The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-05-01
New York in accordance with Quaker

New York in accordance with Quake
| customs.
Explosion of acids on vessel bein
loaded at Shadyside, n. j., released enor
nous cloud of fumes, which passed owe
New York, frightening tinid women an,
children.
Samuel Andrews, who was a partne
of John II. Rockefeller in the early day
of the Standard Oil Company, was Sc
riously hurt in a runaway accident nea
Lakewood, y. ].
Oscar s. Straus, the president, mad,
the principal address at the opening ses
sion of the American Social Science As
sociation at Washington. speaking OF
''Our Diplomacy"
Fire originating in stable owned by
the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad
Company at Bellevernon, Pa. destroyed
$4,000 worth of property and rendered
many families homeless.
Bowles Colgate OF New York, who I'M
til eighteen months ago was senior mem
Der of the manufacturing firm of Col
gate 4 Co. is dead at Lakewood. y. ].
Mr.. Colgate was born fifty-six years ago.
Fire at Marienville. Pa. consumed $50
buildings and caused a loss Of nearly
100000. with not over $4,000 insur-
ance. About half of the town is in
ashes and about 500 people are home
less.
A forest fire in Scots mountain near
Belvidere. n. j., destroyed hundreds Of
acres of young timber and valuable build
ings and woodland. The fire was start
ed by party of tramps who were camp
ing in the woods.
The steamboat ElkO was burned to the
waters edge in the Delaware and Rari-
tan canal. just below Trenton, n. J. The
boat carried freight between Philadel-
phia and New York. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
Tuesday by the prospect Of $5O.OOO,-
600 national bank. Directors of the Ma
tional City Bank considered tentatively a
TO increase its capital above
the $1O,OOO,0OO mark.
John Wanamaker, charged with selling
poison contrary to law, was acquitted in
Philadelphia of the charge by Magistrate
who said the accused was gull
ty of technical violation, but did his
best to repair the fault.
Plans which are being prepared by the
rards and docks department Of the navy
Indicate that one Of the largest dry docks
n the United States will be built at the
Brooklyn navy yard. 1t will cost about
Il 100000 and will be built entirely of
While fishing in quarry hole twenty
'eet deep at Lansdale, Pa, two small
'oys pulled ashore the body of the 16-
daughter of Albert Rosenberger
The girl had been missing from her home
ince last November. The parents be-
ieve she was murdered.
Joseph Holden Sutton, Princeton grad |
late, lawyer and managing clerk for |
he law firm of Hollis, Wagner & Burg
ardt, New York, killed himself in the
Hotel Manhattan after writing letters |
RS at a wedding at which he was to be |
est man.
The crew of a West Pennsylvania
rain came upon a gang Of burglars while
hey were trying to blow open the safe
ney had stolen from the Allegheny toll |
bad house at Willow Grove, Pa. w. L.
tump, the engineer Of the train crew.
as fatally shot by the burglars, who
lade their escape.
While lying in Newtown creek. near
lie Manhattan avenue bridge, in Green
pint, New York, the tugboat Thomas
ercival was destroyed by an explosion.
hree of the crew-an engineer and TWO
missing. Edward Moran,
watchman. was found in the debris
e was fatally hurt.
Forest fires in the immediate vicinity
Oil City, Pa. have entailed a loss of
10000 upon Venango County oil pro-
lcers. many tanks and derricks being
armed. Reports from Forest County
low that the fire is doing much damage
the virgin forest near Tonesta. The
6 saw and lumber mill at Gilfoyle, near
ere, was destroyed.
William McCarty, - years old, lost
$ life at Portchester, Conn, while try
& to save his blind father in the belief
at he was in danger. The boy was
aging with some companions, when he
W his father walking near the railroad
I'd an express train approaching. He
arted across the tracks to save him
I'd was struck by the train.
A burglar in Jersey City caused great
nusement by breaking into a house
rboring a smallpox patient. He gave
5 name as James Cotter. Entrance
as effected through the basement, and
'tter was leisurely prowling about when
e daughter Of the smallpox victim
ard him aad attracted an officer by
Cotter will be strictly quar-
tined for twenty-one days.