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St. Paul’s Church Steeple and
Clifford Hotel Flag Pole Struck
' by Lightning
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Machinery in Meadow Street
fil’oviar House Was lnjuredl
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The edge of the sleet storm which
[did a. great deal of damage in the mid-
dle west struck The Norwslks on
Saturday, causing some injury here,
and frightening the more timid citi-
zens because of the terrific gale
which accompanied the storm and
which shook houses upon their foun-
datlousprattled window's, doors, and
lhllnds, and created terrifying noises
which were aggravated, it scented, by
the severe flashes of electricity. Hull
stones of unusual size rattled down
upon roofs and aided in the general
din. The storm was not of long dura-
tion. but was furious (fora time,
The Southern/New England Teleo
phone Company suffered from the
storm, Three men were kept busy
an day yesterday repairing the dani-
iuge from grounded wires, crossed
lines and blown out fuses, all caused
by the lightning null“llcavy electrh
city which pervaded the as during
italic storm
A particularly peculiar belt .of
lightning struck the flag pole on the
tower of the Clifford Hotel in South
Main street. during the storm and
out it cleanly in half. The damage
was slight, otherwise, however, but
the pole was wrecked beyond all fur. _
titer use.
A belt of lightning struck the spire
of St. Paul's Episcopal Church en the
Green, and did considerable damage.
Several of the boards along the cen-
ter oi the thigh steeple were shutter.
ed, and the shock could be heard a
considerable distance away.
'When the flash o®ighlning came,
the belt which struck the Clifford Ho
tel flagpole, the audience in Music ‘Hall
became excited and a small panic en-
sued Had it not been to presence
of a number with cool hands it is like
ly that someone would have been in
jurod when the cry of "Fire" rang out.
Directly alter the fear him been circll
mi intermission was declared.
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~TONIGHT.
Stanford vs. Norwallt (champion
ship nerlobl. Montonks Vii. Navnln.
l,biuketbsll,ydauclng. Armory.
Mirrors err“
uior Alliliillilii
The tlirontonod strike ofwthe moms
born of tho l’aintcno’ Union. of Non
wnllr, which was oxpootcd to take
place on March in has boon averted
by the men accepting the modified
terms of the emplorbru. ‘
The men are to receive 33.38 per day
for forty/eight hours work a Week, bis
full days. it the men do not care no
work on “£th afternoons they will
lose that half dork pay. ,1 s distill
our boy iii-arrests silicon on 319.130,
. which n it.“ more than the men buy}:
boon receiving and they on naturally
plowed lit the outcome. .
wiry b to bill. airbus some
brucui Alb tor totally sob. Masher
IIIIRWAIII IAI‘RI IIIIIR
HAS IIIIIIIIIRIR IIIIIIIIR
Commodore William H. ' Bylnplon
nucleated and Conditions Bright
for Domino Sateen
The nineteenth annual meeting 0!
the Norwaik Yacht Club. held last Elsi»
urday evening at the Hotel- ,Mwhscke-"
me, was attended by nearly owoohirds
of the membership in person or rep:
resented by proxy. Commodore Wil-
liam H. Byington presided. The on.
Curtis and Assidtunt Secretary and
Treasurer Robert G Mitchell showed
the club to be in sound condition, and
the past seasontohavo been the best
in point of real yachting sport and Otto-
er water events the club had ever ex-
perlenced'.
The election of officers resulted as
follows, the report of the nominating
committee being unanimously accept.
ed:
Commodore—Jillllialu H. Byling‘ton.
Vice Commodore—William J. Mes
Hugh, Jr.
iRear CommodoreL—Arthur Lois.
Secretary-George E. Curtis.
Treasurer and Assistant Secretary——
Robert G. Mitchell.
Governing Committee—N. W. Fer-
ris, E. W. Fitch, W. L. Ward, E. A.
Powers and Frank Nash.
50mpmodore Byington then thanked
the members for the honor again con-
ferred upon him, and stated that the
outlook [for the. present season was
especially bright. There are already
halt a dozen applications for member-
ship on hand. and several others are
expected to be acted upon before the
newyear begins 'A'prll let. Much in-
to be added to the fleet the comics
season. and one of the largest and
fastest 0‘: these has recently been be
cured by Dr. Charles 3. .leer. of
New Canaan. a former commodore of
the club.“ Vice Commodore William J,
McHugh, Jr., is shortly to go to Bell.
ton, to secure a speedy vessel there.
and anticipates carrying the flag of
the local club in a number of races
next summer.
Commodore Bylugtou announced the
appointment of additional officers and
committees as lhollows:
incantta Committeewl... L. Stock-
ion, Edgar G. Moeller and.Willlam
Lee Ward.
Fleet Captain—~F‘rauk Nash.
Fleet SurgeonwDr. L. M. Allen.
CIIW])I¢AII\8*JR8V. James Benton
Werner and Rev. Ernest F. Me Gregor.
House Cmnmitlee~liobert G. Mitch-
ell Victor W. Ferris and William Lee
Word.
Entertainment Committee -—— Elbirt
W. Filth and Anchor ll. Russell.
$75300 I8 IIEEIIEII
FIIII IIEVI HOSPITAL
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The unto of $75,000 is needed for
the added hospital incilitles which
are plunnednnd which were so en-
thnnluutlcally udvocaied at the recent
innunmecting in the armory for this
purpouo when prominent speakers ox»
plolnod the needs. of this sum 36.-
000 has already .boon subscribed
through the influence and endeavor
of lumen A. Farrell. president of the
United sou» Steel Corporation, who
tlirougn his connection with rue town
by his residence at Hickory Bluff, has
labour is great interest in iownoviue
affairs.
it will be up it: the committee to
device ways and menus for raisins
this appropriation. Bevcrbl plans
have been advanced, any one of
which will be substitutions. nudist
a meeting office general committee
do he held this evening these plans
will be constituted, and probably one
iiviii be adopted.
the port of the committee to scours
din account's bum. but looting item
their oatuiwlsbtlo and snowmen
utisckotthsprohluthuynlituc
2me all mouse. but!
moms. their ml or M has but:
nual reports of Secretary George E; ‘
terest is «being taken in the new boats '
billions
AllAl Alllilll
Anhlmost impossible Task Bo-
iors General Assembly in Time
Still Remaining
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Many Hearings Scheduled by
" Committees This Week
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._ HARTFORD, Feb. 24.—-—There are
about 1,800 measures of all kinds be-
fore the General Assembly and there
_ore, at the most, 54 session days be-
fore new and, June 4, when the leg.
isl-ature must by legal enactment. ad-
Journ. if the Legislature does not
meet on Fridays there are only. .41
session days until the close. At the
tanner ilguro of days remaining both
Houses must act upon 30 measures a
day in order to get through on time.
It will be said, of course. that a
great many 0! these bills are of such
(Continued on ninth page.)
MIRIRIII RIRI l8.
WWI III I’IAWIAII
Latter. Eight Vests Old, Did lint
Know Gun Wss‘ Loaded--
Vicilm May Recover
Marleen. Feb. . air—Gladys Maren
the nineyearold daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur G. Meyer of this cit , was
accidentally shot in the right shoulder
yesterday afternoon ‘by her playmate.
Adbert Schneider. eight years old. At
present her condition is uncertain. it
al believed that the bullet may have
limnotured her long.
The children were playing in the
attic oi the Schneffer home when the
lad pointed the gun as the little girl
and fired. Twice previously he hath
pulled the trigger but the bullet was
not diachnrcd- until the third time.
The boy claimed that he did not know
the gun was loaded. The bullet ou~
fared the girl' I shoulder and taking o.
downward course went six inches
through her body, coming out near
the spinal column it was a 32 calibre
rifle. The boy is not held responsible
by the omronte of the wounded girl.
The physician says she has a chance
ifor recovery.
IIIBTIIIIiT IIEI'IITV
VISITS L06“. ELIAS
Dibirlot Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler
John J. Cfifliiidy, oi Waterbury. was
that about of honor at the regular in-
lilatlon ceremonies of sleuth News“:
Lodge, lilo. 709, Benevolent and Pro
iccilvc Order or Elke, youtorduy sf-
tornoon. About one hundred members
were present to gum the district dou-
uty. and listen in his address. its
highly complimented the members rind
officers at south Namath longs for
lib excellent work in the conferring of
his dogma communal modicum, and
also snowball himself so being (robi-
Exalted stiller P 11". My solids u
brief but fitting room“ to his toll:
of this district Wood at the bow
ioumb‘lcut of tho imbiiloib session a
duo molt orbs burs-oil under the iii—
I’ASSIR IIPIW
. Clark. W' ' T Marshall
ly ploubud with the bosom condition .
oi,“ the lodge. '
it will require strenuous efforts on .
SOUTH NORWALK, com. no on; ‘Fnaauanv‘ 24 line I
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George F Fortune-elected Pret-
Maui and a. F. Shepard
. Viol-president
decree lil‘. libero was chosen Unrest
dent of the Mile Inland lliinprovement
Association at: the annual meeting
held on Saturday morning at the d10-
rtel Clifford in‘ South Nerwalir.’ The
organization hi planning for a. his
year and mat improvements.
The reports of the president, secre-
tary and treashrer were read and ac-
cepted, screwing the association to be
in a flourishing condition.
Money was appropriated for the im-
provement of the north entrance of
the island and {or the beautifying of
the entire island. Trees will be plant-
ed, sidewalks constructed and roads
improved in the plans or the assoeiw
tion for the coming year.
It was voted to lay a cement walk
from Crescent Beach to Roton Point.
A sum was also appropriated to the
Rowayton Flycfi'flapartment for pro-
tection against are; Mosquitoes and
their extermination domed an inter-
esting topic for discussion and the as-
sociatlon will continue its aid in this
work.
After dinner the members present
took a trip to the island to more
thoroughly uhdcmtand what is need-
ed in the way of improvements.
The officers elected were as
lows: _
President—George F. Foote. South
Norwalk.
Vice- President—George F Shepard
Bethe]. A
secretaryw-n o. Browne. Brooklyn.
Gl'l‘reasurec—H. P. Wflsht. New York
ty.
Board of iK.“,ilirectors-anillipm A?
draws Not-walk; Charles 0. Perry,
New York City; Jobpeh S Whiteside,
New. York City; Henry W. Plant,
New York City. ‘
ELEIITIIIII WIRES
GIIIGEII FIIIE GILL
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The South Norwalk Fire Depart-
ment was called out early yesterday
morning by a grounded contract on
the Washinsto‘n street drawbrldm.
the trolley contact having grounded
on an iron upright oi the bridge. The
electrical display was ',beautifui
though it frightened those who are
unfamiliar with electricity and what
it will do. and an alarm from Box 62
was rung.
The Connecticut Company linemen
repaired what little damage was done
this morning. although in all the dam
age was very slight. The damp wen»
titer was directly responsible for the
grounding of the wires.
The contact is that portion of the
arrangementmwhich ullowa electricity
to be transmitted from the land to
the bridge. the contact breaking as
the bridge opens
fol.
«BPICIAL MEETING.
An important special meeting of the
South Norwalk Fire Department will
be held tomorrow all!“ at 8 o'clock at
the Truck limbo.
i’cr Order.
GEORGE WleOGARmm. Chief.
OIIIIIITB WIFE AIIII
IIIO IIITIIEII-IW-Lfl
NEW .liAVm. Feb. “.mmphsol do
{tenure shot and probably totally
wounded his wife, and then shot and
curiously injured her mother this
morning. The two women worris-
irbn to the hospital where it was bis»
tell {that Afro do more was dying.
but harmonica while very usual, mil
sapwood to recover. The cause of
the shooting in: not boon loomed.
its doubts “cased liamodib'tsiy uttor
the birblr bud his not put been locals
“semi;
Ipsolui Wire and
Our Own Operator. ‘0
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in ii- in
Will Not Appear Before the Seo-
aio Committee Investigating
Bribery Charge
IIAIIIS RIPII IW IRE
ARWRI RI RRWISII
Names Grounds on Which its
Beams Ii Wise Not to Appear
new ‘HAVEN, Feb. 22.—The sen-
ate committee which is inquiring into
the charges oi Senator John ’1‘. Hurley,
of the Sixteenth district, that John A.
Judge, of Bridgeport, offered him a
bribe, will resume into sitting on Tues,
day afternoon at 5 o’clock. Mr. Judge
will not appear before the committee.
Letters have been sent to Highway
Commissioner MacDonald and the War-
ren Brothers Company, of Boston. di-
tering them the opportunity to appear
before the “committee or to produce
witnesses bearing upon the inquiry, if
they care to do 30.
Today Senator lsbell. chairman of
the committee, gave out the following:
Bridgeport. Conn, «Feb. 20, 1913.
HON. ERNEST L. ISBELL,
New‘ilavsn, (loam,
Dear air: Your 1‘9th letter oi:
the 19th inbuilt m delivered at my
home, during~ my absence. at 9:31) to-
day, That lottpr contains the first of-
hole] notice I have had or'uie main;
and purpose of the Genate committee
of inquiry you titer to, althoush l
have. of course, read many: newspaper
articles purporting to report its pro,-
ceedinxn. it can and am exceedingly
anxious to prove, at the proper time
refer to in your letter. and overs i guiu-'
ed by my own impulses, would have
appeared before your committee before
this time and have asked for permis-
sion to be heard. but I have been an-
vised by mp attorney that notwith‘
standing the high character and pur-
pose of the members of your commit~
too, that in view of the fact that the
veracity of one of your colleagues (80n-
stor Hurley) is involved; that the
consequences of a negative report on
his charges would be of serious conse~
quenco to him; that one of the commit- ,
too of inquiry is a witness as Well as a
trier in relation to matters involved: .
that i have had no opportunity to hear
or cross-examine those who have here-
tofore testified before the committee; l
,that one of my witnesses in now our
available; and that it is probable that
very soon I shall be given an opportu-
nity before a Judicial tribunal to meet.
the chars”, it would be better to ill-
iientiy bear the opium and suspicion to
which i but contacted by these charges.
than to appear bolero tho committee
at this time.
i deem it wise. therefore. to submit:
to the Judgment of my attorney and
forest, {or the present. at tout. the
priviieu you so oourteousiy offer me
i
eommltm
Very respectfully yours,
(airmail) , _
i . J. a. JUDGE.
Michael Warhol arrested by Olli-
o’er Wallace it. Sammie,- on. flood '38
tor emoticon“; bus 35 tor brooch of
the peace this morning. by Jaclyn
Manny. He paid up.~ .
acorns Warren. am by Gainer
The continubo can: or Juno“ Mo
bullish, much by dolor broom
WEATHER FORECAST.
spew Tonight: Tue-day Fair.
IIIWIAIIRN ’
smith. tor inoculation, paid it is: sub. ,
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Attorney Joseph ii. Taylor, Chos-
en President and Marvey M '
Kent Vice-president
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At the annualrmoeting of the Nor-
wailr Country Club, held on Saturday
evening, at the club house, VicePresi-
dent Joseph R. Taylor was unanimous-
ly chosen president to succeed George
:L Woodward. The reports of the
treasurer and secretary show the club
to be in ill-strclass condition, and speak
for themselves as given below.
- The oihcers elected are as follows:
President—Joseph R. Taylor.
Vice-President—Harvey M. Kent.
Treasurer—John W. Olmsted.
Secretary—Charles E. Hoyt.
Members of Governing Board to
serve three years—Henry W. Gregory,
Matthew Corbett and Seymour Curtis.
Auditory—Henry P. Price and Chas.
J'. Pldgaon.
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--Our raisin bread is delicious. Try
a loaf Wednesday. A Roy Pen coupon
given with every «loaf. Banner Balt-
ery, 5 Monroe street.
IRRAI IIIIIR BARRIERS
III R-AIIRRAII WRIRII
Messrs. Croiool, Perry, Murray
and Glendeninp Shaken Up
in Waterbury
WATERBURY, Feb. 24. ~Twenty
menacing,“ more or less 36-
“rioubly injured here Saturday night in
iront of the Union station, when an:
gins No. .434, known as a pusher, run-
ning light, crashed into the rear end
of the 7:50 passenger train on the
New Haven road. bound for New
Haven, which was standing in the
station yard, the collision being
.partly due to a dense fog.
bnd place, that there is absolutely no! Among the injured none of whom
foundation in fact ‘9’ “1° “”833 V0“ sustained broken bones. but all of
whom were bruised or suffered from
shock or strain. were:
Mrs. B. Glenn, Naugatuck; Mrs.
Iophla Bishop and daughter Caroline
Bishop. Seymour; 1... W. iScofleid, stam-'
ford; ‘P 8. -.Murray Norwalk; H. M.
Perry. Norwulk: Edward Sutton, New
Mechelle; J. E. McLaughlin. New Ha»
ven; Robert Rea, Greenwich; P. H.
Glendening, Norwalk; J. F. Sullivan,
New ii-laven; Morris Goloway, No. 280
East Main street, Bridgeport, sprained
ooh: C. E. Crofoot. South Norwalk;
Rudolph Jacobson. New ltlnven; Mrs.
1w. .1 Decor Whtorbury.
Road Mukob No Statement.
The injured were attended by local
physicians and all were able to go to
their homes. The train. which con
tolned a number of delegates to the
Postal Employos' convention here,
was delayed for more than an hour.
The cars were not seriously smashed.
Hugh O'Neil was engineer and W. F‘.
Bl‘lllil, fireman of the pusher engine,
which was on its way to the round
house. The railroad declined to'
jive any cause for the accident. _
Henry M. Perry wall the most badly
hurt and Clarence Cmioot was the next
in tho Waterbury accident. Both are’
confined to their homes today. DrflW
of nurturing and touliiyiuu bobbin till“ 3 Burns" 1' attending Mr,1)erry, who
was knocked unconscious and who is
suffering grout pain.
Harry M. 'iiubbsll is partially disil-
blod be a result of the accident. ’1‘. 43.
Murray. George K. Nicharbon, Percy
“WI" “WM-K 90“" “Mm mentioning and Wilbur r. unseen
were less seriously hurt and are able '
to attend to their dutiob in their-rs»
Inactive positions. 4
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1' Piiiilfl FOR ALLOWINO WOMEN IN
bum “W‘EWWVII dried too
3for those who favor the bill. .
United Slates Troops Beinp'fd";
ilized in Texas
WASHINGTON,’ Feb. 24 .—_3Fo‘
President Modern and former F
President Suarez Were killed luv
streets of Mexico City in a. battl
tween their guards and two groups
men who were seeking to overlie
the guard and rescue them, edit .
to an official telegram from . A
de in Barre, Minister for F0 last ,
tions, received at the Mexicali
heresy early today. It was not
clear which side tired the fatal .
Several were wounded, in the at; in
at resents, the report states.
(Continued on eighth page.)
MIL ooiiriuior
‘ I , ins [Edith
scum Norwunk, on Saturdayyuw‘c‘
the contract tor the hill in L
City Hall in North Main street,
Pauly Jail Building Company, _
Donia Missouri.. The company '
promised to- have the work colon
by April lot The cells mph " .
the latest sanitary type, Wed '
city officials and health a ,
throughout the country. chi!
equipment is to be first—class ,
cry respect.
Contractor Shaun, of Mindoro)! . y,
who is building the city bull,
been given the contract to place ,
,basement of the building in, prime?
shops for the jail quarters, and dam
will also he a police room on
floor, and a court room said We ,_
lice rooms on the upper floor. Thu
plans for this work have been up , ’4
ed by the board of councilman ‘
we...
runs EBGAPES out
uramro Tillillll
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Tomorrow will be an imm’
to the legislature by Senatorifiau
8. Wood. regarding the sodium
all schools with ilro escapes. Tho
has been referred to the prop
mitten and that committee
lesbian and those intercom
neuronal) ren. ammunition],
row afternoon grant a bean
interested either for or out
bi.ll The hearing will behold? '
Normans: will take the 10: Si! .7
gtrblu for 'iibrtford tomorrow in
it is expected that a delegation
this city to the number of
take this truth and will up
the committee. There is new ,3
bars even though all woo bits '
meeting do not speak. »
come or vacuum?
We wish to thaulo the employ
Dept. l3. Yale and Mac It
sinister-d, patrons of this"
Lunch; ill-loads and not
Norwalk Chronicler