The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-14
Peter MCDermOtt Died
Early Last Evening.
Francis Higney Overcome by
Heat Falls From a Balcony.
An Open Police Box and a Citizen
Short North End Stories.


Island Hospital suffering from the effects
OF the heat. This noun his condition
was reported very comfortable and the
prospects for his recovery are good. They
did not seem SO last night, as he lay out
in the yard near his tenement.
Mr. Higney who, for goou many
years has been hard working employe
in the freight department of the New
York, New Eaven d Hartford Railroad
Company came Bome last night, feeling
very faint. The only entrance TO his
tenement is by long flight OF stairs
on the exterior OF the house. He
managed TO climb the stairs very slowly,
but when he got to the top he leaned
over the balustrade to get some air, but
ne was so weak he fell over 1t, and went
TO the ground, a distance OF 20 feet. The
nelghbors, who saw him fall, were badly
scared. and they sent for Dr. Charles +.
Marston, who quickly answered the call.
When the doctor arrived he found officer
Hennessy at the scene, and an examina-
tion Of the man who had fallen showed
he had a slight cut on the back OF his
head, but that the cause OF his extremely
weak condition was heat prostration.
The usual remedies in such cases were
applied, and MIR. HigDey recovered con-
scious ess. Rev. DR.. MeGee of the I'M
maculate Conception Churcn was also in
attendance on the sick man, who Tor
time appeared to be slowly sinking.
He got somewhat better, however, and
Il was finally decided to take him to the
hospital, SO the ambulance was sum-
moned. There was story circulated
thst Higney had broken mis- neck by this
fall, but such was not the case.
SUDDEN DEATH OF PETER M'DERMorT.
Peter McDermott, a middle-aged man,
died at his home, 81 McKenna street, OF
what the doctors call heart failure,
early last evening. He had not been
feeling very well during the day, but his
condition did not alarm mis- family un-
til about o'clock, when they went tu
the bed on which he lay as II asleep TO
arouse him, but all their efforts proved
in vain, SO DR.. Marston was summoned.
The doctor found the man had been
past human aid for over an hour. Med
ical Examiner DIR. Jay Perkins was noti-
fled and gave the body, at the request
OF the family, TO undertaken r.. j. Nc
Cartby 10 prepare for burial.
PROBABLY THE WORK OF BOYS.
Mrs. Mary Ashworth of 124 West Park
street is grieving over the loss Of some
jewelry that was stolen from her house
yesterday afternoon. She thinks the
jewelry, which consists of gold watcn
valued at s35 and a garnet stone ring
worth SLIGO, were taken by two boys
who reside near her home. The boys
that she believes dio tho deed cannot be
found, and they are probably enjoying
themselves at the mery-go--ounds at
some shore resort.
AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
One OF the hottest days OF tue present
week an officer in the Second station left
the door OF a police telegraph box on
his beat open, that is, he is thought to
have done so, but no one will make an
affidavit to that effect, as II may he the
heat caused the door TO spfing open of
Its own accord. At any rate, the door
was open whena citizen passed il by,
and the citizen thought he would be
doing the police of the Second station
q good turn If he notified them OF the
fact. He proceeded TO do so, and he did
1t with yengeanoee, fer he first rang
IN wagon call, though he thought he
was giving the gentlest kind OF n warn
ing Out of the stable dashed the patrol
horse, oriver and wagon in the broiling
midday sun to the box, which was the
respectable distanc, of mile or more
from the station. Tho box hell kept
ringing Just the same The music was
no. exactly pleasing, and just about the
same time the two telephones at the sta
tion began ringing. No one was happy
for 10 minutes, Tor it seemed a case Of
sweet bells ont of tune, out finally the
citizen at the signal box was informed
that he had done HE full duties i'm the
premises. The cells stopped and the
flies had a monopoly of the music at the
station. But the officer who, II was
charged, left the box open was just
talked about, that's ali.
BUGGY AND EIEoTRIc CAR COLLIDE.
A horse and buggy owned ny Edward
MCSherry OF SO Gladstone avenue ran
from near the corner OF Gladstone avenue
and Smith street down the latter street
early this morning. Tae dorse continued
as far as Mill street where the buggy was
thrown against an electric car, aud the
cross bar OF the buggy was broken by the
collision and the horse, after a struggle,
freed himself from the encum brance ana
ran a short distance before he was
stopped.
A FINE BAIL GAME.
The outing OF the Carnatioir Club held
yesterday proved to be- I'm every way
about as successful an affair as was ever