The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-12

dwellings in it's path. The terrible force of the wind and it's really cy- clonic fury can be seen in the trees torn up, twisted about and with branches stripped from the parent stem. The path Of the tornado was but a. few rods in width. One large apple tree that was remarked prior to the storm for it's symmetry and beau ty, having branches evenly placed all about it, now stands with but the naked stem or trunk with not vestige of branch upon it..
 Germs in Glenbrook.
 Because of the prevalence of the diphtheria germ, even among appar- ently healthy children in GIenbrook, pr. Ralph w. Crane, Town Health Off, 1cer, met with the Health Board Fri day evening to ascertain the feeling of the members in regard to his methods of treating the disease ''I am doing all in my power for the people, and I do hope that the press and the public will aid me- said pr. Crane The children of Glenbrook, in most eases, are not quarantined but are merely made to keep in their own yards in cases where they have been found to be carrying germs I have examined the noses and throats of many chill dren. In six or seven cases found germs healthy diphtheria germs, in the nose and throat, though the chil- dren exhibited no illness. I simply sent those children home and requested the family to have the family physi- elan treat them.e I believe that these cases came up from children who had diphtheria in a. mild rorIn, probably as far back as August, and were never treated for it. They conveyed the germs about until many children now carry them.''
 Tries to End Life
 Tn a fit of despondency, Charles Leonard of Danbury tried to end his life Sunday forenoon by drinking chloroform Iiniment The reaction caused by the taking Of the eh1oroform into the mans system undoubtedly saved his life. It is believed that had he retained itiin his stomach he would have died. but severe vomiting set in.
 Automobile Accidents
 In Danbury, Wednesday, Christine Bruckstrun, 26 years old, a cook in the employ of Mrs. Mark Norman of Da- rien, was struck by a Norwalk bound automobile, and suffered 8 fractured skull. a broken right leg, and a. num- ber of minor bruises. But slight hopes for her recovery are entertained. No one was able to get the number of the machine which struck the woman.
 An Automobile truck belonging to Paul Preusser, of Norwalk, was en-
 
 by fire. There is nothing left but the bare frame, the wheels and engine. The engine back-hred and caught fire. When the fire reached the gasoline tank flames shot up and around the machine for a distance of thirty or more feet. thus forcing the men who were fighting the fire to abandon their efforts The loss, MT. Preusser esti- mates, is 8, 3,O0o and he carried $1, 900 insurance.
 While Tony Mancuso, of Danbury, was returning home from trip to South Norwa1k early Thursday morn ing the engine back-hred, setting fire to the woodwork of the body MT. Mancuso and a friend with him worked hard to extinguish the flames, but were unable to do so until the body had been completely burned, the rear tires ruined and much of the metal work bent and twisted by the heat.
 Albert Turner, a barber, is in the Norwalk hospital with two fractured legs and possibly internal injuries as a result of being struck by an auto mobile owned and driven by Walter O. Luscombe Jr of Boston. The driver is ire on bonds of $1, 900. Turner start ed to cross the street and stopped, ac- cording to Luscombe. The driver then decided to continue along and about the same time Turner took a start and in a second was knocked down by the car.