The Omaha Daily Bee NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO EIGHT V7EATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska. Fslr. For lows Fair For weather report sco psito -. VOL. XL NO. loS. OMAHA TUESDAY MORNINU, DI-X'KMUKR 20, 1910 SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE- COPY TWO CENTS. SENATE REFUSES QU0HU)lDECIS10iN Upper Chamber Orerrulei Dictum by Mieraan that Senator Haying- Pair Could Be Counted. 4CTI0N FOLLOWS A PROTEST Similar Ruling by Chairman Previ ously Starts Dispute. HOUSE ENGAGES IN WRANGLE Measure to Codify Postal Laws Causes the Discussion. ;0ME WOULD TAKE UP PENSIONS 'ereral M ambers Attempt to Take A4tiiIii of Parliamentary Rule ta Attain Their Object Wlth oat Avail. WASHINGTON. Iec. lS.-As the result f a ruling by Vice President Sherman that a senator having a pair with another en.eor caum u. cuumeu .u w. - . and manl;rd according to their Judgment, quorum, the senate today, on motion of, After Mrs rudany., annun,. , ,,ald ,t Benator Hale, refused to accept tht dictum. dlrectpd tcn of chndr,n ghau be verruling It. 7 to 17. The refusal of the , pad annuRllv OO0o for flva vear, and l0 lenate to accept the decision of Its rre- Jol)n shw of Cnlralro J500 annuanv for ildlng officer followed a protest voiced five Jearf, The chndren Bre Mrs Wnilam farller In the day against a similar ruling j p Nclson ,Va,.t T. cudahy. Clara A. Cud made by Mr. Sherman Baturday. The hv M , . H ,..., of Kn vsten ;lah today, as was the case Saturday, tame up during the consideration of the omnibus claims bill. The senate passed a few minor bills and adopted the house resolution agreeing to adjourn on Wednes day for the Christmas recess, reconvening January S. The house early In the session fell Into a parliamentary wrangle, which developed when the bill to codify the postal laws was taken up. The measure was still un der consideration when the house ad journed. Several bills of minor Import ant were passed. Both houses will be In session tomor row. Senate ta Determined. By Its vote of today the aenate again emphatically announced Its determination to resist all efforts to alter Its rules In , any way looking to the establishment of clotre In that body. In connection with votes on amendments to the omnibus claims bill a vote was taken on an appeal by Senator Hale on a de cision by the chair similar to that of Sat urday. All of the seventeen votes In favor of sustaining the chair were cast by re publicans. Of the thirty-seven votes against the chair twenty were cast by republicans and seventeen by democrats. In the roll call the point was made by Mr. Heyburn that only by unanimous con sent could a senator be excused from vot . Ing. even In observance of a pair, and after the call was concluded Senators 111 lingham and Martin were compelled to rls and ak to be excused because of - pairs. . ' No objection was made. ' Postal l.avrs BUI In Moose. The reading was begun In the house to day of a bill for the revision and coJlTka- j tlon of the postal laws. This provides for a practical reclassification of the postal service and for the appointment of a di rector general of posts. The latter would be a permanent government official sub ject to dlmlssal for cause only, and would be the pi actual manager of the entire Fostofflce department. This would no tdlrpense with the cabi net position of postmaster general, and the latter would be the real head of the de partment, giving his attention, however, anno entirely iu uit uruaurr ejueawu.,, i policy af reeling the .department. Hat her slow progress was made with the reading of the bill, which la a long one, be- cause some of the members were anxious to have taken up a pension bill providing pensions for civil and Mexican war veter ans more than 02 yeaia old. Every parlia mentary rule these members could think of was resorted to, but without result. The house did not adjourn, however, without a struggle, two calls for quorum and three roll calls being necessary before It wn decided to give up, for the day at least, all efforts to get the pension bill up. Mann to Introduce .New Itllt. As the result of the conference with New York and Chicago business men today Rep- resentatlve Mann of Illinois, chairman of ' country will dominate the butter quota trie house committee on Interstate com- ; tlons for the coming year. Representa- merce. will tomorrow Introduce a substitute for his bill amending the pure food law re lating to the branding of ackages of food, drugs and medicines. The substitute pro-' vides that If the net quantity of the con tents ot the package are not plainly and conspicuously marked on the uo.slde in terms of weight, measure of numerical count the article will be deemed mis branded. The sub: tltute allows reasonable varia tions and provides that tolerances shall be M.abllshrd by rules and regulation made under the pure food Ium. iiiu bill Is in truded to take el feet inuii.d.ately on pas vsge, but no penalty or fine. Imprisonment w confiscation will be ttifui'tid for any .'lolatlon ot Its provisions as ti products Mepared prior to elghtetn months afar Its 1 oassage. Panama To'li llr.isurr Pre pn red. President Tuft is hm ins the draft of a ill prepured iioif.cl to carry out his deaa as to the collection of tolls on the ?anama canal. Kepresentatlve Mann of iLuoU. chairman of the In.erstale com as roe committee, which will deal with b subject, has conferred with him and It all probability will Introduce the ad liinlstratloQ measure. The president believes the tolls ought not o exceed SI pi r net ton to ubtaln a gross ncume of . nearly JT.Uk.Oxj. The malnte lance and d eration cost Is estimated at Ipwards of fci.COi.iU) ad his view is that ul Jmatfly, with the no nisi Increase In lade, the Income will approximate the ln eresl on the $V..0Cv ujO investment. DETROIT MAN KILLED WITH AXE Mrs. Nellie Knlffeu Is Held In (' nertlua stlih Murder ef Her Husband. DF.TROlT. Mich.. Dec. 19. Francis Kn"- fen was found dead In ed early today with his head spill n. at his home. J7i I.eMay sver.ue. Ills widow. Nellie Knlf- fen. who was taken Into custody by tlie police. gae the neighbors their first re- port of ths trageely. the said that she was occupying a room In a net tier part of the house and she was aaakened by her hue hand s groans and found him In a dying condition. A bleKKly axe was found In a Woodshed. Michael Cudahy Leaves Estate of Eleven Millions Hospitals and Other Institution Given Specific Sums Annuities to Widow and Children. CHICAGO. Dec. 19 -Michael Cudahw founder of the Cudahy firm of meat pack ers, left an estate worth J11.KW0 accord ing to the will which was mud publ e today. Of this sum I9.f00.00u Is In pcr sorsl property and the remainder Is real estate. Under the term of the will the widow. Catherine Cudahy. will receive an annuity of PO0O0 to I paid from the ortste hv the trustees, who are: H a daiifhter, Ml Vary T. Cudahy, his son. Joseph M Cudahy. and Alhert F. Rorrherdt. Several hospitals and similar Institution are 1ven specific sums and his seven chil dren are to receive annuities. The will was made In inot. There are Indications that the decedent gave much property to Mrs. Cudahy and the children, other than that named In the will. The whole estate, real and personal, oualde of certain personal effects, and some Pasa dena (Cal.) real estate Is willed to the tn.stees. to be held In trust for five years ;Cal.. John F. Cudahy. Joseph H. Cudahy and Edward I. Cudahy. To Mrs. William Cudahy of Milwaukee, widow of the decedent's brother. Is given $,XI0 a year for the trust period and at the end of that time she Is to be given fc.OOO. The following bequests are made: St. Joseph's Orphan asylum. Chicago $5 eon St. Vincent's Orphan asylum. Chicago. 2.'v0 St Elizabeth's hosp:tal. Chicago I.Vfl ' St. Joseph's hospital. Ch'caeo 2 500 Uttle Sisters of the Poor, Chicago 6.00) Sisters of the Good Shepherd. Mil waukee 5.0fi0 The remainder of the yearly Income Is to be given to the trustees also to be held In trust, and when the estate finally Is distributed $000,000 Is to be given to Mrs. Catherine, the widow, or her heirs. Albert F. Borshordt, the trustee. Is sec retary of the Cudahy Packing company. The will was filed late today. British House of Commons Shows No Change Final Polling's for Three Seats Today Fix Government Majority at About 125. LONDON, Iec. 1. The new Parliament Is complete with the exception of three seats, which are being contested today, ln only one of the constituencies, Wick Burghs, in Scotland, for which yie" sitting member, R. Munro, Is a liberal. Is there any possibility of a change, and so the House of Commons will be made up of Z?i or :73 unionists. J70 or T!l liberals. 84 Irish natlonr is and 43 labor members. This will iiiue a coalition aggregation of 311 or as, giving the government a coalition majority of 124 or 126, the same as It had In the preceding Parliament. ' The three previously unannounced re turns from Saturday's pollings were made known today. They show no change. The Wilton division of Wiltshire returned Charles Balhurst, unionist, with a major ity of 7ST. John A. M. McDonald and Sir John llenry Kethell, both liberals, were re- ,i.cted ln Kaiklrk Burghs and Romford division of Essex, respectively, with ma- jorltM ot 2.0ZI and 3.2t".. j ' Contest for Control of Elgin Butter Board Representatives from Wisconsin Are Insisting on Electing Two of the Directors. ELGIN, Dec. 19. Neaiiy every member of the Elgin Butter bourd was preent to day for the annual election of directors, which Is to determine what section of the lives of the Chicago commission mer were hero to elect two of the five directors, if poFSlble. and Wisconsin delegates were eqiiully Insistent that they have two repre sentatives on the board. Reported efforts to move the meeting place of the board to Wisconsin were not expected to develop at this meeting. MEDIATION EXPECTED TO FAIL Railroad Officials and Enclneers D' Not Look for Heanlts from Weill's Efforts. CHICAGO. Dec. 19 No results were ex pected today from the efforts of Mediator Charles P. Nelll to adjust the differences between the Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers and the sixty-one rallroails from whom the brotherhood Is Miking Increased nagcs. It was announced today loth rail road managers and engineers said the chances of the mediation resulting ln set tlement appeared very unfavorable. Fire Alarm Calls Villagers Away from Wedge Wedding The village of Florence is proud of its sound came; she gaspeel a little and the volunteer firemen ard is proud also of the faet that the evangelist-pugilist. Kid Wedge, was married In Its First Presby terian church. During the eereinony the l Vrid Ut mU'd "n1 J'"8,er W" . reault. I To show their in'erest inost of the men of Florence turned out bunday night to 1 attrnd the weddlnt' of llev. Frederick It. 1 Wedge ard Miss Prudence Tracy. .st- master of the vlllsise. They glowed with j ! ,ymtny nj took the ntit breathless n:erest In the whole proceeding. When r Wed was asked If be "would'' his manly affirmative thrilled them through I ; and through. When M.s Tracy was asked ; tf for better or for worse" she would take, etc., there was not a sound. It was not hard to read In her blushes her erfect willingness to respond, but In the face of that gaping multitude of horrid men. how I tould she? She moved her lips, but no WET SENATORS MEET IN 0MA,r Democrats v .dCUS ..e To- During Afteraoc ..A v V'"' .vn. C0MES TO CITY A. Ollis of Ord Assured of Share of Patronage. FORMAL CAUCUS ANNOUNCED Will Be Held in Lincoln Afternoon of January Second. WOULD AVOID LIQUOR ISSUE J. F. RriMn peaklna- for ftatherln Says A areed to Keep Liquor Ques tions In Background Daring; Sessions. Fourteen "wet" democratic senators met In Omaha yesterday "to talk over" the coming session. Thev held a pow-wow during the afternoon at the Hotel Millard, after which J. E. Reagan of Douglas made a statement for the company: "We have not been organizing here. We Just met to talk things over, and have de cided on nothing except that we shall orga nise the senate when it assembles. By consent of all, Including the 'dry' senators of our party, liquor Issues will be relegated to the extreme rear during the session." Also In Omaha yesterday was one of the three "dry" democratic senators, this being' J. A. Ollis, Jr.. of Ord. Mr. Ollis was not at the meeting, but he saw various mem bers of the "wet" caucus, and these as sured him that he and his two "dry" asso ciates will not be left out ln the cold when the senate Is organized. , The two absent "drys" are Senators Lee and Lynch and Bodlson of Kearney. Will Recounts Days. "I am informed that we shall be recog nized In the organization of the aenate." said Mr. Ollis. We have made no prom ises In return and the Information that we are to be recognized came without solici tation on our part of such recognition." It Is apparent, nevertheless, that Mr. Ollis and his associates were sufficiently Interested to have a representative In Omaha yesterday. It was announced after the meeting of the "wets" had adjourned that the demo cratic senators will caucus at Lincoln Januay 2 at 3 p. m. and will then make out their list of senate appointees. No slate was made out at the afternoon meet ing yesterday, but In the evening, follow ing a dinner at the Henshaw, several dif ferent groups of the senators got their heads together. Tom Flynn and George Roger were also at the dinner In the evening. Mr. Rogers told the company that "since Mayor Dahl man seems to be going to enforce the laws, you'd best leave the charter alone." The two "wet" democratic senators not at the meeting were J. L. Albert ot Co lumbus and Wes Pickens of Thayer. The fourteen vets present were these: J. H. Moorehead, Falls City, First dis trict. V. B. Banning. 1'nlon, Fourth district M. U Placek, Wahoo, Fifth district. R. S. Horton, Omaha, Sixth district. John E. Reagan, Omaha, Sixth district. J. M. Taruier. South Omaha, Sixth dis trict'. T M. 8. Wilcox, Craig. Seventh district. 3. M. Talcott. Crofton, Kighth district. Fred Volpp, Sertbner, Tenth district. P. S. Kohl, Wayne, Eleventh district. J. H. Buhrman, St. Libory, Seventeenth district. C. M. Sklles, David City. Nineteenth dis trict. Frank Bartos, Wllber, Twenty-second dis trict. tl. W. Tlbbetts, Hastings, Twenty-seventh district. WALSH'S ILLNESS NOT ACUTE Prison Phy stele n Issues Statement Regrardlns; Health of For mer ' Banker. LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. Dec. 19. -Dr. A. F. Yohe, physiclnn at the federal prison here, today Issued the following statement on the health of John R. Walsh, the for mer Chicago banker: "The atheromatous disease of the heart and arteries Is slowly progressing and he is undoubtedly under cot slderable mental strain. Rut he has no acute Illness, and j there Is nothing In the sensational reports i which have appeared ln some of the papers." Dr. Yohe stated that Walsh's age was more to be feared than anything else and that, other than the trouble from which he was suffering on his arrival, his physical health Is good. SUIT AGAINST MISSING BROKER Creditors Seek to Have Robert E. Davis of Boston Declared Bankrupt!. BOTSON, Dec. 19 A petition In bank ruptcy was filed In the United States dis trict court today against Robert E. Davie, a young broken, who disappeared several weeks ago. The petition was brought by two retail firms and the holder of a note. It Is expected that other creditors will file claims, under the petition. It was stated at the time of Davie's disappearance that his liabilities would total more than V'.0"0. j Ills creditors include prominent persons in the religious, theatrical and business weirld. evanBelisi-putrillst felt cnui run down his ...m. nnrf filter 1. The crowd leane.1 forward to a man, inouili open, eyes aMare. Would she, or would sliei not? nly. with an ..armm abruptn.s.! that pitched three men rurward to the e Uar tones of back ef the next lew t I the village r.re bell smote the evening air To To a msn the audience rose and fli-w a man It headed for the fire house. Bride, wedding preacher and answer wers all Forgotten in the wild stamixde. The audience was the volunteer fire department and duty called. When they returned it as all over. Now tho male population of Florence Is i ot ,ure whether Mr. Wedge Is a benedict or a disappointed man. llirtory will never Fourteen gethe ONE "DRY MAi J say whether the answer was given or rot. ! months Imprisonment today for the lar-L.-t at any late the fire was put out and ! ceny of $11. :) fiom Mrs. Wllhelmlna Lynch, the reputation of the "department" was i one of his victims- Keeler pleaded guilty preserved. From the Washington Star. HORNET SAILSJFOR HONDURAS Former United States Gunboat Off for Cape Gracias. . RUMORS AB0UT . VESSEL Uctcdule .Announced . by Interstate th-i a-i-in. :..', ' Fiilf Commssion is Eighty Per Cent of MANY Report Ibnaterlnat Expedition Is Not Confirmed' nnd It la Al ' lowed to I.eare Port. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1.-The former United States gunboat. Hornet, reported to have been purchased by Honduras revo lutionists, cleared from this port at 12:30 this afternoon for Cape Gracious, with a crew of twenty men, 200 tons of coal and provisions for thirty days. Included among the crew are several men who are said to have been connected with previous fili bustering expeditions directed against Cen tral America republics. Much excitement was created In local Central American circles this morning, when It became known that the former United States gunboat. Hornet, purchased several months ago from the government by a local firm, had coaled, provisioned, signed a crew and would make aa effort to leave today for Central America. Statements In local newspapers ara to the effect that the Hornet will lead In an attack which revolutlonlsta are alleged to be planning against the little republic of Honduras, with a view of overthrowing the Davilla government, but Manuel Bo nilla. formerly president of Honduras, and his right hand man. General Lee Christmas, an American soldier of fortune, deny that they have any connection with the' Hornet. Iionllla and Chrietmss met with failure when they headed an expedition against Davilla last July. , They are now ln this city and the Davilla sympathisers attrib ute to them the fitting out of the Hornet. To Meet Threatened Attaek. One of the rumors current this morning was that the Hornet would be turned over to Mexican revolutionists. President Da villa of Honduras having made extensive preparations to meet the threatened at tack. Captain Johnson, commanding the vessel, says that the Hornet will be used ln the Central American trade. Officers from the United States marshal's office have been keeping a watch on the Hornet but apparently, have discovered nothing to Indicate a filibustering expedition. The Hornet was the private yacht of Henry M. Flagler prior to the Spanish American war. when It was purchased by the United States government and con verted Into a gunboat. Last summer It was purchased from the government by a New Orleans ship yard, taken from Wash lngton to Norfolk, overhauled and sent to Ulueflrlds, Nlcarsgua, where it was used by the Estrada forces. After Estrada suc ceeded In making himself president of Nicaragua the Hornet was returned to Its New Orleans owners. Notwithstanding the denials made by Bonllla and Christmas, there Is a feeling of certainty In the local Central Americtan j colony and among thoe well Informed In Central America that these fighters are to head the moxt complete revolutionary ex- ..... .,. Tv.. jeu.,.u.. t.. . .. ..- K". net has recently undergone extensive re- pur and has been fitted with a modern electric plant. Including powerful sean b lights. Ki nllla and Christmas. It Is said, will de part later and Join the Hornet, either at Cape Oraclas or at Puerto Barrios. BIGAMIST GUILTY OF LARCENY Harry P. Keeley, Who Obtained Bum from One Victim, Sent to Prison. Ills NEW YORK. Dec. 19 Harry B. Keeler, the dentist, who Is under indictment for bigamy, was sentenced to four years and ( eleven months and nine jears and ten to tbe larceny several weeks ago. The White House Guest JIS ASiMiilm, mm tin J Ik te El jiNl I New Rates for Upper Berths in Sleepers in Effect Next Month Charge for Lower fiertn. WASHINGTON. Dec. IS Tentative ap proval of the Interstate) Commerce coin mission has been given to the. fixed charge tor upper berths In Pullman cars at 80 per cent of the charge now paid for lower berths. The new charge Is to become, effective throughout the United Stales on or after January to. lDll. " , " Commissioner Lane announced today that the Pullman company' had accepted the conclusions of the commission ln what are known as the Loftus cases, that the rates for long distances on lower berths and on alt upper berths should be reduced. Tbe commission's statement says: "It Is estimated that the reduction that will be made on all of the lines over which the Pullman cars arc operated In' the United States, excepting the New Haven road, tho Great Northern and the MUwau kee A St. Paul will effect a net reduction of nearly ll.MO.OOO annually. The new rates for the lower bertha ap pear to be based on a charge of U for a twelve-hour run excepting on some of the fastest trains, Jhe upper berth rate being per cent lower than the newly estab lished rate on lower berths." JOHN DIETZ WILL GIVE. BAIL Merchants Who Enjoyed Ills Hospi tality While Hunting- Will Gs en Bond. LACROSSE. Wis.. Dec. 19-As the result of personal solicitation of Miss Myra Diets, daughter of John F. Diets, the "outlaw of Cameron dam," business men of Hangor. Wia., here today pledged themselves In writing to furnish S2t) bail for her father, enough to gain his freedom on the three remaining counta against him. The bonds will be signed aa soon as formally drafted. The signers are all village merchants who have enjoyed the hospitality of the Dleti family during the hunting season. FORTUNE FOR MISS DMARNON Philadelphia Girl Mho Disappeared Tear Ago with Walter Heiress to Half Million. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-By the term, of the will of the late Robert Bulst. the seedman of this city. Roberta B. DeJanon. his grandchild, who disappeared from this city with a hoiel waiter a year ago and was found In Chicago. Is given in trust the bulk of his sestate. which Is valued at about SSOO.OOO. Chieftain of a Lost Tribe; Old Ruler With No Subjects Chieftain of a tribe long since departed to the Happy Hunting Grounds. Friendly Horse, the aged Indian now a charge on the mercy of the Omaha police, is a ruler without subjects, a pauper prince and a lonely old man without home or friends. Friendly Horse, starved, weak and with ered with ears. stumbled Into the police nation one night last week. He was given food and shelter. There he has since re mained. The police have no place to care for the aged chieftain and the federal au thorities declare thenidelves powerleta to take up the cae. The old man Is unable to speak any of the Indian dialects known to ths Inter preters aailable. Through the sign lan guage, which has remained unchanged as It has been handed down from generation JUSTICE WHITE IS INSTALLED i New Hear! of Supreme Court Takes Oath of Office. CEREMONY IS A SIMPLE ONE Only rrsreuttta la a Line) of BIstrk- Robed Jos tires from Roblngr Room to the Chamber of j the Court. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Edward Doug lass White, for sixteen years an associate Justice of the supreme court ofthe United States, today became the ninth chief Jus tice of the nation. The simple public cere monies of Installation were held In the presence of the bench and a distinguished gathering that filled the lltfle court room. The oath of allegiance was administered by Associate Justice Harlan Just before the court took Its place on the bench. The new head of the court, obviously embarrassed, marched to his usual place on the bench ln his capacity as an asso ciate Justice. , As he took hia seat, he smiled at his wife, who sat In a reserved seat alongside his brother, James White of this city, and other relatives. Justice Harlan Administers Onth. Presiding Justice Harlan, who has headed the tribunal since the death of Chief Jus tics Fuller last July, announced that after orders of the day had been made public, that Justice White, who had been ap pointed Chief Justice of the United States. was present and ready to take the oath. He extended the congratulations of the court to the new chief Justice and directed Clerk McKenney to read his commission. This done the presiding Justice turned to his right, where rat the new chief Justice, and ln the presence of the standing gath ering administered the Judicial oath. The senior Justice bowed the chief Justice into t'he chair at the head of the court, ex- j tended his personal congratulations and himself resumed his old seat at the right of - the chief Justice. For the first time In history an' associate Justice had been appointed to the chief Justiceship, and for the first time a presi dent and a senate of one politloal party had honored a member of a rival party by placing him at the head of the highest court In the land. trnoir la SI mete. Because of the overwhelming modesty of Chief Justice White, officials of the court were uncertain ss to the exact details of the ceremony of the day until they had actually occurred. In a general way, the broad customs attending the Induction Into office of the head of the court were fol lowed. L nuke the inauguration of a president as the head of the co-ordinate branch of the department, the Induction Into office of a chief Justice of the Ualted States has (Continued on Second Page.) to generation of the redskins, one inter preter has gleaned bits of the old man's history. Many, many years ago Friendly Horse was the leader of a great people lu the southwest. He Is believed to be a survivor of e.ne of the nomadic tribes of Arapuhoes. With upheld fingers and strange gestures he told a tale of long life of privation and hardship out beyond the edges of civiliza tion in the desert regions of the southwest. Wandering from city to city he has been moving eastward. Just why he cannot ex plain. A wlerd series of Indian drrama and tra ditions is mingled with the patched bits of his Incoherent story. Old Chief Friendly Horse Is traveling toward the rising sun that Is aU. NINE PERISH IN GAS EXPLOSION Manhattan Island Shaken by Terrifio Crash in Power House of Grand Central Station. ONE HUNDRED ARE IN HOSPITALS Property Damaged to Extent of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. BROKEN PIPE CAUSES ACCIDENT Foundations Are Jarred and Walls Shaken Out of Plumb. LOSS COVERS VERY WIDE RANGE Street Car Picked I u and Dropped on Ante, KIHInar Knnr Ocen pants -WlndOTre In Many llnlldlnsts llrnken. NEW YORK. Dee IB The heart of .Man hattnn Island was shaken this morning by a terrific explosion ot Illuminating gas in the auxiliary power house of the Oratiel Central station. Nine persons, two of then) women, were killed. 123 were In jured and property was dsmsged to the extent of .'.00.100. Four workmen who arc missing are be lieved to have perished, and of 1C3 In jured ninety-eight were removed to hos pitals. Of those eight may die. An In vestigation by the police Is under way. Traffic on the New York Central rail road ceased entirely for some hours and was disorganized for the remainder of tho day, but the new "station Itself, now In process of construction, was not damaged. The dead: NICKOIjO GAl.rcci, laborer. PATRICK )ltlAN. laborer. K. H. UVKliMOHB. Pullman car in spector. C. M'MARROW. laborer. F.niTH OKH'NKR. stenographer. MAHY H. POPE, residence ltoston. Mans. CHARLES ROBERTS, expressman. FRANK 8TAOU. watchman. JOHN RYAN, laborer. This Injured Include laborers and other employes of the railroad, pedestrians, by standers and others In the vicinity of the accident. , Trolley Car Thrown from Truck. A pa suing surface car. carrying seven passengers, was lifted from 'I tracks and hurled on an automobile running along side. Four of the seven passengers were killed outright, but the chauffeur of tha motor car was only cut and bruised. Of the nearly 100 In hospitals, the follow ing are most seriously Injured: Unidentified woman, fractured skull. Michael Ryan, fractured sklull and In ternal Injuries. Vetta Ahrahamson, fractu.ed skull and Internal Injuries. Theresa lyotta. fractured skull and shoul der. John Smith. Injuries to the head. Francis Kelly, policeman, burned and bruised. John Tunnlngham, burned. Unidentified man, Internal Injuries. For some hours It was believed dyna mite alone could have wrought such In stantaneous and demolishing havoc, but later ln the afternoon Fire Chief Croker said he was convinced the whole explosion was due to a mixture of air and Illumi nating gas, used In lighting railroad cars, touched off by an electric spark. The gas had accumulated In the auxiliary power house from a broken pipe, snapped oft by a runaway passenger car. Foundations were Jarred, walls shaken out of plumb, windows blown In by tha thousands, ceilings came cruxhlug down on the heads of those beneath, and the pavements were littered with pulverised glass. Loss Half Million. The full amount of the property damage Is yet unavailable and may exceed the rough and conservative estimate of I'jOO.OOO. The loss to the New York Central Rail road company Includes the physical dam age done to the power house, which was utterly wrecked; the delay to construction work, and the damage done to cars stand ing near the power house. The loss to shopkeepers ' and property owners In the vicinity will spread over a wide range of Items. The explosion, which could be heard for many blocks, partly wrecked the fire en gine house near by and prevented the fire men from getting their apparatus Into the street. Monslgnors Lapotte tnd Hayes and Fathers O'Connor, McQuade, Sinnott and Byrnes of St. Patrick's cathedral, hurried to the scene and administered the last rites of the church to the more seriously Injured. At the postofflce sub-station at Fortieth street and Madison avenue, the explosion slightly Injured several clerks and threw the mall all over the floor. In the New York nursery and Chllds' Hospital, ceil ings were partly shaken down and the windows broken, but fortunately none of the 300 children there were badly hurt. Unique Features ot Accident. A workman was standing on a scaffold on top of tbe power house when the ex plosion ocourred. The scaffold was wrenched from under him and as he fell he grasped a dangling rope, hanging there until rescued by firemen. Of the seventeen firemen In the fire house opposite only one man was InJureJ, though ln adjoining buildings scores were thrown from their feet and hurt. A little school girl was about to enter a candy store at Fifty-first street when the blast came. She was picked up bodily and carried through the plate glass door of the store and dropped uninjured In front of the candy oounter. There was not a sorauu on her. There were many rescues by the police and passers-by. Fire Chief Croker said It would be at least a day before his men can get at the bottom of the debris covering the Lottery room, where me explosion occurred nd where the bodies of five mUslng workm-n are supposed to be. I.lrl's lea Rio vtn Off. Patrolman Tooiney was on a Lexington avenue ear wnert me shock came. Jui ahead of him a girl was killed, cue eif her legs being blown off. we lie Toomcy him self was blown clesr across the street and his uniform almost completely torn from him. He got up ami was siaiting to help In the rescue, wrrk when he fell untu. sclous. A gang of more than fifty bricklayers sixty feet In the air on the big ixiwer building mar the scene of the expl ji-Iuo, had a remarkable escape from death or serious Injury. An air cushion, funned by by the explosion below, hoisted up the bit; scaffold on which they were worUlnir, tilted It Inwardly and tossed the men over the wall they were building and on a lli ni scaffolding e-onstructed on the inenle. Only one man of the gang was Injured, und l only slightly. One woman la the wrecked irullcr r