New-York tribune., 1905-08-13
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.
RouBdsman Tighe, a Police Depart
ment SpnRter.

one Of the hest athletes IN the. Police Depart
mont is Roundsnan Peter J. Tishe who for three
years has been connected with the 4<h Bridge
Freoinct. At present e is acting sergeant.
-Alth0ugh he had been the desk in the station
sn Washington-st. from midnight Bnth O'Clock
last Wednesday morning, he went out to the
games q the Patrolmea's Benevolent Association
AT Suffers Harlem River Park that afternoon and
won the zeO-yard dash for men not less than ten
years in the department He won handily from a
large field slthOugh he started from seEs ech while
rs much as nine yards aEvantaEe That same night
a. had 4. go on he desk ssain az midnight but
beside him swss handSoms SILVER loving cup.
which was the prize Tor the race won oy MN,
Jlghe has lost only TWO races since ne began 10
run, when ton years Ole; That was IN lHS Last Last
Park in l@3 he lost the 226-yard dash by being
test ne won what is said 10 have been the
handsomest medal ever offered in the police games
engraved worth about sli0. ana was given y g
sons used 70 be with Tighe ~ ST. Johns College.
Fordham.
Tiehe won his first race in The Bronx. when he
was a mere boy. in lSs-'Ss he one Of the stay
performers 81 81. Johns College. and from 1883
until he Joined the Police Depa~Inent, IN lSsl. he
pan uuattached. He has . large ana varied coll
lection OF prizes. including valuable medals
and pins gold headed canes ana cigar cutters
Prom -SE 10 1901 Tighe was the champion Tpr1nter
50 the Police Department. IN the Old days he
used 70 able 80 the le9-gsrd dash in ten sec
]
being unable compete Since then be has not
run the hundred because Of the heavy handicap
given 20 him Alwavs deeply Interested IN attn
9encs OF s hilos; ,, as @ % ,bastte. sES T,oyds
1ie always keeps himself in The best q condition
he does considerable training on the held OF the
New-Eork University, not far away. ..s a.
sood foT : man, # he knows how 20 keep himself
sh shape 10 compete bs testing himself on nils
II he pulls up q tbs end prss5y much stnaeo: ne
stroHg ana stssdy he IS 81 rdEht; You can say
what yop Ike but ~el "a athTts 1+ rs1GSs Tt Is. me ne
no difference how careful he is
1t may surprise the FenerE public 20 learn that
Uncle sam gets "A revenue averaging $50 = month
from the Erooklyn Postoffoe through the sale OF
unclaimed and iHsuniciently stamped second class
mail This consists Of newspapers and periodicals
From eighteen 20 tWcity sacks cf this unsent and
undeligered matter are received az the main Office
from the various substations every day This Is
carefully looked by clerks who sometimes find
valuable tfings that have got into the sacks by
s M % i hsr is iG 5dan 5' 9 s he fs PsS
papers as II is not an Uncommon tilek f9r PEI 81
sake of getting chsaI-r rate - post2Ee Each
vaults in the Federal Building . weighed ~nd taken
away by The man who has made a contract to pay
certain amount for il tor The yeAr II Is said that
rhe oontrsctors is paving 30 cents = hundred for
than seven tons ~ paper to s-ll IN single month
money received cor tHis is sent 10 The Postoflce
Iepartmsut iu Washington 1t may be imagined
thar this sort 0f revenue ls MOI IN lDconsidefeble
guHl when couEts mp the returns from the post
offices an over the country
Ex-SheriN William j. Buttling, past exalted
Suler OF THE Brooklyn Lodge II Elks was q marked
man al the general convention Of the fraternity
held in Buffalo long ago This not only
on account of lis unusual size and jovial person
alty. bUt because Le owns the most gorgeous
badge Of the order ever made. II was presented
10 him in July hy tae memter' 'of the Brooklyn
Lodge IA appreciation of his work 81 exalted ruler
ss0r three successive when he retired from
Office. on March q the losgc was the largest and
strongest of the Gius Eu8dred lodges the rolls
of the order IN addiion owning lis home.
in ScheTuclhora-sJ free os cil incumbrance the
lOdEc has $500 D. thr tsrk &uca OF the pros
perty IS credited 70 gg--hsytf Burtlins, who hRs
missed o-ly e0s tEturrs s'ucs - iOin-i ths 0ese
BUttlings badge Is cl sglc SD studded with die
lettcrs - the iuscr - o., william j. Burting
Erookitn =. p p. -. =. rast Exatod Ruler" ar
formed - diamonds. oLC-Lt rhe aEIres Z. which
ar sft w1tl ruhics. p Ihe bos,osn q the badg-,
IN entI-s gro 80 C.J r. 0rc ~ ne b. yns a. the
order tne motto. 'serVlS Aiacs.r and IN An.ri-
slteia. II re l0p 90 yhc b.a-e e,sht good
EizeG diamonds and ~ fhe centre Is \ large ia
into either ere ms ot,-he sfud which accompanied
the nndee. IN addition 20 the Sage. t.e members
ot brooklyn LndEe aye going - present ans Of
painting ot tleir lsf lfFd TUlcr 10 NJ. But
ting. Ic is G. st fer r3c-ia-lin EgelostoH. Ihe
Trn.klxa artis- Who has received the conm:ssisp