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Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
WHOLE NO. 1852
A TERRIBLE CASE,
Catherine BOnetz FrOze to Death
"A Sad Case of Starvation
and WretchedneSS.

Catherine Bonetz FrOze to Death
"A Sad Case of Starvation
and Wretchedness.
Pierce IL CARL were called out to
Carmel Friday to take charge of
Mrs. Catherine Bon-tz. German wo-
man 45 years old, vii. died ia hovel
| there last Wednesday.
Pneumonia war g,y y as the cause
of her death, hut D. Thompson, who
was called out 70 see her and found
her dead when he arrived, save that
the poor woman actually froze to
| death, her death being accelert ted by
Starvation.
Mrs. Bone z, wi n her husband, came
70 this country from Germeny three
years ago, and took up their residence
at Carmel. The house 10 which thew
lived was an unfinished ope-a mere
hovei, poorly wes ther boarded, un-
plassered and unfurnished-a wretched
habitetion. The couple seemed to be
very poor; no furniture Of any account
was In the house, and tiny stove was
all there was by which to warm 1t.
When the undertaken arrived the
shanty was deserted; the man had
been taken In by the nearest neighbor,
who lived about half mile away, and
the doors and windows were all board
ed mp and nailed fast, the corpse being
inside and alone.
The undertakers had to break the
door open to get the remains out. A
grave had been ordered dug In the lit.
tie cemetery at Carmel. but the snow
banks were so high that no location
could be found for the grave, so the
undertakers loaded up the remains on
their sleigh and brought them In town
to their morgue. They will be buried
at a cemetery here as soon as a grave
can be opened.
This Is terrible case-it is horrible
to think that such case of destitution
should exist in community like this
when plenty abounds on every hand;
it Is awful to think that people can
actually starve and persia to death
from lack of means to let their neces-
stiles be known.
How the man Is faring Is not known.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
THE FIRST NEWS.
Sunday Papers by the Way OF
MilIViIIe.

The first news from the outside
world came by way of Millville,
Trains got through to that town
before they arrived here. A couple
OF enterprising newsboys hired a
rig and drove to this city with two
great piles Of newspapers. They
had scarcely arrived before every
body, seemingly, knew they were
here They put their bundles down
on the walk and proceeded to do
business. The demand was lively.
The people wanted a feast after the
newspaper famine. and they crowded
around the boys and bought the
editions as fast as they could hand
them out. And fancy prices were
charged. Nobody could buy paper
for less than ten cents, and pretty
much everybody gave fifteen, es-
pecially for New York papers. But
nobody kicked, and the news con-
tanned in the columns was devoured
with evident relish.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
WI AHLS ARRIVE.
"reat Bags OF Letters, Papers
8nG Packases.

8AO F&cka es.
With the incoming of trains there
IS a vast amount of work mapped
out for the Post Office EMPLOYEES
The express wagons brought up bag
after bag OF papers, letters and other
mail matter. The distributors fell
to work Immediately, and it took a
long time to sort out the mail. The
boxes of the business men were
crammed with letters which have
been delayed since Friday morning.
The people were early on hand and
they were soon engaged in going
over their mail. The papers two and
three days old were devoured eager
ly, as all they contain is news to the
people he re, who have been shut off
from the world. The letter cerriers.
who haw4 been having something Of
snap for a few days, found their
pouches inadequate for the reception
OF the mass of matter received
They will be obliged to make several
trips.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
BRIDGETON, N. j., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY n, 1895.

right Immediately the train re-
turned to Elmer.
At about seven o'clock, possibly 6
few moments before, William Rich
ards steamed in at Irving avenue
with the first passenger train. II
was the same engineer who pulled
the first train in after the awful biz
zard of 1888.
Upon it were several of the pas.
sengers who had been snow bound.
Among them was Miss Maud Ches-
sire, the only lady passenger.
The other trains arrived soor
after, and the engineers drilled them
in the yard, and on Monday the
trains left on time, and the road is
reported entirely free from obstruc-
tions.
Some time during the night a
freight train arrived, the first since
Thursday morning, and there was
considerable activity this morning
about the freight depot.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
Rough Experience Of sletghers


SALEM, Feb. a0.-Frank Davis and
Edward Riley, residents of Woods
town, about ten miles north of this
city, started for their homes last
night about 8 o'clock, and had gone
only about two miles on their jour
ney when they became blinded and
and bewildered by the prevailing
blizzard. They wandered about
with their horse and sleigh for about
two hours, when they halted in front
of small house, where they secured
the services of colored man who
drove them back to this city. Both
men were nearly perished when they
arrived. Their feet, hands and faces
were badly frozen, and they are yet
in a critical condition.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
JOHN G. sCHENCK DEAD.
A Second Stroke of Paralysis
Seized Him and Death Came
in a Few Minutes,

A Second Stroke of Paralysis
Seized Him and Death Came
in Few Minutes.
Ex.Citv Councilman John @. Schenck
died suddenly at his residence, No. 40
Elmer street, Saturday morning.
Mr.. Schenck came down to break.
fast at five minutes after nine o'clock,
and was apparently as we'll as he had
been at any time for year past. He
walked with his crutch and cane, and
talked cheerfully with his daughter,
Mrs. Cox, who had just prepared the
morning meal.
Suddenly he reeled and was about
to fall when Mrs. Cox caught him In
pains in his head; Mrs. Schenck, his
wife, entered from another room; the
! family physician was sent for, but In a
| few minutes he was dead. He died in
time of the attack.
| Mr.. Schenck was born In Burling.
ton county, at Colesville, SO years ago,
last August. He grew up there.
learned the trade of a shoemaker and
married there.
He entered the railroad service 40
years ago, as a brakeman and worked
his way up to the position of engin-
eer, which position he maintained for
quarter of century.
He was off the road about four years
during which time he was engaged in
the grocery business In this city, but,
retiring from this he again took charge
of the throttle.
In 1878 at the March election, he was
elected member of City Council serv.
ing one term.
| He was member for over thirty
years of Commerce street M. e. Church
In which he was onelof the officers for
a time.
He leaves a widow, three daughters
and one SOD, Ex-Councilman John E.
Schenck. His daughters are Mrs. VIM.
Allen, wife of the glass manufacturer,
Mrs. Nicholas 6etsinger and Mrs
Richard Cox.
Mr.. Schenck received his first para.
latte shock year ago last December.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14

town, a distance of three miles.
MIR. Lawson got in a snow bank and
would have frozen to death had it
not been for the efforts of Collector
Butcher, who pulled him out and
urged him on. They reached Yorke,
town about IL o'clock, where they
were taken care of.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14

The storm that started last We'd
nesday at the Gulf is rapidly leaving
the United States towards the
northeast, but it was very cold over
almost the entire country. It's ef-
fects were felt as far west as Port
Arthur and as far south as Charlotte.
And it is certain that they were felt,
too, for hundreds of miles out to sea.
The belt of country in which the
thermometer stood between zero and
the freezing point embraced all the
Southern States and by far the
greater number of the Western
States. Only in the point of the
Florida peninsula and in an irregular
strip along the Pacific coast
was the mercury above 80 de-
grees of Fahrenheit. In Florida the
cold has destroyed IS per cent. of
the growing oranges, pineapples,
strawberries and vegetables. The
loss from this destruction is esti-
mated at S10,000,OOO.
Railroad traffic and transportation
of all kinds was everywhere para
lyzed. The fuel famine continues in
those places where natural gas is
burned for the purposes of the house
hold. Food is scarce in many Penn
sylvania towns. In the Oklahama
Strip men and school children have
been frozen to death, and people
are missing who, it is feared, have
been frozen.
Death and disaster followed in the
wake of the great storm. AS the
winds subside and the snow furries
clear away the frightful effects of
this icy cyclone are apparent in all
their horrible details. Many lives
have been lost at sea, and some brave
reseues have been made by the heroic
surfmen on the Atlantic coast. The
steamer Teutonic is safe at New
York, and her eventful trip was
crowned by her saving nine lives
from sinking schooner. AS the
shades of night fell an awful story
comes from the schooner Won Till
son, off the Long Island coast. Five
dead men are lashed to the rigging,
and two live men are begging to be
saved.
On shore are the stories of men
perishing in the extreme cold from
exposure. Railroad traffic is nearly
suspended between this city and
New York, and points South and
West. The tie-up by the Snow King
is as complete, if not more so, than
by human agency. Passengers on
the ill-fated trains that have been
stalled in the snowdrifts are suffer.
ing and relief comes slowly.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14

for Philadelphia at 500 a. M, was
overcome by the cold after leaving
this city. The fireman ran the train
to Vineland, where McNeal was
lifted from the cab and revived.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
PAPER BOYS At WORK.
delivering the Philadelphia q
Journals.

The news dealers received several
instalments of Philadelphia and New
York papers upon the trains Sunday
night. The delivery boys were
started Immediately upon the routes
with the belated papers The first
deliveries were made about seven
O'Clock, and they were followed i'm.
mediately by the papers of Monday
morning, which arrived on time.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
MIR. LAWsON'S PLIGHT.
Pulled from q SnOWdRift i'm the
Nick of Time.

SALEM, N. j, Feb. 9.-Ex Mayor
Charles S. Lawson and Internal
Revenue Collector James Butcher
had a narrow escape from freezing to
death yesterday. They took the
express from this city at 7.40 o'clock
for Philadelphia, but got snow-bound
eight miles from this city.
They attempted to walk to Yorke.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
Storm Notes from m1Ilvi,Ie.

MILLvLLE, Feb, S-Herbert Nc
Kensey, residing on Pine street,
started to walk to Elmer yesterday,
but got caught in the storm and
started back. His feet are badly
frozen, and one may have to be am
putated.
Ex-Councilman McGear fell on the
ice at High and Main streets this
afternoon, and was taken home un-
conscious.
All trains on the South Jersey
railroad between Winslow and Cape
May have been abandoned. A South
Jersey freight train is buried in the
snow above Cape May Court House.
When the north-bound Cape May
express on the West Jersey railroad
was between Manumuskin and this
city the wind blew the tin roof of
the baggage Car.
James McNeal, engineer on the
Maurice River train, which left here
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
JERSEY COmING OUT.
Getting Ont OF the Big Drifts all
Right.

The effects of the heavy snow fall,
high winds and zero temperature are
still felt throughout New Jersey.
Railroad travel has been resumed on
the main lines, but number of
branch roads are still blocked with
snow. Many trains that have been
stalled in snow drifts for two days
were dug out yesterday. Passengers
and trainmen had suffered severely
Nearly all the country roads are i'm
passable and there is much suffering
on account of scarcity of provisions.
A coal famine is imminent and many
industrial establishments will soon
have to shut down for lack of fuel.
WooDBURY-Two men with sleighs
came from Clarksboro yesterday
after provisions, The village was
short of food. The stores had been
cleaned out and the railroad is
blocked with snow. Mickleton and
Swedesboro are in the same plight.
No newspapers had reached those
towns since Thursday. Butchers
and bakers have been unable to
supply their customers in the coun-
try since the storm set in, and physi-
clans cannot get to their country
patients. No trolley car has been
run to this city from Camden since
Thursday night.
PAULsBoRo.-Travel was resumed
on the Delaware River Railroad yes
terday after snow blockade of two
days, Butchers have been unable to
supply their customers with meat.
No mail has left the postofice since
Thursday evening Charles Gill had
his face badly frozen,
SALEM-This town is still cut off
from railroad communication. On
Saturday the temperature was eight
degrees below zero, but yesterday
the weather had moderated. All the
country roads are blocked and resi-.
dents of nearby villages have been
unable to get into town for supplies.
Craven Brothers will probably have
to shut down their glass factory to-
night for lack of fuel, and 800 hands
will be thrown out of employment.
Mrs. Mary Pancoast, go years old,
fell on the ice and broke her leg in
two places.
PENNsGRovE.-In front of dozen
houses facing the river, snow and ice
have piled to height of from twelve
to fifteen feet. The river is frozen
over.
M1LLvmLE-The first train to ar
rive from Philadelphia since Friday
night got here at $50 yesterday
morning, and was crowded with peo-
pie who had been on the road since
4 O'Clock Saturday afternoon, many
of them for Bridgeton, and livery
men reaped harvest taking them
over in sleighs. The main line of
the West Jersey is clear and trains
are running on all the seashore
branches. Travel was resumed to-
day on the local trolley line, but the
line to Bridgeton is still closed and
all the cars are buried in snow.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
After Three Days Trains are
Running.
AWFUL TRAGEDIES ON LAND AND
SEA-GREAT DESTRUCTION
DONE ALL OVER.
THE FIRST TRAIN IN LAST
SUNDAY NIGHT.

Millville Gets Trains Before
Bridgeton, and the First
Papers Come that Way--Be-
lated Mails Now Coming In--
Passenger Traffic All Right
for the Present.
The old folks that talk about the
old fashioned winters. cannot give the
young folks any pointers this morning.
If In ye olden time billiards. were
more severe than the one sweeping
over the cour try yesterday and last
night, then the people of to-day are
glad that they did not live in ye olden
time.
All Thursday the snow fell rapidly
and as the day heightened the winds
grew in power, and the gale swept the
snow In binding sheets, drifting In
great piles, here, there and every
where. Thursday nigh the storm grew
in power, and until early Friday morn
ing the snow continued falling fast.
Friday morning the sun was shining,
but in the east sun dog was plainly
apparent and more trouble is breeding.
There is perhaps six inches of snow
on the land, possibly more, but 1t has
so drifted that in places in town 1t is
five and six feet high. The early riser
found it almost impossible to get
through the drifts. Milkmen's horses
foundered through them as best they
could, but it was slow work, Part'cu.
larlY severe was the banks In the
country, and some of the dairymen
could not get through at all.
Gangs of shovelers were out early in
the day OF work digging off the snow
from the pavements. The overseers
of the road were out at daylight with
their snow plows, but almost as fast as
they opened walk 1t was filled In by
the high winds blowing the snow, ne
cessits ting the work to be done all
over again.
But 1t was the Traction Company
that suffered greatly from the storm.
The power was kept going all night
and an attempt was made to keep the
local cars running, bat it was almost
impossible. from the fact that the snow
drifted high upon the tracks and many
times were the cars brought to a stand
still, and the motormen backed and
filled, but to no avail. The running of
cars was given up, and Friday morning
as late as ten O'Clock there were no
cars In operation. Treasurer Bacon
gave orders to have sufficient num-
Der of men employed to shovel off the
tracks, get out the best cars and put
them in opera tion, and give the peo-
pie the best possible service.
But 1t was out on the pike that the
terrible effects of the storm was felt.
The pike cars left each end of the line
at three o'clock, Thursday afternoon,
but they did not arrive at four o'clock
at their destination.
The backbone of the most terrible
blizzard ever known was broken, on
Sunday, and Bridgeton is once again
in communication with the outside
world.
The area of extreme cold extended
over two continents. In some Ger
man towns the thermometer stood
at 20 degrees below zero. It is per-
mitted to bathe in the Serpentine in
Hyde Park. London, before s a. m.
and after 8 p. m. That some Eng
lishmen might not be deprived of
their bath Sunday it was necessary
to break the ice that covered the
Serpentine.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
A Conductors Narrow Escape.

M1LIv1LLE, Feb. S.-Harry Adams,
a conductor on the Millville Tractian
Road, had narrow escape from
death late last night. A car became
disabled at Mount Pleasant, and the
Superintendent sent two cars to dig
it out of the snow and tow it to the
car-house. While the three cars were
coming around the horseshoe curve
at Union Lake the first car gave a
lurch. Adams was thrown off, and
gave himself push to get clear of
the other cars, and rolled to the bot
tom of the 50-foot embankment.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
Engines Come Through.

1t was half-past six o'clock Sunday
night when the first engines arrived
at the Irving avenue depot. Down at
the station several hundred people
gathered in a few moments. And a
novel sight greeted their curious
gaze. Two engines were coupled
together and they were pulling one
coach. The front engine was liter
ally covered with snow, every vestige
Of the monster machine being
covered with snow.
The train was in charge of Con-
ductor James Newell and Assistant
Train Master Blaisdell. Engine No.
8 was in charge of Calvin Steelman,
and engine No. 25 was guided by
Charles Wright. The train had
come from the Cape May road which,
had just been opened.
The two big engines successfully
bucked the snow drift between this
city and Elmer, and threw it high in
the air in great clouds. The two
engines pulled into Bridgeton all
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
To Cure

weak stomach. loss of appetite, flatulence.
waterbrash, rising of food, heartburn night
mare, coated tongue, offensive breath. jaun-
dice, bad complexion, liver-spots, yellow eyes,
constipation, palptation of the heart, and
short breath after meals, dyspepsia, and all its
toLa
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
DR.. Deane's
Dyspepsia Pills.

Eat plenty OF good nourishing food. A pill after
each meaL IS cents at druggists.
Seua 20 asycs free sample.
DIR. J. A. DEANE CO, -
Kingston, New Tosks
Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-02-14
RAILROADS ARE OPEN.
Passenger Trains Arrived Last
Sunday Night.

Passenger Trains Arrived Last
Sunday Night.
The trains went out Friday morn
ing, The first one No. 90, went out
at $50 a. M The crew was engineer
VIM. Morrison; fireman, William
Scott; conductor, Jere. Ham; brake
man, Howard Bowker; baggage mas
ter, L. G. Whitaker This train
reached Monroeville, and there was
stalled. Coal and water gave out
and the train lay dead. It had but
few passengers on, and they were
made as comfortable as possible.
Train No, GA, went out at eight
O'Clock. The crew was engineer VIM.
Richards; fireman, Frank Jaggers;
conductor, John Sweeten; brakeman,
William Bell; baggage master, Chas.
Phifer;. This train also went to
Monroeville, and the crew had quite
an experience This train is heated
by steam, and it was necessary to
keep water in the boiler. During
the time the train was lying there,
1913 buckets of water were carried to
the boiler. The passengers were
made as comfortable as possible.
Train 76, left at nine o'clock. The
The crew was engineer, George
Baxter; conductor, Clayton Moore,
brakeman, James Thomas. This
train reached Elmer, and made no
attempt to go further,
The snow drifts were terrible. Sat-
urday morning a gang of men were
sent from Elmer to dig out above
that station, but after an hour re-
turned and said it was impossible to
make any progress owing to the
high winds.
At ten minutes of two o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon Superintendent
Dayton, of Camden notified Baggage
Porter Mires to inform the families
of the crews of the various trains
that they were all right. This he did
greatly to the relief of the families.
Sunday morning there was big
crowd of people at the West Jersey
depot waiting for information. The
Camden Office sent word that there
would be no news until two o'clock
in the afternoon, and the depot en-
ployees went home.
About half-past one o'clock Mes
senger John Cooke, who had been
on the train at Elmer, arrived home.
He had walked all the way, leaving
Elmer at sos in the morning. He
came by the way of the railroad and
reported immense drifts at Palatine
and Hustled stations. It was his
opinion that trains would not arrive
here for two or three days.
During the afternoon, word was
received from Camden that an effort
would be made to break the banks
of snow, and trains might be ex-
pected here during the night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19
State of Wisconsin, County Court,
Wood Countv-In Probate.

In the matter of the application of Charles Rick
to determine the descent of the North half
of the North East quarter of Section No.
Thirteen QS) in Township No. Twenty three
(2S) North of Range No Five (5) East, in the
County of Wood and State of Wisconsin, of
which one Hannah Shay died seized.
On reading and filing the verified petition of
Charles Rick, of the Town of Sigel, Wood
County, Wisconsin, grantee of the heirs at law
of Hannah Shay, whose name was in several
instances enormously written Hannah R. Shay,
late of the Town of Sigel, Wood County and
State of Wisconsin, deceased showing that said
Hannah Shay died at the Town of Sigel, in the
County of Wood and State of Wisconsin intes-
tate ON or about the 18th day of April A. D.
1888; that her last place of residence was said
Town Of Sigel, in the County of Wood; that at
the time of her death she was seized as the
owner in fee of the following described real
estate, to wit:
Section No. Thirteen Q3) in Township No
Twenty-three (23) North of Range No. Five t5)
East, in the County of Wood and State of
Wisconsin.
And that no administration upon her estate
has ever been granted in this State.
And further showing all of the facts required
to be shown in and by such petition and pray
ing the court to ascertain and determine the
descent of such real estate, and to adjudge and
determine who were and entitled to any
interest therein as heirs at law of said Hannah
Shay, deceased, and what were and are the
respective rights and interests of the parties in
and to the title of such descendent said lands.
1t is ordered tnat Sald petition De heard at a
special term of this court, to be held at the
Probate Office in the City of Grand Rapids
within and for said county, on the Third
Tuesday (being the 18th day. of October, A. d.
1895.
1t is further ordered that notice of the time
and place of such hearing be given by publica-
ton of such notice AT least three (3) successive
weeks before said day in the "Wood County
Reporter" weekly newspaper published at the
City of Grand Rapids, in said County, and that
such notice be served personally upon Susan E.
I-I,.t -1fA- h1Tr 1pHt n
Hannah Shay, deceased, at least twenty (20
days before such hearing.
Dated this 3rd day of Sept A. D. 1885,
BY the Court,
4w. E. G. PoRs, County Judge.