The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-02
AN ANTI.NOISE UTILIZATION
TUGBOAT CAPTAIN SUSPENDED
FOR roo MUCH footing.

Now Mrs. Rice's Society 10 Trying to Save
the Hospitals From Fourth 0f July
Noises-Gen. Bingham Is Enlisted and
VIII Enforce q New Traflo Rule.
Mrs. Isaac L. Rice. the president Of the
Society for the Suppression Of Unnecessary
Noise. received a letter yesterday from
Secretary Straus Of the Department Of
Commerce and Labor informing her that
Capt. Reynolds Of the tug Eugene F. Moran
had been found guilty Of footing his whistle
unnecessarily. He 10 to be suspended for
Ave days for the offence. The
ment was read at q meeting Of the organiza-
ton last night at Mrs. Rice's residence.
villa Julia. at Eighty-ninth street and
Riverside Drive.
This is the FIRST conviction since the
society. largely through Mrs. Rioe's per-
sistent efforts. got a Department. order to
stop superfuous whistling around the
waterways. The Moran was charged with
making too much noise near Bellevue Hos
pital. Columbia University students en-
ployed by Mrs. Rice kept tab and later a
complaint was fled before Capt. Seeley.
the local inspector. There were other
complaints made, but these haven't been
passed upon yet.
Secretary Strauss letter was received
with much rejoicing at last nights meeting
and counted a decisive victory. Mrs. Rice
said that II was only q forerunner Of what
might be expected In the curtsilment Of
unnecessary racket.
The most important business that came
before the meeting was the prospect of
putting a mufier on the city for the Fourth
OF July. II was at least hoped that there
might be suppression OF the celebrations
near the large hospitals. Mrs. Rice said
that Prof. William H. Thompson had written
her some time ago suggesting that steps
to that end be taken. Prof. Thompson
pointed out that the explosions were es-
pectally serious In cases OF typhoid fevor
or insanity.
With this in mind Mrs. Rice called on
COMMISSIONS Bingham at Police Head
quarters yesterday. Q Bingham as
sured her that the police would lake every
precaution against allowing bombs or
hrecrackers to be exploded near hospitals.
He said that although Mayor Mcclellan
had not yet signed the new ordinance passed
by the Board Of Aldermen for the estab-
lishment OF hospital zones he would con
slider 1t in effect just the same over the
Fourth. Gen. Bingham said that tenn
porsry warning signs would be displayed.
TO have fireworks and noise caused thereby
eliminated but would insist on having
can drivers walk their horses and car
motormen reduce speed and cease changing
their gongs.
That shows that his society is accom-
plishing practical and sensible work, said
Mrs. Rice at the meeting. More sound
sense about hat than mere theory. And
il will he carried out to the letter. That's
the way len. Bingham does things"
Among those present at the meeting
were the Rev. Father Searles, superior
general Of the Paulist Fathers; DR.. SanSiel
T. Armstrong, general medical superin-
tendent of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals,
and DIR. NJ. s. Gregory. resident alienist of
Bellevue Hospital.
Letters we're read from the superin-
tendents OF all the larger hospitals OF New
York city. s~anctioning the society's crusade
against noise and commencing Mrs. Rice
for her part in IL.