by Dr. Radut

Patchogue - Spanish-American War, 1898

Patchogue -- History -- Spanish-American War, 1898  [also includes all of 1898]

-- General

-- Additional newspaper coverage 

  • "Cross Island Trolley."  Brooklyn Eagle, January 6, 1898:  p. 4.
  • "To Rebury the Bodies."  Brooklyn Eagle, January 22, 1898:  p. 2. -- 4 of the dead of the shipwrecked schooner, Nahum Chapin disinterred and reburied (in Patchogue's Lakeview Cemetery)
  • "Suffolk County Editors:  Dine at Patchogue and Organize an Association.  Reception by the Citizens.  Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association Helps the Editors to Boom the South Shore Village -- Guests Welcomed by Judge Wilmot M. Smith -- A Look at Patchogue's Industries -- The Toasts and Who Responded."  Brooklyn Eagle, January 23, 1898:  p. 8.
  • "Called to Patchogue:  The Rev. Joseph Pullman, Formerly of Brooklyn, to Succeed the Rev. A.W. Byrt."  Brooklyn Eagle, January 29, 1898:  p. 4.
  • "Stricken While Sleighing:  Sudden Death from Apoplexy of Mrs. Hammond of Patchogue."  Brooklyn Eagle, February 4, 1898:  p. 10. 
  • "Entertained by Editors." Brooklyn Eagle, March 1, 1898:  p. 4.
  • "In a Receiver's Hand."  Brooklyn Eagle, March 26, 1898:  p. 5.
  • 'Watching the Windom."  Brooklyn Eagle, March 28, 1898:  p. 5. -- a revenue steamer, captained by S.E. McGuire, former inspector of the 3rd Life Saving District, stationed at Patchogue, now replaced by Lt. W.A. Failing 
  • "Patchogue's New Post Office."  Brookl;yn Eagle, March 30, 1898:  p. 11. -- in the Syndicate Bldg. on W. Main St.
  • "Sergt. Ritchie's Promotion."  Brooklyn Eagle, April 2, 1898:  p. 4.-- Gilbert Ritchie
  • "Firemen for a Coast Guard."  New York Times, April 5, 1898:  p. 2. -- a proposal, in event of war
  • "Patchogue's Patriotic Sorosis" (Patriotic Long Island).  Brooklyn Eagle, April 28, 1898:  p. 4.
  • "Latest Long Island News.  General Activity Among Patchogue Boat Builders.  Smith's Forty Foot Fin Keel.  War Scare has No Effect on the Work in the Ship Yards -- Burning Miles of Brushwood at Montauk Point -- Sag Harbor's $1,500 Flag Pole -- Century Club to Rebuild -- Easthampton Home Guards."  Brooklyn Eagle, April 10, 1898:  p. 34.
  • "Cycle Path to Ronkonkoma."  Brooklyn Eagle, April 24, 1898:  p. 34. 
  • "Wants Dead Wife's Property."  New York Times, June 13, 1898:  p. 10. 
  • "In Long Island Schools.  Commencement Exercises in Patchogue High School -- The Graduates Addressed by Congressman Belford."  Brooklyn Eagle, June 24:  p. 4.
  • "Press Association Meets:  Editors and Publishers of Upstate Newspapers to Convene at Patchogue.  They See New York Sights:  Groups Make Sallies into the Metropolitan Thoroughfares in Gala Attire and Attract Much Attention."  New York Times, June 29, 1898:  p. 7.
  • "The Problem of Getting at Husband."  New York Times, June 30, 1898:  p. 4.  -- Patchogue Sorosis debates at length whether it is better to land a man "by force" or "by coaxing", and arrives at no conclusion. 
  • "State Editors Elect Officers."  New York Times, July 3, 1898:  p. 17.
  • "Commissioners Dismissed."  Brooklyn Eagle, July 3, 1898:  27. -- To Atlantic Ave. or not to Atlantic Ave.
  • "Young Girl Killed by Lightning."  New York Times, July 6, 1898:  p. 5.
  • "New Schools for Patchogue."  Brooklyn Eagle, July 7, 1898:  p. 4. -- Public debate and River Ave. School expanded, Maple Avenue School to be built.
  • "Silsbe's Yacht Launched."  Brooklyn Eagle, July 8, 1898:  p. 2. -- The Ida Belle Loundes is launched from the slips of Capt. Fillmore Baker's shipyard.  Ship and namesake are briefly described.
  • "To Celebrate the Victories."  Brooklyn Eagle, July 11, 1898:  p. 9. -- Speeches & entertainment at the Lyceum [on Lake St.]
  • "Improved Mail Facilities."  Brooklyn Eagle, July 11, 1898:  p. 11. -- West-bound evening mail, leaves first to the east. 
  • "Fire in Patchogue."  Brooklyn Eagle, July 13, 1898:  p. 2. -- Broke out in the S. Ocean Ave. basement of Howard S. Conklin's stationery store
  • "Patriotism at Patchogue." Brooklyn Eagle, July 14, 1898:  p. 4. -- Lyceum entertainment
  • "Miss De Chane's Queer Actions."  Brooklyn Eagle, July 14, 1898:  p. 4.  -- Another celebration of Bastille Day, Patchogue style?
  • "Excise Cases Abandoned."  Brooklyn Eagle, July 15, 1898:  p. 5.  -- Sag Harbor liquor license cases argued befor Wilmot Smith
  • "To Play 'A Gallant Captain."  Brooklyn Eagle, July 15, 1898:  p. 5.  -- Port Jefferson Amateur Dramatic Society play to be repeated in the Patchogue Lyceum
  • "Patchogue's Fast Triplet" (News of the Wheelmen).  Brooklyn Eagle, July 15, 1898:  p. 11.  -- Ties in well as background to the photo of the Patchogue Wheelment in the Argus' special issue, Picturesque Patchogue, of the same year..
  • "President Fills Offices."  New York Times, August 25, 1898:  p. 4. -- Sidney O. Weeks is appointed Surveyor of Customs for the Port of Patchogue (by then U.S. President William McKinley) 
  • "Want Liquor License Revoked:  New Point is Raised Before Supreme Court Justice [Wilmot M.] Smith."  New York Times, October 23, 1898:  p. 10.
  • "Must Wait for Soldier Vote.  Result in Yonkers Cannot be Declared Until Dec. 10th."  New York Times,  November 24, 1898:  p. 2.  -- Ruling in Patchogue, by Justice Wilmot Smith
  • "Found Dead in a Cistern.  A Mystery of the Storm in s Snowbound Long Island Village."  New York Times, December 2, 1898:  p. 3.  -- Suspicion apparently was falling on the son in the death of his mother, weathly widow Mrs. C.B. Diedrich, James and Samuel Hope of Waverly, who made a harrowing sleighride to Patchogue to fetch and undertaker and the coroner, who had to await better conditions for the sleighride back
  • "Oyster Beds Injured."  New York Times, December 3, 1898:  p. 2.
  • "Driven on the Maine Coast."  New York Times, December 6, 1898:  p. 1. -- A winter gale grounded several vessels in the vicinity of Boothbay Harbor, Me., including the schooner Romana, of Patchogue, N.Y.
  • "To Exclude Lacemakers:  Four Women and a Man Held to be Contract Laborers."  New York Times, December 11, 1898:  2.  -- How Patchogue's lacemill's "respectable" Nottingham, England weavers arrived in the U.S., on the S.S. Campania, the arrangements for their arrival (as "illegal aliens"?) suspicious, and coming under initial questioning, before their release.