The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-24
CONGRESS URGED TO ACT.

CONGHESS OHSEO 10 All.
The Waterways Convention At Detroit
Requests the Government to Construct
. Deep Route from Chicago to tho At
lantic.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 1o.-When tho
deep-waterways convention reassem-
bled Friday the committee on reso-
lutions reported a lengthy memorial to
the senate and house of representa-
tives, setting forth the history of lake
navigation and dilating upon the i'm
portance of the 20-foot channel from
Buffalo to Duluth and Chicago. The
memorial abounds in interesting sta
tistics, all of which 60 to show the
advantage to be derived from the pro-
posed action. and earnestly appeals to
congress for such legislation as will pro-
vide for the immediate beginning of
work at each of the required localities,
so as to insure the completion of q 10
foot channel along the whole line by
the time the works now in progress on
the st. Mary's river are completed.
The resolutions accompanying the
memorials and which were adopted,
urge congress to authorize immediate
commencement and speedy completion
of an unobstructed channel not less than
20 feet in depth and sufficient width
through the lakes and connecting wa
ters between Chicago, Duluth, Superior
and Buffalo. and that the secretary of
war be authorized to make contracts
for the entire work, and a sufficient
sum of money be appropriated there
for, as every consideration of prosperity
in time of peace and protection in
time Of war demands the construction
Of waterway of sufficient capacity
to allow the free passage of vessels
drawing 20 feet of water through
our own territory from the great lakes
to the Atlantic ocean. The convention
strongly favors the improvement of
the Hudson river to a navigable depth
of 20 feet from Coxsackie to Troy. 1t
respectfully urges upon congress the
necessity for the most liberal ap-
preparations for the establishment
and maintenance of all needed light
houses, fog signals, buoys and beacons
throughout the entire chain of lakes, to
the end that added security may be
given to life and property.
A committee of legislation was ap-
pointed to place the matter before con-
gress.
There is general feeling that tie
best results have been accomplished
that were feasible at this time and the
Lake Ontario people are satisfied in
the prospect of having the merit of the
Nsororo chin f,,rfhar 100lyol
into by experts The convention will
do good. The sentiment represented
here has been broadened and actual
progress has been made, A perma-
nent organization has been effected and
when the 81 foot channel has been pro-
vided for larger work will undouLted-
ly be cut out. While the matter has
not developed as far as the sanguine
could wish, good seed has been planted
which will bear future fruit
FRiGHTFUL TRAGEDY.
4 Brooklyn Man, in Fit Of Insanity.
bhoots Tn ee Persons. and Then Kills
Himself-One of His Victims Is Dead.
New YORK, Dec l9.--Michael liar
vey, "a years old. a boarder at No. 1873
Van Dyke street. South Brooklyn, be
came suddenly insane Friday after
noon and shot John Connerton.
sam D:ckerson and Mamie Dick
erson. Catherine Duffy jumped
from second story window to
escape him and broke her
ankle Connerton and Sam Dicker-
son were dangerously injured and were
taken to the hospital. but Connerton
died in the ambulance shortly after
leaving Van Dyke street Mamie Dick
erson was shot in the arm by the des
perate maniac.
After shooting the others Harvey
placed the muzzle of the revolver in
his mouth and pulled the trigger The
top of his head was virtually blown
off. Only two days ago Harvey was
discharged from the Flatbush insane
asylum rs cured and Immediately
went to bord with Mrs. Duffy at No.
1873 Van Dyke street.
Shorty after noon Friday while at
dinner the crazy fit came suddenly on
Harvey again. He jumped from the
table, ran to the bureau, and snatched
lTOu oil Opcu d"C CI d CS-CdilOl
ish bulldog revolver. With this the
mad man began firing into the crowd
at the table
The first shot struck John Connerton
in the head, and in less than five min.
utes he was deal The second bullet
laid Samuel Dickerson low. Young
Dickerson and Mary Dickerson had
come on a visit to Mrs Duffy.
Dickerson was shot through
the right arm, but made for the win
dow, and before the maniac could fire
again jumped to the street Miss Dick
erson's turn came next. The crazy
assassin's bullet tore hole in her right
hand, and she ran out in the hallway
crying murder. Mrs Duffy. who was
in the next room, hearing the shouts
and the cries and suspecting the truth.
jumped out of the window at once, sus-
tanning painful injuries
While she lay groaning with pain,
vainly trying to crawl out Of the reach
of the murderer, the fourth and last
shot rang out 1t rang the death
knell of the maniac. Being alone at
the scene of carnage, he had put the
pistol in his mouth and blown out his
own brains.
Policemen McCabe and Murphy ran
in, and the street began to fill with
wildly excited and yelling men and
women. Ambulances we're summoned
and came 1T dead gallop, The three in
jured were at once removed to the hos
pitaL The mad murderer and his first
victim we're dead.
SLAIN IN COLD BLOOD.