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The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-03

Of darkness had almost cowed "Old''
Remnant
where's the screw ?" he asked again
lie had just passed when 1 slipped
out. At the worst, we can go back, but
we've a few minutes yet"
But how in the world did you get
here, matey? Fancy you, in chokey!'
"Tn tell you that when there's time
I'm going to see where we are first"
AS he spoke he made another ster
downward
odd" Remnant, losing his foothold, fall
ing, swooning and coming to his senses
with the frightful conviction that he had
buried himself alive, had shouted, in the
desperate hope that he might be rescued
and retaken.
But at the moment of his fall he was
within few feet of liberty.
Some half-dozen steps brought Fair
fax 20 the bottom of the flight Here,
however, the way was barred by another
mass of stone: but Fairfax, remembering
the point of light his dream had reveal
cd to him, CROPPED until he came upon a
small round hole in the wall. Was this
another door with spring? He pressed,
and it yielded as the wall of the cell had
denial
quick he whispered to "Old" Rem
NAM, puL DeIOre the burglar had de
scended Fairfax mad the second door
open. In another moment they stood to-
gether by the swift-running Tene. The
governors boat lay moored at the bank.
Liberty at last!
For both!
mo; for one only
Even as he stood there Fairfax had
taken his resolve. For the burglar, at
war with all authority, freedom at any
price; but the course which was natural
to odd" Remnant was denied to the po-
Htcal. For moment, with the sweet
air of freedom in his nostrils, and the
thought Of the quarries on the morrow,
flight tempted him-but he could not
steal away with the felon.
He judged that he had still some two
or three minutes left him.
Silently pointing to the boat he held
out his hand to "Old" Remnant.
Astonishment was writ in capitals on
those not repelent features, but Fairfax
gave his man no time for words
Goodbye old chap1 and good luck" he
said, and, slipping behind "Old" REM
nant-whom ne never saw again-he made
fast the door in the wall.
Then he mounted to his cell, and. clos
ing noiselessly behind him the second OF
those magic DOORS he stretched himself
once more upon his plank.
The night warder approached the door
on tip-toe, peeped in, and passed on.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-03

Longstaff castle. at the base of which
some twenty feet below the level OF the
prison, ran the small. swift river Tene.
This outer wall almost the sole upstand-
ing portion of the castle, was fashioned
of enormous granite blocks ana its thick
ness throughout was nearly four feet.
The five new punishment cells occu"
pied short corridor, one end of which
was enclosed. while at the other end an
iron wicket led into little circular yard
with very high walls, where prisoners
IN close confinement were exercised
separately during one hour of the twenty
four This yard communicated by means
of a stone passage and two other wickets,
with D hall of the prison, and the night
warder In d patroIed the far corridor
every fifteen minutes
That night warder has Just discovered
that the dark cell into which "Old' Rem
naut had been locked in the morning was
empty, He had seen him. a quarter OF
an hour earlier, apparently asleep on his
plank. II this were strange stranger a
hundred times was the sight which the
cell presented Ii was flawlesS in every
part! Not a brick had been displaced,
the floor and the ceiling were whole, the
fastenings of the door intact.
1t is little to say that the warder was
dumbfounded. His feeling Of the matter
went deeper, for he saw how desperately
black 1t looked against himself Mira
Giles suspended, a prisoner does not pass
unaided out of a double-proof cell and
leave not a trace behind him. He floats
magically through four feet of granite
wall, or-somebody let's him out.
During evenly beats of his watch, the
night warder passed to review his seven
years untarnished service, and reckoned
up his very certain chances of punish
ment. Then he did his duty, and pressed
his finger on the electric button at the
wicket.
on the heels of the chief warder came
the Governor, and they both looked as
kance az that clean sell out of which
"Old' Remnant had whsked himself in
fifteen minutes, with neither chip nor
filing to betray his flight
1t was then that the big bell in the
tower laid its tongue to that rousing
message of Prisoner Escaped"
The night warder, an old salt with a
faultless record in the navy, and a
faultless one in Longstaff, stood a little
on his dignity. The Governor and the
chief warder knew him for very safe
hand; but-here was a strong cell with
not stone displaced in it, from which a
prisoner had vanished in fifteen minutes.
Is prison broken and not brick loosened,
not a bar severed? 1t is impossible to
credit miracles in the service; the night
warder disappeared under arrest.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-03

who vas fastidious IN his choice OF a pal.
/ had frozen TO Fairfax, who had sacrificed
his liberty for five years in an hour Of
| political sleep walking in Ireland. He
was the only political on the roll OF
| Longstan. though there were two or three
scores OF gentlemen lags," with very
| ungeutlemauly records at their backs.
In all that drab colored column, moving
! slackly through the fervid dust of the
! quarries. Fairfax was. perhaps, the only
one who had never stained his Utmost
self through the eight and twenty years
OF his Quixotlc life.
From the broiling gray-white quarries
TO the b,istering gray yards of the prison,
and up the asphalt slope to the parade
ground. Search parade, caps off. Stops IN
Duttoned, arms outstretched as II novels
excepted you could fetch in a hook or
a file or a saw from the quarries OF Long
staff.
The Deputy Governor. I'm from his can
ter by the river. famed himself with his
straw, and clicked a spur agains a but
tress Of the clock tower. He nodded
10 the chief warder as the parties were
checked off and said Harry up" at
intervals.
"Ah! You're wantin that whisky an
soda, Amt your" muttered old Rem
uant. "Ain't goin' 20 put me alongside
u bAiff I tADSNA-
Remnant" whispered Fairfax, what's
wrong with you this morning? Don't get
In trouble"
He had known his gang companion
only as the wariest and most prudent OF
prisoners. The warders having a longer
acquaintance with him. knew the "old
un" as very tough member when his
foot itched for liberty.
I'm ALI right, matey." ne said. when
~ a
line. "A bit of trouble would do me
good just now. I can do five stretch COM
Portable. but I gets the hump after that.
Matey, I've a notion I'm going to sling
my hook"
Don't be a fool" said Fairfax, soto
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-03
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The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-03

voce. mo one has ever got away alive
from Longstaff."
"Ahl That's where the ambition comes
in, matey. o, he's ambitious. is the old
'unY'
Three times had '"Old" Remnant brok-
en- prison, but never from Longstaff
From Longstaff as Fairfax said, no one
had ever got away alive.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-03

The Morgan Memorial Association or
ganized to raise funds for the erection of
a suitable monument over the grave of
Cen Daniel Morgan, the Hero of Cow
pens has enlisted the interest of sew
eral congressman in its work, and will
leave nothing undone to accomplish its
object. The grave OF the Revolutionary
hero is in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Win
chester, Va, and has long been neglect
ed
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-03

AT the Tom Show. I've been to "a
heap Of shows. but never seen two peo-
pie act moro Ike they was really fond
OF each other than Little Eva and Mr..
ST. Clair" Huh! OF coursel She's his
mother. "-Indianapolls Press
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-03
The NIsht wnrder Of d.

The new punishment cells were IN the
southeast angle OF the prison. They hal
been butt against an outer wall OF OLD
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
THIRTY-SEVEN CITIZENS
ADDED TO COMMONWEALT

Judge Frederick NJ. Lawton sat in
the criminal courtroom yesterday fore
noon as a court of naturalization.
Thrty-seven citizens were added to the
commonwealth, who are desirable in
every respect except that their names
will be the despair of directory makers
and letter carriers. North Brookfield
sent a large batch. and not a few came
from Northbridge. The following are
those who received their final papers:
Joseph Teller Louis A. Teller, Nicola
Di fora, Joseph L. P. Joinville, A. K.
Arsian, Dominica Cusale, Frank o.
Woodland, Catalda De Luca, Anthony
Keines, Arthur Farrand, Johannes
Hohl, Adolph Buchta, George NJ. Far
rajian, all of Worcester; Treff1e Bois-
clair, Eli Bowler, Joseph C. Page,
Pierre N. Gagne, Amede Richard, all
of North Brookfield; S. C. Logan of
Northboro; Joseph G. Beianger of War
rem; Andreas P. Bejerre, William Har-
kane, Klaas S;eswerda, Jacob De Yong,
Ami Vanderschunt, Charles Dufries,
Ysland Foppema, Dirk De Boer, Rein
deer Lycklamma, all of Northbridge;
Jan j. Nydam of Whitinsville, A. My
choff of Northbridge, Tackle Veneemee,
all of Sutton; Peter Haringa of North
bridge; Charles A. Bowker of Sails
bury; Herbert Mettot and Jacques
Bouthillier of West Warren.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
RAIN CAUSED GAME
TO BE POSTPONED

Worcester High School football
teams date with Wesleyan Academy
at North Wilbraham yesterday, was
cancelled because of the rain. 1t is
probable that arrangements for
game will be made for some date in
November. Worcester High may play
at Groton tomorrow. if suitable ar
engagements can be made today Gro
ton wanted a game badly, and last
week made strenuous efforts to Sc
cure Worcester High for tomorrow, but
Coach Delaney was not anxious to
have the High School lads overworked,
and because of the contest slated for
yesterday, Groton's proposition was
turned down. Boston English High is
scheduled to play in this city Saturday
but because of Worcester Techs date
with Amherst Aggies, no chance to
play at the Oval is in sight, and Wor-
cester High must seek other grounds
A game with Harvard freshmen may
be played in this city Oct rs, and
another home game, the contest with
Friends School originally slated for
Nov. at Providence, will be played
at the Oval
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
PERSONAL

David La Croix is confined to his
home with illness.
Robert Vail is spending his annual
vacation in Maine.
Miss Edith Cushing the milliner,
was in Boston yesterday on business.
Timothy Desmond has returned
from visit to his son, DR., Clarence
Desmond of Concord.
r. S. Allen has entered the employ
of the Ernest Russell Artesian Well
Company in Providence.
Alfred A. Sanderson, ambulance at
tendant at Station l, returned yester-
day from his vacation spent at Buffalo.
F. w. Coleman, an employee on
the Boston G. Albany Railroad, is suf-
fering from an abscess on his right
hand.
Julian p. Cleveland, employed in
the baggage room of the Union Sta
ton, has returned from a vacation of
two weeks.
Miss Grace johnson has been en-
gagged to sing at Hartford, CT, in the
A. M E. Zion Church next Tuesday
night Miss Grace Gillian, another
Worcester girl, will read at the church
on that evening
Capt. ]. j. Moynihan, Lieut.. NJ. E.
Hines and Lieut.. j. F. Hurley of G.
Emmett Guards, Ninth regi-
ment M. V. M, have received notice
of a meeting of the officers of the
Ninth regiment at the East Armory,
Boston, tonight.
Rev. Dr. Alexander H. Vinton was
a member of the special committee of
Episcopalan clergymen which has just
presented resolutions on the death of
Rev. Percy Browne, late rector of St.
James Episcopal Church of Roxbury,
to the convention at San Francisco.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
MISS ADAMS AGAIN LEADS
THE LONG LIST OF CONTESTANTS

The Miss
is not to the swift dark
some Of the taende may get first n ace on
machine will comfort the heart OF the
be gahy riding about the country on hne
completed by reading the best paper
All votes will be surely counted
the others will find any possible mistake
Carrie et votes ADAMS IN an early Grafton fs P0 st @
Margaret Cargan Edgeworh s
Street School 2a6
NJ Salisbury Street School a
Alice Sargent Ash Street
w. Woodland Street School SSz
AnS n Cummings 9rTn Rm D street street school sos
Brigham 4Ss
Mary Valley SCHOOL, 40
Mary Mack Ash Street school 22s
Mary McAuine 215
Etha NJ sowel Union 1913
G M HAYES North Grafton no
william Kramer Lancaster 81
Edith J. Sweet. Lancaster
Houghn 70
Helen b Pierce Leomnser
Nellie 15oban clinton 49, - 1890 - ...............
Mary A Bailey South Lancaster
Helen M Freand Street School Sc
Louise
School 45
Susie
Lizzie Kmbal FicEburg. 80
Annie Porter, Northboro 1900. %
agnes MncheI shrewsbury 10
@
Mrs N NJ Crowel
Miss Eta l. Thomas WesbOro 10
BESSIE Nchos WestDoo
Frank Nfelen Classical High,
Classical w $50.
A
A Louise Pennman, New Woodland Street School l
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
GOOD entertainers AT
THE PARK THIS WEEK

At the Park Theatre this week George
Neville and his company present a
clever one-act farce called "A Cold
Deal" which promises to be a good hit
when 1t gets to running little
smoother. Mr.. Neville has the part of
a young man about town, who, when
calling on hismarried friend whose wife
is away, is persuaded to dress in fem
mine clothes to act as partner to the
+ sband at the French ball. While
p O. s looking over his new finery, the
Hll zones home Unexpectedly and the
f-leu is showed into the ice chest by
rne Hushand. There is a funny scene
aatreel husband and wife and the act
ci0ses by the masquerade getting
drum Gu vhiskey he finds in the ice
bos, ard bling out to the consterna-
ton, -re couple outside.
Eddf5 7.rard and Jessie Gardner in
thefrf,rc Tine SOr' cite and theCop,"
make 2onslde- for the audi
enco h the and dancing and
the rand FIR they indulge in.
The ~ little Juvenile artists,
sing ana dsnce IL and give an
fr5i9a to-, - fhe boy and East
Side girl seen II Iasl Neeh.
Ozav and DeifA ieIlc Jusetlns
comedians are 1ui Noi n seeing
who do not depeA lrlesque 70
make their act soA -1--' very olin-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15

There were So deaths in Worcester
last week, of which 81 were males ana
IA females.
Hose responded to a still alarm OF
fire yesterday at 1928 p. m. on worm
Street, opposite Foyle Street.
AT the meeting of carriage workers
held last night at ga Southbridge street
lit was voted to organize permanently
and to apply for charter.
The Painters Union met last night
in Granite Hall, 566 Main Street, and
after transacting routine business,
three new members were admitted.
Court Heart of the Commonwealth,
F. of A., met in Foresters Hall last
night and initiated one new member
and considered the applications of four
others.
The second grand social of the Laun-
dry Workers Union will be held in
Horticultural Hall, Friday night, Nov
q. Music will be by Halpin's Orches-
ira.
An illustrated lecture on Alaska"
will be given tonight at o'clock in the
South High School Hall by George s.
Lincoln for the benefit of the Freeland
Street School Art fund.
The Garde Lafayette met in st.
drilled for one hour. 1t was voted TO
attend the opening night OF the
kermess of the Pontifical Zouaves in
Horticultural Hall, Nov. 7, and give an
exhibition drill.
John Mcguire of 500 Millbury
Street, was the successful applicant at
the recruiting station in Walker build
ing yesterday. He will be assigned to
the infantry at Fort Slocum, N. Y. One
applicantwas rejected for failure to pass
the physical examination.
The Socialer Turn Verein has
opened it's winter quarters at "a South
bridge Street The club has decided to
run social and dance Nov. %, and the
following committee has been appoint
ed to make arrangements: Henry
Ploch, Henry Killiam and John j.
Ehnes.
The executive committee Of Devens
Brigade will meet at the Bay State
House tonight, when final arrange
ments for the reunion in Mechanics
Hall tomorrow, will be made. Dinner
in Washburn Hall tomorrow will be
furnished under the auspices of the
Womans Relief Corps of Post 10, G. A.
R., and about $50 veterans are expected
at the reunion and campfire.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
4 lmAiE7f;;E:i!ll LEE, T.
FN T0G)MW III

Worcester Theatre, s p. M, May
Irwin in "Sister Mary"
Lothrop's Opera House, 2.SO and
p. m. "Katzenjammer Kids"
Park Theatre, 2.30 and p. M, vau-
deville.
Agricultural grounds, p. M, trot-
ting races.
Union Church, p. M, lecture by
Leon H.. Vincent.
Adams Square Baptist Church, s
p. M, organ recital.
Miss May Irwin in SISTER Mary
will be the attraction at the Worcester
Theatre tonight, where downright mer-
riment interspersed with popular and
catchy ditties will hold irresistible sway.
Miss Irwin simply radiates good humor.
She has more genuine JUNCTION to the
square inch than any other comedy
favorite of either sex on the stage.
In Sister Mary she is seen to the
best advantage. 1t was one of the hits
of the Broadway season, from whence
it comes with It's metropolitan success.
The production will be seen in every
detail, exactly as it was given for
many weeks in New York city.
Miss Elita Proctor Otis is at the head
of the comedy company which presents
The Brixton Burglary" at the Wor-
cester Theatre tomorrow evening. She
is playing the part of the mother-in-
law, which she originated in this coun-
try at the Herald Square Theatre last
season. Her laugh is infectious and
her ''asides" delicious.
Worcester Theatre Friday and Satur-
day, was one of the best advertised
plays of last season. Not only We're the
newspapers deluged with press no
tices,',s but the company itself published
four-paged paper called the Sag
Harbor Pilot" that made interesting
reading.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
OBITUARY
FRANK M'DERMOTT.

The funeral of Frank McDermott who
died Sunday will be held this morning
from Callahan Brothers undertaking
rooms, with a requiem mass in the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
at 8 o'clock. Mr.. McDermott formerly
worked on a Worcester newspaper as
"a pressman and is we'll known by the
older newspaper men of the city. He
is survived by his mother, Mrs Eliza
McDermott, sister Mary, wife of
John Hughes, and a brother, William
H McDermott, all of Concord juno
ton, and a sister Martha, wife of VIII
liam O'Brien of Boston.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS
COUNTRY RUN FRIDAY

Manager Hubert Mullen of Worces-
ter High School track team has ar
ranged for a cross-country run Friday,
the first of the fall series. The BARRIERS
Crossing course will be covered by the
contestants The distance is about
three miles, and a big entry list is ex-
pected. The start and finish will be at
Bliss field. Seven prizes have been
donated by Worcester firms and these
will serve to spur the youngsters and
fatten the entry list.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15

,ult feats are done by both. Collins and
North, singing and talking comedians,
have some new songs and new stories
and jokes and were well received yes
terday. The three Murrays, musicians,
do a refined musical act in which some
good music is played, not the least en-
tertaining of which is the trio consist
ing of two mandolins and a guitar.
Edward Avis, local man, appeared to
much advantage in an original act, in
which he did some good whistling and
equally good violin playing, closing his
act with a whistling solo, playing his
own accompaniment on the violin
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
POPULAR LOW-RATE EXCURSION
TO THE PAN-AMERICAN Elk
POSITION, VIA NEW YORK.

On Thursday, October 18th. the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road will sell round trip tickets to Buff
falo, via Sound Lines to New York, in
connection with the various rail routes
between New York and Buffalo, good
returning from Buffalo until October
22nd, inclusive, at popular rates-$9.00
and $3.50 from Boston, according to
route selected, and at correspondingly
low rates from Brockton, Providence,
Pawtucket, Woonsocket, Worcester.
and all principal stations along the line.
These tickets will be limited to contin-
uous passage in each direction, and
will be available only in day coach
trains Don't miss this opportunity for
a delightful autumnal outing at the
minimum of expense.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
Local Weather

Temperature-Max ,679 degrees;
minimum, 542 degrees; mean, Clio de-
grees; noon, SCI degrees; 8 p. M,
54.2 degrees.
Barometer-Noon, 1892 inches; 8 p.
M, 29.S9 inches.
Relative humidity-Noon 100 per
cent; p. M, 100 per cent.
Wind-Noon, direction, northeast; We
locity, 13; p. m, direction, northeast;
velocity 8.
Rainfall, 21S inches.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
FUNERALS
EDWARD S. HAIRE.

The funeral of Edward S. Hare took
place yesteray morning from his
parents residence, IS Dewey Street. at
S o'clock. Requiem high mass was
celebrated in st. PauHs Church at 8
o'clock by Rev. P. H. Boland. Among
the floral tributes were a basket from
friends of his sister Cecilia in the tele-
phone exchange, 21 white roses, denot-
ing his age from Alice and Willie
Swenson. There were also several
bouquets and cut flowers from friends.
The bearers were John F. Rider,
Frank Hurley, Leo German, James
Goggin, Joseph Lynch and William
Ryan. Rev. ]. ]. Lunney OBLIGATED at
the grave reading the final prayers for
the dead. Burial was in st. Johns
Cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
CHARLES B. WHITING.

Charles B. Whiting, a former we'll
known resident of Worcester, died yes
terday in Boston. He was once a
member of the firm of Rice & Whiting,
brokers, doing business where M. E.
Shattuck Cigar Company now is. He
had not lived in Worcester for up
ward of Is years. The body will be
brought here Thursday morning and
buried in Rural Cemetery.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
WEDDINGS
QUERY-METIVIER

Miss Agnes Metivier and Alfred
Query of Montreal We're united in mar
riage yesterday morning, in the Holy
Name of Jesus Church, at o'clock, by
Rev. Joseph Perreault. The couple
were attended by their fathers.
During the mass Miss Bouthillette
played wedding music and the Holy
Name of Jesus choir sang.
The bride was attired in "a gown of
white merino trimmed with point lace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Query will leave to-
day for Montreal and from there will
go to the Pan-American Exposition.
After stay at the exposition, they
will return to Montreal, where they are
to live. They were the recipients of
many presents.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
DEATHS

McDERMOTT - In this city. Oct. 18th.
Frank McDermott, son of Eliza and the
late Bernard McDermott
Funeral from Callahan Brothers under
taking rooms Tuesday at SIS a. m. Re
QUEEN mass in the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception at o'clock Rel
atives and friends are invited to attend.
FOSTER-In Marlboro, Oct 18th. Rhoda
A. widow of Capt. A. H. Foster, % yrs.
Prayers at Old South Church parlors
Wednesday at 11.30 a. m. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
CLEARING HOUSE
ASSOCIATION ELECTS

The Worcester Clearing House Asso-
citation had its annual meeting yester-
day afternoon at the Citizens National
Bank and elected the following officers:
President, Nathaniel Paine; secretary
and manager, George A. Smith; clear
ing house committee, Samuel H. Clary,
William woodward and Henry P. Muir
raw