The evening world. Newspaper, April 30, 1903, Page 9

rying to Pull Her Doll from _— Track. HE.SAVED TWO SMALL BOYS. 2 —— Set the New York Central Watch- man Was Himself Drawn Under * gtd Wheels, and All the Children } Gf.the Neighborhood Mourn. 3 E i bright summers! Nellie Whipple — stream of life a ripple; } "Oh, my dolly will be killed!” Aha that eweet voice forever atilled. ee ‘The darling dolly, fearing nothing, Tq ail the styte of tinsel clothing, x upon the railroad track, _ AB! Nollio sprang to araw her back; But. oh! The anguis; of! the mother ‘see the locomotive smother Obild and dolly in its roar, ing by her cottage door. ‘Waxen. wee one wondrous pure, Coffined with her daning dolly; iter yet, you may feel sure, Than live to give her life to folly. This was John Tierney's Swan-song. He wrote it Tuesday night. Last even- ine he was killed by a New York Cen- f tan train at Eleventh avenue and Fit- téath street in a manner similar to that .pP¥ which his Nellie Whipple lost her "Ye. Ho was trying to save Frank Suill- es on years old, and John McInerney, seven, from being run over by the train. Mo one save his family knew that he wielded a stron gpower outside of his Shanty. Only at home, where he spent ‘B® spare time writing, was his work outside of the néwspapers to th he contributed. venerable men wearing silk “would call at the Tierney house. Os of these was O'Donovan Rossa, the Irish agitator. Herller in lite Tierney had been asociated with Rossa dni publishing “The United Irishman.” “But old age drove him out of journal- ism. Then he took the first piece of ‘work that came his way. It was a po-| When e train approachel Tierney ition as fiagm: ‘or the New York] would’ carefully corral the youngsters . and keep them on the sidewalk unti] it > Saved Lives off wo Boys. had passed. Last evening, when the Phe old man pushed doth lads off the| children gathered to hear thelr custom- rack, but in doing so he was drawn|ery stories, Tierney read his poem to “under the wheels of the locomotive and| them to death. “Oh, it's go pretty,” lUsped a little |} "Uncle Jack" Tierney, as he was| girl. ‘How did you ¢ome to write it?” by his friends, was seventy-two} “Why, it actually happened,” en- years old, and was a watchman em-|swered Tierney. “Only @ couple of ‘ by the New York Central road. ttle shanty on Bleventh avenue weeks ago a little girl, living in an- other part of the city, was run over by Fittieth street, he had held forth years as a watchman. He had an engine while ¢rying to save her dolly. But mow I must stop a while, and you ozens of children from being 0 death under the wheels of the ———————— Jack" as being @ sort of guardian angel. The children who romped’ about in front of his shanty were the one bit of sunshine left in Tierney's life. He would take them on his knee when he went on duty early in the evening and tell them wonderful stories of his early days in Ireland. . WATCHMAN S, y children must stay on the sidewalk, for here comes a train." t ‘Uncle John’ Bo. Middle of the street with his white flag under his arm, keaping on his gay-hearted wards. from the other side o7the etreet, the Mc . Inerney and Sullivan boys ran towarc® white flag was covered with bl tee tracks rolling a barrel in front “| them. Gave Life Two trains were a ing. lads saw one. but failed to notice the son & Crawford. other, when Tlernay sprang pushed them off the track. . Then engine struck him, When Paul Are il eye) a barber at No. 686 Hleventh aven' Suddeniy.| picked him up the "Dolly" still clutched in’ hie left "walked out to the ng a wate poem wi hand, home. at No, 730 Eleventh avenue, Tlerney was Ireland, and came to America twent: three years ago, He began life here The! a clerk in the dey-goods st c for Children, ore of Sim} freight trains which travel along avenue, and every youngster ‘the néighborhood looked ap to ‘Uncle PAUL DU CHAILLU, EXPLORER, DEAD, | % Vimerioay _ ‘on Hidden Lands Succumbs to ‘ Paralytic Stroke. in Who Contributed Much _ ST. PETPRSBURG, April 30.—Paul Du Chailu, the American author and ex- plorer, who was stricken with partial paralyeis yesterday, died at midnight. A brother of Verestchagin, the Russian ae, will arrange for the burlal of ¥ in the Létterateurs Cemetery, 3 spe Beaired that the interment take : here. 121st Street: Wau) Du Challlu was a small, stoutly- ullt, dald-headed, stoop-shouldered men, with a drooping mustache, and earried his sixty-six years lightly, He wes @ brilliant raconteur, possessed of and gifted with m, the son of a ‘West African trader, been bern in New Orleans and in Paris, as generally believed, r b extensive travels in Africa have gen of incalculable advantage 4to history and geography. He was ‘firet to discover t! 24 ie is little about the men y African jungles ‘that After having ‘do: » he next turned his atten- Soandinavia, and wrote “The Bee ee ace ld be & monument to his oY, the result of nine years research, ROBSON, | ACTOR, IS DEAD, Comedian Expires at Hotel of Heart Disease After Long Season of Hard Work. it Robson died in his apartments = Cool Furniture Bedroom Suite, green or brown; b resser Parlor Centre Cash or’ Liberal Credit. pieces, natural ash, tinished in light has 22x32 oval Platemirrar. Price reduced for three pieces, Handsomely Polished. Top measures 18x18 in; Choice of Oak or Mahogan . Price for this w & SONS. 2226to2234 Third Ave. corner 21st St. EVERYTHING rox HOUSEKEEPING. Everything Reliable. CARPETS, FURNITUR $29.75 TABLE. k A9C {Box measures 39 for the Country House, SINGLE PIECES OR IN SUITES, Chatham Square: 193 to 205 Park Row, near Chatham Square. E, ICE BOXES, RUGS. The celebrated Prairie Grass Mattings, in reds, blues and greens; one yard wide, extra 39c heavy weight. Hardwood ICE BOX. Ice Capacity = = 30 Ibs. 2 Compartments, 39 in. hi 24 in. wide, 16 in. deep, Re duced from $8.50, for this week only, to.. $4.90 Y Prairie Grass Goods At Very Low Figures, g Sofa reduced to $11.50 Rocker reduced to $46 Customers may add to theip Accounts in train was within only a foot of the boys forward and 00d, The body was taken to the Tierney born in Mount Mellick, ter he became a The locomotive of this second writer for trish publications. ¥ either store or make payments at either, suiting their own convenience, No extra charges of any hind. - HOM Lenin Pent, £0.98, THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, APRIT, 30, 1903. JOHN TIERNEY, AGED WATCHMAN, AND THE LITTLE BOYS WHOSE LIVES HE SAVED BY GIVING HIS OWN. Optical Goods. Baleony, $4th St, Under the supervision of a licensed optician, who will examine your eyes and pre- Scribe for you free of Charee, or execute your Qculist's prescription for at least one-third less than the charges made elsewhere similar services. for Twenty Thousand, ' Sheets and Cases. Everybody knows how high cotton has gone—the price for the fleecy staple is 'way up. And for that very reason we have selected just this time to inaugurate a great sale of Ready-made Sheets and Pillow Cases, which has for its at- tractions rellable quality and prices that would have been very low when.all domestics were selling at much less than current market quotations. It is one of the unique Macy trade anomalies: Selling goods cheapest just when they are worth most, _nasement. Every one of the twenty thousand Sheets and Pillow Cases is made of strong, full-bleached muslin, perfectly hemmed and well-ironed. Sheets—size 54x90 inches; special price 24c Sheets—size 63x90 inches; spectal price 29c Sheets—size 72x90 inches; special price 34c Sheets—size 81x90 inches; special price 38 Sheets—size 90x90 inches; special price 42c Sheets—size 90x99 inches; special price 47¢ Pillow Cases—size 42x36 inches; special price 7c Pillow Cases—size 45x36 inches; special price 8c Pillow Cases—size 50x36 inches; special price 9c Pillow Cases—size 54x36 inches; special price 10c Consumers—our customers will be supplied without limit—but we draw the line taut at selling to dealers. Other Seasonable Bedding. ...... Berkshire Wove Summer Blankets, soft-finished, clean- carded fibre, three-quarter size, special $1.57 a pair. Summer-weight Wool Blankets, extra | fine carded fleece, bound with silk; pink, blue and red borders; they have a slight weave imperfection that is hard to find; | ¢leven-quarter size; special, $1.99 a pair. | Gray Yacht or Camping Blankets, wool filling, with just enough cotton in the Hae to prevent serious shrinking when. the Blankets are laundered; several styles of fancy colored borders; $2.49 a pair. Light-weight Comfortables, filled with choice, live lambs’- wool, both sides covered with figured silkoline, special at $1.98. Some Overtewering Values in the Basement Among the Cotton and Wool Dress Goods. These trophies are for the frugal hosts that will respond Friday and Sat- urday. here isn’t an obsolete fabric among them. All this season’s styles; new, fresh; cautiously, judiciously chosen by a particular judge who knew he had a particular clientele to please. Prime favorites are abundant—sturdy weaves; dainty weaves—a win- some gathering. The display is a “strong bargain offering,” but vastly different from the hodge-podges—wilted and reé—to which other dealers ayply she same words, Wonder-prices, to be sure. Mid-cummer merchandising run riot on the verge of May. id 5° for 10c, Corded Ginghams, solid colors, stripes, checks and broker plaids—smooth, perfect spinning; perfect dyeing. 8° for 12%4c. to 25c, Dimities—including the best American and Irish brands—tine clear cloths, charming designs, exquisitely printed. 8° for 12%c. Corded Ginghams, solid colors and fancies. Two hundred effects t> select from—warranted not to fade. 1 1* for 15c. Fique—two splendid lines—polka dots, stripes and a Jarge variety of figures in colors that will not come out. 19° for 35c. to Sec. Silk Ginghams—nothing prettier, women's and children’s warmaveatlier dresses—beautiful wearing and dyeing. 19° for 50c. All-Wool Black Jacquards—highest satin finish, four desirable patterns, every thread pure wool, 38 and 42 inches wide, sold regularly at 50c. a yard; just for an enthusiastic hurrah we will sell them at 19c. Remnants of AlleWool Black and Colored Dress Goods, 10° to 59° a Vard.-rene.: Every Remnant of Black and Colored Dress Goods—not one ‘reserved or exempted — Mohairs, Sicilians, Voiles, Etamines, Veilings, Albatross, Tweeds, Cheviots, Serges, Cloths—no matter what former prices were— your pick now at 10c. to 59c, a yard, Auto Clothing for Spring) Men’s ‘Sport’ Shoes. —x r, and Summer, ~% rie. | Yacht Shoes and Oxfords, made of rm .__,| heavy army duck, heavy red rubber Automobiling has developed special | welted soles, sold by otiiers at $2.50; Dress needs. We supply all of them. | ou price $1.89. Long Cravenette Rain Coats, invisible! Tennis Shoes, made of tan Russia calf- skin, or leather trimmed brown canvas, Goodyear welted red rubber soles, sol by others at $3.00; our price $2.49, wind-inflated sleeves, sold by others at $15.00; our price, $11.74, Cravenette Norfolk Coats, invisible wind-inflated sleeves, sold by others at $22.50; our price, $18.98, Trousers to match, $6.49, Cravenette Norfolk Coats and Pants, * $12.98 and $18.19. Cravenette Outing Flannel Norfolk Coats and Pants, $12.98, Cravenette Caps, $2.49 and $2.24. Suede Leather Norfolk Coats, silk-lined, gray and tah, $19.98, Black French Kid Double-breasted Coats, silk-lined, $16.98, Single-breasted, 15.98, Baseball Shoes, made of black Kan- garoo calfskin, with cleats, sold by others at $3.50; our price, $2.97. Golf Shoes made of tan oil grain leather, double soles, with regulation rubber disks, sold by others at $6.00; our price, $4.69. Shooting Creedmoors, made of water- proofed viscolized raw-hide, hob- nailed elkskin soles, sold by others at $8.00; our price, $6.24, Black French Kid Norfolk Coats, lined with serge, $13.49. American Kid Coats, $5.34 to $11.24, Rubber Shirts, $4.49, Reversible Rubver Coats, $3.24, $3.38. Reversible Rubber Pants, $3.38. Khaki Goats, $1,98; Pants, $1.31. Field Glasses. —peicooy A special sale of Field Glasses— our own importation—-20 to $5 r cent, less than others charge. very one of them is leather- covered and French $3.99, $4.69 and $6.49, equipped with best H. Macy & Co.’s Attractions Are Their Low Prices. R. \ Broadway Wi 35th St All work is done & most careful and people, and the tact és proven that our. are. at least less than others Nothing {s too fine delicate for our experienced workme Men’s Blue Serge Suits. rm. We've been learning all there is to know about Blue Serges. We've been examining, analyzing, testing all the Blue Serges submitted for our come sideration. Every Blue Serge sustained by a creditable claim of superiority has been scientifically, critically, commercially and chemically scrutinized, twill by (will, by a Specialist in our interest. The pleasure and the safety of selling only such Blue Serge as will yie complete satisfaction to the buyer are ample compensation for our labor+ ious endeavors. Results of researches :— 4 Our Blue Serge Suits are warranted pure worsted; are ware ranted absolutely fast indigo dynd; are warranted to be sewed with finest and s:rongest silk thread; are warranted to be lined with light-weight mohair serge or alpaca that will render good service, Prices—$9.96, $12.96 and $14.96. Three-button double, and three and four button single-breasted styles, The seams won't sag; the color won't crock. Men’s $15.00 Suits at $9.96. Ek Agents for the Truscott Gasoline Motor Boats—the Electric Launch Co. of Bayonne and the Milton Point Ship Yards, Folding Cots, $1.74 and $2.24, Two hundred Sack Coats, just right for business and travelling, made of: pure wool cheviot, cassimere and smooth-finished fabrics, The lot includes three and four button single-breasted styles, half or full. lined, sold hy others at $15.00; our price $9.96, Boys’ Clothing. -» ». Bring the lads here to be suited. Interesting chances like these are always cropping out :— Dinner Jackets, ~21,"" Men's Dinner Jackets—Tuxedo Coats, made of Venetian Wor. | sted, some of them are lined and |, faced with silk, reduced from $12.49 and $13.74 to $9.96. Others made of Venetian Worsted and fine Thibet Cloth, reduced from. $19.99 and $26.24 to $14.96, Russian Blouse Suits, made of Import- ed galateas, chambrays and Irish linens, tastefully trimmed; the whole- sale prices ranged from $2.00 to $3.00; choice at $1.57. Norfolk Suits, made of cheviots and homespuns, newest designs, sewed with silk, trousers have double seats and knees and taped seams, worth $4.00; choice at $2.94, Boys’ Blouses, made of madras and chambrays, large assortment of pat- terns, advertised others as “special bargains at 5% our price, 44c, Two hundred Suits for ung men, made of fancy cheviots, Romespuns, cassimeres and black Thibet ; three and four button styles — broad shoulders — close or loose fitting backs, worth $10.00; choice at $7.96. Sporting Goods Lawn Tennis Goods—rra r.., “Crown” Racket, strong frame, strung with ors 74c, “Tether” Racket, strung with good quality gut, 98c, “Newport”. Racket, assorted weights, strung with: Oriental gut, $1.63. “Berkeley” Rac! assorted wei strung with wale Onlen gut, reed Golf Goods. od weights strung sith ete Grint ‘py: weights, strung with white i fal gut $2.61, Thistle Special Golf Clubs: “Horsman” — Special Racket—Pim model shaped grip, strung with Orien- tal gut, $3.24, ished, strung with red and wi | Spliced Drivers and Bi $1.94. fental gut, $3.24. Socket Drivers and Brassies, $1.98, “Princeton” — Racket—Pim — model, Nicholl’s Special Golf Clul strung with best Oriental gut, $3.49. Nicholls 6 and Brgy, pa “Championship” Racket, — specially | made: ; contructed, well balanaced, strung ‘ with best quality Oriental gut, $4.49. “Tournament” Imported Rackets, $5.49, Olympic Imported Rackets, $4.98. woe Imported Tennis Rackets, Af Lae “Ayrres” Rackets, finest quality im- ported, $7.98, Irons, all styles, $1.47. Irons, all styles, $1.47. Socket Drivers and Socket Drivers—Niblicks, Socket Brassles— Driving Mid lrons—Medium-weight Jigger Cleeks—Lofti Putting Cl dium Cleeks—Approach \ Mid Irons, Golf Balls ; “ Triumph’ Balls, dozen, $1.24, “ Siemen’s"” Balls, dozen, $2.49. Lawn Tennis Nets, 36x3 feet, 98c.; 424 3 ft, $1.19, “Vardon Flyer” Balls, dozen, $3.24, Tennis Nets, well made and bound,] Remade Balls, $3.98. 36x3 ft. $1.19; 42x3 ft, $1.49. “Kempshall” ‘Balls, 95.19. Wright & Ditson Championship Ten-| “Haskell” Balls, dozen, $5.29. nis Balls, doz., $3.98. Caddy Bags: Double Court Tapes, set $2.74. Guy Ropes, Runners and Pegs, set, 44c, Plain canvas, wooden bottom, 84e. Brown canvas, leather bottom, #1.4% Waterproof Scotch plaid, $1.49. ® Soft leather, $2.49. i Ooze leather, strong and durable, $3.44. Stiff leather, $4.98. > Baseball Sundries...» — Macy’s is the basis of supply for all” Baseball Goods, No buyer who considers quali and p thrift. can afford to patronize any other store. These are the kind of ae, that compel you to come here, would be consistent with sound ; principles of money-saving, ; Boys’ Citchers’ Mitts, made entirely of leather, 36¢. Catchers’ Mitts, large size, leather palms, 66c., 93¢, pak ce Catchers’ Mitts, buckskin genuine calfskin palms, Catchers’ Mitts, full si tirely of buckskin, 3 Fielders' Mitts, calfé skin palms, 66¢, $1.63, Tennis Rackets, restrung with best American gut, $1.49; best quality Eng- lish gut, $1.98, Marine Go0ds,—s1» rice. Gasoline Launches, from $275.00 to $550.50, Electric Launches, $800.00 and upward. Celebrated Old Town Canoes, $29.24, $30.49, $39.98 and $41.49. Rushton Canoes, $38.00 and upward, Morris Canoes, $40.00 and upward. Row Boats and Dinghys, $45.00, $54.00, $65.00 up to $125.00. Fishing Dinghys, $2.25 per foot. Metal Safety Duck Boats, $26.74 and $19.74 Camp Outfits, sie ricer Pneumatic Mattress, $20.98 and up- ward. Pneumatic Pillows, $2.98. Folding Tables, $2.63; Eating Utensils, for six persons, including pots, $9.49. Condensed Foods, 9¢. to $1.24.