Show AT WAB A fight between n ml a rhinoceros on a steamer jc cmrk sun 1 I have seen a great of the world and I 1 have braved many a storm at sea and never felt the least tremor eaid an old sailor but I 1 am willing to confess I 1 was frightened on one occasion it was about fifteen years ago and I 1 was a sailor ou one of the steamers which were employed to transport john robin ona great worlds exposition As we a little port on the ohio river near west virginia I 1 was on the upper deck when looking below I 1 saw the keepers of the animals running helter and heard an unusual commotion I 1 quickly hurried below and found acu women and children running to and fro frantically shouting to the other steamers while at the same time there rose n series of shrieks screeches yells and howls as if the inmate of pandemonium were let loose the people who had collected on the shore to the fleet as it approached were unable to make out the strange behavior of those on board the steamer but ing that everything was not right among the animals in the menagerie they very quickly COD eluded that the open levee was DO place for should any of the furious monsters make their way to the land and quickly dispersed in great consternation just about this time signals of distress were hoisted which were quickly responded to by two steamers a short distance away 1 hey both ranged alongside of our steamer when they were informed that an awful battle was raging between the huge double horned rhinoceros and the monster war elephant old emperor As soon as the ladies and children could be transferred to the new steamers the entire crew of the three steamers were ordered below to endeavor to se the combatants ba tants As the portion of the main deck just off the boilers was reached a horrible eick ning eight met their view wounded bleaking blea ding and horribly lacerated men were lying where they had been stricken down by the terrible bruit dead wounded and dying horses and ponies strewed the deck in every direction cages destroyed and literally smashed into fragments were scat among the dead wounded and dying alii the terrible din shrieks grunts and groans plan told them that the battle fiercely raging it seemed as every cage on the boat would destroyed and all efforts to se the savage denizens ot the proved unavailing at a loud crash was heard and the cages containing the monster sea lions and the labrador seals were driven overboard mr robinson seemed to be epry cool and collected for a man ahu was witness ing the destruction oi iiii property at a wholesale rate incurring of thousands of dollers at every new onset when he saw his linns and seals dashed overboard however he declared aliat was no longer a and the combatants fired upon A heavy volley ans dischar geil which had no other effect on the monsters now thoroughly aroused than make them fight all the furiously the situation was getting every moment more dangerous for all on board and the had almost despaired of ever separating them ft hen it occurred someone on board to open steam pipes and deluge them with steam the engineer was instructed turn on the steam and as it suddenly escaped from the boilers a terrific roar the elephant heard to give a shrill trumpeting screech such as they always in crying for mercy when conquered in native wilds the animal had received its deathblow from the rhinoceros or frightened into submission by steam could not be ascertained until it had cleared away which did in a few disclosing the astonished gaze of the a curious and gratifying sight there liay tho huge elephant on deck cowering and trembling uttering moans of pain and fright while a little beyond was the rhinoceros in his cage quaking and shivering shive with fear where he had retreated the instant the steam was opened on him the attendants sprang quickly forward and closed and bolted the door of his cage thus securing themselves from further molestation from him horses ponies and smaller that had been killed in the were cast overboard the deck washed and quiet once more restored after one of the hardest battles ever witnessed between on the water our lidy of lourdes vicar general discourses upon modem miracles S F Hia miner an audience of many hundred people assembled last evening at st marys cathedral to listen to alie lecture of very reverend dr prendergast vicar general upon the grotto of Lourde and the c les which have been performed there beginning with a brief review the instances in ancient days when god manifested himself to liis chosen prophets and referring also to the lives which marked the lives of alio latter and more particularly that of the savior of men the speaker passed on to the theme of his lecture years ago said he the town of lourdes situated at the bare of the pyrenees Pyre nees and contain ion ahn but about inhabit hait was little heard of even in prance today its namo is fa throughout the and breadth tho fane of its wonderful grotto and tho miraculous cures which have been performed there under the direct influence of our andy of lourdis has challenged the reluctant wonder and shocked the unbelief of even the most hardened of skeptics abo reverend lecturer then rava at length an interesting history of be shrine of lourdeau irom rhu raday february 11 1858 ahen before the eyes of the simple girl soubirous arst appeared the miraculous vision f abo virgin to the present the apparitions the message roin the supernatural to the priests tell them to build roe a chapel lero the village pastors denland 1 or a miracle and the sudden gush edg forth of the wonderful spring chich answered it the bitter spirit if the political rulers of the brov ince ended tt last by the derence of the emperor the rapidity with which the fame of the pread throughout europe dail y thither thousands of visitors all this and many more phases of the wonderful elory were recounted in earnest and eloquent language and to the irani fest inter est of the large audience the lecturer told also how the virgins regarding the build ing of the church was at last und rooi t magnificently carried out in 1864 the land upon which the grotto is situated was obtained br the church authorities in the crypt or lower story of the edifice was completed in 1876 alio basilica or church proper was finished and in july of that year the whole adi aliee was formally dedicated by the cardinal archbishop of paris in the presence ot the popes legate thirty cardinals and archbishops arch bishops priests and other spectators such a scene bad ably never before been witnessed upon any similar occasion in the history of the world after giving some account of the later years of the life of bernadette i soubirous which were ebent as a member of a sisterhood first at lourdes and afterward at navarre where in 1878 she died the speaker closed with a graphic account of some of the most remarkable of the many miraculous cures known to have been performed at tho shrine y Y commercial leland castlo the summer home of chief justice fuller where grover cleveland will spend a part of the summer as n aguet is one of the historical landmarks along the sound it is a quaintly constructed old mansion built some thirty odd years ago by a famous hotel man choso whoso name it still bears the castle stands on a hill which slopes down almost to the waters of an inlet to the sound and it lefly tower with its little turrets overlooks the waters of tho sound and surrounding country for miles in architecture it is decidedly resembles the pictures of baronial castlean which were entered by a portcullis port cullis in color it is gray it is built partly of tune and kirtly of wood it is said to irve cist originally aud it was surrounded by rare and statuary was the handsomest residence in westchester Wesl chester county the interior decorations tiling and woodwork wood were marvels of workmanship in their day while at the entrance in the main hall tho fust thing to meet the eye of the guests was a monster coat of arms em blazoned on a many colored large ground glass window when the delands lelands occupied the castle with their small army of servants liveried footmen butler and coachmen fine paintings bung on the walls carpets of rare texture covered the floors and everything that a luxurious fancy could cravo was provided and tho leland castle was the wonder of the quiet of new rochelle then came a change air leland died the enormous expenditure to maintain the establishment brought financial difficulties to the family and little by little horses carriages paintings servants everything went from the castle even the owners finally departed leaving the to weave cobwebs in the big dining hall while crickets chirped on the tiled hall floor tenants camo and went at times but litigation and mortgages made the title shaky fi nail years ago the castle was leased to a kennel club and big dog occupied the stables where leland s carriage horses had been ponies were trotted in and out of tho big door over the tiled floor and at times the sounds of revelry were heard again it nest became a schoolhouse during the time the town was building its public school and for months school children played on the big lawna and ran about among ane trees of late years it acs been practically empty tales that ghosts had been seen there were whispered among the townspeople and from a castle it became a rookery every thing about it from a near view appeared in a state ot dilapidation although from a distance tho old castle was as picturesque as in the days of yore when about three years ago the iselina began to purchase property iu the neighborhood and modern houses began to get nearer and nearer the castle tho grounds sold about the structure streets were cut through and while the castle remained intact the once beautiful lawna wore destroyed within a mile of tho castle are the country places of many well known people among them those of adrian isalin 0 oliver iselin mrs clarkson N potter wife of the late colonel do lancy kane edward P and many others the castlo is about half a i from the village and depot c of new york and new haven road and from the lawn island can be seen oay a quarter of a mile distant the 1 once more in a late of complete repair after a gradual decline of nearly a quarter of century and the justice aside from the fact that he marka of the conits tire still to be seen in the hall way will find that lie las selected one of chandonet han donet and roost comfortable residences residence a ou the sound |