The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-07
EAST PROVIDENCE.
The Wa!che emoke!s Took a Prize at
Fair Yesterday.
Funeral OF Two Victims OF the Disas-
ter at the Gasometcr Held To-day.

About 60 OF the members OF the Watche-
moket Fire Copmany went to the Kent
County fair yesterday, most OF them GO
ing on the IL m. train. There was lit
tie hitch about getting into the gate, as
the men at the gate were instructed TO
lei only those who had uniforms on In
free. AS some OF them fsimply had on
badges they We're stopped at the gate.
While one OF the company went TO find
Captain Mullin they all walked in and
that was the end OF the trou BILE.
At the contest with the engine the
Wstchemokets were badly beaten. When
IL came to the running With the hose
wagon the Watchemokets were right al
home and won the first pr ize OF ESQ, with
perfect ease. The Riverside firemen feel
very jubilant because they defeated the
W~schemokets in the contest with en-
gines, although they did not get SO niue .
money, only getting the third prize OF s2s.
The funeral of Lawrence L. Burns
was held AT the Church of the Sacred
Heart this morning. High mass was at
$3.50 by Rev. Father Higney, who had
charge OF the services. AS soon as the
funeral had passed out OF the church the
funeral OF John +. Riley was held, Re =.
Father Harty officiating. These two meD
were victims OF the accident at the gas
works in Providence on Wednesday, when
a number of men were overcome by gas.
Yesterday afternoon two men came TO
officer Taggart, and said they had been
assaulted on Water street by two other
men. who had knocked their horse down.
They drove them of and got their horse
up and came and found the officer. While
they were talking, woman came up 10
the officer and said drunken man had
followed her into her house and she could
not get him out. Taggart went with the
woman and found the man there, and
took him to the station, where he gave
his name as Patrick Sullivan. Officer Har-
rington, who was in the vicinity. went
in seach of the two men who had com
mitted the assault, but was not success
full in finding them.
This morning, Patrick Sullivan was
brought before the police court, charged
with being intoxicated and pleaded gull
ty. He received the usual fine of 81 and
costs. Sullivan said that he was one OF
the men who was at work at the torpedo
station at Newport when there was an
explosion, and he was hurt. He came TO
Providence yesterday TO see lawyer
Charles III. Page, about trying TO get
compensation from the Government on ac-
count OF the accident. Sullivan also said
the last he remembered was being in
Pages Office, till he found himself in the
cell at the station this morning.
Tonight the members of the q. A. II.
will leave by the New York boat on their
way TO Louisville to attend the National
Encampment
Hon. David s. Ray, with his two
daughters, and ex-Councilman Thomas
Ii. Ray and wife, will also make the
trip.
Judge George ". Bliss arrived home
yesterday from his trip to New Hamp-
shire, where he went to attend the reun-
ion OF the members OF the Fifth RI Cav
airy, who live there. He said he hsd a
very pleasant time.
Mrs. Sarah Norton Of Kansas Citv Mo
arrived in town yesterday. She will make
her bone with her son. Mr.. Samuel Nor
ton, who lives on Taunton avenue near
Broadway six corners.