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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1889
Page
2
A Pittsburg inspired trial on the Brown Sequard elixir reports 20 patients injected with the solution. Ten felt better then four relapsed while six remained improved though three gains may be imagination. The doctor deems the remedy impractical now and will not administer further injections.
On a train returning from a Williamsburg camp meeting a colored woman halted the cars by hanging a ribbon on the bell rope. Passengers crowded the cars in surprise as the conductor warned her it was a penitentiary crime. She joked that it was all in fun and feared her mother discovering it.
The Lieutenant of Company F, visiting Johnstown, reported Washington Street crowded with saloons and heavy drunkenness. He warned that the company may be moved due to disorder as contractors begin digging out cellars in Millville where bodies were found. He cautioned a fire could engulf nearby frame houses.
Fred Mann aged 23, a married man and son in law of Gustav Keyser, drowned while bathing in the Monongahela at Braddock yesterday. He could not swim and leaped from a skiff. The body was recovered this afternoon. the coroner notified. He left a wife and one child.
Joseph D. Weeks spoke at the Butler Street M E Sunday School yesterday addressing Saul's rejection for disobedience and the epochal shift when he set up a monarchy against God. He warned that nations endure only by obeying divine law and that defiance brings downfall.
William Powers, a veteran who died in the West Penn disaster, was buried yesterday at Allegheny Cemetery after a 500-strong funeral attended by his comrades and Grand Army of the Republic. He served in the One Hundred and Second Pennsylvania Volunteers, was wounded at the Wilderness, and received military honors with Chaplain and officers present.
Dr Helber warns a large straw pile at Liberty and Thirtieth streets emits nauseous gas when wetted by rain. He cites a patient in agony with fever and dehydration, blaming decomposing straw for typhoid risk and calling for removal to prevent poisonous air and disease.
William Turner and Samuel Bray were arrested after Turner struck the horses and sped a wagon past Lawler's saloon on Fifth Avenue. Three women narrowly avoided danger as Officer Wader pursued on a cablecar. Bray faced interfering with an officer. Turner reckless driving. Bray jailed, Turner freed on $50 forfeit. Alderman Hyndman fined Bray ten dollars and costs, Turner five dollars and costs.
The Thaw family in Pittsburgh received their first and only notice of illness in William Thaw via two cablegrams Saturday forenoon. No further Paris intelligence arrived and details of any immediate arrangements could not be outlined.
Robert Patterson, postmaster at Station B Lawrenceville, denies organizing a petition for reappointment. He notes he funded personal phone service and says the government holds a lens on his office until June 1, 1891. If his term extended he would not oppose.
Late last night about 11 o clock Patrick Sweeney was struck on the head with a brick during a quarrel with an Italian at Fourth avenue and Market street. Constable Porter arrested the Italian who gave his name as Frank Pastrost Cen tral station. Sweeney was taken to Central with a cut on the head thought dangerous, but at Homeopathic Hospital it was pronounced only a scalp wound.
At a late hour Saturday night Thomas Herron Frank O'Hara and a man named Sheridan fought at Brownsville and William streets Southfield. Sheridan was struck on the head with a weapon and his wound was sewed up. Brain trouble may result from the injury. No arrests have been made.
In Sore Distress Mrs John Daley wife of a Southside peddler lies dangerously ill of ty boid fever at her Mary street home. Twin babies died on Saturday. Family in distress and mother may die at any moment.
Christine Hornberger once alleged that Peter Keitz hypnotized her, dragging him at all hours and prompting police action. The trial centered on mesmerism, later deemed illusionary insanity by Dixmont officials. Doctors noted delusions endure as a common insanity form, and cited patient anecdotes amid hospital grounds access expansion.
A prominent Mt Oliver woman is bitten by a large Newfoundland. The family orders the dog shot, but the physician advises locking the animal up ten days to watch for rabies. A second Southside woman is bitten and becomes hysterical, feared hydrophobia. Dr McCann examines the case and notes the absence of certain symptoms. The scene shifts to a lighter mood as worry gives way to calm.
Officer Leaver broke up a street clash at Liberty and Water where two men fought in a makeshift ring. Captain Uoterbaum and two others helped arrest the combatants. The men Steve Toole of Water street and Barney Smith of Braddock gave no explanation for the quarrel and suffered minor injuries.
Abram Daff of Braddock, brother of the late Dr. James H. Duff and uncle of Dr. J Milton Duff, died in Murrayle while working at a grow operation. He will be interred at Manor Dale Cemetery in Westmoreland County at 2 PM today.
Lemonade Quinn ran a crowded stand at the Casino yesterday while rivals Milk Shake Martins and Kaercher closed due to sick family or warnings from authorities. Quinn claimed he saw a blue clothed man across the street, allegedly a Law and Order agent, and announced the Exposition grounds would be his last stop.
Charles Eble’s drug store on Penn Avenue East End collapsed from foundation failure early yesterday. The two story pressed brick building, five years old, suffered 5000 to 6000 dollars in damage as walls fell, glass windows shattered, and stock scattered. Police kept crowds back while inspectors condemned the structure.
Acting Chief Glenn reported in Allegheny that two shell men operated along Perrysville road near the city line on Sundays. Detectives Johnston and Thornton investigated and found barrels and fires teams ready for business. the men fled when warned of the police approach.
Chief Justice Fuller was en route to Chicago from Cresson and spoke little on the Terry case. He declined to judge the legality of the act, saying he had not sat long enough to assess bench traditions. He noted Terry threatened the life of the judge but he had not seen such statements.
Joseph L. Evans of the Central Trades Council discusses a proposed alliance of Window Glassworkers Association American Flint Glass Association and Bottle Blowers Union to back each other in strikes. He notes the Window Glassworkers would block completion over a grudge tied to English foreign glassworkers. Campbell’s opposition cited. Philadelphia meeting adjourned without Window representation. The union idea may recur once investigations into Campbell conclude.
A Pittsburg report notes a booming U S glass cutting trade with growth of over 20 percent in the past year. Experts say American cutters are gaining fame, as demand for cut glass art rises and wealthy buyers seek fashionable ware. A Pittsburgh glass cutting house is anticipated, with initiators keeping names confidential.
The German Trades Assembly met yesterday with Bakers Brewers and Cigar Makers committees. A report said directors pledged to employ only union musicians. A Chicago firm was issuing a bogus cigar label and Mr Strasser was tasked to oppose it. Brewers Union No 22 issued new regulations. A Bakers Union delegation sought support to resolve a bakery dispute. Boiler makers planned a meeting to form a new wage scale but adjourned with few attendees. next meeting set for Wednesday.
Patrick Flannigan, an elderly man, was arrested by Officer Schaffer near the Point Bridge on Carson Street and taken to the Thirty-sixth ward station. He faced disorderly conduct charges after lying on his back in the street and vocally protesting the Sabbath day.
A Cincinnati Enquirer report portrays Al Carlisle of Pittsburg as a key Democratic organizer in Ohio politics. The traveling salesman, based in Columbiana County, is described meeting A W Thurman at the Neil House and engaging in two hours of private discussion amid speculation about the Campbell Convention in Darton. Lawrence T. Neal later joined Carlisle, with rumors and coded phrases signaling maneuvering within party circles.
Inquiry at Allegheny General Hospital reports three hurt badly and others in fair to serious condition after Friday’s West Penn Railroad wreck near Freeport. Mr Graff and wife evacuated home. Mrs Graff still in danger. Ex Mayor Lyon and Captain Jones show serious injuries. Jacob Dormer fears pneumonia. General Rowley improving. Lewis McMullen severely injured with internal trauma.
James McCall known as Reddy of the Bauder gang was arrested early yesterday at his Jones Avenue home on a warrant from Magistrate toresa. He had been away from the city since the two ends at Washington but returned Saturday night. Officers, alerted by his return, found him leaving with a bundle and detained him. He was jailed in the Twelfth Ward station and moved to the Nineteenth Ward station by Inspector Whitehouse.
John Melnally, wounded last night in Braddock, remains alive though gravely hurt, while the Hungerian fugitive and four companions flee. The assailant is John Kim alias Albert Birdki, once at Edgar Thomson then Duquesne. Police close in as Braddock circles tighten. James McGovern and another man clashed with Officer Devlin on First Avenue. Devlin was kicked as McGovern was detained. Mrs Keefer and two others hurt in the West Penn wreck remain in serious condition on Fifteenth Street.
Local items report cholera memories at St Michael s R C Church with special services for St Roque and notes of a past outbreak in 151 M. The day includes mentions of a holiday origin and several street incidents, including a minor robbery, a church fraternity creation, a bottle injury, and a mill accident plus a city ice workers meeting.
A three-cent per hundredweight cut on iron and steel carloads from Pittsburg to St Paul and other routes is announced by the Chicago Burlington and Northern. The move, signed by W B Hamlin, surprises readers as it bypasses the Quincy control, with questions about trunk-line reactions and possible restoration of higher iron rates by September. The Northwestern cut is hailed by local shippers as bolstering Pittsburg traffic, while broader rate demoralization concerns rise ahead of year-end navigation.
Frauenheim and Vilsack advertise Pittsburg Beer as home brewed and by far the finest beer in the market. Telephone 1186.
Rev William Robertson spoke at Grand Army Hall Allegheny on private property being right yet limited. He argued property should be equal for all, allow ownership but constrain with state limits, and that excess beyond a protected amount could revert to the state upon death. He cited Henry George and the Israelite division as context for his views.
John Buch and Willie Sloan were arrested by Officer Wachter on disorderly conduct charges. Police accuse the boys of habitually throwing stones at passenger trains on the Pennsylvania railroad near Ben Venue. Both residents of Bloomfeld.
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