Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-09
An Old Time Hero Gone,

DEATH OF JOHN F. TCCKEE-A BRAVE ACT
WHICH WON FAME FOR HIM FORTY YEARS
AGO.
Mr. John F. Tucker died last evening at his
residence on 9Th street, near d southeast, aged
seventy-siS years, after q few hours illness of
paralysis. He was member of the Jackson
democratic association, and was present at the
meeting Tuesday night. Mr.. Tucker, who was
native of England. came here when boy.
He was for many years the foreman in the
blacSSmit!Iing shop in the Washington navy
yard. In i ) - he figured with the late Thomas
Goss in q deed OF heIoiSm that made them both
famous. An explosion occurred in the ord
nance laboratory which killed Gunner Barry,
and an assistant Mr.. Davis. who were engaged
IN loading shell, and set fire to the building.
A number of barrels of powder We're stored in
the cellar, and those ENGAGED in that part of
the yard ran OFT Mr. Tucker and Nr. GOss,
however, ut the risk of their Ewes, took the
hose pipe of the engine ana breaking open the
cellar door, went down and drowned out the
powder, while the joi>ts above them were
cracking with the flames For this act their
pay raised and the Navy department Is
sued Il general order commencing theft BRAY
cry. Mr.. Tucker was al active membey of the
Old fire department for many-years. He was
for over % years a member of the Old Light
turned at the close of the war and has since
sided in East " ashin.ton. He leaves two sons
and three daughters.
Two HUNDRED OFFENSIVE PARTIsANs.-
At a meeting last night of the Jefferson Demo-
cratic association 1t was announced that charges
of offensive partisanship had been preferred
against two hundred clerks in the various de-
partInents. \ committee was appointed to
communicate with every Jefferson association
in the United States for the purpose of aScer-
tanning the ACCESSIBILITY of forming q central
committee OF Jefferson associations.
THE WAsHINGToN ROwINd CLUB.-At the
meeting OF the Washington Rowing club last
evenin. the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, William Dickson;
vice president, Charles y. Moore: recording sec
rotary, William K. Lapham; financial secre-
tary, Hugh y. Sweeney: corresponding secre-
tary, H. ID. McIntire, treasurer, J. II. w htaker;
captain, [. Klmball, jr., first lieutenant, c. G.
membership committee, Blanchard, Lewis. aud
Gray; finance committee, Ellis and Benzler;
| boat house committee, Sweeney, Griffith and
Kimbah. II was decided to enter q crew and
scuiler at the national regatta at Boston in
August. and a new shell was ordered, twenty
members having subscribed the necessary
amount.
MURDER DISCOVERED BY SECOND SIGHT.
Dr. W iiiam A. Hammonds latest novel, MIR.
OldmiXOn,'' Illustrates the Phenomena of sec
ond sight from the standpoint OF scientific
regular price is 81 so but it will he sold this
week at Chas. Bauin's Book and Stationery De-
partment for only IS cents-Adst.
CRY VIA THE PENNsYLvANIA RAILROAD
On Friday, the 10th inst. the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. will run a select excursion to Cape
May and Atlantic City at the very low rate OF
50 for the round trip. Tickets will be good go
Ing on day Of issue and to return at any time
Baltimore and Potomac station, 9Th and b
streets. via Seashore express, at IL q. H., and
reach the .bove-namsd points in time for early
tea