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THE BROOKLYN DAIXY EAfiLE. -XEW YOTUC1MOND AY. FEBRUARY 24. 1908. 10 01 BRADLEVS DEATH I MARRIAGES and DEATHS GAS KILLS Ml OF 96 PfiSiEfi BEADS IN HAND Catholic Orphan Asylum Society.

Ht; joined on October 14. 1866. and up to tbei time he was taken 111, a month ago, was a very active worker. He was elected to the board of managers on August 9. Is74.

to fill a vacancy, and served as a director almost continually since then. Senator Bradley and Bernard McCaffrey, his life long friend, also a member of the board of managers of the society, were FIGHTERS ARRESTED. One Had Resented a Reference to Harps Policenua of the Bedford avenue station came across Michael Reynolds. 19 years old. and John Murphy.

SO old, engaged in a fist fight in Bed IT WAS WHISKY HE ORflNK FOR ADOPTION. A healthy male infant, 4 weeks old; bottle baby; father deserted wife and six children: worthy case. Address NL'RSE. Box 7, Eagle. office.

'guests of honor at a dinner given by tho C'j LOFTY, NARROW LEDGE Formed a Human Chain and Passed Mrs. Carson Along to Safety. Had. Consumed Same Article on Othelr Occasions, and Presumed It Was "the Stuff." Believed to Have Accidently Opened Jet While Reaching for Holy Water. He Would Have Been 75 Years Old Next St.

Patrick's Day. MARRIED. CHAMBERLAIN CLARK On Saturday, February 22, at the residence of the bride's parents, 386 Park place, Brooklyn, by the Rev Robert Warren Anthony. Mrs. EDYTHE MEAD CLARK, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Samuel Emery Stevens, to Mr. A. FRANK CHAMBERLAIN of Cincinnati, Ohio. BUT HE WOULDN'TSWEAR TO IT THEORY OF SUICIDE SCOUTED.

BIG CROWD BELOW CHEERED. SUCCESSFUL IN POLITICS. Doara in tne urooKiyn on June 10 of last year They were presented with gold headed canes, and Bradley made a speech In acknowledgment that was characteristic of him. his fellow members say. The souvenir menu stated that he was then 77 years old, and Senator Bradley confessed a desire to christen the cane by clouting the head of the man who was responsible for the 77.

He Insisted that he was only 74 years young and felt that he had many years of work for the orphan children ahead of him. Owing to his semi -clerical garb. Brad-Icy was often taken for a priest. He was straight as an. arrow, tall and dignified, and his abundant white hair gave him a venerable appearance.

Mrs. Bradley died many years ago. Five children survive, Charles Mirtin Mrs. William S. Catherwood, Mrs.

Daniel W. Irwin and Mrs. Thomas E. MurTay, at whose home he died yesterday morning, and whose husband is vice president of the Edison Electric Company of Brooklyn. ford avenue yesterday and look botb to the station house.

Reynolds In response to questions told Lieutenant Gaughran. who was in charge that he had been In this countrybut two months. The lieutenant told him that he was starting in parly to break the laws. Reynolds added that he had come to the country to work hard and be decent, but his blood had boiled when while passing Murphy the latter had made scurrilous reference to "harps." He resented the remark and the fight followed. Lieutenant Gaughran, who is a humorist, after looking over the damaged countenances of the pair, that he would have both placed In a cell together.

Reynolds expressed his willingness, but Murphy begged to be locked up anywhere else but In the same cell, as he ruefully rubbed his bruised face. When the two were arraigned later in the Lee avenue court the magistrate lot them go under a suspension of sentence. Always Devotional, Always Cheerful, Mrs. Smith Was in Good Health for One of Her Years. Once He Beat the Mysterious Van Slooten for the Senate Prominent in Charities.

Flames in a Park Slope House Cut Off Some of Its Occupants From Escape. DIED. As a EesvUt. Magistrate Higgin botliara Discharged Bartender Who Mads tti Sale on Sunday. Magistrate Higelnhntham sitting In tha Gates avenue coijrt to-day, discharge.1 MacNicholl.

R. T. Martin, Gcorg.i L. Meyer, M. A.

L. Mulhearn, Frank Philllpps, Edward F. Phillips, Daniel J. Pollock, Henrietta Quinn, Michael William. Wright.

William H. Bradley, Daniel. Busby, Leonard .1. Cooper. John.

De Gray, George Da Mund Mary H. Gresham. John Halley, Andrew. Holding, Charlotte Jaeger, Bendix. Kent.

William J. Lynch. Margaret. Mrs. Anna Fitzpatrick Smith.

98 years old, of 1134 Lafayetto avenue, was found by her granddaughter, Mrs. Charles Ott, dead of gas poisoning yesterday morning. Mrs. Ott smelled gas and broke Into the old woman's room on the first floor of her residence, to find her in her bed, a she thought unconscious, but in reality DYING ON A MILK WAGON. dead, holding a string of prayer beads in BOARD OF ESTIMATE HAS IT.

two men cuargea wltn Baying violated the liquor tax law, and held two others, arrested yesterday, (or examination. Ot those discharged, the case against Henry Dehl, bartender for Henry Meyers, at 1573 Broadway, was tho moat Interesting. While the arresting officer believed It was whisky he had bought, he could not consclentionBly say it was whlBky. Dehl was arrested on Sunday, February 16, by Patrolmen Reichweln and Bochra, of the Ralph avenue station. The former sworo to a complaint stating that they had askod for and been Berved wlthi two glasses of whisky.

Counsel fop Dehl subjected the officer to a sevenj cross examination and asked what ha knnw about rectified and distlllod snirits. A heroic rescue on the part of firemen attached to Hook and Ladder Truck No. 55. on Pacific street near Sixth avenue, was made at a fire yeBterday morning at 212 Park place, the handsome residence of Louis Tafcl, a well-known business man residing on the Park Slope. Four firemen formed a human chain and lifted a heavy woman over a narrow window ledge to safety.

The other tenants In the house might also have found them-selves in a like predleament had it not been for the cool-headedness of a young physician. The firo broke out at 8:50 o'clock, and, it being Sunday morning, most of the occupants of the house were sleeping late. The flames made their first appearance on the first floor of the four-story brown stone house. They were detected by a passerby and an alarm turned in. The stranger then rang the front doorbell and Faithful Horse Continued on His Rounds, With John Duse Unconscious, Until Stopped by Officer.

Sewer Proposition for Fifty-seventh Street Now on Way to Realization. her bands. A bottle of holy water, suspended by baby ribbon, and the prayer beads were always kept by Mrs, Smith hanging from the gas jet just above her bed. where it projected from the wall, so that she might reach them at any hour of the night. It is believed that she reached for either the holy water or prayer beads, some time Saturday night and accidentally turned on the gas which resulted In her death.

Mrs. Ott told an Eagle reporter to-day that her grandmother went to bed early Saturday evening as usual. It appears that the old woman was very nervous, and always Insisted on locking her door. The officer replied that he was familiar with liquor to some extent ana believed; what ha and his brother officer tad Dur- Property owners on Fifty-seventh street, between Twelfth and Fort Hamilton avenues, petitioned the Eagle on Saturday, asking help in obtaining; a-sewer for that thoroughfare. The bead of the movement Is Frank B.

Berlin of 1162 Fifty-seventh street, and be said on Saturday that tho citizens interested had met with nothing but discouragement and delay from the officials. When Borough Secretary Charles F. Adams was asked about the delay to-day, he said the matter Is now In the hands chased on the day In questio was This she did and when gas was smelled of the Board of Estimate. Examination of the records showed that the local wniBay. 'Now, officer; you have sworn t0 a complaint setting forth that you (and your brother officer purchased.

Wo glasses of wblBky on the day In question, of the defendant, and now you do seem positive as to just what yoii'- drank," said Magistrate Higginbotham. 'Was it or is it not whisky?" "It was, as far as I know whisky." re plied the witness. "Are you willing to swear that It waa whisky you drank on this occasion?" "I believe It was." Patrolman Heany of tho Alexander avenue station, was on 144th street near St. Ann's avenue, the Bronx, early this morning, when he noticed a milk wagon coming up the street from toward Brook avenue. Heany was reflecting on tho cheerless life of the milkman, and his eye followed the rig.

as it drove up to a bouse. The milkman did not get out, but after a few minutes the horse started on, going obliquely across the street to another house. Here the stop and starting on were repeated and again the milkman did not alight. Curious, the patrolman peered more eagerly and then saw that the reins were dragging on the ground. After making one or two more stops, the horse finally reached St.

Ann's avenue, where the policeman stopped the rig and Investigated. Half reclining, half doubled up, Heany found the milkman, John Duse. DO years old. of 435 East 160th street, unconscious and barely Dr. Peck took him to the Lincoln Hospital, where be died less than two hours later.

The hospital staff diagnosed the case as one of cerebral embolism, explaining tha: this is where a small "flake" separates from the heart and after a tortuous voyage through the arteries, lodges In the brain, producing first coma and then almost surely death. How long the matt had been lying unconscious In his wagon while the old horse went on his rounds can only be conjectured. board resolution to build a sewer iu Fifty-seventh street, between the points named had been signed by tho borough president on July 31, and sent to the Board of Estimate on October 16. When passed by the Board of Estimate, there is a reasonable probability that tho desires of the citizens as expressed In tho petition to the Eagle will be gratified. FINE.

BANKING HOUSE. Counsel for the defendant wanted to know what caused the officer to believe It was whisky he drank, and was Informed that he had tasted whisky before. "Do you know the Ingredients of whis in the morning, and the old woman did not appear at the breakfast table, Mrs. Ott had to force the door in order to get to her grandmother. Tho young woman burst into the room and was met with a terrific flow of gas, which for a moment very nearly overpowered her; she dashed Into the room and opened a window.

As soon as this was accomplished, she fainted. The inrush of cold, fresh air, revived her a few minutes later, and as soon as she was able, she sprang to her grandmother's side. She spoke to her several times, was unable to get a reply and finally hurried to a near-by telephone and requested Dr. Slee of 1224 Hancock street to come at once. When the doctor arrived he pronounced the woman dead, declaring, that had she not been so old she might have survived the asphyxiation.

It was at first thought by the police that the case might be one of suicide; that Mrs. Smith bad become despondent because of her age and decided to end it all. Investigation, however, revealed the fact that In spite of her years the old woman had always been happy. She frequently attended services at St. John's Chapel.

Clermont and Lafayetto avenues and was always of very religious nature. She was in excellent health for Contract for Handsome Glen Cove ky? asked the lawye. Structure Awarded, and Work Is Soon to Begin. 'No. sir.

"Ever work in a distillery? "No." "Are you a chemist?" "No." "Are you willing to swear that it was whisky that you drank?" interjected the (Special to the Eagle.) Glen Cove, L. February 24 The contract for the erection of the Glen Cove Bank building has been given out to the John V. Shaefcr, Company, of New aroused Dr. Charles Tafel, 34 years old, the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Tafel. The physician found the parlor in flames and also the stairways. leaving no way of escape to about ten persons who were In rooms on the upper floors. He ran to the home of Miss Ida May Sheehan, next door, at No. 214, and going to the roof, climbed down through the scuttle into bis own home.

As quickly as possible ho aroused the members of his family. He assisted several women out onto the roof to places of safety. John Jones, a 17-year-old boy, who was on the third floor, tried to go down the stairs. He burned botb of his hands severely and Anally had to give up tha attempt and go to the roof. In the excitement Mrs.

N. E. Garson, on tho fourth floor, was forgotten. It was thought that everyone had been aroused and gotten safely out before the arrival of the firemen. Mrs.

Garson was soundly asleep and was unaware of the Are until the engines arrived on the scene. Then she awoke and first tried to get downstairs, but could not go beyond the third floor. She ran to the scuttle, but she is a largo woman and could not get through. Almost frantic, she ran to her front window and shouted madly for help. Truck No.

55, the first company on the scene, attempted to go to her aid. Lieutenant Cornelius D. Donovan and three firemen, Charles F. Brown. Dugan oud Boode, went to the top floor of No.

214. Between tho two bouses runs a narrow ledge along tho windows less than a foot In width. The ledge was slippery, but the firemen were not daunted by that fact. Mrs. Garson was banging half out of the window.

Firoman Brown first ventured out on the narrow ledge and made his way Into tho room. Lieutenant Donovan, who Is a big man, followed out on the ledge and Fireman Dugan got out on tho other end. Brown then passed the woman to his commanding officer and Lieutenant Donovan, wjho occupied by far the most perilous position, lifted her over to Fireman Dugan, who in turn passed her to Boode. An Immense crowd of over one thousand persons witnessed the feat and cheered the firemen for several minutes after the act of heroism had been performed. While the woman was being lifted court.

York. It is understood that building oper FELL ON SLIPPERY WALKS. Light Snow Responsible for Several Accidents in South Brooklyn and Park Slope Section. "I would not swear Mat it was. "Discharged," said Magistrate Higginbotham.

i Nicholas Young, arrested on February? 9, for alleged violation of the liquor! iJ law. by Detectivo Mulroy of the NJinth n.t i niafft.f wnQ also discharged. her advanced age, and according to neigh-- Mulroy stated that he had seen two dpotj ations will bo begun as soon as the weather will permit. The building, the foundations of which have already been laid, occupies a fine plot adjoining the Oriental Hotel. It is understood that it will be a three story structuro of brick and stone, and that such portions of it as are not needed for the bank's own business will be made into desirable offices.

Tbo fact that the bank has undertaken the erection of a costly building at this time seems to indicate that It has escaped the effects of the recent financial fluury. In the place at 83t uaies aveuuu Young very promptly declared that thsy were relatives. Albert Ileiger of 264 Ralph avenue, charged with selling beer to Officer Brown of the Ralph nvehue station, and Joseph. Prino Of 90 Troy avenue, charged by Detective McGowan of the Atlantic avenuo station, were the men held for examination iu court to-day. bors, very often went on visits to friends, staying for hours.

Her granddaughter, Mrs. Ott, absolutely scouts the possibility of suicide, declaring the death to have been due to accident. She cannot account for It any other way than accidentally turning on of the gas. The fact that she was found with the prayer beads in her hands would Imply that sho bad reached for them In the night. HOTEL MAN BADLY HURT.

"Honest Dan" Bradley is dead. For more than half a century he was one of the most picturesque figures In Brooklyn politics, municipal affairs and charitable work. He was familiar to more Brooklynltes than most of the politicians of his day and by his striking, dignified appearance attracted considerable attention. He was one of the most respected of the old line Independent Democrats and In 1S93 performed the rather remarkable feat of being elected to the State Sonate against one of the late Hugh McLaughlin's candidates in a Democratic stronghold. Daniel Bradley died yesterday morning at the home of his daughter.

Mrs. Thomas E. Murray, at 783 St. Mark's ve-enue, where ho had made Ills borne for many years. Had he lived be would have been 76 years old on March 17 next.

Up to a month ago he was in the best of health and for a man of his years was remarkably active. It was while paying his last respects to the late Bernard McCaffrey, his life-long friend, that Bradley contracted tho cold from which ensued the complications tbat caused his death. Born in Londonderry, Ircland.on March 17. 1833, Bradley came to this country with his parents in 1849. They settled In Brooklyn and Daniel made his homo here from tbat time.

Before be was here long enough to be naturalized. Daniel was a captain of the Lafayette Guard. His commission was withheld, however, until he secured his papers. Like a true Irishman, he took naturally to politics and had a reputation for vote-getting tbat drew the attention of the district leaders to blm, even before he was old enough to hold office. He lived at 92 Bridge street, in the Second District, for many years, and built up an enormous personal following that elected him sev-oral times to the State Legislature as an independent candidate, despite the powerful Influence against him of the old McLaughlin machine.

He was first elected to the Assembly In 1874 as a Democrat on en independent ticket. He was re-elected In 1875 and again in 1876. In 1893 he was nominated for the Senate from the Second District, a Democratic stronghold. It was the independent element that placed him nomination, however, for Bradley had little or no sympathy for the machine of McLaughlin. The Republicans indorsed him and he was elected by a plurality of 311 votes over William Van Slooten.

after a somewhat strenuous and sensational campaign. Van Slooten, candidate of McLaughlin. waB unknown to most of the politicians who backed Bradley and utterly unknown to the public. The slogan of that campaign was, "hWo Is Van Slooten?" Even the political reporters were unable to find out very much about Van Slooten, and he was written up as a "mystery." The defeated candidate, on December 14, 1901, created a sensation by blowing the top of his head off with a revolver of unfamiliar pattern In his homo at 52 Sidney place. The weapon mystified the authorities.

Tho detectives were unable to operate It or even to extract the cartridges. In an effort to unload the pistol, in the coroner's office, the thing went off and a bullet went through a desk and several thick books and narrowly missed a man. It was not until his widow began suit against James B. Haggin and H. McK.

Twombly for $650,000 alleged to be due her husband as commissions, that very much about Van Slooten was learned. He was a mining yengineer and did considerable work In Peru for Haggin and Twombly. The testimony at the hearings furnished the belated reply to Daniel Bradley's last campaign slogan, "Who is Van Slooten?" Senator Bradley in 1894 presented a large number of bills In the Legislature, all relating to Brooklyn. One of his bills provided for the abolition of the board of trustees of tho Brooklyn Bridge, then existing; another put the county clerk and register of Kings County on salaries; and others prevented the building of an elevated railroad on Gates avenue and provided for the erection of a municipal building. During his term in the Senate Bradley was on the Committees of Finance, Judiciary, Rules, Insurance and Internal Affairs.

Previous to the McLaughlin regime, Bradley was chairman of the Kings County Democratic Committee, which was then called the Bradley committee and was recognized by and admitted to the National Convention. He was also a member of the famous Lexow Committee, which unearthed scandals during Its investigation of the Police Deoartment. He was prominent in Catholic circles In Brooklyn. For more than half a century he was a member and trustee of the Church of the Assumption, at York and Jay streets. Ho will probably be buried from there.

He was much Interested ill the Catholic Benevolent Legion and organized all the state branches outside of Manhattan. His greatest work, perhaps, was done as a member of the board of managers of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Society. His activities in behalf of the orphan children extended over fifty years, and he took a personal Interest In the work, bolng a very frequent visitor. He was known personally to many of the orphans and he knew several hundred of them so intimately as to be able to relate their histories. He was a great favorite with the little Inmates of the societies, and many hundreds of little tots will mourn him.

Bradley was one of the very earliest memberB of the Roman COMPLAINANT INTERPRETER. dealers are befiinnlng to observe that va rious magistrates nave ainerent oimnuua regarding the liquor tax law, and It is run iham tn nalr fnl nd- journments when a certain magistral 13 to preside. Ill course tney mwys mm very good excuse for seeking adjonrument. His Wagon, Hit by an Auto Near Huntington Left Unconecioui by Roadside. Tho light snow of yesterday afternoon and last evening was responsible for several bad falls In the South Brooklyn and Park Slope district.

John Conklln, 74 years old, who lives at 89 Sixteenth street, slipped on the sidewalk and fell In front of the Mechanics Branch Bank, at 317 Ninth street. He fractured both bones of his left forearm and was removed by Ambulance Surgson Holt to the Seney Hospital. Mm. Mary Whalou, 38 years old, of 662 Seventh avenue, was walking last night about 8 o'clock, in' front of 273 Twenty-second When she slipped and fell. Sho fractured her left forearm.

Ambulance Surgeon Holt of the Ceney Hospital attended her and friends look her home. Henry Allen, 23 years old, a cook, living at 456 Carlton avenue, fell in front of 736 Fulton street and received contusions of the head. He was attended by Dr. T. R.

Meeks of the Cumberland Street Hospital. Jospeh Farrell, 70 years old, of 408 Bergen street, fell while crossing Bergen street at Fourth avenue and received an ugly cot on the head. He refused to havo anyono send for an ambulance, saying that the surgeons were all overworked on such a day. across the ledge the crowd remained ab solutely quiet. Mrs.

Garson was revived shortly after her harrowing experience and to-day is quite recovered. (Special to the Eagle.) Huntington, L. February 24 Clifford Reed, of Brooklyn, manager of the Suffolk Hotel here, sustained a broken rib and severe internal Injuries and bruises when a buggy in which he was riding from Centreport, on Saturday evening, was struck and overturned by an automobile, i Mr. Reed heard the automobile coming up behind his wagon, but beyond that THREE PERSONS BADLY BURNED PUtsburg. February 24-Three persons were seriously burned and twenty other3 fled to the street in their nightclothes early to-day when an oil lamp in tho homo of John Gishick, a foreigner, exploded, setting fire to the house.

Tho lamp fell from its fastening on the wall, showering Mrs. Cishlck with burning oil, Sho was fatally burned, while her husband and a boarder were severely inlured extinguishing her blazing clothes. Twen-. ty boarders sleeping in up-stairs rooms fled, panic-stricken, and a Dumber were slightly Injured In the mix-up. PuMte Meeting.

The Brooklyn Eagia Book Printing Department Is prepared to furnish. In pamphlet or book form, full reports of any public meeting In Brooklyn or New York. Tho order mutt reach at least three days before the meetlnu takes place. The charge for reporting- and printing will be at a very reasonable price per page. Address Brooklyn Eagle Book Prlntlnej i Department.

Washington and Johnson jtreeU can tell nothing of how It all happened. He lay unconscious by the roadside for a time, but succeeded in making his way BRADLEY On February 1WS, at, the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas K. Murray, 783 St. Mark's av.

DANIEL BRADLEY, aged 75 years. Relatives and Iriends of the family are invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday, February 26 at 3 A.M.; thence to the Church of the Assumption, where a nolomn mass of requiem will be offered up for the repose of his soul. BUSBY Entered into rest on Sunday, February 23. VMS. LEONARD JOSEPH BUSBY, in the 62d year of hiB ago.

Funeral service at his late residence. The Langham, 135 Central Park West, on Tuesday ev-ning. February 25, 1908, at ft o'clock. It Is requested that flowers be not sent. COOPER On Saturday.

February 22, JOHN COOPER, ago 69. beloved husband of Louisa J. funeral services at his late residence. 505 Throop av, Tuesday evening. February 25, at 8 o'clock.

Relatives, friends, members of the N. Y. and N. J. Sandy Hook Pilots Association.

Atlas Lodge, No. 316. F. and A. and United States' Lodge No.

1739, K. of are invited to attend. DE GRAY On Friday, February 21. GEORGE L. DE GRAY.

Funeral services Monday evening, February 24, at 8 o'clock, at his late residence, 246 Madison st. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. DE GRAY On Friday. February 21. 1908, GEORGE L.

DE GRAY. Philadelphoa Council. No. 562, Royal Arcanum, Brothers: You aro requested to attend the funeral services at his late residence, 246 Madison st, on Monday evening. February 24, at 8 o'clock.

WM. H. S1LCOCK, Regent. O. Hull, Secretary.

DE MUND On February 23, MARY II. BE MUND. in her 58th year. Funeral services at her late residence. 1015 Eighth av.

Tuesday, February 25, at 4 P.M. Interment at Ithaca. N. Y. GRESHAM JOHN' HESLOP GRESHAM, fceloved husband of Martha Boorum.

in 73rd year of his age. Funeral services will bo held at his lato residence, 9 W. ninety-first st, N. on Tuesday, February 25, at 1 P.M. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery at 3:30 P.M.

Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend. Also members of Commonwealth Lodge. Orient Chapter. Clinton Com-mandery. Kismet Temple.

Fulton Council No. 299 McPherson-Doane Post No. 499. G. Veteran Association Thirteenth Regiment, Veterans of Fifty-eixth Regiment, St.

George's Society. GRESHAM Commonwealth Lodge, No. 409, F. and A. M.

Brethren: You are requested to attend tho funeral of our late brother. J. H. GRESHAM, on Tuesday, 2oth assemble In office of Cypress Hills Cemetery at 3:30 P.M. E.

W. WALTON. Master. E. J.

Campbell, Sec'y. GRESHAM JOHN on February 23, 1908. Sir Knights of Clinton Commandery No. 14, K. are invited to attend the funeral services on Tuesday, February 25, at o'clock, at Cypress Hills Cemetery.

MARCUS O. BURR. Commander. Francis T. Burr, Recorder.

GRESHAM Kismet Temple. A. A. O. M.

M. S. Nobles: Noble JOHN H. GRESHAM has entered the Unseen Temple. You are requested to attend the funeral services to be held at Cypress Hills Cemetery.

Tuesday afternoon, February 25, at 3:30 O'clock. WM. BAMBER. Illustrious Potentate. John W.

Richardson. Recorder. GRESHAM Members of Fulton Council No. 299. Royal Arcanum: Brothers, you are invited to attend the funeral services of our late brother.

JOHN II. GRESHAM, Tuesday, February 25, 1908, at 1 P.M., from his late residence, 9 West Ninety-first st, Borough of Manhattan, New York City. N. S. ALBERTSON.

Regent. L. A. Souville. Secretary.

GRESHAM Headquarters Veteran Association Thirteenth Regiment, Coast Artillery. N. G. N. February 24.

1908 r-Members of the association are requested to attend the funeral services of our late comrade. JOHN HESLOP GRESHAM, at 9 West Ninety-first street. New York City, on Tuesday, February 25, 1908, 1 P.M. JOHN P. SCRYMSER.

President. W. Atwood French, Secretary. HALLEY On February 23, 1908, at the residence of his sister, 375 Eleventh St. ANDREW HALLEY.

Funeral services his late residence, at 8 o'clock to-night. Funeral from late residence at 10 A.M. on Tuesday, February 25. 1908. Interment, at Greenwood.

HOLDING At Bayonne, New Jersey, suddenly, on February 23, 1908, CHAR-LOTTIE EMMA HOLDING, beloved wife of John B. Holding, sr. Funeral services at her late residence. 787 Broadway, Bayonne, N. on Tuesday evening.

February 25, at 8:30 o'clock. Interment Greenwood. Wednesday A.M. JAEGER On Sunday. February 23, BENDIX JAEGER.

In his 67th year. Funeral services at Herbst's Chapel, Third near Twenty-second st, on Tuesday, February 25, at 2 P.M. KENT WILLIAM J. KENT, in his 77th year. February 22.

1908. Funeral service 8 P.M. Monday. February 24. 1908, at his late residence.

390 Carlton av. Old Brooklynit.es invited. Interment at convenience of family. LYNCH On February 23, 1908, MARGARET, the beloved wife of the late Michael Lynch. Funeral from tho residence of her daughter.

Mrs. B. P. A. Mccarty, 208 Stone av, Brooklyn, February 25, at 2 P.M.

Interment, In Holy Cross Cemetery. MacNICHOLL On Saturday. February 22. the Rev. ROBERT T.

MacNICHOLL. Funeral services will be held at the First M. E. Church, 955 Manhattan av, Brooklyn, Tuesday. February 25, at 8 P.M.

Interment at Woodlawn, Wednesday morning. 24-2 MARTIN On Sunday, February 23, 1908, GEORGE L. MARTIN, aged 78 years. Funeral services at residence of his sister, Mrs. George Marlnor, 481 Greene av, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.

MEYER On February 22, 1908, Mrs. MARY AUGUSTA L. MEYER. Funeral services at her late residence, 4917 Sixth av. Brooklyn, Tuesday, February 25, at 10 A.M.

Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Relatives and friends respectfully invited. MULHEARN On Saturday. February 22, FRANK J. MULHEARN.

Funeral from his late residence, 928 Pacific st, Tuesday at 2:30 P.M. Relatives and friends, also Far Rookaway Exempt Firemen are Invited to attend. Interment in Calvary Cemetery. PHILLIPPS On Saturday, February 22, 1908. EDWARD F.

PHI LL1 PI'S, ox-lieutenant of police and member of Bedford Council. R. A. Funeral from his Inte residence. Ill Adelphi st, Tuesday, February 25.

at 2 P.M. PHILLIPS On Monday. February 24. DAXIKL J. PHILLIPS, husband of Elizabeth I'lrllips.

537 Atlantic av. Notice of funeral hereafter. to a nearby bouse, where aid was ex SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. tended him. It is thought It is known who was in the automobile tbat hit Mr.

Reed, but all information is refused by Mr. Reed's friends when the question Is Man Accused of Stealing Clothes Could Not Speak English. Alfred Williamson, a Norwegian, living in a furnished room house at 497 Clinton street, was arrested yesterday by Detective Rorko of the Butler street station on the complaint of Andrew Sorensen of 194 Carroll street, who charges him with stealing a suit of clothes valued at $18. Sorensen had lived in the same house with Williamson, who claimed to be an electrician, and missed the suit a couple of weeks ago. He then moved away from the place and thought he had lost his best suit, beyond recall.

Detective Rorko, who arrested the accused man, found a pawn ticket on him, which was later proved to be the ticket for tho missing clothes. He also found other pawn tickets for -watches and a railroad ticket to Oakland. When Williamson was arraigned It appeared that he could not speak English, so the complainant obligingly acted as interpreter. Williamson denied that he had ever served a sentence in Norway when he was asked about it, and pleaded not guilty. He was held In $500 ball for tbo Court of Special Sessions.

MEN'S CLUB DINNER. The second annual dinner of the Men's Club of All Souls Universalist Church, corner Ocean and Ditmas avenues, will be held in the church dining room on Friday evening, March 13, at 7 o'clock sharp. The following well known Brook-lynites have accepted invitations to speak: Congressman George E. Waldo, Senator Charles H. Fuller.

A. R. Lat-son, president Union League Club, and the Rev. L. Ward Brighara.

pastor of All Souls Church. Other speakers will be announced later. The dinner of last year was pronounced a success by all present, and it is the ambition of the committee to eclipse that event and have this year's attendance well over tho two hundred mark. The committee is composed of: C. J.

Wilkinson, secretary. C. T. Corey. C.

.1. Wilkinson. J. M. Fuchs.

Frank M. Far-well. C. S. Chadwick.

Frank M. Price, and Stanley E. Gunnison. II asked. The Are was a difficult one to fight and the firemen had their hands full.

They did excellent work, however, and saved a portion of tho house. The first two floors were badly gutted and all the handsome decorations ruined. The Tafels are unable to estimate the damage, but it will in all probability exceed $2,000. It Is not known what the cause of the fire was. Many well known citizens, who reside in the neighborhood, witnessed the rescues.

One of the most enthusiastic of those lauding the work of the firemen is the Rev. Dr. C. D. Case, of the Hanson Place Baptist Church, who lives directly across the street and saw exactly what happened.

BOTH PLEAD NOT GUILTY. Ex-Judge William M. K. Olcott, representing ex-Governor Foster W. Voorhees of New Jersey and Frank Coombes.

indicted for perjury in connection with tho Bankers Life Insurance Company investigation, to-day entered a plea of not guilty before Justice Dowling in the Supremo Court. Manhattan, with permission to withdraw the plea or make demurrer to the indictments within one week. HEMPSTEAD WANTS SEWERS. Voters Will Again Be Asked to Spend $2,000 for Survey, Map and Other Preliminaries. PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR IHDS AND EST1 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. GENERAL. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The person or persons making a bid or estimate for any service, work, materials or aup-pliee for The City of New Yurk. or for any of Its departments, bureaus or offices shall furnish the name In a sealed envelope.

Indorse! with the title of the supplies, materials, wor or service for which the bid or estimate made, with his or their name or names apt! the date of the presentation to the President 01! Board or to the head of the department at hi or its office, on or before the date and hout named In the advertisement for the same, at which time and place the estimates received will be publicly opened by the President or Board or head of said department and read, and the award of the contract made according to law as soon thereafter as practicable. Kach bid or estimate shall contain the nam and place of residence ot the person making fhe si ne, the names of all persons interested with him therein, and if no other person be si Interested, it shall distinctly state that tact I that It is made without any connect i w'l'th any' other Pon making an estlma thA name purpose and Is In all respecis lair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the Hoard of Aldermen, head vt delarament. chief of bureau, deputy thereof cr pferk therein, or other officer of The City of, i. be or become Interested, (Special to the Eagle.) Hempstead, L. February 24 The trustees of this village have decided to present to the taxpayers, at the election on March 17, a resolution providing for the appropriation of $2,000 for the expense of a survey, map and other preliminary work in connection with the installation of a sewerage system.

The resolution was submitted last year, but was voted down. A sewerage system is greatly needed in the village, more so perhaps than any other place outside Greater New York, and it is hoped the resolution will be carried this year and the work of preparing for the system started. The trustees' annual budget of expenses for the ensuing year calls for for care of streets, $6,600 for street lighting, $1,000 for Interest on water bonds; $900 for police, $800 for fire department, $500 for Board of Health and $2,500 for general purposes, a total of $15,600. A resolution to appropriate $15,000 to macadamize Main street from Fulton street north to the village line, and Greenwich street, from Front street south to the village line, will also be LOST AND FOUND. CHICKEN THIEVES BUSY.

LOST White EnBliah HVLLDOO; undershod; screw tail; reward. WALTEK ST ft AX G. 939 Atlantic av. LOST, sold BKADS, Sunday, near ilroail-way and Bedford av; generoua reward. 91 South Ninth Bt.

LOST brlndle and white IIIILL PI7P. 6 months old, with larfre brass collar. Ilcward. If returned. 45 Winthrop at, Klatbush.

23-2 LOST, Saturday, 22d, solitaire diamond RING, engraved W. H. B. from wife. Liberal reward will be paid.

Kpom 1311, 74 Broadway, Manhattan. Lawrence Henneries Raided and Many Choice Birds Stolen. (Special to tho Eagle.) Lawrence, L. 1.. February 24 Chicken thieves hav0 been making raids on coops In this vicinity recently and many valuable fowl have been stolen.

All efforts to apprehend tho thieves have thtfs far proved futile. Chicken owners have armed themselves with shotguns and are INVESTIGATING SMALL FIRE. The fire marshal is investigating a suspicious fire which broke out about 6 o'clock yesterday morning in the hallway of a three-story frame dwelling at 528 Seventh avenue, owned by Henry Flck of 532 Seventh avenue. All the tenants declare they were sound asleep at the time. The damage was slight.

DIED. POLLOCK At Summit, N. on Sunday. February 23, 1908, HENRIETTA E. POLLOCK, wife of the late William Pol-lok, in the 80th year of her age.

Funeral service at the residence of her son, John A. Pollock, 41 Mountain av, Summit, N. on Wednesday, February 26, on arrival of 9:30 A.M. train from Barclay st, L. and VV.

R. R. Interment at Ridge-fleld, N. J. QUINN On Sundav, February 23.

1908, of imoumonta. MICHAEL JOSEPH QUINN, In his 54th year. Funeral services at his late residence, 291A Monroe st, Tuesday, February 25. at 8 o'clock. WR BURTON Suddenly, on February 24, 1908, WILLIAM WARBURTON, in his 61st year.

Funeral services Wednesday, 3 P.M., 42 Briggs av, Richmond Hill. WRIGHT At Roalyn, Long Island, on February 23, 1908, WILLIAM H. WRIGHT, formerly of Brooklyn, in his 53d year. Funeral services will be held at his late residence, Roslyn, L. on Tuesday, 10 A.M.

Interment at Greenwood. (An-sonla Sentinel please copy.) Srectly or indirectly. a. oontractlng CORPORATION NOTICES. rn'wrfornTince extract, or In tha, Lnnnne.

or business to which It relates. worn thereof. Tha Md or MthnaVe must be verified by the oath, writing the party or parties making ha wrri'iuj. matters stated LOST, a leather BILL FOLDER, containing money, an either Washington, Greene, Clermont or Gates avs. Reward If returned to 472 Washington av.

the'reln are in all accomDanled by LOST, Sunday evening, vicinity of Ocettn av and Beverley road, gold CHAIN, with lorgnon attached, reward. 701 Ocean av, sleeping with one eye open tnese nignts. Those who have recently been visited by thieves aro John H. Cornell, from whose coop 37 fine hens were taken, and John H. Smith, who lost twenty-four Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks.

MRS. MELISH'S FUNERAL. Many mourning friends were witnesses to the funeral services held in Holy Trin- LOST Diamond screw EA RRING, from Hart, st and Sumner av, Brooklyn, to Broadway and Twenty-Hrst st, Manhattan, Myrtle av and subway; reward. 291 Hart st. HORSE THIEVES AT WORK.

(Special to the Eagle.) Mlneola, L. February 24 Horse thieves visited the stable of Alfred Soper, a farmer of North Rockvllle Centre, last night, and stole two horses, a light and a dark bay. two sets of harness and two light wagons. The turnouts were tracked this morning through the snow by a back road to Baldwin village, and there lost. The county authorities were notified of the theft and will endeavor to locate the stolen property.

INDEX To Classified Advertisements in Today's Eagle. LOST. POCKETBOOK. containing two dollar. bills and two diamond rings, going from 56 Garden place along Atlantic av to corner Flat-bush av; good reward to finder.

PRESBURG, 5206 Sixth av. LOST-A small gold chain BRACELET, with five stones, going from 120 Brooklyn av by trolley car and subway to Astor Theater, returning by subway to Borough Hall station and elevated road, Saturday afternoon, February 22; reward. ity Episcopal Church, at noon to-day, lover the remains of Mrs. Maria B. Mclish, I mother of the Rev.

John Howard Mellsh, rector of the church. The simple and i beautiful services of the Episcopal Church I were conducted by the Rev. Thomas J. Lacey, rector of the Church of the Redeemer, and the Rev. Clifton H.

Brewer, assistant to the Rev. John Howard Mclish. Charles S. Phillips, tenor of Holy Trinity choir, sang the hymn, "Peace, Blessed Peace." The casket was covered OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOROfOH OF BROOKLYN. ROOM NO.

2. BOROl'OH HALL, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. SEALED BIDS OR ESTIMATES WILL BE received by the President of tha Borough of Brooklyn at the above office until 11 o'clock A 'VbDKBSDAY. MARCH 4, 1008. HnroiiKh of Brooklyn.

No 1 FOR FURNISHING AND DELIVERING FORAGE FOR USE OF BUREAU OF SEWERS. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN. The time allowed for tho delivery of same and full performance of contract is until December 31. 1908. The amount of security required is Six Hundred and Fifty Dollars.

No. 1 FURNISHING AND DELIVERING 2 250 TONS BEST GRADE WHITE ASH ANTHRACITE PEA COAL. 2.240 POUNDS TO TON. The time allowed for the delivery of same and full performance of the cuntract Is uhtil December 31. 1908.

The amount of security required will be Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. No. 3. FOR FURNISHING AND DELIVERING LIME, CEMENT. BRICK AND OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS TO VARIOUS DISPOSAL WORKS.

BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN. The time allowed for the delivery of same and full performance of the contract is until December 31. 1908. The amount of security required will be Elsht Thousand Dollars. The bidder will state the price of each Item or article contained In the specifications or schedules herein contained or hereto annexed, per pound, ton.

doxen, barrel or other unit of measure, by which the bids will be tested. The bids will be compared and the contract awarded at a lump or aggregate sum for each contract. Delivery will be required to be made at the time and In the manner and In such quantities as may he directed. Blank forms and further Information may be obtained and the plans and drawings may be stn at the office of the Bureau of Public RulMlns." and Oltices. No.

Municipal Building. Brooklyn. BIRD COLER. President. Dated February 10, IMS.

f' lot Pyee General Instrnrtlons to Bill-ler. nt foot vl column, last lnse ol this paper. LOST, Friday. February 24, between 10 and 11 A.M.. on Tompkins av line, between Lincoln place and Fulton st.

a large pointed fox MlTFF. with head on one end and tail the other; liberal reward if returned. 1429 T'nion st. Brooklyn. 24-3 surety company duly authorised it ia to act as I surety, and shall contain the maMer set forth in the blank form men- "no "toW orWestlmate will be considered unless condition precedent to the reception or Consideration of any proposal It be bv a certified check upon one of th Jtafe It national banks ot The, City of New York drawn to the order of the comptroller.

money to tho amount ot five per centum of i mount of tha bond required, as provided sSi of the Greater New York CS-aTierertlfled check or money should not mTluted ln the envelop, containing the bid or but should be either Inclosed in a Jr envelope, addressed to the head of president or board, or submitted personally, upon tho presentation of tha as to the quantity and qual-itl of the supplies or the nature and extent Z. iiork reference must be made to tho ioecincatlons. schedules, plans, etc. on HI the i said office of tho president, board r.r be accepted from or contra.t warded Prrm.n who is in arrears t.j ThJ. riiv New upon debt or contract a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation the city.

Th contracts must be bid for separately. The riant Is reserved In each case to reject all bids or estimates if It be deemed to bo the Interest of the city 00 to do. Kldders will write out the amount of their bids or estimates in addition to Inserting tha same in figures. Bidders are requested to make their bids'r estimates upon the blank forms prepared and furnished by the city. wr huh-the proper envelope in which to inclose the bill, together with a copy of the contract, including the siK'cincatlons, In the form approved by the triorali'n t'ounsel, can be obtained upon application therefor at the office in the department for which the work is to be aone.

Plat- drawings ot construction oik way also be seen there. tlasslhVatlon. In Memnriain. Legal Notice Pm MO 15-17 with ivy and violets. After the services the remains were token t.i Cincinnati, the old homo of the family, for IN MEM0RIAM.

BOWER In sad and loving memory of our beloved son. brother and nephew. BERT, who departed this life Februury 24. 1906. Bui, O.

for the touch of a vanished hand. And the sound of a voice that Is still. Gone, but never forgotten. KEEGAX In sad and loving memory of my dear mother. CATHERINE KEEGAX.

who died February 24, 1907. N'ICOL In loving memory of our beloved father. CARL NICOL. who departed this life. February 24.

1904. Gone but not forgotten. LOST Either at the Thirteenth Regiment Armory or on the way home Friday nisht. February a lady's RING, set with a sapphire between two diamonds. Reward If returned to Room 44, 33 South William st.

Manhattan. ITALIAN STABBING AFFRAY. Gaetano Baulo was arraigned In the PERSONAL. riassWcatfon Page Amusements Auction Sales 7 Automobiles 4 Boarding 13 Itusinesa 4 Business Oppor-tles 14 Business Personals. Clairvoyances 7 Coastwise 1.1 Corp.

Notices 1.1-17 Death Notices 1U Uentlstry 7 European Resorts. .15 Election Notices Financial 18-19 For 2ii For Exchange 14 liwir.s.. Lost Found 20 Mhtn. Amusements ft Machinery 7 Marriages 20 Miscellaneous 2-3 Musical Instruction 14 Ocean 15 Personal Proposals Public Notices 17 Railroads IS Ileal Estate 14 P. E.

Loans 14 Situations Wanted. 14 Snecial Advts. 121 i Coney Island court this morning on the MY wife. LllHe Hlnze. having left my bed and board, I hereby state that I will not be held responsible for any debts incurred by her.

ROSWELL A. S. HINZE, 3H State st. i charge of stabbing Grattuso Salantano of i 1449 Sixty-sixth street. The complainant I was not In court, hut it was stated that i his wounds were not fatal and the de- ifendant was admitted to bail in $1,500.: The men engaged in a row on Saturday.

in the Bath section, and P.iuIj BUSINESS PERSONALS. Sl-ecial Notices 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENT. HESTERBERG Mr. and Mrs. HENRY HITTER BEP.fr wish to extend their sincere thanks to ihe many friends for 'he kind r.1::!-mbranccs and sympathy A GENTLEMAN'S fur lined coat, lined with finest Australian mink, magniftrnt Ir-Iin lamb collar, extra fine bivadcloth e-tst nip I2j at Gtinther's.

will sH for gotnl size. Call at once on Dr. LEA'IS. Iti We Furty-jtxtb st. New York.

Help rti steamboats 15 Horse Carriages 11 'i ior Sale i.eso:!.. I. i Travel 13 Instruction 14 Wanted 13 ns arrested by Officer Rhat gan of the One Hundred and Seventieth Precinct. I sbowu in their late bereavement..