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THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER.
Independent in all things: llenual lll nothing.
The Gazette has the largest clr—
culation of any. paperln Non-walk.
and furnishes the lowest advertising
rates.
.~ , “Vale.”
Of its noble elms which have largely
been the glory of Norwalk there is
one that former generations appeared
bound to “preserve, defend and pro-
tect,” but which has this fall shed for
the last time its coat and is now leafless
forever. We do not refer to the “Queen
of Norwalk” which, like a princely oak
stood on the verdant bank opposite to
the old time Ebenezer/Hoyt,Main street
mansion, nor to the Dr. Jenathan
Knight-Elm of long ago.
to the “King of Elms,” planted, it is
believed, by Governor Thomas Fitch
when a young man, and which, now
that it is gone, leavesa gap that can-
not easily be filled up: The spring, for
seasons out of memory, had foliage-
fr’ingcdlit, and its summer branches
been so inviting I that one who
years ago lay passing away beneath
them evidenced almost with her
last breath that she was being lulled to
sleep by their feathery tenants, while
many a returning autumn had drop-
ped down russet and old gold upon
it, and over a century of winters
discovered its stately and superb
proportions. Under it Governor
Fitch and his New Haven wife
themselves first dwelt where was born
to them the infant Colonel Thomas
Fitch as distinguished, afterward, for
his gallantry, as was his contemporary
relative, Colonel Eleasar' Fitch, for his
beauty, of the latter of whom it
is recorded that he was “the best
looking officer in the American
army.” The historic tree sheltered
one witnessed of by President Dwight
as “probably the mOst learned lawyer
who had ever been an inhabitant of
the colony,” and was prized by those
sterling New England dames, who
close by it practiced the ancient “in~
dustrial graces 'of spinning, weaving '
and knitting,” while beyond its peace-
ful shade was conveyed hence, in the
summer of 1774, the Spirit of its re-
nowned owner.
After the decease of Governor Fitch
his widow seems to have occupied the
premises until she sought refuge on
the morning ‘of the burning of the
town, in 1779, in a structure at the foot
of the Eben Church hill on the West-
port road. Tryon spared the tree and
. its cottage was rebuilt and evidently
recccupied by the original family.
The property was at length disposed
of to Samuel Fitch, grandson of the
Governor. Samuel and Esther Fitch
taking possession of the place on the
evening of their marriage on Straw-
berry Hilland soon after the ceremony
spent happy days and took sweet com-
fort thereat. Their honest faces were a
picture and their hospitality delightful.
They and their foreparents have de-
parted and finally their grand old tree
has itself succumbed. It may not be
possible to detain it as a relic but its
story deseIVes to live.
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Rear End Railway Collisions.
The fatal accident near Kankakee by
which nine passengers lost their lives
and twice as many were injured was
clearly one which would not have oc-
curred had an effective block system
been in use. Where the block system
is not employed the usual rule requires
the rear brakeman _of the standing
train to go back a thousand yards to
signal any train that may follow. If
the brakeman is ill, drunk or carless,
the lives of every passenger in the halt-
ed train are imperiled.
Friday’s torriblenrear end collision
on the Michigan Central railroad will
rank among the worst of season which
has seen great loss of life on the rail-
ways of the cOuntry. A score or more
passengers were killed and twice as:
many, more or less injured. The first
section of an excursion train from Os-
wego was standing at the station while
the passengers breakfasted. The sec-
ond section came thundering along at
a forty-mile rate and crashed into the
rear end of the standing section, and,
killing or maiming a large number of
those unfortunate enough, to have
taken this particular train.
It was to be expected that the multi- I
plication of excursion trains necessary
to accommodate the rush of travel to
the World’s Fair would lead to the
multiplication of railway accidents.
The crowding of excursion trains and
the crowding of the trunk lines with
extra trains could not but introduce
into the management of train service
new and unexpected contingencies
which would, not arise under normal
conditions. But the increase in fatali-
ties from rear end collisions has been
out of all‘proportion to the increase in
We allude .
travel, and many of the accidents have
certainly been of the preventable sort.
Assuming that the engineer of the sec-
ond section, who appears to have paid
for his blunder with his life, was right
in his statement that the accident was
due to the failure of the air-brake at
the critical moment, the fact still re-
mains that the -_signal to halt should
have been made much farther to the
rear than the entrance to the railway
yard at Jackson. If a proper block
system had been in use the signal
would have been displayed far enough
away to have enabled the engineer to
bring the train to a stand-still if every
brake refused to work. ,
The Jackson catastrophe is only .an
additional but very costly 'warning to
the effect that no railway over which
there is a'great amount of travel should
be without a thoroughly proportioned
block system. In an emergency like
the present when all the rolling stock
of the roads is likely to be pressed into
service, it may very easily happen that
defective air brake apparatus will be
used and give way at a critical-juncture.
This season’s World’s Fair rush has
proven the block system to be far more
reliable than the rear brakeman to se-
cure absolute immunity from rear end
collisions, which are both the most un-
expected and the most fatal of all forms
of railway accidents.
Of course the adoption of an effective
block costs moneypa fact that serves in
many instances to turn the scale in
favor of the rear brakeman as a means
of preventing rear-end collisions.
It should be by law made cheaper to
incur the extra expense of the block
system than to pay the damages that
would be assessed by juries in favor of
sufferers by accidents, and thus, from a
purely selfish consideration, the rear
.brakeman would disappear as a protec-
tion against rear-end collisions.
his a source of sincere gratification
to know that Connnecticut’s great Con-
solidated railroad system is adopting
the block system in its latest and best
perfected form, on all its lines of heavy
passenger trafi‘ic, as all "other roads
should be compelled by law to do.
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TERSE TALES OF lHE IIMES.
The Robert Emmett Club will meet
to-night. ‘
The Court of Burgesses will meet to-
morrow evening. ‘
Pensions for Connecticut : Elizabeth
Dutton Southington.
_ Clarence Smith, of Brooklyn, is visit-
ing friends in town.
—Lamb chops, 15c, People’s Market.
680 tf
Morehouse & Britto are fitting up a
lVa‘piidgy in the James building for Mrs.
a s .
-—These cold nights and mornings
how convenient we find our little gas
heater.
Congressman DeForest has present-
ed the name of James Bates as post-
master at West Norwalk.
Mrs. Southmayd of New York and
formerly of Norwalk, is viciting her
relative Mr. David Hatch on West
avenue.
William 0. Persons and family of
New York, spent Sunday with Mr. Per-
son’s mother, Mrs. Mary Persons on
Harbor avenue.
Dwyer’s City of Norwalk band will
parade tomorrow night to advertise
their sociable, which will take place on
Thursday evening next.
The third organ recital by Prof. H.
J. Bill will take place at Grace church,
tc-morrow evening. He will be assist-
ed by George R. Nash, basso.
Mrs. R. B. Craufurd’s new Young
Children’s Department at Mrs. Mead’s
Hillside school, premises to become a
most meritorious success.
—The Norwalk Gas Light Company
furnishes any appliance for power,heat-
ing and cooking by gas at cost from
the manufactory.
Weather prophet Vaughan says a
worse cyclone is now brewing between
the Danbury hat bosses and the jours,
than any West Indian tempestthat has
Visited us this season.
‘ Harry L. Beers of the Electric Light
stationfixpects to start for Chicago to-
morrow in company with George Mer-
ritt. the hustling son of our noted son
of Vulcan, Ephriam Merritt, Esq. and
A. F. & A. M.
Mr. Henry A. Clapp,the Shaksperian
specialist, of Boston,addresses the Nor-
walk’s Woman’s club at the house of
Mrs. T. H. Morison en the evening of
Nov. 2nd. His subject will be, “The
Play of Hamlet.” Tickets limited to
the club and its friends.
Many valuable and interesting items
of news are lost to the newspapers by
modesty or difiidence of people who
hesitate to say anything about them-
selves through fear that some one will
think they are unduly anxious to ap-
pear in print. This. is a mistaken idea.
Facts are valuable no matter from what
source they may come. ‘
fied by the storm itself.
will follow this one on Thursday.
Norwalk, Conn, Monday Evening,October”16, 1893.
“Fred.” Whitlock and “Vet” Taylor
are out after game, to-day.
——Hale’s Lung Balsam 250 cures all
colds. ' 693t
A boy’s brigade will be organized at
the Baptist church, to-night.
The Baptist State convention will
open at DanburyAto-da-y.
—Have you seen the Gas Radiator
sold by the Gas Company ? It is both
useful and ornamental.
Postmaster Hubbell is moving into
the house on Belden Place vacated by
R. G. Mitchell.
“Will” DeKlyn has finally caught
the World’s Fair fever, and-left town
for the White City this morning.
Mate John McDonald, of the propel-
ler line, has sufficient] recovered of
his illness as to be ab e to be out of
doors.
A young son of Theodore Smith, liv-
ing on Camp street, fell from a bicycle
Saturday afternoon, and dislocated one
of his arms. ~
—We found that Gas Radiator we
bought of the Gas Company to be all
that is claimed for it. ’
The Misses Etta Carter and Grace
Adams will represent the Daughters
of the King of St. Paul’s church, at
the convention to be held in Baltimore.
Manager Hoyt, of the W. U. Tele-
graph Co. has been notified to receive
messages for points west of Buffalo or
south of Pittsburg, only subject to
delay.
Walter Albin was arrested for being
intoxicated, saturday night. This morn-
ing a hearing in the case was adjourned
until next Saturday evening, by Justice
Coolidge. '
Selectman Daskam assured a GA-
ZETTE reporter this morning, that the
big rubber boot in front of A. H.‘Hoyt
& Co’s shoe store was made for the foot
of Mill Hill, and that the town' would
have to foot the bill.
» Deposit your New York Press G A.
R. ballot for W. A. Kellogg in the bal-
lot-box at the Postoffice before Tues-
day morning, in order "to insure its
being placed to his credit, and make
his “calling and election” sure.
The Danbury News of Saturday,
says : “Weather Prophet Vaughn is
confident that his prediction of a storm
on the 16th (next Monday) will be veri.
A big storm
The application of Charles.A. .Rey-
nolds for a pension has been disallowed
on the ground that ”he is not disabled
in a pensionable degree.” Those who
are best acquainted with Mr. Rey-
nold’s condition will be somewhat sur-
prised at this decision.
The September Bulletin of the State
Board of Health reports twenty-nine
deaths in Norwalk from the following
causes : diarrhoea, 3 ; consumption 4 ;
nervous diseases, .8; heart disease, I;
accidental, 3 ; other diseases, 11. The
ggtal number of deaths in the state was
Chestnutting commenced Sunday.
Large parties sought chestnut trees in
all directions and returned with large
quantities of nuts. It is estimated that
by next Sunday,especially in the event
of a still frost, that the trees within a
radius of two miles of the city limits
will be as bare of chestnuts as a maid-
cn’s fancy of facts.
—We have not started our furnace
yet as our little gas stove makes our
dining and sitting rooms as comfortable
as we desire.
A woman who did not care to give her
name jumped from a moving trolley car
near the People’s Market, Saturday
night. She of course fell full length
on the pavement. On being assisted to
her feet by a policeman, it was found
that she had not sustained any serious
injury, and started up High street pre-
sumably on her way home.
Young Brennan, who refused to fur-
nish bonds onvSaturday, was taken to
the jail at Bridgeport, where, after
being locked up. for perhaps an hour,
was released through the efforts of his
attorney, (on whose advice he refused
to give bonds,) and returned to Nor-
walk on an evening train. And it is
stated that from this out “ the fur. will
commence.” ‘
Dr. H. E. Bates, the well-known
veterinary surgeon, has closed his busi-
ness relations with Norwalk. He has,
it is understood, gone into business
With the renowned veterinary, Bland,
of Waterbury. His many friends here
will wish him abundant success in his
new field. Dr. Bates has been located
in Norwalk for the past two years or
more, and has given excellent satis-
faction.
USE DANA’S SARSAPABILLA,IT’S
"THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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Connecticut’s- New Map.
The new map of Connecticut prepared
by the. United States Geological Sur-
vey, Will probably be issued by the first
of November. Work upon it has been
in progress for several years having
been delayed for a time by the legisla-
tive deadlock, but at last the sets of
sheets, some 2,000 in number, are all
printed. ' Of the 2,000 sets, 800 will be
issued in the three sheets,of which twen-
ty cover regions inside the state, the
other thirteen containin in part, arcs
of states adjoining. he sheets are
.17le inches including margin.
.any nearer.
nunnunnissnnu.
A Young Lady stopped by a Villain
on Cedar Street Sunday
Night.
The Police Home to Capture the
Miscreant.
Shortly after 6 o’clock Sunday even-
ing as Miss. Katie Noonan, employe
at Trowbridge’s box factory at South
Norwalk, was going up-Cedar street
hill, and when a short distance above
the ruins of the old Benedict hat fac-
tory, she saw a man come out of the
bushes and towards her. Miss Noonan
thought the man was under the influ-
ence of liquor, as he, appeared to stum-
ble as he came down the hill. Wishing
to avoid him she crossed to the oppo-
site side of the road, but the man also
crossed in front of her and put out
both arms to detain her, at the same
time exposing his person. As Miss
N oonan backed away the villian made a
grab for her right arm, but she evaded
him and screamed, at the same time
running down the hill towards West
avenue. When she reached Mrs. Eben
Hill’s barn she turned and looked back
and saw him still standing in the mid-
dle of the road. She again screamed
and this time attracted the attention of
several residents of that street, who
promptly responded. The, rascal see-
ing assistance coming darted into the
bushes and ran. John Mulvey, who
heard Miss Noonan’s screams, started
in pursuit of the fleeing man and had
almost caught up to him when the mis-
creant pulled out a revolver and threat-
ened to shoot him if he approached
This sudden exhibition of
a pistol stopped Mulvey and the man
escaped. He is described as an Italian
about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches in height and
wore a dark cut-away coat, light pant-
aloons and black soft hat. The South
Norwalk police have been notified of
the affair and are in hopes of capturing
the rascal.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND l‘HAT CURES.”
Marriage Bells;
Cards are out for the marriage on
the 21st inst. of Norwalk’s bright and
worthy son, Fred. Clark Stanley, to
Miss Minnie M., daughter of John W.
Goodrich, Esq., of Williamstown, Mass.
3.
cussing-Bake;
Col. Henry Huss is to close his sea-
son at Little Shell Island, Port Chester
Harbor, tomorrow, by giving a fare-
well clam bake to his friends in general
and the old vets of the 17th Ct. Vols.
in particular. .
00.-
A Barn Burned.
A barn belonging to Frederick Fair-
child, and known as the Bennett place,
at Saugatuck, was burned to the ground
at an early hour Sunday morning.
About thirty tons of hay. seventy-tive
barrels of onions, fifty bushels of pota-
toes, etc.. were destroyed. The fire
was of incendiary origin.
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PoOr Dobbin.
Saturday afternoon, Justice, A. E.
Austin took his accustomed Sunday
afternoon tour of the town to view the
improvements and his own frequent
landed investments. He wound up by
driving down to his office, hitching old
Buckskin on Isaacs street. _ On getting
into his judicial chair his mind wander-
ed to the now famous Hanlon-Brennan
case and he soon forget all about old
dobbin, walking home and going to
bed, and leaving the poor beast at the
post all night. The police heard the
horse stamping late in the night and
went to Dann’s and got a blanket to
cover. its shivering back and Sunday
morning, it still being there, they took
it to the stable.
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Hatters’ Strike Imminent.
A. dispatch from Danbury says: From
present indications the disagreement
between the hat manufacturers and em-
ployee of this city over the schedule of
wages submitted by the employers is
likely to culminate in a. strike. The
batters claim that the new schedule
will reduce their wages one-half in
some instances, and they cannot afford
to work for the wages ofi‘ered. They
say that they will not accept it and will
strike first.
The manufacturers, on the other
hand, will, it isbelieved. insist on the
schedule and will lock the hatters out
unless they accept it. It is said that
the manufacturers believe they can
easily stand a strike or shutdown of the
shops and that the operatives cannot,
and they therefore expect to win.
—IOO
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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Yale Boys on Crutches.
Yale’s hospital list begins to look
quite formidable, and the supply of
crutches in New Haven has been
cornered by the foot-ball association.
Butterworth and Stillman have each a
pathetic limp, but their injuries are so
nearly healed that both men will begin
playing in the next_few days. Tom
Dyer, the half back, is still very lame
from his dislocated shoulder. and will
not be able to play again this season.
“Pa” Cross, the sandy haired guard,la-
bors heavily along on a. pair of stout
crutches from a badly sprained ankle.
Eaton, the fleet half-back,who has been
tried on the first eleven recently, sprain-
ed hisankle in practice on‘ Wednesday,
and is temporarily laid on the shelf.
Gerge Adee, the quarterback, who was
laid off the first two or three days Of
practice through the hardest kind. of
luck, is still on crutches, while little
calling and election sure.
Morris is busily working to make his .
‘ NUTMEG GRATINGS.
James C. Eagan is dead in Bridge-
port. He was sub chief ranger of Court -
Narina, O.‘F. of A., in that city. .
The New Haven Branch Connecticut
Indian association will hold its annual
meeting at United Church chapel to-
morrow at 3 p. m.
Dr. W. C. Brownson is about to re-
move from New Canaan to Asheville,
N. C., a change of climate being nec-
essary on account of his health.
Twenty-five million cigarettes have
been sold in New Haven in one year
and the. business is constantly increas-
ing at an enormous rate. Think of it !
A case of smallpox was discovered in
New Haven Sunday. The patient is
James Eppes, colored, who came from
Jacksonville, Fla, about two months
ago.
New Britain is all alive over the
meeting of the State I‘eachers’ associa-
tion to be held there next week Friday,
as fully 1,000 school teachers are ex-
pected.
A. M. Horton has completed a quar-
ter of a century of service as bell-
ringer of the M. E. church, Stamford.
In the belfry is inscribed the date he
began his duties—October 11, 1868.
The lightshiip Martha Emma was
torn from her mooring at the mouth of
the New Haven harbor during the storm
Friday night and was driven on the
rocks ofi.‘ Merwin’s Point and wrecked.
Detective Taylor of Bridgeport is
slowly dying He has been suffering
with asthama and recently it is said the
existence of appendicitis was discovered.
Mr. Taylor is one of the best known de-
tectives in the eastern states.
The State Grand lodge of the Knights
of Honor will meet . on Tuesday at
Hartford. It is said that the New Eng-
land states wish to be placed in a juris-
diction where the death rate is not as
great as that in which it now is.
A meeting of the directors of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad was held in the company’s
oflice, Grand Central station, in New
York Saturday, and Judge John M.
Hall of Willimantic, was elected a di-
rector and vice president in place of
Lucius Tuttle, resigned.
Orville Phelps was violently assaulted
by Samuel H. Kelly in Hartford Satur-
day morning. Kelly knocked Phelps
down and jumped on his head. Phelps
was badly injured and was taken to the
hospital in an unconscious condition.
The assault grew out of an altercation
over the .Vigilant -Valkyrie race
. Burglars effected an entrance to the
postofiice .at Greenwich at an early
hour Saturday morning and blew open
a large safe. They secured 36.65 cash,
besides $230 worth of postage stamps
and five registered letters. The bur—
glars are supposed to be a gang that
has been at work along the shore towns
during the summer. ~
The new Catholic church at High-
wood was dedicated Sunday morning
at 10:30 with imposing ceremonies be-
fore alarge congregation. The dedi-
cation was conducted by Vicar General
James Hughes of Hartford. The mas-
ter of ceremonies was Rev. Father
lCorcoran of St. Francis’ orphan asy-
um.
Daniel Dunchild, aged 26, was shot
near Windsor Saturday, by Fred W.
Bradley. The victim was upon the land
of Bradley’s father-in-law with half a
dozen others stealing walnuts. Brad:
ley warned them to leave several times
and they defied him. He secured a
gun and firing into the crowd filled
Dunchild’s legs full of shot.
1 The closing session of the eighth an-
nual convention of the New England
Association of Colleges and Prepara-
tory Schools was held at Yale Saturday.
Abusiness meeting took place at 9
o’clock, at which the reports of the
executive committee, secretary and
treasurer were given, showing a pros-
perous condition of the society.
There is a sensation in Southington
which in many respects resembles the
Carroll-Mongon incident. Miss Emily
A. Wheeler was to be married to a
young man named Tufi‘t, from Mount
Vernon, N. Y. The bride went down
to Mount Vernon to find out something
about the young man and found him
paying devoted attention to an at
tractive' young widow. Of course the
marriage is “011‘.”
Richard Barrett, of Danbury, em-
ployed on the Danbury and Norwalk‘
division of the Consolidated railroad,
was struck by the milk train, which
goes through on the Berkshire division
at 5:30'Friday and died‘from the in-
juries received. He .had finished his
work and was on his way home when
the train struck him, and he died at the
hospital twO hours after the accident.
A widow and one child Survive him.
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USE' DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, STI
“THE KIND THAT CURES.’ ...
At the Whlte City.
The following registrations have been
madam the Connecticut building at
Chicago smce the last report:
NORWALK—C. W. Many and wife, W.
H. Parmelee, George E. Curtis, Mary
E. Selleck, Minnie E. Austin, Chas. T.
Terry, Henry S. Selleck and wife, W.
S. Ruscoe.
EAST Nonwux—Mrs. W. E. Patchin,
O. B. St.'John, Charlotte E. Taylor. '
SOUTH N ORWALK—R. E. Casey, Wm.
Oldfield, Willie P. Beers, Nelson Tay-
lor, Jr.
RIDGEFIELD~Oliver Hoyt.
Nono'rON—Richard Weed.
SOUTHPonT-John H. Perry and wife,
John Hawkins, Mrs. Clarissa Hawkins,
Ed. Henshau and wife, Kate Henshau,
Mrs. W. B. Ogden, Miss Cornelia R.
Pomery, John Costign. -:
Gnoacnrown—alohn‘ H. Perry. .
eroueMiss E. Raymond, Charles
M. Ambler; Louis R.‘Ambler'and .E.
O,RRenond., W ‘1
, . owuron— m. osher, Jr. and
Wife, Earl Themes. ’ ’
“Equal and Exact . Justice to all Men. of Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious ur Political.”——Jefi‘brsm
Gale of Saturday Night.
Probably the Worst Storm in the His-I
tory of Latter Day Marine—List o}
Wrecks So Far as Known—Where
Life-Savers Were Baffled. ’
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.——Thc severity of the
northwest gale that swept the great lakes
for over 60 hours has not been exceeded
during the season of navigation for the
past ten years. The list of wrecks, in pro-
portion to the number of vessels which
were out in the gale, is larger perhaps than
in the history of the latter day marine.
That there has been a large loss of life
now seems certain, but it may be several
days before it is known just how many
sailors perished.
Following is the list of wrecks thus far
reported:
Yacht Enterprise, ashore, Lions Head,
Lions Bay.
Steamer C. F. Curtis, ashore, Cheboygan.
Schooner Isabel Reid, ashore, Cheboygan.
Schooner Nelson Holland, ashore, Che-
boygan.
Barge Sweepstakes, ashore, Cheboygan.
Barge Knight Templar, ashore, Cheboy.
gnu. . '
Lake tug Acme, foundered, Lake Huron.
Schooner Volunteer, stranded, Port Aus-
tin, Ont.
Schooner Falconer, ashore, Lake Ontario.
Unknown schooner, ashore, near Man-
istee.
Schooner John T. Mott, sunk, Fairport,
Ohio.
Schooner Amboy, ashore, Buffalo.
Schooner Mont Blanc, waterlogged, Buf-
falo.
Steamer Schuylkill, stranked, Bar Point.
Steamer Maritana, stranded, Elliott
Point. _ .
Schooner Ironten, ashore, Bay Mills,
Lake Superior. .
» Dispatches from all points along the
west shore of Lake Huron and the eastern
end of Lake Superior indicate that the
storm increased greatly in violence as
night came on, and at midnight the storm
was at its height, but. most of the lake
fleet had succeeded in reaching shelter.
Eighteen Lives Lost.
BUFFALO, Oct. 16.-—Eighteen persons,
the entire crew of the propellor Dean
day night’s storm on Lake Erie.
The corpses of five men have been washed
ashore off Van Buren Point, 40 miles from
this city, near Dunkirk.
The shore of the lake is strewn with
wreckage and merchandise, and the waves
are hourly yielding up further evidences
of the fate to which the Richmond has
gone.
Another boat, the schooner Typo, is
thought to have gone down with her crew
just OE Gravelly bay, on the Canadian
side, a few miles from this city. She is
owned by the Hargrove company of De-
troit.
ONLY THE CAPTAIR SAVED.
LifeSavcrs Could Not Rescue the
hIinnehaha‘s Crew.
MANISTEE, Mich, Oct. 16.-—Thc identity
of the four-wasted schooner, reported ashore
near here in Saturday night’s dispatches,
has been established. The vessel is the
Minnehaha of Cleveland, Captaim William
Packer, with a' cargo of corn. 0f the
seven souls on board the schooner, but
one, Captain Packer, escaped. .
The schooner went ashore Saturday
afternoon and it was seen that she must
soon be pounded to pieces by the heavy
seas.
The Manistce life-saving crew was called
upon for assistance, the claim being made
that the Frankfort crew could not be
reached.
A train was immediately made up and
athe crew and boat taken to Onekama
where the' boat was. hauled ten miles
through the woods to Starks. Upon ar-
riving there at midnight the Frankfort
crew was found upon the ground, having
arrived just before dark, but too late to
be of any service. The schooner Minne-
haha had been thrown upon the beach at
about noon. The sea. was running very
high and swept the decks clean and the.
crew was all drowned except the captain,
who jumped overboard with a. plank and
swam ashore.
Killed By His Wife.
an‘Yonx, Oct. lit—George Dunn, an
engineer at the Marlborough hotel, died
yesterday at the New York hospital from
injuries received at thc~hands of his wife.
Dunn came home and found his wife in-
toxicated and children neglected. A quar-
rel followed and Mrs. Dunn attacked him
with a hammer, fracturing his skull in 26
places. The woman was arrested.
Silver Purchases.
WAsmxeroN, Oct. 16. -—In response to
a senate resolution the secretary of the
treasury sent to that body a statement of
the amount of silver bullion purchased
under the Sherman not during the month
of September. This statement shows that
there wen-62,770,305 ounces purchased and
2,728,741 delivered, for which the govern-
$2,‘026,410. . .
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THE BOOK OF INDEPENDENCE.
‘American Catholicism as UnderstoOd
by Rev. Dr. Johnson.
NEW Yomr, Oct. 16.-At the Episcopal
Church of the Redeemer last night, Rev;
W. E. Johnson the rector, and former as-
sociate of Re'v. Henry Adams, who recently
withdrew from the ministry and joined the
Roman communion, made a vigorous de-
fence of the American Catholic movement
in the Episcopal church. He denied that
it led toward Rome, and asserted
that occasional desertions thereto did not
bear upon the success or failure of the
movement. '
He defended the confessional as a means
of reaching sin which no other could ro-
placc. It was an old church institution
and not at variance with the book of com-
mon prayer, to which he professed the
most profound allegiance. But because
the Church - of Rome employed it, it was apt
to be identified with it. Then, too, the
Church’s teaching in the matter was apt
to be classed as' another move toward
Rome. On the other hand it was solely
the outcome of the Church’s regard for the
sacred institution and the purity of the 7_
family.
In fact, the American Catholics, in-
stead of making toward the Roman com-
munion stood for loyalty to a national
faith, against a foreign one, and upon the
rock of independent free worship, as he
saw the divine truth.
Troubles in Hayti.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. lit—Advices
from Hayti say that the minister of the
interior and. the minister of police have
been dismissed from office, and that two
foreigners have been expelled from the
country.
’Episcopal Missions. .
New YORK, Oct. 10. —Tho missionary
council of the Protestant Episcopal church
will be held in Chicago firm the 22d to
the 25th instant, inclusive.
'f‘lizft’fi-Vas Easy.
Williamson—You can’t guess who
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gave me this eig ' . . _
Henderson (getting a whifi of it)
No; but I can guess why he gave it to
mu —l;rool:li'n_gife. ~
Obituary.
ROBERT FLINN.
This old veteran and long-time citizen
.f Nor-walk ended life’s battle at the
soldier’s Home, Noroton, last night, in
she 78th year of his age. He was_a
member'of Co. A, 17th C. V., Captain
Dou°las Fowler’s command, and was
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‘ wounded in the foot at the battle of
Ch‘ancellorsville. He was a member of
Buckingham Post, G. A. R., whose
members will perform the last and rites
over the grave of their worthy comrade.
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Amusements.
MUSIC HALL.
It seems hardly necessary to more
than announce the fact that Gus Wil-
liams will appear at Musnc Hall to-night
to insure a crowded house. He has _al-
ways given such eminent satisfaction
that one feels safe in going to see him
in anything, knowing full, well that he
always keeps faith with the amusement
loving public. His new play, 'Aer
Foul,” is, said to be an exceedinly clev-
er one, brimful of good specialties and
funy situations. Mr. Williams 011‘, as
well as on the stage,has a great person-
al following. He belongs to more clubs
organizations and societies than any
other actor in America, and this great
popularity is not of his own seeking
either, butis owing to his well known
powers of entertaining. His entertain-
ment during the past seasons have been
selected by members of the several or-
ganizations of which he is a member
and made a ala occasion by the pres-
ence of hundreds who seldom, if ever
during the season, attend any other en-
tertainment.
MUSIC HALL.
Stetson’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin com-
pany Will appear at Mus1c Hall Thurs-
day evening, Oct. 19th. The. Reading
Eagle says: “Stetson’s Big Uncle
Tom’s Cabin Company drew a packed 7
house at the Grand Opera House last
evening. The special scenery, of which
they carry a full carload, was very fine.
A good performance of this ever popu-
lar play was given. Especial mention
is deserved cf the many pleasant spec-
ialties. The two Topsies are the. best
ever seen here and are accomplished
dancers. The Lone Star Quartette.
rendered some pleasant negro melodies
in a fine manner.. The African mando-
lin students were called on for four 611-,
001'“.
T0 BEN? .
Halt inch or less. 25 cts a dauor $1.00 per week.
To BENT.—Hecond floor: five rooms with
water, at No. 11 High street. Rent ”.00.
Inquire of Tsr'r Enos, Clothiers, Wallosstit'téet.
4 .
0 RENE—Furnished rooms; houses and
building lots for sale; all prices. Inquire
of MRS. E. B MATTHEWS; 120 East ‘aveuue.
Farms to exchange for city propertyaso resi-
dences. - 700 lm
RENT.—A furnished he so, centrally
0
T located. Apply to “H” re GAzn'r'ri-i
oflice. 7'40 tf
0 RENT.—First floor of No. 4 Elm street
also barn. Apply to O. E. Winslow. €84 it
FOR SALE . ,
Half inch or less, 25 cts a day, or tamper wees:-
OR SALE—A Phoenix 00. Piano Box End
Spring Buggy. Has been used. Will sell
cheap or would exchan e for and boat in good
condition. Apply at AZETTE Office. tf .
WANTED.
L. BUXTON would like Dressmakinsz. at
. home: cutting, fitting or remodeling
done. Boarders or roomers accommodated;
No.1 Orchard street, cor. West avenue Nor-'
walk . ' 705 1W
ANTED.—Washin and Ironin' athome ‘, ’-
or will go out by t e day. App y at this
, . ~ 1 41 3t
ANTED.—A_ situation by a young girl to
_. do general hOnsework; apply at No. 9
Grant street. . 712 at _
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