New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-07
YONKERS.

After two years or earnest WORK the citlzehs Vi
Sherwood Park eastern suburb OF Yonkers'
near the Mount Vernon line. have succeeded In
getting from the city an apparatus with which
10 protect their homes should a fire occur. The
hose carriage and hose arrived on Tuesday On
Wednesday night the houses in the Park were
brilliantly illuminated with Chinese ana Japanese
lanterns for the occasion and the company S
house in the Bronx River Road. near Yonkers-
ave. was also appropriately decorated About
o'clock In the evening Chief Engineer Charles
Stahl of the Fire Department, with his first as
sistant Thomas Mulcahey, and delegation from
Hudson Hose Company arrived. Line was lmhe-
diately formed, and parade was mace through
the principal streets of the park. headed by d
fife and drum corps from Mount Vernon. Every
ubsre the nremen were enthusiastically received.
In the course OF the parade James '. Mahony'
Emmett Nevins Robert Bingham. Albert Iraus-
neck and George Wilmore. of Hudson Hose gave
an exhibition Of quick work. After the paraue d
supper was served and speeches were made by a
number of those present including residents OF the
Park The Fire Commissioners have named this
company Sherwood Park Hose Company NO. lo.
has thirty members an6 us Jo1rs assistant
foreman; Luther Reter. secretary ana "iia'h IT,
The Civil Service Commissioners have received
twenty-four applications for examination from
S wsns tS 0 Fire. M The
rnissioners have divided them In patches OF eight
niSht in the city Court room at Manor Hall The
men examined were John McGuinnis. John Mar
n; Masfn benis Murphy Charles Klein and
Valentine Malvn. They were examined In hand
arithmetic and were asked questions about the
city The second division of eight will have their
Annie JadlOfsk hungarian girl stsaIen
and told the sergeant at the desk that she was
N and destitute and wished TO be taken care G
sns was Of se char rio The learned
that she had been in this country only one no d
TO the authorities there who will send her home.
John F. Woodruff, brother of Police Sergeant
Illness at his his home 10 isS Park Have He was
carpenter by trade, fifty years old, and was born In
and had been resident of Yonkers since 1852 The
funeral Will be held Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
President Keer presided at the meeting of tho
men who assembled at Park till on Wedn ,
Yonkers. Fifteen We're present. and letters were
intention 10 become members Of the club. 1t was
agreed that the members should meet on morse
first ride will be taken tomorrow. 1t was said that
the first ride would probably be by way OF Van
riding master is expected to be with the party The
next business meeting will be held on September l5
efon am on on
night at It's rooms in the Grant Building. In spite
Of the warm weather there was large attendance
The club is constantly adding to its membership
At this meeting ten members were elected, and APP
plicatons for membership from about fifteen others
were referred to the proper committee. The Legion
is becoming of the strongest Republican organ
izations In the city, and the members expect to do
good work for Mckinley and Hobart in the fall
The Hat Finishers Association of Yonkers held
its annual meeting this week and elected Matthew
Little president. stephen Nelson ice-president
Richard II. Lowe secretary, and Howard Wood
| treasurer.
| Superintendent Lockwood of the waterworks sub
mitted his report for July to the Water Commits
sioners last night. He said In part: AT the low
service pumping station the water pumped
100000 gallons and at the high service 10000
gallons Twenty-one taps We're made in July. max
month were 1850 q. The Grassy Sprain reservoir
inch below the overflow. this level being about five
rainfall Of July was 1853 inches on account Of the
Sinking Fund there is available for the pur-
chase Of bonds $3.50 which will be increased on
October TO 500 have had inquiries from
dealer In bonds as to whether the Board was I'm
the market for the purchase Of bonds for that ac-
| count find that the people making the inquiry
have at the present time Yonkers bonds such as
we want, that Is. maturing between 1895 and 1910
or thereabouts but If any should be in the market
II would be advisable to take what could of them
Perhaps II might be wise to purchase
ment bonds. which at the price now net % per
cent mention this matter that II YOU think
best authority may be given to purchase the bonds
| Tor this account when favorable opportunity Is
presented
Fire was discovered at o'clock yesterday after
noon In the store of J. Fox, at No. Palisadeave
Policeman Healy sent in alarm and the fremen
extlngushed the blaze In few moments The
STOCK was considerably damaged by water