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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-02
THE BOROUGH'S
SANITARY CONDITION
CCUNoILMEN COPE WITH THE
SITUATION.
WHITE STREET PEOPLE COMPLAIN
Bitterly Against the Purcell Prop
erTy and Mr.. Purcell is
Sev verely Criticized-Cl an
ing up Ordered.
WHITE STREET PEOPLE COMPLAIN

7 seems that the White
street sanitary COM
plant will be inter.
minsble. Last night
the matter was again
before the Borough
Council and over sn
hour was consumed in
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-02

Fine photos, eOc. per dozen, atKeagey,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-02

Councilman Holman gave Councilman
Betteridge rub last night. Mr.. Better
idge complained that the Roads and High
ways committee had been obliged TO pay
for number of mistakes of last years
committee. Mr., Holman said, "You
don't think OF what will have to be
paid next year for your mistakes"
~
The balance in the borough treasury is a
little over SS4 Orders for upwards of
$500 were granted last night by the Bor-
ough Council, including orders for salaries
OF the Chief Burgess policemen and other
borough officials. This is a healthy ~
condition for a town that wants to build
public water works.
~
Councilman Lamb has reported on the
Richards case at last Council, upon his
recommendation, ordered that an order for
$40 be granted Mr.. Richards to pay the
doctors bill incurred by reason of injuries
sustained by his daughter in falling ut a
defective street crossing An occasional
prodding has good good effect upon Mr..
Lamb.
PETER.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-02
Fire Alarm Roxes.

The following list shows the location Of
the alarm boxes of the Shenandoah Fire
Department.:
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
FOR STATE POLICE ~ MASSACHUSETTS,.
FEATURES OF A BILL DRAFTED BY THE CITIZENS
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE.

Boston. Jan. (spccIal).-The Citizens Law ana
Order League of Massachusetts, has had uhuc' oo'
,lder,lon for some time scheme Tor the ea'"O"S"
,nc,t of "A uniform system OF police for the common
wealth The proposition has been freely cr"ciSc",
o,tbough IN. exact details Of the project have not
been known In consequence Of the crln''S"i II MS
been decided 10 make Thc plan public IN order that
instrumentation may be impossible The desire lor
a change f. prompted by several reasons II Is S'hu
that under the present system. the ponce "ocl' o'h
onuolntcd by the city and by the town. they are
under local influences and are Improperly Hu"'ou "
act I'm accordance with the interests OF local pohuc@''
II l. asserted that this is particularly the case In
respect 10 the carrying ont oi temperance iesi'
latlon. In further support OF the argument
that the osicers should be appointed by the state ana
NOT by the munldp paty, the League says lhat III
nineteen cases out OF twenty the laws 10 DC au
mlnstered by the police are state laws anu u''" INV
enforcement Of city ordinances IS onN '1ah l'''
Of their duty. The po ice force, c"hthueS te '-o7o'
forms an arm OF the executive power of the Common
wealth. In order to effect the desired c"'eo' "'o
League has drafted a tlli, OF "'i0n ''0 A'H 49,
the leading points
The Commonw ealth to bc divided into twelve as
lrcte. corresponding In most cases with the county
divisions; the Governor TO appoint 'hree o''"e"" III
each district to form board OF police VcAoep' Ill to
case OF the Suffolk district. wncr2'n inc DoIu Is 10
remain formerly; members OF the Do"ruS 10 "o'N
Office for five years, bu' 10 oc i'' -
the Governor, the boards to have full power
to organize the police IA ;her respective
districts, which power is how vested IN INC
Mayor and City Council in cities. ana IN boGfds ol
seI,ctmen. In towns slso, TO have all powers derived
from civ or town ordinances. Expense Tor i'1iH'
tAu,,ce NJ pouce officers shall be Paid by the counties
un,n reaui,tion Of police boads; salaries oil mem
bcr, of The boards to be paid by the Commonwealth
tbe ,I.e boards to exercise all powers relative To
grantng nquor licenses which powers are now vested
in lie municipal authorities; and the same transfer
ence TO be made in case OF hceloes tor ,he1,f' G
licenses. , ,,,r, mn bv a snociol
c.,,nfoe NJ the Lcague, haS twenty seven sections.
II Iii come before tic Executive Committee oi ths
i.ags, on THURSDAY. ana may be modlhed Ill So'''
particulars
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naming time may be occupied by Jane
Iouy Pastor again announces special list Of at
Kernel. Miss Maggie Chne, Miss Lydia Yeamans
assisted by Frederick J. Titus, Edwin French. Nnt-
George f. Austin, Montague and West. sam Dearin,
SenOTi Tatali and the iealys in plantation sketches
songs and dances.
att action of the programme al Roster ( Piars
Miss Jordan will execute new midair sensational
isms this week. them being double someTsault.
The burlesque and speciatcs FIJI out the enter
tanment.
An important occurrence is the annual benefit after
noon performance Tuesday Of next week At the
broadway Theatre. The stars that will contribute
their services Francis Wilson, who with his com
pany will open the performance with an act OF Tho
Lion Tanner Miss Amelia Glover. AM echoOlcraC
and Sweatnam. Of the " CITY Directory Company" Mr..
Mary Stuart; Miss Maggie Cline OF Tony Pastors, who
viii sng her new songs. ard Herbert Kelley and Miss
pea II: new sketch entitled "Cat hing Fairy" which
viii be enacted for the first time on any stage. II
the time permits other attractions will be added. The
performance begins at l O'Clock and will continue
until 5:15.
Stuart Robson Will begin a four weeks engagement
/ at the new FIFTH Avenue Theatre May g.
opening In she Soops to Conquer, If the theatre
| ready at that time.
No decision has yet been reached in regard to the
lease 0f the Grand Opera House for the year be
| ginning on May l. II T. Henry French's lease M Is
not renewed Rich G Harris seem likely TO secure the
house, but the question yet remains to be settled In
favor Of either.
Mr. and Ms sidney DreW gave pr PrOf9ss%GnaI
Theatre yesterday. which was well attended
Miss Laura Bcini Is o. leave TIE cast Of" Miss
Heiyett' It's departure from the star Theatre to-
night.
Leonard Gray. an old manager. was transferred
yesterday from st. vincents to Bellevue Hospital
prosperous manager. Ten years ago he managed the
Pak Theatre IN Novark. This house he held for
our or five years hen taking the Grand Opera House
in the same city, which he managed up to about
three years ago
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
WORN OF THE DISTINCT ATTORNEYS OFFICE

The year 1891 one Of unusual activity IN the
District Attorneys ono" The volume of business was
greater and moro ca were disposed II than eyer
before in the history u the city. Tho Grand Jury re
ceved and acted upon 4,2Of cas-, Of al descriptions.
More money has ton turned into the cti treasury
during the last year from forfeited bail bond, than ever
before the amount being 81 400. An analys ysis Of tn
cases received aud disposed Of shows that numerically
the crime Of larceny stands FIRST In the criminal caeA
dar. 4Gl complaints therefor having been received :
539 persons were charged with assault 5l7 with burg
larry 1876 with robbery, eighty With forgery and
fifty five with homicide. ont Of which number twenty
seven were convicted, three for murder In the first
degree two for murder In the second degree, and me
rcma nder for manslaughter.
Altogether 4,77O were received; Of those
submitted TO Grand Jury 1.ls2 were dsnltScd and
OF the remainder 2,O5G upon arraignincnt for trial
pleaded guilty or convicted. 4o1 were acquitted,
and 533 indictments for various mlsdemeanor' "cIc "
charged or sent to the CcHrt Of Special Stf ions.
Following is a tabulaDd statement showing Us
nature and number Of cases received and how they were
disposed Of;
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
TO RECLAIM T1GRINT BOYS
AN ENTERTAINMENT N AID e." The oUEECHf
INDCSTTIAL FARM.

INDUSTMAL FARM.
Two musical and dramatic entertainments will be
give, for the benefit OF the Queechy Industrial Farm
formerly known the Bnrnham Industrial fathl)'
M the BerkCiey Lyceum Theatre on saturday jan
nary % at = 80 O'clock and on January 20 at 10
O'Clock The entertainments Will close WIN ne"
! and original presentation Of Mrs. Jarley's Wax
works. under the supervision of welI-knowh Ell
rIsh "coachs and the waXwOrks will be seen Tor
tbc first time I'm New York they are given III Lon
dom In the cast will appear number ot young
l,dies assisted by members OF TIE Columbia 'oii'Re
Dramatic Club the Columbia Mandolin Ciun ana the
Columbia Banjo Club. There will also be ohea't
play by the Misses Lawrence. Miss Angelica Cru'rh
and members Of the Columbia College Dramatic
Clnh Many new and interesting features will be In
troduced I'm the entertainment Tickets, AT - d.
may be procured at the box-Ohice. at schuDerthS
music store In Union Square, at lazarus i"o"'s
fourth-,t and Ffhave.. or from the paroncsSeS'
Following Is the list OF pa;roAcsses Mrs' fo"au
1ovpserd Mrs. $ Van Rensselaer, Crugcr, Mrs. +.
Le Roy satteree Mrs william Kingsland, Mrs tI'hes
C. Barlow. Mrs Br7yton Ives, Mrs. Henry AndersoH'
Mrs. Iohn Ewing Miss Minon, Mrs. ;. Van Rensselaer,
Toynsend Mrs. BENJAMIN II. Brlst0w. Mrs. william
: Lawrence Miss Harriet Robbins Mrs. Edward GOT
hout. Mrs Laurence Hutton. Mrs benjamin = Chureh'
Mrs Thomas II. Barber, Mrs. Faneul ID. WeiSse, "'s'
William G.; Davies, Miss buchanan, Mrs hopcrt
Winthrop. Mrs Charles f. Chandler. Mrs. J. Lyon
Gardner.
Nrs Henry Draper Mrs. william 7. Blodgcu, Mrs
samuel J. Held Mrs. schuyler Crowninshled, MIS-
William g. hamilton Mrs Richard ii. E"art, MIS-.
Hayr,ond s. Perrin. Mrs. Hamilton FairfaA, Mrs.
Herman r. Livingston. Mrs. Irving Clark, MIS- Dorilah
y. Eaton. Mrs. Horace J. Hayden, Mrs. Edward H.
Dcdd. Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer,, Mrs Charie'
Coolidge Uaight and Mrs. John >. White
The oucechy Industrial Farm has been established
to reclaim truant and vaCrant boys with tendencies
toward crime who are yet ncorrgibe. Ihe hrih
is in Columbia County at Canaan -Four Corners ana
comprises about 600 acres. formerly occupied by one
Of the shaker communities Of Lebanon sNtytVe boys
between the ages Of ard seventeen are now living
there large part Of the land IS under CULTIVATION oy
the boys who also keep the buildings in order Inc
boys are divided into families. which live In separate
houses The food furnished is plain aud The CLOTHES
are clean bat scanty and The system OK gov
ernrnent has been copied with certain important Elod
drations from the "KOuhc lious' the celebrated re
formatorv school Hamburg, bieTnany WIN
Sufficient money the farm could accommodate 900 boys
a. we'll rs sixty five and the yearly average expense 10
scciety from one criminal would support ana tram ar
uscful citizens number Of boys ut Qucechy Further
narucuars OF the farm may be 0btalnen II desired from
ihe Prison Association. No l3o East fhtecntl-st
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
IS IT POSSIBLEp

Yes, Grandma You should see the beautiful
pictures in the Singer Art Rooms
A Sewing Machine Company have Art Roomsr
| never heard Of such a thing. Where are theyr
At o29 Broadway, between 2lst and 22d sts.
Mamma and I have been there ever so many
times.
Do they make embroidery like that at the Ars
Rooms?
O. yes, only ever so much nicer.
They make beautiful boltng cloth curtains.
Tspcstry Banners, big Landscape pictures and all
sorts Of dainty little ornaments and it's all
done on Just a common Family Singer Machine.
like Mammals
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10

The house No 1856 LeXington.ave was formally open.u
- ,h clubhouse OF the Students Movement yesterday Win
, ,Ire,ofore the students Movement has had no
S e,cept for t.. Sunday evening meetings. which have
[ ,Id in the assembly rooms OF the Metropolitan Opera
uouse for some time Many young college men repre-
senting Columbia. in Arts science LAW, rnoopS "',
a. CIR, - YORK tho College OF the City OF Ne"'io'N
and The various medical colleges were present In ue
,, ,hc-s WAS singing by the Columbia Glee club ana
addresses by Professor Roger H. Lyon. OF the Honocol
Medical College, Professor Charles McBurney' o. ' NJ W
- ,d,c., colege OF Physicians and Surgeons Pro-
fasor O. Janeway Of the Bellevue Medical College ana
49, nv u, Van Dyke Of the Brick Presbyterian Churca
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
KNOCKED DOWN THE JAILER AND ESCAPED.

scottsburg, Ind. Jan. 9.-Thrcc prisoners coihhcl
in the county Jail here awaiting trial, esc"pou Hu,'
night. James II. LOoms, the ja.ler had gone 10 io''
them in their cells for the night. and just as he uh
locked and opened the inside door TO gain hnIihcc'
he was assaulted with an iron pOicr. kngcN'd 9o"n
aud licked by all three OF the prisoner 1hc prlsOl-
ers james Avery, Thornton Baker ana ienS
Jennings. The sheriff and posse are now IN p"i-
cuff
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
ACCIDENT on THE READING RAILROAD.

Reading. Penn, Jan. "a serious accident 90
Cured at Rogers Ford, the Reading Railroad, hs
morning, the result of misplaced switch and Tie
failure Of the bra Of shifting engine properly -
guard the track. While the shifter working on
siding fast freight train along aud ran Into u
Both engines were upset. Charles frick, engineer;
George Hupp,e, fireman, and james Campoeii. Drass-
man ali of the shifter, were injured, the two fogmg
severely.
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
NOT YET ACCUSED FROM HER TRANCE.

Doyestown, Penn. Jan. 9.-Thc condition Of Mrs.
T. Levi Yost OF Ottsville, who 1t believed, died
last Sunday but who was afterward thought to oe
Wing in trance, remains unchanged. Her case y
puzzng the physicians, because the signs Of he are
not pronounced enough to make 1t certain that life
has not fed yet they are of such character as to
lead doctors and Mrs. YOsts family to think thas
the woman still lives. In the meantime efforts are
being made arouse II possible the apparently seep.
ing woman from her unconeclOns condition
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10

Delicious as beverage and for dilutng wines
This when Ireey Is positive cure
DYSPEPSIA. INDIGESTION. RHEU HATlsM' anu
it keeps Kidneys in free action descriptive DooA
CLYSNIC WATER has deservedy becoms the Favor
prominent clubs hotels &C. sustaining fully It's repua
is the pures popular water upon the market
The following are a few OF the many who use and
Com Elhrdre T. Gerry Mr.. Henry II. Anderson,
Mr. 1John Hone. jr Mr.. William Kraus,
MIR IL O Armour, Mr. f.. c. Hazard
Mr.. II. \. McCu.dy, Mr.. washington wliSoh'
Mr.. Thomas Rutter, Col. DAVID ,. lro"h,
Mr.. Robert Maclay, Mr. y: " talh
Mr.. Henry lIenu, Mr. WIN; V; Bfoka"H
Hon. Abam ;. Hewitt, Gen L. r ID Seshos'
Mr.. Il. &. Rostol. Mr hrthur r. WlsVI
Mr. Parke Goodwin. Mr. Joseph ~ VulHlDy'
Mr. VIM Allen Butler Mr.. Howard Potter.
Rev Robert Collyer, Mr.. 7. II. Keat0r,
lion. s. l.. Woodford, Mr.. John U. Fraey, .
Rev The0 L. Cuyler, Allan NicLahs
FOR SA
JOHN l.. LOCKWOOD, Proprietor,
Park g. Tford, Acker, Merrai IL
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
! c. -YSMIC J
Natural Mineral Spring Water.
HIGHLY EFFERvEscENT.
.-THE KING OF TABLE WATERS.--

and liquors cannot be equalled.
for KIDNEY, LIVER and BLADDER DISEASES.
GOUT. In SCARLET, TYPHOID. and other FEyERS
will be mailed upon application
ite Table Water in private families and is used In Ill
ton the Kins Of all Waters native imported, and
recommend Clysmic:
WIN. Tod Iielmuth NJ. D., s. II. Hunt, NJ. D.,
Lewis A. Sayre, Al. D., John H. Thompson, NJ D.,
Egbert Guernsey, NJ. D., I. Munson Coln, NJ. D.,
". tl Wylie, NJ. D., Geo W. Brown. NJ. D.,
+. r. Doughty, NJ D., NJ Hilton Williams NJ. D.
Alfred X. Hills. NJ D., Inomas q. Morton, NJ. D.,
K. o. DOremus, NJ ID. LID, IL. Z. Brown NJ. D.,
j. H. Demarcst. ". D., A. G. Bounonye, NJ. D.,
John +. Tamage, NJ. D., f.. l.. Styles, NJ D.,
j. Montfort Sehley, VI. D., T.. p. Townsend, NJ. D..
WIN. n. Guernsey, NJ D., j. w. Ostrom: NJ d..
William n. King, NJ. D., WIN. Perry Watson n. d.
VIM NJ. L. Fiske, NJ. d., A. IL. Briggs, NJ. D.,
Hamilton NJ. d. J. W. Taylor. NJ. D..
LEBY
3 Howard ST., New York City.
Condit. and Grocers and Druggists generally
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
PROTESTING AGAINST Mr.. GIBsoY'S BILL.

Bath, Me-, Jan. 9.-Letters Of remonstrance, signed
BY the sh'pbuilders and promcnt sipowncTs ol i'a'
Will be sent today TO Amos j. Cummings, % -''"-
York and senator Frye Of Maine. rcgardllS ue Diii
introduced December TO- by Mr. Gibson OF LOUISIANA
providing for an American registry for the l"re'eh-
built steamships FoXhall and Oter1 II Is asserted
by the rcmonstrants that the amounts alleged 10 nave
been expended these vessels which are cai"iei 10
qualify them for American registry "ec TX
pended at different times and places. ana they III Vo
way Give them the right TO any such registry i'ath
builders hold that II Is but another case OF hohtaui'
and Mincola, and step toward free SLIPS
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
DR., Schenck'S Mandrake Pills
SchenCk'S SeaWeed Tonic

before after Already you begin TO ieol ike
new person But don't forget your lungs. Beware
the terrible tendency OF La Grippe toward pneumonia
You have chest pains cough better settle the matte
n. once hv tabfesDOonfu OF
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10

Palace Buffet Sleeping for California via New.
York Central every Tucsday. Regular rsNs. APpD
To ticket agents for paIuculsrs. =.
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10

Go right about It, Don't Q minute. FOR tne
splitting headache racbing pains along the spine ana m
side, oins rheumatism OF muscles and joints, chl
and fevers nausea ard dsnenaton for fooo, you mus'
take three four OF
New-York tribune., 1892-01-10
SchenCk's PuIm0nic Syrup

DH SCUENCk'S sook Consumption. Liver Coms
pI,int and Dyspepsia. sent Free.
DIR i. II. SCHENCK & son. Philadelphia, Pa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-19

70 rhs Editor Of Thc Tribune
Sir: was glad to read In The Tribune plea Tor the
more frequent performance Of the music OF Bach par
ucul,rlv Of his choral masterpiece. the St Matthew
Passion" since this noble work was gwen by the
Oratoro Society In ST. Georges Church in 1850, we
have had only three performances In New-forh-no;
Including the preliminary public rchcarsas. Yet ono
voud think II ought 10 be heard at least as often as
uonders Messiah" The ST. Matthew Passion" Is
much better known in England than here. rs coplous
selections are performed annually In several Of the
prInclpal cathedrals during Holy Week 1t was also
given regularly with orchestral accompaniment on
Wednesdays during Lent at church In Soho, London
tbnurh do not know whether this custom obtains Mt
present The Passion according to ST. John" ha,
hccn heard I'm some 81 the English provincial cities. ana
I'm London there has long been n Bach choir of when
Jenny Lind was "A member up - the time OF her DEATH
which has Given notable performances OF the mag
nIGcent mass In B-minor well rs Of the great com
noser's motetts and minor choral works Edward Lloyd
The TENOR who Is to visit us shortly Is known rs one
NJ Tho hest opponents OF Bachs music and would be
n rare pleasure 10 hear him In the part Of the Evan
gest IN the est Matthew Passion" Of which he gives
a most beautiful and dramatic rendering. u
Ncw-York March 10, lS02
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-19
OBITUARY NOTES.


Lockpor y. y, March IL (Speciall.-Origen Storrs
died here to-day. lie born at Mansfield Centre
Conn. on February -, 1so5 He was successful
banker and drygoods merchant. He elected Mayor
on the Republican ticket In 1871.
plttsburg March ls.-Robert W. Blackburn the
Oldest coal operator in Western Pennsylvania having
been I'm the business for fftyscven years died this
morning
Cincinnati. March lS-Sldney :. Jackson, said 10 be
the Oldest hortcuurlst in the United States died at
h, Green Township home yesterday, in the nnctieth
year OF his age
Hot springs. Ark, March 1s.-The Rev. Dr. Robert
McMurly, OF Washington, ID. c., dropped dead yester
day from apoplexy. lie seventy years OF age and
WAS prominent in Washington, Philadelphia and other
Eastern cities.
Indianapolis, March IA dispatch TO " The News"
from Madison Ind says: Captain Don Carlos
Robinson died here to-day. He seventysix years
old and was a member of the Old firm of Robinson a.
Temple. founders ~ the Madison shipyards'
Laurel, Del March IS (Specsp.-W. c. Rust. an On
Legislator and OF the prominent citizens tho
state died Suddenly his home In Bridsevile this morn
ing During the fruit season Mr.. Rust was engaged IA
the commission business In NewYork.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-19
4 DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington March 1S.-The President and Mrs.
Harrison entertained the following named persons at
dinner this evening: senator Allison, Senator and
Mrs squire senator ard Mrs. Casey, senator and Mrs.
Warren senator White senator and Mrs. Perkins,
Representative circuit Representative and Mrs Funs-
ton Representative lop% rs, OF Illinois Representative
and Mrs Beden. Representative and Mrs. Bergen.
Representative Johnson, OF Indiana; Representative
and Mrs storer General and Mrs. Flaser, Commodore
and Mrs Fogcr, Mr. Wharton, Assistant Secretary OF
state and Mrs. Wharton; General John c. Parks and
Mrs parle General Anson G.. MoCook Samuel Shena-
h.rror and Mrs shellabarger James VI. Tyner and
Mrs Tyncr Mr. Hallord the Presidents private secre-
tary General George b. Williams and Mrs. Williams,
The Rev DR. Ilamlin and Mrs. Iiamln, Lieutenant
Jobn Parker and Mrs Parker, DR.. Frank A. Gardner
and Mrs Gardner, Miss Coleman, Mrs. Dmmck and
iIr, Mckee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-19
OBITUARY.
CHARLES J. VAN DEPOELE.


Lvnn Mass, March 1s.-Charies J. Van Depoee'
the first to adapt electricity to the work OF mining ded
today after sickness extending period OF nearly
four months. For the last few years lie had been coi
nected with the Thomson Houston Electric Company
Of this city ranking In the electrical world as one OF
the three great inventors Of whom Thomson aud Ehsoh
remain Mr.. Van Depoele born in Belgium forty
six year, ago At an early age he displayed great III
tcre.t in machinery and In electrical matters, but his
psreuts discouraged his investigations In this line and
apprentlccd him to the cabinetmaking trade In which
10 made a brilliant success. In 1859 he went 70
Detroit and began the manufacture Of art furniture
For several years he spent all Of his leisure and much
of his annie revenues from the furniture business In
electrical experiments In 1877 he built an electrical
laboratory and there constructed several large dynamo
with which exhibitions were given. III 1873 he lit up
Forepoughs Circus and after that Recreation Park was
Illuminated nightly for the benefit OF the bascoaIi ell
thuslasts In 1871 lie established himself In chicago
great hobby of Mr. Van Depoeles was the propulsion
of cars by electricity. His first experiments were MADE
in 1852. HIS first commercial road was equipped In
1881 at south Bend, Ind, where five cars were run az
one time BY 1883 the Van DcDocle Company had no
fewer than thirteen in operation on the overhead
wire system. In the spring Of 1898 the Van Depoele
Company sold ont its business to the ThOms0n-HOuston
COMPANY whose service Mr. Van Dcpoele tDereupon
entered ~ electrician Of the railway department.. MI
Van DcpOelc claimed to have been tho nrst TO- run
number OF from single source OF constant pOtet
al using separately excited generators. Not only did
Mr. Van DepOele develop the lighting and traction syS
bearing his name but he produced great nuniper
OF cOmmutatorleSs motors, both rotary ana recip.v
eating the latter being especially adapted for rock