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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
SAVED THIRTEEN LIVES.
A Remarkable Day of Humanitarian
Work at Atlantic City.
Spcctal to the jersey Citu Ne,rs.


ATLANTIC CITY, July %, 1S95.-Res-
| cues on the beach yesterday We're pro-
life and no less han thirteen venture-
| some bathers were pulled out of the surf
by the life guards. At the foot of Mary
land avenue Guards Davis and Mills
rescued NJ. ID. Wealer, Joseph Pattres
and r. Herlin, of Philadelphia. The
men were friends and were engaged in
a swimming contest about the iron
pier, After being out about half an
hour they tried to return to the beach,
but were unable to do so owing to the
heavy surf that was running. On be-
coming exhausted they cried Justify for
help, and the life guards went to their
assistance. After hard work the three
men were brought ashore In a helpless
condition. The same guards also pulled
out six others, who would not give their
names.
At Connecticut avenue, Guards Peake
and Flick saved the life of Frank Sha-
ron, who was seized with cramps in
the water, and had disappeared beneath
the surface. The guards, who were in
the vicinity at the time, saw Sharon
go down Ind. plunged in after him,
bringing him to the beach in an uncon-
scious state. He was shortly resusci-
tated.
John Sanger of Philadelphia, too, had
a narrow escape from drowning by ven
turing out beyond his depth. He was
seen struggling in the water by Guards
Repp and Parker, who went to his aid.
Guards Jones and Brown, whose sta
ton is at the foot of Arkansas avenue,
were also kept busy during the bathing
hour. They have one woman and five
men to their credit, as the result OF
the days rescue work.
A full suit of masculine apparel was
found last night in one of the bath
houses attached TO a boardwalk bathing
establishment, and up to midnight no
one has appeared to claim the garments.
The proprietor of the establishment has
no recollection as to the occupant of
the compartment, but says that a stran-
ger about 80 years of age hired a suit
about A o'clock in the afternoon, and
that from his conversation he believes
the man to be a painter.
There is absolutely no other clue to
the identity of the owner, who, it is
thought, has been drowned while bath
ing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
TO MAINTAIN GOOD VISION.
A Few Simple Rules for Preserving
the Sight Until Old Age.

"A few simple rules carefully obeyed
will do much to preserve the eyes in
health. Light and color in rooms are
important. The walls are best finished
in a single tint. Windows. should open
directly upon the outer air, and light is
better when they are close together, not
separated by much wall space, not dis
tributed. Light should be abundant, but
not dazzling. 1t should never come
from in front, nor should sunlight fall
upon work or on the printed page.
Never read or sew in the twilight after
an exhausting fever nor before break
fast. Look up frequently when at work
and fix the eyes upon some some distant
ject. Break up the stretch of wall by
pictures that have a good perspective.
These rest the eye, as does looking out
of a window, says the outlook"
When at work on minute objects rise
occasionally, take deep inspirations with
the mouth closed. stretch the body erect,
throw the arms backward M forward,
and step to an open window or out into
the open air for a moment. Two desks
of different heights are valuable for a
student or writer, one to stand by and
the other to sit by. Plenty of open air
exercise is essential to good eyesight.
The general tone of the nervous .sys-
Til mas HluCu 10 uO Will Inc eyeSlSHt.
Prolonged or excessive study frequently
has pain or poor vision as symptom.
The use of tobacco may bring about de
fective vision, and alcohol sometimes
destroys it utterly, owing to nerve in
fiammation that 1t sets up. City life,
with shut-in streets and narrow out
look, favors the production of errors in
vision. When looking at distant objects
the normal eye is at rest. To see near
by, muscular effort is required. This eff
fort, when constant changes the shape
of the eyeball. After the eighteenth or
twentieth year parts of the eye that ear
ing near-sfghted may acquire new
strength, and those who escape myopfa
up to this time are usually free from It
after that. The children of near.sighted
parents are in special danger. They re-
quire constant care. 1t is best to have
all children's eyes examined Tor defects
when they are ten years ole.
Near-sight and color-blindness are
barriers to the army and navy, to GER
tain fine and mechanical arts, and to
many industrial pursuits. Their early
recognition saves time and money and
often prevents the encouragement of de-
feat.
Ounces of prevention are better than
tons of cure. There are but few forms
of partial or total blindness that were
not at one time the reverse of hopeless.
In view of this fact the duty of parents
and guardians is clearly manifest. .lg-
norance must be replaced by knowledge.
carelessness by enlightened forethought.
Precautions in the way of type. light,
color, and rest and exercise. together
with occasional calls upon the oculist,
win probably secure fair eyesight for
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
Revelations from the Electrocution
Chamber. g4ss

DR.. P. J. Gibbons of Syracuse comes
out with a CHASTITY story, this morning,
about the so-called electrocutions in Sing
Sing. He asserts that the victims are
never killed by the electric shock but by
the post mortem examination, and he
plainly and boldly asserts that in two
cases the wretched men after being
shocked into a state of coma recovered
animation-in one case to a sufficient
extent to walk and talk. In this case
we are told the man was killed with
deadly drugs, and a final application of
the electric current made after about
an hours delay was merely administered
pro forma.
This is horrible every way, IL true;
but the most hideous feature is the con-
spiracy of silence by which it has been
hidden. DR.. Gibbons says all who were
present at these scenes of murder agreed
to keep the facts from the public. This
shakes credence in it. 1t is hard to see
how the newspaper reporters were de-
ceived, on the one hand, or, on the other,
how they could v been induced to
enter into the conspiracy Of concealmenr.
Perhaps DR.. Gibbons. who is something
Of an enthusiast, may be overdrawing
the facts.
II the stcs1 rue. in any degree. how
sver, it bears osSs the criticism which
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
HAVE YOUR TITLES GUARANTEED
How a Number of New York People
Lose Valuable Property.

Lose valuable properly
A case which was recently decided by
Judge Dykman of the New York Su-
| preme Court is valuable in this State
as well as New York, inasmuch as it
shows the necessity of having titles
guaranteed by some responsible trust
company.
Hawley D. Clapp, who at one time
was a wealthy New York hotel proprie-
tor. owner of what is known as Hotel
Metropole, purchased a tract of land
situate in Mamaroneck, the premises in
| question, in 1853. from Rachel S. Rogers.
He did not pay all cash for the property
but gave her as a part of the purchase
price a mortgage covering the whole of
the tract purchased from her. This
mortgage was assigned to Elias II. Van
Brunt.
In 1868 Hawley D. Clapp purchased
from Van Brunt a release from this
mortgage of part of the tract of land
covered by said mortgage. The plaintiff
in the above suit now claims that this
release, released from the lien of said
mortgage all the land included within
the thirty-fve lots, title to which is in
controversy, and that at the death of
Hawley D.. Clapp the title to same de-
S$41AS ~ AAo ASilo q = ldW.
On the other hand, the defendant in
the above suit, who is one of the lot
owners, claims title as follows:-The
mortgage, which was assigned to Elias
IL: Van Brunt, was by him sold to the
widow of HaWley D. Clapp, who fore
the foreclosure sale for $1,000. She then
projected to lay out the tract into build
ing lots and sold them off to the present
owners, giving them her warranty deed,
presumably claiming that the aforesaid
release did not cover tina part of the
tract which includes the premises, the
title 10 which is now in controversy.
RMS is the issue which has been tried
py the court In a test case, and the
court now holds, THAT the release did re-
lease the property in question, that the
mortgage thereafter was no longer a
lien against the property in question,
t thst ti ri the to s aeaeh ds q na5Wle y Fl RI Ghl a9gp
at law. that the foreclosure proceedings
did not affect the title to property In
Hawley D. CIapp's widow, as to the
thsrty-ive lots in question, was invalid
and that the title Of the thirty-flve lot
owners therefore fails.
In justice to the lawyers who Examined
the title for some of the lot owners and
by whose advice they paid their money,
tion is certainly very vague as to the
exact meaning of wording and descrip-
ton therein contained, and that it is a
court has decided against them, whether
+ amount off money involved makes it
very probable that an appeal will be
taken to a higher court, for the pur-
chasers, in the belief that they had OBJ
tanned a good title. have erected costly
houses on their property.
1T is said that the lot owners have
chipped N to fight the case through to
the highest court and are all enjoying
the excftements of a very lively htiga-
tion. 1t Is needless to mention that they
did not, when they purchased, the prop
erty, take the precaution to have their
title guaranteed by some title company,
which. If they had done so, would be
obliged to defend their title.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
STEVENS GRADUATES DINE.

The class of 'e6, Stevens Institute,
celebrated the closing of their SUPPLE
mentary term, which ended yesterday, by
holding a banquet last Friday in Busch's
Hotel, Hoboken. The class, which is the
largest in the history of the Institute.
has the reputation of being the "fnest;r
During the evening a number of ''95
men. who are now members of the
Alumni. dropped in and helped to en-
Hven things.
machine shops, was the guest of the
evening. President of the class, Bayliss
Clark. was master of ceremonies.
snonded to the toast, 1.-THE Glass of '95. :
others to speak were John Evertz.
doc" Guttit, "Ruddie". Bruckner and
side until the first signs of the approach
ing day appeared.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board Of Street and Water commissioners on
Tuesday, July goth, 1888, at 10 O'Clock A. M
for the paving with asphna 1r;T
to curb line on north side of Seventh street,
from curb line on south side of Seventh street
from curb line of south side of Fifth street
to curb line on north side of Newark ave-
VARfcK STREET.
from south curb line of Newark avenue to
over cobble stone pavement from curb line
on north side of Railroad avenue to q point
noea' avenue az rese S0 oVer q belgian fef nou pav eins IT, n and
from such point to curb line on north side Of
from curb line Of north side Of Wayne street
to block line on south side of Mercer street
On pI Belg gLapr pay qen i, also i iRtsT rsssst Of
DAY STREET,
on Belgian pavement where said intersections
Of said streets intersect with asphalt pav-
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About $500 square yards of paving with
asphalt over cobble stones.
About 3.10 square yards Of paving with
asphalt over Belgian pavement.
The sam to be payable out of license mon
les when appropriated, and the contractor re-
ceiving a contract Is to do as much more
work. of a similar character, at the rate bid
and according, to specifications and contract,
as may be ordered by the Board prior to Mo-
vember 30, 1895. and stop any work which may
be mentioned in any contract upon a resoiu-
ton of the Board to that effect.
The bids to be made and work to be done
in accordance with specifications on file in
the office of the Clerk of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street, Jersey City.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids If 1t considers the best Interests
of the city will be conserved thereby.
Proposals must be enclosed In sealed enveI-
opes, endorsed Proposals for Asphalt Pav-
ing addressed to John C. Kaiser, Esq,
Chairman Committee on Streets and Sewers
and handed to the Clerk OF the Board in open
meeting when called for in the order of busi-
ness relating to sealed proposals.
No city official Will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution Of sureties be allowed.
The attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section 4 Chapter 1874, # the Laws OF
1891, under the terms whereof no contract
shall he binding upon the city or become
effective or operative until the bondsmen offer
ed by the contractor have been, approved as
to suficiency by this Board and as TO form
by the Corporation Counsel. the President OF
this Board having power to examine the
proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
/. w. STARTUP.
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey City. N. J.. July 10. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
LANNON'S ARRANGE AN OUTING.

The George Bannon, Jr., Association
held a meeting at its headquarters last
Saturday evening. Alderman Ross pre-
sided. The purpose of the meeting was
simply to make further arrangements
for the associations fifth annual out
ing. which will take place on August s.
The members arranged to meet at their
headquarters at an early hour On August
5. uniformly clad, each carrying a cane
adorned with the stars and Stripes.
They will march to the Morris street
dock. where the steamer John E.. Moore
will be in waiting.
It will leave the dock at nine A. M.
sharp. for Long Island Sound to College
Point Casino. where a part of the day
The officers and committees for the
outing will be elected next Saturday
evening by the members of the associa-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
BETRAYED BY AN ENEMY.
Thomas OsDonneIl Must Answer for
Having Two Wives.

Thomas O'Donnell of No. 39 Fifth
street was arraigned before Justice
Potts this morning to answer a charge
of bigamy. Maggie Walsh of No. SS3
East Thirty-eighth street is the COM
plainant. She alleges that she was legal
~ married to O'Donnell in New York
two years ago. About seven months
ago her husband deserted her. She
was unable to locate him until a few
days ago, when a man with whom
O'Donnell had quarreled informed her
other woman. Wife No. 2 was formerly
Maggie Waldron of Fifty-eighth street,
New York.
Wife No. 2 admitted in court this
morning that her marriage was a CON-
mon law agreement, claiming that she
went to live with O'Donnell on his prom
Use of marriage. The prisoner is held
for a further hearing. Wife No. l and
No 2 are held as Witnesses.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
SMALL PRICES FOR HOLLYWOOD.
sale of the Late John Hoey's Fine
Estate.
Special to the jersey CITY NeWs.

HOLLYWOOD, July %, 1S95.-The auc-
ton sale Of residence sites OF a portion
of the estate of the late John Hoey, by
Wilbur A.. Heisley, trustee. took place on
he grounds at two o'clock Saturday
afternoon, under a big tent. About 50O
persons were present. The lots brought
such ridiculous low prices that the sale
was stopped after % of he 1853 large lots
had been knocked down.
The twenty-three lots sold aggregated
s44, 395. The biggest price was 1000,
paid by Delaney Grannis, of New York,
for the 1873 by 14S-foot site opposite the
HOLLYWOOD Hotel, at the corner of Centre
and Hoey n Arthur G. Coffey,
of New York, & IS, $50 for the corner
lot two blocks west, on Cedar avenue,
and William F. Kipp got the lot just
west of the Hoey mansion for $4,000.
There will be prohibitory clauses attach
cd to every one of the deeds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
AFTER THE HoG ABATToIR.

Health Inspector Benjamin has received
a number of complaints during the past
week of the hog abattoir on the meadows
Residents of the Hill declare that the
fearful smell drives tenants out of
houses, causes sickness and appreciates
property valuations generally. The In
spector has referred the complaints to
the County Board of Health.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
The Provident Institution for
Savings in Jersey City.

July 70, $50.
The Board of Managers have this day
declared the 103d semi-annual dividend,
1895. al the following rates:-On sums Of
$500 and over and not exceeding $1,000,
at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum;
ceeding S.. 900. at the rate of 3 per cent.
per annum, and on the excess above $4,000
at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum.
Dividends not drawn are added to prin-
cipal and take interest from July l. 1895.
FRIEDMAN A. SMITH,
President.
EDMUND w. KINGSLAND.
Treasurer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
WANTS A BETTER SHIP.
Spcciaf to the Jersey Csty Nsacs.

TRENTON. July q, 1s95.-Captain Dahl
gren. Acting Commander of the Western
Division Naval Reserves, who inspected
the Portsmouth at Hobokea Thursday,
thinks the Montauk offered his division
by the Government for IT'S use, Is not in
suitable condition for his command. He
has asked for the Miantonomah, q much
finer boat.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
JULIA SWALLOWS PARIS GREEN.

Julia Enoch, aged thirty-two, of No. 141
Monticello avenue. attempted to comamit
suicide about three o'clock on Saturday
afternoon by taking. a dose of Paris
green. The effects of the drug were
checked by DR.. Bogardus. who had
later taken to the City Hospital. She
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
70

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners On
for paving with new Belgian blocks the foi-
0" MORGAN STREET.
from the bridge stone on east side of Warren
street to bridge stone on west side of WASH
sTEUBEN STREET.
from fTDsat b RI g,s stone q on a,6 west !, SIDE tSe of Of Washington sfraa,
street 70 the fais ilas STREET Sf MfTFen street
from from. about IS feet north of Pearl earl street set.A to
on old Belgian pavement now on the street.
BRIGHT STREET,
from bridge stone on east side of Barrow
street to bridge stone on west side of Grove
street, and north side of Grand street, Ply
of Warren street TO about 200 feet west Of
Washington street:
from bridge stone on west side of Ocean
avenue to a point about S2 feet west or
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 200 square yards Of paving.
The same to be payable out of license mon
les when appropriated. and the contractor re-
s Ssdy1I a contract si1 t lis is to do as as mn much aa,a mere S1s
and according to specifications and contract
as may be ordered by the Board prior to No
yember 80, 1895. and stop any work which may
be mentioned in any contract upon a resolu-
ton of the Board to that effect.
The bids to be made and work to be done
in accordance with specifications on file in
the office of the Clerk of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the Chief
Engineer. corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street. Jersey City.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or. all bids If it considers the best interests
of the city will be conserved thereby.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for New Belgian
Paving" directed to John C.. Kaiser, ESQ,
Chairman of Committee on Streets and Sew
ers," and handed to the Clerk in open meet
ing when called for in the order Of business
relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
ni will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section 7, Chapter 1874. Laws of 1891. under
the terms whereof no contract shall be bind
ing upon the city. or become effective or oper-
alive until the bondSmen offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to suficiency
by this Board. and as to form by the Corpor-
alton Counsel, the President of this Board
having power to examine the proposed bonds
By order Of the Board of Street and Water
1. w. sTARTUP.
Clerk Pro Tenn
Dated Jersey CITY. N. J.. July 10. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
PHILADELPHIA SAILORS IN JER-
SEY.
-n...-,so be Je.sey city. Ncuc.

CAPE MAY. July %. 1S95.-There is a
possibility of the Naval Reserve Corps
of Philadelphia holding their annual en-
eampment here about August /. This
place and Barnegath rave been suggested,
and the matter is now before Governor
Hastings. A decision will be given to-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
BERGER PLEADS NOT GUILTY.

Frank Burger was today araigned in
the Court of Oyer and Terminer on an
indictment for the murder of John En-
gelbrecht, of Secaucus. Engelbrecht was a
saioonkeeper and on May 6 he was found
dead in his saloon, with his throat cut
and skull crushed. Burger pleaded not
guilty and the Court said the trial would
Joseph Smith represented Burger before
- EuC1t,t
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
MauRKs MAN GOES TO PRISON.

Constable Locke took Andrew Davis and
Thomas McGurdy to State Prison Sat-
urday, each to serve a ten years SEN
tence for burglary. Davis Is the despera-
do who was arrested on a Grove street
car by Policeman McGurk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22

NAL de mer is to pay careful attention to
the rise and fall of the vessel, and TO
breathe inward as it goes down and ex-
hale the breath each time 1t mount a
wave. Could any thing be more beau
tifully simple or more hopelessly impos-
Sible ?-Exchange.
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Easily satisfied.

Scene, Bishops breakfast table; Bishop-fto
tinid curate on a visit)-fDear me, I'm
afraid your eggs are not good. Timid Cur
ate-"Oh, yes, my lord; really-er-some
parts of it are very g-ood."-London July.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
HOTEL
HELP WANTED.


WANTED-A GOOD SALESMAN TO
Canvass City Trade for a Manufacture
ing House; a salesman accustomed to
canvassing grocery and merchandise
stores preferred. Satisfactory references
required. Address, A. V. Co., Jersey City
News office.
HANDS WANTED FOR BEADING ALL
kinds of dress trimmings: good prices.
H. L. Upper & Bro, No. 102 Greene street.
New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, July Both, 1895, at 10 o'clock A. M
for paving with new Belgian blocks the fol-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22

-HOIkIfN oIIREFIlp
from the bridge stone on east side of Warren
street to bridge stone on west side of WASH
fnofnp Srraaf
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Clerk Pro Tenn.