepped Into the first boat launched
from the linking veseel. Tbe second
boat was taken possession of by a gang
of negro waiters. Theae men eeemed
to have lost their beads, and so many
crowded Into thi boat that It capslsad
ae soon as- It (truck the water, and t
believe all were lost. 1 wept In tha
third boat with five other mgn.-
What Negro Walter Saw.
Louie McFarland, a negro waiter and
member of the crew, confirmed the
story.
“No, all the pasn.igers had not bean
taken off before our life boat cleared
the vessel." he said. T saw what ap
peared to me to be fully one hundred
men and women and children on tha
decks, shouting and acting Ilka mad.
Men and women came rushing at the
aptaln and other members of tha craw,
pleading to be aavad. Tha officers had
to force them back. Tha steward. X
think It was, told them there waa no
need to put on life-preserve re, that they
must go back and be quiet and every
thing would be all right.
"Then we cut loose our boat. When
we puehed off the decks, especially the
hurricane, were crowded.
"The captain said to the purser that
they ought to try and -wve all they
could. Home one on the boat said It
would be folly to try. We could hear
Four Children
Are Cremated
llrlilRevllle. Del.. Fob. 14.—Fire which
destroyed n four-story tenement caused
the death of fouY children. Many per
sons wore driven t - ihc street In their
nlxhl eb-ihlng and were eareel for by
he stern sank Aral. Tha captain
deliberately turned his back on the
scene. 'If ffe could only get a few oof
them.' the captain remarked aa he
turned hie face away."
Purser Defends Crew,
Purser Young, of the Larchmont aatd
tie wus In hla office when the two shim
came together. He rushed out.
The people were pouring out Into
the cabin In their night dothaa," said
Young. "I shouted for every one to get
up to the hurricane deck, where the
boats were. 1 could hear othera of the
crew shouting the earns orders. When
I reached that deck 1 aaw member* of
■ hr crew at the different boats. 1 eqt
station and that they did everything
they could for the passengers.
“My place, under the rules, was tn
the captain's boat, which was up near
the bow. I found tha captain directing
the launching of this boat Nearly all
of the passenger* seemed to be st the
stem. There were only four boats there.
The ship was going down fast. Our
boat would have held ten- persons. The
reason why we got no peeeeng-ere In
this host waa because there were no
passengf re near that wo could reach.
Heard Cries From Bhlp.
"HIx minutes after we launched our
boat the Iutrchmont sank. We saw the
lights disappear as she went down and
hearil cries from the ship. Then
looked around for other boats,
eral times we thought we saw aboM