New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-03

on the Franklin Square bridge, ana tine CONDITION
OF the contracts Tor steel
Louisa Gertrude Sherry. who now lives in st.
Louis has sent to Brooklyn in the efJrt to find her
mothers relatives. She left Brooklyn for Utah
nine years ago with her mother and her stepfather
whose name was Sherry. Her mother died IN Utal
The daughter does not know her mothers name be-
fore her second marriage, which took place When
the daughter was very young. and. consequently:
her own real name She has been called by Der
stepfathers name. The mothers relatives live in
Brooklyn.
JERSEY CITY.
A steampipe in the Jersey City ferryboat New
Brunswick burst yesterday morning, whle the Doat
was living in the slip at Cortlandt-st and caused
great conservation among tue passengers, but no
one was injured.
J. B. Price. proprietor of n large shoe-store Mt
Washington aud Monigomcry-sts.,, Is peing
anxlously looked for by creditors whose claims
amount to about $4,000. lie left the city week
ago last Monday with his family.
Kate Skelley. age forty, committed suicide in the
Gregory Street Police Station at O'clock ast hghe
by hanging herself to bar of the cell-door enc
had been locked up only an hour before Oh chiso
of drunkenness preferred by her mother.
When the express train from the South reached
the Pennsylvania Railroad depot YESTERDAY morn-
ing Walter Agllonby. age twenty-five, OF Shenan-
doah Junction, Jefferson County, west virginia,
was found dead III his berth in Pullman sleepipg-
car He was on his way to Nantucket, Mass, Ior
his health. Information was sent to his relatives
In Shenandoah Junction.
NEW-JERSEY.
PATERsoS.-A singular and fatal accident occurred
yesterday afternoon about L o'clock Ill AtAiilsoh >
bobbin factory in Rivcr-st William frost, age
fourteen employed i'll the factory who lived WIN
his parents at No. 16S Vinest was passing Ill 'front.'
Of q boring machine having hall-inch worm Dlt,
when, as is supposed, the bit caught bis clothing
and drew him against the point of the bOrer when
passed through his left breast Just above the heart
The boy eXtricatcd and carried to drug store
wheIe he died III few minutes. An ambulance con,
veyed the corpse the home of his mother VINO fci
i'll a swOon When she met il at the door, ard did not
recover for an hour. The Trosts have been pecu-
liarly unfortunate in accidents. An older brother
OF Williams had an arm taken off III J1te mil, an
other brother lost the fingers of his left hand IN ma
chnery, aud still another was killed Ill Holland be-
fore the family calue to this country.
LONG ISLAND.
HUNTERS POINT.-The pool-rooms continue TO
flourish. Police Commissioner AlcGarry mad not
resigned up to late hour last night and the MAYOR
has not made any appointments to I'LL the vacant
Commssionerships. Long Island City Is at present
i'll the city that Mayor De Bevoise will not mako
any appointments for some time to come.
STATEN ISLAND.
SOUTH BEACH-Sergeant Finnerty yesterday
found suit of wOman's clothing near the new
Richmond Hotel. The clothing consisted oil hght
skirt and basque fine Undertaking white corsets,
white stockings and pair OF carriers. There were
also "a towel and pair of slippers with the clothing
The police have been unable TO trace the owner OF
the property and the case is wrapped Ill mystery.
The general belief is that the owner OF the clothing
was drowned while bathing