New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-06
NETWORK CITY.

An unknown woman. age sixty, fell dead yester
day at Baxter and Park stS
Albert Linncgcr. a trackwaker. fell from the
Elevated Railroad yesterday at Second-aVe ana
One ireland twenty ana sustained
severe internal injuries.
Seigrried Olsen. age nineteen. of No. 81 Green
wich-st., while playing with pistol Whch ne : qua
not think was loaded yesterday, shot himself IN
the abdomen.
The foundation upon which the Coggswcll drink,
ing fountain is 70 he erected at Fulton-St, ana
L3fayette-aye., IS being put up.
Fire Commissioner 'OlllOn, has invited proposals
for the erection of two new engine houses and
truck house. for which $4,000 has been appro-
priated.
Bv tho use of water meters the charges made for
was made that too much charged, are in-
creased from 81 O2J Oh to 1898 %.
TO ARRANGE FOR 4 REGATTA.
4 meeting OF boat owners will be held on Satur-
dly evening at o'clock. mt No. 220 sevcnth-ayo,
80 arrange for sweepstakes regatta 10 DO h'll
over the Centennial course IN the BAY.
sCovtf's CASE BEFoRE Tur GMNp jury. ,
Tho comulaiut IN the case of William j.. NcoviI.
tho cler, M tho Office of Lold. Day " Lord VINO ~
charged with various acts of forgery. has been llld
before the Grand jury. but no Indictment has yet
been found
com WAVES 30 NJ typtCAtrp.
The Signal Service viii IN future give warning oi
the Approach of cold wHycH by Displaying whiio
dnp with a black centre from the broadway tower
| of tho Equitable Building. This Hgual when dH.
played viii Indicate that decided fail ~ i"mprr1-
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rNnln nrAyY NAH ron AssAuLllNG 4 diHi,
Lena MichacH WnA dragged into hallway at
Ihird-ayc. aud Shlccnth,st', on saturday evening,
! by naveIal men and assaulted. William Clifford, Of
! No. IOe Iir,t-nyc one of her ns-nllnnts was held
! ia tho Yofkyillc Court yesterday ia $4,000 bail.
SCALP wouND INFLICTED BY HIS DAuGHffh
! James Mcconnell Of Twenty -soyeuth-st and
LlcVcnth-aye had tlght with MS daughter ycstrr-
dav at No. "a " est SNtccnthst. Tie girl got the
best of the contest, and the father retired with
! scalp wound which WAS dressed at tho New-lork
! Hospital
RESULT or SERIOUS DOMESTIC DIFFICULTIES.
! Edward lampe. an architect was held for trial
! byJusticc Patterson Yesterday on charge made by
Clara Wolf OF No. 1OG East Eeventh-st of hav ing
attemptcd 10 smother her between two beds aud
for dragging her around the room by her hair. The
assault originated in domestic difficulties.
DENYING THAT HE STOLE THE MONEY.
Garrett H. Lydecker, Of RidgewOOd, y. j., was
held for trial IN the lombs Police Court yesterday
charged with retaining $50 received by HIM for
! Charles Williams, produce commlssoni merchant
| at No. 337 Nashngt0n-st., by whom he was en-
ployed as collector. lie denied the charge of en-
| bezzlement, asserting that he was authorized TO
keep the money.
! NOVEL MANNER OF CUTTING A CHuDs THROAT
| Charles II. Nogt, stout German, of No. 1ls
South Fifth-ave., was in bad humOr yesterday al
dinner. Ia a quarrel with his wife he pounded his
fist on the table with such Vlgor than he broke "a
| plate and a piece of II struck OTTO the eight
! m0nths-0ld baby, cutting his jugular vein. The
child is not expected To live Nogts wrath sub
| sided when hc saw what he had done, and after he
! had been arrested.
! g. re INJURED BY A TUMBLING BUILDING.
| WOTknen were busy yesterday tearing down the
! old frame buldng known rs CrOtOn Market, Nos.
lOg and III East Forty -sccond-st., to make room
for an extension of the Grand Central Depot, when
| a norton OF the building fell. John Brown of No.
III Avenue A. and JOSEPH McIrick, of No. 406 East
! SeventeenthSt. buried under the wreck.
They were dug ont. bruised and frightened and
| Rrown had three ribs broken The rain of the
| prevlons night. which had undermined the sandy
| foundation was the cause of the accident.
,rI~G A pILOT-BOAT DIsAsTFp
! The Pilot Commissioners Yesterday conducted an
! in0uirv relating to the sinking of the pilot boat
! Washington and the drowning of James Freeman,
| NV the Dutch steamship Roma OF Sandy Hook last
| Thursday night. The testimony did not vary from
thc facts as published in He tribune, and the
| commissioners stated that it showed a decided
Lack of efficient OokOuts on the Roma The invcs
tigation adjourned uhtll tuesday, after voting
tornntributc and to Mrs. Freeman and her four smal
children. W bO are lett nearly destitute. The Com
! ,niss,oneIs imposed Il fine of 500 upon the steam
sbip StanmoIe for throwing ashes IN the Bay.
TO INVESTIGATE GUN MAKING.
The Joint Congressional Committee on Ordnance
bcgan it's meeting Yesterday morning at the Fiji
h,.r,uc Uotcl The members arc Representatives
Randall chairman; Hewitt, OF New York Burns
| of Missouri: Crisp. Of Georgia, and Reld of Maine
aud senators UaNlcy, of Connecticut; Miller q
California: Aldrich of Rhode Island and Morgan
of Alabama The general purpose OF inquiry Is {
asccrt ain the materials and the facilities which Tn
country affords for producing steel Tor guns an
Sims and 10 learn the steel producing capacity
works already established. As Mr. Randall an
most Of the House members OF INC committee WeI
/, | absent nothing was done Yesterday. Mr.. Randall
will be- present to-day and work wall be begun.
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