Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-20
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Frank Finke, F years old of Hart ford, was badly cut about the hands while attempting to save his mother from harm in stabbing affray be- tween two Italians which took place at his home yesterday afternoon.
 Barge No 14 of the New England Transportation company sank at her. dock in New London last night and Mrs D. D. Busch. wife of the captain of the barge. was drowned. She was n years of age.
 Although the steamer Middletown was loaded with freight and was pre- pared to make the first trip last night from New York to Hartford, the transportation company decided not to have the steamer leave the dock un- til the storm was over.
 The search for Minnie Estelle Cowles. the Forestyille girl who dis appeared twelve days ago, which has been carried on in New York by many friends. and with the aid of the police. ended last night with tlM finding of the missing girl in a private sanitar- ium i'll that city.
 The Trout Brook Ice and Feed com paiiy still has hopes Of securing fair amount of ice in this state. The lat ter part of last week and yesterday the company had men working on the ponds all the way from New Hartford to Winsted, where ice of good quality and fair thickness is-belng secured.
 Charles Iingien. 40 years old. an engineer on the estate of Mrs Cort- land at Pomfret, was caught in a 7 belt in the power house yesterday and almost instantly killed. His body was carried up to the ceiling and was so entangled in the belting that it was necessary to cut the body to pieces to get it out.
 Ralph Hilton. aged II. of Putnam, is at the Day Kimball hospital as tie result of gunshot wound in his right thigh. Hilton was hunting muskiuts and had shot one and put his gun on a log. He saw another muskrat and as he took the gun up by the muzzle the other barrel discharged. His thigh was filled with shot and he neafly bled to death before reaching home which was two miles away.
 Edward G. Cunliffe. who is working out a sentence in the Western peni- tentiary in Pittsburg. Pa, for rObbing the Adams Express company of $1O1,000 a few months ago. and whose wife is an East Hartford girl attempted to commit suicide last week in the penitentiary because the pris- oners joked him so much about not being able to take care of the money after he got it in his hands, He open cd a vein in his wrist but no harm resulted.
 In preparation for the annual en- campment of the Connecticut depart. ment of the Grand Army of the Re public in Meriden next June. eenten- nial week, when department cori- mander is elected. two candidates are now in the field and an interesting and warm contest Is on. Tie two named are Virgil F. McNeil Of New Haven and Edward GriswoId Of Guil- ford. both members of Admiral fOote post of New Have-.
 instantly killed yesterday afternoon while helping unload . very large stone. weighing about nine tons. Mr Phelps was not working with the gang but was watching operations. The driving snow made the job difficult and Mr Phelps thought he saw chance to help. He jumped upon a stone that was already unloaded and took a crowbar. As he did so his foot slipped just as the stone started and he fell between the two stones. It was held 90 1t could go only to with In six inches Of the ground hut if caaght Mir Phelps % that he fell with ouf q sound. The men. as soon as p-rs- silsle. hitched on lileir team and puIled the ssone away and sent for Dr Eberz but Mr Phelps was dead