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R. THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. FRIDAY. 'DECEMBER 17.

1909. 3 MISCELLANEOUS. Evenings UntilXmas Xmas Suggestions The best solution of the Xmas question is found in the spacious Sterling Building, with its tremendous stock of artistic Sterling Pianos Playerpianos Music Cabinets Scarfs Covers Piano Benches Piano Stools The lowest prices prevail and the highest measure of quality is embodied in everything we sell. We are piano specialists in every sense of the word, our guarantee affords every protection. We allow the highest possible market value on all makes of pianos and organs taken in exchange.

Liberal monthly payments. Telephone 2092 Main. Sterling Piano 518-520 Fulton Street, Cor. Hanover Place, Brooklyn. KICKED TO DEATH BY TEAM HE IS DRIVING James Lynster, an Aged Contractor, Pinioned on Pole as Horses Run Away.

Powerless to defend himself from being kicked to death by his favorite team of horses, Brooklyn contractor was killed yesterday afternoon when the team ran away on Eastern parkway. man was James Lynster, years old, for more than thirty -five years a contractor. whose home was at 410 Raiph avenue. With his two, youngest sons, James and Richard, Lynster formed a contracting concern. with headquarters at the home of Richard Lynster, 1578 Bergen street.

The elder man was returning home yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock, com1ng through Eastern parkway. Ag he neared Schenectady ave. the harness on one of the horses slipped. Stretching from his seat, Lynster tried to fix it, but fell to the pole between the horses. The pole on the wagon.

which is one of the modern contracting carts, is only about a foot and a half from the ground. Lynster tried to catch himself, but when he caught hold of the horses it must have frightened them, for they bolted up Easttern parkway at a fast pace. Lying on his back, Mr. Lynster was first kicked by one of the horses and then the other, as he was tossed about between them. Drivers from several trucks who saw the team tearing up the parkway' jumped from their wagons and went to Mr.

Lynster's assistance, but it was not until the team had crossed Utica aveLue that they were brought to a stop. William Taylor, who lives at Union street and Troy avenue, was responsible for stopping the team. He had been walking down the parkway, and seeing the runaway ran to grab the horses. He not only got hold of both horses, but hung on until they came to a halt. Mr.

Lynster was removed from the pole as soon as the horses had been unhitched. His head had been so badly kicked that he was unrecognizable by several of his old friends. Surgeon Mills was summoned from St. John's Hospital and pronounced Lynster dead on arrival. MARRIAGE LICENSES Eric Iversen, 24 years, 166 Hoyt st, and Bertha Anderson, 23 years, 166 Hoyt st.

Otto Olsen, 31 years, 503 Clinton st, and Karla Johansen. 24 years, 503 Clinto nst. Morris Scher, 28 years. 546 Graham av, and Fannie Galup, 24 years, 59 Malta st. August Stone, 50 years, Spokane, Wash, and Giovanni Priolo, 32 years, 190 Sackett st, and Maria Stonstrom, 51 years, 650 a Dean st.

Angela Penna, 26 years, 126 Hamilton av. Bent Nass, 29 years, 160 Luquer st, and Ragna Rasmussen, 27 years, 160 Luquer st. Andrew Anderson, 34 years, 68 Coles st, and Maria Henriksen, 34 years, 277 Columbia st. Parke L. Woodward, 31 years, 560 East Ninth st, and Hannah Mathisen, 19 years, 1201 Sixty-seventh st.

Peter Blancamano, 20 years, 530 Ralph av, and Frances Petrizzo, 15 years, 1586 Lincoln place. Giuseppe Lungo, 42 years, 212 Twenty-Arst st, and Crestina Cucco, 33 years, 230 Snediker av. Joseph A. Levy, 30 years, 246 East Sixtieth st, and Hannah V. Michaels, 20 years, 27 Eighth avenue.

Mendel Goldstein, 23 years, 161 Vernon av, and Sarah Spielberg, 22 years, 937 DeKalb a.v. Samuel Rector, 34 years, 54 South Tenth st, and Frances C. Durkin, 20 years, 109 Rocbling st. Harry Andersen, 31 years, 854 Fourth av, and Karn Rasn ussen, 26 years, 854 Fourth av. Berel Rubin, 23 years, 238 Ten Eyck st, and Leah Weitz, 23 years, 238 Ten Eyck st.

Alfonzo G. Grieco, 23 years, 342 Leonard st, and Rosolia Tufano, 19 years, 70 Jackson st. Isaac Samuels, 32 years, 23 West Eleventh st, Manhattan, and Gertrude E. Prensky, 22 years, 165 Pulaski st. William Luxton, 31 years, 428 Eleventh st, and Ellen B.

Hurley, 25 years, 428 Eleventh st. Edward Herd, 23 years, 557 Evergreen av, and Mary Reichert, 22 years, 2716 Fulton st. Harry 0. Watkins. 25 years, 82 Allen st.

Manhattan, and Mary Leitner, 19 years, 269 Dumont av. Carmine Radicone, 25 years, 833 Second av, Manhattan, and Incoronata Sena, 23 years, 827 Kent av. William J. Tack, 22 years, 26 Goreck st, Manhattan, and Jennie Bernstein, 20 years, 149 South Fourth st. Luigi Malfa, 31 years, 964 Pacific st, and Mary Ariola, 18 years, 654 Washington av.

EN Hill, 51 years, 895 DeKalb av, and Mary E. Catlin, 32 years, 895 DeKalb av. Harry Herman, 23 years, 406 Wendover av, Bronx, and Annie Walstein, 20 years. 462 Georgia av. Forturato Grillo, 34 years, 42 Sackett st, and Teresa Cimato, 26 years, 126 Union st.

Rubin Light. 24 years, 508 Barbey st. and Miril Lean, 20 years, 508 Barbey st. Leonardo Taormira, 24 years, 8 Willoughby av, and Liberia Lamarca, 21 years, 121 Central avente. William Kleyateuber, 22 years, 4705 Third av, and Jannie L.

Weeks. 22 years. 268 Thirtyninth st. Pater, Roth, Greenwald, 18 21 years. years, 121 Noll 125 st.

Noll st. and Saverio Repole, 21 years, 109 Spencer st, and Amelia Castellano, 21 years, 505 President street. Jacob Foxtow. 23 years, 581 Blake aV. and Pease Markowitz.

20 years, 368 Sheffield av. and Samuel Helen H. Holmes, Horse, 49 27 years, years, 075. 675 Decatur Decatur st. Benjamin Levine, 26 years.

308 Henry st, Manhattan. and Hannah Shapiro, 23 years, 174 Middleton st. Abraham Rubin, 29 years, 125 Seigel and Sheindel Sklarsh, 26 years, 42 Johnson av. Giacinto Di Maria, 28 years, 120 Megerole st, and Rosa Calla, 24 years, 508 Vanderbilt st. Giuseppe Priolo.

24 years. 190 Sackett st, and Santa Corigliano, 20 years, 1428 St. Mark's av. Giovanni Frasco, 25 years, 304 Reid av, and Sicilia Barone, 20 years, 478 Central av. FIX ASSESSMENT AREA FOR CONEY ISLAND CANAL Scheme Is to Provide Section with Proper Drainage and Sewerage Systems.

AVERAGE COST $4 TO $5 A LOT. Has Nothing to Do With Proposed Ship Canal-Area of 3,300 Acres Assessed. The Board of Estimate is advertising for the benefit of property owners in a territory of five square miles north of Coney Island the area of assessment upon which it proposes' to place the cost of the Coney Creek drainage canal, connecting Gravesend and Sheepshead Bays, and the tributary sewerage that has been laid out for the greater part of the Thirty-first Ward. The board will hold a public hearing on the area of assment next Thursday. Plans for the projected sewerage system have been in the course of preparation for a year and a half in the local Bureau of Sewers, under the direction of Chief Engineer Edwin J.

Fort. The plans are now comptele, have been filed with the Board of Estimate, and show every sewer pipe that is to be laid in the extensive scheme of drainage. The system is to be a double one, carrying surface waters to the Coney Island Creek Canal, to be dredged, and house sewerage to the outlet at the foot of Eighty-ninth street, which empties into the Narrows. It is the solution of what has been a great engineering problem since the Thirty-first Ward section began to build up as a territory of suburban homes. The territory has never had any sewers, and property owners for the past year have been discussing at meetings of civic associations the drainage plans of the Bureau of Sewers.

The plans have been approved in part by the Board of Estimate. Since the approval and the announcement of the public hearing on the area of assessment the question of cost has been foremost among property owners who will be affected. In some quarters there have been rumors that the digging of the canal alone would come to between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000. Other stories have been circulated that the improvement was not for the benefit of the whole area which it is proposed to assess, but merely for the benefit of a restricted section. Then, too, the much agitated ship canal proposition has been confused with this drainage system.

Has Nothing to Do With Ship Canal. As a matter of fact. the ship canal matter has nothing to do with the present plan. The plans are those of the Bureau of Sewers, and have been in the making without regard to whether the canal may be used for navigation. The canal is to follow, as near as is possible for a straight waterway to do so, the course of the Coney Island Creek, between Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend Bay.

It begins at about East Fourteenth street, Sheepshead Bay, and extends to Warehouse avenue, at the Gravesend Bay outlet of the old creek. It will make Coney Island once more an island. The old creek has been filled in for some distance, and exists only in name. In addition to this canal, there is planned a basin, perpendicular to it and extending north between West Tenth and West Eleventh streets, some six long blocks. nearly to Avenue V.

On the map the canal and basin look like an inverted T. Into the basin and canal will flow the surface wators of the area of five square miles, and be carried into either bay. The canal is necessary because the drainage could not be carried directly to the ocean through the beach. The beach land is too valuable to be interfered with by a drainage ditch. The Area of Assessment Comprises 3,300 Acres.

The area of assessment resembles 2 great fan, opened with the hinge in the heart of Coney Island. The boundary line is very irregular, extending on the west side up through property between Bath and Cropsey avenues, through Twentyfirst avenue, Twenty-second avenue to the extreme northern point along Avenue thence east to East Eighteenth street, and south and west through an irregular course to Coney Island. The total area is 3,300 acres. That is some 53,000 city lots. The canal at Coney Island is about 1.8 miles long, and the basin north to Avenue is about threefifths of a mile long.

The cost of the canal will be about the cost of the land to be taken for it. and that is calculated at forty-five acres. Chief Engineer Fort believes that a liberal price for land in that locality would be $4.500 an acre. At this rate the ditch and its arm would cost less than $250,000. In the area of assessment.

the average assessment per lot on this basis would be between $4 and $5. Dredging to Cost Nothing. The cost of dredging will not amount to anything. It is anticipated that the material dredged or pumped out of the creek can be sold for fill at more than the cost of getting it. It will be valuable ground on the marshes north of Coney Island.

Some owners of property to be taken for the canal have expressed their willingness to give it to the city in exchange for the city's property in the bed of the old Coney Island Creek. Possibly the cost of the land to be taken will be not more than $200,000. The drainage canal is to be 200 feet wide and 10 or 12 feet deep. Chief Engineer Fort says there need be no heavy expenses for bulkheads. since for drainage purposes no bulkhead it necessary.

Were the canal to be used for navigation the bulkhead might have to be installed, but that expense is not contemplated for the area of assessment. The canal at Coney Island will not be used for house sewage. Surface waters resulting from storms will flow into it. In the northern portion of the territory benefited there will be a single sewer pipe, the storm flow to be carried by gravity to the canal and diverted from the house sewage outlet by a device of valves that automatically change the direction of the flow according to its character. In the low -lying sections near Coney Island, where no grade can be had for working the valve device, there will be a system of double pipes, one for surface waters and the other for house sewage.

The latter will be pumped to the Narrows through a pumping station at Twentysecond avenue and Avenue V. The surface waters will go direct to the drainage canal. BOTH FEET BADLY SCALDED. Victor Tasacht, 40 years of age, of 51 Box street. Brooklyn, while at work in the cleaning room of the sugar house at Front and Pigeon streets.

Long Island City, at 10:30 o'clock last ght, accidentally stepped in a vat of hot water and received scalds of both feet. He was removed to St. John's Hospital. BLIND BABIES. SEND YOUR CHRISTMAS MONEY MRS.

JOHN S. SHEPPARD, TREASURER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUNSHINE BRANCH FOR THE BLIND, Room 1, 96 Fifth Avenue, New York Cit. Twenty-five little ones who will never seu the light of the sun are being cared for at the Blind Babies' Home, 84th st and 13th av, Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. N. Y.

All received as Christmas donations or as thank offerings children. will be used Christmas for the beneflt of these In your joy do not forget them. Contributions or letters of inquiry will be promptly attended to. BROOKLYN FIREMEN GET HEROES' MEDALS Three of the Members of Department in This Borough Recognized. TEN LIVES TO THEIR CREDIT.

Eagle Medal Goes to McCauley, Who Rescued 5-Montelin Saved Gets Hurley Trophy. The names of three Brooklyn firemen who have been awarded medals for heroism in rescuing human life at dangerous fires by the fire commissioner were announced to -day at local fire headquarters by Chief Lally. These men will receive their medals at fire headquarters in Manhattan from the hands of Mayor lan on Monday morning next. The presentation will be informal. The medals are awarded as follows: Brooklyn Daily Eagle Medal, to Assistant Foreman Denis McCauley of Engine Company 136, which is on Liberty avenue, near Euclid sticuated Hurley Medal, donor William H.

Hurley, to Carl A. Montelin, fireman grade No. 1, of Hook and Ladder Company No. 60, State street, near Smith. Citizens Medal, donor William Berri, to Assistant Foreman James Sherry of Engine No.

128, Thirty-ninth street and Fourth The was won by Assistant Foreman McCauley for rescuing five people fire at 3286 Fulton street on May through the exercise quick judgment fearlessness. When the firemen arrived at this house they found smoke and flames pouring out of the celed lar and the main hall of the house and the tenants at the windows shrieking for help. John I. Nolan, one of the tenants, was calling for assistance at a second story window, below which the flames were curling up, so that the scaling ladders could not be used. McCauley secured a painter's ladder from a store nearby and placed it up over the flames to the window.

He ran up and found Mrs. Nolan lying helpless on the floor near the window. She weighed 250 pounds, but McCauley carried her through the window and down the ladder to safety, and then went back and assisted Mr. Nolan to the street. McCauley then took the ladder to the front of the house and placed it up under a third story window.

The ladder, which was only 20 feet long, did not reach the window, and McCauley mounted a scaling ladder which he carried to the third floor. In the window on that floor stood William H. Canty and his wife and daughter, ready to jump to the street. Mrs. Canty jumped before he reached the window, but McCauley caught her and carried her down to the painter's ladder, where he gave her to one of his mates, who was coming up.

The smoke and flames were coming out of the window in great volume by this time, and McCauley made quick work of carrying Miss Florence Canty and Mrs. Canty out of danger. McCauley received his appointment to the Fire Department on June 12, 1897, and was promoted to the rank of assistant foreman on July 17. 1905. His name appeared three times on the roll of merit before this incident, which won him he medal.

Fireman Montelin, who was appointed May 5, 1906, rescued a family on February 27, 1908, from the third floor of 833 Fulton street. He reached the third floor by dashing up the stairs, which were ablaze, and on entering the apartments of William T. Schufter, a negro, he was almost overcome by the smoke. Hs crawled along the floor on his hands and knees, groping for a window, when he came upon the unconscious form of Schufter lying in the middle of the room. Schufter was badly burned about the face and hands, and his clothing was ablaze.

Montelin tore the burning garments off the man and carried him to a window. After Montelin had drawn a breath or two, he carried the negro to the hall and up to the scuttle, which his fellow firemen were chopping open from the outside. He passed Schufter up to the men on the roof, and then went back and found Mrs. Schufter in another room. He carried her out, and returning again, found the two Schufter children unconscious in bed.

He was met at the door of the room by other firemen, and they helped him and his burdens to the open air. Assistant Foreman James Sherry was awarded a medal for his rescue of a brother fireman in a hot fire which partially destroyed a row of frame houses from 1003 to 1000 Thirty-ninth street, on October 10. 1908. Sherry was in command of the company, which was working on the third floor of the house at 1007. The men were driven out of the rooms by the heat, and when they got out of the blaze, Sherry noticed that Charles A.

Stenvall, one of his men, was missing. He rushed back into the rooms, and getting down on his hands and knees, crawled about until he found Stenvall lying on the burning floor of an inner bedroom. He picked up the unconscious fireman and carried him through the smoke and blaze to the street. Sherry was appointed May 7. 1895, and was promoted to be assistant foreman on July 8, 1906.

THE REALTY MARKET 0000 00000000 00000005 Board of Brokers Opposes Park Project. At the meeting of the directors of the Brooklyn Board of Real Estate Brokers yesterday it was unanimously voted to adopt the following resolution: "Resolved, That the project of acquiring the point of land known as Rockaway Beach, for a city park, is condemned by us on the ground that it is inaccessible for the class of people who are supposed to visit it, and that it would be a needless waste of the public funds to acquire this property for any such purpose." It is the sense of this board that the needs of the several boroughs would best be served by an expenditure of funds for more subways and transit facilities, and that such requirements are paramount to pleasure parks. The following new members have been elected to the board: Sig Cederstrom, 189 Montague street; William Reitman, 367 Fulton street; Charles O'Malley, 44 Court street, and Samuel Welsch, 203 Montague street. Auction Sales To-day. BY JAMES BRUMLEY, AT REAL ES- TATE EXCHANGE.

14th av, 40 ft 71st st, 40x100. Carrie Johnson agst Maria Austin et al: Weinberg Bros. att'ys, 302 Broadway, Manhattan; Edw Rosenblum, ref. Sale adjourned to December 31. BY CHARLES SHONGOOD.

AT REAL ES. TATE EXCHANGE. Walton st. 373 ft Marcy av. 25x100, Sidney Weinberg agst Sheindelman Parshelsky, Inc, et al: Simon Weinberg, att'y, 300 Broadway, Manhattan; Reuben Stone, ref.

Sold to the plaintiff for $650 over mortgage of $5,000, BY WILLIAM H. SMITH, AT REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. Debevoise st. cor Humboldt st. 25x100.

CItizong Trust Co of Brooklyn agat Kate Prentiss. et al: Magner Carew, att'ys 188 Montague st: Burt Rich, Sold to tha plaintiff for $20.000. WAGON UPSET; DRIVER HURT. John Terrell, 46 years of age, of Oceanside, L. while Griving a team of horses and a wagon at 8:50 o'clock last night on Hillside avenue and Hoffman boulevard, Jamaica, was thrown to the ground by the overturning of the wagon, and received contusions of the body.

He was attended and removed to St. Mary's Hospital, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S AT Atlantic City SPECIAL TRAINS Pennsylvania R. R. Fridays, December 24 and 31 Leave New P.M. Arrive Atlantic 1:35 P.M.

Broiler Buffet Parlor Cars, Coaches Returning. Special Trains will leave Atlantic City 4:00 P.M. Sundays, December 26 and January 2. Consult Ticket Agents. RULES EXPLAIN SHIFT IN CONTESTED MOTIONS Supreme Court Justices Give Great Aid to Lawyers in Procedure.

TO HELP PROGRESS OF WORK. Formerly Judges Were Confronted by Huge Task in Hearing Cases. By order of the Supreme Court, rules and regulations have been adopted more fully explaining the action of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in sending contested motion to Part I and a special term, to be held in room No. 37. These rules are being eagerly looked for by the legal profession, for, as stated in the Eagle some days ago, the making of the rules is the greatest innovation of recent years in Supreme Court procedure in Brooklyn.

For a long time the work at special term and where motions, both ex parte and contested, have been heard and in the special term for trials without a jury, has been growing until it has become a huge task for the judge assigned in those parts. Lawyers will read with great interest the new regulations, which are as follows: "From and after January 1, 1910, the several parts of the Supreme Court appointed to be held in and for Kings County will be held in the rooms Indicated below. "Part I. in 1 room numbered 28; Part III, in room numbered 35; Part VI, in room numbered 42; Part VII, in room numbered 27. Parts Il, IV and V.

in the same rooms as heretofore occupied by each respectively. The special term for contested motions in room numberer 37. "Application for court orders when consented to by all entitled to notice or to be heard or their attorneys; ex parte applications; applications for tion and those for cancellation of liquor tax certificates; inquests in actions at law and in equity, including undefended divorce actions, all issues and questions of fact in uncontested special proceedings and all applications for summary relief, including habear corpus and lunacy proceedings, in which it may be necessary to take proof of facts, will be presented -to and will be entertained by the justice assigned to Part but sitting in Special Term, in accordance with the appointment and assignment made by the justices of the Appellate Division in the Second Judicial Department on November 30, 1909, except that during the months of July, August and September all such applications and proceedings will be presented to the Special Term for contested motions and the justice for the time being assigned thereto. "Undefended divorce actions may be moved for hearings on any Wednesday except when Wednesday is a legal holiday, in which event they may be moved on the succeeding day, but notice for such hearing, giving the full title of the action containing the name and address of counsel must be filed with the original complaint in the action with the clerk of the Special Term for ex parte business two days before the day on which such hearing is sought. "Hearings and applications for naturalization of aliens shall be had on Monday of each week, unless that be a legal holiday, in which event the hearings will be had on the day following.

"In all special proceedings for summary relief and in all habeas corpus proceedings where the taking of proof of facts may be necessary notice of the day on which the hearing is to be moved giving the full title of the proceeding with the name and addressed counsel shall be filed with the clerk of said Special Term not later than 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the day preceding. "No contested motion shall be placed on the day calendar of Special Term for contested motions, unless a note of issue, giving the title of the action or proceeding, the names of the attorneys entitled to notice and of the attorney filing such note of issue, shall be filed with the clerk of that part two davs before the day on which the motion is noticed to be heard, except where an order to show cause is granted, returnable in less than two days, when the clerk shall, upon exhibition to him of the order and a note of issue as above indicated. place the motion on the calendar at any time before the time for hearing, or the justice assigned to said part may place the motion on the calendar on the day when the order or notice is returnable. "December 13. 1900." "By order of the Justices." R.

H. ELDER STILL ILL. Assistant District Attorney Suffering From Acute Indigestion. Assistant District Attorney Robert H. Elder, who was stricken down with vertigo yesterday afternoon, just as he was about to resume charge of the prosecution of the indictment against Lawyer Joseph Martin, before Judge Dike and a jury, was unable to leave his home this morning and the trial of Lawyer Martin was adjourned until Monday morning.

Mr. Elder's physician, Dr. John J. o'Reilly. had ordered him to remain at home for a day or so.

The report from the physician was that Mr. Elder was suffering from an attack of acute indigestion. BROOKLYNITES IN PARIS. Eagle Bureau, 53 Rue Cambon. Paris, December 17--The following Brooklynites have registered at the Eag'e Bureau: Mr.

and Mrs. Frank S. Koenig Mrs. Margaret Courent, Miss Courent. FOUR DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK.

Columbus, December 17-Four persons were killed and a number of others injured this morning when a Central of Georgia passenger train collided with a passenger train on the Macon and Birmingham road at Harris City, Ga. NORMAN COOK'S UMBRELLA STORE AND FACTORY, COR. GRAND AND BOWERY, NEW YORK SO YEARS ON THIS BLOCK. Largest stock in city to select from. All reliable hand-made goods.

Reasonable prices. $1 to $40. No charge for packing in wood for expressing. Open to 10 P.M. Xmas Week.

MAN TELLS CORONER HE FEARS HE MAY DROP DEAD Wm. F. Lyman, Political Lieutenant of Martin F. Conly, Tells of Assault. WAS KICKED IN THE BACK.

Makes Statement and Gets Letter Requesting His Admission to a Hospital. Coroner Brewer was visited at his offlee this afternoon by a man who wanted to make 8 statement in case he should drop dead at any time in the near future. The man was William F. Lynan, political lieutenant of Martin F. Conly, in the Second Assembly District, who was active with Alderman George A.

Colgan In the primary campaign against John J. Bridges. Lynan was suffering intense from two broken ribs he has had since a week ago last night. The coroner gave Lynan an examination, and advised him to get into a hospital as quickly as he could. He wrote a the following note: "December 17, 1909.

"Long Island City John's Hospital: "The bearer, William F. Lynan, is injured--post ribs, right side. Kindly examine and treat him. "Respectfully, J. Brewer, M.

"Coroner." In his statement to Coroner Brewer, Lynam said that some of his political enemles had brought about the injury. He did not vote in the last primary election because he was not in the city, and friends of Martin Conly had supposed that he voted against him. A week ago Thursday evening he went into saloon on Sands street, he said. "I received a sudden punch in the back." said the injured man, "and slipped to the floor and fell. I lost my senses for a minute, and don't know whether or not I was kicked.

When I got up I felt the pain, but did not pay much attention to it. On Sunday I went to St. Catherine's Hospital. The doctors did not seem to be able to locate the trouble, and did not do anything for me, so I left yesterday. This morning I could hardly move.

"I was afraid I might drop dead any minute, and I wanted to make a statement about how I got hurt." Coroner Brewer listened to the statement, and made note of the case. He said after Lynam left that he feared pneumonia might set in. Lynam was suffering from a heavy cold, and winced every time he coughed. The man lived up to to-day at 151 Sands street, where he had a room. He is known throughout the Second Assembly District as a "Conly worker." ALLIED ARTS CONCERT.

The initial chamber concert of the season for the reception and introduction of new members was given last night by the Allied Arts Association at the home of Mrs. William J. La Roche, 31 Plaza. The programme arranged by the president, Mrs. Shanna Cumming, included members and special guests.

Among those taking part were: Will Carleton, who read his own poems; Carl Tollessen, violin; Marquis de Corvera, tenor; "Syb" Owens, piano monologue; Mrs. Carl Tollessen. piano; Mrs. W. L.

Hull, soprano; James J. Byrne, baritone. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. John H.

McCooey. THE COURTS. SUPREME COURT, TRIAL TERM. Day calendar, December 20, 1909. Part I.

Dickey, Part II. Tompkins, Part ITI, Kelly, Part IV. Stapleton, Part V. Aspinall, Part VI, Marean, Part VII, Clark. 9..

Cleveland vs. Cromwell. 2321. Joss vs. John's Manville Co.

1055.. Lamberson VS. Wechsler. 537.. Solomon vs.

Q. Co. and a Sub. R. R.

5156.. Watson vs. Eakins. 6831.. McNally vs.

Clarke Co. 2445.. Daiton vs. Coney I. and B.

R. R. 1491.. Depping vs. Nat.

Smoked Fish Co. 903.. People vs. Kreuger. 2057..

Diamond vs. Nimark et al. 6196.. Stokes vs. Lynch.

7051.. Clement vs. Vetter. 7095.. Clement vs.

Wentz. 1367.. Silvert vs. Q. Co.

Sub. R. R. 1233.. Goldstein vs.

Interboro Rapid Transit. 5516.. Luckeubachn vs. Teale. 6783..

Feitner vs. Manes. 6917.. Frith vs. Fitzimmons.

1091.. Clark vs. B. H. R.

R. 6089.. Dunlea B. H. R.

R. 6865.. Byrnes vs. City of New York. 4543..

Penzer vs. Mandetz. 1964.. Smith vs. B.

H. R. R. 6784.. Hutchinson vs.

Delaney, 6858.. Broderick vs. Humphreys. 6985.. Teale vs.

Curtiss. 1498.. Bender vs. Wilson Industrial School. 7016..

Clement vs. Burdict. 7026.. Clement vs. Meanley, 7114..

Werkstedt vs. Lechner. 2156.. Perine vs. Clark.

2097.. Kass vs. Ratner. 6905.. Manes vS.

Stephens. 5365.. Levy vs. Barnard. 6462..

Abele vs. James. 1601.. Flynn vs. Judge.

1602. Judge vs. Flynn. 1545.. Bojar vs.

B. H. R. R. 1381..

O'Malley vs. Brooklyn Gas Co. 6793, 6794.. Kanz vs. Bullwinkle.

1961.. Bristow vs. Walsh. 41.. Lapetini vs.

B. H. R. R. The following causes, if marked ready, will be passed for the day.

No cause will be set down for a day upon this call. .7446.. Rauter vs. Moran. 0266..

Wright vs. Melhinch, 6023. 6292.. Olsen vs. Newark Meadows Co.

6403.. Plotz Vs. Horowitz. 6397.. Humbert vs.

Empire Wire Co. 6128-Sally vs. Coreq I. B. R.

R. 6268. Davenport VS. Riker Son Co. 821..

Kauchl vs. B. Q. Co. Sub.

R. R. 7325.. Mannix vs. Heffner.

1903, 1904.. Velsor VS. B. H. R.

R. 7354.. Forshay vs. Capellino, 1418.. Scudder VS.

B. H. R. R. 7378..

Batzar vs Mulligan, 3844.. Fairfield vs. Campbell. 5710.. Mahnken Co, V8.

Brasch. 7557.. Willetss vs. Heistad. 1224..

Binns vs. City of N. Y. 605.. Cully vs.

Hecker, Jones Milling Co. 6407.. Stratton vs. Stratton, Jr. 7204..

Huber vs. Litchfeld Const. Co, 4682.. Meyer vs. Lawyers Title Ins.

Co. 726.. Wilson vs. Jackson, 6934.. Blanke vs.

Consolidated Telegraph Co, 1835.. Goldstein vs. Walbridge. 7506.. Brown vs.

Brown. 7032.. Federated Realty Co. vs. Cummings, 7086..

Manee vs. Sheindelman, 2053.. Senreiber vs. O'Connell. 6375..

Nelson Co. vs. Terwilliger, 6903.. Empire State Surety Co. Vs.

Lockwood. 6267.. Peterson VS Ballantine Sons, 7220.. Van Dorn vs. Rath.

Mahnken Co. Vs Williams Eng. Co. 7250.. Carizzo vs.

N. Susq. Western R. 7000.. Wzckewitch vs.

Ginsburg. 7322.. Nussbaum vs. Kraushaar. 7321.

Sonsky vs. Kraushaar, 7356.. Weiss V5, Lion Brewery. 7392. Schnelder vs.

Warmers, jr. Highest number reached on regular call. 2,200. SUPREME COURT, SPECIAL TERM TRIALS, Day calendar. December 20.

Samuel T. Mad. dox, Part Frederick E. Crane Part II, 4323. Schnackenberg vs.

Schnackenberg. 8993.. Wilchinsky VB. Benjamin. 4357..

Condon vs. Bradgate. 4358.. Gaubatz vs. Van iderstine.

vs. Isaac. 2739.. Watson Vs. Sullivan.

1620, 1735. 1610.. Vanderveer Crossings vs, Rapalye. 4240. Greene vs, Durnell.

4366.. Auer vs. Kimm. Young vs. Kroeger Construction Co.

4308.0 Macdonald vs. Murray, 3969.. Cohen vs. Extension Development Co. 4325.

Tarpey vs. City of New York. 2578.. Moore vs, Rosenberg. COUNTY COURT.

KINGS COUNTY. Criminal calendar, December 20, 1909. Pat Dike, J. Thomas Dwyer, Frank Hannitan. burglary third degree; Moses Reddick, grand larceny soond degree, Part II, Fawcett, J.

Edwin Hochwald, grand larceny second degree; Frank Conroy, extortion. SUROGATE'S COURT. Calendar. Monday, before Surrogate Herbert Ketcham, The wills of Ed. Gill, Susan Kellin, John Lehr, Matthew Dolphin, Sarah Kating, F.

H. Triebel, John Tamber, Rosina Ebner and Andrew Blanck. The accounting in the estate of Jane G. Price, Kelly infants. Ellen Murphy, Leo 0.

Carroll, James M. Sartor and Margaret Daley, The estate of Ed. Gill, Eugene La Grove and Peter Neefus, Carey estate and William H. Hull, Martin Smith. Contested Calendar.

The will of Francis Essig. Abraham Gray, William Reynolds and Barney Rosenkrantz. TREACHEROUS BOLT GAVE GIRLS AWAY TO FRIENDS Curtain Came Down and Disclosed Them Dressing for Shadowgraph Pantomime. ALL HAPPENED IN CHURCH. Young Women of Philathea Society Wore Male Attire, but Trusted Curtain to Hide Identity.

A naughty bolt that had behaved itself admirably for years, and then without even a squeak of warning lost its head, was the cause of most embarrassing little scene that was not on the programme at the social of the Philathea Society of the Parkville Congregational Church on Eighteenth avenue, near Ocean parkway, on Wednesday evening. To make matters a good deal worse, the young women members of the society had invited their very best fellows to attend the social, and while these young men are all nice chaps and know the rules of good behavior by heart, still they could not be blamed for laughing rudely and loudly at the plight in which a half dozen of the Philatheas found themselves when that wicked little bolt snapped in two and let fall a curtain hind which the girls were making elaborate changes of costume preparatory to the presentation of the charming little shadowgraph pantomime, "Bess and Her Three Lovers." Bess was impersonated by one of the most attractive members of the society, and the parts of the three youths who were supposed to pester her with their attentions were taken by three other equally charming girls, who had provided themselves with the necessary costumes. The identity of those taking part was kept a profound secret, and the white curtain behind which the performance was to be given was counted on to protect the incognito arrangement perfectly, as even the most clear -sighted youth in the audience could not say with certainty whether the farmer boys in the pantomime were impersonated by Gladys or Genevieve or Lucy or Marguerite. At any rate, the girls felt perfectly secure, and they went about their preparations for the show without any misgivings. As the hall in which the social was held is very small, there was no place for the girls to put on their costumes except back of the curtain, which was atat either side of the hall.

tached to do a wire, fastened to two bolts There was an intermission of several minutes before the presentation of "Bess and Her Three Lovers," to allow the girls time to dress, and expectation was on tiptoe, as the crowd waited for the lights in the hall to be turned out, and the lamp with the big reflector turned on behind the curtain. It is said that some of the boys in "baldhead row." filled with a spirit of mischief, pulled at the curtain before it was quite time for the show to begin, as they were growing somewhat impatient to see the performance. They should not have been in such a hurry, for there were about one hundred of the fair members of the Philathea who were not taking part in the performance, who were doing their best to help the boys while away the time. "Well." what suddenly happened is that the head of one of the bolts holding the curtain wire flew off and the curtain fell to the floor. There were shrieks of dismay, consternation, confusion and a few cries denoting despair from the girls takIng part, but they were all drowned completely in the united guffaw from the audience.

There was no place for the embarrassed girls to run to except right into the arms of those in front, and, of course. while the young men might not have objected, escape that way was out of the question. Consternation reigned for a few moments, until the wife of the pastor of the church, who was in charge of the entertainment, it is said, advised the girls to lie down on the floor until the curtain could be adjusted. Several of the more gallant of the youths came to the rescue, a tenpenny nail was secured, the refractory curtain was soon put back in place, and the performance proceded after a short delay. The Rev.

H. L. Pyle, pastor of the church, laughed heartily this morning when asked about the occurrence. Mr. Pyle said that the three girls who appeared in male costume were most discreetly dressed.

wearing long overcoats that came to their ankles. He denied that any of the young women were in a state of dishabille, or that there was any cause for consternation on their part, beyond the fact that they might be recognized when they had not expected to be None of the young men who were pres ent would say anything about it, and it is believed that the members of the Philathea have bound them to secrecy, under pain of being excluded from any future social affairs conducted by the orgainzation. OBITUARY Benjamin Watson. Benjamin Watson, prominent in railroad and Masonic circles, departed this life on December 15 at Summit, N. J.

Mr. Watson was born in Brooklyn forty-eight years ago, the youngest son Jesse and Mary A. Watson, residents Brooklyn of for over fifty years. His brothers were Jesse Watson, Harold D. Watson.

Frederick B. Watson and John Watson, all of whom were prominent in Brooklyn and have now passed away. Mr. Watson began his career in the office of the late George A. Evans and some fifteen years ago commenced business on his own account as a broker in railway equinment and speedily built up the largest business in his line in New York City.

The city intrusted him with the sale of the old Brooklyn Bridge engines, and later the Manhattan Railway Company, when it changed its steam power to electricity, placed all its locomotives in his hands for disposal. Mr. Watson leaves a host of friends to mourn his departure. He was a member of the Twenty-third Regiment, Veterans Association, the Mystic Shrine, the Aurora Grata Club and was a thirtysecond degree Mason. He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Susan Eastman of Brooklyn.

Mrs. Egbert Titus. Mrs. Egbert Titus died Monday at her home, 163 Bainbridge street, after several months illness. She was born in Flushing in 1835, was educated there and in Brooklyn schools, graduated and became a teacher in Brooklyn.

In 1870 she married Egbert Titus, who died four years ago. Their only child, Lulu, married Joseph Ash and has three children living. The older sister of Mrs. tus, Miss Mary Arreson, survives. All Christian work appealed to Mrs.

Titus, and for twentyfour years she was active in the Signal Y. W. C. and the last seven years served recording secretary of County C. T.

and for the past two we. years was county superintendent of Sunday school work. When the order of Kings Daughters was formed she organ- Stuart's TABLETS DYSPEPSIA cure all kinds of dyspepsia, loss of appetite, gas in the stomach or bowels, palpitation of heart and every form of stomach trouble. For sale by all drug-: gists at 50 cents a package. MISCELLANEOUS.

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She was a charter member of the Consumers League, the Bedford Political Equality League and the Women's Forum of New York City. Philanthropy temperance will miss her executive ability and faithfulness. James Doyle. James Doyle, a well-known and popular hotel keeper at Coney Island, where he had been for twenty-five years, and oridied in St. Mary's Hospital yesterday.

ginally of the firm of Doyle Stubenbord, Mr. Doyle was one of the first to start a hotel at Coney Island on modern princtples. It was at the terminus of the Culver Railroad to Coney Island and was of a high class. He retired from active business some years ago, leaving his brother, Peter, in charge. The firm of Doyle Stubenbord had some time previously been dissolved.

Mr. Doyle had for some years spent his winters in Florida, where he had extensive orange groves. He was a native of Brooklyn and leaves a brother. Peter, and two sisters, Mrs. M.

Grant and Mrs. E. Corrigan. Charles a a a a a deceased brother, was well known as a a politician in the Twentieth Ward. George Mason.

George Mason died yesterday of dropsy at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Albert E. Bradley, 524 Fifth street. The funeral services will be held to-morrow night, with the Rev. Dr.

William Morrison of All Saints' P. E. Church officiating. Mr. Mason a year ago sold out his interest in the Superba Cafe, which he acquired from Chas.

H. Ebbets some years before, and went to Manchester Centre, for the benefit of his health. He was visiting his daughter when he died. Ho was for twenty years a superintendent for the Prudential Life Insurance Company, well known in South Brooklyn, and was born in England. November 1, 1855.

He belonged to Commonwealth Lodge, F. and A. and All Saints' P. E. Church.

He is survived by his widow, Mary A. Taylor; three sons, Richard, George and Arthur, and his daughter. Bridget A. Kennedy, Bridget Alice Brennan, widow of Joseph Kennedy, a native of Dublin, Ireland, 60 years old, died yesterday at her home, 1080 Greene avenue, pneumonia. She had been a.

resident of the Bushwick section for over forty years and was since 1869 a member of the Church of St. John the Baptist. She leaves a son, Joseph, and four daughters, Mrs. Richard Humphrey, Mrs. William Ritz, Mrs.

Stephen Adelman and Miss Mar- garet Kennedy. Francis A. Darling. Francis A. Darling, a publisher and 81 old newspaperman, died at his home, 133 Hale avenue, to-day.

He was born in this state in 1838 and was a member of Andrews M. E. Church and ton Post, G. A. R.

Mrs. Harriet McBain. Harriet Hutman, widow of Thomas H. McBain, died yesterday, after a long illness, at her residence, 444 Third street. Her husband was 3 well-known lumber merchant of South Brooklyn, and she had lived in that section for forty years.

She was a member of the First Reformed Church, and the Rev. Dr. James M. Farrar will officiate at to-morrow night's funeral services. Mrs.

McBain was born at Harrisburg, September 1, 1834. She is survived by a son, Walter, and two daughters, Mrs. Alfred M. Hawn and Mrs. Elbert Totten.

Mary M. Harman. Mary M. Harman, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

George W. Harman, died at her home. 738 Quincy street, yesterday. She was born in Manhattan twenty-four years ago, and is survived by her parents, two sisters. and two brothers.

She attended the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel and was a member of the Blessed Virgin Sodality. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Sunday. George P. Johnson, George Pryor Johnson, prominent in financial circles in New York and Chicago prior to 1908, died Wednesday at Millwood, Westchester County, New York, after a year's illness. of apoplexy.

Mr. Johnson was of Knickerbocker ancestry, descended from the Vreelands of Staten Island. He was born at 21 Fifth avenue, Manhattan, in 1836. He was one of the pioneers of industrial corporations, having organized the Diamond Match Company and the New York Biscuit Company, afterward merged in the National Biscuit Company. He was a veteran of Company Seventh Regiment, N.

G. N. and was thrice married, his first wife being Elizabeth, daughter of the late the Rev. Samuel White of Staten Island. He leaves three sons and two daughters, Ferdinand O.

Hen. Ferdinand 0. Hen cerebral hemorrhage died, Oxford street. He was born forty-nine years ago, and had all his life. Harriet Wood.

yesterday of. home, 109 in Brooklyn lived here (Special to the Eagle.) Hempstead, L. December 17-Harriet Wood, wife Martin V. Wood, formerly Supervisor of the town of Hempstead, and mother-in-law of Town Treasurer William S. Hall, died yesterday at her home in Franklin street, in her sixtyseventh year.

She had been ill for some time. Mrs. Wood was the daughter of George and Priscilla Watts, and a native of Valley Stream. She resided all her life in the town of Hempstead, occupying for many years with her family an estate at Norwood. A husband and daughter.

Miss Wilhelmina Wood, survive her. Mrs. Hall, wife of the Town Treasurer. died nearly two years ago. Mrs.

Wood was a member of the Hempstead Presbyterian Church, and the pastor, the Rev. F. M. Kerr, will conduct private funeral services at the family residence to-morrow evening. Interment will be in Greenfield Cemetery.

OBITUARY NOTES. Funeral services were held this morning at St. Rita's Church, Long Island City, over the remains of Frederick J. Breutsch Mr. Breutsch had come to Long Island City to visit his mother.

Mrs. Brelling, over the holidays. when he WAs taken seriously ill and died within two days, Mr. Bretusch was 28 years old and was a young man of promising future. Interment was made in Calvary Cemetery.

Adam Craig, long a teller In the Importers and Traders Bank of Manhattan, died at his home, 625 West One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street, to-day. He was a native of Brooklyn. SON FOUND FATHER DEAD. John F. Kroger, 51 years old, a German hotelkeeper of Junction avenue and Shell road, Corona, Queens, was found dead in his bed this morning by his son Henry.

Death was probably due to natural causes. The coroner's office was notifled. Kroger went to Corona from Manhattan about eighteen months ago. A widow, two sons and a daughter survive him. REFEREES APPOINTED.

By Blackmar. J. Bourne vs. Degener. Rastus S.

Ransom: sex and Lee Kramer Really and Cons. 0. Grant Esterbrook. By Crane. J.

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