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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
BRIDGEPORT


l'-f'ri nIf'rrnDu 90 tho North
Nt'.rr hospital occurred the death
90 John Do Nrr.Hrar'h ir 'h" fsth year
"f iie lE 90. wa removed fo the
h"sp''7I .l.' v,,t .Tor'rg from rheu
Wr m NJ frr t.lt' ITO has resided
I.tff .r fnr uUmner az wears HE
..at v removed tp tts grdsrta1, NJ
f"'irra .f o. Ndoipb Co. Loo prepared
'"r 'rf.I. a.f'f which 90 WIS fat,I
.. 'I QUO LOO Parton
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
'MECHEN
Counoil To-niRht.

The CITY council Will meet this even
inc a. the brotherhood hall AMI all
members are urgently requested To at
tend - matters ~ mGca importance VII
be taken into consideration. The appli-
.ItIur for g franchise made 10y the
Wheeling Electric COMPANY VIII be the
most tU p0rtLut matter q" hc considered.
Tie brooke El@cfri. company b. also
making an application Tor franchise.
but This Will not come up until tae neat
regular meeting
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
EEw FILBrs DAILY
The Roma Theatre
Bellaire's Most Comfortable
Moving Picture House
Held TO Grand Jury.

The case OF the State OF Ohio VS..
Mary and David Darrah. OF Brooks
Kun. ON an assault and battery
charge. was heard in Squire Kinney's
court Yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Oar
rah was held under bond for hear.
ing before the grand jury. and the
boy was bound over TO the juvenile
court
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12

The frauds laid 10 Ncstor Wilmart
caused 90 sensation in Brussels. TIL
amount involved arrr gated the hug.
~Hiu OF nearly Sf.H"u.uuu IN addition
'' ih' f,.nd- Tcrncuzcn. twenty four
i.'Ik>. aS VOL as scores 81 investors.
"'r. involved. The rncarthing 90 tn
frauds resulted through rho accident
tI dis'"N'r"F OF false share certificates
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
Police Court.

Matters were very quiet In police
circles Monday and ~ a result hut
two arrests wer" made. one man ar
rested for disturbing tho peace was
nnel s. and costs. tho other. a plain
drunk was assessed the usual fine Of
81 and costs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
Entertained Society.

Last evening a. her HON. On North
H'im"n' street. Mrs. '.Ir'u.. Fave 80
yer, pleasantly entertained Tho stand
ar' K'ar'r- az tho First ". J.. church
with q sewing r1rty
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
Will Entertain.

Thursday evening. al her home on
North jefferson street. Miss nelly
Crozier will entertain the members Of
the viz WARREN Club. The affair Is
complimentary TO Miss Marie Wat
son. whose engagement TO W H.
Humphryville. of Martins Ferry, was
recently announced.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12

Tho fur'ral OF ID. l-f" James 4
Giv'ne. wE" was found dead or the
streets ~ Wheeling Sund4v. will he
'ordugtrd 80 fh. uofna o. Robert
Brown. ou fnr'. eighth street this
afternoon rr'. rrrrf VIII o.. mad. o.
th- Rose 1871 ,.m-fer,.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
viii Entertain Class

Thursday evening. at his home on
Harrison street William Phillips will
entertain the members OF the fresh
man class OF the Bellaire high school
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
Will Meet Thursday.

\ meeting ~ tho newly organized
W"man's civic club will b.. held IN the
auditorium - the high school Thurs
DAY evening
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12

pr q" ~ church. district suror.u-
'"ri.rt. VIII deliver an address ~ tho
Fir' So g. .h.r.h u this city this
evening ~ 800 O'Clock
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12

The cluster of new lights insfa led
about th- Myers Pharmacy 81 Tire core
rer ~ sixth and Marshall streets WAS
Completed yesterday and was 10 fof tie
first time Last evening
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12

Funeral services over the remains
OF Mrs. Mamie Jones will be con-
Quoted this afternoon. Interment will
be made in the Rose Hill cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
To Pittsburgh

The remains OF Thomas Weskes-
leck were shipped To Pittsburgh yes.
terday. where interment will be
made.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12

Miss Wilma Heath will entertain
the members Of the u. y Club at her
home on North jefferson street
Thursday evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12

Jr % Z. = - council No O. VIII
meet this evening az ifs readuuHftc-A
an four candidates viii hr initiated int
tNsn rIpr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
Jones Funeral

church. Interment will be made IL
the Rose Hill cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12

Iff' Ht"t ~.Haffer. who vas operate
.H 90 f.r Glendale 'uFrlfnl last ratur-
fFN .s IMPROVING ufreIe and VIII Fouu
.s uHie .u no brought home
Ee. % cotton ~ fNIq .ff1. ~
rperIirr fcw lays ~ TarkerHurr.
H.f. friends HrI .rlat.tca
ST. lnI Nrs Charles Allen ~ Akrou
|. .r. FTsuI.Ha f.w Inta with
f.'aH.'. ms .rIaffvre Ir f.fa ..fv
|Hr ..ft afrfrf GOWN. 'reirrHr uHr nuf
.tafr-It. .irarIrg f.e rffas' rnee.nEs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12

bonn. ~ h.s sister. Mrs Kenneth
rr.utsn lr Hardwood and were target,
Hferl.d Irfr-ufrf was made ir lin .
Hu0I rfmfttrr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-12
Elk Grand Theatre

MOTION PICTURES
ELK GRAND THEATRE
OLYMPIC rHEATRE
MATINEE Daily, las. Night, e:l5.
All Seats Pive Cents.
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room in U tenament nearer to the re ded sweatshop district. and here .,hr m,,n;, gpd' to make a hare existence possible.
 Under the strain Of constant hard work and owing to the cold weather in which she was forced to walk to and |fit frum her work in the office build : l"e and to the filthy places where she r.,eived and delivered her sewing. tue wum.tn's health gave away. Thcr'. were times, when after a hard days work there was not even crust "f bread icft from Ihe chiIdrcns suppc:' and she was forced to <" tn bed "n n duty mattress in th.' corner with n"th- iLt |" .at since early nnrhing.
 As hrr health gave away sl," WIS as char woman anal brcausr uf h''r f,rblcnrss was discharged hy the j,nIior f the building. She SEW her rikir,.n waste away from mrk "f !" .irishincnt and then [" add [" in'r .. r len ,r misery tin. iniby was sirirk ,n v.,h what the health nuth"ritirs tier discovered WAS infantile par;i- lysis. though at tm. time nn r'i"ri ,.ns made nf the ease and n" physi- , tn called
 For days, she hroodcd over the sick child and watched the uthcr little o.'rs gradually bccorning weaker from starvation and then her mind began |, plan a way nut of the horrors that surrounded her. It WAS not of her self thnt shc thought when the idea of ,icnth as Il means of relief came to her. It was of the iitlc nnrs an, of the life they were growing iip tn. for shr for SEW that Their lot would in all pre-. liability im Inc same as hers and sIn' had been through the worst. and ont or sherc love and pity for her liil" ones she choosc death fnr them rather than the kind "f iifc she had l'1 in th" city.
 Mrs. l.cckwofd told inc police. and from this statement it is ihought tbai her mind WAS unbalanced. that one night as sln. s;it beside th" cot CT th . younger children. a vision of her chi'd- homl home in castcrn Iowa came 'r her. She s,w the old farmhouse anl the waving fields of corn and the iii"s lhIzzing around tho kitchen d""r. |
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Special Nugget Servics.

-Atinnriilniis. Oct. 2.--After stead- rnstiy denying her guilt for three weeks Mrs. t,le i.cckwuld. who has been iu jail here broke down today drrn. The woman had been put | through ilu third degree by the polio. und was worn almost to a physical m mental wreck by the strain of the in-
 iuIsltIon b"furc her iron nerve gave away. Tor over ten hours. contin' . ,,"usiy. sim wus grilIed by the dclec- ives at headquarters until almost in :, state of collapse shr l"xged for mercy from ii" piti,'ss sru.iline nn1 ."I the terrible story "f i"r crime.
 Mrs. I.,rk w"lrs iruIl,irs began, nc- ,r.r,lins |" her story {" iIr' police. when her husband who Iuld been employed
 ,H an iron worker Insi lis job and afte.'
 niuly trying io find work deserted IS family. having them absolutely d,.Sii,uir. Ti,c ,l,.srri,d wife aud mo- Her ii"n i.rk up tln. burden of pro , itiing for ihr six iiitlc ones and main taining the small rented home which he occupied un Ashland avenue. The .,i and the mother was in no cOndi- tion physically to undertake the bur l.. t.x- hssf li sln,nd. However. she villi''ntly set .,b,,ut finding work and succeeded in getting taken on as char woman in one of the downtown office buildings. Here sh. sr,li,ed floors and cleaned offices in tn" hate afternoon after tho ten nrn,s had gone home. Even with this , m,.lnymrni she fnind that she would mt l." uhh. to feed the little br'nd at ;"n" She then sought and obtained .mpl"ym"ni sewing cheap clothes which sln. took home from one of th'' ,,G.llrr Swcatshors. This work she t"pi up all dny until time to go tn q Lc .,iubhing in the office building. A-rl.n .n the evening shc spent hours over ilc rough garments with her
 uo'im Even with this heartbrcn king iii" she was mol uhIe fo keep her ir me and the time came when on nc- rn,ini "f lack nf funds she was forced cut "r iic little place.
 Wuh h,.r six small t.hil,lrpu Mrs I.ukwod then moved into ono small
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.SULzER TRADED
 UNDER NUMBER
Speeia. Nugget Service.

NH..nN. 'ni. .. At tIu. th,sr of tli, ,.i>' fer Ili" Ir',S'sIIi ion in ilw iin
 i'hin"ut trial oT Co, rrn"r Sulzcr, rr,i"rkk L.. Gray of the New York Lr"h"rag: firm "f s'nIrr X Gray tes- iIh"d that his firm had for over . A'nr carried oh iis l.",ks m n"c,,iinI ~" ,lat,L ihai numrrthts irins.u'i ions in St'"'ks were carried nn hy Iiu firm 'inrr wdS ever in,niin in "onn,.c- iiuu wiIh iI II was known l." hlmsrl. t'r, Lis lrrin"r ihut tn" niiininr five iuur d d'sil.ir,i,d G,N"rnnr Suiz.."
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ington oh which were number nr senator's and other government olil |. cLlis, was submerged in ihr tunnel under the north rNer bui lhiS rum,r proved m investigation to he unfound
 d as ihc train managed tn get into 'i"' stalinn before the depth uf water n the tunnel became dangerous. No nnre trains. however, are being sri.i ,;truugh and all lnlss"ngcrs :tS well us he New Jersey commuters ar. he Ing brought in over the fcrrys. On ac- count of the rush lhis service is ladl crippled.
 The east side tunnels under the east river tu Ir.",klyn. the i.,rr,n,,;h ,i 'lurcns and EsIsi New York are ui running and trains hui iIr ll,r,w over head bridges ar" able [" u,un"l:,t.. this triir and are running n r"nst,ui ircnm nf extra cars.
 II K hoped tluit Inc rainfall will ,c,is,
 
 h Washington h,s wired That tlc ,Ir- i,r,'ssi,n over lhr .NiL,ntn' states wlti.h is rcspoi,sihl" for tL" torrents "f rain that have been falling gives indication f heinz ousird by cold way" fr"u tho north. IT this occurs h will r'- 'icvc the uarilzied con'liii"n ,,f tr;trs porta ion caused hy ih" water hut t it becomes cold cnouGh ln fr'cz" thor. is little hope of being nl'l" [" gel ,h" snbways in condition for regular Ser yice as all the junci ion I"Ncs and all other electrical appliances will be frozen ur and useless.
 This Is the worst r,ilfall New Inre 'lis experienced for years. h"in; "N"t worse than ihc one of some weeks ago which tied up inc suhwlys and Jeff business crippled for over twenty -fHrr hours.
 The loss tn business men and nIrr- chants caiIir"t h. est ln,di"d hul ii vii! run into q good many 'hulls:,n,lS "f dollars.
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NEW YORK CITY FLOODED
 TRANSPORTATION STOPS

aiid Nnssua streets in the financial '.ietr'ct seem tu have taken on tn. 't,s'''ui'c of Il peaceful Sunday. i:t''hvts, bankers and business mua.
 .ts well as their clerks and assistants .,t Hn;,bic lu reach their offices ana
 ,;rs-, wilu did manage 10 get down can hI'd lniie io do except to answer th,. l." "i.lI"nc calls.
 ihwnt"wn New York presents re- ,n.rEAhir scene Uf ,Icsoli,tiOn To those.
 "S,l |" Inc hibitulllly thrungcd streets am! nurr\ ins crowds bent OH business "h ,nIc kind or another.
 Il iS estimated that thousands of dol : "irs ntii he hst in business transu:-
 ,h'ns ah'in in addition to the large
 prri,"r'y loss that will result from ihc
 i.""IiIG uf the subway and the ruin
 lng of LirGc stocks of go,,Is stured iu
 .ri Srncnls Many of the big whole
 safe houses downtown which have lnr-,r winter si"-ks stored will lTie heavily aa ihr water is backing up through lr' sewers into their base n,.nt warcr"ins and il is impossible lo get wrkmcn 10 move the goods to upper Il,"rs' "r wagons to haul them to places of safety away from the flooded district.
 When the il,"d frs; entered the low cr portion of the subway by breakin :, trad station there were fifty trains slowly making their way through the tube between there and Wall street. Tho rush uf the water through the nai1nw iiilr created rusir thati cnul 1 ,n. heard for many blocks und this. coupled with ihc stailing of the trains and tln putting out "f thc lights re- suited in il ,mni,. among the passengers that caused q stampede from the trains along the tracks in rIngc of the dead iy third rail tn inc stations where ont Ict tn t,c srccts above could lW hal It iS stated ihat a great many pcoPl" were. more ni less seriously injured .T i.m jam and nll av'tilabl" hospital ,,mbul..nccs are in use caring for the n iur,al. Pears arc felt that in tn" s1rtam nf humanity making it's WAY through the darkness of the tunnels rurny may bavc fallen or been pusi" down between the tracks and thus drowned while tho panic nnd'ncd crowd rushed un over their prnsirni' ln,lics.
 A general lire alarm has Iccn s'ui jn and .,il available anI''ltus is nt work pumping "ui the underground tlil,es.
 The river tunnels running from ih" subway stations nf the west side "1 well as the Pennsylvania railway inn. nal from it's station on eleventh ave- mic ,n the New Jersey side arc out i 1t was stated earlier III the day tha, an express from Wash
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INDIAN SUCCEEDS
 NEGRO REGISTER
special Nugget Service.

Washington. Oct a.- Tho negro rc- rsicr of deeds. . position worth from ten m twelve thousand dollars Il year, today gave place to a full hio"ded American Indian when Gnbe r. Parker a chief of the Chocktaw trile WAS Hp- ,rIntrl to m this much sought place
 This is one of ih" political appoint m.nts that residents of Inc District of Columbia think should go to them and 1t is "n account of such places as this thai the fight for the franchise in the f,isii ict is assuming tnngeablc form. ''hnic are ng rrat many residents of Washington wl, m:,kr that ely their huinc exclusively and dn nOt claim the rirtt e vote in any other section of 'hc country. Thrsr pcupie feel that thtr sl",lld |" given thr right n vote ,E,, i.s., in pick some of the piums from ihe political trcc,
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speechcs--ngh!"

It is known here that the engineers expect tn turn the water inio tho big Culahra cut today and fears arr ex- pressed that should tho shock felt at Colon also manifest itself fuythrr in land 1t may seriously interfere with th'' experiment below tho 0atnm dam.
 No adviccs have as yet hmsn rr- reivcd frnm the sccnc of npcral ions along the cannI hut it is known that the water was tn. tr let int" tho rut today.
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Special Nugget Service.

New York. 'nt. 2. Joseph McGranr is under $500 lal to appear before Special Sessions m n charge of heat ing his wife. snrfragr,tc captain of ,ir. Eleventh Assembly, district.
 Mctiranr. wh" denies the accuasa ti"n. huT iS nntsjokcn against his wiir's a"ti,hits fur the cause said h. intended lo ,."Ik un Lawrence Rupr whosc similar attitude brought the Rupp's domestic difficulties into court recently.
 ilc informed Magistrate Steers that hr synpathizrd deeply with Rupp. husband "f the Fast side New York sufvrpgr,tr. and that he would work with lsmpI' [" build up m orGaniza ton f"r tho protection "f husbands with suffrirrii" wives.
 "I!ccausc l believe in wuman's rights and Y" |" meet ings to help the cause my husband "l,jcrts." Mrs. McGranc testified. "hn Monday night when returned home from n very busy po- ,Itical session. he becamc very angr:
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MINNEAPOLIS MOTHER
 CHARGED WITH MURDER

was the dream of ihc flies. she said. thnt gnv.. ter Ilit. idea of how "a put
 the children out nf a world that sh" knew tn he worthless as il place nj happiness o,' even contcntment anl comfort. Slr remembered that at the village store her people used to get sticky fly IHlnr that caught the buzz zing Insects and then quickly killed them after they had eaten Ii or breath cd It's fumes.
 The next day she managed tu carry of nvrrrn,ts that shr had been sewing un and with ilm money sI.. obtained from ihrsr sln. I'ur,iG,st,i q i"'x uf nyIni"r.
 Tnkiu. tliis I,onn she carefully srrg,in.d nn the siiky surface and d,- solved il in hd water. During the nghl when one of tl" children wake" ahd rricd fer water lln W'ihrr VIII In,rfr.i .,a,it..aS and r,I',hsncsS. now h;u Irr mind w.tS s,t ni,oII lhr dctti .f Inc .iii!.ltrn. held the poison cup to ilc ii,t,r "itrs fps. The next day the ,hild died nf r''nvulsions. Nothing wns suspected as to the
 cause. of death other than that 1t came from natural causes and the child waa buried by Il charitable organization. 1 I;nt the mothers mind wns now de- ranged and her one Idea was to put all
 nf her children out of the way. The daath of the next child cause the authorities to prepare for an in vcsiigati"n. With the intuition of the mentally unimil'inr"d tho mother si'S- ,nri"d thu, she was tn ln' I,Iarctl under ,.Iirsi an.i tmlny slm told tlr police .r,nm far her she hnd given poison .n all m tlir children and then calmly s,I
 hT and watched ihcm die.
 WhiIr iht. crime for which Mrs.
 i.tck woid is held is one of the tnusi h,in".iis in ihc annals of Minnesota il tx not thought that shc will suffer thc 1rnii penalty Of the law for such cases as IL is plainly evident frnm her story ana from other evidence in the hinds .f the poli', that il" woman is insane ssh. will probably in. sent tn tlr stat. asylum for the insane.
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JURY SELECTED
 LANG SING TRIAL

T't jury for The trial "f Carrie Sang sing fi m.iiislugIi'r. for ihr kiliini: n; :, S"i'liT from F"ri Davis soinc tinr' .,.n waS imI'InlIrih,I late ihis after I.,"u, iu Ilu r. =. District court. .Iiuts.' Nui.un' presiding.
 rir t@iSr for lh'. .'t crnmcnt was .!".nr,l hy Inc district attorney and ai rNrn'y IIugh uNcili api"'arrd f"r ihn' 5'l''tnlant.
 'F,u E,ll"w nag Jur.rs were selected
 t'hnh W. bNiS C. C. trnrks. Harry flIr. r. \. Aldrich. t'harh's Mayer. r.. -, t.tSIau.;h. E W. l.;trhcr. Gus iiilfrish. Gus lI"rmlt C. \. lIarbr". [. !. ,c"nn"r. II. Pigeon.
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REVENUE CUTTER CANNOT AID VESSELS
THE BEAR NOT ORDERED
Special Nugget Serv,ce.


 WnslIingi,n ,hi. :. The division of ilr tr,.is,tr, d.i,iriinnt which Is iu , hare. of ih. t,.' .ilt" cutter service N ill i."l,S inform ihc chamber of ' ..iinnI,r of \,niu. which has ap- i ,..hrl rui .,sS isi:lu,,. for d number of , ..n,i.rrs r,lnh,,.l To be imprisone n, In" Ni,t;t. ih.i i, will be impr,u.ti- .Y,'," for ih" department 10 send q t., ,i,r ln Il.ir ls- -iSttncc. This act ion .'..s taken afi.G iE" fourth assistant HariJrN i .h, ,,,..nid, had had l iru9 conf, rt.iu'r with the officers of T.. i,N rnIo ru',r service on duty I; t.r' department and the assistant ".rti,rN Aiard lhaI il was the opin- .,n .i ih.~,. oli,rrrS that the crews "T it,. nn.,ris"ind vessels were in n, 'n, n..lial. al,nr,r Hnd were probably u.Ih't r.urh of .npi,iirs ur woild I,' .i .l.' |" irs,N,I |" S"in. h,sr where sup. ';n. "'iiId I'- hid
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NEWTON IS ASST. SECRETARY
Nugget Special Service.

Washingt"ii. rt. ?. l'yi''n w. New t.n was i,"lay installed iE ollie" aS hS o. sistant secretary of ih" treasury. TIE" ceremony of administering th" miih "i office took plicr in ihc office d m" HS- sixtant secretary and Mr. Newton h' nncc began his duties.
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....,.l Nugget Service.

neeeIaI No0Ss'
 New York. Oct. D. -on account "t .,. heavy rainfall Inf lhr last f"w days .,. sntire subway system was aIoi.l
 ,..d up today. Il Is estimated that
 ..yeral inches of rain fell I"re in ih'
 =. .ix hours and thc streets in ihc ao,ntown business district rcs"nhhj'' mall canals.
 The sewers no, lein;: able t" carry oS the tremendous amount of wni"'' vhich has fallen the flood f'tpidl, rose ,,,u 1t overfiuwt,i the rurhins yf lhr .,devalks and ilcn ran down into the .ubvay stations and ihtnv,' mit" th" tracks. At each station along li", line there was Tor several hours q sir'ahi of water rushing inin ihr uIIdersrnln | 'tube and the tracks ." the road were
 In numerous instances sul'mlirgcd tI
 depth of several feet. At Grlnl
 Central Station. where inc down grad" berins, m attempt was made |" 'h,in run from this point on south as far AS the city halt This w;Is done SD that the thousands of commiinlrrs who daily come into New York from Inc northern suburbs might be transported to their downtown offices. However the flood pouring down from as far north as one hundred and twenty fifth strcet came with such force that the dam was swept aside and Il wall ut water swept through the tube. Long before ths dam gave awuy all hc electric connections above forty second street had been flooded and destroyed and th" trains stalled. Thousands uf New Yorkers on their way tp work were caught in the stranded trains ami compelled to wade waist deep in Wa ter to reach the nearest station. Somc Of these bedraglcd passengers tried to reach their offices l,N means ut tho elevated and surfHc" cars while uihcrS gave 1t up and returned tn thci: homes. Those wh" had the nrrve tu attempt to continue the trip dnwh town found that the throngs uf reg o'ar elevated and surface ,'assenr'r'' completely crowded thrsc lines niii there were numerous small sized riots mat called ont the entire fore, .r po- nee reserves. To add to ihc trouble 'ome Of the connect ions of ih" elevated uaihs, which are run by electricity oecame flooded and tin' sanic rurriil ion " ahairs obtained on tn. oVcrlra l M on the underground lines. This lr:i '"'y the surfncr t.trs running [" lc q 'Nnded upon t"r transportation. and '"ey were. of apurse quite inadequate '' 'ne task of transporting several mil. "ns of people downiuwn ln the short 'p"ee Of few hours
 The results nf these tieups are ih1i ''oay business Iu the downtown dis
 ". almost at q siandstiIl Hnd Wall
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EARTHQUAKE FELT.
 AT COLON.
Special Nugget asrvics.

cni"n. uht. .. \ severe earthquake shMk was felt hero fur fully onc min ute this afternoon. Many houscs were mctcd on their foundations and sornc xt"nc cnrnices were broken m anJ fell into tho streets. Fnr time panic cnsuctI. principally among the native inhabitants. hut ns the shocks were not continued the town quletcd down.
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CARD OF THANKS.

The und, rsi:ird wishes |" extend his heartfelt thanks to ail wh" kindly ,..nnicd in him In time of distress.
 CARLO MEfLANt.