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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
SEVERE AT NEWPORT.
Five-Inch Ice and Frozen Fish Washed
Ashore.

The worst storm occurred here last
night and this morning ever experienced
and the damage will foot up into the
thousands. The wind came up last night
from southwest and before daylight was
blowing gale of 80 miles an hour. The
ice in the harbor soon broke up and the
sea sent cakes, five inches thick, 10) feet
up the wharves together with lot OF
frozen fish. All the cellars along the
water front contain from s to 10 inches OF
water, greatly damaging the stock. Early
this morning the police were called out
to remove lime barrels from Barker's
wharf and secure lumber.
One small fishing schooner was blown
from the middle OF the harbor and thrown
up on side on Long wharf. Several larger
schooners were blown upon wharves but
not seriously damaged.
AT daylight a barge was seen ashore
on the west side of Goat Island
flying signals of distress. A tug
went to her assistance out could
do nothing for her. About II O'Clock she
blew of the island, and is now drifting in
the harbor. II is not known how much
she is damaged. Her name is Banta.
The Baltimore is fast going ashore.
At the United States Training Station
the damage will reach 1900.
Two floats came ashore here from Mar
ragansett Pier, a distance OF II miles.
Navigation is suspended and the patrol
life saving station crew has been doubled.
Very thick of shore.
The Providence OF tho Fall River line,
OF which put in here last night bound for
New York, still remains tied up to her
wharf. Her passengers were forwarded
by train this morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF a writ o. execution, Nos 75i and 1852
issued from the Common Pleas Division Of the
Supreme Court no lden at Providence within and
for the County OF Providence, judgment was
rendered on the cath day OF April and eturnable to
said court on the a7th day OF May A. d. 1885, where
and stale OF Rhode Island Is plaintiff in No. Isl
and also Thomas j. kiernan Of said Providence
county and State Is plaintiff In No. T52, and James
H. Jordan Of Cranston in the County OF Providence
and State aforesaid IL defendant will be sold at
public auction az the Sheri's ONCE in the Provl-
A. ID. 1895, ti2 o'clock, noon All the right TILE
and int rest that the said James u. Jordan had
the time OF the services OF the original writ in this
suit In and TO the following described real estate:
certain lot or parcel of land with the improve
merts thereon situated on the casterly side OF
bounded and described az follows: Commencing
at point at the north easterly corner OF said
Cranston street and Arlington avenue thence run
ming essterly bounded southerly by said Arlington
avenue, liz 36-lO0 It., thence northerly at right
angles with said Arlington avenue. bounded east
now or formerly Of Almaran Harris heirs, thence
westerly bounded northerly by land now or form
erly OF said Harris heirs W IT, TO Cranston street
thence southerly bounded westerly by said Gran
ston street 50 81 100 IT, 20 point 81 beginning being
Tot No. aud the westerly 10 a. Of lot No. q on n
plat entitled the Richard Fenner ard Andrew Ford
plat OF house OTIS on CranstOn street In Cranston
*. i. Said plat Is record in the Town Clerks
once In real estate 70, ord book No. g. page Said
lot contains 1OSs W-i00 a., and was conveyed by
hchad Fenner 20 James n. Jordan by deed re.
Levied on by me this S0th day OF November a. n,
1879, at 10 o'clock aud will be sold 10 satisfy
said execution N cient
WILLIAM r. wlNsLow.
wls-R m Deputy shertf.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
A BALLAD OF THE STORM.

The darkest hours before the dawn
Did gloweringly lurk,
The while the roaring, raging storm
Was getting In its work.
A trolley car. all white with ice,
Was fighting its way through
The blind ing snow that swept In glee
Down Prairie avenue.
The motor man with goggles on
Did bravely face the gale
And scattered up and down the road
The sand from his sand pail.
Then bzz bzz, bzz, the wheels went round
And slid upon the track.
And then that trolley car began
To go a-sliding back
oh luckless trolley car. alaok
Oh luckless human souls
A-stranded there. amid the storm.
Regardless Of white poles
Hard down your brake. brave motarman !
We drift before the sleet.
Beware. lest we lose all we've gained
And slide down Point street
And bzz. bzz, bzz. the wheels go round.
While, hiss and flash and crack,
The electric fluid helplessly
spurts outward from the track.
Now onward moves that trolley car,
Then, backward slides once more,
And takes us by the spot that we
Have passed four times before.
And now, alas. the sands all gone,
Tho buck ct all scraped dry
"Get out, get out and sweep the track!"
The passengers all cry.
Alas! How futile is the broom.
AS easily might you
Sweep all the stars from Heavens dome
AS Prairie avenuel
us there no hope, can we not mover"
The maid, despairing, said.
'The goodness knows 1t is quite time
That maids should be in bed"
i've work to do" the strong man spake
"Soon after break of dav.
/" Must / sit here all night awake.
And miss my sleeping-say?'
The motor-man. In deepest gloom
And despair turned his head.
Then gave a cry, for out the storm
He saw light ahead
"Ihe ghost the ghost !" be cried aloud,
"We'll soon be moving now."
And, sure enough, we saw. ahead,
The light of the snow plow.
Then on each others neoks we fall,
CThe maiden fell on mine),
For well we knew the big snow plow
Would shortly clear the line.
And now the road Is cleared, and now,
Tied safely to the ghost,
We onward fly till each arrives
At his. or her. white post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
OVERDUE STEAMERS
Nothing Heard Of the Ocean Steamers
La Gascogne and Teutonic.

NEW YORK, Feb. Sup to 3 O'Clock this
afternoon nothing has been seen of the
overdue steamer, La Gascogne, nor of the
Teutonic and other steamers that are now
due. Numerous inquiries have been re-
ceived from the West regarding the La
Gascogne and Teutonic.
At Sandy Jook the wind was blowing
al the extraordinary rate of 75 miles an
hour and with difficulty the observer
could see only to the bar. Under ssch
conditions no vessels would dare ap-
proacn the land.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08

road leading to Warren was at one
time impossible, being nooded by
by the full sea and remained so for long
time after the tide had been receding Tor
several hours. Citizens who are well ad.
vanced in years say they never
witnessed anything like 1t before,
Trees in number OF places were
uprooted and several small buildings
blown down. The mansion OF Hon.
Joshua Wilbour, which fronts the har-
Dor in the south part OF the town, prs
sented a scene worthy of mention, being
covered with ice caused by the sea break
ing over il.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
Rough I'm New Bedford.

New BEDFORD, Feb. S.-The worst
storm since 1888 prevailed here last
night, and is still raging. The tide
early this morning was the
highest ever known, and many business
houses near the water front were flooded.
Several of the mills were compelled to
shut down owing to the water in their
cellars. The wind blew gale OF As miles
an hour at O'Clock this morning and
street car traffic is entirely suspended.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
Worth Knowing.

IL is point worth knowing that in the opin-
ion of all leading furniture manufacturers
there is soon 10 be "A sharp rise i'm furniture
prices. Such figures as are now being quoted
at the Paine warerooms, on Canal street
Boston, cannot in reason last long. In another
column, for example, is an engraving of full
colonial chimney piece. with overnantle com
plete, OF which tho price is only SIS. The
materials alone must have cost very cloye to
this price.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
lDOu't Hurt.

Fine Gold Filings for two dollars and
upward. Silver Filings one dollar. Crown
and Bridge Work speciality. DIR. simmons
method of Extracting Is always painless and
perfectly safe. Recommended by leading
physicians. DIR. NJ. Y. Simmons Dental
Rooms. 333 Westminster street. Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
PILGRIM SAFE.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. s.--steamer
Pilgrim is reported laid up near New
Haven over night and has left for this
city. No accident has occurred to ner.
The freight steamer Brockton which was
due from New York early this morning
has been sighted. She is trying to make
the wharf, but is hard In the ice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
TO OBSERVE The 22nd.

Department Commander Daniel II.
Ballou has issued a circular TO the q. II.
men OF Rhode Island calling attention to
the resolution passed at the 9th National
Encampment relative to the observance OF
Washington's birthday. And he earnestly
enioins every Post in the State TO hold
open meetings on this data
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
TELEGRAPH IN BRIEF.

PARKERsBURa, w. Va, Feb. &c. w.
Johnson, an old citizen, became paralyzed
last night from cold on his way home,
fell, and froze to death in sight of the
house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08

SANTA Rosa, CAL, Feb. s.-Rucolph
Spreckels, who is stopping on his ranch
near here, was seen last night and denies
emphatically that he was mixed up in the
plot to re-seat ex-Queen Lilioukalani
and said he had never furnished money or
arms to the revolutionists.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
LAST EDITION
THREE DROWNED,
Pathetic Story Of the Loss Of
the YawI.
Two Men Perish NobIy Trying to Save
Companion.
A Rescuing Party Searched for tho
Missing Men.

MILWAUKEE, WIS.,, req. o. no Icscu-
ing party in search OF the men who drifted
out on the lake last night, in fire de-
partment yawI, returned at 2:15 this
morning and reports the following men
as lost:
Gus STAYNER of Chicago.
Tom ANDERSON of Milwaukee.
JOHN BROWN of Port Huron, Mich.
They were occupants of the first yawl,
and although the ire boat cruised about
for distance OF IL miles, not trace of
the men was discovered and there is not
one chance in thousand that they are
living.
The three occupants of the volunteer
yawl landed at the crib and went out with
the fire boat. The story of the loss of the
yawl is a pathetic one. The provisions
had been unloaded, the oars taken out
and all the men were landed except Gus
Stayner, when the painter accidentally
became detached and Stayner drifted
off a short distance before those on the
crib could do anything to save him. He
was thrown an oar but could do nothing to
help himself. Anderson and Brown, see
ing that their companion would drift
away unless they did something to help
him, tore down the doors of the crib and
foated them on the lake, each one
getting on a door. But they were all
three quickly carried away by the strong
northwest wind. When the second yawi
reached the crib nothing could be seen of
them and the search of the fireboat for
them was futile.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
OFFICERS REINSTATED.

Officers Kane and Cobb, who were on
duty on Pine street the night that Place.
Peterson a. Co.'s shop was broken into,
and who had hearing before the police
committee yesterday afternoon, have been
reinstated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08

CLEVELAND, Feb. S.-A telegram signed
by Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit men
representing s25,oOo,ooo worth of vessel
property, has been sent to President
Cleveland from this city requesting him
to sign the White bill, which embodies
the sailing rules for the Great Lakes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
There Was No Quorum in the Senate
This Morning.
Resolution to Pay Bills of State House
Land Commission Passed In House.

There was no session OF the Senate this
morning. Fourteen members re-
sponded TO the roll, SO, on the motion OF
Senator Freeman, an adjournment was
taken until Tuesday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08
ALDERMAN A BURROWS.
Died Suddenly Of Heart Disease at
His Home, Last Evening.

Alderman Edward G. Burrows died
suddenly OF heart disease at his home, 81
Somerset street, last evening.
Deceased was born in this city, May H.
1928, and has always made II his home.
He acquired the education affo rded by
the public schools and then entered busi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08

Lady Henry Somerset and Miss Frances
u. Willard will lecture in Infantry hall
this evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08

AUGUSTA, Me-, Feb. s.--John l.. Stevens,
ex-minister to Hawaii, died at O'Clock
this morning after four weeks illness,
aged "a years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-08

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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-26
InaI,Iannl cemmnnIon cnn..

Among the important sanitary re-
forms Of the present day. the individual
communion cup II coming into general
notice. II has been said. In dlscounten-
ance OF this. that there IN no provable
case OF disease resulting from the COM
mon cup but this ms an argument In
absolutely useless, No sane person viii
contend that, because We can not see
disease germs floating through the air
that they may not be present Ger
tainly, whoever looks over the person.
mel Of any church. especially In some
OF the less cultivated localities. can
scarcely refrain from shudder at the
thought OF the possible incubation from
some OF the individuals who regularly
present themselves at the communion
rail. a quarter Of q century ago there
lived In a western community man
who had cancer on his lower lip. Sew
cral members OF the church 10 which
he belonged declined TO take commun-
ion with him. strictly on sanitary
grounds, There was a great deal OF
discussion on the subject, good deal
Of hard feeling. some Observation-Disclosures.
and a Arm belief In the minds OF many
that the objections were entirely I'M
christian and unworthy Of the faith
which they professed, Nevertheless
they declined. and IN the light NJ
present-day Investigations. were GER
tainly Justified In so doing.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-26

seriously that she was considered a
great beauty In her day. and that she
had plenty OF admirers. young and old
Mrs. Patty Richardson II the eldest ~
these interesting widows She was born
nlncty-fOur years ago. and her husband
was Godfrey Richardson. who fought
and struggled with tho New York
troops. The old lady II now living IN
the little town OF East Bethel. Windsor
county. VI, Her husband fought under
Schuyler. Herklmer and Arnold. and
helped those warriors 20 beat on fur
goync and his Indian allies. Mrs. Rich
ardson tells many stories about the war,
as her husband was In the thlckest of
many big battles. The youngest OF the
widows Is Mrs. Mary Snond. who r. only
70 years old. and quite handsome
woman to-day, Her husband. Howdoin
Snead, was n Nlrglnlan and fought with
the troops that Washington loved hest
OF all The old lady II now living IN
the small village Of Parksiey. In the
county NJ Accomac. Va. not far from
where her husband was born and
raised. Mrs. Snead's husband was
commissioned officer In the revolution.
and was probably born In 1850. although
his widow was not born until 1916. She
was not married until 1885. and at that
time the revolutionary hero was old
enough 10 be her grandfather
Mrs. Nancy Cloud. another Of the
widows. Is very proud OF the fact that
her husband was one Of the men who
risked his life 10 establish the nation.
The old lady is a Virginlan. on being
asked by the Sunday World TO give an
account OF her life, she kindly wrote out
the following;
MY husband, william Cloud. was a
revolutionary soldier. have often
heard him tell OF the hardshlps he went
through In the war and how he walked
and marched for miles on lee and snow;
how he wadod through rivers. and how
his feet would bleed. have heard him
tell how they would come so near starv-
Ing that they would 70 into corn
field where the British fed their horses.
aud there they would pick up the scat
tered grains 10 Keep themselves from
starving. think he said he was al tho
surrender Of Yorktown, and marched
four days without getting mouihful
MY husbands age was o. as well as
I can remember. Mr. Cloud was fine.
sensible man. and was well respected
by all who knew him. lie was husl-
ness man, ana was chairman OF The
court for forty years. lie was high
sheriff Of the county when he died. IN
IN ON his deathbed he was atrong-mlnd-
ed, pert and active.
"He died In 1Si2. on the sth OF Febru.
airy. and my youngest child, boy, was
born the same day. about half an hour
before Mr.. Cloud died He was In his
senses and named him Washington, az
ter the father OF his country, The house
was crowded. He repeated his wish
over and over. / told him that all he
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-26

fondlng them an the time that he IL
not nursing thci~ little fiower-pot baby.
These humble yet most perfect little
farmers can pillow whore an American
team would mlre and drown. Their
team u little. blue Chinese COW. with
enormous clovcn feet Her horns stick
straight back toward her shoulders.
slim ana short. like a goats; her collar
ls two crooked sticks tied together; and
u looks as n she were going TO creep
through Il as she tugs and tugs at the
ropes attached to the pillow from the coll
lar. Her tongue is out and she wall
lows slowly along up to her belly in
mud and water; but she II as good-na-
tured and patient all the time as her
master; take on her ropes and sticks and
she runs to the nearest ditch and wal
lows In the mud like sow. She raises
n calf. plows, pulls the cart TO town ana
gives milk bountifuily at the same sea-
son
The portraits Of the president and
queen printed herewith are from the
latest sitting and are believed TO be tho
best yet taken.
JuDsoN BLACK.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-26
"ALF'' TAYLOR.


ticle In a southern newspaper as fol-
lows
The Joint appearance Of Hon. Alfred
a. Taylor and Ex-Governor Robert l..
Taylor during the session of 1856. In
Yankee Doodle" and Dixie" In the
principal cities of the United States Will
be revival Of the famous war of
Roses" Alfred opening the entertain
ment with Yankee Doodle" and "Our
Rob" closing with Dixie"
The tour viii be under the manage
mcnt of G. l. Ridley OF Nashville, who,
since that remarkable contest FOR the
governorship Of Tennessee, has been
trying 90 bring them together again.
The appearance OF the brothers upon
the hastings In that contest excited I'M
usual attention throughout the country.
ana whenever they appeared they were
greeted with Immense thronga. the
partlsans Of Alfred wearing a rcd rose
ana those OF Bob q white rose. when
the campaign was over II occurred TO
Mr.. Ridley that Il had ended too soon
and he began laying plans FOR It's re-
vlyal. but Gov Taylor was In the cNeru-
tive chair four years and after that
Alfred Taylor was serving his district
IN congress. ana so the idea has not
been feasible until now, Alfredo term
In Congress ended March I ana M last
the brothers have consented TO appear
upon the platform.
In East Tennessee. where the Roanc
and Unaka Mt their heads heavenward
Ia peaceful Happy Valley. near the
banks ~ the beautiful Watauga. Alfred
and Bob Taylor were born and lived
through the trundle-bed-the sun.
rise period OF life. Too young
to participate In the war between
the states they were children
In q section divided against Itself.
and grew 70 mans estate In an atmos-
pherc ~ Intense excitement. The pa
ternal side of the family favored the
cause OF the Union, the maternal side
was strongly attached TO the oonfedor-
ncy. and 10 their every surrounding
brought iis conflicting emotions. until
after a while they came upon the stage
OF action. when the young blood OF the
south had set about recuperating de-
vastatcd fields and reconstructing shat
tered fortunes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-26

rounded by children. grandchildren ana
great grandchildren.
She Il ninety years old and was mar
ried when twcnty-onc Ia Mr. Durham.
THIS was In 1925. whom the nation was
fifty years old. and when Mr Durham
was considerably older. Her interest
ing letter follows;
MY name when Girl was Aaennth
Gurlcy. was born and brought up In
Connecticut (Mansheid). Ny father died
when was two years old. We were
poor. and. AZ the custom was In those
old. hard times. We children were bound
out. I was quite young girlo when !
married Mr.. Durham. my soldier hus-
band He was pcnaiOner when I mar
ricd him. but only S2i year because
he had little property and the country
was poor then. We lived In the anmo
nclghborhood where I was brought up
for several years. had two children.
both now living; then we came here into
York State when the country was new
and very sickiy. with plenty OF woods
and log houses. Excepting n very few
years, l have lived In the same neigh
borhood that l came 10 over sixty years
ago.
~ know I ought 10 be- able 60 tell n
great deal about the old war, Tor hardly
a day passed but whai my husband told
me some Incident OF the war. but I could
not write Il 10 have II read anyhow, !
presume the children could tell more
than | can The daughter lives In West
Greek. n. j. (Ars Leigh The son iives
I'm this town-Almanln Durham.
There are quite a number Of grand
children and great grandchildren. all
descendants Of the old soldier husband.
| do not think there ~ such another IN
stance In the whole country.
~ have had no pictures taken since
| was seventy years old am now In
my nlnety-nrHt year. and very feeble
do not leave the house.
My husband served two terms IN the
war Once he WAS drafted ana once
he enlisted. but / have forgotten how
long he served each time, Yours w.
spectfully,
"AsENATH TURNER"
Mrs Mary Brown n now In her nine
ty-nrst year. Her husband. Joseph
Brown. fought with tho Pennsylvania
troops an through the war The old
lady r. now living IN the city Of Knox
vile, Tenn, ana can tell many stories
about the hnrdships ner Revolutionary
husband encountered
There are two Revolutionary widows
living In the little county Of Windsor.
W. one or them, Mrs. Patty Richard
son. has already been referred 10. The
other Is Mrs. Esther s. Damon, widow
Of Noah Damon. who fought with the
Massachusetts, trooDa Mrs. Damon
lives In the old town OF Plymouth Union
and Is comparatively young, being only
eighty-one years OF age.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-26

An erroneous and seemingly malicious
report In a daily newspaper that Clara
Louise Kellogg had lost money friends
and good looks. and was greatly 20 be
pltled, has evoked several emphatic
contradictions. Mrs. Strakosch lives In
style and luxury near Union square. In
an apartment that Is said 10 be one OF
the most artlstlcally furnished In New
York. and her receptions are attended
by many people Of note. She Is stll
plumY and pretty, ana her fame Is fresh
enough 10 bring her hundreds OF re-
quests 20 train promising voices. These
she refuses but occasionally she ap-
pears at some free school for the poor.
and decked In diamonds a splendid
figure, sings TO delight the children.