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: ESTABLISHED 1870
SOUTH NORWALK, ,CONN" THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1915
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Showers this afternoon and tonight. TWO GEN.”
SCORES DEAD
‘IN WESTERN
WIND STORM
In Sweep From Nebraska to Ohio,
Last Night, it is Estimated That
More Than Fifty Persons Lost
lives
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a snail MlllltltiS
Two Small Villages in Mossonri Are
Practically Wiped Dut
Children Are
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NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., July 8..»
With the forf‘fiersons who died on
,tlic Toronto steamer early today, the
lknown dead from tiie trolley wreck on
gthe slope of Queenstown Heights that
ibei'ell a Sunday school excursion
party from Toronto, Ont, reaches tit.
.iotal of thirteen. 0f the nine dead in
tilie morgue here only five have been
.identified and the identification of
According to figures compiled earlyl‘me of them is not positive. The;
today, more than fifty persons wercldm'd' whose names are known,~all‘-
killed and several scorn injured by the “’1'“ residents ‘5' Toronto.
wind and rainstorm which extended"l Motorman John “03'“ who was in
from Nebraska to 01,10 last night. icharge of the wrecked car, said in a
The property damageis estimated “statement today that the car got be-
several inlllions of dollars. iyond his control just before it reach-
Tlie greatest loss of life occurred in 9“ ”l“ ('UI‘W- “71"“ ‘ he left ”it“
Cincinnati and vicinity, where 33 per.illi‘oclt's Monument station, there wengi.
sons are known to be dead and fifteenfthree more cars behind his, the tour
missing, eighteen 01 the dead thereibeins intended to convey the Toron-
',.m...oxcursiouists from thugMg
boat landing at Queenstow‘n. All" were
open cars. .
by the capsiaing of the towboht con-
voy on the Ohio river.
Thirteen Woman and ’
Sunday School Excursion
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Trolley Car lumps Track, Collides With
Tree and Rails DownfiEmbankment at
Queenstown, Ontario. —Many More
In Eastern Missouri the storm as-’
named the proportions of a tornado.
demolishing 162 blocks in St. Charles,
a town of about 11,000 people.
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“NEW HAVEN” WINS SllTT
OVER ‘WESlPllliT‘ WRECN,
Verdict Against Mrs. Florence Clark
Who Wanted $25,000 Damgoe 1
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NEW YORK, July 8.4A jury before;
Judge Grubb in the U. S. district courtl
returned a verdict yesterday in favor;
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad in the 325,000 dam-l
age suit brought by Mrs. Florencei
Clarke, ‘widow of George L Clarke, the!
engineer of the Boston express, which;
jumper the track at Westport, on Oct.}
3, 1912, killing Clarke and four pas~‘l
sengers, one of which was a daughter!
of the late Anthony IN. Brady.
The suits brought over the death
of passengers were settled by the
New Haven through payment of an
aggregate of $450,000. Mrs. Clarke
took her suit into court, however, con—
tending that the wreck was diie to the
bad condition of the tracks.
The New Haven, on the other hand,
contended that Clarke’s carelessness
and disobedience in failing to regard
signals was the cause of the wreck.
Clarke was the engineer of the second
section of the Boston and Albany ex“
press, which was wrecked at a cross
over. The coroner’s investigation re-
sulted in the indictment of ‘several
New Haven road officials as a result
of the wreck.
The jury was out forty minutes.
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WASHJ’NGTON, July‘ 8.—The Car-
ranza forces have pushed their at-
tack on the Convention forces defend-
ing Mexico City up {to within ten
miles of the capital. Their military
trains areoperating that close‘to the
city. State Department dispatches
from Vera Cruz today gave this re
port. ’ man-J. 4-14“;
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,ing munitions of war.
Ruin began to fall and there was 31
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rush for lioyt's car. Conductor Cas-
well tried to prevent overloading and
CNNGREGA-
TIONAE DAY
VERY APTlY
CELEBRATED
Annual Affair With Downtown Con-
- gregationai Church Marked By
Series Of Pleasant And Clever
Entertainments
than no
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vestigations to Find Did it liolt
Placed Explosives on Steamships
N0 ACCNNPEIBES
signalled Boyt to go ahead while the
people Were still trying to get on
board. There were about ninety in.
the car when It got .under way. Boyt‘
stopped once at the switch where the
cars turn off the main line. to the
IEI uncouth
Identification of Suicide as Erich
Muenter‘Said to lo Complete
NEED TESTERDITTETENNOON
NEW YORK, July 8.——As it answer
boat landing spur.
Approaching what is known as the
lower curve, noyt applied the brakes”
They appeared to work properly, he]
said, but did not check the speed of,
the car sufficiently to allow it to
take the curve at low speed. ,
'Alongside the track directly in the:
path of the car as it left the rails,;
was it large maple tree with low;
hanging branches. when the car hit
it all the uprights supporting the
roof were smashed and the upper andi
lowergms ot'the car were piled int
aftitngled mass “of splinters and}
twisted iron iii the foot of the hiteenl
foot decline. 5
Titan MINNEHIHT iotii limiting:
NEPORTED 0N TIRE
NEW YORK, July 8.-—The Atlantic
Transport Line steamer Mlnnehnhh,
on her way from this port to London.
was fighting a tire today in No. 3
hold, according to a wireless message
received by the line.
The fire was not believed to be
serious.
The Minnehaha sailed front New
{York July 4 for London, by way of
Halifax. She carried no passengers.
At the cities of the line it was said
that the captain‘s message asserted
that the tire'was not serious. '
Aboard the Minnehaha was a cargo
of approximately 15.000 tons. includ-
Ai the time
the message was sent—5 o'clock yes-
terday afternoon—the ship was 5‘70
miles southeast of Halifax. Apparent‘
ly site had madelialfi‘ax and was on
her way to London. The captain said
he was putting back to Halifax.
A considerable quantity of ammuni-
tion was aboard the Mlnnebaha, it
was learned today. Ofliclals of‘the
line asserted, however, that the tire
was far removed from that section of
the ship in; which the ammunition had
been" stored.
The ship's crew numbered approxi-
mately one hundred.
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WASHINGTON, July 8.-——T'he gov-
ernment today took over the Stay-
ville, L. 1., Wireless Station, the only
direct means of communication be-
tween the United States and Ger-
many. V
Secretary Daniels announced that
Captain Bullard. in charged! the ins.-
val radio, had gone to take over the
station and would colllnue “ its oper-
ation "with naval forces. .
While visiting with’driends Tuesday
the Mlsse's Marmot-lasted, fi‘dth Mac“
and Mabel Keisier. and‘Jeiise Worden
had the pleasure of meetingymss Titles.-
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At Ilat Makers’ Special Meeting
National Convention Delegates
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lniporlant matters were considered
at the special meeting of the Hat
Makers' Association, held last night“
in the Central Labor Union Hall, on
Washington street.
When action was taken on the
amendments on the national lawa,
there was a unanimous vote cast in
favor of eighteen of the propositions.
Three out of the twenty-one proposi-
tions involved were voted against un-
favorably.
.The most important of the tenents
voted against last night was that one
which would take front the board of
directors the power to say whether
or not donations or death benefits
shall be paid, a privilege the board
now enjoys. There 'are instances
where a member dies without being
paid up. The board of directors have
the power to determine whether the
benefits shall be paid, and the local
makers went on record as being in
favor of the, retaining of this advan-
tage. ,
The following were nominated as
delegates to the national convention
of the American Federation of Labor,
which will be held in San Francisco
in November: Martin Lawlor, Dati-
bury; Michael F. Greene, Orange, N.
J.: and John O'Hara, Danbury. The
alternates "named warez. Hugh
Schambaugh, Stephen Selby, 1 of
South Norwallr, and Frank Keegan.
of Philadelphia.
LADY JENNINGS LODGE INSTAL-
LATION.
omcers were installed last night at
the meetingmf L'ady Jennings Lodge,
Shepards of Bethlehem, as follows:
Past Commander—Robert Burt.
Commander—Charles li‘alker.s
Vice-Commander-Pet'er Goist.
Medalist—Mrs. Margaret E. Devine.
Master. do:
Brothertotl.
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lie Ivanosky, of St. Augustine, Florida.
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.to Frank Holt‘s last warning that a
ship at sea “should sink, God willing,
on the 7th." there came last night a
Grand DiTlTe Nicholas’
Forces Holding Ground
Along Extended Fret.
Austro-German Troops Are Making a;
termined Effort -toDrive Russians CI"!
of What Remains to Them of Galic' ‘
Heavy Losses Sustained by the Attack
ing Army—Italians Said to be Ma "
Slow But Constant Gains—Austin
Submarine Sinks italian Armored GI
iser Amalfi
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At the moment when the Teutonic march- through
Southern Poland was beginning to threaten first Lublin
and then Warsaw, it has been brought to a halt. Of-
ficial statements from each side agree that at the one
point—~in the angle north of Krasnik—wltcrc the Russian
lines were still displaying weakness. they have been
I a M 1 Tea Party On Elmwood Avenue,
wire ess message, ma e pu lc totay. ,
from Capt. Claret of the Atlantic “mowed By Children’s Dances“
Transport Line steamer, hilnnehahad Miles STBITTTTSTI Tableaint on;
telling that his ship was aflre at sea,' . .
507 miles southeast of Halifax. ‘ Fall’llelll Avenue
The ship had sufficient ammunition; ”w
aboard, by the line's admission, to sink' Certainly Congregational Day in
h" 3110““ the “8m“ T930“ it. bl"? Norwalk is gaining for itself a reputa»
w“ether l blaze in her how “'“3; tion that is indeed most enviable.
started by a} bomb which Holt hadI started last year with a series of en-
913080‘hflé-WPVWMI‘tWTWNWD' tertainments‘hcld simultaneously in
390""9- h “‘35 9035“)” that he had: all the districts of the South Norwalk
(1011830: an oiliciai stated,‘ «but onelCongrcgatlonal Church, the idea has.
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strengthened. it now appears that Grand Duke Nicholas?’
forces are holding their ground all along the extended
front.
Determined attempts by the shame-German forces
to drive the Russians out of what remains to them of Ga-
licia are continuing. l’ctrograd reports assaults by great
forces cast of Lcmberg, btit declares they were res"
ptdScd with heavy losses to the attacking army.
Apparently there is a lull in the furious fighting along
~the Austro-Italian front'aftcr the recent determined at—
tacks by the invading forces. Official statements from
ceremonies—Joseph _
man’s guess on that point was as good
as nnotlier‘s. he added.
Capt. Clarct's message said that the
tire was in No. 3 hold and was not
serious. The ammunition aboard the
vesel was stored aft. away from this
hold. The cargo in No. 3 hold, it was
asserted, was of a general nature.
No passengers were aboard the Min-
nehalia. ller crew numbers approxiv
.mately only one hundred. She was “tithe automobile ride to Putnam Park.
her pier here about a week, taking on
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TNAW NERVES NINSELT
TON A [Md 0NDEAT
NEW YORK, July 8.—Harry K.
Thaw had nerved himself, for a long
and thorough cross-examination by
counsel for the State today in his
sanity trial. His direct testimony
dealt only‘ with events since his es-
cape i’rom the Matteawan Asylum,
and counsel for the State expected
to question him concerning his en-
tire career. The questioning ot Thaw
was expected to occupy the entire
day. For the first time since the
hearing opened the court had ordered
a night session tonight.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw. for whom the
court had issued a writ of attachment
may be called to the witness stand
tomorrow. .
Thaw’s counsel had ended the
cross-examination of Mrs. Susan Mer-
rill, Thaw’s former landlady in New
York, when Court adjourned yester-
day.
T0liNEll Plilll’lilETllli TllllES
TEN CENTRAL HOTEL
The Central Hotel, on Monroe street
this city, which, for some time past
has been under. the management of
Messrs. Dante Pasqualone and Braga
Salvatore, within a day or so will be
1 again taken over by. the tormerlpro
lcholas‘
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brletors,:Joseph Disesa and .jN
Dlsesa.
'Hony improvements are. used
tor thepuitoiiis. and the , s and-
Chemise—Mrs. Thomas Hendrick.
Anteriormlil be thoroughly'renovated.
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xgained in interest, until this‘year a
lwhole week was set apart as Congre-
igational week, and each of the six dis-
tricts oi the church had a Congrega-
tional Day all its own. And clever as
ithe entertainments were last year.
1those given so far, this year have out
rivaled them by a good deal.
The week of celebration was started
in a splendidly interesting manner by
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Premature Explosion Causes Death
of Patsy Sylvia Who Was Tamp-
—ing the Charge—Taken to lies-
pital Willi Teaming Stick in Ills
A, Body
NEW BRITAJN, July 8.—Patsy Sai-
vatoria of Plainville, known about
the Cooke quarry as Patsy Sylvia, was
killed. by' a premature explosion of
dynamite charge used for blasting at
the Connecticut Quarries Company
plant on New Britain road yesterday.
He was taken to the New Britain Gen-
eral Hospital in Dr. A. J. Turner's au-
tomobile, and died there at 4:20 p. m.,
two hours after. the explosion. A pecul-
iar feature of the case was that the
tamping stick, about twenty feet long
and an inch in diameter, which Sylvia
used for tamping the dmmite charge
pierced Sylvia through the neck and
came out through his back. He was
taken to the hospital with a part of
the stick, four feet long, rammed in
his neck and sticking out of his back,
just as it was left by the explosion. it
was feared that it any attempt was
made to remove it at the scene of the
accident without the proper appliances
it would result in a hemorrhage, caus-
ing instant death. ,
The man has been employed at the
quarry‘for seven 6r eight years and
was an‘indtistrlous workman, besides
being popular with his fellow employ-
.96.. Having the reputation-oi! being
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Rome, however, declare continued advanccs are being
made on the Carnic Plateau, where the progress is des~
cribed as “slow but constant."
The Italian armored crui scr Ainalfi has been Stink in , .
the Upper Adriatic by an Austrian submarine. Most of
the crew were saved.
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$2,500 TIRE-i, .
WATERBURY, July 8.—A 1..
from a passing locomotive not i
to a storehouse on South , .
street, ”owned by Frank Elm
shortly after 3 o’clock this ' "
‘The fire spread from the sto
to a half dozen adjoining st
several of them being
houses and the others barns.
loss is estimated at $20,000. »
Flammia lost two horses, two. "
mobiles, and a large quantity {or ,
mercial wood and charcoal, stood
the storehouse. This building:
completely destroyed and so“ me
barn and garage. Two
houses owned by him were“
damaged and a tenement house
joining his property also fare
A garage owned by the WV
Paper Box Company wasfl‘d
A heavy rain that started to
’5 a. m., when the tire was burnt
fiercest, pretented further ‘
and proved a Godsend to th
TElT NEED IN NllliNllN‘
Chance For People With Iiiikfies
Welfare At Heart To Help Make
The Playground ,ldea Ilere A Big
Success
There is no problem existing ini
Norwalk, today, that merits the most
attention, and get the least, than the
playground question.
0n the Lockwood lot, in baystreet.
under the auspices of the Child's
Welfare League, there was opened
the first of this week the second an-
for the
children in the second districts The
ground is in charge of an expert
supervisor.
Public spirited citizens and parents
of growing boys—and girls are urged
to get behind the playground idea‘anc
boost it for all it is worth. it, is
acknowledged that the best thing for
the boy or girl is the playground.
The second district playground is , ,
lacking in several pieces of appara- Who were “mend".‘g With‘
tus. Chairs, settees and the like are of dltficnlties in, fighting the
needed badly, and tbgso who desirelMT' Fiammla is Mt protected
to help in making this splendid, ideaisurance. i ,
a successful one for the “citiaens of . ..
vide a “Mother’s Corner" at the '.
playground, a place where the moth-
tots, for sand pits and other mass pery pavements, overturned ..
ments’ are provided runabout. There rounding Nash's‘Corner. on th
desired in making the playground aspeedlly'reraired‘ in McKeu
success. ' 3 “‘ 'J' p: 5 age, In Weetport‘.
tomorrow" are urged to communicate
with Mrs. Jean Dumortler, ,9! West
Washington street.
It is the idea of the league to pro- “ WESIPORI "JR
ers may spend a few deligbttul hours ,
with their sewing. Both boys and A Ford automobile, owned _
girls are cared for this year on the‘uel J. Wright. of Westport. th
playground. and also ;the llttbaest ing. about 10:30 o’clock.due to;
is an excellent baseball diamond onzport turnpike. ,
the “playground, and this tsunami -No one in the automobile
alone is worth much to the boys. time was injured. The “side:
The materialiasaletance c! all is car was-somewhat damaged "
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