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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
NINE VICTIMS DEAD.
Newark's Explosion More Disas-
trous Than Supposed.


NEWARK, Sept. 90, 1s9l.-Six of the
victims of the explosion at the Italian
festival last evening died this morning.
They were:-Michael O'Neil, Frederick
Weiss, Amorio Cniffo. Michael Anselino.
Pasquale Rizilano, Giuseppi Yerass.
Horace Buchanan, John Car1in and
William Murray were killed last night.
The missile which burst with such
deadly effect was a bomb, containing
about four pounds of powder incased in a
copper mortar. The bomb was rammed
down to the bottom OF the case and then
the fuse was lighted.
Immediately there was loud explo-
sion, followed by cries of pain. The
charge of powder was too heavy for the
mortar.
The explosion came so quickly that the
man who applied the match had not run
more than four feet away.
There were nearly tive thousand spec
tators standing close TO the fireworks,
and the fragments were blown into the
thickest OF the crowd.
The number of victims was so great
were inadequate to remove them and
other vehicles had to be pressed into SER
vice.
1t took long time to make up list of
the wounded. and these are the names
thus far ined:-Gaetano Anzelone,
August Bcdwin, James Bowe, policeman;
George Brown. Harry Burgesser,
BRANDING Castala. David Cnesney,
Ruthena Costa, John Costello,
Fennelley, Angelo Maria Fieda, Antonio
Franchi, James Gallagher, Ornea Giffor,
Max Thum and several whose names
have not yet been learned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
SKIPPED TOGETHER.
But An Avenging Husband Was Close on
Their Heels

But An Avenging Husband Was Close on
Their Heels.
A tall, gaunt individual, greatly ex-
cited, entered Recorder McDonough' s
Court in Hoboken this morning, and de-
manded the arrest Of his wife aud a man.
He said they had skipped, taking with
them all his furniture. After being called
down somewhat the individual told his
story cOherently, a warrant was issued,
and it is probable ere this the guilty
couple occupy cells in Hoboken Police
Headquarters.
Frank Van Horn is the injured hus-
band. He followed his wife and her al
legged paramount all the way from Bangor,
Pa
When seen by JERSEY CITY NEWS re-
porter he said:--'I anl employed as
a section boss in slate quarry.
My wife operated a boarding house. One
of the boarders was Joseph Beltan. |
long suspected him and my wife. We'd
nesday went to my work
as usual. When returned
at night the boarder and my
household effects. learned that the pair
had taken the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad for New York.
boarded the next train.
When | arrived at the depot in Hobo
ken / saw all my furniture at the depot.
The baggagemaster informed me that an
expressman would call for the furniture
today. Then l visited the police sta
tlon."
auce they will be met by two detectives.
Van Horn says chat he does not care for
his wife so much as he does for the
goods.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25

DEMAND PURE WATER.
West Bergen Raises Its
Voice in the Good
Cause.
WHAT THE SPEAKERS SAID.
Pastor Scudder Not Afraid Of Syn
dicates, But Mr.. Beach Says
the City Can Build
the Works.
WHAT THE SPEAKERS SAID.

The West Bergen water meeting Last
night was largely attended and speeches
against Jerseys impure beverage were
warmly applauded. Robert jennings, Of
the firm of Spaulding, Jennings s. Co,
presided.
Pastor Scudder made the first speech,
expressing his. well known views on the
the subject He said to drink Passafc
water WAS an invitation to disease. He
urged immediate action and was in favor
of syndicate or any other means which
would give as pure water.
Mr.. William Fl. Beach followed. He
said" There is no question thatswe want
something to drink which any man.
woman or child can swallow without
danger. I have sunk a well in my yard
and SO it is for you. more than myself,
that speak. We are rather prone to
abuse officials and to talk of them as hav<
ing their hands in the Treasury, but no
city official will be denounced here unless
he deserves it. / have heard that the
reason we do not pet pure water IS be-
cause of the prolonged quarrel between
two city boards. If thought that we were
hlndered in getting new water supply
by two boards would favor buryfng one
board to its neck in sandhill, and the
other in cesspool, and turning on them
some of New Jerseys most abundant
product, the mosquito, until they were
forced to listen to US and give us pure
water
PROMPT AND VIGOROUS ACTION.
"We must act at once and vigorously.
1t we do not get pure water we should
band together and make banner having
upon tiff you don't give us pure water
we will give you hail columbia.
Mr.. s. L. Harvey, President of the
Greenvilte Citizens Protective Associa-
ton, was next introduced. He said:--
Have we water that we are really efraid
to drink? | have a well from which /
can get pure water, but have you pure
water? We are all interested in obtaining
pure water. Some people have said the
agitators of this question are interested
OF syndicate stock, nor am Interested In
any way in the syndicates, but l am in
favor OF buying pure water from persons
who can sell it to us.
''Why cannot Jersey City build water
works to supply the people she taxesf
She taxes all of us, rfcn and poor alike.
JERSEY CITY CAN BUILD.
II believe that Jersey City can build
water works; that she can raise money
by the issuing of bonds TO build plant
and supply us with pure drinking
water"
Resolutions were passed which, after
long preamble setting forth the danger
GUS condition of the water, call upon the
Board of Works to take immediate ac-
tfon In obtaining pure water for the city.
The resolutions also call upon citizens
throughout the city to arrange for mass
meetings and appoint committee to
agitate the subject.
After a vote of thanks had been ten.
dered the speakers it was decided to held
another meeting October 8 at the same
place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
REPUBLICAN, PRIMARIES.
Delegates to the Constitution Convention
Chosen Last Night.

Delegates to the COnst1tution convention
Chosen Last Night.
The Republican Primaries for the
election of delegates to the Constitu-
tional Convention to be held in Wood S
Hall next Tuesday were held last night
The voting was unusually light and in
more than one instance the precinct
officers were the only ones who voted.
Not more than thirty votes were cast in
any precinct. The delegates are as fol-
lows
First District, Jersey City:-John II.
Hopken. Reuben Simpson, John Reid,
Henry G. Petty, George Flick, Louis
Hennemier, Jr., John Mitchell, Nathaniel
Wilson, Michael Schultz, Jr., and John
SOthern.
Bayonne:-F Frederick Boorman, Thomas
j. Bird, Thomas Il. Garrett. j. H.
Sleman, Dr. w. H. Mitchell, James
Paradine, Augustus Williams and
William G. Luce.
Second District:-Francis Clark, George
Hitler, John Clarke, J. w. Hick. John
II. We're, Charles Evans, Edward Wooley,
Thomas Potter. James Casey, John II.
Weastell John Landrine.
Third District:-Gilbert Collius, James
Warner. A. Kristen, John A. Blair,
James H. Love, George E. Watson. Henry
Ewald, w. w Farrier, G. C. Doyle, J.
Gallagher, W. Loughlin. J. w. Harrison,
p. f. Wanser, W. Il. Pearson, ]. G.
Archibald, Spencer Weart, r. B. Sey-
mour, George Hill, II. II. Abernethy and
4. w. Payne.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
KILLED BY GAS.
Evidently Turned on With Suicidal
lntent-Reading When
Death Came.

Carl Schad, at one time a prosperous
cigar manufacturer and well known
citizen of Hoboken, was found dead from
suffocation in furnished room in the
fashionable boarding house, No. 40S15
Although the death Is sur
rounded with mystery the police have
not heard of it and it was only by the
merest accident that Coroner Parslow
learned of the affair. All the circum-
stances indicate that Schad committed
suicide, yet the undertaken who took
charge OF the body failed to notify the
Coroner of these circumstances for some
unexplained reason.
Schad was forty-eight years old and un-
married. He was prominent member
of George w. Thomas Post, G. A. R.. of
tae Heights. Once prosperous, reverses
came and Schad lost his business. He
still had a nice competency, however.
and some months ago went to
board at No. 4031a Garden street
shortly after he became an invalid. He
was unable to attend to any work, and at
times was very despondent. Yesterday
afternoon he was more Respondent than
ever. About three O'Clock he left the
parlor telling the other boarders that he
was going to his room.
When dinner was announced and Schad
did not put In an appearance the tact was
commented upon. AT eight O'Clock the
servant girl knocked at his door. Re-
ceiving no response she peered through
the keyhole and saw Schad stretched
at full length on the floor.
The girl excitedly informed the other
boarders of her discovery, and one of
them forced the door. The odor of escap-
ing gas almost overpowered them. Schad
was stretched at full length on the floor.
Beside him was q magazine which he
had evidently been reading. The
boarders were of the belief at first
that the death was accidental. but when
they found both gas jets in the room
turned on full force they thought other
wise.
Undertaken Volk was notified and took
charge of the body. Although it was the
duty of Volk under the circumstances to
notify the coroner he failed to do SO.
Someone informed Coroner Parslow
this morning that man had been suffo-
Gated. He started to find out who the
man was, and although great MANY OBJ
stacles were placed in his way he got at
the facts as related above.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25

Judge Hoffman. The Judge told him
that few of the boys were aboard
a tug about to 30 on a little sail down
the Bay and sked him if he wouldn't
step board for minute and get a bite
of lunch. Mr.. Little bit, and as soon as
Hoffman told the boys who was on board
the lines were cast off and the tug sailed
away. Mr.. Little had no idea where the
boys were going until it was too late to
retreat.
Among the other Democrats present
e:-Ex-Conrressman Pidcock, AS
semplyman Zimmerman, of Bergen,
Lane, of Union, Pollock, of Essex,
Strumple, Davidson and Ward.
The sailing was unusually good and in
the morning there was parade of horses
on the track. Madam Maranette jumped
her heavy bay charger over gate six
feet and eleven inches high while the
various other att ractions of the fair were
admired by the thousands present.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
GREEN GOODS VICTIMS.
Three Sadder But Wiser Men Leave fol
Their Southern Home.

Three Sadder But Wiser Men Leave for
Their Southern Home.
Patrolman Reen, at the Pennsylvania
Depot yesterday afternoon, sized up three
Southern victims of the green goods
sharks. They gave their names as Philip
L. and e. Il. Miller, father and son, and
John Jordan. farmers, hailing from Wad-
grips, and after putting few sharp aues-
tions to them they admitted they had
parted with 1910 good dollars for the
bundles of worthless paper they had in
their valises.
They were taken before Police Captain
Farrier of the First police precinct, who
asked them how they could be so gulled
when the newspaper columns TEEN with
articles showing up the operations of
such sharpers. They declared they sell
dom saw any newspapers where they
lived. They went home sadder but wiser
men, confessing that the Northern sharp
ers were too much for them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
TWO MEN KILLED.

One on the Erie and One on the Penn
sylyania.
George Murphy of No. 167 York street,
switchmnn on the Erie Railroad pier,
was struck by an engine while at work
near Pavonia avenue, at 3;15 this morn
ing, and was so badly injured that he
died in the ambulance on the way TO the
hospital. He leaves family.
William Baker. OF Railway, a Pennsyl-
vania Railroad telegraph operator at the
terminal station in this city, was struck
and instantly killed by an engine between
Washington and Greene streets last
night. His body was terribly mangled.
IT. is not known how he came to be On the
tracks as he had no business there, but it
is thought he may have fallen from a
train.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
PRINCETON FRESHMEN.
President Patton's Address and the Glass
and Athletic Elections.

and Athletic Elections.
PRINCETON, Sept. 25, 1S91.-The new
freshmen class, under the tutorship o
the Juniors, held meeting yesterday and
elected class officers as follows:-Pres1-
dent, John Poe, q brother of Captain Poe
of Baltimore; Vice President, Arthur
Wheeler; Secretary, G. A. Hall: Treas
urer, Theodore Huntington; Chairman of
Football Committee, Howard Colby;
Chairman Track Athletics, Walter Moses;
Chairman of Baseball Committee, G. B.
Lewis.
Nearly definite figures can be given as
to the number entering Princeton this
year. About $50 have entered the Acad-
envy department. 100 the scientific, and
there are forty special students. Besides
these. between fifteen and twenty have
entered the upper Glasses, one the Senior,
two the Junior and fifteen the Sopho-
more. This makes total OF $40 students
who have entered this fall.
President Patton addressed the OPEN
ing meeting of the Philadelphia Society
this evening. A reception will be given
by the society to the entering students on
Saturday evening in their rooms.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
La GRIPPE AGAIN.

There seems to be good reason to be-
lieve that "La Grippe" is prevalent In
New York again. One of its first victims
is President Wilson, of the Board of
Health, who is today too ill to attend to
his duties. Dr. Cyrus Edison is also suffer-
ing with the malady.
Thirty deaths out of total of 22S re-
ported in New York during forty-eigh5
hours are set down to diseases of the
throat and lungs, and the physicians OF
the metropolis report that they are treat
ing many cases IN which all the typhoid
symptoms of the scourge are developed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
POLITICS MADE TROUBLE.
A Republican Assaulted for Buying a
mclaughlin Ticket

A Republican Assaulted for Buying q
Mclaughlin Ticket
Jacob Christman, an Ocean avenue
saloon keeper, called up Justice of the
Peace Weed at one o'clock to prefer a
charge of atrocious assault against James
Watt, special officer of Neumann's
Central Theatre and Thomas Mastropedro,
performer known as the italian Her
cules." Christman, in company with
party of well known down town
men, entered the cafe of the theatre
after the performance. Christman, who
is Repu blican, began to abuse Watt as
renegade Republican, simply because
"Watty' had purchased ticket for the
McLaughlin's outing. "Watty" told
him he would have to keep
quiet, or as an officer Of the theatre, he'd
have TO put him out. Blows passed be-
tween the two men and Mastro-
pedro interfered. Christman claims
botn men hurled beer glasses at him.
Watt was arrested, and demanded a
hearing. Mastropedro has not yet been
arrested.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
TRYING TO PROVE FORGERY.
Continuation of the Gordon Will Ca
This Morning.

Continuation OF the Gordon Will y eso
This Morning.
The hearing in the celebrated Gordon
will case was resumed this NOR ming be-
chambers were crowded with
counsellors. witnesses and attend
ants, and the session was one
of the most interesting of the case The
testimony was OF q purely scientific
nature and dealt with the discovery and
manufacture Of inks Of various colors
and natures. Mr.. Miner for the contes-
tants placed ON the stand Harry
Hodges OF Boston, who was at
one tine tutor In chemistry at Harvard
College. Mr.. Hodges testimony was ex-
ceedingly entertaining an dembraced the
down to the present day.
The proponents of the will sometime
ago submitted a document which Henry
Adams swore was the original draft OF
the will made in 1868. There were several
interllniations il red ink In this
were written by George P. Gordon as
corrections to the will. Mr.. Hodges tes-
titled this morning that the ink in which
these interlineations were written. was
made from rosin. which was discovered
by the eminent chemist Caro-
If the rosin ink was subjected to hydro
chloric acid it would undergo changes
which would establish it's identity at once.
Ch ancellor MoGill marked several words
written in the original draft for subjee-
tion to the acid and Che experiment vii
be made this afternoon.
Mr.. Collins, who conducted the cross
examination for the proponents,
sat between two chemists. who
posted him with questions to fire
at Mr.. Hodges. The proponents experts
say that Mr.. Hodges made one grave
error in his testimony, which.
taken in connection with another
made by him in a similar case
some time ago leads to the belief that he
is color blind.
The cross-examination was continued
during the afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
WANTED TO DIE.
But the Water Was Too Cold For His
Mortuary Ardor.

But the Water Was Too Cold For His
Mortuary Ardor.
A man attired in laborer's clothes cre-
ated some excitement about the Hoboken
ferry last evening by jumping into the
water and begging to be allowed TO die.
But he didn't want to die. and struck out
Justify for the shore. He was pulled out
by the declhands. When he was fished
out he broke away, and again plunged
into the water. Again he struck
out for the shore and was pulled up u
second time. A policeman was waiting
to rec eive him this time. At the police
station he said he was Patrick Gallagher,
thirty-seven wears old, of No, 175 Hudson
street, New York He was locked up, but
this morning was discharged on a prom
ise of good behavior
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
ESCAPED ROBBERY.
Duly Thanked the officer When He
Sobered Up.

Duly Thanked the Officer When He
Sobered Up.
Peter Hopkins is New York bartender.
Yesterday Peter came to Hoboken ana
displayed large roll of bills in saloon
on River street. Matthew Bohn, of No.
IS Clinton street. was attracted by the
size of the wad and determined to APP
propriate it. Bohn followed Hopkins and
several times attempted to josLle
him into the basement of the saloon.
Detective Gallagher interfered and took
both 70 the police station. Hopkins he
charged with being drunk and Bohn with
being disorderly. This morning when
Hopkins sobered up and realized how
narrowly he escaped being robbed he was
profuse In thanking the detective. Bohn
was sent to Jail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
Maud 5. and Nancy Hanks.

Horsemen believe that Nancy Hanks
is the coming trotter, and that she will
break the record as fixed by Mr.. Bonner's
famous Maud S. Nancy Hanks has
done mile in 2091l without break. A
second trial was made at Cambridge
City, Ind, but her running mate ran
away, bolted over fence and broke his
neck A match is on between the mare
and Allarton
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
CITY HALL SITE.
Meeting of the Commissioners This
Morning.

Morning.
The City Hall Commissioners met this
morning. Mr.. Peter Van Zandt gave the
Commissioners a three months option of
the purchase of his property at S5,400.
Corporation Counsel Edwards also
reported he had secured a three
months option of the purchase OF Hugh
Crawshan's property at So, 300. The orr
ginal price was $1,000. Mr.. McAndrews
agent for George r. Mckenzie,
also gave the Commissioners option
of the purchase of the Mckenzie property
on the proposed City Hall site for S22 500.
The original price was S25,000 The
Commissioners conferred with John
Edelstein and Assessment Com
missioner Hunt with reference
to the purchase of their respective prop
critics, but came to no understanding.
The only property not yet within the
grasp of the Commissioners is Julian
Wittpen's, Hunts. Edelstein's and JUS
tice of the Peace Weeds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
BETRANED BY HIS SHOES.
Evidence Which Indicates That Young
Lehman May be Guilty.
Special to the Jersey Citv Net

Special to the Jersey Citv Neics.
ELIZABETH, Sept, 25, 1s9l.-Ernest Leh-
man, the youth who is accused of
having given to Annie Bush, of
No. Ashland street. Newark.
a quantity of Paris green, which she
took and from which she afterwards
died. was arrested last night at the depot
in this city by Officer Nolan. Lehman
was employed in the Singer
Sewing Machine Company's works:
He is seventeen and half
years old. His shoes were sprinkled
with the Paris green which he had spilled
in getting it in the bottle from which the
girl drank. He was given into the GUS
tody of Chief Hopper of Newark and
taken back to that city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25

avenue, near the Bundy steam radiator
works. About forty car loads of rocks
were dumped on the property recently.
and a large force of Italians were kept
busy disposing of it properly.
A temporary track was laid from the
Newark and New York Dlanch for the
work.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25

John Mnlloy. assault aud battery;
Thomas Dooiey, petit larceny; Michael
O'Melia. incest: Thomas Lambert, lar
ceny; Joseph Sandover, assault ana bat
terry ard larceny; Patrick Honan, as
sault and battery, and diary Mcdonnell,
assault and battery and malicious mis-
chief
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
THE NOMINATION CROP.
Hughes Against Lehlbach in Newark
A Tough Contest Ahead.
Special to the Jerseu city ve,cs.

Special to the JerseU Citg Ne,cs.
NEWARK. Sept. %, Twenty five
hundred Democrats gathered in City
Convention at Sanger Hall. last evening.
Congressman Thomas Dunn English was
elected Chairman. and in accepting he
made strong speech. Counselor M. L.
Barrett was Secretary.
In the nomination for Mayor, the
present incumbent, Joseph E. Haynes,
was renominated without dissenting
voice. Leonard Kalisch moved to make
the nomination by acclamation, which
was done amid great enthusiasm.
The Republican City Convention was
held in Caledonian Hall in the evening,
and Herman Lehl bach was rendered the
Mayoralty nomination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25

The embargo on the sale of grapes
ordered by Chief of Police Murphy was
raised this morning by Health Inspector
Benjamin, who finds that the supply is
wholesome.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. 1S91.-Weathel
indications for twenty-tour hours for
Eastern New York, New Jersey ana East
ern Pennsylvania:-Fair slightly warmer
southeasterly winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
pr. Rurchara sinklng.

SARATOGA, Sept. 25, 1S91.-In the case
of Rev. DIR. burchard, the peritonitis has
extended upward this morning. His son
says that he is sinking rapidly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
Camden Democrats.
Special to the JERSEY City Menus.

Special to the Jersey City NelUs.
CAMDEN, Sept. 25. 1s91.-The Democratic
Assembly Conventions of this county
were held today, and the following nomi-
nations were made:-First district, James
S. White; Second district, Frank Nc
Adams; Third district. Abraham w.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
FRED SMITH DEAD.
A Hard Working Democrat Who Never
Sought Office.

Fred Smith of Gardner and Monticello
avenues died early this morning from
dropsy. Mr.. Smith was recognized
Democratic worker. He never held a
political Office, but was at one time Chief
Engineer of the old Bergen Fire Depart
ment. He leaves widow and three chill
dren. Mr.. Smith was forty-1ve years old
and had been sick for nearly n year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25
The Sew Central Depot.

The Central Railway Company COM
menced work this morning upon their
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25

Hoods Sarsaparilla is in favor with all classes
because it combines economy and strength, 100
Doses One Dollar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-25

Cases to Be Tried BY Judge Lippiucott
Next Monday.
The following cases will be tried in the
Court of General Sessions Monday
John Brady, breaking and entering;