The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-01-03
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copal church met in San Francisco
g. Obituary: Gen. George W Getty, veteran Of
the Mexican and civil wars, at Forest Glen,
Md. aged ss
4. Sporting: Race for the Americas cup won BY
Columbia time allowance.
| 5. Colombian Revolution The government troops
defeated force Of rebels on Magdalena river,
killing their leader and 100 men.
| s. Convention: Annual reunion Of the Society Of
the Army Of the Cumberland met at Louis
Vile
| Q. Fire: The Peabody coal yards destroyed in
Chicago; lous, 100000.
| 10. Obituary: Lorenzo Snow, president Of the
Mormon church, at Salt Lake City; aged 81.
| II. Shipwreck SO Japanese sailors lost In the
7 wreck Of The steamer Tsurahiko on Goto is
land.
| 1e. Affairs In the Phlippines 400 bo1omen rel
| pulsed by As soldiers Of the 9th infantry at
Bsgaion, island Of samar; 10 Americans and
81 Filipinos killed
| is. Obituary: Ex-Governor John S. Pillsbury Of
Minnesota, at Minneapolis; aged 70.
| 10. Obituary: Rear Admiral Francis N. Bunce,
U. s. N. retired, at Hartford, Conn. aged 85.
%. Obituary: Friedrich Preller, famous German
landscape painter, in Dresden; aged SO.
"a. Obituary: Prince Murat, grandson of Marshal
Murat, Napoleon's famous cavalry general. in
France; aged 67.
Fire: At Hammond, Ind, Hammond s. Co.'S
packing house destroyed; loss, $2,000,OO0.
rs. Accident: miners killed and 20 injured by
an explosion in the Buttonwood mine at
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
South African War: $50 British district troops
mutinied in a fight with SHUTS Boer COM
mando and surrendered in a body.
Fire: Hunt & Wilson's furniture establishment
burned in Philadelphia; IS lives lost and
property damaged TO the amoaDt Of 100000
2e. Fire: At DeImar, Del loss of $780, 900 by the
burning Of so public and business buildings
ar x.xa1I l-var rrr,
New York publisher at Saratoga aged TO-
u s. Consul L. W. Osborn. who changed the
history Of Samoa during the rivalry for the
throne, at Apia.
90. Race Riot: whites and 81 negroes killed at
Balltown. La.
so. South African War: Gen. Bothas Beers at
tackled Col. Bensons British column near
Brakenlaagte eastern Transvaal, INJECTING
heavy loss; the British casualties were OFF,
GERS killed, including Col Benson, and 10
wounded, and "a men killed and 100 wound
ed; Gen. Botha led the charge in person.
81. Fire: AT Newcastle, Wy; loss Of 100000 by
the destruction Of block Of business build
ings.
NOVEMBER.
2. Obituary: Mai. Alexander Sharp, u s. A.,
retired, brother-in-law Of Cen Grant and at
one time prominent in Washington military
circles, at the Preside, California; aged 49,
4. Fire: The business center Of Jennings. La,
destroyed; loss, s175,000
Personal: NJ Santos Dumont the French aero
naut received the Deutsch prize Of $4,000
for his success in the airship.
s. Political: Seth Low elected mayor of Greater
New York.
The French feet seized ports belonging to
Turkey in order to bring the sultan to terms.
Q. Fire. At Hurley. Wis, the Klondike theater
burned. causing loss of II lives.
7. Personal: The Schley inquiry closed.
II ln~n
statesman in China and the far east, at Pc
king; aged 70. Adolph Kraus, noted American
sculptor. at Danvers, Mass: aged 81. Kate
Greenaway, noted English book and periodical
illustrator, in London. Henry Hart, street
railway magnate. in New York city.
Fire: In Bradford. Pa, the city hall and other
buildings burned. entailing loss OF $4,000.
g. Obituary: Captain r. W. Sergeant, marine
superintendent Of Cramps shipyards and COM
mander Of the great American battleships on
their trial trips, at Philadelphia; aged 81.
''Mother" Bickerdyke, famous western army
nurse in the civil war, at Bunker Hill. KAN;
aged 81.
o. Sporting: Harvard defeated the University OF
Pennsylvania at football Franklin field;
score, SO to 6.
Accident: BY the improper discharge Of q cam
non on board the British battleship Royal
George during practice In Grecian waters l
officer and gunners were killed and the cap
tain and IL sailors wounded.
TO- Obituary: Paul Revere, great grandson Of the
hero Of the famous ride to alarm the country
the night before Lexington. at Morristown.
NJ j.; aged 50. Peter Gilsey, con and heir
OF the founder q the Gilsey estate, in New
York city. aged 81, Mrs Zilpa e. Shaw,
widow OF Josh Billings che prince OF
American huflorists. at Saratoga Springs, N.
Y: aged 81.
q. Fire: At Thomas, W. Va. loss Of 100000 by
the burning Of o. buildings.
q. Shipwrecks: During gale the British
coasts several vessels were lost, among them
the Swedish bark Trio with Of her crew.
the Norwegian bark Imra with l5 sailors, the
Irish steamer Whiteahoy with sailors and
passengers and revenue cutter with % Of her
crew; total loss Of life in the gale, 100.
Earthquake In Utah 20 distinct shocks were
felt, beginning at Salt Lake City; loss, $780,
600
Boer War: The Beers attacked and destroyed
strong British patrol at Brakspruit, in the
Transvaal killing 8, wounding 10 and taking
T. the rest prisoners.
"a. Boer War: Col. Byngs British column at
tackled near Heilbron. Orange River Colony.
by force under De Wet. losing II killed
and wounded.
Obituary: Mrs. Samuel r. B. Morse, widow Of
the inventor Of the American telegraph. in
Berlin; aged 10. Col, J II. Mapleson. the
"discoverer of Patti in London.
s. Earthquake Erzerum. in Asiatic Turkey,
visited by 50 shocks; % persons killed and
many buildings wrecked
Fire: The country house OF Carries T Barney
Of New York at southampton, N. n, burned:
loss. 5000 600, The Cudshy packing estab-
lshment at Kansas City burned; loss. $780,.
co.,
Sporting: Jeffries defeated Rubin at San Fran
cisco in bout for the heavyweight cham
pionship Of the world.
\ -
U. s. ~, retired, formerly medical director
of the navy and writer Of medical works. in
New York city; aged 90.
l6 Sporting: Henri Fourier. the French auto
mobilist, established new worlds record BY
covering a mile in 81 AS seconds ON the
Coney Island boulevard, Brooklyn. Yale de-
feated Princeton 4 to in the annual foot
ball contest at New Haven.
Obituary: Col. w II. Powell, U. S. A., retired,
civil war veteran and well known military
writer. at Sacket's Harbor, N. "; aged g.
Accident: deaths in FIRE In the Pocahontas
coal mine Blueaelds, W. va.
Fire: The Hutchinson dormitory at Yale de-
stroyed; loss, Sl5O.0O0.
10. Obituary: Dr. W. r. Norris, professor OF
ophthalmology at the University OF Pennsyl
vania, noted eye specialist and the author Of
works on ophthalmology, In Philadelphia;
aged 90. Col J. r. T. Hayward. noted vest
railway builder, in Chicago; aged 81
20, Accident; % miners killed and nearly loo
injured by suffocation from smoke and gas
during fire at the smuggler- Union mine at
Telluride. Colo
| Obituary. Mai. william Wayne, lineal de-
scendant Of nd Anthony Wayne the Rev
olutionary hero. at paoli Delaware county
Pa. aged y. Abrain T. Elmer. veteran
who was at the battle Of 0riskany and saw
Cen Herklmer shot, at Utica; aged nearly
l20
/ Accident: men killed and II passengers and
fro;n,,,af, instir,aA in q haad an rolIieinn An