The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-30
tnsuALrrEs OF rap pAr.
A Few slight Accidents, but Mono of Serious
Proportions to Mar the Celebration.

Proportions to Mar the Celebration.
Mrs. Isabel Harris. whose husband was shot
in the Civil War. occupies four-room shanty
built on piles on the north aide OF the forty-
second street water front. She is VI years old.
fat and good natured. Mrs Harris's shanty
has front yard four feet by elk. built on piles
before her dwelling. From this platform .
nne view;oi the naval parade could be obtained.
and Mrs. Harris decided that che would act az
hostess to her intimate friends and invite them
to see the show They were on hand early
yesterday and the platform was soon crowded
1t supported all right the com bined weight
Of Mrs. Salimao Klug, middle-aRed widow. OF
1893 East Fifty-third street: Mrs Tessis Gill
gan OF 346 Fast Fifty-second street and her
three children Mrs. Grace Cauagna OF 422
Tenth avenue and her two children. and two
men. butt when Mrs. Harris hustled on to 1t
and added her $50 pounds. weight the planks
gave up the struggle and dropped into the
river carrying their freight along.
The water front was crowded with sight
seers and there was mighty lot OF yelling and
shouting for few minutes. Two RATS and
half dozen rowboats we're near and host OF
rsscusrs hauled out the children aud the wo-
men. The two men reached and themselves.
Every one was taken out OF the water with the
greatest ease but Mrs. Harris. It took the
whole force OF rescuers under the leadership
OF 4, j. Farrell. an employee OF the Dock
Department. to get her out Of the water.
No one was any the worse for the duckinR
snS M k sen to HS5 sn s ws
and It was all on account Of Dewey. Bnt
him-,a man after hersown heart. A sailor man
Just like my old man was when he was killed
A faepoie. overloaded with decorations on
the steamer General Slocum. snapped sud
pole srSof Edwin P of 5s wese
Twenty;fourth street. member Of the New
and it was thought that his shoulder blade was
broken. He was attended by physicians who
Franz Hs s MOI q 1860 First avenue. broke hi.
Ies 'sstss5day ssE1oon in from
piEdia %sra q %oGf Twentieth
enteenth street and fractured his skull. He
Me s s sS % IT TRSs:y @ n as
year-old William Lee OF 400 West Thirty-siIth
the pier at the foot Of the street to the war
ships pass. fell overheard but was pulled out
James Tisrnev. il, years. old, Of 42s West
Fifty bird street. had his eft foot crushed be-
tween barge and a bulkhead at West Fifty
in front Of $3.50 West Forty third street and
s 81, 8. nj. ankle; An ambulance carried him
Thos T; Hayden Of 2s41 Third avenue had
seat for the fireworks in the top row OF grand
stand at the foot Of Eighty;second street last
night. He fell asleep waiting for the fleet to
come. At the first salvo from the fleet he
awoke with such start that he toppled off the
grand stand He was removed to Roosevelt
Hospital with a broken leg
Michael Needham, a tailor. OF TT Bowery
who went to the Allan line pier at the foot OF
West Twenty-f fifth street to Witness the parade
In the afternoon. tried to walk across string
piece and fell into the water. H enry A. Bige-
low. OF 81 Avenue b. jumped In after him and
pulled him out and Needham was taken to the
New York Hospital.
Thomas Kelly. Of 14s Hudson street, fell off
the same pier about ten minutes later. He
was fshet out by policeman and was sent to
the same hospital.
James Haley. OF Cohoes, N. Y. was one OF the
passengers on tho exS9rslon steamer Iroquos
Twentieth street Haley fell overheard. man
jumped after him and SWAN with him to shore.
The rescuer refused to give his name to the
police.