New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-22

torn tossed IN the China Sea. The
kipper's face blanched as one OF the
rev screamed: "We've sprung a
eak," The famous Were LOST" was
houted by the captain. But not so!
Have we divers suit aboard" II
was Archie who spoke. The skipper
had. Archie donned that suit. clam
bered over the side OF the ship into
the angry sea and in fifty minutes had
the leak repaired.
Another night Archie told Of grow
ing the rarest flowers and farm prod
ucts in the ground surrounding his
home up near West Chester, and of the
beauty of the interior of his home,
hung with master paintings and rare
objects Of art and decorated by the
most unusual collection OF guns,
knives, etc, obtained in every quarter
of the globe.
Archie travelled through the West
with a baseball nine many years ago,
ne said, during a baseball discussion
in the squad room one night. One
time he was accused of using q liar
old Hanover" as pitcher. After
the game he showed the "hicks" that
he didn't have ringer" He secured
thirty wood fence pickets and planted
them in a straight line an equal dis
lance apart from the pitchers box to
the home plate
The pitcher warmed up. Ready.
Coz Archie gave the signal. The
buckskn sphere passed in and out of
the pickets and over the plate in such
manner that the most unfair umpire
would have been compelled to Say
Strike"
Archie's police career included the
finding OF Il drunk" on the Bowery on
Saturday night. When searched in
the station house the drunk" had S52,-
600 in his pockets. In the morning he
told Archie that he was an old New
Yorker who had made a pile In the
West. He supposed he would have -
90 to the bank on Monday and draw
some money. When Archie presentc 4
the money 10 him. Archie got new
81 900 bill.
But the masterpiece of Archie's po-
lice experience he kept until Christ
mas Eve to tell the reporters. He was
on the East Side, when he dashed after
criminal. The man ran into a
stable, and, just as Archie followed,
drew a knife across Archie's abdomen.
The doctors at a hospital took thir-
ty-one stitches in the wound. Archie
recovered from the effects Of the ether
and looked about. Told in answer TO
question that he was In a hospital,
he said he wanted TO go home. lie
got up, dressed himself. walked four
blocks TO streetcar and rode an hour
TO be treated by his own doctor.
Archie was of one night, and the
reporters fell 70 figuring Archies age,
basing their calculations on the stories
he told. The result made him l49
years old.
With all that, there were few better
policemen than McCallum. lie was
noted for his conduct Of the desk. and
often saved policemen from complaints
for making improper arrests, and IN
many instances patched up domestic
difficulties, thereby saving a husban
from night In a cell and an appeal
ance before magistrate.
He was recognized as one OF the
fastest working lieutenants in the d. %
partment. was a master of detail, an /
many OF his recommendation for the
Improvement OF the system Of keeping
records were acted upon favorably AZ
Headquarters. lie had an intimate
acquaintanceshi with many OF the
wealthy residents of the East Fifty
first Street precinct, where he ha.
spent the last hye years.