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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
MASQUERADE At WOODS HALL.
Entertaincrs and Guests Parade he
City in Brilliant Costumes.

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Among those present were:-Mr. aad
Mrs. Thomas Lenehan. David Jordan. An
drew Hall, Miss Minnie Cornerney, Miss
Annie Doyan, Miss Katie Supplies, Miss
Mamie Macsiin Mr. and Mrs I Devtir.
MISS mamie kelly' MISS Lettie ho 81
William Moran. Edward Mason, Miss Tes-
sic Romai Hfss Mamie Romano. MISS
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Mrs. IT,. Ellison, Miss Annie Hogan, Miss
Mamie Radiaan Miss Katie Id,nch. MISS
Ann1a paa;rsn No. ns,,1ta NTaop aaa
Messrs. A. Cullen, NJ. Creffey. John Kelly,
James Kelly. lanes Tl1i+a lanes Leblanc.
John s-haughnessy, Robert Mallon, Frank
Mccormack, William somers, Miss
Josephine McKenna. Miss Carrie GRADY,
Mics v.i,,,e sTannin H. Ana Mrs. w,l,;an
MISS iAhe lopplh' Mr. ana Mrs. Whnd-n
Whalen, George creamer, John Lenahen,
John Griffin. Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew
crimn Io,n r,,nn3nabam Iobn cal;anan
Grlnin' Jonn unniiishaln Johi 1aiiaAaii'
Harry Davis, Officer William Connolly,
James Sheridan. Martin Cor,nors. William
Tad,,a NficbaaI panaarasst Tobn wnIfs
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Charles White, Michael Croffey, Harry
Potts, Patrick Coonev. Miss Nellie Cot
81, 7 i aar-v rbsr,as Tarr;ns Moi,
Sheehan. Miss Katie Kirby and EdWtfd
Alderman.
The officers of the association are.-Jas.
P. McGoyern. President. los. a. WheIaa.
Vice-President: p. II. Garrigan. second
Vice-President M. j. Culloo. Third Vice
President: p. II. Ward. Treasurer; w. J..
Dillon. Financial Secretary: A. j. Will
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
NKAKWA'S OFFICERS.
Alderman Fry Elected President by
Uuanimous Vote.

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ward Frv. fret Vie nres;dent Isaac 2
Goldenborn. second ,,,aa nrasidept Henry
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rotary, Ado1ph A.. LANCER; treasurer,
Charles Meeker. erpeanf-at-arm Sam
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: : wiiiiaHs> executive coinihetee'
Reuben Simpson, Robert Grey and Will
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
THIRn -COL

The Lyceum Bowling Club met last
night at ST. Bonifaee alleys, pounded the
was a Very close one. Two pins gave the
victory to Team 1. The scores follow
Team Nc. 1-1,rapp. 223; S~trenkert, l52;
Moersdorf. 1863; Hollerieth, 129; Hillsiorf,
1913; Zimmerman, lis. Total, 500.
Team No. 2-Muller, 100; Stortz, 1853;
Drexler. 1o1; Sheehy. 144s Grove, 192;
Blind 10S. Total. 904.
night at Bach's alleys. Mather won the
strike and spare medal. The scores:-
Hildeman. 40; Devlin. l31; Mather, 145;
Harksen, la; c. LlEnning, 1888; Smith, 1i6:
Vessetti. 1870; Wilson, 125.
HI second teams of the Bayonne Row
ing Association and the Catholic Club
at the Catholic Club alleys IN Wednes-
day night next. The first teams met last
Thursday night and the Catholic CLUB
won. Chairman Duff desires that a large
crowd be on hand to welcome the visitors
and root,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
Totals.

The teams in the New Jersey Bowling
Association tournament are still making
poor scores in their games and last
nights contests made some of the follow
ers lose hope
The first game brought the Friday At
ternoons and the Jollys together. Nine
pins less than 700 won for the latter Two
men reached $50. Mann went i've over
and got the honors.
The Monarchs took on the Afternoon
crowd in the second game, but they faiiea
to win. The latter needed the game, ana
they won it by II pins. Luehs had 81.
The last game brought the two losers
together. and the Monarchs carried away
two defeats when they left. Bishon was
high. with 1872. The scores follow
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
AT THE BARuEH BALL.
IF You Don't Kiss, Pay 6. Fine or Go
60 Jail,

The members of the Suddeutscher We
rein of Hudson County held another of
their enjoyable "Bauern' balls in Odd
Fellows Hall, Hoboken. last night, and
the hall was packed almost to s~uffocation.
The corridor was decorated with Christ
mas trees and evergreens. Two of the
most enjoyable features of the event were
this Jail and matrimonial bureau. The hall
was patrolled by police officers and amy
one who violated the laws was taken be-
fore Fritz Pohl, the sBurgomeister,'' and
fired, according to the crime. The fines
varied from ten to twenty-five cents. If
the prisoner refused to pay the fine he
was placed in a Jail erected in the hall
and had to remain there until he served
his sentence. In the event of a refusal
to kiss 3 woman he was med ten cents.
Every person caught smoking a cigarette
had to pay a fine of twenty-five cents.
There was also a penalty for any one
caught not smoking.
In the matrimonial bureau Caspar
Borig and E. zaenert, who were mas
queraded as ministers. performed at
least two hundred mock marriages. Ine
similar to those worn by the people in
Southern Germany and represented rms
various States In that section. The COM
mittees in charge of the affair were::-
Reception Committee-Louis Christ, NJ.
Schilling. C. NJ. Frederieks. Emil Latt-
mann. Theodore Vasel, Cornelius Burger,
T. Bolinger, Charles Arzinger, August
Linz. Arrangements Committee-Charles
Streckfuss. chairman. Julius Germ, Theo-
dore Vasel, A. Hartmann, Fritz Pohl. A.
Speigel, G.. NJ. Fredericks, August Linz,
Paul Schunke. A. Zenner, Louis Christ,
M. Schilling, M. Hammer, Charles ARR
niger Chris Hi1pert, NJ. Weis. Press
ComTaitteeAEmil Lattmann, Louis Christ,
M. Hammer,
Deutsch Eiche Verein. President Kloblein;
Hobolxen City Schuetzen Corps, Captain
Emil Lattmann; Hoboken SchuetzenS,
Captain Claus Schroeder; Gemeuthlicher
Vereia. President Wissel; Plattdeutsche.
Verein of Hudson County, President Won
der Heiden.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
Roller POLO
Jersey City Defeated by New York
in a Good Game.

"A On y &t A&
The Jersey City polo team visited the
New York team last night at the Grand
Central Palace and for the fourth time
these teams lined up against each other
n New York lowered the Tigers colors
for the first time by a score of 6 goals
to 2. The game was most exciting. The
crowd was the largest that has been seen
hereabouts at a polo game and it just
yelled itself hoarse over the contest. Tar
rant won all the ~plaudits. He made four
OF New York's six goals.
The first neriod was full of hard, fast
play. Tarrant won the rush and in TWEEN
ty seconds scored the first goal for New
York. Three seconds later Werner passed
to him in the air. Tarrant caught it on
the fly and drove it into the net for the
second goal. 1t was a brilliant play. In
the meantime Jersey City was playing its
regular defensive game at the opening.
Now they went into the game hard and
furious and Houghton fooled the metro
politaa talent and succeeded in caging the
first goal for Jersey City. Hadley was
doing business in front of New York's
goal a few minutes later when he found
something doing that was unknown to
Berry. The latter kept mapping long
enough to permit HadIeY TO cage ana The
score was 2-2. Furbush mixed it VI with
Warner for a ome and drew down q
foul on himself. Warner skated small
rings around OsMalley and the cage and
scored the third goal for New York.
The last period was the best of the
three. New York's work greatly inn
proved and they kept Jersey City guess
ing right along while Warner. Purcell
and TarraHt just toyed with the ball and
Gagged it several times. 1t was a furious
gaTpc. Jersey City played very well, but
New York played better and won.
The line ups-
New York. Positions. Jersey City.
TarrST4t ........ First Rush ....Houghton
Warner ........Second Rus .......Hadley
Purcell ......Centr ........ O'Hara
Malone ........Haff Back ..Furbush (Cap.1
BERRY fCapl ~. Goal .......... OHMalley
GoalsGTarrant, 4; H%oughton, 2; Warner,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
UNIQUE 10 DGE, A 0. U. W.

District Grand Masten Workman Geo.
W. Wilton installed the following officers
at last nights meeting of Unique Lodge,
No. 81, A. o. u. w, at Franck's Hall,
Bowers street, last night Joseph e.
Lawrence. F. M. W.; George w. Saul, M.
w; George w. Kiersted, foreman; Chas
Hauser, overseer; George E. Mott, re-
corder; Walter f. Chapman. ~fnancier;
John c. Meharg, receiver; A. e. Logan,
guide; Otto Baischow. inside Waterman.
Jacob Edsall, outside Waterman, and
Charles Compton, organist.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
WEST END LODGE, D. 0. il.

West End Lodge, No: 245, D. O.. H.,
held its semi-annuaI installation of Off
GERS at Groesehel's Hall, Oakland and Bea-
con avenues. last night. District Deputy
f. Valentine, with his staff. Jacob
Franck. Fred. Siewers, Fred. Shei and
Richard Landeck, were the installing Off
GERS. The officers installed were.-Louis
Muller. O. B.: Edw. Groeschel, u. B.; A.
a collation. followed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
Camp Defeats Clark.

Henry Camp met and defeated Richard
Clark last night in a 50 point shuttle
board game, at the headquarters OF the
Foster Switchboard Club, Morton place
and the Boulevard. This was the first
half of a 100 point game. The finish will
be seen mex Monday night at HufnagePs,
IL Greenville avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
GRAND! TRY GRAh-O!

Ask your Grocer todayto showyou a pack
takes the place of coffee. The children
may dfink ii without injury as well as
the adult. All who try 1t. like it.
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but 1t is made from pure
grains. and the most delicate stomach re-
Eeives il without distress. n the price OF
coffee. 15c. and p cts. per package. Sold
BY all Rr0cers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
IN HONOR OF BURKE, ]. P.

A sociable in honor of Justice of the
Peace Michael j.. Burke was given by his
friends last night at Burke's Han, No.
149 Bergen avenue. There was a large
attendance and an enjoyable evening was
spent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10
BILLIARDS AND POOL.
St. Bridget's Lyceum Experts Handle
the Cue.

The handicap billiard tournament Of St.
Bridget's Lyceum is now under full speed
and the interest on the Increase. James
p. Hall and p. MCGUIRE are playing from
scratch. j.. McTiernan, John Mulvaney
ana Thomas Butler each receive ten
points in 100. Thomas Dolan is alone in
the so to 100 point class. w. A. Kelly Il
w Mulrov each play rs points. The
games played to late resulted as fol-.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10

tournament Of the Lyceum. A great deal
OF interest is being taken in this match
and a big crowd will witness the contests.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-10

Regular meeting Of the Board of FL
nance vas held in its rooms, at the City
Hail. ON Wednesday, January 1. 1889, at
S O'Clock n NJ.
preSentEPfesident H~eppenheimer and
Mcssrs. Bailey and Riugle-$,
gAhSent-Messrs. Midlige and Simpson,.
on notion Of Mr.. Bailey, the Board
then adjourned.
MARTIN FINCK.
Nlork
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17
DONNELLY ROAsTs BRYAN
And Advises His Party Against Fu-
sion With Anybody.

Kansas City, May 17.-At yesterdays
meeting of the Peoples party 1gnatiuS
Donnelly advised the committee members
against fusion and excoriated William ].
Bryan and the Democratic party for what
he termed treachery. The burden of his
speech a plea to the Populists to keep
in the middle of the road and thus acquire
supremacy over the lettering and cor
rupt Democracy
Mr.. Donnelly's remarks were heartily
applauded and it was plain that his audi
tors were in sympathy with him.
At the afternoon session of the press
association the following were elected:
President, Frank Burkitt, Okolona, Miss
Vice president, F. D. Mays, Pomeroy,
Wash.
Chillfcothe, Mo-
ming, Augusta, Ga
Girard. Kan: n. H: Motringer. Shades,
Ind: Frank Barker, Pennsylvania; - Bo-
denheimer, Georgia; P. j. Dixon, Chilli
cothe, Mo.
taken to await the report Of the national
organization committee of the People $
party which committee was in executive
session most of the afternoon. Their re-
port was presented to the editors at the
night session of the press association, from
which all outsiders were barred. The re-
port, which was in the form of an address
to the people, did not meet with the APP
prevail of the editors, and after a spirited
debate it was referred back to the organ
ization committee. who VIII modify the
address and again submit it to the press
association at todays session. A public
addressed by Ignatius Donnelly of Min
nesota; ]. W. Lowe, Faribault, Mimi: N.
H Motsinger, Shades, Ind, and eX-Com-
mitteeman l. A. Weller of Nassau, Ia.
fusion in any form or under any circum-
stances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17
JUBILEE DOES WELL
Kansas Annual Musical Contest in
Progress at Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, May 1.-THE crowd at
the first days session of the Kansas
musical jubilee reached 1000 people.
About 500 people arrived last evening.
The chorus event of last nights con-
cert was two selections by the com
bined choruses from Kingman and Hal
stead. in all 125 voices. A number of
the solo contestants also sang and
played in the concert.
the artistic violin playing of little Mar
garet Fowler of Kansas City, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fowler
Her playing was simply wonderful The
child is but 10 years old and contested
with number of finished violinists.
The mornings meeting consisted of a
piano recital by Prof. Allen II. Spencer
and lecture and chorus drill by Mr..
Frederick w. Root. Miss Esther May
Plumb, the Chicago contraltO engaged
for the jubilee concerts this year, sang
state soprano solo contest was called.
There were eight entries:
From Ohio, Mrs. r. H. Ebersole, of
Lima from Michigan, Miss Gertrude
Smith, of Battle Creek; from Oklahoma,
Miss Jetta D. Tiernew; from Kansas,
Miss Emma Dent, Ottawa; Miss Laura
May Lamport, Winfield; Miss Eta
Mink Lincoln; Miss Elvie Fitch Walk
err Wichita, and Mrs. H. Whitteside,
Hutchinson.
The violin solo contest followed, with
derstrom, of Lindsborg; Ed. H. Calm
stron, Assaria; G.. F. Holmberg, Linds-
borg; Carl GrOeshner, Hutchinson; Miss
A. B. Hood, Sabetha; Miss Margaret
Fowler Kansas City, Kan, and Miss
Elsbeth Ehrsann, Enterprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17
KANSAS NEWS.
Catholic Sisters Establish an
Orphan Asylum
At LeavenWOrth For Homeless
COIOred Children.
BUY 40 ACRES OF LAND
The Mother Superior of the
Oblate Sisters
Comes From Baltimore Paid
$4,000 For Property.

Leavenworth, May 17.-Bishop Fink
has purchased from Charles H. Miller.
40 acres of the old Whitaker farm,
south of the city, for $4,000. The pro-
perty is opposite Mt. Cavalry cemetery
and will be used for a colored orphan
asylum, under the charge of the Oblate
sisters. Bishop Fink came up from
Kansas City and visited the place, ac-
companied by Fathers Downey and
Shorter and Messrs. James McGOnigle
and John Harmon and the mother su-
perior came here from the mother
house in Baltimore to inspect the pro-
perty and decided it was a suitable
place for the asylum and on her rec
ommendation Bishop Fink bought it. A
number of improvements and enlarge
mentS will be made on the property at
once and the asylum will be ready for
occupancy in a short time.
AT present and for several years past
the Oblate Sisters have had charge of
the Orphans Home on Pottawatomie
street, between Sixth and Seventh but
the place was small and would not ac-
cOmmodate the number of children the
good sisters found themselves called
upon to take care of, and it was decid-
ed to get a larger place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17
TO SEIZE JOHANNESBURG
Was Part of the Plan of the Trans
vaal Conspirators.

Pretoria, Transvaal Republic, May
1.-THE Z alleged revolutionists who
presented the appearances of ordinary
loafers We're arrafgned in court today
charged with the capital offense of high
treason. They were remanded for a
fortnight.
Sworn affidavits alleged that 1000
men have been enrolled for military
service and that it was intended to arm
them in Natal to return them to the
Rand and at a given signal to seize
and hold the fort of Johannes burg for
"a hours, pending the arrival of British
troops
The Press says the government re-
CARDS the matter as IAN unfortunate
local incident which will not affect the
general political situation The gov
eminent also confirms the report that
the arrangements between President
Kruger and the governor of Cape Col
Ony and high commissioner of South
Africa, Sir Alfred Miner for a meeting
at BlOomfOntein, capital of the Orange
Free State are nearly completed The
presidents proposed reforms will be
presented to the volksraad prior to the
meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17
A LEAD AND ZINC TRUST.
Austin Corbin's Visit to the Missouri
Kansas District.

Joplin, Mo, May 17-If Austin Cor
bin of New York has his way about it,
the vast lead and zinc interests through
out the Missouri-Kansas mineral belt
prevailing belief throughout the mining
district. Mr.. Corbin dropped into Jop-
lin and surrounding camps a few days
ago and at once made himself known.
attracted to the Missouri lead and zinc
fields
While the zinc mines of this region
are steadily Increasing their output, the
mines of other countries are diminish
ing in productiveness. Some of the old
est and heretofore important zinc mines
in Silesia and Algeria are giving out.
The United States not many years ago
Now this country is supplying part of
the foreign demand The exports of
zinc ore last year were p, 040 900 pounds
and of zinc pig q, 0OO, 900 pounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17

The difficulties which confront The
census enumerator in the south are set
forth by c. H. ]. Taylor, who is now at
the head of colored college at Atlanta,
and who is not unknown in Kansas, as
follows:
in the first place, the census enumer-
ators here can not put the question
Are you black or white?' as they
would do to you in the north. Down
here there are thousands of negroes
with so much white blood that they
can hardly be told from the whites.
These the enumerator usually puts
down as white, because he does not
dare to inquire. If he should make the
mistake of asking a dark-complexioned
white man what race he belonged to.
the enumerator might get a punch in
the head, and for three cents a name
he could not afford to take any such
risks. But what is a r-lch larger fac
tor is the fear the ne oes have of a
census taker. Any white man. with a
notebook in hand, looking up people,
they are very suspicious of. Perhaps
they have been stealing something the
day before, and they think this man
has come around to get them for the
chain gang, and so they scatter. 1 dc
not believe any national census yet has
given anything like a full enumeration
of the negroes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17
Pearls of the World.


(From the Chicago Record)
Among the ancient pearl fisheries, those
on the eastern coast of Ceylon are the
most famous. In the Persian gulf, the
isles of Bahrein or AOnab have been for
ages the scene of pearl fishing. A host
ers, Arabs, Indians and Persians descend
each year upon these beds in quest of
pearls. The annual value of the yield is
estimated at about $500. 600. The Greeks
knew of these rich beds; it was thence, no
doubt, that they obtained through the
Phenicians the pearls with which the
young Athenians adorned the right ear
young maidens wore them in both ears.
In Greece as in Rome pearls were sacred
to Venus, born like themselves of the
foam of the waves.
To these ancient fisheries modern geo.
graphical study has added many new
ones, all situated in those warm tropical
seas, where the pearl oyster can prosper;
hence the earth may be said to wear a
g1rdle of pearls. The great fisheries own
ed by France in the islands of Tahiti and
Teramotu, once enormously productive,
have been ruinously despoiled. These
pearls are still of a fine luster. but they
no longer rival the splendid specimens of
old. big as cherries, with which Queen
Pomare loved to play at marbles.
In China there is mother-of-pearl pro-
ducing mollusk which lends itself to a
very singular manufacturing process. The
Chinese cultivate it carefully and make it
plOy it to pearl a quantity of small OBJ
Jects-dragons, statuettes, monsters, med
alls, little balls, living fish-that is, cover
them with coating of pearly matter pre-
Senttng the appearance and the irideScence
of the true pearl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17
PAVING Threatened.
Bethany College May EnjOin
the Tenth Avenue I'm
prOVement.

Bethany college has officially an
nounced that it will fight the Tenth
street paving project. Mr.. c. J. Brown,
one of the trustees, has made the an
nouncement, and it may therefore be
regarded as reliable.
Mr.. Brown says that if the people of
the city will contribute 81. 200 toward
paying the share of the college for the
cost of the pavement the college will
join in the petition, but if not the paw
ing will be resisted. The people who
want the pavement secured $500 in sub
scriptions, which was offered the col
lege. The trustees refused to accept
less than 81, 900, which is the amount
necessary to make the first three an
nual payments. The petitions were then
given to the council.
The pavement may receive a setback
by injunction proceedings.
The action of the college trustees will
be a surprise to many people in the
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17

The Chicago Tribune gives the record
of the number of people Iynched in this
country in 1898. amounting to 127, of
whom 11S were from the south and nine
from the north One hundred of them
were negroes, % whites, and two In
dams. Only "a were lynched for crimi-
nal assault, or for acts in connection
with it, thus contradicting the asser-
ton frequently made at the south that
this is the only crime for which persons
are lynched there; "A were for murder
or suspicion of it; and there were two
cases of mistaken identity. This is a
black record to go abroad as an ac-
count of civilization in this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-17
MANY AILING PILGRIMS.
Forty Thousand Afflicted Ones Gath
cred at Lourdes, France.

Lourdes, France, May ia New
York Journal correspondent cables
The annual pilgrimage to the shrine of
Our Lady of Lourdes" is now at it's
height. Today 10000 sufferers and their
attendants are quartered here The
town is crowded to it's utmost capacity.
More than 5000 arrived in one day
from Paris alone.
When the special trains bearing their
burdens of suffering disease, sorrow
and misery arrived the scenes were
heartrending. Few were able to walk.
Some of the poorer sufferers painfully
dragged themselves along the road
toward the hospitals on foot. Those
unable to walk were carried on mat
tresses by friends or relatives to the
quarters ASST gned them.
one young woman, secrecy out of
her teens, slowly and painfully hobbled
from a train. Death was written in her
wan face and wasted figure A blue
bloused porter tenderly helped her from
the station platform and into a car
riage, where she sank exhausted and
died before reaching the grotto, with
err the multitude was hurrying to pray
and battle in the pool.