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“VB“ IN THE LEM) cursion steamer passed the Hook, and
M's-um
then be u 2a splendlid procession‘of
“00‘1““ from first but) 1 33333:" yachts an 1) g excurs on
Fully 20,000 persons left the city this
morning. for the race. The lieet eon-
slated of three ocean liners. the Grand
Duchesse, of the Plant line. the North
Star, of the Maine Steamship Company.
and the Jellerson. flagship of the Old
Dominion line as well as the steel
steamer Plymouth. of the Fall River
line, the City of Lowell, of the Norwich,
the Chester W. Chopin and the Mon-
mouth. of the Sandy Hook route, the
Montauk. of the Hartford line, the
Sound steamer Shinnecock, the Colum-
bia, of the Long Branch routet, and tile
three decked excursion steamer, Gene-
ral Slocum. Then there were the boats
belonging to the iron Steamboat Com-
pany, and smaller craft without num-
ber. The members or the Atlantic
Yacht Club, accompanied by about 000
guests, wanton the steamer Gayhead.
Among the scores of private yachts
were J. Pierpont Morgan's Corsair;H
ll. Rogers'. Kannwha; Frederick G.
Bollrne's Colonia Colonel John Jacob
Astor‘s Nourmllllal; Eugene Higgins'
Verona. i-ioward Goulns Niagara, E.
C. Benedict's Uneida, Eldridge T. (lor-
ly‘s Electra, W. K. Vanderbilt's Con-
queror. George J. Gould's Sybarlte,
Robert Goelet's Nahama. Lloyd Phoe-
nlx' s Intrepid, and Colonel A. J. Drex~
:l s Margarita.
The Chester W. Chapin carried the
members of the New York Yacht Club
and their friends, and had on board a
large party of distinguished persons.
The Columbia was the first to reach
the starting point. at Sandy Hook
lightshlp, arriving there at 10:10. No
effort was made, to set sail on the de-
fender until she was within half a mile
ll out, tumbled badly in the heavy
however. 1 m a half a gale in
y morning ‘ a light six knots
oclt. thelweatherwlse were in-
place only faint faith in the
morning conditions.
board the challenger and defender
one was early astir this morning.
fin possible the launch from
umbin' a tender put some sailors
the yacht. and they finished up
begun yesterday of polishing
side paint. Shortly after 7
the Shaml'ock's crew was pllt
train the Porto Rico. and went
‘ ,mtripping tire canvas from the
and bowsprit. and putting the
nails in stops. In the mean—
the Columbia s crew had gone to
221 t» and the boat was deserted
2“ an hour. On board the two
all was in preparation. 00 the
Rico. Where the sailors of the
l; are quartered the men were
fit t t the breeze of early morn-
f ntinued. was in their favor
\ seventeen knots they said
hey wanted. By 8 o'.clock
l crews of both yachts were
‘0 every man was busy.
0 o’clock both boats had got-
. 4-1 lbs anti atnysails in stops and
heirepinnakers ready to break.
billbtopsails also were made
an Ithe corms taken off the
The bedding and personal
.. boring hofihe breeds tell you-
lh 30,10! the watch were taken
”blath yachts and sent aboard their
«and by 8: 30 o'clock it semcd as
, a thing was ready for a start
"ch ages were made in the pr'-in(i
The Shamrock 11 has the
, pearl bent that she used in
11ml" 1 off Sandy Hook last week.
her arrival the big mainsail was hoist-
:lu btopeai l.
2 1 told a... that he muster! Show“ her»
1 true?" Mr. Raynor asked. “it is. " was
- formation that you had received from
of the lightshlp. but five minutes after
cd. followed fifteen minutes later by the
At this time the Shamrock was about
H.292 ‘
bar to be strongly rerun-d
“Wt collarettes ‘l'tnd boss.
on!" customers only.
‘90 llilies on our new buttorlhole
IIInh "1.2
M Krasovhz & S. For.
the reply.
Captain Wise said in reply to ques-
tions by Captain Parke r.‘ that he would
any time when on ‘ ago, prob-
ably be able to signal Iny information
he might have had in dent-d to the alt-
. nation. its had seen the meats of s 1 1!
vessel, and thought it an be a small hill- “MW TAN-0|“- , ._
ltary vessel. He hadron near enough corner North Main and Ann streets,
4
'i'VV‘ ,.
South dammit.
1 WWW
to observe the land lratterl les.
1 in reply to an inquiry from the court.
the witness said that: the land battery
should not fire upon the Yale while that 1
vessel was reconnoltrlng- the harbor. its
also acid that even th h be had been
the senior oilicor while off Santiago
prior to the arrival atrCaptaln cation.
he had not commanded: Captain Slgshoe
to give Commodore Bobby the informs.
tion which he "Used" land glVen to him
him (Slgsbeel
The questions by the court lnd the
replies to them were as follows:
"Did the batteries at or near Santi-
ago fire uponthe Yale, while she was
reconnoitrin ?"
"Not at a l."
“Who was the senior ofllcer of! San? .
tiago prior to the arrival of the Flying
Squadron?"
"l was‘ senior odlcer until Captain
Cotton came on the 23rd. He was
there until the 24th. and l was ser‘llor
loillcer on the 25th. and the squadron
came there on the 20th. " 2
"Did you not direct Captain blgsbee
to give to Commodore Schiey the in.
:ilrrss Well.
he...
We want to" remind you
that dressing well is not
I necessarily 'an expehsive
luxury. . 22
I We want to remind you
that custom-made clothing 2
'2 are the most attractive.
I; We want to remind you
that our Fall Suiting: are
5 here. and worthy of' lnapec-
'1 tion.
We want to remind you
.1; that it will benefit you to
7‘ stop into I“our” establish
*1 merit and inquire more fully
into what we offer and at
Q what prices we will make a1
the Navy Department with regard to
the whereabouts of the Spanish squad-
"! did not. ”
At this point Captain 'Wlse ’was ex-
cused and Admiral Cotton was recall-I
ed to make verbal corrections in the
testimony previously glvein by him.
Admiral Cotton was qrdestloned con-
cerning some points of like Santiago
campaign. He said that on the morn-
ing of May 31. after arriving from
Kingston he had gone 1’, aboard the
Brooklyn with despatches’for Admiral
Schley.
Asked by Captain Lemly to relate his
conversation with Admiral Schley on
the. occasion of that visit. be .:said
“He. informed me that it had been as-
certained that some. at least. of the
ships of Admiral Cervera‘s squadron
were within the harbor of Santiago;
that they had been seen. and were in
sight. and, as a matter of fact. one of
lumbin' s mainsaii is the
.yvhich she tried last Sunday
ng [sin (1 Sound Captain Syca-
allied be deck of the Shamrock
lit fifteen minutes anxiously
weaward Captain Barr. of the
. _ . «with his mate Miller. did
til the same thing.
the challenger‘e main truck a
ryd’new Shamrock flag was flying.
,lumbla flew only a.smail wind
half way out to the start. still in tow
rnd diving into the long swell, with
bow.
east.
.the crew of the Columbia
w and appeared ll minute lat-
; ring clean white working suits
lit caps 0f black and yellow. E.
lance colors. The Shamrock' s
tow at 10:36. goingoff on the unblock.
for the lightshlp.
or its suites.
board the Erin Sir Thomas Lip-
led his guests turned out early and
tbeouarter deck closely watched
rations on both the racing
Standing with Mr. Jamieson
gner Watson. Sir Thomas
.1 hat boat." motioning towards
amroclt 11. “is perfectly fit. if
s not. win. it won’t be because
sails. and clubtopsail.
behind
starting point.
The Associated Press report of the
yacht race was made by wireless tele-
. D. Morgan Went on board the Col-
‘ I!» I am the louder Park City. at a
' roe 0 o'clock, Manager
,nfllb%esignor Watson reach-
flhamrock at about the same
$05 the Columbia slipped her pony. of Philadelphia.
was taken in town by the
A moment later the Sham-
an in tow by the tug Law-
ns at full speed the Flint.
defender passed the point
at 9: 12, heading for Sandy
tship. At that hour the wind
nto fell slightly. and was
at sixteen knots from the
rock, 11: 10: 35;
start but the. Shamrock forged wel
he Columbia passed the Hook defender
1 of the official boats went by
but at that hour few vessels of the
Whaler! fleet had appeared. and
l b d the waters practically to
the Shamrock force
1 with the guests of Sir
I 1 ‘ipton, arrived at the Hook
40. and the party was transfer-
its Erin, which immediately
after the Shamrock
sheen Sir Thomas Lipton' s in-
sail in the races on board
Vttili'ptglt. but this morning be con-
2 ’ his leg. which is still lame
nt fall, would prevent his
active part in the manage-
a boat. so he remained on
On board the Shamrock were
or Duncan. Mr. Jameson and
went about on the starboard tacit. i
right of way if she could reach til
Columbia. Cbptaln Sycamore gays th
llamrock was close to the
pi; buoy. at 0: 20. she sent
i‘ sail. Then the clnbtopsall
I'd" few moments later had
ore broken out. She did-
drop her line to the t g.
it passed the bar at 'r‘D
ed ahead and took the lead.
' . out any sell. I
block when the first 2n-
ther bow of the Shamrock.
Columbia not all the was in the will
. to give her. While
the port
line the shamrock was 11%
the water dashing in sheets from her
Before either of the yachts had reach—
00 the start, the wind had fallen slight-
ly and the white caps of the early
morning disappearedr The wind, how—
ever. gave no signs of shifting, and at
10:30 was holding well from the north-
The Columbia swung away from her
but almost immediately heading round
The Shamrock fol—
lowed five minutes later. and at 10:45
both boats were standing off and on
round the lightship. under three lower
Both yachts
were ready for the race some time be-
fore the vanguard of the excursion fleet
arrived at the lightship. But at 11
o'clock the majority had put in an ap«
neurones. and the others were not far
The fleet was not as large as on the
first day of the races two years ago. al-
though there were probably two hun-
dred yachts 0f various kinds about the
graphy, with the cooperation of the
Marconi Company. of London. and the
American Wireless Telegraph Com-
The start occurred at Sandy Hook
llghtsblp. The preliminary signal was
fired at 10:55. the warning signal at
11:05 and the starting signal at 11:10.
Unofficial time of the start was Sham-
Columbia. 11:10:80
Barr seemed to have the best of the
ahead. footing much faster than the
in the windward work the
Shamrock‘s performance was certain—
ly remarkable. The questionwas. could
the Columbia
about. This wassoon answered, when
at 11:29 the Columbia went about on
the starboard. virtually under the ice
of the Shamrock. After the two boats
was noted that the Columbia "was
pointing higher than the Shamrock.
and at 11:34 the American boat women
to appear more like her old self, to
she then began to get along faster. and
at 11: 85 it wastevident tnat she was to
take the lead. The Columbia met the
Shamrock holding off shore on the
starboard took. the latter having the
Shamrock a sharp luff Just before ,
reaching the Columbia. but it was not
sufficient. and the American boat pass-
The boats were then very close toge-
ther. and with the escsptlolt of the bet-
ter position at the Columbia, there was
little choice between them at 11: 42.
when the Columbia tacked on the wee-
AI the yachts settled down steadily
to work. Captain Barr more then held
his own and every movement of the
boats were - .
Mk. last after uracilrillgurl‘rVa
a
1 oil and she ramped away in has style
them was then in sight ‘nt the entrance
to the harbor. in language as nearly
as I can remember. her‘ said: "After
dinner 1 am going to hoist my flag on ‘
board the Massachusetts. and take her
and the lows, and go in and have a pot
shot at those fellows." 2 . I
"Anything further?" 1 ‘ 'l
“There was of courue some further
conversation. "i cannot recall the
words nor. as l have mentioned the
particular subjects."
“William C. Grady. who was chief
machinist on the Texas, during the bat-
tle off Santiago on July 3. testified that
on that date he had beam on duty‘ht the
throttle of the starboard engineer the
battleship. He. said that When he went
to the engineroom the vessel was going
ahead.
“The next signal." lie on . "alas the
one to stop. and a minute a erward to
rgverse. The engines Were then revers-
e ..1
The witness said that the reversal
was very brief. the revolutions'not ex-
ceeding 100 and the time being short 1
He had. he said heard afterward that - ' 2
the reversaiBwas ”because they were *- I2 .x:"'"’"‘- T15
passing the rook n " ” - 2. ‘
Lieutenant Spencer 8. Weed. who Admh’huL “ BICCV‘OI'S,’
, ‘and Women Quali-
fied to Vote- 2
suit. overcoat or a pair of
trousers to, yopr measure.
commanded the despatch boat Duponti
during the Spanish war. was the next
witness.
Lieutenant Weed related the partic-
ulars of his mission as a despatch car-
rier from Admiral Sampson, lying at
Key West. to Admiral Schley, who was
off Clenfusos. He had left Key West
on May 20. carrying despatches of
which the lowa carried duplicates. and
had reached Clenfugos several hours
in advance of the lows.
“On my arrival." the witness said. "i
went aboard and personally delivered
the d patches which 1 carried from
Admire Sampson to Commodore
Schley, in his cabin. at 9 o’clock. He
asked me Admiral Sampson‘s idea
about where the Spanishsquadron was
i told him i did not know.- He asked
me of Admiral Ssmpson’ a intentions. i
told him I did not know theta. He tol 0
me he thought the Spanish squadron
was there. He had heardl firing. and
was almost convinced that they were
there. The conversation was on the
line to endeavor to find out from me
‘what Admiral Sampson's plans were.
[would give him no. information "
"Howlong were you on board the
flagship?" .
"Until just before luncheon."
Have, you anything further to state
with respect to this interview which
will bear upon the subject of this in-
quiry l’"
“The commodore hesitated some
Notice is hereby given that the as
loetnlan and town clerk of the Town of
Norwalk will hold a session in the
Town Court room. on Wall street. mor-
walk. for the purpose of examining the
qualifications of and admitting to tho
electors oath those persons who shall
be found so qualified. and for the fur-
ther purpose of examining the qualifi-
l
are entitled to vote under any of the
special or general we of this state.
ongISatu'rday, the as: day of Captain;-
t
unless all on the list "to be made“
I” before that time. 2
Sebtémber, A. D., 1901.
: JAMES A. saoivu
12,.‘22'; I. , substances.
2 ,1 1 .1111. MERRILL.
. I},
almost out of coal. having made them 2
from Key West. m-
At 13.40 p. m.. the Schiey court adwl
, , hernia from the are
learned until tomorrow morning. at 11 on ”W 1‘0 onions earnings of the
0 “clock ,- 2:42.213 at?“ ,1
CONIOLIDATVID IAHNINGI. 2 " 2 1 V V QINTINNIAL. , V .
Directors lose. Today a “coral Stator ‘ .ae tember 20~Yaie
' ‘ slant of the VII-rd Work. 1 . ‘2
“m $533?le
0 I
new Havana; monopol- asp-m i ” a a... ”:4
directors of the New both. New law
dog the impression “Wt she was
2
r
the” able
and and continuum}:
cram
muthhi or shows
not mall or?“ report
we will make
petition r
to each of
f rwlilch it ml
IIV-the 260th a
ll1
. no. at" dozens authorise. '
New FaIl Dress dead:
A moot complete assortment of the most dealt-obli- foreign and Domestic Dress Goods. now in
stock. The line contains all the newest weaves in Black Dress Goods and the latest shades in col-
ors. We hays always made a ‘specialty of Black Goods; apd our reputation for selling only reliable
goods in this line,
All Wool Black Henriettas,
Silk Warp Henriettas, only the best make-s ‘. ‘ ‘ " '; ' .
Cheviots, all wobl, .
Pebble ( heviots
NOTICE.
shall deem
JAMES A. BROWN.
SAMUEL LYNEB.
FRANK H. MERRILL.
Selectmen of the Town
of Norwalk.
cations of and qualifying women who 325 (it
TriStram 8: Hyatt,
burial; bur hating
1 . The inhabitants. legal voters of the
town‘s! Norwalk are hereby notified
' and warned that a special town meet .
dog will be held in the town hall War. 5
- street, on Tuesday October first 1901.
It 8 o'clock ill the evening. for the fol
following purposes to wit:
1. To hear the annual reports of the
town officers fer the year ending Alig-
iiat slat. 1,901, and to take action on
the same. I, .
2. To consider and take action on a
nesting that the town pay
0 fire companies therein
the aunt fifty dollars which sum. it is
. represented each of said companies
. 1‘ was given to understand. would be paid
.‘ to It to de'fr'ay part of the expense
incur in' preparing for
iversary of the founding
ill! the town: add to make any neces-
nary appropriation for the payment of
said sums, and
. 3 To make such appropriation
.. from the town treasury as the meet-
advisable in order to
not any deliclbdcy or deficiencies
. that may exist by reason of expenses
incurred over and above the appropria-
tion heretofore made by the town. for
the celebration at its 250th anniver-
WY»
Dated at Norwalk. the 25th day of
September, A. D., 1001. 1
bar. 1901. from ll‘o'block in the fore-.2
noon until 7 o'clock In the afternoon. '
shall have been admitted or relented I
Dated at Norwalk. the 280 day of ,'
‘Selet‘tlnen of the Town 1 i
1 Norwalk.
about giving me coal. He did not thinlr. °
he could share coal at first. i said it HlllRBlllR'l‘ a. SMITH. 1 .
was absolutely necessary: that we were 2 Town Clerk. all It
boat lines combined:
l'llllil »
Opportunity
To get a very also lot of Med's
and Ventilatomte at a vary‘ low
floors. and i give you a2
chance.
like
2Latt Spring I gave an
opportunity. some came too late
l.” CVMI than
Hr
190.00.
only m. :c
' w
“.80- .
”For youth we have them in
style mum. “.00.
to gather the fruit—don't not
Men's Ali Wool Cheviot. ”M.
Men's Fine alley Worsted. Vat
Oily Willa en). suite. tor. ‘
A heavy Wflilll‘ canimeretat
lit
'e
filer stools or double, breasted
.w‘
, guildrsn’ts Quits. 0t upward.
”more than you have beenpé
a well known.
0 u o 0
sec to $1.25.
Sr. 00 to St. 75.
500 to $1. 50.
' $1.130 o $r.50.
e s . _.. . o u
Granite Cloth, entirely new this season. , . . . 750. to $1.00.
Black Venetiam’Clotlls . .' ' ' . . . . $r.oo to $2.25.
Black Broad Cloths . ‘“ . . . . . $1.00 to $3.00.
All Wool and Silk and Wool Fancy Novelties. . . . . $1.00 to $2.)”.
Cable Cord, 48 m. wide _ . . . . . . .., $11.00.
I Alma Royal, one of the finest cloths made . . . $2.50.
Melrose. handsome all wool cloth. '. .. . . . hills.
. Melton. heavy cloth for Walking Skirts . . . . . $1.25.
Meionette, 2002. goods for Rainy day Skirts, all colors . . .. . 1, , . . $1.75.
Meltons, 18 oz. ., in all shades, 54in. wide . ‘ .1 ‘ . . 2 . ; ,I. ,, 2 $1.25.
Fine Voile rut Cloths, 54 in., all the. leading shades, . . 1- '5 ’ . 81.00.
French Venetian Cloths, very fine , . . .. I , .2 . " . $1.50.
Pebble Clléviot in colors véry desirable ‘ , . . 2.1" . .j’ . ’ . “$1.50.
Wllcclmau, a very’ desirable cloth for Tailor Millie Suits . . 1 . . . $1.25.
New styles of breach Manuals for waists ‘ . 37%0. to 690.
. HousofurnIShlng. Dept.
Coal Hods, , 19c. lolly Tumblers, ’“ ac. Hand Lamps, I 190.
. o“Asbestos Mats,
Ash Sifters, oc'Coal Shovels, 3c. c‘,Mdson Jars, 58c.
Clothes Lines, :00. Lanterns, 490. Mason’s Rubbers, 50. dot.
Norwalk. Ct-
29- 31 West Washington St eel.
l
The are (l popular response,1.lo the crisp
paument p in ’ibr hurling evelullllllu to wear
continues... Ercru hour we opelung new
accounts. Viiveru dau we are ‘ "
friends. "21;;-
2
Kindly rerbem-
ber our
Shoo .
Department
We are deter-
mined to build
up .a shoe trade
as big and pos-
sibla larger them 2..
any shoe store ‘
in the crtv.
Men' 5. Women s
. and Misses
Shoes from
$100 to $3. 50.
‘2...
Fill Goods
alloying daily.
our showing
of ready-‘toV-wertr
goods for metal
women and chil« ,
dreniwril be the
1 largest and most
Complete ill the
twin cities.
Ladies. we particulariu invil iron to see?
and tar our K. at C0. $2 98 Shoe. 12's
as acod if not better than alllr $0. 001: shoe
[sold in the twin cities.
We sell evelulliiuo on partial pa .
You wear the needs while paying for;
u. snrncan e100.
W. A. IINIDIGTI is '
“if” l. M- nlo wirarntfim=lt ,VIV, .,
Wflhl ”QR (kl-11’. /'
Dear Sir: .,
Norwalk. Conn.
Ciotllethnt fit are the kind that are attractively fitting-«is it
not unreasonable to expect ready made clothing (clothing made for
the other fellow) to fit you? Well then, return to rec hand have ,
your clothing fit you, by being made {or you. and you one. Don t
consider the price now because our custom made clothing cent no ‘
payinf for the ready to wear sort.
We in ever at your distress and would delight to have you
look lit our samples. They cbtttain Vail the cidtha eVirrg used for
men ’sV correct attire. ‘ 1 .
"’l man, its lawn 22M
Q limes-VVVautuau-ed-Isl‘h
Norwalk Chronicler