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14 THE BKOOKLYK DAILY EAGLE. NEW YOEK, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1898. 30CK AID REPAIR FENDER DID NOT SAVE HER. GREY WILL NOT CONTEST. WOUNDED OFFICERS LEAVE." ENGINE CAUGHT BY THE TIDE TO CONNECT AT STJ1RE AVENUE.

Nassau Railro ad Hh.ki.ng an Important Extension on the West End Line. The Nassau Railroad Company yesterday follows: Private William Barber, Company Ninth United States Infantry; Henry Kaiser, Company Second United States Infantry; Meredith N. Rutherford, Company Second United States Infantry; Private Frank E. Buffington, Company Sixth Massachusetts; Private William T. Tierney, Company Sixth Massachusetts; Private John W.

Fearn, Company Third Cavalry; Private Herbert F. Linis, Company Thirty third Michigan; Private Chris N. Walgamood, Company Thirty third Michigan; First Sergeant George H. McNamara, Company Sixth Massachusetts; Private John M. Mooney, Company Second United States Infantry; Corporal John C.

Cotner, Troop Second Cavalry; Private Edmund G. Haight, Company sixth Massachusetts; Private William J. Angell, Company F. Sixth Massacuhsetts; Private U. M.

Eaton, Company Thirty third Michigan; Bugler Bert E. Bryan, Company Thirty third Michigan; First lieutenant T. W. Hall, First Volunteer Cavalry (adjutant); Private William Sparks, Company Second United States Infantry; Private Charles M. Courville, Company Thirty third Michigan; Private Paul M.

Peltier, Company Sixth Massachusetts; Private Bert L. Haight, Company Thirty fourth Michigan; Corporal Alfred Alien, Company Twelfth United States Infantry; Private George Glance, Company A. Second United States Infantry; Private Pearl Smith, Sixth Infantry Band; Private William Fritz, Twenty third Infantry Band; Private William Wynne, Company Twenty second United States Infantry; Private Mason Robinson, Company Twenty fourth United States Infantry; Private Herbert F. McGregor, Troop F. First Volunteer Cavalry; Private James McClure, Company Sixteenth United States Infantry; Private Jesse W.

Bove, Company Sixth United States Private Joseph B. Stivers, Company Seventh United States Infantry; Private Robert E. Snapp, Company Twenty flrst United States Infantry; Corporal George Smith, Company Seventh United States Infantry; Private Alfred Byrne. Seventh Infantry Band; Captain William E. Ronco, Company Sixth Massachusetts; Private Fred Weingarth, Company Sixth Cavalry; Artificer Ed.

Shanahan, Company Sixteenth United States Infantry; Corporal Charles E. Boden, Company Eighth Ohio Infantry; Private Wright Le Page, Company Sixth Massachusetts; Private John J. McCormick, Company Sixth Massachusetts; Corporal Joseph T. Bemis, Company Second Massachusetts; Sergeant Fred W. Pape, Company Thirty third Michigan; Private Frank W.

Buck, Company Sixth Massachusetts Private Ralph Wilson, Company Second United States Infantry; Private James Novak, Company Eighth United States Infantry; Corporal Thomas Spalding, Company Seventeenth United States Infantry; Private Benjamin Powell, Company Thirty third Michigan. Long Island City Firemen Have a Lively Tussle AT AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE. The Woolsey Manor House, a Pine Old Colonial Residence Before Hell Gate, Damaged to the Extent of $25,000. The Fire Fighters Located Their Machine on the Water Front and Were Overtaken by the Rising Tide. Engine Saved by Bard Work.

(Special to the Eagle.) Long Island City, L. July 26 The Wool sey Manor House, one of the old time family residences along the East River front, above Hell Gate, was totally destroyed by fir about o'clock this morning. The fire burned fiercely for several hours and the illumination attracted fully a thousand persons to the scene. The house stood within one hundred feet of the river and was considered aa historical land mark. It was surrounded by spacious grounds.

The fire was first discovered by Frederick T. Hallett, who resides nearby, and turned in an alarm by telephone. Several engine and hook and ladder companies responded under command of Foreman George Brown, who Is acting chief of the battalion. Th water supply system does not extend to within some distance of the house. One engine was sent to a hydrant on Hoyt avenue, about fifteen hundred feet from the fire.

The firemen had to carry the line of hose across lots to get at the fire. In doing so several' barb wire fences had to be overcome. barb wires tripped up the men and retarded their work considerably. While that line of hose) was being gotten ready Engine No. 63, under command of Assistant Foreman Hamilton, was sent to the river front.

The engih was driven onto a strip of beach in front of the burning residence and down close to the water's edge. It was found impossible to set the engine at work as it would pump as much sand. as water and it had not been long in position when the rising tide promised to submerge the machine. While the) other Are companies were kept busy fighting the fire, the crew of the engine at the water's edige had to fight the incoming tide. The engine settled considerably and it was not long before the water was up to the huba of the hind wheels.

The team attached to the machine could not move it, as the horses were unable to get a footing in the wet sand. A rope was secured and fastened to the fire box of the steamer. About a hundred firemen and spectators manned the rope and the word' was given to pull. The crowd pulled and the rope broke and several had a narrow escape from going overboard. FinaLy, after considerable hard work, the engine was swung around and another and stronger rope fastened In front.

The sand was shoveled away from In front of the wheels and the rope run out. Fully two hundred men took hold and struggled for over half an hour before they succeeded in moving the engine a few feet. The tide did not wait, but continued to. roll in and was soon so high that the engineer, as a matter of safety, drew the fire from the steamer and blew off the steam. When the next attempt was made to rescue the machine the water was over the fire box and the engineer was up to his waist in the river.

The last effort was successful. The engine was dragged out into the roadway and the crowd started on a run with it. They pulled the machtha several hundred feet before dropping the rope. Just as the engine was dragged out of the) water Deputy Chief Perry arrived, frobfl. Brooklyn.

Chief Perry answers second alarms in this city. His horse was ready to drop in the shafts when the fire was reached. The fire had consumed all but one end ot the building by that time and had set to several large trees. Chief Perry at once had a stream turned upon the trees and saved them from destruction. The fire started in the extreme southern end of the manor house and burned steadily and without heing checked until it.

reached the other end, being damaged to the extent or $25,000, fully insured. The house was seventy five feet front and in some places three stories high. It was built over a hundred' years ago and has always been owned by the Woo'. sey family. The building wa of colonial style.

of architecture and of picturesque exterior. The house was part of the estate of th late Edward J. Woolsey, a reputed millionaire and clubman well known in New York. It was owned hy Mrs. Kate Woolsey, his widow, and was recently occupied by Thomas Porter, a lawyer and brother in law of Mrs.

Woolsey. REV. DR. NUTTING DEAD. Springfield, 111., July 26 The Rev.

Rnftj Nutting, D. one of the most prominent educators of Illinois, died yesterday at his home in CarlinYille. aged 76 years. SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. SUMMER PRICES.

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27, Price 10 Cents. INDEX To Classified Advertisements in To day'a Eagle. CfcABatncATToir. Administrator's Amusements Auction Sales Board Business Notices Cladrvoyants Coastwise Steamships Corporation Notices Death Notices Dividends Election Notices 6 8 8 6 9 7 13 14 He Will Transfer the Fire Marshal's Office to Brymer To morrow. SEEN MET THIS MORNING.

The Retiring Fire Marshal, Aiter the Intervie Stated That He Would Not Oppose the Supreme Court's Mandate, hut Would. Abide by It, as a Good Citizen Should JTo Department Changes Are Likely. Alonzo Brymer will take formal possession of the Fire Marshal's office to morrow morning. There will be no invasion, as the present marshal. John Morrisey Grey, will simply transfer 'the business the office over to Mr.

Brymer. as his suceesor. and retire without a contest. Despite 'the announcement made yesterday that Mr. Grey would be sure to carry the Supreme Court's decision to a higher tribunal.

Che Court of Appeals, all prospect cf further legal struggles between the two men was banished to day. Brymer, accompanied by his counsel, Emanuel Kennan. visited the Are headquarters on Jay street this morning, armed with the judgment papers that were prepared yesterday, as a result of the Supreme Court's decision. He had a private conversation with Mr. Grey, on their mutual office, at the conclusion of which, it was announced that the ex fire marshall would resume his duties tomorrow morning.

Mr. Brymer left immediately after the Interview. He was not at his place business in the Arbuckle Building when an BJagle reporter went there this afternoon, and Mt. Grey, the retiring marshall, had very little to say, although he spoke as pleasantly of Mr. Brymer's visit as though it had been a social call.

"I don't know as I have anything to make public," Mr. Grey remarked. "Mr. Brymer is coming in and I am going out. That's aibout all there is to it.

There will be no contest, as I most certainly do not care to oppose the unanimous verdict 6 the Supreme Court. I shal simply abide "by it, as a good citizen should, and transfer the books and affairs of this office over to Mr. Brymer when he comes here to morrow." Deputy Fire Commisioner James H. Tully was not disposed to discuss the ohange. "I have not seen the decision of the court except as published in the papers," he said to the reporter, "and then again, this contest all along has ibeen heCween Mr.

Brymer and Mr. Grey and from one point of view it is largely a personal affair, in which Mr. Brymer has come out ahead." As was said in yesterday's Eagle, the reinstated and the retiring fire marshal are on the best of terms, according to a friendship basis, and their fight over the office has been solely on legal grounds. Mr. Brymer stood out for a principle, claiming Uhat he was a member of the uniformed fire force and a war veteran beside and could not, therefore, be deposed from his ptation by the action of politics.

it is unlikely that any changes will be made in the office force as a result of Mr. Brymer's reinstatement. MRS. MAHON FURNISHED BOND. Thomas 'Randolph, Accused of Attempted Burglary, Saved From Jail by the Accuser'r Wife.

An alleged case oE attempted burglary, which was called to day in the Myrtle avenue court, has several interesting features. Thomas Randolph, a young man living at 182 Wilkmghby avenue was arrested on Saturday last by Detective Carroll of the Classon avenue station house upon the complaint of Will lam M'ahon, a coal dealer, whose home is at 178 Wil.ough'by avenue. Last Thursday, when M'ahon and his wife were away from home, Regina Feeney, Mrs. Matron's sis ter, Bays Randolph, who used to work for and live with Muhon, came to the house and when she would not let him in the front door he entered the house by climbing up on the rear fire escape and through a window. Once in the house, the girl says, Randolph turned over the bed clothes and picked up a pair of Mahon's trousers and a leather satchel in which were about The girl ob served Randolph's movements from behind the bed.

When he picked up the satchel she confronted him. and then she says he begged her not to Kay anything about the case to her sister. Mahon heard about the matter and he im mediately caused Randolph's arrest. Mrs. Mahon went to court and went on the pris oner's ball in the amount of J500.

Magistrate urenner will near the evidence in the case to day. GOES ON THE BROOKLYN. Dr. Benton Gets a Place in the Navy. Dr.

Frederick L. Benton, the house surgeon at the Brooklyn Hospital, (has been appointed assistant surgeon in the Navy. To day he received orders assigning him to duty on the cruiser Brooklyn. He will start for his new place this week. Dr.

Benton is a graduate of the Ilinois Wesleyan University and of ohe College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manhattan. He is regarded as one of che brightest young physicians on the Brooklvn hos pital staff. He took the examination for assistant surgeon in the navy at the Marine Hospital early this month and was the only applicant who passed. He is a member of Columbia chapter of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. The doctor is a son of Dr.

S. H. Benton of 1,063 Bergen street and is a great grandson of former United States Senator Thomas H. Benton of Missouri. He is 23 years old.

HOWARD GIBB SELLS. His Pine Estate at Islip Now Owned by H. G. Tinamerman. (Special to the Eagle.) Buy Shore.

L. July 26 H. G. Timmer man of Manhattan, who is spending tho summer at Bay Shore, as he has done for several seasons past, has juBt purchased the country seat of Howard Gibb of Brooklyn, on Ocean avenue, Islip. It is one of the finest estates on the South Side and adjoins the property of ex Mayor Charles A.

Scheireu. The transfer wan effected throagh E. K. Corneille A Co. of Bay Shore.

WIFE WINS HER SUIT. Justice Stover in Supreme Court has granted to Lena Sheppard an absolute divorce from Francis J. Sheppard, an employe of a steamboat company, with the care and custody, to the mother, of the two infant children, Lizzie and Bertie Sheppard. The couple were married eight years ago nnd leparated two years ago. Sheppard went to livo with a woman known both as Corrigan and Howard.

Ex Justice James G. Tighe appeared for iho plaintiff. YOUNG GIRL MISSING. The police of the Liberty avenue station hare been notified of the disappearance of I Tillic Settle. years old.

who lived with hor parents at 3S9 Sheppard avenue. The girl ran away from home on May 30 last and has not beou heard of since. She is about 5 feet 2 inches in height, dark complexioned and when she went away she was dressed in a black skirt, brown waist and wore a red straw hat trimmed i with flowers. Little Gertrude O'Byrne Killed by a Court Street Car. WAS THE MOTORMAN NEGLIGENTP I Eye Witnesses Claim That the Child Was Carried on the Fender for More Than Sixty Feet and That the Car Could Have BeenStopped Before the Liutle Girl Was Allowed to Pall Under the Wheels.

There was a shocking trolley accident at an early hour this morning at Butler and Court streets. Gertrude O'Byrne, 7 years old, whose parents lived at 11 Butler street, adjoining the Forty seventh Precinct station Souse, attempted to cross Court street from Butler at 9 o'clock, when she was struck by car No. 2,251 of the Court street line and crushed to death. The accident was witnessed "by a number of persons. The child's father, O'Byrne, saw the car going at a rapid rate, as he says, from the top floor of his home and heard the people shouting in the streets that some accident had happened.

As if by intuition he rushed down stairs and out into the street, only to find his little one beneath the Wheels of the trolley car. Officer Patrick J. Foley of the Butler street station was an eye witness of part of the accident. He told his story to a reporter of the Eagle as follows: "I was just going out of the door of the Butler street court house, when I saw a child on the fender of a Court street car, which was going at a prettiw rapid rate. The next thing I noticed was that she rolled off the fender of the car on to the opposite side of Butler street.

I ran as fast as I could, hoping to save the child before she fell off the fender, but found when I reached the scene of "the accident that the child was not on the fender of the car, but under the wheels of the car. I crawled under the car and got the child. The little one was wedged between the wooden cross piece and the street. The side of her head was wedged under the cross piece, but I managed to pull that part of the body away and also the left leg. I saw that the child was still alive.

She was breathing in a way that was Just discernable and that was all. I believe, however, that she died before I carried her to the sidewalk. I sent word to the station house for an ambulance, which came in about ten minutes." Officer Foley was asked if the car was going at an unusually rapid rate at the time of the accident and he replied that it was going at a prety fair rate of speed. He added that he thought the motorman. Allshouse, had sufficient time to have stopped the car when the child was on the fender.

He said the car ran about 60 feet before it was stopped. The right leg and left arm of the victim were broken and the side of the head was crushed in. The lilt'tle girl was a regular attendant at Public School No. 7S. She was a healthy looking child and had a slight cast im one of her eyes.

She wias a nightly visitor to the Butler street station house, where the officers gelt to know her and regard her as quite a pet. Officer Daniel Quinlisk of the Forty seventh Precinct arrested the motor man, Albert William Allshouse. He was taken to the Butler street station house, where he said he lives at 258 Fifty sixth street. He said In answer to questions put to him by the sergeant at the desk that the child was not five feet away from the car, so far as he could see, when she was struck. Allshouse deferred giving any further information until he reached court.

On arriving at court several newspaper men attempted to have a talk with him, buit a lawyer, acting in behalf of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, instructed him not to reply. Tjie father of the child killeu is harles O'Byrne, who is 32 years old and a fireman in the employ of the East River Bridge. Alslhouse, the motorman, was taken at a later iour before Justice Kramzer in the Butler Street Court, where he pleaded not guilty to a charge of homicide and was admitted to bail in for examination on August 11. The child's father preferred the charge against the prisoner. Mr.

Walker furnished the bond for the accused motorman through Daniel H. Valentine of 188 Hancock There was some talk in the neighborhood of the accident to day to the effect that the fender of the car was higher than the law requires and that the car was going at a rapid rate at the time of the accident. NEW DOCKS FOR WALLABOUT. Department Will Provide for the Needs of Marketmen as Soon as Legal Complications Are Hemoved. John A.

Bensel, engineer in chief of the Departmen.t of Docks and Ferries, said dhis morning tbat as soon as legal complications were done away with two large and handsome docks would be added to the facilities of. Wal la'bout Market, somewfiere in the vicinity of the foot ot Washington avenue. "The only money we have to spend," he said, ts between and SS0.000 unexpended bailance. We have a plan for Improving tihe docking facilities, but I caunot say jusr. how our plans will come out tmtW next week.

We have a controversy on tian.i w'lth the Pennsylvania Railroad Company whicn will nave to be settled before we can go aaeau. ah i oan say to aay is Boat we conts.xplate adding two large docks to the facilitie already there. The dredging has been completed and walls allmost built and except to continue the contracts already made by the City 'of Brooklyn for improving tihe plaice we have no big scheme in view other man I have menticoed. "If any further improvements beyond the two now docks I nave mentioned are to bu'llt it will be done by the citizens of Brook lyn and wiill require legislative action to ob tain funds." The Controller refused to discuss the Wal improvement matter this morning. Nevertheless it may be said that work on the docks will begin in a very short time and rapidly pushed to completion as the un expended will enable tfie department to cov er at least uhe prelvtnicary expense.

TOWNS MUST PAY $215. (Special to the Eagle.) Long Island City, L. 1.. July 26 Magistrate McLoughhn rendered a decision to day in the caso of former District Attorney Noble against Mirabeau L. Towns, the Brooklyn lawyer.

Mr. Noble sued Mr. Towns for J271, which he claimed was a balance duo in connection with an agreement over a damage law suit. Mr Towns denied that he owed Mr. Noble anything.

Magistrate awards Mr. Koblo 215 of the amount sued The remainder he said had been shown bv evi dence to have been spent iu disbursements by LIZZIE HART ACCUSED. Lizzie Hart, who is 30 years old and who lives at Pearl street, was arrested last night charged with tho larceny of $50 from James Shea of 181 Adams street. Shea had been her companion iu tho Commercial Hotel on Washington street and ho alleges that she tooK tuo money from his trousers pockets. Xdc monev was round concealed on the wom an's person when sho was searched last 'night by the matron ot the Flushing avenue atation.

This morning Bhe was hold to anBwer bv tho magistrate sitting in the Adams street court. WANTS TO INSPECT BOOKS. Lawyer John C. Judge moved this morning before Justice Stover in the Supreme Court, special term, for an order to permit Clifford C. Gale of Massachusetts to inspect the books of the New York Hav 'Company in order that Many Depart From Fort Hamilton Hospital on Furlough.

OTHERS NEARLY 3tBA2Y TO OrO. There Are a Number. Left Who Are Badly Wounded or Critically III and Will Require Hospital Attendance for a Long Time Kindness of Port Hamilton Women to the Injured. Massachusetts Will Bay Pare Home. The wounded men at the post hospital at Fort Hamilton are rapidly recovering.

The influence of pure air, careful treatment and the proper kind of food tiad begun to work wonders and a oumfber of the men are already well enough to go home on furlough. Same willil leave to day and more will go tomorrow. In t'he hospltafl itself are sixteen men, those wbo are the more seriously wounded or who are still, ill from typhoid fever or some other disease contracted while in service in Cuba. Tbe convalescents 'la tho hospital are allowed to sit on the piazza overlooking the poet grounds and this morning there mas a little group of half a dozen soldiers sitting around, reading and writing and wondering when they would be well enough to be allowed to leave for home. The majority of the men at the fort are regulars, but tfc ere are a good many Michtgan and Massachusetts men there, too, and coly a tew New Yorkers.

In addition to the boat loads received from Hoffman and Swinburne Islands yesterday a second bated of five men was brougat in unexpectedly late last night, making the totaS number received up to date sixty seven. The men who are not in the hospital are quartered in the different barracks, some of them In bed, but the most of 'Aem are able to sit up and they spend their time much as do uheir comrades in the hospital in reading, talking wisfa the men at the post and writing letters home. Among the men who were brought in in the last boat load Saturday afternoon were a number of officers. They were alG well enough to leave the post and to each was granted a twenty days' leave of absence. These officers were Lieutenant J.

R. Seybourne, Eighth United States Infantry; Captain W. Wright, assistant adjutant general, First Volunteer Infantry; Captain Walter J. Joyce, Seventy first New York; Major Frederick J. Southmayd, Second Massachusetts; Captain W.

E. English, aid on General Joseph Wheel er's staff; Lieutenant E. H. Martin. Seventy first New York; Lieutenant G.

Lawless, Thirty fourth Michigan, and Lieutenant E. T. Collins, Eighth United States Infantry. Some of these men were wounded at Siboney and others are ill with fever. Lieutenant Seybourne was shot in the head, the bullet grazing the skull and finally lodging in the hack of the head.

Captain Wright has been ill with typhoid fever. Captain Joyce of the Seventy first has a gunshot wound in the right arm and is also suffering from malaria. Captain Joyce's address Is 61 East One Hundred and Seventeenth street, Manhattan. Major Southmayd is recovering from typhoid. Captain English has a wound in the leg.

Lieutenant MartJn of the Seven first New York has had a fever. His address In Manhattan is 638 East One Hundred and Fifty sixth street. Lieutenant Lawless and Lieutenant Collins each have had a fever. All of these officers left the post yesterday, they being in the judgment of Dr. RafEerty able to go to their homes.

A number of the enlisted men remaining willl go home to day. They are all from Massachusetts. They are Private: W. J. Angell, Company Sixth Massachusetts; Private Frank Buck, Company Sixth Massachusetts; Private Wright Le Page, Company Sixth Massachusetts, and Private Edward Knight, Company Sixth Massachusetts.

All these men live in Marlboro, Mass. Another lot lot of Massachusetts men hope to get away to morrow. In the second lot will be Private Joseph Peltier, Company Sixth Massachusetts; Private J. McCormick, Sixth Massachusetts; Corporal Joseph Bemis, Company Second Massachusetts, and Private W. Ronco, Company Sixth Massachusetts.

Ronco lives in Stoneham, Peltter In Southbridge, McCormick in Fltch burg and Bemis in Athol. Corporal Bemis enjoys the distinction of having been the first corporal on guard on Cuban soil. He was in the third boat that landed from Shafter's expedition and he was the first non commissioned offioer to land. He is suffeflng from two sunstrokes and is in a pitiable condition. He is weak, his nerves are shattered and his eyes are in such condition that he can hardly see.

He will be. a long time recovering. Private B. Haight of the Thirty fourth Michigan, suffering from rheumatism, hopes to get away to morrow. Some of the boys who are well enough to go home and who could have a furlough If tney wanted it nave not money enough to get away.

This applies only to the Michigan men, however, and to some of the regulars. The volunteers have two months' pay due them and until they get their money they will be without funds. The Massachusetts men, however, are in the happy condition of having a state that will pay their railroad fare whenever they want to leave. Emigration Commissioner E. F.

McSweeney, who is a native of Massachusetts, visited the hospital yesterday and told all the Massachusetts men that all they had to do was to ask him for funds when they got ready to leave and the money would be forthcoming. So the only thing that worries the Massachusetts man is how soon he can get well enough to move. The Michigan men are not so lucky and will have to stay until they either hear from home or can get their overdue pay. Some of the men still in the hospital are suffering from very serious wounds, though Surgeon Rafferty thinks that all will recover. Private Wynne of Company Twenty second United States Infantry, has a bad wound in the hack.

His story is exceedingly interesting. At the battle of Siboney Wynne's comrade, fighting by his side, was wounded and fell to the ground. Wynne picked him up and started to carry 'him from the field. Just as the plucky private with his load was nearlng safety a'ball struck him fairly in the back. The wound was a serious one and Wynne, though he tried to keep up, was unable to do so, and was forced to drop his burden.

Wynne himself was una'bte to walk further and sank to the ground. In falling he twisted himself in some way, with the result that he badly injured his spine. This, together with his wound, completely disabled him, and he was carried from the field and down to the shore in a Red Cross ambulance. He will be in "bed a long time, and is is douhtful if he ever completely recovers. Private Kaiser of the Second United States Infantry is shot in the mouth and in addition he has typhoid Private Robinson, colored, Company D.

Twenty fourth Infantry, was shot in the 'back and his condition is still serious. Private J. W. Fearn, Third Cavalry, was also shot In the back. The people at Fort Hamilton are taking the greatest interest In the wounded men.

Miss Mary Gelston, a member of one of the oldest of New Utrecht families, has taken a leading part in furnishing delicacies and necessaries and every morrting she sends to the hospital and to the barracks great baskets filled with all kinds of things for the men. She, in conjunction with other women living at Fort Hamilton, has provided the soldiers with clothing, slippers, pajamas, night shirts, writing paper, pens, ink, fresh fruits, canned goods, and, in fact, anything that any man has asked for and that Dr. Rafferty has said he could have. This morning a large wheelbarrow was brought to the hospital filled with good things and its contents piled up on the floor in Dr. Rafferty's office.

Among other things it con'talined thirteen pairs of slippers, tobacco, pipes, fruit, writing paper, tooth brushes, as well as a quarcblty of canned fruits. Miss Gelstxm also brought a quantity of flowers for the ward In which the injured ment are and soon after her arrival great bouquets of fresh flowers replaced those AT MAUY VJ1RR Texas First and the ic vva and Indiana Will Follow. EXRMER TO ARRIVE SATURDAY. Jpas Sailed From Santiago and Work on Her Will Take Several "Weeks. Vessels Foul With the Bank Marine Gro srth That Lowers Speed and General Efficiency Iowa and Indiana Slightly Damaged by the Enemy's Shells Pushing Work on Leaky Dry Dock So That It Will Be Available.

Orders aavebeen received at the Navy Yard to prepare for iiie in. am decking of the TJnited States Texas, which has been, ordered to sail from Santiago to Brooklyn. Just when the baxieship will arrive ia not known at the Navy Yard, bin it is expected that it will be here before the end of the week. Following the Texas will come ttie battleship Iowa, then the Indiana and succession some of the ether heavily armored vessels now on duty with the fleet. All of iIipsp vessels, which have been in constant active service since the dee laraticn cf war.

aer in foul condition so far as t'iteir bt'ttoms are concerned and the majority also need ex tensive overhauling. The Texas and Io.va are in the 'worst condition, hence t'hey will be the first to be 'Sent here for repairs, and ithe work on both of fchese vessels, as weil as the Indiana, will be done at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 1 The Texas, which will arrive first at the yard for repairs, is understood by the Navy Tard officials to be badly in need of the re pairs as well as the dry docking. The ship i is a second class batuesnip ana on account of her small tonnage can be taken into the Id Simpson dry dock at the yard and thus twill not be obliged to wait until the work now lunder way of removing the coffer dam in iront of the new dry dock is completed. The 61mpson dock has held the Texas several times before, the laitest being when the s'hip Bettled on the bottom of the Wallaboui while 'made fast to the cob dock and through a hreak ia the sea cock.

Nothing official has Ibeen received at the yard as to the extent of ithe repairs needed on Texas. From press dispatches, however, and throug'h the fact that the repair ship Vulcan with the fleet has attended to all minor jobs on the war ships on duty off Cuba, the fact that the Texas is being sent as far north as this port leads the officials to believe that the work rwill be extensive and will take several weeks, at before the battleship can be got ready for further active service. According to the officials the Texas is mainly in need of repairs on her deck and bulk leads. The former having been splintered end the latter bulged out of plumb through the concussion of her big guns. In this respect the Texas is said to have suffered more than any of the other vessels.

In addition her bottom Is very foul with the rank marine growth of the tropical waters, which has the effect of greatly lowering her speed. All the in the. fleet are suffering from the latter cause and the efficiency of the warships is so lowered that it is a fact that not one of the big warships can come up to her Tegular epeed limit on account of the foulness of the Jbottom plates. None of the repairs on the Texas will be Hue to damage done by the enemy's shells and in view of immense destruction caused by the fleet, there is a surprisingly small amount on any of the ships. The Indiana's deck has been knocked into splinters by a shell that drop on board one night; but whether from the enemy's batteries or from Shatter's army has not been discovered.

The Iowa has an unex ploded shell sticking in her sides at the water and some minor damages done by a sec ond shot that landed during the engagement 'With Cervera's fleet on July 3. The Brooklyn ilwas also so damaged by the rapid fire guns on 'that date and it is expected that she will fol Wv the battleships North. One result of the trepairs to the big ships is expected to be the postponement of Commodore Watson's expedition to the coast of Spain. Naval officers ay, however, the delay will be fully paid for lin tihe greater efficiency of the ships that are ito be overhauled and dry docked. Just when the Indiana and Iowa are to Borne to the Navy Yard is not known 'oy the Efflcials, but it is expected there that the Iowa will" come first and then the Indiana.

JBoth of these vessels will be dry docked fcthe new timber dry dock No. 3. which has out of commission for the past year, owing to the development of leaks through feuity construction, for which two civil engineers of the department have recently been suspended for three years on furlough pay. The dock, which us tne largest the United States, has been reparred and recent demonstrated the fact that it is watertight. The work of removing the J100.000 coffer dam that blocks the entrance bas now been under way or some weeks and the rJaet pile and pot'd of concrete will be out of the way shortly after the.

1st of To this end the work is being rushed with all possible speed and the naval officials confidently expect to have the big structure ready for the reception of the two big battleships. PRIVATE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. STolm Murphy, a Memh ir Company 202d Regiment, Found in His Tent With His Throat Cut. (Special to the Eagle.) Camp Black. July26 John Murphy, a mem jSer of Co mpany Two Hundred and Second jftegiment, slashed himself across the throat with a razor this morning and his attempt at suicide may prove successful.

Murphy is a New Yorker and his parents live ait 1,173 Second avenue, Manhattan. His tent ma.tes were awakened early this morning by some strange tnoise and found Murphy lying on the ground with his throat cut. The man was too weak to answer any questions. Captain Randaill of the company was hastily summoned and the guards were ordered out. The entire company was aroused and Surgeon Wood, assisted by the Hospital Corps, removed would be suicide to the field hospital.

There were three gashes across his throat, one very deep one that came close to the jugular vein. The surR eou expresses little hope for his recovery. The cause of Ms attempt is not positively known. Captain Lang of the regiment thinks it was Murphy whom he ordered to his tent last night. He aw a man sitting on a water main at the end of the company's street anil questioned him.

The man replied that he was reading a letter and did not want to be disturbed. Captain Lang toid him to retire and wpnt in the direction of the tent occupied by Murphy. The members of the company agree that Murphy has been much dejected of Some of ithem romc mhered that, he expvii'd a letter ytfeterday and it is thought, a love affair is responsible for his act. He is considered one of the best soldiers in the regimiMit. Company of the Two Hundred and Second Regiment arrived from Buffalo this morning.

SCHWARTZ'S FATAL FALL. (Special to the Eagle.) Long Island City. L. July 2f. John Schirartz.

40 years old. of '200 Kingston avenue, Brooklyn, died in 8t John's Hospital to day. While at work yesterday afternoon in ilio new Do her sugar refinery at Front nnj Pidsftoc stre i Schwartz fell through hatchway from th jcond floor and landed onf a pile of steel gird He was internally injnred. afteruoon oommpneed worlc on the connection which i proposes to build between its West Eml lir.e and iho Marcy nvcmi line, at Ooney Island, i'erniissiou for tciis line ires obtained ow. tho railroad commission last week.

The y.v line will leave the West End just outsidi' the depot at Coney Island, run alongside he western end of the depot, cross the Ivong Island Railroad cracks and condnuo into Surf avenue. Where the connection with etc Jfarvy avenue line running to Sea Gate will be made. The line is a short one, but will prove of great benefit to the. company. A connection with tie Surf avenue tracks in both directions will be made, so chat West End ami Eighty sixth street oars can be run direct to Sea Gate.

The connection will also be useful in transferring cars from one line to the other in case of a great rush of traffic on one or Uhe other. President Johnson prop cses soon to try some experiments with oars larger than any that have heretofore been put in service on any line in Brooklyn. The new cars will be eight whec ones and will be tried on the West End Line. AULT IN A SANITARIUM. An Official Examination Will Be Made to Determine His Mental Condition.

Case Again Adjourned. The case cf George W. Ault, ie elderly manufacturer of shirts at 17 Greene "avenue, who was charged with having attempted to corrupt the morals of a number of girls who had beta in the "habit of visit'lng his store and w'ho is specifically charged with assault, was before Magistrate Kramer en the Adams street court this morning. Mr. Ault was not in court, but was represented by tiis counsel, Charles M.

Stafford. Mr. Stafford pleaded for an adjournment for two weeks and said t'hat his client was confined in a sanitarium at Port suffering from extreme nervousness. He intimated that Ault was mentally unbalanced and read a letter from the physician in cnarge institution corroborating ie said. The doctor, io his certificate, de clared that Auilt was not in a condition mentally to property appreciate the gravity of the offense tfh'it had been charged against Inm, and did not really realize 'his surroundings.

Robert F. Elder, the. Assistant District Attorney, wlao wzs presem to prosecute, earnestly opposed any. further adjournment of the case. He was disposed to ridicule t'he claim that AuJt was mentally unsound and szid he seemed to be well enough when he was last in count.

Mr. Elder added ttiat he had been seen Hn the stireet after the last adjouiciment, and fae appeared to be in per fect health, physically and mentally. It was not until he found that he would be forced to stand trial for his misdeeds, Mr. Elder pro ceeded. that it was discovered fiat he was mentally unbalanced, tfeat he had ailcc holdsun and that, he had various other diseases.

After further argument an agreement was reached the effect that tlie further bearing of the case should be set dewn for Thursday and that in the mean while a doctor would be instructed to examine the accused with a view to the determination of his mental responsibility. The examination into the mental condition of Ault will he made some today or to morrow. NO INJUNCTION FORJABOUR. Coney Island Theater Manager Refer red to a Police Court Claimed His Landlord Annoyed Him. Uawyer Luke O'Reilly, in behalf of George Jabour, proprietor of the Turkish Theater on Tilyou's walk.

Coney Island, applied to Justice Stover in Supreme Court, special term, this mornine for an injunction to restrain George C. Tllyou from Interfering with the patrons of the theater where Fatima Is an attraction. Outside of the theater Jabour has a structure that he has termed ballyhoo. This is a local term and is used to throw mystery about the performance and induce customers to gratify their curiosity for a consideration. Lawyer O'Reilly said that Mr.

lecturers, or barkers, stand on the ballyhoo and talk about the show to the passing pedestrians. "Jabour," he said, "leased from Tilyou the land on which the theater' stands and dhe latter is seeking to disturb his peaceable enjoyment of the property. He has hired four or five special policemen, who harass and push the patrons of the theater. Mr. Tilyou, moreover, has built on the opposite side of the walk a show which he calles the "Maine" and this caused so much noise that Mr.

Jabour complained to him personally. Mr. Jabour said that his lecturers could not hear themselves think, to say nothing of speaking. Mr. Tilyou then got the Special policemen and put them at the theater door and afterward he cut an entrance to his steeplechase walk and stationed at th spot a brass band, which, plays nUienever Mr.

Ja bour's lecturers begin to entertain the public. The special policemen drive patrons away and we ask for an injunction to prevent this state of things continuing. The court The Coney Island police court is the best place for this motion to be heard. "The police refuse to help us, although we have applied to them," said Lawyer O'Reilly. "I am net going to sit as a police court to try breaches of the.

peace," said his honor. "Take it to a polioe court." "But." said counsel for Mr. Tilyou, "we have a counter claim and we ask for an Injunction to prevent the outrageous actions of th'13 man J'abour The court That will do, sir. You can go to a police court." Lawyer O'Reilly advised Mr. Jabour to run special police from the theater premises if they came again.

Whether he will do it remains to be seen. MAYOR SIGNS" BOND ISSUE. The 823,000,000 Worth of Securities Will Be Advertised on Thursday. Mayor Van Wyek signed the resolution of the Municipal Assembly this morning authorizing the issue of $23,000,000 in bonds for city improvements. To morrow the Board of City Record will meet and arrangements will be made for advertising.

Beginning Thursday the advert isement of the tetiue will appear and continue for ten days. At the end of that time the sale will take place. This means that the appropriation of 4S7.0O0 for the new East River Bridge, to pay the existing contracts will soon be turned over to the eommlsfiioners. It also means the payment cf many anxious contractors, including H. H.

Flynn and the Degnon Mc Lean Construction Company, who must be paid 5600,000 and $430,000 respectively. Further than the relief of the new bridge commissioners Brooklyn has little interest in the present bond issue. It was for that reason th'at the Brooklyn members of the Board of Aldermen held up the iesue and protested against it. In Manhattan, however, the issue means improvements and the wiping out or debts that have worried the financial department of New York and held up work to a disastrous extent. The new Harlem Bridge may now be completed, involving an expenditure of nearly $250,000.

Soveral millions will be applied to school buildings in Manhattan which are in need of repairs. Controller Coler said this morning that he could not make public the lint of bonds to be isBued until to morrow. Ho declared there were lcg.il reasons why he should not. When asked about the new East River Bridge, he laughingly unid: Oh, we need the bridge and we aro going to have it." MRS. SCHMIDT RELEASED.

Hudson, July 2G Dora Schmidt, who was accused by her husband. Joeeph bchmidt, of having murder Henry Grubor at Ghent, in Columbia county, and who was recently arrested at her in (rreen villa, N. wo released to day by Corouor Link. NOTHING TO DO WITH FRENCH. Nostrand Simply Trying to Show That He Received More Votes Than Ebbets.

The Nostrand 'Etfbets contest in the Seventh Council District will not be definitely decided until the case comes up for trial next October. Justice Stover, as announced in the Eagle of yesterday, has ruled that the bal lots cast in fourteen additional districts must bereeounted.and.asthey will be canvassed in court in the presence of the judge and jury, it is likely that the trial ot the case will occupy several days. James W. Ridgway, counsel for Nostrand, wanted the ballots in the districts in ques tion counted by a referee, hut counsel for E7b bets objected, and now, according to Justice Stover's decision, tihe boxes must be opened in court and the ballots counted before a jury. It will he recalled that the vote in twenty three districts was recently recounted, and that so many errors were found that Bbbets' majority was reduced from 127 to 14.

Now Nostrand and his lawyer, Mr. Ridgway, hope to he a'ble to find enough errors on the next count to elect the former. "It is a mistake to tlhlnk that we are going to 'oring any action against Councilman Hen ry French, said Mr. Ridgway to an Eagle reporter to day. "What we are trying to do and what we intend to do, by the way, Is to show that Nostrand received more votes than Eb he ts.

If E'bbets discovers that he polled more votes than French I can't see how that concerns Mr. Nostrand. They will have to fight that out between themselves. Just at present we want tihe seat that 'belongs to Mr. Nostrand." MISTAKE, SAYS MICHELL.

Brooklyn Excise Office Cost No More in 1897 Than in the Previous Year. Colonel Harry W. Michell, deputy excise commissioner for Kings County, came to town from his summer home at Point Pleasant, N. this morning. His attention was called to the fact that in the Sunday Eagle article on State Commissioner Lyman's accounts, the Brooklyn office was credited with an expenditure last year of $13,632.77 more than the year before.

"I read the article carefully on Sunday," said the colonel. "There must be some mistake in the figures, for we have had no increase in expenses here. Our salaries have not been increased and our clerical force is the same. There have been no repairs made or additional money spent in any way. We did, however, take in a quarter of a million dollars more last year than the year before.

Asked just what the expenses of the office last year were the colonel replied: "I cannot tell. The books are kept at Al bany, all of our bills being paid from there." According to Mr. Lyman's report the Brook lyn office cost in lS'JB ana in 1897 $22,769.69. THE WEATHER. INDICATIONS TILLS P.M.

TO MORROW. Waiihingtun. U. C. July 26 For Eastern New York, showers and Thunder storms to night; Wednesday fair, except showers in southern portion; variable winds.

LOCAL PROBABILITIES. Continued warm and sultry weather with showers to night and Wednesday; variable winds. The following is the record of the thermometer as Kept at the BrooKlyn Dally Eagle office: 2 A. 3. to day 75 10 A.

If 78 4 A. At I 13 il 80 (i A. 7 1 I 2P.M 80 8A.M 75l3P.il 80 Average temperature to day 77H Average temperature corresponding day last year 65 HIGH WATER. Following is the official announcement of the time and duration of high water at New York and Sandy Hook for to morrow, January 27: A M. .11 P.

M. I Imra'n of Bis. I Fall, a. smb. V.

Tims Helcht Time ptelxbt II. M. lOOt. U. H.I CM1.

New I 1:16 I Sandy Hoot! .01 3.8 as 1:66 I 1:80 I 4.5 4.5 5:64 I 6:31 6:08 6:37 MOVEMENTS OE OCEAN VESSELS. ARRIVED TUESDAY. JULY 26. 8s PIfa. from Sa India, from Marseilles.

Lanrelwoob, from Hue va. Ss British Queen, from Antwerp, bs Smith wart, from Antwerp. Workendam. from Amsterdam. Ss Arrtanrose.

from Kingston. fcjs Chalmette. from New Orleans. 8s SehleswlK, from Windward Islands, bs Nacoochee. from Savannah.

Ss George W. Clyde, rrom aeKsonville. 8s American, from Rotterdam. Ss Yumuri. from Port Antonio.

Ss Thomas Andrscn. from Shields. Bs Delaware, from Avonmouth. Ks Karninania. from Mexican ports.

Ss Ouvedene, from Port Spain. Ss Colorado, from BrunswicK. Ss Alasconomo. from Sunderland. Bs Deike RicKmers.

from Stettin. Ss Alleghany, from Kingston. ARRIVED AT FOREIGN PORTS. Ss Bremerhaven. from Now York.

Antwerp. Ss Kensington, from New York. Antwerp. Ss Gut Hell, from New York, HamburR. Ss Christina, from New York, Melbourne.

Ss Bolivia, from New York. Louden. Ss Brilliant, from New YorK. Breruertiaven. Si Cheruskia, from New York.

Hamburg, ss Aragonla. from New York. pd. Bntt of Lewis. Bs Mansdara.

from New York. pd. Lizard. Ss l'atria, Iron New Yors. pd.

Llzara. Ss Helios, from New York. pd. Seilly. 8s Victoria, from New York.

pd. Prawle Point. Ss Furnessla. rrom New YorK. Glasgow.

Ss Mongolian, from New York. Glasgow. SAILED FROM FOREIGN PORTS. Ss Polaratjornen, for New York. Hamburc.

Ss Sir Richard Qrenvllle, for New York. Hamburg Ss Thinevalla. for New York. Stettin. 6s Tartar Prince, for New York, pd.

Fort Eapurial. Ss Fort Salisbury, for Now YorK, Liverpool. Ss at. Leonards, for Now "York. Antwerp.

CSs California, for New York, Palermo. Employment Agencies. 8 Engaged 7 Excursions Financial 12 1 Furnished Rooms 8 Help Wanted 8 Instruction 8 Legal Notices 11 Lost and Found 8 Marriage Notices 7 Medical 8 Ocean Steamships 9 Post Office Notloe 11 Railroads tt Situations Wanted 8 Special Advertisements 34 Sporting 5 5 Steamboats 9 Summer Resorts 8 9 Summer Hesort 9 Surrogate's Notices To Let and For Sale he may get information in an action to recover I mony whirh ho says is owing to him. Papers! STRUCK BY AN ELEVATOR, were submitted and decision waB reserved. At i Ad clock this morning Jmes Jjoune AN ALLEGED SHOPLIFTER.

pan. 50 years old of 99 York street, was look T1, ling dor the elevator shaft at 109 John utreeL Lena Thompson, who is IU vears old, was arrested by Oificer Hamburger" and Detective Sergeant Weisor. yesterday afternoon, on a "truck him on the head. Ho was severely in charge of baving stolen a pair' of oypglasses jnrcd but tho doctors do not think that his from the Htore at 432 Fultoa street. Shi was skull was fructured.

He was taken in an held to answer. balance to the Brooklyn Hospital, brought by her It is probable that more men will brought to the post to day, as It is Intended to send some of the men from the steamer Relief i to Fort Hamilton to recover. A full list of the men now at Fort Hamilton.