The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-22
4 cnor III crNrENAnIANs.

CROP on ON lfN ANi ANr.
Brooklyn must Doe "a very healthy place
Judging by the crop OF centenarians that
have suddenly made am appearance over
there.
Tine first Patrick Collins. native of thn
county MayO. Ireland. died at ihe Home oi
the Little Sisters 0f the Poor yesterday.
aged l05 years. Ills death was due eniif.l
10 Oid age. TIP t0 two years ago he could
work hard and ALWAYS enjoyed good health.
ON Saturday last Major Thomas Harvard,
as stated in THE TIMES of sunday last, cc.-
ebrated the lul,t anniversary OF Dbl, birth ai
his residence. 30 Carlton avenue. lie WIS
born i'm I0wdOinham. Me-. March Do. 1859.
and was one of a family 0t twelve chiidfer'
of whom bee is the sole survivor.
In january last Mrs. taiharme LnNie.-,
native OF the County Mayo, ireland, c'ie-
bratpd her lnM birthday. She lives ln a
small tenement house in ille rear ci D i' h.i'-
ler street. and zap zoo few weeks ago 'h-
loved the very best of health.
Another Cputonarian ot Che Same section
is Brian Foley. who lives with his dauelt g,
Nrs. Nckceyer. at -l Duu2la,s street. llc
was born in the County Leiirim, Ireland 100
Nav. ll,S. and is consequently nearly ore
hundred and two years Oi age. ile even
now enjoys the Nery BEST of health, ana is
/ able to 20 through the process of shaving
u
/ half his years.
Snu another is Edward Lennon, who,
with his daughter. lives go lJl Douglass
/ street. lie is one hundred and three years
/ of age. and was born in tle County Derry
/ Ireland lle bias scarcely ever knoWn %
DAYS sickness. which hD attributes largely
+ % his never having used tobacco in amy
form or INDUCED in AMY form oi
dissipation. SIR Lennon hns a head
Of heavy brown hair -car-ely ilnsod Win
grav. llecamo t0 this country about TWEEN
/ ty-lye years ago, hut has reside in Brook
I Ism about i've months only.
MARROW ESCAPE FOR THE NEw YORK
HOTEL.
Colonel L.C. schchey, Of Richmond. i-
/ the hero of the hour $40 fhe lnN0rlie resort ~
I -OuihernerS, tine Sew urA Hotel. ana il-
pronriet0r. Henry tmnsi0n, has publicly
/ thanked him as the savior of ihe house
from dangerous confederation. Last
evening the Colonel WAS writing in room 4--
on the fourth floor oi fAe northern or Nai-
crly place wing Of fne hotel when Doe saw
smoke rising from thn Ii0Or just as lo
was calling up the office by the annun-
ciator Mrs. Colonel Lake. az Baltimore.
who. with her husband, occupied
room i23, rushed into the corridor
% give 9n alarm. and n ie"
second, the guests. servants, clerks ana
hremen We're all active. ilc trouble came
from room lO5. .'on the same corridor. III was
occuuiod hg Mr. -. Barrett. of Abingdon,
Va. lie ieit CRATE fire burning ANA unpio
/ tected when he went away ln the morning
4 live coal set tire tO the carpet over
crack. and The flames were sucked iu De-
tween ihe beams. The iiremon had 90 ac
quickly and use their axes freely, so tha
they rendered tle rooms untonalie. anl
Colonel Schcneg aul Colonel Lake suffered
some loss tO thelr property. The wate
reached thr magnificent ceiling ~ th'
dinmg-rOOm and greatly di-l-ureu Do. ih'
damage to the hotel and The furniture 81
about$ 20O. and ihe los, 10 the guests aOou
81, ,2O1
ELECTROCUri0N coNsrutrONAL.
The Court Of Appeals aflrms the consfiiu
tionality of the laW making electricity th
method Of nhictIng the death penalty i
: this State. II also confirms tine CONVICTION
and sentence 0f kemmlcr. fhe first crlmina
condemned 10 die by that method. Iner
are nOw i've murderer. awaiting TO be exc
cuted i'm accordance with this decision.
sixth candidate was made to-day. Hat
Spence. the eighteen year old wife OF Geo
Spence. 2lS West Iweniy-ei-hth street, Oh
region known as licIs Kitchen.
who was shot in the head and nee
by her husband last night. died from th
wounds early this morning. spence is hu
twents years Of age. iie secured the none
with which % purchase the pistol. b
stealing $40 from bis mother. The polio
were searching f0r him tO arrest him io
this larceny, when bee fell into their hand
for the grayer crime.
CHANGED HIS PATH.
Rev. DR.. Duncan MacTegor. Of the tal
roll Park Methodist Episcopal Church. thl
evening announced his change 90 the Bar
list denomination. he i- one ol the bes
Enovn CLERGY men In BROOKLYN.