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the most striking features Of the round
the-clock life of New York.
As the sign says, the services are for the
printers and night workers from that Sec
ton of the city where activity never ceases.
One might imagine that such services
would not fill any great want, but the
evidence is to the contrary. There are
several hundred printers and other news
paper workers whose work keeps them
downtown until daybreak. Many Of
these workers are Catholics.
-The services have done a great good
to these men," said Father Evers to Sun
reporter the other day. THE old order
OF affairs worked as somewhat Of hard
ship to them. Then a man who worked
until $50 o'clock in the morning ordinarily
went home and stayed in bed until 10
o'clock for the last mass at his church.
If man did that it broke into his sleep.
Perhaps he stayed up for early mass
In that case he was likely to be tempted
to spend the intervening time in some
place that is not creditable. Or perhaps
he got out of the habit of going to mass
merely because it didn't suit his conven-
fence to go.
"For those reasons the petition was sent
10 Nolie ANU ain S'eu toSd WIS granted.
The result has been very pleasing Ordi-
narily about 800 men attend our early mass
every Sunday. On an average about 1875
come here in the afternoon services. The
men who attend take a great interest in
all the services and their enthusi asm is
shared at every service by those who con.
duct it, That is one of the most striking
features OF the church's work"
1t was the turn Of St. Andrews Church
last week to have mission week" That
meant that mass was said at the church
every morning of the whole week-a devo-
tional treat which Father Evers cannot
promise to his men for three or four years
more, 80 great is the demand for the mis-
st, Andrews last week were three fathers
of the Apostolate, Fathers Cusick, Guinan
and Courtney. The handsome little church
held an audience of several hundred men
every morning.
One Of the features Of st. Andrews is
its choir, which is made up of mon who
work in the newspaper offices. No one can
say that their music is not a credit to the
church.
Now, $50 in the NOR ming is not the hour
when one sr would exIeSt to ind h won an at
the church the other morning, however, saw
two women at mass.
The congregation Of st. Andrews Is made
up from the newspaper offices almost ex-
c(usively, but those who 60 there are OF
all ages-from few gray-haired old men
who set type in Horace Greeley's day to
Office boys who have just begun to acquire
wisdom. The comparatively rich and the
comparatively poor-they all 60. -.
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hadn't been at the engine house more than
Ave minutes when an alarm sounded Tor a
fire at Tenth avenue and Fort y-first street
Calnan sent his team dashing up Tenth ave-
nue., and near Thrty-ninth street woman
and child stepped from behind car al.
rectly in the path of the engine The ch'ld
carried doll, n Christmas present' IN her
arms
Panic-striclen, the mother stood still
The little girl started TO run for the side
walk. The mother grabbed her, pulled
her back and losing all self stood
motionless in front of the engine, which
was almost on top of them. Maybe Calnan
remembered his own little children at home,
He gave one mighty tug at the reins The
horses were turned almost completely
around and fell against the curb. The
engine rolled over on them and Canan was
crushed beneath il. The engineer and the
captain, who were standing on the back OF
the engine, we're thrown over the top OF the
engine, but not badly hurt.
Calnan was dead when they lifted the
machine off his body. Another engine
went dashing by with Jimmy Callahan
driving. Callahan was Canan's brother
in-law. He saw the smashed engine. but
didn't know that Calnan was underneath
it, and went straight ahead TO the fire.
News of Calnan's death was brought to
him there. He had 10 carry it to Calnan
family. and he met Mrs. Calnan and her
three children a. they were returning from
church Christmas for them was turned
into day of sorrow; but the other mother
and the little girl with the doll had been
saved
The deed must be stirring that will cause
a fireman to write poetry, but some
verses of merit were turned out by
Calnans comrades in nemorVof his act.
Several drivers have been Killed IN going
to fires, and it is a depart ment superstition,
based on the records, that more fremcn
have met their death or been injured going
to fires of no consequence than to big
blaZes. Sometimes it is an open trench or
the careless driver Of a wagon or carriage
that causes the accident. The engine driver
must do all in his power to save the citizen.
Not so long ago fireman named Chal-
mers. driving Engine 65, which l. called the
Fifth avenue engine, because it is housed
in Fortyfrst street near Fifth avenue,
drove his three horses team straight into
Third avenue surface car. Chalmers had
five horses killed before him that year, On
this occasion he was tearing through Forty
second street toward Third avenue when
policeman motioned TO him that the
avenue was clear. A car had stopped at
the south corner. The motorman Vas
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them all Uniack has been a driver for
twenty-five years, and during that time
has had some thrilling rides. While a
reckless, daredevil driver, he has had worry
few accidents.
He is the only engine driver who has ever
piloted an engine through the Park avenue
tunnel. 1t is against the law for any We
hicle to 60 through the tunnel. bur lpiark
Is not the man 10 think much about the
written law when he Is In hurry to pe, :,
a fire.
One day. rushing his team up Fourth ava.
nue. to a fire at Forty-second street. he on.
countere the tunnel at Thirty-fo,Irth
street. 1t was case of either going ,hrn,ph
the tunnel and violating the law or taking
a roundabout, hily trip up Madison or Lax
ington avenue. and-Cnack Went tMui...
the tunnel.
Another drive of his is still talked abou,
in the department. He sent his team tear.
ing across Union Square Park to get to A
fire ahead OF rival company Tuack
was then the driver for Engine IA in Eigh.
teen!h street; west OF Broadway Engine )
was AS rival and Unack had declared
that il it ever came to an equal test Of ge.
ting TO fire first, he would be the man
to get there.
The fire at which Uniack made good h,s
boast was in the Union Square Hotel, at
Fifteenth street and Union Square Ea.r
just about midway between the quarters
of each engine company. when the alarm
sounded. the driver of each engine made a
jump for it.
As Uniack came down Fifth avenue
Engine IA came across Fourt zenith street
with slight lead on him. and a good show
of getting to the fire first. Without a
moments hesitation, tniack turned his
team across the park, over curbs. flower
beds and grass plots. When his engine
drew UP in front of the nearest hydrant
to the fire. a second ahead of his rival
Uniack gave each of his horses a lump
of sugar as reward for their victory
william Ryan, who died strapped to his
seat after arriving at a fire, is remembered
as one of the Fire Department great dri,
ers He drove the famous Three Grays
of Truck 7 in Twenty-eighth street. Once
in going through Twenty -eighth street
Ryan came upon. battery of artillery.
The soldiers made no attempt to move
their guns or to get out Of the way them
selves.
Capt. Graham stood almost alongside
| of Ryan.
What will do, Cap?' asked Ryan, run
| into the curb?"
"See il you can clear that gun, said Capt.
| Graham. He shouted warning TO his
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Our Daring Fire DriDers.
No Risk ofPersonal Injury Can Make
Them Forget Peril to Others.

il "up to" the driver He must keep his team
and engine away from that child, no matter
what the consequences If the only escape
left Ia a masonry wall he will drive into II,
even if that means practically death or in
jury to himself and his comrades
In Brooklyn the other day seven-year-
old boy ran in front o. an engine tender.
The horses we're goir g at top speed and the
driver saw that he would either have to run
over the boy or drive up On the sidewalk,
As other drivers before him had done, when
confronted with a similar situation, he
wheeled his horses sharply and they turned
on the sidewalk and plunged into the plate
glass window OF a bakery, The wagon
tongue upset a show case inside and the
horses took up most of the window space
before they stopped The driver got a
shaking up and his horses were cut. but he
had saved the life Of the boy and he was
satisfied. The damage to the bakery shop
was about $500 The proprietor will collect
it from the city.
Strange as it may seem considering the
daring chances taken by the drivers OF fire
apparatus, only one driver has been killed,
where it meant saving the life of person in
the street, or his own destruction. Drivers
by the score have been injured so badly that
their careers as firefghters were ended and
they became city pensioners; others have
fingered in the hospital for weeks. while
some only received a few bruises and the
next day were driving to fires Just as reck-
lessly and skilfully as before.
The death of James F, Calnan of Engine "a
was particularly sad. On Christmas morn
s,,.v hn lort h IL, Of
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WOMEN PLAYING BILLIARDS.
Growth OF Apartment Hotels Has Made
the Game Popular With Them.

The introduction of billiard teachers for
women into the billiard rooms of the smart
apartment hotels has given knowledge Of
the game to many women moderately cir
cumstanced who otherwise might never have
known their talent for it. Private clubs
for learning and playing billiards are in
operation at number Of these semi.puhllo
tables, and surprising amount Of hard,
conscientious work is being done by girls
and women.
The rates charged for the private teaching
Of billiards have always been high, partly
because women pupils had 10 learn I he game
at their own residences and the teacher
necessarily had to charge for travelling,
and moreover he fixed his terms to sui, the
income Of his patrons. But now that the
| modern hotel provides instruction in bill
| lizards for its guests, those outside who are
friends of the guests have chance to profit
by the teachers instruction at COMPARE
lively low expense.
One of the popular billiard teachers points
to several of his pupils as proofs of woman
aptitude for the game. They have acquired
proficiency in a remarkably short time.
He explains that it takes much ra'en'e
and peculiar knack to teach the game 10
women successfully.
A good many middle -aged women vino
have known more or less about the gana
all their lives, are reviving their interest
in it and setting out to become fairly pro-
fcient players. Some with natural turn
for the sport, display much delicacv ana
precision in their shots In fact, the un'
prejudiced teacher says that the proportion
Of good players among his women Pun's
compares very favoraby with the number
of men who are new to the sport.
III billiards for women served no other
purpose than providing them with r@s'e-
for wearing rationai dress. the pres"n0
popularity Of the game would he worth
while" said an enthusiastic player. IN
the first place tight shoes and high he" =
have to be replaced with easy-fitting, broad
soled. commons sense shoes to AFFORD N"
player poise and sure footing. And IN"
entire costume for billiard playing must
afford the greatest freedom of movemsh,
il a woman means to accomplish anything
loose blouse with very slight cons'rl"-
ton about the waist. and skirt that reaches
only to the shoetops, is the style OF dr''H'
most generally advised, and elbow sleeves
that are loose fitting are almost Necessity.
The billiard costume Is pretty and pS"~
uresque besides.
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Tho magnificent horses galloping with
n brightly polished fire engine. or story
hjph truck lined with firemen and swaying
from side to side, are quite often seen in the
cjty streets. Yet the mans blood mast be
slow indeed who has seen the sight and
not been thrilled.
But how many persons have thought
OF the iinulnerahle times when the driver
of an engine or truck risks death. not
only for himself but for the crew on the
machine behind him. The danger of
collision with car or any Of the numerous
vehicles which crowd the streets is COM
mon enough, hut how often does a driver
in the Fire Dspar tment throw his team
against an elevated road pillar, or against
the curb. or. il necessary, into building.
10 avoid running down some man. woman
or child in he street?
1T has never been recorded that fire.
engine driver ever baked at killing HIM
self, the men on his engine or his horses.
10 save the life of somebody who got in
the way of his team. The records Of
Of the department are full Of instances OF
the drivers having risked everything TO
save child or a grown person from being
ground under their machines vet only the
cases where disaster really occurred were
put Oh the records. If the instances where
only the most skilful Craftsmanship (the
New York Fire Department drivers are
recognized as he best in the world) averted
running down somebody were added. the
records would he very much more bulky.
1t is the children who make the work of
an engine driver SO much more difficult.
They get in front of the heavy machine,
become paralyzed with fear, and then it
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body rang. And there were two dress
makers as tenants on the second floor, al
though the advertisement had asked for a
bachelor house.
Two answers did come from houses de-
voted to the lodging Of bachelors. But in
these the rooms were not unfurnished as
the man was especially seeking, and the
rates were very high.
One Of the answers was floor in private
house in West Fifty-frst street. The
house probably rented for sa,oO0-certainly
not for more The first floor was occupied
by a doctor who paid every cent Of Sl.5co
a year for it. The second floor rented for
$1,000. The third had been divided into
two apartments made of the front and back
rooms, the two hall bedrooms. and two
small baths made in the closets between
the rooms. The floor was not unfurnished,
although the few chairs and other articles
setting about could scarcely be described
a furniture. For these two apartments
the landlady refused to take less than 81, 500
a year.
|, can be seen from these figures how
$4,000 year was TO be made. to the pro-
prietor. The total rental from apart
ments at the smallest estimate. was 81, 500
a year Then the landlady had rooms for
herself and the proht TO be made from
serving meals.
There was an unfurnished floor in a Fifth
avenue apartment house which had been
converted into floors and stores. One apart
ment was up four flights OF stairs. 1t could
be had for SIS. unfurnished. 1t had prac-
tcally but one bedroom, al what would
have served as the second was no more than
broad hallway from the front room to the
back. There was no attendance. When
a bachelor crawled UP into that apart
ment he was quite isolated until the next
morning, when he went down into the world
again.
Another floor two flights up in West
Thirty-ninth street was held at 81 .lC0 year
unfurnished and without light and service.
Once inside those rooms the quickest way
to ge. anybody TO wait on bachelor would
have been TO call messenger boy,
These were some Of the results OF looking
for what is not regularly provided in the
real estate market. 1t Is not difficult o
get quarters so long as the applicant is
willing to take just what the rest Of the
world likes. 1t Ia only in such case as
that described that the limitations of the
real estate supply in New York Is realized.
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green and started it again, getting in

green and started it again, getting in
front of Chalmers.
1t was about 8 o'clock at night and the
corner was crowded. Chalmers saw that
he would either have to throw his team into
the crowd or smash into the car. A hasty
glance at the car and he saw that there
were only two persons in it and they We're
near the end. Chalmers guided his team
straight for the front;of the car. He almost
went through il. Two of his horses were
but no lives were lost
It has been often asked whether it is
worth while for The driver of fire appara-
trs to chance killing himself and some Of
the crew with him to save the life Of a
person on the street The drivers are
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There is the possibility that the driver
may get away with il. I mean he may
steer clear Of the object and not hurt him
self. his horses, the engine or the men on
it. If it should cine to a case of show
down. though, he must face death himself
rather than take the life of some one. who
is not paid for just that sort of thing"
The officers back up the drivers. This
is what one officer had TO say:
-In the first place, the public demand
that the fireman must take the risk. That
is what he is paid for. He is to look out
for the lives of others and forget about
himself. If there is only one thing left,
and that is to run his machine into an ee
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LIMITS TO THE ROOM SUPPLY.
EXPERIENCES OF A B4CHELOR
SEEKING ROOMY LODGINGS.
Outside the Beaten Track the Landlady
Has Little to Oner-StrugEle for
Light, Space and Air At Cheap Prices
The Fronts in Renting Out Rooms.

The Fronts in Renting Out Rooms.
At least one man in New York could not
be persuaded that it is possible to find here
everything that may be wanted in the line
of partments. He would almost be willing
to swear that just what he wants is not
to be found anywhere in the city, although
1t did not seem impossible in prospect.
He had the same desire that possesses
many New Yorker who sets out to look
for home. He was prejudiced in favor
of light, space and air, but he was ex-
perienced enough to know that these are
the things most difficult to acquire when
ever cost must be considered. Large
windows opening on something besides
an air shaft, spacious rooms and floods
Of light are easy enough for him who is
willing to pay 5000 year for them, al
though large rooms have so much gone
out Of style that nowadays they are al
most Impossible to get at any price.
The amount this man could pay was
limited. but he decided that one large room
might be had at his figure II the other rooms
were modest in size. He wanted to let
his soul develop in one large apartment,
even if he slept in room the size Of closet.
So he decided that the place for him was
an entire floor in an ordinary New York
Z dwelling house Of the twenty-five foot
front, brownstone variety.
He set out to find this floor. There had
TO be with it attendance. and the room
hunter was willing to pay as nuch as 81 ZOO
year. He wanted an entire floor, which
means in New York the large front and
back rooms, the bath and hall rooms. After
he had made up his mind that an unfur-
nished floor in a bachelor house was what
he most wanted he put an advertisement
IN newspaper. The thirty answers he
received on the first day convinced him
that there must be many houses of Just the
kind he wanted. 1t required only short
Investigation Of the field to convince him
Of his error
or the replies, only two referred really
to what he wanted. They were both I'm.
furnished floors. There were shops in the
basement and first floor and janitor whose
wife thought she might be able to make
conee But there was nobody to answer
bells, nor 60 to the house door when any
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men and those on the near side Of the truck
clambered on top. 1t was a close shave.
for the side of the truck scraped along
the gun. but skilful driving was responsible
There is rule in the department now
that every driver must strap himself to
his seat Some of them think 1t is foolish
rule. but the majority favor it.
There is training school for horses.
but none for drivers in the department
1t is the practice to pick out the men who
have been around horses and after turn
ing There is never a dearth of drivers
and some companies have as many as six
each
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der had been raised. and Howe was relieved
of his burden and carried down himself.
Dennis Ryer, another driver, performed
a remarkable feat several years ago. He
got to the top of burning building and
found a woman who had fingered to save a
parrot. Escape was cut off, but Ryer got
several fremen on the roof to lower him
a rope. He tied this around the woman.
who had become hystercal, and, lifting her
out on the window ledge, guided her until
Michael Unack, driver of Engine 30 at
Fire Hall in East SIty-seventh street. is
not only the oldest driver in the depart
ment, but he is regarded as the kingpin Of
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al $50 clock the other morning happened
to reach that neighborhood just as a group
Of a dozen or more men, several OF them
with small satchels in their hands, came
out of Park row and headed west through
Duane street
Il suppose those men are going to work
this early in the day." he remarked to his
companion.
But, as he learned a moment later. they
were not. They were going to chur CHI.
Their destination was a brick building Of
rather modest size at Duane street and City
Hall place, at whose door is this sign:
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modest as they are brave and fearless, and
therefore are averse to expressing their
individual opinions All of them, how
ever, had practically the same views on the
subject when SUN reporter asked them
questions
1t is the duty Of fireman to save life
and not to sacrifice it, said one. mo
matter what the consequences, he must
take the chance of saving the person in
danger, whether it is in the street or at a
fire.
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Teeth Extract ed without Pain.

.Wow!- shrieked the so-called patient
springing out of the chair and shaking his
fist in the dentists face. Il thought you
extracted teeth without pain
And 80 l do. sir" the dentist calmly re-
Piled 1--we extracted your tooth, without
the pain. You still have the pain, haven I
you.'
This explanation rcted as a counter
irritant. and the victim Immediately became
calme>
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CHURCHOF THENIGHTWORKERS
ST. ANDREWS GIVES ITS SERVICE
WHEN MOST FOLKS SLEEP.

A Catholic Priest and His Church Who
Minister TO the Spiritual Needs
OF Glass Forgotten by Most
Religious People - Their Reward.
A man whose business happened to carry
him through Duane street near Park row
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ST. Andrews Church. Mass for Printers
and Night orkerS Is said In This thurcn
every sunday Morning at 80 4. n. and ito,
Lays at $40 \. u.

Just few days more than two years ago
the Rev. Father Luke Evers, the rector Of
the church, prevailed upon the late Arch
bishop Corrigan to petition Rome that an
early morning mass be allowed at st. An
drew's, The petition was quickly granted
and now the early morning services result
ing from that fact have come to be one Of