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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1894-11-28
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sdyi hs .,olisi .stdsb pgsoIAa byi.
pryhIA.il, 10 neytfcsm Jest. nk4ied.
ksm tehoi .stdso,sf jsho piipssta
no bfti nsmobio. stAtai skstapee
tsfdi, 10 McCafyer prohlA-il -
bfti ssytfcem Iedi6t pfoto, aby
vsddiii nemusel ie ytpovadi toa
vIsstns kIivtho svsdso,W se do.
pa.,iI
D,Is sllsnes.
i v pondtli RAMA odehrAla SO a.
dvs mile cd Wellsyille, Mo-, ma
fsrms tajlna TomAse Porter.
checka (Pe,iihkaD, dssnk ,ragsdie,
sterAi dtyry iiyoty lidsk6 a. obar
- vyiadaia. Tyi bydlel tam .
matkou. dydma sestrami as bra.
,rem a veder po6al sttioyati 81
ma boleni hlayy, sysloyiI domntn.
ku, se KIRK slAmany ma a odepfel,
m lhiko 40 odebrati. Kolem o.
bodiny ranni saobvhcen pax byl n.
lenstyim a uchopiv sekeru, psmrtil
matkn, sestru bratra, q druhA SO.
stra jedind vysko6enfm . okna pied
podobnym osudcm 80 xachrAnila
Silence m TO polil sebe, mrtvoly
celou jisbn petrolejem, kteryz IA.
phlil, na6ez sam sob6 nhz do krku
vraxil. Sb6hnuysf 40 sousede ne.
mobli plameny udusiti a TAX celia
budova 8 mrtvolami dplna zniJena
byla.
| Chiragsky mayor tamni pollcie.
| NAsledkem agitace ve prospech
radikAinf opravy policejnfm cd.
boru chicagskem, prohlasil mayor
Hopkins, 10 nejlepe bude, kdyz
zffzena buds dpln6 nestranna poll
cejnf komise, kterAz by kontrolu
policejniho odboru dplne ruk ,u
svych mela. Az dosud naltzala SO
policie chicagska pod pffmym do.
bledem mayora a jedine zffxenim
komise da pry SO policie Z vlivu
politickeho vybaviti. Proto pozA.
dati hodla xAkonodArstvo 0 pfiietf
xakona, jfmz by zffzenf komise to
oprayneno bylo.
P6skY kolem sv6ta.
Do Pittsburgh pfibyli ' pond6lf
Gus. Koeget Fred Thoemer, KITE.
ri 10. cervna ze San Franciska
cestu kolem sv6ta p6sky nastoupili.
cestu tuto Bodnikli Sazku $40, 900
a yykonati j mali ye dvou letech.
Oba jsou vytrvalymi chodci, nebor
loni vykonali cestu 20 San Franci
ska do New Yorku 107 dnech.
Osudny vjbuch.
Jedno 2 neiyetsfch nestSstf ' hi.
storii dolovnictvf We West Virginii
udalo SO dtery n Golfers Station,
ma draxe Panhandle, uhlodole
Blanch. Novy, nezkuaeny jest6
hornfk, 1tal M. Gissiedo dal totiz
do rany pfflis velks nAboj, naslcd.
KEN cehoz uhelny prach 80 vxfial
hrozny vSbuch nasledoval, jfmz 10
4s nuz6 v 0aae tom dole 30 nale-
zajfcfch sedm jich okamzit6 usmr-
ceno pokud xnamo, jich pet vAzne
poraneno. = Jest to jiz po druhe,
90 podobn6 neat6stf v uhlodole
tomto so udalo, nebor prayd as
pied dvsma roxy podobny vybuch
SO udal tehdy hi hornfci okamzi.
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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1894-11-28

Ntnecko. ak 90 ada. ohoe seake
n nAa pFisos do semt "a ramesiti
= bads.li dale tax pokra6oyati, Ia
sAhy spojent s,Aty budoa mvsst
proti Ntmeoka podobnoa mtroa ra
kro6iti. 20 rAkasa pfiyota nase.
ho dobytks masa nasledaIe uynf !
,Akar pFivora suaentho osoce maze
ho, kterji We stfedu konaulem Ia
aim q IIambnrku stAtnfmn odborn
ornAmsn byL 90 pfidina rAkara
tohoto adAno, 10 pry v sasen6m
oyocl nascm nalcrepy stopy po
rinku, nksledkem Sehoz "A neber.
pednd prohlhseno.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1894-11-28

sepkav tInnesti.
10 Seattle, Wash, oznAmeno We
6tvrtek. te sopka Rainier, ncbo II
Tacoma, poboff Cascade, ~ 60
mil cd Seattle do yysky 1000 stop
SO pnoucf a kteraz dosud IN vyha.
slou povazovana byla, projcvila
xnhmky 6innosti, nebor pozorovAn
3 prostfednfho krAteru vystupujfcf
kouf q xAroveh pry tvafnost To.
meme hory dpln6 so zm6nila. To
hoz dne kolem o. hodiny pocit9n
byl v Seattle, Tacom6 a okolf dosti
silny otfas zemd, mocnym podzem.
MIN dunenfm provazenY, COD ma.
sved6ovati so xda tomu, &c nitru
sopky skute6n6 to vfe n ze tato
opetne k zahajenf cinnosti SO
chysta.
Pro hubIGku.
Gustav Goethert, ucitel hubby We
Philadelphia, byl We stfedu TAX
stlu6en, ze kachovanf jeho pfi zi-
vote SO pochybuje. Goethert Wy
u6oval totiz dcerusku J. w. Prize
stly.ho as IL rokd starou, hudbe ma
piano a po skoncenf jednoho cviGe
nj byl mad pokrokem za6ky sv6 tax
roxradostnen, ze do naru6e il ucho.
pill hubi6ku ma dsta il vtisknul.
Mlada sle6inka necftila SO ale bSti
roxradostn6nou a ala to 2alovat ta-
tfnkovi, kteryz ma pana u6itele 81
dosel TAX jej xmlatil, 30 ma zemi
lezeti z6stal. A tim jcst6 nebyl
spokojen, nebor postal nah jeatS
pffbuzneho sveho, M. Hawkinse,
kteryz TAX jej stloukl, 10 nynf "a.
chovanf nesrastndho uGitele pfi 81.
vote 80 pochybuje. Oba dto6nfci
byli zatoeni We v6xenf vyokati
must vysledku ran Goethertovych.
Nechodte do Panamy.
Nedavno objevila 80 zprava vi
nekterfch casopisech, 10 prace ma
Panamskem kanalu znovu zapocala
a 10 tam potfcbujf velky pocet del
nfkh, kter5m platf po $500 denn6.
Nynf sdaluje 80 die Panamskeho
dasopisu Daily Star q Herald, 10
ma one xprAve nenf ami zbla pray.
dy, 10 tam delnfka zapotfebf nenf a
piece kazdA LODI 10 houfn6 pfivazf.
Cd zapo6eef prace nenajfmala spo-
le6nost nez 6ernochy k nadenick6
praci, kterSm platf 90 al 10 centa
depn6 ve stffbfe, col nasf memo
neobnasf vice nez polovici. Delnf-
ci Ameriky, kteif SO dali svesti
onemi zpravami, nalezajf so tam u
velike bfd6 q krajane tam usedlf
nelson stavu vsem vypomoci. !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
MOUNT VERNON

For several weeks there has been battle roval"
Ia the common Council on the question Of asphalt
pavements. The economists. led by Alderman Mac
Gowan. and strongly supported by Alderman Itch
enor. have managed TO hold the advocates AT bay
by showing that macatam would not cos, more
than fourth at the outside, OF what asphalt would
COST. Inc contest concentrated the proposition
10 asphalt Sievens-ave. which Alderman MacC;owan
declared was not one OF the main thoroughfares
nor would 1t probably ever be. The question Is stu
IN aDeyance. but the citizens have now begun TO
agtate II. One Of the strongest points OF the on
Ponents IS that where the asphalt pavement has been
!aid IN tourth-ave. II has been the sacrifice Of
the shade trees When the grade Of Four,h-ave
was lowered 70 put down the asphalt pavement the
trees were lowered. too. Fourthst., which had FOR
years been remarkable for its handsome shade trees
mas peen seriously damaged make room for the
eecr1c nght wires and po.es The result is that the
People propose to protest against the destruction of
tne trees. Another proposed pavement is OF brick
and the Common Council has been asked 10 make
an experiment with 1t for a few blocks. Mrs
Emma L.. b. Cappelmann has made gift 10 the
GERMAN Evangeica! Church Of ST. Johannis OF the
pul.dng at Mount Vernon-ave. and High-st re-
Gently used by the Bethany Mission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
NETWORK CITY.

George Dorney. OF No 34s East Thir.y-six,h-s,..
who was convicted before Recorder Smyih in the
General Sessions last Wednesday OF having ahan-
doned his six mon;hsoli baby. was sentenced yes
terday to FIVE years and two months In the State
Prison at hard labor.
Extradition papers arrived yesterday from Wash
!ngton in the OF Sail Eichel. charged with
having forged drafts aggregating about $500 on
Gottscho banker. at Frankfort. Germany.
Eckel waived examination and expressed willing
ness 10 go back and answer the charge. He will
be sent back on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II to-
day
United States Marshal Mccarthy yesterday ap-
pointed Fere1erck Bernhard Of his deputies
For twenty-five consecutive years Mr.. Bernhard
has filled the position OF United States deputy
shall. Captain John Dowley has also been reap
pointed deputy marshal.
Frances Seidel. a o-months-old child living at
No. PIP East Eghty-ninth-st. fell from the fourth
story to the back yard yesterday and escaped with
only few bruises. Several clothes lines broke her
fall.
a coroner's jury yesterday decided that Joseph
Moran guilty OF killing Charles Morris The
men quarrelIed at Seventh-ave. and Twenty-sev-
enth-st. on the night OF August 4. and Morris was
stabbed In the liver. He died in the New York
Hospital on August 10. after making a statement
which incrimnated Moran.
Miss Fanny Crosby, the hymn writer. will speak
to only at the East EiEhty-sixth-st. branch
Young Mems Christian Association to- morrow after
at o'clock. special feature OF the meet
Ing will be the singing OF new hymn composed
by Miss Crosby especially for the association.
Philip Phillips jr.. will speak at the Young Mems
Institute. No. 222 Bowery, at p. m tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
WHITE PLAINS.

Messrs. Joseph b. See and James HOPKINS Of
North Castle, and George LamDden. Of New
Rochelle, composing the Republican District Com
mlttee OF the I'D Assembly District Of Westchester
County. have issued a call to the Republican cleo
tors In the district TO elect delegates to convention
which will be held in Lafayette HALL on August 81
Tor the purpose OF electing delegates TO the State
Congress and judiciary Conventions. The
Gas and Electric Light Company IS building a
new fifty thousand foot steel gas holder and a
prick purifying house. Village Pre- sident
Cromwell expects to spend next week on Long
Island Principal Stewart, OF the rubl.c
school. is spending the remainder Of his vacation
at jamestown The Board Of Education in
District No. ; convened in annual session last
evening and provided for the calling Of a special
taxpayers meeting TO vote for against the rails
Ing OF $4,000 to carry the contempla ted i'm
provement on the school building. Postmaster
Peter Paulding has been elected president OF a
newly organized football team in town. A
lawn party for the benefit OF the ROsedale Chapel
Broadie's home. Mamaroneck-ave trans
fer OF forty OF the disturbed" women patients I'm
Bioomingdaie Asylum, New-York was successfully
made yesterday to the Bloomingdale Asylum
at White Plains The patients were taken on
board the 1910 train from the Grand Central sta
ton when 1t arrived at Mott Haven and one hour
later were at their new home. Camp meet
Ing exercises will be held In Keeler's Woods at
Rye Lake tomorrow afternoon and evening under
the auspices of the officers of the American Metho-
dist Episcopal Zion Church. Of West Harrison
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
ELIZABETH.

A disgracefu brawl took place on Thursday night
at Elizabeth after the election OF a second leuten
ant by Company +. TOrbert Guard 81 Regiment.
The election took place in the City Armory, and the
candidates were Private Dennis F. Collins and Ser
geant Kosh. The former elected, getting TWEEN
ty-fve votes 10 his opponents ten The Collins men
repaired to saloon to celebrate the victory. They
followed by Private Ward, of the other fact lon
who was abusive. He was set upon by some OF he
other guardsmen. knocked down and kicked so badly
that he had 10 be taken TO a drug to get his
injuries dressed. Captain Garrison. OF the company
who present. was powerlesS - check the nght
until Ward was badly done up" The affair has
caused big stir in military circles In Elizabeth.
and ii Is said the entire company VIII be court
martialed
The police have broken up a gang OF thieves. who
for some months have been successfully operating
IN Elizabeth stealing brasses from the Central Rail
road shops Boone & Scrimser's oil works and the
Crescent Iron Works.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
SHE DIED FROM BROKEN HEART

THE REMARKABLE CASE OF WOMAN WHICH
THE CORONER INVESTIGATED YESTERDAY
remarkable instance where death followed a
''brokrn heart recorded at the Coroners' Of
flee yesterday. Mrs Mary Agnes Wolf. thirty-two
years Old died at her home. No. 3I West Forty
nnth-st.. on Wednesday evening Dr. j. A. San
ders OF No. 80 West Forty-ffth-st.. who had last
attended her. wrote certificate that death due
TO hamilton and heart trouble and excessive grief
The Board Of Health rejected the certificate and II
came to the Coroners' Onice
At the home OF the dead woman |, was said that
she lived with her husband. George Wolf an ON
ploye Of the Metropolitan Traction Company. Mary
Melvin. the aged mother OF the dead woman mad
shared their humble apartments since the time OF
their marriage. five years The mother and
daughter had beer constant companions all their
lives. Melvin. who an Englishman died when
Mrs. Wolf was infant.
Last october Mrs. Melvin was stricken with a slow
but fatal disease Day and night the daughter
waited upon her iii her death in June last
For few days Mrs. Wolf wept necessarily Then
a strange Melancholy came her. She ceased
speaking Of her dead parent. Yet there was evil
dence OF terrible inward grief Her pinIng soon be-
gan 10 tell upon her health Her husband talked
with her about the folly OF keeping the memory OF
her dead mother In mind. but she would not be
consoled. She stopped going out and gradually
ceased TO partake Of food. After a time she became
80 weak that she was Obliged 10 take 70 her bel.
returned nightly from his labor and by her bed
side. imploring her to cheer up and 1--we for his
sake. Although she sound OF mind. she refused
70 pay any attention TO her husbands opportunities
Dr. Sanders found the woman suffering from no or
ganlc troubles, and said that she would recover OF
properly nourshed. He recommended that she be
removed 10 hospital where she could better re-
gain her strength. His suggestion not Needed
because Mrs Wof declared she wished TO die IN
the bed In which her mother had died. DR. Sanders
paid his last visit 10 the house August II. At
that time Mrs. Wo.f still. In her right mind
and still Insisted on refusing food. The doctor tod
her that he could do nothing for her uness
shook her head; on Wednesday she died.
to-day. DR.. CUT OF the Coroners' Office said Mrs
Volts death was due TO a broken heart He said
this was an instance where the womans failure 10
pour out her grief in tears had brought on the
disorders that caused her death -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
SHIPPING NETS.

PORT or NEW YORK FRIDAY. AUGUST II. 1891
ARRIVED.
Steamer Campana d}r. IIaires. Liverpool August II
Brown
Steamer Augusta Victoria Ger. Kaempf Hamburg Au-
gust and Southampton To- with mdse and PA cabin and
10? strcrage passengers to cors Arrived al the Bar
steamer Mnrcilo ,Br) McTea Hull August T. with
mdse to Sand"rfon Son Arrived the at G:25
Steamer Prussia (Ger) Karlowa. Hamburg August 5
s-hgers 10 " Corts Arrived bar n u m
steamer Panama CFr). Chabo bordeaux August g. with
mdse to Funch. Edge 4 Go. Arrived 1T the Bar At
m.
Steamer Philadelphia Chambers. Porto Cabelln August
Curacao 10 IL GuayTa H. with mdsc - passengers
to ioui'on. Bliss Il Daett. Arrived the at i2:i5
Steamer Washington 1NoD. salvcrsrn Gbara z DAYS
. 81 10Th.
steamer Clarbel dlD. Mcknight Barncoa ; days with
frult To III llumoir Co. Arrived the llar m
Steamer ciiy Columbia Davis West Point Win
mis- and passengers to the Old Dominion SIS 60.
Steamer Richmond Brakeman. Richmond and N.wport
News. with mdse and pasengsers the Old Dominion
Ss Co. " '"
Steamer Buenelds. Maslnso baltimore with mdse to
II . Foster. ~ W.
Steamer Goldsboro Pennington Philadelphia with ndse
10 W i clyde & Co $500 ~
Bark Holswcd. Knight. Liverpool 10 dhys In tarIas,
To Jairer Brett
Sandy Hook. J. Aug H. $50 p m-wind sw: usb,
breeze. ciear ' '''''
Steamer La Champagne tFr. Laurent. Hayre-A Forp.t
Steamer state OF Nebraska d}r). Brown-Cilasgow-
Austin Baldwin a 90.
Steamer Etruria Usr Walker IdyernooI--v.rnor n
Brown & Co ''' u
w Clyde Il Co. $50 'e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN

SIX OF the seven men who were named by Mayor
Sch!eren rs an Educational Advisory Committee
accepted their appointments Yesterday. They are
Truman j. Hackas. William Hardness. Charles n
Livermorc John x Creevey David II Cochran
and J. ". Swanstron.
While engaged in a drunken brawl at 40 70
North Portland-ave.. on THURSDAY nigh, Michael
hafDeHa was dangerously cut the eye by
razor by Leonard Jusso the host Barbella's wife
and his brother John were also s,ashed bv Jusso
JnSSo was held for trial yesterday morning by
Justice Haggerty.
young man known as Mike" was drowned Of
Bath beach, Gravesend Bay. on Thursday evening
re was IN bathing ana got beyond his depth The
Do'y was recovered about midnight
Inc Attorney General yesterday apr,in,eI Rober,
H. Ray Assistant United States Dstrict-At,ornev
LOT the Eastern or brooklyn District Of York
Adolph Sims. president OF the Department o,
ohaT!tIes and Correction. Will sail this morning I'm
'"e opndin ior Rotterdam He VIII be gone about
Il month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
TIE FIRE RECORD.
THE OWNER HAD To Jr-,,p no, ,,

THE OWNER HAD TO JUMP For t,ts rrur
o'"e sort OF chemical preparation exploded yester-
DAY afternoon in Dunani Il Rock Berard.s er,in
cnt mower factory on the first floor OF No 3 West
lhfd-"t' IN" front show-wlndow was blown into
he street and the entire place was instantly a nnss
oi names AFTER ringing for the engines the Dolce
men ran 10 the burning budlng They hurried into
",""y ana drove back the occupants Of the
upper floors to the roof as cscape bv tho ron, hi
oeth cut on by the flames the moment the officers
crossed the threshold WV ''''''7
49, ne Du!Idlns has three floors and a ba sement The
nhH'IIent Is occupied by billy. the oyster Man
mIoSe o'hcr name Is Ockendonck The only one
VIZ" did not escape safely Albert Dunand one
VI tW' pfoprletoFs of the flower factory The flames
pust oEt bct"cen him and the front Of the store
aiiu cur on ms escape. He promptly ran to "A rear
widow ana JuInp"d into the yard The flames fol
!o"cd MN so closely that his neck and right hand
were burned. 1865 ''N''' ''''"
All the policemen learned the cause Of the
hit was mat u vas some celuloid mixture that cx-
poded. The damage is not considered nore than
500 "''c VIA"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
-FOUR MEN OVERCOME BY GAS.

While engaged In laying a branch gaspipe at
Myrtle and Vanderbilt ayes. yesterday afternoon
four aborers overcome by rush OF gas that
accidentally escaped from the main pipe. The four
men In 4 hole about ten feet deep. when the
cap covering the exposed end Of the main pipe
BY some means became loose and fell on and
great quantity OF gas ned the hole and almost
suffocated the men. The foreman OF the gang
promptly cut OF the supply OF gas at the nearest
place. and the men were hauled out OF the hole
nearly dead. They John Carney Of No. 234s
Pacinc-st.: Frank Mccarthy. OF No. AZ Hannibal
st; j. ". Young. Of No. 3n East Twcnticth-st..
New York. and John Glass. OF No &; Bridge-st.
They taken 10 the Homeopathic Hospital.
where they slowly recovered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
Ne W-JER.SEY.
NEWARK.

Two OF smallpox we're reported yes.er-
day. The patients children in the family OF
Charles schcll, OF No. Il Komorn-st. The dwelling
adjoins the Babach house. from which four people
have been taken 10 the hospital The health Off
GERS are looking for a cab driver who took Mrs w
w. Morris from the railroad station to her home
No. l& Pennsyvania-ave Mrs Morris, who had
been out Of town III for week and was at
tended by two or three physicians. VINO boarded a,
her hotel. Health Officer Lehlbach has requested
the managers OF hospitals and charitable insitu-
tons not 70 admit visitors or 10 receive clothing
for the present
George Faulkner. aged thirteen, killed by a
train the Pennsylvania Railroad. near Hamilton
st., yesterday nj noon. The boy lived at No. II
Passaic-ave., and was stealing rides trains be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

American Association for Advancement OF Science
excursion.
Jerome Park races 230 =. m.
Pony Racing Association races Parkville. 230 p.
Friendship Boat Club regatta.
New Chicago baseball games Polo Grounds.
2 and p.
Hillside Wheelmen parade. Jersey City Heights.
p.
New-York Rough Riding and Tent Pegglng Club
exhibition. Ekwood Park. Long Branch.
Epworth League excursion 10 West Point.
Music in Central, ST. Mary's and Bronx River
Parks. d. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
THE TrERY YTGUT or THE SHIPS

once more the great battle between the war
ships 81 the Mik1do ~ Japan and the Emperor Of
Chlna Will be repeated IN arms outdoor theatre. AT
Manhattan Beach. after th- spectacle OF 'l.alla
Rookh' II has proved 50 FAR t. be on, OF the most
attractive things IN the Ma II fireworks Pain mas
yet given AZ Manhattan Reach. T"op" come repeat
ely 10 IT, and changes are being constantly
made IN IN" working ont OF the scene. II has ali IN"
charm nj. novelty Though the scene Is most "rec-
tive the miscellaneous display " fireworks which
follows II will be II a. brilliant a character as usual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
ORIGIN OF TIE FIRE SUSPICIOUS

IRE started just after midnight yesterday morn
ing IN the haberdashery store Of Goodman a Good
man. OF NO Cal broadway. Some Of the stock was
burned and the rest ruined. The fire was discovered
by Policeman Easg. Of the Mercer-st station who
heard muiicd report and the breaking OF glass
just before discovering the fire " e
After the flames had been put out II was dis
covered that the tips were missing from the gas
jets. ana when they were lighted Names two feet
long shot out The attention Of DeputyC hlef Rsilv
was called 10 the matter. and the cause Of the IRE
loss about $3.50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
RESCUED FROM BURNING HOUSE

The tenants living In the fat-house at No. g
Montrosc-aye. were awakened At an early hour
yesterday morning by n cry u IRE and on being
aroused found the building nned with smoke The
fire had started tho second noor which H. occti-
pied BY Edward Meyer HIS family escaped with
dINiculiy. on the top floor lived Mrs Marion Se"rs
In the latters apartments at the time was Charles
Gordon. II No r. Narcy-hve. H. remained 20 light
the blaze. AMI soon found himself hemme-I In by
the flames Tn" nremen found Gordon unconscious
on the n0or. At ST GATHERINGS Hospital hts con-
GitiOn said 10 be serious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
HOBOKEN.

Mrs. William Braun, of Milwaukee. called on
the Acting Chief OF Police OF Hoboken yesterday.
and asked him 10 look out for her husband who,
she thought would sail for Europe on one OF the
steamships leaving this morning. She said her hus-
band eoped a few days with a woman who
had been ore OF her friends. Mrs. Braun does not
want her husband back but says she wants 5000
which she says he took With him. Hoboken de-
toctives searched the hotels and steamships. but
did not find the couple. They Will inspect the pas
sengers again this morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-18
PICNIC AND GAMES or POSTOFFyCE CLEBEs

The third annual picnic and games under IN.
auspices OF the Postoiiice Clerks Association OF
this city held yesterday afternoon Mt Suiyer.s
Harlem River Park Nearly every branch post
once III the city was represented by It's superin-
tendeni Acting Postmaster T. J. Swift was Their.
and so we've Congressman Dunphy and r. J. C,mn.
DelI Music was given by the New-York Letter
i ne oihcers or the association are: T.. L. Denton
president; g. n: Kemp. vice-preslient; W II Reidv
treasurer. j. w. Lynch recording secretary: r NJ
quinn, financial secretary: j. J. Hickey correspond
ing secretary and NJ. j. Collins. sergeant "A arms
ne Games were under the supervision Of lanes
r. LAWS. chairman OF the Games Committee as ST