The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
] Lads Thrilling Experience With a
Balloon.
MRS. CALVIN S. BRIcE SUED
Lost His Fortune at RouIettc-New
York's Population Woman
Gave Her Baby to Another
Woman Who Admired 1t.
MRS. CALVIN S. BRICE SUED


NEW YORK, June 1G-specisa. Andrew
Machofsky, sixteen years of age, lad =
| thrilling experience at Coney Island yes
teriay afternoon. The Herald tells me
| story as follows:
One of the attractions at Coney Island is
| balloon ascension and parachute drop.
The aeronaut is known as kid Benja-
min He gives no other name.
While the balloon was being inflated yes
terday afternoon no visitor was more in
terested than Andrew Malchofsky, who
lives in North Seventh Street, Brooklyn.
Finally kid Benjamin gave the word
| to let go.
the crowd was cheering one of the dang
ling ropes whipped around Malchofsky'
right leg, making a half hitch, and before
he knew what had happened he was high
in the air.
HUNG HELPLESS IN MIDAIR.
He hung helpless half way between the
balloon and parachute in constant danger
that the rope would loosen and let him
drop
Shouts of horror warned the aeronaut.
The watching crowd saw him glance
downward and then make preparations to
save the lads life.
He shouted to the boy to grasp the rope
with both hands and hold on tight. When
these instructions had been obeyed he
claEnbered down from his perch beneath
the balloon and succeeded in knotting the
rope securely about the boys body below
his arms.
Benjamin did not dare to make his Gus
tomary parachute jump, leaving the lad
attached to the balloon.
He sat fast and the balloon. cooling,
gradually settled earthward. finally COM
ing to rest only a few blocks from where
it arose. Maichofsky waited only to be
released before making for home as fast
as trolley car would carry him.
RECOVERED HER JEWELS.
About a year ago the custom officers
seized $4,000 worth of jewels belonging to
Mrs Phyllis E. Dodge, which she had
brought to this country. Mrs. Dodge sued
to recover the jewels, and Judge Brown
decided the case in her favor. He said
that in order to prove her guilty of SNUG
ling with intent to defraud the government
must be proven.
The census-takers have not completed
their work in New York. but many people
are already making guesses rs to what the
population will be. 1t is predicted that the
census will show 4 population for New
York of 3,700.C00, which will be a gain Of
1,1S0,00O over the last census.
SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING.
| Mrs. Franklin Vail. of the Burough OF
lSueeIlS Is S>ullSLiliS II pIil SipSh ny IiSA4I
| ming Mrs. Vail and Mrs. SchmrIick, of
Canarse, We're walking near toe school
| house at EIvergreens last evening, when
bolt struck the pole on top of the
| schoo-house and shattered it.
The current was attracted by the steel
! rod in Mrs. Walls umbrella. She felt a
| peculiar sensation and sank to the ground
| Unconscious. The lightning wrecked her
umbrella. Mrs. Schgnuicll was slightly
shocked.
| a sensational suit has been brought by
| Mrs. Mabel Clarke against Mrs Katie
( rine Olivia Brice, widow of the late Sena-
| tor Calvin S. Brice, for $4,000.
| The sum which Mrs. Clarke asks repre-
sents the expectations she had Of Sena-
tor Brice's will, but ne died without leav-
| ing any will.
| Mrs Clarke is a strikingly beautiful
| woman. Just past thirty she says that she
| knew Senator Brce intimately for thirteen
years. and that he promised her he would
! leave her $4,000 in his will. This promise,
| she says, was often made, and she con-
| sidered it a binding agreement This be-
! quest was to be made in consideration of
| certain services which she performed for
| Senator Brice.
MORE OF FELDsTEIN'S LOSSES
| Mention was made some time ago of
| the fact that Arnold FeIdstein, the silk
! importer, had bankrupted himself in play
| ing roulette. Forty-two checks. aggregat-
| ing S1O5,53S which had not been brought
to light, We're yesterday added to Field
STEMS losses ait the table. making his
! total losses s162, 25i. His liabilities are
| S971. S97, and his assets s195,G26.
Maude Adams, after a vacation abroad,
has returned to New York.
CISSY LOTUS ILL AGAIN.
| Cissy Lotus, who recently went South
to recuDerate and who fell overheard at
Old Point. is i'll again. During a perform
ance at Hashinns Grand Opera House
yesterday afternoon she fell in an uncnE-
scious fit At first the audience thought
the episode was a part IF the performance.
but it was soon discovered that the actress
was not acting. Miss Lotus was carried
to her dressing-room and physician
summoned. She was restored to conscOus-
ness with considerable difficulty. and at
last reports was confined to her bed. Inc
physicians say that she is suffering from
extreme nervous prostra.ion, the relapse
! being due to overwork before her strength
was restored
GAVE BABY AWAY.
| Mrs. Nellie Lang while on Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad ferry boat yesterday. saw q
woman with a lovely baby in her arm.
Mrs Lang admired the baby eNtraVagant-
~ and tine woman who held it told her
that. she might have 1t. Mrs. Lang had
Iono wanted a baby and she accepted
fine present in good faith. AS 'oon as the
boat went into the slip the woman who
| had given Mrs. Lang the baby disappeared
| Mrs. Lang was delighted AID TOOK h@r
uttle treasure home. but her relatives
persuaded her to take it to the police sta
ton. The police took charge of the baby
and sent it to the Bellevue Hospital as
| founding
TAZEWELL PENSIONERS.