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TUB SUN,- SUNPAY, DECEMBER ,9, 19ff.
CASH AND SUPPLIES HALIFAX DEAD 4,000
RUSHED TO HALIFAX OVER 3,000. INJURED
iUed CroKN Loading Moro Oar
Here and Many Cities Send
Train.
CANADA WAIVES DITTIES
i'ood, (Uothlng, Medicines and
Bolldlng Materials Aw Be
ing Sent Generously.
Contihucd Jrom l'irt I'vyr.
the Injured, All vehicle h,ve been com-1 work sMltned to him. Dr. Goodman with mor.j- tearw, fTjolte of death, malm-
mandeered. An aed man on hl tvay nsMalanfte will be of the utmost value, a ItiM and burnlnfra In tho north end die-
to aearch for hli wife was held up nncl . lio has had wido experience In. relief (M;t.
a burn taken from him. An officer e- i work. , "fear of a further explosion psin-nl
plained In a kindly way that It was ft Capt. A. U Uoyce, who Is nlao on the ha the result of tlio v.illutit efforts of the
life and death matter to take care of the 1 train, will be the United Htatea Oovern- lire flghterx, and with that relief ionic
found appreciation and gratitude. We
rocornlxn In It and In the leneroua of-
ftro of awlstnnce to Uie atrlcken city
ot Halifax which have been received
from many quartern of the United mten
a further proof of that community of
wounded. Without protest he earn up
the riff. Till aptly lllustratcx the pptrlt
of tho vtitlre comsnunlty.
Cluardu stood all around the mined
part of Halifax, but thU waa fiT form
iit.b.i.,.- 1 rather than from necessity. "There
of four' men I MV"" !" "y lootln ' ""'" "nc
aim am ll0ncd to-day In disposing of ltiQUlrlM
cotirornlnc lootlnc,
ment'a official representative. It Is un- of the people turned backward to their feeling which unites the two peoples in
ratool ho ha been nlven ordera by wrecked horncn. Tli- majority could a Wind of mutual Hympathy and Interest
Secretary Hoker to sidetrack all official not. however. 1 renmured. mid waited o particularly appropriate at mo pre.-eni
red taoe In orranainir for tho Immediate out In tlio i.imvi In t'.m liltlnc wind for ' llnio wlien both are etiRaaeil in a com
HALIFAX DISASTER
LAID TO GERMANS
RAIN SAVES CITY
MANY A DOLLAR
lmnilK. Including Capt.
mall tits with ,i crew
wim touted clear over I'ier
on board wefe hilled.
Throe fr-ct deep In truitn now Is tho .
iVvaitati-.! aier.. more utterly Jetnol-IMit-d
than any section of IlcUtum of
Franc. The ruin In complete. The
lllrhnwnd "llstrkt In tlio ninth end,
where tlio poorer poplc nwldeil, ex
tend alone the nnrrown.
Nearly every house In the dlnttlct
I'll with a crash. In nearly all of thee
r.rtu started, ond men, women and chil
dren tnuatly chlldien were crushed to
which a inonmit later waa n lnurinr 1 in i htmilil.i wuv. lnhn 1'. Mrmri llr
flame. lor of tho American relief woik. an-
tiouikwl tl'Mt Halifax ulttxetm thould
llnndrrda l'rlhrU In rire. take chants and that Aimrkan ur
xii,.r tn. nn .),..., ,.t , ... feons, nurtief and nrrny ofTlcera would
l.nrMr M.,m2l i ' ti ' stand lhlnd tlitm tu the limit of thflr
horror Mirrouiidlnp the burnliij to death renourtos and nblllt .
of hundreds who wore utiahtf, tn mnv . , . ...t.. ..,. t-
bln loaded at the foot of West Kitty-U realized here, but Halifax has not ' Moora sold. "Anything- that wo hive is
ii iiviimuu iuj vi yuurs, anythlnc wo can ilo win D aiinr.
BubsUntlal relief for the sufferers In
tfaftrax has been undertaken In earnest
hy tha Atlantic Division of tho lied
Cross. Jn addition to the tralnload of
uppltea already sent two more oars are
Metier deeded for 3,00l.
Ti. icitwc conditions to normal and
to meet tilt Immediate lieeilH of S5.000
persons mado homeless was foremost hi
tho minds of thoso wljo took part to
day In ti Joint meeting, of Amerlrnn
ond Canadian forcei nt the City Club.
It was made plain at the outset that
Uun'.uliUBflta tu remlltin' a relief ex
pedition did so merely to render utd
transportation home of Americans vlolt-
tna- ut Halifax who have been left desti
tute. Has .Veir York's Last Canard Beans
On board the train Is a supply of food
that should brlns; sufficient relief to the
surferers until the arrival of other ships
and trains that ore being rushed to the
strlrhrn (Ity as fast aa possible. Anions
the supplies are tt0 rases of porn ami
beans, containing twenty-four cans each.
This Is said to havo been the last lot of
canned beans available In New York,
owing to the Government order against
packing beans In tin. . v wiped out, of burned
train i ya
life
Ynth street, which will be the nasem
Wing point of oil donations to the Hall
fax cause. Thesa csra are being loaded
with medical supplies, woollen pajamas,
iIhtowns, stockings and other cloth
ing lilted for tha severe weather now
prevailing tn the stricken city.
One huridred cans of ether and other
jnedloal articles were forwarded by e.s
prM yestsrday under an urgent order
from the physicians In charge of relief
Five thousand dollars waa cabled to
tha Mayor of Halifax yesterday by tho
OhrUUan IferoM for immeatate reuse
work. This amount represents contrHiu
tlons from subscribers.
Van Oouitlandt Uhapttr of the Ufd
Cross, through a prlvalo donation, has
orwarded J1.000 to tho Mayor.
Among the other donations received
and forwardsd or being assembled for
Immediate shipment are:
British War Itetlef Association, ten
(ao of clothing and twenty catcs or
medical supplies.
Colonial Pamsa, two cases of cloth
ing and will send more.
American Defence League has for
wardsd two carloads of glass and an
nouncement Is made that five carloads
haw been shipped from other points.
Many OStera of Aid. 1
At the headquarter of the. Atlantic
division of the Ucd Crois the telephones
nnd cleiks were busy throughout yes
terday acknowledging private and cor
poration offers of donations of money
and supplies and the outlook for ample
provisions for the sufferers was yald
to be far beyond all expectations.
Inquiries also were numerous as to
the proper mode of procedure In geltinsr
donation tnrougn me proper tnnum
Tho Ited Cross announces that dona
tions should b eent to the warehouse
of the Itc.l Cross, foot of West Fifty
seventh street, marked plainly for tlio
relief of Halifax. Otherwise the dona
tlons would go Into the regular foreign
relief division. No beeond hand cloth
ing will bo accepted.
In making donations the public la re
quested to use care in the selection of
articles. Tho great needs are woollen
stockings, woollen pajamas, woollen
nightgowns and other clothing useful In
the severe cllmato of the north.
fit. liuke's. Mount Slnal and rit-ltevue
bospltaW have volunteered to end phy
sicians and nurses to tho ttriclieu' city,
but udvlres from Washington state that
there are sufficient medical and stirslcal
men and women already In the field.
No Datr on Relief Sapplles.
Official), of tho Canadian custom; of
the Uiltlnh Consulate In New York have
announced that; there will be no duty on
any of the Halifax relief supplies
shipped over the border
Preparations for the shipment of dona
tions are under the personal direction
of Etlmn Allen, manager of the Atlantic
division of tha ltcd Cross, and John
Magee, director of mhltury relief of the
division.
From nearly every city in tho eaWcrn
part of the United States and Canada
came reports jesterday of relief work
under way for sufferers from the Hall
fax explosion.
In most cases the rc.icr work con
aisled of the" shipment of medical mp
Clles, food and clothing, but In other
instances news came of large sum
raised and the Individual offerlnr of
aid by physicians and nurres.
One hundred surgeons and physicians,
more tha-i 150 nurses and ceeral social
workers arc being mobilized by the
American Red Cross in the KtrlrUen city,
tlome of them already have arrived and
the rest aro en route on npeelal trains.
Oov. Mllllkon of Maine yesterday sent
from Ilancnr, consigned to the Hed Cros
at Halifax, three carloads of repair ma
terial, including roofing paper anil
boarding. Additional materials of tlilrt
hind will bo rent from Maine to-morrow
and a steamship alfo will lcae ISostou
vftth a consldend-M quantity of class
and putty and twenty-five skilled
glaziers. The vessel will carry 10,000
blanket;.
Belief rnt From .Vew York.
Ucsldcs the contributions from Maine
and Massachusetts the Mayor's commit
tee of New York has furnished laree
IUir.tltlf.-, of supplies, i ha the mulsh
War Ttelltf. Cleveland gave $3,00 for
the purchase of shoei and ttocklngs for
the destitute.
W. Frnk Persons director of civilian
relief of tlm tied Crow, made Inquiries
of tho Halifax authorities yesterday
whethor anti-pni-umonla serum was
needed. It was feared th.it the exposure
of the destitute to the blizzard might
TesuVt In nn epidemic of pneumonia, if
tho serum Is desired a la,rge quantity
will be rent to-day by express.
It. T. Maclelsh, chairman of' the Hall
fax nellf Committee, Ul6grnphed Mr.
Persons he bellovefl the doctors', nurses
and supplle now there or en route would
bo sufTlfltnt.
The New Kntland Division of the
American Kd Cross In Jloston an- 1
muuceil last night that no mole second
hand i-lothlng was needed for the Hall
fax suflerer.
A reeond proiMionI unit was sent
from I'rovldenro yesterday containing
(dxty-tilne physicians uhd surgeons and I
Jlfty nuraes, together wltn six secretaries
and social workers and. .various other
worker. The party Is In charge of Dr.
N, Darroll Harvey. On board the train
were a complete sterilizing plant, a large
ruantlty of ether, .alcohol, tompresscs
.and surgical culp'uent. The train is
due to arrive to-day,
DnuleU Offers More Aid,
Secrrtaty Panlel, yesterday offeitd
the Red Cross a quantity of supplies at
3'ortsmouth for relief at Halifax. Two
.ships under the direction of the navy
Already are at Halifax dolnc what thy
'an to relieve the situation, and another
lias ben sent from Provlnretown, Mais.,
with s hospital unit to cooperate with
the relief corpn. The supplies at Ports
mouth Include JJ.UOO blankets and COO
Moves,
From Toronto fomts the ieport that
Sir John Itaton, munufacturor and
philanthropist, ban despatched a special
tndii carrying medical pupplles, (xnl
ttufTs, bed. clothing and other ncces
fjrlcs to Halifax.
Fioni Hamilton. Ont.. a draft of
IjU men from the l'list Uattnllon, Keo-!
ornl Central Ontaiio lleglment, left last
Might for Halifax to assist In rellnf
vork. The parly was made up chlenY
f bakei, rlszleri nnd cuponters I
Son-.o Idea of tho explosion's havoc is
gained In u vlow of scores of trees,
burly of trunk, that literally were
snapped In two ten feet from tho ijround.
Dig brick structures came down wllh
smaller ones of frame, bul It wan In
these modest dwellings that thil greatest
loss of life occurred.
Tho steamship Mont Blanc lies across
the stretch of water from the section it
laid low, a crumpled, blackened heap.
Near by, hard on tho beach where It was
driven by the explosion, Ilea the crippled
relief ship Imo, and nearer Htlll tho
Canadian cruHer Nlobc, with no apparent
lgn of damage. Other and smaller ship
uuii ouer muiH uviucnco or mo tubus- . - , ... ,. tnr
.m .. l.ii- , jaa f..i..i.. .iw. took uu arms. We aro all grat.ifLI for
,.niti,m iinSu,...r .....v. 1 ....... I. , , ,1:,h'n WJV
lii.-,i r. iiii,i,tj ....v.
Wo are here to assist hi every way pos.
tlble and plnro our experience tuny a:
your disposal."
Kir Hobert Borden. Premier of Canada,
aroused great enthusiasm In stating that
the people of Halifax might rely upon
the Dominion Government and the Pro
vincial Government for every help.
."Profoundly Grafefal to V. ."
"We should all be profoundly grate
ful," ho said, "tor the magnificent as
sistance already extended by the people
of the United State. It la a matter of
great eatlsfnctlon that the two Krcat
'nations are standing side by sldo In the
gralt'St oaurn for which Humanity ovri-
Itefugsea uniting here on every
from Halifax assert that tho estimate
of 2.000 dead Is far below tho correct
number. Nearly over' person when
questioned on this glvea the opinion that
v.ooo would be a conservative ngure.
Many of the refugees nro sllghtly
I wounded and most of them ure suffering
from exposure.
Huecial trains will leave here to
morrow for Halifax and arrangements
have been made to send a steamship
lrari.f1 With .nlfa n Tilv ihm It
. 4I-I11 Via lintnarf..! mry l nftrt lllf,nSfl
to Halifax by special train.
I Local relief Headquarters will open to
morrow' and appeals for donations will
b made from all the tiulnlts of tha city.
Good work has been done here for the
accommodation of tha Injured and there
Is yet plenty of room for sufferers.
hoiirp.
"Houses had been blown over by the
hundred. Fires In etoves had kindled
the woodwork and many persons, unable
to break their way out, were burned.
Dead lay In the streets. It seemed as If
some giant with n rcytlie had hewn the
whole neighborhood down with a mighty
sweep and then spat lire on It.
"On tlis outer ridge of the clrclo fac
tories and shops were shootlni; great
tongue of flames toward the skies. A
cotton factory sent Its leaping flames
S00 feet.
"There are many slorles of families
children seeking
Inly to awaken dead mAthers, of bus-
mon purpose to Indicate tho principle
ft liberty and justico upon wnicn tne
foundations of both Governments rest,"
Caiiudian Officer Says Fire oa
.Mont Blanc Was Incendiary.
Continued from t'int rujr.
bands racing home to find
their families dead."
$.1(1,000 FOR HALIFAX.
Chi en so .Names Committees to
Kuril First Pledaes.
Chicago, Dec, S. Forly-llnee thuu
land dollars was pledged on tho spot
at a meeting here to-day of a commit
tt organized to lush relief to Hall
fax, (jlib-commlllees to swell the fund
wero appointed
ruins and , jarnea Jl. Forgan, head of the First
KING GEORGE GRIEVED.
front weio burned to tho base.
Ml over this wide area tho story Is
the same. There la it sloping hill that
runs down to tho water, and at tha top
u church still stand with every win
dow gone, Its walla cracked and Its
stecphi leaning like the Tower of Pisa.
Around and about on every side a,i tt.o
i.Jack and charred nilns where, most
of the congregation lived. Further to
the edge of the devastated r.ivi ,-.n-othor
church escaped, but every window
liniiio was ripped out clean.
It.
the
as-
now Drifts Now Solid lee.
It waa almot Impossible to mako
in which it hns been txpreased.
A delegation from Ht. John, N.
htaded by Mayor Hsycs. attended
meetlnr: and offered substantial
sls'.ance.
"We nve glad with you." 3Uyr Hayes
o? HI. John declared, "that our brothers
nt-ross the line hava so nobly and gen
eiously lesponded as they havo done."
A patriotic nolo was sounded by the
Very Jlev. Dean Dloyd, who ald:
"Kvery heart beat with Joy at the
knowledge that the Stir and Strip?
end the Union Jack are again entwined
to meet .a (treat emergency."
TELLS OF STAMPEDE.
WoesK over tho streets lrcause of the . J) CROSS TRAIS FAST,
great drlftH of snow. It lay iteep upon '
the wreckage and to-night it had timed
into a solid masj of Ico thst dclled tha i
attempts of icarchors to dig U.roush
with plc!n.
How I0.13 It will tLko th s !o tJ I
thaw nobody knows. In any other timt
tlio blizraru yeetetday would have
caused much suffering, but coming on
top of the ;icatft disaster tt Klmply
stunned the 1. lusands of volunteers not
personally afflicted and demoralised all
effort for concerted searching.
Tho flames left little trace, and thl..
taken Into account may give substance
to the new official estimate of 4.U00
dead. There was no accurate census of
the population of lllchmond district.
Families came and went, and when
whole families were lost there was no
one left to report their death.
There are dismantled building In the
rows of streets that have not yet been
dragged down. The walls lean at dau-
Herlir M. John Ahead f Sched
ule Despite nilsss.nl.
Sr. John-, Doc. b. Aided by os
traordtnary efforts of the railroad otH-
i'tala t.i clear tho tracks in the tcelti streets.
Pastor Describes FHakt uf Terror
Hlrlcken Halifax Knnlvors.
MoMTKicAt.. Dec. A vivid descrip
tion of the panic stricken flight of thou
sands through the streats of Halifax was
brought here to-day by tho Ilev. George
Adam, pastor of a Montreal Congrega
tional church, who wan stopping In a
hotel In Halifax at tho time of the mu
uitlons ship explosion.
The clergyman said that he partially
Investigated the damage caused and
found that CO per cent, of the railway
equipment liad been demolished. He
likened the firemen to aoldier fighting at
tha front, declaring he had been amazed
at their fearlessness. The energy and
enterprise of tho avallablo nurses and
physicians, he said, were also worthy of
the highest praise.
The pastor was In the hotel when the
shock of the explosion was felt. He at
once rushed Into the street with otheiti '
anxious to discover what bad happened.
A few minutes later he sa greatcrowds
of homeless people rushing through the
Cables tiympatlti- to IM)lrn People
In Tbelr Trouble,
Ottawa, Dec S. Tho Qoveinor-tlcn-eral
has received the following men
ragu from tho King eipreaflnf sym
pathy in the Halifax disaster:
Ht-'CKlNOIlAlt Talach,
London. Dec. S, 1D1T.
.Most deeply regiel to hear of serl
one explosion at Halifax resulting in
nrt-.it loss of life and property. Please
convey to the people of Halifax, where
I have spent so many happy times,
my true sympathy in this grievous
calamity.
r.oimu. 11. I.
j eiegroms or sympathy have been re-
National Hank, acted ns chairman
"I lived for seven years In Halifax,"
lie snld. "Halifax sent relief to Chicago
In 1S71 at the time of tho great fire.
What we do now must lie done with
the greatest expedition to bo effective."
svtcial Dttpatth to Inv n,
IUnook, Me., Dec. i. A Canadian
officer, who refused to allow his name
to be used, arrived here to-day from
Halifax and declared that the ramming
of the steamship Mont Wane had been
done deliberately by the captain of the
relief ahlp loma. He said that the Mont
Blann had caught flro and the relief
ship tried to sink her beforo the names
could reach the explosive on' board.
Tlio olllcer intimated that the lire on
IMO'S CAPTAIN
the Mont Diane had been caused by an
Incendiary, and that a German plot to
blow tip the Mont Dtahc hud been dis
covered. He entirely discredited the theory that
tlio explosion on board the Mont Hlanc
was the result of on accidental collision.
lie said that the ahlp caught fire ut her
tn .Minnesota, the Dakota, and l:
in Iowa.
Hiding on a blizzard that , ir:a
ling about thirty-eight miles nn hour t ,.
torm king i oared and stampM irt
Chicago dutlng the night, and tlio fhn.
erlng populace uncurled Itself this n-.ft-r.
Inp to flu4 that winter, the isal ?, ,,,,
hue" arrived.
The spread of the cold w.ivr ,. (,-., ,
over the Northwest, mld.',l Vet arirl i
far south as the CJulf of Mn.1,-,1.
Chicago expects temperature, of :, d
grees below tero before tuornln;, Ijjt );
waa announced that there is cnnugli . '
In tho city' for a ten day ricse ,,f ,
weather.
Oh In
flames, but It soon became evident that
1 before they could be gotten under con
trol they would reach tho part of the
ship which was munitions laden. Ac
cordingly In an attempt to protect the
I Harris, attorney, who a month ago 11-1 city to tho utmost the aiont wane was
belled the steamship Imo. whose oolllslon . ucu "J irom ino hocks mm um
Ntorm Ueaeral In
Cincinnati All snow record r,
December were broken heic to-day
the bureau reported a fall of trti'iich
nt 11 A. M.. and the snow n. mr,
tltiulng to fall. The nrevluii h ch i.
Kfforts were made to put out the I or" " mcnes in ifceniber. li;.n.
Uvri'r He Attacked Man In
Ship's Cabin.
PiilLAPCi.ru tA, Dec. S. Wlllatd M.
celved nUo tiom thn iovei nor-'iencral 1 an
the stream and the seacocks wero opened
with tho hope of submerging the ex
plosives before tha (lames should reach
them.
When II was found that the ship wa
not sinking fast enough and that an ex
plosion was Imminent tho captain of the
Melglan Heller ship, which had Its steam
attack on Kihmanl iiftr luring him ' up and was ubout ready to proceed out
uf thn harbor, took a 100 to 1 nuance
and risked the lives of himself and his
men lir an attempt to ram the Mont
Piano nnd sink her before the flames
with the Mont Diane caused tho Halifax
explosion, yesterday declared tliat Capt,
Fron of the Imo was a maniac. Tho
ship Incurred a debt of 19,000 to the
Pchm.aal Engineering Works of this city,
and Capt. Fion refused to pay.
' When vllted on shipboard by Clustav
Schmaiil and Attorney Harris he made
The now was accompanied by .1 h.i.
lnd, which drifted the mow nr,.
hampered street car scrvlc. rierrtj
from other points In the Ohio Val
Indicated that tho snon storm In g.
eral. Ilallroad trafllo v,tt badly i.t.
layed.
Louisville Tra.Bc Paralyzed.
'LouiaviLLB Ilallroad schedules seri
ously were disarranged and street ear
traffic temporarily was paralyzed h:
to-day by the heaviest snowfall In thn
history of Louisville. The local eathr
bureau nt noon reported tlftecn tr.ch!.
ss compared with 10.9 Inches, the prr.
vlous record, in February, 1910. Hepon.
Indicate the snow was general, at I-m
over the northern part of the Sutf
of Australia, the Governor of South into his cabin, "grinding his teeth nnd
Australia, the Hrl'.lsh naval .-omnia:!- raving like n maniac," according to Mr.
der In chief of the. North American Schtnaal nnd his attorney.
rln.lnti Imi.kI llllt.. .1........ I li I'nii r.itllllnn fliilt I'rnn U'll ItlSntir.
......v.., uuuun,u uiiii, ,T-ijiiiy rrxiicil I ' - .... . - ... - -
High Commissioner, New York, and Schmaal nnd Attorney Harris are upheld reached the munitions.
Gov. Carl Mtlllken of Maine. by United Ktatcs Marshal Farry of Wll-
mington, wno too parr m tne cnase oi .
the Norwegian captain when he made a " wotor tar.
deeperate attempt to escape from the Mr. Grace Wise of 33 West Nine
Delaware Iliver, and Capt. Wall of the tleth street, wife of Dr. Stephen P. Wise.
Ited ttar tugboat line, who towed the ) pastor of the Free flynagogus, while rid
Imn Into the Delaware. In tn lisr mitnmAhtle melvrl a Umm.
H. Allen Dawson, attorney for Fron Hon of the left eye last night when tha reported In shelter between Detroit sad
In the repair bill squabble, declared that machine struck a southbound Madison Fort Huron. Wire communication lu
the Norwegian captain was a skilled avenue car at Madison avenue and been almost normal and no serious prop.
navigator mm intensely Rnti-i.ternian. i .ipnry -rounn sireex. erty uwjnngo o oiwurTi,
Carl Mtlllken of Maine.
Thank President Wilson.
The Governor-General has sent the
following reply to the message of sympa
thy and offer of assistance from Presi
dent Wilson to the city of Halifax:
"I desire to lhank your Excellency for
your message, which the Canadian Gov
erument and I have received with pro-
Lake 'frame Crippled.
I'trmoir. Mich., Dec. s - Ivake t'ji
I was badly crippled and rail transpo.-tj
tlon In some sections of Michigan a,
seriously Impeded by the blizzard whkli
has been sweeping the Htate since h-
night. sJIxteen vessels were to-nlsLt
of a blizzard, the Ited Cross relief train
from New York arrived at thi city at
4:55 P. M. to-day, two hours ahead vf
tta echeduK After stopping twenty
minute to change engines, the train
continued on Its Journey ot Halifax,
where It is expected to arrive at an
early hour to-morrow.
The arrival of the train here wps on
occasion of great Joy. Crowds met the
train and for the short time It slopped
in the station were busily engaged an
swering the questions of the doctors and
nurses.
Kallroad officials said the Hacks were
gerous angle, arid window blinds, coated . rf '""Jl ritat th.r. wuuM L w delay
with ce. Kept up an all day Happing i. , , , , ,vlt lu prociou,
the wind swept through. There ure piles f Jr ba. car, of provls-olls
nnd pile., of rulr.K that no avallablo force amfnictItCB, supplier to Us dcslir.atlon.
at present here can clear away in week!1.
Six Ilandred Tents In Park.
A lde. snow covered park (.ontalns
.liin l.nl. I., 1,1..1 nr. Af tli lkimU '
are being supplied with food and heat.
There were not houses enough to shel
ter them, but the fact stands out that
while the city was stunned Thursday
It provided quarters for every' person In I of tho wheel trucks.
Second Boston !urclal In,
Shortly after the arrival of the P.erl
Cross train a second relief special from
Uoston polled In with ninety nurses and
sixty doetora on board. .
The New York train got away flrtft.
as u car of the Uoston train was found
to have something tho matter with one
distress.
Between this tented park nnd lllch
mond district ar the morgues. A four
story school building, badly damaged
by the Jnr, Is the main morgue. Into
which hundreds tramped to-day in
afterward, however.
train left. It la now racing to Halifax
tn an endeavor to get th'Te ahead ot
the lied Cross special.
The Hed Cross train Is In charge of
Ellis lluseell of the Hod Crofs Itureaii
'All that had been pictured and writ
ten of the fleeing Belgian refugees
flashed across my mind as I witnessed
the stampede." he eald. 'The people
had been warned by shouted Instruc
tions to proceed to the south of the
town, as another explosion seemed Immi
nent. "Nuns who had left the cloistered
1 quiet of their convents, old bedridden
women carried along In sheets, half
dretsed mother with babies wrapped In
blankets hurried past ; blind men were
being led by little boys. It was pathetic
too to see the little girls, clutching their
cats and pet dogs, hurry vast: f'hlnc
men. shaken out of their celcetial calm,
careened southward.
"DlucJstkets. firemen and sailors of
all descriptions had left their ships In
tho harbor und were making for safety.
There were motors, too, and carts and
wagons and oorambulators In plenty In
this flow of frightened people.
Ilnudreda uf Ilousea Flattenrd. '
"sioon the story of the disaster began
to shape tn my mind as I talked with
people passing who had come 'from the
It was not long scene. The first actual tale or horror
that the Boston was trom ex-comptroiier jncucen wno.
search of the missing. The bodies were I of Hupplle". He Is under Instructions to
burned and blackened to such an extent riport to John F. Moors, In charge of the
that the only chance of Identification civilian relief at Halifax, Immediately
lay In the poslbl finding of a trinket. Unon the train's arrival.
I Of the. 300 in this morgue not m"ri than j Capt. Albert F. Ooedmau of the Med
' flftv bodies hail been claimed -night. cal Corps, stationed on Governors l.il
Wlth everything buried under! enow uud, N. V.. tvlll report to tho American
the search to-day was delayed whi'e the I Hed Cross headquarters In Halifax to
main rces were devoting attention to I take charge of any branch In the relief
To the Public
TEMPORARY LOCATION
25-33 West 45th St., jmt off Fifth Ave.
NEW YORK CITY
rtgTABXUBKn I8?S
rE wish to announce that The Aimonc
Galleries will retire from business
after Dec. ist, 1917.
. The Aimonc Manufacturing Company,
strictly wholesale, will assume all responsi
bilities of the Aimonc Galleries and anv mat
ters pertaining thereto.
A LAST OPPORTUNITY IS AF
FORDED TO THE PUBLIC to secure
selections from our unusual stock of
HIGHEST GRADE PERIOD FURNI
TURE, ANTIQUES. REPRODUCTIONS,
OBJETSD'ART, ITALIAN GARDEN Mar
bles and Terra Cottas, either for furnish
ings or Xmas remembrances
at 2 Former Prices
and in many instances LESS THAN HALF
The Aimonc Manufacturing Companv will
announce the address of their Uptown Show
room at a later date.
All goods pur chased personally by our
Mr. R. C. Aimone when in Europe last
summer are included in this sale.
TERMS OF SALE-NET CASH
Galleries Open To-Morrow (Monday)
D.c. 10th, 1917, at 9 A. M,
Plat Uta Street Ural Entrant to Our Gilleriei-WeMerlj Store
TVMTOBAHT I.OCATION
25l 4?t The Aimone Galleries
Just off Mb Art., X, V, tlt.
Without exagteration, tii'u it posi
tively the peatrit isle ever held by
ui or anybody else, compriiing so
Uxf- a selection of winter itppsrel
Tor uomen of All Sires
34 to 56 Buit
21-23 W. 38th St.
Tkt Lariat Maler end Relml:r of
Smart Clothti fat ll'omfn All St:ts.
Commencing To-morrow
Semi-Annual
CLEARANCE
SALE
of Entire Stock of
WINTER
APPAREL
For Women of All Sizes
34 to 56 Bust.
Enormous Reductions
See Our Advertisements
in this iwntiui'a '.Yrtu York
Times and Wurld jor furthtr
i.ratli "f IKi mammi'h tale.
Coats
wire .12.TA to A9.TJ, uut
21.75 to 44.75
Suits
sere 43.00 to 71.3U, mm
24.75 to 44.75
Dresses
nere 4.75 to 4.30, nun
18.95 to 39.75
The Practical Gift
ti the useful cm. You will
Kurds' And It here smoof our.
man)' attractive otterlnft.
WsUU 1 .25 tt 24.75
Nt'litees :-. 1.15 It 1.95
Tet Gowns 11.55 te 39.50
Maternity Wear ;
which
of
wa are the ertilna-
tors sad largest manuraetursrs.
Is also iBdudad In tils weolful
sale st
tills uveal
SLASHING REDUCTIONS.
Lane Bryant
21-23 W. 38th St.:
Continue To-Morrow (Monday) the Great
WAR TIME SALE
Which Offers Men, Young Men and Youths
Every $22.50, $25, $28 and $30
Overcoat and Suit in Stock
At H 752
WITHOUT
A SINGLE
EXCEPTION
This is no special purchase for sale purposes, no season-end accumulation of odd sizes and
left over stock and no rag-tag collection of clothes of doubtful pedigree but one of the
most momentous stock disposal movements in the history of the Clothing Business; it offers
Clothing of Known Merit and Highest Reputation at Remarkable Reductions. It has been
arranged by us for the single purpose of disposing, as quickly as possible, of clothing pur
chased by us in anticipation of a rising market; clothing which has not moved with the speed
to which Brill stores are accustomed, because weather conditions have been highly unseason
able and because more than a million men are wearing Uncle Sam's Khaki and have no
earthly use for civilian clothes. We choose therefore to "Get from Under" and offer what
we honestly believe, and what the past days' selling clearly indicates is
The Greatest Clothing Sale New York Has Ever Known
Good Things For All Men Even For Big Men, Stout Men and Tall Men.
WINTER SUITS
VrtreV WINTER O'COATS,?,".
5.50.00 Chesterfield Overcoat1? $17.50
MO.OO Satin Lined Oveicoats . . . $17.50
J28.00 Trench Oveicoats $17.50
jjo.oo D. B. Melton Ovetcoats $17.50
530,00 Fancv Raglan Overcoats $17.50
$28.oo S. B. Fotm Fitting Oveicoats.$7.50
522.50 Black Dicss Ovct coats $17.50
S2S.0O Fancy Striped Overcoats. ...$17.50
$28.00 Storm Collar Overcoats .$17.50
JK28.00 O.av Frice Overcoats . .$17.50
J25.00 BlncU Kosey Overcoats. $17.50
30.00 Fancy Back Ovetcoats $17.50
728.00 Scotch .Mixture OvcrcoaU.... $17.50
$.10.00 Grev Mixture Overcoats. . . . $17.50
$25.00 Plaid Back Overcoats $17.50
JS30.00 Black Melton Overcoats $17.50
?22.50 Heavy Cassimerc Overcoats. ,$17.50
1 ornirr UMMTCD CIIITC f-nr
,V.(,00 Nik Mixture Suits . .$17.50
f28.uj Blue Flannel Suits . . $17.50
S.50.00 Uniinislieti Wotsted Suits $17.50
S22.50 Fancy Cassimere Suits ..$17.50
S3C.00 Blue Serge Suits $17.50
$28.00 Fancy Flannel Suits $17.50
$25.00 Black Unfinished Woisteds. . .$17.50
.V).00 Grev Cheviot Suits $17.50
$28X0 Striped Worsted Suits . . $17.50
$.10.00 Blue Unfinished Wouteds . .$17.50
825.no Grey Flannel Suit.s $17.50
$28.00 Scorch Mixture Suits . . $17.50
$22.50 Fancy Cheviot Suits $17.50
$30.00 Fancy Worsted SuiU . . ..$17.50
$25.00 Black Thibet Suits $17.50
$25.00 Pencil Stripe Suits $17.50
Lots of Plain Black and Plain Blue Suit
&er DRESS CLOTHES
At the 49th Street Store Only
$25,CO Silk Lined Full Dress Coats . . $17.50
$3it.0O Silk Lined l ull Dress Coats. . .$17.50
$25.00 Silk Lined Dinner Jackets. . ,$17.50
9.10.00 Silk Lined Dinner Jackets. . .$17.50
$25.00 Cutaway Coats with Vets.. .$17.50
ULSTERS
At All Stores
$30.00 Plaid I'tocrs $i7.5u
$28.00 Storm Ulsters $17.50
$25.00 Grey Mixture Listers $17.50
$25.00 louring Coats $l7.sn
$30,00 Touring Coats $17.50
$22.50, $25, $28 and $30
Fall Overcoats, All $17.50
Sale To-Morrow (Monday) At All Brill Stores
YOUR MONEY BACK. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED
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