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Bridgeport News.
Founded in 1800.]
VOL. Xcv‘i—No 31
AREFOR FREE SILVER.
Democratic Meeting in Silver
Hall, Phtenix Block. .
The Bryan-Sewall Ticket Endorsed.
The General and District Committees
of the Democratic party held a meeting
in “Silver Hall,” Phoenix building,
last evening and passed the following
resolutions: - . ' -
RESOLVED, That we the Democratic
Town and District Committees, in jomt
” meeting assembled, do heartily ratify
the nominations, and endorse the plat
form of the Democratic National con-
vention of 1896, and that we disapprove
and condemn as unfair and undemo-
cratic the policy of delay adopted by
the chairman of our State Central Com—
mittee, and that we most solemnly pro-
test against a seemingly treacherous
policy which is using our guns and am.
munition to make war upon us.
Be it Further Resolved, That a com-
mittee be appointed and instructed to
wait upon W. M Bracken, member _of the
State Central Committee of this District
and urge upon him the necessity of im_-
mediate action on the part of his associ-
ates. Also thatr a committee be ap-
pointed for the purpose of arranging
for a grand ratification meeting to be
held at Norwalk as soon as may be ex-
pedient.
A committee consisting of Nicholas
Martin, John Malone and John J. Han-
lon was appointed to make arrange-
ments for a grand ratification meeting,
to be held in the Opera House.
It was voted to hold the primaries for
the election of delegates to the Town
Convention on August 14th.
The meeting then adjourned until
next Wednesday evening.
Messrs. John J. Walsh and William
Mitchell were appointed 'a committee
to wait upon M. H. Brachen of the
Thirteenth Senatorial district, and urge
him to bring about so far as laid in his
power, immediate action by the State
Committee endorsing the nomination
of Bryan and Sewall.
There were about forty present, and
the meeting 'Was a very enthusiastic
one. .
HARRY woooivAno’s PERIL
A Former Norwalk Dentist Nearly Drowned
in the Surf.
The New York Sun prints the follow-
ing in reference 'to Harry A. Wood-
ward who a few months since conducted
dental rooms in the Masonic building,
this city:
“Henry A. Woodward, a son of
Dr. Charles A. Woodward of 49
West Forty-sixth street, New York, had
a narrow escape from drowning while
bathing in the surf at Centre Moriches,
N. Y. He is a good swimmer, and
when he first called for assistance it was
thought by the life-savers that he was
only in play.
Colie Floyd, a son of Nicold Floyd of
Mastic, saw that it was a danger signal
and promptly went to his assistance,
followed by William Murdock, one of
the United States Life Saving men.
He was brought ashore insensible.
The trained men of .11. Life Saving
service applied their Icauiutlufl method
of restoring the apparently drowned,
and after awhile were pleased to see his
recovery. When he was brought off to
the mainland he was still weak, and
could only walk with the assistance of
a man on either side.
Missing lames Frier.
Mrs. Annie Smith of Branford called
at police headquarters in Bridgeport,
yesterday and askedmaid in search of
her father, James Frier, a silk hat fin-
isher, who disappeared from home 20
years ago. His family think he is held
in duress by parties here so that they
can secure upon his death a fortune he
is believed to possess. At one time he
was located in Danburybut disappeared.
His two sons, who reside in New Haven
are prosecuting an injuiry for him
there. ' ‘
Not True.
Norwalk’s methods of helping sister
cities to apprehend stolen property may
have been all right in the days when
there was no telephone connections and
no trains or trolleys but it isn’t worth
noticing these times. Think of them
having a stolen team there and a dis-
cription of it in their possession sent
out by the police here, and yet they
wouldn’t impart any. information be-
cause no rew_ard had beep offered.—
Ex'pensive Hugging. ,
Michael Fox was charged in the Hart.
ford police court yesterday with chas-
ing. and hugging two unwilling girls.
He was fined $25 and costs and sen-
tenced to one month in jail where he
canhug'himself.‘ .
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NORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY, JULY 31. 1896—12 PAGES.
HAS eggs DAFT.
A Chapel Street Young Man A
Victim of Cigaretts.
At Last Placed Under Restriction.
A few years since one of the brightest
little lads to be found on Chapel street
was Georgie Toohill, son of Thomas
Toohill, and grandson of the late Rob-
ert Allen. The little fellow’s mother
died and later he was placed under
charge of his grandparents who did
everything to promote his future wel-
fare.
He was sent to the bust schools in
town and later to more advanced
schools under the jurisdiction of the
R. C. church.
Indeed everything almost that a boy
could wish for was granted him by his
indulgent grandparents. Later they
met with'reverses and the lad was taken
from school. His grandfather died,
and the grandmother tried her best to
care for the boy. He was of an age
that needed the governing hand of
other-than a woman, but in the love of
her heart, she resented any interfer-
ence and her charge became a double
charge, and finally she lost all control
of him.
He met with evil companions with
the usual result that he became contam-
inated‘with their ways, and he to a
large degree lost respect for himself
and friends,
He became involved in several esca-
pades, from which he was rescued by
the intervention of his grandmother
and other friends. It was not thought
best to send him to the Reform School
in jail, as it was believed that he would
reform, and for a time he did, but
again he got into bad company with the
usual result. However. until within a
few weeks he has been a fairly good
boy. ‘ ~
It has been known for some time that
he was developing signs of insanity,
brought about it is alleged by exces-
sive cigarette smoking and other indis-
cretions. At times within a few weeks
he has threatened to burn the house in
which he lived and to do others bodily
injury. '
Yesterday, the poor young man was
worse than usual in his actions, and at
the request of his friends he was placed
under arrest and this afternoon he will
be taken to the Probate Court where
Judge Woodward will listen to the evi-
dence, adduced from physicians and
others, and if such evidence warrants
will' have the lad committed to some
institution.
Much sympathy is expressed for the
aged grandmother and other relatives
and friends of the lad, who was not “al-
together a bad boy.”
4 HAT FACTORY ATTACHED.
The Papers Served on Cole & Ambler of
Bethel. ‘
Says the Danbury News: “The
Pahquioque bank placed an attachment
for $5,000 upon the property of Cole &
Ambler, of Bethel, yesterday after-
noon. The papers were served by De-
puty Sherifi' Crofutt. A long consulta-
tion between the officials of the bank
and the members at the firm took place
yesterday, and it was said that the fi-
nancial difficulties of the firm might be
settled. At the conclusion of the con-
ference, however, the sheriff was in-
structed to serve the papers. '
When it became known that the fact-
ory of Cole & Ambler might be closed
by the sheriff, surprise and sympathy
were everywhere expressed. The firm
is one of the oldest in Bethel, and for
years enjoyed great prosperity. The
members of the firm are among the
most respected men of Bethel, and the
sympathy of the entire place is with
them.
It is said that Mr. Cole is anxious to
retire from business, and that the af-
fairs of the firm may be settled and the
partnership dissolved. Whether this
will be done could not be learned this
afternoon. A member of' the firm con-
firmed the statement that an attach-
ment had been placed upon the factory,
but declined to say What stfii would be
taken.
The papers in another attachment up-
on the same property were being pre-
pared yesterday afternoon. .
Army Worm Once More.
Word comes from Falls Village and
Colebrook that the army worm has
made its appearance. At Colebrook
they are but few in numbers but at the
former place the farmers have taken to
cutting down their green oats to com-
pensate for the light hay crop and cheat
"the worm. . -
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running DEAD:
Terrible Railroad Horror Near
Atlantic City.
Norwalk Drawbrldge Accident Recalled}
A terrible railroad catastrOphc took
place on the meadows, about two miles
out of Atlantic City, shortly after 6:30
o’clock last evening, resulting in the
death of forty-two people, so far as can
now be learned, and the wounding of
eighty others. '
A train left that place consisting of
seven cars over the West Jersey rail-
road, bearing a special excursion of
Red Men and their friends, of Bridge-
ton, N. J.. and Salem, N. J., and had
reached the crossing of the Reading
railroad, when it was struck by the
5:40 express from Philadelphia, demol-
ishing two cars and telescoping the two
following.
The engine of the Reading train be-
came a total wreck, killing the engineer
and fatally injuring the. fireman, and
the car behind it also was thrown from
the track and many of its occupants
were killed or injured.
The responsibility for the collision
has not yet been placed, but William
Thurlow, the operator at the block‘
tower situated at the crossing has been
placed under arrest by order of the cor-i
oner. f
John Greiner, the engineer of the
West Jersey train saw the Reading
train approaching the crossing at great
speed but as the signals were open for
him to proceed on his way. be con-
tinued. His engine had barely cleared
the track of the Reading road, when the
locomotive of the . latter train, which
left Philadelphia at 5:40, struck the first
car full in the centre, throwing it far
off the, track into a nearby ditch and
completely submerging it.
The second car of the West Jersey
train was also carried into the ditch, the
third and fourth cars being telescopeda-
The engine of the Reading train was
thrown to the other side of the track.
carrying with it the first coach.
A few minutes after the collision, to
add to the horror of the situation, the
boiler of the Reading engine exploded,
scalding several to death and casting
its boiling spray over many of the in-
jured passengers.
As soon as the news reached At-
lantic City it spread rapidly, and thous-
ands of people flocked to the scene. On
the road leading to the place of the col-
lision was a constant procession of
hacks, ’busses and bicycles and all
kinds of vehicles, while thousands of
pedestrians hurried along the path to
render what assistance they could, or
to satisfy their curiosity.
Darkness fell quickly, and the work
of rescuing the injured and recovering
the dead bodies was carried out under
the glare of huge bonfires. A gruesome
sight was presented to onlookers as the
mangled and burnt forms of the dead
were carried from the wreckage which
bound them and were laid side by side
on the gravel bank near the track, with
no other pall than the few old newspa-
pers furnished by the passengers. The
wounded were quickly gathered to-
gether and carried by train and wagon
to the Atlantic City hospital, where six
of them died shortly after their arrival.
The old excursion house at the foot of
Mississippi avenue was converted into a
morgue and thither the dead was taken.
Mrs. Edward Farr, the wife of the
Reading engineer, who met death while
performing his duty and was found
with one hand on the throttle and the
other on the brake, when informed of
the accident and her husband’s tragic
death, was unable to Withstand the
shock and fell to the floor dead.
The dead and wounded are about all
New Jersey and Philadelphia people.-
This railroad horror vividly recalls the
first terrible drawbridge disaster here
at Norwalk.
Luna The latest news up to going
to press gives the dead as 55 and the ser-
iously wounded at sixty.
Found The Stolen Booty.
Detectives Arnold and Cronin yes-
terday found the $102 in silver and $29
in checks of the 8865 stolen last Sunday
night from Musante & Pastine, the Main
street Bridgeport merchants. The
money was concealed under an empty
orange box in the cellar of the store.
Antille Farire, the suspected clerk,
is still under arrest, He denies an
knowledge of the theft.
Going Down East.
Messrs. Hubert Bishop, Samuel
Lynes, John Hyatt and Frank Merrill
will start on a sailing trip down east to;
marrow. Caterer Fred Austin will be
one of the party.
.. —Advertise in the Gamma. f _
Handguns.
Hezekiah Green and His Wife
Drive From Dhio to
Connecticut.
Start From Norwalk and Stop at Bridgeport
The Bridgeport Union prints the fol-,
lowing interesting story, this morning:
”Hezekiah Green and his wife of Nor-
walk, Ohio, have just completed a novel
trip. They left N orwalk, May 30 and
drove across country till they arrived
in this city. They intended to take ‘up
their residence here. The distance by
the cross roads is about 600 miles, but
the distance by the roads is nearly 1,200
miles. -
At 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, a
drove up to Wakeley’s stables on Broad
street. The horse had evidently been
of a white color at one time, but ap-
peared to be a Variety of colors yester-
day. The carriage, a common top
buggy, had evidently seen better days.
It was crusted with an accumulation of
17 kinds of dust. And as Mr. Green said
later, “On that there buggy is a collec-
tion of dirt not to be equalled in the
world. A careful examination will
show 72 varieties of soil. These are
from 67 counties and 6 states. Wouldn’t
sell that collection for a mint of silver
dollars. Mr. Wakeley offered to clean
the wagon but Mr. Green would not let
him.
Mr. Wakely was sitting in his office
when the ancient rig drove up. He
walked out in time to assist a middle-
aged woman to alight. A man had
previouslyjumped out. Mr. Wakeley
asked what he could do for them. The
man said, “My name is Hezekiah
Green, I have drove that old horse from
N orwalk, Ohio. We have been 60 days
on the road, and think that the horse
needs a good rest, as much as me and
my wife.” While the animal was being
stabled, Mr. Wakeley conversed' with
Mr. Green. The latter’s story was to
the effect that about two months ago,
he had made up his mind to come East,
and selected Bridgeport for his new
home. He shipped his furniture by
freight, and owning a horse, thought
that he would drive across the country.
He was a sign painter by trade, and
this stood him in good stead. Before
starting on this trip,‘ he communicated
with a large patent medicine company
and contracted to cover the line of his
travels with large signs. telling in start-
ling language of the virtues of ”Jones
Cure Nothing.” .
In consequence Mr. Green’s tour ac“
cross the country has not cost him any-
thing, and besides netted him a snug
little sum of money. Mr. Green is very
proud of his feat. He also takes de-
light in assuring people that his name
will go traveling down through poster-
ity in 67 counties and 6 states, for he
signed his name to every sign painted.
In speaking of the trip Mr. Green re-
lated a number of funny adventures
that had befallen him on the trip.
In speaking of the distance traveled,
Mr. Green figures that it cannot be
much less than 1,200 miles. He was on
the road 60 days and said that his av‘
erage rate was 23 miles a day. That
would make the distance 1,280 miles.
He thinks that he will get along all
right in Bridgeport, and expressed him-
self as being very .well pleased with
what he had seen of the place.
Arrived.
The Germanic, on which Rev. Mr.
and Mrs. Pond returned. reached the
bar in New York harbor yesterday at
10:46 a. m., and arrived at her dock in
the afternoon.
rived on the Lahn and their son’s
funeral takes place to-day.
Mr. Dana of the Sun, was also a pan-
senger on the Lahn.
The body of a sister of J .1 Pierpont
Morgan, who died' in Baden July 5th,
was brought over in this steamer and is
to be interred in Hartford.
—-New York Papers at New York Prices.
Newsman J. T. Haves No. 5 Main
street will furnish N. Y. papers AT -ms
s'ronn, for the following prices: Herald,
3c; Tribune, 3c; Times, 3; Sun, 2c;
Journal, 1c; World, Is; Press, 1c;
Advertiser, 1c; Recorder, 20. 2t
A Pleasant Sail. ,
Rev. Father T. J .O’Brien of Noroton,
a former curate of the St. Mary’s par-
ish, this city, chaperoned a"number of,
the “Sisters of St. Mary’s church,” on
"a sail on John D. Crimmins’ elegantly
equipped naptha launch “Aldine,” yes-
terday. After, a delightful sail a land-
ing was made at" Gregory’s Point, and
the sisters returned home by the trolley.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Benedict ar-
dust stained and dilapidated looking rig '
”HERE A_N_D_ THERE.
An Epitome of Happenings of
of Interest to the Public.
Garnered with Scissors and Pencil.
Painter Osterbanks is reported better
to-day.
Robert McKeon of the Electric Light
station is on the sick list.
Dr. Dex‘er Hitchcock is suffering
from an attack of malarial chills.
Congressman Hill is contemplating a
brief absence on a summer vacation.
A large crowd attended the picnic
dance at St. John’s grove last night.
A canine thought to be suffering with
rabies was killed on Chapel street last
night.
Mrs. George B. St. John goes to
Simsbury to-day to spend the month of
August.
The test of the street railway air
motors in New York yesterday was a
complete success.
A sorter and marker can secure a
situation by calling immediately at the
Star Laundry on Main street.
A trip over the entire Tramway line
with a band of music is being talked of
by the Pioneer and Hope Hose com-
panies.
—4 feet steel enamelled coffee pots
worth 98c are being sold at the Fair for
37c __ J30 3t
Adolph Levy of the firm of Fishel &
Levy, was the guest of Mr. R. E. Gold-
schmidt, yesterday. Mr. Goldschmidt
has represented the firm for nearly
twenty 3 cars.
Col. Henry Hues is to entertain
the Mt. Vernon Board of Trade in a
grand Clam Bake at his charming Lit-
tle Shell Island home in Greenwich har-
bor, to-morrow.
Constable Raymond of New Canaan
came to this city yesterday. afternoon
and placed Oswald R. Smith, colored, .
under arrest. It is understood that the
charge is theft.
The Stamford Steamboat got caught
in the rain and wind storm coming up
last night, it is reported, and for a
brief period the passengers were in
about as equally a condition as was the
weather.
A drill of Co. D. will be held at the
Armory, to-night. This will be the
last chance for recruits to enlist pre-
vious’to the encampment at Niantic,that
is if they intend to go and expect to re-
ceive pay.
William J. Bryan still refuses to say
whether he will accept the populist
nomination for President, and may not
consider the matter all until after
notification of his nomination by the
Democratic Convention.
Mrs. Milton Haxtun, a writer on the
editorial staff of the U. S. Mail and Ex-
press and a sister of J udge Arnoux of
the once famous law firm of Arnoux,
Bitch &_ Woodford of New York, is a
visitor, at New Canaan.
After to-day, Newsman John T. Hayes
will furnish all of the New York dailies
at the same prices that they are sold
for in the city where published. These
prices are for the papers when called
for and will not include delivery.
Partly because of the simple millinery
worn on bicycles and partly because of
the bad trade conditions of the last two
years, the old New York importing
house of Dreyfus, Kohn. & 00., failed
with liabilities estimated at about
$350,000.
Chief Bradley arrested a woman this
morning, who gave her name as Cather-
ine Maloney and her home New York.
She was arrested on the charge of in~
toxication and vagrancy, and her ap-,
pearance justified both charges. She
will be given a hearing this afternoon. .
—You can buy steel enameled ware
at the same prices that ordinary tin-
waro would cost, at “The Fair,” 7 Main
street. ‘ J30 3t
Fifteen members of Sherman Com-
mandery, U. 0. G. C. of this city par-
took ofthe hospitality of Guiding Star
Commandery of Bridgeport, yesterday
afternoon and evening. ' It included a
picnic at Beardsley Park, a trolley ride
to Southport and return, and 'a supper
in the evening. The Shermans were of
one acccord on returning home, that
the Guiding Stars are first-class enter-
tainers, and will ever hereafter keep
them in view with the happiest of re-
membrance. ‘ .
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