K A WEEKLY EDITION

S FIFTY-FIFTH TO^NO. 26 CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1910 THREE CENTS A COPY tml ' — "~T~ ■ -1 i. i "''V'l' i

JL T%~ ■E CENT- ^ P WORD COLUMN HhiIS BUN 6 GREAT RESULTS ^^prtiiaeil Taken far less Twatj Ceits. Tell tie ^Pfle Year Waits for rent PHJ^^^aige grocery (tore with all fixture* P complete. Large store house attached, f Located on Main Seashore Road at R . Cold Spring, n. J. Large dry goods r* . Store adjoining, doing fine business. One will help the other. For rent at fe_ 910 per month. Apply to L H. Eldredge, Cape May City, N. J. 4-30-tft PLACE YOUR PROPERTY IN MY fe," HANDS FOR SALE OR RENT. ALW WAYS HAVE CL1KNT8. FIRE INSURANCE A SPECIALTY. SOL needles, 608 WASHINGTON street, KEYSTONE PHONE 114 M. PRICE LIST OF ICE £ The following is the price list of ice for seven deliveries per § week; F - 10 pound daily 45 oeuts 1* 12 - 50 cent* 16 60 cents 20 70 cents ft 20 to 100 lbs. 40 cents, per 100 Hotels, Stores and Saloons 30 cents per 100 lbs. Ice can be had on Sunday from » to 12 a. m. CHARLES 6. CHURCH Corner Perry and Jackson St. S. Keystone Phone 76. STABLE PROPERTIES Good corner lot, 06x108. Another 34 by 60 with barn, 4 stalls and good loft. City water. Electric lights immediately adpoining. Centrally located. Prices most interesting. GILBERT O. HUGHES, Realty, 214 Ocean Stree. BOAT BUILDING PAIRING. J Launches for Sale. Railway on which to rum out boats for examination or repair Many years of experience enables me to assure satisJOHN PHAR0.126S LafayetteSt Keystone Phone 96 K. WEST CAPE MAY " 210 BROADWAY WE'RE NOT SO SLOW WATCH US GROW We'll Have Sewers All Right, and Electric Lights. George H. Reeves, Real Estate Agent Building Lots and Homes. Will buy, sell, rent or exchange. Keystone 'Phone Ul-D A REAL BARGAIN Nice high lot on Washington street, running through to Lafayette, 66x208, f. sewage connection, cement side walks in front of lot on both streets, ooean front- # age. Only part cash required. The price will interest you either for build- - ing or speculative purposes. Call at once and get full particulars. GILBERT C. HUGHES, Realty, 214 Ocean-Street. NEW BOATS TO HIRE Cape Elias Coverdale, ' just over the (*■ landing bridge. 8-13-lm WANTED— New members for Friendship Council, No. 27, D. of A., Charter open. Initiation lee $100. 8-13 13t Card of Thanks We desire to express our most heartfelt ' thanks and appreciation to the many friends who tendered their kind offices during the last illness and after the death of our mother, Mrs. "Elizabeth E. Robinson. Children The .phenomenal success of the Hotel ■ - Cape May is one of the most gratifying h incidents, in the life of the resort- and S it clearly points to the assured support t, of hotels of this class here if they w<re g provided. The fine sites occupied by Ure g historic Congress Hall and 8toekton wflj [ v be some day appreciated sufficiently by | ' - the owner to awaken to the making of 1 fe houses twentieth century hotel. 1 K *1 **" ****** cW 1

>| PERSONAL MENTION \ V OF VISITORS 5 SOKE INTERESTING NOTES s Star ud Ware Readers are Repeated ta Sod ii k; Plate tr Otkervise R. C. Wilson drove down for the day from Leesburg with his new car. Mr. ' Wilson is a well known politician in Cumberland county and a freeholder. * The day was enjoyably passed with old s friends here. Harry Mills who is one of the neees- * sary persons around the motor boats is ' always on the move and his greatest * pleasaure to be making engines - go, which he does almost every hour of 1 the day. What Harry doesn't know about a gas engine isn't worth telling. "Shorty" -Ottinger, whose repair shop at th Landing is the boon to tbe fellow '> in trouble, though usually busy, is never too busy to be pleasant or to tell a good joke. When off duty ohorty" is usually down tbe harbor for a ride with one of his many friends. Harbor Master St i lie Hand just now hlods the record for the consistent fisherman. Evrytime the Harbor Master goes fishing he comes home with the goods and his fellow fishermen, seekers of the sub-marine inhabitants, declare that although they go fishing in the same spot they are unable to land their share of the spoila; There is a question whether he has 'em hypnotised or uses a- magnetic baitWhen pressed for a reason he has the reasons but they 'fail to- work when any one except himself uses them. Mr. and Mrs. G. Collins Stratton, of Collingswooa accompanied 3y the ptwin boys are spending August with Mr. and 1 Mrs. Richard E. Reeves in West Cape * May. Mrs. Stratton, was Miss Georgie ' Crowell, daughter of J. Frank Crowell, 1 {prmerly of Cape May. Master Raymond Klais and his chum Ulysses Santer, two popular young men from men from Kensington, Puila- _ delphia, were visiting their friend, John , A. Cornell, the Union News Agent at Reading station, on Sunday, Mr. Corf nell segt them home with a fine coat of [ sunburn which no doubt they will enjoy. Mrs. Katherine F. Moore, of Pittsburg, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Richard Dietrich, of 307 Mansion street. Mr. H. E. Block president of the Protection Hat Pin Manufacturers of Sag Harbor is stepping for a few days with his brother, J. A. Block, Manager of the Camden Bottleing Co. Stopping at the Virginia this week is B. H. C. Crawford, of the Bahamas, t who is superintendent of the Bsliamas General -Hospital of Nassau. g William R. Brewton and family, of Greenville, S. C., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brewton, in West " Cape May. Frank H. Moss ran over to Atlantic City yesterday for a short visit. He ' will return today. 1 Harry Hazelhurst motored over to Ocean City to the ball game. He was s accompanied by Mrs. Hazelhurst and Karl Sulke. * Mrs. Thomas J. Mooney and daugh tor are among the recent arrivals at the Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ashton Williams, of Laurel Spring are enjoying a vacation here. Mrs. Wm. B. Padgett and Mrs. Clias. 1 D. Hanford, of Washington, D. C., are 1 visiting their sister, Mrs. Julian R. Cadwalacer, at her Myrtle avenue cottage. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bergh, formerly r Miss Bertha Snellenberg, of Rochester, ' New Y'ork, are spending the summer at - Cape May with Rev. J. Leonard Levy ■ and wife, of Pittsburg, formerly Rabbi - - of Keneseth Israel Congregation of 5 Philadelphia. 1 H. W. Town and F. G. Town and r families are occupying tneir North street ' cottage for the season and have spent 1 many season here, r Masters Jesse and Ward Thompson, ' twin grand sons of Mrs. 0. Wiley who * have been enjoying the beach, bathing : and pony riding have returned to their 1 I home in Germantown, Pa., much to the * regret of their many frieno*. I Mr. and jits. Fran's W. Carr, the < ; Misses Florence and Beatrice Carr, of ' ■ "Oarrcrofi,' Bryn Mawr, Pa., will spend « : the balance of the month at Cape May, 1 These visitors are well known and * prominent members of the smart set at ' Bryn Mawr. They had a host of friends t who have preceded them to our t popular little reeort. f - - - -- e s 1 >

, Coroner's Inquest Wednesday Evening s EXHAUSTIVE EXAMINATION INTO !• ACCIDENT The Story of the Terriile Catastrophe at Cold Spring Crosmog Tuesday Evening Inquired into by Coroner and Jury. Twenty witnesses were examined T Wednesday evening at the ooronr's in qust on the death of Mr. and Mrs. Freda erick W. Feldner, Mr. and Mrs. Friti . Mergen thaler and the" chauffeur M. C. j Jones by the collision of their auto with a Pennsylvania express on Tuesday evening. j Fourteen, including the train crew, lt passengers and residents near the scene g of accidhnt testified that the locomotive f whistle had been blown as the train approached the crossing. Joseph Snyder g residing near the crossing testified that the auto struck the locomotive just back p of the cylinder. Miss Mae MeNeill, who v resides near the crossing testified that r she beard tne roar of the train and saw j the approaching auto from the porch of y her home. She ran out to the road and f "I

waved her hands to the auto people but I hey paid no attention. She was uncertain as to whether the auto ran into the locomotive o rabead of it. She ran to J- assist the unfortunates but found them 5 mangled and dead. She and Suyder agreed in their testimony that the ma0 china was running moderately, probably at fiften miles per hour. Mr. John P. Doyle, proprietor of the lt Hotel Gape May, first demurred at the [. Coroner's question a* to whether ha P had advised the party to take this road, on the ground that the question had no d bearing on the case, and then replied 1 that he had advised as stated, since this |. road was nearly two miles shorter than z the older route through West Gape May . and led directly to the Hotel Cape May. ,, The jury was composed of Walter v Savage i -inford Halbruner, Charles I liohm, Arthur Wilson, Joseph Mackissic, . Charles Loper. e' The verdict of the jury after fifty c minutes deliberation was that the victims met their death by accidental r collision with the I'. R. R. Express and t the accident oould have been prevented c by no one but themselves. 3' The jury recommended that the Railt road company he forced to place a t watchman, or otner means at the crossf ing to prevent another similar accident, i No blame 'was placed.

RALLY DAY AT OLD BRICK Annual Gathering to be held in the r Church on Sunday, August 14th. b The annual rally of the friends and B members of the Cold Spring Presbyterian Church will i>e held on Sunday, Au- ! , gust 14th, at 10 JO A. M., and prepare-! .. tiions are being made for one of the ! s largest gatherings "hf ^this Kind yet held. 3 Those of previous years have been also { of much benefit to the old church in both j temporal and spiritual ways, and this I , I - «• I

year's rail promises to be equally pleasant and beneficial. An interesting program of music is ? being prepared and the annua! addres ; is to be made by the Rev. J. Leonard 1 L«vy, of Pittsburg I The day is one set apart when all the 1 old acquaintances and recall pleasant I sons and daughters of this old- sanctuary 1 • mhy gather in their homechurch, renew ' Every friend sqd member of the old 1 . Brfck is not only invited, but is urged 1 to'feep resent on Sunday, Apgust 14th. > Transportation will be provided for I 1 i all those who will leave their names I at the Star and Wave, on or before FriI I day, Aug 12th. 1 v - I

PROGRAM 1 , °r«an Voluntary "Largo" Hande, ] j Mrs. Albert Matthews ! 1 , Seta**™ U.„ir < t < Doxology 1 f » . Invocation Pagtor , ( - Hymn "How Firm a Foundation" ' 1 . Responsive Reading Psalms 84 and 85 < I ' Ii 8010 "The Name of Jesus" 1 e Mrs. Richard Ware 1 c Welcome Pastor ' 1 s Solo "There iKa Home of Hallowed Peace" 1 Miss Julia Z. Robinson f I 1, Announcements. * t 1 Solo "Come Unto Me" Coeneu 1 Mr. Ed so 11 Packer e • I Address Rev. J. Leonard Levy ■ Solo— "The Singing in God's Acre" - Brsckett J Mr. Austin uiighes , ^ Offering g j Solo— "Shepherd Divine" Jerome Miss Julia Z. Robinson ; - , ! K Hymn • God Be With You Till We Meet Again" Benediction ]

TURTLE CAUGHT IN HARBOR [ George H. Reel, Jr, while out with a . party of friends, fishing in the harbor j yesterday was fortunat; enough to land f a sea turtle weighing about twelve pounds. I This is a rare case as the turtle rarely t comes inside, but deep water intices t of the deep sea denienh in. Besides the turtle the party caught forty-five weak fish. , Those in tbe party were: Elmer , Hipp, CLartes Hand Allen Sayre and 1 Geo. Reel, Jr. . ! Card parties, always so popular in the 1 various hotels, seem to have lost their attraction this seasoif? while all forms of outdoor sports are attracting more 1 attention than for several years. At ' the golf elub every Monday afternoon • there is bridge whist and handsome 1 prizes and small informal gatherings at the Hotel Gape May are frequent, but occur elsewhere. ■i <■*.' «> ■ — • ■ ' T-'gildh ■ 1 1

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH , r Preaching by the pastor, morning ser- ' * vices at 10.30 o'clock. Subject — Whee- I 8 lock's U. S. Indian Band will play for ' us. Selections — Andante from 6th Sym ' 7 phony, Beethoven; Pilgrim Song of < 8 Hope, B&iley; Tralimerie, Schumann; ' 8 Pilgrims Chorus, Wagner. I 8 Evening services commence 7.45 o'clock. * We wish to make our services worth < tbe most that we possibly can. At the < I same time we want them pleasant and I enjoyable. To get rid of the heat from ' gas lamps we will have picture ser- I ! mons for the next three Sunday even- » - ings. Augu. 14, 21, and 28. When we 1 1 will take up in picture and story con- a • secutrvely, thre of the stories that Mary * ; told Jesus when he was a hoy. Ser- f 1 vices not later than 8.45. All seats free. 0 : Come. a — : E Cut Glare and full line of Jevrelry. P 305 Washington St, OuriM**. 1

■■ MEETS 4 TERRIBLE DEATH : AT RILL LANE CROSSING Automobile Crashes into Locomotive f Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Feldner, 1 Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Mergenthaler : and Chauffeur are mangled by Express Train

• From Wednesday's Daily Star and Wave. One of the most horrible automobile 8 accidents which has ever occurred in this I vicinity happened at the Cold Soring 1 crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad I three miles shove here Tuesday afternoon at about six o'clock, when a collision ■ between a Locomobile touring car and the i Pennsylvania .express due here at 6.05 • resulted in the death of five people in . the auto and the total demolition of the machine. Those killed were Frederick W. Feldner, president of the Furst- - Clark Dredging Company of Baltimore, and last year president of the Cape May i Real Estate Company, and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Mergenthaler and the , chauffeur. Mr. Mergenthaler has a large interest in the linotype anu other Meri gcnthaler productions, and is a stock - ; holder in tbe Cape May Real Estate Company. The party was on the way to the Hotel Cape May from Atlantic City and were speeding along on the new state road which leaves the main seaside road or Ocean High wafT" at Cold Spring and leads over Schellengers Landing this city, directly to the Hotel Cape May. For some unexplained reason they gave no heed to the railroad crossing or to the approaching train although woman seeing their danger waved her arms frantically to have them stop. It is believed that the auto ran into the and the occupants were shattered for 200 yards along the track. Mergehthaler's face was literally torn off and the other bodies badly mutilated. Coroner Reeves arrived soon after the and took charge of the remains, over which an inquest will be before they are turned over to the relatives. They were coming to Hotel May to remain several days and been guests there frequently. The Company did a great deal of the dreaging under Feldner's direction in the construction of the harbor. Joseph Wheaton who is one of the most careful and experienced engineers in the West Jersey service is almost prostated and Conductor George Taylor is equally. The collision came without a moment's warning and nothing could be done to avoid it. The front of the locomotive was covered with and her piston cock were torn olf together with the iron steps leading into the cab. The approach to the crossing at the point at which the accident occurred is obscured more or less by vegetation. Eye witnesses say that another auto stopped to await the passing of the train, but the fated car ignored this warning, passed the waiting car and was in the next instant hurled high in the air and its occupants flung in all direcThe accident was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Snvder and Miss Mc NeilL IT LOOKED AFTER THE ACCIDENT An eye witness describes the scene after the accident as follows: The big, red Locomobile lay piled up in a confused mass of wreckage shattered beyond all semblance of a car was up against a steep bank on the south side of the crossing while pieces of wreckage lay strewn, together with of wearing apparel for a disof 200 feet. At tbe cross i>%, with head almost touching the rear wheel of the wrecked car, lay the body of tbe chauffeur, the least mutilated of the party, whose joolhardiness is undoubtedresponsible for the terrible accident. face was turned toward the blue sky and its expression was that of a man just ready to make exclamation of horror or dismay. It almost unscarred. About forty further down the track the body of Frederick Feldner lay with head against the platform of the automatic mail delivery post from which the mail i pouches are taken by passing trains. The body was stripped of all its outer i

d clothing, practically, and the h*a4 shapeless from impact with the Iocosm ~ J is tive or post. The body of Mrs. Fsld« s ner was carried onehundred and seventy g feet or more south and lay face up and d contorted, top of her head was gone as n though cut off with a sharp implement. ' n The remains of Mrs. Mergenthaler were 2 e found about fifteen feet further south, 5 face downward. The body was contort- -J n ed but not much mutilateu apparently, e Mr. Mergenthaler was carried over two j k hundred feet down _the track and his - entire face and front of his torso were ', gone, torn sway ruthlessly, probably by -3 y the locomotive, and parts of the remains were strewn along the track for ' e two hundred or more feet. The suit '« c cases in the car were torn up badly and ~ j - the contents scattered everywhere about the scene of the accident. There was a b surprising quantity of various articles y of apparel. c Belford Garrison, who was on th% e train says that when the brakes were 3 applied to the train — people were thrown 9 1 from their seats and passengers wen - panic stricken at the sight of the flying e bodies, clothing, and automobile. Worn- • q i en cried and fainted and men were - greatly excited. i Feldneg's body was doubled up under r the platform of the automatic ""l| j t post and was removed and straightened. : The brakes on tbe train were practically < - demolished. Mrs. Mergenthaler was the only r daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Feldner and . the accident has taken the whole family, s The party left here Monday for At- ■ lantic City and not finding Atlantic to : their liking had concluded to return i here and had stopped the shipment of I their baggage and ordered it to be held I for their return. They were considering : the erection of a summer borne hers I and were about to add to their invest ■ ments in the New Cape May enterprise. [ CARROLLER LODGE'S STREET PARADE , Carroller Lodge Odd Fellows' (color- ; ed) gave an entertainment last evening and enlivened things a bit by a street _ parade in regalia, headed by a fife and ( drum corps. | It is a prosperous lodge and its mem- , bersliip includes many of the substantial colored men of the city. | CAPTAIN CHARLES BARR WINS MORE LAURELS* j Captain Charles Barr who distinguish- , ed himself by winning so many of the. ( international races for the America's cup has added to his fame recently by , winning the international gold cup race. On the waters where the famous yacht America first won the America's Cup, Alexander Smith Cochran's Westward, , with Captain Barr at the wheel was the winner. The opposing yachts were miles in the rear when the Westward crossed the finish line. Captain Barr has visited Cape May often and isgreatly interested in the , harbor development here. The entire number of arches to be pro- - jg • vided for the new system of lighting the . ooardwalK are in operation now and ! are very ornamental and pleasing. Cape i May has never done anything which - . has evoked more compliments than this . \ , from visitors, and the popularity of tbe * I boardwalk has been materially increased -1 , by the innovation. The desirability of , placing the boardwalk farther out and . elevating it and making of it more a - 1 show place after the style of some other .-J resorts is 'receiving considerable discussion also, and there is no doubt that at some time, this discussion will take concrete form, WINDSOR CARD PARTY Misses Jeanne and Anita Hand gave J a card party to thirty or more young friends last evening which was very i much enjoyed.