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New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
THE DAY AT BLACKWELL'S.
The Island Has an Air of Contentment-
About a Ton of Tobacco Distributed

On Blackwell's Island yesterday throughout the
almshouses and hospitals there air of con-
tentment, and even of pleasure. The attendants
and inmates co-operated to give suggestion OF the
Christmas time in the bare. If hygienic, and
corridors
Early yesterday morning James E. Dougherty.
the deputy commissioner OF charities, visited
BlackweA's. Il had become known the island
that he to distribute pipes and tobacco to the
bled in the chapel Nearly a ton of tobacco and
several hundred pipes were distributed
Said Mr.. Dougherty fellow. he gave
him pipe and nearly pound of tobacco:
which would you rather have. this or your
Christmas dinner?'
1t didn't take the long to decide.
Yer honor" he said 'Oi rink dat we'd like dem
bot best, if youse don't mond.''
Early In the day the Flower Mission sent over
flowers. fruit and jelly for the hospitals.
Just before noon Homer Folks Commissioner of
Charities made of the buildings. in company
tendent Roberts William B. O'Rourke superin-
tendent OF the Metropolitan Hospital and Miss
Pindell, the superintendent of the training school
In the hospital for consumptives the effort made
by the patients TO observe the day was pathetic
trees, decked out with little wads OF cotton
and Christmas cards sent by friends. Wreaths Of
In some of the mems wards much ingenuity was
displayed in evolving a Christmas decoration from
such unpromising material as absorbent cotton ana
the blue and white paper in which II comes
The inmates OF the almshouses had an exceHent
Christmas dinner. Nearly twenty-hye hundred OF
them were fed in the big eating rooms. Formerly
the an0 women ate from narrow shelf. all
the rows of men facing one way, Now the men
eat at long tables, where they face each other.
This new scheme lessons to a great extent the
former prisonlike effect OF the room
In the afternoon religious services were held IN
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
GIFTS FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Christmas Trees and Dinners for Children
and Adults in Most Institutions

At the various hospitals those patients. cnloren
and adults whose condition warranted it. ate the
usual Christmas dinner, and in most instances re-
ceived gifts.
At the Hudson Street Hospital the two governor D.
waIdron P Brown and William w. Hoppln' helpeu
in the celebration Each of the thirty-one patents
received box of candy. calendar ana NHFlsl-
mas card from Mr.. Brown while MI Hopplh Gun
tributed the greens, with which the wards "efo
decorated and Christmas tree which was placed
in the upper ward.
Some kind hearted person. said TO be memoir
OF the Vanderbilt family, supplied every paLlenI n
LeIleyue with some kind of Christmas p1SseLI'
besides contributing three large Cnfistias ueSs
which were up, prettily decorated IN Inc celie
of the operating room of the hospital ...os
Services were conducted in the cnapel c3nneG.eS5
with st. Luke's Hospital all OF the three huloie0
patients who were able being present ,s
In Harlem Hospital Christmas trees were piaceG
in all the wards, and presents were oisuiputeo
from them.
AT Roosevelt Eispital the wards were all deco
rated with holly, and the children's ward was IKE
a flower garden, many flowers hau been sent oy
friends Of the institution The children mao
tree. and each was made happy by remembrance
from Santa Claus. The Russell Minstrels. en-
each OF the wards of the hospital
At Fordham Hospital part of an anonymous gift
Of $500 for the city patients In Bellevue Fordham
and Harlem hospitals provided presents for the
patients.
At ST. Vincent's and New-York hospitals there
were Christmas trees loaded with gifts for the
patients. and exercises in keeping with the day
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
FINDS FATHER AFTER LONG SEARCH.
Woman Who Never Saw Him Thinks He
Is in Chicago.

A search of twenty-one years for father seems
to have come to an end for Katrina Hattmansbur-
ger, who has spent the greater part OF her life
active search for him in Europe and America, She
lives with an aunt. Mrs. Herman Neukrantz, at No.
102 West Onehundred- and twenty y-nnth-st and
she thinks her father is Philip Hattma nsburger of
No 65 West Harrison-st.. Chicago. She has writ
ten TO him. asking him number of questions
about her mother and their relatives, so she may
be sure the man is her father, she never havinA
seen him, as ne left Germany before she was born
The family lived in Neuhoieu. Bavaria. The
father to America. Her mother died, leavin
as her onIy legacy an injunction to Katrina TO inu
her father
She first started working her way through Ger
many and then visited other European countries.
She found traces of her father. Last spring she
reached here. and Informed the police of various
cities OF her quest The Chicago police informed
her several days ago that they thought ma.
living there of the same name as her own her
father.
She wrote to Hattnansburger and received re
ply, in which he said that he was her father
and that he would be glad to welcome her to his
home. He said he had married again. He had not
known, ne sad, that he had a daughter and he
had been led by the police to believe his wife had
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
CHOPPED OUT OF ELEVATED PLATFORM
Drunken Passenger Suffers Only Bruises
After Being Dragged by Car.

Richard A. Meredith, OF No. 40 watts-st-, had a
narrow escape from death at the Ninth-ave ele-
waited road station Cortlandt-st. yesterday
Meredith a passenger southbound train,
and his Christmas cheer was objectionable that
the guard. Richard Schneider, of No 46l West
oEe-hundred-and-forty-ei -eighth-st- elected him
when the Cortlandt-st station was reached
AS the train started Meredith staggered up to
the gate and tried 10 set aboard. The motion OF
the train drew him in between the moving cars
and the platform. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed among the passengers as they Mere
dith being dragged along.
The guard stopped the train. Meredith was so
tightly wedged between the and the Platform
that axe had 10 be used to extricate him. An
ambulance call was sent 10 the Hudson Street Hos
pta! and DR.. Clox responded. Much TO his sur
prise. he found that Meredith had suffered only
slight abTastonS Of the knee
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
TINS" GUESTS CONSUME COFFEE.
Congressman Sullivan Feeds Five Thousand
Bowery District Dwellers.

Thousands who were down on their luck and
many professional ''panhandlers' partook OF Con-
gTessuaau Timothy D. SulliVan's dinner yesterday
at the rooms of his association, No. 207 Bowery. No
cards of admission were required. Such OF the
guests as preferred lager were supplied with spe
eial brew but strange to say. the majority OF the
hungry men preferred coffee. Three thousand GAL
Ions OF coffee were consumed end less than three
kegs OF beer. Five Thousand were fed. patches
OF four hundred and fifty being seated at time
Sullivan had handshake well a ''hardout"
for everybody, and among his he pers were Alder
man Timothy p. Sullivan, Senator John T. Fltz-
patrick. Assemblyman Harry E Oxford and Dr.
NJ B. Feeney.
The feeding began 81 p. m and ended little
after O'clock. II was conducted in regular order,
and there was disorder. In intervals Of not
more than ten minutes between patches the three
tables cleared and fresh and well filled plates
substituted for the things that had been used by
the previous crowd
Among the well known characters that enjoyed
the Big Fellows hospitality were 'Chuck' Con-
Mayor Of the Bowery" and Finger Nosed
Tommy a living sample OF the surgery performed
at Bellevue Hospital
Each diner received a pair Of woollen socks and
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
THE BROOKLYN CHRISTMAS TREE.
Borough President Swanstrom Takes Part in
the Exercises.

One OF the largest. merriest and most successful
celebrations OF Christmas given in the
Orpheum Theatre, Brooklyn under the auspices OF
the Brooklyn Christmas Tree Society. OF which
Mrs. Frank Sittg is the head. Percy G.. Williams,
proprietor OF the theatre. only gave the of
his house but also provided five hundred dolls.
There were several large Christmas trees the
stage, which were groaning, to say, under the
weight of presents of many kinds.
A part of the stage was left free. and while the
presents were being taken from the tree by Bor-
ough President Swanstrom and distributed by
Harry Stevens, the children entertained by
several songs. performance OF trained seals and
selections by Creatore's Band.
Only children holding tickets which had been
judicousy distributed in the last few weeks, were
admitted TO the theatre and. indeed. there was
for more, although many poor children
waited In the streets for hour. in the vain hope
that in way or other they might squeeze in
and get portion OF the happiness for themselves
the Eastern District another Christmas tree
society furnished good cheer and substantial happi
ness to a thousand children in Payton's Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
TREE AT LEWIS CASS LEDYARD's.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard, at No. 27l
Lexington-ave., assisted Dy Mrs. Romuus r. Col
gate, gave a Christmas tree and entertainment for
two hundred chiidren of the Forty-tourtn Street
and Phelps schools of the Children's Aid Society,
yesterday afternoon. Each child received several
toys with other suitable gifts. and after the dis
tribution enjoyed bountiful supply of ice cream
and cake. The Phelps School Is at No. 3l4 East
Thrty-ffth-st In the last year 1872 children were
enrolled. and. through the generosity of Mrs An
Phelps Stokes, 44.45S provided.
The Fo:ty-fourth Street S.hooi. at Forty-fourth-
st. ana Second-ave, mas an enrolnent oI 5zS. 1t
given 3i,Uo5 meals.
These schools of the Childrens Aid Society are
attended by children too poor to go to the public
schools, who, in addition to being fed ana edu-
Gated, taught TO DO manual training work in
all branches-basketry, iron work. cooking and
sewing. More than S,Uoo children are now in
strurted daily by the society.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
FEAsTs FOR Tomes COURT PRISONERS

Prisoners in the jails and prisons in the city,
well those arraigned in the various fare6
better yesterday because 1t was Christmas.
At the Ton1bs there in the Catholic
Chapel In the morning. No visitors were allowed
but many presents were handed through the grated
doors. to be taken by keepers to prisoners Mrs.
G. Stanton Floyd-Jones. chairman of the Associa-
ton Of Catholic Charities gave oranges for all
hands. The ST. Vincent &c Paul Society gave
cigars TO prisoners and keepers. The City Mis-
sionary Society gave apples and small gifts.
In Yorkville Court low mass was celebrated by
Father Albert Zorter. a temporary altar being
erected IN the corridor of the prison
At noon the prisoners had turkey dinner.
Presents of gloves, candies nuts and fruit
made to the seven hundred and fifty boys and
ninety girls in the House OF Refuge, Randalrs
Island. AT noon a turkey dinner was served, and
later the inmates gave programme of songs and
recitations.
In Jefferson Market court Magistrate Deuel. dis
charged thirty-siX out of thirty-eight prisoners
and those held in the court prison attended
ligious service. Those in the Essex Market court
prison had turkey dinner and Magistrate Crane
gave each man three cigars.
Warden Sullivan OF Ludlow Street Jail, played
Santa Claus for the twenty-three prisoners in
his charge Each received a gift from him. be-
sides Christmas dinner
II the first Christmas IN years that the fail
had been without woman prisoner.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
RESTRICTION OF OUTPUT BY UNIONS.

From CasSier'S Magazine for January
While almost every trades union official is up in
protest the moment you state, wuaI every one
TO be true, tha restriction of output in al
most every shop where union worknaen
p.oyed is systematically praetised through the loaf
ing of the men, examples by the score are avail
able prove it, a very good one was supplied
recently by Mr.. Marcus NJ. Marks, the president
Of the National Association of Clothing Manufac-
cUrers of the United States. in address made 70
he National Civic Federation at New-York. Mr.
Marks told OF certain establishment where the
for comparatively long time had been earn
ing regularly ST a day. They were employed on
Jiecework. but they had evidently agreed among
themselves, subsequent events proved, that
none of them should try TO more than that.
At a certain time. for without any
bearing tine matter of wages the went
strike and their places were filled by men,
comparatively inexperienced in that particular
oranch OF manufacture. These hew men also were
paid by the piece but because of their supposed
lack of proficiency were paid % per cent less
per piece than the old hands. At the end of
weeks time the startling fact presented itself to
the employer that the new men were earning,
average. 50 day. The conclusion that his
former employees had willingly idled away
than half their time inevitable.
1t a bit amusing to hear the ocCa-
sion, within the succeeding half hour. the dra-
macally uttered statement by the president of the
American Federation of Labor that the great
trouble with the workngnlan at the present time
was that he worked entirely too hard The result
ing laughter that swept over the audience must
have sounded unplsasaptly derisive to the ears OF
the attending representatives OF organized labor.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
MRS. IsELIN DISTRIBUTES GIFTS.

In New-Rochelle the rich residents celebrated
the day by aiding the poor in many ways. Adrian
Iselin and Mrs. Delaney Astor Kane distributed
charity generously.
To each one Of the employees of the New-Ro-
chee Water Works Company Mr. IseIin gave
gold pieces, while he supplied one hundred poor
families with turkeys and chickens from his own
farm. AS a memorial to his deceased WIFE MIR
Iselin sent check for large to the New
Rochelle Hospital for its maintenance. The off,
GERS of the institution decline to say just how
much the gift
Mrs. Kane gave money for dinners for the pa
tents in the New Rochelle Hospital and the chill
dren connected with the parochial schools. Mr.
Iselin also q check for sl00 to the Organized
Charities Society for charity work.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
CHANcEL DEDICATED AT GRACE.
Bishop Potter Speaks of Theatrical Churches
Services Elsewhere.

Special services. and in most instances special
music. the programmes of which In many cases
were printed In The Tribune, marked the opserv-
ance Of Christmas in the churches.
At Grace Church Eleventh-st. and Broadway,
the new chancel and altar which has just been
completed were dedicated. The conservation SER
mon was preached by Bishop Potter who was tor-
merly the rector Of Grace Church, and who was
succeeded by the present rector. DR.. Huntington,
The church was bountifully decorated with ever
greens and holly the enormous pillars along the
aisles being completely hidden with seasonabe
decorations
Bishop Potter in his sermon called attention to
the work of Improvement that had been going on
In the church for the last five or six months, why
it had been done, and why it had not been done
originally.
physical conditions" he said made it impos-
sible for the work to be done when the church
was first built. We could not buy the land neces-
sary for these improvements. l now rejoice with
all my heart however, that my brother rector mas
had the courage the big heartedness ana the
power to do what he has.
There is no church on this island of Manhattan
that makes one feel as he enters it and say: This
is truly church There some churches that
we pass upon the street and say to our friends
This is a church, When we enter, however the
interior gss US m the oea ia ah1b theatre I m
stead of a church There are just two churches
now are. one is Old Trinity and the other Is Grace
It is my earnest prayer to GOD that me olgnneo @
remain -,
Archbishop Farley the celebrant at the
Pontifcal high mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral II
being the first high mass celebrated by him on
Christmas Day since his elevation to the archieps-
copate. The sermon preached by the Rev.
Thomas McCloskey from the Gospel of the day
The cathedral was eIaborately decorated with holly
and evergreens, and was crowded to the doors the
Rev NJ J. Lavelle rector of the cathedral was the
assistant priest The deacons of honor We're the
Rev W. J. B. Daily and the Rev. Thomas F. Muir
ply: the deacon of the mass, the Rev. James Hon
eynan and the sub-deacon, the Rev. John ].
Byrne
Pontihcal vespers were celebrated az p; m.
At Old Trinity there especial musical
programme The church was crowded. most of
the congregation being old communicates. The
Rev. Joseph ". Hill conducted the service, being
assisted by the Rev J. J. r Sp0ng. of Philade
phia. and the Rev. Albert ". Wilson. The ser
mon was preached by the Rev Alfred ". Griffin,
OF Trinity's curat tes.
AT St Georges Church. Rutherfurd Place and
Sixteenth-st, the regular Christmas services were
held the Rev. Dr.. ". S. Rainsford preaching the
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
TOY SNAKES BRIGHTEN ITALIANS.

Chicago Dec. 25.-A practical joke which nearly
resulted In serious consequences to fifty Italiapp
was played on an incoming train at New-orleans
IL is reported here. The Italians were IN an inmi-
grant coach. When the train v stop be-
fore the draw of the long Bay ST. Louis bridge
which spans inlet of the Gulf a newsboy en-
tered the coach with several toy snakes wound
about his arms The Italians became frightened
and gathered in the further end Of the compart-
ensued 'F~NS
Bursting through the door. the panie-strxken
immigrants overnowed the platform and iea Isd on
on the bridge With the greatest difficulty Ne crew
got the italians pack board and sta/ted the
train. Many OF them were badly bruised. ~
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
at LYRIC HALL, 700 NEWSBoYS.
Frank Tilford Gives Much Enjoyed Dinner
To Them-Dolls for Little Mothers"

One Of the largest Christmas dinners was that
given to nearly seven hundred newsboys at
Lyric Hall yesterday afternoon by Frank TIL
ford. While waiting for their dinner the boys
amused themselves by snowballing passersby.
until a squad Of police were sent to keep order
The boys had about everything to eat that
makes up the traditional Christmas dinner. from
turkey TO cranberry sauce. A band and a
Punch and Judy show amused the boys while
they were eating. A few boys, who had al
ready had hearty dinners, were discovered max
ing attempts TO get second dinner.
At the West Side LyceuTn, No 201 West Fifty
second-st Mr.. Tilford distributed dolls from q
large Christmas tree to the little mothers OF
the neighborhood. They also had Christmas
dinner
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
A CHRISTMAS GOLDEN WEDDING.
A Brooklyn Couple Born in Germany on the
Same Day

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hartung. parents OF DR..
Emil F. Hartung. coroner's physician of Brooklyn,
were married Christmas Day. 1852 Yesterday
they celebrated their golden wedding in Turn Hall.
in Sumpter-st. About one hundred guests were
present, including son. two daughters eight
grandchildren and two REORGANIZATION.
Mr.. and Mrs Hartung were born in Germany
on the same day-February l. 1881 He came TO
Brooklyn at the age of twelve and she was
brought here by her parents when only infant
They met children in this city a short time
after their marriage they moved TO Brooklyn and
Mr. Hartung opened drug store which he
Quoted until he retired fifteen years ago For
many years Mr.. and Mrs. Hartung have lived
No 35S Sumpter-st
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
MISS GOULD FURNISHES TREE.

The snewstorm kept many wealthy New-Yorkers
from celebrating Christmas at their country
homes in Westchester County, and as a result
there were few house parties. Toward even
ing sleighing parties became popular and until
midnight the Ardsley Casino was crowded with
those who drove there from this city for dinner
Miss helen M. Gould did not visit her estate at
irving ton on the Eudson Al krkslde, her noun
tain home at hoXbury, twenty crippled boys wnom
she is educating mad a Christmas Ioaued
with presents. a IileIu Santa C.auS
and distributed the gifts among her proteges
he boy WHO are learning manual training,
MISS Gould a basket of them had
1t with wrea ms of holly.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
REMEMBERED AT HEMPsTEAp.

The Kings daughters of Hampstead gave a.
Christmas festival yesterday for the Almshouse
and poor Of Nassau County. William K Wander
bilr. jr.. gave Christmas presents TO the school
children of the district school that adjeins his
large country home Lakeville. To each of the
children. numbering about one hundred was given
large box Of candy. oranges and apples. A
number of the poor children received oletbiny as
well The principal of the, school received a
hanoSone gift from Mr.. Vanderbilt In the nt ,la
rural district school on wheatley Hills Nj AND
srs. Edwin D. Morgan. who have been bene-
FACTORS or the children for the last Ave wears
again brought happiness TO the little ones Each
S1.e recelEeo apples. oranges. candy and toys
C4otnlng also was given many. >~'-'
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
BOYS ATTACK TURKEYS sTRENuoUsLY

Eighth-st- and Tompkins Square the scene
OF much excitement last evening. The occasion of
the gathering the Christmas dinner given to
the boys OF the Tompkins Square Boys Lodging
House The gymnasium was decorated and turned
into dining hall Tables were spread the length
Of the spacious room. and in a trice when the
doors were opened, every seat was occupied and
large waiting list looking wistfully at the fellows
who had been fortunate enough to gain the first
chance Turkeys disappeared before the attack Of
the feasters. and vegetables in short order The
ast course consisted of minoe pie, ice cream
coffee and oranges. Exercises appropriate to
Christmas were held in the reception room after
the tables had been cleared.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26

discovery at this early stage but II has been So
nitted to the examination OF technfcal col,ssr-r
tee The information publicly given on the suols
is that fresh contribution the solution oA S ~.
problem of vision through obstacles has been So.
mittAd TO the academy BY an inventor whose nam
would only be made known after the report OF -
committee on the practicability OF the inVenllon,
The inventor proposes to solve the problem E
means OF electricity, and suggests the uriiiZaLes
OF the known electrical response OF selenum 10 Tue
action Of light,
II may be mentioned that 10 Is known thar ses
eral persons are working at the solution OF s'i'
problem OF vision through the telephone.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
GENERAL MoFFlTT's GENEROSITY.

Piattsburg, N. Y, Dec. 25.-General Stephen Mof-
itt Of this city. celebrated Christmas Day by hav-
ing turkey dinner served to every worthy person
desiring 1t in the city About six hundred dinners
were served IN this way at the hotels and cash
prizes were given away, ranging from twenty-five
cents up to twenty-dollar gold pieces. Baskets of
provisions also to the sick and needy
Car fare and carriages were provided for those
could not walk to the hotels, General Moftitt also
distributed a large bag of candy. nuts and oranges
some twelve hundred in all. In each bag of candy
twenty-fve-cent piece.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-26
DINNERS FOR BROOKLYN POOR.

Several thousand poor children, orphans and
these whose parents were unable to provide for
them were made happy in Brooklyn yesterday
through the kindness OF philanthropic and
women and charitable organizations. Good cheer
ana goodwill are everywhere prevalent In addi-
ton TO useful presents OF clothing and the like the
children-and IN many their perents-received
bourtifu dinners
Materials for substantial Christmas dinner
given about three hundred families by the
Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition
of the Poor The Bureau OF Charities gave an en-
tertainnent and dinner al each OF its nurseries
and kindergartens and than one hundred
families outside supplied with dinners