The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-17

School Children Help
 Mrs. Chambers Pros
 trated
 Many clues, some of them intangible others apparently well defined came tC light today indicating that the miss ing Chambers and McMahon boys are in the northern part of the city, and one clue pointed to the presence of the boys in the woods of the Brook lawn district.
 Strenuous efforts are being made to locate the lads, by the members of the police department. fire department state militia and Sheriff Hawley and his deputies. This afternoon six To- cOmObile test cars, each manned by a driver and a policeman. took up the search, determined to SCOUT every bit of ground of the city and suburbs to recover the children if they are still alive. Superintendent Birmingham of the Police department today express ed grave fears for the boys, and he is nearly convinced t4at they have been drowned in the harbor.
 Chambers aged mother today made the discovery of the best clue that has yet come to light. She found boy of 12 who talked with two boys who answered the description of the miss ing boys, and he claims to have seen both as late as o'clock this morn ing, at North avenue and Oak Street.
 While MT. and Mrs. Arthur Cham bers, the parents of one of the lost boys, went out seeking him at day light this morning. MT. Chambers ffo~> cw.Ie, <1 trudged for miles about the city. When she reached the vicinity of RuelP s market. Calhoun and Lexington ave- nues, she learned that a boy of the neighborhood claimed to have seen the children.
 She hurried to the Oak street school, and told her story to Miss Jennie Hur- ley, the principal, who promptly ask ed her staff of teachers to call for any children who thought they had. seen the lost boys. In room No. there Were four responses. These came from Frank Cornell, aged 12, son of team ster living at James street and liar rall avenue, Patrick Mclaughlin of 195 Jones avenue, Hazel Cunningham, 397 Catherine street and Ralph Girone. 351 Lexington avenue. The three last thought they had seen the children last night, about their homes, but when shown photographs of the miss ing boys they were uncertain Of their identifications. But the Cornell boy told story that convinced Mrs. Chambers he had talked with her lit tie grandson.
 Miss Hurley at once granted Mrs. Chambers her request that the boy might be excused to accompany her to his home where she could take up her search anew. He later repeated his story to the Farmer. He said: 'I xo1< r, 01x O last night until about g o'clock. When came home I saw two little boys on the doorstep The little one was cry ing, and the big one was holding his hand and telling him not to cry and asking him why he cried. I tried to anything. asked them what their names were and they didn't answer me I stayed with them awhile, then went upstairs to bed.
 '"This morning on my way to school saw the boys again. They were at know anything about the lost boys. or could have done something for them''
 The Cornell boy described the boys minutely, and his description tallied in every detail with those of the miss ing youngsters He was shown pho tographs of the two lost boys and without a moments hesitation picked out the Chambers boy as the one who wore the straw hat with the red rib bon.
 Mrs. Chambers then telephoned to Lauritz, Moeller'S market at the foot of William street, near where the boys live, that she was tired out and asked that some one else come there to take up the search Older brothers of the two missing boys at once set out for RuelPs pharmacy. but before they II, lo1 regained her strength and started out anew hunting the lost boys.
 Convinced that the boys had been drowned, Superintendent Birmingham and Police Commissioner Hurley talk ing over the situation this morning decided that the harbor should be dredged. They arranged with Bridge Tender Joseph Schietinger to take the matter up, and with the approval of Mayor Buckingham and Harbormaster Morris, the dragging of the barbor was begun. It is planned to cover all the harbor front on both sides from Con- gress street bridge as far south as the lower bridge.
 None can be found who will say he saw the boys Sunday night after S:15. when they were seen standing in front of No Engine house. The theory that they were returning home after that and in crossing the footbridge might have slipped through the sid ing. which in one or two places is amply large to admit the passage of such little fellows, is rather discredit- ed by Special Policeman Charles Mur- phy night watchman on the new Congress street bridge. He says if there has been any splash such as must have been occasioned by the falling overheard of the boys, he or some of the others about the bridges r,,,ct baya if He declares the bows could not have climbed out on the ironwork of the Congress street bridge with out being detected.
 At 10 o'clock this morning Policeman George North driver of the patrol wagon was relieved from duty by Bi- cycle Policeman James BurneS, and North, with his own automobile, took Police Commissioner Hurley out on a tour of the northern part of the city and into Trumbull. They secured Beardsley Park, and took in a con siderable section to the north of the