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THRILLING STORY OF TIE SEA.
HersIsm Even to the Point OF Death Of
Members of n shipwrecked Crew.

Members OF n shipwrecked Crew.
HALIFAX. Feb. s.-A thrilling story Of
heroism is told by Capt. Winter OF the Glouces-
ter schooner Finance. which was wrecked q
few days ago of Blanche Island. When Off
Seal Island. on Jan. 20, the schooner encoun-
tered a terrible gale. accompanied by intense
cold. They hove to for three days. Then the
weather moderated q little, but there were
signs Of another gale. and. having a short sup
ply OF coal. the Captain decided to make for
Shelburn. Progress was extremely difficult,
binding snow squalls making 1t impossible
to see any lights. At about 2 o'clock
Thursday morning the schooner struck on the
ledge of Blanche Island. and was run over it.
grinding and pounding heavily. The rudder
was torn OIL, and 1t seemed as though every
beat on the rocks must break tho vessel up.
The wind was bowling wildly. and the break
crs dashed up. all around them. It was neces-
sary to get a line to shore to land the crew.
m mas e aSo fesk w ths i Inn nu WdTid to tosc one rs f 5ifs: b the
II, he did succeed y IN getting to land the lives OF
tied one end o ithe rope around his body and
attempted to reach the island. He was tossed
about by the waves and hurled back. His com
benumbed. and exhausted, the brave fellow
was unable to help himself, and he was swept
slipped over his body. caught his boots. pulled
them of, and he was drowned. Then another
OF the crew, George Johnston. took one end Of
the rope. tried to get to land. but only to be
pulled back on board. half persisted by the cold
and, thoroughly exhausted. it began to look
await ~ sH' Tie b re- HiHs' up a Of The s ssss Up when henS ts saa
fate would be that of their comrade. Bryant.
The, sea was now washing over the vessel
and the end seemed near, when a third man
essayed to get to land. James McKiyer, an
Englishman. had q rope tied around him, and
went into the boiling surf. He was beaten back
again and again. but with wonderful courage
and endurance he kept on. His boots were
torn Of. his oilskin was stripped from him. but
still he kept on, and finally reached the island
barefooted and almost persisted with cold. But
his work was not yet ended. The brave fellow
dragged the rope out Of tho sea, braced his bare
feet against the icy shore, and held the line
tight until another ono Of the crew got to land
on It. Then McKiver sank dying to the earth.
The rest OF the crew got safely to the island
by means Of the rope, and did all In their power
70 rally. their perishing comrade, who had
there was no shelter Of any Kind on the island,
and their efforts to, save him were in vain.
Morning came. and the shiyering, freezing
crew saw where they were, A frighttul sea was
running between them and the mainland. The
men At Blanche saw the peril OF the crew. but
knew that It would be simply madness to at
tempt to launc q boat In such a sea. The
following afternoon at ebb tide they helped the
crew over the bar. Poor McKiver breathed his
last q few moments after help arrived.
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NEW YORK,S BALL CLUB CONES HONE
What Keefe aud Tiernmn Have to Say About
the California Trip.

What Keere aud T,ern"n Have to Say About
the California Trip.
.s uA ~ ,,o,..J ,bo oapoa ~ praa,dsut
Day during the morning. but failed to see Mr..
Day. He had intended to leave for home las1
n,ah4 hnt nissad tho train md 10 am IN town :
Keefe tells a very interesting story about the
trip. The combination ne says, made a barrel
OF money between new iorR ana san Francis
co. but the continual rain after they got there
nrevented as preat a financial success nc was
expected. The reason that he did not do more
im" M ,N WAS N Sas. v Ils arm n1. was " 'a mhe n IN sp e,,h
LIZ =" ", ,S. .1,, w. Nv" ~ pw mon %n
min ON the 80 TRIP; ne tb sa's so ' wi1l e grown so mas
selpe' pla sa'a Crane rs ssl he 's says' is sns a fine pitcher atchpe
contrary, All that he needs is a man to hold
him. The three strikes has proved q great
h hel tb to tr ni'n bs ana mo IN she tE hast bs ga,ass h dow p15oihisSe e
grass S.. '''' 10 ~'"eO 'n' A,'ln' 00"A \
50 bad as reported; Sweeney SeS ey did go out and
ana ana Cram SsfG"e Game IS So%s ' Win Rss!s; iisspa Is.
leans. where they stopped over a day, and will
get here to-day. .keefe says that ne has seen
some ,pnttlnE III MS gay put the WORK
goes far ahead OF anything that he has ever
seen; Ward Is having a Jolly time out there.
does not say much about the manner in which
the team was managed. but he does say that
the regular New York team Is the only ball
o;tu n Ti ~" - ~ - snraad son,o ;n,s IN q Nan,uu VIZ
confract to-day and thep On m his home in
Camhridee ~ "
Tiernnn went right Off to his home Mt Tren-
ton liz epvs tJat he on;ovad tha tr;n ~ nnnn-
nan VIII tbe othsr no 70 8 Me- ~ ~ fba fam ~ nnrn
mon WIN tne olher mempers o. tne team very
u is III hetioS. noal.h' w oApects W ~
as Ropu Woth Us 9Ser tne coming sehson. ne
says the CaIIornla people nie enthusiastic over
base ball, and appreciate its fine points, but
they are not thoroughly educated up to the
game. They do not see enough good playing.
The attempt to play in San Francisco through
the Whole winter. he thinks. will have to BE-
.ho pdnnad IN nooonnt ~ n" rnsa,Jo h;I;tv
81 tho weather. II, was coiQ ana damp during
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the American Institute building into a skating
rink, and turned a handsome profit on the en-
terprfse into his own pockets. He Is ~ years
old. His first venture was In 1882. when he
started n rink in the Charitable Mechanics
Fair building In Boston. Since then he has
had Kinks in Newport, Philadelphia, Coney ISL
and. and Baltimore. His six-day racing VEN
lures have heretofore been made in Philadel-
phia. William O'Brien, his associate, is gen-
orally known among sporting men as Billy. and
he is q handsome young man and connected
with the Sporting Times of this city.
The first thing most OF the men who were on
tered for tho race did on reaching the city was
to have their pictures taken. and John Wood,
the well-known Bowery photographer, took
are from photographs by Mr.. Wood. Here are
the records OF the. principal contestants:
expects to do England credit. He has been in
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AMBITIOUS CHICAGO JoUnNAI1sx
II They VIII saussder Their cssh THIS Way
THEY'LL Have Plenty Of Chances.

II Tnex WIN saus,der Their Cash This Way
They'n Have Plenty Of Chssoes.
CHICAGO, Feb. at was reported In the
city to-day that the newspaper mon OF New
York had a professional colleague whom they
wished to match against Reporter Houseman
Of the Inter- Ocean. who fought Reporter Alberts
of the Tribune to a standstill with bare knuckles
in Col. Monstery's gymnasium last Wednesday
morning. Houseman says that he will fight
any reputable middle-weight newspaper man
from New York or Brooklyn for q purse OF sooo'
London prize ring rules. to q finish. with skin
gloves or bare knuckles.
Nearly all the fraternity in Chicago fs back
OF Houseman. and It wal agreed this afternoon
to pay the expenses of tho Eastern representa-
tive and give him the choice Of Indiana or
Minnesota for the battle ground. One hun
dred Newspaper men and sports have each
pledged themselves to pay 50 for g ticket ana
Rs s " snsrant sar Of tS good faith Y E rSr1e,t % % 'S eov wai
he says he will fight, q New York newspaper
man for money or marbles.
soME EAGER NEW YORK ~Pua1Lrsrs.
Mr.. Houseman's offer to whip any middle
r receive here With what ma, BE- called min
s man %Gssn't Ns sRd SoTi. r ths sis sf. he sb e%n' SO %
to go right on to Chicago. and several hundred
more who are willing to engage Mr.. Houseman
in q smuggling match In Buffalo or at any other
halfway point It Is plain to the gentlemen
ant OF their calibre. To show Mr.. Houseman
what he has escaped through the pity Of the
Eastern newspaper men 1t may be said that
Bobby Turnbull, who once fought Jack Demp-
sey, may be kept from going to Chicago; or W.
O. Inglis Of the champion crew oil, the Harlem
River, who fought seven rounds with Turnbull,
and was stopped because Turnbull broke his
thumb.
to meet are Z. D. Beach of Hdrper's Weekly,
who fights everybody. and wants to fight all
Chicago. perhaps. If Chicago would send on a
dozen mon for him to fight during the Journey;
'longshoremen and threw them down three
fights Of stairs from the editorial rooms OF the
and has fought a dozen times and never been
whipped; George Slater, who wants to go to
Chicago Immediately. and who grew np IN the
hardly any limit to the list.
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THE COMING LONG WALK.
ENTRIES FOR THE sIx-DZFS' RACE
IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

A LesG List of Ambitieus Runners whs
Think that They csu 1est The Bost Rec
ORD FER Six Days, and What They have
demo In Former Races TO Justify the
Faith that They Have In Thenscives.
just as soon after midnight tomorrow as
the Sunday laws will permit. sixty-seven long
distance runners In colored tights will start
from the scratch in Madison Square Garden In
a race to see who can cover the greatest dis
tance In ak days OF twenty-four hours each.
the runners going as they please, and choosing
their wi times for rest and refreshment- The
evening hours preceding the start Just after
midnight will be whiled away by a concert OF q
character sufficiently sacred to come within
the police standard Of sacred music. Patrick
Sarsneld Gilmore and his band have been en-
gagged for the concert
This six-days' go-as-you-please race prom
ises to equal In some respects the former con-
tests OF this kind In this city. Hazael, Rowell,
and Fitzgerald. who have made the greatest
scores in six-day races. will not be in the con-
test. but that will make the result OF the race
uncertain until 1t is won, and perhaps q new
champion will be developed. Every other long
distance runner OF any note Is entered, and
there are some unknown In tho race whose
pace will be watched with interest. There are
no less than twenty men In the list who have
shared in gate receipts OF earlier races by COW
ering 500 miles or moro.
The match was got up by Frank Hall. It IL
not his first appearance as a manager In this
city. though II is his first race here. He turned
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William Hazel Field died yesterday morning
at his residence, 3 West Thirty seventh street. aged SIS
years lie was tho grandson of Samuel Oseood, the FIRST
Postmaster General Of tho United States, and was tho
youngest son OF Noses 7. Field. one of the founders Of
the New York Historical Society. He was educated At
West Point and in Geneva and Berlin. He leaves a
widow and son and daughter. The funeral will be from
Calvary Church on Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Capt Jacob II. Tremper Of Kingston, for twentyseyen
years commander of the James W. Baldwin Of the Ro.
mer a rremper Steamboat Companv's line. died In Bel.
yidere. ILL.,, on Thursday night aged rs years. Capt.
Tromper was one of the Oldest, bestknown and most
r rSG%iinn s iii ps Sro SsPttI 10 ko on nhs NV nrd as,, Riysr' His
Yesterday IN ihs buffalo state Insane asylum Hi'"n.n aged d's g
y Ssiar.l H .S,s , . = T ,Hs 'aSaa %snI lis ssAT School q sf4s and Of 4
S Sss'p i. a'" sa%m %ai and On never ysfi 4ssain ,s'P A L. f GsTlsGs; Quo
MI. Ih.% adss, oS AKA G n CLERK Of the Judge Advocate
served P ih %P 9ss Snicn . Ms vas Win / n s.,,so e brooklyn and
,freeholder Robert Is, Parsons of Essex county, n. j..
s d,.a Gf p y ysa2. All 7, thai hs home IN in Orange on T6aisdsy,
cipai drug store in Orange. He leaves a wife 'pf'n'
pr EsEs,s " Sss a, u d lie x ss.ii: sr Ss =: s 1s.p p. ,s'1,y stree. ,.ss;;
sns...a In 's h g so9Psrsss business IL Bnrlinr Sip and
Sons Of The Revolution, lie leaves a WIDOW TisdtoM two .n so ~
and two daughters
S ny Sorn pi h tns oldest person in the state. she
had. g therefore, 70 St nssr.S rs sSi..y 81, E. A APR. 3 2" n7s+ ;6 snS
Year She "a: The rssliot Of Bennett net si Bfss En n Who i9 aisa
~ III. astS she retained remarkable physical and mental
Horace :, Cleveland Of Cleveland, Brown 4 90. and
OF Cleveland, died very suddenly yesterday.
m irs i sr r. hh.F% alsa s as Sasls Of 3, n, Mr. w G,syf,sn iI.n her
/, nhiles,nWh, MASS from pneumonia, Mr. Harmon was
norm N Wheaiiand, n. T., and was 10 years old, lie had
oeem ENGAGED ~ the hour business IN Boston, Mrs.
.,eyeiahu anu her, mother are expected 10 come OF to
a'lehi 'he FUNERAL but have not yrt been heard from.
samuel blaisdell, Jr. the senior Partner ~ he trm OF
IIa,aaei hiaisde.h Jr. 4 Va, cotton deals r. al Chlcnlee
oonnandt ~ u,eu yseterday Al his home IN tliscGpee talls
nseuG years Mr. hlaisdcll WAS one Of the widest
ni cotton dealers in The country and, the nrm OF
wnsh re was tie head did the largest business IN cot
New York.
pr Y. u vsrmilys died at his home in Flushing on
nhsrs.ay niFEt q p%sralysis lie was born IN ,ssS and
son.
Judge Joseph Il. Baldwin OF Paterson, y. J. died In
nAnatka' TIA yesterday, aged SO vraTs. he was grad
uhte ,t Rutgers College. lie served two years IN The
Legislainrc aud WAS dive years ca me n"nch; For tho
iasl ten years he lived in Florida, where No had large
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Chamber Music at s,e,uway Hall.

The second chamber concert by the New
York String Quartet. under the lead Of Mr..
Sam Franko, was given at Steinway Hall last
evening. This is II most worthy organization
OF musicians, and Il large audience testified to
the esteem In wh!,ll tho quartet is hold by
concert goers. III, programme was strictly
limited to chamber music. including only three
nun Ders: ~SchuIaunS qIHrtet ~ \ MINOR
or. Al: q suite Tor piano ana violin by Gold
mark; and u quartet In u. on. "a. by Haydn.
This is an excellent programme, and i was
thoroughly well performed. The most inter-
esting feature. perhaps. was the .Goldmark
suite. In that 1t brought Mr.. Josely into action
as the pianist.
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feet high. His run is a sort Of double shuttle
that makes one think him always on his last
took a second prize for $50 miles in O'Lesry's
slightly iopr-hour race in Gilmore's Garden. He
O'Leary belt In the American Institute build
ing. The second contest for the belt in 1881
was, when he made his record Of 57S miles 605
Peter Panchot. the postman from Buffalo, is
4 slight, dappsr man with lark coPPlsfion .
Is short, spring.. and graceful. Trainers say
he spends too much time in the air; He has
figured In most Of the big races and has won
Oar Herty is q Bostonian. and a middle dis
lance rpnner. His first siX-daX race was In
the Ennis tournament in 1881. He was second
feet, and was passed by Noremac. He kept
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FIENDIsH WORK IN GEORGIA.
A Ten Year-Old Boy, Made Drunk, Kills
Three Children with BeiliuE Water


EASTMAN, Ga, Feb. S.-Living near James
Pope. a negro, of Long View, Doee county, is
his brother-in-law Hubbard Harrell, 10 years
old. Yesterday a negro turpsntine hand gave
HRrrell q bottle of whiskey, and the lad got
drunk. In his frenzy he determined to kill
Pope's three children. The children helped
him All a kettle with boiling water. and at his
largest child. B years old. was plunged into the
kettle and scalded 70 death. A child aged 4
tried to resist Wien haareii seized htm and the
with q piece Of iron and threw its body In the
kettle. The Youngest child started TO run
attracted BY it's cries, rushed to the scene they
found Harrell holding it by the ankles and
The flesh Of the children in the kettle was
nearly boiled from the bones. The head Of the
third child was beaten almost to q Jelly, and 1t
died during the night.
People here GOULD not believe the story at
nrst, but 1t has been thoroughly oorreboratsd.
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DECORATING TIE MARKsMEM.
The Seventh Regiment Boasts Five Of Thir.
teen Years. Standing.

teen tenrS' standing.
The Seventh Regiment paraded $50 men
last night in the armory for review and the pre-
sanitation OF marksmen's badges for 1887. The
galleries were full of visitors. Inspector-Gen-
eral Robbins reviewed the regiment and pre-
sented the badges.
The marksmen Of thirteen years standing
who were decorated were Capt. A. G. Abrams.
Adjt. George W. Rand erR't-M Major W.B Cough
try, First Sergeant J..B. Holland. and Private
French a Company 4. There are only about
forty militiamen In the State who enjoy this
distinction.
In all 1854 marksmen received badges ninety.
eight OF them were sharpshooters who mad
made records Of AZ or better out Of a posi-
Bile so.
Among the military guests were Cant. W. R.
Maize and Lieut.. Cusliman oil. the Twentieth
Infantry. Lieut.. Brennan OF, the Seventeenth
Infantry. Major Jackson Of the First Cavalry,
and Serg't-Gen. Bryant OF Gov. Hills stan.
The Cross OF Honor, which is given to ten
year mon, will be presented some time next
month.
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American Institute building. covering 565
miles. 495 yards. HIS best record. Afterward.
10 Madison Square Garden In. 1881. he made
hours. He Is an easy, graceful runner.
Peter Heggleman is a, typical German. with
He was born in this country. As an amateur
he did not do much. but lie has worked hard
for the place he has won among professional
runners. He has taken part in most of the six
day races In this country, and has a record Of
492 miles in 72 hours.
Robert Vint. the Brooklyn shoemaker. ia an
him He Is O little man, slightly more than five
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A. W.. siSCLAIh FRANK HART.
ance. and he is strongly backed. He has no
record on six-day races. AS, an amateur he
from 80 to 100 miles. and from 80 to 81 miles.
He Is an easy runner. with long wind.
Frank Hart is we'll known as the cOlored
champion. He is a Haytian, born in 1857. He
took fourth prize In the Ashley belt contest In
1879. with AT miles. The same year, for tho
Rose belt. he made $40 miles. He took the
O'Leary bolt in 1880 with 5G5 miles /, 800 yards.
at that time the. best record. His action Is
easy. and he is q high stopper.
Dan O'Leary needs no Introduction. He ia
the father OF ak : racing. He began it In
1874. in the American institute building, md
took all honors until Rowell came upon the
scene. His best record would not stand now.
1t is $50 miles 40 yards. He will try 1t again
Sunday. and hopes to surpass himself.
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We Oblige Mr.. Inran.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN Sir: 1t was
stated in your paper of Thursday, Feb. .. that at the
Lady Mascots' ball on Wednesday evening Feb. ]. At
Adelphi Hall, Mr. T. II. gilbert divided the honors OF
floor manager with Miss Minnie Walsh. Allow me to
state that the grand march was led by Mr.. Frank Lagan
ard Mss Minnie Walsh, Mr.. Culbert leading the second
march. ny inserting this as soon a. possible you will
greatly oblige, yours &c, FRANK LAGAs.
NV YpRK Fab q
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TEE EKNCE COMES Down.
Mr.. Ls.stry's Own Ruude- Removes the
Obieetsenssie BARRIER.

It was Just gray daylight yesterday morn
Ing when four men In carpenters overalls
stopped In front OF Mrs. Lanetry's red brick
house ut 361 West Twenty-third street. They
were from the shop Of Frederick Rode. 247
Fifth avenue. Rode and q boy were there to
oversee the work in hand. Rode is repairing
the interior OF Mrs. LanGtry's house while she
is away. and ahe had telegraphed from Pitts
burgh that II the Department OF Public Works
insisted on removing her fence, she would
prefer that tho job be done by him. The de-
partment chief, Gen. Newton, said that the
fence must come down. and 80 Mr.. Bowers Of
Plat Il Bowers, Mrs. Langtry's lawyers. told
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First Appearance OF Le Capitaine voysr,
the French Pianist.

Chickering Hall was moderately filed last
evening on tho occasion Of the first appearance
in this city Of lie Capitaine Voyer," a pianist
who has been credited with many successes In
Europe. His audience was exceedingly criti-
cal. including many of our best local pianists
and amateurs. Capt. Voyer is OF medium
stature. lust past middle age, with a high. wide
forehead. and q blond moustache. He plays
in Il snowy. forcible style that is not Ill littedto
such selections as Thalberg's fantasies, or
Got'schalk's indescribable ola podridas. and
In the parlor Of a seaside hotel he would
be an uncommon success. Before an
audience of tlrst-rate musical Intelligence
he presents simply the appearance
OF a clever technicist bent on producing brill
liant effects without undue regard to art. His
touch is elastic. but his sentiment, although at
times plainly evidenced by extreme delicacy
on the one hand and extreme force on the
other. Is not to DO trusted Tor anything new q
adequate In the performance of standard com.
positions. Thalberg and Gottschalk were rep
resented by two pieces each. and 1t looked rs
II the Captain had laid u plan whereby to snars
a popular audience. Even rs a performer Of
popular pieces his success is questionable. for
the fire and br!lliGncy % his style may DO
duplicated by at least a score of local perform
ers, He might well succeed among certain
classes Of Pnrisians. but not among serious
MUSICIANS, Capt. NOyeg was assisted by Miss
Lizzie MacNiclIol and IA orchestra under the
direction OF MIR. Van Der Stucken.
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Ma she KIN Her Huss..Ss

Constable Charles @. Gordon Of Newark. who
accused his wife Of shooting him In the head on Monday
night died At z O'Clock yesterday morning In St. Nj
:hsel'. Hospital Without hnyins spoken since he entered
ssmp,s to .pssk NJ. oords. Is atm in custody; She
bsnda death. and could only. rsiter,ts NJ denial that
enc nrsa me shot and moan: oh, Why az n ais with.
that Gordon committed suicide d unchanged.
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Mr.. Crowley OF Central Park. who has been
dangerously Ill from the effects of a severe throat com
paint and who at one time was not expected 10 live,
- reported much better last night, and quite out of
aAassr. Hell carefully wrapped up IN two pouIicea and
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A BsshfGI Ysuas Mas Avoids Marriage.
sErhouR, Ind. Feb. fisherman Hubbard,
who lived with his widowed mother, was 70 have been
married last night Yesterday evening, while alone in
hh bedroom no shot himself In the hsAd AAd fell dsAA
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records at short and middle distances. having
beaten Stevens, Morris. Wild. Simmons, Cor
bort, McCarty, and other English cracks. His
hackers. Billy O'Brien and Jim Kennedy. are
very confident OF bis winning a fine, place. -,
perary in 1850. He won tho O'Leary belt In
1881. with 56S miles 1876 yards. Later he beat
Rowell at the Garden with q score OF 535 miles.
He is known as q very game man. He Ia some-
thing OF a rank. the sporting men say. and
kicks every five minutes by the clock.
Archibald Wallace Sinclair Is a visitor from
Scotland. This Is his first professional appear