Attempted Suicide of City Island's Long-Time Horse Car Driver

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I have been working hard for the last year or so to document the history of the "horse railroad" that ran from Bartow Station to City Island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  For a few examples of Blog postings transcribing just a little of my

More on the Work of the Pelham Manor Protective Club in 1884

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For the last several days I have been posting information about the work of the Pelham Manor Protective Club first established in 1881 as a "Vigilance Committee" to oversee the health and welfare of Pelham Manor residents a decade before the incorporation of

Funeral of Pietro Viani Held on City Island in the Town of Pelham in 1875

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Yesterday I posted to the Historic Pelham Blog a sad account of the gunshot suicide of a promising young man during his recitation of a scene from Phaedra in front of a large crowd on City Island in 1875.  See:

Thursday, November 5, 2009:  A Shocking Suicide

Manager of Pelham Manor Golf Links Committed Suicide Over Debt to Club in 1899

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A sad article appeared in the December 7, 1899 issue of The New York Times.  It recounted the suicide of Frederick B. Russell, manager of the Pelham Manor Links.  It is somewhat unclear as to whether the reference to "Pelham Manor Links" is a reference to "The