The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-03-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
Terrible Disaster to Halifax Seal
Fishers.

HALIFAX, March 2, 1S92.-News from
St. Johns, N. F., tells of terrible dis
aster at sea where forty lives were lost.
On Saturday last 220 men went out seal
ing in boats from Triuity Bay. While
they were on the lookout for seals the
thermometer fell to zero and terrific
snow storm came on.
The sealers struggled hard for port, but
were unable to cope with wind, snow,
cold and an angry sea. They had no extra
clothing and their small boats furnished
no shelter. Some were blown Tar out to
to sea, while others were frozen upon the
ice where they were taking the seals.
Many died in their boats.
Seventeen of the sealers were rescued
by boats, which put out from Trinity Bay
to their assistance. These were found ex-
hausted and in pitiable plight. Some OF
them died before they could be brought
ashore.
Grief is universal, and the Legislature
has adjourned as mark of sympathy.
Third Avenue Elevated Blocked by Fire.
NEW YORK, March 2. 1S92.-The Third
Avenue Elevated was blocked between
Ninth street and Chatham Square by fire
at Elliott & Congles wholesale furniture
store at No rs Bowery.
The furniture store of Hyman Israei.
the owner of the ill-fated Hotel Royal, is
next door, and the flremen did not Ike TO
trust to the partition wall between the
houses.
Ninth street, which for the tirhe became
the terminus of the road.
The fire was put out in aboat two hours
and travel was resumed.
New York Census ReSnrns.
NEW YORK, March 2. 1S92.-The filing
of the census enumerators' returns was
commenced this morning.
The present census has been taken by
Assem- bly, districts, while the Porter GEN.
sus of 1890 and the police. census
of the same year were taken oy
wards. There can be no comparison
Porter census gave New York popula-
tion of 1,515, ,301 and the police census of
the same year 1,710,715 1t is expected
that the present census will show a
population of more than 1,S00,00o.
Fire In the Architectural Works.
NEW YORK. March 2, 1892. People
living near the Hudson River freight
yards were startled from their
sleep early this morning by one
long and two short toots of a
locom olive whistle. This was an alar m
of fire to sum mon aid, for the West Side
Architectural Works were burning. The
fire was not extinQuished before
the roof was burned off, and
q large number of patterns destroyed.
A. j. Campbell and w. H. Van Tassel
are the proprietOrs of the works. The
losses are variously estimated at from
$25, 900 to $4,000.
Smoke at the New York Post office.
NEW YORK. March 2, 1892. "A column
of smoke pouring from window of the
Postoffice called the firemen out this
morning. There was no danger. They
discovered that the smoke came from
furnace.
Congressman Springer Better.
WASHINGTON, March 2, 1S92.-News
from Representative Springer's physician
this morning is to the effect that the dis
tinguished patient is better than he was
yesterday. Some of the dangerous symp-
toms of yesterday have disappeared.
The Maher- Iii, rs immons Fight.
NEW ORLEANS. March O. 1892. The
sports, who are in town for the Maher-
Fitzsimmons fight, are waiting quite i'm
patiently for the night to come.
All sorts of rumors are af1oat. On one
hand there is the story OF Maher having
chill, again there Is a report of over
training, and then comes the assertion
that Fitzsimmons has really been under
trained.
AS nearly as facts can be ascertained