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JERSEY CITY. MONDAY DECEMBER 23. 1889.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
TO WAIT ON BARTLETT.
The Street and Water Board
Tackles the Water
Again.
THE MOICLAIR COMPANY FAVORED.
The Water Question Argued, and a
Conference Directed—Bidders
for Street Contracts.
At the meeting of the Street and Water
Board this morning a communication
from the North Hudson County Railroad
was read, asking permission to commence
the erection of columns for the proposed
elevated railway on Central avenue. Tne
communication was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
The Committee of the Whole, to whom
was referred the recent communication
from the Lehigh VaUey Railroad Com
pany in reference to the water supply, re
ported adversely on that company's prop
osition and recommended a conference
with the Montclair Company's represen
tatives with a view to entering into a con
tract with the latter comDany as soon as
possible for furnishing Jersey Citv with a
pure waier supply.
AEGUEXXG THE POINT
The reasons given by the committee are
substantially as follows:—
That the new water supply had been
before the people of this city many years,
and with the increasing pollution of the
source from which it was now drawn,
those who have looked forward to thj
growth of the city have some anxiety in
regard to the source for a new supply,
and with alarm at the enormous outlay
necessary to purchase it.
All the larger cities in the county had
been reaching out in the direction of a
new water supply. Privât; enterprise,
always on the alert for a new field of
operations,had taken up the agitation here
with a broad and comprehensive view
that embraced the cities in Northern New
Jersey.
An ample supply had been offered to
various cities at a price far below the cost
of any public undertaking, but the cities
did not respond at the time.
Since then Newark had entered into a
contract with the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company for a supply at $39 per gallon.
Montclair had contracted with the
Montclair Water Company, the City of
Bayonne with the same company, for the
term of twenty-five years to pay tSO per
million gallons, and the City of Passaic
liad also entered into a contract for a sup
ply.
The whole matter had slept for a long
time, so far as official action was con
cerned, in this city, but we were for
tunate in not being confined to one party
for a supply.
A LOWER OFFER.
There wero two propositions before the
city government for consideration and
cither of the parties was doubtless
capable of furnishing an ample supply of
pure water.
J UU CmJUlUIlilrCO UUUIU UUl ICUUUIUICUU
making -a contract with the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company because the
Mfintplair company offers to furnish the
ν supply at less price.
-' The committee, realizing the pressing
necessity of a new water supply, sug
gested that it could not be furnished any
too soon, because it will be two or more
years at best before water will be deliv
ered after the (late of the contract.
The committee had therefore taken up
the whole subject for consideration, and
felt it would be neglectful of the best in
terests and the future growth of tne city
if it failed to make any recommendation
on the subject.
The proposition of the Montclair Water
Company had been considered.
It was found that the company already
controls ample water rights and natural
reservoirs with means practically unlim
ited for the acquisition of further lands
and the construction of reservoirs as the
needs of the city may grow.
The proposition of the Montclair com
pany was §40 per million gallons, or $2
less than the price offered by he Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company. A contract
with the Montclair company would
necessitate no increase of the city debt
nor increase in the water rents now
ciiarged to the people.
EARNINGS, FOU A SUPPLY.
The committee deemed the suggestion
made recently by a committee of citizens
to Mr. John R. Bartlett that he
should take entire charge of our
water works and the distribution
and supply of water to our citizens to be
illegal and impracticable and one that
would never be submitted to by our peo
ple, even if the law would permit of such
an arrangement.
The committee recommended the adop
tion οI the following resolution:—
"That the law officers of this city be re
quested to confer with the Montclair
Water Company and report to this Board,
the ver}· best terms that company will
make for a contract to supply a sufficient
quantity of pure and wholesomo water to
be delivered into the reservoir at Belle
ville. now belonging to this city.
ΟΤΙίΚΙί BIDDERS.
There weie live bidders lor the contract
of erecting the Ninth street sewer, from
Monmouth to Brunswick street. They
were Michael Mullerey.Henry H. Holmes,
Thomas Kelly, Henry McGibney and
Thcimas Donohue. Donohue is the lowest
bidder.
For the improvement of Danforth av
enue the bidders were O'Donnell &
Ormsby, Thomas Kogan, P. I,. Reil,
Thomas Cavanausli, Thomas Harrington
and Michael Mulley. For Linden av
enue, from Garfield avenue to Old
Bergen Boad the bidders were Michael
Muilery, Thomas Kogau, Thomas Har
rington, Thomas Cavanaugh, O'Donnel &
Ormsby. John M. Shannon, the last
named the lowest bidder.
For Sherman avenue, from South to
Bower street, bids were received from
O'Donnell & Ormsby, Thomas Harring
ton, Michael Mullerey, Κ. H. Pitchen,
Dennis Byrnes, Thomas Cavanaigh and
Patrick Hyan. Harrington probably the
lowest bidder.
For the improvement of Germania ave
nue from Manhattan avenue to Bleecker
street, the biggest job on the list there
were ten proposals, including those of
Henry McGibney, George W. Kies», P. L.
Rell. Κ Η. Pitchen, Michael Muilery,
O'Donnell & Ormsby and Thomas Cavan.
G'Donnell & Ormsby are probably the
lowest.
Commissioner Dugan reported that
nothing had as yet been done in the mat
ter οt selecting school sites. The salary
of Water Purveyor Coar was increased
to #1,500.
Mother and Child Burned.
A woman's screams in Sixteenth street,
corner of Tenth avenue, New York, were
, heard by Policeman Edward McDonnell
at half-past one this morning. He ran to
the place and saw that an apartment over
the grocery store was in flames.
Mrs. Kate Hewson, had Just undressed
herself and child, prepartory to retiring,
when the child pulled toe table cloth, and
the lamp toppled over. Mrs Hewson,
tried to catch the lamb but was unable to
do so. Her Bight wrapper took fire, and she
was at onee enveloped in flames.
The child's clothing also took nre. Mrs.
Hewson is probably fatally buried, and
the chances are the child will not snrvlve
her injuries.
They were removed to Roosevelt Hos
pital.
CAPf# BRYCE FALLS DEAD
A Literatenr, and Friend of All the
Old Time Statesmen.
Captain John W. Bryce, a literary man
well known in this city and throughout
the State, dropped dead on Montgomery
street this morning. He came from his
home in Harrison and started to walk up
Exchange Place when he felt a sudden
severe pain In the region of his heart.
He stepped into the box of the starter
of the Hobokun cars at Montgomery and
Hudson streets, with whom he was ac
quainted, and asked permission to re
main there awhile. The starter gave
him a chair and the captain remained
there for over half an hour.
He would frequently start forward,
pressing his hand over his heart and de
clare that he had never suffered such
pain as he was then in.
Finally he said he felt better and would
go across the street to get something to
relieve his pain.
He was passing in front of Xo. 21
Montgomery street, when he reeled for
ward and fell to the sidwalk. Policeman
Enoch *Rickerlch ;who saw him fall,
with the assistance of Policeman Brun
wald carried him into the Annex saloon
two doors above. ■
Dr. Renecke was hastily summoned,
but when he reached the saloon the cap
tain was dead.
Captain Bryce has been a sufferer from
rheumatism for several years, and it is
thought that the disease went to his
XlCitXl.
John Bryce was born in Kentucky
more than eighty years ago. He gradu
ated from the United States Naval Acad
emy at Annapolis and continued in the
service for several years, rising to the
position of captaiu.
He was well acquainted with all the
public men of his day, and was a personal
friend of Daniel Webster, Henry Clay,
John C. Calho vi and the other statesmen
of that period. He was an accomplished
literary man, the master of seven lan
guages, and drifted into liteaary work,
writing stories for magazines and other
periodicals.
He wis at one time an editorial writer
for the American Standard. He was a
finished writer and wielded an unusually
facile pen. Her purchased some prop
erty in West Hoboken and lived there for
several years.
In the campaign of 1872, when there was
much dissatisfaction expressed over the
indorsement of Horace Greeley's nomina
tion by the Democratic Convention, Cap
tain Bryce and the late Chauncey Burr
were mainly instrumental" in securing
the nomination of Charles O'Conor.
Captain Bryce leaves a widow and a
son and daughter, both the latter of
whom are married.
North Hudson Notes.
While Policeman Feeney was patrolling
Bergenline avenue, Union Hill, on Satur
day night, his attention was attracted to
a woman in a beastly state of intoxica
tion. She carried a baby in her arms.
Policeman Feeney placed her under ar
rest. She registered as Margaret Darcy.
Margaret will sober up at the Hudson
Couuty Jail.
The ball of the Young Washington As
sociation, of Union Hill, on Christmas
Dtiy, promises to be a great affair.
The body of George Hassel, the silk
weaver in WestHoboken, who committed
suicide, was buried yesterday.
The American Athletic Club held their
annual ball at Kutb's Hall, Union Hill,
on Saturday night. The affair was a de
cided success.
There is some talk of a billiard match
for a large stake between William Nolte
and "Billy" Broner.
THREE BODIES FOUND.
The Men Who Were Killed in the Little
Ferry Catastrophe.
The divers employed to search for the
bodies of the three Susquehanna Railroad
hands who went into the Little Ferry
draw with the coal train on which they
were riding ten days ago have recovered
all.
Theflndingof Nixon the engineer, was
reported in The Sus day Mobning New.;
of yesterday. The diver yesterday came
to the surface with the body of Seeley
the fireman, and it was carried to the
Hackensack undertaker's establishment,
At au early hour this morning Fireman
Harrington's body was located by a
diver. It rests underneath one of the
coal cars, and will be extricated some
time today. Inasmuch as there is but
one diver,"the work of clearing the debris
from the river bed is necessarily slow.
Since tho accident the coroners have
incessantly watched for the recovery
of the dead bodies, each en
deavoring to obtain possess
ion of them ahead of tho other. Coro
ner Herring seems to have outwitted his
allies, Coroners Hill and I)r. Pew, as he
has succeeded 111 securing the custody of
the engineer and brakeman, and has his
plans well laid to capture the body of the
unfortnnate brakeman If brough to the
suriuue.
City Hospital Not ».
The City Hospital ambulance had three
runs yesterday. The patients were Jake
Wakeman, who is suffering from alchol.
ism, Jeremiah Luce, who was cut about
the face and terribly disfigured in a saloon
light in Greenville, and Jenny Bechtel
uxier, who was prostrated by illness at
Steup's hotel.
Eight patients were admitted to the
hospital yesterday. Malaria and pneu
monia were the causes of illness.
Seven of the hospital patients were
transferred to the Almshouse on Satur
day, They were aged and debilitated
men and women who had been picked up
on the street.
An Interlocutor}- Decree.
Th* Chancellor granted an order this
morning opening the interlocutory decree
in the case of Mary E. Babbit and Robert
O. Babbit against Frauds Geollett and
allowing the defendant to lile an an
swer.
The suit was brought to compel the
perfoimance of a contract to sell some
propeity. Geollett contracted to sell the
land to Babbit and received on the con
tract a note for $750.
The note fell into the hands of
a man named Du Bois, of New
York, who secured its payment
atter judgments had been obtained upon
it. The Babbits then brought their suit
aud obtained the interlocutory decree.
Closing for the Holiday».
The public schools in Hoboken closed
today. At all of the schools an elaborate
programme, consisting of recitations,
songs by the school, calisthenic,dialogues
was carried out, and the children de
parted for a home with bright and happy
faces in anticipation of the enjoyable va
cation. The schools will open on the 5th
of January.
Came Out With a Broken No«e.
There was a lively row early :.ast even
ing in the saloon run by Roger McCauley
at No. 74(1 Ocean avenue. No one seems
to know definitely how it was caused, or
if ι hey know, are not inclined to tell.
Patrolman McCarthy heard the rum
pus, the noise of which attracted a big
crowd around the. doors. On entering
the saloon the policeman found a crowd
of excited men and all the evidences of a
first class scrimmage.
Jeremiah Lucey, of No. 741 Ocean ave
nue, had been "done up" badly. His
nose was broken and his face was terribly
gashed. He was removed to the City
Hospital.
Met.'au ley was arrested for assault and
battery, and a charge of keeping a dis
orderly house was also made against him.
Patrick Coyle and Jeremiah Nugent
were arrested ou a charge of assault and
battery, and ErricK Christianson, Patrick
Carey and Patrick O'Donnell were held
as witnesses.
The parties gave bonds this morning to
appear whenever Lacey is able to testify
in the matter.
HENRY W. GRADY DEAD
The Great Orator of the
New South Passes Away
at Atlanta this
Morning.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 33,1889.—Henry W.
Grady, of the A tlanta Constitution, who
recently thrilled the country with his elo
quence at the Boston merchants'dinner,
died at twenty minutes to four this morn
ing of typhoid pneumonia.
His venerable mother was informed of
his dangerous condition last evening and
Dr. K. D. Spaulding, who conveyed the
intelligence to her, said:—
"I cannot believe that Mr. Grady will
die; he has work yet to do."
"Perhaps his work is finished," replied
the mother as she bowed her head.
Henry Woodfeu Grady was bora in
Athens, Ga., May 17, 1851. He was edu
cated at the University of Georgia and
the University of Virginia. His father
was a wealthy business man of Athens.
He was Colonel of the Twenty-fifth
North Carolina Regiment of the Confed
erate army, and was killed at the head of
his regiment while lighting before Peters
burg.
EARLY WORK IN JOURNALISM.
Young Henry was editor ot the Daily
Commercial, or Rome, Pa., a paper which
he started himself when he was twenty
years old. It did not live long and he
came to Atlanta, when he started the At
lauta Herald in opposition to the Atlanta
Constitution, and inado it one o£ the
liveliest newspapers of the South.
He was hard pressed by his competitors
and in spite of its excellent literary merit
the Herald died in 1870.
Mr. Grady was not discouraged by these
failures and made another attempt with
the Atlanta Courier.
This venture resulted disastrously.
Mr. Grady abandoned the idea of estab
lishing a paper of his own. For the next
four years he confined him jelf to work for
Northern journals and wrote letters to
tho New York Herald and other
papers, which soon won for him
a national reputation. In 1870 he be tea η
work on the Atlanta Constitution at $100
a month, and in 1880 he became owner
of one fourth of the paper.
THE NOVEL PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.
He created a sensation in differing from
Captain Howell, the editor in chief, on
the Prohibition question, lie being a
"dry" and Captain Howell a "wet."
Tney fought the campaign in the col
umn» of their paper, the contribution of
each appearing over his signature.
Mr. Grady came into Drominence at the
North through a speech which he made
on the Charlestowu catastrophe at the
New England dinner at Delmonico's in
December, 1880.
He was the ardent champion of the
New South and was never weary of
speaking- and writing about the great pro
gress made in the South since the Rebel
lion.
lie nas lately atrracieu mucii aiieuLiun
bj' a series of articles upon the New South
in the New York Ledger. In personal ap
pearance Mr. Grady was striking.
His face was round and smooth shaven,
dark hued and expressive, with hair and
eyes of jet black. His voice was low
pitched and penetrating and he had won
derful personal magnetism.
Uufluns Stop tile Ffght,
BRUGES, Belgium, Dec. 33, 18S9.—Frauk
Slavin, the Australian champion, and
Jem Smith, the English heavyweight,met
in the rine today.
The Australian is by far a better mat!,
ami when he hud Smith about beaten the
crowd rushed in and kicked and clubbed
Slavin in a brutal manner.
The referee lacked backbone and de
clared the meeting a draw.
The Cat Wan Mail.
The queer antics of a big cat at the car
stables, caussd no little excitement yester
day afternoon as it was thought the cat
was mad.
The cat was mad indeed wheu Police
man Clements arrived and began to
pepper him with leaden pellets.
The rage of the feline subsided in a few
moments as one of the bullets lodged in
a vital spot. _____
New Railroad Building.
The Pennsylvania Railroad have se
cured a permit from Building Inspector
James C. Clark, to erect a big structure
of corrugated galvanized iron at the cor
ner of Second and Henderson street.
The new building is to be used as a
freight house and will be one and two
stories high. Its dimensions will be 103x
40S feet, and it will cost $29,980. Joseph
Jewkas is the contractor.
Look Out for this Wire.
Λ dead telegraph or telephone wire has
dropped ou Astor place, between Cres
cent and Monticello avenues.
It shuts the sidewalk ou the south side
from the street as the wire runs from the
level of the sidewalk near Monticello
avenue to a pin about eight feet above
the walk at Crescent avenue. Some one
will be hurt there after dark.
DASHES ABOUT TOWN. j
The Sunday echool of the Church of
the Good Shepherd will have an enter
tainment next Friday night.
Dr. Fountain has added to the collec
tion at hie pharmacy a beautiful speci
meu of the sea gull.
The Young Men's Democratic Club
will hold, lu addition to their regular
meeting, a social session this evening.
An old, unoccupied house ou Colgate
street, near Montgomery was damaged
by lire yesterday afternoon. The build
ing was owned by Mrs. Pierce, of Hender
son street.
Kessler's gentlemen's furnishing store
on Newark avenue near Montgomery
street, is looking particularly attractive
in its holiday decorations, and many peo
ple daily visit it and inspect the fine stock.
They seldom go away empty handed for
the store contains many novelties which
are just what one wauts to give for a
Christmas ureseut to a gentleman. Silk
mufflers, silk handkerchiefs, all sorts of
gloves, a great variety of scarfs, haud
aome embroidered suspenders, collars and
cuffs of the latest styles are selling at
very reasonable rates. Kessler's yoke
Bhirts aud Jersey cotvts with patent seams
have gained a wide popularity, which the
present assortment will not diminish.
Biseau'· FiLU act Ilka mwlc on a WWK stomach
TIE NEW ST. ALOYSIUS.
The Corner Stone Impres
sively Laid.
CEREMONIES THAT ATTENDED IT·
A Club Room for Workingwomen
will Be One of tlie Features of
the New Establishment.
The threatening weather yesterday
afternoon did not prevent the gathering
of several thousand people to witness the
ceremony of laying the corner stone of
the new St. Aloysius Academy, on Grand
street.
There was no elaborate programme,
however; yet the ceremony was impres.
sive. The Rev. Father Thomas Campbell,
Provincial of the Maryland-New York
Province, performed the blessing,
assisted by the Rev. Father Cassidy,
rector of St. Peter's Roman Catholic
Church, the Rev. Father Ileidenrich, and
the Rev. Fathers Lynch, McTammany,
Quill, Corrigan, Gillam ami Quinn.
The Rev. John Scully, president of St.
John's College, Fordham; the Rev. Father
James Becker, vice president· of St·
Francis, of Xavier College, of New York,
and the Rev. Father Smith, of Plainfleld,
were also in attendance.
THE SPECTATORS.
Every available inch of standing room
on the temporary platform was occupied
and the immense piles of brick and lum
ber beyond the curbstone and the pave
ment on the opposite side of the street
were jammed with spectators when the
procession of priests left the door of the
Sisters of Charity Home, but a few feet
away from the site of the new building,
and moverl directly to the spot occupied
by a hoisting machine, from which was
suspended the massive and ornate block
of red Long Meadow stone ready to be
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ΤΗ Κ CORN Eli STONE.
The ceremony did not last more than
ten minutes. It consisted simply of the
blessing, responsive prayer aud placing
the stone. Among the articles enclosed
in a tin box and sealed within the stone
was a record of the old St. Aloysius
Academy written in a distinct ami legible
hand 011 sheepskin parchment, of which
the following is a brief synopsis:—
The cornerstone of the convent known
as St. Aloysius Academy of the Sisters of
Charity of St. Elizabeth, was laid by the
Rev. Thomas J. Camnbell, S. J., Province
of the Society of Jesus for the New York
and Maryland Province, on the 23d day of
December, A. D. eighteen hundred and
eighty-nine. The Rev. P. Cassidy, S. J.,
delivered the address.
The Sistera of Charity o£ St. Vincent de
Paul came to Jersey City by re
quest of the Rev. John Keiiy, pastor
of St. Peter's, in 1863, for the purpose of
taking care of the parochial school and
visiting the sick aud the poor in the vicin
ity. In 186(5 the Rev. John Kelly died and
was replaced by the Rev. Father Corri
gan. In 1867 the Sisters purchased the
parochial rectory to which the Academy
was removed from a small frame build
ing in York street. In 1871 the Sisters
purchased the old church building. In
1889, August 14, the work of demolishing
tlio old church building aud the erection
of the St. Aloysius Academy was begun.
The names of Pope Leo XIII, Bishop
Winaud M. Wigger, President Harrison,
Governor Green, Mayor Cleveland, Ar
chitect Herman Krei'.tler aud Michael
Gaim, and Patrie!; Byrne, mason and
carpenter, were also deposited, together
with statues of the Holy Family, Catho
lic. periodicals and copies of the daily
papers of Jersey City, the St.
Aloysius and Saint Benedict medals, pic
tures of St. Barbara and St. Vincent de
Paul and a piece of St. Vincent ae Paul's
heart, a relic brought from Rome by
r inner mercer.
THE BLKftSING.
As soon as the ceremony had been per
formed the priests in procession mounted
the structure, nnd ufter marching to vari
ous points, bestowing blessings, sur
rounded an elevated platform, from which
Rev. Father Cassidy delivered a short ad
dress.
He said in substance that the occasion
which brought together so many of the
people of St. Peter's parish was one of
pride and thanksgiving, of congratula
tion and soul lifting. He explained the
part the priests took in the ceremony and
said it was proper that they, as God's rep
resentatives, should bless t he good work
so nobly begun bv the Sisters of Charity
in connection with the education of the
young;.
God, he said, should be placed fore
most in nil works, whether of public or
private import. He spoke of the good
work Catholics were doing, and said even
t ose outside the church understood and
gave credit to Catholics today where they
did not in the past. He wished the Sis
ters God speed in their noble work.
COLONEL M'ANERNr'S SPEECH.
Father Cassidy introduced Colonel
John McAnerny, who made a stirring
appeal to Catholics and all otners Inter
ested in the work of educating the young
to assist the Sisters in carrying out their
noble project. The buildiup·, ho said,
would cost $75,000. The Sisters had
raised bet ween $1&000 and 815,000. They
were at present looking after the educa
tion of 250 children.
The new building would increase the
facilities. It was to be live stories in
height, and would accommodate hundreds
of others. One of its best features was
the lirst iioor, which was to be devoted
exclusively to evening entertainment for
the young shop and factory girls. Ar
rangements were to be made to have
them spend the evenings in profitable em
ployment in the society of the Sisters; the
main efforts would be to make these en
leriammenis mure iiii/iauLive uiiui airetH
promenading.
Sergeant Oarroll, of the First Police
Precinct, with a cordon of police, kept the
sidewalks clear, and the gentlemanly
ushers from St. Peter's Sodality Lyceum,
courteously managed the crowds admit
ted to the platform. They were Messrs.
Joe Martin, D. and T. Sullivan, W. Hart.
W. Fitzgerald, H. Laveny, K, Moylau, X.
Fitzhenry, Ralph Jordan. 'Γ. Rooney, T.
Hranagau, P. J. Hilis, J. β. Conley and
Vice President J. J. Kelly.
Unskey's Miraculous Recovery.
William I.inskey, who was shot by
Chanceman Harrison, of Hoboken, in a
drunken brawl, was discharged from St.
Mary's Hospital this morning entirely
cured, Tne recovery of Linskey is con
sidered miraculous. There is a 3S-ealibre
bullet lodged in his abdouien and another
in his leg. At the time of the shootiug
the doctor dispaired ot saving his life.
Chanceman Harrison is still under
bonds. Harrison is better known as
"Lucky," owing to his great luck in get
ting out of scrapes. The recovery ot Lin
skey clinches his title to that name.
A Heartless Mother.
The house. No. 167 Provost street, hait
long borne an unenviable reputation, as
the resort of dissolute women. It was
once owned by a Mrs. Keegan, who still
occupies it. Such well known characters
as Eliza Brennan. Mrs. Furlong, Mrs
Kane and others of that ilk frequented
the place, and their orgies attracted the
attention of the Second precinct police,
and a raid on the place was made a few
days ago. They found there Mrs. Ann
Gilligan, another rounder, who had just
giveii birth to a child. Overseer of the
Poor Hewitt, being notified, sent the
mother and babe to the County Alms
House. But it is evident that she did not
stay long. Yesterday the police learned
that she had returned to her old quarters
aud that she had gone off on a drunk,
leaving her babe aloue in the house for
several hours. The child was taken in
charge by the Overseer of the Poor. Soon
afterward Mrs. Gilligan went to the
Second precinct police station. She was
locked up as a disorderly person.
MS. EENNBYS' FUNERAL.
Grand Army Rites at the
Bier, and no Priest
Present
•
The burial of the late Freeholder .Tames
Kenney took place from Odd Fellows'
Hall, Hoboken, yesterday afternoon at
two o'clock.
The funeral pageant was the largest
ever witnessed in Hoboken, and fully
1,000 men—politicians and members of
different societies—testified their respect
for the deceased by marching fully two
miles in mud and slush. There were also
sixty coaches in line, and the entire page
ant-was fully a mile in length.
Mr. Kennêy's body had been lyiug in
state at Crane's Hall since the time of his
death, anil it was visited by thousands of
his friends. Yesterday morning at nine
o'clock the body was taken from Crane's
and removed to Odd Fellows' Hall,
when it was placed in the casket and
rested on a catafalque.
The casket was of red cedar, oak trim
mings, and covered with black silk vel
vet. The baudles were of sterling silver.
Oil the lid of the coflin were inscribed in
silver the G. A. R. badge, with the worcls,
"Charity, Fraternity and Loyalty." In
the middle of the lid the following words
were inscribed:—
JAMES KENNEY,
DIED DECEMBER 17, 1889.
Aged 44 years, 7 months aud 7 days.
The coffin was wrapped in the Stars
and Stripes.
THE SERVICES.
At exactly two o'clock the G. A. R.
ritual was said. Chaplain Alberts offered
a short prayer and the usual rites were
performed. After that the Lyra Singing
Society and the Hoboken QnartetPB
Club, in all one hundred voices, sang ap
propriately. Commander Gaeyer, of
Major Woerner l'ost, No. 81, G. A. K.,
then spoke feelingly of the noble traits of
the deceased, and said that in the death
of Mr. Kenney they had lost one whom it
would be hard to replace.
After Mr. Gaeyer had finished the dif
ferent societies and the public were al
lowed to have a last look at the deceased
before the casket would be sealed.
FIVE THOUSAND MOURNERS.
The crush at this time was awful and
it is estimated that in and about the hall
there were congregated five thousand
people. Every oue wanted to get intothe
half, and it required the conbined efforts
of Sergant Edmonston aud twenty
officers to keep the crowd back.
Thedifferenr, societies passed the bier in
this order:—Hobokeu Fire Department,
Jefferson Association, Lyra Singing So
ciety, jHoboken Quartette Club, Sons of
Veterans. The last to view the remains
were the G. A. R.
TUE PROCESSION.
The hall was then cleared and the coffin
deposited in the hearse and the procession
moved in the following order:—
Police escort of twenty men under Ser
geant Edmonston; (τ. A. K. men, 100
strong: Sons of Veterans, 100strong; Ho
boken Fife and Drum Corps, eleven ex
chiefs of the Hoboken Fire Department,
the Hoboken Fire Department, 500 s; rong
ancl the Jeffersouiau Association of the
First Ward, 200 strong. Each member of
these societies wore white gloves and
badges inscribed "We mourn our loss."
After the societies were fifteen
coachesfor the use of the Freeholders and
the Jefferson Association. Then [follow
ed the hearse drawn by four black horses.
On each side of the hearse were the eight
pall-bearers. Freeholders Tierney, Piing
sten, Hennessey and Pairson, T. Lloyd, J.
King, C. Hicks and J. Harksen, represent
ing the Hoboken Fire Department; E.
Price, W. Bathie, F Shaler and Peter
Boncelet, representing the Jeffersonian
Association, and George Weaver, James
ltyan, William Taite and Henry Dunnis,
representing the (5. A. R.
TIIE FLO UAL OFFERINGS.
Following the hearse were two car
riages filled with floral offerings. That
of the Board of Freeholders was a marvel
of beauty and design and was very sug
gestive. It was three feet in height in
the form of a chair, representing the
vacaucy in the Board. On the back of
the chair were the following words, "From
the Board of Freeholders." No. 1 Engine
sent a large shield, ou which was in
scribed "Hoboken Engiue Co. Xo. l,"and
the Jefferson Association sent a floral
clock three feet high. The hands pointed
to the hour of Λ1ι·. lienney's death.
After the coaches containing the florul
offerings caine those containing the
sisters and other immediate relatives of
Mr. Kennev, and about sixty other
coaches.
ι ne procession moved up vv asmngton
Street to Third street, to Newark, to
Washington, to Fourteenth, to Willow
avenue, and to Sixteenth street, where
most of those 011 foot took coaches to the
place of interment in the Firemen's Flot
m the Hoboken Cemetery.
One of the features of the procession
was a one-legged Grand Army "man, who
hobbled along the whole routo on
crutches.
Among the mourners were noticed
Senator-elect Edward F. McDonald,
Mayor Grassmau, Director Bruggeman,
Counsellor John A. McGrath, Free
holders Donnelly, Hennessey. Gorman,
Pflrigsten, Pairson, 'X'ierney, Kills, Kiiii
merly and Noonan, ex Sheriff Heintze,
Warden Grimes, Jailer Birdsall, .John
Boyd, the members of the Hoboken
Council and Police Commission Water
Registrar Lobman, Recorder McDonougli
ana almost all of the city officials.
They Had the llottles·
In the Second District Police Court this
morning Henry Fawkes, of Bayonne, ac
cused John Schaeffer, aged nineteen, and
Harry Sherman, aged fourteen years,
with "having robbed him of bottles con
taining milk. When the two young men
were arrested four bottles, identilied by
Fawkes as his, were found in the milk
wagon they had charge ot. Justice Wan
ser committed them for trial.
One ou Ju<lffe Wanser.
James Neary, of New York, was sus
pected of being a thief and on November
29 Justice Wanser committed him to jail
as a disorderly person. This morning
J udge Dippincott released him on a writ
of habeas corpus preseuted by Counsellor
William D. Daly, who claimed that the
committment was defective.
To Bury tiigliieei- Kiiou.
The body of William Nixon, the en
£ineer, who lost his life in the wreck at
ittle Ferry was taken from his late
residence. No. 01 Hudson street, this
morning and shipped on the D. L. & W.
R. R. to Phillipsburg for burial.
OrgHUizInc a Steamship Company.
The New York Marine and New Bruns
wick Steamship Company lias tiled with
the County Clerk a certificate of organi
zation. The incorporators are John
Price and Eugene S. Mower, of New
York city; John G. Hannah. Melbourne
P. Smith, William H. Smith and Thomas
H. Bartlett, of Brooklyn, and Stephen M.
Williams, of Roselle, this State. The
capital stock is 1500,000, and the incorpo
ration will exoire December 23,1939.
lilVAL COLLECTORS.
A Scene at the Divided Polish Catholic
Church Yesterday.
When the congregation of St.
Anthony's Polish Church, which is just
now torn with diesentions between priest
and people, as related in The Sunday
Moui.vno News yesterday, went to mass
yesterday,Roundsman Plannelly and two
policemen of the Grove Street Station,
wereleaning against a fence idly swing
ing their clubs about.
The worshippers did not pay much at
tention to the preservers of the peace, as
they did not think their presence was in
pnv way connected with their trouble.
But they soon discovered their error.
The policemen were there by order of
their captain, the great C. Prettyman
Smith, to whom Father Michanowski had
appealed for assistance, saying thai he ex
pected trouble in the church.
The priest appointed two men to stand
as usual at the door to collect ten cents
from each non-seat holder who attended.
The trustees also appointed two collectors
butj when they went to take their posi
tions at the door they tound the priest's
collectors in possession and Father Mich
anowski ordered them out of the place.
They refused to go and the priest called
in the policemen. He showed Rounds
man Flannelly his credentials from the
Bishop showing him to be the pastor of
the church and requested the roundsman
to throw the trustees' collectors out.
The Roundsman requested the ap
pointees of the trustees to go out quietly
and avoid trouble. They did so, and
stood on the corner, where they ven
tilated their opinion of Father Michanow
ski and the police in choice Polak.
About three hundred people attended
the service and it is said by those who
understood Polish that the pastor sound
ly berated the trustees for their
conduct. He mentioned Trustees
Roman Janowskl and John Wash
oleski aud ex-Collector Anton
jriauvousM vJV u.uiit. <uiu «am uuat uiey
liad no right to have any of the moneys
of the church in their possession. He de
clared that he was the priest and had the
law with him, pointing to the policemen.
He said he had seen Bishop AVigger
during the week and the Bishop had told
him that he could have as many police
men at the church as he wanted.
The trustees were very indignant over
the action of the priest in calling in the
police. They say they had no idea of cre
ating any disturbance and that no police
were needed, as they propose to settle
their differences in the courts.
When i called on Father Michanowski
I found that gentieuian soothing his
troubled spirits with a cigarette, which
he w*s smokiug through a long bamboo
holder. He is a pleasant faced man, about
fifty-five years old.
He could notsp»ak English. I could find
no one who would interpret for him.
Roman Jauowski, who is treasurer of
the church, has $260 which he has col
lected and whicii he is holding subject to
the order of the trustees.
The money is wanted, the trustees say,
for the repair of the church, and they are
not willing that Father Michanowski
should have anything to do with it.
They say that they want a new priest
and will pay him $50 a month and his rent.
BAÏOHNH'B FIREMEN.
Their Convention This Kveulug—Other
Bayoane Items.
Delegates from tho several fire com
panies of Bayonue will liold their annual
convention for the nomination of officers
this evening. J. Herman Mahnken, of
Independence Fire Association, of Ber
gen Point, wiil probably be renominated
for Chief Engineer. The only other as
pirant for the nomination is Jacob X.
Haasmiller, of Aiuericus Engine Com
pany No. 2, of Centreville.
Rayonne Notes.
The several Bayonne public schools will
not reopen until Monday, January 6.
Tomorrow afternoon the pupils ot Pub
lic School No. 5, at Constable Hook, will
hold a Christmas entertainment under
the direction of Principal P. G. Wyckoff.
A committee of ladies is arranging to
hold a fancy fair and bazaar in February
for the benefit of James N. Van Buskirk
Post No. 100, Ci. A. K.
As an auxiliary to Mansfield Post, No.
22, G. A. H., of Bayonne, several dozen
ladies of that city met in Arcanum Hall
last Friday afternoon and organized a
circle of tho Ladies of the G. A. li.
Bayonne Council, No. 30, order of
American Firemen, of Bayonne; lias se
ceded with other minor organizations
from the State Council, and will here
after be known as the Bayonne Volunteer
and Exempt Firemen's Association.
Gi'denville («atherings.
Tlie Greenville Building and Loan
Association wiil meet at the Hall on Lin
den avenue this evening.
Mrs. Conger, formerly a resident of
Greenville, made a second matrimonial
venture a few days ago, the gentleman
being Dr. Cox Allen, a Canadian govern
ment official of imuieuse wealth and high
standing.
Mr. George Chesebro has resigned his
position as Bible class teacher in the
Greenville Keformed Sabbath school.
The will of the late William Speakman
has been admitted to probate. The will
gives everything to the young widow,
leaving her in comfortable circumstances
financially.
The "news and coifeeroom," which was
fully noted m a recent issue of The News,
was opened to the public Saturday even
ing.
6oui«w1iat Premature.
The secretary of the Fifth District Re
publican Association wus a little prema
ture in noticing the annual meeting of
that association for Saturday evening.
When the by-laws were consulted it was
discovered that the annual meeting does
not occur until the third Saturday in
January.
A Company to Cut Bones.
A certilicate of incorporation of the
"Mann Bone Cutter aud Machine Com
pany" has just been filed with the
County Clerk. Its purpose is to man
ufacture and sell Mann's bone cutters for
poultry food. The capital stock is
Î200.00U and the officers of the company
are F. W. Manu, T. H. Chapman and
Lindley Murray.
Found L>e:ul in lied.
Charles Syers, aged forty-seven years
a painter, boarding for some time past
with Mrs. Petrie at No. 3:21 Henderson
street, was found dead in his bed by his
roommate, Charles Crimmins. The
County l'hysician was notified.
Y. M. C. A. Exhibitions.
The senior and junior gymnasium
classes will give an exhibition before the
members aud friends of the association
at the gymnasium, corner of Grove street
and Newark avenue, this evening.
Reconsidering the Sentence·
Judge Lippincott this morning ordered
that the sentence of Charles Hednick,
convicted of petit larceny, be reconsid
ered and that sentence be suspended.
FATHER HANLY'S DEATH
The Loved Rector of St.
Bridget's Catholic
Church·
A LONG SICKNESS ENDED.
Announcements in the Churches-··
The Story of His Career.
A general feeling of sadness pervades
St. Bridget's parish and there is genuine
mourning in every family which wor
ships in that church over the death of
the beloved pastor, the ftev. James
Hanly—rector of the church—which oc
curred at 6:40 o'clock yesterday morning.
The dead priest had a wonderful hold
upon the affections of his people and the
announcement of his death at ail the ser
vices held in the church yesterday was
received with sobs and tears.
i This sadness is not confined to St,
Bridget's Church alone but is shared by
Catholics generally throughout the city
and many others who were acqainted
with the gentle, charitable priest.
THIS MOItXISG'S MASSES.
Three masses for the repose of Father
Hanly's soul were celebrated in St,
Bridget's Church this morning at six,
seven and eight o'clock-, and were largely
attended by the sorrowing parishioners.
The body reonses in the chamber in which
death took place, In the rectory adjoining
the church.
It will be prepared for burial durine
the day and taken into the church,
where, beginning at seven o'clock this
evening, it will lie in state until tomor
row morning at ten o'clock, when the
funeral will take place.
The church will be appropriately
arapett witn emmems or mourning.
HISTORY OF HIS SICKNESS.
Father Hanly died of acute kidney
troubles. For over two years past he ha»
been ailing, and during the past two
weeks he has been eon lined to his bed.
Drs. line, Nevin and McLaughlin held a
consultation some few days ago and de
cided that, while Father Hanly's physi
cal condition was not hopeless, it was at
least critical.
Since then the combined medical skill
of these professional gentlemen has been
tested in trying to relieve Father Hanly
of the excessive physical pain he was suf
fering, and ultimately to bring about his
recovery.
Father Hanly's assistants, the Rev.
Fathers Smith and Clancy, and his friend,
Father ilcGahan, have constantly at
tended the dying priest's bedside, never
missing a moment night or day.
At tlîe last service in the church yester
day the Rev. Father Smith preached a
very eloquent, instructive and touching
sermon, in which he drew many practical
lessons from Father Hanly's death. Pray
ers tor Father Hanly's repose were offered
in all the Catholic chnrches yesterday.
A SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
The Rev. Father James Hanley was
born in Lismacinagan, Parish of Cas
tleraham, Diocese of Kilmore, County
Cavan, Ireland, about forty years ago.
He received his education for the priest
hood at All Hollows College, Drumcon
dra, Dublin, and was ordained there for
the Diocese of Newark about seventeen
years ago.
His first appointment was as assistant
pastor to Father Gessner, of St. Patrick's
Church, Elizabethport, N, J., where lie
labored assiduously eloven months.
Afterwards he was appointed assistant
pastor to the Rev. Cornelius T. O'Reilly,
of Phillipsburg, N. J., where his con
genial disposition and indefatigable
labors endeared him to the people of the
parish.
From f hpre hft was anoointed assistant
to the well-known temperance advocate,
Father McNulty, of St. John's Church.
Paterson, where he remained until 1877,
and from there promoted to the care ot
St. Bernard's Church, Mount Hope,
Morris county, X. J. Here he remained
beloved by all for a year and a half, when
he was transferred to the charge of St.
Mary's Chnrch, Dover, N. J.
He found St. Marv's involved in finan
cial difficulties and the parish greatly In
need of Catholic schools. He invited the
Sisters of Charity there, built a school
house, aud established a system of Cath
olic education never known there before.
He succeeded in placing the church in a
fair position to be relieved of its financial
embarrassment.
HIS LABOBS HERE.
Six years ago he was appointed to the
pastorate of St. Bridget's Church, to suc
ceed the Rev. P. E. Smyth, who is now in
Plainfield.
Here again he enconntered financial
difficulties, but his noted executive abil
ity as a church financeer soon cleared
away the debt, and now, instead of the
little frame structure so long known as
St. Bridget's Church there stands at
the corner of Montgomery and Bruns
wick streets a magnificent edifice of brick
and stone dedicated nearly a year ago,
and filled to overflowing with worship
pers at Ave services every Sunday.
The old church building is devoted to
educational purposes, where accommoda
tions are afforded for the education of
eighteen hundred children.
Under Father Haaley's pastorate, the
parish lias grown until it has become one
of the most flourishing in the diocese.
Warren Council's New Officers.
The annual meeting of Warren Council
No. S, Ro^al and Select Masters, was held
at their lodge rooms, Xo. 23 Newark ave
nue, last Saturday evening. The reports
of the several officers showed the affairs
of the Council to be in a very prosperous
ous condition. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:—
T. 1. M., J. A. Parker; β. I. M..R. A.
Simpson; P. C. W., William Muir; re
corder, Warren Dobbs, P. M.; treasurer,
R. B. Seymour, P. M.; C. G., W. B. Pugh;
C. C., J. B. Bertholf; steward, A. Hill;
sentinel, A Troutman.
The officers elect were duly installed by
Past Master C. Vreeland Acting Grand
Master, assisted by Past Master R. B.
Seymour, Acting Grand Marshal.
Distributing Christmas Gifts.
The hundred and odd members of St.
John's Sewing School, which meets at
the Junction every Saturday afternoon,
were photographed in a body last Satur
day.
After a short session of work a credit
able and enjoyable musical and literary
programme was rendered, a feature of
which was the rendition of several South
ern melodies by a trio of colored girls.
As a sort of Christmas gift, each scholar
received from her teacher a box of fancy
confections.
Warmer Tomorrow.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 23,1889.—The
weather indications tor Eastern New
York, New Jersey and Eastern Pennsyl
vania are warmer and fair tomorrow with
westerly winds.
The Weather at Hartnett'n.
December 22. Deg. · December 23. TXii.
3 V. M 35 f » Α. M jo
e p. m si ; β a. m ja
9 P. M ...49 ; 12 Noon 4 <i
12 Midnight 4t> I