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[Dec. 3, 1898. 
their friends are invited, to become members of the 
class, at which it is hoped there will be a large attend- 
ance. The meeting will be preceded by the usual mess 
dinner at 7 o'clock. Members intending to join the 
class are requested to notify Mr. Allen E. Whitman, at 
the club bouse. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
Cincinnati, 0., Nov. 27. — The following scores were made in 
regular competition by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Associa- 
tion at Four-Mile House, Reading Road, to-day. Conditions: 
200yds., off-hand, at the German ring target. Gindele was de- 
clared champion with a score of 229 on that target. Drube wins 
the honor medal with a score of 66. Gindele wins the Uckotter 
trophy this month with a score of 229. Early in the shoot a 
heavy smoke rolled over the range from town, which almost ob- 
scured the targets for an hour, much to the discomfiture of the 
contestants. Scores : 
Champion score: 
Gindele ..: 24 21 23 25 23 24 25 22 20 22—229 
Payne 19 18 24 IS 21 25 16 19 20 20—200 
Roberts 19 23 6 19 24 13 21 21 23 23—192 
Weinheimer 20 20 17 24 22 19 19 16 18 20—195 
Houck 19 10 24 15 19 IS 5 9 16 15—150 
Topf 17 14 23 21 13 16 17 4 20 16—161 
Drube 17 24 11 19 19 17 21 20 23 25—196 
Strickmier ... . - .23 17 18 16 20 16 21 16 23 21—191 
Hasenzahl 21 22 24 16 23 IS 21 14 14 17—190 
Honor target. Special scores. 
Gindele 18 20 25—63 220 212 210 
Payne 20 13 17—50 • 218 206 203 
Roberts .21 19 19—59 205 201 199 
Weinheimer 21 17 22—60 » 197 189 188 
Houck 11 12 14—37 168 167 161 
Topf 0 15 18—33 180 166 149 
Drube 20 23 23—66 210 197 196 
Strickmier 25 20 17—62 220 204 203 
Hasenzahl 17 24 20—61 215 213 199 
Conlin's Gallery. 
Mr. James S. Conlin tells us that he will shortly reopen the 
shooting gallery at Broadway and Thirty-first street, this city, 
where he was established for so many years. The ranges will 
be fitted up for pistol and revolver shooting, with Mr. Conlin 
in personal attendance. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here send in 
notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
- 
Nov. 30-Dec. 1.— Sterling, N.' Y.— Tournament of the Sterling 
Rod and Gun Club. C. F. Wayte, Sec'y. 
Dec. 1» — New Brunswick, N. J. — New Jersey Tray-Shooters' 
League; live, birds; open to all comers. 
. Dec. 3 4. — Milwaukee, Wis. — Tournament of Milwaukee Gun 
Club ; Jive -'Birds and targets. 
• Dec. 7«&^Kew-anee, 111.— Tournament; . live birds and' targets. 
. JS...E". Baker, Manager. .• * 
Dec. 13.— BurnsrdS Crossing, 111. — John Watson's tournament; 
live birds only: 
Dec. 19-21. -^Kewanee, 111. — Tournament; live birds and targets. 
E. E. Baker, Kewanee, 111., and V. Studley, Neponset, 111., Man- 
agers. 
Dec. 19-23. — Indianapolis, Ind. — Grand Central Handicap; targets 
fi C5t' day;" sparrows two days;' pigeons two days. H. T. Hearsey, 
Sec'y. .„,. J- 
• Dec. 27-30.— St. Thomas, 1 Can.— Tournament of St. Thomas Gun 
Club, Jack .Parker, Manager. . 
1899. 
Jan. 17-19.— -Hamilton, Ont. — Annual tournament and grand 
Canadian handicap of the Hamilton ^Gun Club; fl.OOO guaranteed. 
H. Graham, Sec'y. 
April 4-7. — Baltimore, Md. — Tournament of Baltimore shooting 
Association; targets and live birds; money added. Geo. L. Har- 
rison, Sec'y. 
April 6-8.— Utica, N. Y. — Fulfoid's handicap at live birds. E. 
D. Fulford, Manager. 
April 11-13.— Elkwood Park, Long Branch, N. J.— The Inter- 
state Association's seventh annual Grand American Handicap 
tournament. 
April 18-20. — Lincoln, Neb. — The Lincoln Gun Club's second 
annual interstate tournament; targets and live birds; $500 added. 
Geo. L. Carter, Sec'y. 
April 18-21. — Baltimore, Md. — Prospect Park Shooting Associa- 
tion's tournament; added money. H. A. Brehm, Pres. 
May 16-19. — Erie, Pa. — Ninth annual tournament of the Pennsyl- 
vania State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the 
Reed Hurst Gun Club. Frank W. Bacon, Sec'y. 
May 16-20. — St. Louis, Mo. — Tournament of the Missouri State 
Fish and Game Protective Association. H. B. Collins, Sec'y. 
May 24-25.— Greenwood, S. C. — Annual live-bird tournament of 
the Greenwood Gun Club; 25-bird Southern Handicap. R. G. 
McCants, Sac'y. 
June 7-9. — Columbus, O.— Tournament of the Ohio Trap-Shoot- 
ers' League, under the auspices of the Sherman Rod and Gnn 
Club. J. C. Porterfield, Sec'y, O. T. S. L. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
C. C. Beveridge, alias The Dominie, has been heard from. This 
week he has been in Rochester, N. Y., and has been doing some 
shooting, as well as attending to business. When he first arrived 
in that city Sim Glover offered to shoot him a match at 100 
targets, the Dominie to receive 8 mjsses as breaks. But Mr. Bev- 
eridge refused to annex the cinch; he was opposed to expansion in 
the way of gathering in shoe pegs or sides of sole leather, as he 
would most certainly have done, for it is an awl to a piece of wax 
that Glover could not beat him once in a blue moon at those 
odds. As it was, they shot together as friends, and the Dominie 
went out with 93 out of his 100. What Glover made is unknown, 
but it is sure he made a good score, for he made a run of 50 
straight in the 100. 
New York got a poor deal in the matter of Thanksgiving 
Day weather; at least the trap-shooters of this city did. It 
rained hard all the morning until about 10 o'clock; then it rained 
and drizzled off and on "until after dinner," when snow set in, 
and by nightfull there was a couple or so inches of slush on the 
sidewalks for theater-goers to wade through. Under such con- 
ditions, it is not to be wondered at that all or nearly all the clubs 
that had shoots announced for that day. called them off for lack 
of patronage. Live birds were shot at the Westminster Kennel 
Club and at the West . Chester Country Club. At the West- 
minster Kennel Club's grounds Mr. Walter Ferguson won the 
cup with 12 kills, Oaklcigh Thorne being second. There was a 
good attendance of shooters, who refused to be stopped by the 
rain or snow. 
A little item that may be news to some people is the fact that 
Tom Keller has deserted New Jersey and taken up his abode in 
New York. Next year Mr. Keller will be found at Buffalo, during 
the New York State shoot, taking part in the State events as a 
full fledged member of the Brooklyn Gun Club, of Greater New 
York. Tee Kay's business address is still 88 Chambers street, 
but his home address is somewhere in the neighborhood of 133d 
Street — car fare, a nickel each way, with no ferry to cross! 
Considerable interest is evinced in the contest for the New 
Jersey target championship which -is to take place on the grounds 
of the Bergen County Gun Club, at Hacke'nsack, N. J., on Wed- 
nesday, Dec. 7. In answer to inquiries received at this office, it 
will be as well to mention that the E. C. cup and the title which 
goes with it are open only to residents of the State of New Jer- 
sey, who must also, be members of clubs that are members of the 
New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association. 
E. D. Fulford's idea of getting up a petition to the members 
of the Interstate Association, with a view to changing the division 
of the purse in the Grand American Handicap from high guns 
to class shooting, does not seem to find favor with the shooters 
of this section. In another column Mr. Edward Banks gives 
some figures, showing what the division of the purses in the last 
three Grand American Handicaps would have been had it been 
"class shooting" instead of "high guns." The figures are worth 
noting before signing any petition to have the system changed. 
It is generally understood that the members of the Interstate 
Association have had for some time under consideration a plan 
whereby the number of moneys, "high guns" as usual, may be 
increased so as to make more prize winners. 
Tom Morfey is matched to shoot a 100-bird race with Aaron 
Doty, of Paterson, N. J. The match is to be shot on Wednes- 
day, Dec. 14, probably at Arthur Bunn's grounds, Singac, N. J., 
and is for $100 a side. This is the first individual match that 
Morfey has engaged in for some time, and it is very generally 
expected that the young Paterson shot will make him kill 90 or 
better to win out, no matter how good Bunn's birds are. Mor- 
fey's sweepstake scores have not been anything remarkable of 
late, but he is well known to be a hard man to beat in an individ- 
ual match. 
We have received a programme of the three days' shoot to be 
held at Kewanee, 111., Dec. 19-21. The shooting will take place at 
the Fair Grounds, and will be at targets and live birds. Eighteen 
target events and nine live-bird events are on the programme, and 
the management announces that as many matches and extra 
sweeps can be shot as the shooters desire. The Sergeant system 
will govern the target shooting, and the live-bird events will be 
class shooting, handicaps 26 to 32yds. Average prizes are offered 
for both the live-bird and the target events. E. E. Baker, 
Kewanee, 111., and V. Studley, Neponset, 111., are the managers. 
The Boiling Springs Gun Club, of Rutherford, N. J., was about 
the only target-shooting club in this vicinity that did any shoot- 
ing to amount to much. J. J. U. M. C. Hallowell was on hand, 
taking his last crack at targets prior to a trip after quail into 
Maryland with Jake Blenderman as his side partner. Altogether 
there were about twenty shooters on hand, the club's free turkey 
hiuch and the sweepstakes for turkeys (all handicaps) being the 
drawing cards on this occasion. 
W. M. Harding, of this city, has been in hard luck lately. On 
Saturday, Nov. 12, he made some excellent scores at the traps, and 
laid his plans to outdo those scores on Nov. 19. That day was as 
wet as it could be, so Mr. Harding's gun was kept in its case. 
He then fixed upon Thanksgiving Day for his next essay; but 
Thanksgiving Day was no day for. trap-shooting. Neither was 
Saturday, Nov. 26, with its blizzard! Perhaps it is only a matter 
of bad luck; or is it possible that Mr. Harding has a hoodoo? 
A match has been arranged between J. Fleming and Melrose 
Hayes, which has aroused considerable interest among the New 
Jersey shooters. The match is to take place on the grounds of 
the Forester Gun Club, Newark, at 10 A. M. on Jan. 1, and will 
be at 100 targets, expert rules, for $25 a side; $5 forfeit was posted 
by each man with the stakeholder, H. E. Winans, on Thanksgiv- 
ing Day. 
Harvey McMurchy is expected in the city this week, if he can 
be spared from the factory at' Fulton, N. Y., where L. C. Smith 
guns are being turned out night and day to supply the demand. 
Tom Keller hopes to have Harvey on exhibition at New Brunswick, 
N. J., on Thursday of this week, and at the Boiling Springs Gun 
Club's shoot on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3. 
F. D. Kelsey, of East Aurora, N. Y., was in the city last week, 
combining business in Maiden Lane with sight-seeing in the Navy 
Yard, etc. Mr. Kelsey was to have taken part in the -shoot at 
Rutherford, N. J., on Thanksgiving Day, but the dements were 
too much for him, 
Manager John Si- Wright, of the Brooklyn Gun .ghtb, says'l-tjiat , 
his club is going to be more liberal in the matter of prizaes"\iexl? 
year than it has been in 1898. Surely the treasury -of that club, 
must be in a pleasing condition if that is the case, for the club's 
prize shoots this year have been numerous and well attended. 
Will K. Park, the trap editor of Sporting Life, is fast recovering 
from his attack of typhoid fever, and is well on the road to con- 
valescence. The fresh air in and around Athens, Pa., will do • 
much to restore his health, now that he has been able to leave 
Philadelphia for his native heath. 
There was no shooting at the Carteret Club's grounds on 
Thanksgiving Day, the greater attractions at the Westminster 
Kennel Club and the West Chester Country Club proving too 
much for the shooters who usually patronize the Carteret traps. 
Captain Money has just received a cablegram from his son, Noel 
E. Money, stating that he cannot spare the time to make a visit 
to the United States, the business that would have brought him 
here having been arranged satisfactorily. 
Trap around Reading. 
The Chicago Challenge Trophy. 
Chicago, Nov. 25. — Editor Forest and Stream: Knowing that 
you would not willingly publish a statement calculated to reflect 
"upon any one, or to serve as an unjust criticism of the acts of 
others, I beg space in which to refer to a statement appearing 
in your issue of Nov. 26, under the caption of "Chicago Challenge 
Trophy," a contribution by Mr. A. C. Paterson. It reads: "Trus- 
tees for the Chicago challenge trophy (notwithstanding A. C. 
Paterson's challenge to the holder was mailed first in Chicago) 
have decided that E. S. Rice is to shoot for the trophy at the 
next contest," etc. 
Under the rules governing the holder of the Chicago challenge 
trophy, a challenge shall not be lodged until the conclusion of 
the match that determines the holder. In other words, a chal- 
lenge shall not be considered until the holder of the trophy is 
known. 
At the last contest for possession of the Chicago challenge 
trophy, between Messrs. T. P. Hicks, challenging, and Silas 
Palmer, the holder, the match was started at exactly 3 P. M. 
One hundred birds per hour from a single set of five traps is 
admittedly good time, and yet Mr. Paterson, I believe, claims 
to have been present at the match in question, at which 52 birds 
were trapped, and to have deposited his challenge in the Chicago 
post-office (twelve miles distant from the Burnside grounds) at 
about 3:30 P. M., or ahead of my challenge, which was deposited 
at exactly 3:57. 
As a matter of faet, Mr. Paterson left the Burnside grounds 
before the match between Messrs. Hicks and Palmer was con- 
cluded, posted his challenge from Station R, Grand Crossing, and 
it did not reach the trustees until hours after my challenge had 
been delivered and receipted for by the trustees. In this con- 
nection I would suggest that brother Paterson in future, de- 
pending upon the exact moment of posting letters rather than 
the time of their receipt, do not expend his money for special 
delivery stamps. Mr. Paterson has already had six opportunities 
of shooting for the Chicago challenge trophy; would it not be 
modest in that gentleman to give some one else a chance? Many 
contributed to the purchase of this medal and many are interested 
therein. E. S. Rice. 
New Utrecht Gun Club. 
Woodlawn, L. I., Nov. 26. — Three enthusiastic members of 
the New Utrecht Gun Club had the courage to face the traps 
and the northeast snowstorm at their bi-monthly live-bird shoot 
at Woodlawn to-day. The wind and snow blew right into the 
faces of the shooters, and made it at times impossible to see 
the birds. Under the conditions, Hegeman's shooting was not 
far from being phenomenal. The birds were all right after they 
gt>t started. Targets next Saturday at Woodlawn. Traps ready 
at 1:30. The return match with the Endeavors has been postponed 
to an early date in the new year. Scores: 
Class B. 
A A Hegemati, 29. .1111111112— 10 D A Gregory, 27. . .0122220011— 7 
E <; Frost, 28 0222011210—7 
Shell shoot, 3 Birds: 
A A Hegeman, 29 121 E G Frost. 29 220 
E. G. Frost, Sec'y. 
Ossining Rifle and Gun Club. 
Sing Sing, N. Y.. Nov. 24.— A live-bird shoot was held here 
on Thanksgiving Day afternoon, under the auspices of the 
Ossining Rifle and Gun Club. In spite of a heavy wind, laden 
with sleet, blowing in the faces of the shooters, creditable scores 
were made: . • 
Blandford 1*22212122—9 L Washburn ..1222020*122—7 
Hall 2120*11222—8 Sherwood : .022**1*112^6 
No. 2, 5 live birds: Hall 5, Washburn 4, Blandford 4, S, 
Sherwood 4. 
Match, 8 live birds; Hall 7, Washburn 6. 
Reading, Pa., Nov. 24. — The annual Thanksgiving Day target 
shoot of the South End Gun Club, of this city, was held to-day 
on their shooting grounds, along the Schuylkill River. The club 
shoot for the three medals was the principal event, and all events 
were pulled off in a blinding snowstorm. Several times during 
the shoot disputes arose as to small pieces being broken from 
targets, but owing to the snow falling so fast and thick the pro- 
tests were not allowed. The scores of the club shoot follow: 
Class A, 25 targets, 18yds.: 
Eshelman 1100100011011011001010001—12 
Capt Yost 0011001011011111011110010—15 
Gerhart 1011111111000010110110100- 15 
Essick 0100100001011011001010101— U 
G -Miller 1001101100011101011001011—14 
Class B, 25 targets, 16yds.: 
Gicker 1100000000111000000011011- 9 
Texter 0000011100001000000010101— 7 
Miles 1111111111011 011111000001—18 
Farr ,. .0100001000010001010011111-10 
Class C, 25 targets, 14yds.: 
Downs 1100111100110111011000000—13 
The scores of the sweeps: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 
Essick 8677663554364 57754 
Capt Yost 9 8 6 5 7 5 6 6 5 7 8 6 
Texter 3 
Eshelman ........ 4 6 
Gerhard 7 
Miles 7 
Farr 2 
Shaaber 6 
G Miller 6 
Knabb 1 
Gicker 6 
Downs 1 
4 4 
56836778632.64 
5 4 5 8 4 5 5 7 7 4 3 
86548 3 73338 10 75577 
5 5 5 4 5 3 
7 
5 6 3 
3 7 4 4 4 S 6 7 
1 
The South End Gun Club's team, picked to shoot at Pottstown 
Nov. 30, is Yost (captain), Essick, Jack Harrison, Eshelman and 
Jones. 
Pottstown, Pa., Nov. 24.— The annual Thanksgiving target tourna- 
ment of the Shuler Shooting Club, which was scheduled to be 
shot to-day, had to be postponed, owing to the unfavorable 
weather. A heavy snow began to fall here at 6:30 A. M., and at' 
9:30, the time set to start the events, the ground was entirely 
covered over, and throughout the day there was a heavy fall of 
snow. At 10 A. M. the tournament committee held a short meet- 
ing and decided to postpone the shoot until Wednesday, Nov. 
30, as stated in the programme, when the entire programme will 
be shot, as advertised. Manager Arthur A. Fink, of Reading, 
was on the grounds early, and had everything ready for shooting 
to begin at 9:30, but no events were shot until 10 A. M., when a 
programme of sweeps was commenced. Among the shooters 
present were Jack and Harrison, of the South End Gun Club, 
of Reading; Adams, of Phoenixville Gun Club; Urner, of Twin 
City Gun Club, of Spring City; Irwin, Gilson, Stone, Slonaker, 
Pennypacker and Smith, of the Shuler Gun Club. 
A strong northwest wind blew across the traps and made shoot- 
ing hard, and good scores were impossible. The magautrap was 
used, and worked very satisfactorily throughout the events. The . 
scores follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 
Adams 5 6 
Gilson ^ 8 5 
Irwin 7 3 
Harrison . -., .... 
Jack .... ... v. . . .... 
Smith ..wr:... =4 9 
Pennypacker 5 
Slonaker „ . „, 3 
Urner .. , .. .. .. .... 5 
Stone 
6 7 6 
8 7 5 
6 6 5 
8 6 8 
7 7 
64664746 
4 5 12 7 6 12 6 7 
7 2 w 7 8 8., 7 
7 5 12 8 6 13 5 8 
6 8 13 5 7 10 6 5 
6 10 8 . . 
7 11 .. .. 
5 10 
5 .. 
No. 20, 5 pairs: Adams 3, Irwin 5, Harrison 7, Jack 5, Smith 
7, Stone 3. 
No. 21, 5 pairs: Adams 6, Irwin 6, Harrison 6, Jack 5, Smith 4. 
Spring Valley, Pa., Nov. 22. — The annual fall target and live- 
bird tournament opened at the Spring Valley shooting grounds 
to-day, and will be continued on Wednesday under the auspices 
of the proprietor, Henry J. Seidel. Owing to the inclement 
weather but few shooters participated in the different events. The 
Spring Valley grounds are situated along the East Penn Rail- 
road, and only two trains during the day stop at this place, thus 
making it very hard to reach from the city unless one walks or 
drives. Mr. Seidel certainly has the finest live-bird grounds in 
the State, being fitted with the underground system of traps 
for live birds, and a magautrap for target shooting. Arthur 
A. Fink, of Reading, had full charge of the tournament. Owing 
to the small crowd of shooters each day but few events were 
shot. Only one Reading shooter was present during the tourna- 
ment, where there should have been not less than twelve present. 
The bad weather caused many to stay away, and thus all interest 
was lost in the shoot. 
Among the shooters present were Thomas H. Keller, of the 
Peters Cartridge Co., New York city; F. W. Moffett, also of 
New York city; M. S. Brey, of Zionsville; Lee Wertz, of Temple; 
Harvey Clouser, of Gibraltar; W. I. Irwin, of Pottstown, and 
Francis Yost, of Reading. Chas. Bechtel was referee in all 
events, and gave entire satisfaction. The scores follow.: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 
Keller 7 7 6 9 6 10 9 8 7 8 3 5 4 3 3 
8 5 
6 7 
Moffett 5 
Wertz 9 
Brey 8 
Irwin 
4 7 .. .. 
9 8 14 6 8 S 
9 9 13 9 9 8 10 
.. 8 .. 6 9 S 6 
5 4 5 4 5 
3 4 4 4 
Second Day. 
The live-bird events resulted as follows : 
Match between Wertz, of Temple, and Winthrop, of Gibraltar," 
for $5 a side, loser to pay for birds: 
Wertz, 26 1212111222—10 Winthrop, 23 2*2111011*— 7 
Second match, Wertz vs. Winthrop, 10 birds each, $5 a side, 
loser to pay for birds, 28yds. rise, 50yds. boundary: 
Wertz 2011121221—9 Winthrop 2012121201—8 
Third match, Climax vs. S. S. S., at 10 birds each, $10 a side, 
loser to pay for birds, 30yds. rise: 
Climax .....2211221121—10 S S "S *222222222— 9 
Fourth match, Climax vs. S. S. S., Climax 10 birds to shoot 
against S. S. S.'s 12 birds resulted: 
Climax 21*2221212—9 S S S 02*291221110—8 
Several practice matches for price of birds only followed, 
Duster. 
Bison Gun Club. 
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 24.— The Bison Gun 
Day shoot was attended by twenty shooters, 
part in. the entire programme. There were 
shot, scores of which follow : 
Events: 1 2 
Mack 12 10 
Fanning 19 12 
E C B 1(1 13 
Foxie 15 11 
Wheeler , 15 16 
Bauman ". 15 12 
Samson 13 8 
Estes 12 11 
Johnson : 13 11 
Kirkover 17 16 
Byer 17 17 
Beveridge 14 17 
Borst 12 16 
Meyer IS 17 
M ignerey 
Smith .-. 
Schrier , 
McCarty 
Danser ,. 
O'Hare « 
Club's Thanksgiving 
most of whom took 
ten 20-target events 
3 1 
10 13 
18 19 
15 16 
12 16 
11 16 
13 18 
16 IS 
10 16 
9 11 
IS 18 
20 17 
15 17 
15 16 
19 19 
8 7 
5 6 7 
17 16 16 
20 17 . , 
17 18 - . 
17 13 14 
17 11 16 
16 20 18 
14 17 18 
13 15 9 
20 20 20 
16 18 19 
19 18 16 
17 17 9 
19 17 19 
17 15 
8 9 10 
13 17 13 
u u u; 
12 17 17 
16 16 17 
17 1 1 16 
16 .. .. 
14 17 13 
19 18 18 
19 19 IS 
19 16 16 
IS 18 IS 
18 13 , . 
S 12 IS IS 18 15 
. . .. 9 16 14 7 
15 14 16 
,. .; ;. .. 12 7 
J; A. H. Dressel, president of the Interstate Association, started 
for Boston on Saturday afternoon, Nov. . 26, in the height of the 
blizzard. How far he got on his way is not known at the time 
of writing, for his desk at 313 Broadway was dark on Monday. It 
is conjectured that he went to church on Sunday in the snow- 
drifts around New London, for very few eastbound trains got any 
further than that point up to late on Sunday night. 
