The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-27
NORTH END NEWS
Funeral Of Thomas F.GiIbane
Jhis morning.<.v y
! ~ es>S :
A BicycIist Has a Narrow Escape
From Being Seriously Injured.
THE NEWS BUREAU,
NORTH END, 42S BRANCH AVENUE,
Telephone 0Oi-3.

Ieiophono VITO
The funeral of Thomas II. Giibane, sec
ond, the unfortunate victim OF the
drowning accident at Pawtuxet Sunday,
this morning. Rev. Father Briscoe, pas
tor OF the church, was the celebrant of the
mass OF requiem. There was very large
number OF friends OF the deceased In at
tendance at the funeral services, includ-
ing the members of Branch No. SO, G. X.
OF A. The floral offerings were unusually
numerous and beautiful and included
tributes from relatives, shopmates and
the Catholic Knights. The pail bearers
were selected from the organization. The
burial was at st. Francis cemetery.
Thomas McGrath, who lives at 26 Globe
street, in this city, had q very narrow
escape from serious injury last evening.
He was riding along Nichols street on
his bike, and, apparently, did not know
of the sharp descent the street makes as IL
approaches Charles street, so he did not
regulate his machine properly, and went
could not stop his wheel when he became
aware OF his danger, and went very rap
IDLY across Charles street ana bumped up
against an iron trolley pole. He was
dazed for a few moments and was taken
by people who were on the sidewalk
into Gilbert's pharmacy. He was there
given restoratives and an examination of
his face and hea was made TO see IL he
was bruised or cut, but no exterior in
juries were found. When McGrath re-
covered consciousness Alderman Mccarthy
offered to take him home In his carriage,
but McGrath pluckily said there was
nothing the matter with him and politely
declined the offer. When he had gone a
few hundred feet the unfortunate cyclist
had to give In and acknowledge his weak
ness and then the offer OF conveyance
was accepted, and he was driven to his
home.
What might have been a very disas-
trous fire broke out in freight car %, 3S7
of the {. L. g. ~ ST. L. road near Branch
Bridge about 10:15 O'Clock last evening.
The blaze was discovered, by John Kind
Ian, breaking through the top OF the car,
and II had probably been smouldering
long time in the bales OF cotton with
which the car was loaded. An alarm CT
fire was rung in from box 157 and the fire
department responded with its usual
promptitude. The well-directed streams
quickly extinguished the blaze and saved
the numerous cars which were near the
burning one from destruction. The dam
age was not very heavy, but the top and
sides OF the car were badly charred and
the cotton well soaked.
On returning from the fire. No. hose
carriage had one OF its wheels snapped
off, and the emergency wagon had TO be
called from down town TO take its trap
pings to the hose LONE.
Two well-known young residents OF
Wanskuck will be married at Roger Will
liams' chapel tomorrow afternoon.
A number OF electric light poles were
put up on Veazie street today.
The condition OF James Nooran, who
fell into an alkali vat at the Silver Spring
bleachery yesterday, was reported much
improved this morning.
= Captain Baker of the Second police sta
tion returned to duty yesterday after a
pleasant vacation.
. Interest i'm the Quaranta case continues
unabated among the Italian residents OF
this part of the city. Up to this noon
there were no further developments in
the case.
The awarding of the contract for the
new State House and the announ cement
that work will be begun on the struct-
important changes That will soon be ac-
complished facts on Smiths Hill. There
is lots of room in the vicinity OF Soldiers
or Gaspee hill for the erection OF hand
some building that will be in keeping
with the palatial structure the State is to
erect, but the old glory or notoriety of
the Gaspee section Is finally doomed. OF
late years much OF the picturesqueness
that hung around that old section has
disappeared and of course the time must
be very short before the remaining shan
ties shall go down the back corridors of
almost OF caves of strange structures,
some of them with history whose writ
ing IL not edifying, would be interesting.
Then, too, to the north of where the
building will stand Is the fine Duncan
mansion, the scene in times past OF some
of the pleasantest and most elaborate
private parties ever given in this city,
around which are some smaller places that,
hid by trees or high fences, seem to have
been scarcely ever half awakened during
the day from the dullness aud darkness of
the preceding night. The transforma-
tion scenes will be watched by many
with interest, and by few with regret.
as this new building OF the State with
the Normal School, the Disappearance OF
old time shops and the new highways
that must be built will give to the nat
ural beauty of this part OF the city the
modernization that ii has long needed.
There will be an entertainment given
in Young's Literary Association Hall,
Wanskuck, Friday evening, September
g. under the direction of Miss Maggie
Frances Durigan. wellknown young
elocutionist of this section.