The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-28
The News of Mobile

Mobile. Sept. 27.-(speciai.)- )-Cap- tain Frank Lighton, a collector for the Smithsonian Institute. Washington was brought into Biloxi. Miss, last night from Chandleur Island, Mississippi Sound. where he had been caA away since Thursday night last.
 Captain Lighton was out In nis sioop Hero looking for specimens ana was some miles in the open Gulf, when nc encountered a terrific gale. in which his s,oon was overturned and he was thrown into the sea to battle for his fife against gulf storm. He succeedeo in reaching a skin which he was tow fns. and first tried to reach schooner about A mile out to sea, but the weath- er getting so thick and the waves rum ming so high and night coming on, lost sight of the schooner and then made for Chandleur Island.
 After a desperate battle in which he nearly succumbed. he succeeded in crossing the bar and into calmer wa ter. finally reaching the island toward morning, after battling with the cle- ments the best part of the night. About S:30 o'clock this morning, k. I. Burgess one of the old and popular patrolmen of the Mobile Police De- partment. was stricken with paraly- sis.
 Mir. Burgess had reported for duty at o'clock and had gone to his beat in the southeast part of the city. while at the foot of Eslava street on the river front, MT. Burgess was talk en suddenly and violently i'll. The only available vehicle was an oyster cart belonging to Ralph Smith Into this the sick man was placed and was hurriedly taken to police headouar- ters.
 Here Drs Goode and Ward were summoned On examination 1t was found the officer had been stricken with paralysis. The ambulance was summoned and MT. Burgess was talk en to his home on the north side of New Jersey. between Broad and Ma" rine streets.
 Mir. Burgess has an estimable fami- ly It Is hoped by their many friends that the i'll man will thoroughly re- cover.
 Owing to the condition of the Ala bama River. local steamboat magnates are in a serious position. For the first time in the history of the oldest river men has the Alabama been so low as ! just now A conference of owners was nelQ al the DeQS1ue Ol Adpt. Johu gum and 1t was decided that the Nettie Quill will for the present and until a rise takes place be withdrawn from the trade The Mary now in port will also remain in her berth across the river. The Ouachita Is still hung up on Grey g Bar with no hopes of getting off. The City of Mobile Is the only Alabama River packet now In the trade. and 1t Is doubtful if she will get back to the city with present conditions. Nothing has been heard from the Vienna or Bethea, the two Bigbee River packets and 1t Is thought these are on hard bottom up the river.
 Tn the Circuit Court this morning Eugene Bosarge brought suit against the English Manufacturing l Company for s2O.ooo damages. Def anna ton is alleged. Bosarge had beer in the employ of the defendant cor< pany. and they. he alleges, accused him of making certain collection' which he failed to account for. plain | the proper returns.
 | Tonight In Bienville Square fully 900 people gathered and on the club galleries and hotel verandas were oth- CTS to enjoy the closing summer night open air concert for the season. The list Infantry band played as usual and an excellent program was rendered. l The Advertiser is reliably informed that Baltimore firm will take charge of and operate the Bayou La Batre Canning Company plant. which has been idle for two years.
 The Rittenhouse Moore Dredging Company has been awarded the con- tract for dredging the bay channel al the middle light for which $50,oo0 has been appropriated.
 The pilgrimage from Mobile to St
 large travel Is being enjoyed by th'
 Mobile and Ohio just now. | A marriage license was Issued ou
 of the Probate Court this morning tc
 William J. Reid and Miss Susie M Dorlon.
 Dr. G. C. Scott, son and daughter
 of Mt. Pleasant, are guests at thu
 Windsor.
 J. R. Howze and c. S Taylor O
 Demopolis, are in Mobile today.
 T. Rothschild of Claiburne. Is il Mobile on business trip.
 J. G. Bailey of Nanafalia. is regis
 tered at Klosky's
 Hilton Mckee of Faunsdale is in tn
 city.
 Mobile Society News.
 Among the passengers on the Col orado which arrived from New Yorl Monday, were Mrs. F. Neubanks ant