New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
GITHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.


-ovlv escaped injury while aiishiins from tr'"ey
a t. 1o,n,ica-ove on Sunday afternoon. The car
,vos Going at high rate Of speed. and stopped 50
su1deuIv that Mr. Vollmer was thrown 10 inc ph'e-
ment He WIS severely bruised ana cut o" '"o al III
Drodgers are at work deepening the Nar'oMs' '
off the end OF tho Government pier a' OH ~ TAM,
ION Work has 70 be done there every ie" sea'''
as the place fills up 10 such an extent INA. " -
,t,o Government boats cannot make n 'aiiu''s'
THO General Me,gs ran aground short time ago
and remained fast nearly whole Day
William I Rider. member OF a weli-known
1ong Island family dicl in the Sency Hospi'al Oh
Sunday at the age OF sixty-seven years ~ was
operated upon last Thursday TOT caIc",I .eP,,' 49,,
but could not rally from the shock Mr. f''e' W.
at No i3s Quincy-st. for forty years lie WIS ~
tea1 with the building trade for long time anu
=, ,s-s vas elected supervisor. He had been Ne
,,,hrcar all his life. He leaves widow TWO sohs
and Two daughters. The funeral services WI. take
,aca tonight at O'Clock. Burial VIII be III ureeh-
wood.
Petition for the probate Of the VIII OF n,",'
Onrerman the proprietor Of the drygoouS e''a", -"
ment IN Fulton-si bearing his name. was h'ei ia
tho surrogate's Office yesterday The VIII mas mol
vet been fled The petitioner s Carsteh hearS
orarman a son OF the tesator He says that ms
fa.ber died on April e. and that his Will l. da'r'
March s 1896 1t is signed by Davi =. Lucas 'o'',
u Iamke and Frederick H. Chase. as winess"' anu
relates 10 real and personal property Inc tes''or
lef, No widow and the estate Is TO be divided among
his children. Carstcn Henry John Theo'o'e Anna
Catherine ONerfnan and Lena Marie Rasch
:. ,,o conn,v Court Yesterday. before Judge As
pnau Edward Frazer arraigned on an inHic''
mon, charging him with blgamy He pleaded snIy
and was remandel for sentence. Frazer VINO a''o
eoes under the Of Edwin SAUNDERS "|s
brought from New-Jersey. where he hid brch ih
rr,son on a similar charge. The complainant against
* lry ~.
s married 10 him on December - last. she AZ
,.,ward discovered that he had been married 10
~ro Neuely In Belfast. ireland. November 10.
1891
The Edison Electric Illuminating COMPANY OF
Brookyn reports for the quarter ended March 81
gross earning Of 2l6O7. an increase OF Sl.''S' net
earnings OF S0Coi. Increase sS-'HI anu surplus VI
SIS. l29. increase S26.6l"
A. an election for directors OF the Long Island
rr,c,ion company which took place yesterday the
fouo,ing board was chosen: Anthony y. Brady.
Henry seibcrt John c. jenkins. Theodore F. jack
son William G. Bryant. David H. Valentine. Sfth
T. Keeney John D. Kelley. william w Eoodrich'
John Engls Horace G. Du Val! clinton l.. Ros-
sitter and T. 8 Williams. Tho new members are
,ho sa,ro as contose the boards OF the Prooklyn
HEIGHTS the Queens County and Suburban, and
Brooklyn Rapid Transi, companies
Tho s,eoncr George w Clyde has been hbelle1 In
the United States Court by the Luckenlnch Wreck
ing Company. In the complaint 1t was stated 'hat
during one of the fogs last February the wrecklnS
ting Scandinavian following the Old Dominion
steamer CiuyandO,te up the Bay when the steamer
came into collision with The Clyde. making u hole
in her por, side. The Clyde was sinking fast. ana
the Scandinavian made line fast TO her and towcd
her 10 Hay Ridge. where she was bcached. The
libel alleged that had It not been for their assist
ance the Clyde would have been tota. loss. The
owners Of the Clyde Will give bonds pending trial.
which comes up In few days
Edward Hughes. nine years old. OF No. So5 Sixth
St was knocked down yesterday afternoon by n
drt-cart belonging TO owen OKeefc. contractor.
of No 14O Eighteenth-st. lie taken 10 tho hos
pitai. where It was discovered that his skull was
fractured.
Mrs. Esther Corey. sixty years old. an inmate OF
Faith Home was taken suddenly III while riding in
n DE Kalb-ave car Yesterday She was removed
from the car. but died before the ambulance ar
rived.