The evening world. Newspaper, March 8, 1906, Page 13

CITY'S WATER IS MUDDY, BUT DON'T WORRY OVER IT Caused by Open Winter —Cheer Up! Some Day It Will Be Clear. The reason the water all over New | York 1s so muddy and offensive in ap-| pearance that nobody cares to drink it] 4s that there Is a freshet in the Croton | water shed. This ts official, coming as an| > explanation from G. W. Birdsall, chief | consulting engineer of the Water De- partment, who to-day told an Evening World reporter that he 1s surprised at the numbe: of complaints coming to the department. As a solace to the per- 3 of the citizens, he pinion that New York water is really more healthful than mineral waters. It 1s as ambrosia com- | pared to the fluid of Lake Michigan, drunk in Chioago, or the yellow mess from the Mississippi inflicted upon Bt. Lous, Brom the wilderness of Westchester to Battery Park every faucet has been pouring forth a mixture that looks like @ cross between chocolate and bog water from the County Mayo. Abo! Central Fark the chucolate appearan predominates, — B the park th water ig of various degrees of opaque- ness, And the only explanation for this is the samo expamition that, ap- Piles to the rise in the price of ice— the open winter. “rhere is really nothing, to be alarmed etjut.” said Engineer Birdsall in_ his Office on the fifteenth Noor of the Park Row Building to-day. “We have had lan open winter and very Uttle ice hus covered the streams in the watershed Then we huve had a great dew of rain recently. Last Saturday the rainfall measured turee inches, and this cause @ freshet. It brought’ down mud fru the hillsides and sUrred up the soil in the nS. her @re no settling reservoirs north of Central Park, That is, there ip no great reveptacle in which this water may aulowed to stand until the inud aas settled. ‘That ls why that the further norta you Ko In the ity the more muddy the water ts. When it entora tie aqueduct it ts brown and dirty looking as comes fresh from the Streams. “In the Central Park reservoir it has settle somewhat. ‘ihe capacity of a thousand , and the amount used jaily is about two hundred mill- fon gallons, ‘Thus we calculate that most of the water drawn off south of the reservolr has had about four or five days to become olear. Of course this fen't snMocient to make It erystal MM appearance, but still It is only a Peculiar opalescent white. “There is no danger of disease from water, wheter it is muddy or ome people have a it, Mat, they can At my home I uso ‘flannel. is tied over the faucet. | @ chance t reservoir has “allo inward and ‘Water running through this 1s cleared ef mud and looks only @ little milky.” Irish Volunteers. ‘The First Regiment of the Irish Vol- unteers have ascoepted the Invitation of tho Rev. Father Huoyal to partici- tts ag ae ce ie i Ei ' LE as i it i ii A [s f : 8 q a | Troy, Ss nibhaa chin Ufone er deb PEABODY ESCAPES; THREE ARE KILLED New York Man Rescued from Wreck on Delaware and Hudson. SARATOGA, N. ¥., March 8—George Foster Peabody, millionaire banker and prominent Democrat, narrowly escaped | death last night in a wrecked passenger train of the Delaware and Hutson Rall- | road, bound from Rutland, Vt., for | in which three were killed and | three injured, While held up by a dtsabled freight train ahead, near Saratoga Springs, the enger train was run down by the ontreal Flyer, approaching from the rear, Two passenger cars of the Dela- ware & Hudson train were telescoped. Firemen dragged Mr, Peabody through a broken window, and then searched for others, In the fourth seat in front of where Mr. Peabody sat were found Mrs. Charles Esmond, of Gansevoort, and her seven-year-old | daughter, Gertrude, both of whom had | been crushed between the Seats. Both | died early to-day. Frank A. Sidecuse, a traveling sales- man, of Buffalo, caught in the same way, was Instantly killed, Of the Injured, Frank Cardes, of Al- pany, Is in the Saratoga Hospital with internal injuries. The doctors think he has an even chance of recovery. Frank | Perse, of Albany; Nelson M. Varney, of | Sandy Hill, and Berton B. Bowney, of Saratoga, pruised and suffering from shock, were taken to their homes or cared for by friends. Mr. Peabody was on bis way to visit | Spencer Trusk. He sald chat he attrib- uted hia escape to an act of Provi- dence. The engineer of the express had been warned to look out for the local train, put, owing to siippery rails, due to raia, was unable to slacken speed before crashing into the train, nee HUDSON RIVER OPEN. Close of Navigation for Twenty-six Days Marks a Record. Navigation on the Hudson between New York City, Newburg and Pough- keepsie is opened after being closed only twenty-six days. This is sixty-six days Jess than last year, and marks one of the shortest winters on record, as reck- oned by interrupted navigation. The river still has days of danger by floating ice, but at Dobbs Ferry and vicinity enthusiasts have sailed and used motor-boats during the entire win- ter. America’s Best Milk” Purest g aaa. men Deantital Prem Sav MOHAWK ease MILE O0~ LOST PURSE ON CAR, sald that at Broad- I streat she mis cd ot hy HAD MAN ARBESTED y, of the station, Vf policeman ran up and sald. the Manager Butler W as Locked conductor had aa ae Pest ‘ketbook in i . the car, In spite of this the Up on Mrs. Brant’s Charge ook Better tot i Brant made a c it Is sald some one ‘called bp. and re-| | BE th the anal eae i Holter of the pu ani hough P| Mrs. Catherine Brant, the pretty | fina z tints’ that: he young wife of a Western railroad man- enone ‘at 14 West @hirtytourth 0. ager. who is stoping at the Hotel street, he wae melas Oo asa rmer stra « Margaret, in West Forty-soventh streot, | gor Bettler to-day and sald_he had to-day appeared before Magistrate Whi man in West Side Court to prosecute | pher, Stephenson, of the court, also tes. Pited to Beitler's good character. When Jesse J. Beitler, New York manXager of | (me 4s0 Bey nh EO Amsterdam aves a hib automoblie concern. She had| nue and One Hisired and Twenty- Beitler arreeted yesterday cn a Sixth| HMth street was cailed up and had ny- ported that the p urse with something avenue car after missing her pocket-| over $20 was there Magistrate Whitman | book ‘The purse was found, it Is sald, digmiesed the 2080. saontity. hi 8. Grant rted to {dren er- | as Bettler was being led away trom tho | self sind terelve her property. Peltier | car, but In spite of this he was locked | was tly disturbed: saving the aftalr up. He was discharged to-day. | rout unt bim Ina business way. Ele | was h olding his glows in Mrs, Brant, handsomely gowned, ep-| Range ami supposed the little girl took peared on the bridge and told her story! them for the missing pocketbook. 2 L4 BARGAINS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. Just arrived—a new importation of GLACE GLOVES; White, 2,003 Bhck, 2.50 READY TO WEAR HATS—Natty Sailors, Chic Turbans, in all desirable shades, all prettily trimmed. Values’$3,CO to $6.00, for 1.98 to 4.98 WOMEN'S AND MISSES’ SUITS—Eton Pony or Norfolk styles, in Panama, cheviots or fancy mixtures, jackets taffeta or satin lined, new circular skirt, various models to select from. Value $19.50... 14.95 FRENCH VOILE SKIRTS, trimmed with taffeta silk bands, new circular model, over drop of taffeta silk. Value $18.50......... wee 18.50 TAFFETA SILK PETTICOATS, in all the leading shades; also change- ables and black, all pretty models, Value $5.00... sere 8 5O WOMEN’S HOSE—Imported lace lisle; also Hermsdorf buck cotton hose, unbleached split sole. Value 29c., for. ........ seen ccesees : 19 BOYS’ SUIIS, in homespun mixtures, made in the newest styles; Russian coats, with sallor collars, Eton and Buster Brown, with bloomer pants; sizes 214 to 10. Value $3.00, for.seeeeseee-+e we «1.95 West 125th St., 7th and 8th Aves, For Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Exceptional Values in Men’s Sack Suits. Formerly $20, $25 and $80, Choice, $74.°° Men’s fine Blue or Black Cheviot Suits, either Single or Double Breasted; superbly finished and right to a line in style—Men’s smart Tweeds and Cheviots, in English Checks and Plaids; cut long—Single or Double Breasted, with centre or side vents—all regularly up to $30—Choice, $14.50. And all sizes, Note: Many of the patterns are light in color and adapted to early Spring wear. Smith Gray & Co., THREE STORES; BROADWAY AT 31ST ST., NEW YORK. ee ST. AT FLATBUSH AV., BROADWAY AT BEDFORD AV., B'KLN. — The THOUSAND Ks DOLLAR APIECE SERIES. The Gibson Picture Fad is unday World’s Famous Gibson Pictures, FOURTH OF THE, SERIES NEXT SUNDAY. still growing. PRINTED ON SEPARATE SHEET OF HEAVY PAPER SIZE 10x15 INS, aga tt Ming i, We RON ORD rash 11, 00, Under this picture Gibson}wrote the sub-title: ‘There are some cases #0 severe that it takes more than medicine to cure them” ’ In hundreds of thousands of homes collections of the Sunday World's Gibson Pictures aro now te be found. This is the fourth of the series. To insure getting next Sunday's picture, order in advance from your newsdealer. FREE --- WITH NEXT SUNDAY’S WORLD --- FREE Next Sunday's World will also contain among its many special features: 1, The Girl Who Forgot She Was Married. 4, Will Women Go Back to Taking Snuff? ent Minch ena ead a SEES 4 Z Alt CARS CELE Jo ") Women’s Pure Silk ~- 1,200 pairs of the GIOVES. jesuta: c0c. qual- Ity, 2-clasp style, tn biack only, all sizes, eT) Bloomingdales’, Main Floor, | 59 ction, | [sithatok fo 5°AvE 3 ES 06 & @| Women’s 6-Button Glace Kid Biarritz Gloves. Elsewhere | $1.50 per pair; Of, here, only ... 89c ™ Not a Sale of $2 Trousers advertised as $4 values, but in reality == only worth the price they are sold for, as-is so often the case elsewhere. In =” this sale every pair of trousers offered is an honest $4 value. And you save a two-dollar bill on every pair you buy. All sizes from 32 to 48 inch waist measure. $4 Trousers in material, make, trim, style and fit; to-morrow, For Boys from 8 to 16 Years, a Combination Suit consisting of a coat that can be worn as a plain double-breasted jacket or with a belt, like a Norfolk. A pair of plain trousers and a pair of bloomer $2 95 e trousers with each suit. Bloomingdales’, Second Floor, 60th St. Sectio To-morrow, only Our Great $50,000 Stock of Fashionable Furs Is Going Rapidly at Prices Reduced to About 73. It is well to g of ap prepare for future needs, especially in the matter of Furs. Why wait until next sea- son and pay three times present Prices for just the Furs you want? We haven't the room to carry Furs from one season to another, so we pay you handsomely to take our stock away—so handsomely that it amounts to fully two- thirds the actual’ present market value of the goods. The Greatest For Bargains You, or Anyone Else, Have Ever Known Are These’ PERSIAN LAMB) COATS, (1) Men’s Fur Lined Coats Prac Chinchilla Furs. $1 id tically Given Away. 1 - MEN'S FUR LINED COATS with fa mini, muskrat "eg oes a8 Us worth $ OO AND. #4 FATS, | Kerney cl peau de Ried win squteral, Spant ME imported broadcloth. be cloned out at $005 $150 WOME R ATS. mado WP peaucifut brondejoth, in ane Squirrel Furs, ARGE 1 ar Se, $8, $ THROW sd Hr 825 AND $20 SE SHROWOVER SCA LAT PIL. values values from, $31 The sale comprises also beautiful Jap. mink, Isabella fox, Persian lamb, Far Eastern mink, white Iceland fox, blue and black lynx Furs. All tremendously reduced 9th St. Seetion. Odd Upholstered Pieces at Half Price and Less. We have just received from a very prominent maker about one hundred odd pieces of Uphol- stered Parlor Furniture, Fancy Chairs, Side Chairs, Arm Chairs and Sofas at a tremen-~ dous price-concession. They are parts of Suits that were broken during the season’s business and every odd piece that remained in the factory. Note the values and our quick-selling prices: sg a ots $5.00 onan paved ae $12.00 ° $7. 50 $13. 00 SOFAS, valued at piles & $24.00, al. . : Women’ s Gibson Bloomingdales You have never had such ‘an opportunity to buy K high-grade Upholstered Furniture at such ridicu- None lousy low prices. Cx.03D} Women’s Fine Petticoats New Models Most Attractively Priced. To show you what our petti- coat department can do in the way of helping you save we will offer to-morrow, Bargain Friday, the following excellent values: WOMEN’S PETTICOATS, of fine quality mercerized and permanent finish sateen; a splendid assortment of new styles, Including ruffles, sec- tional flounces and pleatings, at $1.49, $1.98, $2.98 and $3.69 THE NEW “NOVENT” PETTI- COAT —The tops are made of Jer- sey cloth, with flounces and _pleat- ing of sateen and eheatherbigons bands are elastic, eliminating all fullness around the waist and hips. It ts the Leshan, the won dae or soos fashionable women, favor aioge. $1.49, $1.98 and $2.69 MEN’S EXTRA SIZE SATEEN WeRrticoATS, made with pleat- ings and sectional flounces, trim- med Lal Hesettch ine and tuck- $5595, '§1.49, $1.98 and $2.98 2d tool oth Sk. Section.) The shorent Petticoat. mingdiales', Becona "Floor Tam Rt, Section Women’s Lisle Thread Vests. ‘A Special Bargain Friday Sale of 35c. Swiss 19 ic Ribbed Lisle Vests at ......- Only 300 dozen in the lot. For your sake we . wish there were ten times as many. ‘The Vests are ney trimmed at the neck. Properly shaped; all sizes. One of the greatest of bargains. Women’s Cotton { 190. Value, To-Morrow, 9c Ribbed Vests Bargain Friday, Only.. Not more than 6 Vests to any one customer . No mail orders. Bloomingdales’, Main Floor, 50th St. Seotlon. 90c. Preserves for 55c. ™s a MOME-MADE PRESERVES—Finest qua! f Sold elsewh FRESH PRESERVED FRUITS—Peach: women, Japan, pearl ebony and any of . Pears, Quinces, PRESERVED FRUITS—White Cherries, Red Cherries, Quinces, Kteinberger Cablnet. A SPRING ENVIGORATOR- With, every ‘Vino De Pasto, Amontillado or Oloroso, fresh eggs for’ the sick or well, FREE. BLOOMINGDALE BROS.’ berry, Peach, Strawberry. All Cars Transfer to Women’s Elbow Length Glace Kid Gloves. An unusual value for Bargain Friday at in acomplete assortment of and widths. Every shoe (Blgomingdeled Wall ap ers Below Cost. 300,000 rolls—the efi surplus stock of several leading manu- facturers—form the nucleus of this immense sale, We secured the papers at such tremendous price-concessions that they are yours for fully $0% less than you ever saw equal grades offered for, Prices for Friday and Saturday—a roll: Ic,, 4c., 7c., 1214¢, and 25c. Estimates for al! interior decorations s promptly furnished, Sp! eal quality pure silk, on lock paragon pe ith steel rod, 26 to 28 inch sizes, for men and in a fine assortment of pretty handles including horn, Dresden, buckhorn, bo: these Bloo mingdal “Rhine and Moselle Wines, A Stupendous Sale—All Bottled in Germany, Direct from A. BEMtT & Strauss, Bodenheim on the Rhine. Mosquetaire Bloomingdales’ is the only store in town that can boast of a com- prehensive stock of these ultra- fashionable gloves, All mepee in black and white, are here, and we are selling the reg- ular $3,00 grade for.. $1. 98 Bloomingdale: |__Matn Floor, 69th St. Section. _ An Odd Lot of Brocaded Royal Worcester and Plain W. B. Corsets that were regularly 79c. and $1.25 65c No mail, C. 0, D. or telephone orders filled, Will be sold to-morrow Bteeerrerecerees sees Infants’ Dresses. Made of fine nainsook, Bishop style; 2 years oe Ans 9c * section. Gold Spring Eyeglasses, 85c. An Exceptional Bargain Friday Sale. Ploominednye Second Floor. These glasses are scientifically made by one of the largest and most prominent optical concerns in the world; fitted with silex crystal, pure white periscopic lenses; gold spring and non-tilting cork nose rests, which prevent them from slipping off. The glasses are rim- less. Fitted free of charge. Not more than three pairs to one buyer. Exclusive opticians charge $3.50 a pair. Bloominedales’ , Main Floor, Front, Centre. For St. Patrick’s Day IRISH FLAGS, We are ready assortment in all {utwool standart bunting, with the horn sewn on oth sides, sor aeeeesy 4x6" .. 5x8 4% 6x9 “ .. 6x10" .. Bloomingdales’, Third Pooh OEM Seotlon, $3.50 Shoes and Sailor Ties All the newest Spring styles Welted ‘Third Floor, both St, Sectti xwood, and sterling, burnt ivory, palamenta, weichsel; choice of $1.9 95 $3.50 eee | Main” Foor, ae of bt Oe, sew *Shopmningdalen, Lex. to 3d Ave. 59th to 69th St.