The evening world. Newspaper, December 27, 1907, Page 4

SLEEP OF HEIRESS “AFTERSEVENOAYS; Pretty Girl's. Strange Comal _~ Baffled Doctors for .180 : Hours. “<COULDN’'T AWAKEN HER. = Miss Wardrop’s Fatal’ Slumber Followed Swoon During’ “ ~ Alarm of Fire. ‘The tong, atrange sleep of Miss Edith ‘Wardrop, heiress and ward of W. 8. ) Keller, of No. 237 Willis avenue, ended stn Geath. at 5 o'clock this morning in ‘the Lincoln Hospital. To the last the coma, which remained unbroken for Tore than 180 hours, baffled the ablest alienists and scientists in New York. Miss Wardrop was sixteen years old, and an unusually pretty and Intelll- went girl. Thursday afternoon watching a’fire-engine by, she was stricken at the home of h friend, Miss Adrienne La Roche, a girl about her own age, at No. 34 East One Hundred and Thirty-sefenth street. The two girls were seated jn the par- lor whefi thé fire bells sounded. Mins La Roche rushed to the window and called her companion. ! “Como quick, Edith, and look at the fire horses!" she excialmed, = Wardrop motionless in a chair, They | | thought at first she was {ha swoon, but ] whe could not be revived. The family She looked around and found Miss and} in @ pzlvyate ward, where all tho’ prom- © inent physicians and specialists in New York, with few exceptions, had been to see her during the week of her strange trance, ‘There was no sign of pain, Mise War @rop was) civen nourishment through @ tube, and had not lost welght Her color was good and her breathing as Tegular an If she were-asleep. Various theories were advanced as to but none could give it a Been Cancelled. BERLIN, Dec. Me x all the howrs that followed her sclzure ef gave no sign of life except her breathing and the natural warr. 1 of her body, i Yesterday efforts were doubled’ to arouse her, but to no purpose, -Lhat! niglit It became apparent she was sink ing. Og Miss Wardrop was a niece of James + Wardrop, former superintendent of the New York, New Haven and Hartford] the ranks of royalty. Tallroad. She ved with the family of} = her guardian, Mr. Kellem, in Willis avenue. She would have come into a large fortune at “her majority. Pwo weeks azo the xirl and her brother, Alfred, went to Mount Kisco to visit. ‘They had returned unexpectedly | on Thursday of last week to do soms} Christmas shopping. Miss Wardrop ment to cail on Miss La Roche as ao surprise. ‘ a The physicians at the hospital were able to diagnose the case to-day as one alarmed over her condition, fect rest and. ease, fastly and husband. bad and she fs depressed. _ $1.°° Size Hay’s that a leaf of the heart had become detached and floated through the blood yessels to tho brain, where it lodged. | It is rarely possible to diagnose such | cases until after death, as the coma it, induces is accompasied by all the ex- | ternal symptoms of catalepsy, Never Fails to — ABE HUMMEL OUT OF BED. Abe Hummel was much better and was walking—around—the ward of tha hospital in the Blackwell's Isiand peril- druggists. He has been urging ber th take a long trip abroad where she might have per- but she has stead- refused to leave her \children Her health is, generally physician ‘could not arouse: her, finally advised removing her to the hos-| pital, She was taken there and placed | © —~— n “i —— : Her Condition Serious and All Court Functions Have %.—The Czarina of Russia is very il] and the Czar tsmuch ‘All court functions haye been can- celled b¥ the Czar, and the feeling that her health ts utterly gone ts pervading Heaith | } ‘of cerebral. embolism. They explained; Contains 214, times. as tentlary yesterday, i —_——>___— SHIPPING NEWS. ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY, Water. om W FANT 20% Nanas {Mean atsolute accuracy A. W. BREWSTER, M. D. MW yet: Brooklyn’ Eve EDW, JOHNSON, M. D. Many years tn private practice MARCUM KENYON, M. D. M, LINDEROTH. Late Brookimm Ert ard Ear He Examinations Without Cha} | Chirlich & 233 Sixth Ay. 360 Sixth A 12 STEAMSHIPS, f TODAY, > Bt. Laurent, Havre, Himéra, St. Lucha. BAILED TO-DAY, Princess Anne, New: adway, Below 33d St. Weer oe ‘Ehrlich Examinations d catistacticn. Astor House Block, sau St., Near Ann §t, : _ SQuallty Clothes for ‘Father fandiSon m Bonwit, Harris & Co. SPECIALLY REDUCED CORNER 21ST ST, Broadway—Fifth Ave. Men’s Overcoats Men’s Suits s Men’s Cravenettes Values up to 830 | aan |¥Young Heiress Whose Stra PH HADS OW) |g eres, Mose crc i |much as 50c size and’ RESTORE GRAY HAIR! to its NATURAL COLOR. |Buy it next time at your | end Ear Hos tiat,| & yoara Manhattan Bye and Ear, Hospital| Ta |! SHOT VICTINA BACK, DODGES’ «Assassin Lay in Wait for Lupo, and Fired as He Reached His Daor. i With only an overcoat as a clue, de- tectives are searching to-day for the ‘unknown aasasein \who shot Joseph Lupo, a young barber, in the back as he started up the front steps of his home, | No- 08. East’ Fourteenth -street, earty Inat night. victim, and the Uullet struck Lupo be tween the shoulders. The victim has on the third floor, and war the door when the man{ from beneath the stoop and ited. ‘After being shot Lupo fell back and| knocked down his murderous assailant | end they rolled together to the pavo- | metit, The assassin jumped to his fect and ran toward;-First avenue, 20 pur- (auers Close Cahtll and Benjamin, of the Best on his heels, Detectives | 200 PURSUERS }@ fob there. 4 te At the hospitat it ‘The assassin had lain in wait for hist. { with your com- Py On the top fight the | from all bonds depos! f bef f March only a few step hut through our purchaye | ns bondholders | * until the con-| p ascertained by | tion being made on behalf mittea,"” Z uncement that the com- ably default in the pay- bonds the stock ¥ de the iadeaer the root's eet down n of t the exam! of your oc came | thing: tot Han patois and miled broadly ned back, per- for the ambu- | she answere Jance from: Bel Lieut. Joe Petroatni, t {Itallan Detective Bureau, jone of his beat men, wor! on the case, but they w trom having a solution, t mothet and ‘the pretty | victim protested that young Lupo had| no énemies and no bad companions. He} was not Well to do, 20 the Black Hand,| they sald, could not haye been, seeking | tribute from him. He closed his ttle!” barber shop in First a ‘ 4 Broparing 40 q@ to Easton, a,, to taxe OD the positive - guarantee was said that Lipo allot parsed: throug’ ged downward. would die, The bi his lungs and faction we will, return the! eo » entir KUHN, LOEB READY TO BUY “ce for at We en paid and ask all those who are) It was announced to-day tna. letter sick and need strength to try; from Kuh#; Loeb & Co, to J. N, Wal- it with this understanding. Ince, “Chairman of the comniittee of the) WHERE TO GET VINOL IN N.Y. ~ | first consolidated mortgage bonds, of | | Heaeman & Co., 20 ft jay, 31 Park Low, the Third Avenue Haltrond oC suand Tih Ares ei Se aad Teno aves tate that the company would prob: Sabi fault in the January Interest payable on | Times and array cet the bonds, but that Kuhn, Losb & Co., | and MMeecker St. who put out the boads. would buy up the | » 1k coupona at thelr face value. ‘The fol- | Broad jowing “matement was made by the! “kinmian Pm Broadway ai (ay Third Avenue | and mh Ar banking 0 is Jungmann, 1090 bay, Arey ed ae Atonterdaty Ave, ton Sty Ha ielyDy Broadway nT ul B house: it Ia apparent that t as Columbus Twenty-second street station, chanced to be near and took up the chase. In {¢ John Aronofosky. No. 415 East Foor-/| teenth street, was foremost. Ho wan} reaching out to grab the murderer | when he dodged into the entrance of | No, 34 Wiret avenue, a six-story tenc- | | ment, and slammed the door and} looked It. | ‘The detectives got in the bufiding | Franklin. Simon & Co. Fifth Avenue—37th-38th Streets Clearing Sale Saturday | BOYS’, GIRLS’ AND MISSES’ | % EEE Ss HIGH-GRADE WINTER APPAREL ‘Boys’ Clothing } of all-wool cloths, sewed with silk. 51 Sailor and Russian Suits rc if 3 to 10 years. Heretofore $6.75 to $8.75... 96 Norfolk and Double-Breasted Suits with Extra pair of Knickerbockers, 8 to 17 years. 108 Smart Overcoats : 3 to 10 years. Heretotore $7.50 to $9.75... 8 4 Dressy Overcoats : 8 to 17 years. — Heretofore $15.75.. 65 Imported Chinchilla Overcoats 3 to 10 years. Heretofore $12.50 to $14.50... 22 Fur-Trimmed Overccats 3 to 10 years, Heretofore $23.50... 3.75 Heretofore $9.75.... 5.50 4.50. 9.75 _ 8.50 - 10.00 Misses’ and Girls’ Coats . High-class fabrics—superior.tailoring. 50°Full-Length Coats j 4 to 12 ues Heretofore $9.75 to $16.50.... 5.00 j SF sce shame it cessor: uit 15.00) | Tes ieee sis 90D 65 ESS? Brondclonn Coats se 13.75 - 25.00 40 Squirrel Fur Lined Coats, 10 to 18 years, Heretofore $45.00... ‘Misses’ Tailored Suits This season's models; 14 to 20 years, 73 Smart Tailoréd Coat Suits : Heretofore £23.50 to $34.50... 15.00 | 66 Dressy Tailored Broadcloth Suits 19.75 | Heretofore $34.50 to $49.50... ee é ' Children’s Coats Desirable models and fabrics; 2 to 5 years, 53 Tailored Coats | Imported Cheyiots, Bearskins and\Corduroy. Heretofore $7.50 to $9. 3.50 | 5.75 40 Dressy. Coats Of Broadcloth, Vicuna C or fur-trimmed , tailored iy, eretofore $9.75 to $18.50.... WILL CLOSE GUT SATURDAY, Women’s Coats 46 Travelling and Utility Coats. {ull length model, of inporte Wretot 32 Evening Coats Hapdse ¢ models, of. imporial & Heretofor tcioth, 0 to §59.50,,. 19.75) TSH et ut Aralirees Company is i in the payment of the in’ t. 4 AY “3 age 4 per cent. bonds, We fon St. 273 Flatbush Ave. ingly determined, inasmuch as m Bumnet Ave., 277 Col laced by | And at all dru the / Wherethis bine the bonds of above issue tue i coupons | Whit tam bia us, to purchase at its faco Jan, 1 semi-annual interes. that if it does not give satis-/}'- We mean this—|| Bull FZicthers Year End Values Finishing up the year's business! Completing’ a year of* pesgomenal selling that has resulted in! many small lots and ken sizes that Brill stores prefer to let go NOW for less than good clothes have ever been sold rather than take them onAinto” the new year. Among these may be just the size and style you want. Added Year End Values result from various Brill trade ad- vantages and affect every-garment inthe four Brill Stores, so that here is probably the largest and most diversified assortment of correct and strictly high-grade clothes radically repriced to be found anywhere: i #10 for All Wool Sulis and Over- coais. Values up to $15. Here are all-wool velour and cassimere suits In new gray and brown designs and cut on correct new models. The tailoring, styling, trim- mings and fabrics are up to $15 standard. Here are new gray overcoats and all-wool black and Oxford Melton overcoats. Included are patch-pocket, self-collar and other new models. Excellently taflored to hold shape and fit. $13°° for Hand Tailored Suits and Overcoats. Values up to $20 erfect fit and long service are assured by the expert hand-tailoring, excellent fabrics and trimmings of these garments. i ! The sults. are of worsted, cheviot and velour in a variety of new designs. The colorings are gray, brown and the new tans and olives, The overottts are fancy worsteds, cheviots and yelours and plain Meltons, grays] browns, Oxfords, blacks, plain and fancy weaves; new correct models: th The prité, $13.50, is very little for garments such as these. The Values-steup to $20 and $22.50, $45 for Journeyman Tailored Gar- ments. Values up to $25. Black, blue and Oxford Kersey and Melton overcoats. Gray, brown and mixture worsted and cheyiot overcoats in stripe, twill and fancy weaves, High-grade worsted, velour and cheviot suits—smert designs and neat mixtures. . Also excellent black Thibet sults and blue unfnished worsted sults, o Thess garments are, from some of America’s foremost) makers, and are best known Standard vatues up to $25. $17 for Suits and Overcoats That Are Values up to §$28. Pure worsted silk mixture suits, black unfinished worster suits, velour. and cassimere suits in new brown, gray and olive mixtures. Many exclusive fabric designs and exclusive models. Black, Oxford, Quaker gray Melton gnd Kersey overcoats; fancy worsted overcoats in new gray and tan shades, a : . These are garments up to $28 in value, The tailoring is Ine, the high standard and the models the most advanced In New York. $4 for Suits and Overcoats That Are Values up to _ $30. Suits of every correct shade, design and mode!, Overcoats of most popular smart style in model and fabric, and conservative black and Oxford overc: The tailor the finest possible dons by most famous wholesale tailors in America. The fabrics are from the world’s best mills, The models include all the exclusive Brill models that are six months to one year In advance. Here dre the most ic » garments in New York—all extreme values regularly up to $30. Young Men’s Clothes New model’ overcoats and Winter-suits for young men. Black and fancy new, desirable patterns; cut extra full to give greatest ser- $6 fabri, vice. Good $8 values. Special Young men's suits and overcoats, CAPLAYY, tallored from fabrics de- signed and woven solely for Brill stores. Colorings are the new grays, » Many of these fabrics are waterproofed. Values are 310 and $12.50. $8 % Special Young men's extra high grade suits and overcoats, Cut on new, {ull models especially designed to.combine style and service. Tha style, fabric, finish and tailoring are of thorough $15 standard, -Spe- $10 cial In-Brill stores cs sseeyereesseereteeerrees beeees ee Children’s Clothes Sults and overcoats, excellently tailored and made of excellent fabrics; good values at $4.. dgedere Children's sults, reefers and oyercoats—strict! fabrics, all correct yéeaves and colorings, over 30 models—high-grade Brill tailoring $7.and $$ ey Dudley 4-in-t waterproof combination suits,-of fabrics specially woven.and waterproofed at the mill. Sult consists :of Jacket: and two pairs of trousers; warranted to give $6 service or new-sult free; greatest $6 value in America. Samples and measuring $3. 95 blank sent FREE. .< Hee e i STORES, 47 CORTLANDT, n, Greenwich. 126th STREET, cor, 3d Avenue, , Harlem, Store, Open _ 44 : $2.95 ‘wool, high-class jesigns—smartest new UNION SQUARE, 1th, n, Bway. 279 BROADWAY, n. Chambers. . . Saks & Company Herald Square rr ANNOUNCE FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28TH. For Misses and Small Women Formerl Pull len with satin linings, formerly $39.50, Tailored Suits, -of plain fancy ve nel lined Full length Coats rol kersey, cheviot, broadc}oth or mixtures? das 3 Full length Coats of wool mixtures, flan- Full Jength karakul cloth Caso, satin lined. Formerly $29.50, * A Number of Fancy Wool Dresses _ for Girls and Misses, at 14 to 18 years; 32 to 36 bust o a y $15, $17.50 and $19.50, at $ at} or fancy broadcloth, and plain or lveteens, formerly $35 to $48.50 at gth earaical cloth ‘Coats, Coats and Dresses for Girls 6 to 16 years : } . Formerly $10.50 to $12.50, atf $7.75 Fullylength Coats of navy or gray chin- } chilla, also of broadtail ‘cloth or black broadcloth, in red, gray or navy, venetian lined, Formerly $17.50 to $20, at Saturday, December 28th - The Sale of Evening Coats for Women At He Extraordinary Pri uc retofore $35, $39.50 and $45, at $16 Heretofore $55, $68 and $75, at $27. He The ass retofore $85, $98 -and $125, at $39 : ortment embraces full length coats in a wide variety of imported and domestic models, of imported broadcloths, chiffon velvets or Panne satins, in black, white or light pastel shades. Kar T akul Cloth Coats for Women hyee-quarter or full length models Heretofore $35.00, at $22.50 Heretofore $39.50, at $25.00 Heretofore $48,00, at $29.50 Heretofore $55.00, at $33.00 Saks & Company Suits Young Men & Overcoats for SIZES Attractive models which have enjoyed popularity this season among young men of advanced ideas. Distinctiveness is as marked in the fabrics as in the modelling. ’ Many ofthese garments have undergone price revision stance th “1A discontinued lot of 100 Suits for Young Men in $6.50 Norfolk of a strenuous order, and in every in- values are exceptional, sizes 30, 31 and 32 only. Values $10 and $12.. $6 Suits & Overcoats for Boys Suits and Overcoats;at-$5 - of durable. cheviot mixtures; Knickerbocker trousers, sizes 7 to 16. tweed m $6.50 to $10.00 Suits, Russian Qvercoats and Reefers of cheviot and ixtures; sizes 3 to II years,. 7 { at $5 Suits (sizes 6 to II) of cheviot and tweed mixtures. $13.50 to $15.00 Overcoats, at $10 'Overcoa or dark s of-cheviot and tweed mixtures in ght xford gray. Sizes 6 to 17 years.