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V - r LAST EDITION, ' , ' ALL THE MARKETS. Lj Lfcased iTtre Service of t.hft snfnaf.Arl "Pruni v,' ; ; Lead all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulafcok , 7 v.' .V,. TT1K. KALEICrit EYE VOLUME 27 M LEAN SCORES i I. THE "COWARDS" Cowardly Fear of Politicians r and Some Newspapers CARE OF THE INSANE Senator from Robeson t Says It Do. tented Bond Issue for Insane and : Bill Passed, tig Inadequate Com" ' mends 801110 Papers Who Stood Vp for the People Important Matters ' Disposed of in State Senate Today, The most Interesting feature of to day's session of the state senate 'was the excoriation administered by the senator from' Robeson, Mr. "McLean, to- the, "cowardly fear of some news papers -and politicians" with respect to, providing a bond Jssue to make more certain and effective the' bill pro viding for the cure-of the mental de fectives of the state, which, will be found fpt erred to below in the detailed procetttngs of the senate. , 1 In the course of his remarks Mr. McLean -did not fall to recognise and congratulate- the people of the state that there were some newspapers and some public men who Could not be scared Into opposing that feature of the bill under consideration by the committee on appropriations after the two committees on the insane had ap proved the bond feature provision. The bill to license lobbyists which passed the house recently and which the senate committee on Judiciary rev! ,. . ported with the recommendation that It do not tpasa. Came up and was . made the special order for Thursday, . rvururtry 4101. . mere mo iwo senate , - amendments pending. The fate of the bill 11 doubtful. x Just before tho- senate " adjourned , s : ' Senator Webb Introduced a bill ''to In- ' crease the duties and enlarge the pow- . :" r : , ". ; era of the 1 attorney general of . the - ,v state." ', It was roforred, to the Judl- k v Tomorrow th Special . order for . 12 l- ' o'clock ts tho railroad rate bill, and on r .:. r miuy ax noon me imi 10 increase me . ; 1 number of challenges allowed the state i in cases less than capital crimes was today made the sDeclal order, ( The bill appropriating $5,000 ..addli fional to the Jamestown Exposltloji for the use of the negro exhibit from North Carolina was sent .back to tho committee for further consideration. Another bill' was introduced in the senate today looking to a better en forcement of the state law against Il licit whiske? distilleries. '.A number of measures of Importance ' received the attention of the senate to uay, ' 01 wmcfi win vo luuuu iuu.y covered In the account of the day's proceedings below. .. .. Chairman Graham announced that there will be a meeting- of the commit 'jsrrtV on railroads this afternoon, it hav "nig -often postponed till tomorrow af ' ternoon, pn account of the meeting of the Judiciary committee this evening. - lroceetlings of the Senate In Detail', , Rev. Alfred ,H. Moment, D. J.. pas- tor of the. Presbyterian Church of Rat ,plgh, offered prayer at the opening -of . . , the session pf the Etnte senate today, :. .' which was called to order) at 11 o'clock ' by Lieutenant Governor Winston, The Journal of Tuesday: stood ap , rt. . proved on the certification of the. com mittee ontheurnal, ' .,u ',, 1 " "! il! The various standing committees re : , parted, back, a number of bills referred- to them. . New WHS Introduced. ' , 'The ne bills incubator turned out only three bills In the regular orJer v this morning, a followsi'! " . ' BV Mr. DreWrvt ' To reaulre annual apportioning-and accounting of iSUT-- v -r plus of llfe insuranco companies as, to s . . ' j policies , heretofore issued. . . Insurance ,t Committee. s. ' )5 , , By Mr. Buxton;' To create a muhtol- .n,:vi. put recoraor b court ai winsion, ju- . ; ;"' dlciary Committee. -.'1," , i' .,. - ..(" By Mr. Ormond: To amend section s. :; 3GSS of tho revlsal," relative to the scis , t ure of illicit distilleries. Propositions ' and Grievances Committee. - Calendar .Bills Passed. i., ' H. B. 42S, 8. B. 606 Extending cor- x ; porate limits of town of Old Fort and . Increasing ' the tax rate of that town. Enrolled for ratification. - 8. B. 676 Establishing graded schosls ' pi1 in town of Vandemere, Pamlico coun- A number of roll call bills wgre put ' " upon second reading and returned to -T- the calendar for ' final, reading, as re- quired by the law. Among the num. ' , . ' ber was the Drewry bill creating a ' road commission for Wake county. : ' i H. B. 295,: S. B. 685 Amending, chir ' ter'of the Carolina Savings and Trust - ' . Company of Wilmington. . Bnrolled for , ratification; J ' 1 li. B. 76S, S. B. 680 Amending char- .ter of Commercial and Savings Bank of tiexfngton, tlon. - , . Enrolled lor ratlflca- J H. B. 440, S. B. 631 Amending char ter of People's Banking ' and Trust ... Company of Salisbury. Enrolled for ratification. - H. B. 507, & B. 65 Amending char v ter of Savings and Trust Company of Elizabeth City. Enrolled for ratifica tion. ' H. B. 661, S." B. 683-Permltting New Hanover county to work Its -convicts beyond' limits of county. Enrolled for ratlftoatlon. , - ' w . a. B. 666 To amend the charter pf Mitchell county Bank. Sent - to .hs house. . a. B. 638 To amend the charter, of the Citizen's Savings and Trust Com pany of Ashevllle. . Sent to the house. 8. B. 674 Amending chapter ,81, sec tion 758 of the revlsal, relating to in toxicating of railroad employes. Sent to the .house. . : '.' " ' i'H. B. 374, S. B. 602 Giving railroad conductors authority to arrest persons for using profane .and Indecent : lan guage on trains. Returned to calen. djtr, at request of MrVf Buxton after seeenA reading, who offered an amend ment.1. Adopted. Bill ordered enrolled as amended and returned to house. H B. ' 860, S. B. 4!0 Amending sec-, tlon , 26S6 ,of the'reVlsal, ' f elating . to construction of, bridges. (Relates to joint action of county , commissioners and Justices of the peace' when .amount ' exceeds $500.) Enrolled! ' H. B. 290, S. B. 489 Relating to de posits In banks in name of . minors. (Enables children of fifteen years and over,to deposit in savings department of such banks in their own name and to draw it out In their own names, same as adult persons.) The . bill , enlisted , the Interest of a number of senators. , Messrs. Aycock and Webb question ed the advisability of passing such a law. , , : . .: ; , Mr. Graham, author of the bill, ex plained Its design and provisions. Mr. Reid thought the bill should be recommitted for amendments. . Mr. Redwin thought the main Idea of the bill (to encourage children to save their earnings), was ..right, and that no discrimination should be made as to the class of banks in question. Recomrajtted, together - with amend ment offered by Mr., Buxton. JS. B. 33, S. B. 816-Thls is the bill it Senator Wilson nd the represen tatives of Johnston county to restore to the beoDle of Johnston rnilntv thn right to manufacture and sell, wlnel and lder. Enrolled for , ratification. H. B. 656, S. B. 685-For the relief of certain citizens of Hertford county. Enrolled for ratification. H. B. 265. S. B. 687 To prohibit the sale of liquor in three miles of Sandy Creek, Church, Gates county. Enroll ed for ratification. ' v . Additional Caro of Insane Dill , .' -. Passed, , 1 v: H. B. 15, 8. B, 728 Providing for ad . (Continued , on second page.) . c MAY DESERTCOPPSE (Special to the Evening Times.) Norfolk, Va., Feb. 13. As to whether pottersfleld will be- the burial place of Mrs. H. M. Wilson, the'woman who died from a broken heart, following desertion by her husband, who spent several days In Raleigh this week, - supposedly in company with the trained nurse whom he met in Southern Pines, de pends upon the action of the hus band who after making partial ar rangements for the shipment of the body to Boston, deserted, it again last night. . J It looked, for a time today as though tho husband had gone for good,-but this afternoon, he tele phoned -hatf t he wanted the body snippeq jo Boston. , s. JUater ne appeared in person, but up to this time has not taken the necessary st9ps In sending the body away. It was reported that-he had returned to Raleigh to join the trained nurse. It is now said she is still awaiting him in Raleigh. It was thought . until today that the body was last night shipped toy Bos ton. . , - r ' The trained - nursed referred to 'is well known In -Raleigh and spent the holidays here. She gave Wilson let ters Ot Introduction to saveral promi nent persons In tha city. , Her idon tlty became commonly known , this afternoon. , AN AMENDMENT TO BAR DOT JAR Washington, - Feb. 1 3. Exclusion of foreigners who use' ' their pass ports to secure admission to the Uni ted States to the detriment of labor conditions In this country is provided for by an amendment tq the Immi gration bill,, agreed upon by conferes of the senate and house today and reported to congress. The amend ment 1b the result of the demand from- the Pacific coast states for the exclusion of Japanese coolies, and It is understood that ft will aid in se curing , an 'understandings, betwewn the administration ' and ' the San Franciscan delegation now in Wash irigto'u conferring ; with President Roosevelt. ' ", v WILSON RALEIGH; ILLNESS STAYS THE THAW TRIM Sickness in Family of One . - of the Jurors NO MORNING SESSION Tbo Taking of Testimony Resumed , In the Afternoon, Dr. Evans Again Going on the Stand To be Fol lowed by Evelyn Ttiaw She Talks With Her Husband, (By the Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 13. The illness of the wife of one of the jurors in the Thaw case today caused the abandonment of the usual morning session, an adjournment being or dered by Fitzgerald at 10:48 a. m. until 2 p. m. Mrs. JoBeph B. Bolton, the wife of Juror No. 11, Is said to bo threat ened with pneumonia. Mr. Bolton asked permission of JuBtlco Fitzgerald by telephone early this morning to visit hi3 home In company with two court officers, and it was granted. He lives far out on Boston Road, In the Bronx, and had not returned to the criminal courts building at 10:30, the time for court to convene. District Attorney Jerome and Mr. Delmas, leading counsel for Harry Thaw, were called , Into conference with Justice Fitssgerald and a few minutes later the recess was an nounced. Mr. 'Jerome made the formal mo tion in court, stating the reason for his action and Justice Fitzgerald said that under the circumstances tho morning session would be aban doned to await the . return of th Juror.:'.- .' :iV ':,...,-: ..: ' - Former AttornfiyQianeVal-Kanii)- ton L. Carson, of Pennsylvania, and General J, Warren Kelfer, of Ohio, former speaker of the national house of representatives, sat side by side In the court room this morning and toth seemed disappointed at the turn Of affairs. Tliaw Talks With His Wife. Thaw was hot brought Into court. Ho remained in tho lfrlsoner's pen, where ho had a long chat with his wife. , ' Mr. P8abody of the defendant's counsel said this morning, that it is tho purpose of the defense to have Dr. Britton D. Evans, the expert who testified on yesterday that Thaw was insane at the time of killing Stan ford i White and for several months subsequent to the homicide, take the stand this afternoon for cross-examination. Mr. Evans will be followed by Mrs. Harry Thaw, who In ,vi3w of the "broader foundation" of the pVisoner's insanity, laid by the ex perts, will be.as8.ed to conclude her story. "Mr. Jerome had objected to her doing so on the ground that what she Jiad to say was permissible ,only after , the, , defendant was shown by competent testimony to have been of kinsound mind. - Dr. Evans Called to Stand. Juror Bolton returned to his place in the Thaw Jury panel this after noon. and at 2:10 p. m. the trial be fore Justice Fitzgerald was resumed. Harry Thaw came Into the court with an air of confidence. -Dr. Britton D. Evans, superintend ent ot the state hospital for the in sane at Morris Plains, N. J., who oc cupied the stand all , dy. yesterday, waa Immediately called' to continue his- direct examination. H&Tho continuance of the trial was agreed" Upon after Mr.. Delmas had Informed the 'court that he would re quire' only; about - twenty minutes to complete the direct - examination - of Drv vans, tha, alienist, who was on the stand yesterday. . This Was done so that In the event of the adjourn ment for a day or two the case may be reopened with Evelyn Nesblt Thaw on the stand '"Doctor,", began Mr. Delmas, "tak ing the facts gathered by yon during the eight visits you made to Mr. Thaw, and taking the facts embodied in my hypothetical question,- when did the ' manifestations of ; Insanity take placet" i 'v r ' . ' ' i ' v. : Objection by Jerome. -;' Mr. Jerome at once objected to the question on the 1 ground that Dr, Evans had testified to -the various polntB, physical - and otherwise, on which he examined Thaw, but had not stated the results of these tests far "the manner In which they .were anulied. " t, " "" Mr. Delmas said Dr. Evans had VoBiiniiea-on rage ive. N. C., W1DNES DAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1907 isifliY Of M iGOiNT " TI i E 1 5 E A B 0 A R I) ON RAILROADS DIrectofsno Meet the Latter - -Fart of Montb QUEOTjj BESTS NOW At tnc Hour of tin- Funeral of Presi dent Walter- Tim e o'clock To morrow .AftWii"".!, .ll Trains on' the' - fkMiN System Will Como . .to a Full' Stop. (By theoelaltd I'ress.) Norfolk-' Va-ifeFel). l,! .m a mark of reapcat for- the m, W alter, lute presidem Air bine Railway, it rected In- in' fBeial . W. A. Garrettf irst vii general rnohaiof uf tli stem, that ;jalt ''jral:iH the Seboard,'i-(ii!ie i whereeveF they in;iy In hour irv New Xork t, of A If rd 1 m. (eastern time) and i.-aiain standing! for a period of five liiinul Vlmi VmMM:.I II ...vlvlonl In the president; Tow.l. v. ,;,n, ,'al Super - lntendent ;ilin Ger.eial i ,,iinnel Watts and other . fetllWai d ulli.-ials will at-j tend the funeral in New Vm k tomorrov. - and accompany, the hhkiIhh to Belli- more, where nnaTintiniiLiii will occur. The meeting tW-the Sivlm uil directors to have . been b$d l.i .Ww York to morrow, baa buen postponed until a later date )rl;th3 niiiuth yet to be named., Thequestiiai uf a success: ! to dr. Walter; as pi-i-sidcnt of th Seaboard Will Pot Ik- taken up until the next meeting of the directors. . ',;V" 'jV ' C0PANJiC NOT IN IT Charles H, -Madison Examined Iiy tin- Senato Coiniiiittv as to the Slioiitlnj at Itroivnst illc, He Giv-s His Version of the Affair Tln ic. , I (By tin Washington Associated Press.) J"rb. 13. The examina- tlon of form, i l u mbers of Compai-y t." of the 25th iniantry was begun .o.Iay! before the swu affairs, whiih commiu-o on military is lnvostlsating the Brownsville affray. The first wiim-ss was former Corporal Charles H. Madison. He told of tin absence of tin- non-commissioned of ficer having i harge of the Company (' gun racks, and said that an order was issued by Major Penrose to break open the racks if tin- guns could not be had in any other ay. Madison said that one rack was opened by Sergeant Brawner, but that all of the racks were bclim pounded by tho men In an effort to get them opened when the call to anus was sounded. No lights wero allowed., he said, because it was thought an attack was being made on the garrison, lie thought it might be difficult to tell in the dark whother the racks were unlocked , or not. After company C waa formed, Madl son said he whs sent to tho quarters of Captain Mai kiln, but could not find him. Later he said he was told to take two men and patrol the reserve in the vicinity t the hospital to see if there was any damage done.- At the hospital h, said a sergeant of the hosp ital, corps toid him- that bullets had whistled o, r the building, but no one had been hurt. When he returned to barracks, said MadlBon,'-Company C fell put ami about; 16 minutes later, the. company was pu on outpost duty Which continued vuntll about 8;30 o'clock the next morning." Inspection of arms was then conducted bj;Mptaln Macklln. He insisted that. Company C men.could not have .'been. Jnvolved in the shooting. '...v"' PEOPLE KILLED (By the Associated Press.) Xios. Angeles, Cal., Feb. 14."Twetity persons are reported, killed In a boiler explosion. iilM'fCi DIXON PVT OS IXDIAX ' . -" . r AFFAIRS COMMITTEK. ' i (By the Associated Press.) ' Washington, D. C. Feb. l.-Speaker Cannon today appointed Representa- luxe- XMxon or Montana to a place on i I the committee of Indian-affairs In the bouse. Vice Mr. euros, resigned. -J REPORT TWENTY Manning Dili Up Today in the House DEFENCE OF PAPERS Passage at Arms Between Major Ileal and Mr. IianghlnghouHc Orer Charge Against Senate 15 Years Ago Mr. Turlington's Warm Speech In Behalf of the Newspa pers Appluudt-d. Pni' mnrrt thim two hnnrK tndnv the i tin- Seaboard house was in argument over the two wa.i today di-jcent passenger fare hill of the com- ' 1 ' ' ls',ue1 b i mlttoe on public service corporations, pi ,-sident and i Si aboard sy-!nd the. discussion is to bo continued ;i lhc lines of i tonight at 8 o'clock with unabated a full .stop, fury, if not additional force. :it Hie funeral; Si'.corhcn were made today for the i.,i:mv at .". l. !h!ll bv Mr. Manninir. who drafted it. a . !.,!,(.,!, ...in. Mt by Mr. Morton, Mr. Turlington and Mr - Harshaw. Mr, Turlington has a ' subBtitute fflong the lines of Senator Graham's bill. Ho made a vigorous ! defense of the newspapers against the i charge implied by the section pf the bill changing the present law as to transportation in payment for adver tioing space. At 10:35 this morning Rov. J. E. llolden of Scotland Nock was called on by Speaker Justice to make the opening prayer. Petitions wero presented as fol lows: , From citizens of Warren county, for a hall of history. Rodwell. For appointment of J. Y. Chauncey justice of peace in Beaufort, Jacob- son. - ,.J'M i stead law, from citizens of Caldwell. Harshaw. From J. O. U. A. M. of Lexington, relative to compulsory education law. Hankins. Jipt! County Tomorrow. The Lee county bill was reported from the committee on counties, cities and towns with a majority un favorable, and a minority report. At (he request of Mr. London, it was I inauc tuc &i,i;i.iai uiuci iui iuuiui iu at the expiration of the morning hour, Xcivsiianei- Lilicl. When the bill intro-ucod yesterday morning by Mr. Koonce to repeal the London libel law as to newspapers came from the committee) on proposi tions and grievances ( Mr. Douglass, chairman) with a favorable report, that committee having acted on it yesterday, Mr. Julian moved that the bill be re-referred to the judiciary committee No. 2, explaining that this was a very important matter, the bill had been introduced only yesterday, with nothing in its title to show what it really was, and he did not believe that a man in the house yesterday, with few exceptions, knew what the bill was. v Mr. Douglass' thought that this would be in the nature of a reflection on his committee, and if it went back it ought to go back' before his com mittee, according to the custom of tho house in these matters. Mr. Dowd hoped that Mr. Julian would not withdraw his request. The matter appeared to him to be one of a purely legal nature,' and if it came back from the committee on proposi tions and grievances he should cer tainly move that it go to one of the judiciary committees. Mr. Vann, as a member of both committees, said the committee that had passed on the bill had i done so without hating any interest In the matter, and he for one was perfectly willing for it to go to one of the Judi ciary committees. The bill was finally re-referred to the judiciary .committee No. 1. Bills Introduced. . Increase duties and enlarge powers of attorney general of North Caro lina. Manning. Authorize city of Durham to issue bonds for street improvement Man ning. ',, Authorize Durham, to Issue bonds for sewerage system. " Manning: Amend charter of Durham. Man ning. , """ - -Regulate and restrict child tabor in factories and regulate hours of such ,cWI4 Jabpr. t Dilllng.,,;" ; Amend act. of19rJ5, relative to levying special tax ,for building new ! court house for Carteret. Davis. 1 Prohibit hunting and Mug, ' r il7 , X . ox" - r,tto Permission in Cross RoadB townsnip, 1 Marun county. Whitley. Amend charter of Elizabeth City, relative to mayor's salary. Ehring haus. i Amend Revlsal by adding Chowan to counties having five members of county commissioners. Vann. For recording of surveys of land heretofore made or hereafter to be made. Vann, by request. Amend act of 1905, relative to throwing sawdust in streams of Ma con. Burnett. Relief of certain physicians of Cherokee, Clay and Mitchell. David son of Cherokee. Appoint justices of peace In Nash. Griffin. Prevent depredations of domestic fowls in Buncombe and Burke. Rea ver. Repeal acj establishing dispensary in Roxboro. .Whltt. Amend act of 1903, providing for better working of public roads In Cleveland. Mull. Prohibit sale of whiskey, brandy, wine, cider and cigarettes within three miles of a certain church in Cleveland. Mull. Amend act relative to distribution of funds of dispensary in Jones coun ty. Parker. Appoint justices of peace In Curri tuck. Hampton. Amend Revisal relative to obstruct ing streams in Watauga. Farthing. Authorize county commissioners of Camden to levy special tax. Tillett. Amend, revise and consolidate charter of town of Rocky Mount, to be known as the City of Rocky Mount. Vestal. Incorporate Yadkin Mineral Springs Academy and a ihurch in Stanly. Eddins. Afnend law reducing tobacco ware house charges. Bryant. Authorize county commissioners of Swain to provide and maintain a homo for aged and infirm. Glbbs. For relief of pensioner of Swain. Gibbs. Ratify certain deeds and leases in Person. Doughton, by request. Improve roads of Rowan. Mur phy. LauKliinghoiiso Kcsolutlon. Mr. Laughinghouse Introduced a resolution that tho corporation com mission be requested to communicate to the house the terms upon which JSSSSggljHLSyr. J - 1 AMENDMENT BY KITCHIN FAILS (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb, k. During con sideration of the naval appropriation bill in the house W. W. Kitchin of North Carolina followed up his amendment concerning coal in the Philippines, which ho offered yester day, by presenting another amend ment today providing that, except in case of emergency, no part of the ap propriation of $3,750,000 for coal should be expended for coal in the Philippine Islands, except for Ameri can coal purchased from the lowest responsible bidder. It, however, met the same fate as yesterday's amend ment. WESTERN UNION RAISES SALARIES. (Hy tho Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 13. An increase of tin per cent in the salaries of telegraph opciiUora at the company's principal offices throughout the country was an nounced by the Western Union Tele graph Company today. SENATE SESSIONS TO START AT ULEVKX. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 13. The senate to day adopted an order that beginning Monday next, the daily sessions of the senate shall begin at 11 o'clock. Instead of noon. ROOSEVELT WANTS THE COAL LAND KEPT (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C, Feb. 13. Presi dent Roosevelt today sent to both houses of congress a long message. In which he advocates the conservation of coal and other fuel resources on lands still belonging to the government, say ing that henceforth the nation should retain its title to Its fuel resources, urges government control ot the west ern public land pastures, with a sys tem of Small grazing fees, etc., and asks for an - appropriation of half a million dollars,. Immediately available, In addition to present esttmates, addition to present estimates, to ; aid In detecting and preventing land frauds-. . He cpntenfr a, ayatem .of ?.0.v,erJe"t '!a8l"g its atual...m," lands as public utilities, as generally recognized . abroad. PEICE Cc ABdVE FIFTY OF THE DEAD FOUND If -.'; ' The List of Survivors Remains at Nineteen - two of TiiERf ivo::eh Still Patrolling the : Block .'Island Beach and Watching for the Bod ies Description of the Panic on the Lnrchmont and the Cool Cour age of Ofllcers and Crew. (By the Associated Press.) - ' Block Island, R, I., Feb. 13, -The recovery 'of the bodies of the victims ' of the steamer Larchmont sunk . In collision with the three masted.' schooner Knowlton, late Monday -night In Block Island Sound, pro- v ceeded slowly and with i difficulty -along the icy shores of this, Island ; during the night and early part of today, owing to the darkness, v Up ' to 8 o'clock this morning, however, ; fifty-one bodies had been gathered la, . by coast patrols and. vessels sent to ' scour the sound as soon as news of " the disaster was learned. This makes an Increase of three over the reports, last night. The list of survivors still stood at nineteen. Purser Oscar A. Young, of Provi dence, still maintained today that there were from 125 to 150 passen gers on board the steamer when she . left Providence for New York, and . most of the survivors who were able to express an opinion were Inclined : to support his figures rather than those of Captain George W. McVey, of the Larchmont, who estimated the number of passengers . at front :' fifty to seventyiflve. From some of the surviving ' Ofll- , cem it was learned that tha Larch- - Wriaa y crew ktoC forty-flv: U1CU, ui wuiui uui; ton iv mwiuivvu for. This means that of a total ' from 150 to 200 people on board the . Larchmont, nine passengers and, ten . sailors have survived. Their condition is pitiable, but the two physicians who have been In al most constant attendance upon the ' . sufferers express confidence that none of the rescued are likely to sue- ; cumb. ' 1 ' ' i One of the ship's officers stated ; that the Larchmont carried eight. Ufa boats and four life rafts.' At 8 o'clock' today It was believed that five of these boats and- one raft had ; been accounted for. ,'- ' There are only two women among the survivors, Mrs. Harris Feldman, -of New York, and Miss Sadie Gallup, v of Boston. ; During the night the coast guards from the two life saving stations aided by a large number of the popu- -lace, patrolled the beaches on the watch for additional bodies. Every ' corpse that came ashore Was en cased in Ice several Inches thick. - On a piece of the after deck 6f . the steamer were picked up Mr. and , Mrs. Feldman and a dead man, all A, that remained of sixteen, who had sought refuge on the fraU support. . Little hope was felt that occupants . . of the missing life boats and rafts v had survived the fearful cold, which moderated but slightly during the night. v . Nearly all the surviving passen- .'1 gers Interviewed agree that the crew t' and ofnesrs behaved well. With the ' first shock, and Cie ln-rush of water and escape of steam from the broken .: : main . steam pipe, Captain McVey 1 realized the scope of the accident. -The crew was called tb quarters, each man springing to his station as the call to desert the ship was taken, j-Panic-stricken passengers aroused from souhd Bleep rushed wildly. on : deck and mobbed the boats and rafts, man and women fighting each , other, forgetful of all but the primal instinct of self-preservation. ,Tha -' crew fought off the mob resolutely! though hard pressed, and provided for the women and children first.' ' Some of the male passengers recov -ered from their first fright and as- sisted .in the -ork. Many never reached the deck.- They .were suffocated below In their quarters by the steam or .drowned beneath the deck. Within ten1', minutes the a boats f were, away from the. ship's side. Just as she settled low In the water with . the , waves dashing . overy her and :r flooding, every .- -Available foothold. Cold imd hleh : sens comnlntRd the of '."destruction, and th llttls , band; 6f peopl() wha got away:from W Larchmont . was decimated in 'greups and In the helpless drift in "V -"lu " me - survival of tne attest." 't,i,-.'.'f .ii''-:.-.. i- v-'5,w .:jAi A i
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