The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18


No. shaft of the Pennsylvania Coal
company that in order to find out the
exact facts. The Tribune reporter yes
tcrday had an interview with Alex
ander Dryden the superintendent. He
stated that il would take at least two
weeks yet, and under the most favor
able circumstances. to put out the fire.
and that, should a fall occur in the
vicinity that would prevent them from
continuing the work, what has already
been accomplished would he for
naught This paper was the first to
mention the novel means that had been
adopted 10 master the flames without
flooding that mine and No. A. and the
scheme Is one that will he followed by
others i'm the future. when CirCum-
stances OF like nature has to be con-
tended with. In the meantime. most
Of the employees of Nos. and IL have
been distributed about the other mines.
while many are engaged in the work
to bo done at No. e. which is being
pushed forward night and day. The
company win pay their employees ON
Saturday and would have done so n
week ago but for the grip finding
many victims at the Dunmurc office.
The amount to be paid out will COM
pare favorably with any month during
the past year.
Versatile Ed Niven. now located In
Scranton. was in the city yesterday,
and looked uD-tu-date
The funeral of the late Miss Mary
Grady took place from the family home
in Oregon, and after services at st.
Johns church, interment was made i'm
the Market street cemetery There was
large gathering of sympathizing
friends to pay the last tribute Of re-
speCt. and the many floral designs were
mute tokens to the memory of one who
was held in high esteem.
oliver Burke stated yesterday that,
in the advent of this city adding the
village of Duryea within it's borders.
we would have the same amount Of
trouble as the United States have at
the present time with the Philippine
islands. and he struck the keynote of
the situation when he said SO.
\ religious crank struck the city yes
terday. and in a harangue before lot
of sidewalk idlers. on the corner of
Main and Water streets, made himself
u first-class nuisance.
one Of the large plate glass windows
i'm Powers business place had to he
| replaced yesterday, owing to the other
having been broken few evenings ago
in some mysterious manner.
John NJ Ryan, a brakeman on the
Lehigh Valley road and who had been
working overtime. went into Codys
| eating house at the junction for a
lunch and while it was being prepared
he fell from the chair to the floor un-
! conscious. Those present not being
able to resusitate him, he was taken TO
his home ON Cherry street by Fit2-
patriCk's cab, and DR.. Weston sum
moned, but up to this writing he bad
not yet gained consciousness
At an early hour yesterday morning
the ice on the river broke from it's
moorings and in less than an hour the
water had raised the ice to a level with
the embankment and street on the
West Side. The scene presented to the
| early riser was one not soon to be for
! gotten, for at The curve of the river bed
! between the ferry bridge and the June
tion, the huge boulders of the con-
gealed article rose mountains high, and
the crunching and grinding Of the
broken and frozen mass made the timid
| believe that the houses on the front
\
ried down with the raging torrent. \
! few hours later the ice became blocked
! beloN; and at this writing is the same
as far as the eye can reach above Cox
ton.
The arrangements for the bartenders'
! BAN which occurs on next Monday
evening at the ArmOTy are about COM
| pleted During the evening there will
be an Illuminated parade, led by the
Leek COrnet band.
Miss Anna Callahan, an emplOye of
| the laundry on Dock street. had two Of
her fingers badly injured by getting
between the rollers of one of the iron
| ing machines. The injury was attend
ed to on her arrival home by the family
physician.
The brotherly feeling that exists in
society membership was well demon
| strated last night when at the conclu-
sion Of the performance at Music Hall
by the Joseph Greene company where
| they presented "A Plain old Irish
man." the members of Division II, who
attended in a body, rendered to Mr.
| Greene and his company a banquet at
| the Sinclair House. The guest of the
evening had joined the order i'm this
| city when here several years ago, and
| il was on this account and the esteem
in which he is held by the membership
| that this compliment to a very deserv-
| ing member was promulgated. 1t was
eleven o'clock when the gaily bedeckad
banquet hall was filled with the invited
| guests, including the members of the
| press and il was at once seen that
Mine Host Hughes had made the effort
Of his life in providing one Of the most
sumptuous feasts that has been spread
upon any festive board in this city. The
menu follows: Blue points, half she'll
/ roast turkey, cranberry sauce. lamb
| beef, baked lam with tomato sauce,
| oyster fritters. celery, mashed pota-
| toes, stewed tomatoes, sweet corn,
| peas, string beans, sweet pickles, chow
| chow, onions, beets, angel cake, fruit
cake, chocolate cake, pine apple and
Rockford cheese, oranges, bananas,
grapes tea, coffee, milk, ice cream,
water ices. Roman punch, liquors,
(Henry Clay) After the above bill of
| fare had been heartily discussed, there
were several impromptu addresses, and
right here Mr.. Greene took occasion to
! acknowledge his high appreciation Of
| the hospitality extended to him. There
was later an adjournment 10 Armory
! Hall which adjoins the hotel and to
| the time of excellent music furnished
| by the Elite orchestra, programme Of
| dancing was iuaugurated and the hours
until early morning were spent in the
many intricate evolutions of the may
| dance. The members OF Division 10
have shown themselves to be excellent
| entertainers, and the occasion of last