New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 4, 1915, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, fim ERIE r FLOOD, CLAIMS CORONER; PROPERTY LOSS $3,000,000 - Wourteen Bodies of Victims Recovered--Scores | of Homes and Dozens of Factories Swept Away--Mayor Requests Troops BTREETS IN NEW YORK CITY AND “ Wessels Held Up at Harbor Entrance . ==Small Schooner Sunk, 'Captain and Saillor Drowned — Northern | ™ Coast of New Jersey Hard Hit— |5 E £ ;«’ _Tent Colony Near Coney Island Lev- .. elled—Heavy Storm in This State. -, Brie, Pa., Aug. 4.—Coroner D. S. Hanley ‘shortly before ngon today es- mated that fifty persons perished in st night's flood. Mayor Stern, at 10 o’clock said the number probably would not exceed 25, but after a sur- "]sy of the debris and checking over M{s& of missing, Coroner ‘Hanley rais- ‘the 'estimate to .7 ;With ‘the coming of (.layhtea.k Erie " turned to the task of recovering badies of victims and fourteen had. been ! i iplaced in the temporary morgue. The E“mmfl caused by the overflow of Mill ? Creek, following theé burgting of the ‘| @leenwood Dam, swept through a sec- pt&on of the city block in width and a mile long; killing scores of persons i/ and icausing property loss of $3,000,- 000, "' Kdentified Dead. ! V*“ The identified:dead are: * v 'Bnima’ Osbourne, 44. Donovan, city flreman. } §W Anderson, 60. i I’ Higgins, 40, 8 printer. mes ns Jo]::l’ Jr. 17. i 5. 'Cora’ Anderson’ Maln, ms and infant, m . Caroll. i 1\3 78‘ E don. . | i Police and fire forces of - W worked' ;be the 'ruins, . throughout ‘the: night recovering fourteen bmihs from an area that included ap- pronmmlv ‘ona-hailf of the deyastat- ed district. The men worked under of Mayor W. . Stern and mbor; of a, ‘¢ity council. M w% SUBURBS TURNED INTO RIVERS SWEDEN IS READY T0 ENTER THE WAR Army Is Mobilized—Export of Food Increases Cost of Living. Gustave Carlson of Vega street, has returned from a four months trip | ' to his native land, Sweden, where he visited his parents whom he had not seen in a number of years. In discussing the conditions exist- ing in that country at the present time Mr. Carlson states that at pres- ent Sweden is ready to go to war providing it is necessary but there is no evidence of such a thing occurring immediately or un- rest on part of the people of that country, At the outset of the pres- ent war, Sweden, believing it was a wise course to pursue, began mobil- ization and today has'everything in readiness. In speaking of other conditions, Mr. Carlson, tells of the high cost of food | ‘stuffs, caused by the enormous quan- tity of supplies being shipped to Ger- many for the Kaiser’s army. England and France are also receiving sup- plies but not in such large quanti- ties. | . Mr. Cnrhon returned to this coun- (try on the Scandia-American liner, | and the trip was ithout some in- cidenta. On fiw‘p ions the was stopped by English -officers was thoroughly searched, but tu; m-u; this noth! was very' warships séveral times. ‘No subma:- | ines were seen by the passengers, nor. were any of the German warships ‘sighted. | RUDMAN, STRUCK BY reside um@rfik through ci}w mhsd the ‘due to a rain- hes ' in ' Av 818 ‘night “the Glenwood dem,; three ‘milés,above the city, carr- Sng with it the homes of those who . had waited until the !uit \mlnute to ieave. Four blocks on either ‘side of ‘the strcam, jincluding State street, the inain business artery ~of the-city, were covered with' a depth of trom six inches to five feet. Factories Swept Away. - The Loemhuis Wagon Works, and #the Neison Machine shop, each occu- | pying nearly half a block, were the largest ptruchn‘el- to be swept aw: Thu Jareski and Lovell Wood Wo! olants, twoi of the largest manu- fncmrieu in the city, were covered _sswitn’fifteen fest of water. Early this morning gas mains all _over the city were cut off, and tele- , UNCONSCIOUS Machine, Licensed Under Name of Philias J. Gagner, Strikes East Main Street Butcher, Jacab. Rudman, 21, of 124 Hart- ford avenue was knocked and render- ed unconscious by an automobile li- censed under the name of Philias J. Gagner, 470 Arch street at the cor- ner of Summer and BEast Main stfeets this morning. He was carried into the Central Meat Market where he is employed and revived. Rudman, was taken home in the automabile which struck him and an emergency call . was sent into Dr. Mendel Volkeneim, A superficial ex- amination disclosed no broken bhones. His right shoulder and right side are badly bruised. = He suffered a severe shock and will be confined to his bed for some time. phone, street ear and met:lc mung rervice were paralyzed,” Hlectrie Wires Down. Danger trm mm;s nigh tension 3‘ electric wlm ‘me¢ apparent, . ‘hc authorities threw a heavy guard ’ of police and volunteers around the U flcoded se¢tion. - Mhny poles, weighted “ with wires and un mlnlq, by the fiood, dropped into thc ‘streets, The charitable gocicties, the armory, =~ hotels and otganized shelter | . eclubs gave ' to \hunaredes who | . saved but their own lives and a few - minor belongings. Tn the night dan- . ger of broken electric wires and the twenty—flve mile current or the flood { made work of rescue exwremely peril- ous and detalls of the drowning of a quarter of a hundred, thought lost in " the flood, were mugre. The body of John Higgins, washed up at Sixth and German streets, was’ the only ‘'one re- covered at daylight. The life mvln: crews trom the Lake Brre shore front, and the members of the naval militia have already started the search for | “@thers known to ~havé been swept way. The narrow empe of Fire Chief McMahan, with four firemen In a suc- * cessful attempt to rescue three women, . led to the reperi of their death but they jumped ‘to safety from second toTy windows the nouse vaghed away from under tnem. was According to Simon Rudman, his brother was crossing the road when the automobile struck him a glanc- ing blow, throwing him to one side. Because of the slippery paveriient the machine skidded a considerable dis- tance before it could be stopped. He said that Jacob told him that the driver of the machine failed to blow his horn. He alleges that after he was struck the driver hollered “Get out the way,” at him. The driver is: said to have been Alfred Roy. FIRES AT BANK TELLER. Bandit at Savannah, Ga,, Caught by Police and Civilians, Savanannh, Ga., Aug. 4—James T. Fannan, 18 years old, attempted ta hold up H. I Williams, teller of the Merchants National Bank here, ‘ shortly after noon today, failed, and was captured. . Fannan appeared al the window anG demanded a bag of money he saw jnside. When Williams refused I"annan fired at the teller but | missed Fanman ran out of the bank | but was caught by police and civilians | He says he came here from Jackson- ville, * ALLIES AFTER GREECE. Athens, Greece, Aug. 4, via Lon- don, 2:35 p. m.—The British, French, : ! Rugstan and Italian ministers. at the CGreek premier, today le unitad’representations re- the political situation. to do so, | close tc a flaet of English | | ernment officlals who ‘have been this city have fled to Fort Liberte on’ teller's | | WILSON'S REPLY T0 ENGLAND READY Answer to British Notes Uphold- ing Commerce Interierence | American Comwmunication Will Con- tinue to Contest Legality of Taking Ships From High Scas on Voyages to Neutral Ports. ; ‘Washington, Aug. 4—President Wil- notes rejecting the American mands for relief from interferencecs with neutral commerce under the Urders in Council is practically ready | to be dispatched to London. Although Great Britain’s notes were made public only last night and the state department received them only Monday, the American knew the British views through in- formal conferonces between Ameri- can and British officials here in Lon- don; and had framed its reply before the notes actually were received. To Contest Legality. Admitting the unusual con which Great Britain contends i bases for exceptional action, the American reply will continue to con- test the legality of taking ships from the high seas cn voyages to neutral ports. Great Britain in her notes, re- fuses to accept the American conten- tion that ‘the Orders-in-Council are illegal and justities the British course as being within international law. Will Continue Blockade. Great Britain, it 'is declared, will continue to apply the Orders in Coun- cil, but with every effort to avoid embarrassment to neutrals, It_is denied that international law ig violated by the blockading of neu- tral ports to cut off an enemy’s com- merce with foreign . countries . and Great Britain declines to allow a free passage of goods originating in Ger- many and territory under German control. Seven Thousand Words. ions two notes, one supplemental and to- gether with the correspondence over ‘he American steamer Neches, seized by the British while bound from Rot- terdam to. the United - States ‘with goods of German origin, also publish- nd today total seven theousand words. Thé supplemetital note is a reply to the American caveat giving notice that the United States would not rec- ognize the Orders in Council in lieu of international law and defends prize court proceedings. The United States is invited, however, to submit to ar- bitration any prize court decision it holds unjust. < Justifies British Action. In the case of the steamier 'Neches, detained under the Orders in Coun- cil, the note justifies British stoppage of commerce from Germany and Ger- man-controlled _territery on the ground that Germdny has viclated in- ternational law in her war on Britsh and neutral commerce. To Publish German Note.. The German note regarding the sinking of the American ship William P. Frye, probably will be given out late today for publication tomorrow morning. 4 i PROTESTS EXPRESSED, Shipment of Arms to England, ¢ ‘San Francisco, Aug. '4.—Protests against the ‘‘unmoral traffic in arms and ammunition” with England, the ‘ English viewpoint in' public opinion on the European war, and. criticisin of the government's attitude toward Germany, were expressed today resolutions ununimouuly adopted by the National German-American Alli- ances, assembled here in its eighth annual convention. The resolutions were recommendoed for adoption by the resolutions com- mittee after a refusal to report fa- vorably *“an open letter’” addressed o President Wilson which was carried ority report of the committee. U. 'S. TROOPS AT CAPE HAITIEN. Cape Haitien, Haiti, Aug. 4.—Gov- in the despatch boat Pacifigue. Revoiu- tionist troops are entering the city and marines have been landed from the United States gunbeat Nashville to maintain order. BELGIAN STEAMER SUNK;, London, Aug. 4, 1:55 p. m.—The { Belgian steamship Koophandel of 1,885 tons gross, was sunk today by a jerman submarine. Nine ‘men of the crew were: landed. CONFIRMS DACIA'S CAPTURE. Paris, Aug. 4, 4: prize court today (unllrmr‘d the cap- ture of the American cotton ship Dacia. WILSON PLAYS GOLF. Cornish, N, H.,, 'Aug. 4.—President Wilson played golf today .for ' the first time in almost a week. His op- ponent was Dr. Cary T. Grayson, his naval dlde and physician. They played eighteen holes over the private 1 course of F. A. Kennedy, near here. SOON T0 BE SENT TO LONDON | son’s reply to Great Britain's latest | de- | government. : are | Great Britain’s' reply embodied in | ‘German American Alliances Criticise. in | the floor of the convention by a min- ! BRITISH PRAY FOR ULTIMATE VICTORY Anniversary of Declaration of war Against Germany Observed With Divine Services. London, Aug. 4., 12:45 p. m.—The British Empire united today in pray- erful observance of the anniversary of the declaration of war against Germany. In virtually every city { and town in the British Isles, as well | as in all part of the dominions ana colonies, overseas, the day was one of intercession and prayer, with meet- ings of common aim and purpose to ask the aid of the Almighty for ul- ! timate victory in a cause which the ! Britishi peoples consider just and righteous. The chief ceremony was held in : London, with services attended by King George and Queen Mary at noon in St. Paul's Cathedral. The Cathedral was thrown open to all comers, and before a vast throng Most Rev. Randall T. Davidson, .Arch- bishop of Canterbury, and the Rt. Rev. Arthur F. Ingram, Bishop of | London, conducted a brief and simple | { service, concluding with the hymn “Through the Night of Darkest Hour” and the national anthem. A notable feature of the gathering was the presence of a great number of wounded soldiers and sailors. wha were given a preference of seats at {'the King's request. His Majesty wore the khaki uniform of a staft officer. gfiflV’T INVESTIGATING Major Pillsbury of War Dept. Confers With City Offi- . cials Today. Major G B. Pillsbury of the United States government war department, stationed at New London, Conn., a rived in this city early this afternoon as the guest of Frank H. Johnston of the Connecticut Chamber of Com- mercce' to confer on the Mattabessett river canal project. Major Pillsbury and Mr. Johnston held a long consult- ation with Mayor Quigley and City Engineer Hall regarding the feasibil- ity of the plan dnd will forward a re- port of his observations to the war 1 department at Washington. | Major Pillsbury has charge of all | water improvements in Connecticut | ana the matter of a barge canal from | Middletown to New Britain is being glven careful consideration by him. | This matter first came up about five | years ago when Mr. Johnston was president of the New Britain Business Men's association. After much fav- orable comment the state appropriated $1,000 for a preliminary survey and New Britain later appropriated a like amount to have Hall & Bacon, local engineers make a - survey. ~Hon. George M. Landers has interested | himself in this proposition and he and Mr. Johnston have seen to it that Major Pillsbury has been ' supplied with all accurate data, plans and specifications for such a canal. Major Pillsbury’s visit to New Britain today was principally to look over local conditions and to interview officials lo see if the business of New Britain and vicinity would merit | such a large undertakng. He asked | many questions of Mr. Johnston and Engineer Hall relative to the business done in New Britain and nearby { towns and also regarding the present ‘tmnsportahon facilities, the expense, ! ete: ..fter obtaining an accurate per- : spective of conditions as they exist. here relative to-a barge canal and its feasibility, Major Pilisbury will for- ward a detailed Teport to the author- ities at Washington and on them will rest the decision of whether the canal is to be bullt. Major Pillsbury expressed himself as of -the opinion that such a canal would be of immense bénefit to this city. REVOLUTIONS IN PORTUGAL. Aug., 4 12:20 p. m.—Delayed in Trans- mission.—Sensational and alarming reports are current in the capital of no less than three separale revolu- tions in Portugal. Riots and assaults are of daily occurrence. SUNDAY BLUE AW DEFEATED. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 4¢—A Sun- day blue law bill which would have prevented baseball, moving - pictures and all Sunday amusements exceptiag golf was defeated late last night in the senate. BANDIT ROBS BANK. Cedar Rapids, Aug. 4.—A Jone ban- dit held up and robbed the Cedar Rapids National banw early today. He is said to have made his escape with $23,000. LLee Peorin, the bank teller, was discovered hound and gagged an hour later. WEATHER. Hartford. Aug. 4.—Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. | FEASIBILITY OF CANAL| | of his days, \which his rriends expect { and hope will be many, in Lisbon, Friday, July 30, via Paris, |/ ereaged by e e o e e | MEDICAL EXAMINER WRIGHT TO RESIGN ... socon vosrne e Will Leave City Gty Alter October 1 | to Live in New York Venerable Physician Is Now Eighty- One Years of Age and Will Retire | From Active Work After Enviable Carecr. Dr. Theodore G. Wrignt, medical examiner for New Britain and . Plain- ville, will resign his position on | October 1 and remove with his daugh- ter from this city to New York, where he will make his home in the future, ii became known today. Dr. Wright's decision to retire from active work, while it will occasion some surprise, | will'not cause anywhere near the sur- rrise as will the announcement that he is to leave New' Britatn, for he has lived here much over a quarter of a ceéntury and has come to be regarded as one of New Britain's most staunch old timers. His passing from this city, \'here he has been held in such high | ¢steem for so many years will occa- sion much regret. In Office Thirty-two Years. A record such as Dr, Wright has to 160k back upon falls to tie lot of but fow. For over thirty-two years medi- cal examiner for New ' Sritain #nd Plainville and for many years of that time a successful practicing pnysician, Dr. Wright may well lay aside the cloak of his duties and spend the rest rest and recreation. Is Eighty-one Years Old. | Dr, Wright was born at Wilbraham, Mass., on March 3, 1834, being at pres- ent eighty-one years of age. Although bis hair has been ' whitened by the winds of over four score years and his limbs are somewhat enfeebled by the ravages of age, his eighty-one years 1est lightly on his shoulders and dur- ing his entire career up to the present | gay there never has been a storm too seévere nor a wintry night too cold or Llustry to hinder him from answering the ecall of duty and going out into the elements to Telieve a stricken patient or. to investigate a deatn. Graduated Fifty Years Ago, ‘When a young man Dr. Wright pre- rared for New York University, where he todk a medical course and was sraduated wth the class of 1865. Im- mediately after his graduation, the Civil war being at its heght, he was drafted to serve in the Unlon army, | but he was never called upon to go to the front as he entered the employ of the Freedmen’s Bureau and until 1867 was engaged in educational ser- vice in the South. He was then called to New York city, where he was placed in a responsible ahd lucrative pogition | &s head physician and surgeon in one of the leading hospitals. His desire for further knowledge in his profes- slon prompted Dr. Wright to again go to studying and in 1870 he spent an- other Vear at the College or Physicians and Surgeons, Starting out to acquire a private practice, Dr. Wright first / went to Plymouth, Conn., where he remained for six years. He then moved to Plainville and thirty-two years ago was appointed as the medical ex- aminer for that town ana the city of New Britain. For many years Dr. Wright practiced medicine in Plain- ville and then moved to this city, where for the past thirteen years he han made his home at 24 Camp street. Loves His Own Home. In 1896 Dr. Wright's wife died sud- denly and since her death, nineteen years ago, he has been away from home oyer night only three times, the last time being on Junme 5 of this year, when he attended the fiftieth an- niversary of his class at New York University. At that time Dr, Wright atl his family were the guests of Chancellor Elmer E. Brown of the university. Dr. Wright has two ! daughters, Miss Harriet S. Wright, as- gistant librarian at the New Britain Institute, and Miss Mary L. Wright, a t New. York school teacher. Throughout the eountry Dr. Wright enjoys an extensive acquaintance and is ‘«Wonnl friend of the Rev. Lyman ) vanc sician expects that this family ten- dency will be manifest in Thimself. His two great grandfathers fought the British in the Revolutonary war and his own father was a prominent min- ister in Wilbraham. Called on Many Cases, During the years .that Dr. Wright has been thé medical examiner of this district he has attended to over a thousand cases, among which have been all of the murders that have |.taken nlace in this city ana Plainville in over three decades. Of the many murders and snicides and other tragic deaths which Dr. Wright has been called to investigate during his long | cnreer he dees not hegitate to declare {nat the double murder of Rey. Joseph Zebris and Eva Gilmanaitis in this city on February 8 of this yvear was the most brutal and bloodtnirsty. 239 NEW TENEMENTS. New Britain’s tenements were in- 239 from January 1 f{o July 31, according to the records of Building Inspector A. N. Rutherford, which he' reviewed today. This eclipses all previous records for a | corresponding period. 1915 _TWELVE PAGES. | PURCHASES PLANT OF ! ment to the New England Westing- IN OFFICE FOR 8% YEARS. | rifies for Russia. n | branch of the Westinghouse Electric | ! The plant was ownea by Sears, Roe- ipnrtments tomorrow, and the present | between officials of the United States 'al indictments may be voted before ESTABL ( MERIDEN ARMS CO. to Make Rifles for Russia in Silver City Plant. Meriden, Aug. 4.—The Meriden Arms company, it was announced to- day, has sold its factory and equip- house company, which will take pos- session at once. The purchasing com- pany, it is stated, will make military This company is a and Engineering company of Pitts burgh. Other branches are at East | Springfield and Chicopee Falls, Mass. The Meriden Arms company has not decided where it will establish a new plant. In normal times it employed from 450 to 500 men and close to that number have been employed of late. buck company of Chicago. The sale | price is said to have been in excess of half a million dollars. The Westinghouse company’s men are expected to assume charge of de- force of workmen will be continued and the plant enlarged to increase the output. U, S. AND RUSSIAN OFFICIALS T0 CONFER' Will Try to Raise Czar’s Em- bargo on Exports to This Country. ‘Washington, Aug. 4.—A conference and Russia to settle details of an agreement that will remove the Rus- sian embargo against exports to this country was arranged today. Commercial Attache Medzikhovsky will meet representatives of the state and commerce departments later in the week to frame a working plan for proposals accepted by the Russian government, under which all importa- tions from Russia will be congigned to the secretary of the department of | commerce, to be distributed by him when he can secure guaranteefsatis- factory to the Russian em the goods will not be re-expo: belligerent countries. The Russian am ficlal communication to t.ho partment gave notice sian minister of finance | the principle of the American pro- | posal and that the embassy ‘was ready to arrange the details. It is probable tht the Russian rep- resentatives will insist that American go. the | importers recelving Russian goods file with the department of commerce a | Out official of the British American in this | sequently the the American the latter vessel layed f The bond covering the value of the ship- ment to be held pending the consump- tion of the imported goods coontry. Such an arrangement will necessi- tate a large amount of administrative work in handling the business, but probably will be accepted by the state department officials. SCHOOL TEACHER MARRIED. Miss Doolittle Is Bride of Davig D, Stocking of Simsbury. A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mrs, S8arah A. Doolittle, Hart street, today, when her daughter, Ruth Mable, beeame the bride of Davis D. Stocking of Simsbury. Rev. Mr. Hoag of Floral Park, Long Island, performed the ceremony. The couple were unattended. Miss Doolittle is one of Britain’s most popular young ladies. She recently resignea ner position as \oclttonnl adviser and #pecial work In the Prevocational school of this city. Prior to her posi- tion here, she taught several years in Philadelphia, Pa. of Simsbury, specializing in fruit growing and dairying. After a sojourn | in the Adirondacks, Mr. and Mrs. Stocking will reside in Wheatogue, Simsbury, Conn. —— ENDS EASTLAND PROBE, e State Grand Jury Will Probably Re- turn Several Indictments. ‘Chicago, Aug. 4.—Investigation of the Eastland disaster was virtually concluded by the state grand = jury today, and it was reported that sever- the close of the day. The indictments, it is said, will charge manslavghter, criminal carelessness and co; pirlcv The federal grand jury to tinued its investigation of the EAS' land accident by examining severnl witnesses. £ BOMBARDING NOGALES, Nogales, Ari., Aug. 4.~ Domburd: ment of Nogales, Sonora, held Villa troops under Governor Mayt ena, was begun shorily before noon today by Carranza forces comamanded | by Gen. Calles, The Carranza guns ap- peared to be only two miles from the border town. AFTER U. § Aug. 8. —Wali - | of LOAN. e 8y ITALY New York heard today that Italy was negotf in this money market for a § ‘ 000 loan. EVACUATH POLISH Successcful Teutonic Armies to © " | Claims Russian Hague Has Officially | Withdrawal of Ozai BRIDGES OVER VI ORDERED Petrograd Maintains BERLIN R and Clatms Russian 8§ the Mouth of the Wireless message Saville, L % Claims 8 A Russian This report e The German M‘l‘hll s Italy have b 63 | Greek premier situation. * Reports Berlin, Aug. (. raphy to seas News M, Foadus officially Warsaw on instructor n | Ammunition, Vistula Mr, Stocking s a progressive farmer | Russiah gressing. Reports the William Penn Charter school of | 8lven out by Agency The actual e eon- |/ niteen By ! Mr. Attacking Berlin, Aug. 4 . m.—The forces | the city. an:rln are now | against the fo ol raw, according given out today headquarters | adds that the thrown from t miles | Petrograd claims @ cessful resistance. German armies fi o There has been &6 very heavy losses Germans in forced with France. efforts” of the | the Russians M ‘the Narew river the Pissa and the northeast, t] attacked W the L states § News Agency claiins ¢ 1 gation at the Hague nounced the evacu | account of leck of account of the ceived from any R s ey e ligh capital was the Russian offic issued in confirmation of received from amny Of WILL OF ¥. the To Wis The will of Fran Sprin, eral manager and ational filed with the' Mannfacturer Leaves |