New-York tribune., 1883-12-12

MURRAY denies. He says that ne Noh Pal'. ~ I'D
GShts in Chathan-st. and in the Nmeteenth ana
Twentieth Wards Later he was engaged IN IN Pio
tecting the Metropolitan Gas Works IN west for'y-
secOnd-st
THE ROMANCE AND THE REALITY.
Among the inhabitants of Watts-st.. IN that par
tculor mart where IT mixes itself up with Cana-st
IN a somewhat bewdering fashion, there has been
some excitement recently ON account oil a ItnhorI II
that a young and beautiful BaVarah servant glII
had fallen heir to an immense fortune In the cigar
stores and beer shops of the quarter there were DetS
as to whether it was only half million OF t%wo %
millions and a quarter Those who were apparently
the hest informed said that the estate included one
of the largest breweres In Munich and that the gIrl
was sngularly bcautlful-9 sort OF stage ClnueISHd
with Just enough smuts on the arms to snow ther
whiteness and on the face to strengtheH dne % iI t
chieyOus expression and give pleasing WliuhesS "
When a TRIBUNE reporter sought information
about the happy fair one at the office OF the Yer Ter
man Society, AT No. 13 BIOadWaydh oiclai lcu I'm
into room where sat the helreSS III pucstIo W. '
Lima Hinterwimmcr. She was an honest nearly,
healthy looking German woman, wlIe anu anu d
mother a cook and "a scruOber and subordinate
laundry maid who had worked III German board
ing-houses of a cheap character 1or reSpeclaDe IN
migrants. Her aunt died III Munlch some Boii5h5 I5
ago and left some property which was to be dlNded
among her nephews aud nieceS Mrs. Lima Hlnicl-
WINNER with flush of happiness, calculated that
her share might amount to S4OO
THE RUNNING DOWN OF COLUMBIA NO. 5.
The Guion Steamship Company yesterday com;
pleied the taking of testimony OF the Olcers ana
collision with the pilot boat Columbia NO. >; copy
of the testimony sent TO the LlVeIpOol Doau Oh
Trade, and another copy to the british CohStuuffH
eral at this port Captain Murray says that III ms
experience of twentyOne years at sea, thls was INC
first time he had known pilot boat to attempt 10
cross the bows of vessel III the effort TO put poI
on board 1t was act of gross carelessneSS, ul-
less caused by something beyond his knowledge OF
anticipation. nj,
Commissioners, yesterday submitted an opinion
upon the proposition to so amend the DE-IaWS aa 70
require masters of inward-bOund vessels to Drhg
them to a full stop when pilots are about TO bOaId
them. Mr. Butler says that the Board mas ample
power to make such bylaw ana 10 enioICe IN ' fbe
bylaws would Obhge a captain 10 stOp ms NeSscl
wherever Pilot-boat should hall HIM SecTetary
pilot is not obliged to take the first one mailing him.
He can wait until he reaches Sandy Hook sew
eral CAPTAINS said that they had made the practice
of taking pilots when a hundred miles OF more from
port, but that hereafter they would not stop lor
pilot until they reached Sandy Hook LlgAtshp.
The subscription for the families OF the drowned
men, at the Maritime Exchange, has reached Sl,637
RENDERED INSANE By GRIEF.
Mrs. Sarah Pagan, widow who lived with her
tbrce small children on the top floor of the rear
ten. ment house at No. 154 FOrsyth-St. was taken
10 Bellevue Hospital insane Oh Monday and the
children were placed in the care OF the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Four police
men had hard struggle to remove the woman.
injured badly before stralt-Jacket could he put
on her Inmates of the tenement house SAID that
the woman became insane from grief. Her hsuband
died recently from consumption and soon alter
ward she began 70 exhibit symptoms of mania In
the middle of the night she won Id arouse the other
persons in the house by loud cries and noans. AT
length she became more violent and hurled dishes,
cOaScutles, chairs and other articles OF furniture
down the stairs. Then the occupants of the house
became frightened and summoned the police. II
was said yesterday that brother of aTs. Pagan
had made arrangements to remove her from the
hospital and TO place ier under the treatment Of prl-
vate physicians.
PUPILS EXHIBIT PRESENCE OF MIND.
A cloud of smoke issued from the register on the
top floor of the Trinity Chapel School in Twenty
1ifth-st, west of Broadway at 1l:2O a. IN. yestcr-
day, and alarmed forty boys who were rccitng to
j. II. Mahony, the head master. For an instant
there were symptoms of panic but stroke of the
teachers bell promptly brought the boys to order
and they filed down stairs quietly. y. l.. BIrd, a
pupil of the senior class, to Delmoncos and sent
ont an alarm of fire. Before the police and firemen
could answer the summons, the sixty pupils on the
lower floors of the school building marched ont III
an orderly manner under the direction of the teach
ers. Mr.. Vim, the sexton, who has charge of the
building, took fire eXtinguSher upstairs, but 1t
could not get at the flames. which were working
their way from defective iiue behind the plaster
ing on the top floor When the firemen arrived they
eXtnguished the flames in a few minutes without
using much water. In less than half an hour after
the outbreak the scholars were back in their seats
again. The damage caused by the hrc was tflnlng.
HARBOR MASTERS AND DOCK MASTERS.
Chester s. Cole Captain of the Por., said yesterday
that the notice of the Dock Department published
in The TRIBUNE informing inc puDIlc lhdt uock
masters had been appointed to designate and assign
berths for Is not news 10 him. The TcsOlu-
ton appointing them, he added, was passed Ill the
summer, hut the dock masters only performed the
same duties that they had when they were known
as wharingeTs. When asked what would be done II
the dock masters should interfere with the harbOr
masters, Captain Cole said that when lie came to
the bridge he would cross IT.
Secretary Cunning, of the Dock Department, told
the reporter that the Department did not recognize
any harbOr masters, they had been removed from
office by the Legislature and that their successors
had not been appointed. He said that the dock
masters did what the .harbor masters had formerly
done IN the care of berthng vessels, etc.
FASTING FOR TWELVE DAYS.
male pauper in the almshOuse near Bellcville,
n. j., has not eaten food for twelve days and
nights, and his begins 10 excite the interest OF
the doctors. He cannot speak English or GeTman.
and is supposed to be Russian or Pole. lie APP
peared in Franklin township last summer and the
authorities there passed him over the township line
to get rid of him. and he was committed to the aims
house. He could not use his legs, and ne was sent
to st. Michacrs Hospital at Newark, where he re-
manned some weeks, the physicians being unable to
decide what allied him. He was discharged as in
curable and returned TO the amshOuse. Two weeks
ago his appetite failed and he refused all food and
drink lie also objected to a fire in his ROOM and
although thiny clad appears TO he comfortable with
the windows open anda wet cloth bound about his
head.
ADANCING TEACHERS ALTERNATIVE.
Miss Lizzie Rankin, teacher in the Reformed
Church Sunday-schOOl at Jamaica l.. l., for two
years has given lessons IN dancing Ill the village.
On last Sunday she had some words with one OF her
scholars. who informed the superintendent that she
would not have dancing master for Sunday
school teacher. The superintendent told Miss
school ana Miss Rankin at once resigned her posi-
tion a teacher in tho Sunday-schoo
A TRAMP AND THE MAYBEE MURDERS.