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NORWALK CONN. FRIDAYru'UNi—Z 9. 1899 —12 PAGES.
THE C. H. NORTHAM FLOATED!
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THE BEACHED‘ NEWHAVEN
STEAMBOAT STARTS FOR ‘
THAT CITY.
UNDER HER OWN STEAM.
MAKING SLOW PROGRESS AND.
l nection with the accident could be ob-
LYING DOWN BY THE ’ '
HEAD.
Last night the big white side wheel
steamer C. H. Northam, which has for
many years plied daily between New
Haven and New York, lay piled up on
the soft beach bottom 600 yards west of
the Beachside Inn at Green’s Farms.
Her prow pointed a half point farther-
-to the east than was the general direc-
tion of the vessel’s lay, and divers and
carpenters were covering a great gape
ing wound in her side, which came very
near to sending ship, crew and pas-
sengers to the bottom of Long Island
sound in the early hours of yesterday’s
foggy morning. ,
The N01 tham was nosing about in the
fog at 3 o’clock yesterday morning feel-
ing her way to New Haven when she
came into collision with the steel screw
steamer Richard Peck, famous as the
fastest fiyer on the sound, and belong-
ing, as does the Northam to the New
Haven steamboat company.
According to the story told by the
officers of the Peck, the vessels ex-
changed whistle signals for some time
before the crash occurred, but for some
unaccountable reason, a misunder-
Standing of signals or a miscalculatlon
of distance the Peck came ahead on
out of the fog and ripped into the
Northam almost at right angles.
The sharp prow of the Peck cut into
the starboard side of the Northam
chopping through the rail guard
sheathing frame and deck timber, as an
axe might cut into a cheese. The
great triangular hole in the Northam’s
side reaChed far down below the water
line, its apex being almost at the
vessel’s keel. At the top of the rail
the aperture was almost a dozen feet in
width. Fortunately the wound in the
vessel’s side was forward of the North-
am’s collision bulkhead, the centre of
the opening being only about 25 feet
After Slot Machines.
The Connecticut Law and Order
league is planning a crusade against
gambling,immorality and illegal liquor
selling. The crusade will be conduct-
ed on extensive lines and if the ar-
rangements now being madeare car-
ried outa. wave of reform will strike
this vicinity. .Numerous complaints
have been made to the league alleg-
ing the existence of sundry vices. The
initial target of the leaders will be the
nickel-in-the slot machines.
' Two Veterans Buried.
There were two funerals and two
hearses ,at the Soldier’s Home. last
Saturday, at the sametime. Never
before had this happened. The de-
ceased, Fred F. Wood. aged 66, and
Leonard Jones, aged 62, were comrades
and were buried in Spring Grove
cemetery. The former died June 1
and the latter June 2.
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He Fooled The Surgeons.
All doctors told Renick Hamilton. of
West Jefferson. 0... after. suffering 18
months from Rectal Fistula, he would
die unless a costly operation was per-
formed: but he cured himself With five
boxesBucklen’sAr-niqa Salve the surest
Pile cure on Earth, and the best Salve
in the World 25 cents a box. Sol-d by
John A Riggs, druggu‘st ll Main street
from the Northam’s stem. Though she
settled rapidlyby the head. the infiowing
water gained butislowly and there was
ample time to remove the hundred
passengers to the Peck which im-
mediately made fast to the injured ves
sel.
At first it was believed that it would
be necessary to transfer all the N orth-
am’s company to the Peck, but after
an investigation of her injury by Capt.
Hardy he decided to beach the North-
am. Just how far off shore the vessels
were when the collision occurred is
probably a mystery to the respective
captains, who, 'bythe .way, are broth-
ers. The distance was probably less
than six miles. perhaps considerably
less.
As soon as the passengers were trans-
ferred full steam was made and the old
side wheeler raced for the sho 'e, steer-
ing by compass and trusting to luck,
her pumps working at their best ca-
pacity. By
rocky reef in the vicinity was barely
good lack a dangerous
avoided and the Northam slid quietly
up on the soft beach. She lay half
aground with her stem in five feet of
water, 150 feet from shore. '
Yesterday afternoon a wrecking tug
of the Chapman-Merritt company of
New York arrived and preparations
were begun for floating the crippled
vessel. A diver was sent down and the
lower part of the big puncture covered
with planking, the breach above the
water line being closed with tarpaulin.
To a landsman’s eye it looked as if the
patching was a. hopeless job and that
the entire bow of the vessel forward of
the breach would fall off as soon as an
effort was made to pull the steamer off
the shallows, but the only officers of
the Northam who would say anything‘
at all confined himself to an expression
Medical Exmination Made.
. .Dr. Daniel C. DeWolfe of Bridge-
port, representing the Connecticut
Humane society, came to Norwalk yes -’
ter-day and with the assistance of Health
Officer Dr. W. J. Tracey of this city,
madea thorough examination of the
body of Willie Morton, who it is claim-
ed was brutally whipped by Miss
Sarah L. Davenport of Wilton.
After the examination Willie was
taken to photographer Readman’s-in
the GAZETTE-building and several
photographs taken of the cuts and
bruiSes, which will be used in court
when the case comes to trial.
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Ex-PresidentCIeveland in Greenwich.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland is in
Greenwich, the guest of E. S. Bene-
dict. The ba'nker and ell-President
have been trying their luck at, bass
fishing in Putnam Lake.
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What Do the Children Drink?
Don’t give them tea. or coffee. Have
you tried the new food drink called
Grain-O? It is delicious and nourish-
ing and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children the
more health you distribute through
their systems. Grain-O is made of pure
grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades of coffee
but costs about {as much. All grocers
sellit. 150 and 25c.
of confidence that the ship would float
all right at high water, about 11 o’clock
last night. The Chapman wrecker lay
just aft of the Northam yesterday af-
ternoon waiting for water enough to
lay alongside and take aboard the
steamer-”s cargo, among which were
three hungry horses. A steam lighter
belonging to the New Haven Steam-
boat company arrived late in the after-
noon and lay to awaiting higher water
to assist in lightening the ‘strained
steamboat.
No one was allowed to board the
Kort-ham and the officers and crew
had evidently been enjoined to silence,
as absolutely no information in con-
tained from them. Inquiries as to the
number of the crew injured and the
extent of their hurts were absolutely
ignored or else evaded. V
From New York it ,is reported that
two injured deckhands were transfer-
red to the Peck and taken to New York.
-At 10:30 last night. all preparations
having been made and the tide being
nearly at the flood, the Northam, light-
ened of her freight, was hauled into
deep water by the wrecking tug at the
first attempt. The peculiar nature of
the gravel bottom on which she lay
contributed to the unexpected ease
with which the vessel was floated. She
started for New Haven under her own
steam, making slow progress and lying
badly down by the head, but doing well
enough to make her safe arrival at
New Haven reaSOnably certain.
Captain Edgar, J. Hardy of the
steamer Richard Peck, which disabled,
the Northam.
morning. arrived in
her companion ship,
early yesterday
New Haven in command of his boat a
The Peck was
and
trilie late last evening.
watched by a large interested
crowd as she sailed up the harbor and
tied to the dock. There was scarcely a
scratch upon her how to mark the
The
small hole which was stove in the wood-
accident of the night before.
work above deck by the collision had
been patched and painted in the dock
at New York and nothing of it was dis-
the
boat came to dock.
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Protect Our Food. ,
The doctors inform us that alum is a
poison, and that alum baking powders
tinguishable in twilight as the
.should be avoided because they make
the food unwholesome. Prominent
hygienist, who have given the matter
most study, regard these powders as an
evil thats‘hould be suppressed by state
action. In Minnesota and Wisconsin
alum powders are not permitted to be
sold unless they are branded to warn
consumers of their true character,
while in the District of Columbia the
authorities have under the direction of
Congress, adopted regulations to pro-
hibit the use of alum in bread alto-
gether.
Are not the people of other states, as
well as those of Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin. entitled to a warning of danger
which is apparently menacing them
at close hand, and is not the whole
country entitled to absolute protection,
as the people of the Districtof Column
bia. are protected, by legislation which
is entirely prohibitive '9 ,
Until we can have protection in the
form of a. statute, how can our state
boards of health, state analysts or food
commissions better serve the public
than by publishing in the newspapers
from time totime the names of the ba‘
king powders which they find to be
made from alum ‘3
Meantime, it will aid the housewife
in designating the alum powders to re-
member that all powders sold at twen-
ty-fiye cents or less are of this danger-
ous class. Pure cream of tartar pow.
ders are usually sold at from fortytive
to fifty cents a pound.
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THE MODERN BEAUTY
Thrives on good fool and sunshine
with plenty of exercise in the open air.
Her form glows with health and her
face blooms with its beauty. it her
system needs the cleans’ingaction ,
laxative remedy, she uses. tl' gentle
and pleasant Syrup of Figs, made by
the California Eli; S; rup 00. only.
—Advertisc in‘TiIE GAZETTE.’
NEAT RAlLHOAD MANUAL.
f Sumner Resortlnform'ation for Patrons of the
! Consolidated.
i The New York, New Haven & Hart-
zford railroad has just” issued a new
edition of the-manual containing a list
i of the hotels and boarding houses in
the towns reached by the different
branchesin the western district. Par—
ticular attention is given to the shore
resorts on the Sound, the mountainous
western section of Connecticut and
Massachusetts- and the Connecticut
River Valley. The information con-
tained. in. the manual has proved use-
ful to people-seeking places to spend
their summer vacations. It gives the
names of the proprietors of hotels and
boarding houses. the capacity of the.
manual is printed on heavy calender-ed
paper and has electrotypes of. the lead-
ing hotels.
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@hcifiazrltcfidglmtdcrs
Why. if the Northam was‘lo miles
from. the Connecticut shore when run
.1nto by ‘the Peck as stated, the gang
plank was not run out and the passen-
ders allowed to walk up the sand banks
of Long Island shore.
"Why George thlpley does not buy
‘an alarm clock.
if the summer hat worn by Chief
Vollmer is the latest thing in police
bonnets.
Why Captain Bill Kellogg insists
upon making himself so popular with
the fishermen who visit.Dorlon Point.
Why wheelmen will leave their
wheels standing on the street at night
for the police to care for.
Why some enterprising fisherman
does not go into the bait supplying
business and furnish shrimp for the
daily increasing parties going down the
harbor after weak [is h.
If the city of Norwalk buys South
Nolwalk water for the street sprinkler
to flood the streets with.
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Hold Annual Meeting-
The annual meeting of the East New
walk fire district was held in the old
school ltoiise,\Vednesday night, with a
turn out of about sixty-five voters.
William \Varden acted as chairman.
The old committee, composed of
Marshall H. Tolles, Dr. F. B. Baker
and John W. Mains, was reelected for
another year. E. T. Eldridge made a
moton that the district have a new de-
partment house and the matter, after a
brief discussion, was left to the com-
mittee to investigate and report.
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His Nomination Disapproved.
The nomination of Sargeant James H.
Moore, of Norwalk, as second lieu-
tenant, Company D, Fourth regiment,
C. N. G., has been disapproved by the
colonel and brigadier general command-
ing. Captain Robert G. Mitchell com-
manding Compiny D,is ordered to warn
the members of the company to appear
at their armory to nominate by ballota
second lieutenant.
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Throws Ink.
Some individual whose identity is yet
unknown to the New Haven police, but
whohas undoubtedly filled such roles
as “Tom the Peeper, ” “Jack the
. Slasher” and the like, is now throwing
ink. He ruins the dresses of women
who may be out walking on the streets
of that city during the evenings by
throwing ink on their gowns.
Nichols Divorce Case Adjourned.
The divorce case Nichols vs. Nichols
which was to have been continued be-
fore Judge Wheeler in Bridgeport
yesterday, was adjourned until next
week.
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A Sensible Man
Would use Kemp’s Balsam .for the
Threat and Lungs. It is acuring more
of Coughs. Colds. Asthma, Bronchitis,
Group and all Throat and Lung
Troubles,than any other medicine. The
p'yoprietor has authorized any d ‘l-uggist
to ive you a Sample Bettie Eree to
cunvince you of the merit of this great
remedy. Price 25c. and 500.
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Going to the Big Fight.
A number of spOrts fron Norwalk
and South Norwrlk will’ go to Coney
Island to-night to witness the fight be-
tween Bob Fitzsimmons, champion cf
the world, anl James Jefirits, th.
gigantic Californian.
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Forsyth and Rice.
On June 26th Billy Forsyti of Dan.
bury'and Austin Rice of New Landon,
will box fifteen rount s before the Dan‘-
bury Athletic club. They .will meet at
124 pounds. _ - '
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same and the prices charged. Thel
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l could give no help;
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IS BUlN_I]_ [IVE-ll. I
Miss Sarah L. Davenport
Placed Under Arrest. by '.
Sheriff Kemper.
BONDS FIXED ATL'S500'.
She Will be Tried on Saturday-lune Nth.
Deputy Sheriff Kemper this morning
went to Wilton and placed Miss Sarah
L. Davenport under arrest for whip-
ping Willie Morton.
She was taken before Justice Leo
Davis and bound over under $500 to
appear on Saturday Juno-LT.
David B. Ogden was. recognized as
surety in the amountoi' $500 for Miss
Davenport’s appearance.
ENGINEER HURT.
Repairing His EnginerWhen Spring Hanger
Struck Him.in the Groin.
Engineer Stone of the west-bound.
freight due in South- Norwalk at 9 a.
m. was severely injured While repair-.
ing a. break in his locomotive at East.
N orwalk thismornine‘.
Stone was engaged with the assist-
ance of several of the crew in repair-—
ing a broken. spring, when the spring
hanger was released and struck-him a
violent blow in the groin. ~
The injured man was removed to
Finch’s-drug store and Dr. F. B.-Baker'
summoned. The doctor rendered
medical assistance, and Stone "later
took the 104212 train for his homein
New Haven.
BROCKHAUS’TAPEEAL.
Heard by theSupreme Bench in. New Haven
Yesterday.
The appeal of Frederick Brockhaus,
the convicted murderer of David Lam-
bert, of Wilton, was heard in the su-
preme court at New Haven yesterday.
Brockhaus is under sentence of death.
The claim fora new trial made by his
counsel. Attorney, John C. Chamber-
lain, is that two of the jurors that serv-
ed on the jury and convicted Brockhaus
were under the age required by the
law of 'thisstate.
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HAIH DRESSING PAHLORS
FDR LADlES.
Will be ReeOpened by Mme. Rupert Hardy
of Stamford, on Wednesday.
In response to many suggestions and
requests from South Norwalk ladies,
MmeRupert Hardy ofStamford, has de-
cided to open hair dressing, parlors in
that city.in the millinery establishment
of Messrs.Tillitson & Mills, 86Washingl
ton street, early next week. These
parlors are now in process of prepara-
tion, but will not be formerly opened
till next week Wednesday.
The parlors will be under the charge of
of Miss Florence Harris, who has been
for some time the manager of Mr.
Pember’s largest hair dressing parlors
in Toronto, Canada. She is thoroughly
skilled in all branches of the art, and
was well liked by all patrons of 'that
large establishment.
Mme. Hardy will be present every
afternoon from one till six to give
personal attention to dermatology, re-
moval of superfluous hair from face,
neck, and moles, warts and birth
marks by the latest approved scientific
methods. Mme. Hardy’s establish-
ment in Stamford has had remarkable
success which warrants her in opening
these branch parlors. She already has
many friends and acquaintances in
South Norwalk, and will make new Ones
very rapidly, for her personality and
merit guarantees appreciation. She
extends a cordial invitation to all.
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Glorious News
Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of
Washita, I. T. He writes: “Four
bottles of Electric Bitters has cured
Mrs. Brower of scrofula, Whlch had
caused her. great sutfering for years.
Terrible sores would break out on her
head and face, and the best doctors
but her cure is
complete and her health is excellent.”
This shows what thousands have proved
——that Electric Bitters is the best blood
purifier known. it‘s the supreme
remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum,
ulcers, boils and running sores. It
stimulates liver, kidneys ,and bowels,
expels poisons, ,helps digestion, builds
u the strength. Only. 50' cents. Sold
by John A. Riggs, druggist, 11 Main
street. Guaranteed. I
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PRICE TWO CENT
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THE LANTERN HILLT -
Will Go Into Effect Thirty
Days After Adjournment.
IS BEliN-iGi ENGROSSED.
Will Probaiily‘Reach; the Governor Early Next
Week. ’
The bill: providing that all rubberw
tired vehicles shall show lighted lanm
terns from one-hour after sunset to one- I
hour before sunrise, passed by both.
houses-.offtheGéeneral Assembly, willgo
into effect thirty days from adjourn-
ment, the precise date for all public-
acts .to-go into effect being fixed 'by the
General Assembly before ad j'ourning.
The bill is now being engrossed
(technical designation for printed),
and..will probably reach the governor
for his approval early next week. The
probabilities are that the bill will, go
into effect about July_ 20, after which
dateall FG'I'SUDS riding in rubber-tired
vehicles of every description, bicycles,
automobiles, carriages, wagons, etc.,
must comply with its provisions. The
fulLtextof the bill is as follower.—
Section 1. All rubber-tired vehicles
while in use in the public streetsand
highways shall show, from one hour af-
ter sunset until one hour before sunrise
alight or lights so placed to be seen
from the front. Such light or lights
shall be of sufficient illuminating
power to be visible at a distance of two
hundred feet.
' Sec. 2. Any person drivingor direct-
ing any such vehicle upon a public
street or highway between the hours
mentioned in section one, without light,
as prescribed in said section, shall be
fined not more than five dollars.
Sec. 3. The court-before which the
accused is tried may remit the penalty
provided herein whenever it may
appear that the failure to provide a
light as required by this act is the re
sult of accident.
The following is the bill which pass.
ed the Senate yesterday in concurrence
and now goes to the governor. which
permits the policeman making the ar-
rest to retain the bicycle as security
for the appearance. of the rider in court:
Section 1. Any officer having the
custody of any person arrested for a
violation of any law relating to the use
of bicycles may. upon the pledge of
the bicycle used by such person, re-
lease such person from custody.
Section 2.. It shall be the duty of the
officer taking such pledge to forthwith
give information to the proper prosecut-
ing officer of the offence for which
such person has been arrested.
Look Out for This Man. ,
The Southern New England Tele«
phone Company warns all subscribers
to look out for a. man who claims, to be
an inspector for that company. He is
about 5 feet 5 inches tall with heavy '
moustache. Wears blue overalls and a.
light flannel outing shirt.
Subscribers are requested to call the
central office at once should such a
party appear. .
The bogus inspector robbed Rev.
Father Rogers’ house in Bridgeport
yesterday morning and was also in
Westport last evening. He is probably
coming this way. i' .
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Epworth League Social.
The Epworth League will hold a.
social in the East avenue Methodist
church to-night. The following will
participatezMale quartette GeogeHirst,
Fred Force, Robert Kline and Edward
Morehouse; Solo by Mr. Hirst, Mr.
Morehouse and Mrs. C. F. Boutwell;
recitation,Miss Louise Smith of Sauga-
tuck; Duet, Messrs.‘ Hirst and Kline;
Violin solo, Rudolph Wilcek; Violin
Trio, Messrs. T. S. Glover, Richard
Abendroth and William Poyvez. Ice
cream and cake will be served.
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The Weather.
Showers to-night and probably Satur-
day.
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Working Night and Day.
The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is Dr. King’s
New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-
coated globule of health, that changes
weakness into strength, listlessness in-
to energy, brain-fag into mental power.
They’re wonderful in" building up the
health. Only 25c ‘per box. Sold by
John A. Riggs, Druggist, 11 Main
”street.
Norwalk Chronicler