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VOL. LXV. NO. 107. PRICE THREE CENTS.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., "WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1897.
THE CARRINGTON PUBLISHING CO
ML PARIS
Frightful Holocaust in a
Charity Bazar Thronged
With Society Leaders.
116 CORPSES RECOVERED
HUT THUS fA.lt ONLY SIX HAVE
BKKX IDENTIFIED.
During the Flro the Structure Collapsed
Imprisoning Hundreds Scenes Were
Xnncted Thnt Beggar Description Many
Xqnlpages That Awaited Their Owners
Returned Home Empty The Whole City
Freniled With Excitement and Grief
One Woman Went Mad, Others Fainted
and the Police With Difficulty Controlled
the Frantic Slob That Filled all the
Streets Adjacent to the Scene of the Aw
ful Disaster Ministry Met and Adopted
Boiler Measures All the Theaters In the
City Closed Last Night Among the Dead
Are Representatives of Many of the Most
Prominent Families in the City Several
Americans Present.
Paris, May 4. Fire broke out at 4
o'clcck this afternoon In a crowded
charitable bazar in the Hue Jean-Gou-jon
at which the Duchess D'Uzes and
other well known patronesses were
present. More than 100 persona are
known to have been burned to death,
and there was a terrible panic, during
which a large number of persons were
injured.
The bazaar in which the fire broke
out was a temporary structure of wood.
The flames were first discovered above
the stall occupied by the Duchess
d't?,es, and while the place was dense
ly crowded with well known society
people, the holding of the bazar in the
cause of charity being an annual func
tion presided over by the leaders of
Parisian society. A terrible panic fol
lowed the alarm of Are. There was a
wild rush for the exits and the weaker
persons were knocked down In the
stampede and trampled upon. The in
flammable nature of the building and
its contents caused the flames to spread
with great rapidity, and In a very short
time the bazar was a mass of flames.
The manager of the bazar had ar
ranged the stalls, etc., so as to repre
sent a street Of old Paris, and it was
opened yesterday, the event having
been looked forward to in fashionable
society. The proceeds of each stall
were devoted to a separate charity.
The stalls were presided over by. Mme.
Fevrier, the wife of General Fevrier;
the Marquise de l'AIgle, Mme. Jacobs,
the Bonne de la Doucette, the Marquise
de St. Michel, the Duchesse 'Uzes, Mme.
Mignette, the Baronne de St. Idler, the
Comtesse Dzyalynska, the Marquise
Le Ouestler, the Marquise d' Argence,
the Marquise de Pitti, the Duchesse
d'Alencon, a member of the Orleans
family; Mme. d'Arlu, Mme. Boisseaux,
Baron F. de Schickler, Mme. Moreau,
the Marquise Costa de Beauregard and
the Duchesse de Vendome.
7:30 p. m. Enormous crowds of peo
ple at his hour gathered around the
scene of the fire. Among them were
a large nvrmber of liveried servants in
quiring for their mistresses. It is hop
ed the missing ones may be found
among the many injured persons who
are being cared for at the hotels, hospi
tals and other places.
Admiral Besnard, the minister of
marine, arrived upon the scene shortly
after 7 o'clock.
Although an alarm was sent out with
reasonable promptness, the whole wood
en structure was blazing before the
firemen could approach the bazar.
When they were within a short distance
of it the roof and almost the whole
building collapsed upon the unfortunate
people who had not been able to force
their way out of the building.
In spite of the efforts of the firemen
some time elapsed before the charred
bodies could be pulled from the smok
ing and burning mass of debris, where
but a short time before had been so
much gaiety.
The prefect, M. Lepine, was one of the
first officials to reach the fire and he di
rected the operations for the recovery of
, the bodies and distributed the injured
among the various houses of the vicin
ity. In the meanwhile the pumps played
on the burning ruins and as the work
progressed and the inquiries became
more numerous and pressing, it was
seen that the death rate would also be
much higher than at first estimated.
Among the injured -are the Duchesse
de Latorre, the Princess Kotchonbu,
the Viscomtesse d'Avenel and Mes
damea Moreau, Du Breull, Malezieu,
Eugene Challemel, Recamier and St.
D-dler.
The missing, who are supposed to be
in the ruins, have not been heard from.
One hundred corpses have been laid
out. It is believed that another hun
dred are beneath the ruins.
The building was erected In the flim
siest manner, the nudity of the scaf
folding inside being concealed by tapes
try hangings of the most inflammable
material. Moreover there was only one
exit. The bazar was In full swing when
suddenly, about 4 o'clock, the cry of
fire rose in the quarter where the kine
matograph was being exhibited. One
of the survivors tells the correspondent
of The Associated Press his experi
ence: "The place was crammed full of peo
ple and the heat was stifling. Being
very uncomfortable my friends and I
determined to leave, but somehow we
could not make much headway through
the throng toward the door. I lagged a
little behind as I was offered a nose
gay by a stall-holder; when, of a sud
den, the 3hout of flro was raised. We
tried to keep cool, but the rush from
behind forced us forward and we were
separated. Then I tried to work my
way back; but I was knocked off my
feet and carried backwards and for
wards in the swaying crowd. I lost my
hat; then my coat was torn oft and
then my waistcoat. And all this hap
pened in a few seconds.
"Immediately the full extent of the
calamity dawned upon us all. The
flames spread with startling rapidity
through the whole building, which
rumbled like a living furnace; but the
uproar of the conflagration could not
drown the groans and cries of the agon
ized crowd. Gradually I found myself
pushed back against the wall of the
building and finally succeeded In
scrambling through an opening made
by some of those near me. Ten sec
onds later I struggled through the hole
and then I heard a dreadful crash as
the roof fell In. I cannot describe the
struggle for life which followed. It
seems as I look back upon it like a
hideous nightmare. The whole thing
was over in twelve minutes; and noth
ing remained but the charred and
blackened ruins."
The dead were piled in heaps, espe
cially near the exit, where the charred
remains were five feet deep, arms, legs
and skulls mingled in inextricable con
fusion. In some cases only the trunks
remaining, with no vestigeof clothing
on any of the bodies.
The firemen arrived at 6 and a com
pany of Infantry followed to clear the
ruins and search for corpses. The
nc-ws spread like wildfire. All the cab
inet ministers now in Paris went into
session. There were many heartrend
ing scenes of grief and despair. One
lady rushed about frantically calling
her daughter by name. Some one told
her the girl was safe, whereupon she
jumped, danced, screamed and then
rushed to the coachman, telling him to
drive home and fell into a dead swoon.
Another lady went insane. Another
imagined that she recognized her
daughter's dress and hysterically call
ed upon her husband to tell the police
to prevent the child from going to the
bazar. Cabinet ministers, ambassa
dors, noblemen and members of the
historical and financial circles were side
by side with the lowliest and the poor
est anxiously inquiring for their miss
ing relatives. About thirty were saved
by Pere Ambroise and Pere Bailly.who
helped them over the wall with a lad
led to the printing room of the newspa
per La Croix.
Policemen, their hands covered with
gloves, have been deputed by the pre
fect of police to pick out the portions of
remains and to wrap them in pieces of
cloth, to be transferred in ambulances
to the palais d'L'Industries. The re
mains present a horrible spectacle of
limbs burned and twisted. On all sides
can be seen stretchers piled with mutil
ated corpses.
The building was constructed about
six months ago. At the time it was re
marked that it would burn like match
wood. The interior was divided into
shops, constructed of prettily painted
canvas.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has had an interview with Miss
Bushback of Philadelphia, who, with
the Misses Hawthorn and Dreher, was
one of the few who escaped, although
not unscathed. Miss Bushback said:
"I was a saleswoman at booth No. 15,
close to the place where the fire origi
nated. I arrived at ten minutes past
4 with my friends. We left our wraps
and hats in the cloak room and went to
my booth, where four nuns presided.
In the booth were three blind girls
working, one reading the blind alpha
bet, the other writing and the third
making brushes. The lady presiding
over the section of the bazaar told me
I need not hurry, but that it would be
all right if I came a little later. I
started to look around the bazaar. Just
then, happening to turn around, I saw
and called my friends' attention to a
flicker in the corner of the wall about
fifteen yards away. Hardly had I done
so when a gentleman behind me cried:
"Feu, Mesdames; sortez!" (Fire, la
dies; hasten out), and pushed me to
ward the door rather, but fortunately
for me, roughly.
"As this was my second experience
under such circumstances I advised my
two friends to raise their skirts in the
front so that they would not stumble
over them. We were then just step
ping on the first of three steps leading
Out of the building. Turning my head
to look back, I saw the whole place in
flames. At my left I caught a glimpse
of an old lady emerging from an adja
cent door, and saw her stumble on her
skirts. The next instant twenty per
sons piled on top of her. I turned
around to face the fire, but already the
flames were so intense that they scorch
ed and I was obliged to raise my hands
to protect my face. When the roof fell
in with a terriffic crash ' certainly not
more than five minutes had elapsed
from the first alarm. Such was the in
tensity of the heat that I saw a fire
man's clothes ignited and several horses
badly singed. Of the nuns at my booth
two were saved and one blind girl.
The burned visitors were for the most
part ladies most gorgeously dressed."
The Duchess d'Alencon, sister of the
Austrian empress, is among the injur
ed, the list of whom includes the Duch
ess d'TTzes, the Comtesse Savigny and
Mile. DeLaboulaye. In the streets ad
jacent to the bazar were long lines of
sumptuous equipages. The mot of
them returned empty; their owners
were dead. The others were seen mov
ing off with occupants injured, and in
many cases with faces streaming with
blood.
The search in the debris will continue
all night. It appears that the fire orig
inated on the left side of the bazar. The
illuminating apparatus of the kinemat
ograph exploded and set fire to the
Turkish curtains and hangings. In a
few moments the flames spread along
the whole side of the bazar. The pub
lic threw themselves instinctively to the
right side of the building, which backed
an a b'gfr, wail of an adjoininir. adi&wj
The bazar altogether had eight doors,
three in front and one on the left side.
In the rear were four, like French win
dows, which were specially reserved for
the employes. The crowd near the main
entrances was able to escape, but those
at the other end, not knowing of the
doors reserved for the employes, found
themselves hemmed In as if in a cul de
sac.
As the fire spread the pressure on the
right side where there were no exits
kept steadily Increasing. Here a num
ber of the victims were crushed to
death. Happily, the- wall of the Hotel
Du Palais, against whoch the bazar
connected, furnished a barred window.
Immediately upon the alarm being giv
en the servants hurriedly broke the
bars and were able to rescue a large
number.
Suddenly above the roar of the flames
were heard cries of terror and despair
ing appeals for help from the cul de
sac end, where the unfortunates were
being burned alive. The firemen threw
hundreds of buckets upon them from
above at a great risk to themselves, but
their courageous efforts were in vain.
The fire made furious headway. Howls
of despair arose outside In the Avenue
Montaigne, the Place Alma and the
Rue Francois, adjacent streets. Every
available fiacre was taken by assault.
The whole of the highest society In
Paris is in a pell-mell, a prey to the
deepest despair, husbands seeking and
calling for wives, and fathers seeking
and calling for daughters. One young
woman, still wearing on her breast the
badge of a stall attendant, was seen
rushing about in her petticoat, her
dress having been torn off to be thrown
over a lady who was In flames. Her
one anxiety was to find and tell her
parents of her safety.
Words would fail to describe the hor
ror of the scene at the Palais de l'ln
dustries, where the bodies are laid.
Here in a large room, rudely covered
with rough planks, the bodies as they
arrive from the ambulances are being
placed in three long rows. This Is
death by Are with all its horrors, bodies
completely nude, limbs twisted In the
writhings of agony, some still having
shreds of clothing which assist recogni
tion in spite of disAgurement, bones
visible through fire-eaten flesh, some
merely skeletons or grinning skulls
blackened with smoke.
A large force of officials is engaged
In regulating the admission of friends
at the entrance, which Is beselged by
crowds shouting and fighting. Only
small groups are admitted at a time
and the visitors are supplied with can
dles to assist them in their lugubrious
search. It Is a strange scene, as they
go groping about amid human debris
and turning over shapeless and unrec
ognizable masses of flesh.
At 8:30 p. m. only six bodies have
been recognized with certainty. They
are the bodies of Mile. Henriette Hin
ihsdal, Baroness Elizabeth St. Martin,
Viscountess Marie Bormeval, Sister
Quinoux, the superior of the sisters of
the convent of the St. Vincent de Paul
at Eaincy, Mademoisselle De Grancy
and the Comtesse St. Perior. Other
bodies supposed to be recognized are
those of the Baroness St. Didier.Mad
ame Laurent Cossellin and Mademois
selle Chevigny.
As soon as President Faure heard of
the disaster he sent the most pressing
inquiries for full particulars to the pre
fect of police. All the theaters in
Paris are closed to-night.
Paris, May 5, 1 a. m. Great crowds
are still present at the scene of the dis
aster where the workmen have already
started to build a high palisade around
the fatal spot. During the evening M.
Hanatoux visited the scene" and sum
moned the prefect of police, who took
the names of all the inmates of the Ho
tel du Palais with a view, probably, of
rewarding them for the rescue effected
through the barred window, where the
landlady of the hotel sat for hours
looking at the scene beneath and re
counting indicents to visitors.
In the center Is a caldron of pitch
ablaze. From, time to time a link bear
er dips his torch In the caldron, making
It smoke with renewed energy. Ghostly
figures are moving slowly around
among the corpses. Reporters are tak
ing notes. In the center is a huge pile
of coffins. When a body Is identified it
is Immediately placed In one of these
and sent home. .Nuns, with hands fold
ed on their breasts, following with the
weeping relatives.
The Aremen found a cash box con
taining about 10,000 francs and a lot
of money melted by the fierceness of
the heat. The days' takings were 800
pounds. It is impossible yet to ascer
tain with any degree of certainty the
number of victims, but it is stated that
there are 116 corpses now in the Palais
de l'lndustries.
HKVTSKD T.lltlFF JiTT.L
Was Unexpectedly Returned to the Senate
Yesterday Many Clmnjres Made.
Washington, May 4. The tariff bill
was reported to the senate to-day to
the surprise of senators and the public.
AVhcn the senate finance committee met
to-day the Idea prevailed that the bill
would be held In committee for two
days. All the members of tha commit
tee were pieent. The democrats exam
ined the bill for nearly an hour, mak
ing running comments upon it. They
announced that they were against the
bill as a whole. They soon understood
that senator Jones of Nevada was going
to vote with the republicans and realiz
ed that there was no possibility of
changing the bill. They had no desire
to make any facitious opposition and
wnen a motion was made by the repub
licans to report the bill at once the vote
was promptly taken.
All the republicans, with Senator
Jones of Nevada, voted for the motion,
and all the democrats voted against it,
the vote standing six to five. Later in
the senate Mr. Aldrich announced that
he would call up the bill Tuesday, May
13.
The republican members of the com
mittee say there is no statement to be
made now as to the effect of the bill,
the amount of revenue to be raised by
it- or the reductions.
STORES IN GALA ATTIRE
FRIXCIPA LRUSINIiSS FLACMSDECO-
11 A TED FOR THE CA11N1VA L.
Flags and Hunting In Profusion Give the
Central Part of the City a Holiday Ap
pearanceArrangements at the Bureau
of Comfort Visitors Will Begin to Ar
rive In Town Early This Morning,
The finest kind of weather promises
to fall to the lot of New Haven to-day,
and all conditions are favorable for one
of the most interesting occasions the
city has known for many a year. Every
one within a radius Of forty miles of
New Haven has heard of the Mer
chants' carnival to be held here to-day,
and visiting thousands will throng the
stores of which the proprietors have
done so much to make the day a pleas
ant one for the city's guests, for such
the visitors will be. ,
Early yesterday afternoon the busi
ness houses in the center of the city
began to take on unwonted appearances
and last evening the fronts of many
large stores were literally swathed In
bunting of many colors. Great stream
ers of gay hues were stretched from
the tops of high buildings to the pave
ment below and myriads of flags waved
from many stores. All the afternoon
and last night the decorators were busy
and there are still some finishing touch
es to be added this morning. A stran
ger in town this morning would surely
think that nothing less than a Fourth
of July celebration was at hand. All
this display will greet the visitors to
day, and will attest to them the pains
that have been taken to make their vis
it to New Haven an enjoyable one.
The Interest and enterprise displayed
by New Haven merchants in thus draw
ing attention to the city and Its busi
ness advantages is Indeed commenda
ble, and they deserve that New Haven
ers should turn out in force to-day and
show them that their efforts are appre
ciated. The old Mclntyre store building at
837 Chapel street, where the bureau of
comfort will be established to-t!ay, has
been elaborately decorated In Hags and
buntings. Here the strangers who
come to the city to attend the carnival
may find a bureau of information. Fa
cilities have been arranged whereby
purchasers may be sent to the bureau
of comfort and taken care of, free of
charge, until the shopper Is ready to
start for home. The bureau of comfort
will also be found a convenient place In
which to rest after the fatigue of shop
ping. At Malley, Neely & Co.'s the booths
of nations till be an attractive feature.
Booths of England, America, China and
Japan, Austria-Hungary, Ireland, Ger
many, Switzerland and France have
been arranged on the first floor, while
on the second floor there will be Ar
menian, Greek : and Oriental booths.
The Greek booths will be In charge of a
Greek, while at the Armenian booth the
attendant who will be in charge will
be a native Armenian, who fled to this
country not long ago from Kars, where
he killed two Turkish soldiers who were
abusing his countrymen. At the East
Indian booth, where Ceylon and India
teas will be sold, a native East Indian
will be In charge. At all these booths
the decorations will be in the colors of
the nations represented and the attend
ants in charge will be arrayed in the
distinctive national costumes. At
many of the booths, In fact at most of
them, the attendants will be young la
dies, all very good looking ones too, to
whom the picturesque costumes are
very becoming. Another feature of In
terest to visitors will be a potter work
ing at his wheel and turning out clay
ornaments. At the Connecticut booth
all the goods displayed are those manu
factured In this state. Aeolian concerts
will be given both morning and after
noon, at which numbers by Sousa,
Reeves and other popular composers
will be displayed. One of the most in
teresting exhibitions to be shown at the
store Is a collection of Mexican drawn
work from Juarez, Meco, loaned for
the occasion by Mrs. Eli Mix of this
city.
Among the stores which have been
decorated especially for the occasion
and of which the appearance Is notice
ably fine, are those of the following
firms: F. M. Brown & Co., Malley,
Neely & .Co., Ewen Mclntyre & Co.,
Howe & Stetson, and many others.
MA It TIN IS ERG EN DEAD.
Was the Legatee of Considerable Money
Once Well Known In Loral Politics.
Martin Bergen, sixty years old, a well
known former politician and member of
the board of aldermen from the Fifth
ward, died yesterday afternoon in
Springfield, Mass., where he was visit
ing friends. Bergen not long since fell
heir to about $9,000 in consequence of
the death of his brother, Thomas Ber
gen, in Melbourne, Australia. The leg
atee received the first installment of
$2,000 about three weeks ago through
the law firm of Martin & Coyle.
Bergen was a widower, his wife hav
ing died about three years ago.
WELL KNOIIN JIIAX DEAD.
Michael Snigg Snccninbs to Bright' Dis
euee. Michael Snigg, the well known chief
clerk In the town clerk's office, died
last evening at the residence of his
brother, James W. Snigg, at 67 Win
chester avenue. He was forty-three
years old and unmarried.
Mr. Snigg was taken ill about six
weeks ago with hemorrhages and had
to give up his work. His malady was
Bright's disease.
Mr. Snigg was known to all who had
business in the town clerk's office dur
ing the eight years of his service there
as a courteous and obliging officer. He
was held in great esteem by his chief,
Mr. Brethauer. During the deceased's
early manhood he was a great admirer
of baseball and was pitcher for the
Manchester team when the record
breaking game of 0 to 0 in twenty-four
innings was played with the Harvard
nine.
SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS.
The Fifth General Court of Connecticut to
be Held Here To-day.
The fifth general court of the Society
of Colonial Wars of Connecticut will be
held this afternoon in the Quinnlplac
club, this city. At the business meeting
to be held at 4 o'clock the annual elec
tion of officers will take place. The
nominating committee of the society
will report this list:
James Julius Goodwin, governor;
Frederick John Kingsbury, deputy gov
ernor; Prof. Theodore Salisbury Wool
sey, lieutenant governor; Rt. Rev. John
Williams Chaplain; Dr. Charles Samuel
Ward, secretary; Charles Hotchklss
Trowbridge, treasurer; Frank Butler
Gay, registrar; Hon. Morris Woodruff
Seymour, historian.
Gentlemen of tha council: To fill the
vacancies caused by the retiring class
and to serve until 1900, Hon. Robert
Colt, William Freeman French, M. D.,
Charles Edward Gross.
Standing committee Membership:
Frank B. Gay, Henry P. Stearns, Louis
R. Cheney, Rev. Samuel Hart, Joseph
G. Woodwar"
Historical documents Hon. Frederick
J. Kingsbury, Prof. Theodore S. Wool
sey, Rev. George L. Walker, Rev. Fran
cis Goodwin, E. E. Salisbury.
The court will be held in commemora
tion of the first general court of the
colony of Connecticut at Hartford,
May 1, 1637, at which time the sover
eignty of the colony was first asserted
by the formal declaration of war against
the Pequots. After the business meet
ing dinner will be served by Sherry
of New York in Harmonie hall, Elm
street, at 6 o'clock.
DISCUSS fFAVS AXD MEANS.
Police Department Must Retrench Cowles
Captain of letective Bureau.
The principal topic discussed at the
meeting of the police commissioners
last evening was retrenchment.
Commissioner Ullman said that he
would not sign another payroll that had
supernumeraries doing regular duty.
Supernumeraries should only be put at
work when an absolute necessity oc
curred. Commissioner Hubinger suggested
that a reduction of twelve and one-half
cents per day be made from the highest
to the lowest official. If the city did
not furnish money enough to run the
department, he said, the commissioners
could not help it.
The whole matter was finally left to
Acting Superintendent Wrinn, the
board suggesting that he use his judg
ment and in all cases do with as few
men as possible. It is probable that
the number of supernumeraries will be
reduced.
Commissioner Hubinger opened a dis
cussion on the present system of grad
ing patrolmen. He thought that pro
motions should come by worth and not
by time service.
It was suggested that the board elect
a head to the detective bureau and as
the new charter provides for a captain
df this department it was decided to
elect such an officer.
Detective Sergeants Cowles and Den
nehy were placed In nomination. Act
ing Superintendent Wrinn appeared
and said that both men were efficient
officers.
He would do nothing to prejudice the
board in favor Of either candidate.
The vote stood 4 to 2 in favor of Cowles,
Messrs. Ullman, Moran, Hubinger and
Smith voting for him, while Messrs.
Clancey and Hubbard cast their ballots
for Dennehy.
Sergeant Bradley of the Grand ave
nue precinct, who has been wishing re
tirement, was ordered before the board
of police surgeons for examination.
The officer was before the board last
evening with several certificates to the
effect that he was incapacitated for
duty.
Patrolman Bright was raised from
grade C to V. He was honorably men
tioned in the acting superintendent's
report for catching a burglar on Grand
avenue on the night of April 22.
HER FIANCE LIVED HER E.
Miss Ida Carr of Jersey City Ends Her Life
by Suicide.
New York, May 4. Miss Ida Carr, a
young lady prominently Identified with
the Summit avenue Baptist church in
Jersey City and a member of the Bap
tist Woman's workers circle, committed
suicide at her home in Jersey City this
afternoon by taking carbolic acid.
Miss Carr, it was stated to-night, was
tp have been married to William By
nand, a young man of New Haven,
Conn. Recently the date of the mar
riage was put off, it was explained, on
account of financial difficulties. Mis3
Carr became despondent and it is is be
lieved that this caused her to take her
life.
MEIiTIXO OF SELICCT3IICX.
Isnac Wolfe Appointed Moderator of Town
Meeting This Evening Other Business.
At the meeting of the selectmen last
evening Town Counsel Goodhart i eport-
ed that the new city charter comes up
in the legislature to-day and as soon as
possible printed copies of the charter
He questioned Chief Kennedy as to
Mr. Goodhart also called attention to
ex-Governor Bulkeley's proposition yes
terday to bond the state to build good
roads.
President Corey of the New Haven
Street Railway company appeared be
fore the board in favor of the petition
for the extension of the road. After
some discussion the petition was tabled.
Jerome Crotean, a foreman In the
shops of the street railway company,
was made a special constable.
Isaac Wolfe was appointed moderator
of the town meeting to be held this ev
ning in the Young Men's Republican
club hall to vote on the question of ap
plying the money from the old town
farm to the support of the public parks.
THE WAX IN THE EAST.
Conflicting Reports Concerning What
Greece Purposes Doing.
London, May 6. The Athens corre
spondent of the Dally Mall says that
the ministers of war and of the interior
have returned from Pharsalos and
made their report to the cabinet. It Is
understood that as the result of their
inquiry the war will be discontinued.
London, May 4. The Athens corre
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says
that the foreign ministers have tender
ed the Intervention of the powers to
Greece, but the government has reserv
ed Its reply.
London, May 4. A dispatch to the
Dally Chronicle from Pharsalos, dated
Monday, says that It is rumored in the
Greek camp that peace will shortly be
proclaimed.
London, May 5. The Athens corre
spondent of the Times says:
"The cabinet sat till daybreak, Tues
day, hearing the reports of the minis
ters from the front and resolved to con
tinue the war. General Smolenski has
declined to accept the post left by the
crown prince. The decision of the gov
ernment is momentous, but it is diffi
cult to say whether it is absolutely
Fl EE ENGINE FOR TWELFTH WARD.
Commissioners Will Purchase a Sllsby
Patent.
The fire commissioners last evening
voted to purchase a Sllsby fire engine
for the American Engine company of
Seneca Falls, N. Y., for the Twelfth
ward engine house. '
Ther'e was a difference of opinion be
tween the members of the equipment
committee as to whether La France
engine or the Silsby engine be pur
chased. President Morgan favored the
latter.
Commissioner Walker, the other
member of the committee, thought the
former engine was the proper one to
select.
Commissioner Walker's motion to
purchase La France engine was sec
onded by Commissioner McDonald.
President Morgan amended the reso
lution by substituting Silsby for La
France. There was considerable dis
cussion on the subjeot before the vote
was taken, which resulted In the adop
tion of the amendment. . The enginfc
will cost, $4,200.
Commissioner McDonald Inquired ... of
the efficiency committee as to the
reason the transferrence of Assistant
Engineer Martin from engine 2 to 4 had
not been reported to the board. '
President Morgan said the change
was made at the suggestion of the
chief.
"Then the chief, I take it, considers
Martin incompetent?" said McDonald.
There was considerable Interchange
of Ideas concerning the matter between
the commissioner and President Mor
gan. '
Commissioner McDonald said that
Martin was doing engineer's work and
should receive the pay.
Commissioner Walker moved to in
crease Martin's pay to $1,200.
President Morgan would not entertain
the motion because of the rule govern
ing promotions. The rule Is that all
promotions must be by the recommen
dation of the chief, and through the ef
ficiency committee.
Commissioner Macdonald was not
pleased at this as he thought his rights
were being abridged.
Hhe questioned Chief Kennedy as to
the qualifications of Martin after which
the matter was allowed to drop.
HARTFORD'S FESTIVAL.
Sullivan's "Golden Legend" a Great Ar
tistic Success.
Hartford has just been enjoying its
eighth May festival. Monday evening
Sullivan's "Golden Legend" was per
formed, with Miss Provan, Mrs. Blood
good, Barron Berthald and Heinrlch
Meyn as soloists. Miss Provan is a
new aspirant for honors in the field of
oratorio. Her voice is a high soprano,
clear and true, and she was very much
liked. Mrs. Bloodgood made an excel
lent impression, as did also Heinrlch
Meyn, who had sung before in Hart
ford with great success. Berthald was
a disappointment.
Yesterday afternoon there was a mis
cellaneous program, with Ella Russell
as the especial attraction. Ella Russell
has made a great name for herself in
England. Her success was undoubted
in Hartford. In fact, her singing will
probably be recorded as the sensation
of the festival. Miss Russell sang three
numbers, the Ocean aria from "Ober
on," the Tannhauser aria and Liszt's
"Lorelei." Her voice is one of remark
able power and resonance, but is lack
ing in color. She has considerable
magnetism and sings with splendid as
surance. She came In for what is
known as an "ovation." As encores
she sang "Within a Mile of Edinboro
Town" and "Robin Adair." Naturally
these appealed to the popular ear.
Mr. Stewart's orchestra played ex
tremely well, and gave very enjoyable
performances of "Les Preludes" and
Tschalkowskl's "1812" Overture. Mr.
Moereuhout, the violinist, was unable
to appear. In his stead Mr. Heinrlch,
one of the 'cellists in the orchestra,
played.
In the evening Berlioz's "Damnation
of Faust" was performed for the first
time in this state. The soloists were
Lillian Blauvelt, Rieger, Campanari
and Heinrlch Meyn. It was, on the
whole, an excellent performance. The
choruses are of the greatest difficulty,
and Mr. Paine's singers did most cred
itable work. It was a hazardous un
dertaking, but it was safely carried
through.
A PRISON INVESTIGATION
MR. FRISBIE OF FA RMIX Q TOX SATS
HE HAS DAMAGING AFFIDAVITS. v
He Succeeds in Getting a Committee for'
the Purpose of Inquiry Beach Divorce
Case Again Opponents of the Bill De
mand the Closes Scrutiny Mr. Gregory's
Motion Falls.
Less than one half the senators wera
in their seats yesterday morning at 11
o'clock when Lieutenant Governor Dew
ell's gavel fell. The following appoint
ments of judges were concurred in:
James W. Tucker, Judge, and F. D.
Prescott, deputy judge of the town
court of Klllingly; Jabez P. Davis,
judge of the town court of Enfield.
The military committee reported all
substitute bill for four measures that:
have been presented to it. The princi
ple features of the bill are as follows:
It makes membership in a volunteer
fire company for one year cause for"
military exemption; also three years
service in active militia or a volunteer!
fire company. Evry enlisted man shall
be held to duty until si sty days after!
he applies for discharge. The trumpet
er on the brigade general's staff is to
be chief trumpeter of the brigade with)
rank of sergeant-major. ' No person)'
shall be appointed a staff officer with
a higher rank than captain unless ha
has had three years' service in the na- ,
tlonal guard of this state or another)
state or the United States army, but
this does not apply to medical officers.
Every person shall be entitled to anj
honorable discharge after three years'
service. An enlisted man removing
from the state or to a long distanca
from the armory, may be dropped by;
the adjutant general, but may be plac
ed on the roll again If he returns, ana
his absence shall not count on hia term.;
When an officer has Berved five years inij
one grade, he may, at the instance off
the governor, be placed on the retired,
list. Section 80 is amended so that
any person having served five years ast"
a commissioned officer since 1865 may be;
placed on the retired list.
Concurred in recommitting bill pro-,
vldlng that suits for damages for death)
or injury brought against municipal,,
railway or street railway corporations,
must be brought within a year.
Bill, favorably reported by committee,
prohibiting playing of musical instru
ments in saloons came from the house1'
rejected. On motion of Senator Tuttlet
it was recommitted.
House bill that saloons need not be;
closed in cities on days of special elec
tions, in those wards where no election
is held, which was favorably reported,
but rejected by the house, was concur- .
red in by the senate.
House bill providing a new law fou ;
licensing of itinerant venders came
from the house passed, with slight
amendments. The bill was passed inj
concurrence. :
Bill that October town elections shall
be warned by the governor was ad
versely reported.
Senator Warner offered a substitute)
imposing a fine of $500 on town author
ities for neglecting to legally warn any
electors' meeting. The substitute was!
passed. ,
Senate resolution authorizing the gov
ernor to appoint an agent to secure any
funds due the state from the United!
States on account of war expenses wasi
taken up. Senator Warner explained,
in reply to a query, that the matter
cannot be left to our congressmen, aa
they could not appear before the court
of claims. The resolution was then ta
bled. The senate concurred with the house
In passing bill slightly changing tha
dog tax law, and in the resolution pro
viding for the winding up of the Ton
tine Hotel company in New Haven.
The senate adjourned at 12 m. to 11 a,
m. to-day.
House.
The house was called to order at 12:3d
by Speaker Barbour. Prayer by Chap
lain Richard.
Mr. Frisbie of Farralngton offered the)
following resolution:
"That a joint select committee of onei
senator and eight representatives ba
raised to investigate any charges whichl
may be made against any person or;
persons receiving pay or support at the)
state prison, or connected with its man
agement, if in the Judgment of the com
mittee the interests of the state require
such investigation. The said commit
tee is hereby empowered to employ at
stenographer, to send for persons and!
papers, to compel attendance of wit
nesses at its hearings, and may report
to this legislature, or, in the event o
the legislature having adjourned prioif
to the finishing of its work, to the gov-,
ernor."
Mr. Frisbie said he offered the resolu
tion because of affidavits which he had
In his possession reflecting seriously on
the management of the state prison. If
the affidavits were true there ought to
be a general house-cleaning at the state
prison. If the charges were not trua
the persons making them ought to ba
punished. The evidence was of such a
character that he could not refrain
from offering the resolution.
The resolution was passed unani
mously and under suspension of tha
rules was transmitted to the senate.
John A. Paine was sworn in as mem
ber from the town of Klllingly. Mr.
Paine has been sick and unable to taka
his seat during the session. Mr. Jacobs
represented the town in his place, dur
ing his absence.
The bill referring to the assessment
of taxes was recommitted with tha
amendments to the judiciary commit
tee. On motion of Mr. Barnes of New Ha
ven the rules were suspended and tha
matter transmitted to the senate.
Petitions were received from Thomas
Metes et al. of New Milford, for a new
medical practice law.
Mr. Wadsworth asked for a reconsid
eration of the vote of the house on tha
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