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NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1923, -SIXTEEN' PAGES.
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ESTABLISHED 1870
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CANNOT OBTAIN JUSTICE IN
! WILLIAMSON COUNTY SO ALL
HERRIN CASES ARE DROPPED
AfW Jm ' -.. n -
Massacre Case, Mate
Enters Nolle Prosse in
Pending Trials
Attorney General Accuses
Jurymen of Being Either
Prejudiced or Downright
Dishonest Any Further
Action a Farce.
Chicago April 7. -Justice cannot bo
obtained in Williamson county, In the
opinion of Attorney Gen, Edward J.
Brundage who returned today from
Marion where a second verdict of ac
quittal ' was given by a jury In the
Herri n murder trials. It was as a
reault of the not guilty verdict last
night that all the remaining cases
'against the alleged rioters we're nolle
pressed today by the state's attorney
of Williamson county, he wild.'
Marlon, III., April 7. (By the Asso
ciated , Press) All of the untried
criminal indictments growing out of
tho Herrin riot were nolle prossed to
day .following the acquittal by a Jury
I act night of six defendants charged
with murder in connection with , the
outbreak. .
The request that the indictments be
hollcd was made in court today by
Delos Duty, state's attorney of Wil
liamson county.
'When court assembled a return of
counsel' for the Illinois mine workers
demanded an Immediate trial for the
24 men still - under indictment on
charges of murder, conspiracy and as
sault. r ' " ' 1 ,- v
. Right Mean Nothing
"I am not going to try any more
of theso cases," Mr. Duty declared.
"Right or wrong, dors not make any
difference. I have done my best.,
"We have done enough, but the at
torney ..general does , not feel that
these cases should be dropped until he
has a chance to reports to the legisla
ture," C. E. Middlekau.T, ' special as
sistant attorney -general said.
,"We do not join in the motion to
nolle." , . , .
"But yotj do not protect?", said
Judge I. T. Hartwell asked.
"We do not," said Mr. Middlekaupff.
Judge Hartwell then entered , the
order nolle pressing all the indict.
ments.
A statement given out by Mrs. Mid
dlekauff, at the request of Attorney
Gen. E. J. Brundage said: ,
"The prosectlon Is " reluctantly
obliged to admit justice cannot be ob
lained in Williamson county. No lm
partial Jury can be obtained to try the
men responsible for the murder of a
score of men at and near Herrin last
June. v. - '
1 "Witnesses reliable and trustworthy
at great risk of personal violence,
have courageously . testified to what
they beheld on that fatal day, only to
be impeached by witnesses who plain
ly were interested in the defense and
who clearly were testifying falsely,.
Assails Witnesses
"Intimidation, prejudice or down
right dishonesty actuated them. L'n
der the rulings of the trial court, when
jurymen were being examined any
man who admitted he had an opinion
whether the massacre of the disarmed
and helpless strip miners was lawful
or unlawful was disqualified for Jury
service. In my opinion this ruling Is
not the law of Illinois. On the other
hand all men contributing to the de
fense fund, voluntarily! or otherwise
have been held to be competent Jurors
but in my view of the law such men
are not competent Jurors and could
not be impartial jurors.
"At this time It seems that further
trials would be butfarclal."
So Gov't Prosecution
Washington, April, 7. High officials
of the department of Justice said to
day they would not initiate federal
prosecutions against those , charged
with responsibility for - the Herrin
mine massacre and who escaped con
vlctlon yesterday in a state court un
less new facta were developed.
$300,000 LOSS BY FIRE
100,000 Rounds of Ammunition Ex
plodea in Blaze That Raxes Big
Sporting Goods Store In Ottawa,
Ottawa, April 7.Heralded by the
explosion of 100,000 rounds of small
arm ammunition stored in the base
ment of the Hurd Sporting company's
store, fire early today destroyed the
building, spread to the RuUfrworth
block and damaged the Sparks cham
bers causing a loss of more than
1300,000. Fifty wholesale and retail
business enterprises in the damaged
buildings suffered losses.
- The origin of the blaze which start
ed In the sporting company's estab
lishment Is not known. Two firemen
were injured and a number had nar
row escapes when the roof of the
Butterworth block collapsed.
10 Year Old Middletown
Girl Killed by Auto
; Middletown, April 7. Mary O'Con
nell, 10, was killed by an automobile
truck driven by Joseph N. Llnehan
here today. She was running serosa
the street. The man was held in
11,000 tends for the coroner.
ln AYTftM BRIDGE MUST
niLi m mi i
P. U. Commission Sends.
Copy of Order to Mayor
Paonessa ,
An order has been issued by the
public utilities commission to the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad, requiring the elimination
of Clayton grade crossing, tho speci
fications of which are contained In
the commission's order. The railroad
Is empowered to take such lands as
will be required to carry out the
plan, the cost -of which Is estimated
at $56,000, and it Is provided that
one-quarter at the expense wilt be
paid by the State of Connecticut. -
The commission held a hearing at
its offices December 23, to consider
elimination of' the crossing. - At that
time an adjournment to. January. 6,
1923, was decided upon. At the sec
ond hearing a plan was - submitted
which proposed to eliminate the use
of the crossing and construct a new
roadway running parallel with the
railroad tracks from the west side of
the crossing to East street. The rail
road company's first proposal, that of
an overhead crossing, was accepted.
It is planned to have a steel bridge,
slightly south of the present crossing.
It will have a clear span of approxi
mately 144 feet supported by steel 1
pillars on concrete pedestals, with
suitable railings and clear head room
of not less' than 18 feet between the
tracks and the underside of the
bridge; with a clear roadway of not
less than 26 feet to be constructed of
concrete and asphalt.
The approaches on either side of
the bridge shall be of a width of not
less than 26 feet between fences and
20 feet on the travelled portion; the
approach on the easterly side to be
gin 700 feet easterly of the bridge
with a grade not exceeding 6 per
cent for 600 feet and four per cent
for the remainder; and on tho west
erly side 500 feet with a grade not
exceeding 1.32 per cent. '
During the process of construction,
It is ordered that a crossing shall be
provided at a convenient point adja
cent to the present' crossing and that
such protection as deemed necessary
by the commission shall be provided.
A copy of this order was received
this morning by Mayor -V. -Mi.- Pao
nVssa and several interested property
owners of this city. J
SOLOMON'S POOLS
Three Great Reservoirs' Near Betlhle
liem Being - Equipped to Bring
Water to Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, April 7 (By Associated
Press). The machinery has been put
in motion bringing the waters of the
pools of Solomon to the Holy City.
It is the consummation of years of
work Involving large outlay and much
engineering skill.
During the five years of the Eng
lish occupation and Zionist activity
more has been done to Insure a safe
and sufficient water supply than was
done during the centuries of Turkish
occupation.
The city had but one small foun
tain so that in former times the peo
ple were almost entirely dependent
upon cisterns, which often times were
disease laden.
Solomon's - pools, three Immense
reservoirs, are a few miles south of
Bethlehem. . Although they bear the
name of Israel's great king they
doubt I tss date from the Hcrodian
period.
Two of the pools have been cleaned
and repaired. The source of supply
for 'these pools is over three miles
further south and over half of this
distance the water Is brought through
a tunnel cut through the solid rock.
TO GET NEW TRIAL
Mrs. Mabel Champion. Convicted of
Maying New Haven Man, Wins An
Appeal.
Cleveland, April 7. A ncw'trlal for
Mrs. Mabel Champion- sentenced to
servo 20 years after she was con
victed of shooting Thomas O'Connelt
of New Haven, Conn., to death In a
restaurant here was ordered today by
the court of appeals. The appellate
court reversed tho lower court because
of three errors on the part of the
trial judge.
New York Couple Dance 36 Hours
and 13 Min. For World's Record
Girl Loses Eight Pounds and
Shoes and Stockings
and Ruins Pair
.New Tork, April T. A new world's
record for continuous dancing was
, . . . .... i-ii-.t
claimed today by Miss Ruth Holleck
and Jack Butler who tripped the
waxed floors of a Broadway Jass pal
ace for t hours and 13 minutes. The
old record was i7 hours, recently set
by Miss Alma Cummtngs of Texas
with several partners.
Miss Holleck and Butler, who be
gan to fox trot at 1:47 o'clock Thurs-
.......
CAPTURED RUM RUNNERS ESCAPE
AFTER THEY DROP COAST GUARD
CAPTAIN OVERBOARD HEAD FIRST
Victim is Rescued New York Prohibition Agents Make
Two Million Dollar Liquor Haul At Warehouse
New York, April 7. Two rum run
ners, captured In the motor 'launch
Dcfl, 11 ml lea off the Jersey coast,
dropped Captain Ryan of the coast
guard cutter Manhattan 'overboard,
as the1 cutter docked hero today and:
escaped, .
Captain Ryan, who had seized the '
Defi after a chase which he ended by
firing a shot across the Dcfi's bow,
was taking his caplves ashore when
a member of the Manhattan's crew
fell overboard. ,
Down He Goes. " '
He ordered the two prisoners . to
lower him over the aide of the boat
by his feet In order that he might
GOVERNOR TO NAME
COMMISSION HEADS
'i; Expected to Make Appointments
Before Assembly Has Recess
THREE JUDGES TO BE PICKED
House May Discuss Codification
of
! Fish and Game Laws New Auto,
mobile Legislation and Reorganiza
' Uon of Highway Commission. .
BT CLARENCE O. WtLLAKD.
(Special to Tho Herald).
Hartford, April 7. With tho
leg-
islature recessing May second for two
weeks, practically winding up its work
on tho date mentioned and only com
ing back to act on any matter which
the governor may call to Its attention,,
by veto or otherwise, there remain
eleven session days before the ad
journment of the 1923 legislature.
There is some very important work
still to be done, notable among which
is the adoption or rejection of the
codification of the flqand game laws
and the adoption ot.n?w automobile
legislation and the reporting . and
adoption of a bill which may or may
not reorganize the highway depart
ment. In addition to this, there are
to come tb.e confirmations of many
nominations wy the soernor, among
which are three judges of the super
ior court, one to succeed James H.
Webb of Hamden, and two to flit the
two new places created by the pres
ent general assembly, a public utili
ties commissioner, the term of R. T.
Hlggins expiring; a bank commission
er, the term of John J, Byrne expir
ing; a labor commissioner, the term
of William S. Hyde expiring; a high
way commissioner to succeed Charlea
J. Bennett, who declined renomlna-
Hon, and a health commissioner,
which place is now held by Dr. Stan
ley H. Osborn, who was appointed by
Governor Lake to suceed Dr. John T.
Black, resigned. Some of these, of
course, will be reappointments, but in
the matter of the judgeships the men
must of necessity all be new ones, as
Judge Webb's term expires and the
two other places have been created.
The matter of these appointments,
while the appointments themselves
(Continued on Thirteenth Page)
FUGITIVE ARRESTED HERE
Soutlilngton Man, Missing for Several
Weeks, Found Working in Factory
Here and Taken Into Custody.
John Brodz, who was arrested In
Southtngton several weeks ago by the
state police on a charge of violating
the liquor law, but who made good
his escape, was arrested shortly be
fore noon today at the Stanley Works
by Policeman Thomaa Storey.
Sergeant George C. Ellingcr ob
tained information which . disclosed
the fact that Brods was working in
New Britain. Immediately following
tho arrest the state police were noti
fied and State Policeman Smith came
to this city to take Brodz In custody.
REAPPOINTMENT PREDICTED
Washington, April 7. Reappoint
ment to the Chicago postmastership of
Arthur C. Lueder, defeated republican
nominee for mayor in last Tuesday's
election; was forecast today in official
circles here. The proposal Is said to
have reached a stage where a decision
will be made by President Harding
soon after his return to Washington
tomorrow from the south.
Wears Out Two Pairs of
Man Drops 10 Pounds
of Heavy Shoes
day night, finished In a waits at 10
c.oc toaay. ahss momcck io eigni
pounds and wore out two pairs of
nM . ..orlln., whn. n.,tlp. ,,
shoes and stockings while Butler was
ten pounds lighter and minus a pair
of thick soled shoes and socks.
Miss Holleck apparently had more
reserve energy at the finish than her
partner, a world war veteran, for she
sank into an easy chair and chatted
gaily with the hundred or more
sleepy-eyed spectators.
reach tho sinking man. They low
ered him over head first, rtlcasod
their grip on his feet and fled.
Both Are Rescued,
The captain and sailor were rosouod
by their comrades.
"Well, sir," spluttered the captain,
"these scums of the earth let go my
feet with no regard whatever for law
and ordor. But we got the whiskey.'
New York, April 7. -Prohibition
agents today made ono of the largest
raids since the Volstead act became
effective when they seized 1 0,000 cases
of champagnes, wines and fine liquors
1 valued at $2,000,000
and arrested
seven men.
COMMUNITY DRIVE IS
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE
Total for Week is $34,000,
With Chances of $50,000
Finally
With a little over $34,000 pledged
and indications, according to Direct
or James S. North, that the full
amount of $50,000 will be realized by
the time the final reports are in, the
United Community Corporation drive
for 1923 officially came to a close at
noon today. Reports from teams to
day totalled $5,117.49. There were
1,634 new pledges.
The workers were guests of the
Business and Professional Women's
club.
Mr. North, in opening the program,
spoke of the luncheons which have
been provided by Mrs. Kronholm at
cost, mentioned the, Bacchanalian or
chestra, the organizations which have
provided the luncheons during the
week, Leon A. Sprague, E. J. Porter,
E. W. Pclton and Alderman F. R.
Gilpatric for their services in the
drive organization, Howard Wilson
for writing the advertisements, W. C.
Kranowitz, the local newspapers, the
high school girls who 'oluntcered
their services as waitresses, and the
team members and captains. He ex
tended his thanks to all those men
tioned. . Mr. Gilpatric led in giving
three cheers for Mr. North and Mr.
Pelton." -v - '.f '"'-.,.
Mr. North told of the dime banks
still out and said there were many
regular contributors out of town, who.
he felt sure, were good for at least
$2,000. He said most of the factory
teams have not yet reported and he
is confident that bv Mondav or Tiips-
rl n ir f t. n ...Ml U. -1 . B r, AAn '
The reports today were as follows:
New Amount
Subscriptions Pledged
1. Max Coe 23
2. Fred Houaemann 250
61.00
537.33
67.00
418.20
165.81
517.80
172.30
87.50
251.00
3. Frank Woods . .
4. George Christ . .
5. D. L. Bartlett .
6. Harry Traver . .
7. R. McCutcheon .
8. Carl Newmann .
9. George Bean , .
10. Logan Page . . .
11. F. W. Macomber
12. M. Johnson . . ,
IS.
14. Fred Rackliffe .
15. Dr. Fred Lee .
16. John C. Loom Is
17. James O'Brien .
18. Frank Shields .
19. P. J. Smith ....
20. C. W. Wilson . .
21. Dr. G. Klnsella
22. Mrs. H. C. War
ner 17
427
66
425
117
32
122
154.00
152.00
30.00
75.00
54.00
3
4
2
17
1
95
17
3
6
70.00
900.25
128.25
41.00
635.05
23
Mrs. Catherine
Wilbor Smith .
Mrs. B. Bassette
24
Total today 1634
Yes ter day's final
total 1439
6,117.49
29,071.90
Total to date 3073 $34,189.39
SHOOTS BROTHER OFFICER
Xew York Patrolman Fires When
Other Draws PltoI Wounded Man
Not Expected To Live.
New York, April 7. Patrolman
Paul A. Delgardo today shot and seri
ously wounded a fellow policeman,
Frank J. Carlson, who, it is charged,
stepped Into a taxicab left standing at
the curb In Fast 117th street and
sped away. Delgardo, warned to be
on the lookout for the car, stopped It
and started to arrest the driver, who
was unknown to him.
Carlson, an honor man in the de
partment, started to draw his pistol,
according to Delgardo, and he fired
In self defense.
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT
Strve Blanco was arrested by Po
liceman Axel Carlson shortly after
10:30 o'clock this morning at the r.
& F. Corbin factory on a charge of
assault It is alleged that he struck
John Kordl of 1$ Crown street on
the head with a plank four Inches
thick. As a result KordPs head Was
badly cut. He is being held under
bonds of $100.
THE WEATHER
Hartford, April T. -Fonvast
for New Britain and vicinity t
Increasing rloudinew probably
rain tonight; warmer Sunday
rain; Imrra-lng southerly winds
9 KNOWN TO HAVE LOST LIVES WHEN
STEAMER SINKS IN VINEYARD SOUND;
DANISH BOAT SUNK AT BALTIMORE
REY. CHARLES COPPENS
GOING TO EUROPE APRIL 25
sixth Trip Abroad for Pastor of St.
Peter's Church Alderman John
son to Visit In Kwedi.fi.
With the coming of warm weather
many Now Britain people are plan
ning to make trips to Kuropo during
tho spring and summer months.
Homo will mako it a sight seeing tour
while others will go to visit relatives
and friends.
Six residents of this city have filed
applications with Km II J. Danberg,
clerk of the naturalization court, for
passports to Europe.
Among those planning to make the
trip abroad Is Rev. Charles Coppens,.
pastor of St, Peter's church. He will
sail on April 25 and will visit in Hol
land, Belgium, France and Switzer
land. According to the application
this will be Father Coppens'- sixth trip
to Europe since 1903.
Alderman J. Gustave Johnson or
the fourth ward will sail for Sweden
on May 12. Hilding Stomberg of 23
Wallace street will also sail for Swe
den on that date. This will mark the
sixth trip abroad for Mr. Stromberg
since 1900.
Miss Engrld Johnson of 151 Fair-;
view street will sail from New York,
on May 12 for Sweden. Miss Jennie
Blair of 240 Hartford avenue will visit
relatives in Scotland and Englana.
She will sail on April 28th.
Andrew Zemancik of 35 Clinton
street will sail from New York the
latter part ot this month for Poland
wnere ne will remain fore several
weeks.
TRIES MURDER, FAILS
Itranford Man Acquires Load of Liq
uor, Internally, Then Proceeds to
v Wield Pistol. . (
Branford, April 7. After telling
Mrs. Banco, his boarding house mis
tress, that she and her daughter had
just 12 minutes to live, Harry Tisen-
ko shortened the time to about 39
seconds last night, and fired two shots
when Mrs. Banco took to her heels.
A wound in the woman's thigh, pot
serious, resulted. Jisenko went fent
and )emp!',.'d his git at the holse
then did a sprint ufkthe street until
a constable caught him. Today Tisen
ko in town court was held in $1,000
for a hearing on the charge of as
sault with Intent to kill.
Tisenko had been one ot Mrs.
Banco's boarders for two years. Yes
terday she told him to get another
place. He went out. and when he re
turned it was evident to those in the
house that if he had not found a new
boarding place he had found liquor.
When he told Mrs. Banco the length
of her span of life she screamed. The
daughter, Rose came to the kitchen
door and seeing the gun she screamed
and ran to a neighbor's house. Mrs.
Banco ran and Tisenko fired twice.
He had been courting Rose against
her wishes and the wishes of her
mother.
BANKRUPTCY CASES
First Hearing For Herjnan Belkln ts
Set For April 10 Final Accounting
on Louis Bayer's Estate.
The first hearing in the bankruptcy
case of Herman Helkin, Commercall
street wholesale dealer .will be held
in the office of Referee Edward Yeo
mans In Hartford on Monday, April
16, at 11 o'clock.
A hearing on the motion to sell all
real estate free and clear from liens
In the case of Stanley Malinauskl will
be given In the office of Referee Ed
ward Yeomans In Hartford on Mon
day, April 16. A hearing for the same
purpose in the case of James Beret-
ta and Gulseppe Pavano will be held
on April 19 to 10 o'clock In the morn
ing. There will be a final accounting of
the bankrupt estate of Louis Bayer,
New Britain wholesale fruit dealer,
In the office of Referee Yeomans on
Monday morning, April 16.
FOR SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL
Committee Appointed Several Months
Ago to Meet and Plan foe Perma
nent Monument to Ex-Serv icemen.
George H. Dyson has been designat
ed to call a meeting of the committee
named several months ago by Mayor
A. M. PaonesRa for the purpose ot
laying plays for a permanent memo
rial to New Britain's servicemen, and
he announced this morning that the
eommltteeman will be called In ses
sion just as soon as he ran get in
touch with those appointed by the
mayor.
Tho following are on the commit
tee: Judge Bernard F. Gaffney,
Charles F. Smith. A. F. Corbin,
George P. Kimball and George H. ,
Dyson.'
D. 8. APRIL 88 l-V ENGLAND,
London, April 7, (By Associated
Press).- Daylight saving In Great
Britain will begin April 22 and will
continue until September 16.
RICHARDS IS CHAMPION
New York, April 7. Vincent Rich
ards of Yonkers, N. Y., today won the
national Indoor singles tennis cham
pionship defeating Francis T. Hunter,
1922 champion, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6.
HUSBAND AND HELPER
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Police Take Formal Action
in New York's Double
Slaying Mystery
New York, April 1: James Ulan
dlno, husband of ono of the two wom
en found hacked to death yesterday
on a lonely Statcn Island road, and
Rroyarlo di Lorenzo, assistant in his
Jersey City barber shop today were
arrested on short affidavits charging
manslaughter.
They were held in $26,000 ball
each.
Detectives today discovered in Jt
soy City an automobile bearing smears
believed to be bloodstains.
They withheld information as to the
ownership of the car pending an
analysis of the stains which covered
parts of the upholstery of the rear
seat.
KELLY CONTEST MUST BE
SETTLED IN FOUR WEEKS
Judge Gaffney Will Then Declare
Whether Man Missing For SO
Years is Dead.
A continuance of four weeks in the
petition of Anna Kelly, et al. to hava
her father declared judicially dead,
no word having been' heard of him in
20 years, was granted by Judge B. F.
Gaffney in probate court this morn
ing with the understanding that the
case will be definitely settled at that
time.
Twenty years ago, Patrick Kelly, a
Myrtle street painter and dealer in
paints, wall paper, etc., left home,
leaving his wife and a large family.
He had a good business and owned
real estate on that street. Anna
Kelly, his daughter, and some other
members of the family declare that
he must be dead and petitioned to
have him declared judicially dcid by
the probate court, making possible the
distribution of property; other mem
bers i( the family say he is alive and
has communicated with them with
in two j-ears.
Letters were sent recently to Percy
Lee, owner of a hotel at Sau Diego,
Cal who, members of the family say,
can furnish information as to the
whereabouts of their father. This
morning they offered a telegram in
evidence which stated that informa
tion was to follow by letter.
WILL NOT HANG MEN
Governor of Oklahoma Announces De
cision to Commute to Life Jnipris-
, oiunent All Condemned Murderers.
Oklahoma City, Okla., April 7.
Governor J. C. Walton intends to j
commute all death sentences of pris
oners at the state penitentiary to life
imprisonment, asserting that he will
not pass the cases to the next gover
nor by a series of reprieves.
"Regardless of the criticisms that
may be hurled at me I have the legal
authority to say that no man shall die
In the electric chair or by the hang
man's noose in this state and that is
my resolve," the governor said.
Six men now are awaiting execution
at the Btate prison for murder."
Gun With 6 Mile Range
Shoots 126 Rounds a Min.
Ogden, Utah, April 7. John M.
Browning, noted firearms Inventor,
has completed a new weapon, capable
of shooting 120 rounds a minute with
a range of six miles and large enough
to penetrate airship armor, it was an
nounced here. Mr. Browning perfect
ed the gun, it was stated, at the re
quest of the chief of ordnance of the
United States army.
ROW BOATS IN USE BV PEOPLE WHO
LIVE ALONG BANKS OF CONN. RIVER
Water at Hartford Stands
20:1 Above Low Water
Mark Flood Closes Trol
ley and Auto Traffic
Above Holyoke.
Hartford. April 7. Official Fore-!,..
caster W. W. Noifert of the U. 8.
Weather bureau here today predicted
mat me rrcsnei in me Connecticut i
river wouia rcaen a nnirni oi ii ieei
or more by tonight. This morning at
S o'clock the official river gauge
registered the flood at 20.4 feet above
tow water mark. Forecaster Ncitrrt
I said that a huge amount of water was
coming into the Connecticut from
western Massachusetts tributaries
draining the Berkshire section. The
Farmington river at Windsor and the
Park river in this city are also In
flood and discharging heavily. The
meadow section in this locality Is en
tirely under water and residents in
the East Hartford section are using
rowboats to reach their homes.
Rornlf Arc Closed.
Eprlngfleld, Mass., April 7. Both!
Latter Goes Down Fol
lowing Crash With Brit
ish Freighter, But no
Lives Are Lost
Ship Lost Off Mass. Coast
Was John Dwight, Be-
f
lieved to Have Carried
Cargo of Bottled Ale.
Vineyard Haven, Mass., April T.
The steamer John Dwignt of New
York carrying a cargo of bottled ale
believed to be intonded for that port,
went down In Vineyard Sound yes
terday with a Iocs of at icast nine
lives. That was the number of bodies
recovered - by fishermen today from
Vineyard Sound where the steamer
sank. The waters were reported
strewn with barrels of bottle ale.
Whether the fishermen who had
searched through the night and to
day had recovered all the bodies was
uncertain. Dispatches from New
port, R. I., where the steamer left
last Wednesday ostensibly on a voyage
to New York without cargo indicated
that the exact number In the crew
was not known although , probably
nine.
It was believed the John Dwight
had obtained the cargo from some
other vessel and was resuming the
voyage to New York when she wa
damaged by collision with . another
craft. None of the bodies had beea
identified this afternoon.
Saw Vessel Sink
The sinking' o'f the ' vessel cams
shortly after the lifting of a heavy
fog yesterday morning. As the Weath
er cleared the Cuttyhunk coast guards
caught sight of the craft about 160
feet long, evidently in distress and
with her davits swung outboard In
dicating that the ship's boats had
been launched. While the lookout
was watching the vessel sank sudden
ly. The coast guardsmen .cruised
about for hours yesterday but founu
no trace of the crew,., . ' ' 1
Ix-ft Newport AtedneNiiay "
Newport, R. L, April 7. The
steamer John Dwight, believed to
have.-been the, vessel sunk in Vlrir-
yard Sound yesterday, left this port
late Wednesday afternoon. She had
been laid up here a large part of the
winter and recently a new crew came
from New York. It was understood '
that she had changed ownership at
that time. Before being tied up she
had veen engaged in salvaging coal
from barges sunk at sea.
Captain Carmichael, an old tow
boat captain arrived a week ago say
ing that there had been a temporary
change in ownership of the Dwight
and took charge. An engineer find as
sistants came with him and on Tues-'
day more men arrived bringing the
crew up to eight or nine men. , It was
assumed here when the steamer sailed
that she was bound for New Yorki
Those who had cared for the steamer
during the winter, said she was in
good condition and did not leak.
Danish Ship Sunk
Baltimore, April 7. The Danish
steamship Nordhvalen was sunk In a
collision with the British steamer Bar
racoo in Craigh channel, about 14
miles from Baltimore, last night. Tho
Nordhvalen lies In about 20 feet of
water with her superstructure expos
ed. No lives were lost, it was said.
Both are . freighters.
The crew of the Nordhvalen re- '
mained aboard. The Barracco was
damaged, but proceeded to this port '
and anchored in the lower harbor.
May Refloat Ship
Chatham, Mass., April 7. The Brit
ish freight steamers Competitor which
grounded near Nausot yesterday shift- -
ed her position in the sands during
the night but it is thought there is an
even chance of floating her. Wreckage
tugs will make the attempt at the
, next high tide.
automobile and trolley traffic between
Holyoke and points north was cut off
today by tho rising water of the Con
necticut river, which flooded the
highway a foot deep for half a mile
near Mount Tom junction. The water
Is beginning to overflow Its banks here
and cellars were flooded today In the
north end district.
The river stands at 16.7 feet aboxo
mean low water and Is rising an inch
an hour. It Is full of large lec cakes
hroucllt down from thi nnrlh Vt,,
of watp. ,,, co)nir ovp. ,hp '
of ,i. Wolvoke dam. The Ire fm .t
shrlbrnc aB on th(. tjcerfield river
as gon(l out.
DR. MIOMXGER DIES
New Haven, April . Dr. Leo
Shoninger, 44. a graduate of Har
vard medical school and later on fhe
stuff of Mt. Sinai hospital. New York,
died today. He served during the war
in the medical eorps at Camp Mor
rison, Ind., and Camp Coify, N, M.
BAXK RF.PORTS
New York, April 7 The actual con
dition of elrarlng house banks and
trust companies for the week shows
an excess in reserve or i:..76,s(q.
This is a decrease of $2,622,930.
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