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NEW HAVEN. Jamil ”Preliminary
work in annotation for the third sn-
: ‘ nnal state conference of charities and
'Icirrrection, which will be. held in Wa-
- winery in April, is now being actively
“. iiidertsiteri. and meetings or several
of the important committees having
charge ol'the conference program Arvill
Alike place within the next few days.
The conference is intended to provide
an opportunity for all persons who are
A “ is jchdritabie, returniptp
' IventiIveI work to 5st tobether
as
A Vhillntsined tor a score or years.
ill otoadily. increasing interest. but
known ‘as an economist and so‘clolo
gist. More than 450 persons registeyed
in attendance at that conference. and
in addition pm were in” snowshoe
names.
The president or the 1912 conference
I is Arthur Reid Kimball of the Water-
bury American. Every elfort will be
made to have this year's conference
maintain the high standard of interest
and value established by the previous
meeting. The program this year will
be presented under the direction oi six
cemmlttees. to each at which is assign
so one attire neural sessions or the
i
. conference. Obelisk her will be do-
‘ yolid‘to ‘s moo or onion roultd table
meeting! for the purpoee of more to-
lorrnsl discussion. The conference will
' continue through two and s narrow.
the dates selected for the meetings be-
lug IAprll 16,16 Ind lI’i.
succeeded in undipaA a posltve curs tor
"bed wetting. “My little Ahoy wet the
had every night club through on the
nIAl 111111 vvss Is. gathering ol dub doors» 1 tried severest binds or money
IThoI
. ‘ slid was presidpd over by Dr.
fighter; president of Trinity
The success of the meeting
1 .. .1 lie inomoters to arreage b.
Warmer pies tool: pines
1’11oi' lest veer;
‘ ‘ ml Henry W
well-
Eileen"...
memento-ad l was in the drug stpre
looking" billion-stung dlii‘siont to help
him when 1 Well Foley's Kidney
”Rinse;
days we could see s' on" Ind when
'11s had isobar two thesis or s bottle-be
I80 int! 111‘. has not wit the bed since "‘
The more Powdery pill w. r we
more &. I00.
it.
‘ many others who did not register their
Charles Durham. mum... 11]., has 1
filter he use liken them two?
rvss curled. That is, .loout slr washi-
~mm1
bleedire’ utilised, like. as told iii‘
a uranium dispatch to the semi
- combo other day. in! been appointed
Amersl director oi the United limes
poslsla‘svlngs system. with s salary of
. ”1000‘ p‘sryssr‘. used to live in Siem-
lord He was born in hllvlt‘n'wallr. sod
' lived in stsmm a number of years
1 belore he went to Washington with
his psrents, Mr. and In. L. Welter
Weed.“ Dr. T. V. lietchsin ol Bism-
lord, is hisunci‘e. ' .
Mr. Wood is s youn5 man. its has
been in the government service since
the outbreak ol the denlsb-Amsrican
war. lie was secretary aild Menom-
pher to Gen. John A.11lohnston1durlns
the early days of the war. and in the
tall at 1888 was msdeofllclal stenc-
usphor ol the United States lilvscus
lion commission lnCubs. He was
married in Cubs. on Feb. 1. 1899. to
Miss Elisabeth M.-Newmsn. of Wash
lesion. shortly alter his mar-rials,
he was appointed chief of the civil
division of the military government of
Cube. .1
Mr. Wood web this! secretary to
I Oscar 8. Stress Secretary at Labor
and Commerce and litter still he was
secretary to Chairman Hitchcock ol
the Republican Nations! Committee
Alter the ciunpsibnH he was made
cbisl clerk of Deport‘psnt olI (loin
pierce and dfisbor. and. ob Mitch, l,
the Posmllice no out. He lllll.
since July. iliol been mpg; er the
board of trustees ol the postal savinbs
system: and he is also secretary ol the
Fonnvintlpn lot WWII of. Anem-
rlei
.1
hell‘s his list makes him is
V Ami, director ol ”$0,106 new
books scattered throughout the United
States, and doing s bouillon of more
than 11 million dollsrs get when. The
position is considered one or the bios!
A important in the internment s'erI-Ivlcs
outside at the Cabinet.
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EDUITAILE LIFE “Bill-
IiiliESOflETl Willi“
IiiIIEll Ill I“ W"
V ‘ “IL! Hill"
(Continued trots» First Fuel)
”mu-n
nsncial distanced the denies were
fought mainly from the tensor tower-
ing shy-scrapers. Business 1. was
brought to a complete standstill onions
banking and brokerage houses when
employee could not reach the scene ol
their daily activities. Financial firms
stopped business to cure for the lire-
men.
The building is soross lrom old
Trinity Church. one block above Wail
street and in the heart 01 the financial
section.
The lire when discovered bed at»
ready gained tremendous headway. it
had started on one 0! the upper floors
The liver firemen to reach the scene
in response to an alarm sent in by a
watchman. realised that the task he'-
toro them' was one of great dilllc‘uity
and their first move was to call out
all the tire apparatus in the downtown
district ..
The tire was in the eighth, ninth
sud tenth stories ol the structure be-
lore lines at hose sutllcient- to reach
up the long nights of stairs were con-
pied together The 11.111.11.151. one
at the old time structures and its
construction offered no serious ob-
stacle to the spread ot the flames.
The Pixie strict side of the buildiud
lrom the eighth floor to the root was
a. ragln5 lornece. Pine street is a
narrow thoroughlsre scarcely allord-
ins room for two wsbons t9 pass. and
on the opposite side from "the Euult
sole building stands a twontyj story
skyscraper. The bricks or this muc-
ture were atelirnlns- with a heat which
made them lslrly siesrb es the are-
men retreated from the point where
they had taken their Brat stand
‘ Although‘ the tire is located in the
diptrict served by the tamed hibIh pres-
sure water resins. than: was a lens
music to at radioleot pressure to
reach the bills edbdtlveiy. The oityis
firebosts were hurriedly brought tron:
their stations and docked at the North
River piers. live blocks may. to be
called upon in case the high pressure
gave way completely. ,A ,1
Alter 6: «ill o'clock the tire mi still
gainins rapidly The water towers
wens too short ”tripartite fishes.
and the boss submit ins willillns
around the etslriissesAAIlest all thali-
il , I‘
11' ..
lorcc on the unverfI
litre oliloisll $6 . ‘
6i? alkali. Admit-
could possibly {rm ‘W' the loss
Would amount to a minimum olI proli-
Tshly‘ [509030.
At 7 o'clock the root ol the build-
in: mi in?!» drillliiil turned their
Arms in illemesrby volumes u, is
were: killed.
A one at
their hero» 6: use. alimony
be poppet t. Three utensil inbred
.7 e Equitable into
lice reported, and
.cm filo Erin,
hag my tile building? the
the elevptor
" teeth pvioro allodiwlth
slush abilities valiant the work or
the limes ethics“.
Helium bpnIr alter the firemen or.
rived.- «m1 ”filth Womb service in
the oil salt water basins beneath
'llrosdway basin“, to respond properly.
and greet streams cl water were be-
ing throw upon the building, sitboubb
none ol the water reached the upper
part of the ilre'. “‘
Three more bodies, supposed to be
those 0! workmen or watchmen. could
be seen through the flames in one ol
the basement rooms ol the building.
All this time the entire building lrom
cellar to roof. and on all lour sides
midll‘ts
stems «um whorl
ssseflonolsesrdnssnbnel'swry
51m way. The firemen moneyed to
reach a window ledge, from which
they were rescued by meens at a ille-
lino thrown 'to there. but when Allies
looked book Chiel Walsh lied slur
mm in the mini; ruins Moria
were sleds to mesh t‘hIapot where he
was boiled bulge ,Illromea «agile not
and bins.-
l‘sthsr Mousse nearly lost his his
when administering the lust rites tp.
the toss imprisoned in the sale deposit
unit. the firemen dragging him away
lull as As shower or bricks and stone
loll on the spot where he had been
huesilns.
As the firemen curried Father M01
(lean' away the lying man turned to
him and said:
“For God's sake. Father, take me
out at here! l‘um oping. Can‘t you
set at me?" ‘
Two porters 'in‘ tiled-isle Deposit
Company We" rescued truth the base-
lslo. the was appointed chic! clothed.
moot ol the building when the” side-
walk in hour 6! the structure caved
in. They wereJniured and removed
to 11 hospital. ‘
1 The tire was linaiiy confined to the
moitable. building, though for a time
it seemedas thumb. the named would
sweep across the street and set lire
to the American Exchange National
was a seething mass at flames. All
the lloon tell in‘soon alter the root
want in, but the meat granite walls
held this
The firemen made a desperate ellort
to save the three men who lumped
lntoxCedur street. but they had no time 1
to rig their lilo nets. The three stood
on the cornice ol the building only I
moment or tvvo, the names behind
them driving them to desperation
They knelt lor just a moment. liltcd-
their hands in prayer and leaped to‘
gather ii) the pavement. 150 leer be
‘0' The host of the flames had the in
So tremendous was the heat that tensity ols blast furnace The heavy
5res‘t blush" cl tbb granite walls bursriflmm at ”w building buckled under
on which sparks were tailing in a. per-
leci shaver. The building was kept
wet down by streams ol water from
the skyscrapers on hillsides.
1e
streets. will“ a “0“ ““39“ ‘0 ”willie giant walls crumbled under the
others which threstsned llromen 11111133,,“ and dropped ”mom“ into the
policemen Alter a few minutes spent! streets The building w“ absolutely
under this‘ syslsnellef cl tailing room; culled. Part oi illsfimokll‘b lire dc
Chlel Kenlon 0'00"“ ii" men "“h‘i ipsrtment was despdtchod lo'iho scone
men "are Cedaf Ind PM “MW ‘ito std in preventruflux d or the
The blorilisble building was also some.
ills home or the lbion and Southern business In the financial section of
recipe libilrélnd‘s. the 11.1111... bouleithe city will! byou‘zht ursctlcaily to s
at August fielinoni & Company. the standstill by the fire. Thousands of
Mercantile Trust Company. no?! a rillticierks in banking and brokerage hens
11.111111 at the Armour Trust UOm-ieswsllmsd and industrial outbox-aliens
play; to. aluminum Bale Depositiwcre held bnclt by police lines formed
Company. together with a number of’ two blocks north of the tire and trsmc
New Yorlt dnsnclsl firm. iol every kind in the streets near the
sum Ifipon billions oi dollars in burning building” was iorbidden by the
securiw and cash were cared (or ini police.
the immense units at the mumbling arm are slim“ bud be“ alum
‘ company. mil also at the trust sudfthree men were reported to lie sllve
ssle deposit companies. but it is not‘ln the vaults of the Mercantile Sale
believed lint the heat 01 the aroma: Deposit Company and the firemen
penetrate the Isles and probably therd tried to bum down the steel doors.
will be no loss~lron1 this- source The The lollinc‘smne snd orthb use the
in; was csobedi ll'y‘1-1Iho destruction of can]: not be unlocked Wblluhe the
isomeric. and sources records. than were hemmerinstsvvsyr a path
Within m- Mrs-shot tie m‘éftlle 6033316!" findmflm
broke out at s at select the building: It narrow sic-re Alter “is me Md
was a ram 01' names. and the tire Zillion the firemen made renewed of
men working from the tape at skyu I10?“ ‘0 WT“- WG “30‘ “0°"-
scrapers and mm the streets belowi Three employee or the building leap-
wore trying to prevent the ilsmes lrom ed lrom the third floor or the building
nrre-dins to the buildings on the 011- to the street below They were taken
poslle sides or the street“ to the hospital seriously inidrerl. A11
“W WWW” NEW”! occupied “E: At thut lime a search failed to find
block between "road"! I“ Mull" William Gibiin. president at 111.. bier
streets and Pine and i‘edsr streets. luau“ safe Deposit Company. who
The “N “I first “"0“?“ “'1 they...“ reported trapped in the basement
ground door in in. ‘store mom ol the?“ the banning and cut oil -
(Tale Savsrlu. A general sinrrn was. “E" the file had been checked and
"“7““! “11 "“1 Eh!” "W “'9 “9‘" the firemen were able to get closer to
It!“ washed the scene "W “hum the building, 11 was discovered that
were bursting out at the windows in 111111 Belmont building. on Nassau
the soulbespt corner of the building. "my. which adjoins the bummg
A gale cl wind swelling through the building. ‘llsd been saved. though the
streets drove the homes through the offices or August ileimont & Cempany
building from end to end. Firemen had been flooded with weld?) ‘
dragged their heirs to the tops of they Firemen at last litter.
Chose Notional Bank, on Pine strestnrering in a steel 3.19%. leaching
and Fourth National Bank on Nesssu, i Ill! two watchmen arm imprison
street, willie other lines or been "ME ed in the vault. ,
run when s ‘shyscrsper copulate they Ambulances from four hospitals
burning building on arosdwsy, from 1 were on the scene to take care or the
which streams ol water we're directed injured .
on the llsrnes Five irisrms were turn-‘1 With the exception or another. in-
ed in and the ills! from the North and surancp building the building hi the
East rivers grouped themselves at a :Eqnitsble Lilo Assurance society had
convenient dock and pumped volumes? a ureqter mused valuation than any
at wster into the building. . 'A iotlier building in the linenttlsl district
The three watchmen in the 1.111.115; the its; showing lost its assessed vs‘lu-
heroically remained them the llsmes sites web attempt).
with lire extinguishers. but they were ‘ Other ooeupents or the lidultsblo
driven finally to‘ the not firemen 1.111.111; besides the “Hartman rail-
made a horde atysmpt to. save them.I roads were the executlii'e once: 0! the
and sealing ladders were run up has 1 Western unsymmmw together
\1
blank. at Cedar street and Broadway, -
lrom their pieces snd crashed into theime whitehor n", and my in while -
heaviest loss mice. that ol the build-s host had warped the doors sad they .
in bsl-‘
‘mlhionsr Johnswssld 11.111.11.111: tbs
ooers got as tar ‘as the fourth floor
when the three watchmen, their forms
outlined sales! the glare of the
homes, were seen to kneel end my
then so the corner of the building onI
which they irone‘ Itsndln51 tell. they
Minded to the street. “The burned on
the miinb ladders had dimculty in
rtisltinalheir way back to the street.
as. Commissioner Johnson discov.
end a man imprisonsdin the mils
or the ‘llercsntlle Sale Deposit Colo-
psay ah the corner o! Mel street and
Broadwsy The maul“ loan terms-
from the street.1snd his less were
pinned down by a bush! of debris
Which had fallen Mohave. 11‘. use
aim and bold opt lilo bend to the
lambs. who nose hum “dosh lu-
ruined-1n to break thrones the heavy
steel new“ and» moose... orgies
thief depart-est. save the list mum
the church to the film Arnsn. can»
i
inert-oiled oils were earliest st 1
.ibo liter-candle“ Sail listen: Company 1. “ ‘
m but arrived ethnic outlaw and 1'
tile lire wss unddr “way soil *st-
tedious is like we 11m {15m theI
piece. 1 ‘ “
A‘e'liort to may the horses.
Deputy sire csmeuum wells
with the law onioes ol Herbert Sat-
terlse.‘ son-lo law or J. P. llama. and
Alexander a Green. together with the
offices or many other attorneys. ‘ ’
William Cibiin. president at the I
Mercantile Sale Deposit Company.
‘vvas rescued lrois the vaults of his
confirm alter the bleach he'd sawed
throng several steeiebsrs. lie was
believed to be mortally inland A low '
minutes later hire (3le Welsh was
needed olter being imprisoned in the
building? ler nearly twp hours.
Alter il’residpnt (liblin was rescued
iron the file. he was carried to the
belles room (it the Trinity bulldinx AI
Ambulance. riot-boom; stripped of: his
clothing aid wrapped him in heavy
1Wnksts. summit were some»
level it». io‘ii, interval or rest,
:Hl‘. Aulbiill “m 11,954
"1 wad sum up- not alter w 311 my
invite. who has A... very 111.11.11.11 an
supine er the hotel intermedrlme
1.1%) {ml pieces. ‘1,
a 1
White
shoppiug.1
Dainty styles in varielv.
“I .‘
\
v
1111.. 1.111%
unit has a spring lock and l leli my
keys outside. 1. “1 Allen/the man and i
started to leave the door. swung shut
and we were prisoners. The smoke
was swlul. We screamed and shouted.
but it seemed as though we were doom-
ed. The other poor fellow was alive
up to ball an hour ago. but just before
I was carried out he fainted and i
think he must be dead by this time."
.Mr. G‘lblin was taken to the Hudson
Street hospital. We was very weak.
but in no immediate danger.
The oliloes ot‘iho Harrlmsn lines,
which were in the building. here be
1m: moved to 185 Broadway Every-
.thin5 hsil been moved sure the papers
its their legal department. \lany v-alu
able records, including the autohlog
raphy at E. H Harrimap. were titers,
and it we: believed that these and
iether valuable records were destroy ed
1 Banking and brokerage business
wsebslted for a time by the lire and
the governors ol the stock Exchange
inst to determine what action should
be taken with respect .to deliveries ol
securities purchased yesterday.
The Clearing House in the Chase
National Bank was closed and tempo-
r‘sry quarters smell: the Chamber
cl Commerce. Depogit’ors and basis
customers oi the burned out trust
companies as well as those at liners
clsi institutions located in the neigir
borhood ol the burned building, were
_ unable to reach their banks, being
held back bribe police lines.
As emcer or the Equitable Lilo As.
sursace Society said that the seciett
lied duplicstes or every record which
“"2. etc .. in a building several
block: a ‘ from the burned strucb
tire. The are be said would not at-
feet the compsny's business with its
policyholders throughout the country.
Qmelsls ol the llerptintlle ADep‘oIslt
company said the vaults were intact
and not a cent would be lost- ‘
Later the governors decided that
transfers will be suspended tor a day."
except by mutual consenti‘
ALBANT. Jan. 9.’--As soon so he
learned of the dbstruction ol the mutt»;
able. Lilo Mimics Society building.
communicated with Will
elety to, Aasoertsin ii the
. «Wynn-,1. ;Hfl'im untitled em
:EthI inlet of the vital molds Were.
“.- , lisp IiIiIth
French Lawns, fine Crossbar Muslim. Dimity Stripes,
Persian and linen Lawns. some reductions. -
Fancy Aprons
A collection of round Aprons. a littiomusscii from he-
ing bandied folded and re folded through the LI'hristma's
25c to close out.
Remeniber the speciai‘DiscOunts
10 and 202pe‘r cent. on
:House Furnishings. Leather Goods and Silver.
t n 1
Superintenden o manila. “93‘1“" :Rosaf gym, vicansenml ol therea-
' A minenAtly motioned Aler srchbish
-‘ lorroer years.
J Con ed
anuary Sale. tinu 1...
>.
White Goods Have Their Turn
Lawns. Batistes,I India Linens. Long Cloths, i1 7‘
‘ Nainsooks. Otgandies. Poplins. ‘
Near Linen. looks like it and pea rs better, see.
Auto Cldth. good looking a1uiscrviccabic,r2c.
Pique, 27 inches. worth 40c, at ' 32c.
worth 256, at 20c.
White Voile, fine qualities. 35c grade, 28c. 5,
I 35c grade," 1 cos. I:
‘ 50c grade, ' Adoc. Ai" 11
Irish Poplins, 35c grade. 28c. '
25c grade, I aoc._
French Rep Cloth, gliinchcs 40c grade f3ac.
St. Gall Swisses. Figured and Dotted.
- \‘niuc 75c for fine. Value 40c for 32c. .1 A
Value (be. for 48:. Value 30c for sec. '1.
Value 50c. for 40:. Value 151: for no. 1
Long Cloth.fc1ur different grades, especially. Adagio
able for lingerie garments 951:. $1.10, $1. 25 and 3,1. 50 {um
Goods" Section, lmvcr flour.
.
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w err 501'
Second floor. '
\
when”. l
roe "comets sumac” LINE-I '
Tour or Forming a Company to Oper-
ate Two Steamers for New York.
if present agitation in Norwalk con~
times. and courage is not lost by those
new interested, 11'01‘wail1 may hays a;
passenger Steamboat to New York
city
As neon; as can be learned the boats AA
raould be owned by u company known :“
perhaps. as the Merchants‘ Steambos‘t‘
blue. it would-11in all probability 00‘
started and backed by Norwalk busi-
ness men. who at the present time are
carefully considering the value of the .
water service betwen Nor’waik and
York. There is difficulty at present‘ln ‘
getting \orwalk goods to pew York
on the day they are packed, and vice;
verse. The ‘success ol the passengér
end at the line in summer is not doubt-
ed. ' . . A
The plan lapto“hsA\'e-;two;lsn5b hosts
on the line. it will be possible to make,
a round trip the same day on one, hose
A boat will leave Norwalk about 8 a.
111., and at the same time a boat will 1
be leaving New York. The trip one
way would require about three hours ,
(Norwsih, you see. expects last ones),
and it is figured that the boat leaving
Narwalk is the morning will be docked
It New \'.0rk and well unloaded by 1
noon. Tbeeumewlll be true or the '
one. which leaves New York and 8151
rives in Norwslk. A lay over for about
three or .lour hours will give opportur‘
gully for goods going in either direction
Ito he platted aboard the boat at the
broiler place. Leaving Nomaih and
New. York again at a stated time the
bests will return to their original
etsrllng places. 1
‘While the steamboat line may be
considered as an air castle, it is never-
theless being considered seriously by
the No: walk Board or Trade. 1
TO CURE A GOLD IN ONE DAY .
"be Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Drugxists refund money it it fails to
cure. E. W. Groves signature is on
'omAbos. 25c.
VICAR GENERIAL litAN DEAD.
DUBUQUE, 111.. Jan. fir—Monsibnpr
thalic archdiocese of Deluge, died
here today. ,His death was the re'sult 1_
pi a, lull on an icy pavement severaIiIII A j.
weeks ago. ' A
Mgr. Ryan was 75 years old, and a
native of lrelsnd. He had been or"; A
Norwalk Chronicler