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slephone and Electric Lighting
Companies Sustained Inlnries.
one Many Trees Were Blown Down, Houses shifted and
Windows Brolten, People Having Narrow Escape
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hilly Ci Nor
ik Fire Alarm Put Out of Commission. and the
Storm Door Was Carried Away
' :l'h‘last; night‘s ninety mile an hour
, ear. struck The Norwallks hard, and
Millie no great damage is reported, a
‘punlber of trees were blown down.
' telephone and electric companies had
trouble *blinds wens ripped cit, houses
shifted, windows broken and several
people narrowly escaped injury by
dialling 'branohesand trees.
So far as could be learned today, no
damage was done to the local ship
ping There was suttlclent ~warnlng
during the afternoon for owners or
boats to lash everything tight so that
these properties escaped with compar-
htively little, it any, damage.
broke out after 10 a m.. yester-
my in the "church 160m" of the Inter-
Itate Rubber Company, or Springtime,
and housed considerable “damage to
that room, as Well as to some goods
which were plied in the rooms below,
and which were soaked with water
used in extinguishing the names. The
-hcb_ory closed down to: the time, but
(worked stain this ofternoon. "
’ The room in which the blaze started
ls tilled with various acids used in
Waring the silk and rubber goods
wcr layers or cement which are laid
thereon in making watchmen! rain-
ootts. These acids are highly inflam-
mable, and the air is constantly titled
with their tomes. The manager of the
rectory. Mr. Coughiln, said he believed
the tire was caused by a spark truth
the friction on one of the belts ill
this room. The blots immediately be-
‘m’n burning on this belt, and spread
so other materials. in the near vicin-
ity. in a few moments, some or the
_ stock in the room were Miro, and the
blaze incited serious. The anon of the
factory sent in the alarm signal for
the Springtime lire companies, and
about 20 men answered the call in
stood time. in the meantime, some of
the (outcry hands connected a hose
ilvitll‘thu steam pipes, and turned the
mm on the hints. in} few mo
. Militia the tire was under control. and
the human made short work or it
_ when they mlved his estimate was
Will or the «imam hy the manage
mt but the plant is insured.
,- Several of employer voters quitu
- loudly horned This is the some con-
csm' which was horned out in the
him: it Corbett liiooir in fioiiih lino
; talk, Washington street less than u
. your line.
mm
o vitreous
stores it masseuse
hill“ We, don. ill-within nor»
as; m mess on
one»
Freighter Marion Game Upfsound.
Th.» Norwalk steamboat Company’s
freighter, in charge of Captain David
Cameron. was the only Bound steamer
that ventured out of New York city
yesterday. The other boats put up at
City Island until the wind quieted
down. The Marlon had rather a rough
passage but reached Dorlon's Point.
dock at. 7 :15 o'clock last night. From
there on she had trouble in keeping
her nose in the channel, but Captain
Cameron brought her into port safety.
This morning the Addie V.
(Continued on “twelfth
AE‘vVasninglon dispatch tools1 M
again says that Dean Henry Wade
Rogers of the Yale Law school is be-
lieved by well-hitomed politicians to
attorney general in the Wilson cabi-
net has amused once more the specu-
~parcd on the Yale faculty for Presi-
dent Tait, when «he comes to New Hp
yen to assume the Kent professorship.
Talk of the appointment of Dean Rom.
era has been rite since the announce-
ment that President Taft will come to
Yale. tor the mesant dean of the law
school is said to appeal to Governor
Wilson because he has attained his
eminence in his profession without.
following "the corporation route," the
Washington dispatch says today.
There is a persistent rumor that the
President is to occupy some position
ill addition to the Kent professorship.
and the gossips have named the post:
lieu of dean of the law school many
times The income from the Kent pro-
fessorship is only 8305 a year. but it
is pointed out that there is nothing to
prevent the President from delivering
other lecture courses while concocted
with Yale, such- as the Dodlte lectures
which be has already time. and also
visiting other universities when so-
pointed'to deliver occasional courses
or lcciureii.
‘i‘ho incl that the President to seek
,in: a house {or his residence hero in
also taken in menu that he intestine
devote much of his time to “DEWEY
work, and with the rumors! been
Regard possibility of entering the out»
lost, there comes the added uncouth
tlon that President 'l‘ittt would he in
ideal than to hand the law school. in
the meantime the university loony
civility with interest the secondment
at the station]; or the Wilson cabinet.
Nothing Mutts in the
statement rum vein authorities is on:
r as corporation
meeting oh the still. hilt ii iii tights
cant that. the mudentlsi William“
insets tonal-rue. rile slushy senile
or the to
be under consideration for the post or,
lotion as to what place is being one;
new '
sin of illumination to e}
Heard Pouring into Capitol
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the hounds—Personal Work
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WASHINGTON, D. 0.. Jan. 4.-With
the reassembiing of Congress after
the Christmas recess, chief interest
centers in the hearings before the
House Ways and insane committee in
preparation tor the Demoloratlc tat-id
bills to be enacted soon liter Wood
row Wilson is incinerated Went:
and the Democrats take control oiohe
twa branches at (ion 1
unuwmw
they had ,
mile initial
cumin .
annulled by 1 \ _
by one and a
Nor-walk (with Redeem
Roach dildo, School vs. St. Paul
, in, [he Not-view Armory.
‘IE mm is any one institution in
the Town 01’ Harwell: Which the whhle
town are. especial piece in it is the"
Namath. tel suit the M thi.
the present institution has outgrown
its quarters is a taint which is known
and appreciated by all. but more cs-
peelaliy by the Needs of those who
have been treated there for union
dilments. Believing that the time is
at hand when a new and more ade-
quate hospital should he provided for
the bound of directors lis- toilets steps
to enlists this movement and has ap
pointed a committee to act with them
in securing the necessary support and
funds with which to erect a tire proof
structure which will be adequate to
meet the needs at the town for the
next twenty yam.
At a meeting held on Thursday eve
sing. the following gentlemen were on»
pointed a general committee: James
A. Farrell. Dr. William J. Tracey. Ar-
thur 0. Wheeler. christian Ewartz,
David J. Miller. Nehemiah Condos, M
l). Randell. hi. .1. Riordan. Charles il‘.
Triatmn. Thomas 1. Raymond. Dr. I.
0. Gregory. Henry F. Price. hill .
delimiter. Charles Klein. (loom
Mills. John Cavemen. ii. iii. Bishop.
w. il‘. Blsllop, (l. w. Bell.
At this meeting it was decided to
hold a public meeting at the state
mariner-y on or shoot January 19th tor
the pillows of arousing enthusiasm
union; the mic or the town and to
assists the needs or the new hospital
and the plans tor co satin; sufficient
tnnds to hulid the u structure.
(lonesome were annotated to intro
some at the armaments tor the rules
meeting and Juno‘s A. Farrell. oral.
dent of the halted diam distal one
notation, hos consented to not as
chairman of [the strontium
Protester intuition
or vellum ‘ '
coil wed the entertainment.
Oldest-s ot the post. -. ‘
Commander-{leermit White. .1
Senior Vice Consular-43.41
Franks.
Junior Vice Commander-Joseph P.
Orosslnul. .. .
monotone—William A. Keith's.
Quartermaster—Goons or.
mend. ,
Burritos-«George l. Boston.
ChaplaiHames-S. Lyon. .
Odloer or the duh—Alonso Wheeler.
Patriotic instructon 8.
North.
(Intranet-this word—4m” ll. Wlx.
ell
Garment: ~Maior—-Aumtus C; Golc-
lux. ‘
Quartermaster Sergeant —~ Thomas
Bradley.
Committees of the post:
Trustees oi hells! Fund—George W.
Minced. Alonso Wheeler and Ghee.
ii“. Morals.
Representstlve to the Department
Encampment-éiienry M. Bunnies.
Altemsto~8elleok A. Waterbury.
0mm of the corps: \
President-*MIry W. Pollen.
denier Vice Mommy Keeler.‘
Junior Vice Pres—«mimic J. Bedlam.
Treasurermhlmnls V. Me.
Marciano—Ada E. Byhltton.
Ohsplsln-disrarst Peck.
Conductors-Delia A. Wilcoxnon.
Guard-nit.» iii. Coalfield.
Assistant: (landmine-dill: Fluids.
Assistant dumb-Mary Dentin.
, First Color bearer-uncle 'iiobbrr»
lessons Color assures-«lions Middle-
m‘bd I
Third color neuron—intone» silt.
doom. .
llhiirth color hector—missile W. filth
or
Press correspondent-«lists it. hires;
wood. 1
Musicianwwflhcrlotte A. mu
millennium oi the acres 7
m.
WRATHIR FOREOAIT.
‘ ease“. generally Fair Idolatry, . ,
”,7 Three lien stole Taxicab Cloned , -
by lanes 1. smell, ot Fair-
field, and Come Here
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nmmmu
Were hm Taken in Bridgeport
f! by Four Cliioers
The man-tn~thestati‘on , the new call
system and the good work or the two
latest additions to the Nor-walk. Police
toms all combined to capture three an-
, tomohlie thieves early this morning.
* The csptui‘s was made on interrelation
.ri-om Bo'ldgepcrt and the story or the
‘ , amen o: the men reads like Wild were
' fiction. “tough it really limpened e.
Norwsrlk. fl ,
At 3: it s .m., Gilles:- Charles F.
Page in the station, received a call
‘ from the Wort police to the of
feet that three men had stolen a taxi.
club owned by James 3.8 _ oi! Fain
ileld. The police said that e cutouts
were approaching Norwalk
‘ ' it ti!
and were out id eggs. waltills‘
our-the auto. 'l'heyhfi to a little
on. to wait. for the trials lute been as.
acted early and the telephone call
sent immediately. . .
At 4: iii Mom Claus and Dorsey
> saw the auto. twins down Mill Hill
and with. drawn rcvoivens theyrnshed
tdwardl the approachinz machine near
the corner or Main and Wall streets
and commanded the driver to stop.
Evidently the sutcists did not to.
tend to ship for, reaching the corner
at. the Boston Stole, the chsufleur then
masthecar upmyssittoioup
Main street. diere the athletic tenden-
nice or the cops stood tbhm in good.
Both leaped tor the taxicab,“ one on
either side. and both made the lump
all right.
It tool: hut a second for the cops to
pat the revolvers down the necks or
the crooks sud demand a full stop at
once. This was clinched by Butch-
lerd's colic. it was down no the all!»
itch tor the three thieves who brought
up short as the our stopped with their
hund- ln the Air.
They gave their names so Cyrus
“own, Bi. ll. Mounts. and .l. ll. Dila-
iels. ct New linen. '
dial! Ill hour later the parents: auto
from Bridpepcrt with tour cops some
at Ten silicon were (loom nauodth-
tl. Epitaph .l. Coughlln. James Dooley
and John iii. Burton. tiiuhiy stated or
or the capture they poured compliment
upon compliment upon the limits dd:
oatmeal: and were (really pleased
with the tannin-thematic unwritten
without. which the thieves would no
doubt have MM '
mm the W drill-s um hook to
salmon tori trial hill to the Noni
mil: police and (this! Thomas “other.
land's new ism holds» all the our
tilt list“ til itili thieves
All the heat guesses Went wide or
themarksstowhetthejuryotthe
superior court would bring in as a
verdict, in the case against William
Hay and Mrs. Nettie Palmer, of Dan-
tinny, both charged with the murder
or their illegitimate child on Oct.. 16
last. for atter a deliberation or an
hour and a halt it brought in a ver.
dict of murder in the second degree
against Hoy. and of manslaughter
against Nettie Palmer. It was about
4:30 o'clock when the jury brought in
its verdict. Judge W. 8.- case said
interesting and instructive leotilre last
night hetero the Friday Adiernoon
Club at the Bouilh Norwalk Congrega-
tlonal Church as talked on Shakes.
peaer's Relation to Modern Thought.
The speaker was a young but cultured
gentleman and delighted his listeners.
He was introduced by the president.
idles Helen Swans.
Miss Ethel Becker favored with
violin selections and Miss Helen Basic
or entertained with piano selections.
The entertainment committee was
composed of the officers or the club,
Miss Helen Swurts. president; Mrs.
ill. H. Lane. tint vicepresldeat; Mrs.
J R. Lawrence. second vicemresldcnt;
Mrs. I. 8. Keep, secretary, and Mrs.
w. H. swords. treasurer.
onstsirlourins ,
‘ liECTlllllC retires
GREENWICH, Jen. ii.-—l1‘lre tonight
destroyed a lame building used for
theatrical purposes and as o. bowling
alley on the moods of the {Riverside
Yacht Gillie, entailing a loss of 810.000.
partly insured. The tire for a time
threatened to burn the handsome home
or the Yacht club hot a sudden chance
in the high wind saved the “building.
in. dire departments at balance.
Sound Bosch. and Greenwich fought
lilo blue. ' "
FthU/LLVN EAW MRI.
colts W millin- conductor on
the local trolleys. Milli coming no
heart avenue. this internist, sliced
soothe resume from the chi '
the home at men h. Curtis, itch:
lisstsvsuuo, East novella When he
'téisphoiisd the
that he would not impose sentence na- 1
Professor Wilkinson gave to meat ,
The one started trout restrictive else,
trio wire on the outside of the build .
Ill/ii Mild their: tint
litigitlmste Child, Will Be Sentenced on Tuesday—iii .-
Conclusions Something of s Cur-prise ' "
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tor line and a Hall Hours’ Consideration
The severity of the verdict. to
expected by the manoritay oi the
tutors who, after listening to the
and temperate charge 01- the
no the jury made up their ruin
manslaughter was the most hi:
would bring in against edth
accused, with monthly or lizhtsr‘ond
the-case of tile woman—«that.
guilty. As it stands, Millions
state is that he succumped to
blandishments of sweeten, old ”
himself, must 'spoad'the re ’
New haven. fun. c—a
brake beam Moped this ,
the east bound tracks under the 11.:
street bridge over the New »,
mad tracks and derailed in
cars which were being switched. '1”
result was quite a We in the ‘ '
tradto and the delhy of them ,
cut River special some few min , ' "
The wreck was not a had'
was in such a spot as to delay ,.
do unless it. was speedily cl
and the wrecker was moved ‘
ion station in record time and
few moments had the cars been.
the tuck.
Superintendent ot the Shore
division. John A. breeze, who
expert on emergency work, left hip
thee in a hurry when he heard
wreck and in a few minutes 7',
the scene directing the men; ‘1 ,
He inspected the cars and
tinned a numb-er or the employees
connection yritb the case
The tracks were clear an
thing was in operation as usual
0 'clocli hot it was fortunate
derailment was not more ‘
two cars were being nvyi‘
the accident happened bu
were passing thipiilh
point as part oia ..
looked over samples of the
loss under the Wuhinsto
prints at the regular mouse
nauseating. .
Norwalk Chronicler