New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19
HELPLEsslIN HIS OLD AGE.
AN AGED scorCHMAN POUND STARVING IN THE
RTRYFIs.

AN AGED cCOlShMAN TN0-
STREETS.
pol;ceman Herman Horn of the TbiItv-frst Pre-
.snct shortly before dark on Monday found al oid
man at Ninth-ave.. and Elghty-tnlrd-st., III naI-
d,,zel condition, ami apparently weak from hanger.
He t.,ok him 10 the police station, where IN answer
10 Questions by Captain Leary an Sergeant Waisn,
he said that he was Robert stIuthels' WAS ooi ~. IA
Scotland seveuty-hve years ago and came To this
countrv eighteen years ago. lie hesitated great
heal before ne answered. seeming 10 De unable 10
cn,nure hepd the questions. de ead that ne nad
tSrae sons' Robert, John and William Struthers,
and had been living with the latter
= Did you get enough to eatP Captain Leary
z snnnose So he replied. When asked II he was
hungry To answered that he thought LIE was, ana
Captain Leary with tears IN his eyes, sent an oncer
Win MN TO restaurant opposite the station house
In est One-hundrodi b. ST., where be ate three or
fonr eggs and large quantities Of bread and drank
two cups of tea, which seemed 10 refresh MIN
The case was telegraphed to The Central Once
and word was sent TO the home OF the son Jobn:
WHO lives at No. 1913 West Twenty-seventh-st. ana
If William who lives at No. $40 Last Ihirty-
fourth.st The policeman who took Inc message 10
ths former place reported that John strutheis was
in Chicago, and that his wife said hef iathei
was insane aud that she would not 10 after him
Tho report from Williams home AZ entered on tie
police blotter was Wiilisln cares notning icl lib
father and will not 20 after him." Captain Leary
then sent the old man t0 the Ninety NINTH street
Hospttal from which he was sent 10 Bellevue HOS
nj, IL Yesterday morning About noon he left the
latter place and went 10 the home OF his son
Mrss John struthers was seen by TnIsqNE re-
y,ortar Yesterday afternoon. She denied tnat sue
hsd refused TO 70 for her fatber-n-iaw but SAID
that she told the officer that there was no one az
home 70 20 for him. She SAID also that her husband
who Ia "A paper hanger, was unable ~ support tile
old man, as be was barely cal ming money enough "
take care of his family. Old Mr. Strnthers. she
Ssllsd his sons to earn their own living from the
lime they w-re young children She was perfectly
willing tocOntrbute what might be necessary 10 pay
for The old mans board in some home but she could
not have him live u her house because OF his hlthy
habits William SAID that his father had not been
turned of the house but had leit home at about
IL a m Monday to 20 to his other sous house.
DISCUSSIONS BY ELECTRIC LIGHT MEN.
A PLANT THAT CONSISTED OF ONE LAMP-THE
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The National Electric Light Association held its
manual convention yesterday III the Union
Souare Hotel. Sixty representatives OF electric ight
companies were present nearly every Drominent
company except the Edison beng represented. The
otcers present were J. +. MORRISON, OF Baltimore,
president; II. NJ. Cleveland, Hartford, }. d. YaI-
Srough Nashville. aud 4. k Weeks. Kansas City,
yice-bresiuents. Mr.. Morrison in his ad,lpess OF
wecpme said that the object of tie association 10
70 establish business relation between the differ
ent electric light companies as ~ u uI HORN price
for electric light in different parts OF the country
for by bringing about All equalization OF prices De-
tween the different mann aeturers, the companies
are prevented from destroying each other by cut
i The constitution was amended 80 as TO admit all
companies aud individuals engaged in the inanu-
men,bers MIR. Rhinehardt, of baltimore, was
elected secretary Charles Z. Cooper, president OF
the Municipal Electric Light Company. OF Brook
Iyp. treasurer aud A. j. Dam, of New-York. ser.
feant- at-arms. The vote for the secretary on the
first ballot was tie, when Mr.. Porter OF Plttsburg
claimed the right to cast the deciding vote. This
the chairman denied, as the polls were closed but
If Mr.. Porter was an active member be could vote
the next time Mr. Porter made an affidavit stat
ing that he had plant Of his own which WAS III
constant use but il was alleged later that he had
only one lamp aud that was used to light his man
ufsctory: Az this Juucturc al amendment was pro-
posed, admitting as active members only those WHO
make electric light for pnblic USE This motion was
strenuously opposed by Mr.. Wadsworti aud others
on the ground that it would exclude all the large
mIl-owners in the Eastern states whe mann &C
tured electric lgAt only for their own use In the
mills But theso men, he said represented more
capital employed the electric light business than
nl4ny of the companies who Manufactured IT FOL
public consumers. 4 he chairman then made long
address IN opposition to Mr.. Wadsworth's views
md said that the &c miil0wnefs mentioned were
represented at the present convention by one
gentleman from Uswego. The matter was finally
referred to a committee and the convention was
adjourned until to-day.
MNALLY SURRENDERS HIMSELF.
short, slender young man, with dark hair and
eyes, walked into Poi.ce Headquarters at p. H.
Yesterday. with woman of middle age. who wore
q blue calico dress. They stopped in the main hall
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