The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-12-07
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the coast of Long Island is literally
strewn with wreckage. Altogether
about so vessels, not counting small
yachts and scows, were wrecked or
rendered useless, and the numerous
harbors where vessels sought shelter
from the fury of the storm are filled
with wreckage.
1t is stated by the marine under
writers of New York City that the
losses sustained by their companies as
the result of the recent great storm
will probably amount in the aggre-
gate to more than 81 100000.
The big gas deal whereby all the
gas plants in Newark, N. j., pass
under control of one corporation was
consummated on the 1st, when the
Newark Consolidated Gas Co. was or
ganized.
The trustees of Wellesley (Mass.)
college announce gift of $4,000
from the late Charles T. Wilder, of
Wellesley.
Fire on the I'd destroyed the
Academy of Music at Rochester, N.
Y. The loss on the building and con-
tents is placed at $50, 900 and is partly
covered by insurance.
For the week ended December 2
the business failures in the United
States numbered 2S1, as compared
with 306 for the corresponding period
of 1897. and 10 in Canada, as against
% for the same week last year.
During the recent storm off the
coast of New Jersey the coal barges
Helicon, Quinnebaugh and Corsica
were lost with ten of the twelve men
WHO composed their crews of four
each. 4H
The will of David I. Leahy, a re-
puted millionaire of New York City
who died last month, was filed for
probate on the I'd. BY the will the
Catholic University of America at
Washington is given $4,000 and ST.
500 is distributed among 12 charitable
institutions of Brooklyn, including
the newsboys' home, which receives
$4,000.
The steamer Ems, which arrived at
New York on the I'd from Genoa,
Naples and Gibraltar, encountered a
terrible gale in the latter part of her
voyage. The gale came from the
southwest with terrific force. accom-
panied by enormous seas which
swept away three of the boats and
broke three immense iron davits and
If they were pipestems.
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building at Wooster and Third streets.
New York City, was destroyed by fire,
causing an aggregate loss of $1S5, 200.
While the building was burning a
heavy explosion occurred in it, from
what cause is not known. The build
ing was occupied by clothing and cap
manufacturing concerns.
AT Duryea, Pa, small village in
Luzerne county, on the night of the
Sd NJ. F. Corcoran, ex-postmaster, was
shot and killed by burglars in his
saloon, which adjoins his residence.
His housekeeper was gagged and
bound and the safe blown open. The
men who committed the crime have
not been discovered.
A dispatch from Scituate. Mass.
says that three coal barges have been
sunk near there.
John Y. McKane, former political
ruler of Gravesend, n. Y, has been
relieved Of any further accountability
to the law for the offenses which it
was alleged he committed during the
last few weeks of 1893 and for which
he was convicted and sentenced to
state prison for six years. There were
II indictments found against McKane
in connection with the election of
that year and they have been dis
missed.
Mount Holyoke college has been be-
queathed 100000 by the late Charles
p. Wilder, of Wellesley Hills, Mass.
On the Sd the Bloomsbury (Pa.)
Novelty works were destroyed by fire.
Loss 100000; insurance $25,000.
Employees in all departments OF the
Sawyer woolen mills at Dover, N. a.,
have been notified of 10 per cent
wage reduction.
Fire on the Sd completely DESTROYED
the nail mill of the F. A. Godcharles
Co. at Milton, Pa. The loss on the
buildings and stock is about 100000;
insurance $4,000.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the Sd 13
men were seriously burned by an ex-
plosion OF gas in the Buttonwood
shaft of the Parish Coal Co.