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SHE TURNS UP IN CINCINNATI.
NO Reason t. Doubt that the Woman IL
DIss Debar.

CINCINNATI. Sort. ll.-At 0 o'clock tonight
Miss Ava, who SO mysteriously disappe Jared
on Thursday in Chicago was found on tho
streets here. shoe!ess and almost nude. She
was taken to the House OF Detention for safe
keeping and to the police told wild story
She said that. obeying tho Archbshop's In.
structions. she hat driven In a carriage to the
church with Mrs Bolton to see Father Kelly
about her mission work. While they were talk
Ing the priest cappod bag over her head. and
she lost consciousness. When she recovered
she was In mon astery. surrounded by priests.
Two OF them took her to another institution
After a desperate struggle. during which her
clothing was torn almost entiroy from her
person, she escaped through a window: and
wandered about until she asked and found
that she was In Cincinnati.
Owing to her disordc cd condition quarters
at the hotels wern refused to the woman. Shs
had no money and no ornaments except y
brass cross She carried big package OF
original poetry. 1t Ia supposed that the woman
Is Diss Debar-the spook priestess.
She weighs about 200 pounds and wears
very curly blond wig. She refused. however.
to talk on the subject further than to indig-
That's my affair. I am Miss Ava"
cry. sho is held for safe keeping until friends
can he heard from.
She has ~ scar under her left eve. Diss De.
bar h nd such scar. the romans Of wound
inflicted mon her by servant with whom she
had n Quarrel.
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smoke blackened as her flremen shovelled

new supplies OF soft coal into her furnaces.
nj me y1 , md 'hs passsngcr train Ind a II
the merry ilysr Of The, waters won. When ths
shs a dS n2s hsF speed
ws,sssrs on II. Powell 1St!sei thai i vas ten
and her speed beiween these points was there:
sen the more nowe eHn s he,' 10. shs S yaeht
f irut Ss rssr with Tna
the. still water, behind., slo cut through, tho
were keel. Now she was mile ahead OF tho
former 1uoon OF the iiver. now q mile and q
Haer but the sum danced over si edge Of Rs
Palisades and made the polished brass OF her
shine IKE ano,her sa and smaller nRnss
For sone time the lowering smokestncks OF
on either side. These grew RAPIDLY, taller, and
bound down from ALBANY. arproached. She
was heading toward The middle OF the river
and WIS crowded with nGss9ngers,
anoihes ,foa,her The New York has, never
a worthy antagonist She claims n record OF
more than twenty five miles an hour. The
yamoose Immediately put about aud started
down stream Tor q favorable place OF nesting
She approached the Powell head on. as II shot
from u cnr non. She passed within a hundred
yards on the port side. She Was going at per
hRps twenty-two miles m hour. and the
Powell wa going In the opposite direction Mt n
speed OF twenty miles an hour. Thus. to the
passengers on the steamboat the ,Namooso
moved at speed Of fory-two miles. She
glanced past like ray OF whito and yellow
light
A mile down sho turned eastward and waited.
Then she sped across the river. and made q
wide sweep. meaning to cross the bows OF the
Now York and lie in behind her: But there
enod out behind the steamboat was half o
milo ahead. Now 10 catch up.
Mr. Hearst had tho pressure piled on until
the gauge reg stored 24o, pounds. This was
yamooso had fairly caught her tho New
York put about and went In Mt
Ionkers. stop uneSpected BY the
people on the vam,o9se The Xamoose iid net
where She lan!ed her passengers at $40
o'clock. Then she went homo to Tebo's ship
yard in South BROOKLYN.
The Mary Powell pursued her even course to
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TWINS LEFT IN HIS DOORWAY
Mr. Marnheim's Womenkiud Wanted to
Keep Them, but He Says No.

Mr. Mannheim "Omenklnu wanted TO
Keep Them, bat He Says No.
Henry Mannheim. who lives in the brown
stone house with a high stoop at 153 East
Seventy first street. heard what he supposed
was baby with unusually good lungs crying
in bis vsstibule at IA o'clock last night lie
headed family procession OF Investigation.
and found an old brown shawl on the floor OF
the vestbulo In state OF tremendous activity.
There appeared to be more legs and arms In
motion under tho shawl than are usually
allotted TO one baby. and an unmistaIable In
fantlle duet issued from the tanGle.
Mr.. Mannheim unrolied the shawl and found
twins. They arc the prsttiest twins that were
ever abandonedin Capt. Gunner's precinct. All
the female members OF tho Mannheim
househo kissed them and wanted to adopt
them right away But Mr.. Mannheim has
enough Of his own, so the policeman on post
MAS called in and they were taken down TO the
Sixty-sevenih street station.
They are both girls. nnd seem 10 ne OF yer.
man stock. Tney are about two months old.
An hour altar the twins arrived ut the Sixty
seventh street station another wall came IN;
gray WI Shawl Ai haron G6drey ye 81 Ia East sStE
fourth street had picked It up on he sidewalk
boEs from Mr. "nh
Three biE policemen brought tho trlo OF
founhlincs down TO 3o' Mulberry street; The
country psD Dpp bare n bout three months.
The twins were much lighter in comp s1ion.
with brown eyes and hair that will be brown
than the other They were hungry. r.
Travers said. and mover said q word; ,, ,,u.
from some place where tie mother had besn
able to give them good care. T..
aud tho others blue. Both wore worsted socks
and neat an ! clean uLdercloihing.
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ovERHAuL1Na THE MARY POWELL.

Cranstons. her first stop. Here number Of
time s's dur n Inc the " 1rip 20 did The Powell
gauge register moro than "a pounds. and tho
ssa among cSp
I. @. Wickes. President OF the company: again
assured everybody that the boat rad made
declared that with 20 pounds pressure
i!ss race; 1exsi s.s
srrivsa at rr"nstons at ai' $50 O'clock. This
was nifty miles in less than hours and ~
s an Average speed q ~ s s
tho vamoose was fri-kinE about there after
she lett. The lowell hud expected to reach
C, rams e. 6 o'clock. , ,,... 49,
SLACK hood lido There was a strong NORTH
and northeast wind. which must have held
FACES WIZ .sb %hsn
Vamoose had her former bout with the Powell.
and her reoI,le say that her Prov performances
on that occasion WAS due to the small amount
OF water under her bottom.
Capt. Anderson express eli high opinion OF
the tamo"ses speeding Gualli les. PIT PIT S said
wood he thought the Norwood would beat the
Norman L. Munro. owner OF the Norwood.
titled statement Of the Norwood's speed:
Anr.IrRr. Mass. sept. IL 1890
Thisis to certify that on July 1852 was one Of she
or%ood a. s s"1fd by mr. @'
'R R sI n.. hour "y.r
boat Club cour.; ana tnat rhs Ola make one H. ms n
sEr.ed by the w.sh.. each ". gentlemen aboard.
Am..nury MANAGER i' 'Nsr,ryport Ns,O'.
Eusin..; HI.sire Light station Ams'Oury.
Dealer in Windows and Blind. Ams'bury.
l57 Greene street. New York city.
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TREASURER AND $4,000 GONE
Disappearance or NJ. j. O'Brien OF the
Catholic knights or America.

Catholic knights OF America.
CHATTANOOGA. Sept 11.-Supreme Secretary
John Barr OF Lebanon. Ky, and Supreme
Trustee and Com missioner OF Sinking Fund J.
!. Duffy OF Memphis arrived this morning to
investigate the affairs OF Supreme Treasurer
Nj. J. O'Brien OF the Catholic knights OF
America. who is rer orted $4,000 short. SUI
preme President Coleman was expected from
New Orleans this morning, but failed to arrive.
He will be here tonight.
Investigation OF the books was begun this
morning but the officers said that it would be
a day or two before they would know the re-
suit. A. ". Albright. who kept the books OF
Treasurer O'Brien until last June. says they
were in perfect order ut that time. Since then
MAJOR O'Brien's daughter has had charge Of
them. Albright thinks the committee can
strike balance in twentv-four hours. or By
noon tomorrow.
Sensational developments are expected as
the Investigation proceeds. Catholic Knights
from all over the country are teleGraphing
here about the matter. The whereabouts Of
asked him where he was going. he said: My
God, don't Know"
The Catholic Knights OF America is q benevo-
lent order which was establish In kentucky
It Of Ths sonh Is s tire
Twelve Of the 600 branches are in this city.
will lose nothing BY O'Brien's deialcAtion. as
he is under 100000 bonds. They believe he got
away with two assessments. which amount
fund OF 81. 100000 but the Treasurer could not
take any OF that The rules Of the order arc
In month or 60.
Treasurer O'Briea was born in the Seventh
ward in his city, and went South In his youth
He is a wholesale grocer in Chattanooga and a
member OF the Chamber Of Commerce Of that
city. He has been Treasurer OF the order
eight years
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DUEL At A CAMP MEETING.
Young Men Meet During the Doxoioey and
Retire to XIII Each Other.

Laurel, DOL. Sept. ia terrible tragedy
occurred ut Methodist camp meeting at Del
mar. n small town six miles south OF here. last
night. Harvey VOLS and Fred Williams.
young men OF influential families. we're the
actors. and tonight both arc dying.
feud has existed between tho men since
1887. when society woman OF tho neighbor-
hood in which they live. ten miles east OF Del
mar. received an insulting penny valentine.
Young Williams was suspected OF sending
the valentine and was accused by tho brother
Words lod to blows. ana Harvey Wells. who
was n larger man than either. rushed up and
pushed the brother away. saying:
You arc not large enough to handle that
rascal let mo Mt him."
"A violent fight followed. Since then intense
feeling has existed between them. Last night
they mot at the camp, and Just as the Doxoogy
was being sung Wells walked abruptly against
Williams. knocking him against his sisters
Williams resented tho act. whom the two
came to blows. They were ordered or
the grounds by the church authorities. They
went 10 the public road only a few yards
away. where they renewed tho fight. Williams
soon beat his antagonist. who then drew n
big pruning knife. At the same time he
caught Williams 8 head under his left arm. and.
pressing 1t down. drew the knife across Will
lams throat. completely severing the muscles
aud arteries OF the lett side. Williams made
no ou'cry, but by u tremendous effort he drew
his revolver and fired bullet into Wellss sde
Immediately over tho heart.
The wounded mon were taken to Dr. Ellie
goods Office and their wounds were dressed.
Williams was taken to tho homo OF friend.
Wells was kept with tho physicians all night.
His father called and took him homo this
morning. Both men will do soon.
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HIS TROUBLE WITH YoDYzsUA
Bishop Louehlia Sanctions Notice That
the Latter Cannot Say Mass.

Bishop LouehIin Sanctions = Notice That
the Latter Cannot Say Mass.
Father Matthias de NJ. Yodyzsus was not In
tho Leo Avenue Police Court In Williamsburgh
yesterday. when his name was called to answer
to tho charge Of assaulting Policeman Church
OF the Bedford avenue squad.
A lawyer who represented him asked an adj
tournament. and Justice Goetting granted 1t
without fixing any day for the hearing. Father
Yodyzsus claims ownership Of tho house at 80
Grand street 1t is leased to his former house.
keeper. Mrs. Andreas Kynos. He kicked the
door in on Wednesday Of last week nt mid
night and refused to leave. Policeman Church
was called In. AID he says whom he ordered
him TO go tho priest kicked and choksd him
Mrs. Rynos corroDorated the policeman and
Yesterday made q complaint NJ the Police
S0 that sns st ana
Sna E ' Issapss Rs 5sius.i 70 give i: H us
Mnru!y at Mrs. Rynos's house. he said. and
Father Yodyzsus practically has .been un-
.scoetTlq lshayior. reached bishoP Lonshlin.
Tn Sunday last circulars in the Polish Ian
Ruage we're distributed TO tho congregation
MS they went 70 church and aftorward TO every
The circulars puLported to have been signed
by Bishop Loughlin and each bore u fac smile
lated the charges against Father lodyzsus
March 81 whisS 10 was SSsp.ndei from i lis lis
bishop Loushiin said las. night that he had
NOT authorized ths use OF tho episcopal seal!
circular had been translated to him, and when
he WAS asked ~ he considered IT q, good plan
i, was, as the congregation OF st; Georges
Church were evidently unaware that Father
Yodyzsus was not authorized to celebrate
""Why doesn't be 60 AWAY" asked tho
Bishop. told him some months ago that he
must not exercise priestly functions again
until tho charges Against him were fully an
swered. i dol not care to say that believe
him guilty OF al that has been charged TO him,
the church properly and the Grand street
house were purchased belonged TO tho Church.
The man Is no longer a priest OF this diocese,
thing but himself"
George Miller. or Mickewi;z. tho leader Of
WINS OF the delegation that waited on The
Bishop with the draft Of the circular. He said
Inst night that lie understood no had a right
10 use copy Of the episcopal seal and the ili-
tograph signature which tho Bishop gave
them.
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The Weather.

Fair weather continued yesterday the lake regions
and the Middle Atlantic aud New England States but .
break 10 now apparent The centre OF high pressure
has passed into the and conditions favorable
showers and increasing cloudinsss have presented
themselves. Besides, storm Is developing In the
Gulf Tho forerunners in the form Of heavy rains
have in the Gulf States Nearly three inches
OF rain has fallen Jack and about inches
at Tampa The rains have reached into nUrthsIn
Georgia and along the south Atlantic coast
Tho storm In tho Northwest has shown marked In
crease In and advancing to the eastward the
centre being III Manitoba but tongue of low pressure
reached south to Nebraska and Iowa Light rains fell
yesterday in tho DAkotas, Nebraska Minnesota, Wy.
sminG and Iowa and scattered showers in the central
Missouri and Mississippi Valleys This storm 10 pre-
coded by rse OF temperature and followed by cool
wave. Tho temperature Just north OF Montana has
dropped to - below freezing Frost may he looked for
In the Dakotas Minnesota and possibly down 10 Iowa
and Nebraska this morning.
Fair weather prevailed in this city yesterday. The
higheat Official temperature was 75' lowest eis: the
average humidity 10 per cent wind steady from the
south At seven miles An hour
The Thermometer at Perry's pharmacy in TnE suu
building recorded the Temperature yesterday - FOL
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BROKER SMITH ARRESTED.
Accused or Appropriating n Poughkeepsi,
Customers Money.


Customers Money.
W. A. Smith. momter OF the firm OF ". A.
Smith & Co., brokers'. with Offices In tho Con-
solidNted Exchange building, was arrested at
noon yesterday on a bench warrant and taken
to Ponghk eepsie by Policeman Case to answer
to n char ge OF ~ AMI larceny.
chant who says that Smith appropriated
something ovor S $1,000 that he gave him TO buy
stocks on margin. The investment was made
through W. A. Smith 4 Co.'S Poughkeepsie
office. Mr. Smith says that his firm is solvent
and he will refund the money.
Smiths lawyer. j.. II. Bright. Acknowledges
that his client did not execute the Poughkeep-
sic merchants order. but he said 1t was simply
a mistake. and Smith Will make il all right.
AIR. Smiths brother, i. +. smith. who Is the
other menbe Of the flrm. is travelling in
Mexico.
PouGHEEEps1r. Sept. 1.-THE warrant was
issued on complaint of David W. Marshal. q
poughkeepsie butcher who Is one Of q num-
Der Of persons in this city who are creditor.
OF tho Smith firm. Marsha! invested about
$50 IN margin in West Point Terminal
stock. 1t is stated that about $500
is invested here in the same way. Mar
shall charges that Smith stole the money from
him. Smith having been arrested was
brought hero Tonight. and asked that his
hearing be adjourned until Monday next in
order to give him lime to get counsel. which
request was granted. leoule here who deal
in stocks saw Smith ran bucket shop. Quite
a number here have bought and sold stocks
through his agency.
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SUICIDE OF A BROKER.
Charles N. Stokes Dead on His once Floor
Ia PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA Sept. 11.-At about 3 o'clock
this morning the Janitor OF tho Haehnlsn
building at Alb Library street. discovered the
body of Charles VI. Stokes. Er.. broker. lying on
tho 10 OF his office. There was bullet hole
through the dead mans head and beside the
body lay a revolver with one chamber dis
charged.
The exact time OF tho suicide cannot Be
fixed. As yet no ono has been found who saw
Mr.. Stokes alive later than o'clock Yesterday
aftePIrn9Sn. Ihs deed Was evidently committed
desk in the BACK loom, Tor the cloth top was
himself MI. stokes evidently arose from his
chair and made his way into tho front offico,
whore his body was found. No reason can DO
found for the suicide
MIR. Stokes was about GO years old. and was
Quo Of the hest known stock brokers in this
city. He was q member OF the stock broker
age Arm OF j. Il. Wa,mough n Co., which for
years has represented the Philadelphia Trnc-
leaves u wife and Dix children.
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Put the Dynamite the Track and Thel
Nnited to Sec the Eun.

waited TO Se0 tne run.
EAsroS. Sept. 11.-Louis Ramet. the man ar
rested last night or wrecking Lehigh Valley
engine. confessed everything to-day. and went
with the officers to the Jail at Belydere.
He declares he had no intention o.! wrecking
the express due at the time OF the explosion or
any particular train. He simply put the
dynamite on tho track to see what would re-
suit.
He waited to see the fun. In his confession
he refers 70 his exploding powdes. on the
1879. and says he did it to see the
women, in their night dresses. lie
al IIatisbureh. n. y. n 1885, tGt which 10 g
New York since The ,srrng OF this year when
he was released. From DECEMBER. 1878. to
another. continually. save three, days on
one occasion. and two weeks lust before the
Patt,burgh wreck. He hnd not a cent of
money in his pockets when he was arrested
here
parents came from switzerland to New York
forty years ago and are now dead. He is "A
years old and has been IN severa! asylums III
New \ ork and in Franco.
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THE NORTH ATLANTIC sTORM
Many Iives Lost and Much Damage Don>
to the shipping.

HALIFAX. Sept 11.-Vessels arriving at Hall
fax and all ports along tho Atlantic coast
bring accounts OF the terrific nature OF the
hurricane that swept this coast on Monday
night and Tuesday morning.
The American and Canadian fishing fleets
suffered severely. and hardly vessel has ar
rived hut reports the loss OF men. dories. and
gear. Tho fine. new ninety-ton fishing schoon
or Georgiana was found bottom up Off the
mouth OF Halifax harbor. She belongs in
Yarmouth, and was coming In from the Banks
with 800 auintals of fish wien overtaken by
the hurricane. Her dories were smashed. and
Of her crew OF seventeen mon not ono escaped.
No small boat could keep anoat ono minute
n the sea that swent the coast that night.
was on tho western banks during the storm,
reports that the feet in that locality suffered
heavy Losses
Capt: Nichols spoke one vessel which had
four OF her crew swept overheard. Tho bark
Maria arrived to-day from Londonderry. She
was six miles of the mouth OF the harbor when
the storm sprung Upland had all her sails
blown away.
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The Niagara Fan. Suicide.

N!AGARA FALLS, SEPT. lit is known that
the woman who committed suicide by leaping
from Prospect Point on Thursday arrived at
the Cataract House on Wednesday and regis
tered as Mrs. Williams. but did not give her
place Of residence. Wcdncsday afternoon and
Thursday morning she spent in driving. and
at $50 L. III. on Thursday she was left Ia Pros;
pect Park. On her arrival at the hotel she paid
for two days In advance. There is every .ap-
psarance that her net was premeditated at
least forty-eight hours before. "A small satchel
LETT In her room furnishes no clue.
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SAVED HER CHILD.
A Mothers Hard Fight with y Bulldog
that Attached Her Little HOY.

NEWCASTLE. Pa. Sept. l1.-This morning
the G-year- son OF Wesley Gormley was At
tackled in the street by o bulldog. The mother
heard the boys screams and ran to his assist
ance. Mrs. Gormley knelt down and choksd
the dog until its jaws relaxed. When her
hands grew weak and lost their hold tho dog
chokel the dog until its fangs parted. and
then shs thrust her hand into its mouth and
graspsd its tongue at the Same time pushing
strugglin ing dog thus until assistance arrived.
when she tainted.
The boys legs and his mothers hand and
arm wore terribly laceratsd. The dog was
killed
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SERGEANT LUCAS HIT BIZ Il TRAIN.
Hurled Across tho Station Platform At
High Bridge and BADLY Injured.


High Bridge and BADLY Injured.
Police Sergeant Edward Lucas lives in Dark
street, KingsbridRs. and Is stationed at High
Bridge. lie rode to High Bridge last night on
New York City and Northern train which
reached High Bridge about 1925 o'clock.
Roupdsman Terry was with him.
sergeant Lucas iumpsd OF fifth the car crossed
track. A freight train. backing RAPIDLY struck
him and threw him across the platform. which
Is about ten feet wide.
He fell under the platform Of the car
lust aNshted. He received internal in
ipries. Two scalp Wounds; and and, cut on
Nile was dragged from under ths car. which
was about to start, by Roundsman Terry and
taken 10 tho KingsbrdGe station. and thence
to his homo In Capt Washburn's carriage. He
will probably recover.
year ago Sergeant Lucas's 13-year. old
son was killed by u train at kingsbridge sta
lon. Inc Sergehh1 was SEpon nS 10, on ahs force
lie is 40 years old.
None OF the crew OF the freight train was
arrested.
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The President Again soe. Gunu,ue.

CAFE MAY POINT. Sept. l1.-President Har-
rison, George W. Boyd. Congressman John +.
Hepburn OF Philadelphia. and Gen. Lewis II.
Michoner OF Indiana left here this morning for
q three hours cunning "Trip after reed birds
at Port Elizabeth. They were on the Pullman
Vile. y. j.. BY Major William Warner OF Mis-
souri, who was here to-day 10 SOC the Presl-
dent Dinner WAS served on tho way. Presi-
dent Harrison wore his usual SLOUGH hat.
nnegligS shirt. and gray cunning snit; The
birds. rail and reed. we're bagged. the Presi-
dent Killing sixteen OF the number.
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The Canadian Scandal wide.,u<.

OTTAWA, Ont. Sept lin the Son ate to-day
Premier Abbott announced that correspond
ence on the subject OF tho Baredes Chaleurs
Hallway scandal. which involves Premier
MERCER and other members OF the ,Qusbsc
Goyernmsnt, mas 6een eAGhsanGed between
mir. Anglers. the Lieutenant! Governor Of
Quebec. Irom this II Is assumed
that n political crisis in Quebec may be sx-
pected. In al likelihood Royal Commission
will Issue for the purpose OF Investigating the
the Lisuten nan: g oyornor has authority 10 dis
miss Premier Mercier,
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Robert Wilson Missing.

Robert Wilson, well-to-do baker. residing
at So East Fifty-ninth street disappeared from
his home on Tuesday morning last and has
not been heard OF. lie was subject to epilepsy.
He left the house 10 take q walk and went to-
yard Central Park, He Is 90 years old. has
aud full beard and moustache. de has
vile and children.
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The Float and Tsree Cars Sank,

A big railroad float with three freight cars
belonging to Swifts Chicago Dressed Beef
and Mutton Company on board. anchored at
the company's wharf, at 12sth street and
Harlem River. on Thursday The float leaked
blu. was considered stanch enough 10 uphold
tho three empty cars.
But II sank In the night taking the cars down
with II. Yesterday the Chapman Wrecking
Company sent one OF Its big derricks aud u
diver up to Harlem to raiss tbs cara