The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-16
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York Yesterday.
Chauncey ~ Depew came out on top in the
Union League Club election last night by
majority Of 1873 votes over Cornelius n. Bliss,
the candidate On the members ticket The
polls closed at 1880 o'clock ana the result
was announced three-q quarters Oh an hour
later AS follows. Votes cast. lz2. MT. DepeW'
40. Mr. Bliss. 1875 Joseph A. thOate' Il
There were fifteen contests on the fifty
EIGHT candidates on both tickets. ana the re-
emit of .he rest OF the voting VIII not 90 an
nouuced until tins morning. but It is sale 10
predict. Notwithstanding rumors oil scratch
inc that the whole regular ticket was elected.
The opposition ticket did not develop IT'S
boosted strength. Mr. Bliss was connned 10
bis home with the grip. ana M consequence
was inactive in the contest; Ills lnanagerS 51-
A. II. Whitney George W. Lyon. Alaryelle W.
Cooper Daniel G. Rollins, John l. DaYen-
port and James Otis-wOrked hard Tor the
ticket. but Mr. Depews great personal pOpu-
larity won the day.
MI Depew enters upon his seventh consec-
utive term AS president OF the CLUB. lie TOOK
his re election smihngiy, as though be had
fully expected it, The vote pONed was no
larger than at last years election, and was not
big considering that the club membership IS
1000.
FOG-BOUND VESSELS IN PORT
N'NNAAi'A
Sandy Hook bar by the dense fog of Wednes-
day came into port yesterday forenoon. They
included seventeen steams hips. three ships.
three barks, two briggs and one schooner HE
White Star steamship Ieutonlc reached quar-
antine Mt O'Clock from queenstown. Zap
tain frvine reported that the steamship was
OF the Sandy Hook hghtship ut thirteen MN
ntes before o'clock Wednesday morning.
The fog delayed her twenty-three hours. The
Ieutonic made the voyage from Queenstown
IL I'D ID. IN fva HON
forty-two minutes Among her passengers
was His fNcellency Senior 5. de SOuZa Raza,
Portuguese minister 10 this country.
The FOG was still very thick III the bay and
rivers yesterday morning, and some slight
collisions occurred. but there were no serious
accidents. On her trip TO Brooklyn at $3.50
O'Clock a. NJ. the Hamilton ierryboat White
hall was III collision with the little tug Nj
agara Just of the New Ork slip The ferry
boat stopped iust outside the slip to wait for
the passage of the steamer trastus Corning.
1t was very fOggy, and the Niagara, which was
bound down the river. ran under the White
halls pankshear on the port side ait and
smashed out a number OF braces. Inc Nj
agara s bow was battered aud tho boat was
LAID MP. New braces were placed under the
Whtehalls deck yesterday afternoon ana
she will resume her trips to-day.
On her way out t. sea Yesterday morning
the bark ~. Patrick grounded IN the lower
bay She was hauled off uninJured by tug
aud proceeded on her voyage.
The fog lifted about II O'Clock A. ~, and
harbOr traffic was resumed as usual.
II WAS pG. nURcHARD's CHURCH.
The fire that Quilted the German Zion Pres
bytorian church. No 1875 east tortieth street,
early yesterday morning, did It's work eiec-
tuallY.
when the fremen finished their work. Tho
training school for nurses. next door, from
which the inmates were hurried by the police,
was not injured 10y the flames.
Rev. +. f.. Noegelin. the pastor o. the
church was in lis wrecked study yesterday
afternoon trying to eXtricate some of the
books of his library from the embers and mud
that lay foot thick on the floor. lie SAID
the building was owned 10y the Church Ia
tension Society of the Presbyterian Church.
He could not tell what the loss would amount
TO- but said $4,000 would hardly cover It.
The new $4,000 organ was entirely consumed.
lie thought the ire was due 10 the furnace or
defective flue. The church. he sad. mad
not been opened since last Sunday
The building was erected IN 1850 by an
English speaking congregation. IL Was
known at one time as the Muway-lliN Presby-
terian church and the late Rev. DIT. bureh-
ard, OF allterat'ye fame. was lis pastor. HE
present congregation entered INTO possession
siK years ago. committee OF the officers OF
the church is looking Tor some hall IN which
tOworsilp until the old church Is repaired or
rebuilt as the result OF an exarnlnat on 10y the
Fire Department viii determine The build.
ing was fully lnsulel.
COnBEIr WON'T FIGHT PITT
The proposed match between Jim" Cor
bett the big California pugllst, and Bob
fitzslmmons. before the Olympic Athletic
Club OF New Orleans, on February 9th. for a
purse Of $4,000, Is Oh COrbett, who is now
In training az Atlantic City. telegraphed Cap
tain Williams, the representative Of the
Olympics. who IS now Ia this city that he
was not hghting middle-weight pueilists.
and consequently would not meet titzsim-
mons
The Captain will now try toarrange finish
fight between Corhett and Maher. n tole-
graphed both Corbett and Maher that tie
Olympics would OHer IA tempting purse for
the contest Madden replied that his man
viii accept ana hopes that Corbett would do
likewise. As matters now stand with fitZ
simmons he can find no one IN his class who
will meet him. Hail has refused t. fight the
lauky Australian at loS pounds. but will agree
60 tight iiop' only at catch wei hts
On the suggestion OF Editor LUmley Cap
tain Williams teegraphed President Noel OF
the Olympics, that Brooklyn Jimmy" Car
roll would meet FitzsimmOns aud asked the
latter II he would agree to fight the man from
the City of Churches. Carroll can get back
ing for $1,000 II Fitzsimmons agrees 10
meet Carroll the Clympics Will hang up ii
purse Of $4,000 for the contest
There is very little doubt now that Char
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