Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 23, 1916, Page 1

VOL. LVIIL—NO. 46 POPULATION 28219 H, CONN., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1916 TEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double . That of A, Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connerticut in Proportion to the City’s Population [TALIAN VICTORY IN MOUNTAINOUS CALLO After Weeks of Hammering at the Austrian Positions With Their Big Guns ALMOST WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF TRENT One of the Italians’ Chief Objects of the War—There Has Been Vicious Fighting in the Artois. Region in France, in Champagne and Along Both Banks of the Meuse Above Dun—Entire Crew of 22 Perished in the Flames of the Zeppelin Brought Down by French Near Brabant- le-Roi—No Change in the Situation Along Russian Front in Galicia, But the Russians Are Still Pressing the Turks Hard in Armenia. after weeks of ham- mfl’e “‘“z‘:!.'i‘».ummn positions with 1l % guns, have captured the mountalous region of Callo, in the Sugane valley and also have occupled the towns of Roncegno and Ronchi By _their new acquisition of Terrain the Jtallans now are almost within striking distance of one of their chief objectives of the war—the city of Trent—which lies, protected on the north, east and south by a line of forts, fifteen miles west of the cap- tured region. Viclous Fighting in France. there has been vicious fight- ing in the Artois region of France, in Champagne and along both banks of the Meuse above Dun. To the east of Souchez, after a heavy bombardment, the Germans attacked and captured 800 metres of French trenches and took seven officers and 319 men Pris- oners. So powerful was the attack that the Germans, seven battalions strong, not alone occupied first line trenches but at points gained access to some of the communicating trenches. The French by a counter-attack, it is officially announced by Parls, suc- ceeded In driving out the Germans from all but a few of these positions, the Germans suffering heavy casual- ties. Germans Broke Into French Trenches At Brabant-Sur-Meuse the Germans also broke into the French trenches, but here again they wcre driven out and back to their original positions. The entire crew of about 22 men of the Zeppelin airship which was shot down by the French near Bra- bant-le-Roil perished in the flames which enveloped the aircraft as it fell from a height of 6,000 feet. Berlin ad- mits the loss of this Zeppelin. There is no change in the situation alonz the front in Russia and Galicla. Russians Pressing Turks. The Russlans are still pressing the Turks hard in Armenia. Constanti- nople, in its first officlal statement concerning the reverse to the Turkish arms at Erzerum, says the retirement to positions west of the fortress took place after the Turks had destroyed positions to_the east of Erzerum and also fifty cid cannon, which they could not take away with them. Denial is made that the Russians captured 1,000 cannon and 80,000 prisoners. A semi- official report from Berlin says the Senussi tribesmen from western Egypt have captured several towns and are approaching the Nile River valle: Bulgarians and French in Contact. Again the Bulgarians and French have come in contact on the Greco- Serb frontier. The Bulgarians were forced to retire after a lively engage- ment, leaving half a dozen prisoners inthe hands of the French. : A Japanese fleet, having with it a large number of aircraft is reported to have arrived in the Mediterranean, according to Italian despatches print- ed in German newspapers. FRENCH LINER LA FAYETTE GOT WIRELESS WARNING Telling of German Commerce Raiders on Southern Sea Lanes. New York, Feb. 22.—Ofi of the French liner La Fayette, which ar- rived here today from Bordeaux, re- ported that a wireless warning was heard on Feb. 14, when she was two days out, telling of German commerce raiders on southern sea lanes. The warning, according to the officers, was first received by shore stations from some unknown ship at sea, telling that she was being chased by a raid- er. The warning was sent out broad- cast, and relaved from one vessel to another, the La Fayette passing it on to her sister ship, the Chicago, then nearing the French coast. A news cable received here two days ago said that the French liner Chicago reported on ner arrival at Bordeaux, having been chased by a German commerce raider. The des- patch said the raider was sighted on Feb. 14, but the CHicago eluded her after a long chase by her superior speed. PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR ENDING ANSONIA STRIKE Strikers Demand 20 Per Cent. Offered 10—A Compromise Probable. Ansonia, Conn., Feb. -Prospects of ending the strike of 2,500 employves of the American Brass company were considered bright _tonight, following conferences today between the strik- ers' committee and the company offi- cials. While the strikers demand the equivalent of 2 Oper cent. increase in wages and the company has offered a 10 per eent. increase, it is believed that a compromise of 15 per cent. raise will be effected. ‘The strikers’ committee will hold a meeting tomorrow to consider the ad- visability of accepting the compromise offer. Company officials were so can- fident of a settlement tonight that they were hopeful of opening the mills on Thursday of this week. ARREST IN WATERBURY ON MURDER CHARGE Of Man Wanted at Monterey, Mass., for Killing of Lafayette Battelle. Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 22.—Michael Gleason, also known as Michael Ryan, wanted in Monterey, Mass., for the al- leged murder of Lafayette Battelle, a Civil war veteran, on Dec. under arrest here. He was pointed out to the police last night by a man who said he Kknew Gleason in Monterey. Gleason is eaid to have admitted that he hit Battelle with a piece of stove- wood and took his watch. The time- plece was recovered in a Hartford pawnshop. CRUISER TENNESSEE IS GOING TO BUENOS AIRES With the American Delegation to the International High Commission. Washington, Feb. 22—The cruiser Tennessee in Haitian waters has been ordered to New York to be overhaul- ed for its trip to Buenos Aires with the American delegation to the In- ternational High Commission, vhich convenes there in Junc. “he Tennes- see. will be relieved by the gunboat Dolphin, which becomes temporarily the flagship of Admiral Caperton’s cruiser squadron. 12 last, is ! ANNUAL BANQUET OF S. OF A. IN BRIDGEPORT. Dampened by Knowledge That Prom- inent Members Had Been Injured. Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 22.—The 26th annual banquet of the Sons of the American Revolution of Connecticut was dampened here this afternoon by the knowledge that several prominent membesr had been injured in the Mil- ford wreck. The list of speeches was shorteneq and the dinner was partak- en of with an air of grief and sym- pathy evident. About 150 delegates were present. Louis Eames of New York city, president of the Empire State society S. A, R. rill of Orange, N. New Jersey society honor. Among the speakers were Mayor C. B. Wilson of this city: Mrs. John L. Buel, state regent, D. A. R.; Wilson H. Lee, president of the Connecticut so- ciety, S. A. R.; Francis H. Green, state normal school, Westchester, Pa.: and Alfred B. Beers, past commander-in- chief of the Grand Army of the Re- public. HENRY HOFFMAN OF NEW YORK MISSING Probably Has Been Killed in the Al- pine Avalanche. and John Mer- . president of the were guests of Berne, via Paris, Feb. 6.45 p. m. —Advices received here from St. Mo- ritz say that Henry Hoffmann of New York is missing and probably has been killed in an avalanche in the Enga- dine Mountains. Mr. Hoffmann's wife and their daughter are at St. Moritz. Mr. Hoffmann, who is described as being about 40 vears old, left last Saturday for a_ski excursion, accom- panied by two Swiss guides, who also are missing. Broken ski stocks have been found in the region over which Mr. Hoffmann and his guides are sup- posed to have gone. When he returned from a dnngerous excursion recently, Mr. Hoffmann, who is said to have been a skilled Alpine climber. was asked where he had been and is said to have replied: “I was on my cemetery SUFFRAGISTS AND ANTIS ACTIVE IN ALBANY. Face Each Other Before the Senate Judiciary Committee. 22 Albany, N. Y. Feb. 22.—Suffragists and anti-suffragists faced each other before the senate judiciary committee today in advocating and opposing the Slater bill intended to give women the right to vote for presidential electors. The suffragists were headed by Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, chairman of the committee of the women's suf- frage party, which sponsored the measure. Those opposed were led by Mrs. Alice Hill Chittenden. The hear- ing was the first this year at which suffragists and anti-suffragists have appeared formally before a legislative committee, although representatives of both factions have been busy all ses- sion working quietly among the legis- lators. OBITUARY. . Brigadier General Henry Clay Cook. Fall River, Mass., Feb. 22.—Brigadier Gencral Henry Clay Cook, U. S. A. (retired), a veteran of the Civil war and an Indian fighter of note, died at his home today at the age of 79 years. Death followed an illness of three months. Cabled_ Paragraphs- Bombs Dropped on Luneville. Paris, Feb. 22, 3.10 p. m.—A Zeppe- lin dropped bombs last night on Lune- ville, 15 miles southeast of Nancy. The damage was slight. Washington Honored in Pa Paris, Feb. 22, 12.20 p. m.—A wreath ‘was placed at the foot of the statue of Washirgton in Place d'lena, this morning by H. Cleveland Coxe, deputy consul-general in Paris, on behalf of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. DR. D. A. GORDON, FOUNDER OF EUGENIC SOCIETY, DEAD His Marriage was a Practical Test of Eugenic Theories. New York, Feb. 22—Dr. David Al- Iyn Gorton, founder of the REugenic Soclety of America, lied suddenly at his home ein Brooklyn today at the age of 83 years. A i ough long promiaent for his ad- vocacy of eugenics and a fellow of the New York Academy -f Medicine, in acd:tion to being wilslv W a wiiter of medical subyerts. ton cawme into public notice when he married his secretary, Miss Bertha Rehbein, in 1911. She was less than half his age and before marrying her he carefully studied her family his- tory. At the time it was said that the unusual wedding was a romance, but Dr. Gorton discussed the union scientifically with his wife before mar- riage and they decided that it should be a practical test of euzenic theories. .On April 25, 1912, about a year after they were married, twins were born to them. These are David A. Gorton. Jr., and Eleanora Gorton, both of whom are said to be exceptional child- ren. BRITISH STEAMER AFIRE AT ST. JOHN. & . Blaze on Loaded Vessel is Soon Under Control. St. John, N. B, Feb. 22.—The British steamer Arracan, loaded and in the outer harbor ready to sail, was dam- aged by fire of undetermined origin early today. When the flames were first discovered in the refrigerator plant, the Arracan called for aid and ves=els with men and apparatus werc rushed to her assistance. Two hours later it was stated that the fire was under control The partition was partly burned through, and the heavy metal plating on the outside was warped. It was believed that the damage would be slighs. The Arracan sailed from Liverpool January 17. WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY IN NATIONAL CAPITAL. High Government Officials Paid Tri- bute to Cantinental Leader. Washington, Feb. 22.-—George Wash- ington's birthday was generally .ob- served in the national capital today. President Wilson and other high gov- ernment officials paid tributes to the memory of the continental leader. The day was virtually a holiday heres with all the executive departments of the government closed, most of them all v and some after noon. The chief celebration was that held under the auspices of various patriotic socicties in which the president, Secretaries Lansing and Daniels and French Ambassador Jusserand took part. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES FROM MILFORD WRECK Have Already Been Filed With Offici of New Haven Road. Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 22— Many claims for damages resulting from the Milford wreck have already been filed here with officials of the New Haven road. S. May, treasurer of the New Haven, and H. M. French, claim attorney for the road, were busy among the injured here this afternoon and evening. 1t was said tonight that about 125 claims, aggregating nearly $500,000, had already been put in, with the prospect of more to follow. The claims range all the way from loss of personal property to that of death from injuries. GENERA:EDWIN S. GREELEY IS IN A SERIOUS CONDITION From Shock and Injury to His Side in Milford Wreck. Bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb. 22.—Edwin S. Greeley of New Haven, Civil war brigadier general, anufacturer and very prominent in Sons of the Revolution, is in a very serious con- dition late tonight in the Stratfield ho- tel here. He is about 84 years old and the shock and injury to his side, suf- fered in the Milford wreck, make his physicians very doubtful regarding his recovery. Nobody has been permitted to see him since he was brought here. TWO YEARS IN PENITENTIARY FOR ALBANY BANK TELLER. William T. Brice Allowed to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 22—William T. Brice, bookkeeper and teller of the First National ban kof Amsterdam, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., in the federal court here today. Brice, who was a government witness in the trial | and conviction of three others, and who was indicted for embezzlement, was allowed to plead guilty to con- spiracy to defraud the institution. CARS IN COLLISION IN BCSTON SUBWAY. Conductor On One of Them Was Se- riously Hurt. Eoston, Feb, 22.—Three cars were in collision near the North Station this afternoon as one of them was enter- ing the subway. One of the con- ductors, Peter C. Hannagan, was se- riously hurt. A Bav State Street Railway com- pany car was passing under the sta- tion in Causeway street and about to enter the subway when a Reservolir car came directly behind and a Pleas- ant Street «car immediately following. The Bav State car stopped because the trolley flew off and the next car jammed into it, bumped by the third car. The conductor on the first car was caught, and suffered a severe frac- ture o fhis left leg. Movements of Steamships. Naples, Feb. 14.—Arrived: Steamer America. New York, Nine Men Injiired |Record Made by On British Steamer WHEN A SMALL GAS BLOW TANK EXPLODED UNDERGOING REPAIRS In Drydock on the Brooklyn Water- front—None of the Injured Was S riously Hurt—No Damage Was Done to the Ves: New York, Feb. 22.—Nine men were Injured this afternoon when a small gas blow tank exploded in the hold of the British tramp steamer Stormount, which is undergoing repairs in drydock on the Brooklyn waterfront. All ex- cept one of the injured were removed to hospltals, suffering from burns. None, however, was seriously hurt, ac- cording to physicians. The blow tank was used for riveting. No damage was caused to the vessel, which is owned by the Montreal Transportation Co., Ltd., of Montreal. BRITISH BLOCKADE TO BE RUN BY ONE MAN. Lord Robert Cecil Mentioned for New Cabinet Position. London, Feb. 10.22 p. m.—The government, through the Marquis of Lansdowne, announced in the house of lords tonight that it had decided to turn over all questions connected with the blockade of Germany to one man, who would rank as a cabinet minister. It is understood that the new post will g0 to Lord Robert Cecil, who, since the formation of the coalition government, has been under-secretary for foreign affairs. He will retain this post, join- ing the cabinet as blockade minister. The new minister will be charged with the administration of the order- in-council regulating the blockade, as well as responsibility for the general policy and practice of the government with respect to trade passing into or from neutral countries. Lord Robert Cecil is a lawyer of wide experience and a young man, as members of the British cabinet go. HOCKEY PLAYERS HELD UP BY WRECK AT MILFORD. Started in on Rescue Work, But Police Ordered Them Away. Boston, Feb. 22.—Players represent- ing the hockey club of New York, who filled an engagement in this city to- night, were held up for several hours today at the sceme of the Miiford, Conm;-wreck. W. F. Bull, one of their number, in telling of their experi- ences, said that they were on the spot twenty minutes after the accident oc- turred and started in on the rescue work, when the police ordered them away. We saw. at least five bodies,” he sald. ne lay beneath a coach which had only its floor intact. Beneath an- other coach lay the body of a woman. The car had been on fire, but the flames had been extinguished before reaching her. One man's body was jammed between two coaches. Rails and ties were twisted and jumbled and all tracks were blocked.” ATTORNEYS FAILED TO APPEAR IN OPPOSITION TO BRANDEIS When Senate Sub-Committee Met to Continue Its Investigation. 2 | Washington, Feb. 22—Attorneys for Boston people opposing the confirma- tion of Louis D. Brandeis as associate justice of the supreme court failed to | appear today when the senate sub- committee met to continue its investi- tion of the nomination, and the hearing was adjourned until tomor- Tow. Austin G. Fox, representing the pro- testants, told the committee last Fri- day that he would provide today a summary of the charges he expected to prove and a list of witnesses he wanted examined. The committee today summoned sev- eral witnesses to testify Thursday and | Friday. At the suggestion of Fox, made last_week, Mark Sullivan and Ellmore C. Patterson of Collier's Weekly and ‘Waddill Catchings of J. Pierpont Mor- gan & company were asked to appear | Thursday. CHINESE REBEL LEADERS ARE PUT TO DEATH Failure of Insurgent Attack on Hu- nan Governor’s Mansion. 22 Peking, Feb. 22.—Rebels made an attack vesterday on the Governor's mansion at Chang-sha, capital of the province of Hu-nan. They were re- pulsed and captured. The leaders | were put to death. The province of Hu-nan is south- ern China. This is the first indication that the revolutionary movement, be- gun several weeks ago, ostensibly to prevent restoration of the monardhy in China, has spread to this province. Disorders have been reported previ- ously in the neighboring districts of Yunnan, Sze-chuen, Kwei-chow and Kwang-tung. In a statement to the Associated Press last week President Yuan Shi-Kai described the encount- ers with the rebels as skirmishes, and said ‘the malcontents would be sup- pressed without difficulty. WEAKENING OF LEVEES BELOW BATON ROUGE Occupied the Flood Workers in Louisi- ana Yesterday. New Orleans, Feb. 22.—Weakenin, of the levee at Southwood, La., 1 miles below Baton Rouge, and aid for the marooned inhabitants in western Tensas and Concordia parishes occu- pied the flood -workers today. Reports from Southwood stated that action was being taken to prevent a break in the levee which has been weakened by a-section of capping cav. ing. Reports from Natchez today said work was continuing in the rescue of inhabitants from the flooded areas fo western Tensas and Concordia parish- es. Although the water was reported today as rising in Franklin and Cata- houla parishes, as well as Tensas ana Concordia, it was expected the Red river would show a decrease within the next 48 hours. Radio Message 20 MINUTES FROM DAVENPORT, IOWA, TO HOAQUIM, WASH. SATISFIED WITH TEST That There Are a Large Number of Wirele: Operators in This Country Capable of Handling Government Messages.. - « ~ 1 = g Davenport, Ia., Feb. 22 —Twenty minutes from Davenport to Hoaquim, Wash.,, was the record established by the radio message on preparedness, sent throughout the country last night. The message left the station of W. H. Kirwin, formerly of the United States army, at 11 o'clock, central time, and reached Hoaquim at 9.20, Pacific time. It was delivered to the Puget Sound navy yard. Adjustments Were Perfect. “I could hear the stations all over the country last night,” Mr. Kirwin sald itoday. “The adjustments were perfect and stations for 300 miles could hear me.” Mr. Kirwin is satisfied as a result of the test that there are a large number of wireless operators in the United States capable of handling the gov- ernment messages with a high degree of accuracy. THREE WOMEN AND TWO MEN PERISH IN FIRE. Which Destroys the Colonial aurant, New York. Rest- New York, Feb. Several people are believed to have lost their lives in a fire which destroyed the Colonial restaurant in the theatre district early today. The upper floors of the five story building were occupied by lodg- ers. According to the police three women and two men are known to have been burned to death. They are believed to have been actors and actresses, but the bodies have not yet been identified. There were several sensational es- capes as the flames rushed upward through the building from the -base- ment. One man who jumped from a window on the second floor was se- riously injured. There were twenty persons in the house at the time, all actors. The bodies of a man and a woman were found on the top floor at the foot of a ladder leading to the roof. In the hallway on tg~ first floor the bodies oftwo more men were found and the body of a fourth man, burned beyond recognition, ¥was discovered in a bed on the second floor. AMBASSADOR MORGENTHAU ARRIVES IN NEW YORK. Received Note From Sec'y Lansing Advising Caution in Speech. New_ York, Feb. 22.—Henry Morgen- thau, United States ambassador to Turkey, arrived here today on the Frederik VIII. The ambassador was taken off the steamer on a revenue cutter. In an address to Mayor Mitchel's re- ception committee, which met him, Mr. Morgenthau said he had just receiv- ed a note from Secretary Lansing ad- vising him to be guarded In his speech regarding foreigm and diplomatic_af- fairs. He sald he would leave New York for Wachington tonight. His leave of absence ends in sixty days but it is understood that he will request its extension to the first of May. Mr. Morgenthau said that at first his dutles in Congtantinople were merely routine. “Soon after the war broke out, however.” he continued, “T sww it was necessary In a way, to make an umbrella of the American’flag. I made it my duty to see that no one pulled too much of the umbreila over him- self.” ANNUAL CONVENTION OF KNIGHTS OF WASHINGTON Held at Meriden—Delegates From Va-. rious Parts of Country. 2. Meriden. Conn.,, Feb. . — The sevenih annual convention of the Knights of Washington was held here today with delegates present from va- rious parts of the country. At nine o'clock this morning the session open- ed with a communion service and was brought to a close this evening with o banquet. Because of having sprained a_ ligament in his leg, Right Rev. Chauncey Brewster, bishop of Con- necticut, was unable to be presert. The national officers elected are as fol- lows: General, Rev. Floyd S. Kenyon, West Haven; lieutenant-general, Charles J. Chamberlain, West Haven: _ grand , George W. Barrows, Chelsea, grand marshal, Captain F. C. Spaulding, Chicago; clerk, William D. Henn, North Haven; paymaster, W, H. Henrich, Meriden; committee of endowment fund for three years, Col- onel F. L. Whitehead, Stamford. VETERAN ODD FELLOWS HELD ANNUAL MEETING. David M. Boyd of Derby Elected Chief Veteran. Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 22.—The Vet- eran Odd Fellows’ association held its annual meeting here today. The fol- lowing officers were elected: Chief veteran, David M. Boyd of Derby; vice veteran, Lorin M. Brown of Meriden; secretary, Frank R. Upson of Southington; treasurer, John B. Judson _of New Haven; __directors, Grant W. Kiestaad of New Haven, Se- lah G. Blakeman of Shelton, Karl Win- ter of this city, Sidney W. Challenger of Bridgeport and Samuel Prince of Bridgeport. The next annual meeting will be Reld in New Haven. FATAL EXPLOSION ON BATTLESHIP DELAWARE Evaporator Accident Kills Battleship Fireman During Manoeuvres. ‘Washington, Feb. 2. —Edward McNulty Rebey, of Syracuse, N. Y., a fireman on the battleship Delaware, was killed by an explosion of the sait water evaporator Sunday night, while the Delaware was manoevring with the main portion of the Atlantic fleet near Guantanamo. Condensed Telegrams Lassen Peak, California, is showing signes of renewed activity. William J. Bryan has acquiesced on the renomination of President Wilson. Mahlon D. Thatcher, Pueblo, Col. millionaire banker, died. He was T years old. Six New York policemen were fined 15 days’ pay and transferred for shooting crap. Senator Johnson of M. read General Washington’s Farewell Ad- dress in the senate. Waiters in many of the smaller downtown New York restaurants have gone on strike. All the income tax cases before the Supreme Court were disposed of in favor of the Government. Representative Baker, of Califor- nia read General Washington's Fare- well Address in the House. « Four men have been indicted, charg- with the murder of Barnet Baff, the independent poultry dealer The River Meuse has overflowed its banks over a stretch of country in the neighborhood of Liege. A fast mail steamship service b tween New York and South American ports will soon be instituted. John Armstrong Chaloner, art pat- ron, lawyer, historian and poet, is go- ing in for thoroughbred hogs. Premier Wilson has signed an ex- ecuive order creating an inter-de- partmental board on coastal commun- ication. Ten per cent. increase in wages of telegraphers and station agents of the Clover Leaf Railroad, Ohio, has been granted. George E. Miller, general superi tendent of the Lehigh Valley Transit company, die dat Allentown, Pa., aged 49 years. D. W. Brown of Mystic was elected president of the Connecticut Poultry- men’s gssociation at its annual meeting at Hartford. A New York man sent back his li- cense notice because he found his fi- ance sitting in the lap of another young man. A telephone message from Tiahulilo stated that Villa troops under Canuto Reyes had been driven into the desert region northeast. President Wilson prefers having the proposed tariff commission consist of members appointed by himself and en- tirely non-partisan. Julio Acos special envoy of the Costa Rican govenment, passed through San Jose yesterday on I way to Washington. The superdreadnought Pennsylvania arrived at Rockland, Me., from New- port News to begin her official build- ers’ acceptance trial: Fire in the seed warehouse of the Willington Rennie Company, Toronto, damaged the firm's stock to the ex- tent of abput $200,000 British steamship Dingle reported by Lloyds. There probably is only one survivor. No de- tails have been received. Sinking of the The plant of the Rendering company was partly burned and a quantity of fertilizer damaged. The loss is estimated at $25,000. Burlington, Vt., One boy on a bobsled smashed into an automobile and was killed, and another went over an embankment on a second coasting accident in New York. Premier Sir Robert Borden of Can- ada has accepted an invitation to ad- dress the Lawyers’ Club of New York after the adjournment of Parlia- ment. The British steamer Arracan, loaded and in the outer St. Johns’ N. B. harbor ready to sail. was damaged by fire of undetermined origin early yes terday. A public reception by the Govern- or and Mrs. McCall in the Hall of Flags at the State House was the principal observance of Washington's Birhday in Boston. Two deaths during the trip of the American Line steamer New York, which arrived at New York ffom Eng- land, encased in ice, were attributed assage. Representations against the pres- ence of United States deputy marshals on the captured British liner Appam, were made to the ‘State Department by the German embassy. A call for a special meeting of stockholders of the Maine Centrl rail- road, to be held on March 8, to take action on the issue of $6,000,000 re- funding bonds, has been sent out. A reduction in the cost of producing shells in England will result in a sav- ing of 400,000 pounds weekly after June 1st: This statement was made in the house of commons yesterday Thomas McGilton, a soldier in many wars and one of the last who wit- nessed the charge of the Light Bri- gade at Balaclava, will be buried with full military honors today at West Point. I l Reports from Salsburg say that 30 persons are still missing as a result of te avalanche in the Hochkoenib region. No further deaths have been reported in addition to the Afty-five made known. The 35-knot battle ‘cruiser planned for the new naval program will be the finest and most powerful ships of their class in the world, Rear Admiral Badger of the general board told the House naval committee. Endowments amounting to nearly one million dollars were announced at the Washington Day celebration of the University of Buffalo yesterday. These include $500,000 from Mrs. Seymour H. Knox, and $225,000 from General Ed- mund Hayes. The Connecticut Postmasters’ asso- ciation at its annual meeting in Hart. ford yesterday elected the folowing of- ficers: President, Philip Troup, New Haven; vice presidents, M. H. Walsh, Middletown, Thomas F. Rourke, Un- jonville; _secretary-treasurer, D. J. Teevan, Shelton. Broken Air Hose Caused Bad Wreck ON THE NEW HAVEN ROAD NEAR MILFORD YESTERDAY NINE KILLED, 50 INJURED It is Claimed That W. R. Curtis, En- gineman of No. 5, Ran Past a Cau- tionary Signal 2,000 Feet in the Rear of the Stalled Express. Milford, Conn., Feb. 22.—Eight per- sons lost their lives and fully fifty ‘were more or less hurt in a rear-end collision of passenger trains on the New York, New Haven and Hartford r;mroad here today. Four of the vic- tims were railroad employes, two were passengers, a man and a woman, whose lives went out instantly in the terrific crash, and the others, also pas- sengers, died in hospitals in Bridgeport and New Haven where they had been taken. The Dead. The dead are W. R. Curtis, engineer. George L. Tourtellotte, flagman, Merrick, M Patrick Collins, New York city, died in New Haven hospithal. Miss Susan B. Hyland, New Haven. Charles E. Allen, Groton, Conn., died en hospital. senser believed to be named Der Hovhenssian. One employe let unidentified. May ::e named Werner, who was deadhead- ng. Joseph J. Frye, Springfield, Porter, died in Bridgeport hos Trains Involved. The trains involved were No. T Greenfield express, which as the Connecticut River No. 5, a local train for w tween New Haven and New York, as the former runs through to the latter city without station stops. Broken Air Hose the Cause. A broken air hose on the express between the electric motor which was hauling it and the leading car stalled the train on the westerly end of a curve and rock cut near the Woodmont station, and while there the local which was following rounded the curve and crashed into it at forty miles an hour. Claimed Engineman Ran Past Signal. It is claimed that W. R. Curtis, ii:o engineman of No. 5, ran past a cau- tionary signal 2,000 feet in the rear of the express, and when he saw the home signal 300 feet in the rear of the express he could not hold his train and iin an instant had rounded the curve and not only were two passenger trains in confusion but a freight train which was passing west on the next track 3 at that moment was buckled up by wreckage through upon it. Flagman Ground to Death. Of many examples of fortitude and commendable deeds done during the trying moments which accompanied the wreck, it 1s said that the death of George I Tourtellote, flagman on the stalled train, stood out prominent- Iy. According to the story told, Tour- tellotte went back with his red flag and saw the local approaching. He stood in the track waving the flag un- til it was too late to escape and he was ground to death a moment before the awful crash came to the stalled ex- press. Other Wrecks of Like Nature. The peculiarity of the wreck in that it involved a freight train was not without a parallel on the system. The first disaster in the long series which befell the company was on the Fair- field viaduct a few miles west on June 8, 1911, when a freight ran into another stalled train, both bound west, just when two freight trains were passing the point bound east. The impact causeq the stalled freight train to buckle, and cars were thrown over nvolving the other trains. Then fol- lowed a few days later the Federal ex- press wreck, with twelve persons kill- ed, including the engineman, A. M. Curtis, who is not thought to have been related to Engineman Curtis who died at the throttle today. The wrecks on the road followed with distressing frequency until the eeries was ended on Sept. 2, 1913, at North Haven, when the Bar Harbor express was run into by the White Mountain express and twenty persons died. That was the day that Howard Elliott became presi- dent of the system, and no accident with loss of life to passengers had come until this wreck today. Four of the greater wrecks on the road in which many lives were snuffed out were of the rear-end kind. Trains Were Both Off Schedule. The two trains involved in today’s wreck were both off schedule upon ar- rival here from the east. No. 5, the local, was eleven minutes late, and The express left at 11.09 and the local at 11.10, the latter having station stops to make. At Woodmont the ex- press was three minutes in the lead and had crossed over to the outside westbound track so_a freight could proceed west on the inner track. It was this freight which was involved in the wreck. The official time shows that the express passed Woodmont at 11.19 and the local went by at 11.22. Beyond Woodmont is the curve on which at the westerly end the express became stalled. Makeup of the Express. The makeup of the express was a heavy engine, three steel coaches, three Pullmans, and then another steel coach added at New Haven. The crew were John J. Kennedy, engineer; Charles Courts, fireman; George L. Tourtel- lotte, flagman, and E. T. Bray, con- ductor. The local had a smaller en- gine and five wooden coaches, three having been added at New Haven to accommodate the large number of per- sons bound for way points. The crew were W. R. Curtis, engineman: Ed- ward McGinnis, fireman, and W. B. Brandt, conductor. Express Stalled on a Curve The express had been stalled on the curve out of sight of the straight- away track from the Woodmont sta- tion. Three hundred feet behind it was a signal - which served as the “home"” signajgfor No. 5 and 2,000 feet further back another protecting signal for No. 79 which was the cau- tionary signal to No. 5. Trainmen (Continued on Page Three) T fover has crossgd into