The evening world. Newspaper, January 12, 1904, Page 9

} QUICK WORK TO FORGE CAR LINES TO REMOVE SNOW. Ordinance Referred to the Railroad Committee To-Day Requiring the Companies to Keep Crossings ‘Clear the Length of a Car at Each Street Intersection. LAW TO FORCE STREET CAR LINES TO CLEAR SNOW FROM CROSSINGS. , Following is the ordinance introduced by Alderman Fred Richter to compel the street car companies to clear away the snow the length of a car on the near side of street intersections; An ordinance requiring railroad companies to clean snow from space af all intersecting corners or stopping places: Re it ‘ordained, by the Bonrd of Aldermen of the City of New York an follown' Sec. 1. Hach and every railroad company operating cars on the nurfnce of any of the ®, myennes, thoroughfares or public places of the City of New York shall immediately after and doring during any fall of wnow clean and keep clean a apace not Tess than en of naid carn nt may be facilitated Sec, 2, For ench day's viola of the provision of the fore- going wbction there ahall b Posed x pennity of $50, to he col- lected tm the name of the City ‘of New York. c Jinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or the provision of this ordinance are hereby re- nll take effect immediately. through great heaps of snow and ponds of slush when entering and leaving street cars, This ordinance simply re- quires that the companies shall clear the snow from each crossing the length of a car, so that the public may reach and leave the cars with safety.” Heartily in Accord with It, Alderman ‘John T, McCall said that while heartily in accord with the spirit of the ordinance !t was a matter for the consideration of the Raiirond Com- mittee, and he moved that the ordinance be referred to that body. Alderman Kenny, @° Brooklyn, made an emphatic speech in behalf of the adoption of thé ordinance, “If you do finally send this to a com- mittee,” he said, “I would ask immedi: ate action, Don't defer the matter un- til summer time. as you did when an ordinance requiring that cars be heated was delayed. : is the time for action on such “wvhile it 1s true the companies dis-) ordinances, not when the sun ts igh in Xs eel the heavens and splitting the pave- play great activity in cleaning thelr) mengs. I would demand that the com: tracks, {t 1s also true that these COm-| mittee got busy with this ordinance. It's panies throw embankments of snow and) heh time it did something for the pub | Mle Wush “alongelde the car tracks and) Alderman McCall's’ motion, the across intersecting streets, making {t| resolution was referred to the Railroad compulsory on the public to flounder Committee for speedy action. FIRE SWITCH ENGINE: FIRE FOUNTAINS GINE AROUND TROLLEYS] ~ RLS BRAEMA Cuts Off His Right Leg and Man Pasengers on Half a Dozen Cars Bleeds to Death as He Is Re- and on an “L” Train Thrown Into Panic After a Subway; moved from the Tracks by Fellow-Workers, *~ Explosion. By a unanimous vote of the Board of Aldermen to-day the! resolutions sug Rested by The ning World requlr- ing that strect raflroad compantes in \ Greater New York be compelled to clear the snow from all street cross- Ings one car length was referred to the Railroad Committee, with a request for speedy action, In presenting the reso- lution Alderman Fred Richter said: “Mr, President, I respectfully request “that the members give this resolution their earnest attention and every en- davor be made to bring about the en- actment of an ordinance, which to my mind should tmperatively be placed on the ordinance books, The recent snow storm demonstrated that the public ts unnecessarily put to great inconven- lence by the neglect and failure of the car companies to clean the snow and slush from street crossings. Public Must Flounder, Fred Stapleton, a brakeman on tte New York Central Raflroad's Hudson River branch, was killed to-day on the river side and One Hundred and Thirty- vighth street by a switch engine from whi he had fallen. He bled to death, one gf the engine's wheels having cut off his right leg at the hip. Engineer Getter and Fireman Me- Bride knew that Stapleton was riding One of those strange and uncontrolla~ ole freaks of electricity that science has not yet learned how to guard against was responsible this afternoon for a panic in half a dozertrolley cars and an “1 train, with the incidental feature of tying up the Fulton street Elevated and surface lines. A rumber of trolley cars that hid been congested a few blocks below were slowly moving toward Fulton street] on thé front of the engine, and when and Cambridge place, when suddenly] they heard a cry of pain their first there was a loud explosion in front of] thought was of the switchman and they the car and an electric conduit shot up| brought the big machine to a stop. in a great sheet of flame and war shat-] As the drivers came to a halt, and the tered into fragments against tho top| twoemen started to get down to sec of the “L" structure, what ‘had happened to Stapleton, Getter mediately a fairy-like fountain of| heard him call faintly, "Give her an- electric flame Aled the area about the] other turn, old man. She's on my log.” shootng in spirals and jet-] McBride ran to the side of Stapleton i fire through the tragks|and found him as described, Under the of the elevated structure. fireman's signals Getter took hold of his ‘Thix ‘lightning-like iuminstion was} throttle with trembling hand and did accompanied by a terrifying sizzling, | ‘sive ber another turn” until it was pos- spiuing end sparkling that threw the] sible to remove the unfortunate man ley carn into al] from the rail. In another moment the vassengers) in the trol Se arhtee’ fad scramble for| switchman was dead, panic, ‘There was a mi Death came to Stapleton just wh i The doors, and the shrieks of fright-| was teminning ifs ail ores eeett aed ened women, Who secmed enveloped in He ae fate ac old. ais wife and 3 ‘ agreat|® daughter are living in Rome, N.Y. Aurenle of flame, soon attracted a great) © CrOsiie oe eth a crowd 0 the scerie. when the husband and rather became Juat ‘agthe explosion occurred a train! % resident of the Y. M.C A. Brash at Ai capa that had left the station three|Seventy-sccond street and Riverside plocks away was suddenly brought to] drive, He had been a hard drinker for b third] Many years and the people at the n stop by a short circuit of the branch say he suffered, with those who | raj}. Tho sprays of elecune tre shut UP] belonged to him, all the misery that the all about the - ‘ " which soon Yecame| addiction to intoxicants carries with it | Three months ago he ma resoiu- the scene of another pantie, men, women} rion hot to ever take another drink aad and children falling over each other in| he had kept it up to the time of his ‘The guards of the train’ made no ef- | Seesssermeesssee-eneccmercrsrenere torts to prevent the passengers.in de-]DON’T TRUST A DENTAL by fire seemed tmminent. They assisted ADVERTISEMENT! all the irigntened women and children in setting them We make froin time to time rather , vard st eee ah Are [astonishing Btatoments. concerning By. the time a force of reserves arrived four remarkably low prices, o : TBA a AS} J y our of the street below, the remarkable |OU" enor ttt factory work and oue it had started, Except for tarn cloth- [written guarantee to keep our work ing and bruises none of the passengers jin perfect repair for 10 years free of ihe surface and “L" lines, however, |Charge. were short elroulted for nearly an-hout! and are inclined to doubt, write or an eftert to reach the doors. death. sconding to the track, as the danger Not Even Ours, Without Investigation, ut and urged them to rived vately, our absolutely painiess methods, electrical display ceased as abruptly as on the trolley cars were Injured, Both ME VOU Havel tenth tretbiee “ind traffic Was interrupted, call upon Ws, and we can show you Se how ¥ can offer you such Jow prices, | & do suéh good work and make a profit RAN NAKED THROUGH STREET too. 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RIKER’S DRUG STORE. 6th Ave. and 23rd St. JUNGMAN’S DRUG STORES, KINSMAN'S DRUG STORES, 1020 30 Ave.and Cor, 125th St. & 8th Avo, 429 Columbus Ave, * and 601 &th Ave. WORLD: TUESDAY EVENING. JA Were S45 $558- Ge Soe> FASS to 50 in Now $2.49 $2.99 $3.75 $4.38 $5.99 measure. Take your pick tennant UARY 12, 1904. — eee 3, en > The Great 1904 | 2 2 White Sale aise tower eelore equaled hea In the January Clearances the opportunity is yours to save much on the best grades of merchandise. A Bold Business Proposition. Hf you can duplicate any ilem adverlised in this sale elsewhere within 25°% of our price, we will refund your money and in addition give you 10°, of the price you paid us! : The thousands of our regular customers agree with us that our clothing prices are always below competition. We know that the prices we quote in this January Clothing Sale aré from 28 per cent. to 40 per cent. below any prices quoted on similar clothing anywhere, 4 To.prove ina way that leaves no room for doubt that this is an unequivocal fact we want you to buy a suit or overcoat in this sale and try to duplicate it elsewhere within 25 per cent, of our price. ; If you succeed, bring the garment back, and we will refund the purchase price and give you in addition 10° per cent, of the price you paid here. $40,000.00 Worth of Good Clothing on sale at the lowest prices New York has ever known for similar good grades. g Extra _ Boys’ 75c. Corduroy Knee Pants, 29c. i NO Men's Suits and Overcoats that were $12, now $6.95. i Salesmen | Men's Suits and Overcoats that were $18, now se Waiting Men's Overcoats, $3.90. | No Mail or CG, G. D. Orders Filled Men's Suits, $3.75, Made of heavy | Young Men’s Suits, $4.96. 8 ‘Wool Suits, $1.77. TTR Made of (syed: : 7 5 chev- Oxford mix- in smaré during yout dupiieate elsewhere fOr $10 — made in Oxford gray and black; all ; : SUOUnE years, The mate- these sults for Be Men's Over- rial is strictly all ess than $6. coats, $5.88. i $4.95, wool, not wool ‘Lees The best Coats Boys’ Over- i| ands cotton © this $3 vin youn ay coals, $2.95. | and these suits ale ee eee are not the suits that are usu- ally sold for this | pricey but a su't 0 »01,| some" | ‘ ality” Of od te oe pies sizes — during | : ‘i lined with red that more often ai $5.88 | flannel, others ofj| sells for $3.00 | cassimere; pers) y blue kersey, hand: and $3.50; | fin 5 uy S somely embroid your * detapl of m Men's Over. i your $1.77 finish—= For the 8 tter Suit n vean be bi a anywhere f $8.00: $5. ; during this sale ais: 4 Men's Suits, $2.77. coals, $8.75. Cut long soe loose; made o} elegant ma- terials, in black and gray ‘ le pOedd Roys’ Overcoats, $1.44, Oxford grays and fancy mixtures] They are well made, in the popular Ox- sade with a belt; not a coat in they! ford mixtures and fully jot worth less than § 2. 9 | worth double......++++ $1.44 —during this sale during this sale ° Boys’ Svits, $1.29. ys ot 7 5 years, two- ; Men's Hats, $112. Men's Trousers, $1.66. Teeneeit and easit its, in 2 | Of high-grade cheviots, cass.meres In conjunction we offer a really ex- | Wool, cheviot and cassimére, in stripes, large variety of neat checks, ids untinished worsteds; th ; elbeauey value in men’s hats, | chegks, plaids and herringbone; per-€/ and stripes; all weil made, well lined | best styles; every sult Lie : men’s soft and stiff hats, i $1 12 fect in make and fit; not a pair worth| and ly trimmed; not a suitin the | sswed with silk. Not one in . newest blocks, special al less than $3; some $3.50 $ lot worth less than $ | fot worth less than $15 Second yah Oth St. Section.» and $4—during this sale, 1 6 during this sale 1 29 \ ring this sale Children’s Coats Reduced $18 and $20 Coats at $8.75. Bay Half Original Prices, om For to-morrow. > .1o clear out this entire stock announce aclearance of of Children’s Handsome Winter a lot of our regular $18 Coatsy we've made the above uniform reduction. b The assortment includes elegant garments of fine cloth, zibeline, velvet and corduroy, in smart juvenile styles, in 1, 2, 3 and 4 year Sizes. ( The cloth coats are trimmed with fur. Those of velvet are made in double - breasted styles with large collar trimmed with lace. The corduroy coals are trimmed with folds of satin. g | | | i | ideal ic and $20 coats at less than half their original prices, * F These coats) are selected Persia ‘cloth, plain or trimmed with: tur and finest quality seal plush, with. trim=- mings ot nutria beaver” and American chilla. Every coat lined with. fine quali guaranteed satin. Over teit_ styles— These prices for to-morrow only! Second Fier, 0th St Seetlon, A Special Sale of Books To Interest Every True Book-Lover. Adding to one’s library need be but a very inexpensive pleasure if such sales as this are n advantage of. In addition to the Kooks of poetry and others offered, we name some matchless values in Bibles. ‘ Padded Books of Poetry, 78c. k Bound in full leather; padded; red under gold edges—published at $1.50—including Splendid Watch Values! Here are some watches which we've decided to sell at the sharpest reduc-~ tions in price for no other reason than that we've too many on hand to suit us. Igon't miss this chance if you're thinking of haying a watch, # Gold-Filled Watches -- With ; flen’s and Women's Gol: fine seven-jewelied American billed Watchea—fiit.d wil movenrentss styfes for men and Waltham o- Elgin movem woinen; worth $10, special, $3.75 gyararteed for iad yeal J 20, sprcial, Men's Solid Sliver Watches Perse ips Hunting case Style, with with Waltham or Elgin move- seven-jew elled American move- 2 ments; worth $10, special, $3.75 worth s8seabee 75 and Gold. Men's and Women’. ted with Waltham or Elen moyements, guaranteed for ten years} worsh Faust | Mitton. x Matthew Arnold. on, f the Last Minstrel. | on. The find. | | i | Rutaient International Pronouncing Ruby Reference Bible, Div- inity Circuit binding.sale price Nelson’s Teachers’ Bible, Divinity Circuit binding, sale \ price.... eoes The Holy Bible, text only, in- ternational edition, cloth bind- ing, red cdges, sale price. » 2 Sale of CaliforniaCanned Fruits. To-morrow we offer some splendid values in the finest of Califor- nia canned fruits, all in the best syrups, large cans, priced as follows :— oer —complete volume; bound in fine half-Morocco with numer- ‘ous illustrations published at $1.50; our sale price, Oxford Text Bible — French | Burns. IY Napoleon's [lilitary Car 19c. Hosiery for 10c. Good Grades for Men, Women and Children. Here's a lot of hosiery, every pair of which is worth 19¢., & : too large to suit us, and we've cut the price to 10¢. for a clean assortment are men's two-thread cotton stockings, nith double soles and Azels 69c Age 95c Morocco; Divinity Circuit bind- ing; sale price, 75c¢ | Main Floor, 59th Bt. Section. a Vembroidcr es w.traouble soles Binck Cherries, 25¢) Lemon Cis 17c fn eee 2 a ta lac n stockings, with aouble - Rob Rey Safety Ma i t frome Rweten eS; Sizes 6 to 10 inch Portable Gas Lamps, $ They are finely constructed with black Venetian base and either brass or fancy black | centre column, All complete. including in-4 candescent gas ‘burner and mantle, chimney, decorated shade and eye protector and six feet of best mohair tubing; $1 98 e us BLOOMINGDALE BROS, est, Std. 15c SOS Soaw, Bipon Hest wt 290 hh Peas, fine 2c ine Pens, 10¢ cent To- Be Green, Kern lib 1Q¢ Specials in Wines and Liqvor. Specials in finest imported Moselle and Rhine wines are here to morrow, well as other notable value Monet Mm G4,25| Rhine: elas veh $3.99 Kren fact Tae; “extea fines oh nice. a can 10 y dr a! 106. for : Lentlin—Best for R06 Laundry i Jar ri matoen, » for Whiskey Seal S140: 2.75 fut alton OW Moryinnd Rye | Monel (Pisemorter). | Wininker. very exce!s ned : Pi Shick eee he EOO | Ltn cent SUS worth $3; special to-morrow... Third Floor, 30th St. Section. ALL CARS TRANSFER TO SS ALL CARS TRANSFER TO BLOOMINGDALES', BLOOMINGDALES'’,