Willltiiiifiiohsli and James Farrell, Hatters ‘ uuiyp J it. i,
“setup-upon to Head, .Which Instantly Killed ham-—
rhino Walker-.l‘hi‘rc number of Trio Riding mu ubury
to New tuition to Await Further Action
Two’men were swept to death from
the top of a freight car at the River
street tunnel shortly before 1:30
o'clock this morning and added their
names to the long list of horrible fatal-
ities that have occurred at this point
during the past few years.
The ’dead men were both batters .
and were “beating" their way from
Danbury to Newark, New ‘ Jersey.
where they expected to get work at.
.their trade. They were William
Schenck and James Farrell, both of
Newark; The men were in company
with another hatter.\Thomas Walker.
They boarded freight train No. 553 to-
gether at ‘Danbury and Walker owes
his life to the fact that he was asleep
on top of the box car.
Schenck and Farrell were perched
on the top of the car and not thinking
of the obstructing beams of the tunnel
were dragged to their fate in a twink-
ling. According to Walker’s own. ad-
missior'i all three were under the in-
fluence of liquor. ,
As the train entered the tunnel, Far-
rell was knocked to the ground. while
, Schenk. bleeding and dying landed in
n gondola car. As soon as he was
able Walker made a search for Farrell.
but was unable to and him. The ac-
cident was reported to the train crew
and when. the train reached Ann
street. South NorWalk, the police of
thejcity were notified.
Undertaker David W. Raymond was
called fro-take charge of the body of
Schenitfaad a telephone message was
also despatched boltgfi‘glorwalk police.
Sergeant -.T‘ll. ‘ unt received
the meWV'w fh said that there
was a mandead the tunnel. A quick
examination she ed thin to be true.
Farrell's remains were bound beside
him height and had dark r and a
sandy moustache. .
‘A card found in one of h pockets
showed that he was (that her and
was a member in good “siting of the
United Hatters of North .. ice. He
was enrolled at Brooklyn. ' York,
September 27,1906. and a ewarlt.
New Jersey, Februaryb. 19 .
The body of Bohenk wasuunddiu
the gondola car at thaSou orwailt
station. He was dead w: found.
his head having been split cu by the
impact against the beams 0 he tun-
nel roof. The body was ta lo De~
vid W. Raymond's undertak rooms
in North Main street about o'clock.
, This morning Medical nmluer
Huntington viewed the rem s and
will render a verdict. of idental
death.
Thomas Walker. the thi tember
of the trio, was apprehend at the
railroad station by Police On it Peu-
niugton and was held pondi an in-
vestigation. This morning 3 case
came up in the town courtd was
continued until 6 o‘clock t after-
noon.
Walker is what is known it hobo
batter and is well known many
South Norwalk members of . trade.
He has been boating about r world
for years. riding on freight ts and
working by spells. .
He admits that the three had
been drinking a good deal. an large
bottle of whiskey was foun n his
pocket. when arrested.
He seemed to take the ac nt as
a matter of course, and in an. ng of
it said: “They were the in ones.
Their trouble are all over whl have
a lot ahead of me. We were three
on top of the box car and int to
sleep. When I woke up. my blew
.ofi' and I started to look for The“
. the nonlinear-the entrance: Life was
t (it ’ " thin .11 had been.
“in ‘s m 53$“? ' led off or talisn-off. Theybo vein-
killbdi ‘ )9le _ n». .
Undertlilter George .; Raymond.
who was.routed-’,out of ad, took the
body to his mortise in Hoyt street.
Farrell's outward injuries Were con-
fined chiefly to the head, the left side
of which wasrbadly‘ marred. The man
did not me the lappoarance of a hobo
and he WMLQulte fl ly attired.
wore a black suit c clothes and an ov-
ercoat of‘dark material. Around his
other fellows were not on th and
i suppose they must have be nook-
:Newark and had been at - g. in
manhury.’ We were beatin back
(to Newark." '
i in all probability Walker 1 be
1 released this afternoon and hi -.- to
iproceed with his journey.
i The conductor of the trail is F.
its: as. Lake, and the engineer was mas
The man
; Kilcoursr, of Dunbury.
the
on the train was A. Turner.
neck WEB :1 clean black strlped collar I two brakemcn Junics Purcell Tho-
nnd necktie.
cuvor ouArsrowu
A
Fled From‘ihsPisco
“W
CHARMBSTOWN. W. Va. April lit-w
The City of Chattestown was thrown
into a panic yesterdlly by the disco
very of a gigantic .ctve directly be-
neath the town. the top of which is
near enough to the surface of the
earth to make the situation appear pre-
Many re-
sidents have fled from the city and
others are preparing to leave very
curious to the inhabitants.
soon.
The cave contains a large lake.
Men blasting rocks made the dis-
cavern
when the discharge caused the earth
to crumble and call in, leaving a great
hole. Workman ventured into the cm
vcru. exploring it for'o. considerable
distance. Theytdiscovered the lake.
and returned touts surface procured
it small boat. in much they rowed
oovery otnthe lake and the
about for several hundred yards.
There are 'limeetone formations l
the count similar to those in the not-
od bu y caves. . The water of
and sweet to tho-taste.
The cavern runs from‘
Charla-town. ‘
A arithmetic mm
vcrn will Milli toil: .
be called upon to
to whether there
. city. . ' .
ooaaasrsmeaismus.
“In
Captain‘mrslieuju Went to Albany
Till '0' WI
0 y; rm"
Captain Robert-ill
min-walk, left you
along. Mug;
lll’ . 3'
per: tor the sat .
Christiana , '
zirreth at” :50 ,
its use
at the fiction!
Boot Com '
Hlflim Iii-
not
The man was evidently 1 man Motherland.
about thirty-five years of age. of mod-
OVER ABIGANTIO CAVE
Startling Discovery Made Y's'f.
terday. and Many. Residents
the
lake is remarkably burn and is cold
the point of
discovery directly under the city of
ration of the on-
and experts will
so vs the problem as
“any danger to the
lot-choose. of
lg morning for
to get the link
, on the pa.
James
None of t wit-
:nessed the accident.
oLo WELL run DRAW -~
LARGE Alli-Iii or
Second light More Sue iul
Than Preceding boas ro-
gram was Meritorious
The second nl ht of the fat Old
Well Hook and dder Comp was
as thorough a success as the -ing
night and business at the out
booths was very good. The e in.
mcnt provided was of a high 0 and
was thoroughly enjoyed by It
comprised solos by W. it, Doric en-
titled Hearts. and as an on» One
word From You. The slngc in
fine voice and the audience tit: hly
enjoyed his rendition of the uti-
fnl songs.
William C. Perry. of Darithe
well-known elocutiouist, next red
the audience with comic sto nil
readings and was excellently or].
Mr. Perry is an ciocutlonist sp-
tlouai talent and is very pop If)!
South Norwaik audiences. as
recalled time and again last N
Charles Thales thou render er.
and an an sitcom Down ‘ . 9
Morning Glories Twine. foll- by
She Was a Seidiors’ Swoeth no
as an encore Where the Mock! do
Are Singing in the Wildwood.
Tonight another vory tine -l)l
has been arranged and it is . .
that theattendanco will beau g-
er than on either of the pug
nights.
SUNDAY OCHOOL OPHQ
W
ll
or You by Booth Nam
Gupprspatienaiilt‘l.
“Thalfinguéltgeetiug elm
orw . .
was droid int night. There
good attendant. and the
Q
If
officers were reelected. ' _
Superintendent-J. ll. Gum; '
First Assistant Superlnte .
8. Tattoo. '
. duperiutendenis in charge
. maryull‘rank n. Gleason an
great.
city.
ruins.
reported.
vicinity.
case.
fine.
and the
wind.”
Mr. Bu
A v
Farther
‘ Shock lasted about three minutes.
thousands of buildings were damaged
and destroyed.
No water and fires all over
All wires excepting one gene.
City Hall, costing seven millions. in
Modern building suffered less
than brick and frame.
Terror and excitement indescribable
Most people asleep and rushed into
the streets undressed. Buildings away-
ed and crashed, burying occupants. Pa
pic in downtown hotels. Llch House
badly damaged but no loss .of life there
The Palace and St. Francis Hotels
stood the shock. People flocked to
the telegraph offices to send messages
to friends and were frantic because
there were no wires. The greetestda-
mags was done to buildings south of
Market street, where mostly they are
frame and tenement houses. Fires oc-
cured in every block in that district.
FRUIT \DEALERS’ HORSE RUNS.
Morelll a Carbone'c steed Crashes in-
to a; Junk Wagon. ,5
A spirited horse owned by Morelli v;
I Carbone. the Norwalk fruit dealers . ~‘
furnished a lively runaway in West . .
avenue this morning.
Mr. Carbone left the animal in front ' '
of the residence of General Russell
Frost while he went in to deliver
some fruit and when he returned. the
animal was making up the avenue.
The horse turned into Valley Place
and smashed into a junk wagon. The
collision started the other horse on a
second runaway but no damage was
done this one. The impact of the two
vehicles separated the fruit doaiers’
horse from the shaft and wagon and
he set. out. fer Norwaik and ran home
to his burn, uninjured. Thu wagon
who considerably damaged.
Mr. Carbone was of the opinion that
the animal had been frightened by a
line of wire dropping on him. as line-
men worc at work in the immediate
HUNGARIAN BAND CONCERT.
Artists Enthusiastieally Applaudad at
The concert given last evening in
Hoyt's Theatre by the Hungarian band
was a great success.
was large and it was a financial suc-
The work of the band under the lea-
dership of James P. Punselt was very
Te first number a Hungarian
March was especially well rendered
Daniel Bordon distinguished
self by his violin soles and Joe Bar-
dos on the xylophone was vary furor-
ably received. Joe Cross. the tube or-
tist, excited great applause in his so
Io "Glenora"
Prof. John Kain wore very fine and
be marked himself as a toaster of the
instrument.
sales which were exceptionally fine
and he was enthusiastically encorud.
Joe Tamas, the cornetlst. is an artist
from start. to finish and wait enthusias-
tically applauded.
I. auaola AND COMPANY.
New lulidiuaoand Contracting Firm
VIII
A new build 3 and contracting firm
came into and
The members of the firm are iciia-
worth Burger; the. Norwalk builder.
cud George if. Robins. the South Nor-
. , walk mason.
"summations-elected is h- ,
: i!” We“ Com (1 th fl ill
. target-a puny an it now
th continue to have this name. The part
aerobic in mod to doing building
and contrasting.
name native
evening at tbs loath walk must
rch.‘ , ‘ . ‘ of the meeting
‘ 9:: Momma [member of very tut
turnstiles mm by
attend Jam
1088 or use mm? . "I a,
PBornnrv'n ~
our out. results over monsoon.
Hotel. '
boss of life reported
on the least
all over the
. www.mmt...
Mortimer
Mortimer
H. Masher,
tornoon. by
mobile own
lum.
M
Hoyt'n Theatre.
Monahnn.
The attendance
finding that
to Madison
Main street
wagon and
not hear th
quickstep march. "Whirl-
' wagon.
blur
him.
side of the
was unable
He was
and the on
mouse red
The ulthor solos by
John White rendered a stop:
Inn—mac.
m This Morning.
cidout.
acain Nor-walk today.
r has been doing business
the under the name and iii.
-
‘ usrein‘of
acctsrv.
inset: of the
‘ Innis was old tut
into worth.
those in
actuation e
istsli“ W. .
this momentth .
of San‘ll'rsnci .21,
Postal building l’ badlymamsged. The
operating room -.7 a wreck. The power
of every kind i“gone._ and there are
no lights either . or electric. Netth'
er the Palace nit, l nor the St. Fran-
cis is gene. that “ s. as far as the out
side goes, but ,ye inside. plastering.
etc. is greatly d paged. Between the
re: “a. m.»
as n It ,_ . '
is burning “mm Ill.
or no watch; il‘bd
mamwav a JIWITT PM 00.
To buy a plane of
steincrt A Bons' do. is to secure an ln~
vestmsnt that will pay handsome divi-
dends in the SHAPE OF AbilOidi’l‘tb
LY fillARAN’l’mD SATISFACTION
it"s"! ihstbntca i f ‘
. r you or a patio or. wares-ons—
amnsciuast and the allotment and neat.
surecfafseut.
We. a
flair to. _
Variable winds. outfit
, , . a
at" has on, ‘
..«- .. .
act,
others-4.-
t
“has broken out on
can sunscreen, April 18.-‘-8&n . ‘
Francisco practically wrecked by an the south» 0 Metatreet and is
earthquake at 5:10 this morning. now wt n e on ofthe Palace
have bum
a practically
, nfuslon en
suspended. At
s only'oue wire out
a Postal wire.'Tha
peter front there
by fire which
liters is little
1 ' sis burning both
“it! in title of the Pos-
tal Telegraphrnlfl g. 'The'damage
by the sartlm
its any} really extends
city-r. . Tile shock occurred
at 5:15 this amnion“ lasted three
minutes. The street are blockaded
...., .....,...
.3.
on
Mueller. the Thirteen—
Yaar-illd Son ci'iinplnser
William Miler, Has Bones
in the Right Foot Dislocated
'Moshor. aged thirteen
years. the son of Mr. and Mrs. William
of Madison street, sustain-
helng run into by an auto
ed by one of the patients
at Dr. Wadsworth's Moss Hill Sanitar-
The Masher boy. with other lads.
had carried to take a ride in Hull's
express wagon. in which was a dog
which Mr. Hull had given to William
Mr. Hull went to the west-
bound station first. and then the boys
he was not going to return
street, but had turned
down Monroe street towards South
. called to him to stop the
let them out. Mr. Hull did
c bay-rand young Masher
Jumped from the rear of the express
As he reached the ground.
the automobile came along. and stmck
Mortimer was thrown to one
street. and found that he
to walk. .
given assistance at once.
tomobiie. which is an tin»
pinchins. capable of carry-
ing about ten persons was brought to
later Dr.
called to look after the boy. and Dr.
Baldwin. the Monitor family physician.
was also summoned.
that like bones in the boys right foot
Wadsworth was
It was found
were dislocated. and it will be some-
time before he can use the member.
William H. Neither is the chief on-
ginoer at the Booth Not-walk Munici-
pal llllectrio Works. and intends to u-
ceriaiu who was to blame for the so
the house if.
usagrootdoalteyou.
iniillfll
WM
There in no Winnie an smile
Town _ ortho-
Mlliltdl
gaunt-how
rumors»
. “OVER 190°; c
mPLACED AT MEI-IONS
its wELL AS um other
SHOCK extruoeo oven ,
with debris and buildings are being
blown up. The residence districts are
safe so far. as heard from.
There haniust been (at 8:16 a. in.)
another ' shock with intensified
strength. People have started to rush
lntothe streets. but the shock was of
short duration and alarm subsided.
The business section of the city from
Market street to Mission street and
from the buy back has been almost
completely wrecked. The Call and
Examiner buildings are destroyed.
.Manw buildings along Market and Mis-
sion‘strects. including the department
in the cheap tenement district are re
ported k led. Fires are raging and
owing the scarcity of water are
practically beyond control. Business is
practically suspended. The offices of
the Postal Telegraph Company. in the
Hobart building. are wrecked. as is
the Associated Press building, at 302
Montgomery street. The residence por-
Contlnnsd on Eighth Page”
FIREMIN ‘I’O HAVI. OPEN HOUSE
Mayflower Hook and Ladder Company
Ifluflflm Next Week.
Mayfiower‘iiook and ladder Cont~
puny held a special meeting last here‘-
fling, and «made arrangement-tuneup
open house three nights next week:
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
Wednesday night will be. cltisena
night. There will be speeches by pro-
minent citizens and other forms of
entegtainment. A chowder supper will
be served. On Thursday night the lad~
ice and their escorts will be entertain-
ed and ice cream and cake will be ser-
ved. Friday night will be firemen's
night and visitors belonging to other
see Samuel Hull. Charles Coleman and
surrounding towns will be present. An
entertainment Will be provided and
refreshments will be served. The arv
rangoment committee comprises Cap
taiu Arthur Carr, Lieutenant John Bull
lqutenant Mortimer Roberts. Horace
ed quite severe injuries yesterday ale Keyworth and Charles Wicks.
The refreshment committee compri.
ses Samuel Hull Charles Coleman and
Frederick Mndqnist.
Mite. HARTWICK WANTS DIVORCE
Papers were served today by Corr
stable Goodwin in a suit for divorce
brought by Mrs. Joseph A. Hartwick
against her husband. Mrs. Hartwlok
whose maiden name we. Lilliatn May
Kellogg. alleges assertion and desires
the custody of the child. Roderick.
aged six years. They were married
July ii. 1898. and the alleged deser-
tlou occurred June 15. 1900.
CAKE, AND IUMMAOI ”LI.
The Woman' Guild, of Trinity
Church held a. rummage sale roster
day and today in the new South Nor-
waik Club Building in Washington
street. The affair ,wae liberally pat-
roniaed. A cake sale was one of the
feature. deuteron afternoon. The
affair w for the benefit of the new
rectory fund of Trinity Church.
RIM. ISTATI TIAHWIRC.
Frank D; tattoo to Witttam‘ll. liar-
tin, land and buildings. Butler street.
William H. Cooper to New York Cun-
tral lien! 00.. If acres sand build-
in , Oran ury. War.
tit Not-walk Trust Co. to Charles
B. Tmbfldgs. building let off Meadow
street Q. o.
-
a
, commands.
com u- . I
,e t
I
Goon. mat! acres
on: we to suit: all.
select a lot while you are
pl! to (ion. W. Verbose.
stores. collapsed. Hundreds of people '
‘ on more stitching, steel I
miss herself:
Board
assembly Hull building.
communication was brought up by" a.
communication to the board from Wil-
... -q...‘ .— ..
* William 0. Perry. of the south Norweik lllgh
_ «Changes in headers to ho‘ Volcdal the Next Mention cl
increase in teachers‘ salaries coco-diam 0. Perry. teacher in science
pied a large part of the session of the mathematics at the South Marni
board of sensor visitors lastnight, at partment of the town high-sellout
the office of the selectmen, in the town Perry announced that he had receitj ‘
‘ ‘ an odor from the school authorltl‘ ‘ " ‘
i
so... 'V a...
(Continued on Fourth Page)“
m
perionced Bartender. Must be strict.
ly sober and furnish beat conferences.
Inquire of James M. Hynes. wine and
liquor dealer. 109 State St, Hartford.
Conn; " ' ' :18 it
WAN‘l'Ebw—SITUATXON‘ BY' A
young man. 10 years’ experience in
general ofilce work: 'operates type-
writer nnd can assist on books. Sal-
ary moderate. Address to; care Sen-
tinel. , am 18 21
WANTED—MAN T0 ACT as one”
cery clerk. Address A. B. C.. Sentigel.
\ . at at
salary and expenses.‘ Address Globe
Company. 723 Chestnut St, Philadel-
phia. Pa. all at
WANTTD—EXPERIENCED COOK
(white). Mrs. Otto M. Uta. 55 Water
St, South Norwalk. nib 3t
WANTED ~— WORK IN ALL
branches of copying and typewritlng.
by The. Clitord Public Stenompher.
2‘98.” 3. Kearney. The Clifford. 'P’hone
wasrsmonsn‘r e mi con:
II an
inn seaming. Anni: decree c. satchel.
let-#00» Railroad and firms ave-
nues. Bridgeport. Oonn. m1 tf
“a. _. ....... . . . a”..- ..
non Sate.
FOR GALE—81800 WILL BUY SEV-
en-roorn house on lot 1201120. Particu-
lars of J. hi. Layton. real estate office.
south Norwaik. six at
FOR BALE-4W0 HOUSES—ONE
for 31100. one for $2000, from $100 to
8800 dowu; rent applied on purchase
Fpripe. making very easy terms for buy-
er. Crockett. 16 South Main at aid at
Ft)! 8ALE~RAMBLER AUTOMO
bile runabout: perfect order. fine cou-
dltion; great bargain. Address 0. l.
Johnson. Ridgefield, Conn. all at
FOR BALI—A NICE 1!" COT-
tagc. six rooms. 31.000; the nj good
house of seven room. more: ”a lionss of
four rooms. new. lot 001100. for $1.150;
neuter of all rooms. 81.200. Apply J.
8. Lawrence Agency. 2 South Main
8!. all at
FOR CALI-A GOOD Business
horse. g tie and sorted. Price mo.
mantra . Stall. 00 Main St. Nor-
w it. sit at
FOI“0ALI~BARGAIN9 iN HOUS»
es and lots. all parts of the city and
town. Prices for houses $1.000 and up-
ward. Call and see what i have got
its before buying. Crockett. 16
Son Main at. old It
m--.—
son sate—a N0. 4 YOBT TYPE-
writer in perfect mndliloaiamntty
reconstructed and as gold &
Cost $100. but will sell for
wastaMINBTWT 65..
lecior for‘merchnndlse‘acconnta; good :-
waurao.~ ~ , ... ransofia ‘f ‘
WANTED—e4 FIRST tomes ni- CHARLII“ H. «waittiit
milk dealer."Norwalk. says that:
cell’s Kidney and Bladder Cure _
him of severe pains tabla back in.
kidneys. insist upon having Corneli’
50c. Aildrugglete. Kl
BUSINESS uo'rrcns. ;
MOSES P.
milliner. Hats made and ltiin
{the latest spring styles.
tentiou given to orders by 1‘:
Hours 8 to 6' 0. Residence. ‘16 C
out 8L. Sent
HALLOCK LAD '
Norwalk.
Blast Norwalk.
R.'L.
for Popevliartford and Pope‘l‘rl
Automobiles. Our Pope'l‘rlbune
fly the best two—cylinder car on
market today.
engine mum in front under -
three speeds forward.
transmission, Hill precision
WEHRLE a on, as
Detachable 2 tons
slid!
tomebile trimmings
5. Beam a Son. 56
342-2.
ts. ,
. star 8
H.
o. r. neueoic'r.,15am'rnn ~
decanter, will paintiysur house "
best materials in a neat and w ‘ .
manlike manner. Ask our an estimator;
Address 13 South Osborn avenue. ‘_
Norwslk.
Hosea eHontn gno . ,. ’
ping. carriage audw mp ,
painting. rubber tired.) ‘ we
and second-hand car p odd .
for sale. Work call - for and
ered. Call or telephone :2“. Jam
Lester. Hsvliand street.
"is !
'J.
Painter Paper Hanger
neonates
Ion street. Telephone call. 1
a. account rumot'
a Decors
an
submitted. Address. I“
N“. All“! fl. HfiV Unfit.
Main 1 Street loath New: k. .. .
graduate in dermatology kindly
all; your patronage! lham
electrical. scalp treatment. (as "
use. a specialty; superfluous hair
blemishes removed without pain.
sultatiouh‘ao. " " '
iron RINTmequ 30
all conveniences. sen , i
quire of Jacob If. Layton. or at“? .
Main 8t. ‘ e1 .
no em.
11000.le
h. _
no: 807 Ridgsficid. saga. :"et 70 LIT—A million cont.
,..~....a¥.§_......_&: 3106 audit.) regal)?“ al'llyl. App
‘ - I lll'D yo 0' . 0 ‘
ntscanaannous. m. H _ PM
lP iron WANT A VERY LIGHT
hand“: sharp racer and albround. up-
toda work. some to ace the City He.
tel Barbers. 0. Duncan. J. Nadine
Otto Ronda. no in:
’OOWIONO. OI. "RIB I‘Ol ALL
57. I II
fl. w: J. “"0025
I! Union street.
on I n. In.
intna.im:%w"wg§§
but write your:
on .atswon all
. most
1th
W,
re filth-A mfmmtg .
nicely furnished fruit room:
movements. bio.
South Net-walk.
so , am
TO “TL-an Mam ‘
acre of garden. withVab him
not. Apply its» minimum.
70. “mama . ‘
.0 .Jlt)‘ ”W.
§.'l:$em‘1:"sa 7
re Lair-anom_ _
garden plot. inquire]. it
modern improvements; or
r
my
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