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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

OF ocean carriers did not require channel
and harbor depths exceeding IS feet A.
the present time provision has been made
for a g5.f0ot channel for Boston haroor;
New York has % foot channel, which
Il is proposed 20 deepen TO 70 feet; Balti-
more has a % foot channel, and Norfolk
has jus: completed S-too; channel The
channel OF approach TO Philadelphia har-
Dor through the Delaware river has less
depth than 81 feet. In other words. the
Delaware river carries today channel
depths that the other North Atlantic
ports outgrew years ago and discarded as
inadequate for the requirements OF mod
ern ocean commerce.
Tie Philadelphians showed that Il re-
iteration Is required OF She statement
that modern ocean carriers demand IN
creased channel depths. the following ta-
be Of actual draft OF steamships enter.
ing New York hsrbor gives emphasis TO
the facts previously stated:
lfaars-
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

II you suffer from tenderness or full
ness on the right side, pains under the
shoulder BLADE, constipation. biliousneas
sick headache and feel dull, heavy and
sleepy, your liver is torpid and con
gested. DeWht's Little Early R.sere
will cure you promptly, pleasantly and
permanently by removing the congestion
and causing the bile ducts to open and
flow naturally They are good pills
Charles Rogers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

II you have piles. cure them. No use
undergoing horrible operations that sim
ply remove the results Of the disease
without disturbing the disease itself.
Place your confidence In Dewi,t's Witch
Hazel salve. II has never failed TO cure
others: Il will not fail 10 cure you.
Charles Rogers
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

Experience has demonstrated that the
largest ships are the cheapest carriers:
but it follows as natural consequence
tha; the larger ships have the greatest
draft. and therefore their advantages
can only be realized by such harbors as
have sufficient depth to permit their en-
trance
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

Don't think you can cure that slight
attack Of dyspepsia by dieting, or that II
will cure itself Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
will cure It; It "digests what you eat"
and restores the digestive organs to
health. Charles Rogers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

Some Of the results Of neglected dys-
pepuc conditions Of the stomach are can
Ger, consumption. heart disease and ep-
nepsy. Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure prevents
all this by effecting quick cure In all
cases Of dyspepsia. Charles Rogers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

Pneumonia, la grape. coughs. colds
Group and whoOping cough readily yield
20 One Minute Cough Cure. uee this
remedy In time and save Doctors bill
or the undertaker's. Charles Rogers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

]. D. Bridge. editor and proprietor OF
the Democrat. Lancaster. y. H., says; Il
would not be without One Minute Cough
Cure for my boy. when troubled with a
cough or cold. II is the best remedy for
Group l ever used" Charles Rogers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

II We can continue TO be satisfied after
viewing crAyon copy OF one photo
graph by an amateur artist We may rest
assured no later blow tn lie can have
any effect upon us,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

A man always prides himself upon hav-
ing an exceptionally fine housekeeper for
wife when at this season his nostrils
are greeted by the combined odor Of tar
and camphor every time he opens a
closet door.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

4 great many houseksepers discover
that they have been unwithngly buying
condensed milk when measurement re-
yeals the tact that a little over a pint
passes for a quart.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

BY allowing the accumulation in the
bowels TO remain, the entire system is
poisoned. DeWitt's Little Early R!sers
regulate the bowels. Try them and you
will always use them. Charles Rogers
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

Admiral Dewey processes to be amazed
at the preparations now being made for
his reception in New York. The admiral
should remember that he is a much big.
the pay Of men who know how to fight.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

II makes no difference now bad the
wound II you use Dewitt's Witch Hazel
salve /, will quickly heal and leave no
scar. Charles Rogers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

The harder 1t is TO acquire a thing the
longer you will retain It. This is prob
ably the reason why some women stick
10 their husbands as they do,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

The diRereD. forms OF illness that can
suddenly attach youth when It Is
school time are beyond the power Of
10 cure.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

Persons may think that they can break
bad news gently, but II is as Impossible
as to fire off cannon softly.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

It is perfectly hopeless TO expect that
the meals viii be bountitul in a house
that has a motto in the dining room,
Man Wants But Little Here Below"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

me AstonAn guarantees 70 TSs edver-
tiaers the largest circulation Of any
newspaper published on the Columbia
river.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

Summer rest TO many means paying
five dollars a day for room that in
their own home they would not consider
mere than a closet.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

You may own at least ten different
kinds Of gowns and rarely II ever have
one that will exactly suit the weather.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

Advertluins rata car ps Ss1 oa aSpii-
cation 10 the business unsnAgaH
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

A person has absolutely the git Of Sc
coHd sight who can dress at Il 50 that
It will be In keeping with the weather
at
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

A woman is always most gushIngly
aneetionate as preface to some par.
tlcularly disagreeable remark.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

No women are to be permitted to wit.
ness the mill between Fitzsimmons and
Jeffrles. But they can do Ike the prin.
cipals in a hstIc encounter-take it out
in talk
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO. Props.
Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known F.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieye him perfectly honorable In all bus
iness transactions. and financially able
10 carry out any obligation made by their
firm.
WEST & TRUAX.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls catarrh Cure Ia takes Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and nue.
GUS surfaces OF the system. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testi-
monials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09
HoW's THIS

Plain unvarnlshed truth Is generally
called sensationalism.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

A man passes restless, slee 2less night,
gets up dull and headachey in the morning,
goes to the breakfast table without an ap.
petite, bolts what little he does eat and
ushes away 10 business He is d:owsy
and nervous by turns all dav and forces
himself to work against his will he takes
Eve minutes for lunch and not minute TO
rest afterward. He goes home at night
utterly tagged out and with no appetite for
supper The idea Of taking medicine or
even taking little rest never enters his
head. Some night his wife finds him in
the rocking chair before the fre-plsce-
dead. The doctor will call it nervous pros
tration or heart trouble or something Of
that kind DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery is the best medicine for hard
working men. II restores a keen edge to
the appetite II facilitates the flow Of the
digestive juices and makes the digestion
and assimilation perfect. II invigorates
the liver and purihes and enriches the
blood. II is the great blood.maker, flesh
builder and nerve tonic Medicine dealers
sell il.
II. Gaddis ESQ., OF No 3I3 South J Street Ia.
coma. Washington writes / was taken III in
February IS97 Ny lungs hut me and got 50
poor that was just skin and bone. thought
was going TO die. ! tried DR.. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery and it saved my life.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

TAKE Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II It fails
to cure. q cents The genuine has l..
B. Q. on each tablet
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09
the remedy which vii

inc new strength and life to the whole body t increases
the appetite builds up the energies, and sends new life
giving Mood throughout the entire system
Mrs Sarah Pike az Broadway, South Boston writes
Am seventy wears old and had not enjoyed good health
for twenty wears was sick in different ways and In
addition had EoEema terribly one OF my legs The
itor SID chat on Rocognt OF my age would never be
we'll again took dozen bottles OF s. g. and cured me
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09
LEAVE
PORTLAND
ARRIVE

'Dally. tDally Fexcept Sunday.
Connecting OF San Francisco with Occi.
dental n Oriental. Pacific Mai and Oee.
anic steamship lines for
JAPAN, CHINA, AUSTRALIA.
HAWAII AND THE PHILIPPINES.
Rebate tickets on sale daily uct wven
Portland. Bacramento and San FranclH.
CO.. Net rates 81 frBt-class, and til ssc.
ond-class. Including sleeper.
Rates and ticketa 10 Eastern points ana
Europe Also Japan, China Honolulu
and Australia. Gan be obtained from j. q
KIRKIANpI Ticket Agent, lg Third st,
X. KOEHLBR, Q, II MARISHAM
Manager a. FA Pa
Tn ough tickets East for lowest rates
Call on G. ], Trenchard, local agent.
Wells Fargo COmoany'E Office. Astoria
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09
MASONIC.

TEMPLE LODGE 40. l. 4, F. & A..
M-Regular communication held on
the first and third Tuesday evening OF
each month. ], y. GRIFFIN. W.
NJ. Il. c. HOLDEN. Secretary,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

All communications inSsnaeG for puen-
cation should be directed to the editor.
Business communications Of all kinda
and remittances must be addressed 10
''rhe AstoriaA"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09
ATTORNEYS.

The MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY or NEW YORK
RICHARD A MccUsoY PaesoG.u
STATEMENT
For the year ending Decembr 81 1898
According 10 the standard Of tho Insurance
Department oi The state Oi New York
iNC0HE
Received for Premiums sis,3is,7Is 81
From oil oher sources I2,Gsf,ssO D2
$4,000, go 40
To Poll.L'holder' for Claims by ~.
To roiicy.hoIder. Tor rndow. ''''-'''''' W
ntnts, DiridendS, etc. iI,is6,75I g5
For all Oth1r accounts 1O,lD3.J7O 80
- SJj,sI5, ,o3s IS
United States Bonds and other
Securities $3.50, ,g5B,I IIl 3g
First Lien Loans on Bond and
Mortgage $50 90
Loans % Bonds and other Sc. "
Real Estntr appraised by Insur. ''''''' w
anee Superintendehis NJ
428, ,534, ,sgG.ss (: Book Value O,BOi, ,GiO 81
Cash In Barks aud Trust Com.
pan!es 1891 ,377 80
Premiums, etc. 6.I3l.O57 10
. s9i7,n7,3 1875 80
Policy Reserves, etc. S232, 2,0Ia. GO Gs
Contingent Guarantee fuhi 4gs3S, ,GsI gs
DiVlsible Surplus 2,g?0, 900 OOt
Sg77,5l7,395 80
Insurance and Anhultles in
force s97l,7lI ,s07 70
! have carefully ezam.ned the forczs,ng State.
meDt and find the same 10 be correct: liabilities
calculated by the Insurance Department
... CHABLEs Il. PRELLER Auditor
Prom The. Divis'ble Surplus a dividend will be
appoftioned as usual.
ROBERT A. oRANNlss Vet-Pstaossr
WALTER r. GILLETTE General Manager
ISAAC y. LLOYD 9d Vice-President
PREDRRIc CROMWELL Treasurer
RhoRY MccLNTocK Actuarv
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09
WHITE COLLAR LINE

columsia River and Puget sound Navi.
Hatlon Company,
Telephone leaves Astoria daily. sIcsVi
SSSs.shcrtiAnd daily except sunass
at q. m.
White Collar line tickets interohAnEeaels
on Tulephone, r. ]. Potter. and " -
Thompson Tor Astoria And all way Rosnssi
rlavel, Ilwaeo, heAview, Long beach' ans
A, J, TAYLOR
n IA. SCOTT. Astoria AHsnt
Prasldont. Teiaoh0ne No, II.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09
8. 8. 5. FOR THE BLOOD

R the only remedy build and strengthen N#H E
neople Is only which Is guaanteed ~
free from potash mercury arsenic and other damaging
and herbs and has no
H. cures Of Scoua Cancer Ema
Ulcers, Bois other disease OF ne ooo
49, IN these diseases free BY Swift Specific Co.. Atlanta "a
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

1az1A feel as well as l ever did In my life"
Mr. j. w Loving. Of Colquitt Ga, says' Nfor eight
san years suffered tortures from hery eruption on
NV Ain tried almost every known remedy but they
faied one by one and told that my age wmen -
sixty six was against me, and that could never nope
nv blood thoroughly. and now AN In perfect health
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

trouble With most
en- IS not ihat thty
not kiow how 70
1rk but that they do
I know now 10 rest.
a man knows how
rest and how 10 take
e Of his health,
re is hardly a limit
the amount OF work
lat he may accom-.
.ish without doing
himself injury.
The trouble is that
men not orly over
| work, but that
\ they neglect
IA 10 rest at the
w proper hours
W and neglect
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09
never too old
TO Be CURED.
AGE does not necessarily mean

Is Great Blessing 10 ..s:n: as s:'; e. FIs
80 's'r'o' " but Il s wholly unnecessary, BY keep
u nl..l od INA they otiy themselves
HnW buu 6u Le, threefourths OF the ailments
'. from which they suffer generally s. 70
the remedy will keep their sem young by purifying ne SSOe
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09

nso.oo11 For sick headache, bill.
FEICE y iousness and constipa-
ton, DR.. Pierce Pleas
ant Pellets are the most rational cure
known. They are mild but thorough and
effective. They regulate and invigoTate
stomach, liver and how.
si s,se, NfSs5 S;I {, friee IIte ts:S No Pellets.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-09
TERMS or suBscRIPTloN.


Dent by mail, per year..."...."""..t6N
Sent BY mali. per month, 80
Served by carrier. per month......... -
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mon WAITE low WATER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
BIG TELEPHONE DEAL.

CLEVELAND COMPANY GETS CONTROL OF MICH
GAN COMPANY's BUSINESS.
Cleveland. Jan A local paper says that one or
the biggest telephone deals I'm the history OF the
business is about 20 take place. Papers were exc
cuted to-day to transfer large interest In the
stock Of the Michigan Telephone Company. and
placing the management. soon as the documents
finally passed under the control Of the man
ayers Of the Cleveland Telephone Company. The
Michigan Company operates exclusively under the
American Bell Telephone Company's license In
Michigan with nineteen thousand subscribers and
ten thousand miles Of long-dstance wire. The
capital stock OF the company is s2.50N0o0.
The arrangement places under the Cleve-
land management the largest number OF subscribers
IN the United States. said J. y. McKnsley. general
manager of the Cleveland Telephone Company. to-
day. There are in all nifty thousand subscribers
and thirty thousand miles Of toll line The added
development of this combined territory cannot he
less than fifteen thousand subscribers in ls% com
prisng the States 81 No-,h Dakota. South Dakota.
Minnesota, Michigan. Arkansas and Texas II
would not be surprising II the copper district IN
Northern Michigan were talking with Boston before
the close Of the year. Fun details cannot yet ne
given. but important changes in pollcy OF
management will he made ultimately.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
PETITIONS " B4NKRT PTCY.

A petition In involuntary bankruptcy was nlen
Yesterday against VI. c. Spencer & Co. dealers
in drvgoods at Nos. IA and l46 West One-hundred-
and-twenty-hfth-st.. by Baggott & Ryall for three
small creditors Boehm & Levine. 800; Cordner,
McCaughey e. Co. s95. and Glendinnng. Mcl|eish
& CO. s22a II alleged that the firm COM
mitted an act OF bankruptcy by making an as
slgnmont on December q to Charles VI. Allen. The
liabilities OF the firm. 1t is said will exceed $50.
900
Harry Herman OF No pos East Seventy
second-st.. travelling salesman. who was a
dealer in boys clothing at No. $50 Broadway ~
teen years ago has filed a voluntary petition In
bankruptcy with liabilities Sl.1~ and no assets He
has only three creditors. in this city and two
In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
TARRYTOWN.

A. ,,. -rostine Of tho directors Of the West
chester County Savings Bank on Tuesday after
moon. Isaac Requa elected president TO MI
The vacancy caused by the death Of Benson Ferris.
Mr. Requa held the Office Of treasurer OF the VII
llase OF Tarrytown Tor sixteen years, ana is the
present postmaster He j. brother-ln-laW OF
frank V Willard, chairman OF the Kepupl catri
County Committee II Is said that MI. Kequa VIII
resign the postmastershp soon IN order 10 devote
o. III caTs we're being switched at the freight
,,ard on TUESDAY evening car ran on the TRACK
with such force 20 crash through the prCk wal
- ,bo ola eour mill now unOccupied. The car
ltore away the wall and ran into the enshe-roofn'
cxhere II was stopped by the boiler. -
Ivst,ce MADDOX I'm the Brooklyn Supreme Court
To-day. will hear arguments n TIE Injunction Sul'
gsinst the Board OF Supervisors and Mount Pleas
en- officials restraining them from paying on :
snc,,,rrad nv the assessors IN the tax assessment
suits II IS understood that the RockefeNers VIII
coon bring another suit against Mount Pheasant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
FRANK A. PARKER HELD FOR TRIAL
swINDr.ER WHO SECURED 5000 FROM THE "hh-
MAN EXCHANGE BANK LOOKED LIKE
HIS ALLEGED CONFEDERATE.

Frank A. Parker. OF Chicago. who was arrested
by Central Office Detectives Price and Herman last
week on the charge Of forgery was up for tx
animation Yesterday before Magistrate Mott IN me
Centre-st. police court and held in 5000 BAH
for trial
George Lynch. manager Of the diamond store al
FOurteenth-st. and Broadway. testified TO having
received a worthless check for 1921 on the German
Exchange Bank from Walter Dixon, now under
Indictment for forgery. Mrs. Lee. boarding.
house keeper Of No. 900 West Thrty-eighth-st..
testified that the prisoner gave her worthless
check for s. and absconded soon afterward OWING
a board bill Two District Telegraph messenger
boys swore that Parker had sent them 10 the
German Exchange Bank with checks and communi-
cations requesting the payng-tellers 10 honor the
pa per presented and Perry A Gibson paying
Of the bank refused honor the checks, ana otner
testimony adduced showing that Parker ana
Dixon had been much In each others society
Mr.. Lynch In his testimony said that Chicagoan
named J. II. Stanley November p last succeeded
i'm LAYING down n worthless check for 5000, drawn
on the German Exchange Bank, but the bank made
good the amount. Stanley, he added. looked mucn
like Dixon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
SING SING.

Thomas Graham. who for some time mas oeen
$50. .r,ong the soldiers in the different camps,
Iii to-day assume charge Of the Broadway MIS-
sion. in this village. filling the vacancy caused oy
the resignation Of H. G. Fihia . home IN this VII
sage No Is Waller-ave.. Yesterday morning, a.
an Illness of several weeks he was as porn q m
almost all his life \ widow. two sons M Imam
and Ezra H. and daughter Mrs q. r r Mm,I'r Iii
80 IA nohurg y j. survive him. Inc funeraI MI
take place tomorrow afterno0n at the mousse al @'0'
District Deputy Albert Kamp. on Iuesday even even
.ng' installed the newly elected officers OF oss"'-
Ing Council No l4S6. Royal Arcanum 49,,
Warden q V sage Of the state Prison ~ TIE
place went TO Albany yesterday 10 at,en' 'ne
meeting of the Rardens OF the state prisons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
Double-soled Model shoes, SIS.
A BIG WATER TANK BURSTS.
FOUR MEN AND GIRL NEARLY DROWNED IN
THE FLOOD THAT FOLLOWS.
Leonard and Broadway.
Prince and Broadway.
Thirty second and Broadway

For-R MEN AND A GIRL NEARLY DROWNED IN
THE FLOOD THAT FOLLOWS.
A big water tank on a ffty-foot high platform
Of the elevated railroad structure In the yard az
One-hundred- and -forty-sixth-st. and Eighth-ave
burst little before & o'clock yesterday morning
Four men nea ly drowned and n GIRL
fourteen years old. was halfdrowned and seriously
injured The water thrown fifty feet away
and against a hotel on the opposite side Of tho
street
The injured girl is Kate Mcshane Of No. 2,75s
Elghth-ave She was removed to her home. The
names OF the three men not known.
At One hundred-an nd -forty-sixth-st. and Eighth
ave. is the railroad yard Of the elevated road. on
a strong platform fifty feet high. two large
tanks each % feet high and IS feet wide Each
filled with 5000 gallons OF water
Just before O'Clock people in the neighborhood
and for some distance away heard a peculiar whir-
ring noise followed several seconds later by an ex-
posion Directly opposite the platform IS the hotel
OF Martin Wolf where he lives with his wife and
two children. He and his wife were awakened by
the whirring sound They listened as the sound
continued and then deepened into the roar Of the
explosion Then followed a wave OF water. which
dashed against the hotel. coming up to the WIN
dows in immense volume. but not breaking
them.
The McShane girl picking wood alongside the
fence in One hundred-and forty-slxth-st. almost
under the tanks when the accident happened She
was carried by the water into the middle OF the
street She was lost to sight for a few seconds
and when the volume Of water began to now back
after striking the hotel the girl was left in the
street. pinned down by wreckaEc.
Four mon were walking i'm the street when the
tank burst. They carried with the fence ana
the into the street. When the water
left them they heard the cries Of the girl Three
Of them hurried to her and succeeded in getting
her from under the wreckage. Then they waded
through the water t. the hotel with the girl. VINO
unconscious. An ambulance was summoned,
and the surgeon found that the girls left arm had
been broken and that she had sustained internal
injuries. She taken to her home.
The three went away soon as the ampu-
lance arrived. They had been saturated with the
water and bruised by the timbers. but they were
not seriously injured
One OF the men injured is William Tucker, OF
No 27i West One hundred and forty -sixth-st lie
was bruised about the body and his ribs were In
Jured. lie attended by an ambulance surgeon
and then went 10 his home.
The railroad people absolutely refused 70 nave
anything 10 say about the accident