’ In; illustrations the pI-carhcr snowed
Special Evangelistic Services
I of! the
Inttcndod preparatory service was held
» those dead In il't‘!!!)ifllllliu and sin. We
L borderline
I we! ”
Entered at. the 80th Norwnlk
L,. PoalDiiice as Second Clue Mutter.
iieiti Sunday at the South
Norweilt Norwelk, East
repair and Rowayton
Methodist Episcopal Church-
Ins. with Able Sermons by
Otil- ois'iown Preachers
he services at the four Methodist
pal Chutcheu of tho Iowr were
day as planned. and nitric-
'ntiruslastic and impressive
tho grout. campaign. blot-h
preachers ‘IInnounced for the
oral churches was on hand pIeIIclI-
e. and soul stirring set-,Inous the
reunions were. large In the morn-
n . and although the. weather cIondl
tips at night were almost. the worst
winter a considerable number of
peopll'e dolled the rain and the icy
Bil‘e‘e a and attended the services. The
dhy altogether registered the highest
title oi interest whiIIlI hits been rising
(lilting this past Weeks of preparation.
First Methodist Church.
At. this church the day hogan will.
the regular class meeting, ioti by
him Greenwood. There was It large
attendance, especially of men nearly
$11 heing members or the Oiiiclel
cord. » The service was a decided
Spiritual preparation for the day. At
Nu“ thirty the sermon was preached
by the Rev Francis '1‘. ill own. pustul-
Q! the Flrnt Methodist Cbur.t2h oi Mid-
diatom, Conn. Mr. Brown is 8. young
mmi of scholarly attainments. syrnpn
thétio spirit and evangelistic zeal The
font bf the morning Wits Psalm 107: 2.
"Let. the redeemed of the herd say
liO-" The first part of the. sermon was
devoted entirely to the emphasis of
the words any 30." showing the ne-
nossity of expressing in words the op.
preclntlon of others which We tell in
our hearts. By numerous and touch
the silo ces whichb no unit! were not
golden.4 arising beai'ttiches- and dis-
couragement because parents did not
say to their children; children to their
to their pastors the wordii which they
could honestly, avb said octane and
npp’r‘t‘ciutioh with .a Itudden‘
turn the thought was applied to the
congregation with reference to the
whole. of the. lext and with a powerful
exlrortntiou the people were implored
to "say so" concerning the religion of
the Lord Jesus (‘hrlst in view of what
it was in itself and. was to them
personally. The congregation was
was greatly moved. and utter singing
heartily It closing hymn, pressed for-
Ward eagerly and with much emotion
to grasp the hand of the pI.oncbet At
tho close. of the Sunday school t-xcrcls
us Mr. Brown spoke. very effectively to
the scholars and teachers. AII tour
O'clock in the afternoon, Mr. liundcr»
son. the leader of the Inmcrnont. will.
the men of the (.‘hiil‘i‘lil‘ii who are to
assist in the IIIonIltIII of the union ser-
vices. Over fifty men listened to an
Irddrces by Mr. licrrdorson :Ind engag-
cd in informal Iouvursution about. the
work. At six o'I-lml. .I v I‘Iry prolitw
hie lip‘wurtb League meeting was held
at which ltov. Mr ilrown spoke to the
young people, and III. uurcn o'clock the
evening service was held. The even-
ing sermon was even stronger than
that. of the morning. being It most in.
thwarting IIIIII lruprcssivr- study of tilt-
meaning of life. showing iliili life was
an utter crurtrutiictioII and despair.
from whatever standpoint it might be
viewed. without the interpretation
which .Iouus t‘brilu gave to it in his
revolution or God and immortality.
Norwaik Methodist Church.
At the Norwnlk Moihtulist t‘lIuI‘clI
the services were conducted and the
nortnouu l)l’t‘llt‘lil!d by the ltov. 'i‘hco-
Iioro It. lictulcrsou, who spends this
preliminary week with illi‘ Nor-walk
(llrtlrch. A most IIffoctlvo and largely
Itt il:llil II. III., ilit' itsv. lM'Wlfl K. Moore
in Miami". The men of the church
were present in large number». The
autumn Wits preached III Itiziltl by Mr.
year-Inna. illl' Ibonm being "How Can
iod lililh‘t‘ to Life, the trend in Nor-
wnik.” ‘i‘bI- scriptural lands of the.
discourse. wait the account or the ruin-
ing to Ilth or ”W Biruuuruu‘rlie's «on by
the prophet lIiIbIlIII. Mr. licudot‘eou
llllmvwl the diillcnluy of realizing that
man and women were spiritually dmtl.
As We encountered them from day to
day and observed qualities of oxceII
Inhale wt" WI-rc slow to appreciate the
fuel thus without llvlnrr faith in Jesus
Christ they Wore dead to (loll. 'l‘lrn
llidillttronno of truth to this uplrltuni
death was illustrated by the apparent
lack of concern on the part of the fatn-
or of the iibuuuuuulles tlilililfl-‘lll' Willi
ttoo burly with his harvest to even can
my the child to the prophet. llnt
when the. mother perceived thitl the
child your dead. their Idle made haste
to seek resource of rontrrvmrtion power
lilo-when men really routine that their
friends are. dead they will stick to
bring thorn in Jesus who alone can
raise Ibo spiritually dead. The method
of resurrection was the application or
the warm living body of the prophet.
lo the mid term of the child so must
spiritually living Christians touch
must give our lit-us IIII truly an Elisha,
are the breath or, in body if the
» ’t“ unday school
' two one. Mrs.
‘lli'fldfilfim who as b" “enduring.
In lhiit work. .Iendcre . II
‘ “WIDE.
; tloa service was bold and
trinity or the scbolurd
polio to the children conceroin I
mnfcuuing and ob ins .
Christ. Neatly printed cards were
dihtributod giving opportunity to all
[needn‘tI to sign a pledge to become
"Cornrndus of the Cross." A large
number- of the cards were signed and
by a very simple. unique yet attentive
method It most lrnprossivo connecrro‘
Ir. great
suave themselves,
to tlhrlst. At the evening service,
Mr. Henderson preached on "The Good
Shepherd or the Call of Christ" om.
phasizlng the necessity of following the
leadership of tlbrist and showing the
danger of walking in uuys that were
wrong which we sincerely believe to
be right. Mrs. l-Iendcrson sung very
effectively "Happy Day" and “Jesus
bonds." The Itoruing service was very
largely attcn ed and the evening had
It good audience for the night, about It
hundred people being present. Mix,
Henderson preaches In Norwallt ovary
evening this week echIpt Saturday.
and Mrs. Henderson will sing- from ,I
to time.
East Avenue Methodist Church.
The services in East Norwullt we ro
most. inspiring and largely attended.
The day hogan bore us III .tbo other
churches with an early meeting for
prayer. and at the usual hour the Rev.
Ernest W. iiyshe of the Gospel 'l‘on
preached a powerful sormon from the
Words "Pr‘upuro yr the. way of the
Lord." The t-tillgl‘t-gttllon was deeply
impressed. in the Sabbath school
there were present Zillil persons. and
here again Mr. Bysbe spoke. delivering;
a most telling address to the boys and
girls and young people-I. The. evening
service was surprisingly well attend-
ed, and Mr. llyslro presumed the invi-
ration to accept Christ through It vary
persuasive, sermon from the» words
"l‘he Master is come and called) for
thou" This was followed b. an at
tur‘ service, A large number canto for
ward. There were several seekers at
the altar and II number raised their
builds for prayers. This is the firm.
manifestation in the services thus far
and speaks well for the future meet-
ings. Tonight the Rev. William hi.
Stonehill of Brooklyn will preach. MI‘.
Stoneirill is It member of this Confer-
ence. and in past years labored In
large evangelistic movements in l.ou-. ‘
,dou. England Tomorrow night the
lirst ot’ the services under the direction
of the Rev. Lincoln iloiilstcr tlnnwoil
will be held.
Rowaylon Methodist Church.
The Rev. Lewis M. bounsbtu‘y, of
New Canaan. was the preacher III
Rowayton yesterday The day began
with a morning service at 9: 30 and
the preaching- bout‘ there was a large
congregation present to hear the tier
Inon. it was It most effective Ills--
. m _
The movement of the spirit orl
ctlr."
God in the work of salvation was lilontl
effectively"presented and illustrated
from the context. Tire irositanI-y of
men to gt) to others and speak to them
of (‘lIrist being rebuked from the burn-
tive which showed tin.- preparation
persocuror of Tumult. No averting
Sl‘l'l‘ltft' was held on account or“ the
storm. Mr, inunsbury preaches ov-
I'u‘y evening this Week except Satur-
‘ il)‘.
DHUGGIST VOGEL DEAD.
Former Well Known Business Man
Succumbs to Operation at New
York Hospital.
William A. Vogel. formerly one of
Nor \vallt's loading buslucse IIII‘III. died
yesterday afternoon at the New York
Hospital. where he. has been for the
past Ht‘l’i‘i‘lll weeks The announce-
ment. of his dIIIIIisI‘I t'IlMiit' as a great
shock to his many friends. as it was
understood that. be was on the way to
recovery nnti would be. able to leave
IIIII hospital in about two weeks.
Mr. Vogcl was operated on for null
stones at the New York iiuuprtul
about It month ago. Ililti. though his
illness has been very sevrII‘I- from the
outset. he withstood the output so
Well it was believed he Wtiilltl IIvIIII
tualiy recover
For a. number of years Mr. Vilflm
was in the drug business and Wits sur-
t'Ifit'Illl‘il at his \vcliIkuowu establish»
intuit. rrt Lilo rumor of Wull tllitl isttucn
street by William (I. ilnut‘, the present
proprietor. The building was erected
by Mr. Vtikul illiil lit'llf‘li his name.
it had been Mr. and Mrs. Vogol'u
practice of late to spend the winter in
New York city and tho summer at
their Molt IIvonun I‘t'Hlili‘llt't‘. Mr. Vo-
gIIl is uurvlvt‘ui by his wife, who Willi
formuriy Mrs. iiiuusle Mallory tiiukell.
and mm non. llr. Yuri Vouei, of New
York. and two step sous. children of
Mrs. Vow! to her lll'iti IutIrrlIIInI.
Mr. Vanni was fifty-nine years of
Into. The funeral will be held In tho
convenience of the family.
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BRUEIHEB ON THE SNOW
Excellent Sport on the Math Highway
in Wilton".
There was some uerIIliIIIII brushing
on the snow in Wilton. iluturduv after-
noon. a line course having bootl' rolled
on the. main Iborouubfarc of the town.
extending down for a considerable In».
tonne from the Episcopal Church
The principal brushing was botwénu
'l‘, Mcrwin i-l ltud lt‘ox. driven by Percy
Knapp. and David .ienku hidden tiny.
whose reins were held by the owner.
Apparently there in much doubt over
the result of the context. it was tuni-
etl yesterday by an eyewitness that
Red Fox was the winner. Mr. Jerike.
harvester, claimed this morning that be
luui won two out or the three heats.
the any! that he was beaten the first
beets but. took the rem-into: two.
other well-known Nor-walk horsemen
who were present mold of whom has
torrid their horses in brushes were
Thomas Word. Arthur Weidrorl Wt!»
lltnn Anderson and Robert London, of
halibut hiriliii.
friction I. L A a... stun
fl
a. hymn. :t’l‘he libel
Willt‘ll (ind had already made wirrrr lIII‘
sour liisscrvunt to speak it) the grout‘
III Jesus. ” after at ten Dr. Henderson ‘L
Famous Battle House. at Mob-
ile. Alabama. and Adjoining
Buildings Swept by Flem-
es~ElevetorBoys Stuck to
Post and Removed All
Guests—One Man Killed
MOBILE,
Alu., lI‘t'iI. l3.—-Thu ill'e
, which destroyed the Battle House, Mo-
.bilc's historic hotel.
the Commercial
Hotel and several adjoining buildings.
was gotten undercontrol ut daylight
todny. The loss is about $~iti0.00il.
There was no loss of life, but lt‘irc
("bit-f Price and IiI‘irtunnIr McMahon
were injured by fulli g"bricits. ri‘lrc
liuttlu liouse Willi thytl‘I‘Iyedi and the
loss is placed at $300,000; insurancc.
onc-lrnlf. The loss on the (‘onrmerclnl
Hotel. which adjoins the. linttlc House
on Royal street, is $80,000, and that. on
the Graham Printing Company $30,000.
There Were several smaller losses.
Many nillcca on Si. it‘runcis street, op-
posite tho lluttlc House, worr- Hooded.
The origin of the fire has not been
usI-I-rtulncti.
ATLANTA. GIL. lI‘t-ir. lElrWA long Ills-
tunce telephone message from Mobile
says one. person was killed and several
seriously injured in the Butte blouse.
tire.
WASHINGTON. Feb. lib—(lonrururlb
cation with Mobile is difficult. because,
of the crippled condition of the tele-
gruph and telephone systems, caused
by the storms of last week, from which
this section of the country has not yet
recovered.‘
KING BARLEYCORN WON.
Charles Barnum Succumbed to a Pow-
erful Enemy Saturday Afternoon
C‘hnrles Barnum n Norwnlk urarr
well along in years had a tussle Sat»
urtluy afternoon with «lolrn llIIrlIIchot‘u.
the strong llouitl enemy. and utter n
time Ilttr‘uunr was fr'IIuItl in a Main
Street alleyway whore he had been
downed by his antakonis’t iloru
‘ilnrnunl was I‘mmd by Captain it. N
Murchuuso, of the Nor walk police
'I the: mnu' s condition.
be was (Irrted lo the ililllt‘f' station
on a big sltIiglrI
ilni‘num unI-t bronchi before Judge
lIIIiwrtI‘Il M. lmclrwood in tho Norwnilt
police court this morning. The case
was continued indetlnitt ly to give the
offender n (lliillt'tl to do better.
HAFiFtLlS—i-ilcids.
Bride and Groom Employed by
Charles G. Bohannan.
William Harris. of Virginia, and
Miss indirn Hit-ks. of North Carolina,
were united In the. holy bonds or lllilt-
r‘iruony ycsIcrIittv afternoon at ii
o‘clock. by Rev W. \V. '1'. Duncan. III
the home of Dr. Charles G. liohnunan.
III South Main street. The wedding
“an a very quiet one. Both are cur—
pioycd by Dr. llolrnnnan and ,will re.-
sltie at his farm in East Norwnlk.
\Vhiin driving to Nttrwnlk to get the
ilI-IIusc from the town clerk. the. groom
saw a runaway horse coming down
the street. He jumped from his
sleigh and stopped the frightened Itn-
lmul, but sprained his thumb in so do.
int:
Dr.
iCE BLLOCKADE BROKEN.
WOrk of Unloading Barges of Coal at
Wilson’s Point Progress“.
The ten blockade at Wilsonis Point
has been broken and the Wtirk of un-
loading the numerous barges laden
with coal has thIIun
being made to ship the cool an that
as possible to points where It in need
ed 1 was found that III some phIII-II
llli' ice was mWi‘l‘liI feet thick. I-nkuu
having broken oil from the line and
been forced under only to freeze
nunln. This condition of nifulru made
it very Iliiilcult for the tune to force,
their way to the whrtrv v.03
OBSERVING LINCOLN DAY.
Banks and Pool Oliicee Show About
the Only Evidence of Holiday.
l’rnctlI-ully the only observation of
Lincoln llny. which is a legal holiday.
is being made by the trunks and the
post ilillvtih oi' Norwttiit IIIIIl SIIIIIII Nut
walk. The hunkit bud their drmru
cloned all day. while the posIIumI-Iur
hurt the usual holiday hours. There
one one general delivery IIIIII one I-ul-
locilon of mail and the oIllI-cs closed
to it It. In. ,
OYSTER BOAT'S HARD FIGHT.
The oyster bout; bottle 13.. of New
York started out from tho latter place
last Tuesday. in an attempt to reach
lupiulu ’l‘hmdoru lIIIwndes' dock in
South Nor-walk for the purpose or get-
Imp; It land of oysters. The vessel
found It impossible 19..ch through the
thick too until the latter part of the
Week. when It followed a tow up the
Sound. Yesterday the vessel had
reached hello inland. and finding It
impossible to proceed further turned
about and tied up at the Roma Point
dunk. The captain reports that the
ice from Eaton II Neck to New York in
very thick, and almost impossible to
brain: up.
DUNDAY MORNING FiRE.
There were u itlliiill tire Sunday morn-
ing at zloclock in the apartment over
Ernest Groebchner's saloon in Railroad
avenue. The tire was extlnmltehed
‘rtgnt’ruliduwnl "MEN“ III dillm
by the pollen Witb‘ucoupie ofI pulls of
litter. No on no nth;- III.
it‘vcrv effort is ‘
i.
to Remember t are
CHICAGO. il‘ub.» Aitprt Confess-
ing to nine ,rohlic it is said ltld
ward I‘v‘lnilti'. a pin. kennold boy,
bits been sent. 'l. hip'ooil at the
stock yards polio bill on "to think of
the rest." The bayou, ti for and was
given paper and pen He said he
uonld write down . Iburglury be
hurt been. Involved ill» on it came to
his mind.
Edward said he v d in the News-
boys Home itr Walla it nvenue His
father. he said.» in II. witchmau and
ills mother is dead. ,
The boy hurl two 1) rticuiur friends
with whom he III also lode said but
at limos be. was ‘ border It “boy
find saloons
WASHINGTON,» per ‘
Roost-veil will not pee
tion treaties, us union ed by the Seu~
die. to the countries
\\'."ft.it negotiated. in ”ply to human
but. inquiries by ll‘illfln motives of tho
plt'ss III the i-itnlo ll 'Ittytmmu today.
heIII-tnry llay Inutle’g‘ substance the
following statement: '
"The president rotunda the matter
of the general arbitration treaties as
concluded by the action of the Senate
on Saturday. ’llerocognim the right
of the Senate to reject a treaty either
by It direct, vote In that sense or in»
tilii‘itill by changes which are incom«
putlbb- with its splifli and purpose. lie
com-dd. I I that with the Senate amend-
ment the hurdles not only cease to be
It step forward in the cause of general
arbitration but are really It step back~
ward and therefore c is trouble to
pr’osent them in thiaI‘ tiered form to
the countries with will b we have been
In negotiation.”- ’
The arbitration tron ics which were
amended and ratified l the Senate on
Saturday were. sent I the president
tod: Iy ltuch treaty “accompanied
by the usual rescind u setting Iorth
the action taken by t e Senate. »
'l‘ho void" of lifly to in favor of
the adaption of an i mom to Tile
treaties does not give the full strength
or the Senate on the quIn-Ilion of iti-
stating upon ill; piorogutiVet-r in treaty
making. 'lbcrc were five pairs rc~
corded, but in each case it was stated
by the senator announcing his pair that
ho is [loud If his pair were present ho
would vote tor the unit» »utlrucnt. There
secured ill in a lock of iuIIIIIII'Irlion a.
to whether general mills t"‘tl\vl€il the
ublIct t)! amendment to tltntics and
on that account It uqubcI- of senators
refrained from votlnu. Senator Alice.
who was recorded are voting for the
amendment. was-not present. His name
was confused with that or Seunlur Al-
ger. who was ill‘i‘ili‘lll and voted for
the amendment. The pairs recorded
were DI-pew and MciIlucry. Proctor and
Mallory, Clark of Arkansas and Mll-
ltrrtl. l’cttus and Crane. and Simmons
and Cittpp. No record was made, how-
('Vl‘l‘. its to the manner ilrcsc senator‘s
would have voted.
Scuttior Culiom. cimlrtlrun of tho
t‘IoturulIrIIII on Foreign Relations, after
reading dccmtury liuy's continent. on
the action of the Senate ltr urrtcnding
llli‘ arbitration Irrurtles said:
"The Senate's position is right,
doubttIdly. it' anything is done llt‘i‘C“
after, the president will have to take
tlIc Hermie into his confidence. it might
require a little more time, but other-
wise] can see nothing in the Senate's
course iIIlIIIrmoniouII with the prost—
Iit-ut‘e lutorpretntlon of his treaty mak-
ing powers."
Senator llnrou today lnIrIIIlut-cti a
resolution rtcitlul.r the agreement bo-
i\\‘~'l'll the diplomatic rIIprII-sentntlvos
of illi‘ i‘nltdd Status and the Dominican
ltrprdrllc on January 31. 1905. and Ni"-
Inu upon the president for information
concerning it.
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FAIRFiELD COUNTY CLERiCUS.
Paper Read by Rev. W. E. Hooker, of
Wilton. at St. Paul's Church.
Au orgtrtlizrdiou whose existent-e
data..- back III about 1815. the Ftririiuiri
IquIlvt ticrirui Association or Club.
held It meeting or iii. Paul‘s Church to.
day. All It ruin illi'litl meetings are
held uncr- a month. This Association
in cutirelv distinct from 1le lt‘IIII-neld
“Utility AI‘IIiIIlI-ncturry which in of com-
purntivuly rcceui birth.
The feature of today‘s mention of
the (‘Iittt‘irui Association was the pill“
log or a paper by the tier. William Fl.
ilt’mkcr. of Wilton, on the Itrtbjcci
"Th.- lmlly and Religious Literature."
All custorunry. the meeting opened
with It celebration of tho lioiv Conr-
utunion. the row. Woluyns Smith rec
tor of ill. i’nul‘u purlulr. IIillIIiIltiug.
This followed by the regular meeting.
at which the paper was given by the
liar. hit. Hooker who in secretary of
tho Association.
The clergyman had lunch. and it
was expected that the amnion would
coma to a clone about. 2 o'.IIioIIk
MR. WOOD iNJUheo.
North Wood. father of civil Engineer
Charles N. Wood. of Norweik. lord II
porters (all on the icy sidewalk in Main
street. this morning and sustained II
push on one side III blot from Mr.
Wood pltlclrlly got till Mid walked to
llilft litliiiti V
The. ease of it. Iii Milton and Com—
pany re. the Toledo Computing Bottles
humanity went over do tomorrow
' mine It o'clock I ‘
WM“. mun—M...— way-M
MHHE Hill-5
iii HSHHHE ilH
li'lliiilNiil (Iii
British Schooner Greta, el Vine-
yard Haven, Rests ‘Easiiy;
Barge Moiino. at Portland,
Pleated Today. But Badly
Damaged; No Tidings from
the Red Cross Line Steamer
Silvia. at St. Johns. if. F.
~ianuary Thaw a LittleiLate
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VINEYARD HAVEN. -Mnus.. eb
18.—~’1‘he harbor was pranticully clear
of ice, except at the "I-iertd." at day-
light today. With the exception of the
British schooner ire-ta. which was
driven ashore when the ice began
breaking up, Irtrvesscl sustained dum-
ug‘II. A low schooner-s mugged their
anchors a short distance. but all oscup-
tad injury. The tir‘ctu rosin easily, and
it is believed she will float at high
water without serious damage, al—
though she may have to lighter part of
her chrgo.
’l‘lIe schooner Pardon G. 'l‘lIonIpsIuI.
i’ort Reading for Provlncutown, is still
first. in the ice at tho bend of the hur-
bor. A nurubcr of large sclroonors
bound over the shoals not. under way
this t'orenoon. There is no ice in Vine-
yard Sound.
l’Ol‘t'l‘i.ANll, M0,, it‘eb. l:s.—-'l‘bc
burst) Month). of the Philadelphia and
Rt‘lltllng Coal (.‘orupuuy, which with
the occttu tug (‘ntnwlssu went ashore
on (.‘usl lugs Island late. last night was
floated curly today and brought tutu
the harbor by tlr tug Portland. The
Molino went on the rocks at half ebb
tititI. She was considerably damaged.
ST. JOHNS. N. l~‘., Feb. 13.I~No tid-
ings have yet been received of the
Red t'Iross lino steamer SIlvin, which
is now live. days overdue III this port
from linlliux, N. S... and gram: [ours
are entertained for her safety. Ship-
ping nn-u here. figure that the Silt-in
must have encountered last Wednes-
day‘ s blizzard in the vicinity of Cape
Rat 0. one of the most treacherous spots
in the North Atlantic. There is
possibility, however, that her ranchin-
cry may have become disabled, or that
silo has been caught in the ice tides
and in drilling helplessly about.
The Silvia suilcd front New .Yorlt
with .‘l t‘lll‘KU ol‘ IIIerI'lIzIIIIIESII and sev-
eral passengers, and i0ilt‘llt‘tl ill italiI
ink in urctudutrcc with her regular
schedule. The vuyngc from that port
U tht 5 city should have be. It made in
tort} tiltlit hours under normal I-undl—
lion... but seven days nlrtartlv bare
c IIIpst-Il ulthout any word having been
l"‘t‘ttl\'iil from her.
NEW MIRK. lr‘II-b. l.i.~—(‘Ilrnrles W.
iluwring. oI‘ Bowring & Company, of
this city, agents of the Red Cross line
steamer Silvia. said today that he was
noti II the least worried by the fact
that the Silvia is live days overdue at
St. Johns. "At this time of the year."
said Mr. llou‘rlng, "big fields of ice
come down from the north and II north-
cast winds put-ks them against the
coast. making it impossible for It
steamer to get into port. The Silvia
may be a few miles below St. Johns
waiting for u chance to get through the
ice. 01’ course, we would like to sec
her in. as there has been some heavy
weather titcrc, but Linptnn Farrell lruti
orders to loop his vessel from being
nipped in the he and driven ashore
and he is expel it need in Newfoundland
conditions
NISW \URK. Fob. lib—«With the
dotrrewhut. belated arrival of the pro-
vorbiul January thaw. this city for the
past thirty-six hours has been under-
going a period of excavation, by ”it“
efforts of the street cleaning depart.—
Ineut to dig the city out from under
the tunes of lt‘t‘ nntl show which stub-
bornly; resisted the efforts of IIIIIII
during the Week of zero weather.
Almost before daylight yestcrdny
and tour; into the night bnttulltuui’ of
then with teams of all descriptions
\Vt'l't' turned looso into the streets that
IIIII heretofore been neglected. This
work was continued today. lI‘lnlshlnu
touches were being put on llrondwuy
while. on like side streets whole corn-
pnuieu. presenting II formidable front
with their picks and short-ls IitII‘I down
into the thick. solid ice and removed
it from lIllil pavement. Following the
men with the pinks, It company of
IlIIIvIIilI‘Iru loaded the ice into wagons.
With military precision and systtun.
whole blocks of important tirormmh-
furs were cleared in r unnrknbiv short
time
On some of the side. streets the snow
was from out: to three feet docp, tho
III-outcr- llili'i of it having been thrown
there from the sidewalks. All this
melted it made rivers of the; gutters.
flowed over it‘oiicy trucks. and as the
corn plowed through tlto.tlt-cp puddler
grout shoots of muddy water were
Incuwn out at either side, endangering
the Ilothinn of any who might be
IIIIIII‘IIIIII: the street or waiting for oth-
er unfit As these rivers of melted
snow ran to the itIIormu-Itton of streets
bunoutb which were trunk servers. the
(orient fell Into catch basin“ with a
roar that in many instances could be
heard above the usual noises or trams.
The City Board of lbetluruta recently
appropriated 3100000 in the outward.
tuovui account the sum set apart for
the purpose. at the beginning of the
winter hm“ uu been exhausted.
BURLINGTON. Vt. Feb
snow storm Which blocked the
I.
yesterday passed off «urine; the II IIIIII
Abortion incited of hart oil's In it
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lowing from Washington:
.. ,. a...» ”1%“-o
'i‘ruiiic was resumed practically no
schedule time today.
NEW YORK. ,Ii‘eb. l3.-'i‘he local
weather bureau has received the fol-
II‘Noribwth
storm warning 9.30 n. m., from. Jack-
sonviiic. Fla, to New York, N. Y.. high
west to northwest winds. with much
colder weather.
DES MOINES, iII., Fob, lil.-Mcreury
broke all records here today, the ther»
ruometcr registering 23 degrees below
zero. after II piercing cold. extending
over the past iiftydiix hours
DETROIT Mich. Fcb.13.~—.’l‘hls is
the coldest day of the winter in Do-
trott and lower Michigan. Following
II heavy snow fall, the tbornrometei“
dropped stcudily after midnight until
it reached four below zero at 7.30
o'clock in this city. At Saginaw it
was 8 below. ‘
NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-—~'l‘hc. icy con~
dition of streets and pavements early
today. was productive of a large cus-
ualty list. and much hindrance to trnf~
tic Reports by the police and returns
from the various hospitals show that
scores of persons were severely ill»
lured by tulle in various sections of the
city. More than twenty persons were
.Io severely hurt they were removed to
hospitals—«same of thqu with broken
limbs
'i‘r ufllc. was paralyzed nil over OI‘ent-I
or New York. Hundreds of horses fell
and many had to be shot because of.
their injuries 'lllb society which air
tends to these matters said it was the
worst day tor accidents that the city
had known in fifteen years. 'l‘hottsarrds
of persons eprsrieucod falls. and many
were injured of whom the police had no
:‘tecords.
At longucre Square and Columbus
C‘III-.lt- litely Sunday centers in the
uptown section policemen had It busy
Itmc picking up thlt‘ll and IIIII‘yluy
them to a place of safety. llnndrcds
who were forced to change cars at
these points blighted only to find their
heels in the air and their gowns ruined.
At times there were more people
floundering about than there were on»
itcumen to help them
Tho Norton Linc steamer
which stopped in Swash Clrunntl while
outward‘bouud for South AIIIcricun
ports yesterday, presumably to repair
II slight derangement to her machinery.
is believed to have proceeded during
the night. When a heavy haze, which
hung over the son last night, lifted to-
day. the steamer was nowhere to be
SOP-ll. ‘
CHICAGO, l’I‘ob. ill—«intense cold
prcvuils over the Middle West and the
Northwest. Among reports received
today the following below zero temper-
atures are noted: Superior. Wis. 28;
La (ll-oust». Wis. 38; Milwaukee. 13;
.iancsvillo Wis, .54; St Paul. Mind.
25; \inilliatou N D.. 28; Omaha Nob.
32: . N‘o'tiolk. Nob, 29; Lincoln, Nob.
3b
81‘. LOWS, lI‘eb, lit—Missouri. Kun-
tus and Smithwcstertr territories are
today shivering In the coldest Weather
.lIIy have. knowu in twenty years. in
Oklahoma five persons have been fron-
n to death anti the loss to stock in
Western Kansas Oklahoma and in-
lieu ”‘lIIIlton is UK" .IIrIIIItcsI in years
in (l‘entrnl and We: ltlll Kansas the
wind became a gale. piling the snow
high To the cuts and the temperature
want to 30 degrees below zero. All
trains wrc runny hours late in Kansas
and some of the through trains from
California have been annulled.
On the plains of Western Kansas
hundreds of herds of cattle were stum-
pcded by the fierce galc.
in Oklahoma anti lutliun 'l‘crrltm‘y
the weather was the coldest on record.
reaching ltl degrees below zero. Tire
simply of coal is short and fear is ex-
prrIssI-d that many of the poorer in~
dinns will succumb. (lottleruon in the
Chickasaw untlorr report runny cattle
frozen to death.
Telegraph wires
Ire demoralizcd.
CINCINNATI, 0.. Feb, l3.»~-’l‘hc riv-
er situation today is more menacing
to properly than at any time since the
cold weather gorged the Ohio with ice.
"lhe new freeze only postpones what
river- mcn believe will he the worst
final lyeukup or the river in runny
ycntn
l’ll l“..Bi.O (‘.,olo lv‘cb. l3.-—~’I‘ilt“ oili-
clnl low temperature In this city today
“as :58 below zero
BET CASLfi SETTLE-20.
'i‘iIn case against Antonio Deliovegio.
who w s arrested Saturday on the com-
plaint i' Antonio ltlucio, was nollod
this morning on payment. of costs.
Riccio and the other ltaiiun got tonthI
or and settled the but which had been
the c nose of the trouble and lliccio
did not care to prosecute further.
w-.mmw.
LOST.
in all directions
W—anm‘ .....- x—‘wu um. ..
LOSTLvliiETl't’llEN iiOii’l‘th RT.
and the it (tr (i corset factory, little
brown purse combining sum of money
and unit] I‘Iurrintr. not with blue sinunu,
Cusilda. I,
light steam bout
'IpuIM "out...” III In emu oil mum
'MBM man u mute .IIII; “peony 'o’oum V
ploo I Imus lepton uanw‘ 'uomoti like
or um .Ia mom Idooxo 'Iuhluol Aim-l I
MAW...” W... q. u... a». m. «M'-
I
TWO CENTS
HE ENSHIE
WHHKS HUI
HY Hliiil N3
Battery oi Twenty-lour Guns
lobe Pieced Southwest of
Medina ~iapanese Recently "
Surrounded a Russian Cav-
alry and Killed Three and
Wounded Eleven of the
Enemy. I.
TOKIO, Feb. 13, 2.13. In.-—'l‘hc ‘Rus-
sians continued to bombard portions of
Field Marshal (lyatnu‘s center and
right on Saturday last, February 11.
The Russians continue the construct
tion of d . ensive works on their right,
to the so thwost ot' Mcntapan. where
they are erecting nn epnnlcmcnt for a
battery of 2d guns.
The Japanese recently surrounded II
Russian cavalry detachment near
lisisnclrung. killing three of the en-
emyl and wounding eleven.
.PE’i‘lillSBURG. Feb. 13,—A tale.
1?! Hill il'om Snehctun says General Kaul»
burs (commander of the Third Man-
IIbuIIiIIu array) has taken over the com- . -
'ill-llltl ot‘ the Second Manchurian army.
l'tt‘t‘tlil)’ vacated by General Gripen-
berg.
SIETTLED Hi5 HOTEL BILL.
James Stretch. n lineman in the em-
u'on of the Southern New England
Telephone Company. tried to get.
away from the city in a very quiet
manner Saturday ou.the 4:25 train.
'e. Was on his way to New London.
The general public was perfectly sat-
isfied. apparéntly. that Mr. Stretch
should take his pleasant society to
some other city. but not so the pro-
prietors of the Haviland House for the
simple fact that James owed two
weeks’ board at that. establishment. -
Ofllccr Frank Raymond apprehended
llllll and Mr. Stretch settled with the
Hotel people. lie was then allowed
to pursue his journey.
.........
TPUBLlC RGgLLECTiON OF
U_ .
in the business center hereafter
there will be intone col. action daily.
Monday and Thursday until 8 o clock
other trays till 9 o‘clock. n. In. '
Receptacles to lré‘pidt-ed near bulld
lug line not on curb.
l’lcusc protect papers from being
sclrilcletl on the streets.
BOARD OF HEALTH
WANTED.
WANTED-ml (lilting FOR GENER-
:rl housework find 2 cooks. Apply at.
Mrs. Wilt-ox. iii Hartford Place. fill 3t
WANTED-«PATTERN MAKERS.
chest-rs. lock maker‘s: Ehtpcricnced
their in those trades, who are desirous
to rind situations. are requested to
call upon Mr. Smith at the Hotel Ma-
lIntdmmo on Wednesday February 15th
at. 7:30 p. or. fill 3t.
WANTED~LADY OR GENTLE-
mIIu of fair education to travel for a
firm of $250,000 capital. Salary $1.072
per year and expenses: paid weekly.
Address M. Percival, South Nor‘wulk.
Ctllrll. £13 It.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE—«A Nil‘W MiLK COW
with tail two weeks old Part .icrs sey
hrIII-Il. inquire of John ll. Knapp. 82
West St. Norwalk I
FOR SALE—ONO 3d LlIlORSE i’O
wcr‘ upright boiler one 20 horse power
horizontal engine used four years.
both in first class condition.‘ Will
sell at half of orginnl cost. The Now
walk Box Go. f7 tf
FOR SALE OR To LET —- FROM
April llrst. house. 37 hnyvlew avenue.
lZ reruns. bath and all ruddern im-
provements. burn on premises. in»
quire nt. 67 Wool 8t
TOH'LET.
To L T ... FURNISHED ltOOltl.
all mod ru improvements. 92 So. Main
Hil’f‘t‘i. “fill tit
Amman”...
T0 LET-~~Ai’ARTMENT 0F (Illilv-
on rooms and bath on Orchard St.
All conveniences. Our- mtnuto front
Wt'hl avenue electric car. illioctrlu.
Furnished or tub
h‘turler will please return to 7 Bunion furnished. luuulre No. all West Ave. ,,
uttgeor flit it Norwulk. iii-l ll
LOST w BLACK sum. DUO. TO LET —~— ON ROTON HELL.
whit.» breast, with nnrncou collar 8.
ill. t‘iaIupbeli. Woniport. and registered-
No. 442. Flutter will please return to
It Stuart avenue, or telephone odlco.
South Norwulk. f1
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fun To LADIIII BEGURING
tickets this Week. two weeke' treatment
tree. Wrinkles. crows feet. Within.
blackheads and married retrieved. Bus
periinoue heir, more: and win-lo pen
without pain or near.
tree near“... or breaches taught. Iii
up. Madame F'l‘illlcéii Murray, tin so.
Main street. _
BUSINESO NOTICES.
idw‘abe ._
lines and delayed the utenhler tr tall I
A RUDDEN. PRAOTiOAL PAINT.
‘Phone. h It. Weather-t Division. 130 Ill
mnuently destroyed by electrolysis.-
consultation _
lttcd Address. Mufti?
hunger and lineal-liter. tiled-I ‘l
house of cievcu rooms, burn. out houn-
up and 8 acres of ground. inquire 67:
West street. f7 6i.
pnornssronan. VI.
ARCHITECT -- r'r's TIME TO
think of that cottage you no going to I ,
build int alluring. For plans and
specifications call or address, Harold ,
Meade, Architect ”Weapon (Iona.
Lva. s. KNAPP. Aucmricr. mu.
moved his omit-n from the United
gykw meg. to it Madison lit.
I . CEMETERIES.
ibilui
Norwalk Chronicler