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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
Express Motorman Blamed Z.

AL accounts agree that the accident
was due primarily to he heavy fog that
banked the city in the morning hours.
Bu' specifically, says the InterborousI,
~ occurred because n mctprman disc.
Deyed orders.
Ninth avenue express leaving l5jth
street at : 80 in charge Of Motormah
Hush j. Quinn and Conductor Griese did
no take the express track at Fifty -thicd
street. where the Sixth avenue elevated
branches off to the east The INTERIOR .
ough says that the express track below
Ihat point on Ninth avenue was con-
gested with trains. In the fog it wa
thought better to send Quinns south
round express along the local track.
Inc company says that the switchman
~ Fifty-third street sigma led Quinn -
keep 70 the local track, hut not TO stop
al Fiftieth street station or the stations
beow H. He was to run express 20
hcSbrosses street.
9unn's train continued south on the
local track, but did not run express. In
stead the motorman made the Fiftietn
street stop.
Right behind him Ras 4 southoound
Ninth avenue local which had left | S6th
street AT o'clock Its motorman was
Gregory Doran. Doran and acting Con-
duc'or Lynch we're told at Fifty-third
street, says the marlborough, that an
express was ahead Of them on the loCal
rack, but that II was running wthou,
stops and therefore would soon he far
below them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

The fog was SO thick that from the
itlS third street switch and switch
tower It was impossible to see more than
ooch anesd. Qunns train, standing
- the Fiftietn street station, WAS hid
dfn Doran, running straight ahead
came upon II without warning There
WAS hardly time To apply he brakes and
no time to SLOW the local Then came
lne crash.
Inc last car Of Qunns train MAS
partly split in two and lifted and thrown
hcross the express track. The front car
OF the collding local was badly crum-
ped Motorman poran was pinned fast
IN MIS- tiny compartment. Three firemen
VINO CHANGED to lie riding on the express
James Costello and Hink Of Engine
30 and Fireman sullivan OF Engine is--
'npptd him out with axes carried on
the cars
THESE three men loon charge Of the
''adtion Instantly, They sent in an
&C., % Of Are As the short circuit hssned
END roared. Deputy Fire chief SMOKY
''' Martin soon appeared and o-neren
power shuj OIL on the whole line He
N1it 'fterVard that the blaze might have
'" Do 'erious had IT not been 4 wlsdless
morning
% Vas matte, OF rye minutes to pui
or the IRE vita tine current shut OFF
tpp cars thai had been directly In col
r''on adding to the DANCE ot the pas
hnGcls flremcn under Chiaf Martin
an Udrd task getting passcdstJs of
Inc tracks and out OF the smoke Nlled.
t,or"hcd cars
LEO \. Redmond. - years old % "l-
'tSt ti-htv-seventh street VINO rts cg.
g bruised, said that only one uer5or
graz haired man of about s. iep
hS head in the wrecked car of tlf
'"nress. Redmond was on his way g.
work At 50 Hubert street where hn is
tmplh'ed by Semon, BaChe & Co,
was sitting about halfway baci
d. tho car he said. when We were
suck We were thrown in all directions
ara glass few all over us. As We go,
p" our feet there Was mad rush 10.
mo door, Women were showed aside
ana men fought TO get out Then this
man Jumped up on a seat and yelled;
For Gods sake No ouiet Go on
easily and nobody will he hurt
That brought us to our senses
ned heen hghtinE with the rest W.
tlettd down and all got out Tn
guard had climbed over the gate anr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
BOATS BUMP HURTS TEN
Uouvcr, my Rims BuiL head, tp-
setting 200 Passengers.

Ten persons were l9tIred IN Tho dense
fog about : \. NJ yesterday when the
Cerry boat EolT cr. B7'. winch plies
across Hell Gate from Fast Nnety-ser-
ond street, smashed into = biikhtad near
hey slim AT Fulton avenue Astoria. The
passenger Uho were most severely in
jured were knocked down or trampled
ny horses
The force Of the Colts on "ae 50 grea
that practically all the "Oo passengers
we're thrown on their fee Forced bact
into the stream ny the rebound the
boat was several minutes I'm finally get
ting into hCI slip. Meantime there vas
intense excitement
CALI we're scut 10 ST. Johns Hospital,
Long Island CIV, for amhulauceS Eve
of the injured we're taken 20 the hos
pital, They are Samuel Xawoseok -,
an iron WORKER % 32a East Ninety
fourth street, MaOhattal knocked down
hy a team right leg fractured; Angelo
,;uensngco 20 ~ 9l3. Second avenue,
stepped on by horse, iohu Baker, IS,
Of aaa East l0ld street, Manhattan,
truck driver knocked down from hts
seat; william Levine, 20, OF "lf EaS'
IC4th street, Manhattan an iron worker.
thrown 10 tho deck; Joseph Piiskc y,
I o 1OA SunoNs sl-Cc', Manhattan face
cut and bots 'ogs injured.
: Among those Who received minor in
iuries and after recciyirg medical at
tent Oh. Reir' 20 ''o'r homes. were Elias
santos, a. 2 weaver, 81 Washington
street rjgn ESQ injured t'ranE Perril
80 t36 East Eigh'y-siNth street, =
painter. back injured samuel MarricE
+ ar. % driver t25 East Eghty-aiAth
street. side and high Injured William
Kuller. as y metal polisher. 1i6 First
avenue hac'; and right hand injured
Joseph Hahau. -, q weaver 81 Eas
7 Eich'v-siNth street. back injured,
Officials Of tho Jerry cay the acc'dcn
vas graNoiHsb'e and Was entirely du'
I IA tho fog
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
DOOR FORCED, GIRL RESCUED.
Two Men Held on Charge Of Run
ming DisorderIy House

Detectives Mooney and Boylan OF the
East New York branch yesterday res
cued Clara Smith. young woman living
in the naighborhood, from an alleged dis
orderly house in the rear OF cobbler
shop at % Van Sinderin avenue.
The detectives were refused admit
lance 10 the room, where the girl was
found half clothed. Revolvers in hand
they forced their way in. Two men in
The room with the girl were arrested and
taken TO the Liberty avenue police sta
tion.
The girl also was taken to the station
She tod a ptiful story. The two mer
gave heir names as Fiomeno FebriNXio
-, and Patrick Celonibron. p. They
were cha rged with running a disofderlr
house 4 gfaver charge may he made
against them this morning
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
Senator Nash is utility inneldcr of the

Senator Nash lie utility infelder OF the
Cardinals.
Mr.. Nash recently wrote to Mr.. Brit
ton that his legislative duties would pre-
vent his reporting for spring practise
and in fact would prevent his report
ing at all until June l or Whereabouts.
when the Legislature adjourns Mr. Brit
ton Immediately hit the ceiling" as
nearly that az a man sick in bed with
grip could and asked to-day for waivers
on the Massachusetts, statesman. He
asked for them in a hurry by wire, in
fact.
politics" said MIR. Brtton from his
sick bed, will not be allowed to inter-
fere with my ball club Our infeld can
stand a little working over during the
training season to give us line on our
final combination. We need Nash at
that time. VI we can't have him then
don't see that he will be particularly
useful in June"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
ELLEN TERRY HAS CATARACTs
COMING Here for Operation-wor
rIsd over Her knitting.

PHILADELrHiA, Feb. 6.--Ellen Terry,
on her way from Australia to England.
stopped of here to-day TO see friends.
She will 20 to New York from here to
undergo an operation for cataracts.
1T doesn', hurt" she said, hut II viii
keep me In America for a month while
my daughter II on Waterloo Bridge
watching for the Germans"
Miss Terry says nothing is worrying
her except her knitting FOR the SOL
diers" She knits constantly. she says.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
Police TO DIstributc It.

The moment the order S received It
Is .. k'd just as in mail order mouse
where money is paid. and IL sent on
to he filled, The clothing will be sent TO
the police station OF the precinct in
which the applicant IL a resident 4
postal card Will be sent 10 tine applca mt
20 call at tho police station for the
clothing. All the police stations in tae
city VIII be used as repositories.
II Will not be possible for tine recip-
tents of clothing To pawn the articles
The Bundle Day Committee announced
that arrangements had been made with
George II. Bel. COMMISSIONS Il Li-
censes, VINO had notified the pawn
brokers IN the ci,y not 10 make amy
loan on the ciothng. Each garment
viii De marked vita = tag to the cf-
feet that 4 is not to be paWncd Or
sold, Any suca garments found o.
paVuDrokels' shops will be conliscs ed
-, stolen goods
Letters alrcadl have been received
from p'l'ons who did MOI send their
addrc Ses. Persons vino remember
has ny done such q ;hluE, are requested
ia wife again 70 the committee enclos-
'pE tnei addv,s sey Chuychc4, hos
pitfalls, relief o saniEa lions will receive
bundles of the clothing for number
Of individuals.
IN view Of tho varied requests that
may come to the coumitte, 1t was OK
paincd 10 the Colonel arrangements
haze neCn made 10 subdyida IN cor
dependence into different Claesv,, which
may hc roughly outlined az relucs,s 'or
clothing, for work. for eli f, requests
= ON orga nilatiOns for clothing In bulk
ofters OF more bundles and offers oi
retson to act as volunteers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
A STATESMAN FOR SALE.
Ne L. senator Nash Of Nsssachu-
.etts. the Cardinals ItIiity rIsycr.

sr. LoUIs, Fch 6.--Any minor league
ball c'u5 desiring The services o. firs.
class state Senator and infelder COM
blned may have same by applying TO
Schuyler r. Britton. president OF the ST.
Louis Cardinals, The State Senator re-
ferred 20 Is Kenneth Nash OF Massa-
chusetts, now Introducing bills in the
Legislature at Boston Incidentally
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
"BULLY" SAYS COLONEL
IN JUNGLE OF BUNDLES
Great Explorer Finds Richest Prize the Big Heart of
New York. in Wilderness of Clothing for the Needy
And Then Gives the Honor to Miss Keor.

Of tho committee for his interest.
Don't thank me- he said Thank
Miss kcllor. She brought the idea here
md II was through her that the WORK
has been crystallzcd, that the spark has
bceu touched and this movement vital
lied She has done splendid work
iic waited at the door for some min.
utes for the arrival OF Rodmin Wanna
maker. who has devoted much time and
thought to the work. The Colonel said
he wanted very much to shake hands
with Mir Wanamsker but found II neces-
S1rN 10 leave to catch tain. AS he
was going out he Was askei to pose
for picture lie consented aud in
si-'-d that Miss kollor pose with him.
For days Miss kcilor had successfully
elndei an the camera men.
More bundles. more volunteer workers
and more appeals for help reached the
bundle day committee yesterday one
Of the volunteers was a Belgian N'scount
who called lie said
Americans have done so much FOR
Relgiars that wish to DO anything
aud eve, ytning I can IN my little way
30 help Americans am A. your ser
,ice ana VIII gladly report here every
dar'
His offer was accepted and he will
he on hand tomorrow. His name, how
ever, was refused
over 5000 Bundles.
since las Thursday, Bundle Day tho
wagons of r. Altman 4 co have coll
cctcd more than 1000 bundles through
ont the city. On Thursday alone 5000
we're collected. ouc-third Of that number
coming from the public school at lSSth
street -ud =, Siynuids avenue. Tcs,cl-
dan. ~ showing the Intense interest Of
the children i'm the work Of the bundle.
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Inc Coloncl's eyes shone brightly. lie
Was oubbiug over with enthusiasm as
he Went from department to department
with the Jesuit that one Of the women
wsIkcrs said Of him: why. he was a.
enthusiastic a. o schoolgirl at a bargain
counter
The Colonel arrived AT the headauar-
'ers shortly Nter o clock ana was met
on the ground floor b, Miss Kcllor. She
explained that the elevator WAS running
only to carry bundles. hut the Colonel
said he lid not mind climbing stairs. lie
stopped to salute a Boy scout Of Amer
ics. Charles Mumberg. aud sbakc hands
with him. saving You Scout, have
done splendid work THAT Uckled the
youugster SO much that he beat the
Colonel 20 cacn hoor and got a salute
evcTy time also playful poke IN the
ribs from the CN-Pre-idsut
Mi Roosevelt vert TO the second floor,
where the clothing tor tho women and
children was arranged with tine idea #
filing orders that come 10y mail lie
picked up some of the garments auu cN-
amned them, saying Fin" qull''y
Splendid o" On the third floor he found
Salvation Amy workers sorting Goth
Ing for children.
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Col Roosevelt, who has promised
slo.ouO of his Nobel peace prize FOR the
aid OF the uucmploA ed. stood yesterday
in the headquarters Of the bundle day
committee. at 2lO Fifth avenue. ON one
side Of him bundles We're being unpackod.
Neai by was row OF warm cloaks Tor
women Further along WAS the chill
dreus department where shoes, under
Wear ana suitiue, were being made
ready for distribution tomorrow. The
Colonel mad received some idea Of tho re-
Spouse that had come from nll the city
70 the appea for discarded clothing
"This IS wonderful" ne exclaimed
striking one palm with 4 closed INST lie
was speaking to Miss Frances kc'lor. at
whose suggestion bundle day became a
TACT. ~ Is fine 1t is an extraordinary
thing. This movement has social aed
Sew York. Never before in the history
Of This city nave | known Of au instance
where business men, the churches, cha .
lty organizations and the city govern
ment have Cooperstcd in any relief work.
I tell YOU Il is simply bully B1lle day
has made history in New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
An Urgent Call

accomplishment hqa oNd"d the
A,.ocia'nd Hospitals with patients
unab!r TO pay, b"causo it has
Caused moro illness
=. Exhausted Swings
No need Is more worthy or more
pressing and il IL RANT here,
81 cares for convaleScrnt day
81 cares for acute case day
Si5 gives week IN hospital bod
500 can heal four sufferers
Please send check 10
Charles Janier. Treas. 80 cedar st
or Mir. James Spe,eT, 'niA rum Ave.
rasurCr WnmanS NuNlll'"
HOSPITAL : sr ssn%s; ASSOCIATION
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rhe Colonel nodded vigorously INA APP
proNal Of the scheme Of Distribute
Whicn II was explained to him, goes into
efferi At nurc, 81 Far ~ emergency cases
are concerned, but which VIII begin In
detail tomorrow.
This is huo.' he said, As he was
leaving ne was thanked by member
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List Of the Injured.

The two seriously injured. vino we're
taken n the hospital, we're
A.DRrrH GEORGE 7. So s. Nicho-
hs Avenue manage for the National
Biscuit COMPANY, badly burned acout the
head and body
DORIAN. GREGORY. tsO7 r.rk svenus.
no'oruan ~ The rear train which ran into
Standing express; fractured skull and
internal hurts. MAY not live.
These persons were treated al the
scene OF The accident:
RNILANTINE. \ J.. ~ West losth
street hands and face burned.
CCNNrNGHAM john j.. So west
Elsh,,.rin'h street; face and body burned
snd cut
pEWSNAr WALTER. Of Aucndals, y.
J. .'+'ipg This winter a. Hoe, Endicott.
Co.umhls avenue and Eighty -Hrst stree,
ou ana brutsed.
GRANp. JOHN. :21t Eighth Nenu.
h,. and hands cu' ann burned.
GGIEsE. HENRY. .t4o Eighth avenue,
conductor on expires that MAS run INTO,
CO.. ana bruised
HEALN. THOMAS. sos Wet TDonn
'o...h street. guard on rear ,ra.n. Gu. and
u.u.Eed
QtINN. HUGH >. no'orman Of express
ts.o. az West lS5.h street, ,u and
crossed
REDMOND Leo 4. 81 East Esh,y.
s.''nrh street. head cut.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
SMASH IN FOG
ON ELEVATED:
1OBADLY HURT
Dozens of Others Cut by
Glass or Bruised in Ninth
Avenue Collision.
MOTORMAN ACCUSED
or DISCERNING ORDER

rear end collision in the rush hour
Yesterday morning tiod W. the Ntuth
avenue elevated railway line for hours.
Two persons we're seriously injured.
rIght others were badly enough hurt
IN require treatment by ambulance sur
seons Probably two o. three dozen
persons were cut by flying glass OF
bruised IN the smsshup.
The last car Of a southbound express
va partly teloscoped and thrown
Across tine tracks. \ short circuit de-
v'opod instantly in great spurts of
name one car caught FIRE. In a few
minutes after the crash the elevated
structure was black with people, some
~ tacm running confusedly for the FIJI
TEN street station platform close by
Others 'yinE partly helpless on the
t.cks In the burning ca still othei
panic stricken passengers were tryinE
10 ,s.ape
The instant shutting III OF power on
tho whole OF the sixth and Ninth ave.
nue. elevated lines ended the short circuit
thai fed the flames and the ircmen were
Anil. IN put out the blaze in yer,
few minutes
Fortunately the Polytechnic Hospital
vas only half block away so there wa
no delay in getting doctors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
Great Reduction in Price ,
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stood on the tracks. We opened the
gate and got out Just as flames swept
over the car"
porsn was conscious when chopped
out of the wrectagc He said:
The brakes were working well. but 7
did not sc the express untl I was
right on top Of H."
Doran is also said 20 have told Police
Captain Ornsby Of the West Forty
seventh street station that ne was not
told at Fifty-third stree, Of the express
ahead, as was reported to the Inter
borouRhh capt Ormsby complained
tina he had difficulty In getting nforma-
tioH from he train operatives 40 to
what preceded the crash. The hremen
said they had the same trouble.
FuiI Report In an Hour.
In an hour from tine time OF the ac-
cident, which occurred at see \. NJ. an
lnterhOrough superintendent had made
a fun report to Frank Hedley. general
manager Of the company This report.
marked 9:25 \. NJ. escrihes all the
blame 10 Motormau Quinn % the ex-
press for stopping at Fifueth street.
against orders. Ouinn's defence was
not made known Yesterday. hut the
company was inclined to believe that he
must have stopped aFains; orders or
account ~ the flg and tho ditiiculty Of
seeing tho track ahead
Mr. Hcdlc> Was among tn, FRS; IN
reach tae scene ~ the sm1 shup u
was evident tina this latest 80 , close
sequence o. Peterborough accide rs wor-
ried him Asked ON his arr'yai for the
cause Of the collision no said shortly
conc train hit another
4 second prompt arrival Was Edward
M-t HaH oh nf 60
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
ANNUAL SALE MONDAY

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English Ivory Combs m
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
STORES IN NEW YORK

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
DRIED VEGETABLES, in b

Magnolia. Condensed, ~ oz. cans IL
Van Camps Evaporaicd. 1907. cans .0S
Borden's Peerless Evap,, l6-oz. cans .O8
GIN-Park & Tilford case bot.
Dry. in square bottles. S.25 10
Old Tom, in square bottles S.25 10
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
Protecting Trees frOm.BOrers.

When necessary to prune trees, either
fruit or shade, branches should be saw
ed or cut off smoothly and thick coat
of paint applied to the cut surfaces;
then second coat put on after the first
is dry. If the pruning is roughly done
and stubs left unprotected to dry up
and decay, the condition helps the Dor
ers to secure place in which to deposit
eggs, then the worms attack the tree
again.
As a general preventative, to protect
trees from borers, the. trunk and large
lower branches should be painted with
mixture that viii prevent the female
borer from depositing- eggs on the
tree. A good mixture for this purpose
is the following:
To a saturated solution of washing
soda, add enough soap to make thick,
paint-like dope into which stir one pint
of crude carbolic acid and half pound
of Paris Green for each ten gallons of
the soap mixture. After thorough
mixing, apply with a whitewash brush
or broom to the trunk and heavy
branches This paint should be kept
on the tree from May 1st to the end of
July. If washed off by hard rain, re-
paint the trees.
Transplanted trees are often checked
in growth for a while, thus weakening
them somewhat, and a weak tree is the
one borers get after first. Badly in
festee trees should be cut down and
burned. They are menace to all trees
near them, in that they harbor the
borers which soon leave to attack new
trees. HELDER,
Fort Hays Experiment Station
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
Cattle cOntaeiOn under Control.

Late Reports indicate that the out
break of foot-and-mouth disease, which
has been so disastrous to the live stock
industry of this country, is at last under
control, and while it is possible there
may be few more cases of reinfectiOn
reported, the whole country is now so
well organized to fight the disease that
the danger has been practically elimi-
mated. One of the indications that con-
fidence in the situation has been re-
stored are the announcements going
out of Stock Shows to be held next fall
and winter. The American Royal at
Kansas City, the international at Chi
cago, and the National Western at
Denver, have all issued announcements
that the Shows will be held. The Den
yer Show will take place at the usual
time-the third week in January-the
dates being January 1922, 1916. Ali of
the Shows are making plans for the
, largest exhibitions ever held. At Den
yer, Governor Ammons has been re-
elected as President and Fred P John
son as Secretary and Manager. The
premium list will be issued about the
middle of June and it is proposed to in
troduce number of new features and
make the Show larger and better in
every way than ever before.
The abandonment of all the Stock
Shows last winter brought to the stock
men the keen realization of the neces-
sity of these annual live stock competi-
tions. These Stock Shows are as much
business proposition as one of inter
est and amusement, and the next Show
; at Denver will undoubtedly attract
more interest than ever before.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-08
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