The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-18
BRISTOL.

The gale of Tuesday was perfectly ter
rife. doing considerable damage in va
rious ways, debris being scattered all
along our public thoroughfares, and sew
etal trees were blown down. The schooner
Black swan, of Dennis, loaded with mack
erel, which was lying at the south side OF
the steamboat landing, was compelled to
get under way and anchor in the stream.
As the day advanced the gale increased,
and at 1880 O'Clock il was raging IN all It's
fury The little schooner which had been
riding the gale during the forenoon had
now commenced TO drag her anchors, and
was drifting towards "a sunken wreck ana
stone pier The captain and crew, con
sisting of three men, seeing the Imminent
danger the vessel was slowly approaching,
made signals for help from the shore. The
seas were running high, and nothing could
be done TO alleviate their sufferings, when
very suddenly the wind abated for mo-
ment, and they took To their boat, ana
with much difficulty they reached the
shore, leaving the schooner and cargo 10
the mercy OF the seas.
Mr.. John Bickford, George Connell,
Benjamin McDougal, Harry, V. Mayo aud
William Burgess all visited the city on
Tuesday TO attend the opera in the even
ing, they having previously engaged "a box
TO witness the play of Men and Women"
Mr.. William Holmes, who keeps sport
ing saloon on Thames street, was visited
by number of sporting men on Ihesday
from Fall River, which he pleasantly enter
tanned.
The work at the depot on sewerage, al
though not perfected and not all the catch
basins connected, allowed all of the sur
face water to pass off without our streets
being flooded, although at times it rained
in torrents After "A general connection
is completed there will be no more reser-
voirs In front of the depot To intercept
travel
At no time for a long period has the
health of the community been in such
good condition as at the present time,
there not being scarcely case in town
which IL considered critical. lt speaks
in commendable terms of our medical pro
fession and also shows that the sanitary
condition is properly looked after.
Patrick Hamill, one of our well-known
citizens, is confined TO his home, his
disease being of "A complicated nature. DIR.
George A. Pike being the attending ply
sician.
A turkey supper will be given at the
Church Street House, kept by Mrs. John
Bickford on the first of the coming week,
20 party of twenty from Providence.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather the extra train engaged by the
United Brothers Lodge No. 13 of B., took
about sixty of its members to the city on
Tuesday evening TO visit the Roger Will
liams Lodge. They were very pleasantly
entertained and returned at midnight.
They speak of their reception by their
brother lodge as something to be long re-
membered.
Mrs. Hardy died Tuesday after brief
illness. The funeral will take place at the
convenience of the friends.
Truant Officers Hoard and Morrissey
took in young lad at their headquarters
on Tuesday evening who had been play
ing truant. He was reprimanded by the
officers and was allowed TO depart upon
the promise il should never occur again.
Henry Wolf and Melville North of
Philadelphia came to town this morning.
They are visiting friends at the ferry, and
will visit the various MANUFACTURES be
fore leaving town. They are largely in
terested in the chemical work of Power a.
Whitman of Camden, New Jersey.
Sailed this morning schooners Merwin,
Lizzie Raymond and Mary Manakin, all
bound West, detained on account of the
gale Of yesterday.
Tender feet should boots made 10 measure
at ANNABLE'S Is Arcade.