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The Washington times., 1902-01-12

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt were
entertained at the first of the series of
Cabinet dinners last night by the Secre-
tary OF War and Mrs. Root.
The superbly appointed table was
abloom with pink roses and masses of
maideuhair fern, and the candles were
shaded with pink and fligree silver.
The additional guests were the Attor-
nev General and Mrs. Knox, the Postmas-
ter General and Mrs Smith, the Secre-
tary of the Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock,
the Secretary of Agriculture and Miss
Wilson. Justice and Mrs. White. Senator
and Mrs. Lodge. Senator and Miss kean,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh, the As
sistant Secretary of War and Mrs. Sang
er, Mr.. Bronson Winthrop and Miss Root.
Another gay week of the short season
has slipped from the chain of social
events, and now for a lively week to come.
The diplomatic reception, Of course, was
the supreme event Of the week, and for
the strangers who were present for the
first time at White House function. tire
scene must have yielded enough inter
esting material to talk over for the usual
year and a day.
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The first Informal dance of ''The Pleas
ure Seekers will take place at National
Rifles Hall on Thursday, January 10.
The committee. Messrs. Stein, Prein-
kert, and Strasburger, have been very
painstaking in preparing every detail,
hence an enjoyable evening is anticipated.
A fifteen minute twostep and thirty
minute waltz will be the features.
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ington's wedding day next Friday after
noon by Reception In honor of Mrs. Fair
banks. president general Of the society. A
huge wedding cake will be the feature Of
the refreshment table, and souvenir
badges. with vignettes Of General and
Mrs. Washington, with their initials and
dates. will be distributed Mrs. Fair
banks is expected to make an address.
She will be presented to the guests by
the regent Of the chapter, Mrs. "A. Leo
Knott.
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The following ladies' will be patronesses
of the Georgetown Abt concert, at Cas-
ton Hall. Georgetown College, next We'd
nesday evening: Mrs. White. Mrs. Shep-
herd. Mrs. Barron. Mrs. Clagett Mrs May.
Mrs. Reid. Mrs. Rand. Mrs. Scantling,
Mrs. McKenna. the Misses Riggs, Mrs.
Connell, Mrs. Lambert. Mrs. McKinstry,
Mrs. RYAN. and Mrs. Sternberg.
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Mrs. James Parker. wife Of Lieutenant
Colonel Parker, U. S. A, gave tea at
her home. 2217 Q Street northwest. on
Thursday afternoon, when she was assist
ed in receiving by Miss Parker and Miss
Elizabeth Parker. Miss Sands, Miss Carol
Simpson, and Miss Howard assisted with
true army hospitality.
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Mrs. Edward Graves has cards out for
a tea Wednesday, January %, from to Z.
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One OF the prettiest luncheons for the
debutantes of this season was given on
Thursday by Mrs. McGowan, 1873 Street.
Miss Mackay- Smith. Miss Poor. Miss lie
Bourgeois, Miss Goldsborough. Miss Garcia
de Peyster, and Miss Sargent were pres
ent with other young ladies who have
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

Mrs. c. B. Bailey and Miss Bailey, of
1924 Staughton Street, will not be at
home next Monday, but, will receive their
friends Mondays in February.
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Mr. and Mrs John H. Wood entertained
at dinner Friday evening in honor Of
Representative James A. Hemenway.
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Mr.. and Mrs McCahill will be at home
at the Cairo Tuesdays, January Is and
February 4.
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Dr. and Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin have dis
continued their Monday evening recep-
tions, but will be pleased to see their
friends on the afternoons of that day
from 3 to 6 o'clock for the remainder Of
the season.
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Representative Hull and family are at
1920 Twenty-first Street for the season.
Mr.. Hulls sister, Mrs. H. C. Potter, of
Des Moines, Iowa, is visiting them.
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Mrs. Harry King. drs. H. y. Freeman
and Miss King will re at home Wednes-
days in January at 1856 Yale Street.
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Miss E. D. Clark, of Iowa Circle, has
returned, after spending several weeks
With friends in Pittsburg.
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Mrs. Henry r. Gibson and Mrs. Walter
A. Wells will not be at home next Tues
day, but will receive on the following
Tuesdays. January 21 and February 4. 11Ss
Fourteenth Street.
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The Columbia Heights Art Club met az
the home of Mrs. Hart, 1918 Yale Street.
Thursday last. Mrs. Stokes read paper
On Early French Artists" Selections OF
vocal music were rendered by Mrs. Mel
vim and Miss Hart, and instrumental
music by Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Seip, and
Miss Van Voast
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A delightful deviation from the conven-
tional tea was the small dance for young
people that DR.. and Mrs. Mackay Smith
gave for their daughter, Miss Helen Mac
kay-Smith, on Tuesday. Dancing between
and in the afternoon was a novel ex-
perience. and did away with the weari-
ness that comes Of late hours.
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Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks gave an
other of their series of dinners last night
Covers were laid for eighteen.
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Mrs. Alfred Ray has issued invitations
for the wedding of her daughter. Miss
Eleanor Merryman Ray. to Mr.. James
Boyd Maughlin. Thursday. January Is. at
1890 O'Clock, at the North Presbyterian
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Maughlin will be
at home at Boyds, Md, after March l.
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Representative and Mrs. Newlards en-
tertained dinner company last night at
the New Willard, where they are spend
ing the winter.
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Mrs. F. Worden Graham will be at
home Friday, 18th inst, from to e, 1910
H Street
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The Misses Stuart entertained at a de-
hghtful musicale Saturday evening. when
me artists were Mrs. Elsie Bond Bis
choff. Miss Creamer, Miss Stuart. Mr..
Olmstead. Mr.. Tasker, Mr.. Rencn, and
Mr. Hicks
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Mrs. Herbert Claiborne wilkins and
Miss wilkins will be at home from to 8
January 16 and 80. 1928 Twenty eighth
Street.
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Mrs. W. L. Jones, Chaplain and Mrs.
Couden, and Mrs. Thomas Sammons will
be pleased to receive their friends at 81
B Street northeas' the third and fourth
Mondays in January, February, and
March.
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Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, of New Jersey.
have given up their residence on Six
teenth Street and will make the Shore
ham Hotel their home for the winter.
Mrs. Fowler will be =. home Tuesdays in
January.
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Mrs. Everett d. Yerby has cards out for
Thursday, January 6. from to o'clock.
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Miss E. B. Burke has taken an apart
ment at the Sherman. corner Fifteenth and
l. Streets. with her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Kelly.
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The tea to be given by Miss Paulding
this week for her uncle, Senator Depew.
and his bride, is eagerly anticipated by
society. so anxious are the Senator's
friends to see just what type of woman he
admired enough to make his wife.
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Mrs. Frank S. Cannon and Miss Cannon
have issued cards for the fourth Wednes-
day in January, at their new home, 2025
Columbia Road.
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graced society little longer. Roses in
great profuson formed the decorations,
and a mandolin quartette played during
the time.
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Mrs. Evert Lansing Harvey will be at
home Mondays in January.
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Mrs Charles ]. Bell has issued invita-
tions for dance in honor OF her debu-
tante daughter, Monday evening, January
20. at $3.50 o'clock.
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The regular meeting OF Minnehaha So
cial Club was held Thursday evening at
the residence of Mr.. A n. Garfield, when
the attendance was large. In the prize
game of the evening. an original one by
Mrs. Garfield, called council OF army
and navy officers, the winners were Miss
Nellie Pollock. Miss Agnes Pollock,
R. A. Dinsmore, and Rev. c. II.
Butler. In the absence of the presi-
dent the business session was conducted
by the vice president, Miss agnes Pollock.
The winner of the spelling contest in the
ghost game" was Mr.. Frank Ford. The
club will meet next with Mrs. Carrie
Smith at 1909 Tenth Street, Friday, jan
uary "a.
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Mrs. T. F. Schneider will be at home at
the Cairo Tuesdays, January 2S and
February 4
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Mrs. P. V. De Graw will receive with
Mrs E. H. Fowler tomorrow at 1126 East
Capitol Street.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

The Postmaster General and Mrs
Smith viii entertain the President and
Mrs Roosevelt at Cabinet dinner at
the Arlington tomorrow night.
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The ladies of the Southern Relief So
ciety are celebrated for the success which
always attends their annual ball, given for
the purpose of raising means for the
needy and rapidly aging veterans of the
Confederate army and their dependents
who have resided for years in the District.
The coming ball, which is arranged for
January 2s, will be given at the Arlington
Hotel, and will in all probability out
shine all previous functions of the kind.
Mrs. Charles B. Howry, the new presi-
dent of the society, has reason to be con-
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Mount Holyoke aiumnae will be enter
tained Wednesday. January 10. at p. M
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

Dr. and Mrs. F. NJ. Bristol will be at
home Mondays, January 20 and February
3 and II.
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Nr. Del Viso gave a luncheon at the
New Willard Friday in compliment to
Mr. and Mrs. Larz Anderson.
Invited to meet them were Mrs. Crack
anthorpe, Miss Josephine Boardman, Miss
Warder, and Mr.. Dorr, of Boston.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

On Tuesday evening President and Mrs.
Roosevelt will hold reception In honor
OF the Judiciary. and the same body will
be the guests at the White House dinner
on Thursday.
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The Epiphany branch of the G. F. S.
gave an informal dance Thursday evening
for members and their friends. Among
those present were Mrs. Berry Miss r.
Groves and Miss M. Groves. the chape-
rons; the Misses Taylor. Mankin. Groves,
Busick. Eibel r. Grahe. V. Grahe. Givau-
dan. D. Colne. Foster. H. Colne. James.
Wood. Powers. LaPraux. Emmons. Smith,
Williams, Raus. l.. Linkins, the Messrs.
Woodward. Smelling, Fawcett. Evans, For
Queran. Hoffman. Bradley. Busick, John
son. Eibel. Norton. Dodd. Suddeth, Givau-
dan. X. Grahe. Zeh. Baum, Yea5ower,
Goodwin, and w. Grahe. The committee
in charge was composed OF Miss A.
Groves, Miss Linklns. Miss Givaudan, Miss
d. Colne. and Miss II. Colne, to whom the
success of the evening was largely due.
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Mrs. La Rhett l.. Livingston and tn,
Misses Livingston will be at home Fri
days, January "a and 81.
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Mrs Benjamin F. Leighton will receive
Monday. January 13. from to o'clock,
at her residence, 70s Massachusetts Ave-
nue., Capitol Hill. Mrs. Leighton will be
at home the remaining Mondays in Janu-
airy. but will not receive in February.
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The Baltimore Chapter of the D. A II.
is preparing to celebrate General wash
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Wednesday evening in honor of Miss
Haldeman, of Harrisburg.
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Kean gave a dinner last night to Mrs
West Roosevelt, of New York.
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

E Dillon as Mistletoe Mascot No. 1. and
Mr.. William Cantwell as Uncle Sam. Miss
Andre as the old maid captured the iady's
prize for the best masked and Mr.. Thorn
as c. Metz MS Reuben won the gentleman's
prize. group prize was also awarded
In the cakewalk In which all participated,
the prize went to Miss X. Ratclife as
Mistletoe Mascot No. 2. and Mr.. Thomas
Callaghan as Weary Willie. Mr.. Edward
j. Murphy was the chairman OF the ar
ranRements
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The MistIetoe Club gave a masquerade
party on Saturday night last at Carroll
Institute 1t was the initial dance of the
club. The grand march was led by Miss
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by Mrs. Hornsby, 1217 NJ Street, at a
musicale
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d
small company OF gentlemen from Pitts
burg at luncheon yesterday. Among the
guests were: Mr.. Frick, Mr. MeIlen,
President of the Great Northern Rail-
road; Mr.. Fitzgerald, Mr.. Brown, and Mr.
| Carstair.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife of Repre-
sentative Swanson of Virginia. enter
tanned number of ladies charmingly at
matinee euchre yesterday afternoon.
Her guests included Mrs Howry Mrs
Turner. Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Signora
Terez, Mrs. Cannon, Mrs. Beale, Mrs.
| Howard, Mrs. Haywood, Mrs. Fowler,
Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Merver, Mrs. Nash, Mrs.
Arnold. Mrs. B. Fl. Warner. YSs. George
| B. Williams, Mrs. Shepard, and Mrs.
| rockingham.
| The affair was given in honor of Miss
| Won Mayhoff. Mrs. Swanson will not be
at home Tuesday afternoon, but will be
at home the third Tuesday in January
and the first Tuesday in February.
Mrs. George A. Bright, wife of the
| medical director of the navy, gave a tea
yesterday at the Washington Club to
present her daughter Miss Maize Bright.
The reception rooms and dining hall were
handsomely decorated. The debutante
were a gown of white gauze, trimmed
with valenciennes lace, and Mrs. Bright
wore black lace over white silk. The
debutante carried white roses and
orchids. The floral gifts sent to her
formed a fine display.
The ladies who assisted at the recep-
ticn were: Mrs. s. Perry Lee. Mrs.
William Goodyear Johnson, Miss Isabel
Johnson, Miss du Hamel, Miss Sallie
Walker, Miss Mary Lamberton, Miss
Leupp, Miss Margaret Mayo, Miss Laura
RoSy, Miss Ethel Reynolds, Miss Grace
Clarke. Miss Isabel Gregory, and Miss
Julia Patten.
Representative and Mrs. Olmsted of
PannsYlvc MIA will give dinner next
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Mrs. Thomas W. Smith. Miss Smith, and
Mrs. Shaw, of Gle East Capitol Street,
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President and Mrs. ROOSe-
welt Entertained at the
First Of a Series OF Cab
met Dinners Secretary
OF War and Mrs. Root
Act as Host and Hostess
Long List Of PrOmi-
nent Guests Diplomat
ic Reception the Event
Of the Week. Transfer
Of the East Room Into a
Banquet Hall Meets
With Approval.
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ANNUAL CHARITY BALL.
Big Event for the Benefit of the
ChiIdren's Hospital.

The week will open with the annual
charity ball for the benefit of the Chill
dren's Hospital at the New Willard. In
Difference to the Importance of the event
no other formal entertainments have been
arranged for tomorrow evening.
The two bathrooms on the tenth floor
will be given over to dancing and prom
enading, and it is hoped that the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt will attend.
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Judge and Mrs. John Davis entertained
dinner guests las. night.
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Mrs. Alice Gunnel Clagett, who now
makes her home in New York City with
her brother-in-law Mr.. Ethan Allen. is
visiting Washington, and is the guest OF
her nephew, Mr.. Frank H. Loving, at 1923
Eleventh Street northwest.
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A DEBUTANTE BUD.
Miss Rebekah Collier One of the
Prettfest of the Season..

Miss Rebekah Collier One of the
Prettfest of the Season.
Miss Rebekah Collier was a debutante
of the week. and one of the prettiest of
the season.
She is the daughter of Mrs. T. De Witt
Talmage. and her coming-out tea at the
family residence on Massachusetts Ave-
nue. brought together distinguished
gathering made up of the various phases
Of society. official, diplomatic, and civil.
that go to make Washington, socially,
one of the most captivating cities in the
world.
Miss Collier. tall, girlishly slender. with
dainty coloring and blonde hair, was
ethereally pretty in a French gown Of
creamy lace, IL arabesque design over a
slip of white silk. The yoke of lace was
studded with silver spangles in flower ef-
fectS about the neck and in bands of
flashing light around the throat and long
lace sleeves. From the dozens of bou-
quets that banked the piano and were
heaped upon tables and tabourettes the
debutante selected an armful of tinted
orchids and lilies-of the valley tied with
French knots OF gauze. She is an earn
est student and devotes a great deal of
time to her books, her favorite study
being in the line of historical research.
She is also devoted to riding. and takes
canter every day on Country Girl, her
little Virginia thoroughbred, whom she
refers to enthusiastically as one of her
dearest friends.
By the way, one of the callers at the
tea made sensible suggestion. In ad-
miring the quantity of bouquets sent in
she said she thought it would be much
wiser and nicer to send a debutante
palms.
And ii would be remarkably good idea.
Palms last long time and add a charm
to the home. When the debutante be-
comes a bride she will find herself able
to set up a small conservatory OF her
own.
WHY not palms instead of bouquets?
The Washington times., 1902-01-12

The E. C. s. Political Study Club held
its fortnightly meeting at 80 Fourteenth
Street on Thursday evening. the president.
Miss Mary Wood. in the chair. There was
a large attendance and great interest in
the subject of the evening. which was
THE Public School Systems Of the Coun-
try and Miss Emma NJ. Gillett, as chair
man of the programme committee, pre-
sented Miss Anna Tolman Smith. of the
Bureau Of Education, as the principal
speaker Of the evening. Miss Smith treat
ed the subject from a broad standpoint.
and held the interest of the audience by
an informal talk full of Information and
anecdote. She was followed by Miss
Bowen, on THE Public School Systems
OF Virginia and Colorado" Mrs c. C.
Farrar on those of Minnesotc and The
District of Columbia. and Miss Helen
Varick Boswell on Public Schools As
They VIII be Conducted in Greater New,
York Under the New Charter" Brief re-
marks were also made by Miss Csris
Ditto, Mrs. J. L. Monroe. Miss Cadel I'D
others, and Miss Bronson closed The
evening pleasantly by relating some of
the experiences which befell Miss Smith
while she was acting as juror on edu-
cational matters at the Paris Exposition
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Why not palms instead of bouquets?

Miss Maude Talmage has returned from
Nashville, where she has been guest OF
Mrs. William White, who was formerly
Miss Jane Faulkner.
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Representative and Mrs. Olmsted of
Pennsylvania will give dinner next
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The new Secretary of-the Treasury and
Mrs. Shaw have engaged apartments at
the Arlington for the winter. They will
be here about February /.
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will be at home Mondays. January 81 and
February 3.

Mrs. Theodore F. Shuey will not be at
home the remaining Thursdays in jan.
uary, but will be pleased to see her
friends at 2127 California Avenue the last
two Thursdays In February.
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The following ladies' of the Congression-
al circle will receive at the Riggs House
on Tuesday January II, from $3.50 to $50
p. m: Mrs. Clay. Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Bank
head assisted by Mrs. Bowie and Miss
Fulghum), Mrs. Lacey, Mrs. Thomas, and
Miss Thomas, Mrs. Dovener, Mrs. Brant-
ley. Mrs. Wooten, Mrs. Hughes, the Misses
Richardson, Mrs. Miers, and Mrs. de Graf
fenried,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-23
ONE LIFE LOST.

Buffalo, N. Y., May 23.-One man was killed and $15o,000 worth of prop erty destroyed as the result of a fire which broke out at the transfer freight sheds of the New York Central railroad in the William street yards at midnight last night. J. J. Lester, the man killed, was a New York Central employe and received fatal injuries while shunting cars to set get them out of the reach of the fire. Besides the transfer house 200 gondolas and box cars were de> stroyed. Many of these were loaded with merchandise and others with coal and ore. The location of the fire made 1t almost impossible for the depart ments of the city and the railroad com pany to fight it. The origin of the fire is not known
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-23
ENGINEER O'HARA
Injured in a Collision at Win-
 sted This Morning.
HE WAS BADLY BURNED.

The Flesh Dropping From His Bones-1
 Elmer Johnson, Brakeman, Was
 Also Injured, and So Was the Fire~
 man, Whose Home Is in Bridgeport
 The Two Engines Collided at a
 Switch, and Later Were Run Into
 By a Caboose.
 Winsted, May 23.-Three trainmeH were hurt, one of them severely, by the coming together of two engines on the Naugatuck division of the New York, New Haven x Hartford railroad at East Winsted to-day. The injured men are Patrick O'Hara of Waterbury, an engineer, badly scalded by escap- ing steam; II. A. Sincerbeaux of Bridgeport, fireman, cut and bruised; Elmer Johnson of Waterbury, brakeman, eyes injured.
 The accident occurred at about 9:30 o'clock. The engine of the passenger train due to leave here for Bridgeport at $40 was passing along the main track to pick up the train, when 1t col- lided at a switch with a engine The latter had been attached to the pier freight train which arrived here at S:15 and was engag l in switching cars on a siding. The 70 locomotives went together with considerable force and both were derailed and badly dam aged Immediately after the collis- sion, the caboose of the freight train. to which the engine had been attached in making a flying switch, bumped into the wreck. This car was not deraiIed., but was somewhat broken The wreck blocks the tracks of both the Nauga, tuck division and the Central New Eng land railroad, which run parallel at this point, and it is probable that they will not be cleared before night Mean- while Naugatuck division trains leave from East Winsted, Central New Eng land passengers are transferred around the wrock
 Engineer O'Hara's injuries are most serious. He was burned so badly that the skin dropped from his body in places. Physicians accompanied him 10 his home in Waterbury Fireman SlncerbeauX was hurled forward when the engines met and was dropped be- tween them, but though he received some cuts and contusions, they are not severe. Four trainmen who were in the caboose and the crew of the passen ger engine escaped with slight bruises
 The Patrick O'Hara mentioned in tha above dispatch lives on Phoenix ave. nue, and Elmer Johnson lives on John street. They were brought fo this city on the l0:50 train, which did not reach Waterbury. however. until 1215. owing to the wreck. Johnson was not injured very badly. OHara was removed in Lunny's ambulance to his boarding place in the block at 10 Phoenix avenue and DTS Frost and Kilmartin were summoned. On examination they found that O'Hara was badly burned about the face neck. both arms both legs and thighs. His chances of recov- cry are very good
 Patrick Heating of Ayers street. who was fiagman on the freight train. was also slightly injured. Heating received a bad cut under the eye his knee was cut and he was bruised about the body.