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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
VESSELS BUFFETEO BY
THE RACING WATERS
STF, AMIR REACHING PORT FELL
STORIES OF HEROIC ~TEtG-
GILES IN GALE.
Lumber laden ships Dropped Their
Garages Overheard To Prevent
Founicring. MANY Make
Narrow Escapes.

SAN FRANCISCO. May Italics
OF heroic struggles through a lashing
gale which swept the Pacific coagC
for the past forty-eight hours were
told by steamers arriving at this
port today. 1t is reported that other
vessels were either damaged or de
laye by the storm.
After a hard struggle the steamer
American reached port with fifteen
passengers from Coronado islands
last night. Two immigration Off
cials were picked up i'll Il small boat
AT another point.
The gale had about spent itself to-
dav and no further loss of life has
been reported,
Southern California resorts report
the highest seas in years The stear'-
er Pennsylvania, fifty hours over
due from the vast coast of Mexico,
is reported safe. The Norwegian
steamer Aggi cut loose from the
vessel towing her aud had a narrow
escape from being dashed to pieces
on the rocks
Lumber vessels arriving here re-
port dropping their cargncs over
board,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
A SHIP RECEIVES
MYSTERIOUS WARNINGS
MESSAGES HINT AT DESTRJC~
TlON or CINAED LINER
LISITANIA.
Passengers Went aboard the Shin
With il Manifest Feeling OF Tn
easiness.-Ihreats of
Sinking.

NEW YORK, May WARNINGS
that the giant Cunard liner I.usita-
MIA would be sunk on her trip to
Liverpool We're awaiting passengers
at the pier today III forms Of tele-
grams, One message to Alfred O.
Vanderbilt said the vessel would he
torpedoed and another said she
would meet mysterious fate. Otter
warnings We're circulated on The pier
by strangers who fastened away
when the Cunard liners detectives
were notified. No passengers cancel
ed their bookings but a feeling OF un-
easiness was manifest as a result of
the mysterious warnings. The Gu
nard line officials took extreme care
IN the inspection of baggage.
Germans who desired TO make it
appear that British ships were In
danger were charged with being
authors OF the warnings.
Among the passengers were Chas.
Frohman. Chas. Kline and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ebert Hubbard.
A
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
GERMAN STOWAWAY IS
FOUND ON STEAMER
VESSEL WAS CARRYING CARGO
OF SODA OF NITRATE TO
POWDER MAKERS.
The Stowauas Was Turned over 10
Immigration Authorities at Nor
IDjk-Erom the Chilean
Coast.

NORFOLK, Va, May LOADED
with soda OF nitrate to make am
muuition for the allies the Nor"e-
gian steamer Grena arrived here
with a German stoWaWay aboard
last night The stoWaway, boy
about 20 years old, was turned over
TO the immigration authorities The
captain of the vessel was anxious Al
finding the stowaway on board IN
view of the nature OF the cargo des-
tined fer the Dupont Powder com
pany at Lily Poin' The boy said
he was from 'eport. hip t,raa's
70. tlls :, o go 10 W and was ah&-
ious to rya3h nome and join in tn
fighting.
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they Travelled at their own risk. Inc
booking officers said TINS was the
heaviest day thus far this &prlng-


WASHINGTON, May IA seh8a-
ton was caused here by the German
embasev's warning rat travellers TO
Europe travelled at their own FISK.
The embassy's counsel said tho notice
did not make it clear whether the
advertisements was by government or
ders or was personal. He @ald the
warming was merely a repetition o.
the warning given February /. He
held that il did not mean 70 convey
the impression that tho danger haG
been increased.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
THE TEUTONS
ADVANCE LINE
THE GERMANS CLAIM TIE Nd
VANTAGE IN FIGHTING WITH
THE 1T SSiiNS.
PRISONERS TAKEN
One Thousand Russians and Ten
Machine Guns Captured in
Fighting Near ~zaNle-Dnn"
XIX Again Bumbafd"h.

BERLIN, May THE lombard
mcnt Of Dunkirk by the German
heavy artillery continues, the war
Office announced today.
The allied attacks in northern
France, the statement claims, have
all been repulsed. Three energy
aviators were shot down.
The success of the Germans
against the Russians on the eastern
front near SzaWie was claimed. One
thousand Russian prisoners and ten
machine guns were captured, the
statement claimed The statement
follows:
sAll attacks Of tho enemy on the
west bank of the User canal north
west of Tpres and on the cast bank
north of Ypros have failed
"Dunkirk is again being bonn
bardod by German heavy artillery
Three ayiators were forced to land
there.
'"The engagements near SzaWle
were advantageous to the Germans.
Tie Russians fled at firing of the
town. One thousand Russians were
+, taken prisoners, ten machine guns
and a large quantity of baggage and
ammunition carts We're taken. The
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
FIRE
loss At COLON
,nr, VALUED At TWO
,.,ttO\ DOLLARS Is
DESTROYED.
PERSONS DEAD
,,,,dred Persons Are Re-
.,,d ia Have Been Injured.
,l,mcs swept Through
Eusiness section.

b0N, May THE native police
E. companies OF United States
artillery are Guarding the fire
1 3istricf from lootins. This
| after thc firemcn got the fire
1 coutrol The business section
The troops are di-
Ig the work Of salvage.
l. loss is estimated at $22, 0oo,-
|vrh Ten thousand to twelve
hand people, mostly negroes,
blo,s Twenty-Five buildings, in
h. all the banks, We're destroy
4 the tire which swept from the
None building through the wood
lrgcHres. Dynamite was used
Icck the flames.
h persons are known to be dead
iding two native policemen, and
\ hundred persons have beeH
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
SEVERE DAMAGE
ALLIED FLEE
HEir.s!i D!ESTEDNE MD SAIL
nONTS LOADED WITH
SOLDIERS S!Nh.
WARSH|PS INJURED
\ French Cruiser ard Three British
Hattlc>hips Badly Damaged
By Fire From tho Tur-
kiSh Forts.

ca STANTINOPLE. Nay 1.-The
sinking British torpedo boat de-
troyer ny IT, F"rl1ish land batteries
and the severe damaging of the
French cruiser Jeanne Are and the
British battteships Triumph Males
tic and Vengeance Was claimed IN -
Turkish official report today One
British transport was forced ashore
Several sail boats with British sol
dirs We're sunk, The statement fol
lows:
"Wednesday fire from the forts
damaged the French cruiser Jeanne
dare, set it on fire and forced il to
retire.
AN English destroyer was sunk
as it was entering the straits.
sixteen of the enemy's w&rships
and torpedo craft threw one thou
sand shells at the Turkish batteries
and land positions. OF Seddel Bahr
one Of the enemys transports was
hit; one was forced to shore ana
several sail boats loaded with sol
diers were sunk
The English battlcships Majestic,
Triumph ana Vengeance were dam
aged by fire from the forts and fore
ed to retire"
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REPORTED ATTACK ON
AMERICAN SHIP ERROR
WASHINGTON, May 1-Tho re

WASHINGTON, May 1.-Tho re
ported hurting of bombs by German
aviators at the American steamer
Gushing enroute from Philadelphia
to Rotterdam is considered by Off
eials as probably an error by the
birdmen. The official report is
lacking and the president and cab
met members being absent there was
little comment on the incident.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
|I(h[N ACCEPT The
| FEDERAL BOARD AWARD
VI BROTHERHOOD DE.
c y" iiiE ENTIRE PRO
'hilNG WAS FARCE.

W. May 1.-The heads Of
eaglhemen's brotherhoods
'ecepled the federal arbitra-
I WV ) award for Increased
|. 'u' The belief is strong that
4 '''atioh OF the year more
khgi assures viii be adopted by
Am NUN and firemen to gain
ihey protested that the
IN i e"s d farce. They were
as,, w. Than five million dol
H. IN Increased wages.
H., V brolherhoods sought
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
STREAMS or GERMANS
GOING TOWARD ITALY
THE GERMAN COLONY IN SWIFT.
ZERLAND is ALMOST
DEPOPULATED.

BERNE, Switzerland, May -
otfeaihs oil Germans are constantly
pouring through Switzerland enroute
to German territory ON the Italian
frontier Every German able
70 leave appears to be departing.
Nihe-tenths of the German colony
nave departed in the past two weeks.
many giving up prosperous buYi-
nesses. They appear convinced that
Italy will enter the war OH the side
OF the allies with within the next few
days
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
SEVERE TREMERS Of
EARTH ARE RECORDED
>EISNDGR AT NAVAL. OBJ
>ERAtToE u NiDifNTiA
DIST, EBED.


WASHINGTON, May l. Earth
quake tremors $500 miles dtstan,
and probably destructive were re
corded at the United States naval
observatory today. They lasted
from l2.12 a. M. until after > q. IA.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
Union Of THE METHODIST
CHURCHES IS FAVORED
sEAE\TY-TWO BISHOPS q 4
NORTHERN CHURCH FAVOR
MERGER OF TWO BODiES.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, May 1.-The
union of the Methodist episcopal
church with the Methodist Episcopal
church, south was favored here to-
day Inv seyenty-two bishops i'll con-
yention. The general conference
mnst outline the terms of the union
which will affect more than twenty
five million Methodists.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
DISREGARD WARNING
STEAM RS CROWDED
NEARLY THREE THOUSAND PER-
SONS SAIL TODAY FOX III RD-
PEN\ POINTS.
Warnings From German EIhba>~N
That / bic Travelled at tWn
Risk Printed III Papers.

NEW YORK. May 1.-Nearly three
thousand persons sailed from bore
today on transatlantic steamers for
Europe despite the German cmbas-
newspapers warning the public that
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
GERMAN SUBMARINES
OFF IRISH COAST AGA|N
RUSSIAN STEAMER SNoRo\O,
LADEN WITH COAL, TOR
pEDOID AND StNi,

LONDlN. May 1.-The announce
ment that German submarines were
aeain off the irish coast caused Of
ficials grave concern this afternoon.
1t was stated that the Russian steam
er Syorono, coal laden. was torpe-
doed and sunk off the Irish coast
yesterday, The Syorono was a vcs-
sci OF about 5000 tons burden.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
EER1lrSON TO LAY LABOR
TEMPLE CORNER SloAI

DALLAS. Tex, May l,-GoVeth'f
Ferguson will lay the corner h'o'''
Of the new labor temple here on La
bor day, he informed the chairman
~ tha central labor committee u
day.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
F'bENT'S GRAND son
TO III. CHRiSTENED

|" iokh, May Miss Mar
Wilson, daughter of president
I" viii join her father at
"uNeh enroute to Williams
"'SS'' to attend the christ
u the presidents grand son,
oI MI. and Mrs. Francis
! Sayre.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
- ~
TURKS CLAIM PENINSULA
CLEARED OF THE ENEMY

BERLIN, May 1.-The French
who landed on the Asiatic side of
the Dardanelles have all been driven
back To the shore. said Constanti-
nople adNlces received here today
Gallipoli has been cleared of the
enemy except where they returned
to their base under protection of
the warships
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
Steamer strikes Rocks.

NEW YORK, May 1-Fhe tramp
steamer Peter II EreWell VAS
stranded off Baranajac, n. F.. in i
heavy fog last night. She got OF
later after life guards were called,
The vessel was from San Francisco
and is loaded with lumber
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
Hmilders Iinpc for Pence.

CHICAGO, May IA number OF
agreements with contractors expire
today and President Gompers of tho
American Federation OF Labor and
Thomas Williams, head of the bHild
ing trades Department. are hopeful
that peaceful continuance OF pro
vioos relations win be maintained q.
a result of the recent conference.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
III ssiiN POLAND
SITUATION Is UNCHANGED

tNAA' May 1.-The general
''oA III Russian Poland and the
'hlan front is unchanged, ac-
To The war office The state
reported the repulse Of Rus
''acR IN the 0por valley with
afuIlery duets elsewhere.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
PUBLIC HEARINGS ON
ROBERTSON iNSt RANCE Ia"

AUSTIN. Tex, May l.-~Puhilc
,..;,o on tho proposed amend
-. 80 mo Robertson insurance
-. ~ annonneel for Tuesday.
m rim viii nrobabIy be reported
with few changes,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
| CARRIES SEVERED
ARM To A HOsP|T TAI
|lL VI ANTHONY FALLS
gov TRAIN MD LEFT ARM
u CjT Gtf.

FNER, Colo, May l.-Injurel
Plhs from d train William An
a trm hand. carried his own
r. left arm to a hospital a CON
EbIt distance away. There It
pound that besides being shy
m Anthony had suffered a frae-
skull, Surgeons said he had
En chance for recovery.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
THE PANAMA DEEENSES
POORLY CONSTRUCTED.

DALLAS, Tex, May l-Exprass-
ing doubt as to the military and
economic advantage of the Panama
canal Congressman Hatton w. SUM
ners told Dallas lawyers here today
that one well aimed shell would put
the defenses out of commission.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
\Di\T FRUIT WELD
IN KANSAS, CITY SECTION

KANSAS CITY, May There
will be an abundant fruit yield in
this section This year according 70
p. Common, the weather man. lie
said there had been no frost in the
last month and orchardista had only
to fear a drouth.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
\EHRiSk NJ APPOINTED
AUDITOR OF TREASIR,

WASlIINGTON, May 1.-The re
cent appointment Of samuel Patter
son OF Nebraska to be auditor Of thc
treasury vas announced 1T the
White House today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
THE BRITISH
CLAIM SUCCESS
DENY TURKISH REPORTS THAT
ALLIED WARSHlPS WERE
DISABLED.
DEFEAT FOR TURKS
II Is Reported that the Turks Haze
Been Driven Further Inland 10y
the BritiSh-AlIied Fleet
Is Active.

LONDON, May With the
British forces at every point cut
ting off the Turkish forces the fight
ing on the Galipoli peninsula con-
tinuas today.
Athens dispatches report the en-
envy driven further inland in 4 &C.
ries Of night assaults. The entire
allied fleet is aiding the land forces
by Smelling the forts from inside the
Gulf of Saros and the AEGEAN sea.
The French meantime are advancing
on the Sistaic side.
The Turkish claim that So *
the allied warships had
abled by the land b: n
forced to retire is not a
the admiralty, althoug -
statement said it Won anneEnaNG1a /
prsing if some of th-~--~~-~~~~-
hit. as they were we
range of the forts, cred
they used their seco the
The Turkish claims t'''-A ais held
be pXdggeratCd German
Rororts reaching king the
pritisb have cantnred gal ques-
,,,,. Litled the
~. a. 80. imption he
last reports indicated Il
ish force which landed "
Ianikol had advanced il 'i''
-, -, 80 nj, rine WHICH
Turks,
1t is expected that.,he forts viii
be reduG@ttii. tpy cross fire from the
,.iieet of warships in the Gulf of Sa-
ros and inside the straits.
The Turkish position at Niagara
was heavily bombarded last night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01
. g >>>>>< = Q = = = = 4
TDDAN,S OLDEST STORY

= ClNClNNATI, May l.-Prz- =
. cmysl having become a aimp!" q
& household word, Clarence Dahl 4
= man. chief chemist 70 the board .
: OF hoa' tn. has introduced A Z
> word no Russian ever heard OF. =
= He asked in writing 1900 Tor =
= one fourth ounce Of,
. Observation-Disclosures s
, observation-disclosures"
. The board didn't know,
= Dahlman was called and eX- q
o planned it was very simple :
o the Interchangeable is a coal =
. tar product used to color pep
. per. and he vented it for some !
+ chemical tests
8 Tho board told him TO 90 get q
. it.
q a O. a n n 4 a o {, q o q q = 9 q
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-05-01

ASliIAGTON, May This was
legehteenfh anniversary of Ad-
beaey's victory at Manila.
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WASHINGTON. May l. The Dis
triCt Of Columbia Equal Suffrage 49,
ISOLATION viii celebrate National SUI
frage day here today.
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Daily Light gives the news.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-29
]. D., JR., PLAYS HOST
TO NEWSPAPER MEN
Takes Reporters for a Ride on
Denver ..Rubberncck"
Wagon.

DENvrR. Sept. 2S.-John \. liock-fef-
Ter, Jr.. following an all day stay in the
offices of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company. when he lunched late this
afternoon laid aside his investigation Of
the big coal company and played host
TO the local and out Of town newspaper
men who have accompanied him during
his stay in Colorado in "a sightseeing
automobile trip about the city.
throughout the ride, which lasted two
hours. MIR. Rockefeller manifested great
interest in everything he saw. He was
particularly attracted by the native out-
falo and elk AT the city park.
The vehicle Mr.. Rockefeller chartered
for the occasion was just a plain rub
berneck'
While passing the United states mint
Mr.. Rockefeller heard the statement
that $500. 600. 600 in gold was stored in
the vaults of the building. This Is a
good place for me 10 get out, he said
smilingly.
II was indicated Tonight that the stay
of MIR. Rockefeller in Colorado, orlgi-
nally scheduled for two weeks. may be
extended to three and perhaps four
weeks. His conference with the officers OF
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
will probably be concluded
or Thursday. but there still remains
/ much tn be lone before he Is ready tn
leave, including "A visit to the sunrise
mines i'm Wyoming, and one or Two
mountain trips that have been planned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-29
BUST OF HUSBAND FOR
MRS. A. G.. VANDERBILT
Will Bring Up Sons With
Bronze Likeness Of Father
Always Before Them.

Mrs. Alfred @. Vanderbilt. widow OF
Alfred g.. vanderbilt, one OF the victims
of the Lusitania disaster last May. Is
having a bronze bust Of her husband
made by e. s. Pietro, IN Italian
sculptor. The work is being done at
the Vanderbilt summer home, Shadow
Brook. Lenox. Mass. and will he finished
In two weeks.
When Mrs. Vanderbilt returns to New
York for the winter she will bring the
bust with her. II is her idea to have
II by her and the children at all times.
IL IL one of her dearest wishes that her
two sons. Alfred and George, shall grow
up with tender and vivid memories Of
their father.
As the bust was made under Mrs.
Nanderbilt's direct supervision. sug
gestions and criticisms, the result Is
aid to be n remarkable likeness.
MIR. Pietro, the sculptor. II noted for
his kind of work. among which are
statues of John Burroughs. Audubon,
Elihu Root, William II, Taft. Gen.
Booth. Mrs. Finley j. Shepard and
Enrico Caruso.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-29
EDITOR ARRESTED ON
CHARGE BY SOCIALIST
Strike Advice to Elizabeth
Workmen Is Called "In-
citing TO Murder

E~LizABErH, ". j., Sept, L.
Russell, president of the state TAX
Board, was arrested this afternoon on
complaint of John keyes, a Socialist. for
having published In Russelrs paper, inc
Erening Times, an editorial In which ne
advised employees in the singer fac-
tories ITO tie "a rock around the neck OF
every labor agitator and throw him OFT
the dock" The charge Is melting 10
murder.
Justice of the Peace Theimer, who is
sued the warrant for Russelrs arrest.
sald the case had been referred to the
poet office authorities in Washington be-
cause of the criminal use OF the mails'
in circulating the story.
The editorial appeared on september
30 and referred to the attempts OF labor
leaders to spread a strike or unskilled
mechanics to the Singer plant. in which
5000 persons are employed. The para
graph on which Reyes based his COM
plant read
For the present 1t is our advice to
the Singer employees to take every loaf
ing agitator to Staten Island Sound, tie
n rock around his neck and throw him
or the dock"
Russell was released in $500 bail BY
Judge owen i. Mahon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-29
FIFTH AVE. SEES LIVELY CHASE
Parsucrs get Three Wen, who Are
Icid ON Larceny Charges.

iFifth iNcHue saw a chase shat would
have delighted 4 movie director at 4
DC. ok Yesterday afternoon, when three
Young men dashed OUT OF the optical
sh1p of PAM \. M'yr0witZ on the north
west uurlcg of Firth avenue and Thirty
slAih street pursued by Manager Lionel
5, Reynolds of the optical srore and
VARIOUS clerks, with policemen n pas
scrsby joining the chase.
Mr. Reynolds sand later that the three
young men came into the store osten-
sibly to buy goggles and one OF them
grabbed up a camera worth $3.50 and
s~kedaddled out iutO the avenue. The
manager. after chasing oGe OF the men
for. two or three laps around "A rrvqlv-
Ing circuit at 3 West Thirty-sev-
enh street, got his man, The two other
men darted into the offices OF the Aston
Trust Company, where only "A few clerks
were working, and were c1llared below
status.
= On the complaint Of Mr.. REYNOLDS
the man accused of larceny ia taking
the camera was held Tor the Nigh
court lie said Ae was Harry Sturn,
2A.' a salesman Of - East Slxty-hfth
street The two others, charged with
acting m concert with Sturn, said they
we've William f Moore, a circus per.
fprper, o! 3ON West Forty-seventh
street, and Lawrence Harrlgan, also a
CIRCUS performer, living at the same ad.
dresl.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-29
FIFTH AVENUE BLAZE
CAUSES A CAR CRASH
Hose Wagon Rams Trolley
Dinner Crowds Add to EX-
element of Loft Fire.

\ woman guest In the Hotel Aber-
deem in Thirty-sccond street, "A few doors
west of Fifth avenue. saw a glare just
before I o'clock last night In the loft
ON the twelfth story of the building at
~ and II West Thirty-second street,
across from the hotel. and notified the
desk. About 100 employees mostly
women and girls, were working over
time in lofts Just below the glare and
the elevators were not running.
Fire Headquarters sent in a still alarm
when told Of the fire by the Aberdeen
management. Some one out In the street
about the same time turned in an alarm
from u box outside the Waldorf at
Thirty-third street and Fifth avenue.
\ few minutes later Fifth avenue and
side streets were cluttered with fire
apparatus.
The hose wagon Of Engine 90. Driver
Harry G. Whitley NJ the reins, while
headed east for the fire. rammed Il
stalled Seventh avenue trolley car at
Seventh avenue and Thirty-sevcnth
street. Passengers and crew " the
car were uninjured, but the fire horses
were cut and bruis.d a bit, the pole OF
the hose wagon was stuck through the
trolley car. while fremen were flung to
the street and car windows were
smashed.
The fremen had to climb twelve flights
Of stairs to get at the fire. which did
damage estimated at $1,000 In the loft
occupied by the Wesscnfeld Company.
manufacturers OF waists. Employees OF
concerns on lower floors yelled hysteri-
cally while clambering down the .lonr