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Cortland Evening Standard, Monday, Aug. 5, 1901.
MIDWAY DAY AT PAN-AM.
Fully Justified All Expectations—Attendance Was 106,315.
BUFFALO, Aug. 5.—All records for attendance at the Pan-American were broken on Saturday, Midway day, the turnstiles registering 106,315 people as having passed through the gates. The crowds came early and stayed late. From 7 in the morning until the very hour for closing the people thronged the various entrances.
Promptly at the scheduled hour, the great parade of all nations which, without a doubt, was the greatest pageant ever presented for the pleasure of any assemblage, swung off to the inspiring music of the famous Indian band from the Carlisle school. Then in quick and bewildering succession followed the different features as set forth in the printed program; this included representation from every attraction on Laughter Lane, in many cases most interesting features being shown, prominent among these being the Filipino carriages drawn by the water buffaloes, the animal king, Bostock, with a live lion on his lap, the Hawaiian singers and players, the toreadors and matadors from the Streets of Mexico, the Indians, including the old fighter, Geronimo, and the pygmies from the airship Luna.
After the passing of the parade the sensational feature of the morning took place, this being the high dive of Matt Gay, who calmly turning his back to the awe-stricken multitude, described a double somersault on his way to the waters of the grand canal, 110 feet below, leaping from the top of the north colonnade of the Electric tower. The canoe race was won by an Esquimaux. The swimming contests on Mirror lake brought a large number of people together in that part of the grounds. Jokepa, a coin diver from the Hawaiian village, won the all-nations event.
Directly after noon all roads seemed to lead to the Stadium. This tremendous structure was filled to overflowing, fully 20,000 people witnessing the performances. The handicap race between the camel, elephant, horse, automobile and bicycle was won by the horse. The slide for life by Vissario Cameroni, who slid by means of a tight wire from the Electric tower, 300 feet high, a distance of 900 feet, was most sensational,, Holding the bit of leather in his teeth, with arms outstretched, he came down at a tremendous rate of speed, but suffered no apparent inconvenience from the trip. The balloon ascent was made without hitch. Captain Baldwin went up gracefully to a height of perhaps 2,000 feet, when he cut loose and by means of the parachute landed in the vicinity of Delaware avenue.
Confetti and fireworks were the order for the remainder of the day, with a grand finale in the open air performance of Kiralfy's Constantinople, which took place on the specially constructed platform in front of the Electric tower.
Another Mississippi Lynching.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 5.—The Picayune's Carrolton (Miss.) special says: Your correspondent has just learned that the armed mob which has been in the Taliaferro neighborhood for two days looking for Sallie Layton and others some time Saturday killed Will Price, the negro who worked for Mr. Taliaferro and lived within 200 yards of his residence. He was found dead in the road on Mr. Duke's place yesterday morning some distance from any trees or anything to which to hang anyone, with a rope around his neck and mutilated by gunshots. Squire John Irving held an inquest over the body. The verdict was "came to his death by the hands of unknown persons."
William E. Stanley.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
"Kansas Is All Right."
While Kansas sees her corn crop, one of her great staples, parched, withered and hopelessly ruined by the scorching rays of the sun and the blistering heat waves of the plains, she does not lose heart or become discouraged. Though the loss runs into the millions, she views it with composure and courage. She indeed takes umbrage at the statement recently published in the press dispatches to the effect that "the present drought has set the state back ten years from a standpoint of wealth and progress."
Speaking for the state, Governor Stanley insists that "Kansas is all right." The corn crop, he says frankly, "may as well be considered a substantial failure," but, he cheerfully adds, "the value of our wheat this year will be equal to or greater than that of last year, which in round numbers was $42,000,000. Our live stock products will be at least $60,000,000, alfalfa and other forage crops $5,000,000, hay and grasses $2,000,000. This makes a total of $109,000,000 for farm products, not counting corn, oats, potatoes, fruit and many other things of which considerable quantities will be produced. The farm products of Kansas, consisting of wheat, corn, potatoes, forage crops and live stock products, for the last ten years aggregate more than $1,460,000,000."
Continuing, the cheerful and optimistic governor says: "The year 1901 will mark the close of a five year period the most successful that Kansas has ever enjoyed. With 75,000,000 bushels of the best wheat that was ever raised in her granaries, with $70,000,000 deposited in her banks, with 40,000,000 bushels of old corn on hand, with larger herds than ever in her pastures and forage plants necessary to carry them through the coming winter, with a people less elated by success and less discouraged by adversity than ever before, Kansas is all right."
Surely, with such a spirit of sublime optimism pervading the Sunflower State, in the face of what would be regarded as a great calamity in many another commonwealth, "Kansas is all right."
Emerald Hose House and Silver Parade Carriage. 
M. F. Cleary in fireman's uniform.
SILVER PARADE CARRIAGE
OF EMERALD HOSE SOLD TO CITIZENS' HOSE OF CATSKILL.
Emeralds to Make Room for a New Chemical—History of This Beautiful Carriage—Bought from Fountain Hose Co. of Binghamton in 1882—Story of Its Purchase--Rebuilt at Large Expense—Captured Every Prize Where It Has Been in Competition.
Emerald Hose Co., No. 4, of the Cortland Fire department has sold its beautiful silver parade carriage to Citizens' Hose Co., No. 5, of Catskill, N. Y. As stated in The STANDARD several weeks ago, the company has been making plans to dispose of the carriage in order to make room for a new chemical in its building. A sale has finally been consummated. Messrs. J. H. Wilkinson and Fred H. Baker of the Citizens' Hose were in Cortland last Tuesday and inspected the carriage. Three photographs of it were taken, one from the front, one from the side and one from the rear. These were taken home and shown to the company and the result was an unanimous vote to purchase. Mr. M. F. Cleary, president of the Emerald Hose, received a letter of acceptance of the terms yesterday, a check for $500, being enclosed to bind the bargain. The carriage is to-day being taken to pieces for shipment. It will be started to Catskill tomorrow morning. Mr. Cleary goes to Catskill Wednesday night to formally deliver the carriage to the purchasers and will then receive final settlement for the carriage. Emerald Hose Co. prefers not to make public the price received until the carriage is finally turned over to its new owners. The letter from Citizens' Hose Co. is as follows:
CATSKILL, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1901.
MR. M. F. CLEARY, PRESIDENT, EMERALD HOSE COMPANY, NO. 4., CORTLAND, N, Y.
MY DEAR MR. CLEARY:
I am delighted that your magnificent carriage is to be given into our keeping.
Knowing the record of Emerald Hose company I am not sure of our ability to keep the pace but I assure you Citizens' Hose company will use every effort to care for the carriage in a manner worthy of its former owners. The company are much pleased at the outcome.
We want to have it with us on Labor Day, Sept. 2, and to do this must hurry the alterations fitting it for our use. Ramsey & Co., have been asked to send us a man for orders as to changes, etc., and it will be a great favor if you will have the carriage and its appurtenances shipped at as early a day as possible, giving me advice of its leaving Cortland.
One thing more, in June, 1902, we have the Hudson Valley Vol. Firemen's Assn. here and the occasion will not be complete without your presence. Do not fail to come that the company may repay, in some measure, the courtesy offered our committee. C. G. COFFIN, Foreman.
This beautiful parade carriage was bought from Fountain Hose Co. of Binghamton, Sept. 27, 1882, for $3,200. There is quite a story in connection with its coming to Cortland. The Emeralds had two carriages in mind, both owned in Binghamton. One was the property of Fountain Hose Co. and the other of Crystal Hose Co. The former was thought to be the more desirable of the two and an arrangement for its purchase was made. But though Fountain Hose Co. had voted to sell the carriage there was a powerful minority in the organization which was utterly opposed to letting this carriage go out of the city.
Mr. M. F. Cleary, president of the Cortland company, was sent to Binghamton and was authorized to complete the arrangements and bring the carriage back to be used for the first time the next day at a firemen's parade at Homer. When he got down there early in the morning he found the member of Fountain Hose Co. with whom he was to deal in great distress. There had been a bitter fight in the Fountain company the previous night before the final vote to sell was taken. That morning a number of the detachable ornamental parts of the carriage were missing. Fountain Hose Co. was not able to deliver the carriage complete. This member said he felt confident that he knew where the missing parts were, but he couldn't get them without a search warrant and he had rather give $50 than to secure a search warrant; for the man he suspected as he was a friend. Mr. Cleary took in the situation. He told the Binghamton man that in his opinion his friend didn't want those ornaments, and that he didn't take them for any other reason than to break up the sale, and he was sure that if the sale went on just the same and this party found that he couldn't stop it the missing pieces would reappear. He proposed that a bill of sale be made out at once and that he would pay to Fountain Hose Co. all the purchase price except $500 which sum he would deposit in the National bank of Cortland on his return home, and that, whenever Fountain Hose Co. should produce the original ornaments or duplicates of them the money was at once to be turned over to them. The plan was accepted and the deed was done.
The hose carriage was then hurried down to the Lackawanna station. An arrangement had been made that it was to be brought to Cortland on a flat car attached to the regular passenger train so as to be on time for use next day. It, however, then lacked but eight minutes of train time and the conductor refused to wait a single minute. While the carriage was being loaded Mr. Cleary telegraphed to the superintendent of the railroad at Syracuse for permission to have the train held. He had his permission granted in six minutes and there was a very angry conductor when he read his orders as he didn't want to be behind time. The carriage was quickly loaded, but before the wheels had been securely blocked the train was in motion and Mr. Cleary and his associate, Edward Stanton, who were still at work on the flat car, had hard work to make the carriage secure, but they accomplished it before they reached Chenango Forks.
In the meantime, the flat car, being just behind the tender, was showered with cinders and sparks from the engine. Several times the sparks set fire to the covering of the hose carriage, and the two men bad to whip the fire out with their coats. But Cortland was reached at last and no harm had been done.
The first train next morning brought an express package from Binghamton containing all the missing parts. Mr. Cleary's theory had proved correct. As soon as the carriage was actually known to be gone from Binghamton the lost articles reappeared. Enclosed in the box was an envelope containing $1 to pay the express on the package. And so the new carriage appeared in all its completeness in the parade that afternoon at Homer.
But the hose carriage of that day was a very different looking piece of apparatus from the carriage of today. New bicycle wheels were at once put on in place of the wooden wheels of that day. It has been completely replated. New ornaments have been put on—a deer, snakes, swans and the statue of Washington. In each case the ornament was designed especially for Emerald Hose Co. and after the ornament was made the model was destroyed so that it could not be duplicated on any other carriage. This very feature made the carriage expensive and also made it valuable in the eyes of the Citizens' Hose of Catskill, for as one of the visitors here last week said, the carriage had no stock ornaments and would be different from every other carriage. Thus the Emerald Hose Co. has paid $6,000 for its carriage from the time of its original purchase to the present time.
The ornamentation referred to is emblematical—the swans and water snakes typifying water; the deer speed; the statue of Washington success; while the statue of Robert Emmet speaks for the national origin of the company.
The carriage is the most costly and beautiful one of the kind in the world. It has taken prizes everywhere it has been in competition, in fact, it is just as sure to take the prize at a firemen's convention as is Mr. Cleary to be awarded the special prize always offered for the fireman in the marching line having the greatest number of children.
While it is to be regretted that this beautiful carriage is to leave Cortland it means progress; it indicates that Emerald Hose Co. as usual is clear up to date and reaching out into the future. As a fire company, It is more important to have the latest apparatus then to have a handsome parade carriage, and Emerald Hose is making the plans for a new chemical engine.
Citizens Hose Co. is one of the finest company's in the state. It numbers sixty men, all being business men of Catskill. It is to be heartily congratulated upon securing the handsomest parade carriage in the world.
RAISING A WALK.
Mr. Samson Says It Was Originally Laid on the City's Grade.
The work of raising the cement walk on Groton-ave., Cortland, in front of the Samson block was begun by Superintendent of Public Works Becker and a force of men this morning, and is being carried on at the time of going to press. The squares of cement have nearly all been taken from their beds. At the west end of the walk the cement has cracked badly, but for the most part the squares come out perfectly
Mr. Samson had been notified to raise this walk to the grade and because of his failure so to do the city has undertaken it.
Mr. Samson is greatly wrought up at the action of the city's men and has taken legal counsel and it is possible that litigation may follow. Mr. Samson claims that the walk was laid exactly upon the grade furnished to him by Civil Engineer Landreth who was the engineer of the village of Cortland, and says he doesn't feel called upon to raise or lower his grade every time an engineer is changed. He claims also that the new curb was placed on his property 4 inches higher than the curb on the adjoining property. An inspection of this by any one will determine how this is. Mr. Samson also claims that a gutter was made on the walk inside the curb and that water settles into this and that the cut which he made in the curb stone a few days ago was for the purpose of letting the water run out.
Obituary.
The death of Mrs. Mary A. Meldrim occurred on July 24 at the home of her oldest son, Mr. J. R. Grant, with whom she had made it her home for several years. She was born in 1831. He brothers and sisters have long since passed on before her, except one who lives in Cortland, Mr. T. A. Rose. Her husband, Mr. Daniel Grant, died in 1872. To them were born eight children. Two died when they were small and one, Miss Alma Grant, died at the age of 22. Five are left to mourn her: Mrs. Orville Martin of Oregon, Mrs. C. E. Humpries of Cortlandville, Mr. Byron Grant and Mr. Ross Grant both of Freetown. She also leaves eleven grandchildren who will miss her very much. Grandma, as she was called by young and old, was always on hand to offer a helping hand and to utter tender words of comfort to the sick and weary. For four months her health had been failing. For the last week she suffered intensely, but her mind was clear up to the very last. At 3 o'clock A. M. she quietly passed away.
The funeral was held at 10:30 A. M., Saturday, her pastor Rev. W. P. Garrett officiating. The beautiful casket was literally buried in flowers, tokens of the love and esteem felt for the departed by the whole community. The house was filled to its utmost capacity by the friends who gathered to tender the last tribute of respect and affection to the dead. A number of the friends followed the funeral procession to the McGraw cemetery at her grave on the hillside where she is laid at rest.
BREVITIES.
"Just watch me." said the grasshopper.
Preparing for a flight:
"I feel so vigorous today.
I'll jump clear out of sight!"
I watched him as he rose in air,
He kept his word, no doubt.
For down he came into a stream
Where lived a hungry trout.—St. Nicholas.
—There will be a regular meeting of Grover Post, No. 98, at G. A. R. hall tonight at 8 o'clock.
—There will be a private trolley ride over the electric road tonight, the party being largely from Homer.
—A regular meeting of the N. P. L. will be held in their lodge rooms Tuesday evening, Aug. 6, at 7:30 sharp.
—The annual reunion of the Charles Foster family will be held at the home of the president, Mr. L. E. Foster, at Virgil, Aug. 15.
—The fifth annual reunion of the Stevens family will be held at Cortland park, Thursday, Aug. 15. Dinner will be served at 1 o'clock.
—The regular business meeting of Grover Relief corps, No. 95, will be held tomorrow, Aug. 6, at 8 o'clock P. M. in G. A. R. hall.
—New display advertisements today are—C. F. Brown, Cameras, page 8; City Steam Laundry, Laundry work, page 5; J. W. Cudworth, Optical goods, page 5.
—Quarantine was removed this morning by Health Officer Carpenter from the house of W. F. Hoar, three of whose children have been sick for some time with diphtheria.
—A very enjoyable dinner was given by Mrs. F. H. Cobb, Saturday, in honor of her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Foster Oakley of East Williston, L. I. and Miss Frances Litchburn of Mt. Vernon, N. J.
—Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rainbow entertained about a dozen friends last evening at their home, 9 Willow-ave., on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of their marriage. Cake and ice cream were served.
—Next Friday there will be a union picnic at the park of the churches of Cincinnatus, South Otselic and Pitcher. They come to Cortland on a special train over the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. and will be taken to the park by trolley.
—There were 319 people upon the excursion from Cortland to Cincinnatus on observation cars on the E. & C. N. Y. R. R. Saturday afternoon. After the excursion this evening Manager Frederick will discontinue the evening excursions for this season as the evenings will soon be cool, but the afternoon excursions will be kept up.
—Mrs. Ann Martin, 76 years old, died this morning at her rooms in the Grand Central building. So far as known she has not a relative in the world. Undertaker McEvoy has taken the remains to his home, 105 Clinton-ave., and the funeral will be held there at 8:30 o'clock and at St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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