New-York tribune., 1891-08-30
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
THE LIVELY REPUBLICAN CLUB-DEMO-
Gratis FIGHTING.

HarIem,s share I'm the Park Place disaster Is such
as TO appeal strongly to tho sympathies and charity
OF every living In the northern part OF Manhattan
Island. Tic saddest case IS that Of the widow OF
Conrad Schmidt, who was employed by LcbiT d
Maass She lives at No. 125 East Onehundredand
and is still in bed from fitness caused by the
shock of her husbands terrible death She has four
children, the oldest Of whom Is fourteen years DID,
and the youngest a babe six months old. Schmidt
was n member Of Warren Lodge, !. o. o. F. and Of
! the Harmonic Club From the latter the widow ex
poets TO get $780, which will be paid out in funeral
expenses.
Living in the same tenement with Mrs. Schmidt is
the mother OF Jacob Hedcnrich She IS widow, and
supports herself by taking In washing She has two
other sons. one of whom Is earning 81 week, the
other stlD attending school, Mrs. Rose Burns, the
widow of John Barns whose uOdy was not Identified,
lives ut No. 354 East Onehundred- and fourteenth-s
lie was a truckman, and in Petersen's restaurant
when the building fell. lie left insurance. Mrs
Burns now has 10 support her invalid mother and
three children, ten, eight and two years Old
She has always contributed to the support
Of the family by taking In washing
At present she is without money. by the death Of
Gustavc Steiner. who was employed by the South
Publishing Company, the Steiner family lose their
main support. His father Is too old to work, his
sister earns few dollars week in n tailor shop In
Flfth-s while his mother has attended TO the house
work. They live at No. eli East One-hundredand-
seventh-st
Arrangements have been made by the Harlem Branch
Of the Young Mems Christian Association to par
tcpate the third annual excursion Of the Chautau
qua Union Of this city. The Iron steamer Sirius will
leave the city early Saturday afternoon, Septem-
ber T. and sail up the Hudson passing the Highlands
by moonlight. When opposite West Point salute OF
thirteen guns will be fired that the excursion party
may hear the wonderful echoes in this section Of the
river
The Harlem Republican Club is maintaining It's repu-
tation OF the lvelest clubs north OF One
hundred and tenthst in spite of the weather.
Besides the annual outing and cambake which Is to
take place ut Larchmont September 8, and the great
baseball game OF the Harlem Protection Tin-Piate
Giants which of early In september the club
is about 10 play bowling match. The match Will
BE- between the Harlem Republican Bowling Club and
this "Grp' Bowling Clnb The contest will take
place on Monday, Mt p. m. In the
bowling alley Of the Harlem Republican Club.
EnthuS'asm over the Protection Tin-Plate Giants
baseball game only increases the day appointed for
the match draws near. The following additional vol
unteers have subscribed 10 the lists Eugene NJ Long,
q. T. Merritt. Washington Wns0r, H. Combs. w. X.
Montgomery. r. a. Richmond. Dr. Forman. Hamilton
Brown. H. II. Ketcham, T.. C. Keys and It l.. Cranston
The Washington Club In One. .lundrcd. and -dfty-sec
andst. near Amsterdamave.. Is Ft actively engaged
In pushing on the preparatory work for r0using cam
paign In tho fall. Arrangements have already been
made 10 hold mass meeting two or. ut the latest I'VE