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W.
AUCTION SALE VALUABLE PROPERTY WEST
SIDE OF VALLEY STREET, GEORGETOWN D. C.
By virtue Of a power given by the Will Of
William Johnson Ct record in the office of the
register CT wills of the District of Columbia. the
of the premises. en- WEDNESDAY, JULY TWEEN
TY- FIRST, 1897. ut FIVE O'CLOCK PM, all Of
that certain lot or parcel Of land and premises,
street, Of which the said William johnson died
seized and possessed. and which is more partic-
ularly described 10 deed from Thomas Brown 20
said william johnson, dated November IS. 1864,
and recorded among the Land records of the Dis
trict Of Columbia in Liber n. G. T.. No SO, folios
276 and 277. This property has q frontage on
Valley street Of about forty 30, feet and is Of
en- average depth of about one hundred and sew
epty- seven (7O feet, and is improved by a ak
room 2-story frt ne dwelling. being No. I6is Valley
street, Georgetown, DC.
Terms Of sale: Cash. The purchaser will be re-
sale and will be required TO comply fully with the
terms Of srle within ten days from the day Of
sale. otherwise the right reserved to resell the
property ct the risk and cost of the defaulting
cEaLer after i've days public notice. Cooveyancinx
to be at the cost Of the purchaser.
GEORGE ". FIELD
bs-dts Executor Of william Johnson.
RsALE PosIPoNED UNTIL TUESDAY. JULY
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CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPRoyTD
real. Estate, SITUATE AT THE SOUTH


WEST CORNER OF AND Union STREETS,
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. u. c.
Ry virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court Of tho
District OF Columbia, passed Ia the OF Fran
ces NJ Miller ct al. vs.. William H. Maddox ct al.
No. l64sI In Equity. will offer for sale, in
front of the premises, on wEDNESDAY. THE
TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF July. A. ID. 1897,
Al FIVE O'CLOCK PM, those certain lots par
GELS OF lands situate and lying In the city of WASH
ington. District OF Columbia. known parts 81
original lots twenty (20l and TWEEN. t2ll, and
subdivision lots eighty (s0l. eighty (s1) and
eighty-two o., In square SOB sad lots having a
frontage on street Of about sixty-ige feet eleven
inches. and frontage Union street OF about
one hundred and thirty -four feet five inches; the
said land Will first be offered for sale a whole
Terms OF sale. prescribed 10y the decree: One
third Of the purchase money TO be paid in cash.
and the residue in two equal installmenis At
and two years from day Of sale. for which the notes
Of the purchaser must be given, with interest.
payable semi annually. Mt the rate Of per centum
per annum until paid, and secured by deed OF
trust the property sold. all cash. at the pur-
ohaser's option. deposit of $3.50 will lac required
at time Of sale. All conyeyancinC. acknowledging
and recording at purchasers cost. II the terms OF
sale not complied with in ten days from day
OF sale the trustees the right resell at
the cost and risk of defaulting purchaser after
five days ncIice in some newspaper published In
Washington, ID. @.
FRANK I. BROWNING. Trustee,
4l6 9Th st. NV.
SAML MADDOX. Trustee,
$40 Indiana ave.
DJyNCANSON BROS Auctioneers tyiSdSds
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.

hAitiAifE. SUTTON a CO.. AUcTIoNEERs
PEREMPTORY SALE OF VERY
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
10 CLOSE AN ESTATE.
BRICK HOUSE No. IoS 9TH
ST. n. f., BRICK HOUSE No.
3o3 9TH ST. S. E., z BRICK
HOUSES Nos. 6so AND Col
NAVY PLACE S. f. AND
BRICK HOUSE No. 1902 NEW
JERSEY AVE. s. E.
on THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AuGI,sr FIFTH
In,- u'MhENt1NG At FOtI O'CLOCK we
VIII sell h' order OF the heirs In front of the re-,
rI"cfive premises: -
First Lot ~. In square SCI u1rG1, improrcd b,.
or"oln press brick dwelling, No los eth 81, n -
SECOND the aay. imm,ilat.lv sf,ar ~.
above, lot ~, square Nh lox12 Improved by a a.
room brick house, No. 30S eth st. Sc.
Ihird-'n the same day. nj 30 o'clock n m
lois ~ ana %. square s1S improved by . brick
houses, Nos 653 and C6l Navy place Sc
fourth-on the same day, at , o'clock n m mar,
OF lot u In square al, improved 10y an old brick
house, No. 1902 \. J. Sc.
Terms: one-third cash. the balance in six and
Twelve months. or all cash A deIusit of 500 on
each piece required at the time Of sale Terms 10
SSnveyancinS etc. at the purchasers cost.
BY order OF the heirs
jy23d&ds Anciion.e,s
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DUNcANsoN BROS, AUcrIoNEERs.

TRUSTEE s SALE AT AUCTION OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE AT THE NORTH WEST COR.
NER OF n AND 10TH STREETS NV.
WASHINGTON, D. C., AND IMPROVEMENTS.
On MONDAY. AUGUST NINTH. 1897, at FIVE
O'CLOCK PM, in front of he premises, as trus-
tees. under deed Of trust dated May D. 1896,
and recorded in Liber 202s folio 22s ct seq. OF
the land records of the District Of Columbia the
undersigned will sell at public auction all of lots
numbered one d. two (2), three 80 and four a.
In the subdivision of square Numbered three hun
dred and forty $40, made by the heirs of John
Davidson, said subdivision Is recorded i'm the
office of the surveyor Of the District Of Columbia
in Book N r., pages "a and 95, the same ha ring
entire frontage of 100 feet the north side of
NJ street north. by depth of 100 feet, bindiag en-
the side of 10th street west, and improved by
frame stores and dwellings.
Terms: One third cash. of which $500 must be
deposited with the trustees time of sale and
balance in two equal installments. at one and two
years, with interest from date of sale at 9 per
cent per arnum, payable semi-annually, and Sc
cured on the property; or all cash. at purchaser s
option; DLd If terms not complied with within
ten days from day of sale the trustees reserve the
right resell, at risk and of defaul.ng pur-
chaser, on five days advertisement. Conveyancing
at purchasers cost
J. ROBERTS FOULKE,
]. BARTON TOWNSEND,
Trryof
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.-,, ROBERT II. TERRELL Trustee.
J!-f-codNus g, Room Il, 500 + ST N W
RADCLIFFE, SUTTON & co. AUCrIOyEERS

IkI,SiEES SALE OF A DESIRABLE BRICK
HOUSE, NO. AS X STREET NORTHWEST ~
ny, hy virtue , OF deed of trust, duly recorded in
Liner No. lge's AT folio lbs SOD one of the land
records for the District of Columbia and nj the
ie'iuest OF the l@rty secured thereby the under
signed trustee will offer for sale by public auction
in front OF tho premises. on wEDNESDAY rHE:
ToLRIii DAY oF AUGUST Alb 1877 AT
mAnrnASr FOUR O'Clock rM,, the following
dPscflhed real estate, situate in the city of Wash
ington, in the District of Columbia TO VIII. pats
OF original lots two t2) and three t3), in square
numbered five hundred and fifteen t5I5 Reginninc
at point on the north line of X street distant
lori! li6 feet west, from the southeast corner
of said lot numbered two t2,. and running thence
west tWcnty-one CID feet thence north ninety vi
G,W feet eleven t1l) inches. thence east twenty
one cd feet, thence south nnety-six l9G, feet
eleven inches TO the place of beginning together
with an the Improvements; rights. etc This prop
ery Will be sold subject, however, n prior deed
of trust for $500. the full particulars of which
Will be stated at the time of sale
Terms cash lover the trusO. deposit of 5000
required upon acceptance of bid. Terms to he
complied with in fifteen days from the day of sale
otherwise the trustee will resell the property at the
isk and cost Of the defauting purchaser after five
days advertisement Of such resale in some news
paper published in Washington ID. G. All con-
veyancng. etc, at the purchasers cost.
y23-d&ds THOMAS J. PARKER, Trustee.
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RADCLIFFE, SUTTON & Co, AUCrIoNEERs.


TRUSTEES SALE OF FOJTRROOM FRAME
Hot Sc. No. 400 STREET NORTHWEST
IS! virtue OF decree of the Supreme Court of the
5000 ,he undersigned trustee will offer for sale
ny punic auction in front of the premises on
MED\fSDAl, FOURTH AUGUST. AID 1897 AT
FIVE y NJ, the following described real estate, 70
WI: iart or lot %, in square 513. fronting Is
ieet ~ inches by depth of 100 feet Inches to
III; an miies, together with all the improvements,
Terms. as prescribed by the decree are: One
third IN cash, and the residue in two equal in
staiin,eh's in two and three years from the day
VI sac WIN interest at G per cent per annurn
on, the property sold all cash at The option Of
ane purchaser deposit of $500 required upon
hcaeltihce or bid If the terms of sale are no,
compiled with in fifteen days from the day of sale
tie trustee reserves the right resell the pr,p-
w! at the risk and cost of the defaulting pur-
chaser, after fre days advertisement of such re-
:" ~ III some newspaper published in Washington
claser's cost " e pun
;r,,os.,., ROBERT II. TERRELL, Trustee
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yTHE ABOVE SALE Is FURTHER POST.
pcned until MONDAY. TWENTY-SINTH JULY
1897 Mt the same hour and place.
jy23 -d&ds MILTON NJ HOLLAND Executor
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.

O. G. SLOAN & CO., Anctioneers, 1lO7 G st.
CHANCERY SALE OF VALU
ABLE IMPROVED BUSI-
NESS PROPERTY, NOS. 400
TO 40, INCLUSIVE, ON
C STREET NORTH
WEST BETW ZEN
FOUR AND A
H A L F A N D
SIXTH SITS
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Cnder and 10y virtue Of general decd OF assign
nent auiy rccordcd in the land records Of the nis-
lrlct OF Columbia, ! will offer for sale at public
auction, ON Tuesday. THE TWENTY-SEyENTH
DAY OF July, ID. 1897 AT TEN o'CTspcK
An, on the Premises the enr ire stock Of Hard
ware Harness. Contractors Supplies. rtc in store
no. 5os Tenth street northwest. lately conducted
10y The Pate Hardware and Harness COMPANY
The entire stock will be offered Ia bulk together
WITH the Safe, Show Cases. Fixtures and Horse ana
wagon The purchaser procure from the
owner of the building lease OF the whole or part
thereof. -
III sufhcient sum. in the opinion Of the assignee
is not bid for the stock etc when so offered in
bulk the same Will b, sold in lots aud parcels and
separate pieces 10 the highest bidder.
The store Will he open for INSPECTION during
business hours daily TO day of sale.
Terms OF sale: All cash. III sold in bulk, n de-
post of $500 will be required M time Of sale and
II the terms OF sale are not complied with In three
days from day OF sale the assignee reserves the
right 10 resell at the risk aud cost Of defaultin,
purchaser, after I'VE days notice such resale In
some newspaper published in Washington ID. c.
GEORGE q. EATON. Assignee
1ylb-dSdS 3uS 81
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THOs. j. OWEN. AUcrIoNEER. e1s ST. NV

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
AND UNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE KNOWN
AS LOTS NUMBERED 2 AND 3. GRANT
ROAD. n TENIEYTOWN. DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA. WITH FRONTAGE OF a ROfr1,
50 FEET ON GRANT ROAD BY DEPTH IN,
IS FEET. "
In compliance with power contained in the will,
of Isaac Shoemaker. deceased. of Moutromery
county. Maryland and by virtue of a decree of
the Supreme Court of the District Of Columbia,
passed in Equity Cause No 15Go1, wherein Ncttie
G. Greenwell ct al. complanants and Eliza
beth II. Shoemaker ct al. are defendants the un-
dersigned trustee. will SELL public auction In
front Of the premises. on MONDAY, JULY TWEEN
TY-SLXTH. 1897, AT HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK
PM, that piece parcel OF real estate being
lots and s. Grant road. with the improvements
thereon being small frame house.
Terms of sale: One-third cash. balance in two
equal installments Of one and two years. with in
terest from the day of sale. secured by a deed OF
trust on the property sold all cash, at the
option OF the purchaser. deposit Of 5000 re-
quired at time Of sale. Conveyancing and record
Ing at purchasers cost. Terms of sale TO he com
piled with in ten days from day of sale or the
property will be resod at risk and Of default
ing purchaser.
my27-d&ds 317-319 AZ st. NV.
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UsALE POSTPONED UNrn. TUESDAY. July
1897. same hour and place.
ty:2- dads GEORGE W. FIELD, Executor.
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0THE ABOVE SALE Is HEREBY POST
rontd. on account of the rain, until TUESDAY
JiNE TWENrf-SECOND, 1897, AT HALF-PAST
FOUR O'CLOCK PM
JelS-dts BY order of the Trustees
The purchaser at the above sale having failed
10 comply with the terms thereof the property
therein mentioned will be reSo!d at public :ut.t ion
In front of the premises. TIL -HSIbAY AUGUST
FIFTH, 1897. AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM upon TIE
same terms and conditions at the previous sale
' GEO. ii. Il. WHITE,
HENRY NJ. BAKER
H<f-uNuS Trustees.
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FUTURE DAYS.
c. C. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIoNEERs, 14o7

TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALUABLE TWO STORY
AND BASEMENT BRICK DWELLING;
KNOWN AS NO 91l NORTH CAROLINA AVE
NUE. SOUTHEAST.
BY virtue of certain deed of trust. dated the
iwerty-iirst day of February. 1893. and duly re-
corded in Iiber 1T.5 folio ~ q seq. one OF the
land records for the District of Columbia and at
the request of the PARTY secured thereby, will
sell at public auction In front of the premises on
THURSDAY. JUNE SEVENTEENTH, 1881 AT
FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the following Described land
and premises. situate in the city of Washing, on
District of Columbia. and designated 5 and being
part Of lot sixteen 49, in square 943. beginning
at the northwest corner OF said lot and running
thence southeasterly 81 feet inches: thence north
eisterly to public alley and again beginning at the
northwest corner of said lot, running noitheasterly
along the line of North Carolina avenue sixteen l6,
feet eight St inches: thence southcastcrly on a line
parallel with the west line of lot IL TO public al
ley. together with the improvements. consisting of
Il two-story and basement brick dwelling known
as III North Carolina avenue southeast
lermS OF sale: Dne-third cash. balance in one
ana TWO years with interest the rate of 6 per
cent per aiufn payable semi annually, and secured
ID! decd OF trust on the property sold or all cash
at the option of the purchaser. 4 deposit of sluO
required at time of sale. All conyeyancng ard
recording AT purchaser If terms of sale arc
not complied with within ten days from day of sale
the trustees reserve :he right resell the prolcrty
at the risk and cost of the dcfaulting purchaser
Washington new spaper.
GEO. II. Il. WHITE
HENRY NJ BAKER
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EyTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED, ON AC-
count of the rain. until THURSDAY. TWENTY
SECOND JULY. 1897. AT HALF-PAST FIVE
O'CLOCK PM.
MILTON NJ. HOLLAND, Executor.
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THOMAS DOWLINtt a CO., AUCTIONEERS,
612 st. NV.

NJ. ASHFORD. Attorney, 40 La. ave. NV.
tylO 7 % "a 81 .. 81 au3 $40
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DUNCANsoN BROS. AUcrIoyEERs.

Address, 40 Louisiana ave
No 02-62f 81. NV. 2-dN,ls
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Vi MILTON NJ. HOLLAND. Executor,
., | jyS-eod5t 900 ID 81 N w
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-19
WHEELWoMAy RUN DoWN BIZ ca D..
Driven Home In tho Cab By n PARLIAMENTARY.
who objected. Arrested.

Mrs. Agnes Blanchard of l26 East Eighty
fourth street, while riding in Fifth avenue, near
lO5th street, on a bicycle last evening, heard a
cab driven at n rapid pace, rattling along be-
hind. Before she could turn into lO5th street
the cab ran her down, and she was thrown from
her wheel.
Mrs. Blanchard was stunned by the fall, and
Bicycle Policeman Rolf, who was summoned,
ordered the driver. George Reed, to take her in
his cab to the East 1O4th street station. Reed
was about to obey, when a prosperous-looking
man who sat in the cab thrust his head out the
window, and shouted:
Drive on. Cabby! The woman had no bust
ness in the street. II she got hurt. it was her
own fault"
Reed hesitatcd. and when Rolf ordered him
again to take tho woman to the station. tho
fare began 10 abuse the policeman. Finally
Rolf put both men under arrest, and the woman
WAS driven to the station in the cab.
The fare said he was Harry Peters, n builder,
OF 253 West 1891 street. He was locked up on
n charge OF disorderly conduct. Reed was held
for reckless driving. A Harlem Hospital am
bulnnce surgeon. who examined Mrs. blanchard.
said she was suffering from a number of severe
bruises. She was driven home in Reeds cab by
a policeman.
While riding a bicycle in upper Seventh ave.
nue. yesterday afternoon. Joseph Scigler. Il
years old, OF 53l East Eighty eighth street. was
run down by a light wagon driven by Walter II.
Jordan OF ll9 West Eighty-third street. The
boy was only slightly injured. Jordan WAS
locked up in the West 125th street station for
reckless driving.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-19
SAVED BIZ HIS LITTLE GIRL.
her Testimony Prevailed in Hts Trial for SIur-
der Against His vIctin's skull.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Oct. 1s.-On July 20 Wat
los w. Altman, armed with a Jacobs stafr, met
=. I. Bullard near his house and asked for a
rotraction Of statements Billiard had made to
the School Commissioners to the effect that Alt.
man, being a Latter Day Saint, should not be
allowed to recommen school trustees. Bull.
lard declined to retract, and, according to his
statement, was knocked of his horse with tho
iron.pointed staff. Altman kept up the attack,
Billiard backing toward his house, calling for
his gun. Eightyear-old Kate Billiard was the
only person about. Hearing her father she
snatchod up the weapon and ran out with II In
her arms. Billiard took the gun and fired one
barrel. striking Altman in the shoulder. Alt
man rushed in and was struck dead with the
gun barrel.
All this part OF the story was told by the little
girl on the stand to-day. She is the youngest
witness known to have testified in u murder
trial in this State. She was collected and eN-
act. To countoract the testimony Of the de.
fence, Jealous partisnns OF Altman dug up his
body and cut Off the head, and produced the
horrible skull in court. Many witnesses and
spectators were sickened by the sight. The
skull was produced to prove that n pcrforatiOn
In n certain bone was made by a bullet from
Billiards. gun and must have produced instant
paralysis. 80 that the subsequent crushing OF
the skull was atrocious. The physician at tho
post norton examination had observed no such
wound rs that indicated in tho skull. The
child's testimony. together with the fact that
the body OF Altman had been exhumcd secret
ly, caused the jury to acQuit Billiard.
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PRINCE RUSS RECALLED.
The Car Company OF which He Was Prcsident
In . Recelver's Hands,

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Oct. 1s.-The Terre Haute
Electric Street Railway Company, OF which
Russell b. Harrison, son Of exiPresident Har.
rison, was President, was placed in the hands
of Internal Revenue Collector Jump as receiver
to-day. Tho receivership was the result of q
levy on the property OF tho company at s o'clock
SIS, 900 delinquent taxes.
power house by two sergennts of police and four
tho property Of the company. Not q car moved
took charge. Tho city's complaint alleged that
mortgage Indebtedness OF 100000. besides
owing the city 49, DOC for taxes and $4,000 for
street improvements. The receivership also
applies TO the Citizens Electric Light Com
pany. which is owned by the street car company,
and which has a ~iye-year contract to light tho
city. The bonds OF the street car company are
held in the East.
Russell b. Harrison and his attorneys con-
tend that snap judgment was taken on them.
and they pleaded in court that the public should
not be Inconvenience II the cars were only
permitted to run. they said, the levy might
stand. and could be enforced again at any time
should they fail to make arrangements for
financial aid. which they were then seeking
vigorously. 1t had been impossible. they said, TO
do any on such short notice.
Mr.. Balch thought the company had been
notified often enough before to prepare for such
action and was immovable.
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SHOT ACCIDEyrAALY By HIS oHUM.
Warren RsynoIds or Cleveland Dies or wounds
Received ON a Duck Huat.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. ls.-warren Reynolds
OF Doan street, son OF President Ira Reyr Odds of
tho Wade Park:Banking Company and a sopho-
more at Case School, went into the Willoughby
marshes hunting ducks q few days ago. His
companions.wero William c. Mcclure and Les.
lie Stair, school chums and members of the
same fraternity. The young men made head
They had completed a days shooting and had
reached the shallow water when young stair
picked up, one OF the guns and there was an ex-
tlure picked up their companion and carried
him TO the shore. lteynolds's right hand and
wound in his right groin. Stair and Mcclure
fired their guns and attracted the attention OF
the Drummer family. Young Reynolds WAS
carried across the swamp TO the Brunner home.
Reynolds died today. The body was brought
70 Cleveland.
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ODD ELEVATOR ACCIDENT.
Recalls the Man who Sawed the Limb IN TIVE
Between Himself and the Tree.

h4CC0th3 - A4Ao y bA"t U hShtlb u hNo
Between Himself and the Tree.
There is perhaps no country in which a story
Is not told Of q man who sat on the limb Of o
tree and sawed of the limb between himself
and the tree trunk, with results that startled
him. This old story was exemplifed yesterday
morning by two men who were sent to repair
Kaufman Brothers freight elevator at 200
Franklin street, corner Of Washington. Tho
elevator Is ON the Franklin street side of the
building near the street, and it runs from the
basement to the fifth floor. 1t Is an ordinary
open platform elevator, hung from o framework
which is suspended in turn by the hosting
cables. There are two of these steel wire
cables. The hoisting drum upon which these
wind Is at the top Of the elevator we'll. The
two hosting cables wind upon one end OF this
drum while at the same time two other cables
which support a counterbalance unwind.
The hosting drum had a big eogwheel on one
end and the teeth Of this wheel engage with a
small cogwheel which, turns 1t. the small cog.
wheel being at one end of a shaft which has q
A few days ago an Inspector notified tho
Kaufmann's that a new hanger bearing was
nee At that end of t the pulley shaft next 70
yesterday morning Andrew Inchover, a mill
wright, Of 527 Fifth street, and Charles Kenner
Of 1877 Ninth street, Hoooken, were sent to put
The men needed the elevator car to stand
SSpen while doing sim ahsis work sS sss Snd 4 ~ would cgnidd have
any danger OF falling either by placing a bar
across the elevator well under 1t, at the level Of
the top floor, or by checking the big cOgwheel
Of the drum; but they did neither. They got
upon tho unsecured car and :Kenner climbed
upon the framework to unscrew the bolts which
held the bearing hanger while Inchover stood
below on the platform.
= The moment tho bolts of tho hanger were
loosened that end of the pulley shaft dropped
enough to let the small cogwheel free from the
big one, and the elevator car started down.
Kenner.: sitting on the crossbar. chung for life
to the hoistinR ropes and Inchoyer braced him
self for the coming shock. The car struck
below with such force as to throw Kenner of
Kcnner was able to finish the job. While he
was doing that another freight elevator at VII.
liam A. Leggett d Co.'S, 2l2 Franklin street,
fell. the holsting rope having broken. Kennor
helped repair that, too.