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Grand Opera House. —“A Rag Baby’,
attracted a large audience during the past week. It
Will be followed to-morrow night by Miss Cora Tan
gier, a handsome and statuesque actress, who will
be seen in the successful inelo-drama, “Alone in
London," which attracted overflowing houses when
produced at this house early in the present season.
The company has been strengthened by the addi
tion of Mr. W. J. Ferguson,who will be seen for the
first time here as Richard Radcliff, the adventurer.
The remainder of the cast will be the same as was
tseen at this house in the Fall, and includes a nuia-
Jber of capable aetors and actresses."
Prof. Cromwell’s Souvenir Night.—
This evening Professor Cromwell will mark the oc
casion of his one hundredth lecture in this city by
presenting to every person present an appropriate
and artistically beautiful souvenir book. The
volume is composed of drawings, poems and music,
of which the professor is the delineator, author and
composer. It also contains a letter from Oliver
Wendell Holmes with his autograph signature, and
an autograph poem by the professor. It is a sou
venir which by all who get it will long be preserved.
•It will also be a reminder to its possessors that
■while now a-days lecturers need not possess brains
if their cheek is healthy, to ensure them success, it
is entirely.possible for a lecturer to become success
ful solely through his patience, intellectual re
sources, artistic instincts, industry and earnest
ness in study. These are the qualities to which
Prof. Cromwell owes his success as a lecturerand
.Illustrator of bis subjects.
He is too humanly to be a pedant, too honest to
'be egotistic and too kindly in nature to be obtru
sive. Therefore it is that his lectures are not preten
tious ; it is his subject that speaks and Jells its own
• istory through his plain and unassuming utterance;
it is fact or fancy, reminiscence, incident, anecdote,
the song of the Alpine hunter, the Marseillais Hymn
•or the mythical beauty of the German Faderland
song which telephones itself to the understanding
■of his audience through the simplicity and direct
ness of his descriptive power.
Professor Cromwell will on this souvenir night
give a thoroughly American subject, and one which
has not yet been attempted in this line of art work.
It is “ The Sunny South."
The Casino.—The success of the
Gypsy Baron" remains unabated, the auditorium
Is crowded nightly, and the management are
•already making preparations for the celebration ol
the fiftieth representation, when a unique souvenir
of gypsy handiwork is to be presented.
This Sunday evening Mr. Rudolph Aronson will
resume the popular concerts at the Casino. Mme.
Judio is to sing “ Si Cetait Moi ’’ and the duo from
La Belle Helene, with Morris Minart, the pew tenor
-of the Grau French Opera Company, who will make
his first appearance in concert, in thia country, and
Mlle. Ray monde, who is to sing the waltz song
*• Les Cent Vierges." Mr. Aronson’s orchestra will
interpret the overtures “ Le Cheval de Bronze,"
••• Merry Wives of Windsor," the ballet music from
Rubinstein and other popular selections.
Stab Theatre.—To-morrow evening
Mr. John Gilbert, Mr. William Elton, George Clarke
and other members of the Wallack Theatre com
pany reappear on this stage, where they have won
so many successes in former years.
Mr. Lankaster’s merry comedy, “ The Guv’nor,"
Will be performed, with Mr. Gilbert in his original
part of Butterscotch, and Mr. Elton in his amusing
impersonation of Macclesfield.
The appearance of these actors on the stage of the
Star Theatre, will revive pleasant reminiscences of
*' London Assurance," “ The Rivals." “ The Heir-at-
Law," “The Shaughraun" and a hundred other
notable successes of the old bouse. “The Guv’-
nor" was originally produced there and made one
of the longest and most successful runs ever known
at that theatre.
Third Avenue Theatre.—The Tem
pieton Opera Company appeared throughout the
past week in their version of •' The Mikado." The
acting and singing of the principals in the cast
received ample favor from a series of large audi
ences. The company’s engagement might have
continued profitably for a much longer period with
profit to all concerned.
To-morrow and every evening during the week
and at the Wednesday and Saturday matinees Mr,
Henry M. Williams’ company will appear in Bouci
cault's picturesque Irish drama, •• The Colleen
Bawn," with Miss Jessie Lee Randolph as Eily
O’Connor. The remaining characters in the cast, it
is promised, will be adequately represented. The
scenic settings and stage appointments will be new
and appropriate.
Lyceum Theatre.—Miss Helen Dau
vray, as Kate Shipley, in “ One of Our Girls," con
tinues merrily on at this theatre, which is com
pletely filled at every performance b-y a fashionable
audience. It may be safely said that this is one of
the most perfect and pleasing entertainments to be
seen on the local stage.
Miss Dauvray is admired by the men and adored
by the ladies, a quality of success that is hard to
obtain in this city, but which she has secured by
hard and conscientious work. ■
“One of Our Giris ’’ will be continued until the
“flowers bloom in the Spring," and longer, after
which the fair actress goes to Paris for a brief va
cation.
People’s Theatbe. — Last evening
••The Romany Rye" closed a fairly successful
week's series of performances. The play was credi
tably placed upon the stage, and the cast was fairly
represented, Mr. J. O. Barrows and Miss Victory
Bateman being the representatives of the leading
roles —Jack Hearne and Gertie Heckett.
This week, commencing to-morrow evening, “The
Skating Rink" will be in order, and Mr. Nat Good
win will come forward once more and speak his lit
tle piece.
Are you on ? Do you roll ? Well, rather. It will
boa particularly zeronic and icicular three hun
dred and sixty-fifth fraction of a day when Nat
Goodwin, no matter what his play is, or where the
theatre may be, cannot attract an audience large
enough to make standing-room a matter of impos
sibility, and .a seat at the feast he offers a luxury
unattainable after the doors are open.
Where Nat is, there is happiness and money. You
set.
Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
•Fourteenth Street Theatre. — A
large assemblage of alleged “Dry-goods Merchants"
••bought the house" for Saturday night a week
ago. The “Dry-goods Merchants" were conspicu
ous in their absence. The audience was composed
principally of drummers, clerks, porters and a truck
flriver or two as spice. Such a noisy, vulgar crowd
of swash-bucklers has not insulted the people of the
atage and given the auditorium of a respectable
theatre over to the uses of a hoodlum convention
in many seasons.
If this crowd was representative of the dry- goods
merchants in New York, then the future of the dry
goods business will not amount to much.
“Evangeline" is attracting its usual share of
favor; the audiences are numerous, and it will
doubtless hold the stage until the close of the season.
In the cast of “Evangeline" on Monday night last,
Mr. George A. Schiller became the successor of John
A. Mackay as Le Blanc. Mr. Mackay has retired
permanently from the company.
Daly’s Theatbe.—“Nancy & Co.”
i« now the attraction at thia theatre. The cast in
cludes all the members of the regular company. It
will probably hold the atage until the close of the
season. Matinees as usual.
Bessie Darling’s Benefit. By the
fire which not long ago occurred at No. 205 West
Thirty-eighth street, it will be remembered that
Miss Bessie Darling, the actress, not only came very
near losing her life, but lost everything she pos
aossed in the way of personal property The house
took fire about midnight. Miss Darling, her mother
and her daughter, who were living with her, were
asleep, and were aroused by the dense emoke. The
Ilamei had already caught the stairway, and the
only possible escape was by the roof. They had no
time to dress, and trying to reach the roof by the
scuttle, found it shut and impossible to open. The
inmates of the next bouse, however, heard tbeir
cries for help, and managed to force the scuttle open
and released the terrified women. All her costly
stage dresses, many of them new, as well as her but
little lees valuable private wardrobe, her jewels,
family relics and souvenirs, and almost every por
tion of the furniture with which she had furnished
her home wore either rendered valueless or utterly
destroyed by that fire. And upon that she held no
insurance, so far as We can learn.
She ia now, after many years of earnest and pro
fessional toil, and in those years after having, wher
ever and whenever opportunity occurred, freely
rendered her services and contributed her means in
aid of the charities in her guild, herself placed by
misfortune in the position of one who deserves the
kindly award of a benefit.
Such a suggestion has been made by a large num
ber of her friends, and although she was at first
averse to it. she has finally consented to accept
their advice, and these friends are already making
■the preliminary arrangements for insuring success
to the benefit. Even in this primal period of,tho
movement in her behalf, several of the leading
actors and actresses of this city, as well as mana
agora, have signified their willingness to contribute
their services iu her behalf.
The parties having the proposed benefit in charge
■will, during the present week, make due announce
ment of the time and theatre at which it will be
Koster & Bial's Concerts. —The con
cert to-night will be marked by the appearance of
an entirely new programme. Ellis and Mooro, who
possess fine voices, will warble Tyrolean songs; the
Jeromes will appear in a novel musical sketch; Tim
Murphy will be seen in his imitations of prominent
actors, and will draw lightning caricatures of fa
mous personages, and John Lessinger, the eccen
tric comedian, makes his first appearance.
Selections from “ The Princess of Treblzonde"
will also be given.
The burlesque, already full of good things, will bo
further enlivened this week by the appearance of
Miss Ella Wesner, the impersonator of male charac
ters, who will introduce new specialties into the
performance. “ The Princess " has caught on in a
style which makes the managers smile pleasantly.
Eden Musee, Twenty-third Street.
—The Prince Lichtenstein's Hungarian Gypsy Band,
which met with such success at their last year’s
engagement, have been re-engaged at the Eden
Musee, and will give their first concert this after
noon. They will be hoard after this every after
noon and evening. A new waxen attraction was
added yesterday to the rapidly increasing collec
tion of the Musee, representing a charming little
love scene entitled, “Cupid at Work. Mr. A. Alex
ander, the chief artist of the Musee baa been par
ticularly successful in this group, full of real life.
Tony Pastob’s Theatre.—Tony Pas
tor is one of those rare and usually-hard-to-find
personages who, through a long professional ex
perience, has not yet made even a passing acquaint
ance with any member of the Failure family.
Failure isn’t in dear old Tony’s way. He isn’t np
in that line of biz. He newer starts his ship with
a cat’s-paw of wind. Not much.
Tony presents an exceedingly attractive bill for
the present week. It includes many notables of the
variety stage. Among these are John T. Kelly, the
dialectician ; John H. Byrnes and Miss Hellene, the
sketch team ; the Banjo Carroll ; Frank and Miss :
Lillian White, in a pleasing sketch ; Harry Morris,
the Dutch specialist ; the Bomalo Brothers, acro
bats ; Caponti and the Hindoo juggler. The per
formance will commence with Miss May Arnott, fn
her original act of “ The Sculptor’s Studio; or
Mempbistophilea Cabinet."
Matinees will be given as usual on Tuesdays and
Fridays.
Fifth Avenue Theatre. —“ The Mi
kado," once again upon the stage where it had its
initial production in this country, will remain here
until the close of its long and successful reign.
The souvenir night—last Monday—was made
especially notable by the character and size of the
audience, and the kindly welcome accorded the
principals in the cast, and, in fact, all the mem
bers of the company.
“The Mikado ” until further notice.
Bijou Opera House.-—Over and over
again, only Dixey and “ Adonis" and all that the
names Imply. Also the polished villain, the simple
village maid.the dusty old Bunion Turk and—more
Dixey and “Adonis," spiced with Lillian Grubb and
other beauties.
And more “Adonis" this week. At the Saturday
matinee as well.
Madison Square Theatre. — “ En
gaged " may be regarded as engaged by Mr. Palmer
for many weeks to come, as a dramatic charm,
which will attract with its bright humor and clever
satire, the neatness of its construction and Miss
Agnes Booth’s Belinda, larger audiences to each
performance.
The usual matinee on Saturday.
The Cow Boy Pianist.—A. O. Babel,
about whom there has been so much talk among
musical people, will make his first appearance
in this city, at Steinway Hall, on next Fri
day evening, and the following Saturday
matinee. He is a child of nature, and his musi
cal education was sadly neglected, in fact he
never saw a piano until he had reached his
twentieth year, and then he had only one hand to
play with, as his left was done up in plaster of paris
in order to recover from a fracture, the result of a
fall from a pony at a round up in the Guadaloupe
mountains. Tbe peculiar features of his playing is
the remarkable execution of the right hand, some
thing that is especially curious when developed by
what we may call an accident in the musical pro.
fession. On Friday evening his programme will
embrace three of his own compositions, included in
selections from popoular composers, and a grand
march, played od the key board entirely covered
with a cloth.
National Theatbe.—For the present
week Manager Heumann announces the engage
ment of Mr. Edward Hanford, whd will appear in
the comedy drama, in five acts, written by himself,
and entitled “Partners in Crime." He will appear
in the character of Vic, and Mr. J. C. Kline will sup
port him as Cenneo. Tbe remainder of the cast will
be represented by members of the regular com
pany.
The variety olio which precedes the drama will
include the Clipper Quartette; Hawkins and Col
lins in their patter and songs; Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Allen in their sketch, “Home from the Club," and
the facial mimic, Mr. Layman.
On Monday, March 15th, Mr. Sid C. France's com
bination in “ Marked for Life."
Matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
Special concerts this afternoon and evening.
Theatre Comiqub (Harlem). —Diree-
tor Hart adds new laurels to the many commenda
ble achievements, attributable through excellent
judgment and superior management of his exceed
ingly pretty and popular theatre up town.
This week, a bill of attraction is offered in the
opera craze, “The Mikado," presented by the Tem
pleton Opera Company, with a complete chorus,
appropriate Japanese costumes, superb stage set
tings, unique Japanese bric-a-brac; and a feature
of the properties will be used in the production of
“The Mikado," will be those furnished by the
Florist Ammon, consisting of magnificent natural
Japanese trees, vines and flowers from his hot
houses. They will greatly beautity the settings
and the garden scene. On Saturday evening,
March 13, Director Hart presents the lady patrons
of his theatre with an elegant bouquet of cut
flowers, as a souvenir of the 150th performance.
There will be a fountain of Myer’s cologne in the
auditorium of the theatre, which will dispense to
the ladies sweet perfume.
Harrigan’s Park Theatre. —“ The
Leather Patch ’’ with its humor, the realism of its
stage setting, its humorous illustrations of east side
life, and the evenly balanced representation of the
cast by the company, promises to live long in
popular favor. The standing-room sign after eight
o’clock is nightly on exhibition in the vestibule.
Matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
Theiss’s Alhambra Court. —The per
formances of Mdlle. Adele Martinotti, the inter
national vocalist, the Brunelles, Viennese star duet
singers, were so successful in attracting crowded
audiences last week that their engagements are con
tinued. The new engagement is that of the pretty
and accomplished Tyrolean warbler, Miss Pepi.
They will repeat their specialities every evening
this week. In addition, the Alhambra Orchestra
and its soloists will give the usual concerts. Special
concerts this afternoon and evening.
Lee Avenue Academy of Music
(Williamsburg).—This week the irrepressible Nat
Salsbury and his merry company will be seen,
commencing to-morrow evening, in their farcical
comedy of •• Three of a Kind," and a portion of the
week in their new work entitled “ Tom, Dick and
Harry." As a matter of course this popular and
well-conducted theatre will be crowded at every
performance. Matinees will be giveu on Wednesday
and Saturday.
March 15th, for one week, “The Prisoner for
Life," with Mr. J. B. Studley in the leading role.
An American Opeba.—“ The Little
Tycoon,” an American-Japanese opera bouffa, is to
bo brought out at the Standard Theatre on the 29th
inst., and it will remain there for the balance of the
regular season. This opera was originally produced
at the Temple Theatre in Philadelphia on January
Ith, and it has held the boards there since that time
which is a phenomenal run in that city of Quakers
Mr. George C. Brotherton, the manager of the Tern
pie, ia also the owner of the opera, and ha fools
confident that it will duplicate its Philadelphia
success when it is presented in tbe Metropolis.
“She Loved Him.”—This is the title
of an original play which, in the Lyceum Theatre,
at a special matinee on Thursday afternoon next,
will be given its first performance on any stage.
The author is Mr. J. W. Piggott. The cast will be
represented by Messrs. Louis James, E. H. Sothern,
Percy Winter, Misses Sophie Eyre, Enid Leslie,
Nellie de Vere and other notable artistes.
This is the first of a series of afternoon perform
ances which Miss Dauvray proposes to give of new
and untried plays by various authors.
Sans Souci.—This resort retains its
regular clientelle of patrons who are entertained
nightly by the music, singing, dancing and variety
specialties which make up the regular performance.
The Sans Souci, the proprietor announces, is never
open on Sundays.
Theiss’s Concerts.—These musical
entertainments given under Mr. Theiss’s direction
every afternoon and evening are always listened to
by large assemblages. The admission to every per.
formanco is free. Specially attractive concerts will
be given this—Sunday—afternoon and night
NEW YORK DISPATCH, MARCH 7, 1886.
Union Square Thbatbe.—-“ Jack in
the Box’’—which we regret for the sake of Miss Ctcr
rle Swain, whose talent both as an* actress and vocaP
ist is unquestioned—proved a pronounced failure.
She struggled hard to redeem and vitalize the Sims
rubbish, but not half a dozen of her could have
accomplished the purpose# It was withdrawn last
evening.
To-morrow evening the “Banker’s Daughter” will
be reproduced upon this, tho stage whereon it had
its first performance under the management of
Messrs. Shook & Palmer. The cast will be effectively
represented and the scenio setKngs will bo dupli
cates of tho originals.
Wallack’s Theatre.—“ Valeria” will
bo continued during the present week. Fair audi
ences have thus far been the sole result, which is,
no doubt, attributable to the excellent performance
of tho company and tho presence or Mr. Lester
Wallack in the cast. The play itself, in’the keeping
of an ordinary company, would have been with
drawn at tho oloso of tho first week of itk perform
ance.
As it is, it will be retired to the limbo of Faginised
failures at the close of the present week. On Mon
day evening next Mr. Wallack will revive tho come
dy of “ Central Park." It will include in the cast
all the leading members of his company.
Musical and JDi’a.nxatlo Items.
Thera is a whole drama in tha follbw
ing: A young and charming woman, rich and beautiful,
but yesterday the envied of her sex, feels the approach
ing moment of her death, and in the last convulsive
agony, whispers to her husband :
Dear friend. lam dying. Forgive me, I implore you,
before the fatal hour strikes. You will be surprised—but
—but—but—l was—l was—untrue to you.”
“My poor wile,” answered coldly,the husband. “I freely
forgive you. Try to die happy. I knew all, and that is
why I poisoned you.”
Lately a tenor was starting from the
Gare St. Lazar re to take a steamer at Havre, en route to
join an opera company said to be moat successfully “do
ing” South America. His sweetheart came to see him
off, and his last words—as in the ballad of “ Alonzo, the
Brave”—were, “ Never forget your plighted troth.” The
lady, much moved, took out her handkerchief and—tied
a knot in it. She may remember, now. Wonder if when
she reached home she did not tie a second knot, to re
member why she tied the first.
Among the people who have paid in
voluntary visits to Captain Williams during the past
week were Mr. James A. Herne and Mr. Harry Phillips.
Mr. Herne had in his possession $5,000 in bonds, which
lie entrusted to Captain Williams’s care, and Harry Phil
lips, who had been making things lively that night in a
number of theatres along Broadway, had $l4O in curren
cy, a large diamond ring and a valuable set of studs, of
which Captain Williams took charge while their owners
cooled off.
Kellar, the magician, was a very sick
man during the last week or two of his lengthy engage
ment at tbe Comedy Theatre, but he fought pluckily
against his painful physical ailment, and carried his
season through to the finish. Then his physicians forced
him to take a vacation. The result is that his health has
improved thoroughly that his managers have secured
the Arch Street Opera House, in Philadelphia, ana he
will begin an engagement there on the 15th inst.
The benefit that was gotten up in
Winnipeg,'Man., for the purpose of raising funds to de
fray the railroad fares home of the Lytell Co., although
it netted about SSOO, did not much benefit the company,
as we are told that Manager. Lytell “took” the entire
receipts. An attempt was made to arrest him on a crimi
nal charge, but only a breach of trust could be made out.
Josie Stauffer, who arrived home Feb. 25, was compelled
to send for money.
The position of leading lady at the
Boston Museum next season will he filled by Miss Isa
belle Evesson, late of Charles Wyndham's company, at
the Criterion Theatre, London. Miss Evesson is an
American, a sister of Miss Estelle Clayton, and was for
some time connected with the Madison Square Theatre
company, under the Mallorys’ management. Her last
engagement in this country was at Wallack’s Theatre.
The engagement of the Mapleson
Opera Company at the Columbia Theatre in Chicago re
suited in a very successful financial showing. The re
ceipts for the two weeks approached very closely to
$30,000, and so Mr. Hill and Colonel Mapleson.were alike
in high feather, notwithstanding that the latter had an
attack of gout the last day of his stay, which made it
only possible for him to hobble about like a Greenwich
pensioner.
Miss Rosalba Beecher, late prima
donna of the Casino, was recently married, to Mr. Clar
ence L. Collins, of this city. The ceremony took place at
All Souls’ Church, in West Forty-eighth street, the Rev.
Dr. Heber R. Newton officiating. The groom is a non
professional. Mrs. Collins will retire from the stage per
manently and reside with her husband in Yonkers, N. Y.
Mr. Fred Yokes is seriously ill in
London. Mr. Yokes is a performer who occupies a warm
corner in the hearts of American theatre goers, whom he
has delighted by his address and agility. He is blessed
with one of those frank and open natures that always at
tract friends, and probably has not an enemy in the
world—except Fred Yokes.
The manager of the Troyes Theatre,
France, has created a great sensation in the guillotine
scene in “Le Tresor de la Gloire-Dieu.” The shadow of
the guillotine is cast on the stage after the manner of the
crosses in Gerome's famous painting of Golgotha, in
which only the shadow of the crucifixion is thrown on
the canvas.
Mr. W. E. Wilson, a young actor,
formerly with the John McCullough Dramatic Company,
and who subsequently appeared as Benvolio in the
Margaret Mather production of “ Romeo and Juliet,” is
now supporting Mr. Henry Chanfrau. Mr. Wilson plays
the part of the villain, Manuel Bond, very effectively.
Before Modjeska’s husband, M. Bo
zenta, sailed on the ServJa, he found time to announce
that, after considerable negotiation, Maurice H. Barry
more had finally been engaged to support Modfeska next
season. M. Bozenta will stay in Poland six weeks, and
then return to this country.
Master Barney, the well-known vafie
ty actor, died on Thursday, Fob. 25th, after a long and
painful illness, at his residence, No 254 Pearl street,
Brooklyn. He was forty-eight years old, and was one of
the best performers on the variety stage. He was at one
time the partner of the late Sam Rickey.
Ed. Harrigan has now on exhibition
in the lobby of the Park Theatre, a beautiful frame.
But in the said frame is a work of art, the perpetrator of
which, it is said the impersonator of Jerry McCarthy is
seeking to mutilate. Harrigan has offered a reward for
the solution ol the picture.
B. F. Sturtevant some time ago sued
Lester Wallack to recover the price of a patent blower
furnished for one of the latter's theatres here. Mr.
Sturtevant won the suit. Mr. Wallack filed exceptions.
Last week, in Boston, the exceptions were overruled.
Mr. Wallack must pay.
Some enterprising showman has
shaved a pror ojd mpnkey and is advertising him as a
“ While Gflrlila,” dr hairless monkey. The proprietor of
th6 phenomenon claims it to be the only one of its spe
cies. No explanations given, so the " pill” must be
swallowed that way.
Gus Williams will most probably not
go on the road next season. His business has been very
bad since he started out this year, and managers in
large cities appear unwilling to book him for next year
He is considering an offer to join one of Bartley Camp
bell's companies.
It is not unlikely that Mr. Joseph
Haworth may appear as a star, under the management
of Miles A Barton, at a New York Theatre within a very
short time. Negotiations for an engagement of this
description are now on foot and will probably come to a
successful issue.
The reading of a new drama called
“Martyre,” by Adolphe d’Ennery (will he ever let up’)
and Eugene Tarbe, took place, Tuesday, at tbe Ambigu
Theatre, and the assembled artists seemed more than
satisfied, and frequently applauded. Old M. d’Ennery
read the play.
Buffalo Bill and his “Wild West
Show ” will probably locate in Staten Island during the
earning Spring and Summer. The grounds will be
especially fitted up for him, and will be about five miles
from the ferry. Nate Salsbury will be on view as usual.
The close of the English “ Mikado ”
season is drawing near, and most of the company think
they would like to remain in America if they can find
engagements. Several are said to have already settled
Frederic! will join Colonel McCaull's forces.
Lotta is Homer in petticoats. She
was born in sections. Her biographers have ushered her
in in Grand street, in Broadway and in Nassau street.
The last is the latest. There are but four more streets to
hear from to make up the Homeric seven.
James O’Neill says that when he finally
docs 1“ Hamlet”—“Monte Cristo” is pretty good now—
he will doit in style, putting it up for a run at the Star
and spending a pi'e of money on scenery, etc. Besides
he will do the entire Fechter Repertory. resides,
The author of the “Mascotte” has
made •another hit in Paris. It is described as a very
sparkling little comic opera. Its title is “Le garment
D’Amour,” and it was produced at the Nouveautes. The
plot is laid in the time of Louis XV. u
Miss Constance Hamblin, who was
recently tbe leafing lady in Mr. Keene’s company, has
been engaged by Mr. George Hoey to create the part df
Madeline in the new play entitled “ The Vultures ” that
is shortly to be placed on the road. ’ W
There ’is at present dancing at the
Cbatelot Theatre, Paris, a talented and charming nremlrr.
Oanseuse, who, not many years ago, was a -beer-ierl'c;"
in a Chicago dive, Item 'where she joined the cho ™ to a
comic opera company. d
A Leipsic pathologist, to whom a por
tion ol John McCullough’s brain was sent lor analviia is
reported to have sustained Dr. Hugo Engel’s
that Mr. McCullough was suffering from bloodpoiwnii™
The once famous tenor, Joseph Ti
chatscheck, a native of Weckelsdorf, Bohemia ami
since 1838 a member of the Dresden Court Theat™ died
tn that city lately at the age of seventy-eight years °
Mr. Hearne’s new play, “ The Minute
Man,” ia something after The Spirit of ’7B ” order it
will be given for three weeks at the Union
Theatre some time before the close of the season. ,Sq a
Miss Helen Dauvray proposes to begin
her next season in Boston, she will then nlav in pm.
delnhia and Brooklyn before opening in Ne& fo rfc smi
will rehearse her new play in the meantime. b ”
In the divorce suit of A. L. Mackave
aaainst Maud Miller Mackave, Rereree G. p. Smith "nn
March Ist, made a report in Mr. Mackaye's favor, in dp.
fault of the appearance of the defendant n ae
Percy Winter, son of William Winder
is engaged as understudy at the Lyceum Theatre and Is
s'm.t.Z" 5 me “' B 'b” 3 ’ ‘° «
Sarah Bernhardt has become a “dead
er.” In Hamlet.” at the Porte St. Martin, Pai ls she is
S“fess e C ° rl,Ee ° PhelU with >v.na’rkab‘:
Genevieve Ward begins a two weeks’
engagement in San Francisco, beginning on March 10
the KIIIS ’ S favorite ” and ” Forget
Miss Jeffreys-Lewis has secured the
right ot “ Fedora” from Fanny Davenport. She will
season 1 thß princll>al 10atu ‘e of her repertoire next
A definition of love by a fair ballerina •
"Love in general is like Spanish provincial hotels’
where we And nothing but what we have brought with
Tom Keene takes in all the perform
anefefl given at Brooklyn, with an occasional visit tn tha
New York theatres. He is growtng better a" the time
Minnie Maddern has signed for five
yearswlthT W. Okcy (of Millers & okey), and may in
elude Australia m her travels under him. y m
Fred McCloy has retired from the po
sition of advance agent for Kate Castleton, in lavorof t e»
Townsend, formerly with T. W. Keene. *1 oroi Lee
W. J. Florence opened in Chicago in
“The Ticketof-Leave-Man ” at McVicker's Theatre on
Monday night to a very small house. a
“The Blind Hoodlum” is the name of
a parody on “ Hoodman Blind 1 ' that Mr. Charles Bead is
soon to produce in San Francisco. fteoa is
Edith Crolius, late of Dominick Mur
ray’s company, expects to star shortly in “Gipsy Madee ”
a new play by Edwin Atkins. “ ’
Mamie Wallace, of the National Thea
tre company, Uris city, is quite ill at her residence with
congestion of the lungs. ’
Dan Sully will produco his new play
Dc.d.'y No an,” at Tony Pastor’s Theatre, tho latter
part oi x«iay. I
Daniel Frohman is to play M. H. Bar
rymore. K. B. Mantell a company in Sain Francisco
next June.
Dinah Muloch Kraik, author of “John
I Halifax, Gentleman,” is writing a play Cor Maty A-nder
aon.
And now it is rumored that Miss- Sy*d
n?y Cowell is to w«d Mr. Raymond Homes.
®uwn.
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The Herald says that st bottle of Db.
Fullkb’s Pocket Injection, with syringe combined,
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Oil
Sequel to a Divorce.
HUSBAND AND CHILDREN LOST—NOW SHE IS
SENT TO THE ISLAND.
Mary Cronin is divorced l from her huaband.
When the separation was obtained, about a year
ago, the court awarded the children to the husband.
The husband is living with his sister Mary, who
has charge of the children; at No. 65 East Eighty
seventh street.|The old lady appeared in court with
her head bound up, and’charged her former sister
in-law with assaulting her. O® the Ist inst., about
four o'clock in the afternoon; sbe heard a slight tap
at the door. She was not prepared for her. On a
previous occasion she had burst in the door. As
soon as the door wasiopened, Mrs. Cronin said :
“ Here I am. Why- did you take my children ?”
She replied that she did not take them, they
were given her by, her brother to take care of.
$ Without, warning, Mrs.. Cronin drew a stone from
under her shawl, and gave Miss Cronin a terrible
“pound." on the eye, and the second “pound"
blackened both eyes. Miss Cronin cried, “ Don’t
kill me." Mrs. Cr-onin laughed, and said “ I’ll
murder you*" A woman from up stairs came down
with an ax, and, seete-g Miss Cronin covered with
blood, made a rush for the infuriated woman, who
fled. That day she had but moved into the house.
When she camo to visit the children, she usually
burst in tho door. That day the woman wandered
around in search of where they had moved to,
threatening vengeance.
Counsel who prosecuted the case said defendant
was married in 1881 ; before that she had been
married to a man named
Her Counsel objected to the explanation.
Mrs. Cronin, the defendant, said, she lived at No.
1,434 Third avenue, and kept a laundry. She went
to this house where her former husband lived, but
didn’t know till she got there that he was ia the
house. She had gone up stairs. Above, she heard
her late sister-in-law call her out of her name, and
said she had no business there; that she, the sister
in-law, had beat her out of her children. Then
Miss Cronin pulled a knife on her. She took hold
of her, and taking the knife from ner, she fell, and
then she hit Miss Cronin with her hands. She
went in the house inquiring for her children.
“ Did you understand you had no right to go and
see your children ?" asked her counsel.
“ No. And one of the children this cold weather
is without drawers."
“ Didn’t you assault Mr. Cronin and skin his
nose?" asked Miss Cronin’s counsel.
“ No."
“Didn’t yon go where ho lived, in Seventy-eighth
street, and break in the door ?" she was asked.
“No; but I went there to see my children, and
never met him."
“When were you divorced?"
“Almost a year."
•* Haven’t you run after him with stones and
sticks since he got a divorce ?"
“ No."
“ And a pistol ?"
•• No."
She was convicted, and sent to the Penitentiary
for six month3 s
Good Reading. —Attention is called
to the article about the “ Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Association," which appears on tho last page
of tho Dispatch. It is excellent reading, and shows
what can be done through the instrumentality of
an intelligent brain. That E. B. Harper, the presi
dent of the company, is an indefatigable worker
and a strategist of the highest order goes without
saying, as he has had to fight alone, some of the
strongest companies in tha country. From the
weakest dog in the fight, he is now becoming the
strongest.
Mind Your Own. Business.
THREE TUG-BOAT MEN UNEXPECTEDLY GO TO
THE PENITENTIARY.
It is the custom of the hands of the tug-boats to
visit each other on their boats when at the wharf.
Charles O’Connor, Patrick Eustin and James Cough
lin, hands on other tugs, went aboard the “Young
America" to see the fireman. After seeing him
they went into the cabin, where Captain Eason and
his engineer were taking dinner. The three tug
boat men were under the influence of liquor. Cap
tain Eason said his boat was lying at the foot of
Grand street. Two of the men grabbed him and
punched him; the other tried to get at him, but
the engineer held him. There was no reason for
the assault. They met in the kitchen, and got in
an argument about him running his boat on Sun
day. He said that was his business, and told them to
get out. Eustin and Coughlin jumped on him, and
bo was struck. He didn’t know but he would have
put them out if they hadn’t knocked him down.
He merely got up from the table and said, “Get out
of here. In leaving the stand he asked the Court to
deal lightly with them.
Engineer Steers asked Connors, when the three
entered, if his captain ran his boat on Sunday. He
said no, but they ran night and day. Then the
other said, with a long string of oaths, that the
captain of “Young America" was not satisfied with
running night and day, but also Sunday. The cap
tain oidirod them out. Two jumped on tho cap
tain, and Connors went for him, and he held him
off.
Connors said he went on the boat to see the fire
man of the boat “ Holloway," and make a friendly
visit. He didn't see any disturbance; saw no blows
struck. He did not take hold of the engineer.
Eustin said he went in the galley to get a light for
his cigar, and the captain asked him what he want
ed there. He said a light. He did not know how
the argument began; there was a little speechify
ing, but no blows were struck. He didn’t know
how it occurred, as he was under the influence of
liquor.
“Well," said Eustin, closing, “he says he got
licked; if a man gets licked he shows something
for it."
Coughlin said nothing occurred there; they all
went out on a rush.
The three men were sent to the Penitentiary six
months each.
The fair fashionables of our best cir
cles give the palm to Glenn’s Sulphub Soap.
JPretty Well L’tinlsHea.
SO HE GOT OFF WITH A LIGHT FINE.
Charles Bloom, colored, stood at the bar with his
head in bandages, the result of Officer Conner’s club.
Patrolling Broome street the officer said he saw a
crowd in Marion street. Going over he heard the
cry of “ murder," “ police." When he ran in the
basement prisoner had his wife by the hair of the
head dragging her on the floor. As soon as he took
hold of Bloom, he struck the officer on the throat
and caught him by the coat. His wife then got up
and caught him by the shoulder, and then he
struck Bloom on the head.
Prisoner said his wife took in washing from a fast
house. Saturday night the woman came for the
clothes, but couldn’t pay for them. The wife
wouldn’t give them. She brought the officer in,
and they went out. He had words with his wife,
who wanted to give the clothes without pay, and he
eventually slapped her in the face. That was all.
The officer came in the room and clubbed him.
“ Let me go home to my wife and children," said
the negro pleadingly, “ and you will never see my
face again."
The Court thought Bloom had been pretty well
puniehuJ auJ fined him $5.
Officer.
BOLD* attempt TO BLACKMAIL.
Si&ga? O',Brien, the young man who personated a
detective, and attempted to blackmail, pleaded not
guilty v>hen arraigned for trial.
Mary A. Rooney, a middle
aged wornm,- said she lived at No. 2*24 West Forty
seventh street. Oh tfhe 8d of this month the* de
fendant called at her house. When the bell rang
she wont to the door, and found the prisoner
; there. He said he wanted to see Clara. The colored
girl was in the hall, and she told her to go' Up and 1
sea if Clara was in. She was, and told him he could
go up stairs. H's was up about fifteen minutes, >
meantime she had gone to bed. When he came
down he told the girl he wanted to see the madams
She ached the girl what for. The girl said he want
ed tcaee her privately. She put on her wrapper;
and saw him. His first salute was, “ Madam, your
house io under arrest Clara was drunk in the
street. lam sorry for you.”
“ Wh'afchave I done?” said Mrs. Rooney.
“ Well, he says I can fix it for you for $lO.
“Did he show you a warrant ?” asked the Court.
" I can’t read or write. He pulled his ooat open
and showed'a shield, and said he was from the Cen
tral office, and showed a piece of paper—a war
rant.”
“What for?'*
“Keeping ® disorderly house. I said lam a poor
widow woman. I have just paid my rent and my
gas bill, but I’M- try and get the $lO for you.”
Mrs. Rooneysent out a girl, and gave her audible
orders to try and borrow the money of the grocer,
and to hurry up. But aside, she told her to go I to
the station-house and fetch an officer, to see if the
man in her house was an officer. Ho waited pa
tiently, pacing the floor, and thought the girl long
in returning. She told him to be patient, if the
girl couldn't get the money at one place she was to
try another.
The girl at lasi returned, and with Officer Put
nam, of the Twenty-second Precinct, who arrested
frhe prisoner.
The officer said>» young colored girl oame to the
station-house and asked for an officer to be sent
quickly to No. 224 West Forty-seventh street; there
was a man at the house personating an officer. He
was sent to investigate, and found defendant. He
asked him by what authority he personated an
officer. He said be was sent from a detective bu
reau in Fourteenth street to investigate the house.
O’Brien had some papers in his pocket—one that
read like a warrant—and on his breast he wore a
fine-gold shield, with the inscription, “ Special De
tective of the New. York Bureau.” . - '
The prisoner made a long speech,-but what he*
really meant to say was not clear.
The Court found him guilty, and sent him to the
Penitentiary for six months.
What need of long prescriptions and
nauseous doseshfor coughs and colds.. The simple ;
but all sufficient remedy for these visitations is
Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tab. Sold by all
druggists.
Pike’s Toothache Drops cure toothache in on® ,
minute,,.
Wltliont Diploma.
A DOCTOR, DENTIST AND BARBER.
Isaac Meyer, a middle-aged Polander, who claimed
that he could neither speak English or understand
it, was-oharged with selling medicine and giving
medical advice without a diploma,
He denied the charge. He was a “ poor barber,”
and in addition to shaving and shampooing, he
did: some bleeding and tooth pulling.
William A. Purrington, connected with the society
for putting down quackery, said that on, the 2d or
3d of February he called;at the prisoner’s house and
asked for “Dr.” Meyer, and was told.he was out.
A couple of days after, he called again and met him
in the hallway of the house and asked him if he was
, Mr. Meyer. He said yes. He asked him if he hadn't
had an office at N0,.33 or 133 Houston street; he had
been reported as practising medicine. He said yes.
This “ Dr.” Meyer was run across by accident.
Mrs, Irwin, the wife of a detective of the society,
was told to make a call on Mayer with her baby.
She went with her baby 03 Sunday, the “ Dr."
wasn’t in. Next day she w»nt with the baby and
the “ Dr.” opened the door himself. She asked
him if he was the doctor. He said he **vas Tockter
Meyer.”
He took her into a middle room, stripped the
baby, put his ear to the back of the child, and
examined its tongue. He said he had medicine
that would cure it. She gave him fifty Cents, and
he gave her a bottle of some stuff, which the court
smelled but would not taste.
| The defendant took the stand and said he 9 speak
no English.” He never practiced as a dootor at 25
Essex street, or in Rivington street. He saw the
woman. She asked not for Dr. Meyer, but Mr.
Meyer. He said he was Mr. Meyer, and called
himself a dentist. The child was not stripped, it
wasn’t touched. She asked for something for a
cold, and he gave her that bottle of medicine, which
he used for himself and family, and charged her
fifty cents. This tea, or medicine, as it was called,
was made from herbs that came from Palestine, near
Jerusalem. He had it imported for his own family
and they used it when they had a cough. When he
lived in Ludlow street he had a sign out “ Hair
Cutting, Leeching anef Tooth Pulling.” The sign
did not state that “Wounds were cured and healed-*
It was a proper sign he had up, “ Hair Cutting and
Tooth Pulling.” When the doctor over the way
had a patient that had a wound he did not under
stand, he sent him over to “Dentist” Meyer to
dress it.
Several members of the Meyer family said their
father did not examine or touch the child. Their
father didn’t pretend to be a doctor.
He was found guilty and fined SSO.
Inducements to Purchase. the
office of the Qyeat American Tea Company, Nos. 31
and 33 Vesey street, the finest teas sold anywhere
can be found, and the company’s coffees have a
celebrity which has been worthily won through
their excellence. The teas and coffees, while of the
very best kinds, are much cheaper than those sold
in the ordinary stores. The company presents
another inducement in offering to their lady
customers an opportunity to secure a beautiful gold
band, or moss rose China tea set, or handsomely
decorated gold band moss rose dinner set, or gold
band moss decorated toilet set. We advise our
lady readers to make further inquiries for them
selves at Nos. 31 and 33 Vesey street, New York.
A. Leap For
TO ESCAPE THE CRUELTY OF A BRUTAL CAP
TAIN AND MATE A SAILOR LEAPS OVER
BOARD.
The revenue cutter “Washington ” was crashing
into the ice off Bedloe’s Island, at nine o’clock yes
terday morning, when her pilot, Captain John Mc-
Msth, saw an object move over the bulwarks of the
schooner “ Sarah Eaton/* which Was passing sea
ward in tow. He thought at first it was a fender
being placed in position alongside the craft, but
when, in another instant, the figure of a man was
seen to follow the unknown object and strike the
water, be surmised that something was wrong, and
sent the cutter’s prow in the direction of the schoon
er, tho man meanwhile shouting for rescue.
Capt. McMath left the pilot house and grasp-inga
ladder pushed it out to the now thoroughly ex
hausted man. The latter grasped it, but fearing he
would relinquish his hold the captain and custom
house boarding officer E. M. Esterbrook got a line
aboat his body and hauied him and the first-sighted
object on board. The latter was found to be a bag
containing clothing. He was so numb as to be
unable to speak. When he recovered his voice be
told Capt. McMath his name was Frederick Fah
renkamp and that be had cast the bag and himself
overboard to escape the cruelty of Capt. Cole, his
mate and men of the “ Eaton.” The ship belonged
to Calais, Me., he sal \ and was (bound to Port-de-
Paix. He had shipped on Monday last as a sailoj
and had got no advance money. The “Eaton” by
this time had dropped anchor below Liberty Island
and the “Washington” steamed to the Barge Office
with the rescued sailor.
When she arrived there Fahrenkamp was turned
over to the police boat “Patrol.” The captain of
the latter, E. O. Smith, sent him in charge of an
officer to Commissioner Shields for advice, It is
probable the master of the “Eaton” will be arrested.
Capt. McMath, of the “ Washington,” is certain the
man could not have lived five minutes longer in
the water.
The JPolice Mutual Aid.
SOME FOOLISH MEN ON THE POLICE.
Judge Lawrence, in Supreme CuUrt Chambers,
decided that the act making it compulsory on the
police to pay two dollars a month, was the inten
tion of the framers of the bill, and was perfectly
legal, although the construction of the law was
slightly ambiguous.
The case was taken to the General Term, and on
Friday that court decided the payment was volun
tary, not compulsory.
The case will go to the Court of Appeals, but the
shortest way would be to get some one who under
stands punctuation, to correct the bill and make its
meaning clear.
Why there should be any one found so selfish as
to object to the payment of two dollars a month for
the benefit of his wife, who, at his death, is guar
anteed $1,200, is passing strange. Only fifty cents
a week to give his wife that amount when he dies.
The law of pensions is far more o j rtionabie.
The pension fund is made up of fines, tiu-.g an offi
cer’s pension is ma le up of something that he did
nfot participate fn.ondjwith which he had nothing to
do. Properly speaking, it is the taking out of one
man's pocket to put in another’s; In the courts,
when a man is convicted of assault, the fine im
posed tor injury to person or property does not go
to tho cemplainant, but the city. In the case of po
ll emen they get the benefit of fines from cases
W.th which-they had nothing to do.
Yet men so generously dealt with—-at least a few— ,
object to paying this paltry assessment for the ben
efit of their tamilies.
Hanged a Mob.
, A NEGRO LYNfJHFD' IN NEW JERSEY FOR A
TERRIBLE CRIME—A YOUNG GIRL BRUTAL
LY TREATED.
A sensational story of a lynching in New Jersey
was circulated yesterday afternoon. , The scene of
, the crime is at Eatontown. The crimV was assault.
The negro is named Sam'Johnston. He is sixty-five
years of age. _ The girl assaulted is the nineteen
year old daughter of Henry Herbert. Miss Herbert
was out Friday evening, about dark, in the neigh
borhood of Maps Mills, a little place about a mile
from Eatontown. It was on a lonely road that the
negro met her and accomplished his purpose. He
left her unconscious on the road.
Neighbors discovered her and took her home.
Upon examination it was found that she had been
struck on the head with an ax as well as assaulted.
The neighbors were aroused, and a vigilance com
mittee organized to pursue Johnston. Ha ran to
the woods, and from thence ventured to go to his
home in South Eatontown, where he has a wife and
four grown children. The Wheeler boys, two active
and strong young men, of Eatontown, went to his
home at 9:30 o’clock Friday night, and after a
struggle bound him and proceeded toward the town
jail in Eatontown. While on tho way they were
met by a crowd of citizens, but his captors sue
ceeffed in locking him up, though not until he had
been terribly beaten by clubs.
Finally an excited mob started for the Eatontown
lock-up. No guard had been stationed. The lock
up consists of a small brick building about eight
by ten; The mobs met at the jail and attempted to
break in the side. Failing in this they; by a great
effort, broke the staples of P the door, and, running
in, began clubbing the darkey. His cries for mercy
and life were beard half a mile off. Notoontent with
clubbing him until his head was horribly bruised
they tied a rope around his neck, and, running it
through the iron grating over the jail door, they
quickly ended his existence, and left him swinging.
Ho>was discovered by a mail carrier, who ,notified
the and.a coroner was sent for,
.< Pending the Coroner’s arrival, men, women audi
children gathered about the black corpse swinging
ia the sunlight. Henry Hebert and his son, the far
ther and brother of the Injured girl, came to the
jail just after Johnston had been locked up and beg
ged permission to shoot him., but were not permit-
■ ted by Constable Fiebentha to enter,. Miss-Herbert
, is in a critical conditioh.
Jumbo on His Feet Again.—Fully a
thousand persons gathered in Prof;. H,. A. Ward’s
establishment in Rochester, on Friday, to. seethe
preparations making for the transportation of the
huge oak manikin, weighing over three tons, upon
which the 1538-pound skin of Jumbo, has been
stretched. A specially constructed railroad car and
wagon were sent from, Jersey City.;, aad several of
the attaches-of Barnum’s Circus wars on hand to
superintend the removal. The manikin was built
in a large frame building of which, one entire side
had to be taken down to admit of free egress. It
was then placed upon the plaAform of the wagon,
and eight horses.being it was drawn with
Jumbo upon it through the streets to the depot.
As the animal was- entirely uncovered, during its
transit through the streets it was foil-owed by an
immense cr&wd. The wagon, and image were finally
run into the car. and departed for Bridgeport, where
it will remain until brought to this city on the 29th
of the mouth.
Ten Days of Agony,
TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS OF THE CREW OF A
WRECKED BARK—NO FIRE, FOOD OR WATER
ON THE VESSEL FOR TEN DAYS.
By the arrival of the British steamship “Orinoco,’»
from Barbadoes, details are obtained of another
barrowiag tale of the sea. The man who brings the
story is Alexander Leggett, a sailor from the lost
craft. Though he has been fifteen years at sea, this
experience has caused him to declare that he will
never step on shipboard again.
The lost vessel was the British bark “Embla.”
The cablegram received from Barbadoes told that
the craft had come to grief, but furnished no par
ticulars.
“It wrs on New Year’s day,” said Mr. Leggett to
a reporter, “that the ’Embla’ left Philadelphia
with a full cargo of petroleum, for Alicante, Spain.
Wo were favored with a strong westerly wind, and
went along in splendid style. The ship was a good
one, having been built ten years ago in Nova Sco
tia. Her registered tonnage was 1,100, and she be
longed to Carmichael, of I’ictou, N. S. On the even
ing of the Bth, a light wind set in from the south
east. This increased, and at midnight a regular
gale howled about the ship.
“The topgallant sails and upper staysails were
made fast and the foretopsails put off and on the
yard arm. At 1 o’clock on the morning of the 9th
heavy rain and squalls made their appearance.
When th® watch came on deck it became certain
the gale meant business, and the captain ordered
the main upper topsail put home and the mainsail,
foresail and fore lower topsail clewed up. After
this the well was sounded, and three feet of water
found in the ho&L. 'lhe captain gave orders to run
the ship to the north, before the wind, to get. the
water out. Then the first mate’s watch wa« * Leiow
and the pumps were started, A suck was obtained
> at 4 O’clock, All bauds Wore set at work on the
pumps, but at B b’clock ten feet of water were
found. It was immediately after this, and when the
■ helm was being put up, that she became unman
. ageable.
NO HOPE FOR THE SHIP.
“Finally we realized that the end bad corne
the ship was doomed. 7 »
ua aha sea
leariui y, * u( j latter's continuous surging on
board made it necessary for every one to lash him
self to the bulwarks. The seamen at the pumps
nad io tie themselves to the fifesail. At nine
( o’clock a wave larger than all others struck the fast
sinking craft on the starboard side and she rolled
* over to larboard. We all held our breath and pre
t pared to meet death. But the case-oil in the hold
b would not permit her to completely careen, nor
would it allow her to sink. Thus when she went
l over the main yard dipped about eight feet in the
1 water, but would go no further. Knowing that it
would be impossible to live on the vessel while she
was in that position, the captain got an ax and set
1 to work at the main rigging. At the same time the
topsail and top-gallant yards were car
, away in the slings. This saved us from speedy
for the ship righted, not, however, until the
’ hold) was full of water up to the hatch combings,
and movable thing on deck had disappeared.
It was too late to save anything but ourselves.
“ Had I known then it was only the beginning I
would have blown my brains out. On the morn
ing of the lOih we all went aft of the mainmast to
die. Our clothing was frozen to our skin, our feet
rested in boots filled with partly-congealed water,
and the agony suffered in our eyes from prolonged
contact with the salt water was terrible—we could
soaroely see. , '
“ The provisions Were so badly soaked that even
in our great hunger in was impossible to partake
of them, and finally the sea washed them away
piecemeal, as well as the fresh water. The fire in
the galley range extinguished the first day of
the storm, and though subsequently we made sev
eral attempts to relight it, each time a huge wave
put an end to it. - 1
THE FIRST TO DIE.
“ Death visited us that night. It took the one we
could most ill afford to lose—ths steward, Joseph
Smith—fori think had he lived much suffering
would have been averted during the ten days we
were compelled to remain’on board. We buried
him on Sunday morning when the waves were still
raging with appalling fury. How we managed to
sustain life for the following nine days I cannot
guess. Each evening, when darkness settled down,
we prayed for the end. On Tuesday, the I9th
through our partially blinded eyes, we sighted a
large sailing ship heading in our direction. She
was only a short distance away and must have
sighted us long before we saw her. It was the
ship “Farragut,” of Boston. Her commander,
Capt. Hardwick, hailed us, and although we were
too weak to speak, he launched a lifeboat.
“The seas were still running high, and the small
boat was unable to come near us. There was only
one way of getting into her. In two lots the men
sprang into the sea. Several were unable to swim,
but grasping the lifeboat oars, the willing hands of
those in charge pulled them over the gunwales.
When we reached the deck of the “ Farragut,” two
of the men fainted.
THE FIRST BITE IN TEN DAYS.
” After we had been rescued, we were given dry
clothes and food, the first bite we had had to eat in
ten days.
“On the 20th the “ Farragut ” sighted a Danish
ship bound to Queenstown and five of our men
were taken on board. On the 31st, the British bark
“ Annapolis,” bound from New York to Shanghai,
was spoken. She consented to take two more. This
left the captain, second officer, boatswain, cabin
boy and myself on board the “ Farragut.” On
February 5 “H. M. S. Bellerophon,” bound for
Barbadoes, was sighted. In answer to the “ Farra
gut's ” signals, her commander sent a boat along
side and volunteered to take us to Barbadoes. Cap
tain Hardwick, the boatswain, mate and boy left
Barbadoes for England on the 22d ult. I alone re
turn here, and you can rest assured here I remain.”
Carey in
HE GETS THE TWO DUCKS.
Carey, of the Twenty-ninth Precinct, found Charles
Kelly at a late hour on Friday night carrying a pair
of dead ducks. The appearance of Kelly led him to
believe that he hadn’t the means to buy them, and
he took him in custody.
“ Where did he get these two ducks ?” asked
Justice Duffy.
“I don’t know,” said Carey.
“ Where did you get these two stolen ducks ?” the
Justice asked Kelly.
“Dunno know,” repfied the prisoner.
“What am I to do with the ducks ?” asked Oarey.
“I give them to you. They would spoil at the
Property Clerk’s.” said the Justice.
Cerey thanked His Honor.
Wa,v ■-'> I x m n tion. — Doyli and
Lewis, the detectives, waived examination yesterday,
and were iuily committed for trial. They gave
bad.
• Jiilly Tracy in Court.
HE KNOCKS A MAN DOWN, HE SAYS' BY MIS
TAKE.
Billy Tracy was up yesterday before Justice 1
Duffy, charged with intoxication, preferred by’
! Officer Vanarsdale. The officer said there wm al
- in the audience who had been assaulted
by Billy, who declined to make a complaint.
“Call him up?” said Justice Duffy. “So. Mr,
Tracy knocked you down, and you refuse to make a
complaint?”
“It is a case of mistaken identity/* said the
gentleman.
“ What is your business Tracy ?’*
“ The saloon business, in Twenty-ninth street;
near Broadway.”
“I made a charge against him of being drunk and
disorderly,** said the officer.
’• Wae be drunk
1 “ Yes, sir; he isn’t quite sober yefc”
“ What have you to say, Tracy ?**
“ Somebody threw a stone in my window; I ran
out. and the gentleman ou the stand happened to ■
1 be the first one I mot, and by mistake I knocked :
' him down.”
1 ” Eight dollars,” said the Justice.
Billy Tracy is a very well known man to the>
police and by tho “crooked *’ men* i-a ■ the city; Ho •
was tried, and came very near being convicted,-,
sometime ago, of shooting “Bunco” Miller.
’ Mary’s I3lacl< Eyes.
I “Six; or ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THB.
> OTHER.”
1 John-S-Dean, who keeps an all-night restaurant,
i at No, 428 Eighth avenue, was-charged with as
-1 saulting Mary Jones, a middle-aged solicitor. She
> had two black eyes.
Dean preferred a countercharge against Mary Of ,
I breaking a window and assaulting bis cook..
Mary, said she was coming down the avenue and
she saw three men strike a man. She stopped,-and 1
?&id it was a shame, and the prisoner came out and 1
: assaulted her.
» Dean said he got out of bed at eleven o’clock,. He .
t kept an all-night house. He never saw the woman
! to strike her, any more than his Honor. But she
fired a bottle and broke a ono hundred dollar pane
1 of glass.
1 The woman said she would swear he struck .her 1
t it must have been him.
r • Brooks, the colored cook, said bis boss didn’t
- , strike her. She came in front of the saloon, and
I .called him (the cook) all sorts of names. The boss,
who sat at tho table,, said, “Don’t make so much.
I' noise.” She bad been there an hour.. Then sha
» commenced to fire bottles, and one hit - him on the ,
* head and broke a pane of glass,
> The Judge said they were six of one and half •/
• dozen of the othQr,,ond ordered both home.
Tire -Coroner’s Office.,
SUDDEN DEATHS AND A3GIDENTS.
Henry Schmidt, aged five years, fell down stairs (
5 at his residenftSx No. 332 West .Fifty-third street, and i
s was killed.
j Matthew Ztonohue, aged fczty, bartender, died 1
1 suddenly yesterday in the saloon where he waa .a|<;
1 work, No. .594 Tenth avenue.
I Ed ward j Harmon aged switchman, at,
f Mott Haven, had his foot caught in a switebrfrog.
> and over by a car aad killed. HU-body waa <
t brought to the Grand Central depot,
> e
fc Almost miraculous are some of tha.
’ urs accomplished by the use of Aysn’s Sabsapa-.
rilla. In the case of 3. L. King, Richmond, Va.,
g who.- suffered for 47 years with an aggravated form<
k of scrofula, Ayeb’s effected astonish?-
ing results.
® Knew His Master’s Ways. —An intel s *-
ligent large Newfoundland dog ? accompanied his»
master up Centre, street yesterday, noon. At every
; liquor saloon tbp dog stopped and snuffed, and
looked to his master. He thcaght hie boss.might
a be thirsty, an& be was likely to. share in,the free,
lunch.
SffKWWIII JI Illg—
J OUR FIRE DEPARMT.
t s
B NEW APPARATUS—SICK AND DIS-
II ABLED FIREMEN.
THE MONTHLY LAY ROLL.
The total amount paid to the rank and file of the
it Fira Department for the month of February was
r . $112,000.
NEW APPARATUS.
o The Board on Wednesday opened proposals and
i a awarded contracts for the following: For a third
k . size Silsby steam fire engine, the contract waa
d awarded to the Gould Manufacturing Company afe
a $4,100.
>. For two Hayes’ extension hook and ladder
3- the contract was awarded to the La France Mana*
j. factoring Company at $6,400.
(j. The proposals for furnishing a second size Clapp
ir and Jones’ steam fire engine were not opened, and
a readvertisement for the work was ordered, so that
- 0 the company would have time to make- some im
ie provements in their apparatus.
,h For lurnishing six four-wheeled hose tenders, tha
6 . contract was awarded to the Gleason and Bailey
n Manufacturing Company at $4464.
>d SICK FIREMEN.
The medical officers x-eported that there were only
forty-two sick and disabled officers and men,
a against fiftylast month.
!6 THE BOARD’S MEETING,
w The Board, at their regular weekly meeting on
Jd Wednesday morning,
xe business, as follows ;
re BILLS.
A large number of h”]g for miscellaneous supplies
furnished the Various engine and hook and laddet
companie? tfare audited and allowed,
ENGINE COMPANY NO. 16. I
Engine Company No. 16 will have a new boilef
m this week, the o.u ? na Having worn out,
1- IH3 SNOW SIOMMS. ;
" Captain " Charley” Shay, gf Jipgine Company No.
gt 14, reported that the sum of $332 would be required
to pay for the use of extra horses for tho Depart
ment’s apparatus during the winter’s snow storms.
Id NEW SIGNAL.
Special building signal box 293, for James Pyle
& Sons’ soap works. No. 428 Greenwich street, was
10 added to the list.
“ A LONG ABSENCE.
at Fireman Timothy Sullivan, of Engine Company’
e No. 8, who had a charge preferred against him.ioi
r- being absent without leave for twenty-four hours,
y from the 25th to the 26th of February, was suspend
io ed from pay and duty pending his trial.
A KEY LOST.
Fire-alarm box key No. 3 is lost* Who will re»
I turn it to headquarters ?
a- PERMISSION GIVEN.
The Board gave permission to Fireman Luks
3t Clayton, of Engine Company No. 18, to receive a
L gold badge from Noah L. Farnham Post, G. A. R.,
for saving the life of Mr. William Rim©§ytb, at Np,
-- 236 Nineteenth nj; September 3, 188§,
n THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
:e President Purroy has received a very flattering
-y letter from Stage Manager C. E. Locke, of the Acad
u emy of Music, complimenting the Fire Department
of for its efficiency, and thus ends his trouble about
r- firemen being on th© Academy’s stage. k
'9 THE FIRE DETAIL.
Chief Bonner sent in a cdmmnnication suggest
ing that, instead of using the regular firemen at
© tached to companies to do detail duty at the vari
h ous theatres, it would be a good plan to use retired
g firemen for that purpose, the theatrical managers to
e pay th©m for their services.
AN ACCIDENT.
o Fireman John Landers, of Engine Company No.
37, broke his leg while going to a fire on Wednesday
1 morning.
DEBTS AGAIN.
® The Board received & large number of unpaid
claims again on Wednesday, against about half-a
dozen firemen. Charges were ordered to be prefer
red against the delinquents.
B NEW APPOINTMENTS,
The Board appointed on Thursday John O’Oon
-1 nor, John Hoey and Michael J. Casey as Inspectors
F of Buildings.
1 INJURED.
f Fireman John D. Banta, of Hook and Ladder Com*
u pany No. 13, was thrown from the apparatus while
o going to a fire on Monday morning, and broke his
leg, and he was taken for treatment to the Presby
terian Hospital.
THAWING THE HYDRANTS.
3 During the recent severe cold snap the firemen
were kept very busy in thawing out the frozen hy
drants and having them in readiness for immediate
* use in case of a fire breaking out.
t TRIALS YESTERDAY.
The Board met again yesterday and held the fol
s lowing trials:
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE, Eto.
Fireman James S. Radley, of Engine Company*
. No. 6, was charged with being absent without leave
. for two hours, using disrespectful language to
. Foreman Monroe, as follows; “You are all suckers,
t and I don’t care for any in the bouse.
, from the foreman down,” and with refusing to leave
» the apparatus floor when he was so ordered by
Foreman Monroe, and also with acting so unruly
and in such an insubordinate manner, that Police
man Roach, of tho Twenty-seventh Precinct, was
called in to look after him, and all those offenses
occurred on February 22d.
’ Fireman Timothy Sullivan, of Engine Company
No. 8, was charged with being absent without leave
( for twenty-four hours, between Feb. 25th and 26th.
NEGLECT OF DUTY.
Engineer Charles A. McDermott, of Engine Com
pany No. 8, was tried on a charge of failing to re*
port on the apparatus floor to signal stations Nos.
288 and 477, on Feb. 23d.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR, ETC.
Fireman Gustave Fuhrman, of Hook and Ladder
Company No. 6, was charged, first, with being un
der the influence of liquor; second, with refusing
to leave the apparatus floor when ordered by Fore
man Kehoe; third, that when ordered by Housa
Watchman John P. Walsh to leave the apparatus
floor he grasped the housa watchman by the shoul
ders and dared him to put him off the floor.
These acts of insubordination all took place on
February 23d.
MORE NEGLECT OF DUTY.
Fireman Edward 8. Mulligan, of Hook and Lad*
der Company No. 8, was charged with failing to re*
port for duty on the apparatus floor and not &q»
compauymg the apparatus to a fir© ou Feb. 2641 k
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