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DEATH OF ‘TOM DUNN MOURNED BY THOUSANDS Gather in Front of the House of Late Tammany Hall Leader, WORRY HASTENED END. Recent Ber tion Mix-Up Caused Him Much Grief. HE WAS TO MARRY SOON — Funeral Will Be Record-Breaker as He Was the Most Popular n's home, No, $21 East women and men o from ihe dwel , for they y @ time his had re: ed forth the rent the price of @ bag of flour or & barre! of pot There were men pre: hard-sbel! | Tammany mon, who deen his bosom friend and knew him as the dest of best follows, and ing there tn front c the women weep, an presented tt ag mene t that was ity before. | I eople stayed the ama, and al day a crowd stoud res atreet | mS after taking to 4 tdgh fever, Dunn ast, surrounded by | embers of his family, ergyunan was . Doon Up t * hour of his collapse the former Sheriff a rot to bef in the best ealih in characteristically leasure over the success of his Delaware Club, which a wek ago, and at which he he dominant factor, Saturday night he left the city with tiie invelid daughter, Gracte, who t at Monticello, Ie returmed to New York Monday, and on that night he was - Seated tn a room with several “Sure it's @s warm as love tm this room," he pemerked, as be rose to deff ‘his overcoat. Permuaded that the at- with na tnnd across my forehead, Jim Is Prof. Ban Vilet, pianist; Jo. hot or om [ Grooming?" | Set) with popular gongs A moment tater s doep fush ehadowed the face of the former Sheriff, and his | trends malted that he was in « burn | He went home, retired, and day passed that he did not contrive to hear from her in some manner, ‘Then came the recent death of « handsome widow who lived on Rtveraide | Drive, The tonmer Sheriff, who was al widower, had found favor tn and he confided to friends tha’ yon soon to marry. Her untnely | gust a gon tom, but | pirited nature af | to caat off all ex erry. of bie friend, oe man, Whose op, it wes e Wouldn't Be a Quitter, at of his rece: f friend wing day ww Funeral Next Friday. Anwa iecuss with he ‘sed a of i fn al of Dunn is destined to be a remarkable event and thousands wilt attend the ceremonies Charles ¥, Murphy, leader of Tam ements and Elec- York ware on ,. 4 was ewellod by the. even the ohildren |} nd-/ ear Althouh there were fifty cars | Was spilt in halt he becar | Dress €8 Waist * paratively easy to select de- Remnants of Chiffon : o Mou sseline de Sove. JOKES THAT MADE “TOM” DWN FAMOUS AS A HUMORIST, A poker game was on in @ partor tn | the Lakewood Hotel, ‘Tom Dunn was | playing. In came a nogr ow y Utree quarts, I waan't enough. Give me @ glass of wine,” aid Dunn. | ‘Phe glass was eet on the radiator unt e wine was & ike-warm, A ed and the luke to Kessler with the ter was eum warm glass sent | missage: | that the way wine @hould be served A watt of five minutes brodght no end of apologies and—four loe-cold quarts ad a proultar dream last night 1 war had been declared. Every a8 many leader was colonel of @ reg!- eo wns drawn up pactle before the dlooming ready for a fight. Every one knew w could do ‘en everybody wee anx- to go hor “What was the best contract you a?” Captain Mlaming asked of a Protea me paid for it,” said ago he Joon on on asked him to name *" eadd the have a quart,” galt “Where's your can,'” asked Tom ani his friend had mixed ale. looteh is A mrent mae,” said Dunn ons night, “I saw one of them on Broafway ‘the other day chasing 4 comin, this olf Beotohman plugin along for five blocks after the car firet had in mind, Mnally he cauent It and, elimbine un the rear platforn. eruntine and puffing, he sald to ‘he yn i ‘Hoot, mont ve near misse! & fare,’ ” At the ball of the [Deleware Club, Tom Dunn's organtzation, last Monday might week he was asked how many people nvere present. “Twenty thousand," said “and many Hall, was notified of Dunn's death. He’ wired that he would be among the men of Tammany to follow the body to the grave, coming Mount Clemens ty att: the funeral, Mr. Dunn was fitty-two years old and a nattve of Clonmel, Ireland. He began politics ‘tn Larry Detmour's M@ietrict. He marrte sister of ex Alderman McQuade, Wheo Aixtrios | the new (ketrict, He had been Tom. many leader it twenty 5 Ho was elect fe ta 1897, aK one of Richard Crokerts looent frente and was also @ close frend of ¥. Murphy, WOODMEN HAD GOOD TIME. liberty Onmp Emjoved an Bree Jent Programme tn |ts Mooma, ‘The eotartainment and emoker given by Liberty Camp, No. 1187, Motlern Wootmian of America, held at tts aa sents Bixteenth Dated Non Zea, etait, | De ren e boa] yal ong ohn Amour, ¢omedian; Prof, Charles Bhi mag and Robert Stapler, | soloist funcdabed Amusement oe Pin | The officers camp: g sen acta | 001 , Danker: oseph Rog of anti Jorn Moore, ‘clerk. 4 Dag! gree tar he ae map “a Patterns in Silks, Dress Goods and Wash Goo. expressly put up for the Holidays, The assortment Is very ex- tensive and it makes it com- sirable Christmas Gifts, at a nominal cost, Many of these are put up in neat boxes without e cost Many hundred of these in desirable lengths and colors -|to be closed out at soc. yd., former prices 75c, & gsc, yd, | Lord& Taylor, Broadway and Twentieth Street, Fifth Avenue, Nineteenth Street, THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, GALS SCPE “OVER BG FNC Triple Row of Barbed Wire Did Not Stop These Home Inmates. | of Corning ‘wise flesh, Farm pand with the schol ve nere ll be another #hipload in from Ire and by morning,” uno and a p Bra ty of friends were tn HevwHe few 4 ago, and Maude (redng unn stood immed! loading juveni) at eatiy tn midatr. the basket atill ‘Then, | Season! observed calmly; | Tom—Huh! & } A and the drinks | I'll bet they tr in a | green, in new designs Oxford grounds, plainorsatind: he tra He telson |. Tom (@ youn law Moude—Yos. Yasn’ inmates of the Hudson Train- 0} for Girls, at Hudson, N. pa None of the girls {9 over sixteen years old and all had at least two years to | spend in the natitutton, Pana Andewon, whose home ts in this! | elty; Lottie Milapaugh, of Big Flats, | Chemung, \ ¥., and Nelite Kalseley, | The three, with another girl, had been sent i> the yard to hang clothes Non the lines, A matron watohed then {rough a tindow, Dok and th girls darted to the fence, Haping eact other up and using | dotas baskte as stools, they scale fnce, whiindful of torn skirts ar Sho turned he deners connectea ed in vain. fe ten belleves thatthe gins have this city on @relght Mi Sn train. Escaped, ¥ out. (From the bicago Record-Herald.) | advertisaments tn theatrical papy—Faversham Plumiey Ub he just 1 On a Men’s House Coets, House Coats $4.50, $5.50, $6.50, House Coats a large variety of combinations, $7.50, $8.50, $11.50. | Bath Robes & DressingGowns. of double-faced cloth, pockets, cuffs and collar timmed with the reverse side of cloth, h 4 he the fel- | Big ex-gherit eaw the basket start | low who playegn “All tor a Kiss last | °° lovely? , he? Boy: ul w Matelassé Cloth Coats, Hned with Italian silk or Venetian lining, $13.75, $85.00, $21.75. Blanket Robes $4.25. In a large variety of combinations in-Oxford, navy and tn grounds, Fine Wool Blanket Robes ariety of new designs with:jacquard fi t xford.and newy bine jt tt i alah $7-§0, $8.50, $9.75. of double-faced cloth of very fine quality, well tailred, in Fine Woot Btanket Robes $42.00, fay, navy blue, green and red| English Dressing Gowns ina large variety of neat colorings, $45.50 to $25.00. Lord & Taylor holiday Gifts, ====Second Floor, Linen Embroidered Doylies, The Vantine Scarf (124 yards square) Persian Silk Neck Scarfs, Cotton Crepe Kimonos, Linen Embroidered Centre Pieces, China Silk Embroidered Shawls, Japanese Embroidered Silk Jackets, Japanese Silk Quilted Jackets, Silk Opera Bags, 2 At AA SD | visit This | Unusual Store ij Gifts for Women| Numbered among the many suggestions to Ly | be found in the Vantine Store, of special interes: to women, is the handsome showing of Oriental Em- broidered Textiles, Every piece is different and repre: sents the highest degree of art. Very acceptable oo | . Ee Announcemen 50c. to Hand Embroidered Linen Collars, sets,$2.00 to 2.50 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 6.00 to 6.00 to 6,50 to Chinese Embroidered Mandarin Coats, 15,00 to Japanese Silk Kimonos, Embroidered, 18.00 to 175.00 2.50 to Alto a handsome line of Jepanese Leather Novelties, They are | superintanden* at liberty, m mat gu STERLING : PIANOS Christmas Harvest at Its Best. si | ) 4 h minutes HAT would Christmas be without music and what would music be without the piano? Fortmately je) we ‘ \V/ hg of culture, refinement and widest happiness, the piano Is flo longer confined to the homes of the 4 ‘or by the fair and liberal business methods of the Sterling Piano Company ‘any honest person may , the luxury of a piano in his home, If you are not an expert and intend purchasing apianto you must trust some one. Beware of the so-called come to as good” piano offered at prices and on terms that mislead and inVariably bring sad disappointment to the purchaser, A reputable plano sold to give a lifetime of true musica! satisfaction, not just to swell the holiday-sales ofordinary merchandising. 1'is always safest to Buy from Those Who Have a Reputation to Sustain in the Art World. Our phenomenal and permanent success of nearly half a century could not have been possible if we hadn't really exmmec? tha st public confidence. This in itself i$ a positive guarantee which we could nof abuse if we would, It makes your purchase safe for-aft thme: We Are the Largest Manufacturers in the United States table pianos, which is one reason why we can sell direct to you absolutely reliable pianos only for-less money than any one-el oharge of Huntington Uprights; NE of our three factories is devoted f exclusively to the making of Hunt ington Pianos, There is no factory in the world equipped with better facllittes to produce in an economical way & thoroughly reputable, mediumepriced plano, The Hunt- ington Piano has gained an enviable place as, a plano particularly suitable for the hom, Sterling Grands HERE is no plano that has . wider reputation for Its musical excel- f lence than the Sterling Grand. It is favorably known to the great musicians and holds an honored place In hundreds of homes and prominent studios, We are one of the few concerns making pianos of this character. These pianos hold a place in the art world second to none, The Sterling Art Grand is where plano construction reaches tts very high- est possibilities both as to Interior musical per- fection and exterlor architectural designs and chaste artistic finish, Words cannot picture this beautiful plano, Sterling Baby Grand Pianos are So well known and so extensively used through- out all of the United States that there {s little left for us to say except to extend a cordial invi- tation to those interested to visit our warerooms and examine and test thelr superior qualitles Made In all woods. The Sterling Small Grand {s the smallest grand piano made; so small, In fact, that it takes up very little more room than} an upright and can be easily taken into a small | parlor, studio or apartment. Its qualities as a musical instrument are marvellous. Special price $500, Terms arranged to sult. Sterling (Combination) Playerpiano. N°: ING fn the musical world has ever done so much as the Sterling Playerpiano Sterling Uprights HE many distinctive and exclusive fea- tures of the Sterling Upright Pianos, combined with their all-round superb construction, artistic architectural designs, and richly-finished woods, place them be- yond comparison with any but the very highest-priced pianos of the present day. And yet Sterling Pianos are sold at ex- tremely moderate prices and on most reason- able terms, Our Massive Sterling Upright Grand Piano ts worth a Journey to see, It is a piano that not only carries with it all that's best to those surpassing musical qualities which have made the Sterling Plano first among the greatest pianos made, but {t !s an elaborate plece of fur- niture, strikingly impressive, that carries an alr of imposing elegance wherever seen, We make {t in beaut ful woods to match surroundings, Another Unique Design, Rich and attractive in appearance, carries one back to France at the time when the Kings Louis were patrons of art, It has Just enough artistic nand carving to relleve {ts solid and massive con- uction. This Is one of the most fascinating pianos of the entire Sterling product, because ot ts full rich tone and imposing case design, We make {t in the various woods used in piano con- struction, Thayer Uprights. F* those who want an inexpensive ~ Mendelssohn Uprights HE Mandelssohn is made in our third factory and has proved itself to be the best small-priced piano ever put on the market. It has features of construc tlon, qualities of endurance, tone and action that surpass anything made for the price, It is a piano that always brings pleasure and satisfac‘ion Into the home and one of our, products of which we are proud. instrument, and yet one that will give perfect musical satisfaction for many years to come, we can recommend the Thayer Plano at $160 to $250. The lowest-priced one is a small piano particu. larly adapted for smafl parlors, though It has a big tone of pure quality. The Thayer at $190 is a larger size, a beautiful case of natural wood, carved artistic design, These pianos are the marvel of the whole plano trade, as they possess 4 modern improvements, Full duet music dk, Boston fallboard, ivory keys, Bush tiding pins, practice attachment—in fact, evry device known and used in good plaips, Think of such a plano at $190, Thoe at $225 and $250 have more elab- oraté cases, to extend the elevating influence and pleasures of music in the home, Think of the many forms of enjoyment, for here 1s a Piano that any member of the family can play without ever knowing a note of music. The Sterling Combination Playerpiano is the modern Piano. It is two instruments in one, a beautiful Sterling Upright Plano, which may be played in the usual way by those who play by hand, or, in a jiffy, by inserting a Music Roll, it opens the world’s treasure house of music to any one, even though he never learned to play a note, If you have a Piano, we will allow full market value for it In exchange as part payment. Come and seo this wonderful, instrument. You are welcome to try it. If you have never done so, you will be YN % prised, it is so simple and perfect. { art Thayer Playerpiano at $485] ° This is an excellent instrument, not our own make, but produced by a thorough ) reliable manufacturer and fully guaranteed by us, The price, $485, is the lowest ‘prig Pianos Very Much Underpriced TOSSA. AGREAT business like ours always has pianos that can be sold under the usual prices, For instance, factory samples, Concert used, returnedrentals, discontinued styles and pianos which come to us in exchange as part payment for uew planos, These pianos are alwa put in the best of order by ihe most skilled workmen in our own workshop, All these are conveniently arranged for quick inspection by the Christm buyer at such low prices and easy terms that no one need be without a reliable instrument in his home. Wémention a few of them, though there are many more. It will pay you to keep this list, M4 UPRIGHT, roi ood tone and a was ( yiry, handaome | KINGSBURY UPRIOUL, concert site /ARLINGTON UPRIGHT, iarge, concert ood case,| STERLING UPRIGHT, factory | CURIY walnut case medium slag, fi $9 rich tone a beautiful plano. used only five months, b tn the least; ht ourly walnut case, new = inetrum. ot Injured now "026; now Sal we @ tone and Action, ‘ebont! splendid for @ beginner; ud will Vi bored tim: years in exchange | worth §1 STERLING VPRIGHT, manomany core Aidton: wah sos sows." $225 HT, full ste, | rich (one, reSencion. Li unt THAYER UPRIGHT, q modern improv fully designed now .. ATERLING GRAND, beautiful concert, used a few tim STERLING — UPRIGHT Jonendtal nivle, beoutifuily. inlaid, hough: not A ae i ¢ te, Wareroom. lived 28 : tnmple: was $850; now. 50K emt-colonial, ‘wed ‘ogazy case, | Atk Case, NOW see RIGHT, cabinet grand, eaucirut condition though: planc en during th The fact that we fe 0 public recitals RING — U 5 eau Primavera | an art pian warerooms; STERLING UP: rimna-vera ‘ma! out, | Fee iy taken, fn exchange for 4 Sterling Playerpiano; was $476) NOW seer cere eenee $250 MENDELSSOHN scale, rich ast month. jected It to UPRIGHT, ful! erand scale, new, @ ohh MT, French late kmptre style desien, Rnt imperfections in was $400; now tied ‘$370 ING PRRIONT, San ny, full surly UPRIGHT, concert WAlAUE case, Hlish quartered oak case, resonant tone, easy and re- sponsive action; was §275; now size concert grand; sold ONE, UPRIONT new three months ego and exchanged | om this week fo Bterling bad Fitverpiano; saa Moonee $345 | rwo al case; $215 $1.85 $1.25 9 | with eett pay. rfect condition,| Hae mea S178 Rhee AMR Domingo Is v ie y He A A nei ¢, Sted size, excellent instru: tone, 40 i that Bs BU Lectin cee ti tS G0 | ERMA enemies g9Q |_ Eten, wes. ST6O | RB, Sllteneen, ; a 95.0¢ 12.06 Piso Benches, Stools, b bo 75 Chairs, Cabinets for The er in 1ano Co. panna Must and Music Rolls, ' can he purchased and charged to your open |] accougt, 518-520 Fulton St., Corner Hanover Place, Brookly mm OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL CHRISTMAS, A. A.Vantine @ Co. | Broadway, between 18th and 19th Streets, WANTS |SUNDAY WORLD