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'em, was cut and lynn on the
ground by the pole, and as he
looked west he saw the Argentina
comm up, just reachin' to clear
the spit out yonder; and it was
high time his flags was hoisted,
and there was all the halyards
lyin' near a hundred feet below
him.
But that didn't stop Joe. He
grabs the flags and half falls
down the stairs to the ground.
Then he picks up section of the
cut halyards, fastens his flags to it,
and starts to climb the pole Up
to the crosstrees of that staff is
about eighty feet, and that far he
had pins to help him, but above
that he had thirty feet of sheer
bare pole to Skinny up. How he
did it l don't know, but he did.
Fastened one end of the halyard,
and takin' the other end in his
teeth, he crawled up till he had to
stay holdin' 'em till the ship
stopped. :.
He told me afterwards it
seemed like an hour before the
Argentina hove to and he could
let himself slide down. They
hadn't long to wait to find out
what the matter was, for a police
boat came up, tootin' to beat the
band, 1ookin' for a forger who
had so near escaped out of the
country that there wasn't no fun
in it. The young fellow was the
forger's son, they said; but they
never found him
Upon one occasion the weather
led naturally to Bills topic. "Fog's
queer" he began, as he tried to
look through the thick white mist
that pressed about us. Yes, sir,
it's queer thing. It's mysteri-
Gus and penetratin' both. A fell
low that wants to let himself go
can sit here when it's thick and
see and hear all the ships he's
a mind to; just flashes of 'em;
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ARTHUR KNIPE

headquarters. Why, say! we had message in the
Presidents office in Washington fifteen minutes
before the other fellows.
"Why, one time in the winter a Norwegian tramp
came through the buoys lookin' like she was afre
from bow to stern, the smoke just pourin' from
her fore and aft | sees her all right but thought
He wasn't goin' to wait for anything; so he sends in
a report to the harbor patrol, and two fire boats
come tearin down. You've guessed there wasn't
no fire. or l wouldn't be tellin this story. Well,
there wasn't. Those Norwegians was just thawn
out the deck steam pipes eadn to the winches, and
when the fire boats came they just naturally laughed
at EN-. Now, you see how popular they In
the other tower with the fire boats after that.
1t amt always help to know what ship IS ex-
pected in on certain days You're too apt to make
ship than six miles, and often it twelve.
Let me tell you case that happened while was
down there, The St; Louis was due early, one
Thursday morning. The weather pretty thick,
and was up and down the tower, guess, dozen
times that day. You see, fellow sometimes
sight ship from the shore better than from the
tower, because you can see under the fog when you
can't see through it. AS | was sayin', the weather
thick and, to tell the truth, thought I'd done
fairly well, considern the fog. Picked up couple
the other fellow had got em too. was waitin for
what might along, when the superintendent
of the central office calls me up.
Thought He Was Asleep
A RE you asleep out there?' he asks me, and knew
he was mad the way it came over the wire.
"'Whats the matter? | asked him.
GO Matter' he snaps back, the sounder breaking
off dots and dashes like the cracks from pistol.
Matter enough! The ST. Louis is reported comm
in, but there hasn't been a peep out of YOU Can't
you seer
Cant see much I answers back but for all
that III gamble the St. Louis amt passed here
care you sure?' he asked.
Eyes l told him, kind of short, because I
mad in the first place and in the second was talin'
some chances. The St. Louis might have gone in,
or again she might have been of those ships 1
reported l havn made a mistake in the vessel;
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EN- would have wanted service again. l
was takin' chances all right, bein' positive; but
to make long story short the st. Louis didn't
get in for three days after that havin' had an
accident to her machinery, and a result of the
report that she'd been sighted three hundred people
waited for eight hours the dock without seem
her. That came of KNOWN what vessel was ex-
pected and takin chance on bein right.
Did l ever tell you about the time Joe Williams
the night qualified for sailorman?" he asked.
l shook my head.
We'll, maybe you saw somethin' of it in the
papers at the time, though probably you've for
gotten. Sometimes, you know, we had to stop
vessel when she was gon out same as we do now;
but didn't have wireless them days, and if she
passed here there wasn't nothn to hold her this
side of the Atlantic. Occasionally there a
passenger who if he could pay enough for it. got
the ship stopped, again there change of
orders. They tried to stop EN- at Quarantine first,
and if they was too late they sent to
well, Joe workin' days then, and along
old South American boat; SO Joe started in
right away at his flags, to get 'em ready. Amos
at the minute stranger comes poppln up int
the tower and says he wants to send a messag-,
but amt in no hurry.
What's them for? asks the stranger, who
a nice looking young chap, Joe says.
Joe tells him, and he begins to be much interested,
and wants to know if he Can't help, and asked Joe
to explain all about it; which Joe did thinking
of anything of course. Joe tells him how he hoists
the flags the mast from the little balcony outside
the window.
"'I'm goin' to see en- says the stranger and he
crawls through the window, leavin Joe inside, this
ute he comes back Well, guess I'll be goin','
says the young fellow and looks down at the
trap door which Joe standin' on, neanin' for
him to get off it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04
HE tower is
an open and
breezy affair
Il of steel con-
Struction,

WITH an 1IlClOSeu C1I-
cular stairway leading
to the little box of
a house ninety feet in
the air. There is no
elevator. One climbs
to the top, and ar
rives speeches., hav-
ing made the last
stage of the ascent
up a straight ladder,
through a trap door
which closes down,
forming a good third
of the floor space.
Here one finds Bill
Bingham smiling and
affable, his blue gray
eyes confirming his
hospitab1e speech of
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Had Cut His Ha1yards

TOE tells me he knew right then that somethin'
> wrong, and he jumps for the balcony to see. AS
he goes out of the window, the stranger pulls up
the trap and hustles down the ladder like mad. 1t
didn't take Joe but second to see what had hap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

but of this much l was sure, that
the other fellow hadn't seen any
ship l hadn't seen. On the other
hand, if she had got in and we hadn't
notified the people who were ex-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
FORESTERS INSTALLED.

Court Northumberland, No. 1876. hide
pendent Order of Furcsters. met in their
rooms in the Warner block Thursday even-
ing for the installation Of officers elected
in December. Court Deputy DR.. George
L. Latour was installing officer The fol-
lowing officers were installed: Chief ran
ger Sidney Snyder Nicc-chlef ranger
Adolph Fisher recording secretary, H.
Gclineau; financial secretary, George H.
Coombs: treasurer. Joseph Charete; ora
tor, II. w. Chase: senior Woodland, j. W.
Moouin: Junior wundard George Bcaupre;
senior heudlc, l.. +. Jacobs, court phys
ician, Dr. q. T.. latour. Mayor Burke
was made an honorary member OF thu
court Refreshments and speech making
followed. Addresses were made by Mayor
Burke, chief Ranger Snyder and Court
Deputy Latour. The reports or the Varl-
Gus officers show the society to be in a
fourishng condition, with % members ana
the prospects for the coming year excel
lent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
INSTALLATION WAS PRIVATE.

The Council Immaculate Conception
No. -. of the Union ST.. John Baptist
of America, installed their officers pri-
Vatoly Wednesday evening owing to the
recent death of their late sister, Mrs
Leon Don Carlos. The officers installed
were as follows: :
President-Mrs. Elizabeth r. RoberGe.
Vice prcsident--Nrs Eugene Cabana.
Sccretary-Miss Blanche LaBombarl
Secretary adjutant-M Alma Lefbvie
TrcaSurer-Mrs Hattie Boucher
Preccptress-Mrs. Marie Louis Duprat.
Assistant preceptress-M Mrs Sophie Bari
bault.
Mistress Of ccrenonios-Miss Florence
Thibault.
First ordonnatricc-M Miss Alice Gravel
Second ordonnatricc-Mis Anna Cayca.
Inspector of accounts Mrs. Sara Cayea.
Inspector of accounts Mrs. Josephine
Bcaupre.
Inspector Of accounts-Nliss Eva Morris
seau.
Honorable prcsidcnt-Mrs. Josephine
Gravel.
Doycnnc-Mrs. Emma Mchaud
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
FANNY ALLEN HOSPITAL.
Ghficcrs and STAFF Elected at tho Annual
Meeting,

At the annual meeting of the attend
ing STAFF of the Fanny Allen hospital DR..
T. t. McSwecney was reelected presi-
dent of the staff and DIR. Lyman Allen
was reelected secretary, A letter of
thanks on the part of the hospital to
the staff. written by the sisters in charge
of the hospital was read and the follow
ing staff WAS elected for the ensuing
year:
Consulting surgcons-Dr J. b. Wheeler,
Or II. c. Tinkham and DR.. S. l.. May
nard OF Burlington; DR., 4. T, Arklcy Of
Essex Junction.
Consulting physcians-Dr. ]. n. Jonne,
Or. ]. \. Archambault. DIR. r. W. John
son and Dr. c. II. Bcccher, all of Bur
lington.
Attending surGeons--Dr d. c. IIawley,
Dr.. p. L. insolvency. DR.. Lyman Allen,
and DR.. II. X. Watkins, all of Burning
ton.
Attending physicians-Dr. +. r. Clark
of Burlington, DR.. ]. r. Sheehan of W.
nooski, DR.. c. \. Peasc of Burlington
and Dr. c. NJ. Ferrin of Essex Junction.
Cons,iltant in diseases of eye, ear, nose
and throat-Dr. NJ. c. Twitchell of Bur-
lington.
Attending specialist in diseases OF eye,
car. nose and throat-Dr. T., +. Arnold
of Burlington.
Pathologst-Dr. F. l.. Clark OF Bur-
lington.
Dcntist-Dr. p. G.. Godfrey Of Burling
ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

ON TWO CHARGES.
Eugene LcBouf Arraigncd for Tramp-
Ing and IntOxicatiOn.

Charged with being a tramp and also
with being drunk, Eugene leBour WAS
before Judge Mower in city court Thurs
day. He admitted that he was drunk
but indignantly denied that he WAS a
tramp saying:
My home is within % miles OF here
and everybody here knows me-
The intoXication case was first taken
up and after pleading guilty I.cBouf
was fined s. and costs of s9.79, the alter
nate sentence being ten days in jail,
which he will serve.
When the tramp charge was reached
I"Houf pleaded not guilty and Officer
Miles was called as n witness. lie tcs-
tilted that leBouf came to the police
office Thursday morning and asked for
a nights lodging. He WAS taken to Jail
and "A search through his pockets dis
closed II cents. Because of the absence
Of witness. the case was continued un-
til Friday morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
REVOLVER WAS LOADED.
Ernest Rogers Had 1t and Said lie Was
Going 10 Kill n Soldier.

Armed with 3.-calibrc revolver,
Ernest Rogers WAS arrested Friday
by the police because OF his statements
that he was going tn kin Il soldier. Rog
crs did not show the weapon but his
declarations led to the belief that lac
would njure someone and he was taken
to the Jail for safe keeping. Whca
searched. the revolver, fully loaded. was
d discovered.
Rogers was assaulted some months ago
and struck on the head with hammer
and seriously injured. For a time past
he has been in Burlington ANA only Il
day OF two ago went to the police of
flee and asked Chief Russell if he did
not want some more holp on the police
force He left there saying he was soine
to try to get employment on the electric
cars. He has been doing nothing bur
walk the streets recently.-lIe was sent to
the insane asylum ut Waterbury Saturay.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
&. F.. Vincent burned about the Face
and Hands.

George l.. Vincent of 81 Interval avenue
was the victim of Il painful accident
Thursday ut about 12::45 o'clock in the
tire room Of the Champaign Manufuctur-
ing company's plant.
The details of the accident. according to
Mr.. Ninccnts story, told to a Free Press
reporter, follow Il was asked to work
through my dinner hour.
work in the paint shop and my clothes
naturally become fun of bcnzine. varnish
and paints. ceased working at la:t5
O'Clock ana went to the fire room to en-
joy 10 minutes rest before going back
to work | am an invctcratc cigarette
smoker ana was about to procure one of
The cigarettes from q box at the time
was standing very close to one of the
fire boxes in the fire roo,-. one Of the fire
men was shoveling fuel into the fire. l
was standing near the fire box and the
draft from the fire quickly isnited the
bcn2inc on my ovcrails. I'll. last | re-
member was that volumes of fla mes roso
in the air and | WAS seized by friends,
who rolled me on tho ground"
The remainder Of tho details were told
by employees, who seized the unfortunate
man and rushed him ont OF rho building.
were cXtinguished. The flames ignitcd the
raftcrS in the fire room but the fire was
cxtinguishcd Ivy employees with the fire
hose. No alarm was sounded
Mr.. Vincent was taken to the Office of
DR.. Il. Il. Clark, whore his injuries were
dressed. Later nc was taken home, ac-
companiod by his fore man, John An
drews His face, both hands and arms
we're badly burned.
X. {. tottan. manager Cor the Cham
plain Manufacturing company, said to a
FREQ Press man: The man was violating
ono Of the strict rules of the company in
entering the fire room and the accident il
entirely his fault. lie has subjected him
self to dismissal by his actions" Mr. Vim
cent had been in the employ Of the COM
pany six weeks.
DR.. Clark told Free Press man that
Mr.. Vincent's burns were not deep except
around the mouth and nose, and that the
chances for his recovery were good.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
FOUND IN A RAID,
Two Women and q Man Before Justice
Webster ThursdRy.

Two women and n man were before
Justice f. q. Webster, Thursday the
women being charged with open and
gross lcwdncss and tho man with being
drunk. They were Emma McNulty,
Mamie Kmctz McFall and Arthur Lock
wood. Lockwood and Mamie We're found
"Wednesday night by Deputy Sheriff Raw
lin at "a house on Drcw's lane, just off
who was assisted by Joseph Agcl, ar
rived, things were moving lively and
three dogs added to the confusion caus-
ed by the arrival of the officers by bark
ing and swapping at the heels of Deputy
Ravln. Mamie is not unaccustomed to
the unexpected arrival Of officers of the
law and she was not at all abashcd. She
even suggested that the dogs be taken
to Jail with her.
Emma was not at home but 1t was
said she would return Thursday morn
ing. She came and at the station was met
by the officers who took her to jail
to keep company with Mamie.
The complaint against the resort where
Mamie and Lockwood were found was
made by Peter and Charles Dolpy and
they were taken before Justice Webster.
The fact that the raid had been success
full was more than Peter. who WIS the
elder, could stand and when he started
for court his legs wiGslcd sideways as
well as back and forth and he soun found
a resting place in jail. Charles was in
good form but he was not used as IL
witness
LOCKWOOD pleaded not guilty but upon
the testimony of Deputy Ravlin and Mr.,
Agcl was convicted and fined IS and
costs Of sl5.H lie took an appeal and
furnished bail in tho sum of so, Tkt
cases against Manic and Emma were
continued until Friday, bail in the sum
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
WINTER LIKE SUMMER.
Capt. Dan Lyons "Reminiscences a
1S27.2s, with No Ice in the Luke.


The unusually mild weather which has
prevailed in this section thus far this
winter makes Of interest some rcminis-
ccnses OF the late Captain Dan Lyon OF
Burlington the winter of 1S7-2s. Cap
tain Lyon was an old-timc lake navi-
gator. The "reminiscences were found in
a newspaper clipping pasted in an old
scrap book and record Captain Lyons
words as follows:
81 knew but one season when winter
was almost like summer, the winter of
1S2T-2S. was running the steamboat
General Green between burlington. Port
Kent and Plattsburgh and during the
year there was not a bit OF ice in the
whole lake from one end to tho other.
The old Lake Champlan Steamboat
company hauled out the steamboats,
Phoenix and Congress. and hardly II bit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
Il. y. OFFICERS JNST\IIED.

The annual installation Of officers
Lodge, No. =. Kmghts
Pythias, was held Thursday rial.t i'm tn,
rooms on Church street During the eve
ing tn" second rank was worked on thr
ana the rank Of knight ON o
The officers installed are
fellows:
Chancellor conmandcr-W T.. ThVHf
Nice-chanceIlor commandcr-S. j. BE-.
ty.
pr"latc-A. u. Bristol.
Master Of ilnanco-ltuos Howard
Master Of eNchequct-C. W. Richards
Keeper OF records and scals-Gcor
Browc.
Master Of arms Mr., Baker.
Inner guard-frank l.. Howard
Outer guard-G"orgc Andrews.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
JUMPED FROM BRIDGE
Unknown Man Supposed to Have
Committed Suicide in Winooski.
No Trace OF the Bod.--A Small Roy and
Woman Saw the Tragcdy--I.iVuor
seized Mt Gopyenm's Place or.
dercL Returned.

A sensational rumor was current on
The street Thursday afternoon about
four o'clock TO the effect that "A man or
boy had committed suicide by jumping
from the Wnooski and Burlngton river
bridge at the foot of Main street, and
from the stories told by two different
witnesses it would seem that such was
a fact The first person who could be
found who could throw any light on the
matter was n young boy named pelkis,
VINO lives with his parents at the Corpora
ton boarding house Tic stated to "A
Free Press man that he WAS ON the fur
ther end of the bridge near the Winooski
end when he saw a man stop at about
tho center of the bridge. mount the rail-
Ing and dive to- the river. forty feet he
low. At this point the river is practically
clear for a space Of about fifty feet. There
Is strong Current running through here,
being n short distance from high dam
and II a body dropped here II would be
carried under the ice by the suction and
If not carried over the dam would prob
ably I've in the vicinity ot tho new Golfer
dam recently completed at the wooden
mills. George Gadue. day man at the
Traction company's power station at the
burlington end OF the bridge, stated that
he had heard the rumor but had seen
nothing as he had been busy assisting
some machinists who were at work there.
Later in tho evening Mrs. Harry Dcavtt
an employc of the wooden company in
their Colchester mill, which is directly
opposite the center or the bridge was
seen and said that shortly after four
o'clock she had stepped from her work
and looked out Of the window AS she
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

MEETING OVER.
students OF birds and Flowers Return
to Their Homes.

Thursday saw the close of the eleventh
annual meeting of the Vermont Botani-
cal club and the fifth annual meeting
of the Vermont Bird club. the sessions
of which began in this city Wednesday.
The final meeting of the Bird club
was held ut nine o'clock and was soou
adjourned to allow those present TO at
tend the closing session OF the Botanical
club. The session of the Bird club was
held in the biological lecture room OF
the Williams Science hall at tho Univcr-
sity Of Vermont and included papers as
follows:
peculiar Songs OF Robins read by
e. y. Howe of Essex Junction: ~ report
of the recent meeting of the American
Ornitholgists' union in New York city
by Miss Isabelle NJ. Paddock of st. Johns
bury; and a paper by Mrs Il. H. DHvon-
port of Brattloboro, covering researches
made by her in the vicinity of that town.
BOTANICAL CLUB OFFICERS.
At $50 the closing meeting Of the Bu-
tanical club was opened with the cleo
ton Of officers, as follows:
Prcsident-I;zra Brancrd of Middle
bury.
Vice prcsdcnt--C. G. Pringlo
Socrot,rv- prof T = ton,,
,rro,srr,r Me N,ui, 7, lr,,,
Additions, n,on,,,or, ne en-, ov,,,,i,.,
con,mitt.ctt II c,,,;ft -, p,t,for.,
,yrs T., u D,yor,or, &c tr,,,,aho,o ,,d
MISC Jssbc,,o N p,ddocL IF {, 1oh,.-
bury.
Tbo onepinp manor vos nrosontcd nv
Miss Phcbe NJ. rowlc of the Burlington
high school vho g,,o tb. rasuIts Of am
Investigation Of tho n,pi,,ms made in this
ritv. Miss Nancy Darling of 1Ior,l,nd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
SAW THE SIGHTS.
Then Peter DeIpy and SON Went Back
TO Lincoln Somewhat Bnttered.

Will "a beard as long as those worn by
tho anclcut patriarchs in the tribes Of
Judca, Peter Dclpy of Lincoln told n
story Friday morning before Justice
+. c. Webster that for a man over 20
years Of age was unusual. In brief.
Delpy thought he would like to have an
outing and with his son Charles, who IL
not much over 50. came to Burlington
They supplied themselves with several
hundred dollars and started out to do
the town. This was on Friday, January
II and during the evening of that day
they made their way to the home Of
Miss Emma MrNuity and Mamie Kmetz
McFall.
The old man and the youth were re-
ceivod 'th omen arms by the fair wo-
mon ana Wit the aid of divers drinks
tho parte btcamc very merry. Accord
ing To- iot,rs story, he took shine to
Emma. wljIr his son and Mamie Were
dppar utly in love At first sight.
What happened at the McNuty home
during that FlidaY night did not seem
to j.. very lear to either Delpy but
things moved some. according to their
stories. Peter LIFT sometime Saturday
hut Charles nd he stayed for several
days.
At any rat they became dissatisfied
with tn" treatment they had received
and made - complaint to Grand Juror
l.rary, which resulted in search by
deputy Sheriff Ravlin, who found
Mamie aud q mon, Robert Lockwood, the
former evidently having fonaotsN the
love that the younger Delpy had lavish
ed upon her.
Tn" women were charged Friday
with open and gross lowdncss, Mrs. No
Nulty having been arrested Il few hours
after Mamie was taken To jail. Mamie
has improved since she was in court last
time. !I0r clothes bear the stamp of re-
Spcctahility, even of richness, and her
nnc teeth have been polished ana filled
with gold. Emma is older than Mamie
but she is still an attractive woman, at
least Peter found her To be.
When Charles took the stand he testi-
fed that he was a married man. He so
far forgot his family ties, however, that
he said he bought for Mamie Il hat a
silk dress and Il pair of shoes. Money
WIS Of no consequence to the DclpyH
Who paid literally for everything they
had.