Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-29
Salvatore Cantazaro, the Victim Of the Stilleto

the. causes which led to 1t are not easy to
find out, as the men implicated will not or
cannot speak English.
Edward Friel, driver, happened to be
driving along Duquesne way, and saw the
men grapple each other. Friel jumped
from his wagon and attempted to separat e
the men, but he was too late-the knife had
found a victim. Upon Friel's interference
twp of the men ran up the street, followed
by francesca Lungo, who had a cobble-
stone in his hand.
Cantazaro Falls In a Faint.
In the meantime Cantazaro, who had
been stabbed. staggered to the corner of
Fourth street, where he fell exhauss
ted from loss of blood. striking pipe with
his chin. Lungo followed the two men
some distance up the street, and then
turned to look after Cantazaro. Some of
the employees of James Rees & Son had seen
the man fall, and ran to his assistance. Every
person thought Cantazaro was dead, but it
was suggested that he be taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital Lungo was locked
up in Central station. When Cantazaro
arrived at the hospital he was in state of
semi-collapse, and there was but little hope
of his recovery, but later in the afternoon
reaction occurred. Unless the effect of the
internal hemorrhage is bad he will recover
A DISPATCH reporter saw Cantazaro
yesterday afternoon. As the doctor came
in Cantazaro asked in broken English if he
was going to die. When the doctor told
him he thought not, he said: ''We only
have to die once, but don't want to go un-
til see my wife" He was asked what
caused the fight, and said he and Piazza,
who is rather an elderly man. have been
engaged in the fruit business in McKees-
port for some time.
A Business Rivalry Between Them.
There had always been great rivalry be-
tween them. having lately resolved itself
in to q cut rate war. Whenever Cantazaro
would reduce prices Piazzo would follow
suit and go him or 10 cents better. Piazza
usually got the worst of their business
fights, and Cantazaro said that Piazza was
SO enraged at his success that he went to his
store yesterday and, after making some
little fuss, struck his brother-in-law in the
eye. When Cantazaro heard this he
was angry and wanted revenge. He
said he couldn't tell much about
the fight on Duquesne way as he was SO
weak. Cantazaro claims that the three
men who were with him, Piazza, Spallo and
another man whose name he could not
remember but who is evidently Lungo, all
united in their attack upon him. Can
tazaro is married and has three children.
He has been in business in McKeesport for
five years.
Thomas MCGOWAN, a commission mer-
chant who has had considerable dealings
with Cantazaro, said: "He is an honest
man and does quite large business He
has purchased as much as SAC, 900 worth of
goods from me this last year. He is the
Leader of a crowd of fruit dealers.
Organize Italian Buying Clubs.
'eYou know the small Italian dealers
have what you might call buying clubs.
They band together and buy car of fruit.
Then each one comes to the office and paws
his share of the amount. The dealers then
repair to the freight yard and stock the fruit
in as many piles Is there are members
in the party. They then decide who shall
have first choice in very peculiar manner.
1t is called throwing fingers They stand
in 9 line, and at given signal they stimuli
taneously display as manv fingers as they
please. The sum total of the number Of |
fingers displayed by all the men is then |
taken and commencing at the head of the |
lipe they begin counting. The man upon |
whom the number which is the sum of the /
fingers displayed falls has first choice. |
is repeated until each gets his share"
A telegram from McKeesport last even
ing says that Piazza so far has not returned |
home, and the Pittsburg officers who are.
there will have to look elsewhere for their
man.