Photo snapped frpm Lliubcth street showing all that remains of rear walls after disastrous blaze today. '1. Westport Man Dies At Wheel of His Car Early Morning Fatality Results When Auto Carrying Colored Truck and Is Reported to Have Crashed Into Car Driven By Pennell Arthur Pennell of State street. Westport, was instantly killed this morning at 2:30 o'clock. The auto- mobile ho was operating was struck by a large touring car driven by Ru. ben Harris of 220 WestllSi street. New York on the Post lioad near Dalton line. The five occupants of tile linrlls car. all colored. who said they were returning to their homes in Manhat- tan after a visit in Worcester mir- aculously escaped death. Frank Brown. of Westport. driving with Pennell. escaped with minor bruises. The members of the colored party were: Roland Wilson. 219 West 144 street: Bertha Freeman, 49 West 135 street; Sarah Allen. 63 West 143 street; Margaret Freeman. 49 West 135 street; and V‘Vllllam Siillt’llfol‘t‘l. the owner of the car. 49 West 133 street, all of New York. Tried to Pass Truck. Trying to pass a heavily loaded 5 ton truck which was dilecllv in front of himgoing west Harlis was said to be travelling about 30 miles per hour, when he collided with Penneli's car. Pennell driving fast was wedged in between the truck and the oncoming touring car. The side of his automobile was struck fully by the other car. and it was shoted off to the side of the road. The colored party' 3 car was thrown about 8 feet ahead of the Westporf automobile and turned over. Its oc- cupants were all thrown out. Harris ltfontinued on Page Two.) '150 DEATHS iN COUNTRY OVER THE WEEK-END 'Autos Take Toll of 57, Drownings, 3 9 —- 8 Killed in Connecticut +Other Reports CHICAGO. July 6.-—(AP). Week- end accidents resulted in at least 160 deaths throughout the country. Automobile mishaps brought the largest toll. 57. while drownings totaled 39. Forty-four are known to have died when a Boston building collapsed on more than 100 persons in a. cabaret. Fourth of July cele- brations resulted fatally for 18 partb cipants and airplane crashes killed i.w.o Twenty-smell of the automobile casualties were reported in Chicago and vicinity with 11 from other loca- lities. Indianapolis had five deaths. Ne- wark. Ohio. tour and Rich Hill. Mo.. two. Five were killed in Massachu- setts. eight in Connecticut and six in Rhode Island accidents. Two were killed in a crossing tragedy in Montreal. three died in New York city and five in other parts of the Itate. two each in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and one at Palmyra... Ontario. The east also reported 175 injured in automobile mishaps. Nine persons werp drowned at re- sorts ip the vicinity of Chicago and five other deaths occurred in the middle west. eight were drowned in Ontario. and the waters about New York claimed 10. 'Two bathers died near Wilkes Barre. Pa.. and at (Continued on Page Two.) The weather Fair tonight: Tuesday increasing cloudiness and probably local show- are. Conditions: The pressure is high along the Atlantic coast and low over the upper Mississippi valley Pleasant Weather prevails is morning along the coast from or- ldc. to Maine and unsettled. show- ery weather from Montana out- ward to Michigan. The greatest rainfall during the last 24 hours Was 2.92 inches at Moorhead. Mimi‘- esota. The temperature is slightly above normal from Nebraska east- ward to New England Conditions for this vicinity: Fair weather followed by increasing cloudiness tonight and possibly lo- cal shivers Tuesday. islet w t . : . l‘“t'.r.§§3¢. Pa, rty Tries to Pass EDITORIAL Pass Zoning The Board of Estimate and Tax- .ltlon is scheduled to hold its final meeting this evening. Board members have yet the op- portunity to do an excellent piece of work for this city. That excellent piece of work is to pass the $5.000 appropriation to make effective the zoning ordinance here. The question of zoning never dor- mant in the minds of our alert and wide-awake citizens was publicly re- viewed last week by a. meeting of East avenue residents who in a. peti- tioll requested the. Council to safe- guard their property. from the rapid invasion of commercialism in all sections. There is nothing hurtful about zoning. It is insurance to the best interests and growth of (l. city. Much misapprehension has been spread about zoning here. lt’wlll not disturb any present building— business Ilullling. business or re- sidtlltial section. It will however. protect districts now devoted to high class homes and it will restrict. business to. those sectiofli"!t‘l‘i€l'e' it can develoii' to the best interests of all concern- ed. The great majority of our resi- dents have expressed themselves in favor of zoning. So has our Com- mon Council. It is the Board of Estimate alone which stands in the way. That is why we urge that body to give zoning a fair and square deal this evening and pass the $5,000 ap- propriation which will do as much as any other one measure to help this city. DEATH LIST iN CLUB DISASTER REACHESAA Four More Bodies Are Taken From Ruins Of Boston Building-- Investigation on BOSTON. July 6.——(AP). With the recovery of four more bodies early today from the ruins of the building which housed the Pickwick club. night life resort, the list of known dead from the collapse of the building in the early morning of July 4 had reached 44 when District Attorney Thomas C. O'Brien opened a grand jury investigation of the disaster today. Several of the vic- tims had not yet been identified. The body of Francis J. Driscoll of Roxbury. one of the foul- taken from the debris in the early morning hours. was identified by a union card in a pocket of the clothing. He was a business agent of the Plas- terers' Union and had gone to the club to meet another union official for a conference. members or his family said. About six months ago_ Driscoll was appointed superintend- ent of public buildings by Mayor Curley bill the civil service commis- sion refused to ratify the appoint- ment. Others who were found were Bart H. Chapman of Dorchester; Mls. Lillian Mclsaacs of Roxbury; and Mlss Clara. M. Frederick of West Roxbury. The District Attorney had before him today as the first witnesses to number of consulting engineers who were questioned as to the condition of the building before the fatal col- lapse. ENGINES CALLED. 'CRACKERS BURN The up-iown fire department was called out to the home of Edwin L. ESTABLISHED 1870 NOBWALK’B FIRST NEWSPAPER Entered uvucond-olul matter “.010 M Office fl So. Norwslk. Conn." up“: the Mt of um I. ll" —n-m: x 1 SOUTH NORWALK,.CONN., MONDAY, JULY 6, 1925. T.F|R a‘ PRICE THREE camp Scene on South Main street early this morning with smoke and flames still issuing from burned busi. ness block. _ Lad Eats Torpedo, . Explodes in Mouth An unusual July 4 accident happened in East Norualk Sat- urday. James Dunne. three-year-old son of M. P. Dunne. prominent Liberty Square store- keeper. picked up a. discarded torpedo on the morning of the Fourth. and put it in his mouth. The little fellow thought it was candy. and chewed it. until it finally exploded. His mouth was lmdly burned. The lad was terribly frightened. Medical assistance was procured at once. The injuries to his mouth will rcvent him from eating for sev- eral days. He was able to be out yesterday. 5 HAVE NARROW ESCAPE AS CAR TURNS TURTLE Bronx Auto Fails in Attempt to Pass An- other Machine 0 11 Way to Westport Five persons had narrow escapes on the Post road in front of Dugan's pottery at 11 A. M. July 4th. when a car operated by Joseph YroShuk of 600 Jaesoxn avenue. Bronx. 'turn- ed over. Pauline Yroshuk. wife of the dri- ver. received bad abrasions: Aleck. 10 year old son received bruises about the face and body: Anna. 5 years old. was out about the mouth and scalp; Joseph Jr.. fl years. re- ceived minor body injuries. Going east on the Post road. Yro- shuk attempted to pass a touring car owned and driven by Frank Dormovich of 942 Boston avenue. Bridgeport. The right rear fender of the Yroshuk car struck the left rear fender of the Bridgeport auto— mobile. The New York car was thrown to the side of the road and rolled over turtle. It went about 8 feet before it stopped in a ditch. Joseph and Anna Yroshuk were taken to the hospital but were im- mediately discharged. The automo- bile was totally wrecked. Slight damages were done to and no one was injured in the Dome. vich car. urns: NORWALK DAIRY C0. has the following grades of milk: Grade B (which is pasteurized); Grade A raw milk (bottled‘at farms where produced): tuberculin tech. Monroe on Saturday night to ex- tinguish a box of firecrackers which was set of! accidentally The fire ‘ was out before the trucks arrived. ed milk. from Guernsey cows (our special milk). All milk that isn't tuberculin tested is pasteurized he!" Telephone nus—Adv. Alone All Night in Broken Motor Boat Henry Schenk of Webster Street Has Terrify- ing Experience— Had Given Up Hope When Tug Appeared NATE. GUARD IS NOW ON WAY TO TOBYHANNA, PA. Mayor Robins Bid 8 “God Speed” to Two Local Units — Away For 2 Weeks The two Norwalk National Guard Units left for Tobyhanna. Pa.. yes- terday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock. They will spend two weeks there in their annual summer camp. where they will be put through a. regular course of army training un- der army regulations. Relatives and sweethearts of the lads were at. the station to bid them farewell and one was reminded of the days during the war when the boys left their homes for the camps. Mayor Thomas Robins was pre- sent snd bid the two companies "God Speed." ‘ Battery C. and the Third Batta- lion Combut Train made up the local delegation which was loaded on a. train that .csrriod the units of Danbury. Stamford and Greenwich also. The motorcycles and the eats were placed in a. baggage car which was placed next to the engine. Battery C was under the com- mand of Captain Edmund L. Pieces and the Combat Train un- der Captain Joseph L. Loekhart. They were scheduled To arrive at the camp early this morning and begin the cs‘mp’ routine at once. Out all night without lights in a broken down power boat. expecting to be run down any moment by a Sound steamer was the experience of Henry Schenk. superintendent of the mechanical departments of The livening Sentinel. on the night of July 4. \i oak and exhausted he was towed into the river at Rowayton yester- day afternoon at about 3:80 o'clock just when his friends were about to organize nescue parties to scour the Sound. Early on the morning of the Fourth Henry Schenk volunteered to accompany Herbert Westberg of 0s- horne avenue. East Norwalk. 9. member of the composing room staff of The Evening Sentinel. on a. trip to Port Jefferson.‘ L. I.. in tho lat- ter‘s 22-foot power boat. Young Westberg had arranged to tow a. 18-foot 98.11““. purchased by Randall White of Setsuket.‘ L. I. White had just bought the craft from Carl A. Helm of Shorehaven. White is in the moving picture busi- ness‘in New York and has many friends in‘ Norwalk. ~The two boats started off and all went well until they were nine miles from Port Jefferson and five miles off Bridgeport. Then. with a snap. the propeller shaft of the power craft broke and the three men were at the mercy of wind and tide.. After much debate it was decided to anchor the power boat with Henry Schenk aboalui. while Westberg and White stripped to the waist started off to row the sailing skiff to Port Jefferson to get old. This was at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon. For some hours. Schenk idled away the lime as‘best he could. expecting I. craft'carrying relief to appear momentarily. Then darkness crawled on. with it anxiety. There were no lights aboard the craft. There was some food and and ‘(Continued on Page Two.) Auto Runs Ohio W lite Bridge Trestle, Traffic Badly Delayed An accident White Bridge at Rowsyton about 10:30 o'clock last night. An auto- mobile bearing New York ' licence plates. unable to make the turn. skidded onto the trestle. There it hung with two' wheels entirely off the trestle and leaning over the wutcr. it is reported that: a few feet more and the auto would have fallen into the writer. Great excite- ment was caused when the occu- V'ponts tried to get out._ ‘ occurred. on. the. Thole was apparently no war to remove the car. As a result. the trolley- on the Stamford, Boton Point line were held «up for. over two hours. The-Depot Goran of Darlen came to the assistance with a wrecker and finally succeeded in Benin: the car back on the high- WRY. I No names were reported and no one was hurt. After the slight re- pairs were made the automobile continued on‘its way to New lurk. T ROAD ERAS Mercantile Bldg. Old Landmark A: Is Wrecked by Early Morning} Blaze; Many Thrilling Escapes, Close Up of Shattered Walls Sky shows through where once was the roof of Mercantile Building destroyed by flames this morning. guttercd. Offices slid storerooms completely DRIVE TO RAISE A SALVATION ARMY BUDGET . Fin a n 'c e Committee Plans to Gather $4,- 500 for Next Year’s Work—Appeal Made The Salvation Army finance com- mittee has planned a drive to get a $4.5th budget for the army for the next year.—-The following letter is being sent out in an effort to raise the money: Dear Sir: headquarters building. street. South Norwalk. cleared from debt. and all of the past bills have been paid. This condition of the Salvation Army Corps in Norwalk is due to the gen- erous response from a large num- ber of our public spirited citizens. and particular credit is due to the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Brecse, who in the summer of 1924. put- on a benefit play at the Regent theatre. the net return of which was $5,513.48. A definite plan of work for the Corps has been laid out and approved by the Army Officers and the local Committee. and a budget carefully worked out for carrying out this program. This budget, in- volves the raising of 84. 500 to carry out the program from June lst. 19-6. to June lat. 1926. One of the added features of this year's pregram is the equipping of the Army with a "traveling fort." in order that their work may moré completely cover the entire terri- tory assigned to this Corps. The “traveling fort" is to be a light truck equipped to carry an Army of twelve soldiers. This fort. there- fore. can be in action on all the strategetic points along the front line in charge of this Army Division: The Salvation Army Washington has been ’ t: t is—insteod of the limited num- ber of outdoor meetings now held by the Corps. they could‘ conduct with greater efficiency. approximately 1.- 000 outdoor meetings a year. In addition this equipment could great- ly multiply the efficiency of the Home Service Work. With this program. your committee believes that the Salvation Army's work in this community will justify every cent that is contributed. and will be a‘powerful factor in the up-build- ing of a sounder foundation for good. citinnship. We are enclosing alpledge card and stamped envelope and trust that your lam-est and response will be no less than when we appealed to you formerly. of this be assured, MDNKER. GROITO TO HOLD OUTING; T0 DE A BIG DAY Over 2,500 Prophets Expected Here Aug. 15 —- Ball Game:— Shore Dinner Monker Grotto No. 56. M. 0. U. P...E. R. will hold its first annual outing Saturday August 15. It is conseirvntively estimated that 2,500 to 3,000 Prophets will be in Norwalk on that day. to take part in the festivities. It will begin with a parade starting from the Greeh in Norwalk. marching down West avenue. to am- usement park. where a ball game will be played for a silver loving cup donated by Oscar F. Schultze and Edward R. Von Castleburg. Monitor Grotto ball team is matched to play in Long Island of Brooklyn. N. Y.. The teams are old rivals. The game will start 3 p. m. After the ball game the patrol teams of the visiting Grotto's will perform their fancy drills. Immedi- ately after the patrol drills the prophets. and their families will be transported by special trolley's to Baton Point. where a chicken shore dinner will be served. Oscar F. Schultze catering. JIMMIE FIFE’S DISPLAY. A crowd of 3.000 people gathered to witness the fireworks. display by Jimmy Fife on Fourth of July night. The crowd was delighted when Jimmy touched off several set pieces which mesaured up to the high standard of his fireworks in past years. He also shot off a number of rockets. The display was set off along The. railroad tracks near the corner of Benton street and Ely avenue. PARKED CAR-J!” James Decker. of 12 Bouton street. reported to the police this morning that his car parked in front of his house was damaged by a. passing marl-line yesterday. that every penny contributed goes into the local Treasury and is spent only for the actual work of the Arnn. Make your checks payablt to Charles L Hoyt. treasurer. and mail to the South Norwalk Trust company. Very truly yours. FINANCE COMMl'l'i'EE. F. L. LAMSON. . EDW. M. WELLES. .WALTEB H. PIERBON. . building in scanty attire. .kept it from going over into the Cit? Fire Is Believed; to Have Started in 'At-i tic From Spontane-g o u s Combustion 4- Stores, Offices, and Apartment in Ruins FIREMEN PRAISED.‘ Hotel Roomers Roused . By Hero, Reach the. Street in Scanty At-i tire—Walls May Fall _ The Mercantile Building in South _ Main' street is today a mass 3‘ ‘ smouldering ruins. -- . W16 broke out in the attic of the but 1ng shortly after five o'clock this morning. doing damage esti- mated at nearly $300. 000. and tore- ed 60 people sleeping in the City Hotel. which adjoins it. to flee tit, An engineer. on a passTng rail- .r road train. saw the flames shoot- in; out of the roof of the build and blew the whistle on his cnl ' attracting the attention of .- l-o man John Roddy on a passi trol- ley car. who shouted to Patrotman John Reynolds doing duty in that section. Pallolman Reynolds then turned in the alarm that brought out the apparatus from the Central Fire station. When the firemen arr'ived at 5: 25 o'clock the building was a. roaring furnace with smoke issuing in large volumes and sweeping down South Main street through the business section giving the impression that most of the buildings on South Main street were on fire. When the pumper from the Con- tral Fire station was hooked up to the hydrant it was found that it .‘ would not work Captain Homer ‘ Craw, of the Old Well Hook and Ladder Company. who was ,_ charge at the time. taking the situa. tion in at a. glance then sent lug" general alarm and ordered tho pumper from Norwalk to the Soon the Second District k0“. R ’ pumm- ‘ ‘9. was in working order again and both machines were used. gi n great water .pressure. until the figs was under control. ' g The fire after starting in the at- tic worked lls way down to the third floor into the store rooms of $9.1th Alexander furniture dealer, where-I. ’ large amount of goods were stored. . It then continued on down into the second floor and swept through the business offices and apartments and continued on down to the. first flair; Firemen Confine. ,, ‘ I Eight lines of hese were laid all?! poured water upon the raging fiber ' The firemen doing their best fought the blaze every inch of the way snfl Hotel on the North side and the Cl:- ford building on the South side. 7.: The large fire walls at each sfl of to burning building prevented if from spreading to the adioiniiu‘ l l .7 s (Continued on Page Two.) " Late N ewe; . memo BY nemnnvc asylum. ‘ CONCORD, N. 11.. July 6 (APhp‘ John Durgili, a laborer, was mute iy killed and a companion. Dan Ho,- llart. was probably fatally injured in, day when n “all on the Adam. building caved in, crushing the - . men beneath it. Three other veg men jumped in time to escape tin falling inane. The building WI. Tile ing rand to make room for a non structure. I CBULLEBS THAT 881187! 7' 1 ' are Mullinn's Homo-Hula Callous They are uniform. delicioul and made from the but of ms . in an up-to-dato and sanitary 3.; j lishment. Always cooked With co. Always wrapped in wand .. pol- bogs. Stores all over this ity have then for sale. It found Gains or. tion—Adv. , 5f;
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