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The Weather Today: RAIN. The News and Observer. VOL. LI. NO. 1(5. Leads all Morth Carolina Bailies in lewsand Citation THE COLOMBIA WHS THE RACE The American Yacht Flashes Across the Fin ish Line Two Hundred Yards Ahead of Shamrock the Second. SHAMROCK LEADS TO THE OUTER STAKE An Exciting Race From Start' to Finish. WA rCHCD IN BREATHLESS SUSPENSE Columbia Win* Amid a Hurricane of Cheers. Tuesday the Yachts Race Over a Triangular Course 10 Miles to the Leg. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Sept. 28.—1 n the closest and most soul-stirring race ever sailed for the old America’s > cup, the white flyer Columbia today beat the British chal lenger over a windward and leeward course of thirty nautical miles by the narrow heart breaking margin of 39 seconds. As Lipton’s latest aspirant for cup houors must allow the defender 43 seionds on account, of the extra 833 square feet of canvas in her sail area the official record under the rules gives her the victory by one minute and twenty-two seconds. As a spectacle the contest was superb. From the time the two skyscraping racers crossed the starting line until they fled across the finish line four and a half hours later the result was in doubt and the excitement aboard the excursion fleet increased until men became frenzied and women almost hysterical. So evenly matched were these two scientific racing machines that never alter they started wore the rival skippers out of each other hail and more than three quarters of the time they were so close that Charlie Barr, who had the tiller aboard the American boat could have tossed a biscuit to Captain Sycamore on the Sham rock. For miles as they beat their way to the outer mark the black shadow of Shamrock’s huge club topsail was painted on the big mainsail of the Columbia, and for an hour on the run home, with the two yachts flying like scared deer before the following wind they ran almost beam to beam as if they had been harnessed together. THE SHAMROCK A DAISY. As a result of today’s race, though faith in the Columbia still remains in the hearts of the patriots, all the ex perts admit that the British boat is the ablest sloop ever sent to these waters to lift the one hundred guinea cup, which the old schooner America brought across the Atlantic fifty years ago, and that the superiority of American seamanship and Americab naval architecture, as rep resented by the defender, remains to be established. The quality of a sailing ship is measur ed by her ability to carve her way into an adverse wind and in the fifteen mile thresh to windward today the golden challenger gained 39 seconds, while on the run home her lead was eaten up and the Columbia crossed the finish line ex actly 37 seconds before the Shamrock. It must be remembered, however, that the challenger had the weather guage in the beat to windward, no mean advantage and the nautical experts said after the race that during the outward journey she had been sailed to absolute perfec tion, while before the wind the American yacht not only showed a fleeter pair of heels but, In the opinion of the sharps was better handled. AN IDEAL DAY TO RACE. Disappointed by the fluke of Thursday the crowd which sailed down to Sandy Hook Lightship today was somewhat smaller than on the opening day, but even so the colony of steamers, steam yachts, tug-boats, sailing vessels and ex cursion craft of every description formed an angle at the starting line miles long. It was an ideal day for a race. THE OFFICIAL FIOUKEB. The Detailed Account cf How the Bace Wat Lott and Won. When the yachts were towed out to Sandy Hook Lightship there was a fine sailing breeze blowing nine knots from a little south to east with a possible promise of becoming more southerly as the day progressed. The long greasy swell, always a fore runner of a storm, came in with con siderable force, and the roll of the sea from southward caused by the disturb ance down the coast made it unpleasant tor those not accustomed to ocean waves. The wind had freshened a bit when the tug Navigator with the regatta commit tee aboard anchored at the southeaster ly end of the line with Sandy Hook Lightship forming the other extremity. Soon, afterwards signals were hoisted on the committee tug denoting that the course would be east by south, fifteen miles to windward and return. The preparatory gun was fired at 10:45. The Columbia had secured in the mean while a berth to windward of the line, while the Shamrock was curvetting about at a considerable distance to lee ward. Captain Sycamore was at her tiller down on the leeward side as usual. On the Columbia Skipper Barr was at the wheel. The force of the wind was now fully nine knots an hour. It was sometimes puffy and occasionally reached the di mensions of a scupper breeze when the yachts heeled to its strength. THE WARNING GUN. The warning gun was fired at 10:55, and at that time both yachts had worked to windward of the line with the Sham rock now in the weather position. the warning signal both yachts bore down and came tc^. leeward. At 10:58 the Columbia went on the starboard tack, this manoeuvre being repeated by her rival. The Shamrock luffed up to windward of the Columbia, and when the starting gun came had a splendid position and went over the line two seconds ahead of her rival and well placed in the windward berth. For once the doughty Charlie Barr had met his equal in the starting trick. The Columbia tried in vain to work out through the lee of her opponent. Sev eral short tacks were taken, but in spite of all efforts she could not get clear. SHAMROCK IN THE LEAD. At 11:40 Shamrock Lhad a good lead of nearly 300 yards. When the vessels were on the port tack they encountered a pretty hard head sea. While on the starboard tack the sea smote them abeam. The Shamrock appeared to splash more against the nose enders than the Columbia, but the splashing did not retard her speed in the least. Not a tremor could be detected in the luffs of the sails of either racer. Both were handled to perfection and were given a good clean full, not the least quiver be ing allowed to make itself manifested in a single cloth. At 12:54 both boats on the port tack were heading for the outer mark, which, on this occasion was the tug Edgar of the Luckenbach, the raft which she car ried having failed to right itself when put overboard. The wind now was the lreshest of the day. The Shamrock had a lead of at least 400 yards, and as she approached the mark it was seen that she had handily beaten the old defender in the windward work. She turned in with excellent style and with main boom square off to port, the spinnaker boom was lowered to starboard. The Columbia made an equally good turn. The official time at the mark was as follows: Shamrock 1:25:12. Columbia 1:25:53. SHAMROCK GAINS 39 SECONDS. The Shamrock in the beat to wind ward had thus gained 39 seconds. She had beaten the Columbia boat for boat but had not overcome the handicap of 43 seconds time allowance which under the rules of the New York Yacht Club she was compelled to concede. There was considerable delay in setting spin nakers. The Shamrock waited apparen#- ly for the Columbia, luffing - out in order to prevent a blanket. Finally at 1:32 the Columbia broke out her spinnaker and at the same time a tremendous balloon jib. Shamrock smartly followed suit. In the heavy roll of the sea which was now on the port quarter on the two boats, the main booms trailed in the water as they lurched to leeward. These were tauted up clear of the sea, thereby spoiling somewhat the set of the mainsails. THE COLUMBIA AHEAD. The s*ern chase is a long chase, but slowly the old Columbia crawled up on the new Shamrock. At 2:10 she was a-beam and a half, a minute later was the leading boat. Slowly she still crept and at 2:14 was all of half a length ahead. From that time on to the finish line she kept in the irad. The wind was now dropping, but in spite of her much larger sail plan the Shamrock could not prevent the .steady though slow gain of the Columbia. For nearly an hour the race continued without further event. Then at 3:15 the wind freshened slightly, filling out the immense sails of the Shamrock. Slowly she crept up and lessened the gap be tween her and the defender. Now she was only half a length behind. Now she was very nearly on even terms and it became a matter of doubt as to which boat would first cross the finish line, less than a mile away. LAST EXCITING MOMENT. It was the last of the many exciting moments in the contest for very soon the Columbia getting her wind again pulled out and with surprising rapidity opened up on the challenger 'and pulled out a lead that left the result no longer in doubt. She crossed the line a winner not only on time allowance, but boat for boat. Yacht. Finish. Elapsed Corrected Time. Time. Shamrock 3:31:58 4:31:44 4:31:44 Colombia 3:31:23 4:31:07 4:30:22 The next race will be over a triangu lar cour.se ten miles to a leg and will be sailed next Tuesday. To Inspect the Officials Books. (By the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., Sept, 28.—The Con stitutional Convention spent nearly all the time today sitting as a committee RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 29. 1901. of the whole. Considerable progress was made in the consideration of the re port of the committee on the legisla tive department. There were no changes made, but an additional section was added, providing for the inspection by a legislative committee of the books and accounts of the officers of the com monwealth. The committee rose at 1:45 o’clock, when it developed that there was not a quorum of members in the hall, and at 1:50 the convention adjourned. “Little Boy” Breaks a World's Record (By the Associated Press.) New York, Sept. 28—In the matinee of the Road Drivers’ Association at the Empire City Track today C. K. G. Bil lings’ brown pacer, iLttle Boy, broke a worlds' record. Accompanied by a runner and driven by amateur Reins man, F G. Jones, of Memphis, Tenn., in an effort to break his own record of 2:03%, to wagon. Little Boy went to the quarter in 31; the half in 1:00 1-4; the three quarter in 1:31 and passed the wire in 2:°2. On the Diamond. (By the Associated Press.) At Baltimore— R H E Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 2 o—20 —2 4 5 Detroit 002003 o—s 10 0 At Chicago— R H E Chicago 2200 0 010 x —s 10 0 New York .. ..000010 0 0 I—21 —2 9 3 (First game). At Philadelphia— R H E Cleveland 20400 1 00 2—9 13 5 Philadelphia ...0 4021 30 2 x—l 214 6 (Second game). Cleveland 0 0 1 0 0 o—l 4 2 Philadelphia 300 0 0 x—3 4 0 (First game). At Boston— R H E Boston 1 0 5 11 0 0 0 x—B 9 3 Milwaukee .. ..0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 o—3 7 4 Second game). Boston 1 0 0 0 7 0 2—lo 11 4 Milwaukee 5 10002 1 — 9 5 2 At St. Louis— R H E St. Louis 110001 00 2—5 9 t Philadelphia ...0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 I—4 8 € Football Yesterday. Harvard 1C; Williams 0. Yale 23; Trinity 0. Pennsylvania 28; Lehigh 0. FIRE AT MIDNIGHT Five Houses Are Destroyed in East Durham. Two Men Aroused Just in Tim* to Save fhem selves. The Damage Put at About $2,500. (Special to News and Observer) Durham, N. C.. Sept. 28.—About 12 o’clock last night there was a big firc in East Durham. The dattn.T' is al.ou’ $2,500. The fire started in a house owned by W. R. Barbee, occupied by J. F. Lynn. It was discovered when the house was in flames and Mr. Lynn came near losing his life as he was asleep and the door had to be broken down to wake him. Mr. Will Crabtree also had a narrow escape, for the same reason. There were live houses burned and all were the property of W. R. Barbee. The occupants of the houses were as follows: W. R. Barber, residence, lost nearly everything; Julian Lynn, store and dwelling. He lost everything in his stoie and all his household goods, also SBO in money. Thomas Oakley lost all the household goods he had. W. A. Crabtree lost everything. Had it not been for the kindness of Mr. J. Frank Maddry, Chief of the Fire Department, in allowing Hose Company No. 1. to assist in extinguish ing the flames the nice resi dence of Mr. Charley Scoggins would have burned. The Lincoln Hospital, colored, has been completed and the opening recep tion will be held Monday from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. Visitors will be escorted through the building between these hours. The doors of the new hospital will be opened Tuesday, October Ist, for the reception of patients. John Merrick is president and W. G. Pearson secre tary of this institution. The-se art* two of this city’s most prominent and in fluential colored men. AN OUTBREAK IN HAYTI. Opposition to President Bam Met by Imprison ment of Prominent Men (By the Associated Press.) Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 28.—Reports of a revolutionary outbreak in Hayti reached here - today by the German steam er Alene from New York via Jeremie, Hayti. According to the statements of those on board the Alene a large number of prominent men in Jeremie were ar rested yesterday on the charge of con spiracy and immediately removed to Port Au Prince and imprisoned. The situation in the interior of Havti is reported to be serious, owing to the opposition to President Sam continuing to retain office. M. Fouchard (the former Haytien Min ister of Finance and said to be one of the ablest men in Havti) who is now in this city, and who is said to be the choice of the members of the Haytien National Assembly for the presidency to succeed General Sam, declines to speak on the situation at present, but friends of Hay tiens here say that the revolutionary movement was planned long ago. No respectable cat will look at a king if there is a mouse in sight. THE BLOCKADE OF SANTIAGO CLOSE McCalla’s Testimony on This Point Clear. POSIIIONS OF THE SHIPS The Shore Line at Night Kept in Full View. FLEET NEVER WITHDREW ANY DISTANCE Mr. Hanna Expresses Regret Tor Having Re ferred to fcchlsy as the Accused Lieu tenants Eoutiierland and Barnes Ti s ify. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 28.—1 n the Schley court of inquiry today Captain McCalla, of the Marblehead, concluded his testi mony which was begun yesterday, and the court heard the testimony of Lieutenant Commander W. H. 11. Scuthc l land, who commanded the Eagle during the Spanish War and also that of Lieutenant Cassius J B. Barnes. Mr. Staylon did not press his request to be allowed to appear as coun sel for Admiral Sampson as he had an nounced that he would do. He wrote a second letter to the court renewing his application and recounting the times that the Admiral's name had teen brought into the case. He left the city later in i the day, requesting the court to hold up j the matter for the present. On the opening cf court Mr. Hanna ex- j pressed his regret t hat he should have j used the term "accused” in referring to Admiral Schley. When Captain McCalla took the witness stand Mr. Hanna asked him: “Were any ships assigned to the duty | of engaging the batteries on the morning j of May 31st, 1898, or during that day or to the duty of enfilading the batter ies?” The reply was: "None that I know of.” Mr. II nna then ask< 1: '“Were there Any shoals or other ob stacles of any kind to prevent the battle ships from approaching the mouth of the harbor es Santiago sufficiently, close to j have been within easy range o? the Colon ?’’ Captain Parker objected to the question, but the court refused to sustain the ob jection and the question was repeated. Captain McCalla replied: “None that I know of. The only shoal 1 knew 6f was I the shoal on the west side of the chan ie! r qo -lle the Morfo.” • Did , ' r> ’ tlcrl'.ips go within range of the Colon?” "Not from my observation.” “Were you so situated as to observe fall » f shots from il.e fleet?” “I was,” “Where did they fall?” THE SHOTS FELL SHORT. ”1 think 1 saw every shot fired. They all fell short that I saw. One very nearly reached the Colon.” The witness described a conference of commanding officers on the Brooklyn on May 29th. “The commanding officers were ordered on hoard the Brooklyn on May 29th. It was with regard to the work of blockade. I can only remember one specific thing which took place at. the close and that was that Captain Evans asked Commodore Schley if the Spanish ships came out if he was going in for them He said: ‘Certainly,’ and then arranged for a sub-division of fire from the ships under his command on the Spanish ships should tiiey come out.” Mr. Hanna: "Prior to that conference on May 29th had you at any time received definite instructions respecting the order of battle or the mode of procedure which the fleet should follow in case the Span ish vessels should suddenly appear?” “I do not remember.” “Did you have any further conversa tion with Commodore Schley?” “I had a conversation with him in his cabin after the battle of Santiago, about July sth, in Guantanamo Bay. I went on board making an official call to pay my respects, and during the visit Commodore Schley read to me what I understood to be a part of his official report of the bat tle. After he had finished I said: ‘Com modore yott remember that after the bat tle of Lake Erie there was an unfortunate controversy and I hope that there will be none after the battle of Santiago be cause there was glory enough for every body. WATCHING THE HARBOR. Relating the particulars of the block ade of Santiago before June Ist, Captain McCalla said the Marblehead and the Vixen had at night occupied positions in side the large ships about two miles from the shore line and that that line was easily discernible. Referring to the fact that ho had in formed Captain Chadwick. Admiral Sampson's chief of staff, of the code of signals arranged for communicating with the insurgent Cubans he said that he did not in any way communicate with the eommander-in-chief. Mr. Rayner then asked: “According to the regular custom and regulations observed in cases of that sort, was it not your purpose that this communica tion should go to the commander-in-chief thiough his chief of staff?” “Certainly,” was the reply. The witness said further that he thought it had been common knowledge at Key West after his arrival there on May 19th, that the Cuban insurgents were on the coast near Cienfuegos, hut that no information was given concerning the se / v 12 Pafees—Section One--Pages Ito 8 eret code. He had, he said, failed to give the code to Commodore Sehlev when «he passed him when the Cqinmodore was on his way to Cienfuegos, because lie did not know that the Commodore was bound for that port. “If I had thought that he was going to Cienfuegos.” he said, “l would have gone alongside and given linn my information.” FLEET KEPT CLOSE TO HARBOR. Replying ft) q question Captain Mc- Calla said that Commodore Schley’s fleet while off Santiago had never to his knowledge been withdrawn to any dis tance from the harbor of Santiago. "Then,” said Captain Barker, “that story by whomsoever told, is absolutely false.” ‘I object,” shouted Captain Lemly in a voice as sharp as a pistol shot. "The objection is sustained,” said Ad miral Dewey. "The question is highly improper.” The court then questioned the witness as to the weather on the trip from Cien fm gos to Santiago and finally asked: “Did you on any occasion see the largf l vessels of the blockading force at or near daybreak between the 28th and the 31st day of May?” • I saw them every morning. I could see them at night too, because there was some moonlight.” “llow far were they from the Marble head and how far was she from the en trance to Santiago?” “I judge we were two miles inside of the large ships. We steamed up and down. Some times we were nearer the entrance than at others. I judge we were certainly two miles and peihaps three miles inside of the large ships. “At what distance from the mouth of the harbor were the Massachusetts, the lowa and the New Orleans during the firing on May 31st?” “I can only judge from the effect of their projectiles. I judge they must have been from the Colon about five miles.” SOUTHERLAND TESTIFIES. Lieutenant Commander \\\ H. H. Southerland, who commanded the Eagle, said that he had first fallen in with the Flying Squadron on May 19th. He had then, under Captain McCalla’s orders, undertaken lo communicate to Commo dore Schley his information concerning the situation at Cienfuegos, and had given this information to the Scorpion for the Commodore, his message being as fol lows: “We left Cienfuegos on the night of 16th, at which time we learned from the insurgents the only vessels inside the harbor were two gunboats and several ' eannonieros.” The Afternoon Session When the court reconvened for the af ternoon session Captain Lemly read the agreement between himself and counsel for Admiral Schley as to the portion of the logs of certain vessels to be printed. The Judge Advocate then brought in Lieutenant C. B. Barnes, cipher expert of j tlie Navy Department, for the purpose of explaining the discrepancies between the dispatch of Admiral Schley, saying he could not, much to his regret, obey the l orders of the department, as it was pre : pared by the Admiral atul as printed by the department. Mr. Rayner objected to the calling of the witness while Commander Souther land’s testimony w r as incomplete. He also said that he did not consider the varia tions in the dispatch as important. Captain Lemly and Mr. Hanna con tended that tiie matter was of grave im portance. The court decided that Mr. Barnes should withdraw. Commander Southerland was recalled. Describing the cruise from Cienfuegos to Santiago Commander Southerland j said that from midnight of May 24th to the afternoon of the 25th the Eagle had 1 made very bad weather. This was due to the fact that the sea had a “long roll,” which was; very trying to tin yacht as the vessel was then one-third full of water. “A 1 ittlo after 1 o'clock of the 25th ( when about twenty-five miles from San tiago,” he said. “I was called alongside ' the flagship and the Commodore directed me to go to Port Antonio for goal and to report rough weather south of Cuba. My answer substantially was that I al | ready had three day's coal, as much a3 the Marblehead, meaning as much in proportion. The Commodore told mo ; that I had pot coal enough for his pur pose, and directed me to carry out ills I orders. I then asked him again very J earnestly to let the Eagle remain with | the fleet and eoal from the collier. He j very courteously replied to me that he ! either very much regretted or else was very sorry he could not let me do so as , the Eagle had not coal enough for his purpose and again directed me to pro j eeed which 1 did after communicating ' with my division commander.” LIEUTENANT BARNES’ TESTIMONY. Lieutenant Barnes was called and tes ' tilled that he is on duty in the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department. He was shown the cipher dispatch book of the Harvard, by which vessel Commodore Schley's dispatch was sent to Kingston (Continued on Second Page.) BRITISH WARSHIPS GATHERING A Naval Force is Concentrating in the Persian Gulf While Thirty Thousand Turkish Troops Are Threatening Koweyt, (By the Associated Press.) Bombay, Sept. 28.—A British naval force is concentrating in the Persian Gulf. Three warships are already on the spot and they will be augmented by the gunboat Assaye which has al ready left Kurrachee and the flagship, the second class cruiser Highflyer. The Ihird class cruiser Pomone will also sail for the Persian Gulf as soon as she lias coaled. PIUCE FIVE CENTS, SIX MEN INJURED IN A TRAIN WRECK Occurred on the Seaboard Near Cameron. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN The Railroad Claims it Was the Work of Wrecke.s. OTHERS SAY IT WAS DEFECTIVE TRESTLE .Among the Itj tred Were Three Raleigh Mtn. Mr. Robert 0. King the Most Seriously Hurt. Ihe Injured Brought to the Hoipital. The Seaboard Air Line’s Florida and Metropolitan Limited, northbound, was wrecked at 1:22 o’clock yesterday morn ing about a mMe south of Cameron, in Moore county. The engine and'fiVe cars were derailed and six persons injured, as follows: ROBERT O. KING, Raleigh, cigar drummer, hip seriously injured, nose broken and cut about the face. Injuries serious but not necessarily fatal. DAVID K. WRIGHT, Raleigh, engi neer, cut about the head, middle finger of left hand broken, and body bruised. Injuries not serious. SANDY MIVER, (col.), Lemon Springs, train hand, legs bruised. JOHNSON BATTLE, (col.), Lemon Springs, train hand, leg broken and bruised. JOHN ROBINSON, (col.), Pee Dee, train porter, finger mashed and leg hurt. HENRY PRICE, (col ), Raleigh, fire man, back, arms and legs injured slightly. The engine and tender were thrown on the side and partially across the track. A mail ear and the first, express car turned over and were piled one on the other, while the second express car telescoped the second class car. Engineer Wright went down with liis engine and had to be pulled out. Fireman Price was saved by being thrown from the engine as it fell. The other four that were hurt —King, Melver, Robinson and Battle—were in the second class car, which was tele scoped. There were four others in this oar. but none of them were hurt. The people in the next car were badly shaken up, but none of them were hurt. Many of the passengers in the rear Pullman were not aware of the wreck until they reached Hamlet, the ear having been hacked to that point, and the first intimation they had of it was at breakfast. The escape of all the injured from death was miraculous, and the catastro phe would lia ,- e been horrible had it not been that the train had a passenger for Cameron and had slowed down to make the stop. The injured men wore brought, here yesterday afternoon and King. Wright 'and Battle the three most seriously in j jured, are now in the hospital. The Seaboard people had doctors in attendance from Hamlet, South ern Pines and Raleigh at the wreck. Drs. Rogers and McGee went from this city and came back yesterday after noon in charge of the wounded. There are several theories as to the cause of the wreck: A defective trestle. Rotten cross-lies. , 1 Wash-out. Maliciously wrecked. The last-named is the railroad’s theory, and it claims to have sufficient evidence to substantiate it. A number of those who were in the wreck and examined the scene, are, however, of the opinion that it was one of the first-named causes. Also one passenger stated here yes terday that from the appear ance of the track lie believes that the rails had been removed or unspiked a distance of fifty feet. Train No. "6 from Jacksonville and No. 38 from Atlanta were run by Pem broke and Fayettpville over the Yad kin Valley division of the Coast Line and were thereby delayed about five hours. No freight trains passed during the day and the afternoon train South The following official statement of the wreck was furnished the News and (Continued oil Fifth Page.) It is also believed that fresh trouble is pending at Koweyt. According to a report, Turkey has thirty thousand troops at Basra commanded by Edhem Pasha, with the object of seizing Koweyt, though the Turks assert that the trops are intendoed to traverse Arabia With the object of suppressing disaffection in Yemen.
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