Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, November 30, 1900.
YOSEMITE DISASTER.
Cruiser Was Kept Afloat Two Days But Sank Soon After Crew Had Been Taken Off.
MANILA, Nov. 30.—Rear Admiral Remey has as yet received no official report of the United States auxiliary cruiser Yosemite, which parted her cables and struck a reef off the harbor of San Luis d'Apra, Island of Guam, during the typhoon of November 13, and was subsequently driven to sea by the gale, where she sank November 15. The United States cruiser Newark will sail for Guam to investigate into the circumstances of the disaster.
According to advices received here from unofficial sources the wind was blowing from the southeast in the early morning of Nov. 13 at the rate of a hundred miles an hour. The Yosemite had two anchors down, but both were dragged a mile across the harbor entrance. At 11 a. m., she struck the reef and stove in forward. She drifted for an hour and at noon struck the rocks near Somaye, carrying away her rudder and damaging her propeller.
A launch had been sent to find shelter but it capsized and the occupants were drowned. They were Coxswain Swanson, Seaman George Aubel, Engineer J. L. Mabanefy and Firemen J. L. Davis and Joseph Anderson.
The storm abated somewhat at 1 p. m., but was then renewed with violence from the southwest.
A dozen of the crew attempted to carry a line ashore, but the boat capsized although all the occupants managed to reach the land.
Meanwhile the Yosemite was being blown seaward, her head down and the forward compartment filling. The boiler and engine rooms, however, were free of water and the pumps were kept going. The cruiser was kept afloat until the afternoon of Nov. 15 when the United States collier Justin, which also had suffered damage to her anchors, but had narrowly escaped the reef, was sighted.
The Justin attempted to tow the Yosemite with two chains and two cables, but these parted.
Finally 138 of the Yosemite's crew, 26 marines and nine officers were transferred to the Justin, together with $68,000 in Mexican money.
The Yosemite soon plunged headforemost and sank. The members of the crew were provided with temporary quarters in Agana, which suffered badly from the hurricane.
The typhoon was of unprecedented violence. Many are reported to have been killed or injured. At Agana three were killed and ten died of exposure. The town of Morajan was destroyed, 30 of the townspeople being killed and many others injured. It is believed that there was considerable loss of life elsewhere in Guam and all the crops were destroyed.
Many dwellings in Agana were demolished.
Mrs. White, wife of Maj. White of the marine corps, the only white woman in Agana, took refuge with her husband and Commander Seaton Schroeder, naval governor of Guam, in the cellar of the governor's mansion, which was already partly filled with water. The United States ship Solace, Commander Herbert Winslow, which left San Francisco, Nov.2, for Manila was expected to arrive at Guam Nov. 24 with supplies for the families of Gov. Schroeder and the other officers.
MET HORRIBLE DEATH.
Spectators at Football Game Fell Through Roof.
LANDED UPON REDHOT FURNACES.
Fourteen Bodies Have Been Recovered, and One Man Is Said to Have Fallen Into Fire and Been Cremated—Hospitals Filled With Injured.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30. —By the collapse of the roof of the San Francisco & Pacific Glass Works at 15th and Bryant streets yesterday afternoon fourteen people were killed and about 100 more or less injured.
The victims were watching a football game between the Stanford and University of California teams when the roof beneath them gave way, precipitating them to the floor of the factory. Some of them fell upon the furnaces and one man of unknown identity was burned almost to a crisp.
The crash of the falling roof was heard a great distance away and thousands of people hurried to the scene. Messages were sent to the city hospital and the morgue and the available ambulances were hurried to the spot.
At the Central Receiving hospital at 1 o'clock five of the injured had been received. At the time of the accident there was but one doctor on duty at the hospital and he was totally unable to attend to cases as they came in. A summons was sent out immediately, calling upon doctors in the neighborhood to come to render assistance.
The crowd was gathered upon the roof of the building directly over the furnace of the glass works. When the roof collapsed the occupants were precipitated upon the heated top and rolled off. Fully 40 were seriously injured. Most of the dead are boys, ranging in age from 10 to 15 years. Many of them were badly mangled.
There were more than 200 people on the roof when it collapsed. Those fortunate enough to be on a side section of the building, hurried down and helped remove the injured. The heat around the furnaces was so great, however, that to many no assistance could be rendered, and they slowly roasted to death. Not 200 yards away were 20,000 people watching the football game and when the news became known there was intense excitement among them. The ushers went through the crowd calling for doctors and many surgeons hurriedly left the game. The living victims of the disaster were taken to various hospitals. The Southern Pacific Hospital within two blocks of the scene was soon overcrowded and many of the wounded had to be turned away. They were hurried to St. Luke's, the receiving hospital and nearby drug stores. So scattered were they among the various institutions, that it was at first impossible to tell exactly how many were hurt or how seriously they were injured.
The coroner did not have enough wagons to remove the dead and they were taken away in express wagons. Many private carriages were waiting outside the football grounds and these were pressed into service to take away the wounded.
A high fence surrounds the glass works grounds and thousands of people attempted to get inside of the enclosure. They were restrained with difficulty by a large force of police.
It is reported that one man, Joseph Gumper, fell into the furnace and his body was incinerated. There were 200 people on the roof when it fell, and of these 54 went through.
The manager of the glass works realized the danger before the accident occurred and had sent for the police to compel the crowd to leave. Just as a squad of officers arrived, the roof went down.
The fires in the furnaces had been started for the first time and the vats were full of liquid glass. It was upon these that the victims fell. Some were killed instantly and others were slowly roasted to death.
The few who missed the furnaces rolled off together [and] with workmen in the glass works saved the lives of many by pulling them away from their horrible resting place.
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| Andrew Carnegie. |
ANDREW CARNEGIE'S EPITAPH.
Tells What He Would Like to have Placed Upon His Tombstone.
NEW YORK, NOV. 30.—Andrew Carnegie spoke at Montefore Home last night before a vast audience. He praised Hebrew charity and dictated that at Montefore Home they had solved the problem of giving wisely. The things you are doing, said Carnegie, challenge the admiration of all races. You teach so much. You teach, first of all, the good of giving in proportion to income. You believe that a rich man's surplus is a sacred trust to be administered in one's own lifetime for the good of others. I believe this, too. I believe that the millionaire should administer his estate in his own life time, and turn his surplus wealth over to the less fortunate people. Philanthropists, however, should use their name with judgment in this direction. Too often it happens that rich men, under the somewhat dubious name of philanthropy, give large sums of money in a way that does no good, but a great deal of harm. They get the name of having more than good sense. Money given in this way does much to pauperize instead of relieving the condition of poverty which is sought by the donor. Help those who help themselves. It is of no use to help a man climbing a ladder unless he will show a willingness to do the climbing. The world is growing better every day. Man cannot go backward.
The rich man is giving more and more to the poor, administering his estate before he dies, and making ready to answer in the final test not so much what he has done for theoretical religion as what he has done for his fellow man.
"When I die I want on my tombstone no word concerning what I have given to my fellow man, but rather a line like this: He induced the following persons to give, etc. That is something to put on a man's tombstone."
PAGE FOUR—SHORT EDITORIAL.
It is said that the British admiralty has decided to establish a great naval station at Berehaven, on Bantry bay, in County Cork. There may be some gratification for Irishmen in this, but what would please them better would be the erection of an Irish parliament house on College Green, Dublin.
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.
Large Congregation Listens to Sermon by Rev. W. J. Howell.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather a large congregation attended the union Thanksgiving services at the First Baptist church yesterday morning and listened to a sermon appropriate to the day from Rev. W. J. Howell, pastor of the church. Mr. Howell read the 103d Psalm and Rev. Robert Clements of the Presbyterian church offered prayer. The music consisted of male quartets by Messrs. G. W. Long, C. R. Doolittle, C. F. Brown and A. M. McNett, while Mr. B. L. Bentley presided at the organ.
Mr. Howell's text was Psa. ciii:2-"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits." The preacher said that there are two reasons for blessing God: for what he is himself, and also for his beneficent care. God is always giving, and men are always receiving. Men can make but one return to God for his mercies, and that is to give to him a thankful heart. The Bible again and again says that God seeks for this and, if men give it, it is acceptable in his sight. The verb "bless" in this text means to praise. The personal mercies which we receive form the most eloquent reason for praising him, and this praise and thanksgiving should be continued throughout the whole 365 days of each year and not be confined to a single day.
But, laying aside all thought of the temporal blessings which God gives us, there is a deeper and a spiritual reason why we should praise him. We should praise him because he has pardoned our sins and remembers them against us no more forever; because of the healing virtue of his grace; because he has redeemed our life from destruction; because of God's goodness and our consciousness of his goodness.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Again Consider the Matter of Care of Soldiers' Monuments.
Fifteenth Day, Wednesday, Nov. 28.
The board of supervisors reassembled Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock with all present but Mr. Kinyon.
Mr. Bingham, chairman of the committee on constables' bills, presented a report of such committee which was on motion of Mr. Hunt, referred back to such committee, by a vote of 11 to 9.
Mr. Bingham, chairman of the committee on printing bills presented a report of the committee which was read by the clerk, adopted and referred to the committee on appropriations.
A report of the loan commissioner was read by the clerk and referred to the committee on settling with school and loan commissions.
Mr. Bingham offered the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, It is provided by Chapter 855, Section 54 of the laws of the state of New York for the year 1860, as amended by law of 1892, Chapter 256, that the board of supervisors of any county may appropriate moneys for the erection, repairs or maintenance of soldiers' memorial monuments, or for burial plots of ground for the interment of deceased soldiers, therefore,
Resolved, That the matter of approval or disapproval of the following recommendations be submitted to the electors of Cortland county, or of any town thereof, at the next general election, viz:
Resolved, That within the limit of any town or city of the county of Cortland, state of New York, where there has been or may be erected a suitable monument to the memory of soldiers who have lost their lives in defense of their country, or shall have secured title to and set apart a suitable plot of ground for the burial of indigent deceased soldiers and wherever such interment shall have been made, it shall be competent for the board of supervisors of said Cortland county, by approval of a two-thirds vote, to appropriate for the purpose herein set forth a sum of not less than $5, nor more than $25 for any one of these objects.
That any moneys so appropriated shall be expended under the direction and discretion of the grand army post or posts, in any town or city where such posts exist, and where no such post or posts are maintained such money may be expended for the purpose named under the direction of the supervisor of said town, or the local cemetery authorities.
That in each case an itemized account of the use of all moneys so appropriated shall be rendered annually to the board of supervisors of Cortland county.
On motion of Mr. Bennett, the same was laid on the table for the time being.
Sixteenth Day, Thursday, Nov. 29.
The board of supervisors did not let up in the least Thursday forenoon in its efforts to finish as soon as possible the business of the county. Roll call showed all present but Mr. O'Donnell.
Mr. I. W. Phelps, chairman of the committee on settling with school and loan commissioners, offered a report of the committee which was read and adopted.
Mr. Wavle, chairman of the committee on constables' bills presented a report which, on motion of Mr. O'Donnell was adopted, all voting for such adoption except Mr. Hunt, who was excused from voting on such report, which was then referred to the committee on appropriations.
At 10:45 the board adjourned for the purpose of attending divine service at the First Baptist church.
ORRIS HOSE FAIR.
Specially Good Programs—Midget Wedding To-night.
The success of the Orris Hose fair is now assured. Large crowds have been in attendance all the week, and good programs have been furnished. Wednesday the audience was delighted with the clever turn in the cake walk given by little Alice and May Fuhrmeyer, the 5 and 7-year old daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Fuhrmeyer, 8 Madison-st. By special request they will walk again to-morrow night at the fair.
To-night the special attraction will be the midget wedding. The bride to be, Miss Mary Wickle of Shamokin, Pa., is being handsomely outfitted, and Major Page will appear in the latest cut of the day. Mayor S. N. Holden will tie the knot in the most approved manner. Many will no doubt be attracted to the entertainment to see how the mayor performs this new duty of his office. Single admissions for the evening will be 25 cents.
BREVITIES.
—Rev. W. S. Warren of Blodgett Mills, has accepted a call to the Baptist church at Delevan, N. Y.
—The Normal school is closed till Monday, the Election day holiday being substituted as usual upon the day after Thanksgiving,
—The delivery of mail upon Rural Free Delivery Route No. 1, from the Cortland postoffice will begin to-morrow, Dec. 1. The postman will leave the Cortland office at 8:30 A. M.
—New display advertisements to-day are—A. S. Burgess, Clothing, page 8; C. F. Thompson, To the Public, page 5; C. F. Brown, Drills, etc., page 7; Buck & Lane, Andes stoves, page 6; Opera House, "Pinafore," page 5.
—Mr. David Benham, for a number of years a resident of the town of Cortlandviile, died this morning at his home near the D., L. & W. crossing between Cortland and Homer. His age was 73 years. A wife survives. The funeral will be held at the house Sunday at 2 o'clock. Mr. Benham came to Cortland in 1886 from Michigan which had been his home all his life.
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