The Standard Union from Brooklyn, New York • 1

VWiL- T'ME DAILY AND SUNDAY Probably Fair. CJgl I ONE CENT VOL. NO. 328. Enured th.

Post Office at Brooklyn, N. Nov. IS. 11.. at conil clu mall mittir, und.r Act of Merott B.

187 BROOKLYN. SUNDAY. MAY 28. 11)11. TWENTY WEATSEA TO KOFinowi (tana Tr Store Closed Tuesday, en-ln-One" show, an attraction of freaks.

A merry-go-rourul will be Decoration Day erected and all along Surf avenue today now sights will be witnessed. A crowd of more than Kki.000 overflowed Coney Islund yesterday afternoon and evening. Try as they could, Great Sales the oduB were against the managers i Men Work All Kighl ai Flame Ravaged Dreamland Clearing Away Smouldering Embers Enormous Rush to Coney island Expected To-day and They Hope to Profn by It, for Decoration Day and The Summer of the B. U. T.

Every car was packed, going and coming, and many sightseers had to wait hours for a chance to go home. Automobiles were numerous and vehklcs of all kinds were rigged to meet the demand. Police Inspector Dooley and Police Capt. Robinson remain in charge of (Continued on 4th Page. 3d Column.) i A SPLENDID DEMON- SURF AVENUE CROWDED.

WITH SIGHTSEERS. i ST RATION of the timeli SHORT CIRCUIT STARTED BLAZE PAfPJTq qPF GDLQflEO GIRL SETS TRffi I HIILIl I ULL ness as well as wonderful value giving that characterize the Abraham and Straus offers is the remarkable ad-vertisesient of this Store today. Read all the aanouixe-ments of other stores, if you I in i i i GATES ENJOYS EXPERIENCES ON THE STAND KILLED KEPT IflSIQE i DUUt Recused Water Pressure Due to Many Playing Hose on Their Property in DangerDirectors W.il Decide DEATH UNDER SUBWAY TRAIN BI TROLLEY ST SCARED PUP To-morrow WMer They Rebuild or Not Incubator unuu Babies in Hospital. Says Italian, Who Posed as Chased By Boys, It Sought Herman Lewis, of Benson-iTalks Airily of Millions While He Was Running Across Street and Didn't See Speeding ITuce Diles of smolderiner embers, raoidlv bein removed Describes Formation of the Steel Trust. Shelter in Hallway of the Lincoln.

Peddler, Tried to Rob Apartment. Car. into the background, where every now and then flames break have time, and compare them with these that follow on this column and the next page and you can readily understand why Brooklyn's Representative Store is do ing the business tho metropolis. There is but one day to prepare for the holiday that takes plm on Tutsdar, aAd bre you will flad mM the Ihlnc most Deeded and desired la tar the eest sjaortxer.ti at prices that seem Impossible ior such high grade goods. From flowers to decorate the grave of th to apparel, motoring suppues, groceries, household needs and everything else you may be looking for, everything is awaiting you at prices unmatched in ail the city.

It will save you time and money to come stra.ght here and do aH your purchasing. Truly this is a great borough to live In. and there is but ONE hurst, Falls From Platform of Hoyt Street Station. WIFE DENIES HE HAD CAUSE FOR SUICIDE. PAID $46,800,000 FOR AMERICAN WIRE STOCK.

DIES WHILE SURGEON GIVES HIM STIMULANTS. CROWD WOULD HAVE IT ANIMAL WAS MAD. RIBBON IN HER MOUTH AND NECKTIES ON LIMBS. out afresh and firemen are compelled to be on the alert, are all that remains to-day of Coney Island's beautiful Dreamland Park. A new Coney Island will be presented to-day to the curious who, judging from yesterday's attendance, are expected to turn out to witness the devastation wrought by the flames.

But in this, however, they will in a measure be disappointed. Dreamland to-day will be far different from even the Dreamland after the fire. Hundreds of workmen labored all af Place Ransacked, But Nothing Tells Police Husband's End Must Have Been Accidental. Relates How "a President Had Been Duped' Probers Joyful. Mother Not Permitted to See Mangled Form.

Took Dozen an Hour to Dislodgs Dog. Was Stolen. ABRAHAM AND STR Returning to her apartments on the Herman L. Lewis, who was killed by a subway train at the Hoyt street station yesterday afternoon, was Iden Morris Schumacher, the 7-year-old eon of Herman Schumacher, of USi Gates avenue, was crushed to An Innocent little dog was running alone Putnam avenue yesterday afternoon, when a boy dashed past the animal and muttered "Sic." The (Br United Prtaa.) WASHINGTON. May jr.

After hearing four hours of the "Inside history" of Steel from "Bet a Million" Gates, the Stanley Steel Trust Investigating I r-1 1 was ternoon and all night removing the debris. Though mourning their loss, the managers of Coney Island did not forget to pro pup ran after the urchin. Two boysj Store Your Furs tified by L. Pierce, of SO Eighth avenue, Manhattan, who could give no rearon for his friend's tragic death. first floor of 435 Rogers avenue yesterday afternoon, Mrs.

Adeline Becker was startled to find her 19-year-old colored maid, Susie Berry, lying on 'he floor of the front bedroom, bound hand and foot and gagged. Apparently the girl was unconscious. Mrs. Becker summoned other tenants In the jubilant over the start it had mads death by a Gates avenue car in front of his home last night. So badly mangled was the form of the boy that the hysterical mother was not allowed to see the body.

She Is now under the care of a doctor. and Have vide for the suddenly demanded emergency, and with true aggressiveness tried to restore order outiof chaos. No sooner was the fire under con-. water, with a company of workmen Lewis, who was 45 years old, lived Them Altered and Repiireri aH rol than the fire officials detailed on Its probe of the industrial bine. With John W.

Gates' testimony as a groundwork, the committee Is convinced It will have no trouble in evolving the facts concerning the at I Bay Thirty-second street, Ben-sonhurst. Ha was a mechanical It was said he was Inter house and Dr. McDonald, answering across the street, who were out for sport, witnessed the incident and Joined In the chase. Between the three youngsters the dog became frightened aTld yelped a little louder than usual and turned. Encouraged by the dog's retreat the boys took up the chase with renewed vigor, hurled a few stones after it and created a disturbance The Schumacher family was sitting on the stoop when suddenly a call for an ambulance, telephoned to ested In a vacuum cleaner company Kings County Hospital, found the Morris Jumped up at seeing a friend he got busy.

All Brophy could learn was that the workmen who were applying pitch, tile and tax, were Interrupted by an explosion: the lights went out, and fire appeared in a bucket of pitch hich was upset in the darkness. Then the flames spread' through the oloijed girl had not bt en injured and luTOclent number of men to watch It n.n thea took measures to ascertain what waa responsible for the fire In the first place and what could be blamed for the lack of facilities that enabled the f.re to get beyond their grasp r.r.il destroy more than the bulldirir in which It started. i as r.ble ta tell of a remarkable ex In Manhattan. Whether Lewis threw himself in front of the train, which was bound for Atlantic avenue, or fell from the fcrience with a man, who. during great aggregation of capital.

Opponents of the Steel Trust to- I night declared that Gates' testimony formed a prima facie case against the Steel Trust on which the lnvesl- gators can build the groundwork of he brief absence of Mrs. Becker at! which attracted the attention of Now at Summer Prices. ALL FURS ARE in dan- ger every minute they are I out of cold storage. -Even now those left out probably have the eggs of the destnic- I tive moth in them. We clean them thoroughly by vacuum I process before storing.

To keep our expert furriers busy during the warm months, we do all repairing and altering at ereat reduc- I The station many pedestrians. In a twinkling I platform, is not known. i nethhorlnp; store, had entered the tar tnd pitch and could not be across the street. He bounded down the steps with a shout for the other to wait for him. As he leaped across the tracks he failed to notice a speeding car bound for Manhattan.

His father shouted a warning to him too late. Morris was knocked down and the front wheels went over him. Ambulance Surgeon Brawley was was almost empty at the time. partments in the guise of a peddler cheeked. strong report.

They declare that i and. knocking her down with his flat. Eneelstein lives at 2977 West Thi3 Investigation reselved Itself Into a livelj- dispute between officials of the- Fire Department and employes Gales' declaration that the combine- Fifth street. Coney Island. He ex tied her wrists with a brown silk necktie, her ankles with another neck tlon waa formed "for fear the com- 1 plained how he and his men were the Bureau of Water Supply.

Their etitlon of Carnegie would demoral- tie of white satin, and then stuffed the thought of a "mad dog" flared through the mind of every one in sight and all rushed to the aid of the mischievous youngsters as if they were the pursued and not the pursuers. The dog, bewildered and overheated as tho result of this sudden and unexpected uprising against him. rushed into the hallway of the i-arlitr statements or yesterday wero about a yr.rd of broad silk ribbon in her mouth to prevent her from mak Ticket Chopper Allen did not see the man until the train stopped suddenly half way up the station, and the motorman Bhouted to him. Martin Lyons, the motorman. had sen the man's body fall across the tracks and applied the emergency brakes.

The train was stopped so r.bruptly the pnufntTi were badly shaken up. The forward trucks working, their only light furnished by a cluster of incandescent lamps wrapped In a bundle to make a brighter Illumination. The work ixe the railroad industry as it ha 1 the steel trade," proves that It was organlxed to "prevent competition" and In restraint of trade. i tion in price NOW. They called from the German Hospital.

He had to crawl under the car to attend the boy. A big crowd gathered around as the surgeon was administering stimulants. In a few ing any. outcry. are all ready for you when wanted in the FalL If Questioned by Detectives Rcif and i Leaning back in his chair care- men shifted their positions and the explosion took place.

Conway, the maid declared her as reinforced last n'sht by officials of the Fire Department. when they charged that the lack of water pressure i. rfsponsible for the greater shar! of the d.iTr;ij;e. Water Department Not to BUme. Authorities of the Water Department ri'fufed to comment as yet, charges on a garment are esaly, flicking the ashes from a long minutes Dr.

Brawley drew himself out and announced the youngster Lincoln Club at 65 Putnam avenue. A big crowd gathered about the entrance and a general consu'tation sailant was an Italian she had never Short Circuit, Says Brophy. $25.00 or over, we stffre it black cigar. Gates discoursed cas passed over Lewis" body, amputat c-en before. She said he opened the had expired.

free until Fall. "There is no question but what the The father of the dead hov threat was held as to how best dispose of ually of hundreds of millions, while he told the committee how a "Presi ing both his legs and crushing his kitchen door without knocking and threatened her with violence while ad. explosion was caused by a short clr- pned Motorman Robert Devaney, of i' the "mad" dog. Am for the little animal itelf. It hid bi hlnl door and refused to venture imo the open dent had been duped" and the still Industry of the country consolidated.

Resides a ruler arid some papers a suit, said Bropny, after hU lnvestl- Ridgewood Heights, but friends in small receipt book was found in his gauon. une or me men perhaps terfered. It was agreed the accident Gates seemed to enjoy his four- but are making an Investigation. The discussion over the low pressure took new shape last night when citizens living in the vicinity of the park tor fear of the hostile crowd. pockets.

It had the name and address hour session with the committee, and was no fault of Devaney, who nearly fainted when the victim's death was The crowd, however, would not of Lewis written across it. It was have It but that the anlmai was he answered practically everything thes' asked him. chuckling as he told not known then, however, the man announced. were charged with being responsible Foreword The annual June Sale of Undermuslins will be announced in Wednesday's papers. wao L.

wis. but he was Identified by Neighbors took care of Mrs. Sen of dealings In "high finance." for the low pressure. This assertion gained new support macher while the surgeon was under Pierce. Stanley anted to know whether confronting her in the kitchen if she attempted to interfere with his plans to rob the place.

She asserted that when she ordered him out he chased her into the front bedroom and succeeded in wresting from her hand a pistol ehe had found concealed beneath a pillow on the bed. An Inspection of the apartments by the detectives, accompanied by Mrs. Becker, showed that an attempt had been made to ransack several drawers in (. dresser in one of the rooms and other articles had also been dis with a piece of metal, perhaps a tin bucket. This caused a circuit which gave forth a spark that Ignited the pitch.

"In the darkness the men tried with their coats and hats to put out the fire This was an Impossible task. They kept right at it without sending an alarm. For several minutes the Il-e il-iid irmn wa well OrvsseV In ers the farther It spread. Inquiries at "mad," "frothing at the mouth" and manifesting many other symptoms of canine dementia. Inttlnctlvely feeling that his persecutors had not yet acquired a conciliatory or forgiving mood towards him, the dog persisted the car.

Afterward she was treated by him. He said she was suffering a r.t-atly fitting mixed ffrey euit and the Morgan pool that engineered the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by the trust had from shock. the park continued until lata last nlcht resulted In the jrtTScovery that this waa the consensus of opinion. worw a Pinama hat and From whut the police could leirn tost any money. Lewis threw himself In front of the In remaining behind the doorway of the exclusive clubhouse, much to the n.

'Well." drawled Gates with a sar There are any number of persons who told the police they could testify to a Si KICKED SENSELESS train, find this leads to the belief he iressing Jacques. 4yu flames gained strength. All this valuable time could have been saved had castic smile. "I've never heard of chagrin of the members. Consequent wanted to die.

careless use of water by residents llv Mr. Morgan making an assignment. though the dog was not mad. but the men rushed to turn In an alarm Lewis lived In a detached frame turbed, but apparently nothing had been utolcu. Susie has been in Mra in danger of being made so.

the most for the fire department." house at Bensonhurst. BRIDGE CU Sli strenuous methods had to adopt When Mrs. Lewis was informed of Becker's employ for several months Before, the fire had subsided Samuel ed to effect the animal's ejectment. her husband's death she visited the W. Gumpertz, general manager of By this time a corps of bicycle Adams street station.

She was heart Dreamland Fark. engaged 150 men to lng near the scene of the flames and by concessionaries In the other sections of Coney Island. Instantly the fire broke out, they became frightened, and kept streams of water playing on their property as a precaution against the possibility of It catching fire. One man told the police be had seen a build broke and tearfully protested the af "cops" had arrived on the scene. Four regular policemen had been sent removs ths wreckage.

The men procured rakes, picks, shovels and other fair must have been wholly aeel and cculd not be shaken In the essential details of her story. As Mra Eecker was Inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt, there was nothing ieft tor the police to do but continue their lnvestlagtion. Several plain clothes men were assigned to down from the Classoa avenue sta dental. She knew of no reasen why Fifteen-year-old Milton Runyon, of 82A Qulncy street, was severely crushed yesterday afternoon by passengers crowding him In their reckless attempts to board a Lexington tools and moved the smoldering embers back from Surf avenue as far have you?" That was the only time he re-: lerred any of the leaders of; finance, as "Mr." Throughout his tes-; Umony it was "Morgan," "Me and Charlie Schwab" and "'Gary." The bluff, frank figure In the gray summer eult seemed to have absolutely no reverence for men or millions. He talked about 1 the 1320.000,000 paid Andrew Carnegie 1 for his SO per cent, share in the i Carnegie Steel Company In a casual way, as a newsboy would discuss day's pennies.

He confused the he should commit suicide. The cou- Dle had only recently moved Into to the ocean as possible. The smoko was suffocating and only with diffi ing In the Bowery kept constantly under twenty streams of water, their home at Bensonhurst. the case from the Flatbush station. avenue "I train, at the Manhattan though the firemen, when tho fire tlon previously to quell the excitement, but they needed aid.

In all it took about a dozen "cops," ten palls of water poured on- the poor dog to cure him of his alleged madness and many yanks and kicks before the pup was finally pulled out from the Lincoln' Club entrance. The dog whined pitiably, licked his protector's hand. LAWN DRESSING SACQUES, comprising fourteen different styles. Made of fine lawn in dainty Coral and figured effects; some square neck, collarless. with neck, front and belt trimmed with effective border; others with tucked kimono front, with self colored border on front and sleeves and belt at waist.

Others with sailor collar trimmed with, lac Insertions and black arm white striped border; also percale ttr dark gray and white stripes: square neck, tucked front, belt at waist: eoxna solid color chaia-bray; others of fine white lawn, yoke front, with dainty colored border trimming the front, sleeves and belt- Mjtince Suits. 95c. Matinee Suits of heavy lawn. In dainty colored aad black, small ring deslgna sailor col -lar and cuffs trimmed with border, tucked back with belt was at its height, had no more than FALLS INTO RIVER culty did the work proceed. At times workmen, blinded and choking, had to rush for fresh air.

The men had to be divided into shifts, which relieved each other. Mrs. Becker's husband, Rudolph, Is employed as a bookkeeper. He was Informed of the details told by Susie on his return home last evening, and had a long Interview with the police sixty streams. terminal of the Brooklyn Bridge.

The youth was swept bodily Into one of the cars and fainted from the pain occasioned by the bruises on his abdomen and chest. When the train reached Adams street and "It stands to reason that with so many hoses attached to the mains, each sending forth a stream of water. While Deputy Fire Chief Murray who. by this time, were Inclined to FROM ERR and was taken to his master's home. commanded the dozen or so companies The disturbance lasted for an hour.

the pressure for -each hose should be diminished," said an engineer In committee by repeated references te five hundred million dollar bond la-sues and little shirts of fifty million dollars worth of stock. "Where did you get that doper" he Myrtle avenue he was carried to the platform and after being attended by Dr. Dwortsky, of the Long Island College Hospital, was conveyed to which remained at the scene last night, other bands of workingmen brought loads of lumber and can the pumping station. "Many resi As the ferryboat Baltic of the Wall KNIGHT IS IDE his home. vas to the black mass which "marks where Dreamland stood.

cast doubt upon the girl'B story of her experience. The Becker apartments were practically dismantled yesterday, for It la the Intention of the family to move to another address -to-morrow, their plans to do so having been completed before the episode of yesterday. Mrs. Becker Bald when she went out yesterday afternoon she loft the maid shouted to Stanley with a sneering smile, when the latter tried to oatSne what the trust had paid Gates (or the dents had their -garden hoses going full blast before the fire department ever got there. They were unnecessarily excited, and, as such, acted without foresight." fuuttc of tlie Fire.

street line pulled Into Its slip at the foot of Montague street late yesterday afternoon and the hands were getting ready to tie up, there was a splash and a chorus of screams and A REAR ADilA BRITISH WARSHIPS Tents and Improvised buildings are being erected on the Barf avenue side, their arrangement tending to hide as much as possible the mini In the rear. American Steel and Wire Company. 1 "That's way low!" "Well, what did you getT" demanded and ruffle at bottom of saefjue; skirt Is trimmed with flounce. I alone In charge of the rooms. i Meanwhile Fire Marshal Thomas Brophy.

a.fter an Investigation, seem These continue to smoke, and Deputy Fire Chief Murray said last nlaht DAMAGED 111 CRASH floor. Km BoiHUmr Stanley. "I'm ashamed to tell you." laughed Qetes, wavtnc his tuind airly. He was finally prevailed on to tell that he got $46,800,000 In Sieel Pre they would smolder for a week. ed to have arrived at the causa of the f.re.

There was great doubt first as BLOOD POIS (sped.i to Th studard Union.) shouts from the passengers that "WASHINGTON. May XI. It was bi ought one of the crew to the scene announced at the Navy Department once. to-day that Renr-Admlral Austin. M.

In a glance he took In the situation. Knight has been formally commission- Lnd throwing off his coat, jumped In ed. His commission begins from Jan. i brouirht Mrs. Anna Reverty.

44 Shows TerarjoTarlly Housed. to what started the conflagration, but Black Ostrich The tents and wooden buildings. late yesterday afternoon, after he had LONDON, May 27. The armored cruiser Inflexible and the battleship Bellerophon collided In Portland har imrn barren, to be sure, will house a few HA i pent much time In cross-questioning three witnesses, Brophy announced he hi in j2 last, the date on which he would ytari old, of 44 Strong place, to the attractions wnicn survived the flames and a few others pressed Into have ceen promote dui tor his court- I the boat, when the two were ferred and from 150.000.000 to r0.000.000 In Steel Common tor the I40.00e.ooe of American Steel and Wire stock. Gates declared that along in the nineties Carnegie was threatening to Invade the railroad field.

It was thought he had already demoralised the steel trade, and Morgan waa bor to-day. The cruiser was badly Injured below the water line. She will, be docked at once. Two of her service from Luna Park and Steeple martial for alleged responsibility for the sinking" of the monitor Puritan at chase. One huge tent will house all Plumes.

CORRECT for dress hat trimming, and at smaller prices than you ever bought such Plumes for before: $1.49. $1.89. 82.9., S3.08, $4.33 and Kmll H. Ilzhoeser, 40 years old, of compartments are flooded. The Beller Newport News last November.

He that remains of Ferrari's animal 2f Etna street, died In St, Mary's 01ry thought It quite certain a workman In "Hell Gate" started a short circuit which caused an explosion that set fire to a bucket of pitch. The witnesses were Samuel Engle-teln. a roofer and tinsmith; Barney Barusch and Bmll Thur, night watchmen. Englesteln has a contract to ophon Is badly damaged about the opnon IS DBuiy uamagea aooui the wnArablv araultted w. Hospital.

Jamaica, yesterday of blood was honoraDiy actjuittea. dows. I' l77 Poisoning. Digging sod for his lawn' It wee learned at the departmefit brothers, Capt T. D.

W. Napier the last Wednesday he blistered a flngier to-day Renr-Admiral Knlsht battleship, and Capt. Charles L. Na-jand broke the blister. The potion I ana nroxe mo i poison i Tt dutr" ror'ed he hauled aboard.

The rescuer waa- William Kemp, of S1A Myrtle avenue and to him Mrs. Reverty said she thought the boat was firmly tied In the slip, tried to step across to the platform and missed her footing. Dr. Wright of Cumberland Hospital after finding she was not In-Jured. took her to bar home.

afraid he would demoralise the railroad business. "Morgan called In Jim Rill." amid Gates, "and Jim. who was a pretty pier the cruiser. show. That Is not very much, only fifteen-odd lions, tigers and bears, of iOO wild animals.

It was said last night other animals would be procured early to-day from anlmai concerns. Another tent will house the "Bev- jtst cestrs. Cestral BVreral make "Hell Gate" waterproof, and entered there. He was a bookkeeper. has ap- piled for the command of a division 1 of one of the fleets, Secretary of the One cent ervry day.

The Standard Navy Meyer, however, has not found Cnlon, eve says, ven cents. I an available vacancy. good friend of nine, told Morgan, te Continued on Next PVfTr, DEWEY'S rCKE GRATE Jl'lCE PurtfUs th" blood. Is vry T. DE WEI SONS Hi Fulton HL.N.I after the last boat had drawn the last patron through the labyrinth of a letter of (Continued oa 4th Page tth Ootwrnev) the d4 Si a.

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