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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-01
JO11INGS ABOUT TOWN

Four contract laborers who arrived Ellis Island On
tho steamship Hermann were debarred yesterday.
Judge Bischon has granted an absolute divorce TO
Pttruzx.
James Wallace, the fiat thief. who has pluudersd
was sentenced by Judge MARITIME yesterday TO
years and ten monthsin State prison.
The Rev, ID. H. &. Macarthur sailed for Europe on
hsmar'k His friends and practitioners chartered the
steambnnt thy queen aud band and accompanied the
Dig twtnscrsw boat down the hay.
Sentence WAS suspended yesterday by Judge cowing
on Josephine j. Duinont. Who has been keeping DIS
oIderiy house ut 100 EAST sxyfourh street. She is
out OF her house and hbsn Toned her business.
William Kent ANA Joseph Turner. boys Of nftssn.
threw br ckr at cat the back fence Of l<l Madison
head lie died tey.I al weeks later Kent and Turner
were nalcfe1 Tor lhhhsauger IN the second degree.
The indictment was dismissed yesterday.
Tho agents and employees OF tho seabonrd Depart.
m-nt Of the New York Life Insurance Company passed
yesterday rc.ouions expressing their regret at The de-
Henry baldwin. who has lett the company 10 take
clarke OF the agencies Of the Manhattan Life In
surance Company.
Judge LacoInbe. in the United States District Court
YESTERDAY made permanent the Injunction issued on
Thomas .ryle, D. Appeton A Co. so!d the American
copyriah' Of the book and the American News Com
HscSnb" decided that Inc Hner" "s News SonPsny
sal. OF The book aid should also pay NIL the costs OF tho
white haired man OF 5d. who said he James
Weston OF Mamarnneck and that he had no occups-
teruay 10y Park Policeman Me,inty, who Arcused tho
prisoner. % improper conduct with young srls Katie
aud two girls under 10 said uat Weston mad given
them money TO spend at the mrirfgaiound but had
the pri.ans In tie eu.say u ls counsel isa u i
the Special sessienA
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A PRIESTS VIOLENT TALK.
Any Lsymaa Would be Horsewhipped for
Using Such LaaEuaEe.

Any Lsymaa Would be HorsewhiPped for
Using Such Language.
DUBLIN. June 30.-Archbishop WEIGH has
written letter to the Catholic clergy urging
them to use every effort to preserve peace
among the people,
The Rev. Father Behnn Is reported to have
said at public meeting that Parnell was q
curse to the country. God thrust him down
to the grave. whero his bones are now rotting.
Every man living loose life. every drunkard.
every man who liked to beat his wife was a
Parnellte."
This language aroused angry remonstrance
PRIEST acclaimed Wien We are Your mas sae
tiers We will crush you" This utterance add
"a t. the excitement Father Behan then
Parneltes out He also reclaimed that he
would call the police, to use their batons on
tho Parnellites. THE day for that is over"
exclaimed one Of the a9dience. The police
prevented personal conflict.
The .Inbiin independent says any layman
would he horsewhipped for such language as
that OF Father Behan. and that the people have
endured such Rriestly indecencies, toe, long.
II Archbishop WEIGH does not put stop to
them tho people WILL
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FOUGHT IN JUSTICE MURRAY,s ROOM.
Charles Riley Had Accused Clerk Gallignn
OF Being Corrupt.

Charles Riley. who lives at 1877 Lenox ave.
nue.. and owns two big apartment houses at
Broadway and Fifty-third street. had lively
tusse with Jamos J. GalliGan. Chief Clerk of
the Eleventh District Civil Court. on Tuesday.
1t occurred In Civil Justice Murray's private
room. and the story was told in the Harlem
Police Court yesterday.
The quarrel grew out OF dispossess proceed
ings brought by Riley against n tenant last
Friday. The warrant was returnable on Mon
day. and Riley says he WAS on hand when the
case was called and responded to his name.
On Tuesday he asked Clerk Gallignn about
es had % a4d hn
ont whom the case was called on Monday.
sion OF whnt followed:
mistaken. and hc said lied. iretorted in
strong language and told him 1t was not tho
first time lle mad falsned reports OF landlord
md tenant cnses. and that he was corrupt. /
gan opened tho gate and stepped inside tho
Galiigan entorpd and without n word struck
m" ~ tie N mouth, cutting ny lips pnt up my
than usual and Judg. Murray said II did not
keep still no would thrown me ont OF the
window. whernupon left tho court"
5r% ss o asn 6f tLS} had to
room said tho justice. that Every one u" &c could
hear him. He attacked GnlIgan with his
and threw lin back on a s"!a I told i' him MI /
considernd him lucky In not being thrown out
OF the window by Ga! liGan."
q G9IliGan said no Ind been, slandcrcd and
finally attacked by Iiley and had defended
Justice Meade dismissed the caso
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GO Meade dismissed the caso.
FOUND TIE GAS LEAK.
Found II with = Match and Gave tho Tcn-
nent IIOusc n Shaking In

Found II with = Match and Gave tho Tcn--
nent House n Shaking Up.
A gas explosion about o'clock yesterday
afternoon shook up Willett street. injured sew
eral persons. mono Of them very seriously.
and made itself heard for blocks around. 1t
Is tho old story OF n leak and match.
The Consolidated Gas Company hnvo had
men at work repairing tho main in Willett
street between Grand and Delaney. A leak
seemed To come from the cellar Of ~ a five
story brick tenement house. Foreman Joseph
Murphy, and two other men went down cellar
to hunt for 1t. The cXpiofion threw out tho
Iron ce!lay Glatings front and rear. tore up the
ground floor. knocked tho plnstering from
walls and ceilings even to the TOP story. and
floors say. as though there had been I'm earth
Iire followed the explosion. but did not got
much beyond the butcher shopof Isaac Les
c,witz Mr.. Lescowitz livos with his WHO and
Children snn n the rear Of bis tsh3 as
WAS taken to Gouverneur Hospital. A2-yrnr-
old Lescowtz ably was burned about tho face.
Joseph sennerberg. aged y. and Hattie Sen.
ss Rsrs ans se a
baby Mary. most of them by falling plaster:
Mrs. Mary Lynch. aged 60. was lust stepping
out OF the street door as tho explosion oc-
CURED. The Iron grating In front Of her was
the cellar on top Of the. three men who had
gone dow, to repnir the leak, She was
bruised md may have received internal in
luries. The three gas men were not hurt.
he fro was readily eNtingnished. The
chief loss falls on Lescowitz The stock Of
damaged. Tho loss to property was about
$1,000.
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FOR THE NEW FORK BUILDING.
The WORLDS FNir CommIssioners Decide
Upon Plnns-Is WIN Cost 3laS,OOO.

Inc WORLDS Fair Commlesioners Decide
Upon Plnns-It VIII Cost $4,000.
The Board OF General Managers OF the New
York State exhibit ut the Worlds Coumbi
Exposition held o meeting yesterday morn
ing at the Office OF Chauncey NJ. Depew
Architect Charles NJ. McKim OF the firm Of Nc
Kim. Mead & White submitted drawing
and plan for the New York State building
The building is to DO three stories high and
surmountod with two towers. The entrance
and floor are OF the most approved Mosaic
style. 1t is to DO constructed OF material
called staff. which is a composition OF cement
and plaster OF Paris in equal parts. made CO.
hesive by On admixture OF hair. The general
external appearances Is that Of marble, to
which it is likencd by means Of artificial tints.
Tho proposed dimensions of the building are
10 feet high. POO feet long. and los feet deep.
On the second floor of the building Is to be a
banquet hall S4x4G feet in Dimensions On
the first floor will lie three reception rooms for
gentlemen. three for ladies'. n Post Offlce. mn
Information bureau. and smoking room. The
third floor will be occupied with press rooms.
Several firms have offered to assist in fur
nishing the building. Offers to the amount Of
SG3COO have been made. The total cost is
estimated at S125OOO. a committee from tho
Associated Architects appeared before the
Hoard and asked for an appropriation Of $780,
600 for transportation and insurance. As tho
Board had not the money to sparc 1.-THE appi-
cation had to be refused. Architect McKim
was authorized to go ahead with his plans.
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MORE ktEyofts IN HOMESTEAD.
All the Carnegie Men Exc ,pt Un.ksi,cd I,-
b,rrr. Are No y id'e.

b,rrr. Ave Nov ide.
HoMEsTEAD. IN. Juno 30-Evcry employee
OF Carnegie. Phipps 4 Co., at their HON cstca d
p,ills. Is Idle today except tho mechanics and
DAY lahorers. who arc engaged on repairs.
At 10 o'clock 5000 work men assembled in
open meeting at the Opcrn House to consider
the situation. The meeting WINS orderly, and
tho speakers counsclled strict observance of
law and order.
A resolution was adopted That during the
lockout no membcr Of tho hmnlgamated Asso-
citation should be permitted to leave the town
without n special permit from the lodge ON
cials undcr penalty OF dismissal from tho or
ganization. Another resolution was unapi-
mously adopted that the day mechanics and
day laborers shall be called out tomorrow
morning.
Committees were appointed to watch NIL
trains and entrances To- tho town to prevent
the importati ion OF outside work nen. Twenty
OF tho Amalganatcd Association men wore
s mrnnsD %n " Mil aid y the rs.sS
tbs arrival Of finkertonr" mon mem Sn"''P and
arc prepared to welcome, them: The mill
efflGios Of nroprietors and officials orna enfei
as many telegraph poles in the vicinity Of the
MUS this morning.
the pTsbsbie eourss OF the rm in deal ii 20
with the lnbor trouble Hc said that nm i'm
partial statement would npper In the editorial
columns OF tho american Mann actnrpr OF this
the article.
The statement is an elaborate one. with sew.
eral tables. 1t shows that Of the $500 men. less
t ,in 32 IA are affected ~ tho proposed rcduc-
be n warming to persons who may come here
10 tako tho places OF tho workmcn.
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CHANGES At GRAY CABLES.
Mr.. Cleveland stays mt HON. to Oversee
the Benuufying or ISIS Country Homo.

Mr.. Cleveland stays mt HON. to Oversee
the uufying or His Country Homo.
Buzz,RD's BAY. June 3O.-Mr. Cleveland stayed
quietly at home to-day and superintendent the
changes which aro being made about Tu-
dor Haven. He finds the drive Of four miles
through Bourne to Buzzard's Bay tedious. and
will hereafter use the we'll worn foo,path
which tho reporters have nude popular during
the pnst week. Carpenters hnve built seats
at intervals along the winding path. thus pro-
viding resting places for the ex- President and
his guests on the way to and from Gray Ga
BIS n mems e., ground near the Gables has
Mrs. Cleveland will entertain their guests DUR
ing the summer.
Mrs. Cleveland drove over to the evening
train from Boston tonight to meet Mr.. and
Mrs. j. n. Cadmnn OF Michigan and their lit
tic son. They will be guests at Gray Gables for
afcw days. Anothernrrival tonight was Mrs,
W. II. Crane wife OF 6the comedian. who, with
his Yacht The senator" has put In at Prov
inretown on his way to tho New London races.
Both he and Mrs. Crnns will be guests OF Jo-
seph Jefferson over July4.
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HAzING A TUTOR AT YALE
ROUGHLY handled 1T MIGHT BY A
Mon of HILARIOUS STGDkNiS
They smn-hcd Hts Windows AND lsroke n
hIs Door, md 0niy II rtrratcd ut the

They Smashed HI. Windows AND Broke IN
TITS Door, md 0aiy II rtrcatcd nt the
Pistols fcint-Thc Tutors story.
New HAVEN. June 3O.--Thc members OF the
graduating classes Of lalo University mndo
Rome howl last night. After enjoying their
ilrst alumni dinner u largo number OF them
started of about half past to do the town."
Until midnight tho saloons, and especially
"Mory's," "Tracger's." and "Heupleln's,"
were filled with students celebrating their
graduation from old Nalc About o'clock n
bonfire was started on the campus in front OF
Durfee Hail. For n while the graduates con-
tented themselves with dancing around tho
fire. Tutor c. A. Moore rooms In Durfeo
Hall and has had his father with him during
commencement week. Mr.. Moore IL unpopu-
lar with some Of tho students. and has had
trouble with them before. Once party OF un.
dergraduates visited his rooms at late hour
Of tho night aud broke In tho panels OF his
other ways showed their dislike.
GA. AZ iH It =, nights celebration some one sue.
was tho suggestion made than twonty mem.
bers 81 The graduating class tumbled up the
was smashed in. and tho Crowd q sta tue s
r sy 1s tme I'M ] tT ty In numbsr
ca Ms n .,,Il Gown: They demanded Tutor Moore,
minutes later they. returned and found tho
tutor standing at bay In tho corner OF his
study with a loaded revolver.
wv, WITH tnntaliizing ieers the students made .
when they were confronted with the revolver.
For moment they, wavered. but those behind
Moore pulled the trigger firing over the heads
OF tn" students. This frightened the invading
party AMI hev retreatod In haste.
" Tho students were tiotousy drunk" said
Mr.. Moorn to-day In talking Of the affair, "and
believed that my life was In danger That L.
the reason loaded the revolver and fred"
up feeling that has had partial OUT
breaks ON several occasions ,duriHg the
appointment he incurred tho III will
OF tho students. They made this !apnarent
they dragged him from his room in his night
clothes. and made him execute dance around
o bonfire On the CAMPUS. This last attack on
Tutor Moore was the boldcst that has occurred
at lnlo In recent years. Not only WAS the door
OF HIS room broken In. but while tho invaders
were IN the building number Of others were
outside. pelting stones at his windows, every
one OF which thcy smashed.
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THEY DEMAND A HEARING.
TWEH17ETH WARD SCHOOL TRUSTEES
OBJECT 10 DkCAPITAIION.
Hitter vindictivenes., Petty spleen, Mslie-
Ions Libel. md Such Things Seeni TO
no Making Their Lives UrpIenrnut.

r,,..
ION. Libel. ma a such Th,nxs seen, 10
~. s nor lave" o"n'ens""''
Wesley Smith of the Twentieth wnrd school
1T. Trustees was rumplcd when no strolled into
the meeting room of Grammar School 20 in
Ms Me. n, n., s.,eet. last night, Trustee
nauuem nao piooa IN MS eye ana a wnd OF
tSo ShnIrm, stun in ms hand He followed
.he a,o. looked pencoabie. Mrs Bolts. Prin-
ment awaited them w,th y nepor' =,
Coudert Bros. She VIVA to answsr so an "cc"sO y.
ton Of malicious libel made by the Board Of
Trustees.
case. however Chairman Smith and Trustees e
Healy and Madden we're after the Board Of
n pauest,on because OF tho denunciation the
Board heared on them on Wednesday. when
,ua . .uey n"a SHOWN inSoritism In appoint.
business was perhnps thc reason ,or tho 'r ra'
oontion oooor,o, =. NJ 49,, ~. Wv ~
o o,s" S "eeo.uea 10 MRS. bottss lawyer who
wanted to road it,.
~, Iake that to the lowor Board" Numbered
W. %s shs S io%sr Board. sir ?" t,mtd,y quored
smitS WIZ io"ei p'afu' iePea'eu Shnlrmah
'tmn' A. ,.. 49,, ~.
10 tno t0'cer board T. again Queried the
lawyer. -
streets" thundprCd Chairman smith "
-"CIh rnma IL "a ~ - tn,,, ,,uu SLi'"'
Trmstoa Nc diUr Wy .nM vi.
ituetSe hnuuen stcpPeu IN mere ana su9-
Gestca thnt tho charges be read. Chairman
smith nsScnted ana Secretary Carlisle rsud
nccusation said tHnt Mrs nftS Ma ,ii Inc
10 lihnJ IS $500. ~. vi o. nut.s unu ictpus-
X - t VIZ rustees IN saying 70 TWO OF them
thnG Two others were using their PLACES for
their own glory and profit rather than for the
good Of the school system.
the lawyer. 1t said that the charge was UNI
true. but It admitted that Mrs. Bolts on ono
occasion In private conversation with one
trustee had expressed an opinion that another
trustee was nsusing his place In the matt or
-, -" Matter will !!be heard lnext meeting" said
Ch9irman Smith You may CO." and he nod
ded to Mrs. Bolts and the lawyer The couple
went out leaving the trustees and six report
era behind.
Trustee Madden nodded to Chairman Smith,
Chairman Smith nodded to Trustee Madden.
and then Mr.. Madden unrolled the wad OF
typewrittcn Istuf and said:
MIR; Chairman. the Board Of Education has
seon, fit to cast imputations on this Board
which arc unjust l move We send the follow
Ing resolution to them"
a. dc handed "a sheet OF typewritten matter to
the clerk and five sheets to each reporter. The
clerk read:
III ne Board ~ Ei.nntion:
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Az ELOrEMENr SPOILED.
And the Wouid.be Groom Thrashea By the
Young Iady's brothers.


Young Iady's brothers.
ST. LOUIS. June 30.-There was lively little
scrimmaRe in front OF the residence Of W. K
Eiedringhaus brother Of ex-CongressmaR
Niedringhaus. last night. which resulted in o
foiled elopement and battered Romeo.
About midnight DR.. H. Van Gerhart, we'll
known young man about town, drove up to the
milllonaire's residence. alighted and cautious.
ly made his way to the door. As he put his
foot on the first step. three young men rushed
out from the shadow Of the doorway and pro.
coded to pummel him vigorously with fists
and canes. Gerhart attempted to draw a re-.
volver. hut 1t was taken from him, and when
the trio had leaten him to their hearts con-
tent he was allowed to depart.
Tho young mon were sons OF Mr.. Niedring-
Lint Niedringhans. his l7yoar-old d. iehteF,
who. !ferhar: c.aim ms. had agreed to cs. e with
him that night In some why the yoLax mon
discovered tn" plot. and the elopement has
been postponed. Gerhnrt has been paying
Miss Ntedringhnus attention for several years.
but some time ago the tin plato manufacturer
ordered him out Of his house. and since tlion
the couple have been meeting ciendeatineIy.
Gerhart threatening to kill her. the young lady
claims: II She refused to keep appointments
with him. " Z
Gerhart says no will swear out a WARRANT for
the arrest Of the Niedringhaus brothers for
assault and battery. 80.
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TWO SHOTS IN MISS SCOTS ROOM.
Ono Hits Her. tho Other Hits Her Pillow
Fired Accidentally, She Says.

OuO AAND AAers th0 otner ktIto HeF pyuow-
Fired Accidentally. She Says.
Ella Scott, a pretty young woman Of 20 years.
boards with Mrs. Holt on the first floor OF the
fats at 800 Halsey street. Newark. At 4
o'clock yesterday morning DR.. F. W. bunker
was called to the house in hurry and found
Miss Scott suffering from bullet wound in
the left breast. It was not dangerous wound,
but he thought II his duty to report the matter
to the police. and he did so at IL O'Clock In the
morning. Two detectives were sent to the
house and were met by Mrs Holt who
told them she knew nothing about the
matter. and suggested that Dr. bunker
had mistaken the number. The detectives
went away to mako further Inquiries After
ward they returned to the house. and Mrs.
Holt took them into d front room where they
found Miss Scott lying on bed. She told them
that she awoke in the night and hearing q
noise in the yard. got her revolver. self
cocker. and went to the window. She hold tho
pistol in her left hand and in her exciteme nt
pulled the, trigger Feeling that she was
wounded. she ran for the bed and the revolver
T es S s afG d l sdS ss Saft IN ths RGT
there was nobody else IN the room ut the time
Of the shooting and Miss Scott emphatically
parents live In Newark. but it is said she has
been away from homo for some time. Two
Geeks 1 Have she EaIe mp her employment In
The, people in tho flats above did not hear
the neigh borhood heard them. A woman iiv-
ing in the rear Of the house said that she
the shots were fired.
Superintendent brown summoned Mrs. Holt
to Police Headquarters in the afternoon and
questioned her closely. Sho said that She was
sleeping IN, the bed with Miss Scott and did
not hear either report OF the pistol. and knew
awoke her. She said that the girl had lover.
but he was not ct the house until O'Clock In
ing to get the first physician she sent for. The
mans name is;Goodnan. and he is said to own
q stand In Centre Market. Mrs. Holt said she
with him.
Superintendent Brown said the wound was
made with u 22c8ibre revolver, and that the
ball entered the left side IN inch and half be-
low the heart. The doctor says Miss Scott
as usual to day.
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BRIEF IND AIr1lr rnuxDEn STORM.
Rapid Fan OF Tho Mercsry-A Flag ro,e
Struck by Lixhtniur.

The mercury in Farmer Dunn tn ermom eter
at tho top OF the Equitable building started
enrly yesterday morning to climb toward tho
top OF its glass prison. At q o'clock II had
reached the TO- mark. md. nftcr pnusing there
for rest, 1t went along until at noon It had
passed 81. As o travelling companion on
this torrid journey tho mercury Ind its con-
ventional side partner. humidity. which regis
tered 20 per cent This was per cent. above
the normal.
The people who hurried along on tho streets
below were passing through more heated
atmosphere and one moro saturated with
moisture. but Farmer Dunn makes no record
Of the actual temperature Now Workers. arc
compelled to endure. He contents himself
with getting statistics $50 feet above ground.
By 2 o'clock in the afternoon tho observers
mercury had reached s5'. and the multitude s
IN the street below were mopping their fore
heads In an atmosphere several degrees
just about this time great black clouds
strong pais Q, Wind Sroelsiasd the approa SaH
numbsr Of additional bSck Clouds W soon n m"ae
the streets look sombre. and BY 2:iO o'clock
walk. Then there was bright Hash OF Light
ming, heavy peal oithunder and the rain be-
e p1ST d Sv I1e
mercury drorpeed 17K degrees In five minutes.
The torrents filled the cutters and drenched ali
those who could not obtain shelter. The
heavy rain lasted twenty minutes. and then
gradually stopped.
=, Ono Of the features Of the early moments Of
the storm was the lightning. It set flre to the
bracket OF an electric light at "a Cortlandt
street. In front OF the Office OF the Magnolia
hnti-Friction Company. The rubber insuia.
tion around the wires made heavy black
smoke. which was blown, into the office. and
tho en- ployees came rushing into the street
With the Impression that the building was on
ire., Lightning ALSO struck tho Flagstaff on
the Madison Square Bank building. The pole
was split into many pieces, which were blown
jured.
James Doyle. who had been standing in City
Hall Park al day peddltng campaign badges.
He had evidently became affected by the heat.
OF tho city physicians for Ave DAYS.
one OF the f1agpoles on the Manhattan Beach
bathing house was splfutered by lightning
The porter md four or 1--WE bnthers who were
IN tho building felt theashock. but were not
injured. at the west end Of Coney Island
were blown down.
AT New Rochelle lightning demolished a
chimney on Fl; A. Ritterbush' house. At West
New Rochelle 1t hit O corner Of w. II. Seacoro's
house and did considerable damage.
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Freight Stenmer Runs Into It and It
Drops In Two Pieces.

a FresGnt stenmer Auns Into IL and It
Drops In Two PIeces.
CHICAGO. June 30.-Shortly after noon to-day
the big freight steamer TioGa. on board Of
which two years ago occurred an explosion in
which over twenty-five stevedores met their
death. crashed into the Halstead street
bridge. fairly cutting it in two The Tioga. In
tow OF tho tug Gardner. was passing through
the draw. Something was wrong with the
bridge. or the bridge tender was too slow. and
the 2.OOO-ton steamer crashed into tho frail
structure. One end Of it fell into the river and
the other landed on the tug Gardner. breaking
Al 81 her upper works and partly king her.
Capt. Gull nan. his engineer ana fireman.
and cook. when they saw that q collision was
inevitable. jumped into the river and were
rescued by passing tugs. One, Of the bridge
lenders en- s went Into the river with the bridge.
harmed in the wreck. Tha Tioga was slightly
damaged: Luckily no pedestrians were on
and had been condemned months ago.