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The evening world., 1894-07-18
.BARRY'S FATAL LEAP.
Crazed by Drink He Jumped from
a Fourth Story Window.
Father Anthony Administers the Last
Rites Before Many Spectators.
Impressive Early Morning Scene in a
Harlem Tenement Yard.

William Barry, thirty years old
jumped from the fourth-story window of
his home. 2253 Second avenue, early this
morning. and was so badly Injured that
he died dn hour afterwards.
The mans act was directly due to
drink, and according to the ambulance
surgeon who attended him. he was
delirous when the fatal jump was
made. He was a poultry salesman In
Washington Market was unmarried
and lived with his parents and three
brothers.
For a long time Barry had been "A
hard drinker but recently. owing to the
earnest solicitation of his mother, he
had tried hard to reform. 1t was dill
cult work for him, and he had many
1t was one of these that caused him
to be at the window OF his room az ~
this morning. The. window overlooks
grass. above which, extending from the
house to several poles In the rear, is a
perfect network of clotheslines His
brothet, James Barry, was there slttins
with him. for the man was incllneu 10
be violent and needed some one TO re-
strain him.
James Barry. worn out by the watch tel :
fell into, browse. suddenly, ne Ws ss
in time to see his brother dive head,
first from the window. James rushed
to the window, only to see that ms
brothers body had struck the closey
For a moment the man hung in mid
air. supported by the fiimsy lines. then
they gave. way, and he fell heavily to
Amother minute and the cries Of
James Barry had aroused the family
and the entire neighborhOod. soon tne
little yard was crowded with neish-
bors. Two or three ran to find a police
man,
Barry remained unconscious for ten
minutes, long enough Tor fonCoi'ia al, II
marks OH his body. and the policeman
did not think the man was pauis
hurt. p,r.,, who,
he recovered consciousness, and began
In rave about some one being alteT
him. When McKenna tried to auiet
him he became violent ana a''er'p'en
to bite the policeman's arm.
some one had sent for an ambulance
and a priest. They arrived at the Same
moment. The priest gave way 10 me
f htS n'' on the grass for a few minutes.
Then he stood up and whispered to the
priest: or, FOR tho man than !
go So there In the yard the priest, Father
Anthony. performed the last rites OF ne
Church for the dying man. me erlei,
stricken motherd v STonSe as arT result of his
wn ma act he'd the young mans head.
The priest knelt near by, clasplng to ohd
injured mans hand. a little apart AGO. AGO.
u tiIe with neighbors. with bowed and I'M
From dozen Windows Of nearby
houses peopie half clad looked out upon
ihe unusuai scene of death. until the
PRIESTS work was completed, and the
living man was carried through the mar,
row hall and placed tenderiy IN the
"A Ar hour later he died in Harlem Hos
pltal.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
The Luscious Watermelon.

Watermelon Is rather too rich for a
big dinner. AS finish for a poor din
ner. It is just right. The tldiest way to
serve the fruit is without the rlnd. Buy
a large melon and divide 1t. Cut one
half into slices about three inches thick;
trim off all the green and white, fork
out the seeds, and cut the red meat into
cubes. Send to table in a glass dish or
salad bowl. lined with crushed ice. This
fruit should be ice-cold, blood-ripe and
dripping like the honeycomb with sweet
ness. Use the rind to cover the remain
ing half. which Will do for an introduce
ton to breakfast
The evening world., 1894-07-18
Tom alto jelly.

10 make tomato jelly for salads. 4,
a can of tomatoes, or, In tomato \
son. eight medium-sized tomat1
skinned and stewed. Take also 4
fourth Of a box OF gelatine. Pass
tomatoes through sieve or straIner
remove the seeds, &c. Season with 4
per and salt and then add the gelatt
which has previously been melted
hot water. 1t is new ready to be pou,
INTO mould. and then should be plat
on the Ice to set. When cold garn
with crisp lettuce leaves and pour o,
the whole a mayonnaise dressing.
the jelly ma" be broken up and used
garnish itself, with the lettuce 9
dressing in the centre OF the dish.
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! H0E|gE g q S(i',SSl},i|I|0)M|g|,E|l:
l\VO-1zk5aiEsssl & I51s oAIAE

thrust the pegs down the crevice, X,
tween the two sashes of your SOUTH,
or western windows. stretching tho =,
as tightly as possible. This second Az
very uncomplicnted device is the me,,
of bringing you equally sweet sound,
music as the first. The early Gre.,
were the inventors of the aeolian bs,
and there were few Athenian garde
without a tree among whose branch
there was not not slung harp fas
Toned In the way 1 have done my BE-
to describe.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
LETTERS.

fTn1 coAsr,n Il open to everybody who hns
complaint to make orfetdnoe 10 ven'fidte 'nfor-
nation TO p,re a subject Of general Interest 10 die
cues or a pub,n serrice TO acknowledge, and viz
can put ne idea INTO less han 100 vords Long
iette-s cannot Be printed
Not Looking for nm Angel, Got One
To the Editor.
Replying to "Civil Engineer" will say he Is
indeed to be pitied II man presumably OF his
liberal education cannot nnd anon the many
lovable maidens OF Brooklyn his ideal OF
fitting hepma,e Has he not set his standard OF
excellence 80 high that nothing less than an
angel would conform to his ideas OF the many
charms and projections she must bear whom he
would make his wife' Pray. brother engineer,
what have you to offer in exchange for the many
projections you evidently expect1 The writer ten
years ago. happily married a Brooklyn woman
then thirty years OF age. She was blessed with
minimum amount Of good looks was wealthy in
good sense and sound judgment, possessed fair
education. was the daughter OF fairly well to do
people. and thanks to her mothers wise train
ing was most excellent houseekeper miiliner
and dressmaker. She well understood the Internal
economy OF the domestic establishment In these
ten years | have handed to her thousands of
dollars, portions OF which have necessarily been
expended for domestic expense and the balance de-
posted to the writer's account In various banks.
Hundreds Of dollars bas she been given by me
for dressmaklng and millinery purchases but she
choose to largely make over and manage that
while appearing neatly dressed. abe has been
able to bank to her own credit rs to 80 per cent.
OF her appropriation. and now has In bank some
700 or $780, which credit her with well earn
Ing That Is the kind Of girl that Is but one OF
thousands In this grand Republic. and II you,
Brother Engineer, will bring the same discrmi ma
ton to bear in the selection of your life partner
that you would in the selection OF the structural
material you plan in your profession, you will
never have cause to ask. provided you do your
whole duty. 'Is marriage a faiIure!"
The evening world., 1894-07-18
Motherhood and InteIIect

Those who are opposed to the
are fond Of the argument that the M
er education Is too much of a straint
the physical woman. and that II us
her Tor her first and highest d,A
motherhood. In view of this assen,
Mrs. Fawcett, of England, has for q,
time past been collecting the pb,
graphs OF babies whose mothers bav.,
ceived university educatlons. This ,
Iection she has lately presented
Newman College, and II is said mi,
more vigorous and healthy set of Won
ones 1t would be hard to find. TN
sturdy little beings represent an Ar,
condition and not a theory, 80 M
VINO still object to chemistry and HID
mathematics for their women b
VIII have to move their guns to anot
point.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
MRS. LUVIG|O IS MISSING
Game to This City from New Havel
Last Friday Night.
Aged Mrs. Coyle and Mrs. Schuebba
Also Sought For.

Three general alarms for three missing
women were sent from Police Headuuar-
ters this morning.
The first was for Mrs. Angelina Luvi-
gio, thirty years old, the wife of Difeli-
clio Luvigio, wealthy Italian carpen-
ter and contractor. of 80 Oak street
New Haven. Conn.
Luvigio. who Is a finelooking man, in
the prime of lie, went to Police Head
quarters this morning half distracted to
ask assistance to find his wife. He said
that last Friday she received a postal
card from her sister, Mrs. Philomena
Serraro, OF 24 Elizabeth street, this
city, asking her to come at once to her
az her little niece was critically Ill.
Mrs. Luvigio left Immediately on the
train due in this city late at night Not
hearing from her, LuVigio left his home
on Monday TO look for her. He learned
that she had not gone to her sisters.
nor had the latter heard anything of
her.
Luvigio says his wife is n very hand
some woman, and that when she left
home she was we'll dressed. ana had
much valuable jewelry and quite "A sum
of money with her. Their home life was
very happy, and they never had any
quarrcls. They have one little girl.
LuNlgio SAYS he VIII spare no money
To find his wife. This afternoon he will
visit all the hospitals to see If she is an
inmate OF any of them. He fears she
has either been hurt in an accident OF
else fol lily dealt with.
An alarm was sent out also for Mary
Coylc, aged scvcnty-une, OF @63 William
street, who disappeared from her home
last Monday and has not been heard OF
since
Mrs Heldcnlg Schuebha, scventy-three
years old, of @22 Nest SiXty-tifth street
| is missing from her home since yesterday
afternoon. Her daughter, Mrs. Annie
! WcCker. OF the SAM address, SAYS hCl
mother Is childish and has no doubt wan,
lerei away somewhere. An alarm was
also sent out Tor her.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
Green Goose and Green Ami,

Truss and SINCE q young. fat 20
core some apples, rub the inside OF
goose with little thyme, salt and /
per, fill up with apples. and roast
done. Bake a few apples In the
with the goose. and VIII n you are al
to make the sauce from drippings. pI
apples through a sieve with sal
Basic the goose often, but do not d
fork In the bird when turning.
recipe Is worth saving. Delicate At
goose, served in this style, only need
bouquet of celery, a roll, bite Of Oh.
ana swallow OF black coffee to b
feast fit for gourmet.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
VETERAN DIED IN A HALLWAY.
McCann Was an Engineer in the
Navy for Twenty-one Years
Heart Disease Thought to Have
Caused His Death.

Patrick Mccain. slxty-seven years old
United States Navy. was found dead at
l O'Clock this morning In the hallway at
43S West Fifty-eiEhth street four doors
from his home. lie had been sufferer
from heart disease for years. 1t Is sup
posed that he WAS stricken In the street,
made an effort to get home. and mistook
the hallway where he was found for
his own. at 432 West Fifty-eighth street.
At II o'clock Mccain parted from
some friends at Fifty-eighth street and
Tenth avenue, and started for home An
hour later John Corrignn entered the
house 4SS West Fifty-eghth street and
stumbled over the body. lie lighted a
match and recognized Mccain. Then
he hurried to Roosevelt Hospital for as
sistance.
Mccain was yet breathing when Cor
rigan left him. hut when he returned
with the physician the man had just
breathed his last There was slight
cash on his head, whore ne had struck It
In falling to the floor. lie leaves n
widow and two children.
Mccain Joined the army twenty-one
years ago and was assigned to engineer 3
maincd for ten years until the ship went
out % commission. Then he was trans
ferred to the Atlanta: She went out OF
commission last month and Mccain was
detailed to the Detroit.
A year ago. when the Detroit was or
dered to Rio Janeiro, Mccain was on
her. but he was taken sick and was
transferred to the hospital ship Frank
lin, at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard. After
his recovery in November he was at
taehed to tie receiving ship Vermont;
Two weeks ago, having served his
twenty-one years, he was honorably dis
charged. Under the rule. however, he
would be compelled to do a years detail
duty in order to receive n pension. Last
week he began that duty, serving az a
waiter at the Vanguard. He left there
at 10 o'clock last night apparently in the
best of honlth.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
WAS JAY GOULD'S AGENT.
Vernon Il. Stevenson Reported In
lie In Very Poor HenIth,

IL Is reported that Broker Vernon X.
stevenson, once at the head ~ ~
prosperous real-estate brokerage firm or
Stevenson 4 Co. Is living at a SANTA.
rum on Greenwood Lake, y. Y, SUI
fer!ng from mental troubles.
lie Is lherc, II is said, mt the solicita
tion or Miss T.. Stevenson, Il sister of
the broker, who is carefully nursing
MIN, "'''"e
Rroker Stevenson has been at Green
WOOD Lake eighteen months stoppInp
AZ the Naterstnne Cottage, but he says
that ne expects to return to business
this Fall
Stevenaon's career has been very
checkered with lawsuits. His first wife
obtained divorce from him in iS76. md
married French Count; MIR. Stevenson
wee, President Stevenson, and brother
OF Mrs James kernochan, of NewpSrt
=, ~ one time he was an agent for
HuSSeI sage and the late Jay Gould
The evening world., 1894-07-18
The subscriptions.

Wee little Lillian. the gifted come
dienne, win dance. sing and act for the
Sick Babies Fund tomorrow, Thursday
evening. at Lyric Hall, 723 Sixth avenue
This IL not her first effort in behalf OF
the poor babies. but 1t Is her first great
effort. 1t Is the first time in the short
course of her cventful life that she has
given Il benefit for anybody. The en-
tertainment Is to be a vaudeville show.
and the child-actress has personally at
tended to everything. She went among
the business people and got twenty
firms to advertise In the programme
then she called on her friends and as
many more volunteers to appear. among
the number being Harry w. Thayer,
Foreman and West, the Manhattan
Quartet. Miss Agnes Tames, Fred q.
Lewis, Miss Tessle Quinn and several
others.
Il. Schumann, the florist, 709 Ninth
avenue, agreed to decorate the hall with
bunting and flowers. and Terhune &
Roebus, proprietors OF Lyric Hall
donated the premises.
Alvin p. Seilhamer went to the trouble
Of writing n pay for little Lillian. called
stars Beyond our Reach. in which
she VIII appear, SUPPORTED by Fred q.
Lewis. Harry Connolly and Miss Tames.
Little Lillian Is boss of the show. and
abe will see that 1t begins on time
morrow night at O'Clock sharp. Inc
tickets for reserved seats are 80 cents
but early corners VIII ma cholce ac-
Communications for % cents.
Go and take your friends. You will
help the finest charity In existence. me
Sick Babies Fund. which Is saving the
lives Of hundreds OF tenement babies
The evening world., 1894-07-18
To Serve Cold Reef,

Cut cold roast beef in slices, put gravy
enough to cover them, and a wineglass
of catsup or wine, or lemon sliced
thin: II you have not gravy. put hot
water and a good bit of butter, with q
teaspoonful of Drowned flour: put in a
closely covered stew-pan, and let II
simmer gently for half an hour. il
pou choose, when the meat is done
cut a leek in thin slices, and chop a
bunch of parsley small, and add It
serve boiled or mashed potatoes with
1t. This Is equal 20 beef a-la-mole.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
Tail Girls and short.

There never yet was litue WIZ,
who could not command attention nj
tiirt five times as furiously as
one. says the London Ladys fie'U
and no amount OF height ever proo'..
more dignity than small woman
assume on occasion. 1t Is, OF eo. Ann
by comparison that everything sa
or thus, and so 1t is only when ~
by the standard of some excep',vA ~,
tall sister that a short woman w" IA
NIT herself to be so described -,
will always Indignantly disclaim ~
ity OF inches under any circums'S
though no woman ever yet op,eS' -
the epithst 'littls woman W
The evening world., 1894-07-18
wORLDLINGs.

The psopl. OF tn. world speak 300 languages and
l, 200 different dialects.
The immensely OF the great pyramid is shown
by the fact that It contains So O?s 900 cubic feet
Of stone.
Physicians Of the Middle Ages prescribed the
wearing Of an amethyst as a sure cure Tor ner-
yous disesSsS
The nrst oil well In America was on . small
farm In the mountains Of Wayne County. Ky.
u was discovered In 1899.
Preach statiAticisn estimates that sines the
bsgtnrins Of time sixty-slI auintiliions Of pso-
pls ~ q - Z :. s.--.--r ,,v.s- r
The evening world., 1894-07-18

To the Editor:
II Jersey Heights" will resolve within her
heart that the young man caunot win her until
he stops drinking, and then will kindly but
firmly act up to the resolution. she will IN
Questionaby accomplish all the good that can
possibly be done in his case. II there sver 10 a
time when = young will desert an evil habit
for the love OF = woman It Is when he is trying
to win her. She should be thoroughly indie
pendent and have no fear OF making him Jealous
for every young man knows that he has no
right TO a girls true love while he chertshes
any evil habitA ART sIIyDENT
The evening world., 1894-07-18
LEADER VAN DER STRICKEN.
The Arion Society Rc-engaEes Him
for Five Years.

The Arion Society has re-engaged Con-
ductor Franz Van der Stucken for five
years. Conductor Van der Stucken, who
Is in Europe, cabled the Board OF Gov
errors on July 10 that he would remain
with the Arions for FIVE years more az
an advanced salary of 5000.
Last night US members met in the
clubhouse OF the Gesog Verein Arion,
Ftfty-ninth street and Park avenue, and
after a lively time. during which the
opposition, II Is said. limited that things
had been iissdI the action Of the Cow
The evening world., 1894-07-18
Pleased to He a Blonde,

TO 6Ho EIIlUr'
John" OF Brooklyn writes he 10 warned by
friends tO not to marry the girl he loves, simply
because she 10 blonde. Now. my dear Mr.
John don't you think perhaps your friends ~
who warn Lou Nigh, like the young lady for
themseives' II such 10 not the case feel very
rorry FOR your stupidity. What difference doe, II
make In girl whether al. Is blonde or brunette,
Indeed II knew any man hesitated TO marry
me for any such foolish reason l certainly would
treat him with the coldness he deserves because
! am perfectly pleased with myself as
BLONDE, Of NeH Ynri
The evening world., 1894-07-18

good times, but at the FIRST touch OF hard
times business squeezed philanthropy
wholly out OF the combination and left
the workman poorer off than II he had
never been taken care of by paternalism.
1t is n good rule that the great en-
ployers of labor should not have any
control over the domestic and personal
freedom OF their armies OF wage
NJ.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
The summer Girls Parasol

A recent parasol caprice for ys1
girls Is to have wrought In silver on
handle a fac smile Of its owners VI
Ing of her Christian name. The lettefl
is neither large nor conspicuous. but
fancy cannot be considered in the 4
Of taste, since 1t calls public attent
to detail of personality which shdl
be reserved for ones circle Of intin'
friends.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
Cream Cookies.

Dissolve one teaspoonful OF soda in a
little warm water. and add to one cup
of sour cream. Cream one cup of butter
with two of sugar. add two eggs beaten
light, without separating, and the sour
cream. Mix smooth with three and one
half cups of -four. Have the mixture as
soft as possible. roll out and cut very
lightly. Bake in creased pans In a
moderately quick oven.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
Afternoon Garden Party.



Inclosed md ,'. which please accept for the
Sick pabcs Fund as tho result OF an afternoon
garden party and rctrcshment sale held on
Wcdnesday by the following children on Quincy
street brooklyn. The privilege OF the garden was
generously given hy ". Iappc, 800 Quincy street
FLORENCE 4. GIBBS, FLORENCE pOUTNEI,
BLANCHE HOLT. KATE MOSElEf,
BALLARD FAkNAM, HARRY 6. TWlBEll.
LIZZIE MOSEIEN HERBERT GIBBS.
DE WITT REED.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
Immortality and Science.
To tho Ititor

To the Ttitor
Some writer's In The Evening World" defend
asnosticism and call for T.. support Herbert
Spencer ana Sobert IngersolI In a country
like this. where philosophical culture is 60 rare
spencers name s good one to conJure by, but
on the Contin-nt Spencer is considered for what
he Is worth. not for a scientist for he never
made any true scientific Inv estigation but for a
superficial seneralizer. Mr.. Ingersoll's arguments
are good enough for mental mob. but not for
cultured, thinking Americans. Immortality can
be proved on the purest scientific grounds and
the following names Of scientists OF world wide
'ame stand for those who want to hear OF Il.
rrot' Cones, Prot. Shured. Prof Langey-all
three from the Smithsonian Institute. Washing
ton; Prof. schiapareli. the Italian astronomer;
Camille F'ammarcn. Prof Richert, OF Paris, one
OF the worlds able physicians; Prot. Lombrosa
ono OF the greatest experts in insanity and a
great Physiological and last but not least, the
original Investigator OF psychic science Prof
James, Of Harvard great many more nav be
Citcd. G. c. CROLLY, Pleasantyille N v
The evening world., 1894-07-18
strawberry Ice.

Mash two quarts Of straw berries W,
two pounds OF sugar and let the mixt
stand an hour or more. Squeeze in
straining cloth. pressing out all 1
juice. Add an equal measure Of wa
and when half frozen add the bea
whites of eggs in the proportion
three eggs to quart.
The evening world., 1894-07-18

Your correspondent "Civil Engineer" want.
to know where to md young lady worthy to
become wife" will say to him: I have
rcamed the country over from Louislana's sunny
cline to shasta's frozen peaks. and from Cali
forna'S golden shores to New Works. He'll Gate
and interviewed thousands OF enchanting men
subduers by whispering many fond words Of at-
lection into their porcelain ears. But for peer
less seraphs, with rare beauty and accomplish
mcnts to adorn their many virtues, will say:
Young man. go South. There sensible and cd
ucated men, can nnd worthy companions who
Invariably make happy homes. ITO Europe for
good wife" never. BLAST their heyes -
they are all ''oschker speel."
A IIlnGE OF HIIMAN NATIrRr
The evening world., 1894-07-18
Collected by Lucy and Mamie.

To tho Editor
Please acknowledge receipt o; ,2sS. collected
by Lucy Lyman and Mamie Carl. Tor Sick Ba-
bies Fund. NJ S LIPMAN
40 East Eighty third street
The evening world., 1894-07-18

The old adage that nothing is certain
In this world except death and taxes"
has been temporarily discredited by the
success OF the Goulds in the matter OF
personal taxation. Indeed. 1t may be
said that. as a rule. among New York
millionsirss taxes are very uncertain.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
PauNy Whit

II you are searching for a variation
card evenings try a "Pansy VIII
party. Have tally cards In shape
pansy blossoms, and have the pr
either in the form of pansies or d,
rated with them.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
The Clerk Kept the Change.

TO Inc Editor
Yesterday morning. about LIS o'clock. I was
need OF some English mustard. my child hsy-
ms cramps | went TO the drug store and
asked for 10 cents worth, paying with a bO-cent
piece, The clerk said Thank you" On asking
for change he said the balance belonged to him
for ringing him up. ana ne. put me out OF the
store. II he keeps or this way have no doub,
he'll be like Il. W. c. A WORKINGMAN
The evening world., 1894-07-18
A Bayonns Collector.

To the Editor =
Having read your paper and seeing in u tn.
many contributions to the Sick Babies Fund.
thought | would ry to help them. with the
aid OF LiIEis and Florence MscGilllvray and
Lille Reed | have collected / %. which hone
will mi vav to the needy.
FLORENCE Z. CRUNK. Bayonn,. n. j.
The evening world., 1894-07-18
4 Little Fair.


To the Editor.
lnclosed pleas. mad IS rs as the proceeds OF a
fair held In one Hundred aud Eighteenth street
We hope this email amount will help some sick
| lahteS
EHma Guusbers, Helen S'hucer,
Came stern, ATfHe SUhnCeT.
The evening world., 1894-07-18

Vlgilant broke her chain OF defeats
ana Britannia broke down yesterday.
Fortunately, the American boat was wei
assured OF victory before the Brltlshel
met with her mishap. and so We are
clearly entitled TO glorification over
the tardy triumph OF the Yankee sailer.
W. hadn't lost a bit Of courage over on
this side. Nevertheless, the winning at
Belfast comes as a timely "bracer."