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BRIDGEPORT, CONN., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1912
PRICE ONE CENT
VOL. NO. 274
ALIENS DENIED
UtYi I nIHL DI
APPEALS COURU
Father and Son, Condemned to
Die Next Friday, Can Hardly
Hope For Commutation of
Sentence by Gov. Mann
.
Richmond. Va.. Nov.' 18 Virginia's
court of appeals, today,- refused a , new
trial to Floyd - Allen - and his son
Claude Swenson Allen, condemned to
Ue on Frlday. for their part In the
murciere In Judge Massle's courtroom
at HillarviUe. last March."
Preparations were immediately
made by Jrlends of the doomed men
to -appeal to Gov. Mann for a com
mutation of their sentence. The Al
len friende admit that the prospect
of his staying the executions is re-
""judge Keith, of the court of appeals,
dismissed the appeal of father and
eon, with a single sentence, declaring
the court found -no error in the rec
ord and nothing prejudicial tq the de
r, ..t ' i lower court a ' findings
being ainrmea -
-The court's decision - being trans
mitted to Gov. Mann, he said he -would
nrepare a statement to issue probably
1 Bis evening. The Allen' lawyer, were
not In the city today. -
minfnT tiiniirti O
tnrtiii sisbtiuLd
oaio minn i Aim
dMid nunu LHiiu
;i W0R11 $33,500
Characterising aa absurd the valua
tion of 23S a front foot for Congress
street property, City Attorney Pull
man this morning made an able argu
ment before the appraisers appointed
by the superior court' to determine
the value of the land condemned for
the new high school site. The city
attorney said It was strange that the
dry's real estate experts anoV those
a k Pnnk W. Hard differed
only a few thousands on the value of
the Golden Hill street property. . On
the Congress street frontage, which
Is generally regarded ; as lessfdesir-
able than Oolden Hill street, the ei
werts who testified for Hard said a
fair valoatlOB would be 2S6 front
foot. - . sl '
.Frank ' W.. Kurd ' declares that fehr
land, which the city dfwlres to w
for s school sits, is valued atJ.00
Krperta who testified fop the city
placed ths valnatisn at fiffjes rMh
fir from ' .- .. - ' W. J
eholi, vs only witnessed called by
tfae city," today sale he thought the
jM-operty was worth S3,600. '
-Tbs appraisers will make their rs-
psrt to the superior eur a wr
date.' ' '.
mm FOR VIOliTCRS :,
; f F VFHT! F I ISHT..LAW
v Owing to ths nnmentras complaints
-which have recently been recorded at
police ieaaQun.OT -
automobnists traveling the city streets
without lights after dark, notice has
been posted by Supt. Birmingham or
dering the arrest, of aM persons riding
r..t Miiv tired vehicles of any
description an hour after the setting
of the sun as prescribed in .the Connec
ticut statutes. This order will b
Sme effective on Nov. 20. and that It
will be rigidly enforced Is the deter
mination of Sunt. Birmingham, who to
day asked thfi the public be suffi
ciently forewarned by the press. '
TO BENT- 5 room flat, second floor,
improvements. S4 Atlantic St.
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LOST- Lady's diamond ring, at en
trap to Eagles' Hall, Wednesday
, evening. Reward oa return to 137
Austin St. H it bpo
fro KENT. rooms, all : improve
ments, steam heat- Built to live in
Sot to freeze in. At 210 . Pearl St,
--. lad floor, near East Main St.
H 5 tf o
TO ItEXTji Flat. rooms with tm
provements, second . floor, v415
Gregory St. Key- atl t. -
rpHOLSTERTSG, Furniture Repair
ed and reflnished. Prices always
reasonable at S tram's Furniture
Store. State, near Clinton. Ho fo
COIX7IAL HALL, 371 Fairfield Ave.
will bo the place to Dec. S-.
where will be seen the grandest lot
ot poultry and 1 toy dogs ever seen
in Sis city, HHd'o
WATT FOB THE BIG SHOW, Bridge
sort Poultry Assoc- Inc., Rosedale
Pavilion. Dec. 10. 11, 12. W.O. Burr,
secretary, Fairfield. Entrance fee
i 50c a bird. Pigeons 25c each. 50
. silver cups and 2500 gold. H 14 do
BALANCES of beautiful crockery at
sacrifice to close out what little we
j.g.ve left. Strain's Furniture Store,
. State, near Clinton. H 1 2 tf b
POOL TABLES for sale or renti 264
Seavlew Ave. Phone 2413-5.
' O 1 tf. o
f0 EXGRAVED WEDDING an.
noun cements with two sets - of en
velopes. M.S0- Southworth's. 10
Arcade. ; Ptf
BTKRLIXO ALE Equal to Bass ale.
75 cents Pr dozen. Bottled by
c-mrr 99 Cannon street. Phone
: jjli. Q 17 tf. o
WAITED TO BUY second hand fur
. . niture stoves, carpets, etc. 290
State St. Phone 810-13. G 2 tf o
IT BOMMOS B1LTZ MARKET In
Btato St. WIU have Sausage Meat
every day. 1 18 tf.o
RESIDES? CE TO UK N T. 10 room
house, central location, quiet, re
' fined neighborhood. Phone 4620.
" I 12 tf. o
ITOtr CAST BEAT Casca-Laxine tab
lets for. constipation. Try them.
G 7 o '
FOR RENT. About Dec 1st, beauti
ful new. eight room French Colon-
lal 'apartment. Two baths, servants'
" toilet. Best of every modern con
, venienee. New apartment features
Fine location. Garage. Enquire K
f. Parry. 118 FalxfieldAve. y
EXCISE OASES
BEFORE COURT
. . . ' -
Judge Foster Finds East Side
Saloonkeeper Not Guilty of
Sunday Selling
Other Liquor Cases Resulted ih
Convic:ions City Court
, Grist
Trial of the many liquor violators
caught in recent raids conducted by
the police upon warrants furnished
through the liquor prosecutor's office
occupied almost the entire morning
before Judge Carl Foster in City
Court today. - .
The' case of William May. who. con
ducts a- saloon -at Arctic and Brooks
streets, and - was arrested ; yesterday
afternoon by Sergt. Hazel' and Patrol
men - Sdvtrd Wagner and- John
Brown.together with William (O'Neil)
May, Jr., of 100 Orchard street, and
Thomas Mulroney, residing- on Jane
street, was bitterly contested. Wil
liam May was charged with . keeping
open on Sunday and with obstructing
the view of his, bar. The others were
accused of being- frequenters. Liquor
Prosecutor Arthur Comley presented
the evidence while Attorney John Ctt
linan represented the accused. ,
The raid took place at 10:40 . but
the police were not permitted to en
ter the saloon until 11: SO. .During
the interim a . view from . the street
showed the three accused busily en
gaged In cleaning up. No evidence
of the sale of liquor was secured.
An attempt upon the part of the
prosecutor to feecure a conviction up
on circumstantial evidence- and! the
a'leged reputation of the .place result
ed in exceptions by the defense and
the statutes were referred to by. Judge
Foster. Argument by-both sides re
sulted In the .prisoners .being found
"not guilty." Judge Foster in com
menting upon the case said: " wnile
the circumstances seem to have been
suspicious and the police are war
ranted in their watch upon the place
but d!4 not feel warranted in finding
the aosused guilty, upon reputation
alone. Such a procedure would create
a dangerous precedent and would
work harm to the accused. In .the
absence of similar . practice being
cited from the. higher courts he was
compelled to dismiss the case. .
John O'Neil. a bartender employed
In the Timothy O'Reilly saloon at
Lafayette street and Rai'road avenue,
who was arrested yesterday afternoon
when Patrolman; John Barton made
sen Rational entrance r to -the place by
kicking down a locked doon'. had his
case Rolled by Prosecutor A. J. Mer
rltt. It - is believed.' the evidence se
cured' will result jtn the arrest of the
proprietor. v - " -' , .
.fCoue:- on- Fae 8.V- - ' . ;
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TWP automob:usts
: -ARE HEAVILY FINED
Heavy fines were t Imposed, In ; ths
city court -this mornmg upon two vio
lators of the automobile laws. : John
A. Clark; of New Haven, charged with
drunkenness, reckless driving and In
jury to property, although entering o.
demurrer, was fined $100. Edgecombe
L. Jones, of Chicago, temporarily re
siding at ithe Plaza Hotel, New. York,
was fined $25 for speeding on Fair
field avenue, yesterday at a. rate ex
ceed ing 40 miles per hour.
The case of Clark attracted much
attention as his case was particularly
flagrant. Wtiile driving a high powd
ered oar at 2 o'clock Sunday morninsr
he raced upon the sidewalk on Wash
ington avenue and -crashed through the
protecting hedge in front of St.. Augus
tine's church before it could be stop
ped. A demurrer ..was overruled by
Judge Carl' Foster after private con
ference with Prosecutor Alexander
DeLaney. Judgment was suspended
upon the charge of being drunk.
WANTED. Girls for light bench
- work. Apply American Grapbo
phone Co., Cherry St entrance.
H 18 m d
FOR SALE. $160 .buys furnished
room house, low -rent, all Improve
ments. Must be sold this week, ac
count HI health: 160 Golden Hill
st- H 18 d
DON'T BUY EYEGLASSES over the
eounter. Examination free. Glass
es 21.00 up. Harry E. Lee, opti
cian, 300 Warner3uildinB;, 83 Kair
fleld Ave. - . ap
LACK AMD SCRIM CmiTATlWSt 250
, pairs of handsome lace and scrim
curtains at "auction - prices. El
wood's Cash or Credit Auction
House,: 171 John St . v . a
TRAVELERS GBtU. Special busi
ness men's, lunch 11:30, to 2 p. m
. tomorrow, 1 6 cents, tomato sous!
roast- veal, potatoes and stewed
corn. Free at 5 o'clock, roast beef,
4 0 Elm street. . . a
SPECIAL VALUES In dining chairs!
. We are selling some rare bargains
in dining chairs and at "auction
prices." Elwood's Cash or Credit
Auction House, 171 John St. a
TO RENT. To adult family, C room
flat, 2nd floor, furnace, gas, bath,
$17.00, north West End. Apply
Geo. G. Beers. Room No. 1, Masonic
Temple. Telephone 1009.
- H PIS b o
EXTRA! EXTRA! We are offering a
new consignment of 1913 patterns
in Smith's Axminster, . velvet and
tapestry rogs, all sizes, at positively
"auction prices." You, know what
v that , means! The lowest on earth!
You can own a handsome rug by
paying a reasonable amount down
and the balance weekly. Elword 3
Cash - or Credit Auction House, 171
John St. - a
AUTOMOBILE FOR HIKE. Aston
. Garage. .Phone 3233. Day 01
night. R 6 tf o 1 3 6
KTOVES REPAIRED, all kiud sup
plies, all makes, pipe, urates, brfr-ks
etc. Charges reasonable. 1716 Main
St. 113 ao 1 3 tf.
titJIXEA' HENS. ducks, roastln
chickens, broiler, fowl. liver pm.
dlnv. sausage meat, bologna. Bum
mom Riltr flil'
CARD OF THANItS.
To all kind friends and neighbors,
her shopmates in Dept. No. 31, U. M.
C, and the Children of Mary of Sr..
Mary's parish, we desire to extend our
sincere thanks for their kindness and
sympathy in our sad bereavement 5n
the loss of our beloved niece, Nellie
C. Hennessey. We also desire to
thank all for floral tributes sent.
"Members of Deceased's Family.
SCHOOLMATES
OF DEAD BOY
v PALLBEARERS
- ....-
Mourners Crowd St. , Marys
Church at Funeral of Child
Victim of Mysterious Murderer
Mather Collapses, Weakened by
Months of Torture in Mind
, and ' Body, and Doctors Fear
She Will Die ' ,
Buffalo, Nov. 18 Every business
house and the schools in the little
steel town of Lackawanna, a suburb,
was closed between 9 and iO o'clock
today. During that period, the fu
neral, services of little Joseph Josephs,
child victim of the most mysterioa
murderer Buffalo ' has s ever had to deal
with were held in St. Mary's church.
Schoolmates of the dead boy acted as
pallbearers, and the church was hot
btg enough ' to accommodate all who
tried to enter. - , -
The mother of the boy,, however,
was not -there. . She has collapsed
under the strain of the many weary
months of - waiting,- hoping against
hope that the child she loved so well
tmd been kidnapped and that It would
yet be restored to her. men cam
the revelation that he was dead and
had - been cruelly . tortured before
merciful unconsciousness! put an end
to his sufferings. The realization was
too much for the ? mother already
weakened by months of torture of
mind and body. The doctors in at
tendance fear-she will die.
Dr. W. M. Ross, after . visiting th
stricken woman, today, said that she
was, being kept quiet - with bromides
but that he feared ' she would not sur
vive "the ordeal. '
An . enormous . crowd besieged thf
home of- the Josephs before the
funeral hoping to be permitted to view
the body. But all were kept away be
cause of the illness of the mother and
only ' a very few close relatives were
permitted to enter the house for the
brief funeral services there that pre
ceded ttoe formal church services.
The police have very little hope of
capturing the murderer unless he
should be caught red-handed in an
other crime or- unless he- should keep
his word and surrender. - The tinge
of remorse that - runs tb'romgh all the
noses written on postal cards leads to
the hope that the man may confess..
- "Like Banqoo'a. ghost, my crimes
will not down," he wrote, in one of the
last comraunicatton received, and
then says he -Witt- give- himself ;up on
Wednesday.- V' '' 5" : - '
Expert criminologists at work n tk
case say that they baiieve'rthe mur--
derr 1s atoOHt ni3ji!e-aged.' an-apper-
ent egotist who is tvory Joppish' In m
drees and there is little dou.bt; from
postal cards, that he is highly educat
ed. 'He has confessed in his writings
to either three or four murders,., ac
cording to the Interpretation put . upon
the various' cards, and to 12 attempts,
all following' assaults on .children.
There' has been rone other murder in
Buffalo which' paralleled this one, tout
in that case the victim was a girl, 6-year-old
. Marion . Huffy, who was . de
coyed from her home In West avenue
and Hudson street, -nearly 11 years
ago. . She. was taken to Delaware
Park, -attacked and then choked to
death as was the Josephs boy. Th
fiend was never caught and. -the polio
today believe there may be a connec
tion between the two murders.
, HUB HUNT PpR MURDERER,
'. Boston, Nov. 18 Inspectors Conway
and Hart, under personal supervision
of Chief ' Inspector McGarr, today be
gan combing Boston with the aid of "i
a dozen detectives Tor clues in toe
hunt for the mmrderer of. little Joseph
Josephs, of Lackawanna. Up to 9
o'clock they" had - not located 5eorg
H. Stearnsi which is the name ' given
by the suspect arrested in Rochester,
yesterday.
RECALLS DEATH OF
TONY MASTRONIA
The murder of little Joseph. Jo
sephs in Lackawanna has revived dis
cussion of --a. similar case which oc
curred beyond the town farm here In
the fall of 107. Little Tony Mas
tronla, eight years old, living with his
parents was found strangled and his
arms tied behind his back by. means
:of a-shoe-string. He had been gross
ly abused before death. . Two suspects
were apprehended In Pennsylvania
but no evidence could be secured
against them. " "
The R. Dennison,- mentioned in to
day's dispatches was well-known in
Bridgeport, having at different times
been confined in a sanitarium at
Greens Farms and at the Middletown
hospital for the Insane. He is said to
be related to a wealthy Boston family,
of the same name.
WHIST Tuesday night. Mrs. Cody, 87
Liberty street. Score cards 15e;
- II 18 b -
WANTED. Experienced men for cal
ender and mill work in rubber fac
tory. Poiaek Tyre & Rubber Co. -.
, H 18 s o
TO RENT. .005 North Ave., 6 room
flat 2nd floor, all improvements,
$26.00. , - Bridgeport : Land & . Title
Co. - - a
TO RENT. 279 Nicbols street, 6
- room flat, 2nd floor, 12.00. Bridge
port Land & Title Co. a
TO It EXT. 233 Beardsley street, 4
, room flat. 2nd floor, all 4mprove
' merits, $16. Bridgeport Land &
Title Co. . a
TO REXT. 78 Lewis street. 8 room
half house, all improvements,
$21.00. Bridgeport Land & Title
Co. - -. . - a
KEEP WARM! We are willing to
sell you a "satisfaction guaranteed"
Stamford range or heater, at "auc
tion prices" at "private sale" if you
are willing to pay a reasonable
amount down and the balance
weekly. Elwood's Cash or Credit
Auction House, 171 John St. a
Attention Members Emmet Club.
All members of the Emmet Club
are requested to attend the annual
commemoration of the execution of
the Manchester Martyrs, in the club
rooms, 189 State street, on Tuesday
evening, November 19, 1912. There
will be interesting addresses by local
tnd out of town speakers;- followed by
a social session and lunch. A full at
tendance is de3ired. -
WILLIASZ CLIFFORD.
a President. .
CIRCUS COMES HOME
BEST SEASON EVER
Find Country Was Never in
More Prosperous Condition
liiss euffrIgTwas
SHOW'S BIG.EJT KIT
Men ( Paid 'Off Today and Many
Leave For Home Winter
Quakers Active
Mies Suffrage is home after having
stumped the United States and part
of Canada in behalf of woman's suf
frage. She returned yesterday with
the Barnum and Bailey , circus. The
Greatest Show oh Earth, etc., which
has been featuring her throughout .the
summer. Miss Suffrage made a great
hit wherever she appeared. She is the
young lady giraffe you know, .who
was born In this city . last Winter and
christened with such pretentious cere
mony, at Madison Square Garden in
the spring. Mies Suffrage has grown
considerably since - she left the heme
of her birth. No, she hasn't grown
out of her cutenees, or her sweetness
which made her o much loved by all
the women folks, but she has gotten
to be a pretty big girl now and stands
nearly half as high as her mamma.
Her owners claim - that she was one,,
of the best advertisements of , the
whole show during the season ' and
ehe not- only advertised the show but
she did much- to advertise Bridgeport;
All. the employes of the circus were
paid off today and like every circus
payday there was much rejoicing and
a big happy crowd of happy-go-lucky
chaps around the winter- Quarters.
The hig , show closed ; its season in
Maiden, - Mies., on the 12th of this
month and headed for Bridgeport. It
had a ' fine run in except for a few
uncomfortable moments in Cleveland
and ; Syracuse, ' where it ran into enow
and ice and suffered the inconvenienca
and displeasure of a - sudden change
from the warm climate of the south
to the chills of the north. Officials at
the winter quarters today stated- that
the v past season was the very best
with which the show ' has ever been
favored. ' . ' . .
"We encountered very few storms;
in fact hardly any worth mentioning;
our business was the best ever and
through- our very extensive facilities j
tor .-; nana-nng tnings ma- systematic
and orderly way,, everything went',
along like clock work," said one of
the officials. "Our stock 'returns In a
most excellent condition.. It- is amas
ing how. nicely everything went. - 'J he
animals are in, such' good condition
they, could start right out. again. It
isn't' like. some'.,of our 'returns of the
past" Our season's . work "was just as
strenuous for our. xootesrwas a . larg
one-' bat .circus managemenjer like ev
erything else is advancing to a .per-,
fection - Which:' eliminates '.much' wear
and tear. -
"Texas ' brought " out ' the largest
crowds. .We had a remarkable run in
that state. I. ..guess Texas, did- better
for us than .-, any of the states -in
which; we showed. The season : though
was -fine- ail ; the way through. We
went -from here . to New York - where
we had a good- run and after playing
the New England states we struck out
for the west and showed to big audi
ences all along the. route. We went
into British Columbia . where we had a
good run.' I don't .hesitate - to say
that this season was.; far above the
average. - The ' conditions in the country-were
good. We never fell shy of
sufficient help, though other circuses
had that trouble. Out in the West the
crops were so good many, of the , em
ployes of other circuses were induced
to remain out there. We pay ' better
than any other company and have al
wavs been able to bold our help long
er because we treat them well. Our
rood is better than what is usually
handed out to circus employes and
we find it pays us to do this much
better by our help because it holds
them with us.
"We had anticipated that perhaps
our trip this past season -wouldn't be
as successful as we wo"ld lire on ac
count of lb? being presidential year
but we soon found out that the
country was very prosperous and -that
the usual unsettled and dull times of a
presidential year were not to be with
us "this year. Wo didn't figure in a
sinsrle wreck and I don't recaH one
single mishap. We didn't strike the
stormy weather in any of the states
we showed in. Practically every em-
ploye who started out with us came in
with ue ' yesterday. ; There-, wasn't : a
sinrle death."
The show equipment will be stored
for the winter until it is rime to be
5in putting it in repair fors the next
season; the men will lay off for a cou
ple of weeks and then settle down for
the usual winter work. The whole
show made up of four sections, came
in yesterday, the first section at 8:30
a. m.; and the last at 8:15 last night.
The first -section, known as the "dead
section" contained the wagons, fist
cars, coaches and road stock. The
section contained the menagerie; tne
third section the flats and general
service . paraphernalia and the fourth
section, the sleepers and other stock.
The fact that the circus ha return
ed and that today was payday didn't
ium the enterorisinsr merchants of
this city. Throughout the day sales-"
men from the local mercantile nouses
were onto their jobs and early viistors
to the winter quarters, seeking orders.
Clothing merchants who seek the pa
tronage of the employes -were on hand
as usual with their wagons of mer
chandise and the scene about winter
beadquartens ' was . a busy one, with
little groups of men. counting -over
their money as it was handed over to
them. . There were farewells and
handshakes as the employes bade one
another frood bye With the parting
words "I'll- see you next summer," etc.
Many of them headed for local
clothing stores, - barber shops and
baths to get cleaned up. Most of them
have New York or Boston as thir
destination. There are about 400 who
ouit employment today while about
v others remained to do the winter
work. ...
All of the department heads who
ffta-rted out with the chow are back.
There were many family reunions in
the city last nisrht and today as the
men who had been away from their
families, returned to their local homes.
a -1
STRUCK BY LOCOMOTIVE
MAN ESCAPES LIGHTLY
Struck by a locomotive which was
being shifted around the freight-yards
at the foot- of Whiting, street, Angus
Mitsche, residing at 60 Whiting street;
was badly - cut and bruised at ,
o'clock 'this morning. He refused hos
pital treatment- and was conveyed In
the ambulance to his home.
Th
ree wrecKs in
n New
Mass Meetirgs of Protest to be
Held in Towns Along New
Haven Lines
Forty Ministers. Discuss Rail
road Slaughter in South Nor
walk and Protest Meeting is
Arranged
Inter State Commerce Commis
sion Investigating Accident to
Merchants' Express
RECENT. WRECKS. ON '
: EW HAVEN ROAD.
Federal Express 'wrecked July 11,
at Bridgeport. Fourteen persons kill
ed; scores injured. Wreck, due to
crossover.
Excursion train wrecked near Mid
dletown, August 8, 1911. Sixty in
jured. Wreck due to defective rails.
Springfield Exoress nrr-ctivl n,
Wesiport, October 3, 1912. Seven!
f.ni.. .1 . e i i . Y
iviicu, imij uijureu. wreck due to
crossover, '- ,
. Portland Express wrecked near MIl
ford, Nov. 16. Due to defective tract.
Ierchants' Limited Express wreck
ed near Greens Farms November 16.
16. Thirty-seven - persons Injured.
Wreck' due to track defect.
Fast freight wrecked at Putnam,
November 17. One killed. Wreck doe
to collision, extra freight crashing: in
to regular from the rear.
-' ROAD'S STATEMENT.
In giving out a statement as to the
cause of ' the derailing of the Mer
chants Limited on Saturday night,
the New Raven ' road said it was
probably dae to something; dropping
from one of the cams into the switch.
Although no definite statements wonld
be xaade as to what dropped it is un
derstood that the officials think it was
a brake bolj, thai as It lell, lodged In
"the frog of Iheswltch. , ' ''::-.i
V'The Interstate commerce commis
sion, today, again took; up an. inquiry
of the - New ..Haven road,1 , inspectors
: beginning an, investigation Into- the
wreck. Saturday night, of the' Mer
chants', Limited express at' Greens
Farms and a freight collision at Put-'
nam, Sunday morning when one train
man lost his life.
Both express wrecks, the road ad
mits, were due to accidents at switch
es and the freight wreck due to care
lessness on the part of a flagman,
Four bad pasenger wrecks begin
ning with the Fedc"al: wreck took
place 'on the main line of the road
within a few miles of each other.
; Three wrecks in one day on the Neit
Haven road have stimulated citizens
along its lines to a high pitch of in
dignation and mass meetings of proj
test are' to te held in not a few towns
and cities, in the hope of stimulating
the authorities to action.
Forty clergymen of South Norwalk
and other towns In the neighborhood
of New York spoke from their pulpits
against the conditions that prevail.
Their action was precipitated by the
wreck of, the- Merchants' .Express at
Greens Farms, in which 30 people were
injured, and there. was the narrowest
escape from a .catastrophe equal in
magnitude to the wreck of the Federal
Express, which occurred in. Bridge
port, July 11, 911. .
Saturday was a day of wrecks on
the New Haven. The Portland Ex
press left the rails at Milford in the
morning.
.Freights collided at Putnam, about
midnight and one person was killed.
In the early evening, occurred the
wreck at Greens Farms.
The railroad -a has. asserted, in a
statement, that the Greens Farms ac
cident was caused becauuse something
gave way an a train and dropped into
a switch. .
But-those who visited the neighbor
hood found the same sinister phenom
ena that had appeared at West port
when the Springfield Express - was
wrecked and again in the morning
at Milford, where the Portland Ex
press left the rails. .
The -road bed ; was in terrible shape
The ties were rotten. Spikes were
loose and could be pulled with the un
aided fingers.
Today the " Interstate Commerce
Commission has inspectors on the
ground inquiring into the cause of
the two wrecks in this neighborhood.
Inspectors Howard, Swasey, Hawley
and ' Assistant Secretary McGinity
have been detailed to do the work.
Inspectors Bromley, Duffy and Lyon
have been sent to investigate the
wreck at .Putnam.
Grand Juror Henry C. Sherwood of
Westport, in whoso jurisdiction the
wreck occurred, was an early visitor
on the scene. Coroner John J. Phelan
also visited the ground. These offi
cials found the road bed in the came
condition as at - Westport.
.. The Merchants Express which was
wrecked at Greens Farms Saturday
night is one of the trains de luxe of
the New Haven system. It consisted
of six cars one being a combination
mail and baggage, one a diner and
the rest Pullman day coaches with an
observation car in the rear. Three
arcs were detached entirely from the
train and these were several hundred
yards in the rear of the forward sec
tion. " With the exception of the loco
motive and the forward wheels of the
mail car all of the other cars had been
derailed.
The dining car would have toppled
over -the embankment ae -would one
of the others had it not been for the
steel stanchions which had been erect
ed on the side of the roadbed for sup
port of the electrical appliances. These
supports kept the cars from spilling.
One of the occupants of one of the
derailed cars came near losing his
life. When the first shock came he.
Great 0
Haven
utburs
left his seat to attend to his wife
and almost at the same moment .the
steel overhead work of one of the
stanchiora crashed through the top
and window of the car ripping the
seat which he occupied. It is a curi
ous coincidence that the seat the for
tunate passenger was occupying at the
time was No. 13.
W6re it not for the steel piers there
would undoubtedly have been a seri
ous loss of life for the cars would
have turned turtle and buried their
human freight in the debris.
; To release one of the injured pas-1
sengers, C. C. Linthlcum of Chicago, 1
general counsel of the United States
Steel trust, -it was necessary for one .
of the trainmen to seize an axe and
smash in the door of the Pullman
as in the upset condition of . the car
it was impossible to open tha door by
any other means.
The train was lighted, with electri
city and to this . may be attri
buted the fact that the care did not
catch fire. Had there been Pintsch
gas in use as -was the case !n the
wreek of. the Springfield Express at
Westport on Oct. 3 last, the chances
are that there would have been a
repetition of that horrible experience
where four women were burned to
de-uh.
' The roadbed was in aT fearfully torn
upand twisted . condition. Several
reputable pereotis declared they had
gone back to where the cars first. left
the tracks "and found that the switub
at the point where a short crossover
joined the rails of Track 3 and the
track, on which the trains was travel
ing, was open.
Others ' declared they found that
spikes that are supposed to keep the
rails fa&t to the ties were missing and
that the condition of the ties was not
dissimilar to that described by a wit
ness wbn Coroner Phelan was inves
tigating the cause of the Westport
wreck, which was that ties along that
line of the roadbed were in rotten
condition.
The call for physicians here brought
many local doctors to the scene of the
wreck. - The Emergency staff, Irs
CUrley, Bennett, Parker and Pratt.
went ,with the ambulance and they
found need" of their services. Drs.
Sohulz, Waterman, Wasson, Ives and
Smith also arrived in - time In their
au-tos to give first aid to some of the
Injured. v
Dr. Tracy of Norwalk, who was a
passenger on the wrecked train, had
devoted his time ' to giving first aid
to the ones most seriously hurt-. - A
number' of, othoj-'kcal physicians..: Jhi
eluding' "Iarif ' Godfrey, R. J. Lynch,
Monahaatt'johhson,Bill, Healy, B4ank,
Wghtw Ourran, :3ndau, Roberts,
Gardiner, and Ford, were also on the
scene in attendance on the injured.
Mayor H. Otto Wittpenn of Jersey
City was in the. parlor .smoker when
the wreck occurred. " He suffered cuts
and. bruises about the body and a bad
ly wrenched back, which will keep him
in. his home until the end of the week.
In telling his experiences of the wreck
the Mayor said: - (
"I was in the smoker reading when!
I felt the jolting caused by the cars
running over the ties. There were
ten or fifteen other men in the car,
some reading and others playing cards.
All of a sudden there was an extra
hard thump and we were all catapult
ed to the front of the car. . It was a
struggling and noisy pile of humanity.
1 was on . the bottom of the pile.
'-"One by one the other men climbed
off the pile and at last I found mypelf
free. I struggled to my feet and . like
the rest climbed through a window.
It was not until the 'worst of the ex
citement had passed that I realized
that I had been hurt. I then looked
aboutfor some one to administer first,
aid.' and after that waited for the
special train.' It- was nothing short
of a - miracle that the train did not
plunge down the embankment, killing
us all." '
Those who were injured to a de
gree making treatment necessary, were
as follows:
J. H. Haroer. 23 Maiden Lane. New
York, hole punched In. head, face curt !
and bruised, arm dislocated; at tcriclge
port hospital. s . V- '
J. H. Ruff In, ISO Elm- streer,.-New
Rocbelle. face cut, left knee hurt.
F. William Barthman, Jr. 1 Maiden
Lane, New York, .New York jeweler,
out By glass.
H. Garibaldi,- Maiden- Lane, ., New
York, 'right wrist dislocated.
George Marbach, New York ctiy.
bruised. -
- H. O. Wittpenn, Mayor of Jersey
City, N. J.r bruised, cut and suffered
from shock.
G. II. Sommers, 259 West 93d street.
New York, bruised about the head
Edgar M. Iollen,'- 3-3 Bugby road.
New York, arm hurt.
" E W. Me,nte, - Hotel Willard. New
York, three ribs broken, injured, scalp
wound. '
Charles H. Tebxlch, 930 Park avenue.
New ' York, scalp wound.
- H. T. Madlgan, 66 Madison avenue.
New York, bruised and suffered shock
" ' E. - A. Johnson, Brooklyn, slightly
hurt. 1
M B. Wilson, 306 West 100th stxeer.
New York, scalp wound, sprained hand
jinH ankle.
C C Linthicum, Chicago, guest at i
Hotel Plaza, New York, sca'p wounds i
and Drutses.
George F. Bauerdorf, 625 West End
avenue, , New York, severe - laceration
of face, shock.
L. A. Allison, Longacre Hotel, New
York, bruised.
George Marback, New York, dislo
cated knee.
H. B. Terry. Hotel Plana, New York,
bruised. . .
n. . H. Martin, St. , Louis, suft erinat
from shock.
R E. Graham, Reading, Pa., dislo
cated shoulder. . ...
IMtmeyer Watervleit, New York, dis
located shoulder.
Mrs. Winthrop Ames, Madison ave
nue, New York, bruised and shocked.
' J. H. Harber, 23 Maiden Lane, New
York, who was taken to Bridgeport
hospital suffering with lacerations of j
tne race anu scaup, is reyorieu as eui
flcently recovered' to be about today.
ELVVELL AT SCENE OF
GREENS FARMS WRECK
An examination of the scene of the
wreck of the 'Merchants Limited Ex
press train when thirty-five passen
gers were Injured, made early yester
day morning by E. C. Elwell, cKtef
engineer of the Connecticut State
Public Utility Commission, established
the following facts:
That the train was three minutes
behind schedule when the accident oc-
Thirty flours
Road Provoke
t Of Anger
cur red.
That It was traveling at the rate of
sixty miles an hour, apparently for
the- purpoRa of making up the thr".i
lost minutes.
That when the engine, going- at tre
mendous speed, hit the crossover at
Greens Farms a defective bolt snap
ped.. That the snapping of thia bolt ca r
ed the rails to spread, derailing th--.
engine and the cars which foi:ow3
it.
Mr. Elwell said tha? they want
know whether or not the engineer on
the wrecked irain had or.Iers to nrnke
up lost tim. If he had received sti'.i
orders it was not admtt?d by r-: . ,-.
yesterday. The Public 'tilifie Com
mission of iConneciiotit will wnn' i:
officials of the New York, ,Ver Havr.
& Hertford Railroad before if ;
time thi!) week.
Wrecking trains of tht? railrof-l hf 1
cleaieo away all sins of the mrnm . -up
shortly after daylight y-rS ,
morning. New ral!s were laid to re
place those torn ur by the fT-raS.'-:
train, and new ties were nl-o -.
The only thinsr U:at saved il. j
last parlor cars ani eomir'sa -
smoTtlng an,1 ba:?e:are car from -nl".rtr
into a deep ditch which runs !;-"
the tracks at -the scec; of toe wr; '
the jrewnce of a nutriber v bry
steel - stanchions -used lor "overhr,- J
electric wires.
NEW HAVEN ROAD
. DENOUNCED BY
FORTY CIERGYMEil
South Norwalk, Nov. 18 Forty cler
gymen of South Norwaix and its sub
urbs yesterday spoke from their pul
pits on the Greens Farms wrer-V nf
the New York, New Haven nnd Ifars
'ford Railroad of the nigbt tef-we,
when thirty-five passengers were seri
ously Injured. Each clergyman at tr
end of his sermon issued a call for
mass meeting of protest a e : n l
"carelessness of the railroad." T-
meeting, will be held "Wedneday r.u- jt
in South Norwlak.
They all spoke of the Feira! Ex
press wreck at Bri-d sreport, on .
July 11, 1911. when fourt-n p-f--.n
were killed, of the 3i"3trcu3 V. -port
.wreck, of .t3 ame road on
3, last when se-r persons t ore k i I -ed
and of several minor wrecks whi.'h
occurred between.
Wednesday's meeting was sue-'- -
by Norwalk and South Norwalk bwrf
of trade and indorsed by the clergy .?
both places. "
The meeting is to be held in te
state Armory. Addrenes are to fc.
and resolutions presented to the Con
necticut State Public Utilities Com
mission voicing condemnation of t'.o
management of the New York, I-3w
Haven and Hartford1 Railroad.
The Rev. Dr. JimM .Benton Wem"
rector of Grace Episcopal church.
from his pulpit tht he ws at th
scene of the wreck Saturday nirht an ;
having taken pi ins to aeertlri
cause of the wreck and the at tr s
results was surprised that no I - - -.:
had been lost.
An invitation is to be rent to rv.v.
Baldwin of Connecticut to b nrw.
at the mass meetins Wednesday n ft
gome of the prominent m:n;
who spoke on the uK1errt of r-'-railroad
wrecks-' ypsterday were: ,;n
Rev T)-e. Lewi' C Ho'.vell 'of ,-.
Paul's church. ErnpU P. M.ncOr'rr !
the First ConsFresiationa! fbor -v.
John E. Veiter of the South Norwi k
Methodist Episcopal church, Rslph ".
Hartley ot the Pouth oXrwalk B;,t ' '.
rhurch. Dewltt T. Van Doren of t:-
Norwalk Baptist church. It. 3. c....
of St. Joseph's church, T. J. FIfnn
5-t. Mary's church. L. C, Stauo of tf.
German Lutheran rhurch ar1 Vrfi
erick A. Coleman of Trinity Eoopal
church. ' .... 1
CHApMTMuLCAHY
DELIGHTED WITH
HOLY NAME PARADE
ucceS of :Underffkin Tzt
Beyond Fondest Expecta
tions, He Sajs
Hev. Tlioroas P. MuU-sliy, Wrtt
chaplain of the Holy Name frr
who arramreU tlie (freat fi-mot -i ra
tion of yesterday, grave Trie f'armif
the foilorins Matetncnt tSay;
' "To say that I am pU-aseil at t''
success of. the demonstration wm;.I
bo pnttlnar It too n.iljlly. it wo a
grand soeecs In every way. ort -ing
onr expectatlorw. Isittliop iiat
was more than ploasod.
."Every detail wm admirably a
ranarcI, tlmnks to the efric!fn !- '
ernhip of the grand tnarshal. op..-
John J. McCarthy. unJ lil able Ma.r."
The parade braan promptly 5
o'clock, and on lie ctrrke of 4 Hi - '"
Nilnn Ix-sfan hin w-rmon tit St- A o (.-'
tine', lie rc-nc-hoU St. Mary's n tiirrf
was not a moment ttl tl-lay. .r.-,-i
credit is dne to the mai-sluslt of
various socir-tics for the fine arrn.-j :
mcnt of the paralrs.
"I wish to thank ov-it tr.-in
took pnrt in the tlemoiin'rajiori. U
was certainly an inspirit:'"; j-tx- !" ' .
tliese hundreds of Catlior.'c ,
marching phonliler to .lior.irlf i-,
united in belief and In tlicir r-i -i-tion
to do honor to the Holy .Nam.- , r
Jestts."
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