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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
ASHORE ON FIRE ISLAND.
British Freight steamer. Went Fast
 on shsaI In snoyvstorm.

British Freight steamer Went Fast
 on. Sheal In Snoyvstorm.
 NEW YORK, Dec l27. The British freight steamer Drumelzier, which sail ed from New York for Havre, Dunkirk and Swansea, went ashore on a shoal of the point of Fire island bar at 2 o'clock and held fast. The crews of the Fire island and Oak island life saving stations went to the assistance of the stranded steamer as soon as her predtcament was discovered at daylight. It is presumed that in the thick snowstorm any signals which the stranded steamer may have displayed were not discovered by the patrol Of the life saving station. When the life savers reached the steamer shortly after daylight they found that she was lying well outside of the breakers and as only moderate sea was running was lying easily without pounding. The wind was fresh from the northeast and the weather cloudy. The shoaI on which she stranded is half mile di- rectly west Of .tire point of Fire island bar. and the steamer lies heading southeast. She appears to be q little lower at the bow than at the stern.
 The Drlmelziers is fast amidships, with both bow and stern free Captain Nicholson says that after passing San dy Hook he saw nothing until the steamer struck It is believed she can be doated at high tide with the as- sistance of a tug.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
LOTS or WATER.
Manufacturers and Farmers Pleased at Arrival of
 Rain Storm.

New Haven, Dec 27.-A heavy sleet storm set in during last night over an area greater than Connecticut, en- crusting trees, buildings and all ex- posed objects. With rising tempera> ture to-day the sleet changed to rain and the storm increased in importance. to the great satisfaction of the farmers and manufacturers of the state. The water supply question had become a serious one all over New England, ana in Connecticut the manufacturing com munities were face to face in most in stances with an enforced shut down of establishments owing to a failing supply of water in the streams which supply power Travei1ng men who spent the holiday in New Haven ano who had been through most of the ter ritory east of Chicago, seemed to agree that there was more snow on the ground in this part of the state than in any place east of Chicago To-day's rain will undoubtedly carry off much #of the snow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
TRAFFIC HAMPERED.

Philadelphia. Dec 27.-Trafic Of every sort was badly hampered during the early hours by a dense fog which settled over the city and vicinity dur. ing the night. The mist came with a rise in temperature accompanied ear ly last night by a drizzle of rain which fell during the entire night. A heavy thaw resulted and this, follow ing the two and one-half days of snow fall has converted the streets into rtvulets and has rendered walking both disagreeable and dangerous.
 The train service is irregular and commuters residing in the suburbs were late in arriving at their places of business. The maritime exchange reports it's wire from this city to the Delaware breakwater and intermedi- ate reporting stations in trouble. N is believed, however, that many ves- sels are in the harbor at the break water awaiting better weather No vessels had arrived at this port up to 1 o'clock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
NANs eLooMY oHRIsrMAs.

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 NEW YORK, Dec. 27,-Nan Patter- son spent gloomy Christmas in the Tombs, although many folk that sym pathize with her in her ordeal did their best to cheer, her.
 The early forenoon mail brought to her sixty-one letters, most of them messages of sympathy, and some of them contained money. One inclosed a twenty dollar bill She spent the great CT part of the day opening and reading the letters with the help of Philip Waldheimer, one of her counsel.
 Tn her mail since the disagreement of the jury have been several letters of a scurfilous nature, and her lawyers have adopted the precaution Of reading for her letters evidently from strangers and not showing such to her
 More flowers arrived for her at the prison yesterday. but they were re- fused all but half dozen splendid Jacquemfnot roses, which Warden Flynn sent to her after giving the bunch rigid. scrutiny He explained that the rule against bouquets is ata old one in the prison and faithfully ad- hered to. The objectgis to prevent the smuggling into the prison of dangerous weapons or even polsons Iii the case of the roses he said he had made m exception such as he might for any other prisoner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
NEW YORK IS NOW SNOW.
 SHEET AND FOG BOUND.
All Trains Delayed and Photographic Communication knocked Out--Many Vessels Tied Up in the Harbor lice Coated Rails the Elevated kade Brilliant Electrical Display-The Storm in Other Places

New York, Dec 27. Rain and sIeet. with rising temperature, following the recent heavy snow storm, have. greatly impeded traffic in and about New York. Telegraphic communica- tion has been considerably handi- capped and nearly all through trains from the west and north are delayed.
 In the city the rain and sleet which froze as soon as it struck the ground, made walking hazardous, and wher- ever there was a grade on the surface roads there was great trouble. On the elevated lines. brilliant electrical displays marked the passing of trains over the ice coated third rail.
 Brooklyn appeared to suffer more than Manhattan. There all the troll ley lines were in trouble. At times the entire railroad system of the bor- ough was practically tied up.,
 As the rain descended it froze in a firm layer on all exposed rails and made electric circuits for the cars and trains almost impossible Be cause of the holiday an, unusually small number of cars Were run in the borough yesterday and during the night, and the ice had plenty of time
 
 lines, trains supposed to run in half an hour from the bridge to the end of the line required nearly two hours for the trip
 The snowfall of Sunday amounted to five inches, and before the rain and sleet began last night the bureau had succeeded in getting together only B., GOO men and 400 carts, so that little was done toward clearing the streets. Broadway was cleared throughout it's length, and the principal streets where traffic congests were relieved Elsewhere the snow was shovelled into huge hillocks.
 In addition to the delay caused by the sleet storm, the congested traffic of the upper harbor and the North and East rivers crowded with ferry boats, was hampered by a dense fog which wrapped the city and harbor in blinding folds So dense was the fog that it was still almost dark at T:30 a. m., and ferry boats bringing the store and office employees from Jersey City and Brooklyn poked their way slowly from slip to slip in con stant danger of collision. The ua- pleasant conditions in the harbor were increased by the drifting ice which the warm spell of weather had caused to come down from the Hudz son river and packed into some of the ferry slips. Though no serious acci- dents were reported many of the ferry boats had trouble entering their slips through the drift ice and the Chicago of the Pennsylvania railroad line ffl smashing her way through it struck the slip and tore away part of her guard rail and supports of her upper deck. None of the passengers was injured Slippery rails and streets in the citS were responsible for many minor accidents and collisions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
.RIiIOTONS
 SOLDIERS
Took Possession of
 This Hotel.
Guests Fled in a Panic by Back Doors Place Pretty We'll Wrecked Soldiers Subdued and Taken to Fort.

New York, Dec 27.-With fixed bay onets, seventy-five soldiers from the One Hundred and first and Eighty seventh companies, United States ar tillery, stationed at Fort Totten, l.. T., have charged on a hotel near the post Fifty patrons fed by way of the back doors.
 The artillerymen, who were cele. brating Christmas in noisy manner, took possession of the hostelry and piled their guns and haversacks The proprietor hastened to a nearby. tele- phone station and got word to Captain Murray, coInmandant at Fort Totten who sent a corporal's guard to bring in the riotous soldiers
 A fight ensued in which the plate glass in front of the hotel and behind the bar was smashed. Doors were torn from the hinges in the attempt ot the soldiers to break away from the guard, and the place was pretty well wrecked. After a long chase the sol diers were caught and taken back to the fort
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
Colonel warren,s Home Burned.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Dec. 27--The handsome residence of Colonel and Mrs. Tracy B. Warren on seaview ave. nue, facing Long Island sound, has been burned here, a candle which was part of the decoration of a Christmas tree starting the blaze. Colonel and Mrs. Warren were entertaining a party of children at the time. All the persons in the house got out safely, but in her anxiety for the children Mrs. Warren neglected to take with her some yalu- able jewels. Practically. all the con tents of the house were consumed. The total loss is estimated at $12.0O0, part lY insured
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
Italfan Edttor FelI Dead.

MILFORD, Conn, Dec. 27.-G Giovan- nj Lombardi of New Haven, editor of an Italian paper called Il Couriers del Connecticut, fell dead of heart disease yesterday while calling at the home of Frank Partigliani in this town. Some years ago Partigliani, whose wife had just died allowed Lombardi the GUS tody of his young daughter The child remained with Lombardi until the Mil ford man married again, and it. was while Lombardi was pleading for the custody of the child again that he was stricken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
HIT A HOG TRAIN.
Wreck of ssGovernor's Express'' Near
 Smith's Crossing.

WfGcA OA 'sNONSEmOre8 ASLpESDg" Near
 smlthss Crossing.
 SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Dec. 27.- The Boston and Albany passenger train known as the governors express, . leaving this city, eastbound, at 9;1O a. m., was wrecked near Smiths Cross ing, between Springfield and WestfeId, about o'clock in the morning by col liding with the rear end of a hog train, which was running ahead of it and which had stopped to remedy a break down to the engine.
 The engine of the passenger train went. down a steep embankment. over turned and was demolished, carrying Engineer Merritt and Fireman Wheel CT with it, the former crawling from the wrecked cab badly injured. His legs were badly scalded, he received bad scaEip wounds, and internal injuries are feared. He was taken to Mercy hospital in this city. where it is be. lieved he will recover.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
str oIlver,a rog Fighter.

the principal of Birmingham univer- sity, in the heavy fog which spread over England from the Thames to the Mersey has put to practical test his invention for the dispersal of mist His apparatus, fitted up from his labora- tory at Birmingham and working to q height of sixty feet on the university buildings, was found quite effective, the buildings being revealed in the midst of the fog. This method of dispensing fog was demonstrated by Sir Oliver Dodge before the British association when it met at Montreal twenty years apn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
BLIzzARD IN MISSOURI.

Kansas City, Miss, Dec 2T-This portion of the southwest was today in the grasp of a genuine blizzard which braska and Iowa, over the whole of Kansas and into Oklahoma and In dian Territory. Snow fell to a depth of nearly a foot and driven by a high wind, drifted badly. Railway trains in every direction were delayed. At some points, particularly north of Kansas City in Iowa and Nebraska. telephone and telegraph wires were rendered useless by sleet for many hours. The thermometer was close to the zero mark, a fall of 35 degrees within A hours.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
JAPAN's CHRISTMAS BOX.

LONDON. Dec. 27. -Adyices from Te- kyo say that General Nogf has sent q great Christmas present to the people of Japan, and there is great rejoicing The first bulletin from the Japanese commander was as follows:
 At 2:56 o'clock in the morning we captured all the enemy's advanced po- sitions on the west of Port Arthur, and our right army now dominates five miles of these fortifications'
 Two further bulletins showed the great extent of the Japanese victory, following two days of incessant fight fled works in and about White Wolf hill The eminence known as Honsan- yentao was the key to these defenses and was captured after desperate fight ing before dawn
 A message. from Port Arthur de seribes a Japanese attack made on the evening of Dec P with light column of 5000 and many machine guns on the northern defenses. They dashed along the railway, carried trench after trench and succeeded in reaching the water course beneath Peiyu mountain.
 4 Yokohama report says that the steamer Manshu, bound for the neigh borhood of Port Arthur, has left there carrying as passengers ten naval at taehes four peers. seventeen members ef tile house If represent atiyas, one sec retary of the diet and q lieutenant com nander. There are no press represent atlYes on board. Tie voyage. it is ex- pected, will occupy three weeks.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
IT WAS "A
 Merry Christ
Fine Weather and Goo Feeling hade the Holi.
 days the Best Eyer.

Never in the history of YEaterbo was Christmas so jovial one as t year A general good feeling seemed to pervade the minds Of everyone and the WaS Merry Christmas rang oA on all sides is something long 70 remembered. For the future au fndi cations point to splendid busine season with lots of work for every one. A few years ago 1t would hay been hard to imagine such busy tune as these when the railroads ind more than they can do to handle the freight The prospects, then. are paN tieuIarly bright on all sides.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
CHANGES IN GARRISON.

san Francisco, Dec 27.-several changes will take place soon in the gar rison of the cantonment at the Pre- sidio. .On February 1 the Twenty frss infantry now there will leave for the Philippines, being relieved at the Pre-. sIdio by the Sixth infantry from Fort Leayenworth. Kan. The EighteentIa infantry, now h'omeward bound from the Philippines. will proceed on arrival to Leavenworth to replace the Sixth infantry which later on will proceed to the Philippines to replace the Eff tetnth. which will come here.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
yictim arax Re sxraca.e womnn.

SYRACUSE, N. Y. Dec. 27. Mrs. c. R. Renter of this city believes that the girl murdered on Cutler hill, near Colo rado Springs, Colo. some weeks ago is her daughter. Mrs Bessie Bouton. She last heard of her daughter in October, when she was informed that she would leave Colorado Springs and go to Wilkesbarre, Pa, and reach Syracuse on Christmas. The description of the murdered woman fits Mrs. Bouton, the dentistry being exact. The mother has informed the police that she fears the murdered young woman is her daugh- ter. Members of the family declare that if the dead woman proves to be Mrs Bouton they know the man in- Yolved.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
wan street Broker a Suicide.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27. George $. Evans, a Walltstreet broker and until two months ago secretary of the Ameri- can Fuel company, has been found dead in a Jersey City hotel with bullet hole in his right temple. 4 note addressed to the hotel proprietor asked that his wife. who resides in Bloomfield. N. l., be notified Evans is said to have re gently undergone financial reverses, and these are believed to have made the broker desDondeuf.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
Dog Killed In Stampede.

NEW YORK, Dec 27-There were several pathetic incidents at Christ mas distribution of toys in Park row. One little boy. ragged and thinly clad, sat on the curb by the side of a dead dog, whose head he patted, speaking to it in Italian and crying as though his heart would break. He had come with his pet to get present. and in the stampede of children the little dog had been trampled to death
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
JOY KILLED HIM.
Boy Pleased With Christmas Gifs
 Died of Heart Failure.

Chicago, Dec. 27-Louis simon, six-year old boy whose joy over re ceiving his long expected Christmas presents was so great that he was seized with an attack of heart fail- ure, is dead at a hospital of paralysis of the heart.
 When he awoke Christmas morning and saw his gifts on the floor beside his bed his delight knew no bounds. Shortly afterward he was stricken with the attack which eliminated in his death. The lads parents are prostrated
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
STILL ON THE BEACH.
Steamship Ashore Bat Crew ResSss
 to be Taken or

New York, Dec. 27.-The tra1al Drumelzier,. which we ashore on Fire Island bar Sunda night, was still hard and fast on M beach today, with her captain a1 crew still on board. They had re1usa to be taken ashore by the life eaV on Monday, and as the steamer wa resting easy on the sand were not lieved to be in danger Last night was a severe one with high wind , sea so that the ship could not hap been reached even if the life had attempted it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
LANDMARK BURNED.
Was Once Thought to Dc Hiding Flas
 of Charley Ross.

New York, Dec. 2L-An old house in Sunset Park, one of the landmark of Brooklyn, has been burned ways has been thought tie house was used as a hiding place for Cha ley, Ross Immediately after he wa Kidnapped in Philadelphia. The hou was a relic of revolutionary times park watchman as a shelter ehievous boys skating on the paf lake snowballed the old watcbu and when he gave chase one of them crept up to the house and set 1t o fire.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
WIrH GREAT oEREMoNY.

Calcutta, Dec. 27.-Lord Gurzon, viceroy of India, received Prince Ina vat Ullah, son of the Ameer Of Afgh- anistan, with great ceremony at noon today in the throne room at the gov. ernment house. Both the yieeroy and the prince were attended by brilliant staffs. The scene was most effective and the prince was evidently de- lighted with his reception.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
HOLLAND WILL OBSERVE
 THE NEUTRALITY LAWS.
None Her Territories Be laced at Disposal of The Russians-Baron Won Spaun Will Serve on Com. mission to Examine Into The North Sea Incident NolEi Sends Big Christmas Present

The Hague, Dec 2T.-The report that Holland will place Sabang, in the
 Straits settlements twenty miles north of Malaeca, at the disposition of the Russian second Pacific squadron, as re- ported from Tokio in a dispatch to the London Times. has no foundation IL is learned in official quarters that Hol- land will observe the same strict neu. trality in her colonies as at home and that neither Sabang nor any other points in the Dutch East Indies win be placed either directly or indirectly at the disposal of the belligerents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
IEFT DREss sun CASE.

New York, December 27-A dress suit easel bearing the central mark. Lancaster. Pennsylvania, may lead to the identity of q young woman who jumped to death from the third story of lodging house in West Forty Sixth street last night. She had been known at the house only few hours before her death. She gave the name Of Cecil Hall. The police believe she came from Washington, D. C.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
How Was It With Yo,n

That you had q Merry ChTisfin goes without saying Perhaps
 had some money sent to you 10 bEF your own Christmas present with
 that event nothing could give won greater satisfaction than any one the scores of pieces of furniture
 found in the large and up-to-dat warerooms of the Hampson- sell e0 Furniture Go on Bank street Iake walk through their store and exanins the different pieces of furniture th will appeal to you with their good signs and most excellent finish
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
IN HEAD.
Roasting harksman Hit Han Instead of the
 Bottle.

Chicago. Dec 27.-WhiIe Elmer Hunt, 19 years old, balanced bottle on his head, William Dougherty. who had been boasting of his prowess as marksman. it is alleged, attempted to emulate William Tell by shooting the bottle. At the second shot Hunt fell to the floor with a bullet between his eyes and died almost immediately. Dougherty escaped and the police are searching for him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
Gi..I Died In Ambulance.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.--A young Wo-S man, poorly clad, was found uncon- scious seated on a bench in Riverside drive. She was partially covered with snow, which had drifted about her. An ambulance was summoned, but the girl died on tue way to the hospital with- out regafning consciousness
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
TRAMPs RuRNEn Ir.

yoIuntown. Dec 27.-A large barn on Long Woods. road belonging to B. Fl. Burdick was totally burned yesterday, md it is believed that tramps who had taken shelter in it set fire to hay by carelessness in the use of q pipe. The loss is placed at S1 800.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
MODEL KILLED HIMSELF

New York, Dec 27.-Despondent because his wife, from whom he had been legally separated. declined to re- turn to him and because he had been unable to earn sufficient money to support himself and four children, Dominick Fareane, for more than score of years one of the best models in the city. committed suicide today.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
SHE WAS THERE
Woman Believed to Have Been Found Cead Her
 Sister Speaks.

Denver, Col, Dec 27-The News to- day says: Bessie Bouton, believed to be the young woman who was founa lon Cutler mountain with a bullet in her brain and her face burned beyond recognition, was guest at the Al bany hotel from May ? 10 July 13, ac. cording to the hotel register. She was accompanied by man and the couple Registered as G. Bouton ana wife.
 Bouton became .a familiar figure at sporting resorts and when he left Den yer, some time in August, told his in- inmates that he was going to Syracuse, N. Y.
 Santa Barbara, Gal, Dee 27.--AIrs Charles Nelson of this city believes that the dead woman found on Cutler mountain near Colorado Springs, Col, was her sister, Mrs Bessie Bouton. The main point upon which the conclusion is based is the peculiar nature of the dental work shown on the teeth of the dead woman. Other circumstances support this conclusion. She says Mrs Bouton left Santa Bargara last August for Denver.
 It is said she travelled in company with salesman
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
TEAhSf fERS ARE OUT,
 BANQUET TONIGHT

New Haven, Dec 27-'The nine strik- ing teamsters who were convicted or conspiracy after a long trial in the sn, perior court, were released from the county jail to-day. They had been in jail since last September. A reception and banquet will be rendered them to, night by the local trades council.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
KNoMN IN NM HAYEN.

New Haven, Dec According to the local police, Thomas O'BFien, con fidence man and alleged inventor of the gold brick swindle. who is re ported dead at the French penal set tlement in Cayenne, was arrested here many years ago on the charge Of swindlinc q citizen named Atwater. o'Brien forfeited bonds of S10, ,00e and disappeared.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
NAN'S FATHER
 RETURNS TO NEW YORK.

New York, December 27.Nan Pat terson's father returned to New York to-day from Washington, where he had spent Christmas and went direct ly to the tombs to see his daughter. He brought several gifts and a mes sage of cheer from her mother. He said he would remain in the city un- til after the next trial.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-27
Reseued Four-Year-oId Fronn Fire

ORANGE. N. J., Dec. 27.-With his coat ablaze and half su6ocated with smoke. George Eager of Hook and Lad der Company No. 1 staggered down stairs from the third story of the resi- dence of Samuel Brody, bearing in his arms the four-year-old daughter, Ger trude, of Mir. and Mrs. Brody. The rescue was one of the most notable in the history of the department