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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
nrFrCFR NOLAN TO BE TRIED.

officer Nolan, of the Twenty-thr sub-Prcinct
who was arrested saturday on the complaint OF
the crippled inventor Daniel Ladd of Schenectady
who accused him Of robbng him Of his railroad fare
in the Grand Central Station was brought before
Iuetica Mcmahon in the Yorkvle Court yesterday
and after short examination held in $500 bail TO
answer. The justice announced that he would place
Mr. Eadd in the House Of Detention In default OF
500 bonds The inventor strenuously objected TO
being placed there on account of his scRy condition,
and produced Michael Martin, organ manufactures,
of No 4O7 Third ave, as a bondsman There seems
TO be an endeavor." said the Justice, to get MI Land
ont of the city, and 1 am not going TO have ip
Mr. Martin protested his innocence Of any such
Mot and brought several people forward TO testify 10
his good character. Finally the bond was accepted.
Si5Tolint eudent Murray said yesterday that no
,vo3id draw up CHARGES against Officer Nolan. He
saId that charges would be made against the officer
for usug abusive and proane language, ana Mona
mrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
TAnn1YY WILL NOT CARLY FLACK
THE EXPOSURE OF HIS DOMESTIC TROUBLES
MAKES HIM TOO HEAVY A BURDEN FOR
EVEN THAT STURDY ORGANIZATION.

THE EXPOSURE OF HIS DOMESTIC TROUBLES
MAKES HIM TOO HEAVY A BURDEN FOR
EVEN THAT STURDY ORGANIZATION.
None OF the great guns of Tammany appeared at
the regular monthly meeting Of the Tammany Society
last evening. \ midsummer meeting is usually
a nerftnctoiy affair and attracts little attention,
hut last evenings gathering exceptional, because
Of the desire OF the rank and file to learn what treat
mcnt IS likely to be given to Sheriff James A. Flack
I'm view of the disclosures OF the last week The
sheriff holds over as Grand sachem under pro
,.lsion of the bylaws which permits this When the
sacbems met after they elected this year to fill
the chair of the Grand Sachom and the ballots were
counted il was found that no one had majority
of the votes cast and although the constitution pro-
hints the reelection OF the chief officer OF the society,
custom allows him to retain the position unul his
successor is elected. This is the plan devised for
honorinr q brother with second term, and so Sheriff
LII remained I'm the Grand Sachem's chair, and the
election was indefinitely postponed as it is called.
II WAS evident last evening that no straight TIP
had as vet been given to the brethren, pn u was
lust as evident that there is strong presen'iment
among them that the days Of the Grand sachem are
numbered. said one of the inner circle OF the
Columbian Order last evening, speaking OF con
GdontaI way; "Nothing will be done just
now 70 aggravate Brother Flacks troubles
lie is certainly deep enough IN inc
mire TO satisfy his bitterest enemies Later on Ills
own good sense will show him the necessity u S'op
Ming down and OUT If he should be fooihardy
enough 10 attempt to hold out against puplc sehu
ment the sachcms can meet at any time ana MI inc
chair thus in effect deposing him. do not DeheVe
that he VIII wait for such humiliation"
"What about the possibility OF MS feslsu"7 '"'
SheriR's Officer asked
lie VIII never do that unless compelled 10 90 81
TO save himself from a worse fate,' was the answer
Another brave who stands high in the oruer Il
speaking Of the exposure Of the 5hcrins dono9' 10
anaIs, said: a singular Circumstance Is mat
was as great surprise to Croker and GlIrOy ana DE
intimate political friends a. IT. 10 the puDhc
When It came out Croker said to a friend rDl any
organization ever have such an escapef hdd IN,
been known after the nom nations were hDle IA
fall It would have ruined whole ttcKeL III i
amazing how Flack could have managed 10 heep w
TWO homes within few blocks OF each 0thef ana run
for important offices also In two exciting campaigns
and nobody discover the true state OF aHa,fs inc
fact that Flack permitted TO 60 upon me ucEel
Is the best evidence that the Tammany leaders knew
nothing of his private affairs. They are bold men,
but they never would have taken such chances IN
campaign when they hazardng all on success
They win take risks. however. Nh Flach
Will be gotten rid Of as quietly and as quickly az
pOssibleD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
RIG STRIKE IHREATENED.
r,pr,,,-r WORKERS IN THIS CITY DIssATIsF ED
Defence LEAGUES FORMING IN

rAPpI7T WORKERS IN THIS CITY DissAI1sFli-D
-DETENCE LEAGUES FORMING IN
NIw.ENGLAND.
,o.n Morrison. National president of the United
pro.ress3ve Garnet Workers Association OF America
has beon on q tour Of inspection among the carpet
o,+,os Of Neyg-Encland and talked freely YESTERDAY
s Tho condition Of the trade in which he is interested
and the causes leading 10 his trip lie saia 'a1 Dis
stav in Boston had been prolonged by the S'1Ho III
tie RoNbmy Carpet WORKS Oroushb ~D'u' ~ ." O.
,s-unted reduction of wages. MIR. Morrison N con
s,cron with the Boston local executive commiteo o.
re Progressive CaIpet Workers Union, held several
onfefsnees with the manager and head OF the nrhi'
and after an aInicabie cooperation between the repre-
sentatives Of the company and the vorImen the she
was declared of and the strikers returned 10 VIVA
under the former scale OF wages.
The Roxbury mills are pressed for help" saia MI
Morrison. business in the department Of tapestry
Garnet weaving being particularly brisk and the com
-, comedies the following scale, which is In excess
~ tbat paid in New-YOrk Section hands, from ~ 90
10 50 IS per day machinists, 50 pcheis, - per
week; settlers, $40 75 weavers girls, nom gil u
e13 so: orum-roOm girls from $40 to Sll' WIN d
c+,,ryiav balf-hoday included. All weaving by piece
10y an the tapestry department IS paid for at the
o of three and Onehalf cents per yard, rate which
bas nrevaied since 1869 in the KoXhury factory.
During the summer the employees work ffty-sN hours
a week. but concede sixty hours week for the rest
OF The year at tie same pay"
Az inporfant factor the trip Of President Morrison
was 20 prepare for another bitter trade strike IN the
Garnet mills of this city and neighborhood, in one OF
which reduction Of % per cent was recently made
secret mass meeting Of carpet weavers Will he held on
saturday night The present rate OF wages III new
York is 10 cents per yard for weavers - 90 q
y,ceI for settlers 80 20 per day for section bands
s., 10 Tor machinists, and S3 week for drum-room
Mr. Morrison says that there is to be general
sr5ss in Ncw-YOrk and outside the settlement Of ine
irl~l,t,-v sfrke LIS time has been taken up WITH
organizlng defence leagues 70 help the strikcIs ID
ITfrton lowell Worcester and Maiden Mass, ana
5rbcmrsonvlle Conn where trade is unusually brlsh
for THIS tine Of the year, many extra looms running
night and day. ~, , 49,, r-..to,
,c-,essive Garnet Workers Association said m tbs
~ Yesterday hat Higgins & CO. were mtroducLne
~ ,,nson ana non-uniOn employees Of that firm were
- 6tss"tlsned mat there was Dr. ability Of serious
rOulle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
LONG ISLAND.

GREENPORT.-NIrs Samuel salaa, wife OF We,l VOL.
known resident. committed suicide on sunday nlght
bv hanging herself in her while her husband wa
absent She had had slight mental trouble Tor souio
time.
JAMFSPORT.-The annual camp meetlng 9pehcTu
Yesterday, and VIII continue for i've days. fIesur
ing Elder Wariel Is in charge Of the meetlhg'
BAYPORT.-Henry Gerger, proprietor OF me Neu-
ham House, who disappeared several days ago, wac
lodged I'm the Rivcrhead Jail Cstcriay. several
iavs before his flight Gcrger was arrested but gave
bail and released. His bondsrnen became siS
melons and Informed Gerger that they intended 10
surrender him. His disappearance followed
FLUSUING.-A building owned by Richard sanders
fact,rrr of tl1lsses and medical appliances was
damaged by fire yesterday to the extent of 81 OOO in
srred Mr. Roy's loss on machinery anu STOCK IS
~ 600 Tho fire IS supposed TO have been caused
by an explosion OF raw naphtha
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
WHAT &c GOING ON TO-DAY.

Champion Day ~ Monmouth Park, 80 D. m.
National Rife Association directors, hehy buhoihg'
3 80 D. m. -
Trial OF Police Captains by Police Commissioners
Convention Of Order Of Chosen Friends, Brighton besch
Hotel.
Lawn tennis tournament, Bergen Point p. m .
Fieventh SEPARATE Company, OF Mount Vernon, flae
practice, CroedInoor.
Opening 81 sing Sing camp meeting 49, =. .
Slate and RoOfeFs massineetng, NO Soi fasV
SevcnJeenth-st, D. III. 49,. ,,.oas
Oriental Club annual excursion 10 College Point Woous.
west side Republican Club, No 1G6 West seventy
frstst., p.
O,Donovan Rossa's case before Justice Hogan
Plot CominissC meeting.
Music in Tonpkins Square By Bbens Band, p m
Annual excursion Of the Chelsea Hook and Ladder Com
many No . Volunteer Era Association, 10 Washngs N
Grove on the Hudson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
GATHERED ABOUT TIE TowN.

plans are I'm t.reparaton for the work OF extending
the water system and the building OF sewers IN the
rpyycntv-sxth Ward and a relief sewer in Greene
ave. The cost of all this public work viii ex-
coed S5,00O,OOO
Andrew S. Hammcrslcy, Of Ncw-yorE, who was
elected treasurer auditor of the Bridge, at S4OOO
a year by the trustees at their July meeting his term
to begin on August l, has not accepted the ONCE,
Mr. Hammersley visited the Bridge Office and looked
over the details OF the work he would have 10 DO
before deciding.
The First CHURCH of Christ. organized to promul-
gate Christian Science principles, has been incor-
porated by W ;. II. Robinson, W. IL. Bcarsley,
Par7pcla j. Lcnchan, Emile 3. Lulu, sarah Most,
Henry Cole =. W. Rcnig, Maxim Gatcweu and H.
W Hoyt
Tx senator Furtha testified yesterday that the
Gowanils Canal was nuisance until sewers were
allowed 10 empty into IL and certain manufacturing
establishments were placed upon its banks.
The public baths were used by 32,164 persons last
week.
Irvine. Moore & Watson, furniture aud carpet
dealers of Jay-st, and Nyrtlc-avc have made an
assignment for the benefit of their crcdi'ore. They
say that it is due TO The populations OF uols, .
smploye who has taken 800 q month more han DIS
salary as a boohlecper lie IS expected 20 make the
Loss good and if he does Will not be arrested.
George Cuccenhein superintendent Of the Metro
pOlitln Insurance Company, at No a DOORWAY VINO
was reported missing last week from his home, No.
ass Narion-st was found by his son wandering IN the
streets block from hi home on naturAy nignL
IT'S physician thinks he drugead and robbed ara
T. take OF NlIr'N ne Cyprus Ills i''"'''
and sent hra 10 Philadelphia with relative yesterday
for a change Of al.
Now chat OK Sheriff Albert Daggett has secured the
po.taI card contract from the Government no pro
noses to return TO his home in BodfOri-ave. mo
house has not been occupied for nearly two years. a.
Mr. Dareett and his family have boon living at their
countrv home in Castcton, " y He says he has
had enough OF politics and proposes to devote himself
TO business.
I'm the hearing given by the Excise Commissioners
Yesterday upon the application Of Thomas Foey ior
ii0uor license at No. 1O5 Nassaust, evidence OF te
bad character Of the place given by residents In
the ncighborhood and the commissioners refused the
license.
eis,er Iavareno. one Of the Sisters Of Charity On
duty at St Mary's Hospital, st. Mark ave, IS lying
sick at that institution.
A dipensary has been established in st. Mark s
ave oppositc St. Mays Hospital by tie Sisters OF
Charity for the benefit Of tho sick poor OF that part
Of the city.
Two-thirds Of the patients in St Mary Hospital Al
St Marks and buffalo ayes, are cared Tor nee III
one year over 900 free patients were treated me
ho,pa is under the charge Of the sisters OF Chafly
and has accommodations for 200 patients There j
a beautiful chapel in the hospital in which mass IS
daily celebrated. IN a short time work VIII DC oeeu
on a new wing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
1c ms An1r ro nlANAGE AIS AFFAIRs7

A hearing was given yesterday by Judge Bartlett, in
the Supreme Court, in the application OF Mrs Mary
E. Ssilert, Of No 2O6 Penn-st. for the appointment
of a committee OF the person and estate of her bus
band John seibert a llthographer who has epileptic
fits Ahidavits were presented from HIS son. Edwin
S sebert and Dr. Landon Carter Gray, setting forth
that Mr. Scibcr was not competent TO manage his
affairs and was liable to be made the dupe of design
ing persons. His set forth that his father was
suffering from softening of the brain, and in May wac
20 violent when SIGH that he had 10 be tied in bed by
his physicians orders, and that he threatened to burn
his house.
Mr. sebert has property worth about $4,000. and
owns the house in which he lives. he alleges that
his family have pTVd against him and arc trying
TO get possession of his property. His affidavit set
forth that while he suffered from epilepsy hi mental
faculties are not i'm paired and thai he was made the
victim Of cruel and nhuman treatment by his wife and
children whom he refused to take drugs which madc
hin, derIous and that he tied IN bed contrary TO
tic Doctors orders and beaten and abused. Mr..
Sclbcrts brothers. with whom be IN business az NO:
10 Warren-st. NcW-YOrk, certified u his sanity and
business capacity. Decision was reserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06

EYGLISHf1fEN TRYING TO Buy SILVER WORKS.
1t was reported yesterday that English capitalists
were seeking to get control OF slver-working and
electrotyping establishments in and around this city.
Offers have already been made for the plant Of the
Erandus Silver Works, at Hudson and Bank stsp
hut as vet they have not been accepted. These
WORKS are said u be about the largest OF their kind
in the country. The rumor that rich syndicate was
cndeavorug 10 obtain possession of these works has
created a considerable amount Of excitement in the
silsrworiing business 10 could not be learned
es,FrIay Just how Tar negotiations had gone or what
fle Furiisn syndicate willing 10 pay The sum
s said no De q large This is no recent venture
Of tbc syndicate for it has been trying 10 purchase
lie liant for some time. and expert sent out
iron, England some time ago 10 examine into some
~ The technical details OF the business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

WHITE PIAINS-The Board Of Trustees: at
meeting held last night awarded the contract lor ule
con -tr1c on Of the new sewerage system 10 OTTO H.
Georgia. OF Morri=suia, a. 100000.
MOI Mt VERMONT. 5. Van de Mark. an old ana
we'll known real estate agent OF Harlem, VINO lecthhy
oocned an Office In Mount Vernon, died suddenly on
Sunday night
SING SING.-The Rev. DR.. Wilson Phraner, who
was recently elected president Of the Elnira Female
College preached Ia the Presbyterian Church on sun,
day Thirty eight years ago he preached his hT S
sermon as pastor of the con gregation there. TIC
never had any other pastorate.
YORKTOWN.-CoTtlandt Eruun, a farm hand In the
employ Of Edward Hears, has received Information
from GERMANY that he has fallen heir to $4,000 left
him BY an uncle. He sailed for Germany on saturday
TO obtain possession OF the money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
rl1rrY STREETS xEAR THE OLD MARKEr.


The filthy condition OF the streets adjoining the Old
West Washington Market has at last been brought u
the attention Of the Health Department, and an effort
Is 10 be made 10 make them In certain degree
passable for pedestrians. After examination the
inspectors OF the Health Department reported that the
owners Of the stands and booths I'm the nelghborhood
were responsible for the condition Of the streets be
cause they threw tlcir refuse into the gutter Notice
was therefore served upon the Bureau of membranes
70 remove the stands in the interest Of cleanliness,
and the Bureau Will to-day inform all the stand owners
who do business the market in Ncsey, West,
parclay Washington and Greenwich sts. that they
rnust remove t.cr stands within five days. Failure
20 re- pect the notice will result IN removal of thu
staur. IN the bureau.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
49, rrnNrrlrEs rnE IANnLnRp.

Coroner levy yesterday held an Inquest in the case
Of Joseph NJ. Waach age thIrty-six years, Of No.
400 East One-hudrcd- d-sXteenth-st who died on
July - II was asserted That Wallach was struck
with hammer several times on the head by Ferdinand
Uopu his landlord az No. 437 East One hundred and
eixteent h-st on July 21 aud that he died from the
effects of the injuries inflicted by H0pp. Deputy
Coroner Weston had made an autopsy 'he body and
found that Wailach died from natural causes super
Induced by Br.ghfs disease and acute pneumonia
After listening TO tho testimony OF several witnesses
she Jury found that Walach died from natural causes
rs declared hy Or. Weston and eXOneratod LOpp from
All blame Hopp was 40 once discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
Mr.. JERoMEs WOUNDED FINGERS.

Jude Gidcrsoeve opened the August term OF tho
General Sessions yesterday. he appointed a. j.
Cameron, of No. So Walkcr-st foreman Of the Grand
Jury. The Judge delivered the charge No long
investigations will be taken up by the Grand Jurors
this month.
Assistant Dstrict-Atorney Jerome conducted
Tho prosecution Of the defendants. His left
hand was baudaged, as he is suffering from wounds
caused bv the accidental discharge OF pistol which
he was loading while he on MS vacation a. the
Tboneaud Islands The ends OF tho first and second
1ncers Of tie lef. hand were shot Off. and Mr. Je-
rome suffered severely for time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
HUNTING FOR 4 NAME IN TEXAS.

sanner Young Englishman, whose name IS Joseph
.,i,re landed here on Abe steamer La Bretagne, and
49, detained on the suspicion that he was contract
,.horer. He had curious IDEAS Of business for he
,ostided that he IN the employ Of French Count
a. a valet and did not know the name Of the Count
Tie ana not deny. however, that the Count had en-
eaeei him at Havre TO over to this country go
10 ne vllds OF Texas where the Count owns ranch
a, ,, fbe ranch in order for him. Special Deputy
. Low NcCqeIlapd allowed Meakins 10 land, and he
sfrehtway started for Texas 10 scrape the acgutln'
tame Of COWBOYS and learn The name OF hs empOyoI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06

Those who believed that New-York was about to
enjoy season Of fine weather In recompense for last
weeks misery had their faith rudely shaken yester
day morning. when they LOOKED out Of their windows
and saw the rain falling. Sergeant Dunn however,
believes that the downpour Will be only temporary
and that New-Yorkers may expect fine and warmer
weather to-day. In Augusta, Ca, the rainfall
for the twenty four hours ending at 10 o'clock yes
teriav morning was 1892 inches IN New-York yes
terlay the maximum temperature recorded al 30
D. m was ~ degrees. Humidity was at 30 per cent
tefore noon, but fell rapidly in the afternoon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
o.o,,-1cc,vAKFRs QUIT WORK.

= r,ochlvo submitted a new contract indorsed by
lse central Labor Federation for the approval aud
scatlres OF their employers The contract Is to be
=, 90 mill Nav l. 1890, and calls for an increase
- wees from So 20 per day TO 49, In Brooklyn IL
e majority OF cases the contract was accepted oa'
,n This city the contract was rejected, ARA union
hands at once went on strike, 100 men leaving "oiA'
-. - +ho ,,antfacturers however, including the
.yor;. Roofing Company, accepted the new scale,
nd tber men to the number Of about Sixty returned
o. -~.F A particularly obnoxious clause IS uat
~ c,-rirg the right on walking delegates 10 enter
~ la1s AZ any limo and 10 inspect the membership
cents oil men at work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06

John Rosa, a contractor while looking out Of the
window OF his home No AZ MIllberry-st Sunday,
espied Michael Angelo Derco an Italian bootblack,
beating his elgIt-year-old Rosa with a bound
was on the sidewalk and IN an instant struggle was
going ON between him and the bootblack The con-
tractor was belabOring DcrcO at lively rate when
the latter, he says, drew penknhs and stabbed him
in the right leg Rosa was taken 10 the Chambers
street 10 pal. where The house surgeon pronounced
The cash serious The police arrested Deri'o
and Yesterday he was arragned al the TOmbs, where
Justice Hogan held him to await the result of ROssas
injuries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
HAMILTON WILCOX Paid FOR THEIR FUN.
M f.t1.--f,, advertisements was Dtblighed on sur

j
The following advertisement was published on sun
day;
A g'IUFF who took % gold watch and chain last weeK
"A Is hereby warned thai the takcr - known ana WI"
arrested unless ue articles are returned QUICK H.
W. l4G Broadway, Room 80
The " II. W" Is Hamilton Wilcox, the insurance
broker, who takcs a strong interest in the Woman
Rights party but he refused to give the particulars oil
the affair saying simply that he had frightened The
taker Of the watch and chain into returning Them
II was learned, however, That Mr. Wilcox had left the
articles lying on his desk in his Office one day last
week. and had forgotten them when he went away
HIS brother Albert who IS in business with him, had
given him the watch and chain, and as Mr. WILCOX Is
inclined to be careless his brother thought 1t would
teach him good lesson 70 hide the watch for few
days.
When Mr. Wilcox discovered his loss and was unable
to got any trace Of the watch or chan he inserted
the FOREGOING advertisement in a newspaper. Yester
day on payment OF 50 and no questions asked the
missing articles were returned 10 their owner by The
elevator man Of the building, Richard Milbank, who
had been let into the joke. Hamilton WILCOX
cbagrn when he heard the story was not lessened by
Inc fact that tine pcrpcrator Of the Joke, and his
cousin William g. iilcOX. who was also in the secret
had a luncheon with the 50 given as a reward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06

ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT BY LEWIS BROTHERS.
Lewis Brothers e Co., who failed two weeks ago.
made an assignment yesterday to Cornelius y. Bliss Of
the leasehold OF their store, Nos. as and So Worth
St. and aud Q ThomaS-st, TO be applied 10 tho pay
mcnt of the firms debts after their private obga~
which small. satlsliel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
FPEyCU WINE MERCHANT MISSING.

Tie uolice records searched yesterday In vain
f,r a trace OF Jean H. DufOur. a wine merchant of
Colon who arrived in this city Pacific Mall
steamer two weeks ago and made Preparations TO sail
for France on steamship OF The French Line
Dufoure STAYED al the H0iel Martin In University
Place Having a few days 10 wait before the STEAMER
sailed be decided 10 tase a trip % Niagara Falls
le We. el sailed without him and bis friends IN Have
YESTERDAY teeqrapied % III, proprietor Of the Hotel
Martin. inqniunr what had bee me- OF him. tele
gam was ssnt fo tho Niagara Falls hotel b which
the wine merchant hal been recommended, and a
reply was received that DulOure had left there on
Friday. His baggage Is SIN at the Hotel Martin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-06
rryERlL OF JOSEPH WOOD.

Joseph Wood, who died from heart disease at his
home 80. 22s Westinghouse, IIobOkcn, Friday
night will be buried at st. Andrews Cemetery, RlcH
mond $ l., to day The funeral held last evenln r.
Mr. Wood was born staten Island In January, 1910,
his father being officer in the Army who had
served with distinction during the War of 1879. He
was also Intimate associate Of the late Commodore
Vanderbilt. lie led quiet, unevcntfu life, ana for
the last thirty years IN business in Hoboken He
leaves three daughters and two sons, Of the latter
being ex.supervisor Joseph Wood, of Mount Vernon.