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I THE WASHINGTON POST. MONDAY OCTOBER 17 1904. SHOWS ZEAL IN SOUTH Episcopal Church Has Missionary Awakening. MANY DIFFICULTIES IN WAY Bishop Nelson of Georgia Tells of Practi. cal Conditions Bishop Potter of New York Opposes Caste in the Church- English Primates Democratic Example Missionary Meetings Being Held.

Boston Oct. 16. The largely attended meetings made up to-day's progrme of the General Triennial Convention of the Episcopal Church. In Symphony Hall and at the Church of the Messiah there were services In the interest of the mis. ions some speakers addressing both gatherings.

Social and Industrial righteousness" was the general topic' dis cussed at a third meeting at the Church of the Advent. Right Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle D. D. LL.

D. bishop of Missouri antVpresid lug bishop of the church. presided at the missionary meetings. and the speakers Included Right Rev. William Car' rnter bishop of Ripon.

England Bishops C. K. Nelson of Georgia Peter T. Rowe of Alaska Frederick V. Keator.

of Olympia. Wash. and Lucten Lee Kinsolving of Southern Brazil. Bishop Nelsons Address. Bishop Xelson described conditions in tho South et length.

He said In part Withis the put twenty tSIy yeaM there has. be a a risible a i iui privIiee inl duty. Tt dominating trains of i5 episcopal bay. been teal and energy In nwsioary tn4eacr. Tb laltjr have been shuea up on ot Ie p.

The results are sii1fet ra exi jt i aaererrr a foothold can be obtained tier. Is the E4 the ihnrch his to deal mainly lth classes In the South there are three rlulea 0) The cultured and comfortable. ho. totally contrary to condition here and In Maryland and Virginia re traditional members of one or the other of the modes communion Few them have ever teen the church at her best or to her fall tplritual power vhlch. tact combined with an antecedent prejudice against a liturgy and his torte rites and usages.

makes approach difficult end the presentation of the true claim. of the church appear presumption These people to ham a educated ministry to In the firit Instance an affront the Prayer Book Is gibberish tie ordtrr utomn and dress of the clergy repellent to their unconventional model or thought ant practice. negroes. with whom the L- ftjjtr but wanting as hare ho missionary effort be la local encouragement. They are more amenable to chorek instruction than either or the other two lasses.

The second clue comprises most or the Industrial force of the South. whose religious tendencies art all of the ultra-Protestant type. Among these people the chnrch ha. scarcely made a beginning. Their characteristic trait.

are general apathy dig. trust of all who have appearance ct culture or filth prjde and sell-satisfaction They ore ex oeedthgiy difficult to reach. Settlement ork Is the only method which Hems likely to be fraught with any results V. have a little of It. and something the same general kind Is done In North Carolina.

The attempt to reach them by hand. Mine ehurches ornate ritual. do not appear to hut been auueeoaful. Church work among the negroes ii far as It has gone contain man elements or hopefulness. When the nero becomes a Christian he gains a totally different conception or the meaning or religion from anythIng In vogue among the racial tects.

I hue been told repeatedly by many or their best men that the Episcopal Church la the only body which contains and presents the true elementeot redemption and elevation or the negro. There a marked and obsenable difference In the morals the manners the worship or these children or the church and other members or the Tare. Dignity modesty temperance. amenability to authority are the early rtsuits of church train- tag and where they are not misled by bad teach- ri and guides they are tractable. and steadfast Our daty to them Includes Industrial training la company with definite church Instruction and a fair amount of attention will tad a rich reward.

Bishop Kinsolvlng told of the situation in" Brazil and of the efforts being made there to bring about liberty religion. Bishop Rowe described his efforts to tarry the Gospel to the natives of the far North and continue the church among those who have gone to that region In the past few years. At the Church of the Advent. Bishop Henry Codman Potter of New York. who presided Dr.

John P. Peters. rector of St. Michael's Church. Sew York and Dr.

Floyd W. Tompkins rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity. Philadelphia. made addresses. Caste in the Church.

Bishop Potter spoktt briefly industrial problems. He void that caste with. in the church in times put had done much to keep working people out of it. He thought a great lesson was to be learned front the recent visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury. who althoughhe came from a country where rank was more prominent than here he.

was Just no gracious to the humble as to those In high stations. The speaker told how the English primate when in Cooperstown. y. recently met and cordially greeted a woman who had been a cook in his family when he was a young man. Rev.

Dr. Tompkins said the church had not always done what It ought to do for the interests of those who worked with their hands. but it was now with those op pressed and was not afraid to denounce tte Improper of riches. Many of the visiting bishops and clergy preached in th Episcopal churches of the city to-day. Bishop Tuttle.

of Missouri. occupied the pulpit of St. Stephens and Bishop GaUor of Tennessee at Emmanuel. KNIGHTS OF MALTA COMING. Annual Convocation of the Supreme Corn.

rnanaely Will Begin To-day. The twenty-first annual convocation of the Supreme Commandery. Ancient and Il lustrious Order Knlfhts of Malta will eon this evening at Malta Hall. The convention will coit nua for four date To-night Coeur do Leon Commandfry No. Capital City Commandery.

No. 169 and Constantine CoTiman2ery No. 3 7 wilt work the blueman muter builder degree after whch there will ha a recep. tion and smoker. Matthew Trinuble will welcome the knights on behalf of the District ers.

ho leave this morning for St. Louis. Tomorrow morning there will be a xneetiig of the Supreme Commwndery and at 730 p. rn. the Princes of Bagdad.

No. 77 will hold a siesta and banquet in Malta Hail. On Wenesday morning there will be a meeting of toe Supreme Comtnandery. and at noon President Roosevelt will re eive a de ejatlon of the Visiting knights at th White HOJ On Thursday the knl fats wilt go se ng and will conclude their programme with a banquet tu the evening The offl era of the Grand Co of the ct of Columbia and Virginia are- Robert E. Beckman.

grand commmander. It. Clark grand generalissimo Charles. F. Anderson grand captain general R.

B. Buckley P. G. C. grand prelate.

Woman's National Press Association. The. Woman National Press Association has elected Dr. Adeline E. Portman.

Mrs. Grace Porter Hopkins. and Mrs. E. 11.

Stlllman. delegates. and Mrs. Ruth M. G.

Pealer. Mrs. C. H. Hinton.

and Ms Susan B. Hickey. alternates. to the annual meeting of District Federation of Woman's Clubs. to be held In this city November 16.

The associations presiding officer. Miss Frances Graham-French. is also first vice president of the local feder. ation of clubs. and by virtue of the tatter's office Is the most prominently mentioned candidate to succeed Mrs.

Hannah Sperry as president of the District Jederation of Woman's Clubs. Dr. Jna rorth R. Spofrord wilt deliver an address flfore the press club October a. at La fetras Hotel.

Dr. Spofford has but re. tntly returned from a trip to Europe nd win tales for his subject on Friday vening. Personal Observations in Fpain. Cashier of Commercial Bank.

Mr. George White. formerly paying teller of the National Metropolitan Bank. has resigned his position in that institu. tion to accept th cashiership of the newly organized Commercial National nk which Is to begin business on Wednesday.

Mr. White had been with the Metropolitan Bank for nineteen years. and is the son of the late George ii. B. White.

who was- so closely associated with the same Institution for over forty years. PRESS OPINION. The Elixir of Life. Refusing with emphasis to accept Us elixir of life in the form of soqr milk the Atlanta Journal says that it la one of the traits that keeps us human that clips our wings. this unwlltlgness to pay the price We do not really desire perpetual exist.

ence. unless it is to perpetually sweet. It is not merely life which wo would nro- lope but the Joy of living. We feel that It ix better td die gracefully at thirty full of peaches and sweet cream. than to live a thousand years thereafter with palates so degenerated that sour milk is acceptable to them.

The Canaan of our dreams flows with no tour milk and medicated honey. No Elie Mephistopheles Metqhntko you would lure mankind into acceptance of your dubious mundane paradise that' might prove to be an' earthly hell you must bait the trap with something sweet. er. Vintr never catches Fausts. College Athletics Overdone.

Unable to feel any enthusiasm over the opening of the college athletic season. the Omaha World-Herald asserts that 'football is a great game. but greatly exag. gerated. and in Its present status rifles roughshod over the home circle wl calamitous result.

If you ask the boy why he likes the tumble game he will call your attention to the. fact that It isn't near as dangerous as the automobile which dashes down a thoroughfare perilously beyond the speed limit. And. after thinking It over one must conclude that Americans court excitement and even peril willingly paying tribute in lire and limb to the demands of the god of sports Just as the smaller boys win try to steal a ride on a freight car Just for fun' Money in the. Northwest.

Wheat growers in the great Northwest country are not depending upon Eastern money this year The Minneapolis Jour' nal declares that business here is better all around. and even were there no high- er pram prices nnd no heavier movement the iinancial showing would be a favorable ore. As it is. money is pouring into the Northwest and a crop situation that in its early outline promised a dull and hesitating tone in trade for. fall has been pressed into the background by tn flow of currency into' the country.

Tho purchasing power of the country tributary to Minneapolis was never so great and the general outlook could scarcely be more favorable. all things considered. It is time to relegate the loss. stories to the rear and get in ine with the Increasing business optimism of the hour. The Cost of Living.

The hope of the farmers Is In the fact. according to the Cedar Rapids Iowa Gazette that the people must eat and they do eat. The farmers supply the tables and the farmers plod to and fro In their fields to tend their crops and they afterward plod to the city to deposit their Jingling simoleons. drawn from the young men too wise and too progressive for the farm. Land has jut Jumped from J50 to 150 per acre in this vicinity.

The demand for products has created the price and no trust on this round earth has had athing to do with it. Census statistics show that the people have been crowding to the cities when they should have stuck to the farm and to production and now the man who has something that Henry and Harriette can eat without cooking has a fortune by the tall and a down hilt pull all the way. See breakfast foods and other stuffing and filling for example The North and the Negro. The Nashville American has become convinced that a change of sentiment has been in progress In the North relative to the race question and there has been a growing disposition to leave the management of the question to the South such. experience and observation as the North has had having indicated to the' thought.

fuland more minded people of that section that this seems to be the wisest thing to do. But it must not be sun- posed. because of this the North can be moved to such an intensity or activity of feeling in the matter as to cause It Jo vote with the South or to support the Democratic tlcleet The Southerner who believes that he hassuch a depth of sympathy in the North has. a very limited horizon. He Is too simple and gullible for this world with Its varied sentiments conflicting notions and diverse points of view.

At least he allows his enthusiasm and desire to obscure his The more the South discusses the race question as a campaign Issue the more active becomes the sentiment that was more or less dormant or decadent in the North. Fighting and Finance. In an effort to judge of the East war from a viewpoint of resources the Cincinnati Times-Star says that It has been estimated as reliably as the resent rather foggy conditions In the tar East permit that the present war is costing Japan between fifteen and twenty millions of dollars a month. The war expenses of Russia must very materially exceed this figure. How the two warring governments will be able to meet the strain of expenditure of such magnitude during' a protracted struggle only time will show.

A war against a few thousand hard-fighting farmers in South Africa caused a drop of fifteen to twenty points in the price of British consols. If the government securities of Great Britain backed up. as they were. by that country's wonderful credit were so. considerably affected by the war In South Africa It is not difficult to imagine what will happen to the credit of comparatively poor Japan and already financially involved Russia In the event of a long-continued war in the far East.

That both governments will be hard pressed for funds In thetvent of a protracted struggle is apparent. Diplomats and Plain People. Discussing the recent arrest of a diplomat for auto scorching in Massachusetts the Detroit Free Press says that to the wayfaring man the Immunity enjoyed by diplomatic representatives of a foreign government in this country in which their mission lies is a trifle confusing when compared with the chances to which the private citizen subjects himself. Nor Is there any apparent reason why this should so. The diplomatic doctrine was Intended to protect foreign representa.

tives from possible persecution and to that extent It cannot be objectionable. There Is no reason to believe however that It was meant to act as a shield fur those who knowingly violate local regulations as was true in the Gurney case and as might have beer. in the case of Mr. Platt. The contrast between the chances Mr.

Abbott points out are taken by the private- citizen abroad and the exemptions enjoyed by diplomatic representatives is so striking as to suggest the need of modification or the latter at least to an extent where immunity would not be guaranteed against infractions or local restrictions. Result of Pharmacy Examination. The result of the examination held last Thursday by the commesioners of pharmacy has been announced by the secretary Dr. Henry A. Johnston.

W. ll Smith J. F. Arth. and G.

H. Pleasant. having received the necessary ratings were granted certificates so registered pharmacists. There were nine who took the examination. The examinations are held on the second Monday in January April.

July. and October. Candidates have to tile the applications with the see rotary. together with the fee provided by law not later than the Monday pre edjnir the date of examination. w0ff CASTOR IA For Infants and Children.

The Kind You Have Always Bought BUSTS the CONIflItED fttOtf fiaW PACE. general of the Steamboat Inspection Sore- Ice Brig. Gen. Johjv M. Vrflson A.

retired and Commander Cameron Melt. Winslow 14. Mr. Murray named as chairman of toe. commission.

Mr. Smith was chosen secretary. The commission was directed by Secretary Cortelyou to make a thorough in vestigation of the disaster to the General Slocum and of other matters bearing upon the safety of passenger traffic on the navigable waters of the United States and to make a full report accompanying such report by recommendations fer such departmental or legislative ac tlon as tright be required for the bettei protection of life and property. Since its appointment the commission has beer at work almost uninterruptedly. Th hearings before the commission were held principally in New York City.

but mutt of its work was done in Washington. The testimony In the case covered about 2000 written pages and included more than forty exhibits. The commission was wholly without compulsory powers to enforce the attendance of witnesses for the production of evidence. This condition proved at times a serious hindrance to the progress of the work. Report Is Exhaustive.

The report of the commission is elaborate and exhaustive consisting of a pamphlet of two printed pages. containing about 32000 words. It is divided Into five chapters in which are consld ered the appointment and proceedings of the commission the disaster departmental action as to the Steamboat In spection Service previous to the Slocum disaster the Steamboat Inspection Service and the recommendations of the commission. As an appendix to the re port a statement is made by the Department of Justice of the criminal proceedings connected with the Slocum disaster and the preserver cases. In an account of the disaster.

it Is shown that the Slocura was owned by the Knickerbocker Steamboat Company a New York corporation. which also owned the steamer Grand Republic. The company has paid no dividends during the last six yearn. The Sloeuxn was Inspected last by Henry Lundberg and John W. Fleming May 5 1904 and the current certificate of inspection at the Um of the disaster was issued on May 6 by James A.

Dumont inspector of hulls and Thomas H. Barrett Inspector of boil- ers. the board of local inspectors at the port of New York. An elaborate description of the Slocum' is given in the course of which it is stated All the upper work. of this vessel were constructed or light wood nd had been.

piloted and burnished many time and were therefore. la I highly Inflammable condition. In the construction of the seosel there were no safeguard. against Sr. other than.

compliance with the regulations as ye- gardt the proximity of woodwork to hollers. The vessel bad no fireproof hatches or bulkhead tad as built- entirely of wood. Vessel Inflammable. The General Slocum was a vesiel built to carry a large number of exursIonlsts 2500 allowed by law and In her design there was apparently no consideration whatever given to the question of nflammablllty. In such a vessel a fire once baring fair headway.

could not be controlled. sad the vessel would be qujcUr consumed. as exemplified In the cu. of the General Slocum. There.

are many similar vessels doing service In the waters or the United States th construction or which is quite at dangerous so that of the Slocum. sod unless this kind or construction shall be prohibited or mad fled by law. the safety or a large number or passengers carried by exeuralot steamers and cteamers plying on the Inland waters of tire United Stiles cannot be assured. In the narrative of the disaster long consideration is given of the origin of the fire and of the probable place of its first discovery. On boar the vessel.

at the time of the accident exclusive of of fleets and crew. were 1258 passengers not over 10 per cent. of whom were men. The rest were women anti children more children thtb wonu-t Xhe fire started la. the forward cabin so-called being the" third compartment under the main deck from the bow.

and probably originated in a barrel containing packing hay which was in that compartment one of the barrels used for bar glasses and brought on board by the charterers. Fire was probably communicated to this barrel through the careless- ness of some unknown person. The report shows that this cabin was filled with inflammable material a large amount of oil being among its contents. It was lighted by electricity. but lamps were filled and burned there.

and the crew frequently lighted matches In the compartment. On the morning of the disaster Walter Payne the colored porter filled the lamps in the cabin. As there was not sufficient light in the cabin. he lighted a lamp. using a match blew' the match out and threw it on the bench.

Later an oiler from the engine- room entered the cabin using as a Tight an open torch. The commission says on this point. The condition of this cabin with the purpose for which it was used constitutes one of the essential facts of negligence contributing to the disaster. Fire-fighting Apparatus. The apparatus of the vessel for fighting fire is described at length.

The forward valve of the standpipe. which was nearest to the place of the origin of the fire was about thirty feet from the entrance to the forward cabin. This forward valve and standpipe were supplied with a foot length of cheap unlined linen hose. costing probably less than 20 cents a foot age unknown but probably several years old. The rest 01 the fire apparatus on the main deck consisted of the after valve of the said standpipe two hand fire pumps located respectively In the bow and in the stern and some twenty fire buckets in the forward gangway.

None 01 this remaining apparatus was used anti the fire buckets were empty. Upon the discovery of the fire by the crew the so-called mate. Edward Flana- gan. notified the captain and the two pilots who were In the pilot-house through the main deck speaking tube. He then informed the engineer that the boat was on fire and asked for water on the tire line.

With two or three of the deckhands. Flanagan. took down the linen fire hose. Daniel O'Neill. deckhand.

opened the valve of the standpipe forward and turned the water Into the hose. The hose having fallen on the deck In a coil was twisted and kinked. and as soon as It was subjected to water pressure It burst in two or three places. and simultaneously the hose itself was blown off from its own coupling where It was connected with the standpipe and the water poured out of the standpipe upon several witnesses in that vicinity. Preponderance of' evidence shows that.

no water came from the nozzle of the hose. Efforts were made to attach rubber hose to the ztandpipe but they failed. Upon the failure to couple the rubber hose to the forward standpipe the crew gave up all further attempts to fight the fire and went aft. some of them overboard. There- is some evidence that one two of the-crew took down a few life- preservers for the passengers but very little assistance of this nature was rendered Engineers Praised.

The report pays a tribute to Assistant Engineer Brandow and also the chief Engineer. Conklln. who remained at their posts. The report says Evidently Brandow did his full duty efficiently and courageously. He was at his post until the vessel was beached for the engines were kept in motion until a few seconds before striking North Broth er Island.

The evidence of the pilots was that Capt. Van Sehaick received the first notice of the fire when the vessel was about four lengths to the eastward of Sunken adow He ordered full speed ahead and directed that the vessel be kept on ler course. Subsequently he directed the allot Van Wart to beach the vessel on North Brother Island. The evidence before the commission establishes the fact that the toaster made 10 attempt whatsoever to fight the fire examine its condition or to control. insure direct.

or aid the passengers in my way whatever. It Is alleged that he was unable to reach the place where the passengers were by reason of the fire. but this is contradicted by the. evidence many witnesses and. Is obviously not rue.

An essential fact of negligence la the utter failure or the master to fight the fire or all th passengers. In a ss de gree the pilot In tha tame manner aftet beaching the' boat and while there1 wen still many passengers on board failed ir their duty to. assist and rescue the sale passengers. Very little lsstancc was given or- control exercised by any ot th offlcerep or crew on behalf of the passea gers. the pfect hen the lire was discovered first.

the commission says that. the evidencejxt the-people on the main deck is to the effect that they knew ol the. fire at the entrance ta Hell Gate. In general the. evidence of popls on.

the up per decks Is that the first notice of fir on these decks was before the vessel had passed the middle of Wards Is and. One witness testified that he new. of the fire at a point opposite a raarbe yard at Astoria. This marble yard- is a conspicuous object neat' the entrance to Hen Gate. Discovery of.

the Fire. Reviewing the whole testimony therefore the commission believes that the first discovery of the fire In the main deck was before reaching Wards Island that the mate. Flanagan knew Of it at about that time. and to the westward of Negro Point Bluff on Wards Island and that he at once gave notice to the pilot house of the existence of the fire The evidence of the captain and pilots radically disagrees with statements of other witnesses but the commission eaja that it Is forced by the weight of the entire evidence to the belief that the "statements of the men in the pilot house as to the time when they flrst knew of the fire are incorrect. The reasons for this belief are so strong that the opinion of the commission la that the evidence of the master and of the pilots as to ths position of the vessel In the stream when the fire was first known to them must be disregarded.

After a careful consideration of the entire tisti. znouy as to the time of the discovery of the fire the commission la of the opinion that the men la the pilot house had knowledge of the Ore before the cteamer passed the eastern end of Wards Island. The commission therefore believes that the master knew of the fire la time to hue beached the Teasel either In Little Hell Gate to the west ward of the Sunken Meadows or la the Bronx Kills to the. eastward of the' Sunken Meadows and to hare thereby gained the great and essential advantage or placing the. Teasel with her stern to the wind so that the tames would be driven forward and away Irom the passengers Instead of taking course that inevitably drove the flames rapidly art to ward the passengers and delayed the beaching of the vessel for several minutes longer than was necessary.

The commission declares that Pilot Van Wart showed bad judgment and lade of skill in beaching the vessel at a considerable angle with the shore line thus leaving in deep water all but the bow of the ship which was in flames and affording the passengers who could not swim little pportunlty to' save their lives. Thecom- mission believes that the. vessel- might have been beached so as to enable the passengers to leap overboard and wade ashore. Hose Was Never Tried. The commission sharply criticises the condition of the fire-fighting apparatus on the vessel saying that the whole fire hose equipment was bad.

except possibly too feet of new hose which was not used at all. The evidence shows that no wa. ter had been put through the fire hose on the Slocum. There is a strong probability that the fire would have been controlled had the fire hose been of the re quired statutory strength. No fire drills or boat drills had been held on the vessel this year.

Her lifeboats and life rafts were apparently in fairly good condition. Many of the preservers however were in bad condition and the evidence indicates that only a. small percentage of the passengers used the preservers at alL While it Is probably true that many of these defective preservers would have nevertheless supported passengers in the water the average- passenger seeing one torn refused to use it or to try others and the result was as disastrous as It the preservers had been wholly unserviceable. The commission says that the that Flanagan distinct violation of the law and contrary to the requirements of' the vessels certificate was Snot a licensed officer. The Inefficiency and poor quality of the deck crew of this vessel doubtless typical of the majority of the crews of excursion steamers is one of the essential facts that caused the loss of so many lives.

The report shows that- the. total loss of life by the Slocum disaster was 953 persons and the number injured 173 out of a total list of 1353. This great lost of life a percentage of death of 032 over tenths Is obviously abnormal and extraordinary. The abnormal percentage is Sue primarily to. the composition of the excursion party about tenths being women tad children.

Other factors are the great depth of water In the channel he swift tide. the extreme rapidity and progress or he fire the small amount of assistance rendered the passengers by the officers and crew of the vessel and the collapse of the starboard side of the hurricane deck aft. After considering the composition of the excursion party the commission says a very important conclusion from this of facts is that the law and regula" tlons must recognize the fact that an excursion party must be taken care of and can not take care of itself. Duties of Owners. In some detail the commission dis cusses the duties and responsibilities of the owners pf excursion steamers and of the officers and crews of the vessels.

The report then reads while it Is. true that it is the business of the steamboat inspection service to see that proper safety appliances as required by law are provided this by no means relieves the owner from a similar legal and moral obligation nor from the liability for the maintenance of proper crew discipline. The commission Is of the opinion that the owners of the General Slocum are censurable in a high degree for the inadequate and improper conditions prevailing on board this vessel and that whatever may be their technical legal liability they and their executive agents shire largely in the moral responsibility for the awful results of this disaster. In connection with its Inquiry the commission made a thorough investigation of the conditions and actual workings or. the steamboat Inspection service in the port of New York both for the explana.

lion of certain features of the disaster and for the prevention of the recurrence of similar disasters. The commission did not extend its inquiry beyond the conditions presented at. the port of New York as a general Investigation would have been Impracticable at present and would have delayed the present report until its usefulness would have been greatly diminished. The cbmmlsslon believes that as New York is the most Important port in the country from the standpoint of the steamboat inspection that a careful Inquiry into the workings of the serv- Ice there would serve as a sufficient basis for general remedial recommendations. The report shows that the operations of the Steamboat.

Inspection Service at New York- were unsatls actory inefficient and negligent In many respects. Time commission says that the evidence showe that the local Inpci tors were interpreting the duties in a rianner not justified by the statutes. The requirement as to the testing of fir hose on pa enger eteamers wa wholly diyregarde3. The assistant in spectors made no measured pressure test whatsoever of the flee hose except such so might incidentally take place by the use of such hose for the testing of boil- erg. They uniformly reported the fire hose in good condition but no pressure test ever was made.

Neglect of Inspectors. The local inspectors who signed the tsr- tlficates of vessels had no personal knowledge of these matters simply accepting the reports of their assistants They never followed up the assistant inspector. to see that they did their work properly. They failed practically too. to Instruct properly new assistant inspectors.

The joint rule which requires that a vessels equipment shall be Inspected jointly by the Inspectors was not enforced. The re- wit of this negligence the commission states was that saving appliances often were in extremely" bad condition. The inspectors merely looked over for instance the hose. The absurd and Inadequate nature of such mere visual inspections ot lire hose apparent from the. innumerable cases which hoes equipment pa ed at the regular inspection.

burst on thl. reln- spectibn under pressures all below the. statutory requirement. In tom vesaek so per cent. of thnoi equlpm nt was condemned.

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In the majority- of cases no test was made of either steam or hand fire pumps. The commission recommends thorough reorganization of the force of assistant inspectors with a view to eliminating all who have demonstrated their Incompetency. Referring to the work of the supervising inspector In New York the commission says that It he did not know of the facts of Inefficiency and neglect on the part of hte subordinates or if he knew of them anti slid not take steps to remedy them he is equally chargeable with neglected duty. But It is undeniable that the local board in this' port did not do its duty. Upon the supervising inspector therefore must rest a large snare of responuibhity for the existence of such Inefficiency and neglect.

ReinspecUon of Vessels. By relnsplcion of 68 vessels the commission has beep able to analyze and consider with great care the actual condition of Vessels in the port of Tew York. The prevalent methods of Inspectors abov r6utUned. thrtroard says show the. general system of neglect inefficiency' and lax supervision.

In great detail the commission presents the facts developed by the reinspecUon which showed In many Instances that since the Slocum disaster many vessels have been re-equipped at least in part with new saving appliances and flrefightiug devices. The relnspectlon showed however the gross inefficiency of the old system of Inspection there being 33 per cent. defective or missing preservers and 26 and 53 per cent. of defective or missing hose. The commission is of opinion that the same state of facts applies to boiler in spection.

The commission censures particularly however. the Inspection of fire hose and of firefighting apparatus generally and finds that he work of the service falls materially helm' the standard demanded lay the statutes. No evidence was presented to the commission which indicated that the lack of em- ciency was due to corruption or to improper motives ut the commission holds that men who are responsible for the safety of human lives must discharge their trust to the lull. In order that these results may be accomplished at New York the commission believes that there must be fundamental changes in the methods and personnel of the Inspectors. The.

commission presents many recommendations all of them based on their- examination into the Slocum disaster. These recommendations are principally of a technical character relating to the laws and regulations governing the Steamboat Inspection Service laws regulating the construction of passenger steamers arid laws giving authority to the Department of Commerce and Labor to enforce absolutely its orders issued to vesselowners and to officers and crews Of steamers. It is pointed out that the present laws relating to safety appliances are inadequate in that they do not require specifically Just what safety appli- ances and how many shall be carried on each vessel The recent lack pf efficiency in steamboat inspection service indue the commission strongly" to recommend that the laws relating to the service be amended so as to confer greater power to enforce its commands upon the service. Various other technical recommendations are made by the commission looking to the betterment of the service on stframboas and tq the insurance of the safety of passengers so far as may be. through a thorough.

Knowledge by the officers and crews Of such vessels of their duties. These recommendations will be transmitted to Congress at its approaching session and legislation will be asked along the lines of the report and recommendations of the commission. SLOCUM SURVIVORS ORGANIZE. Will Hold Annual Commemoration Exercises and Assist the Needy. New York.

Oct. IS. Articles of Incorporation of the General Slocum Surviv- I ors' Organization have been ed by Justice Leverstrttt of the Supreme Court. The incorporators of the organization all of which are survivors of the terrible disaster on June IS say that the object of the organization is annually to. commemorate the disaster by suitable services promote the welfare of and as slat those who suffered to use all proper means and methods for the prevention of any future like disaster and by giving voluntary assistance to needy persons who sustained loss as a result of the catastrophe.

The signers of the article say that Incorporation la necessary that the organization can act as an entity. Calumet Club Members Meet. A meeting of the Calumet Club was held in the club rooms 1347 Pennsylvania avenue Saturday night with M. 7. Emmet Hamilton.

vice president presiding. The business affairs of the organization were discussed and a financial statement was presented by the treasurer- Mr. J. B. K.

Elliott. It was llev by the members that the club would have a successful future. Mr. Barry Bulkley spoke of the necessity in Washington for a commercial club. United States Daughters Meet.

The United States Daughters of 1812 met at the Ebbltt House Friday Mrs. George Baird. presiding. Some of the members expect to attend the the of the national society in New York. November 15.

The next regular meeting will take place at the Ebbitt House November 14. at 4:30 p. m. AMUSEMENTS. Th only theater in Wuhlngtoa offering txc' lively American anti foreign sttr of tie flrat rank Uli ARMY NIGHT ROBERT EDESON In 7n Topnotch of Army Plays Times RANSOMS FOLLY By RICHARD UAitDIcG DAVIS.

XEXT WEEK-SEAT SALE TiiRSDAT. VIOLA ALLEN In the characters liertniaae and Perdlta is Shakespeare's play THE WINTERS TALE" with notable company and production. POLITE VAUDEVILLE. Dally Mat lie. Eves and 3 Presentation of.

the Unfathomable Mystery. ENIQMARsLLE 111 Miss Helena Frederick late prisms donna. The Prince of Pilsen. Clayton White. Marie Stuart Co.

as the special leading attraction The Smed. Arthur Sketch Club. Victor Moore sad Emm LUUefield. The Gesaro Bailey Co. Dorothy Kenton.

Auto Race Motion cturee. Next Week Hme. SlapoHtkl the Milton Dolly Nobles Co. Murphy S. Nichols An The Errand Boy A ilu lctl Elixir scented.

with New Olown Hay. Next Week THE NIXETT AND NINE. ACADEMY. fitVettL ALL THIS WEEK. SuLLIvAN HARRIS sail WOODS OFFER The Fatal Wedding GERTRUDE mica CHOIR CELESTIL OF 21 POTS Mata.

lie. Evening I5c. and SOc. Next WHITE TORESS or JAPAN. KERNANS ALL THIS WEEK RICE BARTON'S ROSE HILL CO.

Magnificent Scenery. Superb Costumes. Xeit Week-The Merry laiden.s. SALOON LEAGUE REVIVAL. Series of Meetings in the Cause of Temperance Inaugurated.

The ninth annual Saloon League revival ber tn last night with sen ices at the First Congregational Church Tenth and streets northwest. Services will be held at the church ery evening- of the week in an endeavor to bestir interest in the cause of driving out intemperance. The sermon last night was delivered by Rev. Albert ti. Zimmerman pastor at Klngsley Methodist Episcopal Church of Cumberland.

Md. and the author of the Helping Hand Evenings and. Helping Hand of Allegany County. Md. Ills subject was Temperance Gods Call.

lie pictured the opportunity which the Anti. Saloon League has to crush out drink and said that in three lines the evil could be fought by religious endeavors toy upright social life and by legal steps. Hi reviewed the work which land already been done by the league. by individuals und other organizations. The music of the evening was under' the direction of Dr.

Blschoff. A choir of fifty voices rendered several selections and Miss K. Grace Updegraff of Wisconsin sang. To-night and on the following evenings during the week Rev. A.

J. Wheeler of Nebraska will lecture. illustrating hi points by stereopticon views. ss Updegraff will be heard each evening. The officers of the league have requested the ministers of the city to set aside next Sunday as temperance Sunday" and to preach temperance sermons.

VERY NEAR A CRIME constipation to poison yo gs New Life Pills cure build up your health or no pay. ISo All To allow your body. Or. Kings It and To Visitors The Palais Royal is the department store where personal needs aid souvenirs of Washington may be always found reliable in quality and moderate in price. Central lo cation and Eleventh' streets-nearest to hotels and public buildings.

Celebrating the Stores zjth Birthday with practical mementos. The new 1904-05 outer and under garments are mentioned be low 950 For 50.98 Coals. The Palais. Royals Autumn-winter Coats at 1098 are known. 950 to-day a Birthday Memento.

5 Silk Petticoats. Taffeta Silk with elaborate tucks and plaits in various styles. Black and. all colors. Extra good value at 5.

For 15 Suits. The Patais Royals 15 Suits and Coats are favorably known as the best at the price. 13 to-day. 5398 Silk Italian Silk- Vests and Pants at 350 instead of 398. Silk Hose to match at 129 instead of 150.

7 20 The Palais Royals 2Q Suits at 18 will be the best appreciated of the Birthday Mementos. 79 Union Suits. 1 and Forrest- Mills Ribbed Union Suits light medium and heavy weights long and short sleeves and ankle lengthSr oiee i9c 25c Black Hose. Ladle and Men's best 250 Onyx and Hermsdorr Black Hose also Boys' new Buster Brown" Hose Shirts and Drawers. Only 169 for the new' 198 wool Flannel Mohair and Granite Cloth Waists.

See Page 7 of yesterdays Sunday' Post oit mementos Irt other olepts. 5 Waists The new 5 Silk and Alba- tross Waists and the new 5 Cloth Walking Skirts at 4 for choice. The Palais A. LISNER STREET AMUSEMENTS. KNEISEL QUARTET.

FIVE CONCERTS 1905 FRID 1 AFTERNOONS 4:30. first Concert Oct. 28 HOTEL RALEIGH. Season tickets. 550.

with Arthur Smith. la Sanders 5 SUymaai Ul El. ocndllt MISS ABBY JOHNSON- PHYSICAL ctLTrRK. THE ABUT. L.

St. nut to Stonelelca Court. EXCURSIONS. Two Special Trains to California- November December 13th. iO change of cars.

Also on same dates Two Complete tours to California returning through Colorado Rites include every expense. Weekly parties to Worlds Fair. Other trips later. Send for fcoklet. Raynnnd Whitcomb Co.

100 Chestnut Street Philadelphia. Mount VerooD HOME AND TOMB OP WASHINGTON" STEAMER CHARLES MACALESTER Dall a m. a 1 JO p. m. Sanders exceptol FORT MYER ARLINGTON.

FALLS CHURCH Electric Cars I all Hourly from Agneluct Brute ATLANTIC CITY N. 7. HOTELS THE ST. CHARLES. Directly oa tile oceaa front.

Atlantic City fl 1 list and cold salt an rein water la cterr bath Highest clan patronage. Tare arteta i Long-distance telephone In room tnlncelled I cuisine. XEWL1X HALVES. HOTEL JACKSON Atlantic Cltr. N.

3. Ol to teach Virginia are. sad steel Plet central and tellgatM location to ro kott rtvroof built of brick. tone md Heel epetisl tall and winter rote. American plan.

12 to 115 wecklyt orchestra liter. stars mallet. Open all the year. JOHX cause. CHALFONTE.

THE LEEDS COMPANY. U.d- GALEN HAIL ATLANTIC SlIT. 3 Hotel asd Sanatorium. Always open. oc6.

tS-30t F. 2. TOtNO General Manager. HOTEL. TRAYMORE Atlantic city N.

7. Remain. epen throath-sut the yearn etery a comfort sad tonrenlcnre golf prlrt egti vnaaiig wataC is bedrooms. TRLhtOaE HOTEL CO D. E.

WHITE. President ull ASto4 ll PRTLAflELPHIA HOTELS. HOTEL Rl TEHHOUSE lit. 5041 Coettant st Philadelphia Pa. Anterlraa aid Esrepeas run.

Correct Location. Ideal Cafe. Popsias Prices A. ANL EL. Manner.

COUNTED BOARD. COXTRT COMFORTABLE AIXOMMO. ditionl historic oil plctireaqi sectloa la mountains UaaJf. gull swimming. pool country- glob saddle horses fox beating.

sad shootlag coo- vesient to ra Iroad. For etreslara and city refer. wcea aiidieai RANDOLFlI Keowick Vs RIVER TRAVEL. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co. Every day In the 3 ear for Xorfoik Port Monroe Portsmouth.

Newport News and all points South by the superb powerful steel paiace steamers Newport News Nor folk and Washington on the following schedules LY Washingtont 39 pm Lv Portsmouth. 5 00 pa LT Alexandria. tOpmiLr orTok 14pnj Ar Ft Moaroe 700 ami Ft Monroe 708pm Ar Norfolk 800am Ar Alexandria. eWam Ar Portsmouth. gJaamAf ashtngtoa.

700anj Tickets on sate and staterooms reserved at general ticket office PIE Hth at Cob. rado Bldgr at downtown office 6th and Pa. ave. at office on wharf and on board steamers. Through connection made at Norfolk with the steamers of the OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO.

for New York and MERCHANTS AND MIXERS' steamships fur Boston. tFor further Information apply at of- lice. foot 7th at. telephone Main 8760 or' general ticket office 705 Hth St. Colorado Bid Telephone Main 2230.

JOHN CALLAHAN. 2d Pros. and OenU Mgr. TV H. HCALLAHAN Uen.

Pass. Agt. OCEAN STEAMERS. SOCl HAMPTOX. stop I NC NEW TOEK- LONDON DIRECT.

RDST LIic. NEO PARIS. Calling it Sorer for London and Patio WHITE STAR LIN P. NZW TOKK QCEENSWcjl-LIVEBPOOL LIVERPOOL SEW YORK AND BOSTON DIRECT MEDITERRANEAN NAPLES. cxcos.

FROSI NtW Tonic. REPUBLIC Oct 20 5 a. 14 Feb. a CRETIC JfflT. Dee.

21 Feb. 4. March ii FROM iOOSTOX ROMANIC. Oct It De 18 Jan. Jt rci CANOPIC Ssr.

U. Jan. Fen. A DAVID UNtISAT. Pascenter AteaL 1321 et Wktbuxtoo WINTER CRUISES 18 Diflirant uuiss anl Special Services 2.

WEST INDIES MDI1ERRANEAN AND ORIENT By Twin-Screw Paiatial Cruising Sieamerj. From 8 to 76 lays 25 i 330 up. Send for UJustr 4 booklets rate Sc. bfor deciding winter plans. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE.

37 Broadway N. Y. E. Droop 1. Sato Ki Pa art.

ocJmwfU CUNRD LINE. To Liverpool via Queenstown. From Pten 51-51 Morn River. Lecanis. Oct noes Etriarta.

Nov. am tmbrla Oct. i 5 am Locasia. Xor it. Boot Campania.

Nor S. soon Xer 2 7 to Saloon rates from ew TOTS. tecoal eiu 3t asS up eceoiulag to iteamer and actammrta Ion Mediterranean-Adriatic Service. Waroela. Nov 1 uo a CarpatbU.

no PsnaonU. Xor. soon slavesta. Oct 20. nest' Tbirdelass tickets to and from oil parts at Ea rope it Ttrr low solos.

For freljM and passage apply to the Canard BUatrsJilpi Co. Ltd. 25 Broad way. S. T.

tie State a Boaton Ma. W. MOSS. Agent. 1411 at.

Wonlmtoa. HOTELS. St. James Evropean WJLSHLNQTOK. t.

I THEVAS qr NJ. IO nAr jCTOBER17 I I fPici pal ioIar DICUTIS Bis Nell ns Pract. ci CndtonsBiop York Oppses Cate i Chuch- Engfh Prtes Democratc Missionar Boston The met to-days Gentrl Conventon th EpIscpa Hal und a Chur ere serces ml 2lon sme eak addresing gaterngs ad indusal eoum generl ds- ss meetng Advnt Riht Dniel 1utte DLL bihop Mlssourlamlpresld- bishp mlslonay meetng te speaker inclued Wllam Byd ar- nter" ofRlpn. Xtlson. Federtek Keatr.

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ad hI- tort rtea uuc. mk. appricl dlcult td tl. te cami chrh ippPr preslmpUon. :1 Tle.

peot al 4Icated minIstr I fnt Inlnc. al atont Parr Bok clberlh. tt orclr ad drel cercr nplent teir unconnntonl tho ht pracIce. necrel Ib hm te ra ell Unc II i. hae ehou ml5loll dor to en ouTlement Tb mor alenabl.

hr1 lstcUon eihr othe laS" scon4 can Indutial th Suth whoi rloul tnde. at a th tra-Ptutut Amou ths 1opl. thchlth hl I acely mde bCllllnc. Teir ehuacterlstr tll apaty. trt aUho hae tap erance c.

culure ulth prj4e. tlaton. TeT are e- eiml dlmcul rach Sttement orl I metod hlh ms lkey trulht 11 rluluv ltte It Inr of se orth arll. Th attmpte nuhtem ml eburhe. orat appar ben lueeut I hird negos.

I fa contai. elem ntl hoptlne" tanego beomes CIUal aa ns tnT dlreent concepton manlnc 1101 frmanrthlc emol racsl e. bn rpete I man thelrs Epl opal Cbuch 10111 bdy contin ald prlenl tb tro leme of redempton and elnton Ther II' Id observble dUrernce 11 te mnnen. th wOlhlp chidren chu Id othe membu rlee modesy amtnabUty te e1thor17 ae a17 rsull lee ad hr ar bd teeh. ell ad.

114e the ae ledfaet dt Indutlal tanig II rmpylh detlt. chrh Insrcon. fai aount lt atenton wl Ind rwad. BIShopKlnsOlvlng siuaton Brai etors abu lberty In relgion. Bshop etorts lt fo at 1 whoha pat r.

the. Chuch fef ajo gtw fl tCfo Ichalls Cir- rltor thl Trlnlr. Phladelphia. Cate Cuch Bihop Poter pkf brlefyn trlproblem Ild tms hd It IEson wa ared rlcent bihop alhough' he fom untr wa as gacous h1gbftatoll. Englsb Cooprs town.

Y. rcenty cordialy grPttd ben iy wln TompkIn fald I 1th as wih op relscdand ttelmproper ule any yl ltng cergy te Eplsc1al dd rtP leg Dshop Tennlssee Convocaton man er Wi Thetwcntr-frs convocato Sup me 1- Justous Mala wl I lt Hal. conventon wi contnuo TonlghtCour o. Capial Ciy 16 Constantne Comalder. 247 11 fz erm Bi wlJcome knIght behaf trct Comml so er.

who th morn- In'o mlng meetl Cmnder aTd 7 th Prnces Baga. wi bod Ilesta lataHaIL 11 Suprme Commde" Pnrdent RQsenlt 11 eaton stng HOIf. thE knthts 1 gOlhhtSeng and wi cncude ih ue meg rt ae Rbert 1ckman. grd Carkgand gtnlralsslmo Charlts cptain Natonal Prss Asociton TheWomans Prs hs Adelne Porma. Mrs Yr.

1. delegtl MG frlC Hnton ls usn Hlcke alerates. meetng Dlstrtt Fderaton mans Cubs. ty ovembr aioclatons Is Fance Graham als presldlnt 10ai fede- aton cubs. at et taa I I.

Sprry ederaton Ans- Spofod wi deaver. add. ress. fort cub Octobr D. Spotord hs nty retured ld wl sbjet on.

Fiday enlnJ persnal Obstvatons pa n. Cahier Commei Bank 1r. Geore Whie. forerly payng telerf atonal Metropltn ha resgned psiton Insttu- ton toaccept the cablershlp ofthe zed Commercl X3t MlBnk whch bern busInes Wednesday. lr 1ttrQPoU tl eng aB Wh1t 1I cosely asociated teUtutontor on tory years I OPINlqN.

El Lie. wih emphl elxir Je inthe Atant Jourl sa tht i 1 ta tris tht tht clpsour wIn unwlUges realy prtuAl exst. I I be pertulYlweet I I nt 1 whchwG wou1 1r. te lvng. feeHht I beter thrt ful pches swet thn lve thousnd theraftr wih palate degeleute tht fOUr mik TheCanaan drem fows wih ro sur.

mlk I' Ela lephstopheles UetchnUtot 1 yu wouldlu acceptnce rOlr mundne pardIse. pr ve an hel OU wit swet- Ylnl ne1 he Athletcs enthuflas Opn colege athetc WrldHerald aser I geaty eag- pre ent sttus roU hhod home. circe lamious resul. I wi cal our attenton I I nt ner a dan erus a mobie whch shes thorou h- perlously lmi. afer tht Amecans ectement eyn peri.

wUlngY paying lfe 1mb fports. maler ty' te. Norhwest. Whea gower Xorhwest countr re lpon Estern lnneapols dec es Ules bter al le m9ye- r1nanca Ihowing i sItuaton. tht.

outne dul hesitatng trde fal h5 bln presed backgound byt fow countr. I. pwer trlbu ary geat te glneral outook al I istm rer optmism Livng. hpe farmfr t1e accordin zetetht pople Te farmes felds rd cty ther jinglig the. mln ie progessive Lnd Vtr teated thisround ha a thing wih i Itatstcs clls prducton.

smething Ind Hariete wihout tU I hi pul al stufng flng pll. I Norh N3hvUe AmeriCn sentment hs relatve queston. olng dlsloslton 1 leae queston Suth sch observaton a North hhad ha Indi ated ful in ttcton tat ed bcause cn Intnsiy actviy feelng te mater cuse I suppor Democratc Hcet Sutherner beleves th hssuc lf lnlted trzon. slmpfeand gUl le ths orld wih Is Sntment conflctng rse alows enth1slasm hs judgment. The dlscu sls ques ton campaig actv bcomes sentment dorant orth Fightng nnce.

etort jude tl Et vIewint reources. CncInnat TimesStar tht ha estmated elably fogg conditons perit costig ffeen Ion dollrs month must materialy ex- th fgre. waring goverments 11 strggle tme wi lard farers cause ffeen tie prie Britsh consls. I I securiies Briti bcked a I credi. I abl afected Afrca I 1 lfcult Imagne 1hat wi En er dlt fnancily long a Eat.

Tat i the vent prtracted strgle paren Diplomaj reent I Tnt sorching Massacusets trolt Fee th wayfarng immunty noyed diplomatc representtves thi misson le8 a trite vhen wih lben o. Intendld prtect tves pOSlble perecuton. I objectonable i raon beleve. however wa meat a a sheld 10caI regul I tons. a as tre Gurey cae.

I I ben cse I Ir. Plat. cntrast between chces Ir. plntl ae ten I ctzln abrad ad exemptons dplomatc fentatves modtcaUon immunty I garanteed agInst Infractons restrIctons. Resut Ezmiaton i resl eminaton Thursay lr cm sloners beln announce Iecre- I I Smlx Pleasant having the ratng.

gated certtcates a pharmaclls examinaton eaminaton I i JanUr Aprl Octobr rle applcatons sc I retar togethEr ot Iater einl oa te tamlnUGn i i Ita ad Chden Te Btte of BLAME mH i iH CXaED nl generl Stea otrnpeUon S. Bi ohnIn 8 A retie adc Com el Cmen Icl Wislow 8 mY' wi ned chaa fh comm1sion Smt cosn seti. cmmisIon wa diected mae a. torugh In. vestgton te dsster Slocu ad mttrs ber- ig upn tesfety paseeer trafc te nvgable water Unie ta te ad lu reprt cm- rport reommenton deprtmental a rlght 1e ured bter proteton le ad prpr.

Sice Is appointent ha ben amot ulnteruptedlyT a hearngs befor cmmssion. wer hed prncpaly bu muh hel eso c' I 20 typwitten pages Incude thn exhibis comission wa wholy compusor pwes tforce th atendac wineses vroucton ton prved tm sr10us hindrnc vrgres te work Repor I Exustve. reprt commlson elab- ad exhausve consistng a Jamphlet prite s. abut 30 I fve whcb appintment ad preeIngs disster deprt- mentl aton a Steaboat In- speton diater Steboat Inpecton Sr. ad reommendatons commlsstn.

appendi re. por. stteent mae Depr- Justce crlmi procPd- cnnected wlt Slocu preserver caes I accow 1 show wa oWIed th KnkkerbokerStembat Cmpany rkcorpratlon. whih aLo I owne steaer Grand Rpublc. Tht i pd duing I te lat YeJ.

Slocu wa Inspete lt Henr 6 19 I curent certfcate Inspcton I' disatlr wa Issued. Dumont Inspecto huls Bartt Inspetor bol- I rs. 0. locl Inspe ctors at. prt elabrte descrp- coue' I tted I Al wer ICht ald hal been burlhed may tln ere threror i Inlanunable conditon.

contrclon Tlel er uegadl Ir. IOlhe tha cmplance wih reglalon a ro I cada prOXlmltr. OOdW ork boiers. vuel ha fepror bulkheds a buit entrly 1000 I I 0:1. I II thel aplnenty I conlideralon hatne queilon lllammabltr.

vesel afre I fal controled olld ckr a eemplled Sloum Tee ma almla Isel rvlce th aen tie I tnlte ti. COllrrcton wbichls I dacerous a tle Slocum unles connructon Ihilb prhlblod modled pusencer cried ecurio teamer atemer aen Tnlt Cnnol asured. consIderton gven te orign fre. vlae frst discver' tme the acddtntexclulve qf. fers wee 1 pafsenger.

I cent me wewom I andcldren mOe clldren two fre ted11e forwad cabin so al d. Tg mln' tb probaly a corln- Ilg ha comp rtment burls ued chrerer. brrel trough te creless uknown cbin tled wih Infammable mteral amunt 01 is content. I 1ght electricty tled burne frequenty lghted omwrten. I dlslter.

Water colord tled In' te sufclent lght lghted lap. mtch I I th Lter oler rom te a lgll cmml lon sy tis conditon tis whch ued const- facs i lgence contributng disster Fire fgltng fre I Te whih orgin tre entrance forar ad 5tndplp supple wih lOfot lengh unlned lnen costng 2 cCntsa seYer 1 Te of tle fre appartus tle man cn- afer Itad- fre spclvel In tnd he stern tre bucket. gngway. remln1ng tsed. fre bucket tpon dscovlry of fre crw.

so Eward gan. notted an piots. dlck speakng Infored bat wa fre watir tre ln. Wih tok lnen tre hos. ONei vlve tured hving falen dek coi wa twiste an a I Imulaneously Iself ot is ow couplng I wa wih stanpipe Ftyeral lnelses 1cnly.

nou Etort rbber the faie. faiure rbber forard Itandpp al attmpts tgh fre af. on or the le- pa sengers ltle asIstance nture Engeers reprt Vars trbute Assistnt Brndow Egneer. Conkin. rmained repr Eldenty BrandoW didJs efcenty courageusly.

wa unt wa beachld engne moton unt eeonds bfore trkn Broth. Iland. plot tht Capt Shalck receIve thefrt Uceof fre whe esse wa abut eatward Medows. ful sped ahed' drectd tht sel her coure. Sbeuenty dected thl piot.

Wat. bach eslon Xorh IJand evience tablshes mstelmade no atempt whatsver fght fre to exmine Is cnditon. contol. sure. direct wa whate er I ale ed tbt wa pasener wer reaon thefr of may wineses.

obrously te. Anessentil tat otneglgence ter faue oftemtel tht te 1oo atho paen x' esde ge th prtI tl8 a Janneratel hlng boat a terewere Il ma pasenger on boad faied. In uslB reethi iad psener Utte lncwas Iven or cnt exrced br' ay' tte fcn orcrewonb halo the Dcng th pta wh lre wap 4sCverU fst. te comllfon IYlthat evdla the pleonlheman lto thetecttt of tJef atlhej ntance. Helate nnept eVUenceot popla theul deklstat trst notce' fre teBe Wa ha pa te mlde Wars witeE" tesU Utht fe ata iolntOPPoslte mabeyardat s- toroThls marbeyard a obJe nea Dicover te Fie.

Revl wlngthe wholtetmGn tere comission' bleves frS dlscover fre dek reac Jng Was Iaud Fanatn. kew tme. thewest adof Nego Polt Bluion Wars IiadancHh te notce th ploi hous fre eidence cptain piots radicly lsage Wit statement commision Ba thaUt foce tre teblet te tte ment te piot tme frlt fthe fre Incorct" reaons ths ld tat he opnIon I th an piot th pton vesSlln fre wa frt nown disre garded" ArlT eondeatlnof eDUI teU- I tme tdllcnT fe commlalon tht thmeDI hOU kowlede lre. bror- atemerpId Iatr ane Te commlz lon' bInu tht. th mute fr.

I becb4 th nIe II LtUe Hel Bunta Medow. Brn Kls eatwad Suam ad haT tbeeb galed th Id elenUal plclDC t. veue let ltr 1Ind fameswold cnl tornre ai awarlm pencen lnll coule 4ro1 marapldlat towad pasncr an delale hehlnl nisi tornrl mint. tha neceual. commisslondeclares tht' Piot 1 showe judgent lac ski esl conider- th shorelne nw e1na a ngotg pasenger culd swa sve ther lves.

Tecm- beleveR tht veseL ng a ap and de Wa NeverTred shrly crltdses th cndltbnt frefghtng app ratls the. sayng thatthe fre hoseequlpent waba exCpt pssblY 10 et wa use al. hd ben hough fre Slocum. a bity fre hve tled fre hse ye- statu tor stengh tre drls dris lfeboas ad lfe condton. reslvers howevr.

b3d conditon. evidenc tht smat pereetgeof preserer Wie I I probably te tha may Cr thse le supportd pasengers averag jasenger tor refsed wa a disstrous a I preserers hd wholy unerce cmission nat IlaagaI In dstnct violaton lw. reuirements veJes ertfcate wa ot lcensed leer. InetcleIcy por iit th de cew fths doubt typlcl maj dty cre- excuron esental tact tht cused Ihe totl los le dISster wa 95. pr- sns numbr injured 17 a totl lst 1.

Tll Iret lOl prcntce vr tenth etaordlna abnorml perceuee cu. primaiy lculO ablt tenthbln mn chidren ractor ae cnl watr. chanel. the wlfUd etee rapidlr anprere1 the fr smal Isllnc. eree pa sncer omcr.

ad crw Tl. il. collple th Itabad aft Afer cnsldernth compositon excurllon Impornt st th regul ttns recogniz act. tht cart isel. Dutes detai commision ds- dutes respnsibites excurllon ofcers an4 thevessels rtPr reds wl i tht steambat Inspcton ler1 I saety applances ths releves tlmlarlegal oblgaton frm th labi- iy malntlnance crw I dlcpln Th i owner Gneral cnsurable degee Inadeute ad cndi- tons pre ths esse tht.

whaever technicl llal labiiy executn shlr resp n- siblty resuls a ter' connecton wih 11 iqui cm- mlflon Investgaton conditon act al workngs t1e Inspecton sr1e Yorkbth expla. ton feature preventon he re unc simiar dsasters. ls beyo the' tons prt a Investgaton Impractcble ard hve reportuntlfs usfulness hve beenleaty dmlnlsh d. belevuthat countr frm tt of steambat Insp ton eerce cr. fullnqulr worknga sn' sr sucient bsis generl recOmmendtons rport th th operatons th Ingecton rvIce ew unsatsacory.

inetc nt. neglgent relpect. Iho1g I hln i 1j fyl tatuteS. qulment a tet of. tr onpaCengerteamera wa wholy dllegardea.

Theaslistant in. spctors nom sred pr ure trehor ex pt a mi ht Inclden ly pla e. BCl forthe ng boi- er. ulormlyreprted' fre i ondlton preSure te Neglectf Th 10eallspeltorswhoPgne ttctesof ve lS pronl ter Aceptng reprb the 1 ants 1hey folowed asJant. In ctor ter ter pr.

tcali Istrct w. a 1tnL ttpector rle whih rur that vesers lht buspecte4Jlnty te Inpctor eored thlsn Ug thecommlislon ttat Wa that u' Appn cu oten etemely' ba conditon In ectormerly kedover. for thetehosL uTe asrd Inaeu vlsal fecUoD. lrobose I fJmtlnw rbl tce in ho qulpmen. puseat reglar Intpecton.

bprlt onthreln pectn un er preurel belorth tttorreqUlrmetnr e. veel 1 6per cent otth ho euipment wa Inpto. dldntowejle boat ad tquenly omIt a te i 7- Eurnit re I I n. et erl. I Te sidebrd iUu5 tedi brbig OUi.

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car.ng Iustrates toughts fur- planig. I an peces lke mertonshowhere ChamandTabtes ad Chlr. a Sidcboadstbat I hvceen wit stude a kowiedge des lnand furnture Qucton. I We Mose. Son.

I Steet Corer Elevent. o. I 3 ASEMNS I AMSEMNTS 8 CARLES DILIINCHAM Wi SuccessfulComloOpera 1 2' lreOrom NewYork I th Dramatzaton Riri iion te ad lowerig takle Jorlyof cae9 erher tea tre pump. mlson rcommends thorugh reorgnlza- i ton luspector I. wih elmlnatng a1 deIontrated ReerIng hE 1emcency th hi or.

I tke them eual chargeble did' te 8pervlslng Inspctor. therefor large Imare reo lbUty inetclency Re pectin Vessel. relnpecUon veSels hs en cn- ld cre atual cndl. to vessel ew e' llent hetbods Insector bon" Ut1 th-1id Inefclenc1 leat detl omlson preents ct develop' relnspcton showe mny I stanes Ilnce disater mny vessel reed leat prt saving applances fretghtng relnpecton jnefc ncy I ton beng 3 deectve Uepreservers 3 I cent defectve ho e. cmmision opinon th apples boier In.

speton. cmission Inpcton fre i tghtng I eraly fnds' tht I fals materaly blo stnd- i sttute. ia whlc cienywas corrupton motves but te comlslon tht lves dischrge tst ul theoe re ls my' accomplshed comision beleves rutbe tundamentl' ad cmnlsslon present I mendatons. al bsed their examinton I lh et fatf ad re ulaton5 goverig Insp Uon Serice ulatng constructon paenler steaersandJaws Deatment Commere Lbr enfor 1ssue vesel owers ofcers ad crws stemer. relatn sfety appUance tr ng Ju a a1 shal carred veel 7le rent etcency stem- bat Inpcton serice strngly- recmmend law' relaing seric aende uto ereate gn crnre io sa rde by te comlslon iokng beteent Ierice stfmbas I tqt JIurace pnger 10 ta a i thrug ofcer cews ves8elsof ther dutes The reom endtons wi 1 lfPgo along th lneot te ad rom- medatons te 1 SURVIORS ORGAIZE.

Wi Annu Commemoraton cses an Asist Oct 6. lner- poratonof theGeneral Slum Sun1v- oaniztion hae I ustc Leveort. Supr lncororator the' nw pntton al wh suTIr terbl dater 15. sy I oftheorganzton 1 anuly I commemore suuble eflcs prOnote a te sutered al proer Jen method preyehlon fture lke disater volunty asitnce prns luStie ls a resul I caw. Te.

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en- work ha many era ortb although todo op- use the II- roeive the Hoee. eng. oMers Diotrot Missusan p. 1 Bank. Intine 1 whl sour with ca- trylo forfall.

thu tb af- 5O bashad Indieat and be tpie comm esionera i I registerej Candidate c. preeding FORHORROR 2' ral Steathboatrnspectfon Vflaod ameron wgs dfthe. sec etary. ull ac- Tia wit and was aflre th th. mod5f boatd- rest wQfl The ii originof re- firebuckets th acoil thenozz Meadows.

pilot. trite. masterto onliI thpa ngers In-a iatbosathetssannar therewere exercised the ptawher- tbefle aLthe evtdencsot up- fire wltneastestifled otnt xnarbeyrd ofthe ftj men ho z. bet ore- toward swinalittle wa- hos O.lI-eser engers set dis- ant dis- it ew he it Th i unsatisactory innpetorn ther fire paesenger- was hifleavi absurdand is ijinumerableteases pusedat underpressores sonevtsaele th hose eiiuipment InspectersdidflotIower i I- 5 c. The I r1 I Jeces I I i I 4 designand anexperteknowedgeofIurniturecon Ct e.

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wzo. and 5A ALL TillS 2 Eulilsan Barrio SEATS. ofer the eceestric Sian Eves. Good Seate AM 60 OThERS ErrandBoy ilualci ACADE Mate. Tuee.

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