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New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF xEw-YoRK MONDAY. AUGUST is' 1891
ARRIVED.

PORT OF NEw-YCRK MONDAY. AUGUST 49, is'''
ARRIVED.
Steamer Idaho CB. Marshall London AuSui, soS , VIIn
mdse and cabin passengers to Sah'''so" sum "
IlEi AZ M rir @ @I,r, Jones Liverpool August G win
mis-, to II Maitland Kersey. Arrived at the haf Al
m. ,,-,upor,n,sn Ger, scsaeNer s,ettin July %;
and shields August in ballast u Gust lieSe' A'N'
at ,esmer G l TohaS d50 onson Agsgs & D. si6 Nm
mdse and SO cabin passensers. - od the .>e" Ao '
p'9f Steamer ann Aisi dr Morris Sevana august J. Grey
gsi - Nth n'lse and u passengers. 70 Pm Fo"ooa
& Keli,ck. Arrived AZ the Bar at %" !" ,a Havana
Ausast y. WIN nyjysi nirIe 1'ai az the Ear a,
10 witb fra,, to the American Fruit Company AF'ed
at ies Ba' e a III aser Ca New August H. with
os% as 99Gss he @: savannah AUGUST ia
with mdse and pass,nsss To- e"i iIeV Waltimoie Ai-
gaet f. Win udse in rans! To- aTsTr lex Angus, -
an sHy t,r5 P.ral H. VITA mise and passengers 10 II
Nai,ry -. q yo .s,,wn B.az Norfolk with mds" and
o.,seasers - the od Dominion : Co. ,., ,,,,. 3,
steamer B.ueneIis. Charles HA''m're. WIZ" "'s'
q fs'ig' H1or y j.. Aux. I6 $50 p m-Wnd west;
'''s" CLEARED.
s.asrocr Loon ,Nor>. Lampe Port Acknowledgement
i' Steamer sirius o. Trd Manch''SmB & JSyG1s
steamer Georgian r,bn r1i"Se E seSser St;e1 ''''
steamer phoenix Nor>. Cobensen Sanehez-E 80
neS; steamer Tra.e cier, Roben. Bremen Via Plymouth
o,in[Is inareS Thurinsa B Proctor Inagua cape Hay
s,.a,ner ,ie1rpic d}O, Thompson. Liverpooi-H Ma'
Lang ~ hr ,na,,ahoochee Lewis Savannahocean s. CO.
-, ,n.r Iohn Engs Bragg. Portland -lofatlo tta't
St.,m.r Kansas City. Fisher savannah ocean - A
s.,mer tuyandotte. Davis Norfolk and Newport N'"'
,,Dor poi''pi' 81 paso Gardiner Ncw-Oreans-J Van
sicke s. ,,,,,os ,Rp. Fulton MelbourneN W Peabody
Cot :, Mary Nash Buenos Ayres-Haynes & WOOD
war BARK Renned C}r sade Freeman,e-Arkel Doug
'' lark Lillian Delano Buenos Ayres-w II Crossman
* Bro. c,ul,n
steamers Luclgen d3rl. for Amsterdam Nit'ora @ Nrr
Norfolk and Tanpioo. Guyhrdoite, Norfolk ana "P
News, II Paso New Orleans. Kansas CRY savannah"
THE MOVEMENTS or STEAMERS
FoREIGN PORTS
Hamburg Aug a. 4 p n-salled steamer PennsyNans
Ger, Iopn -yok passed Butt Of Lewis % ots, Re-
CERT i.mivI'old ,Ger) Walter. New-fork for Bremen All"
rrswie Point Aug ioPassed. steamer Colorado ''''
Whitton. Hull for New-Nork -. ,,usn
Venice Aug iI-Arived. steamer i-cromA ''u'"
pollch. New York. .s,.,ic Prince
River Plate Aug is-Arriyed steamer % Asl''' sse
u,ri Anderson New-York Tor Nj ntcfld'9 ~ ,nn,chl
! Rotterdam. Aug l3-Arrived. steamer 'n"'o'' "
ssiii, Aug ispassed steamer Maafdsm ,,isTa pu''"'
/ ur,v I,.gd Aug l6-Passed steamer Boston 'iS ''"
/ BARCLAY. New \ ork Tor Bristol ..a- ,,ohria oGer)
southampton, Aug 10 o.; Remen, mSaSS New-YoSS
NICHOLSON. New<york: Manhsnset d5r. Walker New
liverpool Aug io-sailed. steamer James Brand 'S'''
| Harding, Nsw-fork.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
SING SING.

There are not many IDLE men at the prison. near
this village al the present time. Yesterday OUT Oh
y total number Of l.25S convcts. l.oss were en-
poyed. III +,
The work on the Durston-ave retaining "aH -
going on finely and that portion which Is thuS la'
finished indicates that the structure Will De sun
s,ar,ial a. vel az ornamental Some question mas
arisen fr the Board of Trustees AS TO whether thc
81 800 appropratod by the village VIII De suih'eh'
TO meet the cost of the work 30 far as the village
Is concerned Some of the trustees expressed the
opinion that Warden Sage had guaranteed 10 com
pcte the work for this sum. pom DelnS seen pS
a Tribune correspondent ihe Warden Said ms wa wa
rot so: he had guaranteed nothing. Inc state iO'
the surr>. OF ST. was performing piece OF WORK
worth TO the village from $1,000 to $lSVc; ne
thought that the $3.50 appropriated by the viilag'
toward the cost OF the wal would be suhcleht,
hut ne was not pledged to do anything more than
his share OF the work which consisted in furnisn-
ing the stone and the rough labor in putting II n
Mace Warden Sage was rather amused al the
suggestion made bv of the trustees al meet
ing of the Board the effect that the s2oo appro-
I,riated by the village be divided up into proper
iionate payments. to be made as the work adj
vanced and that the last payment be made only
upon the completion OF the wall The general opin-
ion I'm the village is that the state. through the
Warden is making a splendid public improvement
TO one Of the principal streets OF the place. and
that the less tre trustees meddie with the work
the better
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
THE AMERICAN LEGION or HONOR.

Buffalo Aug l6.-Adam Warnock Of Boston. st-
prerne secretary OF the American Legion OF Honor,
who is in Buffalo to-day to attend the regular ses-
sion of the Supreme Council tomorrow. when
asked by an Associated Press representative con-
oerning the application for receiver, made by
James Mcnamara OF Jersey City. said:
Il know nothing OF any such action The order
owes Mcnamara nothing. He has no unpaid claim
against the order which is solvent paying is bene-
fits promptly and collecting the assessments to pay
them Its condition on July l. the end OF its fiscal
year WAS as fonows: Membership, 2bS1O claims
proved and to be proved. $4,000 These assess
ments have. since July been paid IN, ana an oil
these claims have been paid. In addition 10 these
the society has an invested fund amounting TO
s20 rs0 si3O coo of which is in gilt-edged munlclpal
bonds held by the State OF Massachusetts IN trust
for the membership. 10000 in unencunbered real
estate in the Back Bay district OF the city OF Bos-
ton and $1,000 cash In banks II sncn an actlon
has been brought believe the order Will nave
no difficulty in establishing its soFvncy; similar
action was brought in 1896 by Baltim9re man
Who ON learning the actual condition or the 50
ciety asked that the complaint be dismissed ne
order was chartered in lsiS. ana mas Pdlu 4-'''V
claims amounting to &5,S"oo
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
NETWORK CITY.

Justice Slower in the Supreme Court. yesterday
vacated the order OF arrest issued against Abe'
Riccadonna a few days ago. on the ground thai
the evidence was insufficient to hold the prisoner
The restaurateur arrested on the complaint
Of Donate Pinto Riccadonna owed Pinto $50. In
payment he gave Pinto automatic piano. a!leg-
ing that IL was free from membranes Subse-
ouentIy Pinto learned that there were two mort
cages on the instrument.
Mrs Elise Rice's application for an allowance
from the estate Of her husband John Smith Rice
the New-York hroker who disappeared from Pas
sale n j.. on May 4. and has not since been heard
o. was yesterday passed upon by Surrogate Arnold
The Surrogate says that Mrs. Rice has not set
forth exactly the nature Of her husbands estate.
the amount Of his income or the liabilities she
has incurred and he Is not therefore in a position
10 decide her application. The Surrogate sends the
case 10 be passed on by a referee
Charles e Row veteran OF the Civil War. was
knocked down last Thursday at Ono-hundred-and-
sixteenth-st. and Lenox-ave. by a team Of horses.
His right arm broken at the shoulder. AS
here was no policeman in sight. the driver es-
caped 4 letter was received from Mr.. Row yes
terdav TO the effect that he wanted the man who
got an officer for him to call at his home, No. %
West One hundred nd-sixteenth-st.
The Stamford Corinthian Yacht Club will hold
a special regatta for open mainsail yachts in the
25-foot class on Saturday Prizes will be given &c
the winner and the second-best boat. The star
will be made at p
District Grand Lodge No /, of the Independent
Order Free Sons Of Israel, Will hold picnic at th'
Harlem River Park and Casino tomorrow after
noon There will be a vaudeville performance an'
concert in the afternoon. and dancing in th
/ evening.
The Rev DR.. ]. Henry Smythe. Of Philadelphia
| is staying at the Windsor Hotel. on his way Il
Chautauqua where he will deliver a series Of ect
| ures on Bible history. DR.. Smythe Is the manag
| ing editor of the Sunshine Publication Company, 0
| Philadelphia
The Civil Service examination for gauger. clerk
deputy collector. storekeeper and messenger 70
| Grade In the Internal Revenue Service will b.
held in this city on September IS. at a. m.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
PFEKSKILL.

The eleventh annual picnic Of European Council
No So order OF United Friends. OF this village will
be held to-day at Iona Island The first boat vii.
20 over at 10 o'clock and the last boat Will leave the
island at midnight. Members OF Croton Council
can leave the island at 1870 o'clock and Peekskill
on the II 10 o'clock train south.
Many fremen left Peekskil. late last night to at
tend the State Firemen's Convention at Schenec-
tady. which opens in that city to-day. Among the
regularly elected Peekskill delegates arc John W.
Uawes representing the Peekskill Fire Depart
ment: John J. Connolly Centennial Hose Com
pany No. 4: Ch1rles W. Underwood. Washington
Engine Company No .. James c. Acker. jr. Coum-
bian Engine Company No !; George w Enge
Columbian Hose Company No. /; George w. Bag
ley Cortandt Hook and Ladder Company No. l.
Among others who VIII attend is Dudley Cook Has
brouck former assistant chief engineer OF the
Peekskill Department. He Is member of the State
association
The Rev lanes W A. Dodge and his wife
started for Asbury Park yesterday. where they
will spend three weeks.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
STATEN ISLAND HAPPENINGS.

The twenty fourth anniversary OF the Castleton
Corners Moravian Church will be observed on
Tuesday evening August 81. II Is proposed 10
ho,.o elaborate services and clcrgymen will be
nresent from a number Of States.
The residents OF New-Dorp continue TO nave
scarcity OF water. owing to the breakdown OF the
wells New holes being drilled. and supply
OF water will probably be secured before the ehd
Of the week ,,.u
A trolley party of the members OF George ~
lam Curtis Council. Royal Arcanum. VIII be mel"
tomorrow evening.
John j. Kenney counsel 20 the Board OF super-
Visors. has gone to South Poland Me- LOT '"'"
tion. - &c..
The third quarterly conference OF the staten
Island Christian Endcavor Union Will be held dhis
evening In Grace Church, Port Richmond Inc
delegates TO the convention at San Francisco: the
Rev w II Rice and Mr.. end Mrs. John j. Wood
viii report the various phases OF the trip.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
SOUTHERN FIRE-FIGHTERS HERE.
on THEIR WAY TO ATTEND A CONVENTION IN
HARTFORD.

If the Gerach Hotel shotld happen to catch fire
any time within :he next two or three days no one
need worry. The guests Of the hotel went 10 bed
last night In the calmest possible frame of mind,
and with a soothing of security akin to that
felt by a child when It's mother comes to quiet it in
the night. All this repose and feeling Of safety Is
caused by party Of tourists now staying at the
hotel. This party arrived there early yesterday
morning from the South. There were about sixty
persons in the first detachment. which arrived early
I'm the day. and before night sixty-eight more came
in The tourists from the South are fremen-and
such hremen' Well. all one can suggest is just to
dare fire TO rear It's head while they around
They firemen, and from the South. where people
eat fire. -
Dominion Steamship Line. 1t was the original In
tention that all should that way. but when
Norfolk was reached 1t was found that sixty-eight
members Of the party could not get accommoda-
lions on the boa;. and go they had 20 defer their
trip for time But The belated ones got In all right
Chief Martin j Ryan. OF Norfolk Chief f. NJ.
Carel Of Nashville; chief F. j. Rouett. OF Au-
eusta and others. They are on the way TO attend a
convention in Hartford. which begins to-day and
lasts until Friday.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
TAKRY1OWN.

An ENJOYABLE social uanre given at the
Franklin House in broadway. last evening.
The festival Of IL. parish Of the Church OF the
TRANSFORMATIONS Of which the Rev Edward +
Southw.u = rector. was celebrated with impressive
services o.: Sunday-the Feast a. the Assumption
Of the Rlcsscd Virgin. The services began with
high mass q. 10 o'clock. AT which several priests
NJ the Carn-lltp order from Eew-YOrk city took
part \ specially arranged musical programme
was giycr tiuilmart's Third Mas being sung by
thr choir OF the Carmctc Church Ncw-York AT
the offcrtory Miss pOrey. first soprano. sang
Gounod's Ave Maria with violin obbligato. IN
The afternoon a. o'clock there vespers. fol
lowed by bencdiction ~ the Blessed Sacrament. A
now church will be enected In the place Of the
temporary chapel now In use.
Bishop Potter Of New-York visited Mrs. Lewis.
of this place yesterday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
Sixth Avenue, 10th to 21st Street.
Az ELEVATED ENGINEER KILLED.
STRUCK BY HIS own LOCOMOTIVE WHICH HE
WAS ABOUT TO TAKE CHApGE or

STRUCK BY HIS OWN LOCOMOTIVE. WHICH HE
WAS ABOUT TO TAKE CHApGE or
Jeremiah Cunningham an engineer on the Thlrd
Avenue Elevated Railroad, Instantly killed ny
an engine al Eighty-four; hist and Third-ave. yes
terlay morning. The engine was drawing an eX-
press train and going a a high rate OF speed
II was Cunningham's duty 20 take charge Of this
locomotive at the One-hurdrcd-an nithirty- thrf-st
station but he was unable 70 do 50 yesterday as
he was several minutes late in leaving his nome
He went to the Eighty-f,urth-st. station. as ne
knew no could get there ahead Of the express tram
which he expected board as II sped by the STA
ton He swung off the rear platform Of way
train lust as the express was approaching the
station. and stepped on 70 the middle t.icK. As
ne started 10 cross me downtown track so as .
get on the express he looked up the track ana
So " that the engine was almost upon him Before
he could Jump a safe place the engine struck MN
hurting him hign in the air The body fell on me
downtown track. After several guards had plcke"
I'D The maneled corpse an ambulance WAS sum
noned from me Presbyterian Hospital mere Wa
not hing ior the ambulance surgeon 10 40 oIr Ty
clare that Cunningham was dead Policemen W ats.
ard Britt. OF the East Eighty -eigntn-St. stdIlou
tnen tjok charge OF the body and mad u removed
TO the station. .- Ill
Cunningham lived with his wife and three enil
dren at No. 1856 Second-ave
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
YONKERS.

Although Yesterday the first day that the
assessors of Yonkers were required ny la" 10 meet
for the purpose OF reviewing their assessneh.S
they have been in session since August io 'i'
accommodation of taxpayers. About hlt! mas oee"
the daily average calling at the ofiice 10 iooK al
the hooks and the assessors say that' ai'"ous"
thare &c much more personal on the rolls thah
last wear the number of protests has peeh ABOUT
the same as last year. There nave peeh "o'e W
those stirring features which have occur'eo !"
other parts Of the county. and none are eNpec'e'
The Board will be in session tomorrow lhurS
day and Friday. from 10 o'clock IN the iore"'o''
till 2 o'clock in the evening, TO near Pi'''''' -
will then have been In session four weeks
BENJAMIN Sula,d died yesterday al NO Zoo ne"
Main-st He seventy-four years oio "'
born in New-Jersey. and settled IN AohKers aDo"
thrty-fve years ago. He was one OF the orib''",
members Of the Central Methodist Episcopal
Church and attended service there on - had a.
He had not been in good health ateiy, ana nau ~ d
re Ia Nt lie Tac Wta TlaGw "I dauShcr S
william P Wcllman: of Hawthorn'iEaESd ELdsv "HTas was
death occurred At @ IN s. ohns Episcopal
Church in South Broadway. The burial was pr'-
The funeral Of Mrs E w Ketcham. who ,,,, died Sa
at her home No 81 High-st on SUNDAY! wiz ~
Yesterday was great day in this city for ,nT the
Italian residents. when they held tnsir nk in
Of the Feast Of The Assumption. Al II o cIoch ~
the forenoon nearly two hundred OF mem atlcluru nI
mass at the Church Of the lmmacu,ate ~, no
tion in ST Mary-st which was celebrated py 'ie
Rev Charles r. Corley Then there w"T Tor
in which there wa a delegation from Noun II
non which attracted considerable comment ny ,io "
uniforms. In the ovening there was "'SP'"' W
fireworks. -. Aoo, ,hio ,o hold
arv oxamination owing 20 the fact that the ne"
rules have not been passed upon .! IN, NJ, : t,
Board consequently the Board of Health VIII 70,
hn ahc 20 make the appointment ~ SaW'"i'
! nclicen1an at tho meeting this afternoon. . 81,
\ number Of people gathered at the staIon ui VI w ~,
New York Central Railroad Yesterday morning ~ "
u Nitnass the departure Cf the YonkoTs nrcinen icI
thr state convention Of the Noluntecr f!feIh.n "a. :
Association which opens in Schonec 'adE Lo-ud. i;
The nl n 10 have the next convention IN ths ~
has been abandoned. but the lonkers c' -
VII cndeavor TO have fireman from thlS Guy
elected q state Office - ...,a,,o, mo,
/ Tho \Tcstchcs,er Grand Army Assoclauon me-
ast night the headqn9rters Of Klch9g F9s, m
Woir-ef and completed tn, few r. NAMING "FrnlS
fcr is visit to the National Encampment IN bul-
falo. 1900, ,. .r,,orr ~ .ha
V'oruan's lief CORPS Home AT oxford. \ -, re-
,u~red Yesterday from a visit TO the Insttu,iiol
Whila there he attended the quarterT merIlne.
A.niica tiors Sufficient in number 10 MI me Honle
perc accepted. and among those selected Is com
radc 9f Ktching Post who left yesterday Tor inc
/ Home x..,. man, 20 pocka.
wav Beach Yesterday. boarding , steamer lloi
this city The party came over IN eecric carS' anu
( merry
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
AI{DSLEY.

Isaac Buckhout. wealthy farmer of Chauncey
died AZ MS home Saturday evening. He was
the son of William and Maria Buckhout. and
born ia Groenburg Township seyorty-hvc years
ago His funeral Will be- held =; his home AT 10
o'clock this morning. The services viii he
Quoted by the Rev. Thornton VI. Niven. pastor Of
the Dobbs Ferry Presbyterian Church. The burial
will be in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
Joseph A. Reynolds. tie youngest son Of Francis
and Elizabeth Reynolds, Of lrv.ngion. died on Sun
day The funeral Will be held this afternoon and
the burial Will be in Sleepy Hollow.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
THE CHARGES AGAINST c. 6. WEST
MIR FORGET EMPOWERED TO CAUSE THE FRENCH
LINES sUPERINTENDENT's ARREST
SHOULD HE RETURN

SHOULD HE RETURN.
The suspicons which gained considerable currency
last spring TO the effect that Superintendent Charles
c. West, OF the Compagnie Generate Transatlan-
tioue was an embezzer, were revived yesterday
August A. Forget, the agent OF the French Line
who has been abroad for several weeks. returned
here on Sunday on La Bretagna Mr.. Forget reap
peared his Office yesterday, and he said that he
came back empowered to effect the arrest Of Mr.
West should he return 10 this country The latter
is now in France. whittier he was summoned by hts
Forget had made against him. and it is not ex-
rected that he will return here
When Mr.. Forget arrived In Paris. ostensibly on
his vacation. he appeared before the directors Of
the French Line ami charged Mr.. West with Il
shortage in his accounts. lie said that he based
his charge the fact that checks made ou; TO
Mr. Vests order by the New-York Central Raj
road Company In payment for the privilege OF dis
charging barge cargoes AT the French Line pier
were not turned to the compaLy. These
checks drawn to Mr.. Vests order ut his re-
quest. Mr.. Forget also charged West wiki having
failed have delivered steamers the supplies
for which he charged his company and of having
appropriated lumber brought to the French Line
pier for repairs for the building of some stables.
There was one case OF 4 shortage Of So In cash
Mr.. Forget said, for which he directly charged MIR
West with being responsible
When suspicious were first directed against Mr.
West. Mr.. Forget II said 10 have done everything
In his power to protect him. and sent him away On
health. This was on March !. Inspector General
Bcrr Of the French Line came here later ana went
over Mr. Vests accounts, with the result that the
latter was summoned TO appear before the COM
pany IL Paris and explain certain things Mr.. For
get said yesterday that he was there when Mr..
West tried to exOnerate himself, and that he ut
terly failed. Mr. Forget added that II doubtful
# criminal proceedings would be instituted against
Mr.. West unless he returned here. which Is con-
sidered unlikely.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
HONE NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

ALBEMARLE-Robert c. Ogden, OF Philadelphia.
and 81, John Boyle Of Louisville. FIFTH AVE-
NUE. Stewart Wallace Of London ex-Member
OF Parliament HOFFMANTneodore Cramp. OF
Philadelphia and A. y. Brady. of Albany. HOL-
LAND--H H. Kohlsaat. Of Chicago ana Alex
Thomas II. Carter. of Montana. MARLBOROC OH
Judge Everett Gray. OF South Carolina METRO-
POLE-Assemblyman Louis Bedel, OF Goshen y.
Y WAIDORF-John r. Drexel Of Philadelphia,
and General J. S Easement. of Paresville. ohio.
WESTMINSTER-Con Morgan X. VIII
Jams OF PENNSYLVANIA. WINDSOR-James Ashiey.
Of Chicago and the Rev. DR. J. Henry Smythe OF
PHILADELPHIA
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
MOT%T VERNON

the seventh annual festival OF the Catholc Be
neyo,ent Legion will be held in Bronx River PARK
on Thursday afternoon
The work Of surveying the Write Plans hodu
from West Farms TO this city IS Weil unue, wa /
ard n is intended 10 build a macadam ooueVdlu
ino feet wide inc entire distance The town auncr-
tiles of Pelham also contemplate the cohStr tructT' %
r. a boulevard from that place 10 New-Nociie.,c g.
The improved highway. when thrown open 10 ,hJ S
,,uIic will make one Of the finest drlVeways an.
binVclc routes in the neghborhood of Greater
New-York 90, -. l,o,,c,, will
y, hold to-right in the Dearborn Building Much
i,nnortnnt business is TO be transacted
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
NEW-EOCHELIE

y large barn and carriage shed ovned by John
O'Shoa In Norrh-st., was burned at an early hour
on SUNDAY mornnk. Tho Fire Department: WAS
called out but the Are was beyond the city limits
and could not be reached by the hose. There were
three stage horses In the barn. and some cattle
and swine, all OF which were burned
The fourth popular concert In the l.archmont ca
sino will be given tomorrow nigh dnder the direc-
tion OF William r. Chapman The list Of subscrib-
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Grievance day before tax assessors in Westches-
ter County towns.
Board Of Aldermen City Hail p. m
Police and Pilot Commissioners meetings.
Brighton Beach races. 2:30 p.
Conference Of Citizens Committee OF F1fty. as.
sembly rooms. Academy Of Music, Brooklyn
p. m.
Republican County Committee. Lyric Hall p. m
National Wholesale LIQUOR Dealers Association
convention. Manhattan Beach.
Music in Mulberry Bend and Mount Morris parks
:
New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
ESCAPED FROM BLACKWELLS ISLAND
TWO PRISONERS GET AWAY. AND THEIR KEEPER
is SUSPENDED.

is SUSPENDED.
Walter Holt. alias Charles Stevens and Michael
Mcguire alias Michael Kenneay, two prisoners on
Blackwelrs Island, escaped from their cells ana
from the island on Sunday night. The two men
were in adjoining cells in the new wing or the
prison and were IN charge Of Edward frlce' d
keeper. 1t was the keepers duty 10 look INTO each
cell Of the fifty in his charge at least once an hour
II is supposed that he slept all night instead AT
any rate he reported everything all risht IN the
morning but the man who relieved him discovered
that Holt and Mcguire were gone. ana a peht pdI
in Hollis cell showed the manner or their escape; .
4 rowboat was missing and later was touhu III
the river opposite the cells OF the two men. gen
eral alarm was sent from Police fieadquarters,
and Commissioner Wright suspended Price, VINO a
once resigned his place and departed Tor the ciH
I}It the escaped convcts have not been causn'.
Com.rissioner Wright says that guards outside me
prison would prevent all escapes .Dui me De-
nartment has not money enough to AFFORD then