The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-20
TORN BY A Torpedo.
Two Hoboken Children Try
to Open One with
a Stone.

Two children were frightfully burned
and lacerated while fooling with rail-
road torpedo in Hoboken yesterday after
noon. Freida Self, aged ten years, of No.
Is Bloomfield street, and Florence Ed
wards, same age, of No, 21 Bloomfield
street, willis playing near their home,
were approached by Lilly fan varricasz, {.
nine year old deaf mute. The deaf girl
showed the others what they thought
was a tin box, and pointing to the
ID. L. g. w. r. r. track, signified that
she had picked it up thete.
The three children then tried to open
what they thought was a box, but were
unsuccessful FinallysFrieda procured
cobble stone. and bending over the mys-
terious looking package commenced to
pound it. In an instant there was - loud
report, and the three children were
knocked down by the explosion.
Their screams brought several children
to the scene, and the children, covered
with blood, were taken to the police sta
tion, where City Physician Simon dressed
their wounds. 1t was found that large
portion Of Ethe scalp of Frieda Sief had
peen torn away by the explosion. The
doctor put nine stitches in her head, dur
ing which operation the girl did not
vince. Florence Edwards suffered from
several lacerated wounds in the face.
The deaf and dumb girl escaped withoue
any injuries at all
Stevens commencement.
jacobs Hoboken Theatre was crowded
to its utmost capacity with fashionable
more coaches stretched along Hudson
street and around the square. The occa-
sion was the eighteenth annual com
mencement exercises of Stevens Insti-
tute OF Technology.
The programme was lengthy. After
prayer had been offered President Henry
Morton. made some introductory re-
marks. A selection was then rendered by
the Glee Club. which was well received.
Henry Torrance, Jr., made the saluta-
tory address, after which the Banjo Gu b
delighted the audience with a favorite
selection. Mr.. J. E. Holloway made the
address TO the graduating class.
The prizes were then announced and
the degrees conferred. j. Il. Hanson, of
'91 received the Biestly prize for chemis-
try. Mr.. Hanson was formerly a
student at Copenhagen. After another
selection by the Banjo Club Henry NJ.
Brinclerhof delivered the valedictory adj
dress and the benediction was delivered
by the Rev. q. C. Houghton.
After the exercises the junior class
held ball at Sherry's. Fifth avenue and
A Missing Boy.
Joseph Van Nostrand. ten years old, of
No 63 Clinton street, Hoboken, has been
missing from home since last Saturday,
and his widowed mother is nearly dis
tracted On that day the boy aud several
companions went TO gather some wood
from a new building on River street.
While the boys were thus engaged a we'll
dressed, short and stout man, with light
moustache and carrying satchel, asked
Joe to help him carry some parcels aboard
the steamship Werra, of the Bremen line,
which was about to sail The boy carried
a inattrass aboard the ship. He has not
been seen since.
The mother thinks the boy was kid
mapped, but Chief Donovan scouts the
idea and says that the boy either re-
mained aboard the ship by mistake or has
wandered away somewhere on his own
hook.
Hoboken Notes.
DR.. Lynch is bereaved by the loss of his
daughter Mary, an accomplished young
lady, who died last night. The deceased
was popular and prominently identified
with the Church of Our Lady of Grace.
1t is expected thar the census enumer-
ators will finish their labors this week
Courts Hoboken and John A. Minturn,
A. o. F. of A., will hold a joint picnic at
Pohlman's on July 81.
While Adel Mayhak, Of No. 9S Clinton
street, was sitting on the stoop yesterday
afternoon, Lena Onken, tenant in the
same house, struck her with stick on
the head. The blow was a terrible one
and drove Mrs. Mayhak into commissions.
Lena was arrested and is held on a charge
of assault and battery.
Andrew Anderson, aged twenty-seven
years, of No. 105 Grand street, is held at
the police station charged with beating
his wife Elizabeth.