The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-10
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
Woman Robbed Of Her Purse Under
Glare of an Electric Light.
DELICATE SURGICAL OPERATION.
Ocsophasotomy Successfully Perform
cd in the Bushwick Hospital,
BrookIyn-rhere Arc Signs
ofWar i'll Steel Rails.
DELICATE SURGICAL OPERATION.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-With help. near at
hand and while she was standing in TIE
glare of an electric lamp on the southeast
corner OF Twenty-third Street and Sew
enth Avenue, Mrs. Elizabeth Webster, who
is staying at the Cadillac Hotel, was the
victim OF a daring highway robbery a few
minutes after 6 O'Clock last evening. when
she was garroted by three young men,
who stole ner purse and ran
Mrs Webster came TO this city from
Rutherford, " J., sunday 70 visit her
brother, Jonn AIcGraw, and was returning
to the hotel. II was raining and she de-
citIed 10 board Il crosStowl car IN Twenty
third Street and transfer to Il Broadway
car, which would take her to the hotel
As She was waiting or the corner of Sew
enth Avenue three roughly dressed men
approached her. She paid no attention 10
them, US the street was crowded with
pedestrians. Before she realized what
they were aGUut one OF them seized her
by the throat, forcing her against an iron
railing n the front of Il store, another
pin.oued her arms to hec side, waile the
third tore her purse from her hand.
! II all happened 50 quickly that the wo-
man had 10 tins 10 make IN cutlery
As the men dartel away, going in diff
ferent directions, Mrs Wooster screamed.
| a crowd quickly gathered ana she tod
| what had occurred. y dozen men quickly
| started for one o. the fusutlve<, who sub
! sequentiy gave his name as John Coakley.
| of No $50 West Thirty-seventh~ Street
| They chased MIN up Seventh Avenue TO
| Twenty-tifth Streey. where Policeman
Forster joined the pursuit. He caught
| the man in the hallway of a house in
| Twenty-ffth Street, near Eighth Avenue.
| VERY DELICATE OPERATION
| OesophagGtomy, one OF the rareSt OF
f! surgical operations, was successfully per-
| formed last Friday III the Bushw.ck Hos
! p:tal, Brooklyn, by Dir. VI. E. Peterson,
! assisted by Prof. Bristow and the hospital
| staff.
Mrs Kate Hoffman, the patient. OF No.
| $50 Hamburg Avenue, had the day before
accidentally swallowed part of the up
| per Plate of a set of artificial teeth. The
ing against the trachea, and the woman
was slowly being choked to death
Though fully understanding the danger
| in the opraton, knowing 1t to De the only
chance for her recovery. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Hoffman gave the required permission.
Most of the prominent surgeons in Brook
| lyn were in. tee operating room when the
woman was placed under an anaest hstic.
DR. Peterson made the first ircisiou into
)
bone. Prof Bristow and others stood in
readiness to check any hemorrhases.
While disseetins the tissues DR.. Peterson
vas the C7nter of attention. The variance
OF hairs breadth with the knife meant
| death. When the oesophagus was exposed
vertical slit was made in it and the
| broken plate removed with forceps.
Equally interesting has been the treat
| ment of the case since. The slightest
mo, ont of M RI Df ar
muscles of the8 head might cause the
patients death. AS soon as the Wound
was treated antsaDticaIly the womau's
head, the upper part OF her body and her
arms were incaSed in a plaster OF paris
| cast. she has been fed artitically ana no.
thing in the way of food or Grink allow!
10 pass into the stomach through her in
jured passage. Surgeons examined the
wound yesterday, and the Indications We're
so favorable that Dr. Peterson SAID that
the woman would recover.
Mr. Hoffman is highly pleased over the
operation. The accident by which the
broken plate passed into her oesophasus
occurred at the dinner table OF Thursday
DIVINE MEDIATION.
The Rev. Thomas Douglas, given up
for dying by his physicians last July. at
tended sound and we'll a m etirg OF the
Presbyterian Ministers Association ysster-
dav confident in the belief that dlyiThl
mediation has been obtained in his be
| half by Il special prayer s-rvice OF the
society He returned to his pulpit. in the
West Fl.fty-nrst Street Pies by { ran
| Church on Sunday
Dr. Douglas was attacked by rheuma-
tism on the first day OF the year, and
fingered on without change for two
months at his home. He was then taken
to Lakewood, n. J., wasre his conditions
became more serious. and he was re-
col In
this city While he lay Ill the regular
meeting of tbs. Presbyterian Ministers
Association was held. It was reported
from the hospital that DR.. Douglas WIS
dying, ard the ministers meeting was
turned into a service OF prayer for MN.
Every Clergyman made heartfelt ap-
neal that their brother be spared. At that
time Dr. Douglas pulse was 100 and MS
temperature registered 1o2, but almost
Immediately afterward MS pulse fell 10
% and his temperature TO 80 5-S. The
prayers of the Ministers Association were
reinforced by the public and private APP
peals OF some two hundred clerSymer
and the members OF his congregation ana
of the sunday school also prayed for then
pastor.
Dr.. Douglas sudden Improvement sur
pr;sed even his physicians. As he b5gar
10 mend he seemed to be endowed with
new life.
CURSE THIS TOWN
"Curs3 this town; curse such condi-
tons" was the way in wlrich Magistrate
Cornell expressed his View of the carntval
CT immortality that character;zes the pres
ent police administration of the city.
He was hearing q case in the Jefferson
Market Court, IN which {: lay member OIL
The Seanan's Mission in West Street hao
been arraigned for becoming intoxicated
Sunday The prisoner said he got ms
whisky in a saloon next door to the mis-
sion.
Curse this town growGed the Magis-
trait You work with this Seaman
Mission ard you go next door on Suhaay
to get a drink. Next door to this IS CON
c.rt hall Curse such conditions.
Magistrate Cornell explained atterWaro
that he lest his temper, but said his WORDS
exactly fit the case
| horn Nere