Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-29

| CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-The deaths and
injuries caused by the street cars in
Chicago nave become so frequent, al
| though reports of many have been sup
pressed, that a law similar to New
YOTk,s which requires the traction
companies TO report all accidents,
may be scught at the next meeting of
The Illinois legislature. The record
Of known casualties last year was
about $780, for 1906 it was 3,14l and
for 1905, 2,491. The street cars easi-
ly lead all other causes OF violent
deaths and injuries for last year, the
steam railways caused less than 1000,
and teams and yehicles-includins au-
tomObiles-1 1856. The figures OBJ
tanned by the police are exceedingly
incomplete. for no one can tell how
many more than 3,100 casualties were
caaEgeable to the street cars last
year. According TO the city's traction
expert the reports received cover less
than a quarter of the real total and
that, in the words of a chauffeur, 'iz
going some" The number of aeci-
dents reported is ridicplously small.
he said. My experience in the opeT-
ating departments has taught me that
forty is not an unusual number of ac-
cidents in a day for single company,
and have received only nine reports
from the entire city The mortality
record of Chicago, I4.I8 deaths per
annum per thousand, is so much low
er than that of other cities that it
heads the list, if the records are
right One great reason for this case
of robust health is the drainage ca
nal which to a great extent takes care
of the sewerage problem. The NOR
tality records of New York is 1853
per thousand, of Cincinnati 20.S4 and
New Orleans PHI, although the new
sewer system of New Orleans will
soon change the record
There is familiar ring in announce
ments from London that officials of
the FrancO-Britisa exposition, which
has created quite European stir, are
negotiating to sell the buildings and
equipment when the gates finally
close to a Chicago man, Abraham
Harris, for he bought the $50, ,OO0. 900
worlds fair at Chicago, the 100000
600 exposition at Buffalo and the $780,
100000 worlds fair at St. Louis.
While the bands played and the
crowds thronged the buildings at
Shepherds Bush. NJ. Harris xesnI
Yankee eyes have been surveying the
buildings and paraphernalia Of the
show with cold calculation 20 deter
mine how much they would be worth
as Junk"
From the st. Louis exposition he
shipped 500 carloads OF machinery.
merchandise, furniture and other ma.
terisl and $1,000, ,000 feet Of lumber to
MS yards In Chicago. where he has
the largest building under one roof IN
tne city. His concern, tae Chicago
House Wrecking company, has ac-
cnmulated In deals Ike this nearly ey-l
cry item OF commerce known 10 man
from pins to locomotives and fran
oriental rugs to dynsmos. In recent
years Mr.. Harris has left to others
the onerous detail OF disposing again
OF the things bought and has com
pleted tour around the world, ais
specially being the deals Of stupen-
dous size, such as the buying OF an
exposition entire-a line which few
men have attempted to follow Along
toward the close Of expositfons any
where on the globe Mr.. Harris is sure
to turn up and startle the officials by
offering to take all that remains css ::..sss
ssow for a lump sum.
Again comes Ha1Iey's comet, last
seen in these parts rs years ago by the
pioneers OF Chicago, and all is ex-
peetancy up st the Yerkes observatory
at Williams Bay. Wisconsin, for the
astronomers are now foregathering
to take the comets piefure-for the
first time In its career, which dates
from y b. c. Since its discovery
then. nhis old comet has scared human
beings more than any other heavenly
pirate, reappearing each IS years. II
was DARING in the skies when William
tae Conqueror invaded England In
1865 and some historians say that Il
1t did as much TO tame the Anglo
Saxons as did the arms OF the Nor