New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-09
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS
VESTCHESTER COUNTY.
yONKERS.

The controlling interest in the fonkers hiec,I'0
Railroad Company ana the North ana south E''O
tric Railway Company was purchased on lues""s
afternoon by the banking firm Of II. T. wilson "
Co OF New-York The sale was consuIninated a.
No 2: Wall-st The directors Of both companies
handed in their designations, and Mr. Wilson haihed
a new board. the principal members OF whch are
r. T. wilson. H. r. Wilson. IT,. Albert l.. Johnson
and Jai.es NJ. Edwards. Mr.. johnson was e'e''eu
president OF the new corporation and Mi EDWARDS
treasurer. Jilson j. Coleman. an experienceI i""-
road man OF Bethlehem. Penn, was chosen mana
ser OF the road. ana assumed his duties yes'erd"!
morning Among the conditions or the CoisoiI'd-
ton are First, that The tracks on all the lines ~
cept that IL Yonkers-aVe. shall at once DE- recon-
struc,ed and the present light rails replaced by
heavy grder rails. and The new and improved Vd'S
put on the sevcra, lines second ina; the line HON
Getty SQUARE through Palisade and Ashburtoh AYES
10 Park-ave. 20 Iakc-9ve. shall he D's'H "i'"''
fifteen days ana completed IN ninety days ui'e'
a penalty of $1,000, third that the o'hei 'i''S
called FOR 10y the franchise shall be o'S'" d. SUM
as the necessary number OF consents has been
road. is member OF the Johnson GlrdeT 'oii,
pany of Johnstown. ohio the largest sirdtr ran
manufacturers in the United States. Five new cars
will arrive Saturday and fve more on Sd'"iDd
pany 10 run cars FL its lines at mpch shorter
Intervals than is now done. =. 1 tIe1,se w
died suddenly at Oakland Cemetery Yesterday ABOUT
noon. He had gone to the family plot the W,t IN
a. ' WORK he was seen 10 fan pr Gibson ,he fam
fly physician. was At once summoned put pe,oigG
estate broker and had been a resident OF ohhtiS
about twenty-five years. An uilkhV"E ma M
about twenty-one years Ga was st'uG f, o' c m
Chicago limited express yesterday 1ust aboN" ,."-
wood His left leg taken of below me khSt''
his right leg broken ami his skull iTactn,ei' az. ne
taken TO ST. Johns Hospital ne Wal Irr
and dark hair. He wore pair OF striped iiouStiS.
checked jumper blue serge T Ts an. ire
Companies in the city met Tuesiay evening ana
nominated candidates for chief and assistan, en-
Ic held on September ~ For Chief Engineer Hole
Hook and Lad der Company nominated A.ieh ia!-
lor Lady Washington Hose I9nTS MCa rharles
Stahl For First Assistant fngine'i; rTo,ec't ION
Engine Company nominated Thomas Mucahey' ioI
Ladder Company nominated James Kearns. ~
Houston Hose Company. John shannon Lacy
Washington Hose company. joshua SanueiS ~, fo,
lowing officers: Foreman. James Hogan W:t
foreman Frank Malky; recording secretary VIII
fives J. j. I.arkin and Thomas Mulcahey Nh.5
playing with some children yesteIday S ayaio,
Mclaughlin the nine-year-o.d son OF nerst san
NcTaughlin OF the Nonkcrs police. fell IRON sec
ond-story window distance 81 sixteen le1 d fr
was severely injured. While eNcav@@,ang o dur
a sewer in Ashburton-ave.. Tuesday afternoon
workmen undermined the twenty inch supply mann
Of the Yonkers Water Works. me pipe ~. s@No wa
out in volumes. and the men IN the uencH p''r. .
escaped with their lives. The escape OF water VIZ
pounds was reduced TO 40 pounds All lnr m iiiaI1
,nsing water as a motive power We're conpered
shut down I'LL the disrici was Shu The on kings
ters Of he Neprerhan Avenue Baptist Church
gave an entertainment Tuesday eyenng H hi1rs
those who took part We're Mss 1 in Mrs t;eorrc
" Rruce Mrs Hobson Willard Compton NHham
Taberer. and the Rev. Henry NJ. Warren