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AOOOOIATID PRIIO NIWOJFIQM ALL PART. 0' TH! WORLD. iv A IPIGIAL Will AND OUR OWN OPERATOR.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair tonight and Tuesday; etightt»
colder tonight.
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ESTABLISHED 187°. puma“ t‘. gm?‘&3:'ft:iie., sourn NORWALK, cons. MONDAY. D.EC 16 1907. I 'rwo CENTS.
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Hiiilii llli
Bill Hill
Int—sun...—
The Tag 0. S. Arnott, Captain
Peter Thorson. Saves the
Lives of Six People Adrift.
on Three Vessels in Long
Island Sound, Saturday Night
The severe storm of Saturday night
caused the loss of one vessel in Long
island Bound, and the grounding anti
injury of another, as well as nearly
causing tbc deaths of several persons
on boutd the boats. it was, in mm
the narrowest IIsI ape the manners had
cycr had in all thelt cvcntful c'-xpct
icncc. as within a' minute ttftct three
people had been taken off the boat
she disappeared frottt sight.
The tugs, 'lIJlmIIr KIIIIlI-r. " ('Itptaitt
Minor, and “D. S. Aruott." Captain
Peter Thorson, of the Kcelcr Trans-
portation Company. of New York. pttt
Into Wilson i’olnt, Inst Ftitlav night at
10 oclock, with their tows of eighteen
heavily laden coal hinges. ,Itll bound
for New Haven. Captain Minor forc-
told a. storm, and the craft had scatcc-
iy reached what they supposed was a
safe shcitcr, whcu it commenced to
snow and blow. ’l‘ltc wind constantly
increased in fury. although the snow
turned to rain Saturday.
During the day the tags wcrI
, obliged to put all four anchors tltcy
catticd out in thc cffort to ltoid tltII
bI‘trgcs together, and Ivcn this effort
proved unstthcssful and Its IlItrk mute
on the poWI-riul engines of the tugs
WIIIII started forward in ot'Iicr to kII-p
the barges int-tilfilt" and if ptiuililc, got
them neurct the wharf. All was Illi-
uvalling. and thc constant strain caus-
I‘II the tow lines to part. TltIcI- of tltc
barges began drilling otIt to sea at
Ii: ’It) o'clock 'i‘hc tug whistles began
their signaling and thc constant blow
tug of them was kept tip. as the tttg
Atnott pttt about after the drifting
barges. 'l'hc boats were the Tlihcttrtih
with the captain. ids wife and, eight
Iluys' old baby. and u cargo of 846 tons
of coal: the Etta Moore. with the cap-
tain and wife. and one tons of coal. and
the Savannah, with the captain and 850
tons of coal.
The Elhourah was finally overhauled
at Fish island, and hero, with the
storm raging at its worst, Captain
’l‘hortton and the brave crew of the
I Arnott. made a gallant, rescue of the
occupants of the craft! The captain.
by skillful maneuvering, managed to
get close enough so that the helpless
infant cottld be passed I the sailors on
the tag. and then the (I ptaln and his
wife were lassoocd, and pulled on
board the. vcsscl, Aside front hciniz
drenched by the ruin thc trio appeared
to bc uninjured. The barge. wan wash
cIl ashore on l~‘lsh Island south of Rot-
ott Point. and there lays, our- cnd high
and dry and the other iIt the watcr.
Thc family was kcpt'on thc tug all
night. and ”iv mother and balm still
remain thIIt'c. The man was Iakctt out
yesterday, and put on board thc httt‘gc,
Till: man and woman on the lifts
Moon. wcrI- nlso rescued without lit-Int:
injttt'ctl, and shortly hcfut'c ihc vI-sscl
TOG AND BARGES
WRECKEO AT WESTERLY
Expected That Survivors of 5
Vessels During Saturday‘s
Gale Will Recover
WEH’I‘IIJIIIIY, R. l., Doc. ‘ltl.-——Thu
survivors of the wrecked tug Hercules
and her tow of four barges are report-
IId today to be In a greatly improved
condition. Apprehension was felt. over
Mrs, Everett Muttlson. of i’rovidencc,‘
bttt today she was very much better
and it was said that unless internal
injuries Ilcvclopcd. site would recover.
’l‘hc lit‘II-sItvIIrs of the Quononchontaug
and. Watch lilll stations whose cont-
'blnIIIl efforts prevented a shocking loss
of life, were itt good spirits today at-
tcr a night's titttch ncchIIl rcst.
The big combcrs beat down upott the
hulks of thc slrntidcd burgcs all night
and more wreckage was fottttd straw‘u
upon Pleasant View Iicacb today. The
bargc Elia. which is dIIuIttgt-d bttt
slightly, moved I-Iutsldcrably to the
Westward during the night. There is
a possibility now that she may he sat-
IIII If the weather is favorable. The
other boats are a total loss. Tbc tug
iicrI-ulcs is now out, of sight beneath
the water.
TERRENOE COOII
ABUSEO Hi3 WIFE
ludge Lockwood Sentenced 0f-
lender to the Bridgeport let!
for Thirty Days
Walk police t'ccoived n tciIIphotIc ntcs-
sag‘c from Harbor avenue, to thrI effect
that It man was murdering his 'wlfc.
Sergeant 'i‘ltouuts Hunt and Officer
Bryan ll. t-‘Illk responded, and were Ili-
i‘t‘(‘i('(i to thc home of 'i‘III'I'I-nI-II
(look.
WbIItI tltcy
door barricaded with a. chair.
urrlvcd they found tltc
This
deal of trouble. and ItftIIr gaining an
entrance the police found Cook in bed
with his clothes on-.. The police, cott-
sidcrcd this a bluff, for he did not up
near t \ to very drttttk. (‘ook was bus»
lif'ti’dm'tf he police station. for trial
this morning.
When .lungI inckwood heard the
I-asc‘tbls tttornittg hc thought the mat-
tcr ovcr carefully and scntcnccd (look
no Bridgeport Jail for ninety days. A
spectator expressed regret that. It was
not.“ within the court's pcrogntivc to
nentcncc the offender to be kicked
around the court room It dozen or more
times. This sentiment was dcvclopcd
by the pitinblII appearance or (‘ook'fi
wife. Under both her eyes wuro big
marks of discoloration and in addition
the bridge of her nose was cut.
She says she weighs about iii.
pounds, but. looked much lighter. Her
l'htttthtnII, on the. other hand. is It strap-
ping big honed.
man, He claims he wciglts ottly about
HF) pounds. Ho looked tttttch hoavicr.
(.‘ooki put up the pica, that his wife iIlI
tacked hint with It More liftct', and
that he had simply pushed her away
The judge rcmlttdcd him that be, was
big cnrittgh to hold both of his wife's
hands with onc III his ,w’
'l‘-ltI IllspIItI bIItw-Icn (oohjtud his
wllc arosc Iivcr ltIIlf II (M .\lt~
(‘IIItk sIIlIl shI- hull given her stop. \th-
cr that amount of money to take 'I
sank just off the lltflhn i‘oint dock. her husband, iilf‘ lattcr to use it. to
whither shc bad floIIthl. llili'f‘ililh't' illi‘r'll. (took claims the mott-
’i'hc Savannah was found drifting IIy was III-vI-t' tit'ih'l'rt'd. Cook and his
about helplessly not far away. and she:
was taken ltt low with her cont‘utnttd-
IIr. and'towcd to Wilson Point, All tip-
lntcrestcd pIIrtics IIrc frank to admit
that haul it not iif'f,'ll for tho prompt—
IIIIss and bravery ol' the tug Arnott and
her crew there would have hIII-It scv-
l‘l'iti drowning fatalities to II-I-ord. It
was (Iilf' oi‘ Iltc Wiitit‘hl nights «III-r
known on iIItItI.’ Island Sound, :turl all
are thankful th-lr lleIs “Ivrc ~pIIrI-d
iI‘IIt'ltInIttI.'ly thc tug Kt‘l‘it‘i had in
iii'l' tow a pump of the Baylor \i'rI-I-k-
lng ('otnpany;of’.\1cw i'ork, .trui this
started work ycstcrtluv on iiil' Milli-it'll
barge and hopcs to raise liit' \‘IIasci ill
II few days, whcn It is pIoiIIIlIlII filli"
will continue to .\'I-w ilIItI-u
The tugs ('hill’it‘h‘ .\iI"WliiiIIttI.« IIIIIi
littllcy also put into Wilson i’tiilli. Sat»
urday, with their town. and i‘t’iiiiiillf’ti
until today to escape the slottu
Tho captain of the lI‘ iiuttIIb is (;i' IorIII-
ii. \‘IIr rson of New iork. and his III--
mum of the rescue given to II sI-ntiu-
Il “porter this morning, was that
win It the two bawsI-rs III the bow of
his vcssI-i pIII',tod the stern liItc TIIIIII
lot a time, and along this line he suc
r't't'flt'li itt passing his wife In the tiiiif'f'
boat. The flight. day old baby was
thI-n placed itt her arms win-n IIII- vI s-
sols (‘iilflt' Itcar enough togr-iltt'r Itguiu.
(IIptIIin \I-rson succeeded itt IIIIIIvliug
along thc bawscr hand over hand to
the otltIII vesscl, rIIII'cltltIg hct' lust lib
IbII ropI- ported and the i5 lhc until was
cast adrift.
'i‘hc captain of the Win Moon- is
William lint-insult. and of thc Huvnttuh
tlII- cotuqunIiIIr was ('aptnlu William
AckI-rl). both hailing from Now i" Itk
('l.tt All thI rcstutd at It doing well
this morning
~v--('hrisfntas (inmcs.
t'il‘,, III .1. T. ilayI-s'.
Sorwaik.
'f‘IIyII. Hooks.
.3 Main strcct.
TO THV TO SAVE THE LAWION.
llfifl'l‘f‘iN, lit-c. lt'. -i'rIIsiIlIInt .lohn
(' ('r-ovtiII. of thI t‘oastwim- Trans-
portation ('.otupau,v stIItIIII today that
chart» would be made to save the
IIchoImI-r “I'hIItItIIrI \\ Lawson. which
It (mptdlt'tl off the semi islands. lust
Friday
—FOIOIT YOUR Thou-LII
During the Tenth I- (‘brtIItmaII scant n
Onr fragrant f'igars and iwnutltui
Pipes are bound to put you in II boil
day humor. Who-lpley (I Clark
i
wife have two little chlidrcn. one three
)I'ftl‘s old Milli the other but sixtccu
mouths of uric.
When the judge announced his IIII-
cislon, (Took took an appeal. Bond was
’lixcti at $200, The of'fcttdct' is‘u'IIll
known III the police court, ’
TOOK BRASS TOOLS
WORTH $60 OR $70
Harry Brown Bound Over to the
Superior Court Under Sum of
$350.00
IlItrry Brown was botttul over to thc
uI-xt tcrtn of tltc titt- (‘rintlnIIl Sitpcrior
court this morning by Judge II). M.
lnckwood, as the Hull of thc burglar-
lzing of It tool bout-II.- iIt Smith strcIIt.
Not-walk. owned by the city's water
dcpatrttnmt. liig brass scrcws, solder.
tools, etc., to the amount of between
silo III!" 370 were talc-It.
(lllhcrt (‘hlchcsten employed on .i.
ll. iiuymond‘s who driver, had noticed
"cows with sonic oi the tttntorlnl III
his hands IIIIII notified thc no ice. ("ap-
tain 'i'houtas iiunt luvcstiil ted anti
found much (if the stolen matter under
II pile of rubbish, He continued his
investigation and finally arrested
Brown.
Charles II. Smith. who said his home
Was itt itridgcpott, but wito said that
he had lived in (Zhnpcl street. Nor-
walk. for about, fottr years, said that
Brown told him he had some fans to
sell. Smith stated that, when hc learn-
I'Il the character of the material be
promptly told Brown he would have
nothing to do with it. No one saw
Brown break open the place but therc
were plenty of witnesses to say they
saw him with the material.
Brown did not. take the stand in his
own defence. as was expected The
only (‘ltflthin'f’lRiiit‘ evidence Was glvd
can by his father who declared that he
was III iIcIl With him all Tuesday night
from an IIIIIIy hour. The tool housII
was broken into during that nittht.
Judge ilIcinood fixed bonds ill. sane.
About was Saturday night Inn stir-2
obstacle was passed without a great ’
btirly specimen of II.
WIHSHIPS
'Siliill ilil
iHi Pill ll}
Grealfleet, Including Sixteen
Battleships, Under the Com-
mand ‘ot Admiral Evans,
Starts Alter Review by the
President”
(lid) POINT COMFORT. VIL,
lii.-~»'l‘hc backbone of the. Attic
Navy. si‘xtccn first-class battlcsltl
IIuIlcr command of itear-Adttiiral Rob-
lcy I), Evunsnwlll sail today for the
Pacific ocean, a 14,000 mile cruisc
which has set. all the world to tulklhg.
i’ttradlng in review before thc presi-
dent of the United States and saluting
as they wcnt, the stately whltc vessels
drew anchors from the rendezvous
ground of Hampton Roads. steamed
ottt of the famous Old Virginia. Capes
and were lost to view on the south-
eastern horizon. filmy, tcllItnic columns
of black coal smoke blowing the last
visible vestlgc of the departing fleet.
AI tc'tt knots speed they went. turning
tltclr backs on the coast which so long
has been their hontc and headed for
the eastern cm] of the West indies.
After treading their way among the
tIIIIfs of those islands the floor will
btitu; up at Trinidad on (‘lttisttttItr
IIvII--thc first stagc of its journey at
an (fill. The bIltIId sides of oath ar-
ntor clad were faltly started today
with the press of heavy stotcs and am
Ittuttltton, wltilc Itccks rcsoutulcd with
the foot falls of a thousand men in
quarters. ()n a mission Its pacific as
the name of the waters it soon will be
ploughing. the fleet was sent away pre-
pared in every detail for any duty.
President Roost-volt. accompanied by
it party of nests. came down frotn
Wasltingt '
(lower.
The Mnyflomu nrt'lvcd III Old l’olttt
('otnfot't at ii: In IIIlnI-k this tttotlting,
thc atrival being IIntIounchI by the
firing of the national salute of 21 guns
frottt the fleet which was distinctly
heard in Norfolk, twenty tttllIIs distant,
When the resulting veil of powdcr
had liftcd frontithc ships. the Mayflow-
cr proceeded to anchor In the very
center of the throbbing fleet. There
foilIIWIIIl II bricf reception on board,
the president having a farewell mes-
sage for the four rear-adntlrals and the
sixteen commanders who arc taking
the ships through Magellan to San
Francisco.
At the conclusion of the meeting on
.tltc Mayflowcrs quarter deck. I'rcslI
Ill-tit itooscvclt shook Icach oiich-r cIII~
dlitlly by the hand and as Ihcy won!
over the siIic hII lutdc thcnt official
aIllI-u.
'i'ltcn for it ituirilt'y of lit'ilf‘i)‘ tcn
‘i‘iit‘H the president. as cotttntItnIlcr-ln-
chief of the .tIIII-ricIIn nsvvttnd :trttty,
i"fi flit-ion: line of battleships out into
('lIIIsatpcttkII lIII}, 'l’hI-y followed his
fin: to 'i‘hlIIthlc Shoal Light. just five
miles lItsidII Ihc I-Itpcs, where the May-
tluwcr IttrtII-II aside and dropped her
anchors for the final review
As II ttItvci pageant. tltII rcvicw
departure of tltc fch-t today w; titt-
most notable ltt Atttct'lcan It story.
'i‘ltct‘c iiIIvI- liccn schIrIIl presidential
rcvlcws of the Atlantic flccl during the
past eighteen months. but in these in«
stunt-cs the great ships were lying at
anchor witllc Ibc rcvicwiut: yacht
paused tip and down their littcs.
Today the flcct was outward bound
on It crItisII. which, as tlIII president
bluIst-lt' cxprcsscd it. ‘no tch-I of such
also has over before ttItIlIIrtakI-tt.” 'l‘bII
runs which had voiI-I-Il It welcome to
the president .upon his arrival iIt
Hampton Roads uttI-rIIIl Ii Rood byc
tribute as they passed the Mayflower
outward bound.
The flt'et. passed out in slttglt- col-
umn, the big governIuIIItt-built (Yon
nIII-ticut. flagship of Admit-III i'lvnns,
loading the way.
The vcsscls wore it") yards apart.
and from tho (‘onnIIctlI-ut to the Km-
lucky, which brought tip the i‘t'I'II', the
“no rcIIchIIIl It distance of‘ more titan
fotir miles, In space-of titttc there.
was the strctch of a year botwccn the
lt'..ttti0 tons of the Connecticut to thc
little more than 11,000 or the Ron-
tucky. h‘lVII stages of Ailit‘l‘if‘fln bat-
tleship construction Wct'II represented
in the line, anti as an object lcsson In
the growth of the American Navy the
spectacle found one of its most strik-
lng features.
A large number of yachts and c:—
ctu'slon boats accompanied th- III-III
down the,I bay and gathered III the re.-
vII-wlng grounds.
l’rcsidcnt Rmscvelt's party on the
Mayflower lncludcd Mrs, iloosI-vclI,
Miss Etbcl Roosevelt; Secretary of thI
Nttv and Mrs. Mctcall'. the Assistant
I duty of the Navy and Mrs. New
ii, rownson, chic! of ”III
of Navigation and Mrs.
' Rear Admiral and Mrs.
(iowlcs and Lieutenant ('quIuItnIIIIr
and Mrs. Sintms.
The naval dispatch boat, l Ilphlu.
also came down front Wastlngton
with a party of congressme n boatd
to witness the review. The day of (if'I
parturc broke fair and cool with an
eight mile breeze blowing from south
of west. Not II cloud flocked the skv
As the, Mayflower swung around the
water battery of Fortress Monroe and
into iintttpton Roads the saluting guns
of the army post wete the first to sin
nIII thII arrival of the president and his
party The white natal yacht ithpl
silently on her way accepting the sa-
and
IIIIII as her due and requiring no ottt out his dorm-stir troubles, ,
-NOTHING “.39le TOWN I cord form of rIIIognitlon ' i . ...
To 'i'mflllilfl' with out Pipes and thunk , It was not until I II MilianWf'l had -_--NO .
crs Articles ('otne III and look them nearly reached the (I II Point I'lI-I IIIIII ItiorIII-‘II shoe alto I will up thIt'll
over. thlpic) & Clark. » .tbc president tutti his first view of the'r chili“, unit! (llxtinttntts.
’ on the navy WV" May- ..
. fI-rt'cd by his Min of IlrunIIIInI-ss
, _ _ > “new“
splendid fleet. On either side of a
veritable marine boulevard the ships
were disposed in two hug lines, the
flagships CImnecting N Minnesota
standing respectively at the head of
the shore and out hon-ti columns
Each ship was sally dressed from
jacketed to flag Wit. fifth long lines
of signal hunting.
The Connecticut fixislgtbs fist; of
Rear Admiral EvanIINas' the first to
speak to the would“ The ‘othct
thps took up the h and in less
than two minutes It” 336 guns had
boomed. The smoke II of battle fot It
time enveloped the 3.
Again without (at recognition of
the honors bestow“, the Mayhowm
entered the warshl, who and proceed-
ing slowly to a point about midway of
the assembled fleet. in: go her anchor
No sooner had a ' done so than the
torpedo launch of tile Connecticut with
Admiral Evans and his staff on hottrd,
was darting swiftly ,to her side. i
The officers, in omelet fttll Ilress
uniform. tepalrcd on board the yacht
in pay their respond: to the president.
lie received them on the quarterdeck.
tuud the exchange M greetings was
tttore hca arty than fdf’ntai. Following
the Connecticut’s land the, launches
with admirals and staffs from all oft.
the other ships were soon swarming
about the Mayflower. The captains
commanding the sixteen ships follow-
ed the flag ottlcerc to the Mayflower
and with their arrival the reception
had reached its Ititinnx. Within half
an hour after Admiral Evans had first.
boarded the yacht, all of the officers
were oncII more in their launches, rcI;
turning to their stir. The last KOOdI
byes had been said, he president's last
wishes of good luck had been uttered.
whctn suddenly the signal yards of the
Connecticut flashed the message. " ‘et
unIlIII way immediately, following the
motions of the flagship. -
Orders followed horn each of tin-‘
offlcers' bridges and the ships were
soon robbed of their gala. attire.
III-ythlng was In rushing trim and tlth
time for play was past.
SCHOONER DRIVEN
OUT TOWARO THE SEA
Large Lumber] Laden Vessel
Signailsd for a’Tcwiioat Dur-
ing the Raging Storm
I
A tlIrco-mastcd schooner, the name
of which could not he learned today,
put in for shelter Saturday, beneath
the Ice of Smith island and hoisted a
flag in her rigging as a signal for 'a
towltoat. Before the towboat arrived
on the scene, however, the schooner
commcnccd to drag anchor and slowly
drifted out, into the Sound, impelled hi
the high running seas and the bowling
gain that, "in laden, swept down on her
(mm the north, ..
An extra anchor‘ was put ottt. but an-
Imrctttly this did no good as the ship
iuIIu dragging and soon disItppcIIrI-d In
the gathering gloom.
So far as could iif' seen no attempt.
was made by ”two on board to out
any sail on the schooner anti try to
make headway to another and safer
anchorage.
The fact, that she had signalled for
it. towhotii would indicutc that she was
carrying It mnslgnuu-Itt Itf llillliit'l' to
someone fit this harbor inquiry at
tho lumhcr yards showed that the Hub-
,ilt‘ii. iiIIil liilii ituttIiIIll (‘otupatty arc
the only iutthIIr III-:IlIII's tthI arc cx-
pcctlng I'I cargo and tlII'irz-t is I-Itnsigttctl
In a small schoonvt (lliil'li 'illt' liotttco.
Mr. iliihhcll. \th-II tiskcd't‘cgnrdltifi
iiif‘ sclIIIItiII-I' “ltlcl! htid Iit‘Itziit‘fl
nuchnr fil‘l of this ilillit .Hlili titai'hc
WIII. lift/it‘i' ii:r- littprut‘zrion 'itut tltII
schooner vt'ltiI-lthI'I~ in “cubic was not
the one consigned to his firm.
STAMFORD. IIIIc. lily—IA twti-IIIItt-ItI-Il
sI-lIIIoItIII', IIIIIIl-lItIlI-It. has lII-I-II totaii.
wrt'f‘kt-Il rm lill‘ ht'IIWI’l” (Iliitft‘siil’ ii’lfi
summer home of John Ii (‘l‘illlillillf. of
New York. off ('Ivllcutlcr'r Point. in»
tween Stamford and South Norwalk It
is t‘Vitlf‘lll that the crow cnmc ashore
in n boat, but liflliilt‘ point. is Ilcscrtcd
at this time of tho year no onc saw
them. A portion of the name board
has the word "Pnrkcr" on it.‘ The
craft cviIlcnily wont ashore during the
storm of Saturday night- it was seen
off the bench ycsII-rdtty. bttt Its more
Ivcre. no flags flying not much attention
was paid in its position. 'l‘oIlIIy. how-
IIIIIr. tltc vessel was found upon the
mama” and was going to pieces fast.
The schooner was of considerable size.
bttt evidently of some agc iuIigltts by
the appearance of tho timhcrs. A boat
was- on the beach at the point, and it
Is the supposition here that the crcw
walked into Stamford or to a trolley
lim- and left for their homes
~-(‘. & K. Xmas III-rides. ()‘iirlII.t.'
FAMILY TROUBLEB AlflED "V THE
COU
Albert Croeeler Arrested for Drunken-
us and Breach of the Peace.
Aibcrt Crusllcr was iit'Ttil’F' the town
court this morning on charges g"-
If
hrcach of the peace. (lrosudcr picarII-d
‘gullty to the charges, Mrs. (frosslcr
testified that hcr husband came home
about lI-lI'I o'clock flatnrduy _ night,
having been drinking during the cvczp
Ing. He had a wrangle with his wife
and his two stepson». Mrs. ('rossler
IIIIIII caused his arrest
This monting in IoIIII ahII alleged
that he spent a good shatc of his mon-
ey over the bttr, and that at titties she
would starve If it was not for the pro
visions brought in by her sons. This
was indignantiy dcnicd by ('I'mttiit'f'.
who said that the two stcpsons did
but llttlc work and IIIIvI-r paid any
board The case was continued for
two weeks to gIVII (‘I-Itssicr an opportuI
city to see if ho could not. straighten
/
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iii. ifiiillllim
HEP Iii, ii
iii. iiilHiNiiiii
Says the Itorwalk Hospital is
a Private institution, and is
Directed by the Board of Di-
rectors, Who Are Chosen An-
nually \
ili'. Jantcs (I. (irIIgory, chairman of
the executive coItttItittIII- and II ItII-Itt-
bcr of the medical staff of thc NIH"
walk Hospital. makes rIIplt today to
the letter of Dr. Charles (I. lloltannan,
of last Week, who the latter rI-slgIII-Il
front tltc staff o the hospital. lir.
(' i't‘llfii) IIItlntI-I that the hospital is n
private institution, and that its Itf-
falrs. according to the mics and by-
laws. arc govttnotl by the board of
directors. anti gives to the staff the
entire direction of thc medical and
surgical dIIpartttteItt. The lcttIIr of
Dr; (In-gory follows: ~
Idltor of The Sentlncl:
in your issue of thc l'Jtlt instant ap-
III'RI‘Ptl an articlc entitled "liiight Af-
flicts the Hospital" with It lcttIIr from
iir. (' (I. Bohanpnn and also an I-IliI
torial. "The Hospital (YIttttI'ovI-rsy."_
To the editorial no objection can be
made. Film] tltc standpoint of view at
iwhlch it was written it is falrmitttlrI l,
and should be considered ’l'o thc III
liI.lI- itself and to lir. iiobauuan's lct
tcr some roply should be made.
The Norwalk Hospital Association
is u pritatc Institution organized as "It
body politic and corporate, pursuant
to tltIIIsiatIttII laws of thoI State of
t'oItncctlcut." it differs in no wit.V
front the Hartford, New Haven attd
Bridgeport hospitals, or other hospi-
tals itt this state. it is neither a state
ttor a town institution. If rccclvcs
Ito other” assistance front _ the town
than the payment for the care of thc
indigent poor who are placed then-
by, the sch-clinch. and that is $7. per
week. while. the cost per patient for
the past year has been Si? per wcck.
’i'hc indigent. poor from oiltcr towns
are admitted also on these same terms,
It rcccivcs its support frottt the pay
of patients. the gifts and contribution!
of friends and those who are interest-
ed ltt Its welfare. and an annual ap-
pioptiatlon from the state as a c-om
pensutinn for services rendered it
has its articles of association and by-
laWs. ldI-Ittlcal with those of other
hospitals. by which it is governed. it
has its board of directors annually
chasen by the members of the cor-
poration. who direct. its affairs. Thc
duties of all its officers and of its
executive committee are fully otttiln
ed in the articles of Itssm'siution and
iii the Irv-laws. ’i'ltc attcurliug phy-
sicians and surgeons. composing tlII
staff. "of whom thorn shall he not
less than six or more than ten" are
appointed IItIntitIll) it) Ihc board of
directors. The i'lli-‘>~ liliti IIIIIIIw-s ,5va
criting thc action of tho staff wIII'c
adopt-Id at tho annual mI-Itlug of the
directors. iIIIcI-Ittiwt". “'07. (on ,i't‘iil'litilflti
and inn years III-lorc occupying the
lil‘t'z-I'iil hospital building. 'l'hI-y wa-rc
copicd from thum- of thc Bridgeport
Hospital. and arc-still Iltc I'tIhIs of that
institution liulII it. which is ilt‘l'f’
IIIIpcIIIlIIi. gives in lilt' staff “lbw I-ntlrI
direction of thI llit‘viiit'v'ii nzul g-‘lil'izif'ii
Ilcpztl'IItII-ttt": '
"llIIIII i'I. 'i'lw IIIIIliI'IIl and surgical
staff shall haw tltI- tlliil't' direction
('i the IIII-IliI-III and surgical III-part.-
ttiIItt They shall also cxcrclsc a su-
ltt'l'ti:~lfitt of tth condition of thc
wards, the instruction and III-portntcnt
of the nurses, and prescribc the diet
for patients. They shall give such
directions as shall be ncccssary in
regard to the health and physical con~
Ilition of the patients, and see that
those IlireIcIions III'I- cart-fully cxcctttcd
and their prescriptions faithfully fiii‘
tttlnistI-rcd. They shall report. to thr-
cxcctttlvc commitft'c whatever inter-
l'IIrIIs with thc welfare of thc institu-
tion,"
Attention is also IliI‘I-I-tIIIl to
“Rilif‘ :3. Tim Illicnding physicians
and stirgcons shall. directly aftI-r their
appointment, nit-ct for tho pfii'posc of
organization and arranging their or-
der of service, which arrangctttcnt
shall be contntttulcatcd to the f‘Xcttll'
live conttttlttII II "
I ndcr this rate each IttIInIlIcr of the
staff In rotation gives a month‘s nor
vice gratuitously and without compen-
sation. It might he stated hcrc that
among the petitions for thc adoption
of those byvlawn the name of itr. "fr
hanunn appears.
l'nIlI-r thcnII rules III'IIrythlIIg Will'k'
IIII bnrmonIIuIIdy and wv-li. The stuff
httti the cxcliiftiw MW of till the par
III-tits admitted. as is the custom of
IIvm-v hospital, with but low t'Al'l'v'
tions.
i'pon moving In the new hospital
building, August. item. the same rules
were continued. csccpt that tlII- pri'IiI
logo of using lilA' lil'i‘fllf' rIIotItII was
ctttcttdcd to other physicians of the
town. The wards were cared for only
by members of the stall
TWo years ago Is petition was prc-
scaled to the board of directors attic
tag that the. wards should be thrown
wlIiII opt-n to cvcry practitioner of thc
town anti requesting an audience wbctt
their claims Inigbt hc board. This
hearing was granted and took place. itc-
“if" a full board of directors and or
cry opportunity was given for a fair
hearing As It result thvI directors
mud unanimouviv against It change.
deeming it unwise both on the points
of economy and no efficient service.
The pctltiofwrs ncvmutui titlu advcr'"
III cldou in It fair-minded IIIIII consid-
(Contlnucd on thth Put-l
tinrrtc'néo'ur on '
assassins owistos
Tender Truck Wheels Cut Bolts
On Rails For Three and Onei
Hail Miles
Nidw MILFORD, Doc. lit—Traffic.
ovcr the Berkshire division of thc Ncw
York, Newilavendt Hartford railroad
wastlIId up for the greater part of the
tiny an the result ofa minor accident to
the tender of freight train No. 1.485.
bottnd for l'ittuflcld for New Haven
carly yesterday. ’l‘wo wheels of one of
the tender's trucks slipped front the
calls and ran along for abottt 3%
miles before it was discovered. The
train was stopped at Boardman's
bridge, above this place, when it was
seen that the tender was bumping
along. A search revealed the trouble,
and to find out any possible Iiantagc
It brakcntatt was scat. to search thc
track. lit-found that the derailed
whccln had cttt the bolls from llic
plates holding the T'ilili'i together and
ttIIIl‘torn out the tics. A ‘furtbcr
snatch showed that the damage ex-
tended three and It half miles back.
Two track gangs wore brought
hither and pttt to work repairing the
rails. in the meantime several freight
trains and one passenger train was
held up here until late in the day.
whcn the damage was rcpaircd.
TREASURER WALKER
IS STILL AT LARGE
tie is Not in Ensanada or Tia
Juana and Has Not Yet Been
Arrested
SAN DIEGO, Citi.. Dec. iii—«it was
lIIItruI-d that in spite of reports to the
contrary. William F. Walker. wanted
for the cmchzlcntcnt of $565,000 in
ucrutwlilc's thII propctty of tltc New
Btltaln, Conn, Savings Bank is still
at, large iv‘rom advices of an authori-
tative nature from Hosanuda, It Is
learned that Walker was not in that
city. had not. been arrested there. nor
was he in Tia Juana, as was suspect-
od.
WANTED.
Advertisements of 25 words and:
tbie head, 25:; 3 times. 50c. Addt
tional werde, 1 cent each per inecrtlon
WANTED—ROOM AND llfiARi) it‘
private family for young married con
pie. Address X. Y. Z. (icncral Deity
ery. South .‘I'orwaik _ did lit
Wfirso—th'xtxo AMI REPAIR-
ttg. lit-VII your piano ptit in fine con
iiiion for xmas, Estimates fur-
nished frIII.I of charge. Prices most
reasonable. Sicinttrt's. ii South Main
4L. South Norwalk. Tel, .396. I116 I’ll
WANTED-— (‘i'STOMIIZitS FOR
'i'raendiy (it Schcttck's celcitratI-Il iloi-
sII-in dairy nillk.
vctct'inary‘s ccrtitlcato certifying
hcaithfttl condition of cvcrvcow. .l
W. Moshcr‘. Agent. 'l'ei. IifIT-I’t. Illil tit
WANTED-~0Nl'1 (iii 'l'Wt) 0LT;
ladics or old gentlemen. at the Old
Iv‘olks' iiontc, 4:! ("rose St. Norwalk
Also counties for solo. dif’. {It
WANTEDI~WAHHINII ANI) mot:-
ing to do at horm- or outside. Y, TI‘.
iIJII. 7.2 First St. last Norwalk, Ilia tit
WANTED-T0 Pl'Rt'llAsE. A
young shepherd or scotch coillc. Ad
dress Box iii, liIIricn, ('ottn. dlZi I’it
POSITION AS
in, store.
inquirc 5i
('(tlr
Speak
Lexing-
dII'I 3t
WANTED——
lcctnr or salesman
thrI-II languages.
ton Ave.
WANTED—AS til.“ PERSON
lady or gentleman. or an Invalid to
take care of. Apply to Mrs. Wilcox
23 Union St. till 3t
WANTED-iiiiiNG YOUR OLIZ
furs to us; will make them over and
make them look like ncw. Reasonable
pricI-s. We reIdyII scalsklns and make
over boas anti muffs. Satisfaction
guaranteed. ii. Kricgcr S: ('It. n17. ti
WANTED~T0 fti'Y AIIII KINDS
of ('iliiif‘ and poultry. fir-st prices
paid. ii. Friedman. i-iouth Norwaik.
Old 'I'arlov place, ('onn Ave. 'i'cl. 257-2.
If time all day Saturday nil tip
TO LET. ”'
To RENT-"TO A ”I ' I IT'S
(INIIY,
second floor. i'ntott HI ; rent "2. in«
Iptirc tilt Wcst .‘it. did in
TO LET <’f'\\'(I I-‘lTitNltIiiiivill
roontn. with I'Itttgc mi. crutvctticttccs
for light ltousckcvplng. Apply lil 2M
East Ave, East Norwaik. Ilii lit
TO LET ITWU lIAiUH-Z "HUMH
and lflflc mum; l’t‘til, 5:1. ('IIII tinn-
IlIIyII I.r ctcttiltg: :7 HttuItuit lit”
fil'ti‘il ,‘I'I r I. W dI'I "I
TO LET Wit" “MIME. iI'iitIIl’i'
floor. l7 'ittltl i-it East Norwnik. in
quite on the prIIIIisIIs III: III
TO LIT- il()i'i'il'} ()lI’ iilx itOtiMiIl.
barn and two acres of land on ('on
nchII-Itt Avc., near Tarlov's. inquire
Mrs Tarlov.‘('onnoclticut Arc, did It
To LIT —i.\' IIIIWAYTON llAIII'
double lilitm' slit moths: convenient
to train and trolley. Rent rcIquIuIblc
For particulars Inquire alto-moons. It}.
It. Walker. sentinel office. oft tit
itcgisth'I-Il cattle;
lililflli
iliifli] lillii
Hiifliiliiliii
Adjutant Ceneral’s Orders 0b-
iiterate the Brigade Forma-
tion, and Carry Out Provi-
sions of Dick Bill—Third
.intantry Transferred into
Coast Artillery ,.
()I'dcrs were issucd Saturday froiti
the office of the adjutant general cott-'
flrtttiug and adopting the recommenda-
tions of the special military commis-
sion which ndvlscd abolishing the Mrs-
adc. staff and transferring the Third
- ileglntcnt. front the infantry toItho
coast artillery branch o ,the service.
lt,was these recontttten atlons which
Brigadier (Icncral Russell Frost. op-
posed. it will be recalled that new
eral Weeks ago (lovcrnor Woodrttff
gave II hearing to Senator Stiles .lttd-
son. who appeared for the brigade
stuff. and to Colonel L. F. iturpeo, who
silpporlctl the findings of the commis-
strut. of which he was a member. and
that the matter then awaited an opin-
ion from Attorney General Marcus ll.
Holcomb. which was given to the gov~
IIrnor bttt not made public. ,
The order issued Saturday announa- .
ed that. the opinion by the attorney
general supported the finding of the
. commission and its recommendations
are adopted. A second order carry-
ing Into effect the. changes was also’in-
sItIIIl, No date. was sci for the order
to go into effect.
(‘It Iputtics l) and II‘I, of Norwalk, of
the Third infantry. which has been
transferred to the coast artillery. will
be known as tbs-Sixth and Seventh
('ompanles, respectively.
The organization of the Connecticut.
(Continued on Seventh Page).
-—(‘athoillc i’raycr Books and Ros-
IItlIIs. at i‘. ilItycs', in Main street.
V'orwalk.
.—.—.——
QUILT MILLS RESUME WORK.
Mi,)N'l‘Vii.i.iC. licI:.,lti.~——'l‘ha Palmer ‘
Brnthcrs‘ quilt mills resumed work to-
day. after a. short shutdown. All the
factories here are now running on full
time except the Monarch Woolen Com-
pany.
---Uiil stock of Victot and Edison
Phouographs and Room“ is complete
for Xmas. lI‘.- E. ipckw'ood & Co.
LOST.
LOBT—».ii«1ii§ii€Y COW.
plt'tt‘w return to if. Friedman.
liN‘lit'Il' Avc. 'i'ariov pladc.
FINDER
Conv
diti (it
FOR SALE~-~AI'TO-.\1AIIINE GASI
olluc engine, 5'. H! II. p. four-cycle. r0.-
vcrsiblc; spark coll. new; if, gal. tank,
set ("olumbla batteries. new; Harthan
reverse clutch. never used; shaft and
propeller; wire and switch. Price $75.
ll. KI-yworth, (‘IrIIgory Boulevard. East
.\'orv\IIlk. did 3t
m "MISCELLANEOU'S.
MRS. w. J. WILCOX, f)i.li ESTAB-
IlshIId employment agency, 23 Union
St. Situations III-cured for all classes
of applicants. Tel. at) if
’ Fog SALE.
Adve ante of 25 we ' under
this head, .25 times,/ Addi‘
tiona grde. 1 cc ml! ’per insertion.
ros ‘aR'LEw-Imnomx. Itooo
large hIroom house. about. (so large
lots. barn. fruit. In Norwaik, near
trolley and stoi'cn. P‘iIII- placc for
chickens. large garden. ()uly Siliilti;
isnoo cash. Atifii‘f'iig ”tilt :III. South
Vorwalk. Ill" "
II n
”BUSINESS NOTICES
GOING AWAY i"()lt CHRISTMAS?
Trunks and packages hrontptly nttcnd-
I‘d to; also light moving done. Wil-
son Express, 7 Day St. ’l‘clIIplIonc.
did lit
UNDERTAKER ‘lt'iii'lllKI ii. (lA-
nuug. Funeral Director and itlntbalm-
er. Office and residence. No. he South
Main St. South Norwalk. (fonn. Tele-
phone call 7m IIIIdv attendant
MRS. F. HUNKEMEIER f MAiil
sun 8t. outlt .\. rwalk. Dress Plait
ing of liInIts. Graduated or sun
uniting tr'rltzi t-lcltcffi skirts. French
atul AtncriI-nn. accordion, knife and
side plaiting for Indian' and children's
drIIsIII-II. coats and flouncing. also
plotting. Perfection of work. Mail
order» promptly executed. Itzti itu
MOIII P. HALLOCK, [IADIIIZB’
tillllncr. flats trimmed and made in
'hI- latest ttptodate styles. Hours
from it a. In. to 6:30 .p. m. iii Chest
not at. South Norwslh. I26 if
ILICTRO FLATINO (W Aid.
kinds. ()IIiIlizo-d copper. brass and
li't‘itt'i. bronze. old gold. gun moist and
black yacht trimmings: pittntbore’ imp»
piles and chandeliers. bicycle and au-
tonmhilu triIItmlngII. and table warc.
glaricam ‘ tion, fill Water tit. ’i'cl.
l.-2,
TO LIT-PRIVATE “HIDENCE.
nine rooms. fine bath roosn. all latest
lmprovcmehtl; large grounds. m
Vista tit, Norwsik InquireI (M II
"IIIIIIII '7 Fort St Fast Norwaiit
Phone at”.
MRI. ANNII At. NAVII, (Iii BOUTII
Main tit. South Norwalk. iihatnpovv
Ing, hair curling and singelag; «We
at scalp treatment; facial mite a
specialty lino.- Empress instantaneous
llair Restorer.
Norwalk Chronicler