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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
Benefit Entertainment.

4 benefit entertainment ana social
was rendered AL. L. Hoffman at Mears
Nall last evening, which was attended
by a large crowd of the singers
friends. The programme included vo-
cal and instrumental music ana other
features.
The participants We're: Misses Anna.
Sullivan, Rhoda clark, Maria Gilgal-
,on, Miss Callahan, Held Brothers,
John i. Eden, John Washburn. Heff-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
Responsibility sobers men and ma

Responsibility sobers men and ma
tions. We have learned how to win
wealth: we are learning how to use
and spend it. Every year marks a
long step in advance in material pros
perity. and character must march in
step. Without wealth character is
liable to narrow and harden. Without
character, wealth will destroy. Wealth
is upon us, increasing wealth. The
call Of today is, then, for the uplft Of
characteristic support of industry,
education, art and every means of
culture the encouragement of the
higher life; and. above all, the deepen
ing OF the religious faith OF the people;
the rekindling of the spirit, that.
clothed with her material forces, the
great personality OF this Nation may
fulfill her divine honesty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
Struck by Cars.

horses belonging to Philip Robinson
yesterday afternoon. About 4 o'clock,
as the driver was going along Cedar
avenue, near the Roaring Brook bridge,
he noticed a trip of the Lackawanna
Iron and Steel company's cars. He
tried to pass before them and the
cars struck the carriage and dragged
it along the tracks for about fifty feet.
The driver realizing his perilous po-
sition. jumped from the carriage to
save himself from fall of about fifty
feet over the high bank above the
Roaring Brook. The carriage had no
other occupant. The carriage escaped
injury.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
DUNMORE DOINCS.
Many Families Must Move to Avoca.
Revival Services at Two Churches.
Other Interesting News Notes.

An order recently issued by the Erie
and Wyoming Valley Railroad COM
pany, in regards to the headquarters
OF many of it's coal crews, means much
to this borough. At present nearly all
of the railroad employees make this
their home, but after February II, with
the exception of about ten OF the old
est crews. all men must reside in
Avoca.
Many of the men came here from
Hawley and Avoca, purchased land
from the company and have erected
comfortable homes thereon, thinking,
of course, that the company's policy Of
making Dunmore its headquarters
would he continued.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
Democrats Will Caucus.

A. caucus OF the Democratic votcrs
',f the Fourteenth ward win be- held
,n Mccormack hall on West Iacka-
wanna avenue this evening, for the
purrose of placing in nomiration can
dldates for alderman and the various
district offices.
Two candidates are mentioned for
alderman in the persons of ]. T. Caw-
ley. of Lafayette street. and James
Wymbs. of Pleasant street. Cawley
held the Office for several years
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
Wills Admitted to Probate.

The will of Rev. Charles j. Brad
bury. late of this city. was admitted
to probate yesterday by Register of
Wills Koch and letters testamentary
granted to Charles e. Bradbury, son
of the deceased.
The will of Patrick w. Feeley, late
of Olyphant, was admitted to probate
and letters testamentary granted to
Mary Feeley.
The will of Barney Gilmartin, late
of Carbondale. was admitted to pro-
bate and letters testamentary granted
to Bridget Gilmartin, his daughter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
GRAND JURY
HAS BEGUN


Cruelty to Anmals-Eugen Masters; W. W.
Williams, pros.
Embezzlement--,John Timln; Frank Rolling,
pros. Charles Williams; L. Little pros.
Malicious Mschief-Winifred Noon; Steve
Doyle. pros. Mrs. John Yates; Mamie Lewis,
pros.
Felony-John Lee; Walter Reynolds, pros.
Practicng Medicine without a Diploma-Mali-
cent Weinbrake; William Robinson, pros.
Trespass-IIoward l.. Felker, Levi S. levin;
Ira Drake, pros.
IGNORED BILLS.
The following bills were ignored:
Assault and Battery--Seth Jones; Ben john
son, pros. Floyd Miller; Emma Dwyer, prox
II. 1Ieager, John O'Hora, j. Bentham. John
James and Henry Klnkle; Henry McGsrrity,
pros. to pay costs Bridget Gafiney; Mary
prox. Alonzo Cobb; Caleb Bates, pros Samuel
Dates; Patrick Messitt, pros. Margaret Ran
dali; Mary Ann Davis prox Joseph and Vic.
toria Zack: Stanley Chechasski, pros. Martin
Dockerty: NJ Kilgannon, pros. Henry Long;
John A. Lee, pros. Joseph O'lIora, Thomas Nc.
Hale, pros Anthony Ritz; +. Robling, pros.
Margaret Randall; Frederick Tectze, pros.
Larceny by Bailee--Lena Moran; Adam kidlat,
pros.
Attempt at Rape-Adam Kldlat; Anthony Mo.
ram pros.
Rape--James white Henry Martin, pros.
Malicious Mischief-Stanley Maddox; Richard
Barrow, pros.
False Pretences-J. J. Bruno; H. NJ Johnston.
pros.
Pointing Pistol-Joseph Ushch. Leo Satkows-
E; Charles Fordowski pros, to pay costs.
Defrauding Boarding louse-Constsnt Ruchns-
kee; Stanislof Nischenshi, pros.
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General News Notes.

The Rev. d. V. Gwilym will conduct
a quiet hour from to y. m. on Sat-
urday in st. David's church. To this
are cordially invited all ministers,
Sunday school teachers and Christian
workers.
Miss Edith Jenkins, of North Sum
ner avenue, is suffering from the grip.
A daughter has been born to Mr.. and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
SOUTH SCRANTON
SURPRISE PARTY FoR MR.. AND
MRS. WALTER FAUST.

rendered to Them at Their Home on
Pittston Avenue--oficer of the
Scranton Athletic Club and the
Fourteen Friends Elected-Defend-
ers Defeated the Comets at Basket
Ball--Carriage Of Philip Robinson
Struck by Cars Near the Roaring
Brook Brdge--The Kaestner Fun
eral-Other News Notes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
GREEN RIDGE.

The Woman's Missionary society OF
the Green Ridge Baptist church will
meet Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
Mrs. Kimball has charge Of the pro-
gramme. All members of church ana
congregation are invited. The Ladies'
Aid will meet at the close of the mis-
Sionary meeting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
Not Favored by Foreign Powers.

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. lO---As some Of the foreign
powers do not look with favor upon the propo.
stion of the United States recently made as to
the Withdrawal OF certain features Of the nego.
tations from Pekin TO Washington or some other
capital and other powers hesitate to decide the
question the president has deemed it advisable
to withdraw the proposition and has directed
the diplomatic representatives of the United
Sta s' abroad TO SO inform the different govern.
ments.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
WEST SCRANTON

ron and Sweeney, Grifths aud Ellen
wood. Tafe and Henley and Al. T..
Hoffman
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
STATE SNAP SHOTS

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Pres.
John Gee, Of Philadelphia. aged 10 years 10.
day had quarrel with his mother and shot and
killed himself in his home in that city
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11
Brief News Notes.

Several children OF Samuel Cum
mings, Of Green Ridge street, are i'll
with measles.
Timothy Reilly has returned to his
home in Jersey City after a short stay
with friends in town.
Mrs. William Edgar, the wife of a
former pastor Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church here, is seriously i'll at
her home in Oswego, N. Y.
Daniel Powell left last night for Os-
wego, where he will remain few DAYS
with friends.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry shaffer was buried yesterday
afternoon in Dunmore cemetery.
pecialty.-Diseases of Women.
Room !, over Globe store. Hours: / 10
$50 p. IN. Consultation free. DR..
Treverton. n.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
SMALLPOX IN NEWARK.

Perhaps IN no city in the United States has
vaccination been so general in tie last year as
in Newark. This is due to the fact that small
pox made its appearance there early last win
ter, and was followed by sporadic cases all sum-
,er, giving grounds for the belief that a serious
epidemic likely this winter. Perhaps three
fourths Of the population have been vaccinated
this year. and SO far there has not been a single
Of lockjaw-
There are about seventy cases Of small
pox in the Newark isolation hospital The seri-
phase Of the situation is that the accommo-
cations for sufferers are entirely inadequate.
the capacity OF the building now in being
ffty-two patients.
The cases Of tetanus in Camden, apparently
resultant from vaccination. have had no appre-
ciable effect upon the people Of Newark. The
doctors ere all busy every day vaccinating their
patients, and the belief seems to be general that
the Camden trouble is due to some popularity
Of the soil or atmosphere, coupled with careless
ness in protecting the vaccine sores from con-
taglon-
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
BOSTON BANKS CONSOLIDATED.
THE SHAWMUT AND COMMONWEALTH
UNITED-OTHER COMBINATIONS
PROBABLE

Boston. Nov. 19-The National Shawmut
Bank has purchased two-thirds Of the stock
Of the National Bank Of the Commonwealth
and the two institutions will be consolidated at
once. The aggregate deposits Of the banks are
nearly S5OoOOOO0.
1t Is stated that the National Shawmut Bank
paid S225 a share for the stock and stands
ready to buy the balance at that price. The
consolidation plan includes the election of the
directors of the Commonwealth Bank as di-
rectors of the Shawnlut- The National Shaw
NUT Bank has surplus of S2O15,007 and the
Commonwealth OF 5000, ,2aS
It is understood that further consolidation Of
banking interests in Boston is contemplated
whereby rival to the Shawmut National Bank
will enter the field The new combination it is
said, will include eleven national banks now
doing business separately.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
NETWORK CITY

MRS. ii M-Reading matter for troops in the
fhiiipilhes should be sent to the Depot Quarter
master. United States Army, Army Building No
Cd "hltehal-st'' New-York. Packages should be
plainly marked. Reading matter for troops IN the
Philippines
The Wholesale Grocers' Association will b,o
dinner at the Hotel Manhattan tomorrow evening
The Manuscript Society will hold its sevantv-
Iourth private meeting and reception for Nine
Emma Nevada at the National Arts CIub No -
west 1hirty-fourth-st, this evening Works bv
women composers VIII be the programme for the
evening. "
Inc ->e"-fork Association for Improving tine
tondition OF the Poor Acknowledges the race,nt
FROM Friend" Of 81 600 bond or the broadway
and Seventh Avenue Railroad Companv
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NETWORK. TUESDAY. NOV. 10. 1901
ARRIVED.

Steamer Koonigin Luise Ger Prager Bremen Noyen,o M
her and Southampton 10 with mdse i9 cabin ana lb3
seerage passengers Oerchs & Co Arrived at the Bar
steamer Alexandra DAM. Thomson. copenhagen No
vember l. with Funch, Edge Co Arrived at
the Bar al 1890 m. 60 ~
her Naples Gibraltar H. with mdse 10 cabin and
the Hamburg American Line
Arrived at the o13 -.
steamer Iynader CB1. WarinG. Cape Town October Il?
November 1. in ballast TO the United
states and Australasian Co. Arrived at the Bar at
m.
Curacao II and Ponce l3 with mdse and cabin pas
.engeIs to Boulton Dallett. Arrived at the Bar
at D m.
steamer Advance Phillips Colon November r. with
and TO Panama r r SIS Co. Ar
rived LOS
steamer (Norj. Olsen. Cape Hayten Novenl-
her s Port de Paix O. Prince S. Aux Cages O.
Port Antonio Bay IL. Port Maria IL Port
Antonio IA. with fruit to the United Fruit
1908
steamer Adler (Br). Skeiton, Kingston November 6.
Montego Bay o. St AIMS Bay and Port Maria H. with
] F Kerr & ca Arrived at the Bar at IL p m
Steamer Allegheny Ger. Low. Kingston Novenber =
Savanila 3. Carthagena g. Greytown o and Port Limon
with mdse and cabin passengers to Pim Forw7od &
Eelock. Arrived at the Bar at
Steamer Castle. Downs. Havana November 16.
wit and ~ cabin passengers to James Ward
Co. Arrived at the Bar at $40 a m
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Horse Show. Madison Square Garden.
Health Board. II a. 3
Board Of Public improvements. afternoon.
State Charities conference United Charities Building
m. 2:30 and p. m.
Convention OF the Diocese Long Island 10 elect a
Bishop, Cathedral of the Incarnation. Garden CITY
morning. '''
Lecture on victor Hugo by cohn Columbia
University Hall. 3 30 y. m " ~
'7' a.
Dinner of the Medco-Iega Society No So West Thirty
hfth-st $50 D. m. ~ S
Dinner Of the Magnetic Club. Denis Hotel $50 m
Manuscript Society meeting reception for Nine Emma
->eNaoa' NO 81 west Thirty-fourth-st.. p m.
Long Island Automobile Club meeting evening
school Board OF Manhattan and The Bronx s D m
feoPe institute. recital The Comedy Of Errors h,,
Marshall Darrach Cooper Union S D. m ' oS
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

turned north in Fffth-ave. Just after the engine
had made the turn the nigh horse slipped on the
asphalt and went down.
. The tender was close behind it. To stop was an
irnpossibility and the driver Of the tender had TO
think quickly. The situa ton complicated by
the numerous vehicles gong and returning from
the horse show. and the many pedestrians who
thronged the sidewalks both sides of the street
The driver OF the tender, young man. steered his
team with firm hand through the maze of horses
and carriages, and turned onto the sidewalk on
the western side Of the street The tender was
under such headway that 1t could not be stopped
for a block In front Of the Holland House the
driver turned the street.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS
CAMBRIDGE-Baron Won Hengelmder. German
Ambassador. Washington. FIFTH AVENUE-The
Rev. DR.. A Mackay Smith OF Washington, and
Governor William a. Stone OF Pennsylvania. GIL
SEY-Asa Walker. L. S. \. GRAND-Captain
Frank Baker. Captain + ". Foster Captain 3. z
Smiley and Or. a. +. Fraey. l. S. A: c. E
Romme. L. 5. N, and Judge A. W. GampbIe OF
West Virginia GRAND UNION-John Palmer
ex-Secretary of State, of Albany. HOLLAND
Zenas Crane of Dalton, Mass. and Hobart Ames
of North Easton, Mass KENSINGTON-Maj jor J.
A Darling, L. S. A. and Arthur McArthurs
L. s. y. MANHATTAN Governor w. H Hunt
of Porto Rico, and Governor-elect Cummins CT
Iowa. MARLBOROUGH-Gener D. d'Castro
Colombia, South America MURRAY HILL. NJ
Dickey Of NewburS, and +. c. Herrick OF Albany
NAVARRE-Captain K. Walker, u. S. A. VIC
TORIA-Captain Lucien Young of Havana and
Colonel II. J. Truesdell of Binghamton. VAL
DORF-Senator Shelby NJ. Cuom of Illinois; A. D
Yates president of the Buffalo. Rochester and
Pittsburg Railway; Ferdinand W. Peck of Chicago;
NJ. Routkowsky of the Russian Embassy, WASH
ington, and II. II. Ward. U. S. n.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
ALDRIDGE IN FAVOR OF HOME RULE.

George W. Aldridge. of Rochester, Republican
State Committeeman. visitor at the Republi-
can State Headquarters yesterday. When he
asked how the people Of Rochester and that part
Of the State regard the movement IN this city for
local option open Sunday saloons he said:
think that II is the sentiment of people to
let the citizens of New-York go to a vote this
question If they want l believer in home
rule. and the people OF Rochester believe in that
doctrine also. We don't want open saloons In the
city of Rochester, for the that not
have the same cosmopolitan kind of population
as that which exists here. Nevertheless, be-
lieve that If New-York wants liberal excise law
1t ought to be permitted to go TO a vote it.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
LOCKJAW FEAR SUBSIDING.
NO NEW CASES APPEAR IN CAMDEN
EXPERIMENTS OF PHYSICIANS TO
DETERMINE THE ORIGIN
OF THE DISEASE.

Camden. Nov 10 (SpeciaD.-The scare here
over the cases CT tetanus following vaccination
has greatly subsided under the assurances OF
the health authorities that the occurrence OF
ouly half a dozen cases IN more than twenty
thousand vaccinations proves that the te1anus
germs were not In the vaccine virus. NO new
cases have been reported to-day. The two sur
viving vaccinated victims Of the dread disease
are reported to be improving. and the only case
in Philadelphia is that Of a fifteen-year-old boy
in the Germantown Hospital, who has yielded
to the administration OF antito1in, ano coH-
plete recovery is expected
Notwithstanding the apparent subsistence OF
the scare, the suspension Of free vaccination is
accompanied by scientific investigation TO dis
cover the source Of the Infection An indepen-
dent investigation was started by the Cooper
Hospital staff, from which satisfactory results
have already been obtained Drs. Alexander S.
Ross and S. E. Fretz have the experimen ents in
charge, and Sunday began by purchasing speci-
mems OF lymph from all available pharmacists
without their knowledge of the ultimate pur-
pose Fifteen drug stores were visited and
specimens purchased from each. Twenty-one
white rats were procured. account Of their
marked susceptibility to the virus tetanus. Yes
terday morning the rats were inoculated, and
the animals were isolated In separate cages
especially prepared for the occasion, in order
10 prevent contamination The box labelled
with the name Of the druggist who sold the
specimen. the producer and the time at which
the inoculation was performed After each in
oculation the instruments and the hands Of the
experinenters thoroughly eterilized, and
all apparatus made aseptic This precaution was
taken throughout each procedure. The inocu-
lated animals fed at regular intervals,
visited every three or four hours, and watched
for any symptoms which might follow.
DR. Ross said this evening: Our investigation
has even in this early stage led Us to believe
that no tetanus germs in the vaccine
virus. and that there need be no fear to submit
TO vaccination IL precaution is taken to keep
the wound in proper condition by improved
antiseptic treatment If the virus had con-
tained tetanuS germs symptoms would have de-
veloped at the expiration Of twenty-four hours.
Although symptoms have manifested them
selves in any Of the animals. the experiment
viii be continued for seventy-two hours"
No new smallpox cases have been reported
here for & week. and there remain in the rnunic-
ipal hospital only two patients The epidemic
il the northwestern part Of the city seems to
have been checked temporarily, at least Il not
permanently. The disease has been steadily
diminishing for nearly two weeks and physi-
clans generally are encouraged to believe that
the worst is over.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
MORE GOLD ORDERED FOR sH1pnEsg

The only engagement yesterday of gold for ex-
port by to-norrow's French steamer was made
by Ladenburg, Thalrnann & Co. who arranged
to send S500,0o0. An order for an additional
100000 was received at the Assay Office from
another firm, but subsequently cancelled
The probability that So 600 600 to 81 600 600 gold
would go out on La Bretagne tomorrow had a
depressing influence the stock market for
most of the day, but the sudden drop in sterling
exchange in the last hour encouraged the belief
that gold exports for the rest of the week ~
least would be slight This resulted in consider
able short covering.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

Steamer FL Mar Jacobs jr. Neworleans November IS.
with mdse TO J T Van Sickle. c--. g =. ,-......
IA and Wilmington. c. 16. with mdse TO VIM
ann to Ss Ss 61nIo 9oa
SAILED
orza6s for Colon Beps5ast2r t 3 Phila&slPnis
News: Comsnche. Charleston and Jacksonvile: Prins
Erna Ger salt river ia: lnchnarIo (Br Neoreans
1 K'e Man6 dfr Gr Newport News B
Liverpool
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS
Lizard Nov TO- m-Passed. steamer Mesaba CBr,.
1dverpooI Nov isNATrived steamer cuhc tBr,. Kerr.
New-York mot previouslyl ,,,.... ~, su,..-
r0r'aaa wood New SewYork for Hull 'e''
Butt wd % SG for
punne Head MSy oF s and Dundee
Queenstown Nov 10 20 -Arrtyed steamer s9 Oceanic @
Brow M Head MS1 10 s for ssTpos Oceanic
Rotterdam Nov I7-Arrved. steamer Deutschland Ger.
Hanburs steamer Barcelona cGer Bohn
Noy 10 gAy5iysd st steamer Eo,
St crox Nov isDArrved. steamer Roraima Dsr) Mug
cadz Nov ia-Arriyed.- steamer Moptserrat Cspan'.
St Vincent '. Nov 4salsd: steamers sgsaueh9nns as.
London is etc etc eth Ryerdale tBr,. Hay fTom New
Noy tensr picqua @ F1lkn.
New-York Genoa. Venice.
Naples Nov 16-Sailed Calabria (Br1 Bridges.
New-York
Genoa Nov 16-Sailed Stella UtaD Pizzarello.
New-York
Trieste Nov lS-Arrived. Powhatan C5r) Harm
den New-York Palermo and Venice.
Venice. 1e-Sailed steamer POcahontas dsr James.
New-York.
ymuiden. Nov 17-Arrived steamer Ocean Dutch. Boy
New-York
Nov 1e-Arrived previously. ship Durham (Br),
C;lasson, New-Yoek.
Manila Nov 16-Arrved. Hlglen CBr) Pulford.
Via f HOns sr.SS Son t
from Santos). New-York:
Sydney w. Nov 1e-Arrived. steamer lndrashiri
Ha-wood New-York via st Vincent. c V, and
Melbourne.
La Guayra Nov 16 ni-Arrived steamer Zulia Ter
rill New-York: 18th. sailed. steamer Phiade-
phia Furst. New-York via San Juan
Iquiaue. etcs. New-York-
Nov l9-Sailed. steamer Coierdge tBr).
Fisher. New-York.
Nov l5-Saled Penrith Castle (Br)
Lewis from Santos. etcp. New-York
Barbados Nov 14-Sailed Bellaggo Ger. Bues
(from Santos etc. New-York.
Bermuda. Nov 1e-Sailed. steamer Jupiter tBr) Reid
Yokohama etcJ. New-York (havtnB coaed)-
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
VESSEL DETAINED UPON STSpJCro,-

London, Nov 19.-The government bes c,usaa ~ -
detention Of a British steamer which was ftttnc
out at Victoria Docks, ostensibly for a pleasure
cruise on the ground that the vessel was laden
with contraband of war destined for the Beers A
search disclosed four field guns and quantities of
raw material for the manufacture of powder The
captain says his instructions directed him to cali
at Hamburg after leaving the Thames van
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20

BE GUIDES HIS TEAM THROUGH MAZE OF HORSE
SHOW VEHICLES WHILE IT IS ON THE RUN.
A remarkable feat OF driving, which challenged
the admiration of many horsemen going to and
returning from the horse show. took place on Mon
day ct about p ra-. at Twentyninth and Thir-
tieth sts and Flfth-ave. The particulars Of it
came generally known yesterday.
There alarm OF fire at Madison-ave. and
Thirty-second-st.. and among the companies which
RESPONDED was Engine No J. whose station is In
Twenty-ninth-st, between Seventh and Eighth
aves. Followed closely by its tender. No 1
AsSssn rapidly through Twenty -ninth-st, and
New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
HAD HIS WISH TO DIE AT HIS POST.

Chicago Nov. 1g.-Michael Sprath, for thirty-ftve
years an engineer for the Lake Shore road, dropped
dead in the cab Of his engine to-day. II was the
death he had often told his friends he hoped for
coming upon him when his hand was still on the
throttle Sprath's engine had barely cleared into
sid q fast passenger train WhizZed past on
the main track and Il IS supposed that the irght
at his escape acted fatally on ms near.
which was weak. The fireman. seeing the engineer
fall stopped the locomotive. Sprath was sixty years
old and is said 10 have been worth $IOG1. He had
no 'farnilv so far as was known by his associates
He had lived frugally and invested his savings
carefully.