The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-11
NORTH END NEWS.
A Quintctte Of Young Sunday Ball
Players Arrested.
Officer Blackman Breaks the Record as a
Fire Alarm Giver.
TIE NEWS BUREAU.
NosTH END. AS BRANCH AVENUE
Telenhona QOf.a


Officer Blackmsn, at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday morning, rang in his 18th alarm
OF. fire. This is a record breaker for po-
licemen alarmists SO far as known, and
some of.th fires Mr.. Blackman has called
the fire department TO extinguish might
have proved very serious in their results
but for his promptness. The fire OF yes
terday morning was at 10 Franklin ave.
nue. aud was OF incendiary origin beyond
a doubt, as the burning building was
pretty thoroughly saturated with kero-
sene and the flames that.camo from Ii and
the smoke had an almost inky blackness.
The fire started In an unused store that
q short while. ago was used by an Arme-
nian for bakery and there IL tenement
adjoining the store, but no one occupied
II either. The flames, which were doing
great work when discovered, at one time
threatened a couple Of nearby houses but
lhese were saved by the careful work OF
the fire department. The building was
owned by j. Wilson McCrillis .and the
damage to the structure, the interior OF
which was badly gutted, will probably
exceed $500. The firemen, VINO attended
the fire, bored their friends yesterday
with queries az to what would remove
the. e.perfume OF kerosene from their cloth
ing.
Young Johnnie German went visiting
friends with his father, John German,
on Cooke street yesterday afternoon and
became so anxious to go home that he
slipped out OF doors while his father was
busy talking. When the parent became
aware.hat Johnnie had left without his
permission he began TO search for him,
which, proving unsuccessful, he sent word
to the police. Johnnie, who is but three
years old, seemed toshave a pretty good
idea of geography for he was found by
Officer Nye on Dolye avenue at 4:50
o'clock, going towards his home 573 Doug
lass avenue, and taken to the Second po-
lice station.
Never In the annals OF the national
game will 1t be recorded which nine was
leading in a contest at Eagle Park yester-
day between two gangs OF boys one hail
ing from North End and one from Mount
Pleasant, that met in the Spring lot at
Eagle Park for a battle royal. For some
time residents of Douglas avenue and
Hawkins and Sherwood streets have
found fault with the noise made by the
boys who gathered there to play ball on
| the first day of the week and the police
were requested to take a hand In the
game yesterday. This Is the reason the
game will not illuminate the records Of
the best OF all sports. John Murray, Jo-
seph Mullen, Martin Lamb, Tim McCar-
TIN and John Crossin were the memb bers
OF the two teams that on account OF their
excellent playing attracted the attention
of offers Coyie, Hayden and Gillen.
just about O'Clock and these young fell
lows were locked up at the Second police
station. The officers did not ascertain
what the score was, but II will probably
be debated at both Western- Ends OF the
city whether the scorer should have given
Mccarthy base hit when he ran up
against one Of the officers after knocking
fly that seemed good for a two-bagger.
The mother of one OF the lads who walked
over from Mount Pleasant was amazed to
hear that Sunday baseball playing was
illegal for she told Lieutenant Murray that
her son, who cameasSecently from New
York, formerly went to Hoboken every
fine Sunday TO play ball. The lieutenant's
face frightened rs he remarked, "Well,
judging by the kind of hall the New York
team is playing now, guess good many
New Workers wish certain Of their ball
players never left Hoboken."
At the Ruggies Street Primitive Metho-
dist Church last evening Rev. Samuel
Holden, who arrived from Castle Eden,
county Durham, England, on the City OF
Paris, Saturday last, and who intends to
devote himself i'm the future 10 religious
work in this country, preached thought
ful and eloquent discourse The reverend
gentleman preached from thetext; How
Shall We.Escape IL We Neglect So Great
Salvatiop?"
Sarah Taylor, whose home Is at "a Su-
perior street, while going across the road
at the conrer CT Asburton and fremont
streets, last evening, was knocked down
by bicycle ridden by Abraham King
gold and sustained.a fractured ankle. She
was assisted into the Second Police Sta
tion and Officer McCartin brought Ring
gold in too. The injured woman refused
to makeany complaInt-aganst the bicycle
|. rider and she was taken to her home in
a carriage by one of his friends.
A woman who was arrested for drunk
epness Saturday evening WAS refused adj
mission to her home on her return sun
day. Not all the maledictions she threat
ened should fall on his head could move
her stony-hearted husband to admit her
sgain. A police officer, however, secured
her a nights rest within the four walls
of her husbands house.
The funeral of Mrs. Schetler, who was
taken to the Rhode Island Hospital on
Friday last and who died Saturday, took
place from her late residence on Chalk
stone aevnue yesterday afternoon.
William McQuade, who fell from en-
electric light pole on Doyle avenue at IL
! a. m. Saturday, and fractured his right
arm, is as comfortable as could be expect
ed, at his home, Lafayette street.
An incIpient fire in a house owned by
I,ernard McGuinness and occupied by
Princess Alley, was extiuguished without
the ringing In of an alarm Saturday
night. The damage was very small.
Steve Young, George Young and John
Hawkes. long ago established their reputa-
tions as fishermen who did not have to
invent any fairy tales as TO the numb bor of
fish they caught, when they went after
the denizens OF the dep. The three had
the customary big amount of tautog to
show for Yesterdays work on the water,
and four big baskets were loaded with
fish some OF which weighed three pounds
when they drove into. their barn last even
ing.