Arizona republican., 1906-11-28


 comparatively painless death from fright at the swiftly descending hand. It is the price of a delicately sensitive organization. But while Dr. Doty has done something to remove the idea that the mosquito is not a coarse and bloody robber, he has nevertheless been working hard to exterminate him and with such success that New Yorks beaches may yet become enjoy able and the Jersey mosquito be remov- ed from the standing list of summer jokes. Working with an appropria- tion of less than s20,0O0 the doctor tackled Staten Island and by com prehensive scheme. of ditches drained the salt marshes where the pests bred. Strange to say these marshes are now practically solid ground, for in spots where the ditch diggers sank almost to their waists in mire, the moving ma chine harvested crops of hay this fall. And the mosquito has practically van ished-
 The old Sinclair house at Broadway and Eighth street. one of the citys most famous and ancient landmarks. is to be torn down to give way to the needs of modern business. Fifty years ago when the house was the center of social life and the eating place par excellence of the city. such as an- nouncement would have aroused storm of protest, not only in the city but from all the country east of the Alleghenies. so well was 1t known. For nearly one hundred years it has stood with varying fortunes. Built originally by a Doctor Parker 1t was intended as a residence. but was abandoned later as being too far outside the city limits. It was bought by Robert Sinclair and turned into a road house. Its reputa- tion grew until 1t was synonomous for fine game dinners and rare wines. Coaching parties wound up there ant many elopers made it their Gretna Green. Later. it was no longer outside the city, which extended to almost what is now Twenty Third street. and its fame increased. In the heart of the theatrical district it was the most Ga nous resort of it's kind for many years. Politicians of the Tweed ring as wei as men like William Cullen Bryant and
 
 ally sold the house to. William Niblo. -vno in turn disposed of it to the pre=- ent auctioneer. It is to be demolished to mae way for a twelve-story mer- cantile building.
 During the three months considered in the report of Health Commissioner Darlington. just sent to Mayor McClel- land. exactly 1s1 persons found life in New York too distasteful to make it longer bearable and in consequence ? escaped it by the suicide route-a sur prising total of more than two a day Shooting seemed to be the most popu lar method of self destruction. since of the total number 55 selected it. Twenty died of carbolic acid. twenty hanged themselves, seventeen took gas, one died by Paris green, nine by jumping from high places. one by chloroform. and one by leaping in front of a train Only three women hanged themselves. while seventeen men died by this means. Sixty-seven persons were kill ed by electric cars during the quarter. Brooklyn living up to her reputation in this respect by accounting for forty one who apparently did not merit the title of trolley dodgers" The total number of 965 deaths by accident and negligence during the three months furnishes a startling commentary on the eheapness of life in the country's greatest city.