New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-23
THE BEGINNING OF LENT.

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THE BEGINNING OF LENT
Those who were ut once patriotic and religions had
hard time yesterday IN DECIDING whether 70 siNEo
prominence 20 Washing: o4's ndayTEreSlGaDiy
feast-ortO Ash Wednesdays fast OF the strictesl
Kind compromise must have been arrived az
however for many who IN the morning were III
their places at church might have been seen l2Ier
in the day az more festive gatherings. In the no
man Catholic and Episcopal churches the gay gay
has peculiar s9enitY a. as beng nn9oT me cbn mrII
il is in theological language, last OF Ophsaiioh'
which means that every good CathoilG is oDilsed
to observe il, unless he mas special dispensatloN'
1.-The Catholic churches well attended ycster-
day; in many of them discOurSes were cehYered on
the lessons of the day. and the Ienten regulations
of the Archdioccse were read Ihe services AT inc
ST. stephens and ST. AIMS Cath%irb were espeJJ11
rally wel-atiended. The music and draphIgS OF al
Catholic churches arc OF a very pCmteDI"l cAii@o-
In the Episcopal churches also there was gen
eral observance of the day. IN the high ami ritual
istic parishes of this denomination the ritual was
elaborate aud solemn. One proinlLent LpscoPass
clergyman sad yesterday that the obseIy apce oi
that he expected that this coming Lent Womb not
be an exception to the rule. Most OF the ciersy
h for the I'''' Wednesday or Friday meetings,
while some make it the season for
preparing til, ir confirmation classes. TRINITY, 81
Paurs and st. john each had large congregation.
ST Augns ines. on the East Side. had what would
be considered a large congregation III smaller
church. At the Church of tie TRANSPORTATION there
M half-past tcn at the latter service Dr. Houghton
1 the rector, spoke OF tie duties Of Lent. AT ST.
! TholnasS Church there was a good attendance,
n principally Of ladies; the music was OF simple
character.
ep ofc rules for fasting in Lent, but adopts md
die course. The Prayer Book simply deslgnatcS
two days. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. as
DAYS OF Lent as a season ON which "the Church re-
quires such measure of abstinence as Is more es-
pecially suited to extraordinary acts and exercises
of Devotion 1t is noticeable, however, that III
many of tic more pronounced churches, strict fast
is recommended as being III unison with Catholic
Lent is not observed by the non-Episcopal
churches by any religious Sc VICES Dut many lor 81
are forced by the dictates OF society TO give 1t
quasi recognition. Al great balls and parties must
fake Mace before Ash Wednesday; smaller recep-
tions and ouict dinner parties TO keep up the
organization of society until after Easter, when the
sackcloth and ashes are LAID away nnth another
year.
UARBOR DISTRACTIONS TO BE REMOVED.
Surveys for the proposed improvements to Mama
r0eck Harbor have been made by Colonel j. W.
Barlow. L. S. A., Major of Engineers. Mamarcneck
Harbor arm of Long Island sound, on It's north
shore about five miles southwest OF the eastern
boundary of Newly ok. The Improvement desired
and contemplated consists iii the removal OF several
sunken rocks which dangerously Obs'ruct the chan
mel and in the excavation of channel OF navlgablc
width al the upper and shallowest part, to depth
Of seven feet at mean low water 10 complete these
improvements in accordance with the most compre-
hensive plan considered would require an eXpend-
iture Of $4,000 The improvements could be made
progressively and each successive step would give
its rroportionate share Of benefit. The most essen
tiai part of the Improvement is the removal OF Bush
Rock and the excavation of the channel 10 the Old
steamboat wharf. amounting III cost TO about one
half the whole undertaking. To make the harbor
reasonably safe and satisfactory II would De neces
sary TO remove the ether rocks ard TO dredge the
channel 10 near the steamboat wharf. Inc harbor
presents natural commercial advantages, beng the
port of large and prosperous back country, Which,
II is believed, would derive great heneht ron sale
water route to NcwYork The port is also the point
of supply for the towns Of MamaI9ne rec k HARRISON
scarsdale, White Plains and the port OF hye.
THE LOSS OF LIFE Ar THE ASYLUM FIRE.
Further search yesterday i'll the debris caused by
the fire in the east wing OF TAG King Connty INA
tic Asylum in Flatbush, l.. L. brought 70 hSnt
second burned body. II was that OF stephen Wig
gins age Twenty-Five Together with SchohcId, the
paralytic who was also burned, he occupied room
in ward No. 9. on the top floor where the ire broke
out Virgins was married man, and has
brother in Brooklyn. or the insane persons who
escaped from The ward of the asylum after they
were removed from the burning building three have
been found and returned 10 the asylum. three are
still missing. Their names are styles Middleton,
James Berry and Francis Alyne, and their friends
have been requested to aid IN finding them.
Flatbush yesterday, and the scene OF the fire and
the charred bodies found in the rims were viewed
The inauest will be held in the Flatbush Town
Hall, on Tuesday, evening OF next week
Many persons visited the ASYLUM yesterday. 1t
IS expected that the Board OF Supervisors VIII take
action this afternoon in regard to repairing the
burned part of the asylum, aud mat the work VIII
begn AT once Eliolts made yesterday 10
make habtahle the rooms damaged by water ohly
The county huid lugS IL FIatDush are not insured
the police up,n them being allowed to lapse sew
eral years ago.
TESTING THE VALIDITY Of WILL.
Proceedings are to be taken in the supreme Court
I'm BROOKLYN ~ test the validity OF the viii OF the
late William II. Hollis. lie died on February y
1851 leaving u viii dated December -, 1850, de-
yisng $50 600 to Mrs A. NJ lngeraoil during her
life The principal 20 90 TO Wesleyan University
upon her death $50, 900 to his father, the Rev u
n Hollis for lie and upon his death 10 go to the
DreS Theological Seminary aud the rrSt OF the
estate about : 10000, 10 hIs widow, MIS- Louisa
j. Hollis for life and upon har death 10 be eqoaHy
DIVIDED between the two institutions named Mrs
Hollis now brings suit against the other heirs for
construction OF the viii. Two questions are az
issue, TO whether the bequostS are not .NoId
for having been made within Two months OF iue
death of the ties atOr the law of Is is providing
that time for all bequcsts to public institutions;
and the other as to whether they are not VOID as
deyising more than half OF the estate the law
forbids this while there is husband, wife, child
or parent living. The case is on the calendar OF the
Special Term, beginning next week.
utc- FALL OF AN OVERWEIGHTED FLOOR.
In the rear Of the tenement house No. 1863 Spring
st. is "a small three-stOry building owned by William
Hicks of No. 20 Maidel-ane and used for storage
purposes by Philip hetierer, wheeiwnght, at No.
l3S South fittl-aHe 1--WE OF heitcrerS wOtkmen
,.ere In the building yesterday afternoon storing
oyay unfinished portions of wheels Oh the top floor
iThc beams supporting the floor suddenly gave way
- A.90 NJ m The heaps of lumber on the floor fell
a0ainst the front wall OF the bnlldlng' ana ihe
a5,ire wall was thrown Onward into narrow
."urtvsrd All the WOrknen escaped INJURY except
Henri Alters German, VINO was Oh inc seeohd
anor He received q slight cut OH the head from
uisea of falling lumber so far Is could he learned