The 6:55 Train From j. South > 'Norwalk“
Wrecked Bil a
Harlem Loral. i
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NEW YORK. January 8~A New
York and Harlem local passenger train
ran into the lust car of a New York.‘
New Haven It: llnrtford truiu. known
as the Norwalk accommodation today
in the New York Central tunnel be:
tween Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh
streets. rill.»~ city. The Wreck occurred
about u [With and a half from the
mouth of the tunnel. At ll o'clock the
number of person» killed was placed
by the railrond officials at seventeen
and the iuujr'ed at forty.
"TWO CARS WRECKED.
The train, which ran into the Nor-
walk lltwommotiution was known as
the “Will? Plains local. it completely
wracked two cure: of the Norwnll:
train. Many neurons Were. lulled or in-
, jurad. ‘The Norwnlh locnlmonsinted or
five ours and left South Norwalk at
03:55 o‘clock. it stopped on its way to
the city at. Rowaylou. Dorien. Glen
brook. Sturutorrl. Sound Bench. River“
side. mos Coll. Greenwich. Port Ches~
tor and New Rochelle.
ter pluce; crowded with passengers
three minutes late.
iNJURED TRAIN AT STANDSTIth
When the truth gigs at Fiftyolxlh
street this city it won stopped byn
signal
huts texuinniorln‘,
occurred. The big ”
P olnehlmbadlulo
Guerrilla
car .
s
REMOVIIYG THE {READ BODIES.
Ml 10 o'clock m nonrea'had been‘
removed from the wreck; oiateen bod-
dies were. in the hospltli and two were
to be seen in the wrahk. making in on
ty-eiglrt dead and injured no far as
could be philortalndd at not time
STEAM soluble ltANv.
the persons in cars. The
crnhwu . red: of me
residents 1n borhood 1nd
crowds (talcum it but of steam
arose iron: the of the tunnel
making dlmcnlt =
The injured tr. , t by ropes
or were. car ‘ . tunnel to
its mouth j ltd xtll street
us. . ~ Jill pain).
The cm or the ; ‘ : um min the
, wreck were:
WILLIAM 8. LE . , or B. Altman &
Company New Y
“H. FRANKLIN chosnv New Roch
c o.
GEORGE W. SBARINGS. twenty
live. you: old. New Rochelle
I" WASHBURN. 55 years old. New
)toohollo.
THEODORE FAMARDO. :0 your
old, New Rimhollc.
WiletAltli‘lBllml. at. ream old.
New Rochelle
WILLIAM iiOWA’llD. New Rochelle. -
F. C. H'IhSDALIa, 35 you: old. Nov:
Rochelle.
Man believed to be ~(.‘hnrleo B. Man.
an employee of tho bovine. who
lived oi New Roch
A. o. welurou. Now
it left the lut- -
The train had been standing.
“the tholdoteaeor nodL
driving portions or it info the nest=
:thc Siegel-Cooper Company. this city.
fractured ribs and internal injuries.
George Winter, New Mimic. com
pound fracture of left log. The log
n on amputated
William Brooks. of Erie. Pa.. incer
ated face and possible fracture or
skull. taken to Roosevelt hospital.
WHAT THE OFFICIALS SAY.
At ll o'clock the railroad officials
placed the number of dead at seven-
teen. among them being one woman.
From fire headquarters a dmen
blocks away. a hook and ladder truck
was rapidly dispatched.
When inc, rescuers reached the wreck
urnoke was pouring out of the entrance:
to the tunnel at Fifty- -tir.szt street aur‘
grout columns of smoke. roared out. of
the first ventilator a ban block north
Ambulances coma in from the east. and
west. indoors were put down from the
street. over the iron fence to the track.
and the firemen, policemen and our-
goons wore immediately at work.
it was very dark in the tunnel, which
was filled with smoke and steam. and
the work of rescue was difficult. Thr
locomotive of the White Plains local
was hidden in the rear car of the South
Nurwulk train The maimed and in
”lured we crnwllng from the wrath
some. more badly injured than others
were being minted by the more for-
allow!
The work oi rescue was further Im’
period by; that enormourl crowds. which.
in spite of police vigilance, swarmed
into the tunnel through its many en-
trances or crowded about the openings
at the surface.
The first of the injured taken from
the wreck was a woman.
She was carried to the Woman‘s Hos-
milliliters. as well as at other points
preparations were hurriedly made to
take care of the wounded as rapidly as
they were brought to the railroad sta‘
tlon.
A pascngcr on the Harlem train said:
“Our train was held at the Harlem
and of the tunnel for two minutes to al»
low the New Haven train to pass us
Then we proceeded. Suddenly than"
. was a terrific. crash. and we were hurl-
cd from our roots. The shock was fol
lowed by the roar of escaping steam
and the cries of the wounded."
“A score of men passengers got out
‘ of the windows and ran to the front at
(our train. The mutilation and min
,were awful. Our locomotive bar
ploughed half way through the last
New Haven car. I saw several worn
en taken out of the first molten
scar.
Eugene Herold of Rochelle Part
one of them muse" on the Norwalh
train gave this account of the acct
dent: '
“We were sitting onlotly in the next
totholutcarandtheroweroonly lor
Thorn
Thom
'one or two unoccupied scale.
was the usual morning crowd.
were In nan.
'“l'horo worn a numbor of woman
‘ street for me time. anode-My there
came a tortilla crank out] the light- in
the car went out.
to his sister. Mina Henrietta Wing, aut-
NORWALKERB tilt TH! wuch.
W
A Number on thr'l‘roln. But Vary
Looklly Euapod rhino inland.
Wit!!! the horror ed The hlor-
wnlks tbot there ha been a. collision
in the tunnel in New York and that
one of the trains was from South Nor-
walk. there was considerable anxiety
on the port of friends and relatives of
those on the train.
e'l'he first news coming tram one of
the South Norwnlk managers was a
telephone from Sergeant Charles Wing
in: that he was all right, bu could
give very little of the portion as
there was much excitement and con»
filaion.
Fred Barnum, formerly of South
Norwalk. but now oi’ Dunbury. n broth-
er of Mrs. Warren P. Smith. Jr.. of No.
ol'l‘rlulty Place, was the roar brnkolnnn
on the South Norwalk train. When the
latter stopped he was sent back with a
rod lantern and a torpedo to signal
White Phin- loonl to stop. The tor-
mo wu placed on the rails. no it has
n learned by the nilrood oflicials.
and it it! a mystery why the signals
“3% t headed by the engineer of the
Mob
talus train.
I. Cavnnngh. of the Crofut b
Karin 1) hot factory, won on the South
Nor-walk train. Hill relatives received
it telegram this afternoon that he was
not injured. but'reccived a bad slink-
ing up. The following were aboard the
train from Rowayton: John H. sw'
2r. Harry Bryan. Abram Clavorley and.
Franklin Lynch. William Morning, of
Dar-ten. was also among the number.
This morning was the only time in a
vear that Thomas Benedict. of East
Norwulk. did not take the 6: 55 train
for New York. He went to bed ill. last
night. (no was unable to go to work
this morning He thinks that. it vvua
in art of Providence
it was said that Mayor Mortimer M
Lee was on the train. but this could
not be verified. He was seen at the
South Norwalk station around the time
“be, 8:55 left. but it is not known who
ther he went on that train, or took the
«'zifl.
The conductor in charge of the South
Norwnlk train was John Dyns. who has
been in the employ of the N. Y.. N H
t H. R. it. Company. a great. many
V.€llil'8 The engineer was 'i'bom
"is Dugherty but the fireman '
Tame, could not be horned. Beside:
Mr. Barnum. one of the other three
brake-men‘s name was Marne-ti.
litres Chiefs
Raised.
heremeliies @thde lip Ileprlip
Great (\‘lrhelil SelleTlr
Turhep Supper Fillitlll’s-"lil-
. lillliilllil For ilTslple Ball
The raising up of chiefs of Uncna
Tribe. No. 26_ improved Order of Red
Men. was held last night in the wig
warn of the Tribe, in Washington
street. There was a large momenta
lion of the members in attendance
and the ceremonies were interesting
and conducted in a very able man
her by Dopnty Great Sachem Frank
Sellecll. of New Canaan, who was all
started by Deputy Grout Snnap Carlos
Schmidt, alao of Ponns Tribe_ New
Canaan. The following chiefs. every
one of whom was prompt. were raised
to their Wm slumps:
Sachem-domes W. Gotham.
Senior Salmons—B. J Smith.
Junior Salmon—Julius A. Hub
“bell Jr.
Prophet—4V. A. Thompson.
Chief of Rocorda—A. B. Freeman.
Collector of Wampum—-Wllllam Mil
Keeper of Wampum—A. M. Poll!
man.
mm for three yearn—Thoma.
Robin;
m Snap—“mo ll. Him.
Second
Ilium
move-«Adult maintain. Stem
C. Hlnmaa. hank Wehrle and Alana
nor Donavon.
(hard it Wigwam-Otto [Andaman
Guard of mum—c. B. on:
andltoraappotntnd arm Julius
Hubbell, Janna 1'.le and Hobart
ll. llltoboll. The con-Inna having
IY‘A rennin. wrap AND oun own OPERATOR.
1“ . Enuusmv JANUARY 3. 9m-
. llethil
. their lived
lire limits
A .
in; W n: of the Eva
L..:Form, and or (into line:
'Scbooner‘ Li * Stanley. captain
Joshua Stable rim at dark.
tonight. having board the ship-
wrecked . the three-mauled
schooner Eva . prrin. comprising
Qnmlnio. W. of Calais. M9,.
with Mrs Giulio. ’ her seven-year-
old nephew Bed molten; Hilton
Simmons. of No ark. mate; Scott
Curtis. of Phil lug. steward. and
Julius Perry. chCrnge and
Thomas Boylnnh‘ Charleston, 8. 0.,
slum
ll tram Philadel-
Lynn. with 1000
tor port and ten
pills. to Boston
tone of coal for t
tons of dynamite
islands.
Captain Clark 'lated a terrible
story of expoaura, iii which all suifered
to a greater or learn degree, the captain
and crew being bu f thbitten The
Ferris came on V“ yin-d Haven
last Monday, on up over the
shoals. mulling “weather until
Tucoduy night. at with little the craft
was twenty miles ow'l‘hflcbcr' :1 Light
Here the vessel “1%th northwest
sale which come suddenly that
night. Under short mile the Fer-
ris was “kept on M
‘ but the "gate loam: Contain Clarke
decided to make {for no Bnblc.
m we running
high and Tldhatnnti 3 over the
decolude croft; ly Tuesday
morning ‘ of the "19.3
furiol vessel. and
on. - leaving her
in 15“” million ~Tbore
was then nothing to do but run below
it.
This; wave was a had one. smashing
in the cabin akv‘. Hights smashing the
windward side of the cabin and filling
it with water breaking fore and main
boom and galls. taking the mainsail
right out of the bolt- ropes. and worst
of all. starting the. seams so that the
vessel began leaking badly.
Then began a light for life. which
continual for the nest afty~six hours
or until 4: 30 p. m. on Thursday. titer
their dintreon signal- were seen by
Captain Stanley. who at this time was
on the southwest end of Georges and
who immediately can e to their assist-
anon
Captain Clarke 53‘ s that he and the
othcra on board thri icrris lived a life.
time in those hours « tiring which they
were battling with 111-- elements Limb
ed to the pumps to keep from below
washed overboard the men worked
night and day. the unamanageablc
craft settling deeper and deeper as
the cool became unmixed. The
flying spray caused the vessel to ice
badly. and by Wednesdav night. she
was white to the mmlhead. the may!
being Iced so badly one could not look
through them.
Sleep was impossible owing to the
watcmoakad condition of the cabin
and strengthening food was unobmln
able. Their couragc was aimpot gone
when the Stanley was sighted
The latter immediately put over
tbm dado: which in spite of the
mod-toluene sou reached the Perri!
andtookoff the more dead than olive
captain and crew
Captain Clothe and his men dared
not take the time to attempt aavlng
any of their olecte. A: soon as all
ram Info on board the Stanley. she
was hooded for this out. and before
they pore out of sight of the “Howl
PlONlER'fl HIM OPENERS.
m
trying H. Reed Succeed:
Mitchell as Captain.
The annual meeting of Pioneer Hook
and Ladder Company, last evening. re
united in the unanimous choice of Ir
ving H. Reed for captain to succeed
Hurry Mitchell. who‘ found that he
could not. give the otllca the. time it re-
quircd. Edward Brower was chosen
Harry
.tirst; lieutenant and Churlen Hyatt, nec-
ond lieutenant. This is an entire new
board of active officers and great
things are expected of them. Edward
J. 'l‘homan was choaeu as financial see-
rctnry, milking the eighth year he. has
been unanimously elected to that of»
lien. Mr. Thomas desired to resign.
but the boys could not sec it ill that
light. Edwur'd L. Hoyt wall agriin tho
ununimouu choice of the company for
treasurer and thc olllco of recording
secretary will again be. filled by J. H.
M. Lowth.
Two new members were proposed
for membership. The annual reports
werepmont fluttering to thoae who have
the financial affairs of the company in
band. The ball committee reported
progress in the. arrangements for the
wncert and ball. which. this year pro-
mises to surprise anything the com»
puny has given of late.
The committees for the ensuing year-
wcre appointed as follows‘: Investi-
gating committee, l. H. Reed. Edward
Brower. Charles Hyatt. E‘. L. Hoyt, E.
J. Thomas, J. H. M. Lowth; finance
committee. Edward llrowcr. Charles;
Blissnrd and Clarence. Buttery.
OLD WELL lNSTALLATlON.
Ceremony Performed by Part Master
Robert M. Wilcox.
Past Muster Robert M., Wilcox in-
stalled tht- newly elected officers of
out Well lodge. No. roe. l“. c K. 51.,
last night. The officers are Peter
llcckcr. worshipt'ul muster; Hickson
W. Cole, senior warden; Attorney H.
E. Ferris.” junior warden: Charles
Greenwood. senior deacon; Stephen S.
Naphcy. junior deacon; Harries Ward-
weil, senior steward; Dr. l‘. I). Crosby.
iuulor steward: William P. Beers.
narchnll: William H. Raymond, chap.
loin.-
A full «Turtle. banquet was served af~
fer the work. The new otl'lcors will
work the first degree in two weeks
from lust night.
in litilihlii
lower lilinlels
Sliri' Stranger lied Them Sign
lilanl; Sheets ill Paper
ind lie rlitenl'arlls [Tnl'eited
Them llllll l’mmisserp lilies
iNDEPESDENCY-E. in.
A scheme to defraud scores of forum
idn this part of town, came to light. to-
.uy.
plan succeeded the promoters would
ire-re cleared about 835.000. no notes rep»
rewriting that amount have been sent
to bank at Jesoup. in this county. for
:ollection. Three months ago it stran-
ger. giving the name of John Smith.
covered the western and northern pore
tions at the county and obtained far-
mers" signatures for variousl more; He
secured the signatures of at least two
hundred farmers and possibly more.
On Monday a large number of the-goat
thy signers; modified. notices from a
Gbicngo law firm notifying them to
meet certain notes. At the bnnll were
promissory notes to the amount of 814.»
900 for collection. bearing the names of
than! seventy men. The notes revealed
the scheme. Blank sheen of paper
were signed. and the promissory notes
were printed at the top nflmards.
The tamer: are united in their efforts
to fight the tease. and the best legal
counsel has boon retained.
SIGN OF TflE CROSS.
Min (lav koala, McClamn, a tal-
ented young lady impersonator, pro-
moted Wilson. Barnum “Sign of the
Own" moat acceptably. as the fourth
number in the movies of lectures at the
Town Teacben' Annotation. in Lock-
wood'u Hall. M mt. Min McClur—
ran on: In furor with the audience
from the moment she was introduced
byPrhdoufifl‘.Gnmbam Show“
Whnmamembuwum
d
January it»-
it in estimated that had the
r
i
MT Hills
Mllllll Bills
Emiliel‘tirut lillllpl'esslllllll ithil'e
lll llpelrillp llllsiiless
llllptlltillt illitelllllllellt tisllell lie-
pllrtlinp Stealth Vessels
ills. llllll Miss llill illiteltllilr it
The. ETThrlln
WASHINGTON, January >h—chernl
important bllhl were introduced by Mr.
Hill. in the House, yesterday. one of
them being to amend section 4.226 of
the revised statutes relating to steam
vessels. The bill provider that in open
stream launches of ten tons burden or
under. and in chain tarry boats where
the chain is secured to the dock at each
end of the route. one person duly qual-
ified. may serve in the double. capacity
of pilot and engineer. in vessels
of this capacity previously two or more
persons were employed at a great dis-
advantage and expense: to the operator.
LEGAL SILVER DOLLAR.
Another bill by Mr. Hill is to main-
tain the legal silver dollar at a parity
with gold and to increase the subsid-
iary silver coinage. It authorizes the
mrotnry of the treasury to onto the
silver bullion in the treasury pur
chased under the, act of July 14. 1890.
into such denominations of subsidiary
coins bet he deems necessary to meet
public requirements, and themfler as
necessity requires to rennin other do!
tars into subsidiary coin. The secre~
tary of the treasury is further directed
to exchange gold for legal tender dol-
lars. when premted in slums of five
dollars or multiples thereof
MEASL‘ RE 0P EXCHANGE.
Mr. Hill also introduced a measure
to exchange United States notes into
legal tender gold certificates, and when
treasury notes issued under the act of
July H. 1890. are redeemed from thr
tmoaury they shall be, cancelled and do»
ntroyed. and the secretary of the treas-
ury may at his discretion place in tbt
redemption fund a like amount of gold
against which gold certificates nball be
in the some denominations are now pro-
vided by law and shall be a legal ten;
our for all payments public and private.
ORGANIZE BRANCH BANKS.
Mr. Hill also presented a bill author-
tContinned on third ma
WOULD NOT PAY FINE.
tFred Austin Decides to Fight the
Barbm' Union.
There was no interesting time at the
meeting of theiocaLJlarbgrs' .linion
last night at the who: shop of Gori-
tnvc Pillar. Them concerninr
Fred Austin. you Trap M :10 for
running a ' sodium. .fLohop on the
Washington aim W wag brought
up for action. and a very booted dis.
mission tool: place. it was decided that
Mr. Austin pay the fine, but the. latter
did not propose to do no.
He was present. and asked that the
line he reduced. citing many instances!
where finest had been reduced for other
Where. It wait no go, and be bad to
pay lift or nothing. Mr. Austin decid-
ed that he would not pay the tine.
[flight and early this morning. soc
rotary of the l’nlou. Rollo Black. called
upon John breather, at whose shop
Militia wait employed. and warned Hr
Drench» not to have Mr. Austin go to
work this morning. stating that if be
permitted it, his Union card would be
taken from him. When Ifr Austin an
poured at the shop be was told that he
could not go to work. There promises
to be more trouble over the mm be-
fore it is ended.
President Gustave new installed the
nearly elected officer's. all uppearcd in
laru night's. edition of The. sentinel.
POOL TOURNAMENT.
Samuel Minotaur, It), Beat: Charla
Diamond, on.
In the South Small: Club pool
tournament Samuel amateur and
Charles Dimond plant! last night. Mr
Gunman won by the following
Quin-i- eln. 60.
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porltim in «mm M in
north to wool: Wilton.
‘ 'uuefi'orouu no but;
am
Will Remnln :4 Permanent Organiu- ‘
lion Horoaftor.
on 'i'ueaday morning the Empty
Stocking Club held a buoinelta meeting ‘
at the residence of Mord .‘Ll Good
rich in South Main street it who do.» ’
clued that the club remain an organi
nation during the your, meetings to
he held at intervals. subject bu the call
of the president. Mrs. Siroyer.
it is the further lntontlou
club to render assistance, as for on
possible, in all cases where help he
needed, and oil friends who are the
cllncd to aid. may timid contribution:
as heretofore, feeling sure that. they
will be. placed to good advantage.
The club wishes to thank heartily
each and every one of the many people:
who helped to muke its Christmas uri-
taking such a complete success.
Woman love good men—«but are in-
tercstod in men whose goodness in
more or less impaired.
WANTED.
WANTEO—«A Gilli. 16 YEARS OF
age. to work on mangle. Old Well
Laundry, 32 anlland street. .18 it
WANTED—431' WTDOW LADY 'l
pleasant rooms in Siouth Not-walk for
light bormekceplug. Controllyrlocatml.
Address Mrs. D. 3.. this oliice. 18 3t
WANTED-"TEN PUPILS FOR DRA.
matic class or club, to study and pro-
duce. standard comedies. Address»
Franklin Johnston, 283 Crown St. New
Haven 58 ill 13
WANTED-A (‘QMI’F‘TFNT 180N-
er null waitress Apply evenings with
references at Miss Baird's School 53
West Ave. 17 if
WANTED—4100...!) its WlTli Oil
without hoard. ti Pine St. So Nor
walk. .17 3t
WANTED—SHORE FRONT WAN'l‘v
ed for New York gentleman: location
muot be first clash. between Green
with and New Haycn preferred; water
Q feet at low tide. price not to exceed
lfit‘i. 000 Address Cash. Box 394, South
Vorwalk Conn. 14 6t
TO LET .
TO ‘ LET-«SECOND FLOOR. 20
Center ave. Thrcc rooms rind attic.
Rent low to'singic person or quiet
rouple. ’i‘wo mlnuteo’ walk from West
we. electric car line. inquire on
“81111583,!31'8153 West ave. W is
To LET-FROM JAN o 1903 TWO
cottages on Meadow street sixxoomsz
rolley lino pans a door; rent :10 per
nontl‘l. Apply fr 3.. KL: ’1'011$s' 4‘: Co. .,
To LET—FIRST FLOOR,
Woodward avenue, five rooms-r.
'ormerly of Raymond I son. in Music
Hall Block, suitable for grocery or any
litter business. Houses and building
ots tor sale. Easy payments. Apply
to E. A. Woodward. -
to 'LérLCor'erfifiifi‘é" nodule,
road a bath. all modern illtprovemonts,
‘l Livingston Place. Enquire 74 Went
avenue, the W. B. odor residence.
)2 at
T0 LET-PIRST FLUOxt rm to
Tolles St 5 room; house Raymond
9t. (second from Day 81.) 6 rooms:
mall house Holden so. (near Ely
we.) 5 rooms, All in first class order.
inquire of John H. Knapp, 8.9. West St
(131 1!
TO V ' LET-4i: Plenum $1M -. "in?
house, No 13 .tizb street. Apply .l.
2. Crown, 2 West Ave. «[30 if
1‘0 LETw—Hmlvni NO, 10 CHEST-
‘lut 8L. Norwam, 7 rooms. sewer null
Interconnection Rent 212 Inquire
\lo. 5 Cbeotnutntreet Norwalk, or 21::
Bust lire. decfl if
70 LET-4 ROOM APARTMENT.
‘rocond floor. Ewart: I: Corbett block:
hall iigbwd. hated and cleaned; a”
is For further particulln. call at Oh
Well Cigar Co. 85 Washington 8!
T0 LET-HOUSE 01" Six BOO!“
II have street: improvements. in
wire of Edwin Wllcox. 10 Washington
St. So. Hort-l n25 ti
T0 LET-4101MB ND. 4 MAPLE
meet. Non-talk. Foundation Nov. l.
\pply to R. H. Golden. of E. llill.
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