The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-16
The EASTERN COAST.
BRISTOL

Col. Samuel Norris met with severe
accident this morning, falling from the
Bristol horsecars while in motion, strik-
ing upon his back and elbows. He was
sh0ckingly bruised and upon his arrival
at home Dr. Neylan was Immediately
called. He pronounced no bones broken.
A number of good sized sharks have
been seen in our waters during the past
week, and on Monday forenoon Capt.
Wilson of the catboat Gamecock caught
one at the point measuring over feet.
The steamer Eclipse, Capt. Mckay. left
here on Monday To visit Jamestown and
Newport with the owner. L. M Kortright
and ladies' on board. On their return late
in the afternoon. when below Prudence
Island, n section of her boiler blew out
compelling them to anchor and wait ior
assistance. Capt. Mckay, with the engi-
neer, was at once dispatched to Bristol in
their small boat. 1t being about seven
miles they had to row. After they had OBJ
tained permit from the owner OF the
steamer Catrina to render them assist
ance. the next work was to find the cap
tain and the engineer OF the boat. They
Immediately got on board, started the
fire and commenced blowing her whistle
creating quite an excitement in the lower
part Of the town. After some delay the
engineer came and proceeded with them
down the bay. Capt. Mckay acting as
captain. They towed the Eclipse up to
her moorings, arriving here late In the
The Excursion which was to have taken
place on Friday last, under the auspices
of Babbitt Post, will take place on Friday
next, weather permitting.
Lieut. HodRekiDsOn and Henry w.
Hayes started at o'clock on Monday in
the sloop yacht Pandora Capt. Manikin,
on two weeks cruise. Instead OF cruis-
ing up the Sound, as was reported, they
take the opposite direction, visiting Cot
tage City and Nantucket.
Boarding at Capt; George i. Gladding.s
upon Prudence Island are Miss Nettie
Williams and her mother of North Attic
boro, aud Miss Lizzie Chaplin and Miss
Lille Williams of East Attleboro.
Quite q lively runaway took place Mon
day afternoon. One OF tho Wardwell
Lumber Company's teams became fright
ened and ran, turning the wagon over
and slightly damaging it. The team was
stopped upon their pier.
The large four-masted schooner John
PAUL, In coming up the Elst Passage on
Monday morning, touched upon the shoal
which makes off the northeast point OF
Prudence, and lay there about two hours.
She is drawing twenty-one feet OF water.
No damage done
,1The sloop yacht Ianthe, Capt. Benjamin
Waite, brought a party of ladies and
gentlemen here from Somerset on Mon
day afternoon. They visited various
places of interest in town and when
about ready to depart for their homes and
upon the steamboat pier Uriah Hood
one of the party made misstep and fell
headlong into the dock lie was taken
out in a small boat belonging to the
yacht.
Prof. Spryer of Rutgers College, who
is having n catyawl built by George
Saunders, is in town spending part OF his
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bagnell, leave
here tonight for New York. They are go
ing to Grand Rapids to visit their dauRh-
ter who is married there and at the pres
eut time quite feeble.
Arrived on Monday the Gloriana,
Petrol and Lookout. The former two are
at the Herreshoffs with both of their top
masts down undergoing repairs.
Miss May Burnside returned homo on
Monday. also Alfred Hill.
The political pot begins to simmer.
Quite a number Of the political heelers
gathered last night at the residence of
one Of the unterrified Democracy for the
purpose OF arranging for the coming CAM
paign. Although the attendance was
slim, it was quite spirited. From what
can be learned the disposition shown is
that there Is quite a number of soreheads
left over from last springs campaign who
are very much exercised from the treat
ment they received and the many prom
ises which were broken.
The teachers aud children Of st. Mary's
Sunday school under the auspices of the
Holy Name Society made an excursion on
Tuesday In the steamer Planet to Rocky
Point and Newport. The excursion was
well patronized, the boat being crowded
and having on board all that could be ac-
commodated.
The new section of road on Thames
street is about completed and it is under
stood that Superintendent Christie has
received his instructions to continue SO as
to intercept the road at the depot.
A boat landed at he worsted mill dock
last evening about 10 O'Clock, containing
three suspicious looking characters. They
came ashore and took "a general survey of
various localities, after which they went
on board and sailed down the river. They
were shadowed all the time they were
ashore and they knew it.