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S TWENTY-FIRST YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOHN1NG , T 23 , 1891-HIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER (50. (
LIFE'S ' FLASHING HUM ,
The World's ' Vast Oonojrns as Mirrored by
p the Modern Marvel.
SYSTEMS OF TELEGRAPHY ABROAD.
Government Control Infinitely Superior to
Private Ownership.
REMARKABLE EFFICIENCY SHOWN.
Collection , Transmission aid Delivery
Prompt and Systematic.
AMERICAN METHODS OUTDdNE.
Kir. HoHcwntci-'n Examination of tlio
nnd Subordinate Olllocs In
upland nnd Trance Inde
pendence of Kinjiloycs.
s , Jnlv ! K [ Editorial Correspond
ence J Among the most Important measures
before the last congress were several bill *
that had for their object the establishment of
a postal telegraph. When I appeared baforo
the house committee last winter in supportof
the postal tologranh its opponents asserted
that postal telegraphy had proved itself a
dismal failure In England , oiuslng very
heavy deficits In the Britbn treasury every
year. Officials of the telegraph companies
also clal-noJ that the telegraph service in
America was not only very much cheaper ,
bat moro oflUiont thvi tint In European
countries. Incldontally irroat stress was laid
upon the dangerous political Influence which
would bo exerted by the party in power
through Its control of tbo tolozraph for parti
san purposes , and the rolnforcamont of pos
tal employes by thoiuands ot telegraph opar-
utors. During my tour for recreation I am on-
ivorlng to ascertain for myself the exact
lUlUon of the telegraph sorvlca in thoprin-
clpil Enropaan states. With this object In
view I presented my loiter of Introduction
from Postmaster General Wanamakor to the
postnnstor general of Eogl.mJ , ivid was ac
corded tbo most courteous troitmcntand 0s-
cortoJ by the chiefs of the various branches
of the sorvlco through the vast establish
ment in which the great network of tolo-
lines in the metropolis is centered.
Mr. C. J. Lamb , director general of postal
telegraphs for Great Britain , not only placed
at my disposal all otliclal documents relating
to the purchase , management , earnings and
expanses of the postal .telegraph , but also
fovoroJ mo with verbal explanations and in
formation concerning methods purauod in
h indling dispatches , operating wlros and in-
lorchantro of Intornitlonal telegrams that
could not bo found in the printed documents.
The laro t telegraph ofllco in the
world , looati.l in the general poit-
ofllco building in London , is not ac
cessible to the publlo and an outline
skoteh may provo Interesting , not merely to
American telegraphers , but to the public
generally. The b.uldln itiolf is n plain
llvo story stone structure Ufno respect to
bo compare J In Its architectural features and
Interior arrangamonts with the main o'Jlco of
the Western Unlo-i company in Now York ,
nnd is not adapted for tlu convoalont trans
action of the enormous business which necoa-
sanlv Is done in It. Ample accommodations
have , however , boon provided in thn new gon-
v Ctal postolleo bjildln , which is to bo ready
"X/pr Jwcupancy in 1893.
'Beginning with the basement , whore the
batteries for the telegraph lines ara sta-
tie lo.l , I w.u afforded a striking proof of the
maanltudo of this colossal plant by the 80OOJ ,
cells of Inttory , which if strung In a line
would extend ever moro thin three miles.
These batteries , as wall ns the hollers and
hydraulic freight elevators , are supplied
_ ff'lth water from a well in the sub basement
that has a depth of 015 font. The pneumatic
tube department in the first story handles
the bulk of the dispatches , luttora and cards
that originate and are delivered within the
city ot London. In fact outside of ; the exchange
change or chamber of commerce , all com
munications within the city of London proper
nro sent through the tubas. For this pur
pose twenty tuba stations , located nt points
most aososilbln to the publlo , literally shoot
hundreds ot thousands of these messages ,
* letters and cards into the central tolopraph
building by air pressure , and there they are
redistributed and flrod b ick to other stations ,
delivered by carrier or forwarded by
telegraph or telephone to points
outside of London. The longoat of those
tubes Is that from the Westminster parlia
ment building through which the proceed
ings of nirll.vuont are shot to the central
telegraph ofllco , and thence retransmitted by
wire to provincial cities , or delivered to such
London papers as may order duplicates , The
London Times sends its parliamentary re
ports by telephones directly into the ears of
compositors , who opjrato its type
setting machines so that the first
copy the Times receives Is on
the proof.slloots drawn from the galleys or
. columns of typo alter It has boon sot by the
' "tiia.'ihinp , . The tubes have not only enabled
the postal authorities to transmit tbo dis
patches and city totters in London moru rap.
idly than they could bo forwarded by who ,
but they have done away with the costly and
Inofllcient local wire service and in a measure
the polo ami wire nuisance. But to the pub
lic the greatest bonoflt ot the tuba system is
itsohoapnesj. In Now York or Chicago n
olty mo saio of ton words coils you from 2) )
cents to 'J'i osnts , In London you can send
us many words as you can write on the blanker
or oard , which varies from oao hundred to
one thousand words , for six pence ( l'i- $
oontsj , and what is also impirUut your mm-
iagn will Invo oaeii .delivered almost baforo
the girl tint usually aots as operator In thu
hotels of local onicei of our cities has had
tlmo to copy It. By the tube system no copy-
Inp Is done the original message Is delivered
to the party to whom it ts directed , unions It
is to go by telegraph or telephone
to nilnU beyond London , Thj British
government owns a portion ot the telephone
ivstom In Rnglana and will noon acquire and
opor.ito all thu telephones. Even the llmluui
lines now.undor Us control nnablo It to maka
f * _ extniHlvo'u c of the telephone In connection
* ' with the postal telegraph for communication
between the principal cities and towns.
The telephone rooms , telegraph operating
room ) , testing board ( switching ) rooms and
offices of the electricians and many of the
various bureaus occupy the floor * above these
Hotted to the postal telegraph , There is
the Intelligence bureau , a department
& * devoted exclusively to the press service , in
which all press dispatches nro chocked ,
ilooked , assorted anil prepared for trauswU-
slon , Th ) facilities provided for the proas
service unJ tin oiljlonc/ for > vardtn < PM S
dup itches surniH anything I luvo ever
scan , lljnjrtoM and corrospjad-jnti Illo
their UUp itch Ji at 0:10 : of the tuoj
stations. Taoy an shot Into the 02.1-
tral poital tolejriph olljj aid tin nc-
dlutoty shot through niothor pnaurnittc
tube Into the lnt3llUaicj barou. Thi.vj the
onveiopo U oosnoJ , tin dlsp itoh chojkj I nud
at oaoo tratu'nlttal by spjjlil wlr-M or \ > t
telephone , a thi so i lur in ly dlrjjt. IVm
dispatches miy 1)3 duplloitoi to any nu-nbor
of pipow.and pirlia-n-salary procaadlngs and
otliocponor.il now ) Is oftun wirj I sitmilti-
neously to from two him IroJ ta three hun
dred provincial pipJM. Too IntoMUanao
bureau atsosjpplioi lo.ttod vvlro sar/loj to
leading dailies , and publisher * m ly lone a
wire for all night , or for short piriol , at
very reasonable ratos. The LinJ'm Timis ,
tho.Manchester Guardian , Llvorpoil Ojjrlor ,
and dilllo in nirmltuhvn , Elinburgh
Glasgow and Djblln r'colvo the balk of tholr
telegrams by a leased \vlru.
Moro thin three thotmml oparatori and
telegraph clerks are omplovod In the gro.it
central telegraph buildintf. Of this nutnbor
two-thirds are man. The female operators
occupy a largo and well lighted hall or oper
ating roam , In which the American Mono
Instruments with register. } and papsr reels
nro used exclusively. Nobody is pormlttod
to recolvo mossajos by sound , and tills
Is also a strict regulation In the central
telegraph oftlco in Paris. The lines operated
by women in both London and Paris are
short circuits or lines connecting suburban
towns.
The main operating room Is llko a great
machine shop although not half a ) noisy as
the main ofllca of the Westora Union in Now
York. All the modern telegraph instruments
and Invention ! nro utilised here and although
the English Wboitstono with modern im-
provnments appears to have proferonce.Amor-
Ican devices anil Inventions are largely usod.
The Hughes printing instruments , perfected
by E'tgllsh machanioi , are opar.itod on many
lines , and in fact rocolvj graitor apprecia
tion hero than In America. Ujlany's so\tu-
plox , an American invention , h'ls boon in active -
tivo use for several yoiri , and the A'inrlci'i
Inventor and pitintaj rooalvos 3,0) ) ) , or
$10,090 a year royalty from the British
govornmant. S ) whlla Amarloin tele-
gr.iph companies are content with quadruplox
instruments , the British postal telegraph en
joys the bonolt of the most economic and
time saving tolagraph instruments and piys
liberally for thnjr use to Amarican Inventors.
The LirltUh pasta ! tolo raoh par.ults no
discrimination or preference In the transmis
sion ot dUpitohoa. Its proas dispatches and
commercial nowaro trans-nlttoJ ever special
wlr es. The bulk of the commercial servlc
Is wired directly fro'n the London oxchango.
Tno governmant oflliial dispatches take tholr
turn unless very urgent , and then only are
they trlvon procadanco. The olanks for re
transmitted or rapa.itoJ massigos are in dif
ferent colors. Special blanks on extra heavy
and elegantly flnishoa pipar are i.soJ for all
messages ropoitoJ ta and from Qtioon Vic
toria. This deferential tribute to royalty is
the only ' 'nonsense" that tha London postal
telo ranh officials Indulge in so far as I could
observe.
The tnat sugjaUivo foituro of the Landan
pjstal t'jlajraii ! svstj n is , attar all , tha
celerity In dialling tale rms a-iJ the extri-
ordinary fucliltloi for thalr 'recaption and
transmission. At the present tirao there nro
. " > H3 stations from which mossigos may bo
sent by telegraph. Of those 111 are branch
postofllcos , and eighty-seven are railway
station ofiicos. Inasmuch as the telegraph
tolls are uniform throughout Great Britain ,
parties simply purchase postage stamps cov
ering the cost , and the stumped mjss.isos
are wired or fired through the tubes to their
destination wlthojt furthar coro.noiy. Press
dispatches are not stinpaj , bjtpivmont Is
required weekly or daily as the case may bo ,
and accounts are kept at the central oftlco
with all press associations and newspapers.
A letter from Dirnctor-Goaoral Lamb to
postmasters at Manchester , Birmingham and
Swansea enabled mo to make thorouKh in
spection of these provincial oflljos. The
most spacious and perfectly arranged
telegraph ofllco in England and
porbaps in nil Europe , is the central
pojtal telegraph station at Birmingham , lo
cated in the ma nl llcent new postolllco build
ing. The operating room is 42xJOi ( , with a
high arched ceiling and forty windows. The
room is fitted with ologaut and commodious
operating tables ana the wires convene in a
most ingenious and perfect testing ( switch )
board I have ever seon. Three hundred operators
raters and talograph clerks , ire employed un
der the direction of ono general mariagor.two
chief operators and eleven assist ints. The
instruments In use and inotho.U ot handling
dispatches nra pretty mucn the sama at Blr-
mlngtiam , Manchester andS.vansoi as they
are in London. The facilities for publlo re
ception and delivery ara , in my judgment , su-
ponor to the present service by our Ameri
can companies.
The French pastil tologriph is pattornol
very much after the Eaglisb , or r ithor Brit
ish postil tolograpa , which wis oitiblisho.1
only twelve yoitM a jo after thopurchiso of
all commercial lines , Is pittarnod aftor. that
of Franco , where the tolegripb lines were operated -
orated In co inaction witn thi postal sorvlco
from tno outset. A letter of Intro luotlon
from .Minister Wultoliw Ilild , prasontaJ
with my letter fro 11 .Mr. Wanam ikar , secured -
cured for ma the courtoaus attoitlo i of tilo-
graph olUelaU and aJmUslon into the oper
ating roami and bittory rooms at the great
central telegraph stitlon in Paris. Director
General Maomo parjo-ially escorted mo
throuch the dopirtnunts , explaining thj
mathods employed and the manner of doing
business.
In Paris as in Lindoc. , all city dlspatchos
and cards and the bulk of all t'io telegrams
that originate wl'.hln thn city ara forwarded
by pnaumitlo lubat to the great tuba oniccs
in the central station which occupies ono
wing of the general poUofllco , and there re-
dUtrlbutod. Such as are directed to parts of
the city \vithln roach of the contra I station
u-odohvoroJ by oiri-Ior. Tnoio directed to
moro distant pirts of the city are shot
through the tuba to tha branch postolllce
nearest \Uolr doUInatlnn ana delivered
jy carrier from tint paint. DUpatchai
ilirootml to paints outside of Paris are llro I
from thu central tnbo ofiloo into thfi telegrapher
or telephone room in thj upper storv ot the
biilldlng and their tiled for transmission.
The principal operating room * of thu cen
tral Pam postal telegraph is a rootanirular
: iall with d Hhle arc'io ' 1 calling. Tna opar.it-
intf ' .iblos ara plio)4 in pailtlo n so as to
ivold confuslua ail Insurj oanvouancj for
retransmission. Tnaontlro switching U dine
.n a room adjacent. M ) ro Instrununts are
In use on all short circuits and the Hughoi
irlntlng appirafis is employed on savoral
"tnrouirh" llnoi. The l-Vonuh H udat Instru
ments are the favorite. Ttioio instruments
ro opcr&tod by synchronlo mavomont : the
only skill required U in transmitting. The
operator who strikes the boys , which ro-
tomblo these of a piano , Is obliged
nt each stroke of a tiny pendulum
Vibrating by oloctrio motion , to keep
[ CONTINUED ox TUIUU IMOB.J
HiS
DEATH CAME TO MANY.
Wreck of Two Laro Bnildiuss in the Oitj
of New York.
BLEEDING AND CRUSHED AND BRUISED.
Scores of Victims Imprisono ; ! in the Maza
of Tangled Ruins.
FIRE'S 'AWFUL FURY GRASPS THE WRECK.
'Mid ' Shooting Flamci Its Human Victims
Writhe and Burn. .
AWFUL AND SUDDEN THEIR SUMMONS.
Fn.HolniUlntly Horrible tlio Scenes
Whluli ISiiHito Ilcruio Flrcnicu
Tlic Vlotiins of the
Disiifiter.
New YOIIK , Aug. iJJ. A most disastrous
aim tcrribto accident occurred this afternoon
at 12:30 : o'clock in Pane place , between
Groowlch street and College place. At that
time the streets was filled with people and
heavy laden wagons and trucks.
First a small , white , vaporish cloud burst
from the ground floors of Nos. 70 , 73 and 71
Park place ; then was heard a dull , deep ,
sullen roar , as If some monster was trying to
break his bonds. The roar was followed by
nn eruption and a mass of brick , stone and
timber was hurled thirty foot heavenward.
The cries of terror of the men and the
almost human screams of the horses was only
a small accompaniment to the terrible sccuo
which instantly followed. Not moro than a
second could have elapsed before the front
walls of Nos. 70 , 7- and 74 fell crashing into
the street.
Horribly , Fnclmitln ly Attractive. .
To those who saw the sight it was horri
bly attractive. The great walls slowly rolled
and swelled out with an undulating motion ,
until , slowly at first , but then mora rapidly ,
they gave way , and in a moment there wns
not a stick or n stone standingabovo the first
Iloor between the dividing walls. There did
not remain the slightest resemblance of what
had been three seconds before an apparently
strong , well constructed building. The mass
of brick , stone and timber fell upon the side
walk and filled half the width of the street.
At first there wns no sign of tho. The at
tention of these who were gathered from all
quarters was attracted by the sound of
escaping steam , which was spouling forth
from a pipe which had been broken by the
falling walls. Anumber of electric wlros had
boon torn down , but fortunately the current
had been turned oft from all but
ono , that ono , which lay in the uuddlo of the
street was spitefully flashing out its deadly
electric lluid. Tbo fonr of the electric wlros
caused the immense crowds lo surge from ono
side of the street to the other.
An express wagon was standing almost di
rectly opposite the buildings when the ex
plosion took place. It was loaded with boxes
and trunks mid was drawn by ono horso.
The driver whipped the beast up to escape
from the falling walls. The covered part of
the wagon caught the wires and tore several
of them from the post. The crowds which
had gathered made the streets almost impas
sible. >
Kiro Adds its Terrors to the Scone.
In the meantime ) ( ire bad broken out and
was licking the lower part of No. 08. At
least titty men had clambered up on. the
pile of ruins hoping to rescue some of the un
fortunates who were buried Beneath the
tangled pile , but they weru driven away by
the llro which was rapidly spreading. It
had burst out on the other sidu of.tbo ruins
and ran rapidly up the elevator shaft at the
main entrance to the block of buildings of
which Nos. 70 , 72 and 74 are a part. Fora
tlmo the hissing steam fought the flro. but as
that died out the consuming clement made
moro headway.
If the flro department could have been on
the scone at the tlmo of the explosion the terrible -
riblo effect of the llro would bavo boon per
verted in a largo part. As it was , the first
contingent ot the department did not appear
until llvo minutes after the explosion. The
doljy was duo to the blocked condition of
Murray street and Park place and Church
street. Ono hose cart came tearing down
College placo. The electric wlros were hang
ing down above the horses' heads. The
driver of the cart with his biro hand fear
lessly gra sped the wire which had caught in
nls seat and flung it ever his head. A line of
hose was laid and ono feeble little stream
from a hydrant was playodon the fire , which
was breaking out on the side next to No. OS.
Soon afterward other engines arrived , but
the efforts of the department were directed
to ono portion of the llro. To tboso who were
watching the slowly creeping ilamos the
delay was a terribl'i strain.
Suddenly the flro burst out In darkly
colored flames from the third , fourth and
fifth stories of that part of the building in
Park placu next to Greenwich street. This
part of the building was occupied by Lind
say's typo foundry. The floors and other
parts of the place were saturated with oil , or
other Inflammable matter , which fed the
lames generously. A murmur ran through
the throng that thu building was lost and the
multitude shuddered at thinking of the fate
of the occupants of the ruined and burning
part of the building. When a full force of
Ircmon did at last got to won : , the headway
of the lira was soon chocked by their skillful
endeavors.
Whllo the flames were bursting forth from
the building , unrestrainedly leaping in all di
rections , the crowd was horrified to see a
.rain on the Ninth avenue elevated road glld-
ng slowly directly by the burninj building.
The falling ot the walls In the first Instiuco
ind lead these assembled to bellcvo that
there would bo n repetition of that awful oc
currence. However , the trains continued to
un all the afternoon , although later on the
down track only was used.
Honctitli tlin T.injjlI'llVrook. .
As the interest In the explosion and the
falling walls In a measure subsided horrible
conjectures were circulated us to how many
vero injured in the ruins , Working people ,
as well ai these engaged in offices and ware-
muses , generally got their luncheon at noon
or a little later. TUuru was a cheap res-
aurant on the ground Iloor of No , 74 , In which
t was thought there were about twenty-five
lorsons whim the accident happened. In the
ipiwr portion of the building there was a
argn number of working people employed by
a firm of llthograuhera and In other truuos.
I u not known how many people were em
ployed In the places , but us Saturday is rec
ognized as a half holiday , beginning at 1 p.
n. , it is presumed that most of them who
vero not out were setting something to oat
.
In the building. A deep fooling of horroi
spread through the throng an estimate ol
the number of victims vjui 'passed from
mouth to mouth. MoroovOKHhis was almost
the only subject of Imiiilrjy" . it was on the
lipi of eve v ono. During fho whole ot these
lonir t\vo hours the llro relgSod stipromo. It
could not bo snniclontly ub''duod to permit
the firrmon to make any effort to extricate
the dead and wounded.
Vnlnly Calling for Help.
The number of dead wosr "variously esti
mated at from twenty to two hundred , Po
liceman Hack said that ho UUUlcd throe men
out of the kitchen In the bajicment under the
Hudson restaurant. Ho.catered the base
ment through a plumbing luop. Back said
ho saw nt least fifty porsonsjparlly ouriod in
the basement , Some of thorn were alive and
calling loudly for holn but most of thorn were
evidently dond. &
TnlK-H With ICyo Witnesses
Dominick Blrkey , a co'oK who was em
ployed in the kitchen of too 1'etcrson res
taurant , No. 74 Park place , escaped from
the ruins dressed only in hti undershirt and
trousers. Ho said : "Thao were 11 vo of
us in the kitchen and wofworo all busy
at work when there was a great crash.
*
It seemed as if the buildlngfell nil about us ,
but wo were not hurt. There was a aoor from
the basement into No. 78 , but it was closed.
I knocked it down and the Bother cooks fol
lowed mo out. At the sidewalk wo had to
crawl through an opening in the wall which
had partly fallen in. " Blrlfty was not able
to give the names ot the otncr cooks who es
caped. " "I
Policeman Back of the Second precinct was
at West street and Park plnoo when the explosion -
plosion occurred. IIo ran to the sccno to find
the building wrocuod and -.burning fiercely.
IIo said : " 1 saw that nothing could bo done
from the front on Park place , and with Tire-
man Vroedendurg of thojhook and ladder
company No. 10 I wont through a basement
on Greenwich street. Wo Wde our way to
the wall of the wrecked building with hooks ,
bars and axes and made n hole through the
wall through which wo took ? out the employes
from tbo kitchen ot thofrestaurant. , Wo
could see others fasttnttho ruin , but wo
could not assist them , as' the smolto and
flames soon enveloped them !
Jacob Schleslnger , omnloyed In the build
ing on the opposite side of Park place , said
that there must have boon-Sot least 100 per
sons in the building when | the explosion oc
curred. IIo saw fifteen or sixteen girls at the
windows of Liobel & Co.'s'oftlco ' ' on the third
floor just as the the building fell. Ills im
pression was that the expl&sion occurred in
'
Kosonfcld's store.
Dentil in the Klcc'trlo " \ \ Ires.
Michael Cronin , president of the Volunteer
Firemen's association , wa 'standlng nt Col
lege clnco. IIo said thatf'tho ' dust was so
thick after tno explosion thai ho could not
see the building. Ho sawafterward , that all
of the electric wires had boon broken in two
and that horses received sh'ocks. Ono man
ho saw running from the scone of the wroclc
came in contact with a liiro wire and was
knocked down. f *
Prank Burns of tbo Phptisraph Engraving
company said that ho wa n an upper win
dow just opposite the scon'ojyf the disaster
and that ho hoard a rufaffing sound. Ho
saw through the dust n 'c'plofcd man escape
, frora Itio buildlnrr.sljonlsttc5 vV a. number of
people fall from the up'per Windows and ho
described it as if they had l5ean blown from
the windows. Following them were the fall
ing walls which fell upon and buried the
pooplo. IIo saw two other inon beside the
colored man escape , one of whom staggered
and fell.
H. C. Stall , who formerly was employed by
Liebelur , saw the crash. Hq suld : "I know
most of the men employed there , and I
recognucd ouo of them as ho fell into the
street with the front wall. Ho is Louis Ber
nard. I saw him drop with the shower of
bricks from the fourth story. Ho foil on the
ruins in the strcnt , scrambled to his feet and
got away. Ho was badly hurt and his head
was "cut. They took him to the hospital.
Bernard was a stone grinder. I saw some
other persons go down In tt rums when the
front foil , but I did not roci4'ni/.o tholr faces.
They are dead beyond quus lon. "
Work of ItcHoiio PCKUII.
As soon as the flames were under control
the work of recovering the bodies of the
persons who were burled beneath the ruins
was begun. About forty manly firemen
climbed upon the great heap of dooris that
filled the street and oogon the search for the
bodies. They worked like fiends , every ono
of thorn. They seemed to rcall/o perfectly
that in their ott'urts depended tbo lives of
many of the victims who were buried be
neath the heaps of brick. Ono minute's
delay might decide the fate of some poor
follow. After twenty minutes work the
men saw the dead body of a man down in the
heap of bricks. Thou every man worked for
nil ho was worth and c'carcd ' away the mass
in an astonishingly short space of time.
OAt 2:20 : o'clock the body of a man was
found. It was burned and charred so that
the features were unrecognizable.
The Chambers' Street hospital sent n corps
ot physicians and surgeons who assisted the
firemen in the search for bodlou. They were
Charles T , Parker. Drs. J. F. Manning and
W. S. Stone , of the house staff , and Dr.
Crotton , an ox-hospital surgeon who volun
teered his services.
Scorched and Itlmtcrotl untl Hurncd ,
About fifteen minutes after the first body
was taken out , the firemen panic across an
other body of a man lying Under n ploco of
roofing near the side of thot entrance. The
man was apparently thirty sears of aee. His
legs , hands mid face wore badly burned.
The firemen were working' bravely , when
suddenly beneath tholr Fodt ) th'ey heard a low
moun. It was feeble and sounded llko that of
ichild. . The firemen redoubled their efforts
In clearing away the imm "of bricks and
timbers from the spot \Vhonco the sound
same. After working heroically for nearly
twenty minutes , Edward S. Mulligan , driver
at hook and ladder company No , 8 , raised a
little girl In his arms.
A Touching j.'iino.
That she was alive and conscious after
being burled under the miss of brick seven
Toot deep was almost u ihlracle. Tno little
girl's ' face and arms were bJoeUIng from cuts
'
uid burns , but she was nti'le lo talk. As soon
is Mulligan raised her up aho titled her eyes
: o a window on the upper Iloor ot a build'lni , '
icross the ttreut and called In piteous tones.
"Thoro's my mamma. " The mother upon
seeing her cnilu became so frantic with joy
.tint hu'l it not been for thd combined efforts
if four inon standing 11041by * ue would htwo
limped from thu window. 'When the little
: irl was rescued the crowd yelled and
: luppod their hands in.Joy. u was a touch-
ng sight and Ono that will not uo
loon forgotten by tbosg who iaw it. The
Ittlo girl was. carefully placed In an ambulance
uul taken to the Cihambir ' street hospital.
L'tie mother , whoso numo is Mrs. Mary Hoag-
lock rushed through/the directs crying plto-
msly "O , my darling , my darling child , res-
mod , rescued. " The llttlq thing told the
nen as they were placing her ID the arnbu-
auco that her brother and ulster were both
lead under the bricks. It seem ! that she
ICONTINUBU ox ISECONIJ IMUK. ]
MONARCH'S ' CHILDREN ,
Another Royal Family Skeleton Expoicd tc
the Vulgar World.
STORY OF KING CHARLES' ' CORRUPTNESS ,
Chapter in tbo Private Life of a Divini
Ruler.
VAST ESTATES TO BE DIVIDED NOW ,
Prioo of Profligacy Distributed with Reck
less Disregard of Rights.
GENERAL CURIOSITY AS TO THE HEIRS.
QttCBtinimble Connections niul Orljjln
ol * Some HranuhcH of tlio Gront
Kn llHli lloii-u-H Many llnvo
Cause 1'or Silence.
"
[ Copj/i tght ISHl l > uJan\'js \ ( Ionian lltnntll , ]
LOVDO.V , Aug. ! 22.-fNow York Herald
Cable Special to TUB Unn.l In my last
dispatch I had a story to tell of ono of the
descendants of Charles II. Today I must
record the death of the last representative
on the maternal side of another of
the merry monarch's children by his
mistress , Barbara Villicrs , in the person
of the duke of Cleveland. Barbara
Vllllors was a woman of moro distinction in
her day than Nell Gwynno , but that tact
naturally made no difference In the social
standing of the duKoi of Cleveland and dukes
of St. Albans. They all stand on the same
level with the doscomlonts of another family
introduced into the English pool-ago by tlio
festive Charles , the dunes of Hichmond , do-
scendcntsofaFrcnch woman created duchess
of Portsmouth. The time when Nell
Gwynno wns once hooted by n mob under
the Impression that she was the French mis
tress will not be forgotten by some of your
readers although it is little too outspoken for
the delicate cars of the present generation.
Thn late duke of Cleveland was n worthy
old gentleman , interfering out little with
publlo affairs , taking great pride
in his landed possessions , which comprised
not far short of 100,000 acres. IIo owned
many lordly pleasure houses , his favorite
being the Battle abbey , the very spot where
King Harold breathed his lastSOJ years ago ,
where ho had long ago m ado up Ins mind to die.
IJe purchased the place from Sir G. Webster
and it took such a bold upon his affections
that ho completely deserted the crnud an
cestral seat , Haby Castle house. The duke
of Cleveland novcr boasted of the blood of
Charles H. but ho was proud ot his descent
from the family of Vane , who go back through
Welsh Uncage to some remote period not far
posterior to the flood.
When it comes to tracing the Welsh an-
costory wo soon get lost in the mystery of
antiquity. It was therefore to the Vanes
and not to Barbara villlers that the Into
duke pointed as tbo stock from which ho
sprung. And now what is to become of the
lady and Battle Abbey and the hundred
thousand acres and all the rest of the duko's '
great possessions. Ho loft no son and no
brother.
iMnoli Family Treasure.
None but his widow survives him and she
is the mother of Lord Uoseberry. Will Lord
Hoseborry succeed to the immense Inherit
ance ! The duke of Cleveland could leave it
where he liked , either to strangers or to the
children of his widow. A few years ago , be
fore his own marriage , the very chance of
all this wealth coming to him might
have thrown Lord Rosobcrry into great
agitation , but his alliance with the house of
Rothschild renders him Indifferent to such
consideration. Tbo recent loss ot his de
voted wife still lies heavily upon him , for
she In her turn was devoted to her husband ,
und.sinco his wife's death has retired alto-
together from the publlo gnzo.
It Is to bo hoped this is only for n time for
Lord Roseberry is too valuable a man to bo
spared from the sorvlco ot his country. The
British public , ahvays interested in the trans
mission of Immense wealth , \vants to know
who pot the 200,000 a year or so ago which
the late duke enjoyed , together with the
broad acres and historic houso. In
duo season the will must bo made
known , but nt present nil is conjecture.
There is a rumor that everything has boon
loft to the widow with power , of course , to
dispose of it at her death according to her
pleasure. This Is doubtful , but nt any rate
the property cannot go to support the line of
Olovehinds or the barony of Barnad. All
that can bo carried on by the
doseendent and that passes to Mr. Henry
Uo Voro , who man led ono of thu daughters
jf marquis of Exeter of "Burghly House
by Stamford Town , " concerning whom I also
liad occasion to wnto you. I suppose the
late duke has loft half of his wealth to this
young gentleman. In that , case the family
seat , Kxotors , now In considerable Jeopardy ,
might bo saved. Some wealthy stock broker
ur speculative builder would bo kept from
intruding upon the domain of Queen Eliza
beth's prime minister. Thus ono chance
follows quickly on another for the Exotors
ire broKcn but thu families may bo main
tained with the wealth of the last of the
Jlovolands. .Uulgo then with what curiosity
ivo all await the opening of the late duke's
Will. MUMIIKIl OP Pilll.IAMBNr.
S I'ltOHl'HVTS.
Opportunity in Her History
to Acquire Untold Wealth
] Copi/rfoM IS)1 bu Jama Oonlnn Itcmiftt. 1
LONDON , Aug. 22. [ Now York Herald
Liable Special to TIIK Bun. j The bitter nnd
ilack outlooK of Europe as compared with
.ho golden outlook of America was pictured
ay Chauncoy M. Dopo\v today , and as I sat
n the little parlor at Almond's hotel the
ivoras made the Americans present feel
.tmiiUful. Wo had been talking about
: ho failure of European crops and
ho success of American crops. Uopow's
nyos sparkled. "It is the greatest
importunity America has had for n decade to
; ot rich , " ho said , "it Is stupendous. Vandor-
jilt and myself have just finished our tour
lirough Franco , Germany , Austria , BwlUor-
amt , Servla , Uoumanla and Turkey. Evory-
vhero Is the same story of short crops. Then
amo tbo announcement of ttu failure of thn
iusslun rye crops. I had nn opportunity
if meeting and talking with the leading
non of many countries and am satisfied that
heio is a huge deficiency In the European
rops. It did not sadden mo , for 1 know this
tendency could bo made up by Anferica at
irlcus very little hlghor than the people bad
wen paying. '
"This Journey was a remarkable contrast
o tha one which Vanderbllt and I took bo-
ere falling from borne. Wo traveled
nearly six thousand miles In.icrlon ;
seeing with our own eyes nnd he " i will
our own ears proof of the nbunij . whoa
crop. My information is that the1 . 1 cro [
is also abundant. Thn largo harr'f ns pu
all questions of failure boyoudJ usslon
"
It is the best year for ten years. ,2" is mat ?
nlllcont abundance is not Intorfnfir ; vlth bj
local speculations nnd locked uf | seniors ,
America will tins year got back the goli
that has como to Kuropu in coi jenco o
the excess of exports. It wllf RO bacl
to America in pay for grain , | it all de
pends on whether speculators ' . ho crops
alono. The last great corner cost the L/nltod
States f00,000,000. ! We can recover It all i
this year's prosperity is allowed to develop
* in Its normal , natural wav. Lot speculation
stand aside nnd wealth will pour In upon
us. Farmers will have plenty of
money to Improve land , build now barm ami
buy moro supplies. This will enable manufac
turers to employ moro wnpo workers , railroads
will reap a golden harvest and will DO employ
ing more men. Moro sidetracks will bo built ,
increasing the work In the mines and Iron
mills , and wealth will spre.ul Itself through
the whole people. Kvory man , woman nnd
child in America should bo richer this year ,
but if any corner is attempted this piospority
will shrink up.
Danufrs of SppcnlMtioti.
"When the great corner existed the last
time British capitalists were frightened.
The price of labor and the price for food go
hand in hand. Manufacturers said , 'If wo
allow ourselves to got Into the grasp of re
morseless speculators banded against us it
may make us pay Si per bushel for
wheat or even ? ! . ' Up to that time the
deficiencies InHritlsh brcndatuffs were always
supplied by America. In a conservative
country the general activities go on in the
same channels unless revolution occurs.
Revolutio- was brought about by the con
spiracy of wheat speculators. Knglund be
came alnrmeu and turned her eyes
In other directions. She found sup
plies in Kus iu. The wheat crop .stimu
lated Ksrypt to build railroads ; cultivate
breadstufts and helped India to develop grain
Holds nnd provide transportation. In other
words , wheat corners force England to or
ganize competition and raised many powerful
commercial adversaries.
"Coming from the grain fields of Amer
ica and having surveyed Europe , I
am certain nothing can prevent Amer
ica from rol'ing ' in wealth this > car but
another attempt to corner the market. The
American people have a masjnilirent pros
pect , but it wouldn'thnvc happened if a dem
ocrat had been at tlio head of the govern
ment. I am a believer in special providence
and feel that piovidence having witnessed
the effect of the last democratic administra
tion , sent good crops in America , had crops
in Europe as a blessing to the republican ad
ministration and that it might bo continued , "
"Did you road the declaration of Mr.
Lldordalc , the governor of the Hank of ling-
land , in the Herald to the effect that Eng
land's ' finances are lo'.vor than before but
In no danger. " "I did"Said Dcpew , "and I
icgard it the most important statement
made anywhere in the world this year , binco
my return from London I have verified
every word spoken by Mr. LUldcrdalo and
can add my assurance to his that thuio Is not
an important failure In sight. " < ftB ; >
"Dldyou read the resolnthm ot tlio Penn
sylvania republican state convention endorsing
ing Blaine for president ? "
Thinks Uliiino the Man.
' That resolution expresses the unanimous
opinion of the republican party
throughout the country. Blaine can have
the nomination by simply holding
up his linger. Ho is the most phenompiiallv
popular man In Amoiica. No other man has
over reached such eminence. Blaino'a
masterly foreign policy , especially in deal
ing with the Italian difficulty and
his reciprocity schemes have opened
the eyes of the American people
to his greatness. Other men like
McKinlov have shown great ability but what
they have done has boon nn improvement or
modification of ideas already In force , but
reciprocity iu tno sense adopted by 111.lino Is
brand now. The American people Dclluvu ho
discovered the secret of our foreign markets.
South Amorcia , commercially speaking ,
will bo ours , so will Cuba.
The former , manufacturer and wniro
worker seen the breadth nnd depth of the
reciprocity policy. Blnino holds the nomina
tion ns the next presidential candidate In his
hands. All divisions in party against him
have vanished , oven his enemies admire him.
A word from him and he Is the candidate of
the party , but Blaine Is an old man and not
In vigorous health. To stand the excitement
of a presidential _ campaign and llvo ,
a man must not only 60 In perfect health but
In the prime of life. When the nomination
comes Blame's family and friends may force
him to decline. "
"And then "
"And then President Iinrrison would b ?
nominated. "
"Mr. Dopow , do you honestly think there
is a cnanco for Harrison being nominated I"
"Thero is , certainly , if Blaine declines. "
"Who do you think will bo the democratic
nominee ( "
"Cleveland , if be can reconcile hh n'roady
expressed views with the sliver planks that
will bo pushed in the democratic national
platform. The only thing Clovoinnd can do
Is to como before the democratic convention
and say , 'If I am president I will be thu
servant of my party and will accept any
policy formed by the mnjoritv of ray pirty In
congress. " If Cleveland does this ho will bo
nominated , if not , ho will not bo nominated. "
Mr. Uepow said Mr , Vanderbilt wilt roach
London September 4. Both will sail for New
York September 9.
FAT.ll. F1KK.
Lives Lost In a Iluriilnj ; London Tene
ment.
Lovnov , Aug. 22. A ilro broke out at an
early hour this morning In a tenement house
in Shadwoll , a suburb of this city. The
house was occupied by ton persons , nil of
whom were extremely poor. The flames
spread with startling rapidity , and before all
could make tholr escape the staircases were
a mass of flumes , making exit by this means
impossible. Ono woman occupying apart
ments on one of the upper floors , finding all
moans of escape nut off , rushed to n window ,
and , to the horror of the bystanders , sought
safety by jumping. She only avoided ono
manner of death to meet another , far she
landed on the stone pavement and was in
stantly killed. The other persons who also
adopted this moans of escaping from the
burning building wore moro fortunate , though
thov each received serious Injuries. After
the llro was subdued the firemen and police
entered thu tenement , and on guarchlng the
rooms found tbo bodies of two unfortunates
who , unabl-j to reach thu windows and over-
L'oimi by the smoke , had fallen In their tracks.
Tholr bodies had boon burned to a crisp.
DrojiH.
Pints , Aug. 23. There has been In the de
partment of Pyrenees Qulntallo , a terrific
Hailstorm , which , It u reported , destroyed
Hundreds ot vineyards around Uroto ,
TTP P \ I F
IMIPlMfTP IIS MIL ,
Arthur Mcyor Observes tlio End of the
French Republic ,
ALREADY THE MASSES FAVOR ROYALTY.
Many Evidoticos of a Desire For a Moro
Decorative Govorumout.
ENGLAND'S IDEA OF TREATY BOND3.
Made Only to bo Broken on Exory Convjn-
iout Occasion.
INSPIRATIONS OF RUSSIA'S RULER ,
'Many AliMNitrcs AttrilmtiMl to Olliora
Tlint Ai-oSu m'stoil and Huoi'c'MS-
I'ully Coiuliit'tt'tl Iiy ilio C/.nr
His Views of
1KI1 liu Jiim'4 fliirlrm
AUK. C'J. i New York Herald Cable
Special to TIM : BIK. : | After thociitunsl-
asm dlsplavod ever the visit of the Kroiioh
lleot at Croustatlt , the utter indilteu < nco
evinced by Franco In regard to the rocootlon
of the squadroti U stiiking In thu oxtromu.
Today 1 asiiod Arthur Meyer , editor of the
Gaulols , for an account for contrast. Ho did
moro. IIo gave mo an entirely now view ot
this chapter of French history. lie said ho
was certainly much surprised at what hap
pened In Russia.
"Mv opinion , founded upon a thorough
Investigation , Is that the car himself was
prime and sole mover In the arrangement * , "
said ho. ' 'The czar wns very well Informed
of what the policy of Franco was , and was
quito aware of the spirit of hesitation prevailing -
vailing among certain member * of the minis
try who , without being severely attache 1 to
the policy , strove to maintain a nontrai
attitude toward Germany and accept
the present inocCeptablo position.
\\ill Spent ; Direct.
The czar has determined to ignore this and
speak directly to Franco. This explains his
dispatches to President Uarnot and Mayor
Shcrbourg. I am glad ho won the great
stake ho played for. I don't deny the p-itttot-
ism of my adversaries , but It Is ah turd to
attribute to them the honor of the act which
the crar alone planned and executed accordIng -
Ing to his progivmmo.
"The czar was to go to Leith and Uron-
ttadt , " continued Mr , Mayor. "Then came
the queen's ' invitation. It was not possible :
to Ignore that invitation without ofluiidlng
the government , with which wo are on good
terms , but to govern Is to foresee these
things , and the French govornmant should ,
have foreseen this , butaftornll there is no grca
danger to our relations with Uussia with oui'
present licet at Portsmouth. Whatever our
reception , the world will see what dlfforonco
there is between acts inspired by diplomacy
and these that spring from the hoirt. "
"Well , M. Meyer , " I asked , "is there a
treaty between Franco and Hussia ) "
"Thero is understanding based upon
mutual necessity which is immensely bettor
than a treaty , " ho replied. "Wtrit is t )
treaty ! A moro piece of paper , us Salisbury
said , and as ho proved when England untorocl
the triple alllnnco and immediately after
wards , taught by the Cronstadt affair ,
umpcd out of it llko a ballet dancer. "
Fnvorf * the HoynlUtq.
Mr. Meyer wont on to say how his royalist )
icart throbbed with greater hope since
the Cronstadt reception. The czar says ho
will influence the interior as well us the ox-
torlov policy ot Franco. It will C.IUST her to
tread a path of conciliation and union ot
> artios.
"May not the republic understand the
iccesslty for conciliation and bo working to
that end ! But in that case , Mr. Meyer , will
lot the result bo fatal to the hopes of the
restoration of the monarchy ! "
"On the contrary , " was the reply , ' 'tha '
opublic is becoming wise , sedate and con
servative. Now every Government which
oscs sight of Its origin is moving towards
transformation. Already wo are becoming
monarchlnl and cannot receive sovereigns
and princes without a ceremonial , dilTonnir
ittlo from that of a court. The day will
come when the country will wisher
or a government moro ilecoiatlvo
nan a republic , when it will cry out tot
'lutnct or Pannchi. Already it cheers
V ivo lo c nr,1 'Vivo lo roi do Sorblo. ' and
Vivo lo rot do Greco. ' That gives them no
nppotito for a king. "
"When , Monsieur Moycrl"
"Oh , In seine yours , " Meyer replied.
CO.VHK.V/.I / . m/.s/.vj.s.s.
ntado Against t\
Man.nrWar. .
LONIIOV , Aug. S3.Tho Times today pub
lishes a letter from Lisbon In whk'h the
writer declares that President Balnmccda of
Chili being unable to borrow immej sul/cd ,
tha silver bullion In the treasury of Santiago
do Chili which was stored there us .security
for the fiduciary clicular , and ho trlod to
transport this abroad as payment for will pa
mid arms ordered In Europe. The writer of
this loltor said that Bulmucodn was unable to
hire a private vessel to undertake the trans
portatlon of the sliver and ho lluallv per
suaded the commander of the Ezpioglo , a
British man-of-war , to convoy $1,101,000 to
Montevido , where that Hum was demanded
nn August 15. The. Times , commenting on
tbo circumstance * , says that It is confident
that this was done without the consent of
the British admiralty , adding that It Komncd
as though a British man-of-war had been
made the accomplice of downright loDbory.
The transaction , the Times says , ilcmands a
full and prompt investigation.
An Italian Kartluimiko ,
KMMB , Aug. SJ. Strong earthquake shock *
ivero felt todav atYrona. . Uolngnu , Trctf-
iiino , Bullano , Modena and Purina , No loan
} f llfu is reported.
M ill Not Take Clinrm > .
CMICUIO , Aug. SS.-I otil Wulff , the Wosh-
ington correspondent of the Nuw ViukKtaaU
iColtunir , will not assume the edltoiiui chair
if the Jlllnois Staats.ultung formerly occu
pied by thu late Herman Hatter , hut will 1)3 )
nndo assistant to the dead editor's successor1.
William Uasn , who for twenty yours has
ueon the able assistant of Mr. Krister , hai
joen placed In thu position ot editor in-chief
) f the paper , and Air. WullT has buun glvo
ha position vacated bv his promotion ,
.Severing the TCH. |
Nuw OHM : INS La , Aug. S'A Tlio Times *
Democrat' * Uallas , Tex , special says : The
'armors' state alliance , which lias been in
lusslon for nearly a week , finally adjourned' '
onlght. Aside Irom adopting thu OculA
ilatfonn and rcantrmlng thu sub-treasury
ichomo. It took no other decisive steju in a
lolltlcal way. But In running through tho'
lolegutcs it is melusj to deny that thu ton *
loncy of the uillnncu Is to drift away /rota
.ho lupubllcan and democitUlo purtlu * .