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Then They Went OF.

1T strikes me that you are loaded"
said the pistol to the double-barrel
shotgun.
"Oh, not quite" rejoined the latter.
I'm only half.shot"
Whereupon they both exploded with
laughter.-Chicago Daily News.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-19
NEW HAvENERs THERE.
Graphic Description of Fire at Steeple-
chase Island by Thomas Jones.

At the fire on Steeplechase Island,
Bridgeport yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, some Ave hundred New Haven
ers were present, and like the rest were
stampeded for the boat. Thomas Jones
of 1873 Plymouth street was down to
see the ball game, but at the cry of fire
turned In with many others to help
fight the flames. His graphic descrip-
ton Of Incidents tells its own story.
"As soon as the fire started, every
body seemed to lose his head, and rush
ed for the boat. Two children were
knocked overheard by the crowd and
were rescued with difficulty.
II took hold with others to get the
fire under control, but the first thing
knew falling timber hit my hat so
that it looks like last winters coal
seuttle. The fire chief down there said
the city would pay for it, but that is
not sure thing you know.
A little later another fellow was hit
across the right temple by big stick
falling from the grand stand. 1t floor
ed him, but he got to his feet and kept
on working.
THE Bridgeport fire service was on
the bum. They sent a fire engine rush
ing down 10 the short, but couldn't get
it across to the island, only sending ov-
er a single hose cart. Then they
found their hose was an inch smaller
than was needed to fit on the water
mains. The only water supply was the
salt water pumped by slow stream
out Of the sound
"A horse was roasted to death In its
stall, although its mates were all got
ten out. The man who tried to save
the last horse was severely burned.
One Bridgeport business man was ov-
ercome by the smoke and heat while
fighting the fire.
In the stampede to the boat was
fond married man who was burdened
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Johnny Mack,s Version.

Johnny Mack said last night: ut is
an absolute fact that everything was
in perfect condition for the ascension
before the balloon went up. French
surely heard the signal, but while pre-
pairing to cut loose the balloon was
descending and his mind must have
been so occupied with his prepara-
tons that he did not notice the grad
ual settling. If he had looked out Of
the cannon he never would have cut
loose, as the balloon was so near the
ground.
1--WE didn't want him to go up. Fri
day morning it was decided to have a
cannon and Friday afternoon my part
ner, French, insisted that he should
make it, that is, go up in it, He was
very cool headed always and so we de-
cided to let him, against our wishes.
Friday afternoon was windy and I
went and consulted Mr. Speek, He
said we had better put it off until the
next day, so I went back to where the
balloon was being inflated. French
was standing on the platform with his
father. I told him to get out of town
at once, to go and tend to some pro-
posed contracts, at any rate to get out
at once, for / didn't want him to go
up in the cannon His father urged
him to leave also, but young French
refused, saying that the people OF
West Haven would thing he had cold
feet il he did not go up in the can
non.
Saturday afternoon we stood wait.
ing for the balloon. Everything was ir
first class condition. He wouldn't take
a match to set fire to the fuse and his
father handed him lighted cigar with
which to do it. The balloon shot III
In the air. I fired the revolver. He
did not cut loose, probably wanting tC
go higher, as he had seen Rose do or
a previous occasion. I fred again
Still no sign from him. The third time
] fired and the balloon commenced t
settle. l did not fire again, for / dit
not want him to cut loose any longer
The balloon sank out of sight.
IT think his cigar went out and hi
couldn't light the fuse. There wer,
signs that the fuse had ben twisted
french had probably tried to light I
Just as the balloon commenced to set
'Dr. Barnett says that he did no
touch the roof, but that he landed or
his feet and pitched over on his face
His neck was broken. and his back ant
hip. He suffered from several hemor
rhages but died almost instantly. DR.
Barnett says that the death was accl
dental"
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WASHINGTON HOME ROBBED
ROBINSON IS NOTIFIED
Brother Of Attorney G. w.
Robinson is, Summoned
from Money Island.

Attorney Philip Robinson Of Wash
ington, d. c., who with his wife and
daughter are spending the summer at
the Robinson cottage on Money Island
as for twenty summers past, received a
telegram from Washington last even
ing from the chief Of police there that
his house had been robbed, and Mr..
Robinson came over from Money Is
land to this city last night and took
the Federal express for Washington
File will return in a few days, Mr.
Robinson Is a brother Of Attorney
George w. Robinson Of this city Their
father, Judge William c. Robinson,
lis dean of the law school of the Catho-
lie university of America at Washing
ton, is at his summer home in the
White mountains. He has a large es-
tate there. Judge Robinson was years
Iago a professor of elementary law and
real property at Yale law school and
was Judge Of the common pleas court
here for some time. Ills home years
ago was on Edwards street, this city,
and afterwards was on Hillhouse ave-
nue., in the house which is now being
torn down to make room for the new
parsonage for St Mary's chrcuh.
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'DIXWELL Police IN RAID
ON HUDSON ST. HOUSE
Five Caught by officers in
Italians Place at
Midnight.

The police of the Dixwell avenue
station made a descent on the apart
ments run by Michael Torelle, an Ital-
ian, at "a Hudson street about one
o'clock yesterday morning and scoop
ed in from there five persons on the
ground that they were helping to
make the place a house of ill-fame.
Torello, the proprietor was arrested,
and four others who were found in
the place were taken along with him.
Torello is held for keeping house of
ill-fame. Edward Jackson and Will
liam H. Porter, the former forty-siX
years of age and the latter twenty
two, and both colored, are charged
with lascivious carriage, and Hannah
Pastore and Silvia Hill, who are both
white, are held for residing in such a
place as that kept by Torello.
The police have had considerable
complaint about the place kept by
Torello. The front is a saloon, but
the rear rooms have been given over
to the operations which caused his
arrest 1t is said he was arrested
some time ago on the same charge
and promised to reform, but that his
reform has consisted of making mat
tiers worse than ever. The raid yes
terday morning was participated in by
Patrolmen Cooper, Ferdinandus, Ken
ny and Eagan.
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SITUATION QUIET
Telegraphers and Employers TAX
Sunday Easy.

sunday Easy.
New York, Augm. 1S.-As though
by mutual agreement the parties to
the strike Of telegraphers took things
easier to-day, and the usual claims
and counter claims of the days de-
velopments were not made public.
There was little doing at strike head
quarters and nearly all of the higher
officials of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies spent the
day out of town. Those left in charge
Of the office said that business was
moving smoothly. Representatives OF
the strikers said that reports received
were wholly favorable from the stand
point OF the men who are out.
The local union met tonight when
several speeches were made. Later it
was announced that it had been decid-
| ed at the meeting to make certain de-
mands on the Wall street brokers and
that the brokerage houses that had not
already done so, would be given until
tomorrow noon to sign the union
iscale. 1t was also said that the strlk-
ers had decided to begin a publica-
ton Of a daily paper which would sci
forth the strikers side of the contro-
versy. The special leased wire news
service was noticeably improved
throughout the country to-day.
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HARTFORD MEN accept
ADOPT WAGE SCHEDULE
Long Discussion at Trolley
Meeting Followed by
Vote.

Hartford, Aug. 1S.-The members of
the local trolleymen's union, including
the outlying districts, forming a part
Of the Hartford system of the CONSOLE
dated Railway company, met here this
morning to discuss the wage question
and the new schedule agreed upon by
the trolleymen's committee and the
ccmpany's representatives at New Ha-
ven recently.
The meeting was largely attended,
special cars being run from as far out
as Rockville and Manchester to bring
the men in. The session opened with
a lengthy discussion of the new agree
ment, at the close of which the matter
of ratifying the action Of the commit
tee and accepting the new schedule
was put to vote and passed.
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VIEWS OF ACCIDENT
Opinions Differ as to Wheth-
er Young French
Heard Shot.
MACK THINKS HE DID
Aeronaut Gives His Version
of the Unfortunate
Affair.
MACK THINKS HE DID

Regret over the untimely death Of
Theodore A. French, who was killed
in fall from his balloon Saturday aft
ernoon, was everywhere expressed yes
terday in West Haven and at savin
Rock. Mr.. French, who was twenty
years old, had a wide acquaintance
along the shore, and was very popular.
The funeral will be held Tuesday aft
ernoon from the home of his father,
Policeman Robert French of 61O
First avenue, Rev. Mr.. Hammond Of
ficiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove
cemetery. The body will be taken to
West Haven to-day from Stahl's I'M
dertaking rooms on Meadow street,
where it has laid since the accident.
Both Officer French and Johnnie
Mack tried to persuade French not to
try the difficult feat Of being shot from
o cannon while up in the air, before
the ascent was made, but young
French, who had been an enthusiastic
aeronaut, insisted on going, saying
that there was absolutely no risk.
Oflcer French assisted in making the
preliminary arrangements for the as
cent and everything was in absolutely
perfect condition before the balloon
went up. The cause Of the accident Is
believed to have been that French did
not hear the signal when he was up in
the air and so did not cut loose. The
orders from Mack were that he should
not under any condition cut loose from
the balloon without hearing the pistol
shot, and when the big inflated ball
had risen to a sufficient height and the
pistol sounded three times, the aer-
onaut did not hear the report and obey
ing orders did not leave the balloon.
According to an eye witness the bal
loon slowly sank until It was within a
very few feet Of the roof Of the Math-
ushek piano factory. French appar-
emily had prepared to drop and would
have escaped with only a few bruises
had not a sudden gust Of wind seized
the canvas bag and whirled 1t TO a
height Of about 40 or 50 feet. French
dropped. first striking the roof of the
piano factory and then landing on the
ground. His neck and thigh were bro
ken and he died almost instantly. Med
zeal examiner John f. Barnett was
called and gave as his finding IN the
case accidental death.
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ENTRIES IN athletic meet
AT ST. MARYS PICNIC
Ball Game for Boys and One
Between Single and
Married Men.

Through the energetic work of Mr..
Hackett, chairman of the athletic
committee In charge of the field
events at St Marys picnic at Light
house Point next Wednesday, the en-
tire program and list of entries have
been completed. The list of entries
for boys follows:
Fifty-yard DASH Devine, E.
Brennan, I. Loveland, f. McGarry, j.
Shea, Galfigan, w. GalligAn, w. Nc
Garry, Frey, w. Hoey, r. Dargah,
Bushnell, Gibbons, r. Donnelly.
Observation-Disclosures dash--J. Devine,
e. Brennan, l., Loveland, g. McGar-
ry, J. Shea, Galligan, w. Galligan, W.
McGarry, Frey W. Hoey, r. Dargan,
Bushnell, Gibbons, R. Donnelly.
Broad jump, running and standing
j. Devine, e. Brennan, T.. Loveland
e. McGarry, J. Shea, r. Galligan, W.
Galligan, w McGarry, w, Hoey, Glib
bons, Bushnell, r. Donnety, Cramer,
Lynch, B. Carroll.
High jump. Devine, f. Brennan
L. Loyeland, f. McGarry, ]. Shea, T.
Galligan, w. Galllgan, w. McGarry
Frey, Gibbons, r. Donnelly, Cramer.
Potato race-J. Devine, e. Brennan
L. Loveland, e. McGarry, j. Shea, T
Galligan, w, Galligan, Frey, w. Hoey
Gibbons. r. Dornelly, T. Hackett, B
Carroll.
Hop, step and jump. Devine, e
Brennan. L. Loveland, E. McGarry
J. Shea, T. Galligan, w McGarry, Frey
Gibbons, R. Donnelly, Lynch
Throwing BASEBALL Devine, E
Brennan l.. Loveland, p. McGarry, J
Shea, w. Galligan, w. McGarry Frey
Bushnell, r. Donnelly.
Relay race-J. Devine, E. Brennan, I.
Loveland, f. McGarry, ]. Shea, G
Galligan, W. McGarry, w. Hoey, Glib
bons, r. Donnclly f. Horton.
Half mile rum. Devine, E. Bren
nan, l.. Loveland, E. McGarry, J
Shea, 7. Galllgan, W. McGarry, Frey
Gibbons, R. Donnelly.
Three-legged race-J. Devine e. BreI
nan, L. Loveland, e. McGarry, T
Galligan. w. McGarry, Gibbons, D
| Donnelly.
Badges will be awarded the frs
three winners in each event, whit
ribbon for first place, red ribbon 70
second and a blue for third Each o
the first three places in each event will
count n certain number of points. TIL
three boys who get the most number O
points in the summary of all the event
will be given splendid prizes
After the athletic game for the boys
which viii start at 1880 a. M, base
ball game between the teams pickle
from Orange and parochial schools an
the Dixwell avenue and Wineheste
schools will be played. The line-up 70
the ball game viii be as follows: Or
ange and parochiaI schools; Loveland
lc. Donnelly and Bennan, D.; Murphy
ID; McGarry, 2b; Devine, Sb. Shay
S.; Hoey, IT,; Bishop, CT. Gibbon RI,
Dixwell and Winchester school
Dunn, G., Hawkins and Farrell, ..
Stevenson. 1b: Donovan, 2b. Burke
3b; Hawkins or Farrell, S. Lynch, IT.
Clarity, eff; Kelley, rf.
In the afternoon the sports for tn
men will be held The most interest
ing event will be a baseball game be
tween the married and single men o
the parish.
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TAFT STARTS ON TRIP
VIII Deliver Speech Before Buckeye
Club Tonight

Washington, Aug. 1S,-On a pilgrim
age that will encircle the globe and in
fulflment Of a promise to the Filipinos
to return to Manila to attend the open
ing of their first legislative assembly,
Secretary of War William H. Taft left
here tonight on the first stage of the
Journey. w. w. Michter, of Mr., Taft's
office, and an attendant accompanied
the secretary. Mrs. Taft and son,
Charles will join the secretary in the
Yellowstone park for the rest of the
trip and Fred w. Carpenter, secretary
to Mr.. Taft, will join the party in Seat
tie.
Mr.. Taft occupied section on the
regular train over the Pennsylvania
railroad, leaving here at 7:15 tonight
The first stop is Columbus, O., where
tomorrow night he will deliver not
able speech before the Buckeye Repub-
lican club.
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Three BRISTOL
people KILLED
Continued from First Page.)

| of Revolutionary stock, and the tras-
edy has cast a gloom over the whole
place.
Miss Root Is well known about the
state through her writings for the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
Of which society she was a member.
She has written number of books on
old Revolutionary families which are in
the nature of biographical works and
has also written history of Catherine
Gaylord chapter, D. A. R., of Bristol.
Two automobile parties left here this
afternoon for Ashley Falls. One con-
tanned County Commissioner Robert A.
Potter, a cousin of the dead man, and
Willis H. Bacon, and the other, A. F.
! Rockwell and r. c. North.
Guilford, Aug. 1S.-Charles j. Root
had a summer cottage at Sachems
Head and the party three of whom met
death this afternoon at Ashley Falls,
Mass, were here last week. Word OF
the accident was received by friends
here late to-day.
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EXPLOSION KILLS TWO
Motor Boat Filled With Young People
Wrecked.

Tiverton, R. l., Aug. 1S.-A gasoline
tank in a motorboat in the Seaconnet
river exploded tonight, causing the
death of two persons and serious in
juries to five others. The boat was a
8o-footer, owned by Joseph Choun-
nard Of Fall River, and contained
fourteen people, who had been on a
trip to Newport from Fall River and
had stopped at Twerton on their re-
turn.
The dead.
George Antuya, eighteen years old
Lydia Cercier, seventeen years old
The seriously injured:
Joseph Chouinard, aged twenty
badly burned about the head and
arms; Joseph Bernier, Ross Durant
Marie Moreau and Albertina Durand
all suffering from severe burns.
Ambulanees from Fall River to con-
vey the injured to the hospital in that
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with wheeling his offspring in a baby
carriage. AS the crowd closed in
around him it looked TO me like there
would be nothing left of the carriage
but kindling wood The last I saw of
him he had taken the babe up in his
arms and was glad to let the carriage
take care of itself.
funny thing about that baseball
game. There were fully 1000 people
waiting to see the game, a thousand
more trying to get in, and after they
put rope around the diamond for a
fence they watched the game standing
up. And I guess there must have
been at least a dozen pals that got
burned by being knocked over where
the fire was burning.
BY dynamiting a small house they
saved some of the property, but it was
the change in the direction of the wind
that stopped the damage, and not the
service of the Bridgeport fire depart
ment.
Several persons were temporarily
overcome, among them being Joseph
Boyton, son of Manager Paul Boyton.
The loss to Mr. Tilyou will be some
what over $4,000, while Mr.. Weber
loss is estimated at about $4,000, Mrs.
j. Fl. Mcmahon. owner of the island
sustains person al loss in the destruc-
ton, of the grand stand and bleachers
Of about $4,000. There is very little in
suranoe.
New York, Aug. 1S.-George c. TIL
you, owner of the amusement enter
prises which were burned at Steeple-
chase Island, near Bridgeport, Conn,
to-day, said tonight:
Captain Paul Boyton. manager of
Steeplechase Island, has telephoned me
several times during the day. He says
that the loss viii be about $4,000,
which is partly covered by insurance.
Captain Boyton informs me that the
blaze originated from cigarette
thrown underneath the bleachars.'
Tilyou's Steeplechase at Coney Island
was destroyed by fire short time ago
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AUTO FELL DOWN BANK
Chauffeur, Said to Have Been Asleep
Disappears After Accident,

Atlantic City, N. j., Aug, 1S.-John
H. Hook and his two sons, William
and Henry of Lancaster, Pa, were al
most killed to-day in an automobile
accident near Pleasantville The ma
chine was destroyed by fire after fall
ing twenty feet over an embankment
Charles Young, who was driving the
car, has disappeared, 1t is said that
the chauffeur fell asleep and the ma
clsine jumped the embankment. All
were thrown out. The father was in
ternally hurt, and the sons were
bruised and cut.
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Wannsee Wins Cup.

Kiel, Aug. 1S-The German yacht
Wannsee, owned by the Wannsee
Yacht club, to-day won the emperors
cup, for boats of the sender class. in a
closely contested race. She finished
twenty seconds ahead of the Tilly X,
which, as usual, was sailed by Prince
Henry of Prussia, and one minute and
eight seconds ahead of the Whites
bach II.
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SAW RAILROAD OFFICIALS.
Danbury City Clerk Made Trip to New
Haven.

Danbury, Aug. 1S.-City Clerk Hen
~ N. Fantton went to New Haven and
Hartford Friday, and interviewed the
railroad officials in regard to the COM
plant which was made recently to the
common council regarding the whistles
and the blowing off of steam by the To-
comotive engines in the Main street
railroad yard.
The city clerk saw Master Mechanic
James in New Haven, and then went up
to Hartford, where by appointment ne
met the superintendent of the Highland
division, B. e. Pollock. and both of
these officials assured him that the cause
of the complaint would be remedied to
the utmost extent of the officials in
power.
Whetheror not 1t was too soon last
night to expect results. the railroad
yard was a quiet as could be expected
of so naturally a noisy place all
through the evening and night. The
city clerk will report the result of his
trip to the common council, as that
body instructed him to take up the mat
ter with the proper officials
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Barn is Destroyed.

Fire practically put an end to the
existence of the barn owned by Louis
Soslofsly at 20 White street Saturday
morning and for a time threatened to
do damage to number of adjoining
houses. Sparks from a cigarette were
the incentives. The loss was about
$500.
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NEW EXPRESS AGENT
j. NJ. Hamilton Already in Charge at
Waterbury.

Waterbury, Aug. 1S.-It was learned
here to-day that J, NJ. Hamilton, bag
gage master at the Highland division
depot in this city, has been appointed
agent of the Trolley Express Co. for
Waterbury district, vice Frederick r,
Kingsbury, and has already assumed
charge. sAEexa.a IA
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GOODRICH SECRETARY.
Announcement Made by W. T. Fields
Company.

Company.
The announcement is made by the
w T. Fields company of this city,
dealers in investment securities, that
William 3. Goodrich, who was former
~ New England representative OF the
Rhoades & Co. of New York, has been
appointed as. secretary Of the new con-
Germ. The announcement cards are
dated August Sc
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BANQUET TO EMPLOYEES.

Colonel Osborn, the Host, to Workers
ON the journal and Courier.
Colonel N. G. Osborn Saturday aft
ernoon gave a dinner at Hills Home
stead to the employees Of the CARING
ton Publishing company. Members Of
all the departments were present and
after the dinner there were brief adj
dresses by Colonel Osborn, DR., Nc
Neil, the Rev. DR.. Gardner and Thorn
as Norman, the advertising manager.
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STEEPLECHASE
PARTLY Quilted
Continued from First Page.)

place of bathing suits when detected.
No arrests were made, as they got
away before the police arrived.
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At Rocky Point-Boston (Natiol
J, Worcester IN. Ed I.
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Eastern League.

At Observation-Disclosures IL, New
s.
At Montreal-Montreal 4, JeI|
City 8.