' ‘ o I "-~—-— .. , ‘ 6 tion by the City. “ If“? If you Want the'.best goods for the least money read the advertisements . ~ in the Gazette. ‘ VOL. VII-I. No. 1822 NORWALK, coNN., SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH.12,1898. ' @- washed as the -. family paperthe Gazetteis 0 advertising columncwm -. more its‘ value to you. I PRICE ONE CENT. Engineer’s. R0 or -———-0F THE-r—— 611i aim-all. NORWALK, CONN, Dec. 6th, 1897. To the Water Commissioners of the City of Norwalk. g GENTLEMENI— , . In accordance With your orders, I have recently visited the Grupe Reservoir, and carefully in- spected the dam as to leakage. . One leak in particular is much more extensive than it has heretofore been. Yet I do not think that there is any im- mediate danger to the dam on account of the same. Our waste of water by these leaks is getting to be enor- mous, and I would advise the early repairing of the dam. I would also suggest that the leaks be carefully , watched during the coming Winter. ‘ Yours very respectfully, ’ - CHARLES N. WOOD. Engineer Hill’s Report. New Haven, Conn. Dec. 24th. 1897. , Mr. C. N. WOOD, City Engineer, Norwalk, Conn. DEAR SIR:— At your request I have examined the Dam at the N orwalk Re' ceiving Reservoir. and beg leave to submit the following report: _ Naturally the first question to be con- sidered' is the stability of the dam. Measurements of the face and exposed portions of the dam, and the evidence 'you have gathered as to the dimensions of the covered portions give us .the probable cross section. On this we have constructed the resultant pressure curve due to static pressure of full res- ervoir. (See blue print attached.) This resultant pressure curve shows that the dam is stable, but the margin of safety is not great enough to admit of very much deterioratiOn of the face masonry. The testimony you have gathered seems to establish the fact, that the leaks are slowly increasing. This is what would be naturally expected con- sidering the character of the work. The stones of the face masonry appear to be of suitable shape and to be well laid but the cement (aside from the pointing of more recent years) appears to- have '- been poor, particularly that examined -' in the vicinity of the more numerous ..leaks. While I do not consider the dam in any immediate danger; yet the condi- tionsare such, that they will not. .im- prove; but may be expected to grow worse and in an increasing ratio. On the sound precept of “a stitch in time,” repairs should not be very long delayed. Another reason why repairs should be taken in hand soon 'is the great waste of stored water by leakage through the dam; amounting according to measurements by yourself and others, to about a million gallons per day; or about the same as the total. consump- In view of the facts, that the present storage capacity is very small in com- parison with the yield of the water- shed; that the City suffers from scarcity of water in periods of drought; that the leakage of stored water is bound to in- .crease thereby causing the storage .‘ available for droughts to continually diminish, while the needs of the city continually increase; this great loss of stored water, about equal to the total amount used by the city is a serious . . matter. While of less importance when water is abundant; in seasons of pro tracted drought, it means great incon- venience and expense, increasing year ’ by year. Probably an equal amount of water could not be obtained more economi- cally than by stopping these leaks. . As to the methods of accomplishing it. Any attempt to stop the leaks on the face of the dam would prove futile, and might do harm. We have noted that some of the - cement used in the original construc- i tion was evidently poor. non much bet- ter than a mixture of loam and sand. Such‘cement alone cannot be depended on to hold the face stones in place against heavy pressure. That it yield- \ ed under pressure is shown by the curve down stream of the coping on the top of the dam, which has a middle ord1- . nate of over 4°. This coping was un-- .‘ doubtedly laid straight originally, but when the pressure from full reservoir came on, the joints in the masonry evidently compressed slightly, due to the weak cement; throwing the top of the wall in a quite regular curve down ”stream. . Therefore, if the leaks are stopped a ' one point on the face,they would doubt- - .less break out at another point, and ',*might loosen the beds of some of the ' stones, with serious results. I think your. plan of stopping the leaks at the back ofthe masonry dam is the only safe and practicable one. The work should be thorough, ex- . tending over the entire back of ‘ the - wall from top to bottom. .. The excavation of the earth backing should be of sufficient width, so that when the extreme bottom of the foun- dation masonry is reached, the space between the sheathing and masonry will be not less than about three feet; Short or ,half sheathing, in several tiers «would probably be desirable. for con- nience in properly refilling the rench. . i The joints in the back of the masonry ‘hOuld be raked out with suitable tools far in as practicable without risk of *d sturbing the stones, other than little lls; the stones thoroughly cleaned washing; and the joint-s carefully pOinted, and back of wall plastered, with Portland cement. of a quality equal to the Alpha brand. The cement should be well forced in, and the joints and plastering made as dense as possible by pressure. The crevices of the rock bottom should be thoroughly cleaned out, and grouted and plastered. The same treatment to be accorded all the ex- posed bottom. . The late James B. Frances one of the best known and most experienced of America’s hydraulic engineers used to say, that a wall could be made more impervious by a plastering of pure cement on the face next the water, (the back,) than by any thickness of masonry as ordinarily laid. In the case of the large earthen dams of the Boston Water Works. The chief dependence to resist permeability is the plastering of Portland cement on the up stream face of the concrete core wall. Concrete is porus and will pass water under heavy pressure;but strong, finely ground Portland cement can be made very dense; and density is what is required. It is quality not quantity, that counts in this case. A relatively thin coating of impermeable material, like pure Portland cement is more ef- fective and less costly, than a thick bed of more porous material, like concrete. The height of this dam being rela- tively small, and the water pressure therefore small; I think a small dose of sand would be permissable in the Portland cement for the pointing and plastering, and would reduce the cost. The sand should be clean, not coarse, and the proportion not more than a one to one mixture. After the cement plastering has set for two or three days, it should be carefully brushed over with a. grout of pure Portland cement, to close any hair like surface, check cracks that may have developed in setting. The joints in the coping should be pointed, to prevent the water getting in, freezing and doing harm. In filling the trench, selected fine material to be used in the bottom, and near the wall the entire height, spread in thin horizontal layers, slightly mois- tened, so it can be «made dense and compact by ramming. The sheathing to be removed as the filling is brought up. In the back filling care to be taken not to injure the plastering. To keep the City supplied with water dufiing the progress of the work, the. end ,of the supply main at the up stream side of the dam can doubtless be ex- tended a short distance up stream, and a small temporary bulkhead built, so as to keep the intake free from the turbid water from the pump. ’ The present mains with a head from the bottom of the reservoir only, would be able to deliver to the distributing ’ reservoir, over a. million gallons per' day. The natural flow of the stream, with a watershed down to the dam of about ten square miles would furnish at least this amount, excepting during periods of excessive drought. We estimate the cost of doing this work thoroughly, with provision for keeping up the City water supply, at about $6,000. This is work to be done in a careful, painstaking manner, and if so done would doubtless be a success. It is not of a. character to be let by contract to the lowest bidder. It had best be done under the CommissiOners by day work, by careful, reliable workmen, under the personal supervision of the City Engineer. Yours very truly, A. B. HILL. -—————-‘-O”———-—-—— MUST STOP FOR BIOYOLES. Damages Against a Street Car Company Cause a Remarkable Rule to be Issued. Hereafter on the Woonsocket R. I. Street Railway no car is to be propelled within one hundred feet of any bicycle preceding it in any part of the highway and cars must be stopped until bicycles moving in the opposite direction have passed. The reason for this is a verdict against the company in the Supreme Court, by which a man was awarded $8,000 for injuries received by being struck by a car while plaintiff was rid- ing a bicycle. A V Roported Missing. ‘ '7 On the police blotter at South Norwalk, this morning, it was re- ported that Albert Dann, cap- tain of the boat “Columbia” which is “tied up” at the wharf near the Wash- ington street bridge is missing. His age is given as 28, height 5 feet 6 inches, weight about 160, light mus- tache and hair. of same color. He wore when last seen, a black diagonal suit, and; the heel was missing from one of his shoes. His home is in East Setau- ket, L. I. The police incline to the belief that he will, turn up again all right. ‘ No Increased Demand. It is not thought that the introduc- tion of the new postal cards and five cent stamps has caused an increased de- mand for either of them. A A-‘ "Betts’ Island. “Jake” Larsen, governor of Betts’ Island, came to the main land yester day and purchased a lot of implements which he proposes utilizing to that end ‘thathis next summer. visitors will be greatly benefitted. ' -_ '7 ‘t WILListlnunEn. The Second of the Lambert Murderers Apprehe‘nd- ed in Ohio. Confesses the Part in the Wilton Murder And Says Brockhaus Shot Too. A despatch was received yesterday by Sheriff anley from the chief of police of Columbus, Ohio, asking if a man named Benjamin Willis was wanté ed, and if so, how much of a reward. was offered for him. Soon after the sheriff received a message by telephone from the Pinker- ton agency in New York, which in- formed him that Willis was under ar- rest in Columbus and was held await- ing advices from the Connecticut au- thorities. Sherifi Bawley immediately communicated with' State’s Attorney Fessenden and arrangements for hav- ing Willis brought back to this state were at once set on foot. It hardly seems necessary to say that Willis is wanted here, because it is generally known that he is supposed to be the man who fatally shot David S. R. Lambert in Wilton on December 17 1ast,while engaged in robbing the Lam~ bert homestead there. Brockhaus, who was arrested a few days ago in Chicago, declared when arrestedthat while he was with Willis when the robbery occurred, he (Brockhaus) did not have anything to do with the shoot- ing, but Willis was the one who did it. When first arrested Willis denied his identity, but later admitted that he was the man the officers had been look- ing for and agreed to come back to Connecticut without requisition papers. Deputy Sheriff Lyon left Chicago last night for Connecticut, with Brock- haus in custody and a Pinkerton man. left Columbuswith Willis. A press despatch from Columbus, gives the-following account ofthe cap- ture of Willis: - “Benjamin B. .Willis, alias Charles Jerome Sharp, was arrested here to- day by Detective Roach of the Pinker- ton~ agency, assisted by local detectives. Willis is wanted for the murder of David S. R. Lambert, at Wilton, Conn. , December 17, 1897. Willis had a con- federate in the crime, Max Brockhaus, who was arrested several days ago in After Willis was locked up in the city prison, a note was found which he had written, indicating that he intended to take his life, if possible. The note was directed to Madame Louise, 246 West 43d street, New York When arrested, Willis at first denied his identity, but when put through the “sweating” process by As- sistant Superintendent Robertson of the Pinkerton agency, he confessed. Chicago. city. He said he had been a wild young man and had run away from home. He and Brockhaus had entered the house, bound and gagged the woman and being discovered by the husband, both fired upon Mr. Lambert and es- caped. They wandered over the country and landed at Chicago where Willis had an aunt living. Willis Willis’ aunt had meta woman from Columbus, in Chicago, and when Willis came to Co- quarreled with his pal. ‘ lumbus, the aunt directed him to go to The Columbus woman knew nothing about tne young man and did not know his name was Willis. All mail to “Sharp” this woman’s house. . was directed to this woman under a separate envelope. Willis was waiting for money to take him to California when arrested. The detectives started east with him at 4:10 p. m.” - The Madame Louise referred to in Willis’ letter threatening suicide, is a clairvoyant residing at the address given and the reputed mother of young Willis. She is also said to be a Gypsy, which would account for Willis’ swathy appearance. ' A followmg strangecircumstance in“ this connection is now published for the first time; The day after theLam- bert murder, one of Madame Louise’s " 0N Intuition. Danf'f'Hanlon Gets His Head‘ _, Cracked by Officer ' Morehouse. Grabbed the Officer by the Throat as Soon ”as Handcuffs Were Removed. Dan Hanlon was out on another ram- page yesterday, and shortly before 6 o’clock; made an attack on his brother William,at his office on Wall street. He was drunk and William sent for Oflicer Morehouse, who respOnded and placed the handcuffs on Dan and took him to the station house on Water street. Dan went with the officer as meek as a lamb, but when alone with Morehouse in the station and the handcuffs re- moved, he grabbed the officer by the throat and tripped him. As Morehouse went down on his back, be dealt Dan a blow on the side of the head with his club that later required two stitches to close. When the officer struck the floor he turned and was soon on top of Dan. He called for assistance and Fred A. Hill and Thomas O’Brien responded and together they put him into a cell, Dan fighting all the time like a madman. The blow from the officer’s club made quite a gash, and the floor of the sta- tion house and Dan’s clothing were covered with blood. Dr. Baldwin was sent for and sewed up Dan’s wound after which he went off into a drunken sleep. This morning when brought before Judge Gregory, he desired counsel and was released under 8150 bonds until 2 ' o’clock this afternoon. It is understood that Morehouse will makemo complaint, andthat Dan will be tried upon the charge of intoxica- tion. and assault ".upon his- brother, but asboth Judge Frost and Judge Greg— ory have'warned him that if he was brought before the court again he would receive a jail sentence, their warning will probably be carried. into effect. w.>______ Exchanged Gold for Tea. A man went into a Main street store yesterday and purchased half a pound of tea. He proffered in payment for the same a $20 gold piece with the re- mark, “I’ve just got back from the Klondike.” Not doubting the truth of his statement, the man is entitled to more than ordinary attention by reason of the fact that he got back alive with that amount of gold still in his posses- sion. This leads to the thought, “Will the Norwalk contingent which started for the Klondike regions some weeks since return home with as much as $20 in their inside pocket.” However, it is the prayer of their friends that it be a thousand times that figure. V To Confer Knighthood in Norwalk. A number of Knights from St. Augus- tine Council, K. of P., will go to Nor- walk next Thursday to confer the third degree upon several candidates of the Council in that place. A banquet will follow the work—Stamford Advocate. ‘ professional cards offering to unravel all mysteries, was found in the letter box of a connection of the Lamberts. Immediately after the murder, and after Mrs. Lambert had stated to the officers that she had recognized young Willis’ voice, the house of Madame Louise was watched and she shadowed by Pinkerton’s men. In this way Wil- lis was located and his companion’s name, Brockhaus, who was known as “Guinea, ” ascertained. To Deputy Sheriff F. S. Lyon, .112, however, is due the credit of securing the photograph of Willis. The Sheriff in his searching about Wilton, ascer- tained that when Willis attended school at Lambert’s he gave his photograph to Miss Eva Green, a granddaughter of Marcellus Green, who was a school girl at Wilton at the time. Miss Green married Mr. Frederick Miles of Mt. -Vernon, N. Y., and Sheriff Lyon upon visiting her secured the photograph with which the police have been work- ing for Willis’ capture. ‘ 7‘ EVE’S RAMBLINGS. COMMENT AND GOSSIP AMONG THE WOMEN, BY ONE OF THEM. _You wouldn’t think that eyebrows would aid much in the unraveling of character, but they do. When they are narrow and drop at the outward cornersithey indicate sentimentality; but whenthey are archedtowardsthe ex- tremity, you won’t be far out in judg- ing your friend to be a bit of a practi- cal joker. The coquettish eye may be round or long, wide or narrow. It is never quiet. Its possessor is continually “making eyes;”and she often makes them to the undoing of ,a young man. You may love her with all the strength of your being, but you will be very foolish if you trust her. So look out for the shy glance and the looking downwardsu—a fascinating but danger- ous trap. You must be careful not to confuse the curious with the loyal eye. The former is round and full, childish in its formation. Its possessor wants to know everything under the shining sun; she is an inquisitive curious person, and is like the woman with the wide mouth. Phrenologists hold that character may be read in the features, for it is the main factor that molds them. Some believe that the eyes should be taken as the index of the nature; others judge by the chin, while many consider the nose to be the feature which is most surely stamped with the true personal- ity of its owner. The mouth and the expression of the eyes enable the persOn to express pass. ing emotions, while, except in the case of sensitive nostrils, the nose may be called inflexible. Large noses are, for the most part, liked in men. It will be remembered that Napoleon favored for his friends or officers, a prominent nose, and distrusted those men whose noses were small.. The par- tiality for the Greek form in the well- known direct line from brow to tip of nose is older than the siege of Troy, and'has perhaps always maintained be- cause of the belief that it is the type of literary ta‘lent. Phren‘ologists say that this shape of nose is less often seen now, because the spirit of the age is not one that would induce that kind of mental develop- ment whichis found with this shape of feature. The Roman nose indicates. executive ability. Both George Eliot and Savonavoia had this type of nose. Women alone have the celestial nose, which is diametrically opposed to the Roman. In blond women, alertness of wit and executive ability accompany it, and a brunette combines these qualities with perseverance and fortitude. A certain amount of wilfulness and curios- ity are also to be looked for in the owner of a celestial nose. The business woman is said to have a distinct nose, which turns up only at the tip, and is long and sharp. A snub nose is an apology for either a celestial or a Greek nose, and indicates a weak character. M gatylfee (%((g€)ue. ‘ 'CLAiM SELFVDEFENSE. De Marco Trial Progressed Rapidly To- day—Defense Begun. The trial of Antonio De Marco for murder in the first degree progressed rapidly in the Superior court yester- day. Leo Denatel, of Stamford, identi- fied the ante-mortem statement of Augustine Parelli, the victim of De Marco’s knife. He was present when it.-was made. He also told of the find- ing of the knife. De Marco told him that that was not the knife with which the deed was done, but that he dropped it near his saloon. Donatel searched the neighborhood of the saloon, but did not find another knife. That one shown in court he picked up in “Hogan ’5 Alley,” not far from the scene of the crime. Officers Nevins and Clark of Stam- ford, who assisted in the arrest, also testified: " The defense. was begun shortly after noon, Attorneys Kenealey and Curtis claiming that the murder took place during a drunken “row, and that De Marco acted in self defense. ' A—wao- I»—«.~-———~ , Buyer Wins. In the case of George Walters against Lewis B. Guyer, Judge Thayer yester- day rendered judgment for Guyerto '. ~Advertise in THE GAZETTE. , recover costs. NEW mama. It ‘ Looksas if a Paper Mann? factory was to be Estab- lished in Town. " Possibly the Sheedy Property on the Sil— ver Mine Brook will be Purchased As a Site. Capitalists and others have been in town during the past week looking at different sites upon which to establish a mill in ., which to manufacture im- mense quantities of paper and ,stock in the paper line. — Property that seemed to meet with favor was that owned by Michael Shee- dy through which the Silver Mine brook runs, and a refusal of the prop- erty comprising some sixty acres was gotten from Mr. Sheedy at a satisfactory figure. There are also other sites under con- sideration. It now looks as though the establishment of the factory would , become an established fact. An important matter considered by the parties in interest was the facili- ties for shipping goods and the making of rates at a reduced figure. To this end Superintendent Martin and Roadmaster Kilcourse of the Dan— bury & Norwalk branch of the Consoli- dated railroad visited the point that met with favor for the location of the plant, and surveys were made, and it was shown that a spur track could be laid and of easy connection with the main line. Among those in interest is a former member ofa paper and card firm in Shelton,known as the Wilkinson Bros. which firm at one time was busily em- ployed in filling government contracts for postal cards, etc; , "’3'“ Said one of our leading business men who has considerable interest in the enterprise, “If the plant is established: here, it will be one of the largest of the kind in this country, and several hundred, if not thousands, of hands will be employed. I The Sheedy property upon which the projectors of the enterprise has the option comp: ises about sixty acres. ' Mr. Sheedy is credited with having remarked that he would sell all or nothing, and laughed at the suggestion that he sel‘l half and cut the. other half of the property up intobuilding lots. It maybe that local capital will be solicited for the enterprise in case that the project materializes. AA‘ ‘vr Has Made an Assignment. Veste rday afternoon ConstableGood— win placed an attachment for $1,000 on the drug store of Edward G. Tomlin- son, in South Norwalk, on a claim of Lehn & Finch wholesale druggists of New York. ' Later in the day Mr. Tomlinson made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. Mr. Tomlinson has been .engaged in - the business at the ,present stand for about five years, and says that he pur- chased the business of I. M. Hoyt on. the suggestion of the firm in whose fa- vor the attachment was drawn. In is stated that Mr. Tomlinson asked the officer and AttorneyHonneck- er who had the'matter of attachment in charge, to give him an opportunity of securing a bondsman before the store was closed by virtue of the attachment, and that such privilege was not accord-- ed him, and it was for this reason that he decided to make an assignment. ——-——-—-‘0.0>———-‘ , The Weather. Rain to-night and Sunday. Colder Sunday. DEATHS. BURGES—In Stratford, March 11, Maria E, wife of Henry Burges. BOSHEK—In Bridgeport, March 11, Margaret Boshek,\vife of Frank Boshek, aged 42 years. DE WOLFE—In Bridgeport, March . 19, Frederick L., son of Dr. D. C. and Lora Toucey DeVVolfe, aged 7 months. MCQUiLLAN—In Ridgefield, March 11, Richard McQuillan, aged 70 years. OGDEN—At Washington, D. C. at the residence of her son, on March 10,1898, Mrs. P. K. Ogden, formerly of Stam- ford. . TROY—In Bridgeport, March 10, Ed’-' ward J ._Troy, aged 31 years. WRIGHT—In Southpcrt, ,March 10, Benjamin Franklyn Wrightw aged 77. years. ‘ . _ .
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