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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21
The Pioneer Express.
TOM CLOVER ON THE STAND. ).

}sEs The poor farm question seems to have
its humorous phases. Last week Rditol
7 Lee trots Tom Clover to the front With q
unique and amusing letter-written ir
Y Toms own quaint style. AS to taking il
\ seriously, Tom is an old resident and SO
well known that Editor Lee himselfseems
|eoo think it necessary to vouch for him as
follows:
..sAs the author of the letter (Tom) has
|, ample proof of the statements he has
made, the public need care nothing
about the character of the man in the
past, his education and abilities"
Of course, when Editor Lee vouches
for Tom, that's all that is necessary.
Whatever Tom may lack is made up BY
Mr.. Lee; and everybody must forget
who Tom is, was, and has been, and just
think of Lee. "
As we said, SheSIetter is quaint and
unique enough#toS bssWorth smile .orf
two. though, when ssi1ed down def:
mite complaints they dosnot Seen. to be
exceedingly great grievances. even if as
bad as pictured by Tom He complains
Of the. .qualitypf the food furnished him
by Mrs Geraldine, that the house was
very cold that the butter dish wasn't
ss1ashed and only one towel all the time
ssshesss,Ras there. Most Of Toms letter is
sapnse Mrs.. .Saueve, an old lady aged 76,
and pf Prof Annie Balcan, who teaches
French and assists Mrs. Gerardine in
running her hotel.
As swe,haye personally been told by
other inmates Of the house, and by per-
sons who have occasion to visit there
often, that the condition OF things at the
house kept by Mrs. Gerardine for the
poor in her charge is very different, and
knowing Mr.. Clover's general disposition
pretty well, we are still Of the belief that
the paupers under Mrs. Gerardine . care
are well treated and comfortably pro-
vided for.
We do not care to fill our columns
with afddavits OF statements Of these
people, but if Mr. Lee wants to publish
other statements and win, we will send
him some for that purpose, Of Il he will
3ddress a letter similar to the one he
sent Glover, to Archie Dobbie, WILLIAM,
Eva,as, Mr.. Hcurnier, who are or have,
livedsin the house, Or 70 Drc. B. Harris,
county physician, Or r e. Myrick. COM
missioner. he win get replies that viii
contain facts, not only about the food
and lodging, bnt about MI. Clover's gen
'eral behavior and treatment while at the
house that win make Mr.. Cloyer's state
uaerts seem strange.
M. Cloves letter, however, gives, in
lcidentally, when read between the lines.
the stsougest argument lor poor farm
that J, has been advanced. and one which
~ ssss :S; ~ ss
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eRAssHoppERs.
AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGR,
North Dakota, June Z, 1901.
Messrs. Wardwell & Thompson,
Pemhina NJ n

NleSSIS. WardWell q thompson,
Pembina, N. D.
DEAR S1Rs: The grasshoppers which
you sent to me contain two or three diff
ferent species. see only two that
recognize as the Rocky Mountain To-
Gusts. The fact however, that these
were present would indicate that perhaps
the majority of the brood would be found
their eggs in am, more e scattering @ manner g
than do the Rocky Mountain ones. Now
that the wet weather has come on, unless
the broods are large, I think the crop
will so far outgrow them that we need
not fear any great danger. If they get
very numerous with you, it might be we'll
for you to write us again.
Yours truly,
H. L. BoLLEY,
w. Per E..
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-06-21

Minnesota Theshing Co. VS.. Gud
mundson.
Keller VS.. Keeia.
Vaughn VS.. Mayo.
Warner VS.. Me;gher.
Warner VS.. BoEe.
State VS.. Camd.n ct al.
State VS.. Chagrpn ct al.
State VS.. Bridel ct al.
State VS.. DonoIan ct al.
State VS.. Geiseiheymer ct al.
do. do.
State VS.. McQ,arrie ct al.
State VS.. O'Kefe ct al.
Jackson VS.. Miyhew.
Sack & SmitEtys. Burrows.
State VS.. Mc9uarrie ct al.
Ganssle VS.. bigfusson.
Vosper Bros VS.. Mahon & Robinson,
First Natiorh hl Bank of St. Thomas VS.
Flath etal.
Minneapoli| Threshing Co. VS.. Hof.
Proudlovek Us. Musselman.
TO BE HEARD BY COURT.
Nash, administrator, VS.. Wilson.
Robertson Lumber Co. VS.. Walker.
Menzies VI Muir, administrator.
Jameson Is. Young.
MontgonFry VS.. Thompson.
Nollman rs. Cook.
Westall IS. McGinnis.
Bjarnso1vs. Bjarnson.
Hoseltof VS.. Hoselton.
Swain e tate VS.. Swain.
Littlejoln estate VS.. Littlejohn.
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4 Terrible Eplosion.

s'Of 4 gasoline stove burned . lady
here ttghtfully,7 writes N. z. Palmer,
of Kltkman, Ia, THE best doctors
couldn1t heal the running sore that fol-
lowed but Bucken's Arnica Salve en-
.tirely cured herr InfalHble foc Cuts,
Corns; Sores, Btils, Bruises. Skin Dis
eases and Files. Sc a shaWs Drug
EStore. 3s
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a. H. Anderson, the photographer,
Wilt a his studio. above the drug
store. Pinbina. on the 1st and 8rd Mon
days and Tuesdays Of each month.
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Results of Court.

Court adjourned on Friday evening,
Judge Cowan finishing the hearing of the
case of Emma Jones VS.. A. o. u. w. just
in time to catch the o'clock train, leav-
ing Judge Kneeshaw to receive the ver-
dict of the jury by consent of the attor-
neys. This case was fought pretty hard
and quite number of witnesses were
examined.
The question submitted to the jury's
judgment were:
Was Jones forty-fve years or more Of
age when he joined the lodge?
Did he know he was forty-fve or more
at that time?
To these questions the jury replied
Yes. and as the limit of age by the rules
of the A. Q. U. w. is IS years, the result
is to sustain the lodge in its refusal to pay
the 50, 900 insurance to the widow.
The following is complete list of the
civil cases for the term, with their dis.
position, as shown by the minutes of the
Judge on the calendar.
vERDETs AND JUDGMENTS.
Minneapolis Threshing Company VS..
Hoff; verdict for plaintiff in 50, 2s5.
Hood VS.. Heller, administrator; direct
ed verdict for defendant.
Budgens VS.. Devaney; appeal dis
missed
Vanstrulandt VS.. Devaney: appeal dis.
missed.
Verfaillea VS.. Devaney; appeal dis
missed.
Citizens Bank of Drayton VS.. Milling
Co.; verdict for plaintiff in 81, 3s4.96.
Emma Jones VS.. A. O. U. w.; verdict
for defendant.
Atkinson VS.. Matthews; motion to dis
miss argued.
claughton VS.. Ryan; verdict for defen-
dant.
Ball VS.. Crowder; directed verdict for
defendant.
Foster VS.. Currie; verdict for plaintiff.
Whelan VS.. Hyde; tried and submitted
to court.
Deering Co. VS.. Trenholme; directed
verdict for plaintiff in $3.50.
Buie vs.. Renaud; judgment for plain.
tiff.
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SHOT ms WIFE ~ HER SLEEP
And Then Himself. Dying Insured for
$40 900 or sls 900.

Otto Pullich Of s4S Fast it3d street had
been trying recently Co raise the money
20 meet the next payment on his life In
surance policy and had been worrying
about II. He told his wife a few days ago
hat II would he better II he was dead. He
carried a pistol. The wife told her twenty
one-ycar-old son Carl To get IL away and
the other night Carl tool the cartridges
out.
The younger Eon Otto was awakened ai
$50 O'Clock Yesterday morning hy pistol
shots. but thought "a neighlor was shoot
ing at cats. Al $ O'Clock Carl got up. His
mother was not In the kitchen as usual
and he went To her bedroom. The door
was locked He knocked and then kicked
the door IN and found his mother dead
In bed and his father dead lying across tho
bed. Pulich had shot his wife twice in
the left side Of the head. probably In her
sleep, and had then put the muzzle of the
pistol In his mouth and shot himself through
the brain.
Hs Insurance policy, which l. for so. ooO
or $1,000. had not laIsed. lie was a real
estate dealer AZ I'D Columbus avenue and
was - years old.
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DEvER,,s FINE DIDN'T 60.
Former Policeman Onein Drew His Tuii
"a, Tor September.

Former Policeman Edward Oneill. who
directed attention to the pay-for-tran-fcr
system In the Police department. and who
was dismissed from tho force On charges
Of conduct -unbeComing an %uficer, preferred
bv deputy COMMISSIONS pevcry, was
not fined the thirty DAYS pay which Devery
imposed ON him At the Comptrollcr's
ofic. IL was said Yesterday tina Oncill
received a full months paw for September
He only worked twen;y-four and one-half
days last month, 80 he received some city
money that he was not entitled to. Police
Commissioner Murphy said that the papers
Ina the frst Onc!ll case. the complaint on
which Dpvcry hned him thirty days pay.
never reached him, After Oneill had been
dismissed, Col. Murphy said. he couldn't
fine him. II WAS explained at po!icc Head
quarters Yesterday that the payroll IL
generally made up a few days before tho
end Of the month. aud hat probably no
notics was taken Of tho fact that Onciil
had been dismissed
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Walker Ice.

BALTIMORE. oct Miss Sara Fenner
lee. daughter % the late Col James renner
Lee. one time Charge d'Anaire- at Vienna.
wa married to-day tn job Mo-eley Walker
Of Richmond. Va. formerly Of North Caro-
lima The ceremony was performed at noon
by Cardinal Gibbons at the residence -
the brides grandmother. Mrs. \. s. lee
1901 Charles street. north. The ushers
were DR.. George Msllett. New York William
Redwood. baltimore. Robert Mineborn.
and A Jones The bridesmaids were
Misses Amaiel lee. Amabel George. Hen
rie,ta George and Julian krser. The
maid IL honor was Miss Sara Fenner Georgp.
Tie h-~t man was Dr.. Pierre Mallett Of New
York. The brde Is connected with the
most prominent families In America and
is a Colonial Dame 81 Chapter No I. She
was educated AZ Paris and has spent much
time abroad. Mr. Walker bclongs 10 an
old New York family. but IL now residing
in Richmoud.
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0UIxzSNe CANNON ANEW.
Pe,ics Csssain scsxs 10 n mat the wco-
ster Heuse o. ne>pectsbie.


Capt. Cannon. now Of Central Park
hut recently Ina command OF the Webster
House precinct. spsnt a ra,h.r warm
o,.r,., ~ - -, -
te % y''uay On 'he WI
nc-r sumo "e'ore justice Jerome having
been called by the District Attorney 10
testify In the examination OF Lizzie Mack
and Catherine Brown. arra.,cd an s.n, "A
-, a.. w.,.,a. r.. -
$3.50 ~ vas fa'ueu 'o'
the rrcohd uhne' oAp' cannon was then
on his vacation. On tbs other raid he
Naa found ON the Dnefniss
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BARRErT TO TRY POLICEMEN
Assigned, In Place Of fursman. TO the
Criminal Isranch

supreme Court Justice Barrett has beer
assigned by the Appellate Division TO ii,
In the criininsl branch Of the Supreme
Court which will open on Monday. This
Is the court To which Justice Furstnan was
assigned upon the request 81 former Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner. and In IL most
homicide CASES are tried.
After Mr. fIilbin was appointed in place
Of Col. Gardiner he asked tho Appellate
Division 10 assign some other Justice. IL
was not done When Justice fursman
came here Inst month 20 open court after
vac-'ion. 10 found that Mir Phiibin had
not had a calendar prepared fur hts court
Justice Furrman adjourned his court for
the month, saving that on sept. IN he was
Obliged 90 -it IN an upstate court
Mr. philbin said YESTERDAY That Justice
Tur-mpn " still busy w the state and
could not get away until oct - NJ the ear
l,~t Mr. Philbin asked for IN" assign
inent ~ Justice Barrett, AMI II any oi tho
polire castr ar, ready while he is sitting,
thcv will bs put on his calendar. All 81
them ar, now In the Supreme Court on
motions calculated 20 get them away from
trial IN General SESSIONS. Now. Mr. Philbin
will he willing to have them tried In the
supreme Court, and tho Judges ot General
Sessions, II IL known. have no great desire
60 try them.
II - rNusrted that the case 81 Capt. Dia-
mond ~ the fifth street station will Toe the
first In emerge for trial other cases now
before the supreme Court on motions arc
those ~ Gl,anon. Shells aud Dryer Of tho
1endcrloin precinct.
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barnard Middleton.

Miss Nsnettc Middleton. daughter OF thu
late William J Middleton. and Horace
Barnard we're married yesterday afternoon
in Grace Church nv tho rector. tho Rev.
Dr. William X Huntington. The rid was
gwen away by her brother-in-la ". Barclay
L. v McCarty. with whom she entered Miss
Fanny Walton Ogden attended her A. maid
of honor. and two Youthful nieces OF the
BRANDON were tho flower maidens. Mr.
Barnard who Is a son Of the late Horace
Barnard and a grandson ofthe late Augustus
Zerrgs. was assisted by his brother, j
Augustus Barnard. =. Mortimer Ward
Edward IAddon Patterson and Ahrcd u
Whitney. members with tha bridegroom 90
Squadron 4. HE cousin. Richard A Zerega.
Franklin Mott Warner and Georga & Warner
werc the ushcrS. After the church crrc-
mony there was a small reception at the
Lorraine. ffth avenue and Forty-hnh
street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
PERRY TIFFANY No kNAvE.
Rarely Eauailed and Almost. Incredible
Ignorance and Neglect"

In the bankruptcy case Of Perry Tiff
fanny. the bankrupt l. exoncrated 10y Ref
etee \ A Prentiss - charges made by
the First National Bank Of Hoboken that
he knowingly concealed assets belonging
To- his estate by swearing that his brother
Willsfs. Of whom he was one Of the heirs
at-law. died insolvent, and by emitting
his own interest ia the estate Of this father.
George Tiffany.
The referee Ends that Perry Tiffany
was appointed administrator Of William,
discovered no assets and Was discharged
Then Belmont Tiffany, another brother
took hold and discovered assets Of 5000
besides Williams, vested one-fourth in
terest in a., remainder Of his fathers cs-
ta,e, in which Perry himself had a similar
interest. When Perry heard Of this he
applied for leave 20 amend his schedules
lie explained that he couldn't find any
property Of his brothers and thai he thought
hi- fathers estate all went To his mother
Rcfercs PrcntiSs says IN conclusion
I nder the circumstances Of the case as
bet wessn The claim Of tho creditors on the
one hand that there has been perjury and
fraudulent concealment uf assets by tho
bankrupt. and the claim % the bank
rupt himself. ON the other hand Of
Ignorance of and Indifference 10 ordinary
business afair- closely relating To his own
comfort such ~ would hardly to con
Criyable even In a person Of immature
years and utterly devoid Of experience,
am inclined To- think that the weight Of
the evidence II Ia favor OF the bankrupts
claim, and that the omission In the sChed-
ulrs and the oaths abuse from n rarely
equalled and almost incredible ignorance
and neglect displayed by the bankrupt In
regard 10 hi own Affairs. II may he added
that IL L. DractiguliN Cuucpled that all tho
estate Of the bankrupt u now fully ~et
forth and at the disposal 81 the creditors
through his trustee IN this proceeding
| am Of the opinions. therefore. that none
Of the specifications has heen sustained
and that the bankrupt should receive his
discharge"
The report Of tho referee has not vet
h-en called up before Judge Adams %
the United States District Court for CON
frfnation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
SING SING WAY nor LOSE MN
Highway Robber Just Released Charged
With q Repetition Of Itis Crime.

Edward Costello. who only a few DAYS
ago wa released from Sing Sing Prison.
where he had spent fifteen YEAR for high
way robbery, was held Ia the iorkville
court yesterday for trial on a similar charge.
m. ~ idence agains, him wa such that
he Is likely to spend fifteen years more IN
prison.
Fairly Yesterday morning, Costello, NJ
the head 81 a gang. held up Edward Corri-
gan. a letter carrier, IN front Of the ~latter's
home at .Oi East Twenty-hfth street
They got t?i in bills from their victim.
bu, when they wanted o. retreat, Corr
gan chung desperately to Costello and
fShceman Harvey captured him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-03
REGIONS FLOOD POISONED.
DR.. Ba,iey. Of Sassar Brotheu' Hospital.
Infected from Patient's " ound.

PoUGHKEErsIE. Oct. DIR. Guy {.
Bayley. superintendent Of Nassar Brothers
Hospital. il dangerously III at his homo
on the hospital grounds from blood poison
ing. which was contracted during the per
Torrance Of an operation last Monday
morning While working over a patient
who had been hurt by a large splinter
som. 81 the poisonous pus came In contact
with an abr aston on the physicians right
thumb. Evidences OF dangerous illness
soon ecame apparent. DR.. Robert X.
Tuthill was called and Ia treating DIR. Bayley
signs OF improvement were reported last
night. DIR Bayley has been the supenn-
tendent Of NassaI Brothers Hospital since
1887. He IL a member Of the New York
State Medical Association. The hospital
was founded and endowed by John Guy
Vassar and Matthew vassar. Jr.
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BOr PERJJRES HIMSELF.
Young G~recnbrrg Admits That lie Lied
Oh the witness stand.

Fnecn-year-oli Harry Grcenhcrg Of
70 l1Onard street. Williamsburg. vas called
A. a witness yesterday IN th" Ewcn street
police court in a case Of Samuel lovner
against Louis Goldstoin lot assault. The
boy il a nephew 20 Gold-tein's wife. When
he was asked how long he had known Gold
stein, lac replied hat the man Wa a stranger
10 him and tina he had never spoken 10 him.
Magistrate O'Reilly questioned him. but
the 10y chung T. his story that he did not
nave any acquaintance with Goldstein.
After he had left the IT anG. rhom,s Hes
sci. a saloonks-pcr, as called. He declared
that Grccnberg hau lied when he stated
that Goldstein was a stranger To him kes-
sci It'd what relation the hoy bore 10 Mr..
Goldrtein. GrecnberR Was recalled and
admitted he had perIured himself Magis-
traie O'Reilly ordered a warrant against
him for perjury drawn up, and when tn"
boy was ARA xned he pleaded guilty and WI,
held H. 1850 bail to await the action Of the
Grand Jury.
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she iHr Home On sept. n. CAfrstaG Bes
Testament. and the Rev. n. n. Rssces
Believes That Net viii % PA,
Her Own Mother Deuies knowledge
PATERSON. n. j.. Oct. 2.->IAura Roscoe
10 years old. and adopted daughter OF
tho Rev. II. X. Roscoe. leader Of the Seventh
Day Adventists OF Paterson. has been
missing from her home since sept. n. No
reason IL known for her d~lsappearanco,
Her home life was happy and her foster
father believes she has met with foul play
He has asked the police Of South jersey
TO look for her. believing that II she lef,
by her own volition she has gone In that
direction.
Laura was taken from a children's home
In Newark a few years x by Mr.. and
Mrs. Roscoe. who were attracted 90 her
while passing through the institution.
The girl took tho name Of her adopted
parents. She attended school In Paterson
and read the Bible aloud at the religious
meetings conducted 10y Mr.. Roscoe. She
Ind forgotten her real mother who was
Incapable Of taking care % her n showed
y hlld' devotion To- her new protectors.
On Saturday, Sept "a, Laura attended
a prayer meeting. She returned home.
but left a few minutes later. taking her
Testament with her. The last time she
Is known TO have been seen In Paterson
she was walking tOward the Susquehanna
railroad station. The Rev. Mr. Roscoe
knew that the girls mother lived In At
lsntic City. He went there and found her.
but size declared she had not seen her
daughter in five years.
The police % Atlantic CITY claimed that
a girl answering the description Of Laura
had bought n ticket at Atlantic city for
Hammond. a south Jersey town Mr..
Roscoe q there end travelled seven
miles by wagon into the country. He
found the girl who had bought tho ticket
but she was not Laura.
Laura j. about S feet Q inches tall. has
salloW complexion. pink checks and good
teeth, She wore a blu serge suit, light
blue waist with satin front INC a broad
brimmed hat.
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LAWYER OHARA IN CONTEMPT.
Capias issued because He Refused to
Obey q subporna.

BRIDdEroRr. Conn, Oct "A capias
issued 10y Judge Curtis Of the Common
Pleas Court Is in the hands Of the Sheriff
calling for the arrest Of Attorney William
u O'Hara, a former alderman OF the city
and now practising law In New York. for
contempt % court. O'Hara was summoned
a. q witness IN a case nov on trial. He
evidently did not want to figure IN the
case. for when the Sheriff handed him the
subpOrha a day or two ago when he was ON
the way to his country home an Newtown
he refused TO acccp, II, saying
u don't want anything to do with that
Lawyer O'Hara il "A large mar and wears
a waistcoat cut 30 AZ To show an expansive
In under the waistcoat and walked away
0'Hara will he brought before the Court
II he h found in this STATE.
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n~ETCAiF-At West RoNsury. Ma~ On Sunday.
Sspi 20. isoi. NahO Adssn. uidos - isaA,
y AstoAi'. .s.d 40 wars
oRrtrT Al nlsAbsth. y. }. On Tus,d,y. 90.
l. lgoi. Of ~ rhoid i,vef. Russd nsrtrf. only
srn 90 calvin n Nnd Harris, n orcuu AGA ~
Relatives and ifi~nas A., INVITED b. stisnd m.
fuurtsl smile - As lae h~us. ioia lAsi
lsr~s - on iudAy. 90 q 1901 siap q
PATTERSON. Nee tS-hele On Tuesday u.
- b. iroL. u'esfrt rsusfSun 10 b. "a 49,
Iuusfsi ssfrH.s a. 1uhny Otufrh. N.s ftarhs..
90 Ifts' 80 a, isaL. staF
IAhpIskiE At ndg~-1L y , - Tu~.asy.
- J. fpoA AsfsU J Lshuskis ss.e a yesr.
r<aspves sn1 iAsaas ~, tavt~a ~ sts Nd N.
iusstsi % FuA4f. 90 a frL fFen his late
rr~srs~, csr~s - Mas s.s hsr,sas ave.
usSh lnsFnrnt % IwrsnuA n
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ytreaen overesme, Clrn Eseape. Narksr
eeanoesl Hsse Breahs-Car fnts Engine.
Suusptitious cisarstss smoking 10 given
a. tbs cause Of . fin which started In the
basement Of the nvsstory business build
ing Al 50 Murray strest yesterday. and for
nearly two hours bafied this efforts Of the
hrsmen to subdus Il. Ten minutes before
the IRE began two boys who had bsen work
Ing In a part OF the basement where ex-
cssior was hs2psd up had noticed the stuff
sInouldering and had tried To stamp M tho
hre. but without avail. Il IL thought by
battalion Chief Kruger that M Of these
boys had been smoking q cigarette and had
thrown tho burning end into tho packing
material.
Joseph Hoolcy and Thomas Armstrong
OF Engine 81 were overcome by smoke and
required the attention Of q surgeon. The
fire WIS ~extinsuished after about two hours
work. The damage was estimated by
Chief Croker nj $4,000. The losses fall
mostly upon the Consolidated Lamp and
Ga Company. and the arm of Lazarus,
hosenfeld A Lehman. glass and china
sellers.
Two hundred girls employed by John
English, a ~bookbinder, OH the top floor OF
tbs building. obeying the fire dril instruc-
tions Of Alice O'Seil. the forewoman.
marched down a stairway leading To West
broadway and reached the stree, in safety.
Al least half a dozen times the ho.s broke,
and II was reported that the breaks were
all In a Particular brand OF hose which
formed part Of the purchases made by
Commissioner Scannell through his friend,
William l.. Marks.
struck by a trolley car al Canal and Narick
streets. Lieut.. McDcrmott and Engineer
lawless were hurled To the pavement.
The engine was ~ badly damaged that II
had TO b. taken TO the repair shop.
Detective Cre--dc ARRESTED stephen
Mccarthy. II years old. Of 40 Pear street.
In the crowd that stood watching tho fire on
a charge Of Try ing 10 pick a mans pocket.