The Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State September 27-1897 -cont'd.- Burning of a Tugboat Poughkeepsie-The tugboat John A. WOODS was destroyed by fire on the Hudson river last night. The boat was proceeding down the river with a long raft of piles; en route from Troy to Brooklyn, and when opposite Camelot, four miles south of this city, fire was discovered under the boiler. It spread to the woodwork, and as the crew were unable to extinguish it, a signal of distress was sounded. Andrew HELKS, a boatman of Camelot, was awakened by the whistles and went to the rescue in a rowboat. The first taken off were the deckhands whom HELKS put on the raft, which was cut loose from the tug. Captain George WOODS and Engineer HARRISON, despite the danger of flames, refused to leave the tug until they had beached her. The tug was valued at $25,000 and is a total loss. * Picture of the Police Force. S.L. HOUSEKNECHT has on exhibition in Bradley & Co.'s. window a handsomely mounted set of photographs representing the police force of Batavia. The center of the group is W.D. SANFORD, Mayor and ex-office Chief of Police, now serving his fifth term of office. The others are Officers Anthony HORSCH, aged 43 years, seven years on the force; Andrew McCULLEY, aged 43, eleven years on the force; J.O. GIRFFIS, aged 51, seven years on the force, and William W. PLATO, aged 68, fifteen years on the force. * Le Roy People in Print. Mrs. Richard ELMORE and son William are guests of Mr. and Mrs. William ELMORE. Carl GILMORE of the Western Union Telegraph office, Rochester, is visiting his parents in Le Roy. Dayton WARD returned to Washington last evening, after a week's visit in town. Archie McVEAN, one of Le Roy's best known young men, is very ill of quinsy. Miss Sadie DOWDIE has returned to Warsaw. * Runaway Accident in Le Roy Yesterday morning, while Louis GUZZARD, accompanied by Miss Susie GUZZARD, was driving to church the horse became uncontrollable. The horse ran as far as the KEENEY office, where it collided with a carriage owned by John HASKINS, and occupied by Miss CLIFFORD and a gentleman friend, throwing him out. The GUZZARD carriage was also tipped over. The occupants were bruised somewhat, but not seriously. the GUZZARD carriage struck the Cottage hotel sign in front of Prendegast's and toppled it over. The horse continued on the WISS House stables, where it fell, breaking its leg. The horse will be shot. * Insensible in the Road Bergen.-George H. WILCOX was found this morning lying insensible in the road near his house, and it is supposed that he was thrown from a horse. He started off to the pasture, riding a horse and leading two horses, with one horse following, and carrying on his arm a pail containing meal. Dr. TOWNSEND, who was brought to the house, found Mr. WILCOX sitting in a chair in a dazed condition, badly bruised, with a slight concussion of the brain. * Wreck on the Highway Miss Kate TYRRELL of Batavia and Miss Mildred GREEN, a Buffalo 'Express' artist, figured in a bad runaway and smashup on Saturday afternoon shortly before 4 o'clock. Miss TYRRELL and Miss GREEN had driven from the former's home on the old Buffalo road, intending to take the Central's 4:05 train for Buffalo. Just as they reached Dellinger avenue a traction engine ran from the Walnut street bridge on to Main street. Their horse at once became frightened and plunged forward, but had gone but a short distance when the carriage collided with a telephone pole. The occupants were thrown out and the carriage was badly wrecked. The horse tore loose and ran east. Miss TYRRELL and her friend were only slightly injured. * For Over Fifty Years Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhea. * Found Dead in Bed. Francis HORSCH died at his home, No. 144 Harvester avenue, yesterday morning. His death was entirely unexpected. For two or three weeks Mr. HORSCH, who was 78 years of age, had not been in good health, but on Saturday night when he retired was feeling better than usual. He rose yesterday morning at 8 o'clock and complained of sickness. He dressed, but ate no breakfast and soon retired to his room, lying down on the bed without disrobing. His daughter, Lena, who had been to church, returned home about 12:30 o'clock and went to his room to call him, but he was dead. Coroner BARRINGER was notified. He gave the cause of death as heart disease and considered an inquest unnecessary. Mr. HORSCH was born in Germany in 1824 and came to this country in 1852, living in Batavia and vicinity ever since. Beside his wife Elizabeth he leaves three sons, Officer Anthony HORSCH of Batavia, John HORSCH of Buffalo, and Peter HORSCH, who lives in the West, and two daughters, Miss Lena HORSCH, of Batavia, and Mrs. Emma BAISER of Brooklyn. The funeral will be held from St. Joseph's church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. * submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************