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New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
THE MARTYRS OF THE PRISON SHIPS.
THEIR BONES UNE.RrHED IN TIE NAVY YARp-THE
STORY OF THRfR WOES.

THEIR BONES UNE.RTHED IN THE NAVY YARD-THE
STORY OF THriR WOES.
The resolution now pending In Congress looking to
the erection OF monument to tho memory OF tho
martyrs OF the British prison ships in waabout Bay
during the Revolutionary War" has awakened much
interest among the younger generation, and many In
qures have been made at the Navy Yard recently to
have the place where these prison ships were bcrthed
pointed out. couple OF years ago, when an excavar
tion for q sower was being mado In the Navy
Yard large number Of bones were thrown up BY the
workmen. The bones brokcn and dlsjointed,
but the skulls, than hundred In all, were found
entire and we'll preserved They were all found to-
gcther In nearly the spot heaped together as
though the excavation had crossed one OF the trenches
and lay beneath cayey subso In stratum of beach
sand that probably formed the beach during the period
Of the Revolution.
The finding OF these bones the sequel to ono OF
tho most horrible and babarous crimes thai were ever
practised In civilized age and in civilized country,
and which began shortly after the capture OF New
York by the British and did not entirely cease I'LL tho
close of the The British prisonshps, somo half
dozon ALL were anchored of the mouth Of the Wala-
bout Bay. They dismanted and lay there mere
hus their holds crowded to sufoc alton with prison
ers, most Of them being from American privaleers,
against whom the British were especially bitter ana n
cruel Tho two most noted Of these vessels we're the
Nhtby and the Jersey. and the brutal, bafbarous
trea men of the prisoners upon the wa. eqna to y no,
worse. than thai practIscd upon the Federal soldiers
In he Rebel prisons at Andersonvls and Richmond
and excited general execration
The prisoners we're hafstarvod, and the sanitary
condition of the ships was so vile with the foul air
and filth that contagious diseases were contracted,
and the wretched and sick men. being without medical
aid, died by daily The bodies of the victims
taken TO tho shore and thrown into hastily dug
trenches with slight covering of earth over them
thar 1t washed away and left the bodies exposed
The number of deaths from improper treatment on
those ships said to be 1900 but this is thought
to have been a low estimate.
In many the prisoners. preerring death to
their misery, conirlved to set fire to the vessels In
which they confined, and hundreds were suho-
Gated by the smoke, but the vesse were saved rom
destruction until, ultimately the Whltby was burned
The Jersey anchored In tho channel and there re
maned for time after the close OF the war. so
Infected by that dared to goion board
Finally she rotied and sunk In 1908. several hun
dred OF the bodies removed 10 spot near where
the Marine Hospital stands aud whore tho burial
spot was marked by temporary monument
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
You Clst Mako Q samson

out Of an enuad aslerh ieKs pEesn chest and
a siishr -sugn. But nan woman 70 whom sonstits
tsna .Rsr has been dsnsd get 70 vsry consider
able srtsst By the persistent regularly proporton~d
sl,rrnatsa Aosss Of Amsrsas chief tonic 6osssssrs
stomach Biters roths and nussss Of hs stomach
thar genial nviEorant impart and to Its operations
regularity Tho inmate 'ssat thorough disestisD and
piste assimilation Of the isotand the ultimate seQsencs
blood ferue the semsns omu.cuiar tissue healthy
appetite nightly rest unmpare. and disappearance Of
Tie nervous symntoms TO which etpted nvds are svavs
subject, snd which hev phns take for the m'n
feasns OF seons gsnls diseas aud aoss accordingly
la diseases Of the kidneys and baasr always excessively
and constipation fxer and sgue sAd liver
sos saint use the BitterG
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25

the YsIo nino, and Captain Henshaw, OF tho havars
nine agreo that the championship this year VIII 90
to tho team having tho heaviest batters. Ine iHi'
provcment among the new candidates ior tno iA'
nine has beon very marked In battling, and In sndna
bases they have shown than ordinary SKILL.
one hour each day spent in practising sliding ovei
bag designed to represent a base. Tho men VINO
will Ill the vacancies the will not b seiecseo
until all have had some work In the field.
OF tho seventeen men now training, thirteen VIII
be chosen to 60 on the Easter trip Those who are
left behind will not go out Of training, but VIII
work regularly during April Tho nino Will b
finally selected during the latter part OF April uss
before the first championship gamo with Princeton
on April o. The candidates will go to training
table immediately after the Easter recess.
Captain Stagg and other leading athletes OF Yale,
confident thai the nine can win the championship
again this year. Representatives Of Yale, who have
just returned from Boston, say that the Yale men
are in much better condition than arc the men q
Har ri
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
TOBOGGANING ~ SUMNER.

A sCHEMr TO INTRODUCE NEW HoT-wEArHER
SPORT VOW poprIAR IN rNG' AND.
new departure-new for this country. at ieast-is
about to be toboreanne TIL" popularity Of the
snort during months In various sections OF the
United States has prompted enterprsinR people to
start scheme erecting in NewYork and at several
fashionable seaside resorts woofen ARTIFICIAL tooogssh
slides for summer similar those that during the last
two years have created stir in England Belgium 0cr-
many France and Spain. With confidence In tho hold
that tobogganng has secured on the American puo
uc New-York capitalists are now making the prel'm'
mary arrangements to build public s1es a. dnereht az
ractive ponts and run fully equipped with roller
toboggans business venture during the coming sum
mer This new phase Of the sport bears about the
same relation to snowclai hilsdes that roller skating
skating on the ice The slides are cont'ohed
nv London company which P. f. Richter. OF this city.
represents In work Of introducing the sport here IL
is proposed erect slide in the upper psrt o. NOW
York and 70 extend the system TO the leading watering
places The of the sport at the Liverpool Inter
national Exhibition OF 1885, at the recent American
Exhibition, Crystal Palace In London. ana 1t Brighton
birmingham Manchester Newcastle onTyne. ana at
NoSeey and other London suburbs gave IL such start
that slides put up In Brussels Paris and at Bar
celona Spaln and negotiations were made TO carry the
sport TO Australia and America. Englshmch promptly
sdopted IL when known that the Princess OF
wales and her family fond OF IL. and this say the
ardent ones is enough to interest fashionable people In
New-York.
Roller tohosganing has features that comraend
themselves as compa with sliding In cold weather No
especial required and ladies' need not inure their
clothing The slides long, smooth incnes the or
way being wood laid Ike the bed OF bowns-sliey
highly polished. divided longtudinsIy TITO sven
rnyays each side for descent and
I'm tbe middle over which runs sieslwire ropr which
draws up the oboggans ana their occupants y the top
The scheme gives scUpe decoration illumination
Effects for galleries and walks for spectators
a no are not subjected cold weather The parsllei
tracks also provide good chance for racing The snail
erre .uunin England only fourpence The exbiiaratng
sensaon OF rushing down the Hill is the same ~ on the
Ice Ard the LobCggans which rollers have
steering gear front by which they can be eaiy eSn;
Inst many classes people here will take kindly 70 II
~ hen once they get chance 70 test II pleasure not
the oyerw hemng array Of distinctly national
patmes provided during tho hot weather at the race
hack and baseball grounds
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25

Arbeiter Zeitung" crowd shows that there arc
elements among his hackers in the Central LABOR
Union which do not like purely scientific social
ism, but want something stronger
Professor Elisha Gray. who. it is claimed. is
the inventor Of the telephone, has just completed
two other inventions which are scarcely less val
liable than that instrument One Of these s
the telantograph' by means Of which auto
graph letters and pictures can be transmitted
from one person to another at any distance within
500 miles Professor Gray claims that this In
vention will supplant the telephone for many pur-
poses. When one person wishes to communicate
with another be pushes u button, which rings an
the person with whom be wishes to converse.
Then hs takes bis writing pencil from us noiaes ,
and writes his message. As he wrltes 80 wr''gS
writing the pencil Is attached to two small wires
and these wires regulate the currents which con- con-
troll the pencil at the other end OF the wire. Inc
other invention Is an automatic switch ooard ior
Telephone exchanges by which the user OF teie-
phone can put himself in communication VIII
any other instrument
As was generally predicted and expected the
CITY Council and the Mayor have capitulateo ~
with that organization by which the CITY ~ is 10 10
be provided with gas at 81 per l.ooo ieeI ,nd und
price now charged The companies are aiaowed and
there is no provision for the regulation Oh !ue
prasSure or the quality of the gas two evlS wuGh
have been more generally complained OF thhu ohe
price.
One thousand men, who were officers or prlva,eesS
in the German Army, assembled at Brand 5 Ilan
on Thursday night to do honor to the memory OF
Emperor William. A catafalquc stood in the CEN
tire of the stage bearing plaster pust oI tno ILL
IF IT, The whole was surrounded by German
Imperial flag, which was sent py the nih favr
himself to the soldiers soclcties Oh on''"so
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25

prices ruling The land should be paid for at
the prices prevailing whom we get our money. Let mo
show you how It works. | had piece VI land which
was all piasfercd over with mort cages, on which
expected TO realize a handsome sum By the rise In
values. The prices Of four years ago wonld only
. little moro than pav OF my mortgages and legal
fees Al present prices sell the property 40 as
to clear 100000 TO $4,000 II the land had been
taken and promptly paid for year ago should have
said nothing, because being relieved OF The urfien Of
carrying ii, should have loaded up with another.
M bn have had had to carry ms proprrt, ana walt ,r Or
think should be rrmuneraed for It,"
There was considerable gossip at ths Ohio Society
rooms yesterday about the dead Chief Justice. Morrison
r Waite. who was a nonresident member Of the So
clety. One OF the characteristics for which ho
noted In his old home at Toledo was mentioned. It
was that Of grea, preciseness and particularly as to
minor details. A member OF the society at one time
had charge Of Job printing Office wherc Mr. waifo's
law briefs were set up and printed. He never made
any other demand on tho foreman than that his work
should DO the best regardless OF COST and that no
should have clean proofs He furnished copy which
was correct to tho last comma period do, on tho
up or cross on the "t' He expected hls proofs
to be sent to him with equal exactness They were
read and revised several times before being sent to
ment among those who knew him that his greatness
as lawyer lay In what the world terms good
common senso.'
An acquaintance asked General Horace Porter Tip
town what he thought OF the Badeau-Grant contro-
yersy This was the reply with which the General
dismissed the subject: q Fred Grants all right
Ono OF tho means adopted by . Broadway store up
town to get rid Of It's drift yesterday resulted
somewhat dlsastrously. barrel filed with char.
coal was forced Into the mass and set on fire. The
expectation was that The heat would melt the snow,
which to cxtent realized, but what was
not expected was that heavy cloud OF thick smoke
should be created. which flied tho store before tho
doors could he closed and made PEDESTRIANS so angry
that policeman called to suppress the nuisance
Tho propretors said afterward that 1t cost them half
a days trade to get rid Of tho dirt and clean the
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
BATHING And PERSONAL BEAUTY.
The Habits Of Luxurious Women

Tet.d water 10 preferable for every season Of hs
year Milk baths have been in favor from time I'M
memorial with ladies' and nothing was supposed "
be better than daily hot bath Of milk Nine Ts'
lien among the historical women who bssheo 10 MIX
which shc addd fresh strawberries 10 give IL an aeee
bis perfume But better than al these. ana fortunsoV
attainsbe b the process by which the faous freoen
beauty. Nine Recsmier preserved an exquisite SKID "
old BY the Of secret now owned BY one "omAns
who has generously given ft to the world refef
tb. universal custom American and English won'cns
aei the daily ss:h 10 spongs the entire body With 10
canief Lotion II 10 a~onishng 10 see tho change nsos
IN Ugly akin bv IN regular use What can DO more
entcing to . dainty woman than beautiful shn ana
complsxioni wat d ssusng 10 lover or husband
than the IA complexion marred by unsisnuy
pimples and blotchcs disgusting blsckhead@ al sug'
gesve the sensitive mind Of uncleanly personal hao
AL appreciate the Importance Of removing thcns
but sensible prefer red 70 bear them ratnes
dangerous cosneuc which ruin the complexsens
etmes endangcrne Life ITSELF Never was sure aha
safe remedy until the reverses o fortune oons
polled Mra Harriet Husband Aver, formerly 20 "en
. OF Chicago society, 70 manufacture
for sale the remedy she had used herself 20 many years.
and which she obtained from . relative Of the famous
Julie RreaIiei The Of that wonderful wonans
beautiful complexion, retained ~ marvel OF pesieeuoA
the urs RI her death at eighty years OF age
Mrs Ayers that she used the remeoies ~s
herself aud children and i years. that they COLI
tain neither lead blsmuth, arsee made II ~ once
the vogue among all women OF fashion Kecamief Cfe&m
Is healing emollien, prescribed by our Leading pnyn
claus Recanier Lotion IL = most delighuui compoun|
They written letters by Mrs James Brown
Po.,~r Nine. Patti MmeA MOdieska and Bernhardt They
are Indispensable the toilet Recamier Powder Wiz
not rub Of make the face shine. Recsmier ncol'
Gated Soap is the purest and best Nine Patu declares
In . recent Mrs Aver that 1t exceis all otner
Many dangerous xures offered for sale which wes
unaeard Of time ago; they are bass I'M tsuons
Of the RecanIers Insist On tho genuine maoe "
Harriet Hubbard Aver 50 and "a Park place New.fork.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
NAN nv SPITE OF HERSELF.
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Tho Inhabitants Of the famous town Of sevres. out
Ing to the disgracel conduct OF the local authorities
wh Leissi IL returning young laundress, named
NdIIe wlimn, as able bodied lad ht for service In
the army. The banchisseue one Of the bellies OF
seyre and even break. th hearts OF SWANS who dwell
in tho adjacent township OF Meudon, of Rsbeiasian
mo ,,ory II appears thai Mdlle Wmin's prvgopitor
was q, unIe tered person, who was also deaf II 70
births deaths and marriages was hard OF hearing; (;
I wh.p NJ Wllnn pors announced that he had chrib-
t.ned h- daughter HcnrieIte' the registrar wrote
Henri and on passing the papers TO NJ. Wlmip for
.hls mark" that worthy did not notice the mistake.
U.nce the IL Blan hi OF sevres has all this
tuo teen eligible io the army Strange 10 say. red
tars Is a. hsatiabc and exsctlng tha the number OF
,"c. M Sor AMI she told OF In due order to the
serond coniingen OF recruits She will now vory prob
~, ~. to presrn' herself before Assembly Of
c.rss,. pr~frc's and doctors Versailles so
a 10 give them due and nconi est able proof that sho
h-,o,r, not T. IN serne' bui to the softer sex Ono
NJ the mot amusing crcums' ances In the the
.r,st, ow by the local authorities 10 mako their
W,lr.In" ,lanrh>s"use was OF course contradiction
In tesns 50 tb municipal scrbes, with tho zeal for
", .rlsIor chararerstc OF the pioddlnc official uind
~, I'D he ". a banchisscnse to blanch'ssel Thus
~. de. oil e~ had torhoe OF escape IL Il TO be
boy d thu shs b" spared for ons Of her SWANS.
ID 20, oh,igei beoome soldier In spite Of hcrself
~. Council OF Revsion. Returning Board" in
rh..s presence all eonserp'. have to apear wtl OF
90 r.e sec matters right. But they NAV enect :
ehlsssu.e tp serve vvandirro L. any cas- life hM
is~ NJ De easari for the Lovely Lsundrssss
and she poster - by the banter and oalvernss OF sr
her fr end. ghhnrs and assoctafes.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
THE YALE BALL NINE.
THE GREAT SrAGG WILL PITCH FOUR
YEARS LONGER,

WITH DUNN BEHIND TIRE BAT FOR YEAR OR
TWO MORE.
NEw.HAvEs. Conn. March a4-As the base
hall season approaches the candidates
for tb, Yale nine are redoubnng their energies in
training and the practice they will have during tho
Easter trip ought to improve them greatly. Tho
principal wish OF the baseball management now Is
thai the snow may disappear during tho next ten
DAYS; otherwise tho trip will have to bc postponed
and the men Kept at work Ia the cage during Easter
week.
!, has heen decided that six Of tho who
u,.y.a ,ast wear shall Oil their old positions. viz !:
tgt,., stagg: catcher, Dam. fist base Spencer: :
s.cond bass McConkey: short stop, Noyes; centre
fielder hunt. Consequently there are only three
nIac.s vacant-thrd base. left hcld and righi aeld
rnr ,bose three vacancies eleven trying. six
for tho vacancies In the outnoid aud nve for tho
vaoanoy ln the inhsd. These Candidates arc G.
Calhoun, 90. Chicago. Ill A. G. Dickinson, go
New.Yorh: Normal McClntock, 0l, Fttsbory, Penn. !:
u = walker. 80 Detroit, MIch- ". C. Wurernberg
,so 4 Wtnink n. Y: ". s Dalzen. 81, rttsburgi
Dan, uertert Mcbride 'pO g.. Cleveland Ohio
Y Osborn. New-uavep: ". r Poole. IT,. 81, Es ans
town. Ill NJ J. Kooi, 81. Deros. Mich Hoyworth
4, pitching to Dazo and the two tdA,srs "'ii coilst
nt. change battery to resve stage and Dunn
Dalzell ls the anest young pitcher that has cvcr
prs- tisesI on tho Yale oanp4s he pitches rcrnarA
abI, swif ball, and his ourves arc - oewndsring
these tina, have made sasg famous s,ass Is proud
., n.lzsi and has him undsr his special Instruction
stass recently derided to taAo q four years eourss
T., N. Yale Divinity School aud consequently he will
n,h ,or Yale niuss for four years ~ come. Dunn
b.. dco,ded to take post graduate course, aud will
,.r,ore be on hand to tsko bis old position behind
the bat
The training has been especially thorough fh,.
ys.r In reference to batting. tor Captain sisgs OF
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
he WASN'T DEAD.
MAN GETS WRITTEN DEMAND FOR HIS OWN
CORPSE.

A MAN GETS A WRITTEN DEMAND FOR HIS OWN
CORPSE
n IL not often that man lives 10 he presented with
copy OF the written demand for his dead body That
is inst what has happened to General Henry A. Barnuno
this cry The incident occurred twenty years ago. Gen.
eral Barnm served under General Daniel Bntterfed
staf officer. At Malvern Hill he "as shot through the
hodv with a mnsket ball and borne irm the neld Tho
surgeons pronounced the wound fatal and he left
for dead the field as the army retreated at night.
rhe newspapers announced his death. At hs old homo
Syracuse euogcs we're pronounced on his character,
plot in the graveyard rencrd Of tombstone was
set mp with suitable inscription and hody Inferred
there as his which had heen sent from the by mis-
take Meanwhile the General was taken prisoner. ana
after a horrible experience lived hack and tell
hs tale The citizens Of Syracrse sent Dr. r A. Morgan
to the army the time Of his reported death TO bring
pack his body. This winter General Daniel f. sickles
mentioned 20 General Barnum that he had In Gen
.raI .frr.elrs possession document demanding TIM
mrdi ,re po.sesson OF MS "enera Barnunsl body.
General Harnuin dropped note 10 General Butteried
on tho subject. and this correspondence resulted:
No. 60 FITH-AvE., New York,
DecemDer ;. 1887.
uv Dear General Barnum:
rne cnclosnre which may interest you, accidentally
discovered among my papers few days siuce
Morgan ani apologize 20 him for tie twrnty hye years
delay In getting It ror ,nink t9e oomy
in . nuer state Of preservation hear thui YOU are 10
~ for the position or 'ant-bt-Arfne or
.n. -te senate. You deserve 1t ana hope yoi Iuay
,ncccei Your gallant service VITA me IN many
ttiss ami m.ny wounds received IN the service 1T
,auT country wouiI naturally command my commenda-
IONS AMI niorsenent for you. ont shall. with pleas
ce 20 further ,nd personally speak for you IN any
ons rter that such work may be of service.
Won ar. at inerty 70 shoe this letter 70 any OF nv
friends In he senate II IL snoud oe your WISH 10 90 So
AN. very truly, -
G.u,rpt ~ 1. Bdrnum. DANIEL BrTrERFIELD
This was the enclosures:
WASHINGTON, D. e.. July 10, 1862
General B,iiferfieid;
Dr,R SIR: have been delegated ny the wife Of Major
earuuu and tho people NJ Svracrse to come here in
orIer 20 get auth prity proceed Harrisons Landing
aad secure the body Of our much loved rrcnd. Major
Henry A. Barnnm I have used every excrriOn hut
f,le In getting pas We must have that body If not
at hi- time please To IL thpt bis burial place Ia
identified. that may lisinter him hy and bye and
convey his remains home have addressed Lieutenant
Colonel 4. W. Richardson on the subject know you
viii lend oil the ALL in your power this object Yours.
ETC.. A II hoR"NN' W. D' W '''ao"'e' A' -
tlndorsement)
Dear GenerdI Rutterffid:
Serf Barnnm's body home " IT'S possible under any
cirrumsfances will he responsible f'r all charges.
We must have IT, For Gol's sake ani poor Barnnm's,
attend TO this and oblige your old friend
ALFRED WILKINSON.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
c.o.roI Rulferdeld.
A DOG THAT UNDERSTOOD HIS BUSINEsx

saw an ulus,ratlou " the use 0f tho Inc ,ttsb 10
DOR an iLe r.ures. wagon YESTERDAY A rather
trarpisb lopking i,llow teasing ono oi these
creatures, APP arentiy for amusement only when thc
.dr Of thr wagon hOm which h. wa barking
,ocifcruusl, al tho untik looking stranger A
uom.nt alt.rwarj noticed the mans hand pass over
The upposite sid, OF the wagon but before b. could
draw i out the cog whom the eIpr.sSman had quietly
let loose, had seized him forfbS oy he arm. Iho
main was ,nouch TO max, the man dfog o package
on which ne had laid hold and Il wa not easy 10
max, The dog relax his grip When this wa done,
tb, expres,man said to the tramp Now you just
keep clear U that critter. He knows YOU and Knew
a, Tho starr what you wantol ~ do, and next time
hn won't let yor OF 80 easy
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
TOHNY'S ENTHUSlAS SH EXPLAINED

A lady wlo had sunday school In Allegheny tells
me that Sundays 4so she noticed that one OF the
youngest boys among her scholars took part very
bssrtIly In singing the hymn with the rehan Of
- ~ herring I'm tho Shcaves.s She happened TO ap
oroach this young vocalist during the singing of the
vvmn and was surprised 10 hear tho words OF tho
slatber,ng In tho Shoes" The change
wa unrnlstakabi., so at tho end Of the
hyn tbe teacher called tho tis boy to her and shed
hmso repeat the words OF tho hymn. Sure enough
when he reached tao chorus he said Gathering In
whs do you moan by that. Tommyi' asked the
teacher.
bringing In tho girls. Of coureT was Tommy's
Instant reilly.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
DOs.yv.rHe Mi vGgq PRoRTBTrfovTsrs

A pre1Ired few weeks since the refusal 0 the PROM
btion.ts here 10 any other than their pct measure
sdop;ei has set back of temperance in this ais
t,ct The rist bill prnyidin- for absolute prohlDtoh
~ voted doAn In IN. Dstrie Committee fthfee IN FAVOR
and tx oppned and the committed voted In favor OF c'~
" the reoDe OF district vote on local option OIL
80 one vino knows the Of the vuting element
of this city also that there ls no hope oi nsc'
In favor Of local option The writer believes tat mE
license measure would pass II the Prohpltohiss wou
mil, their forces with those who Lncerey deaue 70 500
~. iow drinking saloons Abolished
New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
ANTHONY COMSTQCK EAYORS PLASTERS.


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