The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-01
FRESH & GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
New York Makes a Big Loan to
Russia.
STOCK EXCHANG E MEMBER DEAD
A Hearse Turned Over by a Cable Car.
George Barrow, the Kidnappcr,
Loses His :Atind-NIorsan
Goes Abroad.

NDW YORK, Feb. S.-Special.-Therc
was remarkable accident at Broadway
and Thirty-fourth street yesterday. A
hearse containing the remains of Mrs.
Mary NJ Sheriden was being driven along
the street when it was in collision with
a cable car. The hearse was turned over
and the casket was turned bottom up.
The sides Of the hearse had been made
entirely Of two long sheets OF plate glass
Not fragment as large as a saucer was
now left sticking in the vehicles frame
work.
Buried under the litter Of splintercd
glass and torn drapery lay the cashet.
AS soon as the hearsc could be lifted from
above it, the casket was carried to the
curbstone and partially covered Win
fur lap robe. There it remained until
another hearse arrived, when three 70
llcemen and hack driver placed It in
the vehicle and the journey to the ceme-
terry was resumed.
BIG LOAN TO RUSSIA
The topic of conversation in financial
Scircles is the big loan which has just oceh
made in New York to the Car OF Russia.
The New York trust companies and
banks have arranged to take twenty-five
million dollars of the WladikaWkas Rail
way. The principal and interest on THESE
bonds is guaranteed by the Russian gov
eminent. and is payable IN American
gold dollars to the New York Security
and Trust Company. The best Of it IS
that the money will not go out of the
United States. as the Car is one OF our
largest customers.
The railway on which these bonds are
issued has been in operation for ffteen
years. 1t traverses that section OF fus-
STA between the Volsa and Don rivers,
the Caspian BLACK seas and the Sea OF
Azof.
Patrick Mclaughlin, whose nome was at
200 Huron street, was taken SICK q re"
months ago His wife devoted herSeii
to him but in the meantime she was
taken sick, and died Saturday last OF
pneumonia Mclaughlin then told mem
bers of his family that he would be DEAD
before she was laid in her grave. He was
too III vest erday to accompany the luneIai
to the Church of st. Anthony in Manhat-
tan avenue At the conclusion OF the
service the funeral proceeded to calvary
Cemetery.
Just after the funeral had lett the
church Mclaughlin died. Members OF the
family were not aware OF MS oeiilise
until thew returned from the cemetery
He was sixty-four years old. He is sur
vived by two daughters and three sons
.he latter. John, James and Edward, are
all policemen.
THE KIDNAPPER INSANE.
George B. Barrow, who was recently
sent to Sing Sing prison for kidnapping
little Marion CLARK Is now raVlns ma
MAC and will hereafter be confined IN the
ASYLUM for insane criminals.
= fvt, q
member of the New York Stock EN-
change, died yesterday morning OF heart
trouble.
A girl four years old, with tag seWeo
to her dress, was started yesterday Tor
stroud. Oklahoma, where her friends are
awaiting her arrival. Her name is Helen
Francis. Her mother died in this city
few weeks ago. and some friends IN the
west asked that she be sent 10 theih
Pierpont Morgan will sail on March
21st for his usual spring trip to LONDON
and the Continent.