Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-09-27
NEWS IN GENERAL.

in safety. He ran three miles and tried to
raise the OPERATOR who was not at his post.
He then aroused the section hands, who
went to the broken rail, arriving there just
in time
Coroner O'Hara of Hoboken, some time
ago. buried the body Of child that several
other undertakers had refused to bury bs-
cause they were not sure of getting their
lay. Charges of unprofessional conduct
were made against him by one of the under
takers who refused to bury the child. He
was convicted and fined so by the associa-
tion. He declared that he would not pay
the fine
G. G. Phelps of Chicago, a cousin of Col.
z. A. Haskin, superintendent of the Hudson
River tunnel, went down into the tunnel.
He spent nearly an hour in the air locks.
! When he came out he complained of feeling
| slch, Later he died. He had been suffering
with Br gifts disease. 1t is thought the COM
I pressed air in the air locks az aggravated the
disease.
Gov. D. G. Fowle, in view of the lynching
at Morganton, n. c., has issued proclaim
tion enjoining all officers to energetically
exert themselves to arrest and bring to jus
tice these offenders against society.
There was considerable excitemedt on
'Change at Minneapolis, Mimi, when a re-
port came in that the Pillsbury mills had
b en- sold. Mr.. Pillsbury says that all he
knows of this rumor is that he has received
a number of dispatches from Minneapolis
asking if it is true that the mills have been
sold. He does not deny that there may be
truth in the reports.
A new steel steamship, which will hereaf-
ter ply between New York and China and
Japan, has arrived. She is called the Port
Caroline and belongs to the Milburn line.
She was launched in December on Newcas-
tle-on-Tyne. She was built under the SUI
pervision of the English admiralty, and is
so cons ructed that she may be quickly fit
ted up asa naval transport or an armed
cruiser. She is the swiftest boat of the line
about 300 knots a day. She has triple ex-
pansion engines which develop 1000 effective
horse power, and is 397 feet long, A feet
cam, and 29}3 feet deep. She is fitted up
| for passenger service.
An accident occurred on the electric rail
road running from the foot to the top of
Mission Ridge at Chattanooga, Tenn. A car
had nearly reached the top when the electric
current failed, and the car started down the
mountain at great speed. The brakes failed,
and the conductor shouted to the passengers
to jump. The car contained 80 people,
| There was a scene of wild excitement, and
all began leaping from the rapidly moving
car down the mountain side. One killed and
eight or nine injured
Henry Fitzgerald, an ex-convict, and an
accomplice met ia young New York mechanic
on his way home and aske him for money
to work the growler. He said that
he had no money, and thereupon Fitzgerald
and his accomplice knocked him down and
robbed him of 13 cents. Fitzgeralds ac-
complice escaped, but Fitzgerald was ar
rested. He was ii led and got a sentence to
sta te prison at hard labor for sixteen years.
1t is now believed that the steam launch
Leo was blown up on Lake Erie. Three
| bodies have been recovered, and several
hundred men and boys are hunting for the
other six. There were 40 gallons of naphtha
in the hold of the Leo, which was to be used
as fuel 1t is believed it exploded just when
the storm was at its height.
The first snow of the season fell at New
burgh, N. Y, on Thursday.
Mrs. Robert Ray Hamilton has been SEN
fenced to two years in the penitentiary for
assault on the nurse; she lays all the bame
on MIR Hamilton.
Cincinnati, Washington g. Baltimore rail
road sold for S. 100000.
Recently a pair of truck horses belonging
to Victor Ryberg a truckman of Jersey
City, became manageable, and knocked
down Ch lrles Witzerm lnn of Jersey City
Heights Ryberg tried to turn the horses so
that they would not step on Witzermann,
but in doing so he caused a wheel of the
truck TO injure the mans chest. Ryberg was
sent to the county Jail to await the result of
Witzermann's injuries. He worried a good
deal, and was very nervous. When word
was rec ived from the hospital that Witaer-
mann would die Ryberg fell dead. He was
a years old, and had large family to sup
port
Prof George H. Cook, LII D., Phi. D.,
state geoogist of New Jersey, died at his
residence on Rutgers College campus from
heart fai ure. He was taken sick in the
college laboratory.
Thomas j. Godfrey died in the clubhouse
of the Staten Island Athletic club at West
Brighton, N. Y. On Sa urday afternoon he
took part in game of base ball played on
the grounds of the club, and while at the
bat he was struck on the head by pitched
ball. The blow knocked him down Con-
cus'ion of the brain was the cause of death.
Jennie Hatfield 0years old of New York,
was arrested by an agent of the Chidren's
Society, charged with begging on the
streets. She is the daughter of John Hat
field, the old-time base ball player, who is
now big book maker in Chicago He left
his wife some time ago, taking with him the
Oldest girl claiming that she was the only
one of the children that was legitimate. Mrs.
Hatfield was so poor that she had to send
her children out to beg,
Mrs Hiram Smell of Malad, Idaho, has
given birth to three Toys and three girls.
They weigh eight pounds altogether. All
are bright and hearty and promise to live,
Miss sic Lombard an ac ress of SOU
brette parts, has begun suit for S350O against
Harry Lacey, the actor and manager, for
breach of contract. She alleges that he en-
gagged her to play the part of Elenore Ford
ham in "The Still Alarm during the com
ing season. She purchased dresses for the
part of EenorA, and appeared at rehearsals,
but when ''The Still Alarm opened its sea-
son at the Grand opera house Miss M rion
Booth appeared as Elenore On the 18th
instant Lacey wrote to Miss Lombard that
she was incompetent and must consider her
self discharged.
At the inquest in the case of Sallie Lyle
q 14-year old girl, who was instantly xii ed
by an express train near Norristown, Pa
the fact was developed that the girl lost her
life in saving a younger sister. Ike two
were walking on the east traoi, and stepped
to the other to avoid a coal train. As they
did so, the express thundered by, Seizinp
her sister. Salle pushed her from the track
and the next instant was hurled against the
coal train and run over.
Burglars took over $40, 900 from the vaul
in the Iron Exchange bank at Hurley, Wis
The second door of the vault was opened
with key, which indicates the work of ex
= perts. A light was left burning in the office
and man was seen working at the safe il
the evening" but he had on the cashier
office coat, and nothing was thought of it by
those who passed the bank.
John H. Morse, the Hartford engineer
who jumped on knife which he had poin
| uppermost in his own pocket, died from los
Of blood. He was 63 years old and leaves
widow and thr Q children. He had been al
, engineer upon the New YORK, osr, New Haven q
Hartford railroad since 1865.
James Vanner of Providence, 90 year
old ,uns 1nnrderouslY assaulted with knit