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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-07
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Norwak, Ohio July GA severe windstorm swept
Ruggles's Beacn. near Huron. this afternoon. play;
Ing haySc with large oaS En9vs
Chandler OF this city. had both legs cmt on Dy q
ii large number Of 6uggies and carriages smashed
into kndling wood.
Minneapolis July o.-The Grand Lodge OF the
in the Metropolitan Theatre. After a few words Of
Introduction By Grand Esteemed leading Knight
also OF Minneapolis. made an address Of welcome
in behalf q Governor cloush who is absent At a;
Mayor Robert Pratt. A third address OF welcome
made in behalf of The Osa lodge p By E M1sS
b. Detweiler. OF Harrisburg Penn. responded In
fitting terms.
Lousville; Ky; July GA dispatch hi, to The
bound Louisville and Nashville passenger train.
which left Cincinnati AT o'clock last night was
a waterspout had washed the track out at this
point and the train was ditched The passengers
fireman. Frank Hutter. were seriously injured.
indianapolis. July S-Governor Mount to-day
paroled benjamin Il. Musgraye. who was sentenced
swindling a ife-insurance company The parole e
issued upon the showing that the prisoner Is dying
months 10 serve. Musgrave's crime consisted Of an
attempt to collect $4,000 life Insurance by placing
body.
Cleveland. July 6.-About 10 o'clock yesterday
forenoon a man about sixty years OF age hired
forty years old. The man told the boatkeeper that
the won an was his daughter. and that she was
weak mil ded. They rowed out on the lake. Until
late in the afternoon the boat lowered about one
SPOT Then they appeared 10 engage In scutle
and one OF them fell or jumped from the boat. The
other followed.
Gloucester. Mass, July 6-Augustus Nelson.
longshorcman. while working on the crosstrees OF
a schooner in the harbor fell TO the deck and was
instantly killed.
Troy ~ Y. July e.-william Schmitt aged
twenty -fve years. "A farmland. employed by Melvin
Hidley. OF North Greenbush. committed suicide by
hanging himself in a barn this morning No rea'
son can be assigned for his act James McCauyn.
arm. OF Watervllet. committed suicide BY jumpins
into the canal at that place last night. rs
thought that the excessive heat unbalanceo ~
mind.
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.JOSEPII MCGEE

Joseph MCGEE. one of the best-known residents
OF Long Island City. died at his home. No III
Fifth-st.. in that city. yesterday morning from a
complication OF diseases. He one Of the
wealthiest residents Of he city, and was the owner
OF an extensive iron foundry In Sixth-st.
Mr.. MCGEE was born in Ireland in 1917. and when
he was fourteen years old he came to this coun-
try going first to Kentucky and then to Long
Island City. He went to work in the foundry
which he subsequently owned at s. week. In 1865
where he worked n machinist In 1859 he re-
turned to Long Island City and again went to
work In the foundry. In short time he was the
foreman. and later with capital Of 800 he started
In business for himself and made a success from
the start
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor Of
Long Island City several times. and was u Police
Commissioner under Mayor Sanford. He an
i-Geason Democrat and the president of the
Jeffersonian Democracy of Long Island City. He
was president of the Board of Aldermen at one
time and took an active interest In local affairs.
Mr. MCGEE was wdower and leaves one daugh-
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NEW.JERSEY NEWSl
TRAINED NURSES Ora DUATED
COMMENCEMENT AT THE TRAINING
SCHOOL. OF THE STATE HOSPITAL.

TWENTY-FIVE DIPLOMAS AND SPECIAL PEi@kS
Is ~ AwaRDED-DI Il. - EvANs's ADDRESS.
Morris Plains. July (SpeciaD.-The second an
pual commencement exercises Of the Training Schoo
for Nurses Of the Ncw-Jersey STATE Hospital LOOK
Mace this evening at the hospital building III MOTIFS
Plains Although hut two classes have been grao-
mated Dr. b. n Evans. medical director OF the nos
p.tal has already found the training school O. erea'
he;p in the care al the twelve hundred ana more
insane patients and lie believes that its ie!a OF use
fitness will be wide and constantly increasing Inc
class OF ~ numbers twenty-five. or the class OF
'es eight men and seventeen women are sun III the
service OF the hospital Tho honor students OF 'he
class Of 80 are thrcc-M!ss jeanette ~ MuTiaugh'
whose rank Is highest. aud who receives oaih'y
gold medal: Miss Catherine Il. Abel and EDWARD
L. Nader, who receive other prizes.
The work " the school is boih theoTHlcai ana
practical Throughout the year there are iour
lectures a week from Dr. Evans ard his stan OF
assistant physicians. Drs. Eliot Gorton Thomas r.
Prout Peter s. Mallon and NJ. l. Perry Inc
pupss are taught 10 observe, describe ana report
tho various symptoms CT disease and moments OF
emergency and eu.zzes are held from time 10 time'
An abundance @. practical work accompanies '1e
theoretical and for this the hospital WARDS iurihsh
the best OF opport There are written and ora
examinations to pass before the diplomas are re-
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OBITUARY.
CITIDO Eek

Guido Eek for the last thirty years Custo"
House broker In this city, died at Glenwood MO-
on Sunday Mr. Eek left this city on Thursday last
for a vacation at Genwood. and was then appar-
entity In his usual heath. The news OF MS oea''
was received on Monday with the greatest surprise
by his friends and business associates. 10 ""a'
cause It was due not known. Mr.. Eek was
born in Munich. Bavaria sixty-hve years ago anu
was the son Of a surgeon In the German Army
He came to New-York In the late fifiies. ana some
ten years later started, In conjur cion Win ais MS
brother Charles Eek the customs blokehaSe vnrai
years ago Mr. Eek had continued alone ihe ou II
ness OF the firm at No IS Exchange Lac he
leaves a widowed and an unmarried daughter, WHO
were with him at the time Of his death. me az :
rangements for the funeral had not been nauJ h
terday but II Is understood that the BODY VIII pe
brought back to Mr.. Ecks home. at NO. Szi "es'
One hun ed-an nd sixteenth-st.
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SACRIFICED HER FINERY TO GOD.

A CRAZY SERVANT GIRL ALMOST SET BOARD
ING-HOUsE on FIRE.
Because she thought God had commanded her TO
do H. Anne Cullen. a servant girl twenty eight
years old last night gathered all her best clothing
and some tewelry and placing them on the floor OF
her room made a bonfire OF them and almost set
the house or fire. She came from England several
weeks ago. and went 10 board with Mrs. Margaret
O'Connel of No lJ2 Sxth-ave., until she could get
suitable employment. she had some money and re-
mittances came from England. The girl was ex-
tremely quiet. and devoted much OF her time to
religious affairs. attending mass every morning
Just after supper last night Anne startled the peo-
pie in the house by falling on her knees and loudly
promising the Almighty that she would make the
sacrifice She then got up and went 10 her room.
A few minutes later Mrs. OConnell saw smoke COM
ing from the window. and the odor Of burning
cloth caused her TO hurry 10 the place. In the
centre OF the floor all the girls best clothing
In flames, and she was piling some Jewery top u
the burning garments.
Mrs. O'Conneli ran to the kitchen and got n pail
OF wafer with which she extinguished the narnes
She then had TO fight with the dcmented woman
VINO was furious at what she Insisted was Inter.
ferng with the VIII OF God" Mrs. O'Connell was
almost frightened into Mysteries by the mad work
Of her boarder and her screams attracted OH
people In the house. and policeman was called An
ambulance from Bellevue Hospital was Summoned
and after struggle In which II took several men
q hold the maniac she was finally lodged In the
ls~l!on for the insane at Bellevue.
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DASHED IN WHEN THE GATES WERE oPENED-To
BE FIsHED OUT THIS MORNING

DASHED IN WHEN THE GATES WERE oPENED-To
BE FIsIIED OUT THIS MORNING.
Patrick O'Neil. OF No 81 Montgomery-st..
until last night the owner Of big gray horse and
Ii Ecw wagon. In which he used to deliver milk ice
end other requisites for the making Of milk-shakes
to the men engaged In that profitable business
these hot days. Soon after o'clock last night
O'Nen left his horse and wagon at the Battery.
near the Staten Island ferry. while he went TO
take orders from the many miik-shake men in
that neghborhood.
approaching the slip at the Battery. and the ferry
hands threw open the gates before she got In.
O'Ners gray horse had been frctt!ng In the heat,
and as the ferry gates were thrown open he gave
a jump forward Before he could be stopped or
the gates closed he dashed through the gateway
and Jumped into the water dragging the wagon
after him. The wagon WAS pretty heavily loaded
and sank at The harness new and
strong and the horse, being unable 10 free him
self was drowned without coming To the surface.
The Wcsthed's captain saw the horse and wagon
20 overheard and he landed the ferryboat at the
Bay Ridge ferry slip. close by. An effort will be
made this morning to pull the horse and wagon
out Of the slip.
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4 UERICAN YACHT CLUB REGATTA
LIGHT WINDS INTERFERE WITH THE


SPORT.
The yachts that won the regatta Oh 'le A -. T.
Yacht Club yesterday were the oyce. o"heu ~
NJ Hovt this being walkover IN tue -.
class. the Acushla. H. w. Hanan, III '"e o ~, ~
,o, oIoss. tho Hera Ralph y. ELS. among '"e
thirtes with the Vaquero III. Herman o. pu' 60
ooord nrize In the special 2o-foot CLASS inc
Houri owned and sailed by f. Burton mart. wo'
The Skmmang took a walkoVer among vi.
sIoops The Mono. II. NJ. Crane. won 'he @o-ioo'e'
nr,ze c. F. Larzelere's Dorothy took the hohors
IN the aO-foot cabin cat class. The Ethel. r. ).
bergen had q wakover In the CABIN cat -'-ioo.
c,ass The Colleen j. II. Jackson. won among
the omen cats Of twenty-five feet, with sec
ond prize to the Punch. NJ. II. Clark Inc caprice
was left alone to win among the open cat -v-ioo'
The preparatory signal was given at c'ooh' ','e
wind being then southwest by west previous 10
This hour there had been a fiat calm. during when
the chances Of the regatta's success looked sim
Tho nresence Of the cruising fleet OF the Atlah'ic
Yacht Club lent added interest 10 the ahar'
Ar To the 5l-foot class was started. the Syce
heinz alone The other classes were started anu
the boats crossed the line as follows:
15-Star. If 80 and 80 foot classes, the Hera' the
Nusme tho Vaquero the Veda, the Wawa, the
Surprise and the Acushla
12o-Start of SO-foot catboats and 2o-foot sioops'
the Volsung the Dorothy the Naquero' the HOUR
and the Skimmaug.
125-start of 25-foot catboats and 2o-foot sioops,
the Mono, the Shark the Colleen the Dfaht' the
Punch. the Ethel the Sequel and the Zelica
1:30-Start OF 20-foot catboats ana lo-loot sioops
the Laura Lee, the Dorothy and the Caprice.
As the wind was light. Il was decided TO send
the Yachts only once around the course the trl-
angle thus sailed was from the starting point OIL
the clubhouse to Parsonage Point, and theh 10 the
huov or Red Springs Point In Hampstead Haroor;
then to the Iarchmont buoy and back 10 the h'''s"
This yave q run. a beat and broad reach
The vaquero and the Houri had speciai race
NJ, Morse sailing the aforementioned boat but this
We" fn the pO;oot class the Mono and the Shark both
lost their snnaker sheets on the 1st run o , Se five
,hr,ies VS. interesting and, Of course, II now az,
most goes without saying that Mr E towa gS' the
nnisb when the Vaquero III and the Ieda, cor
neus Vanderbilt. r., got lning on one aV the
tiara n winner Mrs Vandebt sailed on the VEGA.
The wind had veered to about soutn-s ,e 49,
n, tho Nnish and the times OF yachts as they coi-
Melted thei- enc round were as follows
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eeved. and from these three questions an IDEA may
be secured Of the OF work done: State ten OF
twelve good rules FOR all nurses to observe IN nan
ding and administering medicines: describe clear
~ typical case of mcancholia as seen upon Inc
wards OF the hospital for the Insane state con.
cisely how you. as a nurse, would manage q case %
scarlet fever beginning with the appearance OF thc
first symptoms OF the disease
The amusement hall Of the asylum was cro"oeu
this evening with audience tina, mcnueu many
visitors the attendants and many or me pa'ien'S'
After music b. The hospital orchestra. Dr. Evans
read an interesting report OF the years WORK IN
which he described the extent and quaH'y Oh the
instruction. Dr.. Evans said in part:
A careful observation of the work of the school DOL
from its beginning up 70 this Ilme eno0u ftS Inv hy
the great majority Of The nurses and attendants
IS worthy of commendation and those VINO nave
much hard work. often under serious dilncuI,ies
and in the face Of nany Sns4GGS 81 tb ns
ton / should acknowledge the encouragement ana
support which have received IN TIE pToefcWN an
s OF rms T Ths al body OF men the governing
Of this nstgon has at Ind G tn1 times me their
Valuable advice in the promotion of the interests
mort n the medical staff Of The hospi,al will in the
future predict. command the services o. Wei'r
The hosntal its manaccmcnr and the state OF
New-Jersey may Justly feel proud of; CORDS or
men ana women at the bedsides Of nearly twelve
b ,vn rod sick trained So that they shall know
ftoir duty and !ntclliCently perform II.
After an ad 'ress by cx-Asscnbiyman Jonn I.
r,se,e George Richards president of the Board of
Managers PRESENTED diplomas to the following
members c, the graduating class: James William
Smith. Abe l. Solomon. George T. smith Michael
C.IInch Johr L Nawer. Charles J. Bright: joseph
n Doran Edward l.. Nader Thomas simmons,
John Hughes. James J. Higgins Catherine T.
Abel Elizabeth Gertrude Rrennan. Margaret bar
ret Eliza bc.h /. dc Hart. Mary V. Fennel. Nan
ME S Harper Julia H. Mcguire. Jennie Lanyon
Hambley A inle Cosgrove. jeanette y. Murtaugh
and Kate Pve.
The Rev j. NJ. Buckley presented the prizes.
after which here was dancing until late hour.
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The late NJ. Mehac born at Paris in 1882
and educated at the Lycee s-le-Grand. At
the age OF twenty he began to contribute with pen
and pencil to the journal Pour Rire; and I'm 1856
his first dramatic efforts. Santana" and
"Garde Toi, Je Me Garde," produced at the Palais
Royal. but without much Five years
later he elaborated with NJ Ludovic Halevy In
IL Etincelle" and "Une Heure Avant rOuverture."
Both presented at the Vaudeville. while
year later he collaborated with NJ. Arthur De-
lavigne in La Vertu dc Celimene." which was pro-
duced at the Gymnase. In spite OF Its improbable
plot the piece became popular and " Meilhac was
successfully launched dramatic author. With
NM. Halevy and Delavigne he subsequently CO.
operated in producing large number OF plays from
La Belle Helene" which produced in 1870. TO
La Roussottc," produced in 1881. Under the pseu,
donyme of Ivan Baskofr he contributed several
articles to La We Parisenne." and he wrote for
verse. The play which Is perhaps the best speci-
men OF his art as playwright is "Decore," which
was written without cola bora ton and produced In
lssS. His 'Margot." accepted by the Coincide Fran
case I'm 1890 and "Brevet Superieur." produced In
1892. were almost equally successful In 1869 he
received the decoration OF tho Legion OF Honor:
In 1894 he was promoted to be an officer of the
Legion. He elected to the Academy In 1858 IN
succession 10 Labiche.
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DIR IRA y. READ.

The funeral will take place this afternoon IN the
Harlem Presbyterian Church Of DR.. Ira b hea"'
who died Sunday at his home. No. Dol LenoN-a'e''
from consumption. DR.. Read was born In ISil In
Ashtabula County Ohio. He graduated In
1862 from the Western Reserve University, ard
shortly afterward enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. At the close of the war he was captain
and Acting Assistant Inspector on General Rose
cranss staff. After successive graduatons IN the
medical department Of the University OF Michigan
and the Bellevue Hospital Medical College he be-
gan the practice of his profession In Harlem.
DR. Read was after ding gynecologist at the ltar-
lem Hospital and belonged to Alexander TIamilto on
Post. G. a. r.. nd to the Loyal Legion. He leaves
a wife
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TO RECOVER LARGE FEES.
THE STATE TO BRING SUIT AGAINST MR..
KELSEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A STATUTE

Trenton. July 6 (speclaD-By direct order from
Governor Griggs Attorney-General Gray will at
once begin suit against eX-Secretary OF state,
Henry Kelsey for the recovery Of nearly $4,000
fees which he collected from the Prerogative Court
while in Office and converted to his own use and
profit instead OF turning them over 10 the State
Treasurer as the law department insists should
have been done, the department alleging that the
fees belonged TO the State and not TO Mr. Kelsey
The Attorney General is also instructed by the
Governors order 10 forthwith begin suit against
the estate o. the late Commissioner OF Banking
and Insurance. George Duryea, 10 recover some
thing like $4,000 fees withheld from the State.
Among other matters discussed by the Senate In
yestigatlng Committee the retention of fees
collected by certain salaried officers.
and withheld is rather ambiguous and the Qles
ton as u whether the fees belonged the official
Legislature. Subsequent 10 the passage OF the fees
statute. the Legislature enacted that the secretary
Of ali fees" THIS the senate investigstng Commit
tee held settled the question that the fees with
Bale ss5a by Mr. Kelsey Internationally 'el'ns1 to the
An effort was made by Assemblyman wnies at
the recent session of the Legislature 10 compel the
Law department 10 proceed to recover toe money al
ton Of the party leaders.
In any manner affect HIS honesty. II being entirely
question Of the construction of statute. 1t Will
tain judicial determination of a mooted question
The secretary Of state was advised by counsel
he welcomes the suit 10 settle the matter Gov
ernor Grggs determined last week that the adj
mnistraton should clear up all doubts as 20 the
fees and Informed Mr. Kelsey that suit would be
brought Mr.. Kelsey agreed that this was the
proper course 10 pursue, the law needed inter
probation. Mr. Kelsey has retained Messrs. Vroom,
Woodruff e. tanning. Of ths city. 10 defend him In
the suit
The late Commissioner % Banking and Insurance
stood IN a similar position TO thai OF Mr. Kelsey
He collected about $1,000 In fees and insisted that
he advised by counsel that the law gave these
to him Ia addition 10 his salary OF 5000 annually
Mr. Duryea left an estate valued AT abou, $500
and his executors declined 10 pay oyer on demand
OF the State the $1,000 said 10 be due
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-07
NO INCREASE IN ICE PRICES PROBABLE

The present hot spell has led to the consumption
Of an enormous amount Of ice. There was report
yesterday that the supply might become short and
rise in price result When Mr.. Morse. presi-
dent Of the Consolidated Ice Company asked
about the report yesterday he said: up until the
last few days we have had comparatively cool
season ard sales were far short Of previous years
1t is true that we are putting out great deal OF
ice at present but there is danger Of a short
age and can see no prospect OF rise IL the price
t.
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WILLIAM r. HAYDEN.

Atlantic Highlands. n. j.. July civilian r.
Hayden died al his home, at Navesink High
lands, yesterday from complication OF dis
eases. He had been sick for long time. Last
winter he went to Hot Springs. Va. in search Of
relief but the change and the treatment did not
benefit him. Mr.. Hayden was one of the best
known members OF the actors colony at Naveslnk.
He was ffty-four years old He leaves a widow,
one son and a daughter. The actors living
Nayesink and many from New-York VIII attend the
funeral Mr.. Hayden owned considerable amount
of property in the West. He had lived at Nave
sink for fourteen years.
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SEVERE RAIN AND HAIL IN VERMONT

Brattleboro, VT, July Cone Of the severest rain
storms in years swept through this region this
afternoon. II was accompanied by hail. which did
great damage TO tobacco. and other crops.
The houses Of T.. +. Stockwell and +. E. Young
were struck by lightning. but only slightly damaged
Several horses owned by Mr.. Stockwe were
knocked down, and four men near his house were
affected. The electric railroad has been unable to
run since the storm. owing TO break In the cir
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EMANUEL NJ. FRIEDHEIM.

Emanuel NJ. Friedheim died In this city on Mon
day at his home. No. II East Sixty fourth-st He
born In Germany 1903. q graduate
Of the University Of Munich. In 1850 he came to
this country and became prominent for the part
he took in the movement to reform the Jewish
ritual In this movement he closely associated
with the late DR. Elnhorn and other well-known
rabbis. He was one Of the founders of the indie
pendent Order OF B'na Birth and active men,
Der Of the Temple Bethel. He a contributor
to many Jewish periodicals. He was unmarried
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THE BODIES or TWO CHILDREN FOUND.

IIazeton. Penn. July G.-The bodies OF Augustus
Stanekcr. four years. and Mary Shotas. three
years old who disappeared from their homes at
Halle Brook on April q. found to-day on the
mountain by an Italian berry picker. When the
children disappeared reward was offered for IN
formation concerning them. Nothing was heard Of
them however. and their parents had given up all
hopes OF ever recovering the little ones.
II Is supposed that they Va ndered into the woods
and. losing their way. died from starvation.
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LIS MIND AFFECTED.

A gray-haired old man who described himself as
Coles Still. ffty-eight years old. Of No. West
One-hundred q nd -fourth-st.. taken before the
Magistrate at Yorkville Police Court yesterday
charged with being insane. The man engaged a
cab on the previous night. but in consequence OF
his peculiar behavior the cabman gave him int&
the care OF q policeman At the Yorkvlle Court
Yesterday II was shown that he had been affected
by the heat and he removed to Bellevue Hos
rtal 10 have his mental condition examined
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INTERLAKE YACHTING REGATTA.
GOOD CONTESTS AT PUTIN BAY-wINNERs ],
THE THREE CLASSES

Putin Bay. Ohio. July 6.-Ths an ideal day
for the opening day OF the interlake yachting
gata The sky was clear. and n fifteen miles-an-
hour breeze from the northeast gave the yachts
men all the wind they desired. At $50 o'clock the
signal gun was fired to call out the boats for the
first race Ten minutes later the 52-footers got
away. There were three entries-the Vannona OF
Chicago: the Miny. OF Toledo. and the Surprise of
Detroit The Mink was first to get across the line.
Shortly afterward she was followed by the Sur
prise, and five minutes later by the Vannona. The
Vannona won easily. on the first leg Of the first
round she carried away her topmast. but the acct
dent did not appear 10 cripple her much. The Mink
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GOTTLIER MAYER.

Gotteb Mayer. prominent -four merchant Of
this city and member of the Produce Exchange.
died at his home No. 10 East Ninety-second-st. on
Monday. Mr.. Mayer born in Neustadt. Ba-
varia. sixty years ago. At early age he
came to this country. and for the last thirty-ive
years he had been engaged in the flour business
here He was well known to many Of the bakers
OF the city He had been trustee Of the Temple
Bethel since the establishment of the building
at Fifth-ave and Seventy sixth-st. He leaves
wife and seven chidren-four and three
daughters