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p. j. G. WILL HAVE TO FIGHT.
THE JEFFERsONIAN rOE rs nor on
MS TR4TI.
The Mayor Says They Can flight ind BE
Damned" and They Threaten to Man.
dnmus Everybody in Ixoun Island ('n~

The Mayor Says They Can Fight md Re
Damned" and They Threaten to Man.
snm"s Everybody in Long Island city.
3, Jefersonian Democrats in Long Island City
spent all yesterday gathering ammunition.
and to-day they will make q grand assault on
the Gleason breast works. According to pres
snt plans simultaneous attacks will he made
at three different points Siege will DO laid ut
the City Hall in Long Island City. one division
OF the rank and file will sally forth to Brook
Ign. there to invoke the aid Of the courts in be-
half OF Horatio ). Sanford. aud tho third divi-
sion will board the early morning train for
Jamaica. where they say they will give the
Gleason element n dose Of their own medicine
Justice Cullen. having dsnied the motion Of
John v. Madden to restrain tho County Board
OF Supervisors from canvassing tho vote OF
james Robinson. his successful opp oacnt on
tho Gleason ticket. the Board will resume
their canvass. barring unforeseen writs. in
Jamaica this morning.
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander." say the JefYersonians, and now it is
our turn"
Thsir candidate for Mayor. Mr.. Sanford. has
been temporarily counted out because some OF
the cleks in the different Election Boards in
certifying to the votes cast in their DISTRICTS.
spelled Atr. Sarford's name in several different
ways Tho same error was made In MIR. Rob
jamaica. and tho Jefrersoninns say ihsfs are
sufhcient similar irregularities In Mr.. lio6in-
works T SnS to Sp Mn Saddss ii
This will even up tho light again and give 10th
sides an Opportunity to accuse the other OF
fraud In open court
There was not seating room for the anxious
thIong that gathered in City Clerk Burke y
office when 1t was opened yesterday morning.
Gleasonites and JcIiersonians rubbed elbows
canvass as made by Clerk Burke, the Gleason
ifnS n y 4 how N tpnp md q AT ersoni-
ans to see how it could be undone. Smiling
the background ana invited those o! their OBJ
ponents who failed to lind sonts elsewhere to
sit on the floor. The boss Mayor held court in
ms private office urc the faithful went in and
hes great r; his followers "at
b. wary. it viii be nc chtd's play for the next
month and half. NeuiiznE thUt they have a
desperate man to deal with. the Je.ersonians
the Gleason citadel will 10 nssaied AT every
point. In the Brooklyn Supreme Court to-
day. the Jeitersonians vii! make arr,ieationi
mandamus every Election BOARD In the city 4?
il ,n.ed Ss they VIII mSaaa mus every
the same effect. In addition to this every
conceivable action known to law Will be at
once instituted to upset the City Clerk action
election to Mayor Gleason. Tho Jeil"rsonS
say the case is 80 PLAIN that they arnrehrnl
little difficulty In winning their point. out.
any emergency that may arise.
big Mayor and that is the sentiment OF ne
the election certificate. has been sworn 10 Tor
another term. and his followers believe tho
enemy will have to pull the City Hall down
tho Office.
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GLEASON SCORES 4 POINT.
Justice Cullen Denies Madden's Motion to
Throw Out Gleason Ballots.


Mayor Gleason OF Long Island City yester-
day scored n legal victory over the Icifersonian
Democrats OF Long Island City through the
decision OF Justice Cullen OF the supreme
Court. in Brooklyn. in the action Of John p.
Madden. tho candidate Of the JeIcrsonians
for Assembly in the First district OF Queens
county. to compel the Board OF CaEvassers to
throw out 424 ballots In 1--WE election districts
In Long Island City cast IL favor Of James
Robinson. the Gleason candidate. Justice Gull
lens decision says: The ground on which
1t is claimed that these ballots should not DO
counted is that they were printed OH different
paper from that on which the ballots OF the
other parties were printed. The evidence
lots establish tho difference in the paper
and also that. on attention being Gi
rected to it. the difference is SO great that 1t
probably ny the eye. whethera ballot voted
was Gleason ballot or one OF the OF her par
ties At the same time. i; is equally ruuatio
10 mo that. unless ones attention was called
voters the difference would rass Unohservcd.
Conceiedly. the ballot. considered hy Itself
and without reference 70 tho other ballots. is
all the ballots 81 the parties az the other -l.c.
ton districts OF Long ls!ant CITY wcr. r!inte!
on the paper OF the ballot i'll dispute. Tn.
Gleason ballot is printed on natural OF du!l
white paper: the other ballots ut The districts
in disputsare printed on caller drrel paper.
which has = certain gloss in the finish.
proved. that this difference between the bnl-
lots occurred not from design. but from acct
dent arising from tho fact that the question Of
Gleason ballot, was In litigation. and that
hence such ballots were tho last printed. On
these FACTS think the ballot shoGli no: lie re-
Jectsd, The motion should DO denied. with $40
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Roots Cable Railroad Patent Suit Dis
InIsseJ

WASHINGTON. Nov 2l.-There was a cable
railroad decision in the United States SUI
preme Court to-day whi,i will probably set at
rest the disputed questions as 20 the laying OF
the roadbe1s for grip ears. The original suit
Was bro4Iht in the Circuit Court OF tho Unit Cd
States for tn" Southern district of New York
by Henry Root against the Third Avenue
Railroad Company. The plaintiff alleged prl-
oriv ot invention In the methods OF laying
cabl" railroad tracks in a sub.stratum Of con-
crete. so as to solidify the whole into rigid
structure He claimed that previous to his in
venton al! cable railroads had been construct
ed Of iron ribs OF tho form Of "a tube the spaces
between the ribs filled in with wood The fact
Of priority OF invention WAS virtually not put
in dispute. but it was alleged that the inven-
ton had been in practical use in the city OF
san Francisco fog more than two years. before
the rlnn,iH applied Tor n patent Mr.. Justice
Batrhtor'! hold that the evidence ruhstnn-
tiatei this fact. and. therefore. that Root WAS
not entitled to u patent. and his bill WAS dis
missed
No decision was rendered in the Chicago
lake front cases. The court announced its in
tAnt!on o, al,ouruirg from Wednesday over
Thank SOWING Day till Monday next. and il is
anticipated that the decision in the Illinois
case viii DO ready by that day.
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Al Inc honan Catholic clergy Of the diocese
OF New IorS Will meet at st. IatricL's Ca,he.
dia! tomorrow when the triynni.i synod of
Inc diocese Vii! convene, with Archbishop
Corrigan presiding. Ihe first business to como
before tho body VIII b. the election o. six con.
suffers 10 the Archbishop. tire. of whom are
70 be appoin'ei b. himself and three to be
CHOSEN ny mo EotGs .! II. Trnsts. The PROV
discuss ways and means and act rs Inc BisG.
ops dcpuiie, III The surveillance Of the diner
several charitable institutions. III. consul
tors whose term OF Office cINpires, with the
meeting u tao sSE.d are: hgr, John i. far-
McGcan. the Eev. John EDWARDS Tho Rev i
". WayrlcE. and the Rev. JohnJ. Hood. There
duty II Is to de'ernii inc the efficiency q! cunIi.
dates for the priesthood.
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Ass-mblyncn Fleet Filing Their Oaths OF
Office.

ALBANY. Nov. GA number Of Assembly
men elect have iled with the Secretary Of
State their o'Iths Of ofce a. prescribed by sec
ton > Of article J. chapter cSl. Laws o! 1882.
making them state officers. The fifteen days
Limit Will expire On Wednesday. and. as tho
managers Of both political parties are under
stool 10 have notified the Assem- blymen elect
ed to lie sure AID III. said oaths, most Of them
Will probably be fled on tine. IN the Secrc-
thry OF states Office IL IS held by some OF tho
On'ciAls ih"' posi- ~ u LIBERAL construction of
NE LAW !a!.hi not require the ring " the
,aiEs oi once Gn.ii fifteen days aitcr the
Boards 81 ,arvgssei- Lave decided vino has
he.li elected and issued certificates VI election
4" MS su"crss!l. u c..nG!datrs.
=, 'He OF Ist !"r.iy Atturaeys-Gene.al i Of
IN. "!lhioi 'hai IAr !u,uru to file his oath Of
on cs woGl! not nuli'y tho election OF IN AS
,eHhly!"hn; ms oi!nUa Is Uascd upon section
: o. 't!Ic." Hht sectiOa - OF article = Sec
non !1scr.i"s that the term OF u state Of
LcSr shall hcsn Oh tn" Hrs ,.ay OF January
ErAt a,toI MS election. il II il not Otisrviso
i..Nn' ~ !h. e";lvn 20. Subdivision :. reads:
That the Office shall! be vacated on his re-
.u"aI or neglect 10 ~" his Official! oath or
Mh III S,s' !. orc Is REQUIRED. hetsre or
lioteVin oi o:ice Tor which lie /, chosen"
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or VITAL INTEREST,

Reader. II you arc sick from any cause 1t
tehooves you TO use your own critical reason
In order to separate the golden grain OF Truth
from the spurious chafr Of pretence. am the
only advertiser Of a medical specially to-day
who invites and challenges tho critical inves-
tiga,ion OF thinkers everywhere: who has re.
celved the highest kind OF endorsements both
from the liberal medical minds who have in.
vestigated Us thinkers and philosophers. as
well rs from the foremost families in the land.
including that OF a most prom mont IN ember OF
the United Statcc Senate. many times IL mil
!iona!re! II you are stricken with nervous
PROS: ration. or any poison in your circulation
that may corrode your weakest organ. ston-
ach. liver lungs. or kidneys-the scientific
name OF it is CONGESTION-!s ii worth your
while to become convinced that
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NOW DID kERRIGAN DIEp
Ills Comrades Say He Fell, hut tho Surgeon
lius Doubts.

HAS Doubts.
Frederick Johnson. q tuEboa. fireman. and
Truck Driver William Bradley OF 20 Pearl
street. early yesterday morning notified Po-
licsman Engles. at the Catharine Street Ferry.
In Brooklyn. that Joseph kerrigRn had been
killed by foil on board the tugboat II. s.
Carter. lying at tho foot Of Adams street. The
policeman accompanied :hs men to the tug
boat. and found Kerrigan lying dead in the
tireroom in pool Of blood. with IL bad cash in
the left sde OF his head. Johnson and Prad-
ley were taken to the Fulton street police sta
ton and locked UP, pending an investigation.
They had evidently Ueen drinking, and their
clothes wero SCATTERED with blood
Police Captain F.asOn went to the boat and
arrested Joseph Crowley. James Donovan.
Thomas Hammill. and Charles O'Copnor.
whom no found there. The story OF the men
was that they had all been drinking on the
looked into the n.eroom he saw Kerr gan
lying there. Johnson called Bradley. and the
two men went down into the ireroom and
found hcrrigan csad on the floor. johnson
and Bradley said that 1t was while picking
herrigun up that they got tho blood on their
clothes. herrigan was formerly en- ployed as
fireman on the tugbOat j. u. Lee.
Captain Eason thinks that kerrigan. leaving
his com IAN ions started for the engine room.
but. mistaS ing the door. stepped forward an 4
fell into the Hreroom. II distance OF nine feet.
ia OF the opinion that the wound on the head
was not caused by q fall. The prisoners have
all been held to await the result Of the Coro-
nor inquest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22
B.iNk WREGKER SIMMONS p.tRDoyED.
The Reason Given IL that Tie L. Dying or
BriEht's Disease,

WAsHfSGToS. Now 2l--Thc President has
rcmitted tho unexccuted part OF the sentence
OF six years Imprisonment imposed May ~.
1891. In the case OF James A. Simmons of New
York. convicted of aiding and abcttins the
President OF the Sixth National Bank OF Now
York in OmbeZzling and wilfu!ly misapplyinH
the moneys OF that bank. Cieniencv was be.
slowed on simmons because ct II medical cor =.
tiiicate that the prisoner is afflicted with
Fright disease and cannot live long.
Simmons was the chief consr!rator Of tho
gang that got Possession of three banks in
this city in 1870 and gutt.d them. Tho opera
ton appeared to have been undertaken large
~ Tor his benefit and to water suu.e very dry
and thirsty enterprises that he had In train.
The game. in brief. was to buy" controlling
interest IN the stock VI a ank. ray for it with
checks. and nut tho banks safe Tor Where's
withal 20 meet tho checks. one OF simmons 3
agents in til" business was old Gen. Peter j.
Claassen. FOR whose pardon appeals have been
made in vain. and who is in Erie penltenti larry
Another was George II. Prll. a iamr-durk
sstockhroker. who is now shoveiing ashes in
the boiler room ut Sing Sing prison. tlaassen.
who lived with his daughter in BROOKLYN. triod
- get out Of Fri. p"netentiury and into the
Kings county renitentiary. but failed. Sim
mons tried and succeeded. and now he !s rar-
doned. Simmons has been in prison less tina n
nine months altogether. he has been mending
mail bags.
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KILLED HIS FAMILY AND HIMSELF:
HI. Victims Were shot In Bed Early In the
Morning.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Nov. 21.-Wiliam r.
Binder. hookkceper for Il. Leidersdorf 4 Co..
wholesale tobacco. shot his wife. his Ave-
year-old daughter. and then himself in his
bedroom. Neichbors found Mr.. Binder on
his back dead. with n revolver in his hand
and a fearful wound in his head over tho
right ear His wife had her faco turned to-
ward the wall. and was in tho last gasps
over tho right ear. and the little daugh-
ter lay in n small led ut the foot Of the ted
in which her parents lay. and was also nca rly
Tho husband and father held u small revolver
clutched il; his right hand. and lay covered M
IDENTIFY had carefully planned the double muir
der and sui eide. He held tho revolver So close
70 the heads o! his. victims that the hair on
their heads was sinEed. The wife died in
about han an hour. and the child is dying.
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HELMER'S Bl.0Z0NE CURE,

by washing your corrupt blood as dirty shirt
is washed. without any Of tho shocks t. the
nervous system following tho drastic purga-
tivcs and nrrve-piralyzing anolyn"s now pre-
SERTED hy scholastic ON ririci M. will restore
your health in n rational manner.
Wake M. concentrated or diluted roisons
swallowed into tho stomach! will no more cure
sou than the proyerbia! rinch u salt will
catch the bird
Whether yon arc tpi"r in tho workshop.
tine field. tie cpuutin. room. or a teacher on
the ros.rg!n. II va are easily !atiGued you arc
In danger II collapse cal! it an acute fever. or
inhammutory disease. or whatever you choose.
1t is mach "ps cr 10 "Xtinguish II snouldcIin2
Are disease than II con!iagration under head.
Way,
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IssIGyEE F4ycHER TEs11FIEs.
He Put In = Hard Nights Work Securing
His hanks Chains.

Charles II. Fancher. assignee OF c. Burk-
halter 4 Co. and President of the Irving Ma
tional Bank. was examined under direction Of
Justice Ingraham Of tho Supreme Court. yes
terday. in actions brought by b. r. Rabbit &
Co. and the Durham Manufacturing Com pany.
creditors Of the defunct firm. Thomas p.
Wickes and Arthur Van Sicen appcared for
the creditors and David Mcclure and stern &
Rushmore for the assignee
Mr.. Foncher testified that when he became
President Of tho bank In 1850 the firm, owed
the bank ST0.OOO. He had known for several
months before the failure that the firm was
rather short OF money. but he did not learn Of
the intended assignment until 3P ". Oct. ~.
Then lie agreed TO be the assignee lie srcnt
much OF that night at the store while ace cunts
taken Of the hooks ard an u. assiSncd over 70
o'clock in the morning all hands went ur TO the
Hotel Savoy and completed the deed OF assign
mont Plaintiffs attorneys argue that as tho
assignment of the took accounts was made ut
so laten day 1t will not hold. and the hank
will ne left to take its chance with other un-
Mr. Fnncher said that he had made m oral
agreement With The firm enr,y in O.toner that
the assignment 81 firm accounts. Three un-
numbered checks tor $4,000. ench drawn by
tho firm on the bank Ncro produced but Mr..
Tanchor did not know why they were not mum :
4 letter was produced written by Charles
Bprkhaltsr to l,nncner or oct. - in answer to
The letter began 'Doar Charlie" enclosed
ST 600: and said he hoyed Fancher could help
shar ' nss s sd NO hop sP@sh =" s
claims when we get out Of this terrible, drag"
day mSininH. seventeen complsints '" wers
filed in tho supreme, Court yesterday in ac-
tions OF different creditors to set the assign;
ment aside on the groun', OF alleC ed fraud. and
to have q receiver appointed.
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AMSTERDAM. y. y. Nov. 2l.-Daniel Car
michael OF this city. who. two years ago. was
sent to Dannemora prison for seven years for
forGerics amounting to over SlO0OOD was re-
lehsed from prison to-day. having been par
doned by Gov. Flower Carmichael Inns for
some time been in poor health. and u pc
tition was signed By his friends ask
ing for his re!ease. Carmichael conducted
paper mill in Amsterdam. and getting into
struitcncd circumstances forged bank paper
lie was arrested on complaint OF an All any
bank. convicted. and sent to prison. He forged
til" names OF his brother. John tdrmcha ri
and john McFarian for large amounts. Suits
were commenced against those gentlemen
John Carmichael made IN assignment. ani to-
day is AN invalid from worr.munt McFnrlan
died year ,aEo OF grief over the loss OF his
money Aictarlan lost about 900. and
John Carmichael about S25.OVO. Jane Car
michael. IA sister Il the forgcr. lost $4,000 in
railroad stock in the effort to keep her brother
michael. also contributed $1,000.
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Ey- JONES MIST r.lr.
II. w. Mllbank Receivers S.,O10 Which II.
Gmve 70 seeure :. rmh.ic { ont r:.ci

Gave To secure u Iubiic I Ontr..rt.
by direction OF Judge Gidnrslc.vc %. tie
Superior Court yesterday. Il Jury awarded Rob
ert ". Miibant a verdict Of 5000 against ex-
Congressman Morgan Jones. The claim has
been before tho courts for several years.
Milbank was President of the People Gas
Light Company. which in l"i1 was ANXIOUS to
secure contracts for public lighting. i!- EN-.
r.ored Jones TO use his influence with til.
Eoard Of Aldermen and the Bcnrd of Coumc!t-
men. Jones had formerly been the TrcsiLrn-
OF the Board Of Louncilmen, and had beer. re-
Gently elected t. Congress. ni!u.Ln CAV.
him. it i alleged. $4,000 in cash ,.aG 100
shares %! mo s;ocS OF III" company. which was
to be used il eniIloyirg rpUn-r. il. the inter
est ot tn. company. h" agreement WAS In
writing The resolution was nI".drd ~ tho
koards. but 1t was vetoed Dy,Almyor HOFFMAN.
Soon after the COMPANY went out oi existence.
Mi!rRnk Gin med that Tho :noncy was to re-
turncd II thu scheme Was not successful
Jones set up as usience that the agreement
waS against public policy. tuon the Irst
trial. several years ago., the complaint VA,
dismissed. but on APPEAL n now trial WAS IL
rooted,
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800, 900, 900 BONDS. PAYABLE A. a. 4s4s.
The North River Bridge Con,pnny's Re
demption scheme Declared Valid.

dempttOu scheme Declared wanna
A suit by John King McI.anahan to de!eat
the bond redemption scheme OF tho North
River Bridge Company has been decided
against tho plaintiff by Judge TruaS OF tho
Superior Court Mr. McLanahan. who holds
some of tho securities. asserted that 'hs
scheme was n lottery. and therefore So'u.
Judge Truax holds that under decision OF
the Court OF Appeals. in the case OF kohn
against Kochler. 1t is not against public poll
icy. BESIDES the company, Jordan L. Mott. its
President, and Malcolm Graham. Its Secretary.
were made defendants. -
Tho company proposed .oissue Sl0o.OOO.O0O
in bonds OF SlUu each. 10 he secured by trust
mortgage. Tho mortgage was to provide Tor
the redemption OF bonds before maturity. Tho
bonds arc to 10 payable in the year 1913. and
TO draw interest at six per cent. annually. two
Der cont to be paid mi-annually and the re-
inniniug two per cent. at the maturity OF the
bonds. :. 450 years hence. 1t is intended that u
sinking lund shall be established Tor gradual
redemption. This Is to he made up of SoOO.oOO
deposited with the trustee OF tho mortgage
before each interest dnv. and also sum
equal to the semi annual interest. two per
i The G Sn s to Ss rsdeensd arS ' to 5.
designated by IN, trustee BY lot one month
before the bonds are iedeemed; They are TO
be redeemed at their maturity value" and
this language is construed by tne directors to
mean that each bond is to 10 redeemed by the
UlcHt Vi i,.NpN. suCI DoluR uTLlN 81
at by taking tho princi pal OF the bond. 500,
and adding to 1t items otthe annual interest at
two per cent. for 2,45p years.
Mr.. McLunahan's counsel. Root 4 Clarke.
maintained that the only inducements to pur.
chasers were tho promise OF two per cent.
bonds redeemed by lot ut $1,000 each. The
defendants. through Turner. Mcclure &
complaint had not set forth sufficient facts.
This demurrer !s sustained with costs and
without leave to plaintiff to amend his com.
plaint.
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IT VAS SERGEANT MORGAN.
The Suicide at Enrie's Hotel u Deserter
from Fort Schuyler.

The man in United States army uniform
who registered al Earle's Hotel last Thursday
night as c. A. Chase of New LoLdon. and com.
mitted suicide by taking opium. WAS ident!-
fed at the MorCuc yesterday. He was Ser
ceRnt Maurice Morgan Of the garrison at Fort
Schuyler Four Of his follow soldiers came
down from the fort Yesterday recognized the
body in the MorGue. and Ind it removed o an
nndertakcr's. 1t will he buried to-day In Cut
vary Cemetery.
sergeant Morgan deserthd from Fort Schuy-
Ter some time ago. and the military authori-
ties there have been looking for him. They
recently wrote to the police at New London
asking them TO arrest him II he turned up
there lIeusol to he stationed at Fort Trum-
huli. near New Londnn..i nd it was thought he
might have returned there to see his friends.
nc was ah4nt 80 years Oh and Of aroving dis
IN. morning after no ro:isteroi at Far,e's
Hotel IN this city lie was found in he'll dying.
His ronm smelled Of opium. and there w-r.
two empty bottles. one VI which had proboply
contained laudanum.
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The Executive Committee o. the Colum III n
Celebration ton!mi't'" Of Ono Hundred de-
cited YESTERDAY, in spite Of CORPORATION Cour-
Sc! Clughs or!Dion that the ci,y's $1,000
contribution Was only n loan. rerayaLl. to
the "i.y as n preferred claim 10 hold on tn Tor
the ure. snt tho s,ra'! fraction OF that amount
already ",.NaGted hy the city md IT, ak tho
til" committee directed Treasurer simmons
NJ. TO ray Ut any moneJ t. anybody. They
don. eNIrct - be sued ly private claimant
city can't enforce is { lain trior, March / on
which date liz. commission ol tho committee
eHulr6a.
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TIRE and rIrcmcn spoil healer nimcnbcrg's
stock Of Display Figures.

Shortly before o'clock last evening lamp
exploded IN room Z on the second liOor u the
fve-story building on the southwest corner OF
Washington place and Broadway. Mrs Mary
ti,igan. the janitress. gave tho alarm. and
ran M stairs TO the fourth Noor for her two
children. George and Eleanor. Five girls at
work in the rooms OF the Elite Button Works
on the third floor got tu the street before tho
FIRE reached the stairway. Firenen Hives and
Srecht mounted ladder and took Mrs Gill.
gan and icr children down the rear staircase
and into the 81. Nicholas Hotel. which is in
the rear Of the !uiiding.
J. Il. Pa msnbelg. u manufacturer OF rapiar
machi and wax display figures. occupied the
store on the around floor. The store. which
with smoke. Tho iiremen played havoc
among the figures Chauncey .Derew got a
sockdolaEer In the eye with a IRE hook, and
nelva Lockwood was thrown head over heels
TANNED against tho wall by a fireman. and
another kirsei him in the stomach. carrying
al that portion away.
In half an hour tho fire was under control.
The damage to tenants and building ID about
$4,000,